The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-22
THE Days REVIEW

| (By Private Wire TO a. f. Mastcn &
Company
Paris dispatch to Dow Jones says:
! French troops ave outHanked ourcahtH
for rest and have reached point near
rontoisc. less than 1000 yards south
cast OF Noyon. Pressure IL h"lhs
! methodicaliy entered towards l.assIgny
and Noynn. The latter Is now more
threatened from the southeast tnah
! from the southwest. tRmeIin ana h'eF-
ancourt have been passed
Dow Jones SAYS: American Sumelra
| Tobacco Stockholders meet August ~
10 vote on proposed increase IN capita!
from S7.bnN.o00 to $l3.On", non.
At present there are bS.ohh Shares
outstanding so TINT IS per cent stock
dividend Will bring outstanding rapl'
tslIzaIion I'D to TS9h6 shares with "1er-
! ing Of one share for each f"ru theh ous ,,
standing carital stock issHeo % cnn
az $l5.00NH 200 stock nuth9rlzed. bal
| nnrr Of stork authorized Will remain un-
issued for present.
Dow Jones says; With reference 70
issuance Of new stock directors o.
nuuncc thn, stockholders Will he allow,
ed 70 subscribe for "n" share of now
stock nj par 500 n share for every four
shares Of stock owned AFTER inc pay
mcnt uf - per cent stock uiEIufnu,
! Original Intention of directors was n
offer Stockholders prIvil"g" OF suhsrrih-
| ing for ono new Shar" for each TWO
shares owned. In making This change
directors have carefully r"nSld"rch pos
| sibc requirements Of company uuEIhs
coming yrar and have concluded ). nun.
oGn new working capital will I've sufhct-
; ont. at snmt time they Will he cooper
nting with governments desire 10 MN
| im!Ec issues of now securities.
Dow Jones says: Railway Steel
Springs sold at highest price III MS ms
Iory, Stock has Ind stcndy advance
since j, was announced recently All
honds Of company would b" r"tircd'
This action will place company IN srIeh.
did postwar position. y director OF
S,cel corporation and a few Of his
associates have been buying heavily IN
Railway steel Springs from 80 up.
American SumRtra sold nr in rrn"c,
ton Of earnings stat" ment f"r hS'hi
year ended July 31st. ia 49,,
;arpcarcd on the tape since Juno Ii S"l'l
ut 1876 off l6 points
In first half nf current year Amrriral
and baldwin I.nrnnntiE" companies
turned Out approximately @ln" "nE'n''S:
RaldwinS output in engine units WAS
iaprrnxima i"ly druhl" that of American.
on other hand Americas production on
tonnage basis WAS some %.hHn unS great
Inr than IialdwinS.
Washington despatch ~ n"w Jones
SAYS: General March snid i"''aE 'nit"d
Stn,"S has - divisions In Franc" alone.
The war line had r"du"cd from II l"nGih
If @5n miles I" "nh.
I'nriS-SnHin hRS informed Germany.
h.rnus, Of serious iMrnadS suhms inc
sinkinEs have mad" into Spanish ship
rinE, Spain h"rnaftrr Will use German
vessels now in Spanish ports III pine"
Of tonnage sunk. This annnunrcm"nt
is made in an official statement Issued
after n meeting sc Spanish cabinet NJ
San SrhaSln. Spanish government de-
clnres il will rnntinu" 10 maintain strict
neutrality
London dispntch To Dow Jones saws:
7, was General RynE. Hero Of Sprciacu.
lar british advance 1T FamhraI last
year who directed British advance today
north of til" AnCrc. II was learned
this afternoon that Gen. RynG'S army
attacked This morning over min" mule
front.
yHar without artillery preparation, Gen.
Byng today launched hi 8 now blow
without an advanr" warning OF amy
kind To The cn"mE.
Attack WAS r"mnl"'" surprise and
Cen. Ryng'S men spot forward RAPIDLY
everywhere. Al trn o'clock ncrordlnE
tn word reaching London british
tronpS had advanced from Two (" thr""
miles.
Lnndnn---AInycneaillc FHaumont. Sur
Ancrr and rnurccli"s ar" reported t."
have been captured by British in their
advance this morning. which has reach
ed depth nf. nearly Ihr"" miles. .Nrhi"t
IT, l'ntit and hrhic, j. Grand" hay" hn"n
reached Number IT prisoners captured
have not bern counted.