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ENTERTAINMENTS
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,+f,c. IF thc surgeon general Of the
AMY. One hundred and seventy deaths.
resulting chiefly from pneumonia 1ol-
lowing influenza. and I2S new cases OF
pneumonia also were reported.
Two camps, Kcarney. California and
Eustis. Virginia, were added to-day 10
M, list Of those where influenza has
made it's appearance. leaving only IL
camps free from the disease The total
number Of cases OF influenza in all
camps was placed at 35.14S. with 3.o36
cases OF pneumonia. One out Of every
four men at Camp Dcvens. Mass. has
contracted Influenza. it was announced.
6nd 10 per cent OF INC cases nave &c
veloped into pneumonia
In cancelling the call for the en-
trainnment of the draft reGistrants
early next month. General Crowdcr act
ed upon instructions from General
March. chief Of staff. Every state and
the Distric, Of Columbia had been as
signed quotas and the men were to
dhave gone to practically all OF tho
camps in the country. The men prob
ably will not be cntrained until after
the influenza epidemic has been checked
It was said at the office of the sur
seon general OF the army tonight, that
every possible precaution Is being taken
in oil camps TO check the spread OF the
disease. but that despite all measures
IL is believed the disease will run its
course and probably spread To still other
camps. Additional physicians md nurses
have been sent TO camps whcrc the cpl
denlic is most severe.
The greatest number OF new influ-
enza cases. 1907. WIS reported to-day
from Camp Dix. While Camp Dercns
dcportcd fewer new cases, pneumonia
showed an increase there, 800 new cases
and SO deaths being reported.
Influenza also is 81 the increase
among the civilian population. particu-
larry in New England. The federal
government has taken steps to cooper
ate with state and municipal authori-
ties in combating the disease and medi-
cal and nursing units are being mobi-
lizcd In communities where the epidemic
has gained great Roadway.
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Inst evening ut $50 o'clock. al inc
humc uC her daughter. Mrs. +. H. Nc
rhrrson, 405 Lincoln avenue. Bridge
port. occurred the death Of Mrs. cam
crime Grntzing,r. one Of tho most "iu"iE
known ladies of bridgeport. III her sew
nntv-sixth year. Death came after n
lingering illness. but us great shocA 10
the many friends
Funeral services will be held Mon
day afternoon at . o'clock. with Kew
Otto Wendell, pastor ot St IauiS hutn,
.ran church.. officiating. 1utcrIncnt VIII
he in LinwoNd cemetery.
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/, La rhnrnlv dicnufnd nrnund.

this sharply disputed ground.
The ridges are covered thickly with
she'll holes that touch each other every
where: all vestigcs OF vegetation long
ago disappeared, the surtac" OF the
ground giving the impression that II
must have been REDUCED to 4 state or
mud. violently churned and then left
To dry. The ground is crossed and crlss-
crossed in every direction by trenches
that have hcen blown out Of shape.
4 feature az today'S operations was
the activity Of tho enemy airmen' when
furnished several spectacular encoun-
tors with French observation balloons
and anti-aircraft artillery. White pufts
from the French shrapncl were seen
everywhere over the field
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BULCAR ARMY
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has cut the only reInAinnE road north
ward-that running from prilep ~
Vclcs. aId alonE which Il large body Of
BulSarians Is reported I" be attempt
ing TO escape. This probably vii! lead
to an abandonment by tho enemy Of Ia"
Eabuna mountains which are considered
virtually imprcgnable.
E1erce Resistance.
The review of the first days lighting
in thiH attack shows that Il is not Il
case OF tho allies chasing an enemy
who was willing TO retreat. On Sep
.cmbcr IS Greek and British forces
attacked on either side Of Lake Dolrt',
which lies almost 1T the eastern OK
,renity OF the present line. West or
the lake the allies captured the ridge
running from Dorian town westward.
but the allied left was driven back.
Some Bulgarian OutpoSts east Of tho
lake were captured, hut all atinrkS
asains, the Bulgarian line were frultl"Ss.
The next day the allied troops gained
a littlo moro ground west Of tho lake
but were unable to hold their gains.
The BulgarianS are described as hhV-
ing put up n determined resistance IN
tho fierce lighting.
Bulgar Lines Broken
Tho next day. however. tho Serbs,
French and Italians broke the RulEa-
rian front further westward and the
Eulgarans began q general retreat
along the whole line. since which ms
developed into n rout. The reports "l
prisoners and guns taken are not sur
prisinG, owing to the rapid adranc" OF
the allies and the ccntcrinE OF all tho
allied energies IN getting their oeJcc-
tiyeS-
7. was reported this afternoon that
italian cavalry had reached the road
running from rrilep westward. which
affords the only avenue through the
mountains for the escape Of tho FirSt
bulgarian army. which Is considcrcd 10
b. in a dangerous position.
rnhict Deadly Blow.
It Is pointed out that prior 10 the be-
ginning Of this push tn" allies had n"
great superiority in numbers and that
they face a stupcndous task in mann
tanning communications through the 30
niIos they have penetrated. som" ~
this country Is extremely rough. Even
should tho allies not take tskuh. OF II
tberc should be some other develop
ment which would prevent IN" nak'ne
Of the victory decisive one the OK
merits believe that the Eulgnrians have
suffered so heavily In men and material
that II is doubtful IL the army VIII ne
,ble 70 recover without the all OF IN"
central powers. apd that coniinE"hc!
is viewed as unlikely.
Az any rate the Snrhans nav" r"-
gained tho greater part Of Serbian M
cedDnia
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100000 Siberians Will
Fight the Bolsheviki

WASHINGTON. Sept. GA dispatch
To The. Russian embassy today from NJ.
Gnlovalchcff, assistant minister of FORE
i'm affairs OF the Omsk government.
said that an army OF more than 100000
men had boon formed III Siberia by con-
srr.rtinn and that thcrc were 10000 off,
ccrs arailabls there to train and lad IL.
The army is being organized on the
basis Of strict military discipline. il WIS
said. and will constitute an increasingly
powerful force to cooperate with the
allied and Czccho-Slovak forces in ST.
hrria
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TRENCH REPORT.

PARIS, Sept. 26.-American troops
attacked west Of the verdun region IN
cooperating with tho French this morn
ing.
The Germans, anticipating the attack,
see1n ingly had withdrawn portion OK
their forces.
According to the latest UNOFFICIAL TO
ports reaching Paris, the American nd-
vance Is progressing well and Is now
from, FIVE to six miles from the point OF
departure. Among the places taken are
5ercourt, CuIsy, Montfaucou, Cheppy and
yarcnnes, all northwest Of Verdun-
General Gouroud's progress has also
harn GOOD. his troops having occupied
all the cnemy's first limo.
The Franco-Amertcan attack on DOTH
sides Of tho Argonne Is continuing SAL
isfactorily, according TO the war Office
announcement tonight. French troops
have made On advance Of nearly -FOUR
miles at certain points west OF the
ArSonne
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GENERAL PEasH1Ea,s REPORT.

General Pershins's coumunique fol-
lows:
"Section A-ThIs morning, northwest
of Verdun, the First army attacked the
enemy on front Of twenty miles anu
penetrated his line to an average depIn
Of seven miles.
"peunsylvania, Kansas and MISSOURI
troops serving in Major General Lig :
Cett's corps stormed Var"rncs, mont
Batnv1ue, Vauzuois and Chappy, at1eF
stubborn resistance. Troops o! oIheF
corps, crossing the Forges brook, cap
tnred the BoIs dc FORCES and wrested
from the enemy the towns of halaneours'
Bethtncourt. Mont Taucon, Cuisy, nantn-
los, zeptzarges tseptsargesO, panneeu1
and Gcrcourt- et-Driuancourt. The prison
ers thus far reported number 5,ooo.'
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c, OF C, MEETING IS
CALLED OFF TONIGHT

It was ANNOUNCED last night by IN"
publicity committee Of the chamber Of
commerce that tn. meeting and banquet
scheduled for tonight had been called OIL
aid instead all members vii! meet nj
tn. McI.ur,, hotel and - 10 IN" hiS LIB
rrtv Loan meeting If ;hc Mas"ns at the
Scottish Eitc cathedral
lion !. Francis Iiurkr. N-rnngr"ssman
from Pittsburgh. who was 10 address the
hanquctrrS Will accompany tho dc!ega-
ton to the cathedral. where he Will III
called upon Ia max" IN address hcihrc
tn" Ma&'nic nodirS.
Mr. Burke /. n;rr "f the nations most
brilliant orators. and his forensic chill
ties arc well known 10 Wheeling people.
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r~nrrish Army Surrounded.

LONDON. Sept. e6.-The Fnurtn
Turkish army on the Palestine front IS
virtually surrounded in tho region east
Of tho Jordan and :acrs annihilation
hv General Allcuby's force, today's 40
vnn,.rS show.
The total OF prisoners already TAKEN
was increased today by i5.upo.
The annih!ation Of the Fourth army
rnw hnncd for. would romplctS the
,.,,.nninr IN Of the Turkish forces. in
Palestine. accounting for about 10000
men.
Th. prrcarinus position Of the Fourth
army NAV b. seen from the fact that
Arab cavalry and infantry arc north o.
il. Arab and British forces north ana
british troops To the south. All these
are pressing inward on the enemy "nile
the Jordan with the crossing Is in Inc
hands nf the allies.
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Four Candidates Bunched
For the Senatorship

TRENTON. y. j.. Sept. e6.-The con-
tcst for tn. Democratic nomination for
United StntcS senator. the closest races
for state office within the memory OF.
present day politicians. was no nearer
n decision tonight than 1t had been at
any time since the primaries Tuesday.
With only :3 districts missing in the
entire state George W. Lamontc. former
state banking commissioner. has, 16.T6.:
Charles OConnOr EIrnnessy. former
stat. senator 1G,93S: Alexander Simp.
son. Jersey City attorney. 1880. and
Frank NJ McDermntt. Newark lawyer.
1928. Twenty or" " the missing dis
trlrts are in Cumberland county, one IN
Bergen county and one in Warren.
All thr candidates agreed tonight te1\
the votes Of New Jersey soldiers n
camps throughout the United. States
woul determine who won the nonatna-
ton. 1. may DO a month before tbs
vote finally is canvassed.
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Isl Chaplains Graduate
AT Camp Taylor School

LOUISVILLE. Ky. Sept. "f.--Two
hundred and nfly-un" candidates. hail
ing from practically every stat" in IN"
union, wcre graduated Today from INC
training school for United States army
chaplains at Camp Zachary Taylor with
the rank Of first lieutenant. One nun
dred and MY. 1t was announced. VIII
lcave shortly for overseas duties. while
,hc remainder Will be- attached 10
csnoos throughout tho country prcplr-
ing Cor foreign sservtcc.
To datc 100 students have hccn grad
patcd from the school and commits
stoned.
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May Establish S. A. 7. {.
AT Athens Normal School

Prof G. G. Enss"y. former principal
Of clay school. but now head Of the
State Normal school nj Athens. w. Va.
Is now at Washington trying I" '%tah-
li*h IL $ A. r. 9. n Athens. l'F"'
Kn:sry IS being aided in his work by
Senator Howard Sutherland. md II is
thought they will be successful in es-
!uhlishing the military training unit.
Frnf. Rosscy will be we'll remembered
here for his activities in Wheeling
along educational lines during the past
few years. IIn Is the youngest head
of any state institution.
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Richard Combs, of wcllsburg.

Special Dispatch In The lntclligencer
WEl.LSBU1sG. Sept. @6.-Thc death
OF Richard Combs. aged 40 years. oc-
CURED 1T Terra .lliiL w. Va. yesterday.
according t. Il message received mere
this morning. Mr. Combs had been III
for about 4 year. and WAS removed I"
the sana1urium about three weeks ago.
The news "f his death comes rs great
shock IL MS many friends.
Besides his wife. Mr.. Combs is sur
vivrd 10y seven children. AS VT no
arrangements hay" hccn mad" Tor the
funeral The body will be brought
herr. for burial.
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mrs- Johannnh oTeary.

On Tuesday. September "a. nj 10
o.cIncE II. m. occurred III" death OF
Mrs Iohanuah OIcary. widow OF the
late David OLcnry. Mrs. ol"ary was
"a wears Of age and ON" ~ IN" best
known residents Of III" city.
Funeral services viii u" held on sat
ur,lay morning at $50 o'clock from the
late residence. with requiem hiGh mass
nj o o'clock a: The Sacred Heart church.
rnterment will DO 4, MI Calvary ccfnc-
terry.
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Plan OF Governme ont.

PARIS. Sept. 26--Lihcratcd territory
in Palestine will hr administered ufi-
der the agreement reached between the
British. French and Russian govern
Inrnts in 1916, it is learned here.
England and Franco will carry out
tho agreement under which France is
charged with the preparation OF
scheme Of self government for the peo-
pie NJ Palestine.
This work will he the object Of con-
vcrsations which will take plnce
shortly.
(Whrn the BolshevilS authorities took
control in Russia they published NUM-
her nj secret diplomatic documents
found in the archives in PctTogard.
Among them was Il convention ncso-
,iatrd between Russia. France and
Great britain. under which AleSan-
drettn. in Aslatic Turkey. was to nc
=: FREQ port. and pnlcstir" was tn be 4
prntectorltc under the three govern
mcnts.)
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KIWAN|S MEMBERS
SEE HOWE PICTURES

The members of the Wheeling k!wauis
club were the guests oi Hon. FRED T.
Johnson, president Of the club. last eve
ming at the Howe pictures III tlIH Court
theatre, and they one and all more than
entoycd the splendid pictures. which al
WAYS make a hit wherever they ar" seen.
Many Of the members had their wives
with them at the show.
Yesterday at noon IN" members eli
jny,,d their regular weekly luncheon and
tho meeting was one OF the most inter-
aStins ever held ny the club Sin"" its
organization.
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Tho bod. al John l[r"ss. aged "a
Gears. Who passed away Wednesday
evening nj the ST. Francis hospital
Pittsburgh. was brought her" ycstrr-
day and Ial:,a tn his home AZ +8l9 E"tf
street, from wh"r" thu funeral will he
held. 4 vt no arrangements har" been
made for the services. but they VIII
probably be held tomorrow.
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Green Services.

This evening At "'"Inck IL In" plhce
Of death. IT the home of his daughl'r
Mrs \. T.. summers II" H"rth VII
bash street. services VIII he ht!u Tor
Tho late Robert l.. Green. who passed
,,voy "Wednesday evening Following H
lingering illir.:sS lntrrm'nt viii lac
r7ad,. in Lake View cemetery. Cleveland.
on saturday afternoon.
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Schroeder Death.

Yesterday afternoon at the HON" On
South Jacob street occurred the death
of the Infant son uf Mr.. and Mrs. sam
Schroeder. following brief illness.
The funeral services will tra held to-
day and !ntrrinrn; Will l." III Green
wood cemetery,
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POOLE pEAcHEs STOCKHOLM.

STOCKHOLM. Sept. 26.--{By the AS
ISOLATED Frcss.l-Dc"itt. G. Poole. JF.'
acting American consul general IN Mos
COW, has arrived here. When he left
Moscow 4 week ago, r. II. B. Lockhart
the British acting consul general IN
Moscow, and other entente officials. and
many entente civilians, were imprisoned
in the kremlin.
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british ;:Ef:
lcuuttnued from Page one.)

nraka on the borders o' that Sea- ui'9
r:s.Sonara il was officially announced
today.
Pushing on to the east Of the Jordan
tho british have occupied the strategic
Town Of Amman. on the Hedjas railway.
The british casualties during the Of
f,nsivc were less than onc-tcnth. OF inc
number OF prisoners taken from me
Turks, the announcement states. CIht
latest official report gave me '"taA
prisoners as more than 10000. }
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Rnlnarin nvaded.

SA1ONIKI Sept. 26.-EulGaria has
hecn invaded by allied troops. according
to a British official statement issued
here today.
British troops entered Bulgarian ter
r;tory opposite Kosturino. about SIX
miles south Of Strumitza. the enemy
base in this region.
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LONDON. Sept 26.-Serbian troops
reached tho outskirts Of Eshtih, an i'm
portant Bulgarian base. Tuesday says Il
Serbian official statement dated WedncS-
,iay. Elsewhere cast Of the Nhrdar Inc
Scrhians have made important gains.
The Serbs also have captured GraaSKo
station, southeast of tskuh. II WAS dc-
Tended by German troops. An enormous
quantity of supplies, Including nineteen
guns. were captured by tho ScrhIanS
North Of Prilep the Scrbians arc 7ur-
suing the RulCarianS who arc in COM
nl,,e retreat and are approaching lzTor
midway between PrilcT and Nclrs.
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ATHENS. Sept. 25.---t;rcck trn"ps 'trr
aiding in the alli'd advance in Ma"edo-
MIA on three sectors OF the front. ar
cordtnC tn All official statement from the
Greek war office today. East Of tho Var
dar. the Bul=-arians are in flight towards
valandova, with tho British and Greeks
in pursuit.
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French Losses Light.

WITH THE FRENCH ARMY ON
THE CHAMPAGNE FRONT. Sept. 20
T., J.. MD---(Ry' the Associated PreSSl--
Troops uf the French army. operating
IN conjunction with Inc Americans IN
nrw battle Along the Champaign" front.
have today conquered Positions thai IN"
Germans have been fOrttfyinR Tor TOUR
ynnrs positions that they hnv" Sacrl-
fjrrd thousands If men Ia hold. Inc
French losses have been remarkably
light. in spite nr the fact that the
German resistance stiffcncd this after
noon.
General Guuraud's soldiers. who ad-
yanrrd TO those positions three years
aro. and have hrcn facing them ever
since. arc now rnjnying Il peculiar sat
israciinn in being IN them.
In the battle % Champagne. m 1918.
the taking nf these positions would
hayr demanded sacrifice that the
strategic alrantnsc Ia be gained then
did not warrant The situation Is
changed now. Successive blows ADMIN
irtnrr,l tu tho Germans on different
PARTS If III" front give Il diftrrcnl
meaning To the attack.
Th" number az prisoners taken ny
,j,c French is increasing steadily. They
are filing BACK ny All lp'toS III S1'uPT
Of from 4 score to several hundred
Among them is n larger proportion or
very Young men than htr"t"f"r" taken
Some Of the captivtS arc recruits oil
the 1890 contingent
They are leaving behind. them scores
Of burning villages. Thirty had been
observed In flames up 70 noon today
Even this additional and unjustifiahle
doyoet,tior can scarcely add to the
dcsolation that has been spread all over
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PARIS. Sept. @6.-The NUMBER "t
Turkish prisoners taken in Palestine
now aggregate 1000. according TO the
latest advirrs reaching laris.
"A rri,ish ofCicial statement Wcdncs-
],v rcnnrtcd 0.On0 Turks and 265 guns
had been captured.)
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DIED.

GREEN-On Wednesday. September: IS.
1918, at the home Of. his daughter.
Mrs. \. T.. Summers. ut 10 North
Wabash street. ROBERT B. GREEN.
in his SSth year.
Funeral services on Friday evening at
o'clock. ut the. late residence. Inter
ment Saturday. at Lake View cemetery.
Cleveland, Ohio.
(Plcnsc omit Nowcrs:) 80
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FOR RENT-Houses and Apis.

FOR RENT-3 rooms, 1903 Lind street.
S-27-l
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LONDON. September eG.-Rcports III
Official quarters here indicate mat III"
Prilc7-veles mad has been cut NJ '|'or'
.isolatiuE the first bulgarian army from
;tr main limo communication and placing
II in a precarious position. tn" 'irS'
army Is on the allied left.
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PUBLIC SALE.
Public Auction.

T will sell at public auction on tho
premises al Trndelphia, on Tuesday.
October sth. at . p. m. my parcel OF
ground l921225 feet. with two STORY.
Slate roof frame building. Of rooms.
summer kitchen and pantry. ccmcnted
cellar, fine well of wafer with pump in
Kitchen. Young bearing orchard Of ~
fruit trees. finds OF grapes. berries.
etc. Large yard with nice shade trees.
Terms Of Sale: Seven hundred dollars
cash. balance fifteen dollars per month";
MARY A. CRACRAFT.
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STIFF FIGHTING.

WITH THE FRENCH ARMY oN
THE CHAMPAGNE FRONT, Sept. 26.-"
INV The Associated Press)-The French
troona attacked the German troops In
tim Champagne from Auberivo TO the
main nassiges this morning about nVe
o'clock and carried their first obJectives
without much opposition, except on tho
left, where rathc:- stiff fighting was re-
CURED
Nv nine O'Clock General Gouroud's
troops had taken Servon, which had been
in German hands since 1914 a1d "ore
IN possession Of the main mlssiBes'
Hutte du Mesnil and Navnrin.'
The operation, which was personally
directed 1v General Pctain, recalls In
come Of lis features the frrt battle Oh
cbnmpaEne, of Which yesterday was the
anniversary. General Pctnin was then,
az now. In command, and the direction
of the attack was the same, but tn:
means available for the attack then
were less In proportion to the naterlai
obstacles 10 be overcome.
The developments today rese1n oled
,lso those Of the second battle OF Cham
n,o-,, In July. Then General Gouroud
etil1fully parted the great German
tbrust by drawing his infantry back
ont of range of fhe artillery, leaving
his cru guns In position to inlet
rn,,r-,np losses on the advancing in
fentry. It Is learned from prisoners
that tie Germans were Initiating Cen
eral Gouroud in retiring their infantry
from the first lIpe. But that Is as lar
as they profited from Gourouds les
SON. Their artillery won't BACK WIN
the infantry.