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French Also Score Important
Gains in Vicinity
of Dixmude.
(By Associated Press)
BRITISH FRONT IN FRANCE AND
BELGIUM, Aug. 15.?Hill No. 70, the
firmest German stronghold northwest
of the French mining city of Lens,
which dominates the city of the Loos
salient, was captured thi3 morning by
the Canadian forces. The British also |
pushed their lines into the norlhwest^
era environs of Lens in a semicircle I
around tips eastern side of Hill 70. i
. The British attack was made on a !
4,000-yard front which had an extreme
depth of 1,500 yards.
The British guns bad been pounding
' tor days on Hill 70 which the Germans
considered impregnable. The infantry
attacks began at 4:25 o'clock this
morning.
The capture of Hill 70 ranks In Importance
with the biggest military
operations of this year. It was the last
dominating position in this section
which remained in the hands of the
Germans. From it a wide territory
can be controlled.
LONDON, Aug. 15.?Field Marshal
Sir Douglas Haig's forces attacked the
German positions along a wide front
early this morning from Lens to the
northeast of Loos.
The official statement says the BritL
. Ish are making progress satisfactorily.
Jty Sen. Halg reports that the British
' ' troops had carried the German first
line at all points of the attack.
PARIS, Aug. 15.?The French attackid
In Belgium last night and made conliderable
advance in the region of Dixmude
road, the War office announces.
The British and French returned to
the n'tack in northern Franco and Belgium
last night and preliminary reports
indicate that they have won conjiderablo
successes. The principal
plow was struck by the British on a
front of 4,000 yards' from the northeastern
niuikirts of Lens to the north
Ijact of Loos. Gen. Haig announces
:hat bis troops carried the German
front lines at all points and are making
satisfactory progress.
Since the beginning of the attack on
the north end of the Franko-Belglum
line which apparently has been selected
by the British and French for their
principle effort in the summer cam-;
nalen. the Canadians have been mak
Ilng steady progress around Lens driving
slowly Into the outskirts of Unimportant
and bitterly disputed mining
:enter. The new attack on the front
Immediately north of Lens evidently
Is designed to close around the city
from the north. If successful this
-tf V operation may compel the Germans to
^ ' ovacuate ths town without a direct attack
on it with the heavy sacrifices,
such a move would probably involve.
The French attack was made near
the coast in the vicinity of Dixmude.
The official communication from Paris
reports good progress vest of the Dixmude
road. London also announces
tains by ths Entent troops northwest
of Blxschoote in the sector north of
Tpres.
Active operations continue on ths
Aisne front. The French positions between
Hurtebise and Craonne were
bombarded heavily during the night
but the Germans did not renew the Infantry
action which bad cost them
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In vain efforts to expel the French
from commanding positions.
Bi Two more steamers ot Norway's dl
\ minlshlng merchant fleet have been
Bia tunk. They are the Falkland, 4.877
Ml ^Hons gross an dtfae Capella, 877 tons.
H*.' Two men were lost on the Falkland
" which was sunk in the North Sea.
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CHEER AMERICANS
Much Enthusiasm When U.
S. Troops Marched
Through Streets.
(By Assielated Press)
LONDON Aug. .5?American troops
marched througli London today. They
were reviewed by Ambassador Parge
and later by King George at Buckingham
palace.
Great crowds lined the street which
was decorated profusely with American
and British flags.
Enthusiasm was shown everywhere.
The Americana were cheered by civilians,
by soldiers on their way to the
front and by wounded men. The troops
were escorted by guard bands.
A meeting of the Cabinet was in
progress when the Americans approached
White ilall. It was adjourned
to permit the Premier and his colleagues
to pay their compliments to
the Americans. The cabinet went in a
body to the war office.
City Has Two Houses
It Wants to Sell
Within the next lew days the city
will properly advertise for sale two
dwelling houses within the city limits.
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Locust avenue vicinity on Lowell
street The property, on which Is
lcoated a residence was recently puri
chased from H. Glen Fleming for oxI
tending Lowell street to Locust avenue.
The other house Is located on Columbia
street. The house and property
were purchased by the city for
the erection o fthe East Side fire department,
which Is also Included in
the city Improvements.
Just as soon as the houses are advertised
the city clerk will receive
sealed bids on the two houses.
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LETTER CARRIERS,
They Will be Better For the
Men and For the Citi
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The local letter carriers held their 5
regular monthly meeting last night at
the home of Carrier Nathan G. Rollins,
I on Wabash 6treet. The proposed
I changes in routes were the principal
topics of discussion. Superintendent
I of Mails Harry Owens was present
with maps and plans that were recently
devised and the proposed changes c
will be made as soon as the carriers
can arrange their new directories and 8
mail cases. This redisricting of the I
city will be a great help to the carriers J
and will also be better for the patrons f
of the city delivery served. f
The committee on bad walks reported
progress and reports will be made \
in a few days hs to the condition of al- s
most impassable board walks in some t
parts of the city and efforts made to v
have them repaired. Patrons of the c
city delivery service who are Interest- e
ed in the welfare of the men in gray f
are urged to co-operate ai much as c
possible. i
After a short social session some re- *
freshments, of which watermelon t
played an important part, was served \
the meeting adjourned.
Draft Appeal Board ^
To Meet Tomorrow ^
The district appeal board for the
northern district of West Virginia will
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for the first time to consider exemp- '
tion tppeals that are made in this section
of the state. The meeting will begin
promptly at eleven o'clock and will
continue throughout the afternoon.
Fairmont is represented on the
board by William M. Rogers, president
of the State Federation of Labor. Mr.
Rogers has been in Charleston recently
where the board met for the purpose of
deciding several minor matters pertaining
to the draft.
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sale Was Forced Foreigner
Declared in Swearing
Out Warrants.
Robert Bruce, colored, -who was
barged wllb having stolen a pair of
hoes .valued at $7.00 from Robert
tolls, another negro, was tried before
ustice M. R. Musgrove yesterday and 1
ound guilty of the charge. He was
lned $10 and costs by the justice.
A foreigner appeared before JusUce
Villiam Conaway this morning and
wore out warrants for the arrest of
hree foreigners at No. 9 mine. He
m? hadiv cut about the face and
barges that the men beat him up aftr
forcing him to buy some whiskey
rom them. Ho said that the men took
iver a hundred dollars from him. Shertt
Glover went up to the mine armed
vith warrants for the arrest of the
hree men. He Is expected to return
vith the prisoners this afternoon.
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Sill Interests to
Buy Thompson Claims
(By Associated Press)
UNIONTOWN, Pa., Aug. 15.?Anlouncement
was made today by Geo
t. Schrugham, Secretary of J. V.
rhompson Creditors' Committee that
i message had been received from
talph J. Young, of St. Paul, reprosenative
of the Hill interests, accepting
he option on $5,000,000 of the $13,inn
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Thompson, former millionaire banker
if Unlontown. The acceptance was
innounced is contingent on creditors
ommittee obtaining from the secured
red 1 tors an extension of 3 years time
or payment of interest and taxes.
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When Mayor Heard
About It.
Two traffic law violators were summoned
to appear before Mayor Bowen
tbts morning. One showed up and
the other prcfered the payment of
a forfeit
The driver of the W. S. Thomas j
transfer truck, the violator to appear j
wa sarreated at seven-thirty o'clock
this morning by Policeman Woodward
charged with backing and turning
bis machine on the corner of Main
and Monroe streets. He was given
a fine amounting to three dollars.
Homer Andre was picked up yester- .
day evening by Policeman Ward for 4
driving out Pennsylvania avenue in
the Bellvlew section with an open
cut out. He put up a two dollar forfeit
to appear at the nine o'clock session
this morning but did not show
up. The forfeit went to the city
treasury.
Gets Country's First \
Land Bank Loan I
CHARLESTON, tV. Va.. Aug. 15.? c
Ellis McCarty, a farmer living at Hills- I
boro, Pocahontas county, has the dls- 1
tlnctlon of having had the first loan c
from a joint stock land bank organized z
under the government rural credit sys- s
tem In acordance with farm loan act, t
it became known today. The loan a
was made by the Virginian stock land c
bank of Charleston working under the t
second charter Issued by Federal farm 1
loan board. II
chants Offer Bargain
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Mme one Robbed Residence
Near Guard Camp Last
... Night.
A robber who seemed to be somewhat
green In the business, but who
ias not yet been located entered the
residence of "Doc" Steele, near the
^irst Regiment camp after two o'clock
his morning and took {36 In money
is well as several valuable rings,
jins, and other pieces of Jewelry.
Policeman Tom Ford was called
mrly this morning and visited the
scene of the robbery- The burglars
iad entered the residence sometime
iftcr two o'clock at which time tho
residents of tho house went to bed.
rhey succeeded in taking several vallable
pieces of Jewelry from the bed
'oom and {36 in money from a pockstbook
belonging to Mr. Steele.
The peculiar part of the robbery,
vnicn lea me uiiicers 10 ueneve ium
t was committed by an Inexperienced
nan was the (net that in the same
oom from which the pocket book and
ewolry were stolen, the robber misted
over sixty dollars in cash that
was laying in plain view. On the
same stand where the Jewelry was
bund was over ten dollars in money
md on a chair near where the trous:rs
were found, containing the pockitbook,
there was over fifty dollars.
Dthor money in the room amounted
o ten dollars.
At the residence there is a large
jull dog which is considered an exseptlonally
good guard against burgars.
Men dressed in soldier uniforms
lave been making so many frequent
rips to the house to get water tha
he dog does not notice them.
It is generally believed that the rob>ery
was committed by some one in
iniform and everything possible is
teing done by the local officers to
ocate the thief.
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Fob Was a Bigger One Than
It Was Expected to
Be.
The water pressure over the town
vas greatly weakened yesterday af-j
ernoon while the city water departnent
was making the connection of
he new eight Inch main coming down
Raymond street to one of the two
tig twelve inch mains passing through
hat section. It was thought that the
:onnectlon could be made In about
me hour but it was necessary to have
he water shut off In that section
rom twelve o'clock until after Ave
('clock in the afternoon.
The water Is now turned on in the
lew eight hundred feet of pipe and
ihould greatly remedy water condi-:
ion In the Hickman Run section and
.OOUi toe first reg^neuc tmuii, jl??
ause of the scarcity of labor the waor
department has been greatly handcapped
In putflng down the 800 foot
Ine.
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Corporation Like Emergen* .;|f
cy Ship Body Organized '
to Manage It.
( By Associated Praia)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.?With the ij
approval ol President Wilson the food > ,<'%
administration today announced the'
formation of a corporation to take over^ t j/-?|
control of the country's grain supply.
The following executive officers have' ^
been named:
Herbert Hoover, chairman; Julius
Barnes, Dulutli, Minn., president;]: - Gatea
W. Yarrah, .New York, treat-' J
urer; G. Crdwell, Kansas City, vlc9: m
president; Edward Chambers, Chicago,; M \
transportation .director; Curtis H,' \$|1
Llndley, San Francisco, counsel; J. Wjl
Sborthill, York, Neb., secretary. ^
The grain corporation will have ti
capital of 50 million dollars and will ;???j
be organized along the linos of shipping
board and emergency fleet corpora- ,
tlons. It will be managed by the Grain , r 3
division of the Food administration M itfm
which will have the same offices as - ^
the corporation. .
All the stock will be held and owned
by the United States government. j i>M
Henry A. Garfield, president Of Wll- t|l
liams College, was named as chairman of
the commission to fix wheat prices.
The milling interests named a committee
to co operate with the Food ad- !?1
ministration In negotiating volun&iyt' .1
regulations ol milling industry. *. ,, |
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ORDER OF BOARD OF HEALTH. |
In furtherance of the orders of the 1
Boards of Health of Marlon and Har?
rlson counties at a meeting held at . &:
Traction Park on August 12, 1917, at
which meeting, Dr. C. R. Weirlck, rep- ;
resenting the State Board of Health,
was present and concurring, tt was ' \
ordered that:
"On account of the present epidemic, .
of infantile paralysis it is deemed ad-' a
vlsable that all children under the age %1
of 16 years be prohibited from attend- 1
ing moving picture shows, Sunday
schools and all other public gatherings
for a period of 30 days."
Of thisorder parents will take due
notice.
Fortunately there are no cases oflnfanlile
paralysis In the city of Fair- : 3
moot at the present time, but as It Is ' JP
on all sides of the city it behooves, us "j
to be extremely careful. Let ua UHY ' ill
strict heed to these orders.
BOARD OF HEALTH CITY OF FAIR- ^
By ANTHONY BOWEN, Mayor. fliH
WANTED I 'jH
Laborers?Apply at
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The Department of health Is sor J,?
ry to announce that the city wattr
is not safe to use for drinking. |
purposes without being boiled. We
hope to have this condition correct* |
ed within a week.
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