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Dafly Avenge ^ ^ ^
I July 19t8
A Quality Ntwapapar for tha p
' ESTA BLJ SHED 1868.
FRENCI
MANY ENROLLED 1
| IK SOLDIERS'
I Bl IF
Wl I v VM
Applicants In Auto Repair
Course Double The Number
Expected.
TOOPENTKISEVENiNG
Lawrence Brown and W. T.
McWhorter, Fairmonters, |
to Be Instructors.
Great success attends lltr openitt
0' tne vocational truinitiR t hools f ir
prospective soldiers in tile crv o
Fairmont bccauro bctrre t. door
are Rwune open the enrollment is al
most double it at anticipated
ToniRht al 7 i!0 o'clock at the St. i,
dard Garr-go on Meredith t. in j
Iiho Charles lianley huihliun, in .!n
rear of M isonic Temple, lin n will hi '
thirty one younr men enrolled in tin .
elans of atilo repair war!;. Lawren "j
Drown, of the St'ir lird Uar.ig w 11
he the instructor in t hi - s.
Persons desiring ??i have II., .r
autos repaired ran make such ar
.angeni?n!s with Knrcl J Hawkm. ,t.
the Y. M. t'. A Charge will he made
only in < is s where 1: v; parts haw
;a he placed. I' in- li.vlna ihei.
machines tint.. 1 paired ar. f.| ? ( ,c t.
to make allov.ante for time, as thej
work cannot he of a rush nature, duel
to the laid that cla res are only of.
two uours' duration each night.
The school Is In ing conducted foi
an indefinite period tor men subject
fi tht> ilr.i 1 li"t v.' I'cii f Ik* ul'pi nf IS!
- ?
and 45 years. The applicants wantc.. i
are not of class 4, because they are j,
not likely to be called. Those i > j
charge had not expected t > have lunr
than front 12 to 15 enrolled at lit si
in the auto repair class, but the ap plicants
now number 111.
Twelve young men are enrolled iti
the radio class, which will also meet
? tonight at 7:50 o'clock. Its session I
will be held at the V M. A. W. T
k McWhorter. inanr.ger of the Western,
' I'nlon Telegraph ofTlce, this city, will
take charge of the work at the stall,
and he will teach the voung men tin
International code. Later a wireless
instructor will take up the work.
Both classes are held between 7:5ti|
and 9:50 In the evening.
Water Pressure High
All Day Sunday
A 12.> pound procure was recorded
on the city water guage in City Com .
missioner Ira L. Smith's office in the
city building yesterday which is con ,
siderably the highest pressure record-1
d since the water famine struck this
city.
Today at twelve o'clock the guage |
registered 100 pounds which is considered
excellent for a Monday. Uesidents
in the highest sections of the I
City were given an adequate water
supply yesterday and today.
One of the pumps was shut down
for a brief time this morning In orflei \
to repair some tuhes.
Boiler No. 1 was repaired and!
placed in commission today and work ; '
Kaonn rvrv llallor Vn ? Thn ll
" BO UC^llil Ull i'"m ?'< . ?.
ahd 0. engine is still supplying tin
pumps with steam and is working admirably.
?
Twins Again Happy;
Both Are Devil Dogs
WILMINGTON.. Del , August 1!>? i
John J. Ayars and George \V Avars,
of this city, are twins. George enllalad
in V?r? aval Aaorv'A l:mt month. I >
John couldn't "sec" anything but the
Marine Corps, so he enlisted with
B the devil docs. All their lives the
twins had been Inseparable. Tliey
were anxious to serve their country, '
bnt the separation proved unendura- .
hie. Mrs. Avars, learning that her
twin boys were unhappy, went to
Washington and surreed?d in getting
George did<hnrgrd from the Naval
eserve so that he could enlist in '
the Marine Corps. The twins, hap- |
pily reunited, rre now both of them i
devil dogs, and have been transfer- ?
red to the Marine Corps camp at 11
Paris Island. They will be assigned
to the same organisation while n i
dergolng training, and whenever they ' 1
go away for active duty they will b,>
Kept in the same outfit.
W. C. T. U. MEETING. I
The regular meeting of the W C. t
T. U. will be held -r .* af'i-r "
noon at 3 o'clock at the home of Mrs. r
Jennie Engle, In Walnut avenue All *
of the members are urged to attend, j p
I \ Warn
MEMBER /ASSOCIATED PRESS.
I PUSH
lis 10 REGISTER J]
WITH DOHIT BOARD
I
Includes Those 21 ^ ears Old
? i? - T:
Dince .iuiic* ??iiim.
Next Saturday.
Young men of Fairmont who have ?
attained tli?- age of 71 years since
June 0 last, will be registered next ^
Saturday betw? en the hours of 7 a.
ni. and !? p. m.. at the office of the
.... j?. t. nil U'slmn .
niy urdi uumu, iuvw i <?( .... jhuililiiie.
foilrth floor. I
This in< ImIps u)I of Iho l>o\ - who I
live within Ikt corfwtte limits of
Farmont.
CAMPAIGN FOR
urn IS OPEK
t
I
Miss H ilfon^ Has Not Yet 11
Decided Where She
Will Train. j"
I'lMlri I lie an of I he .Vii-au
Service <-oruniitt of tlie Kalrinoat
i haptens of the Amerii in Ked Cro - (
;i six week*' campaign for recruitlli
of nur. for lt< I Cro. . service c;;a i (
in (lie nt\ toilay
Knl.-t.iiK headquarter- have liceti '
established at local IJed Ore - head |
quarters nml office hours will lie main
tallied daily during this week froui 'J
until 1 o'clock
Considerable scope is k;\ i toi the
npplic ints for sen ,< in housing their |
line of work as well as the amount o."
time c intribnte I. Itcgular trained i
nurses can enlist for field service to |
he i: signed to some cantonment or
for a certain portion of their time to
he ii: e,| in relieving curses in local
hospitals or in raring for sick ill J
homes. Persons without any previous
training art' ac< cpted for training
itntl will he assigned to some hospital
where (he training will he received
Fairmont hits already several ap
pllrsnts wliielt inelude the Misses
Be s l.oeh, lama Brown anil lies? j,.
Iletinen .nil of whom are graduate \
mires and who lin\o made application
for aetlve field service. I
Mi halt: i Wiltons who applied Inst l(|
week in tlie student class has been j
aeeepteil and has been g;\en her j,
choice of taking training In the Knier- j
genrv hospitals in either Baltimore or
Washington. Viss Wilfong has not |
yet decided Ju l where site will train' ,
and will not enter tin- school prohu . '
hly for another month. Applicants'
*?* ?' is I.. cl iiiiH .ire ! A
rnr ino sumem ?-i^ > .i, ?
not required to have ha<l any previous
training in nursing hot a high school "
education or Its equivalent is necessary
for aeceptanee. '
Mrs. C. (). Henry, chairman of the
Nursing committee. is in charge of n
tho campaign and is assisted by Mrs. j T
I. ItiPtt. Thpy will render all information
necessary for applicants in "
an ydepartment of the servire.
? "
Geo, W. Louden Dies *
In His 74th Year s
a
George \V. London, aged 7" years ji
and 10 months, died on Sunday morning
at 5 o'clock at his residence on (]
State street.
Mr. Louden was a notice of Old- ,,
town, Md.. and in early life settled at,
Colfax, where In was for many years I
a watchman on the B. * () railroad.
For the past twelve years lie had re
ided in this < tv. having retired from
active service The deceased is snr *
rived by his wife, who was formerly
Miss Leedman of Louden county.
Virginia, and several children, namely c
Walter, of Youncstown. O.; l.on. ol;
Fairmont; Mrs. Delbert Hawkins, of!0
Klklns; Mrs. George Hartley, of Krie,
Pa . and Mrs. J. S. Moran, of Akron. 5
Ohio.
Funeral services were held tli!.. V
aftnrhoon from the family residence
at 1 o'clock, and the body was taken
lo Colfax, vi.ere ether services were >
held at the church and the b ,dv interred
in th? cemetery there bv Fu fi
neral Director .'en,"'is. I
Expects To Complete ,
Pipe Line Tuesday v
By Tuesday nipht the Mononpahela 0
V'aljey Traction Company pas tie- |
yartment expects to have Its elplit si
ntles of pipe line In the Ixtpansporl
listrlet completed. , .. > I
listrict competed. C
The final drillinp for natural pas
vi)l probably start on Wednesday or N
rhuraday.
I a
NEW FUNERAL CAR.
Fred Jenkins and danphter, Miss'R
leryl. left Saturday for Kternnp. 111.,
rliere they will spend a few days. I
dr. Je.iklns will drive hack to thl Ity
a iiandsome new Cadillac lUn"u <
ine funeral car which he recently s,
lureha-ted. 11.
! Ads in The West Vi
^ We
FAIRMONT. WES
GERM/
1,732 OPENTOPS
III FAIRMONT
nil loom
Vs Was Case Last Weel
They Are Being
Placed Late.
IKES 60ING EASE
:uel Administrators Office;
Will Be Moved This
, Week.
Everything is being worked out r?
anting the coal situation except in
ne most important factor, which i
lie car supply. With operators an
liners dispose ! to make extra effori
kith i ionizations looking to eft
ier.cv and with weather condition
ileal the car supply is far front wba
' should he--in fact little better tha
is! winti r The average car *uj
ly for August compiled for the perio
p to Friday last by F J. Patton, set
etarv o ft lie Northern West Virg.nl
'oal Operators' Association, was hi
ars which Is a poor car supply fo
he Fairmont district needs at leas
t least 1.20ft cars daily for the ca
nppl yto he good The car suppl;
f last week was as follows:
Monday 2.ftfth
Tuesday 1.375
Wednesday 90ti
Thursday 74ft
Friday S14
Saturday
The car supply today is 1.712 whlcl
(Continued on page 8.)
BOIIff]
The following casualties arc* report
it by the Commanding General of the
tnerican Expeditionary Forces:
Kil'ed in action, 34; died of wounds
1; died from airplane accident. 1
ied of disease. 3; died from acclden
nd other eauses, 9; wounded severe
i. 135; wounded, degree undeter
nnoa. l.i, missing in action, tvs. 10
?l, 370.
Killed In Action.
orporals:
Chester A. Graham, S6 Littleton St.
lewark, N. J.
Samuel J Inman. R. F. D. 1, Whit
tell, Va.
Arthur W. Matthews, 1419 W. More
tnd St., rhiladelaphia. Pa.
Albert Smith, Milnor. N. P.
Albert L. Strunk, R. F. D. 3, Bot
to, Memphis, Tenn.
Laird A. Wray, 523 10th Ave., Seat
le. Wash.
Rirhard Cochrane. Grayghlough
talafthbeft, Hells Co., Meath. Ireland
Hubert Lee Moore, R. F. D. 1, Can
in, N. Car.
Bugler Alfonso Peak, 517 E. Pavii
t . 1 i.inville, IU.
Bugler Francis L. Johnson, 1 Green
rood St., Worcester, Mass.
'rivates:
Nick Buckovl, 310 Brewster St., De
ro Mich.
John C. Chipman. Spaniards Bay
onceptlon Ray, Newfoundland.
Robert H. Clavcome, Somerset, Pa.
N'ester Labonty, 32 Jean St.. Nev
ledford, Mass.
Henry J I.avlolette, 191 Broad St.
larlboro, Mass.
Kdward l/ipeman, Bridgcton, Me.
Ralph J. Lovern, Antrim Road, Han
ock. N. H.
John J. Padden, 78 Maple St.. Holy
ke, Mass.
William B. Anderson, St. James
linn.
Roy H. Bates, 171 Pilgrim Are
IU....I... \lnan
ii'itcsior, .nana.
S. W. Cannell, Pontiar, Mich.
Kenneth IT. Chase, 88 Liberty St
ie ? Bedford, Mas*.
Albert J. Craw, 45? Sawyer St.. Nes
ledford, Mass
Leonard C. Fuller. Shellrock, la.
Frank Gorla, Conrath. Wis.
Sam liamway. Wheeling. W. Va.
Victor A. Jewell, 915 15th St.. Bea
er Falls, Fa.
Kdwin Klre Johnson. Stillwater
>kla.
Francis Reals Lennon, 5110 Key
[one St., Fittsburah. Pa.
Bert B. I/>nnln*. Thor, Iowa.
Ceorjte K. Lyon. 58.8C Broadway
levcland, Ohio.
Clinton F. Quakenbush, Bingham
ah. '
Henry I'hlenbop. R. F. D. !. Leon
rdvllle. Kans.
Herbert O Whitaker, 17 Wrenthan
<1 . Worcester. Mass.
Hucbard Henry Wiemer. Waeo. Neb
Rene Woods. Sanddown. N. H.
MISSING IN ACTION,
iptaln Clarenee R. Oliver, 409 E. 14tl
I., Klmlra Helabts, N. Y.
lent. Charles F. Frlzrell, 84 Williaret
tginian Usually Bt
st Virginia's Best fie*vspaper
T VIRGINIA, MONDAY, EVE
INS B AC
MOTHER JONES I
AND EOM 111
I IK PICNIC'
t Talk To Miners About Their
Attitude Toward the
Union. n
c
AND TOWARD THE CO.";
| A
'a:
5 Men Are Urged To Dig Coal
i r
Because Uncle Sam jo
Needs It.
I
"Mother" Jones is hack in West I
K Virginia and will remain here until
s after Labor Pay when she is sched(I
uled to make addresses at both MoI,
nongah and Enterprise She returni.
ed to Fairmont Saturday afternoon
s, in order to make a speech at the
t 'ionic held at Owing* Sunday.'
n 1 "Mother Jones had been away since /
, the soa]e convention of the miners. *
,j going to Illinois where she addressed
two important Moonev meetings, out
, | to Colorado for some addresses and
back o Chicago for some Important
r conferences with government and labor
officials.
"Mother" Jones gets around the cl
r country without difficulty even u
though she is in her eighty-eighth cl
year. She hoarded the Ha]tlmore and n
Ohio sleeper at Chicago at nine tl
o'clock Friday night, changed to the
accommodation shortly afternoon Sat- tl
unlay at nenwood and was In Fair- a
mont shortly after five o'clock Satur- h
day afternoon. "Mother" Jones does n
1 not carry any excess baggage, get |s
I (Continued on page eight >
iml
di
St.. New York. X. Y.
' Lieut. James Itountree Kingery, Sinn- fi
mlt. tia. rl
Sergeants: pi
; Nathan Ainlsninn, 47 Boeruni St., *
I Brooklyn, N. Y. ('f
ra
! llannable Davis, Marshall N. 0. a
Thomas Joseph Mines. 77. Itiver St..
' i Lynn. Mass. ot
' Stanislaus Stephen Krajewskl. 139 el
I \V .Circular St., Saratoga Springs, N. pi
IY. P<
* | William C. O'Keefe, 422 W. 43d St., e?
New York, N. Y.
-1 te
I Isaac H. Koosa, 34 Pennsylvania m
1 Ave, l'ort Jervis, N. Y. v|
| Arthur J. t'asada, Oneida, Tenn. st
Carl L. Lunde, Asbgornsenagate, i er
II Bakken Spein, Norway. |tn
Joseph P. Neilan, 357 W. 58th St. di
- New York, N. Y.
Corporals: T
Sterling Raker, Seward. Nebbr.
ValUw Q*a?? /*!. ?. v ?
. I ..Bitv! WWII v iui it, ,>rv* DrunS' I
i wick, N. J.
I Raymond W. Daniel*, 15 Warren St., i
s Binghampton, N. Y. nt
Morgan W. Evans, 630 Edward St..! hi
- Columbus, Ohio. Ki
Floyd Hiddle. Mecca. Ind.
Edward S. Rigelow, 1017 S. Meadow, Al
| Colfax, Wash. r'
| Charles Croom. 3OX Bridge St..
.' Duryea, Pa. 1 '
Harvey E. Foley. Westfield, X. Y. | ,
Walter II. lloag, 74 Congress St., j#I
r Jersey City. N. J.
Charles F. Kersey. R. F D. 1.
.'Charleston, W. Va" ! M
Paul A. Martin. 16 Hancock Ave., g,
Nutley. N. J. jth
i- Charles P. Piatt, R. F. D. 1. Thoro-,fe
fare, N. J. | ha
Joseph Schulti, 14 Coal St. NanM-.oi
coke. Pa. | st
i. Mathew Stachewskl. 164 Clbson St., a:
Buffalo, N. Y. j et
. Privates: ri
Frank Apricella. 17405 Falrvlew St.. !*<
Cleveland, Ohio.
Harry W. Aronaon, 95 Brighton St.,
Boston, Mass
r Frank V. Austin. SCO 11th St. Brook- Sl
lyn. N. Y. ?
Pearl C. Austin, R. P. D. 1, Hermon.
X. Y. R.
Silas W. Baker, Seymour, Teia*. ,
Roy H. Bailey. R. F. D. . Liberty. "
Ind. "
Fred Belcher. Belcher. Ky. k
Jonn A. Blayleck. Dahlgren, 111. i
Louis Brerkner, 104 Fentor. St. Syracuse.
N. Y.
Early nuillon. Woodlawi., Va.
Floyd W. CarapBetl, 462 Ivuthford ,,
Are., Tenton. N. J.
Hugh L. Carney. Campbell, Cal H
Kobert S CaapsiU, 125 46'h St . _
- Carona. N. V. ?.
Walter Chcsley. Pa* Molaes. Iowa,
i Frank Walter Cinc-.tta. 17 Keltou,
St. Walthara. Ma??.
Simon J. Claik, > Summit Art.,
Oneida, N. Y.
John J. Clowiy, 1641 Indiana Art.,
\ Chicago. Id.
Joe B. Cooper. 204 Mills St.. Laurens
i (Continued on page two) ~>
ing An Answei Be/on
njinia
!N!NG~ AUGUST 19,1918.
X ON II
)US ALL HELD fOli
NEXT GRAND JURY
Effort Will Be Made to Release
John and j
Mary Ott.
Reforo Jus.:iiP Crmaw.iv this mnrr
sg counsel submitted argument 'n j
(le Earl Furbte murder case. Clark '
itt. rharg'-d with being The pr.nclpa' '
i Ihe murder. sud Jehu and Mary
lit. his part nts, b< ing charged with
eing con-plrators in the perpetration
f the rirnie, nrre all held to await
le action of the next grjnd jury.
Prosecuting Attorney Walter R laggerty
represented the state, and
.tiorney L. C. Musgrate the defendnts.
Appieation will he made to the f :r
utt court to have John and Mary
tt released on bond
1 WATER AND
TAKE ANTI-TYPHOID'
!"
Mty Needs Cooperation in
Its Fijfht Against
The Outbreak.
11
According (o City lleullh Physi- 11
an Dr. li. L. Crlss. there have h<-e,! e
o new cases of uphold fever in this ,,
Ity within the last few days, at least ^
o newr eases hare been reported to.'
le city health department. |
Dr. Cries urg.s that the citizens of
te city olid the city water as well as '
n> other water, as the city wat.a v
as been adjudged unsafe, owing to
le fact that the city chlorine pknt ,
not in operation at this time, lie J
Im urges that the people take the I
ati-t>plioisl fever serum and states, 1
lat so far the response to the plea I
utt this toxin b? taken has been very i
nail. |
Especially it Is urged that the resi>Dtf
of the Koblnaon street section I
her the typhoid fever scourge Is at I
a worst take the toxin, to boil all.
-inking water, and to swat the ft v. (
Miss Elisabeth Voak, the r. ,i
rons nurse In the employment of the
ty nursing service, visits the tytold
cases In the Robinson strfet
ctlon daily and advises the resiinto
ocs A t Iro nnooaonet. "
..... .... ... .... .... rri..,. mi III la I J |nrutions
to take in order to precent
further spread of the disease.
She is assisted In the work by anher
trained nurse authorised bv flte '
ty Board of Affairs. The Health ?lc- ii
irtnient Is endeavoring In every way I
rsslble to stay a spread r.f the disise,
but needs the cooperation of the c
tzens of the community. In addition h
i the nurses who visit the pitients.
emebrs of the Public Health Ser-,
ce also pay frequent visits to the
rleken homes and advise the par*!
its as to the precautions necessary i |.
i precent a further sperad of the )(
sease.
?j
Hored Delinquent
Dead in Columbus. 0.
Colored people of Fairmont have
>tlf|ed the rlty draft board that thev J,
ive |earned that Clarence Carter, of
llrmnnt. is dead In Columbus. O. I
He was notified to repprt here on '
it trust 5 for entralnment for Camp a
jster. hut did not appear before the ti
ty draft board on that date As
r as the city draft hoard has learn- 0
I he was In civilian life and his name ei
irea's here on the delinquent list. , ir
TYPHOID IN MISSOURI.
Mrs Ethel Bowles, of Brunswick. T
o. who was before her marriage I
thel Reed, of Boothavll|e. writes ,
at there is an epidemic of typhoid
ver at that point and that Lor hosind.
who ts a minister, lur. had three
Iter funerals dafl) Mr.- KnI
ates that she att"ndeu the chau* )(
iqua every night reeeptlj which Is ..
icouraging news for her r< lativea,
<<1 friends as she has not been in
<td health for sev-ital years. | ^
Funeral of Samuel Davit. ' "
Funeral services over the body of e
amuel Davit, whose death occurred 1
rldajr at Davit Ridge. were held on
nndav at the M. E. church by the ti
ev. Tyler of the FarminRton M. E. J
lurch. South. The service* wer.l at- a
inded by a large number of relave*
and friends. Interment was ~
ade In the Davis RldRe cemetery adlining
the church by Funeral Di-.
ictors MusRrave 6 Son.
EL PASO FOLK8 HERE.
Mra. Char.es Shuck and two daughirt,
of El Paso, Texas, are the guests
1 Mr*. Shuck't sitter. Mrs Ray D.
arden, cf 30J Flf;h street.
WANTED.
Firemen and ice fillers.
Applv
MARION ICE CO.
5th St. and Va. Ave.
i the day is over?Ei
tn ^
TODAY'S NttWS TODAY
DMILE
FOCH K1
BETWEEb SI
Rite Mile and a Third Ou
tween t'arlepont a
Stand nn
IK 1,700 PRISONERS
\ttack Began at Six O'clo
Was Soon Over,.
Dis
!Hy Associated Pr???>
PARIS. Aug. 1ft. Between the 01
nd the Aisne Fren< h troops attac
<1 at 6 o'clock last night over a froi
f nearly ten mile* between t'arl
out about four miles east of Rlh
ourt and Kontennr, approximate
ix miles west of Soissons.
They advanced an average distam
f one and one third miles over tl
ihole front, according to the offiri
tatement, issued by the War offi<
oday.
The French have occupied the pi
eau west of Kampeel about sevc
ailes northwest of Fontenoy and tl
dge of the ravine south of Amhigr
ourt. two miles and a half east
.'ampeel according to the statement
Nouvernon -Vingre was captured t)i
housand seven hundred prisoners, i
luding two battalion commander
rere taken in the operations.
IlSH TAKE
IMPUi ID
lathered In 500 derma
Prisoners During the
Operation.
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY I
RANCH, Auk. 19.?(By Associate
teas.I- British troops after rapt.t
IK Outtcrstecne ridge in front of U
jwn of Merrlii have beaten off a \
ious rounter attack and trflictr
eavy losses on th enemy. More tha
DO Germans were captured by tl
ritisb.
The ridge was captured by the Bri
h yesteraav and the Germans coui
tr attacked last night and thlr titon
tg. The position which overlookc
onsiderable Kround held hy the e
my in dideetion of Bailleul now
rmly In British hands.
LONDON. Aiir. 19. Near Me
ille at the apex of the Lya salient tl
iritit.li have made further proKrei
ivs the official statement from Fiei
larshal Ilaie today. Fifty prisopei
nd a few ninrhine guns were ea
jred.
A German counter attack hetwee
mttersteen and Metersen. was hrol
n up by the Itritish artillery the stat
lent says.
?
], & 0, Engineer and
Fireman Killei
(By Associated Press)
GRAFTON. Auk 19 ?KnKlneer W
am Chesflre and Fireman rharb
Itmbali were killed and Flagman C
II Powell suffered injuries when t!
elper enRlne of No. 4 crack B ar
I. St. Loula-Now York flyer left tl
rack and overturned about one ml
ast of NewburR. near this place aboi
I:.10 this morninR.
Th eflaRman was brouKht to On
on hospital and Is in a critical co
litlon. The coaches held the ral
nd no passengers were hurt.
NOTICE
City water unsafe. Boll at!
drinking water until further notice
DR. H. L. t'RISR.
City Physician.
Consult the Union Dentists
for eipert dental services. Oui
prices are reasonable. Offices or
or McCrory S and 10c s'ore M
work guaranteed.
wybody Reads tin
THE WEATHER. ?
Fair tonight; Tuoodiy fair an*
\ PRICE THREE CENTS |
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FRONT
Mil I
BONS AND Nil 1
t of the German Positions Be
nd Fontenoy and Now
High Ground.
INCLUDING 2 COMMANDERS I
ck Last Night and Apparently
According to Today's
natflioc V
j LONDON' 11:20 P. M.) Aug. I?? i
M The French Tenth army which h'jL1
k tacked (icrman position* bttwau the *"i
nt OI>* and Aisne last night haa poBO>.'!
v : trated to an extreme depth of Merip'-i
j two mile*. The enemy machiao sua*
l(?- tiers are resisting desperately and the
Ir (icrman air service also la very active.
St Maidols Trtot, a little ?rtr a alle I
southwest of Itnye, waa taken by the- j
rp French yesterday, according to IP 1
it* , ports front the battlefronL The Ittl I
al also captured the town of BausnlgBM, ~ M
two and t'lree quarter mile* aontk of X
. St. Marg, according to the dlspetehoo. j
The new Punch line ran* froft
Foutenoy to the ridge south of AadigB> I
>n ' court, and from there It nine to NUI* I
1PI peel, w hich the French have anr- I
rounded, and extends to the edge 01
tne Montaghe forest.
?t It passes about 1504 meters south '
of t arle]>onl and gnally Joins the Old ]
ie line north of Travy-le-Val. The
n- French now hold rather ImportOSI
's. high ground to the south Of Aadlgal- j H
1 court.
Li|lJ IE NM I
t mam nam
n Showers About Wedneadtj ?
j day Will Bring: Higher
s WASHINGTON, Aug. 1?.?TMV
. loreeast for the eunj^H H
' week is as follows:
r* North and Middle Atalntlc States
ij - Fair, with temperatures normal ejl
I slightest below first of week. Show- fl
about Wednesday, with fMHH H
,J temperature. On the whole a week .1
i: below normal temperature.
South Atlantic and Eaat tihdR& H
States?Showers first and middle of 5
week in lJarh Gulf Statee and flnt of \
t- week in South Atlantic tSatea and 5
a- Floida. Normal temperature or S
slightly below in South AUimB H
. States first of week.
' Ohio Valley and Teaneeaee?i
aobut middle of weelU^^^H H
H per,it ore normal or slightly beolw.
of Great Lak*a?
portion, fair with rising temperature,
r Monday and Tuesday. Shower* about I
week, with rising H
turo Monday and Tuesday. Ot MB
Id whole tcnipearture sllgthly bdfl
Injured in France,
n Indirei t now a lias been received hardH
k- of the injury of Michael Barry, aoafl
e of J. I) Harry, of this city, Wha to 1H??
n base hospital in France suffering *
from a badly bruised foot. The
conveying the information wna d*t*dj?
July 26. and the last news teciltW^,^
here from Barry was written oa tbawj
i-'tth. when he was about to leave UwKj
hospital, where he had been after bwjflg
ing gas ed on the battlefleld. ll^^H H
is a member of the Sixth regbMHH
|i. t'nited States marines.
c- ...,. ~rrnz^?5^B
3 Notice to Subscribers, I
i- Marion County's Cowh
JI bined Red CroM WlM
I Fund.
lf Payment* of lubacriptioM Vfl
" the fund ran be made la peraaaS
I" or by check at room No. US in
i he 4th floor of the PntaSN|
Huiidinir. Fairmont, W. Va. CbMH
should be mailed to tho WdBM
signed at the above addroaa. Mb
Tune. July and Augnat taatalflM^H
are due and payment lo rt^adieH
R T cr.VNINOHAM, J
Roy 16 yean or over ao MhMfl
ping clerk OpportaaUrT|H
learn bookbinding trade. !
P% to Mr. MUler, raMflKfl
Printing A Puhlishlnjf Oa, 0^^|
ncr Adam* and Qulney atreeta, I
Fairmont, W. Va.
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