ï~~. The allies ty for their ille. Lille, been using s zone just an frontier, d. three miles lately north ai road. in bombardlennes-Metz MANS Zone of ' n the Flan-:.)--(By In-The whole aflame with "nans were renty miles, dtng stores back. tic "crash".ccompanied is morning ins roaring. along the stely allencteel ed ton on land 'arshipe. od French ast reports, illenly fallrate resistew weaker rsed. Much Boches had ree months r destroyed ut the day great volr fromthe was i1lufrom the ughout the extremely oners were Lt some of isera sarmy zing of the arrage fire, ry onrush. I ian guns tillery duel as reported d captured Gitsberg. and were lers. )d to have t field guns and Wevis of the fated a big d Courtrai. 3onds. iter. Â~,n illness o'clock this. i',la Hitt e--was born borhood of her life on is borr. ilnrd her huslive with Hitt. ler L XV. Hitt. -as married rvives her. this union, ry. rst visited the city in forest, and:owth from A bout two a.s stricken ust a year troke, fromt rally. Mrs. as a won h strength ill be an &&&..... & t, eis rue i.ti11.eI IL l, inasmuch as the entire school "s'stem of the city has been closed because of the malady, to take over other school housee when needed for the same purpose, The central high school has been turned intd 'an ideal hospitaL With its modernly equipped kitchen and its sanitary arrangement there is ample provision for at least 500 -beds. A corps of nurses has been obtained from among the teachers and others, and doctors are lending their aid. No charge is to be made for admission to the instltuition. New cases reported Monday put the total of cases into the thousands. There is no way to reach an exact figure as health authorities did not make,orts mandatory until a few days at here is some indication, however, that the epidemic has reached its crest. For the last four days the death rate attributed to influenza has averaged twenty. Baby First Victim. Newbetn. Tenn., Oct. 1.--(Special. --The first victim of the influenza epidemic that has occurred in the Newbern section was the 2-monthsold infant of Murray Fulghum, a farmer who resides near Newrbern. The epidemic has claimed three of Newbern's residents. Buy Fourth Liberty Bonds. XPRESS CLERK HELD S ON LARCENY CHARGE O. II. Richardson, aelerk in the emDloy of the Southern Express Company, was urrested yesterday afternoon by D rtectives McCarver and Giles, and,locked up at the police station on chtarges of grand and petit larceny. Hp arrest climaxed an investigation of' the systematic theft of clothes and other articles from the express office, where he ha.s been employed for the past two years. Among the stolen articles recovered by the officers following the arrest were three silk dresses valued at $65'each, a handsome muff and several shirts. They were found at Richardson's home on Eighth avenue. outh, the detectives say, and have since been identified as stolen goods. Buy Fourth 1Liberty Bonds. JOHN TROTWOOD MOORE TO RECITE TONIGHT Mrs. T. D. Webb. who has charge of the liberty loan booth on Capitol boulevard. has secured a treat for Nashvillians. Tonight at 8 o'clock John Trotwood Moore, one of Tennessees most distinguished authors, will recite one of his poems. In addition Sergt. Jas. DeMeyer, recently returned from te battle field in France. will relate his experiences. It is expected that these speakers will attract the la rgest crowd of the week to the booth. Buy Fourth Liberty Bonds. POPULAR WARTRACE PASTOR COMES HERE Wartrace, Tenn., Oct. 15.--(SpeciaL) -Rev. E. W. Brown, who has been pasteor of the Methodist church here for the past four years, was sent by the conference to South Nashville to a, larger fid Mr. Brown was one of the most popular ministers Wartrace has had for a good many years, and the whole cormunity regrets his going. lIe has been riuch soug-ht after in hi.s district for revival meetings, and has received letters of commrnrdatior from every congregation in town. i3uy Fourth Liberty Bonds. 'A - tractive. naeg t k~P~ 1 New Noveltykl To complete a perfect whole is to possess on -9~-- r4y -oham1i novelty Skirts which in material and design carry out 'same picturesque effect as Suits and Dresses. In stripes, plaids and plain colors. Prices$8,95, $10.95, $15, $21.95 ConaertBuy On Lid'ber Food Bonds 219 FIFTH AVENU NORTH _____'_________.....________._- r,. MEDICAL CHINESE MISSIONARY HERE Dr. W. W. Peter to Address Mission Boards-En Route to France. An interesting visitor at the Methodist Publishing House today is Dr. WV. W. Peter, representing the -Gina Medical Mission Association, who is here to confer with the mission boards of the M. E. Church, South. and the Southern Presbyterian churches. He will address the boards in the interest of health education in China. Dr. Peter is a man of national reputation and his work in China in behalf of bettering the health and sanitary conditions there has been recogn)zed by the government of this country and by the nations of the Orient. The work in behalf of health conditions is recogntzed as being badly needed by the Chinese nation. I)r. Peter will sail for France the latter part of the week for service among the Chinese laboring battalion. there being 200,000 Chinese laboring men in Prance at the present Lime, and fifteen missionaries have been set apart by the boards of the various churches to work among them. -tr. Peter goes under the direction of the Y. M.C. A. BAG TWO CARS AND MUCH WHISKY This still being the opt season for booze blockade runners, several officers from the Upited States.marshal's office shade a good. bag last night. They set out their netf and did not have to wait loug. F. W. Watkins, driving a Cadillac car, ran right 'into it and threw up his'lhands like a man who sees his finish...The driver of the other car, a Studebaker. saw the trap in time to escape, but his car, with its cargo of sevensteen cases of 'whisky. Was taken. One car was coming from' Louisville. thet.fther from Byrdstown, Ky.. Mi both were headed fmr Nashville. The department. of justice row has two. perfectly good cars to add.to.its_ misoeleous colection o rsefafrious.buslW.** t)ns,.an -mill place li t1 e already' xdl'lid vaUlts In th anitd4 Ststes" dit ct to s p tit'fop;ge sis fu r,,., I "FLU" SITUATION IN STATE IMPrROVES The state board of health has sent Dr. Crittenden, of the bureau of sanitation, to Cowan to assist the health authorities at that place in handing the influenza situation. Dr. Olin West, secretary of the board, said his mornS. ing that telegrams received at thele department from various parts of' Atheslate indicated improved coditiofis in the grip situation, except at places where the disease has made its appearance in the last few days., Conditions in Nashville -a d Davidson county, Which comprise tesritory in which the influenza first irnde its appearance in this state, r West said, showed distinct inrprovenreht. Dr. West took occasion to warn people who have suffered or who may suffer attacks from the disease aginSt leaving their beds too soon, for in that, he said, lay the danger of pneumonia. "If you have the grip, go to bed and stay there till you are entirely well," he warns. Buy Fourth Liberty Bonds. Alfred S. Marshall Here. - FOR SALI Or will exchange for Houon Lot,- one of the best caslbu nesses in -Davidson Co..;twii in bad health. " - Phone M. 4889 RH. F."D. No.'8 Woodbine Its l f t 7 1 Sufferers From PUW Alfred S. Marshall, form ri con- trict. The quota for the W nected with the state comptrler's de- was $40,000. A libertyloan" partment, but now In busine s at NewL ag was planned for teda Orleans, is spending a fe days in given up, on account of t Nashville. epidemic. " Doctors Recommend Ment S I As a Preve ve Say Its Use M y Keep Q e -F - There Is noneed for, ala } e 'etive"o.F 'ou., sneeze,. take a little col. yor g er 'W# d5 head 'getd- stopped up, for on. e --/ ".ditions do.- hot indios30 than hakre e a pr x nt taken Infl1uenza or bGrip; - Yu h.-nd oweer et eiHr.,,fo You~~~~~~~~~,t tero,' W~vt' ectif slna ' - "Bi 11/15/2006 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS NEWSPAPER R M