ISfAT
WEATHER.
North and South Car
olina: Generally fair
today and tonight;
slowly rising temper
ature. ' .
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After Desperately Struggling
All Yesterday Enemy is
Held Everywhere
LATEST FIGHTING
FAVORS THE ALLIES
Mount Kemmel's Loss is Not
as Serious as First Thought,
and British and French are
Holding to Other Points.
The loss of Mount Kemmel has ev
idently failed to disorganize in any
way the Allied resistance in the Ypres
region. The. line, in fact, seems to
have stiffened since this isolated
height was taken by the Germans,
and the enemy, after a day of des
perate struggling yesterday, found
himself held fast everywhere.
Locre, west of Mount Kemmel, and
Voormeselle, two miles South of
Ypres, were the- chief points under
attack by the Germans in their vain
ffiort to develop their success of the
previous day. At each, although the
fighting fluctuated during the day,
the enemy failed to gain his objec
tives and today is no further ad
vanced toward them than he was yes
terday morning.
The French fought with great gal
lantry in the Locre sector, inflicting
severe losses on the enemy in his
four attacks, the last of which car
ried him into the village. Last even-!
ine the French counter-attacked vig-1
orously and regained the place.
The British were no less stubborn
in their defense of Voormezeele, at
which point they were obliged to hold
fast if the line curving to the East j
and North, around Ypres, was not to
be abandoned. Today found then
still in- possession of -the village, an4
holding fast in the wood" on the ridge
Southwest of the town. Several hun
dred prisoners were taken by the
British in this fighting. -
There seems a quite general dispo-
I sition on the part of military observ-.
ers to forecast the eventual abandon-;
ment of the Ypres salient as the re-i
suit of the fall of Mount Kemmel. ;
If has been pointed out by the Brit-j
ish war office that this result will
not necessarily follow. It is likewise!
hZZ' Li.i
the taking of Mount Kemmel has not
destroyed the defensive value of the
range of hills to the West, from
which, it stood out and which have
been referred to as the backbone of
the Flanders position. Meanwhile the
cost in men to the Germans in the
progress they have made without
1
winning more than a tactical advan- mark the greatest progress in the de
tage has been enornvws. velopment of fire arms since the in-
On the Somme battlefroht the situ- ventlon of aowder" 'in a euloeistic
ation has worked still more in favor i enUOn r I9waer' ln a eulogistic
of the Allies. The re-capture of Vll-1 article sent out by the semi-official
lers-Bretonneux and it s dominating j Wolff Bureau and published in . the
high ground by the British has made German newspapers under a - Berlin
?1S6T nISl?ri,1f0Atbeidlt' on Ma-" 28. The Wolff dia
outh, extremely precarious and they; t h fr.11nwR.
have already lost part of the village. pa.: wsu enemies are rackin?
London reports a further advancement n am ULeieSt5I
of the Allied line last night in this .brf ns to solvf? th T f
sector. An: attack by German tanks
was broken up by the British fire
More than 900 prisoners were taken
by the British in this fighting.
TO PUBLISH NAMES
OF CAPTURED SAMMIES
Amsterdam, April 27. A Berlin
C'spatch says that the names of the
100 i . ni
Americans wnom uie wumu
jeport they captured in the recent at-ja
up"n oeicneprey m iu ot. -
'"i secior win ue puuiisueu jjx
Gazette Des Ardennes, a German prop
aganada organ published in French.
This will be done, the dispatch says,
because doubts have been expressed
'-Uside of Germany that prisoners in
number were taken.
SOUTH CAROLIN A hg.. ..
Columbia, S. C, April 27. ResoHv
s affirming the loyalty of South
Carolina to the nation were ot be in
trr'luced at the meetings of Demo-
Htbs in every precinct in the
. , till li-W T V A ' - 0
--. ;oday to perfect organization , portance on tne course of the war,
-a primary in August at which aj d iperhaps for peace, than the 42
1 n.ied States Senator, to succeed Sen mortars "
' " r. it. i mman, a irovernor ami j
si! other State and county officers are
Rfm. r . . JS '
n chosen. Control of the party
Machinery wilt be determined by to
dy's club meetings. The contest ig
'pen tvro factions. thS adherents
of former Governor Cole L. Blease, j
1,1 IS a Cinrliflntn fn-r thfi TTnitP.fl
?tn-1es Senate, and those who are op
to hi mand his policies. .
Fth0rr!H' d-: a
A?t via mv ..r,A..
;;'nted ,hi3 morning that Baron j
nondda had resigned Iht office of
?''eh food controller;. bHn.e of il!
0-b A V
. v.ere confirmed tonight. - It Is
- u. nowevcr. ha hi? resignation .
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W-Wl CGNTAiNS 103 NAMES lSB
It llH Eleven Killed in Action, Died S k., Jff. i
1 & fWm of Accident 4, Died of '
P l- "4; M'J Disease 2 - k- $
mmmfrm . m ed as follows: a -vmto -i
wmmmmmmMmi missmg m action, 2. t
"BIG CHIEF OF THE LITTLE
"PEOPLE" MAKES ESKIMOS
HAPPIER AND BETTER
The high type of the Eskimo of today !
is tne result of the painstaking ef-;
forts of over a quarter of a century of
wiiiiam i nomas i-iopp, cniei or tne Croix.
Alaska Division of the United States i Died of accident: Lieutenants Thos.
Bureau of Education, and known J. Mooney, Charles S. Williams, Wag
among the Eskimo tribes as the "Big: oner Fred Bonyea. Private John Coch-
Chief of a Little People." He has
sole charge of the educational f ea-j
mres mac nave ueen-uereov uy me ,
Upiernment to Ms people
Copyright, Clinedinst, from
Under-
wood -& Underwood.
OF
THE LONG RANGE GUN
1
Declares it is the Greatest Pro-
gress Since Invention of
Gun Powder
New York, April 27. "The German
people are informed that the long
range guns new, bombarding Paris
CLr , "T. -:.,."!
i bombarding Paris. They believe
they have found the solution in an
Austrian long barell cannon.
"In view of these reports it must
be stated that for this latest war
weapon which, with its long range
and accuracy of aim represents the
greatest progress in the development
of firearms since the invention of
powder we have to thank solely Ger
man science, German technic and Ger-
iviwaua j.
j The cologne Gazette of March 31.
capy of which hag been recelvefl
heTQf in an article .headed: "The 120
Kilometre Cannon," says:
"The 42-centimetre mortars in Au
gust, 1314, smashed fortresses which
up until then had been considered as
modern and impregnable, At thit
moment there began n new period of
the .instruction of stresses.
"The 31st of March, 1918, brougght
the technical wonder of the 120 kil
ometre cannon and with it the be
ginning of a new era in the history
f frn at motion of cannon whlli
iwwava nA nf faT. a-rfia.tr im.
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AMBULANCE MEN
WIN WAR CROSSES
Paris, April 17. Eleven American
ambulanee men have won the war
cross by gallant services performed
during the -battle now in progress.
Lieutenant Ralph Richmond, com-
Imandlns section 642, with Sergeant
.umna ueeoe, vx. u. uamo,
James, B. A Littl field and John J.
Frennig, wer cited Itx oglstir.
terms o? carrying away wcttnd;
hm7 froTT, nositions right uc against
me fro :Wmonmi LJl
ne encs w .
GERMANS ARE
PROUD
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WILMINGTONrNORTH CAROLINA, SATURDAY: AFTERNOON, APRIL 27, 1918.
CASUALTY LIST
Washigton, April 27. The casualty
list today contained 103 names, divid
ed as follows:
Killed in action, 11; died of acci
dent, 4; died of disease, 2; wounded
severely, 47; wounded slightly, 37;
missing in action, 2.
Twelve officers are named in the
casualty list issued today. Lieuten
ants John D. Arnett and Charles R.
Long were killed in action; Lieuten
ants Thomas J. Mooney and Charles
IS. Williams died of accident; Captain
John T. English and Lieutenants
Clemejit. A. Fogerty, Richard R. Fur
long and Harvey C. Updegrove were
severely wounded. Lieutenants Wil
liam F. Andrews, Edward I. Denio
and Samuel A. Tyler were slightly
wounded. Lieutenant Andrew S. Rob
inson is reported missing in action
and Captain William J. Farrell was
sngnuy wounded.
The list follows:
Kiled in action: Lieutenants John
D. Arnett, Charles R. Long, Sergeant
Edward J. Beatty, Corporals Harry F.
Ditmars, Edward P. Wing, Privates
Charles D. Cosma, Frank Durwin.
Bernard T. Fitzsimmons, Eric G.
Hedquist, Abe Koser, Henry A. La
'rane.
Died of disease: Private Sam Ger-
raan. Charles Nallls,
Severely wounded : Captain John T,
English, Lieutenants Clement A. Fo
gerty, Richard R. Furlong, Harvey C.
Updegrove, Sergeants Clovis L. Des
aulmiers, Charles L. Gilbert, George
M. Parks; Corporals James J. Hender
son, Charles J. Hill, William F. Sh.y
an. Samuel Tobias; Cooks Andir
H. Broadhurst, Leon Robertson; Wag
oners Russell Drury. Richard M.
Land; Privates Clarence P. Adoue,
Charley P Bays, William Beckwith,
Aloysus J. Brown, John R. Cannon.
Domenico Capuzzi, Brodie Caywood,
j Manuel O. Correia, John W. Dill, ,To?m
J. Giles, John M. Grattan, Herbert W.
Hopper, Joseph Jordan, Joseph Ka?h
er, John Knopf, Joseph Laugius, Oney
E. Lanciault, Archie C. Lensi, DavlJ
E. Marshall, Alphonso Meder, An
drew F. Offutt, Ray E. Palmer, Mar
tin Peterson. afederick C. Raissi,
Johnnie H. Roddy, Louis Selvitella,
Benny Smith, Raymond E. South,
John B. Spallone, Nick Spano, Abe
ZimmermaV Andrew F. Zint
Slichtly wounded:
Lieutenants William F. Andrew;-,
Howard I. Denio, Samuel A. Tyl'?r;
Chaplain William J. Farrell; Ser
geants John G. McCormiek, Kennith
W. Squire; Corporals Elton M. Alleu,
John W. Bowyer. Charles G. Mora
ban; Mechanic Hugo H. Metzlr;
Wagoner John A. Mulhern; Privates
Charles J. Allen, Andrew Anasta3co,
James A. Babcock, George L. Ba-?.d-low,
George H. Barnes, Alfred L
Chagnon. Harry Collins, Ralph Cook,
Joseph Corcoran, Arthur Cruz, Myron.
D. Dickinson, Antonio Di Gianfran
cesco, Van O. Eastland, William El
liott, Gaige E. Foote, John Gill, Alfred
A. Hansen, Bernard F. LaFleche,
Stanley Narkum, James Pappos, Geo
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS. SEND MORE FIELD-SECRETARIES' TO FRANCE. The men In tnis group are
xkctzTK men in this erouir arethp field secretaries of the Knlehts o' Columbus who are going to serve
i , rrv, nhnnrni1
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THREE NOTED DIRECTORS OF Y.
M. C. A. PHYSICAL EDUCATION
DIVISION SERVING AMERICAN
FORCES. tjpt George . J. Fisher, of
the Y. MI heading the drive to
send 600 phys4cal directors war zone
before Octpper.-
Center, Fred, Jacklitsch, the veteran
baseball tatchf, who played with the
Boston Natlotrals.
Bottom, ,Pi&tt Adams, one of Amer-
ica's OlympiCk.champions, jumper and !
all round athlete.
Underwood & Underwood
RECORDS MADE BY
AMERICAN AIRMEN
Paris, April ;27. The standing of
American a.v.tors based on the num
ber of adversaries shot down to date
follows: - f
Major Raoh Lufbery, 18; Major
Wmiam' Thft?fii .Ueutenant SYank
Charles Biddle, 2, and Sergeant Ver
non Booth, Sergeant August Grehore,
Second Lieutenant Henry Grendelass,
Sergeant Hitchcock. Lieutenant Friest
Lamer, Sergeant David Putnam, Ser
geant W. A. iVellman, Lieutenant Al
len Winslow, and Lieutenant Douglas
Campbell, one each.
Showers and Warmer.
Washington, April 27. Showers the
first of the week, with ' temperature
above normal, and again the last of
the week, are forecast for the South
Atlantic and East Gulf States' for the
week beginning toniorrow.
Interned Steamer Burned.
Bogota, Colombia, Friday, April 26.
The German steamer Prlnz Eitel
Friedrich, which has been interned
atPuerto Colombia, was burned and
sunk at her anchorage there today.
The steamer was owned' by the Hamburg-American
line and displaced 4,650
tons.
Three Meatless Days.
Paris, April 27. The introduction
of a system of -three .meatless days a
week is announced in an official note.
It is explained that the gradually
dwindling reserves of frozen meat,
the necessity of feeding part of the
American army and occasionally of
supplying the wants of other allies,
force the government to draw ijjiore
and more on French cattle stocks.
A. Perigny, George J. Prefontaine, Pe
ter Radouloyitch, Harley R. Richards,.
Raymond E. Smith, Ralph Stebbins.
Missingg In action: Lieutenant An
drew S. Robinson;. Private Edward P.
Maher.
v wbm Anria
NORTH CAROLINA'S
TOTAL IS $13,900,000
Boy Scouts Today Take the
Field Country Must Do
As Well in Next Seven
Days as in Past 2 1
Washington, April 27. Partial re
ports on Liberty Day sales in the
Third Liberty Loan campaign today
raised the subscription total for the
country to $2,113,998,350.
This represented an addition of
$78,000,000, and only partial reports
from yesterday's intensive canvass.
"Committees throughout the coun
try, dissatisfied with the national
jshowing thus far," said the headquar
ters review today, "settled down to
the hard grind of the last seven days
campaign. Hope was expressed that
as many subscriptions may be taken
within the next seven days as have
been taken in the last 21. If such a
result Is not achieved, little more
than the $3,000,000,000 minimum
sought by Secretary McAdoo will be
subscribed and the result of the cam-
paign will be a great disappoint
ment."
Kansas, New Mexico, Mississippi,
Idaho and Southern California were
added to the honor roll of States and
districts which have exceeded their
quotas.'
A Boy Scouts' army of about 420,
000 took the field throughout the coun
try today to glean pledges in the final
days of the campaign period.
Hawaii has subscribed $4,350,000,
exceeding its quota by 17 per cent.
Liberty Day 'stimulated sales in the
Sttehmond flfttrict. Maryland's . total
$21,500,000; West Virginia, $8,000,000;
North Carolina, $13,500,000; South
Carolina, $7,800,000, and the District
of Columbia, $9,500,000. Richmond
has gone far over the top.
NEW MOVE IN BEHALF
OF
Court to Be Asked to Remove
Sentence and Grant New
Trial
San Francisco, April 21 Removal
of the death sentence imposed upon
Thomas J. Mooney, a complete set
ting aside of all previous proceedings
in his case, and a new trial for him,
will be moved in court next Thursday
on the CTOund of wilful fraud and
malfeasance in office on the part of
District Attorney Charles M. Fickert,
and his assistants, it was announced
here today by Maxwell McNutt, at
torney for the condemned man.
Mooney was convicted of murder
in connection with the preparedness
day bomb explosion here on July 22,
llfrB. McNutt said his notice to quash
tne enure proceeumgs ogcuuav
ney would be filed in the Superior
Court later today when Mooney ap
peared to be re-sentenced to death by
Judge Franklin A. Griffin. It, was ex
pected that McNutt's action would
postpone the re-sentencing of Mooney
and open a new legal fight.
rnnvrir,t ' rrndprwnnd & Underwood,
THOMAS
MOONEY
'S IN COUNTER
ATTACKS
PART LOST
1HE LONG RANGE GUN
DESTROYED BY SHELLS
French Artillery Located the
"Bertha" and Soon Put Her
Out of Commission
Paris, April 27. A description of
the destructiaon by French artillery
of one of the long range cannon
with which the Germris have been
bombarding Paris is published today
by the Petit Parisien.
All the signs that Bertha (a French
r..:.tcname for the big German guns,
referring to Bertha Krupp) was going
to fire, had been noticed. The smoke
curtain had gone up. All around there
was a chorus of loud reports. Un
doubtedly Bertha and two or three
hundred 76-milimetre naval guns were
all firing simultaneously to disguise
the whereabouts of the big cannon.
"After a short pause the firing was
resumed. This time 10 navfir guns
supplied the obligate French obser
vers were on the lookout, however,
and French guns opened lire in their
turn. The aviators signalled quickly
that the result of the first salvo was
most promising. Two heavy shells
exploded 250 yards North of the bl;
gun, tearing up the railroad tracks
leading to the concrete gun platform..
The firing was continued, getting clo
ser and closer, until finally two enor
mous shells went through the camou
flage. Two formidable explosions
were heard and the discomfited Ger
mans saw Bertha damaged beyond re
pair, with a rent 50 feet long in the
barrel
"The aviators reported that they
could see plainly through the camou
flage two gapping craters in the plat
form.
French, gunners then set about
preparing to destroy the third, Bertha
w v TXir JcS
for shells arrived Jn Paris again dur
ing the small hours, of the night."
NO ESSENTIAL CHANGES
ON THE STOCK MARKET
The Principal Activity of the
.Week Was in Low Price
Specialties
NO ESSENTIAL
New York, April 27. Apart from
the activity and strength of low
priced specialties, this week's stock
market recorded no essential changes.
Trading was once more held in check
by the renewal of fighting on the
Western front and representative is
sues moved within narrow areas.
Inquiry for war stocks such as
oils, fertilizers, tobacco and minor
equipment emanated from pools for
the most part, some of those shares
gaining 2 to 5 points largely at the
expense of the short interest.
United States Steel fluctuated with
in wo poin radius, although the gen
eral belief is that prevailing divi
dends will be maintained at new
week's quarterly meeting of the direc
tors. Opinions differ as to ,tjie .San
dal statement than to be issued.
Rails were under slight but steady
pressure, further postponement of div
idend action by the St. Paul system
emphasizing the delay in arriving at
satisfactory settlement of contracts
with the government. j
The Libery drive in no appreciable
degree affected local monetary condi
tions, call and time loans easing. For
eign exchange continued stable except
for another collapse in Italian rates,
due in a measure to speculation. Ex
change on Amsterdam and the Scan
dinavian countries was scarcely dis
turbed 14 the threatened rupture be
tween Holland and Germany.
MARCH NAILS ANOTHER
GERMAN FALSEHOOD
MARCH NAILS
Washington, April 27. Semi-official
German statements charging that
American aviators were being carried
to France on hospital ships, register
ed as ambulance corps men were for
mally denied today by Major General
March, acting chief of staff. Gen
eral March branded the .reports as
incredible falsehoods. He said
no American fighting men, either av
iators or of any other arm, had ever
been registered at ambulance or oth
er non-combatant troops.
The German statements were con
tained Is Wolff Bureau telegrams
published in Holland saying that pa
pers captured by the Germans on Am
erican aviators shot down behind-the
German lines proved conclusively
that American airmen were carried
tq France on hospital ships. The de
nial by General March supplements
dehtala bv ' British officials.
PRICE FIVE GENTS
R
'AIMED
Further Advantages Secured ixk 3
E
GROUNm
the Haneard-Villers-Rrt- -Hi:
tonneux Sector
ENEMY ASSAULTS
e
WERE GENERALLY HELD
Germans Hurled Forward
Heavy Attacks, Only to Bet
Thrown Back by British and.j'. ?f
French, and Losing Prisoners :
London, April 27. Continuing thef V-g
counter attacks on the front East offctif
Aiumus, iuw Aines nave gameu iun
ther advantages' in the Hangard-VII
A il A 111 1 . - ! J M I ' '
lers-Bretonneux sector, it is an
nounced officially.
The French have iecaptured posU
tions from Locre to LeClytte in Flan I 1 1
1 TTT 1 ! r 1 Tf . ' 1
aers, west oi xvioni ivemmei. J
n. ..... . t. 1 vfS3
m ne ngnting on tne J ianaers iron 7 .1
North of the Lys was -very severej- ';-
The enemy advance was held at all .
Doints. Heavv losses were inflicted 1
ii.. .1 t : ..-aas s
The (Iprmana ma do a hm attaiVh ? : '1 iM
was a long battle for Voormezeele,,
two miles South of Ypres, which the
British retained, taking hundreds of 4 i
prisoners. , . . ? ;
"There was great artillery activity,:? .
on both sides during the night on the-. -
whole battlefront North of the
river. The fighting m this area
teraay was very severe, uie enemy, j m.
making repeated and aetermined at--j K
tempts to develop the advantaged ty. f t.
gained by him on the previous day. -fUxlf
After many hours of fluctuating bat- jifp i ''A
tie, enemy's advance was held at ally;?v
points. Heavy casualties were sut- ( .A 1 11 f J
fered by his troops in the course o; .!iljJ?
his many unsuccessful attacks. ! - '
"The enemy's assaults on tbJ-tpi H
French positions from Locre to IA
jlence and. after three attacks TiadTT;
been Deaten on wita greai iobs 104; : rPJ't
him. his trooDS succeeded at Vihe f & SV' i?
fourth aitempt in carrying the vU" ,
lage of Locre. In the evening our Al
lies counter attacked and drove the i ,r f j
the village. At other points all the j
enemy's attacks were repulsed.
"Fierce fighting took place NortH
of Kemmel village and in the neigh
borhood of Voormezelle, which, after
a prolonged struggle, remains in the
hands of our troops. In the afternoon
the enemy again heavily attacked our
positions at the ridge wood, South- i
west of Voormeteele, and was com- i
pletely repulsed. Some hundreds were
captured by us ln this fighting. J
"Local fighting also took place yes- '.
terday afternoon on the Lys battle
front ln the neighborhood of Given. ,
chy, as a result of which 40 prisoners ,
were captured by us.
"South of the Somme the fighting
continued during the afternoon to the
advantage of the Allied troops, ln the
Hangard-Villers-Bretonneux sector. Que 3
line was again advanced at certain ;
points and a hostile attack with
tanks early ln the afternoon was!
broken up by our fire and failed to
develop. The number of prisoner;
captured by us in this area is over.!
900. i
"Successful raids were carried out
by us during the night in the neigh
borhood of Arleux (Northeast of Ar
ras), and in the Vieux-Berquin sector
(Southeast of Hasebrouck). we cap
tured 20 prisoners.
On the remainder of the front there
Is nothing to report."
DISCHARGES JURY J
IM 17 A CTM A M f tQT .
11 ' -J". a iTArxi
New York, April 27. The jury la
the case of Max' Eastman and others
associated with him in the publication
of alleged seditious articles in the
Socialist publication, The Masses, re
ported today it had been unable to
agree. - i
United States Judge Hand discharg- i
ed the jury "which had been out 40 1-2 : ?
hours. The defendants had been in- !
icted under the espionage act and
were accused of conspiring to defeat
3
the operation of the draft act.
BRITISH CASUALTIES GROWING
London, April 27. Casualties In
the British ranks reported this
week totaled 18,369. The losses
were divided as follows :
Killed or died of wounds: offi
cers, 408; men, 2,661.
Wounded or missing: officers,
2,071; men, 13,229.
)espite the heavy fighting for
more than a month past, the Brit
ish casualties reported are only
now beginning to approach the
high figures for week after week
last year, when the British were
on the offensive on the Western
front. The increase recently has
been on the average of 50 per cent.
each week over the ,week preced
ing. Last week the aggregate was
12,368 and the week previous 8,129.-
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