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"f' ji i ir-" ij vn ii I it : ui if it (wu ii ii ii iv ii i ii if ii i " ii it iff ii pa ti ii i i v 41 w i Jitn irfl.no n i mm- im iim ftas &s W W Wv v FRESH HLO BEFORE CAUGHT MW BREATH Allies Sweep Forward With Ruh and Important Woods and Towns Are Taken IS BETWEEN ALBERT French First Army and British Fourth Are Used in Combined Attack Which Is Un- ' . der General Haig WAS SCENE OF GERMAN EARLY SUCCESSES Alonp; Vesle River American and French Troops Have Crossed on Front of Five Miles Between Braisne and Fismes, North of Rheims British Move Forward at Apex of Lys Salient. (By The Associated Press) Giving the Germans no time to . catch their breath after their crushing defeat on the Aisne-Marne front, Marshal Foch has launched a fresh blow against them ina new sector. The attack started at dawn this morning on a wide front In icardy, east and southeast of Amiens. The French first army and the British fourth army are engaged in this new offensive, which is under the immediate direction, of Field Marshal Haig, the British commander-in-chief. Both in Paris and London official statements announce the opening of the attack and report satisfactory progress in its early stages. The field of the fighting is the bert, northeast of AmTens.o east of Amiens, ths front 'oi''iiw6S& cniles. Meager reports f f om the field indicate that the allies have advanced to a depth of about two miles south of the Somme and probably have taken the villages of Marcelcave and La Motte-En-Santerre. It is reported from "Washington that It is not believed American forces are engaged in' the present fighting. Americans were holding the line at Cantigny some time ago, but were' withdrawn and sent to tlie Aisne Marne salient, where they participated in the recent victory over the Ger mans. This new attack, launched jUst three weeks after Field Marshal Foch's masterly couner offensive against the western side of the Sois-sons-Rheims salient, has been expect' ed since Ihe Germans were dtiven back to the Aisne and the Vfde. It was not believed that the allied com- mander would permit the initiative to pass to the enemy after the stunning defeat administered to him along the Marne Foch is known to,be'an of fensive fighter and it has been pre flicted that a new blow would fall on the German lines before they had time tu reorganize their shattered divi sions behind the Vesle and the Aisne. The Germans seem to have had knowledge of the plans of the allied commander-in-chief, for during the last 10 days they have carried out three local retirements in the north ern sectors of their line two of these withdrawals being in the Picardy sa lient, one on each-side of the Albert aJong the Ancre river, and the other along , the Avre river north of Mont didier. It both cases the, enemy re tired to positions before which rivers offer partial protection. The fighting in Picardy recalls the great offensives, carrie'd out there by the Eritish and French in 1916 and -the German "strategic retreat" to the Hindenburg line in February and March, 1917. The Eritish had forced their way during the fall eastward from Albert to the neighborhood of Grand Court, west of Bapaume, and the French were, before Xoyon, almost flirectly to the' south, when In the early months -of IS? 7 the Germans fllscovored that the allies had passed guns and materials for. a major offen sive. Thy then retreated to the Cam- untu 'March 21, 1S18, and from which bral-La Fere fme, which they occupied ! tney launched their llrst great pffen sive of the present summer. " Thf. ;tid Wer which the Jiritish .':- fighting today is familiar ground to them., but fo the south the Frunvh niust fore :.he enemy back from terrl kfiy newjy occupied. during the March orfensivo. Six miles to the eastward they wilf come to the old battleground of Picardy. Wijen the Germans withdrew 1n eDruary and March, 3 917, they i?e- stroyed every house and W STRUCK BOCHES HAD AND MONTDIDIER scene of ; the most pronounced T EXTEND DRAFT I Has AH Men It Needs, Rearj Admiral Palmer Says TOTAL OF ABOUT 430,000 Enlistments in Navy Now to Provide Crews For Mer chant Marine . 200,000 ARE ACCEPTED Will Have No Difficulty in Getting 15,000 a Month Whether Bill Passes ' or Not Washington, Aug. 8. Extensfoh of the dfart system to the navy is not re-, garded as necessary at this time by the navy department. Rear Admiral Palmer, chief of the bureau of naviga tion, told the senate military commit tee today the navy has practically-all the men it needs, and that all enlist ments would not be affected by chang ing the army -draft ages. - . ' Enlistments ,in the navy now-total aporoxmiately 480,000 men, said Ad miral Palmer, who represented Secre tary ra nlels before , the' committee in resporvsc i:o a miuest that a represent tive of the navy advise the'epmmit U regarding the advisability -of amending the pending Administration nanpoVcr bill so as to apply the draft nllka to the army nd navy. Admiral J aimer oiiJiauiou, y untiita In the 'navy Just - now are .n(.'.n,iy to provide crew for the r j,-);' ; marine imu.Mi:.wyu,..rv rnrpoa. -Even-if "the present hlll la h said, that the navy would hivoo difficulty I recruItlng.W.000 men a onth for the merchant, marine and for other purposes. , . " , -- ' "VMtvy- department z is already t i conjunction with thenar ri'ri; rSJSdLng Ue commltteo was w "-r 1 NO SYSTEM INTfl NAVY IIIU t. i m a m m sua k ' bk. mhw. I I IIWUI 11-1 1U UillL.ll IN LARGE NUMBERS Franco-Britisfi Strike Germaris For Three-Mile Depth . PROGRESS FAVORABLE One Hun Division Caught While Coming to Relieve Front Line Troops RESISTANCE IS STRONG Assault Began at Dawn and Success Was - Scored at Once, As Germans Were Surprised . London, Aug. 8. Several thousand prisoners have been taken by the Franco-British forces in their offen sive in Picardy, the Evening Standard learns. According to reports received this afternoon the allies have captured the towns of Moruil, Demuin, Alancourt ana aionancoun, me neignts rest oiJtoun ntv n r-ni!o v Cerisy and the heights south of Mo lancourt. According to advices London the French and British forces,! which attacked this morning in the Picardy sector, have advanced at some points to a depth of more than three miles. The attack must have taken the Ger mans by surprise, as the weather has not been such as would generally be chosen for the commencement of new operations. On Monday there was a continuous downppur of rain along the Ameins front; but advices suite that the Brit ish troops were congratulating them selves that the ground was not as bad as they had experienced in Flanders. On, the Amiens front the men had little trenches in. the wheat iifelds. Thestf trexrehes eanght l:srth1 wafgt that fell into them .and could be easily hailed ouv,-" -The m Germans Tiavir throush local operations by. the Au rallans, -. British Jnd 4 French bee a. forced to 'give up the.ldaof aptui. ing 'Amiens, had fallen .back tobetter defensive positions, and there .the Brit ish and French fell upon thenar at dawn this morning. A very considerable number of vil lages have been captured in the Franco-British offensive and substan tial progress has been made, according to news received here this afternoon. Was Unexpected. , Paris, Aug, 8. The allied attack on the Albert-Montdidier front today ap parently was unexpected by the Ger mans and many prisoners were taKen. One German division was surprised as It., was, coming up to relieve the front line troops. Reports received tup to mid-afternoon indicated that the offensive was progressing favorably. r The average advance was approximately two and one-half miles on a front of slightly more than 25 jhiles. The "allied . advance at some points was more than three miles. -' . Important material has been cap tured by the advancing, troops. - - T'Vio nr(sAnAi fa Iran Hv -th trttlsTi are so numerous that they .are having difficulty in handling them. Woods Taken. With fh British Arm v In France. Aug. 8. In the Mfensive on the front eaisi Of Amiens teday the British haves taken Hahnerwood, Doaa wood an probably have "possession of- the town (Continued oh Page Seven.l TOUR "WAR- ANI 'OTHER QUES- j)o yon know therontlne , of . the soldier's life to camp? ' " Do you know -how trour 'trade; can be nsed to . shipyard, , the; wages paid and how tb apply fojv work? - Over 75,trades are used In shiphnlldin . and yours may xbe; . needea, r , .-r .'- ! Woura you like to. secure copy "of the, latest .congressional State which yon want-i v'r-' Do you know the status ' In tne draft of the college man? -j . V -Dp yon know howto.make-fltt pounds of hangar , do Impounds ot: sweetening? - " - .'X' ' ' - DQ -you know how to put up, grape Juice? - ' - i ;J1 -'."' ji-njCbB Pispatcb maintains, 'Mr bwn expense.' it ,t ,Infonnatloa Bureau to " Washington, p. , O, ii there Is , Anything ' you want to know, ASK AND .EVER POSSI, Bli EEFFOUT WIEXr BE 3IADE, HQ GIVE ' .YOTT f CORRECT Iv FOR3HATIOX. -B sure to enclose a threeCent stamp for, return post age and to write your name and 6A dress plainly .' i ' ' ' : The "Wilmington Dispatch Inf orma - tlon Bureau, Frederick J. Haskin, 1 1 Director, Washington, T. C, "Kpi. mreto send your- letter to Wasljington," JL. v- FROM TO . Thi tfdrth Carolina Good Roads association today indorsed the pro posed military highway connecting Wilmington and Charlotte and unani mously adopted a resolution urging that immediate steps- be taken toward building the highway by federal, state and local co-operation, this marking1 one of the most Important actions by that body of good roads enthusiasts gathered here from all over the state to participate in the second day's pro ceedings of the annual convention of that organization. In addition to the foregoing reso lution there were addresses of high order dealing with matters relating to local , and . trunk highways, fmaking the morning's session by far the mjost interesting of the convention. The secretary of the Virginia high way commission told how the Old Do-? minion state was going about her road building; G. Herbert Smith discussed road building and maintenance in gen eral, especially as it related to the Wilmington-Charlotte highway; Col. 4T. LeRoy Kirkpatrick, of Charlotte, appealed for a highway connecting the s eeanort cltv: a. rousiner addi-Assi HorKthe Charlottft-WilminE-ton Vile-hurnv received lnby ,'jtoes H. Cowan; a discussion .y- federal ai& irf road building as it - fects North Carolina, hy W. S. Fallis; the necessity of co-operation by fed eral, state and county in road build ing, by ifenry G. Shirley, of Washing ton, D. C, and a general outline of the government's policy toward road building in wartime, by . A. R. Losh, engineer from the federal office of public roads, were some of the main features of this morning's session, which lasted until about 1 o'clock. The . convention was opened by Francis D. Winston, of Windsor, who is presiding: , over the sessions of the convention, and opening prayer was led bv Rev! J. A. Sullivan, castor, of Ui2alvAry.lJatfefelnirohw Advice f; Roosevelt Is Not Neededw.the Americans aske$fk rough war Evidences; Teuton Savagery ;H&f && Effect on the :UY'Y5fif!kee Lads RUINS ARE INEVITABLE boll Houie.StamiJEfetil: der ; German Boot With. r Dolls' Fces Ground , - r Into the Floor . Roose-4 velfs Advice o'f'ot to hit soft Js hard- iv needed by- the American tjroops, be- tween Solsscns an d Rheims, says' Ksu- ter's correspoiident on the American front j .There has been no soft hitting on the pat Off the Americans thus fajr, nor 4nclIna11on In that direction. The Germans asked for A rough war" and;-"Dheaven, we are here to see that tljeji get it," Is the remark of one iAnMricTMi Soldier reported by the correspondent who says that the Ger mans;wh01pbght in the Marne salient doutlesslfYealize that fact, -vrtf however, the , correspondent cbhtlnues'HSerman officers insteadof tellmg; thilr'-h9fen lies about 'American barbarians Would refrain from acts which '"produce 'a white heat of Ameri can hbstjlltyf It would be more to their ailvantageThe vast bulk of Ameri can "'soldierefare home men. Gentle and kin dry, things recalling their own hpJnes4n the twest appeal to them as nothing, elsedoes and the Aawful ruin of the -Trehchhomes past which they hav' heen . marching, mile upon mile and.otir ' af tei? hout lias seemed more distressing to many of them than their rowtt tosses;;f 7 - Vv. - v r- "TheVaccent the ruin as inevitable, tiftwevreivin:the'iJerman8 the ben-. ent of, the, douot oui.wneu i we"B up there ruviajsiney-come. upu putabl evidence' of Teutonic savagery It has ' a"-vei different: , effect. r. -An Attiericanrfsihe me adoll house which had been stamped flat undet-a Germarf.; hfeet'witSJ Jheaolis y laid aroundi each with iid, face ground' In to the floor' by- a nailed; GermanheeL , . iThere 'Weremucb..mor ;, horrible things in - the house-dthlngs j beyond description btit thr iAmerlcan rightly X Z-1 1 MTryAtJt1uz4vtrgixila. Stafgh- HIGHWAY CHARLOTTE WILMINGTON way commission, who discussed the manner of building roads in his state, especially dwelling on the methods used by the conventions-In bringing pressure to bear, upon the legislature for suitable laws governing road work. G. Herbert Smith G. Herbert Smith, of Wilmington, chairman of the Wilmington-Charlotte highway committee, discussed in a general way matters relating to the work of the committee in its efforts to put through this project. During his remarks he chided the counties of eastern Carolina for the lack of progress and in road building, declar ing that in the middle and western counties, where conditions were not nearly so favorable to road building as in the coastal plains, better roads were to be found than in the east. However, he said, the east was waking up and would soon join the more pro gressive west, in road building. He urged the people to look well to their opportunities and advocated keeping at home hereafter all those politicians who refused to lend a willing hand in securing suitable road legislation, " in discussing the value of maintaining roads, he cited Brunswick county, which had' issued township bonds and built roads, but had made no provi sion for their upkeep, the result be ing that the roads there are in bad condition. Mr. Smith cfosed by in troducing Col. T. L. Kirkpatrick, for mer mayor of Charlotte. T. L. Kirkpatrick Colonel Kirkpatrick was there with all of the rousements for which he is justly celebrated In Piedmont Caro lina, and he did .not mince words in advocating building better roads. After -delivering himself of ,an intro ductory calculated to arouse patriot ism in this time . of - national ; "stress the, speaker took hp the tnatter of road building -It Is time to "shop talking ne Tec' - - - - : cult e - id' iSiXT ivtmw.... tr-... a 1 ,A.r..tr,-,.,,-ir.. p . .-.,ufl ,yi,.Til,llf .,r.,r -i , r , - . Plays On Friendly Feeling in England and United States POSSIBLE ABOUT FACE Employing Her Old Method of Blackmailing ' Her J Allies, t Says Carapanbs MlUTArllSiVl ISARDENT v Must Not Forget Greek Army ' la'FiglSgn Macedonian frcM tovenpVic w Jtims pfBulokrs Athens ,Augt " 8. Bulgaria; is e e&;gyb&6 offensesychroniz t iBtithil i34rman mov ent in the Cfairapanps, former minisfer of foreign affairs. She is . playing- particularly tipon the friendly sentiment existent, at least, in te. part in Great Britain and the TJnited States, he "asserts. The rumors of a possible about-face on the- paft,of Bulgaria have been confirmed by Michalakopojous; our minister of agriculture, who has re turned from London whither he went v if on a special mission' declares M. Car- apanos in an interview printed in the Messenger of this . city. . "Bulgaria is employing her.old method of black mailing her fillies, Jn !,order, .to obtain the largest p'ossible sections of the ter ritories of her neighbor, and is exploit ing tfle eternal philo-Bulgar illusion in America and England, a proceeding which has been employed.; particular ly of late." ' v M, Carapanoa recalls the "deplor able vconsequehc of - the Volcanic il lusions among the' entente nations in the past which- weakened the confi dence of Greece in' the entente.. He pays: - ''',.-... -' "Three years of war have shown J-cleariythe artful and brutal- policy of Bulgaria, as wll as her ardent mili tarism, the purpose of which is to ac- fcempUsh destrucBon .and gain ultim ate-dominion by violence, -it is tc ne hoped that by this time the powers khQw how to appreciate Its-true value the pretended . repentence'of 3ulga- ria" ; ' f- tt- lave stress on-'th necessity, for th stnallei Balkan allie JhSl, auestion be clarified. . ' A- WILSON IS TAKE CONTROL OVm FS OFFENSIVE ; NO! YET STARTED Nibbling Tactics For Purpose of Wearing Germans Down WATCH FOR BLUNDERS Foch to Avoid Final Test. Un til America's Millions Are Ready IS DIRECTING GENIUS Allied Armies in Far Better Position to Delay Eight or . Ten Months For the Big Clash By FRANK P. MORSE. -Washington, D. C, Aug. 6. Wide spread belief in this country that the present operations on the western front have attained the proportions of a real jLHied drive is not supported by information in the possession of Amer ican 'military experts here.. .On the contrary. ?war department officials, in sist that Gehral' yoch.-is mefejy car4 rying out tne pians,ne zormuxac&a ysen. betomcliudendosauncheahls'j cTensives f.:n: V' '.: ft 4m i. es aga,ins3Uhe Frenchland Brjl- Ml rte;CtX :TsIsT,enflyefrred.ito fasateft?iiibTtt ff?bhllng iae lift VeMtfel E-O rifsthe GefmSii waV me&itter.thwsiifeh A." process of attrition. They content piate, aiso, xne grasping oi every 'ac vantage offered: eyJhftnges in the pati tie lines to put he enemy at.a severt disadvantage..' iTf the German leaders should commit a"seriousbTunder, how- eer, or if the morale oi the German armies should Buffet a sudden serious reduction, it goes without saying- that Foch would immediately convert his fabian policy into the major offensive which eventually will bring a complete victory to the allies. " - The directing genius of the French," British and American forces has, ac cording to "war department experts, given repeated demonstrations , of his intention to avoid a final test of strength with the central powers untif the arrival of fresh millions from the (Continued on Page Seven.) NO AMERICANS IN NEW ALLIED DRIVE Washington, Aug, 8. So far as known 4iere "early today no American divisions' .were involved in the. jTranco Bitishthrust south and southeast of Amiens. American troops formerly in the Cantigny sector, where the first American attacks resulted In the cap ture .of the town of Cantigny, are un derstood to have been' withdrawn many weeks .rfgo. The troops who captured Cantigny have been, engaged in the fighting In the Aisne-Marne salient. Some Amer ican units are brigaded with" British units and may be participating in the new blow struck by General Foch. It Is also possible that Americans are with thja French first army. DECLARES BOLSHEVIK REGIME AT AN END Kandalaska, .Russian Lapland, Wed nesday Aug. 7. The government of the "country of the north," recently established at Archangel after a revo lution against the hplsheviki, has"ad dressed a proclamation to the people of the district,' declaring the bolshevik regime at an end and announcing that the new government has taken up the' duty of governing the region. I "The power of the , bolshevikl s ended," the proclamation begins. "Because of the treason to the coun try committed at Brest-Litovsk.;-because of famine, the failure to 'recig-: niz6 the rights and? liberties of the country; because of .pillaging, .illegal shootings and constant arrests, the porei of the. so-callefi jsoviet, of trait or and criminals If . past. The repre sentatives of the socalled peoples' gov ernment" have fied. . '. ..j"At the . present moment, inthe,. trests. ot all Russians we -take upon Ourselves th duty of governing the eduntry of th north." :: ' ASKED - TM 1 CUi SJiSiSjmk ; .- - - n'v . .1 i - To Destroy the Monopoly bt pwirt, Armour, Wilson, Etc. REPORT OF COMMISSI Based on Hearings Held Re cendy in Many 'Cities and Made Public MANIPULATE MArlKETS If Underlying'Evils AreRbdt-. ed Out Whole Structure of Conspiracy and Mo nopoly Must Fall .. Washington, Aug. 8. Government acquisition and control of all the prin- r cipal stockyards, cold storage plaatt l and warehouses and both refrigerator ' & and cattle cars, has been recommend- ,r? ed to the president by the federal traded' commission to destroy a monopoly v4 . which it declares Swift and company, 'V Armour and company, Morris anil x company, Wilson and company; Ing;- and the Cudahy Packing company z -. ercise, not only over the meat indurtrV v ; - of the country, but other hecesaarjrMiv iooa supplies. -"?..';-v"'j-i-, The commission's report-'rf f i upon exhaustive; .hearings : cule4 f i recently in-tmAneitia anA wsa piiblic todajr through the white hooM'I It hatf .heen in the hands of h prasU ' . dent since July and it waV'expIalxisd - tnar.ifc nan not 4een-:nrviotay7laKiid ft "because- t-pfesfde jv lfiLd. irste'to 1" fc puesict?tU1ntowBation Bajsing-'iti staMmnf pozls gwtTA Volunf' of "TidBhee Axaxamehui-cliro i- companies "has been and IsVbelng univ Manipulate livestock marlcet al-supplies of food : i . . '06ntrol the prices of dressed 'meats?.' and other foods; ' ' "l)efraud both the producers of food and consumers; , - . "Crush effective competition; "Secure special privileges from rafl , roads, stockyard companies and mu j nicipalities; and, "Profiteer;. , "While we have found," salfl thei; commission's report to the preatdent.J and will disclose to you n lntrieate. fabric of "monopolies, controls! e6m binations, conspiracies and Restraint, j which would seem' to Indicate a slm (Continued! on Page -Seven)' NdBTH CAROLINA GETS FEDERAL FUND Each State Atted Part of $2,307460 For Voca tional Education Washington, -Aug. t -Apportionment to each state of the federal fund of $2,307,460 for vocational education in 1918-19 has been announced by the federal board for vocational education. The funds are made available on the condition that each state shall dupll- I cate tne amount aiiottea. xne money must be spent as follows For agriculture, $782,5751 ' tradv home economics and industry ,( $7 94, 463: teacher training, $730,421. TThe allotment by state follows: ' i Maine, $17,920: New Hampshire, j $16,000; Vermont, $15,000; Massachu- j, setts, $86,138; Rhode Island, $19,304; j Connecticut, $31,245' New York, $226,- j 343; New Jersey, . $2,776; Pennsyl- V vania, $186,786; Delaware, $15,000; j Maryland, $31,250; West Virginia $28,- J 417; Ohio, $115,622; Kentucky, $55.- 701; Michigan, $67,639; Indiana, $64. 578; Wisconsin, $55,843; Illinois, $137,- 581; Minnesota, $49,557; Iowa, $?2,- j 530; Missouri, $78,775; North Dakota, i $17,808; South Dakota, $17,708;, Ne- J braska, $28,014; Kansas, $39,867; Ok lahoma, $38,655; Montana, $15,000; Wyoming, $15,000; Colorado, 19,273; New Mexico, $15,000; Idaho, $1M0; Utah, $16000; Arizona, $15,000; Ne vada, $15,000;' Washington, $27,614; Oregon, $16,152; California, $58,021; . Virginia,-$4 8,288; North Carolina $51,- tl91; South Carolina, $36.1S9; Georgia, $60,948; Florida, $18,857; Tennessee, $51,011; Alabama, $48,765; MIssissip-r pi, $42,888; Arkansas, $37,874; toui" jiana, ?3S,uet); Texas, i,ooi... , $5091 my 'AT; ;-.'.'' i",..'. 1. &2 i -a r -if Continued on Page Bi i y .' - '. ' ) :" , 1 1 ' ' J 1. J ' ' , X - , ' I , ,.'(.1 ' i , J ' . f . t . -i' !: Ia Ml t
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