THE GREAT WAR
DAY BY DAY.
(Associated Press Summary.)
FRIDAY'S EVENTS.
Having failed in ell their direct
attacks by land to break the Rus
sian front and capture Riga, Rus
sia's principal naval base and ar-!
senal on the Baltic, the possibility
that the Germans are now prepar
ing for an offensive by land and sea
is forecast in the maneuvers of their
torpedob< at destroyers, submarines
and mine sweeping trawlers in ad
jacent waters and in aerial attacks in
the Gulf of Riga itself.
Forty airplanes of the enemy have
winged their flight over the waters of
the gulf, dropping bombs. Ninety of
these missiles were loosed Thursday
upon Russian warships and harbor
works . nd raids were also carried out
against islands in the gulf. What dam
age, if any, resulted, is not stated in
the Russian official communication.
Neither the Russian nor Berlin war
office has announced the recommence
ment of infantry of infantry activity
in the marshy district west of Riga,
where recently the Germans made ad
vances, although Berlin says that
northwest of Dvinsk, in the region of
Illukst, the Russians have taken the
offensive and are carrying out raiding
operations. The situation on the other
sectors of the Russian front has not
changed materially.
The Italians are still making gains
on the Bainsizza plateau, north of
Gorizia, and also have renewed their
ofensive on the C'arso plateau. More
than GOO additional Austrian prison
ers and five machine giMis have been
captured in the Bainsizza region.
?outh of this region, on the dominat
ing peak of Mnnt Snngabrelle, more
ground has been taken.
On thj Carno the big Carproni nir
planes are aiding in the attack.
Asido from artillery duels which are
violent at Various points along the
front held by the British and French
troops in Belgium and France, only
minor operations are taking place.
There has boon a return of rather
heavy fighting on several sectors of
the front in Macedonia, where the
French have repulsed Bulgarian at
tacks in the region of Srka di Legen
end west of Monastir.
SATURAY'S EVENTS.
With the closing of a week of com
parative inactivity along the western
fronts numerous signs (,f a revival
are apparent.
In Flanders the British guns are
again thundering the threat of re
newed infantry thrusts against the
Grman lines. The Freneh, while
compratively quiescent in the Verdun
region, r.re giving another display of
their successful dashing tactics in the
Aisne region.
On the Austro-ltalian front Gener
al Cadorna apparently has aligned
his forces for another drive in force
on the Buinsizza plateau and is again
edging forward toward Trieste on the
Carso.
While the Italian offensive has the
aspect of larger importance, the
French assault in the Hurtebise re
gion on the Aisno front Friday even
ing was perhaps the most interesting
development of the 24 hours. In one
sweep, after brief artillery prepara
tion, General Petain'a troops drove
the Gernans out of their trenches
along a front of nearly a mile on the
C'hemin des Dames and pushed the
French lines forward more than 300
yards. The newly won ground was
held against three counter attacks,
Paris declares.
In the Isonzo fighting on Friday
General Cardornr.'s troops took more
than 700 additional prisoners, bring
ing the total for the offensive up to
more than 27,000.
The Italians captured additional
trench elements on the Carso and
^ithstood successfully violent counter
attacks by the Austrinns on the
slopes of Monte San Gabriele.
From the Russo-Rumanian front the
Gormen claims of successes are grow
ing less comprehensive. Field Mar
shal von Mackensen's drive against
the Moldavian lines northeast of
Fokshani does not seem to be gain
ing the force which it promisul to at
tain for a time, and press dispatches
have reported the Rumanians hopeful
of retaining Moldavia in spite of
heavy Teutonic pressure. Petrograd
reports the repulse of an attack on
the Rumanian lines in the Fokshnni
region. BerHn claims German forces
carried a hill position there after a
stiff fight
There is more activity thru usual
along the Russian northern front,
but no pronounced movement against
Riirfl, such as was suggested by Fri
day's Petrogrr.d advices, has as yet
developed.
In Macedonia the Entente troops
have attacked at several points. Ber
lin imports repulses for the Italians.
Serbians and French in attempts up
on the German-Bulgarian lines.
The official report from British
headquarters in France reads:
"The number of German prisoners
captured by the British armies in the
month of August was 7,279, including
158 officers, making a total of 10,097
prisoners, including 234 officers, taken
by us since the morning of July 31.
"During the past month we have
taken 38 guns, including six heavy
guns; alto 200 machine guns and 73
trench mertars. These figures are ex
clusive of prisoners and guns captur
ed in Flanders by our allies."
SUNDAY'S PROGRESS.
The Germans are knocking virtually
at the gates of Riga, and with the
Russians apparently unable to with
stand thiir advance.
The gnat port and arsenal on the
Baltic and the head of the railway
line running to Petrograd is beset on
three sides by the enemy ? on the
west in the Lake Babit region, on the
southwest near Mitau and on the
southeast along the eastern bank of
the Dvina river, a scant 15 miles dis
tant from the city.
In the latter region the Germans
after a heavy bombardment won the
Uxkull bridgehead, famed as the
scene of many sanguinary encounters
and crossed the Dvina river. Thence
they shaped their course northward
along the waterway toward Riga, with
the Russians counter-attacking but
unable to hold them.
Some 20 miles southwest of Riga,
along the railway line running from
Mitau to the seaport the Germans have
begun a new offensive. Here a big
battle is in progress, bat in whose
favor it is going, has not yet been
made evident by the Russian and Ger
man official communications. Neither
is anything contained in them con
cerning the operations near Lake
Habit, where the Germans were last
reported standing, about 12 miles
west of Riga.
Preparation evidently was made last
week in raids by airplanes on war
ships and military works in the Gulf
of Riga and by the maneuvers of
German torpedo boat destroyers, sub
marines and mine sweeping trawlers
in adjacent waters for the new offen
sive against Riga.
While the capture of Riga would
be of great strategic value to the
Germans in controlling the entrance
to the Gulf of Finland ,at the head of
which stands Petrograd, it would not
necessarily place the capital in jeop
ardy for it lies overland 300 miles as
the crow flies from Riga and 360
miles by rail.
In southern Moldavia the Russians
lighting r.ear Fokshani in conjunction
with the Rumanians, evidently has
ceased their desertions and again are
facing the enemy.
Here, according to Berlin, they have
delivered heavy counter-attacks
against Field Marshal von Macken
sen's forces. Near Braila, southwest
of Galatz on the Danube, the Germans
were repelled in an attack on the Rus
sian positions.
On the Italian front General Ca
dorna's forces have extended their
gains on the Brestovizza plateau, on
the slopes of Monte San Gabriele and
east of Gorizia, and have taken addi
tional prisoners and war stores from
the Austrians. Five Italian airplanes
have flown from the Italian front
over Vienna and dropped pamphlets
telling the Austrian people of the vic
tory of the Italians from Tolmino to
the see.
In Belgium the British big guns are
continuing to bombard violently the
German positions, evidently prepar
ing the way for another smash at
Crown Princc-Rupprecht's front.
Near I'avrincourt the Germans in
a sharp attack pushed back the Brit
ish but later left the German center
in counter-attack.
Heavy artillery "duels also are in
progress along the Aisne, in Cham
pagne and in the Verdun sector, but
the nnfantry has remained virtually
inactive.
A Family Reunion.
On August 11, 1917, a large crowd
of relatives and friends assembled at
the W. J. Morgan place, in Meadow
township, Johnston County, N. C.,
there being somewhere from eight
hundred to one thousand present.
From 9:30 a. m. until 4 o'clock p. m.
was spent by hand shaking, and "Who
is this?" "Well, who is that?," etc.
At one p. m., when dinner was an
nounced the crowd marched to the
largest t; ble the writer ever saw.
There was not mr.ny questions asked
while this service was going on until
a portion of the rations was consum
ed, then the crowd went back to the
introduction of relatives and friends.
The next reunion will be held on
Saturday before the first Sunday in
August, 1918, at old homestead place
of John Barefoot, deceased, in Mead
ow township. All relatives and
friends are invited to attend this
great reunion.
COMMITTEE:
Nathan Barefoot, Archie Barefoot,
J. V. Barefoot, H. R .Hayes, W. O.
Hayes and W. G. Barefoot.
N. G. BAREFOOT.
FRESH JERSEY MILK COW FOR
when you want them, so I can have
sale. E. F. Boyett, Smithfield, N. C.
IMUCE OF WHEAT HXE1) AT $2.20
Applit-H to I'urchahe* by (Jovernment
lor America and Allies. Expect
Fanners to Object. I ood Adminis
tration Kxpect* to Control and Sta
bilize Market, Lowering Living
Cwt
Washington, Auk. 30.? The price of
Mo. 1 northern spring wheat was
fixed at $2.20 a bushel at Chicago for
the 11)17 crop today by the wheat fair
price committee, headed by H .A.
Garfield, whose findings reached af
ter three days' deliberation, were sub
mitted to and approved by President
Wilson. The announcement was made
from the White House.
Labor representatives on the com
mitlee voted first for $1.84 and the
farmers for $2.50. After long discus
t ion the compromise at $2.20 was ap
proved unanimously.
The committee finally agreed late
this afUrnoon after several days of
oting. At one time today it looked
as if it would be unable to come to
a conclusion, but just before six
o'clock a compromise was reached and
the last vote was unanimous.
On th<' base of $2.20 at Chicago the
food administration worked out to
night differentials for the various
grades and classes and for the sever
al terminals.
The price fixed tonight is twenty
ccnts higher than that named for the
1918 crop by Congress in the food
control bill. The $2 price set by Con
gress was taken into consideration by
the committee in considering a fair
valuation for this year's crop.
Hopes to Stabilize Market.
In a statement accompanying the
announcement of the price, President
Wilson declares it is the hope of the
food administration, and his own as
well, that the fixing of a price will
stabilize the market and keep prices
within moderate bounds for all trans
actions during the current year.
The price of flour and bread, too,
the President declares, will be kept
down.
The committee, in its report to the
Pr( ident, gave as the three chief
considerations that entered into its
deliberations the following:
The fact that the United States is
at war, the need of encouraging the
producer, and the necessity of reduc
ing the cost of living to the consumer.
All members agreed in their discus
sions that the price fixed will permit
of a fourteen-ounce loaf of bread for
five cents, allowing a fair profit both
to the flour manufacturer and the
baker.
The price differentials worked out
by the food administration tonight
are:
No. 1 dark hard winter, $2.24; hard
winter basic, $2.20; red winter basic,
$2.20; yellow hard winter, $2.16; soft
red winter, $2.18; dark northern
spring, $2.24; red spring, $2.18; hump
back, $2.10; amber durum, $2.13; red
walla, $2.13; hard white basic, $2.20;
soft white, $2.18; white club, $2.16.
No. 2 of each grade is three cents
less; No. 3 six cents less; No. 4 ten
cents less.
Relative market basis: Chicago,
Galveston, New Orleans, basic; Kan
sas City and Omaha, five cents less
than basic; Duluth and Minneapolis,
three cents less; St. Louis, two cents
less; New York, ten cents more than
basic; Baltimore and Philadelphia,
nine ccnts more; Buffalo, five cents
more.
The basic grades are Nos. 1 hard
winter, red winter and northern
spring.
Although the prices are fixed on
government purchases only, the food
administration, through its wheat
corporation recently organized, ex
pects to control the market without
difficulty. The corporation will make
all government and allied purchases
and ha sunder consideration plans to
buy for millers. If it serves as broker
between the terminal end the flour
mills, the corporation will become
purchaser of virtually all of the coun
try's wheat crop.
Members of the committee said to
night they expect a great dealu of
criticism from the farmers, but that
they felt that every farmer should
consider himsef a part of the war ma
chinery of the government and will
ing to relinquish a part of his profits
in the interests of the common goods.
In its statement to the President
the committee recites the factors con
sidered in its discusions. Chief
among them was the mounting cost
of living.
The cost of production came in for
considerable attention. Experts of the
department of agriculture were asked
for production cost figures and the
committer studied data supplied by
growers' organizations.
The committee's work ended with
the fixing of a price. One member,
R. G. Rhctt, of Charleston, S. C., was
ill and did not attend the meetings.
The m< st expressive phrases in lit
erature are the least rhetorical; the
noblest ret? in history are performed
with the least mystery; true great
ness is unconscious. ? Henry T. Tuck
crman.
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