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HEAVY ATTACKS BY
GERMS IN WEST
BRITISH EVERYWHERE ARE RE
PORTED TO BE HOLDING LINE
FIRMLY.
GREAT FORGES OF INFANTRY
Germans Use Masses of Artillery
About Twenty Divisions. General
Byng's Forces Make Gains In Sev
eral Places.
Extremely hard fighting, with th3
Germans using great forces of infant
ry in mass formation, is taking place
along the southwestern and south
eastern sections of the Cambrai salient.-
In the region of Gonnelieu, La Vac
querie and southward to Vendhuile
and northward toward Masnieres, bat
tles waged with great fierceness
throughout Monday, but with the Ger
mans nowhere sucessful in breaking
the British front. At La Vacquerle
they again succeeded in penetrating
the village from which they were ejec
ed previously, but a strong counter
attack again turned the scales in favor
of General Byng's forces, who threw
out the enemy, inflicting heavy casual
ties on him.
As in their previous attacks, the
Germans used great masses of artil
lery, but the British forces every
where met their onslaughts stoically
and at last accounts were firmly hold
ing their line at all points.
Although the Germans in their of
fensive have been using men reckoned
at 20 divisions, the British have been
able at several points to regain some
of the ground they lost in the initial
attack which was delivered with a
suddenness similar to that of Byng'a
big drive toward Cambrai. Sunday
night they had gained the eastern
edge of the village of Villers-Guislain
and driven out the Germans from La
Vacquerie. They hold this latter po
sition until Monday morning, when
they were compelled again to cede it
to the enemy, only to take it again
later in the day. Southwest of Bour
lori village, at the west of Cambrai,
the British also have recovered lost
terrain.
THIRTEEN BILLION DOLLARS
IS ASKED OF CONGRESS
Greatest Budget in Nation's History
For Prosecution of War.
Washington. Estimates of more
than $13,500,000,000 the greatest in
the nation's history for the conduct
of the government and prosecution of
the war during the fiscal year 1919
were submitted to Congress by the
treasury department.
In round figures more than $11,000,
000,000 is for the war alone. Only part
will be realized from taxation; the
remainder will come from liberty
bonds.
Deducting an item of $153,000,000,
intended as an annual appropriation
toward a sinking fund for the dis
charge of the old public debt, and
some $330,000,000 which will be turn
ed back to the treasury from postal
revenues, the estimated sum for which
Congress actually is expected to ap
propriate Is $13,018,725,595. No pre
vious estimate ever has exceeded two
billion.
Here follows a general statement of
the estimates by general headings:
Legislative, $8,026,325.
Executive, $65,329,369.
Judicial, $1,396,190.
Agriculture, $26,458,551,
Foreign intercourse, $6,535,072.
Military (army), $6,615,936,554.
Navy, $1,014,077,503.
Indian, $12,255,210.
Pensions, $157,060,000.
Panama canal, $23,171,624.
Public works (practically all fortifi
cations), $3,504,918,055.
Postal service, $331,818,345.
Miscellaneous, $1,026,208,317.
Permanent annual appropriations,
$711,166,825.
Total (cents omitted here and
ohnvnV S13.K04.357.940.
Deduct sinking fund and postal re
turn, $485,632,345.
Total, $13,018,725,595.
RELEASED BALLOONS ARE
BROUGHT DOWN IN SAFETY
Kansas City, Mo. Two United
States army observation balloons, un
leashed by accident and shot unguided
into the air, have been brought to the
ground. One, a huge bag of the new
French type, escaped from students
at Fort Omaha, Neb., and trailing 6,000
feet of steel tethering cable, traveled
a spectacular course through Nebras
ka, Kansas, Oklahoma and thence
back into Nebraska, where it was captured.
SECOND SESSION
CONGRESS
BEGINS
BIG WAR SESSION IS EXPECTED
BY ALL CONGRESSMEN TO BE
LENGTHY ONE.
BIG CALENDAR OF BUSINESS
Appropriation Estimates Are Receiv
ed. Members Say Amerloan People
Everywhere Favor Vigorous Prose-
' cution of trie War.
Washington Congress reassembled
Monday for its second war session.
Most of the Benate and house mem
bers had arrived and arrangements
were complete for the first meeting of
what promises to be another epochal
session. Increased determination of
the American people for vigorous pros
ecution of the war was the message
universally brought by the returning
members.
Brief and routine opening session
were held by both senate and house.
Immediately after convening and ap
pointing committees formally to notify
President Wilson and each other that
the second session of. the sixty-fifth
congress in In readiness, adjournment
was taken out of respect to members
who died during the recess, Senator
Husting of Wisconsin, who was acci
dentally shot, and Representative
Martin, of Illinois.
Another feature of the opening day
was receipt of appropriation estimates,
aggregating many billions of dollars,
for war and general governmental
purposes for the next fiscal year.
Before the holiday recess, which
Speaker Clark and others favor aban
doning disposition fthe national pro
hibition question is to be pressed.
Revenue legislation will not be tak
en up immediately, but a deficiency
appropriation bill before the holidays
to care for unexpected war expendi
tures is probable. The senate demo
crats' steering committee and house
ways and' committee may meet this
week to discuss tentative legislative
programs, but no party caucuses or
conferences for that purpose are plan
ned. I General Who Smashed ?
the HinaenDurg Line i
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4 &
Lieut. Gen. Sir Julian Byng, com
mander of the British Third army In
France, who has smashed a great gap
through the Hlndenburg line between
St. Quentln and the Scarpe.
WILL ENTER RACE FOR
SENATOR HARDWICK'S SEAT,
Atlanta. Oa. Chairman William J.
Harris, of the federal trade commis
sion, will resign at an early date for
the purpose of opposing Senator
Hardwick, of Georgia, for re-election,
according to a statement made public
here by Mr. Harris.
BEGIN CURTAILMENT OF
NON-ESSENTIAL INDUSTRIES.
Washington. The government's first
move toward curtailing non-essential
Industries during the war was made
when the fuel administration sent to
coal producers a preferred list of con
sumers to serve when filling orders.
The list establishes preferential ship
ment for government orders, railway
fuel, household requirements, public
utilities, steel plants, coke ovens and
munitions plants.
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PLYMOUTH, N. C, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1917
WHERE GREATEST
Smashing Forward on a 32-Mile Front
Halo Surprised the Foe and Won
The battle line (1) extended from the River Scarpe to San Quentln.
The entire German line from Bapaume Cambrai road (2) to the Canal du
Nord (3) was captured. Noyelles (4) was one of the advanced positions
reached by the English. .
M. GLEMENGEMI PRESIOING
CONFERENCE HELD ITS FIRST
SESSION IN PARIS THURSDAY
MORNING.
Delegates Lose No Time Getting Down
to Work, Subdividing into Commit
tees. Many Americans Were Pres
ent. Paris. The inter-allied conference,
which has been called for the purpose
of discussing closer unity In the pros-
arnition of the war and co-ordination
of resources, opened in the ministry
of foreign affairs shortly after 10
o'clock Thursday morning, with 15 na
tions represented. The French pre
mier, M. Clemenceau, presided ana
welcomed the delegates.
The Italian representatives were the
first to reach the conference hall.
They were followed by the envoys of
Japan. The American war mission,
augmented by Ambassador Sharp, Gen
eral Pershine and Vice Admiral Sims
conferred at their hotel headquarters
before going to the foreign office,
which they reached promptly at ten
nVlock. The British delegates came
right on the .heels of the Americans.
There were large crowds outside the
hotel where the Americans and Brit
ish are quartered anad also in front
of the foreign ministry, but there was
no cheering nor demonstration or any
kind.
Meetines of the supreme war coun
cil in which only France, Great Brit
ain, the United States and Italy are
rnresented. will follow the inter-ai-
lied conference. This war council is a
nprmanent body and will deal only
with Questions relating to mililtary
operations on the western front,
DIFFICULT FOR REGISTERED
MEN TO GET COMMISSIONS
Washington. So-called "slacker
commissions," by which men of draft
age seek to escape service in the
ranks and get officers' places In non
combatant branches of the army, have
struck a snag in two general policies
laid down by Secretary Baker.
These are, first, that no men of
draft age be commissioned unless It
is shown clearly that they are better
fitted for the special work of which
they are called than any civilian be
yond the draft age whose services
can be secured; second, that no func
tion of the army that can -je carried
on efficiently with civilians shall be
placed on a military footing by com
missioning the men needed to super
vise the work.
from the liability of service at the
front.
JACK TAR LOSES LIFE
TO SAVE HI SCOMRADES
Washington. Osmond Kelly Ingram,
of Pratt City, Ala., the gunners' mate
lost overboard when a German sub
marine attacked the American de
stroyer Cassin in the war zone on Oc
tober 16, deliberately sacrificed hi-;
own life to reduce the risk to his
messmates.
VICTORY WAS WON
In an Unexpected Quarter General
Britain's Biggest Victory pf the War.
DISCUSS PROSECUTION OFWAR
AMERICAN, BRITISH, FRENCH AND
ITALIAN MISSIONS ARE AL
READY PRESENT.
OiiActir.no for Unified Action Will Oo-
cupy Attention The Situation In
Russia House and Lloyd-George
Among Those Present.
The representatives of the chief na
tions at war with the Teutonic allies
are assenibiingr in Paris for the Inter
allied conference at which are to be
discussed momentous questions for
more unified action on the prosecution
of the war.
The American, British and Italian
missions already have reached the
French capital. They are led respec
tively by Col. E. M. House, David-Lloyd
George, the British prime minister,
and Vittorio Orlando, the Italian pre
mier. In addition to determining a basis
for stronger joint action against the
enemy countries, the conferees doubt
less also will discuss at length the
anomalous situation in Russia, where
the Bolshevik! factions are in control
and where German staff officers are
reported to be acting as military ad
visers to the Lenine government. Pos
sibly a most pertinent point in the
discussion will be the future attitude
of the allied countries toward Russia
whether the situation as it now
stands does not place the Bolshevik!
government and its followers in the
category of allies of the central
powers.
Inside Russia the unsettled condi
tions of affairs daily seems to be grow
ing more serious. All communications
now has been severed between north
and south Russia, even the foreign
embassies in Petrograd being -unable
to get in touch with Odessa and other
points to the south. Unofficial advices
are to the effect that the Russian
northern army is in dires traits.
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FRANCE
MEN FROM EVERY STATE IN THE
UNION NOW WITHIN
WAR ZONE.
H IS M -DISCLOSED
All Those Who Sailed From United
States Arrived Safely and Some Are
Already In Training French Popu
lation Give Welcome.
With the American Army in France.
National guardsmen from every
state in the Union have arrived in
France, it is permitted to be an
nounced. They are among the troops
now training, or lately arrived.
While it is not permitted to dis
close the identity of units it may be
said that all those which sailed from
the United States have arrived safe
ly and that some already are in train
ing, within sound of the guns on the
battle front.
Thev are showing a spirit in keep
ing with the purpose to make the
.American expeditionary force a ho
mogeneous American army in which
each division, whether regular, na
tional guard, or national army, cannot
be distinguished in efficiency from
the others. The former state troops
are billeted over a wide area and are
pronounced excellent soldiers.
The guardsmen have been arriving
in the American zone for many weeks.
They are scattered somewhat, but as
far as possible the units from the
same state have been kept close to
gether. They found the regular army
had made good preparations 'or them,
and whrle many are billeted in houses
in French towns, others have been
quartered in low wooden barracks
specially erected.
The troops from the various states
have been recognized by the French
population and hare been welcomed
enthusiastically. Many of the units
wore the French red, white and blue
cockade pinned to their campaign
hats. After a sufficient time to rest
from the journey, the troops have
been set to work training for actual
service at the front. In all quarters
they are declared to be most enthu
siastic and their soldierly qualities
have drawn high praise from the
French instructors.
For the information of the rela
tives and families of the men, every
one who sailed from the United
States has arrived safely in France.
MRS. De SAULLES ACQUITTED
OF MURDER CHARGE BY JURY
Required Less Than To Hours Gets
Custody of Son.
Mineola, N. Y. It required but on
hour and forty-three minutes for a
jury in supreme court here to reach
a verdict of not guilty in the trial of
Mrs. Blanca de Saulles for the murder
or tier aivorcea nusoana, juuu i. uw
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Saulles, former Yale football star and
clubman, at his home near Westbury,
Long Island, the night of August 3.
In the verdict no reference what -
ever was made to insanity. It was a
. ..in
aP tftrvinnr'ii'v i acq ni nrrn n th n
itv which formed the basis of the
defendant's case. Mrs. de Saulles, who
had mantained an air of extreme self
possession throughout the two weeks
of the trial, received the verdict smil-
inelv. She shook hans with each
ingiy. one shook uu. w.iu
of the jurors as they left the box and
to each gave a nod of appreciation
As Mrs. de Saulles left .the court
room, a newspaper photographer
touched off a flashlight. The shock
of the explosion coupled, with the
young woman's heigtened nervous ten
sion, caused her to stagger, but she
was prevented from falling by Dr. J.
Sherman Wight, her physician. She
was taken into a nearby room, where
she soon recovered
tt-q cjoniinc' onmiittjii nut niriatl-
jll n. uo k i i w ijuiivi h
cally establishes her as the only legal
riictnr?inn nf hpr son. John L. dO
Saulles, Jr., according to her attorneys
WOULD TURN FACILITIES
OVER TO GOVERNMENT
Detroit Mich. Approximately 150 i. .... t-.u
automohiie manufacturers at a meetas the addreS8 ay
ins of the National Automobile Cham- j evening at the First Baptist church by
bcr of Commerce iiere today pledged ; Governor Thomas W. Bickett. It was
their support to the government and
expressed their readiness to turn fa
cilities over to the government as
rapidly as required. In the mean
time, it was decided, the manufac
turers will keep their organizations
i infant tn rnnscrvp tViA pre-.i toet nn.
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NO. 23.
WALKER PRESIDENT
OF STATE TEACHERS
SUCCESSFUL CONVENTION AT
CHARLOTTE ENDS WITH
PATRIOTIC RALLY.
ADDRESS BY GOV. BIGKETT
Appeal Is Made for Higher Salaries
for Teachers and Fireproof
Buildings for Pupils.
Charlotte. The thirty-fourth annual
convention of the North Carolina
Teachers' assembly, after a thre days'
session in this city, was concluded
with a mammonth patriotic celebra
tion at the city auditorium, when
Honorable Thomas W. Bickett, gOT
ernor, was the principal speaker.
Fully 1,000 delegates from over tha
state, and a number of notable edu
cators from out of the state, have
been in attendance.
ELECTED PRESIDENT OF NORTH
CAROLINA TEACHERS' ASSEMBLY
ProfTN. W. Walker.
Officers of the assembly and local
committeemen express themselves as
the convention, and with the co-operation
of the citizens and organizations
of Charlotte toward that end. Re
tiring president, A. T. Allen, Superin
tendent H. P. Harding and others
especially commend the hotels for
their courtesy to visitors, for their
able handling of the large number of
transients at a time when all the
hotels have been crowded, and de
clare that the service has been su
perior on this occastion to that of
any previous convention. To those
citizens who opened their homes for
the entertainment of guests, public
thanks are also given. So well had
the committee on accommodation done
its work, that there were at least
100 reservations in local homes not
assigned to teachers, although dele-
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: "a
j PernaPs more-
1 The annual business meeting of the
j assembly was conducted at the First
Baptist church at 12 o clock Friday
A T. Allen, of Salisbury, the effl
- '
clent president for the trm 1916-17,
presided. Following ' are the offi
cers elected for the year 1917-18:
President, N. W. Walker, of Chapel
Hill; vice-president, S. B. Underwood,
of Greenville; secretary, E. E. Sams.
( Qf Ralel h Members appointed to
; vnnnr,pa on tha executive corn-
mittee are, Superintendent A. S.
Webb, Miss Mary Arrington and Supt.
R. H. Latham.
Especial stress was placed by the
convention on the need for increased
school funds throughout the "state.
An immediate campaign in the in
terest of school funds, raising teach
ers' salaries, and erecting fire-proof
buildings, will be substituted at once,
and in every possible way pressur
will he broueht to bear unon the state
u -
j legislature toward that end. The cam-
palgn will include personal contact
with state officials, educating the pub
lic to the needs, and stimulating In
terest through every possible medium.
The concluding and crowning fea.
ture of the three days' session of the
VrtVi Pornllna Ton rh prs' RSSPmblT
, termed "patriotic night," and the ad-
dress of the governor, as was that or
Dr. Edward K. Graham, president of
the University of North Carolina, was
an eloquent and convincing appeal for
some form of patriotic service and a
thorough Justification of this coun
try's entry into the present world war.
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