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The Weather Fair continued warm Wednesday and probably Thursday. PAGES TODAY ONE SECTION .D.1867 VOL. XCIX-NO. 307. WILMINGTON, N. O, "WTT SD AY MORNING, AUG UST 1, 1917 WHOLE NUMBER 39,127 TEN TO WNS AND VILLA GES AND OVER 3,500 GERMAN 'MS CAPTURED IN ANGLO-FRENCH OFFENSIVE i ' PRISONE fLANS OF THE ALLIES OUT WITH PERFECTION ON FRONT OF TWENTY MILES IN FLANDERS II IS BLAZED BY THE 616 GUNS 0ed Attack From Dixmude to. Warneton Made After Three Weeks of Preparation GERMAN LINES CUT DEEP Russians Continue Battle Along Sbrocz River Bat Germans Gain On Rumanian Front and In 1 Wooded Carpathians. (Associated Press War Summary.) The great assault of the Entente illies for which the big guns had been preparing for three weeks in bom oardments of unprecedented violence, has begun in Flanders along a "front jf about 20 miles, from the region of Dixmunde to south of Ypres around Warneton. Starting with the first peep of day the attack, which was carried out jointly by French and British troops ihe Frenchmen holding the line north Df Boesinghe and the British between that town and Warneton -the end of the day's fighting found that all the entente plans had been carried out. The Frenchmen were holding two lines of captured German trenches and Field Marshal Haig's men three lines, in addition, to ten or more towns and villages and more than 3,500 German prisoners. Objectives Even Passed. Notwithstanding the fact that the Teutons had massed almost countless numbers of guns and numerous div isions of fresh men to hold back the foreseen onslaught, and when the battle broke threw both men and guns into the fray, the British and French carried out their operations with dash and determination, indeed at some points, so determined were the at tacking forces that frequently they passed the objectives which had been pssigned for their capture and press ed on and took terrain that had not ibeen figured on for attainment. The casualties of both the British pad French armies were relatively ight, considering the intensity of the fighting on various sectors, while the Germans in addition to their men raade prisoner, suffered heavily in killed or wounded. German Morale Below Normal. Although the latest rennrts ars to he Shbrocz river eontiniiA tr e-ivA punching a heavy counter attack wamst the allied line at the point Fhere the British and French forces Pst, statements from the front say me morale of the allies is Pimaid while that of the Germans s far below their normal. A majoritv nf tho nncitlnno atran py the allies had been in the posses- of the Teutons since they in- auea aeigium. The French attack whipTv rASultAil 1 the capture of Steenstraete was JJsned on hin-i tk,t j Kea the German lines to a denth Briretrly two and a haIf miles. The L Placed their deepest wedee Ul the line of a depth of two miles. long 'th the French troPs operating fchua " iiuui nave Deen en rDid to nut .... , he arn- uu strong axtacKS Dy k Hu'i the German crown prince ina erny ana to resume 0itensn- ii ,- ael. c uiemseives naa advance r line along the entire front. Sl liallfio V. T- : -i ae Shr -nc nusaiaus along Rttle IIver continue to give tavp -teutonic allies who UoS6 the stream and sained 1 Doim- n Russian soil. At sever- een fnr .e"emy detachments have khich i,, ,out of captured positions, kia a4e een retaken hv the Bn. To th e snntv. 4.1.. t-. . ernptei i Russians nave at- Ntem b , Ke a stand also in ed to , wma but were compel eremnVi, -ate Psitins along the Rrd rl and retreat East- m SPvie, town of Zales Szizyky he rnail W lhev Positions blocking Nowina luzernowitz, the capital of he Russians en evacuated by Forth, Tentwnic Nded '"Inanian front and in the lve ?ainP7 .s tne Germans h Joint arm-fUrther ground against aniana 1CS f.the Russians and Btaa valip, 1 ln the Casin an(i W aue regions. er Rumanians still Wd the up! merican tnrno. . . :p0n two rlan war zone have come "6re attacklni11 subm"ines which them t! merchant vessels and :rican r,1!1 t0 seek safety from a. r a shot8 in h Without aving roiT is cnrvTt, i Irtish 7 a AUivJSXJ S. JuivT 11 Frace and Bel- rSl)-Late tZr 7 the Associated th,, al! oday it was reported (Continued on Ocotr-at- tt Pag Seven), - - ASSAULT CREATES DEEP IMPRESSION U. S. Army Men Believe Most Vul nerable Point of German Front Has Been Struck WARSHIPS SHOULD GIVE AID Possibility of Holland Joining the Allies if the Drive Were Extend ed to Dutch Frontier Is Suggested. Washington, July 31. The British French assault on the German right flank has made a profound impression here because in the Judgment of many American army officers it is directed at the most vulnerable point on the entire German front. Complete success for the allies, sweeping the German line back from the sea along the entire Belgian coast, would be an immediate answer to the TJ-boat warfare. The main North Sea bases for U-boat operations would be stamped out. Reports from London, or the front were still too meagre tonight to disclose the full scope of the new operations. Naval Co-Operation Needed. ' "Sonfe "bbserveys" here- were inclined to believe ths. - unless the djive is supplemntd by naval co-opration, with, a landing behind the present German front, complete success is not to be expected. Many American officers believe the German right flank offers the only real opportunity to bring the struggle to decisive issues in a single cam paign. Short of that, they can foresee only a continuing repetition of the deadly business on frontal attack, which in time would wear down the German resistance since the allied powers have the greater resources in men and supplies. Would Holland Join Allies T The possibilities of the new offens ive produced the suggestion today that if the allied front could be extended to the Dutch frontier, the Nether lands government might join the al lies. Recent reports from neutral sources have- indicated that, the Ger mans feared some such action by their little neighbor. In that connec tion it has been noted that numer ous small German steamers lying in Dutch waters since the outbreak of the war have been captured or de stroyed recently while attempting to return to Germany, and that several divisions of German troops have been reported massed along the Dutch frontier. Game Suited the Germans. Some officers strongly believe that a great part qt the German success heretofore has been due to the fact that the allies have been forced to accept the typ of warfare which the German high command elected. "When the Germans early in the war fell back to the Aisne and dug themselves in, the allies followed suit and the opportunity for field operations was quickly lost. The game was mapped out as the German staff wished it to be played. - Quick Success In Field Warfare. There are officers who believe that with the allies'' great forces and more powerful artillery, they now could be certain of fairly quick success if trench fighting could be abandoned for the shift and strategy of field operations. The Germans," these offr cers say, also know this, and . if se vere pressure is exerted on the righ flank, the German commanders are ex pected to seek relief by an assault or a series of assaults elsewhere along the line. The only answr to such tactics would be to ignore enemy suc cesses of this nature and keep press ing home with every available man or ship the drive at the right flank. RAILROADS AND EMPLOYEES ACCEPT WILSON'S DECISION Main Points of Dispute Settled by the Secretary of Labor. Washington, July 31 The main ques tions in dispute between .40,000. em ployees of the Southeastern railroads and the roads have been settled by Sec retary of Labor Wilson,, who today gave a decision accepted by Dotn siaes. The settlement affects hours of labor artet waeres of insDectors. repairers, train airbrake repairers, safety appli ance maintainers, oilers ana packers and other employees in the car depart ments. John R. Gpuld, superintendent of mo tive power of the Chesapeake & Ohio, representing the roads, and A. O. Whar ton, head of the railway department of the American Federation of Labor, rep resenting, the men, notified: their prin cipals that the remaining and minor points in the controversy probably would be settled by a decision of Sec retary Wilson later today. Details CARRIED FIRST OBJECTIVES ARE ALL ACHIEVED British and French Troops Drive Well Beyond German First Line on 20-Mile Front LAUNCH ATTACK AT DAWN Third Line Trenches Occupied at Some Points LaBassee Villc He-Captured German Fight In Desperation. British Front in France and Belgium, July 31. (By the Associated Press) An epoch-making offensive, launched by the British and French against the Ger man lines between the river Lys and Boesinghe at daybreak, ha.s, with few exceptions, accomplished all that bad been planned for the first day of this battle which, in its early stages, gives promise of being the greatest conflict of the war. Roughly speaking, the British pene trated positions held by Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria, between Boe singhe and Warneton, and at the time of the filing of this dispatch were in possession of the first three lines of the German -trenches- at most points throughout this front. Strong Resistance Offered. In numerous places the Entente Al lies encountered strong resistance and counter attacks from the desperate Teu tons. Between Dixmude and Boesinghe, the attacking forces are reported to have secured the first two lines of the Ger man trenches after having fought over the most difficult terrain imaginable due to marshes and inundated areas, in which the section is hlocked. The German front line about the Ypres salient which had been held un questioned by the enemy since the early days of the war offered little re sistance today to- the British advance, but beyond these trenches the Germans made a firm stand in an endeavor Lo stem the onslaught. LaBassee Ville Reoccupied. The British again captured LaBassee Ville, on the Franco-Belgian frontier, which a few days ago they had occupied and then relinquished. The German made a heavy counter attack here in an attempt to regain the position, but ihe British flung them off and are consoli dating the ground won. Many prisoners already are finding their way back of the allied lines. The men report that the unprecedented ar tillery preparations which prefaced tbe Entente allied attack worked havoc in the German lines and undoubtedly caus ed a heavy loss of life. The German front line trenches were entirely smashed to pieces and the wire entanglements before them were torn away. The British and French went into tattle under cover of what was perhaps the greatest barrage fire seen during the war. Guns Opened on Schedule Time. The great guns of the Allies opened up at the appointed time and for hours hurled an avalanche of shells into the enemy territory with drum fife inten sity. A large number of tanks which were in the attack are reported to have done invaluable work during these trying stages of thie battle. The Entente allies are facing a large concentration of German artillery and fresh groups of men which were rushed up as soon as it became apparent some time ago that an offensive was contem plated in this region. In tlte last few days Crown Prince Rupprecht of Ba varia has replaced many of his old divi sionswith fresh troops and others are being held in reserve. Superiority In Artillery. The Entente , allies, howevy, have a great preponderance artillery, which is the vital factor. Another thing most important to the British and French is that they recently have established j-complete superioriiftr in aerial service, upon whi'h the artillery work is depen dent. The British naturally have made great concentrations of guns and men for this offensive, and the French troops are co-operating with them with their usual valor. It is known ' that" the morale of the German troops along this front is not up to the old standard, but they still are strong and a desperate battle is expected. TWO FAISON WHITE MEN JAILED; ONE RELEASED. In Connection With Killing of Walter Heath by Negro. (Special Star Telegram.) Faison, N. C, July. 31. James R. Norris has been ' released; George Knowles and Walter Pierce, white, have been jailed in the case of aiding and abetting Frank Moore, negro, in killing . Walter Heath j here Saturday inight. DECISION REACHED ON THE REVISION OF WAR TAX BILL Additional Levies to be Placed on Intoxicants and Personal and Corporate Incomes WILL TOTAL TWO BILLION Senate Committee Plans to Have "Measure Ready to Report by the End of the Week Washington, July 31. Revision of the war tax bill so as to increase its total from $1,670,000,000 to about $2, 000,000,000 mainly by additional lev ies on intoxicants and on personal and corporate ' incomes was definitely decided on today by the Senate fl nance committee. The detailed schedules and the ex act total remain to be determined, but committee members said tonight they expected the bill to aggregate at least $1,998,000,000 and not more than $2,008,000,000. They plan to have the measure ready to report by ;the end of the week. The following new levies were defi nitely decided upon today: On corporation incomes $162,000, 000. Incomes of individuals of $15,000 and more $27,600,000. f i Distilled spirits $90,000,000. Malt and fermented liquors (beer) $25,000,000. f These new taxes total .$304,600,000. The committee considered' the, follow ing further revisions in providing for the remaining $23,400,000 necessary to attain the minimum $1,998,000,000. Increase of taxes on brandy for fortifying wines, to yield about $10, 000,000. Increase of rates on wines, to yield about $2,000,000. Increase of consumption, or excise taxes on sugar, coffee and possibly tea, together with a few new taxes, possibly to include gasoline and firs arms. Reduction of the 15 per cent tax in the so-called Jones amendment, on corporate undivided surplus to 10 or 5 per cent. Although the committee had origi nally planned to secure much of the additional revenue from war excess profits taxes, committee sentiment to day was said to be strongly against increasing the pending schedules, es timated to raise $523,000,000 more than under the jpresent law, or a total of $748,000,000". To secure $162,000,000 more from incomes of corporations, joint stock companies and associations, including life insurance companies, the commit tee decided to increase the normal rate on such incomes by 2 per cent., trebling their present rate and doub ling the rate provided in the bill. The new surtax rates on individual incomes of $15,000 and above remain to be definitely fixed. The committee decided to add a (Continued on page two.) T SOCIOLOGY CONGRESS Sessions Begin at Blue Ridge, With Dean Kesler Presiding Jud&e Prttchard and Assistant Sur geon General Traik Are Heard Addresses Made by Other Speakers of Note. Asheville, N. C. July 31. With an attendance of about 800 delegates the sixth Southern Sociological Congress was called to order at Blue Ridge this morning by Dean J. L. Kesler, of Baylor University, Waco, Texas, who has been named chairman of the meeting in the absence of Governor C. H. Brough, of Arkansas, detain ed at home by sickness. Delay in the arrival of Dr. W. A. Evans, Chicago," led to the advance ment on the program of an address by Judge J.- C-. - "Pritchard, of the United States Circuit Court of Appeals.- Judge Pritchard. discussed "the home as related vlo church, school and state." "Failure of the people to recognise constituted authority," said the speaker, "will be the cause of internal trouble if any comes from this war. We are talking about - dem ocracy for Europe, but unless we care more for home training we. will, need to protect democracy in America." - Assistant Surgeon General John W, Trask discussed "the work of the .United States public health service and need , of ' greater activity In the promotion of health." ' . Dr.; Trask' s address was followed by.; the adoption- of a-, resolution ex . (Continued -on Page Ten.) 7 ' ABOU 00 ATTENDING Will Be No Exemption Just Because a Man Is Married - TO ESCAPE DRAFT Evidence of Conspiracy Among Young Men to Have Heart Stimulant Administered INVESTIGATION IS ORDERED Deputy Attorney General Conkling, of New York, Sends Curt Reply to Treasurer of Vegeta rian Society New York, July 31. Evidence that young men were plotting to evade con scription by the use of a heart stimu lant which would cause their rejection by medical examiners was laid before United States District Attorney Caff ey today by Deputy Attorney General Conkling, represening the New York adjutant general. An immediate in vestigation was ordered. Mr. Conkling obtained the informa tion from a man whose name he with held, but who told Trim that a physi cian of pronounced pro-German sympa thies had arranged to treat two young men with the drug previous to their examination by the draft exemption board of their district. Dr. Carl Osterhaus of the bureau of information for medical examiners said H wouH be an easy matter to detect the presence of the drug and that tests would be applied in every case of un usual heart activity. Louis Berger, who signed himself as treasurer of the New York Vegetarian Society, today wrote to Mr. Conkling asking whether members of the organ ization would be exempt from conscrip tion because of conscientious scruples against war. He wrote that members of the society were opposed to killing any living thing. "Perhaps if you would devote a lit tle more time to .trying to be real Americans and ' be willing to sacrifice a little bit toward defending the hon or of this country," Mr. Conkling wrote in reply, "instead of worrying about vegetarian societies and exemptions at this particular time, you might sleep better at night and have the feeling you had done something worth while." GOVERNMENT TO ERECT BIG WAREHOUSE AT RICHMOND. Richmond, Va July 31. It was an v.rmnA hore trvrinv hv officials of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company that the government will erect an im mense warehouse for the storage of war supplies just east of this city. It will cost $400,000 and will be located on 15 acres f land vwhich has been leased from the railway company for a period of 99 years. This is one of two ware houses which the government will build. The second, it" is announced here, will be placed at Harrisburg, Pa. END OF HEAT WAVE IS STILl NOT IN SIGHT Indications Are It Will Continue at Least a Few Days Unusually High Records Reported Over Wide Area Yesterday But "o Rec ords Were Broken Many Deaths Occur. Washington, July 31. Little imme diate relief from the h?.t rare r'.-.:c'a oppressed nearly the entire country to day is promised by the Weather Bureau. Indications are that the hot spell will continue for at least a few days, and perhaps run into next week. In a f-w scattered localities is heat moderation forecast following thundershowers to morrow or Thursday. The only sec tions not" covared by the'heat wave are the Northwest and the Pacific slope. Unusually high temperatures were reported over a wide area today but few records were broken. In Philadel phia, Kansas City and Concordia, Kas., the official record was 102. Official temperatures of 100 were recorded at Omaha, Atlantic City and Alpena, Mic!i.; 99 at Washington and 98 at New York, Boston, Chicago and Milwaukee. NEW YORK HAS TWO DEATHS AND NEARLY BO PROSTRATIONS. New York, July 3L Two-deaths and close to 50 prostrations was the toll of the second day of the intense heat wave which held New York's millions In its grip. The weattoer bureau recorded a maximum .temperature of 98 degrees at 4:30 p. M., making-it the . hottest day - (Continued, on pas - wo. Whether Married Before or After the Draft Actual Dependen cy Must be Proven RULING MADE BY CROWDER Women Who Marry Men to Aid Them to be Slackers Are Sub ject to Prosecution LICENSE BUREAUS BESIEGED Many Men Included in First Draft Hurry to Get Married Washington, July 31. Hasty mar. riages made since July 20, the date of the army selective draft, in effort to escape conscription thr.ough the claim. of a dependent wife, will not be con sidered ground for discharge unless the wife is actually dependent on the hus band's daily labor. Prompted by reports from many cit ies of marriage licence bureaus beseig ed by men included in the first draft call, Provost Marshal General Crow der today ruled that "marriage is not of itself a valid ground for making claims for discharge." Dependency is a matter of fact, not of law, General Crowder pointed out. "A man wnose wife is mainly depen- dent on his daily labor for support," he said, "may claim exemption on that ground. Only the exemption board can determine thiar fact. Where dependen cy is claimed and circumstances show a marriage hastily consummated since July 20 by a man whose number is high on the list, actual facts of de pendency must be closely scrutinized. "Moreover," General Crowder declar ed, women who marry men merely to aid them to be slackers are liable to prosecution under the draft act." In his ruling General Crowder ad hered strictly to President Wilson's draft regulations which draw no dis tinction between a dependent wife ac quired before or after the drawing. Secretary Baker advocated refusing ex emption to any man married after the drawing, saying the draft should be considered a prior claim but this course will not be followed. Fears of some officials that delay in obtaining materials and sufficient labor for National Army cantonments would postpone the mobilization were dissipated today by an announcement by Secretary Baker that 78 per cent of the cantonment materials are now on the ground and that reports indicate everything will be in readiness, or nearly so, in another month. No definite date for mobilization was ever fixed, but Secretary Baker has in dicated that every effort will be made to effect it about September 1. NEW YORK CITY'S MARRIAGE RECORD BROKEN YESTERDAY New York, July 31. The record for marriages was broken here today when 164 ceremonies were performed, the bridegroom in almost every in stance being of military age. The number of marriage licenses issued was 294, considerably under the expectations of clerks when they saw long lines of young men and women waiting for the bureau to open this morning. The reduced number was due to the action of Thomas D. McCarthy, ' United States marshal, and a force of deputies, who appeared early in the day and compelled every man of draft age who could not show his registration card to leave the building. OFFICERS WOULD HAVE CHANCE FOR PROMOTION 17,000 Men Now In Camps Who Will Not Get Commissions Offered t Non-Com. Appointments. Washington, July 31. The 17,000 men at the officers' training camps who will not -"-'rs c'-.xv.lrcir.c c : be selected ior further training at the second se ries camps are to be offered appoint ments as non-cominitsioned officers in the National Army, with chances of promotion later to commissions. Cou pled with the offer, acceptance of which requires enlistment of the men at the conclusion of. the camp, August 15, is a renewed assurance that after the sec ond camps close promotions will all be made from the ranks of the regular army, National Guard and National Army. A circular issued today by Major General Bliss, acting chief of staff, di rects commanders of officers training camps to invite student officers failing to receive commissions "to enlist in the foot service at the close of the present course of training, with the understanding that they will be trans ferred on or about September 1, 1917. to units of the National Armyto be organized in their local , training areas." "Camp commanders are authorised, said the circular, "to grant furloughs to all enlisted men under these Instruc tions, to take effect at the close of the present course, and to expire on Sep tember 1, 1917." The non-commissioned grade to which each man will be appointed is to - be.c determined' ly f recommendation I of the training camp commander, . . PROHIBITION VOTE IN SENATE TO BE TAKEN LATE TODAY Debate on Proposed Constitutional Amendment is in Largely Perfunctory Vein , BOTH SIDES CLAIM VICTORY Senator Jones Says if Nation Is Not Made Dry Now It Will Become Party Issue Washington, July 31. The Senate's discussion of the-- resolution for a prohibi tlon amendment to the Feder al constitution proceeded today in a vein largely perfunctory. A vote Is to be taken late tomorrow. In contrast to other notable pro hibition fights in Congress in recent years there was only a small attend ance during the day on the floor or in the galleries. prepared speeches were a rule, and the session took on the tedious aspect of routine pro ceedings as senator after senator read into the record without interruption or contradiction his reasons for sup porting or opposing the resolution. ronignt ootn weis and drys were, claiming enougn votes to insure tnem victory tomorrow, out on Dotn sides if wqg aflmittiart tViat tlia racnlt wnnU I be close. It will take th vnto m two-thirds of those present for adop tion of -the resolution, which then would have to pass the House before an amendment was submitted to tho states for ratification. Lsgal arguments were made against the proposal by Senators Lodge and Hardwick, both of whom contended that it would be a dangerous step tor the Federal government to assume the police powers t over liquor exer. cised hitherto by the states. Speaking for the resolution, Sena tor Jones, of Washington, declared that if an amendment were not sub mitted to the people nationwide pro hibition would become a party issue. Senators Thompson and Sherman were among others who supported the measure. Senator Sheppard, author of the resolution, accepted an amendment by Senator Harding providing that the proposed constitutional amendment be submitted to the states for ratification by July 1, 1923. Announcement was made by Senator Stone that he would propose that before prohibition goes into effect, the government compen sate property owners for damages to property resulting from its en forcement. Senator Stone said that if this and Senator Harding's pro posals were accepted, he would vote for the resolution. Senator Lodpe told the Senate that lie believed adoption of the amend ment would be "the worst thing that could be done to advance temper ance." "I hold very strong and consci entious convictions on this subject," said the Massachusetts senator. "I believe that practically complete ab stinence may be brought about when a large majority of the people are, convinced that it is wise and that it is for their benefit mentally, mor ally and physically. I am aware that this will take time, and the steady growth of public sentiment. Wijfhout a prepared public sentiment among at least a majority of the people such j legislation as this is certain to fail." faenator Jones declared that should Congress refuse to give the people an opportunity to act now on prohibi tion the Republican party to which he belongs would have to declare for prohibition because it would be nec essary for party success. "The people of the entire state force upon particular communities laws which they do not approve. This is done for the general good," said Senator Jones. "Why should this principal stop at state lines? The con stitution recognizes it." TWO MEN HELD AT ROANOKE FOR CANADIAN AUTHORITIES Roanoke, Va., July 31. Two men giving their names as L.. F. Dean and 1 Frank Farber and claiming to be mem bers of the British Royal Flying Corps, who were arrested here Sunday charg ed with obtaining automobile accesso ries on a government ordnance depart ment order, confessed that they were Earl Oslade and V. J. McAuliffe, Americans. 'The police said they confessed when confronted by a telegramvfrom Super intendent Gassett of the Toronto police who accused them as deserters from . the flying corps and asserted they had, stolen an army automobile. They are being held for the Canadian author ities.. t-y-::A:;:--' Germaa Is Arrested. Baltimore, July 31. Frledrich H. A. Hattmann, an alien enemy, 'who has been living at Norfolk, Va., and has a permit for that city, was arrested here today and jailed by United States Mar shal Stockham to . await instructions from Attorney General Gregory. Hutt roann, is In the automobile business. ' tt .!& Wd he was a lieutenant In the GeVnmn -army and " that he -Is a gradu ate or Heldelburg University. , , were not announced, ..,,: ..L.
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