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V.' - ' 2 f V Complete Service of the Associated Press The Weather. Tartly cloudy Saturday and Sunday. Hi TOL. Cl-O. 342, WIL.MIKGTON, N. O, SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST 31, 1918 WHOLE NUMBER 39,520 BRITISH, FREmAND AMERICAN SENATE ADOPTS - MAP SHOWING THE ENORMOUS GAINS MADE BY THE ALLIES. REPORT ON THE MANPOWER BILL F0RCESr KEEPING UP THEIR OFFENSIVE WITHOUT ABATEMENT rTTL. 5 CvS3HES2SSbOPwX7v Germans Still Have Given No Americans Intimation of An Attempt To Stand. AID FRENCH tt ro 4 iii-orl fViA Tnwn of Chavigny, Whicn Lies North of Soissons. OTHER NOTABLE GAINS British Advance In Face Of Stiff Han Resistance Ltish Advance Line Lys Salient. in the Hindenburg Line South .(Several Villages and Hundreds Of Bullecourt Crossed By the Troops of Haig London, Aug. 30, 7:30 p. m. Troops of Field Marshal Haig cross ed the Hindenburg line to the south of Bullecourt. In the Lys salient the British are reported to have taken Noote Boom, three miles soutlh of Bailleul. The Germans have retreated from Bailleul. (By The Associated Press.) There has been no abatement in the rjength of tne oiitusivo xx.o, French and American troops are tnrow- liEg against the German armies rrom xras to the region of taoissons. Ana 14S yet there is no inaicauon uwi it the purpose of the seemingly demoral- lrjed enemy to turn auuuL uu x pressors or to offer more resistance -1 rU.i(rh Via oMlvi. Ifor tne presen l ixid.ii iuiuub" i.x. ties of fstrong rear guards. Not alone have the allied troops all over the battlefront from Arras to Sois- I sons gamea im mw i i-""1 x.a.xxt t.xxu.xu., bat to the north the British have ad- Innced their line materially in the famous Lys sector and apparently without much effort on the part of the b'oe to restrain them. Of greater significance than any of the other victories achieved in Friday's I fighting is the gain of the French with Thorn Americans are brigaded in this Igeneral sector north of Soissons AMERICANS PMSH HUNS WITH SHELLS Thousands of Rounds of High Explosives Dropped On the Enemy. GAIN IN JUVIGNY REGION Of Prisoners Taken In Bapaume Region. FRENCH TAKE CHAVIGNY Canal Du Nord Is Crossed By Petain's Men at Two Dif ferent Points. FRESH HUN TROOPS USED Make Determined Effort to Hold Soissons Plateau. Stub1ornaes and Skill Being Display ed by Germans Since the Arrival 2 the Americans on the Scene Wednesday. The iitest French official communication records the capture by the French here WChavigny, three miles northwest, and i m . :i. j 1 1 C U n 9 Soissons and the entry iritdT.Tre " but- r1"-"" oxua.v They made little errort to With the American Army in France, Aug. 30, 8 p. m. (By The Associated Press.) While- the ' French troops on the right and left of the Americans on the front north of Soissons struggled forward today, the Americans sent thousands of rounds of high explosive skirts of Crouy, a short distance to the wrtheast. These victories, gained only after the Iairdest kind of fighting, make more secure the allied line running north- fardand outflanking the Aisne and the lemin-des-Dames positions. Also battering this general situation Sas been the crossing by the French lof the Ailette river at Champs. In the region north of Noyon the French have made further progress crossing the Canal du Nord at several places and advancing materially in the direction of the N'oyon-Ham railroad hne. All around Noyon the French lave strengthened their positions. All the territory on the north and west banks of the Somme where the British have been operating against the Gernans now has been cleared of the enemy and south of Peronne on the east bank of the stream, notwithstand ing the destruction of the bridges by tne Germans. To the north the British almost I everywhere are pressing eastward along the highways, carrying the Ger- Inans before them, notwithstanding the Asperate resistance that is everywhere aem? oLered by machine gunners Ln lomerable and infantry units. Combles now m British hands and east of laame Field Marshal Haig's men ire working all a!nn? thf Rananme. ICambrai road toward T.p. Pla.fmiiipr. To north of this region, Bullecourt and aendecourt on the old Hindenburg line Mth Were canturpd hut the firmans 1 violent counter-attack forced back e British to their western outskirts, nere, at last accounts occupying an Plu German trprrh i-ctom t Vi a nor- ans were being held. Northeast of Arras the British now r0C0Urt-DnoQr.f TirJk 1 : -urt congest of the enemy's fortified posi "s, which is said to be filled with '0rCe3 Who intfindel tn tononmiioln ia Jlte Its rant,. MUthweSt. Of Vnrea iry T-.ro oo vithrt Germans again have begun W f aWlng and are Deing closely fol ain UP by the Britisn- Tne British J!'n are holding the important town taw, in this sector- The with- sat J v the Gerrrans seemingly indi- out ,h U is their intention to blot l!ne salient and straighten their movPSvUtr'A'ard from YPres. It is a iae now'fvfr, that is greatly lessen- Present6 e f a drive durinS the from,k year Towaid the channel ports this region. rtJIe h3h been a considerable in- ea?e m tha . . x.-,x hfCairc, ri-iiiery aciivity - -,x Vos vy th the st tthe American troops in the -s;'on- Several patrol attacks e Oer ;rmans have been stopped by -merieanc lFLAr,E LARCENY SCHEME 'tom -r. . August 30. Offksers turrt . K are expected here aSV t? V-ke back John Henry Ar (i in "v- u franklin, who is want- rferatinc ' 'Kir,n county. N. Y., for Pav . n :n-enious scheme of lar- P'cha sr.ri , '? f'harPed with having lv Y 'C. fciry store in Granville, Anient f,r r,nK Pssession on the t0 Pav n;'r 'l"r' cash and giving notes rz, re Ar- stipulated dates. The 'ittt.,.. 1155 a camouflaee. Ar- .jfio tJ, f! in landing lnnt noi,. - v , try J ' T 1 U., U CXI. itchp .. rr of lockets, chains. N' v"n'i. 'Staining them from a rrm . Nr rv,, ,.'1: loated in the mountains ---ton, Va., and arrested. a.Ja"T. S,aVanks Enrolled. 'siv :r"n- AuS. 30. Seven hnroA o P banks or trust mmoniA. irv Bv0lmbers f the Federal Re- servebpl?laail0,rnced t0d positions. advance their line. Late this afternoon some progress was made by the Americans in the re gion of Juvigny. Although the day was not marked by any spectacular advance, there was far from a lull in the activities on the American front. Since the Americans appeared on Wednesday the Germans have displayed stubbornness and skill. They have good positions and are defending them in a manner which would suggest that they might even attempt a serious counter-attack. The positions of the Americans are perhaps not so good and the contest seems to have narrowed down to one of comparative merits of officers and men of the two organiza tions. Before the day was over the Germans had begun to show signs of weakening and observers reported troop move ments which appeared to indicate a re grouping and perhaps retirement. The orders to the Americans were to maintain a harrassing fire through out the day and even the minor attack of one flank was decided upon only after the advance made by the French indicated its advisability. Over the field the American infantrv remained .in the positions they had held last night. Dug in behind almost every little rise on the plateau and on the sillside, they awaited the order to attack. Closer to the uerman posi tions scores of shell-holes sheltered the men from the sweeping machine gun fire, while further to the rear there were companies waiting to be called to their support. The artillery went into the action early in the morning, not in barrage but firing first at one point in the German lines and then at another, in accordance with reports indicating places where the Germans were mobil izing or where there might be danger of a concentration. Rarely, if ever, have the American troops delivered vr such a period so continuous a fire. It was of a .punishing character that must have wrought terrible destruc tion and probably much demoralization. The lines are close together and great shells from teh howitzers were mixed with those of the lighter character, while the big, long range American guns sent far in the rear of the en emy lines shells to places indicated by observers in the aerial service. The American infantry between the lines was forced to become a part of the action today by the determined Germans whose long line of machine gun emplacements was supplemented by groups of infantry who fired at every appearance of the Americans. It was a day of sniping for them, espe cially the machine gunners. Thefir fire did not rise in most cases ten inches above the ground. One gunner had the trick of holding the. trigger until just three shots were fired: . All day .long his gun gave forth its "tat-tat-tat," every burst being followed by a slight change in direction. A large part o fthose caught in the ground sweeping fire were wounded in the leg belqw the knees. The Germans in front of the Ameri cans at times were subjected not only to the fire of the American guns but to a supplemental raking from the French. It is impossible to ascertain the German casualties, but it is 'certain that they were heavy. The big gun fire reached the maxi mum of intensity. The roar of the ar tillery rose in a great crescendo. . The Americans used no gas shells. The Germans did, however, but-in - sligtatly iBjDaHer. staaa title than usual . , , - J . J" - London, August 30. "East and north of Bapaume our operations are pro ceeding satisfactorily in spte of hos tile resistance," says the official state ment from Field Marshal Haig's head quarters in France tonight. "Hard fighting occurred on the greater part of this front and a number of heavy counter-attacks were made by the ene my." The statement continues: "Our troops entered Riencourt-Les-Bapaume and bancourt, where they have been actively engaged with the enemy throughout the day. They cap tured Fremicourt and Vaulx-Vraucourt taking prisoners and have reached the western outskirts of Beaugny. "At Ecoust-St. Mein the enemy is still maintaining an obstinate defense closely pressed by our troops who have taken a number of prisoners in this liocajity. . "At Bullecourt. and Hendecourt, nos tile counter-.ttacks delivered with much determination by strong forces compelled our troops to fall baek to the western outskirts of these villages and to a German trench system- be tween them wherethe enemy's attacks were stoped by our Are. North of these villages an attack launched this morn ing, by Canadian troops astride the $ ' Hcjh aT" C puv i , sy xwBesSr'' fSKrT rrTy New Draft Measure Will Be Sent to President For Sig nature Today. FEW SENATORS OPPOSE Debate Centers About the Elim ination of the "Work Or Fight" Plan. 1 Mj- Arras-Cambrai road has been success ful. "The enemy defenses between Hen decourt and Haucourt have been cap tured, together with the latter village and several hundred prisoners. South of Bapaume our troops have maintain ed vigorous pressure upon the enemy and have gained ground. "We have made progress east and northeast of Clery and in this sector have taken 300 prisoners. In the Lys sector the enemy is continuing his withdrawal, closely followed by our troops. Bailleul is again in our possession." SHADED ARtA SHOWS ALLIES ADVANCE THE OLD GERMAN LINE SHOW5THE ALLIES GAINS UPTQTUESDVv 5hQw5 Tf QlD HlhDEN&URG l NE The above map shows to advantage the present battlefield. The shaded portion is the territory taken in one day's advance. Since the map was drawn Bapaume and Noyon have been captured. CHAVIGNY AND CUFFIES ARE TAKEN BY FRANCO-AMERICANS Paris, August 30. North of Soissons where the Americans are fighting with the French the villages of Chavigny and Cuffies have been captured and the allied line advanced to the west of Crouy according' to the official com munication issued tonight. Northwest of Noyon the Canal " du Nord has been crossed by the French at Catigny and Beaurains. REYENUE BILL IS NOW COMPLETED Eight Billion Dollar Measure Will Be Reported to the House Monday. INCOME TAX INCREASED Six Per Cent. On Incomes Below $4,000 and Above the Exemption Limits. Outstanding; Features of the Bill. GERMANS MAKING SUPREME EFFORT TO HOLD PLATEAU With the French Army in France, Thursday, Aug. 29. The Germans are making a supreme effort to maintain their position on the plateau north, of Soissons. They are throwing fresh troops against both the French and Americans and are disputing the ground foot by foot. After the unsuccessful enemy at tempts a few days ago to retake the heights west of the Soissons-Coucy-Le-Chateau road, known as the Orme de Montecourve, prisoners taken by one French division included men from three different divisions of infantry and two battalions of crack mountain troops. . The loss of this flgnt ana a iunner advance made it all the more neces sary for the Germans to prevent the allies from gaining ground on the pla teau in the region of Juvigny where are the last heights defending the val ley of the Ailette, where it runs east ward before turning southward again toward the Chemin Des Dames. The enemy has reinforced his line there with some of his best divisions of shock troops. tv TT-T-onf h third army met with greater resistance today along the line of the Somme and the canal Du Nord. The German opposition was particular ly stout in the region of Nesles, where it was necessary to have artillery to reduce some positions. Tbnight the villages of Rouy Le Grand and Rouy Le Petit, east of Mesles, are n the hands of the French while south along the canal they have breuil, Moyencourt, and La Panneterie. xrm-th of Nesles where General Hum bert's troops also are approaching the Somme, the Germans launched a coun ter attack against Morehain without success. The Germans appear to be strongly reinforced by artillery along the canal du . Nord where their resis tance is stiffening. After the capture of Noyon French troops" advanced eastward to the southern slopes of Mont St. Simeon. British attacks failed BERLIN REPORTS as USUAJi Berlin, via London, August 30 "Great British attacks on a wide front, Continued on P&s . TWELVE HUNDRED GERMAN MUTINEERS JOIN PEASANTS AGAINST HUNS IN UKRAINE Washington, Aug. 30. Congress fail ed again today to complete the man power bill, extending the selective draft age limits to 18 and 45 years. Only the formality of the signing of the measure by the presiding officers of the senate and house remains and it was predicted tonight that the measure will be in 1.11V XXWXX WW I vi... ate approval by the executive is ex pected. ' " The conference report on the bill, ap- ' ; proved yesterday ,by the house, was adopted late today by the senate by a yea and nay vote with but feeble op- ; position' of a few senators present. Sen ate debate on the "work or fight" amenment's excision was so protracted that the house adjourned before the' bill could be returned there for the ; signature of the speaker. The rules re quire that signatures of the presiding officers be attached to the . engrossed measure while the houses are in ses sion. . " Senate debate . today centered on the elimination of the "work or fight" amendment by the conferees, Senators Thomas of Colorado, author of the amendment, and McCumber of North Dakota, vehemently protested against the striking out of the provision which has been fought by organized labor. Chairman Chamberlain of the senate conference committee defended the ac- i tion of the committee in yielding to house opposition, declaring that the present law and regulations could, if . enforced, meet the ends designed by tie Thomas amendment. Alleged failure of the war department to enforoe the law against union strikers was due t , executive administration and not to lack of fiat from congress, Senator . Chamberlain said. Criticism of published plans of the war department for free technical and special education of drafted youths un der 21 was expressed by several sena tors, denouncing the action of the war department in taking over schools and colleges as socialistic. Washington, Aug. SO. Completing its task of framing the eight billion dollar war revenue bill, the house ways and means committee today agreed to report the measure to the house Mon day. It carried greatly increased in come taxes beginning with a normal tax of six per cent, on all below $4,000 a year and above the exemption lira its. To reach war profits a flat war prof its tax of 80 per cent, is levied, with an alternative plan of excess profits taxes ranging from 35 to 70 per cent. The minimum surtax of incomes is raised to 65 per cent, and the normal tax on all incomes over $4,000 is made 12 per cent. The hill which will affect either di rectly or indirectly every person and! business concern in me umi.eu di., probably will be taken in the house for consideration next Thursday, with pros pects that it can be disposed of within a week or ten days. Treasury experts have estimated. Chairman Kitchin stated, that the bill as finally agreed upon, will produce an annual revenue of between $8,100,- 000 000 and 8,200,eoo,Dw, inus maKins the measure by far the greatest revr enue producing proposal which con gress has ever been called upon to en- The outstanding features of the com pleted bill are: It does not impose consumption taxes or a higher tariff. iTN7rir nerson and every business con cern in the Unite States and every American portion of income of foreign corporations operating in the United States is reached by, the provisions of the bill. , , . ' fc. Rates of- existing tax laws in the main are doubled. A distinctly war profits tax as an alternative to the ex cess profits tax, embodied in the pres ent law. is levied. tThe war profits tax is a flat!80 per cent, of the net income above a specific exemption, of f 3,000 and deduction of 10 per cent, of invest ed capital added or withdrawn since the close of the pre-war period. .The war profits tax, is; riot $o ; exceed 35 .per cent. In the case of corporations, the invested capital for whlcfc Mx taxable Oonttal .n -Pafc XwoV London. August 30. Twelve hundred German mutineers have joined forces with an armed peasant body and at taked the German forces in the region of Dymera, 24 miles from Kiev, ac cording to a Russian wireless receiv ed here today from Moscow. Fierce fighting has taken place be tween the Germans an dthe peasants and there have been heavy losses on both sides. The dispatch follows: ."A resolute struggle is going on against the white guards. The or ganizer ol the recently discovered con spiracy at Moscow, named Marqulias, has been shot. Near the church of Christ the Saviour, and a band of white guards was captured during the night. The author, Peschechnoff (formerly editor of a newspaper at Petrograd) has been set free at Mos cow. 'In the Ukraine the unrest among the peasants is spreading. The dis trict and town of Dymera, 24 miles from Kiev, has been declared by the German army commander to be in a state of siege. All persons were for bidden to be in the streets after p. m. and all movements to and from the town were prohibited. "Nevertheless the peasants succeed ed in concentrating fdrces around the town and the commander asked for reinforcements from Kiev. After two hours an airplane appeared over the town and announced that two steam ers" with soldiers and guns had been despatched against the peasant forces. "Soldiers arrived with machine guns and occupied all routes to the town. A fine was imposed on the town. "Mutineers numbering about 1,200 men, with ten machine guns and sev eral other guns, joined the peasants and fierce fighting took place between these forces and the Germans. There were many losses on both sides. "The population of Kiev is starving." STABILIZE COTTON SEED , ON BASIS OF $70 A TON TlTt Preposition Submitted to Food Administration By State Director of Markets. Washington, August 30. A propo sition to stabalLze the price o'f cotton seed and its products on a basis ot $70 per ton, f. o. b. cars, for the seed, has been put before 'the food adminis tration, by a committee representing state directors of markets and agri cultural commissioners of the cotton growing states and members of farm ers' unions. "The effect of the proposal would be to make the price of seed vary from $64 to $72 in carload lots, depending upon the yield of oil," a food admin istration statement tonight said, "and the price of meal would range from $57 per ton in Texas to $53 for the eastern section. A meeting of cattle-' men has been called to consult in the matter." Prices suggested are based upon 1917 figures, it was said, and the ob ject of fixing, if adopted, would be to protect "both the cattle feeder and the seed producer from the highly speculative market that now threatens the industry." NOTHING NEW SHOWS jGOMPERS VISITS IN ABERNETHY CASE Good Deal of Money Spent But How Much Is Mystery. Mr. Abernethy Asaln On Stand Answers In the Eternal Negative All Ques tions Propounded Unto Him. Answer in Wake Court. BOYHOOD SCENES American Labor Leader is Now In England. Sees But Little Change in the Appear ance of the Street In East London Through Which He Roamed 68 Years Aro. (Special Star Telegram.) New Bern, Aug. 30. The Abernethy Dortch hearing was resumed at the county courthouse here today, when many witnesses were examined and much time was consumed, and it might Oe added that little Information was gained as a result of the persistent cross-fire questioning of the Dortch at torneys. The same setting and the same court officers and attorneys and stenographers were on the Job, as was the case at the hearing of over a week ago. Squire S. R. Street was the arbiter and A. D. Ward was the representative of Colonel Dortch, and IX E. Hender son, the law partner of Mr. Abernethy, represented him. The testimony as was gjveri in, goes to show that a great nSmy different places, but the relic- of the house which had been his home London, Thursday, Aug. 29. Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor today visited his boyhood home where he was born 68 years ago. It was an event of great importance in the little section of east London, known as Spittlegate. Mr. Gompers had only visited England once before since he had left England as a boy to seek his fortune in America. His previous visit was nine years ago Mr. Gompers was accompanied to day on the journey to Fort Street by several members of the American la bor mission. They went down in two American automobiles and got out at the street corner. Mr. Gompers stop ned when he alighted and standing in the middle of the street recalled many scenes of his boyhood. , "The old street ha . hot changed much,' he said, as he stood in front EXPLORER STEFFANSSON ARRIVES AT DAWSON Outfits Himself With the First "Store Clothes" He Has Had In Five Years. Dawson, Y. T., Aug. 30. En route to Esquimault, B. C... and thence to New York, via Ottawa, Vilhjalmur Stefans- son, Arctic explorer, outfitted himself with "store clothes" here today, hia first opportunity in five years He arrived yesterday wearing moccasins and other rough garments. Stefansson declared he is anxious .to . help the allied cause and believes he can do this best by giving lectures la the United States for the Red Cross. He expects it will be many months be fore he regains his former physical endurance and Is able to resume Arctic ; explorations. Following his illness from pneumonia and pleurisy at Her schel Island last January he traveled four weeks with dogs, over snow-covered mountains, to Porcupine river and, thence to Fort Yukon, where he took treatment for 150 days. The explorer will leave here Sunday or Monday. 'A Smith Retains Tennis Title." Asheville, August 30. Carlton :Y. Smith, of Atlanta, Ga., retains his title as tennis champion of the south by de feating E .V. Carter, also of Atlanta, V, in a hotly oostested match at. the Asheville Country club this afternoon. Mr. Smith was also winner In" the mix-; ed doubles, he, with Mrs. R. B. Ran- , dolph, of Asheville, -defeating MJss f , Therese Chaphia'n, of Aseville, and IE. S. Mansfield, of Atlanta. Today's play In all the flights wa I unusually dose. ' 1 a - -
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