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nniiU'lII ..'-..VLir, " RICE mOISJtl JiPAn- HAXIlimi EFFORT-OUST 1 ,t ABB PR0IU6 SBR100 BY ABnLLiwi rum FRAPELLB RICA1IS OVERSEAS BE POT FORTJABD nOU c 4 s 3. - -4 v ' ' -i. ' , . . ..C "-' S -31 V r orrWS GAINED MORE THE ALICES 0fEBlt ; IX THE PROGRESS ATiTiTES MAKE iFXJRT-& UPRISIK SPREADING - O GEN. MARCH AMERICA MUST CONCENTRATE - HERFORCJEIS AOffD ND TFIE '.. WAR. - FROM THIS NUMS TO; 2QGO,000 NORTH AND THE ; ENTIRE -K tJOCaS'P? ARE EXPECTED TO QUALXFY FOR MILITARY CSIFICE. SOUTH OF THE AVRE. TROOPS .CAMMED OtlT. COMMITTEE. iwrp UM;B 1UUI5 il dAPA f :illUia .juOtiilEt MX - - ,, the American Army in Dor lUl 1 l8,The Americana f5Be A!5p eround at FrapeUi gaiDedtlv despite a total cf 2,500 l dipped the enemy on the lhe118 ?a raid of 45 Gefmans, Tillage iPd 'bv the Ameri- was repu automatic rifle can aitl" tbe Woevre an Amernwi - i rra ar&m ATI t OllA fire- In l m had a nci . . .. . Han wounded in . nine plSft3 a wounded com- rad" tO sailer- r-adually the tamoua w 'i the region wti ul av under the pressure of !f Britiei, Again Field Marshal forces nave touiyw nemy t0 see S1UU"" " ward where he win d mui cui0 from the sneiis oi tuc & i n-notc liavft been firing or several - across over the entire salient, working havoc among the defenders of the insecure line. Likewise 'the Germans are being foTes nortn aim ouum ui lix .me. and the Frencn ana Amerjcaus along the Vesle and the Americans in Lorraine also are harassing them ibv artillery fire and local attacks. Nowhere has the enemy had ' the letter of any encounter. Co: 2 front of four miles be tween -Biilleul and Vieux Berquin. on the Lys sec:ar. the Britisri have forced back the Germans to a depth taking in the maneuvre the village of Outtersteen and 400 prisoners. A little to the south along the Lys river, near Merville, the British al so have advanced their linerf and still farther south, between Arras and Albert, the Germans haye been relieved, under pressure, of further terrain near Bucquoy. Along the Vesle river front, where the Americans and French are hold ing the line against the Germans, there has been considerable recip rocal artillery shelling but with the weight of gunpower and of shells' resting with the allied troops. They J Save the enemy two shells- for one. An indication that the German line immediately in front of the French and Americans is thinlv h1ri i.h fatt that American patrols at vari ous points have penetrated sectors to the enemv'qi harhQ n,5.n wi utu n ac anil hencaes without encountering in fantrymen h Lorraine where the Americans stared the village of Fra-nell. Bear St. Die, Saturday m'orning, they ---.u uu aim' gamea more :oid nothwirhstanri ino- o .u , .0 "car c.ardment by the enemv. DENTAL EXPLOSION Pt'ZZLES XAW OFFICERS. Washington. Ar i c n, 6 Ued and one seriously tajur C'anneX,9!0'lcn toda-v at 3 St. folk t'u "sazune. near Ncr- B,ar. CAy-osive D. Ordnance . au P-escr hpH . bein - ,,i fiotauuong were WhT. " no acci;den't of the borein i iniS eXpl" it ho ' he S1X or seven yeare Sation " Tn used- Ati inveti- lje kil'oH I, - "inani; "re NUchoIls, C ,W:ru Udnceman third nam. wh-n , . ordnannian, third a later re ' m, wiU recover, saiH 1 t0 the avy departs Projal Accepted wC-,. by n Ellington aice bv r g" 1 Formal Cin oposai frmany of the Amer- treatmenf Jor a conference" on prison- ile of o itzerland the mid- the )tember' state was transnuitted hih fA, "a,linent through th Ver ign office Tho rL fk erQment airQ . lhe iGerman he alreadv , . . Ik. prPosai aa accepted CShnMime pnncPle, and To itemed civfl With the American- Army "fnTCor raine, Aug. 17 The Americans early this 'morning- captured-the Til lage of JPripelle and eradicated a considerable German salient in te allied Jinea. r Prisoners weretasketi byf he Ameroans, and the Germans evidently suffered heavy casualties in killed and yinouaded." . This sefctor has been regarded as f quiet one and today's action began merely aafaid Into the .enemy's positions. , Tfte raid was preceded by a straight bom'bardment for a few minuter followed by a box bar rage thafcpenned the Gerimans off from escape. "When rttie American wef ter the toto- attack at 4j30 : otlcfeJt,: they succeeded in "pushing aid ene- my .resistance before them and the raid became' an organized' attack. The Germans replied heavily to the American rtillery fire and tjiey alfr so 'Sheiled-'. the entire neighborhood throughout the day. . The enemy fire, wjiich Included a barrage, was ineffective. The Amer icans have occupied the former Ger man ttencb.es and consolidated them against counter attack. Paris, Aug. 17. The French made further progress today north and I'outh of the Avre. having taken 1.000 prisoners and numerous guns since yesterday, according to the war office statement tonight. They captured the villaee of Cannv-iSur- ranging from 1,000 to 2.000 yards . MjkUf and in additioa tQok enemy positions on a front of nearly two miles to a depth of more than a mile 4u tbe regiqp of Autreches, in the Germans Admit Streng Attacks on Berlin , Am. fia tondon. -f The allies yesterday male strong attacks against the Germans on both sides of Royev the war office statement issued today vjays. These attacks widened until they included the territory from the neighborhood of Chaulnes to the vicinity of Las signy, but were repulsed by the Germans. Austria Classes Czecho-Slovaks as Traitors. Vienna, Aug. 17, via liondon. British recognition o$ the Czecho slovaks as, a nation was denounced in an official statement issued here today. Th. statement declares that the members of the Czecho-Slovak army will be .regarded-and treated as traitors by Austria-Hungary. YOUNG CATAWBA MAN DROWNED IN CREEK." Newton, Aug. 15 (Robert W. Franklin, aged 24 years, was drowned in a small stream while in bathing late yesterday evening about three-quarters of a mile east of Sonover. It is thought he step ped in a hole which had been wash ed out by the recent rains and be ing una'ble to swim was drowned. Several persons were with him at the time but fwere. unable to save Mm. Dr. iShipp, of this city, was sum moned immediately, but Franklin was dead -when the doctor reached him. It was a clear case of acci dental drowning, and an inquest was decided unnecessary- Mr. Frank linls home is about eight miles from Gien A?ine, Burke county, and af ter he had laid hfe "crop by came to this place'and accepted a position in the Young cotton mills between here and fConover- He leaves a wife and several children. v5en. Foch : Grajtefal - to America. -Paris, Aug. 16. Marshal Foch has asked tRev. iCharles A. M'a'dFar land,. secretary of the Federal Coun cils of Churches .of Christ in Amer ica, to convey to the American peo ple his ideep appreciation of their moral and spiritual 'support. Mr, MaaFarland yfslte Marshal Foch at his h&alftuartSwIffMt cbnversatidn the anted generslISSi- mo wafilwtfc mo was ajyto in- Mi American Ie rate, officers An: e 8(aM-.attMrna)riu aiia.'iAtMai.f unn 4au Lrt?t7u ui iiciucuuvu-uuut- tendon, Au;g. 18. A- diaatchtot the Exchange Telegraph from Tient sin dated Friday "says: "The Japanese rice riots are' prov ing the worst outbreak .against th constituted authority witnessed in many years. The rioters ae resort ing to acts of extreme violence such as the use of dynamite and incen diarism." Tokio, Aug, 15. JTnere was seri ou rioting in Tokro last night. Mobs attacked and damaged property in the business and theater districts. The rioters also entered and pil laged houses in Asafcusa, the grea recreation resort of the middle and lower classes. A number of the dis- fturbers were wounded by the police Osaka, Aug. 14. yMobs today pil laged grocery and dry goods stores Ijtnd 'food 'depots and set fire to thea ters and other biuldings. The mili tary forces called out to maintain order were attacked. The street railways have suspend ed operations at night owing to the contusion in the city and the gov ernor has forbidden the people to go oai-upon the streets after dark. It is stated that at Maisura where 2,000 workmen for the naval ar senal joined the populace in sack ing the rice stores, many persons were injured in collision with the police. Troops Called Out in All Important Cities. Tokio, Aug. 14 'Troops have been called out in nearly . evefy'impor tant city in Japan. Even the naval stationat-Maiz'uru is affectedly the unrest. Two thousand wvjrkmen there .are rioti. in copjunctiom At iagbya, noted for its manu facture of porcelain, a mob estimat ed to aggregate 30,000 persons riot ed. At several places the soldiers fired on the disturbers. At Kobe the soldiers- and police also were obliged to use saibres and bayenets against the rioters. ALLIES MAKE PROGRESS OVER THREE-MILE FRONT. London, Aug. 16. The British Thursday evening repulsed a strong German counter attack at Damery, and today in co-operation with the French made substantial progress in the direction of Frenoy-Les-Roye and Fransart, according to the offi cial report from Field Marshal Haig's headquarters in France is sued tonight- Allied Troops Advance Over Three Mile Front. Paris, Aug. 16. (French and Ca nadian troops have made progress against the Germans over a front p f more than three miles betw.een Goy encourt and Laucourt, west of Roye, 4iccording to the French official communication issued this evening. The Bois des Loges, five miles south of Roye, also has been penetrated deeply by the (French. German Official Communication. Berlin, Aug. 16, (Via London.) "On both sides off the Avre . strong enemy attacks failed with heavy losses' says the official communica tion, issued from general headquar ters today. Official Austrian Statemnet. Vienna, Aug. ,16 ("Via (London.) The official communication from headquarters today says: "Italian attacks against the Mo positions failed. Otherrdse the day -was quiet on the Tonale sec tor. "On "Monte iGimone the enem storming troops were repulsed. Oil Tank Steamer Afire. "Beauifort, Aug. 16. A large f oil tank steamer ififire ebout 25 milfB ports brought here tonight. b rsl.Eitr w i 16 a German anoths on ftre by aheMr. rv?ux.. la- xorraine nave -'fan "hrifinarv qniiescent casing xrom the Germans east;Diy3; lle. The action, which rsrtfcjfwith the proportions of a f iid Mthe pearly , hours Saturday iorjpideveloped into an organ xzeduhder the dash of the An'rbops immediately after theriatheir trenches. The Ger- ytdbentiy were heavy in "wounded and prisoners la: irertf taken bv the Amerioana. WiMaaton, Aug. 17. O-f more thaniftOOyO 00 men now under arms the njrican army has sent nearly one-gor more than 1,450,000 .overffejtor' service against the en emy l'race, Italy and Siberia. TPSgures -were .revealed today by Gjieraiaroh,' chief of staff, in his ratdy talks With newspaper men members of the senate militkeomjmittee. ' The senators were(td;that some transports are makgihe trip tox Europe and back in ll-days, and that the average has reduced to 28 days, whic" wltiajditional shipping becoming avajble makes the great job of eettjlg $0 divisions of A-tmerican trooto. France by June 30, 1919, certa3$Libf success Thfepfeief of staff paid only brief atterfgjjrA to the progress of the fightflin France where the situa tion developing slowly. He char acterfcsjed the battle, however as "the rjzian retreat" and other- I3i wse i ated. that further retire- menl tffn.lnor Ilia announ?eraent as . General March t IsiaSarkaLion. troops -marked from the United States, the totals will embrace the troops in ; Siberia, in Italy, France and Russia proper. More Thai 1,450,000 Have Em barked. "The figures will mean the entire expeditionary force in . all parts of i the world. We have now ami'ia!?- ed on. all the expeditidns men han 1,450,000 anen." Discussing the work of Ameri cans abroad he aid: "The American troops in France are beginning to receive official French commendations of various sorts and 'here is one that came in this morning. This refers to the second artillery brigade which was with the second division in the fighting around Chateau Thierry. After the infantry was withdrawn our .field artillery stayed there and helped the French at that point. This commendation is (from the French commander of ' the division to which it was attached. It is in the form of an official order and the translation is something like this: Admiration of Allies For V. S. Troops. " 'On, the eve of the relief of the second artillery brigade of the United States infantry division from, the 12th (French) infantry division, the general commanding this infan try -division takes the opportunty to express to the brigade commander, -reneral Gowley, to alii his officers, non-commissioned officers and sol diers, his thanks for. the services enriveiecf- 1 . 5-J rendered their "French comrades' and German lines. They returned with hie admiration for the splendid 7 out los American bravery. In making this announcement ' 'After having vigorously fought Secretary Baker said that Brig. Gen. with the second United States in- , Foulois,. of the American air service, fantry division and with the 58th led the expedition. This was the (French) infantry division, the sec- j fiTSt report from Gen. Pershing on end American artillery brigade has he performance of American built come to show, during two days of Dehaviland's- to be made public, severe fighting at the side" of the j Secretary Baker said his advices 12th infantry division, the finest contained no other information re Qoi all ties of energy, endurance and gardmgfche flight except that Lieut, devotion. Blair Thaw also was on the trip. "The fortunes of war separate The fce and place of the flight, Mr5 us from these brave And Wai nt- Baker considered , it advisable to ing comrades I trust that the f or- tunes of war will re-unite ns,: again upon the field of battle. " The 12fch French Infantry divis- , ion wiii faithfuHy treasure the mem- ' y 9ta o.ftitAM Kij 1 the 2nd United States infantry di? - . -t ' ! lon-- , . , . - , ' ; 4 TTnit sw-atA ifAnr tii-t Waahington, Aug. 15. Important facts concerning the nation's effort in the- war as given to ' the senate military committee by Gen. March, Secretary Baker and Provost Mar shal General CroWder, were revealed today by Chairman Chamberlain in presenting to the senate the admin istration man-power bill- extending 'he draft ages to include all men be4- KWeen the ages of 18 and 45 yearsV t President Wilson is determined to bring the Var to a conclusion by 2oncentrating all forces on the west ern front, including Italy, Secretary Baker told the committee and- Gen. March sjipplemented this by. stating "hat it was the purpose to end the great-world struggle quickly and de cisively. . For the nation not to put forth its maximum effort at once the cliief of staff declared would be but "playing Germany ts game." Thirty 36 American divisions or approxf mateiy 1,300,000 men now are in France with as many more in camps in this country as a reservoir. Sec retary Baker said today, that the ac celerated program of troop m ove rrents overseas which, has enabled General Pershing to - organize his first field army of some 1,250,000 men, will be continued because of the generous action of the British government in supplying shipping. To carry out the present program of eighty divisions overseas by June 30, nearly 2,000,000 men must be sent to France in the next eleven months. Mr. (Baker would not be drawn into any discussion of the country's abifity to transport men, but it is known that many .. ijnore than -that, number could be gdj$d in the war zone at the present ' rate of shipment- V-rV General March Wants the Roys. J tjienerju iMarch , told theomiti senate that he was ln; favor of youg men for the army And that the youths of 18 registered under the new draft law would be in France by June 30. He estimated that some 2,300,000 men qualified for full mil itary service would be secured from tne new registrants and he qutliarw. the calls for the next year or more as follows: August 50,000, September 200, 000, October 15,000, November 150,000, .December 150, 000, January 10-0, 000', February 200,000 and 300, P00 monthly thereafter until the end 1 of the next year. These calls would aggregate 4, 20C,000 against the estimate of 2, 300,00 0 to be had from the new reg istration but no explanation, was made of this and other discrepancies in'the draft figures. General Crow der has said that the present reserve in class 1 will be exhausted by next October 1, but Secretary Baker made it plain today that the reservoir of men now in camp ip this country is sufficient to keep up the present troop movement overseas. DEHAVILAND PLANE3 HAVE MADE GOOD. Washington, Aug. 16. General Pershing today advised the war de partment that early in August a complete squadron of 18 Dehavi land our airplanes, built in the United States, and. equipped "with Liberty motors, successfully carried out the first reconnaissance flight of American built machines behind withhold. The announcement was consider ed by officers as setting at rest'.-ru- ntore , that the Dehaviland machines were -e and - also- sJlo wing tnat tne liberty motors have now ": " condltkms, V" .viisevs in . actual wrar Washington, Aig. 15. Four mil :iott American soldiers can defeat .the- Germin, "ia - the; belief 6t March, chief of staff, and present plans of the war department eali for more :han that number undSar armft next summer with1 some Z,2QCf,Qb0 of them, or eighty divisions; in' Fralice by June 30 S . " ' ' A "' 3S't- ' r v. Gen, Cttwders Estimate. Washington, ' Aug. 15. Pr Marshal-General Cra-wder anncufrcet today that plans aiready ' haveifbet ' made for registering the 13ry 00,0 QO additional men which he estimated yill be brought, tinder the selectitd s e rvicelaw when 4 Congress nldt cue penamg-'-MU extendingh Jg limits to include men between ' iff and 45 years. iFron this number ap proximately 270 00,0i00 . qualified for full- military service are" expected to be secured. 4 So urgent i3 the need for addi tional man-power, Gen. Crowder said, that the draft machinery is be ing put into shape for the great task ahead without waiting for final ac tion "by Congress. Men of f3ie new draft will be needed by October 1 and in order to iget them, registra tion day will, have to be held not later than 'September 15 and if pos sible September 5, will be fixed as the day. Twenty-five Million Registrants. When the 13,000,000 men are en rolled, nearly 25,00-0,000 will have been registered since the United States entered the war. There were $ome IQ.000,000 enrolled on the first jeistration day," June 5. 1917, an- '$ff8 JjP0'000 last June 5. and sev eraY ntindred thousand mre sjr ejy pected to be enrolled August. 2 4. - Jl. Washington, Aug. 18.-M3aualtfe in the United States overseas forces, announced by the war and navy de partments during the week ending today, numbered' 1,355 . compared with 4,916 for the previous- feek. Total casualties! announced to date number 21,461, including 374? In to day's army list. Total army casual ties number 18,707; the marine corps lists only .2,760. Total deaths, including the killed "n 'action, deaths from wounds, dis ease, accident and other causessince the United States forces landed in France, number 8,133, including 291 soldiers lost at sea. Of thai num ber: 7296 were of tbejarmy,-and 837 of the marine corps. The wounded to date numbers 11,615, of which 9,758 are or the army and 1,830- of the marine corps. Men missing in action and pris oners in the hands jof thenemy nurrfber 1,719, of "which 1626 are" 'of the army and 93' of 'Ike marine corps. '..; The summary of the army casu alty list to date, including tb day 'ft, follows: , ' Sr. Killed in action, 3,869 died of wounds, 1;189; died of dease, 1, 556; died of accident and other causes, 6&2; wounded in action, 9, 785; missing in action (including prisoners) 1,626. Total to date, 18,707. The summary of the marine corps lists follow: Deaths; &37; wounded, 1,830; missing in action, 88; in hands of enemy, 5. Totajl to date, 2,7607 Germany's Los Six Million. Paris, Aug. 17. The total of Ger man losses from the beginning of the war to the. end of Jjuly, lil8, are understood to be 6,ao,000, ac cording to tthe morning newspapers. The figures include 1,400, kill ed up to the beginning1 of 16 Ger man offensive last' ' Mi&;.Jftom M3arcb 2?1 to June 17, tieerfflans are said td have "tost 120,000 killed alone- . Additftonal Honor For Haig. Parisr Aug, "18ieWfiSrhal Sir Douglas Haig was deebraUd by -Premte'r - Clemenceau with'"i:he Freneb. military ciedatfat heichiaar- fers-intSi mMdrT- Intd was; made gu- the reconKndation 9t Hariri Focn. '..ov' . it . --.(:&:- ' V4;f-.:. ' ,','-' . ' M ms' ;Kri' .:.V'. ' ' !:,'. ' i-.-.-Jrv-- . . i- .'. fu-' . V. '. f,vt ft"- -."-V - tanker was -set tance. 5 k 1 v'i . . - V -s- V " -t- V:,. -W - V. i -irifriif"--'' -'' -- "
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