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J t w'tw1 .. -il yfW J, J Far Savings? s Up to '. YOU! Go YOUR Limit Tod it ... me Best Advertising Helium in North Carolina Fair Wedaosday Then day i nmw U th Interior. ; yoLcvra. no. 3. RALEIGH, N. G, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY 3, 1918. PRICE: FIVE CC a News airsd Ob ITALIANS FORCE FIGHT ON AUSTRIANS AND TAKE llfORTANT POSITIONS Scene in Region of Grappa On Mountain Front; Ma . chine Guns and Pris - oners . Taken ACTIVITY ON WHOLE ITALIAN FRONT WAS INCREASED TUESDAY Trench Front, Weit of The Oise and East of Ehelmi, Scene of fighting , French Xeoccupying St. Piere An gele; Much Importance At tached To American Victory in Chateau Thierry; ; Thrill inf Air Battles; Day's War Newi Summary ROME, July 2. IUlian forces this morning launched an attack against the Aus trian positions in the region of the Grappa, on the moun tain front and captured im portant positions, the war office announces. The Ital ians took 669 prisoners, in cluding 19 officers and cap tured many machine guns. VIENNA, July 2, via Lon don. ; "Artillery activity w hich had beon lively on the whole Italian front," says a statement issued today by the Austrian war office, "in- . creased this morning to a do . (rree of considerable violence between the Brenta and Piave rivers and on the lower Piave. Throughout the day there were no infantry oper ations on a large scale. (By the Associated P-ess) The Freneh front, west of the Oise and east of Bheims, has been the scene of considerable local fighting in which prisoners were taken by the Allied force. The French hare re-occupied the Tillage of Kt. Pieere Aigle, south west of Boissons, which they lost three weeks ago. Hurling themselves at the tip of the salient driven into the Allied line by the Hermans late in May, the Aaseri oana aad French hare won important ground Bear Chateau Thierry. The at tack was local in character, but it suc cess may prove important in the future operations in that part of the battle front nearest Pari. The assault wa aimed at the hamlet of Veu i which is situated oa the south aide of the Chateau Thierry-Paris road, ad oa the northern slopee of Bill 204. Vans ia about two mile from Chateau Thierry. This waa carried by the rush f the French and Americana, who also occupied two small patches of wood ia the immediate vicinity. ' The Germans almost immediately be gan eonnter-attaeka in aa attempt to regain their lost position, but their ef fort failed in every instance. In the initial attack and in their repeated as ault against the new lines held by the Allien, the German have suffered very heavy looses, at least 000 prisoner hav ing beea taken by the French aad 'American. Una entire Uermaa regi- jtMi flffteiaHy wpottMhavo bwe i virtually anninimiea in me dbiuc. ( A thrilling air battle between nine S American plane and an equal number ." Germsn machine i reported in th Oatesn Thierry eeetor. AtJsast three 'Uermaa plane were destroyed, while two American maehiae have failed to .return from th eneonnter. Oa June 7 the French reported that Mhey had recaptured Hill 204, height dominating the eity of Chateau Thierry. It appear, however, that the Germans (have beea holding at least part of the height, er that they have by aa attack 'which hat not been reported, succeeded la occupying th hill one more. The i Allied attack on th north aide will tend to make th eaemy'i position oa the hill lea secure aad may fore th (Germans to re-locate their line from th .Harne northward to Torey, where the Americana have beea' successful in aev , oral fight and have won, important 'ground. , British force northwest of Albert have been forced to fight hard to hold poitioa they took from th Germaas tiuaaay nignt. a aeiermiaea attack by tke enemy at tuat point tareateaed to wrest the captured ground from the British, but heavy eouater attacks Hunt Khefoe eut of all but one of the trenches IValsd Untrue German Propaganda The German official statement of , operations along the front say that Allied attack at various poiat were ''repulsed. It specifically mention jfh (Conlinned Fag Seven.) -- r AMERICAN BIG GUNS GOING TO FRANCE 155-Milimetre Howitzers Sup plement Equipment Pershing's Troops Washington, July 2. American-built 155 millmetre howitzer are now moving to France, aupplementing the equipment of General Pershing' troop heretofore obtained from French ordnance factor ies. On American firm, which had sever touched ordnance work of any character prior to America' entry into the war, ia turning out these guns'nt a rate of ten a day from a factory, the site of t which was a flourishing corn field last August. These fact were disclosed to news paper correspondents in ( Washington who visited the new army, proving round at Aberdeen, Md, as the guests t Colonel W. A. Phillips, eonrmandnnt. A long row of the l.lo'i, tested, approv al and awaiting shipping orders, was one of the most striking object lessons st the trip. The howitzers, which are of French .lesigu, are of approximately six-inch iwre aad are the heavy barrage guns which support an infantry advance against au entrench possition. The I'nited States soon will be independent of its co-belligerent for guns of tlris type. WAR BULLETINS GETTING ENEMY AIRPLANES. Leaden, Jaly I, British alrraea yesterday dtsnewrd - of forty-two German airplaaea -aad three hal 'lean, according to the eflclal re : port oa aerial aerations loaned te night. Of , th airplaaea, twenty ve were destroyed, fifteen were driven dewa oat of control aad two landed behind the British lines, where their rcaaaat were captured. ' With the Americaa Army France, Jaly 2. A a Americaa la air aeaadron, compaewd of nine ma chines, had a thrilling half hoar tght this morning north of Cha. teaa Thierry with a Germaa flight sanadroa r the earn number. At least three of the Germaa plaaee were driven dowa, plaaglag to the earth, aad an to ais o'eloch toaight two of the Americana had not re laraed. GERMANT ORDERS FINLAND TO ADOPT MONARCH I AL BILE Waahiagtea, July V-Diplomatic dispatch today aay that, accord lag ta the Swedish proas, Cermaay haa addressed a aammoaa to the riaaiah Diet ceeamaadlag It to la. trodace, wlthoat delay,' aseaarchial rale In Fiataad. faiUag which Car. many herself will establish a mill, tary dlctaterahlB. With the Americaa Army la France, Jaly 1. Two ancceasfal ralda, one of them In bread day. light, have been carried oat by the Americaa f areas la the Moatdldler region. In the daylight raid a corporal aad three mea entered aa enemy pact located In n wheat Sold aad took aae prleoaer, aad a ma chine gnu. MUST DE8TBOY THE BEAST London. Jaly J. (Via OUawa)U Aadrew Boaar Law, caaacellor of th exebeeaer, apeahlng In the B f et ommowo -rodsy, td thsf oe weald hsv thought that aioth lag new aa regards Germaa bra. : nUly could have happeaod. bat the aiahlag of th Canadian, bee plUl skip Llandovery Caatlo waa aa aspoahabl emtraf. Nothing could b gained, V added, by talk, lag about thia last eiample of friffhtfalaeaa. "Ta wild beast is at large, said -Tdr. Boaar Law. "There is no nee argalag or reaaoalag aboot lu The oaly Ihiag U do la to destroy it. That la th duty, aad It la ap to nil th Alllea to not their teeth un til that end la achieved." Plan of Congress to Recess Today Upset, May Adjourn Friday For Rest, Important Work Being Done fBy The Associated Press.) Washington, July 2. Cosstcss today disposed of much important legislatioa, but eaeouatered a variety of ot-Htacle in ita program to recess this week until August 10. Hopes to close dowa to morrow1 before the- Fourth el July holi day Vera abandoned and while most leader believed they ould reces Fri day or Katurday other thought de gree! might be held ia session indcl nitely. X ' The resolution authorising ih Presi dent t take over telegraph aad tele phoa liaes, the $12,000,000,000 army ap- MORE THAN MILQON E Mr. Wilson Makes Public Let ter From Sect'y of War Baker On The Subject BIG MOVEMENT TROOPS LAST THREE MONTHS Sharply Reflects President's Determination To Meet Ger many's Supreme Efforts With ill Available Man Power Necessary Prom U. S. Edifying Pignres (By The Associated Press.) Washington, July 2. American troops sent overseas numbered 1,019,113 on July 1. This wts made known tpnight by President Wilson, who gave to the publie a letter from Secretary Baker discussing a record of achievement which the President said "must cause universal satisfaction," and which "will give additional zest to our national cel ebration of the Fourth of July." The first units non-combatant left American shores on May S, 1917. Gen eral Pershing followed twelve days later and at the end of the month . 1,718 men had started for the battlefields of France. Juue saw this number increase by 12,210 and thereafter khaki-clad "crusaders" from the western republic flowed overseas in a steady stream un til upwards of. .100,000 had departed when the great German thrust -began last March. . . ' President Wilson's determination to meet Germany's supreme efforts with the utmost of America's available maa power to assist the desperately resisting French and British armies is sharply reflected in tb movement of troops during the last three months. The march sailings of 83,811 were increased ia April to 117,212. May saw aaother 244,143 men embark and last moath 276,372 were sent away, making a total for the three months of 037,929. This, Secretary Baker said later, put the troop movement six months ahead of the original program. It Divisions la Fraace. Substantially thirty divisions are now in France ready to meet whatever move the German ataff has in preparation. Home of these divisions already have beea formed into the first Held army under Major General Liggett, other are holding trench sectors at important points along the battle liae aad still others have beea broken up and bri gaded with the French and British troops. And so when the German thrust comes, the Americans will be called upon to play no small part ia meeting it. Ample Eaaipmeat Sessile, Secretary Baker wrote the President that the supplies and equipment in Franc for the million men who have gone is shows by latent report to be adequate and that "the output of our war industries in thi country i show ing marked improvement in practically all line of necessary equipment and supply." The accelerated troop movement to France has been designed to meet the emergency by th German efforts, to achieve victory before America' man power could exert its full force. How long the present rate of transportation will be maintained depends upon de velopment in France aad the length of time the surplus ship toanag fur nished by Great Britain can be em ployed for thi work. In thi connection, Secretary Baker said toaight that he disapproved of speeulutiou aa to the future records la troop movemeirttdarrarrng thatnrto not desir to hav "past performance made th basis of speculations for the future." President Wlleea' Statement. The President's statement, with the letter from Secretary Baker aad his reply, follow: "I have today received the following letter from the Secretary of "War which seem to me to contain information which will be so satisfactory to the country that its publication will be welcomed and will give additional rest (Caatlaaed a Pag Seven.) propriatioa bill, the proposal to in crease the government guaranteed price for wheat to 12.50 per bushel tad war time prohibition were among the is sues in th complex legislative situa tion delsvlng a recess. ' Bnroaa Wlthoat Ft-df. r ,-. Ltsders' plan for beginning th con gressional vacation late this week .were based oa a program of postponing de cisive action on all but the army sup ply measure until Congress returns in August. To this end th Bouse today - .. (Coatiaaed-oa Fag Seven.) TROOPS IN EUROP AY PRESIDENT NEW YORK'S FIRST WOMAN POLICE CHIEF i - t :. J I i S? S f 0 V New fork is going to have womei e(pa patrolling the beati of the liig city. The photograph sliow.i Captain Eilytho Cotton, first chief of :h) women erips. Police officers are nov drilling squads lor active police amy. Daniels and Burleson Favor Government Ownership of All Lines BAKER FOR CONTROL DURING WAR PERIOD Baker and Daniels Based Their "Position On Military Needs, Not On Threat of Strike (By The Associated Press.) Washington, July C Plans for en acting legislntion before the summer re cess authoriiing President Wilson to take over telegraph, telephone, cable and radio systems went forward in Con grasa toOay wUUiU&Ke, jnsmbcr of 4be Cabinet emphasized their approval of the proposal before the House Inter tat and Foreign Commerce Committee. Leader in both houses expressed th opinion thnt the legislation could be passed without great delay, though some opposition from members opposed to any further grant of power to the ex eetitive branch was to be expected. The House committee after hearing the Cabinet officer Hecretaries Baker and Daniels and Postmaster General Burleson arranged to meet tomorrow to prepare a report on the resolution of Representative Aswell' of Louisiana. which has been endorsed by President Wilson. The only fight expected Is ovsr the question of a time limit for gov ernment operation. A limit waa sug gested in the committee todny, and was opposed by all three of the witnesses. For Both Wire aad Radio Coatrel. Secretary Daniels and Postmaster General Burleson frankly advocated permanent government ownership of wire and radio communications. Mr Baker waa not prepared to go that far, but he joined his colleagues iu urging government control during the war as a military necessity, to protect gov ernment secret and facilitate the transmission of government dispatrhe. Th head ..of the two . war-making branches declared their attitude wa not influenced by th strik of Wrsteru Union onerators called for July 8, and wat based entirely upon military needs. Mr. Burleson, long an advocate of ov- ernment operation of rommuulcations. . (Continued en Pag Scvtaj CABINET OF ICERS TALK TELEGRAPHY WAV V BRITT' PA FOR NOISELESS 1! Congressman From 10th Give Careful Consideration Before Making Decision ELON COLLEGE APPLIES FOR MILITARY OFFICER A. O. Hughes Has Tendered His Resignation As Postmaster at Apex; Major Roberson, of Chapel Hill, Wants Reve nue Officer To Stamp Out Illicit Distilling There New and Observer Bureau, 406 District National Bank Building. , By 8. R. WINTERS. (By Special Leased Wire.) Washington, July1 3. Representative Weaver today received the letter of Jamea Britt proposing that the congres sional campaign in the Tenth District be a noiselesa one. Representative Weaver will carefully deliberate the propositions incorporated in the pro posal of the former Republican Con- gressnian before rendering a decision. While inclined to heed the call of the publie to eliminntn-speech-making as far a possible', Representative Weaver look askanc upon the idea of Mr. Britt to discourage the publications of articles and editorials in newspapers. He maintains that one's friends should have untrnmelled privilege to champion the causa of his candidate. It is gath ered that he will not accept this feat ure of the proposal. "I am inclined to accept any propo sition to eliminate the old-time cam paign," said Representative Weaver to night. "I will agree to any course thnt will insure the wishing of the war a the main issue. "Ia fact, A. Hall Johnston, chairman of th Democrats Exscutiv Committee, ia a recent reply to th Republic chairman, Dan W. Bill, Suggested that if th speech-making eampalga - a as eliminated it should apply t the eoa gressionsl contest. .So reply was made to this until Mr. Britt' letter was issued. "I am inclined to feel that I have no right other than to control my own campaign ; and that th pre and peo ple should be free to eipress themselves in regard to the publie record of any candidate." For Federal and State Ca-onerstUa. Hubert Martin, private secretary to senator Overman, and Frank Hamp ton, clerk to the Benste Finance Com mittee, accompanied ,M. L. Hhipman, commissioner of labor of North Csro lina to the tabor Department today to discuss the question of correlatioa of the federal and state labor agencies. A. I. Hughes has tendered his resig nntion as poatmaster at Apex, Wake county. He will devote hie entire time to private interest. Mr. Hughes be came postmaster during the early day of the Wllsoa administration. His suc cessor will be chosen through a com petitive civil service examination. Apex ia a third class office aad the postmaster receives approximately $1,000. Page K. Gravely of Rocky Mount, American Representative of Tobacco Company in China has proposed through Senator F. M. Himmons free will offer ings to the army and navy of 2,000,000 cigarettes the products of Chinese in dustry. Mr. Gravely desires to move 1,000,000 pounds of tobsceo purchssed in China before the embargo waa placed on thia product. His purchase was made ia January, February and March. Among the North Carolinians ia Washington today were: II. B. Koonce, of Richland; 11. W. Hodges, of Barn let; Henry LGuthrie and . C. Bhore, of Rockingham; T. D. Warren, of New Bern; Chairman of the Democratic State Executive Committee, Fred Fgxe, of Wadesboro; D. Y. Cooper, of Hender son r.Trtl.Tcmoh, of BurtlngtoitrTTiir wood D. White, of Raleigh; Paul C. Humphrey, of Goldsboro; Mr. and Mr. W.. H. Bagley, of Fort Worth, Texas; ex Governor aad Mrs. W. W..Kitrhin, who were returning to Raleigh from Battle Creek, Mich. Representative Lee Robinson return ed to Washington today from his home in Wadesboro. Mayor Robersoa, of Chapel Hill, has appealed to Benator Himmoas for a rev enue officer to be stationed in the local ity of the State 'University to stsmp Continued enTsge Seven.) All Hail! to Shipbuilders, Says Gen. Pershing, "No More Defiant -Answer Could (By Th Associated Press.) ' Washington, July 2. Xo more defisnt answer could be given to the enemy's challenge, said a telegram received to day from General Pershing ia reply iot one sent by Chmrmaa Hurley ot tbe Shipping Board, Jnfurming 4b Ameri: ran fighting men in France, that the shipbuilders at horns would launch 100 merchant ships July 4. To Uanch IN Ship 4th Jaly, "Th launching of 100 nhip on the Fourth of July ia th moat iaspiring new ther ha com to us." General Pershing said. .."AU ranks of th army AriERICANS HOLD ON TO NEW GROUND CAPTURED. REPULSING THE ENEi i 234 LIVES LOST Only 24 of 258 Persons Aboard Saved; Search tor tuners Fruitless (By The Associated Press.) Julv 2. A thorough search of the wstera in the vicinity of the spot where the Canadian hospital snip Llandovery Cnstle was sunk by Ger man submarine, has resulted in no fur ther survivors being found. Aa official atatement issued by the Admiralty says it may be assumed thst only 24 out of the 258 persons on board were saved. 1 The Admiralty atatement aays: "The area between the spot where the Llandovery Castl was sunk and the southwest Irish coast has been thor oughly searched by two group of His Majeaty's ships -in addition to the (de stroyer) Lysander. Only a little wrech age and one empty boat were found. It may be assumed that there are no more survivor from the Llandovery Ckstle." Sinking of RasBllal Ship. London, July 2. The Daily News de clares the ainhing of the hospital ship stands out aa "one of the most horrible ineidenta in the hideous story of sub marine warfare." "In no circumstances of th tragedy," declares The Times, "doe the story differ from those of other hospital (hips that hav beea destroyed." Ia thi rate, however, it point out, ther i aa added element of horror in the repeated at tempt ef the aubmarin eommaader to justify himself by accusation against (Ceatiaaed a rsge.&evea.) AMERICAN-RUSSIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Office Opened in Accord with Plan To Extend Economic v Aid To Russia (Bv The Associated Pres.) . Washington, July 2. Tha American Ruasiaa Chamber of Commerce of New York today opened offices in the De partment of Commerce building, in ac cord with the program of business in terests and government official ia prep aration for the eitension of economic aid to Russin. The Chamber ia a com mercial organiiution devoted to further ing closer business relations between the two nations. Discussion of the government's in tentions is being discouraged in all quarters and no official today would comment oa the eitnation, or the prog ress of th American plan. TWO HUNDRED HOMELESS BY CHARLOTTE FIRE Charlotte, X. ,C, July 2. It is esti mated that two hundred or more person were rendered homeless todny when fir swept four blocks in the negro settle ment in the southeastern part of th eity. No fewer than 47 houses, ll oc cupied by negroes, were destroyed by the flames, which, fsnaed by a strong wind, consumed the wooden structures like tinder. The loss is estimated at ap proximately SCiO.fMiO. ('. C. Hoh, local rhairmaa of the Red Cross, tonight issued a call for a meeting of all the forces of that organi sation in the eity ta be held tomorrow mprning to tnke step to avert suffer- TILLMAN'S CONDITION - EVEN LESS FAVORABLE "Washington, July 8. Although no mnrked chsnge was reported tonight in th condition of Henator Tillmaa, of South Carolina, who suffered aaother stroke of paralysis last week, member of hi family stated that If anything, his condition is less fnvornble. -The paralysis was said to be progressive and leavlg the Henator, who has re mained unconscious since Hunday, less responsive. His heart remains strong. Be Given the Enemy" ia Fraace send their congratulations aad heartfelt .thank to their patriotic brother ia th shipyards at home. N mor tleflaat answer could be given to th eaemy'a rhalleag. With such back ing we caanot fail to win. All hail Americaa shipbuilders," riaairmaaltarUyTmagf U "th army said: ' Not by delaying a single ship but by spending to th utmost, th Americaa shipyard will launch nearly oa hun dred ship of July 4. On thi en day, (Coatiaaed an Pagw SeveuJ OH HOSPITAL SHIP New Positions Retained V: Chateau Thierry; Hot Fighting at Hill No. 204 GERMAN REGIMENT IS ANNIHILATED THERE; PRISONERS -CAPTUF.: U. S. Troops in Brilliant Oper tion . Captured Village Vanz and Took a Liber Slice of The Highway 1 faris West of Chate Thierry; Officers Among T Prisoners Captnred; Germ Counter Attacks Tnesd Repulsed PARIS, July 2.Germar counter-attarks west of Cha teau Thierry against the po sitions captured by th American troops have com pletely failed, according t the war office announcement tonight The village of St. Pierre Aiglo is again ir French hands. German Regiment Annihi lated. With the American Forces oh the Marne, July 2. (By The Associated Press.) Ar entire German regiment ha been virtually annihilated i the fighting west of Hill 204, according to official Informa tion. - - - - - (By The Associated Press.) With th Americaa Forces oa t' Mama Front, Jnly Z, S p. m. A eou ter-attack mad by th German tod. gainst the new positions won In night by th American foree to t west of Chateau Thierry, wat cor pletely broken up. Th Americans d not give up a foot of ground which tli had raptured. Ther wa hot fighting today la fro of Hill 204, which ia in the head r the German. At 6 o'clock thia ve ing th American artillery wa engag ia heavily shelling th position. Reports from th advanced fror brought back through a, heavy nerr barrage, con Armed th earlier atat menta thnt th American have rear ed their every objective and ax told a every point. . .. Seven officer and many group prisoners have been aeat to the re Other have beea located la hospld where they were taken after bi wounded. Tbe Germaa counter-attack, wh. wa fiercely conducted, waa laaach agaiBst the American positions at o'clock thia moralng. It resulted ia t American further Increasing the number of prisoners. Virtually the t malader of the enemy attacking for wa aaaihiliated. With the American Tone t' Mara, July S. (By Th Assoeis' Press.) In a brilliant operation af hard fighting, American troop on t' front last night captured th village Vaui. together with a larg (lie th Pari highway west of Chatr Thierry aad two patch of wood land. The? 'American tools 875 Carta p oners, including fiv officers, and t tured a quantity of maebia gun a other equipmeat. Pari, July S. In aa operation the Marne front carried out last ni, west of Chateau Thierry by French a American troop in co-operation, t Allied line wa improved, th war of! announced today. The village of Vaui, west ef O teau Thierry, and the height to t wrst of Vaui were captured last air by America troop in an operati oa tbe Mfrne front, carried out in c junction with th French, the war of: announced today. ' CONFERENCE FOR EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS DELAY t (By Th Associated Press.) Waihington, July 2. The Germ;, government haa informed th Unit 8tte through Spanish diplomat ehaaaela that it will be unabl to hs it delegate at Berne, Switzerland, time for th conference planned f August S to discuss th treatment a eiehang of prisoner of war. T United Bute now ha akd that t conference b arranged for' at t enrlieet poeaibl date. It ia aaaumed her that Germaa t got ia tor now holding conference other nation 'hav been designated 1 meet Americaa delegate at Berne s that tha delay is occasieacd by t' fact. .
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