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6 Meaday aad Tsceday. I I ,, 1 llediaa la Korth CaroH-a VOL.CVHL NO. 43. RALEIGH, N. C, MONDAY MORNING, AUGUST 12, 1918. PRICE: FIVE CH LLIES-SMASI-SlIEF.RESISIAiGEjQFE NEMYS REM-GUARDASGERMAN ftRMYffcEE SINdMSQRDEE Pivot a a a a a a RESERVES THROWN IN TO PREVENT Now is the ALLIED CONTROL OF NOYON HAM ROAD Road Is Choked With Guns, Material And Troops and German Resistance . .. . Is Desperate ALL BRIDGES ACROSS i SOMME FOR 15 MILES ! WRECKED BY ALLIES - i , Airmen Bomb many Temporary , Bridget and Sundry Report! Show Extreme Confusion Among the Enemy force i in Their Precipitate Betreat; 38,000 Prisoner! Reported Include 1,000 Officers of All Grades; 500 Guns Taken CLOSING IN ON TOWN OF NESLE WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN FRANCE, Aug. ll.r (By The Associated Press.) 3:30 p. m.The Allied forces continued their victorious advance' all along the line last night and today, pushing in the general di rection of the upper reaches of the-Somme, they were smashing the stiff resistance interposed by the rear guards of the retreating Ger mans, the bulk of whom, ac cording to reports considered reliable, are fleeing in disor der. British cavalry are re ported this afternoon oper ating close to the town of Nesle. (Nesle is six miles southeast of Chaulnea.) (By The Associated Press.) PARIS, Aug. 11. The num ber of prisoners taken so far in the Allied offensive in Picardy Is now estimated at 36,000, in cluding more than 1,000 offi cers. More than 600 guns have been captured, according to the 1 latest advices. - Pivot of Resistance. . - ' The pivot of the German re sistance at this stage of the bat tle, it now appears, is the town of Noyon, about midway be tween Montdidier and Soia sons. The enemy is throwing in reserves from this base in an effort to nrevent. regardless of cost, the Allies from gain ing control of the Noyon-uam road which is choked with ma terial, guns and troops. Desperate Stand to Protect Retreat. The Germans are expected to make a desperate stand on th Rove-Novon to Demit the columns which are retreating in the direction of Nesle and Ham to reach safety. The resistance of the Ger mans is stiffening against the fonrth British armv under Gen. Rawlinson. - They are reacting " violently in the region of Li hons, which changed hands twice during the night but which this morning was firmly held by tne Brmsn. Airmen Burn All Bridf ea. All the bridges across the Somme between Peronne and Warn, a stretch Of about fifteen miles, have been destroyed by Allied aviators. The Germans hava been attemntintr to throw temporary bridges across the itream and the Allied airmen are now systematically bomb ing these improvised struc Viirsa AH the morning reports show extreme confusion among the enemy forces in tneir precipi tt retreat. law A mono thft nrisonein taken are generals, colonels, and offi- ' (Contused a Pag Three j CHAULNES, KEY TO SOUTHERN LINE OF THE -GERMAN SALIENT, CAPTURED BY THE ALLIES; STRONG ENEMY ATTACKS LIHONS REPULSED 1 (By The Associated Press.) LONDON, Aug. 11. Chaulnes, the important railway town in the heart of the Somme battle front and the key to the southern line of the German salient, has been captured by the Allies. The capture was effected by Australian and Canadian troops. Marshal Haig Reports Repulse of Attacks. , LONDON,:Aug. 11. Strong German attacks delivered with fresh reserves against the British at Lihons and north and south of that "village were repulsed today, and in the fighting the Germans suffered great losses, according to the British official communication received from Field Marshal Haig this evening. French War Office Statement PARIS, Aug. 11. Continued progress was made last night by the French on the right flank of the Allied front along the entire line between the rivers Avre and Oise, the war office announced today. French troops captured the entire massif of Boulogne-La-Grasse and penetrated to tke east of Bus, 6 1-2 miles east of Montdidier. x Official British Communication. LONDONr-Aug, 11. Further progress was made last night by the British on their left flank on the Picardy battle front, north of the Somme, the war office announced today. Fighting continued at various points south of the river. On the right center the French have pushed forward on the south bank of the Avre to the outskirts of L'EscheHe-St. Au rin, seven miles northeast of Montdidier. Today the situation south of the Somme was becoming more stabilized. There has been no important Allied advance in the last twelve hours and at some places a slight retirement has been necessary. The fighting has been desperate and of a ding-dong char acter, and for the moment any big advance on this front is not expected. The enemy apparently is calling upon his re serves to help him save ail material possible. Official German Communication. BERLIN, Via London, Aug. 11. "Violent enemy attacks on the battle froni between tha-Aocr dtbe-Aisne Jham failed," says the war office communication issued this evening. i i FIRST AMERICAN FIELD ARMY HAS EENdRGANIZED ADMINISTRATION WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE, Aug. 11. (By The Acsociated Press.) The first American field army has been or ganized. It Is under the di rect command of Gen. John J. Pershing, cbmnfander-in-chlef of the American forces. The corps commanders thus far announced are Major Generals Liggett, Bullard, Bundy, Reed and Wright. The creation of the first field armyjs the first step to ward the co-ordination of all the American forces In JFrance. "This does not mean the immediate withdrawal from the British and French com mands of all American units and it is probable that di visions will be used on the French and British fronts for -weeks yet. It is understood, however, that the policy of organizing other armies will be carried out steadily. , WHEN CONGRESS MEETS NEXT VEEK AND SENAT0RSH1PS Expressions From President In : Georgia and S. C. Contests Are Predicted V -- --- . . . 4 MR. WILSON'S STATEMENT CONCERNING VARDAMAN Mississippi Senator Became Anti-Administration Man Early in the Contest f STIFFENED DEFENSE OF BRITISH COMMANDER'S OFFICIAL STATEMENT Marshal Haig Reports Strong Attacks of Enemy Were All Repulsed With Great J ' Losses to the Enemy. " LONDON, Aug. 11. The text of General Haig's communi cation follows: "This morning the enemy delivered, strong attacks with fresh divisions brought up from his reserves against the British positions at Lihons and to the south and north of that place. "All these attacks have been repulsed after severe fighting in which our troops inflicted great losses upon the enemy's ad vancing line. "One one point, immediately to the north of Lihons, Ger man assault troops broke into our positions and penetrated to the west side of the village. They were then counter-attacked with determination by our troops, and in. the course of fierce fighting over the difficult ground were driven back to the east and north of the village. "Our line was completely restored. "On the right of the British troops, French forces acting in co-operation with them have made progress southwest and south of Roye. "On the remainder of the British front a few prisoners have been captured by our patrols during the day." . l TROTZKY AND LENINE MAY FLEE TO GERMANY Anti-Bolaheviki Movement In Russia Growing, Soviet Government Going to Pieces. LONDON, August 11, The antl-Bolshevikl movement 1b Russia ia trowing rapidly, tits Bolsheviki eoviet organization has virtually gons to pieces, and Nik olal Lenlae, ths Premier, and Leon Trotky, his WarMinlster, intend to flee to Germany should tbs aitaatioa Become too serious, according to recent Rmtaa newspapers, the Eiehsngs Telegraph correspondent at Copenhagen telegraphs. Ths Fetrograd Newspaper Isrestia is quoted by the eorretpondent as stating that at several points "in that part of Bnssia not occupied by the enemy" eonnter rtvolutionsry movements hare broken ent in a number of towns. Ths Bolsheviki Soviets hare been overthrown in thees place and replaced by councils consisting of representatives of the Menshevikl or Moderates. '".. Ia the ity of Kazan, ths newspaper adds, the widely known Bolsheriki elad er Olschinsky has been killed, while there has bees great bloodshed among the BolshsTiU ia ths Novgorod sad, Biaian. districts. ; The Lawmakers Will Be Kept Busy At Least Till The November Elections SPEAKER CHAMP CLARK TALKS ABOUT OUTLOOK Legislative Program Is Jammed With Important Bills; Rev ernie BUTJ Progress (By Ths Associated Press.) Washington, Aug. 11. Congress, with its legislators program jammed with the revenue, draft and waterpower and other important bills, will not adjourn until just before the November elec tions, according to s prediction today by Speaker Clark after he had surveyed the situation. He said that while the Ways sad Meant Committee is plan ning to report the revenue bill when the House reassembles a week from to morrow, the administration bill for gen eral development of waterpower by pre vious agreement, had right of way and can only be displaced by unanimous consent.' The revenue bill 'willv hy finished its committee stage, according to Chairman Eitchin's plans, so it can be considered whenveer the House is ready, and it has been announced the draft extension bill will be considered promptly in the House Military Com mittee, with hearings. Despite Chairman Kitchin's plan from the outset to avoid resort to, the tariff in the pending 18,000,000,000 revenue bill, some committee sentiment ap parently had turned today toward the feasibility of S wartime increase on a limited number of customs items. A tax of Ave per cent or approxl mately that rate, on gifts of all kinds, without qualification for the period of ths war, was favored today by Repre sentative Hull, of Tennessee, one of the Democratio members of the com' Jt . (Continued on Psge Eight) lOlllALIS REPORTED TO DATE For the Past Week 4,916; To tal Since Landing in France 20,112 (ByThe Associated Tress.) Washington, Aug. 11. Casualties in the army and marine corps - overseas, made public ,today, aggregated 4.12, bringing: the total lor the week to 4, 919 and the total since American troops landed in France to 20.112. Most of ths casualties for ths week represented losses in the' fighting on the Marne' Aisne front. Of the total casualtiea announced to day, 345 were soldiers and 87 marines, while of the week's total, which in cluded today's lists, 4,189 were soldiers (ContiaueA SAJfags. Eighty . By S. R. WINTERS. (By Special Leased Wire.) . Washington, Aug. 11. President Wil son's statement condemning the can didaey of Benator Yardahian and stat ing that "Senator Vardainan has been conspicuous among the Democrats in the Benate for his opposition to the administration'' is regarded here as foreshadowing the defeat )of the Mis slssipplan for renomination. Representative Pat Harrison en Sen ator Vardainan have waged a bitter contest and ths House member ap peared to have s fair chance of beating Vardamaa even before the President expressed himself so forcibly. The sentiment in the States and especially the Southern States is so solidly be hind the war aims of the government thaa.no man has much chance "of elec tion whose candidacy is known to have President Wilson's opposition. Early in ths Wilson administration and before the outbreak of war, Varda inan become known aa an anti-administration Senator. His antipathy to ths President was believed by many to be dus to jcahraay of his colleague, Sens tor John Sharp Williams,, who has long been one of the President's intimates. Vardsmaa snd Williams have never had anything in common and their relations have been ttrained from ths time Yar ds man was elected to ths Senate. Var damaa was one of seven Democratic Senators who joined with the Repub licans in the filibuster against the chip purchase bill in the Sixty-Third Con gress and defeated the effort to begin at that time the building of a big mer chant marine. He has been a leader in opposing many of the war measures and aligned himself with ths disturbing ele ments in the Senate. President's Opinion Solicited." Ths President has up to this yesr been cautious about expressing a "pref erence for candidates in any of the States. ; Even now he has only dons so to ths extent of stating what be con ceived to be the attitude of certain candidates toward the administration, but where he . has arraigned them as opponents of the war program, they have been defeated in every instance, The extent to which the people are be hind the administration is clearly mam fested by the attitude of the voters to. ward candidates who are under the WUson ban. As Ts Cole Blease And Hardwlck. It is understood that the White House will issue a statement in a few days on the South Carolina situation, where Cole H. Blease isa candidate. It is known that opponents, of Blease have put the cans up to Mr. Wilson. Blease has been credited with opposing many war measures and condemning the President for the selective draft law. He has been an outspoken critie of the President on many occasions. The Georgia primary may also bring out an expression, from the President Senator Hardwlck is running for re- nomination and Is opposed by former Federal Trade Commissioner W. J. Mur rit and Representative William Schley Howard. Harris is regarded as the ad ministration candidate, but Hardwick's friends are sanguine of his election as long as two candidates oppose him and divide the opposition vote. Ne North Carolina Soldier Vote. North farolina soldiers, along with those of other States who are in France, will be unable to vote in party pri maries or the general election this fall "Many thousands -of the men in khaki who are still in the I'nitcrt Htntes will be disfranchised. For some time the War Department has' been trying to Work out a plan that would enable these men to vote, but there are difficulties in the way of the consummation of this plan, very few of the States have an "absent voters" law and there is no legal way of counting the vote of persons out side the State's boundaries. In some States it would require s consti tutional amendment to allow , the ab sent ones to vote. Another obstscle Is that he men are in widely scattered bat tie zones. It would be difficult for them to secure information as to the issues In iocal or State elections snd in some JiisigBCesJo know who the candidates were. Troops sctively engaged "in the spirited fighting now proceeding in France will have no time to consider political issues at home and doubtless ears little for the .ordinary courso of political events. In view1 of these obstacles tho War Department, which has had the matter under investigation for some time, has decided 'to pursue the matter no fur- ENEMY FAILS TO CHECK ADVANCE OF THE ALLIES v ' 1 Americans and British Fighting Together AH vahce Closely on Bray-Sur-Somme, Inflicting Heavy Casualties When the Enemy Tried to Retard Their Progress; Stronger Resistance Doesn't Mean That Enemy Retreat Is Ended. ENEMY'S RESERVES COMING INTO ACTION AND RESISTANCE IS STIFFENING ALL ALONG LINE PARIS, Aagast 11. Ths Germans tsalgat srs holding ths Csarnea-Bya- Noyoa lias bat ths Allies are making progress snath, of Noyea. Ths eaanr'a reserves are coming late action sad the defense Is stiffening sll along ths set tle f rent f rem Noyon to Caanlaea. i Desperate fighting la going on botwaTthe British rmy of General- Raw. Unson and ths German army snder Vsa Der Msrwlts. The enemy Is essnter sttacklng savagely west sf Noyon snd seems determined to hold the town at sll costs. (BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.) The Germane have materially stiffened their defense against ths British, Am ericas sad F reach troops on tho Picardy battls front, bat they have seen aaahle ts stem the tide of advenes against them. . Ahhoagh tho. forward pass, of the Allies has been slowed down somewhat. nevertheless they have made farther Important progress from ths north of the Somme, where tho Americana snd British are .fighting together, to the northern bsak of the Olao river, where tho French troops are engaging ths enemy. AMERICANS INFLICT HEAVY CASUALTIES. . Ths Americana sad thstr Brtttah brothers In arms at last sceonnts weie ' presslag closely spoa Brsy-8ar,8omme, sided by tanas sad armored earn, which Inflicted heavy casaaltles on ths enemy st hs endeavored to retard their progress. Across ths river ths Germans heavily sagaged the British at Lihons snd Its ' vicinity sad at ooo point pierced the British lias snd raised ths sstahlrts sf Llhoaa. A eonnter attack however, entirely restored the British tins snd ths enemy retired to positions east and north of ths village. Unofficial reports from London have credited ths British with entering Chsalaea snd ths British csvslry with s penetration of the enemy's territory almost to Neslea, PROGRESS OF FRENCH. v By far the greater progress has been msds by ths French from ths region Immediately eoataweot aad eooth of Roys to ths Oise river. Hero they nsvs drives their Una well across ths Roye-Complegao road aad at Camhronns have reached the read leading from Complegae to Noyon. Since ths captare of Mont didier the French have penetrated eastward to Tllloloy, a distance of sbont T ' miles, sad to Caany-Sar-Mata .more then I aad a half miles snd threeih tho hilly region soothwsrd to the Olao have averaged gains exceeding sts miles) svet 1 a froat of If mllesv"m''": MEANS COVERING RETREAT. I The stiffening of the German defense does not In ths minds of observers on 1 the battle froat. Indicate that the retreat of the enemy haa ended. Rather It Is -aasamed that these msaesvern are similar to these carried est over ths Maine front, when strong rear gsards covered tho retirement of ths Crown Prince's amirs nerthwsrd. NEW LINES OF DEFENSE IN VIEW. Ths smoks of large fires eontiaaes to bo seen behind ths enemy's lines and ths movement of long transport colamaa eastward la considered evidence that It is ths Intention of the enemy ultimately to retreat ts new lines of defense. Aviators hsv. destroyed sll ths bridges serosa ths Somme from tbs region of Peroaae southward, and with ths enemy's eommsnlcetrnf lines either in ths heads of the Allies or dominated by their gans the retrogrsde movement neets aarily mast bo alow. Therefore, strong resr gasrd setlons sro required ts savs large namhers of men aad gans sad eaormena qnsntltles ef stores from captare. Ths Allied troops gradually are encircling Roye and Ita captare. which seems Imminent .will greatly heighten the dlfflcsltlee of ths Germane In falling back. INTENSIVE AIR FIGHTING. 1st entire sir fighting Is proceeding over the battle lias. Ia Friday's bet ties St German machines were destroyed aad 22 driven down out of control. The British war office acknowledges that 21 British machines srs minting. Va officlal estimates bring the a amber of prisoners takes by ths Allies sp ts Is,09 and the namber of gana captared to more than (. ON THE VESLE FRONT. Os the. Veelo front the Germans on the northern aide of the streets srs re ported to he entrenching aad stringing barbed wires over the territory where they are facing the French and Americana. German Submarine Sinks Nine Fishing Schooners, Naval Scout Boat Reports (By The Associated Press-.) -NANTUCKET, MASS Aucl.-Nine Jishino; schooners were sunk off George's Bank today by a German submarine, a naval scout boat which put in here tonight reported. The scout boat picked up word of the raid from the auxil iary fishing schooner Helen Murley which had rescued four survivors and was taking them to an Atlantic port. - ; George's Banks are sixty miles off, this island. LENOIR MEMBER OF RAINBOW DIVISION KILLED IN ACTION. XCpatJnMiUaXM JferssJ, ;m (Special to tho Newt snd Observer.) Kinston, Aug. ll.-Rclativet here have been officially notified of the kill ing in action of Burwell Jackson, of Iroif-eintyJacksnnasjLJtain bow division man. That division has been eugaged in the fighting in the Mam salient, according to announce f h ehiif nf staff some time airo. Jackto's death occurred July 20, during the thickest or tne ngnting netween we Msrne and the Vcsle. Young Jackson wss prominently connected. His family teside a short distance from this city. He was among the first Lenoir county !OCA.tSrAUlVW . WELL PAST THE OLD . LINE HELD BY. GERMANS. With the British Army in .Frsnee, Aug. 11 Many hourt ago ths British, French snd Amcricsn. troops had reach ed, roughly, the old lias held by the Germans before their retirement to the Hindehburg line. They have now tws miles northwest of Roye, is reported to hsvs fallen to British troops four hourt ago. Other British forees were on the front of Chaulnes-IIattiencourt and 1 Villers-Les-Roye. . The Germans are retiring gradually everywhere in the face of the fire from the British guns, rifles and machine ga&st "
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