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Adopt Resolutions Inquiring
Into Course of Solicitor
Shaw In Liquor Probe
ALLEGED ACTION
SHARPLY CONDEMNED
Story of the Crusade Against
Liquor In Sampaon; Diligent
Efforta Mad To Arouie iha
People; Mayor' a Court Doea
Land-Office Business; Mr.
Herring's Statement
Clinton, Aug. 11. Ths following rsso-
lutioni ara the results ox a mass-meet
ing of Bampson eitixens held at ths
- court aea ia Clinton i'fiday evening,
August Vth.
"Whereas it has been mads to appear
to ui people of this community that
t a subpoena was issued by his Honor, 0.
term of Sampson superior court on Au
gust 8, commanding ths sheriff of Samp-
soa county to sumnoas certain wit
nesses before the grand jury to testify
as to any knowledge they might hare
concerning ths illegal manufacture and
sals of whiskey in 8ampsoa county by
certain citizens thereof ; and whereas
certain persons in the town of Clinton
who faror the liquor traffic and oppose
an investigation thereof went to the
solicitor and caused other subpeonses
to be issued requiring other parties to
appear before ths grand jury nnd tes
tify concerning said whiskey traffic,
upon which subpoena the names of
some of the eitizens nsmed in ths first
subpjeona as the persons charged with
such illegal traffic were Inserted under
the direction of the solicitor; and
whereas the foreman and other mem
bers of the grand jury requested the
solicitor to appea before them and
examine the witnesses or give them ad
vice as to how to proceed, which the
solicitor did not do; and whereas on
the afternoon of August 8, when the
grand jury had teen kept together
more than a day for the purpose of ssid
investigation, the solicitor went to-the
grand jury room, took from the fore
man the subpoenaes issued by him, and
left for his borne, without making sny
explanation to the grand" jury; and,
where the grand jury had expressed sur
prise regarding the setion of the so
licitor, and feel humiliated because
nothing was attempted in the way of
curbing the whiskey traffic, which has
grown to sn alarming extent in Samp
son county in the last twelve months;
"Therefore, the people of Cilton tnd
Sampson county, in mass-meeting assem
bled, n AiiRust 9, do hereby resolve:
"1. That it is the sense of this meet
ing that Holiritor Shaw be asked to ex
plain his conduct in regard to the facts
recited herein.
, , "2.. That a copy of this resolution be
sent him, and that it' no" published hi
the State and county papers."
As predicted in a telegram sent to a
Baleigh pnper Thursday evening by the
editor of the Sampson Democrat, a mass
meeting was called for Friday evening,
and despite the insufficient, notice and
the fact that a violent thunder rloud
was imminent at the hour of meeting,
over one hundred representative citi
zens, including the foreman of the grand
jury, several attorneys, and strong
farmers from many miles away, came
together, with a determination to ex
press their indignation at the action or
""Bolt-action--of the solicitor inthe inves
tigation of the illicit liquor traffic,
which was earnestly desired to be made
by the grand jury and which the grand
jury itself ' was intent upon making
thorough.
Months ago it dawned upon the edi
tor of one of the county papers that the
illicit manufacture and traffic of liquor
had become a menace to the morals and
peace of the county, and that the people
were either unaware of the extent of
tho evil or were indifferent to its exist
ence. He immediately started an edi
torial crusade .with the double view of
informing the people of the menace of
the situation and arousing a public sen
timent thst would be stificiently Strang
to cope with and overcome the evil.
The mayor of the town of Clinton,
Honorable Henry A. Grady, immediate
ly expressed his approval of the cru
sade and volunteered to do all ia his
,. power, particularly under the authority
of Section of the Kevisal of 1905,
to make effectual in the suppression of
' the crime all the evidence accumulated.
' A bout the same time Mr. I H. Honey
eutt -became chief of police for the
towrf of Clinton and threw his whole
'rgy into the crusade. Immediately
things began to happen. Public senti
ment became aroused; strong men in
various sections of tho county took
positive steps towsrd the suppression
of the business; while the mayor's court
did a landslide business. Everything
was getting in fins shape for aa effec
tive prosecution of the offenders in the
August term of caurt. The mayor met
Judge Allen, upon his arrival ia Clin
, ton, on Monday, August 6, and inform
ed him of the situation in the county
and urged upon his vigorous proce
dure.. Court assembled and his Honor
made a strong address to the grand
jury, devoting almost his entire charge
to the duty and importance of making
a thorough investigation of the illegal
manufacture and sale of liquor,' and
urged as a motive that the county
should be eleaned up and kept clean ia
' view of the return of the mea from
the battle front The grand jury took
the charge seriously and diligently
sought to carry out the injunctions of
ths court, as-eharged under oath, and
in rapid succession rendered true bills
against all the parties that had become
' involved in the mayor's court or in any
of ths justices' courts.
- Mayor Grady and others likewise
--ought to impress upon the solicitor the
importance and necessity of a thorough
investigations, and the mayor msde out
a list of witnesses who it was thought
could throw light upon the business and
got Judge Allen to summon them before
ths grand jury to give evidence as to
the purchase of whiskey from certain
parties named, or" front otner persons
whatsoever ia Sampson eounty.
" The" business seemed be moving sa
lowly and ths prospects for vigorous
I action seemed so remote that ths town
ON THE TOBOGGAN
council on Wednesday evening, ia ses
sion, passed unanimously a resolution,
asking thst ths investigation be pressed
and that the resolution be read ia open
court. Ths resolution was not permit
ted to be read, but action seemed so Im
minent that certain parties immediately
got busy, and from soma motive or
other, got Solicitor Shaw to issue sub
poenas for Mayor Grady, ths editor of
the Democrat, the sheriff -elect and pres
ent chief deputy, the chief of police,
J. B. Price, aad others who had been
active ia the crusade against the traffic
and, ia addition several of the very
mea against whom charges were msde
ia tho former subpoenas, though it was
true that the giving of evidence by
these alleged offenders automatically
made them immune to prosecution.
The mayor demanded of ths solicitor
that those men should not be summon
ed, but about the ssme timo the origin
ators of the subpoenss became wise and
set about to get the names erased,
which was done.
AJrcsdy the grand jury, had cleared
the field6rifionaaweTrTifnii8t
ently insisting that tho solicitor either
examine the witnesses or authorize Mr.
(i rady to do so, both of which it is
said he declined to do and withheld the
member of the jury bearing the request,
for Mr. Grady's aid from making re
quest of the judge for permission for
the mayor to exsmine the witnesses.
And thus the matter stood when Judge
Allen, according to the charges, practic
ally left the court without formal ad
journment and the solicitor went to
the grsnd jury room, so it is charged,
took the subpoenas from the foreman,
and went home, this being Thursday
afternoon.
Things had begun to sizz snd it was
getting hotter and the call for a ma-j
meeting Friday evening was a conse
quence of the rising temperature.
I'pon the assembling of the eitizens,
Mayor Grady, under whose proclama
tion the meeting had been called, asked
ex-Mayor H. I Stewart to act as chair
man and O. J. Peterson, editor of the
Democrat, as secretary. Mr. . Grady
then recited the circumstances ss above
given, with the consequence that the
meeting appointed a committee of five
to draw up resolutions, who reported as
above. A list of the names of those
present and .concurring in the action of
the meeting follows:
Sheriff McLainb, ('has. Crumpler,
Henry Herring, .Frank Psrker, James
Kackiey, J. A. Tiif linfton, tVrV Royal!,
Joe B. Williams, Joe Kackiey, Fred Pur
vis, II. 8. Boyd, J, H. Jackson, D. S.
Bay, N. A. Williams, sheriff-elect, J. B.
Wiliismson, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Weeks,
J. C. Weeks, J. A. Melson, II. S. Haire,
C. B. Hall, L. S. Bell, W. . Bell, R. L.
Rivers, Mrs. J. H. Jackson, Mrs. A. M.
Bsrbrey, Randall Williams, L, II. Hon
evcutt, chief of police, Mr. snd Mrs. H.
W. Darden, Mrs. D. L. Earnhardt, H. E.
Sink, Anderson Royall, 8. H. Hobbs,
Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Ferrell, Enoch W.
Alderman, E. L. King, Kirby Hall, A.
D. Weeks, It H. Underwood, E. H. Dar
den, W. H. Turner, Dr. J. R. Parker,
Ed Hobbs, W. C. Murchison, F. J. Hon
evcutt, G. W. Cash well, V. A. Morrett,
W. L. Packer, Dr. E. T. Hollingswbrth,
R. F. Kirby, Mrs. Kirby, J. B. Hall,
Milton Wiliismson, Jr., H. A. James,
E. W. Crowder, T, C. Lsr'rymore, R. L.
Herring, O. J. Powell, T. B. Smith,
George Smith, B. H. Crumpler, Repub
lican nominee for solicitor, II. P. Pow
ell, E. M. Daughtry, M. B. Matthis, lu
A. Powell, Matt J. Herring, Mrs. Her
ring, J. T. Pearson, Mrs. Pesrson, Letha
Price, Kathleen Honeyeutt, Mrs. John
Honeyeutt, Mrs. E. K. Zimmerman,
Martha Register, Jessie Register, How
ard McKinnoa, A. H. Herring, H. D.
Smith, W. H. Fisher,. Senstorisl nomi
nee, W. D. Kelly, W. L. Craig, Miss
Vida Bass, Mrs. H. A. Grady, Mr. and
Mrs. J. H. Register, A. McU Uraham, J.
F. Rodman, H. A. Grady, Mr. and Mrs.
H. M. Register, Lee Williamson, Bascom
Backley, foreman of ths grand jury,
Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Williamson, Mrs. C.
L. Herring, Chss. M. Hall, C. W. Potty,
E. B. Powell, B. L Herring, H. L. Stew
art, B. E. .Herring, J. C. Honeyeutt,
Franklin Grady, H. A, Grady, Jr., Mrs.
H. Li. Stewart, Miss Louis Herring, Irv
ing Clay, Harold Lewis, Frank Colwell,
O. ?. Peterson, Lewis Mosely, John A.
Beamer. . -
Mr. Paul 8. Herring was also present
but expressed a desire not to be count
ed as concurring. -
What Jndge Allen Says
Kin stair, Aug, 12. According to
Judge Oliver Allen, of the local judicial
district, the criminal docket at Clinton
had been completed, the bar had recom
mended adjournment, and a very fine
week's work had been done. Of the
prohibition law violators convicted two
were sent to the State prison and the
remainder save one wers sentenced to
the Sampson county roads, according
to Judge Allen. One man was not sen
tenced because of the desire of the local
authorities to use him. Colonel Shaw's
action wss probably ths result of a
mixiip in the State's attorney's inves
tigation of conditions, ths judge states.
"Conflicting lists were furnished him
for the probe," Jndgs Allen says. In
some instances persons accusing others
ut Dewg connected: witn the liquor trar
fic were themselves accused.
Solicitor 'Shaw, who 'resides bers, has
had nothing to say ia reply to the
Clinton charge, leaving it to Judge
Allen to explain for both, t
Views cf Paal S. Barring
A telegram from Paul 8. Herring, of
Clinton, regarding ths so-called "sur
render" of Solicitor Shaw in the inves
tigation "of ths liquor traffic ia Sampson
eounty shows that there is sentiment in
Clinton disposed to justify the action
of the solicitor. . .
"In my opinion," says Mr. Herring is
his telegram tb the News Snd Observer,
"the reason Mr. Shaw discontinued ths
investigation for this term was on ac
count of the very hot weather as ths
foreman stated in the meeting that Mr.
8hsw told him."
In. further, defense of .. the solicitor,
Mr. Herring says that if the solution
of the liquor question is left with Mr.
Shaw he feels confident the evidence
furnished him will be used to good sd
vsntsge. "My understanding was," says
Mr. Herring, "that Mr. Shaw, as he an
nounceflln the court room-, was pre--psring
that sll liquor dealers who would
cilme in and submit should be permitted
to do so with prayer for judgment to
be continued on good behavior. I'pon
this proposition I brought a client
before the court and submitted him to
the charge of selling whiskey. There
was no charge against him and no bill
of indictment, but after the movement
started several of us who have known
men to blockade whiskey were persuad
ing them to come in and confess their
sins and start life over. Not only did
this man come in, but others, I under
stand, were preparing to come.
"In Wilmington, Raleigh, Asheville
and other towns the plans that Mr. Shaw
was preparing to use were attended
with much success and if any of .those
who submitted were again found in this
business they were arrested and sen
tenced under their submission in pre
vious court. Is there a Christian in
North Carolina that would not favor
letting a man who has committed a
crime in liquor that he has "Dot been
charged with come into court and con
fess bis guilt a -id give bond and let
the judgment of the court be suspended
during his good behavior! This is a
symbol of ropentenee. If you are in
favor of this you endorse the action of
Solicitor Shaw."
- The meeting referred to in Mr. Her
ring's telegram was a meeting held Yri
Uay night -by suuia of the eitizens of
Clinton to protest against the action of
the alleged action of the solicitor ia
dropping ths investigation.
WILSON CLASSES
SENATOR HARDWICK
AS AN OPPONENT
Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 11. A letter from
President Wilson to Clark Howell,
Democratic National - Committeeman
from Georgia, was made publie hers to
night in which the President expressed
bis views concerning the Senatorial race
in this State.- The communication was
a reply to a letter written to Mr. Wil
son by Mr. Howell on July 24, asking
the President to 'take the people of
the State into your confidence and givs
them the benefit of your view of the
situation."
The President's letter under date of
August 7, contains this statement;
. ''Senator Hard wick has been a con
stant and active opponent of my ad
ministration. Mr. William J. Harris
has consistently and actively support
ed it. In my opinion the obvious thing
for all those to do who are jealous of
the reputation of the party and the suc
cess of the government in the present
crisis is to combine in the support of
Mr. Harris."
ADMINISTRATION
AND SENATORSHIPS
(Continued from Pag Oas.)
ther, and the politicians will hats to
worry- along without ths votes of ths
boys In the trenches. . The decision will
eut down the size of the vote ia many
States materially this f all. 7"-
Klnstoa Soldier Woaaded..
(Special to The New and Observer.)
Kinston, Aug. 11. Raymond Wether
ington, of 109 East Caswell street, this
city, has been wounded a second time
in France, according to a letter from
Wetherington to relatives. "I am in a
hospital in Paris wounded in the right
arm," ho stated. Young Wetherington
is a member of a regular infantry regi
ment. He was first wounded ia action
some months ago. '
j Canadian Troops To Siberia.
Ottawa, Aug. 11. Canada will be rep
resented by a military unit of approx
imately 4,000 men in the expeditionary
forea which the Allied governments will
send to Siberia. This was announced
here tonight by the Dominion Govern
ment which promised a more detailed
statement within a short time.
Lots of soldiers go to wir enthusi
astically without being carried way by
transports of delight.
mails
G
it
But They Pushed on "With
Fine Spirit" North of N
Somme To Bray
HIGH OFFICERS AMONG :
PRISONERSXAPTURED
Large Groups of Prisoners Con
Untie to Come In, Badly Da
moralixed, and Hungry
(By Ths Associated Press.) '
With ths British Army ia Francs,
Aug. 11. Too Americans aad British
north of ths Somme had further hard
fighting aad with' fins spirit pushed on
towsrd Bray.' They have traversed ths
northern spur each of Chipilly aad Eti
nohem as well, is in their hands.
Gressaira wood had long sines been
cleared of ths enemy, the Allied forces
passing around the wood, which was
reeking with gas from many pockets.
Here both ths British and Americans
wsrs helped on their wsy by tanks. At
ons place a tSBk, containing twslvs vol
unteers, rushed a strong enemy posi
tion. Scores of Germans were killed
and seven officers and 200 mea wers
captured. This permitted the infantry
to get on to the line it' was holding this
morning.
The Americans in the fighting of ths
past 24 hours had further casualties,
principally caused by mactne gun but
lets. But their casualties were no more
than- could be expected among troops
constantly delivering attacks sgainst the
enemy, who here put up probsbly the
st iff est resistance of sny along the line.
realizing the importance of the poaition
which are now in the hands of the Brit
ish and American forces. ....
- Heavy Losses. By Germans.
A considerable number of additional
prisoners were taken here, and the Ger
mans suffered extremely heavy losses.
Up to date, 31 German divisions have
been in contact with the Allied forces.
Of these, 21 hsve been engsged between
the extreme left of the Allied flank snd
where the French join the British. A
number of prisoners from these divi
sions have also been raptured by the
French. Ten divisions of Prince Rup
precht's reserves, hsve been identified
-tn-tUe-Bghtiug
High Officers Among Prisoners.
Large groups of prisoners, hungry,
thirsty, and grimy and appearing thor
oughly disheartened, continue to arrive
at the collecting cages. Among the cap
tured were five regimental commanders
snd ten battalion commanders.
Late today strong enemy forces were
concentrating east of Proyart and ap
parently were making preparations to
oppose a determined resistance. How
ever, tho German object probably is
merely to cover the retreat of the large
enemy forces. They have the addition
al need of attempting to take away a
great amount of heavj muterial of
which they recently lost a large quan
tity, and feel the military necessity of
reserving man-power in order to pro
tect the remaining supplies.
The scores of Allied observers in air
planes reported thst long stresms of
enemy troops and transports were rush
ing eastward including the vicinity east
of Bray. Great columns of Germans
were crossing the Somme river even by
the bridges that had been badly dam
aged by Allied bombers who have drop
ped many tons of explosives at vital
points. The enemy bombers also have
been busy and repeatedly were chased
sway by the British pursuit planes to
prevent them rrom dropping bombs to
hinder the advance of the troops.
Retreating Ia Great Disorder.
...The Germans were reported to be re
treating eastward past I'orofiBe In the
greatest disorder. Many were said to
be without arms apparently having dis
carded their weapons. Among them
were msny wounded men staggering
along on foot.
Beports from the South received here
ssy that the French continue to push
along the Montdidier-Boye road. Much
o fthe destructions wss caused by the
Germans themselves, but in some eases
shells from allied guns struck and ex
ploded enemy ammunition dumps.
Chaalaes "Shot With Flame" "
' Chaulnes was shrouded in clouds ia
clouds of smoke, shot with flsme. Among
other buildings in the town the railway
station was reported as having been
burning for msny hours.
The German resistance thus fsr
generally appears to become wesk
it ' the battle progresses toward the
center, especially opposite . the posi
tions held by the Australians. Here,
for instance the artillery of the allies
often was required to lift the fire a
thousands ysrds at a time, so rapid has
been the advance of the infantry. All
the counter-attacks that the enemy has
been able to organize have failed, no
tably one east of Folies, where ex
tremely heavy casualties were inflicted
on the Germans.
Tanks, both the large ones and the
"whippets," again performed tremen
duous services at small cost to them
selves all along the lins. At one small
town, south of the Amiens-Eoye road,
the advancing French infantry sent
word to the British that they could not
get on because of heavy machine gun
fire from ths town.
Five ponderous, srmored monsters
went over and rolled directly into the
place. Their crews discovered that the
houses were- erowded with Germans
manning machine guns, principally
from second story windows. Ons tsnk
leisurely advanced upon a house while
a hail of bullets splashed off its metal
hide. ' After reeonnoitering st close
range, the tank backed off and charged.
Ita great, weight crushed in the whole
building and it continued forward until
the structure wss flattened out, with the
enemy machine gunners thoroughly ef
faced. After this success, the four compan
ion tanks engsged 'various groups of
the enemy and the house wrecking ma
chine proceeded to roll down and flatten
nine other houses. This tank literally
crushed the entire village and all ths
enemy within. -
- When the French Infsntry, who had
paused until the way wss mads clear
for them by the British tanks, pro
ceeded on their way they met with no
resistance. On the other side of the
town, the Germans who had witnessed
its emolition,. fled ia terror. ,
German- prisoners hsve boasted that
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their forces now sre equipped with new
anti-tank rifles, flring a large projectile
at great velocity. Actual encounter
with these rifles, however, demonstrates
that they are complete failures whea
trained on the armored tanks.
The battle is progressing at this hour
from one of the line to the other and
the most favorable results are reported
everywhere for the Allies. '
Allies Smash Stiff Resistance
of Enemy's Rear Guard as
German Army Flees In Dis
order (Contlnaed from Page Ons.)
cers of all other grades. Pris
oners from' eleven divisions pf
General Von Hutier and Von
Marwitz have been identified.
DIGGING IN OPPOSITE
AMERICANS ALONG VESLE
WITH THE AMERICAN
ARMY ON THE VESLE, Aug.
11. 8 a. m. Allied aviators
have reported that the Ger
mans are digging in opposite
the Franco-American line
along the Vesle. The observ
ers also have reported that the
enemy is stringing barbed wire
along the hills northwest of
Fismes. Allied officers express
the belief that the Germans
will not give ground here un
less they are deliberately push
ed off the plateaus.
The Americans on Saturday
learned from German prisoners
that the enemy was using an
old rock quarry cave in the re
gion of Longgueval, large
enough to conceal two' regi
ments. He employed it as a
refuge for troops at rest. The
Franco-American heavy artil
lery ehelled the cave all day
Saturday and the Germans
were finally compelled to aban
don it as a hiding place.
The guns of the Franco
Americans got the range of the
entrance to the cave and kept
up a continuous fire all day.
Observers reported that the
cave had been considerably
damaged and.... was rendered
virtually untenable. The Ger
mans are digging trenches
along the line west and east of
Longueval and also in the val
ley of the Perles.
. Allied aviators on Saturday
did not observe the Germans
building any big gun emplace
ment, but here and there they
were installing batteries. Most
of these were of light calibre,
which the Germans will be able
tn move to other Dositions when
the French and Americans dis
cover their locations.
FRENCH TROOPS KEEP THE
ENEMY GOING DAT AND NIGHT
On" the french Front In Frsnee, Ang.
II. (Havas Agehey)--When the French
troops entered Montdidier at 12:30
o'clock Saturday afternoon ths Germans
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had not yet completely evacuated the
town, clinging to ths outskirts of the
place with the help of machine guns,
some of which were being served by the
officers of the detachments, all of the
men having been killed or wounded.
The French troops are pursuing their
success and have aow progressed far
east of Montdidier, gathering up .along
the route thousands of prisoners, to
gether with enemy eaaaon aad machine
guns. Harrassed by the French cavalry,
which had pushed far ahead, the Ger
mans were thrown into great disorder
as they sought to fall .back. In the
wake of the cavalry came armored ears
with automatic guns, which scattered
terror ssd destruction among the re
treating foe. The enemy was engaged
in a desperate effort along the, roads to
the resr, crowded with masses of men
and material, seeking to disengage him
self from the French pursuit.
Further south the French army on the
right continued equal pressure, taking
the heights of Boulogne I -Grsr. At
the end of the day yesterday the French
held the front of Orvlllers, Boulogne
(Jrssse, Ia Poste, Conchy fIs Pots, La
Neuvjllf, Bjermont, I Plessier and
Chen iaeourt. " "
The French artillery has nnder Its fire
important enemy concentrations of men
and material retreating near Noyon
snd Guiseard.'
Everything tends to confirm the im
pression that a great victory has been
THE ALLIED LINE
AS. IT NOW STANDS.
London, Aug. 1.1. At noon todsy the
allied line was as follows: '
Starting from the northwest of
Mcatilte, which is still in German hands,
thence to Etinehem, Fsrmerville and Li
hons, which are still Gcmsn; llallu
Station (the Germans hold Hallu), Par
villers, L'Kchelle and Armaneourt, both
of the latter still being German and
thence through Tilloloy Park and
through the station of Rove Bur-Mats
to Moroeil Lamotte to Hamson and
Machemont, from which it joins the line
on the Oise,
In the area before Vauvillers the ene
my bss been supported by heavy artil
lery but further souihwsrd the French
first and third armies hsve advanced
slightly, and in this neighborhood . the
Germans do not appear to be too well
supplied -with artillery.
large fires along transport columns
in the enemy's hack areas tend ' to
strengthen the belief thst his counter
attacks sgainst the British sre intend
ed to afford him time to evacuate his
stores.
The allied casualties in the first two
dsys of fighting were comparatively
light, because the allies virtually ran
through the German ' positions. But
sines Saturday the fighting has been
of a more severe character.
Interest centers around the struggle
for the Lassigny Massif, which is high
ground in difficult country and affords
a considerable view of the surround
ing neighborhood. Its southern edge Is
in French hands, but a considerable
advance must be registered before the
allies esn cross the Cuy-Xoyon road.
All accounts strree thst the attacks of
the third French army on the massif are
making satisfactory progress and thst
sn advance nf from 3 to 5 miles has
been msde since Saturday morning.
The roads for the enemy nefirement
are by no means good and it is believed
not improbable that sooner or later he
will be compelled to retire to the line of
Perrons, Vesles and Noyon. -'
AMERICANS ACCOMPLISHED '
REMARKABLE FEAT.
(By Tho Associated Press.)
London, Aug., 11. Reutcn-'s .cor
respondent st British headquarters de
scribes the Anglo-American operations
that cleared up the awkward Chipillu
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triangle as a remarkable feat. j
"The Americans were chiefly frerej
Ohiesgn," the correspondent says. "8oi
successfully did they do Iheir job that'
they made over 600 prisoners and;
opened the road to the finjhcr
vance that has heen mnila "
ad-'
Official British Statement.
: London, Aug. 11. A German local,
attack north of Kemmel, on the Flaa
acrs ironi, was repuisea aner enarp
fighting.
The test of the British official state- ;
ment reads: , ' 1
"By a successful operation during tha
night we advanced our line north of.
the Somme on the high ground between'
Etlnehem and Dernancourt.
"South of the river local fighting Is
reported at different poits.
"The French troops made further
progress along the south bank tf the
Avre river snd reached the outskirts!
nf I.Tx-holl. Hf A ii r in '
J M . . .
"Early this morning the enemy f
launched a local attack against posl-r
i iiina nurin fir nprnmpi. a nsj m i iw sn. mmm f
repulsed after shsrp fighting, prisoners
a-ieiynutjaatla.
"Hostile rsiting parties were'" driven j
off north oof the Scarpa. ,
"We improved our positions slightly
east of Bobesq (Flanders front)." -
French Wsr Office Report.
Paris, Aug. 11. The test e-f - tfca
French official statement reads: "Dar
ing yesterday evening and last night
the French troops continued their
progress along the entire front between
the Avrr. and ths Oise. They captured
the entire k Massif of Boulogne La
Grssr and carried their lines to' the
east of Bus. .
"Further South they penetrated the;
wooded region between the Mats and
the Oise, reaching the outskirts of La I
Bcrliera and (inry. They took Moreail j
Lamotte and realized an advance; of S j
kilometers in the region to the north of '
Chevineourt."
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