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Who says America cannot save?
Who says America cannot give?
Who says America cannot sacrifice?
Who says American cannot fight?
Only a bone-headed German ever
thought this, and he spent lots
of time in spreading lies that tended
to establish these false notions in the
minds of the whale world, including
America itself.
It has been said that the only thing
that could penetrate the head of Von
Hindenburg would be a bullet. The
ftupid headed German only thinks of
himself in terms of Germany. He has
no conception of the moral character
of a man who differs with him and
who sees through a different vision
than that which characterizes a Post
clam Prussian lout.
Soon after the German war lords
uncorked their supply of war spite
and forty years preparation under
the tmtolage of Hell, some onlooker
made the statement that German ef
ficiency had overlooked nothing to
prepare the army and the nation for
world conquest only one thing did
the matserly German mind overlook,
only one possibility escaped them
the character of the people against
Whom they delivered their hellish
thrust. Time proves how correct was
this estimate. The Postiam gang
planned every thing with great effi
ciency but they overlooked the fact
that they were going out to conquer a
brave and free people, not a lot of
Prussianized llouts.
Here is the way another Arthur
Brisbane refers to this phase of the
German m'nd as reflected in the All
Highest:
"He will live in history as the man
that used power of the modern science
and of religious fanaticism combined
to perfect massacre.
"But he will live in history also
as one of the many that failed in the
effort to control with the win of one
man, the will of the entire human
race."
.
An editorial from the Statesville
landmark set forth the Prussian
mind in all it's brutal as&imacy.
"The commander of one of the Ger
man airships brought down during
the recent raid on Paris, was captured
after he was fatally burned. His two
companions were burnt to death when
the machine fell, but he succeeded in
leaving it and bolted across the coun
try, his clothes afire. A French sol
dier dashed after him, and, according
to his own account, rolled him over
and extinguished the flames. The
foHowinug is reported by the press
dispatches:
"By order of a general passing in
an automobile, who had seen the fall,
the officer was taken to a hospital.
He was in a hopeless condition. His
whole body was covered with severe
cuts and burns. Although in egony,
he pluckily hid his pain. His first
request whs that he should be well
cared for. The general replied:
"You are wounded, and a wounded
man is sacred among us French. I
wish I could feel sure that our wound
ed were as well treated in, Germany.'
"The general then questioned the
officr, who said that he carried out
the work assigned him.
"Did you bomb Paris?' asked the
general.
"Yes," the German replied.
"Then you have killed women and
children,' the general said.
"I had my orders,' the officer an
swered.' "The same account relates that this
German officer, wounded unto death,
was not only demanding that he be
well cared for but 'his greatest anx
iety seemed to be that he be given
the respect due his rank.' He had
just finished killing women and chil
dren in obedience to his 'orders.'
Wounded and in the hands of the en
emy, he had no right to expect any
thing but instant death. Under the
same circumstances, judging by what
Germans have done to wounded and
sick prisoners, a Frenchman in Ger
many would have had his brains beat
en out with a club, if needed he had
not been burned alive or subjected to
other tortures. But this German de
mands of his captors that he be well
treated and that he be shown the re
spect due his rank.
"That is Germany 'assumacy' for
you. That is the German 'kultur' that
demands every consideration for the
German, in his own eyes a superior
being, while no consideration is due
to others. The answer of that French
officer 'a woundeJ man is sacred
among us' was fine, but the spirit of
kindness makes no impression on the
German brute. "
The German drive is being made
against America as much as against
the British and the French. The drive
is against humanity, against democi.n
cy, against human righta, against in-
German Losses Staggering Causes Slow Up is
GERMA
L
ALL ALONG IHE LINE
The Serious Losses Which They
Have Suffered Are Forcing
Them to Slacken Up Some.
ATTACK THE BRITISH ON
NEW POSITION ON SOMME
Heavy Casualty is Made Known
Through Reports of German
Prisoners in Allies Hands.
(By Associated Press.)
London, March 27. A heavy aat
tack last night made by the Germans
against the new British position south
of the Sbmme was repulsed after se
vere figihting, the war office announ
ces. In consequence of attacks yester
day and last evening astride the
British troops on both banks were
forced back a short distance in the
neighborhood of rey.
German Are Repulsed All Along the
Line.
Paris, i March 27. The German ad
vance Is being held up everywhere,
according to the official statement of
the war office. The enemy Is weak
ened by his heavy losses to where he
is forced to slow up his efforts.
Germans Slow Down Advance.
(British Headquarters in France,
March 27. The Germans last night
continued " their furious onslaught
southwest of Ham against the allied
forces 'while in the region of Roye
and Noyon they were slowing down
their packing attempt. Further north
the resistance was desperate.
Hard fighting occurred last night
about Albert. Large enemy forces
pushed forward about this place but
the British are holding them back at
this gateway to Amienes.
The conflict around Roye and Noy
on appear to be of greatest import
ance for there the German high
command is attempting to split the
front position, separate the allies and
beein a rolling up process.l
From the facts gathered from Ger
man prisoners the conclusion is
reached that the Germans have lost
fifty per cent of their men since the
signal was given for them to go for
ward. W S S
CONFESSED TO STARTING FIRE
J. E. Altman Tells the Police He Ac
cedentally Started the Blaze Caus
ing the New Jersey Explosion.
(B Associated Press.)
New York, March 27. Police head
quarters announced today that Jacob
E. Altman had confessed he was re
sponsible for the fire which caused the
explosion in the Jaivis warehouse in
Jersey City yesterday. He said, ac
cording to the police, that he started
it accidentally. Altman, who is 53
years old, was emppioyed at the ware
house. He said he accidentally drop
ped a lighted cigarette on inflamable
material.
W S S
Miss Beulah Linker has returned to
the State Normal Colleg after spend
ing the week-end at her home.
ternational law, against the spirit of
freedom, against womartlyi virtue and
motherhood, against civilization and
Christianity.. It aifects us in Salis
bury as directly as it does the French
men on the Somme, as much as it does
the British general and the British
people.
It is the duty of Salisbury people
to respond to this drive of the Huns.
Respond today by buying war sav
ings stamps. Buy a few bullets to
shoot at the curs and a few meals for
the allied soldiers. Buy i some today
and everyi day and then get ready for
Liberty bonds, and for anything elne
that may come up. Let the Ameri
can response to this Hun drive be
unanimous.
NS
GERMANS S
IP
OSE
Territory Taken by Germans in France in Greatest Drive;
Point from Which Shells May Have Been Shot Into Paris
HRA N. LONDON Jj&
1 f .rouNTAiNe fli a
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8EU0NAT
.S.
Transfer Completed on Basis of
Two Tons of Steel Plates for
One Ton of Dead Weight.
NEGOTIATIONS SAID TO BE
PRELIMINARY TO OTHERS
Signing of the Treaty is Now All
That Remains to Make It in
Full Force and Effect.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, March 27. Negotia
tions for the transfer of 160,000 tons
of Japanese shipping to the United
States has been '.om.pletcd on the ba
sis of two tons of steel plates for one
ton of dead weight ship capacity.
The agreement is understood to be :n
the nature of a preliminary one. in
tended to bridge over -a period of ne
gotiations now being conducted bj
American Ambassador Morris at To
kio for a wider and mere riominent
understanding.
The signing of the treaty is all that
remains to be dons. Prices which the
United States and Japan will pay for
ships and steel respectively is no
made public.
' WSS
Visit Boys at Fort Caswell.
Mrs. H. A. Beaver has just return
ed from a visit to Wilmington, where
she was the guest of Lieutenant Sal
ling's wife, Mrs. J. H. Salhng. While
there she visited Fort Caswell and
found her son, Hiram, in fine spirits.
The boys all seem happy, and want a
chance to go over the top. She also
visited the home of Capt Murph and
found all weH and contented, and they
send their regards to Salisbury
friends also.
RE FieSQUERtS !L-.MAiiior lwte-V HAVRE &7 X. "ON
FRESNES. M
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ERCHEU J 'FpfPfftj
,RO"YE 'OONOLLCS I OAVmS
1 50.000 TONS JAP
SHIPPING TO U
THE SEAPORT CITY OF
HAIG REPLIES TO
PRESIDENT WILSON
Washington, March 27 Field Mar
shal Haig has replied to the cable
gram which the President sent to
him a few days ago, the message
came to the White House today.
"Your message of general appre
ciation of the steadfastness and valor
of our soldiers in the battle now rag
ing has greatly touched us," he ca
bles, and continues:
"Please accept our heartfelt
thanks, one and all believe in the jus
tice of our cause and are determined
to fight on without counting the cost
until the freedom of mankind is
safe."
W S S
SOLDIER MUST FIRST
REQUEST THE ARTICLE
Nothing Can be. Shipped to Soldiers in
France Unless Requested by the
Soldier Himself.
Washington, March 26. Shipment
of any articles to troops in France un
less they have been requested by tho
soldier himself, was forbidden today
by Major General March, acting chief
of staff.
No explanation of the order was
given in the statement issued by Gen
eral March, but it is known that the
purpose is to conserve transportation
smace. Warning that such action
might become necessary unless rela
tives and friends of the soldiers elim
inated all unnecessary shipments was
issued recently by the postoffice de
partment. WSS
Kaiser Bill Honswoggler's acknowl
edgement of congratulations from
Camnza is worth aa much as any of
his other "scrapes of paper.'
In the latest and greatest drive of
the Germans on the western front,
the drive in which the kaiser is prob
ably staking his empire, he has been
able to take considerable territory be
tween Arras on the north and La Fere
on the south,, The map shows the posr
' sible location of the gun which is al
leged to have shot from the German
front into Parks a distance of seven
ty miles. It also shows the distance
from the section where the heavy
fighting has taken place to London,
where it was said the guns used in
the great battle were heard.
JAPAN TO SUPPLY SHIPS
FOR AMERICAN USES
Tokio, March 26. (By Associated
Press.) The question of a supply by
Japan of shipping for American uses
has virtually been settled. The gov
ernment is engaged actively in char
tering vessels for this prupoae.
The war board has 150,000 tons of
vessels chartered. All shipbuilders
are contributing to the cause, even
incuring heavy losses, which the Jap
anese government will make up.
THE OPEN WARFARE
Fighting Area Broadens as the
Entente Forces Fall Back Un
der Weight of Hun Numbers.
PRESENT OFFENSIVE GREAT
EST EFFORT OF GERMANS
Teutons Have Thrown in Reserves
More Rapidly Than They In
tended and Are Behind Time.
(By Associated Press.;
London, March 27. The zone of op
en warfare is continuing to enlarge
as the entente forces fall back, fight
ing under the enormous weight of
German numbers, says a Reuter's cor
respondent at British hendquarter in
his dispatch today.
It is now cleat ly established, he
adds, that the present offensive ia the
greatest main effort of the Germans
and it has not been as successful as
was anticipated, the enemy being a
long way behind its time table and
having failed to break through and be
gin rolling up tactics.
Germany is now pushing against
the British line with full pressure of
her masses. They have thrown in
their reserves more rapidly than they
intended, and therefore are wearing
themselves down, although they na
turally are tiring the defense in the
process.
The general feeling, the correspond
ent reports, is that the days of trench
warfare are definitely passed.
WSS
Mrs. H. W. Tyainger and children,
of Concord, are visiting Mrs. W. M.
Linker for a few days.
ZONE IS ENLARGING
GERMANY'S BIGGEST
EFFORT HANGS
I
Great Drive for Purpose of Break
ing Through Allied Lines No
Nearer Now Than at First.
HUN FORCES MASSING FOR
ANOTHER FORWARD MOVE
Black Sea Port Upon Which Ger
mans Were Depending to Get
Grain Through Lost to Them.
(By Associated Press.)
Germany's supreme effort to break
through the allied front in the west
apparently is no nearer accomtlish
ment than on the day the great drive
started, and she is estimated to have
lost 400.000 njen in the futile effort
during less than a weeVs fighting.
She had not given uo the attempt,
however, the advkes from the front
indicating her forces were massed
for a drive in the region of Royo and
Noyon and in an effort to break,
through there was a preliminary
rolling up process either to the north
or south.
As against the chances of her ac
complishing this purpose may be the
counter factor of forewarning for
the allies.
There seems to be no doubt as to
where the heaiviest hammer stroke
is to fall and the opportunity is of
fered of disposing of vast allied re
serve forces to meet it an oppor
tunity lacking in fie earlier stages of
the drive. ,
The entente line as It now runs,
with the British, French and Ameri
cans standing together, present an
unbroken front throughout the tat
tle aera. It has been slowing down
the German pressure north of Somme
except possibly in the vicinity of Al
bert, where the British hold, on dog
gedly.
In the Noyon region and along the
line of the Noyse to tie east the
French by their valliant defense have
likewise compelled the Teutons to
weaken by ceaseless efforts and heavy
losses to relax the for?e of their
pressure.
Meanwhile it is clear the Germans
themselves are being compelled to
admit their success in driving back
the entente lines for such a great
distance on so wide a front is by no
means a decisive one. "Nobody can
foresee what can result from it,
General Ludendorff declared in an
interview in alluding to the victory
he claims.
Concurrently the Germans, appar
ently are finding their position in the
east where they ere supposed to
have insured peace with Russia and
the Ukranians, none to secure. Odes
sa, the Black Sea port upon which
they relied to insure shipments of
sorely needed grain from the Ukraine
via the Danube has been re-aDtured
bv the Bolshevik! and Ukranian J
troens. the Russian semi-official news
igency reports.
This follows shortly upon the news
of the recent capture of two other
Black Sea ,oorta, Kherson and Niko-
layei, by the Bolsheviki.
It was upon Odessa the Germans
also were reported to be relying as
a key to the point on the direct route
to the east, she boased of having se
J
Paris, March 27. A French mili
tary commentator writing in reier
ence to the situition t3day and coa-
cerning the Americans said:
"At various points on the front our
allies are brlr-jing to the British
their most valliant support.
AMERICAN
SUPPOR
IS MOST VALLIANT
Offensive
ODESSA
I
Iondon, March 27. Odessa has
been recaptured by the Soviets and
Ukranian troops after a battle in
which naval forces took i?art accord
ing; to a Moscow dispatch rxhich is
based on a semi-official Russian news
agency.
cured in the scheme of penetration
Into the Orient.
Germany is reported to have left
control of affairs in Ukraine large
ly in the hands cf the Austrians
while engaged in her nrreat effort on
the western front j and apparently
they are making none too good a job
of it. "
Having' rsgalned dearly all of tfie
devastated Somme region In their
offensive the German army now finds
itself before an allied defense which
grcis stronger every hour.
In the north they are entirely held
while in the south where they have
made their most important gains he
Is unable to push west of iR&ye and
Nbyon on the British lines.
- Both-from the Scarpa mer south
west through Albert to the Somme
the enemy has been held fas for the
past 24 hours and the Germans have
been repulsed in local attacks on this
sector. The front here is to the north
west of the battle field front and the
Ancre river is just north of Albert
18 miles north of Amienes.
W 8 S'
TWO KILLED AND NINE HURT
IN CHARLESTON EXPLOSION
Charleston, S. C, March 28. Two
men were killed and nine others In
jured by the explosion here late to
day of a gas tank in the forehold of
a merchant steamer undergoing re
pairs at this pott. All the' casualties
were among riviters engaged in mak
ing repairs.
The dead are R. II. Hawley, white,
and a negro. Of the .injured Ave men
aer white and four negroes.
The tank which exploded had been
installed only this morning. The
cause has not yet been determined.
WSS
REQUISITION HOARDED WHEAT
Federal Food Administrator Will En
courage State Authorities to Take
Drastic Action.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, March 27. State food
administrators will be encouraged by
Federal food administrator to requi
sition summarily any stocks of (wheat
actually being hoarded. The general
order has not yet been promulgated
but the State administrators have
been advised that they have authority
to act.
GERMAN BRAGGART
Ludendorff Says the Germans Won
Battle But No One Kaows the Fu
ture 'Praises the Tenacity of the
British Force Opposing Them.
(By Assuciated Press.)
Amsterdsm, March Z7. "A great
battle has been fought and a vic
tory is won, but no one can tell the
future," said von Ludendorff, the
chief aid to Field Marshal Hinden
burg, in an interview with a Berlin
newspaper.
Tie general praised the British for
their tenacity and resistance and con
tinued : '
"The British believe that they ran
rely upon the strength of machin-
erv. Ti employment ox taiwca ana
machine gams is typical of their
methods of war." . ,
ODESSA RE
N
BY THE SOVIETS