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VOL. XXXIV, NO. 305.
ASHEVILLE, N. C, MONDAY MORNING, AUGUST 26, 1918.
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PATWLS
DSPT REINFORCEMENTS
BROUGHT VP BY THE HUNS
ALLIES KEEP UP ADVANCE
i
Many Additional Towns Have Been Captured by Matshai
Haig's Forces, While French Have Reached Territory North j
of Soissons Which Places the Hun Lines in Further Danger
The Swan Song
GERMANS ARE FIGHTING
HARD AROUND BAPAUME
British Are Continuing to Encircle Town,
Which Must Soon Fall, and Patrols Are
Already Entering The Americans and
French Shell Boches Along the Vesle
River.
(BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
LONDON, Aug. 25. (Via Montreal.)
Reconnoitering patrols of British troops are
entering Bapaume.
CONGRESS
FACING
LARGE MEASURES
DURING THE WEEK
Man Power Bill Goes to
Senate With Few
Minor Amendments
L IEUT. . LAW RENGE "
B. LOLiGHRAN WAS
KILLEjyULV 28
First Asheville Boy Killed
in France Since United
States Entered War
j DETAILS OF DEATH
1 ABE NOT AVAILABLE
Was the Third Son of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Lough
ran, of Asheville
REVENUE BILL WILL
COME UP IN HOUSE
Chairman Simmons Plans
Meeting to Begin Hear
ings on House Bill
. Notwithstanding: the fact that the Germans have
brought up strong reinforcements on both winga of the r
OUilK3.ruHl, tire xriuaiA tuiu x 1 vuvu iuiceis cvuxjrvriicxc
have beaten off the enemy and continued their victorious
progress.
More Towns Captured.
Many additional towns have been captured by Field
Marshal Haig's men in the north, while the French have
successfully overcome obstacles placed in their way and
reached territory north of Soissons which adds further
danger to 'the Germans in the Noyon sector and to their
line running eastward from Soissons to Rheims.
Driven Back.
All along the front from Arras to the Somme, the
Germans are gradually being driven back to the old
Hindenburg bine by the British. Along the Somme the
enemy is being harassed well to the east of Bray, while
farther north strong counter-attacks have been repulsed
and the town of Mametz, the Mametz wood, Martinpuich,
LeSars and LeBarque have been captured.
It is around Bapaume that the Germans are keeping
up their strongest efforts to hold back the tide that is
surging against them but the British are continuing to
make slight gains daily in the process of surrounding the
town which seemingly soon must be evacuated. The
taking of LeSars and LeBarque appears to be a fore
runner of this eventuality. LeBarque is only two and a
halt miles southwest of Bapaume.
Well Across Road.
Everywhere except directly, south of Bapaume, the
British are well across the Bapaume-Albert road and
north of the town they are fast pressing toward the Hin
denburg line. Unofficial reports have placed the British
in the outskirts of Bullecourt, which is just west of the
old line.
Since last Wednesday, the British have taken more
than 17,000 prisoners and large numbers of guns and
great quantities of supplies have fallen into their hands.
Some of the prisoners taken have been identified as com
ing from Austro-Hungarian units..
Strong Counter-Attacks.
The Germans are launching strong counter-attacks
against the French between the Oise and Ailette rivers,
in an endeavor to hold back General Mangin's army
which is threatening the entire German front in this
region. Here also the Germans have been reinforced by
troops from the dual monarchy. North of Soissons in
the region of Bagneux, the French have made further
progress eastward and now are abreast the railroad line
FRENCH IN SOLID POSSESSION OF THE
ENTIRE SOUTH BANK OF THE OISE WEST
OF AILETTE RIVER AND PART OF AILETTE
Genera! Mangin's Men Command Important Road Between Soissons and the
j Announcement of the death of
1 Lieutenant Lawrence, B. Loughran
the third Ron of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Loughran, of Its Broadway, waa rel
celved by the father yesterday. The
report states that the death of young
Loughran, who la the first AshevtlU
boy to be killed in actual hostilities
in Francs since the United States en
tered the war,, occurred on . Sunday.
July 2S. While no details are aval),
able as yet, it is presumed that he
j was killed while engaged in an air
; raid, since an official announcement
stated that our British airplanes were
, brought down on that date, and on
of them is known to belong to hi
j battalion.
! Killed on July g. '
! No reason can be assigned for the
1 unusual delay in the receipt of the
news or the death . of Lieutenant -Loughran-
It is quit probable that
message went astray. Ths
WASHINGTON. An. 25. Enact
ment if the man power, bill extending,
irrajr ararc ages , xo . eignteen ana
forty-five years; launching of the
$8,000,000,000 war tax measure in the
house, and probably definite action
on national prohibition during the FRANCE,
war are the big tasks before congress
this week.
Goes to Senate.
As passed yesterday by the house
In virtually the form submitted by
the administration, the draft bill will
be transferred tomorrow to the
senate, reported by the senate mili
tary committee with its "work
0ise--kimans Thrown Back on Wooded Hilly Section for Communication
; Wifh Troops Operating on Otse and Aisne.
terday was In the form Of an inventory
j of his personal effects, the ' report
WITH THE FRENCH ARMT IN
August 26- (By The As
sociated Press.) The first phase of
the battle of the Aisne and Oise has
put the French in solid, possession of
the entire south bank or tne wise
west of the Ailette and also the Ailette
river fronr the Oise to Pont St. Mard.
At a point near where it is oroesed
by the road from Chauuy to Soissons
General Mangin's men along the Ai
lette and further south at Crecy-Au-
Mhnl Pnmmliini and JuvlttTlV. Com-
Or ; . MnAW.nn. nil t Vt. WSV
. .,, - . , , JIM11U iUH IUfUl von. . vuu ... v.. ......
iigm ana oiner minor Amendments. ' tiAi.anna t n thA ntRA Thev also
and substituted In the senate for the ' command the .Laon railroad which
measure which has been under debate from tne region of Coucy-Le-Chateau
there. Paanasre hv thA Rnnta ti . , . , . 1 1 i .iv.
norrnwaro, runs nrmijr pamtiui .!.
there. Passage by the senate to
morrow or Tuesday, quick agreement
In conference, and transmission to
President Wilson before the week
end is the course planned for the
bill. The revenue bill is to be com
pleted tomorrow by the house ways
and means committee, formally lntro-
(Contlnued on Page Three)
FINE VICTORIES OF WEEK
HAVE DECIDEO FORTUNES
OF.
that road.
The Germans are thus thrown back
UDon the hilly forest region of Coucy
for communication between their
of French have effected a crossing of
the stream but no serious effort has
yet been made to establish a position
on the opposlts bank.
As the situation is today. General
Marigln has won an lncontestlble and
substantial victory, of wiilch there
is plenty of material evidence on the
field, besides 18,000 prisoners and 800
cannon captured. He set out first to
drive the Germans from the Plateaux
of Andlgnlcourt, Nampcel and Carle-
pont by a -violent thrust northward,
then by a quick fkcing about toward
-the east to drive them off the heights
west' of the Ailette, thus clearing the
south bank of the Oise and lending
support to the Third army's action
in the hills of Thlescourt.
Program Succeeded.
The program succeeded In every
ueiwceu .-m - rnnMlv that thmish th
troops on the Aisne east of Soissons. th , h r-tlr-d unhln.
Both Command Oise. dered, some of his staff officers were
Both sides command the Oise with obliged to flee in scanty attire. A
Complete and Decisive Col
lapse of the Enemy
Predicted
RESULTS ACHIEVED
PARTS, Aug. IS. "The fine Tie-
tories of the past weeks have definite
ly decided the fortunes 'of war." sava
M. Clemenceau, the French premier.
in a message today thanking the de
partmental councils which voted con
gratulations to the government on
tne trend or the wan
their artillery. French scouts recon
noitering the stream nave round li
so formidably defended by machine
gun nests and by artillery behind in
the hills all along from Noyon to
Chauny, that it will require consid
erable work by the heavy artillery to
deal with the situation before a cross
ing in force is attempted.
On the right bank of the Ailette
the Germans are resisting stoutly
from a strong position along the edge
of the forest of Coucy. Small parties
German general was seen running
from one of the exits of a cavern at
the top of Mount Cholsy without boots
or suspenders. Just as French soldiers
appeared at the other entrance.
The correspondent who later visit
ed that cavern found In It other evi
dences of the hasty departure of thli
German divisional staff that occupied
It. Along with the general's boots and,
suspenders,, there were several palm
of costly field glasses, a complete tel
ephone system and other booty that
It has not been possible as yet to In
ventory. In the piles of arms arid ammunition
that have been collected on and
around the height there are a consid
erable number of bayonets with the
saw tooth blade.
If the Germans did not intend to
remain south of the Oise they evi
dently thought they could hold this
position and they were driven out of
It precipitately, though it was stoutly
defended and proved to be a hard task
for General Mangin's army. The
slopes are covered with brush that
hides the gullies and cavern entrances,
where machine gun nests in ambush
held up the division that was engaged
In the attack from 8 o'olock In the
'morning to 8 in the evening. The
Germans were even preparing to spend
the night In their elaborately fitted
headquarters in the quarry at the
top.
But after a short artillery prepara
tion the -place was stormed and the
German staff had only Just time to get
away. One officer, who was taken
prisoner, said:
"The French are making War in an
entirely new fashion. It Is a great ,
attack." i
Rank ' and prisoners with out ex- 1
oeption say Germany is doomed to
defeat. Moat of these men were in
machine gun positions that the Ger
man tactics sacrifice for retreat, and
express their sentiments freely. '
GERMAN NEWSPAPERS SEE
Affirm That Situation Be
tween Germany
Spain Is Critical.
and
LP..
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CAIT RELY ON FOCH.
PARIS, Aug. 25 (Havas Agency.)
premier Clemenceau today tele
graphed the presidents of the general
councils that they could rely upon
the government and Marshal Foch
and his magnificent' staff and the
allied military commanders to turn
the present success of the allied arms
Into a complete and decisive col
lapse of the enemy.
"The splendid victories of recent
weeks," aald M. Clemenceau, "in
which the spirit of our allies has so
magnificently rivalled ours. has
definitely settled the fortune of war.
The enemy, bewildered, deceived
himself as to his own strength and
now is finding out that he under
estimated us.
"The results achieved are the first
fruits of our harvest of rewards, the
highest of which will bo having de
livered the world from ruthless op
pression and brutality.
"We hall the dawn, the first gleams
of which brightened the victorious
brows of the founders of the Ameri
can republic and of the fathers of
our revolution. Ths last obstacle, to
the establishment of rights among
men is about to disappear. The
triumph la near. . ' '
Universal co-operation .toward the
world a rejuvenation will attain
LONDON, Aug. 26. German news.
papers received in uenmara amrm
that the situation between Spain and
Germany is critical, but they agree
that Germany cannot make any con
cessions with regard to her sub
marine warfare, says a dispatch to
the Exchange Telegraph from Copen
haa-en.
The Taaellsche Rundschau admits
the beginning of a conflict which
mar affect the position of both
Mexico and Argentina. "The com
plaints of Spain mean an admission in
favor of the entente powers," says
this newspaper, " and Spain's threat
means a step away from the path of
neutrality desired tiy tne - Spanish
people. The Spanish note must . be
considered by the German people as
an' Unfriendly act." ,
The Lokal Anzelger declares: that
Spain must acknowledge the condi
tions which compelled Germany to
resort to her submarine warfare.
BIG FIRE AT CAJTTOX.
Ideal goal fos which so many aenarm
tlona have boon striving. " , . ,
CANTON. Ohio. ' Aug. 28. Fire
which started shortly before o'clock
this evening In Klein and Heffelmas
company's store, destroyed the hlook
surrounded by Tuscarawaa, East Sec
ond street, Walnut and Piedmont
streets, causing a loss estimated at II,
Oe.eve. At 1:88 the fire waa still burning
the and had spread to-the block outh of
Second street Into the IMne DeWoeee
ompany bail ding- ' - -
Says Sir Edward Omits
Mention of German Aid
to Ulster.
NEGOTIATING FOR LOAN '
BETWEEN 0.5. AND SPAIN
inaraly. stating that nor tta kitted on
July'. 88.
Lieutenant Loughran waa born July
lit. 1894, and therefor lacked only
one day of being twenty-four years of
age at the time of his death. He on
listed In the United States army on
April T, 1917, for the aviation ser
vice, and was sent to Cornell for
ground training. Later he went to
Mt. Clemens, Mich., to a flying school
where he . waa commissioned a first
lieutenant. , .
Instructor With British. '
He sailed with a detachment of tha
American expeditionary forces on Le
cember 10, 19,17, going first to Eng
land where he was employed by th
Royal British air squadron as Instruc
tor for a time. He waa then sent to
Scotland to take special training as a
scout patrol. He arrived at th front
In Franoe on June 29, this year, and '
reported to the Royal Brltisn Jr
Squadron No. 80, on July 4. Sine
that time he has been In actual ser
vice at the front, making many flight
over 'the enemy's lines. . He waa
killed on Sunday, July 28,
In a letter dated July 7, Lieutenant
Loughran spoke of the wonderful
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F
SCORPION ARE TREATED
EXCELLENT Br TURKS
Have Been Interned, at
Constantinople Since
April 11, 1917
LONDON, August 25. At the re
quest of John Dillon, chairman of the
Irish nationalist party, T. P. O'Connor
has sent to America a reply to the re
cent address forwarded to President
Wilson by Sir Edward Carson, the
Ulster leader, and head of war alms
committee. Having traversed the hie-
torlcal statements contained in the
Carson address, Mr. O'Connor com
plains that while mentioning the al
leged Sinn Fein pro-German plots.
Sir Edward omits to mention that he
and his associates before the war in
speeches and in newspapers declared
that they would prefer the rule of the
German emperor to home rule and
that he and his friends were supplied
from Germany with (0.000 rifles,
which "they still hold for the pur
pose, now ss before the war, of mak
ing war upon an act of the British
parliament." .
Mr. o Connor rurtner cnarges tnat
It waa Sir Edward Carson's rebel
movement which precipitated the war
by creating in the German mind the
miscalculation that England would be
too embarrassed by th Ulstsr rebel
lion no enter the war. Mr. O'Connor
contends that it was the action of
Carson when holding up home rule
and preaching the doctrine of revolu
tion and accepting a place in tne cabi
net that transformed Ireland from en-
Will Eliminate Present Dif
ficulties of Exchange, Is
Stated.
MEN ARE CONTENTED
MADRID, Aug. 25. El
day announced that negotiations
were proceeding for a commercial
loan between Spain and the United
States.
' "Spain," the newspaper declared,
"la opening a credit of 800,000,000 or
800,000.000 pesetas, the United States
giving as a guarantee the signatures
of American firms exporting cotton to
Spain. . With this credit the United
States "will be able to purchase In
Spain some of the products necessary
lor its srmy in Franc without the
necessity of changing dollars Into
peeetas and thus avoiding the reduc
tlon In exchange.
"Ambassador Wlllard and other
American officials have had several
Interviews with the member of th
Spanish government and It is believed
that tAe basis of an agreement has
been reached. The Interest payable
on the loan has been th subject of
discussion, th United States object
ing to paying five per cent. America
offers to pay tns Da la nee remaining
of th loan in Mexican gold On the
day of liquidation."
NOT LIABLE.
NEW TORK. Aug. 28. Tha Cunarri
Steamship company cannot be held
liable lor Ioa of life and nronertv la
the torpedoing of the LusiUnia by a
German so-bmarine. according to a
decision. handed down in the admiralty
branch of th United State Lletrlet
thaalastie support at the war to Its court by Judge Jullua H. Have and
nt attitude of suUa dotanhmont. mad publio today.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 28. Officer
and enlisted men of the U. & S.
Rcornlon. interned at rnnrfnntlnftnl.
Liberal to-' Bv tne Turkish government sine
Apru li. inn, are oeing accorded ex
cellent treatment and all are In good
health, the navy department an
nounced tonight upon receipt of a re
port through the Swedish legation at
Constantinople. The report which
tells of the conditions of living . of
the ' three officers and twenty-six
men of the Scorpion's crew was the
first detailed word received since th
gunboat was interned for failure to
leave Turkish waters before th
twenty-four hour period expired.
Th crew of the Scorpion receive
wholesome and abundant food, the
report statea Football games on the
drill grounds of the Turkish minister
of marine, visits under escort to Con
stantinople, dally newspaper and
book are allowed them. A healthier
anchorage for the Scorpion ha. been
provided and men have "been per
mitted to visit denturta In the cttv.
Th men are reported to b con
tented, their only request found by
th Swedish official being more new
from home and more shore leave.
Th announcement of th navy
give for th first tim the name f
th men Interned. . Th officer are:
Lieutenant Laman l Babbitt,
Hougatoa, N. T. - -
Lieutenant Commanders Jams G. , .
Omelvena. Weeton. W. n., and Joha
F. Huddleston, Geneva. Fla. -
Among th enlisted men ar'
D. A. Payton, 822 Fourth street.'
Norfolk. Va.; P. B. Sweat. Jr, Black-,
ville, a C; G. Taylor, Carter. Tenn.;
K. D. Williamson, Huntington. W.
Va,