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THE ASHEVILLE CITIZEN THE WEATHER: Local ttrandcrfthownra Tuesday) Wed nesday fair Interior, showers east. WATCH EXPIRATION DATS See) ' ruling War Industrie Board In (hla paper reqatrlnir all ub scrfptlons to be paid la advance. VOL. XXXIV, NO. 306. ASHEVILLE, N. L, TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 27, 1918. PRICE FIVE CENTS Ul TO MS ANOTHER STRUCK SURPRISE BLOW BY BRITISH OVER NEW FRONT EAST OF MR AS Blow Launched on Scarpe River and Extends Southvsard to the Coeu, the British Pressing Forward All Along the Front Further South Have Reached Outskirts of Thilloy. Amen! HUNS MUST EVACUATE BR PAUME IN SHORT TIME French Are Hammering Away at Environs of Roye, One of the Strong Points on ihe Oise-Somme FrontHeavy Counter Attacks Launched by Boches Hurled Back by Ihe French. SURPRISE ATTACK MB THE BATTLEFRONT British Make Steady Prog- Eastward All Day Long ress (BYTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS) LONDON, Aug. 26, (by the Associated Press, 7 p. m.) Suzanne and Cappy, towns north and south of the Somme respectively were captured today by Field Marshal Haig's forces, according to reports re ceived here this evening from the British battlefront. The British also took Avesnes-Les-Bapaume, a suburb of the town of Bapaume. . British: troops also reached the western outskirts of Thilloy, south of Bapaume. An unconfirmed report states that Montauban and the outskirts of Longueval also were reached by the British. British troops today also captured the town of St. Leger. LINE NOW EXTENDS TO RIVER SCARPE Humored Enemy Counter Attacked to Gain Badly Needed .Time Rumor .of Counter-Attack. "WTiilp tVia Hermans werfi hllRllv encaced in defend- There are rumors that a counter ing themselves against the attacks of the British and French armies trom the Ancre river to tne region oi feois sons, Field Marshal Haig early Monday morning struck another surprise blow over a new front north of the old battle zone. The new offensive was launched from the east of Arras on the Scarpe river and southward to the Cojeul. All along the front the British pressed forward, at some places to a depth of more than two miles and captured a half dozen or more villages, among them Monchy-Le-Preux, Guemappe and Wancourt. Close to Bapaume. Across the Cojeul, the new British attacks on the old battlefront brought them to the villages of Mory and St. Leger, and farther south the small town of Favreuil, one and a half miles northeast of Bapaume, from which the British pressed on eastward about a mile. Farther south the British are reported unofficially to have reached the western outskirts of Thilloy in the nipper movement they are carrying out against Bapaume. With Haig's men standing well within gun range of the town it seems likely that the Germans will be forced to evacuate Bapaume in short order. Additional Gains. Additional gains also have been made by the British east of Albert and on both sides of the Somme river. In fact, notwithstanding the efforts of the Germans through the use of large reinforcements to hold them in check, the British and French all along the line from Albert to Soissons have materially bettered their positions and carried further forward their plan of making the Picardy battleground untenable for the enemy. French Hammering Away. The French again are hammering away at the en virons of Roye, one of the strong points of the Somme Oise front, the capture of which doubtless would cause the giving up by the enemy of the entire salient from WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN FRANCE, An. 2d, 4 p. m. (By The Assoelatsd-- -Pre.) Wttfc -the battle front widened by a surprise attack In the north ao that It now extend all the way to the River Scarpe. the Brit ish again made steady progress east ward all day long-. The enemy's resistance, offered on many sections, has taken on more and more the aspect of rearguard actions stubbornly fought, but nevertheless rearguard actions. LAY ME DOWN SfpS SENATE VOTES ON MAN POWER BILL THISjFTEHON Unanimous Consent Given to Vote Not Later Than 4 o'clock. DEBATE IS LIMITED AFTER ONE O'CLOCK Free Education of Boys Under Twenty-One Pro vided by Amendment differences be! ween treasury and committee on unearned income tax only bar to completion of tax bill Bill Is Designed to Raise $$,000,000,000 and Will Be Reported to the House Some Time This WeekAnother Conference TodayLiquors Are Heavily r Taxeijn the MewJfeMaue-BUX attack has been developed by the en emy in an effort to gain the time which he badly needs, as his main roads, especially in the center . of the battle xone, which are required for moving material to the . rear, have -been broken or are under fire from the British big guns which have been shoved up so that they range far be hind the enemy's line. In many localities the retreating Germans have left strong posts of machine guns supported by single field guns in an effort to delay the ad vancing British. These field guns have had no effect. Australians Capture Cappy. Cappy, the little town Just south of WASHINGTON, Aug. 26. Differ ences between the treasury and the house ways and means committee as to the levying of a three per cent differential on unearned Incomes ap peared tonight to be the only ob stacle to completion of the drafting of the revenue bill designed to raise $8,000,000,000 by taxation In the present year. Steps toward bringing about anj agreement between the ! committee ana the treasury were considered today between Chairman Kitchin and fieretary McAdoo. An other conference will be held tomor row. Because of the treasury, dis agreement, Mr. Kitchin tonight Indi cated that the committee might not be able to report the bill to the house before Friday. Liquor Taxes. Coincident with negotiations started ' in the senate between prohibition and anti-prohibition leaders to pogt 1 pone the effective date of the war I time national prohibition measure to j be taken tip soon, provisions of the revenue Dill aeaiing wim taxes on in jected by the committee by a strict distilled spirits be withdrawn for party vote. manufacture or production the tax In tne controversy on tne unearned ; wouiu ds aouDiea. me oummo, was line a wiui macnine toxlcating liquors became known guns when the Australians, In the 1 l.""Li.. BeMi0n today (Continued on Page Two.) (CONTINUED ON PAGE fWO.) A GOVERNMENT RULING The War Industries Board has -Issued a number of ruling apply ing to the method of conducting the circulation department of news papers. As only one of these rulings applies to The CiUxen. all the other rulings having been put Into operation some time ago, we are printing that particular ruling which becomes effective October 1. It 18, and we request that all subscribers read this ruling and act accordingly. The ruling follows: v disco vrrwK SENDING paper after date of EXPIRA TION OF SUBSCRIPTION, UNLESS THE SUBSCRIPTION IS PAID FOR. (This ruling to be effective October , 1118.) This rule forces newspapers to atop all subscriptions that are net paid In advanoe on October 1. 1818, and prohibits newspapers ex tending any credit on subscriptions. ,E TO A5HCTILLEF0R OUTING En Boute by Auto and Should Reach Here This Evening CAMPING ON THE WAY The oommlttee session today was marked by an attempt by Represen tative Moore, republican, of Penn sylvania, to attach to the bill an amendment authorizing the appoint ment of a joint congressional com mittee to co-operate with the presi dent In eliminating waste and ex travagance in the conduct of the war. The plan, which would - authorize, a Joint committee of members of the senate and house to confer with the president and heads of departments on all matters relating to war expen ditures reporting to congress, was re- income differential. Secretary McAdoo has contended that failure to make the normal taxes as high as twelve per cent on earned Incomes may Im peril the success of the next liberty loan. The committee has fixed the rates at ten and thirteen per cent but it has been stated, opinion Is against writing into the bill any provisions which might endanger the Liberty loan. Both the treasury and the com mittee are understood to have agreed that tho differential is not to apply to incomes below $4,000 or above $20,- 000. "The committee discussed a, num ber of things today Including a pro vision regarding lnadmnuable assets in the calculation, of capital under the excess profits tax," Chairman Kitchin said. "Inadmissible assets Include stocks and bonds other than United States obligations from which Incomes and dividends are not used in computing Invested capital." Borrowed Capital. The bill as tentatively agreed upon provides that borrowed capital to the extent that it is invested in commonly termed tnadmlssable assets may br credited as part of the Invested cap ital. The committee probably will modify this provision to meet the ob jections raised in the committee that It would permit companies with large bonded indebtedness to carry mu nicipal and other bonds and thus ob tain unfair credit. The schedule for the taxation of beverages proposes that all distilled spirits, either in bond or produced or Imported, shall be subject to a tax of $4.60 per proof gallon or per wine gallon If below proof. Should the On Imported perfumes containing distilled spirits a tax of $8.80 per wine gallon Is proposed. A rectifier's tax of thirty cents a proof gallon Is to bs levied on beverages, not Including gin, produced by resdlatlllatlon of aromatlca. On distilled spirits produoed In this country or Imported and held for sale when the bill becomes ' law, a floor tax of $2.80 Is proposed. ' la event these spirits are intended for sale as beverages or beverage manu facture, the floor tax ' would be doubled. The bill proposes a tax of $1 a barrel of thirty-one gallons on beer, lsger boer, ale, porter and other fer mented liquors. On wines the tax Is sixteen cents per gallon on wines con taining fourteen per cent alcohol; forty cents for fourteen to twenty one per cent; $1 for twenty-one to twenty-four per cent, and the. distilled spirits tsx on wines containing mors than twenty-tour per cent, a wine producers' tax of sixty cents a gal Ion on grape brandy or arlne spirits used in fortifying wines is proposea. Champagne Is to te taxed twelve cents per half pint In bottles; art! flcially carbonated wine six cents) per half bottle; liquors, cordials and such beverages six ceats a half pint. On all sweet wines held for sale by the producer an additional tax of twenty cents a gallon is to oe leviea on araD brandy or wine spirits used in fortifying, and an additional tax of thirty oents a gallon on all grape brandy or wine spirits withdrawn by a producer of sweet wines for fortl- WASHINGTON. Aug. 88. B ; unanimous consent the senate agreed j tonight to vote not later than 4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon on .the ' power bill extending the draft age i to eighteen and forty-five years. De bate will be limited after 1 o'clock. Discussion of the military commit tee's work er fight amendment was In progress when the senate adjourned. Other Important question in contro versy left over for settlement tomor row included several proposals for ex empting or restricting the service of youths under twenty-one. Education of Boys. Free education of boys under iwenty-one who enlist or are drafted Is provided for In an Amendment by I Senator Reed, of Missouri. adopteU '' during today's debate. . Under : ita terms?, youths would be permitted to enter educational institution at gov Sernment expense tor a period equal ling thslr military ervloe, not, to Jti ceed two -year. . , fight" amendment, whioh was added to the house draft of the bill by the senate military committee -: Senators Jones of Washington, and Cummin Iowa, both deolared they believed the present law cover all the exigencies which the amendment I Intended to touch. .:;.,, . More KjegtolKtkm Needed. While adralttin- that the existing law would have the desitfad effect of (Continued on .Pag Two.) BRISTOL, Tenn.-Va.. Aug. 88. Henry Ford, the manufacturer; Thomas A. Edison, the inventor; John Burroughs, naturalist, and H. 8. Firestone, manufacturer, and son, H. S. Firestone, Jr., spent several hours here today enroute to Aaheville, N. C, where they are going on an outing. They arrived here from the east about HENRY FORD'S NAME WILL APPEAR BNBOTH JIGKETS U. S: Senatorial Race Over shadows All Others in Michigan Primary. DETROIT, Mich., August 2. Michigan's primary election campaign closed tonight with the senatorial sit uation overshadowing all other con- noon In automobiles, having been on I tests but with Indications that a very the road for several days, camping light vote will be cast tomorrow. In on the way. They had lunch at a ' terest in the senatorial race has been local hotel and stated that they had ' heightened by the faot that Henry only dined at a hotel once since em-; Ford's name will appear on both re barking on their trip. i publican and democratic tickets. Mr. Ford, who waa the spokesman t Three others seek the republican nom for the tourists, stated that the party , inatlon Truman H. Newberry of De was merely on an outing and that no trolt, now a naval commander in the significance was attached to their ' east; former Governor Chase S. Os vlslt. Whlls here they attracted . born, of Saulte Ste Marie and Wm. much attention and large crowds ! G. Simpson, of Detroit, gathered when the party consented Contesting with Ford for the demo to have their pictures made. Icratic nomination Is James W. Helme Mr. Ford. In speaking of his can-' of Adrian. With the exception of Os dldacy for the United States senate, ; borne, none of the eandldatea has aid that he was not seeking the of- - made a speech making campaign and flee, but that he weuld represent h lei Ford has maintained unbroken - si people in the senate If they so de- lence sine his announcement two sired. He declared that he had not month ago that he became a candi- A. C. L SUPERINT OF MOTHER IS DEAD Robert E. Smith Believed to Have Accidentally Shot Himself. spend a penny on and would not campaign work. "I think the allies have retreated for the last time," said Mr. Ford when asked what he thought about the war. "The retreating hereafter will be done by the Germans. We want peace on the right term and we white WinJet It," He declare a. date at the personal request of Pres ident Wilson. PRFfiTDtCWT TAKES A WALK. WASHINGTON, Aug. 88. Presi dent Wilaon late today walked to the state, war and navy building from the (Special to The Clelieo.) WILMINGTON, N. C, Aug. $. Robert 'E. Smith, general superinten dent of motive power for the Atlantic Coast Line, was found dead In his room at 218 8outh Third street, thtt morning, with a bullet hole In his forehead. His hunting togs and Im plements used for cleaning a gun to gether with rifle found lying near him on the floor, satisfied relatives that the shot waa fired accidentally. No one was with him in the house. William Russell, colored porter, found the body. Mr. Smith had not been enjoy ing the beet of health recently and had finally agreed to follow his phys ician's advice and go away for a rest. He expected to join Miss Ruth Smith, a daughter. In New Tork tomorrow. Two other children survive, his only son being la France with Pershing. The deceased wss chairman of the board of deacons of the First Presby terian church and one of the leading olttsens In the community. He had been with the Coast Line twenty-five years or longer and hla opinion on matters of motive power was never questioned. Funeral services will be held from the First Presbyterian church tomor row afternoon and the remains for- Wded to 'New Tork for Intern. GENERAL ROYSTER WILL Asheville Man Appointed Major on Staff off XT. S Adjutant General. (Special to The Ottiaen.) RALEIGH, Aug. 28. General B. 8. Royster. of Oxford, succeeds General Laurence W. Toung, a adjutant gen eral of North Carolina. Governor Blckett having announced the selec tion of General Royster today. It is understood that General Toung Is un der orders to report in Washington within ten days for duty in connec tion with the appointment, he le re ceiving aa a major on ths staff of the adjutant general of the United States army and that General Royster will take up the duties of adjutant gen eral at onoe In order to have the aid of General Touag In getting a line on the office work as now constituted be fore General Toung leave for his new service. STRIKE CLOSES WAR PLANT. 1 meeting the present i(uation and make all person within draft ag en gage in oooupatlons essential to tha prosecution of the war, Senator Thomas, of Colorado, declared that. In view of Interpretation mad by See retary Baker, the evil growing out ot exemptions , for industrial reason would bs increased instead of. dimin ished unlee aom additional lsgisla tlon i enacted. - ,.-...,,' ' Benatos, Thoma amid he did not be lleve the duty of ' the eoldler at tht of the producer at home and that dangerous, is any different than that of the produoed at home and that there should be no dietlactlon. ' Senator MoKellax, of Tennessee, said that in order to be fair, he be lieved ths amendment should apply (Continued on Pag Two.) i NATION-WIDE "BONE DRY" PROHIBITION EFFECTIVE : JULY M PROBABLE Would Obtain for Duration of War' If Passed by ' Congress EXPECT AGREEMENT SEATTLE. Wash., Aug. 88. The plant of the Paclflo Coaat Steel com pany, engaged on war contracts, was closed today, aa a result of a strike of nearly the entire force of 1,160 worker after the company and union involved failed to agree on new working contracts. The war board probably will be asked t settle eage of the bill by tne eeoate Brea th strike. abljr sat thai week. WASHINGTON, Aug. 28. Nation-' wide "bone dry" prohibition, effective July 1, 1818, and continuing during; the war at least, loomed today as a strong probability through compro mise In congress. An augment for passage of iegl latlon to stop salss ot all Intoxicating beverages on that date, leader of both wet and dry faction in the sen ate etated tonight, seemed to b in sight. President Wilson was rep re- . sented as not opposing the legislation and senatore believed the house would accept the proposal under negotla tlon. A definite "gentleman's agree ment" in the eenate la expected in a few days. Ths war-time prohibition bill pend ing in the senate came us for con-; slderatlon today but wa temporarily displaced while the eenate proceeded with, the man-power bill. A It stands ths -bill would stop eale of intoxicants January 1 next. , AX, President Wilson' suggestion, ae-. cording to Senator Sheppard. of Tex as, prohibition advocate, postpone ment of the date waa agreed to by spokesmen of both faction. in today negotiation most or tne prohibition advocates were agreeable to fixing July 1 as the date. Tney first insisted that it should be April 1, but a majority were said to have con sented to the later date. Opponent ef the legislation were declared to be oonvlneed that it cannot be defeated, and to be satisfied with the proposed extension ef time. ' Formal conclusion ot an agreement expected to pave the way for pa-.
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