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VOL. XXXIV, NO. 338.
ABBEVILLE, N. C, SUNDAY MOKNING, SEPTEMBER 29,, 1918.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
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Pi
K HUNS FACED BY GREATEST
ALLIED
SINCE
OFFENSIVE EFFORT
BEGINNING OF
war
Over a Front of More Than 250 Miles, From North Sea to
Verdun, British, French, American and Belgian Troops
Are Smashing Into German Defenses on Four Wide Sectors.
Hearing the Count
GERMAN DEFENSIVE SYSTEM
BEING SERIOUSLY IMPAIRED
HOPES FOR PEACE
Vital Successes Are Being Gained by Brit
ish in New Drive For Cambrai in Which
American Troops Are Aiding Belgians
Have Also Started a New Offensive.
NAVAL BASES BOMBARDED
LONDON, Sept 28 Ostend and Zeebrugge
German naval bases on the Belgian coast were
heavily bombarded by entente warships be
tween 2:30 and 4 o'clock this morning, accord
ing to a dispatch from Amsterdam to the Cen-
traNews- Agency. The Get man batteries Tjn
the Belgian coast replied vigorously.
W TH
AREHElii
Hopes for Collapse Are
Tempered by Re
minder of Officials
ONLY FIRST STEP
HAS BEEN TAKEN
Reports of Reserves Being
Sent to Bulgaria Are
Discounted
(BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Over a front of more than 250 miles, from the North
sea to Verdun, the allies are smashing: into the German
defenses on four wide and important sectors. The enemy
is faced with the greatest allied offensive effort since tne
beginning of the war.
On all the sectors the British, French, American- and
Belgian troops are progressing successfully. Serious in
roads are being made into the German defensive system
north of Ypres, around Cambrai, north of the Aisne and
on the Champagne-Verdun sector. Additional prisoners
have been added to the total of 27,000 for the last three
days and several hundred more guns of all calibres have
been taken from the enemy.
Vital Successes by British.
Vital successes are being gained by the British in
their new drive for Cambrai in which American troops are
aiding in the region west of LeCatlet. The capture of
Cambrai by the British, would appear to be near. From
the west the British are within one and three-quarters
miles of Cambrai at two points and all natural obstacles
have been overcome. The same ' is true on the north
where the British are pushing forward rapidly. South
west of Cambrai, Field Marshal Haig's men are fighting
for the crossings of the Scheldt canal.
Douai, the German base northeast of Arras, and one
of the outlying defenses of the great fortress of Lille,
also is threatened by the Cambrai operation. The Brit
ish have crossed the high road between Douai and Cam
brai, and the railroad connecting them is useless to the
Germans. Southwest of Douai, the British are reported
to have taken Arleux.
Great Belgian Offensive.
Belgian troops entered the great movement Satur
day by beginning an operation in conjunction with the
British in the Dixmude-Ypres area. The allies are re
ported to have pushed forward rapidly and were reported
fighting their way through to Houthulst forest, which
hag been looked upon as the keystone of the enemy de
fensive system between Ypres and the sea.
General Mangin resumed his slow progress toward
the heights of the Chemin-Des-Dames, the southern de
fense line of the great important massif of Laon. Ground
has been gained south of the high point at Fort Malmaison,
and the bitterly contested villages of Jouy and Aizy have
fallen to the French.
On the western, flank of the Champagne-Verdun of
fensive, the French are pushing over the heights behind
tlre lHindenburg line.' From the Argonne, east of the
Meuse, the Americans are forcing their way into the
Kreimhild positions. Some ground has bqen gained near
the Argonne forest but the American, progress Saturday
apparently was slowed down some from the first two
days.
Germans in a Tight Place.
. With -a 250-mile line aflame over almost its entire
length, Marshal Foch has the German' command in a tight
wHiNarrow,' Sept.- 28. High
hopes of the collapse of Bulgaria as
an active military force as the out
come of her appeal' for an armistice
in order to discuss peace terms were
tempered today by a reminder from of
ficials experienced In such settlements
that this appeal after all can be con
sidered as only the first step towards
the end of Bulgaria's activities. It
was pointed out that probably several
other phases must be passed through
before the whole Bulgarian nation can
be brought to appreciate that nothing
less can be expected than the terms
laid down in the French and British
replies. Only acceptance of such
terms, K was held, can prevent the
destruction of the Bulgarian army
and the occupation of the Bulgarian
cities by the entente troops.
Statement Discussed.
The statement of the German for
eign minister von Hlntse that Ger
man and Austrian reserves were being
rushed to Bulgaria to prevent a sur
render Is not taken seriously, officials
(CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO.)
BULGARIA'S PEACE MOVE
WILL NQT STOP FIGHTING
ON ISEDOIN FRONT
WITH
OVER $700,000 WORTH OF BONDS HAVE
BEEN SUBSCRIBED IN CITY AND COUNTY
Black Mountain, First "Over the Top" Has Doubled Quota, While Limestone Is
Close Second WtthJoiaLatesrfOJhiCounty Organization Feels
Confident That Buncombe's Entire Quota Will Be Raised Monday.
NEWS THIS WEEK
IS
BETTER"
CONT nUQUSLY
MARCH
Present Situation Is One
of Great Promise
to Allies
IMPORTANCE OF MOVJT
IS PERFECTLY CLEAR
General March Holds Week
ly Conference in Regard
to War Situation
WASHINGTON. Bept. IS. Backed
by the concentrated offensive . power
of the American army, unified military
action on the western front under
Marshal rooh has forced Bulgaria to
seek a separate) -peace. In .the opinion .!
of General March, chief of staff. The
defeotion of Bulgaria, carrying with It
the only connecting link between
Turkey and the central powers and :
foreshadowing the probable . restora
tion of Roumanla to the fighting .
rank, the chief of staff said today In '
his weekly conference, is due directly
to the massing of French, British and
American forces en the western front,
Last week I told you, that the
news during the week had been eon ,
tlnuously good." said General -Marcn.
"This week. It In continuously better.?
6trtklng tUustraUon. . ,
'The defection of Bulgaria
Illustrates to a striking degree, the , . ,
results of the' concentration of forces
time, whenever any part of the cen-va,
was possible for Germany t devote
and divert some German divisions -with
German commanders to .the; v
threatened front, while they heldT the .
western front with a relatively emaller .
force. .-.-..amy t
"That day has cons Past By eon
centratlng the entire American fores
(CONTINUED ON PAGES TWO.)
British Government Makes
That Clear in Reply to
Request for Armistice
PANIC AT BERLIN
ICOHTHrCED Olf PAGE EIGHT.)
LONDON, Sept. 28. The British
government In replying to Bulgaria's
request for. an armistice, with a view
to ultimate peace, has made It plain
that while the government is willing
to dlscjss the armistice proposal.
military operations by the allied
armies on the Macedonian front will
be pushed, vigorously forward. The
British government also expects a defi
nite guarantee that while discussions
progress the Bulgarian government
will prevent the dispatch of German
troops to Bulgaria. Furthermore, the
British government will insist on a
complete rupture by the Bulgarian
government with Germany, Turkey
and Austro-Hungary.
In discussing the Bulgarian pro
posal It is pointed out the allies have
no Intention of attempting to make
final territorial settlement In the
Balkans which obviously must be a
matter for consideration at the peace
conference. The question, it Is stat
ed is one of the conclusion of such
military agreement as would pre
vent any. further danger from the
Bulgarian side to the operations of
the allies In the Balkans.
If the terms laid down which have
been despatched to, Sofia are fot ac
ceptable to the Mallnoff government
the allied powers, it is added, have
no further conditions to propose and
It will rest with Bulgaria to find other
representatives who can accept these
conditions.
With several districts of the city
unreported last night Liberty loan
headquarters stated that Ashevllle had
subscribed yesterday $833,700 in the
first day of the drive. Only two
townships outside Ashevllle had re
ported. Black Mountain leading the
county In going over the top eald "we
have 150,000 on a quota of $25,000,
and are still selling bonds." Lime
stone reported $34,000. These figures
made the official report for the coun
ty, with eleven townships to hear
from, $717,700. Biltmore, Beaverdam
and Haw Creek had not yet reported.
The unofficial reports of subscriptions
In-sight add considerably to this sum.
County Chairman Edwin L. Brown,
Jr., expressed the confidence of all hie
associates when he declared that Mon
day night would see the Buncombe
county quota, $1,395,69. raised to the
last penny, and perhaps some for
good measure.
Splendid Organization.
It was a big day for the city and
county. The women worked shoulder,
to shoulder with the men, as the wo
men have a way of doing. No busi
ness man In the city can remember
ever seeing such an effective organi
zation formed for carrying out any
community task. Early In the day
1,000 men and women, divided Into
teams, with detailed Instructions as
to their territory, went out to bring
in the ammunition with which thd
Hlndenburg line will be hammered tu
pieces and fhe rest of the Turks and
Bulgarians placed behind prison
stockades.
System appeared In the way the re
ports came out at headquarters. Three
thousand, nine hundred and eighty
three homes were visited In Ashevllle
yesterday and 2,000 subscriptions were
taken.
That there are still some large re
serves to draw on to swell the total
Monday Is seen from the fact that the
railway men's subscriptions have not
yet been reported. The fine work
done by the four brotherhoods in the
third campaign la expected to be sur
passed in the final count for the
fourth loan.
Chairman Brown commented on
the splendid manner in which the peo
ple received the solicitors; the can-'
vassera noticed on their rounds that i
there is everywhere a better under
standing of the details about buying I
E
KITCHIN BELIEVED TO BE
VICTIMS OFSMNISH "FLU"
Mr. Weaver Has Been Sick
a Week But Is Slowly
Recovering '-'"''
HAS WORKED HARD
(CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO.)
FIFTH DISTRICT BIO
Asheville District Is Asked
to Raise a Total of $1,
365,500 During Campaign
"FULL SPEED AHEAD" IS
MESSAGE OF DANIELS
PANIC AT BERLIN
AMSTERDAM, Sept. 28. Bankers
In this city were Informed today that
the Bulgarian crisis had produced a
panic on the Berlin . stock exchange
where several stocks dropped thirty
points and more. Roumanian oil stock
was said . to have dropped off sixty
tolnta.
RICHMOND, Va.. Bept. 28. With
airplanes circling over the city drop
ping bombs advertising the liberty
loan drive and whistles shrieking,
Richmond today got into the Liberty
loan drive with a vim that astonished
the campaign managers. The net re
sults when figured up tonight showed
that $5,250,000 of the $19,836,800 had
been subscribed.
Efforts of the, campaign today wwre
directed primarily to appraising the
public of what may be expected dur
ing the week. Monday the campaign
begins among the Industrial enter
prises and It is estimated that each
employe in the various plants here
will take a bond for at least $100.
The following apportionments for
the fifth district have been announced:
Washington, $27,608,000; Baltimore,
$60,695,000; Ashevllle, $1,S.H00;
Greensboro, $1.3ft.400; Charlotte, 3,
$06,900; Raleigh, $2,484,600; Charles
ton, 8. C, $6,224,600; Columbia, 8. C,
$3,826,600; Huntington, W. Va., $2,
$77,200; Clarksburg. W. Va., $2,669,
100; Charleston, W. Va., $4,265,900;
Richmond, Va., $19,836,800.
These amounts have been appor
tioned to Virginia cities: Charlottes
ville, $898,400; Staunton,' $845,900;
Lynchburg, $8,806,200; , Petersburg,
$2,757,600; Suffolk, $906,900; Norfolk,
$8,415,200; Newport News, $1,484,000;
Portsmouth, $974,600; Danville, $1,
888,100; Hepewell, $600,000; Roan
ake. ta,7M.I0i Bristol. $3$.M.
More Steel, More Guns Is
America's War Program
Against Hun.
(By 8. R. Winters.)
WASHINGTON, Sept. - 28. Twd.
members of the North Carolina con
gressional delegation are probably
suffering with attacks of Spanish In-
11 1 fluenza. Majority Leader Clauds
Kltchln Is confined to his bed at his
4 4 home, 1412 Kennedy street, North-
PRESIPF.NT SENDS 4 west. He became 111 yesterday. The
SYMPATHY TO TRS. 4 house of representatives was notified
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 28. More
steel, more guns, more munitions and
"full speed ahead" in America's war
program against Germany was the
message for increased production
brought to Pittsburgh tonight by Sec
retary Daniels, who came here to
launch the fourth Liberty loan drive
In this district.
The eecretary's address was made
before a crowd of thousands in Syria
mosque, after a tremendously enthu
siastic day In which three-fourth's of
the citizens of the city participated In
the selling and buying Liberty bonds
of the Fourth loan.
Secretary Daniels' remarks at the
mosaue tonight were directed prin
cipally to mechanics and skilled work
ers or the many plants in mis ainnci
engaged in war activities. He ap
Dealed to them not only to exert every
ounce of their energy in patriotic work
but to be generoue witn tneir gener- i
ous wages in the pursbaee of bonds. j
"An autocracy has an army," he
said, "but a democracy Is an army.
Three million Americans are register
ed and ready. Their only ' need Is
equipment, ships to take them across, i
and the munitions. It is for us. tea
provide these essentials. -
"America has furnished enougr1
troops to give Foch the offensive, and
the navy will continue to ferry them
safely across the Atlantlo until the
allied forces achieve complete and
lasting victsry."
JOHN A NICHOLfl. 4- today by Acting Minority Leader Qll-
4 I 4. 1 lett, when he proposed the adoption
4 The following letter from Presl- 4 of a resolution for a million dollar ap
4 dent Wilson was recently re- 4 proprlatlon on the combat of the
4 celved by Mrs. John A. Nichols, 4 i disease. Representative Kltchln will
f widow of the esteemed citizen 4-! not be able to perform his duties for
f whose death Is still deeply -4 ; a week according to advices from his
deplored in this community: I physician.
"The White House, Representative Zebulon Weaver of
f Washington, D. C. the Tenth North Carolina congresslon-
"My dear Mrs. Nichols: al district has been confined to the
"May I not take the liberty Providence hospital for a week. While
4- of expressing my profound sym- -4 ' his office stated today that he was suf
4 pathy with you in the death of 4-1 fertng from a severe cold it la prob
4 your distinguished husband? I 4 'ably a alight attack of the Spanish In
4 know the character of the work 4 fluena. Representative Weaver had
4 he had been rendering In the 4 ' planned to go to North Carolina early
4 public Interest and am peculiarly 4 this week preparatory to making
f distressed that a man of such 4 speeches In tne fourth Liberty loan
4 high motives and such dls- 4 ' drive. His physician, however, Cannes
4 tlngulshed service should be sud- 4 give assurance as to when he will he
4 denly taken away. I am sure 4 able to leave the hospital. He Is lm-
tfrom what I have learned that 4 proving slowly. The , Tenth rlstrlct
you must have at least the onm. 4- congressman Is a hard and consciSntl-
4 fort of knowing in what universal 4 ! ous worker and this fact has doubtless
t .esteem and admiration your hue- 4 aggravated the nature of his illness.
4 band was held. 4 Renresentatlvs Kltchln Is apparent-1
4 "Cordially and sincerely yours. 4 . ly suffering with a breakdown incident
4 "(Signed) Woodrow Wilson. 4 I to his arduous duties in drafting the -
4 "Mrs. John A. Nichols, revenue bill. He has pursued the dim- .
4 "Ashevllle. North Carolina." 4 cult task relentlessly and with that
4 4 : vigor of achievement characteristic of
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 i Claude Kltchln.
SUBSCRIPTIONS MUST BE PAID
IN ADVANCE
If You Have Not Paid Do So Now Today
IF YOU FURTHER DEI AY YOUR NAME MAY BE
DROPPED IN THE RUSH AND YOU WILL MISS SEVERAL
ISSUES. -..u--r-v .:rr
The foIlov-ing is a ruling cf the War Industries Board:
"DISCONTINUE SENDING PAPERS AFTER DATE OF
EXPIRATION OF SUBSCRIPTION UNLESS SUBSCRIP
TION IS RENEWED AND PAID FOR."