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CONCORD, N. C, MONDAY, MARCH 25. 1918.
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fiDRiVE BACK GERMAN FORCES
FIELD USUAL 111 IS COIiGRATIMluruf "
PRES. WILSOII Oil ST AUG AGIST GER11S
AD CROSSED SOffllE YESTERDAY
GERES LOSING .
1 00.000 L1EEI A DAY
Deductions Made "By Mem
pulsed the Powerful
L-ks Made By the Ger-
. Yesterday Afternoon
Lrt!r,v3rd of Bapaume.
,(J ATTACKS
BV THE GERMANS
Rattje Continues With
k,at Violence on wnuic
fonr Germans Driven
2Ck With Great Loss.
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Fresh attacks
,nr Tin-
( -. I ell '"'
;:;:rIll,I haw !eveloied north
'" '. a -..-.I (.f Bunaume, the
itii' i "
IlllCt'-.
' 'I'vitii i-.-pnls.Ml the powerful
Ut'Tlny evening northward
'ritMi lnvc back to the east
' f',t.' Soinnn' bodies of German
'hv-h lia.I crossed the river be-
ijcoiiit aiil r.rie, south of Pe-
I, vi:itcu)''iit follows:
n,( l.ittli- continues wun great vio
,,' ti- whole front. Powerful
!.iM(lclivcrMl by the enemy yester
juw,n ilU, evening north of
,,t. point lul me 'erman liiiumry
m trendies whence, they were
,,!i;itt'ly thrown out, Elsewhere
riv ;iiiatv ".i
r . . 4,
f.'un ami amnery lire in iront
nr tuitions, and his troops were
t,M );ick with great Joss,
icrin;' the night and this morning
! in this neighborhood, and also
i. stflth of Bapaume...
Si of Pennine bodies of German
i. who have crossed the river be-
n Lioourt and line were driven
to the east bank by our counter-
i.-ks."
ic withdrawal of the British along
ltle front in France was long
in planned in the event of the .Ger
,s attacking in great forceu" V.'This.
ouncomeiit comes from the British
bt through the Associated Press corr
jpondent, who describes:- the opera-
r of the British army as a masterly
hdrawal, made possible by gallant
pck -troops in the front lines, ' who
Mfl the advance of the "Germans,
il artillery, machine gun and rifle
worked appalling slaughter among
masses of derinan infantry as they
m forward. Uhis enabling the
liu ImkIv of the Jiritisli to fall back
cr:;tely ami without confusion. v
anny. it is declared, has been
rx-'i. a 1 1 I u to the present very
'""iitrr-;ittacks have been made
:n!if : inians. Where the Brit
! stniinod the (iermans' newly
i'!' I -iiioiis they liave driven
l'ttt each mile of advance
CALM 0-ER HUN DRIVE.
Has Earmarks of Failure In End. Offi
cials Here Say.
Albert W. Fox in ..Washington It
The result of the first stupendous
German thrust against the allies' line
can now be recorded with some de
cresH of accuracy. It has had all the
boasted .-power that the Germans said
they would put in the blow, but it has
accomplished nothing to upset the calm
confidence which reigns here in official
and military circles. As a spectacu
lar military drive it has been u - tem
porary success. As an achievement
likely to affect the final military decis
ion it has already all the earmarks of
an ultimate failure.
The Germans, by sheer weight of
massed man power and artillery have
accomplished. the following results:
They have bent the British line back,
particularly over a 17-mile stretch,
which has enabled them to establish
a new line from Bapaume via Peronne
to Ham, an average distance of 0
miles nearer the heart of France
They report 25,000 prisoners and 400
guns captured.
They are in a position to advise
their military prowess throughout tho
central powers for the encouragement
of their own peoples.
They have" bought the terrian won
morale of their troops and doubtless
given;. them, that magic military mo
mentum which always goes with any
forward movement or success.
With these advantages ceded tem
porarily to Germany, the debt side of
their first thrust is described by mili
tary men here as follows :
They have bought the terrian won
at a price in lives which sound mili
tary strategy regards as' absolutely
prohibitive. . for it is understood that
the British have shot away tens of
thousands from the masses of men
used to press forward.
The terrain won is' over devastated
areas and ruined villages and is value
less from the military standpoint un
less it can bev made the stepping stone
for further advance.
The new positions of the Germans
are exposed to counter attacks re
garded as certain to inflict further
heavy toll on the invaders.
The attack has if anything strength
ened the dogged fighting spirit of the
British and demonstrated the unbroken
morale of the allies now eagerly await
ing, their chance to strike' back. Y y
- Military-men say that-the capture;pjr
5,000 prisoners is insignificant-' com
pared to the scope of the effort and
sacrifice, made. The Germans them
selves lost more than 50,000 prisoners
to thfe allies in their retreat on the
Somme. The undoubted hope of the
German high command was to break
down the resistance and the morale of
the British' by this unprecedented
drive, made without thought of losses.
The reported presence of the kaiser
and all other indications are that the
Germans hoped to smash all resistance
so decisively that the road would bo
open to them for their major plans
either a drive on Paris or toward th'J
channel ports. The momentum of their
Many of the American Shells
Being Thrown Have Fallen
in the German Trenches, It
is Announced.
GERMANS VIRTUALLY
ABANDON ONE PLACE
Considerable Activity on the
Toul Front. Americans
Shell Towns of St. Bauf
fant and Boqueteau.
(By The Ao?Ited Presa)
With the American Army In France,
March 25. On the Toul front there
was considerable activity during the
night. American guns heavily shelled
the German front line positions. Kne
my batteries replied using many gas
shells. Later photographs were taken
from airplanes of the damage inflict
ed by Americans.
AMERICAN. ARTILLERY
SHELLS EFFECTIVELY'
Many of the Shells Fell in German
?! Trenches.
(Br The Associated Presa)
With the American Army in France,
Sunday March 24. The American ar
tillery on the Toul sector continued to
day to shell effectively the enemy first
line and communication trenches, the
town of St. Bauffant and billets and
bers of Allied Military'Mis
sions From the Nature of
Fighting on West Front.
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ALLIED LOSSES
ARE FAR LESS
STOCKS IIUKXH TOtl.
Figures Obtained from Num
ber of Troops Employed
And Strength of the. AlHed
Resistance.
(Or The Associated Frv)
Washington, March 25 Member of
the allied military missions vald today
that in the nature of the fighting on
the west front the German must be
losing at least 100,000 men a day. They
made this deduction from the Ger
mans' plan of massed attack, the mua-J
ler of troops they are employing and
the strength of the allud resistance.
The .allied losses, it was declared,
would le far less than those of the Ger
mans, because they are fighting on the
lefensiveH . , j
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GERMANS CANNOT BREAK
THROUGH BRITISH DEFENSE
Four Hays of Great Offensive Ilaa Not
Brought Decision for Attackers.
Ur The Associated Press)
Persistent attacks with strong forces
dumps north of Boqueteau. Many of of infant and lavish use of artillery
the American shells have fallen in the have not enabled the Germans to break
German trenches, and the first two through the British defense and after
lines in at least one place have been tour days the great offensive blow in
virtually abandoned. northern France has not yet brought
w.&s. ; a decision from the attackers. Heavy
AMERICAS ENGINEERS ngnung is m progress arounu ua-
IN TIUIOES OF CONrLICT J jSU an(j French fronts join
Field Marshal Haig s witbxlrawal,
A Further Advance By the Germans previously planned in case of heavy
Late Yesterday is Recorded. enemy attacnas heen executed in a
great credit for its success is given
(Br The Associated Presa)
British Army - Headquarters
in!
to the' small units which, sometimes
ringing up of supplies to ! effort as apparently carried them a
"nan artnlery and infantry
'1. more d:tiicii!t, and unques
Ji)!!' r.ritish strategy, as., de-it-d
since the beginning of the
;-Hn. is to lot the enemy, so
iy. wear himself out
;i p'-wcrful defense:
''lilih and Froiieh foreos.
"'ir lines moor smith -of t
;tif watching events with op
cyes. -
w. s. s.
P'MANS CLAIM TO HAVE
TAKEN' THREE TOWNS
scant six miles, and, military experts
explain, the first shock in a blow of
this kind is almost invariably the
greastest.
MRS. CLUIS' CTlSIT HERE.
France (By- The. Associated. Press.) outnumbered eight or nine to one,elung
March 25. A further advance late yes- to their and impeded the Ger-
terday by the Germans at some pohits man advance. The British have made
alon- the battle; front rrdwl;,-;; ecouiJfcttacisJbut every, c&r
;;A3iiericaii: engineers "haVegam heen tempted" has been successful; The Brit-in-the
throes of , a fierce conflict in Uh efforts are centered on withdraw
which they have done excellent work lng as the occasion requ res and' per
in transportation. .. ; knitting the enemy to wear himself
.r-f- ,rfc,.TX-T out before the British defense. Sunday
(jiLKMAISS HOMUAKU TOW tno fijrhting forces In the north reached
IN AMERICAN LINES the old battlefield of the Somme, from
which the Germans retreated a year
Many Gas Shells and Some lUgh Ex- ff A1U apaume ana reroime are
, . , . Tx. the center of the most bitter fighting.
plosives rail on American i osuians. uapaum? 'is the kev to the position be
m my The Associated Pressi tyWn Arras and Albert and Berlin re-
With the American Army in France, ports that a "gigantic struggle" is lie
Sunday March 24. For the third sue- mg made for its possession,
cessive lay, the German artillery today The greatest danger point at present
bombarded heavily with gas shells a -seems to le where the Germans appar
certain town within the American ently have driven through a great
lines. Today's bombardment was male widtn of the region they devastateil
in two periods, each a half hour in in retiring in PJ17, as the Paris state
length. Many gas shelLs and a few high ment today reports heavy fighting in
explosive shells fell on the American the region of Noyon. The town itself
President in Mcsu$:c Cabled
Fttrthrf iiiy Senior tmptVi Hi ibrl !o General Hii? Triiv
Predicts a Ftnal Victory
For the AlHtiL
War Nrtrv .
(Or TW AtmrUt4 trsal j
fnsa 1 trt 3 4ttt a! tb 4 j
tte s&4;kH tUy mt tutltr bmij f
icilri ty ih r r-. Ttx;
wrak- Uu-s jrlo itKltflct -Ulj ,
tarnts r r ulu, ul la
dnt rials. I
ADMIRATION FOR
THE BRITISH STAND
-sr.
imiTISH CXJ lTER ATTA CK 1 N f
t
I Irl wren Mr!r aod llm. lrrwh
Alo in Artloo.
JO? TkAMrUtH rtt
Ixmdon, March Ttr . i:miti thl
mornlrsx wen curitrr attac41t tr
tt-n Mrir and lUm, ltcti-r rwr
The Perfect Confidence of
All Americans is Hut You
Will Secure a Final Vic
tory Says the President,
V ihit.xt Marti lfn4r4
W11m tll rmiOml l"ii.t trit
onjueui a i iirtiun II.a0.juarirr. xtfratoUtlr4r M m It ttrit-
riirtil. The Frmdi alo wrre la av ths4 ajril tLr it rMMr,
tlon.
North of Batiaumr. he tatt-. ttw
Germaus were attacking n nnld-r
able force at dawn, but did nut prf
through tlw Britixh !arraffr.
i i i. yc n .
laiSKU PL.VIN LST CARD
w.a.a. -
War Will End if Gtrmany Falb Short
of Complrt Victory.
I-fndou. March 2TL While cUmd of
uncertainty obcunl the details cf the
world's grcateiit battle, the jnm of
which arc heard in Ix.ndon tonight,
there Is a measure tf relief felt that
Germany ha finally hlHwel twr lund.
Hie purine and, method of her ious-talked-of
blow are now plain. Ulndcsi
burg's objective is undoubtmtty the
channel ports, but he purpowe to take
the nrst step toward them by bn-aklnff
through the alies' line near the Junc
tion of the French and British armies
The attack thus far has shown no
new strategy, but appears to be simply
a . colossal blow with maws? of guns
and men hitherto never used together
on any battlefield. There is no sur
prise that the British lino has been
forced hack. Lines of defense have
bent before all great offensive In thU
wart What the British people look to
the army, for Is that it shall not break
With nsnal caution." tne German of -
f-daLrcrsrtsjc? tltft day's C.tin?
arX pmiktlt a fit! air! Mff.
Tt Irn-i.Ut4rs lnMt frsl
"May I fjK err tmf warm
airalrtko of lb $krjM stra4fat
ie atsl mUr nllU tks $t tftvs
hate ttlthtmj W tirfa e4
tbr rff1 njdtlf H fmlltti
fivl that yott will la a nrr t4 ta
al victory." V
. t, a, a. 1
Kin GeotT AUo Cccratoblr Geau
Hair.
Ixmdon. Marca Ci. Ktxxx Grp t
day r-tit the U4Um ins arr la $H4
Marshal Half:
I can a. ure ytni that tbe fortltocSa,
couraev am! Hf arrtfice lth t.kfc
the trt)i4 titntrr jiKr r4Butel ma
tlnue m herniraHjf u nrlt th- rrrai.
ly ur-rior numtwrs, are reUit hf
me and my iwople. Tte rtarire staixls
calm and rouadrtit to lla soMlrrs. Mar
God bieKs them, and rite thrta lrrtria
in thU time of t rial"
AMERICAN TftOOTH NOT
IN THE BIG OfTKNSIVT.
positions.
-w. s. s.-
AMBASSADOR REPORTS
B03IBARDMENT OF PARIS
r"". Ham and Chaunj' Reported
to Have Fallen.
v'':'-1- M; 24. (Via London,
Admiralty, per Wireless Press)
V" ' "-niiiuis have canti
Ui-ri-;
ptureil Peronne
innl defeated British and
regiments hromrht mv-from
" s"i!hwest for. a counter-attack on
savimliiig to the war office
"'"nrttMiav
MM i
lenient adds that more than
' !i!'lsuii(r 1.i
l iFcjvi4 iji CU
,' ;'u-ims hjn-o heen taken by the
' "ii. J tS
Vj:
1 111 'lie battle which has been
' yai' M!ichy. Cambrai, St. Quen--1
Fere is claimed by the Ger
British third and fourth
' 11 i parts of . Franco-American
1 - . :v .-leclared to have been
1 ; -i' heaviest loss on the
'ipaumo to Bouchevesnes
Somme, between Pe-
'!i. ;.s well as at Chauuy.
-w.s.s
:!1
mi:
COTTON . MARKET.
Inspected Red Cross -WTork Room and
Was 'Much Fleased.
Mrs. V. M. Cluis, head of women's
work in the southern division of the
Red Cross, inspected the Concord work
room last week. She was very much
pleased with the work, but' very much
surprised at the short hours our chap
ter works on surgical dressings, bhe
said: "In view of the great sacrifice
made by the men for whom we are
working, an dthe great need of the ar
ticles we are making, does four short
hours-a week seem long enough?"
On her recommendation the surgical
dressings work room will be open four
days a week beginning .with Tuesday
afternoon, from 2 to 5 o clock.
The quality of the work done by one
chapter is perfect as the report from
headquarters show. On the last three
boxes sent in the following remarks
have been sent back to us: On a jbox
of pajamas, "splendid;" on another (box
of pajamas, "This lot was standard,
thank you for' it," and on a box of
surgical dressings, "Excellent, thank
1 1 .1 -0
Lvou. Willi Slicn a recoru uie iitru ui
our chanter isvnot more perfect work,
but more work and more pe6ple to
work.
GERMANS NOW STANDING
TO NORTH OF THE SOMME
is some ten miles to the west of Cau-
ny in the region of which Berlin yes
terday reported the repulse of the
Franco-American reserves, but the Ger
man advance probably has been met
. consideradly short of Noyon.
The wedge driven into the allied line
is evidently a deep one, however, as the
French troops are reported by Paris
Nothing to Story Thai .ley Anrfiraa
Troop Have Bern Attached la Brit
Uh Forrca,
(O; TW AMrUtr4 rm)
Wnhictro. March 23. Tt fWr
man Ulemcut that Amrrkatt troop
had taken pari tn tb flrhSUir ro th-t ,
j BritUh front In France had
did not reveal to their own tKoplotlMj 1 cobflrBjcd today; '"tul tkUU If J&4-
extent or importance, of their effort. iff MaJ. Gen. March, chhf vt itsff.
Ogly when a partUl succeas had been clhul tt comment 4i the frport.
recorded was Emperor WIHam desij-J Althoush detatrhtoetit of AtewtUnn
natel as commanded-ln-chlef. and the i cugincni was raurht in the Oreun
crown prince mentioned. J untcraltark i Cambrai salient serr.
"'"Serious, but not alarming." sums up ral tnnih ac, tifforr irHllrated there
the reception by Ixmdon of tfKlay's'was liothinc tre to bw flat any
news from the western front. ! American troojMi others than rnrtoeer
It is pointeii out that in battles of r jwclal units liad U-- sttsrtcd to
such dimensions the attacking forces, ; the. BritUh force
by the employment of trops regard- w.a,a. .
less of sacrifices, are nearly alway ; ANOTHER AIR IlID
enabled to force first line positions, ALRM IV PAH IS
The Evenjng News in it comment on
the situation refers-to the failure of j ,n For1.fhe Minute All Wat Clear
the British report to say anything I , -t . t . ... ,
... 1 . .... i and Pari via n XSerr Able to I5eumn
"In the matter of figUFe. ur opyf
ponents have Ikoen notoriously inexact.' ? j
Jilt; 1U1IIUII t 'i -i-t -
Report Made by American Ambassador
to State Department.
(Uy The Associated Press)
Sharpe, in Pans, reported to the State .u nf ,thgk . j .fh fellTlrvirfjlIlt
m v u aa'' v
on this part
Noyon.
'l iie capture of Peronne is claimed
SharptMii Paris, reported to the State h of t)ise, L with
Department today the bombardment of German forceg Tne oisc
Pans at long range by the Germans. He runs south of Nq .
' ;-r News ami Weakness
1 -tvrjMKd. Causes Decline.
,H-4 Tin- M!.iiPiated Press.)
'"i:. March 2.1. The influ-
"''itling war news and weak-
:: '-ivei-pool was reflected in op
' lnie of i.- to 51 points in tne
' !irket here today. The old
'lit !S Wore rulit!ralir iiTO.il- with
Id
"I'dJ,
u !
". ),.. .1
uown
to 32.37. or 53
"iiuer Saturilfiv'a oifto under
'i'lui'lation. while October broke I American and
nj(. f .: .' -'" iinrs net lower on can.
lVi., "-,rnigs were absorbed at this
'""M'ver, and the market soon
i(,alier. Before the end of
'"'ar-id
1!,
'Ilii
"st 'ur May had rallied to 32.G5
to. 30.C8.
M ,",!,,,n futures
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nnotioil trrofiilnr
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'r- "'O-'iO; January, 30.20..
W.S.S.-
r. I V. T:.i .....
('iifiw , , 1VAueuuour, jr., nas Deen
ni ' 0 1113 home for several days
Teutons Claim to Have, Taken More
Than 43,000 Prisoners.
(By The Assoelated lrs)
Berlin (British Admiralty" per wire
less press) March 2o.-The Germans
are now standing to the north of the
Somme in middle of the former Somme
battlefield, says todays official state
ment. Bapaume was captured in the
nirrht fiffhtiUiT.
Tn the evening Mesles was taken by
! storm, the statement adds. British,
An,.tMii hiw1 French were i.urowii
linev through sparsely wooded comitry,
More than 45,000 prisoners and more
than GOO guns have been captured, the
..f .. foment sqvs.
Guiscard and Chauny were captured
tn tho nvpnincr.
Violent fighting has developed, for
t,o session of Combles and the
heights west of the town. The enemy
was defeated tne siaiemem.
W.S.S.-
forwarded the official statement of the
French government in. which the fact
was announced to the public.
w. s. s.
Mrs. T. L. Earnliardt Dead.
Salisbury Post.
Mrs. L. T. Earnhardt, aged GS years.
died at her home two miles below Gold
Hill Fridav morning after an illness
of several years. The funeral and in
terment took place this morning at 11
o'clock at Wesley Chapel, Misenheimer.
Mrs. Earnhardt Wits the widow of
the late L. T. Earnhardt, who died
about four years ago. Nine children
survive, among these leing Mrs. IV V.
Peeler, of Salisbury.
Mrs. Earnhardt was a most estima
ble women and had many friends in
the (.old Hill section. .
vr. s. s.
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id. today. ' Easter wearables now
ready. '
Rare ..and 'rich offering m smart
dreses can be found at 1 isher s. See
new ad.
Don't forget the big Easter Sale at
the Paiks-Belk Co.'s, which continues
through next Saturday. New goods
are being received by every express.
Select that Easter suit today.
Hoover's have what you want
w. s.s.
Fisher's is today receiving a ship-
by the Germans but heavy fighting is
taking place north of it, and south
along the Somme river. Between Ba
paume and Peronne the Germans have
reached the Transloj'-Combles-Maure-pas
line, where they are held up by the
British. On the north end of the great
battle line where sanguinary struggle
has not halted for many hours, the Ger
mans have reached Chauny an impor
tant imint on the Oise river, southwest
of IaFere. Here, however, their ad
vance ha not been so great as directly
west of St. Quentin where they have
progressed more than ten miles. The
British and French lines meet near
Chauny, and the French lines along
the Chemin des Dames, and cast toward
Bheims would be menaced if the Gcr
mans advanced as far as Comieigne oi
the-road to Paris. But Compeigne a
good 20 mile; 'south west of Chauny.
SECRETARY BAKER
ARRIVES IN LONDON
ister Ga7tte says that the (Jerman
legan their offensive partly through
excessive egotism and also In despera
tion.
w.s. s.
PREVAILING OPINION IS
serious Birr confident
British Have Plenty of rrepaml Foi-
tioiw If Needed London Says.
London, March 2:5. Opinion tonight
vanes. I'revauing sciniuivm ?
but confident. lu prisoners and gu:.?
it Is admittetl tonight the lso are
telievel to le those already announct-t
by the Germans. The northern line evt
Tleir Bed.
ny Tine Assrtsts1 lr-t
Paris. March 2.1.AiotlKr air raH
alarm w MKinlt laty aftrr otw
o'ebick thi iiiondng. After thrrjti4rt
cr hour flrttiM-n" buirW and charca
U4U aiounrfl ttiat all -was rk-sf, stvl
the ParUinii were aide t rHnrn to
their 'beds.-
OERMANS WIIjl SOON
OCCITV rETRWiRAD
Virtually All Amrriran Hair I ft the
City.
(11; Hit Assetsle4 rYesat
Wablngtiu. Slarch 2.. Tte German
ircupatlori of Prtrosrrad within 21
hour was preIkie! by A tm-r Wa n 4ejir.
March 2. Virtually all American, hart
left tin city, tlie dititrh mUU
- tr.a.s..i .. n
HOSTILE AIRSHIP IS
StN AT CAIRO. WiVn"
. . ...in
dently is firm, ine nriUMi an- m i mU TrHl,wr iu u dUfntrh that reach,
well to the east of the line long beld.1 , fr MJ. 4jrpsirlmrlJl today, dated
for instance, at tne jx-nim-. i wn- m
plenty of prepircnl positions if needed.
The shelling of Paris at a ranp f
miles mystifies, but it in evident a hi?h
velocity gun throwing i 1 2-ineli shell
uW' not have len rnljed forward
and eniplaecd in two days; therefore,
the thing is only a fresh manifestation
of f rightfulness. Tho u of German
cavalrv may indicate the exhaiKbm of
infantrv. In ?iny caw there is evident
little probability of open fighting wet
of Cambrai. when the British are t III
., ii t,.. oust of P.aonnr.e. liie M.
Qm-nt:n developnwut tik p.icc ni.ty
Thumiav. Tlte Crot cnal i!ion.
eoveriiig Peronne. luid Un fnn-en.
Tli French i ll Ji
vet lni'ii w-ivcil.-
W.
Crosses Channel After Visiting King of
Belgium.
London, March 23. Newton. D. Ba
ker, the: American Secretary of War,
visited King Albert of Belgium and the
Belgium front yesterday.
Secretary Baker arrived in London
Germans Cross the Somme River. I from Calais at o p. m. He was accom
Londoji, March 24. "Fresh hostile pan led by MaJ. Frederick Palmer. The
attacks developed this morning in great secretary was met ty Amoasauor i age.
.oTth nn the whole battle front." Gens, liiuuie anu lsariien auu wi.
DUlUp'' - -
says Field Marshal Ha ig's report from
headquarters, "and they have contin
ued throughout the day.
"South of Peronne the enemy suc
ceeded, after heavy fighting, in cross
ing the Somme at certain points. These
are being dealt with.
W.S.S.-
"Fflrm and Garden" will be the sub- on his way to Mt. Pleasant where he
wt of the talks at the moving picture ! will hold a series of revival meetings
shows this week. Speakers will be as
Lord Duncannon, representatmg tne
British war office.
Mr. Baker drove to the house of Am
bassador Page, whose guest he will be
during his stay in London.
-W.8.S.
Bev. B. G. Whitley, of Greensboro.
passed through Concord this morning
follows: 'Tonight, Mr. G. Ed Kestler;
Tuesday; Mr. C. S. Smart, and Wed
nesday Prof. J. B.vRobertson.
in the Baprrst Church.
w. s.s.
Mr. Paul Yates, of Winston-Salem,
spent Sunday here with friends.
BRITISH FOUGHT WITH
GREAT STUBBORNNESS
!
Artillery Splendidly Sarriflml ii'Hf In
Covering Retreat.
tly Tfce Aolstei lre-.
lA,nd-u March 25,-Tte BfijUhJn
their retreat defended every hllL ridse
and fortification with me
stublMimness. mew ge inia iw: y
man war correnident cm the western
front sav accrmling to Central New
ditches from Amsterdam. Tt Brit
Ih artillery, it i a! p.endldly
sacrificl itlf in covering the retreat
the Itatteries only breaking up when
the German storming tnrw arrive!
.!..;. fw- hnndn-i rarti of tie pa-
tions. The BritLh irannent then HrcJ
their last amxnniiitlon ami retireu.
. w. s. a-
V talrtll pffle ot Interet will be
,t--et in 31ount ineasant on Monday
!T;fL.M when the Mt. Pleasant OH-
ttitnte team will meet the
U-Ui'br College. .'
Public There Warned of Pebility of
Air Raid.
nr Tlie AssrlsfeV Ihm
Ixmdn. March 2-5 The InruitHttnts
-f Cairo, It&fW, were kntstta- 4fK;lal
Iy int Thursday, aiwuttt.z' t a
Iltiter dUpitrh tla't a h"!!! alrli!p
had I-!! f4HrrteJ at. Th
jblic nai iarr;J of it!UUy f
air laid. ht ordr-! tf4rfte
BOMBARDMENT OF PARLS
REN1AVED AT 6:3D TODAY
Tle IJcnihartlmcril, llwrtrr. Was lr.
ttrrupUd. After the Second SJw.t.
Pari. 'Mann 1.Th Uut rat,
U tjUirdimtA of pr reused
it;trrtJi:! after tle -rtl hof.
After a hriVf ln:-rtal two t&n ixt
nere fired, Tte Ufmlardaent u
again upetjded at t;I o'clli.
" w.a.a.
The fo!kwing lutsn saotiM hatt
been in the lit f thoe ekreI ssett
who will leave thU wre. for camp:
John How ice. Boat Torou Mack For
ney and Iuxw ArnoSL
w. a a. ' . . .
Mr. Kate IL Utrkrti and Mr. 'VKU
lam T. '.Jobnon. f Jikhtaivf . ;-nt
yeferday:anl -tfalay tsere. Ttiey will
leave for their hots tenhrtt.
- w.c a.
MUa Blanche Iortoa. of Charlotte,
was the week end jft;ct cf ht-e t"U9
"""uit of ihiess
ment or nanusoiuc nc at. "