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r i Hickory Daily Recqrb i i vol Nln HICKORY, N. C. FRIDAY EVENING AUGUST 23, 1918 TWO CENTS .1TISH ARE DEFEATING GER fA- i h v v. ..; GREATEST ' t i i Ail ES iSSERMAN ARMIES IE!) IN MIGHTY BATTLE cf Greatest Ever Waged in Pi- French Occupy Southern Bank Oii,; in Advance Against Huns. : :. I'u'i'u ricardy :. Ik- t no of the I' v-'. ue doped. u 1 I'o thro at -v;. ;..:t:i army on , , !!ii;uis arc of men into of checking -; from .... . i ratling ' armies are . i ,.' the Assoc. atea Tress. .' to. :iv oven Lihi,. SIX .;::.-. i:.r, to i t of Arras. v.: with the (.;,;. r. i, ' pcai i i. r ;;.i Mon . :-.c of the , , to.: at in v. I,in maki.ig ; ' a:al . a Jir.o'.i! that at ha cc 1 runt, i i ;,' .-' til a o . u.:.-i cf the oivupic.l the ui.'e and the !.r:.y. south of ,1 iui.k'o of ha", e ivached : and I'oiit fat. '.'aga 4) ; ; LCiAiro Lit. 10 ! bi iw tlOliAL . --The Bible i-aralion that .ri.'un solil'.ei'! OH h,- American I j e!at;o:i 0,l'!UlV ,;.vi u U t'Oi- .supp'yin men in the . : -.v. i ki:nc:ii; .Wt.nerous vll . 1 of S'iKHOtii '.'i French, r.-'. r an i ;-! aban- i fen I l J i ' ii , . ; rnbie. Irn- be-n ',"'11 -t 21 1 1 r v ' " i j v 1 th" reg'on A ii ' 5V i i i ': k.Ji If 1 iiie allies arc i' Uie victories of ' x ,1 the critical e German "arm'es I'n-mont around is the logical victories. The - :-trong that he in fresh troop3 ' 1 I III') '"'.line 'rn f in the south the ;i"ti the Germ ana aking Progress Contest Has Be- I 3 u BOOS HIS Portland, Me., Aug. 27. A boast that the American cruiser San Di ego was torpedoed and not mined was made by the commander of the sub marine which captured the steam trawler Triumph and used her as a 'ai.ter en the Grand Banks fish'ng llecU, according to Capta'.n Mahere f the Triumph today. The Ger .:;un officer also asserted that he ank the tank steamer O. B. Jennings t'.nd that the captain of the Jennings was a prisoner on board the subma rine. A number of Boston, New York and Portland newspapers were tak en from the Triumph and the captain s.iid he had been much amused in reading the number of times his vessel had been sunk or rammed by vessels entering Atlantic ports. The coiv.mambr said he had been out three months. BuAT CAPTAIN AO sir Eneimy LOANS MADE I U nLLILU whole front ( Uy th(J Associated Press. ; ,lh,; W!lfr .of . W.ishington, Aug. 23. Payments ''V"' ""isiot the a'l-es since the United States entered the war today passed anoth j er billion mark and stood at $6,- ', to Jidvar.ce oW),Or 1,750. This represents the ag t. We have j n,n te' of check3 actualiy drawn on r ''..'Mr0"1 We! the"' treasury and paid by agree : ' i U out-! went with the United States to make IfWs which aggregate $0,092,040,- Ai: nrmWt. accounts are open and nvn r,,w b-intf drawn on perodically ' 11- W " . . it 1 .nmonfc fixcent i by the anted kuvuiihi."i - 1 v which technically has a bal- IVll'" i since. ir rw.rr.-f Ransom of Halifax is spending a few days in the city. uni rely eve and snapping up prisoners and booty. General Mangin's pressure be tween August 8 and 18 resulted .n the capture of 20,000 prisoners and before the 22 he forced the enemy to the Ailette. The army of Genera von Eben is in such a predicament that he will be forced to make a for midable counter attack or become m a worse condition. If the enemy does not counter at tack along the Ailette it " probab y will mean that Generar von Eben is in a sadder plight than is believed. mm sin KIN'S ARMY HAS TAKEN 5,000 By the Associated Press. Pars, !Au,g. 23. Between the Oise and the Aisne on Thursday, General Mangin's ,army took 5,000 prisoners, the war office announced today. TRIO ARRESTED ON TRIO OF CHARGES George Coffey of Blowing Rock was arrested this afternoon by Chief Lentz and Sergeant Sigmon on Ninth avenue on the charge of transporting liquor and driving an automobile while drunk and Lula Helton of Burke county, was held lor vagrancy. A young man from Blowing Rock, whose name was not Jeatfnad, was also htfld; for being drunk, but as he is in the draft and will have to leave Watauga county on the 26th he probably will be re leased. Night Officer F. W. Harris saw the trio com'ng down Ninth avenue and phoned the chief who made the cap ture near the creamery. Coffey, who was driving, required more room 'than the street aflorded. A gal lon jug was lifted up by the chief and dropped, and it is not known how much bcoze was in it. It was said the trio started out with a gallon, but as Coffey was very drunk, much of it had been consumed. JEWISH YOUTHS TO REGISTER NEXT MONDAY Washington., Aug. 23 Because members of the Jewish orthodox churlh object to registering for mili tary service on their Sabbath. Pro vost Marshal Crowder announced that youths ofh the Jewis faith will not be required to register next Saturday with others who have be come 21 since last June 5. Their registration will be accepted by local boards on Monday, August 26. til m ii own By the Associated Press. London, Aug. 23Five impor tant towns in Germany and sve hos tile aerodromes were heavily bom barded by British aerial squadrons on the night of August 21-22, accord ing to an official announcement to day. M-litany objectives at Frankfurt and Cologne were observed to have been hit. WAN! INTERESTING LETTERS BY MARINES By the Associated Press. Washngton, Aug. 23 Relatives -fi-inrwls rvf -marines fighf.ng in 1 L HA JV.l" " France were called upon by marine corps headquarters today to forward .letters fcsc)ribing interesting inci dents at the front so that they may be incorporated in the permanent records of the corps. Where de sired the letters will be copied and returned. TO ATTRACT Hundreds of Catawba county farm ers are expected to attend the trac tor demonstration on Mr. Cnas. tt. Geitner's land facing Seventeenth street, just below Mr. J. W. Shu ford's home, Saturday, beginning at 2 o'clock. Not only will two Ford tractors show how 'land can be turned deep and rapidly w.th tractor plows, but various other kinds of farm machinery will be shown in op eration. , The state of North Carolina has been alloted 100 Ford tractors, and Catawba county gets two of them. The tractor is a modern macn ne that can do the work of mamy horse drawn plows in the course of a day, and also can be used for chore work around the barn and house. Th" public is invited and it is ex pected tha the demonstration will draw crowds from all over this sec tion of the state. TRACTOR PLOWING CROWD BM FORCES ADVANCE By the Associated Press. Wfith the Brit'sh Army in France, Aug. 23. Latest reports from the battle line say that the British are reaching out to Tarta hill, which is 1,000 yards beyond Albert. BRITISH STEAMER SUNK BY SUBMARINE By the Associated Press. An Atlantic Port, Aug. 23 The British steamer Dlomed has been tor-j pedoed and sunk off the Atlantic coast. More than 100 of her. crew, many of them Chinese some severe-j ly wounded, were rescued and brought here today by another British steamer. A Swedish steamer which also ar rived here reported that yesterday morning she was held up by a sub marine, but after a parley the sub marine commander allowed the ship to proceed. Washington, April 23. The army casualty "list todaiy shows: Killed in action, 27; missing in action, 35; wounded severely, 30; died of wounds, 8; died from acci dent and other causes, 1; died of dis ease, 11; wounded degree '"undeterm ined, 10 ;total, 132. The list includes the following from North Carolina: Died of disease: Sergeants John Evans of New Bern and Henry Grier of Charlotte. Missing in action: Lieut. Paul N. Montague of Winston-Salem. The list announced for morning newspapers today gave a total of 127 casualties, of which 21 were re ported killed in action; 37 m'ssing in action,. 23 wounded severely, 24 died of wounds, 6 from accident and other causes, 2 of disease and 15 wounded degree undetermined. Private Eugene B. Gallion of Sen sor. N. C, wi3 reported kilieoi in act;on and Fred Wilson of Fairmont died of disease. The marine corps casualty Tst to day contains 72 names, of which 3 were ki'lled in action, 4 died of wounds, 1 died of disease, 10 wound ed severely, 49 wounded degree un determined and 5 missing in action. AMERICA tN STEAMER IS REPORTED SUNK New York, Aug. 23. A report that the American steamship Cubore, a new vessel of 7,151 tons gross reg ister, had been torpedoed in European wate:cs was received in marine cir cles here. The steamer is owned by the Ore Steamship corporation, but is in the army transport service carrying freight. Other than the vessel was attacked while returning from a port of Europe no details were received. The Cubore was launched at Sparrow's Point, Md., last year. NEW YORK ML Bv the Associated rresa. 5 New York, Aug. 23. F;irm ca Wei Livprnool buvina: and rumors of a bullish private crop estimate, which were later denied, caused a rise in the cotton market today. The close was steady. J Open Close Ocober 32.40 34.88 December : 31.60 32.90 January 31.50 32.80 March - - 31.24 33.07 May 32.75 HICKORY MARKETS. None Corn vu Wheat - - -$2-20 WEATHER FORECAST V""'"" nn ,Ior North Carolina: Fair tonight and Saturday, light variable winds mostly east. TODAY'S CASUALTY LIST MORRIS n wry t n uivm Sf MONTHS Morris Sharpe of Bakers Mountain, probably Catawba's most noted block ader, is in the Gastonia jail prepar atory to serving a sentence of three months imposed upon him in Gaston superior court yesterday by Judge W. F. Harding following a plea of guilty to transporting liquor. Sharpe's offense was committed about six weeks ago when he and Ralph Yo der, with the latter's truck, were caught near Mount Holly with 10 gallons of liquor put up in quart fruit jars. The officers seized the liquor and Sharpe admitted that it was his. Yoder claimed the truck and it was turned over to him after he had given bond. In view of Sharpe's reputa tion for blockading and in further view of Yoder's intimacy with h m. Judge Harding held that Yoder knew all about the liquor business and the truck was sold in Gaston county. There is where Yoder loses too. Sharpe will serve sentence either in Gaston or Burke counties and he is held in jail pending the fixing up of his commission for one. of these counties. He has been at the bus iness some 20 years, it is said, and this is the first time he has " been made to serve on the roads. All the courts have tried him, but the Gas ton authorities had a dead case against him and he threw up his hands. Judge W. B. Coucill of Hick ory appeared for him. MRS. KATE FRY'S DEATH Mrs. Kate Fry, probably Newton's oldest citizen, died at the home of her son, Mr. Perry Fry, Wednesday morning. She was 90 years old. Death was due to the infirmities of old age. She is survived by her sons, Noah, Mrs. H. Hass of New ton and Mrs. M. R. Bost of Maiden. She had been a widow for many years. Newton -Enterprise. British By the Associated Press. With the Brit'sh Army in France, Aug. 23. British troops this morn ing are reported to have captured Chiegnoles and HMeville, south of the Somtne river. More than a thousand prisoners were taken in thlis operation, which- eliminated the band in the line. Field Marshal Haig's forces 'also are reported to have taken Boyelles and Boiry-Bequerelles and now seem to be pushing farther. They are piling up prisoners and guns. The British have reached Gomme court, which seems to be the chief point of the German defenses. South of Gommecourt the British this morning were attacking and pushing the Germans in front of them. The battle has developed which seems to be one of the greatest of the war. Three German battalion headquar ters have been taken. Additional guns also have fallen into the hands of the Brit'sh. The town of Meaultz southeast of Albert, fell early in the British drive. The British troops pushing on here are forcing Bray-Albert road. lHappy Valley to the north of Bray was taken by Field Marshal Haig's troops after heavy fighting. A number of fresh new German divisions have been identified. They are pushing up in the hope of sav ing the whole German army from disaster. In the fighting south of the river Sonume, the Brit'sh have . extended their line on a front of more than five miles, pushing into the German defenses at the greataest depth of about two miles. Details of the fighting thus far on the Somme, which continues, show that Albert actually was stormed by the British wtio crossed the river to the south and struck, anticipat ing the probable German intention to withdraw from the pocket which was rapidly being created here. The Germans are fighting desper ately in the region of Gommecourt. SnntV. of Gommecourt the British are pushing all along the line. All (Continued on page 4) Bit 9M M M r Leading Republican in Senate Lays Down Pro gram Which Aliies Must Dictate to Enemy Include Restitution of Belgium and Re storation of Alsace-Lorraine. STATES Washington, Aug. 23. Dispatches from Russia yesterday were of a somewhat disturbing nature to state xfojartment officials. Vice Consul Robert W. Imbrie at Petrograd re ported in a delayed dispatch that emmbers cE the bolshevik govern ment at the former Russian capital had issued a pronunciamento de ciaring that a state of war existed between Russia and the United States. In view of the bolshevik declara tion Mr. Imbrie reported in his dis patch, which was dated August 2, that he had lowered the United States flag over the consulate, and following the recent action of Con sul General Poole at Moscow, closed the consulate and turned over the af fairs of the United States to the !Norwegifan consiOs Americans in Petrograd believed to number about 20 were warned to leave, Consul Im brie's dispatch said although the con sul indicated that he would remain at his post until he had received instructions from the state depart ment. Announcement in a dispatch from ( Continued on page 4) IlLLIL Telegraph'ng from Goldsboro, Mr. Lionel Weill, state chairman for the Jewish Relief fuud, said: r "Hidkory's resiyjnes remarkable. Deeply gratified." Secretary Joy of the Chamber of Commerce last evening wired Mr. Weil that Hickory had raised $1, 200 for the, fund. The allotment was $5Q0 and as usitel. Hickory went over the top. Judge W. B. Coun cil! was local chairman and he start ed the work right by appoint ng strong canvassing committees and Hickory people did the rest. The amounts raised by canvassers will be published in tomorrow's Rec ord. Mrs. Hugh If. D'Anna, who was (operated on Wednesday at the Whitehead-Stokes sanatorium at" Sal isbury, is getting along nicely. By the Associated FTess. iLondom,, Aug. 23. Allied troops in the' Ussuri river front north of Vladivostok, outnumbered by the enemy, have been forced to withdraw, says a dispatch to the Daily Mail. British and French troops were en gaged in the battle, but the brunt of the fighting fell on the Cossacks and Czeoho-S'lovak troops. Japanese units aided in the retirement. Bolshevik monitors, operating on Lake Hangka, are harrassing the allied left and have detained addition 01 onri rnn iD I , LUU Iff 1 . II. L y ;fr mi in fin By the Associated" Press. Washington, Aue;. ?3. An ' warning aga'nst insidious and pois onous German peace propoganda and a declaration that peace must be dictated to and not negotiated with Germany to place her in a position never to disturb the world's peace were made in the senate today by Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, ranking Republican cn the senate foreign relations committee. Peace terms wh'ch must be forced on Germany were specifically detail ed by Senator Lodge in addressing the senate in favor of the adminis tration's manpower" bill. They include the ccmp'ete restitu tion of Belgium, unconditional return of Alsace-Lorraine to France, return of Italian Irredenta to Italy, safety for Greece, independence for Serb'a and Rumania. GERMAN RETREAT INCREASES SPEED With the French Army In France, Aug. 23. The retreat of the Ger mans before both the third and tenth French armies continued with increas ed speed over a large part of the tattle front, and in some cases in disorder. General Hangin's men are ap proaching the Coucy forest and are nearly on the line held in April along the River Ailette. They have also widened the'r hold on the Oise to Bretigny, midway between Noyon and Chauny. The French advance towards the roads leading to Chauney adds anoth er menace to their line of retire-' ment and explains the acceleration of the enemy's retreat. Bourgignon, S'i. Faul-rAux-Bois and Quincy fell into the hands of the French yes terday, giving them command of the valley of the Ailette from the region of Coucy-le-Chateau to the Oise. General Humbert's troops also are pressing the enemy v'gorously. Hav ing occupied the. height of Pliemont " just south of Lassigny, which they surrounded yesterday, tfney have captured Thiescourt, which completes the conquest of the group of hills known as the Thiescourt massif. The enemy now has a precarious hold on the valley of the Divette river,) in which F rench cavalry is now op erating. Several thousand pr'so-?rs have been taken since Wednesday evening and trophies in such great quantities that it has been impossible thus far to count them also have been cap tured. General Mangin's troops advanced seven miles during the night and this morning were rushing the enemy's rear guard so energetically that the retiring columns were thrown Into confusion. IIINDENBURG TRIES TQ ENCOURAGE ,HIS TROOPS Amsterdam, Aug. 23. Field Mar shal Hindenburg, addressing the third regiment of guards is quoted by the Tages Zeitung of Berlin as saying: 'Let us look into the future. Our position is favorable, although and we may frankly admit it, we lntely have happened to have been set back. But this is a fortune of war with which we must reckon. We must not permit ourselves to be influenced thereby. "Success is with us. The enemy begins to show signs of weakness and so long as we do pot relax our efforts but remain firm of purpose, we shall attain our goal which is an honor able, strong, German peace." al Czecho forces. Commands are being given the bolsheviki in Ger man. The Ussuri river forms the east em boundary in Manchuria. By the Associated Press. Washington, Aug. 23.-inCommander William Price Williamson and three enlisted men were killed and Com mander R. B. White and 18 men were wounded by the accidental explosion o fa depth charge on board the Cn ted States shiu Orizaba August 17. FOR HONS Beaten Bolshevik!
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