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pft.s, .says a Serbian official statement
,(J .mJ.l.tr.,! Wednesday. Elsewhere east
;ii'iicite tnat tne
has been cut at
lir-t Bulgarian
i line of commu-
it. in a precari-
fir.-t army is on
OF SUPPLIES
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base, Tuesday,
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BY BULLETINS
re iounaea up
Reports Prisoners
HAIG'S FIGHTERS
i By the Associated PreBS.
j London. Septi. 26. Northwest of
St. Qucntin British troops continued
i their cpvrat'ons against e.iemy and
have captured strong defenses in
l thw neighborhood of Seleney and Gri-
coiiit, Field Marshal Haig reports
today.
; In Flanders the British line has
likewise been advancc(" progress
having boon made in the sector north
; of LaBassee.
North of Gricourt the British re-
pulsed a German counter attack.
SOUTHERN EXPRESS EMPLOYES
AT WINSTON GO ON STRIKE
Winston-Salem. Sepit-. 26. Fif
teen employes of the Southern Ex
press Company including both the
clerks in the office and porters, gave
up their positions on account of the
failure of the company to grant an
increase of 50 per cent in wages. As
a result the service of the company
from the local office was completely
tied up in the warehouses. This
morl'ng the bompany secured the
old Kress store room in the Tise
building to store other incoming
mutter.
WANT NO FIGHTING MEN
ENLISTED IN "Y" WORK
New York, Sept. 26. Widespread
voluntary enlistments of Y. M. C.
A. workers in France at this time
wouVd seriously interfere with the
crgan'zation's work in the army in
the opinion of General Pershing,
who has written to E. C. Carter,
head of the Y. M. C. A. overseas
forces, to that effect.
"I suggest the following arrange
ment," said General Pershing in his
communication to Mr. Carter, made
public here: "Of the men from 32
to 45 years old now enlisted in the
work those assigned to class 1 should
kavj. the service of the Y .M. C A.
as soon as you can replace them.
Tho3(? assigned to deferred classifi
rit'on should continue in the service
until ca led for military service or
until transferred to class 1. Here
after the Y. M. C. A. should recruit
no men between 32 and 45 years
of age who are assigned or likely
to be assigned to class 1. It should,
however, recruit men of these ages
who are assigned or likely to be as
signed to deferred classification that
they are liable to service whenever
called."
Fir W. A. Self will make the four
minute address at the circuc this af
ternoon and Rev. W. R. Bradshaw
tonight.
Cut
Lime
of the varuar me oci
made important gains. .
1'he Sexbs vlao havO captured
Gaudsko station, souitheasit of Us
kub. It was defended by German
troops. An enormous quantity of
shpplics, including 19 guns, were cap
tured b ythe Serbs.
North of Prilep the Serbians are
pursuinglhe Bulgarians who are in
complete retreat, and have reached
Prileo and
izvor, miuvvojr -"-" -
Veles".
Grans
East
rived in this country and are being
?disltributed in the eastern Ipartof
the country to assist in the Liberty
loan campaign.
CONTINUE TO
ADVICE
HICKORY, N.
RULING MADE BY
CROWDER IN
By the Associated rress.
Washington, Sept. 26. Physically
fit men between 18 and 45 years of
age who are placed in class one by
local draft boards cannot become
candidates for commissions in the
army until they have been inducted
into the army as privates, under
rulings of the adjutant general today
and superseding previous orders.
iRegistrants placed in other class
es or in special service may be com
missioned, provided their local boards
have given them dfafexired classifi
cations on dependency grounds.
Qualified registrants who have ap
plied for commissions in army staff
corps and who are desired by a cer
tain corps may have their classifica
tion on physical examination by lo
cal boards advanced on certificate
of the chief of corps of the army.
In case of petition of a class one
man, he may be inducted into ser
vice. To carry out the provisions of the
order Provost Marshal General Crow-
der today ordered local boards to ex
amine and classify out of their turn
such registrants as may be affected
by the ruling.
Local boards also are authorized
to examine and classify in normal
order such men as may be needed
by the navy or marine corps.
SERGEANT BRADLEY HOPES
TO OPEN SOME CANS
Mrs. L. P. Smith has received a
letter (from her brother;, Sergeant
Edmund H. Bradley of Co. A, 115th
machine gun battalion written under
date of August 25. Sergeant Brad
ley had recently received a letter
from his sister in which she told
him of the nice things she was can
ning for him and he was of the hope
that they would not have to stay in
the cans long. !He had an idea
that the Americans knew as much
as the soldiers did of the war as
they could not get to see many papers
but he could write some very inter
esting things if he was permitted.
Sergeant Bradjley 'commended Mrs.
Smith and other Red Cross workers
for the splendid work they were do
ing. DANIEL W. HUFFMAN
GOOD CITIZEN, IS DEAD
Mr. Daniel W Huffman, member of
a prominent Catawba county family,
and himself a well known and highly
respected farmer, died yesterday af
ternoon at 3:20 at his home on the
Catawba Springs road five miles east
of Hickory. The funeral will b
held this afternoon at 4 o'clock from
Miller's Lutheran church, Rev. J. E.
Barb conducting the service. .He
was 75 years old in June.
Mr. Huffman was stricken two
years ago with paralysis. His
strength had not been normal since
that time, but he was in compara
tively good health Only yesterday
morning he was able to go to the
mill. He is a member of a large
family and, as was said, was a splen
did citizen. He is survived by his
wife and nine children (Messrs. No
ah, Pinckney, Langdon, Junius and
Henry and Mesdames M. L. Barger,
A. L. Townsend, J. W. Spencer and
Miss Dona Huffman iBesides these
Mr. Huffman is survived by two
brothers and one sister Mr. W. P.
Huffman, Mr. Jcferson Huffman
and Mrs. William Killian. Fifty-
six grandchildren and 17 great
grandchildren honor his memory.
bulgarIaIn stew
over serb successes
By the Associated Press.
Paris, Sept. 26 In well informed
circles there are 'reports -that a
new ministerial crisis and a complete
charge in Bulgarian foreig npolicy
are impending. Martial law has
been proclaimed in Sofia, according
to reliable news printed in the Ger
man press, says a paper in Zur.ch.
It is said that the Bulgarian cab
inet is in continued session afd
King Ferdinand yesterday Conf er
red with his foreign minister.
Pacific manifestations were held
at Sofia on Sunday, Monday and
Tuesday, it was reported.
EVACUATION OF CIVILIANS
AT METZ IS ARRANGED FOR
Amsterdam, Sept. 26. "It is an
nounced that, owing to the long
range bombardment of Met and oth
er places preparations art making
for the expeditious evacuation of
civilians and movable property from
places within range of such guns
when the evacuation becomes neces
sary," says a dispatch received from
Berlin.
DRAFT
C. THURSDAY EVENING, September 26, wis
Notice to Subscribers
Effective October 1, by order
of the war industries board, .all
subscriptions must be paid in
advance. The Record cannot
notify all of its subscribers indi
vidually and it takes this meth
od of informing them that it
will be compelled to honor the
order of 'the government.
Persons who pjiy for their
paper by the week will hand the
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weeks beginning with the first
of the month and 10 cents there
after. The subscription will
then be paid in advance. Col
'ections will be made every Sat
unday. The Record is counting on its
friends to assist in obeying an
order of the government.
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BRAZIL AND AUSTRIA ARE
NOW FORMALLY AT WAR
'Washington, Sept. 26. -A state of
war now exists between Brazil and
Austria, though so far there has
been no formal declaration of the J
fact from either side. Information
has reached Washington to the effect
that by instruction from his goverh
miei .he (Brazilian minister at
Vienna has closed his legation and
departed for Brazil and it is under
stood that the Austrian minister at
Rio Janiero is returning to his
country shortly.
Nearly a year ago Brazil declared
war on Germany following the exam
ples set by the United States. Now
she takes a similar action in regard
to Austria and for the same reas
ons, according to the official state
ments, namely unlawful interference
by subamrines with Brazilian com
merce. SOME GOOD LETTERS
FROM CORPORAL BROOKS
Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Brooks have re
ceivedseveral letters and cards in the
last few days from their son, Corp
oral Carl Brooks with the 105th en
gineer train in France. Tne last
letter was dated August 29, on his
23d blrhay - &nd he remembered
that he was getting some older but
was glad to say he was well and feel
ing fine.
Corporal Brooks said he would be
glad for his father to .see that
country, the land is fine, but the
farmers don't know how to farm and
he hasn't had time to show them,
but says he does not like the looks of
No Man's Land so well Corporal
Brooks always remembers his grand
mother in his letter and his lit
tle brother and says to write him
long letters and tell him the news,
a sit will not make him home-stick
and not to worry about him, for he
will take care of Carl.
HAROLD SHUFORD WAS
HIT ;ON LEG BY SHELL
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Shuford yes
terday received a letter from their
son, Private Harold Shuford, with the
artillery, giving them more details
of his wound. This was the letter
written before the receipt of one last
week, and it stated that the surgeon
believed the young man would re
cover without a limp. A shell pierc
ed the left leg in the fleshy part,
bu)t did,' not ibreaSt $a bone;. Mr.
Shuford thought he would be in bed
several weeks and then would be all
right. He is at a French hospital
at Lihons.
CANADA'S NET LOSS UP TO
AUGUST 1 TOTALS 115,806
Ottawa, Sept. 26. The net losses
in the overseas military forces of
Canada in England and France up
to August 1 were 115,806 officers,
non-commissioned officers and men,
it was announced yesterday.
These figures indicate those kill
ed in action or died of wounds, died,
missing, prisoners of war, discharged
as medically unfit, discharged to take
up other lines of war work and those
non-commissionedf offifcers and men
given commissions in the imperial
army. .
(It does not take into account of
ficers and other ranks wounded in
action who have rejoined their units
or are still fit for service overseas.
By the Associated Press.
New York, Sept. 26.-The open
ing of the cotton market today
showed the stimulating influence of
yesterday's late statement of the
committee concerning distribution.
Liverpool showed a sharp advance
and the market here started firm at
an advance of 52 to 90 points.
WEATHER FORECAST
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NEW
YORK
COTTON
OH
For North Carolina: Partly cloudy stated he was well and JMJM
ate shifting winds. m-
MALADY SPREADS
ITO MANY
STATES
Washington, Sept. .26. iSpanish
influenza has spread over the country
:J! ll-.i -S2r.i
eo lapmiy mat omiciais oi tne puul.i
health service, the war and navy de
partments and the Red Cross confer
red yesterday on measures to help
local communities in combatting the
disease). OaJUs for asspstpnee al
ready have been received from sev
eral cities, and in one instance, Wil
mington, N. C, the public health
service hospital was opened for treat
ment of persons suffering with the
disease.
Surgeon General Rupert Blue of
the public health service, said last
night that latest reports showed that
the malady has made its appearance
in 26 states from the Atlantic to the
Pacific The disease is epidemic in
New England, where it first made its
appearance, and officials in that sec
tion are considering drastic steps to
curb its spread, including the pre
vention of public gatherings.
Influenza has appeared on the Pa
cific coast, in Washington and Cali
fornia, but is not yet epidemic there.
It also has been reported in Minne
sota and Iowa., but with few cases.
East of the Mississippi, however,
there are few states where it has
not been found.
The disease continujed to spread
yesterday in the army camps, 5,324
cases being reported to the office of
the surgeon general of the army up
to noon yesterday No new camps
were added to the list, it was an
nouncd, and there are 15 camps and
stations free 'from influenza.
The total reported from the camps
yesterday was the largest in any one
day, and brought the total for all
camps to 29,002 eases. The number
of pneumonia cases reported among
the soldiers since the outbreak of
the influenza epidemic September 13
is 2,313, and the number of deaths
since that date is 530, with 155 re
ported yesterday.
For the first time since the out
break the number of new cases re
ported from XUamp Devans, Mass.,
was lower than the number reported
from another camp. The new cas
es at Camp Devans numbered 399,,
maknig the total 11,715. Hoboken
reported the greatest number, 1,025.
This, however, included several
camps and depots.
Camp Lee, Va., had 393 new cases;
Sevier, S C, 106; Gordon, Ga., 213;
Humphreys, Va., 106; Jackson, S. C,
268. Taylor, Ky., 43.
At Devans 343 new cases of pneu
monia were reported yesterday with
72 deaths. Camp Dix reported 41
new cases of pneumonia and Camp
Lee 39. Pneumonia cases also were
reported by 23 other camps.
TO
Sparks World Famous Circus, a
graduate from the minor to the ma
jor class in recent years, hit Hickory
early this morning and prepared for
two exhibitions. Before daylight
the crowds were coming to Hickory
and before sun up the small boy
was at the railroad watching the
animals being unloaded. The schools
opened as usual, but natural history
was all the youngsters thought about
unless they thought of the beau
tiful horses, or the calliope, the
clowns, ponies and bands and they
probably did think of these things.
Reports reaching Hickory from
points where Sparks circus has play
ed say it is a much better show
than ever. There are fewer men
With it than last year and the wo
men predominate.
Early this morning it did not seem
that as big a crowd would be here
as in former show years, but by noon
the streets were thronged. Shortly
after the parade there was a prome
nade of automobiles and pedestrians
to the show grounds.
BEFORE SENATE TODAY
By the Associated Press.
Washington, Sept. 26. Plans for
a voa'te by the senate today on the
Susan B. Anthony woman suffrage
resolution virtually were abandoned
today in the midst of deabte. Chair
man Jones, Majority Leader Martin
and other leaders of both fractions
joined in private statements that no
vote probably would be taken today
and that the resolution probably
would not be voted on until Saturday.
By the Associated Press.
Washington, Sept. 26. Almost im
mediatel wafter the senate convened
today with its maximum membership
mustered before the crowded galler-f
ies, the house resolution proposing
submission of the Susan B. Anthony
suffrage amendment was taken up
for consideration.
Mrs. Wlade Bowman received a ca
ble this morning from her husband,
Lieut. Wade Bowman in which he
CIRCUS
DRAWS
CROWN
HICKORY
SUFFRAGE
OUESTION
TWO GREAT OFFENSIVES
ARE IN PROGRESS TODAY
French and Americans In Champagne Begin New
Attack, While Serbs and Their Allies Roll
Up Bulgars and Germans In Macedonia
Bulgaria Invaded by the British.
CHILDREN MAKE
10
A very impressive exercise was
held in the chapel of the North
school this morning under the su
pervision of Miss Lillian Field. The
Belgian flag was unfurled in the
center of the stage. At tha front
of the stage were the American,
English .-and French flags. After
singing the Star Spangled Bannei-,
the school gave the flag salute. Mr.
Rowe made an interesting talk to the
dhilcVen exnlainfnsr the conHitinna
existing in Belgium, and brought
out the beauty of sacrificial giving.
iwo verses ot America and the
first verse of God Save Our Mpji
were sung by the school.
Mr. Bagby very fittingly spoke to
the children jabout Thrift Rtamns.
urgine: them to helt Uncle Sam hv
buying Thrift Stamps.
Alter singing "Keep the Home
Fires Burning," the grades marched
successively round the stae. each
child placing thereon his or her
gift for the Belgian relief fund.
Johnnv. a second grade nunil re
ceiving permission to speak, said: "I
know what it means to keep "The
Home Fires Burning. It means to
keep a fire in the stove all the time."
lommy: ix aon t mean no sucn
thing. ' It means to keep a fire in
the grate." t
SCHOOL REPORTER.
BRITISH AIRMEN HIT
E
By the Associated Press.
London, Sept. 26. The German
airdromes at Buhl, 25 miles south
west of Karlsruhe and Kaiserslau-
tern, between Metz and Mannheim
have been bombed by the machines
of the British independent air forc
es, it was announced today.
MARGUERITE CLARK AT
PASTIME TODAY
The extraordinary attraction at the
Pastime today will be "Rich Man,
Poor Man," a Paramount picture
starring that charming little Mar
guerite Clark. Of course you can't
afford to miss this good picture. Ad-
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mission i" ana cents, war iax in
cluded. Special music at night by
Mrs. Hatcher. ; '
Here is
DONA
HONS
BELGIUM
i
GERMAN
WN
of Big A tock
By the Associated Press.
Paris, Sept 26. French and Am
erican troops began a joint attack
this morning on the Champagne
front and in the region beyond it
to the east, the war office announced
today.
IMPORTANT AREA
By the Associated Press.
The Franco-American attack on
the Champagne front is the first al
lied thrust made on that sector since
Marshal Foch assumed the initiative
in July and is the logical develop
ment of the drive in Picardy.
A drive northward in Champagne
threatens the communication lines in
the rear of the Hindenburg defense
systems where the Germans are
struggling to keep the British and
42,
000 Tiuurks
Are Captared
By the Associated Press.
Paris, Sept. 26j (Havas Agency)
The number of Turkish prisoners
taken in Palestine now aggregates!
PRICE TWO CENTS
By the Associated Press.
French and' American troops to
day are storming the German posi
tions in Champagne a"d further east
in what apparently is another major
stroke by Marshal Foch. The new
offensive was proceeding satisfactor
ily at an early hour.
On the Macedonian front British
troops have invaded Bulgaria, as the
Serbian and other allied armies pur
sue the hard-pressed Bulgarians east
and west of the Vardar river.
The new allied thrust on the west
comes on a front which has not been
very active since the Germans failed
in their offensive July 15 east and
west of Rheims. French are at
tacking east of Rheims in the Ar
gone west of Verdun. The Ameri
cans are moving forward east of
Champagne simultaneously with Gen
eral Petain's men.
Great possibilities might result
fro mthe allied thrust west of
Rheims, as the German communica
tions might be cut and the line from
Laon outflanked. The line of at
tack is not disclosed, but it prob
ably extends on both sides of
Rheims and as far west as Verdun.
In Miaceconia the allies are ad
vancing all along the 130 mile V
shaped front between Monastir and
Lake Doiran. The Bulgarian first
army on the allied left has been plac
ed in a dangerous position by the
cutting of the Prilep-Vesel road to
Ishtib, Azvor, while the Serbians are
on the outskirts of Ishtib, 18 miles
cast of Vesle, and apparently one of
the secondary defenses.
Northwest of Lake Doiran British
troops have crossed the frontier in
to Bulgarian Macedonia, threatening
the extreme enemy left flank. Enemy
territory was invaded at Kosturino,
a few miles south of Strumitza, the
Bulgarian base in the region north
of Lake Doiran.
By the Associated Pxess.
jWlashinigton, Sept. 26. Secretary
Tumulty made public today a letter
from William J. Cochran, director of
publicity of the Democratic national
committee, denying that the commit
tee or any one connected with the
Davis campaign was responsible for
an advertisement published last
spring calling on soldiers at the
camp there to vote for William R.
Davies, the Democratic candidate.
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French from driving them out.
While the length of the front is
not known, it is probable that it
extends from Rheims to Verdun and
probably beyond.
Military critics point out that it
is the best place for the allies to
attack. For some distance east of
Rheims the terrain is fairly level
and open, and an advance of some
distance here would outflank Laon
and possibly St. Quentin.
More important still, an advance
would sever the communication lines
eastward from Laon, the pivot of
the, German defenses between
Rheims and Ypres. An allied success
might separate the German forces
in the west into two groups. There
have been rather active aerial oper
ations here for several days.
42,000, according to the war office.
A British official statement Wed-
nesday said 40,00q Turks and 265
guns had been captured.
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