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GENERAL REFUSES
; FIGHTING STOPPED
s That They Can Send Accredited
; to Discuss Terms News Causes
i Emotions In Berlin Revolu
tions Seems Likely.
RENCH CAPTURE
MORE GROUND
N ATM
iJOTTST 1 liv the Associated Press.
Paris. Sept. 27. Successful de
velopment of the French ofFensive be-
.v.'.v. .-: to ' gun yesterday in Champagne is re-
M.il.r.oit'V p. rteil by the French war office today.
: rnu'. Over the entire field attacked by
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mo 1 lencn oeiween me river ouippc
and Arironne forest the formidable
- tiu' pre- j German positions of a depth of more
: 1 tl move than three miles were brilliantly car
: r-. !.?:: ried out.
...i he be J The French have captured the
as a j Butte du Mesnil, the Butte du Sou
lain, the Butte du Tarhure, and the
; : I1' v'o : villages of Tarnure, Ilipont. Ilouvroy,
i,.u;'s re-; Cernay-en-Dormois and Servon- Mei-
More than 7,000 prisoners were
taken by the French.
IiI,Y The French forces resumed their
attack this morning and despite un
favorable weather conditions satis
factory progress is reported.
16,
000
Are Captured
V,v the Associated Press.
'London, Sept. 27. The number of
Germans captured by the French
and Americans in their drive in
Champagne and to the east exceed
16,00". according to a Paris dispatch
to the Exchange Telegraph Company.
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DRIVE BIG TRUCKS
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'hitener will drive two big trucks
to
the
Xewton tomorrow aueinuuu
u Ttf .Tompa TT. POU.
Mr. A
A. Shutorci, wno oneit-u
secured these two lawyers to
them, and they will make a
No speeding will be aLowed,
trucks
drive
pair
however. , , , n.
The trucks wiil accommodate about
45 persons and all that can get aboard
will bP carried free of charge. The
vch-cles will leave the First Nation
al Bank at 1:30 and will reach New
ton in plenty of time for the speak
ing. WEATHER FORECAST
For North Carolina:
night and Saturday probata ram.
fresh northeast v.inas on the coast.
GUS
AND
MIKE
Tak
er Towns
tib-Veles road and have captured
the height of Bogoslovets south of
the road. North of Dem.rkapu In
the direction of the Bulgarian bor
der the Serbs have captured the
ridge of lien jvamcu.
Serbian cavalry has entered Koch
ana, 20 miles northeast of Ishtib. and
14 miles from the Bulgarian border
southwest of the important rail head
of Kustendil.
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HUNS ON WIDE INSPITE OE
FRONT j RAINFALL
By the Associated Press.
London, Sept 27; The British at
tacked on a wide front south of the
Sensee river this morning, according
to a report from Field Marshal Haig.
First reports indicate that satis
factory progress is being made.
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MATERIAL IS HERE
The allotment of the Hickory Red
Cross chapter, surgical dressing de
partment, has arrived and the work
room will be open Monday afternoon
at 2:30 and every afternoon thereaf
ter until further notice. The work
room is in the Sunday school of the
Episcopal church and the ladies,
whether they took the course or not,
are invited to help. The 18 women
who took the course under Mrs. T.
A. Mott will be instructor or ex
pert workers.
Ail women who will assist are re
quired to wear a long-sleeved white
apron that covers the dress and the
regulation Red Cross head covering,
with the cross removed. Persons who
wish to help before making their
aprons can wear a bungalow apron.
The allotment received for the
work includes a case of large cotton
pads and of smaller pads. It will
take about 30 clays, it is thought, to
finish this work.
It is urged that no worker remain
away because of a mistaken notion
that the surgical dressing was for
the 18 women who took the course.
They simpiy will be expert workers
and will instruct others how to per
form the tasks. They will be scat
tered about the room and can be call
ed on freely.
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By the Associated Press.
Paris, Sept. 27.-11:30 A. M.-nRe-norts
at this hour from the battle
; front in the Champagne and Meuse
.riveirs indicate that the attack ol
the French and American forces is
progressing under the most favor-
! able conditions.
' General Gourod's fourth army in
the Champagne resumed its advance
from the positions occupied yester
day. The assauf.t is progressing
satisfactorily.
The prisoners captured by the
French today have not yet been
counted.
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ARE COMING RIGHT
By the Associated Presa.
Paris, Sept. 27. The allied troops
have captured more than 10,000
Bulgarians, says an official Serbian
statement.
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By the Associated Press.
London, Sept. 27. Lieut. General
von Stein, the Prussian war minis
ter is reported to -have resigned,
according to advices to the Exchange
Telegraph Company from Copenha-
gen.
SURGiCA
DRESSING
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'these old boys
are moving
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BULGARS
PRUSSIAN
MINISTER
WAR
MAY
QUIT
By the Associated Press.
British Headquarjters in France,
Sept. 27-(Repters.)- Field Marhsal
Haig's forces attacked the Germans
on a wide front, this morning.
A heavy rain l falling during the
early hours made the work of as
sembly more difficult but before some
time before "zero" afll the troops were
in position, the rain had ceased and
had been replaced by thick haze
which assisted in bewildering the en
emy. About nine German divisions (122,
000 men) are understood to be op
posing Haig's men. So far the
battle seems to be going well for the
British.
At 9:30 this morning the British
appeared to havev crossed the Canal
du Nord on a front of three miles and
to have advanced to a - maximum
depth of 1 1-2 miles.
BAKER
SEES FIGHT
F
E
By the Associated fresa.
With the American Army on the
Champagne Front, Sept. 26. 8.30 P.
Mj Secretary Baker witnessed the
(beginning of the America ndrive
along the front from Verdun this
morning.
Some time after the German lines
had been bombarded with high ex
plosive and gas shells, the Americans
went over the top.
Washington, Sept. 27. Two army
casualty lists issued for publication
today show:
Kiiled in action 171
Missing in action 176
founded severely 154
Died from wounds 119
Died from airplane accident 1
Died from accident and other
causes 12
Died of disease 21
Wounded degree undetermined 3
Wounded slightly 5
Total 604
TJie ligts incfludle the following
from North Carolina:
Killed in action: Privates John
S. Doty of Clemmons route 1 and
Carl Driver of Raleigh.
Died of disease: Private Thomas
H. Mitchell of Lillington.
Died from accident and other caus
es: George W. Allred of Frank
linville. .
Wounded severely: Sergeant Rai
eigh R. Wall of Henrietta, Corporal
William Fred Ballard of Alexia,
Privates Larson T. Munday of
TaylorsVSlle, Koberlt E. Paris of
Winston-Salem route 6, and Joseph
D. Porter of North Wilkesboro
route 2.
Wim. S. HART AT
PASTIME SATURDAY
The program at the Pastime Sat
urday will be that big Artcraft Star
Wtn. S. Hart in "The Tiger Man."
A good old-time Indian fight is one
of the features of this thrilling Wii
liam S. Hart picture, and needless to
say the star is right in the middle
of everything. The story is one
which concerns a band of emigrants
traveling to the far west, who be
come stranded on the desert for lack
of water. Hawk Parsons saves
them for the sake of the wife of
the itinerant minister in teh party
and then coming to a realization of
what he has done, gives the girl Dack
to her husband's arms, and himself
to the hands of the waiting posse.
You will enjoy it to the utmost.
NEW YORK COTTON
By the Associated Press.
New York, Sept. 27. The cotton
market showed renewed firmness
during today's early trading, owing
to the higher cables, rumors showing
favorable political developments
abroad. Active months sold 42 to
55 points above last night's closing
figures before the end of the first
hour.
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Todays Casualty List
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May
IZE
SOME GERMAN
VESSELS
By the Associated Press.
Santiago, Chile, Thursday, Sept.
1 26. The Chilean government tonight
j ordered the naval forces to occupy
ail the interned German ships in
Chilean harbors.
PLANS ARE MADE
FOR LIBERTY DRIVE
Pians for advertising the Fourth
Liberty Loan throughout Hickory
and the county are being definitely
made by the committees that have
this work in charge.
One means of reaching each home
j in Hickory will be the house to hotise
canvass; anomer me writing 01 es
says on the subject "Liberty Loan",
by the children of the graded schools
Four minute talks will be given
each evening at the moving picture
theatre, and Sunday October 6
will be observed as Hero's Day. Pa
triotic sermons will be preached in
the churches by the ministers on
that day. Mrs. A. A. Shuford, Jr.,
assisted by a corps of workers, has
distributed placards and posters ad
vertising the loan throughout the
business section and principal
thoroughfare of Hickory.
A large representation of the peo
ple from the county is expected to
Newton Saturday for the opening of1
the Fourth Liberty Loan drive. The
address by Mr. James H. Pou of
Raleigh will be the feature of the
rally, but the committee in charge
has planned other things of inter
est. MRS. T. C. BLACKBURN,
I Publicity Chairman.
Bdlgars
Way
IN NEW DRAFT
By the Associated Press.
Washington, Sept. 27. Monday,
September 30, was set by Provost
Marshal General Crowder today as
the date for the national draft lobby
to determine the order in which reg
istrants will be called to the colors.
The drawing will take place public
ly at the senate office building and
the numbers will be given to the
press and the public by the district
draft boards as promtly as they can
been transmitted.
It will be necessary ata this time to
draw one at a time approximately
17,000 capsules containing the serial
numbers and it will require about 26
hours to complete the drawing.
BUYS LIBERTY BONDS
Mr. J. S. Whitener who lives in
the Grace church neighborhood, was
among the first persons to subscribe
for the fourth Liberty loan. He was
in town this morning and left with
the First National Bank a subscript
ion for $1,000. He has subscriebd
to the three first loans, is a buyer of
Wr Stamps, and is doing everything
possible to help win the war. He
is a splendid farmer and patriot.
FEATS IMPROVED ON
By the Associated Press.
Paris, Sept. 27,iGabrIele 'An
nunzio, the Italian author-aviator,
arrived in Paris this morning in an
arplane flying from Italy across the
Alps. : , : ;
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DRAW
NUMBERS
MONDAY
HANNIBAL-NAPOLEON
FRANCO-AMERICAN THRUST
IS FOLLOWED BY BRITISH
While Forces of Pershing and Petain Continue
Drive, British Under Haig Hit Line at Cam
brai French Capture 7,000 Prisoners
Features of Battles On All Fronts.
READY EOR BIG
AT
Catawba county people were ready
today for the inauguration of the
fourth Liberty Loan iand all eyes
were looking towards Newton where
James H. Pou of Raleigh will speak
tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock and
where patriotic exercises will be
held.
The event has been advertised far
?nd near and every man and woman
in the county has heard of Mr. Pou's
ability as a speaker. Hundreds will
hear him tomorrow.
Headed by a band, the parade will
consist of Boy Scouts, Camp Fire
Girls, college students, school chil
dren, automobiles, a float of the Wo
man's Club of Newton, Daughters
of the Confederacy and other organ
izations. Hickory will join Newton,
Conover and other towns in making
the event a success. All Catawba
citizens are invited.
Mr. Frank L. Moose who recently
underwent an operation is getting
along nicely, his friends will De glad
to learn.
On
to Talk
By the Associated Press.
iLondoJn, Sept. 27. The British
government today received from an
authorized source an application for
an armistice from Bulgaria.
By the Associated Press.
Paris, Sept. 27. General Fran
cheret d'Esperey, commanding the
allied armies in Macedonia, has tele
graphed to the French government
that a high Bulgarian officer has
presented himself in behalf of the
commander of the Bulgarian army
asking for the suspension of arms
for 48 hours to permit the arrival of
two authorized emissaries.
M'nislter off Fhince Litattcheff
and Genera Lukoff commanding the
Bulgarian second army are on their
way to French headquarters with the:
assent of King Ferdinand to arrange
for an armistice and to negotiate
peace.
WILSON TO SPEAK
By the Associated Press.
,New York, Sept 27. President Wil
son arrived here this afternoon. He
is to open the foruth Liberty loan
campaign tonighlt.
SPEAKING
NEWTON
E
nemy Wary
of Big
By the Associated Press.
With the American Army . in
France, ,Thusday, Sepit. 26. 'Last
night's bombardment of the German
lines preparatory to the attack be
gun this morning was a magnificent
spectacle.
It was a cloudless night and thous
ands of guns firing simultaneously
lit the skies like fire flies. For six
By the Associated Press.
Under allied smashes on two wide
fronts between Arras and Verdun,
the German defensive system based
on the fortress of Laon is being
crushed.
Marshal Foch, while continuing
the successful Franco-American
thrust from east of Rheims to Verdun
has hurled the British against the
German lines north of Cambrai on
the front south of the Sensee river.
Allied successes in Macedonia have
resulted in an armistice being asked
by the Bulgarians to the allied gen
eralissimo. The allied commander
has refused to stop fighting and said
he would receive the qualified Bul
garian delegates.
dMeanwhile the allied forces are
pushing farther apart the divided
German-Bulgarihn armies.
From the new line reached Thurs
day night the merican forces between
the Argonne and the Meuse continued
to press through the wooded country.
The Americans are well beyond the
original German lines and are push
ing forward on this front. A light
rain fell this morning obscuring ob
servations. ?
iWest of the Argonne to the
Suippe the French have advanced
more than 3 1-2 miles and taken and
passed beyond formidable German de
fense points, including the famous
Navarin farm, the Butte du Tahure
and Butte du Mesnil. General Pet
ain's men took more than 7,000
prisoners, who with the 5,000 taken
by the Americans bring the allied
total up to 12,000.
In the Argonne forest itself the
allies pre apparently making little
effort to move northward. The al
forest will be automatically taken
as the allies advance on either side.
Already the Germans, facing the
French in the forest, have been out
flanked on the east.
The new British attack launched
this morning is north of the scene
of the operations last fortnight and
threatens the German defenses north
and south of Cambrai North of the
Sensee river the British are well
within the Hindenburg defenses.
T
TO HICKORY
Governor Bickett will speak in
Hickory Tuesday afternoon at 3
o'clock in the interest of the fourth
Liberty loan.
The place has not been selected
yet, but it will be announced in
plenty of time. People from all over
the county and from parts of Burke,
Caldwel, Lincoln and Alexander
counties are expected. All are in
vited. Mr. W. A. Self at noon today re
ceived a telephone message from the
governor announcing that he could
comg and plans will be made to give
him a fine crowd. He is in the wes
tern part of the state speaking for
his country.
Attack
hours the roll of the cannon like
the rollof a giant drum, continued
without cessation.
The enemy was reported to have
been suspicious of an attack, but
was uncertain as to where it would
come and was watching this front
closely. During the 48 hours pre
ceding the attack, he had increased
his reserves in this region from
four to 23 divisions.
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TUESDAY
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