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. il - Other War News Today
PEACE By FORCE
ASSERTS
New York, Sept. 28.t The price
of peace will be impartial justice to
a 1 nations, the instrumentality in
dispensable to secure it is a league
of nations formed not before or after,
but a: the peace conference, and
Germany, as a member, "will have to
iv.lt mi her character not by what
happens at the peace tate, but by
what follows."
This was President Wilson's ans
wer given hist night before an audi
ence of fourth Liberty loan workers
Iki'e ,to the recent peace talk from
the central powers, although he did
t:ot refer speclaely to the utterances
of enemy leaders.
l'jace was not a question, declared
tho president of "coming to terms,"
for "we cannot 'come to terms' with
them." as "they have made it im
possible." Peace must be guaranteed.
tt.f-rf will be no parties to the
peace whose promi? . havo. proved-l
untrustworthy ana means must ue
fomirt in connection with the peace
set'cment to remove that source of
insecurity." . , .
"It would be folly to leave the
iruarantee to the subsequent voluntary
at Ion of thf governments we have
-ctn destroy Russia and deceive Ru
mania," continued the president.
F've thousand persons heard the
president speak. Just before r his
arrivil a guard of soldiers .sailors
and marines seated at the rear of the
platform -were suddnely ordered to
attention. They arose w.tn a tman.
c. iel; of rules, tne tuii.u.uu
er,. advanced and the great audience
1 .iif TMs dramatic quel
V!H maintained without interruption I
until tne pigment. ------
warning of his com ng, wa ked on the
.t..,.L.t t.uorted bv Bcnjam.ne Strong
governor of the federal reserve bank
( Continued on page 4)
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them to safeguard military opera-
I1" an(1 to Prevent disPatch f
German troops to Bulgaria.
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In discussing tne uu"""" c
posal it is pointed out that the al
lies have no intention of making a
.1 .111 ; ihp
i f mil err tonal seinenitni,
Balkans, which obviously must be a
consideration at the peace confer
ence. The conclusion of such a
military agreement as wouM. pre
vent any further danger of the Bul
garian side cou.d be made.
If the terms 'laid down, which
have been dispatched to Sofia, are
not acceptable to the Malinoff gov
inment, the allied powers, it is ad
icd have no further measures to
propose and it is left to the Bulga
rian government to suggest others.
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Germans were increasing the volume
of their fire and indicating tne.r
determination anew to resist to tne
utmost. , .
The Americans are using their ar
tillery freely to break up the en
emy dispositions. The Germans are
depending on their machine gun fire
to stop the allies.
PRUSSIAN GUARD ARLEUX IS TAKEN TEUTONS CANNO
ARE TAKEN BY BY BRITISH HELP, SAYS
YANKEES TODAY MARCH
By the Associated rress.
With the Army Corps Northwest
of Verdun, Friday, Sept. 27. German
prisoners counted up to noon today
by this corps alone totaled more than
4,000. One division took more than
1.100 of the total and reports that it
still has several hundred more. The
prisoners include a large number of
Prussian guards.
The prisoners carried in. dozens
of machine guns and automatic
rifles, which were taken with them,
and the same looked like a small
arsenal. A majority of the pris
oners expressed pleasure that the
war has ended for them.
E-PY FOR
By the Associated Press.
Paris, Sept. 28. In the successful
continuation cf the offensive west
of the Argonne, the French h,ave
captured the village of Somme-Py.
Unit have advaiiced four' miles in
places.
The heights north of Fontaine-en-Dormoise
also have been taken. The
French have taken additional prison
ers. The fighting continues.
ADVANCE CONTINUES
By the Associated Press.
Paijs, Sept. 28. General Cbur
aud's army in its offensive in the
Champagne sector, after capturing
Somme-Py, was reported this morn
ing to be still advancing.
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OBSERVERS
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By the Associated Press.
With the American Army North
west of Verdun. Sept. 28.-10:30 A. M.
Thick c'lpuds jund grbund mists
again hampered the airmen in their
observations.
The conditions, however, did not
prevent entirely operations by pur
suit planes of the American squad
rons. ONE AVIATOR KILLED
AI COLUMBIA T
By the Associated Press.
Columbia, S. C, Sept. 2&.-iOne
aviator was killed, an observer seri
ously ,and another sjijghtly (injured
when one of severa'l airplanes from
Emerson field maneuvering over the
c'ty in the Liberty Loan parade at
noon today fell two blocks from th
capitol. .
The pilot was almost mstanuy
killed. The plane was guided away
in time to escape the thousands of
persons lining the street and avoid a
catastrophe.
TWO HUNDRED CASES
IN A. & E. COLLEGE
By the Associated Press.
Raleigh, Sept. 28. -Two hundred
cases of Spanish influenza have de
ve'oped among the students of the
A. and E. College according to a
statement by Capt. Wlaller of the
United States public health service.
No deaths have occurred and those
sick are not serious, it is said.
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FRENCH ARMY
TODAY
CLOUDS BR
RANCE
DAY
By the Associated Press.
British Headqquarters in France,
Sept. 26. (Havas Agency) Field
Marshal Haig's forces today captur
ed the Jtown of Aleux, fiv miles
southeast of Douai.
RAISING SIX
By the Associated Press.
(Washington, Sept. 28. 'America to
day set itself to the task of raising
a loan of $6,000,000,000.
Although this was twice the mini
mum of any previous Liberty loan
and by far the greatest war under
taking of any belligerent nation,
treasury officials were sure it would
be over-subscribad. Officials felt
that it was a good augury that the
campaign got under way just as the
American army was making its big
offensive in Champagne.
Subscriptions began pouring in to
day from all federal reserve banks.
Many communities had over-subscribed
their quotas, even before the cam
paign began. Thousands of workers
were out early this morning.
SEVERAL ARE KILLED
. IN MINE EXPLOSION
By the Associated Press.
Mufersboro, 111., Sept. 28. .Twenty-five
men are reported to. have been
killed at 5 o'clock this morning in the
North mine of the Franklin'ton Coal
and Coke Co. at Foya!ston, 111.
AT PASTIME TODAY
The program at the Pastime today
will be Wm. S. Tart the great Art
craft star in "The Tiger Man," a
powerful western drama. Admis
sion 1 Oand 15 cents, war tax in
cluded. By the Associated Press.
New York, Sept. 28 The cotton
market opened higher today on the
favorable war news, bad weather
condis and the reassuring state
ment of Chairman Page yesterday
on the price fixing feature.
Open Close
The close was steady.
October 34.20 33.8o
December 33.40 33.04
Tanuarv 33.20 32.77
mSSiJ-" 33.00 32.05
May 32.97 32.00
WEATHER FORECAST
For North Carolina: IPrbbably
rain tonight and Sunday, northeast
winds increasing.
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COUNTRY BEGINS
BILLIONS
NW
YORK
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By the Associated Press,
j Washington, Sept. 28v The im
pending collapse of Bulgaria, Gener
al March said today, is a direct re-
1 suit of the concentrations of Ameri
can troops in France.
Hitherto, General March explain
ed, when a section of the central
empires was menaced, Germany was
able to spare troops to bolster it up.
"That day is now past," he added,
"as a result of the concentration of
the entire American army on the
west front. This has forced the
German general staff to keep ail of
its troops in France."
Catawba county people moved to
wards Newton this afternoon for the
big parade and address of James H.
Pou, the well known Rafleigh lawyer,
who was to begin his speech in the
court house there at 3 o'clock this
afternoon. Many Hickory automo
biles and two big Shuford trucks,
driven by Messrs. W. A. Self and A.
A. Whitener, carried a hundred per- j
sons to the county seat to hear the
speaker. I
On Tuesday Hickory will be the!
scene of another great speaking,
when Governor Bickett will come
here and deliver an address. He
will speak at 3 o'clock and finish in
time for the peopl'e in the country to
reach their homes before night.
IThe public is invited to hear Mr.
Bidkett. He is well ,tmown here
and has many friends throughout the
county.
By the Associated Press.
Paris, Sept. 28 11:45 A. M.
British forces resumed their battle
berfore Cambrai at daybreak today
according to an official report.
They are reported to have captur
ed the viijages of Fontaine-Notre-Dame,
Cantigny, Nolles and Sailly.
TAKEN BY AMERICANS
By the Associated Press.
Archangel, Tuesday, Sept. 24.
American troops who are taking part
m all operations on virtually an sec
tors on the northern Russian front
have "captured several villages.
The net result of the fighting in
which the Americans are cooperating
with the British and Russians along
the Dvina is an advance of more than
50 miles.
The Sadies prayer circle of the
Presbyterian church will have their
regular meeting in the church par
lor Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock
instead of the following Monday.
FAIR WEATHER NEXT
WEEK IS PROMISED
By the Associated Press.
Washington, Sept. 28. Fair weath
er in the southeastern states dur
ing the week beginning Monday was
forecast today. It will be nearly nor
mal during the firs part of the
week.
MANY 10 ATTEND
SPEAKING IN
NEWTON .
BRITISH RESUME
BATTLE FOR
CAMBRAI
KUSSIAN
VILLAGES
T BRITISH CAPTURE 10,000
HUNS BEFORE CAMBRAI
Press Attack Without Moment's Stop and Assist
Belgians In Hitting Enemy In FlandersBel
gians Take Thousand Germans In Their
Start Near Ypres Today.
ENTER YOUR CAR
IThree substantial Jprizes will be
awarded for the best decorated cars
entered by ladies for the first day
of the Fair, Tuesday, October 8, and
applications must be sent to Mr.
Hugh D'Anna by Monday. An en
trance fee of $1.50 will be collected
and given to the Hed Cross qan
teen service. The cost of decorat
ing any car must not be over $15.
The prizes are 25, $10 and $5 and
the competition is open only to the
ladies. The contest will not be held
unless there are as many as 10 auto
mobiles in line competing for prizes.
A contest for slow speed driving
wm be held Tuesday, October 9,
and prizes of $5 and $2.50 will be
offered. The entrance fee will be
50 cents, which will be donated to
the Red Cross canteen. The prizes
will be given by the Hickory Garage
Company and all persons who wish
to enter. lit will be open to all wiljl
see Mr. D'Anna. -
The route will be determined later,
but here are some of the conditions:
Cars to be not less than 50 ft.
apart.
Spark lever must be set and tied
half way between full advanced and
retard positions and not touched
thereafter.
Emergency brake must be released
and under no circumstances touched
during the drive.
Starting Must start car and go
into high gear within 10 feet after
starting; remain in high gear or be
disqualified.
Feet of driver must be kept away
from (.l levers or peddles that in
any way effect the operation of the
car or the control of the car.
Car must operate under its own
power, must be operated by the
hand gasoline lever.
Driver may if he chooses cut off
his engine switch at any time, but
will be disqualified if he uses his
starter to engage his engine again.
FOR ONE OF
PRIZES
City Starts
For The Top
Hickory started over the top at 9
o'clock this morning in the sale of
Liberty Bonds and during the first
hour the First National Band had
sold $50,000 in bonds, and the Con
solidated Trust Company reported
fine progress.
Both banks are working hard and
the subscriptions this time will be
more general than on the other oc
casions, it is assured. A'll allot
ments will be taken up, without ques
tion. Incidentally the first honor emblem
to be swung up in front of a bus
iness place was posted in front of the
First National Bank this morning.
That meant that every employe of the
bank was a bond buyer ,even Dock
Holmes, the janitor, being included.
Before the day was over it was ex-!
pected that every business place in
town would make an effort to put up
the honor sign, and it was hoped
that everywhere one turned he might
Veles Fall
to Serbians
1 ?!V-TT.,i&Sa -33
By the Associated Press. j er, has been captured by Serbian
London, Sept. 28. Tjhe city and troops,
fortress of Veles, one of the impor- The 'Seran forces are pushing
tant bases of the Bulgarian forces on from Veles towards Uskub. The
in southern Serbia on the Vardar riv- troops defending Veles were captured.
By the Assoc iatefl Press.
Paris, Sept. 28. Allied troops be
gan an attack on the front north of
;Ypres today and the advance at some
j points has ibeen more than 2 1-2
miies.
The attack is being made by the
Belgian army and is on the larger
part of their front to the North sea.
One thousand prisoners already
have been taken.
(Heavy ighting is taking place
between Ypres and Dixmude and the
battle is severe in the Houthulst for
est, northeast of Ypres.
HAIG'S MEN TAKE 10,000
By the Associated Press.
London, Sept. 28. Prisoners to
the number of 10,000 have been cap
turned by the British north of Cam
brai, Fie'Ld Marshal Haig reported to
day. Two hundred guns were taken by
the British.
The British pressed their attack
yesterday vithout a moment's let up
until a late hour and in the evening
accentuated their progress on the
northern portion of the line.
The British forces have begun op
erations in Flanders in conjunction
with the Belgians.
Along the whole battle front before
Cambrai the operations were .pro
gressing satisfactorily this morning,
according to the official statement.
TS
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By the Associated Press.
London, Sept. 28. Cour;(t von
Hertiing, the German imperial chan
cellor, has resigned, according to a
message received from the Central
News Agency.
see this 100 per cent flag.
Twenty-five representative busi
ness men met last night in the di
rectors' room of the First National
Bank and organized for the sale of
bonds. Each manufacturing head
will canvass his industry and put a
bond into the hands of every member
if Jossib'e. The manufacturers
consider themselves committees to see
their employes. Mr. Geo. N. Hut
ton was appointed chairman of the
manufacturers' committee and Mr. K.
C. Menzies chairman of the commit
tee that will wait on others than
manufacturers.
Jlickory will cross the top, will
show its interest in and devotion to
the young men who have gone across,
and every red-blooded American is
urged to make a sacrifice and get in
on this issued. Attend to this matter,
tonight. The banks will be open un
til 9 o'clock.
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