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KINSTON, N. C TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1918
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tIANS OCCUPYING IIINDENBURU LINE
AGAIN; FRENCH PROGRESSING TOWARD
ST.
Driving From South, Poilus
QUENTIN; COUNTERS. BROKEN
Principal City of Boche Front---British Attack
it
Epehy; Berlin Says They
Cut Prisoners' Ears Off,
Swear to Get Even for
; ties Southern Part of Front German Command Mass
es More Troops in Attempt
' (By the United Press)
Paris, Sept. 10. Latest reports on the situation at
I ii3, recently reported taken by the British, says the
British are astride and beyond the town, which is rilled
with gas and German machmgun nests, v
HUNS PLANNED
TO STAY: DIDN'T.
Pnri. Sunt .'in Tho Writiafc tn.
day hold their old trenches facinsr'was made on a front of 3,000 yards,
thn TfindpTihiirfr linn Aft nmiosiimirt.
as the result of a brief, brisk en
gagement. According to captured
orders the Germans proposed to re
main here several days while retire
ment to permanent lines was acconi
plished to the southward, but they
were quickly crowded out.
This forecasts .,, early enemy re
tirement behind the main line here.
The Germans are - not relinquishing
the ground withfttttA struggle-JThey
pushed Haig's men back behind the
village, but renewed assault gained
all objectives and 60 prisoners, while
further to the left the New Zea
landers took 70. In the Woevre re
gion the German artillery fire has
increased to the intensity of drum
fire. This Is the only activity on this
tfrbnt fsxfcept patrolling encounters
In Alsace-Lorraine. All German
raiders, have been driven back.
American negroes who recently
held an important sector, in Vosges
are swearing to get revenge for Ger-
man barbarities. Refugees say the
:. Germans fear the negroes because
they were told by their officers that
Ithe negroes always cut prisoners'
ears off. '
TRYING TO
STOP AMERICANS.
London, Sept. 10. The British
' advanced south of Havrincourt dur
ing the night Gendral Haig reports
that they have "already passed be
yond ' the old battle line of " J91T and
made a wide breach in the strongest
defenses. All ranks bote themselves
in a worthy and honorable' manner:
The British have captured 75,000,
prisoners and 750 guns in V f our
weeks." :-:'.7& j P 'V, .'i
In an effort to halt the Americans
who with the French are flanking
Chemin-Des-Dames from the west
ward the Germans are throwing
fresh troops between the ' Ailette
nd Aisne, front' Hisp&teheal today
reported. At Cele-Sur-Aisne the
enemy furiously counter-attacked.
FRENCH -
TAKE G1BERCOURT. '
Paris, Sept. 10. Striking toward
St Quentin from the south, the
tvin.u iwva - vapiurea :-. uiDercoUTC,
even miles from the; city.fi .The
French are making progress in the
direction of Hinacourt and Essigny-Le-Grand,
north of Gibercourt on the
ay to St Quentin. In the region of
Ranteuil La Fosse, near the west
flank of Chemin-Des-Dames, two
counter-attack have been repulsed.
In the Argonne and Vosges enemy,
Ui
EXPECTED
CONGRESS
COST LIVING; FEDERAL CONTROL f,SEAT
i (By the United Press)
Washington. Sept. 10. Congress will attempt at thi3
scssionto give the people relief from the high cost of liv
ing. The first step will be introduction of a bill putting
the country's meat Supply in the hands of the Goverr
inent The measure wiU'come; as a result of the dis
closure made by the Federal Trade Commission of hu;e
profits the packers are making, and the methods used to
mk$ then, " '; :
RrlEUSE LINE OR TO THE FRONTIER
UP
Take Town Seven Miles From
Failed American Negroes
Officers Tell Huns Blacks
Barbarities Raiding Activi-
Halt Sammies' Advance
urprise attacks have been repulsed
A British blow was struck at Epehy
at 5:16 this morninsr. The assault
EDehv is on the Hindenburg line a
short distance south of Gouzeaucourt,
where the British attacked yester
day, winning important territory.
BERLIN
STATEMENT.
(Berlin, Sept. ilO. Minor sections
of the German trenches in Flanders
have been taken by the British, the
war office today announced. British
attacks against Gouzeaucourt and
EpeJiy"were" 'repulsed,"the statement
said. , -
American Women Are
Caring for Boys of
U. S.; 600 .Workers
(By the United Press)
London, Aug. 10 (By Mail.)
American women over here are busy
looking after their soldier boys.';
' More than 600 are enrolled in the
"care committee," which has sub
committees all over England, Scot
land, Wales and Ireland. ,
, Every American soldier who re
turns to ; England, ; hia temporary
"Mighty," sick or wounded, is visited
and supplied with comforts of varif,
ous4 kinds gifts of flowers, fruit
and delicacies, as well as articles of
clothing. .
These American women work' un
tiringly. They assist' men who have
run out ol funds, organize picnics,
river trips and sightseeing excurs
ions,' as well as write letters home
for those of the boys who are unable
to-do so themselves. '
Tarheel' Doctors Are
Proying Patriotism;
Enroll for Service
jReports being received from all
sections of the' State indicate that
North Carolina doctors are demon
stration 100 per cent patriotism by
their prompt and ready enrollment
in the?- Volunteer Medical f. Service
Corps, 'organised for the purpose of
adequately serving and protecting
the needs of the armed branches of
service and of the civilian popula
tion. 5- ; ' - ....
Counties reporting a complete en
rollment already are Hyde, Hertford,
Granville, Warren, - Alamance and
rolled in Chowan and Scotland
nanaoipn. All , except one are en-
TAKE aSHOT HICH
Playing Baseball in
Lorraine is Risky? - ?
Business Sometimes
(By A. H. Gurney)
Paris, Aug. 25 (By Mail). The
diamond was no diamond at all It
was only a Lorraine pasture with
the bumps cut off and the holes filled
But there was Intense interest
in the game which was being played
by two opposing nines of khaki-clad
men.
Sholls were constantly whistling
over the . field carying messages ol
death to the enemy and from the
other side of the distant hills came
the booming of artillery in reply.
At a tense moment in the sixth
inning, with two men out ana tne
bases full, a Whopping big shell,
made in Germany," plumped down
behind second base. In the fraction
of a split second every" man on the
field was on his face.
"Anybody hurt?" yelled the um
pire as he got up cautiously after a
minute or two.
"Nope? All right then,, shake a
leg, or this war will be finished be
fore the game is."
For Nurses Who Are
HI One of Finest
Hospitals is Opened
(BV the United Press)
London, Aug. 18 (By iMail.) A
convalescent home for American
nurses, the first of its kind in En
gland, has been opened by the Ameri
can Red Cross at Putney.'
The institution is housed in Cole-
brook Lodge, oner of the finest houses
on West Hill close to Putney Heath,
formerly the borne of Charles T.
Yerkes of Chicago. The house is a
three-story modern building, lon-
structed on the 300-year-old founda-1
tions of the Putney Manor house.
There are nearly three acres of gar
dens and lawns. At the start the
convalescent home will have accom
modations for 25 nurses. :
much lower than those of town banks.
Deposits with cooperative clubs in
agricultural districts also .are in
creasing wSth .astonishing rapidity,
President Shimura , said.
Now That Auto Making
is to Be Restricted '
Santa Will Like This
' . ' '
(By the United Press)
Winnipeg," Man, Sept. 10. Sahta
Claus wilt not have to make his his
toric Christmas flight in a motor ve
hicle, if the ' Canadian government
grants free grazing privileges on
76,000 square' miles in extreme north
ern Manitoba. A petition for the
privileges has been made by the
North American Reindeer Co., South
Bend, Ind. That the introduction of
reindeer would help the food supply
and improve transportation condi
tions in the far north is the argu
ment put forward by the company. ,.
CHILDREN KEPT OUT
OF SCHOOL TO WORK
Supt K. K, Curtis believes enroll
ment figures now being compiled atr
the City Schools will show a total
somewhat larger than that of last
year's opening day. It will be some
hours yet before the total avail
able. The achools, which opened Mon
day, settled down to business .Tues
day. A number of children have
been kept out of school temporarily
to work, as a result of the shortage
of labcr. The school authorities ' ex
pect a gradual increase. They will
urge that no child - be kept from
school any longer than is necessary..
corron
Futures quotations Tuesday were:
r Open. Close.
January . ....... S3.92
S4.15
31.12
Si. 25
35.C3
(Ma?ch ... , 33.83
May
October .......... Sl.Tf
December I .... ! ' '
HOI
Jap Farmers Getting
Rich on War Profits;
Last Year Different
(By the United Press) .
Tokio, Aug. 10 (By Mail.) Jap
anese farmers have long purses, well
filled, as a result of war prosperity
which has come to them since last
autumn, according to G. Shimura,
president of the Hypothec Bank of
Japan. ' ; i .
A year ago, these farmers seemed
inextricably burdened jwjth debt, ow
ing their banks an aggregate of
1100,000,000. Today! the farmers
have taken up $12,50,000 of these
loans, are making: ah lost no futther
requests for loans, i nd are buying
heavily of debentures of the smaller
denominations. 7 f
For three years, tha Japanese em
ployed in industries reaped the chief
gains from the war. 1 Last fall, the
tables turned. Price! of rice, raw
silk and tea were lifted upward by
the war demand, and lave stayed up,
The result is the unparalleled pros
perity of Japanese farmers. On the
other hand, these high prices have
created a heavy demand for small
loans in industrial communities, as
factory workers have felt the pinch
of the higher cost of living. -
iSince prosperity hai, attended the
life of farmers, derosit rates of
hanks in the province! have become
Night Brings Loron
Its War Atmosphere;
Everything' is Dark
London, AugeiS -Mail) The
real war London is London at night.
The first unmistakable "war feel"
comes when darkness begins to Jill
the crooked streets and the Oxford
gray stones of the buildings sink to
a sombre brown-black.
On both sides of the street the
houses present solid walls of black.
Not a pencil of light escapes from
the Kght-tight window-shutters. Fail
ure to. close the shutters at nightfall
s an offense punishable by a heavy
fine. '
Here and there down the street is
a subdued street lantern under a
hood which makes it invisible from
abovelooking more like a Japan-,
ese lantern at ,a garden party than
a street light. An occasional red
light marks a subway entrance an
air raid refuge. , 1
Now and then a pedestrian emerg
es from the darkness, is dimly visible
an instant as he crosses the faint
glow near the street light, and then
disappears into the obscurity from
which he came. . A
After 10:30 p. m. the streets are
practically ' empty. '
Mrs. Vaughn Heads
. Children's Bureau, ,;
. Be Started in State
The State - Board of Health an
nounces the appointment i oi Mrs,
Kate Brew Vaughn as director of
the Bureau of Child Hygiene to be
established within the '. next , few
weeks. The new bureau will deal
primarily "with the problem present
ed in the enormous infant mortality
In North Carolina.
The North Carolina soldier who
faces the hordes of Huns in France
has a better chance of going through:
the ordeal of continued battle and
escaping with' his life than' has the
baby born in the State or Teaching
its' fifth birthday. There are 72,000"
babies born in North Carolina each
year, approximately, and there are
10,000 babies who each year die : la
Infancy. Genyily the little white
coffins are filled because of some
preventable disease, incurred through
the ignorance or prejndice of parents.
To attempt in some measure to
remedy this condition, to maka
North Carolina a safe place in wnicn
si baby may be bora, to advise and.
cooperate with mothers, and more especially-with
young' mothers," will be
the -work of the new. bureau, i " .
FAVORABLE REPORT
ON DRY AMENDMENT
. . (By the United Press)
Washington, Sept 10. The House
Agricultural Committee today agreed
to' report favorably the amendment
making the country bene dry July
1, 1919.
at
RULLCTINS
(By the United rress)
NINE SPIES.
Zurich, Sept, 10. The author
ities have arrested nine German
spies during August whose work
included the finding of the loca
tions of American troops in
France.
THE CASUALTIES.
Tuesday morning, 496, . 75
killed. Sergt. Earlie S. Frank.
. lin, Wesser, C died from
wounds received In action. Corp.
Clannie W. Smith, Etowah, N.'
CM was missing in action.: Pri
vate John D. Rashy Aahevllla,
was missins in action. Private
Fred F. Sorrels, Wilhite, N. C,
. was missing' in action. Tuesday
afternoon, 44274 killed. Corps,
Carl A. Jackson, Salisbury, and ;
James M. Pike, Alexander, N. C
wjere severely wounded. Pri
vate Van W. Flynn, Asheville,
was severely wounded. Private
John E. Ytoungy CleTland, N.
C was , severely wounded. '. Pri- ,
vate Hilary F. McClure, Waynes-
' ville, was missing in action.
Marine Corps casualties ; to date
total 3,040. Thirty-seveBi J of-
ficers and 893 enlisted men have
died.
Autos Smashed in North
Kinston in Collision
- at Midnight Hour
A Maxwell car driven by Dr. Al
bert Parrott and a larger machine
driven by Robert Hunter of Lenoir
'Qouirty colMded Jbt (Lenoir Avenue
and Heritage Street about 12:30
b'clock Monday mornings Both
were badly damaged. The drivers
escaped injury except for .. slight
bruises. " ' . "
Dr. Parrott statod that he saw .the
collision was nearly inevitable and
he speeded up in an effort to avert
it. Had he pijt on the brakes the
Maxwell would have stopped direct
ly in the other car's path. Dr. Par
rott said he was making about 18
miles an hour, and that the other
car appeared to him to 1e going
much faster. The larger car was
swung clear around by the impact.
Dr; Parrott's machine was driven
against a curb. Its ' rear wheels
buckled like so much tin. The top
was ruined. It will cost more than
$150' to repair it The frame of
Hunter's car was broken and it was
otherwise damaged. Dr. Parrott
said he was surprised that both men
were not worse injured.
War Work Fund to
Be Discussed at
Convention Raleigh
Durham, Sept. 10. (Friday ard
Saturday, September 20 and 21, unit
ed war work campaign workers will
assemble in State convention at
Raleigh. It is expected that several
hundred will attend this meeting, as
it is of wide interest in every section
of the State.
Some of the leaders in the move
ment from the Southeastern head
quarters, Atlanta, will be at the
meeting.
'Just now the boys from North
Carolina are engaged in the fighting,
having done ' valiant service in :he
battle around Mont Kemmel, which
sector has been taken from the
Huns. This gives added interest to
the united war work campaign. . ;
At this convention the seven irgan
tation merger "Will i explained, and
the machinery set in actual motion.
TOBACCO
Breaks 'on the local tobacco market
Tuesday i totalled between 600,000
and 700,000 pounds, according to
early estimates.. Prices ruled high.
Bed Cross contributions were larfce;
Heavy sales are " expected Wednes
day. Thursday, Registration Day,
'.he market will be closed.
Bid: SUBMARINE IS
SUNK BY A TANKER
(By tha United Press)
An Atlantic Port, Sept , 10. The
sinking of a big German submarine
September 1 in mid-iAtlantic is re
ported by members of the crew of
an American, on tanicer nere. ine
battle was. 1,600 miles off the coast
and lasted 40 minutes.
Brogden Spent Many
Hours Under Fire at
Third Battle Marne
"While on duty with the medical
department, 30th Infantry (regu
lars), on the battlefield above Crex
ancy, at the third battle of the
Marne, 15 July, 1018, through burst
ing shrapnel and shell and gas he
worked without mask tirelessly, res.
cuing wounded. Without regard to
his own safety throughout a 10
hours' ban-age from the enemy, he
dressed wounded in the open; not
once did he hesitate. His acts . of
bravery were too many to specify.
He did more than could have been
expected of him. His promotion may
give an excess cf sergeants to this
detachment, but recommend that he
be promoted. The services of this
soldier as a sergeant are very much
needed." That is the story of Mur
phy EVogden, Kinston boy in France,
as told, by his commanding officer
to those higher up.
Young Brogden in a letter to his
mother, Mrs. J. P. Brogden, en
closed the recommendation and his
warrant as a sergeant
It was the 30th that started the
tide of war to rolling Rhineward.
When the Allied command decided
that the moment had arrived to stop
the Hun advance in July, the 30th
stood betfween f the Crown Prince'l
hundreds of thousands and Pans.
The one regiment was attacked by
three German 'divisions. .Tha0Ui
poured a gating fire into the enemy
ranks which demoralized them. The
regiment must have been outnumber
ed at least 12 to one for a time. It
a part of the division which has
for its battlecry, "Heaven, Hell or
Hoboken by Christmas."
Fourth, Loan
The campaign for the Fourth Lib
erty Loan begins September 28 and
closes October 19. While the amount
has . not yet been announced, it ; is
generally conceded it will be for a
larger amount than any of the pro-
ceding loans. The. American people,
therefore, are called upon to raise a
larger sum of money in a shorter
length of time than ever before.
There is need, therefore, for prompt
action prompt ind efficient work
and prompt and liberal subscriptions.
We have a great inspiration for
great effort. The news ' from the
battle front inspires every American
heart, not only with pride and pa
triotism but with a great incentive
do his or her part There is no
shirking, no shifting of the individ
ual burden, no selfishness by Ameri
can soldiers in France; there should
be none here. We are both 'support
ing the same country and the same
cause our army in one way, our
selves in another Theirs is the
harder part, but at least we can do
our part as promptly, and loyally and
efficiently as they do. theirs.
By Tunnel Perhaps;
George Doesn't Want 5 1
Ocean Travel in His
(By tba United Press)
Paris, Aug. 17 (By Mail)
George " Washington T Henry Clay
Smith, negro stevedore at one of the
Ahterican base ports, voiced T the
feelfhgs of a large part of the ex
peditionary force about ocean travel.
"When dis heah wah is ovah." he
said, "you-all will nevah see me go
in' back across that ole ocean. Ahm
not goin' back to the United States
thataway. Ahm goin back by way
of New Ohleens." : " '
Boston Takes Third
Leadcf Two 1
: Oyer Nationals New
Boston, Sept 10. Boston, winning
3 to 2, took the fourth game of the
world's series from the Chicago Na
tionals yesterday. . The Feries now
stands, Boston 3, Chicago 1.
MANY ENGLISH AND
FRENCH IN, MOSCOW
PRISON, SAYS : POOL
American Consul Turns
Over Affairs But Re
mains on Scene . ,
PROGRESS IN SIBERIA
Czechs Make Important
Connection in Western
Region ' 300 Magyars,
German Soldiers, Sur
render to Allies
(By the United Press)
Washington, Sept lO.iMore than
200 English and French and one
American have been arrested, at Mos
cow by the Bolsheviki, and 70 thrown .
into prison. Consul Pool has turned
over his affairs to. the Norwegian'
consul, reporting under date cf Aug
ust 26 that he had sent his staff and
American citisens' to Stockholm in,
fear of reprisals against the Ameri
cans and embarrassment of the plans
of the Allied military commanders if ,
the Americans remained. Pool t is
staying at Moscow in order to sup
port" his Allied colleagues and ob
serve developments.
Allies Gain in Siberia.
.Tokio, Sept . 10. It is reported
the vanguard of the Csecho-Slovak
forces, operating in 1 West Siberia
have reached piivannaya, establish
ing connection with the SemenoV con- .
tingent Three hundred German
Magyars have offered to surrender
themselves as . prisoners , of -war j to
Czecho-Oiinese troops.
Important Connection. s..-,
'VladivostokT Sept. lO.-O'irect com-
mimication with Olivannaya' has been
established by Ct echo-Slovak troops
in Siberia. . The Bolsheviki : at
Troizkazavsk have surrendered.
Teaches Teachers to
Teach at Conference
at Christian Church
The teachers of Gordon Street
Christian Sunday school were led in
conference on teacher training work
by Pr. B. W. Spilman, educational
secretary of the Southern Baptist
Convention, hi the Ebraca Class
room at the church Monday night.
The meetins was preparatory to the
inauguration of a drive in the inter
est of better teachers. A nations?
campaign is being made among the
churches represented in the National
Council of Evangelical Bodies and a
great stimulus is to be given the
very important question of prepared
teachers. Some schools in the coun
try already require those who teach
to have diplomas certifying that they
have i completed satisfactorily the
course of teacher training. . The
Gordon Street Christian Sunday
school hopes at some time in the fu
ture to reach that standard.
Dr. Spilman made a most inspiring
talk; and answered many questions ,
regarding the splendid results , of
teacher' training. - - r r
Medal for Mt Ek Here!;
Two of Them m Fact; '
They're a Brief Cocple
Bra7.ll, Ind., Sept. 10. Ed. Ek
has sucessfully defended his claim
to having the shortest name in the
world, according to the opinion of
his friends here.
A. Ek of Ashevile, N. C, laid
claim to the honors, but Ed. retali
ated with the statement that he could
call himself E. Ek, but it Is not nec
essary to adopt such a subterfuge.
A. Ek is not in conformity with the
best recognized rules of the English
language's use. "
PRICE OF
LESS THAN 26 CTS.
(By iha Unitad Preas) , .
' Washington, Sept 10. The price
of gasoline to be fixed by the Gov
ernment will be less than 25 cent
according to tha 1 'A ' ' '" "'-.
GASOLINE