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BATTER DOWN
French Troops After Battering
Down ths- Back Door to Laon
DOOR 0 LAON
;in;ix;MUes of Stronghold.
, i GBWlAite' MAKING STRONG
ATTACKS ON FRENCH
;;.Sitiiati in Hungary is the Out
SSstefidin .feature ti Day's News
X4?&eWn3 the Baitle Line.
(By Assoteiated Press.)
V'vV ViTceiwSi .guns have battered down
.taec JtJack door to Laon and French
.'"tinHki r hdWWithin six miles of
- kt.t)ie German strShWKold.
" One ;forifcidal6le IxaVri er lies between
' ; itnepi and the gdai-t1ie Ailette river
, j;int from- capture heights ' the
K JfVench yun look down over this
'VJiftream.
"V -$ The Ailette liins east and west
v iiardly worthy the name of river, but
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its bed as a deeo eoree which makes
ge wnicn manes
Laon .will not be
r a graiYeSobstacle
"' captured exeet.with great sacrifice,
J i..u j6, F1"611" victory has brought
, "V r'' taptare mixch nearer.
The develADments on the battle
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iron tare cnieiiy vaiuaoie ior wie pos
-'iisibilities they open up and the same
7,c'-may'jbesaid of the. battles behind the
line of fierhtinsr. In Germany there is
,.,-V-Jnc1v talk which would curtail the
powr of the Jmperor and make the
ri f 1 1 tfifr y I cop w lis juic lu uiic yoiua-
JH' -"SfThV putting forward of these re
Jfctms tends to check the rising tide
l 'pSular discontent, but the extra
" T- ordntary measures to prevent the out
t?glde world learning anything of the
iftrcle situation maikes adequate judg-
ji-Startlin reports come from Aus
X , trfaHunarV Teeardinsr conditions in
.' r Thtnl -mnVMith.- snd avoarently
' . aries have the upper band and are
determined to crush the party of the
democracy with the same ruthlessness
as bas heretofore been the rule. There
are rumors that martial law has been
established in Bohemia and Hungary,
but the suppression of the newspapers
leaves- no line for news to reach the
outside world as to conditions in the
Austrian Empire.
The Russian riddle remains unsolv
ed but for the time being at least the
provisional authorities seem to be
safe. Reports of demoralization in
the Russian army revealed the uncom
fortable condition by a proclamation
by General Gurko, commander on the
-west'"front, ordering the soldiers to
stop fratemzing with the German
troops. General Gurko declares such
fraternizing has become a common
practice and the lull on the Russian
front has permitted the Germans to
concentrate troops against the Eng
Hsb and French.
In spite of the peaceable ending of
May Day demonstrations in Sweden
the international troubles in that
country seem to be rising rather than
ebbing. Riots and food demonstra
tions are reported from Various points
and from such partial reports as are
received the authorities are confront
ing an utjly situation.
Ballicourt, diTe'ctly on the Hinden
burg line has bean entered by British
-troops who this morning are fighting
the Germans in the town for its pos
session, giving the Germans no time
to bring up reserves from the hard
pressed front where the French are
driving for Laon by the bajckway to
that stronghold.
General Haigs troops bosran today
(to widen the breach they made m the
(Hindenburg line in Ballicourt region.
Counter attacks of extreme violence,
rapidly repeated, failed to hake the
British grip on the line here and have
not prevented them from striking
again when they were ready.
Ballicourt has been hemmed in on
all aides except on the nortb and the
Britsih have worked well to the east
of the village.- Driving fcack toward
it they fought their way into the
place, pressing .badfc the desperate re
istance of the Germans.
On the French front northeast of
Soissons the Germans have been fore- j
ed to employ fresh troops in an effort
to stem the French advance. Last
night they drove masses of men
against the line all along this front
but were unable to shake General Ne
ville's line hold upon valuable and
hard won ground on the plateau over
looking the Aillette river. Every
. where the French hold is fast mowing
down the Germans with their fire.
German Positions are Maintained.
Berlin via London, May 7. ;A11
German positions between Soissons
and Lake Soissons road and Ailles
and North of Laffaux have been main
tained, says the official statement is
sued today by German army head-
1 ANOTHER LERiC
The American ship. Rockingham,
formerly the Nebraskan, was sunk
by a German submarine. It was the
second attempt the Germany had
Debate Over Instruction to the Jury
to be Next Feature in the Celebrat
ed Virginia Case May Go to the
Jury by Thursday.
(By Associated Press.) '
Christiansburg, Va., MayJ.-r-After
having devoted practically a3T;Jof Sat
urday afternoon to mspectW!i the
home at Blacksburg of Chas. B. Yaw
ter, on trial here for the murder of
Stockton Hetii, ? the jury tdday
was prepared, o hear closing evidence.
Indications aje that the takingr jof
iestinpi nd late todayor eArly
debate over.- Tnsrtttttions'?Mameo
difference of views are expected to
develop over this phase of the trial
and probably nearly all of Tuesday
will be consumed in shaping instruc
tions to be i'crought forth and present
ed to the jury. Argument in the case
I -Mrt-f harvin nnti CATYIP T1TT1P Wd-
"3. M rt A.
case will reach the jury before Thurs
day. Tragic and sensational features of
the case have ended so far as evi-
dence is concerned. All that remains
that my rouse public interest are the
features of attorney's argument and
the verdict.
Court in Picture Theatre.
Because of the late arrival of a
train on which Judge Moffett was re
ported to be returning from his home
in Roanoke where he spent Sunday
the trial of Prof. C. E. Vawter did
not open until 11:30 o'clock this morn
ing. Immediately after court met it was
announced that the strain on the court
house from the unusual crowds
thronging it during the past week the
structure had been weakened and the
sessions were adjourned to a moving
picture theatre.
quarters staff. The Germans, it is
added, also were successful in the
Ailles 'battle. The Germans have cap
tured 726 men since Saturday. Four
teen British and French airplanes
were brought down yesterday on the
western front,
German Counter AttacK French With
out Success,
Paris, May '7. The German coun-
I ter attack, along the entire French
front and everywhere has been re
pulsed, according to an official state
ment made today. The fightinta: is
especially severe in the region of the
Chemin-desDeans and east of Sois
sons. The statement says that since
April 16th French have taken 29.000
prisoners
Eight hundred members of the
Methodist Episcopal Church and 1,300
members of the church at Perm Ar
gyl, Pa., have adopted resolutions for
war PhohiMtion.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Shoe and Mrs
J. F. Harris motored over -from Con
cord this morning and returned home
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THE BRITISH.. LOAN: . 9
Washingten,?,:May,l5J4A'rhe ,
Government has decided to Joaif .- $
Great Britain one .hundred ,jniJ-J
lion dollars; to meethef needs i
during the tttoathhof iaj.'Ai
000 was transferred by the J
treasury " department, through',
the British embassy todays
MENCE1S ENDi IN" H0SIE 1PLANE 1EF0iElDS. '
VAmiEffllll A1TACKS LONDON ' Bill EW
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AN SHIPSUNK BY GERMAN' SU B3
made on the vessel. Under the name
Nebraskan she was torpedoed when
off the Irish" coast on her way to
Early Morning Attack on the British
City Results in the Death of One
Man and the Injury of Two Persons
Small Damage is Done.
(By Associated Press.)
London, May 7. A hostile airplane
appeared over the outskirts of Lon
don early today and dropped four
bombs. One man ws xilled and one
man and one woman were injured.
Han4. to Hand Fightinff Wtth British.
London,- May 7.-The" British have
pushed their, way ,weH into the town
of Bellecouit and Ttanct
ng ir develo
Ships Sunk.
London, May 7. According to a
Central Nwvs dispatch from Copen
hagen the Norwegian foreign office
announces the sinking by a German
submarine of the steamship Capato
and Natuna. The crews were rescued.
SALISBURIANS TO
FORT OGLETHROPE.
Twelve Young Men From This City to
Go Into Officers Training Campt at
Georgia Fort Others Anxious to
Enlist.
An even dozen young Salisburians
have applied for and stood the ex
amination fcr enlistment in the war
and' will go to Fort Oglethrope, Ga.,
to the officers training camp. These
men are expecting to be ordered there
within the next few days. They are
W. Thomson, Chas. L. Coggins, Lit
tleton Hambley, Donald Clement,
Walter Carter, T. B. Marsh, Jr., Rob
ert Nicolson, H. J. Snyder, M. F.
Hatcher, M. L. Barker, L. H. Clement,
Jr., and Herbert Worth. These men
have all passed the examination and
will now go into training for positions
as officers. There are others who de
sire to go but it is learned today that
the required number .at this time has
been secured and none will be consid
ered now who are not college grad
uates and can stand a rigid examina
tion. There were others from Salis
bury who stood the examination but
were turned down.
It is said that one hundred men
were rejected at Greensboro Satur
day. The Salisbury men who passed
averaged 75 per cent higher than the
average.
TWO MEMBERS OF 4TH CO.
TO ATTEND FT. OGLETHORPE
Members Will Hand in Applications
Tonight at the Armory Captain
Murph Will be There to Give Any
Information Wanted.
Captain D. E. Murph received in
structions this morning to recommend
two men to ' go to-- the-training school
at Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga., and two men
for alternatives '.case: 'either of the
men'.fajl on the. physical-examination.
He also is", to, send to; headquarters the
military Teport. of desirable men in
ease, any-other- than those recommend
ed-are'tobewanted thesvjf necest
sarywiu be chosen at headquarters
. Captain Murph. Jias decided -tor al
low, any member of the company who
'want.; togoto'" the campto hand in
an .application and they will fJe con
sidered fcyi him nmpartially;ajid 'sent
to headquarter sCaptain Marph will
be in - the armorytonight to.' receive
any .appncationand discuss the mat
ter to any. member 'who' -A wants any
further information and receive the
applications.' ,tV-XZ ' ' '
BMABINES.
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England shortly after the -Lusitania
was sunk, . She ade 'port and was
refitted and rebuilt. ' r
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The 87th Seiiort.f the Cassis , ia. to
be Held in Faith- Rf formed CKorcli
This City, Beginning- With the Wed
nesday Evening ,; Sessions-Public is
Invited- J"1 - J '
The 87th session bf tlNorth Car
olina Classis -will begin in5 Faith Re
formed cfiurchi f hia- titiHiirednesdayi
The opening setoonl, ill be preich
ed by . the retirini,re'i 14 ttRev'L.
A.- Peelerand the' Hc y. Communion
dajv
ing the remainder of -the' VjK Spec
ial services' will be held each' night
and to all the publie i3 most cordial
ly invited. A full program will be
given later.
COMMENCEMENT IS ON
Commencement Address to Bel Deliv
ered by Congressman R. N. Page
Ball Game Between Rockwell and
New London Class Day Exer
cises Wednesday.
Albemarle, May 5. R. M. Trexler,
Superintendent of the High School of
New London, has secured the promise
of Hon. R. N. Page to deliver the
commencement address at the closing
exercises of that institution on Tues
day, May 10th at 10:30 a. m. Mr.
Page is well known in this county and
he will be heard by a large number of
admirers and friends as well as the
students and patrons of the Now Lon
don High School. The finals of this
institution will commence tomorrow,
the 6th, when the commencement ser
mon will be preached by Rev C. C
Wheeler, pastor of the First Baptist
church of Lincoln.
On Monday, the 7th at 10:30 a. m
will take place the declamation " con
test and ab all game will be pulled
off in the afternoon betjween Rpdkwell
and New London.
At 8:30 p. m. on the same day the
primary and . intermediate depart
ments will give their entertainment.
On Tuesday, the 8th at 3:30 p. m.,
the girPs contest will be given, and
at 8:30 p. m., of the same day the
musical concert will be igiven. .
Class Day Exercises will be held at
10:3O on Wednesday, .the 9th, with a
ball game between Mt. Pleasant and
New London at 3:30 m ine afternoon
At 8:30 p. m., on the 0th, a play
will be given, "A Daughter of the
Desert."
THOMAS
IS
PARDONED.
Raleigh, May 7-rThomas R.
Thomas, former cashier of the
Bank of Beaufort, who at the
March term oT Carfarett Su
perior Court, was sentenced to
j? seTye two years for lrregulan-
ri. ties in tiie conduct of, the af-
fairs" of . the Tbank. has . been
f7 pardoned by Governor Bickett.
A m The oardon was grand.Satr
- i .urday af ter " hearing RSUtions
1 in -behalf of .Thomas
not made "puplic tmtit t
1 in be celebrated. This will be fol
nxen- accoro-t ir,,-,,?,, . .AvB?' iiRtViToM
m
LONDON
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SOUGHT FOR ALUES
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First Contingent, of Ten Thousand to
Leave for Trance Next Week Lo
caf LaWr -Market to be Called on
fcr M en.
The-United' States government as
a pairt of its program in the conduct
of the war against' Germany is plan
ning all assistance possible- to the al
lies; and especially, to France, in
building,; maintaining and operating
railroads, so essential in the move
ment? of supplies, troops and all other
things needed in tbe war. To this
end the a government, through its
agents, is endeavoring to get laborers
for work on railroads in the European
countrnes warring with the United
States against Germany, and these
are bsing mobilized throughout the
country. Every section is being call
ed on to furnish this class of work
men. - .
Mr. A. 41. Boyden lias received the
following telegram from Chas. L.
Parmelce, of New York:
"Government is sending 10,000 la
borers to France for construction and
maintenance of railroads, the first lot
starting next weeK. Men enlist as
privates for the term of the war. Pay
$30 and costs. All possible labor,
DiacK and wnite needed, will you
canvass your local labor . supply and
renort to me bv wire what run h rp
it cured in your locality."
INSURANCE COMPANY
L,.. ' RECEIVER.
.O'NeR, of Ptttsbarg, Psu, to
Take Over Affairs of Pittsburg
Life,. Trpst Company.
By Associated .Press.)
Pittsburg, W. ; May 7.r-J. D.
CNcfilL insurance xsminissioner c
Pennsylvasr,aj today appointed re
ceiver for the Pittptourg ; Life Trust
Company, on petition of. special coun-
selTriamebyHepartment bf Jus-
tjcat'to inve-V.-ratfrth -affairs of the
SOTporto:r.'$al
ail persons connected with the Alleged
misappropriation of $1,900,000 of the
company's fund.
JUDGE JUSTICE LOSES A SON.
Popular Young Attorney- and Son of
, Present Judge of Rowan Superior
Court Dies at His Home in Ruth-
erfordton.
. Memfter3 of the local bar and oth
er friends here of Judge M. H. Jus
tice, who is'this week presiding over
the May term pf Rowan Superior
court, are grieved to learn that his
son, Butler A. Justice, a prominent
young attorney of Rutherfordton, died
at his home in that town Friday.
The deceased was 46 years old and
had been ill only a short time. He
is survived by a wife and three chil
dren. A brother, M. D. Justice, is a
Deputy United States Marshal in the
office of Marshal Chas. A. Webb, in
Asheville. ' The funeral service was
held in Rutherfordton Sunday and the
burial was at that place.
LOST BIG DAMAGE SUIT.
New York Parties Fail to Secure
Damages Against North German
Lloyd Steamship Now at Boston.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, May 7. New York
parties today lost in the litigation in
the Supreme court against the North
German Lloyd Kron Prinzessin Ce
cilies at Boston in which they claim
ed $2,240,000 damages ror failure of
the vessel to deliver gold bullion
worth $11,000,000, shipped to Eng
land and France just after the out
break of the war.
COMPANY CHARTERED.
East Spencer Mercantile Company
Get Authority From the State to
Do a General Mercantile Business.
(By Associated Press.)
Raleigh, May 7. The East Spen
cer Trading Company, East Spencer,
has .been chartered today Jy the .Sec
retary of State. The concern pro
poses to conduct a general mercantile
business and is chartered for. $50,000.
IDLE LANDS WANTED;
The Brotherhood Boys WantiLaadsl
for the Purpose of Working JDuT
ing the Summer. .
The Employed Brotherhood 'aside
sirous of -getting idle land for Tculti;
Vatiorr anianyojie novnas aniaie
acre" they will Jet; the young;, mea cul
tivate will do a.good thing to confer
with them. - :Any ona interested in "this
matter will see ' Mr. iW.-.g.4 Benton.
1 Already ' a number; of .plots haye been
r . . r:. i j it v-a... Vii, rt - u -n
SRC urea, anu; uie .uoys-vwui wuiiy u
ST i" t- . ji, f '
' The cArchduchessFredericfe of Aus
trii'invested' nearly $2,500,000 , in a
candle-imaking factor- near;Budapest-
-HWILL DEFEND NE7 YQK.
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general . Franklin Bell has arrived
at1 Governors . Island, New York, to
take charge ' of the Eastern Depart- i
ment, which means that in the war I
with Germany he will be called on to
defend New York, and to help raise
and train troops from that section of
the country.
ft
Grand Jury Chfcsen and Charge De
livered at the Morning Session and
Criminal Docket Taken Up Immed
iately This Docket a Light One.
The May Term of Rowag Superior
Court convened at 11:30 o'clock this
morning immediately -upon "the arriv
al of ifudge M, H. Justice? from- his
home in Rutherfordton. The selection
of the grand jury was gone" infe at
once and Judge Justice then; deliver
ed his charge to this body.: $nd St was
conclusion of
the address the criminal docket was
taken up and as it is a light one will
probably be Completed tomorrow af
ternoon. One case was disposed of
before an adjournment was. taken for
dinner, that of Burton Charles charg
ed with, retailing. The defendant
plead guilty and a fine of $25 and costs
was imposed.
The civil docket will follow the dis
position of the criminal docket, and
the court will be in session again
next week.
Grand Judy.
The following compose the grand
jury:
J. F. McKnight, foreman; Peter
Garver, M. O. Bridger, D. A. Hodge,
J. B. Goodnight, C. P. Jacobs, C. E.
Lippard, W. L. Harris, G. W. Hill,
C. F. Brawn, Lewis O. Brown, C. M.
Brown, J. L. Agner, W. J. Steele, W.
C. Ketchie, Oarmi Felker, J. B. Yost,
R. B. Glover.
OFFICERS NEW STATE BOARD.
RF. Dalton Heads the Building
Board of the State As President
and J. H. Bridgers is Secretary.
(By Associated Press.)
Raleigh, May 7. R. F. Dalton, of
Greensboro, was elected president and
J. H. Bridgers, of Henderson, secre
tary of the newly created State
Building Commission at an organiza
tion meeting'of the new body here
today.
Mr. Bridgers was appointed a mem
ber of the board by Governor Bickett
when Hugh McRae, of Wilmington,
declined to accept a place on the com
mission. It was announced that the first bus
iness meeting ot the commission
would be held in Raleigh May 16th
and that all State institutions which
contemplate the erection of build
ings be requested to present plans to
the board at that time.
"Smallest"' Railroad Tied Up By
Strike.
Chicago, May 5. A strike today
tied up the smallest railroad in the
Middle West, All five empldyees of
the Chicago, West Pullman and South
ern Railroad walked out, demanding
3 -centsjan1 hour increase in wages.
The line : is, eight. city blocks long.
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GERMAN SHIPS. ARE
; NOT, TO BE SEIZED.
' Washington,, If &j7- U -waa-
revealed in .thr ; BoiseV. jtoday ;.
thatvan; unpUbfeshed-jprotisidn
"f. mark -by .whicbi
.t West West In2iei
thei " Danish
d by-theTJnitedSaates
was
that-; German VwoUter" rwar'.,?
boundshipsin'jthe islands are.':
ROWAN SUP
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COURT
OPEM
JUSTICE PRESIDING
presentations.. ofT&w andthe dutiesl nlSsmCTTand irvfaTnW?sr.:t.,V,
of these men. At the conclusion 'Of- SUi--b -vmnb4nvKA7iijr',lh vHfeM.i - "A "
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THESTATE B
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FCR FEED LA
Secretary . Lucas Giv&3dine Egw
ures That Ought 'tdnBe Jlea4
With Great Iaterest.!
COTTON AND THE FEEDHIG
OF PEOPLE AND CATTLE
The People are Beginning to Real
ize That the South Must Grow
Its Feed.
-Raleigh, May 7. NortV Carolina's1
bill for food and feedstuffafi lastjf
exceeded the value of its cottbn ifjrop
by $20)00,000 according .to a Esti
mate by Secretory Lucas of the -State
Food Conservation Commission. Fig
uring cotton at $100 per bale; 900,000
bales would nave been required4 to
pay the; West -and other sections or
theVmeat, -breadstuff s and feedstuff s
the State ' imported. The crop pro
duction in-the State was underv700.-
000 bales. "At present prices of food
and feedstuffs," declared Mr, Lucas, . '
"the same amount of food' aid feed
staffs would cost us approximately1
$200,000,000, or 2,000,000 bales of
.cotton. If North Carolina should. -by
a mircale, produce this -amount of cot
ton and the South in proportion the
staple would sell at five or six cents -a
v pound and we would be ': worse -off
than , ever if we-ttrould tat the .ame
time neglect to raise our awn-food
and feed, it is a, certaintyhow-eyer,
that regardless of the price arid qukft-.'
tity of cotton we' raise we will not be'
able to get the, .Vast amounts of food
and feed we have heretofore import
ed because they will be requisitioned '
by the .govermnent.' -
Mr. Lucas, states that,, while a tre
milieus amount of work is yet to be
done .the: people' of the State are ts
ginni ta .realize that- real necessity
and Mot nvateria ia.hehiTiH the P'nUpi'n.
ton$ for igTeati; acreage anff produce
State are working "shoulder tb TSKonid'
er in the campaign and the' co-operation
of the business man and banker
is going to prove a very, consider
able factor in the campaign.
Mr. W. E. Borden, a (banker at
Goldsbord has issued a rather strik
ing letter to his customers and other
farmers in Wayne and adjoining
counties showing that cotton, even at
20 cents a pound, is relatively the
cheapest farm product upon the mar
ket today and is. lower in price, con
sidering the prices of other commodi
ties', than it was at a normal price of
12 cents a pound. The following
shows the contrast, which is even
greater now than it was when the let
ter was issued: N
In an average year with 12c cotton,
a $60 bale can buy:
89 bushels potatoes at 70c, or
750 pounds lard at 8c, or
22 :barrels flour at $4.50, or
375 pounds bacon at 10c, or
100 bushels corn at 60c, or
30 pairs shoes at $2.00, or
720 yards cotton goods, at 8 l-2c.
This Year with 20c cotton, a $100
bale can only buy: r0
. . bushels potatoes at $2.25, or
500 pounds lard at 20c, or
8 barrels flour at $13, or
333 pounds bacon at 30c, or
74 bushels corn at $1.50, or
20 pairs shoes ot $5.00, or
666 yards cotton goods at 15c.
"Enlarge your food crops and in
tensify their cultivation," urges Mr.
Borden. "It will not only pay you
better in dollars and cents, but in no
other way can you serve the Stars
and Stripes' and the wnole of human
ity so well."
Many merchants in every section, of
the State naive refused ;to advance
supplies and fertilizers to farmers
who persisted in planting too large a
proportion of cotton or tobacco as
compared with food and feed' crops.
In many instances bankers have fol
lowed the same course, lending ready
assistance to the farmer who is plant
ing the usual acrea'ge or more of cot
ton and tobacco. In -almost every
community in the State the bariks are
lending money in .small and large
amounts for the purchase of seed and
fertilizer for food and feed crops.
EVERY GAIN SCORED BY THE
FRENCH AT SOISSONS HELD.
Paris, May 6.--tEvery gain scored
by the French in yesterday's brilliant
advance northeast of Soissons was
maintained against numerous heavy
counter attacks last night, the war
office. -announced today. Consolida
tion of this ground "has made them
masters of most of the ridge crowned
by the Chemin des Dames along a
front of more than 18 miles.
The prisoners .taken have reached a
total of 5,800 and seven cannon have
been captured.
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