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i ,i::;7 Cllinsive Opened this Horning at an Early
;n::TiTPrqvto3 a Success and Already Grpund has
):i "i;;:a : Gained and Progress nader-OWect Llay be to
L ;vth3 Gercons from the Submarine Bases from
Ilcluport to Zre&rugg---Italians Also are Doing
GC& Fighting.
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vs.
Associated Press.)
20. British forces
N1' n the iBeTgium front attacked the
utrrxnajv-.position at o:4u tnis morn
ing "eat of Ypres. Field Marshal
r Sirl Douglas Haig reports that sat
isfactory progress has been made by
' ::! 'rj the? British and 'that they have tak-
ensvalaable positions.
-i the' ground east of Ypres as the
, ' scene of his latest offense against the
yi; . v uerraan maicates. mat nis purpose is
;- -r to. drive the Germans from their po
v "sition on the'Sefgium coast and cut
-t-i:5.theni(.ofr- from their air and subraa
TrtvVf'''?ij;":r' tine 'bases at ZeebTugg and Nieu.
ive j-.'. ' Tnrt., vnl,w5nir fh- town tf Cltent
The -Bntish drive . is being made in
lai3irbn which- towns, according to
"rVA information the German military au-
-. ;,V1IV V tyM.T V VVVU V t W VM Oil
the
British
progress
offensive
several
U5r (civilian populati
s ;vf-hTVThmt. a-
-flhas been in
vt-voays 13, maae me pore, certain oy
'"k-i tl, Veports which-ome:. from' the 'Gtr
, j, maw, general eld taft.' The Gr;
'V1 nwni kprt tbitj.the British,' have
5 Ji.v .kVaintained a violent ii re a trainst their
1: 5,1 -w-.r
7, TpptJtJons, the bombardment at times.
Qc& reacting the, proportion xt a general
'VftV Attack;
Sx- . 1 ttW Atteriit Troops to Handle Fire
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I -j.-!-- Iiouidfir- "ana crasi attacksac 1
! y f 4 tg cordine-. to an announ.tCmentr to t- f ' As7P .he-Tront
If ft ;-4n-k. tni ifl handlfe ' r 1 .u 1. 1 tratioh paT the -Fr,ehch -
1 '.sar nfrthad' nf arf a?e. , - wester i-roiit. At J sve
v-'1' J' rt. 1 t..-.v.' u .iifi cji" the -Aishe valley to
;hingt0Tv $ept- 20.Amrieanl
v troops. In, France, re" to- be ' supplied
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jLCOr ns vWiIl have under , 'it one special
if' regiment of engaers organjedllto
handle these; fighting iiethisV
Americans - Selected 'for Decoration.
, (By Associated Press.) .
American Headquarters in) France,
- Sept. 20.-.Brigadier' General George
Duncan and Major Campbell King
are the first - Americans to be select
ed toTeceive the war crosses from
the.'Frencty 'as ta result of their activ
ity around - the Verdun offensives.
The American officers were engaged
in taking' observations at the forward
posts. liWjbether or not they will be
ipennjfcted .to accept these decorations
-or"not is: not known.
v?.,Haig'8 Offensive Proceeding.
British ' Headquaiters in Belgium
! 'and France, Sept. ,20. General Haig's
0gium battle front, is preceeding with
Sector between the Ypres-Roules
'$'!0fr railway and Hoolebeke. A bitter fight
Mvi'r progress in the neighborhood
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lbttrse.wood. If the attackers main-
f tain the position to which they have
!t i advanced In this sector they have ac-
; compliahed one of the most remark
able important achievements in
reee)3months.
Tue German infantry Is making
ers $nd eventually compelling the
Germans 'abandonment of the Belgian
coast with its valuable submarine and
aerial bases. -
From the French front today only
artillery activity is reported. The
statement covered only, last night's
operations and early reports today do
not indicate whether the FrenclKin
Flanders have joined in the renewed j
drive there.
"The battle of Meniri road," as dis
patches describe, is being fought over
muddy ground and in the face -of wick
machine gun fire from the Germans,
although the British heavy guns wiped
out countless defenses and the British
barrage was of the most effective.
The attack, howevr, made under im
proved Weather conditions instead of
during a rainstorm with the weather
constantly growing vprse as on the
previous occasion.
British and Italians Active.
Bombardment by the 'British artil
lery of the German lines in the Ypres
sector, in Flanders, continues most
jntense, but there has been no infan
try move ment in force. An attack
on a larger scale than the usual dally
raids probably is imminent. . '
- iBerlin apparently is much exercis
ed over ( the ever" . increasing - volume
Of.' shells from the British big guns;
From, thet flouthoist wood, northeast
of rYjresy to the River Lys, won? tthe
Belo-jFrenchV, border, Berlin reports,
the British fire has been destructive.
Field ; Marshal r Haig's, artiUeVy in
cjeasedy$3' volumeftpf 'shotsVio drug
fire several timesv'5
V Flanders- and 4
portion- ofi , the.
ral - points
ijorraine
the -French have made'raids- jntoSthe
German defenses. Here, too, the ex
penditure of ammunition is great, es
pecially on the Aisne front and north
east of Verdun. .
Itaians More Active.
.The Itaians have been more active
on the Trenitino front, harrassing
theenemy with raids and strong ar
tillery fire. In a forward movement
near Carzano in- the Sugana valley,
east of Trent, t(he Italians captured
200 prisoners. Autro-Hungarian at
tacks on the Bainsizza plateau con
tinue, but General Cadorna's men
have held them for no gains.
While the infantry has been virt
ually idle on the northern end of the
eastern front, the Rumanians con
tinue their offensive in the mountains
region northwest of Fokshani, Mol
davia. . Attacking the Austro-Ger-man
defenses south of Groiechti, near
Ocna, the Rumanians captured a
heights. Berlin reports that the Ru
manians, at first successful, were
driven from the positions, suffering
casualities and losing prisoners.
English Attack on Broad Front.
Berlin, Snt. 20. A formidable
drum -fire on the Flanders front early
this morning, reports the German
headquarters staff, was followedy
a strong English attack on a broad
front.
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r;Vtigation Wanted byGaDlnger
Vi (By Associate'd Press.J
NewYork, -Sept. 20. information
indicating ;Jhat Mrs Mrs. Maude -A.
King, widow of James G-King iriil
lionaire Jumberman, intended' tJiis
ward Jj. uiiit, Has. come m possession
f- Assistant 'District.' Attorney DooJ
ingt who - is gaberin evidence . here
to, aid xhe authorities of . Cabarrus
count: NortkiCarolinar in determin-
. of foul playjhen killed -by ya- pistol
-j near''j6oncordf Augtistn29tbM'
iceived,mirmat)en tnjft' theiifitrjpie
wu vvciaet Aas jaf uivnicago
'i-aSkin fiinftoif ascertain4 cfromrMfe
,M Hull,' atspfeseni sjiigrange;: till.,-
O LJ iLi-Of-Ti-v ' ; V- fner marriage . -So ' ,1
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SALISBURY PARTIES
First of Twenty Such ' Vessels Cdn
A'
NorthrlJai'olinaautliitiesWaid:
the cas JwilT notpreented to'-Jh&
grandijury hlre'utttli' after the'TQv"-' '
opened infliestat XIofteortiL ; .
Plot; Was Hatched lujNew Tort
'DUtrict .Attorney Swann jwmomicedrt ' .
last 'night; afteflrece,iviog a reporf.
from apt.JoifeXpistoUxperl of, - i?J
ihp-i Po1ifffelenartmrt.-he- vai con-v 3
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ApiT29 jthrbugh a pistol .Wound.'
The'., distrjc j.attorney-fcStated that
MnVPwJjaid-'tBiv iftjwssessionofhis office'
was .comp'rehensive,P'.and - conclusive
enoua-h1 to. conVittce ihim thatr,a con-
Bpiracyriof murder; the ""wealthy -wid-
wWch,arihtJ3iave5eenf interf erred by
VJfr.;3DooIing expects" to ""go to1 Con-
Jcrd ytompTrowVtating with .him ocu
f meht' found'in the"New,York"part-
OlliminnO II ilnil StronhJi Fen7iI5 aror of- tfeciatb'enent .td the-alliesy TestricLS - - - "
tSH rYARIlSi A NhH I11 5a.f r so!4ii:, which iRg AriWrkm, n?OT ?.r r : ; ; ;
Ul III J nUUU XnUllUI K, G-w-t ial.eijcf vpep Fortsreutral untriesVfhrbugV sfcC-atori I InTestatfo" '
nfff 1 "Maienosv-Aaresv a" e-(Ar- t -y --.e-- - .r Tr n;in;T all- Ir
f. . w " , f a, r rui u U:..fiuti i u rail , iir h. t na j irmi in ir nil i
oV was .thatched, in this city; that
this fcpitepifacyJm'voltei several per-
sons; who. -actively parti cipa ted ihat
in connectfoii "with Mrs- XKing's 4 Jl
fairs -the frames eft grand Marceny,
forgery and 'conspivacy to . perpetuate
a fraud had been committed." 1
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CHFMUCALitESOURCfiSr
OF THE ' SOUTH
New xYork,v Sept. iaThrcneni5cat
of. relations with Grman&?
i , The resolution ilow oes to he
tracted f esri1 at Alexandria 'Ship chamber , deputies;. "There, is strong
Yards Glid"es in WaterNamed feeiihg.Jfi fav.pjr of, ,its -final pas-
manon, i. compliment to Mrs. j - ,t
Charles McCanless
try.; , - . fa thcase'ofMrauMaude-A. KniPefiWy HAdvn-.trtfce atiowll "'
' . - . anud Sanofnr Hoiiur x XT , ( ExDositioii of 'Chemical.. Industries; toe-ii,:' -i'
The following from the Alexandria,
(Va.) Gazette,' telling of the launching
Washington. Surprised. Bute Gratified
by News. (
Washington", Sept. 19. News" that
; adetermined resistance to retain this
'''-igroiind and the Teutonic artil
'4 liiy is retaliating heavily against the
Brltish.hig guns. '
vToday's offensive will be known as
theV battle, of Menin Road.
ADAMSON GETS ANOTHER JOB
of the first submarine chaser at the'th Argentine senate had voted-over-
T r 1 aL . '11 1 1 m 1 ' I k . . ' -
smpyaras inere win oe oi special in- whelmingly to sever diplomatic rela
terest in Salisbury.- MrN. B. M"- tions with Germanywasrfceived in
Canless and other local parties are" .Washington tonigh with gratificav
owners of the ship yards where sub- ; tion and no little surprise.
IVArrAKU tUUALli 1
WORRIES LANSING
marine chasers-are being construct
ed. The first war vessel to glide in
to the water there was named in com
pliment to Mrs. Charles McCanleps,
wife of the son of the manager of the
plant. The Gazette article follows:
Alexandrian witnessed the laxmch-
' Officials had . recognized i that, re
cent disclosures concerning , cabler
grams sent to Berlin, by the German
minister at Buenos Aires through-the
Swedish foreign office had aggravat
ed the situation brought-about', ,by
ing of the first submarine chaseMilt ships but it had been' assniPfethat
in the shipyards of the ,Generah4piwith the' German : ministerSlipai his
building Company, .in .this ciisfffis passports, no -further .oifKir action
morning about half:past eiHf clofkM he'' taken .pending., receipt of
The boat is a handsomev;ojie"f;iri?n,. lin's -explanation '.. of :tie mes
neat looking, of ths cutter type, built isagesi' " ' " - ' ,
for speed, and a credit touts' Uild-'Ujgh;- it- is, understood, the state:
ers ' ': . '"leptmeh'is purpose in making pub-
The launchmg was made very -sat- lH'-c6i-ies.of''th. eablefirrams iws'onlv
isfactorily, the boat gliding gracefully j to ex pos.e-the. 'German' government's-
Secretary of State Much Concerned
Over Reports That Recall Was Re
sult of Reports by This Govern
jment. j Washington, Sept. 20. Concern is
manifested 'by .Secretary Lansing ov-
er' continued insinuations that the re-
can vi x'xiiiisier, vaji nappara oi ine
Netherlands 'Was due to representa
tions -made; by this government. De
nying that? such was the case Secre
tary Lansing said:
"I regret to see-the papers attrib
uting a' lack of neutrality to Mr.
Van Rappard. . He and his govern
ment were particularly circumspect
in the observance of neutrality and
the ministers conduct was altogeth
er proper.?.-
. Early this morning the British infantry-"went
over the top" on a wide
front east of Ypres and -the Flanders
offensive marched on again. The
rush wms evidently successful at the
outsets for the capture of positions
of value are reported by Sir, Douglas
Haig . during the ' forenoon and the
ptoressmadewas described as sat-
isfactorjr::''- - :L;-.:::
;The renewal of the offensive came
after a longipause in ! whWh inten
citri nvanaratitrv work had . been -car-
,riemtluhcastny; Thefigfeting
- ctiiuir-. iit aii . r
aa "toflfr up a! heavy casualty , list
- "on '::tfpd$sMtef Vhilfr . the rushing
drumfirWrOm the British guns were
admitted hthe Germans to have had
a destruciivM: effect fon their posi-
tions.''?ter..;
v 'Earlterlsvdid' not ouUine the
definite : extent .of, the, front i attack
but a clo&lslrnhed by JJerlin,
5f4 which yesterday3 leported the drum
lfire poundMlf frdmoust
wood 80mevHe-pul: -of Dw
tSinude to the 9WttM distance of
it
Father of the Railroad Eight-Hour
Law Appointed Appraiser of the
Port of New York.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Sept. 20v Represen
tative William C. Adamson, of Geor
gia, chairman of the House Inter-
State and foreign commerce commit
tee, andn father of the Railway eight
hour law, was today nominated by
President Wilson to be general ap
praiser of merchandise for the port of
New York.
Representative Adamson expects to
resign from Congress to take effect
January 1st. ' ,
Home Mission Board of the South-
' era Baptist Convention to Arrange
for Ministers at Every Canton
ment. (By Associated Press.)
Richmond, Va., Sept. 20. It waa
announced here today that" the Home
Mission Board of the Southern 'Bap
tist Convention is planning to place.
a minister in' every nrray tratning-
eamp vih the Southern States. De
tails have Hot yet been arranged, but
it is understood it is planned to place
these ministers in the camps at the
''i-ii ui- .l .L . aJiM' rtMKu' lli fonAnunatisn ana that
JturOtei- in the German line in Fland- it will be earned through.
'J.IB miles. Thiti woft d'. moicaie me
iilinain force of Hhf drif fr(was directed
v towara ikii ur 7 rann c;onrai . ww
BAPTIST MINISTERS
FOR THE CAMPS
ont into the water, on which it floated
as easily as though it had never been
anywhere else.
The new. boat was christened! "Ma
rion," in honor of the handVome. young
wife of Mr. Charles McCanless, ' son
of the manager, Mr. N: B. McCanless,
who is in .charge at the shipyards.
Mrs. McCanless, who came over' from
Washington : to be present at the
launching, expressed herself as de
lighted with. the fine appearance of the
boat ana the fact that she had been
honored by having it named after
her, Marion being her', given name,
Mrs. McCanless is a lady of charming
personality and has made frequent
trips to the shipyards to watch the .
construction of the submarine chas
ers, in which she takes much inter
est. . .
It is. expected that the six other
boats how in course of building will
be launched in rapid succession, prob
ably about. a week or.se apart. "Con
tracts for more are said to be already
in the hands, of 'the company . after
the twenty are completed that are now ,
contratced for. I
TV a KiiilHimcra orafal 1a' aaiw I
pany, m which the work of construc
tion is beinfe, carried on, as well as .the
entire1 yards, nresent a very' credita
ble, business-ake appearance and be
speak the good management in charge
of the concern. . ;
world-wide , system '? of duplij:ity and
intrigue, it is. no. seoretr that ? Argen
tine's participation' in the wjir would
J)e welcomed. . ( : . ;
Even the breakkig . off of relations
it is pointed out, woTild vhava a pow
erful effect on public opinion in all
South American' -v cojintriek, where
Hampshire; Republican leader, to send
:,. telegram to VicenPresident Thomas
R. Marshall , and read in the 'Senate,
suggesting a senatorial investigation
if ay one deems it sufficiently im
portant. Senator Galligher said he
had no knowledge of the matter but
courted an investigation if one is re
garded desirable.
Mrs. Means Party to Order.
Concord, Sept. 20. Attorney Phil
C. McDuffie, of Atlanta, Ga., counsel
for, Mrs. Anna L. Robinson, mother
of Mrs. Maude A. -King, spent several
hours here today 4n the interest,. of
his client. He went to the various
banks in Concord and read the order
signed by Judge James E. Boyd in
Federal cour-. at Greensboro Tuesday
restraining them from turning over
to Gaston B. Means any funds of the
King estate.
Mr. McDuffie stated this nyorning
that Judge Boyd at Greensboro had
made Mrs. Julia Means, wife of Gas
ton IB. Means, a party to the restrain
ing order.1
Mr. McDuffie left this afternoon
for Salisbury tc confer with Solici
tor Hayden Clement, of the 15th ju
dicial district, who is to reopen the
hearing in Concord next Monday,
A slight, change eroes into effect J nd with C B. Ambrose, special
John Purroy? Mitchell Nominated By
1 .. -Republicans.
New :Yoark Sept. 20. Mayor John
PurrOy.TMitchewon the Republican
m'ayorality, 'nomination yesterday by
a plurality of 1100 over William Ben
nett,' with'-. Only two districts,2060 yet
to. hear from.
be held in New?Yrk jduring theweke
commencing Septeiniiey-fti3c-iV ,
hibit arranged hy-thef Southern-Rai- '
way System, the Mobile & J.hioRjdlJy-
road,' and the Georgia 'Southern' r -
Florida Railway. "V ' l ;
The collection and preparation of-,"
for the schedule of northbound pas
senger trajn No. 44, now arriving
hire; at 6: 5 a. m., by which this
f brtain comes in a half hour earlier, ar
riving at 5:45 a. m.
God Save-
Men
r ,.,: -
A touching and - appropriate . inci
dent in. connection with the leaving of
the Rowan boys " fer1; the training
camp ateoJumhia.S.. C, Wednesday,
and" overlooked in ..'the report of 'the
SJime, was a prayer at the station for
t.2 boys by Rev: W.jA. Lambeth of
the First Methodist church and a short
talk hy Mr. Lambeth.
a sr.
God eoyr sple'inV44 ,: ;;
Sen J eni pais hogtri $:again-, v.
;HdS4Vp;,baen..
Makhiem vicai's: V'-l C-'
;PMient7.and chivaru-,.:
They are so dear; !toui4:';V '.J'
-S- Qod;'SAVE,.6urnif''.
God )CEEP our ; omdear; men;
From every stain ofsin, '
God KEEP purrnen.
When Satan would -allure, - ,
When teinpted KEEP them pure,
Be their : prptectiopt sure
-. God i KEEP ouf jjrien;
..Ged KOTLiD 0f precious. en, .
- And love them to the' end, .
r Godt POLD Our men. -.
.Held Jn TJiine arms so strong
. To Thee - they, all belehg. :
Held aaf. from .every wrong, '
God HOLD our men.
agent of the department of justice.
Solicitor Clement in Concord.
Concord, Sept. 19. Solicitor Hay
dent Clement spent sevral hours in
Concord this afternoon making ar
rangements for the re-opening of the
coroner's inquest into the death of
Mrs. Maude A. King.. He was ac
companied by C. B. Ambrose, of the
federal department of justice. The
inquest will be public, it was an
nounced tonight.
Mr. Clement today held a confer
ence with Mrs. J. Benton Foraker,
afterward stating to newspaper men
that she. knew nothing concerning
the death of Mrs. King so far as he
could learn. Mrs. -Foraker left to
night, for New York. She announc
ed her purpose to return for the
inquest. '""
It is understood that in -the event
the inquest runs through Tuesday,
the order for Gaston Means to ap
pear before Federal Judge James E.
Boyd at Greensboro in contempt pro
ceeding will be held in abeyance
pending the conclusion of the inquest,
One Rubber Band Is AU Safe Depos-
-. it Box HeW.
' ''New York, Sept . 19. A solitary
rubber band was the only article
fdundCin "tk -"national bank safe .deposit-box
opened here today in the
expectation that- .it . would disclose
some of the missing fortune oi Mrs.
Maud? At ing, the wealthy widow
mysteriously, shot and kilied at Con
coid, N.;C. .. . ' .' ,
The box was. opened ' today in
the presence of representatives from
the district attorney's office, the po
lice department and others. It was
the Southern's exhibit has been made
with great care, representing . the t:
work of months, and it will be of '
great educational value in placing the
South prominently to the front in
the eyes of the leading industrial
chemist . and manufacturers of the
country 'who will attend the exposition.-
. ,
The exhibit will occupy 600 square
feet of space. More than 350 speci
mens of minerals and chemicals from
the Southern states will be displayed.
Practically all the raw material avail
able for use in chemical .industries
will be shown along with the useful
manufactured products made from
them.
A striking feature of the exhibit
will be five large hand colored maps
showing respectively the distribution
of building stones, clays and cement
materials, mineral resources, devel
oped water power, with transmission
lines of all the power companies in
the South as well as the location of
undeveloped water power arid coal
areis, the distribution of forest re
sources andn the agricultural re
sources.
A reference library has been set
aside and arranged so that visitors
may have an Opportunity Of studying
the nautral resources and the oppor
tunities that exist in the South for
chemical development:
In addition to the exhibit at the '
Chemical Exposition, the Southern
andn its affiliated lines this fall are
making agricultural exhibits at 17.
other expositions and fairs through
out the North and Middle West to ex
jloit the farming possibilities of the
South in the hope of attracting new
settlers to the territory served by
these lines."
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bargain, Sewing Machine
perfect order at ' a bargain,
with all extra attachments.
Phone 720. 9-19-7-
The above advertisement was slip
ped into The Post late Wednesday
evening just as the forms were going
to press.- Before the full edition was
distributed the machine was sold and
our instructions were to "cut it out."
Post Want Ads do the work. In
many teaseV bringing return far be
yond the expected. Y "
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cago to releem i themselves iSftcC gei-
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