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North of the Marne the tide of German invasion is fast ebbing The fact that a general retreat in this region is going on is not ques tioned and the only question of moment remaining to be cleared lip is the location of the position at which the enemy will turn at bay. Since Saturday morning there INVAS 'f, have been important changes in t the battle line between Soissons I V Vand Rheims. Today it runs al- vi iY?''? .Chateau to Fere en Tardenois, - 't men crosstss ,tue uuraj uiu con- ,u I ?-Jt,,,v IoPmafirBheims road northwest lir1'' A ft JSheims niountain ighlt" elect to jptand on the line, of the Chircq fiVef from which heavv caninmigii oninate-ibW Part's Challons railroad alotfie Marne ! but tigs idea is now proved erron eons. ZJt appea'rs that there will be no defensive position south of the Vesle river to which the Ger mans will retire and organize a resistance to the allied pressure. The only other defensive posi tion seemingly possible is the one that follows the Aisne and Vesle rivers from Soissons to Fesme? and from that point follows the course of the Andre river toward Rheims. Burning villages along the Aisne and Vesle from Soissons to Bazoiches are reported and tend to confirm the impression that the Germans do not contemplate an organized resistance south of that . THOS. H. VANDER FORD, JR., DIES FOL- L Prominent and Well Known Young City Attorney Died Lr.wyer and This Afternoon After Operation for Appendicitis. Mr. Thomas H. Vanderford, Jr., lied at the sanatorium this afternoon at 12:45 o'clock after a desperate ill ies3 of several days, having under gone an operation the first part of 'ast week for appendicitis. Tom Vanderford, as he was famil s.rly known to a large circle of friends nd acquaintances, would' have been 12 years old in October. He was a na tive of Salisbury the second -child Df Mr. and Mrs. Tr H. Vanderford, r. He is survived by his parent md three sisters, Mrs. P. H. Meroney, Mrs. Max L. Barker and Miss Alicft Van.ierford. Also a wife and little ion survive. . Atr. Vanderford received his early iducation in the city public schools rnd later attended the University of "orth Carolina, but before competing he academic course he took up the -study of law .and completed this study it the UniVlrsity. He at once open ed an office in this city and had built jp a gtjiendid' practice. He was a " - : ft k V - i' if Sis clients. His' practice In the. county' miH6rf Twn tJaVoiV :- fViot flint " tf irnv ' -ittorney of tne Kowan oar. Aitnougn -crm? in years he was ripe in legal i experience and was well versed in all 'ots of the general assembly and ml- j of the Supreme court and not only ... t . Jt . .... . n preparing cases ana examining Wit- lesses was he one of the best but he 'ould ar-rue a case with greater force md ability than many lawyers his superior in years. Some years ago Mr. Vanderford was "hosen city attorney by the board, of ildermen of Saliabury and his ser vices in this capacity were faithful md ur.ceasing and he had been called ipon numbers of times to pass upon mportant matters and seldom were his rulinprs amiss. Noting his fitness por th-'s position he was re-elected in May last year to succeed himself as "ity attorney. , Mr. Vanderford was a man of big eart, generous, polite and sociable. LSa V nA n n.'-nlw -C 1 1 1 1.1- alisbury and throughout the county. e was one of the most cheerful per- pnages one cares to meet and his pn.sreniality and his loyalty to his ierds made him companions and as- pciates who were glad to have his ac- uamtance and friendship. To his iends he was loyal to the core and to 1 he was charitable and kind and of easing nature. Some years ago he was married to lss Vivian Ross, daughter of Mr. A. ROSS, of fill 9 rixr a-nA i-n oi I on to the wife his immediate house- ",7 Ill OUU1- old includes a little son. The funeral will take place from the oire -f Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Vander- brd, Sr., 220 North Fulton streef. Vedtiesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. tonducted by Rev. W. A. Lambeth of fte First Methodist church, and the in erment will be in Chestunt HiT emetery. orth of the Somme and took two tnes of German trenches on over mile front. The Australians also aptured 100 prisoners. This on- Jration is just to the north of Ha- fcel and" Villers Brettonneux, rhere the Australians and Ameri cans early in June won a local vic- bry over the enemy. Farther south is the line over hich the French have recently ivanced to a dominating position Slohg the Avre river, The allies hammered heavy lis morning and tne enemy re- ied in like manner and the fight-, g. shifted back and forth rongh Sergy, three miles south- st of Fere-en-Tardenois. Up to dday the Uermans had been un- . m le to force a .recrossing of the rcq. OWING OPERATION RETREATING GERMARS ARE OFFERING STIFF The French and Americans are Still Pursuing the Enemy and Slashing at his Re treating Columns Huns are Destromg Villages and are Supposed to be Retreat ing to Positions Beyond the Vesle Pviver on Rheims, Soisson Line Australians Take Position and Prisoners. (By Associated Press.) London, July 29. The German retreat is continuing all along the line and the allies are in pursuit, according to the latest reports from the Kheims salient today at noon. The Germans have succeeded in checking, but not stopping the al lied advance. The French on the north bank of the Ourcq river have secured the whole road between Rheims and DoTmans. The Germans are resisting stubbornly and burning villages as they retire. Heavy fighting is in progress to the south of Soissons in the neigh borhood of Buzency. So far the French have made no progress in - these villages v. between Soissons and Bazafehes5 AbotitiM miles to thCl iEesihe;' aagesmateate tnathe Germans are making fur- Ithai itetTooT Qnn riootrftmnor the J & villages as they retire, Since yesterday the allies have advanced two and three miles on a twenty mile front. enemy hag definitelv aban. doned the line of the Ourcq and now there seems little doubt but that he will retire to a line be yond vesle, a thirty mile line be tween Rheims and Soissons. They will probaly entrench here where it is considered they will have a good line of communication. The retreat has been orderly, this be ing shown by the fact that the al lies in pursuit have taken only 4 big guns. The .Americans who are takinjr part in this fight are pressing the Germans most vigorously. Two Lines of Trench Taken East of Dray-Corbie. London, July 29. Two lines of German trenches on a two mile front astride the Dray-Corbie rond east of Amiens have been taken by Australian troops, the war office announces this morning. In carrying out the operation the Australians toook 100 prison ers. " French and Americans Slashing at Retiring Line. "With the American Army on the Aisne-Marne front, Monday ericans in pursuit of the enemy morning, 8:30. (By the Associat- north of the Marne is reported by ed Press.) French and American , General Pershing in his commu troops are slashing vigorously at nique of yesterday received thif the stiff resistance of the German morning. iear 8Wrd today with fair pros- ; pects that before night the fall of the advance line will advance close to the river Ardre which is only a few kilometers away. The German base at Fere en Tardenois has been captured. Four Hundred Prisoners Taken During Sunray. Paris, July 29. In -the fighting on the north of the Marne Sunday 400 prisoners were captured, the war office announces There was ! no change during the night in the I general situation. Germans Resisting Very Strenu ously at Some Places. With the French Army, Mon day morning. The forward pres sure of the allies continued unin- terrupted throughout Sunday. On Saturday the progress of the al- . lies was rapid witn siignt resist- ance from the enemy, but on yes- terday the Germans everywhere RESIST developed poller andshowd that they are still Capable of strong re sistance. On the str'eeof Fere en Tarde nois heavy hand;, to hand fighting was observedvbiat the allies de veloped the ujpj)er hand and late last night fee fighting for the mas tery of the " village was in pro press. " ' '- The Geyihaq strong point is on the southeasterly side of the sa lient, but theCthe. llies are gain ing today, -:;They fare establishing themselyes ithesoiem portion of Uie towpmd havbeaten qff all efforts offee OerpiansttQ: disjadge them. a1; Teutons. XTettietDowii to ij&wi Ee- 'WithtlfffiAeTieattUrnfy or Eernf oreed "fy tWo cr'6k divisi6iis of Bavarian guards the Teutons today settled down to the hardest resistanee they have displayed against the American forces north of the Ourcq river. Allies Make Strategic Gains. London, July 29. What seem? a most valuablevstrategic result of the allies offensive against the Germans is the gain to the allies of the great Paris-Chateau Thier ry-Challon railway, by means o" which the Champagne front if best visited and served. The action may now slow dowr and stabilize for a time between Soissons and Rheims where the Germans are gathering great forces, but the fact remains that the enemy is badly beaten. Hr did not only not hold a single incl o fthe ground gained since July 15th, but within a fortnight he has been forced to abandon near ly half the ground he gained or May 27th. The question now is will the en emy settled down in the plateau j south of the Vesle or will he con I tinue his retirement to the heisrht? between the Vesle and the. Aisne Town Taken by the Allies ir Crossing the Ourcq. Washineton, July 29. Thr crossing of the Ourcq by the Am The capture by the American? . of the towns of Seringes, Et Nes- fler, Sergy and Roncheres beyond the Ourcq is reported, fith the French Army ir France, July 29th. noon. The allies pushed on beyond Fere-en- Tardenois this morning and madeJ new positions everywhere m the face of strong German resistance, j 'The village of Sercy southwest 0f Fere-en-Tardenois changed hands four times, finally remain- ine with the allies. There was an extremely heavy duel this morning north of the Ourcq. w r Hindenburg Is Dead. Amsterdam. July 28-An official communication received here from German main headquarters denied the I'KlIIL Vi.ot mimors concerning .neio .Ttrani HindenbuTe's health. ,The ommunicatQin says Hindenburg'e -health is excellent. ANCE TO THE ALLIES R. J. REYNOLDS DEAD. Pominent Winston-Salem manufac urer died at his home in Twin City ;arly in the day. WSS TRENCH HAVE REACHED NORTH BANK OF OURCQ. Tanks Take Glorious Part in the Bat tle; Either Accompany or Precede Troops. Pai'is, Juluy 28. In ther pursuit of he Germans north of the River Marne, French troops have reached he south bank of the River Ourcq, it vas announced today by the French var office. In the Champagne a number of Herman attacks were repulsed by the French. The text of the statement reads: "In the course of the night the .ench continued their progress north f the Marne. Our elements have eached the south of the River Ourccf. "On our right we approached the lormans-Rheims high road. "In the Champagne we repulsed :everal German counter attacks on our lew positions south of the Mont-3ans-Nom. "Northeast of St. Hilaire we have :ompletely maintained our lines." In a supplementary official state nent issued this afternoon the French ar office says: Since the opening of the artillery ardment on July 18 the day of the Trench counter offensive on the front etween the Aisne and the Marne, our anks have taken a glorious part in he battle. After piercing the enemy ines and enabling the infantry to en er the breach they have ceased to ac company or precede troops. Throughout the battle .the tanks lave given proof of their ability to maneuver and of their incamiparaible mdacity. The crews drove the tanks nto the hottest parts of the battle ind recoiled from no obstacles. They ittacked the centers of resistance and ;he batteries of the enemy under ter ific machine gun fire and special German cannon. Their gallantry attained the great est results. Each tank accounted for 15 or 20 German .srtachane gang. Some of the tanks charged the Ger--nan batteries, putting the guns out if action and ensuring the capture of jhe cannon and materials. The losses sustained by the Ger mans as a result of the onslaught of he tanks were very high," according x the reports of prisoners. From Tuly 18 to 23 the tanks took part ev ry day in the atack. Most of them vere in action twice and some re turned to the fight four or five times ji the same day. Some tank com- .v.....v...JcJJB06jlfifr.......".L. irvJJ. iy JjiJ Jl a i vui iiiivyiMtJ mi J. REYNOLDS S0. CONFERENCE IudAuuII MAbNAIh, LU I HtKAN oYNUU DIED EARLY TODAY After a Year's Illness Head of the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., Dies at His Country Home Near Winston Salem. (By the Associated Press) Winston-Salem, July 29. Richard Joshua Reynolds, head of the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, after a f year illness, died at his country JTiomej "Reynolds" early today, aged 68 years. .Mr. Reynolds vas one of the most ' successful business men in the South. His estate is estimated at $10,000,000 : or mere. He is survived by a wife j and f tfur children, four brothers and a ; sister. The funeral will be held Wed jnesday morning. vfefetWHeldiMWMtf Bem nsa meeting held totdixy !tfee stanking woal.tere Sn itfh munition plaints decid ed to return to work ait once. Munitions Strike is Distinctly Im proving. London, July 28. Thie ministry of munitions aneofunced tonight tihat re ports received from all.io&rts of the coutotry . indicate'. tMat ItTne sitiike sit uation in the munitions industry "has distinctly improved and itihajt a imlaj ority of :t3ie strikers' ffin all probability will return to work tomorrow." ,As a, inesult iof mass meetings in Birminighlam and West Bromwach to day it was decided by the (district com mit! tecs of the strikers' organizations that the men shouldi return to work Monday morning. A majority of the men at the Birmingtiam meeting fav ored a continutaition of itlie strike, but as a two-thirds vlote was necessary and this was mot obtainable, tjhe com mittee advised a resumption of work. : w S S PHILADELPHIA SCENE OF SERIOUS RACE RIOT. One Policeman Killed, Another Badly Wounded and Sixty cr More Persons Injured. Philadelphia, July 28- One police man was shot and killed another so badly wounded that he will probably die, and 60 other persons were injur ed, a score of them seriously, today in street fights between whites and ne groes jn the southern section of the city. More than 50 persons were placed under arerst. j The trouble started over the killing ;of a white man by a negro shortly af- ter midnight and the wounding of two others. It continued fcitermittingly from 9 o'clock in the morning until 7 o'clock tonight. At one point 200 marines aided in quelling the disturb ance. In addition to the police, more than 100 members of the home guard pa- tronea xne streets tonignn h WSS ' ITALIAN SHIP IS BLOWN TO PIECES. Bomb on Board the Ship Explodeed and Six Members of the Crew Were Killed, German Is Suspected. (By the Associated Press) Roi De Jeneiro, July 29.i The Italan steamtr Guissieppe Garabaldi, of 4000 tn3, was destroyed by an ex plosion, tvro hundred miles off the Brazilian coast. Six members of th crew were killed by the explosion and the remainder were saved by an Eng lish vessel. The officers reported that they believed the exploding bomb was placed therei by a German. ; panies fought for three full days. Drivers operated their tanks for 30 hour3 in the two day period of -July 18-19. RETURNING TO WORK Closing on Sunday of a Most In teresting and Helpful Church Conference. A SERVICE FLAG IS RAISED WITH CEREMONY, Red Cross Will Hold Suitable Ex ercises in Raising Service Flag. (By A. W. Hicks) Spencer, July 29. The Southern Conference of the North Carolina Lu theran Synod which has been in ses sion in Spencer for the .last three days came to a close Sunday night with interesting exercises. The next session will be held at Center Grovel church near Kannapolis in November; There were about 100 clerical and lay delegates in attendance from all parts of the conference domain on the south side of the main line of the Southern .. Railway and good reports were he&r4 from all charges represented jTS closing day of the confence was given "' to missions, the Women's .Missionary 1 Society of the Synod conduction- the ! confereirt.ialsermon was preached v4ryHvV,G.-::R. Pless,.and in thdftejf- , , y If noon a missionary, cantata "TheCipiu,,, , AttcQfe dT young folks "from Offfstw- J: Lutheran congregation. The program of songs and other exercises included a representation from various nations where missionary work is being done. The missionary address was by Rev. G O. Ritchie. The officers for, the enduing year elected Sunday include Miss Daisy Lingie president; Mrs: F. A. Brown vice president; Miss Ivey Efird recording secretary, and - Miss Ruth Brown treasurer. During their stay in Spencer the de legates were entertained by the peo ple of the town and the conference is said to have been s most profitable one. Rev. Floyd B. Lingle is pastor of Calvary congregation where the conference was held and has been a very busy man during the past week. Spencer Division No. 363 of the G. I. A. has raised a service flag with appropriate ceremonies. America was sung by the crowd and a solo, "Should Stars in Your Flag Turn to Gold," was rendered by Dr. F. G. Sig man. The flag was presented by Rev. W. W. Way and accepted with anpropriate remarks by Rev. Jno. S. Wood. Mrs. D. R. Faggart sang a "Song to the Flag," while a chorus rendered "We'll be waiting when the boys come home." Arrangements are being made by the Red Cross for a Service Flag in Spencer. The plan is to have elabor ate exercises from the band stand in Spencer park with patriotic addresses by several leading sneakers, music bv a band, entertainment by good local talent, and refreshments by the Red Cross ladies. It is learned that Spen cer has over 100 young men now in some branch of the army service and it is in their honor that the flag is to be unfurled. The names of all known to be in the service will be read at the gathering. W S S TODAY'S CASUALTY LIST (By Associated Press.) WasmiMSton, (Jhily 29. The' army casualty lislt shows: Killed iin action, 47. Died of wounds, 17. Died of disease, 4. Died of accidents and other causes, 11. Wtounided severely, 93. Wounded, degree unknown, 7. IMlisaing, 20. ' Total, 199. Tifoe list included two oNorth Caro lina officers, ICaptakn Jiames H. Holmes, of Hendiersonville, and Lieu teBfault J. C. Iydler, of Wibningfton, ibtf'i 'killed fib action. W S S V' One man about whose right to be considered an essential worker ii there can be no question is the coal miner. Washington- Star. '4 7f r' , ; .v ! A" .-I- It' ";S . : m ' t ft?:
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