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it It m 1- IS": WW- HE-- .f.f.'. 'tfi;,...,. 'jit J:.,ft, mm, ' . "y txJ:iJir : YOU 4, NIP. 81. $1.50 A YEAR AND WORTH IT SALISBURY, NORTH CAROLIN ' : RIIKAY, a 9, 1918. J&4 t $10 A YEAR ANDWORTH If PRICE TWO CENTS ? fertral Crawfa Calls For All j Registrants in Class One at Once . I ' ' ' ' ' - ' - . 1 J. : ' . ' '. 1 1 : ' ' ' ANOTHER OFFENSSV BY FRANGD-B East and Southeast of Amiens the French and British Troops Launch a Thrust Against the Germans Attack is Progressing Satisfactori lyAmericans Not Likely Engaged, Although Some of These Brigaded With the French and British May Be Participating in This Latest Allied Thrust; (By Associated Press.) Paris, Augi 8. Franco-British troops at 5 o'clock this morning began an offensive in. the region southeast of Amiens, the war office announces. iThe attack is develop ing under favorable conditions. Attack Under Command Of Ha'ig. London, Aug. 8. British troopslaunched an offensive east and southeast of Amiens this morning, says a state ment from Field Marshal Haig toc&y. Early reports indicate that theattack is progressing satisfactorily, ' 5 The attack is under the commaM of Field Marshal Haig and is on a wide front, the 4ltatement adds. The troops engaged are. the British 4th army and the French 1st army, both offWhich advanced ..at dawn. , v? Washington, Aug. 8. So far as known here early to day no American divisions were involved in the Franco British thrust south and southeast of Amiens. American troops formerly in the vicinity of the Cantig ny sector where the first Am2rican attacks resulted in the capture of the town of Cantigny are understood to have been withdrawn many weeks ago. The troops who captured Cantigny have been engaged in fighting on the Ainse-Marne salient. Some American units are brigaded with British units, however, and may be participating in the new blow struck by General Foch. It is also possible that Americans are with the French 1st army. British Take Important Ground. - With the British Army in France, Aug. 8. In the of fensive on the front east of Amiens today the British have taken Hahner wood, Dodo wood and probably have pos session of the towns of Marcel Cave and La Motte-En-Santerre. The line of attack extends roughly from the neighbor hood of Morlancourt about three and a half miles south west of Albert to the Avre valley south of Moreuil. Details of the fighting are coming to the rear slowly. "Going fine" constitutes the best available information. The British launched the attack in a mist after only three minutes artillery preparation. Prisoners and Guns Taken. With the British Army in France, Aug. 8. 11 :30 a. m. The British attacked over a 12-mile front on both sides of the Somme and gained all objectives in four hours and have captured a considerable number of prisoners and guns. Advance of Three Miles Scored. London, (Picardy Battlefront) Aug. 8. According to advices received in London the French and British forces which attacked this morning in the Picardy sector ad vanced in some places to a depth of more than three miles. Many Villages Captured. London, Aug. 8. A very consider able number of villages have been captured in the Franco- British often sive and substantial progress has .been made, according- to news received here this afternoon. Many Tanks Participating. With 'the British Army in France, Aug. 8. The greatest secrecy sur rcyumded the plans for the atitack stait ed this morning. The jre!nmians iheavily bombarded the British lines but the shells were inffective. Extra large numbers of tanks ac companied tbe storming troops and cleared he way for them in the gray light of dawn and helped to overcome enemy strong points. Tanks Cross Avre Valley. With the (British Army, Aug. 8, (iRenter's Dispatch.) French and Brjtsih tanks crossed the Avre-Luce valley in the new drive this morning. The German positions just south of " -te Ancre river were heavily attack ed by the British, Thieir assault ex- BEGUN IRITISH TROOPS tended to the south where the right ' wing joins the French line. Three- quarters of an hour after the British j attadked the 'Germans the French took J ujx the battle. TJie main weight of foe allied blow was directed against ! General Von Hutier's 18thi army. Paris Again the Target. Paris, Aug. 8. There was a fur ther bombardment of Paris region by the German long range gwi today. Enemy Offers Resistance. On the French Front in France, Aug. 8. A combined attack by the British and French was begun at dawn today along the front between Albsrt and Montdidier. Satisfactory progress is being made despite strong enemy resistance. The assault began exactly at dawn on a front of between 40 and 50 kilo meters and success was scored im- mediately. The British advanced to- . r mi 1 1 i , , S wara ensy-uamy on tne soucn side- ported and the first objective obtain of the Somme east of Sailly Laurette : ed. and Marcel Cave. The French ad- J Th$ prisoners taken by the British vanced at the same time in the direc- are so numerous that they have dif ticn of Demium and Aubercourt. f iculty in handling them. German Tank Local Draft Board Gets Instruc tions to Call Out Every Man in the First Class. THESE WILL INCLUDE THE REGISTRANTS OP 1918. Presumed That Like Orders HaveJ Been Sent to Every Board Throughout the Country. The Rowan Draft Board in tbe mat ter of the Selective Service today re ee2vd official instructions from Washington to call for military ser vice at once all men in ''class one, in cluding those of the 1918 registration. It is presumed that this same order went to all draft boards throughout the country. This order will be put into effect by the local board at once and a list of the men (bo be sumimoned iimmediately will probably be ready for publication tomorrow. There are only a very few men in class one of the 1917 registrants, but , m&0k stwm mm amIai am A m r. I IN ARE CALLED there are 106 in iclass one of the men . "be good" after the war, Premier registering on June 5, 19 18, known as ! Lloyd George the other day said to a the 1918 class. j group of British manufacturers: The last call issued by the local I "Up to the present time America board for colored registrants cleaned ; has expressed no opinion upon them up class one tof these. ! and it is virtually important that the The calling cut of the full class one . policy of America and that of this of 1918 seems to indicate that a very j country shall be in complete agree large 'number "of voumr men will ero 1 ment on economic as well as other into training this month and that the overseas movement will continue as during July, if not be increased. Just what effect this call will have on the imen in classes two, three and four is not statedi These will be the only ones left to be icalled should an other call be made before the regis tration of mem from 18 to 21 and from 31 to 45, even if the proposed bill should pass. W S S ROOSEVELT GRAVE MARKED. Wooden Cross at Head of a Mound Says "Lieutenant Quentin Roose velt, Buried by Germans." With the American Army on the Vesle, Wednesday, Aug. 7. On a wooden cross at the head of a grave at the edige of the wood at Ohamery, east of Fere-en-Tardemiois, is an in scription reading: "Lieut. Quentin Roosevelt. Buried by the Germans." Around Merisel and Mereuil 4he Ger man resistance is terrific. Along the French front the artillery preparations lasted 40 minutes after which che troops left the .trenches with wonderful dash. Before eight o'clock considerable progress was re- ( Captured; and Repaired by This German tank . was captured durine the t?r k of - the recent fight- ter twelve days jwtrk under enetrty lire and brought back to the rear line. This French official photograph shows the French crew which put the tank in order. WAIT AMERICA'S POST-WAR PLA England and France Anxious for United States Adherence to Econo mic Curb They Propose Agree ment is Essential. By JUDSON C. WELLIVER (Staff Correspondent of The Globe. Copyright, 1918, by N. Y. Globe.) Washington, Aug. 7. If anybody can obtain an X-ray picture of Presi- ! dent Wilson's mind cerebrating about commercial and economic policies af ter the war, several foreign offices stand ready to pay a fancy price for it. iSpeaMng of the Paris economic con ference and its proposals for econo- , mic nressure on Germany to make it problems. An agreement among the allies means that the economic fate of the world will be in the hands o the great allied powers federated to-1 gether at present. The succession of efforts which j Great Britain has made to secure a commitment of the American govern ment to some common policy on "this matter bas been in progress for many months. Not by direct suggestion and inquiry, but through the curiously undiplomatic procedure of exchanging speeches which has become the com mon method of developing interna tional opinion and understanding dur ing the present war. Among the entente nations this has been regarded at all stages as a war of peoples engaged in a common cause. If, a question arose among the governments, it was necessary not only to effect a meeting of gov ernmental minds, but to . make sure that the various peoples were acqui escent with that agreement. Speeches as Popular "Feelers." So "it has become a recognized-practice for a statesman of one country to make a , speech, outlining a general attitude, and then wait for the pres of .his and allied ' countries to bring indication of the drift of sentiment towtrd the suggestions. If it be- cjunr apparent, presently that opinion wl Iriendly, the spokesman of other styes would presently' deliver ad dresses recording- themselves in har- This German tank was captured . .'-m I t I I . I ' J ?'j the French Playing Particularly Upon the ; J!"nenaiy state oi ,ireai an tain and America. POSSIBLE PEACE MOVE OFFICIALLY CONFIRMED Bulgaria is Employing the Old Method of Blackmailing' Her Allies for Personal Gain. (;By Associated iPress.) Athens, Aug. 8. Bulgaria is en- j gaged in a peace offensive, syncroniz- j ing wiitb the German movement in the ! same direction, according to the for- mer aninister of foreign affairs. She . 1 I i 1 ' X 1 13 tp Laying iparxiouiany upon me j friendly sentiment existing at least on J the part of Great Britain and the Uni ted States, he asserts. "The rumors of possible about-face on the part of Bulgaria have Joeen con firmed by cur minister of airiculture, who has returned from London where he went on a sfpecial mission," declar ed M. Capapanos ta an interview printed in the Messenger of that city. "Bulgaria is employing the old method of blackmailing her allies in order to obtain the largest (Clossible sections of territory of her neigWbo and to exploit internal fPhilo-BuLgar-ian illusions in America and England, a process which, has Ibeen employed, particularly of late," aserted M. Car- lapanos. W S S ANOTHER HOT WAVE ESCHEDULED Weather Man Must Have Thought the First Bir Drive Was Not Sufficient and Orders Another. (Bv the Associated Press) Washington, Aug. 8. 'Thunder showers are expected tonieht to cool the New England and Middle At lantic Coast region where the scorch ing heat wave persisted today after temporary relief last night through widely scattered wind and rain storms. - Only temporary relief is in sight, the bureau forecasters say, for an other "low" is developing over Albert and is coming eastward, threatening to send the mercury up to marks equal .to the record set yesterday and Tuesday. mony. Thus agreement was effected among rational opinions, and the pol icy snaaowea iortn m tnis manner came to have international import ance, quite as significant as agree ments reached in the old days of sec ret diplomacy through the exchange (Continued on pag vsix.) NOW BY BULGARIA TAKING OVER OF MEAT INDUSTRY COUNTRY Federal Trade Commission Recommends That President Take This Step Charged That Five Great Packing Concerns Are "Unfairly and Il legally" Using Their Offices White House Makes Public Report of the Committee. sill' : (By Associated Press.) Washington, Aug. 8. Government acquisition and con trol of all the principal stock yards, cold storage plants, warehouses, refrigerator and cattle cars was recommend ed today to President Wilson by the Federal Trade Con mission, to destroy a.monopoly which it declares Swift & Company, Armour & .Company, Morris & Company, Wil son & Company, and theCuddahy Company exercise, ,not only over the meat industries of the country but over oth er necessary food supplies. The committee's report is based tipon an exhaustive hearing conducted recently in many cities and made pub lic today through the White House. It has been in the hdnds of the President since July 5th. The charge is that the offices of the five packing compa nies "have been and are being Unfairly and illegally used'- ! to manipulate the hv stock To control prices of dressed meats and other foods ; To defraud both the producers of food and the consum ers; , - , To crush effective competition ; To secure SDecial Drivilees from railroads, stock vard ('companies, municipalities and CASUALTY LIST TODAY IS 345 Of This Number 133 Were Killed in Action and 17 Died Wounds One Died Airplane Accident. ONLY 4 NORTH CAROLINA BOYS IN THE LIST Three of These Were Members of the Army and One Was With the Marine Corps. (By Associated Press.) Washington, Aoagust 8. The army casualty list today shows: Killed in action, 131. Died of wound3, 16. Died of airplane accident, 1. Wounded severely, 62. Wounded, degree undetermined, 22. Total, 237. The following from North Carolina sre included in the list: iPrirrate Joseph L. Pearce, of Selma, died of wounds. Private Rosier Gouge, of Baikers Viille, wounded severely. Private Buy P. Rose, tof New Bern, wounded severely. Marine Casualty List. The marine list today shows: - Killed in action, 2. (Died of wounds, 1. Wounded severely, 20. Wounded, decree undetermined, 74 Wounded slightly, 1. Missing, 10. , Total, 108. Corporal Fred O. Black, of Char lotte, is .be only North Carolinian in the marine casualty list. He was .wounded severelv. w S s Writings by the former dentist of the kaippr should at least be authen tic, for t is indisputable that what he got prptiining to the kaiser he got out of his own mouth. WSS Hundreds of mothers in Sioux Falls, S. D., have petitioned the school board to regulate the entire higih school girls with, a view of curbing extrava gance in dress during wartime. - - W S ,S ; The Railwav Miil Association, an orp-anizatoin of railwav mail clerks, has onened its membersh'rv tp women. Some seem to think dihsonesty is the best paying policy . IS NOW PROPOSED markets ; to profiteer. NIITIVE FOR THE ENEMY General Foch Will Not Permit the Germans to Recuperate Prom Terrible. Beating1. BRILLIANT SUCCESS MARKS ATTACKS TODAY Germans Retired to Positions Be fore Which Rivers Offer Par ticular Protection. (By Associated Press.) British, and French troops attacked this mormmig from Albert northeast of Amiens to Montdidier on the Avre south of Amiens,' the front of attack being approximately 28 miles. Meagre reports from the field indi cate that the allies aidlvtanced to a depth of about two mriiles south of the feomime and ibave probaJbly taken the villages of Maneel Cave and La Motte EnSanterre. This new attack was launched ex actly three weeks afer Focih's. master ly cocuinter offensive against. the west sicJe of the tSoissoms-JSheims salient ;and hiad (been expected since Germans 'were driven back from the Aisne Vesle. It is not believed the alljed com manders will permit the initiative to pass to the enemy after (the stunning defeat a,dkninistered along the Marne. General Foch is known to be an of fensive figthter and it was predicted a new blow would fall ion the German lines before they could reorganize their shattered divisions behind the Vesle and the Aipne. " Germany ctins to have had knowl edge of the plans of the allied corni-mander-in-dhjef for during the last 10 days they feafye carried out three re tirements on the northern eictor of " their lines, two of these iia the Picardy salient, one ion each side along the An cre river and the other along the Avre north of Montdidier. In both cases the enemy retired to positions before 4. which the (rivers offered (particular ' protection. , was In these days of financial strew it is a genuine relief to approach; alot NO macmne ana discover that vou .jtin"- - "v"' can still buy sorcjithing for a pert - New York Tribune. . Vi- . . 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