North Carolina Newspapers

3 ' CCKTCGrJ) DAELX-vTEI S ONE. : V VoLXVIL J. B. SliESRILL. Editor ndTubb'iher. i;ot!ces.;.::":led -T01501E'OI These Are to Appear Before v the Exemption Board .on MondayjTuesday and Wed nesday of Next Week NAMES OF THE MEN - . V ARE GIVEN BELOW - , . y- Number of Men Secured So . ". Far on Cabarrus County's : Quota . Far Short of the Number Needed. st Saturday the local exemption board sent notices to 13(1 aadttionul men to come before It for examination ou Wednesday, Thursday nd Friday of this week.. ' -. . . . Since the numlier of tuVn secured so far ou the quota of 209 for this coun ty It still far short of the numher ' ueeded, the local board Is today eiim . moiling another additional 150 men to appear on Monday, Tuesday and Wed nesdrfy of next week. The men sum moned -nre to appear at the hours nam ed in their notices, and ten of them will lie examined each hour. They are to report at the office of the chairman of the local board. Attorney O. A. Car ver, ou the second floor of the Morris buildlifg. From there they will be di rected to the examining rooms : v The tuen notitied to appear Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of next week are as follows.: - MONDAY, AUGUST 80th. 9 p'ciock . m. -. 2lk3 Halcomb Btaton.Allon. 126 Charles Harris Fullem.' ; 1284 Henry A. Witherspoon.- . 00 John Hampton Hopkins. . 11)1 Hoy Milton Heath. , a Charles C Irby. 22W-T-TlMMnas Porter. - 2U4tP-Lee Johnson. . . 447 William Jackson Gillrs. -' 1187. Joe Johnson.. ;; i u 10 O'clock a. m. L - . : 2r!7Gradv Burleyaon. . r 1170 Troy MeCree. ' 7") John Wilson Russell. ' 2158. Raymond Clay. , t - 1J0 Robert Pharr. " ' ' 8." ira Tobias linker 2o46 John Andre TfclifleTd7rf 199 k Marvin Frank Teeter-" ' V 8 Wadeli Patterson 1023 IlcurV McNeil. ' . 11 O'clock ft. m. .. , ' Vl.i'l J. Banks Corl 1(74. Thomas Nathaniel Broad way. . ' v- ; ... .." - JoBeph Mason Johnson. ' 810 Walter D. Troutman. 1.147 Charles B. Simpson. . 2.m William Archibald. - 1311 Register M. Lowder. , 'JHlj-lyde Hooke. ' ' ' 188 8. L. Johnson. 2845 Rav jl. Dorton.' ' 1 O'clock p. m. - 2270 Joe Youmt Morrison. : , 22:Hr-:-Andre J. Foster. ' ; v 2J1H Paul Means Litaker. " .'.7 Caldwell Morns. - 109.V Ilnnteo Brevard Teeter." '175-Rav Edward Qvercash. 2147 DcWitt W. Flowe. .. ami Willis B. Huhn. - -. 278-Guv tTMillcr. 2177 Ellis C. Barbee. . 2 O'clock p. m. ' . 2131 William J. Hethcock. 1023 Boyd G. Grant . 1240 Lewis Alexander,. 2461 Lewis Gullett. . , ' S24 Marvin . Smith. .., - 21 11 Frank M. Lone. fill Milas Wilson Stancill, 1173 Hoy E. Patterson. 5.12 James Albert McGraw. , -1517 James B. Loyd. . , TUESDAY, AUGUST Slit. . 9 O'clock ft. m. . yMZtlBMe Clarence Price. 1851 Albert I. Norman. . 1924 Clyde W. Corzinc. . v 13 Shirley Alexander. 1214 Allan Campbell. -8.16 Sidnoy 8. Barringer. , s 2342 William J. Stopper. - " 2a')7 Arch:eoley. 1052 Evan Presley White. ,212 AldenoC.Dayvault. v i ' 10 O'clock . m. - M357 Raymond D. Shropshire. - 4!) Titus Ezekiel Barringer. - ', (Continued on Last Page.) r n f n , A Modern Store, in a Modern Way.- Up-to-date Merchandise! ". ; OPjENS SATURDAY SEPTEMBER Jst ;;co,'y,v,.':,;';w.;,V l.,. ;:' v.- ; i w OTIlB EXEMPTION CLAIMS - NOT ALLOWED BY BOARD. of 44 Additleaal Mea Certified Dy IWrd For Service. The-fabamia Couuty Board of Ex eiaptioa has .announced the names of the following men, called into eervlce whose rlalms for exemption -were not allowed: . pock Km, Concord, rout 2. Albert L. Troutman. Concord, route 1. . Jnulus W. Dinkliut, Concord, rfd. 4. -Hiley J..WllHaws, Kanua polls. . .' Belvln Lee Toner, Gaff Dey, 8, C. Isaac B. K Hi Its. Concord.. -Dock M. Goodnight, Concord. John G. Kerr, Davidson, rfd. 24. "Will Carpenter, Kanuapolia. ' Ixmuie Furr, Harrlsburs;, rfd. 1L ' Alleu Aabhy, Concord, Oibwoo Mill. Manoii Uoodman, Concord, rfd. 2. Victor B. Howie, Concord, route L ' Wmf Alexander, Harrisburf ronte 3. Henry X. Evans, Kauuapolla. .. Charlie Dawkuia, Concord. . . W. Burley Drey; Cabarrus. ' " Fllas D. Howell, Concord. " ,. ; Corbet t C Douahlsou, Kannapolls.' ' John F. Lfttle. Concord, ronte 7. ' Hnith J. Heudrix, Mooreavllte, rfd. 5. . Win. Lee Caudle, Charlotte. -i-Numery K. White, Kanuapolia. ' '. Frank A. Freeman, Kannapolls.' ' James B. Joyuer, Boat Mill. Itobert i. Gray, Kannapolls. Owcar W.' Litaker, Concord, route 9. Wm. F. Honeycutt, Concord, rfd. . Ernest Porter, Concord. ; Jason I Hart aelt. Concord. u"- Allen J, Horten, Harrlsburs;, rfd. 2. Bryant Ell Euiy, Stanfleld, rfd. 2.' W. J. Hartaell, Concord, Wiley T. Bailey, Kannapolls. Hubert Kirk, Concord, rfd. 1. ' ' James K. Ford, Concord, rfd. 1. William Morgan, UuiouviHe, rfd. 1. ' W. Thomas Carpenter,. Albemarle. . Walte F. Wilson, Concord. - James K. Stoguer,' Cabarrus, rfd. 1. Wm. F. Clark, Boat Mill. . Floyd Mundyt Concord, rfd. 6. - .Everett E. Harvell, Terrell, Catawba couuty. . ' . Randolph K. Smith, Boat Mill. J HE C0TT0IT MARKET. Consideration of Peace Proposal Does Not Increase Optimism as to Suc cessful Negotiation. ' f y ' (By Tk Am rtateJ Praa) ' ' 'New York. '-Ana; 15. Cotton mar. ket lost part of yesterday's ; ad vance earlv tadav.' ' Overnight nn. sidoraJion of peitce proposal didJiot seem to increase optimism reeurdinz snccesstitl negotiations. After own- inir steady at a decline of 6 tu U tHiints. active months sold about 2i to 30 points net lower during early tradint'.. . October declined to 2j.09 and January to 24.91. compared with aa.4l and 2o.a0 . yesterdnVg high CottofT iHtures opened steady Oe- lober, 25.33: December. 25.17: Janu ary ,25.89; March. 2.5.23; May, 25.35v STATE FEDEATfoN OP - laBTJr CLOSES SESSION Will Meet Next Year in Asheville. Officers Elected. .1 (Br Ttti AaaelMc4 rca) Snlisburv. Auir. 15.. The North Carolina State Federation of Labor closed, a three-dav session here this mormmr after choosine Asheville as tse 1913 convention place. Officers elected as follows: President' W. K. Shtipinsr, " Salis bury;. Vice PreRident. W. H. Bolton, Kockv Mount; secretary Treasurer, M. E. Meadows. Asheville; onranizer. . F. Barrett, of Asheville. . , - Geraun Emperor Indicted. This .comes tn a dispatch irom Meridian. Mo.i 1 "Upon te sworn testimony ot Representative W. W,- Veaable, of the Fifth comrressional district, who v. as regularly summoned tan appear before that bodv. the 'Lauderdale county grand jury returned an in dictment aeainst ' JSmperor William of Germany : charrin? robbery, ar son,' murder, plotting, bribery and conspiracv, a!J against the peace and dignity of the State of Missis sippi.' "Deputy onenff Kennedy -inform. ed the court he would fro after the Kaiser if provided with the proper papers." - . Peace Proposal in Pope 'a Own Hand. -s writing. -Br The A rimed PkmI . -Rome, Tuesday, Aue.vl4, The peace, proposal of Pope Benedict was written entirely in. his own handwrit. ine. ' The Goirnale D 'Italia savs the Papal appeal is the most impressive and most concrete ever . addressed to belligerents, . . . , One and a quarter million of wo men are stated to be engaged in men's places on British railways, .y AYAlTTEXfDF L Peace Offer Will Require An r $wcr, But It is Believed f n ;. ferests of Allies Will Re - V t quire Refusal. ' A DELICATE TASK ' FOR BELLIGERENTS Some of the London Morning ' Papers Refuse to Comment on Proposal. Will Proba bly Be Unacceptable. (Br The iimtotrf rmi) "Washington, Aug. J.5. Pope Benedic tine's peace proposals have not yet been received by the government, but Secretary tansing said -the summary as published by The Associated Press was substantially in accord with the unofficial outline be has before him. There is no change In the first im pression that the Allies certainly will reject the proposal tn its present lorm. and probably refuse to consider It at all. - There a growing probability In making clear to the world their refusal. tney win restate tneir war aims. , Declining to ulscuss the war alms of the Allies on the ground that they might change frequently, Mr. Lansing said there had -been no alteruatlous in the aims or plans of the United States since his speech at Madison Barracks. Mr. Lansing declined to say whether there had been any agreement with the Allies regarding tne alms of the war, but intimated, that all were In accord. Washington, Auif. Id". Adminis tration oihcials today awaited the of- ncial' text 'of rope Benedict's peace proposal before . tfivinir anv intima tion of the nature of the reulv to be KivenJthe. Vatican. That the peace offer will require an answer is read ily acknowledged, but it is believed interests of the Allies will -require a refusal. ' . -.'.' - -'. The' communication from Rome urutmhlv will be trausmitted to the Sta'e Department throusth the Papal delegate here, or the SpanVv or Swiss legations. The answer involves deli cate task for the belligerents, because the proposal offers a war-wearv. world Some London Papers. Kef tise to pom- London, Aus. 15: i' Some of the morninir papers refusa to comment on Pone 7s peace proposal; while those which diKcnss them editonauv Base their genesis with Austria, end indi cate .the belief that the text, when re ceived, will show them to be unac ceptable. r The JJailv News snvs that whatever reasons " hitherto have re strained the Pope irom coming" for ward as champion of pece. the lon delay has matertallv impaired the ad cantasres the Vatican oriirin possesses for disinterested intervention. 0 STIMULATE WHEAT PRODUCT NEXT YEAR Agricultural EzpSrta in Conference in Washington. Bjr Tk Aaaadatee reaa) Washiitoton. Auir. 15.-rAsrrieultur- al experts vnthered here today - tor the brat of the Airrieultnral confer nncMi to stimulate the production of wheat next year. New v xork, New Jersey, Pennsylvania. Delewnre. Maryland. Viieinia. West Yirsrinia and North Carolina were invited to narticinate in the first meetihS. : The departments have worked out a plan for directing the planting in definite areas, and hopes increase this vear's acreage at least 18 per cent. Each state will be asked to plant as large an acreaee as possible witnoiit upsettimr. ',-, " WAS TAX BILL IS AGAIN TAKEN UP Debate on Liquor and Income Tax Sections. Hope to Dispose of Bill " Before Week Enl . . ' . fBy Tktf Associate 1rcm) ' Wasbinston. .Aue. 15. The liquor and jncome tax section of the war tax bill were taken up when the Sen ate resumed debate on ' the measure today. The' latter, together with the war profits and puoiisners" tax sec tions. .are most dimcuu prooiems. Leaders nope w uispose m m Kfr the end of next week. Api proval of the soft drink, tobacco- and most of the public utility-' schedules Av (lava lienn erven. Prospects are that efforts soon are to be madej to limit debate and nx a aate ior iue final vote. COTTON CONSUMPTION ":''";. v DUBINO MONTH OP JOLT Waa Ul,m Bale For the Tear It Waa 6,801,188 Baleav 1 . - (Br Tfce.Aaaeelats Psese). ,'. .. V 1 Washington, August 15 Cotton consumption during July was 641, 4'.M runniug bales and 84,387 bales the i Census Bureau an nounced today, r'or the 12 months ending with July, consumption was 6,801,188 bales or lint, ana ootua bales of lintcrs." ;v.,' I The- new Shipping- Boar4 " doubt tet will take the hint that its bugi- tn hmld nhins and not choose no sides nil- bold a debatf, Kansas uty tw, CONCORD, N. C, WEDNESDAY, liOERIllI! :ilo!i:i They Are Reviewed By Am . bassador Page And Later By King George at Buck ingham Palace. GREAT CROWDS . LINED STREETS Meeting of Cabinet Was Ad journed to Permit the. Pre mier and Collejigues to Pay ' Their. Compliments. ' (By The AaMdata rm) London. 'Aug. 15. American troops mnrpheil thranffh London todav. Thev were reviewed by Ambassador Para and. later by King George t Bucking ham palace. Great Crowds lined .lhe streets.' deeorated with British and American .flairs. " The (Americans were cheered by. the civilians, bv soldiers nn their wav to tba front. -and bv wounded men. The (meeting of the Cabinet was in .progress at me ume. and it was adiourned to permit the Premier and his colleagues to pav their compliments to, the Americans.' 1IISTOKY OF Ol'B FLAG. Paper Read Sunday Night at Central Methodist Church By Mrs. H. 8. Williams. I . It was in Julie. 1711. that the Stars and Stripes became the official flag of the United States. Previous to this, at different times, and on different oc casions, numeroifs flags nearly seven ty, it is said,' In number bad floated over the Colonies. $ . v The Hag of the thirteen united colon ies, which was nrst raised at Wssh ingtoii's headquarters,' in Cambridge, Mass.; January, 2, 1770, had thirteen stripes, . alternate red;' and white, the union being the crosses of St. Andrew and St. George on a blue field ; and this flag, undoubtedly, carried some thing of a auggesfioii for the design of the "Stars and Stripes." In response to a request from Gen. Washington that a flag should be adopted which would enable an Ameri- committee wais appointed of which ran vnvuiM w imKiiwv rutin num. Washington was a member to take into consideration the designing of such, a flag; We all remember the story of how j this committee called on Betsy Roms, an expert needle woman of Philadelphia.- ' The design was shown her. She suggested that Washington redraw ItTSvhlch he .did. 'She also suggested (hat the stars should be five pointed. ana, taKing a piece or paper, sue ioiu ed it deftly, showed how readily live pointed stars could be made. It is said this Aug was completed iu a etngie aay. When this "flag was adopted by Con gress, : Washington said : "We take the stars from heaven, the red from our mother country," sep arating it by white stripes, thus show ing' that we have separated from her and the white stripes shall go down to posterity representing liberty." The first record we navetepf Its be ing carried in battle was September, 1777, at the Brandywine. The growth of the country gave -assurance tnat iu time, to come there would be many States too many to admit oi a star and stripe for every State, so In 1818 rvmirrMia decided that the original thir teen ; stripes should le revalued, but that a new star should lie added with the admission of each new. ' Stata orth Carolina's place ln4he flag is No. 12. this being In the second row. It is interesting to note that during fhe War of the Revolution the number of stars was 13: in the War of 1812, 15 ; in the Mexican -War, ; in the Civil War 36, and in tne spanisn- American War, a, . ; The "Stars and Stripes" is among the oldest of national banners. It is older than the nresent Union Jack: older than the French tri-color; older than the flag of Spain, and many years ol der than, the flags Si Germany and Italy. It is said that American give spe cial oromlnence to their flag. It is a national flag and belongs to the whole people, not collectively, but individual ly, and each vttizen ieeis tnat it is nia flag.;.,.- j :; It stands for American ideas and Ideals. flg . freedom ,nd Ubertr "'.(x0 quote from1 Henry Ward Beecher: "It stands for the rights of men to their own selves and to their liberties. It is a ' whole national history. It Is the constitution. It is the government.' And most of us feel and believe that It is the flag of God's own chosen peo ple. The blue means that we win stick always to our country and to the right: it is lideiity. 'ine reu means that we will be brave in duty,, even unto death : it is courage. The while means tnat we win noia only to the good, the true It ia purity. What a beautiful combination. Tnis 1 the flag that we honor; the flag we love. The very names given it indl- clft the depth of feeling we have for it "The Btar Spangled Banner" ; "Tne King of the Free"; "The Banner of Lllwrty"; "The Starry" Flag",an1l the "Stars and Stripes," and among" the best, "Old Glory. - ; The News savs a Mt. llollv man is engaged in breeding bloodhounds; that Jie recently shipped dott to-CsL lforma. Maine. Michigan and Geor gia, and bis receipts for lha beasts average ii,"yuv year, AUGUST 15, 1917. TO TAKE BEST USE , . OF SELECTED HEN War Department's Intention to Get the Maximum Ad vantage Out of Each Man's Special Qualifications. OFFICIALS ALREADY BEING BESE1GED With Requests From Already Held Men to Be Assigned to Some Particular Branch of the Army Service. . (By Tk Washington, Aug. 15j Army offi cers who will organise the national army divisions fare the task of mak ing the best possible use of the men selected for military duty by lot-;t boards. Thev will come from all walks and conditions Of life. Among tbem will be trained individuals and efficient mechanics. , It is the Wnc Department's intention to get the maximum advantage for the nation out of each man's snecial qualifica tions.' ,: : : - ,,..,, ,- Already officials are being beseiir. ed with . requests from men already held for military dutv for assignment to particular arms of the service. Little has been done In ' that regard in advance of actual mobilization but it ia hoped the wishes of many of the men can be met at the ca'iups. PKEPAEINa FAREWELL V TOR NEW YORK BOYS Before They Leave for the Training : Camp at Spartanburg. " (Br The AwwUlnl fim) ' New York, Ang. 15. Plans for the farwell .to be given the members of the National Uuard before thev leave for training - camp at Spartanbur? were being worked out. todav bv the Mothers' Committee on National lie, fense which announced A meeting would be held Sunday when complete details for the "parade and good-bye .demonstration would he decided anon. Present plans are (or a parade down t'ifth Avenue. . - ...... v CHIireSE TAKE OVEa''T AUSTSIAK MEECHANTMEN The Ships Had Been Damaged. No Resistance Offered. " tn jMMlated PrfMl Shanghai. China. ' Aug.- 15. TEree Austrian merchantmen interned by tne harbors have been taken over bv the Chinese naval forces. The ships were nndamasred nnd no resistance was of. fered. The German and Austrian ships now taken over have aggregate tonnage of 17.000. Kerensky Expects to Die Early. He Tells raendi.' London. Aog. 14. Russian circhs in Switzerland, a ; dispatch to tie Da.ilv Exnress from Geneva today says,, learn from ' Petrograd that Premier Kerenskv. in talking with personal friends concerning his healtn said-: :-. ;. : 44 1 have not long to live.-Heredity and disease have numbered my days I must hasten the work or nueraung Rnssla and do the greatst' good hefnrs I ' depart. Peace r now would make us future vassals of the Kriium-. which would be worse than being vassals of tJie Russian Kmper- . THE WHEAT MARKET. Waiting for Pfice Qovernment Will Set Under the New Conditions. (Mr Th AaaMlatc4 Pi ; rf huntrn. Alia-. 15. Interest in wheat trade todav entered aimos aluillv on guesses as to. what price the government- would .set ror trans actions under tne new- nonunions u. fore the -d of the current month when business in futures will be abol. ished. Dealings todav are almost in significant with July afr 205,' 'Take the White Car Line for the County Sunday School Convention at Mt OUvet Church. Cars stop going and coming; ZO cenis roana crip. ; Miss Edna' Harris, of Lexington., is the ra est of Mrs. Louis A: Patter son.' ' ' ' ' ' AT TEE IHEATOItpi . T0DAT " HARRY CAREY IN "SIX SHOOTER JUSTICE" : Gold Seal feature. A Western Drama of Merit - ' - WILLIAM FRANEY IN "IIS HAD TM BITFALOED" , Joker Comedy With Tneusand Laughs.. PRICE FIVE GOVERNMENT riRCH-VSE 1 Rt STABILIZE WHEAT PI rsrasatlsB of $M.M,M Ceakpaoy By reed Admlnbtralera te Take Over Entire Crmx. V ' . (By TX aiH.tit frmm Washihgton. Aug 15. The govern ment purebaaeof enough of the 1917 wheat rroo to stabilize prices - ia the United States was forecast in the formation todav of a $50,090,000 corporation bv the food, administra tion. . A ' The intention is to take over the enetire harvest if necessarv. to main tain fair prices. The corporation will make all the allied purchases .of wheat and flour, and thus will sta bilise the prices to the allies. Through the arrangement too. it hopes to se cure itself azainst anv possible loss. - The food administration will open agencies at all the principal whet terminals, carrying on transactions with usual dealers. No commissions charge will be- made except tpcover the' cost of operations. The price to be paid for wheat .will be fixed by a committee 'under grai ndivision. head ed by President Garfield, of Wil liams' College. This price, the food administration experts to see main tained in private as well as govern ment transactions. ; . '.',.-.". - TO BE MOBILIZED AT . AUNEOLA, LONG ISLAND National Guard Divisions Represent. in- 26 States. - p ' (Br Tk AaMdatc Prm AVashlngtou, D. August 10. The -National Guard divisions to go to France representing 26 states and the Districe of Columbia will "be mobilized at Mineola, Long Island at a camp named Albert L. Mills, after Brig. Gen. Mills, chief of division of militia affairs. .,' . .' . " .' At The Theatres.' The Bnrtles' Dixie Gtrle Company pretmited a new bill at The Strand last night to a packed house, and the bill was well received by tne auuience. Tonight they will present ' an entire change' of programme."""- ': ' ' ., Mary Anuersuu aliu Antouio aioreno in "The Magnlfleent Meddler," a Blue Ribbon Vitagraph feature, at The New Pastime today. . ' Harry D. Carey in a Gold Sea fea ture, "Six Shooter Justice;', a big west- rn drama, in three reels. Also "He Had 'Km Buffaloed," featuring Wm. Franey, at. The Theatorlum today. yv. Germans Ann Mexican Rebels; Aid Campaign Against V. S. Mexico City; .- Aug. 15. Government officials are sure that the Germans are supplying rebels in the southern part of Tabasco with ammunition, probably brought from Central America, it is announced. : : Local German merchants are aiding pro-German papers In pushing an anti- Americau campaign by displaying anu American posters in their windows. - Navy Crew Believed to. Have Been Taken Prisoners. , . : ; (Br The Aawwlatce Preaa) ' ' . .. Wash lnitton. Auir. 15.-The person. nel of the navv min crew believed to have been taken prisoners by the German submarine, which destroved the American stank stemaer. A,am--nana, was announced today bv the Navv Department. No soiithernere were ment'oned in the list. '.' Vatican Will Be Represented in the Court of Arbitration. . (By Tfc ImcliM riml . Hume. Ausr.i 15. The Oorriere de Italia, semi-ollicial orsan of the Vat ienn; aavs that in a court of arbltra. tion destined to avoid future conflicts. thn nnntihcal authorities will be worthv of being represented, being a truarantee of the. disinterested prc- tection jjf the interests of the people. Charlie Chaplin's ne salary is to he either $1,000,000 a-venr or a month, depending upon whether iu is drafted by the movies or the army... ENLISTED MEN!. . While yon are helping to make your country 'a history, those who. stay at home will miss you. Part-of your duty ia to have your portrait madelfor the homo folks,- aud it is only fair that your loved ones should also have their 's made for yon to carry awav with yoi. . Their portrait will cheer you, your portrait will cheer them. , "Do not pufoff for tomorrow what yoa can do today.' We are going to be busy making lota oi the "boy's" .pictures, let as make yours before the rash begins. JL CENTS i 3. . J l&f i rr " i iToni::Un.:.,L:i Dill AG."j:iv;;;isuccESSES Gen. Haig Announces That His Troops Carried the German Lines at All Points . On 4,000-Yard Front. " , FRENCH ATTACK NEAR DIXMUDE Two More Steamers of Nor way's Fast " Diminishing Fleet Have Been Sunk By Submarines. ' The' British and French returned to th- attack in. northern France and Belgium last night, and preliminary reports indicate they have won con siderable successes. The principal blow was struck bv the British on a . fmtit aKnnt A ADA var,la fmm tllA . -thwe-rn outskirts of Lens to the Bois lluira. northeast of Loos. Gen. Haig announced that his troops ear, ' ried the German nrst lines- at all . noints, and are. making' satisfactory . oB-ress. ' Hiil 70. a German strong- bold northwest of Lens, which domi- - nates the city has been stormed bv the Canadians. -..'.( Since the beginning of the attack.! on the northern end of the French-, " 'gian line, wh-rh apparently has been selected bv the British and French for their principal efforts in- the snmmer ctipaiam,' the Canadians r have been makinsr steady Progress. around Lens, driving slowlv into the : outskirts of this omportant mining ' center. New attacks on the front im mediately north of Lens, is evidently designed to close arouhdV- the city. from the north If successful, this op- eration mav compel the Germans to evacuate the town without the direct ... attack on it with the heav sacrifices such a move probably would involve. . The French attack was made near . the epast in the vicinity of Bixm"'', I'ans reports gooa progress east oi Dixmude road. ' ' lmdon also an. nounced gains bv the Entente troops northwest of Bixschoote. in the see-, tor north of Ypres. Aetive opera- ..llniiAil ah t Viav A iansa fpnnt,. The French position-between Hurte- Nse and Craonne were oomoaraeti Thoovrilv Aflrtnir thw-T-TtiBhtrHsstt-the - Germans did- not renew their ipf an-. irv aciions. wawu .ub,o such heavv losses in the . last few- weeks in their vain etiorts to expei the French from their commanding nositions. : . ? ' - ';'.'i' ' v '.'w'"'-i:.''-r ' Two more steamers of Norway's . diminishing merchant fleet have been ' sunk. Thev were the Falkland, 4. 877 tons, gross, and the Capella. 877 tons. Two men were lost on the Falk land, which was sunk m tne pioriii -fhsRiiuut-Rumanlan forces have been compelled to yield further ground on the southern Rumanian front To day's official communication from Pet- rograd reports tne occupation oy me ' enemy of a height west of Ocna, where the Austro-German forces are endeav- . oring to outflank the Rumanian army to the south. All Physically Fit Men Pat in Sir mption Claima. Salisbury, Aug. 14. Of the 123 men called for a re-examination by the exemption board of Rowan today 113 responded. The others are not counted as slackers as inev nau fs for not attendfng. Of the num. mar avaiy.. ned iod v 16 were sassed and 97 were again Wlared phvsicallv daficient. Nearl tall of the 16 were accepted under a new ruling as to weight that was not in operation dur. inir the former examination. The 111 pasacu at. . , Proverbs are pebbles of though which people gather np to throw at one another. "... ;v , , ..-..'.. - ':' W ' m W W