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in TODAY'! 9 . NBWI . . . , TOO A I rd; IMBUNE j HIMillii VOLUME XVII L J. B. EHXUULL. W&im ami CONCORD, N. C, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1918. Price Five Cents. NO. 220. Twin JuLJCi Congo MllLY "in n li ItlLUl . Pin Jiii-'j ra 1! il O.IUJWH llll ji liLu to BRITISH ARE MOVING TOWARD ST. QUENTIN Field Marshal Haig Has Be gun a Closer Investment of That City. Troops Attack ing to Northeast of It WILL MEET WITH STIFF OPPOSITION In Macedonia Allied Drive Is Progressing. The Early Successes May Lead to a General Offensive There. (By Tka Auwlitai Tmmm.j Field Marshal Halg, two months from the day of the allied offensive on the Manic, haa began closer lnvoxt ment of St. Quentin. His troops are attacking northwest of the city, with the evident Intention of outflanking it to the north. The operation against this bastion of the Hlndenburg line followed the British capture of Hol non village on hljrh ground, three m;lei northwest of St. Quentin Tuesday night Holnon Is on a hill, as la Mals- seny, cupttircd lnte Saturday These . hill positions dominate the terrain north of St. Quentin and the road con necting the city with Camhral. From these favorable "Jumping off" points the British are moving toward the city. Full details of the operation Mill are lacking, but undoubtedly the British will hioet with stifT opposition. The Oermnns are on or near the Hin dtnhurg positions, and captured doeu n'onts show the enemy troops have been ordered to maintain their posl timis. To the north the Germans have been using bis guns actively against the Urltls-h lues. Tuesday evening the Oermnns attacked Moeuvres west of Car.ihral, and pressed the;Brltish back to tht western outskirts. Apparently the enemy is determined to hold his pmmid on the line between the Scarpe ami the Oise. Southwest of Met the Oermnns lnve attempted to strike back at the Americans west of the Moselle river. The American artillerymen, however, shattered the enemy effort, and drove the Germans back with losses. An attempt to attack was .made Tuesday , evening and the enemy did not follow up the repulse with any further move ment toward the American lines. In Macedonia the allied drive Is progressing Serbian and . French ' i- troops after taking the Important So- kol ridge, have pressed on nearly live miles on a front of more than 15 miles. Prisoners taken have reached 4,000 and . 30 guns also have been captured The early success of the allied troops may lead to a general offensive in this . area with the purpose of cutting off . Turkey. A movement bf this charac ter carried to completion would crush Bulgaria, free Serbia and a large part ' of the oppressed nationalities of the : Balkans. THE BRITISH- ATTACK NORTHWEST OF ST. QUENTIN Village of Holnon Has Been Captured ' by Them. (Br Tf Auotkmtl Praaa.) ..- London, Sept. J.8.--Brltlsh forces at tacked this morning northwest of St. Quentin, according to an official re port from F!eld Marshal Halg, receiv ed at the wnr office this forenoon. ,. The village ot Holnon, three miles northwest of St.. Quentin, had been captured by the British, the Field Mar shal reported ,- A Germaa attack last evening at Moeuvres under heavy artillery pro tection resulted In "the British being pushed back to the western outskirts of the village. .-. ! Unit's Men AttackGerman Positions. With' the British Armies in France, i Kept. 18 (By the Associated Press.) Field Marshal Halg's forces this morn ing attacked German positions on-a , considerable front northwest of St. Queniln. Simultaneously French troops carried out operations on the right. Successful progress was made . on both fronts. - , Red Cross Nurse Tells of Hun Cruel . - ,v ties, v Mrs. Grace, O. Townsend is a Red Cross nurse who went to the front with a contingent of the Post-Gradu ate Hospital, in New York, last Octo ber. She tells this story of her expert ' ence : "I was taking care of a wound ed soldier in a hospital 'somewhere' in , Flanders, on captured ground, when f bugle alarm sounded.- warning us of an air raid.' Being two o'clock In the afternoon, with bright weather. 1 did r not think for a moment that the Huns would have the con rage to attack a hospital deliberately.- Nevertheless took the necessary precautions and fol lowed orders in such cases, when sud denly I. heard a terrific crash. That was the first bomb. Soon after another one burst within a few feet from where I was standing. I was buried under -, the debris and wounded by shrapnel an over my body. I preferred to suf- - fer In silence .rather than ask for aid. . because I knew .they would rescue us as quick as It was 'possible." - House Adopts Plan ef New War Rev f' enue WSL - -, - Wt The AasocUo4 mMk '' ;.. Washington, Sept 1ST With lesB . than an hour's discussion and with out amendment .the House today adopt ed the general plans and rates in th war revenue bill for taxation of war -anil excess ttftz profits estimated to yield 3,zoo,ooo,ooo in revenue.; J( At the meeting . of the congregation vt the First Lutheran church yester- v morning a call was extended to . H. A. Khenk, of Baltimore, Jd, THE CASUALTY LIST. t - - lT Tk Aaaaaiotaf Plw) Washington, Sept IA Too follaw ltif earoaltiea are reported by th coa aandlng general of th American ex peditionary farces : SECTION NO. ONE. 'Killed In actios ST. Mining hi actios IX Wounded severely 74. Died of wounds 14. Wounded, degree undetermined A Died of disease 1. j 'Wounded slightly 1. Total 147. Following Carolina men are named Wounded severely: Sgt Eddie Mc- Qhee. RFD A Raleigh. N. C. i Sgt Kel ile M. Robinson, Bryaon City. N. C: Sgt Thomas L. gettlemyer. RFD 1. Bridgewater, N. C : Private George E. Cannon, Edgmont, N. C SECTION NO. TWO. Killed In action 87. Missing In action 7. Wounded severely 71. Died from wounds 11. Total 129. Following Carolina men are named Killed in action: Corp. Claude C Cash, Mt. Holly, N. C. Wounded severely: Private George F. Biackman, Heath Springs, 8. C; Private Malcolm MacGllvary Murray, Burlington; N. C. Marine Corp Casualties. Summary of casualties to date: Officers : Deaths 37; wounded 64 missing 1; total officer 102. Enlisted men, Deaths 019 ; wounded ,025 ; In hands of enemy 11 : missing 151 : total enlisted men 3,006 ; total officers and enlisted men 3,108. The following casualties are report ed by the commanding general of the American expeditionary forces (In cluded In above total) : Killed In action 3. Died of wounds received In action A Wpunded in action (severely) 6. Missing in action 10, Total 22. Missing in action: Private Marvin , Poythress, Chapel Hill, N. C. SERVICE FLAG PRESENTATION. Forest H1U Camp W. O. W. To Pre- sent Service Flag at Their Hall on Thursday Night. The Forest Hill Camp No 404 W.0. W. will give a patriotic rally Thursday evening, Sepremlier 19th at 8 o'clock at the W. O. W. hall over Widenhouse's store tu behalf of the members of the Camp who are now In the service. Everybody Is cordially invited to bt present A special invitation has been sent to the parents of the boys who have gone. (he following Is the pro gram for the exercise: . Prayer Rev. S. W. Bennett Address of Welcome Rev. Charles H. Day. -' Response T. M. Widenhouse Music by hand Presentation of Flag Mr. J. B. Rob ertson - ....... Affn W On. -i--a--- wan uai icur. . Address Hon, H. 8. Williams. Song by the Craft "God Be With You Till We Meet Again." Benediction Rev. Mr. Bennett. HUGE WAR WORK PROGRAMME Punned by the Army General Staff for the Next Eight Months. (By The Moeiat4 rim.) Philadelphia, Sept 18. A huge war work program has been planned by tht Army General Staff for the next eight months. . "The War Department definitely plans to produce twice as much mater ial from now until next June as it has produced since the beginning ot the war," was the-statement made here by John C. Jones, director of produc tion in this district In explaining that production in Philadelphia and vicinity wu not oe cut ' - Mr. Jones said all of the-plants will be kept running at capacity and thai the order of the General Staff of the army that contracts awarded here and In fifty-nine other cities were to be kept at a minimum was really mennt to prevent the breaking down of the program of producing an overwhelm ing amount of war material during the next eight months. " : Urge Children to Invest in War Sav- Ings stamps. Atlanta, . Sept. lS.-'-Strong encour agement to children to aid in winning the. war is being, given -by the financial institutions of Atlanta,, notably the Fourth National Bank, which Is send lug out some exceedingly attractive and stimulating literature on the sub ject, urging the children to save and Invest in War Savings Stamps, Depo its In Atlanta banks, as well as clear ings,, continue to surpass alL previous records, showing that prosperity is at btsh' tide, and showing also .that 4he people are doing their patrotie dntv In wlunine the war by Investing In Liberty-; Bonds , and .'.War ' Saving Stamps through , systematic deposits nnu Faviuicn urcuuiiui. iw j?tiurm tional Bank, for example, shows de posits of $10,164,836.88 on August 81, 1018, which Is a gain of 27.26 per cent over the deposits of $11,603,008.03 on August 31,1917. The deposits in this hank on September 10, 1018, were $17, 135,100.88. , ' , - , Hun Gas Expert .Sees Allies Winning With America. : " London, Sept 18. One of the lead Ing German gas experts has been cap tured by the Americans,-- according to word from the St. Mlhiel front. Be was arranging, a gas projector when Tiaonea. '- -v-t. ' -r , j. ,T v;.., One of his first declarations after being made a prisoner was: ; - "With America the Entente is bound to win." v ,c v: -v 0:. Vv-i-.,;i: - Soon after the oomneneement of the war ex-Empress Eugenie st off a wing of her magnificent house at Farnbo rough, EnglandLfor wounded officers; and they could hardly be in better quarters, for the mansion is surround ed by a great park with six acres of lawn, and pleasure gardens. , i' . I., I,' i i. i, ii - . - Women employed In the operation of street ears in the Stat of Washington are prohibited, JfrOD) tyorkt-if after 0 CUT OFF TURKS FROM 'AMERICAH SOLDIERS T To Crush Bulgaria, Free Ser bia, Roumania and the Ju- go-Slavs, Are Objects of Campaign in Macedonia. THE SERBIANS ARE FIGHTING GALLANTLY Bulgarians Are Already Hav ing Troubles Among Them selves and Also With Ger many and Austria. , (By The Aaaoetatl Pnu) Waahbjgton, Sept 18. It has beeu hinted in military circles for some months that this autumn would see major operations on the Macedonian front, and from the news of the past Lfew days It appears that It has been Degun. wnue it is not possinie to give the number of men intended to par ticipate In this movement ' its object Is clear ; to cut off Turkey from the other central powers, to crush Bul garia, and to free Serbia. Roumanji and be Jugo-Slars of southern Aus tria. It Is no surprise to the allies to know that the Serbs are fighting gallantlv for they are at last near their homes and are fighting for restoration of their native land. Bulgarians are al ready having trouble among themselves and with Germany and Austria. In some quarters it la believed that when they see the fortunes of war are mov ing against them they may desert their allies end sue for a separate peace, trying to save as much of their ac quired territory as they can. BIG ADVANCE ON THE MACEDONIAN FRONT Allies Go Forward 4 1-2 Miles and Take 4,000 Prisoners. (By Tk Aaaoelatca Prasi Paris, Sept. 18. The allied forces on the Macedonian front hnve penetra ted to a depth of nearly four and a half miles on a front of fifteen and a half miles and -have captured 4.000 prison ers according to an official statement issued tonight by the war office. EXPECT ANOTHER . PEACE DEMONSTRATION Un. Berlin When- the- Reichstag Meets On November S. - - (My Tb Aaauelated rrtMl London, Sept 18. It Is rumored in Berlin that when the relchstag niei-t.s there wUl be another peace demonstra tion simlilar to that of July, 11)17, ac cording to an Amsterdam disputcu. it s sam taut the terms of a peace reso lution being drafted by the majority leaders are In consultation with the im perial chancellor. The relchstag win convene November 5. SELECTED AS AMBASSADOR TO GREAT BRITAIN John W. Davis, of West Virginia, Will (succeed Waiter H. Page. tf in Mi;iml tMn.j Washington, Sept. 18. John W. Davis, of West Virginia, now. solicited general of the United States, has been selected by. President Wilson to suc ceed Walter Hines Page, as ambassu- lor to Ureat Britain. The announcement of Mr. Davis' se lection today disclosed that he had arrived safely in Switzerland .when he is to head the American delegation at the Berne coufevence between Amr ican and German missions on the treat ment and exchange of prisoners of war. Protests Against Ejection of Camp , . Pastors.. Atlanta. Sept. 18.- "Have We Beeu Deceived?", was the subject last night ot ;a sermon by Dr. J. W. Ham, pastor Jt the Baptlsh Tabernacle of Atlanta, on the ejection of protestant camp pastors : from the military training camps. In the course of the sermon Dr. Ham laid the blame for this ortier, is sued by the third assistant secretary of; war,-, on a committee ' -composed partly of Catholic priest, a Jew and an; Episcopal bishop, who recommended that protestant camp pastors be eject ed" and gave, what he claimed to be a number of 'inside facts from the War Department" The ejection ol the camp pastors has been made "the subject of Wrong protests by a -number 'or At lanta ministers. The Man Who Won't Save Gas. Monroe Journal. , Let those who will cut out the gas, the joy . ride for me. The boys in France may take their chance to get their grub o'er sea. The Sunday ride It is my pride to raise the dust that day. m take my git and bit the grit and run her when I please. I saved some sugar, meat and wheat,- because they screwed em down, but gas i n burn unless they turn and put the lid on that; I'm free, half white; and 21. and got to ride or bust. Let those obey without delay who. like their country's call, but I'll ride on and burn the gas and never stop at all. no sis sy man, old Uncle 8am. you'll flul this gent to, beS'i':-z-y;::i, ':' Among the thousands of suggestions received by the? Inventions Beard of the British. Wa. Office -was one from a ."crank," who suggested that all the birds should beconscribed. The writer' f plan was to train .cormorants to fly to Essen and pick the mortar from Krupp's walls until. they crumbltd in dust ..v:.,. :-,; ;'. ...v--;v....-i.-i: Tea thousand woman art , fining c!!rnl positions In the offices of thr SEE THROUGH TRICK Officers and Men Alike Ex pressed the Belief That None of Allied Govern ments Will Be Caught. KAISER CAN'T PUT IT OVER, THEY SAY The News of President Wil son's Answer Caused i Feeling of Relief Among the Men of All Rank. tBy Tha AMoclate Prui With the American Army in France, Sept. 18 (By the Associated Press). From the manner in which the Amer ican army received news of President Wilson's reply to the Austro-Hungarian K-Hce note. Its attitude might be characterized as one nf grim approval. The report of the Austrian suggest ion that a peace conference be held circulated rapidly yesterday from headquarters far in the rear. to the front line trenches, mid the officers and men ulike expressed the belief that none of the allied governments, certainly not theirs, would yield to what they regarded us a trick of the Central Powers to giiin time. As the news of President Wilson's brief answer moved steadily forward to outposts, there was a feeling of re lief among the officers of hlfih rank, and an - air of satisfaction among the en listed men The attitude of the sol diers, often repeated was: "Sure, he voi t. The Kaiser can t put over liny tiling like that on him." Whatever the motive behind the eu- emv move there 18 no doubt that tne American soldier would be disappoint ed if peace were made at the present unless it were based virtually on un conditional surrender. PERSHING SAV8 HE WnX GIVE MORE OF SAME MEDICINE Wires Lloyd George That This Will Be the Endeavor of the American Sol diers. (By The Associated Fre.) London, Sept. 18. In reply to -the message sent by Premier Lloyd Feorge to General Pershing congratulating him on th Aiuericeu victory ..in Lor raiiie i - AvUlik - premier Trimt the news -on his sick bed declared It was "be(ter anil infinitely more pala table than any physic" the American commander has sent the following tele gram : ''Your congratulations are deeply ap preciated. It shtill be the endeavor of the American army to supply you with occasional doses of the same medicine from now till the final victory has been attained. I trust this will find you ful ly recovered from your illness." THOMAS BROWN SAYS HE IS INNOCENT OF SHOOTING GIRL Muzzle of Revolver Was Pressed Close to Her Body and Bullet Passed Through Her Heart Peterszurg Va., Sept. 18. Although protesting his innocence and asserting the victim shot herself, Thomas Brown, about 23 years old, formerly of Buena Vista, Va., who was captured y the military police In Camp Lee last eve ning, lias been landed In the Petersburg jail, nnder suspicion of having mur dered Mary Crowiler, aged 18 years, the. previous night in an automobile. Police believe lirown did the shoot ing while he and Miss Crowder were In the rear of a jitney automobile, in vestiiration having shown .that the muzzle of - the revolver was pressed close to the girl's body and the bullet nassed through her heart, her death occurring a few minutes later In the office of Dr. C. P. Jones. TO INVESTIGATE THE ; . COTTON SITUATION Committee' To Be Appointed Within , the Next Day or Two. - (By Tk Aoclle4 Ftml Washington. Sent. 18. A committee to investigate the cotton situation with the possibility of fixing prices will be appointed within the next day or two it was stated-today at the War Indus tries Board. -With the appointment of the committee there probably will come a statement (from tnw rresraeni iur ther clarifying the situation over which Sonthern members ol .umgresB are greatly exercised. i ' THE GERMANS LAUNCH A "VIOLENT COUNTER ATTACK It Was ITiwuccesKfuL and the French Maintained Their Gains. ' (By Tfc AsiocUtea nw. '". Paris. Sent. 18. German troops last nlcht launched violent counter attacks against the French positions on the plateau northeast of Sancy v, seven miles northeast or jsoissons, xne French war office statement Issued to day sa.vs the German attacks were un mccessful and that the French troops maintained their gains.- . r Cardinal John. Farley ; Dead. ; Mamaroneck. ,N.. Y- Sept. I7.-Car dlhai John M... Farley, archbishop of New York, died at his country borne irere: tonight The aged prelate bad been sinking rapidly since ne sutrereu a relaspe last. Saturday following par- Mai .recovery from an attacis or pneu monlr. , When members and others came out of the. Second Presbyterian ohureh of Charlotte Sunday nlcht, they found eliaiM in large letters oo their auto EARLY, THE LEPER, ,N. C. Is at the Home of His Broth en, a Shoemaker in That Town! Escaped from Pris on in Washington Monday. HE ARRIVED AT TRYON TUESDAY His Relatives Will Resist Ef- forts To Remove Him.- His Presence Causes Much Apprehension in Tryon. (By Tk IwdaM Pra Tryon, N..C, Sept 18. John It. Earley, the leper who escaped from his prison in Washington Monday, came to the home of his brother, James Earley. a shoemaker, and today was under sur veillance of local health authorities pending disposition of his case. Earley arrived here Tuesday evening. Karley s father and mother are with him and while they promised local au thorities he would not le allowed to leave the house, they asserted that they would resist efforts to remove him, saying there was no authority under which he could be returned to Washington. Earley was not placed un der guard, officials depending on the family keeping him in the house. Mean time Washington officials were advised of his presence. Earley escaped some years ago anil spent some days In a Washington hotel liefore he was discovered. This time he apparently made his way directly home, and on his arrival he wore the same gray cap and suit in which he left Washington He remained close Indoors today, and It was reported that the excitement of the trip had m:iile him ill. The presence of the leper lias caused mnch apprehension among Tryon peo pie. MAY GO TO COLLEGE AND RECEIVE PAV OF PRIVATE Ruling Made on Much Mooted Question Graham of N. C. University. Charlotte Observer. J. M. Matthews, of Charlotte, Meck lenburg county superintendent of edu cation, has ' received many inquiries recently in regard to boys of IS yeiirs who registered in the draft on Sap tember 12 In regard to their status and rights to continue their studies at schools or colleges nnd at the same lime receive the pay of a private in the United States army after !,e tins been Inducted into the servoice. in re gird to this, Mr. Matthews received the following letter from Edward K Graham, president of the University of North Carolina, which was made pub lic yesterday. Any able bodied boy registered In the present drrft. no matter what hlK age, If prepared for college, m-iy enter the college of his choice and be induct ed into the service as a private, and thereupon receive a private's pay. Ell- ible young men 18 and over, regis tered In the draft of September 12, will probably be allowed to remain in college training until May or Julie. Young men of Id will probably remain for two puarters of 12 weeks each and young men of 220, for one quarter. These are estimates." J. A. Taylor, of Wilmington, sent word that students , who expect to be inducted into student army training corps will simply proceed to their col le-;e after registering For young men tn tne draft who are not physically fit and therefore not eligible for the military training vocational course has been arranged. Hints That Bolshevik! Will Seek Alli ance With Other Powers. Amsterdam, Sept. 16. Hints that the bolshevik! government of Russia may seek alliance with other pi of era are contained In a note addressed to the people's commissaries and Soviets by Nikolai Lenlne, the bolshevik re nder, pointed in the Pravda of Pel ro- grad and republished In the Lok il n zelger .of Berlin. The note rend;: "The position on the Czecho-Slov:ik front is becoming more dangerous d uly. We are dally becoming increasingly aware that alone we are powerless. For toe soviet government there Is only one way out namely, to conclude a de fensive and offnesive alliance with an other power. - - , - - - - i "in order to save the power of the workers and peasants, we must not even recoil -from an alliance' with the imperialists." Young Woman Burned to Death Near v--". V; Gastonla.'.-.. Gastonla, Sept. 17. Miss Verdie Carpenter, of the Mutual mill section. west or tne city, died at. 8 o'clock last night at her home, from bums which she sustained before noon. Miss Car penter was turning some trash in the yard - at her home when her dress caught fire. When ' she , first ,bccame iware.of the fact, in her fright at the prospect of a. tralgc death, she ran the flames thus being fanned, into greater activity. Persons ne'arby ran to her and Wrapped her In bed cloth ing, thus extinguishing the flames. She .was so badly burned, however that there wan' no hope fir-her re covery. Her body was horribly burned from her feet to her head. . When th National Conference of Women meets in London next month this first resolution to be submitted wil demand that the Government should immediately pass a bill enabling women to be elected to the House of Commons and that th law-should tie so amended to give votw otihort rsldentla'd ansl'fieation tq ajl Mwn ufld, fjfn ESSENTIAL INDUSTRIES. Those Not Enrced in Thna Wl Stte io mange Thtir Ortupatl The 1-ocal Community Board of the tolled Stalea Public Service Reserve. of the Department of Labor held meeting on Tuesday In the City Hall ai wnicn Mr. Max t Payne, district organiser, was present. He delivered a talk to those present instructing the members In their duties. Many neoole. he said, are not working In essential Industries, and these will have to make a change in their occupation, getting into essential work, for the non-essen tlals will be listed in the course of a week or so, and everything must get on a Oasis or working only the essen tial things. Mr L. Archey Fisher baa been ap pointed county Director, with Messrs. T. H. Webb and John Howard to as sist Then, too, there is a member from each township in the county, as fol lows : No. 1 Sam W. Pharr. No. 2 K. V. Caldwell. No. 3 W. B. Morrison. No 4 G. w. Lee and D. B. Castor. No S R F. Cllne. No. 6 John A. Suther. No. 7 Geo. W. Dry. No. 8 Lee Foil and E. E. Wingard. No. H John L. Petrea. No. 10 Sam Black. No. 11 J A. Winecoff. Ward No 2 S M. Barr. TO PERMIT DRAFT MEN TO GO INTO NAVY AND MARINE Also Provision For Men To Be Assign ed of Voluntary Induction Do Not Sulllre. (By The Aaaoclated Prw.) Washington, Sept. 18. Provost Mar shal General Crowder today announced orders to local draft boards which will permit the voluntary induction of draft registrants into the Navy and Murine Corps and provide for draft of men to be assigned to these services if voluntary inductions do not suffice to fill the demands. Calls for men for the navy will go out before the end of this mouth, anil Marine Corps contingents will be called within a few weeks. After a call had been issued, marine anil navy recruiting officers may ask for voluntary induction of nwn to fill the call. If the total is not obtained by that method the boards will order sufficient men forward tomake up the quota. Men will -be mobilized and transport ed in t lie same manner as those of the national army Men responding either to induction or call method will lie counted upon state quota as having lieen furnished for the nation s military needs. WANT INCREASE IN RATE ON. COTTON PRODUCTS Increases Ranging from '2 1-J to 20 1-2 Cents Wanted From Albemarle and Charlotte. - (By Tbc AMoelated Preaa) Washington, Sept. 18. Increases ranging, from 2 1-2 to 20 1-2 cents a hundred pounds ou cotton fuctliry pro ducts from Albemarle and Charlotte and other points in North Carolina and Virginia, tuking the same rate to Sel dalia, Missouri, are sought by car riers not under Federal control oper ating that district in a peiltion filed with the Interstate Commerce Com mission today. The order quoting sections of the manpower law which make the term military . service include Navy and Marine Corps, announced that separate calls hereafter would be issued to get men for all divisions of the service. State quotas will be nlloted to fill Marine and naval requirements. FOR SYSTEM OF DEEP SEA LEVEL CANALS Extending From Massachusetts to the South Atlantic Mates. By The Associated lrcaal Washington. Sept. 18. A system of government owned deep sea level can als, extending from Massachusetts to the South Atlantic States, was recom mended in a report submitted to the Senate today by Secretary lledfield In response to a resolution adopted lust July. Secretary Redfield says these canals would provide the only connections needed to make practically continua tion of deep intra coastal waterways from Boston to Norfolk, w ex tensions of lesser but yet aVSilable depths to Beaufort, North Carolina, sind through the New York State barge canal to the Great Lakes. Notice From Loral Exemption Board. All men who were 1!) years old nnd not .vet 37 years old on September 12th 1018, the day of registration, will be maiFcd a Questionnaire Thursday, September 19th, 1018. All persons be tween the ages of 10 and 36, both In clusive, must see that they receive their Qnestionnalre not later than September 21st 1018. If you do not get your Questionnaire through the mail you should call at the office of the Iiocal Board on Monday, Septem ber 23rd. 1018. . Under and by virtue of orders from the War Department and at a joint meeting of the Local Board and the Legal Advisory Board, It was aecio ed that no fees shall be charged for service- rendered registrants in filling out their Questionnaires. No fees will be allowed for affidavits in any case. Justices of the Peace and Notaries Public take warning It will be unlaw ful for you to charge or receive'-any fee for taking an affidavit or filling out ft Questionnaire. . , , , LOCAL BOARD. ' : , V . -V LOCAL ADVISORY BOARD. i i,e' Theatres.r'A',''1 Corinne Griffith at the New Pastime today In a Vltngraph Blue Ribbon fea ure. "The Clutch of. Circumstance. mis Is a powerful drama of the shad wed path of sacrifice' that, led a wo nan Into the Bunlit highway of love. 4 It's a Bluebird tit the New, Piedmont "wlay, 'The City of Tears," featuring he beautiful Carmel Myers. This Is ' eotu&nce .of a lit waded chorus c!rl. Towuriow. Swiilft Lot n "A Jl"!f- II "-- liorM MU E I German Infantry Attempted To Attack the American Lines West of the Moselle ' Last Tuesday Evening. BIG GUNS THREW S. TERRIFIC BARRAGE And as a Result There Were No Further Movements by the Enemy. No Living Germans Seen in Region. (By The imrWH4 Praaa.) With the American Army in Lor- mine, Sept 18. 2:30 p. m. German infantry attempted to attack the Amer ican lines west of the Moselle Tues day evening, but the enemy troops were driven back by the fire of the Amer ican artillery. When observers reported that a slight line of German Infantry was approach ing, the American guns threw a terrific barrage into that area. There was no further movements by the enemy. Observers reported this morning that thre were no living Germans in the rglon where they were fighting last night. Quite a number of dead, how ever, were seen. Germans Could Not Find Their Tar gets. With the American Army in Lor raine, 2 p. m. Sept. 18. Cerman avia tion machine gunners and bombers attacked what they supposed to be the American positions in the region -west of Vandieres last night The mist ana low clouds however, prevented the ; Germans from rinding tneir targets. The Germans themselves were located" and driven back by antl aircraft fire. QUALIFICATIONS NECESSARY . FOR TRAINING IN COLLEGE , Definite Answer Issued by Dr. Few, President of Trinity College, Durham. Sept. 17. Definite answer to questions relating to entrance into the students' army training; corps at colleges, and especially In reference to Trinity College, as the result or numerous inquiries, was made today In statement Issued by Dr. William Preston Few, president of Trlnltyi The statement reads aaa follows: - "Our offices hereiat Trinity college have recently been called upon to an-. swer many questions concerning the qualifications for entering a college section of the students' army training corps. And It is at last possioie to state definitely just what the require ments are. To enter this students' army train ing corps a minimum standard of high , school graduation la necessary. That is, the candidate should have to his credit 14 units, or in other words, 14 v courses-passed in the high school. But two conditions may be allowed, manna 12 standard units as the minimum. He : must be 18 years old and will have to pass the physical examination. Men in the S. "A. T. C. receive the pay of en listed men. In the United States Army. That is they get uniform- and-, equip- ment, tuition, lodging, board and JU a month. ' ' For the man who has only grammar school and wishes to take the voea-. tional or technical training for which he is fitted, the1 government offers . technical courses -of eight weeks, ; or 1 longer, In various schools and colleges throughout the country. Young men not prepared for col lege may continue their work In the high school. Students as they reach the degree of preparation necessary to qualify them for the training given in college will be taken from the high school. - THE COTTON MARKET. : Opened Steady at Advance, But Mar ket Later Eased Off. v t (By TH . 1 1, aaaetatcd Praaa) New York, Sept 18. There was a renewal of trade buying In the cotton market today. The opening was steady at an advance of 1 to 6 points' on a small volume of business and prices eased off slightly right after, the call under scattered selling, some of which was believed to be for Southern'' ac counts. But at 83.85 for October and' 33.01 for January or 6 to 9 points net lower, the. market found support, and later firmed up sharply on trade buy-, ing and covering. '!.,' Cotton futures opened - steady Oc tober 33.95; December 33.28: Janua ry 33.15; March 32.98; May 32.87. , NOTICE TO REGISTRANTS. 7; The Legal Advisory Board fof the County of Cabarrus, with Its assist ants, will be- at the court house in Concord,. N. C, from 9 a. m. to 9 p. m, ' beginning Saturday, September Zist 1918, to assist the registrants in fill ing out their Questionnaires. Regis trants, are requested to onng wen ae pendents and those who are to sign their supporting affidavits. Registrants living in the city are asked to come at night If possible, and those living In tne country will come m me amy nine. The Legal Advisorr'Boerd will be in session at Kanna polls,' N.'C!., be-,-inning on ' Saturday,: September 21st, 1918, at 9 a. m. Alt registrants living n and around Kannapolis are request d to have their Questionnaires filled mt at Kannapolis. All Questionnaires oust be filled out and returned to the eal Board within seven, days t"' ' date .of mailing.' . . V ; ' LEGAL ADVISORY BOARD, .:VW For Cabarrus Co!!.!, Ahotit 1.1" 1 i i r "nre rj ts; cr.nrcn, - 1 V 1 1 1 r,. ,itt it v !())' ;:on. - KiojblU J t. Won) pWKSIL NUT ltd PI hi Or O.afi I ,v, . , . . .