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; ... ........ . . . WANT ADS. Read them all. They arecn page 4. " '.;:-.Vcil!;:r -. -. Generally fsir tonight nJ Et nrday. ; Frost tonight. Frobai: heavy moderate w?st winl. VOL 2S. No. 121. HIGH POINT, NORTH CARO UNA, FRIDAY AFTERNOON 7 APRIL 12, 1918. Member Associated Preu. ' ' I' l,fi:i' . "m I1US PUSIIIRG WEDGEDEEPER PROLINE " ? " - ; t -tv j,' " 11,11 iii:-- In Brilliant Sunshine Bat . tie-Continue With a Fierceness That Has Scarcely Flagged. After Gaining Some Lit tle Ground by Deter mined Attacks, Ger mans Thrown Back London, April 12. German troops made a determined attack along the Messines ridge and succeeding in gain ing some ground, gays a Reuter's dis patch from army headquarters in France and Belgium, but the British once again drove them out with a counter attack Tsarly this morning. Three attacks which the enemy launched yesterday in great waves near Ville Chapelle were repulsed with im mense losses to the Germans. The ground was strewn with their corpses. The Germans are developing great artillery activity in the southern area, the dispatch says. The Bray-Corbie road is being fiercely shelled, heralding, it is believed, further infantry attacks. In brilliant sunshine the battle is con tinuing with fierceness which has scarcely flagged since the beginning. The Germans are throwing in their reserves in the same prodigal manner as in the opening day of the offensive. I ! W '.. 'i ii (', , ' 8MIIWHUNG CWJUT ON ' 1 ! m unTT nic wrEssraES bidce j, WHA the Brjtisk hanging grimly; jo n ,Ctha great butt of Messines ridgi, ..their bulwark In Flanders, the Germans to the 4oftft'rw' vnslifog 'piim-midg on dfee'fef kt tb British Jlnes north.' 'east of north ' of .'Bethwwj one of the British advancc-basesr in ust M 4ttiiHMM nal to Acivine,' (wi WlcsweU of Xes-f tre yesti also to tho vicinity of Meus. Berquin, two mile..orthwtsof,sEtirea,; janother point where the British have been mak ing a stand. The Germans today were renewing what appeared to be the heaviest pres sure in this region and had made some progress when the noon official report was issued from London. The southerly side of the salient as it runs southeast towards Givenchy is being strongly held by the British. They are standing firm today at Loisne, three miles northwest of Bethune and along the line northwest of Merville region Furtbcr southeast they likewise repelled a German attempt to advance northwest of Givenchy," the high ground abont which protects the British right flank before Bethune. . The" British task here patently is to prevent the side of this salient from being materia 11 widened out, as the tip canont be spread in much further with out grave danger to the attacking forces from flank attacks, unless they succeed In broadening their, advance front. ' - Northwest of Armentiers, abandoned ' yesterday by the British, the line was straightened out by their withdrawal from Proegsteert, whence they fell baclf fighting to the vicinity of Neusre Eglise, close to the southerly end of the tMea- sinea ridge,; which protects their new postilion The British lines, apparently are be- ing firmly maintained along the high ground in the Mcssine and Wopschacte regions and to the north towards Ypres. No material change in the situation is reported here. The balt'.e, however, v is continuing along the whole front from La Basse Canal north to Hollebeke, the 1 Germans hammering bard In their des perata attempts to win something sub. ' stantial out of this new ambitious effort f theirs. So far its only' definite re sult ha been; the piling up of casual tic on both sides notably their own. j On th Somme eh ere ha s been no re gumptioii''p infantry engagementa on a large sca'k.i The British however were subjected to atrog local attacks near NeuvUle-Vitasse, southeast of Arras, all of which they repulsed. The artillery is reported - increasingly active in the ; vicinitv of the Somme while ParU nounc'sU rather heavy bombardment Von the iench"Tneslothe southeast of Amiens in-the vicinity of Hagard. L. L. 1 of Hickory, spent WilljKtbtM-ndit nMi ti tipH MEET lib lull T Of T Find Gathering Before Work of ;. : Sunday Afternoon' to Be Held at Presbyterian Church. The mass meeting of the workers in the religious census of the city, which is to- be taken Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock; will be held this evening at 8 oVock at the- First Presbyterian church. All those who will take part in work of visitation ami others interest ed in the success of the canvass are urg. ed to attend the meeting tonight as the work will be clear'y outlined. Speakers who were largely instrumental for the success of the recent census taken in Greensboro wi'l relate the results and wui ten now toe campaign was con ducted there to bring all citizens in closer touch and contact with the churches. Fred N. Tate and J. Alleu Austin are the two local speakers announced. John A. Kellenberger and Miss Martha Do. zen, of Greensboro, are the visitors. Mr. Kellenberger is a well known manu facturer and i prominently identified with Sunday school and Y. M. C. A. work in Greensboro. For some little time he was president of the Greensboro Y. M. C. A. and is now superintendent of the Lutheran Sunday school. Miss Dozier is director of religious education for Guilford county and is one of the most prominent workers in the south. Each of the four speeches will be short. S OF LIGHTER Shipment from High Point for Soldiflnl Oelavied 4.1or Ar waiaer the jwonjefl of iitykf bve, in iUecingjhooks, ..u-Yrsrilcdq the j Jibjrarl.jthtraripM,, cajnps ,oj 'rfflyiMdvy ; m Jfiifi ifountry ..and haT K y the people. of ;t forward.eildte books High Point. The bo Will" be" sent" tsither tomortow" or Monday have not, when tin "Give a book you will miss," stated one of the women when outlining the kind of reading untter desired. "jivc oie iha1 you w.H mins from vonr shelves and when jou miss it, think of the pleasure it nmy'be bringing om0 man in service." "Ve ain't got no bookR, can't you send us some?" This appeal from a pri vate soldier in a regular regiment, sta tioned at a lonely post, brought home to the public librarian in a big city the need of reading mattr among soldiers and sailors, on active duty. This appeal is being answered by the American Library association. Having perfected its organization, it is now calling on the people of. the country to supply the books. That the country will respond is certain. But good books must be given. The men are studying, as well as read ing for recreation. The American Li brary associat ion is buy ing techn ical text-books in large quantity, with the funds . at its disposal. , The lighter botk.s and literature must come from private bookshelves. This is the movement writh which the people of High Point who have- given the books are cooperating. This after noon and tomorrow will bring the pe riod for the collection of reading mat ter in High Point to a close. All gifts should be left fit he etore of Miss Ve netia Smith. . DROP TON OF BOMBS ON GERMAN STATION i"; ,v'; ;.',- . " London, April 12.--British aviators today dropped more than a ton of bombs on the railway station at Luxemburg, In reporting on aviation activities on the battle front Wednesday, tne official statement on ( aeria I operations, says eight enemy airplanes . were Accounted for and that seven British machines are missing. HUERTA SUPPORTER ; DIES IN EL PASO El Paso, Texas, April 12. General jignacia Bravo, military commander" of -vity .during tne iiueria regime, I died night. General Bravo. t'' ry&rsmiiAnaeJtir Iery the nmn lh" enled witl the overthrow of Emperor MaxmUlian hi 1SC4-G7. ith General Huerta he 1 in Fl TW by United BOOK i ID WAITED mm CfliWSIOH. Cotton Rates from South to Big Cities of East Will Not Be Modified As Was Ruled. Supplementary Decision of Commerce Com mission Kills Former Decree. Washington, April 12. Modification of cotton transportation rates from southern producing points to the Ohio and .Mississippi river crossings, Gulf ports altd South Atlantic ports to east ern cities, were killed in a supplement ary decision of the Interstate Com merce commission in the case of the New Orleans Cotton exchange vs. the Louisville and Nashville Railroad com pany. Nearly KO roads are affected by the modification, which includes both in creases and decreases in transportation tariff. The commission directs that its pre vious order in this ease should be modified as to rates on direct lines from intermediate points to interior competi tive points; tat changes' in rates to eastern 'Cities should be permitted to cof . respond with changes made In' water rates' that sneciflc-relief should be af fOTdeif 'lo" ry j 1 rroni beiW in joints along the iWnessee rrW 'and( l other liavvlgt'Msjsaiavfrttl , the specific relief should fcjsoijfci; ii) various cases' affertin "rates I y for' jnteriorV' Junction mum tra to Go There Simday. ' Mnyor William P. Bngnn, I!ev. James Clark aud the members of the Hiuhi Point orchestra will go to Ashboro Sun. ( day afternoon to take part in a big pa. trhitic rally the citizens of the Randolph county town have planned. Liberty bonds are the cause of the rally. Mr. Ragnn will make a short speech and will probably introduce Mr. Clark to the gathering of ltandolphers, the mayor being very well known over there. It will 1m? the debut of Mr. Clarke in that scctioon and he wilf do. liver the same 'address as be recently ;ave in the high school auditorium on "Patriotism." Patriotic and religons selections will be offered by the orches tra. As was the ease at the local meet ing there will be no collection or ndmis sum to the .Ashboro gathering, all peo- pie of tha,t town and section being in. vited FOUNDATION LAID Is Unprecedented in History, Re port of Sir Horace Pltmkett Says. ' :- ' London, April 12. The Irish conven tion laid the foundation for an agree ment on the Irish question which is un precedented in' history, , Sir Horace Plunkett, chairman of the convention, says in a letter accompaning the report of thai body. The convention did not find it impos sible to overcome the objections "of the southern unionists, says Kir Horace. A majority of the nationalists, all of the southern unionists and five of the labor representatives agreed upon a scheme of Irish self government which given under the conclusions ' reached by the major ity which, he states, should be enacted lata-Jaw. ; ' Lieutenant Charles Kephart, of Camp' (Sevier, arrived in the city this after- noon on No. 30 to Spend a short leave of nbsence "with his. mother, Mrs. Grace i nnii iirii inr .Tn I mi s'i'iiiii't ilti nt i iliimmn-i . k ii.-fir FOR AGREEMENT XI M L He Makes Haste to As sure Kaiser He Does Not Recognize French Claim ta Alsace. Clemenceau- nndeavor ing to Escape From Net in Which He Has Entangled Himself? Vienna, via London, April 12. -Complete solidarity exixti Wtween Austria and Germany an4',-Mwe shall jointly en force an honorable eace," says Em peror Charles in a tepgram to Emperor William denying the trnth of the decla ration made early in ' the week by Pre mier Clemenceau, ,of France, that the Austrian emperor. ' recognized France's claim to Alsace-Lorraine. It is added that he fact that Auntro Hungarian troops 4 fighting for Al-sace-Ixrraine on, thff western front dem onstrates the emperor's faithfulness to his ally. The message in part reads: "Tlie French premier, driven into a corner, is endeavoring to 1 escape from the net into which he has entangled him self by, pi)ing up (more and mote un truths, and, he does not hesitate, to make tjwi completely, false Statement that I eccfenfiedjhst France had, a just claim to the Acquisition of Alsace Lorraine. I disallow 'this assertion with ln)dignatiAh,.'i"t H.. ; ;';"t v'ivuAtm Cause Pospone- rjtient of Convention. ;ri:,, rji.'c cOnveation of the (.tiilfor owinty Harkca-Phiiatliea union whicn wast Ui have been held at the West End Bap tist church Sundav afternoon has been postponed localise nf the religious cen- ,ug whid ig tn ,w l)ken ftt ,,)llt time The contention was to have Wen held two weeks ago, but owing to various conditions, was MiHlmned until Sunday. April 14, the day set about two month ago as the time fur taking the religi. ous census. After considering the matter the off i. ri'as of the union decided to agaiu post pone the gathering so ns to offer no con. diction to the important task of gath. ering information concerning the church preferences and affiliations of the resi dets of High Point. HAIG'S MEN FORCED OUT OF MERVILLE . London, April 12. Attacking yester day in tho ncighborhotKl of Ploegsteert Hip Germans nressed back the British to tne vicinity of Neuvle- Eglise it is an- notmced officially. Last night the Germans captured Merville. Heavy lighting occurred neur I Merviue ana :oui ucmuin. n ine if. t 1 1 1 V 1 1 . IV.. . 1 . . I mainder of the northern battle front there is little change. North of Feotu. bert the Britbth regained ground by a counter attack. On the front between Loisne and the tawe river Germans at tacks were repu'sed. More Heavy Fighting. Paris, April 12.--Heavy fighting oc curred last night, in the. vicinity of Han gard-en,Santerre on the front north of i Montdidier, the war tiff ice announces. OBSERVE LITANY SERVICES AT ST, MARY'S TONIGHT , Litany services will be held at Rt Alary a Muscopal church this evening at ft o'clock, it was- announced this morning by the rector,' Rer, Thomas L. Trott; Immediately ( following these services the usual weelcty practice of the choir will be held. All members of the congregation and choir are urged to be present. '', ' FROST IS EXPECTED ' IN SOUTH CAROLINA 'Columbia.' 8. C April 12. The local I weather bureau issued a warning today that there would probably be ? heavy frosts' tonight in this vicinity.:? The Uli morning.' ."Great .damage V gardens 'is i ASSERTS lifi CHARLES li ' WHIRLWIND CAMPAIGN TO BE WAGED RIPUFTT TO IM riTV Cn THIRD IIRMTV inAN:,,,",L' I ail vu t i vil UllllU iilUUlVl 1 li Villi Teams of Four Men Each to Canvass Homes and Business Houses for Subscriptions Plan Adopt ed at Meeting of Interest Workers at the Com mercial Club Last Eveing. Tentative plans for the waging in , High Point and outlying districts the'-0 ''! the coloration in Greensboro! third Liberty Loan campaign, were I sturday a,"l take with t,um w ,ny J disc-ussed and outlined at a rather j I1 tb mnM- po.,rly attended meeting of interested . citizens at the Commercial club Thurs- ton, who with J. Klwood Cox comprises ; tui being given the -decision over an day evening. ! other suggestion have the children and A suggestion advanced by Carter Dal-1 a committee o ftwo appointed to or ganize the campaign in this section, that teams be selected to wage's whirl wind campaign of the city, was adopt ed unanimously and steps were to have been begun today looking towards the putting into operation of this idea, which has been most successfully tried in other cities in this and other states. Another subject of importance dwelt upon at some length was the celebra tion in Greensboro Saturday, which is designed to mark the launching in Guil ford county of the third loan. A mam moth street parade in the morning, par ticipated in by two military bands from Camp Greene, the mothers of men from Guilford county now in the coun try's military or naval service. Loan solicitors from all parts of Guilford and a battalion of 6."0 young men from the University of North - Carolina, is ex pected to be reviewed by Charlie Chap lin, the famous comedian and his par ty, who will speak in behalf of the Lib erty Loan shortly after the parade. Thousands of people from all over Guil ford county will throng the streets of the Gate City to view the parade. Every j school in the county has been invited an4 arrangements 1 are now ''underway ! to send a large representation from High Point. Superintendent of Schools Mart has anottneed that ' he' can send SOfj hildren Wfthj ease Jn-ovided , the, necessary means ol iraasportation can y means ol transportation can I 8 eld, TjMnaii Aat jnfgfi j) I sn a commiHi'P in (oTni.linno In be provide! To thikjehd appoint! J Jlessi tffrl-man an a i df c WlfffHfr Wit. or pi Will be Recognized Only in Fur-; ther Operations Says German ; Paper. Amsterdam, April 12. The strategy of the German supreme armv com mand is still un revealed, says the Koel nische Volke Zeitung, niul will be rec ognized only in the course of f m l her operations. The paper discounts the "extremely foolish idea" which it thinks may frop-j up that the German thnwt against the Anglo-Portuguese form indications that when the offensive in Picardy could not l)e carried to success the German com- manders wished to try an experiinetif, elsewhere. The Frankfurter Zeitung regneds the new thrust as a portion of a plan of ittack and dwells on the great strain put on the enemy's nerves by the nc- essity of making dispositions in the .Teatest haste. VETERANS -WILL BE Call Issued for Members of Local Camp to Meet at Headquar ters Saturday Afternoon. in STU SOUTHS 119 M STILL Mm TO SHIP PROGRAM I TOMORROW Members of the local camp of Unitodjin pr0re,g yesterday under which prices Confederate Veterans are urged to meet 'almost immediately turned easier with at headquarters tomorrow, Saturday, j July and October selling off 10 to 12 afternoon, afternoon promptly t o'clock in a ca'l issued today by C. D. uown. lite mature oi mis meeting w..i 1 i 11 . . - P il ! ....!.. ....Ill be the lunch which is to be served by a number of women residing on Wash. ington street. Iu addition, Mrs, '-Lewis McFarland will give several readings. : Tliis is one of the affairs planned for JUifUtwiiaapi, of tk'9LJ?ipqJJ!a, states by the women of the city, those of one section entertaining at a . time. Subsantlal food is served and this is aL ways followed by an hour or more of en tertainment. The -attendance of vcter- tho city todiir and secure their consent ' h!, lla,SPnLWs from tho cl.ilHr,.,, in hi own immediate neighborhood. automobiles assemble near Wesley Me morial church on North Main street and start from there. It was pointed out that there thi4 done, there probably would be many cbildren disappointed should there not be enough antomo hiles on hand to accommodate all the children. Chairman 'Cax made the an noiiiiccinent that it would be desirable to reacli Greennboro and have the chil dren go nt once to the Presbyterian church on Summit avenue, at which place they will be assigned their posi tion in the parade, which will begin promptly at 10.30 a. m. In his opening remarks last night, Chairman Cox announced that the al lotment for the High Point district iu the third loan is $351,000, which has been divided among the different banks of the city. The bonds will draw in terest at the rate of 4 54 per cent; they are non-convertible, differing in this respect from previous issues, and are absolutely non-taxable up to $5,000. They are also immune from inheritance tax, provided the owner has held them for six months prior to his death. ., Cashieri..iprWer7:Bigh''Pomsc.:'bsBk' were apointed solicitors for the loan. ' J. Elwood Cox announced . today that Carter Dalton wpujd not; ir general chairman q fthe campaign 0f M cjfmJ lucted in the dwtriofc forttHa Mi'i the third Liberty can bonW and lhat Millis, Bandntl B-lTertyj .-.th'i'ftt o clocV at t he' office oT Mr, CWa'nd will select ' the members 'of ' the teams, it 1 -' .! -i'I t pia8 for Speeding Up Contracts Already Awarded Conference. Talk at I Washington, April 12.--Plans for J speeding up shipbuilding contracts al j ready awarded for increasing facilities ; if southern harbor, terminals and yardi ; were discussed at a conference here to- j day between Chairman Hurley of the i shipping board and the newly appointed ! sliipiin; committee of the Southern CoiitiiKTcial congress, j The committee, headed by Senator Hotelier, former president of the Con j j,rtHSi announced in a statement issued , today that it is "prepared to pledge full j operation of all southern interests in ; tll(. Hliiilniiaiiig program." ,, addition to Senator Fletcher the ( wnimittce includes Representative Small, of North Carolina and General j jrtijan s Carr. of Durham, N. C. j r , i i i o. 1. inspirea oy oieaay i Cables Opening on Market is Higher New Yoik. April 12. The cotton mar. ket showed renewed nervousness early today. The opening was 5 to 23- points higher on Liverpool buying of May and July and coverings inspired by steady cables, a more optimistic view of the war news and reports thai price fixing was unlikely. l!nt there was a renewal of scl iiiL' movement which had been "r Col ton futures opened steady: May, i.xm. wot, .mrn. iw i .,., oftl5, .imiarv. -mot. j . . ' JOSEPH WALILS NAMED INSPECTOR AT NORFOLK Washington April 12. Secretary Wil son, joday appointed , Joseph Willis 1m-! migration Inspector , at Norfo k, sue-j eecding W, It. Xlorton. who has becttj tramsfered to St,. Johns, X. 0L Wallis.j who has leon assistant immigration in-, spector at Jacksonville, is to assume bis . Lng and fHHiert-WVThirke' 'would-d thai .the 4rh JPVWri6TeTirjrSi'ffl(;Vt rt 'AptainVW the'fbtifteams tf Iftdn.mhkitMfTowJo , rk!ra;-''Tlie raaWs 'flnd;lnertlnT(ffinJ8 dne-.of pitoslfflee.h.it!' l( iim biirAtbn 'Will' nfe this' dftetnoon M 3 J- ..,,i,i I Ap m tw irrp Ol Lflli HLllL Oil APRIL 21 Governor of State to Speak Under Auspices of Liberty Loan Or ganization. . Address at 3 ; O'clock Sunday Afternoon, April 21, at .Wesley Memorial Church Governor Thomas V. Bickett will do. liver an address in High Point on Sim. day afternoon, Apri. 21, at 3 o'clock, v under the auspices of the Liberty loan crganizatioM of this district, it w 4. --.-.ir nounccd thit afternoon by Carter Dalton, - general chairmau of the commit try 'i,. . chargb. Die speaking will take placat Ve!y Memorial church. ' This morn'ng Mr. Dalton wired the governor os follows: W1- you liWk a -Liberty ,oan , speei h In JJigh Point 'on Sundiy afternoon, the, 21st, or 2Sth, , preferably the 21st f We want you. -and the cause necda you. Wire me." Early this afternoon Mr,; Dalton was ' In receipt of a very short, yet agreeable, ; messaget "The 21st suits me." , ' " While the third Issued Liberty loan bonds will be; the chref topic of any and " " a"I' conversation that the gwerhor my v make during his hour or more at Tes' -"' ley church, ; war savings", and tiiri-V''- f stamps and buy' other move5 pertaining ' (. to patriotism's Inhabitant of the " " United titans' should practice 'it 'will '' not ba lunored.1,,'.,; -; 'J 1 t-Vm- plans for tthe "meeting have' not . )cv vwu iqrmuiaua dui tt is snnounc nni lOTiTiiTinirn iti 9llT 3eBj fi ot Ust opHJUiJPffllMlI m -iun rcTiniirr in I h f tiiir. I it iii n i Brief Filed in Case Appealed from Hm North Carolina Arguments at Early Date. ' ' " Washington, April 12. Constitution, ility of the child hilwr law is attacked in n brief filed today in the supreme court in connection with proceedings ippenled by the government from North Carolina where tho act was rwent'y held (i lie invalid. The statute which prohibits interstate hipmcnt of articles produced in facto h's employing children under )4 years if a;e, is declared to be "a pervision of 'he powers of congress," discrimnatory ind interfering with the police power of ; a talc. Arguments in the case will be heard next week. OFHCIAL WORD OF If American Marines 'Are At Vladivostok They Are There As Local Measure.' - ' Washington, April 12. Xo' word of the lauding of Americau marines in Vladviotok to aid British and Japauu forces already there, 6 told in press dispatches hai reached the state or navy departments early today. The addition of American) forces is expected to reassure Kussiun govern ment officials, who fo a time after tltJ Japanese landed, sppenred Ine ilird to believe Japan planned ' an invasiim of Siberia. It wsg believed this would pi and that the action taken is pure y of a local character. ' -! . Press dispittt he from bow h-sV said the BoUhcviki lTh-i,tl were nt a I fearful as at first that the incident would lead to an advance Into SIImmU. DRAFT BOARD TAKES ALEXANDER FHCM CU"; - p8Ur, ' j,vb,, April 12.- Cm.i. Chm-land Alexander, p;t.! r ff C Chimgo National U-u I 1 ! was M-h-t-. l y t'... '....r! i LANDING LACKING i I ori':
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