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State Library WEATHER REPORT Continued unsettled weather Wednesday probably showers with gentle shifting winds. AFTERNOON DAILY WHEN THE SOLDIER BOYS CHANGE THEIR QUARTERS NOTIFY THE COMMONWEALTH VOLUME FIVE AFTERNOON DAILY SCOTLAND NECK, N. C. TUESDAY JULY 30, 1918 TELEGRAPH SERVICE. NUMBER 7 LLHE TACT2C 4 TEEEITOMY AMID) 0 GERM WERE ENGAGED FEAR CLASH IN FINLAND DRIVEN FROM POINT TO POI NT REGARDLESS OF HEAVY OPPOSITION THE GERMANS ARE MAKING THEIR WAY THROUGH NARROW NECK AT FISMES. ENEMY CASUALTIES ABOUT 250,000 Bendon, July 30 1:29 P. M. j The heaviest fighting is under way j at Vill en Tardenois, along; the I Ourcq and in the Anere valley, east of Ville en Tardenois. The Freneh advanced to Aubilly six miles southwest of Kheims. O Enemy loses 250,000 Men London, July 30. Correspond ents along the Rheims-Soissions MAY REDUCE THE SUBSTITUTES o By United Press) 0 Tj United Press) Christiania, July 30. A clash between German Finns and the al lies is imminene in Finland, ac cording to dispatches received from Vardo, quoting travelors in e'h it will be necessary to purchase Archangel. j with wheat flour. Washington, July 30 The food administration officials state that GERMAN COMMANDER DREAD ENVELOPMENT ALONG THE they expect orders soon reducing the percentage of substitutes whi- j OURCQ WHERE HIS TROOPS ARE IN MOST PRECARIOUS SITUATION -o- HAIG REPORTS WAR SAVINGS P. A. RASBERRY ACCEPTS OFFER DURHAM HOTEL C 0 0 Mr. Percy Rasberry, who has been a landmark in Scotland Neck salient declare that the Germans; tor many years, and to the travel lost thirty thousand prisoners in fling public an essential feature to the recent operations, and that thej their well-being, has accepted the other casualties total 250,000 men. O Paris July 30. The new Ger man retreat., in he Soissons-Rhe-ims pocket, Which became known only yesterday, caused extraordi nary nervousness among the popu lation of Berlin, and tronghout Germany, the Zuro Deutch Jour nal announced. The Cologne Gazette and Lo-J management o the Malbourne, Durham., and reports for duty Au gust 1st. This will, no doubt be somewhat of a surprise to many of his friend in this section as he has been look ed upon as a fixture here, and the Brick Hotel with Percy Rasberry would seem strange indeed. Mr. Rasberry, however has been con- SUCCESSFUL RAID O (By United Press) London, July 30. Successful raids last night in the neighbor hood of Anelle ,Picardy front, and Morris on the Flanders front, are reported by General Haig. The German artillery threw a number of gas shells in the sector northwest of, Albert, without ma terial damage to the allied troops. NO MORE SUGAR FOR CANNING 0 0 c Mr, W ,E. Smith, township food administrator, has notice that no furthcr sales of sugar can be made F0CH MAY PENETRATE ENEMY LINES O i O MAKES RECORD o (By United Press) Washington July 30. Five re ... cords have fallen in five success-1 ive weeks in the sale of war sav ings stamps. The nations savings week which was held last week to totalled $58- members believe that congress will LANS CHANGE IN DRAFT AGE 19-36 YEARS Xew York. July :J0. Yon 11 iu denburg's counter attack started this morning north of the Ourcq gives evidence of being primarily magnified as a rear guard action to try and prevent the allies break ing through the German front be tween Soissons and the Ourcq, Yon llindenlmrfy's most d;iiM-,'roii Washington July 30. The sc-j8cctor p -0 0 nate and house military committee! 550,015,25, the treasury reports, which brought into the treasury the largest sum yet received from that source. -o- sugar t ciloTm( vyi o 1 t 1 1 1 o lionnrn f r Ti o I lOI C till 11 111 . kal Anzeiger both declare the lost ' , , , , ', , , Individuals reauirin e i nast. hvn wppks aik won d have muiviuudis ic4unm0 tor canning should apply direct to Mr. R. C. Dunn, Enfield, N. C. announced his acceptance of the but for the fact that he had a se cond off er from Spartansburg, S. C. which was more attractive from ' point of view of remuneration. "round on the west front is unim portant. O Germans Claim orderly retreat Ansterdam, July 30. A semi official Berlin statement is issued that all material was dstryed be- Due consideration of the various fore a well prepared retirement advantages, and the closeness near Fere en Tardenos and Yill en from Durham here, where Mrs. Tardenois. I Rasberry will continue the hotel q !for the balance of the year, made 852,000 Germans in Fight :.him decide in favor of Durham. London, July 30. 1:29 P. M. 1 As Mrs- Rasberry will continue The Germans launched a heavy of- .to rmi the Brick Hotel until tlie IVnsive over the whole Soissons eild of the ehr Mr- Rasberry will Ourcq. front, it was learned here ,make periodical visits here during this afternoon. that time, so that his friends will The Americans .were driven out ,,not entirely lose sight of him when "f Ciergos? four miles southeast of he "oes on Thursday. for necessary certificate. VAST NITRATES . BEEN RECEIVED O 0 0 Washington July 30. Despite ship shortage and two shipwrecks the farmers have received seven ty five thousand tons of nitrate of soda from Chili, bought by the war industries board and distributed. OUR H LET TF.R mPtaa tarn -o- -o- TEN MARINE CASUALTIES I-ere en Tardenois, and the French wo'-e compelled to fall back from legnu. The French advanced onto a '''est plateau between the Vesle nd the Ourco. southwest. "Rheinis. The enemv so fav Piiffawr! w$w Wshino-tnn Jnlv 30. Ten cas seventy one divisions, of 852,000 unities in the Marine corps are re men, on this front, ten of which, ported this morning by the navy belonged to the Crown Prince and department, of which five were kil Kupprcht's group. led in action, one died of wounds O and four severely wounded. Eastern Point of Salient Threat- ened France, July 30. The Germans London, July 30. Allied troops were fighting desperately last yesterday afternoon, fighting on night to retard the Franco-Ameri- the southern outskirts of Ville en can advance northwest from the Tardenois, )the principal defeat- Ourcq. s've point on the southeastern ed-j Repeated enemy attacks soufh e of the Soissons- Rhems salient,! east of Srgy resulted n the vil luade considerable headway to-; lage changing hands four times, wards its capture. ; but finallyr emaining in the Grand Rozoy, two miles north ! hands of the French. influential and commanding and United Press Staff Corres ponder t. j useful osition. (By Maxwell Gorman) So Called Opposition to Pou Raleigh, N. C. July 30. With Yesterday the war news had so the lull in the fighting on the Eu-j far resumed its torridity as to cur ropean battle front some politici-!- tail the resources of the breezy ans of the state, spending Sunday politicians but not before they had in Raleigh ,found time to indulge ; included in their calculations the in congressional politics. 'alleged "opposition" to Ed Pou It is learned today that Claude! for another term in congress. Wheatlcy, of Carteret, the repub-j Some pool room habitues and lican candidate in the third dis-! their sort are alleged to have held trict, has decided to get out of the; a sort of conference here-recently race so as to give Abernathy a , and to have expressed displeasure clear field in his race against Dor-j at Mr. Pou and Mr. Simmons at tch, Abernathy having decided de- the same time of airing their main finately to run. His case in court grievance the closing of the pool it is now hinted, will probably rooms, and while canvassing the hang fire and never reach a deei-j subject of electing three (or two) sion. j city commissioners who would re- SIMMONS AND MOREHEAD j open those places. It is also developed thac he op- That instance has been magni position to Senator Simmons is r - i "by one or more newspapers waging a still hunt in Motley More into the proportion of a movement head's candidacy for our senior against Pou, when as a matter of senator's job. They are building fact it didn't amount to a hill of a machine, it is alleged, that will b- ans. have its ramifications in every vo-; Neither Josiah William Bailey ting precinct in North Carolina,! nor J. M. Broughton (who have and it is added that, besides theen credited with baspirations to past the draft age extensios pro posals, and that registration will be accomplished in time to avoid drawing upon classes 2, 3 and 4. Opposition to lowering the ages is gradually disappearing but the house will attempt to prevent men below twenty one from being scut abroad, it is certain. The original class one will bo exhausted by September, but the draft upon the twenty one year olds, registered last June will then proceed, and it is expected that a new registration of twenty one year old men, since June 5 last, will be had in September. o o Washington, July 30. Follow ing the careful review of the man power situation by Provost Mar shall Crowder Secretary laker will probably discuss this week with the military committees of congress his enlarged army pro ject, upon which he ha seen labo1' ing for some weeks, and which has to deal with a revison of the draft ages. General Crowder believes that all men between 18 and 45 years should be brought wthin the draft but Secretary Baker, n view of the opposition f congress to the lowering of the age limit, will re commend a change to include mf'n from 19 to 36 years. There will likely be a fight on the floor of congress to towering the draft age although raising the age is said to 1,0 rrpiiprnllv fnxTorpfl. 0 Should General Forh suereed in penetrating the German line near Soissons the real disaster would overtake Ilndenburg's forces. o With the French armies afield, Julv30. -1 P. M. Tin i ! continued a dc -;:eratc ' a Ion it tli1' whol? IP!- ( "rmans resistance ;r new f th established lv tiicni in position: their retreat. It is impossible to whether this is the place they chose t make a stand or whether they arc sa crificing great numbers of m(n merely to save vt quantities of material. The hardest fi'.htinu- is around Begun, to the west of which the French are said r, haV been ejec ted, and behind which elevation, Fismes, twelve miles distant, is visible. j 2 N. C. MEN CASUALTY LIST e tnree causes, y, one v iniss- !ES GERMAN CHEMICAL PLANT OO 0 0 0 o (By Unitec Pros-;) Washington, July 30.- One hun di'ed and forty live army casual ties are reported today by the war department, of vbdi s-veii leen ;.vc!'c killed in nct'on, eleven died of v.'ouuds fiftre;i of (lev-: from accidents ut her liinety five wounded - sliiihtlv wounded and thr ing in actio. '. Page, of Y;isr;:, X. ( ;s one of those who died from accident, and II. M. Joyner, of Cone-.j-d, N. C .was wounded severely. With the British armies i; Kancr, July 30. Australian 1ronr:s cap ture dMerris early today. T!i(i Anzaes ruuckly sui re mded the village shortly alter midnight, iappy d of Garfield X J July 30 The Hay-! den Chemical Works, a German j aml after a fr'w -iU owned plant, the second largest ! work the Plaee vras vrii of its kind in the United Staes, Germans and outposts esfal was seized by the Alien property j,0 eustodian, Mitchell Palmer, yes-! terday, upon proof that a false uard against atta-ks. O ished GREAT BRITAIN wind Kozoy, two miles north ! hands o the French. independent voters ana maicom, "-,, - - TTP A TT T k TIPfri 0,,lohy le Chateau, on the wes-j South of Sergr a German guard ' ents, the Morehead machine . is really without a candidate. If gamzed the company m 1900, and , flfcfr J KA 1 IV IW Tem edge of the pocket was cap-i division attacked the Americans playing heavily tor the influence any mau xuns against ruu uC , - , J Vl - -r x . i i j. c : V votes of republicans, some alleged succeed Mr. rou) nad any support .staiemem ui wump nau un. independent voters and malcont, ers in that bunch and they are;, made by ueorge 5imon, wno or- T1ired and Franco-American troop who firmly held the line and in Progressed several hundred vards ' flicted enormo uslosses. J,rrth of that village. man subject and an agent of thej Washington July 30. Tin-draft Chemische Fabric Voon Hayden.lof the treaty between the United Great Britian and Can- nf cnffrarrptrpc Rnt k is hard vettone discoverea r.0oli7A hnw thp'npnnlp of the ! As to the anti- Simmons suffra- m, i ncU;n.lctorp nrl m9b nr. thpir minds erette forces Have you met witn oi naueoeui, uinciiictL- oiH.es Villaa-e r.h,. .,. n... ". V;n m Trmni' to V such a swan oecially now many of them in your neighbor- ter company owned ottne -ou, aaa nas neen ram eu, mmb a Wi,i.r? , r """"r "7-;- ,v U. .n,l. . - I chares of the American company. efJVHive immecl.ately. " m uit; American armips in were nrmiv esiauiisneu. wucu uui scuaiui nxo
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