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WEATHER FORECAST 1 ". ; i,-, v .-.v.:.' jr i ;i .' r . . . v.r . s. , - ; . 1 Hi l i i l i A-. -t ' - , -' - .. t rn - r ' North Carollna,-Falr tonight; r feun. day, fair, warmer in interior. , 4 u t South Caro1fna--Falr tonight and Sunday. . .r 'a VOL. XXIII. NO. 188. s ' .WlLMiMGTDN,' NORTH CAROLINA', SATURDAY AERJ40QNJULY"28, T. U 7" nl Giii vion f- -i . . FULL LEASE'rRE SER VlCEf L?i: I; I f-; .i-rV- - - W lL-aviIiVa 1 AiN. iNWrVI t-i LAKl II 3A J IJKI JA Y-Ah I KkNOHM- If I V Ifl 1Q 7 s - , , .- - ' - . - i . - , . , H-, i , , T7r .tv.,r.yiVJV;ui, .mw , , V ; - FC2 F4VE raIS :UTfllS GK1I31E - 1 r 1 " I Russians Continue' to Retreat Before Onslaught of Austro German Armies CROWN PRINCE ON ATTACK IN THE WEST Germans Anticipate British Offensive and . Open Fire Y7.fU Afil1;n; T Willi i J JL1 VJUUO of ueneral Halgh s rorces Thunder Out Response. The Austro-German march through TTactprn flaliria anf'-t rw o tH ' J-l-i q Hut. J owina Border is going on unchecd, so far as latest reports indicate. Ap parently the Teutonic purpose is to give the retreating Russian forces, no pause until. Austrian territory" has been completely cleared of them if the achievement -is possible. In ti-n "-t, while there is no cor rr .-, n ' -i advance, there is at least co cf Gertoan prprss The Crown Prince is the aggressive force t present. -but his liberal aci rlfice of his troops, npf gaining Mm much ground. LasLnight he mej with a complete check in a renewal of 4 his offensive on the Aisne front. The French lines were .not penetrated In the whole fiold of the attack which took in a considerable sector of the Chemin Des Dames and Paris reports his losses as extremely heavy. - The British report a. heavy fire from the German guns on tho front from near the Belgian border to the coast mans, in probable anticipation of ' a British attack here, are giving fire mates from other . departments total- SpmS6 f their abUity' 7hf,n W upwards of $1,000,000,000. All of li h thl lHo Pfen up't appal"entlytthese estimates are for expenditures t ? of countering prep- durfn th?Vear endIng next July and ETn thrust from the Brit- are addion to more than $3,000,- romans batta! ion that engaged in the fighting noor c . , , , . St um in gZwtly f T cut u; m the battle, state that Ger - man wompn wprp fmmrt fir-titine- in man women were found fiehtine in the German ranks Some of these wnmon , 1,"Kb- oome oi mese . womn v.ore taken Dnsoners. - "o Spvprai ed Ar nnHh . -ic iwu. bm, leVies and partly by a boTTd is- ea. Anion? the lost vessels was the - tumnkribvn Carmel1f'nof If9 tos' The largest items in yesterday's es rew or twiS?i n " ?ifee rtiates were, $350,000,000 tor the ship and If f tS?ngJhe b2ftS Phig board and $288,000,1)00 for the and landing safely. The Norwegian- Fo thp fooL survti to be made waTrnrotLhr0rSda1' f 2'20 t0nS VSISSS: IIWO tbfSfot1"0 nX'slmmons, cnairman of the AmpJ K frnnrf thercltuleat committee, said last night that he ei mencan troops at a , European port. pected the' War Tax bilfwould be re- TADr'rv oiri rrx ,! tvised, promptly, for the $7,000,000,000 V'HKUU orOlLED CORN 'asked by the -Secretary, although , by DUMPED FROM VESSEL4 ar the greater part would be in bond - -. , authorization. The latter, many mem- B , 'By Associated Press.) !Der8 believe, must bear interest at 4 Baltimore, July 28. About' 7,000 per cent., instead of 3 1-2 per cent;., as tons of corn, comprising the cargo of . In .the case, of the Liberty loan. 0n of the 18 neutral grain-ladened With sentiment-cry stallzing toward Jips in port here awaiting United 'increasing the : tax levy, provided in states Government license, was dump- "the bill to $2,000,000,000, the increase T ?verboard Thursday because it : had of about $330,000,000 is expected to be foiled. Of the 18 vessels, which have made up largely of higher levies upon 3t.000 tons of frrflin in thoir hnMa '4 1 s ' incomes war excels profits and bos- are Dutch and 3 Norwegian. Some'; of the ship Carg0os un.'lor hatches- for months; til t' km i n Trk nova non rnmr uuivi. unjr 'iicu buctt Police and Troops in Gontrpl: Casualties of Repeated;; ? Outbreaks. ' ChP-cJBo AssocIated Press.) Zl ' ; aided h i , ' &iaie Poei tPer "J 0cal Patrolmen and volyn 8ituatflaru ' were in control of, the of r":11 ."fre today, after a renewal the ciL ng in several sections of ThP i-;;' rJBieraay- and - last night. i&creaH a eF V1.ctims in hospitals break as a. result of theout-l veek. which inrlndArf j , in several -parts of -the "broad. "u8roes. who ventured ficIahlyC?U;UieR. are no Placed of- moro th..' 1,110 men killed and Jured. J whites and negroes in1 , ils '-. X MORE TROOPS AT FRONT . - (Bjr Associated Press.) A European Port, July 28. $ Another American contingent has safely arrived and disembarked Washington SUent. Washington, juiy 28. The'- w government withholds informal t?on or comment on the foregoing dispatch: r The Cost of the' War as Elsti mated by Secretarj Mc . Adoo. AdoO, ' submitting ctitnate& to Con- CresS yesterday for jtie new war bud- i get, said the ptst ; year of the war promised now to cost $10,735,807,000, exclusive of loans to the allies, making it necessary to raise more than $6,: 500,000,000 additional revenue. Besides the estimate of more than $5,000,000,000 additional expenses sub mitted the day before by the War De partment. Mr. Mc Adoo presented esti-P year began. ' . . -- litis war id uiji aa iciiscu uj mc Wto Finance committee provides ' - Jl mnte i,,n o snnnnn. The War Tax bill as revised by the . v c """" luou iT'T' m Ififlv wk v 4-V. a 1 CAA AAA I ..x, , . ' r i iiihi In a rtrtittnn a I rovannoe Laaaa aT revenues, iiib o.- 000 000 000 discrepancy probably will x. it oe maae up paruy oy mc slbly tobacco. :A' few; minor new tax- rn dinu. llklv. uc auuuLcu, i , . uuatui Simmons hopes to complete the revis ion . by , the . middle ot; next week and havf ' thQ Senate proceed immediately to its consideTation, -: Should extension of credit - to the Allies- be continued at the -fate now preValling, $4,500,000,000of "new revenue-would be required, bringing .the grand total of war expenditure for the year up to : more than $15,000,000,000. Ways and 'means of meeting the new revenue requirements are-to be work - , ' . v: ed but by the House Way and; Means ana ,tne senate- finance' committees. WARD, LINER HAVANA TO BE HOSPITAL SHIP - - , : ' (B.V Associated Pres. -Washington, July 28. The Ward liner,, Havana:, a ,6,391 ton vessel, is to be transformed into, a navjy hospital ship, and will be i the .first of: a fleet of . three similar vessels .and : a number of smaller , ambulance ships to .be add- d ' to the , expanded naval" establish ment The : names of the other Tea- sels have not" been rereald. - -- When the new vessels are available, which means after they have been; re fitted, hxe Solace," now. the navy's only hnshltal ; shin, will -be' transferred v to (the group of ambulance shlpa.; She too small for hospital purposes inrTrLPi dim inn nl I LLll U1LUUH jpjJ esri Women victims of a recent German loaned by a wealthy social leader. FOB TRIS G o bej5upphed by Lord North-1 (By Associated Press p PAPER i ..V -- -.y v- : : h. ; l-i alia nf . KAft auras' .eftM.fMl ' -- ' i Aii.?. y-vj-:';: New prk?;rfnJy 28 The E4itor;.d that .he would be in Charlotte a nd PtiWish'f; publishes today an an nouncement by the paper committee of the -American Newspaper Publish ers' iABscvciation that, through a con tact mddeby the committee with Lord;.; jforthclff f e's New Foundland Mill, 80,000 tons of newsprint annual- Will be availabre without contract United. States and others who hav for small newspaper publishers in the been-, paying- high prices, for their nrinti paper requirements , : The entire output of the Northcliffe mill will be available as well as the output'- of the Albert E. Reed mill, Hear : the Nbrthcliffe plant, which . t haa x . i - -i -i maKes auu lojas pi grounu wooq aauy. In addition the paper committee says i' . . ' . . t . -khcre ntfvr is in storaee and readv.for shipment 15,000 tons of newsprint, 15,000' tons of ground wood pulp "and 5,0Qf tons ' of sulphite, the latter for the .use of conversion mills Jn this country . " Tlie paper -committee expressed the belief that bringing this extra news- hprinJ;Jnto, the market will "result in lower-, prices an a.rouna , as it win restore f competition, creating a buy efs' market' by t placing at the dis posal bf. publishers generally more paper than, they will need... It is also expected to have an important . bear ing on 1918 contracts, "for the paper committee will sell the product of the Nbfthcliffe mills while the present stringency exists." 4? - " Way Be Named to Probe Food T Trust. -I-v " ' - i A T. iHV - .Ftajicis J.-Heney, the California at toffleyr who may be the selection of President .Wilson to. probe speculation r i or- A . 1,1 iil'Ipodstuffs. . , VICTIMS OF A GERMAN A ,TR aeroplane raid over; tendon on the Most of the victims of thes air raids: 4- GENERAL WOOD "SAYS CAMP will remain; " r (By- Associated Press) . 'Charlotte, N. C.; . July 28. message from . Major General JL Wrirwl . moTnintr "' "fltinnnnpps i that ih-r.harlotte cftntonmcnt is 4i a: fixture and: $hat it-lwlli be em- 4 Monday. 4 4 V 4 Of Y, Mi C. A; Soon td Sail-for France -Davis Howes '"' a TV Among 1 nem. (By Associated Press.) Now Vnrk .Tnlv 28. The. contingent of Young Men's Christian v v i V Associatioa-eecretaries who will work - A Z MM n ll a. n . Jl c O 1 1 rY& ' in European camps- will leave the: United States soon, it was announced here last night by the Y.' M.'c.(A. war -board. The men are from 'vir tually every section 0f "the country and include regula-' Association work ers, trained business men and minis ters. All are1 college 'graduates, r .The" Y;' M. C. v A. already has more than 500 nfen in actual service abroad and many more are In training for the duties that will be required ti taiein in foreign fields. Amongthosfi in, the contingent soon to leave are: .Davis H.-- Howes, Jr., Wilmington, N. C; Turner A; Graves, Blacksburg, Va.; E. B. Chappell, Jr., Nashville), Tenn., and Archie ' Garrett, Ryland, 'Walker town, Va. v f ! TWO JAPANESE SHIPS ,: ' ci TlMir Wt55l IRM A'RfNE (Bv Associated Pivss.r f - New York, July 28. The Japanese freight steamships Kagoshima - Maru, 4.566 tons gross register,: -and the Shigozan Mant,.a vessel' of 2,827 .tons gross, were sunk by .German subma rines in the Atlantic ocean on July 20, according to cable advices receiv ed by marine underwriters here yes terday. The Kagoshima JMaru was on her way from 'an American port to Elurope and was losjt about 7V0 miles off , the iTencn coast, ine o.iner snip waa on her way- back to this country from Genoa. "' - GERMAN WOMEN AL8U UN - ?v FIRING LINE. ' : ' Petroead. Friday.-1 July i25r When the Russian women's bat- , talion, - known offirifllv - as "thp K- Command of Death,',' , went into action against the Germans near - i Smorgon July 25, -they .captured .-tx -a number of women from whom it .was' learned for the IirsM.ime- J that Oermftn women also were . 1- I f ghtiS VcS rthr baTtle ' front in 4 is I Western Wtuenwf. ,a s- western riu&sia , r t " I mi- f : -i- i , - . ... V- OFF FOR THE FRONT SFGOSO SBOJO -je , t ? ir way to a hospital in an automobile have been women and : children. His Sister ' Says' She -Has. Rea- (Bv "AssnoiafeT Press. j London, July 28The Statement of ; Mrs. Fark, sister or Liora .jvuenener, j that , she believes - her brother" to . be i ajive and did not go down with the cruiser, Hampshire, ; has revived 'a' ru; Imor which has occurred in England I ,i . - ' , JdUring the year past. Asked by an' interviewer yesterday ' on what: - .-A ' , ... i grounds she based her belief, Mrs. Parkea replied: -, -N " "I cannot tell you on What grounds I believe it. In fact, I do. hot want to go into any details whatever." - t 'Tlip.-jnrie'inni rnmnr wa that n .lpt. ter had been- received from a British prisoner in" Germany, saying that Lord livitcnen.er was a pnsonertnere. . ine -'letter was never traced and .theru- 'jmor was considered :a' canard j i i- . 5-' WEATHER FORECAST FOR COMING WEEK! 3 (By Associated Press.) 'v v ' : Washitigton, July 28. Warm and .generally fair, weather,-' v except for widely scattered thunder! showers, is forecast' for the coming week in the South Atlantic and East Gulf -States. In Tennessee, there will -bo high tem peratures and generally, fair weather,. SUBMARINE CREW f CAFTUREp BY BELQIANS . v fliy Associated Press.) v Paris, July 28 TLe war office com munication issued ' J"sC.e.yening' says: "A Belgian detachment .hasreaptur ed the. crew of a German, submarine stranded on the 'shores." ' i & 4 ' 4 4 ! ' . A1 LUTHER BU R BAN K REPORT- 4 JUTHSie- XCXReATK. i : X " - - 5- - v : T.iihpr Rurbank. the plant wizard, IAID. 1 iTn ii'p r-i n ill iiir- ' 4' II I I I ULII L LJ III I1IL ii i if nr inn hi u r ! :STHfIlMMllFii j 111 L.-1 1 U II 1 U 1 1 ' 1 IUI 1 L.U ED ILL. ' -: :iv:rVV ' , , ft. - L tl A. -ft." JK. -JL. -JL. . wm tm, mm mJ mm jg, T T V T.T'TT.T 1 aSF-iA , S;-Ai I x4 ml J I :-:-:-:4 S reported seriously. lllt'.his hWrtheir own bands -andthbseofthe Santa Rosa, Cal Iromioverwbrfcf French. and It is hoped, soon to lu,Te -i-.,roJrW voafet nlt 'Aiitfitji Available s for old. - : -, , . . THE; EFFICIEtlCy OF OUR SOLDIERS AT Brings h orth Impressions of -v1. .uhuuu- From Veteran Officers. U UK YOUNG OFFICERS DOING FINE WORK Intensive Drill in Preparation r or-r rench rrenches Men In Good Condi tion. ; . . ' (By Associated Pro.) With The American Forces in France, Friday, July- ' 27. The f hard how undergoing; is bringing out a trainingwhich the American troops are marked degree of efficiency In young officers who recently joined the army, having undergone ' training at Piatts burg or at other camps. Regular army officers declare that the 'quality of these men sets at" rest any doubt as to the high standard of leadership in America's vast new army. The young officers - have adapted themselves very quickly t,o the"new conditions, met here in training -with French, instruc tors, and seem to appreciate fully the most minute details. They are exceed ingly earnest In their work. . They have won unstinted praise from, older officers who have seen long years of military service The colonel of one of the old. line - American regiments, said: "They are simply splendid. ' I can-1 not say enough about then:.! Ihave never seen a finer class, of young oftj ficers anywhere... With -very,: little preliminary ; guidance,; they: have and enthusiasm of men.who have been attracted to military service by -. v - natural inclinaUon.-' The colonel further expressed what seems to be the opinion . of . most of ficers already here, ; that as many of these officers from training .camps as can possibly be spared should be "sent in Pranrt. at tha onriiosit TmssihiA date FRENCH FRONT shown themselves papaple of taking inthe. recent re-election, of Ihe local - ; ,i oyfir. entir directiori :of4hv battalionl executive lhe:-cbtcii; of" :h -Wct sional- soldiers, aut the high morals P-tclVi from Petrofrad-.tthe ::tjf-;; Vff to undergo intensive training. In : the Jem army., would hate long ago befl -: actual war zbne. - ; i cut off, but it Is probable the Germans - . Under this plan a certain number' themselves were somewhat 'disconcert: . of officers would be assigned more or led by the magnitude -of the task ,'be-r. N less permanently to training duty in. fore them. " 1 ' :' iw; America, and men of the various regi ments would pass, tnrougn tneir nanas for drill in the rudiments of soldiery, such as the : manual of arms. They would then cross the ocean and the regimental staffs would be completed on this: side from among the officers who already had undergone va course of study and training in the ; every-1 rhanelne rules and practices' of mod. e ThP men of the expeditionary for- ces have settled down Into the routine of the new training very quickly, as their officers expected. They are up at 5 o'clock in the morning and reach the training ground not " later; than - "Uling and digging without in terruption until 11:30. After half an hour for ijnch and another; hour for, rest, they drill again from 1 to 4:29 o'clock. The men lunch in the 'field,' having sahdwich'?H and other cold ra tions prepared for them before tney r-V,f leave camn each- morning. French soldiers who are training the Americans rest from 11 -to. 2 ; o'clock. AsLws to be expected, the.-Amen can soldiers havetaken naturally ithV The present jate, is per' cent ! himh-thmwlne.. Thev like that part. v v " HF,,vvv h6mb-throwing. They like that part of the daily program better than any other. When they are not hurling dummy metal missies, tney may oe oo! nra.ft1r.inrv with heavy . Stons. Americans . are ' wonderfully : accurate and the Frencn. instructors are ..amaz ed at , their skilli so easily acquired. This.' of course, is duelargely ,;to baseball training.. V V.Y Representatives of the Salvation Army arrived at headquartera -today and will soon make arrangements to hold; meetings' in the various billetfng areas. . - .j '" Tne headquarters ;taff hass received from the -.French: government meteo rooeical data of the department in which tho American troops ;are train-j Jng and also for . the part of the line in which the; troops may. Eventually be "employed. ;uThese . figiiires show January is t:he'Joldest month 7of the year, with a mean temperature or 66 degrees Fahrenheit,' a meximum; ot 46 nd a "minimum of 5 above zer5. " .July is the hottest month, with' an avere.ce maximum of 90 degrees ;apd i m averaga minimum of 45. Prepara ttirns already are being made to-project the; men as far an possible from ? wintr ' - "hips. .The 5 dampness causes the cold to 'be" f Sit keenly, i I Th,h hard, snd willing ;Wrk of the troops in training has made' ihe of i f tcejfv more." anxious than ever to pro- vde wholesome amusement for them in vmoments .. or. , leisure iucj uyw have" band concerts ;given r by both B0S.SII1O OEfflEiT : 6 fl EATLV EXCEEDS l The Enemv v Discbhcerted : ti V V i magnitude or j-fivarraorti Russians Offered iThemt CONSEO I IFNTi nFl A V MAY CAUSE EACnON M l Among 'fvRt88ianbldier3 Conspiracy 1 ; of' Extremista , Unearthed Petrograd; ?x. Outwardly: Galm. : - -j (By Associated Press.) r -vVi.-' ' London, July 28. Dispatches from Petrograd dealing ' with the '. military i : 'and political situation cbncuf that rograd itself Is outwadly calmer than it has been for months.. - The ininistry'of Justicels ' saldP 1 have issufed : a "statement ; thar .lt "hfii -clear proof that Nikolai Inlne.'ifi5(1 Radical . Socialis t, and two of his ;ai' sociates, Zinovieff and ; Kaineri!.," A were concerned in a German ."plot ; against Jtussia. None of the corrij ; spondents, however, mentioned the ar. test of Lenine. v-v'V ir i. The whole" internal .situation .is, said to show : indications of Improvemiegj: According 1 to The 'Times'- correspond ent; it is generally recognized thatjh' : i l l? various; problems must' how await : endt of the -war "for: solution, , Onlh-'' ? " ,llA"-.r'i : ti,,a ' 'm'Zm: "i-..' ".---'' "i othe nfe !WPentV : i c"? W : victory.. pi extremuu - I T- iiti i. -1 ? x il j awriuuiea lucatastropne in; tn; southwest front entirely to extremist nnnuences. ana. says jne troops .Deaar. Od-wose. wno nad, received, tne most remrorcements frpm Petrograd. Thus far the retreaters do not show : any sign or intention of . stopping, pii : a line. It 'the "Germans had been in great force, the retreat of the south- .. With insufficient -troops, an advance on this scale is a. difficult- operation and German communication cannot :b& v established in a moment over suchif ri wide : area' f , x.,?X -V & ; : . . A halt on the , part, of the enemy caused by fatigue, and hunger would not be surprising. This might gly the Russians time to rest and time for " reaction among the soldiery by Vex- v Jposure of the extretalsts. Let. them' 'J once realize, says the correspondent, that the ; extremists tricked them- and the same troops who' voluntarily' re tired today will voluntarily advance if. MARINE RATES - AGAIN INCREASED . ' : . 'yV ' (By Associated Press.) ;w Washington, July .;. 28. Another 10..' crease of 1 1-2 percent. In goTera : m'eht insurance rates;; tor "vesoels 'aad jcargoes sailing - from i; American ports the ; Mediterranean was- announcer yesterday by he War.. Risk Insurance. On Diff ewncesf heiriTwfi HQusesonFood Control; Y . - .- T1, A - 1.1... V. V - V. r: Washington July .28.- The rphtbl- tion and food .administration questions involved in the Food Control bill were among those aWaitlng f-flnal . diapask tion , When Senate and House conferees resumed .their '.labors! today..4j Prog ress ,thus, far, made. however, ranted the .belie,? v.that van - agreemtnt . would be. reached . on r these and other, points In: dispute tonlght.- been mado-thaf war5 pictures such as .the English film o the Somme' battle; and later pictures f- from that front, should be' shown - to themen: repeated- . ly' giving ;them ah accurate 'idea' 6f M whatj actual fighting conditions are I like.- v. . .. . ,. ' ' :.i r,-.- ;-? . v It is now being' . planned v to take both officers and soldiers tothe' French " front In . detachments from c time ' to time eo that - they may1, e4 ' and study . life -tn-ihev trenches. before they are actually; called upon'.totaie; -- t I.- j.'' . -' 1 " . ..' ,- . - . t ... i if ! i't;.'..'t '-J t;;; .t. V .r .'; ,?,r, k - j I' ' . .,.r Kit f .tiii'.v, 3 ' 5 -.V.-i'i rli!.f ! ;:: - i.'. . z '4 i V ; v f -Y tevery battalion. - The suggestion nasitneir piaces ,uxere.-; ; ;v t,. it.Yi:T u'i ':- ' -:1; -V V - Y- -Wr-'-y i 1 -.-v