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! ' ' .. . : ' ' .. . . . -'. v- " 1 "'- - -: " . ' v - : .- .:'v;.-vy -Rather irth Carolina: na: Unsealed, prob-i I C J A to-V1? uu tonight and Sunday, somewhat 'Ser Sunday. couth Carolina: Probably how-; tonight or Sunday, . somewhat coole jr iUMUa; I XXIII. NO. 320. i ."'iV'S'Ai.; PRICE FIVE CENTS. r; . . ,; I MlliiTifil inter Supply of"Fliiaj:atF Fnod of Greater Morhertt '; lhan lhe War;, P4;- MinTERiNAffglGOiLFORD county;; 'f;S i RESTRICTED RATIONS 1 LEADS THE STATE AlroacK' Heard Among .tlie'In people Dusmcss nouses . j "1 D J: r. to viose oecause ox Light Deficiency - i p.y Associated Press.) ;. . . rnnf-nli:ip'!i, Sept. 8. Difficulties with "l Germany ;-li i ;uiy are Demg rett. .jiina hy great odds measured by ' its The oi voluntary or compulsory . automobiles :and ..wi ion of ihc imesi esiauusnmeius' or survival in various branches of trade :tml industry already has open d ami business will be continued in jjjese, while others . will shut down, Hcept those supplying "heat and light. ' '. Butchers favor keeping their places open late two afternoons a weekoth tw'w they close -with the sun.. The Jewells plan to keep open only on (hose days when artificial light is un necessary, which, during the north German winter, are very few. Tho iiiy of Stettin already has ru pendtd street lighting entirely on acV count of lack of coal. . - The German press -and public, are for the moment far more keenly in- iuto the State Department goes back terestetl in problems of fuel and food 0 the conuties; twelve and a half per than in politics. Discussion of ques- cent, is employed in the administra tions of constitutional reform, except tion 0f tble fund, paying for clerical foransiy orders to i-resiaem w uson j to keep out ot uerman sujuts,, nas practically disappeared from. German newspapers since the Reichstag com mittee went home, and the problem of tween gross amount collected, and the f.oiaio ir, now the topic of the day.(the ,net amount that goes again to the .Farmers are proclaiming an aban-COUIjtlpg for the mamtenance of their donment oi me cuuiyuiauijr uuaino - tration ot the crop ana oi maximum jrices and the return to tn system Hi commercial cupply. and demand as ippiy of utnan eujtom. UrbanUes, on the contrary, main lain thu' .in unless mf: fy 'pf ; sists m ! 1 L 'V , n Zi KntP,tte number would be about 45,000. j poatoes. j, mi. i.w.. r-o will get most of them, because m no L, f fwe been rani" nr ric i 1 1 t i iiik i uri r ur:ru jcai wi.ii. " ... th cnnh in inrr-itivp tn imp HOtatOeS IOr i 'hi vpn- C" the VerVUn- rna,Ln'y PnCeS orwaerts demands an immediate . . . A- -.a is increase in t ie potato ration 10 iu pounds v.eeklv at a reduction in tne," price and declares that it is impos sible to work and sustain life on the propose ration of 5 1-2 pounds of po- tatoes, 1,050 grams of bread, 250 , . . , ort grams 01 meai anu ou grams ui.wu v .. : 1,0 v.5 VOoi. the scanty harvest of oats and Ipv will nnt npr,nit nf n cunniPTnpntarv ration of oatmeal and grits, by which alone the people tided over last spring, , CARRANZA OPPOSES DRASTIC OIL LAWS (p.y Associated rreS8.) - ' .m a roundabout way and, not tnrougu t Mexico City, Sept. . President; the Row,- Peterson & Co.; people at Carranza, it is understood, had declin- all Time was in 1916 when paper oft ed to approve many arcics of the petroleum law, suomitted by members of the cabinet, and now is engaged in framing a law of his own for submis- won to ( ongress. It is said that the President's meas- we will have no drastic features,, so ar as taxation or nationalization, ot we oil lands in .Mexico are concerned, Md will contain nothing to check or slow ui he production of petroleum. Congress today officjaur . approved e prepusal of the President to re- wra cot ion factories as public ut'ili- f II H-H 111 ay be taken over and op-' , IlB S(JV ernmeni or uiu&Cu tnout just cause by the proprietors. STREET CAR TIE-UP IN CHATTANOOGA :4J'rt V -f 'P.y Associated Press.) hatt;Ml(U':i T.inn 8. Wn ef fort was ml.L 'i,v ti 0tr0Ut our mm- Pany to opiate cars during tho early toornins hours today and the strike s'tuatio,, -,vo,s quiet. The strikers seneraiiy lftA .1 . of their v , kf,I1 off the streets. 1 o fataliii.-s have resulted from the sortie r 'a it r I r rn awa 11 " IVI1UVUU lilt VUXI lilQ w I ftestrik,. a Miller ' i ; 's, d to be leader, of the' strike '"cakei-K, was badly hurt TTa Mr nok and various knife stabs ahds " ouiujii glass. . - T . x en other" . riously, men v''(-'!'e injured less se -x- -x- . Jr f oniTA Ar0 ? BRITAIN 'ADOPTS "5s- GREAT WR. WILSON'S NOTE TO THE POPE. . , : & ' ' ASROeiatofl Prpsal... '.-..... Wa.si nglon, Sept." .7. . -- , 8. That -K Unito.i ha1 advised the ; Cs ?U''Vhat Prident vil- t)P.,' 1 I,ly 10 pope Benedicts Britain'!'000?1 is in effect Great 'co.(...n r r,'r'y was indicated ; re- r,..., in statement by Lord ' ,,f-V-w aa -; ils ! . ; U. 1 " . II III III "II ull I I i u This Tax Increasing liach;' Year.:v"fM1& the Amount of Money Paid r or Auto Licenses School Book Row. Simmering Down; (Special to The Diapatcb.) - Raleigh, Sept -Guilford is the high - flyingest coumy in North iCaro was assumed three years ago because a safety the next year and a runaway finally. The vSecretary qf State finds oni casting 4ip the automobile account 1 that Guilford -pays into the - Treasury j of the State more than five average; counties and at course gets back the biggest amount for use on the county roads. About one-eighteenth of the State's; revenue ' from automobiles is Guilford's 'gift. The gross .amount of j taxes collected from the motor indus-j try for. 1916-1917 was ,$214,381.75 after all the trimmings had been taken off. and Guilford contributed $12,547.50.. Mecklenburg was next with $11,251.50, Buncombe was almost a tie with Wake and Forsyth. ; r","-Mity Der cent, of the money Daid worlt numbers and the many things incidentartc-the work." The 'other goes to the! State highway commission. I That accounts for the difference be- jroa(js The Secretary of State has no data on the number of machines There j atvJ nftwaril of fW.uOQ in' thrt States basis of $5.40 tax to feaclr machine: and ...divides-, the entire amount lee ted, by that. Using that as a basis Th o H opronnnKV ic ran cert hv nno npJthtrrt ntill 7n5rtd-ff op inrthJtir oas riod iri tne automobile Season when ... ttt-r is nn v nnp-half that amoirnf: A ... jiclluu lu wc. ouic-. uju.i ttT amount Kturnei U ' ... . ... OJ L,. . .. - 4hird - with S24. The automobile : T : . . : . - - - "" - I County-superintendents of.,the dis; iU 0vT, ;prowea wun me use. ut uw uow, Peterson. & Co., readers according to visitofs "to the Sanford conference ----- - - - . 1 earlier, in the week, and that would; bar-indicate that the row is dying out Saturday Mr. Row of tr publishing house is expected here andj the trouble appears to have passed 1 its worst. In fact, it is understood j-hat ; .the books which have the alleged im- . j 1 penecuons were put up wnen omy- a miracle could have bought paper to the publishing houses: This comes j style needed could not te bought; for anything. The Chicagoans had a big contract on their hnndsand they na(j to deliver. It - is believed ?vby 'printers here -that they were driven j to use paper less desirable than they' had bargained for. There is a limited 4. amount of it, the hint goes, and the' 1 booKg subsequently shipped Will be 4, of different texture. That is the word;4 'now ,,; '',. ' 1 4, t Persistant appeals' to the Adjutant! General's . of f ice to assist men in get-: .. TVatitnffiHai tn notify nil wlinm1 he can reach that his office has no power of release . Since August 5 thej jNational Guard has. gone into, the Fed- eral service and. 13 now on that basis. '4. 'To gefaway from'military service now. Jreauircs'that one go through the same iphino flrpnrni!nr to tho funiroc fthnwiTi'T'np.flr flnn nprmir. t nv , r&xva.- - f n I , ta iro . processes as. he vould in the regular 14. f.Uervice; 'The Adjdtant General can doj. nothing to bring about' the release of 4, such -tnen from their places In x, the , army. " ' , h jCENSUS BUREAU REPORT; OF PHTTONf nlrVrVINHS -, V LU1 1 UN UINNINU 'ft " , , - (By Associated Press.) nai4 rfin t(Y SontpmhAr' 1 ' anwllTltfi'l announced - in its first -ginning report of the season. Round numbered 22,724. Sea bales included Island included wsTfl 2.890 bales : This year's ginning compares with 850,668 bales ginned to September 1 iraonYonil RS5 hnlea in 191K Round bales last year numbered oot nA in 1Q1K tlmir wcro 8 1 fioo j Ai'fii.- o rr naipct ann , n iid LUBitj weitj .v 18 605 : -Arkansas, 134; California 103 r Fri(?i; 3,111 Georgia 146.eV4; .TiSiana: 15.375: MississiPDi. 5.749: North Carolinai72;. Oklahoma; goutn Carolina'17,888it-.;Tennfii5 . Tfla:.,9Q7 79t.:'ninnfnes'.nf Island by States were: Florida, 1,708; Georgia, 1,181, " and . South y Carolina, I .... Jk .T'tl i iSrf I i&$J.&&& "fete ; WlUk WiiMB ,k'- 'Vv'r .....14 V iA, ..LlI'X.'.4 ' i?AX:?'?f:': - --- -ffiiy PRESIDENT WILSON MARCHING ' ,. ' - v -' Campaign, Inaugurated to Drive Pro-German Propa- ganda Out of the. : , Country.-, . r - v (By Associated Press.) Minnetpolis, Minn., Sept. The local committee of. the American' Al liance for "Labor and Democracy which concluded its big loyalty conference ia?lf uttJr. utu4i paign ta; drive pro-German propaguud iirom labors ranks in Mmnesotav: v. Par?of tfee'i campaign literatuH?lU Frostwho drew a graphic picture fof his ' experiences as American consul. at" Queenstown.. after the sinking of the IjUsitaniavV the Laconfa and scores ifr-offisjirflTlrfrpnftv' i" : ? t'r y'ii-:: vftVi ?? Germatfl BHbmarineS v stretched but xx mmm iflRnn lEIElUUIUHIf LilUUII AGAINST GERMANY of,tax?col-stheb6ce4nJ South' :i)f? Ireland' hfifgtid. i'tTundreds of "men ntJomenoldjne, tbe pitiM ale3 .wih the IrpJceaJ of They s toidf W i the ; grimjapIcjB pf fliibTnAriTifi p.rtTnmannArH " whrt in snmo r n - " i- .. T. . v rWio HH f-ff& wjjo u J ISTSiii ri.ij.,.o'"' :-n,'i sweetnearts A" .i '-M'W.vV'.--' trs, - - .a'-; lyiPfcw--' - nCPflTRH Mini n 1 1111 ; mmw m mm' - , m m -mmr m ;OT ames ot 1 hose Who Have Been Nominated for Prize Honors tiwi i t u j t a tir Will fee rUDllsned 1 CmOlTOW Many AmbltlOUS Women and Girls Determined to be Subscription Will Call J j J i 4 '-S 4 $ . . ' . . the; PRIZES. $775 Briscoe Automobile. - Ford Touring Car. ' - $200 in, gold." $100 in gold. v $93 furniture suite. &T?i r,rlnm'hif firnfnnfi'n w. 4. H. Fuchs' Department Store . .$25 wrist watch. , -. Two $G0 diamond rings, . Ton per cent, commission ; to ! 4. au noh-winners,- wao remain active-on money for new scriptions.'j - . . . sub- 4 4 C -4 4 4 4 '4 4 4 4s1 4 i Only a few days have passed since oreftt Prize Voting Contest, and yet the enterprise is one of thercnier topics of conversation all over this section or ihr Rtnte. Tn hundreds of homes the int. of prizes offered by The Dispatch I nas oeeir scmmeu hhu usuuy uiiiuiliuu persons ' have determined to be among "unted the votes at the- close of the campaign. - ' . , 'v -;;-; "Any person who comes to that de termination, and backs , that decision with sufficient energy; to show to frl.ds ;and neighbors that her cam paic: has been commenced in earnest 31,-tstanCi a.: splendid chance of success. t TriiiTiTiV-fQ errt h(srpts'pnHi!isiasm anil nil that Is needed to "arouse lively interest ot one's friends is to show . by your Own activity that you have the. mettle and 5 thd determination : necessary 'zo succeed. , - XZ??Z " ' : 7 :? Hayeypunoticed that there Will be jen prizes t distributed ; at V- the close; Vof"it.c;;1r.'l!r, ? .Well, there are." and raore than that there -will o no losers'. All candidates who remain active until the close of .the campaign S888sasasaas& AT THE HEAD OF THE DRAFT IAllADE A WASHINGTON, D. C GIVES UP GOOD JOB FOR WOMAN SUFFRAGE (Br Associated Press. -New York, Sept. 8. Dudley; Vield Malone, 1 who yesterday tendered his resignation o the President Jas col lector . .;'- of customs , for, the port of New-York,, as a protest aaginst the "administration's, failure to , advo cite woman suffrage, said today;; hq would continue . his duties ' here until relieved:- V ' - ,: .'' ; ' "I shall beV at the cusjtomiv house to day and shali continue ray uties until relieved by trio President'a acceptance of my, resignation,' he sai(t. y" As; soon as I am';f reeV'lVshall; join my family in thtj dirondacksy here I -hope to take a, six months' rest;- : - .'r .JJtfrM'alone ..adedvn-ft he had "uo jfOlicical bee in his 4?feinet. ' y sro0iNM were today prepared to carry out in- fstructions and suggestions for-the- or- ganization of the sporting activities of bhesoldiers. About-25 college coaches nn in tho aonriVo f tv anvannmant - v... ..vuv v-i feu cl rnncuw ao .aiutcuu.uuevLUfS ; ULLt!UUea IUB meeting yesterday. which ; was- called by Dr.- Joseph E, Row Croft, the su pervising head. Among those who at tended was Coach Driver, of the Uni versity of South Carolina. ' the directors ratj-varl6us'amyc VCarelesshessy b'j-.'a jvoTkmanV in - th TstPTi nnrtf tho CONTEST GKI n 1 1 h m n n r-m n Among Wmners-First For 25,000 Extra Votes. able prizes will receive 10 per cent 1 commission on all NEW"subsCriptioni payments turned in by-them during the campaign. -,' ; - ' y Candidates are permitted to go any- 1 wnere tor subscriptions and are not re- stricted to their own immediate neig-'fined then- own towns, or districts; ; but nre permitted to get them anywhere. . 1 nose wno aspire to become proud possessor of-the mobile or one of the prizes to be awarded nine weeks from next Monday night will .ave little dim- conditions in that country. - r . culty if they will only enlist the help . Business ' organizations - in various of their; friends early in thj campaign, parts of Germany show signs of care Every - subscription payment for fuj nurture i and acceleration v of - the three months- longer,', whether new, movement; from' some central; force old or back. payment will count for a which':-is ! nerhans ' notn-,f ar removed cretam number of votes. ' - The- ambitious women and girls, who ar? going after 'tha- valuable prizes. will be known tomorrow for the first time. ' Many will find theirr own names; many will see the names of friends, relatives, or acquaintances; many will not find the name of the one YOUR name is not. in the list; if th vi wAum iucj numu w. iu tuic..' 11 nomo rf th inn xrAil lunnlrt IiIj-q r a . I . T' v V pet the. automobile or one of th.3 other prizes is not m; the list, send in the nomination -immediately. . " - - Don't forget that, next Saturday annexationist candidates-In the cam September 15, will be "Get Acauamted ""r. . v . Day," in the big PriZ3 Cpmpaign and vJc; X- 'ZZXXL f vtm . yauuiuaic 10 ijuauiuaij iutiicu lu - call at The Dispatch office and get ac- dualnted with the CamDaien Manager ducerV every, candidate:who turns -..- i-..u-t-vti- i Ill A'' MIIIM.I I III II III IIII I.IIICH: irilllll UN I " 'tC 3 :, 's. -r Uj;J Kiveu a special uiiiwi. gimuaur za. uvu. Extra Votes,; Only one of these extf a. ballots will-be allowed any one .candM. rtntP : That rprtifi pate may reT)re?ent -x ; i- -w.- juv .-iho i nrt"tfiAfr. first sn hsr.rintion as soon as jv"c v.;- -rr - -r 1 .. . vj.-i..j 0nv.4 ? Thnso whfpfi hayArniiWishedl er.emv ' as he tied :. ana his tali aiongl i H Puasiuic.. . . i m ; uct ,io fU ; "'"-u SLZj'ZiZ --wv-i.-i - rt o nnlWsinn " : ' 'a-A. - aaasasBua;?:. :.-; j In the Senate Today on the! War lax Hi Knnt hf- ' I Obstructors yZ; fW"018 , - (By Associated Prps.O . Washington, Sept. 8. With the hot-) ly contested war profits and' income taxations of the war) revenue ' bill out of the wayv'the Senate today tool up C J . - 1 . . J . iui uiiiM; u)iufii i;uu vl miuur puinis Oil ;S THE Uy OPENkD dispute in the measure. The final vote imen are known; to, have .been killed on the bill, as a whole, must be taken j and 23 persons badly injured in an ex not later -than Monday. High1 tax ad-s plosion a the FranMord arsenal early vocates . lost their fight ; .again yester-1 today. -r . ' ' , " " l : day Wheir- th&4 Senatelnentatively AneOrrfiTie- tn whirs' tViP "p.TnlnRinn: adopted tlie- . Finance committed cume yryviHioiia uesisneu. 10 raise indicate, that: it was caused .byart out $842,000,000 -additional;; revenue; from side agency.' Twd of the injured are individuals .and corporations; vy: , 1 young .women-, ; " v -W - The group of Senators who opposed! , Major " Montgomery; commandant, tlnr army draft law; madev: or. Sena ) niid his aids--are investicratinr the ex. increase taxes on big; incpnlesto Day. montniy to ,aiixAmencans; serying10ne of tree small, buildings known as jn,V C, x '; 'F-ii;?''-' . When the Senate met; this morning,! the new ; adm mistrative ; provisions re gardingancpme-tax-collection -.were first to--lbe.ttakenttp,;ihciudiB ; ith cinders .and Very pre- Amendment;by:.-Seimtpr;cCumbet.tojttlIon was-, takpn . to Prevent' acci. make partnerships subject. tpthe same levy as- corporations..-. An amendment by Senator Jones-for a .15 'per; cent assessment on undivided ctU-porateyu l" 5t!Ii11," -maiLvT"mn?-surplus was pending. -The committee nwn asthe, artillery, assembly unit, reduced the rate to; 10 per Cefi't;. . tin; toeselthere,". were -3- andf Wnch : Among the other - minor;: contested i'f flls' b ?f on3pt work o'rf1en: features ; that remain ;'?t6Xbe disposed ,flPlays and city. firemen saved the build of are the consumption taxes bnsugar, r. 'ns . and their contents from detrud- 000; the sugar drawback repefal ' pro TrJc inn nnd th o eortirn incrpif "iiii PCi ond class mail rates It i doubtful,, lioweyer, whether these can ' be reached" today. vis.- Of the - cial Bodies. Oppose iDecIar - ation Against Annexation ' . . (By'. Assoctitea Press.) V v.- ' - Copenhagen,. Sept. 8. A well d movement islmanifesting itself in Germany,;; .combining ; a ; ; proiest ; gainst. theVatdtudeVof. the Reichstag reply to Pope' Benedict - t& ; internal n m; drsftc "ii irrsTiin c m tv r r h 1 1 r h 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 u;jume me majority m auupuug: uie -jw-, Tnnrfa rsoscoe auio- lution, witn expressions oi inaignauoii. i .uHnno ;t V9, wliicta vctiuauxt; at ine reiereiieea iu rre&tiueiib .vv usuu h from the" interests now controlling the - X." ' (By, United Pres:t- , V; Lokal Anzeiger pf Berlin,- the;, main Peoria, Ills.,' Sept.' 9 ;At Ml "'"o'clock protagonist of the movement.; ... !, tonight Peoria-wUl.rcease to -be; the - This situation should be i considered: whiskey-making ; center' ofi. the?; world, in' connection with thev campaign now ( Thousands of gallons of liquors; will being made in the-Conservative party remain in the warehouses here, but its' for the overthrowVof the Reichstag's manufacture ends today under the food d ision h0w far these newspapers 'conservation law. V - . ".; - n.n n aornoct in encrcrectfrifr rliROO 11. ! 4.1 rAt.t.tni-' ia fwiMh'i',.'t( ; . . . "? i .. ... - . J determine They certainly ao ,not tie- 1 T,a fynv,T.t,TT,0t in ,upi thc election machinery .in .'connection; ' - fl.rnm . T? 7. " u r;,-r n " b::v ' 2 . 4-U InAnf j-krwi v -y-J o 1 . fiirO "ft 1 rr n Ttrtn ' L""BC y ".7 ?acf w icinal ; authorities of Halle, have issued j a flaming- protest against; Mr; Wilsoti,.,: - fier!arimr thAt he insulted the German i ". - , , - .A',.,-. - People grayeiy .ana . snaeiuiiy,,nl? reply to the Pcpe.1 Only ?a. few news- papers thus . far hate: printed, the re- Ampr ran note 'atd'notnecessarilr i m SES EXPL J Three Employes : fCilleids and jf Twenty-Three; Wounded I . ; ,One Fatally. . SECOND ACCIDENT 1 OF SIMILAR KIND 1 IN : ' -.;," i I At This Arsenal in Last Fewi din erman military v , AA -uj .Titers, who point to the latenessrs lviontns-r-nard w one , j ' - Prevented r ire .Spreading. -y ' ' . Bv AssocIated.Press. v . 1 Philadelphia:. Sept. 8 Three work- to accidentS The plosion-occurred in detonating- flryf rooms,-:-r..where' ;---the rlmor . ncno. 3. R.,-ny., oKoiia and smalt arm8 - cartridges are dried; Tiio-Khvnr--1 ;iiWnn --woiia caution was ' taken dents . ;.. . .A v . . s- . ,v;..;, ; X Fire followed the explosion and -Minofann nf V n hn1iiiaA mofi t tad at a ; nearby hospital. ; One Is expected were able to go to; their homes. None of ' those hurt was .able to "give a co herentaccident of. what happened.'. Maryland troops are. guarding the , j arsenal and no. -one was ' permitted tp enter the government reservation.; I t i Today's; explosion was " the second i-; 1 fatal one to occur ; within the, past 3 j months . . Two men were killed by .the i bursting Of a' shrapnel fuse in the high ; iexplosives buildings last April i : v ; J Threes investigations. wef e I . under way soon after today's explosion, in '.v.. . ..; 1 EXCEPTION MADE IN GOLD EXPORTS 4 (By Associated Press.) ; . ' WflBTiiTip-tn-n Sent "STrpasnrv nffl. cafe. Parr;ine out the nrovision of the President's proclamation requiring the will ?)laco no said today, upon the export' of .'gold in settlement of - legitimate , tradev balances ; against! tne.unitea states. ;;. v . - , THOUSANDS GALLONS ! OF LIQUOR pN HAND . " r. : : . CTC A crtM A DT I? 1117 ATUUD ; sam. FOR THE COMING WEEK XBy Associated Presfc) V"': Washington, Sept.: 8;GeneraIIy, fair weather with seasonable temperatures preceded . by showers ; is f forecast - for the South Atlantic ; and East Gulf . . - ' , States for the week beginning tomor. row 'its' a r uw yv a. y :. . LOVER GER. AIRPLAN E .. - . .; - -. , tltr ' KaarnrxaH Proa a ' ;'. JPariSrSept. 8.-r-Edwart! Parsona, of Springfield, Mass a member, of the down his vfirst ; German airplane, and Parsons dived straight at the! (vlot, to be Pushed Further- Into Interior at the; Present , ' v - I ime. r :-:-;,- :..s . v ;v,--w: L:.v: LAND FORCE SUPPORTED by submarines; ONLYI4 Lull on the; Fni'rFr6n&;:ii'' Except For Artillery Fire- ' f Some : Local 7 Fighting1- Vienna - Reports Austrian v v Successes: Against Italiarwi ' C Despite the continued retreat of the ' : Russians on tLip Riga front; iridicatidn are not'w'antfng that toe"GermanJdriye" -v ; in this, region may- hav.e ;reacbedVneaV; ly its ; limits. This , view, indeed, : is"' the season as making it' improbable 'i than yon Hindenburg intends to push V, ; his campaign 'further-thfe fall.: He ' vilL ' be content with. safeguarding his new . ' .; Requisitions the -basea Z? of Riga- "and Dueriamuende--hey intimate. ' "r ;; t The:rabsenceof Gertnan' toavalco 'operation on large. seale In tie Gulf ,:' ; . of Riga with tthe, forces operating .on land iiji the region seems to lend. addi tiohal', color ttf tfiis view,1'.' , ZX; - PergVa reports -tftat only 3ermkn. ' ; submarines have been: ill the gulf 'and .: thai, indeed, a Russian; naval" force i. . . r anyeflemyaitship. f coxxtlngenrrttiat" '9isiy'4ppearr;, "Nvrt S t ':,; ;.;;'; JTtie; tVanco-Beagmnf f w& ? vv nesting i:some:localr'4nfantry ;v mo,vfe- ments,but forthfe jnQst part use. artil- - lery " and ; the I "aIrmeJl, are the only branches of ; the service: being. acdYe-1, ly employed, by either, side. 't:-'S'"''ZA'-1 London reports heavy patrol fight- . ing r on the 1 Ypres ; front, during- the flight, : a successful British raid neif i Gavrelle : and1; the - heavy shelling f of XX: .Langemarck y; the .Germans. . o n. , f antry action - of importance ' develop- ed however.' -X' X- X'-'.-tX 'C.;J. ';. . 1 The.'Paris; stateme;bjounpe9:;ld0at , -attacks by th$ Germans , in Lorraine); ;to the "east of Rheims, and dn v-the ;r Aisne front,: which. were. broken up. by ' tne r rencn nre. - - .-. &' Vlfilinfl. " Tin lltl th A 1 Ar vin f ha f1r Af ' 'fthe Italians ., tm the .Hermada.. t-sec tof : where General Cadorna has bees pushing .. towards . Trieste, s. It f is' aa4 , Verted that all the ground won by him there in the present offensive has' been recovered'- and - that more than'. 6,000. 1 prisoners have been taken by the Aus-' ; ; trians.' "'? v t. I .-. ,'; :; ' r ': - -". j,- -,-;-. , Germans , Repulsed. ' : :, .Paris, Sept.. 8. German attacks last ; night in Lorraine, east' of -Rheiins- and 1 ? ont the: Aisne jfrontrwere . repulsed : ' it was' announced '"'officially'. ' The X French took prisoners-; In successful , raids. The announcement follows: "During - the night'- several attacks. ; undertaken by-: the enemy "in -: Lbr1 raine, east of Rheims,- north ,of. Cou cy, and in the region of Cerhy,' were.',' broken up by our fire.' - We made 1 buO- l V cessful incursions. ,into r the , German . lined near Eplne de Chevregny and , " north of Hill 344; on- the- fight banjs of the M.euse.Vr Wetppk many. prison-V ersi .There ; was - Violent", artillery -fighting oniboth bahkS'.of -the MeUse. Along ,the -Forges brook and In. the re-i . gion oCAvocourt patrdUing operation X wete unsuaTly active.: Everywhere qlse,; : the ngnt wa caim. t; t ,: v, . . . , ; V.il'.'wlUui-V'. v.. .;?: Petrpgrad, v Sebt.' S.erman't .war- cratt nave ;again, peen' signtea m tne Gulf of "Riga and have been sbelled'by the .Russian, coast; batteries;, the wan. office v announces. " ItUssin torpedo1 boats discovered aGerman shbmarfce; and .enemy ships, ' apparently .trawlers, were observed in Orbensk sbund.Tney , were : forced' by the' Russian batteries to ,retnQ: --. No further advance by the Germans' on the Riga front Is Reported In Uo day.'S', ..official, .j.com.niunlcationi . The Russians' positions arif being fecon noitered "by German" c4VaIry.y . " ZiXZ'tZX Jtajiani ;Repu?aea;i;;. V-V'-. Vienna, Sept. 8. According to the announcement; ; the 'Aus trians pre'ssed , back thejtalians from.Monte San Gar briele. il northeast . of X Gorizia. Thti Italians are said td nave fled. '- . -. - ; PRESIDENT-WILSON . TAKES. AN OUTING s l- V, : : X' U (By -Associated -.Press.) ',-.-.: ' i. .:. ' ' New, York, Sept . 8, The President and Mrs. Wilson arrived "here ' from , Washington . -4earlyx; .today - and " 'aftfer breakfast .they boarded. the Preslden-; tiai vacht Mayflower. They. wiirspend thr;;Lnekt few-days "cruising 'In New York waters. - .The President desired; 46- take a few days rest tie win Keep n touca witn auain u. buvic u ucau,a. , I the wireless. .- .. ;,' 'V.- . .r -- v. - , I. , : ne. , ' . and who. do, not-win one of the yalu- i,-?t.---'
The Wilmington Dispatch (Wilmington, N.C.)
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Sept. 8, 1917, edition 1
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