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THE s.- WEATHER FORECAST, North Carolina Probably light rains tonight and Wednesday. Sou'h Carolina Cloudy tonight it. ins cooler tonight VOL XXIII. NO. 350. Attack Launcnea on a wiae it ii ivr Front East of Ypres Today. PROGRESS IS BEING MADE EVERYWHERE The New Attack Was Unex pected Because of Stormy! Weather and Muddy j Ground Men "Went Over; Top" at 5:30. Wiihout regard to the highly un favorable weather conditions prevail ing ;::il in surprisingly short time aiur the successful British thrust of, h,' -,ver-k, ih British and French! f,,r.'- in Belii'm have launched an-1 e.her heavy attack on the German lilies. The blow fell early today in the re-1 cion east and northeast of Ypres, where Crown Prince Rupprechfs , lines had already been dangerously, bent, back b; the previous British I ported- satisfactory progress- on all parts of the front of the attack, which he announced wa3' made in conjunc-. lion "with our clkes, on the left.' Shortly aftrrward the Paris official- ,-.!v.n;i niortv th.t th !,v,nnh fnrm : ir, : ianders were those- allided to ' rritish commander- ; . , m :.. , i,; f nt, ln-cniei. iik i-.!.iu'-u:i ui "u m concer v;:h British was an-- . v i j i nounceu, and ae ui.oiauie ueveiuy- men, of the atuuk reported. I A rnnpiderab'e force of French 1roop? toojj. part in the beginning, of the Manders di;ve on July 31 and in ;he subsequent lighting that consoli-- date.-l the erounu won bv them from a point northea ..: oi Langemarck as far north as i;ixmu(i'. - ! This .section of tl." f ront remained com para; iv ish to the drive last time is r.') 1 1 r i n p i -1 ' t : iv r.-.ii .. while the Brit- :,:!,;. a-n-e vpnpwitip their i-.i----n.tli. Apparently the j con idered opportune for line to the north more nearly on tlie level with the advanced British front. The French attack to-' In- - v . -1 . ' i 1 1 n fur' (ii i Vi a nnrth as 1 llouthol.t forest, about five miles to- -X- -x- GEN. LEJEUNE MAY COM MAND FIRST MARINE Dl ViCION IN FRANCE. 4f 45- 4:- 4:- 44-'44- - - 4- 4f 4f -'.T-33 r-1 iriadier General John Archer Le-( f---r- r. rtniT it ii ii" -T i ifiiMMin ii uiinif--"- J'Hrie, of the Marine Corps, whose as- i :;"it !o th marine cantonment 1 ' V.".. han, given rise to-"by rt-port that he is to command tho 1,1 -t division of marines to be mob- ' z"1 lU France. ' ' -GERMANS -TO MAKE :'BW-J innrn nPTnrf! Evidently Want to . a Force Decision Before Cold Weather. F RENCH TROOPS ARE IN THIS NEW DRIVE . i Assault Made in Bel gium Before Germans Could Recover From Week's Heavy Blow. (Bv Associatea Tress.) .o ypics this morning, the war office j announces. , Satisfactory progress is being made everywhere. Tne attack, the state- mPnt says, was made "in conjunc- A n British statement says: j t' 50 o'clock this morning, we j . ,.- . w5iQ frnt Anst aeain anacK.eu jii u : and northeast of Ypres, in conjunc- . . ... ift T?o. tion wltn our aiues uu wui ports indicate that satisfactory , nrnSn-ftss i beins made on all parts ) 0f the battle front. The weather con-: tinues stormy. The new Britii drive is being made in the same region as the at . tack of last Thursday, one of the! m0st successful British efforts of the j war. On that day tne uermans weiu r.vr,oiirH from high ground along the ridge east of Ypres,-giving the Brit-; ish dominating positions oi strategic importance. ine weugc m the German line nas uem deep that with the high ground lost llirir riflP itions have been made most unfavorable, and another "strategic, been predicted. Recent dispatches from the British! front, however, told oi- neuvy im-. and depp mud. conditions under which j ordinarily a renewal of the offensive 4f would not be expected, me ui -X- Of the British s taff to return to the X attack so quickly may indicate a- pur- pose to force a decision before the I cold weather sets in, or before the l Germans have recovered from the , ! last blow, which appeared to have i j partly demoralized them. ; j French Trops In It. , . Paris, Oct. 9. French troops on J j the Belgian front at half past five o'clock this morning, attacked in con iunction with the British army, the ' ....... c-rMitVi nf thp forest - uenuiiu pi s u- - --- of Houtholst between Draibank ana TTr.,-iQr,riT.rftl The French official 'winrindreft! The French statement issued this afternoon says v,0 ctnip-e-ip is continuing and i .T developing favorably for the Frencn I'arir.s . . . i ! The French war oSicc statemeni ;ne fluu j fOllOWS: . r- . o a I :Tn Rolp-ilim this morning at o-au ; i r.viork we attacked, in conjunction f w-'tb tho British armic positions or the Germans soutn o nuuiuu.oi est between Draibank and e!naen' dreft. The battle continues to devel- cr favorably for us. , ! -on the Aisne front there v, s marked artillery activity, notably in the region of the Pantheon . , "In the Champarne, we were sue- crssful in .penetrating the Gj evm. lines ne?r the Butte of Jahure. At- -r dpstroymg the dug outs, our fore- es turned with ""Boners. "On the right bank of the Meuse (Verdun), the artillery duei continue. , ,n-., peet-.r n-rth of Chaume wood. "There is nothing to report Lom lueic i. ,i & M - the rest of the front. nmTiirn rrnwcTA i FUR 1 HtK LUAINa 1 U BRITAIN AND FRANCE . Assor-in td Press.) Washington, Oct. 9 Additional ioan3 Qf $40,000,000 each to Great "Britain and France were made today the government. . ' With this transaction, the total thus far loaned to the Allies is $2,- 13,400,000. WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINATOE5DAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 9, 1917. RUINS MARK SCENESOF BRITISH BONBARDMENT INt'LANDERS. A body of British troops passi are graphic evidence of tre destruct man lines. Socialist Leaders and Two Clergymen Defendants in Federal Court. (By Associated Press. .Grand Rapids Mich, ..OctJS, secretary ofithe Socialist party, and 12 other persons, among them two c, n aEd mimber of prorni. J . non. local Socialists were to be ylac- cd on trial m United Stales District Court here today, on charges of con Pfacy to defeat the purposes pf th selective draft law. I Annnn 4i 3.r , . l : i uiU uw- iiifr are. mnipl Pnv prromnri nQ.tnr . Re '. Da mel . Roy Ficeman, pastor - -"-va" V',,"1L1 "f'V nev. rviaas ooeiernuis, iormer t Tri j. t n 7 1 1 .i ni jl i u in iai iau Liiuivu ai 1 lur land, Mich. Miss Viva L. Flaherity, writer and social worker, of this city. Charles G. Taylor, former member DBAFT OPPONENTS mm oi Til i inn v Tiiiflrp nrrnnr rmn ULL UL L HI 1 1 a B- I HE B IT" Eel a ULI U L L U Contestants Should Make Mos t of the Remaining Five Weeks of Contest Thousands of Votes Can be Had Just For The Asking. i J. .... THE PRIZES. $775 Briscoe Automobile. Ford Touring Car. $200 in Gold. $100 in Gold. . $93 Farnicure Suite. $75 Columbia Grafonola. jr ra Merchandise Order At J. W. Fuchs' DeDartment Store a ri- 1 US!" .VeparJmen.1 b core- $25 Wrist Watch. Two $60 Diamond Rings. Ten ;per cent, commission to It. nil nftTl.winnflrB TxrT-in yeim rt i-n JU : . v active, on money or new sub- 'fc e-mnlirtio J. v f J. ' ri. .J, ..you mght ag weU dsliver the Briscoe automobile to me, now. Of course 1ve got to go through the pro. ce3g of winning it Dut that is a mere maUer q formait -with th rf ht kind Qf work gQ ke Qne Qf the candi(lates in g Vgpatch in its votin contest Qne sure this candidate ought to ccms q winn$Qg gAny Co:Vestant who enters the conflict cheerful confi- 1 accomDlish excellent aen., lb sure lo accompiisa excenen. '' , . Thc.-o are a number of other con- testant., however, and the two auto- mobiles and the other prizes which Tho; Dispatch is giving away, look 3ust as gopd to them as they do to (the yourr lady who made the joking 'remark about an immediate delivery. These t candidates will not be less ac- tive in their campaign for votes, and the ones w!r ' - '""ed will realize that they have Le'en . in a contest by; the time the competition ends. Livly times may be looked ;for ifrom now on, and if there are any. in FULL EASED WIRE SERVICE : r.g through the ruins that mark the g ive force of the big British hoTvitzero f 45- 4f -5c -H- 4- - 4r -H- 45- 4f -f -X- ; ANOTHER PEACE OFFER . (3y Associated Press). .V. I ' Amtterdam, Oct. 9. Ger- -X--"-mariy)and Austria-Hungary have w w agTeed to make another peace -" -'rffer' to the Allies, the Deutsche w -Tage's'Zeitung, of Berlin, says it 4 4:- learhs 'cn. good authority. 4J 4f :T3jo offer will have as its basis 4f tentorial aggrandizement, -X- th: surrender of Belgium and 4C-j tioii-vjaf positive f erritorrar acf 4? 4f quisitTons and payments in mon- 4:- 4C- ey of no i r Uf 4r -X- 4C- 4f 4t 45- I of the local board of education, and a member of the Socialist party. While the respondents are to be tried together, the jury has power to return individual verdicts in their cases. ; Most of those to be placed on trial are charged wTith distribution of anti- draft literature. the list that are still undecided what 0 0 0 0 to do, it is time for them to comefFood Administration Puts An to a definite decision, if they expect an equal opportunity with the others. The contest has five weeks yet to run, which is plenty of time for anyone who has not done anything at all, to apture one of the big prizes. All hat is nepflerl is a start and thp res.t will be easy. j Ti . ' ! It is extremely important that all - the candidates see their friends now, - ueiuie Bumeoiie eibe gets mem. nun-; dreds of people in Wilmington and the territory reached by The Dispatch are waiting to be asked for their as- sistance. In many cases subscrip-1 tions are being saved for particular friends or favorites, while in others it is "First come, first served." Veryjjng under certain conditions, is to be little work has" been done by most of : permitted. the candidates until within the last, "Specultative trading in cotton seed few days, and the opportunities for j 0ii for any delivery,- either by trade vote-getting are just as good as theyer outsiie interests is prohibited.' were the day the contest was an-reads the ruling of the managers, nounced. Such will not be the case, ; HeSgs selling for protection against however, by the time the next three seed purchases or sales of refined oi1 weeks will have passed, or by the 'against purchases of crude oil, or pur close of the second period.. j yhHses." by consumers or exporters," Such prizes as are; offered by The 'arc permissible, but such operations Dispatch, are certainly worth any shall, b confined tD '"e't'nte tr one's time during the next- five weeks, interests only and shall be of the Many of the candidates" were too busy 'smallest possible proportions consis i - i t. w... i rm -niitVi tho Tiiirnnsp nf tl"vs ' nilp " iciL ween, iu give liic uuiiiervc iuui ii i time, but all should endeavor to do their best from now until the close. Make, your mind that you are go-1 ing to be among the fortunate wiri on Nov. 12, and work to attain that end. You can do H if- you try. Attention is again called to the'facti that each $15 worth of subscriptions turned in during the three weeks end- inr Oct 27 will give 140,000 extra I votes. All subscription payments, ; from either old or new subscribers.-, krA frsr- v n m n n t f mm si Tiff to S14 will apply on the-$15 worth. , J., - . (Continued on Page Seven). V rent battle of Flanders. These ruin3 that have been hammering the Ger SUPREME COURT TO REVIEW CftSE Ask Decision in Case pf As : sociated Press Against In ternational News Service. (By Associated Press.) Washington,, Oct. 9.: The Supreme Federal ' deciees wfill ftrarntiie internationat Mews service of Hearst service irom piraung news matter from the Associated Press. Want It Finally Settled. 4fl New York, Oct. 9. The case of .the :. ' Associated Press against the Interna j tional News Service for pirating Asso ciated Press news was decided by the Circuit Court of Appeals of this dis trict. There was no right of appeal to the Supreme Court, but both sides pe titioned the Supreme Court for a writ 0f certiorari to review it, the Associat ed Press being anxious to secure a de cision of the highest tribunal in the United States upon the subject. The petition of the Associated Press for a writ of certiorari recited that it "would be content to rest its 'rights upon the decisions below without re questing the Supreme Court to assume the burden, except that nothing but a decision of the Supreme Court can as sqie this great service a sound and in disputable foundation and forestall a great quantity of costly and harassing litigation all over the country in both f Federal and State courts . " DIE SPECULATION End to Soaring Prices of Oil. (By Associated Press.) New York, Oct. 9. Speculation in i'cctton seed oil, both by trade and out- SJ'e interests on the New York Pro- duce Exchange, was forbidden today K - r hQ hrH n m,nQrc nf tim change at lne instance of the foou 'o,rn;ni'5trptinT nt WHhin-tnn ' This action by the food administra tion followed up sharply advancing j prices for cotton oil, culminating yes- terday in a jump, of 175 points to 18 1-2 cents a pound, a record never be- ofre reached; . So-called heage sell- -cm. n" i' " 1 jisFature trading of this kind will b cenfined tb current months and two m$pths ahead nd to the r i0sm: of old contracts for any month. Daily fluctuations in price ucyond uuj cent a pbnn. Are forbidden. Increased RaTe Suspended. J Washington; Oct.' 9. At proposed wasmgton, u. ww ncrease of . 6 4-10 cents , j?er hundred pounaB sn TX,io' from oLuisville and East St Loiiis. to Florida points was suspended ; today by the InterstateJGommerce ' Commis sion until February 8, next. STOP COTTON SEED ill COLD RAIN T& MORNING NEW CONVICT PtEFlSAL Claims to Have Evidence to Show That Defendant Stole Baby. THERE WAS NOTHING TO GERMAN PLOT Piersol Was Seen Around Keet's Home Night Baby Was KidnapedOthers Will be Accused (By Associated Pross.j Marshfield, Mo., Oct. 9 Paul O'Day, prosecutor at the trial N. of Claude J. Piersol, charged with kid naping Baby Keet, of Springfield, in his opening statement today declared that Piersol had admitted to Samuel Allender, chief of detectives, at St. Louis, and to Mr. O'Day that the elab orate story he had told, when first ar - rested, of being an agent of the Ger man government was pure invention Mr. O'Day, after reviewing the his- - xt j-' . J 1 tory of the disappearance and subse quent finding of. the infant's body in a cistern near Springfield, asserted that Piersol for two or ihree years had been "giving serious thought to all the particulars which must be considered The prosecutSf stated that 'witnesses would show that a short timebef6t;e the kidnapping of the Keet baby, Pier- sol and his alleged band had frequent- ly been seen in th nieghhorhood.of the Police oflicials and vl16vf6i4sit. residence; that all of them were armed guards on duty at Brush'stadfuinBaid and carried masks and often stationed the all-night crowd was ; the'smallest -r, . an automobile at a convenient point that has waited up for a world'ase-' : nearby. . ries game here in years:-' V," Mr. O'Day declared the testimony f The first man to . appear arrivda'rv' would indicate that Taylor B. Adams, '6 o'clock last night. Be was 'a little , who also is charged with the Keet old man, more than f 60 : years Ot age, : ; kidnapping, had approached persons and took his place 'at th6 v twoSddllar " V; in Greene and Christian counties offer- ticket window in order to hold' the - ing them sums of money to engage in 'place and sell it to the highest bidder kidnapping projects. These persons. when the sale of seats to- the lower ' would be used as witnessesthe State's stand began. The line grew,:-slpwri,:'"1' attorney declared. The tesitmony would indicate, Mr. O'Day continued, that about the 18th or 19th of March, Piersol and his panions were stationed in automobiles ; Gf the Giants' to even-up the series. across the street from the Keet home jin this line stood a' soldier withl hip and on being asked what their purpose j service overcoat - buttoned up' around vas, that Piersol replied "By we are! his neck, r ' going to get the Keet baby." The pros-, The first in tne dollar bleachers cllne f -ecutor declared that on the" day the was a young boy who put lh an'ap-' -baby was stolen, Piersol and Cletus pearance at 6:30 last - night-IHe i-'dld r dams went to the Keet home to de-jnot nave a dollar to see the game; but T liver a package addressed to W. R- hoped to sell his position for the price tv vvuue, wen Jtuowuig iuiu un was, i 'the Keet home inasmuch as Cletus had -ielivered a package to the same place the day before." The statement related that two cars were driven to the Country Club where the Barents of the Keet baby were at tending a ball and that the driver of one of the cars inquired of the ground keeper as to the presence of Keet. On 'leing ordered off the premises, the two cars drove to within a block of the "pt residence, which was near by, and stopped. The ground-keeper would testify, O'Day declared, that the man who drove one of the cars was Piersol. '.' The opening statement - then dealt with a letter which was s sized by the authorities when Taylor B. Adams was arrested in Kansas City. "This remarkable letter." the prose cutor continued, "was written bv Pier sol to Adams on the first day of June, two days nfter Lloyd Keet wps kid napped. The letter begins with this statement: T made my deal that I was akin? to you about before vou left.' "The contention of the State is that .ho initial sentence in this letter, re ferred to th? abduction of Baby Lloyd Keet. . "At the outset of the case, it appears hat when this defendant sought to ap proach some one to gointo his unlaw '"l schemes, he first put the proposi l,'on that they would kidnao a man -who wps the representative of . the British government and that he, Piersol, was v representative of the German gov ernment, and that tho German gov ernment would pav them a. good sum ror holding th's Englishman so that, he would net be able to bid on a 'lum ber deal,' which m cht interfere with Tprman'representattves' bids. "Piersol wrote all letters received by Keet. the father, of the kidnapped baby, as will be proved by experts in handwirting." , , Ari 'Initial' Dividend. New York. Oct 9 The executive committee of the Tobacco Products Corporation today recommended an initial, aiviuenu ui a uaic it- common-stock, payable November1, 15 v . . . I initial dividend of ' $1.50 a share on. V lUse :Dispatcli 1 '': Business Specials S. PRICE FIVE CENTSl x5! i -, ' -: :' . '.' ,' YORK FA V KJI The Crowd Before Ground Gates Last Night' Was Small GIANT SUPPORTERS STILL HAVE HOPE Benton or Sallee likely to,be Ji McGraw's Choice of Pitch- v! ers While Cicotte, Russell v or Faber May Oppose. ',':::'--- . -:,'-rJW&k 4- - ..V;. 4f GAME POSTPONED. (By Associated Press). New York, Oct. 9. Postpone-;v,j : game was announced by the ,-Nft ., r :'t 4v tional Commission at 12:3& pi mi J The games scheduled for today 4? , 4 and tomorrow will be played? the Polo Ground tomorrow and 4 ' Thursday. "; ' 4C- Friday's game at. Chicago will X- be moved to Saturday, and in 1 4f case a sixth game will be ineces- I sary it will be played, at the 45- Polo grounds, -as originally..' ar-:4t- i 4f ranged, on Monday, October 15 ; j . 4- 4C- 45- 4r 4& IS .; ! A light, cold rain. that fall; intermit It'llliy 1U IUB Uctll UUU1 S , lUttUC - W COW. , J er condition uncertain todyf prtthe : ' ; third, game , between the New'5;Tork Gianta and .the Chicago White ?; Sox for the world, chiunpionibiCbe 1 .Tr.V.W tviiMAfi ' fAiiaAaef fn, f thk Wotf.v YYCaiuci uuiwu iwcbnoy- ; ,. -a " was fair., and' colder btit fans ; beciuna! j: ; anxious! as the rn ;ctmtitaued.-to1;lalW The' atmosphere Mas j.dedddlrTOldit; : er whicn was testinea ta unanimousxyv . 7. by the?, shivering- fans who stood; out r&- sia e tpjQfv gate ot ;ae? ticrrpxinas then ceased 'but ' before KX tfcJocfeT'lt ; started again and.;forik' tihiefeIltliye-;4 W ly, "making the well 'gToomed 1 playing " ' field heavy 'for the "same.' VisT Sis. . ' and at midnight there were ' perhaps a hundred boys and men stretched ' alone the fence. Some sleDt De'ace- ' - com-jfuny and others discussed the -chances ' : ' nf admission, nnrl n littlo Mrra trtnv some lunch. There Were a few. more . 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