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FOLLOW YOUR PRESIDENT'S fLEAD '-BBWANOThEr. BOND, WEATHER. Nerth and South Ctro .,. Fair tonight and Saturday; little change PAGES TOO A Y in ic"'K 0 5 , " - i 3 J : t VOL. XXIV. No. 114 BENCH BRILLIANT ATT ACT CAPTURE Mil 82 Enemy is Driven From Most Valuable Position on the Somme Line GERMAN OFFENSIVE IS STILL DELAYED j Allied Commanders Expect a Renewal of Drive Foch is Optimistic Germany Occu pies Sebastopol. While a new German stroke on pither the northern or southern, bat tle front is &M11 delayed, the French i have taken the initiative In the latter eld and have delivered a telling blow southeast of Amiens. Attacking on a front of more than i mile between Hailles and CasteL General Jtetain's troops yesterday evening drove the Germans from Hill 81, an eminence of some 250 feet oferlooklng the Avre river and cap tared the wood to the east and south east, immediately bordering on the Avre. The ground thus gained is probably more valuable than any other of equal area which lies along the en tire Somme line. It was ' at - Hailles that the Germans effected their great est westward penetration in their Amiens drive and et Hill 82 they were Tithin less than three miles of the important Paris-Amiens railway. Adding this new terrain to the ether high ground taken by the "French farther south : along . the tait not long ago, an excellent - line o! Menses armears " A ' htva hAn I -vttkea v by the nt&mc&ztattW-wm- muneupjoiro-is-meH tin region. ' The positions of the French at Hugird and those of the British on the Yillers-Bretonneux ridge pre serve, the continuity of the line of commanding ground of virtually all the vital spots north to the Somme. In the Villers-BretonneuX region as ell there has been a further im provement of the Entente position, the French gaining ground in local fighting there last night. The Germans are still holding off en the Flanders battlefront, and Ger nan newspapers are telling the pub lic that the high command may de cide not to take Ypres after all, as its Possession is not important. The German artillery seems to t"raed its attention chiefly to the southern side of the Flanders sal IeJit and last night was bombarding tte region along the 15-mile line be een Given chy and Nieppe wood, a several thrusts at this front pre viously the enemy has been unable w make any substantial headway Jth the British lines supported as ly are by the barrier of LeBassee LanaI and backed up by the command- positions behind Bethune. Tnp German offensive is not yet in the view of military authori and the enemy is expected to further attempts to reach the uannel. The supreme inter-alled " council has completed a two days swn with a meeting at Abbeville, northwest of Amiens. AU military lLTl were scussed and decided J a.M he results obtained are report IW been most satisfactorily. mm .vr Clemencea. who presided, :,: S G-era1 Foch, who, as a re- ' 1 me cnnfprMipe it Is reported. lorpp . inn2P. r-m chief of the allied m the west, is very optimistic, ewhere on the western front, in tC0 ,rn lta,y and la Macedonia, .,as been "ttle activity. In HP mine - s . , " s improved, but the fight- p,.rn, are connneu to "'u""ins. m faiestine trie -an navo e re-occupied Es Salt east : fte .lord 3an and northeast of Jeri- Him,, ' Inan three hundred pns- cntinup ana me aavance tonl aDd Atria-Hungary ap h meeting with difficulties aniM d s the PeP'e of the oc ult an territories and as a Go,,-rs srave uneasiness In ment hL K Ukrainian govern a 7avaand lt reported that a bl t .u ureni- Presumably favor- n th r l entral empires, has tak- Joru th: C1US 01 Power. Berlin re- grP;t ;-u-Pwon of Sebastopol, Wta TvRu"91an fortTe3s and naval tans Crimea, but gives no de-. Tho K ' , e m the important Dom- Russia m S dl3trlct of Weat" "PVftj i cuuriBn rn nova eit Of the Aliatrfan ait. W atricTfvo aVe adPted stnn5 Ikro; nciue measures in ... U6s- measures. In the b",:i1?- the invaders are being op- f?PortM t med PeasanU and it ia "opg tit aLher' than let the Ger- Jssesslou, TROOPS m A Missourian and a Texan , Among the 88 Name Given Out Washington, May 3. The casualty list today, contained 88 names, di vided as follows: Killed in action f lg Died of wounds i Died of accident .. .. 2 Died of disease 5 Wounded severely .. .. I Wounded slightly .. , 58 Missing in action. J Lieutenants Thomas F. Mooney, of San Antonio, Texas, and Dinsmore Ely, of Chicago, died as a result of accidents, and Lieutenant Louis M. Edens, Cabool, Mo., is reported miss ing in action. Lieutenants Mooney and Edens were the only southern men named in today's list, virtually all being from Connecticut and Massachusetts, with several from New York and middle western states. Publication of casualties was re sumed today in the old form with the names lists given out by -the war department carrying the home ad dresses of the men. The decision of the department to return to the manner of issuance in use before Secretary Baker ordered the addresses eliminated ends a con troversy which was waged between the department and the committee on public Information in which President Wilson .was called to take a hand. 4Th President decided that the 'ad dresses: rnouia - xnaae puouc ana 10 mean, max any military davania the enemy might gain from the lists would not be of, sufficient value to justify the anxiety, occasioned the relatives of soldiers by- suppression I of this aid to Identification LIEUT. W. D. MEYERING GETS SERVICE CROSS With the American Army in France, Thursday, May 2. Lieutenant William D. Meyering, U. S. R., has been awarded the "distinguished ser vice cross." He commanded a pla toon which was attacked by the e-f. emy on April 6. He took measures to defeat the enemy and handled his jj TWO SOUTHERN IN W IN TODAY S CASUALTi I U1VI1 well UUUC1 mo uulu hob time ' ' wounded seriously ,.Then he gtraiglltened out Compelled to at tend the jound tn "nS1111 J86 5 m6d my wing, but as that w4s hap walked through a barrage to a dress. , j cutOBe by J ing station. He ohJte. j ? J i Smoke came from the German ma moved to toe rear until he knew thechln whkh headed result of the engagement. . aTW, w. wl, WBM t ii.. jr:)i .nt it is declared his brave example inspired , the men to drive off the enemy wno did not reach the American trenches. Lieutenant Meyering's right hand had to be amputated as a result of the wounds he received. DEPARTMENT OFFICERS xrvirtl to Tf riPUT AINAIUUO 1U rltsill j Washington, May 3. Every one of the 5,000 officers on duty in the war department's ordnance bureau has applied for foreign service. High of ficers in the bureau today pointed to this . fact as completely answ . ; charges that the ordnance corps jiad been used to furnish large nuc.-ers of staff officers with "bomb proof" jobs. "Cases have not been uncommon," said a high officer of ordnance today, "where our men actually have been reprimanded for attempting to use outside influence to secure active and dangerous service in France." Brigadier General C. O. Williams, who was relieved as ordnance officer of the American expeditionary forces to become acting chief of ordnance, took charge of that office today. STILL INVESTIGATING K forD ACT DOnTD AHf senate and house of representatives AlKCKAr 1 rKUURAM today attended the state funeral of iDr, Carlos De Pena. Uruguayan min- Washington. May 3. Reopening of lister to the United States, the senate military committee's inves- Services were held at St. Patrick's tlgatlon of the aircraft program under church and included a requiem high consideration by, members today de- mass an full military honors. The pends, it is understood, upon the j body was placed ir a vilt 'inM weight of additional inforr?at:m on j Can be conveyed td Uruguay on a Uult the situation to be submitted by jed States warsh'p. Gutson Borglum, the sculptor. j r5IUSl 1? rS&thl 7r! Socialist Measure Defeated, port to President Wilson on the air j , m vi. .,ir tttna i Amsterdam. Thursday, ) r . ....... . a ! rar accompnncu, uumcucu committee members yesterday after charges of irregularities and delays in airplane production had been made on the floor of the Senate. Borglum agreed to produce additional informa- tion and the committeemen decided j jto await bis report . 1 1 WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 3, 1918,.; LIEUT. MQSSNER HIS T PLANE Saw the Boche at About 5,000 Metres and Sailed Into Him BROOKLYN AVIATOR PROUD OF VICTORY Enemy Smashed the Wing of American's Plane, But the Yankee Got His Man and Returned Safely With the American Army in France, Thursday, May 2.--Lieutenant James A. Melssner, whose home is in Brook lyn and who brought down hie first German airplane today on the Ameri can front northwest of Toul, returned to his hangar to receive the congra tulations of his comrades and to make his report with a bashful grin on his face. The lieutenant Is young and slight and "tickled to death" that he has one enemy eoalp hanging to his belt. K The story of his exploit having trickled in over the telephone wife, the correspondent went to the lieut enant's hangar. It has been report ed that the wing of Meissners ma chine had been torn off by his oppo nent's airplane. "Impossible," said one of the mem bers of Meissner's squadron before the young aviator had returned to his billet. "If the Boche really had ecraped Jimmy with his wing, we would have called on the Red Cross to make inquiries through Swttaer.-j iana as to what had happened to ner himself Jumped out of an auto mobile akfd walked toward, the rrouft gathered about the hangar. All tried to grasp his hand at the same time and shake it while many Questions were hurled at the young aviator. ) The lieutenant blushed and looked around as If at a loss how to begin. Then he briefly told an American Btory an American way just a if d ringing a own a Herman was an ev ery day trick. "Well," he said, "I saw him at about 5,000 metres. There was anoth er machine which I believe was a French one, headed In the direction of the German. I just sailed in first. but the Boche swung down toward the earth when I was just above him. went iQym flrinff ftU 7 4 J J? J, I though that might be some sort of camouflage for a getaway, for they tell me those Germans are full of tricks, so I kept right on his tail. Then he began to drop, real red flames were streamings from him. I knew I had him and that I had fired 200 shots, but I also knew my ma- . n t x j cnine was aamagea. oo x mrneu .ronnd and headed for home, but I thought I had better come down safely Inside our line than to risk a flight all the way, so I did it, and there you are." Then the lieutenant went over and told his mechanic about it. The pair stood beside another airplane, on the wing of which had been pasted as "A Hoodoo Chaser," a liberty loan pos ter, showing Liberty waving the American flag over the heads pf the American soldiers and bearing" the i inscription: 'Fight or Buy Liberty Bonds." OFFICIALS ATTEND MINISTER'S FUNERAL Washington, May 3. President Wilson. members of the cabinet and j the dtpiomauc corps, justices or me supreme court and members of the forlrn relations committee df the Amsterdam, Thursday, Mya -. Votes taken in the Prussian whp ; Vifoa titan iit the Prussian loer nouse toaay mvoivBu - ...L. ..-so,! nf the aociaust cruan " -twen. : right to vote -beginnig with the we" . tieth birthday without ana , RPt jinrt the accemancp tee. resolution providing lor j - - i plur.l. 1 voting. Dl FIRS HUN FULL LEASED WIRE SERVICE RANGE OF GREAT GUN WHICH IS The interesting map that is reproduced today shows the country that is traversed by shells from the big gun, in the forest of St. Gobain. It is shown by the map that the actual distance is 116 kilometers or 71.92 miles. It will ?be observed that the flight is in a southeasterly direction, and the range will require an eleva tion that will take the projectile 18 or more miles high at the crest of its trajectory. WMOFMISSISM0pi- GOES OVER THE Every Western State ' Has Subscribed Its Quota Nation's Total This Morning Was $2,838,3 1 7,300 One More ;Jpay Left to Get in Subscriptions Washington, May 3, The liberty loan total today reached $2,838,317, 300, with partial reports from yester day's business. The Chicago district is the fourth to go over the top, with subscriptions of $453,640,850 to cover I its Quota of $425,000,000 Indications now are that every state west of the Mississippi has sub scribed its quota, although official re ports to substantiate this are lacking from the Dallas and San Francisco districts. This is a complete reversal from the experience of the former loans, when the eastern districts were the first ' to go over the line, said a treasury review. Especially encouraging was the report from Dallas, indicating that the drought-stricken counties in west Texas where little rain has fallen for two years have reached their quotas. The Dallas district has now, starred its battle for a heavy oversubscrip tion. Ohio has subscribed $167,937,700 and , Net Operating Income Was $54,108,661 Against $ 144, 01 1,399 Last Year Washington, May , 3 During the st three months of government reg-. ulation 114 American railroads show - ed a net operating income of $54,108,-: 66it against $144,011,399 for the same period under private airection in 1$17. For the three month period ending with March interstate commerce; commission statistics issued - today show operating revenues were- $726.- 011,329, agamsi so,no,oot iu . operating expenses, $637.784.603, aaginst $512,775,369. and net reve- mis from railwfV oncn 58.226. - 421. aeainst $17 .75,398,488. The oper- ating income for March was . 5U.6J5, - FIRST TIE MONTHS I OF RAW CONTROL 302, as against $57,592,087, the same:that-3 a i can tell you." was the pre - month last year. jfl SHIPBUBlLDiN G VflhiTeton. M&v Wonderful Dr03rr(isl in sHipbuildins Operations in Progress in smpo ' Pt0 a s.Svenska Tidnlugenr the Wn of the : ii :.AMfifAr CTIT II V I no cial investigtpr, s,eut oy.. vne, uuara ou a tour of southern yards. TOP exceeded its quota, according to dis patches today from Cleveland. ' Atlanta district managers today sent word that they expect every stage, county, city and town In their part of the south to reach their quotas before Saturday night. New York Needs $150,000,000 New York, May 3. With less than 48 hours remaining in the liberty loan campaign the New York federal re serve district was within approxi mately $150,000,000 of its minimum quota of $900,000,000 at 10 a. m. to day. An overnight gain of about $43,400,00 brought the official total up to $750,400,000. S. A. L. Employes Take $650,000. Norfolk, Va., May 3. Up to today employes of the Seaboard Air Line have subscribed to more than $650,000 in liberty bonds and another $50,000 is expected before the campaign closes. Other railroads with terminals here are also making a vigorous campaign for the loan. FOCH IS IN SUPREME COMMAND IN WEST French General's Authority Extended to Cover Italians s on West Front . , J o'clock. Joseph W. Little." chairman Paris May 3. The military author-1 and J. O. Reilly, Herbert F Wilder 1tv of General Fnrh as a result ofL- t. 'r T '. ;th, Italian adhesion has been extend - to an tne western fronts and the j generai now becomes commander-in- chif of all the allied armies in the west, says Marcel Hutin. in the Echo De Paris M. Hutin saw Premier Clemenceau ion his return from tho meeting of the j Slltreme war council at Abbeville. The premier without going into details ex - ; prs;5,Pd satisfaction with the results i of the conference. , AHd th9 situation at the front?" aaked the writer. ; "General Foch is very optimistic; : mier's repl3'- Want a Monarchy. London, May 3. Finnish newspa pers are calling for the establish- ; ment of a monarchy in Finland, ac- r COTding to an Exchange Telegraph dianatch - from Cooenhagen. The iom SHELLING PARIS RKINGONM5 BLING ALL TO ASSIST IN WORK All B. & L. Associations Are to Open New Series on June First USE MONEY TO BUILD ADDITIONAL HOUSES Meeting Held at Chamber of Commerce This Morning, f Name Committee to Ar range Mass Meeting New series of building and loan stock will he offered on the first Sat urday in June -by the 13 white and two colored associations operating in the city in an effort to give all an opportunity to contribute to funds that will be employed in erecting houses to take care of the Influx of mechanics and laborers, attracted here by shipyard activities, and every person in Wilmington is ex- pected to take as many shares of the proposed new series as they can car- ry in order to assure sufficient funds , . . . MJ. " . : . for increased building activities. De- cision to this effect was reached at this morning's meeting of the mem - bership of the Wilmington Building & rn ; 21 ! v ere named as a committee or clearance and ad - 1 vertising with full powers to take j the practice of l?w in South Carolina, any action thought necessary for the!An act Passea at e last session of proper conduct of the campaign the legislature permitted' women to All associations in the ritv : practice law In this State. Yesterday j represented at the morning meeting, The idea 13 to create more Interest in the associations in order that more j stock can be sold, placing the associ-.sne naa passea ine examination sjc j ations in position to lend the neces- cessfully. ' sary money for the building of houses! " i needed for the city's increasine dodU I PMTI F. TO RFJJFLASE - lation. The idea waa heartily ap - ; proved by the individual association:? i and it is believed that the idea will. i be taken icinaly to by the public, as it -. will permit them to assist in the j building of the necessary houses and also enable them to make a fair re-; or tn iierman mercnantmen wntca turn oik their money. have been laid up In Chilean ports P. iia33 n-st:ng of .citizens will be during the war, has been completed, caled at an early date ---r the pur- j Germany haa stipulated that the ves pose of stit ?a;ihg interest ia tbe sels must be used to carry cargo si movement. commit t .named only to neutral. "ports. .Metals, salt- will announc - oe date : of the pro- posed meeting 4 little later. PRICF.FIKpiiCENTSi BETW Ambtfoous Wording or Brest Litovak Pear Treaty Starts . Trouble I' COMMISSION NAMED It) SETTLE DISPUTE Barbrtrtme Treatment of Inh&b ftaoat nf Occupied Territory 3tir Resentment Send ing Mei to Germany, tntmwryt, Thursday, April if. vu Vladivostok, A.pi-11 26. The ambigu- ra wording of the Brest-Litovsk pao treaty is causing considerable friction .ud a constant exchange of cotestB. The provision? relating to Russian warships, stipulating their transfer ta Russian ports or .helr disarmament Germaiiy interprets as obliging them not to leave ports and not to cruise In territorial waters. M. Tchitcherin, the foreign minister, objected to tht? ; interpretation and suggested thit &, coinmi6ko be appointed to settle the diput. This was accepted by Ger-' many and the commission will meet in Berlin. At the same time Foreign Minister Tchitcherin demanded a guarantee that the Black Sea fleet, a report of whose capture by the Germans has ' not been confirmed, be given immu nity in the Crimea. Germany has refused to admit into the territories occupied by her 300,000 ' starving refugees who are fathered near the frontiers, as requested re peatedly by the Russian foreign min ister. It is reported from Irkutsk thai ' China is claiming territory near Chita.r,r;XjM ment ha proteatei to 'the unmesai. government.'-, r- -v '- . , s. Germany's barbarous treatment of the Inhabitants ;bf occupied territories and constant requisitioning of food are provoking great resentment and causing armed clashes.. In a village in the Kiev district the inhabitants' resisted the Germans for three days with machine guns and rifles and were subdued by the use of armored cars. In the government of Minsk the Germans seized able-bodied persons in the street and in their homes and are sending them to Germany in locked cars. Those trying to escape are shot. The inhabitants, panic stricken, havef gone into hiding. Streets In the( towns and cities are armed camps', with patrols of troops and machinal, guns everywhere. E Ordered to Buy $ 1 ,000 Liberty Bonds, Contribute to Red Cross and Y. M. C. A. , Winston-Salem, N. C, May 3. In Surry county superior court today. Chairman J. J. Wallace, of the county commissioners, pleaded guilty to a secret assault and the Judgment of the court was that the defendant buy $1,000 worth of liberty bonds, and deposit same with the clerk of the court; give $100 to the Red Cross an tue 8ame amount to the Y. M. C. and also re8lfn as a mefr pf the county commissioners. Evidence disclosed that the assault grew out ' of an areument over the war. Wal- lace expressing himself in strong language against the government. south Carolina now 1 HAS WUMAJN LAVYlLK I I Columbia, S. CC, May 3. Miss jwe, SL PerrVf Gf Greenville, S. C, u the first woman to be admitted to t Ml9S perry stood tne examination I8-113 today tne Doara or examiners r- ported to the Supreme Court that 1 f nrrr tfrnntJ i&r THREE MERCHANTMEN Santiago, Chile, May 31. The agreement which has been pending with Germany for th- release of three pfre sad oir sr&ducts will be ported. - BOLSHEVIK HEADS SURRY COMMISSIONER MOST 1 OV RNMENT '4'- 1 1 1 r r - - t - r
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