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' flOME ; EDITION r . . I ( WEATHER North and South Caro lina: Fair tonight and Wednesday. SPATC VOL. XXIV. NO. 1 39. WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA. TUESDAY EVENING, M AY 28', 1918. FIVE CENTS GERMANS DRIVE ON OVER: AISNE RIVER; EFFORT TO WRECK THE FALLEN ACE TO ME ACE OF 1 -i BIG U. S. HOSPITALS MUST BE 4. - PUSH B RACK- Germans Hurl High Explo Director Morrow Says It Must sives and Gas Shells Reach 735,000,000 Tons , ON ' :'. if' COAL PRODUCTION lMJJMlJ!U'.i..!;i.,v..i...n...jJ..,' ''',....JJL-i mm J ovn Prince Strikes at Vesle, Ten Miles Back of Front THE FIGHTING IS FIERCE French Troops Are Now Bear ing Brunt of New Ger man Thrust RESERVES. RUSHED IN British Left Forced to Fall Back When Huns Crossed River French Line Is Holding The Germans, striking 60uth from the Chemin-des-Dames after carrying that important ridge in the opening of their new offensive yesterday, have pushed on rapidly and effected a cross ing of the Aisne river between Vallly and Berry-Au-Bac. This represents a front of nearly 20 miles long along which the armies of the crown prince engaged in this great drive have crossed the Aisne. In addition they have apparently pushed at points some distance south of the river and are striking for the river Vesle, which parallels the Aisne along the greater part of this front at an average distance of about five miles. The Vesle, at its most southerly point in this sector is approximately 10 miles from the German point of de parture but the German penetration is apparently considerably short lof this depth. . ' The battle is continuing fiercely along the whole Aisne front today, the brunt of it being borneby the French, before whose lines there, was- seeming ly the greatest concentration for the enemy effort. The Frenc&Tjiommuni cations are excellent in thfit sector, however, and the probabilitris that reserves are speedily being sent up. to th threatened points to nlaee, ?befnrft &e Germans a force that can effecfc4 l&l n.-1TtSi:,.:TPiow ilemenfi- of rout-divisions and The British, when the battle started. apparently were holding a line approx imately 12 miles long, between Barmi court, sevenr toil northwest of Eheims, and ' Craonelle, across the Aisne to the northwest, the line strad dling the Aisne at about midway this distance, near Berry-Au-Bac. There is nq indication that the Brit ish, right flank was materially affected by the shock.' The left flank, how ever, felt the effect of the impact upon the French front further west, where a crossing of the,Aisne was forced and the British left was obliged to fall hack in conformity. The British line to the west of Berry-Au-Bac is now wholly south of the Aisne, according-to the indications in today's official statements. The German attack in Flanders was eidently a subsidiary affair, not even on the scale of some of the previous offensive - movements there, although there was an extremely heavy concen tration of troops or the limited front attacked. The French bore the brunt of this blow and repulsed. It wit hthe loss of scarcely any ground, the, Germans suc ceeding only in pushing in some thing like a half mile south of Dickenbusch lake, about four miles southwest of Ypres. This morning the British and French made a counter attack in this sector, which was progressing well at latest advices and promised to turn the whole German effort on the north ern front into a complete failure which had cost the enemy heavily. Military opinion seems to be sway ing between the view that the south erly attack now being pressed by the. Germans between Soissons and, Rheims is the main enemy effort in the resumption of his offensive or whether he is planning to deal an even greater blow at the Amiens front, where his first great stroke was de livered this spring. In view of the persistence with which the Germans are now following up their early successes in storming the Chemin-des-Dames and forcing the Aisne crossings it seems probable that the former, opinion will gain strength and that a determined following up of the enemy effort, in the shape of a drive for Paris, will be looked for. General Foch's strategy is counted upon to employ the vast effective forces at his command so as to counter the Germans effectively when they nave fully developed their purpose, whichever way the attack may trend. Along the six mile front fiom Locre to Voormezeele, on the Flanders bat tlefield, the French hurled the enemy back with great losses and still hold tenaciously to the positions protecting the ridge running westward from ont Kemmel. Near Voormezeele, where the French have taken over the "ne from the British, heavy fighting continues around Dickenbusch lake, jyhere the Germans penetrated the al l!ed line. Meanwhile, there is very intense ar tillery fire from north of the Somme to Jhe Avre. in Picardy. The Germans iave made no attacks here, except for trong raids against the allied, lines, conn BEl" I ATTACK BY ALLIES Freeh and British Fight to Re take Lost Bits of Ground" ENEMY'S GAIN IS SMALL Artillery Duel During the Bat tle on Left Flank Is Intense From 8,000 to 1 0,000 German Infantrymen Sent For ward Against Allies on 6,000- Yd. Front With the British Army in France, May 28. British and French troops on the northern side of the Flanders sal ient launched a counter attack this morning east of Dickebusch lake for the purpose of re-taking a few bits of grounds which the Germans captured in this section during the drive yes terday between Locre and Voornie zelle. The operation appeared to be going well at the outset. Its success was all that was needed to make the enemy assault a complete and costly failure. When the correspondent visited the French last night' virtually the entire sector involved was intact. It was stated that the enemy gains in the Dlckenbusch region were small. There was very hard fighting on the French left flank through the day and the artillery duel was intense, but the German attack- r was ,not In great strength,:.; Its object .ppears to have been merely to regain the nigh It may be estimated that 8,000 to 10, QQJL German Infantrymen were .sent forward on a front of about 6,000 yards. . The attack was preceded by the heaviest bombardment amce March 21. At the beginning of this terrific cannonade it looked as though the Germans were about to renew their great effort. From 1 o'clock yester day morning until dark a great con centration of hostile artillery main tained a bombardment of drum fire intensity which was opposed furious ly. More gas shells than usual were employed by the Germans, especially in the back areas in an effort to catch concentrations of allied troops. When the Germans advanced they met such an offensive barrage on the French right flank that the attackers never got to close quarters. They sustained severe punishment from concentrated shell fire and French machine guns. .In the center and on the left flank, however, the enemy was more success ful in the first rush. Pompier, south of LaClytte, ws captured, and the enemy pushed back the defenamg line somewhat south and east of Dicke busch Lake. PUT INTERNED ENEMY ALIENS TO FARM WORK Many Germans Will Soon Be Plying Hoe and Rake at Troop, Camps Washington, May 28. Provost Mar shal General Crowder's worl. t i- fight order has been applied to interned enemy ajiens by the government, and many Germans formerly engaged in usiness in the larger citiss of the country soon will be plying hoes, rakes and other farm implement in the gar-' dens of troop camps, i iising vege tans for the soldiers. One hundred of the interned enemy aliens have been sent fro n Fort Ogle thorpe, Ga., to Camp D-Tvens, Mass. The next quotas will go to Camp Dix, N. J., and Camp Grant, Illinois. A 400-acre farm will be cultivated at Camp Dix. Each 100 aliens will be looked after by 25 soldiers. - Dies From Injuries Camp Borden, Ont., May 28. Wil fred H. Winnett, a royal air force pri vate, injured in an airplane accident here yesterday, died late last night -in the camp, hospitals. HiS next of kin, Mrs. T. B. Winnett, resides at Los Angeles, Cal. Has Postponed Trip Buenos Aires, May 28. President Irgoyen has postponed a trip to out lying provinces in order' to receive personally the British mission to South America, headed by Sir Maurice DeBunsen. The British mission is ex pected here the end of the week. SOUTH IS RASED m MILLION Great Wave of Enthusiasm Sweeps Over Dixie For Red Cross Atlanta, Ga., May 28. The southern division totals in the Red Cross drive have climbed' to $4,740,64, and officials now predict they will pass $5,000,000 when complete returns are made. Tennessee still holds the lead, with $1,265,883. Georgia ranks second with $1,041,509. Other states and cities are: Florida, $647,365; Nortth Carolina, $916,683; South Carolina, $870,000; Memphis, $246,000; Nashville, $i97,- 000 ; Chattanooga doubles her quota of $175,000; Knoxville, $120,000; Macon, $58,000; Augusta, $56,000; Charlotte, $103,000; Winston-Salem more than doubled her quota of $105,000; Colum bia, $107,000; Jacksonville doubles her quota of $160,000; Pensacola, $34,700; Palm Beach, $25,000; Athens, $37,000; Columbus, $60,000; Brunswick, $23, 000 ; Salisbury, $20,000; .'Concord, $25,' 000; Greensboro, $42,000; Florence $21,000; Miami, $44,000; Key West, $21,000. A wave of enthusiasm is now sweep ing over the south, unprecedented in history. AGED FRENCH MEN Many Who Have Lost Hus bands and Sons Care For . American Dead With the American Army in France, Monday, May 27 Aged Frenchwomen in Picardy villages have asked and received permission to take care of one or more graves of American sol diers. The tribute comes from, peas ant women, most of whom have lost their husbands' and sons in the war and have' a hard time to sustain them- The affection with which the vil lagers regard the Americans is most pathetic at times. The difficulty of languages is swept aside and the vil lagers share the American sorrows and joys. In the villages where Amer ican troops are; billeted and which are in constant danger from enemy shells the Americans share their "s m-ss with the peasants and teach them how to use them. " , caring; OR GRAVES - THAMES FOR SPARING X1E SO LONG," FOUR KILLED BY BOILER EXPLOSION Four men were killed and sev-. eral others scalded Just before noon yesterday when boiler No. 4 at the Little River plant of the Hammer Lumber company, locat ed on the coast between Southport and Georgetown, 55 miles from here, blew up, according to tele graphic advices received in the city during the day by S. T. Ab bott. The house in which the boiler was located was wrecked, but the mill was. not damaged in any respect, according to the re port, because the plant is equipped with' two boiler rooms, and it is possible to continue in operation. The explosion was said to have been caused by letting cold water into the boiler when it was carry ing too much steam. PLANS UNDER WAY TOR GENERALJEVENIIE BILL Members of House and Senate United by President Wilson's Address Washington, May 28. Responding to the call of President Wilson made in an address to both houses in joint session yesterday, plans were made by congress today for preliminary confer ences looking to the enactment at this session of a' new general revenue bill. Members of both the" house and the senate declared themselves united by the address of the president and the hews of another German offensive in the belief that a revenue measure be passed before adjournmnt. Public hearings will be started by the house ways ahdv means committee early in June, according "to tentative plans. 1 The public hearings may be followed by joint sessions of the house committee in drafting the bill. Lead committee in drafting the bill. Lead ers were confident the bill can be pre sented in the .house in July. . At the preliminary conferences,' at which, the views of Secretary McAdoo are expected to be made known, will be decided the proportion of new taxesa to bond issue authorizations. It is known that the president considers that of the $20,000,000,000 for the com ing year, approximately $8,000,000,000 should be raised by taxation. This would amount practically to doubling the present tax returns. Cole Is Recalled St. Louis, May 28. -Clifton H. Cole, the Penn ' State outfielder, who was given a tryout with the St. Louis Na tionals this spring, then sent to. the Houston club of the Texas league, has been recalled, President Branch Rickey announced today. u . f S 7!SlSfcil if r Two Places on Front Are Penetrated by, Hun Troops Washington, May 28. Another sec tion of General Pershing's commu nique of yesterday, made public today by the war department, said that an enemy bombardment and a gas attack on American advance positions in P: cardy before daylight yesterday was repulsed by counter attacks. Two places in the American lines were pen etrated. An attempted raid accompa nied by artillery fire in the Woevre also was repulsed. There were gas at tacks in Lorraine yesterday. The text of the communique foi lows : "Section B In Picardy before day light this morning the enemy after ivitibient bombard with high explosives arid gas attacked our advanced pos tions of our front lines. Shortly afteiv ward our troops counter attacked, ex pelled the Germans at all points and occupied part of the German trenches Heavy losses were' inflicted on the enemy and some prisoners were taken Our casualties were light. In one case an American was taken prisoner, but was rescued by counter attacks and a of his captors were killed. .Our troop displayed a fine offensive spirit at. a times and have achieved a notable success. "During the early hours of the morning in the Woevre a hostile force supported by violent artillery fire, at tempted a raid upon our lines. This force, which was composed of three officers and - about 300 men, well equipped with light machine 'guns, blew up our wires and attempted to capture portions of our trenches. They were completely repulsed by our in fantry and our artilleryr leaving one officer and four men dead in our trenches and one wounded prisoner in our hands-. "Fifteen or 20 dead were observed near our wire and ten stretchers were seen "being carried from this point. Here also our losses appear to have "been relatively slight. "Yesterday in Lorraine, the enemy was unusually active bombarding" our trenches with gas and in patrolling. On one occasion a'patroling party ap proached our lines with cries of 'kamarad. One of- the hostile detach ment wasJkilled and his body secured." To Relieve Gas in the Stomach which disturbs your sleep, Just try.one 50c bottle of LAX-FOS WITH PEP-STN- A liauid dieestive laxative for Pleasant indigestion or constipation to take. GAS ATTACKS MADE ON AMERICAN LINES NO DAMAGE INFLICTED Attack Was Made While American Funerals Were Being Held CEREMONY NOT STOPPED Hun Attempt to Carry War fare to Sick and Wounded Began 1 0 Days Ago With Airplane Raid With the American Army in France, Monday, May 27. What was a delib erate attempt to wreck American hos pitals in the rear of the American lines in Picardy occurred Sunday aft ernoon, when the Germans hurled high explosive and gas shells within a few hundred yards of two hospitals. For tunately no damage was done. By a coincidence the bombardment was going on while American funerals were being held1. Several shells fell a short distance from one funeral par ty, but the ceremony was not dis turbed. German attempts to carry the war fare to American sick and wounded began about 10 days ago when, with the advent of a new moon, enemy air planes circled over the little villages where it has long been known hos pitals were located, and dropped bombs. Several civilians were injured in a recent air raid whilVnot fax from ,the American hospitals. They -were asleep, feeling secure in their proxim ity to the hospitals. Much indignation has been caused among the soldiers and civilians over the air raids and Sunday's bombard ment. It was not the fault of the Germans that those in the hospitals were not killed and wounded, as were those m the British hospitals in Flanders recently. The only comment of the sick, .and wounded American soldiers , isthat ftJnv JUL?? aS B00a back at the Huns. ;" - i E OF RIFLE AMMUNITION Light Web -Belts Give Amer icans and British 100 Rounds More Washington, May 28. Through the use of light web ammunition belts, American and British infantrymen carry 100 more rounds of rifle ammuni tion than their German opponents, with leather belts, and this seemingly unimportant part of equipment has re sulted in the repulse of superior ene my forces on more than one occasion, says a statement issued by the ord nance bureau. With his web belt the American sol dier carries 220 rounds of ammunition, disposed so that every cartridge is easily accessible. The German soldier carries only 120 rounds. NAME SUCCESSOR 1 LATE WIUJAM A. JONES Seven Candidates in Field for Seat in Congress From Virginia Newport News, Va., May 28. The democrats of the first congressional district assembled here in cpnvention this morning at 11 o'clock to name a successor to the late William A. Jones, for the unexpired term. The contest promises, to be the most Interesting m tne nistory or pontics In the district since seven candidates are in the field. with every section of this district rep resented. . The vote is so split up it is almost Impossible to forecast anything like the probable result The convention wa nArmanantw ganized this morning and adjourned at l o ciock lor lunch, following the ap pomtment of the committees, which will report at 2 o'clock. At the time of going Into convention it was reported that the candidates entered tjie fight with the following strength: Berkley, Newport News,, 10 votes; Downing, Lancaster, Northum berland, Westmoreland and Richmond, 16 votes; Goolrick, Spottsylvanla, Carolina, Fredericksburg and part of Essex, 15 votes; Houston, Warwick, York, Elizabeth City county and Hampton' 13 votes; Jones, the rest of Essex, KJng and Queen and partof Middlesex; Mapp. Accomac and Nortn- -tm- n.nd Searsn, Mat- thews and Gloucester and part f Mid dlesex, 13 votes- - my MO ROUNDS TO MEET WAR DEMAND Bituminous Mines Will Havef to Produce Entire 85, 000,000 Tons MONTHLY RATE SMALL Tells Coal Men in Convention! Roads of Country Will Have i to Solve Question of j Transportation x Philadelphia, May 28. The product tion of coal in. the United States fori the year beginning April 1 must reaca $735,000,000 net tons, J. D. A. Mor row, general director of distribtttiotf of the United States fuel administra tion, today told the National Coal as sociation in convention here. Thiss means an increase of 85,000,000 tons over the production for the coal yea 1917, if the war demands of the coun try are to be met. It is doubtful, Mr Morrow said, if the production of an-4 thracite coal can be increased Over last year's total of 89,000,000 tons. i Therefore the entire 85,000,000 tonS( must come from the bituminous, mines. A. survey of the war; demand foij coal by the United States fuel admin-' istration has shown that the country! will require during the present coat year 635,000,000 net tons or bitum! nous coal, Mr. Morrow said. During the last, coal year the bituminous coal' production was 551,000,000 net tons." To meet these, requirements it will! be- necessary to maintain .an areragej weekly, production of 12,600,000 tons of1 bituminous. - -The quantity has not', been; produced in any single weefc- inihe history of tbe bituminous coat.. ytustry. ;. The record;, week's prpdic LA5T fcrtput 5 the mtuxnaoTOi inlne, wjuiAni I-Tevt -v -mi coal year, was 47,000,000 tons.-8houi; tnis rate oi proaucuon oe tnazntaxneai throughout the year, the totaT output! would be only 564,000,000 tons. Under the 'present estimates "of necessaryf . consumption the country at this rato( of production would face a bituinW. nous shortage of 71,000,000 tons. j "We must, therefore, look to the! bituminous mines for 85,000,000 tonsv more coal than their record output Mr. Morrow said. "You men ask imi mediately," 'can the railroads furnish, the transportation to produce till tonnage? That' is a question that thai railroad administration must answers Our distribution managers and direct tors are In daily conference with rail-4 road officials to insure the beBt use of transportation - fn 'morinir coal; Therefore it behooves the operators tv stand prepared to deliver this coal: should the roads prove able to haul; It." GERMANY NEEDS SEA TO GET RAW Von Tirpitz Says Huns Mus Hold Belgium in Every Respect I Amsterdam, May 28. "We must re tain Belgium economically, politically! and militarily," said Admiral von Tir pitz, former German minister of maj rine, in an address at Dusseldorf . on i Sunday, as quoted in the Nachrlchtet of that city. The admiral's addressi was delivered before Dussel branch; of the reactionary fatherland party of ; which he is one of, the leading spirits Speaking of Germany's' requirements after the war, says: 'j "Neither central Europe, the orient: or northern Europe can supply us with, ; the raw materials requisite to our in dustries. We need to have the sea, free from Anglo-Saxon tyranny tot that purpose." , Apparently the admiral did not men tion the submarine warfare, which, j was discussed at the same meeting In a highly optimistic manner by Herir Bachmeister, a deputy in the Landtag; OPPOSITION GROWS AGAINST GERMANS! Moscow, Thursday, May 23.r Oppo sltion by the peasants In the Ukraine j against the Germans and the Russians ' supporting the central powers Is ex tending rapidly. j The peasants are firing forests, deW stroying buildings and otherwise hioj dering the work of German bands try ing to commandeer food. The Gtr mans have' been forced to send addli tional troops in.to Poltava, where riofc-s ing is reported to be most serious The peasants hare organized large de tachments and are armed with ma-1 uaine guna ana nnes, Tne oermans) are . using artillery to suppress thsj rioting. . . - j V.li-ia If .-. 't; 5 s- it'-s 'I fill i -mwm IS -.' i i. . -ss -3 ? : J i mm .11 'i- .' ; . 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