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WILSON, N. C, FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 1918.
VOL. 15 NOrVST
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BRITISH CAPTURE COMBLES;
DRIVING TOWARD PERONNE
THEY HAVE CAPTURED OTHER TOWNS AND
AMER CANS DO NG
i NAT ON BONE
ARE RIGHT ON THE SOMME RIVER
E
GERMANS HOPED TO MAK
A DEFINITE 1
THEY MADE FROM A THOU
SAND TO TWO THOU
SAND YARDS ADVANCE
BEFORE NOON TODAY.
London, Aug. 30. British troops
have captured Combles between Ba
paum and the river Sorame, it was
officially announced by the war de
partment this morning. This ad
vance of the British troops brings
them across the Somme at the. Pe-ronne-Hindecourt,
and the Arras
Cambrai road where they again
rushed the German lines and have
made considerable progress.
East of the Sensee the British
forces under Field Marshal Haig
have" also made progress capturing
Bukkecourt and Hendecourtles
Cogincourt. The British have also captured
Clerysur-Somme on the Somme river
between Combles and Peronne.
British Within a Mile of Peronne.
With the British Army in France,
(Noon), Aug. 30. Braches on the
south bank of the Somme river about
a mile from Peronne has been cap
tured by the forces under General
Haig.
British troops this morning en
tered Ies Boueqs and their patrols
have pushed through Morval to the
southeast.
Britis htroops this morning push
ed their lines forward direct from
Bapaume and have made favorable
progres sin this section north of
Lens. At one point they have push
ed forward a thousand yards. La
Frasloy on the Bapaume-Peronne
road has been reported captured this
morning.
LIST OK NOMINATION'S
For North
Carolina
Senate
Made by the
British Penetrate Line 2,000 Yards
East of Arras.
London, Aug. 30. British forces
east of Arras' renewed their advance
this morning at an early hour and
penetrated the enemy lines another
2,000 yards on a front .of seven miles
between Bullecourt and the Scarpe,
according to advices received here.
The British forces have reached
within a mile of the Drecourt-Queant-Switch
line and have cap
tured Rienoourt.
MARKETS
COTTON
New York, Aug. "30. An opening
break of $3 per bale followed the
advance of yesterday in the cotton
market today and first prices were
from 45 to 80 points lower under
liquidation and realizing. Liverpool
and the south sold off 55 points net
lower. The general list showed a
loss of from 60 to 90 points. At
this decline, covering and buying
caused rallies of from 30 to 40
points after the call.
New York, Aug. 30. Cotton fu
tures opened easy with October 84.-
75 to 34.45, December 34.10, Janu
ary 33.75, March 33.65 to 33.40,
May 33.50.
(By J. D. Erwin)
Washington, Aug. 30. A number
of. North Carolina postoffice ap
pointments - were made yesterday.
A few of the appointments were
necessitated by the raising of fourth
class offices to the presidential
grade. A majority of the nomina
tions, however, were reappointments
to presidential offices. Many of
them were overdue owing to the
fact that the Postoffice Department
has held all nominations back and
made them simultaneously instead!
of sending them to the Senate in
small batches from time to time.
Fourth-class offices which were ad
vanced to the presidential grade are
as follows:
Amsey A. Hillburn, Bladenboro,
became presidentialJa January 1,
1918; Thomas H. Coffey, Blowing
Rock, became presidential January
1, 1918; Addison J. M. Berry Co
lerain, became presidential January
1, 1918.
The following reappointments
were made for a four-yeur term:
Romilus R. Ross, Ashboro; Hor
ace McR. Cudger, Baltimore; Ogden
F. Crowson, Burlington; James E.
Muse Carthage; Gaither G. Black
welder, Cnina Grove; Nathan R.
Pool, Clayton; Robert G. Morrisey,
Clinton; J. O. Lunsford, Durham;
William C. Blanton, Forest City;
John R. Rankin, Gastouia; Watson
Winslow Hertford; Geo. C. Lynch,
Hillsboro; B. Rufus Avent, Jones
boro; F. C. Glllam, Annapolis; Ar
thur H. Patterson, Kings Mountain;
Walter D. Larogue, Kinston; Red
ding M. Harper, La Grange; G. H.
Russell, Laurlnburg; John K. Cline
Lincolnton; Robert H. Davis, Louis
burg; L. E. Huggins, Marshville;
Edwin C
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m
SOLDIER SHO
I
Drunken Civilians Were Re
sponsible for this Outbreak
as Well as the One
NIGHT BEFORE LAST
Nogales, Arizona, Aug. 29.
Drunken civilians on the Mexican
side of the border are held respon
sible for the shooting late last night
which resulted in the wounding of
an American soldier.
American General Would Cross Bor-
de if More Shots Are Fired.
Nogales, Ariz., Aug. 28.Notlfica-
tion that he would cross the line if
another shot was fired by the Mext
cans, was sent tonight by Gen. De
Rosey Cabell, commander of the
American forces, to Gen. P. Elias
Calles, Governor of Sonora.
The notification was sent Gen
Calles by Gen. Cabell through the
Mexican consul and the American
consul at Nogales, Sonora, when fir
.ing was resumed on the Mexican
side of the border after regrets had
been offered by the Mexican Officials
under an armistice effected.
The firing had been resumed about
9:55 o'clock tonight. Between fif
teen and twenty shots were fired
from the Mexican side of the border,
A general alarm was sounded on
the Arizona side of the international
line and the mobilization of troops
(Continued on last page)
BLOCKING THE WAY TO BERLIN'
Every effort seems to be made to
block the way to Berlin by the Ger
mans who doubtless fear that the
prize awaits the Americans who
have long been in the sector oppo
site Lorraine and the nearest way
to the German capital.
In order to prevent this the Ger
mans have massed Austrian troops
sent from the Italian front ana
these have keen found together with
Austrian artillery units in front of
the American lines.
As is well known on account of
Wincester, Monroe; Wil-! the knuckling of King Charles, to
Ham D. Templeton, Mooresville;
William L. Arendell.'Morehead City;
H. Erwin, Morganton; Jas. D. Babb,
Murfresboro; Thomas L. Grant, Old
Fort; Oscar A. Snipes, Rocky Mt.;
William C. Bass, Rosemary; Kate
S. Dunn, Scotland Neck; Wilson D.
Leggett, Taboro; Luther B. Carr,
Wallace; P. Hanes Linville, Walnut
Cove; Emma L. Vaughan, Whita
kers; Elmo Powell, Whlteville; Le
Roy L. Massey, Zebulon; Edwin S.
Yarbrough, Kuke; James A. Har
rington, Ayden.
Under a new system adopted by
the Postoffice Department, post of
fice appointments are now being
made semi-annually instead of the
commissions being issued as quickly I
as the old commissions expire. Jan-i
uary 1 and July 1 are the dates for!
appointments, and except where va
cancies are caused by death, remov
al, or resignation, the nominations
will be t'sent to the State on these
dates hereafter.
the German Emperor the people of
Austria have opposed the sending of
Austrian troops to France, contend
Ing that if she defended the Italian
line that Germany should take care
of the French line.
But the pressure of the allies eh
coming too great Austria was called
on for help and the demands made
for nine divisions and these are the
ones supposed to be on the front
in Alsace Lorraine. The Austrian
government has been well nigh dis
sipated by King Charles as far as
the representation by the people is
concerned. He has gone counter to
their wishes so often that miT.tary
law has been stabllshed in the em
pire and imperial will controls al
most absolutely.
It eems the German people have
! about settled down to the inevitable
and are awaiting conclusions. That
1 even tbe military and the Emperor
have about abandoned all hope of
winning out against the allies seems
UN
I
IRK
Driving the Germans With
Fleet of Tanks on Ju
vigny Plateau
OVER TWO MILE FRONT
WWith the American Army in
France, Aug. 30. Accompanied by
a fleet of tanks and covered by a
heavy artillery barrage the Ameri
cans swept forward early yesterday
against the German lines that slow
ly and reluctantly fell back over Ju-
vigny Plateu. The little operation
carried out Wednesday by the
French and Americans had been
merely preparatory to the attack
which began at 7 o'clock yesterday
morning. The kink had been taken
out of the line Thursday but no de
termined effort was made to ad
vance. The frontage assigned to the Am
ericans was less than two miles
That part in which Juvigny is locat
ed was the sceneo f ad rastic tank
drive. Under the cover of artillery
the light French tanks flirted along
both sides of the path up to thel ilt
tie place, smashing down one ma
chine gun uest after another, in
spite of the employment by the Ger
mans of their new tank gun, a sort
of super-Meuser. This gun is virtu
ally identical with the Meuser, ex
cept that it fires a bullet a little
more than half an inch in diameter.
This, it is calculated, can pierce the
tank and possibly injure some vital
part of the engine. But in the path
of the advancing machines, there
now lie broken or smashed into the
earth scores of these guns.
There is unquestioned mastery of
the air by the Allies along this
front. It has been misty this morn
ing and there was little effective ae
rial work and practically none by
the Germans. Above the lines the al
lied planes were seen all forenoon
attempting to conduct observations
in spite of the murky atmosphere,
and occasionally a German plane
dared to dart through, but in every
case it was forced to retire hastily.
Only a few prisoners are reported
as yet, the Germans apparently see
ing to it that only machine gun
crews should be sacrificed.
YOU
E
Find Out Exact Date of Birth.
You Must Register If
You Have
NOT REACHED FORTY-SIX
Washington, Aug. 30. Men like
ly to be affected by the etension of
draft ages to include all persons be
tween 18 and 45 years were notified
last night in a statement from Pro
vost Marshal General Crowder that
the obligation rested on them to as
certain their exact age before regis
tration day.
Selection of a date in the near fu
ture of the registration is known to
be i.nder consideration by the Pro
vost Marshal General. The prospec
tive dates are September 10, 11 or
12.
"Persons in doubt as to whether
or not they come within the new
age limits of 18 to 45 years should
make every effort possible to clear
up this doubt between now and the
day set for registration," General
Crowder said.
"Failure to do this will not ex
cuse a man from registering if, as a
matter of fact, he comes within the
age limits laid down by Congress.
All resources of the nation will be
used to locate persons who so fall
to register. Such persons ur.der the
law would be guilty of a misdemea
nor, and upon conviction, would be
liable to a year's imprisonment."
DRY Oil
Will Become Effective July l3fr
1919, and Continue Dur ,
ing the War,
FORI) NOMINATED,
NEWBERRY ALSO
CASUALTY LIST AUGUST 30TH
certain. Their hope now is getting
postoffice system is the best terms possible and holding
out as long as possible in order to
effect this. The German people are
being frightened with the idea that
allied occupation of German terri
tory means just as much destruction
The whole
now under the civil service and post
masters who perform their work
satisfactorily and satisfy the pat
rons of the offices as well as the
post office department will genera'
STOCKS
New York, Aug. 30. An advance
of 2 1-4 points in American tobacco
was the only unusual feature of the
steady but dull opening of the stock
market today. A number of unim
portant advances were made in
United States Steel and Transconti
nental rails sold minus the quarter
ly dividend but the Initial changes
In this group were confined to frac
tion. The Equipments shippings and
oils motors were disposed to lag.
Maxwells Motors ' lost a point. The
Liberty Issues and , International
bonds were variable. " f
ly be reappointed, though they are af they meted out to the French and
s'il! subject to conSrr.:a;iin by the Belgians.
Senate.
Three Hurt in Aeroplane Accident.
Pensacola, Fla., Aug. 30. Two
naval aviators were killed and a
third sustained minor injuries when
their machine made a noso drivo
into the bay earl ythis- morning.
The dead rae James Lloyd Church
Ill of Syracuse, New York and De
wltt Gilford Wilcox of Newton Sen-
ter, Miss Anthony Sher, chief cap
Counter Attacks Repulsed.
Paris, Aug. 30. Counter attacks
between the Ailete and the Alsne
were repulsed last night by the
French, according to the stntment
from the war office. The French
maintained their gains west of Pas
ly, north of the Somme.
Killed in action 101
Missing in action 23
Wounded severely 58
Died from accident and other
causes , 3
Died from disease 6
Wounded, degree undeter
mined . .' 23
Died of wounds ....12
Total 226
Dillard S. Pearson, Moravian
Falls, N. C, missing in action.
Thomas L. Perry, ure, N.E C,
killed In action.
Ephraim E. Jones son of P. D.
Jones, Rocky Mount, wounded se
verely. Murphy N. Matthews, Kipling, N.
C.
Auburn D. Martin, East Bend, N.
C, killed In action.
Marine Corps Casualties to Date
37
wounded ' 60
Missing 1
It
Enlisted men
Deaths 866
Wounded 1874
In hands of enemy 9
Missing 124
2873
2971
The following casualties are re
ported by the Commanding General
of the American Expcdlt'onr.ry
Forces (Included in the above to';i!)
Killed I J action 9
Died of R ounds received In
actionll . .1
Woundt'iUu action (severely) 7
Missing Iff action 7
Total 24
MOTORED TO RALEIGH
j Mrs. W. F. Woodard, Misses Mary
Weaver, Josephine Carr of Asheville
Louise Fleming of Greenville and
tain of Abe plane was slightly In-. Hadley Woodard spent the day in
Jured.
1
Raleigh.
FAIR WEATHER
Washington, Aug. 30. For North
Carolina, fair tonlghb and probably
Saturday with light west winds.
Detroit, Mich., Aug. 30. Returns
from the primary election, strag
gling in because of late closing of
the polls in the larger cities, indi
cate that Henry Ford has won the
Democratic nomination for United
States Senator by a wide margin ov
er James W. Helme.
Of these reports, directors of Tru
man H. Newberry's campaign claim
that he has safely clinched the Re
publican nomination for Senator.
Ford, whose name was on the Re
publican ticket also runs second in
some sections, while Chase S. Os
born the third contestant, is tral
Ing.
With few districts excepted, the
primary vote is abnormally light
Old-time politicians have rubbed
their eyes in amazement. Absence
from the State of 175,000 men in
war service has removed the enthu
slasm usually found among the
younger men.
Final count of the vote in Detroit
where the polls did not close until
10 o'clock Tuesday night, will be a
big factor. Although more than
109,000 voters are registered here.)
the total vote promises to approxi
mate only 50,000.
PARKERS SCHOOL HOUSE NEWS
UNTIL SOLDIERS RETURZS?
Washington, Aug. 30. NailonzCl
step forward yesterday in Congress
Without a record vote being tafceO
or requested, the Senate late y&te--day
adopted the leaders' comt- ,
mise on "bone dry" prohibition! -eV
ieefive July 1, 1919, and contiiraVujg,
during the war, and until tfte' JLn- ,
erican troops are brought hornet
demibilized. ,".
The compromise amendment" Tftjf
Senator Sheppard of Texas1, p
bition leader, to the $rr,0Oc?JWCS
emergency agricultural apiiTOtsrlaw
tion bill is expected to remain SIjj
measure under the harmony xtgevfj"
ment of "wet" and "dry"' fswiiraisv ... ,
although technically subject' Sa na
other vote. Passage of the bill It
self is planned today an the' cs
ure will be returned to the Hosttae
which is expected by prohibition ad
vocates to accept the SSeate pravis-ion.
Adoption of the compromise legsir
latiou came after yesterday's debaJH ) . -v.
spirited between champions and. mi
ponents of prohibition.
Efforts to materially change' it
Sheppard substitute were fistilfti
Amendments to advance and fifcteJf
the effective date and to extend tiiine- ,
for its operation against beer ataflf
wine were overwhelmingly defcateflf
without record roll calls. f
That there was any agreeiaHsttt
among the leaders against having
record votes was denied by Smwijixr .
Sheppard and other advocates-' asvii
also opponents of proprietry. 1 effete-
tion.
Senator Phelan, of Calif onila'
made a. vigorous fight for. a IiKasC ? .
lease of life for the wine anrkiSitJfflT '
industries. He offered an anMnSt"
ment making the effective date 1st
their prohibition June 30, 1 9-Sti? .J3t5
stead of a year previous; aA-'tSsa
amendment provides. It waa is"
jected overwhelmingly. AflotiGKW
Phelan amendment, drowned; item ss
roar of "nosj" would have extemSiaS
the effective date for winesi.jtijSV
months longer or until December
1919. ,
With "wet" and "dry"- m em feoF' "
evidently observing their agreem&sii '
to unite on the Sheppard draft. tfsB"
Senate also voted down withool: '
roll call, an amendment-by Senaj;r
Trammell, of Florida, to'
effective date ahead to January 3
1919, as provided in the bill beta
the compromise agreement., teaci:'!
The amendment as passed is a -tJl
stitute both for the original ami.
, ment of Representative RandaW,, B
California, prohibiting use ot nnwagf
in the agriculture appropriation, if&jl
unless the President should exernefe
his present authority to stop,, manna
facture of beer and wines, ifsxo
amendmendment adopted bj,'
House when it passed the bilL BSiCf
23, last) and for the original afraw
ate agriculture committee prcvt&MOS
to stop sales of all intxoicatibg: lec
erages January 1, next.
tor
Our fanners are all through hous
ing tobacco now, of which they are
very glad. Several have started to
grade and some are selling for a
good price.
The three months old child of Mr.
and Mrs. Bob Webb of near Win- T() ,M;BKAsE FACILITIKfl.TO
. -j ' nfftii .i ! . .i i i. .i - :
biouu b mill uieu iubi ween uiiu nasi WILMINGTON SBZSt'YX
burled in the Farmer burying
ground of this vicinity last Wednes- W,imington N. C.r Aug. 30'
' Contract has been oi'oaed . beftwwBW
Mr. Carl Thorn left for Boston, Emergency Corporation and vkm
Mass.., Tuesday to enlist in the Mer- Tdewater Power Company calliins
chant Marine. This vicinity will feel for a doubIing ot the Jocal powKr
very deeply the absence of such an plant8i douDle tracklng of the 8trtWt
Intelligent young man. railway line to the shipyards, aroff
Mr. Tommle Sharpe has purchas- the purcha8e of much new eqrajp-
ed a car ment in anticipation of. lncreasihgE
Misses Martha and Ida Edwards the number of way8 at the CarollHI
of near Sharpsburg spent Saturday I yard( whlch ,8 a88ured of hous;te
night with Miss Minnie E. Thome, accommodations can be procured .w
Mr. J. W. Farmer went to Elm;the increased number ot workawt
City Wednesday on business. 'that will be necessary undfwr KUm
Mrs. W. B. Farmer attended "Blg'new plan.
August at the Primitive PnpHut'- Announcement to this effect
church, Wilson, 'Saturday ami ' nni;a vosterdav afternoon hv, Tm
! IT TnU'lfl roatriani anlnaa fA4
Carolina company andrfenWjrawar-
RIG ROUND IT OF MOONSHINERS
Washington, Aug. 30. Thirty
thousand gallons of liquor was seiz
ed and 200 men arrested and 486
stills were destroyed as the result of
a big raid by revenue officers la the
mountains ot the southwest today.
tive of the Shipping Boaid'A nr '"
government has agTeed to Ioaai t
traction people all necesaari maau
FAIR WEATHEIl - f S .
Tot North' Carolfn((-faIr''-Ua-wi
and probably-''4a4&tdtaiflrTritW t-.-'-west
winds. ' . 'i ' .. ,. -V