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IN ^EW OFFENSIVE BRITISH PEN ETRATE ENEMY LINES TO TWO MILE DEPTH. FBfllCH TiESTEWNO More Than Six Hundred Pritonera Taken In Enveloping Movement Along Somme-Oise FronL While the Germans were busily engaged to defending themseltes against t^ attacks of the British and French armies from the Ancre river to the region of Soissons, Field _Jlar- ehal Haig struck another snrprire blow over a new front. The new offensive was launched from the east of Arras on the Scarpe Iyer and southward to the Cojsul 'All alooig the front the British pressed forward, at some places to a depth of more than two giiles. Across the Cojeul, the new British attacks on the old battle front brought them to the villages of Mory and Stf Leger, and farther south the small town of Favreuil, one and a half miles northeast of Bapaume, from which the British pressed on eastward about a mile. Farther south the British are reported uinofllcially to have reached the western outskirts of Thllloy In the nipper movement they .are carry ing out against Bapaume. The French again are hammering away at the environs of Roye, one of the strong points of the Somme-Olsc front, the capture ot which doubtless would cause the giving up by ^The en emy of the entire salient from the Somme in the north, to Noyon. Fres- noy-Les-Roye, to the north, and St. Mard to the south of Roye, both of which have been captured by the French, despite the desperate resist- MANY ADDITIONAL TOWNS ARE TAKEN BY FIELD MARSHAL HAIG’S MEN IN NORTH. 6BFIT PERU I More Than 17,000 Prisoners, Large Number of Guns, and Immense- Amount of Supplies Captured. MaJ. B. H. Qltchell of the National army has been appointed chairman ol the Industrial relations section of th aircraft production board. UANS COUNEER-ATTACK albert, an important TOWN AND A RAILROAD CENTER HAS BEEN TAKEN. Threatened With Pocketing Germans Seem to Be Making Haste in Their Retreat. London.—The town of Albert, eigh teen miles northeast of Amiens, off the Ancre river, has been recaptured by the British, who also have obtain- ejj all their objectives in the fighting between Bray Sur Some and Albert, according to the official communica tion from Field Marshal Haig. Over the six mile front the British advanc- Bapaume In the north, apparently is in danger of being pinched out of the line In an enveloping movement. More than 600 prisoners were taken by the French in the operation. ed two miles. The British were steadily. driving the BRITISH LOSE SEVEN AIR PLANES IN BOMBING RAID Ix>ndon.—The Britleh Independent air force operating on the west front lost seven airplanes in the bombing of Mannheim. The frank report of this loss has caught the public imagi nation. It is pointed out that the Germans were in largely superior numbers and had only to think of fighting, whereas the British had both fighting and bombing to attend to, The odds were all on the German side, but the flMt- Ish aviators reached Mannheim and did their job. Cdmmenting on the raid, a British air officer said: “We suffered losses, but we won a splendid victory. We set out to bomb Mannheim and no German efforts could frustrate our Intention." into the German positions on .high ground between Bray-Sur Somme and Albert. One thousand Germans were taken prisoner. A vicious German counter-atack directed against the British positions In the outskirts of Miraumont were driven off. On the ground between the two goints where the British aihnles are iiammering them and where they are threatened with being left in a pocket the Germans eem to have started 're treating. Notwithstanding the fact that the Germans have’brought up fttrong re inforcements on both wings of the bat- I tie front, the British and French forces everywhere have beaten off the enemy and continued their victorious progress. Many additional towns have been captured by Field Marshal Haig’s men in the north, while the French have, successfuHy overcome obstacles placed in their way and reached ter ritory north of Soissons which adds further to the danger of the Germans in the Noyon sfector and to their line running eastward from Soissons to Rheims. . All along the front from Arras to the Somme, the Germans are gradual ly being driven back to the old Hin- denburg line by the British. Along the Somme the enemy is being hafass- ed well to the east of Bray, while farther north strong counteiv attacks have been repulsed and the towns of Mametz, the Mametz wood, Martin Puich, Le Sars and Le IJ^rque have been captured. It Is around Bapaume that the Ger mans are keeping up their strongest efforts to hold back the tide that is surging against them but the British are continuing .to niake slight gains daily in the process of surrounding the town, which seemingly soon must be evacuated. Since August 31st the British have ia'ken uibre than 17,000 prisoners and large numbers of guns and great quantities of supplies have fallen into their hands. OVER FIFTY MILES FRONT THE ' ENEMY IS MEETING WITH \ DISASTROUS DEFEATS. 4UMBER OF CITIES AND TOWNR GOING “OVER THE TOP" IN RIGHT ROYAL MANNER. GERMANS RETREAT BEFORE PURSUING FRENCH ARMIES 18,000 KILOS EXPLOSIVES DROPPED ON ENEMY LINES AMMUNITION DUMPS BLOWN UP BY AMERICAN CANNON FIRE With the American Army on the Vesle Front.—Several German ammu nition dumps north of the Vesle river were blown up by high explosives from the American guns. This was the only notable incident in the opera tions between Soissons and Rheims, although the usual exchange between the artilleries continued. •The destruction of the dumps was made possible by aerial obseryation by American aviators. They were lo cated near Revlllon and early In the day a battery of long range guns be gan dropping shells at points indi cated. The observation posts soon '^after reported grekt clouds of smoke from the targets. 20,000 PRISONERS TAKEN BY BRITISH IN FIVE DAYS Paris.—The number of prisoners taken by the British since August 21 has reached 20,000; The Petit Journal declares. SUBURB OF THE TOWN OF BAPAUME CAPTURED T>ondon—'Suzanpe and Fappy, to’wns north and south of the Somme, re- apecllvely, were captured by Field Marshal Haig’s forces, according to With the French Army in France— The retreat of the Germans -before both the third and tenth French arm ies continued with increased speed oVer a large'part of the battle front and in some cases In disorder. General Mangln’s men are approach ing the Coucy forest and are nearly on the line held In April along the River Allette. They have also widen ed their hold on the Oise to Bretlgny, midway between Noyon and-Chauny. The French advance towards the roads leading to Chauny adds another menace to their line of retirement and explains the acceleration of the enemy’s retreat. Bourglgnon, St. Paul-Aux-Bois and Quincy fell Into the hands of the French giving them command of the valley of the Alletfe from the region of Coucy-le-Chateau to the Oise. 'General Humbert’s troops also are pressing the enemy vigorously. Hav ing occupied the height of Piemont, just south of Lassigny.'they have cap tured Thlescourt, which completes the conquest of the group of hills known as the Thlescourt massif. The enemy now has but h precarious hold on the ▼aley of Ihe Dlvete river. In which French cavalry'Is now operating. Several thousand prisoners have been taken and trophies iff puch great quantities that it has been imposible thus fu to count them also have been captured. General Mangin’s troops advanced seven miles during the night. Paris.—Th«. Frenh have continued their progress east of Bagneux, be tween the Ailette and the Aisne, ac cording tp^ the y;ar office ment. They repulsed counter-attack* west of Crecy-au-Mont. Four hundred additional prisoners have^been taken. The text of the statement says: “Both artilleries were active in the neighborhood of Lasslgny. “Between the Ailette and the Aisne we made new progress east of Bag neux and repulsed eneinx counter-at tacks west of Crecy^ifMont. We aptured 400' prisoners. ( “Aviation:' It was Imimssible to carry out any bombing operations duriffg the day. During the night the /weather Improved and our bombing 'machines immediately took the air. Eighteen thousand, four hundred kilos of explosives were dropped behind the battle front and on stations, which were damaged. FRENCH ALSO MKKE GSINS jNE SORSCRlPTIflll OF $S00 American Troopa Are Not Mentioned ln\8attle; Probably Reserved for Later and Heavier Blow. One of England's most beautiful women, Vlacountess Curzon, la giving up all her time to look after and care for the wouhdeci soldiers in the Lon don hospitals. Thii prominent British noblewoman is very popular with Fn- valid troops beeagse of her kindly and helpful acts. TWENTY VILLAGES CAPTURED PIVOTAL TOWN OF LA8SIGNY NOW IN HANDS OF ALLIES; ADVANCE CONTINUES. Armies Advance About Five Miles At Certain Points Despite Foe's Stout Resistance. Paris.—Lassigy has been captured by the French forces, whose lines have- now reached the outskirts of Ohiry-Ourscamps, southeast of Noyon. The official satemet making thi* announcement also says that 20 vil lages 'have been liberated and that the French have advanced about five miles at certln points. The text of the statement reads: '“•‘^Between the Matz and the Oiae the enemy, despite his resistance, gave way under the energetic thrust of our troops and Lasslgny fell into our hands. » Over the 60-mlle front frqm the re gion of Jlrras to the north of Soissons the German armies are meeting with defeats which apparently spell dis aster. Everywhere the British and French forces have continued on the attack, the enemy has been sanguinar ily worsted. And the end of his trials Is not yet In sight. To the British over the 30 miles of the fighting zone from the Cojeul rit^r southeast of Arras to Lihons, south of 3oldsboro Contributes $1 Per Capita} Asheville Oversubscribes; Fair mont $200 More Than Asked. The continued liberal response of he itizens of Raleigh to the Jewish (Var Relief Fund assures oversub- icrlption of Raleigh’s quota of $5,000. ’The ladies of the city have thor- )ughly organized themselves Into canr rassing committees, and will cover ths sntlre city. Reports from over the state indl- ;ate that some of the towns went ‘over the top”, notably GoMsboro with the Somme, numerous towns have mbscriptions nearly double its allot en. and the enemy- territory has been Asheville oversubscribed and penetrated to a depth of several miles. Where the French are fighting be tween the Matz river and the territory north of Soissons additional goodly gains have been made in the envelop ing of Noyon-and the general maneu- Fairmont, a little town in Rabeson jounty, gave $200 above what It waa isked for. ^ The contributions from Goldsboro represent $1.00 per capita for the city. Among the individual contributors, the ver which seeks to crush or drive out W. WaKs, of the Germans from the salient be-i Durham, of $600, is the largest single tween the Somme and the Ailette, and >“'>scrfptlbn so far recorded In the Irlve. Jersey Breeding County. to pttt into jeopardy the etitlre Ger man line running to Rheims. Notwithstanding the fact that the .... Germans brought up large numbers of 'ey cattle have been brought Into fresh reinforcements in an endeavor Mecklenburg county this summer to Charlotte.—Enough pure bred Jwr^ AMERICAN STEAMER TORPEDOED AND SUNK Washington.—The American steam er Montanan, of 6.659 tons gross, was torpedoed and sunk, in foreign waters August 16 with the probable loss of three members of the civilian crew and two members of the naval armed guard, the navy department announc ed. -Eighty-one survivors were landed. The Montanan was in the service of the quartermaster’s department of the afmy and was used as Ta supply ship. The members of the naval guard reported as missing are David W. Johnson, coxswain, and Chester C. El- dridge, seaman. to stay the progress of Haig’s armies their efforts were without avail. Where they were able momentarily to hold back their oncoming foes, the Germans finally were forced to cede the ground demanded. And they paid a terrible price In men killed, wound ed or made prisoners. The entire Arras-Albert road has been crossed by the British. The strong ly held positions where the Germans saw disaster facing them if they fell were stormed and captured, and the British pushed them going eastward. Although the Americans at the commencement of the Somme offen sive were brigaded with the Britieh almig the northern bank of the Somme, no mention of their having taken part In the fight is made. It is probable that they have been moved to some other portion of the hattlefronfr from whicji Marshal Foch contemplates another smash at the enemy. BRITISH MAKING SMASHINGv- DRIVE INTO BELOW’S ARMY AMERICAN BOMBING AIRPLANES DROPPING BOMBS ON CONFLAN8 American Forces on the Lorraine Front.—American bombing airplanes dropped 38 bombs on Conflans, a town on the Verdun-Metz railroad. Ten di rect hits were' obtained. Three aerial combats were" report ed in the Woevre region. Lieuten ant Jones attacked and apparently de stroyed an Albatross biplane over Marre .northwest of 'Verdun. Lieut. Hugh Bridgman, while on a recon naissance patrol, atacked two Fokkers which disappeared. With the British Army in Frafice.— Having smashed into General von Bel- ow’s seventeenth army during a heavy fog at dawn on a front of-«ore than 10 miles, extending from ,the Ancre river to Moyennevllle, the BlrtlSh have throughout the day made steady progress forward, capturing villages, taking prisoners and guns and inflict ing heavy casualties on the surprised enemy. GERMANS CONVERT, JRAWLER INTO ARMED SEA RAIDER BRITISH PATROLS SAID TO BE ENTERING BAPAUME London.—Reconnoitering patrols of British troops are entering Bapaume. It Is reported that British outposts have reached the fringe of Bullecourt, which lies seven miles northeast of Bapaume, and captured High Wood, east of Albert. Washington.—Navy department of ficials confidently awaited a wireless dispatch telling of the capture or de struction of the trawler Triumph, which was seized by a German sub marine, a German crew put aboard, the vessel armed and started on a raiding expedition against the de fenseless fleet of fishing smacks op erating on the Grand- banks. Every precaution has been taken, it was said, to prevent the raider slipping through the line stretched around the fishing region. HAPPY VALLEY AN ' UNHAPPY VALLEY Happy valley truly is a shambles. Its name belles it. South of the Somme the Austral-' cows of the herd which have been (Ive basis for the declaration that the county in reality has entered upon the busfhesB of Jersey breeding, said 0. B. Miller, county demonstration agent. Just last week 34 head of pure-bred Jersey cattle, purchased at a Grassy Creek, N. C., farm /by the members of the Mecklenburg County Jersey Breeders’ Assoclaitkin ^were dllstrfb^ uted. One of these ccav.s vat sold loi $270 and $250 was paid for a nine- months’ old bull calf. EMght head aver aged $180, and thirteen were sold for prices averaging .$160. A new block of the association has been formed, said Mr. Miller. The $260 bull-■will head this block, which Is formed around the herd of W. H. Baker. Pour blocks were formed last spring, and are headed by buffs pur chased from a Pennsylvania'farm. The herd brought into the county last week Includes two register , of merit cows, one with a three-year-old reco-rd of 516 pounds of butter fat, and one with a four-year-old record of. 584 pounds of butter fat. At the present price of “country butter," these cows are capable of producing annually butter valued at $258 and $292 respectively. These gre the only Ians were most successful in the part placed on text. Ten- of the heifers they played In the batlte. They easily i -were sired by a bull whose dam made attained all their objectives and ap- ^ i,031 pounds of butter in one year, parently hold Chulgnolles, Chuignes gaid Mr. Miller, and Herleville and are pushing east ward of those grillages a little distance to make sure of holding them. In thi sregion 33 German officers City Manager Plag^ 3.—Since the d^l'ectom' Under Greensboro.- of the chamber oT comme?^ce have and 1,600 men of other rank* were indorsed the city manager plan of made prisoner. Eleven of the cap- government for Greensbfiro, consider^ tured officers were from one regiment, able discussion of the matter has The Germans offered heavy tesist- been provoked. Sentiment is bellev- ance at Chulgnolles, but with the as sistance of tanks the Australians ham mered through the enemy and swept on, leaving the town and its gnvi- rons filled with dead Germans. ed to Incline In favor of the cham ber’s .recommendaff ^ An amend- mnt to the city charter will prob ably be suggested soon after the holi days and; be voted upon. If the new On thee, ridge south of this town Plan of government is adopted the there also was fierce fighting which officers to be elected next May •wlB almost reached the hand to hand stage before the Australians made it clear to the Germans that they were not to be stopped and shoved over the ridge and onward. Just now large numbers of guns are roaring away all along the line. All day long streams of wounded, principally Germans as well as great numbers of eneiriy prisoners, were flowing towards the rear. The day was cooler and the British soldiers wei*e. refreshed by it. It was slightly cloudy but the air was full of British airplanes. A number of German planes were shot down over the battlefront during the day, each fall bringing a cheer from the British. ALBERT THE CITY OF THE “LEANING VIRGIN” RECENT VICTORIES DEFINITELY SETTLE FORTUNE OF WAR SERIES OF RAPID BLOWS * AR^ BEING STRUCK BY FOCH. BRITISH TROOPS SHOW •FINE SPIRIT IN FIGHT Albert is a town in the department of Somme. It is situated on the Ancre river and is a railroad cente^ Before the war It had a population of more than 7,000. Albert has been the scene reports received here from the British 1 of some desperate fighting and in the battle front. The British also took | ecent British drive the town was sur- Aveanes Leg Bapaume, a suburb of rounded on three sides by the armies tb* town of Bapaume. British troops also reached the west ern outskirts of Thllloy. south of Ba paume. CONFLANS AGAIN RAIDED BY AMERICAN AIRMEN Mb With the American Army in France. —American bombing machines again raided Conflans, dropping 40 bombs on the railroad yards, despite heavy aotl-alrcraft fire. All , the bursts were together at the east end of the pards, one causing a big ex'^losion.. Oerman planes appeared as the ^^mertsans completed th|ir-(imiBBion •ad followed the Americans 'back to tbolr lines but failed to engage them |» of Field Marshal Haig, the village of Aveluy on the north and Meaultee on. the south having been reached by them. DEBiATE CENTERS ON YOUTH OF 18 AND WORK OR FIGHT. - Discussion in -both senate and hoiise. centered upon opposition from some members to calll^ youths of 18 to the colors. The bill was piloted in the senate and house by cffalrmet of the respective military commitee, Sena tor Chamberlain, of Oregon, and Rep resentative Dent, of Alabama. The former declared traditional the policy Pf subjecting boys as young as 18 to military service and also championed the "vn-Tk or fight" amendment. Pars.—Premier Clemenceau tele graphed the presidents of the general councils that they could rely upon the government and Marshal Foclr and his magnificent staaff and the allied mili tary commanders to turn the present succses of the allied arms into a com plete an^ decisive collapse of the enemy. "The splendid victories of recent weeks,” said M. Clemenceau, "has def initely settled the fortune of war.” Foch seems to be striking a series at rapid blows, relying upon a local effect produced now near Arras, now near the Oise and the Somme, to pro duce in the aggregate a general dis location of the German line. In ea||h of these blows he uses comparatively fbw men, and the victorious troops are ready for a thrusfT after a short interval. The German gets _no rest, no tline tQ-je:J)rganue. LEGION OF HONOR IS AWARDED 55 AMERICANS With the American Aripy in France Fifty-five officers non-commissioned qffleers and men of a certain Ameri can division were awarded the Ipgion of honor, the military medal, the war cross or distinguished service cross at th% most brilliant decoration cere mony the American army ahs held la France. • Similar decorations have been awarded 72 others who were unable to be present. ... Paris.—The newspaper correspond ents at the front lay stress on the magnificent ehHiuslasm with which the British are attacking and yver- coming the enemy. They poUit out that the British opposed stoi^t resist ance when the Germans counter at tacked, and when they saw that the enemy was staggering under the shower of blows Increased the punish ment without giving him time to look be those of the manager plan. Station Matter Dropped. ‘Kinston. — The chamber of com merce here has formally dropped the Kinston onloij passenger station ma^ ter until the railroad administration makes an approprlatlo-n for building purposes. The station’s erection was , held up for years by the Inability of the chamber of commerce and rail roads to “get together.” The site for ’ the depot was cleared many months ago. Business Interests of the city hope to have the station provided for among the earliest improvemejits. for which the administration ^ appre^rf- ' '■ ■ . ates. Will Not Open on Schedule. Elon College.—Definite word! has been- received fronf Adjutant General McCain with reference to the ostab- llaliuient of a students’ army training _ corps here this fall. In view of this fact, and because of the young men of the college and three faculty members are at Plattsburg Barracks now, ani$ will be there until September 16, ths opening of the collegp has been post poned until September 19. This Is the first time In Elon’s history when the doors l.1 not open on the day an nounced. - CHARLOTTE CONCERN LANDS CAMP SHERIDAN CONTRACTS Washington.—Floyd M. Simmons, of Charlotte, has secured'for his con tracting firm, Simmons, Hartenstein & Whltton, a contract for about $200,000 concrete ro^ work at Camp Sheridan, Montgomery, Ala: ' E. L. Travis is here to confer with friends about tlie charges lodged against him. Representative Webb is presiding over the house during the consideration ot the administration ^.I.Wftiftfpower bllL ALMOST UNVARYING SUCCESS RAISES STRONGEST HOPES Washington—Almost unvarying suc cess of the great allied offensive on the 60.mile front stretching from Soli sons northward to the environs of Arras raised hopes in military circles here for the most decisive defeat yet administered to the Germans. Observ ers were of the opinion that General Foch’s whittling tactics of the past six weeks have been so effective that op portunlty has come for a glorious har vest Automobile Victim Burled. Gastonia.—Accompanied by three of the seven children injured In an automobile accident at Grover la which the father, Charles C. Holler,- was killed,'the body of the dead man. was shipped to Conover, Catawba county, for burial. The other four chijdren are still confined to the City noepltal btrt all Improving. The two most seriously Injt^red, Miss Kat'lo Holler, aged 18,’’and Cbarllne, aged four, are not yet out of danger but 1$ Is believed that their chances tor ro oovery are Improving.
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