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Klkin.N. C, Thursday, August 1, 1918
No. 18
1
BRITISH AVIATORS
TURN THE TABLES
ON THEJERMNS
London. Mow a Uritisli lly ing
aquadron turned the tables on
Gorman airmen who had boon
bombing tlu'ir aornd mine i.s rolat
ed by Lieut. W. A. Ihtrtios, of the
1 loyal air force.
"We had boon nivit.tr Ibo Hun
a lively timo," tin olliecr says,
"bombing his dumps, billets,
communications and (owns night
ly. When, therefore, ho li.iinlii'l
our norodomo two evenings in
succession and completely up-ot
all our arrangements, it was gen
erally agreed that ho had scored
ono ovor us. Much in his enter
prise was admired, however, it
was decided to try to cheek it.
Tho plan evolved was simple
Tho next day tho Hritish ma
chinos w ore tlown ovor to a neigh
holing aorodronio, where it was
believed they would bo safe from
raids. Then they started o!Tjut
after duslc to unite a reprisal at
tack.
"Wo arrived at tho enemy
lair," Lieutenant. Mimes nar
rates, "at a most opporlune mo
inont, for a second relay of his
machines were jut 'taxying'
across the ground to 'ta!(o otf in
bo flan path. In our wildest
ilreauis we had lot h.;e. for
such lueii as this, ami every p
sible a di.mtage ;h t ikon of it.
"A few tt ell (lii ccti'd bombs,
dropMi in among the in it bines
that weio awaiting llieir turn to
tike olT, set Iiio to two and ' idly
damaged others Anoth m i
( bine uas seen in crash whilst
i tually tiding olT in the li ne
path. S iiiic riU illy well direct
'd incehd.ary bombs set lire to a
large sheil, and then the real fan
of tho uU'.M Im nan.
"My Ibis lime the t,rt r J iv of
enemy machines, sent .h we nf
tenvards learned to bomb pur
ow n aero lrome again, boo; .in t,,
return. As they were on their
own side of the line, and in bliss
ful ignorance of the f ite of their
aerodrome, they were Ihing with
nawgati m lights full on, thor by
, giii"g their poilim away in the
"d llkltess,
"Kobeied of our bombs, wo
wore able to give bhl, and suc
cessfully shut down one m ! mc,
w bile another w as dctin. 1 1 y s.on
to crash on t of a m..
"lining thus paid uur d bts in
full wo left the remainder lu I Hid
OH a InhhIi ! l.lille.l norodreino
mi enviable t ask at night while
v e w out olT home t-t til.'iia'.i' a
good night's ttotn, Wl'.ll the coot
furling ussui .u c. that the K A.
I-' were at leasi '(.lie up on tliir
advcrs.it ios' c uno,"
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BELIEVE GERMAN
HEAVY GUNS ARE
HOVEDFAR BACK
With tho American Army on
tho Aisno Marno front, July '27.
(My the Associated Press.)-
Tho progress made by the Fran
American troops on the Aisiie-
Marno front is considered cm!
iiently satisfactory by the com
mamlers, and the failure of the
(o'l innns to employ artillery ex
tensivelv has tended to contirin
the belief that their heavy guns
on the greater part of the field
have been moved far bade, per
haps to a position which may
mark a new lino.
While steady pressure is being
maintain".! on the arc forming
tho bottom of the sack, tin.' allies
are determinedly hammering the
lianks where Von P.oohm and
Von I then have conc"ebrated
the armies, returning blow for
blow in tho hope that they can
hold out until tb.! main body of
the (b-rniaus can bo withdrawn
with a minimum loss.
Aerial oorations were ogain
of less importance today on ac
count of the weather. It was
cloudy all day and there were
uumoious fhowur. making it
impracticable to keep up the ob
servation balloons which usually
mark both linos. Occasionally
both the aliies and the enemy at
tempted to use planes but these
in most cases were forced to de
scend on account of tin' rain.
Titer" is a growing belief that
the enemy will make no t lTort to
stand on the Arde river. I'ere
en J'arilefiois, and own Villoen
1'ardeuois, directly east, nre al
ready under heavy lire from the
ll inks and the south lino, mak
iug tho roads as well as the tont-j
tmrary rat ro els virtually tisi less
for transport purxses. These
positidiis must ! almost union
able.
The ( lerniaiisi nre doing their
utiiu t t hold the high ground
Houlheasi of Suissotis fur a con
initiation of their lino either
a'ongibo Arde or further north
ai.nig the Vole.
The 11 tttks of the French, Itrit
ish an I ether armies are with
standing every effort of the Cor
m ins, w bo appear to lM making
a most determined effort nouth
of Siussons. The hue remain
tnui h t!;e fcaun a it las been for
tbepisitwo or Ihreo day, the
only -bailees iM-mg tilibl a l
vai res The lult'e ime tiuw tu
tls rtppioMinately fifty miles,
altb-.iuh tb. re is not actual tsh-ht.
"'' i u i y no o of it, ai d in
4 more broken one. made so by
the ilutj. ler of the t-noinyV
with Iraaa!. espet i.il!y mi the
so.ith hide.
I be r(!i l b ts Im-oii the presen
li'.i'!! of a highly ihngcrous,
spongy ft out, into which any
pn I of tho advancing ln,o might
f ill. Were it not for the hunting
do u f the enemy and cNvmin
out id s'intof obstrueliiot, none
parts of the hu.M .iald be far in
adtanoe tf wbeio Ihey are.
Tb. tb riiians have left t..1 or
wb iUeow n .i tt anenver nktl
fu.ly partially deei t. .1 units
tt . j -i. i. t
...., ,.i....i-4 .l , . jr
iloln. al to li fer lotln ir ilo.Yiiso
ns a tear guard notion. It is j it
th.it, h. vviier, tVitb-itiL'b by any
stllid.U.I except eslabllsbed II)
Ibis w.ir, the t!uiosl h!f d uly
and ic.Uly irinor eticounlrs
would be Ktvied big ba'Ulcs.
l'l lsot ei hi ought to one of
the American dhisjoti hep.bjuar
lei tlay were men of the land
whr vim coufiiiiitsl former
statement of pi Honor that the
armies ongi-ed In the retire
liter. t ate t g tn!y enough
turn lo resist effort to Imrry
them. Like other prisoner,
they professed weariness of tho
war end (..aid this feeling wa
general, but Mipisised they must
goon, hii i o tho men in high roni
usand to w iliej.
SUPPLY WAGONS
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Truln of niipplv uuiiims uiiivlnij
IXf frniit.
ALLIED LINES AD
VANCE OVER
A WIDE FRONT
With the American Army on
the Aisrj" Marin Front, July Us.
The (iorman lino is again north
of the ( urci river, and Fere Ku
Tardenois, which has been enter
ed by French troop, is at the
mercy nf tin allies. Tho tighten
ing of the Hanks ho!. Is promise
that tho retreat w iil becimtinued.
Tho line along tho greater part
of the bottom of tho Soissoiis
Khcims h.ilieiil has been pushed
forward in some places as much
as live miles.
The (Ji'iinans are tnint'tog in
to play their at tilery in force to
check the plunges of the Franco
American troops, Th. Ameri
cans have plavetl a brilliant put
in the advan, which included
the occupation of Sciy on the
mirth lank of tin i ir, and a
number of small Milages.
The line tonight follows the
Ourcq liver to Sergy and lo
(louss uicoiirt, tin latter place ly
ing almut i.x miles north of the
Ma nil.
The German offered bitter re
sislaneo, but not to coiii par" with
that which began late today for
the retention of the higher ground
further not lb of the i iver. There
ll.ey .upp!emeutsl their defense
with artillery fire reu blng over
tho American front line to the
Uiol, the Voluiae of fire at
tunes altaiiottg rnorinous pro
srtioii. Fiiwaveniigtbe Atner
i. an l.e!, their ground and even
adian.v.l ligl.tly, wlo'e the
French n their Hector lo the
rigbl and left resisted a steadily
against the ticiou efforts of the
densely congested arm.
Theietrealof tho enemy lus
by no mean Im-coiiio a lout, and
mi long a lite picked troops
around Soissosi and Kheim are
able to kwp we'd opvu the mouth
of the bag through which the
(lermasn are f illing h ick it is
e; clcd that the greater Mr
lii .n of the arinien of tho crow n
princ' will b miecessful in
reaching in order the line here
ills intended for them u turn
aid tt ak n si in. I .
J;:- wi-ere tb:s s tr: I vti !
nub i prohetiitieal. Mote
than ba'f the jss'kel has been re
cap lured by th. Amerie.it.,
Fun. h, Iliitisli and Italian
In vp ypis'siiig the en.-my, and
thei have as yet l-en no siens
of a let u; In the n tr.-gra I movo
tnetit. If, a mini' of the ini'i
la ry rntic luvo suggesi.sl,
frown Frinco I'uppnn hi of Ha
iirii ;uroon Ui utirt an tiffen
ie agamsl the lltitisliin Franco
and Flanders an a divetsmn
against tin big battle now In
progress no ign of it ate ap
parent at present, YJiat hfje
likhting ha boon guis.g on in
this regt'iti has Immmi In the ns
tur of patrol raids, in which Use
llritish have taken a cumber of
prisoners and ma hio truns.
hvi 'ently Impressisl by the
threat of the llntish premier Hint
If they remained on "trtUn until
Monday Uioy wuubl bn liable to
intiilary aenice, a majority of
tho l issalis'W'il iiiunttiona wot k
er in KegUnd will return to
work iuitLodulely.
FOR THE AMERICAN TROOPS AT THE FRONT
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UirmiKli u l''r in h vI11:ikc iiihI ovi r a low
The Kaiser's Talk to Hell
'I'll" kaiser callcil llie ib-vil up
Oil tin- telephone one ila.i :
Tln-firl at i-ontral li.tein-il to
What they luitl to say.
"Ilellol" ln" Ih :ii tl tie-kai hi r' vo'u-e,
"Ii olj man Sulan honn V
.hiil t' II 1 1 1 in this U K.iin r Kill
That ants him mi tl phone
The il. v.l saiJ. 1 !-::
Ami Hill nai.l, "llo uie)ou'f"
I'm running hete a I. i ll on earth,
So leli me shut to ilo."
"What can I d.i?"' th-- ih-vil sai.l,
My li.-ar ol.l Kai-.. r III!!;
If thi-ie', u il.iiu' 1 can ih
To hi' j' J oil, I mire ill."
The kai er Hiii.l, '.Now lio. n.
Alt.) I i!l tr lo t. '1
The ji that I am t unu in'
i Mi i-a i Ui u iiio.l.-' n lu ll.
I've mcj for this tor inaiiy .irar.
n. I I've stall- .I out to k:.!:
I hat it mil l ii H .il- i ii jol
Vim lean- to U.i i-.ei- Iiio.
M arm;, went thi' uh I'.i l. . an.
Shunt sis? wieui ' nil. 1 1 h i.! 1 1 II i!i hi f.
Vi t'ir.' up a I h.-r i-mnitr,
An.l l.'. w up rvi-rv loit.
M V. ( Jioj jM -J !!!, !, on c't ,
Kiliiii l'"'.l' o'J an .I ','i:
An.l those tin1 '.i-pifon ili.lu'l i" t
We took out ami I. an,
I started out for I'at U,
With tin aul of poisoini is j,-as.
Th It. '.lam, Jam 'cm. tip-.l "i,
An.l uh) not ht us i.i
My su'enat a lies nn- il.. .
Why JOII shoili.l s.'tlelll :l,l.t.
Thev jjn snak.ii !Urou,'li tie- s as
An.l mk ti slop at tu,;M.
I a r..;;r. ou' thin,' to oil n.e
Tiil yiar or so ;.
Whni a it.ua nam- J VoJrn Wi "son
W..ie w l.l k.i I. ...1 i ''
lie I to me, 'T'-r Wi'haui,
Wf Jotj'l ant t" ii.akf nu s.ni;
So l- 'jr to t II o-ar ('.Ihii'..,
T'i ink our t. l;o n'
I J.Uil't list -n to Mm.
All. I '."' fin ir- a't'T ii
WtUi n...'.."ii ' ' "M ' i
Float Uieir lloii.es iTim the s
N.tH tl hi I "' .1 J" I. S I' m.
r or I ut J i ii e I to in y o .
I tl.at )..! ro . I t. il n.e
The thitliT I O'lIO t- ilo."
"Mi ib-r Kal"r Wi.!nn,
Thir" iml in ii Ii for tie to IrJ,
for h Van's iil Hiake il Imts. r
Than I ran (or o a in ItK.
I lia l-H ii a in. an o'.l 1 - - v : I ,
Tim not half a iif-aii as you:
AnJ the minute I ir t jou In i
t "iil ifiii tni ;nti to jo i.
t. ra Jr lor ) nnr ron. n.
A il I'll kivi ll.f i'ir. all l.nkht;
An.l l ii I lit jour romii a;! H'.ty
Wh. .i t!. Vaai.s t..-.-.n to !
The U) in kbakl ,:' k' t
I half nothltiif n. e;.
Ilaiu' up I'm 'phoiie ami ii t your bat,
An.l s-t ti.r l.-re ii h ',!
Kaiser, Says Rosner, Caw
The DatUe From a Tower
Amsterdam, July 27 - F.-rpr
or Wiiit tin, w ho. act'ordii g lo bis
favorite orrcsion den!, Karl lo
nor, w at bed the battle of 1,'beiuss
Irout a tower wliii h gave him a
good t iew of a wide so lor of tin
fiiic.t, M'nt hi troop from this
vantige point. Kositer resitis,
the follow Ing telegram :
"His majesty informs h I a
troops thai lie bis arrived bo
bttsd the front of the attack and
hbail watili the bailie from a
tower. Ilis majesty 'a good wish
es accompany bis tro"P. Hi
niajest y' word Ui hi troop Is
'Willi (iml for the emperor and
the euipin?.' "
brlil-e on tin- wn to the tinnim 10
Rain Hakes Much of
Front Almost Impassable
With the llritish Army in
France, duly Continued rain
has turned the Flanders front at
many places ir.to an almost i in -
passable mire, while all other
parts of the front are wet and
i"ggy. Such conditions are
most unfavorable for launching
an assault against the Hritish
lines even if the enemy, who is
busy trying to save his troops
north of the .M.yno from further
defeats, should have some such
plan in mind.
Lugo quantities of gas have
been pti j -ctcd against various
sections of the (leriii.in lines
which have also been shelled
freely and, seoording to pti-ott
ors th. enemy units an losing
strength little by little.
So far us the (iorvi.in soldiers
theniM-lvcs are concerned they
seem perfectly satisfied to push
matter for their officers have
been telling them extraordinary
tales in order to make them tiht
insie.,-1 of submitting to capture
when they t ome into contact w ith
the llritish. Prisoner taken
during recent minor operations
say that they 1i.i l been warms!
before leaving their own lines
thai tie New 'calauders wete
opposite ii nd thai on no account
should they allow themselves to
betaken alive as the New 7,ea
landers were cannibal They
WOto t"id tb ll ibey Would ! of
fen d rigin t'e-s. ,md eaten di
rcclly nlt.-r. All the prisor.ers.
iin. i b to the astonishou-nt i l
tin ir eap'.ors. Isrii.iy declined to
accept cigarette.
Prime Minister Voices
Gratitude to America
Ii iv re, France, July I'o In a
deel iratioM t I the Assts iated
Pies in connection with the an
niversary of the b -gttmu.g of the
war.tlerard ( inooinahT Ilo'gi.m
prone minister, said .
' Iu.g befoi e the w ar the Fnit
ed States of AitiCi ica won adiei
ra'.i.'tt by a if i.ing utility mid
fertile energies of t'us js-op'e of
the western h tnisphero who
hi I rri'ili' l a if by magic a
w 01 II that was lie w .
"At tb" pres. -t'i ts o t ent we,
wi'h i.' i less a I aural nut, ate wit
nese of an unforesn-ti mini
f.-t atti.it, I y this sa ii, cte,.tic
j i' or in its marvi! nts organ.?. i
lion of an army u Inch hi astoti
Ished the Wmld cU.lily by the
rapidity of it isnprioisa!io:t a i l
th valor of it contingents.
"Ily their intervention in this
gigantic (struggle lln Foiled
State will assuredly exert tie
ciMvo Influence on the destinies
of humanity.
"To It ad mi ration for the great
Anno icaii nation, Belgium add
her s tial feeling of gratitude
on n count of the Inestimable
generosity which the splendid
tiitmiticeni of tin! Fnitod State
never cease to heap u'xiti it
icop!os in occupied territory and
u;sm it refugee) exiled on for
eign ami.
FRENCH FORCE
THE ENEMY TO
GIVE GROUND
(liy tho Associated Press.)
Tint Franco American troops,
continuing their pressure on tho
Germans in retr -at from the
Marno. have couched and crossed
theOureq river a id penetrated
the town of Fore Kn-Tardonois,
one of the great Gorman supply
bases for the enemy troops iu
side the Soissons Khoims salient.
Meantime on the center of the
allied right wing, southwest of
Uhoims, attacks by the French
have forced the enemy to give
further ground and enabled the
French to capture several towns
of strategic value and to draw
their front appreciably nearer
the high road which runs north
eastward from Dor in .1 11 h to
Khoims.
O'lthe extreme wings of the
gradually decreasing pocket
near Soissoit and Khoims the
enemy, heavily reinforced, is
holding tenaciously to his ground
realizing that successes there
would i nsult in a general crumb
ling of his plans of d e fens e
'gainst tlii; locking upof his en-
lire armies inside the big bag.
In addition to the large number
of troop for reinforcement that
have been throw n on these two
sectors, the German long range
guns from the region north of
Soissons and north and north
oast of Khoims are keeping both
wings of the salient under a hoa
vy enlii.idiug lire.
Fn, ler the bittering tactics of
the Americans and Frenchmen
tho German lino on the south has
iio.v been driven hack more than
twelve miles frotn the oint south
of Chateau Thierry, where tho
al.ied troops locked the door to
Paris against the enemy July 1
and themselves became tho ag
gressors in what has turned out
to bo one of the greatest battles
of the w ar.
rhecrossing of IhoOureq. ev
en If only he advanced elements
of the allied forces, presages a
general crossing; later on. The
French olbcial communication
thu far during the baltle have
bci-n remarkably conservative in
tin. ir estimates of the gain that
daily have been made and it is in
dicatcd in uiioflici.il dispatches
that i I, ie, troops are considers
L'y iu advance of the Ih'.o as an
nounced oflieially.
When tin German are in re
treat frotn the south the cavalry
ha been brought into the light
i.'.gar.d nu ::;ero'.i links and ma
thine gun in profusion are. ev
erywhere hurrying the enemy
whose losses aie heavy.
Meantime, atrphnes are flying
over the retreating hordes drop
ping Imtnbs, w lull the big allied
gun front the aide of the sail
Ulu Rn thn Morbom
HIHJ WW HV mipViulll
l Puirn Wnnnlisfirtn
vi v 4 v v iHyvMaiiwiij
'tisnht A. St.olt. fnltn.l Slttte
intltlatrr l Iti-Ibo. .Sul'ltrlmel. lifl.
It tl r,Kirttt. my b (hou to aet
I -.'JuiO fer l? B('it.lli b
to tr.U wastry ft'.l luttra.
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A Great Chain of Ship
Manufactories is Now
Nearing Completion
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Washington, July 27. Ameri
ca'u great chain of ship manu
factories is approaching comple
tion. There, are. now 118 fully equip
ped yards inf the United States,
and -11 others partly eomplote, of
which Z are more than 75 per
cent finished and only six letjs
than 2.") per cent ready to begin
building tonnage. Many have
been built from the ground up,
while the others have boon ex
tended and enlarged to such a
degree that many of t h e ni
amount almost to new yards.
Thirty seven steel yards which
the United States hud when war
began have grown to 12. Thu
old yards have boon increased
from 102 ways to lift and morn
aro being added. Mighty yards
for building wooden ships now
are in operation or nearim com
pletion. Thn remainder of thn
total number of yards are for
building concrete ships, a new
industry developed, by the war
need.
Hog Island, the greatest of all
shipyards and one of tho four
government fabricating yards, I
IK) per cent complete and will
launch its tirst ship next month,
Mrs. Wood row Wilsou acting a
sponsor.
cut are keeping up their intens
ive tiring from all angles into the
Germans.
From behind the advancing
lines the allied heavy guns kept
up a continuous boubard
mout throughout tho day, shell
ing tho Gorman iositions, wher
ever the airmen rctorted troop
concentration.
Heavy artillery ha been used
by the Germans in their tear
guard nctititi, but to no such ex
tent as today, and this give some
basis for belief that Von Hochin,
the Gorman commander, is pr
paring to make a stand.
It is 1 minted out, however, that
until the Ardre river i reached
all the advantage of ground are
wilh the allies. So it la general
ly behoved that the dropping of
hi heavy guna is merely an indi
cation that hi armies are being
withdrawn with all apood from a
Msition which i.s intolerable and
which unless relieved might in
sult in the disorganization of what
so far has been an admirably
conducted retreat.
The American began their ad
vance on Sergy early in the morn
ing. They bad bccndiivcn lack
a short distance Saturday night
but when they moveJ llns morn
ing under cover of the at tioory
a few piece going forward with
the advanced line they pioceed
ed almost unchecked tothMlnr,
crossed llie bridge and tsvupitui
the town alout mid forenoon
The Germans used gas but tba
attacking party long ago hid had
il baptism of ga f union and
knew how to utilize thn mask
and to avoid tho ratines through
which Iho fume tillered. W'hm
the town wa occupied there wa
some at root lighting but not
much the German rHmting lo
higher ground.
Fntii today the wound re
cen it! by the American ao'dim)
have not heen ncrintm a a rul
011 account of the failure of th
Get mans to use. attil'.nry. A
great majority of thn wnunda
were clean flesh wounds, roido
by bullet from machinn gun
ami liuos.
Considerable material ha befit
captured, Including a faw loco
motive which the German put
out of commission. There w ere
relatively few prisoner.
Many stories aro told among
tho old lines of the deprivation in
the German morale. Greatest
significance ia attached to a letter
aken from an oSlror written by
hi brother In Germany, giving It
a hi opinion that a revolt wa
imminent union the war wis
tripled.