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en !' ', ir. 1 I ( V ; I!, 1 I,; , ' p'!!1" ih":i us thn I. our Mile m H pi iim t'i n lii Mil tu ii i -, ii ml iM l- ihs.'itiit iliuml if lTM. l(ll ttilllill .ill (lii . - f 5 V S VOL. 7 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," i SuccgoJs j C.i i uv's V il.'. ,! . ., : , . , I . ,. . "lO-'lM) III I ' I,. J i. HI ;', Ahs:iOi. IV I ; f-!-.- : . i,- t i , ,., nf r. . . .i I. i it,.' . ,,(..( m... rnl t i.,i!i..r In r. iii,r lit It a li. j ut.Mi .t'i j v. - - .. i i I . A' l! 1 W . 1 I f i - i i , 1 ; ; i . i . L 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 . - - . :i 1 1 -1 5 r M 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 Jr.. .,.., - .. , ..... 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. . x l A. -v. f A, st A Great Chain of Ship Manufactories is Now Nearing Completion . j, 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.