LIkin, N. C, Thursday, Oct. 31, 1910
No. 31
VOL.7
BIG TERRITORY
IS FREED FROM
GERMAN GRASP
(By the Associated Press)
In tho last week the allied
troops in France and Belgium
have freed 400 scjuare miles of
territory from the grasp of the
enemy. Paris estimates lb at in
the last four days the Germans
have suffered total casualties of
riO.OOO, including 15,000 prison
ers. In the continuation of their
attack between the I'iave and
the Brcnta ,the Italians have
captured more than 2000 prison
ers in the last 21 hours, the Ital
ian war office reports.
Germany's hard pressed sold
iers are being given no rest as
the British, French and Ameri
can forces continue with suc
cess their drives on important
sectors from north of Valencien
nes to east of the Meuse. Mean
while, the Italians are pushing
ahead in the region of Monte
C lappa.
On the northern end of the
front in France the British
maintain their progress in en
circling Valenciennes. In the
"center the French have shaken
seriously the Gemian defenses
along the Scire and eastward
toward the Aisne at Chateau
Porcion.
The American troops oast and
west of the Mouse not only hold
their gains against strong ene
my reactions, lut have further
strengthened their position
north of I'rand Pre.
South of Valenciennes, Field
Marshal Ilaig is across the
Valenciennes-IC Quesnoy rail-
load and the fall of aj Quesnoy ,
which is vital to the defense of
Mons and the Maubeugo, would
appear to he near. The light
ing of this sector continues hit
ter with the British striving to
outflank the Mormal forest. On
the northwest of the forest the
British have advmced some
what and captured Fnglefon
taine. Along the northern edge of
the Baisnies forest, north of
Valenciennes, the canalized por
tion of the Scheldt river. In
this region they have captured
the villages of Odomez and
Mitulde.
Between the Oise and the
Aisne the French are making
-rapid strides toward the import
ant points of Marie and Motil
comet. Along the railway south
west of Marie they have captur
es! the village of Moortiers and
maintained their pressure else
where along the Serre. Further
east a big hole I. as been torn in
the German defenses In-gun in
1017. Between Banogne and
llcrpy, the French have driven
forward toward Jlonlcornet a
distance cf nU.ut two miles on
a front of Itetween four and live
miles. A continued advance
here menaces the German hold
on Bethel, to which the enemy
has clung tenaciously, and tend
to outflank the German line e:ist-
waul along the Aisne to Vouz-
iers.
. The Germans continue to fight
desperately to check the advance
of the American troops along
the vital front east and west of
the MeusC. Their counter at
tacks at various points on !xth
sides of the river have Won re
pulsd hut the enemy continues
to bombard the American lines
heavily. On the extreme vest
orn on ! the Americans have re
inforced their hold on the hills
in the southern portion of the
Bourgogne wood, north of Grand
Pre.
NO ARMISTICE UNTIL
GERMANY REPLIES
London, Oct. 27. Germany's
answer to President Wilson's
latest communication declares
that Germany is now awaiting
proposals for an armistice.
In is understood in authorita
tive quarters that the allied gov
ornmenta will not reveal their
armistice terms until Germany
Yhns replied to President Wilson'
-"past note.
Premier Lloyd George and
Foreign Secretary Balfour, ac
companied by naval and military
.a A
oilieers, nave gone to r ranee..
GERMAN LIKE IS
STILL CRUMBLING
(By the Associated Press)
A crash has come in the per
sonnel of the German high com
mand, General LudonorfT, repud
iated to he the brains of the
German af my the man who
promised the Germans he would
crush Great Britain and France
before the United States could
get under way in a military
sense has resigned his position
as first quarts-piaster general
ami Kmperor William has ac-
centod his resignation.
Simultaneously, while the Ger
man line continues to crumble
under the allied attacks and the
German border is slowly but
gradually being approached by
Germany's foes, comes a report
that the reich:tag by a large
majority has passed a bill plac-
ing the militaiy command under
the control of the civil govern-
ment.
On the western battle front Wilson's last note, which it pro
the British, French and Ameri- I, ably was expected would con-
cans have continued to make
further slight gams against the
Germans; in the Italian theater
Itoth the British and Italians
have scored successes, while in
Asiatic Turkey the British have
captured Aleppo in Spria and
arc driving ahead on both banks
of the Tigris m Mesopotamia,
with Turks unable to check
them. The fall of Aleppo and
the continued advance up the
Tigris, are moves of such stra-
tegic value that it is not unlike-
ly Turkey opposition shortly
will be entirely overcome loth
in the Holy Land and Mesopo-
lamia.
The French armies fighting
on the 10-mile front between
the Oise and Ainse rivers arc'pdarcd, had to be removed, and
keeping up their offensive the government had instituted
against the Germans and have
made additional gains, taking
several villages and compelling
the enemy to fall back at various
uunts.
In the region southwest of
,'alencionnes, around Le Que-
nov. the Germans have deliver-
d violent counter-attacks
against the British. Their of-
oi Is to throw back Field Mar-
al llaig's men from the posi-
lion they hold were unsuccess-
ful. and heavy casualties were
inflicted on the enemy by mach-
ine gun and rifle fire.
The American have begun
their second month of their
oH-rations in the region of Vor-
un bv keeping up their attacks
against the Germans from the I
Mouse to the wooded countr.
north of Grand Pre. Some tur-
tlu-r progress, has been made
notwithstanding continued oppo-
sitiun bv German machine gun
ners uoni nciunu me ii.uui.ii
r ... I l I .1. . ... . ....
throughout this IUt net. Amor-
icun airmen also are roiUinuuig
their Umbing oblations Whir l
the German line, ther latent
Ifort in this respect having
een main' against ine mnuwj
i ...' i ......
nound Brimienay. north of
'iiand Pre, in which 1 10 air
llanos took part. CO of them lie
ing bombing machines.
Since the Americans Itegan
their operations northwest of
Verdun more than -l-'i villages
i.vn l...n liWiitod. nn advance
to an average depth of 10 miles I
has I eon made and more than'
20.0(H) Germans have been made
prisoners.
Lieut. Donaldson Has
Escaped From Germans
Grccnvi.lo, S. C. Oct. 20.
Lieut John O. W. Donaldson, of
the aviation section of the Unit
ed States army, son of Briga
dier General T. O. Donaldson.
who recently was forced to de
scend behind the Gemian lines
and was taken prisoner, has
made his escape from a prison
camn in Germany and is now
safe in Holland, according to a
cablegram received by relatives
here today from the young of fi-
cor. The message from Lieut,
Donaldson advising of his escape
was sent from The Hague, and
also stated that he had received
orders to join an American
squadron in France. Brigadier
General Donaldson, father of the
aviator, was orginally from this
city.
GERMANY MAKES
A REJOINDER TO
WILSON'S NOTE
(By the Associated Press)
The German government has
i i i
prepared u rejoinder to ncsi
dont Wilson's last note in which
after again referring to the fai
reaching changes which have
Wen carried out and are being
carried out in the German con
stitutional structure to which
the military powers have been
made subject, it declares that
Germany is now awaiting the
proposals for an armistice.
a Ixmdon dispatch, however,
in reporting the fact that Pro-
nnier Lloyd George and I'oreign
Secretary Balfour had gone to
France with the naval-and mill
tary advisers, says it in under-
stood authoritatively that the al
lied governments will not reveal
their armistice tonus until Ger
many has replied to President
tain more than the mere fact
that Germany was waiting f i
the terms of the armistice
Far-Beaching Internal Reforms
Instituted?
Amsterdam, Oct. 27. In the
course of a speech in the rcich-
stag on Thursday, the Gemian
vice chancellor Fredcrich von
Payer, said that the enemy's le-
lief and the assertion that the
German people were politically
deprived of their rights and
were so oppressed and depond-
ont on small ruling circles that
it constituted a constant dan-
ger for the peace of the entire
world, had been the greatest
hinderance to the attainment of
peace. This hinderance, he de
far-reaching internal reforms.
which were long overdue.
On the previous day the vice
chancellor had said: "We need
confidence, not merelv at home;
we need the confidence of for-
eign countries, even the confi-
denee of our enemies. For we
want peace and we need it. Our
enemies distrust our sincere in-
tention to conclude a peace of
justice. They mistrust us main
ly on the ground of many events
in the past, concerning which we
cannot take it amiss of them if
they have certain doubt.
"Wo have therefore, no Use
for anyone in the government
who still favors a peace of force
more than a peace of justice
What we need in order to be
able to exist i an unequi vocable,
honest and straightforward itoli
cy. That alone can promote our
welfare in the future."
.. u..-.. i
Wilson to Uegln NefcOti
ations for an Armistice
Washington. Oct. 23. While
Germany's latest note to Presi
dent Wilson was leing delivered
to the state department today
through the Swiss legation, cable
dispatches from Furope brought
information that the Austro
llungarian government had sent
another communication to the
President asking that immediate
negotiations for peace and an
armistice Ik? entered into with
out awaiting the results of Ihe
exchanges with Germany.
i ne lenna government as
serted that it adhered to the
same point of view opiosse
by the President in his last com
munication upon the rights of
the Austro-IIungarian peonies,
especially those of the Czccho-
Slovaks and Jugo-Slavs, and re-
quested that he Ixgin overtures
with the allied governments
with a view to ending imme
diately hostilities on all Austro
Hungarian fronts. '
The official text of the Ger
man note did not differ material
ly from the unofficial version as
received by cable. No officii
comment was forthcoming, hut
it is known that no response
will be made at present to the
communication, which is Miev
ed to have been dispatched with
the primary pui-pose of satisfy
ing the German people that
their government is not omitting
any opportunity to forward the
negotiations for an armistice
and peace
BELGIAN QUEEN VISITS BATTLEFIELD
'fit vO'
i)v n i" ill ( r.i'iim.i ri-ii'fiii
tli lffhl uh"ir ili. lr Irmipi IiiiiI In I i!i f
t hil.llli llii' liilli' of "lie '( Mfll
lldi'.
Concerning Allotments and
Allowance
Dear Mr. Kditor:
Will you please publish the en
closed? So many Wilkes families tako
your good paper and I want
them to have the infoimation
given.
With best wishes etc.,
C. W. KOBINSON.
To the Relatives of Soldiers
Wilkes County:
of
If you do not hear from the
Government in two months after
the soldier enters service, you
should write to the proper De
partment of Government and
ask for your check. Giving the
soldier's full name and Co., Bog.,
serial number, (if you have it),
and camp where he first entered
service; also give our own full
name, address and your relation-
hip to the enlisted man. If you
o not hear from the Govern
ment in one month, w rite to me,
is Chairman of Civilian Belief
of the County, and I will inves
tigate the matter for you.
Those who are entitled to al-
otment and allowance will write
to 'The Bureau of War Bi.k
nsurance. Washington, I). C.
Those who only get an allot
ment will write to 'The Quarter
master General Deposits and A1-
otment Branch. Washington, D.
C.
If the allotment is from a
seaman write to .Navy Allot
ment Officer, Navy Department,
Washington, I). C.
If from a marine write to
"Paymaster U. S. Maiine Com
leadquai ters, Washington, D.C.
If a coast guard write to,
"Capt. Commandant U. S. Coast
luai d. Washington. I). C."
You need not employ a law
yer to do this for you unlo he
will do it without pay, any
friend will gladly do it for you.
The Government want the sold
iers family to h.ne every cent of
this money, and any one who
would charge soldiers family
for this is no patriot no friend
of the soldier who is making
the great sacrifice for his
country.
r soldier must make an allot
ment of $ir.00 to wife and child
ren add to thU allowance.
Ho may make an allotment to
dependent father, not her,
sister or brother, in doing this
he should remember the Govern
ment! warning Hand 1-ook of
Information, Sec. 11, par. 73, 80
and Hi:
F.ach enlisted man is requir
ed to file n statement as to those
dependent upon him, and jt is
upon this information that the
family allowance and allotment
will be calculated."
"Any one knowingly making
a fals i (statement of a material
fact in connection with claims
under this Act is guilty of per
jury and will be punished by a
fine up to $5,000 or by imprison
ment up to two years or loth."
"A beneficiary, whose right
to payments under the Act ceas
es, and who fraudulently accepts
such pamont thereafter n i.; U
punished by a fine up to $2,000.
or imprisonment up to one year,
or both."
I hope none of our people have
unwittingly subjected them
selves to this penalty. If so, the
j -. 1 1 1 1 ii. i ) Kim; Allii-rt in n luit
h i' III.- IIiIiik. Tlu (iicrn hliown
iU- fur ilisi,i;'s;,. KiTlro In th
Germany's Answer Xo
Wilson's Latest Note
Copenhagen, Oct. 27. (By the
Associated Press.) Germany's
answer to President Wilson's
latest communication follows:
"The Gemian government
has taken cognizance of the ans
wer of the President of the Unit
ed States.
'The President is aware of
the far-rea'hing changes which
have been carried out and are
Wing carried out in the German
constitutional structure, and
that peace negotiations are Ih
ing conducted by a people's
government, in whose hands
rests, loth actually and const i
tutionaily.the power to make the
deciding conclusions.
"The military powers are also
subject to it.
"The German government
now awaits proposals for an
armistice, which shall be the
first step toward a just peace,
as the President has desci iled it
in his proclamation.
(Signed) "SOLF."
German Concentrations
Dombed by Americans
With the American Army
isortnwesi oi crdiin, uct. -i.
( I p. m. By the Associated
Press.) German troops concen
t rat ions in the region of Briipie
nay, north of Grand Pre, were
lomlod this afternoon by almut
GO all-American lomiing air
planes with alout 80 pursuit
planes protecting. Formations
of from l.p to 20 German ma
chines attempted to drive off the
Ameiicans and several aena!
combats resulted.
Lieut. Fdwaid Bitkelib.uhci
was amount the pursuit planes
accompanying me iomiing
squadron. He engaged in two
aerial combat and drought
down a German machine within
the American lines near F.xor-
mont. Bickenbacher fullowot
Ihe enemy machine close to the
ground until he saw the enemy
aviator land and fall into the
hands of American infantrymen
Beturning to his airdome, Pick
enbacher heard the news of his
promotion to a captaincy..
The weather was fairly clear
when word came that German
troops were arriving at Brique
nay by trains and that they
were marching and being trans
ported toward the Bourgonne
wood. An expedition was quick
ly organized and was noon on the
wing.
In addition to tombing Bri
quenay and the ra;lroad, the
timbers dropped a few lombs in
woods nearby and the pursuit
planes attacked enemy troop
with small lombs and machine
guns. The lumbers report ex
ccllcnt results, direct hits being
obtained upon railroad sheds.
sooner it is corrected the better
I would urge all to write
cheerful letters to the soldiers
and le patient in case of delay
of mail.
IiOt us show as much courage
patriotism and zeal in winning
the w ar as our noble soldier loys
and all will be well.
Very sincerely,
C. W. BOBINSON,
Chairman Civilian Belie
North Wilkcslioro, N. C.
343 PERISH WHEN
STEAMER SINKS
Vancouver, 1'.. C, Oct. 2().
'lie '2M passengers and crew of
men were lost when the
toamship Princess Sophia
'oundored last night, tho Cana-
ian Pacific railway announced
today. Not a sou! survived, ac-
ording to a Juneau wireless
message which said the ship ap-
arontly was picked up by the
ale, hurl d across Vandorbilt
oof and sent to the bottom in
the deep waters on the other
ide.
Nearly All Believed to Have
Been Alaskans
Seattle. Wash., Oct. 2(5.
Nearly all those al iard the Prin-
'ss Sophia, it is believed here,
were Alaskans who boarded the
learner at Skagawy.
The Princess Sophia struck
arly Thursday morning. Cap-
'.in iocke, master of the steam-
r, yesterday notified the Lana-
ian Pacific's Vancouver office
that the wind made it impossible
to transfer anyone from the
tranded ship to the loats stand
ing by. lie expressed no fear
or their safety, however.
Thursday afternoon a north-
rly fresh breeze sprang up,
ausing the ship to jhjuikI badly,
making it almost impossible to
aiinch the Iifeloats or transfer
the passengers to the several
learners which had hurried to
the scene in answer to the Prin
cess N)pnia s can.
Shipping men said tonight the
oss of the Princess Sophia with
all alxiard was the worst marine
disaster in the history of the
'acific coast.
The vessel, 2.300 tons gross,
i ad lccn plying in Pacific waters
since 1U12.
The passenger list and details
of the wreck were not available
tonight.
Urakcman Runs Amuck
at Spencer and Shoots
Several Railroad Men
Spencer, Oct. 27. Apparent
finding the quietude of the
Sabbath dav monotonous. V.. D
Whit mire, a brakeman on tho
Southern, load.'d up his shotgun
hortlv lef ore da light this
morning, and ran amuck, shoot
ing several employe of the Sou
thern yards here before ho was
taken into custody. Whitmno b
said to have been drinking.
Whitmire's first victim was II
W. Kluttz, -IS years of age, who
i clerk in the yard office. Mr
Kluttz was shot as he was at
tempting to escape through a
dour in the office.
Whitmire then took a shot at
W Ticxkr, an engineer, wound
ing him in the foot a.s the cngin
er mounted to hi cab.
Hi third victim was Car In
iH-rtor Dan Shenard. who
caught part of a load of shot in
the face as he stepped aroum
a car.
Whitmire then went on a veri
table rampage, attempting to
shoot F.ngineor Gattis Blalock
John Bernhardt, a negro soldier
and others near the depot. He
is also reported to have chaso(
Yard Master F. C. Dickerson
from Ihe yards, the latter being
unarmed.
Operator Ix'e and Operator
Faster, holding down the wires
at the yard office and Spencer
depo, respectfully, were next
induced to vacate their post by
the threatening shotgun and tic
Banning, II. V. Grubb and two
colored firemen were next at
tacked. Whitmire wounded one
of the nog rw. in the back am:
the other in the hands.
He threatened IX. V. Allen and
J. S. Brown, whom he found in
the car inspector's office, but
finally decided not to shoot them
and then amused himself by
chasing Bob Waller around the
depot until loth were tired.
Sheriff Krider finally arrived
and took Whitmire, who is only
alout 21 years of age, into cus
tody.
Mr. Kluttz, who was the most
seriously injured of Whitmire'
victims, was taken to a Salisbury
hospital, bleeding profusely. His
condition from loss of blood, is
serious, and physicians are un
able to forecast as yet whether
he will recover.
IORE THAU 33
DIVISIONS USED
ON 20-HILE FRONT
With the American Army
Northwest of Verdun, Oct. 27.
(By the Associated Press.)
its first major operation
igainst tho Germans, consider
ing the clearing out of the St.
Mihiel salient a a local affair,
he American ainiv in a few
ays less than a month, has lib-
orated more than -1.1 villages and
advanced to an average depth
of 10 miles, freeing C,7, mid,
of territory. In the offensive
the Americans have captured
more than 2o,0no prisoners.
The Americans attacked on a
front of 20 miles from the Ar-
tonne to the Meuse and the ad
vance has been made in the face
of almost insurmountable diffi
culty, due particularly to th-
nature of the ground, which h
covered with hills, deti) ravine ;
and woods. In addition tho
Americans had fronting them 1
organized systems of trenches
the Hindonburg lino, tho Ilagen .
xtsitijii, the Volkcr position and
the Kriemhilde position. They
lave forced their way through
all these lines. Ahead of them
ies the Freya position, which
has been reached at one point in
the legion of the P.aiithevillo
wood.
The advance has been p u ticu
uly difficult ln-cau.se tin Ger
mans have stuiiitornly ivsisttd
every f(tot of the way and havo
used more than '.V. divisions on
the 20-mile front. The enemy
continue. to make a formidable
effort to hold this front in crder
to protect his great lateral line
of communication running thro
ugh Hirson, Mezieres, Scdan
Montmedy and IiOnguyon. This
ine i already threatened and
should the Germans lo.;e it, they
will lose their main lino of com
munication from Germany into
occupied Franco.
In addition to the pi isoners,
General Pel ishing's men h.ivi
akeii more than 1T.7 guns, of
urge caliber, numerous machine
gun and anti-lank gum, n
great store of ammunition and
much war material, including
ocomolivos and railway cars.
Since September 2ii,tlio Amer
icans have fired more than 2.
".00,000 shells, the numlx-r at
times reaching as high as l.'o,
000 daily. Tho guns Used in
cluded a great number of heavy
ones, and also some captured
from the enemy.
American aviators and anti-
aimaft guns in the period since
SiptemUr 27 have brought
down 2:'.o enemy machine and
23 enemy balloons, despite ad-
vei.so flying conditions and bad
weather at times. Bombing air
planes d roped more than 10,000
kilograms of explosives on rail
road centers, tuxip concentra
tion and other point behind
the inomy lines.
From the view of the engin
eer, the most difficult task faced
has boon the repairing of road
and the movement of supplies,
men. ammunition and finnl to
the front." More than 40,000
engineer troops are employed
day and night in rebuilding
shell-shattered roads. using
whore tossible. crushed rook
from villages destroyed by the
German shells.
In the Argonne, hundreds of
yards of German barbed wire en
tanglements fiistcnea from tree
to tree at various heights, had
to be bridged as it was inqos
sible lo cut them. In addition,
many roads in the Argonne were
of black loam which became a
morass in rainy weathec. The
engineers were compelled lo
virtually build bridges over
many miles of those roads.
The crossing of Forges brook
was accomplished in the first
day of the advance under a
heavy fire. Tho brook runs
through marshy lands and in
order to bridge it the engineers
had to lay bundles of faggots on
Itoth sides of the stream. The
crossing was made in record
time and then began the battle
of the Argonne which lasted for
more than two weeks.