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VOL. 16. NO. 49.
A (ELran Coral Nrtnapaprr JFnr All Qlh JFaratlg
ZINGS MOUNTAIN7NrO THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, 1918
$1.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE
E BLOW IS
in New offensive British pen.
etrate enemy lines to
two mile depth.
FRENCH THREATENING ROYE
More Than Six Hundred Prltonert
Taken In Enveloping Movement
Along Somme-Oise Front.
While the Germans were busily
engaged in defending themselves
gainst the attacks of the British and
French armies from the Ancre river
to the region of Solssons. Field Mar
shal Halg struck another surprise
blow over a new front.
The new offensive was launched
from the east of Arras on the Scarpa
river and southward to the rojaul
All along the front the British praised
forward, at some places to a depth of
more than two miles.
Across the Cojeul. the new British
attacks on the old battle front brought
them to the villages of Mory and St. I
Leger, and farther south the small j
town of Favreull, one and a half miles j
northeast of Bnpaume. from which
the British pressed on eastward about j
t mile. Farther south the Brltlth art I
reported unofficially to have reacl.ed I
the western outskirts of Thlllny In
the nipper movement they are carry-
Ing out against Bapaume.
' The French again are hammering
way at the environs of Roye. one of
the strong points of the Somme-Olsc
front, the capture of which doubtless
would cause the giving up by 'he en
emy or 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
ance of the Germans, and Roye, ilka
Bapaume In the north, apparently Is
In danger of being pinched out of the
'ne In an enveloping movement. More
than 600 prisoners were taken by the
French In the operation.
MAJ. B. H. GITCHELL j
BRUMS FUTILE
MANY ADDITIONAL TOWNS ARE
TAKEN BY FIELD MAR8HAL
HAIG'S MEN IN NORTH.
BAPAUME IS IN GREAT PERIL
Mora Than 17,000 Prisoner, Large
Number of Guns, and Immense
Amount of Supplies C.iptured.
MaJ B. H. Qltchall of the National
army has bean appointed chairman ol
tha Industrial relations section of thi
aircraft production board.
GERMANS COUNTER -ATTACK
ALBERT, AN IMPORTANT TOWN
AND A RAILROAD CENTER
HAS BEEN TAKEN.
Threatened With Pocketing Germans
Seem to Ba Making Haata In
Their Retreat.
London. The town of Albert, eigh
teen miles northeast of Amiens, on
tha Ancre river, has been recaptured
by the British, who also have obtain
ed all their objectives In the fighting
between Bray Sur Some and Albert,
according to the official communica
tion from Field Marshal Halg. Over
the alx mile front the British advanc
ed two miles.
Tbe British were, steadily driving
Into the German positions on the
high ground between Bray-Sur Somme
and Albert. One thousand Germans
were taken prisoner.
BRITISH LOSE 8EVEN AIR I A vicious German counter-atack
PLANES IN BOMBING RAID directed against the British posltiona
I in the outskirts of Mlraumont were
London. The British Independent drlveI off-
air force operating on the west front 0n tne found between the two
lost seven airplanes in the bombing Points where the British armies are
of Mannheim. The frank report of : Hammering "em ana wnere tney are
Notwithstanding the fait lliat th
Germans have brought up strong re
inforcenicnts on both wings of the bat
tie front, the British and French
forces everywhere have beuten off the
enemy and continued their victorious
progress.
Many additional towns have been
captured by Field Marshal Ilaig's
men In the north, while the French
have successfully overcome obstacles
placed in their way and reached ter
ritory north of Soissons which adds
further to the danger of the Germans
In the Noon Bector and to their lino
running eastward from Solssons to
Kheims.
'l along the front from Arras to
the Somme, the Germans are gradual
ly being driven back to the old Hln
denburg line by the British. Along
the Somme the enemy Is being harass
ed well to the east of Bray, while
farther north strong counter attacks
have been repulsed and the towna of
Mametz, the Mameta wood, Martin
Pulch, Le Sars and Le Barque 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
re continuing Jo make slight gains
dally in the process of surrounding
the town, which seemingly soon must
be evacuated.
Since August 21st the British have
taken more than 17,000 prisoners and
large numbers of guns and great
quantities of supplies have fallen Into
their hands.
VISCOUNTESS CURZ0N
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One of England's most beautlfu
women, Viscountess Curzon, li giving
up all her time to look after and care
for the wounded soldiers in the Lon
don hospitals. Thi: promlnett Britleh
noblewoman Is very popular with in
valid troops because of her kd.tly and
helpful nets.
TWEiniiliislAPTyeTo
PIVOTAL TOWN OF LASSIGNY
NOW IN HANDS OF ALLIES;
ADVANCE CONTINUES.
Armies Advance About F've Miles
At Certain Foints Despite Fee's
Stout Resistance.
18,000 KIL08 EXPLOSIVES
DROPPED ON ENEMY LINE8
thla loss has caught the public Imagl
nation.
It la pointed out that the Germans
were In largely superior numbers and
bad only to think of fighting, whereas
the British had both fighting and
bombing to attend to. The odds were
11 on tha German side, but the Brit
ish aviators reached Mannheim and
did their Job.
Commenting on the raid, a British
Ir officer said:
"We suffered losses, but we won
splendid victory. We set out to bomb
Mannheim and no German efforts
could frustrate our intention."
threatened with being left In a pocket
the Germans seem to have started retreating.
GERMANS RETREAT BEFORE
PURSUING FRENCH ARMIES
AMMUNITION DUMPS BLOWN UP
BY AMERICAN CANNON FIRE
With the American Army on the
Vesle Frogt? Several German ammu-
1 nltlon dumps north of the Vesle river
.were blown up by high explosives
"from the American guna. This was
the .only notable Incident In the opera
'tions between Solssons and Rheims,
(although the usual exchange between
i the artilleries continued.
' The destruction of the dumps was
made possible by aerial observation
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 great clouds of smoke
from the targets.
20,000 PRISONERS TAKEN '
BY BRITISH IN FIVE DAYS
v
Paris. The number of prisoners
taken by the British since August 21
has reached 20,000, Tha Petit Journal
daclarea. ,
SUBURB OF THI TOWN
OF BAPAUME CAPTURED
London Suzanne and Cappy, towns
north and south of tha Somme, re-
spectlvely, were captured by Field
Marshal Halg'a forces, according to
reports received here (rom the British
battle front. Tha 'Brltlali also took
. Avasnes Lea Bapaume, suburb oi
tha town of Bapaume. J
British troops also reaohed tha west
ern outskirts of Thllloy, south of B
Mnmav
With the French Army In France
The retreat of the Germans before
both the third and tenth French arm
lea 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 Aliette. 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-Bols and Qulncy fell Into
the hands of the French giving them
command of the valley of the Aliette
from the region of Coucy-le-Chateau
to the Olse.
General Humbert's troops also are
pressing the enemy vigorously. Hav
ing occupied the height of Plemont,
Just south of Lasslgny, they have cap
tured Thlescourt, which completes the
conquest of the group of hills known
as the Thlescourt massif. The enemy
now has but a precarious hold on the
VHley of the Dlvete river, In which
French cavalry Is now operating.
Several thousand prisoners have
been taken and trophies In such great
quantities that It has been Imposlble
thus far to count them also have been
captured.
General Mangln's troops advanced
even miles during tha night.
ALBERT THE CITY OF
THE "LEANING VIRGIN"
. Albert Is a town In the, department
Of Somme. It Is situated on tha Ancre
river and la a railroad center. Before
tha war It had a population of more
than 7,000. Albert has been tha scene
of some desperate fighting and In the
recent British drive tha town waa sur
rounded on three sides by tha armies
of Field Marshal Halg, tha village of
Aveluy on the north ai d Meaultee on
tha south having bean reached by
them.
Paris. The Frenh have continued
their progress east of Bagneux, be
tween the Ailette and the Alsne, ac
cording to the war office announce
ment. They repulsed counter-attacks
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 Alsne
wa made new progress east of Bag
neux and repulsed enemy counter-attacks
west of Crecy-au-Mont. We
aptured 400 prisoners. -
"Aviation: It was Impossible to
carry out . any bombing operations
during 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.
AMERICAN BOMBING AIRPLANES
DROPPINB BOMBS ON CONFLAN8
Paris. Lasslgy has been captured
by the French forces, whose lines
have now reached the outskirts of
Chii-y-Oursramps, southeast of Noyon.
The official satemet making th.
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' ihe Matz and the Oise
the enemy, despite his resistance.
gave way under the energetic thrust
of our troops and Lassigny fell Into
our hands.
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. Elglity-one survivors were landed
The Montanan was in the service
of the quartermaster's department of
the army and was used a a supply
ship.
The members of the naval guard
reported as missing are David W.
Johnson, coxswain, and Chester C. El
dridge. seaman.
OVER FIFTY MILES FRONT THE
ENEMY IS MEETING WITH
DISASTROUS DEFEATS.
FRENCH ALSO WAKE GAiNS
American Troops Are Not M?r.ioned
In B.ittlt; Probably Rcstrved for
Latsr and Heavier Blow.
OvfT 'he ."in leile front from Itie re-
cinn of Ar,-:iP lo ije m,r''i i .' Sn: s
i:!in Coruiiin arini,'. are ine''ii!.g with
! il"f--ni-. wliii h app.i: .Mil ly s;i-ll iIIm
:tVH,r. Kverywlmre Die HriiUli and
; i'ren.'h forces have continue.l on the
; allar-li. llio enemy lias b'.-n a:t--,ui!,ar-I
lly worsted. And the end of his (rials
j Is not yet in s'ght.
To the British over the SO miles of
j iie fUhtliia; zone from the Cojeut river
j southeast of Arras to Lliions, souih of
j the S-nnne. numerous towns have full
' en, ani the onmy terrijnrv has lien
j penetrated to a depth of several miles.
Where the l'l-e-ich are fiKhtiiiR be
tween the M.itr. river and the territory
north of Soissons addit'onal goodly
Sains have been made in the env-lop-lug
of Noyon and the general nnneii
ver which seeks to crush or drive out
th Germans from the salient he.
tween the Somme and the Ailette. and
to put into Jeopardv the entire Ger
man line running to Itheims
Notwithstanding the fa't that ihe
Germans brought up large nun'bars of
fresh relnforceniems in on endeavor
t ) stay the progress of Ilnlg's arm.es
heir efforts were without avail.
Whore they were able momentarily to
i 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
pd or made prisoners.
The entire Arras-Albo-t road has bsen
crossed by the British. The strotig-
I ly held positions where tli'i Oermans
: saw disaster facing them if they fell
were stormed and captured, and the
British oushed them going eastward.
Although the Americans at the
commencement of the Somme offen
sive were brigaded with the British
along the noithern bank of t'-e Ponme
no mention of their having taken part
in Ihe fi;ht Is made It is probable that
they have been moved to some other
portion of the battlefront from which
Marshal Foch. contemplates anmher
smash at the enemy.
BRITISH MAKING SMASHING
DRIVE INTO BELOW'S ARMY
American Forces on the Lorraine
Front. American bombing airplanes
dropped 38 bombs on Confians, a town
on tha Verdun-Met i railroad. Ten di
rect hits were obtained.
Three aerial combats were report
ed In the Woerre 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.'
BRITISH PATROLS SAID TO
BE ENTERING BAPAUME
London. Reconnoiterlng patrols of
British troops are entering Bapaume.
It la reported that British outposts
have reached the fringe of Bullecourt,
which lies seven miles northeast of
Bapaume, and captured High Wood,
east of Albert,
RECENT VICTORIES DEFINITELY
SETTLE FORTUNE OF WAR
Pars. Premier Clemenceau tele
graphed the presidents of the general
councils that they could rely upon tha
government and Marshal Foch and his
magnificent staaff and the allied mili
tary commanders to turn the present
succses of tha allied arms' into a com
plete and decisive collapse, of tha
enemy.
"Tha splendid victories of recent
weeks," aald M. ClemeaceWu, "has def
initely settled thai forturve of war."
With the British Army in France.
Having smashed Into General von Bel
ow s seventeenth army during a heavy
tog at dawn on a front of more than
10 miles, extending from the Ancre
river to Mqyennevllle. the Biitish
have throughout the day made steady
progress forward, capturing villages,
taking prisoners and guns and Inflict
ing heavy casualties on the surprised
enemy.
HAPPY VALLEY AN
UNHAPPY VALLEY
GERMANS CONVERT TRAWLER
INTO ARMED SEA RAIDER
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 a'.retched around the
fishing region.
SERIES OF RAPID BLOWS
ARE BEING STRUCK BY FOCH.
Foch seems to be striking a series
of rapid blows, relying upon a local
effect produced now near Arras, now
near the Olse and the Somme. to pro
duce In the aggregate a general dis
location of the German line. In each
of these blows he uses comparatively
few men, and the victorious troops
are ready for a thrust after a short
Interval. Tfce German ge'.s no re.t,
no time to reorgiu.zs.
Happy valley truly Is a shaaibles.
Its name belles It.
South of the Somme the Austral
ians were most successful In lite part
they played in the halite. They easily
attained all their objectives and ap
parently hold Chnignolles. Chugnes
and Herlevllle and are pushing east
ward at those villages a lit tl distance
to make sure of holding them.
In thi sregion 33 German officers
asd 1.50m men of other ranks were
made prisoner. Eleven of th rap
tured officers were from one regiment.
The Germans offered heavy resist
ance al Chuignolles. but wl'h the as
sistance of tanks the Australians ham
mered through Ihe enemy and swept
on, leaving the town and Its envi
rons filled v.Uh dead Germans.
On the ridge south of this town
there also was fleoe fighting which
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 Ihe '
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 enemy prisoners, were
flowing towards the rear. , The day
was cooler and the British soldiers
were refreshed by It. It was slightly
cloudy but the air was full of Brlti'h
airplanes. A number of Cerman planes
were shot down over the battlefront
during the day, each fall bringing a
cheer from the British.
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inn of man icl mm h im
ply -fi ause of Mn'ir nunit'd status N
route. npIaUMl by it.' U'.ir Drpai .nn-nt
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bor. noar Sptj:(Vi, liitiuglil to town a
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BRITISH TROOPS SHOW
FINE SPIRIT IN FIGHT
Paris The newspaper correspond
ents at the front lar stress on the
magnificent enthusiasm w.th wh'ch
he British are attacking and over
coming the enemy. They point out
'hat the British ppposed stcut renist-sm-e
when the Germans counter at
tached, and when they saw that the
-Miemy wn stoggerlnr nnder ihe
shower of blows Increased tin punish
mont without giving him time to took
around.
Middl(px - v ; has Iuhmi r piv
ed hfire that K. I). Morten, of Ht-.td-
quartrs Company. :i:'4Mi Infui'try. huh
of Mr. ami Mrs A. A Mornan. of Mid
dlesex, has arrived s.tffly over seas.
Charlotte. A ni'Miiorumttim re eiv
d by ih CharloU'1 army icriuitinjc
station from Joaoph W, M!n:i hard,
captain Philippine s outs, iPtlrl. ro
crultinK officer, and made pulilh siaiH
men between tbe a:" of 4K and .!
years may be accepted for eiiHs: iwv.n
i.n (hp quartPimastej' corps and tiled
ical department.
Raleigh. Col. Joseph K. Popup, sec
retary of the Great State Kalr. M issu
ing the premium lists of the Fifty
eighth Grpat StalP Pair. Four thou-a-and
of these premium Hh'3. em limp
ed In pamphlets of 17'i pjks. are be
ing sent out by CjI. PoRiie. who Is
planning for a greater hnhisftiil and
agricultural exhibition than ever be
fore. Ruliigh -Returning from W: !.-!. ts
vlile Heath, where he held the Miird
annual institute- for North Carolina
Firemen and Klecti iclans f r Fire
Prevention. State Insurance 'oinm.s
sioner James R. Y.)iing expresses
much giutiticatioii at the .-ii't-e.ss of
the work,
Chapel Hill - Through Ihe. generos
ity of John Siirunt Hill, of Durham,
the woik of making available to 'lie
slate at large all North Carolfni impli
cations has he-n greatly facilitated.
The university library under lite di
rection of Dr. Louis R. Wilson is daily
adding to its list of publications.
Morganton Tho three negroes who, i
it is alleged, planned to kill the' fam
ily of H. Ballenger. of Hrldf;ewa.-r.
and rob his store, were arrested, and
all sentenced to the roads. The fact
that they were discovered beore thry
made entry no doubt saved them from
the chair.
Governor Bickett has gone to New
York wlih Mrs. Bickett, who Rails
soon for France for first hand Inves
tigation of the psrvice of he Y. M. C.
A. to the soldiers at the front and In
the training camps abroad. After
about a month abroad Mrs. Bioke t
returns for a tour of North Carolina
in ronneetlon with a campaign for
funds 10 maintain the Y. M. C. A.
work. Governor Birkett will be away
about a week.
Raleigh Den Ryon Harris of Af
ton. N. C the American airman wlio
made an Involuntary descent In a po
tato field near Kondekerk. Kee'and.
arter h's macMne had ben dHa'ill
by German anti-aircraft gun Are, has
arrived at the Hague fr;im Flushing
to be intemed.
Bnrgaw.Tb de-th of A. I). Bor
deaux, whkh oc- A1 a: hi hcre
six m!lfjs west of riircuw. probably
removed the 'd"w ut '"ii of Pendr
county, as be w Mid have been 81
rears old Sap em tier &.
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