North Carolina Newspapers

VOI. ;S. NO. 50. A (Tlfan tnral Nnnajraprr 3Por All JEljr JFomthi KINGS MOUNTAIN, N7c.rTHURSDAY7 SEPTEMBER 5, 1918 $1.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE TREMENDOUS FIGHT IS GALLANTLY WON GREATE8T VICTORY OF WAR EN TAILS GREATEST LOSSES - FOE HAS SUFFERED. THOUSANDS OP PRISONERS f . 4 Situation of German! Is Moit Perilous That Has Faced Them Since the War Began. Ovor'.a Tront of 30 miles the region of Amis to Peronne, Field Marshal Hair's forces have literally smashed tbe German fror.t. The southern portion of the famous Droeouil-Queant switch line, which has been heralded an the impregnable bulwark ;df t lie Gernan dodVuse in the north, has given way under the Violence of (lie British onslaught over its entire front from the Soarpe river to Queant, a distance of virtually 10 miles. Thousands of prisoners have been takerf from the'fctroriKly resisting en emy, who at last accounts, was fight ing violently ae he gave ground to ward the Canal Du Nord. By this victory seelngly is ended the menace of the Hindenburg line to the south, which the British are 'gradually approaching over its entire front. Already thoroughly outallnkcd on the north and with the French well Upon Its southern base, military ne cessity apparently will require that the Germans relinquish the Hinilcn burg fortifications and realign their front from Flanders to Rlieinis. The situation of the enemy, viewed from, the war maps, Is the most peri lous he lias yet been In. ' The Americans, who took Voornic leele, ftne well into the region of tho town, having overcome the strong rc- atstnn'ce 'nf the Germans who c,,dcay. orede to bar their way. y Hard fighting- has .been in pr'$ia- betwi.en the British and (..nn.ius around Peruum1. where the Austra lian, successfully wiibsioiid violent attacks and have Liken several ihou BOhd prisoners. . . Tllf'so gahiSj; 1 they ore continued, seemingly' cannot but result short ly in the enemy withdrawing northward from the Vusle river positions he holds idn reconstituting his entire front to Rhelms. CAPT. H. FROST a' .y 4 TAKEN BT ALLIES GERMANS CONTINUE TO GIVE GROUND; INSECURITY OF THEIR POSITION SHOWN, ACCOMPLISH GREAT CHANGES One of the best equipped as wen as most beautiful and spacious of ths , Red Cross hospitals overseas is Unit ' 21 of the American Red Cross at Paignton, England, -of which Cajit. H. I Frost Is the chief surgeon. Captain Frost has under him expert surgeons ind physicians and well-trained attend- I ints. THEGEBtVIANS SHELLING LINES THE TAKING OF QUESNOY WOOD TIGHTENS 'POCKET ON WEST ON MAIN ROAD TO HAM. . Enemy is Compelled to Abandon Its Ammunition All Over The Field ' of the Avre. - ''GREAT REVENUE BILL NOW READY FOR CONSIDERATION Washington. The new revenue bill greatest of all tux measures in the history of tho nation with a levy af fecting every individual and business concern in the country, was approved unanimously by tho house ways and means committee. Chairman Kitchin introduced the measure In the house. Leaders hope to send it to the senate within 10 days after debate begins. Tho final committee estimate of the revenue to be yielded under the new bill is $3,012,702,000, as against $:i, 941,633,000 last year under the pres ent law. The largest source of esti mated revenue Is from faxes on excess war profits, $3,100,010,000, mid the next i9 from taxes on Incomes $1, 482,186,000 from Individuals and $S28, 000,000 from corporations. With the Trench Army it Kraiif. -- The op. iiio.'s of the past to days have pel li.e donnans into uiuilhir p. ,")," 1 in iln- Canal I'u N'ord ami Hi" 1 1 : v r Ai-ne. They will have lo evai-um it promptly or n; i a !.:g risk of iiavim; their position- there turned from lho norlii M llio Flench along I lie vullpy of the Koniine. Since Hip f ill of Noyon. Willi li Was tho apex uf the salient, Mont. St. Sim eon, mile and a quarter to the east, is lis ndvati.nd defonse. This height dominates the Valley. of the Ai-n: oast- waul and the valley of the Kiver Meve and i he Canal Du Nord to the north. These valleys were lines In the salient. The taking or Quosnny wood has tightened the pocket from the western side,, bringing the French within shell ing distance, of the main road leading out of If in the direction of Ham. Between the roads to Ham and Chaimy, a slice o.siiou of heighis ex tending from Mont fat- Simeon to Chautiy, form a position of great strength. The Germans are violently shelling the French i n s from there but (he iminiiK'm'c of danger thrcpt ening their communications, :o the nortfi suggests that they are merely using part of their Immense ammuni tion supples there is to ease the pressure whleli had become so strorg as to require llieni to abandon ammu nition all over the field of the Avre. All Danger to Channel Ports Has Been Averted and Overcome By Suc cess of Recent Movements. London. l'eroiine. ihe railroad cen ter at the lieinl of t!ie Iliver Homme, taken by th" Germans in their offen sive of last Martli. was reenptured bv forces of Fie'itl Marshal liai;;. The town-, of Itull-eeurt and Moi'val also were eapttiird by the llriti-h. The British have reached the sub urbs of Lens. Large tins are burn ing in the neighborhood of Lens and Arnient lores. These are regarded as an indication of a further German re tlienieut. All along the western battle front the Germans continue to give ground before the entente allies. Daily the trend of events accentuates the In security of the German lines and the inability of the German high com mand to hold back the aggressors. Where two months ago great salients projected into the allied front, these have either been flatten ed or are in the process of being blotted out, and in some instances the allies themeselves have driven in wedges that seriously menace tfio i enemy. Willi the Mnrne and Picardy see-1 tors now virtually all red.eie. d il.e wings of the present allied t Mens ve ' are 'moving in a manner that hodc.-. llll to the Gei mails. la ihe north, tlv ' wing on the Lys sajient Koiiihw.".; of j Vpres is being ndvaneed undei- ol j tii:;u-y i-e'li". miMits and (he I)' e --'.ire ; i of Field Marshal Hais's f.re-;.s. Fob I lowing the fall of Kemr.iel, the aiKed ( line has iieeu moved Inrtlier t'.e w.Lr-l uri.f ii now lest? almost upon the ' Ksialres-I.alliisse road, .less than ' ; seven miles sou'hwesl of Arinentieres. , Uy wiping out of this sahen' 'he menace to the ( liinii ei pmis has 1. en o cri'onie. 'STEADY PROGRESS A"'V MADE BY ALLIES 1 ' ' i 1 N0 ABATEMENT IN STRENGTH jj.fi I OF OFFENSIVE ALLIES ARE yJ?fiV' gk PRESSING ON THE ENEMY. 0 AkJ$ 1 i WA 1 1 HARDEST KIND OF FIGHTING h f i t1' in L . . . .. Wf jf" ' su""scs " enuer more m y&j2 g sfll Cure L",e' Outflanking Aisne bf iff I and Other Points. ff t iJi? j I Then- h. . n m-ni . ta- 'K f ! "' ' "' :;" . vit,' 1 ; 1 ; A; ,;1' '" , "'" ''. r i 4 . ' - A i I V d-ne.I..'l. 'I . II- !) IO lul'll .'1-eUt v f i .ni'i I.e.' i j i . : i ,ie i - ,ti- hi .itur JO"- k- i y ... Miss Kathleen X. Phillips, British Red Cross nurse recently arrived In San Francisco on furlough after three years on the front In France. Shj rentes stories of German atrocities 6he personally witnessed In Belgium and France. . THE AIVIERICANS ARE FIGHTING COUNTER OFFENSIVE TACTICS FAIL TO STAY ONWARD ADVANCE OF ALLIES. Gcm.ins Ende.ivor o Ford Ve.'e Dut Are PreventeJ nnd Hctd Ly Gvn ?r. i Pershing's Men. nimv n',-:-':iu lr the - iir i i lirniij'ii Mi.' ;u'! iv ii it-s f ,- r'iu; r -it r ! Uitliis. I i Sui alone tl;i- iilli' '1 in"''. all I W'i' i!i' l.iii!.. fj-Mif frr'in Arrni ! ' Suisuns fiKMcl f'lr'li'T irtiMr1:in' it r.uu. Ir.K tu n-Tili tin- l;n'tli linvt ; .idvam ii '.".i' ir li:i' tn.Ht r i . t ; J in ihf J'.ut.'u,- l, M i'i.ir ai.il .i i r Ti ; ly l witlinu mil' h fftnrt tin ih-- p;irt t'f I l h" I"'.- Id r-'.-i rain i lit-ui, l I Of p'T.lh-r MLTiifirVICf1 1 1 1 1 ii ,-iiy (if I tin- uMit-l vici f n-ir-s n.-hi.'wj, in Frl j il;i' Ih'litiitK is Hi" p;i:ii nf Mi.- Kr udi ' with v. Inm) Aril' ri. :nis jtre 1 'r i .1 1 ! Mil in J this P' U' nil t'T U")'!i i't T)i- !.;'(: I'l -ri ' h il it i.il wn:i::ili r;i:icn r-' r 1 tin :i ii r- hv ilic l-'r. ii-'i !;.'iv ;i! t 'h.t l,r'-" n;il'--1101 ;lif-i. i.i.ti i'villH'.-, ;i mi;.- uml I, At' f S .'-nil h- i'Wiy in!'. :h' 01:' -1: in nf f'rojiy. n s'l-irt fi'iit rn ',if n'irtl.ca.-t. I ,:t- tJt i man:, i.l. him ill-' ;i.i' 'i 1 ttr f:. ; 1 Aim- to -. s i-.r . In." i I-. ev- i.v m - -yf .f llr :.i .. ih'' rt,.-MV lino i.::;.n;i- x'y ( " ...- 1' : ':n m'.n-il :iu.i. k. not a , .1 ' !:!. I'll' v:"''M.t-. Ii-i:il ul' 'i ': n, of 'l;:1 ! iuii I i-c ,iM'!f: 1:k;- I:, r. ii. Li.iinril fnily ;ifl r ) nf !.fhf iiiH. Mi: V'' Ann-rk'an ti'oows advanrlns alin- ! Kiilo liritish nave had their Hivt. l-artlo ! on Bflpian soil. Tlioy -ap uri .1 I Voormt'zceie and johi-ftl with t4ieir al lies iu tho Important operations 1 """ 1,1 " ' h-tnr Thn Ampricaiia. besilP8 tak ing Voormezoclo, have captured sev stron5 iMisitiona. AMERICANS MAKE A - TWO MILE ADVANCE BITTERNESS OF DEFEAT IS BROUGHT HOME TO GERMAN8 TOWN OF BAPAUME CAPTURED AND PERONNE OUTFLANKED WshlngtoS. Germany's growing realization of, what the allied victories In France .and Flandors mean con-. tlnu.es to be 'reflected in the changed tone of the German press. An offi cial dispatch quotes the following from Tbe Cologne Gazette: "The struggle now going on on the southern front becomeB every day greater and more formidable.- The greatest German offensive cannot even be compared to the present fights. We must not let the 'relative calm reign ing in some sections deceive. For midable forces are gathered there. Are these troops In need of rest, or are they designed for fresh fights, ready to attack on the first opportu nity?" : ; LABOR PLEDGES LOYAL AID ' IN BRINGING QUICK SUCCESS j I.ondon.In addition to Ilia capture of Itnpaunte and Noyon,' life British I were reported to be iu Lrstioeufs and I Morvl. according to tho Intcst news I from the battle front. Tho town of j r.:r"nne hns been outflanked by the ! iritlsh on the south. vFrenrh troops are reported to have 1 captured Juvlgny, nortft'of Soissons. TBey are reported to have -lost Cha vfgoy. Just south of Juvigny lo the Germans. - ; -. Field Marshal Haig's men are re: ported to have taken Gincby and Gluulemont and to have reaehed the. western outskirts of M'aarepas. British jifttrqls are sVild to be In Lesboeufs ani Morval.: These places are all south of Bapaume. , . i- 80ME UNITS OF FRENCH ARMY , MAKE AjDVANCE. OF 12 MILE8 WaBhington. Organized labor at celebrations throughout the country answered President WiUon's appeal to speed up 'war work by pledging loy al support t,o the government in trn; ing out materials need' to -bring the war to a quick and victorious con clusion, ts. . ... , Speakers at meetings ft rough t vol leys of cheers from tbe workingmer by awctns tb PxesWenfi Labor Da7 wesaage- Willi tho Anieriran Army In Franco. I The Aini'i'ir.m troops in their drive i,-,.-.h1 .I',i'ii-nv advnnend nhnut two miles and c.iptureil nearly 600 prison i :s !oj;t'ilu r ivi.ii ccniiltTnlile war mnipiies. 1 The. advanoe frmo Jnviirny li"Kan al i 4 nV.wk nnd the Anierji auj- lunl tain eil their nlije.ellve ny nimt. HaffReii points In (lie new lino were smontlind. out. In (nldltfiin-.to the 00 prl r.ners. t'.vn piroos of artillery -.were eaiit'irvdl and a great, nuniln r of nmrliine puns nnit treeneli.mor.tnrt. Trenches, shell holes and the i)ieti field were strewn i with German dead. I The drive forwi rd from the post-: tlons north and south of -JuviRny, proved a field day for the Americans i and their alles the French. The ar-J tlllory literally, blasted a way through ; tho 'enemy ranks, tearing down do-j tenses and leveling the ground, while allied planes maintained complete and; uninterrupted connection by' radio! with battery commanders throughout the engagement. The Infantry, when called upon for Its part in the dram atic"" venture, responded like veteran troops afteT a mng period of rest, ana with enthusiastic shouts began the pursuit of the Germans who were not caiiEht in yie te.rrlffc barrage. With the infantry went, the tanks, and it was a different story from that when .they first advanced against Ju vlgriy." Two companies, 80 tanks, had been detailed for the work. Paris.-Sonie units of the armies of General Debehey and:General Hum bert north of the Olse river advanc ed for more than 12 miles, according to. The Intransigeant. The newspaper confirms the report, that French troops have reached, the region of Ham and adds that i does, not seem possible that the Germans will be able to hold Guiscard for apy length of time. Guiscard is on the hgh road midway between Noyon and Han.: ' 6PAIN TAKES OVER ' ; INTERNED GERMAN SHIPS Madrid The Spanish government has decided to take all the German steamships interned in Spanish ports, in accordance with Spain's recent note to Borlln, 'because of the torpedoing of Spanish vessels by German subma rines. Foreign Minister Date announced at a meeting of the eabinet, that the Spanish Meatnsblp Atas'-Mendl, has bees torpedoed and uinlt by a German submarine, ....r. -f -j .V. .ii Au... ill': oH Ilii'-'i'iil'in'C, line iiu . : ', i ir ! ; fcniii liii' ,S. . , ., h. .'a. r: :.!'! !!.. ii-..' ile line Kr.nliiiiiiv j r..:;:ni; lu:,k. uhile from l::f Mii'U ii anil': to Soi:-nn Hi. e::.;v fi.n,, tia, literally Imh siiialii-.l an l til-' rieniian lio't nppar (iittv aio i;iui:li: in two l.iti:ut traps, esi .ip, tioin wiiii li wi'liuut heavy loss es In turn in.iili' prisorer ami ituns and material captured, iwenis almost iin Iios qlile of aclilevemi nt. The first trap in which the enemy flmls himself is tile triangle fol'llied In rlc .sharp curve of the Soinme river w ?h l'eroiine its a'p"1 and with t'mlil ii ilie Volume niul l'resiics repect iwl iis r.orthein alitl Mitillern lia-'s. i'!i i-.triangle is a little more than th!-,. utiles deep an-1 pin miles wile, aiul in iL the Germans are linlitiiiR ilh their hacks toward the Soiunie on both the north and tho east. It was the French troops wlio sprung the other trap. With the fall of Chaul nes the Fruich forces rowed the en emy over a front of about 1! miles ami penetrated the region to a depth at ronie peints nf nearly seven miles. From the north of Chaulnes to Neslc the penetration of the l-'rench reached Ihe heights on the left bank' of the Sonime; southward the advance left tho French along the CannI Dunord at various points between Nesle nnd t he outskirts tf Noyon, south and south east of Noyon gains also were made and Noyon and the entire region be tween Nesle and Soissons now are in a great pocket and with the French pincers working hard to close upon it. The Americans and (he Germans also are engaged in bitter battles around. Bazochcs and Fismette on the Vesle. The Germans endeavored to ford tho Vesle south of Bazoches, but Were held by the Americans. Likewise an enemy assault against Fismette was stopped. BIG SHIPBUILDING PLAN T TO I BE ESTABLISHED AT NEW I I WYhlilniruiu - New ilern tr.c t ; Sleeted as the site i.' :i i.e.- : !r :V"P d- tut; plant. Several million deilars I Will r Spetlt lliere. 'I'.e "Acs, l Sl.inbilH'linK Coliii'.iiiy .of Ko.ii?"., Washington, which has several large plants on the Atlantic nnd I'ai iflc roasts, will build the yard, llarrv I!. Spear, the Washington repie-eniaiive. will re.uli N'ew Hern nent week to h" li'm preparations. Five hlindrcil lo one thousand men will be eii,plnyi-il at the ouiset In construetion of tlie yard. In realiiylt will be iwo m1;.ii:s i's both wooden and ennrrete --iii's ire to be built Tin- en-.i-Tj-'Oiey tlee: ci. i i,e:. I- n tin-, uvh (Sen Mai Mai. tei-r !'f. '' fp lirovid th'1 site, tthi'h v, a : - lected by the war il. -i.. r i men 1 ia: 111" ve icl lo' be l.tlll' .H'e f.ll ttilt ! denarlm 'at. Five -"'". foot '"-ir fen";- ' will Iv 'lie tirs' pro. he is of ihe .lai.! Tues. ciinerelo .schooners river s:,s,iiv, ers and I ranspoi't s velll also I"- bufl there. WORK OR FIGHT AMENDMENT THROWN OUT BY SENATE Washlng'Jin. Senate and house conferees on the manpower bill reach ed a complete agreement eliminating the senate work or fight amendment. This assures final passage of the measure. The "work or fight" proposal was regarded as the only dispute likely te cause delay and the senate's managers- consented to Its deletion irom the bill largely to expedite Hi enact menL - , , t. PREACHER CHANCES HIS OCCUPATION TO SAILOR MAN Washington. Rev Paul flunked Bnitgs. of 'Greenwood, S. ('..soon will "ship out" aboard a merchant ship as an ordinary seamon. Quitting his : ' recently, he slgne da contract lo remain in the merchant marine for the period of the war. nnd he is now among the recruits In training at Bos ton. Scrubbing paint and polishing brass are a part of his sea education that he had gone through. "I thought I knew human nature, when I was preaching, but I am Just beginning to see the real meaning of life," he says.. "Thousands of boys, whose uncomplaining spirit is onn of genuine and willing sacrifice, nre help ing save democracy and I am proud to be among them in (hat work." OVER THE LAND OF THE L0NGLEAF PINE UIOItT Mill S (IK I Ml III SI 10 :HOI IMWS llreensboio- Will Hester mi alleg. e,t lies, nor, wu found in a trunk ut the home of his fattier at I'oinouu lu "o h' tia ef hi father a) Pone r..i ll 'a- placed lii jail and the ta'lier IS Minler bond for his appearand at i mirt. Koi ky Mount - Lo. ky .Mom,' tol ao i'u men are w -1 1 pi .ie,( w.lli ;iie to hill eii HUlleoii line Th ' HnillK l ill', l,,led - lei el ill'- I'1 to ll.H'( I . :l:K lie .1 III.' si,,.a a a.liiiott e ef Ii" ;ij. .1 i. 1. '!' i ..m. I ,i:'e ilhg lit te I Tii . r i!i.,' 1 1 I'- I '..-. 1 .'..i'li.lii "aiul ei . .- ,. - - fi " tlie e ,1 s,, 1,,!' .1- lialliU id 1 e'int-1 :ir s is i i 'i n- ei ,, h,W. ,1 Die 'II eoV, epiel'i i::is liresslv pril- tilei rcd l' ' ie.i.liK a uiarpin of fletUl oily to tiu-'y per lent on tloar umat, i.ir.l. i oiiipieind. t ie i li.it loll.- M.i.i S.iiiiuei Huntei Houston. I ' S A 'Mh Infant rv, a brother of Jiiines Aid. n Houston aad! lloikilis llou.-loli of ( liailolle. was - killed iu a. .ivii in Fran. .-. AiijiuM ti. aeiordini: In a Wire reiii'.ed by his IjioiheiH iroin a Iwotiici in ltali iniure. ( 'harlot'e ..leli.b. is of Me, i.len 1.IUP I'lT'lp t' (' V ll.lVe been T I - T I -tied l.V tl.l'ir l.'t:.e,s ,.f . ,.l,. i nil tor If," aim i.il I. inr.i.u of lbs veicrans ei Tui-a (D'.i W'illsleli S. a lie ' f !' allllnl.le I' .' ell'., be held in ! S liCO. Il ;l'v 'III Pl'.v. Ui te h a AMERICANS' POSITIONS ARE PERHAPS NOT SO GOOD Wth-the American Army in France. The positions of the Americans nre perhaps not so good and the con test seems tn have narrowed down to one of comparative merits of officers and men of the two, organizations. Before the day was over the Ger mans had begun to Bhow signs of weakening, and observers reported troop movements which appeared, to Indicate a regrouping and perhaps re tirement . " .... ' J,. - lei ' " el -i , IJ. It i :: ,: i- ,1 !'. .'..let ' J.. i : e in.ii. r. I i:!ien eis ,oit eii.,:,!;.' ; :i u .i.-r a' ti.ili3 I leek i.ie.p i.'i'e . el i e te .Ve.'i .iitiily. I on. ji i1 - w - vies , ,., i y, r.. el lite d :.::i . . i .e'i:i Ida , i J, KillMi'V 1 it.! : . oe. pestor it' I'epi.ir T. i'.' ej.tu.'i .rein . ciel-, r i r.ed a few (Ul:. i.J.'! HI ill! ,: .TOO'.! Ill' ill ti- dent Shelliy Newspaper clippings from Ausiin. Texas. gie iiie .ir tai Is of tha (xplosion wliiili resulied in ihe death of two former Cleveland oounly peo. . plo.. Albert WeBsou. aged 52, and Mrs, Andrews Wesson, bo'h of Oto'vei. this coimiy. tiiiili.i'it A i -.1 ..'in airi has b-- n re-c.-tved hv Mr .Tel Mrs S W Vena. b of l hi- . iiv frnm Ite.iei ,, Ite'ilard, i:iirin:i:ili'.ioi', a divis,. n ,n !-':,n,ie. an. r.oiire in; ':.- :'i a ii o; t Ii. . i s,m Sec ood i.. ::l I'.'i.il eniilde h'a.vejle. ilte - Mr ati.i Mrs A. T. riliisoli. ,.l llcke iieltily. li.ni' been no'l'i'o A.t.'.i; M;ui;i:it (tetinral lianes ; I.!,, ir sen i'riv.il. ( ':, rsein P. i ha. 'i .if , '.ii.iii wounds r. eeiv. ed in ;o not. Kin-im KiHii.td K. Plain!, chair- wan of the Lenoir county exemption board and son, heandor Illand. are uni der hall here as the result of the find, lug of a moonshine stilt in a pack house on R. R Mland's farm, soma miles from Klnston. Winston-Salem. ('hero Stockton, one of Kernersville's honored citizens, died suddenly following a stroke of apoplexy. He was standing out in his yard when stricken and never re. gained consciousness. His age was 73. Raleigh. General B. S. Royster, of Oxford, succeeds General Laurence W. Long as adjutant general of North, ! Carolina. Governor lllckett having am i nonnced the selection of General Roy. , ster. Ralelph - A sentence of two yeara In prison has been imposed on Martha ! Fain at Murphy for implication la the burning of a big lot of lumber for excessive insurance. Winston-Salem. Smashing all pre vious records, both as to pounds and ! prices, the Winston-Salem leaf tobac I co market opened the new tobacco year amid such scenes of excitement) and enthusiasm as have never beeq witnessed on an opening sale. Tho sales aggregated about 400,000 pound with aa average above 30 centa.