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MUNIDIDIER WON BY FRENCH
24,000 PRISONERS, 300 GUNS ARE CAPTURED
GERMANS FACE DISASTER
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Manager of the Zakas Bakery Is
Accused of Violation of the
Prohibition Laws.
A warrant charging a violation of
the Federal law against transporting
liquor into the State was sworn out
Saturday by D. J. Gannt, local reve
nue agent, against Eli Kavouras, part
owner and general manager of the
Zakas Bakery Company, and agents
of the United States Government are
searching for Mr. Kavouras. |
Yceording to Mr. Gannt, four quartg‘
According to Mr. Gantt, four quarts
of whisky were found in a barrel of
egg powder consigned to the Bakas
bakery. The whigky was buried be-‘
neath the loose powder in the barrel
and was described as ‘‘cake flavor
ing.” ;
“Such flavoring undoubtedly would
serve to popularize the product of any
bakery,” said Mr. Gannt, “but unfor
tunately it is a variety frowned upon
by the Government.”
SCHOOLS OPEN SEPT. 3.
WAYCROSS, Aug. 10.—The public
schools of Blackshear will open for
the fall term on Tuesday, September
3, and, judging from the present in-
Cications, it is belicved that this will
be one of the most successful terms
in the history of the schoo's.
THE WEATHER. |
Forecast — Probably thunder
showers Saturday night and Sun- |
day. |
Temperatures—B a. m,, 74; 8 a, |
m., 79; 10 a. m., 85; 12 m., 85; 1 |
p. m, 90; 2 p. m, 91. :
Sunrise, 5:53; sunset, 7:31. ‘l
lssued dally and entered as second-ciass matter o
the postoffios at Atlants under act of liarch 3, 1879,
This‘map indicates roughly the
Allied advance in Picardy, accord
ing to such information’ as was
available at noon. It is necessa
rily a rule of thumb job, because
information is fragmentary and
in some instances contradictory.
In the turmoil of such a great
advange it 'is the height of dif
ficulty for the army staffs to keep’
“track of the line of combat, to
say nothing of tracing it from
press dispatches.
The Iline is a very ragged and
disjointed looking affair. But this
fact is to be borne in mind: the
fighting is in open country, over
a front of many miles, and the
attackers do not move forward
shoulder to shoulder. Once hav
ing driven the enemy out of his
intrenchments, the attackers pro;
gress in columns, deployed (or
spread out) only to such extent
as the lay of the land will per
mit. Some columns naturally
move faster than others, having
suffered less from fatigue; some
find better roads: they encounter
varying degrees of resistance.
The line sketched here is not
even the whole line of the in
fantry. It places the Allies east
of Chaulnes, and there is no re
port yet that the British have
‘Woman Dies From
Shock by War List
Mrs. Ida M. Cascn, 60, who lived at
No. 63 Lindsey street, was greatly
worried by f2ars for her stepson, Ed
ward M, Cason, in service abroad. So
when she read a few days ago the
néme of Edward M. Calson in a cas
ualty list, she was convinced her step.
son was meant, and the shock brought
on a stroke of apoplexy.
Mrs. Cason lived only a few hours.
She was buried in Oakland Cemetery
Wedrescaay afternoon.
ittt ey \
First Lieutenant
Waldo Slaton, a son of Mr. and
Mrs, W. M. Slaton, of Atlanta, has
been promoted from second to first
lieutenant.
Lieutenant Slaton is in Washing
ton, in the engineering department.
He expects to be sent overseas soon.
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reached that town, although tanks
and cavalry are reported to be
two miles east of it.
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" The opinion was ventured yes
terday in this comment that the
gains of Thursday and Friday
morning would make it necessary
for the Germans to evacuate
Montdidier. This has taken place,
probably with only rear-guard
resistance. However, a retreat
enforced by superior tactical skill
and by victories elsewhere, is no
less a defeat than a retreat forced
by the bayonets of the opponent,
though the German War Office
seems to make much in its state
ments of the virtue of having
planned certain withdrawals.
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If the British hold Chaulnes
(and it is quite likely, because
the Huns apparenily are demor
alized), the enemy must quickly
straighten out his line, running it
in a southeasterly direction from
Albert all the way to the region
of Noyon.
And if he does not effeet the
necessary withdrawals quickly, he
is in a fair way to encounter the
greatest disaster since the Italian
line was shattered at Caporetto.
B. C.
' Slain Leading Men
(By International News Service.)
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ON
ITHE AISNE-VESLE FRONT, Aug.
9 (night).—Major James McKenna,
former Harvard athlete, was killed
July 28 while leading his men in
crossing the Marne near Villeg-Fere,
it was learned today.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 10.—Major James
A. McKenna, Jr., reported killed in
France July 28, was attached to the
old “Fighting Sixty-ninth,” a New
York N\tzonal Guard regiment, now
the 165th Infantry. He was one of
the best known officers in the regi
ment. He was a noted Harvard oars
man and baseball player. He was a!
captain when his regiment went to|
France, receiving his promotion afterl
being in action there. *
ATLANTA, GA., SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 1918
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(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10—
The Allies have got the enemy
going at every point. Now-is
the time to keep him running.
This is no time to talk about the
‘war being over. Rather it is the
time to hit him hard and keep
on-hitting him.
General P. C. March, chief of
staff, in his weekly conference
with the newspaper correspon
dents, made this plain today in
explaining why all possible mani‘
power need be employed against
the Germans. That is the rea
son why the War Department
desires the extension of the
draft ages immediately.
The general declared that the Al
lies everywhere are on the offensive
and dominate the situation.
“We are now keeping the enemy
guessing, instead of his keeping us
guessing.” emphasized the chief of
staff, with a smile.
There are now close to a million
and a half American troops In
France. General March revealed to
the Senate military affairs committee
at their regular conference today. The
movement of men abroad continued
satisfactorily last week, he said, and
it was the hope of the War Depart
ment to average 250,000 a month dur-
Ing the winter,
General March had nothing to add
to the pressg dispatches received dur-
Ing the day, but asserted that the
progress being made in the new Brit
ish drive was “highly satisfactory.”
Plans for “Backing Up” Men.
The chief of staff also revealed
plans alrcady made by the War De
partment for backing up and supply
ing the army that will begraised by
the pending “man-power” bill, and
t€ members of the committee were
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The Church Has Comfort
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For Times of Stress
“A rock in a weary land”’
—that is the Church,
In these times, when hearts
are often sad and courage
is the one thing needful, the
Church is a never-failing
source of comfort.
It llothonly itcomn')l'u, it
st ens, encourages,
it mee life a splendid op
portunity to serve and to
nelp.
Do not miss this opportuni
ty tomorrow. You will come
away from the service re
freshed spiritually and
mentally, Look over the
programs printed today in
the “Go To Church” col
umns of The Georgian and
decide now where vou will
go.
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THE WAR IN SUMMARY
RAA AR AA e AAR A T S B Le )
By FRANK CHARLTON,
International News Service Cable Editor.
American troops are now adding their blows to the smash
ing thrusts of the British and French on the Picardy front.
News that Americans are fighting with the British in the
new counter offensive came out through official channels today
for the first time.
The Americans are engaged on the northern part of the
fighting zone, between the Somme and Ancre rivers. This
district is immediately south of Albert.
The German retreat continues over the whole 30-mile front
from the Angre to the zone just south of Montdidier.
The French ‘extended their offensive operations today to
the district between Montdidier and the Oise River, swiftly
advancing to the south and southeast of Montdidier,
Unofficial advices from the front said that allied treops
had already entered Montdidier.
That the city had been ‘‘pocketed’’ was shown by the
French War Office at noon when it announced that advanced
elements had reached Favorelles, three miles east of Mont
didier.
~ Montdidier was the chief key position supporting the
Germans’ left flank.
Vast numbers of German prisoners are being taken. The
British War Office today put the number at more than 24,000
and the captives are still streaming in.
The capture of eleven more villages was reported by the
British and French War Office today and the allied armies are
still going forward in their headlong advance, overcoming all
resistance.
‘On the northern end of the front the German pivot posi
tion at Albert is threatened with capture while the allied ad
vance guards are reported beyond Chaulnes, an important
junction of htghways on the center.
The fighting was expected to take on fresh violence today
with the Germans counter attacking, but at no point have the
retiring invaders been able to make a successful stand,
The allied infantry, supported by fleets of tanks and
swarms of airplanes and artillery, is sweeping forward in the
wake of the swiftly moving cavalry.
It is unofficially estimated that about 300 cannon have
been captured from the Germans, some of which have been
turned against the enemy. The German base at Ham is under
fire of a 15-inch gun which the allied forces captured,
The third day of the new drive found the Germans rolled
back to a maximum depth of fifteen miles. At the point of the
Allies’ deepest advance the Germans are now about 30 miles
from Amiens.
Advanced elements of allied troops are already eastward
of Chaulnes.
One of the best and quickest rushes was made by the
French this morning when they were unofficially reported to
have gained four miles in six hours southeast of Montdidier.
The extension of the operations southwards indicates that
the Allies’ offensive may soon extend all the way from the
region south of Arras to the Aisne-Vesle front.
As was the case in the Marne, the Americans’ entry into
the ‘“‘big push’’ was signalized by victory. Americans on the
northern end of the Picardy front helped the British to capture
Morlaneourt and adjacent high ground last night,
NEWBLOW EXTENDING TO
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i By EARLE C. REEVES,
| Staff Correspendent of the International News Service. .
LONDON, Aug. 10 (12:55 p. m.)—Allied troops have entered
Montdidier, on the southern end of the Picardy front, it was learn
ed by the International News Service this afternoon. The French
attacked at 9 o’clock this morning on a 16-mile front between
Montdidier and the Oise River, advancing four miles in the first
six hours. One hundred more German guns were captured. ;
All of Montdidier had not been cleared of Germans and fighting
was still in progress in the city. After the Allies had surrounded
the city the troops that entgred encountered some German units
and began wiping them out. :
: " At10:30 this morning the French line was said to extend from
Faverolles past Piennes, Rollet, Cuvilly, Ressons sur Matz and
Vignemont.
-Of the 24,000 prisoners captured in the Picardy offensive; 7,000
were taken by the French.
The British line at 9 o’clock this morning was reported to
extend through the sectors of Dernancourt, Tailles Wood, Chipilly,
Proyart, Lihons, Meharicourt, Roueroy, Bouchoir, Boussicourt and
Gratibus,
The fall of Montdidier forced the Germans back out of gun
range of the Paris-Amiens Railway.
Chaulnes Junction is being sheiled by the Allies and Canadian
cavalry forces are hampering the removal of German stores.:
Chaulnes is now useless to the Germans.
' The developments may force the Germans to retreat all the
way behind the Somme.
The total number of guns captured from the Germans is now
put at 300.
The maximum infantry advance, over 20 miles of the front, is
12 miles. L
(Cavalry forces are far in front of the infantry and the state
ment that the Allies’ deepest advance is 15 miles included the dis
tance covered by the horsemen ahead of the foot soldiers.)
24,000 Germans Captured; -
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| Chigilly Is Won by British
LONDON, Aug. 10 (11:10 a. m.).—The British have cap
tured Chipilly from the Germans on the Picardy ffont and cavalry
and tanks have advanced two miles beyond Chaulnes, the impor
tant German base, it was reported unofficially from the front today.
The deepest progress made by the Allies is now 16 miles.
The German retreat continues over the whole Picardy front.
| Ham is being bombarded with a heavy German cannon, which
was taken from the enemy. It is a 380 millimeter piece.
So far 250 guns have been captured from the Germans.
(Ham is approximately 18 1.4 miles from the present fighting
line.)
’ (By International News Service.)
LONDON, Aug. 10.—More than 24,000 German prisoners have
‘ been captured since the Anglo-French counter offensive was opened
in Picardy on Thursday morning, the War Office announced today.
| The presence of American troops in the drive was made known
for the first time when the War Office announced that Americans
and ‘English achieved a success between the Somme and Ancre
rivers on the northern part of the fighting front.
Morlancourt and the high ground southeast of the town were
captured by British and Americans during the night, the War
Office report also stated.
The allied advance has continued along the whole front from
Montdidier to the Ancre,
French successes on the southern end of the offensive zone now
threaten the German hold on Montdidier.
The villages of Le Trenquey, Le Fretoy and Assainvillers, all
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