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TODAY'S WEATHER REPORT.
Augusta and Vicinity: Fair tonight and
Saturday: pooler tonight.
Fair tonight and Saturday;
cooler tonight.
IF YOU LIKE THE HERALD—PASS IT ALONG.
VOLUME XXII, No. 166.
LOAN IS BILLION OVERSUBSCRIBED!
GIGANTIC
BUDGET
FOR WAR
SIGNED
Money in $3,000,000,000 Bill
Now Available. Many Huge
Contracts Have Awaited
President’s Pen
Washington. —President Wilson today
feigned
budget bill
For weeks contracts with manufactur
ers throughout the country for shoes,
uniforms, lumber —in fact all things im
mediately needed by the government for
new armies and enlarged naval es
tablishments —have awaited the moment
ous lime when the President would pen
his name to this measure. These con
tracts could not be signed until the
President signed the bill.
Money Now Available.
Money is now * immediately available
for the great army, navy and shipping
work ahead of the government. Soldiers
and sailors may be paid while in train
ing. contracts let to great concerns all
over th<v country may be signed.
Shipping work, which has been greatly
embarrassed because of uncertainty over
the appropriation of $750,000,000 for
building and buying all vessels possible
with the greatest haste, can now go for
ward.
Defenses of the country, including
tremendous work contemplated on the
Panama Canal can now be accomplished.
Supplies held up for lack of funds will
Cbe furnished forthwith.
The great war work can go on with
more impetus behind it.
CONDENSED MILK BEING
BOUGHT BY GERMANS
Washington.—Large quantities of
condensed or evaporated milk have
been bought recently at retail by Ger
man agents and shipped to Germany
through neutral ports, the department
of commerce was informed today by
the war committee of the condensed
milk industry. Fearing detection if
they purchased from manufacturers or
Jobbers, the German agents have can
vassed retail stores and paid retail
prices. In some communities whero
milk producers were of German de
scent. dealers hav been told milk pur
chased were intended for Germany, it
is said.
Shipments were made to Genoa,
Italy, and Norwegian and Danish ports
where ordinarily little American milk
is bojight. The milk manufacturers’
war committee will seek to aid the
government in preventing future ship
ments.
AT GARIbALDI SHAFT
New York. —The Italian war com
jnission will visit the Garibaldi me
morial on Staten Island while guests
of New York next week, announce
ment was made today that this func
tion would be one of the most impres
sive details of the entertainment of the
commission.
Mayor Mitchel today issued an invi
tation to all Italian societies, organi
zations and Italian-American citizens,
and residents generally to attend the
function.
ITALIANS AT MEMPHIS
Memphis, Term.—The Italian war
mission arrived here at 9:45 o’clock
this morning on a, special train from
New Orleans. The visitors were met
at the Grand Central Station by a
citizens committee and hqaded by
Mayor Ashcroft and othorxprominent
citizens passed through the streets of
the city in parade. The members of
the mission were enthusiastically
• heered by large crowds along the
lineof march.
18 DEACL 60 INJURED
Paris. —Eighteen dead and sixty In
jured persons have been taken from
the ruins of the munition factory
which collapsed. The accident was
caused by the breaking of a beam sup
porting the third floor of the building,
in whsch 800 persons were at work.
The whole structure collasped. Many
of the workers escaped before the
building came down.
THREE" sunk'BYSUBS
London. —The Norwegian foreign of
fice reports that the Nerwegian steam
ships Soerland, Tordenvore and Brioid
have been sunk by German subma
rines. Some of the crew of the Tor
denvore are said to be missing.
SUBPOENAS FOR" PACKCRS.
Chicago—Federal subpoenas were is
sued today for the managers of all
headquarters of all large packing
houses In Chicago. They were sum
moned to appear before the federal
grand jury in session here.
WHERE TOGO TO OFFER
FOR WAR SERVICE
Following it tho loeation of
the placet where men deairing to
enlist for war tervicea may go:
Regular Army Rseruiting Sta
tion, southwest corner of Broad
and Ninth atrseta.
Naval Recruiting Station, the
New Theatre Building, 741 1-2
Broad atroat.
First Regiment National Guards
of Georgia, tha Armory, 100 block
of Ninth etreat.
Troop K, Second Squadron,
Georgia-Carolina Fair Grounds.
Lake View.
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
UNITED PRESS.
Germany Draws “Hindenburg Line” in U. S.
j IjauvofJ/' k TO I
' at * (
J| CSJTTSBITRGH \ J)
. The American “Hindenburg line” showing the richest, most strategic
part of the United States that wouldbe lost if Germany reaches the line.
Inside the line are the greatest parts of the rich coal, iron and oil fields
of the country, and many of its industries. Boston, New York, Portland,
Philadelphia, and other large parts are within the line which Germany has
laid out for conquest in case she succeeds in invading America.
AUGUSTA SUBSCRIBES
$825,00# LIBERTY BONDS
Splendid Showing of This City.
Whirlwind Campaign of Week
Resulted in Magnificent Suc
cess
LATE SUBSCRIPTIONS
COMING IN ON FRIDAY
Enough to Make Total $825,-
000. Loan Popular One in Au
gusta As Many Hundreds Sub
scribed.
Augusta’s total subscription to the
“Liberty Loan” bond issue will amount
to probably $825,000, which is a mag
nificent record. At the outset it was
thought that if Augusta subscribed
$500,000 she would do well, while, bas
ed on her estimated population, it was
figured that her'full quota would be
$750,000. Indeed, if she had not sub
scribed oyer half a million it was con
sidered she would have done as well as
any other cKy in this section of her ap
proximate size.
When President William Schweigert,
of the Augusta Clearing House Asso
ciation, called a meeting to get Augus
ta stirred up thoroughly on the ques
tion of the bonds, the campaign start
ed. An executve committee, with
Frank H. Barrett as chairman, was
named and this enterprising young
business man immediately set his pegs
at $1,000,000, believing that Augusta
should aim high and come just as near
hitting the mark as possible.
The campaign resulted in a whirl
wind finish. Everybody went to work.
The bankers had to quit doing their
regular banking business to receive
“Liberty Loan" subscriptions. The la
dies became interested and with a
committee headed by Mrs. L. S. Ar
rington, raised $20,000. If the ladies
could have continued their campaign
throughout Friday much more would
have been secured.
The biggest subscriptions made in Au
gusta were by the National Exchange
Bank, which took SIIO,OOO of the bonds;
the Georgia Railroad Bank, $100,000; the
Charleston and Western Carolina Rail
waj% SIOO,OOO, and the City of Augusta,
$50,000. The total amount received up
until Thursday night was about $813,000
and the amounts received during the
morning Friday will run the total up to
about $825,000. General Manager Spof
ford of the Augusta-Aiken Railway and
Electric Corporation turned over to the
Union Savings Bank more than $3,000 of
subscriptions from employes of that sys
tem Friday morning.
Some of the secret orders of Augusta
subscribed to the bonds: the Odd Fel
lows taking $2,500, Woodlawn Lodge
taking SSOO and Washington Lodge, $2,-
000. The Knights of Columbus Invest
ment Company took $1,500.
The loan was a popular one in Augusta,
there having been many hundreds of sub
scribers.
The following were the amounts re
ported up until Thursday r.ifrht:
Through—
Georgia Railroad Rank $448,000
National Exchange Bank 182.500
Citizens and Southern Bank 56.550
Planters Loan and Savings Bank 17,000
Augusta Savings Bank *. 40.000
Union Savings Bank 30,400
Merchants Bank 17.550
Women’s Committee 19,150
Waaihngton Lodge No. 7, I. O.
O. F. . 2.000
Total *813.550
News was received from Atlanta Fri
day morning that subscriptions could be
taken during the morning and a number
of the banks received subscriptions up
to the closing hour, 2 p. m. Friday. The
late subscriptions may or may not be
accepted after they are received. The
bond issue promises to be oversubscribed
by many hundreds of millions and some
of the late subscriptions mav be turned
back. They will he taken, of course, the
next time the government issues bonds.
The following shows by wards what
the ladies’ committee accomplished sell
ing bonds;
First Ward $2,050
Second Ward 7,300
Third Ward 1,050
Fourth Ward 2*60
Fifth Ward rro
Sixth Ward 5.350
WEEK’S FRENCH LOSSES
P*ris.—Four French ships of more
than 1,000 tons, one under that size
and three fishing boats were sunk by
mine or submarines during the week
ending June 14th. Hlx ships were un
successfully attacked during the same
period while 1.034 vessels (all nations
entered French ports and 1,015 left).
PA RIB INTERESTED WITH
THE PRONUNCIATION
OF PERSHING.
Paris. —The French press is still
busy discussing the pronunciation
of General Pershing's name. La
Llberte says that probably the
best solution Is Perechlc, meaning
gallant father, or Perecher. mean
ing dear father.*
THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES
AUGUSTA. GEORGIA, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 15, 1917.
TRIP TO FRONT IS
PERSHING’S DESIRE
Following Round of Social Af
fairs on Arrival at French
Capital, Americans Eager For
“Business.”
(BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.)
Paris. —Although General Pershing’s
first day in Paris was naturally filled
to overflowing With social affairs he
managed nevertheless to utilize odd
moments for business. It is under
stood that he will soon leave for art
extended trip to the front.
Following ills attendance at the
chamber of deputies the general and
his staff motored to an aviation field to
watch aerial evolutions of French ex
perts. The French airmen outdid
themselves in performing spirals, loop
the loops, and other tricks that frank
ly astonished the Americans who ad
mitted afterwards that they had never
Heen such feats in aviation.
Back to Paris.
After an hour with the aviators Gen
eral Pershing returned to Paris and
conferred with the minister of ma
rine.
He then rested briefly while the ever
enthusiastic crowd waited patiently
outside his hotel. After his rest he
went to keep a dinner engagement
witli Minister of War Painleve.
While both meetings with the min
isters were largely of a social order it
is understood that they afforded the
American commander an opportunity
to at lqast broach the work into which
he and all his following are so eager
to plunge.
By Paris Artist.
General Pershing stole a brief period
between his visits to Admiral Lacaze
and M. Painleve to receive, first the
French and then the American news
papermen. He consented graciously
but not willingly to be sketched from
life by a young Parisian woman artist
who worked as the correspondents
plied him with questions.
General Pershing spoke almost Joy
fully of the prospect of being able to
take up his work immediately. It was
Characteristic that during his talk he
never used the first personal pronoun
but always referred to "us.” Kngage
ments of a social character will largely
take up tomorrow, but the Americana
are looking forward to settling down
to work in earnest by Monday at the
latest.
Marveling Still.
(BY IHE ONIIr.ll CHESS.)
Paris.—France hasn't ceased marvel
ing over General Pershing and his staff.
It accepts ai. a happy augury of Amur
ica’H full support the dynamic energy
with which Pershing has entered Into his
duties, not losing a second between of
ficial calls and official social obligations
in getting down to the stern business of
making ready for the American army
that he is to command.
A huge American flag flies from the
temporary headquarters of the Amer
ican staff iri the Itue Constantin, and 9
o'clock today saw the American com
mander and his aides hard at work.
Pershing's plans were for a day of this
sort of preparation, the only official call
on his list being a visit to the ministry
of marine late this afternoon.
American Khaki. •
Although American khaki, cut In the
unique style (to the French) of the Am
erican uniform, is rapidly becoming a
familiar sight on the boulevards, no
"Yankee" officer or soldier is permitted
to pasH along without ovations from spec
tators. Private soldiers—orderlies to the
staff, arc already pals of French poll us
and Tommie and sightseeing with enthu
siasm.
But the members of the American
army staff are not the only Americana
who are working to prepare for the hosts
of the fighting m<*n the United States
will send. The American Army and Navy
Y. M. ('. A. of France, a newly organ
ised branch, is exceedingly busy plan
ning comforts. American baseball in the
Hois de Boulogne, tennis on Ihe Avenue
d'Klysce, classes In Franch. bicycle ex
peditions into the country arc some of
the things planned for American sailors
and soldiers when they arrive A large
hotel has already been tentatively rented.
In It the American workers plan to
establish what In expected to he the nu
cleus of a vast system of establishments
in French cities at the front, all to give
aid and comfort to the Americans.
* In Ail the Details.
In the Paris branch the plans con
template comfortable rending and writ
ing rooms, billiard tables, gymnasiums,
showers, restaurants and sleeping quar
ters. Some of the best known Amnf*
leans In Par.s are working to perfect all
the details.
As American t.-oops arrive and spread
themselves over the various army zones,
workers of the. Paris organizations will
follow them, establishing recreation cen
ters as eloae to the camps ua possible
The same scheme Is to be worked at
ports where American sailors are to be
granted liberty leave.
The American Y M. C. A. branch In
Paris Is deliberately going to fight the
boulevard cases of unsavory reputation
(Continued on page two).
BILLION
OVER IN
LIBERT!
BONDS
Heavy Oversubscription As
sured. Washington Jubilant
Over Success. Golden Nail
in Autocracy’s Coffin
(BV THE UNITED PRKS.’f
Washington. Heavy oV'lWuhacrip
tion of the $2,000,000,000 liberty Loan
is assured. Telegrams rfeehred here
today from all Federal Npsfcrvo banks
showed the American popple had
triumphed in their firal kfttlMe against
the kaiser by giving ruJhUUbji'fcf dollars
more than asked.
The oversubscription j, anr\*dlng to
Robert W. Woolley, d ii'Artor A Y public
ity for the loan,
a billion dollars."
Telegrams pouring the liberty
loan bureau just before fiOot today
were eloquent in their te||)6neiA\
Long Lines in Banks.
Messages from Richmond, Baf‘%nore,
New York, and other federal Ui ttriois,
pictured . glowingly long lines uif per
sons standing before bank jfcdndlVs in
every section of the country, aw siting
anxiously their chance to do their fi
nancial bit in driving the golden rtd.il
in autocracy’s coffih.
The total liberty loan subscription
in the Chicago federal reserve district
at 9 o’clock this morning had reached
$265,000,000, or $5,000,000 more than its
minimum allotment.
The average subscription, officials
told the United Press will amount ap
proximately to SI,OOO. The largest av
erage amount for subscription in other
warring countries has amounted to less
than s9oo'.
Washington Jubilant.
Washington officials are jubilant
over their success, as this is the only
first loan of any warring Ration to be
fully subscribed.
Secretary McAdoo has announced
that no oversubscriptions or late sub
scriptions ;will be Accepted on this loan.
No definite step has been taken with
regard to holding the subscriptions for
the next loan which will be for $3,000,-
000,000 to loan to the allies.
The New York federal reserve dis
trict is understood to have already
subscribed for more than $1,100,000.
Only two districts are expected to
fall short of their allotment.
The reason for the large subscription
from New York Is attributed to the
fact that so much of the money coming
from New York is earned in other
parts of the nation by railroads, tele
graph companies and other large cor
porations.
"No one federal reserve center de
serves more credit than another in pro
portion to their ability,” said Woolley
this morning. “They have all done all
that men can he expected to do."
If Delivery Made. .
The loan would have been even more
heavily oversubscribed, Woolley said
today, if it had been possible to deliver
the bonds when purchased.
When the campaign was announced
there were only 300,000 bond buyers in
the country and it was necessary to
educate the people to understand the
meaning of a bond.
SWOBODA IS ACCUSED
OF RECRUITING SPIES
Paris.- Raymond Ruff Bwoboda, who
was held for some time by the Paris
police in the spring of 1915 on suspic
ion of causing a fire on board the
French liner La Touraine, has been ar
rested by the Zurich police, according
to the Zurich correspondent of the
petit Parisieij. Bwoboda is accused of
recruiting spies work igAliuit
France and is alleged to be in close re
lations with a Geneva business man
who was recently sentenced to life im
prisonment In Paris for espionage.
Raymond Ruff Swoboda, when ar
rested in Paris in March, 1916, had an
American passport and claimed to be
an American citizen.
At his trial it was said that his real
name was Hchwlnd and that he was a
German reserve officer. He was final
ly discharged and ordered expelled
from France. He appeahtri to the
American embassy against his expul
sion, hut after an investigation, the
American authorities refused to in
terfere .
CAMPS AND THE SOUTH
Washington The general staff is
considering holding the middle west
ern national guard regiments in their
state mobilization camps until the hot
weather in the south is passed. At
present the movement toward the bor
der is scheduled for about August Ist,
but army officials assert it would
cause hardship to send the rnen from
the north to the south in the middle
of summer.
NORTHCLIFFE AT CAPITAL
Washington Lord Northcliffe, Kng
land’s new w.«r missioner, reached hers
today and expected soon to call upon
diplomatic and military authorities.
To date the state department had
taken no official cognizance of Ids
presence In this country, but it is as
sumed that he will tell Secretary Lans
ing what his purposes are and be
spaek the co-operation of the diplo
matic branch.
BLUEFIELDS MAYOR DE/D.
Bluefiftldt, W % Va.—Mayor lv ?•: <‘af
ter of Blue fields, who was shot Wednes
day night in tlie apartment of Mrs. Mil
dred Young, whose 17-year-old daughter
Be <ii#. Young Is charged with the shoot
ing, died here today.
THE LIBERTY LOAN HAS
BEEN TREMENDOUSLY
OVERSUBSCRIBED
America Has Forged the Golden Bolt to Be Hurled Into the
Kaiser’s Ranks.’ When Books in Eastern States Closed at
Noon, Returns Coming Into Washington Steadily Increased
the Oversubscription, Which is Expected to Reach sl,-
000,000,000. Word From Far West is Not Looked For
Until Late Today. Prcliniina ry Reports From the Pacific
Coast Indicated a Heavy Ov erscription There.
REMAINING THREE BILLION IN FALL
Washington.—Secretary McAdoo announcing the over-sub
scription of the two billion dollars offering of the Liberty Loan
today said he did not think there would be another offering of
the remaining $3,000,000,000 authorized by congress before
this fall.
New York.—At noon today official figures from Wash
ington gave the total subscriptions to the Liberty loan at that
time counted at $2,000,000,000, of which the New York dis
trict alone took $1,000,000,000.
THE PACIFIC COAST
San Francisco.—At 10 A. M.—two hours before the close
of the sale of Liberty bonds on the coast—the officers of the
reserve bank would only say that they thought the $166,000,-
000 minimum allotment of the district would be subscribed.
THE FULL TWO BILLION ALONE
Washington.—The four banner districts—New York, Chi
cago, Cleveland and Boston, appeared on the face of returns at
noon to have subscribed the full $2,000,000,000 offering alone.
Washington.—The Liberty Loan has been tremendously oversub
scribed. When the books closed at noon treasury officials estimated that
the total would reach at loast $2,500,000,000 and might soar to $3,000,000,-
000.
Every Federal reserve district, with the possible exception of Atlan
ta and Kansas City, appeared to have exceeded its minimum allotment.
Reports by telephone and telegraph from every section of the coun
try told of an avalanche of small subscriptions at the last moment. Tho
small subscriber apparently had responded with an enthusiasm that ex
ceeded officials’ most sanguinary hopes.
ELEVENTH HOUR LANDSLIDE.
The clerical forces of virtually” every resorve bank wero practically
buried under a landslide of eleventh hour subscriptions.
The small investor, officials dclared today, is to receive the full
amount of his subscriptions. Every SSO and SIOO bond subscribed for, it
was said, is to be issued. This presages a widespread paring down of
great individual subscriptions.
Every community flying the American flag, from the Philippines to
the Virgin Islands, subscribed to the loan.
(BY THE UNI T EO PREBB.)
Washington, O. C.—The Liberty Bond
—-America’s first gigantic war contribu
tion—is a success.
When the lists closed at noon today,
America had written in figures ol gold
and silver her answer to the Initial ap
pear, and Incomplete tabulations early
today Indicated the loan* would be over
subscribed $100,000,000 to $500,000,000.
Big banks pouring the resources into
the loan swelled the total during the
closing hours, although the plain, every
day folks did a tremendous share in
making the loan go.
Men and women in humble Circum
stances did their due, taking SSO or SIOO
—and even more —in subscriptions. The
bloated rich turned in their subscrip
tions by millions, but the fact that this
was a people's loan was brought im
pressively home by the fact that 3,000,-
000 or more persons shared In the suc
cess.
New York Far Ahead.
New YoYk, far ahoad of all competi
tors. swung in massive subscriptions in
the closing hours. Other cities followed
in proportion and nowhere could tin*
charge of slacker bf laid against a com
munity.
The big banking institutions wero re
sponsible for the heaviest contributions
today, but these In turn reflected popular
investment, for in a vast part of the
subscriptions the banks were acting onlv
as agents of tho people.
The trend of subscriptions is Indicated
by the fact that New York asked for
f,200,000 loan buttons, the badge of honor
for contributors; Philadelphia, 500,000;
Cleveland,' 420,000; Boston, 200,000; Chi
cago, 360,000; San Francisco, 265,00; St.
Louis, 20,000; Kansas City, 200,000; Min
neapolis, 160,000; Dallas, 135,000, and
Richmond, 200,000.
Stampede to Subscribe.
Tho last report available early today
indicated a shortage of under 150,000,000
with the prospects of a stampede to sub
scribe In the closing hours. Banks all
over the land repoHed that they were
thronged with men and women anxious
to lie enrolled.
There Is a mass of clerical work ahead,
hence It may be several days before the
nation knows definitely where the tota'i
reached.
But the success of the loan was as
sured today with a. total beyond the $2,-
000,000,000 set.
Pouring In.
Washington. Messages pouring Into
the treasury early today told of the
strenuous efforts everywhere to round
up eleventh hour Liberty Loan sub
scriptions before the closing of the
books at noon, and of tho flood of be
lated orders for bonds.
(Continued on Page Two.)
Help Furnish Milk and Ice to the
Sick Babies oi Augusta
This ir. an appeal for the tick babiaa of Augusta. It ia an ap
peal to which every thoughtful person should give heed. There are
large numbers of sick babies in this city, ss dear to their parents as
your baby is to you, who cannot live in the hot summer without
milk and ice. Msnjr of these bsbies are taken to the hospital in a
critical condition and thers tenderly nursed until they are able to be
carried home. There are other babies who cannot very well be
taken to the hospital and who are treated by city physicians at their
homes. Both the bsbies just out of the hospital and those that are
treated in the nomes need milk and ice in many instances their par
ents are unable to provide it.
Miss Florence Stewart, clinic nurse at the University Hos
pital, who looks after the children in the homes, tells a story of wan
little babies languishing without proper nourishment, that is enough
to wring the heart of any sympathetic person. Augustsns have sub
scribed in the past to buy milk and ice for the sick babies and they
will do so again. We knew they will. The Herald will be glad to
receive funds from time to time for the sick babies and there will be
boxes placed by Mias Stewart in prominent stores where people may
drop their pennies, nickele, dines and dollars for the babies.
Augusta is always liberal in a cause and we know she
will show her accustomed liberality in this case. No large controbu
tions are asked but. many contributions distributed throughout the
summer are imperative to carry the work along. We believe that
etarving Belgians and Serbians and Syrians should be assisted and we
applaud the efforts in their behalf, but in doing so do not forget the
sick babies of Augusta who are to be among our future citizens. High
prices prevailing thia year causes the need for help to be greater
than usual for many people can scaroely live with small incomes
and living expenses increasing all the time.
TWO LEASED WIRES FOR TELEGRAPH NEWS.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
’7 WAS A GLORIOUS
FINISH—McADOO
Washington, D. C. In comVnantlng
upon the success of tho Liberty loan.
Secretary McAdoo today said:
“The Liberty loan has been over
subscribed. It Is Impossible .to state
the amount of oversubscription st
the moment, but exact figures will
be given out ns rapidly as the re
turns are received ut the treasury de
partment.
“The success of this loan Is a gen
uine triumph for democracy. it is
the unmistakable expression of Am
erica's determination to'carry this
war for the prote<%|on of American
rights and the re-establishment of
peace and liberty throughout the
world to a swift and successful con
clusion.
“I am deeply grateful to the bank
ers, the business men, the women of
America, the patriotic organizations
and people in general without whose
cordial co-operation and enthusiastic
support success could not have been
won. It has been an inspiring cam
paign and it. has had a glorious fin
ish.’’
HERALD TO PRINT
THEREGISTRYLIST
Alphabetical List of All Those
Who Registered in Richmond
County June Fifth Will Be
Printed Sunday.
The Herald will print the entire com
plete list of names of all who registered
In this county June fifth, on Nunrlsy
next. The list totals Home 6,000 names,
showing how well Richmond did her
duty. There have been quite a number
of names added to the lists from various
wards and, as stated, the completed list
list will be given. It will, undoubtedly
be read with great Interest The names
will be arranged alphabetically accord
ing to wards and districts.
4 O’CLOCK
EDITION
$7.00 PER Y EAR—S CENTS PER COPY
FOLLOW
UP WIN
IS MODE
or HAIG
British in Rapid Drive Advance
Lines Over Seven Mile Front
in German “Battle Neck.”
All Objectives Gained.
The British campaign in Bel
gium gives signs of developing in
to one of tho most important of
the war. The Germans apparent
ly are unable to resist the pres
sure being constantly applied to
them and are being forced back at
a comparatively rapid rate.
General Haig's dispatches have
indicated that important develop
ments might bo expected to grow
out of the offensive in Belgium
and his prediction appears to be in
the way of being made good.
London.-—How great a “strate
gic retreat" Germany is now pre
paring around what used to be
tho Ypres salient was the subject
of keen speculation in military
circles today.
It was accepted as a foregone
conclusion that with Field Mar
shal Haig’s lightning squeeze of
the triangle of ground between the
Yprcs-Lilie canal on the one side
and the river Lys on the other the
Germans would be forced very
soon to evacuate all this territory
up'to Comines.
Some battle front dispatches to
day hinted such a retreat was ac
complished in part.
British Advance.
(BY THE UNITED PRESS)
London. Field Marshal llalg drove
forward In another rapid blow at the
German linen In the "Mottle Neck" be
tween Yprcs and (’amines, gaining "all
objectives.” according to hls report.
The British now occupy the former
front trenches of the Germans from
the river L>ys to the river Warnuev.
An ii result of last night's operations
nnd the constant pressure exterted the
British have advanced their lines from
GOO to 1,000 yards on a front of seven
tnlles.
.South ami east of Meßslnes, astride
the Ypres-Comlnes canal we attacked
yesterday," the Mrltlsh army comman
der reported. “The enemy was quick
ly overcome.
Objectives Gsined.
"Our whole objectives were gained
and with the localities, prisoners, a
number of howitzers and seven ma
chine guns were taken.
The Ypres-Comlnes canal, along
which Hulg has achieved tills "follow
up" victory to that of Massines ridge,
forms the northern angle-line of a
triangle at which Comines Is th«
point. At Comines the canal Joins
with the river Lys, along which Haig
has already been steadily advancing.
The two waterways make a slowly
converging "bottle neck" and cut the
Inclosed German troops off from quick
mobility.
Disperse Gsrmans st Hill No. 304.
Paris.—Reconnoltering parties were
sent out by the Germans last night In
the Verdun section at Hill 304 and oil
the heights of the Meuse, the war of
fice announces. They were caught
under the French fire and dispersed.
British Take Fort Saliff.
London.—Fort Ballff on tha east
shore of the Red Hea has beet) cap
tured by British warships was of
ficially announced last evening.
Berlin Confirmation.
Berlin.—(Via London.)- Retirement
of the German forces at two points on
the front In Belgium is reported In to
da's official statement. The Germans
were pressed hack by the British be
tween Molleheke and the region of the
river Douave and also southwest of
Warenton.
RUSSIAN CONFERENCE
Petrograd, (via London). —The cabl
net ban derided to BUggenL a confer
enoe with the allieH to examine the
various treutlcH among the neveral al
lied power*. * •
OUTBREAK IN CHILE
Buenos Aires. —A noted outbreak of
the revolutionary movement In Chile
was reported today. Details were not
received.
condition's' GOOD.
Washington. Admiral Benson, chief
of naval operations, after a personal
Inspection of the great lakes training
station at Chicago, has reported to Bet»
rotary Daniels that conditions are very
good and the morale excellent. Com
plaints had been made that the men
were badly cared for.
A MILLION MORE.
Win»ton-Bolom, N. C. —R. J. Rey
nolds Tobacco Company this morning
subscribed for one million dollars of
Liberty Bonds. This Is In addition to
liberal amounts already subscribed for
by Its officers and employers and em
ployes.
TRADING IN LIBERTY BONDB
IS TO BEGIN AT ONCE.
New York. Governors of the
New York stock exchange at a
special meeting today, decided to
open trading in Liberty Bonds at
noon.
"Informal” Bids of 101,
Chicago. "Inform*!" bid* of 101 fop
liberty loan bund* were made on the
floor of. the riik-agu Hoard of Trad#
today.