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New-York tribune., 1918-09-23
Americans Capture Is
Germans in 2 Raids

WASHINGTON. Sept. 80 222,--Amcrlcan
raidnr parties in the Woevre penc-
tratod the enemy's lines at two points,
lntllctlng numerous casualties and
bringing back twenty-five prisoners.
says General Pcrshing's communique
for to-day, received tonight at the
War Department.
The statement follows:
"Headquarters American Expedition
ary Forces, Sept. g
Section Ain the Woevre our raid
ing parties penetrated the encmy's line
at two points, inflicted numerous cas-
ualsies and brought back twenty-five
prisoners. A hostile detachment which
attempted to reach our positions was
1epulsed leaving two of It's men in
our hands,"
New-York tribune., 1918-09-23
British Oueruheln, Huns in Fierce
Fighting Before Hindenburg Line

and stubbornly held their ground for
the remainder of the day
Determined trench fights continued
without intermission throughout Sat
urday AFTERNOON and night. The Ger
ran artillery cast of the canal. which
had been further reinforced, laid down
q heavy bomhardmcnt on the entire
front
At G o'clock Saturday evening the
Germans counter attacked again and
ven a few additional trenches south OF
Nlllors- -Gus.ain, which they had lost
IN the morning.
At midnight the Londoners and Eng
lish country units delivered fresh at
tack west of Vcndhuilc and captured
ttese trenches with the little Prize
Farm in the Hindenburg outpost line
and advanced close to that lire as fai
south as the junction with the Aus
tralians near Hargcourt. The British
position was further improved Sunday
morning.
Hindenburg Line Near
The result of the fighting of the las,
thirtysix hours has been the bringing
of the British front within about three
quarters of mile of the main Hin
denburg system opposite Bellecourt or
the canal and within Il mile and
quarter of the Vcndhule bridgehead
eleven miles south of Cambria.
Trench warfare, with constant bomb
ing, is inevitable in the present phase
of the British operations. The grount
in front Of the Third and Fourth
armies as far as the canal and for ;
half mile beyond is riddled Will
bitches, redoubts and fortified farms
making surprise attacks Of grea'
weight lmDOSSible
The Gcrmans are fighting stubbornls
in the way they like best. While they
are able to keep iNtrenched in the re
eion Of deep ravnes and bread gulleys
they have less fear OF the tanks or ol
being otherwise overwhelmed Fresi
New-York tribune., 1918-09-23
Seamen's Chief Favors
Vengeance After War

PARIS, Sept. 22.--J. Havelock Will
son, president of the International
Seamen's Union and leader of the sea-
men of Great Britain, has made a
statement to the "Matin" on the boy
cotting of Germany after the war.
"No treaty by the Allied govern
ments,' he said, could punish Ger
many as she deserves. The Allied
peoples themselves should inhict on
the Germans full punishment for their
awful crimes. British territory has
not suffered, but the British have
sworn to avenge your ruined provin-
ces. The British count by thousands
seamen and civilians who have been
murdered. The French will help US to
avengc our dead after the war"
New-York tribune., 1918-09-23

sian surrender the Turkish govern
ment has wasted much strength oc
cupying Armenia and the newly
acquired districts of Kars. Batun,
and Erivan and in Selling Bakn
Pursuing the phantom of neu.
Turkish Empire in Transcaucasia
and beyond the Caspian, it has las.
Palestine and will probably soon lose
Syria
We have travelled long wav
from Kut-el- Amara and from Cal
lipoli. The military power of the
Turk is waning. Bulgaria and Tur.
key alike are now beginning to eat
the bitter fruit of their covetous and
unholy alliance with the German
spoilers.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-23

Enemy Flees Into Hills Of
Holy Land as British
Drive On
Foe Is Mystihed
BY Allies Tactics
Cavalry Moved by Night to
Ottomans' Rear After
Infantry Attack

LONDON, Sept. 22 British Wireless
Service). - Further information re-
ceived concerning the dramatic ad.
vance Of the British army in Palestine
begun during the night of September
10, serves to confirm the completeness
Of the surprise and the magnitude OF
the success. A special correspondent
at General Anenbys headquarters
writes:
"The victory is much more impor'
tant than the number OF prisoners at
present reported indicates, for the
Turk has had a smashing blow and Is
retiring into the hills as fast as his
weak legs will permit. The British are
pressing him with splendid energy, de
liyering overpowering blows in every
attempt to resist.
"The situation is most promising. II
is certain that General Alenby viii
now deliver another large portion OF
Palestine from the dominion OF the
Turk. as we'll as infict on the enemy q
severe defeat.
preparations for this battle en-
tailed good deal of marching. The
troops were always moved by nigh
and remained hidden in the orange
and olive groves in the daytime. The
British mastery of the air prevented
enemy observers from seeing an!
change in the dispositions and the
movements of large columns. Troop
of all arms were thus concealed skill
fully in country where the marching
of men raises huge columns of dust
and the Turk, too, possessed position
that commanded a wide range. But h
New-York tribune., 1918-09-23
BRITISH

LONDON (NIGHT. The hostile
attack northwest Of La Bassec, re-
ported to-day, was not pressed. Our
position there is unchanged.
On the remainder Of the front
there is nothing to report beyond
local encounters at different points,
in the course of which we improved
our positions slightly south Of vii
lcrs~ Guislaln lmidway between st.
Quentin and Cambra) and in the
neighborhood Of Zillehoke (southcast
Of Yprcs).
AVIATION. Despite clouds and
wind on Saturday there were jnceS-
SAINT reconnaissance and artillery
patroling. Seven enemy machines
we're destroyed and three were dis
abled. Eight Of our machines arc
missing.
Saturday night three enemy bomb
ing machines were engaged and
brought down. All Of our night
nlcra returned safely
LONDON (DAN. - During the
night our troops cast of Epehy he
tween Cambra and st. Quentip)
rcacwed their attack and again made
progress, capturing Little Priel Farm
and other organized points of resis-
tance. A number Of prisoners has
been taken by us in our operations
yesterday and last night in this sec
tor.
South of Villers- Guslain a local
attack made by the enemy last even
ing was repulsed after sharp tighting
In the course Of the night our troops
advanced their line in this sector and
captured several prisoners.
Yesterday afternoon the enemy
again attacked at Moeuvrcs and was
repulsed. There also our troops have
improved their positions and have
taken few prisoners.
English troops carried out sue
ccssful local operation last night
north Of the Scarpe River. in the
neighborhood of Gavrelle, advancing
our line on front of two miles and
capturing several prisoners.
A hostile raiding party was driven
of last night west Of Acheville.
This morning the enemy delivered
local attack against our new posi-
tons northwest of La Bassec. Fight
ing is still taking place in this
locality.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-23
CBy The Associated Press)

WITH THE AMERICAN FORCES IN
LORRAINE, Sept. 22 (5 .. m.) D.
American troops made two successful
raids on the German lines northeast of
st. Mihiel early this morning. taking
twenty-nine prisoners in the region of
Haumont and five prisoners southeast of
Charey. Both raids were preceded by
harrages.
Patrols from the region of Haumont
reported that at least forty Germans
were killed or injured. Other patrols
from the Charey region estimated that
he barrage killed at least score of
Germans.
The prisoners taken southeast of
tharey were machine gunners. the
Americans capturing two heavy ma
chine guns. At Haumont the Germans
We're captured in dugouts. where they
lad taken refuge from the stiff Ameri-
can barrage.
The Germans answered with their
artillery along the American line The
New-York tribune., 1918-09-23
American Patrols Dig Germans Out
OfGround in T1uo Raids Near Metz

first American barrage began soon af-
ter midnight The other started at ,
o'clock. Both continued for two hours.
A unit of the American raiders en-
tered Haumont, where the Germans had
been using church tower as an OBJ
servation post. Sharp. fighting took
place in the streets of the village, the
Americans getting the better of the
Germans and obtaining the information
desired. They then returned to their
own lines.
patrol found several new dugouts
east of Haumont and indications that
the Germans were continuing to dig in.
Another patrol reported enemy trenches
and numerous machine gun cmplace-
ments south of Dommartin.
When the American barrages started
the Germans apparently believed an
other offensive had opened and filled
the sky with rockets and signal shells.
The heavy shelling apparently caused
confusion on the enemy front, because
after the first barrage it was more
than twenty minutes before the Ger
mans replied
New-York tribune., 1918-09-23
Germans Fire All Night
On St, MihieI Sector
CBy The Associated Prcss)


WITH THE AMERICAN FORCES IN
LORRAINE, Sept. II delayed Ger
man airplanes were active last night in
the region between the Moselle River
and ST. Benoit, northeast of St. Mihiel
The forward areas were bombed pract
oally all night.
German artillery kept up a harassine
fire on Priest Woods, Rappes Woods
and the village of Fey-cn- Hayc The
road to Thiaucourt is being shelled in
termittently.
The Germans are reported to be
working on dugouts to the west OF
Pagny and to the east of Haumont
Similar activity has been observed
north Of Dampvitou and south of Dom
martin.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-23
American Engineers
Run Captured Rail
Line at St. Mihiel
OH The ASSOCIATED Prcss)

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ON
THE LORRAINE FRONT, Sept. o.
The American engineers detachment
is now operating complete German
narrow gauge railroad in the st. Mihiel
salient. The Americans captured
thirty eight onc-man gasoline loco
motives during the offensive.
In Thaucourt the Americans took
six of these locomotives, which were
in running order. Several other en-
gines had been damaged by the retreat
ing Germans, but they had no time to
injure the others. The Americans soon
had the damaged ones in operation
The equipment includes many, miles
of tracks, with great stacks of unlaid
rails and steel ties. All along the
front these one-man enginSs are dart
New-York tribune., 1918-09-23
u. S. Ship Torpedoed;
81 of Crew Missing
Three Officers and Twenty.
seven Men Of Buena Ventura
Reach Corunna

CORUNNA, Spain, Sept 22-Thrcc
officers and twenty seven Of the crew
of the American steamer Buena Ven
tura have arrived here
The vessel was torpedoed last Mon
the crew is missing.
The Buena Ventura was proceeding
from Bordeaux, where she had un-
loaded cargo of petroleum, for Phila-
delphia.
The vessel was of 4,sS1 gross tons
She belonged to the United States Steel
Products Company.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-23
5000 Gas Shells
Virtually Wasted IN
Attack on American.
(By The Associated Prcss)

By The 1ssocidtcd Prcss)
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ON
THE LORRAINE FRONT. Sept. %. -
A summary Of German operations
shows that on the night Of September
1916 there was sent into the American
lines 5000 gas shells with almost no
serious effect.
1t developed from the character of
the hrc and from an examination of
gas shells which failed to explode that
the Germans arc using a new type of
gas protector. The she'll. or canister,
is about "a inches long by inches in
diameter The range of the protector
is some 400 yards greater than those
previously in use.
Two hundred Of tho new shells which
iell between the advanced post and the
front line contained phosgene gas.
The greater part of the gas shells so
far used by the Germans, however,
contained mustard gas
New-York tribune., 1918-09-23

remained mystified, which is the finest
tribute that could be given to the work
OF the British staff
"Thc infantry opened way for the
cavalry to pass through, and then there
was a wonderful spectacle of long col
umns Of British yeomanry and Aus
tralan light horse and picturesque
Indian cavalry moving over w'de
cxpanse of country throughout the
coastal sector Of the Plain OF Sharon
to get to The enemy's rear"
New-York tribune., 1918-09-23
GERMAN

BERLIN DAY) ARMY GROUP
OF CROWN PRINCE RUPpRECHT.
West of Flesquicr and south of
Havrincourt, English partial attacks
were repulsed, as also were strong
enemy thrusts north of the river
Scarpe.
An enterprise by our troops near
Mceuvres yielded forty-tive prisoners.
ARMY GROUP OF GENERAL Won
BOEHN. After fruitless partial at
New-York tribune., 1918-09-23
FRENCH

PARIS DAY.-The night was
marked by quite heavy artillery
activity in the region Of St. Quentin
and north Of the Aisne.
On the front of the River Vesle
French troops repulsed two enemy
raids =
French detachments penetrated the
German lines in the Champagne and
in Lorraine and returned with pri-
cOncrS
New-York tribune., 1918-09-23
3 Austrian Regiments
Revolt in Volhynia

BASEL, Switzerland, Sept 22.-An
Austrian regiment at Rovno, il the
Russian province of Volhynia, is re-
ported in dispatch received here from
kiev to have refused to go TO the bat
tlefront in France
The Austrians unfolded the red Asg
and arc said to have been Joined bY
two other regiments.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-23
George E. Scott Is New General
Manager for u. S. Red Cross

WASHINGTON, Sept 30. Appoint
ment of George f. Scott. of Chicago,
as general manager of the American
Red Cross was announced yesterday.
He has been acting in that capacify
since the departure some time ago Of
Harvey D. Gibson to assume charge Of
Red Cross work in France.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-23

ing here and there on tracks laid by
the Germans. and also upon now track
age nut down by the Americans, which
connects with the various German sys-
tens.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-23

German jnfontrv has been put into the
battle lnc.
Thc weather Is mclemeut, which has
hampcrod the lighting troons
The Robesonian., 1918-09-30
LIBERTY LOAN MEETINGS.

Meetings in interest of The Liberty
loan have been arranged at the iol-
lowing times and places and with the
following speakers:
September 3O-Hon. Stephen Mcln-
tye at McDonalds at o'clock p. m.
October Hon. H. E. Stacy and
Mr.. Roger Pittman, returned soldier
from France, at the community 5a1r
at Regans at II o'clock a. M.
Mr.. R. C. Lawrence at Rowland at
$3.50 p. m.
October 2-Hon. G. B. Patterson at
community fair at union chapel al u
a. m.
Hon. II. F. Seawell at Indian Nor
NAL school, Pembroke, at $3.50 p. IN.
October 3-Solicitor S. 3. Mclean
at community far at Centenary at II
a. m.
October 4-Hon. E. J. Britt and Mr.
Roger Pittman, returned soldier from
France, at community fair at Oak
dale at II a. m.
The public is cordially invited and
earnestly requested to attend these
meetings. Other speaking dates vii
be announced later.
r. c. LAWRENCE,
County Chairman.
The Robesonian., 1918-09-30
MISREPRESENTED ACE.
Young Men Who Misrepresented Age
When Registering Will Be Given Is
Days to Correct-A Serious Offense.

To the Editor of The Robesonian:
There are a great number of young
men who have been reported to me
as having registered on September
18th, representing that they We're IS
Years Of age, who are 10, 20, and q
years Of age. Four Of these men,
upon notice being issued by tits Of
flee, have come in and confessed that
they have misrepresented their age,
Cre man stating that he did so On
tie advice of his father. Nor ,ess
than twenty others have been report
ed TO this office and I have concluded
to give all Of them an opportunity to
corr ect their ages within the next fif-
teen days, and if it is not done in
that time and it is clearly established
tnat misrepresentation has been
l;;ade. then the names Of ali these
yollEg men viii be turned over TO the
United States authorities for atten-
ton. 1t is very serious offense un-
der the draft law to knowingly mis-
represent the age when registering.
i. L. JOHNSON,
Chairman Local Board No. I, Robson
County.
Lumberton, N. c., Sept. %, 1918.
The Robesonian., 1918-09-30
Draft Lottery Begins Today.

Drawing of the master numbers
which will determine the order in
their respective classes Of the $4,000.
900 who registered for military ser
vice September IL began at noon to-
day and will continue without inter
ruption until the $1,000 capsules have
been taken from the bowl. Officials
estimated that it will require 26
hours to complete the work.
Because of the classification sys-
tenn, this drawing third since
the nation went to war-will not have
the significance that attached to tie
first lottery last year when order
numbers were assigned 100000
men Unless the War Department
changes its plan of calling registrants
and invades the deferred classified.
tions, the numbers to be drawn will
affect only those men Of the new
draft ages who are physically fit fol-
military service and are not given
deferment because of dependents OF
OCCUPATIONS
The Robesonian., 1918-09-30
AMERICANS IN
NEW OFFENSIVE
II Towns and 5000 Pris2ne-s Taken
In First Day.

Twelve towns ard more thaa 5000
German prisoners were taken by
American troops, fighting in conjunc-
ton with the French, on the first cay
of new offensive, begun with the
break OF day Thursday in the region
extending from the northwest of
Verdun to within Is miles OF the ca
thedral city of Rheims.
The Americans adyanced to a depth
OF seven miles. overcoming the stub
born resistance of the enemy. Perm
sylvania, Kansas and Missouri troops
were among the fighting forces which
In less than day won territory of
great Importance to the enemy and
further depleted his army through
men captured or killed or wounded.
Under the terrific bomoardme,l ii
preceding the commencement of the
battle the Germans hurriedly quit
numerous positions and into these the
Americans and French went uninl-
peded.
The Robesonian., 1918-09-30
LIBERTY LOAN ALLOTMENTs,
County Must Raise Minimum of $685.
500 in Fourth Liberty LOan-Ap-
pOrtiOnments by Districts.

Robeson's allotment in the 4th Lib
erty loan is $603, 800 This has been
apportioned to the 10 districts into
which the county has been divided for
the campaign as follows:
Fairmont District.
Bank Of Fairnlont, S32, 800; Peoples
Bank & Trust Co., Sl2.6 800. Total
SA5,lOO.
Lumberton District.
First National Bank, $50 800; Ma
tional Bank Of Lumberton, S125, 500;
Planters Bank & Trust Co., S35 SOC
Total S244,2O0.
NIaxton District
Bank OF MaEton, $84, 800; Bank o1
Robson, 200. Total S111,700
Mcdonald District.
Bank Of Mcdonald, Sl0,200.
ParktC1 District
Bank Of Par1ton, So 800.
Pembroke District.
Bank of Pembroke, $4,000.
Pructo-yille District.
Bank of Proctoryille, S6,4OO.
Red Springs District.
Bank of Red Springs. S36, 400; Car
olina Bank & Trust Co., $23, 800. TO
tai, $4,000.
Rowland District.
Bank of Rowland, $45 5.10O; Mer-
chants & Farmers Bank, $4,000. To-
tai $64, 900.
St. Pauls District.
Bank of St. Pauls, $27 900.
The Robesonian., 1918-09-30
INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC.
Best Means Of Preventing Its Spread
-Symptoms-Now117 Cases In
the County.

To the Editor of The Robesonian:
l will thank you for space to warn
the people of the existance of inf!u-
enza or grippe" in Robson county
and especially in Lumberton and vi
cinity, and to emphasize .he best
means Of preventing its spread.
There are now II ana around Lun1-
bert-n 90 cases, 8 cases al Naxton.
3 a. McDosalds, at Fairmont. 9 a.
Red Springs. at Pembroke, 3 at ST.
Pauls: none at Rowland. Parkton and
Lumber Bridge.
The disease is caused by the bacll-
lus influenza. In 1889 and 1890 it
spread to the four quarters OF the
globe, and judging from the number
OF deaths this was the most extensive
and serious epidemic that has occur
red in modern times. No one 5 i'm
mune, but males and robust indiyid-
uals IN community seem more sus-
ceptlble, perhaps on account of great
er exposure.
The disease is usually ushered in
with feeling of malaise, chilly SEN
sations, marked pain in the eyes, and
S-IN
limbs, There may be violent head
ache, severe cough and a distinct chill
with temperature which rises rapid
ly, going as high as los with short
hess of breath and great orostraticn
In uncomplicated cases the symptoms
! slowly recovers. The usual compli-
! subside in a few days and the patient
stions are pneumonia and bronchitis
and rarely nephritis, pleurisy. and Sc
we're diarrhea with hemmorrhage from
the bowels.
Inflenza Us transmitted directly
from one person to another. The bac-
/ illus does not multiply outside the
| body, but is foundin the secretions OF
the nose, throat and respiratory
tract; therefore avoid theatres, mass
meetings and closed places where
there is a crowd, or close contact with
an individual who has catarrhal syn1p-
toms. The danger from the common
cup, the roller towel, kissing, hand.
kerchiefs, soda-water glasses, spoons
ktc., should be emphasized as The con
4 troll of this disease rests largely witt
the public.
AS a prophylactic measure l would
suggest a spray Of a strong solution
CT common table salt, gargle tn,
: throat every four hours. also inhale VI
nose, and keep your feet dry. Par
{, ents should keep their children a
) home and stay there themselves IN
| less absolutely necessary to 70 ou;
If you do get sick. go to ped and cal
: your physician and sc by mis- direc
t tions. Have plenty fresh air in you
room. Do rot take patent medicin
! of any kind. Do not take headach
: tablets that contain acetanlid, wljcl
: is a powerful heart depressant. Tier
] is no disease that weakens you s
} quickly as true influenza and # yo-
= take acetanlid or patent medicine tna
I contain it you will further weake1
/ an already weak heart.
a am doing all / can to prevent it
: srread and want the cooperation o
? every citizen. When in doubt aDou
: any matter, phone No. s and assist
= ance will be given you if it is posi-
: ble to do so.
w. A. McPHAUL,
County Health Officer.
4 Lumberton, N. c., Sept. 80, 1918.
The Robesonian., 1918-09-30
ONE robson DISTRICT
ALREADY OVER TOP

Mr.. R. C. Lawrence, acting chair
man of the fourth Liberty loan com
mittee for Robson, wired State Chair
man Jos. G. Brown at Raleigh Sat
urday: .'One district already sub
scribed it's quota. Send more sub
scription blanks" To this wire Mr..
Brown replied: "Your accomplish
ment is great and / congratulate you
sincerely. AS goes Robson, SO goes
the State"
For strategic" reasons Mr.. Law,
renee is not giving out the name OF
this township.
The Robesonian., 1918-09-30

Troops from the States of New
York, Tennessee and North and South
Carolina attacked the Hindenburg
lines on front of nearly 3 miles yes
terday, capturing Bellicourt and Nau
roy.
1t was officially announced last
night that Dixmude had been captur-
ed by Belgian troops. The Belgians
also have taken Zarren, Stadenburp
Passchendaele. Moorsledge and part
of Westroosebeke. This means an ad-
vance Of several miles.
This mornings Associated Press
summary states that the Entente
troops everywhere are continuing to
make progress against the forces OF
the Teutonic allies. On a front Oh
more than $50 miles from the North
Sea to Verdum the Allies began Satur.
day smashing into the German de.
fenses on four wide and important
sectors.
French, British, American anc
Belgian troops in the last 8 days have
captured 100000 prisoners and 800
guns, according to a dispatch las
night from Paris. Since July 18 the
Allies have captured 100000 prisoners
5000 guns, 10000 machine gums arc
enormous quantities of material. ,rhi:
does not take into account the opera
tions in Macedonia and Palestine
where it was estimated Friday nigh,
that the British had captured 5o,00i
prisoners and 325 guns.
In Belgium, Flanders ard Franc.
material advances have been made OF
all the fighting fronts; in Siberia IT,,
territory of the overrun kingdom i
fast being reclaimed, while IN Pales
tine the Turkish armies under the at
tacks of Gen. Allenby and the tribes
men Of the King of the Hedjas hav,
virtually ceased to exist as fghtin:
units.