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New-York tribune., 1918-08-01

! bilious programme which was destined
to develop into the investment of Paris
ara the ultimate crushing of the mill
tary forces of the Entente.
"llndenburg's defence rcncws the
promise OF a decisive blow against the
Anglo o-French front, but SAYS the
physiognomy which the struggle pre-
sents on the front between Soissops
and Rheims and in the Champagne. in
consequence of the German attacks
and the Franco British counter attack 6
cone must note here with what care the
American Intervention is omtted). has
led to :he necessity of preparing for
some time the decisive blow
with this end in view new bases
for subsequent operations and strategy
ca regroupings have to be created.
Whilc awaiting until preparations for
luture operations are completed thew
have been forced to retire in thc
northern direction of the Marne front
HOW far Will this retirement be
carried out? "A retreat of about a
dozen kilometres will perhaps be suf-
hcient.' 1t is not thought necessary
to-day that Hindcnburg should 'Gnd
himself under the obligation of with
drawing the front as far back ma the
Ncsle' 80 WV
THE German interior front, ;s i'm
p'ored not to rcnouncc its confidence
Ill our Hindenburg on account of that
he tone of this official note ,s sig
hiHchnt inc impression caused in
Germany by the defeat must have heen
very profound. Confidence must bo
seriously shaken for the high command
10 solicit fresh favors with n sort Of
humility that is scarcely habitual to if
" Tho 'Badische Landes Zeitung' ,s
trying TO persuade it's readers tbat
the German retreat was part of Hin
cenburg's plans and that he il still
continuing to impose his will on Ger
many's enemies. In the Frankfurter
Aeitung Deputy Conrad Haussmann
says von kuehlmann is more popular
now than before his fall"
New-York tribune., 1918-08-01
BRITISH

LONDON (NIGH1) The hostile
artillery was active during the day
southwest of Albert, and has shown
some activity also east Of Robecq.
LONDON DAY).-Scveral prison
ers were captured by us during the
night in successful raids and patrol
encounters in the neighborhood Of
Lens, north OF Bcthunc, and on the
northern sector of our front. A hos
tile raidlng party was driven off by
our fire southeast of La Basscc.
The enemy artillery has been active
on both sides of the Somme, and has
shown considerable activity about
Mcrris and in the KENNEL sector.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-01
Much Ammunition
Was Left Behind by
Retreating Germans

LONDON, July 30.-Although the
Allied gains during the past twenty.
four hours may seem small, some of
them had been exceedingly significant,
telegraphs Reuters correspondent at
the American front in France. The
chief feature OF the recent fighting,
ne says. is the French advance from
Oulchy lie Chateau, which carried the
villages of Grand Rozoy and Cugny
and swept the Germans off of the
Butte of Chalmont. This hill was a
centre of enemy resistance along the
western side of the salient.
German guns situated on the Butte
of Chalmont had been able to rake the
Soissons- Chateau Thierry road almost
as far as Villemontoire and hurl n cross
fire upon the advancing French and
American troops in the valley Of the
Ourco The French now are able to
harass from this hill the enemy's re-
tirement and should pe able to clear
the angle between the Soissons-C Cha
teau Thierry road and the railroad be-
tween Oulchy-le- Chateau and Fismes
the Americans in the village Of Sc
finges.
II will be costly task to take the
Nesles Forest. but there are alterna-
tive possibilities in the comparatively
open ground to the westward, The
railroad. which is the key to the Ourcq
Valley. is in Allied hands. The cor
respondent writes:
"The enemy may certainly plume
himself on the retirement according
to plan, but it can scarcely be ac-
eording to plan that he left hundreds
of tons OF ammunition behind him.
There is as yet no conception Of the
enormous figures to which these losses
m materials of war will run. When
the vast numbers OF shells actually
captured are added TO the millions Of
shells exploded either by himself or
by the Allied fire. some idea of his
loss nav be gained The enemy has
moved his guns wonderfully we'll. but
his gunners have been warned to be
sparing of ammunition and TO ire only
when necessary to support his in
New-York tribune., 1918-08-01

the defence and letting the situation
gradually stabilize itself.
In this respect Foeh's operation
against the Marine salient has run
d different course from that of any
previous West front offensive this
year. Two weeks ago to-day the AL
he'd counter offensive began 1t has
been making steady progress ever
since then. And it is not clear yet
that it has ended. 1t has not ended
for the Germans in the sense that
they have at last reached positions
where they can settle down in Sc
curity, or which fit in with their
further plans either for offence or
defence.
On the front from scissors to
Rheims there was comparative
let-up in the fighting yesterday. But
this may not mean at all that the
battle has been broken off. The sit
uatlon is still unstable. The severed
threads of German strategy in the
West have to be pieced together
again. At what point does Ger
many want to continue her fight!
BY what new stroke is she going to
recapture the initiative? And, while
she is struggling with this problem
the spectre of a new front in the
East is looming up. The assassina.
tion of Won Eichhorn in Kiev is only
another evidence that Germany's
footing in Russia is becoming more
and more hazardous. The Treaty
of BrestLisovsk is now only mem.
ory. How long can Germany hope
to keep dismembered Russia tran.
quill, and so be free to utilize almost
all her waning military strength in
France?
New-York tribune., 1918-08-01

sions chiefly, but the pursuit machil IS
also were up. Two American fiers /
tackled two German scouts over Mont
sec, in the Woevre, and drove one
enemy plane down.
The Germans put over a heavy bs T.
rage in the Woevrc sector this mo n
ing. 1t lasted more than half an hour.
and it is probable that they sent in
fantry across behind the barrage. But
their fire was entirely wasted, as the
positions had been evacuated.
The destruction of a German balloon
on July 90 has been verified, and An
other was brought down yesterday.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-01

whole German system of defence totter.
There was no middle course for Foch.
Victory in the strictest sense Of the
word was positively imperative in this
action. 1t was not his business to gain
ground nor clear the Marnc His bust
ness was to cut through our dcfences
and get in our rear. 1t WAS win or lose
He lost, and must start the game
afresh."
General Kilbc, in the "Gcrmana," /"
angrily attributes the failure of the
German offensive to the fact that the
date on which it was to begin, July Is,
seemed to be public property at home.
He Indignantly rcbukes the "irrepressi-
bic tattling" by which news Of Mill
tary Importance percolates to the
enemy. He and virtually all the other
critics agree that further hard fighting
Is IMMINENT
New-York tribune., 1918-08-01
Allied Auiators on
Whole Front Active:
Drop Tons of Bombs

PARIS, July S1:-During the fighting
on July % and 20 the Allied aviators
were active along the whole front of
the battle between the Aisne and the
Marne, according to the Havas CORE
spondent at the front
There were many aerial combats,
during the course Of which fourteen
enemy machines were shot down or
forced toSaand disabled.
On July 2S French and British bomb
ing planes dropped more than twenty
tons of projectiles on cantonments and
roads in the Ardre and Vesle valleys
and on railroad stations and military
detectives in the same region On July
20 and the following night thirty-six
tons of bombs were dropped, fires and
explosions being caused.
The official war statement tonight
said:
"On July 80 Franco British air
squadrons brought down or put out
of action eighteen enemy airplanes and
set on fire one captive balloon
LONDON, July 3l.-The official COM
munication dealing with aviation is
sued tonight says:
"On July so haze and ground mist
again interfered with observations, but
nevertheless a large number of photo
graphs were taken by US and more than
eleven tons of bombs were dropped on
enemy sdings and dumps.
Rather more enemy machines were
encountered, fifteen being brought
down and six being driven down out
of control Six Of our machines are
missing.
During the night of the Goth two
tons Of bombs were dropped by us
without losses. In addition to those
already reported hostile machine WAS
e.iot down by infantry fire on the Goth
.stsnt."
BERLIN, July 3l.-Thc official report
to- day said:
yesterday we shot down nineteen
New-York tribune., 1918-08-01
ITALIAN

ROME.-1n the Daone Valley our
troops have surprised an enemy ad-
vance post and captured its occu-
pants.
In the Brcnta Valley the enemy
launched an attack in force against
our line on the Cornonc.' After brisk
hand-to-hand fighting, the enemy was
forced to retire, losing machine
guns and flame projectors. A few
prisoners remained in our hands.
Five hostile airpanes have been
brought down.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-01
Hindenburg Now
Promises Decisive
BioU at British Line

WASHINGTON. July 81 Oficial
dispatches to-day from France tell how
the German high command has caused
10 be published in the newspapers
throughout Germany ar official state
meht preparing the people TO accept
the defeat IN the second battle Of the
Marnc. but renewing the promise of a
decisive blow against the Anglo French
front
After several days of desperate at
tempis to attenuate The gravity of the
deieas Of the German arms" saws the
dlsphfehcS, 'fiindcnburg and Ludcn-
o. ~ have decided to make full con
fogsion.
An official note. hearing the title:
= he situation on the Marne, published
IN about tho same terms in ali the
papers Of the empire. tries to make tho
German public. profoundly deceived.
acecpt the total failure Of the am.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-01
10 Confer ON Prisoners
Berlin Willing to Arrange Elk.
change of Captives
With u. S.

LONDON, July 31.--The German gov
ernment has given Il favorable reply to
the invitation Of the American govern
meni TO convene conference to M
range for the exchange of military nnd
CIVILIAN prisoners, says IL dispatch to
the Exchange Telegraph from Amstcr-
dam. quoting Berlin dispatch.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-01
Killed by Own Shells

When the Germans learned tnat
the Americans in Seringes were win
ming they used their artillery, and
there is unquestionable evidence
that numerous Germans were killed
by German shells.
Some prisoners declared the or
ders were to hold on at all costs.
Among the prisoners were men at
tached the 5th Foot Guards from
Lorraine and others who had been
on leave in Germany, who said that
the German people were thoroughly
tired of the war and did not care
who governed, so long as the war
came to an end.
The Germans arc now using high
explosive shells simultaneously with
gas shells. The high explosives are
designed to drown the "pop" of the
gas projectiles, which the Allies have
learned to distinguish from the
others. The percentage of gas cas-
ualties is low as a result of~the dis
covery of the German trick, because
the Allies generally anticipate at
tacks with gas.
(Noon) Efforts made by the
Germans to advance their lines
against the Americans on this
front last night and this forenoon
were fruitless. The Americans were
content to hold their positions along
their slightly advanced line for the
time. The German line, however, is
reported gradually giving way both
TO the right and left.
There was hard fighting through
out the night, but no concentrated
attack in force by either side.
Both high explosive and gas shells
were sprayed by the Germans over
a wide area.
The air forces on both sides were
busy this morning. One of the
American observers was attacked by
eight enemy machines, but escaped
and returned to his base.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-01
Americans Escape
Barrage in Woevre
Sectors Evacuated Before Ger
man Infantry Attacks; Foe
Loses a plane
lBy TIE ASSOCIATED Press

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, July 31.-Aerial activity was
great y increased to-day owing to the
tact that the weather, after several
weeks Of storms, cleared. America n
avlators undertook reconnaissance mis-
New-York tribune., 1918-08-01
AUSTRIAN

NlENNA.-In a successful raid in
the Sasso Rosso region, in Northern
Italy, we captured twenty-five prison.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-01
All Germany Now Vast Hospital,
Wounded Aviator Confdes to Nurse
By Wilbur Forrest
Especial Gable to The Tribune
Hri

WITH THE AMERICANARMIES July 31.-son1e idea of the
the to-day
by German aviator who shot down. badly wounded and
in French hospital.
The kndest aristocrac
French who lived Germany before the Tell
the truth about the Germany she said the aviator who
had thanked her for her treatment.
"Il tell truth, he
of Germany, Germany which hospital"
The foregoing sharpest contrast the
wounded
dressing Bourdonnere during
Marine banks All French officer have been by
the Allied advance
Their adavts that the German doctors
their wounds their masks and away them
without food days
deds wounded brought the
protested the Germans give anti
the third day he disappeared.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-01
GERMAN

BERLIN (NIGHT-Quiet reigned
throughout the day along the bat
tlcfront.
BERLIN (DAN.-There has been
very lively rcconnoitring activity in
Flanders. AS the result of a re-
New-York tribune., 1918-08-01
A Americons Praised
BY "Daiiy Mail" for
Intelligent Bravery

LfNDp& sar "Aebaay ran son
fempiGfo without profound admiration
@ee e gof and heFDism wlsh which the
New-York tribune., 1918-08-01

opened fire. Two enemy companies
were virtually annihilated.
The Americans used machine
guns, rifles and pistols and en-
ployed both the bayonet and the
rifle butt with great effectiveness.
The fighting in the streets was saw
age, but of comparatively brief du-
ration. Then the Americans await
cd the coming of other Germans,
but they came not. SO French and
Americans together moved beyond
the village.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-01
Military Comment
Bv William L. Mcpherson

yyght 1o1s by Tribune Th Trib,e
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-22
NORTH CAROLINA NOTES
Cotton Mills and Hosiery Factories
New National Bnmk at HcidsviIie.
To Erect building.

Seventy-iive new looms and 2,s76
new SpindleS are being added to the
already extensive Pauline Cotton Mills
at Kings Mountain.
The, Williams Cotton Mills. recently
Incorporated with 100000 capital
stock, have commenced the erection OF
n plant at Lincolnton. The officers OF
the new company are: ID. c. Williams.
president d. c. Lineberger vice
president w. n. Williams. Secretary.
The First, National Bank. OF Reids-
vile, recently Incorporated with $780,
900 capital. was organized last week
by the election of the following of
tcers: +. ). Montgomery, president
;. C. Penn. vice. president: Scott Fill
man. cashier. y new bank building is
to be erected
X. u, Cirier. of Kannapolis. proposes
TO build new cotton mill at Wilke s-
boro, the estimated cost of which is
TO he S225,000
The Emma Hosiery Mills. recently
organized at Shelby by Charles 4.
Morrison. are installing machinery to
give capacity OF nifty dozen pairs Of
hose day.
The Huss Manufacturing Company.
Of 'Bessemer City, which recently in
creased it's capital stock TO s250,000. is
installing new machinery consisting
OF ninety eight looms and $500 spindles
with accompanying machinery. These
Will more than double the output Of
the cotton mills.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-22
GREAT CAROLINA HIGHWAY
CHARLOTTE TO SEkCOAST
Convention Held This Week. Five WILL
lion Dollar Concrete Rond Cost
Ing S5,ODO0tHb LIS Proposed.

A broad and comprehensive plan for
highway building in North Carolina
will receive earnest consideration at
a convention that has been called TO
meet at Rockingham, y. c., next Tues
day the 24th This convention has
been called by Colonel T. l.. Kirk
patrick, director Of the Bureau of
highways OF the Charlotte Chamber OF
large meeting Of the representatives
OF the citizens Of ten counties be-
tween Charlotte and Wilmington:
IL is expected that at this conven-
tion active measures Will be adopted
looking to the immediate construction
be used for military purposes primari-
~. and secondarily for the develop
men OF the agricultural. manufacture
lnE and industrial interests Of the
state and nation, and also to take
advantage Of the port of entry which
is being built at Wilmington by the
Government and the establishments of
shipyards. and the carrying on of
trade. both export and import; with
the Atlantic seaboard States and the
Somth american countries.
The call for the convention has been
Joined in by the mayors of the towns
chairmen of the boards OF county com
OF commerce in all Of the territory
between Wilmington and Charlotte
II Is expected that the governor OF the
State. the TWO United States Scna-
tors and the congressman from the
Tour district through which the pro-
posed road will pass will be in at
tendance upon the convention, and the
responses already received indicate
that there may he an attendance of
l,10o or 1000 delegates.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-22

are contemplated by the city of Baltl-
more. 100000 being available Plans
involve purchase of Bridge View and
Mud Islands in Patapsco River. and
improvements preliminary to construc-
tion of piers and decks for industrial
development. These islands comprise
siNty-hvc acres. of which thirty acres
are under water
The development OF $500 acres of
coal land will be undertaken by the
Tennessee Coal Company Monterey.
Tenn. organized with 100000 capital.
The daily output will be ten 10 twenty
cars OF coal.
plant TO manufacture paper from
saw grass will be erected by the Grass
Fiber Taper Pulp Company Moore
haven. Fla. which has leased 1000
acres of aw-grass land The company
has been incorporated with $4,000
capital
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-22
ALL ABOUT IN VIRGINIA
War Times in Observation-Disclosures
Has New Bank-Mnngnnesc Ore
Found In PulnSki.

War times have made the laundry
business Of Norfolk something enor-
nous. new laundry starts up there
nearly every day. and last week a $50
600 company was incorporated.
The warehouses recently DESTROYED o.
damaged III Hopcwen at loss of $780,
oOO are To be rebuilt at once, and
on larger scase 10y the T.. |. du Pont
de Nemours & Co.
Chincoteague in Accomac County. is
TO have new bank. The Marine Bank
of Chincoteasuc has been Incorporated
with $4,000 paid up capital. H. w.
Conant is the president.
The Rose Hill Brick and Tile Com
pany, operating under Kentucky
charter, has taken out Virginia licenses
to do business in Lee County and es-
tablish n brick and tile-making plant
there.
The Buckeye Lumber Company, Of
Chinicothe. O.. which has Il branch
plant at Pulaski proposes TO adevelop
manganese ore mines lately discovered
on it's timber lands in Pulaski County.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-22
Total liabilities
GOVERNMENT DEMANDS
FOR COTTON VERY LARGE
Civilian nuSincss of Much Lighter
Volume Thnn UsunI NJ
This Time.
fBv Associated Press. |

NEW YORK, September al.-C,ov-
eminent demands for cotton goods
continue very large and in many in
stances they are being mot by an
allotment Of orders to mills already.
largely engaged. The civilian business
Is or lighter volume than is u.;,iai "a:
inns time of the year owing. in part.
10 the approach OF a new price fl xin,-
period beginning October l. IL has not
bceh settled at what price cotton good
VIII be sold unless manufacturers arc
wiling TO 80 ahead on the basis AL
ready estnbiished. This they have
or IMAM II was when II basis Of prices
was agreed on for cloth and yarns
w TN the raw material not priced
the mills find the risk of forward SELF
ing 100 great. and they are unwilling
10 assume the risk except where inn
perativc war orders are rendered The
general feeling i'm the trade is that
prices will not be advanced for the
octobcr quarter on finished goods. bu,
some modification is anticipated in the
prices for coarse goods and warns
SPOT buying for retail and whole
sale purposes is of small volume. while
IN many Instances retailers are nut
ting down satisfactory orders for fu-
are pending for special war cloths and
for some lines Of knit fabrics to bn
used in covering meats.
mere - Il steady departure i.l pro-
lines; and they are growing scarcer
for domestic purposes. Prices uuoted
arc as follows:
Print cloths 2S-inch. 12l-S cents:
6as. 1918 cents: brown sheetings.
Southern standards. POTS cents:
dcnims, ..20 Southern indigo, 81 10
cents: tickinSs, S-ounce, 42l-2 cents;
prints, ~ cents; staple ginghams
~ l.. cents; dress ginghams. 20 to "a
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-22
INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY
Many New Enterprises SpringinG Up I'm
Dfxfc--Some That Are OF
Spccint Interest

Tho current issue of the Manufac-
turcrs' Record has a long list of new
industrial and developmental enter
prises governmental and otherwise,
that are starting up in the South and
bringing much money TO Dixie for in
Vestment. Among others, the follow
mg, Are OF special interest:
FURTHER development of coal mines
near Big Stone Gap, Va. is planned by
the Liberty Coal and Coke Company,
incorporated with sil,2oo,ooo capital by
Louisville tkyO coal mine operators
Organization has been perfected by
the Buffalo kanawha Coal Company,
Charleston. w. Va. 100000 capital
This company plans to develop 76G
acres OF land for daily output of 200
tons of coal.
"a 4 company Incorporated with $780,
600 capital by r. d. Grier and others
plans TO erect cotton spinning mill at
Gordon. suburb of North Wilkesboro,
y. c.. The plant Will DO operated at
first by steam power. but later it is
planned to secure water power.
Watch crystals will be manufactured
by the Watch Glass Company, Green's
bore. n. c., in corporated with sI25.O00
capital.
7 Additional waterfront. developments
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-22
WEST VIRGINIA COAL
Now Mining Companies Getting Bnsy
In little Mountain Suate-DnnyiIlc
Man Stakeholder.

cHARLESToN, W: VA. September
2l.-The Booker Washington Coal
Company is the name of one OF the
latest incorporated coal companies 1t
starts off with 100000 capital stock to
mine coal in the kanawha District
Among the principal stockholders are
T. r. Bowman and Isaac Shuster. Of
this city. and John =. Swanson. Of
Danville. Va.
The Newcourt Coal Company is an
other 100000 concern. chartered under
the laws OF West Nirsinia last week
This is a Charleston company. all o.:
the stockholders being business men
of this city.
The Buffalo Kanawha Coal Company
with $4,000 capital stock. has been
incorporated to mine coal in the Kama
wha District at Maiden. The incorpor-
ators and stockholders are Buffalo, y.
Y. men.
The Sewelton Coal Company. incor-
poratcd with sl5o,000 capital stock by
Hinton men. will mine coal at Swelton,
near Hinton.
The Frceport Coal Company. Of
Corinth. has increased capital stock
from $4,000 to 100000. and will de-
velop 3o5 acres of new coal lands,
which the company has just acquired