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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-07-12
STATEMENT OF THE FINANCIAL
CONDITION OF

The Crabbottom Valley Bank, In
corporated located at Ctabbottom in
the county of Highland State of Vir-
ginia, at the close of business June29,
1918, made to the State Corporation
Commission.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-13
Military Comment
By William l.. Mcpherson

JARS all great bae-hat in tho
midst of it operations should die somnonce
in the midst of the greatest ever seen Rut
Gays at time official bulletins the fr
on extending from Flanders down through Aro Pcary
pagne-report little than contact here
there hardly ordinary
OF the old dead locked positonal
Except twodvon
saent on May and g. Hindenbug offensive
week What the materials NM
gahaon OF shattered divisions the marshang
Undoubtedly renewal of the German preparation Hin
where
conessng failure And confession failure
the German civilian public mpe as
already undermined military ntgues
U.S. Possibly is Hndnburgs personal to-day that must
either light the Allies fight Ludendor
Another thing The battle developed u
expecedy
been seen in the West since the Battle the
OF all the
movement Since then have been drifting
positions Hindenbug did bea through
tn and to lesser extent the
the wall have been stopped Hndenburg
hno1ng an opening the barrier front him. pungng
which ne the
reharsing and achieved the
vlou efforts involved great
hanging uneventfuy air.
Yesterdays bulletins like Saturdays brought news of only minor
clashes The French improved their positions
which lies the northeast of Mount pushing
well
southwest of Mount KENNEL the French
German hold KENNEL the
enene IN the FLANDERS plains Possibly if Hndenburg
rs the Allies think worth while
side OF the s Valley salient by enveopng stormng
On the southern
so from which they driven Beyond
battle slept.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-13
German Admiral Gives the
Reichstag Gloomy View
of u. S. Programme
U-Boat Campaign
Will Be Pushed
Submarine Construction Ex.
ceeds Losses, Minister
of Navy Declares


AMSTERDAM, May II (Delayed) In
debate in the Rechstag o-day on the
second reading of the naval estimates,
as reported in a Berlin dispatch, Herr
PHager. Centrist, said on behalf of the
Main Committee that even though
there were differences of opinion re-
gardlng the political significance Of
the submarine war, the entire Reichs-
tag was as one concerning it's military
achievements. All held the view that
the U-boat campaign hould not be
given up or restricted in any way and
that the construction of submarines
should be promoted as far as possible
That was the opinion also, he said, of
the highest government officials and
the army and navy commanders.
Vlce-Admiral Won Capelle, Minister
OF the Navy, stated that unrestricted
u-boat warfare meant very strong
naval offensive against the Entente.
tie also declared Americas shipbuild-
ing effort had amounted to but little.
Building Exceeds Losses
The reports for April are favor
able,' he added NATURALLY, losses oc
cur. but the main thing is that the in
crease in submarines exceeds tho
losses. Our naval offensive is stronger
to-day than at the beginning of unre-
strlcted submarine warfare. That gives
us an assured prospect Of final sue
cess.
Inc submarine war is developing
more n and more into a struggle between
C-poat action and new construction Of
ships. Thus far the monthly figures
OF destruction have continued to be
several times as large as those of new
construction. Even the British min
1stry ana the entire British press admit
yafd workers appears to be especially
significant. For the present, apparent,
~, the appeal does not appear to have
mad great success. According to tho
latest statements, British shipbuilding
iell from $4,000 tons in March to
iel2,ooo in April. or, reckoned in ships
from thlrty-two to twenty-five. That
means nj decline of $4,000 tons or about
40 per cent 'o"'
United States Programme a Failure
America thus far has built little
and has fallen far below expectations
Even If an increase is to be reckoned
with IN the future, it will be used M
completely by America herself. - ~
,, IN addition to the sinkings by the
u-boats, there is large decline in
cargo space owing to marine losses and
TO ships becoming unserviceable. One
OF the best known big British shin
owners declared at meeting of ship
merchant fleet through marine acc; s..oil
dents, owing to conditions created hv
!he war, We're three times as large as as
in peace" "'
New-York tribune., 1918-05-13
Italians Fought
Through Snolu to
Take Monte Corno
by The Associated Press

ITALIAN ARMY HEADQUARTERS
Saturday, May 11.-After a long Pc
riod of inactivity, owing to weather
conditions, Italian troops on the noun
tain front executed a brilliant opera
tlon last night, capturing the dominat-
ing position of Monte Corno, DESTROY
ing an elaborate system of enemy de-
fences and taking 100 prisoners, two
guns, number of machine guns and
much war material.
The action was in the Arsa Valley.
which leads down from the Labarina
Valley and is the main line Of ap-
proach from Trent to Roverto 1t was
here. that the Austrians attempted to
reach the Venetian plain in the first
great offensive. Recently they have
erected powerful defences. with bat
terry positions built in rock and cleo
trlcally charged, and with system Of
barbed wire entanglements.
There was considerable snow remain
ing on Monte Corno, which is 5000 feet
nigh. This increased the difficulties
of movement Of the comparatively
small Italian forces which carried on
the attack. 1t was preceded by short
artillery action.
The infantry advanced by daylight
oyer rocky and precipitous heights.
The enemy was taken by surprise and
could make little effective resistance.
All his defensive works were occupied.
An Italian position was established on
the crest of the mountain and the sur
rounding slopes.
The chief effect of the action is to
dlsi.odge the Austrians from the domi-
mating height in the centre of the main
highway from the mountains and to
give the Italians the advantage of that
position, with the command it has over
the heights and approaches. The re-
suit gives great satisfaction, especially
as the, victory was won on the very
sspot. where DR.. Cesare Battisti, Depu,
" from Trent who went over to the
Italians. and others Of his heroic band
were captured during the first often
slve. DR.. Battisti was put to death by
the Austrians on the charge of treason.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-13

be, difficult and probably expensive to
hold. '"
One hears the experts contend that
the advantage of holding Ypres is not
commensurate with the possible cost
OF its defence, that it's retention is now
sentimental rather than stratcgica] and
that a withdrawal to the prepared de-
fences Immediately behind would
straighten and materially strengthen
the Allied line
Bearing in mind the Allied plan to
hold fast to strategical positions and
to make the Germans pay the highest
price Tor every foot of their advance.
meanwhile using their own men eco
nomlcally, it would be an easy manmu-
vre to withdraw from this salient. but
such an action would rest upon the
price which the Germans would he
willing to pay and on the decision of
General Foch, in whom the Allies have
unbounded confidence
!, Speculation may run apace, but upon
the judgment of this French master
strategist rests the final course.
have found that the feeling among
military men is that the German loss
OF upward of four hundred thousand
men out of total of two million men
employed, developed and grew costlier
because of the intense British artillery
fire and the brilliant counter attacks
or the French. Some of the Germans
were used twice in the repeated efforts
to break down the British resistance.
Germans Battered Behind Lines
Moreover, the Boche suffered So
yerely among the troops gathered be-
hind the lines ready for the attack.
tnrough the Unprecedented aggressive
skill OF the British airplanes, which
were reinforced by the accurate shoot
ing or the French and British batteries.
among the officers with whom I have
talked that the Allies have more diyi-
SONS which have not been engaged
than the Germans have This state
ment is somewhat corroborated bv the
established fact that the Germans used
twice as many divisions a second time
IN this offensive as they did at Verdun
or in the Battle of the Somme.
But however heavy the losses, Ger
many stllI has reserves estimated at
$4,000 ready to march, in addition to
more than 100000 wounded that will
return to service. Then, too, there is
her 1920 class of about 100000 coming
IN the autumn, and there are divisions
In Russia which can be called in an
emergency.
Whether the Boche will swing the
hammer next at Ypres through the
Flanders hills. or at Villers- Breton
neux in an approach to Amiens, or at
Givenchy. the. gate to Bethune and
Arras, or push from Montdidier, is a
subject of much speculation behind the
lines.
Simultaneous Blows Likely
Some of the officers think that sim
ultaneous blows will be delivered at
New-York tribune., 1918-05-13
American Officers
Pleased by Change
In Plans of Allies

WASHINGTON, May 12.-News of
the British statement that the Entente
is SO confident of its ability to hold the
Germans that the American army is
not to be used until it becomes a COM
plete and self supporting force was re-
ceived by army officers here tonight
with frank delight. not only because
of the supreme confidence indicated by
such q decision, but on account of the
Keen desire of American military men
TO take the field against the enemy as
q distinctly American force.
1t was evident. however, that officials
OF the War Department were puzzled
by the Ottawa dispatch quoting the
British war summary. In the absence
OF Secretary Baker who is in the
south on an inspection tour, no one
would talk officially, but the impress
SION was given that no information
mad reached the department to indicate
an intention TO change the announced
policy OF brigading Americans with the
British and French armies so as to
hasten their arrival at the front to aid
IN stemming the German assault.
~ Is no secret that President Wilson
and his military advisers consented to
shis arrangement only to meet a great
emergency and to aid in welding the
Allied armies on the Western front
into one effective force. To do it they
mad to ask the ar ly for sacrifice.
which under other circumstances would
not have been considered.
Under the plan of filing up the
British and French gaps with American
reserves, the Americans would be
equipped and supplied by the armies
to which they were attached. If that
plan is changed, the Americans now
going overseas as fast as ships can be
provided to carry them will march TO
the front as soon as their training be-
hind the lines is completed as an
American army, and new and power
sul force to play a part in driving the
Germans back across their own bor-
Gars
New-York tribune., 1918-05-13

thereby giving the French positions
which had been bone of contention
for many days.
The Germans also received a knock
on the Southern battlefront, where
they made drive in an attempt to
capture defences on the elevation
south of Mailly- -Raneval. Here the
enemy succeeded after hard fighting in
obtaining footing in the French
front line at one place, but their sue
cess was shortlived, fora prompt coun-
te rassault drove them out, and, be-
sides their dead, they left more than a
hundred prisoners in the hands Of the
defenders.
The battle for Hill "a was the out
come of the German attack on May 8.
When the Germans assaulted the Allies
were holding the elevation. Bitter
fighting ensued all day ding, and the
Germans, in the course of time, Sc
cured possession Of the hill. The Brit
ish almost Immediately organized a
counter attack and forced the enemy
out.
Inc USAC udy tHe 0cIuduS AGAIN
drove forward. They made such q
heavy assault that they again captured
the hill, which they held until yester-
day.
No other infantry action of impor-
tance has. occurred IN the last twenty
four hours. Raids and minor opera
tions have been continued on both
sides, and the artillery has been ex-
ceeding ly busy at many points. The
German gunners havee been pound
ing the back areas hard, and during
the last twenty-four hours great guam
titles of gas shells have been thrown
by long range guns.
Prisoners recently captured declare
that the German losses in their attack
between Voormezeele and La Clytte ON
May were heavy. Especially severe
casualties were inflicted by the Allied
machine guns, which were worked to
the last minute. One prisoner said he
saw rapid firers shooting into the ad
vanced German lines at a range Of
and rife fire also took heavy toll.
Considerable disorganization was
caused behind the German lines be-
cause the gas from their own shells
blew back over their territory and
forced them to don gas masks. For
tunately for the enemy the gas was
only irritant, not lethal
An interesting entry has been found
in the diary of a German officer Writ
ing at Caix, on the Southern battle
front, ON April %, he said that an at
tack which had been planned to take
place previously had been DELAYED be-
cause German naval division had pill
laged Albert and created disorder
New-York tribune., 1918-05-13
French Recapture
Crivesnes Park
In Fifteen Minutes

FRENCH HEADQUARTERS, May 12
(via Ottawa).--In connection with the
recapture of the Grivesnes Park, the
French had retained the southern end
Of the park and the Chateau Gri-
vesnes through the battles of April.
b,v the Germans established them
selves at the northern end Of the park
and held the ridge commanding the
two valleys with the roads running
along them, which were their mair,
means of access to tho park The
French captured the whole Of the
ridge. with 2s0 prisoners and sixty
machine guns. with the smallest
losses. within quarter Of an hour.
before the formidable German artil-
lery and machine gun defences could
come into play.
1t is unlikely the Germans will at
tempt q. further push toward Amicns
along the Luce Valley. They have
New-York tribune., 1918-05-13
''Battalion of Death"
Leader Reaches u. S.

A PACIFIC PORT, May 12.-Mmc
Leonina Botchkareva.' founder of the
famous Russian Women's Battalion of
Death" arrived here to-day from Rus
sia. en- route to France, where, she
said, she expected to meet death on
The battlefield.
Nine. Botchkareva said since she left
Moscow disguised in Russian peas
ants garb, she had been followed by
agents Of the Bolshevik, who sought
to carry out instructions, which, She
said, had been issued by the Bolshevik.
to kill her on sight.
In Far East port, Nine. Boteh-
kareva said, she was given sanctuary
on an English wan -of-war.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-13

back at vital points until America is
on hand in sufficient power to warrant
the Allies delivering full arm blow
with crushing force.
Hence the urgent call to America,
because to the side with the last re-
serves will go the victory in this war.
Meanwhile the Germans are about
fifteen miles from the line of their
extreme advance in this part of the
West front in 1914, except at Armen-
there's, where they are nearer to Calais
than they were in their first effort.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-13

more to gain by capturing the high
ground Of the Villers- Bretonneux-
EsclarnVi1lers plateau, and so avoid
barrier before Amiens on the western
side. Along the line of the Avre the
enemy is organized for defence. His
batteries are extraordinarily close to
his front line, which consists of
chain of organized shell craters, with
only one line Of trenches The enemy
has dug himself in between Montddier
and Ncyon and has already defence
lines,
New-York tribune., 1918-05-13
Allies Fliers Lost in Mist
Two Missing After Enemy
Plane Is Brought Down

LONDON, May 12.-The official ststs.
ment on aerial operstions to-niefs
says:
"On Saturday, except for short pr
riod of clearness in one sector, en-
abling reconnaissance and bombing, ths
whole front was enveloped IN miA
throughout the day. One hostile ms.
chine was brought down in the SO
fighting. Two Of ours are lnissne
Three other German machines were
brought down Friday. in addition to the
eight previously reported"
New-York tribune., 1918-05-13

two or three points. But the facts
are that the chief German forces are
still on the Somme. The Allies are
in good courage and with entire con-
fidence, ready and waiting for the
storm at every part of the front, fully
realizing that while the loss of Ypres
would not be irreparable, German
push to Abbeville would be serious in
the extreme, and they do not intend
that it shall happen.
If Germany buys further advance
New-York tribune., 1918-05-13
French Capture
Important Height
North of KENNEL

WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
FRANCE. May l2.--An important sec
tion Of high ground near the vyver-
beck River, north of KENNEL, has been
captured by the French in strong at
lack. Both Hill IA and Goddezone
Farm, which lie between La Clytte and
visrstrsat, were sttrmed and occupied.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-13


seminary, "that the Germans, deter
mined to concentrate every available
unit on one enormous offensive, are
draining their country dry to force
decision before it is too late, while
the Entente are so confident that
having been given the choice of a
small immediate American army for
defence, or waiting till they are rein
forced by complete, powerful, self
supporting American army, they
have chosen the latter"
Make Germans Pay Price
"To the sledge- hammer use of
masses Of men by the enemy the
Allies are opposing the strategy Of
meeting the blow with the smallest
force capable of standing up to the
shock, while keeping the strongest re-
serve possible.
Troops on the wings are per-
mitted to give pound within limits
whenever the enemy has been made
TO pay a greater price than the
ground is worth, the whole aim be-
ing to reduce the enemy to such
state of exhaustion that our re-
serve, at the right moment can re-
store the situation.
In the present operations the
British army has wthstood many
times its own weight of enemy
masses. 1t has retired slowly, exact
ing the fullest price.
Foch Holds French Reserve
Meanwhile, Foch holds the bulk
of the French in reserve, sending
units only to points hard pressed.
This strategy has justified itself in
that in three weeks it has seen the
enemy brought to standstill with
out a single strategic objective
being fulfilled, and with losses so
immense that his reserve is in dam
ger of proving inadequate to his
policy
"'The German commander, seeing
how nearly he is delivering himself
to the Allied reserve, has been COM
pelled to accept temporary failure
and call a halt His position is
tactically exposed in two dangerous
salients on water-logged ground.
"His countrymen are dangerous
" dissatisfied at the immense price
paid for his failure to terminate
their sufferings His allies are on
the verge of quarrelling, and daily
exhibit their growing dislike and
distrust of the taskmaster who robs
them of their lives and food.
Germans Nearing Exhaustion
"His reserves have nearly reached
complete exhaustion. Those of the
Franco British are still in being,
while the American preparations de-
velop. The time draws closer when
defeat is inevitable Therefore he
must renew the offensive: His prep
arations proceed feverishly, but it
takes months to properly organize
such an offensive. He must be salts
fed with what he can do in weeks.
We may, therefore, expect renewed
furious onslaught before long. The
enemy is so committed to his stra-
tegical plans that we may await his
main blow on the Arras-Amiens
front, while necessity compels him
to try to improve his position in the
Lys sector.
"The Allies may have complete
confidence in the result. For the
enemy the issue is a desperate en-
deavor to avoid defeat; for the Allies
the issue is only that of victory de-
ferred. The coming battle may be
repetition of Verdun on large scale,
and, if both sides should be exhaust
ed, the Allies have vast powers of re-
cuperation, while Germany has
drafted her resources already"
New-York tribune., 1918-05-13

as dearly as she did in April, and GER
tainly she will pay higher, since the
Allies are stronger in their unity of
command, in the amalgamation of fresh
reserves and in multiplied defences.
she may face such depletion of her
reserves by autumn that only her 1920
class will remain.
Perhaps this thought caused her to
pause. The Allies will yield ground
IN the north only at the greatest cost
to the Germans. They will hold them
New-York tribune., 1918-05-13
The Official Statements

LONDON May 1eFied Marshal Hags communicates from
headquarters France to-day folious:
GHT"th the exception of artillery activity both sides there
successful local operation yesterday French troops i'm
proved their positions KENNEL village
hostile rading pused
- s osna we secured e~ prisoners Several prisoners and ma
chine captured by during the night
neighborhood of Meteren.
The hostile artillery early
the Ancre south of Albert
and
Artillery Violent in Amiens Sector, Paris Reports.
PARS May 12--7Ae Office to-day issued the oloaving
N1GHTThe artillery spirited
of the Avre but there infantry action
activity Two German machines brought down and eight
pilots
On May 10 and bombing machines kios
the regions of Noon chauny and Favy-arte At this last
toned place several
DAYThee rather violent artillery fighting the
of Mailly Raineval.
the
mans who left prisoners in our hands - " Wv -
The artillery fighting
erdun front the between Cur Wood Chambree
Rome Reports Further Gains in North
ROME May 1s-7h Office to-day toloaving
DAYThere o
royng its garrison in the of handtohand fighting
capturing gun patrols put enemy
fight losses materials captured the
As0one area Enemy parties ued north Of Monte Mnteo in
There duoy artillery dus in the Arsa and Bnta valleys
Seven hostile airplanes brought down
Allies Attacked Two Fronts, Says Berlin.
BERLIN (o London) Mag 1aThe official communication from
general Headquarters to-day
DN.-The fighting
North Of KENNEL
tackled artillery points,
n
lines Elsewhere
On the bank of the violent fighting developed
many reconntring
In aerial fighting during the last days nineteen
shot down. them
orme Bar8h Rich
Vienna Claims Recapture of Monte Como.
VIENNA (ria London), 12The Austrian official
today
DAYn the Pubio
nout by
which
New-York tribune., 1918-05-13
Briton Flier Up $4,000 Feet

LONDON, March 80 (by maiD.-The
highest altitude reached by an English
airplane was recorded few days ago
in test flights at Marlborough, where
one machine reached $4,000 feet.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-13
Allies Prepared,
AWaif NeuDyiiues
At Several Points

Continued from page 1
Evening journal., 1918-08-07
NEW FLIGHT RECORD

WASHlNGTON-In remaining in the
air for 80 hours and 30 minutes, En-
sign p. J. Barnes, attached to the naval
air forces in European waters, estab-
lished a new worlds record for sus-
tained flights. the Navy Department has
announced
Evening journal., 1918-08-07
(From the Chemnltz Volksstlmme.)

From the Chemnltz Volksstimme.)
In England they may talk as much
as they like about their sympathy with
the pan-Islam movement, but the truth
remains that there Is no greater peril
to British india or Egypt than this very
movement.
By stransllng Persia she thinks she
can parslyze the whole movement, and
in this way create for herself a bull
wark for India II is the task Of the
German government to make II plain
to the whole world that 1t would be
prepared both for Persia's sake and in
Its own interests to aid Persia in de-
stroylng the English invasion.
It Is our duty to warn Porlsl against
the perils that beset her. Competent
German representatives must be sent
to that country as soon as circum-
stances Will permit, and 1t VIII depend
on the skill Of these representatives
and on the energetic and unequlvOcal
conduct Of our policy whether we shall
eventually succeed In wrenching Per-
sia out OF England's hands.
Only in this way can we create a
sound basis for our position in the
east. and at the same time a new source
OF raw materials for our industry.
Evening journal., 1918-08-07

The Want Ads will help those looking
for partnership in business. They
favor the exchange OF household gooas.
the selling OF large mercantile busI-
nesses and the renting OF stores and