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FBIGHTFULNESS ON COAST. NORTH CAROLINA LIGHT HOUSE ATTACKED BY POISON GAS. Submarine Supposed to Hare Released Mixture in Expectation That Tide Would Carry it in But Hope Was Not Realized. Washington, Aug. 12.?Gas from oil discharged on the water by the German submarine operating off the Middle Atlantic coast overcame six men in the coast guard station and . lighthouse on Smith's Island, N. C, Saturday evening, the navy depart ment was" advised today by the com mandant of the Sixth naval district. If the gas attack was deliberate, as most officials believe, it constituted a new and ingenious form of "frightful ness" and, so far as has been reported, was the first direct effort of the Ger man raiders to harm persons or prop erty on the American shores. The gas was said by the comman dant of the coast guard station to have much the same effect as the mustard gas used by the Germans on the' Western front. The men were iaid out for more than half an hour, but apparently suffered no serious af ter effects. The dispatch relating the gas at tack was one of a series concerning German submarine warfare off the At lantic coast received during the day by the navy department One told of an attack on a submarine 100 miles east of the Virginia coast by an American destroyer which discharged 17 depth charges where the raider was seen to submerge. The result of the attack was not determined, but after oil had appeared on the surface two bombs were dropped on the spot and the submarine was not seen again. Sinking of the British steamer Penl . stone of 4,139 gross tons and the Swedish steamer Sydland of 3,031 gross tons in New England waters, near where ten fishing smacks were destroyed Sunday, was also reported to the navy department during the day. The former was torpedoed Sun day with the fate of h ir crew still un determined, while the latter was de stroyed by bombs, August 8, and her crew later rescued by passing ships. Still another dispatch said four survivors of the fishing schooner Ka tie Palmer landed at New Bedford. Mass., reported they had been taken aboard the submarine, the command er of which boasted that he was equipped to remain in American wa ters for six months if he desired. . The submarine was described by the men as being about 300 feet long with a conning tower 15 feet high and mounting one gun. The raider car ried a crew of 60 men, according to the survivors who were held aboard the submarine for a time and later set adrift in a dory. While the reports from the eom > mandants of the Smith's Island coast guard station and sixth naval district clearly indicated their firm belief the \ gas attack on the island was deliber ate, some officers tonight thought there was a possibility submarines had discharged the oil and gas after being wrecked on a reef. Attention was called to the fact that the action of salt water on elec tric battries used by submarines gen erates cholrine gas which is similar to mustard gas in its effects and is deadly if encountered in a closed space. If the submarine were wreck ed, it was said, this gas would be gen erated and would come to the sur face with the oil which would be freed. No such possibility, however, was mentioned in the navy department's announcement which said: "The navy department has received a dispatch from the commandant of the sixth naval district, Charleston, S. C, stating that an attack with gas was attempted on the North Carolina coast about 5 o'clock Saturday after noon with the result of temporarily putting out of business the coast guard station and light house person nel." The report goes on to say: M 'About 40 minutes after the at tack three large oil spots each over one acre in extent were observed passing by Smith's Island to the no-th. , This oil from which the gas was no doubt generated must have been re leased from a submarine in the vicin ity of the entrance to the channel with the hope th.' t it would come in with the tide, but the tide fortunate ly set along the island. " 'Report was made to Col. Arthur W. Chase, " coast artillery corps, Fort Caswell, by Captain Willard of the Smith Island coast guard after the effects of the gas were noted. Six men were gassed. No deaths. The gas had the effect of mustard gas and was effective about 36 or 40 minutes. Color of the gas has not yet been as certained and its effect on trees and schrubbery not yet determined. The entire matter will be investigated and report made/ "The incident was reported by Colonel Chase to the naval district comandant, Smith's Island is off the mouth of the Cape Fear River near the entrance of the channel to Wil mington, N. C. Assuming that the attack on the island was deliberate officials plainly were puzzled as to it3 purpose. The only explanation was that the sub marine commander scugnt to put the light house out of commission with the attendant danger to passing ships. If that were the purpose, however, officials could not understand why the commander did not destroy the light house with his guns. On the basis of reports received concerning the attack on the subma rine off the Virginia coast, officials would not venture an opinion as to the possibility that the u-boat was de stroyed. The time of the attack wax not given in the dispatch and conse quently, it was not known whether it was before or after the gassing of the men on Smith's Island. The attack must have occurred Sun day and been reported by radio, but the more generally accepted belief was that it took place several days ago and since there was no conclusive '?roof of destruction of the enemy, the destroyer waited until returning to its base before reporting to the HUNS ARE IN PERIL FRESH FORCES USED BY GER MANS IN DESPERATE EFFORT. Americans and British Gain Foothold in Bary-sur-Somme on Northern Bank of River While French Cap ture Gury?Place of Great Strate gic Value. Although the Germans are employ ing fresh forces of reserves in efforts to hold back the Allied troops who are pressing them from the region of the Somme to the Aisne, the American. British and French armies continue to make progress. Monday witnessed gains of ground at various points along the battle front of high impor tance for the further prosecution of the endeavors of the Allies to drive out the Germans from the old Amiens Montdidier sector. After an extremely bitter contest the Americans and British have gained a foothold in the important little town Bary-Sru-Somme, on the north ern bank of the Somme. A short dis-1 tance across the river to the south, the British have taken Proyart and! midway of the line have pressed on to the east of Fouquescourt in a ma neuver which has resulted in the fur ther outflanking of Chaulnes from the1 south and of Roye from the north. On their part the French in the rolling country immediately north of the Oise have captured Gury, a po sition of great strategic value, lying southwest of Lassigny and at several points southward to the region of the Oise have advanced their line furth er toward Noyon. In Monday's fighting hundreds of additional Germans were made pris soner and the enemy also lost heavily in men killed or wounded. Unofficial report gives the number of Germans captured in the present offensive as in the neighborhood of 40,000. The Germans at last accounts were still throwing reinforcements to the east of the road running through Chaulnes, Roye and Noyon, the passage of which by the Allies would seriously menace all the German forces inside the pocket formed by the Somme on the north and east and the Oise on the south. Not alone are the Allies endeavoring to press their advantage by frontal attacks but they have drawn to their back lines guns of medium and heavy cal ibers and with these they are heavily '< shelling the areas held by the Ger mans even as 'far back as Berthen court, which lies on the Somme sev en and a half miles east of Chaulnes. ' Meantime allied airplanes continue to .bomb German positions and to use machine guns from low altitudes on ' troop formations. Seemingly the advances by the ' French troops on the southern part of the line can not but have an ex tremely important effect on the pres ? ent battle. The hilt positions they ; have gained not alone dominate the ! Oise valley running northwestward ? to Noyon but around Lassigny " also ' give them a sweep of the positions ! south of Roye. Aside from the Amiens-Montdidier sector little fighting has taken place ; on any of the fronts. Along- the Vesle the Germans again had deliv ered violent counterattacks against ' the Americans and French who are ! holding ground on the north bank o1' the stream. As on previous occasions when the enemy attempted to dis lodge the Allied troops the counter attacks failed. British aircraft have brought down a German airship off the coast of i Holland, according to announcement i by the British admiralty. An Unoffi cial report announces a Zeppelin of the largest and newest type has been brought down off the English east coast. Her conversation is naturally flow ery' when a girl talks through her Easter hat. Women grow old for the want of some one to tell them they are as young as ever. | district naval commander. When the destroyer sighted the raider at some distance it dashed for ward at full speed. The German evi dently was maintaining a sharp look out for the u-boat submerged. The destroyer circled the spot and dropped 15th depth bombs. When the upheaval of the water caused by the terrific explosions had subsided, an oil scum was seen. As this is a ruse long employed by the Germans when attacked, the destroy er dashed in and discharged two more bombs. The war ship then cruised in the vicinity some time, but no fur ther trace of the raider was seen. In discussing the submarine raids with newspaper correspondents today Secretary Daniels said he believed there are two u-boats operating on this side of the Atlantic. He said he did ot believe they have a base on American shores and explained that they frequently replenished their stores from vessels they destroyed. Naval patrols on the coast are as extensive as can be Mr. Daniels de clared adding that it is impossible for them to be everywhere. Thus far the raiders have done no military dam age, the secretary said, and the navy is carrying out successfully its para mount duty of safely convoying Amer ican troops overseas. Since they began operations July 18 in the second raid in American wa-1 ters since this country entered the j war the submarines have accounted] for 31 vessels, of which all except; three have been destroyed in New England and Canadian waters. The j three exceptions were the American steamer O. B. Jennings and Merakl and Diamond Shoal lightship No. 71 sent down off the Middle Atlantic j coast. Presence of the raiders was first; made known by the sinking of the; American armored cruiser San Diego' off Fire Island. N. Y., by a mine laid by submarine. Since then 15 fishing smacks, three coal barges, a tug. a i lightship, four schooners and six; steamers have been destroyed. Most of the vessels were of Ameri-an reg-j lstry. I ALLIES PRESS AHE. MANY CANNON OF LAI IGE CALI BER COMING STEADILY. British Artillery Pounding Chaulnes?I Shelling: of Bridges Serious Matter! for Germane as Bombs from Air Continually Dropped Had Already j Forced Change ol* Plans. ( With British Army in France, Aug. 12 (By the Associated Press).?Dur ing the lull in the battle there are! further indications that the line is j hardening. This afternoon Crown Prince Rup-| precht of Bavaria, seems ? to have j brought in more fresh troops, and j while the Allied forces are pausing | of their own accord, the enemy with-1 in the area of his new t \ttle front, with the Somme at his bacK, is having I a most uncomfortable time.. The j British guns are hammering Chaulnes while cannon of large caliber are com ing up all the time and drenching the enemy rear with steel. They are also pounding away at the bridges across the Somme at Bethincourt. The shelling of the bridges here is a serious matter for the enemy, as bombs from the air are continually being dropped by British airplanes from a low altitude at the bridges in the Peronne district. This bombing has been going on day and night since the battle began, forcing the Germans to divert their transport, so that the general movement was southeast. Now his bridges to the southeast are under heavy fire. With the comparatively . small force of Americans there has been no real heavy fighting today. They still are holding the line and their patrols have been sent out now. and then feel ing out the foreground. At many places along the new front, especially just south of the Somme, the Germans are occupying the old line dugouts built by the, French more than two years ago. The j Germans have concentrated artillery at many places and today are send ing in more shells than on any day hince the battle began. Linons which j came into British hands yesterday was being steadily shelled today. A party of cavalry charging down the Roye Road ran into the cross fire of large German pill boxes studded with machine guns just this side of Roye and received a check, but the Germans who happened to get the opportunity to do this execution paid the extreme penalty later. Today the resistance by the enemy ? lias been stiffening progressively but his troops appear to be nervous and apprehensive of what the ^future holds out for them and what the al lies intend to do. In order to feel out the Allied force it is expected further heavy counterattacks may be launched by the enemy. Stories of the air fighting over the battle lines are amazing. One Observ er coming into this station shoj^d^wn four machines. In the same ^Sghting a British pilot chased one enen?fcplane to earth "and was swooping dwfn to finish his antagonist when the man climbed out of his machine and held up his hands in token of surrender. "So I did not kill him," the British pilot said. "But on my way home J met a group of enemy machines and got a bullet in me but managed to land inside our lines." The report of this incident ends with the statement that the pilot died in a hospital shortly after relating his experience. A British two seater shot down two enemy machines during a battle royal in the air. The pilot was bad ly wounded and fell across his con trol. The observer, however, leaned forward and secured his comrade's body and managed to get control of the machine. He brought it to earth where it crashed, but both the occu pants escaped death. Another pilot during the course of a fight started for home wounded. When ten feet above the ground in side his own lines, he collapsed fron, loss of blood. There are dozens of thrilling tales of how machine after machine, skim ming close to the ground, fired point blank into bodies of enemy troops, killing a great many, despite the fire from the ground, and how they wiped out the crews of enemy machine guns holding up the allied - advance. They also effectively attacked the poorly constructed German tanks be fore they ever had a chance to get into action. Prisoners from fresh Prussian and Bavarian divisions have been captur ed in the past few hours. The morale of these men is extremely low, a great many of them expressing the opinion that Germany, twice badly beaten in recent weeks, and perhaps having further defeats in store for her, is on the down grade headed for de feat French families, who for months have been refugees from their homes in this district, are now returning whenever possible. Many, of course, will find their homes, but others which were within range of the Ger man guns before the Allied offensive were torn to pieces by shell fire. The contrast between the number of prisoners taken and the Allied casualties is regarded as remarkable. For instance, the casualties of the entire Allied forces were considerably) less than the total prisoners taken. When it is understood that this bat- j tie has not been staged for the pur- j pose of taking prisoners the casual-! ties indicted on the Germans must have reached a large figure. GERMAN GENERALS DISGRACED, j i ,_ Three Kicked Out of Sendee for Dc-j feat at Montdidier. London, Aug. 13.?Three German) generals recently commanding near : Montdidier have been cashiered for nesleet of duty, according to Belgian reports received at Amsterdam. The i Germans in Belgium are showing signs of great uneasiness. The Ger man emperor is reported to have j moved to Brussels. j A baseball bat for bunting, havi'.;?: strips of non-resilient material set into the end. has been patented by a sailor. ' eliding Material LIME, LATH, BRICK, CEMENT, SIDING, CEILING, PLASTER, SHINGLES, FLOORING, MOULDINGS, FIRE CLAY, FIRE SRICK, ROUGH LUMBER H?OFING PAPER ooth 6 McLeo Feed-Stuffs HAY, CORN, OATS, HULLS, TANKAGE, MIDDLINGS, RICE FLOUR, WHEAT BRAN, SUGAR FEED, MEAT SCRAP, CHICKEN FEED, OYSTER SHELL, SEED OATS AND RYE, COTTON SEED MEAL nc, Sumter, S. C FRENCH AND AMERICANS ARE FORCED TO RETIRE TO SOUTH BANK OF VESLE. A Counter Attack Promply Launched, and Former Positions on North Bank of River Restored. London, Aug. 13.?Heavy local fighting is reported at Fismette, on the northern bank of the Vesle, where an enemy attack forced the Franco Americans to retire to the south bank of the river. A counter attack was launched and latest. reports are the old positions of the Allies on the north bank have been restored. NORGEGIAN STEAMER SUNK. ! Sommerstad Sunk by Submarine Off Fire Island Yesterday?Bringing Cargo From Norwegian Port? Crew of 30 Saved. An Atlantic Port, Aug. 13.?The Norweigan steamer, Sommerstad. of twenty-five hundred tons, was sunk by a submarine off Fire Island yester day morning. The crew of thirty took to boats and was picked up by a naval patrol boat The Sommerstad was bringing a cargo from a Scan dianvian port. ANOTHER SCHOONER SUNK. Vessel Looted and Then Sunk by Gun Firei Nantucket, Aug. 13.?The auxiliary schooner Earl and Nettie was today added to the list of fishing vessels submarined off George's bank Sat urday. Six of the crew brought here reported that the vessel was sunk by gunfire after it was looted by a raid ing squad from the submarine. BRITISH SHIP SENT TO BOTTOM. British Destroyer Sunk in the Mcditcr rvan? Seven of Crew Lost. London, Aug. 13.?A British tor pedo boat destroyer was sunk by o submarine in the Mediterranean Aug ust 6th. Seven of the crew were lost the admiralty announced. VI FLAGES IN RUINS. Germans Do Fearful Work of De struction. Paris, Aug. 12.?Premier Clemen ceau and Minister of Finance Klotz during their visit to the battle front yesterday inspected at length the frightful destruction wrought by the battle waged for the possession o> Montdidier and Moreuil. Both, towns are places of desolation with their houses reduced to broken fragments of stone and there is not remaining a vestige of their former streets. Minister Klotz then visited his chateau at A yen court, not far fron: Montdidier and found it in ruins. Ir addition to destroying the buildin? the Germans had damaged or wreck ed all its contents. The minister ob tained as a souvenir an enemy ma chine gun that had been operated in i a battery from his park. The party witnessed the bringing- in of prisoners AMERICAN SHOOTING DEADLY. Not Even One Gerninn Able to Enter Fismette in Attack to Feel Way. With Americans on the Vesle Front. Aug. 12 (Reuters).?The German.4 are shelling the Vesle front spasmodi cally, their heavy guns apparently be ing concentrated in turn on certain targets. St. Thibaout, Mont Notr? Dame and Fismes have been chiefly chosen !\ real attempt to feel out the Allied strength has taken the form of an at tack at Fismette, a little village northwest of Fismes. This, however was a failure, as tin- American shoot ing was so good that not a singh man was able to enter the village and the assaulting troops retired, leavin? a fresh sprinkling of dead on the bat tie Mold which already has been fa tal to so many Germans. AMERICAN CASUALTY LIST. Contains Ninety Names?Fourteen Killed in Action. W shington, Aug. 13.?Army cas unities number !,n. Killed in action 14; died of wounds. :;; died of acci ?lent. 1; wounded severely, 5*2; wounded, degree undetermined, I1' missing in action, 1. I HEAVY ATTACKS ALONG ENTIRE PI CARD Y FRONT. Artillery Now Has Full Control of Roads in and Out of Noyon?Ene my Resistance Broken and Retire ment Hampered. Paris, Aug. 13.?The Allied forces in Pieardy made a heavy attack today Along the entire front from Chaulnes southward, in a determined effort to break clown the enemy rsistance. Al lied artillery now has full control of the coverging roads in and out of Noyon near the southern end of the line, notably that running toward Ham to the north. This increases difficulties of the enemy in carrying [ out their retrograde movement. IMPROVE POSITIONS. I German Counter Attacks Feeble and Beaten off by .Allies Who Take I Prisoners. j With Eritish Army in France. Aug. I 13.?11.00 this morning?The Allied I forces improved their positions, beat off feeble counter attacks, and in creased the num) of prisoners last night and this morning. FRENCH ATTACK IN PICARDY. I French Fighting in Valley of River i Oise?Occupy Trenches Evacuated by Germans?Heavy Fighting Around Lassigny. \ ? London, Aug. 13.?The French launched an attack this morning on the southern part of the Pieardy bat tle front and according to reports shortly after noon are making pro gress in the valley of the River Oise. The Germans are evacuating their 'renohes in the bend of the river west of Bailly, and the French are occupying them. To the northwest Trench are almost entirely on the crest of Lassingy Massif, where heavy dghting is in progress. QF1ET ON FRENCH FRONT. No Fighting of Any Importance on Main Front Last Night. Paris, Aug. 13.?No important de velopments on the main battle front last night, it is officially announced today. ITALIAN PAMPHLETS PROSCRIB ED. Propaganda Literature Dropped in Vienna by Airmen Not to Be Re tained. Zurich. Aug. 12.?The authorities at Vienna have ordered the public to hand, over every piece of propaganda literature dropped by Italian airmen last Friday and threaten severe pen alties for failure to do so. There was a wild scramble in the streets for the pamphlets when they were dropped. Some sold for as high as 20 crowns. The Reichspost reminds the Vien nese that since the daring Italian flight they no longer can consider themselves immune to the horrors of warfare. GUARD OFFICERS OUT. linker Explains Passing of Large Number. Washington. Aug. 12.?In response to a recent resolution Secretary Baker j informed the senate today that of 16, 971 National Guard officers. 972 have 1-eon discharged since the guard was called into federal service. Of that number 4G4 were discharged upon recommendation of efficiency boards and 476 because of physical unfitness for overseas duty. Thirty were court ma rtialled and two deserted. RENEGADE COMMANDS U-BOAT. Man Formerly hi United Smto< Ser vice Ravaging American Fishing! Meet. Gloucest ?. Mas*., Aug. 1?Fisher men claim to have identified the com mamb of the German submarine, which is sinking fishing vessels off the North Atlantic coast as :i skilled navi gator formerly in the United Stades fisheries service. Two men from dif ferent schooners which w*re sunk i have recog issed him as a former ac quaintance. Probably some folks lie to you be cause Ihey think too much of you to :ell the truth. ALLIES START GENERAL ATTACK FIGHTING ON A FRONT OF TWEN? I TV-FIVE MILES, ALLIES RE PORT IMPORTANT I GAINS. j - Wiiile There is No Report of Progress Made, so Far, the Allies are A?h tacking on a Front of Twenty-five Miles from Chaulnes South to The Oise and Have Made Important Gains at Several Points. The Allied forces this morning be gan a general attack against the Ger man line from Chaulnes south to the Oise, on a front of about twenty-five miles. Dispatches filed in London shortly after noon reported import ant gains at various points, especially in the vital sector south of Lassigny, north of Lassigny, and in the region of Roye and along the railroad run ning to Chaulnes. There are no re ports of progress so far. HUNS TO OCCUPY PETROGRAD. Troops Reing Brought Forward for This Purpose, Says the Exchange Telegraph. , London, Aug. 13.?The Germans intend to occupy Petrograd, a dis patch to the Copenhagen Politiken from Helsing-Fors declares. Troops for this purpose are already being } brought toward the objective, It is added. MANY PRISONERS TAKEN. Allies Have Captured 70,000 Huns and Thousands of Guns Since July 18th. Paris, Aug. 13.?Since the begin ning of the offensive on July 18, the Allies have taken more^than seventy thousand prisoners and more than a thousand guns and more than ten) thousand machine guns, the Echo do Paries states today. FLORENCE TOBACCO WARE HOUSE BURNED. Howard Cannon, Owner, Immediate ly Buys Another?Nearly Thirty Thousand Loss. Florence, Aug. 12.?Cannon's tobac co warehouse was burned to the ground early this morning, involving n to'al loss of $20,700. Included in the loss is the building, valued at $1:0,000, and several thousand dollars' worth of tobacco which had been placed on the floors Saturday after noon for sale today. Two large auto mobile trucks belonging to Doug Mar tin, the stemmery man. were also de stroyed. It is thought an incendiary was responsible for the fire. The fire had gained good headway when the alarm was turned in. The fire de partment worked heroically, but the large frame building burned rapidly. The department saved adjoining wooden houses from burning. How ard Cannon, owner of the warehouse, this afternoon purchased the Munn property and will be^ready for busi ness on Thursday. HOWARD STAYS IN RACE. Declares that "Only Cod Almighty'* Can Remove Him From Fight for Senate. MacoR,' Aug. io.?Congressman Howard, in an address here last night, replied definitely to the suggestion of the president that he withdraw from the Georgia senatorial race, by declaring that he is in the tight to the finish, only "God Almighty can re move me from this race." FIRE AT OCEAN VIEW. Popular Resort Swept by Flames? Loss of $150,000. Norfolk. Aug. 13.?Fire early to day swept the amusement portion of ocean View. The loss is estimated at $150,000. A wife sometimes known as a man's better half -and sometimes as the whole thing. A society woman's idea of an ideal musician is one who plays good ac companiments for conversation. Never worry in advance. 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