I STOMACH TROUBLE 1
Mr. Marion Holcomb. of Nancy, Kv., says: "For quite I
a long while I suffered with stomach trouble. 1 would ■
have pains and a heavy feeling after my meals, a most ■
disagreeable taste In my mouth. If 1 ate anything with a
m butter, oil or grease, I would spit It up. I began ito! have W
m regular sick headache. 1 had used pills and tablets, but ■
■ after a course of these, I would be constipated. It just ■
seemed to tear my stomach all up. I found they were ■
■ no good at ill for my trouble. I heard ■
I THEDFORD'S ■
BUCK-DRAUGHT
1 recommended very highly, so began to use it It cured
me. I keep it in the house all the time. It is (he best
liver medicine made. Ido not have sick headache or
stomach trouble any more." Black-Draught atts on
the jaded liver and helps it to do Its Important work of
throwing out waste materials and poisons from the sys
tem. This medicine should be In evety household for
use in time of need. Get a package today. If you feel
sluggish, take a dose tonight You will feel fresh to
morrow. Price 25c a package. All druggists.
ONE CENT A DOS! Un)
SKILLED FARMERS.
IITDEFERREDGLASS
THEY ARE TO BB LISTED WITH
THOSE NECEBBARY IN OTHER
OCCUPATIONS.
BUILDING WORK IS CHECKED
Government Act« to Stop All Need
' leaa Conetruetlon at Once—Nival
Lieutenant Shirk la Commanded for
• Daring Reaou*.
(From Committe# on Public Information.)
Waahlngton.—Agreement has been
reached by the war labor pollelea
board, Provoet Marshul (Jeneral Crow
der, the aecretury of war, the seere
tary of agriculture and the secretary
of labor on a plan to put Into deferred
classification auch peraooa In the new
draft aa are necessary In agriculture,
Indaatry and other occupation!.
| Three advlsera are to be associated
(with each dlatrict J raft board to pre
sent facta respecting the supply of
Mceaaary workera In theae three occu
patlonal groups. The agriculture ud-
Tlsera will be nominated by the aec
retary of agrlcnlture. Thoy will
gather accurate facta concerning the
requlrementa of agriculture for the
various classes of workera In their own
dlstrlcta. Thay should have Informa
tion also aa to the needs of such
classes In other dlatrlcts that workers
not sufficiently necessary In ono dis
trict to entltlo them to deferred classi
fication may hava opportunity to go to
other dlatrlcta In which they are
| needed.
The department of ugrlculture lias
sent a questionnaire to each county
;agent asking him to furnish reliable
regarding the farm labor
needs in hla county. Tho facta ore re
quired to assist tho district draft
fboarda In keeping In agriculture the
!(•) "necessary skilled farm laborer In
necessary agricultural enterprise" (de
ferred class 2); (b) "necesanry assist
ant, associate, or hired mannger of
:neceasary agricultural enterprise" (de
'ferred clasa 3); (c) "necessary aole
managing, controlling or directing head
of necessary agricultural enterprlae"
:(deferred claaa 4).
What the draft hoards desire are
facta aa to necessary skilled workera.
|IIM unskilled workers apparently are
not to be considered for deferred
jdaaalflcatlon; they are regarded as
more Important for the army than for
{agricultural enterprises and general In
dustry. The department of agriculture
jpolnta out that necessary skilled farm
jlabor should not be confused with In
'experienced help that, with a little
itraining, can do very well some kinds
Of farm work. _
J The commander of the United States
naval aviation forces, foreign service,
{reports the heroic action of Llout. Kl
'.bert Walker Shirk, United States na
;ral reserve force, In rescuing a Bel
gian soldier who had fallen overboard
tfrom £he U. 8. S. Lorraine on June 23,'
'l9lß, .
I On hearing the cry, "man over
board," Lieutenant Shirk dived from
the promenade deck of the veeael, SO
'feet, and supported the soldier, who
!had been stunned hy his fall Into the
water. A swift tide carried both men
a third of a mile from the Lorraine hy
.the time a UfeMSt reached- them.
Daring this time the soldier twice re
leased his hold upon the life preserv
er and sank, but Lleutensnt Bhlrk
dived snd brought the men back to
the surface.
1 Secretary Daniels has officially com
mended Lieutenant Shirk for his dar
ing action, and has racommended to
the secretary of tho treasury that a
gold life-saving medal be awarded him.
The recent creation of motor frana
port corps to take over from all other
1 corps complete control of all motor
vehicles In the army wtll entail the
execution of plans of great magnl
tnde and scope.
The personnel and equipment of
this corps with each American army
will comprise almost aa many men
and officers as were engaged on both
•Ides la the battle of Waterloo, enough
motortrucks to stretch tn an unhrok
en line acroea the state of Ohio, If,
they war* parked end to end with five
toot ' spaces between them, and
anough motorcycles and other ve
hicle* to stagger by their numbers
the great masters of wsrfsre In other
times than thee*.
Tlta actual number of men nnd offl
cers provided by the motor transport
corps to each American army la to be
104,747. The army motortrucks
with this unit will number 40,803.
There will be 24.250 motorcycles,
7,900 passenger carrying motorcars
and &SBO ambulance*, with a total of
approximately 100,000 drivers snd
ifdsra. The officers will number
fc39B the noncommissioned offl-
Fotlowlng a call issued by the na
f|n—l council of defense, sppllca
tfons tor enrollmsnt In the volunteer
BMdtaal servlc* corps ar* growing
fjpMfr in nombcr. A total of 19,228 1
■iL- - ■».
let twrs were received In less than fl
week.
Information received from nearly
20,000 physicians who responded to the
appeal and that which, it IK expected,
will continue to be received, will be
at the disposal of the government au
thorities for their consideration and
use, especially so far as the doctor!
under forty-six years are concerned.
In addition to barring a long list of
Industries from the use of various ma
terials, the war Industries board tin*
asked 48 state councils of national de
fense and the 5,000 county counclla
throughout tho country to act for the
board in order that all building and
construction which Is not absolutely
necessary may be stopped at once.
In futuro permits will be required
for all building, except In certain gov
ernment work. In cases wljere per
mits are requisite, the local contrac
tor may first obtain the approval of
his county council of defense before
the permit may be Issued.
The United States employment serv
ice has also appealed to the bankers
of the country to refuse loans which
would result In the employment of la
bor for unnecessary construction, nnd
has requested all states and cities to
scrutinize their pay rolls In order to.
release unnecessary employees In
parks, public buildings and elsewhere,
so that they may engage In war work.
Tho procedure approved by the na
tional council of defense nnd tho war
Industries board contemplates that
any person Interested In n construc
tion project must apply, with a full
statement of the facts under oath, to
tho appropriate local representatives
of the stato council of defense having
'Jurisdiction. Tho state council will ,
Investigate and tranamlt Its rccom- '
mendntlons to tho non-war construc
tion section of tho priorities division of
tho war Industries board. The non-war
construction section will grant or
wltbohl tho permit and ao notify the
state council of defense nnd the Indi
vidual concerned.
Pigeon training hns become an in
teresting as well as valuable activity
In the new army of tho United Slates.
Pigeon lofts are maintained at many
of the army camps and aviation fields
throughout tho country. Bach loft
Is numbered Just as evory air squad
ron and every regiment of Infantry,
cavalry and artillery Is numbered. The
birds are taken over by the govern
ment before they aro old enough for
raw recruits; are fed and condlUoned
to mako them strong, and then are
given a course of training Just as are
human recruits In the regular estab
lishment.
When the training of these young
pigeon* 1* completed they (jo over-
Hen*, tho same a* the soldiers. Tho
blrd» piny their part on the buttle
line, ore killed and wounded, nnd Home
nre taken prisoner, but like the horses
nnd dog* with which they nerve In tho
Krent wnr, they nre never decorated,
never cited for bravery In action nnd
nevur'nppenr In tho reports of casual
ties,
Two of tho flying center* where
pigeons are specially trained nre Kelly
and Parruther* fields In Texas. Not
fewer than 75 pigeons nre sent over
seas from Kelly flelil every six weeks.
Thi-y come to Kelly lofts when about
three months old nnd nre trained by
■expert* over a period of six to night
[weeks before they are considered fit
[for duty. The lofts nre mobile, cor
,rospondlng to those In use In France,
land when the training of the birds Is
.finished at Kelly field they are rendy
to go directly to tho trenches.
The first period of advanced training
of these pigeons comes with flock toss
ing, after they hsve lesrned to return
to their lofts when liberated at dis
tance* of from two to twenty miles
from the field. That Is, they ar« set
free In group* to prevent their being
-confused snd consequently separated
and lost. As soon ss they have been
liberated several ttmee In this manner
and have found their way home again
they are taken out and tossed Indi
vidually. Each pigeon has a number,
and by bell devices at the entrance of
the coop, their arrivals and the time of
their flights are kept on record. As
soon ss a bird shows Unfailing ability
to return home quickly he is resdy for
service overseas.
1A white flag la the signal roost com
monly used for training these messen
ger birds. They soon lesrn that when
this white flag I* raised over their lofts
1 they are to stay away for exercise, and
j when the flag come* down tfiey may
return for their food. On some fields,
when the birds stray a considerable
distance from their loft, they are called
back by the rattling of a tin pan.
To help the pigeons recognise their
cotes the latter are painted in yellow
and white stripes. No matter where a I
pigeon from Carruther* field I* taken
thereafter or In what direction. "It will
not alight on any building except Its
own loft, which mean*, of course, that
wherever the pigeons go, the loft from
which they were trained goes with
them. It Is only recently that the u»f
of pigeons as messengers lias been at
tempted from airplanes. The birds
when used for this purpose are carried
la baskets in the fuselage and great
care must be exercised In releasing
them to prevent the propeller blades
from striking them. The aviators or
balloonlsts who hsndle them also hav*
to b* Instructed In th* manner In
which ifeeyjflfiM the bird* for glght,.
DrippiSg The &Mf! at high altitude*
also requires form* of training
for the birds nnd Instruction for the
aviator.
The war trade board has authorised
the Importation of freah tomatoes
frotn the Bahamas to New York when
they are moved as deck cargo on
Cuba-New York ipall steamers. Fruits
and vegetables are on the restricted
Import list, but In this, as In other
similar cases, It Is explained, the war
trade board has found It possible to
aid vital West Indian Industries by
permitting tomatoes to be carried as
deck load without excluding other
more tgargo and without Im
posing any further demands ui*>n ton
nage.
FOR $1,000,000 ENDOWMENT
Suggested Subscriptions Be Paid In
Liberty Bonds and War Sav
ings Certificates.
Ralolgh.—The campaign committee
of the $1,000,000 endowment fund (or
the Baptist schools of North Caro
lina, consisting of Dr. T. W. O'Kelly,
chairman; Dr. C. E. Brower, Dr. Wes
ton Brunper, Dr. Livingston Johnson,
W. N. Jones, It. N. Sims, W. N. John
son, and C. J. Hunter, at a meeting
In Raleigh decided unanimously, fol
lowing suggestions made at two re
cent conferences of Baptists, one at
Hickory September 5 and 6 and the
other at Wilson, September 12 and 13,
to encourage (hose subacriblng to the
endowment fund to make their sub
scription payable in war savings cer
tificates and Liberty bonds rather 1
than cash. The committee decided
also to, inaugurate an Intensive cam
paign during the month of November
to secure the entire 11,000,000 In sub
scriptions by the time of the next ses
sion of the Baptist state convention
at Greensboro in December.
"Cash and Carry" Byttem.
Durham.—Durham grocery stores
will on Octobor 1, put Into effect a
city-wide cash and carry system, ac
cording to plans laid at a meeting of
grocers held last night at the court
bouse. The new system, It was an
nounced, will be complete. The gro
cers will refuse to extend credit and
will also refuse to make deliveries, by
common agreement. Vote on the pro
posal was unanimous.
N. L. Lunsford, a district food In
spector for the food administration
was present at the meeting, and ex
plained that It seems *4hat only a
Bhort time will olapse before the gov
ernment makes necessary the elimina
tlon of deliveries.
Governor's Proclamation.
Raleigh.—Setting apart Sunday,
September 29, as Teacher Training
Day, for tho arousing of the'people for
the tremendous moral task that con
fronts the Sunday schools when the
war is won, Governor Bickett In a spe
cial proclamation calls upon the min
isters and leaders to present this great
cause to their people on that day.
His proclamation follows:
"President Wilson has called upon
every agency In America to do Its part
In the groat enterprise of saving our
Christian civilization. Evory resource
Is pledged to help win tho war. Surely
the Sunday school with Its millions of
pupils Is one of these resources. Not
only must it do Its part, but it has a
part to play that no other agency can
do as well. To It Is given the Impor
tant task of building up the nation's
moral resources. It is needed to keep
the boys and girls pure and strong. It
is noeded to prevent the alarming In
crease in Juvenile crime. It Is needed
to help guard our homes and schools
In order that childhood and youth may
be built up and not weakened. It Is
needed to train the .coming generation
In whose hands will be the destiny of
the world that Is now being saved by
the splendid sacrifice of our young
manhood on the altar of war.
"In order that the Sunday school
may do Its most effective work It l(
Imperative tbat Its officers and teach
ers thoroughly understand the situa
tion. It Is as imperative that they be
trained as It Is that the officers of our
armies should be trained. The teach
ers must understand the idealism for
which we are fighting In this great
war". They must leorn the best meth
od of training children In order that
they may be best able to rebuild a
world. They must know how to teach
the children most effectively how to
live In these times.
"The compos
ing the Sunday school council of the
United State* and Canada have Invit
ed all others to co-operate with them
In a great teacher training drive to be
conducted during the months of Sep
tember and October. They Invite you
to participate In this great effort. I
want to add my-voice to their calls
and Invito the people of North Caro
lina to take part In this Important
work, and do hereby set apart Sun
day, the 29th day of September, 1911,
as Teacher Training Day.
(Slgnod) "T. W BICKETT,
"Governor."
Big Buyer of W. S. 8.
Charlotte—At war savings stamp
campaign headquarters it was explain
ed that J. A. Jones, a Charlotte con
tractor, was Influenced to pledge him
self to buy 116.000 In war savings
stamps -a limit club memborship oi
SI,OOO for each of his 13 children. Mrs
Jones and himself—because U was un
dnrstood he desires to pay In pur
chases of these stamps every cent o
the cost to the government or main
taintng the son as an officer in Franca
The son overseas is Lieutenant Ray
mond A. Jones.
■' '
Bankhead Highway Tour.
Durham. —A tour of the Bankhead
Highway from Memphis to Baltimore
In December to attend the Southern
Commercial Congress In Baltimore De
cember 8 to 11 has been arranged.
Scores of cart from throughout the
South are expected to make the trip,
and it Is derired particularly that Dur
ham be well represented. Resolutions
of ths Bankhead Highway director*,
called for this tour. The pathfinders
will cr-sie through Birmingham, At
lanta. Charlotte. Durham. Raleigh, P»
teraburg and Richmond.
C ASTORIA
For Infanta and Children
In Um For Over 30 Years
ST. MIHIEL IS TAKEN
BT AIM Mil
MORE THAN 13,000 PRISONERS
COUNTED AND LARGE STORKS
OF ARMS AND MUNITIONS.
MOUTH OF SUCK IS CLOSEO
Allied Airmen Already Bombing the
Moeelle Region and Metz Out
lying Fortifications.
The American first army haa car
ried out the Initial task assigned to At
—tiie leveling of the famous St. Mihiel
salient In Lorraine.
In a little more than 24 hours not
only bad the work been accomplished
but General Pershing's men had all
the Important towns, villages and
streteglc positions In the sector with
in their hands and were standing on
the banks of the Moselle rlrer at
Pa&fty, looking across the stream into
German territory. ' And the southern
outer fortifications of Metz, the great
"German stronghold in Lorraine, were
only four miles distant.
Lirxe numbers of Germans had
been counted and others were still on
their way back to the prison cages—
and many guns and machine guns and
great quantities of ammunition and
other war stores were In' American
hands.
From Hattonville, to the north,
across the salient .eastward to Pagny,
the Americans have closed the mouth
of the big sack which extended south
ward to St. Mihiel, trapping within It
by their fast advance all the enemy
forces who failed to take refuge In
flgjit when the great bombardment of
Thursday morning heralded the ap
proach of the offensive.
In addition, along the eastern side
of the heights north of Hattonville
the Americans have debouched from
the hill region and are astride the
railroad running from Commercy to
Verdun. Likewise the Thlauoourt-
Metz and Nancy-Metz railroads are in
American hands.
Beginning in the northwest and
crossing the salient eastward, Fres
nes. Les Eparges, Hattonville,'Preny
and Pagny and all the ground lying
betweon them are in American hands.
The towns of Vigneulles, Thlaucourt,
Pont-A-JMousson and St. Mihiel are
far In the rear of the present line.
Montsec, the dominating height In the
center of the salient and from which
much trouble had been expected, fell
without fighting.
Already allied airmen are heavily
bombing the Moselle region around
Metz and Its outlying fortifications,
having dropped many tons of bombs
on the strategic railways leading from
the great fortress and It seemingly is
not without reason to expect that with
apparent supremacy in the air, Metz
and the surrounding country hence
forth Is to be sadly harassed by the
allied flying squadrons.
Washington.—First returns to Pro
vost Marshal General Crowder from
the second great moblllzatin of the
nation's manpower for the war on
Germany indicated that at least 14,-
000,000 men had been added to the
army Teservolr. The estimated num
ber of men between 18 and and 32
and 45 years was 13,000,000.
Ten states, widely scattered, and
the District of Columbia gave substan
tial totals by telegraph during the day
and on these figures General Crowder
announced that these states were ex
ceeding their estimated registration
by 8.6 per cent. The return* will not
be made public until they have been
checked for possible errors. The
states reporting were Virginia, Ten
nessee, Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkan
sas, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont,
Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Complete returns from the registra
tion of August 24, when youths who
had reached their twenty-first year
between that date and Juno S, 1918,
also were made public. They showed
that 167,968 men had gone Into the
draft reserves against an estimate of
158,011.
PEACE DISCUSSION TO BE
NO INTERRUPTION OF WAR
Amaterdam. —In extending an Invita
tion to all the belllgertn governments
tlon to all the belligerent governments
some neutral meeting place, the Aus
tro-Hungnrlan government states thaf
the object of the conference would be
to secure an exchange of views which
would show "whether thes-j prerequl
■ttei exist which would make the
speedy Inauguration of peace negotla
tlona appear promising."
The Austrian proposal, which la an
nounosd in an official communication
telegraphed here from Vienna sag
gests that there be no interruption ol
the war. and that th« "discussion?
would go only so far aa consldened
by the partlclpanta to offer prospect#
of euccess."
The proposal calls for all the bel
ligerents to aenß delegates for a con
fldentlal and unbinding discussion on
the basic principles for the conclusion
of peace. In a place in a neutral coon
try and at a near date that would yet
have to be agreed upon."
STRENGTH OF ENEMY IS
. REDUCED FOUR DIVISIONS
American Headquarters In Lor
raine.—lt probably la not an underes
timate to assume that the Americana,
In obliterating the St. Mlhiel salient,
reduced the enemy's atrength by the
equivalent ot fonr divisions. The vlo
tory ot the Americans -was due to
German Inferiority In n timbers and a
greater Inferiority In morale.
The statement coming from the
Oertnaa high command that It la
glad to he rid ot the salient may be
believed, bat It fciay be doubted If
the command also Is glad to have lost
15,000 men. more than 100 guns, an
Innumerable quantity of machine
funa, trench mortars. tons of ammuni
tion and telegraph material, aa wall
aa railroad equipment, rolling stock,
clothing and auppllaa.
Break your Cold or LaGrippe with
few doses of 666.
Subacribe for The Gleaner. SLOO
I JW, la #d¥«nca.
AWFUL EXAMPLE OF
RECKLESS DRIVING
PISTOL IN HANDS OF A CHILD
CAUSES DEATH TO EIGHTEEN
YEAR OLD GIRL.
SM SERIES OF -ACCIDENTS
Fatalities and SeHous Injuries Caused
by Automobile, Horse, Pis
tol and Bicyoie.
Durham—Two people are dead and
several Injured as the resalt of acci
dents that occurred In the city. Harry
Mangum, manager of the Five I'oints
Automobile Company, died this morn
ing at 1 o'clock as the result of inju
ries received when an automobile in
which he was riding turned over at
the intersection of Holloway and Dll
lard streets shortly after 12 o'clock
midnight. Miss Lena Strayhorn, 18,
died at 2 o'clock this morning from a
bullet wound in her forehead caused
by a ballet fired from a .32 caliber
pistol in the hands of Wesley Vick
ers, a 14-year-old boy. Miss Brunella
Teer Is suffering from severe injuries
that resulted when she was run down
by a bicycle, and Walter Umatead and
Miss Lucille Umstead are recovering
from Injuries suffered when a horae
they were driving became frightened
and ran away. Joseph Manning, an
iutomobile traveling salesman, and
Robert Morton, a local chauffeur, are
both suffering from Injuries received
in the same accident which caused
the death of Mr. Mangum.
The automobile accident occurred
early in the morning. The automobile
In which the three men were riding
passed Patrolman Joe Shlpp on the
Holloway street beat, going at a rapid
rate of speed. A few second later, the
officer heard a crash and saw the ma
chine turn turtle. Mangum-'s skull was
crushed. With Manning and Morton,
he was rushed to the Watts hospital.
It was found upon examination that
bis injuries were not serious, although
Manning is confined to the hospital.
Transfer of Exhibits.
Charlotte. —A letter from R. S. Cur
tis, animal husbandryman, office of
beef cattle and sheep, North Carolina
department of agriculture, contained
the announcement that the Percheron
Society of America, of Chicago,' and
the American Aberdeen Angus Breed
ers' Association, also of Chicago, have
transferred to the exhibition here the
premiums they had offered for the
State fair. "This is of very great im
portance, and it may be that we will
get still other associations to so offer
their special money," said Mr. Curtis.
He added that, "I think there is con
siderable Interest In horses and Aber
deen Angus cattle In your section."
The 1918 catalogue of the State fair
shows that the Percheron Association
offered 18 cash prizes, totalling $l3O,
and 39 medals and ribbons to compet
itors at the Btate farir, which have
been transferred to the livestock as
sociation's exhibition. The catalog also
shows that the Aberdeen Angus asso
ciation offered 27 regular cash prizes
and 36 special cash prizes, totalling
SSOO.
As. Mr. Curtis' letter indicates well
directed effort is being made to se
cure the participation in this show of
the national associations of the vari-~
ous breeds of beef and dairy cattle,
swine and sheep. These associations,
rather large In number, have funds
' mounting high Into the thousands of
dollars which are offered as prizes tor
exhibits of the respective breed*.
Word has been received here that
Frank B. Mebane, owner of the_Meb
ane stock farm, at Spray, Is planning
to place the head of his Hereford herd
on exhibition during the show here.
This bull. Lord Hilton Fairfax, Is a
son of Perfection Fairfax, the recog
nized king of Herefords. Several
brothers of Lord 'Hilton Fairfax sold
for an average of $17,000 each, and
several others for an average of $lO.-
000 each. Mr. Mebane is considering
shipping a carload of herefords here
for exhibition, and also a number of
registered Jerseys.
Reclaiming Lost Cars.
Spencer.—A force of workmen I*
now reclaiming a number of freight
car* lost along the Catawba river In
the big flood of July. 1916. near Ca
tawba station. Up to the present time
the wrecking force has reclaimed 82
of the lost cars, sortie of which were
washed several miles down the river.
By the use of heavy cables attached
to the big derrick some of the cars
are being dragged a distance of 1.300
feet or more across the river and
swamps. The men work in the water
• good portion of the time.
Injurlea Reault Faulty.
Albemarle— News has reached Al
bemarle from Winston-Salem announ
cing that Mr. William Purr who fell
from a trestle at Norwood and who
was taken Immediately to a hosplt.il
at Winston-Salem, had died from the
Injury received in the fall. Mr. Furr's
home is In Albemarle and he was
working with a r&tlwajr company and
while performing services on a coal
chute it Norwood, slipped and fell,
crushing his skull and sustaining oth
er injurlea.
9100- Dr B Detchon's Anti-Dlu
retic may b worth more to you
—more to you than 1100 if you
have a chdd who soils the bed
ding from incontinence of water
dnriiip sleep Cures old and young
alike it arrests the trouble at
nrrr |1 00 , *old by Graham Dreg
r. mpanv adv.
John W. Davis of Went Vir
ginia, now solicitor general of the
United States hni been selected
t»V President Wilson to succeed
Walter Ilines Page as ambassador
to Great Britain.
Buy lilwnty bonds and help
make liberty supreme throughout
the world. —W. ti. McAdoo.
Keep the Stars and Stripes
marching with our heroes to Ber
lin.—W. G. McAdoo.
BUY WAR SAVING STAMPS
AMERIGANS ATTACK
il IN MIHIEL SECTOR
ALONG FRONT ATTACK OF TWEN
TY AND DEPTH OP FIVE MILES '
HUNS ARE DRIVEN BACK.
THE CAPTURE OF ST. MIHIEL
Halg Penetrates Old Defense Line,
Taking Important Positions and
More Than 1,000 Prisoners.
The American Drat army under com
mand omental Pershing Is in action
against the Germans on a 20-mile front
on the famous St. Mihiel salient in
Lorraine, which has stood a sharp
wedge in the French line southeast
of Verdun since the commencement of
the war.
In the preliminary thrust ground
was gained on both sides of the trian
gle and also at its apex 'at 9t. Mihiel,
and at last accounts the Americans,
with whom some French troops are
brigaded, were fast sweeping across
the salient in an effort to close the
mouth of the big pocket before the
Germans can extricate themselves
as a result of the suddenness of the
blow and the element of surprise.
Although the advance of the Amer
icans was swift and sure and gains in
excess of four miles on the southern
side of the battle area were made, the
cavalry far outstripped the tanks and
footmen and was last reported oper
ating along the railroad _ near Vig
neulles, almost In the center of the sa
lient and some 10 miles northeast of
St. Mihiel and also northwest of Pont-
A-Mousson, through the forests and
along the railway line running north
ward to Metz, the great German fort
ress, the southern outer fortifications
of which are less than 10 miles dis
tant. , _ '
To the south everywhere the
Americans penetrated Into the
heights of the Meuse and the French
fought their way Into the outskirts of
St. Mlhlel. Unofficial reports are to
"the effect that the town has been re
captured by the French.
The strategy of Marshal Foch In the
present meneuver cannot be foreseen,
except that It has as the first objective
the levelling of the St. Mlhlel sector
«nd the straightening of the allied
line from the region of Verdun east
ward. The obliteration of the salient
would be necessary before a direct
thrust toward German territory from
this region wcmld be possible.
In the north, Field Marshal Halg Is
still hard after the Germans in the
region of Cambrai. Here, he again
has advanced his front toward the
much deßired German base; and
sent a thousand prisoners into
the British prisoners' cages In the
rear. The Germans fought hard at
Havrlncourt to stay the British, but
all their counter attacks were beaten
off.
INBTANT DEATH FATE OF ALL
TRAITORB, BPIEB OR COWARDS
With the American Army In France
—American troops of all units have
been Instructed to kill on the spot any
«ne who in time of battle urges sur
render or attempts to persuade them
that further resistance is useless.
These Instructions, wMch originated
with a certain division and have now
been universally adopted because they
so popular, were made neces
sary because someone In American
uniform during a a German attack on
Fismette, on August 27, ran among
the troops calling upon them to cease
resistance and declaring that the offi
cers advised surrender.
The instructions point out thai
these statements were absolutely false
and added:
"The person who spreads such an
alarm Is either an enemy in our
uniform or one of our own troops who
Is disloyal and a traitor, or one of our
troops v/lio has become a panic-strick
en coward. Whoever he Is, he should
be shot on the spot. In battle, there la
no time to inquire Into the identity
or motives of pemona. who create
panic or disorganization or wto ad
vises surrender.
MORTGAGEE'S SALE OF" LAND.
Under and oy virtue of the power
of sale contained in a certain
mortgage deed executed oy J. A.
Sharpe and wife, Lona R. Sharpe,
to the Central Loan & Trust Com
pany, dated the '2Bth day of August,
1915, and recorded in th 3 office: ot
the Register q I Deeds for Alamance
county, iu Book of JDeeds
No. 6a, on page *157, and default
ha\ ing oeen made in the payment
of the dents secured by said mort
gage, will sell at puulic nuction, at
the court house doar in Graham,
North' Carolina, on
SATURDAY, SFPTBMBER 28, 1918,
at 11 o'clock a. m., the following
descrioed tract of land, to-wit:
A certain tract or parcelyof land
in Alamance county, State of North
Carolina, adjoining the land of the
Meoane. Real Estate & Trust Co.,
Geo. W. Vestal and others, nonrid
ed as follows : -
lieginning at an iron oolt on the
puoltc road, corner with the Me
oane Real Estate & Trust Co., run
ning thenee with the of the
Meoane Real Estate & Trust Co. N.
4 deg. W. 39 chains to an iron oolt,
corner with Geo. W. Vestal, run
ning th;nce with the lin? oi Geo.
\V. Vestal N. 71 deg. E. ISM chs.
to a stone corner with Geo. W.
Vestal, running thence with the line
of Geo. W. Vestal N. 58 1-2 deg.
K. 6.21 chains to an iron bolt, cor
ner with Mebane Real Estate &
Trust Co.. running thence with the
line of the Mebane Real Estate &
Trust Co. 8. II deg. K. »0 chaftis
to an iron bolt on tne public road,
running thence with the public
road S. 4f> deg. W 5 chains to an
iron bolt on the public road, -run
ning thence with the public roaa
5 35 de£. W. 12.43 chains to the
beginning, containing 85 acres, more
or less.
Terms of sale. Cash.
Central Loan & Trust Co.,
Mortgagees.
This Atignrt 28, 1918.
President Wilson has signed a
proclamation prohibiting after
Oct. 1 the use of any foodstuffs-ill
brewing beer and near-beers ex
cept malt and hops. After Dec. 1
brewers must cease brewing alto
gether.
Subacrlae for THE GLEANER—I.
Children Cry for Fletcher's
The Kind' You Have Always Bought, and which has been ,
In use for over over 30 years, haa borne the signature of
j* - and has been made under his per
•J/Z/'G546*446 e Allow no one to deceive you in this.
All Counterfeits, Imitations and " Just-as-good» are but
Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of
Infants and Children —Experience against Experiment.
What is CASTOR IA
Castoria is a harmless substitute tor Castor Oil, Paregoric,
Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is pleasant. It contains
neither Opium, Morphine nor other narcotic substance. Its
age is its guarantee. For more than thirty years it has
been in constant use for the relief of Constipation, Flatulency, .
"Wind Colic and Diarrhoea; allaying Feverishness arising
therefrom* and by regulating the Stomach and Bowels, aids
the assimilation of Food; giving healthy and natural sleep.
The Children's Panacea—The Mother's Friend.
GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS
the Signature of
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TM. C..r>U. COM.ANV- H.W VOWKB.TV,
Land Sale.
Under and by virtue of an order
of the Superior Court of Alamance
county, made in a Special Proceed
ing therein pending, whereto all
the heirs-at-Jaw of the late Geo.
Whitted are duly constituted par
ties, the undersigned Commission
er will offer for sale at public auc
tion to the highest bidder, at the
court house door in Graham, at 12
o'clock ndon, on
SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 23 i:US,
the following described lots of
land :
First lot: A pertain lot or parcel
of land situate on the southern si Je
of the North Carolina R. R. track,
bounded on the North by the right
of \vay of the North Carolina lC
Ri.; on the East by the lands of
Jack Mebane; on the South by the
lands of Ben Mebane j and on the
West by the lands of Kate Graves
and Mr. Charles Harris; and con
taining about One acre, and being
the home place of George Whitteu,
colored.
Second lot: A certain lot or par
cel o. Ian"! lying North of the
North Carolina R. R„ and bounded
on the North by the lands of
Hooker Holt, on the East by the
lands of Joe 'Hoit: on the South by
the lands of Newman Preeland; and
on the West by the lands of Phil
Tice; containing about one acre of
land, and-being that part remain
ing of the iB-acre trace of lino
formerly owned by Geo. Whitted.
This is a re-sale and bidding will
start on the first lot at $220.01 ana
on the second at $19.25.
Terms of Sale : y One-half pur
chase price in cash; other tialf to
be paid in six months. Deferred
payments to be evidenced by bond
of purchaser beari.l3 six per cent,
interest. Sale subject to Confirma
tion bv the court.
J. DOLPH LONG,
Commissioner
This September 12, 1918.
Notice To The Public of Application For
ot Sentence of
Nathan and Rudy Wyatt.
To the Public You will take no
tice that an application Will be
made to the Governor of North
Carolina /or the commutation of
the road sentence of Nathan Wyatt
and Rudy Wyatt, imposed at the
August Term of the Criminal Court
of Alamance County, sentence- be
ing imposed for the offense of an
affray.
Youwill therefore, on or before
30th day of September, -1918, co.n
munlcate your objections, if any, to
the Governor of North Caroli.n.
This September 17, 1918.
T. C. CARTER, Att'y
for Nathan and Kudy Wyatt.
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.
Having qualified u Administrators of the
estate of Ella Stull Trace, deceased, tbe
undersigned hereby uotitle* >ll persona hold
ing claims against tbe said estate to present
tbe same, iuiy authenticated, on or before
tbe Ist day of Sept., 1919, or this notice will
be pleaded In bar of tbeir recovory; and all
persons Indebted to said estate are request
ed tn make Immediate settlement.
This Aug. 8, 19 S.
GEO. C. WOODWOKTH, Adm'r
ainugflt of Ella Htull Trace, dec'd
MORTGAGEE'S SALE OP LAND
Under and oy virtue of the power
of sale contained in a certain mort
gage deed executed by J. A. R.
Davis and wife, Mollie Davis, to
the Central Loan & Trust Company,
dated March 5, 1913, and reeorded
hi the office of the Register of
Deeds for Alamance county, in
Book of Mortgage Deeds No. 59,
page 351, and default having been
made in the payment of the debts
secured by said mortgage, we will
sell at public auction, at the court
house door in Graham, N. C., on
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1918,
at 11 o'clock a. m„ the following
described tract of land, to-wit:
A certain tract or parcel of land
in Alamance county, North Caro-
Ihmh- adjoining the lands of the N.
C. R. R. Co., J. E. Gant, and Holt
.Street, and bouncfed as,follows:
Beginnning at the corner of sn>d
Gant on the North side of Holt St.,
running thence with said street E.
70 feet to a corner *dth R. R. Co.,
thence with aaid R. R Co.'s line
North 201 feet to corner oa , aaid
R. R Co property, thence West
with said R. R. Co.'s line TO feet
to corner of said Gant, thencewith
Gant's line South 204 feet to the
beginning, containing 14,280 square
feet. Being part of lot No 200 in
the old survey of the property of
Burlington, N. C.
Terms of sale, CASH.
Central Loan & Trust Co.,
Mortgagee.
This August 21, 1918.
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SALE OP REAL ESTATE UNDER
DEED OP TRUST.
Under and by virtue of the power
of sale contained in a certain
deed of trust executed January 1,
1917, by John A. Burton and Lula
C. Burton, his wife,' to Alamance
Insurance & Real Estate Company,
Trustee, for the purpose of secur
the payment of four certain bonds
due January 1, 1918, which deed of
trust is duly probated and recorded
in Book of Mortgages and Deeds of
Trust No. 71, at page 223, in the
Public Registry of Alamance coun
ty default having been made in
the payment of said bonds at ma
turity and the interest thereon, the
undersigned trustee w>ll, on
MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 30, 1918,
at 12 o'clock M., at the court house
door of Alamance county, in Gra
ham, North Carolina, offer for sale
at public auction to the highest
bidder, for cash, a certain tract
or parcel of land in Alamance coun
ty, State of North Carolina, in
South Burlington township, adjoin
ing the lands of Oak and Cameron
Streets, and others, and bounded as
follows:
Beginning at an Iron stake on the
-Northeast side of Oak Street, cor
ner with Mrs. Jennie Terrell; run
ning thence with the line of Oak
Street North 29 deg. 10 min. West
81 1-2 feet to corner on Oak and
Cameron Streets; thence with the
line of Cameron Street North 54
deg. 40 min. East 150 feet to cor
ner on Lot No. 33; thence with the
line of Lot No. 33 South 29 de?. 40
min. East 81 1-2 feet to corner on
Lot No. 33 and Mrs. Terrell's cor
ner; thence with Mrs. Terrell's line
South 5a deg. West 150 feet to the
beginning and being Lots Nos. 13
* j ,** ? wl »at is known as With
erclale heights.
Upon this lot is situated a 5-room
cottage.
Alamance Ins. & Real Estate Co.,
This August 28, 1918. Trustee.
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