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l°LINA, APRIL 5, 1918
Largest
rA
We have the largest stock we
ever had of Men’s, Boys’ and
Children’s Suits.
Prices, $8.50 and up.
Goods arriving daily. Prices 1
always right.
High Art Clothes,
offer the same substantial service, the same fair price,
the same distinctive style they always have offered.
War-time economy and the maintenance of War time
good spirit dictates your purchase of these clothes.
STEIN BROTHERS.
> “THE HOUSE OP QUALITY”
| CLOTHIERS, FHRNISHERSandTAILORS
J. JOSEPHS, Manager.
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STATEMENT
of
THE BANK OF SANFORD,
March 4th, 1918
Loans
RESOURCES
Estate
.1360,906.71
;r.;; imm* -4;w4>
.r.. 6,846.
king House (value$25,000 00). 16*400
liberty Bonds
Cash aDd Due from Banks
20,560.
118,782,01
Total Resources
Capital .
Surplus and Prottis. .
Individual Deposits
LIABILITIES
.$530,274 96
$30,000 00
18,488 36
481,786 60
Total Liabilities
....$530,274 96
S. P. HATCH, E. R. BUCHAN,
President. Vice-President.
J. M. ROSS, Cashier.
888
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E WANT T HELP EVERYONE TO PRESERVE THEIR SIGHT.
WE CARRY A L KINDS OF LENSES, MOUNTS AND EVERYTHING YOU
NEED IN EYE GLASSES AND SPECTACLES.
DR. J. C. MANN, CYE SPEC ALIST IS WITH US EVERY WEDNESDAY.
WE WILL REMOVE TO THE MARKS NEW BUILDING APRIL 15TH.
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LITTLE STORE—BIG STOCK.
We’re Going to Hang the Kaiser Under
the Linder Tree.
Patriotic Solo* 8ung by Harry Evans.
(Reverse Side.)
‘•There’s a Green Hill Out In Flanders,” SunR by Jack Warner.
~ .Come>£the Fjri3»y Afternoon free concert at the Carter Furni
ture Company’s store and hear this Emerson 7 Inota double faced
record* together with a large number of the latest patriotic songs
of the day. - ,
We are anxious that yob see and hear the Vita nola Talking Ma
chine (The phonograph that plays any make of record without the
» use of extra attachments) before you buy.
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ALLIES HOLD LINES.
German Offensive Has Passed
High Tide —Americans With
Haig’s Forces — Unlilcatlon of
All the Armies Opposing the
German Forces.
The great battle goes on. The
allies have checked the German
advance and counter-attacks have
begun. Evidently the German
offensive has passed high-tide
and counter-attacks are now
under way. The allies will prob
ably regain some ground lost
and then both sides will dig in
for all summer stay. The talk is
now that two to three years will
be necessary to end the war on
the west front.
A big event of the past few
days is the entrance of the
Americans into the big struggle.
As allied troops begin offensive
movements on the Picardy battle
field, say the dispatches yester
day, the German assaults shpw
signs of slackening both in num
bers and intensity and the Ger
mans are digging themselves in
feverishly around Lass gny on
the southern line of the salient,
Where French pressure has been
heavy, South of the Somme the
tide turned Sunday. German
assaults were repulsed and the
French made good gains.
The German peace drive to
ward Amiens, Paris, and the
channel ports is fast becoming a
battle of the nations. The con
flict opened with British and
German soldiers the adversaries.
Since then the French and
American armies have joined
with Field Marshal Haig’s forces
while Austrian and Bulgarian
troops are aiding the enemy.
Canadian cavalry and Australian
infantry have been doing much
of the fighting under the British
flag in the last two days.
Over the roads to the battle
field, in motor trucks and on
foot, 100,000 American soldiers
are moving to join the fight
against the invader and to drive
him back
An important event of the
week on the side of the allies
was the unification of all the
armies opposing the Germans,
a step which the American and
French military men long have
urged and which apparently has
been brought about by the
gigantic thrust of the enemy in
Franoe. Gen. Foch, chief of the
French general staff.
is realiz
s realized that with one head to
direct all the opposition to the
Germans much better results
will be obtained. This action is
generally believed to mean an
immediate and general offensive
on the part of the allies.
Some of the War’s Big I ) rivet
o and Results.
Here are the dates and figures
showing some of the attempts
both sides have previously made
and failed to break through on
the west front.
February, 1915—British at
Nueve Chapelle; advanced one
mile on two mile front then were
stopped.
April, 1915—Germans at
Ypres, first gas attack; net re
sult advance of three miles at
certain points in line. Advance
then stopped.
May and June, 1915—French
in Artoise; they took villages,
thousands of prisoners, captured
Lorette Heights a<fd almost
cleared Vnny Ridge. Then their
advance was stooped.
September. 1915—British and
French in Artoise and Cham
pagne. French advanced over
18 mile front, took 25,000 prison
ers and 100 guns; checked at
third line. British at Loos lost
50,000 men, gained a few square
miles of devastated territory,
then were stopped.
February, 1910—Germans at
Verdun. Gained nearly five miles
in six days; advanced little over
one mile in next six months; then
were swept back; lost 500,000
men. Front of attack less than
six miles.
July, 1916—British and French
on the Somme. Advanced six
miles in six months; British lost
50,000 in killed on first day; net
result, release of 1,000 square
miles of French soil; Germans
forced to retreat from Arras and
Noyon.
April. 1917—French and British
above Aisne and at Arras, re
spectively; French made local
gains, British were stopped five
miles from starting point.
Summer, • 1917—British at
Ypres; gained six miles in four
months; wiped out Ypres salient,
won most of Paschendale ridge,
then were stopped.
November, 1917—British troops
under Lieut. General Byng,
aided by tanks, smashed the
Hindenburg line on a 30-mile
front, between Arras and St.
Quentin, opposite Cambrai. to a
depth of one to live miles, taking
13 villages, 1Q0 guns and 9,000
prisoners. A few days later the
Germans retook considerable
portion of this ground.
March 21, 1918—Germans on
west front. Will history of of
fensives, repeat itself!
Teachers’ Examination.
There will be an examination for
teacher'* certificate* held at the court
house Tuesday and Wednesday, April
)th and 10th.
THIRD LIBERTY JjOI
Campaign Wilt Open April i
Installment Payment*.
Saturday, April 6tb, te the I
ginning of the Third
Loan. The Committee in
has decided to begin the
paign with a parade bf
mobiles, music and an ezfe
drill by the Home Guard,
three speeches explaining
Loan. Let everyone come
town Saturday at 4:00 p,
help make the first day of
Third Liberty Loan a huge su«
cess. The whistles of the.4
will announce the beginning <
this drive at 8:50 p. m.
“Your Uncle Sammie, he 1
the infantry, he needs artlll
he needs the cavalry, and' i
by gosh we will all go to i
many. Good bye Kaiser
Help the Infantry, Artillery 1
Cavalry and yourselves in
Third Liberty Loan. „
OPENING OP CAMPAIGN . ,
An initial or first installmei
payment of 5 per cent.
made upon all subscriptions, 1
Second installment—Pi
May 28th—20 per cent.
Third installment—Payab,
July 18th—35 per cent. ^
Fourth installment—Pay at
August 15th—40 per cent. k
The campaign will 6pcj§^
Saturday, April 6th and close'
close of business May 4thv.
WHAT A BOND DOES.
What does a Liberty Bond
It helps to carry our
forces across the seas
for every principle that Is hn*
man, free, decent and den
Few are the men in tbiei
prosperous county who cazr;j
estly say, *‘I cannot aifo
buy at least one $50.00
Bond.” Every farmer,;,
salaried man, every wage <
every business man, evetf
who can earn no matter 1
tie, can afford to loan 1
a small part of his earnin
The vast f
come
broug
subscriptions of the workers
the store, factory, farm and
shops as well as from the busi
ness man and banker, and the
patriotic people of Lee county
will do their part. From every
home in the county should come
forth a swelling chorus—I’ll buy
a Liberty Bond.
For your own sake, your fam
ily’s sake, your coontry’s sake,
civilization's sake, save a little
from your savings every week
and buy a Libery Bond this
spring or summer.
Buying a Liberty Bond is the
essence of patriotism—and pa
iriotisin calls to us to forgetcus?
toms, luxuries, personal inter
est until we win this war—and if
we don’t win it, you’ll have to
pay more than the price of one
Liberty Bond.
White Selectmen Go to Camp
Jackson.
The following' white selectmen of
the new draft were sent from this coun
ty to Camp Jackson last Sunday: James
Floyd Sloan, Andrew K. Wicker, Mai
com Landon Mclver, Nelli Stacy Thom
as and Seldon H. Buchanan. There
are 108 men in the new draft in this
county. They will be sent to camj
from time to time as they are needed.
Young farmers will be left at borne for
the present so that they can make a
crop.
Farmers and War Stamps.
We have heard of farmers In the
State who have gone the limit In buy
ing war stamps. This means that they
have bought 81,000 worth of stamps.
How many farmers In Lee county have
loaned this much money to the gov
arnment to prosecute the war? There
are farmers in the county who are well
able to Invest as much as 81,000 la war
stamps. As the government needs your
money In this crisis, why not show the
patriotic spirit by lettling It have It?
It the government can’t borrow the
money from the people to carry on this
war It will raise it by taxation. Which
lad you rather have war stamps or a
.ax receipt? The tax receipt will not
je worth a last year bird's nest
Primaries Held—County Con
ventions Tomorrow.
The Democratic precinct primaries
were held last Saturday afternoon
throughout the county. Delegates were
elected to the couuty convention which
will be held at the cuurt house next
Saturday afternoon at 1 o'clock to elect
delegates to the State Democratic Con
ssaties wfctcb -sesrcrc* hr thdcigh-ac
Wednesday, April 10th.
The Ltepublicans of the county also
held their precinct primaries on Sat
urday afternoon and named delegates
to their county convention which will
be held at the court house at 2 o’clock
Saturday afternoon to name delegates
to the ‘Bepublloan State, Congressional,
Judicial and Senatorial Conventions.
The Republican Stale Convention will
be held In Greensboro next Tuesday,
April 9th.
SANFORD THE WINNER.
[n Two Debates Held with Pitta
boro Our High School Pupils
Are Victorious—Final Contest
to be at Chapel Hill.
Jo the State wide debate on the
lueetlon of “Compulsory Arbitration
Industral Disputes,” Sanford won
from Plttsboro by a unanimous decision
Iwt Friday night at this place. Miss
Jennie Gunter and Reid Hodln upheld
the affirmative for Sanford against
Will Womble and Roy Cole, of Pitts
boro, who defended the negative.
The Plttsboro debaters were very
(food, but the Sanford debaters surpass
ed them in every -department of debat
ing, as was shown by the unanimous
decision of the judges.
Much interest was taken in the de
bate by the people of Sanford as the
Auditorium of the East Sanford school
building was packed. The judges at
ibis place were, Messrs. J. R. Baggett^,
,1’harles Ross and J. A. McLood, all in
[Llllington. /
At Pittsboro the contestants were
more evenly matched. Both sides pre
tented strong arguments, but the de
cision was rendered In Sanford’s favor
by a two to one vote. The affirmative
was upheld by Esmond Council aDd
‘Arthur London, of Pittsboro, while
Miss Margaret Judd and Dews Mc
Pherson, of Sanford, upheld the nega
tive. The judges at Pittsboro were,
Mr. Hobbs and Mr. Turlington, of the
University faculty, and Mr. E. R.
Rankin, Secretary of the State-wide
Debaoting Union. County Superin
tendent E M. Judd accompanied the
IJanford debaters to Pittsboro.
P. M. Williamson. County Superin
tendent of Chatham County, presided
over the debate at Pittsboro, while
Mr. B. Cole, Chairman of the Sanford
School Board, presided over the debate
jft Sanford.
The members of both the Sanford
acquitted themselves handsome
ly and our people are justly proud of
their success in this debate. The
final contest will be held at Chapel
lion the 10th and 11th of April.
the Sanford steams will go and
:e part in the contest for the
:k Memorial Cup. Here’s hop
that they will bring the trophy
•i Bryan to Speak Here April
Twenty-Fourth. *
|was stated In The Express la&t
I that Hon. W. J. Bryan would
k be?* some time between April
has been
on tbe subject that is uppermost
mindsof t^e-people of the coun
iday, “The World War.” The
ibmise, which will hold a large
eroopl, will be seated so as to accom
modate the people. The admission price
will be 50 and 75 cents,
This Is the first opportunity many
of our people have had to hear Mr.
Bryan. Mr. Bryan passed through
Sanford several years ago and when
his train stopped at the station some of
our citizens called him out for a
speech. Ho camo to the platform of
the coach and after rubbing his eyes
from sleep he told the crowd below
that he could not make a speech,, but
would come back some day and
talk the people of Sanford to death.
This 1b his first opportunity to carry
out his promise: Our people are will
ing to take chances and arc going to
give the great Commoner a big house.
Miss l>oub May Go to France.
Miss Laura Doub, sister of Mr. P.
B. Doub, assistant cashier of the
Planters National bank, of this city,
will probably go to France at an early
date.with a base hospital unit for ser
vice at one of the base hospitals “over
there.” Miss Doub has had five years'
experience as a trained nurse in the
University of Pennsylvania hospital
*nd the unit of which she Is a member
composed of physicians and nurses
from this institution Miss Doub re
ceived her notice to report recently
ind has been In the city for several
lays visiting friends and relatives be
ore she reports at a point In the North,
where she will join the unit. —Rocky
douut correspondence Wilmington
Star.
A card from Miss Doub to The Express
tateB that she Is now with the U. S.
Vcmy Hospital No. 16 at Cape May,
'new Jersey.
K«V. J. B. Willis Leaves for
Morehtad.
Rev. J. B. Willis, who has accepted
a call to the pastorate of the Morebcad
City Baptist church, left for that place
this week to take charge of the work
Mrs. Willis and little daughter, Mir
iam, went by Fayetteville, where tney
will spend a few days with their people
before going to Morehead.
Mr. Willis preached his farewell
sermon Sunday night. The congrega
tions of the other churohes met with
the Baptists and held a union service
in his honor* The other ministers who
took part in the services were Kevs
W. R. Roy all, W. 3. Goldon, J. Mcfver
Wicker, and L, A McLaurtn, of Jons
boro.
Mr. Willis was not only loved by his
jwd people, but wan held iu high rt
gard by the people of all denomlna
tloos in the town. There were many
expressions of regret at his depart
ure.*
To show their appreciation of his
here as pastor, his flock present
ed him with two handsome sterling
ido’ ou'nuay raorhibg
• arvioe. They were presented in a
“•Mttttle speech by Mr. D. B, Teague,
-ha Wednesday night belore at a recep
ItOB Mld in the Baraca room in honor
)f Mr, Willis and family, be was pre
jMwjl with a 120 gold piece by Mr.
W, C, York, a gift from the Baraca
3laas whloh Mr. Willis had faithfully
wred as teaoher. Mrs. Willis receiv
Jd a beautiful mahogany clock from
<he PhUathea class of which she was a
It was presented by Mr. D.
* Teauge. Little Miriam Willis re
tired a silver tea set from the Sun
beams.
NEWS IN BRIEF.
[toms of Interest Gathered from
Onr Exchanges,
Seventy-five persons were killed
ind 90 wounded, most of them wo
nen and children, when a shell fired
:>y a German long range gun fell on
i church in the region of Paris
while Good Friday services were
being held, according to an official
communication.
Vice Admiral Sims cabled the
Navy Department Monday that in
addition to seventeen dead, seventeen
men are missing from the American
destroyer Manley as a result of her
recent collision with a British war
ship and the consequent explosion
of a depth bomb on board. >1_
UI was told in the North to go
South and wake the people up; that
thar people of the Southern States
were asleep to the danger that
threatens the country,’’ said Captain
David Fallon, speaking in Asheville,
‘‘but if what I have seen in Asheville
and North Carolina is slumber, may
the devil help Kaiser Bill when the
South gets awake.’’
A mob at Delphos, 0., Monday
light began making a house Lo
iouse canvass, dragging every sus
>ected pro-German from his b d,
aking him down town and forcing
lim to salute the American flag
inder penalty of being hanged to a
ree. Barney Lindermann, a wealthy
nerchant, to whose store a flag wea
tailed, was notified tha4&if the flag,
vhich he was forced to salute, is
,aken down he will be thrown into
he canal and drowned.
The United States government
>wes something to John Borden,
l North Carolina negro, who
ives near Goldsboro. He has
3een married three times and is
ihe father of thirty-five children.
Fourteen of these are now serv
ng in the United States army.
His first wife three times gave
oirth to four boys at a time and
ais second wife gave birth once
to three boys and a girl. His
third wife is still living and has
Bight children, Borden is sixty
two years old. Dr. McRary and
Riley Hairston are also acquaint
sd with two other colored families
who live in Hertford county, in
which of each there are eighteen
children, thus making seventy
one children in three families.
War Garden Campaign.
A canvass of a part of the town
nliat members for tbj
families in Sanford have pledged
themselves to do their best in grow
ing a War Garden.
There will be no further canvass
of the town, and any person wishing
to enlist in the War Garden Cam
paign will give their name to the
town clerk, home demonstration
agent or farm demonstration agent.
Mr. Jeffries, garden specialist
from the North Carolina Depart
ment of Agriculture will lecture on
garden work Friday night at 8:30
(new time) in the town hall.
This meeting should be of interest
to every person in Sanford who
contemplates growing a garden.
William Rogers.
Mr. William Rogers, whose death
was noted In The Express last week,
was burled at Cameron on last Thurs
day morning. The funeral services
were conducted by his pastor, Rev. O.
A. Keller, assisted by R. v, J. O. Ful
bright, Rev. J. 13. Willis, Rev, W. H.
H. Lawhon and Rev. M. D. McNeill.
The funeral was-attended by a large
concourse of friends and neighbors of
the dccoased.
Mr. Rogers was born May 15, 1853,
and died at the age 65 years. Some
40 years ago he married Miss Laura
Crook, who with nine children, two
sons and five daughters survive him.
They are: Mrs. Lee G. Mclver and
Mr. Chas. P. Rogers, of this place;
Mrs. W. M. Thomas, of ^Droadway;
Mrs. C. M. Land, fo Spray; Misses Lula,
Gertrude, Luclle, Lillie May and James
W. Rogers, of Cameron.
! lu early hie Mr. Rogers joined tne
Baptist church and was always active)
in religious work. He was a licensed i
preacher aod served several churches
a* supply pastor. He was held in high
esteem by all who knew him and will
he greatly missed by the Baptist
ehureh of Cameron of which he was a
member. Friends join the family in
lamenting his death.
Mrs. Baxley Dead.
Mrs. Cornelia Baxley, of Jonesboro,
who had been ill for about three
months, died at the Central Carolina
Hospital Monday at noon.
The remains were carried to Rock
ingham that evening and the funeral
was held near that place the next day.
Mrs Baxley made her home with the
family of her son-in-law, Mr. E. Gib
son, who moved from Rockingham to
Jonesboro five years ago. Mrs. Bax
ley died at the age of 60 years. Her
husband died several years ago. She is
survived by two children, Mrs. E. Gib
son, or Jonesboro, and Mr. J. E. Bax.
ley, of Roberdel. Mrs. Baxley had for
a number of years been a member of
the Methodist Church. She has made
many friends since moving to Jones
boro who join the family In lamenting
her death.
Jurors For May Court.
At their meeting Monday the Coun
ty Commissioners selected the follow
ing jury for the May term of court:
W. A. Glass, O. T. Brown, D. H.
GaBter, W. J. McNair, D. J. Thomas,
Robt. D. Bridges, K. F. Burns, A. C.
Burfchead, J. T. Coley, J. Will Phil
lips, B. W. Wicker, W. C. Gross, T.
B. Webster, W. G. Watson, J. M.
Covett, T. M. Cox, Doyle McFarland,
S. M. Jones.
Paints.
Clean up and Paint up. Brighten
up your home. Keep away dis
ease and make your premises
more attractive, you owe it to
yourself and ywur family.
Our shelves are well stocked with paints in all
colors, Varnishes, Wood Stains, Kalsomines, and
everything in the paint accessory line.
We have big stock of roofing paints at attractive
prices.
You'll be >ure to find what you want at our store.
The Banking, Loan and Trust Co.
With resources over one half million dollars
this company solicits your business on its
ability to serve you adequately in any finan
cial capacity.
Banking Loan & Trust Cii
Sanford N. C on-s boro, N. C. —,
C aplal $2.j> 0(MM!0.
R. E. CARRINGTON, J. W. CUNNINGHAM,
President. Cashier.
M. J. BOLING, I. P. LASATER,
Vice-President. Assist, Cashier.
J. K. BARNES, Teller.
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