matioxal wax -inttsi'ait
OVER 7,aw CASUALTIES IN
AMMICAX ARMY.
Washington, Jmmm 9.—Caaualtica
among the American expeditionary
forcaa thua>r reported bp General
taday’a Kata, total
|
tie*. Deatha in action,
extents gad all attar
UST, whila 4M*
wounded aad MS ana miaotog in ac
tiaa indoiling aaaa bald prisoner* in
Germany.
The department’! recapitulation lot
Warn:
Killed in action (iaeludlng 291 at
aw) IjBSS.
DM of w.aada. 210.
Dtod of itiaaaaa, 1.19*.
DM of aoddwU aad ottac caaa
aa, SNL
Waaadad la act bm, IjOtt.
Mbaaing ia action (including priaoa
tn), MS.
TMaL TJUE
|l«w for tba dacialaa ad the dapart
maat to adviaa the eaantry weakly of
the exact total wawjtlw aiaea dm
landing ad tba Scat Smscinan forcaa
la Franca tact Jana, It la and at a to ad
that it riaaNlii largely from wide
spread reporta that aaaaattM bad
bean very heavy and that total Sg>
area ware being withheld from the
It hM Man eoglrioai at tit* de
partment that the daily Hats aant by
Uttle daisy aa yeaetble. The caiaal
tle« are ao aeattarad in tha lists that
they wOl not give atfersaetlon of
value to the enemy, bat this doe* not
Mm thet any aeyreadable numbers
era batd beak. After heavy actions,
Saab ns that at Qsetlgny, It roqairna
days to cheek 9 tha oaaaal
te tha deportaaeet
in the
Other sslta want
far teal training
Aar sad finally teak
aver sector* ao that tha total f root
age now hold by tha AaMriaeas ranks
cstend to that •< the Rrittah and
French armies.
MUST TAKE OFFENSIVE TO WIN
war, says toch.
London. Jane st—That betllee can
ha woo ia Aa and only by tba q«t ;
which tahoa tba offensive ia tba alff>'
niJWaat declaration mads by General
Foeb. commander A chief of the al
bas, In aa important article contrib
uted by bim to tba weakly Journal,
Aa FieM. to whkh ho diecuesea tba
problem of the soldier and the way to
aielakWH
▼vcwTy.
“Modem warfare to arrive at Ha
cad aad to Impose its wiU on the
enemy.'* aaya General Foeb. *Teeog
nUee.enly one in c*o»—destruction of
tba eoeoqr'a organised forces. _
“War aadertskm aad prepares tKia
destruction by battle which briaga
about tba everthrow of the adversary,
diaargeniaae bia command, destroyi
bio diaeipitoa, and nalUflaa Ma units
aa far aa their fighting poorer ia ootv
Mart Nat B* Party M«ht
-Oar tort axiom mart to that eom
pictrty ta achieve tta abject, a battle
must art to pareiy defensive. A port
ly defensive battle, area well eaa
trted, data net result la a victory
aad a vanquished. It la dirty a
game that mart be begun over again.
“Frees IMa It la an obvious eorcU
lary that aa offaartva, whether start
ed at the beginning of aa ad ton or
whether it follows the dsfsneln, eaa
only give remits sad In eomeqaeasa
mart slwaya to adapted at the finish.
"To amiataia sex poaHhm la art
■ynanymoee with being victorious aad
area pcapatos for a defeat. If we
ream la where we era aad da not pass
ta the offeoetve to ft* the diractlto
of attach, to guard against ttop leas
of tho enemy, prevent him from ear
mart undertake to carry on and con
tain numerous combats, sack with da
The Rmwtw.
"B»t since there ramaias no dodif
that decisis* attack it tha eery ka»
atone «f a battle, all other actlana
which make op a battle mat ho *4
rlaaged. considered, organised, pci
Tided with farces in tha measure 4a
they will prepare, facilitate JU
af a d seism
surpria*. its apacd and for which,
cabaaqname. it t* aasontial that thajf
shall ha the maxhBUm raaerre ford*
af troop* >of winiwa, ths
is to aay, tha prepaid!
organised, and kafe
ringts act of
salts are expected, namely, theMT
dafve attack.
“Rcaarve* mast ha hoahandad with
tha moot extreme parsimony aa that
tha hindgeoe may ha atreng swongh
to haaka tha blow aa riel set aa poasi'
bln.
“Let loo## at tha finish, without any
lurtdng idea of aartng thorn, with a
wa8 thought out plan far winning tha
battle at a point chosen and deter
mined, raiarrm are thrown in all to*
•other hi an action ngpnattng hi rlo
Wan* and man all other phases otf
battle, an action with pcapar
All our faraoa really paatliilpnia #Hh»
at hr preparing It or bp carrying tt
i
I
High Sheriff* Of j
South Endorse It
I
OHrials From Fan South we gtataa
TaU sf Beset U Rresa Tanlae. |
_ f*ur of the leading sheriff* of the
South, la widely separated state*,
her* gtven^thsir enqualitted endorse
Hon. C. V. Mangum, who was for
three tanas sheriff of Fulton County,
Ga- reeidiag in Atlanta, said: “Tan.
Uehas certainly helped me. My con
dition la new that or e well man.
Teniae proved to he jaet what 1
needed to putsdy system in shape and
•R my dlsagrasatdo symptom* of
stomach trouble have disappeared."
_ Hi*. Chat L Lewis, ex-eheriff of
Crittenden County, residing at Mai^
too. Ark., said: *Taalac has entire
ly relieved me of hflioueneee and ns
lute and hu Almost Bade a new
woman of my wife, who has suffered
for tea yean with stomach trouble."
Han. A. R. Anderson, who was re
sleeted seven times to the edfae ef
sheriff ef Harris County. Taxes, resid
lag In Heustea, soldi 1 Morey could
net buy the good Tanlae has done for
mm. 1 suffered from indigestion of
the worst sort aad had severe mo
rutgi* pains. I have taken, three
bottle* ef'Tnalac^my trouble ie gone
i Hon.*8. A. Kelley. Sheriff** Brier
County, Teas, residing at Odessa,
Texas, says: “1 needed a general aR*
round building up for over seven
!SJS f^S- ha. done that ^ery
! Tanlae is sold by Blue’s Drug Store,
Lsurmberg, N. C.: W.Z. Gibson, Gib
son, N. C.: Laurel Bill Drug Co- Lau
rel Hill. N. C; Dra. Shaw A Hc1.cn,
Wagtam, N. C.—Adv.
i ALL URGED TO REPORT IDLE
RBDlStRAKTE
Wellington, June 8,—Rule* far the
enforcement of Prevoet Marshal Gen*
oral Clue del *s "eertt or fight" rage-1
latieoa announced today call on all
citlaana to report to the aeareat local
draft beard names Of Mg within draft
age who are habitually idle or who
are employed nua-prod actively.
Each local board ia created intu
what will ba practically a court to eit
probably weelriy. to decide such eases
aa stay bo brought before it
Upon a ease being presented, the
board will serve notice on the regia
treat of not leas than three day* ear
more than eeven days, directing hitr
the com pi eta record to the dietrtr
beard far approval, even if the dec!
•toe la ia favor of a arc. If tha dfcj
Met board approve* the-findings ad
gi strand ha will ba giver
say Vacancies legist wtb
. _ diately to camp or ptac
ed at the top of the list of those next
to go.
Aa appeal to the president may b*
made only in the event of a dissenting
vote ia the district board and with
recommendation at tha appeal ageat
or adjutant general.
GIRLS! ITS TOUR STEP THAT
ATTRACTS!
DELCOLIGHT
ucnuefrFarm Efficiency
■
:
^Qvor 3<M)po DCLOO-IiGHT Plutaln Actual
Just To
. At this particular eeeeoa ibis is m nmsMse*
partaat pntioa. Two factors your health and
the health of jrour family, and the requests of
i the Food AdaHalatralfon ana qf firat ifaportanco
«" anungiag menus. With- the sattiug-i* of
wana weather aad the arrival of. uow crops of
■, I fc-l*. — — -■ *
la preparing and serving the right kind of food;
especially la this, true wUh ssiolt children aad
| people with a shaky digestive eqripaaeot.
. The asm frmita —r tmirtlng
aad health fhl aad a liberal A thene
in the daily dioe wtn baao0chZ7 w« foy to
fwl jnt as
Any vegetables not
are fraud la oor nailps slock
McLaurin & Shaw
. *Pi»ooe No. 48
La ' borg, North Carolina
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