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THE MORNING STAR, WILMINGTON N. C., SATURDAY, AXJ GUST 10, 1918.
jjgy The Wayside
When is a gripful of corn not a grip-
,
kui oi ('
pec
ial Agent uorsey i-miups and
beputy
Marshal A. L. Kelly can tell
jif they will, If tney won't, you
r a ax i -r . .
Tdll have to reaa it in me paper, j. nate
L ten it, but there seems no way
ground it.
The iwo officers, wno are about as
vice of Uncle Samuel, were by way of
looking out for colored man due to ar
rive at the union station with one or
tw0 or three grips full of whiskey.
They laid for hlm and Presently spotted
negro lugging an awfully heavy grip.
"Go to it!" exclaimed Agent Phillips.
He's the guy."
neDUtv Marshal Kelly went to it.
'What you got in grip; tie uw-
manded of the negro.
-Cawn," replied the negro, meaning.
of course, corn.
Maic 70ra: Ana: j. mougn bo: ncK
. that grip and come aldng." So said
Deputy Marshal Kelly.
The negro obeyed and the trio
marched to the department of justice
offices in the federal building. The
rip was tremendously heavy. The
nesro had to set it down every little
ivTand rest his arms. Up stairs in the
petofnce building the officers ordered
aim to set the grip down and open it.
Naw. suh boss," he replied, with
honor. "Dat's white folkses business.
white gemman gimme dat grip fo
o tote up street fo' him, en I dast
to open hit."
Ye-ah! "exclaimed the officers.
"White man give it to you to carry, did
be? Thats what they all say. Come on
and open it up."
The nergo had been edging toward
the door, which ofcourse did not tend
to decrease the suspicion of the offi
cers. He was hauled back and made
to open the grip.
It was full, packed, jammed, cram
med with "cawn." but . not corn
wlr.skey. Just plain "rosenears" ears
of corn" ir the shuck.
Take that grip out o' here!" cried
both sleuths, in unison. "How dare you
bring a grip full of corn in here. Git
out:"
Meanwhile the man who had given
the negro the grip to carry up street
for him, having told him to leave it
ar Front and Princess where the ow
ner in'ended to catch a beach car, had
missed the negro and thinking he had
stolen his "cawn", had reported the
matter to the police, and officers were
ookins for the thief.
Eventually he got his "rosenears
back, and he is none other tnan ex
Sheriff Andrews of Orange county, who
;s snendin some time enduring of
these hot days down at the beach with
his son, W. H. Andrews. Sheriff And
revs, having had his fill or experience
(vith moonshiners in Orange county.
and having made more than one water
haul, appreciated the joke hugely and
vesterdiv Deputy Marshall Kelly got
a letter from him that made right
good reading. "I have been there,
said the sheriff.
And the nigger you were looking
for," added the man from orange,
"with two or three grips of real licker,
got by witn tnem.
Jimmie Sneeden, the well-known
stenographer, who slipped out- of Wil
mington some time ago and moved to
Kenansville, where he is making his
headquarters, has been attending the
good roads convention in the capacity
of stenographer, he being a necessary
person at all these big beach affairs;
and yesterday when taxed with having
deserted the city, replied that he was
living on the fat of the land up there
in Duplin. "Man," he said, I have ser-
en acres cf ground planted in an sorts
of crops: a big house, cows, pigs and
little chickens in the garden. It is the
life beats city afe to death. Come up
and see me:" He boasted of his beans
and roasting ears and watermelons and
things, not neglecting to state how
manv fried chickens he ate daily, until
he was in fair way of being murdered
by the city starveling who was list
ening.
J. 0. Carr, district attorney, knows
of a farmer who pays ?2,o00 tax on
his income, and wanted to pay $5,000,
having made out his own returns and
Drought it to Mr. Carr for review. Mr.
Carr was able to show him where he
had not only complied with the gov
ernment's full demands, but was going
aver the top about 100 per cent. The
incident served to bring out the dec
laration that there is a new spirit
abroad among people. They want to
do their bit, to be square with the
government, paying all they owe it.
A man said that never before was
there such a feeling among folks that
they wftre partners in the government,
and had a share in it and wanted to
measure up to every demand and re
quest their srovernment made. 5oys
going to camp, from all over the land,
glory in their privilege to serve ana
are eager' to get ready for going over
and hitting the Huns a lick for God
and humanity. Boys already over tnere
write back as if the war would be over
as soon as their own particular com
panies or regiments or divisions got
going good. " Morale" it was said
n the conservation that the morale
of the people of the United States was
right up. at the top notch.
17,000 GERMANS ARE
CAPTURED BY ALLIES
(Continued From Page One).
Progress and realized " an advance of
wore than four miles in the course' of
the day.
"On the front of the British fourth
army the Canadian and Australian
troops, with admirable dash, have
captured the line of outer defenses of
Amiens, advanced- beyond them to a
de?th of two miles after severe fight
mS at a number of points. Beforo
evening the French and British troops
had reached the general line of Pier,re
Pont, Arvillers, Rosieres, Rainecourt
arid Morcourt.
, "Fighting is still continuing on this
Ime.
"-"orth of the Somme local fighting
is reported.
"The number of nrisoners has reached
ytM( and between 200 and 300 guns
"p been taken, including railway
guns 0f heavy calibre.
"Trench mortars and machine sruns
ha vo been captured in large number
n,1 also immense quantities of stores
material, of all description includ
lT1? a complete railway train and other
foiling stock.
Our casualties yesterday were ex
tremely light."
fcEm.ix SAYS THE ALLIES
ARE CONTINUING ATTACK
eriin. via London. Aug. 9. "The
nemy is continuing his attacks b-
tfa-he' and Avre," said the
official, statement from general head
quarters tonight. .--
RAILROAD JUNCTION POINT
ENTERED BY THE BRITISH
London, Aug. 9. An unconfirmed re
port reaching London says the Brit
ish troops now are in Rosieers, the
junction point of ie north and south
railroad line midway between' Mont
diSter and Albert.
SUCCESS IS MADE BY THE
CANADIANS AND FRENCH
London. Aue. 9 - fft Tin rl ion t rnAno
have captured Warvillers, about two
an a naif miles south of Rosieres,
while the French have taken Arvil-
lers . to the southwest of Warvillers.
seven niles from Roye. The Germans
captured Chipally, north of the Somme,
oy a strong counter attack toflav.
BERLIN STATMENT ADMITS
s LOSSES IN MEN AND GUNS
Berlin, via London. Ana-. 9. The
German official communication issued
today claims that German counter
attacks stopped the allied progress be
tween the Somme and the Avre, just
east of the line Morcourt-Harbon-nieres-CaixTFresnoy-Contire.
The com
munication admits "we suffered losses
in men and guns."
FRENCH CAPTURE 4,600
AND MUCH WAR MATERIAL
Paris, Aug. 9. The official commu
nication from the war office tonight
says the British and French troops
continued their advance today and won
new victories 'after breaking the ene
my's resistance.
The French troops took 4,000 pris
oners besides a great quantity of war
materials and captured several import
ant towns on the southern end of the
battle zone.
PARISAMIENS RAILWAY IS
CLEARED FOR ALLIED USE
London, Aug. 9. (By the Associated
Press.) Another important result of
the British and French advance is that
it has freed the main Paris-Amiens
railway for use by the allies again.
This line heretofore has been within
easy range of the German guns and
the restriction thus placed on its use
has been a considerable handicap to
allied communications. A similar
freeing of the Paris-Verdun line was
one of the 'first important results of
the recent advance on the Marne.
POCH IN GREAT GOOD HUMOR
AND LOOKS 20 YEARS YOUNGER
Paris, Aug. 9. (Havas agency).
Those who have met Marshal Foch in
the last few days are unanimous in
declaring that he is in great good hu
mor, according to La Liberte.
Premier Clemenceau, who dined with
the marshal yesterday, said he found
him radiant and looking 20 years
younger than when he had last seen
him.
FOUR MORE VILLAGES ARE
CAPTURED BY ANGLO-FRENCH
Paris, Aug. 9. (Havas Agency)
Continuing the advance on the right,
southeast of Amiens, British and
French troops today won new suc
cesses after having broken the resist
ance of the enemy. They captured the
villages of Pierrepont, Contoire and
Hangest-En-Santerre:
Beyond the railway east of Han
gest they have reached Arvillers,
which is in French possession. The
progress in this direction has reached
four kilometers in depth.
Besides considerably material, which
has not yet been enumerated, the
French troops have taken four thou
sand prisoners.
The losses of the French and also
of the British are particularly light.
CAVALRYMEN RIDE THROUGH
HOLE TORN IN . HUN LINES
With the British Army in France,
Aug. 9. Allied cavalrymen have been
operating for more than 24 hours. They
rode through great holes torn in 'the
German line by the infantry. Today
was ideal for their work, being clear
and sunny.
No reports have as yet been received
that the allied forces have established
contact with Crown Prince Rup
precht's reinforcements, which are be
lieved to be rushing toward the bat
tlefield in an attempt to prevent an
T.,o tor- rtofoat I
In the meantime the British ana
French are taking the fullest advan
tage of the opportunity and . at the
same time are preparing to withstand
any shock which may develop.
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CHILDREN'S THRIFT CLUBS.
All normal children are natural born
"joiners." There is nothing they like
better than getting up or belonging
to some sort of club or band or com
pact with other children of their own
age. If left to their own devices they,
will invent vlubs and associations of
their own- I over-heard a group of
youngsters recently at a meeting of a
club they had organized for the pur
pose of supplying birds with cotton
battings to line their nesfcs, and some
little boys a trifle older that I know
have very seriously got up a club the
the object of which is to raise enough
money doing errands or their parents
to buy an aeroplane to go over seas
and choke the kaiser. They seem to
think that the world is wating for
their rare bravery and courage to
accomplish this very simple little task
of patriotic assassination.
Now the government through the de
partment of agriculture, is turning
this natural inclination on the part
of the children to very good and con
crete effect. At present the department
is working rather lsowly because it
is hard to get in touch with all the
children but when the schools open
it will be comparatively an easy mat
ter. At present for the few weeks
awaiting school opening the mothers
and big sisters and aunts and grand
them interested in these organisations.
One kind of club is the bread club,
the members of which are taught
through adult leadership to make quick
breads that use fifty per
cent and more of wheat substitute.
LEGISLATION TO AID SURVEY.
Additional Funds Make Possible Impor
tant Work ok Coast.
Washington, Aug. 6. Important new
work by the Coast and Geodetic Survey
has been made possible by enabling
legislation contained in the Sundry
Civil bill Just passed. Secretary Red
field announced today that the author
ity granted will be utilized without de
lay, especially for the collection of
dota on tides and currents and surveys
in Alaskan waters, which will be of
great value to commerce.
Authorization was given in flfie bill
for the payment of not to exceed one
dollar per day as extra compensation
to employes of the different stations of
the Lighthouse Service wnilQ observ
ing tides or currents. Lightships are
peculiarly well situated in positions
where it is desirable to collect tide and
current data, but such observations are
not part of the duty of the bureau of
lighthouses and In the past could not
justly be imposed on the lightkeepers
of that bureau without some additional,
compensation, and the appropriations
for the Coast and Geodetic Survey
could not be expended to recompense
the mfor such additional duties with
out this authorization. From the re
sults of data collected by lightships it
is expected that predictions can be (
made which will be of direct benefit to
navigators and go far toward saving
many vessels from loss through inade
quate knowledge of the direction and
strength of the ocean currents.
This bill also authorizes the bureau
to purchase supplies or procure ser
vices in the open market in the man
ner common among business men where
the amfunt of tne purchase does not
exceed $50. Instances are numerous in
the past where the necessity of secur
ing competitive bids forvmall Items
have materially delayed tne progress of
field work and such required procedure
has actually cost the government more
than the value of the article purchased.
Other items of enabling legislation
are the authorization of the running of
lines of precise levels in the interior
of Alaska; the employment of drafts
men in the preparation of plans and
(.specifications for vessels; the reim-
bursement unaer tne ruiea iicouiuw
by the Secretary of Commerce of offi
cers of the bureau for food, clothing,
medicines, and othe rsupplies furnish
ed for the temporary relief of distressed
persons in remote localities and to
shipwrecked persons temporarily pro
vided for by thetn.
Three important items of additional
appropriation for the bureau are con
tained in the bill. One is an appropri
ation of $50,000 for a new vessel to
cost not exceeding $354,000. Another is
the appropriation of $50,000 for a new
motor driven vessel, including equip
ment, to replace the Taku conaemnea
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More than twelve thousand children
are already organized in this good
work. Even the boys who, would or
dinarily . scorn anything so domestic
as making bread have been interested
and pro e very skillful at making var
ious sorts of patriotic bread. The idea
is that even when busy mothers can
not be got hold to teach them how
to make the wheat-saving -breads,
their children can and the children,
having been taught to make it very
delicio isly, soon establish the quick
bread habit in their homes. Moreover, i
their childish enthusiasm is. - easily
aroused over the important w,orl of
saving wheat and they carry their en
thusiasm into trieir homes with. them.
Or even if their, familiies will not co
operate the actual fact of twelve thou
sand children personally pledged not
to eat more than a small ration of
yheat is a wheat saving factor of real,
patriotic importance.
Then there are the sugar-saving
clubs which have an even larger mem
bership. Some of these are organized
under official recognition; others -thave
sprung up unofficially among children
who have been led by their adult re
lations to realize the importance of
going without sugar dainties till the
war is over. They pledge themselves
to a minimum of sugar. .at meals and
they are taught how to make sugarless
candies in their own homes.
Won't you have time to get children
in your family interested in some
such organization, and thereby do a
bit more of your bit towars winning
the war?
as unseaworthy and sold. The third is
for four or more new launches, includ
ing their equipment, $62,500. The two
new vessels are for much-needed sur
veys of the waters of Alaska, and the
launches are for use in wire-drag sur
veys. INDIA'S LEGISLATIVE BODY.
Viceregal Legislature1 Formed by As
nrmbly and Council of State.
The Viceregal legislature of all India
will be composed of two chambers the
legislative assembly of India and the
council of state. The assembly is to
have a membership of 100. More than
half -thirty-six -of the members of the
present legislative council are nominat
ed by the governor-general but under
the new plan this official majority
would disappear and two-thirds of the
100 members of the assembly would be
elective. The remaining one-third
would be nominated by the governor
general. The second chamber, or council of
state, is Intended to "develope some
thing of the experience and dignity
of a body of elder statesmen. It is to
be the final legislative authority in
matters which the government regards
as essential. Besides the governor-
general it will consist of fifty members,
of whom thirty-nine are to be nom
inated and twenty-one elected.
To obtain legislation necessary for
the conduct of the government, the
governor will have power to oertify
that enactment of a certain measure
is essential to the peace or tranquility
of a province.
Ten years after the proposed new
government is organized a commission
is to be appointed to resurvey the whole
political situation and judge what fur
ther power can be transferred to the
native governments. Similar commis
sions are to follow at intervals of not
less than twelve years. A select com
mittee on India is to be formed in each
session of the British house of com
mons. Throughout the repoTt it is pointed
out that the granting of further respon
sibility to the native government de
pends upon an active and intelligent
voting by the natives.
SOLDIER'S BANK BOOK.
Plan to Enable Men to
Draw Par
Promptly.
With the American Armies in France,
June 30. Every American soldier in
France will receive a "bank book." en
abling him to draw $7.50 a month from
any disbursing officer, if the change in
pay methods of the American expedi
tionary force now under consideration
is put into effect. The purpose is to
enable every soldier to obtain prompt
ly at least a part of his monthly pay
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Men's Palm Beach in tan, grey $6.98
Men's grey and green genuine Wool Suits, ex
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Note window display on Men's and Boys'
Pants, at old-time prices, from $1.98 up.
35c Gingham Dress or Aprons, high grade
plaids and stripes, for two days only, ten
yards to customer, per yard 25c
36-inch Bleachings, good sheer grade, a big spe
cial for Friday and Saturday, per yard. . 22c
36-inch Homespun, good Sea Island, a 35c value,
reduced for this week end to, per yard. . 20c
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regardless of where he may be, wheth
er in a hospital or with some trgani
zatton other than his own.
The "pay Dook" system is in use in
the British army. The sum .of $7.50 a
month has been fixed as the minimum
which a soldier should have for his per
sonal wants every month and. it would
be given to him on his demajid.
Each three or four months there
would be a general accounting, ' at
which his total pay, his insurance and
other allotments, his liberty; loan sub
scriptions and other items would be cast
up, together with his monthly drafts.
The balance then due him would be put
at his disposal.
The soldier would have the advan
tage of being able at all times and un
der all circumstances to draw some
thing from any quartermaster in
whose district he might find himself.
The proposed system would elimi
nate the present necessity of having
on hand each soldier's service record
whenever he draws any money, the
service record system, designed for
times of peace, does not take into ac
count the frequent shifs wpicb all
military men must be prepared for. In
many instances nowadays - it works
hardships on individual men who are
transferred faster than v their service
ercords can follow them and who con
sequently cannot draw their money
when it is due, merely because the for
malities cannot be complied with.
The proposed new systems-appeals as
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dozens and scores of organizations
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the service records have caught up to
them.
MARNE CASUALTIES
REPORTED NOW 3,758
Yesterday's List Totaled 623, There Be
ing 571 For the Army and 52 For
the Marines.
Washington, Aug 9. Including 623
announced today, army and marine
corps casualties received from overseas
an made public since Monday when
the toll of the victory on the Marne
Aisne front began to come in now total
3,753. Of these 3,150 were soldiers and
608 marines. Six army lists given out
today contained 571 names, including
333 missing in action, and the one mar
ine corps list had; 52 names. The com
bined list today showed an increase of
181 over those yesterday, but their to
tal was less than that of any one of
the other three days this week.
Nearly one-half of the men named
in the army list today were from
Pe nnsylvania, the toll from that state
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The six army lists combined and the
marine list show:
Army Marine
Corps.
Killed in action
Died of wound3
Died of accident
Died of disease
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Wounded, degree undeter
mined
Wounded slightly
Totals 571
ITALIAN AVIATORS DROP
MANIFESTOS OVER VIENNA
Rome, Aug. 9. A squadron of Italian
airplanes commanded by Captain Ga
briele D'Annunzio, has flown over Vi
enna and dropped manifestos
planes were not molested.
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