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Hertford County Herald
A PAPER WORTH WHILE
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VOL. DC AH08KIE, N. C. FRIDAY APRIL, 1#, 1918 NUMBER 13
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VASTEST GUN BATTLE
IN FRENCH HISTORY
OVER A FRONT OF FIFTY MILKS ALLIED GUNS ARE
POUNDING ENEMY POSITIONS AND MANY MILES
TO REAR OF LINE
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INTIMATES FOCH STRATEGY BEHIND MOVE
n
With the French armies afield,
April 18.?Every inch of the Ger
man lines from south of the Som
me to the Oise front, comprising
fifty-five and eighty-nine hun
dreth miles, is being pounded by
the vastest artillery eoncentra
tion yet attained- by the French.
Even the country for miles in the
rear of the enem's positions is
under bombardment.
Prisoners say that the cannon
ading, in addition to preventing1
the digging of a single trench,
ia inflicting heavy losses.
PARIS OMlTi
FRENCHjPASTRY
Washington, Apr 18.?What is
war without French pastry? And
nice creamy coffee t
French pastry is no more in
Paris. The afternoon tea, accord
ing to Mrs. I4a Clyde Clarke,
novelist, consists of tea and "war
bread" Mrs. Clarke says there
are rfo beautiful gowns to be seen
in Paris and everyone seems to
be in mourning.
"OBEY ORDERS"
EVEN GENERALS
With the American army 011
the Lorraine Front, April 18.?
Tin hatted and with his gas mask
on his chest a certain Brigadier
General recently accompainied
visitors from home on a tour of
the trenches. Coming to a dug
out, where a lieutenant was in
command, the part-v stopped aiul
the General, looking like any
other fighting American of the
line, explained to his guest how
the men lived. He finally sugges
ted to the lieutenant that the vis
itors be shown in the dugout,
with the following results:
?"Sorry, sir, out 11 is mtohj
against orders to admit anyone
to dugouts."
"But, you can show these gen
tlemen, can't yout"
"No sir."
"Who did you get your orders
from?"
"From Colonel Hlank, sir."
"And who did he get his order
from T"
"From Gewral sir."
"Well, I'm General ?
The lieutenant blushed through
the mud that had splattered on
his face. The General eompli
mented him on his observance of
orders. The visitor had just a
little peek at the dugout.
| COTfONMARKET I
Open High I.ow dow
May 29.90 29.90 29.05 29.0.1
July 29.40 29.40 28.80 28,6(1
Oet. 29.25 29.35 27.30 27.30
Dm. * 28.95 28.95 27.15 27.15
Jan. 28.90 28.90 27.18 27.18
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UKRAINE NOW
GERMAN COLONY
Washington, April 18.?Aus
trian troops in Ukraine havve re
fused to do service on the west
front, or evr'n in Italy, according
to rumors reaching the state de
partment.
In addition .to' these rumors
authentic information showed that
the Teutons are trying to covert
Ukraine into a German-Austrian
<? >Jouv insofar as possible. The
Teutons have cut off all communi
cation between Ukraine and Rus
sia, supplanting Ukraine officials
with Austrian and German offi
cials.
ANOTHERFLOUR
MILL IS CLOSED
Raleigh, April 18.?Albormarle
Milling Co., a flour mill located in
Albermarle, Stanly county, has
been closed by the Food Admin
istrations rules and regulations
governing mills. The Albemarle
mill was using more than 264
pounds o? wheat in the manufac
ture of 196 pounds of flour and
was also disregarding the Food
Administration's schedule of mill
feed price*. The Food Adminis
tration is right behind the flour
milling industry and every mill
which is found to be violating the
Food Administration's rules and
regulations hereafter may look
for nothing except drastic action.
A number of other mills are under
invostigatin and ono doubt other
licenses will be revoked in the
immediate future.
Ilindenburg can now plead, as
his apology for breaking that
Paris date, that his royal master
wouldn't let him. j
WILSON WINS 1
STATEDEBATE
Chapel llill, N. C. April 16.?
Before an audience that more i
than taxed the capacity of Ger
rard Ilall, the Wilson High School '
represented by Tlwmas Buffton i1
and Will Anderson, triutnphed 1
vver the Jamestown High School, |
represented by Willies*Staley and ' I
Nelle Hayn^s. Wilson defended I
theaegative, while Jamestown sup- |
ported the affirmative of the :
query: Resolved, vthat Congress ]
should enact a law providing for
the compulsory arbitration of in- j
dustrial disputes. j t
" No final debate in the history j
of the high school debating union I
of North Carolina has been closer ]
' or more exciting. Both teams
received the rapt attention of the
audience and were frequently in
terrupted j>jV applause. The j
speeches were'declared by many
as much above the average, and |
the rebuttals were brilliant and
full of vigor.
One new feature was introduc
ed last night. Gold medals were
presented to all four debaters
who took part in the final con
test. These were given by Presi
dent Edward K. Graham and
Prof. M. C. S. Noble of the
School of Education.
I In opening. President Graham
declared that "these debates
have come to be a real influence
in state life". lie spoke of the
closeness of the contest this year
and the fine spirit shown, even
though the weather was a bad
break in the game. Prof. N. W.
Walker, in delivering the cud.
spoke of the far-reaching influ
ence of the debates, which have
been listened to by 100,000 North
Carolinians throughout the state
There were .'100 schools participa
ting this year. After the debate, j ]
a reception was tendered the vis-;,
. itors in the gymnasiuHh ?[,
Wilson now wins the cup for ,
the second time.. It came out vie-'
torious in 1915, when Ethel Gard
ner and Lalla Rookh Flemming
represented Wilson. i ^
Uncle Sam might have thought
he really had hurt the Dutch
man's feelings when he took over
those ships, if he hadn't seen the
old fellow wink the off eye at the
same time he let out the howl. 1
The Germans have caphired
Ham. Let lis hope it was picked1
clean to the bongtthiui they took <
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FLOUR SCON TO
BE CHEAPER
Washington, April 18.?Flour j
millers and middlemen have mil
lions in swollen profits since ths!
war opened, according to informa
tion reaching the food administra
tion.
Government supervision has
however been petting the upper
hand and prices are on the down
irradc, the federal trade commis
sion stated in a report to the
president. i
Government price fixing to
gether with the food administra
tion regulations over the miller
lod distributor will result this
:>eing several dollars a barrell
lower to the consumer than last
cear.
AGAINST GLUT IN
CHICKEN MARKET
Washington Api'il 18.?The
United States Department of
Agriculture ?again advises farmers
to. sett their hens gradually and
not to glut the market immediate
ly after April 20, when the re
striction against sale of hens is
removed. Hons should be sold
gradually. This will stablize the
market and bring better prices
for them. It also means more
eggs. Every laying hen at "this
season produces eggs at far less
cost for feed than during the win
ter.
KAISER EXCLAIMS
AT WAR HORROR
Amsterdam, April 18.?"What
hav'nt 1 done to prevent the
world from these horrors" Kis
iT Wilhrlifi is quoted as saying
rluring a visit to the battle front,
according to .dispatches to the
Lokan Angeizer.
CYCLONE SWEPT
CAMP SHELBY
Camp Shelby, Miss., April 18.?
One soldier was killed and more
than a sc<>re injured in the toll
r>f a terriffic cyclone which swept
a portion of this cantonment late
yesterday. j'
EXPERTS PLAN
POST WAR TRADE;
Cincinnati, O., April 18.?"Dol
lar-a-year" experts of the United
States government dropped their
official duties today to meet for
eign-consuls of the U. S., repre
sentatives of the department of
foreign and domestic commerce,
smd the biggest business men of
America in the Fifth National
Foreign Trade Convention here. I
The convention was postponed
in February because Uncle Sam
needed the services of his experts
in Washington. Now. however
they come to Cincinnati with his
approval to map our a system for
extension of America's foreign
trade after the war.
The National .Foreign Trade
Council plans to act along three
lines at the convention:
To systematically increase and
extend the foreign commerce of
the country and thns build up a
gold .supply to aid in successful
prosecution of the war.
To frame.a program for holding
foreign trade gains macfe during
the war.
To work for a merchant marine
which will assure America trade
leadership of the world.
Consuls will be withdrawn from
many) parts of the world to at
tend the sessions.
Among the prominent speakers
will be:
C. A. Hinsch of Cincinnati,
President American Bankers's As
sociation ; Philip B. Kennedy,
commercial attache of London;
M. E. Farr, Cleveland, President
American Shipbuilding Co.; F. W.
Taussig, chairman U. S. Tariff
Commission; James M. Cox, gov
ernor of Ohio; E. NT. Hurley,
chairman U. S. Shipping Board:
and J. A. Farrell. president 1'. S.
Steel Corporation.
UNION NEWS
Mr. and Mrs.' E. E. Matthews of'
Raleigh,. N. <\ were the guest of his1
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. B? Matthews |
I iff week.
Mrs. (Maude Racbuck, from William*
'ton, eame Thursday to apend a few
'days with her uncle Mr. W. J. Ynugh.
an. *
Mr. Claude Duke, who has been
working in Roxohel, has come home
*?o spend a few duys, owing to an iu
'jury to his foot.
We are worry to report that Mr?. J.
Charles is on the sick list thia
Week.
Mrs. Bob Rawla, of Lwiston, is visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. J. E. Parker.
Mr. Howard Oden, of Washington,
visited the home of Mr. J. J, Duko
'last Sunday.
Mr. T. E. Brown, of Raleigh, w:i* !?
town last week.
? Mr. .1. If. Horton upent last Monday
* night in Norfolk.
WANTED?Young women cftflrtng to
enter nurses training school. Apply
at oace to 8upt. Lakeview Hospital,
4 Suffolk, V?. ,4.l*.4Fri.
. "Ceernin lied," said Clemen
cean. Truly, brevity is the ?oul
c 1 v.! I.
MASSED ENEMY WAVES
AGAIN MOWED DOWN
THREE DISTINCT ATTACKS BY GERMAN TROOPS IN MAS
ER FORMATION WERE MDE AGAINST BRITISH
FRONT AND REPULSED
'. a i
TERR I! OR Y GAIN DISCOUNTED BY LOSSES
-? ?n
London, April 18-.?"The Ger
mans, attacking in three waves,
southeast of Kemmel Hill, press
ed us back slightly at one point,
but counter attacks restored the
situation and shortly after mid
day the attack was repulsed at all
p..,.its," reports General Ha1g
today.
"In Hailleul the enemy in three
attacks before mid-day were com
pletely repulsed. Our line of
yesterday is intact along the
whole front, and there was 110
change on the British front dur
ing the night. ----- ?
The Germans are again in pos
session of Wytschaete and Met
eren. The British recaptured
these villiage* in counter attacks
yesterday morning, but were com
pelled to evacuate them again in
the face of continued enemy as
| saults. The French are eo-oper
' ating with the British on this
front.
The German war office claim
that the British abandoned Pas*
| chendaele, Poelcaple and Lange
mark in their retirement east of
"pres. A Belgian communique
(said that between Lebclandert
and Ypres a massed German at
tack (rained an advantage, but
counter assault restored thene
positions, resulting in the capture
of six hundred prisoners.
Continued e;ieiny bombard- .
ment north of Mortdidifr is re
ported in a French night commu
nique. The French, it stated, had
laid down a counter bombardment
of heavy artillery Pre from Gfv
cnchcssy eastward of Kobecq,
continuing until dawn, Between
Loeon* and Robecq yere local at
tacks.
The fighting yesterday in the
N'ieppe forejt and on Wjtschaete
we* extremely severe, according
to reports coming in. whiflh es
tablish the severity of the enemy
losses.
FOCH
General F. Foch, Generalissimo
of the Allied Armies en the West |
front, was born at Tari c in 1851.
I<kie Marshal Jnffre his career he- i
(ran in Ihe Franco-Prussian War J
when- he enlisted a? a volunteer 3
in the 4th Kciriment of Infantry, j
11<' is however an artilleryman, i
. receiving his education at the
i Keole Polytechnii|tie and the Ecole
j I>* Artillery de Fontainbleau. In "j
?1875 he was comrai.?uoned a
j lieutenant of artillery and serr
ied-in^ various artillery regiment*
. iintil he was made a colonel, in ,
j lJKKl.. Later tie vn n member o?
: fho General StuiT" uud taught at .4
the War College.
At the oiiibreak f>T
war he was in comm. ft <f the
Twentieth Division of Artillery. <1
It was he who defeated the Im
perial Prussian Guard at the bat- j
. tie of the arne aiitd directed th<? 1
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Germans May Use Great Cun Like This to Bombard Paris
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