I STOMACH TROUBLE 1
Mr. Marlon Holcomb. of Nancy, Ky., says: "For quite ■
a long while I suffered with stomach trouble. I would ■
have pains and a heavy feeling after my meals, a most ■
disagreeable taste in my mouth. If I ate anything with n
m butter, oil or grease, I would spit it up. 1 began to have ■
■ 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 ■
■. j no good at all for my trouble. I heard
1 THEDFORD'S I
BUKK-DMUGHT
I recommended very highly, so began to use it. It cured ■
me. I keep It In the house all the time. It is the best
liver medicine made. Ido not have sick headache or ■
stomach trouble any more." Black-Draught acts on
the jaded liver and helps it to do Its Important work of
throwing out waste materials and poisons from the sys- m
tem. medicine should be in every household for m
use in time of need. Get a package today. If you feel Iff
sluggish, take a dose tonight You will feel fresh to- ■
morrow. Price 25c a package. All druggists.
ONE CENT A DOSE uni I
mow THE MARINES
I RECEIVED GROSSES
(DESCRIPTION OF THE CEREMONY j
OF THEIR DECORATION BY
THE FRENCH NATION.
k.
THEIR HEROISM IS LAUDED
Our Army Needs Mors Chaplains and
Is Training Them—Uniform Physl
j cal Standards Adopted by Wsr De
partment—Hollow Tile an Essential.
(From Committee on Public Information )
1 Washington. Marine corp* head
quarters give* the committee on pub-
He Information a graphic account of
| tho decurutlon of American mnVlnes
with the French Croix de OuemS for
heroic service In battle Inst May. "
say* In port: j
| "Within the sound and rnivfie of the
German guns, hidden by the shelter
ing trees of n dense forest, under a
heavy morning mist utid a driving rain,
!French veteran* of yefdun, the Marne,
the AI nn e and the Homme honored
their younger comrades of America by
'conferring upon them the Croix de
(Guerre. Thirty marines, Including five
officer*, were awarded this coveted
French decoration for gallant conduct,
courage and coolne** In action against
the enemy during the occupation of a
sector by the marine lirlgsde. >f the,
total number cited In French orders
ifor this decoration only eleven were
present, three having been killed In nr
tlon and alxteen were wounded and In.
the field hospital.
I "A number of French soldiers were
decorated nt the same time. A* Is the
cttstom hnlf n company from each of
the companies who** men were hon
ored was present nnd drawn up so a*
,to form a square. The presentation of
ithe decorations took place within this
human enclosure. TTio marines and
pollus, aide by side, presented a pic
ture symbolical of the close bond e*
latlnf between America and France In
'thl* conflict and particularly so of the
manner In which mnrlne* have worked
and fought with the French soldiers
during the period of their Instructions
In an adjacent sector.
I "Tbe French general who pinned
the decoratlona on the breasts of the
proud marine* eloquently praised their
achievements In a ahnrt speech In
wbk'b he summarized their deeds of
bribery, remarking on the fine state
of discipline and efficiency of the bri
gade, and congratulating Its command
ing officer upon hla excellent orgnnl
tatlon. He then pinned the little
bronxe emblems on the men, anil shook
each one by the hand with a personal
word of congratulation,"
I rnlform standards of physical el
iminations governing entrance Into all
branches of the regulnr army, the tin
'tional army and the NatlontU Guard
have been adopted by the war depart
ment and will be observed by the army
medical department and the locnl and
medical advisory hoards tinder the -se
lective service regulations.
I Observance of the new rules and
regulations by the local boards will
result. It I* believed. In uniform ex
aminations In all parts of the country
"and should prevent men physically dis
qualified for military service from be
lot aent out to camps. The new stand
ards also will enable local physicians
examinations with a better
,understanding of the needs »f the
army and will clear any misconcep
tion* and misunderstandings that
might result In the sending to camps
'of men who had been rejected.
|l Heretofore the physical standards
•f tho three armies have differed and
instance* have been noted where inen
jwho have been rejected for aervlce by
,tho recruiting officers of the regular
army hava been accepted for military
aervlce by draft board physicians. I'n
,der the new uniform standards this
,wlll not be possible unless the dlsquoll
.fylng defect has been removed. The
rule (or all three armies Is lliat to
[make a good soldier a man must be
[able to sen well, have comparatively
.good hearing, Ids heart must be able
to ataod tbe stre** of physical exer
tion, be must be Intelligent enough to
.understand and execute military ma
neuvers. obey command*, protect him
,aelf, and must he able to transport
himself by walking as the exigencies
-of military life may demand.
I Exception* from the new standard
rules are made In the caae of men se
lected for special and limited ser\V
} Tbe experience of the past year ha*
enabled the medical authorities to es
tablish these new *t*nd*rda of exam-
IniMna which will relieve the Ircnl
boards of doubt a* to decisions In un
naual case*. Enough such cases have
been examined to estnbllsh a policy In
determining their military nines*, in
struction* are given a* to what classes
of men may be accepted for limited
aervlce, and for treatment for remedia
ble defect*.
' Nearly every motten-plcture thenter
In the country la enlisted In the cam
paign of the United States employ
ment service of the department of
labor to supply labor the farms.
t EL«tB >J
montiractttrers are en-opernring with
the farm service division 111 It* 4 drive
for maximum food production. These
film producer* arc reletting to tjielr
subscribers- the theaters moving pic
ture "trailer*." culling on all those
who powlhly can do so to volunteer
for harvest work and other form* of
emergency fnrm labor,
i e
The army I* In need of chaplain*,
say* the war department. A clmp'nln
la needed for every 1,200 officer* and
men. A aped a 1 kind of chaplain Ih de
sired- a sturdy, upstanding brotherly
man, between twenty-one nrtd forty
live year*, who hns deep solicitude for
the welfare of the soldier*.
There IK n special school for nrmy
rhnplnlns nt f'limp Znchniy Tnjlor,
nenr Louisville, Ky. About -'*> cluip
lulns come from this school to take up
their work with the nrmy lifter *
course Inxtiik Ave week*, Mid the
course* go on continuously. Appro* I
miilely one-fifth of (lie clergymen who
xtnrt the course full to complete It or
to qunllfy for the unity.
Candidates for ndmlsslon to the
school must huve the endorsement of
their denomination superior* nnd or
ganized religion* bureaus nnd Iwmrd*
recognized by the government nuthort
tie*, ntirl must pass the physical text*
of the loeiil nrmy ilrnft bonril. At
the *ehool the Hlnih'iit receives free
subsistence, lodging nnd uniform nnd
u month, whlfh I* the pny of n first
ehut* prl\'dte J After completing the
course successfully fhe government re
turn* the student to hi* home, nnd
when he I* nppolnted to the nrmy he
take* the rnnk nnd pny of * fir*! lleti
tennnt of the nutlonnl nrmy, s'J,'K>o n
yenr lit home nnd s'.!,2fio n yenr nhroiid.
The trnlnlng of n chnplnln I* prnctl
nil nnd lnteii«lve. Ills days In school
nre busy one*. He rise* like nny coin
mon *ohller nt f5:4.*» n. nt., Itn* fifteen
minutes of selling tip drill nnd Is re
quired to elrele nround the imrnde
ground nt dotifife ffme brtnra hrenk
fn*t. IJe must iiollee hi* (|unrter* like
nny othee *oldler, undergo nn liifttn
try ilrlll without nrm* of 45 minute*,
nnd then ntlend lectures nnd reel In
tlon*. The hitter rover mllltnry nnd
International law, service custom*,
nnd field service regulations pertain
ing to n chaplain's duties. The school
surgeon Instruet* hint In snnltntlon
nnd nrwt nld, nnd experienced chap
htlns (five clinics on nctunl work with
lite nrtity. lie Is given Instructions
nlso In horsemanship, because In Held
service he will he n mounted officer.
The priorities division of the war
Indualrlea hunrd has decided that hol
low file manufacture Is In part of na
tional lm|M>rtanco and continued man
ufacture of tiles througlffmt the war
period will be safeguarded by giving
the Industry a place on Ibe prefer
ence list for fuel and triMNpqrtgllon.
. Judgo Edwin 11. Parker, priorities
commissioner. In a letter to the hollow
tile manufacturers, says: "The prior
ities board Is of the opinion that yours
Is In part a war Industry because your
product Is used In many of the build
ing operatlona carried on directly by
the war agencies of the government,
and In the collateral yet Indlspensa
ble housing progams which are being
and will be prosecuted In communities
where soldiers, sailors and wor work
ers are being concentrated.
"In the opinion of .the board your
Industry also is In part one of nntlonn!
Importance In that a portion of your
product Is used In land drainage o|w>r-
in ensilage savings proc
esses making possible a higher produc
tion per acre and per fanner of food*
and feeds, taking Into account the la
bor expended In applying such prod
ucts to the land."
Hollow tile manufacturers must give
a pledge of cooperation with the gov
ernment that they will not use mate
rials except In the manufacture of
products for essential uses as defined
and applied by the priorities division
of the war Industries hoard and that
Ihey will guard against resale of the
Vroduct for sny except essential u*ea.
here will be permitted, however,
aalea of small quantities of tiles for
repairs or extensions to existing struc
tures involving 111 the segregate a cost
not exceeding f2.R00,
Tbe war Industries board has de
elded that motor trucks are war ea
set I•I aI s and that In civilian Industries
they constitute an Important trans
portation! medium and tlielr produc
tion should be facllllatm! and not cur
tailed. But no pledge to see that mo
tor truck manufacturera got all the
steel they wanted was given by the
priorities division of the board.
Judge I'arker. priorities
er, observed: "The manufacturers and
dealers fully retlHue that steel la today
the wnrld'a tnoat neeled metal nnd
that. In view of the urgent war de
mnnda of thla nation and the allle*.
It I* well nigh trenaonable to consume
n pound of It that can be saved. They
pledged themselves to reverse their
practice* flf normal times and, tnstead
of selling through solicitation as many
trucks as possible and furnishing new
trucks to replace old ones, to use their
utmost endeavor to Induce owners nnd
ofterfitors to rejmlr old ones lilid. use
the trucks they have ns long as possi
ble, to operate thnm fully loaded, and.
through shifts of drivers nnd other
wise to keep them In use during the
greatest possible portion of the day."
The department of agriculture sug
gests to farmers • gas Attack on bean,
'jnd pea weevils, which a usually de
etroy. miLllefll, °I "J worth of
valuable foofl and recti. "TJse enrt>oo
dl*ulphld. The weevil ha* not discov
ered the advantage of a Has mn*k.
Miss Mary Van Kleeek, director of
the women In Industry service of the
department of labor, announce* the
creation of n*fcommlttee of expert*.
The committee will visit vnrlons
center* where women have been drawn
Into Industries nt work on war con
tract*. Hazards such ns the use of
Industrial poisons will be Inquired Into
with reference to their effect on the
health of the women employed, and
whether '.lie effect Is so detrltnentnl as
to Justify an order prohibiting such
employment.
MIGHTY STRUGGLE
IS NOW RAGUiG
NOTABLE GAINS OF GROUND AND
TREMENDOUS LOSSES BY EN
EMY MARK FIGHTING.
SOBIiy PLIGHT OF GERMANS
Foe Is Fighting Stubbornly But to
No Avail; Allies Have Taken
More Than 34,000 Prisoners.
After a abort period of rijrttlve calm
on tho Solsstme-fttielms sullent- the
central and woatorn sijtJlonß of the
battle front aguln have been the
scones of mighty struggles.
On both sectors tho allied forces
have achieved notable gains of ground
which, observed on the war maps,
seemingly place the Oerinan armies in
front of them In precarious positions.
In battles extending from the region
immediately south of Sobuotis to the
northwest of Fere En TardecoU and
southwest of thu last named town over
the upper portion of the left, branch
of tho "V" salient running ton miles
eastward from Neslcs to Vllle En
Tardonols and with St. Gommo as its
southern base, Amer!::a, French and
Ilrltlsh troops huve pushed back the
armies of the German crown prince.
Northwest of Fere the entire elbow
of tho line where It turned eastward
along tho northe.n hank of the Ourcq
has been blotted out, making the line
u straight on* from Fere to llartennes
and giving the all'es much better
ground over which to work In furthor
outflanking Solssons on the southeast
and for pressing on toward Flames.
The moat Important gain, however,
was on tho upper western point of the
"V," southeast of Fore. Here tlie
village of Clemen and the Meunlerc
wood were taken, a maneuver which
places the Germans at the bottom of
the "V" nt St. Gemote In a seemingly
precarious plight, for from tho wood
and the village the allied guns will bo
able to Jike tho Germans. If they
northward, their only avenue of es
enpo, of an enfilading Are. Through
the capture of the Meunlore wood, the
width of the "V" from tho fringes of
the forest of Itontlguy on the east, has
been cut rtoirii relatively to four
miles
SECOND BATTLE OF MARNE
SEEMS PRACTICALLY AT END
Now York.—Dcaplto minor Iluetua
tlona In (ho Immediate future, autli
an remains possible after every simi
lar conflict lias reached it* real term,
the aocond batllo of the Marne has
ended. It wun practically over laat
Sunday when the Germana began to
tako root In the hllla north of tho
Ourcq and aouth of tho valley of the
Curiae about Holasona and of the
Andre weat of lihelma. Hoehm'a army
haa found at least a temporary halting
place on this front, ua did Kluck'B
a little further to Ihe north after the
retreat from tho Marne four years
a gj>
fl' he largeat number of divisions
wlil h have boon reported as lighting
In the defeated army la 71, and there
have been other estimates smaller, but
not materially smaller. Three quar
tnra of a million men la pcrhapa a
fair appraisal of tho fighting strength
of the Germans at the Marne. at least
t quarter loss tban were uaed In the
llrat battle of the Marno. and compar
ing with HO division* used In the bat
tle of Plcardy in March. Of their
forces engaged tho Germans have loat
ftotween a quarter and a third, from
100.000 to 260,000, upwards of 600
ituns and a inasa of war malorlal.
which haa not yet been tabulated, hut
la knowu to be enormous. In the 14
laya of tho Koch counter offensive
■.he (lermana have retired something
like an average of ten miles on a
front of 50, with a maximum of 15,
»nd have thus evacuated more ground
than they have aurrendered on the
morrow of any battlo in the west,
•ave the first Marne. and from a third
to a half as much as waa involved in
the famous lllndonburg retreat of
March and April. 1917.
LARGE BODIES OP QERMANB
ARE PLEEINQ NORTHWARD
With llio French Army tn Franca.
—With (be full of darkuens ilcltdiiK
continued. bewteen the allw ■* aud the
Germans on the we* tern side nf the
Solssous llhnlma salient. Ailla-d ob
turier* reported Ihnl bodies of Ger
man* wore fleeing precipitately north
ward along the rond leading from Lau
noy. which Ilea about mtdway betwoon
Solnsoii* and Fere Kn Tardenols lor
the flrst time allied reserves are snid
to outnumber those of enemy
FRENCH TAKE GREAT BOOTY
FOLLOWING UP HUN RETREAT
London—The booty captured by
the French In following up the Ger
man retreat from the Maruc Included
a large amount of bridging material
which the German* had collected
Just north of the Marne.
It Is pointed out that the Intention
3l the German* to effect the passage
it the river In great strength and
drive In the direction of I'arla li ihu*
Indicated.
Itch relieved In 'JO rain.ites by
Woodford's Ba' (tare Lotion N"f
'alls Sold bv Graham Driiu Cn
There are quite a number of
G Tinaus along I lie Marne who are
wondering what the All Highest
meant when he aaiil "The Ameri
cans wou't light."
STRONG DEFENSE
ON VESLE RIVER
1 LI
AMERICAN AND ALLIED FORCES
ABOUT BLOT OUT SOISSONS
RHELMS SALIENT.
'"a V
WHAT HAS FOE IN MIND?
Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria I* Much
Worried on Diminution of
Strength.
The Germans now are imposing
strong opposition to the further ad
vance of the allied troops along the
Vesle river from the east of Soissons
to the region west of Rlielms.
lloantime, however, the main bodies
.of the enemy a-my continue to make
their way toward the Alsne, to the
north of which stream they hope some
were to reach a haven of safety from
the persistent onslaught of the Ameri
can, French, British and Italian troops
who in less than three weks have all
but blotted out the Solssons-Rheims
salient.
Notwithstanding the bringing into
play by the enemy of largo numbers
of machine guns and artillery of
heavier caliber and the employment
of large numbers of picked troops, In
cluding the wel-trled Prussian guard
and the Bavarians; and In spite of the
fact that the rains have sent the Veslo
out of bouudß and turned the low
lands into quagmires, the Americans
and the othor allied troops have forced
crossings of the river at a number of
new points und on the north side of
the stream arfe engaging the enorny.
Just what the Germans have in
mind cannot be fortetold. It Is known
however, that Crown PrYnce Rup
pecht of Bavaria during the early
stages of the allied offensive on the
SoiSHons-Rhelms sector detached
large numbers of his men and sent
ilietn to the aid of his sorely-tried im
perial coußln, the Oerman crown
prince, thereby weakening his line
while Field Marshal Halg's front was
not materially touched by withdraw
als. It Is not Improbable, therefore,
that Ruprecht Is worrying somewhat
over tills diminution in strength and
already has placed barriers between
himself anj) the forces fronting him
to ward off poalble attacks and is en
deavoring to ascertain what chances
he has to hold other positions which
he had Intended ultimately to launch
a drive toward the channel ports.
ONE OF MOST HARROWING
DISASTERS RECORDED
A British Port.—The ship torpedoed
as she was nearlng home from France
was struck In the after part of the en
gine room. Three members of the
staff were killed here and the dyna
mos wore destroyed, plunging the ves
sel into darkness.
Just over the dynamo was tho ward
room, containing more than 100 pa
tients. Most of these Wore, klllod out
right by tho explosion. The othors.
Injured by the explosion, were trapped
and perished except for a few who
Jumped overboard anil were picked up.
A majority of the survivors had
only slight proteetin of their night
clothing and suffered severely from
exposure. All the Americans were
sick cases, and tho two officers were
suffering with pneumonia, The'Amer-
Icanß have been sent to a hoßpltal.
BURTAXES ON INCOMES
ABOVE $200,000 RAIBED
Waslklngton.—Surtaxes on »11 In
comes above $20#,000 were increased
with a maximum of 75 per cent on
all above $5,000,000 by the house ways
agcl means committee In its considera
tion of the $8,000,000,000 revenue bill.
Incomes between $200,000 and $300,000
will pay 55 per cent surtax, Instead of
tho 52 por cint heretofore planned; tn
comoß of $300,000 to $500,000, 60 per
cent, instead of 68; $500,000 to $1,000,-
0000. B6 per cent Instead of 03; $1,000,-
ono, to $5,000,000, 70 per cent and all
above $5,000,000, 7R per cent Instoad
of (it per cent as at present.
INFLUX OF AMERICANS
DISCOURAGES GERMANS
London. —The ebbing of the Gorman
morale resulting from recent events
bus been noticeably hastened by the
great Influx of American troops. In
this particular regard, the German
high command Is paying the penalty
of concealment and misrepresenta
tion. The appearance In the battle
line of powerful American forces and
the striking proof of their splendid
Pghtlng quality gives tho lie direct to
all German official tiombait.
ALL AMERICAN CREWS ARE
TO MAN MERCHANT SHIPS
Washlogton—Manning of the Amer- j
lean merchant marine with 100 par
cent American crews Is to be Included
In the program of activities of the
•hipping board, rhatrman Hurley an
nounced. adlnc that the auceas of the
huge shipbuilding program was asfur
d New training ships are to be plac
id at Ne« Orleans and Cleveland, he
*ald. and 36,000 men are expected to
be trained In the next year.
STOMACH AND LIVKK TftOUULKS
No end of misery and actual suf
fering Is caused by disorders of the
stomach and fiver, and may be
ii voided by the use of Chamberlain'*
Tablets, Oivc tham a trial. They
only cost a quarter. For sale b.v
nil dealers.
Mrs. Chatter—l made it h rule
never to nsk another to do what I
would not do myself. Mrs. Quib
ble—But you would not go to the
door yourself and tell a caller yon
were not at home.
That man-eating shark found
j entangled in a fisherman's net off
| New London, Ct., may have com
| mitted suic.ide, desparing to equal
the featt of the linn submarines.
CHRONIC CONSTIPATION.
It is by no means an easy matter
to cure this disease, but It can be
done in most instances by taking
Chamberlain's Tablets nnd comply
ing with the plain printed direc
I Hons t;r«t accompany each package.
For sale by oil dealers.
Harvesting Sorghum.
By M. W. Hensel, Agent in Sugar Plant
Co Operative Work between the North"
Carolina Extension Her vice anil the
United States Department of Agri
culture.
Careful experiments and obsei
vations have proven thiUHhebest
time to cat sorghum for sirup pur
poses in wlion the seed is in the
late dough stage, just -before
hardening. At this period it con
tains the highest sugar content
and the juice is in a condition to
make a sirup of exci llent flavor.
If it is cut earlier tken this the
cane is 100 green and the sirup
will have an unripe tas4e. If ifcj
is cut when the seeds are very
hard it is difficult to clarify the
juice and the flavqr of the sirup
is not MO good.
Harvesting may be done either
by hand or willi a corn binder.
areas it is usually done
by hand.
To make a pure sirup, of good
flavor, the leaves and tops of the
cane must be removed before
crushiug. It is generally better
to remove the leaves before cut
ting. The quickest way to do this
in to btrike oIT ihe blades of the
hi and ing cane with a sort of wood
en sword, or flat stick about three
and it half l'ect long.
Tim canes should bo cut not
over six inches from the ground,
lower if possible. When the cut
ting is done by hand the stalks
should be laid across the row with
seed tops all in the same direc
tion. They can then be gathered
into In.tulles and the seed tops
removed and pit l" a way for curing.
With a harvester and binder the
seed heads are always at one end
of the bundle. The best topping
instrument in a carpenter's broad
axe. The topping may be done by
laying the heads on a block.
Iu removing the seed heads
from six to eighteen inches of the
upper stalk should be cut off, as
this part contains little sucrose
and many impurities. For the
same reason any unripe stalks or
iminaturq suckurs should lie dis
carded.
It is best to work up the cane
soon tiller it has been cut, but it
may be safely kept for many
days—even weeks—if the canes
■ire tied iu bundles of forty to fifty
stalks each and the bundles set
on the butt ends, closely together,
under shelter, or, they may be
laid horizontally In compact piles,
and iu either case, shielded from
sun and ruin. ,
Frosting or freezing does not
injure sorghum for sirup, pro
vided it is worked up very soon
after it thaws. In frozen cane the
juice ferments in the stalk very
quickly after thawing and makes
it unfit for sirup.
To get the best results the sor
ghum grower, must harvest his
crop when it is ready and not
await his owu convenience.
Atlantic Coast Inventors
The following paten lh were just
issued to Atlantic Coast clients
reported by L). Swift Jfc Co., Pateut
Lawyers, Washington, IX C., who
will furnish copies of any patent
for teu cents apiece to our readers.
J I'. Carson, Richmond,
Va., safety cranking device for
motor vehicles (sold); Hyers W.
Kadel and J. A. i'ilcher, Roauoke,
Va., railway car; Joseph E. Byrd,
Mount Olive, N. C., receptacle;
Hugh Macliae, VV ilmington, N. C.,
still or retort; Arthur L. Wall,
Boonville, N. C„ acetylene gas
generator; Albert T. Quanlz, Rock .
Hill, S. C., weaving; James L.
White and S. C. liaker, South
ampton, S. C., grease gun.
Hair Gray? Read This!
This is n mensage of importance
to all who have gray lidirr Beienoe
has wade a great discovery in
Q*-ban.
Gray or faded hair changes to a
natural, uniform, lustrous, beauti
ful dark shade simply by applying
O-ban. Works gradually and defies
detection. Safe, sure, and guaran
teed harmless. All ready to use.
50c a large bottle, money back if
jiot satisfied. Sold by Hayes Drug
Company and all good drug stores.
Try Q-ban Hair Tonic, Soap,. Liquid
shampoo, also Q-ban Depilatory.
We notice that the all highest
has created bo many orders of
"merit" that artists are put to it
to furnish des:gut».' Unless it has
already been adopted we would
suggest a baby's skull with cross
bones attached.
We violate no confidence in in
forming the Kaizcr that there is
a pot of gold at the end of that
llaiubow Division, if he san turn
it—which he cannot.
(loo—Dr. B, Detetaon'i Anti-Diu
retic may be worth more to you
—more to you than )100 if rou
have a child who soils the bed
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RMIKSIIF AISNE
QERMANB FLEEING) FOR SAFETY
ARE HOTLY PRESSED ALONG
TEN MILK FRONT.
TOWN OF FISMES IS TAKEN
Former lrMt German Supply Base
Between Solseene and Rhelma
.Taken by Allies.
The Oerman retreat continues un
abated, with the alllea everywhere in
hot pursuit.
Aparently the situation now haa
resolved itself into a race for the
northern bank of the Aiane river by
the Germans, who have been evicted
from strategic positions along the
Vesle river, in the center of the line
and directly east of Rhelms, which
seemingly renders necessary that they
put the Alsne between themselves and
their pursuers as quickly as possible
In order to escape further large losses
of men made prisoners.
Just how large this bag of cap
tives is at present cannot be reckon
ed, but unofficial advices from Paris
assert that when the figures are made
public they will thrill the allied
world. y General Pershing in his com
munique says the Americans alone
have taken 8,400 prisoners and. In
addition, 283 guns.
After hard lighting the Americans
and French have succeeded in taking
from the Germans the important town
of Flsmes, once Germany's great
ammunition and supply depot, midway
on the railway between Solssons and
Rhelms, while to the east at a num
ber of places along the Vesle river
the French have crossed the stream,
driving the enemy northeastward.
East of Soissons allied trops have
negotiated the passage of the Alsne to
the northern bank of that stream,
where they are In a position to harass
the enemy as he endeavors to stralgt
en out his line in conformity with that
running northeastward.
So fast as has been the retreat of
the Germans in the center that al
ready some element of their forces
have succeeded In reaching the north
ern bank of the Alsne and getting
numbers of their big guns across with
them. All through the salient towns
are still ablaze behind the retreating
German, and even corn fields have
heen set afire In order to prevent the
allied troops from garnering the rip
ened crop.
With the river at fresHet and the
Germans unable to ford it, they stood
with their backs to It and gave battle
for their lives. A majority of them
were killed and the remainder were
made prisoners. One of the most lnf
portant manuevers north of the Vesle
was the penetration by the French to
the village of LaNeuvlllette which re
leases the German hold on the north
ern outskirts of Rhelms and seeming
ly delivers the cathedraWclty .fr?>®.
the German menace. #
SPEEDY ENACTMENT QF
DRAFT EXTENSION MEABURE
Wanhlngton.—Legislation to extend
the selective!, service act to all men
between the ages of 18 and 45, a»
recomthended by the war department,
will be introduced in both houses of
Congress at the semi-weekly recess
sessions. According to plans of con
gressional leaders, spending their va
cation here, the bill, which will be
Identical as Introduced In each house,
will be referred to the sanate and
house military a:airs committees, of
which Senator Chamberlain and Rep
resentative Dent are the respective
chairmen.
Though the house does not reassem
ble until August 19 and the senate on
August 24, It Is expected that the draft
extension bills will be enacted speed
ily. Chairman Dent, of the house mili
tary affairs commtltee, said he would
call his committee together as soon
as the house reassembles and hear
ings are held.
GERMAN U-BOAT MAKES FORAY
IN NOVA SCOTIAN WATEF.B
Halifax, N. H.-«-Three American
schooners were sunk by German sub
marines off Seal Island, Yarmouth
county, on the Nova Scotia coast. The
crews landed on the Nova Scotian
coast. The commander of the subma
rine told an American skipper that
he had sunk more American schoon
ers hailing from Boston and Glouces
ter recently. He did not give the
names of the vessels.
GENERAL PERSHING GIVEN
CROSS LEGION OF HONOR
Paris. —General J. Pershing com
mander In chief of the American ex
peditionary forces In France, was
awarded the grand cross of the Legion
of Honor by the French government.
Premier Clemenc«au sent the follow-
Ing telegram to General Pershing:
"I take pleasure In informing you, my
dear general, that the government of
the Fraech republic has decided to
confer upon you the dignity of th*
Grand Cross of tli« Legion of Honor."
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EXECUTORS' NOTICE.
Having qualified an Executor of the
will of Ja«. M. May, rieeeased, the under
signed hereby notifies all persons holding
clalniH agalnHt said estate to present the same
duly authenticated, on or before tbagUth day
of July, 1919, or this notice wIJI be pleaded In
bar of their recovery. All iiersons Indebted
to said estate are requested to make im
mediate settlement. £
This June Ist, 1918.
PBltltY A. SHAHPEond t
LKHTBII HHAHI'B. Ex'ra
lHjulßt of James M. May.dec'd.
. EXECUTOR'S NOTICE.
Having qualified as Executor of the will of
J. K. Htockard, dee'd, the undersigned hereby
notifies all persons holding claims against
said estate to present the same, duly authen
ticated, 011 or before the 20th day of July,
19i9, or this notice will be pleaded In bar of
their recovery. All nervous Indebted to said
estate are requested to make immediate set- !
tlement.
This June 8,1918.
GEO. W. BTOCKAItD, Ei'r,
lHJultit of J. it. Htockard, dec'J.
Summons by Publication
NORTH CAROLINA—
ALAMANCE COUNTY.
Iu the Superior Court.
J. F. Parks and VV. T. Jeffreys,
trailing as Parks & Jeffreys,
vs.
Burlington Gas Company, B. Van
Steenburg ana Ida D. Van Steen
burg.
defendants, U. Van Steonburg
'anil is. Van Steenuurg, win
cake notice that an action entitled
as above has oeen commenced in
the Superior (,'ourt of Alamance
County, JN orth Carolina, by the
plaijitufs, for thi purpose of re
covering judgment against the de
fendants tor a balance due them
for bricks sold and delivered to de
dendants which were uSi'd in the
erection of their plant 111 the city
of Burlington, ana for which saiu
plaintius have filed a Material
Mans tiien in the office of the
Clerk of the Superior Court of Ala
mance county, and in said action
the plaintiffs are demanding judg
ment in the sum of sioHß.ua, ana
that same be declared a lien upon
the property of the defendants
upon Which said plant is erected;
and the said defendants will further
take notice that they are required
to appear at the term of the Supe
rior Court of said county, to be
held on the 19th day 01 August,
1918, at the court house of said
county, in Grahant, North Carolina,
and answer, or demur, to the com
plaint in said cause, or the plain
tiff» will apply to the court for the
relief demanded in said complaint.
This July 18, 1918.
J. D, KERNODLE,
Clerk Superior Court.
julylß-4t.
MORTGAGEE'S SALE OP LAND !
Under and by virtue of the pow
er of sale contained in a certain
mortgage deed executed by Wal
ter Hufiin and his wife, Harriet
Ruffin, to the Graham Loiui &
Company, said mortgage deed bear
ing date od 'December 2, 1915, and
recorded in the office of the Reg
ister of Deeds for Alamance coun
ty in Book of Mortgage Deeds No.
65, at page 212, and default having
been made in the payment thereof,
the undersigned mortgagee will of
fer for sale at public auction, to
the highest bidder, at the court
house door in Graham, Alamance
county, North Carolina, on
SATURDAY, AUGUST 31, 1918,
the following described tract o'f ]
land, to-wit:
Adjoining the lands of Monroe
Harden, Sam Brandon, and others,
and bounded as follows : Begim/ing
at a cedar stump, corner with
Henry Brannock, running in a
northerly direction 62 feet to a
stake; thence 8. b2 ft., corner with
Henry Brannock; thence in a west
erly direction *6 feet to begin
ning, and containing about one
eighth of an acre, more or less, on
which there is a frame dwelling.
This is the same tract of land con
veyed to Hannah Ruffin by Henry
Brannock by deed dated August 1,
1901,, and recorded in the office of
Register of Deeds for Alamance
county in Book of Deeds No. 12, at
page 303.
Terms: CASH.
This July 31, 1918.
Graham Loan & Trust Co.,
Mortgagee.
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Re-Sale of Land!
Pursuant to an order of the Supe
perior Court of Alamance County,
made in a Special Proceeding
therein pending, entitled T. R.
Blanc-hard au 1 .others, vs. J. D.
Blanchard and others, yheretj all
the devisees and heira-at-1 j «f
William A. Blanchard are duly con
stitute.! j.rties, the ( undersigned
commissioners will sell to the
highest bidder at public aucHon, at
the court house door in Graham,,,
on
SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 1918,
at 12 o'clock, noon, the following
described property :
A certain tract or parcel of land
Paucette township, Alamance coun
ty, North Carolina, adjoining the
lands of J. D. Blanchard and oth
ers, and being that part of the VVil
liam A. Blanchard homo place lying
South of the line, beginning at the
Beech tree referred fo in the will
of William A. Blanchard, and run
ning W. 76} i deg. S. 19 chains to P.
U. Hlanchard's line, and being that
part of the William A. IJlancharu
home place which lie devised to
his son J. 11. Blanchard for life.
The said tract of land contains
about 97 acres, and the balance of
> the William A. Blanciurd home
place remaining unsold.
This is a valuable farm well suit
ed to growing tobacco aid grain,
good five-room residence,' barn ana
out houses. 4 tobacco barns, prick
house and other improvements,
good water, about one-third of
place oak woodland.
Terms of Sale: One-third of the
purchase price to be paid in cash;
the other two thirds to be paid in
equal instalments in six nnd twelve
months from datr« of sale
red payments t > tie evidenced by
bonds of the purchaser, bearing 6
per cent, interest from date of ea|s.
Sale subject t 1 cofirmation tjy the
Court.
This is a re-sale and bidding will
start at $3,17u.00.
J. DOLI'JI Low:,
W. S. COULTER,
Commissi »n ra.
This July 21, 10IP.
ADMIN S I P.ATHI X'S NOTlCii.
Having qualified as a Im'nisira-
of the estate of L.n-i fi. Ala
ridge, deceased, all persons indebt
ed to the said estate are hereoy no
tified to make se tlement of the
same promptly; all persons having
claims against said estate ar? no
tified to present the same duly
proven to the undersigned admin
istratrix, on or before the 15th
day of July, 191S, or this notice will
be pleaded in bar of th-ir recov
ery.
This April 23. 1918
Mrs. Minnie Graham Aldridge,
Adm'r of Levi H. AldrWire.
11 july-jt.
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