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1- Volum.XIX LENOIR, N. p., FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 1918 Price Frn CmU 07 87 , 1 ;;,V:;.i :; 1 : .,::-. .I'.J'ii'-,.'.. v' ' !" a 'f !,.; -! -J.,, 1 vn,- l- I? 't' WAR SAVINGS DBIVE r I JUNE 23 TO JUHE 28 17 Citiscn Urged to Subscribe to ( His Utnrfost Nebraska PUa of 1 kHanse-to-Hon Canvass Ii ' Da or before Jan 28 every tax 'payer; and householder In Caldwell county will hare made bis tubscrtp ' "tion tothe War Savings xampaign or given, bit reasons for not doing: so. President Wilson has proclaimed FrW Jay,' Jane 18, as National War Sav iajs Day and has requested every k man, woman and . child to pledge themselves on or before the 28th to t save and bay War Savings stamps to r the utmost of their ability. Gov. IBiekett has designated the week of June 23 to 28 as War Savings Week tad ureea every taxpayer to pledge himself to buy all the War Savings stamps that in his honest opinion he rill be able to pay for during the re- - mainder of the -Tear. ' " The purpose of the President's proclamation, likewise) that of the : governor, is that the War Savings . campaign shall be made to go over v thertqp ttbrongh the efforts of n in Itemise campaign- to be conducted .the week of June 23 and culminating June 28. Instead of taking a year , ana a month to subscribe this loan , to the government national and state directors of the War Savings cam paign ueciueu uh it snail do put over within a week, and that with the same big success that met the re cent drive of the Liberty Loan and , d cross. . The plan by which Nebraska suc ceeded In oversubscribing her quota hr $4,000,000 and raising over 50 .-per cent of her sales by April 1 is tthe plan that will be adopted not only "in North Carolina but in every state fin the anion. What Nebraska has done it is believed at state headquar ters and all War Savings workers .' that North Carolina can do. Conse quently the plans for an intensive : state-wide drive have been carefully worked out and are now being exe ' cuted by state, county and township fhairmen. -The chief principle of the plan adopted is a nouse-to-house canvass "and the taking of subscriptions from very taxpayer in the township, , or his excuse for not subscribing. A record of every man's- -pledge and ''.support of this cause will be kept. On Friday, June 28, every tax payer will be summoned to appear at ! "the schoolhonse in his school district -for the purpose of either celebrating "the occasion of his township's raising -the township quota, or, if that be not ifte case, to finish raising", the town ship quota. The township will be the mnit of organization in the campaign. ' and "Every township 'over the top " by June 28 in War Savings pledges tawill be the motto. -A RADICAL CHANGE IN THE SUGAR LIMIT Five instead of ten pounds for the "country consumer, two instead of five pounds to the town consumer, and ' 25 instead of 60 pounds upon certil- cate and pledge for canning and pre p serving purposes, with larger quanti- , ties .allowed with approval Of county 'food' administrators, is the new su- ygar program as announced by State -Food Administrator Henry A. Page '""Wednesday upon receipt of advices . Yrom United States Food Administra tor Herbert Hoover regarding the ' . growing seriousness of the sugar sit uation as a result of submarine activ : Wee which are interfering with the shipments of sugar from Cuba and iPorto Rico. In addition to this rather radical adjustment in the sugar distribution program, Mr. Page invites beverage rayrup manufacturers, owners of bot yjing works, soda fountains and oth er commercial users of sugar who are producing less essential articles, to join an honor roll of non-users of sugar until the situation is relieved, this, of course, involving a shutdown of their establishments for the time being. Mr. Page wants it very clearly un derstood, he said, that the food ad .Tmimstration does not desire any cur , taihnent in canning and preserving, tu the does desire that the utmost care and economy be exercised in the us eof Bugar even for these purposse. Ot is to provide an adequate supply -iof sugar. for households and for can ning and preserving that all of the restrictions have been imposed. Mr. Page, with nis characteristic . Muntness, stated that not only will ' Iris office take drastic action against -dealers who disregard the new pro ;grai but that purchases by con s buyers will be scrutinised as well. ' With a complete record of all move--'.: menta of sugar into the state, it will .be very easy to check the sale records tf sugar by all consumers, and when " they do not tally the dealers may as r '-well be prepared to make, satisfac 1 tory explanation, , or to take their v.,jneaiclne. . OY MOORE IS NOW SERGEANT MOORE AT CAMP SHERIDAN . Roy Moore, stationed' at Camp Sheridan, has been promoted to ser- ceani, Accoraing iv iewer just re ceived here by his father, Mr. Y. D. fltoore. Sergeant Moore1 is in the 'Siedical department, 46th infantry of Tegul Serve abroad or serye at home. .Bay War Savings Stamps. LiSDOr anu miiiormi r eKicavmi t ':fii;.-'-'wlctory; use. both sparingly.; y.' -.Jbody iavited.i ' . 'HhJf.M .!-i , 1 1; . 'a-..'.. ; ., t.t;, :ri ..'.'-. .,'"(.. f'. v,'. ' . '.j.',f? 'itki$H')w 1 ."'I .:'.' FREfiGH ROUT GERHIHS Oil SEIdli-IM FRONT Telagraphk Reporto Yesterday Af- taraooo uive a Mora fcacour afing View f th FifhU inf Near Paris . ' . With the French Army, June 1). The entire aspoet ef the Montdidier Oise battle his been ehanged by the French counte Attack, which, "were launched with great dash and vigor. The enemy was completely surprised nd it is not an xaggeratton to state that at certain moment, the Germans lost their heads, galloping their horses forward to me their artillery, and evidently believing that the en tire tide b! battle was taming against them. .Tanks supported the French infantry fai their advance oyer a seven-mile fron. Parts of the fleldwere fo4 covered with Ger man dead. .Tie- enemy attacks fur therast, neat Chevnoert, are dejfi-feitely-broken. lUe importance of the French gain Is magnified in view of tiie enemy's eallenta east and west of St Maar, w the Germans had hoped to break through toward Paris. FW Gorman AvWons were concen trated affainat tha French on & two. mile front and vets ready to attack wntWJ'xench artillery opened on. I J ' " IV. 1 1ST VSati.k n I prweeaing va eemnc yxuuu vac j slaught Lossei by the Germans are Annrmnnn. A LENOIR BOY WRITES INTERESTING LETTER HOME Corbin L. Oteaa, a son of Mr. and Mrs. J .B. Green of this place, who nas just sailed vol Prance, writes Very interesting letter home to his parents, wmcb follows: "On the Pond, V-th Day Out "Dear Mothet id All: "We have been eailinar now for days. I havenl got seasick yet and don't think I will, although I have Deen pretty dlsny at times when the ship rocks a let The seas have been Jretty calm most of the time except or a day or two. At times the front end of the ship goes down under wa ter ana come baek up. There isn't any danger of these ships sinking, though. "I am writing this a little at a time, for I help draw the meals for our table. I drew some fish for sup per that smelled rotten. We didn't et any of it bat we at the rest of the supper, wileh was strawberry jam and button, We had mutten for dinner, which ,Wae the first mutton I remember eves eating. Our mess sergeant said be was going to give us the best feed we ever had when we get across. " th Day. Will on the 'deep.' We are travsflnjf to avoid subma rines. I think we must be within 600 miles of land tew. "I am elad I didn't enlist as a sailor, for I deerf like the eea it is too lonesome. "I think I fceve kept oat enousrh money to ua f draw $8.50 per now and foreign eesriee will probably make it $10 oa lit a month. I don't think we will have much chance to spend it excetrt Cor eats and the like. I expect paaaas will be few." ICE CREAM SUPPER AT HARTLAN SATURDAY NIGHT There will fts an ice cream sunDer at Hartland th the grove at the Rev. Mr. Simpaen'a Saturday night, the 22nd. The aeeeeeds eo to Little- john's ehurah, Sverybody come early and stay late smd help a good cause. OS CONTINUE TO BEAT BACK GERMANS Paris, June It. Swinmne counter attacks front sjie left and center of the Montdidiae-OUe battle line to the right flank, tfca French drove the Ger mans back ahe northern bank of the Mats riven, aays the French com munique today, on the Mame front the Germane etrongly attacked the American petitions at Bouresches and in the Bell at u wood, but their assaults wet all smashed. The French and AJMtlcans inflicted stag- Sering loSsat ear the enemy. Violent ghting on ejbe northern end of the Aisne-Marne Stent is in progress. The Germane nerth of Villers Cot terets gainst lllgktly. Fighting con tinues at Ccwasneet Valsery and St. fierre UNVEILING fP MONUMENT AT PAJRFIELD CEMETERY Next Sdntay afternoon at 3 o'clock the Weedmen of the World will unveil a monument at Fairfield cemetery to memory of John W, Ballew, whedled a short time ago in Oklahenea. Sovereign Mark Squires wilf Id lie orator. All mem bers of the iacal W. O. W. are re quested to wis ei their hall at 2:3 o'clock. REV. D. M. UTAKER WILL RETUfl SOME TOMORROW Rev. D. li. ltaker will return Saturday frees Ste summer school at Trinity CoUefe and will occupy his pulpit at th est Methodist church Sunday at XL ' clock. At 8 o'clock Rev. W. A. Vewell, presiding elder of the SUteantle dlatrlct will preach, ICE CREAM fttSPPER AT MIL ' i , LER m SCHOOL HOUSE There will Qi M tee cream at "Mil- ler Hill" scheeT mcaea Saturday even ing, June 15, e'clock. Every THE WEEK'S GASUALTY l REPOBTSJRQM FflMiCE Several North CarefiaUni Air KIUJ ,- In Action Owing TU Week Twn Indirectly rom Caldwell ' Washington, June 10. Today's casualty list is as follows: Killed in action 13. -Died from wounds, 6. Died from disease, 1. Died from aeroplane accident L Died from other cause, 1. Wounded severely, 46. Wounded 7. George Wright Discoe, N. C, was killed in action. John King, Asheville, N. C, died from disease. Jabez Kelly, Smithville, Ga., and Willard Franklin, Green Mountain, N. C, were wounded severely. Washington, Jtiae 11. Today's casualty list is as follows: Killed in action 26. Died from wounds 3. Died from disease 7. Died from accident and other causes 3. , Severely wodnded 48. " ' Wounded to a degree andeteiv mined 43. .Talmage Gerald of Gallivan'l Fer ryU. O., and Edward Pitt of Rocky Mount, N. C, were killed In action. - Lieut James Lawrence of Atlanta, Gilbert Ward of McDavid, Fla., (Charles Hardee of toria, S. C., Hen ryMtferrow of Albemarle, N. C, Hen ry Snell of Birmingham, Ala., John T. Ritt of Gastonia, N. C, were se verely wounded. Jarvis Moore Melbotlrne Smith of Macon, Ga., and Willfom Pope f Toccoa, Ga., were woooded to i de gree unknown. ( Washington, June 12. Today's casualty list is as follows : Killed in action 15. Died from wounds 9. Died from disease 18. Died from aeroplane accident 1. Died from accidents and other causes 17. Wounded severely 67. Wounded to a degree undeter mined 6. Missing in action 1. Cyrus A. Cox of Fayetteville, N. C, and Leslie Veners of Shelmerdine, N. C, were killed in action. Gordon Hayes of Nicholas, S. C; Emmett Segrays of Hampton, Ga., and Eddie Smith of Florala, Ala., died from disease. Fred Corsin eof Concord, N. C, Sam Conley of Siawahsee. Ga.. Ed win Head of Needmore, Ga., Gentry Hunnicutt of Greenville, S. C, Ar thur Johnson of Lakeland, Fla., and Henry Kennedy of Waycross, Ga., were wounded severely. Following are the casualties of the marine corps: lulled in action 11. Died from wounds 10. Wounded severely 4. Warren Hoyle of Shelby. N. C. and George Murphy of Spartanburg, S. C., were killed in action. Washington, June 13. Today's casualty list is as follows : Killed in action 19. Died from wounds 9. Died from disease 4. Died from aeroplane accident 1. Died from accidents and other causes 3. Wounded severely, 137. Wounded to a degree undeter mined 11. Missing in action 4. . James Smith, a sergeant died from wounds. Aubrey Winn of Griffin. Ga.. died from disease.- Wenez Parks of Madison. Ga.. died from accident. Corporal Claude Bauknisrht of At lanta, Joseph Coley of Ensley, S. C., Preston Collins of Dublin, Ga., Her man Parker of Tuscaloosa, Ala., Me chanic Claud Robinson of Athens, Ala., Hemy Burch of Walsenburg, William Grubb of Germantown, Sam uel Hodge of Concord, Lizzie Butts of Rockingham, William Burns of Greenville, Morge Hayes' of Starr, S. C., Robert Hines of ""Greenville, Max Pontel of Hire, Shelly Tucker of Columbus, Ga., Luther Little of Montgomery, John Shields of Dozier, Ala,, David Reeister of Greenville. Joe Wagner of Denver, Fla., were severely wounded. MORE THAN MILLION MEN 'TO BE IN FRANCE SOON West Point N. Y June 12. More than a million American fighting men will be in service irt France in the near future, declared Secretary of War Baker in an address today to 137 graduates of the United States military academy. Supplementing his recent an nouncement in Washington that United States troops "exceeding 700,000 in number" have disembark ed on French soil, the secretary told the cadets "It is not unfair to specu late that we will shortly pass the mil lion marK." Gen. Peyton C. March, chief of staff, who made commencement day the occasion of his first official visit to the: academy, said that neither the menace of raiding German subma rines, off the Atlantic coast nor the territorial gains of the enemy on the western front: will affect America's policy of sending men to Franceses fast as ships con carry them. , You roay net be able to fight' but you can save an,d'buy War Savings Stamps. 1 . REGISTRATION BRINGS IIS eiTIHL IN County Came Up to EstiaitUe Many Young Man Had Already Entered the Servica Nine ef Total Were Color One hunifdd and sixteen addition al young men wno have attained the age of 21 since Juri 1917r regis tered here at the county'-iemption board's office Wednesday of last week. Following is a list of the new registrants: Willard Welch, R. 3, Lenoir. Charlie Pennell, King's Creek. Isaac Starnes, R. 3, Granite Falls. Clarence Rufus Setser, Collettsv. Robert Laxton, Granite Falls. William Harston Coffey, R. 1, Shull's Mills. Albert Holman, R. 1, Gran. Falls. Marvin Ogle, Granite Falls. Mark Bryant, Legerwood. John Teeters, R. 6, Lenoir. Russell M. Austin, R. 4, Lenohr. James C. Kincaid, R. 5, Lenoir. Lawrence Otis Rector, R. 2, Gran ite Falls. Charles McDade, Hudson. Virgil Portwood, Lenoir. Lawrence Russell Smith, Lenoir. Hmn Lester Flowers, R. 6, Le- nolf. - Roy C.jBherrill H 1, Lenoir. ' James flaUey, Blowifig Rock. V Drury BrasWell, Rufusi Osborne Pone. Rhodhlaa. Robert Lee LefeVers, R. 4, Lefldtr, oanana Annis, Saw Mills. Ben R. Houck, R. 4, Lenoir, Beujamin Franklin Bolick, Finley. Harvey Crumpfc Upton. Johnsoa L. Sigmon, Hudson. Coye Marley, R. 3, Lenoir. Marvin Clenard Walsh, Elkville. Rufus Brinkley, Granite Falls. Ernest Icard, Saw Mills. Everet Joblin, Rhodhiss. Carroll Harmon, Blowing Rock. Clyde H. Moore, R. 4, Lenoir. Boone Woodruff, Globe. Joseph C. McDowell, Yadkin Val'y. Robert L. Bolick. Hudson. Hobert McCall, R. 5, Lenoir. Hubert Turner Ivey. Lenoir. Everet Fulton Walsh, Yadkin VaL Walter Starnes, Granite Falls. William Clyde May, Lenoir. Joe Mat Smith, Whitnel. Isaac Milton Craig, Granite Falls. Wade H. Jones, Granite Falls. Sherman Brinkley, Granite Falls. Charley Calvin Taylor, Buffalo Cove, Duo Rason Annis, Saw Mills. Albert William Harris, Lenoir. Abie Hayes, Granite Falls. Lee Crump, Valmead. Henry Ford, Blowing Rock. George E. Starnes, R. 1, G. Falls. Tate Macimore, Granite Falls. Clarence Cecil Bush, R. 3, Lenoir. Thomas Carl Andrews, R. 1, King's Creek. -Jaines T. Roberts, R. 2, Lenoir. Charley Creson, Lenoir. Joe Triplett, Lenoir. Hoil Kirby, R. 3, Granite Falk. Fred Bell, Patterson. Laurie Alexander Parks, Lenoir. Lawrence Kirby, R. 1, Gran. Falls. J. Bryan Hartley, Hudson. Oscar Mathews, Rhodhisa. Kelly Baheler, Valmead. Robert Annis. Rhodhiss. John Wesley Austin, R. 1, Hudson. Nathan F. Simms, R. 1, G. Falls. Raleigh Price, Elkville. Lonnie Drum, Granite Falls. W. Earl Armstrong, Granite Falls. Parkes Wike, Kings Cseek. Ray Tolbert, R. , Lenoir. Claude Augustus Coffey, G. Falls. Filo Holman, R. F. D., K. Creek. Fred Suddreth, R. 4, Lenoir. Marshall Yount, Lenoir. Roby King, R. 5, Lenoir. Robey Craig, R. 5, Lenoir. Wesley Collins, R. 4, Lenoir. John E. Haas, Hudson. George Bolick, Blowing Rock. Luther Tthomas Story, Finley. Alfred Dishman, Granite Falls. Harvey Herndon Setser, Patterson. Albert Washington Kaylor, G. Falls Grady Glen Lackey, King's Creek. Reggie Noah Kincaid, R. S, Lenoir. - Bynum Norris, Lenoir. Fred G. Kirby, Hudson. .John Bynum, Hudson. Albert P. Yount, Granite Falk. Menzie Gilliland, Rhodhiss. Columbus Spurgeon Fleming, R. I, Lenoir. George Pope, R. 2, Lenoir. Robey Holsclaw,, R. 6, Lenoir. Vernon Gilbert, R. 10, Charlotte. Fred Small, R. 4, Lenoir. William M. Burns, R. 5, Lenoir. Marvin White, Granite Falls. Arthur Bryant, Finley. Alonzo Harris, Granite Falls. Walter Earl Teague, R. 1, Lenoir. Joe Spencer, Leaoir. Charles Edgar Bogle, Gran. Falls. George Nolan Turnmire, G. Falls. William McKinley Jones. Loney Abernethy. Colored Lawrence Micheaux, Adako. Linnie Wakefield, R. i, Lenoir. Lucas Meore, Collettaville. McKinley Tugman, Lenoir. Martin Whittington, ColletUville. Joe Dula, R. 6, Lenoir. Zollie Jackson, Lenoir. Fred Council, Patterson. Basel Dixon, Collettaville. Additional Ragittrants Since registration day the follow- ing men have registered by mail: j t-eney ADernetny. -William McKinley Jones. George Nolan Turnmire. AIR RAID OVER CAUA1S London, June II. Eleven persons were-killed, including four, children, m a uerman - air rata over (Jalaw, i France, tVii rtyrntoj.- i THE0FFIGIAL0TE9IVES K5 Ha ReTad Majorities in Erory " County in tha District Except Rowan, Murphy's Home County Well Pleased Official returns give Doughton 8 majority of a.005 over Murphy for the Democratic nomination to Con gress. Mr. Do ugh ton has gone back to Washington after coming home f of tile primary. He passed through Greensboro last Tuesday, says the Daily News. "He was well pleased,, indeed," says the News. "Not only does this showing at the polls dispose of an aspirant within the party, but it shows that Congressman Bob is back ed by a well united Democracy and thereby helps to discourage the other party. The visitor here was in fine shape and is enjoying life. He met a number of his friends here, who congratulated him on his victory." The official returns show that the five mountain counties gave Murphy only 23 votes against 2,990 for Doughton Caldwell, 6 to 793; Wa tauga, 3 to 550; Alleghany, 5 to 469; Ashe, 7 to 714: Alexander, 2 to 464. - -me rots' !n the lower counties was as follows: Iredell Doughton, 2,011; Murphy, 167; Stanly Doughton, 511; Murphy, 166; CabafrUi gave" Doughton 670 against 68 for Murphy. Rowan. Mr. Murphy's horns court rr. Mve him a majority of 653 over Doughton. The votes cast were, for Doughtott. 547; for Murphy 1,200. For the eptire district the total of votes east waJ 8,253 6,629 for Doughton and 1..24 for Murphy, giv ing Mr. Doughton'x 8 majority of 5,005. 23 CASES REPORTED TO . DR. COFFEY LAST MONTR Twenty-three cases of contagious diseases Were reported to C.tmniv aeaiiu vmcer l.. n. Coffey for last TT 1i.f W M . -r t-w n monin. lnev are as follows: Typhoid Fever Mary Tilley, uraniie rails. Diphtheria Tonv TriDlett. Gran. ite Falls: Violet Miller. Buffalo T - I T7" 1 1 r . ' iavm nauian, L.enoir, Koute 3. Measles Child of J. E. Parlier, Granite Falls: child of E. A. Moore. colored, Lenoir. WhOOmnsr C0U?h Noel Johnson. Grace Johnson. Beatrir Ktaer Ia. noir, noute o; two children of Mrs, W. P. Teeters, Lenoir, Route 1 ; three children of A. A. Bolick, Granite Falls; six children of T. E. Killian, Lenoir, Route 3. Chicken Pox Gus Harsh aw Isaiah Kincaid, child of S. A. McCall, Lenoir, Route 5. WASHINGTON MAN IS HERE BUYING FURNITURE Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Thomas of Washiarton, D. C. have been here stopping at the Carlheim during the past several days. Mr. Thomas, is a large furnltnre dealer in Washington City and has been here buying a large stock of furniture directly from the plants. ROGER ROBBINS JN ACTIVE SERVICE ON BATTLE FRONT Roger Rebbins, a Lenoir bov. is in active eerViee on the battle front ac cording to a letter received several days ano by his father, Mr. T. C. Robbins. Roger is in the motor truck service aad has been in France for some time. NEW BATTLE RABINS OH iSE-iRNE LINE Simmltaneously with the stopping of the Gsrman drive between Moot dier and the Oise river a tremendous new battle is raging today on the north end of the Aisne-Marne line. The Germans are violently attacking over a fourteen-mile front, from SoisBons to Villers Cotterets, and around Dommieres, Cutry and Am bleny the crown prince continued his assault ca the flanks and center of the Montdidier-Oise field. The French made further gains east of Mery and on the sector of Genlis wood. By terrific efforts the Ger mane recaptured the ground lost to the French yesterday, bit were again repulsed, the Germans losing heavily and all German counter thrusts hurled back. The Germans who crossed to the southern bank of the Mats river, five miles below Com piegne, were thrown Back to their old positions after trying repeatedly to advance. The Americans played an important part ia the recent fighting. ALTERATION OF DRAFT AGES WILL BE SOUGHT Wasbiagton, June 13. Alteration of the' present draft ages so as to including the drafting, of men from 18 to 41 ia to be sought when the short session of Congress opens next December, according to members of the Hoaft military affairs committee this afteraon. The bill is already nrenarad. Meanwhile a camnaiirn of publication will be conducted. Con gressman Kami declared that 8,000, 000 soldtcnt in France will be needed to secare a complete victory over Germane-. Gilmerc Jones, colored, the son of Aunt Lacy Jones of this place, is on the Pittsburg, Pa., police force. Gil- more was at huma Ih t;j;. wmiic on a YELLING LIKE IfiQIAfiS HIRES PIT WETS ; Furious Fichtinf Too Muck far the ; Germans, Thoufn They Fight, . Desperately Tho Story af the Advance gCD - JSg&r With the American Force iti th4 -' Marne. The snd attaft made br -' the American marine1 J eGezntaf po? ; - sitions west of Chateau ThWtry carry gave promise of being as tVeessfut as this morning's assault Tkr mar tines reached all their objectives s"e for the first hour within that tMer-v limit and poshed beyond them. The) early reports indicated the -Germans' are on the run for the timjrbeing1 ' and surrendering right andjeft to . the Americans. . One of the toughest of aQhc ob ' jectives, Belleau wood, soma four i miles from Chateau Thiexry, wast . . swept by the marines withoaj serioas ' trouble. There seemed reason to ex- . pect German counter attacks ia strength before long, for previoaa to , '' the beginning of the afternoon &-.' tack, which began at 6 pJtaVthe; : roads behind the German linse were; filled with troops, guns and wagons, bat the American artillery tjjrned oa - them and created havoc The marines in their jorward sweep took strong positions nn either ; sids of Bslleao wood and cleaned eat ' the t vrihiT sdath f Torcy, which linked the line with Hill 1 41, "which s was taken this morning. This gave them a strong and dominating posi tion for a continuatioa of Jheir at-, tack. Their total advanc aa" 2 , proximately two miles on n three mile front , The total number of prisoners was not known ! this jeveife. ing, but additional captivw were-".1" brought in after the morning attack, '' which netted about 100 prisoners. A notable devehvnment taut . h . , morale of the prisoners, All of who'tVi'6 Pn8.ian8' They expressed thMIVc . war. na glad U tt nVof. e SfJfcHf- , This was dcspH tteJiCt they nayf;tiut, they are furnished wi food, T al though the Saxonsv the WOfvnburg -troops and others may go wi'Lw'trn It must not be imagined, lowevorT . that they did not put up 4 fight thl- -morning, for their officers 'WeW ' ' among them urging them on, Jbut fhd ' : . marines dashed into them yetting lik Indians and plying bayonet atM rifle, t One marine' who was taking- baVrk prisoner ran into two German - 0f& cere and ten men. He tackled, thent single-handed with his rifle and bay- onet killed both the officers and wounded seven of the men. , Another sergeant was about to take a prisoner when the. German 2 threw himself on the ground and dis- charged his revolver at the merican ? after calling ?comrade." V'ltat Set tled the German, for the nwrsreant shot him, as he did four othsrs who -also had surrendered but xatnsed. to put ao their hands. The marines advaneine in nhe .Bel leau wood region went .forward in four waves of open formation. ?. The men in the first, wave were for the most part armed witb rifles and bombs, while the . rear wave . ,were : equipped with automatic rifles. With-" , them came squads of machine gun- ners lugging their collapsibk guns.' They crossed the open space and toiled up the slope, bent vVef like gnomes. The trenches the marines passed over were clearly visible from4 below, but they hardly deserved the name, for they were simply .fenes of ' little holes, each big enough to hold a man, while barbed wire was lack- . ing. There was some, however, in terlaced among: the trees of .Belleau wood, but the marines poaBed their way through it. . . , ". . Oct in tiie open field ejrfllJJiey offi cers with glasses were directing the " supporting fire, while on the roof of , -a nearby farmhouse a signal man -wigwagged with hia red and : white flags. On all sides the gins were flashing, some of them stationed right- out in the field, while othvn weye hidden in the woods. Looking down into the valley only a mile away, the village of Bussaires could be seen on : fire. As the correspondent watched the scene the clouds of whin shrap nel smoKe over tne village of Torcy also became brownish and femes ap; peared in that town. ' The artillery fire that preceded thai" attack lasted an hour and was of es- pecial intensity for five mmntes Pre- lS ceding the time when the;marines went ever the top. French aid Amer- - - ican batteries both took pan in .the firing, putting down a rollingarrage and then shifting- to the roads behind ; , the German lines. It appears that the marines in going in forestalled an. ; attack the Germans had planned.. It . was to have been carried oat by the, Vl Prussians, who had been put Into the " ' line for that purpose and was to have taken place either today m tomor. . row. ihese men had relieved the -Prussian guard division, wjtah was . badly chewed up in the figating of the last day or two. They in turn had relieved the Saxons last after the marines took over the sector, so Y the marines are proud of the fact. -that they have used up three German divisions in less than a week and are still very much "alive themselves, ' The morale of the men )e Wonder- ' ful. They are willing to attempt any-' thing and are talking with pride of' ' the heavy losses , they inflicd Upon ; -v the Germans upon their nUack jh morning, while all the early reports mumnu uik m u(erne aiucK bad been even more costly lUI rthe en- eray, -. i (Centkucd on page f far) ' ' f -
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