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AGE TWO THE ROBESOMAN MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1918, FIRST BIG AMER ICAN OFFENSIVE First Separate Drive Begun by Persh ing's Men Important Gains Made First Day. The first big American offensive which began at daybreak Thursday between the Meuse and Moselles riv ers was conducted under General Pershing's personal supervision and was executed under orders of Ameri can officers with American s.ildiers. This was the first dstnctly Amercan operation ot a major cnaracter launch ed on the western front. The action was begun on a 20-mile front on the famous St. Mihiel sal ient in Lorraine, which had stood a sharp wedtfe in the French line south east of Verdun since the commence ment of the war. In tho preliminary thrust ground was gained on both sides of the tri angle and also at its apex at St. Mihiel. The advance of the Ameri cans was swift and sure and gpins fn excess of 4 miles on the southern side of the battle area were made, but the cavalry far outstripped ! the tanks and footmen. Thiaucourt Bouillouville, Pannes and several other towns in the south were captured in the initial dash, while on the west, at the northern edge of the pocket, the village of Combres was captured and the en virons of Demmartin La Montagne were reached. To the south every where, the Americans penetrated into the heights of the Meuse and the French fought their way into the out skirts of St. Mihel. Unofficial reports are to the effect that the town has been re-captured by the French. The fighting front at the commence ment of the battle aggregated 20 miles eight miles on the western side and 12 miles on the southern side. The fighting was preceded by an ex tremely heavy artillery bombardment and the troops nnd tanks advanced under barrage which was carried out with mathematical precision. General Pershing's communique for Thursday follows: "Headquarters, American expedi tionary forces, Sept. 12, 1918. ''Section A: This morning, our troops, operating in the St. Mihiel sec tor, made considerable gains. Assist ed by French units they broke the ene my's resistance and advanced at some points to a depth of five miles. We have counted 8,000 prisoners up to the present. The operation is still in progress." Everything Planned Minutely. The London Daily Mail correspond ent at the American front sends the following description of the battb alo"? the St. Mihiel sector:: j "The first American nrm v nt) j MilUV L personal command of General Persl -fng for the first time went into action today. Never before has there been such a large concentration of Ameri- can trooDs for one oneratnn nnH nnr er have the Americans been in such complete control of thei'r operation. The event has long been anticipated. Some people assigned to it grandiose objectives but in reality the attack is for limited objectives only. "The concentration of a great part oi me most experienced united States troops had taken place during the last two weeks and everything was plan-1 ned minutely and with exactitude for a great event in American history. I Last night the final preparation was curnpieiea. "The country over which the Amer icans are fighting is very difficult. The high ridges and thick woods offer every concealment lor enemy machine I guns and in addition the Germans have a fortified line of resistance which ha everything in its favor. " "At one o'clock Thursday morning the aerial preparation began with a' roar that could be heard many miles away. All tonight it rose and fell with peculiar fluctuations. From all the roads that ran parallel the flashes of innumerable euns told of the impend- salient. ing assault. Towards 5 o'clock, the hour of the attack, the firing became "At the time of telegraphing, de- even more rapid. i "At dawn whole fleets of tanks manned by strong young Americans tnd French could be seen moving out of their shelters to lead the attack. They lumbered on, but the Germans offered little opposition. The Ameri can infantry followed in open order, plowing through the mud, but they were little troubled by the feeble ar tillery resistance. "At one point near Seicheprey, where the Americans had previously fought desperately with the Germans, machine gun and automatic fire swept down upon the Yankees' right flank but the ranks and artillery quickly moved in that direction and the Amer icans went steadily forward. "At seven o'clock the tanks had disappeared amid a smoke cloud over the ridge in front of Seicheprey. "The Germans have offered very little resistance to the advancing Americans. Occasionally a stray machine gun or automatic rifle has been discovered but it appears the enemy has withdrawn his main force to a second line where possibly he will defend with greater resistance. "A few prisoners of the tenth land wehr division have been taken. "The Americans are pressing for ward in fine style and slowly closing in the extreme ends of the St. Mihiel tails of what has happened are very meagre but the writer has just visited the battle front and heard of the nrn. gression of the Americans. "From Beaumont I could see lying just below me the trenches from which the Americans started and the valley through which they were fight ing. The sun was streaming across the valley, casting shadows from the melancholy, wrecks of villages all around. On the left was the black, forbidding height of Montse, with the tiny village of that name nestling on its black side. Spurts of earth sprang from its capacous sides as the Ameri can artllerymen battered at it. "In the valley the tops of what once had been houses in the village of Richecourt were discernible when the smoke disappeared. "Away to the right, bathed in the sunlight, was the village of St. Baus sant resting on the side of the majes tic promontory. Khaki clad men were movine: alone- the vnnHs Tha cv.l-q occasionally blotted them from view, dui iney would reappear soon after ward walking with easy stride. "Meanwhile the air was rent with the torrent of shells. Passing over head American gunners mamm Q ry possible tip of gun, were working fwwrai rnyinm as tney load ed and sent the shells to their des tination. The light railways contin uing urougnt up supplies." Experience the Bent Teacher It is generally admitted that i"xr. rience is the best teacher, but should we not make use of the experience of uLiieia as wn as our own: Hie oxrf rience of a thousand nprmno :.. . ' to be depended upon than thai of out uiuiiiuiwi. uxcaiijr UlUUBcinaS 01 Dr sons have used Chamberlain's Couirh Remedy for coughs and colds with tL best results, which shows it to be a thoroughly reliable preparation for those diseases. Try it. It is prompt ind effectual and pleasant to take COMMUNITY FAIRS Howellsville, Centenary and Oakdale Communities Will Hold Fairs Early in October Premium Lists. mm As has been stated in The Robesonian, community fairs will be held next month in Robeson as follows: HOWELLSVILLE COMMUNITY FAIR To be held at Regan School TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1st. " Officers: J. B. REGAN, President T. W. MAXWELL, - Sec-Treasurer DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS: L Field Crops W N. A. TOWNSEND, Chairman id N. A. KINLAW jfe J. A. SESSOMS m , ED. SMITH, Assistants Horticultural Products m D. L. EDGE, Chairman p H. M. KING t - J. L TOWNSEND f OSCAR BLACKWELL, Assistants s i Home Economics & MRS. T. W. MAXWELL, Chairman r MRS. JOE NEAL REGAN tg, MRS. JESSE BRITT P MISS MARY RUTH GRAHAM MRS. H. L. ANDREWS MRS. GEORGE PREVATT, Assistants. if-. Live Stock & JOE NEAL REGAN, Chairman r:.r, ROWLAND GRAHAM H. A. M'WHITE W. J. ELMER KINLAW, Assistants. CENTENARY COMMUNITY FAIR To be held at Centenary School THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3rd. Officers : R. H. MILLER, President J. O. Mc ARTHUR, .... Sec-Treasurer DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS: Field Crops D. B. AYRES, Chairman JAY HAMMOND R. F. STUART, Assistants. Horticultural Products JOHN W. WARD, Chairman L. D. EDENS JOHN A. McGIRT, Assistants. Home Economics MRS. JOHN W. WARD, Chairman MRS. R. H. MILLER MRS. J. O. McARTHUR, Assistants. Live Stock G. L. ROBERTSON, Chairman E. II. McKINNON C. W. McARTHUR, Assistants. OAKDALE COMMUNITY FAIR To be held at Oakdale School FRIDAY. OCTOBER 4th. Officers A. W. HARRINGTON, - - President G. E. MORGAN . - . Sec-Treasurer DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS: Field Crops E. M. HARRINGTON, Chairman N. S. WATSON B. N. EVANS D. BASS, Assistants. Horticultural Products C. T. FORD, Chairman J. R. HARRINGTON SANDY EVANS J. A. BASS, Assistants. Home Economics MISS LUMMIE MORGAN, Chairman MISS ANNIE BELLE HARRINGTON MISS LETTIE ARNETTE MISS PAULINE HERRING, Assistants. Live Stock C. K. MORGAN, Chairman P. W. EVANS G. W. FORD H. M. IV EY, Assistants. The premium list is the same for each fair, as follows: FIELD CROPS , ' , . First Second 1 Best ten ears of corn exhibited by corn club member 2 A14. Best ten ears of corn of any one variety (open to all com 1 Petitors) i.oo .50 3 A17. Best single ear of corn of any variety i.oo 50 4 A18. Most prolific and best stalk of cotton, any variety, with open . bolls attached 1.00 .50 5 A25. Best peck of wheat, any varie ty, accompanied by a sheaf measuring 15 inches in circum ference 1.00 6 A33. Best peck of oats, any variety, accompanied oy a sheaf meas uring 15 inches in circumfer ence 100 7 A35. Best peck of rye, any variety, accompanied by a sheaf meas uring 15 inches in circumfer ence i oo 8 Best peck of cowpeas, any va- n i ety Blue Rib Red Rib y A4y. Best stalk of cowpeas, any va riety 1 00 50 10 Best peck of soy beans,' any " ' U-A61 SJSLb; u Blue Rib Red Rib ai Aol. Best stalk of soy beans, any vary 1.00 .50 r if ' m . p" I - , , , . Is &'. f tmu. m ET 6? $1.00 1.00 Red Ribbon 12 A65. Best neck of velvpf. hano o.. variety j qo 13 A85. Best bale of any mixed grass hay 10o 14 A86 Best bale of any mixed cowpea vine hay i qo Jtfo 5es ua!e ay soy bean hay LOO J2 A88- est bale of any clover hav i 00 17 A90. Best peck of Virginia or la?ge running variety of peanuts ac companied by three vines with nuts attached 50 18 A91. Best peck of North Carolina Bunch peanuts accompanied by 10 a oo vin?s nuts attached .50 19 A93. Best peck of White Spanish peanuts, accompanied by three on es with nuts attached 50 20 A94. Best peck of North Carolina or Wilmington peanuts accompan ied by three vines with nuts attached 50 21 Best exhibit of farm products grown on any one farm HORTICULTURAL DEPARTMENT 1"XjLla?cof Stayman Apples, con- Blue Red 5olu3s APp.es; 'eon. Ribb - oioLwig ui o specimens 3 Best plate of Winesap Apples, ' con sisting of 5 specimens 4 Best plate of Gano Apples consist ing of 5 specimens 5 Best plate of Shockley Apples, con sisting of 5 specimens 6 Best plate of Ben Davis Apples,' con sisting of 5 specimens 7 Best plate of any other variety of apples, consisting of 5 specimens a Best plate of pears, any variety, con sisting of 5 specimens 9 Best plate of grapes, any variety, ,n ?nsistmg of 5 specimens 10 Best plate of Late peaches, consist ing of 5 specimens ........ 11 Best quart of Pecans " 12 Best quart of Hickory Nuts '. T quart of Black Walnuts 14 A200, Best half 'bushel of sweet P0068 any variety $2 00 15 A212. Best half bushel of Irish pol tatoes, any variety 2.00 d (Yam type) 16 Best exhibit of cabbage, consisting Blue Yi Mi peck of Ompns, any variety ' ' iq ?GS haLf.P.eck f Turnips, any variety ' 19 Best exhibit of Collards, any varietv consisting of four heads .... 20 Crookneck Squash, consisting of 5 in number 21 Best Hubbard Squash, consisting of 5 m number 22 Best Pattypan Cymbliiig," consisting of 5 m number m 23 Best Cushaw, consisting of 5 in num ber i ( 24 Best half peck of Lima" Beans' any variety t 25 Best exhibit of cucumbers, consistinG; of 5 m number, any variety . ' ' 26 Best quart measure of Cayenne nerj per 1 ' 4 27 Best quart measure of ' any sweet pepper 28 Best four heads of Cauliflower " 'anv variety J 29 Best half bushel of rutabagas ' any variety J 30 A384. Best plate of five ' tomatoes any variety 05 31 Best specimen of Table' "Beets, 'one variety, 1 dozen giue Rib 32 Best collection of Oyster Pla'nt's'or balsify, not less than five 33 Best collection of Parsnips, not'less than five tt 34 Best half peck f carrots o25est and laret pumpkin ". '. 36 Best half peck of Snap Beans . ' o.ebt collection of vegetables seed baved from a home garden 1 A49nB? ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT 1 A420. Best quart jar of Canned peaches gg 2 Best quart jar of Canned Blue Red q Ribbon Ribbon Best quart jar of Canned Ber ries tt t 4 Best ouart jar of Canned Wienies 4 . 5 A426. Best quart jar of ' Strine Beans k 6- A427. Best quart jar of Canned So"un Mixture (mixture of Corn and Tomatoes, or Corn, Tomatoes fnd Okra) 7- A428. Best quart jar of Canned Tomatoes 50 Best quart jar of Canned 9-A43L i -canedB,MRibRedRi, -in Baby Beets 50 11 a!?' nln5 iaro 9?nned Corn .50 11 A435. Best pint jar of Canned Lima Beans k 13 Sestet jar of CannedbkraBRibRe?4Rib 14 Best pint jar of Canned Pi- ., ..in jnento Peopers tt t 15 A440. Best quart jar of Peach Prel serves? . 1 16 Best quart jar" of Pear ' Pre- 17 BersVteSquart" jar 'of ' Fig Pre R5b serves f, 1 1 18 Best quart jar of Strawberry ' ' Preserves ti Best auart jar of Wate'r'meion Kmd Preserves ... m tt 20 Best quart jar of Peach Jam " - Red Rib t 21 22 23 A455. 24 25 26 A458. 27 28 29 30 31 A464. 32 A465. 33 A467. 34 35 36 A471. 37 38 A473. 39 A474. 40 A475. 41 A482. 42 A486. 43 A487. 44 45 46 47 A495. 48 49 A498. 50 A499. 51 52 53 54 A503. 55 56 A505. .50 Rib Red Rib Best quart jar of Plum Jam. . Jam qUart Jar f Blackberry Pkle?Uart Jar f Cucumber Best quart iar of SiivLi "-rl 22? u: v Blue ""i Uitrt jar 01 jjixie Relish x-epper nash ... S ?Ua , ,jar of ' Peach (Sweet) Pickles 50 Best quart jar of Watermelon P p SpicedBl0eRibRedRil' Grape Pickles Best quart jar of Beet Pickles Best quart jar Onion Pickles ' Best quart jar of Chow-chow .ricKies Best glass jar of Apple Jeliy Best glass jar of Grape Jelly Best glass jar of Scupper- nong Jelly .TT. Best ir lass iar of RIqvk.',. or Dewberry Jelly Best Steamed Brown Bread". ! .50 tat Co?nX,dBread B,Ue5Rib M Best Corn Meal Muffins '.'.'.'.'. '50 u2 ,scuits, using half white flour and half flour substitutes go, Best School Lunch, 'consider ing balanced ration, prepara tion, neatness of pack, kind of container Best Cider Vinegar," home rsest Molasses or Sorghum Best Best .50 .25 .25 Blue Rib Red Rib .25 .25 Molasses made S,"rire",dt B,?f Rib M" "cai, Uixcraciea rloney Best Display of Dried Fruits and Vegetables, to consist of not less than three kinds and one pound of each 50 Best general display of pantry products 77 Fireless Cooker, home "made .6b 11 P' nome made 50 isfsxr?' B1?f Rib .Rib House Dress, home made" ' Lap and Apron, home mnA .50 57 A506 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 1 A545 2 A546 3 4 boap, home made Blue Rih Ra Home-made Country Butter Red Rlb One pound for county and community fairs 75 Home made Cottage Cheese One pound for County and Community fairs 75 Jw 5d? Bro"m"'.'.'BlueRibRedRib Best Shuck Mat ' ' rest riome-madp OniU Embroidered Garment! I " Embroidered Piece Crochet Center piece " ' ' Crochet Baby Cap . " Crochet Counterpane. . ! Knit Count.prniiTio Best Half Dozen Button Holes ' Best Yard Plain Finger Work ' ' Best Patch e Best Darning ..." Best Hand-made Counterpane " LIVE STOCK AND LIVE STOCK PRODUCTS CURED MEATS. lltl i coutry uuiuc cureu country r.": "hogs, 200 isest Berkshire boar months Best Best Best Best Best Best im ba- $2.00 $1.00 1.00 over 6 6 Best 8 A561 Jersey boar over China boar over r breed over 6 Blue Rib Red Rib lu ll 12 13 A563 14 15 Best 16 17 A559. Best Duroc 6 months . Best Poland 6 months . . boar, any oth months old Best pair, male and female" bd Piss (any one breed) under 6 months old Best pig in the show, breed ing and age considered 2 00 "v-ou ovw ui g-nt, months old auu over, any breed HUKSKS A "Vr Umno Best Horse c!t, breeding and age considered .. u Best mule colt, breeding and" age considered ... Best team of mules, breeding and age considered cows Best family cow, breeding and age considered 300 f.? ca.lf' breeding "and ' -s- cun aerea Blue Rib Red Rib pen of chickens (male and four females) of the American class such as Plymouth Rocks, dotte6 tc RedS' Wyan Best pen of chickens (male and four females) of the Medi terranean rlnca ?u t norns, Mmorcas .... tt Best pen of chickens ' ' (cock Awur nens; any breed 1.00 Blue Rib Red Rib 1.00 c 2.00 1.0C RULES AND REGULATIONS entered by 10 o'clock a. ah exnibits must be the Fair. 2. Articles worthv of rlio,, the dav of list will he VaJ "Jir? dna not on the premi-um 4 A)eS 0f historical interest are solicited 4. Articles on exhihir mna. L.llclzea' . permission of tw ; Zi. "."e amoved without 5. Judging will begin promptly , at TO THE TOBACCO FARMERS: Have you planned your crop for 1919? If not, take a day off art.! look over 5 good farms we have for sale, with 300 acres now in lu weeds for tobacco next year. These are prime farms and well f;xed. good houses ceiled and painted, toud ro:jU among good folks. On 10-years' time with good cash payment, r and see. RIVERSIDE FARM. Dunn, N. C. DELCO-LIGHT The complete Electric Light and Power Plant Simple in construction, durable, dependable and efficient n operation. ELECTRIC SERVICE CO., Laurinburg, N. C. Been So Busy Since our Dunlop Flour and Meal arrived, forgot to chang our ad. See us before you buy, Mr. Merchant. We have tbe goods, also the right prices. Whitfield & French, INCORPORATED Wholesale Grocers. Phone 53 Fer the best STALL-FED HOME-RAISED and WESTERN BEEF. Phone 53 A. Ha Hinds. Chestnut Street, Lumberton, : : : N. Car. Invest The Money You can save by trading with me in WAR SAVINGS STAMPS. They are on sale at my store. Remember you can get what you want and get it cheaper from I. E Warwick General Merchant, Orrum, ; : : : N. Car. iptly at 11 o'clock. People Speak Well of Chamberlain s t 1. t Tablets. 5 have been selling Chamberlam s iaWets for about two years and neard such good reports from my custom ers that I concluded to give them a trial myself. anH rar v that T no not believe there is another prepara tion of the kind equal to thorn writes A. McBride, Headford, Ont. K you are troubled with indigestion cr constipation give them a trial. They wiu ao you good.
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