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A Home Newapa per Published in the Interest, dj.th 1 People and for Honesty in Governmental Affairs
VOL. XIV. N ).' 33. FOURTH SERIES
SALISBURY, N. C, WEDHESDAJ. JULY 318T. 1918.
ESTABLISHES 1832
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CIWLRY. TANKS AND AIRMEN GET TflES.
fM of Germans on tfea Moths Frost is
: Tory Near a Route.
With the French- Armies on
thai Aisne-V acne Front, July
28. Entente allied patrols push
ing fever forward have reached
the southern bank of the River
Ourcq. This morning- was ex
tremeiy quiet along" the center of
the salient where the Germans
-
were not offering great oppoti-
tion. ' . m .
I On both-wings, however, the
isrreater activity orevailed. The"
. r" ' a
" enemy has massed many heavy
. guns to the north of Soissons on
the heights around Juvigny and
Chavtgny. whence they bembard
-with an entidaling fire the westr
. em wing as far south as Oulcby
"le-C h a t e a u Notwithstanding
this bombardment the allies in
tbej Oulchy-le Chateau region
:- tare making some progress al--ttvough
they are facad by the"
Uerpian's best divisions anu the
'concentrated . fire ,of numerous
machine guns.
On the eastern wing the allies
. iare ' gradually obtaining com
mand of the whole road leadiig-
from fDormans to Rheims, On
this sicy also the Germans have
assembled a great force of artil
lery in the neighborhood of St
. Thierry northwest of Rheitns.
These guns cover the German
left flank' and consequenil .
makes" the progress glower for
. the allies.
The retreat oT the. German
crown prince's lorce along the
whole Marne front has reached a
more precipitate form At some
, jilaces the Germ ins have fallen
aift3Tra: distance - of several
miles, French and American
troops are harrying the retiring
forces on thecentre while French
and Brittish troops are hammer
ing at both flanks.
Civalry and tanks in consider
able numbers have succeeded in
getting in among the retiring
Germans, while air-planes are
bombarding their columns on the
march.
The incessant smashing blows
night and dav of the entente al
lies left the enemy nothing else
. to do but retreat or die in his po
sitions Even their sudden re
tirement has not ; relieved the
Germans from their constant
harrying.
In addition to to the slashing
of the cavalry and the pound in
of the tanks, the lives of the rar
guards are being made precarious
by entente infantry patrols
Meanwhile, allied aviators dar
i igly fly a few hundred leet over
1 ead, bombarding and machine
gunning the German batteries
s. ?td columns on the march. The
t ink crews feave been heroes in
is chase and ever since the
commencement of the German re-retreat-
they have done remark
able work'. After breaking up
the enemy front Ike and preparing-
the way for an advance ot in
f intry the tanks have through
out continued to exploit the suc
cess gained.
Some tanks have even at ticked
f e enemy artillery batteries and
lulled all the gunners, thus
limiting the infantry to cap
t f.'e many of these weapons.
. There is not a tank in the sec -
.ttmi of tanks which have taken
jgjli in the fighting that has not
ffpi 15 to 20 machine guns to
credit. Most of the prisoners
declare that the losses caused by
t re tanks have been terrible,
.Phe line where the German
v iihdrawal has attained its
p eatest depth is northeast of
Chateau Thierry. The depth
f'' -a that point gradually be-
onies narrower until ft is quite
on ' neanng the eastern
Farmers Union to Beet.it Enocfeville.
The programme- of the Farm
ers' Union to be hald with Enoch
ville Slocal Enochy ille, "IN ' C,
Saturday; August 3, at 9:30 a m,
is as follows:
House to orir, by Pres, J H
Keller.
Devotional Exercises by Chap
lain. Geo F Houch.
Welcome Address by A L Kar-
t . t T V 1 . 4 n rF
"w. '
uoia JnoD uocai.
Roll call and
seating of
dele-
gates.
Brief report from each local as
called.
Reading minutes of last meet
io.ar Reports from officers and com
mittee. : Appointment of committees.
(; - DINNER.
Unfinished business. New
business.
Subjects for discussion: The
Farmers Union as an Education .
al Force, F.D Patterson.
The duty of every membem at
the present time, Orlfn Cruse.
Time and place of next meet
ing. -
Adjournment. -
Notice (o Farmers' Union.
The Rowan county Farmer's
Union will meet with Enoch
ville Local, at Enochvilie, Satur
dav, .August 3, at 9:3,' o'clock
This midsummer meeting here
tofore has been a two day meet,
but owing to the OEnochvilie
High school being in etsion and
the short notice of the meeting,
it was decided to hold the meet
only one day. It is hoped that a
foil delegation wilt be present.
Fraternally Yours,
Arthur L Kluttz,
Sec-Treas Rowan County Farm
ers' Union.
The Strong Withstand the Heat of
Summer Better Than the Weak
Old peopl who are feeble and younger people
a ho are weak, will be strengthened and enabled to
go chi.-Qugh the depressing heat of summer by tak
ing GROVE'S TASTELESS chill TONIC. It purines
and enriches the blood and builds up the whole sys
tem. You can soon feel its Strengthening, Invigor
ating Effect. 60c.
pivot on the front southwest .of
Rheims. Both here and around
Soissons, the other pivot, the
ground is admirably suited for
defense. In the vicinity of
these two points the Germans
have concentrated most of their
artillerv and larsre forces of in
fantry knowing that if a breach
made at either place by the allies
a great majority of the German
troops occupying ' the remainder
of the pocket must be sacrificed.
On the banks of the Marne
south of the centre of the salient
not a single live German remains
Their sudden retreat here was
brought about by the constant
pressure of the French, Ameri
cans and British. Allied troops
have kept constantly on the heels
of the enemy and some patrols
have advanced considerably fur
ther than the line indicated.
The method of retirement
adopted by the enemy consists of
first retiring one company from
every two companies, then two
sections Qfrom the remaining
company. Then the last section
withdraws leaving only a tew
men with machine guns to cover
the retreat. These men often are
sacrificed but sometimes they
manageto rejoin their comrades
and the manoeuver is repeated.
Chmbsrlain's
" These tablets are intended es
pecially for stomach, troubles,
biliousness and constipation. If
you have any trouble of this sort
give them a trial and realize for
yourself what a first ciass. medi
cine, will do for you. Ther only
cost a quarter
AMERICANS ADYANCE THROUGH BARRAGE.
Men Takiig Part in Advance are From Olddlsl
West and Eastern states :
' With the American, Army on
the Aisne Marne ' Front, July;
30. Tbrbugh;barrage as deadtjg
as any the Germans " have 1
down on any sector for -month sjl
the American soldiers, compris
intr men from 'middle west and
eastern states, pushed their line
forward a little more today and.
tonight if forms the apex of the
long allied front.
Their progress was consider
able, though less than two miles
but it is- regarded as brilliant
operation in view: of the -determined
countering by the Ger
mans. On either side the French also
moved forward, -while steady;
pressure was maintained against
the east and west flanks. - '
Information early in the day
indicated the withdrawal of the
fourth guards, but it developed
that renewned organization and
the Bavarians were still on the
front and strong opposition they
offered justified their reputation.
But their sacrifice was in vain.
The Americans withstood two
heavy attacks during the night
and at daylight began their op
erations, which left them to
night well to the north of Sergy
on the long slopes approaching
the heavy woods beyond Nesels,
a little town directly east of
Setinges-Et-Nesles, whose re
tentions the Germans bitterly
opposed.
The east end of the line
swings north "etisterly opposite
-his point and then drops off
sharply in .J.ir.epUoji, pjOiey?-j
gers and Foncheres. The Ourg
river has been left far behind,
the line being pushed forward
accros3 the zone to the north
west. The Germans are 'holding po
sitions in Nasles forest, fiom
which their ' gtfns are shelling
ineffestively .
It was late in the day before
whole of Seringes was wholly
e'earett. The Germans clung to
the northern part of the' town
tenaciously and used their ma
chine guns murderously.
Neither side" used artillery in
this particular battle. There
was hand to hand fighting in the
streets which, the Americans
proved the masters, 'driving the.
enemy before them
The story of the fighting
for the possession of
Meccuy farm, lyiDg direct
ly south of Seringes, will long1
be remembered in history of
the division The Germans on
their witnarawai, leit behind a
strong force of machine gun
ners and infantry The Ameri
cans move forward through yel- j
low wheat fields, which were
sprayed and torn by bullets.
But they advanced as though on
a drill ground.
To the north of the farm, up
the long slopes lending to the
woods, the Americans encounter
ee the fiercest exhibitian of Ger
many's war science. The Ger
mans laid down a barrage which
it is said, was as .heavy as had
ever been . employed.. The
American guns replied heavily.
The order for advance came,
and the hn6 moved forward
across the grain fields through
the barrage. On a nearby hill
side, the chief staff officers
watched trie operation. They
saw shells fall, in some places
leaving long gaps in the line but
the troops nver halted.
On through the barrage tho
Americans went into the Ger
man positions, attacking fiercely
the machine guns aud infantry
detachments. The barrage Jted
ROWAN MEN GOING TO CAMP.
Rowan Gen to Cam? Wadswofth, Spartin-
pp ana to san Antonia mas.
The. following- list of names of
reffistrauts ordered to report to
Lojfal Board for Rowan county
foi entrainment to Camp Wads-
wq rth, Spartanburg, S C. during1
th(f ; five' day period beginning
ATust 5th, 1918:
4 flther Cullion Upright
jfcaul Eugene Smith
ill; am Snipes
- j&-ul G Edmiston
jJloydD J Julian
Roderick A Green
Jasper Solomon Sloop
Iuther B Boon
James Parker Gardner
lieonP Ward
Robert Barber
John Edmund Wise.
Clde' C Cauble
hard F A Stirewalt
Hejidersom M Saf rit.
Iflfus E Honeycutt
paries FranklU Allen. .
Arustin D Carscadden
Joseph R Henderson
Knry Troutman
Cgarles F A Park
Ajam P Orr
. Ajjhur Lee Weaver
Robert .F Palmer
Napoleon; B McCanless, Jr.
p Atlernates.
Cfirence A Stirewalt
Ear Lee Heilig
Allen Evans
Tl2fomas M Cornelison
John, Frank Morgan
TJae follow ing is a list of regis
t rants called by Local Board
for Rowan county for entrap
ment to Kelly field, San Antonio,
Texs; August 1:
Leo Hart Cul bers ton
Gilbert Q Miller
Charles Milton Miller
Rb,ert E Brown
Al ternate: Marion E Farmer.
The Service Fla?.
Y Attorney E. R, Shipp
rla! Lift up your yes salute
k that star!
It. tell that a man has gone to
.war;
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It tells of a mother's love and
tears,
It tells f a fathers . hope his
'fears,
It tells f a sister's broken heart,
It tdlls.of a brother doing his
iiart;
It XeHs of a sweetheart's sacri
fice,. .
It?lls of Hell and Paradise:
It ' Jlls that a man has gone to
" y war,
HaUt Lift up your eyes salute
jjthat star.
away, the Germans leaving the
work of resistance to, the men
they had failed I to protect with
their, heavy guns.
The Germans were mopped
upland the A mericans held
their new line just east of the
forest. Awful execution was
done by the Americans. Eight
cajptured guards said they were
all that remained of a company
of36. .
Mrs Burns' Letter.
Here is a letter that is certain
tojorove of interest to people in
this vicinity, as cases of this sort
bc(iir in almost every neighbor-
ho id, and people should1 know
wat to ao in iiKe circumstances:
Savannah, Mo. Oct. 12, 1916.
Tfl used a bottle, of Chamber
laii's Colic and Diarrhoea item
edKabout nine years ago and it
cufied me of flux, dysentary
hJ another attack of the same
coll plaint, some three or four
yers ago,and a few doses of this
tesjedy cured me, I have recom
taended Chamberlain's -0mc and
Diarrhoea Rem Mr d z n
people since I aV. uvd u.
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What ts da For Hard
Fifty million dollars in War
Stamps has been asked for from
North Carolina. That is a lot of
money, but it is not a gift it is
an investment. Families that
take $100 worth of stamps even
if they have to borrow the mon
ey to pay for them have done a
good thing for themselves. Put
ting away SO million dollars by
our North Carolina people means
an income in interest of two and
and a quarter miljion dollars a
year. This, will help mightily a
li tile later on when prices go
higher and food becomes scarcer.
which is invetible if this war
Ugoes on, which it will. Buying
stamps issthe very best thing to
do for the hard times that are
coming. It islaying up money
for rainy davs. War S tamos
were designed to reach, not the
rich, but the poor. Rich 0 people j
can afford to invest War Stamps (
and ought to do so, not only be
cause the government needs the
money to fight the Germans, but
also because it is better than any
savings bank in the worH." The
stamps are as good as gold.
Building and Loan "organizations
may brak; - savings, banks may
go into hands of receivers, .but
Uncle Sanrwill always fulfil his
word, and if the time ever comes
that he cannot pay his debts it i
will be time to quit business? and
go fishing. Charity and Child
ren j
May Now Rave Bread In Hotels and Cafes.
Washington, July 28 Release
of hotels, resturants, clubs and
dinning car services throughout
the country on August 1st from
thejrp4ujiLrxj)le4g&.,tO--ajse.W
wheat until the fpresent harvest
was announced in a . cablegram
received from food Administrator
Hoover, who.is now in England
Public eating places, the food
administrator said will continue
to comply with baking regula
tions and to serve ''victory"
bread.
Mr Hoover in his cablegram
congratulates the proprietors of
public eating places upon their
patriotic service, expressed his
appreciation of the substantial
savings effected and voiced confi
dence that the spirit shown will
enable the American people to
build up a great food reserve
against the exigences of the f u
ture.
The Joy of Living. .
To enjoy life
we must have
good health. "No one can reason ,
ably hope to get much pleasure
out ot lite when his bowels are
clogged a good share of his
time and the poisons that should
be expelled are absorbed in-the'
L - j . : j . j
system, producing headache and
indigestion A few doses of
Chamberlain's Tablets will move
the bowels, strengthen the dt
geition and give you a chance to
realize the real- joy of living.
Try it.
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W. F. Snider Chairman.
"W. F, gnider has recently re
ceived word from George; W
Watts, Durham, the State Chair
man of the third army Y. M. C.
A. Wet Fund campaign to the
effect that he has been appointel
chairman of the Salisbury dis
trict. This district comprises
Rowan, Stanley, Iredell , Cabar
rus and Alexiner counties The
national campaign for $112 000 -000
will be launched in October
after . the- fourth Liberty Loan
drive. A stranger it is said will
act as Chairman for Rowan
County.
Piles Cured la 6 to 14 Days
Draggi9Cs refind money If VAZOCSSTtSmUSk
RAILROAD SHOPCEN'S P5 Y IS HIED.
mechanics fct$xtr-Efe&t cents
an floor, Eight-Himr Say;
Washington, July 24- Wages
of railroad shopmen were increas
ed to 68 cents an hour today by
Director General McAdoowith a
proportional advances for assist
ants and miscellaneous classes in
mechanical departments. The
new rates which are retroactive
to last January 1, are from 5 to
13 cents per hour higher than
wages paid these men in most
shops under the general wage ad
vance .allowed two months agx by
the director general, but are
somewhat "less than the labor
organizations nought ?
Beginning August 1, eight
horn's will be recognized as a
standardgday and overtime Sun
days and holiday work will be
paid at rate of one and one halt
times usual rate.
Back pay Jwill be given the
men as soon as it can be calcu
late!. The new scale of wages j was
announce 1 as follows:
'Machinists, boilermakers,
blacksmiths, sheet metal-workers
npulders an l first class electrical
workers, 68 cen;s per hour.
"Carmen and second-class
electrical workers, 58 'cents ; per
hour.
"Helpers 45 cents per bout.
Foremen paid on hourly basis,
5 cents per hour more than re
spective crafts.
"Foremen paid on monthly-iba4
sis increased $40 per month, mini,
mum $155 and maximum $250. . -
4 Newirates are retroactive tor
January 1, 1918.
' 'Beginning August 1, 1)18,;
eig-hthour- d ay with -time and Tone
half for over time and seven
specified holidays.'
Ininred by Ushtning. , . y "
During the electric il storm lasf
Tuesday evening, lightning Fa1f
into the home of Frank KluttzJ
living near .Dunn's Mountain
and burned the clothing off of a
little child that was playing near
the telephone, over which' the
bolt came, The little one war'
not seriously hurt, although its
clothing was burned off. During
the same storm lightning 'set 7
fire to and destroyed a barn in
the western part of the city.'
Lame Shoulders.
This ailment is usually caused "
by rheumatism of the muscles. :
-AH that
rest and
is needed is absolute'
rest and a f w applications of
Chamberlain's Liniment. Try it.
Une nQnoreQ MlilS UeSUOyeQ.
Greens5oro, July 24. Reports
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compiled in the office of Internal
r v . m -
Revenue Agent T H Vanderford
show that during the month of.
, June the field men in Mr Vah-
derford'serritory in North and '
and South Carolina and in a fewri
counties in Virginia destroyed - a
total of 145 illicit distilleries Of
this number 112 were located
in North Carolina and 30 in
South Carolina and three in Yir
ginia. Evidence , was procured
for 93 prosecutions. Six automo biles
one wagon and horses, one
surry and mule were seized while,
engaged in the transportation of
liquor In the 'raids on the stills
the officers poured out many'
thousands galhbns of beer and
whiskey, a large number of ' ar
rests were made during- 1 the
month, the trials of the defe;ndV
ants to come up in' the various
Uiiit 'd States courts throughout
r Vriii'l ri -r i t. irit'orv '
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