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VOL. 14. NO. 95.
SALISBURY, NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 1818.
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AMERICAN TALK
Do the good women of Salisbury re
alize what a great opportunity they
are missing to serve their country and
the soldiers of America? Do they
realize what the working women of
the Red Cross work rooms are doing
for soldiers, for countriyi and for
God?
Day after day, week after week a
little band of faithful workers have
sver.t long hours in these work rooms.
They have had large work laid out
lcfore them, and after appeal after
appeal to the women of the communi
ty to help, the few that could be gath
ered together have worked long hours
ard thus far met the demands and ex
ecuted the work.
In the meanwhile the city is full of
(rood women who have the time to
help do this work. There are many,
very many who could and wjio should,
who never' do a thing. There are a
good many who cannot. They simply
cannot, far the best of reasons, but
there are so very many who can and
who should. Today the work rooms
are full of material. The task is
greater than ever before, many, many
hundreds of pieces of work are laid
out for the Salisbury workers. The
little band of faithfuls will be there
ay after day) and for long hours to
to their part. They sacrifice, they
fay aside their own duties and do these
things for the sake of the American
men, the American nation and a just
demand from a just God.
'
What are the other good women
of the city going to do? What about
this large number who have the time
and the skill to do this great and ever
pressing work? Will they help or
continue to hold off? Will they help
to bind up the wounds of the fighting
men Will they help to stop the
flow of blood and relieve the distress
of the battlefields? How in God's
name could any one refuse? If all
the good women of this community
would do a little just a little the
work would loon be done, no one
would ne hurt, no orje would make
much sacrifice. But if the few have
"to struggle on and on with the work
thciji will suffer and endure real hard
ship and sacrifice.
A French officer was visiting a city
close by the camp to which he was
assigned for military instructions m
America. He has asked why he did
not dance while the other young folks
were dancing. His reply was, "I
never dance while my country bleeds."
Is America going to dance and fri
vol away time while America bleeds?.
The casualty list grows daily. Ameri
cans are returning from the battle
field on stretchers. Loud calls are go
in up for aid, for nurses and for
doctors, for money to save men and
lives. Many are facing the great is
sue and many have crossed the river
into the great beyend. In the mean
while thousands of their fellow men
and women dance and joy ride, shout
and sing in all indifference and with-
.out regard or care.
Men must be bright and hopeful
and optimistic. We want no glooms
and grouches, but we do want a na
tion of serious people doing a serious
job in a serious fashion. We want a
people ready and willing to serve, to
give and to- sacrifice. We want men
and women who are big and loyal and
full, of the spirit of big Americans
who can end who will do large and
generous things the country demands.
It it alright to be bright and happy
anu hopeful. It is all wrong to be
deefondeiu and gloomy and grouchy.
But it is absolutely necessary that we
accept the burdens of the day and
hour in all seriousness and undertake
to do the whole thing properly and
quickly. To do this it is necessary
that we lay aside selfiish pleasures
that hinder.
While American soldiers die on the
battlefield the American peole would
bo much better employ d on their
knees than on their toes. It is better
to couple our just fighting with our
prayers than to couple the fighting
and dying with foolish and useless
prancinga and dancings.
.
- We love the epnrkle of youth. We
love the smile and the ever hopeful
optimism of the young, and in ordi
nary time this youthful spirit may be
- endulged to the fullest extent of
harmless pleasures and joys, but to
day, today, while the American sol
diers are rushing half trained to the
? front to help save the world todays
no time for useless things that take
v our life and energies and return noth
ing helpful in the place. It is high
time for us to realise what we are op
against, what is required of us and to
meet these issues like big, brave
Americans. ' . . ,
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it is time for all this American
, alk.to be coined into American acta
'. and deeds and prayers. . . -;
French and
ANGLO-FRENCH WON
I
Withstood Tremendous Assaults
of the Germans and Prevent a
Break Into Hill Positions.
ENEMY ESTIMATED TO HAVE
THROWN IN 13 DIVISIONS
The French on Crucial Part of the
Line at Locre Cling to all the
Dominating Ground.
(By 'Associated Press.)
Today's reports from the battle
fronts only serve to emphasize the
victory won by the Anglo-French
forces yesterday in withstanding the
tremendous assaults by which Uhte Ger
mans 'hope to break into the allied hill
positions southwest of Ypres and be
gin cutting their way toward the
channel ports.
The situation seems to be one of the
entente Ihigh command deciding once
more to make a stand after hiving
forced the Germans to use tens of
thousands of wen in fighting their
way desperately fovard as far as
they have. Tlite decision, made the
stand taken and the Germans stopped,
as they have been previously on other
fields since the great offensive open
ed March 21st.
The enemy is- estimated to- iwtve
thrown out as many 13 divisions, in
all about 175,000 men in the attack on
a 12 mile front, but deaprite contin
ued furious assaults has been held
almost on his tracks everywhere. At
a few points there were slight enemy
penetrations tout the line was largely
rectified late yesterday.
iDuring last night the French in
dashing vounter blows drove the Ger
mans from the remainder of the small
stretches of ground tihey had gained in
the initial drive of the day.
A most welcome feature of tfhe cur
rent news from tfce front is the aa
r.icuflcement that the French on the
.crvcial Ipart of the I'ne at Locre have
not lost any imrt of their hold on the
demrimting ground. They now have
undisputed possession of Locre itself
for the first time in several days and
apparently held off al lememy efforts
'o edge in around that iplace and force
its abjimd'onment.
The 'mprrtanre of ILoere lies in the
fai?t thnt it guards the approach to
Mount Rouge, one of the most yalu
'ile :VHs of the defensive line which
-Ttyt be taken in flan'o as long as
LriTe remains in allied hands.
S' miVarly allied troops stopped a
''rive I'nrd Schrrenberg ky holding
at La ClytVe while Belgians dealt
with them successfully and prevented
anv breach in the line toward the sea.
All evidences poin ttp the probabil
ity tfvt the Germans suffered well
nigh the heaviest, casualties oi amy
y of the fierhting on the northern
front, as wave after waive of ihs at
tacking forces were mowed down by
artillery and infantry fire. They were
" exYwsted by their fruitless effort
thi tfvey remained ipractically inac
tive all Tiiirht, while no reports come
today indicating anv resumption of
maior activities on their part.
South of the Sonwne front the Brit
ish carried out k:al operations lost
ndghtifurther improving their posi
tion before Amiens by advancing the
line east TVillers-Brettonneux.
Entente Allied Line Advanced.
British Headquarters In France via
Ottawa, April 30. The entente allied
line has been advanced between La
Clay ett and Kemmel. f
The Franco-iBritish forces also have
made some progress south of that re
gion. '
The artillery, was increasingly tesy
this morsing from yimy northward.
Thus far the German captors of
Kemmel hill has done little, good for
the entente allied artillery has kept
the hill so smothered with shell fire it
has been impossible for the enemy to
occupy it in force. . -
Fierce fighting. 1 continued about
Locre all yesterday. .The enemy sac
rificed great numbers of men at the
ridge wood west of Voormeseele. Also
heavy fighting. continued throughout
the day and the number of assaults in
that region were great. It is impossible-
to say how many ( attacks the
COMPLETE
DRY
Brail OTJ
British Forces Are Holding the Invaders and Inflicting Losses
WHITE GUARDS KILL
Part of the Finnish Government
Forces Capture the Town of Vi
borg, 75 Miles of Petrograd.
NEARLY ENTIRE FORCE
OF 6,000 ARE KILLED
The Rebels Made a Last Desperate
Attempt to Break Through in
Direction of Frederiksham.
(By Associated Press.)
London, April 30. White Guards
of the Finnish government forces have
captured' Viborg, 75 mlles northwest
of Petrograd, after killing nearly the
entire force of 'Red Guards, according
to an official announcement issued at
Vjaoar and transmitted from Copen
hagen by the Exchange Telegraph
company.
The rebels made a last desperate at
tempt to break through in the direc
tion of FredenikshaTn.
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WILMINGTON DISPATCH SOLD.
Company Headed by Parker R. Ander
son, of Washington, Takes Over. Af
ternoon Paper of Seaport City.
(By Associated Press.)
Wilmington, April 30. The Wil
mington Dispatch this morning an
nounced a change in ownership, effec
tive with, today's issue, the majority
of stock having been bought by Park
er R. Anderson, Sidney Bieber, and
Frank P. Morse, of Washington, from
Thos. . Cooper, James O. Reilly and
Thos. Davis, of Wilmington. .
The following officers were elected:
Parker R. Anderson, president and
manager; Sidney Bieber, secretary and
treasurer; F. P. Morse, vice president.
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Methodist Board in Session.
Atlanta, Gat, April 3. The board
of church extension, one of the iprwi
cjvial agencies of .tih Southern Meth
odist cbuirdh, imet here today to put
the final touches to its report.
enemy made in the course of the day.
They came forward in waves through
out the long hours.
French Hold Locre Village.
'London, April 30. The French hold
t'ie entire village of Locre, west f
Kemmel, says an official statement
from the war office.
iDur:ng the night the British ad
vanced their line east of Villers-Bret-toTweux
on the front before Amiens.
Ii.T the vicinity of Locre the French
by counter attacks yesterday after
noon an devening drove the Germans
from the remainder of the ground tfiey
had gained in the morning.
- The Geitnans having been heavily
reNilsed all along the battlefront the
night pissed in comparative quiet.
. L"ng Range Gun Again Bombs.
Paris, April 30. The long range
bombardment of the region of Paris
was resumed tihis morning.
Heavy Fighting Near Avre.
Pjris, A.nril 30. Heavy inrtillery
fighting occurred last night north and
south of the Avre in the sector of
Noyon and along the Oise, the war
office announced today.
Long List of Dead All That Attacks
Net the Hans.
With the British Army in France,
April 29. By the Associated Press.)
Th'ia 4ms been one of the bitterest
days of fighting that the Flanders
batUesrotntd has seen since the pres
ent offensive began. Since early" mor
ning von Aroint has been flinging
great numbers of Gettman troops
wgirnst the allied' lines between Zille
beke lake and Bailleul, with the bills
east of Mont Kemmel as his ultimate
objective. At the same time a sec
ondary thrust has been made at the
Belgians in the region of the Yser,
oorW of Yrtires.'
When the correspondent; left the
battlefront shortly after 1 o'clock in
the aff ternocn, the German command
er had nothing to show for his pre;
tentious drive but long list of dead
and 'wounded. . ... . . 1
Alone 4he major portion of the
front 4mi troops have been held and
whn they succeeded by , superior
we i gib of numbers in pushing forwa.d
they wen soon elected by counter
drives. The allied line Mas intact all
through at that boar.
MANY RED GUARDS
THE
Two Killed in Action, Two Died of
Wounds and Six Succumbed to
Disease in Addition to Hurt.
ONE CAPTAIN MEETS DEATH
WHILE ENGAGED IN BATTLE
Lieut. John W. Morris, Previously
Reported Seriously Wounded,
is Prisoner and Unwounded.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, April 30. The
casu-
alty list today contains 68 names, di
xOJed as follows:
'Killed in action, 2; died of accident,
2; died of disease, 6; wounded severe
ly, 5; wounded slightly, 42; missing
m action, 1.
Captain Richard Leurence Jett is
rq.'orted killed in a:tion, Captain
Charles A. Chambers died of pneu
monia, and Lieutenants Robert D.
Ooye, Rufus Craui cmd Francis Worth
ington Mine were slightly wounded.
In issuing the list the department
announces that Thomas J. Mooney,
Who was (previously reported as hav
ing died of incident, was due to error
in cabling. Lieut John W. Morris,
previously reported wounded severely,
is reported a prisoner and unbounded.
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A REQUEST AS TO
THE DRAFT BILL
Asks Congress to Eliminate from Bill
the Amendment Putting Youths Be
coming 21 Years of Age at Bottom
of Elieibles.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, April 80. Provost
Marshal General Crowder today re
quested congress to eliminate from
the bill extending the draft to youths
now 21 years of age the amendment
putting at the bottom of the eligible
list those who would register under
this measure and asks that the bill
basing quotas on the number of men
in class 1 be amended so as to make
its opartion retroactive.
General Crowder made the request
;n letters to the chairman of the Sen
it e and House Military Committees.
Of the iproposal to put new registrants
in the bottom of the list of eligibles
General Crowder said:
"The .pten proposed by this office
would result in these registrants being
given order numlbers scattered all
through the entire list of order num
bers. This seems to be fairer tfifcn the
plan proposed by the amendment. The
result of the House amendment in
many jurisdictions would jbe to delay
the OJ.ll of young men for a Consider
able time. In the meantime their
status will have chanived. They will
have married or (become integrated in
the industries of the country. More
over, lit establishes a precedent which
may be appealed to provided aliens
registered under (ftte provisions of the
new legislation based on the treaties
to be negotiated."
WES
THE MILLION
DOLLAR MARK
fBy Associated Press.) v
Washington, April 30, Intensivo
canvassing in the ftna weaV of the
Libert Loan campaign iwas reflected
ia the treasury report of 12,403,442,
400 total cutacriutions, sm increase
since rut ight at 1120,140,550. This
increase covers only part of yester-
da-v'a business. ,
The Atlanhs district, which has
stood 4Mb Uttest in the psremtage
fxiartn, showed quite a sudden inv
crease of about $20,000,000. . :
58 NAMES ON
CASUALTY LIST
warn mil
DOND SALES IS PAST
8pencer Passes the Hundred and
Ten Thousand Mark and is
Still Running Strong.
PROGRAM OF CLOSING OF ,
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
An Event of Much General Inter
est Will Be the Closing of .
the Schools.
(By A. W. Hicks.)
Spencer, April 30. The figures are
still climbing and Spencer employes of
the Southern are still taking Liberty
Bonds. When the work whistle blew
at the close of Monday's business the
total sales aggregated $110,150. These
figures have been increased today by
sales to new employes and to others
returning from "off duty." Enthusism
runs high and the employes are deter
mined that evenyi man who draws a
check from the Southern shall be a
bondholder. The soles by departments
up to Monday night were as follows:
Car Department $22,000.00
Blacksmith Shop 5,050.00
Machine Shop 10,600.00
Roundhouse (Shop) 11,350.00
Roundhouse (Road) 7,600.00
Boiler Shop 12,100.00
Pipe Shop 3,860.00
Paint Shop 1.650.U0
Erecting Shop .. .. 6,800.00
Mechanical Clerks . .
Electricians ,
Storehouse darks . .
Spencer Yard Office
1,100.00
- 2,400.00
2,450.00
6.000.00
Spencer Transfer
2,200.00
Salisbury Agents 400.00
Storehouse Employees
1.800.00
Spencer Depot
450.00
Greensboro . 2,200.00
Altavista, Va.
50.00
Charlotte . . .
2,850.00!
Gastonia 100.00
Greenville, S. C.
b,zuu.uu
Danville, Va.
Asheboro. . ,
Brevard . . .
z,imhi.uua
Winston-Salem 1,860
Total .. . $110,150.00
The schedule for the closing exer
cises of the Spencer High School has
just been made out and include a num
ber of interesting events.
On Friday night, May 3rd, -there
will be a debate on compulsory arbi
tration of industrial disputes by six
speakers
The affrmative will brep-j
t oumhvt hv Mina Rjihw Hamilton Mi.a
Kathleen Armstrong and Kr. Gideon
Fesperman, while the negative will be
supported by Garland Benton, Porter
Holt end Edwin Kneeburg. -
On Sunday, May 5th, at 8 p. m., the
baccalaureate sermon will be preached
by Rev. W. A. Lambeth, of Salisbury.
On Monday night the gold medal
declamation and recitation contest will
be given. The contestants will include
the following with their subjects:
Isabel! Perry, "The Soldier's Last
Prayer."
Inez Eagle, "The Highwayman."-
Ed M. Sweetman, "The Rider of the
Bladk Horse."
Sterling Studemire, Appomattox."
Orvin Barnett, "If He Lives Till
Sundown ho Will Get Well."
Gladys Holt, "Joan, the Coaster."
Mary Long, "The Confessional." '
Gideon Fesperman, "My Country,
My Mother, My God."
Edna Cheek, "Over the Hill to the
Poorhouse."
Glenn Penningtno, "Spartans to ths-
Gladiaton."
Anthony Ridenhour, "The Value of
a Purpose."
Tuesday, May 7, at 8 p. m., a play,
"Claim Allowed," a strong patriotic
production based on the events of the
present war, will be given by the
graduating, class.
Wednesday night, the . commence
ment exercises will take place. - This
will include the annual literary ad
dress and the class day exercises by
the seven tees graduates.
Then are 607 enrolled in the school
this year, the largest number in the
history of the town, and the final ex
aminations will, end Friday of this
week. 'Promotion cards will he pre
sented on Tuesday.
The scholarship medals, one for the
student making the highest average
for the yrar, ia the eighth grade, an -
HUNDRED THOUSAND
1UO.UU
fo
COPPER MAM TO SPEED UP AIR
CRAFT PRODUCTION ,
' '''''"'.LI
I v' J- H 1
JOVM CLRYAH.
John D. Ryan of Montana and New
York, president of the Aanconde Cop
per Mining Company, whq V) the past
few yean has buUt, up a reputation
feu handling bis things in a big way.
nas oeen namea tnairman or me ait
craft hoard, in order that he may
speed up the production of airplanes
for the United States army. He is
expected to assume complete charge
and compel airplane manufacturers to
work at Cull capacity.
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Uruguaa Minister Dead.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, April SO-r)Dr., CaTk
de Pona, minister from Uruguay to
the lUnited States died in a hospital
here today.
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To help meet the wartime demand
for trained women chemists, an emer
gency course in agricultural chemis
try, will .be gives -at Pennslyvania
state college this 'summer.
other for the ninth rrads. a third for
the tenth, and a fourth for the olev
cnth grade, will be presented Wednes
day night Other medals include one
th debater, one for the best
' aeciaimer, one tor M oest reciter,
. ona med41 the tudent for the
"V1""1 improvement jn penmansnip,
including the fourth to seventh
grades, will also, be presented Wed-
Betay night. ,'
The marshals elected today-include
'OTonn Pennington, chief. Temple Gob
bel, Sterling StoudemlreAnna Gary,
Irene Swkegood, Emma Weant and
Edna Cheek. - V,'
? A new form of petty thievery 0:
crred ft t!V residence of Mr. amd
Mrs. W. ID. tisH Monday when in
broad dayllgftt'an intruder visited the
garden and gathered all the Vegets
bles,' letto," radishes, mustard, and
everything elss in sight and made
awry I itb it Mr. Gwitm was about
her. household duties and did not see
tWtVef at tfce time but it is under
stood she has a good clue to who took
the iWnfjs. ' "V--' -".''.
A' party of seven including two
young ladies and several gentlemen
from Raleigth lr4 narrow escape
from serious injury and perhaps go
inr off the Piedmont toll bridge Gun
day afternoon when seven passen
ger, machine crashed into the side of
the.brVtge, It was wlm the driver
storped ta pay his toll tMt the
braike failed te hold turf the big ma
chine nVot hack down the mads and
smashed into the side of the bridge.
TTse ladies (were badly frightened but
nom were hurt" v l. '- -' '
(Mr. Sun Dorsett who (xae a member
rt a' party of fourteen iwho want to
ffncnrwu to mine m many automo
biles through the country, hat return
ed after having sper a dsv or o in
feoaoital at Columbus. Whan drtv-in-
tbroufrh trface h's machine
shwMed on tlHc streets and crashed
into tv vole. Mr. Dorsett was altaht
br hort but is all right again. He is
sf his plaens f business at tfr-e mar-
iket
Reports Beach ' Stockholm That
Emperor. Charles Is Appealing
. to Italy to Consider Xnstereti.
REPORTS THAT A "PEACE
OFFENSIVE'' WOULD START
No Previous: Indication, However,
That a New Move in This Na
ture Was Being- Made Now.
(By Associated PressV
Stockholm, April 80 The Catholic
Internationa! Press Agency, announ- :
ces a dispatch from Basel, says that
Emperor Charles of Austria is making
a fresh peace offer, appealing to Italy
to consider it in her own Interest
" Although It has been predicted fre
quently that if the present German
campaign fails peace offensive"
would be inaugurated by the Central
Powers there has been no previous in
timation that a new move in this na
ture was being made, . r v .. '
; Unless confirmatory advices ore re
ceived through the usual channel of
wrwi from Switzerland this dispatch
wilt be accepted with reserve. Ordin
arily news originating in Switterland '
is forwarded to this country by way
of Paris.
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I THREE AM ERICANS ARE
Met Death March Slat ta Fight With
a German Submsrnle, Which Was
Finally Beaten Off. ; , 1
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, April 30.- Three mem
bers of the crew of the American
steamer, CMneha "were killed, the na
vy department announced today, In
the sMp's flgft with a submersible on
March 21st. Previous- reports said
several had been in jured hut made no
mention of any having been killed, ;
The Qvincha heat off the submenu '
ible after firing about SO shots. One
shot from tftH, submarine got the Chin
cha aft, killing Seaman A. F. Ed
wards, of Augusta; and two others not
named. ? . '
was
ACY CASE ENDS IN
T
Defendant Charged With Conspir
acy Are Givan Verdict of "Not
Guilty" Six Plead Guilty to a Mis- s
demeanor and Minor Fines An Im- .
posed. ,v , K
The mh in Federal court against -
th officers, directors and atockhold-:
m of the (Bristol CSem?cri Corttowy
nd tha Southern Root A Herb Com-.
pany, Wci wos called Monday after
noon -nd in wiSlch the defendants wen
charged witfti conspiracy in Rotating
the Federal pun food laws m kmc
they shrtd in Jntar-state shipment
AirltMwtMi hlmh oil. and which cave
termlM of cernaumiiMr several days
and being hard fougM,ame to an
end Ibefore the adjournment for noon!
todiy. . ;S-;
A ivcrctiet was returned this mom- ;
fci on motion of the dustrtet attorney
fA not guilty as tr all defendant on
hta rhnnre at conspiracy. Thlsas in
aocordan-a with an agreement enter
ed into hy counsel for tfte United
States and re defend arts, whereby
six of the defendants agreed to enter
nlia af ufltv of misdemesnro m
dulteratinir birrh oil, for which there
is a minor putushment. These six de
fendants. ' ia acosrdawca with the
agreement, paid $2,000 in settlement
of their cases, out of vhich the costs
are to be paid. 1
TMa endd tha nresent term of t ie
Federal court here, feing fbe last tae
set for a oaring at this term.
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More than 50.000,000 artic', j aw
handled ach wk by the centrrl
hrsfwh of the Eritish Ilinistry of.
Munitions. ' -