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notner Call to Help Serve the CountryBuy Coal Now fe fe n taury Evemini WEATHER FORECAST (Cloudy tonight and Saturday; probably local rains. ONE EDITION 2 CENTS MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS VOI . I I, NO. 128. SALISBURY, NORTH CAROLINA, KIM DAY, JUNK 7. 1918. PRICK TWO :K'W A AMERICAN TALK "I am an American citizen." Say that, Mr. American, with pride and delight, and then act and speak so as to 'be worthy of the great honor of Alneri.-jn citizenship. The trouble is we take the3e things os a matter of fact. We seem to think that we are justly entitled to some frreat attention and great priv ileges on account of our great su periority. We are not. We have mu;'h to be thankful for end we owe muvh more to this blessed govornmf nt than we can ever repay. Americans too often think that they are t re ceive all and give nothing. War l:r:ni"! us to a realization of the fallacy of this attitude. But war has not touched a good many of us yet. We still act like big, spoiled rubes and whine like babies and trv to evade duties. Little duties that are neces sary and which are asked '.f us in all seriousness. That is the evidence of a very ugly selfishness,, an I this war is going to iron this selfishness out of us. When we read about the motion of American troops in Europe it makes us doubly proud to be an American citizen. This American Talk has never doubted the American soldier in Eu rope. Our readers know how often we have said this that we need not fear American soldiers at the front, what we need to fear is selfish Americans at home. ' How can an Am erican at home continue in his sel fishness at 'home after he reads of the magnificent record being made by he r. ic Americans at the front in Eu rope? These American boys in the battle line are made of the same heroic stuff that has always characterized Amer icans. Are we at home made of the same heroic stuff as our forefathers were made of? We are if we display the same spirit of devotion and sac rifice. We are not if we su)k, whine, waste ami feed our own selfish bodies as if we are not mi dfre need of saving and supporting the nation. The great majority of Americans at home are made of this same stuff, but there are a few who are not, and these few are going to foe marked for life. It does one srood to talk to the en lifted iman and get his viewpoint. It thrills vs to get a close-up vision of the man in uniform and get his un bosomed thoughts. lie is anxious to see this thing through. He is ready for any task, any duty, anything he is called on for. Using slang he "has the goods on him." What a contrast to turn from tfhe brave and sacrificing soldier to the selfish fellow who will not save food, is stingy about sup porting. the Red Cross, the Y. M. C. A.. the ifinancial plans of the government and other slight requirements. Whet n contrast. Of course the selfish and the slacMers and the wasters and the hoarders are not the genuine Ameri can tvmo. Of course they will be marked for life. Lay American citizenship down and by its side lay German Prussianism. Lay American citizenship down and lay anotfher by its side. Compare America with any other country, any other people, any other government. 'After doing this honestly how can any man who is even half a man nat bo an all American to any extent. There are a few ignorant whiners and slackers in this country who do not e;ppreciate American citizenship. This class few and far between, thank Cod are unworthy of the great blessings ami privileges of being an American citizen. How well is would be to rid the country of them, turn tihem over to Kaiser Bill, the Beast of Berlin, with the compliments of the season from America and Americans. We heard of one poor creature who withdrew fr-m his chuTcr because the pastor out of his patriotic soul stood four-square to tha wind and spoke open and free and frank about this war and the enemy at the gate. Any little flop-eared fool that has no more sense, cha.ac'er and soul than that ought to be buried in the bosom of Prussianism and ir.-de to drink of the bitterness of such slavery until he repents completely. mencan laiinesS mm Germ anslfe n Fighting the Sammies Fairly Whirl Huns tore llel r -(.. I Off Their Feet Where U-Boats Sank American Vessels; Harbors Closed by Orders from Washington It is n great thing to be an Amer ican citizen. It is a thing to most littled by word or act. The thing Ii Americans t ponder seriously just now is "Am I worthy of this high privilege ? Am I living up to this high honor?" w s s It begins to look as though all our state governors had conscreated themselves to the popular dan of pre r redness against the Willard-Fulton fistic invasion. mm ft i fmv"'r B 1 V. V L MlLtt ISJltlVv'l N 'yvt ptll HAKKXS ClKU I Most of the vessels shelled or tor pedoed by German submarines wore off the New Jersey coast at the time. One attack was seventy miles south east from Atlantic Highlands, which is on the south side of N-;W York harbor, and the other was 1G0 miles southeast of the same "int. Early reports indicated the submarines hao. not operated in the Atlantic l.nn to Europe, which was considerably north of their scene of destruction. The map showm the harbors of Boston, Provincetown on Cape Cod, and Mew port and New York, whi.'h vcre ordered closed by orders from Wash ington till the U-boat menace was over. RECLASSIFY MANY REGISTERED IN Provost Marshal General Orowder Telegraphs Governors of all the States Regarding Same. THOUSANDS IN CLASS FOUR BE PLACED IN CLASS ONE Provost Marshal Also Announces That the Class of 1918 Will Not Be Allowed to Enlist in Navy. (By the Associated Press) Washington, June 7. A general revision of the classification under the selective draft service act was insti tuted today by Provost Marchal Gen eral Crowder when he telegraphed to the governors of all the states order ing an investigation to determine the reason for the small number of reg istrants in class one with some local boards. Thousands of men in class four should be put in class one and two, the Povost Marshal General said. Instructions also have been sent ordering an investigation to determine if any men have been erroneously put in the upper class when they should have been placed in the lower class. Povost Marshal General Crowder anounced that the class of 1918 reg istrants would not be allowed to enlist in navy or marina corps and no vol untary inductions would be granted until the order and aeriel number had been assigned. After the number has been assigned the registrant he may enlist if he obtains a certificate from the local board stating that he is not within the boards current quota. It is expected the rearrangement will bring into class one more than 500,000 men. Places where . regis trants were married before the pass age of the 'draft act will be carefully considered and if evidence warrants classification in class one the board will proceed to reclassify them.- Mar men whose wives have sustaining in comes probably will be reclassified. wss In spite of the scarcity of imple ments and shortage of farm labor, England, Scotland and Wales have all increased their acreage of wheat. HANS ARE KILL ED Casualty List Today Carries the Names of Forty-Eight Men, Seven teen Falling in Action One Lieu tenant, One Corpal and Two Priv ates. (By the Associated Press) Washington, June 7. The casualty ilst today contains 48 names as fol lows: Killed in action, 17; died of wounds, 12. died of accident, 6; died of disease, 7; wounded severely, 6. Included in the list of killed in ac tion were the following North Caro linians: Lieut. Robt. B. Anderson, Wilson, N. C. Corporal Silas Triplett, Hunting Creek, N. C. Private Raymond E. Cuthbertson, R. F. D. No. 1, Nebo, N. C. Private Loius T. Strickerland, Cer- ro Gordo, N. C. WSS NEARLY A BILLION J FORECAST BY DEPT. THE AMERICANS SWEPT GERMANS BEFORE THEM ON MARNE FRONT HUNS SURRENDER RIGHT AND LEFT ALDERMEN DEFER PIT OF HUN SALIENT IS ELECTION OFFICERS DRIVEN BACK This Will Come Up at a Special ; American "Soldiers of the Sea," Meeting to Be Held at the City Fighting With French Push the Hall on Next Monday Night. Germans Back Some Distance FRANCHISE POWER LINE TO BE TURNED OVER Department of Agriculture Says Ei peetationa Are for a Crop of 931. 000,000 of Grain for the Staff of Life. (By Associated Press.) Washington, June 7. Production of 931,000,000 bushels of wheat this year was forecast today fcy tfhe war de- partatent of agriculture from June 1st conditions. The winter wheat crop is estimated at 687,000,000 bushels and the spring wheat production at 644,000,000 bush-. ela. W.S S I Our observation is that after a wo man gets past 65 it is almost impossi ble for her to giggle herself back to girlhood, even if she dresses that way. Aldermen Stand Pat on the Trad ing Stamp Proposition and the Matter May Get Into Court. The board of aldermene met in regular monthly session at the city hall last night, all members being present with the exception of Alder man Norwood who was out of the city on business. Mayor Woodson presid- de. It was decided to postpone the an: nual election of officers until next Monday night, whsn a special meeting will be held for that purpose. The aldermen voted to send the city attorney and the mayor to Raleigh next Tuesday to appear before the Corporation Commission to oppose the application of the Bell Telephone Company for permission to raise its rates in Salisbury. Stahlc TJnn, Esq., appearend before the board for the Public Service Com nany asking that the matter of grant ing a franchise to the Princeton Cot ton Mills to establish a power line to its plant be reopened and reconsider ed. It is alelged that the franchise as granted by the aldermen to this mill gives far broader powers than was in tended and that it was secured through misrepresentation. This mat ter would have to properly be re opened and to this end Mr. Linn asked that some alderman make a motion that the franchise as granted be re pealed. This wns done by Alderman Henderlite and seconed by Alderman Ludwick and was carried without n dissenting vote. , The question will come up lit a later meeting of the board. A Mr. Kelly, representing a trading stimp company, which' had previously been refused license to do business in Salisbury, the aldermen havincr set down good and hard on the trading stamn scheme hefe. He asked that the aldermpn fix the tax on this com pany to do business in Salisbury, and in hrief tnted that it was not optional with the board whether they grart permission to do business but h" !M onlv part was to fix the tax, which th itntes savs m'ist not hp over $100. Whpn h saw the hoird wns determin oA not tn tro back on its nrnvi'ou ac tion in ref""s'n to allow this b'lvness here h" said his eomnin" would tt der to the c'v tax collector $100 and proceed to do business. There it i probability the affair may end in the C01"S. The reno-t of the various commit wpm heard find accented. The rpoH of the street committ'e includ ed a report on a colored enmlove of he street deDirtment having been Hndl" ini'i'ed vhen a duirm shovl handle slipped from his hand and tru"x him in the ve. Th city see ?n" tvf he rceivpd medic! attention xnd the doctor reported that the eye m'-h possvbW he saved. It was decided to make temporary ren5r n North Main street, which ronhfre is now In bad condition bevnnd Me old citv limHs. Th" bij"n'" fMow'H" vTnj that work on the North Main street ri1 w rt 're,'- nnlv nd that the building would soon be com plied. It was decided to at once comolete fm unn'shed plumbing at the West Ward owtoL A retikn w presented frm citi sens living on the far end of , East Fisher street asking that the sewer FRENCH TAKE NUMBER OF VILLAGES IN FIERCE FIGHT Just to the South of Veuilly-la-Porterie the Americans Launch a Blow With Great Success. (By Associated Press.) Striking the Germans nortlvwwst, of phateau Thierry along the line wihere the enemy legions were launching heaviest blow a few days ago the Am erican marines, fighting with French troops on either side, have pushed back the pit of the salient driven by the Germans in their rush to the Marne. They have recaptured the pillage of Torcy and at last accounts were disputing with the Germans for possession of the towns of Bussaires and Bouresches. The gallant work of the American "soldiers of the sea" in this advance of over two miles along a front of al most three miles stands out as a he roic chapter in Uhe story of Ameri can participation in the struggle in France. Naratives of the battle, which began Thursday afternoon, tell of the irresistible dash of the marines and the deadly accuracy of the fire they poured into the; German forces oppos ing them. West of Soissons the French have taf len the village of La iPorte whic is located on the north bonk of the Aisne. Further south, crossing the Clignon river from Gandehi, the (French' havp captured the hamlet of Vimly and swept eastward from Veuilly-la-Por- terie. Just to th? south the Americans launched a blow qt the Germans and had taken extensive ground. Reports from the scene state that virtually all of their objectives were gained, which would appear to indicate that the at tack was not a local affair but part of a well defined plan directed by the allied commands. Bel lea u wodd east of Torcy was first rrnorted cleared of the Germans by the American marines but Inter ad vices made it appear probable the en emy was still holdir.g out in a portion of this wooden area. West of Chateau Thierry the Ger mnn! in their rush last week occupied hill 204, a heighth which dominated the city. Frim this they have been ejected by the French. On the front between the Marne river and Rheims the British have gained a foothold in the town of Bli gny which is nine miles from Rheims end in a sctor which might become vital should the allies attack there in force. German official statements mention the arrival of allied forces in this prrticular region and allied ag gresiveness there may be linked un with the activity on the west side of the salient in consideration of what may be the initiation of a counter of fensive against the Germans. NV .'a of the Soissons sector the French patrols have been active, 'hile alonr the British front there has been no fighting of unusual nature. WSS Nobody can have too many war say ing stamps. main be extended along that street. The city enginer was instructed to make a report as to the cost of the same. The health committee agreed to hold a special meet ing of this eoTrm tee to consider the sanitary closet proposition. The American Marines Carrying Out Most Successful Villages Taken by the Onsweeplag Marines Who Drive Germans Before them and Take Many of them Prisoners-French and British also Make Successful Advances-Second American Attack Proving as Successful as First. With the American forces on the Marne, Friday, (By the Asso ciated mss.j xne American marines who began a second attack on the German line late yesterday have captured the village of Torcy and drove their way into Bounesches northwest of Chateau Thierry. This morning they are holding Torcy in the face of repeated coun ter attacks and are pushing the Germans through the street with virtually all of their objectives obtained in this attack. The American plan did not include the taking of Bouresches but the marines swept into it and drove the Germans ont. The one point where their objective was not reached was on the ri?ht of the attack in the Bellour woods. The fiercest of fighting is continuing. ;kt ; ; , - .. PARIS REPORTS FINE AMERICAN ACHIEVEMENTS. Paris, June 7. American troops fighting on the main battle front have gained ground in the neighborhood of Torcy, Bollour and Bouresches west of Chateau Thierry, the war office makes official an-' nouncement today. , - v West of Noyon and North of Montdidier in the Picardy area lo cal fighting by the French successes have been attained and numer ous prisoners taken. ' ' ; . In the fighting north of the Aisne the French have captured the village of Lcport. On the Marne front west of Chateau Thierry tha French have made advances. The French have also recaptured hill No. 204 between Marne and Rheims. ' British troops have regained footing in the village of Bligny and inflicted losses on the enemy. AMERICANS DRIVE GERMANS BACK AS THEY MAKE A STAND IN THE STREETS. With the American army on the Marne, June 7.-The American marines last night reached the village of Bouresches, northwest of Chateau Thierry and poured a volley of machine gun fire into the , Germans inflicting a heavy casualty. Bayonets were freely used against the enemy who mode a stand in the streets of the village. At day light this morning the marines were slowly driving the Germans back in the face of heavy artillery fire and gas shells. The American artillery is performing magnificent operations. A SECOND ATTACK PROMISES BIG SUCCESS. With the American Army on the Marne, June 7. The, second attack made today by the American marines on the German position north and west of Chateau Thierry early in the outset gave promise of being most successful, as much so as the fihst attack of this morn ing. The marines reached all their objectives set for the first assault . and continued to push on. Early reports indicate the Germans are on the run for the time being and are surrendering right and left to the Americans, ; " One of the toughest of all the objectives was Bellour wood some four miles from Chateau Thierry where this point was swept by the marines without much trouble. There is reason to expect a Gorman counter attack soon, for before this second attack, which began at 5 in the evening, the roads were full of Germans behind the lines and men, wagons and guns were moving actively, but the Americana turned their artillery on the places and played havoc with the form ations. The marines in their onward sweep took strong positions one on either side of the Bellour wood and cleared out the ravines around Torcy and linked up their lines with Hill 312 taken in the posisions for further attacks. 1 v ! The American advance was approximately two miles on a three mile front. Germans Glad to IBe Prisoners. . I IWith the American Forces on the i Marne, June 6. iA notable develop ! ment was the lw morale of the pris oners, all of whom were Prussiins, ,They expressed themselpes as tired of war and glad to get out of the i fighting. This was despite the fact, thev eay, fiat they were furnished with food, although the Wurtenburg troc-Ds and others may go -without. It must not be imagined they Old not put up a figM this morning for their officers were among ura urg ing them on bnt the marines dashed handed with his rifle and bayonet, kill ing both officers and wounding- seven of the men. : ; Another sergeant was about to take a prisoner when the German threw himself on the ground md discharged hia revolver at the American after ailing "kamarad." That settled it for the sergeant shot fchn as tie djd also four others who also had turren- , dered but refused to put op fheir hands. : - . . - The morale of the men is wonderful. They are willing to attempt anything and art talking ( with pride of the into them yelling like Indiana and -heavy loss inflicted upon the Germans plying their biyoneta ani rifles. in the attack this morning. All of , One marine who was taking back a , the arly reports indicate that the af prisoner ran into two German officers ternoon attack had been even mora and ten men. He tackled them single ' costly to the enemy.