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''Miide in Germany; stayed in Ger
many," the way one man speaks fur
German made goods after this w.ir.
That i:i aboil what oujrhl to hippcn
and what will happen. Kyi rytiiin r
lh.it is ".Made in Germany" and sojk
to get into the markets of the w irld
i light, t rot and rust in Germany,
livery article that comes to the civil
i.ed nations of the world through
sonic of the so-called neutrals of the
world ought to be subjected to a rigid
inspect ion for a hundred ye.rs to
rnarantee that the tricky Huns a:e
not slipping their (roods through un
der .an assumed name and ly me:n;
of neutral organizations.
'
There are (roods being sold in his
country today that are of direct ben
Hit to the Germans, perhaps indirect
ly', hut beneficial to them just, the
simp. Through trade riirhts and bon
uses these German made (roods may
be mode and soli through other t'an
German dealers, and thus Germany
profits by other nations buying (roods
that are controlled by a German hid
den s omewhere. We will have to work
out a plan tj protect ourselves for
many years to come again?! the Ger
mans and German made poods.
Far one we hope that it will be
many, many a year before a German
an set foot on American soil except
under the most severe condition?, and
also we hope to see this nation pro
tect itself and its people agoinst the
hidden scheming: of a despicable Ger
many seeking to regain lost trade. Let
German made (rods stay in Germany
anil rust and not there.
The man who talks' and acts d:s
1 rally oun'ot to be known to the
world, lie oug'it to be brinded :ir.d
the odium of his disloyally follow him
to the side of his grr.'i .'. The nvi
who today does not come out (rood
and strong for his country end ft - his
own people ought to be branded fcr
life. The people outrht o know th"
record of every man. If thero ic, a
man in the county who is talking and
acting unbecoming an American c'ti
zen he ought to be warned, carefully.
. itiently and fairly warned, and if
ha persists in ' is acts and talk his
name ought to be on every man's
,mouth and he ought to be marked for
all time.
It is .online to this. Make no mis
t ike about "ha;. There are people to
i!:'.y making their en bed and making
it ;n j hard and lasting rock. One
that will mean that they lie col 1 and
ii "asy for their life. This paper
will go to any reasonable extent to
save good people and to prevent an
injustice being done any one. bv.l it i-'
ready to give full publicity to the
words and acts of so-called Ameri
cans w ho speak and act as disloyals
in this or any other city and county of
the United States. 1 fie petv;le are
not going to tamper with disloynl?.
They are not going to stand for dis
loyalty. The small minded ignora
mus who shoots ofT his mouth is iroir
to h? held responsible for his words
and the man of larger intelligence a
well.
A letter came to this office some
('avs -iiro reporting some t;nV oniir.s'
t ilk and a ts kn to the writer an 1
the request was made "lo not use my
name." The letter was fr.warde 1 to
t'"e district attorney and he will "us
niy rame," we suniose, if it needs to
be. W? can not blame any one for
hesitating chout entering such an en
gagement. No one wants to repo'.t
ugly acts and ta but unles3 some
one so reports thp authorities will not
know. To permit this to go by un
not'eed and unprotected would be the
same as a soldier at the front per
mitting the enemy to enter the trench
because he did not want to have any
thing to do with it did not want "his
name used."
We must permit out name, our
word, our money, our all to be usod
to win this war, and stamping ou
treason and near treason at home is
as essential to winning the war as
fifritiner the enemy in Frare. Make
no mistake about that. We can not
shield our soldier sans from the
wounds of battle and we must not ask
that we be shielded from our du'v on
this side of the Atlantic. It is a false
modesty an! false citizenship that
would ask the boys to use their bay
onets !nd their guns on the other side
and then derv for ours?lvea uo'nr
our n?.me over hire.
It rcjuires nerve to display gsod
soldv yi on le battle front and it
requiies the same display of nerve
ts iight the enemy in our own land.
The soldier does not want to shoot
others and suffer death himself duty
urges him on, and heroically he go?s
to that duty. It is the same duty that
calls us to go to the task and do the
disagreeable things if need be. How
Germans Hurled Back and Meld in Check by French
is
German Advance Toward Com
peigne is Checked by Counter
Attacks of the French Troops.
RENEW ATTACKS WHERE
THEY WERE REPULSED
Huns' Progress Too Slow to Cut in
Behind Compeigne Forest and
Outflank the French Troops.
( My Associated Press.)
German forces whL'h succeeded in
crossing the river Matz to the west of
the Oise on the battle front south of
N'oy m held their position here but for
a. brief time, for the French troops
made counter attacks on the enemy
and hurled him back to the north bank
of tie ri.er and checked his advance
lO'.vard.s Compeigne.
The news from toe scene of the ti-t.-.nic
struggle told in official bulletins
show that the Germans on the field
wt-st of the river Oise have come to a
h ilt for the present at least.
T ae enemy has renewed his attacks
un the linf from C.oursellese to Anth
euill, where on Tuesday a brilliant
o-.iter attack by the French swept
the invaders back and restored the
French line on the high plateau over
lo i ir ; ths center of the German po
sition and this is proving very embar
rassing to the Germans, for It iplace
many of their most important lines
under the direct fire of the French ar
tillery. Further east, also, the Ger
mans have not been able to continue
their advance towards the Arondo
river.
The crossing of the Matz river on
Tuesday night constituted a very se
rious threat on Compeigne. It also
tended to weaken the French position
east of the Oise river. The successes
i f the French in driving the enemy
b-:k here is very cheering news to the
allies. The French are now strongly
entrenched on tie south tank of the
Matz, east of the Oise. They have
withdrawn their line south of the
Ourscamp a";! Oarlepont forests but
are protecting the Laigue forest
alon'r a line which is very strong.
This change in the line was expected,
since the Germans occupied Ridge-co::,-t
on the west bank of the Oise.
The attack on the front southwest
of Soissons is making ground but the
progress is apparently too slow for
the (Iermans to realize their plan to
cjt in behind Compeigne forest and
outflank the French position farther
north.
In the fighting so far the Germans
have mule less than a mile along a
front of about five miles in extent
from routh of Ambleny to St. Pierre
Aigle. The Germans evidently realize the
danger to them in the iChateau-Thier-ry
,ecor north of the Marne and made
iolent attacks against the line held
by the American troops northwest of
that city. The Americans have 'held
t'--ir 'round and repulsed the enemy
with heavy losses.
In the Flanders salient the British
end French have been active. The for-
1 mer improved their positions near
! Ferri in the west angle of the battle
! unfair it is to say to the soldier leave
jhome, leave all, offer all, your life,
I and then say to us at home go in
j your ease and selfishness and if you
I think it would be unpleasant for you
j to report disloyalty and protect the
I Tojd name of the country at home,
I why never mind.
!
I It is strange-very strange indeed,
j that we should send our sons to bat
; tie to have their heads shot off, per
ihjps, and then refuse to step across
the street and render a service to the
same country our boys are dying or.
i Yet there is a good desl of tlvt. Peo
ple who freely and patriotically see
their own flesh and blood jro forth to
, war refusing to do anything to sfop
, rank disloyalty at home, because they
i do not want to become entangled with
the unpleasant and because tt mijrht
make some one mad with them.
I We must get out of this false no
J tion and stand ready to use ALL for
the, winning of this war.
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HURLED
BACK AT POINTS
SOLDIERS VIEWING GERMAN AIKPLANK VI TIM OF AMKUK AN AMATOK.
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Lieutenant Alan F. Winslow, whoss home is ii. Chicago, brought down
was almost intact. The photograph shows American an i French officers
Lieutenant Winslow was gfven the French War iCross for his feat.
GERMANY TO TAKE
THE BULK OP HER
Fmperrr is About to Withdraw the
Bulk of His Army Now in Russia
For Service on the Western Front.
(By Associated Press.)
London, June Y. Germany is. now
about to withdraw the bulk of her
troops now in Russia for Forvice i n
the western front, according to a
statement in Maxim Gorky's newspa
per at Petroizrad, quoted by a daily
news corersipondent at Stockholm.
The newspaper claims to give the text
of a dispatch sent bv General Falken
hayn, former chief of the Germ-in
ircneral staff which he states was in
tercepted and in which General Fa i
enhayn declares the battles on the
western front are critical and decisive
but in order to insure definite 'victory
and end the war speedily the concen
tration of enormous forces will be nec
essary. W S S
Mr. Leo Rouche, a trainmean in the
service of the Southern on the Lunch
burg yards, is hre on a visit to his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. D. Roucre,
on North Main street.
line there, while the French extended
their l nes near Ypres.
F
Paris, iune 13. French troops last
night struck a heavy blow against the
German forces which have advanced
on the eastern wing of the new front
of attack, the war office announces to
day. The French hve hurled the
Germans back on the north bank of
the Matz river.
Violent fighting continued between
the Aisre river and Villers-Cotterett
forest. The Germans have made pro
gress as far as the ravine east of
Laversine, to the North of Cutry.
The Germans last night made vio-
lent attack on the American sector!
hAtwMn Ronresrhp and Betlowtig
wood on the Marne front. The
Americans broke up the attack and
inflicted heavy losses on the enemy,
holding al gains made.
After violent fighting the enemy ob
tained a footing in Goeuvres and at
Pierre-Airgle. i
SAMMIES ATTACK HUNS
7f Vvs
LONr; SOLDIER'S DARING DEED.
Holds l'p Pawn Shop Force at Spar
tanburg and Secures Money After
Binding and Gagging Clerks.
Spartanburg, S. ('., dune l'l. An
unknown soldier this morning entered
the pawn shep of R. Skalowski on
Ea3t Main street, in the heart of the
! buiness section of the city, held up
:wo employees at the point of p iis
tol, forced a ilcrk to handcuff the
i manager and then tied and gagged the
two -lerks and rifled the safe. ,He se
ure'j $1.50 in money and at least one
ring. Trays in a window contained
diamonds worth at least $4,000 but th?
robber did not molest them. Military
police and civil police are nt wsrk on
the case.
W S S
TRAIN DEMOLISHES
AN AUTOMOBILE.
Dr. S. O. Ho'land's Car Stalled on the ;
Chest nut Hill Crossing and Is Hit j
( apt. Donaldson's Cur Connects j
Vtith Street Car.
A two p osscnger Savon runabout
automobile owned and driven by Dr.
S. O. Holland stalled on the Chestnut
Hill Ciossingof the Southern Railway
lost n:;:ht just as n tra'n was ap
vo.oh'ng. Dr. Holland, who was the
lone occupant of the machine, saw his
pe-il end jumped, out without injury,
iut the car wis hit full force by th-
locomotive and demolished. This oc
curred at the same crossing where a
vounir man by the name ofTrexler, of
lower Rowan, was seriously injured
Sunday a week ago when his machine
was literally torn to pieces by being
?(ruck by incoming No. l'J. passenge
train.
The roadster of Capt. Andy Donald
son, superintendent of the stock pens
at Spencer, was damaged to some ex
tent yesterday afternoon when it came
in contact with a street car at the
crossing coming into Salisbury avenue
from the stock pen. The captain es
caped uninjured.
todaTTcIaltuist
(Ry the Associated Press)
Washington, June Vi The army
casualty list today contains 18S names
divided as folio.
Killed in action 19; died of wounds
f; died of accidents and other causes
3. died from airplane accidmt 1: diM
of disease 4; wounded severely 137;
slightly wounded, extent not known,
1J: missing 4.
The list includes:
Severely wounded. Privates Henry
Burch, Walstonburg, N. C; William
R. Grubb, Ge-man'.cwn. N. C ; S.irr.ucl
Hodgin. of Concord, N. C, and P.. L.,
Pate, of Rockingham, N. C. j
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this German airplane April 14. It
muking an examination of the plane.
This Was largely Uesponsib'e For
The Capture cf 400 Prisoners in the
Fighting at Iielleou Wod When
That Vicinity Was Cleared.
(By the Assoriated Press)
With the American Army in France,
Wednesday, June DL The excellence
of the American artillery fire was
largely responsible for the capture by
tbo American of approximately 400
prisoners in the fighting which result
el in the clearing out of the Beleau
wool north eht of Chateau-Thierry.
The Germans, who have been told to
avoid capture because the Americans
would torture hem .started to run af
'er the American machine gunners
made the wood untenable but the nr
tillary barrage was so perfect that the
Germans were cut otr from escape.
The prisoners said they were glnd to
be captrued and several expressed a
desire to go to the United States after
the war to live. All of the German
plans, they added, called for the end
ing of the war next fall.
W S S
BURIAL OF J. I). WALSER.
Tbo funeral of Mr. J. D. Walscr, of
Rockwell, wag held from the Baniiit
church in that town Wednesday after
noon and was on", of the largest
funerals ever held in Rockwell. Do
ceased was a member of the Junior
Order and P. O. S. A. and member of
the local lodges attended in a body.
Surviving is the wife, one son, Mr.
Farris Walser, of Rockwell and one
l.V'hter, Mrs. Griffin, of Salisbury.
Deceased was rC years and nine
months old and was a native of Da
vidson county. He had lived in Rock
well several years, having taken
charge of the Rwkwell Roller Mill
as c-'-vrcr and manger about two years
I m,ro. He was a most excellent man. a
i pood citiVn and had a large number
of friend. Der.th was caused bv
paralysis, he suffering a stke Trc
i day morning and dying within a shor
j ttime. Several Salishurians attndel
I th? funeral and burial.
! W S S
Trying Out Steam Pump.
The steam purmp at the new water
.itat'on on North Jackson street wns
tried out for the f rst time today. The
pumping is done ordinarily bv elec
tricity but a steam pump is kept in
reserve to be used in an emergency.
MISSIONARY SOCIETY
MEETS AT SPENCER
About 100 Delegates and Visitors
in Attendance From Forty-one ,
i Societies in the District. j
; YOUNG COUPLE SPEICER
MARRIED AT SOUTHPORT
I
School Board of Railroad Town
to Meet Tuesday Night for Pur
pose of Electing Teachers.
(By A. W. Hicks.)
Spencer, June 13. Spencer hod bs
her guests this week members of the
Woman' Missionary Society of the
Salisbury district which held its an
nual session in Central Methodist
church. There were about 100 in at
tendance including delegates and vis
itors frem the 41 societies in the ju
risdiction. The first session w:is held
Tuesday night with Mrs. J. F. Shinri,
of Norwood, the District Kecri'lu;-,
presiding. The devolionnl exercises
were conducted by Dr. J. C. Howe. The
address of welcome was made by Mrs.
J. B. Worsham, with a response by
Mrs. W. A. Newell, of Statexville.
On Tuesday night the Tenure of the
services was an addres by Mri. JI. A.
Dunham, of Asheville, corroapciding
ucretary for the Western North Chr
rdina 'Conference.
T!u devotional exercises on Wed
ii 'dav morning were cU(i huted by
Mis. J. F. Dayvault. of Concord 'I he
crganization of the conference fr I-l-wed
at which Mrs. C. M. Shirt, of
Salisbury, was chosen secrotsry and
and th" usuul special comi.ii .vi were
appointed.
In the forenoon Mrs. J. F. Sh:nn,
the secretary for the distn-i. made a
most interesting report, which wns
saiil to surpass any former report. It
howed that there are SI societies n
the district -vith over I 000 members,
and that nil are doing fine work. Dur
ing the post year th"?:1 societies rais
ed for both hume find foreign mis
sions $0,242.12. Two missionaries are
supported in the f,.-?in Pel I. These
are Misses Lelia Tuttle, of Ch'na,
supported by one of the Concord
hurches, and Miss G'S 'o M,,! 'niibins.
of Sn';Bburv. supported in Korea by
the First church of that place. The
report of Mrs. Sh:nn w:i3 very grad'y
ing. Other features of the conf 'reive
included reports from the CYildien's
societies, n tilk on how children can
study missions by Mrs. L. C. Pn1 er;
a report on young peorles rocieties;
a message from the vice president,
Mrs. Jessie Fugle; an institute con
ducted by Mrs. Dun'.-nm; anil an ad
dress bv Mrs. W. A. Newell, of States
ville. In the nfternoon tho devotional ex
ercises were conducted by Mrs. O. C.
Godfrey after which reports from the
adult societies were heard. Mrs. P.
N. Peacock, of Salisbury, made n
strong tnlk and a messaire was read
from Miss Grace McCubbins, now in
Korea.
Dr. J. C. Rowe Tins ti figure in the
conference and took a keen interest in
the work by the women.
At noon Wednesday dinner was
served by the ladies in the basement
of the new church. This was the first
pvbli." use for the new kitchen which
ci me in for much favorable corrwnent
and is a department that is greatly
appreciated.
Spencer entertained the 100 or more
delegates in snlendid style and all
were mnde to feel at home.
Another interesting marriage m
wh'ch two young So-encer folks fig
ured took place Saturday nirht at
Southoort when Miss Dolly Rardill
and Mr. Hobert C. Renfro were mar
r'ed. The bride left cApehrcer for a
rhort visit to frends in Wilmington.
Tust n few hours latr. after spend
ing a short time with Mr. Renfro, now
in cam" rj Fort rhswell. a mirriagc
wrs decided uon snd a minister, iRv.
Mr. Mr-ire, was called to perform the
reremony. Among the witnesses were
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Fester, of Speneer,
who were then visiting at Fort Cas
well. Mr. Rer.fr- will of course re
mf.in t the fort for the nr?ent anl
j Mrs. Renf-o will asend fwr.e tirte at
tnt rlace before Tetnrninfj to Spen
cer, making her home at the Spencer
CLAMORING FOR PEACE
SufTciing Among tiie Lower Classes
Is Great But the Well to Do Are
Fnr'ng Better.
(By the Associated Press)
London, June 11. British Admir
alty per Wireless Press. Private let
ters fi oni Germany which have romt
into ailied hands indicate the heavy
weight which war i? imposing on the
poor of that country. Anxiety for
pence finds frequent expression s
well ns anger with the military ele-
l nient in the nation.
"We hope that peace will soon
come," writes a man from Berlin, "for
if war last much longer then the peo
ple here will make peace. Twice al
ready there has been small riots but
when tne third comes it won't go so
well with the rich people. For the
poor there is little food and they can
hardly live while the rich have stores
laid u way for years. Poor people are
only fit to be shot. Men in the field
suffer for the rich and we have lo go
hungry."
Orphan Children in Germany Ar
Starving.
Laris, June 13. Germany, although
niiacKirvy on tne western front, is
etarving, says the Echo "d Iaris. An
article appearing in the Berlin Arbe
iter Zeltuhg relates details of sick
children starving to death in an or
phanage at Seinfert Thuringia. The
orphanage was found to have been
ransacked by starving inmates and
physicians who visited the place found
several chSldren nearly skeletons.
Prof. Hein, the. widely known econ
omist, writing in the newspapers
warns Germany that the coming
! weeks will be harder than any that
i have passed aad professes to foresee
a general paralysis in the supply of
, wheat.
I w s s
1 PRESIDENT WILSON
COMMANDEERS LAND.
(By the Associated Press)
Washington, June 13. To enlage
the naval proving grounds at Indian
bead, Maryland, and that of the aux
iliary proving ground just across the
Potomac river in Virginia President
Wilson today commandeered some
two hundred thousand acres of land
and placed it under control of the
.secretary of the navy.
w s s
Opening of Cotton.
New York, June 13, The cotton
market opened today as follows:
July 25.05
October 23.77
December 23.35
January 23.24
March 23.22
LOCAL COTTON 30.00
W S S
-Building Committee to Meet.
D". J. C. Rowe. .presiding elder of
the Salisbury Methodist district, will
meet at the Tabernacle this evening
at 8:30 the pastor and building com
mittee of t'ie First Methodist church.
This congregation's new building is
moving along nicely now snd it is
I proposed to be worshipping in the
Smndny school department in the next
! few weeks.
wss
Miss Mary Wood McKenzie left at
noon today for Philadelphia, where
she will spend ten werf in further
'preparation for services in the for
eign field.
Inn with a sister, Mrs. 3. S. Shuford.
The Spencer aldermen will meet in
monthly session Friday night. By
authority of an election held , May
it'i the aldermen have levied tpe-rHlp-hool
tax of 20 cents on each
$100 valuation and 60 cents on each
do!1. Thia will be a considerable help
to tie schools.
Chairman S. F. Harris of the school ,
bosrd has exiled meeting for Tues
day night for the purpose of electing
'eachcrs for h grades that have not
been sup: lied and to transact such
other business s-ray come before
fhe board. Mr. B. F. Stevenson hat
tendered to the board of aldermen
h's resign rt km from the school board
r-nd th will be rted upon Friday
nigt by th Mermen.