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Published by Estate Boylin.
Published Every Thursday.
WADESBORO, N. CM THURSDAY, AUGUS T 16, 1918
$1.00 a Year Due in Advance.
ESTABLISHED 1881
VOL. XXXV J II. NO. 33
PAID CIRCULATION NEARLY TWIC E AS
THE WAR.
Allies Still Advancing in Picardy
Have Captured Much Ground
German Resistance Stronger.
For the past several days the
French and British, with some assist
ance from the Americana, have been
attacking the Germans in Picardy,
where the latter made such a great
advance last March. The Germans
have been driven back several miles,
but their resistance is now stronger,
though the allies are still advancing.
Since the present drive started the
Hies have captured about 30,000
prisoners, making a total of about
66,000 since July 18th.
While the Germans have had to
give up much ground they are still
far from being driven back to the
lines they started from last March.
The following dispatch in this
morning' paper gives the situation
yesterday:
"North and south of the Somme
tiie Germans have lost further im
portant ground. In the former re
gion they have evacuated their posi
tions over a five-mile front to the
British north of Albert, while in the
latter they have been beaten back in
the hill and wooded district just north
of the Oise river by the French.
"German front line t trenches at
Beaumont Hamel, 13erre, Puisiexau
Mont and Bucquoy have been found
untenable by the enemy in the face
of the recent activity by the British
all along the hne from Albert to Ar
ras, while the French have persever
ed in their violent attacks against the
Germans on the sector, which domi
nates the lower portion of the Picar
dy plain and the'OUe valley, and have
encroached furMbr-upon the Lassigny
massif and the Thiescourt plateau
and futher south have captured the
important town of Ribecourt.
"Unofficial reports have announced
the capture of Lassigny by the
French and of all the Gorman posi
tions -between the western outskirts
of Bray-Sur-Somme and Etinehem
by the Australians. There is, however,
no official confirmation of them.
French nave made further gains, the i
Germans seemingly have had further
success hi holding naeic one wnu
troops and still ars in possession of .
Chaulnes and Roye, upon the capture
of which the efforts of the British and
French have been centarea. m mn
central part of the battle front the
enemy continues to deliver violent
counter-attacks, and also has further
reinforced his line with men and
vgttksf and is using tiwm without stint
to retain his positions reaJuamg that
their capture would spell 'disaster.
The giving up of front line breach
es north of Albert possibly' may mean
that the German high command fore
sees the ultimate success of the Amer
ican and British operations along the
Somme, and is readjusting the Ger-
r positions to meet any eventual
In any event, the retrograde
movement seemingly indicates that
the 10-mile salient between Beaumont
Hamel and Bray, on the Somme, with
Albert Hs apex, now must give way
in order that the German front here
may may come into alignment with
that in the south across the Somme.
In fact It seems not improbable that
the Germans propose to readjust their
front from the Somme to Arras, and
possibly further northward.
Marks Important Epoch:
"The capture of Ribecourt by the
French marks an important epoch in
the offensive, which has for its im
mediate purpose the freeing of the
region between the Somme and the
Oise of the enemy. 'As a gain from
the strategic standpoint it ranks with
the taking by the French of the for
est and hill positions between the
Matz and the Oise, which has brought
the French almost to the gates of
Lassigny. Through Ribecourt lies
an open route up the Oise valley to
Noyon a route by rail, and the big
national thoroughfare, not to men
tion the canal which parallels the
roadways for the greater part of the
way. Noyon is only a little more
than six miles northeast of Ribe
court." One cold and wet, Wthdy night a
farmer came upon a negro shivering
in the doorway of an Atlanta store.
Wondering what the darky could be
doing, standing in such a drafty po
sition, the farmer sold:
"Jim, what are you doing hero?"
"Sense me, sir," said: Jim, "but I'm
..In aim, Haaa tyiiMnw . m Am-
in' at church, an' Vm tryin' to catch
a coW." St. Louis !!.
NEW REGISTRATION AUG. 24.
All Who Have Become 21 Since June
5th Must Register Will Nof Con
flict With Registration in Septem
ber Government Needs Men.
The local exemption board yester
day received orders from Provost
Marshal General Crowdcr to hold a
new registration on Saturday, Au
gust 24th, on which day all young
men who have become 21 since June
6th last must register. The registra
tion for the whole county will be in
the office of the local exemption
board. All persons reading this are
requested to spread news of the reg
istration, so that all may be inform
ed. On August 24th it will have been
less than, three months since the last
registration, and therefore there will
not be any great number of regis
trants. However, the government is
badly in need of men to keep the
training camps full, and every little
bit helps. It is expected 40 or 60 men
will register on the 24th.
Tliin i n I.tr.tiim in nnlv fnr man
i iiiu .vgia.iv.ivi. at. v.. mj w.
. u . . w a. ' I
who have become Zi since June o, ana
has nothing to do with the proposed
big registration which probably will
be held early in September, as early
as possible after Congress
passes the law extending the
draft ages above 31 and be
low 21. Full particulars in regard
to the . September registration will
he given as soon as they become avail
able, and in anothe column today Th
M. A I. is publishing advance infor
mation and giving names of the reg
istrars. There will be so many regis
trants in September that the registra
tion Will be at the various polling
places of the county, as was the case
in June, 1917.
MERCHANTS SELLING
WAR SAVINGS STAMPS.
Some time ago the merchants of
Wadesboro pledged themselves to sell
a total of $14,500 worth of war sav
ings stamps. Thus far they have
sold not quite $8,000 worth, according
to figures compiled by Mr. L. D. Riv
done is' unknown. Most of the stamps
sold by the merchants were reported
several .weeks ago, and for the past
few weeks very little has been re
ported sold. Following is the report
of the various merchants to date:
Sales
Pledged Reported
F. C. Allen A Co $800 $864.00
Ashcraft Bros. 100 82.00
K. W. Ashcraft 800 116.00
Allen-Bennett Co. . 600, 91.60
H. B. Allen & Co. 600 949.00
Austin A Clontz 200 77.50.
Blalock-Allen. Hdw
Co. .. 600 200.00
Blalock-Allen Auto
Co. 600 80.00
Bennett A Co. - 600 240.00
Sam Burns 100 No report
Bennett Brothers 800 No report
R. L. BowT-an 800 No report
O. K. Colson r 100 10.00
C. A Crawford 200 20.00
J. M. Colson .. 100 10.00
L. L. Drake 100 65.00
Fox A Lyon 500 926.50
M. A. Gilmore A Co. 200 203.25
D. E. Gatewood 200 26.50
J. W. Griggs .. 100 10.00
Huntley A Martin 500 100.00
Hart Brothers Co. 500 90.00
Hudson Brothers 100 5.00
W. J. Huntley 300 100.00
F. M. Hightower 500 34.75
P. L. Hough 100. 35.00
J. D. Home . . 300 No report
Hardison &. Hardison 500 No report
W. N. Jeans 300 180.00
H. W. Little & Co. 500 125.00
Leak & Marshall 500 410.00
The Liles Co. 300 169.00
L. Lazarakos 100 50.00
Medley & Wall . . 500 50.00
Marsh-Jones Co. 300 50.00
Murray A Manor 200 25.00
J. A. McRae . 100 No rpport
J. W. Odom 100 No report
Parsons Drug Co. 600 1000
Pee Dee Pharmacy 600 (32.00
J. T. Pinkston &
Son .. 300 127.50
Rose-Gathings Co. 500 1433.00
A. D. Tarlton 100 100.00
J. H. Ties 100 29.00
Wadesboro Clothing
A Shoe Co. 600 1227.00
C. S. Wheeler 200 No report
Yadkin River Pow
er Co . 500 46.00
Total $14,500.00 7,844.00
Miss Ollie Colson has a position
with the Anson Reel Estate A In
surance Co.
BULLISH ANNOUNCEMENT
BY WEATHER CROP BULLETIN
Virtually No Advancement Made Dur
ing Last Week in Localities in
East Condition in West Grows
Poorer.
Washington, Aug. 14. The poor
condition of the cotton crop in the
western portion of the belt was not
only further intensified by the con
tinued absence of rains and high tem
peratures, but in localities east of the
Mississippi, where conditions had
been satisfactory, the crop last week
made virtually no advancement, the
national weather and crop bulletin is
sued today announced.
The statement continues:
"As a result of good showers or
moisture from preceding rain, cotton
made generally satisfactory progress
in the Carolines, Florida and much of
Louisiana and southeastern Tennes
see, but elsewhere throughout the
belt, little growth was made or the
crop actually deteriorated, except in
a few local areas. The crop is in only
fair condition in Georgia, due to shed
ding, rust, black root and insect de
preciation, but in many localities the
plants continue vigorous, with new
blooms that should mature with fa
vorable weather. There are, also,
complaints I of shedding, rust and red
spider activity in many eastern local,
ities.
"The crop made fairly good prog
ress in Lousiana, except in the south
west portion where much damage re
sulted from the high wind and heavy
rainfall accompanying the tropical
storm of the sixth; while in Arkansas
only poor advance was made gen
erally and deterioration on uplands is
reported. The intensely hot weather
with drying winds and lack of mois
ture, was very unfavorable in Okla
homa and the plants in that state are
small, shedding, opening prematurely
and burning on uplands; the condition
of the crop is now very poor to poor.
The previous deterioration in Texas
continued generally, and the crop
will be a failure in some sections of
that state; shedding, premature open-
. . . i . 1 . . i-.h -
are
minar to market as far north
as Arkansas. The weather was fa
vorable for picking and ginning in the
early districts and this work is pro
gressing satisfactorily'
MRS. J. T. LEONARD DEAD.
Mrs. Sue Watson Leonard, wife of
Mr. J. T. Leonard, of White Store
township, died yesterday morning at
her home, and will be buried this af
ternoon at Elizabeth church, Chester
field county.
Mrs. Leonard was a daughter of
the late John Watson, and is surviv
ed by her husband, one brother, Mr.
John Watson, of Wingate, and the
following sons and daughters: Messrs.
Johnnie, Calvin, Jim, Frank, and
Clarence, the latter now in training
at CamP Jackson; Miss-Aline Leonard,
and Mts. Walter Watson, of South
Carolina. Mrs. Leonard was a most
'able Christian woman, a mem
ber of the Baptist church since she
reached the age of discretion. She is
mourned by a wide circle of friends
and relatives by whom she was much
beloved.
CURRIE-H ARRIS.
Charlotte Observer.
Miss Elizabeth Brown" Harris of
, Polkton and Mr. W. M. Currie of
Raeford were wedded in this city last
evening at the home of Dr. H. F.
Ray and Mrs. Ray, on North College
street, Rev. H. K. Boyer, officiating.
The bride is a sister-in-law of Mrs.
Malvern Palmer Harris, daughter of
Dr. and Mrs. Ray.
Mr. and Mrs. Currie will leave this
morning for a motor trip through
the mountains of 'western North Car
olina, after which they will be at
home in Raeford.
Mrs. Currie is the -eldest daughter
of Mrs. S. K. Harris of Polkton. She
was graduated from Littleton col
lege and for the past several years
has been principal of a school at
Graysburg. She is an accomplished
and attractive young woman and is
admired by a host of friends.
Mr. Currie is a leading citizen of
Raeford. He is engaged in the auto
mobile business and has other busi
ness interests. He is held in high re
gard by a wide circle of friends.
Filial Anxiety.
Father (lecturing wild son) Sup
pose I should be taken away suddenly,
what would become of you ?
Son Oh, I'd be here, guvWf
a um jutvuvn - is, voai WOUQ
of
PREPARING FOR THE
NEXT REGISTRATION.
List of Registrars for County Let
ter From Adjutant General Gives
Advance Information Registration
Probably Early in September.
Preparations are being made for
holding the next registration which
will be held as early as possible after
Coneress passes the pending new
draft bill probably early in Septem
ber. The local exemption board has
received the following instructions
from Adjutant General Laurence W.
Young:
1. In view of the fact that bills
nave been introduced in both houses
Of Congress providing for the exten
sion of the present draft ages and
that the provisions of such bills are
in accordance with the views of the
.President, the Secretary of War and
the Provost Marshal General, it may
be confidently anticipated that the
Same will be enacted by Congress.
2. At this tine it cannot be stated
with exactness what ages will be in
eluded but it is safe to assume that
a larpe number of men will be re
quired to register and that the day
of such registration will be early in
September.
I 3. The registration of such large
ipumbers will require detailed and ex
tensive preparation, and it is obvious
thaf there will not be sufficient time
for such preparation after the pas
sage of the legislation by Congress
and that as a matter of necessity
preliminary arrangements providing
the machinery for conducting tne
registration must be. perfected with
out delay, in order that we may be
ready to put it into immediate opera
tion when the President's Proclama
tion is published.
! 4. As the Draft Executive of this
State, the Governor directs the fol
lowing: (a) The Adjutant General, acting
under the direction of the Governor,
will be the central administrative
authority of the registration system
within this State.
lh The1 Local Boards will have 1m-
tive.nirisdictiohs.
T TT!
(c) Tie actual registration will be
made in the customary voting pre
cincts in the jurisdiction of eaeh Lo
cal Board.
5. Each local Board is hereby re
quested to recommend AT ONCE a
registrar or registrars for each vot
ing precinct within its jurisdiction
Where there is more than one regis
trar in a., precinct, one will be recom
mended as chief - registrar. The se
lection of registrars should be based
upon ONE registrar for each proba
ble eighty registrants in a precinct.
This will require one and one third
times as many registrants as were
required in June 1917. Registrars
should be' competent to do clerical
work, and should be citizens of the
United States and residents within
the jurisdiction of the Local Board by
which they are appointed. They
should be persons who have lived in
the jurisdiction long" enough to be
well acquainted with the residents
thereof. All persons are expected to
offer such services as they can afford
in this patriotic duty without com
pensation; but when compensation is
claimed by a registrar four dollars
may be paid for his services. Volun
teer registrars 'who offer their ser
vices free of charge may be appointed
in such numbers as may be used to
advantage in any precinct.
6. Mayors, city clerks ana county
authorities are herewith called upon
to assist the Local Boards in pro
viding suitable places for the regis
tration and to obtain the co-operation
of the propor boards of election and
custodians and officers in charge of
election machinery and public build
ings. Arrangements should be made
for the use of such equipment as is
usually supplied for use in register
ing voters. Where the voting places
are in private buildings, proprietors
should be requested to afford as
sistance to local authorities by per
mitting the use of such places for
purpose of registration.
7. The President's proclamation, to
be fssued unon the passage of the act
of Congress, will fix the date for reg-1
- . .. . a, A 1 " A A 1
istrauon ana tne Aujuiam uenerai
will cause to be issued from State
Headquarters in advance all neces-l
sary blanks and forms to conduct the j
registration.
8. In eaeh county having only one
Local Board, the Chairman of such
Eis hereby appointed the ebair
of the Central Registration
ittee. In all counties having
mom than one. Local Board, the Ad
jutant General will appoint a chair
man from the members of the Local
Board to act in such County. All
members of the Local Boards are
hereby appointed members of the
committee. The chairmen thus ap
pointed are directed to call together
all members of the Local Board or
Boards in their respective counties
for the purpose of organising them
selves into a Central Registration
Committee. The committee should
proceed to recommend for appoint
ment the necessary registrars for
their respective counties. The regis
trars to be recommended should be
selected and this office furnished with
a complete list on or before August
10, 1918. The Central Committee
will proceed to secure the registra
tion places and to make all necessary
preliminary preparation at once and
will notify this office by wire when
such has been accomplished. The
following form will be used: "Com
plete arrangements for l County
made in accordance with your letter
dated August 8 1918.
9. Local Boards should obtain the
co-operation of thor local County De
fense Council, the Legal Advisory
Board, the committee on public safety
and similar agencies within the ju
risdiction to assist in bringing about
a complete registration. -
10. The task confronting State
Headquarters and the Local Boards
is great, but relying upon the ef
ficiency of the Local Boards establish
ed by the records, tins office confident
ly believes that the draft organization
in this State will respond to the call
and make all preliminary arrange
ments for the new registration in
order that there may be no delay in
registering the persons to be sub
ject to draft upon the passage of the
necessary legislation and the issu
ance of the President's Proclamation.
REGISTRARS FOR SEPTEM
BER REGISTRATION.
Mr. W. P. Parsons has recom
mended that the men whose names
follow be appointed registrars in their
respective precincts. The first nam-
Wadesboro No. 1. I. G. Atkinson,
W. H. Carter, W. C Hardison, R T,
Bennett, G. K. Craig, J. S. Liles.
Wadesboro No. 2. J. F. Allen, B.
E. Bennett, W. T. Rose, R. B. Med
ley, M H. McLean.
Lilesville W. C. Long, J. T. Saun
ders, J. D. Morton, B. R. Wall, F. H.
Wall.
Morven No. 1. J. E. Johnson, H.
G. Huntley, Cliff Ratliff, R. B. Hardi
son, W. E. Pennington.
Morven No. 2. W. S. Braswell, R.
E. L. Northcutt, E. E. Pipkin, G. C.
. Northcutt.
Gulledtre No. L E. L. Huntley, J.
P. Ratliff, J. E. A- Ratliff, L. E.
Griggs.
Gulledge No. 2. E. C. Griggs, C.
H. Braswell, C. P. Robinson.
White Store?F, S. Tillman, E. E.
McRae, David Gulledge.
Lanesboro No. 1. T. R. Trout
man, W. T. Edwards, C. W. Ledbet
ter, B. E. Deweese.
Lanesboro No. 2 J. Preston Thom
as, May D. Redfearn, H. M. Baucom.
BurnsviP.e T. E. Monroe, J. H.
Parker, Sam L. Thomas.
Ansonville B. D. Nelme, D. H.
Braswell, O. E. Ross, W. S. Little.
FINE STILL CAPTURED.
Early last Saturday morning
Sheriff Blalock of Stanly county,
one of his deputies, Constable J. F.
Tice and Deputy Sheriff Bunn Spen
cer, found a fine copper still in the
home of Mr. Will Allen of the Flat
Fork section. The officers were look
ing for an alleged deserter named
Sam Henderson, of Stanly county.
Henderson had been working for Al
len, and the officers were therefore
looking in the house of Allen, who
was away from home. They were not
looking for the still, and they were
very much surprised when they
found it. The still is a small affair,
made of copper throughout and well
constructed. It is the best ever cap
tured in this county. There was also
a small quantity of beer and malt in
the house. The still had been used
very little.
Allen, who had gone to Stanly
county Saturday morning, returned
Sunday morning, and is now under
a $300 bond.
Monday Henderson, having heard
offiiers were looking for him, came in
and gave himself up. It is understood
that he was able to prove he was be
yond draft age.
Miss Christine Sloan, of Gattonie,
is visiting relatives here.
DRAFT BILL ACTED ON
BY SENATE COMMITTEE.
Is Ordered Favorably
Chamberlain Wants
by Senate Monday Crowdcr Ur
ges Speed.
Washington, Aug. 13. With
broad work or fight amendment
gned to prevent strikes and a
provision for education at
ment expense after the war of youths
under 21 serving in the liitoi j or
naval service, the administration
manpower bill extending draft ages
so as to include all men between 18
and 45 years of age, was ordered fa
vorably reported today by the
military committee.
Chairman
plans to re-
port the bill next
and to
take up its
in the sen
short the
ate next Monday,
senate vacation recess
period by
week.
The bill, which was prepared
the direction of Secretary Baker, is
framed to enable the nation to m
erease its war program in accordance
with an understanding reached with
the allies. About 13,000,000 men
would be registered under the law.
and Provost Marshal General Crow
der estimates it will make available
at once for military service 2,398,000
men between the ages of 18 and 20
and 32 and 45.
Action by the committee followed
about a week's consideration. During
that time Secretary Baker, General
March and General Crowder appear
ed to explain the imperative necessity
for extending the draft ages and to
urge prompt action.
The work or fight amendment, ac
cepted, was offered by Senator Reed,
of Missouri, as a substitute for one
presented by Senator Thomas, of Col
orado. It provides that "when any
person shall have been placed in de
ferred or exempted class," he shall
"not be entitled to remain therein un
til he shall in good faith continue,
while physically able to do so, to
work and follow such occupation."
Should he fail to do this he would be-
ject to immediate draft.
mittee, Semftor Hfrby, of Arkansas,
attempted to amend it so as to make
21 the minimum age He failed, but
announced he would renew the fight
when the bill reached the senate.
MAKERS OF MOTOR CARS
PROPOSE A CURTAILMENT
Voluntarily Submit Proposal to Re
duce Manufacture of Passenger
Cars 50 Per Cent May Cut Them
Out Completely.
Washington, Aug. 8. Hugh Chal
mers, vice-president of the automo
bile chamber of commerce appeared
today before the war industries
board and submitted a proposal for a
voluntary curtailment of the manu
facture of passenger automobiles of
50 per cent. Mr Chalmers informed
the board that manufactures at a re
cent meeting in Detroit determined
they would sign a pledge making ef
fective the proposed curtailment.
The board appointed a committee
with full power to act in the matter
of automobile production. A virtual
curtailment of 100 per cent on steel
for passenger cars is now in effect,
officials said today, and the war de
mands are increasing so rapidly that
there is hardly a possibility of grant
ing the figure suggested by the manu
facturers. Fuel Administrator Garfield has
announced that a 75 per cent fuel
curtailment for passenger cars would
be put into effect August 1.
Later the war industries board an
nounced that after supplying the
war demand it probably would be
unab'e to allot tny steel to the auto
mobile manufacturers, and warned
them that they had better be prepar
ed to stop the manufacture of pleas
ure cars after January 1st. The M.
& I.
MRS. JANE HUDSON DEAD.
Mrs. Jane M. Hudson died la"
Sunday night at her home about
three miles from Lilesville, and was
buried Monday at Mt. Beulah church.
Mrs. Hudson was a sincere Christian
woman,- neighborly and charitable,
beloved by many friends and rela
tives. She was more than 70 years
old. She is survived by the following
sons and daughters: J. IX Hudson,
Lilesville; B. J. Hudson. Wadesboro;
T. J. Hudson, Rockingham: Mrs. W.
A. Parker, Charlotte; Mrs. C E.
Rkketta, Lilesville. Ons brother al
so survives, Mr. D. W. Bailey, of
LflssvtQe.
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