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LIBERTY LOAN EDITION-BUY BONDS NOW rtrtt Section tt M J gewcer She nielli Mmm Published by Estate of J. G. Boylin. Published Every Thursday. $1.00 a Year Due in Advance. ESTABLISHED 1881 WADB8BOBO, if. C., THUB8DAY, OCTOBEB 3, 1918 VOL. XXVIII. NO. 40 THE WAR. Hindenburg Line Has Been Overrun by Allies Thousands of German Prisoners Captured Turkey Ex pected to Surrender to Allies. The past week has been the best week of the war for the allies. On last Thursday the Americans and French in the Champagne country be gan an attack on the German lines. They advanced several miles, and then the British and French began an attack against the Hindenburg line in the vicinity of St. Quentin. Then the French attacked, advancing toward "Leon, and finally the Belgians and British attacked in Flanders. All of these attacks have gained much ground, the Hindenburg line has been overrun, and 50,000 or more Germans have been taken prisoners. All the experts agree that the Germans are retiring to new lines on the French border, giving up practically all of France that they hold, and the only question is whether they will be able to get back to the new lines without baving their armies almost annihi lated. If everything goes well with the allies they may be able to force the Germans back into their own country. Following the surrender of Bul garia, it is expected that Turkey will also give up, she having been almost cut off from Germany. However, it is considered possible that the Ger mans may be able to throw an army into Bulgaria and hold on to the most important communication lines, for a while at least. The surrender of Bul garia also opens the way to a drive on Austria from the south. The following news dispatch gives the situation yesterday: Again the Germans are in retreat on an important sector of the west ern front in France. The scene of the new retrograde movement is a wide front north and south of La Bassee canal. The continuation by the entente al lied forces of their brilliant achieve ments in restoring Belgium, Flanders and the expulsion of the enemy from further territory in France from the region of Cambrai to Verdun evident ly has brought the Germans to the t grtBHwwff' jm Menin to the east of Arras is likely to prove another such tran as was the St. Miliiel salient unless they are fast enough of foot to move east ward, giving up Lille, Lens and Dou ai, and straightening their line from the vicinity of Cambrai to Belgium. On all the other six battle fronts f-rnm Rolcriiim tn Vprdun the entente forces are keeping up their success ful advances, although the Germans everywhere, except northwest of Rheims, have materially stiffened their front and are offering strong re sistance to further inroads into their territory. French in Possession of St. Quentin. In Belgium Flanders the wedge of the Belgian, British and French has penetrated still fr.rthar eastward and southeastward from Dixmude, and onlv a few miles more will be reouir ed bv the allied troons to give them Positions by which Ostend, one of Germanv's sea bases, will be made rfff I untenable, and, indeed, the entire .North sea coast now in German hands nut in jeopardy. British warships are now violently bombarding the coast, and the Germans are reported to be moving eastward, fearful of their capture. Many additional towns have been captured by the allies in this region and numerous prisoners have been aken. The important railroad junc tion point of Roulers is all but in the Hands' of the alliesy while southward from Roulers. the British have cut the Roulers-Menin : railway at two nlaces and are in the process of in veting Menin. The French are now in full posses sion of St. Ouentin and have passed on eastward between St. Quentin and Le Cate'et has been completely smash ed by Field Marshal Haig's forces, w'th whom the Americans are brig aded, and further ground has been won in the outskirts of Cambrai and north of that citv. At one point north of St. Quentin the British were forced to give up a village under a heavy counter attack by fresh Ger man troops,' Band of Americans Relieved. A band of Americans who had out distanced their fellows in arms were surrounded on one sector by the Ger mans, but were relieved after two dfvi. during which thev killed many of the enemy who sought to capture thm. Northwest of Rheims the St. Thier ry massif has been captured and north of the cathedral city the en virons of Betheny have been reached bv the French. The Germans alone this front are in retreat to their old 1917 line and the French have reached th Aisne canal at several points. The French in Champagne and the Americans on their riht have made further gains afair.t. the Germans in th. cleaning out of the Argonne fo et and nressinsr northward on both sides of this bastion. In Palestine the British have oc cupied Dam1 sus end taken more thn 7.000 Turks prisoners. Renew your subscription to The M. & I. at once. JIM REID GIVES BOND. Jim Reid had a preliminary hearing last Friday before Justice E. D. Stog ner, on the charge of hiring Tom Sim ons to burn the house of John Mc Lendon, and Mr. Stogner bound him over to court under $6,000 bond. Reid gave this bond Tuesday, and is now at liberty. The only evidence against Reid thus far produced is that of Tom Si mons. Simons says that Reid told him to burn the house, and that he would pay him $150. This was on the 18th day of May. That same night Simons burned the house. Later he saw Reid, and the latter told him to go to his wife, who would give him $15. Simons says he did so, and Reid's wife did give him $15, which is all he he received. He claims he did not burn the house for the money, but because he was afraid of Reid. He also testified that Reid told him he (Reid) had tried to bum the house previously, but had failed. Simons married John McLendon's sister. On the night of the burning he took his small daughter to Mc Lendon's house, left her inside, pour ed oil on the outside of the house, set it on fire and then went somewhere else for 15 or 30 minutes. When he returned the house was falling in. There were five children in the house, three of them asleep, and they barely got out before the house fell in. They discovered the fire themselves. Sim ons has practically testified himself into the electric chair, if the state wishes to put him there. The defense offered no testimony. According to the state's witnesses there had been some trouble over a still belonging to Reid, which he had left with Jerry McLendon, brother of John. Jerry turned the still over to Vallord McLendon, and Vallord turn ed it over to John and it was burned with John's house. Reid apparently did not know John had it. HIGH SCHOOL OFFICERS. The pupils of the Wadesboro High School recently formed two literary societies. Society for boys. The two societies have elected officers as follows: Edith Cavell Society Mamie Gulledge, President. Rosa Melton, Vice-President. Jennings Ross, Secretary. Lucille Moore, Treasurer. Executive Committee Grady Ros coe, Anna Little Massemore, Louise Williams. Mary Leak. Sarah Horne, Pauline Tarlton, Sarah Wall Griggs, Nannie Gulledge, Pauline Rainwater, Lina Tarlton, Gertrude Tarlton, Dai sy Teal. Woodrow Wilson Society. John Gray, President. Barrington Hill, Vice President. Walter Tice, Secretary. James Tice, Treasurer. Executive Committee John Gray, Fred Teal, Barrington Hill, Paul Lit tle, James Saylor, Robert Jewell, Ful ton Lampley, Lamar Caudle, Harold Lee-gett, James Wall. The senior class recently elected the following officers: President, John Gray; vice-president, Pauline Moore; secretary, Gra dy Roscoe; treasurer, Mamie Gul ledge; prophet, Louise Williams; poet, Anna Little Massemore; last will and testament, Mattie Smith; historian. Mary Burns. GINS CLOSED. The gins of the county are closed to a large extent this week, comply ing with a request of the food admin istrator. Cotton seed has been com ing in so rapidly that the cotton oil mills could not store all that was of fered to them. Last week they ap pealed to Food Administrator. Page for relief, and he requested the coun ty food administratorss to see that no seed are taken to the mills during this week. Food Administrator Blalock requested all the gins not to gin any cotton this week, except under the fol lowing: conditions: They may gin cot ton and store the seed until their own storage capacity is exhausted; they may gin for farmers who will agree to take the seed back home and store it. Mr. Blalock also requested local buyers of cotton seed to with draw from the market until the con gestion is relieved. CAROLINA TROOPS IN FIGHT. A dispatch from London on Tues day stated that the North Carolina, Tennessee and South Carolina troops were fighting with the British, and that they had captured several miles of German trenches. The Carolina troops probably include the Bjckett Battery. Hie .EiSiiui vavcii iwimj uiu is airtJiicuniK 'yu. nrrhlMMMia1 ANSON MUST RAISE $620,000. This la the Liberty Loan Apportion ment Township Apportionments Chairman of Township Committees Trophy Train Next Tuesday Morning. A telegram was received here Sun day stating that instead of Anson's apportionment for the 4th liberty , loan being $330,000, as stated last , week, it was $620,000, nearly double i the amount first given. The commit tees are now hard at work on raising this amount. It is a large sum, but the county will raise it. At a meeting last Thursday after noon in the court house, plans for raising Anson's apportionment were discussed, and Mr. Adam Lockhart, county chairman, appointed precinct chairmen. Each precinct chairman will appoint a committee of five to assist him in the canvass. In Wades boro, however, Mr. R. E. Little is chairman of the entire township. White Store township chairman.Mr. W. D. Gulledge, has appointed the fol lowing committee to assist him in White Store: J. A. Harrington. C. P. Griffin, J. A. Leonard, C. H. Rivers, J C Huntley. Township Apportionments. The township apportionments are as follows: Wadesboro, $361,850; Lilesville, $45,000; Morven, $50,000; Gulledge, $45,200; White Store, $15, 000; tanesboro, $36,850; Burnsville, $22,300; Ansonville, $43,800. Trophy Train. As announced last week, the entire train carrying war trophies, returned soldiers, and nationally known speak ers, will be at the depot here for two hours next Tuesiay morning The hours are 9:15 to 11:15. Every one who possibly can is invited to be at this train to see the trophies, and there is no doubt there will be a very large attendance. SINGING CONTEST COMING. The great singing contest between the colored people of Anson and Un ion counties, which will be held at Sunday, a great crowd will be on hand to par ticipate and to hear. Practically all the preliminary details have been ar ranged, and those who will partici pate are busy practising. Instead of ten, as announced last week, the pres ent plan is that there will be only three participants from each church in the county. All these will be ad mitted free, provided they will agree to go to Monroe, where another con test will be held later. Mr. Wade H. Harris of the Char lotte Observer, and the editors of the Rockingham, Albemarle, Chersw and rheFtsrfleld papsrs have been invited to act as judges. It is expected that a special train will be secured to bring the crowd down from Union county on the 13th. Only religious melodies will be sung, and they will be sung with a musical talent and fervor which will make this the greatest event of the kind ever held in this section of the country. No one who likes good mu sic can afford not to be present. The admission will be $1.00 for adults and 50 cents for children. Proceeds will go to the Red Cross of Union and An son counties. Meeting Here Sunday. The pastors, Sunday school super intendents and singers of the various churches of the county, are requested to be at the court house next Sunday afternoon at 2:30 to assist in select ing songs and to practice for the con test. MAD DOG AT ROCKINGHAM. Mr. D. D. Hudson, of Burnsvillo township, spent Sunday in Rocking ham. Returning Monday, he stopped in at The M. & I. office and gave the news of the ravages of a mad dog in that town. A small pet dog bit a large number of children the latter part of last week. Its head .was sent to Raleigh, and it was found to be mad. Sunday morning 21 children left for Raleigh to take the Pasteur treatment, and others were expected to go. One woman, a Mrs. Coving ton, went out to rescue her children from the dog, and was bitten on the ankle. She also went to Raleigh to take the treatment. Stella Have you invented an eco nomy dish? Bella Yes: you make it out of sub stitutes and then don't eat it. Plies Cured in 6 to 14 Days Druggists refund money If PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure Itching. Blind. Bleeding or Protrudind Piles. to cure Itching, Blind install restful instantly relieves itcnmg rues and you can -get sleep after toe first app, two. rriceeoc Wanoka Park, Wadesboro, REPRISALS TO FOLLOW EXECUTIONS OF TROOPS United States Will Protect Troops, Armed With Shotguns, Captured by Foe Their Use is Legitimate. United States troops have been us ing sawed off shot guns in trench fighting, and a few days ago the Ger man government protested against this claiming it was against the rules of warfare. They threatened to exe cute every American taken prisoner who had a shot gun. The following dispatch tells of the reply of the United States: Washington, Sept. 30. The Ameri acn government, in reply to Ger many's threat to execute American prisoners of war found in possession of shot guns, today gave notice that if Germany carries out any such threat suitable reprisals will be ta ken. "If the German government should carry out its threat in a single in stance," says Secretary Lansing's re- pi", "it will be the right and duty of the United States to make such re- j prisals as will best protect the Amer- lean forces, and notice is hereby giv en of the intention of the government ! of the United States to make such re prisals." Secretary Lansing's reply declares that the use of shot guns is sanction ed by The Hague conventions, and that in comparison with other weap- ons now used in modern warfare the shot guns used by the American troops cannot be the subject of legiti mate or reasonable protest. So far as is known here, shot guns have been employed by American troops in France only in police work and in" repelling trench raids. Officers say they have been very effective in meeting enemy attacks because they furnish a scattering fire at point blank range and the roar of them alone is very hard on the morale of the troops against which they are used There is a possibility, it was said, that shotguns have been used in mop ig up captured trenches, out. to the troops abroad, nor do they sup plant any other weapon. BOLSHEVIKI REPORTED READY TO STOP REIGN OF TERROR. Amsterdam, Sept. 26. The Rus- they sian Bolsheviki government has is- j his: weekly conference, is due directly sued a decree rescinding its reign of to the massing of French, British and terror, according to the Mir, of Mos-1 American forces on the western front, cow. The question was discussed at "Last week I told you that the news a meeting of the central committees ' during he week had been continuous of the soviet, the newspaper says, and ly good," said General March. "This when Premier Lenine expressed an j week, it is continuously b?tter. earnest desire to return to orderly "The defection of Bulgaria methods of provemment, a majority of illustrates to a striking degree, the those present supported him. results of the concentration of forces cp the western front. Previous to this AFTER VIOLATORS OF THE FOOD RULES. Raleigh. As a result of hearings before State Food Administrator H. A. Page, following violations of rules and regulations of the Food Administration, a number of North Carolina merchants and cafes have recently either been put out of busi ness through blacklist route, or in lieu of this drastic punishment, have been allowed to mak? contribution to the Red Cross and other benevolences. An indication of the fair-mindedness of the State Food Administrator is seen in the withdrawal of tho black list order from two dealers who had been put out of business. A case of considerable imrjortance and prominence is that of J. L. Thompson Co. of Dunn, against whom a blacklist order was issued for pro fiteering on meat, lard compound, nour and other products. The prices charged were said to be no larger than had been charged under normal conditions by time merchants in that section. After the blacklist order was issued, without suggestion from the Food Administration, this concern made a careful audit of its books and gave a credit on their account to the extent of the overcharges, amounting to approximately $750. This volun tary action and a voluntary contribu tion of $500, in war savings stamps to charities, Mr. Page has agreed to witdraw the blacklist order, and this firm mav now go into the markets and purchase goods from any jobbers, wholesalers or manufacturers of food stuffs. J. E. Jordan of Dunn was reauired to close his store for an entire week, surrender an tne sugar he had on hand, and to have no sugar until the end of the war because he had made a false statement to the Sugar Divi sion for the purpose of obtaining more sugar than he was entitled to. Mr. Jordan was not blacklisted hp- cause he is too old to go into any new business and the Food Adminis trator did not feel disposed to remove his only means of a livelihood. The man in the restaurant regard ed with an eye of suspicion the small yellow cube the waiter had brought him. "I take thee," he murmured, "for butter or worse." London Opinion. TURKEY SURRENDERS. A telegram just received here states that the London .stock ex change reports that Turkey has un conditionally surrendered. DON'T FORGET TO RENEW YOUR SUBSCRIPTION TO THE M. & L Large numbers of our subscribers have renewed their subscriptions within the past two weeks. Have you done so? Or was yours already paid ahead? If not. do not forget that the government has ordered us not to send the paper to any one un less he is paid in advance. This is an official order, and we must carry it out. Within the next few days we shall remove from our list the name of ev ery subscriber who is not paid in ad vance. We do not wish you to miss a copy. We know that you do not wish to miss one. The way to avoid missing any is to renew at once. If you do not know exactly when j your subscription expires, look at la bel on your paper. It will tell oa If your label reads Aug. 18, it means tnat yur subscription expired in Au gust. 1918; every other month the same way. Newspapers are a public necessity, and the government, in adopting the new ruling, does not desire to deprive any one of his paper. However, it takes the view that if the subscriber does not think enough of the paper toL King..Firnmd. his positi0I1 J pay for it m advance, he should not : , . :j , ,- receive it during the shortage of paper. present great BULGARIA'S PEACE BID DUE TO UNIFED ACTION Germans Kept Too Busy on West Front to Send Bulgaria Substan tial Aid Great Offensive in East Washington, Sept. 28. Backed by the concentrated offensive power of the American army, unified military action on the western front under iviarsnai r ocn nas iorcea Bulgaria f rk atxar a conararo noona in fVio nnin, defection of Bulgaria, carrying with it the only connecting link be tween Turkey and the central powers and foreshadowing the probable res toration of Rumania to the fighting ranks the chief of staff said today in time, whenever any part of the cen tral empires', front was threatened it was possible for Germany to devote and divert some German divisions with German commanders to the threatened front, while they held the! western front with a relatively small force. "That day has gone past. By con centrating the entire American force on the western front, that force, to gether with the British and French armies under General Foch, holds the German army there, and we see the result in Bulgaria demanding a sep arate peace. "The obvious importance of this move is perfectly clear to everybody." Turning to a map of the Balkan rfont, General March said the mili tary situation in that region was too plain to need analysis. "That is a tremendous drive," he continued, "and carried out by rela tively small forces. In this quick ad vance the Serbs crossed two rivers, the Czerna and the Vardar rivers, and captured the railroads which fol low the valleys of the two rivers and which have been the main lines of supply for the Bulgarians on either side, as well as their chief lines of es cape. The result has been a general disorganization of the retreating for ces, particularly those caught be tween the Vardar river and the moun tains of Albania. "The picturesque movement of the British in Palestine has also been a feature of the week, resulting in very large captures of troops, and the whole movement being conspicuous by the flight of the German commander-in-chief, who apparently got out in advance." Judge Foster declares that any woman who marries a man takes a chance. And, if we may add it, Judge Foster, every man who marries a woman takes chances. (Note the plural.) Buffalo News. rne ARMISTICE CONCLUDED WITH THE BULGARIANS. Bulgaria Surrenders AH Means at Transport to Allies and Free Pas sage To Demobilize Her Army. London, Sept. 30. The armistice concluded with Bulgaria by the en tente allies is a purely military ecm- i vention and contains no provisions of a political fcharacter. Bulgaria agrees to evacuate all the territory she now occupies in Greece and Serbia, to demobilize her amy immediately, and surrender all means of transport to the allies. Bulgaria also will surrender her boats and control of navigation on the Danube and concede to the allies free passage through Bulgaria for the de velopment of military operations. All Bulgarian arms and ammuni tion are to be stored under the control of the allies, to whom is conceded the right to occupy all important strate gic points. The Associated Press learns that the military occupation of Bulgaria will be entrusted to British, French ! and Italian forces and the evacuated portions of Greece and Serbia res pectively to Greek and Serbian troops The armistice means a complete military surrender and Bulgaria ceas es to be a belligerent. All questions of territorial re-ar- rangements in, the Balkans was pur posely ojntfted from the conventions- TlW nllieq marie nn stiniilntion cnn. ' one for the Bulgarians themselves to deal with. The armistice will remain in opera tion until a final general peace is con cluded. LIBERTY LOAN EDITION. With the co-operation of the liber ty loan committee, this issue of The M- & I. is a liberty loan edition, con sisting of 16 pages, comprising a large number of liberty loan adver tisements, and much other reading appeared In The M. St I. and as good as any that have appeared in any oth er paper, no matter of what size. They were all written either by the best advertising men in the country or by men famous in other lines of endeavor. Among the writers repre sented are George Ade, Senator Lodge, Billy Sunday, Rev. Frank Crane. Read them all, and if you can find a neighbor who does not take The M. & I. pass the paper on to him with the request that he read these advertisements. The patriotic business houses which are placing the advertisements are: Bank of Wadesboro. First National Bank, Rose-Gathings Co.. Leak & Marshall, Blalock-Allen Hdw. Co. and Blalock-Allen Auto Co., Hardison & Hardison, Hart Bros. Co., Hopkins Bros., H. B. Allen & Co., Fox & Ly on, W. N. Jeans, J. W. Odom, Pee Dee Motor Co., Pee Dee Pharmacy, Ben nett Bros., H. W. Little & Co., W. J. Huntley. INFLUENZA SPREADING. The Spanish influenza seems to be rapidly spreading over the state and the entire country. It is not very dangerous in itself just a form of grip but it is often followed by pneu monia, which is exceedingly danger ous. There are more than 100,000 cas es of influenza in the training camps. and the October calls for white men have been cancelled on this account. The disease is especially widespread just now in eastern North Carolina, and a number of centers of infection have appeared in the western part of the state. It is reported that a num ber of cases have appeared in Wades boro and in Morven. On page fpur of the second section appear directions from the state board of health as to the best means to keep from catching the disease. However, it is so contagious precau tions are of very little value. It is said nearly one-third" of the popula tion of Spain suffered from the dis ease. MISS SALLIE WADDELL DEAD. Miss Sallie Waddell died at her home in the upper part of the county last Friday, and was buried in the old Eason burying ground Saturday. Miss Waddell was a member of the Baptist church, and a most estimable lady, who had many friends. She is surviv ed by three brothers, Messrs. W. A., . A. E. and S. P Waddell, and one sis ter, Mrs. Martha Tyson. Renew your subscription to The M. & I. at once.
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