'flflD ACTIONS
f fflllGHT BY GERMANS
Delay
S3
I .Purpose
t1pQ; Pur-
:; iy Allies Who Have
j'rhflteau Thierry.
passeu
THE ATTACKS
a Vere broken up
.i..,mnt Rftpnn bv
rv 1 rto 1 hAir
the AHies ucvciuFo .
5,Bt Cracker" Will Be
put in Full Motion.
nar Ua.l ( I5y the Associa
te ivnl guard actions are
the Associa
actions are
IW'V .i.;i:,.,-iiiiiiw worth of
... r iii ill - -
These were probab-
trai;; H f.".r"ilt-! purpose of delay-
meri
passed
Thierry ami auvanc-
thiit cornerstone . or
' - JclltH'SS J)U1 Mill. Wi iwv,
'-''V-'l.v ',T,ieh all(l A
VI'
;,' 1 1
i
Si !K Iti V vir ... ...
rn m xi r m m & & y&
THOUGHT THERE WERE 1
- iw,uw,cuu AMERICANS. 585
- " - $
With the American Armr
?K the Aisne-Marae Front, Sjmday, 3:
July 21. (By the Associated Press)
'i yusvuci rayuireu Dj JK
?nthe Americans today formerly wax
a baker in New York and Leba- 2t
non Pa, He was asked whnt th
?K German soldiers thoneht nhnnt
MS the Americans. Since Thursday
the prisoner said, the Germans 5K
had concluded that the announce- 5K
?K ment that a million Amerieans 3r
were in France was false, and k
?k rumors among the Germans on
this front are that there are ten
?K million , Americans instead of
H( one.
out
CONCORD, N. C, MONDAY, JULY 22, 19ia
ITER ATTACKS
BROKED BY ALLIES
A Strong Counter Blow Was
Delivered Last Night by
the Germans on the Ourcq
and Marne Front.
ALLIES MAINTAIN
THEIR POSITIONS
I.."
Ill
:,. i.itrn France.
r p.Ltiun of the Germans is said
,-v, iiMiie.1. between Gris
""' 'i Vzii Si. Cerinaine, two vil-
.' ' i nf riintcHii
r .-,.i.u.-i iiti.i ii
1 I . . . t. A.
i St. (iermaine is auuui
AlH! tins line ueiuiun
,'i,.hn'keii up and the al
wsis iij;iilit;iined throughout.
h .'TV-
rr mi''--
lint'
Vnflll tit I'"
4 nf .:;.' tiieiuv
. rv fi.'. '1 his
ourcM river, tne reac-
was limited to ar-;
as also the case be'-!
,ii.l Khehns, notable
I J2 it... I)liiSmn v- iit
the jr;'i")l '.vol f'l "e iuiciius wuuu
' i . .i... '.iD-t-.n ml Uni wnntlss.
jjjK.e tlic (.ennatis nave ueeii uusieu
m('h;it :iu Tlucrry unner eoiiuuions
M Miirwst that the withdrawal was
wiuitotr.' the JHst interesting devel-
' ' . . ... 4.K UilAnr.
pent 1-' ni uie area miuui uj. ouuwiifl
rto tin' Americans are reporreu to
srf iiih;iiivl a"; distance of one and
.. I ! "V 11.
. quarter miles ; uie A'rcq vaiiej,
iherctlif allies are steadily pounding
Airway toward Nanteuil-Notre Dame,
ad sontLvet ofjltheims, where there
to he indication that the allies
hare initiated a new drive for the
jaraie "f outflanking, the Germans
Jeween Marf.inx and Chatlllon. ; . .. v
If this last movement develops . the
jllies '."nut cracker"' will be in full
aotion. Between the kirown a41ied front
.south of Soissons to the town of Bouil
t. southwest of Uheims, there is a
np of about -4 miles. This gap, how
ever, is much smaller at present, for
the allied positions south, of Soissons
seems likely to have been advanced
materially since they were reported at
arteiihest-et-Tanx on Saturday. If
the Krencli. Italian and British troops
ruthv(st of llheinis. 'made an ad
vance of any importance, " the position
t the (lermans further south will be
amle even m.re critical than it is
taown to lie at nresonr
s
A3IEICAN TROOPS
CROSS MARNE RIVER
Between Chartoves and Gland, and
Capture the Wood of Barbillon.
(By The Associated Freas.) ,
London, July 22. American troops
yesterday crossed the river Marne
Ctiartoves and Gland, east of Chateau
Thierry, and I captured the wood of
Barbillon, according to , an authorita
tive announcement made here today.
The Germans are-stubbornly resist
ing the French crossing of the Marne,
but the French have succeeded in get
ting two elements over at Mezy and
Courcelles which are constructing foot
bridges under heavy fire. The Ger
mans are using gas shells in large
numbers. '
Owing to faulty working of telegraph
line between Paris and London, news
of the French advance up to 8:30 last
night is not very detailed. It is learn
ed, however, that the French line now
runs from Breny along the main Cha
teau Thierry road to Itocourt, and the
through Leu Charme and Epieds to
the Marne, at Chartoves.
The capture of Barbillon wood by
the Americans means that the overseas
men have advanced between three and
four miles from their old position :on
the Marne. .
Between the Ourcq and the. Aisne
the Germans are again making violent
counterattacks but the lfrench are
maintaining their lines. V . ,
On .every front the Germans are re
sisting desperately and making 'violent
counter attacks. : Nevertheless - the
French troops4 yesterday made prog
ress" aiorigherJiTverMaTne1 to a,max-
i mum" dentil of: eicrht miles
The objective of the enemy ' counter
attacks is to expedite the extrication
of his troops from the pocket between r
Soissons ana Kheims. Meanwnue tne
German troops on the southern end of
the picket must be experiencing great
difficulty ,in getting supplies.
Southwest ofRheims there has been
righting and the French have made
progress. .
Between . the Ourcq and Marne riv
ers the French yesterday took 400
prisoners.
Attacks Were Made Seven
Miles Northwest of Cha
teau Thierry and Four
Miles North of That Place.
(By Tbe Associated Treu)
Paris, July 22. Strong counter at
tacks, , delivered last night by tiiJ
Germans on the front of the Ourcq and
the Marne, were broken by the allkns
the war office announces today. The al
lied positions have been maintained.
"The enemy counter blows were deliv
ered in th region of Grisellc. mcu
miles northwest of Chateau Thierry
and Bezu St. Gerulaiiie, : four, miles
north of Chateau Thierry.
North of Ourcq and between the
Marne and Rheims the enemy's reaction
was limited to artillery fire. The f irt
was particularly notable Jn the region
of the woods of Court on and Rol.
NO 7
TIIIW1ESEC0ICIL
AGREES TO PROPOSuL
Made in America for Joint
Intervention of Japan and
United States in Siberia,
Says Dispatch from Tokio.
AN EXPEDITION
IS TO BE SENT
a cnsxix Nxnsr.ura
Crrcas ATirr Kl TtiJ Ybr$ VTmp
Ga 01 Tm flibi lb Asz$xsa
A?rr44sx JcJy rr Tt trXttt
Um, TSsr jrrr feu iiMtt
asd vo the cibrr the AscKtiso
crptksa. -
-It In tx m ?tzUm two oei4
Russia Will Be Assured That
the Entente Has No Ag
gressive Designs in Inter
vening in Russia.
ANOTHER CALL FOR
ARMY NURSES
THE COTTON TuARKET
Xo Kelif f from Orousht ?n Southwest.
-Advance of 3 to 20 Points.
(By The Associated Press.)
'I'W Y.ik. juiy 22 As there was
W relief iinhi .ilroilL'lit in tho snnthwost
Jfjitais .if the heltthe cotton market
Mastt a-Iy oiumuhr today and an ad-
.,f :, to -jo points, with the ex-
tmii .,,f August, contracts which
1 points lower in the absence
i buyers. The prices soon after the
Wps lu.-nle; further gains, October
aiiui t(, 42 W1. 17 ints oye
unky- c,se. .
ult?-''1M'HMl'firm: July 28.70; Oc--'-
t, :.:;o: December 24.60;
Jjiniary -4.4s : March 24.40
Gfrman oSnrfve Expected to Extend
to Iiritlsh Front.
tho Kntisll Fnmtf July ls.Tbe
Jjmty utjn- new .German push is
known t i!,r,W11 Crowir Prince is
ttowto !. tVe ,stroilg reserve forces
the.jh-itish lines. Speculation
C ar"'UJl tlle Question as to
(1, ( f will send them south to
'm ,rf "'lst,nt offensive east and
r!ko ... r 1 U1 wneiner ne will
Haiiv
Bri
nish
...
IK'l
Ht .the Enslish' frKnf
inipne the latter course,
experts are nlPiii V10
w k.-v- .i a 1 1. 111.
hr,,C ;rint ()t the Americans and
i.! 1 I 1 i.v . ....
vjw I lit:
"11 the firf lnr miT.
erunihliiifr
I I'll 4... .1.
kMiji iV ,!U'"L"lon the Germans
;B:itisi,;:,u'1,,-iurkls-
psmI v - i iim P"vates are im-
i ii Tii.. ....
'HA "V.
11 iv v!
i
1 "Y.,,;.-'- -I:u' f "Khting qualities of
ric-.,' j . 111 (very department,
f-trorin- o- are receiving
3"ieil ov I!"''- -AU Eland is re
Amcrieai, V ( l'al)ia arrival of the
r cans t Captured by Mexican
3tTi.. Jndits.
lo';io T..i
?? WiN i,f f1? caPtured by Mex
SMou rh for ransom in the
rut,., u,aains. if ,
1, v "may Hi, i as iuaue Known
' Ar WW-. ue uianca
r 5s 4, 10m1f-i00 is asked, The
tr00 are n!.. .rksdale. Mexican
BriHu -IT of the bandits. -
Sinks a German Sub-
(By n manne.
rne Lrrr British de-
oedt8 a n ,a Geraii sub-
the! British admiralty.
Censor Got His Letter and He Got
Five Years.. x
New York Journal. . . '
"I wish the Germans would sink
some transport so we would get some
excitement," wrote Arthur Roth, tweiv
ty-four, who came to America about a
year ago from Norway.
Roth and his letter, which fell into
the hands of Government officials after
being delivered to the addressee in
Philadelphia; were before Federal
Judge Martin T. Manton, and the writ
er was sentenced to five years in the
Atlanta penitentiary. Other .parts .-f
Roth's letter read :
"Can't you hear the Germans march
ing up Broadway, and in their middle
Pershing, . and the band is playing
Wacht Am Rheln,' by Sousa?
"If the censor got this letter I
would probably be in jail for two
years. But he is not going to get it."
Sunday School Convention.
The Sunday School Committee yes
terday adopted the following plan
for the convention to be held in Con
cord. - - ' .- , ' .'
The date; August 4th, 7 :30 p.m.
The nlace St. Andrews Church, on
West Deoot street. '
Who All ministers, Sunday school
officers and teachers of Concord are
delegates, and everybody i not only
invited but urged to come.
The Program 7 :30 to 8, a song ser
vice bv the combined choirs of all the
churches of Concord, and every choir
member is urged to help make this a
great service. At 8 p. m. there will
be short addresses and discussions of
live topics on Sunday school work!
A full program will be printed later.
SECRETARY.
National Enrollment of Women Re-
tween 19 and 34 Begins July 29.
New, York Journal. -
Miss America, your country needs
you needs you in the noblest profes
sion that the demands of war " have
made upon the womanhood of the
country. Uncle Sam invites you to join
the United States Nurse Reserve.
. A call has been sent out today by
the Council of National Defense, which
has the enrollment in charge. The ofH
cial enrollment will begin : July 29. ;
The call is for women between the
agea of nineteen and . thirty-five. The
war is creating an unprecedented de
mand . for .trained nurses. These; are
now being drawn. largely from the hos
pitals at home. The places-must be fill
ed by student nurses, . E very wonmn
-who enrolls" in the United States Stu
den Nurse Reserve is releasing train
ed nurse for service at the front
FURTHER GROUND IS .
, GAINED BY THE BRITISH
German Trenches Entered During the
Night Br British Ralanis Parties,
(By The Associated Press.)
London, July 22. Further groUAld
has been gained by the British in the
Hebuterne region on the front between
Albert and Arras, the war office an
nounced today.,. The British likewise
in conjunction with the French carried
out successful enterprise to thef south
of Villers Bretonneux east of Amiens
in which prisoners were taken..
The German trenches were entered
during the night -by a British raiding
parties at several points on the front,
including Neuville-Vitasse and north
of Bailleul and prisoners were taken.
London, July 2. The Jamn
council has agreinl to the American pro
posal lor a joint intervention br Japan
ami the United States in Slt?rUt. aj
a Outral Newu dirmtch from Tokio
under date of July 17.
A proclamation will le Lmuel allur
ing Russia that the entente has no as
gressive designs hi intervening in Itu
la, the dispatch adds.
It is probable that a relief commU
gion'will accomiiany the Joint espedl
tion, it is stated.
Washington Has Nothing for Publica
Uon.
Washington, July 22. The govern
ment continued its reserve totlay on
announcements of plans with Japan for
military aid to Russia and fciberia.
Officials aid that until imie official
couiiiiiiiiieatiou from the Japanese gov
emnient arrives, there would be noih
hig to tay for publication.
CULTIVATING CROPS UP
TO WHERE SHELLS FALL
General Tysen Writes to Ivins women
" in Raleigh of Happenings in France.
Raieigh, July 21. Brig. Geu.1 Law
rence Tyson, writing from France a few
dajs before, the beginning of the most
recent drive, tells his mother, Mrs. Law
rence Tyson and his sister, Mrs. Paul
H. Ix?e, both of , Raleigh, that by the
time they would get this letter be and
other North Carolinians who went over
in May expected to be in the front line
f ' Tlui-officcr did :4iot pre tentL to mini
mizethe situation and he tells hL kins
womcM that the 'times are serious
The Germans, he said, had made very
wonderful progress. He had heard that
they made great artillery preparations
that would greatly retard the bringing
up of reinforcements. He was disap-"
pointed In the number of men that the
bet cf two MlJ fticb rM
Inz taltit Ujc Ulf t Urh tt muU
tit new rro tfare.
The Oroia t" tot tU
tm A lira t 4. 131 . tbry tseee catnc
out fa Csfct the A&xloKtxoci cartUia
of the worM until It etfit3wmL IU4
that neen sauL ereo in tritxl irra.
the huh unity nf the mU (4 tbe
German people woedd have Imo ml
aumler n the fift Oar. V&r ih
German did not thick f ttU er tlut
kirnl of world ctmorrlon. He thocuLht
of the PathUixi's neml. of hita. itt
wife, and mother."
HUNTING TOR NTTW SOURCTS.
OF SUPPLY OF ANTHItlCm:
Fighting Hard 'To Maintain a Mail
luum Output tloe to 275.CX?3 Ttm
a Day. ;
Philadelphia. July 22. A cm! et
lert pmlict that anthracite e I Is pu.
ing to U m-am thU winlrr, all of the
Inventive genln in the anthrseite ln
durtry ha teen huntiu for tie
sources of uiily. OjnTatom srv
working ataudotud- mines lntalllnr
new devices and putting In electric
power
The liarrier pillar between the New
Ronton and Mill Creek cullleriea. run
taining rX).0(K tou of anthracite, is
to lie mlneil. Bancroft mountain. mtu
of Ashland, is to le strippetl of Its ur
face coal veins for a stretch of . two
miles. Fifty years ago this mine was
suppo?dly workel ont, atwndoned and
thtn flooded with water.
With a dwlndUng force cf .141.000
men in the anthracite miuen and the
prospect of thla numler being still fur
ther deiileted by the July draft the
Industry Is fighting harder than ever
before, if possible, to maintain a max
imum output close to 273,000 tons of
anthracite a day.
GEHMAN LINE 13 nnOriEN;
ALLirs rusu Ncrnr.i5;t
French and Americans "Break the Ger
man Line North raj t of Chateau
Thierry, . ...
With the American Army on the
Marne, July 21. (1 P. M.) The French
and Americans have broken the Ger-
FEESIISUCCE
FDR THE KiEBICKiS
In Their Drive Between tht
Aline and 'the. Marne an:
Reponed in General Penh
lngs Ccmmunlque Today.
GOING AHEAD V?ITH
VIGOR AND SPIRIT
They Have IHtken More
Than 6,000 Prisoners, Over
100 Cannon and Many Mor
tars and Machine Gun$
, VLhirl. Jfcly ga- T?ri wr
fr b Asaetfcrsm tm lmtt Art
trtre?t lte Al5e t4 tlr 4tnp mn
rrtttmt la lieft. lVrits 5i5Sib
tsM-fi. -Tbe ''Aoaefickf te 4titt;f
ahe4:Uh tsaJltaiitttSt t&f t4
rl4rtl, the !-rM
More ttwitt iJ pfi.r. tf It.l
ramnm at4 tiy t mi1kt-
nachSt( tnift t-e Un Hi. I f t!
Ai-iiaitt ll !!. u It lt f tts
i ttw AlieMtt tt"p iVr?
U.S reported. Ttitfk w .serrfSt s
mr-aiff tt tt prfrirt U littsf
day's tafrnn,t f. 17 $fr
rltuSei! th'e rsttire! tjr 14 Afetl
ran aifl Frnjrh tt&itSv
n:owN pRisn: cau.s
ixiu !tt:u mow cot srs
British seemed to havejnid theneetl for toan nne horthwest of Chateau Tlilerry.
;. lie still nopeu mat i xue rrcuch ana Americans unvmg
THE CASUALTY LIST
Nine in the Army Wrere Killed in Ac
tion; . Fourteen Died of .Wounds.
(Br The Associated Press.)
Washington, July, 22. The army
casualty-list today shows.
Killed in action 9; died of wounds
14; died of disease 7 ; died of accident
arid other causes 3; wounded severely
12; mfissmg in 'action 16; prisoners 1.
Total
The!
North
62. .
list includes the-name, of one
Carolinian, Arvin D. Teague, of
Gastonia, who was killed in action.
Americans Alone Capture Over 5,000
t Prisoners."
With the American Army on the
Aisne-Marne Front, July 20. One Am
erican unit since Thursday has taken
2,889 prisoners including 91 officers
while another American unit on the
northern front has captured 2,261, in
cluding -32 officers.
Among the prisoners were a colonel
and. two majors, all in one group.,
M. E. Rural Church Conference.
Chicago, HL.'July 22.' Several hun
dred ministers, formers ; and business
men assembled today at the Garrett
Biblical Institute of Northwestern Uni
versity to take part in a rural church
conference arranged under the auspices
of the Methodist Episcopal church. The
conferenewrill - continue in ; session
through the.w6ek. s " ' ; "
per
per
r.M tnn remains at 31 cents
pound ; cotton seed at - 75 cents
busheL ! - -.
' Misses Hagler Entertain.
A picnic was given by Misses Ruth,
Pearle and Rose Hagler, in honor of
the boys who have been "called to the
colors' July 22. The picnic was given
in Hagler's big' spring pasture from
5:30 to 11:30 p. m. At 7:00 p. m. a
bountiful supper- was spread on the
grass, which was very much enjoyed.
We then returned to the house, where
games were played until 11:30, when
sweet good-byes and God bless you
were given to the boys to report Mon
day. . -
' Those present were: Misses Bessie,
Estelle and Pearle Stallings, Maude.
Iois and Elma Reid, Dessie, Ellie and
Willie Russell, Ceny Alexander. An
nie Bell Bost, Mary Patterson, Ruth,
Perle and Rose Ragler; Messrs. Er
nest Stallings, Garfield Linker, Willie
Van Fowler, Coy Reid, Kemp Alexan
der, Haden ad .Guy Talbirt, Fred
Cook, Vernon Parish. CorpT. Wade E.
Patterson, Herbert Ritchie, Foy Lita
ker, Henry Cook, Robert Green. Brack
Smith, Lewis Kluttz, CrUig and Clell
Hagler. '
- .' ONE PRESENT.
,v y ' r
Sunday School Conference at aiontreai.
Montreat, N. C, July 20. Many Sun
day school workers and other religious
leaders have gathered here to attend
the annual Sunday ..school conference
under the auspices of the Southern
Presbyterian church. The conference
will have its formal opening tomorrow
and will continue in session an entire
week. The program provides for ad
dresses by numerous speakers of prom
inence. r :': ; -y'.:":';.y.-
' Miss Mary Brumley Is visiting
friends in Statesrille for several days.
man power is" great
the Americans can get there to prevent
a body blow. ' .;
The lack of activity In the air wor
ried General Tyson quite a-bit. The
silence seemed ominous. MThe Germans
have apparently become more cocky
than they have ever been," he says,
"and feel that they are sure winners,
and that Americans can never come in
before they get in a body blow. The at
tacks of March 21 and June 1, were
Lmade in points In the line that were
f weakly held, and the Germans knew it.
Therff may j be others now, but I hope
they have not found Itnfsi. If we had
our whole 40 "divisions over here it
would be equivalent to SOulivisions of
Germans, and perhaps even more, and
we would be a tremendous factor and
a tremendous encouragement.
"I understand that since we left you
have been getting a little taste of sub
marines near you. I hope this will have
a tendency to spur our people on, but
nothing other than numbers of men and
cannon will win this war. They have
got to be fed In continuously for a long
time, and our country must realize It
and make every preparation. They
cannot do too much. The whole of our
nation must be put to the single pur
pose of winning this war and the idea
of making money and doing business
for money's sake will have to be sub
ordinated or else we will not win. That
is where the Germans have come in.
They have done nothing but put their
time and energy into the war while we
have made business first."
General Tvson says that the French
are cultivating, crops right up to the
place where tbe shells fall and that 25
miles from the German guns xne noisi
is considerable, albeit the men pay no
attention to it. "As a matter of fact
life seems very cheap. he says.
Mecklenburg Farmers Ask That Cot
ton Price Be Fixed.
Charlotte. July 20. The Meckleu-
bunr County Farmers union adopted a
resolution, during a special session to-
dav. reouestine the Government to nx a
minimum price of 3. cents per pound
on cotton, basis of good middling, un
lv one man of the rather large gather
ing refused to vote for the resolution.
said the union president.
Onlr Germans Remaining Sooth of
The Blarne Dead and Prisoners.
London. July 20. "No Germans re
main south of the Marne. except pris
oners and dead
This message is sent by the Renter
correspondent at French headquarters
and is timed Saturday evening.
Italians Continue To Gain Ground.
(By The Associated Press.)
Home. July 22. The Italians are
continuing to gain ground in the bend
of the Devoli river in Albania, the
Italian war office ! announced . today
The advance troops yesterday took a
hundred prisoners and seven machine
guns.
the spear head toward the northeast,
have already advanced five kilometres,"
(3 1-10 miles) at various places.
The allied trooir hate taken many
prisoners, including three officers, who
said that they were tired of the war.
American infantrymeu captured two
German 77 s. Previous to the breaking
of the German lines the aiUes battled
with the desperate machine gunners,
who were mowed down as the allied rc
inforcements arrived. T1m? German
losses were terrible.
Requested Not to Buy Food.
With the American Army In England.
July -5. American officers arriving at
rest camps have been requested by the
officers in command not to purchase
meals or any supplies of food in the
nearby towns. It has leen explained
to them that a sujeient quantity of
food is at their disposal at camp and
that it would not be fair to the resi
dent population for them to buy food
that England is so earnestly endeavor
ing to conserve.
The enlisted men who arrive at the
rest camps are subject ed to no tich
temptation because on their brief .stay
at the camps they are not granted any
leave of absence.
German DHUlott Frtsm ibe Army la
the North Hurried ( PrUrct We!
Hank.
CDr The AMfU(r4 rr.
With lite French Army la Fr
July Frederick ;'wmUn, lU kf
man Imperial Crwn Prl&r. hss
obliged to call for fcrlr fra hU w
uln. Crown IVInre IluspncfcLa 4 IU
raHa." German dlvUUms frota lh
army In the north tuve ttn hurrti
ilmvu to prelect tte wet fUfck tf IS
ilefeatetl army whlfh tas irtt drltt-a
tack over tlie Mirne, and tjertrd-fron'"-Cfcateau
Thierry by FretK h-Amt r n
trrx:'p. I '. r- " V":-. -
Tha:re:Icn!nr?MUtr!y' oc'?' t
SoUsoas forn 1?e kry to iu i;rtrr.a
pofltlon and hen the rwx&rM
rt ntrat heavr fnrct l"T the (urpcM
oMioJdlni iMick tKeadvsnritiit tide of
the allies. The latter, however, erm
tlnue their progre, althttih the
nghtlnir Is tccmln? beatkr esth
hour. Tliey have taken lre nsifa.
tier -of prisoners, the nuratter Wins
more thsn ha teen anwftincri.
new liatches of captltes are afrlrlfg.
The T.SmWT of ttuwounle.l fiofefs
alone, far exceeds the IMsl eansaK
ties of the allied tiwp lre ice vw
turiout advance lan.
Tlie eorrerp.ndent lias seen a lrjr
eolumn fcf ttieN prisoners tannine la.
and from their aptanince they were
certainly picked men.
The numlier of tmdsmal raunoa
taken by the allies I very Urge and
Is contant!y lncrcatlnr. while at the
same time large quantities tf oai
nltion has teh cajtwretL
The advance of the arale com
mandel by Gen. Manzln ami Urn. lt
out on this flank averages 10 kilome
ters, while Gen. Bcrtbetot. who It
smahing at; the f4ber side of Ih
pocket, eontalnlng tte drfrated Ger
msns. is also pmr-lr4t spprerU!4jr.
The French. Americans and lUUUh
are working In the r!oet eo-firrtlon.
and with absolute confidence.
Red Cross Surgical Dressing Rooms.
The Red Cross surgical dressing
rooms will be open Utlf morning and
afternoon on. -Tuesday. Wednesday.
Thursday and Friday of this week in
order if possible to finish the allot
ment of G.000 pieces for July. Thirty
six women can work in the oakum pad
rooms, and at least six are needed to
cut gauze In order to keep up the
work.
It Is distressing to we machines
Idle In the sewing room when pajamas
are so badly -needed for the sick and
wounded men, the number of whm If
increasing so rapidly nstr In thee
days of teyible lighting.
To Entrain for Camp Hancock.
More than one hundred young white
men were entrained this i; -afternoon
hortly after three oc!efc. fr Camp
Hancock. Auzrcta. Georgia. The Rt
of those leaving will le pubUshed In
the next Issue of this paper. This Is
probably the largest single cot rain
men t of troops made from Concord m
far since the draft was started. Two
special cars were provided on train So,
45 to accommodate the men.
An Opportunity far Fen Ire,
To the Editor:
On account of the lncrralng A
mands upon my time by the Food Ad
ministration which is tww a nun's jot,
as well a doe regard for ray health
aDd in onJer that I may have xaf
time left lu which to prattle law, I,
have sent In my resignation of the fal
low Ing V. H. Government rHlofis,
via.:
1 Goremment Appeal Agent.
, 2 Chairman of Council t Htn.t
3 Enrolling Agetd ff N. tt, Ptt4lc
Herviee neserve.
Here Is an porionlty fr fhrre
titriot to wrrr thHr emirifry an! I
fco;ie that It' shall -be fofin-l that Cm
cord has men I!Un2 to trndt ervk.
I011IUJMIN CALDWELU
Germans Are Smoking Leaves.
The Germans have ixn out of tole
co and are smoking cherry leaves,
beech leaves and bops. Ileeeh leaves
sell for eight and three-fourths cent
a pound wholesale, and' hop thirteen
to fourteen cents.
The only American troops that win
ever "lake to flight are our fna-lrcnf
of "Eagles," and when they get bury,
the Hun will desperately wish tfcey
bad "stood their ground."
The Work or Herd Order as U IUe-
hall Itajrrm.
'" Washlngtnfi, Jaly 22. inttxr?
Baler and Pitttt Marshal fV-iral
Crowdrr are rfnitderfng t!ay t ad"
vliaUiity ff -extesi ling the efTrflv
time for I lie "work or TtsKt" gr!rr, ?.
It app!l"S to prfe$?nal tatn play
em, so as to permit the rptcth n cf
the seaton.
Avsltxnt Seerrtary cf the Nary Ar
' rivea la Frsnte.
Washlcgtctu July 22. The , arrival
of As Intact Secretary cf the Navy
Rnoevelt. U Fr2r.ee. was cns.cazc?l
tljy by the Navy Department.
h Vrajsk Hargrave Dirs After a NVrtVs -
Hlneta.
IiFxIngfon. July 2LJ. Frark liar
grave. oce t.t the bt isosro rttlrrji
of this sect ion of the state and a Ure
landholder and planter, died at tit
bme here at an early hur rat arlay
moYtdng. at the are of ZA years. fo'!w.
Ing an lllneM of a week. During the
past yes r he had been fklUas In halih
bat In tecrnt weeks had aparrJ r.nu u
Improve! until a week ago.