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HICKORY, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 7, 1918
PRICE TWO CENTS
AMERICAN MARINES AND FRENCH TROOPS
OR WE INTO GERMAN LINE ON MARNE FRONT
AMERICAN MARINES RUSH
GERMANS FOR TWO MILES
Capture Village of Torcy, Beyond Their Ob
jective, and Drive Enemy Before Them.
French Statement Also Tells of Splendid
Victory on Marne Front
By the
Vi:h
A aviated Press.
American Forces on the
.!.!; 7. Tln American ma-
i .ii . i.
'.'an a sK'cimu uuacK on
. , iiiu- late yesterday cap-
::tace of Turcy and drove
-,:. U lire lies, northwest
... '.'hurry. This morning
hx'.iitig Tourey in the
; ; v-iinl eount1'? at tucks and
; forward,
all their Objectives in
,i . ,rtv obtained.
" u.ti; plan did not include
:' ;'!. y, hut the mar r cs
',: and drove the enemy
i ':it whore the (hjeetive
,,!i. i was on the right of
. ,:i the Belleau wood. The
.:.:it:tf is continuing here.
i:i ii civi; cuKDir
B; :hi Av-ociated PrM.
ii-.i I. " 7. American troops
' . iiiaia battle front
. i rund on the line of
'.. -I and l.'jiire.sehes, west
lhlerry, the war office
. :' .'.n and north of Mont-
. 1'icardy area, local op
;. the French were success-r.-Mcrs
were taken by the
1 . :. !..' north of the Aisne
i - . ' ( Lured LePort, west
: ; ... On the Marne front,!
f Chateau Thierry, French
.: ' 'ired Hill Jp-I before the
. U'neims. British troops
t iiti in the village of
: ' 'Ukx large losses on the
W I.I Nl(; FOB CONGRESS
Ml- U III I : PENITENTIARY
'I . i City, Okl June ,7. J
l'! 1 Kn field. S.ciaList candy -.
i i :.ri's Ktrainst James V.
' . .M-.'i nth congressional
found iruilty by federal
U- re on indictments
'. . : -i racy to obstruct the
.. I sentenced to 20 years
' r i! prison at Leaven-
Hl. KS, PLEASE!
I;'
. press employes who are
. y are going to get higher
c they will wait until they
press their joy.
Mom; ( OBSERVATION
' .;le-l)cmocrat
!. riist rator is such a long
Food boss is briefer
i, !i-r.
i I- trouble with good inten
: - ! i if.i they are never imper-
' i--.-t.
Secood
T
novated Press.
!' ''i' American Forces on the
Marri". T....,,lay, June 0. The second
,l ' ' ! 'nail" todav bv the American
"'i Gorman positions north-
' "i' ' bateau Thierry early gave
''"n e ,,f success as this morn-
' . . . i i
I't
I iiii t Tin. mnrinim rniis-hed
1.1.
i' ',liieet!ve ui.f fn the first
'"''HP ... I, . 41. ..i 4!.-. 1! '4. 1 ..uV,
i uiai, nine limit uu jiusn-
'"V''"! them. The early reports
j;1'1"''1''1 'h'.f, the Germans are cm
''" r'ln r"r the time being and sur
r""!".";'!!' ru aml eft to the Amer-
"'iin,:,
. "r the toughest of all the ob
J"('llv" Il'lleau Wod, some four
''''"m Chateau Thierry, was
CANCHARGEONLY
FIVE CENTS
Raleigh, June 7 Millers and deal
ers who have been taking advantage
of the scarcity of flour and the "com
bination sale" order of the food ad
ministration are likely to have a
"run-in" with State Food Food Ad
ministrator Henry A. Page, accord
ing to a statement issued to the
trade in the oflicial bulletin of the
food administration which was issued
today. According to this state
ment the conservation of wheat has
been-held back and discouraged to a
considerable degree by profiteering
in corn meal and other cereal sub
stitutes and the food administration
is determined to call a halt on such
business.
State Food Administrator Page, af
ter an investigation of corn prices in
Nerth Carolina and with knowledge
of the cost of the corn imported in
to the state, and with due regard to
the legitimate margins that may be
changed by millers and retailers, an
nounced definitely that hereafter any
price for corn meal to the consumer
above five cents a pound will itivite
investigation, and dealers found to
be charging an unreasonable margin
will be disciplined. The only jus
tification for a price higher than five
cents a pound will be high freight
rates or unusual cost of handling due
to some extraordinary circumstances.
This procedure is in line with the
new policy of the food administra
tion to begin investigations at the
consumers' end, instead of with the
manufacturers and jobbers. If there
is any profiteering on any produce
anywhere alonff the line of distribu
tion it will be indicated in the price
to the consumer and with a number
of competent inspectors in the field
it will be easier and decidedly more
effective to begin investigations of
apparent profiteering with the re
tailer. I
In some markets in North Caro
lina corn meal is selling for approx
imately as much as wheat flour. The
food administration noius inat mere
should be at least a difference of 20
per cent between the two products
THE CLEVELAND WAY
OF MARKETING
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The manufacturer of baby carri
ages has been hard hit by the neces
sities of war. Now what can we
carry our marketing home in?
There will be a special meeting
of Hickory Commandery No. 17,
Knights Templars tonight at 7 o clock.
The work is Red Cross and Knights
Templars degree.
WEATHER FORECAST
Vor North Carolina: Partly
i,,,v tnnlcrht and Saturday, prob
ably local rains, moderate west to
northwest winus.
Attack
Detail
swept by the marines without serious
trouble. There seemed reason to ex
pect German counter attacks before
long for before the attack which
began at 5 p. m., the road behind
the German lines were filled with
troops and wagons, but the American
artillery turned a deadly fire on them.
The marines in their forward
sweep took strong positions on eith
er side of Belleau wood and cleaned
out the read ravin sduth of Turcy,
which linked up HiU 204, which was
taken this morning. This gave them
a good position domination the sit
uation. Their total advance was approxi
mately two miles on a three mile
front.
FOR MEAL
RED CROSS LIST
PUBLISHED
The Record today is publishing the
last of the subscribers to the Red
Cross war fund. The total raised
by the Hickory chapter was $15,000
and nearly 3,500 people had a part
in the good work. If any names
have been 'omitted, subscribers will
please see their team captains and
due credit will be given.
The following Red Cross subscrib
ers were reported by C. W. Bagby,
captain of ward 3:
G. W. Payne $5.00
ivirs. r. v, Harris , 1.00
TV ur T 1
r. vv . narris .... 2.00
Mrs. Mary W. Heald I"l5.00
R. L. V1hite, Jr. 1.00
Mrs. T. W. Shuford 5.00
Allan Bisanar .25
Norman Bisanar 1.00
A. P. Rowe 1.00
L. II. V!ise 1.00
Mrs. S. L. Bowman 5.00
S. L. Bowman .. 5.00
E. A. Smith 50.00
Mrs. Walter A. Hahn 1.50
Miss E. Lucile Hahn .50
Mrs. A. S. Abernethy 5.00
Mrs. Mary Bonniwell 1.00
Mrs. S. M. Hamrick 1.00
Miss Emma Hamrick 1.00
Miss Irene Hamrick 1.00
Mrs. H. W. Warner LOO,
Miss Ola Warner 1.00
Cash. 2.00'
O. C. Cloninger 5.00
Mrs. P. L. Cloninger 1.00
Poly L. Deal ,1.00 j
G. A- Thomason 4.00 j
Miss Fay Yount .10 '
morris ivieaaows .Zo
M. T. Deal 1.00
Flowers Dream 3.65
J. F. Allen 10.00
Mrs. J. F. Allen 5 00
Miss Louise Allen 5.00
Miss Mary Allen 5.00
Miss Katharine Allen 5.00
Miss Minnie Berry 2.00
Mrs. Emma Deal 1.00
Miss Blannie Frazier 1.00
Mrs. Maude M. Lackey 2.50
Master Mayo and Bruce Hefner 100
Mrs. P. M. Whitener 1.00
Mrs. Polly Setzer .50
H. A. Whitener 1.50
James Andrew Rowe 1.00
Reid Bumgarner 1.00
Miss Maggie Beam 5.00
Herbert G. Miller 300
Miss Lizzie W'itherspoon 2.00
Mrs. T. A. Witherspoon 1.00
Bryan Wilfong 5.00
Mrs C. H. Kale 100
Mrs. J. E. Hancock 3 00
Mrs. A. A. Miller 5.00
Miss Garetta Miller 5.00
J. R. Hosley -.- 1.00
Miss Lois Fry o.OU
Miss Hettie Beam 1.50
Mrs. F. I. Abee 1.00
Mrs. Mary Lou Lawrence 1.00
G. W. Hoke 10.00
J. E. Setzer
Rev. E. J. Sox 6.C-)
W,. L. Long 2.0U
James E. Abee 2 00
Mrs. W. L. Long 2.0U
Miss Eunice Long . 1-00
Colored Subscribers
The following colored people are
subscribers:
Robert Colter, Cora Hoke, Eunice
Hoke, Ed Pettie, Isabella Whitener,
Matie Walker, M,rs Myrla Walker,
Mrs. Katie Gillespie, Eliza Adams,
Mrs Fannie Lutz. Lizzie Shuford,
Lucy Thomas, Lizzie Pettiei, W MJ
Hildebrand, Jeff byers, Mrs . a.
Patterson, Mrs Harrison Wade, Nor
wood Patterson, Albert Reinhardt,
George W Walker, Willie B Morrison,
Thomas N Gaston, Desola Moss, Fan
nie Patterson, Rosa A Gaston, R C
Whitenleii Robert
Connor, Delia Kaylor, Gertrude Har-
ton, Lottie Akert, Adna Salenest,
R A Sallines, Jessie Mackie, Mary
Lucks, Mary Wade, Se Lytle, J L
Dennis, Lula Hawkins, Monroe Kay
lor, W H Hawkins, E D Lewis, Mag
gie M Dellinger, Mrs A L James,
Emma Parker, Susan Goodson. Etta
Bost, Lottie A Barbour, Agnes Ros
ma, Willie Davis, Mrs. Rachel Wmk
ler, Mrs Sam Goodson, Annie Wal
lace, Alfred Hooper, Mrs. Harrison
Alexander, Tressie Savoid, James
Shuford, RoLVrt .SimeJton, frank
Shufclrd; Lizziie Albernsthy, Albert
Carpenter, Bertha Gibbs, Virginia
iSivnelto, Jrl.an -31 n iieu.ueu.ei.,
me nun. amt vvn": - -
Charity Jackson, Mary L. Shuforo,
Rev S J V.1 Spurgeon, W:lhe Shuford,
Eunice Connor, Mrs Rena Howard,
R J Buggs, John Hooper, Mary Jones
Alida Reinhardt, Mrs Gerti
AVfWitener, Mirs Katie Younjg, Will
Shuford, Walter James, Mrs- Mary
Gaither, Mrs. Dezzie Hill, Mrs. Liz
zie Johnson, P G Gaither, Pinkney
James Peter Wlilson, Mrs. Lily Bost,
C C Carter, R A Carpenter, C Hor
ton, Mrs Cora Jones, Tom Williams,
York Omstead, Mrs Mamie Hill, Mrs
Lena Jackson, Mrs Callie Robinson,
Mrs Dora Lowrie, Mrs Emma Wil
liams, Jones Smyre, Mrs. Emma
Avery, Mrs annie Ward, Donnie Ruth
erford, Mary Allie Hildebran Mrs
Mary Wlillis, Mts Cora Hill, Mrs.
Mattie Coulter. Mrs Amanda Forney,
Mrs Lou Archie, Mrs Amanda Gner,
William Grier, Mrs. Sophia Brown,
Sam Brown, Mrs Josie Ferguson,
Mrs Anna Ramseur, Mrs Nannie Ram
seur, Wiltz Ward, Mrs Maria Watts,
Mrs. Rachel Ward, Mrs. Hariet Al
exander, Lucius Hbrton, Mrs. Dora
Rowe, Sam Ward, Adam Hull, Mrs
Priscilla Ramseur, Mrs. Nora Shu-
IN FULL
THREE TAR HEELS
KILLED IN
BATTLE
By the Associated Press.
Washington, June 7. .The casu
alty list today contained 48 names,
divided as fallows:
Killed in action, 17; died of. wounds,
12; died of accident, 6; died of dis
ease 7; wounded severely, 6.
Included in the list of killed was
Lieut. Robert B. Anderson of Wil
son, N. C.
Corporals Silas Triplett of Hunt
ing Creek, N. C, Private Raymond E.
Cuthbertson, Route 1, Nebo, N. C,
and Lewis T. Strickland, Cerro
Gordo, N. C, were killed in action.
I
Dr. J. Ernest Thaker will deliver
a special sermon to men in the Pres
byterian church Sunday afternoon at
4 o'clock and it is hoped that many
will be present. The service will
close Sunday evening.
There was a fairly large congre
gation present this morning and a
larger one last night. Tonight's
subject will be "The Man of the
Hour."
There will be no services tomorrow.
SPECIAL
HON
FOR
MEN
NEX
SUNDAY
Marines Proud
of Good Work
60 PER CENT OF
By the Associated Press.
Wushinjgtpn, June 7. .Senator
Swanson, acting chairman of the na
val committee, after a conference with
navy heads today, declared the allied
and American naval forces have de
stroyed 60 per cent of all German
submarines constructed and that they
have cut shipping losses in half.
The German submarines recently
operating off the Atlantic coast, Sen
ator Swanson said, are believed to
have been driven from the coast and
also from the main American ship
ping route.
Mrs. W. W. Barber left today for
Asheville to visit her dauhter, Mrs
P. H. Gladdin. Miss Wilholimena
Barber will return home with her
mother.
ford, Mts. Rosa Cleland, Claud Shu
fordi Wjilliam CHelandi, Mrs. Mjatil
da, Clark, Mrs. J. L. Lewis, Susan
na Ludlow, John Morrison, M. Dever,
Ruth Suthers, Mrs. P M Hooper,
John Hlpoper, Mrs. John Morrison,
M. Nicholson, Mrs. Ana Alexander,
Mrs L J Buggs, James Hooper,
iGranivJljte Dellingeiy Lonie Hender
son, Mrs C A Henderson, Mrs. N M
Black, Jasper Wood, Mrs Wood, Ruth
Morrison, Sallie Morrison, Martha
Morrison, Mary Mjorrison, Magda
lene Jones, Mrs Mollie McCorkle,
Mrs. Bessie Robinson, Bynum Dunn,
W M McCorkle, Frank Derr, Mrs Ad
die Derr, Mrs Annie Johnson, Mrs.
Bessie MlcCorkle, Mrs Corrie, Mrs.
G EDewey, Mrs C F Letterlough,
Mrs Ellen Loyd, Nannie E. Smith,
Robert Smith, Bert Robinson, Susann
Lutterlough, Mose Johnson and wife,
Riley Adams, John Davidson, W M
Jackson, Peter Wfiittenburg, Rupt
Morrison, Joe Hoke, Julia Brown,
Elder Evans, Richard Evans, P M
Smith, Lettia Chambers, Janet Moore,
L L Ramseur, Harrison Wade, Emma
Moore, Jennie Holmes, Delia James,
Mattie Hamrick, P G Gaither, Geo
W Bell, Geo Hamrick, Eva Phipps,
I J James, James Abernethy, Char
lotte Dellinger, Lillie M. Smith, L A
C Smith, Florence Holqway, Eva
Bynum, G W. Feimster, Roy Wilson
and wife. Mrs Simulton, Mrs L A
Smith, Mrs Bynum, Mrs L J Buggs,
Ivoy Scott, Harvey Moore, W: L Per
son, Lottie Gaston.
SUBMARINES
KILLED
CROWDER CALLS
FOR REVISION
1
By the Associated Preii.
Washington, June 7. A general re
vision of classifications an'ter the se
lective service act was ir.sttuted to
day by Provost Marshal General
Crowder when he telegraphed to the
governors of all states ordering an
investigation to determine the reaa
on for the small number of regis
trants in class 1 in most districts.
Thousands of men in class 4 should
be put in clases 1 and 2, the pro
vost marshal said.
The provost marshal also ordereu
an investigation to determine wheth
er any men have been put iu the up
per class when they should have been
put in those lower down.
Provost Marshal Crowder announc
ed today that the class of 1918 reg
istrants will not be aMowed to enlist
in the navy or marine corps. After
numbers are assigned, registrants
may enlist if they secure certificates
from their local boards.
It is expected the rearrangement!
will bring into class 1 more than
500,000 men.
Cases where registrants were mar
ried after the passage of the draft
act will be carefully considered and
if evidence warrants classification in
class 1 will be made by local boards.
Married men whose wives have sus
taining iiJ:omes probably will be re
classified.
By the Associated Press.
With the American Forces on the
Marne, Thursday, June 6. A notable
development was the low morale of
the prisoners, all of whom are Prus- j
sians. They expressed themselves
as tired of the war and glad to get
out of the fighting. This is despite
the fact that they were furnished
with food, although the Savon, Wur
tenburg and other troops may go
without.
It must not be imagined, however,
that they did not put up a fight this
morning, for their officers were be
hind .urging them on, but the ma
rines rushed in anong them yelling
like Indians and flying bayonets and
rifles.
One marine who was taking back
a prisoner ran into two German of
ficers and ten men. He tackled
them single-handed with his rifle and
bayonet, .killing both the officers and
wounding seven of the men. Anoth
er sergeant was about to take a
prisoner, when the German threw
himself on the ground and discharg
ed his revolver at the American af
ter calling "Comrade." That set
tled it with the American, who also
wounded four other Germans.
The morale of the men is wonaer
ful They are willing to attempt
anything and are talking with pride
of the heavy losses they inflicted on
the Germans this morning, while all
reports indicate that the afternoon
event had been even more costly ior
the enemy.
NEW Y0RKC0TT0N
3y the Associated Press.
ts.t. VM-L- Tnno 7 Thfirp was re
1.VC W xvii, u vaaw
newed covering in the cotton market
j. 1 .1 X 1 , 1rt
at the opening ioaay ana meie i-iou
seemed to be a little buying on appre
hensions of wet weather in the eas
tern belt where the possibility o
damage from grass is increased by
scarcity of labor. First prices were
16 to 25 points higher in conse
quence. Demand, however, was less
urgent, suggesting that tlicre lu-d
been a considerable reduction m the
short interests and prices turned
easier before the end oi the first hour.
The close was steady.
Open Close
Tuv 26.25 25.77
October" """ 23.8 23.59
Secember":: 23.30 23-20
JanSrv 23.07 23.02
MarTh !-:: -2S.16 22.89
mfKORY MARKETS
Cotton
Wheat
Corn - .
ZbC
2.20
$1.75
CUSS
"SOLDBS OF THE SEA"
HEROES OF THIS BATTLE
Push Back Germans from Tip of Salient Formed
in Rush to Marne. Americans Show Irre
sistible Dash in Assaulting Enemy
Positions
TY RAISED
Catawba county subscribed, $23.,
000 to the second Red Cross war
fund. Chairman L. F. Long of New
ton has made a report of the funds
raised in the county outside of Hick-!
ory and he reports the gratifying
total of $8,C00. Hickory raised
$15,000.
The whole county has done well.
In his report, Mr. Long says:
"The result of this campaign is
in itself 'a tribute to the givers
whose names we are now beginning
to publish.
K'In closing this work, I wTant to
say it has been the greatest delight
in my life to give my time and ex
pense to this cause and accord to
my worthy district chairmen and
their committees credit for their bril
liant services and especially do I
thank the newspapers of the county,
Supt. Geo. E. ong, and County Food
Administrator J. .Y. Killian who have
labored continuously with me for
six weeks, their loyalty and devotion
to this cause has been great, and
to the other gentlemen, Mrssrs. W.
C. Teirster, Wl B. Gaither, Loomis
Kluttz, Revs. Snow, Hoyle and
Matheson, and others of Newton; C.
R. Brady, J. A. Isenhower, A. L. Shu
ford, Rev. C. O. Smith and others
of Conover .and Mr. Osxar Sherrill
of Catawba who have shown such a
willingness to speak for us, I raise
my hat. They have been the soul
of enthusiasm and our result would
be lacking but for thei refforts.
"To the citizens of Catawba coun
ty I have nothing but words of
praise and admiration. You have
been generous and I wish for each
of you a reward m keeping with the
spirit of the gift.
Keep this spirit of sympathy and
enthusiasm alive in your community
as it will lighten 'the burdens of the
future."
BUMPER WHEAT
CROP STILL
F
By the Associated Press.
iWfcsJiirJgton,, June 7j Production
of 931,000,000 of wheat this year
was forecast by the department of
agriculture from June 1 conditions.
The winter wheat crop" was esti
mated at 587,000,000 bushels and the
spring production, at 343,000,000.
All private stocks of olive oil in It
aly in excess of actual family needs
have been requisitioned by the gov
ernment. annes
OUN
$23,000 FOR
RED CROSS
AT
M
Bayonets Too
By the Associated Presi.
With the American Forces on the
Marne, June 7. American marines
llast night reached 'the outskirts of
Bouresches, northwest of Chauteau
Thierry, and poured volleys of ma
chine gun fire into the enemy, inflict
ing terrific casualties. Bayonets
were used freely against many of the
Germans who made a stand in the
streets. At daybreak" today the ma
rines were slowly driving the Ger
mans back in the face of heavy ar
tillery fire, including gas shells.
The American artillery was per
forming magnificently in this operation.
Bv the Associated Press.
Striking the Germans northwest of
Chateau Thierry along the line
where the enemy legions were launch
ing their heaviest blows a few days
ago, American marines, fightng with
French troops on either side, have
pushed back the tip of the salient
driven by the Germans in their rush
for the Marne. They have recap
tured the village of Torcy and at
last accounts were disputing with
the Germans the possessions of the
towns of Bussaries and Bouresches.
The gallant work of the American
"soldiers of the sea" in this advance
of over two miles along a front of
almost three miles stands out as a
heroic chapter in the story of Amer
ican participation in the struggle in
Frence.
Narratives of the battle which be
gan Thursday afternoon tell of the
irresistible dash of the marines and
the deadly accuracy of the fire they
poured into the German forces oppos
ed to them.
West of Soissons the French have
taken the village of Laport, which is
located on the north bank of the
Aisne.
Further south crossing the Cling
non river from Gandelu, the French
have captured the hamlet of Vinly
and swept eastward from Veuilly La
Poterie and driven the Germans out
of a grove which they held there.
J ast to the south the Americans
launced their blow at the Germans
and have taken extensive ground.
Reports from the scene state that
virtually all ther objectives were
gained, which would appear to indi
cate that the attack was not a'loca
affair, but a well planned allied at
tack. Belleau wood, east of Torcy, was
first reported cleared of Germans by
the American marines, but later ad
vices made it appear probable that
the enemy wa sstill holding out iuN
portions of this wooded area.
West of Chateau Thierry the Ger
mans in their rush last week occu
pied hill 204, a height which dominates
the city. From this they have beei
ejected by the French. v
On the front between the Marne
river and Rheims the British have
gained a foothold in the town of
Blingy, which is nne miles from
Rheims, and overlooks the city.
German statements have mentioned
the arrival of allied forces in this
particular region and allied aggres
sive there may be linked up on the
western side of the salient in whai.
may be the initiation of a counter
offensive against the Germans.
North of the Soissons sector tht
French patrols have been active, whlie
along the British front there has
been no unusual fighting.
Shipments of rice from China to
the nfted Sjtates increased greatly
during 1917 and according to present
indications will break all records this
year.
Use
GUARANTORS WILL
MEET AGAIN TONIGHT
Cautauqua guarantors will meet at
the Chamber of Commerce tonight at
8:30 for the purpose of taking action
on the question of cickots It will
be decided finally tonight what action
will be taken and those not present
will have little room to protest in
what is done does not suit them.
Chairman Hall will act as referee.