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To Stand by Each Other in Times of Distress is Practical Co-operation and Practical Chris tiani t y. It is Greater Than War or Private Gain. V The Monroe Journal ' PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS. VOL.20. No. 60. MONROE, N. C, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1914. ONE DOLLAR A YEAR. BOOil, BOOM, BOOM! GUNS STILL ROAR. ENGLISH CALL GERMAN'S BLACK SHELLS "JACK JOHNSON'." French Claim Success on Their Left Wing Dut German Deny What the English Learn From Prisoners Taken Germans are Disappointed Because English are Not Fright ened by Their Big Guns. Heavy artillery continues to play a leading part in the battle of the Airne, which has been in progress nearly a fortnight. The opposing forces continue to hammer away at each other from their well ' en trenched and strongly fortified posi tions with the greatest stubbornness, but without decision. Almost without a lull great shells are being hurled across the rivers, valleys and plains stretching from the River Olse in the West to the Muese in the East and thence Southward along the whole France-German bor der, while the lighter guns play on the Infantry lying in the trenches awaiting an opportunity to deliver at tacks and counter-attacks, with, as the French official communication says, "alternate retirement on cer tain points and advance on others." The German Howiter shells are from eight to nine inches in calibre and on impact they send up columns of greasy black smoke. On account of this they are dubbed "coal boxes," "black marias" and "Jack Johnsons" by the soldiers. The official press bureau of Lon don has issued a report from Field Marshal Sir John French's headquar ters supplementing the dispatch of Sept. 22nd of Dritish operations iu France. The text follows: "The enemy is still maintaining himself along the whole front and to do so is throwing into the fight units from different formations, the active army, reserve and Landwehr, ns is shown by the uniforms of pris oners captured. "Our progress, nlthouch stow. In certain directions has b"n continu ous but the present battle may veil last for several days before a Wis ion is reached. "The Germans are making use of searchlights. This Tact, ccuplcd with their great strength in heavy artil lery, leRds to the supposition that they are employing material which may have been collected for the siege of Paris. "The nature of the general situa tion after the operations of the 18th, 19th and 20th, cannot be summariz ed better than expressed recently by a neighboring French commander to his corps: " 'Having repulsed repeated nnd violent counter attacks made by the enemy, we have a feeling that we have been victorious.' BRITISH REPORT. "So far as the British are concern ed the course of events during these three days can he described In a few words. During the 18th, artillery fire was kept up Intermittently by both sides during day light. At night the Germans counter attack but the strokes wore not delivered with great vigor and ceased nbout 2 a. m. Dur ing the day's fighting an aircraft gun of the Third Army Corps brought n German aeroplane down. News was received also that a body of French cavalry bad demoliihed part of tho railway to the North, cutting at least temporarily one line of commu nication of particular importance to the enemy. "On Saturday, the 19th, the bom bard.ncnt was resumed by the Ger mans at an rally hour and continued' intermittently under reply from our own guns. Some of their Infantry advanced, apparently to attack, but cn coming under fire they retired. "We brought down another hostile aeroplane and one of our filers drop ped several bombs over the German line, one falling with considerable ef fect on a transport park near Le Fere. "On Sunday, the 20th. nothing of Importance occurred until the after noon when the Germans made sever al counter attacks against different points. These were repulsed with loss to the enemy but our casualties were by no means light. BRUNT ON INFANTRY. "The offensive against one or two points was renewed at dusk with no greater success. The brunt of the reslstenre has naturally fallen upon the infantry. In spite of the fact that they have been drenched to the skin for some days, and their trenches have been deep in mud and water, and In spite of the incessant night alarms and the almost continuous bombardment to which they have have been subjected, they have on every occasion been ready for the en emy's Infantry and have beaten them back with great loss. "From statements from prisoners It appears that the Germans have been greatly disappointed by the mor al effect produced by their heavy guns. The german artillery fire Is excellent, but the British soldier Is a difficult person to depress, even by immense shells filled with a high ex plosive, which detonate with terrific violence and form craters large enough to act as graves for five horses. "A considerable amount of infor mation has been gleaned from the prisoners. It has been gathered that our bombardment on tha 15th pro duced a great impression. The opin ion Is also reported that our Infantry makes such good use of the ground that the German companies are dec imated by our rifle fire before the British soldiers can be seen. WEAKENED ARMY. "From an official diary completed by the First Army Corps, It appears that one German corps contains an extraordinary mixture of units. If the composition of the other corps is similar, it may be assumed that the present efficiency of the enemy's force is In no way comparable with what it was when the war commenc ed. "The losses in officers are noted rs having been especially severe. A brigade is stated to be commanded by a major; some companies of foot guards by one year volunteers, while after the battle of Montmirall one regiment lost 55 out of 60 officers. "The prisoners recently captured appreciate the fact that the march on Paris has failed and that their forces are retreating, but state that the object of this movement is ex plained by the officers as being to withdraw into closer touch with sup ports which have stayed too far in the rear. "The German officers are trying to encourage the troops by telling them they will be at home by Christmas. A large number of the men believe they are beaten. "Following is an extract from one document: " 'With the English troops we have great difficulties. They have a queer way of causing losses to the enemy. They make good trenches, in which they wait patiently; they carefully measure the ranges for their rifle fire and they open a truly hellish fire cn the unsuspecting cavalry. This was the reason we had such heavy losses.' "From another source: " 'The English are brave and fight to the last man. One of our compa nies has lost 130 men out of 210.' " The Study of English in the Public School. We believe that the studios includ ed under the term English are the most important in the public schools, hut that in many schools these studies do not receive the attention they de serve. Therefore v e are glad to ac cept the cu'er or Row, Peterson & Co. of two pins, one gold and the other silver, as prizes to be awarded to the two pupils In the public schools who show the highest proficiency In Eng lish grammar mid composition, the prizes to be given at the close of the ensuing school year. The following conditions are to bo observed : 1. Only pupils who have been regu larly enrolled In a public school of the county during the year and have used the State adopted books in Eng lish, Robins and Rowe, Itook 2, Gram mar end Composition, shall be eli gible to compete for the prizes, unless special arrangements can be made. 2. In valuing the work or the con testants, not more than one-hair of the possible marks shall be allowed for technical grammar. 3. All the details of the contest shall be under the direction of the county superintendent of schools. It is. our aim to present pins to successful pupils at the county com mencement which will be held some time next spring. It Is generally conceded today that English as a cultural study Is unex celled. "It has at once disciplinary and cultural values which makes It a most effective instrument in the de velopment of youth. It introduces the pupil to the literature of his own lan guage, which must always be the chief source of his own thought, In spiration, ideals, aesthetic enjoyment, and must r.lso be his vehicle of com munication with his fellowman. Hence, English Is or t hould be broad er In its appeals than any other sub ject of the schools. And yet some times it is so handled In some of the schools as to produce results that are to say the least, far from satis factory." The teacher will pardon me for a hint as to the very effective way of grading English papers: "In marking should only call attention to the er rors by appropriate marks and leave them for the pupil's own Investiga tion and correction. He should have a few simple marks to indicate the more common errors. These marks should be in red Ink on the margin opposite the line in which the error occurs. Errors found to be preva lent should be made the subject of special study by the whole class In appropriate recitation. We trust a large number will en ter this contest. R. N. NISDET, Co. Supt. Woodmen Monuments Vnvellcd. Waxhaw Enterprise. The unveiling of the monuments recently erected to Sovereigns J. T. Black and W. G. Chapman at Wax haw Baptist church occurred last Sunday afternoon. More than a hun dred Woodmen from this and neigh boring camps took part in the cere monial. Dr. H. E. Gurney of Monroe preached the sermon, using as his subject the "Building of Character, the Most Lasting Monument." The Woodmen procession then made its way to the graves where the pictur esque ritual of the order was used. The poem was rendered by Miss Zalla McCain. Waxhaw, Monroe and Price's Mill camps were officially represented and several hundred people attended the service. THREE BRITISH SHU'S SI NK. Germans Dashed Out and Torpedoed the Cruisers In a Few Minute England Takes It Seriously. London Dispatch, 22nd. The daring raid of German subma rines across the North Sea which re sulted in the sinking of the British cruisers Aboukir, Hogue and Cressy, has diverted attention momentarily from the battlefields of the conti nent. This was one of the things the British navy had been led to expect, for the Germans frankly had avowed that their plan was to reduce British naval superiority by submarine raids and the sowing of mines, and they have been training their young offi cers for sallies of this kind. Nevertheless, it came as a shock to Englishmen that big ships, such as those sunk, could so easily be at tacked and destroyed, while the Ger man fleet has remained in safety in its mine and fortress protected har bor. However, the British fleet must keep the seas to insure Great Brit ain's food supply, and in doing so must run great risks. The ships sunk, while obsolete, still were useful vessels, and it is little satisfaction to England to know her cruiser fleet still is double in number that of the Germans and that, as Winston Spencer Churchill, first lord of the admiralty, has said, she will be able to build during the war three to Germany's one. The swift, silent destruction of three armored cruisers in the North Sea has brought home the risks of modern naval warfare to the Eng lish people, but neither navy nor na tion is dismayed, Judging from ex pressions of the papers. There is an insistent demand for more aggres sive action by England's fleet, al though the Admiralty has the alter native of bottling the German high sea fleet Into the harbors with mines, If their strategy of keeping big ships under cover and sending sub marines on raids proves consistently effective. The action that cost Eng land three ships, the Aboukir, Hogue and Cressy. valued r.t twelve mil lions and the lives of probably more than a thousand men, lasted but twenty minutes. Rumors are cur rent that two of the three German submarines were sent to the bottom by shell of the Cressy, which went down with her guns blazing, but Ad miralty w ill not confirm and its pos sible the Germans escaped unscratch ed. The survivors have been taken to Dutch and British ports. About 700 so far are accounted for of the crews, totaling over 2,000. Did the Governor of South Carolina Get Licked? Waxhaw Enterpirse. A travelling man In town last Sat urday gave out some news very In teresting here to penn'o who actively participate in South (Vrollna politics. The said travelling man told that At torney General Peebles whipped Gov ernor Blease last week in the office of the chief executive. The alleged scrap came about In this manner: Peebles was in Blease's office brag ging in a gentle manner about being the only Bleasite to land an office The Governor was not In fit humor to be jostled on the subject and he told the attorney general some things. He accused Peebles of carry ing water on both shoulders. lie said that Peebles bartered nnd traded with the enemy and played traitor to his friends. The governor also curs ed the attorney general. Peebles could not take the insinuations so be Jumped on the governor nnd soundly walloped him. The papers did not publish an account of the interview owing to the prominence of the prin cipals. The drummer said it was certainly so. He told this to Henry Collins. Collins said that since hear ing this be no longer regrets the election of Peebles. Villa Rebels Against (uriuiun. General Villa has telegraphed Gen eral Carranza disavowing the latter as first chief of the constitutionalist army In charge of the executive pow er of Mexico. General Villa announced at the same time that neither he nor his del egates would participate In the na tional convention called for October 1 at Mexico City to designate a pro visional president. The exchange of telegrams result, ed from General Carranza's order to suspend railroad communication be tween Aguas Calientes and Torreon until he could learn whether or not General Obregon, commander of the division of the northeast was held by Villa. This news has caused much anxi ety In Washington, where it was hop ed that the Mexican trouble had been settled when Hucrta hnd been driven out and Carranza had taken charge In Mexico City. Ilclk's Charlotte Store Takes Cotton at Ten Cents. Charlotte Observer, 24th. Belk Bros. Department Store of this city, one of the largest establish ments of the kind in this section of the State, announced yesterday that It would accept cotton from customers at 10 cents a pound in payment of accounts and also In exchange for merchandise. It Is estimated that in this way, at least 1,000 bales will be retired from the market, If as many farmers take advantage of the offer as those In charge anticipate will. Formal letters to the trade, making announcement of this offer will go out today. rOWER OF FREE MASONRY. .Masonic Sign Saves Fifty Belgians From Death by Firing Squad. Ostend Dispatch 23rd. via London. The power of Free Masonry Is il lustrated by a story told here by a citizen of Louvain, who, with the Masonic sign, says he saved fifty of his fellow-citizens from being shot to death by German troops. This group of citizens, according to the recital of the Belgian Mason, had been lined up for execution. The German firing party had their rifles at "present arms" when the narrator gave a Ma sonic sign. The German officer com manding the firing squad happened to belong to the craft. He recognized a brother Mason, and ordered him to leave the ranks, but the Louvain Ma son refused, saying: "My fellow-citizens are no more guilty than I am. If you are going to kill them, I shall be killed with them." The German officer thereupon or dered the release of the entire company. A ROYAL FA RAPE. The Wheeler Bros. Shows 1'ngeant an Extended 1'rocession of Regal Splendor. Besides the standard gay. glitter ing and spectacular pageantry offer ings of the bigger circuses, there are announced uncommon, pompous and historical additions, among which the Oriental section will command unu sual attention as an especially strik ing innovation with the Wheeler Bros. Shows, which exhibit here on Saturday, October 3rd. The manage ment invite general and critical at tention to this all new feature free street parade, which, unless delayed by untoward circumstances, will leave the grounds daily at 10 o'clock In the morning. It Is really a mnstodonlc and rich reproduction of a gorgeous fete or pageant of Oriental splendors, with hundreds of men and wemen seen in indescribably ostentatious and lavish display of priceless jewels and costumes. There ore hundreds of people and horses in almost end less procession, besides the herds of huge elephants, cnmels, dromedar ies, sacred cattle. z?!,r.is and z'bus with costly trappings nnd parapher nalia to give the requisite coloring snd embellishment to the perpetua tion of a brilliant event which out shines the elastic conception of the most fanciful recorders of pageantry glories. In this massive Ftrect pa rade the Innumerable embellished wild animal dens will be seen with their sides and through the bars ex hibiting a majority of the magnificent wild animal performances. In ninny other respects the brilliant pageant will be strikingly original, full of sur prises and sensations, merriment and music, lavish richness, cute ponies, tableaux cars of Oriental and modern designs and bewildering beauty, pret ty women costly gowned and costum ed, gallant men, brilliantly garbed, a large colony of clowns, cavalrymen, huntsmen, buglers, Jockeys and char ioteers. Prior to this parade and from the moment of early arrival of the trains bearing these great shows until their departure in the night every consid eration will be shown the public. The populace will receive an early morn ing welcome at the crossway where the trains are unloaded, and may view the Interesting operations with out fear of unpleasant experience. The train superintendents, and thro' them their subordinates, have been instructed to be polite and courteous at all times and In no possible man ner to offend the most sensitive eith er by word or action. On the show grounds the same rule is rigidly en forced in all departments, whether large or small. Ladies without escort and children unattended are assured respectful consideration on the show grounds, as every employee lias been constituted a guardian for their pro tection. In fact nothing has been lert undone that would enhance the com fort, pleasure nnd peace of mind of even the most esthetic patron of this great circus aggregation. Adv. How Things Look Xow. Monroe, N. C, Sept. 24, 1914. The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tenn. Dear Sirs: 1. Drouth and cool weather have had a wonderfully deteriorating ef fect on both classes of cotton during the past fortnight, so much so that consensus of opinion now places condition at 75 per cent. 2. Ticking is well under way, with possibly 35 per cent of the crop open, 15 per cent picked, and less than 5 per cent sold. 3. Frost at the average date, owing to the fact that two-thirds of the crop Is late, would mean a 20 per cent de terioration. 4. The buy-a-bale movement and other devices for relieving congestion and boosting prices have been enthu siastically responded to all over the county. Very truly yours, GEO. E. FLOW. Man Killed, Wife Will Die. L. M. Preston, manager of the Phoenix Furniture Corporation of Cambria, Va., was Instantly killed and his wife fatally injured Wednes day morning at 11 o'clock, when a westbound passenger train struck the automobile in which they were rid ing, two miles west of Mebane. The body of Mr. Treston was carried to Greensboro and prepared for burial at an undertaking establishment and Mrs. Preston was carried to St. Leo's hospital. She was unconscious and is not expected to live. i WHAT OPTIMIST SAW WI1EX TAKING A DAY OFF. VlMed Old Faulks Neighborhood and Found Many Evidences of Fine Work Fanners Who Are Farm ing. Correspondence of The Journal. Wlngate. Sept. 25 to 25. Mrs. E. C. Snyder and three of her children are visiting the family of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Parker. Mrs. Snyder's brother-in-law and sister. The Perry Milling Company have ginned up to the 19th 122 bales of cotton against 98 bales to the same date last year. Master John Frank Brown Is visit ing his grandmother, Mrs. Mary F. Brown of Hamlet. As a rule, grand mamma's home comes nearest being heaven to the little boys and girls than any other place on earth. Let them go often and enjoy the happi est moments of their lives! Rev. E. C. Snyder has been called to the pastorate of the Mineral Spring church and will take charge about the 4th Sunday In October. The farmer who fails to get a les son from the present situation must be a stupid scholar. If he Isn't face to face with his own folly, you can have my bottom dollar. Mr. James M. Manes has been spending several days with relatives and friends in and around Wingate. Mr. G. M. Stewart's broken arm Is still In bad "shape" and he doesn't improve much if any. The surviving members of Co. I, 53rd N. C. Regiment, will be sorry to learn that our old comrade, Samuel Haney, is in such a feeble condition. Mr. Haney Is about 77 years old. is totally blind and has been in failing health for a long time. He is be yond all hope of recovery, and his death is expected at any time. The writer took a day off Wednes day visiting friends in the Faulks neighborhood. He wis delightfully surprised at the sight of such fine crops bv the wav. Messrs. R. L. Womble, B. F. Phirer, "Jink" Nash and Marion Helms earh have fine crops of both corn and cotton. Mr. Phifer hs some extra fine cotton growing on land that has been run continuously in cotton for perhaps twenty-five years with the applica tion of no humus-farming matter to speak of except the debris of each succeeding crop. It Is safe to say that Mr. Phifer will gather from this crop nearly a bale per acre. "Bud" Is a splendid cotton farmer anyway and 1ms land well adapted to the growing of the staple. Mr. "Dink" Nash has somp fully ns fine, but on comparatively fresh land. Mr. Helms comes next, on the old "Buck" Trull place (The Sycamore Farm). He Is one of our most pro gressive farmers, as neat and tidy as a pin both within and without, and his farm and home furnish ample ev idence of Just such characters ns we find In the occupants thereof. Then there are Messrs. Will Pierce, Wor ley Griffin, Marshall Bennett, "Pin" Pierce and Emerson Bivens, all of whom, judging from appearances, be long in the ranks of the progressive farmers. Mr.Will Griffin and Mr. J. M. Ma nes, who are farming the old "Ben nett place," are succeeding nicely in bringing up the old plantation to a higher state of cultivation. Every thing about the premises has the ap pearance of thrift and pood manage ment. Mr. Griffin has more than "0 acres In p"aines and grass. He will mow nnd nve every aero of this for hay, then plow the land, fertilise heavily ard drill in a crop of oats. That's what I call bard horse sense nnd good Judgment applied to farm ing, nnd furnishes an example wor thy of emulation by everyone who pretends to farm. O. P. TIMIST. Ton-Year Sentence for Man nnd Wo man. In Martin county Mrs. Elizabeth Johnson and her brother-in-law, Archie Johnson, have been sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary. This case will be remembered as the one in which the woman shot her husband to death with a pistol while riding with him on her way to church on the night of July 4th. Both she and the man later confessed and gave a detailed account of the mur der. Solicitor Alsobrooks made an ex cellent talk outlining his reason for accepting the submissions and while there was no little talk about the matter the people generally were sat isfied with the judgment. They will be taken to Raleigh this week to be gin serving their sentences. Both the prisoners accepted their sen tences stoically though the man was very near a breakdown. Broken in Heart nnd Spirit, Ho Ends All. Early Wednesday morning Robert M. Davis was found dead In the par lor of his home in Tarboro, death having resulted from a self inflicted pistol wound Just above the heart. Mr. Davis was discovered cold in death by his wife nnd at the time the discoverey was made he was sitting in a Morris chair. Nearby was a note that he had written Just prior to taking his lire, In which he said. "Good-bye to his darling wife and children" and hoped God would be merciful and watch over his family, ending the note with these words, "That I am a broken-hearted and broken-brained man," and signed. "Your loving husband and father." HOW TO INCREASE THE DEMAND FOR COTTON. Manufacturers Write Loral IWlers That if the Sonth M ill Demand Cotton Instead of Jute, Over a Mil lion Bales Would be Consumed in South Alone. The Snyder-Huntley Company of Monroe has received a very interest ing letter from J. Allen Smith & Co., flour manufacturers of Knoxville, Tenn., which contains a valuable sug gestion. The letter follows: Referring to the existing demoral ization in the cotton market and the consequent depression of business in the South, we believe this is an op portune time to suggest to the trade the inconsistency of accepting such a great number of commodities packed in jute, wood and other packages when such commodities can be ship ped and satisfactorily handled in cotton packages. We have reference particularly to flour, meal, feed, grain of all kinds, beans, seed, rice, cotton seed meal and hulls, salt, sugar, soda, fertili zer, etc. A few of these articles are already shipped in cotton packages to a large extent, but most of them are not, and there Is no doubt in our minds that the consumption of cotton will be materially increased if the mercants of the South will call for the use of cotton packages for every article that can be put up in such packages. A little figuring shows that every car of the commodities mentioned if put up in cotton packages will repre sent the consumption of nearly one half a bale of cotton, and we do not think it is any exaggeration to say that 10,000 cars of the commodities named above are received and han dled in the South every day. If this is so, It will mean an average of 200 pounds of cotton represented by the packages in each car, which will amount to 4,000 bales per day, or 1. 200,000 bales per year. This will help wonderfully nnd in addition to taking care of that amount of cotton will materially increase the work of the textile mills in turning out this additional yardage. We lirmly bo'.U-ve this a thlv.g that, if carried c ut constantly by the trad", will result in an increase in eon. ump t ion, the effects cf which will l9 felt quickly, and we, therefore mibiiiit it for your consideration. the cntas. How to Got the Full Men-lire of En joyment Afforded by One of These Monster Traveling Amusement En-toi-prlses. How many of our older readers can remember back to the days when nil the circus shows traveled overland, or in other words, by wagons? Can you remember of getting up in the early morning hours and walking out. from town one, two and three miles to meet the show coming in? And it perchance you had overslept yourself how eagerly you looked along the road for the elephant's tracks. They have become much larger and mora elaborate, travel altogether nowadays by rail and do not stop at the small towns they used to make, but the old saw dust smell remains the same. The same stir of excitement still attends the arrival of the circus, as in the olden days. You may not notice It, for you have changed and not the cir cus. The younger generation f"f!:--toward the circus of today jusi i'.s you did twenty-five years a;,o. The Sparks World's Famous Shows I are billed to exhibit here on October 1st and they are coming heralded by the most favorable newspaper criti cism from many cities and towrs where they have tilrep.dy exhibited. From the inoi.icnt of early arrival e the trains bearing these grtat ilovs nntil their departure in the nii ht it is said that evxery consider. it ion will be shown the public. Those vln an Interested in the unloading will re ceive an early morning veieoi.ie at the crossway where the work is be ing done, and may view ihe interest ing operation without fear of unpleas ant experience. Every employe of the Sparks Show s from the highest superintendent to the humblest stake pounders have strict instructions to be polite and courteous at all times, and in no pos sible manner offend the most sensi tive either by word or action. La dies without escorts and children un attended are assured respectful con sideration around every department of the show, as every employe has been constituted a guardian for their protection. In fact, nothing has been left undone that would enhance the comfort, pleasure and peace of mind of the most aesthetic patron of this great circus aggregation. Old Jackson Rooster Getting Brash. Waxhaw Enterprise. Mr. M. M. Tillman don't believe that war in Europe is as big a thing as it is boosted up to be. The other day a big headline in a daily said, "150,000 Already Killed In Battle." In answer to this Tillman said that he did not believe that as many as 500 soldiers had been killed. Then he told the crowd that he could take the army General Lee had at Gettys burg and whip the whole crowd of Germans and Allies without knowing he was doing any fighting. "So careful of the type?" But no. From scarped cliffs and quarried stone She cries, "A thousand types are gone: I care for nothing, all shall go." Tennyson.