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L I THE UNION COUNTY PAPER- EVERYBODY READS IT." "THE UNION COUNTY PAPER-EVERDY NEEDS IT." r ROE JOURNAL II II ML H PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS, VOL.23. No. 44 MONROE, X.C, TUESDAY, JULY 10, 1917. $1.50 PER YEAR CASH. EFIRD TRIAL GOING ON. rilOF. ALLEN GIVES TESTIMONY Out For the First Time Sir:r the Fatal Day Mr. Efird, : trged Attempt to Kill. Pleads s.i. De fense IjMi-ge Crowd AttemliiiK Judge rratf Court. At 1 o'clock today, a recess in the trial of Mr. J. E. Eflrd. charged with assault on Prof. It. V. Allen with in tent to kill, was taken until 2:30 The State had rested its case abou an hour previous, and Mrs. J. E Eflrd, who was the most importan witness presented by the defense in the morning, had just finished testily ing, having undergone a gruelling examination at the hands of the State's attorneys. Sub-Recorder Pratt is hearing the case instead of Judge V. O. Lem mond, who passed it up to him with out stating any reasons for his ac tions. The court room was parked morning. Every available seat fas occupied, and thrones were ', standing up. The audience was about ; evenly divided between men and wo- men. , Prof. Allen, with his face bandag- 1 ed, was greeted with applause as he 1 entered the court room escorted by his nurse and friends. Applause al so greeted the entrance of Prosecut ting Attorney Stevens, and the other .-attorneys for the State. i Mr. Frank Armfleld, representing ' the State, offered an amendment to the warrant, which charged the de- i fendant with assault and battery with I a urauijr .rayuu, as iuuukb. Aiiai f defendant did assault, with intent to 3 kill, with a deadly weapon. Prof. R. i W. Allen." This brought, a protest i from Attorney Cansler, for the de- j fense, who claimed that it was not i proper at mis lime, judge rratt however, allowed the amendment and Mr. Eflrd stood on trial charged with intent to kill. Before the court started hearing I the testimony of the witnesses, At i torney Arruneld stated that Miss Norma Bell, an important witness, " was unable to be present in court at : this time on account of illness. The , State, he said, would be ready for i inai ii me aerense would consent to I by deposition. The defense allowed this. The defendant was represented by Attorneys Parker and Love of Mon roe; and Cansler o' Charlotte. For the State, the following assisted ProsecutlngAttorney R. L. Stevens: Attorneys Frank Armfleld, James H. Pou of Raleigh and T. L. Caudle of , adesboro. The defense announced, while A questioning Mrs. Eflrd, that It was its intention to show that Mr. Efird -had been ill for several weeks prior J to the affray, and that, realizing I his weakened condition, and the 1 physical superiority of Prof. Allen, he i used his knife in self-defense. ' Several minutes were consumed in j administering the oath to the State's witnesses. Prof. Allen, the first wit- i ness for the Sate, was assisted to the I witness' chair by his nurse and a couple of friends. Attorney Armfleld examined him for the State. He ; testified as follows: "On Friday morning, June 15, I started for the school house, where ! I was conducting a summer school, ' a few minutes after 8 o'clock. As I was late, I was in a hurry. I ex- ; pressed the fear to my wife before leaving that I would be late. When 4 1 got about to the corner of Lancas "i ter and Crawford street, I saw mr. cf Enid approaching, When he came up. I said 'Good morning.' He stop , ped, held up his left hand, and said: ! 'You go to my wife and tell her that 'I you lied when you said she had been sending notes to the teachers.' This f I refused to do. 'God d you,' he ; said, 'you take back what you said! ' Saying this, he grabbed me by my i left hand, and commenced cutting me. I scuffled with him; blows were exchanged. I fell off the sidewalk in to the ditch. He jumped on me and again cut me. I crawled up on my hands and knees, but he kicked me back into the ditch. "When I got up, I started home but was too weak to continue. I turned around and saw Mr. Helms, the school Janitor coming towards me. I told him to go after Dr. Stew art, which he did. While I was ly ing In the ditch, Miss Amelia Krauss and Earnest Krauss were standing nearby Imploring Mr. Eflrd to stop. I heard Ernest say: 'Stop, Uncle, you're killing him." Prof. Allen then recited, how he went into Mr. Bundy's residence and secured treatment. His testimony about this part of the occurrence was as Mr. Lindsey Helms, the school janitor, related to The Journal, and which was published several week-1 ago. Mr. Armfleld questioned him as follows: Q. Where did you receive the first cut. A. . On the left cheek. Q. When did you receive the wounds on your head? A. When I was down In the ditch. Q. "llow long have you been con fined? A. Today Is the first time I have been cut of the house. Q. Can you remove the bandages, and show the court the scars? A. Yes. (Here Prof. Allen, with the assistance of his nurse, removed the bandages, exposing a long scar on both of liis cheeks, and a small one across his lower lip, and anoth er one on his neck)., Q. How many wounds did you re ceive In all? A. Twelve. Q. What effect did those wounds hate on your senses? A. I can't see to read; I hear all right, but can t open my mouth very wide. The lower lip seems to be dead. It- does not seem to be st nsi tive to heat. Q. When you take liquids, how does that affect you? A. It runs out my mouth with out my knowledge. The State turned Prof. Alien over to the defense for examination, but it passed him u; without asking a single question. Testimony of Young; l-oc Hoy. Clarence Lee, the sixteen year ok son of Mr. J. H. Lee. took the stand Mr. Armheld continued the exaniina tion for the State. Q. You were in school at the time this affair occurred? A. Yes. Q. Did you see Mr. Efird on June 15? A. Q. A. nue. Q. A. Yes. Where? Walking down Lancaster Ave Which direction? Down the street. Q. You rang the bell that morn ing. I believe. Where was Mr. Efird when you went into the building to ring it? A. Standing near Mr. Krauss. The witness was turned over to the defense, and Attorney Cansler ex amined him as follows: Q. What time were you at the school building that morning? A. At 7:30. Q. A. Q. What were you doing? I was sitting on the steps. Were you waiting for any body? A. Yes, for Mr. Allen. Q. Y'ou saw Mr. Efird go towards Mr. Hinson's? A. No. Q. Was there anything about Mr. Efird to attract attention? A. No. Q. Yet you noticed nim pass? A. Yes. Heart! .Mr. Eflrd Attack School. Mr. W. B. Brown, a member of the Gordon Insurance & Investment Co was the next witness presented by the State. He testified that he heard Mr. Efird state that Mr. Allen had told a lie. In part, his testimony was as follows: "Several weeks prior to the affray, I passed the English Drug corner, and heard Mr. Efird who was talking to Mr. Ike Blair and Mr. Clifford Fowler, state that Mr. Allen had lied in the case- of the Krauss boys. (This was a case heard some months ago, In which Messrs. Ray and Karl Krauss were charged with assaulting Prof. 0. V. Hamrick, the school principal.) I took issue with Mr. Eflrd on this statement, tell ing that I would be careful about making such statements unless I could prove them. Mr. Eflrd replied that the record would sustantiate his remark. The defense, when Mr. Brown was handed over to them, failed to Im peach his testimony. Attorney Cans ler cross-examined him, as follows: Q. Mr. Efird is an uncle of the Krauss boys by marriage? A. Yes. Q. In the conversation you and Mr. Efird waxed warm? A. Yes. Q. Did anybody else make any re marks? A. No. Q. When Mr. Eflrd grew warm. he made the remarks about Prof. Al len? A. No. The remark he made started the conversation. The remainder of the testimony in full will be given in a subsequent issue of The Journal. Mr. C. . Laney Killed by a Train. Mr. C. W. Laney was killed last Saturday morning by a train at La Fayette, Ind. A telegram stating this fact was received here Saturday. No particulars have yet come to hand and the family are entirely ignorant of how he met his death. The fami ly gave instructions to have the bodv sent home for burial, and a telegram has been received saying that it was shipped from LaFayette at 1 o'clock Sunday morning. The presumption s that it will arrive here tonight by way of either Richmond or Atlanta. It will no doubt be necessary to have the burial at once, and arrangements are being made to proceed at once from the depot to the cemetery. The deceased was nearly fifty-nine years old. He has been travelling over the west for a number of years, making occasional trips home. He has not been In Monroe for three or four years. He was the son of the late A. A. Laney and was well known throughout the county. He was a well educated as a young man and was a student at Old Trinity College. Mr. Laney was a fascinating writer and speaker and from time to time did some newspaper work. He was a student of public affairs and kept well informed and abreast of the times. In the campaign of 1898 when negro rule was overthrown he rendered valuable service as 'assistant secretary to the county Democratic executive commltee. He wrote many a speech for the orators In that cam paign. Mr. Laney la survived by his daugh- er. Miss Lsabelle Laney, of Chtrlotte. His wife died ninny years ago. 11 is alo survived bv several brothers nd sisters: Cant. J. F. Laney. H. .. Laney, C. B. Laney, Mrs. Virginia Davis. Mrs. W. S. l.e. and Mr. Lura Evans. An additional war loan of $100,- 000.000 was made to France Friday. This brings the total of credits to that country to J310.000.000. and the grand total of American loans to the allies to $1,030,000,000. -Mr. J. C. Medlin and mother are Yislting In Charlotte. DEATH OF MKS. 1 P. REDFKAKX Passed A nay Pern chilly .nt Nigl; In Painless lKath at Age of Eighty. Four Only OKI Age Caused leatli Mrs. Periuilla P. Redfearn died last night at nine o'clock at the home of her daughter. Mis. Atha Stevens, at the age of more than eighty-four, She was born February 2uth. 1833 in this county. For some three months fha had been confined to the bed, but uare little or no pain b'ie nad no disease other than leng tinned years. Up until last Friday sue retained her consciousness, but after that time lay painlessly and quietly, and life passed out like the gradual shortening of the suns ray at evening time. Mrs. Redfearn fcad been all her life a woman of great calmness and poise, and met life's situations in what might be called a business like way. Once when one of her sons was badly wounded and was near bleeding to death she staunched the blood and sewed up the wound as one who had been trained to such work might have done. She was a daughter of the late .Marcus Austin, one of the strong figures in this section In the last cen tury, and was born and reared in this county, somewhere to the north of Monroe. She first married John Stevens, and from this union two sons were reared, John H. and M. L, Stevens. The former died several years ago and the latter, who now lives in Georgia, is here with Mrs, Stevens, to attend the funeral. In December 1862 she married the late Townley Redfearn of White Store one or tne most prominent men known to Anson county. Mr. Red fearn died In December 1882, and the following year Mrs. Redfearn moved from White Store to Monroe for the purpose of educating her chil dren, of whom there were seven from the marriage with her last husband All of these, except the late Edward Kedtearn, who died some twenty years ago, are living and were pres ent at her beadslde at the last. These are: H. A. Redfearn of Wingate, Ran dolph Redfearn and Mrs. Atha Stev ens of Monroe, Mrs. Eugene McLarty of Greensboro, Mrs. E. E. McRae of Anson, and Dr. B. C. Redfearn of Monroe. One full sister, Mrs. Thetis Gordon of Honey Grove, Texas, sur vives her. Mrs. W. A. Lane of Mon roe Is a half sister of the deceased Mrs. Redfearn was a lifelong menv ber of the Baptist church. She was a woman of fine common sense, of great energy, and devoted her life to home and its duties and to her family. During the life time of Mr. Redfearn she presided over the home life of a large plantation and a large family with great energy, common sense and business Judgment, and on the death of her husband took un all the ad ditional care and responsibility. The tuneral will be held at the residence of Mrs. Stevens at five o'clock this afternoon. WILL LIVE IN HOUSES This Is For the American Troops When Tliey Get Settled in Fiance A French Seaport, July 7. The American troops today entered on the final steps of the mobilization that will prepare them to leave within a few days for a permanent training ramp somewhere behind the firing line. The unloading of supplies is al most finished, and rolling stock is b?- ing concentrated here. The davs have been used profitably for a double purpose. The more important one was to put the majority of the soldiers through a vigorous grind of eight full hours each day. French soldiers who had seen service at the front took part in these exercises. The drills included a daily plunge in the sea. Another advantage taken of the line spent here was to employ smal ler groups of the more seasoned men o put the final touches on the camp so it will be in first-class shape. The camp in the last few days has been expanded enormously until today It extends for miles and can accommo date a large number of men. Wa ter has been piped from the town and the system is equipped with ev ery modern device. The drill ground is not only Ideal tor tne purpose, but has the advan tage of being at a distance so the men get a dally hike of five miles. For the men arriving at this and Imilar mobilization bases, the Amer ican system of living in tents or wood en shacks will be followed, but when they arrive at a permanent camp they will be billeted among the towns people and live in houses. Few If any of the soldiers know ust where they are to be sent, but all are enthusiastic at the prospect of getting nearer the scene of action. Their health Is of the best, with the exception of a few cases of mumps. This morning a military funeral was held for the only man who died ince the American troops arrived here. He was a Boatswain's Mate T Dunn, who was drowned when he fell overboard from a launch and was carried under before his com rades could reach him. Wesley (liaiM'1 School. The slimmer term of the Woslov Chanel hich school onens Jnlv 2?. and will continue about two month". Board can be had at reasonable prices in the dormitory. The teach ing force will be as follows: Princi pal, Mr. L. A. Pricr, primary teacher. Miss Louise Craftnn of Reldsvllle; intermediate grades. Miss Chyton Bell. Pinvllle; music. Miss Pearl Pennlneton. Fennlnrton. V. All h natrons are ureed bv the nrlnrlnsl to have their children in on the opening day. UOVF.KXMKXT CONTROL JULY I President Issue ll-oclamation Tell. ing What Control Will IJe Kxeirls. eU Over Shipping Cotton Xot In lu.lt'l in the .it. Government control of American exports authorized In c provision of me espionage act, was ordered put into operation July 15 by President Wilson Sunday night in a proclama tion putting under license thipments to aa countries of the most important export commodities. in a statement accompanying the proclamation, the President declared the government's policy will be first to give consideration to American needs; next, to meet as far as nos sible the requirements cf the allies and lastly to supply the neutral coun tries wherever practicable. It is made clear thr.t every effort will be made to see that no supplies reach tne central powers. The commodities named in the list put under control are coal, coke fuel, oils, kerosene and gasoline, in cluding bunkers, food grains, flour and meal, foddir and feeds, meats and fats, pig In n, steel billets, shin plates and structural shapes, scrap iron and scrap Fteel; ferro manga nese, fetitiligers. arms, ammunition and explosives. The inclusion of foodstuffs in the proclamation lends color to state ments that the administration is con siuenng me advisability of a com plete embargo for sixty days on all rooa shipments to give the country time to ascertain the amounts of its supplies and to give allied and neu tral countries opportunity to present a run program of their requirements, Ameliorate Conditions. The President in his statement said the government was trying first to ameliorate present food conditions and conditions that are expected to arise between now and the next har vest. Many officials, alarmed at the wheat shortage, and the heavy drain tht allies and neutrals are making on every kind of American food sup plies, are urging an immediate em bargo on food shipments. Through control of coal and fuels the government Intends to take e firm grapp on shipping. An arrange ment under negotiation will give the American and British governments control of not only allied tonnage but of neutral vessels as well. Ships now on 'runs not regarded as necessary to a successful conduct of the war will beiorced Into trades considered more essential, ana vessels now neia in port through fear of submarine attack will be required to go into service. Specific regulations. Specific regulations governing food exports and shipments of other com modifies named in today's list are ex petted to be issued by the President within a few days. Even if a com plete embargo Is not placed on food exports for a time it is known many restrictions will be made. The ex ports council, comprising three cabi net members and the food adminis tiator, are drawing up a program to be submitted to the President Imme diately. One argument advanced by advo cates of a complete embargo on food shipments is that the neutral coun tries and the allies have presented entirely different statements regard ing the amount of foodstuffs going from the neutral countries into Ger many. The President declares In his statement that this government has no desire to do any injustice to neu tral countries and intends to co-oper ate with them In adding to their nec essary supplies. COI XTY EXEMPTION' BOARD HAS COMPLETED ITS FIRST DITIES ('mils Hare Been Mailed to Raleigh, ntid Adjournment Taken I Mil Fur ther Orders Are Received. The Union county exemption board, composed of Messrs. R. B. Red wine, C. Ashcraft and Dr. S. A. Stevens, completed the work of numbering more than two thousand registration cards signed in this county on June 5. Saturday afternoon. The cards have been mailed to Adjutant-General Koyster at Raleigh, in accordance witn orders received from the war department. I'pon the completion of their work Saturday, the board took an adjourn ment to last until further orders are received, either from the war depart ment or from authorities at Wash- ngton. These are not expected un it early in September when the first list of names drawn In the selective draft will be made public by Wash ington authorities. In the meantime he board will rest on its oars and get ready forlhe work of exemption. Contrary to the belief of many peo ple in the county, the two boards have not as yet begun to exempt parties liable to the draft. Since it was published early last week that orders had been received In Ashevllle for the exemption boards to begin work, members of the two bodies have been besieged with people wani ng information. The work done by ie board during the past week con sisted merely of numbering the regis- ration cards and sending them to lalcigh. No exemptions sire to b? made before September 1 at the ear- iest, Isasmuch ns the war department has not as yet drawn anvone from the trait. Until the cards are prnf to Washington by state officials, war de partment members do not know who a eligible for service In Union coun ty and who Is not. hen orders to begin exempting re received In Monroe the fact will be published In the papers and not until then need young men liable to the draft make application for exemption. CHAKlAJTTt: LIKELY tiKTS CAMP Looks Like Fayetteville Will im Ami That New City of :M,imm People Will Spring Up in the Shadow ( Charlotte The luxa tion. It looks like Charlotte is to get the pluui of one of the great conton ments, or continuation camps being erected for the assembling and train ing or troops. It was thought that Fayetteville had been selected but it appears that the water supply was not suilicient there. The Charlotte Ob server gives the following informa tion this morning: While no official notice has been received in Charlotte that this city has been designated for one of the army cantonments, messages poured into the city from various sources all day Monday, and convinced the citi zens generally, and especially the cen tral committee repiesenting the city in its effort to get the camp, that Charlotte will soon be designated. In the event that these telegrams are confirmed, the plot which will be selected lies some three or four miles west of the city, between the Sloan's ferry road, to the south, and tne luckaseege road, on the north. A belt road connects the two roads. running almost north from the Dowd place, on the Sloan's ferry road, to the John A. Berryhill place on the Tuekaseege road. This is the only site surveyed by Colonel Ladue and Lieutenant Colonel Stark, who were sent here Saturday by Major General Wood for that purpose. tne old Dowd place, which is at the corner of the site nearest Char lotte, is located on a high knoll. This knoll overlooks the city on one side and the camp site on the other. It was favorably commented upon by the officers as an ideal place for camp neaaquarters. There are many belt roads leading into main thoroughfares and they will serve tine for hikes, upon which the men will be sent from time to time. General Wood paid consider able attention to the roads and their condition. WwU. to Begin Soon. Active work will probably begin In the near future. The first work will. of course, be repairing of the roads and the construction of water and sewer mains. Probably the greatest part of the cleaning up of the site will be done by .the hardy lads w ho come to take their Intensive training through the fall and perhaps winter. i ne camp will be laid but to accom mouate approximately 35,000 men and possibly as many as 10,000 horses and mules. It will be built by the same methods that are follow ed in the case of the wooden camps. Building waterworks and sewers for population of 35,000 in about a month is a rapid undertaking that any intelligent citizen can appreciate, and such work is merely a single de tail of many similar rush jobs that must be done in each of these six teen camps. Fortunately it will be somewhat simplified by the fact that the designs prepared for the national army camps can be used for the na tional guard camps. COTTON WALTZED SOME. Moved Over An Extreme Kange of a.( Points MM Week on the New Orleans Market. Cotton moved over an extreme range of 256 to 277 points on the New Orleans market last week, or $14 a bale on the most active months. moderate rise early in the week was followed by wide declines which In turn were succeeded by wide re coveries. The net change for the week was a loss of only 55 to 65 points. On the opening of the week, the market was up about 50 points on expectations of bullish bureau re ports on conditions and aereaf.e. These reports were not as bullish as expected and were followed by a de cline which carried active months 210 to 225 points under the lasi prices of the preceding week. Much of the selling was stimulated by fear of legislation against cotton and the efforts of England to Induce joint reg ulation of the market by England and the United States. Much liquida tion came out and with it, consider able short selling. Toward the end of the week the market acted over sold and came back strongly to with in less than half a cent of the previ ous week's close. While the bureau reports acted against values, bullish traders claimed the condition 70.3 per cent of the normal on June 2, he lowest on record for that date on top of a decrease of four per cent in acreage, could not be considered any thing but highly unfavorable. The weather was considered favorable on the whole and most traders thought he crop had improved under it. On the end of the week, Texas was still complaining of droughty condit'ens. The special tax election for the ndlan Trail district was carried Saturday. There were-79 registered voters; 47 votes yes. 20 no. a ma jority of 15 votes. Tiie election pro vides for an increase from 30 to 50 on property, and an Increase of from 10 cents to $1.50 on the poll. Thh ncreased rate gives the Indian Trail folks about f 1200 more a year to pen.1 on their schools. Esq. J. M. Tnmberlin, who was heartily in favor of the increased school tax, informs The Journal that they are going to have a good school at Indian Trail since they have secured more funds. Card of Thanks. We take this method of thanking our many friends for their acts of kindness during the illness of our husband and farther. Mrs. Mark L. Presson and family. . I.OlM AtaiX KAIDF.D Thirty Seven IVtxui Killed unil Many Injured hy 4;niiiuii lioiul Demand ItipiisaK German airmen raided London again Saturday. The raid was larg er, more daring, and also more fatal than the one on June 13tii. It last ed 20 minutes. Tuirty-seven were killed and a hundred and fifty wound ed. The attack was aimed against civilians. The low altitude and .-low pace which the Germans cross.-d London and the daredevil way tiny circled over their objectives has caused great surprise. As the raiders I. ft. a fierce running fight ensued between them and a strong force ol l.riiish ma chines toward the mouth : the river. None of the Germans had been brought down when the combatants disappeared from view, but the Brit ish squadron continued the pursuit and engaged them heavily. Aimed at Civilians. The attack was plainly directed against the civilian population and business and financial buildiners. There is no question that the Ger mans knew where they were and it was not a matter of scattering explo sives blindly from a great height. Why more persons were not killed is hard to explain. The upper story of one building, where several hundred men and girl were employed, was partly destroyed. No one was even injured, however, as all the workers had been quietly marshalled into the basement. The upper part of a solid office building was crushed. Large concrete blocks were thrown about the street but no one in this building suffered injury, as refuge was early sought la the basement. Among the places attacked was one of the most extensive metropolitan hospitals, on which the Red Cross flag was flying conspicuously and the lo cation of which must have been known. Although several bombs fell close to it, the building was not dam aged. The day's experience showed that persons in solidly constructed build ings are comparatively safe. The fate of the humble dwellers in workmen's houses was different. They naa no chance for their lives. The sight, now "familiar to Londoners, of distracted, sobbing mothers rushing about the ruins of tenements, fearing; to. find, and sometimes finding, the mangled bodies of their children, was the most moving incident of the Ger man victory. A thorough investiga tion of the results of the battle by staff correspondents of the Associated Press showed that no military, mu nitions or supply establishments was touched. Apparently none was sought, since the Germans undoubt edly knew their locations. Five minutes alter the explosions ceased, the streets of the district at tacked were jammed with masses of humanity. Want Reprisals. Reynodls Newspaper says: "Every Londoner recognizes that Saturday's aid was one of deliberate murder terrorism. If there was military damage It was only a modicum. Tht man in the streets wants a policy of reprisals on Rhcinish towns put into effect immediately." The London Suinhy Times savs the crying need of 1917 Is lor air planes as it was lor shells in 1915 and declares the government must be compelled to realize that the air plane will be the ultimate an.l de ciding factor of the war. V. insists that thousands must be biUn with the help of America to cany lle at nto the enemy territory. An aviation expert says in an article in the Times: "There Is a huge output to be had from America if our new ally will consent to accept ready-made de signs from Europe and not insist on wanting to do her own experiment ing." SOLDI Ell HOYS IN FRANCE MIST BE GENTLEMEN General Persing Tells His Men That They Must Have Due Respect lv Fmich People, Especially the Wo men. Major General Pershing, command er of the American forces in Franc, nas issued the following general or der to his troops: "For the first time in history ati American army finds itself In Euro pean territory. The good nswe of the United States of America and tin maintenance of cordial relations re quire the perfect deportment of each member of this command. "It is of the graveBt Importance that the soldiers of the American ar my shall at all times treat the French people, and especially the women, with the greatest courtesy and con sideration. "The valiant deeds of the French armies and the allies by which they together have successfully maintain ed the common cause for three years, and the sacrifices of the civil popula tion of France in support of their ar mies, command our profound respect. This chn b.st be expressed on the part of our forces by uniform court esy to all the French people and by the faithful observance of their laws an:l customs. "The intensive cultivation of t!m roilsoil in France tinder conditions, caused by the war make3 it nece.ary that extreme care be taken to d im damage to private propertyr The en tire French manhood capable of bearing arms, is in the field fighting: the enemy and It should, therefore, be a point of honor to each member of the American army to cvoid doing: the least damage to any property fa France. Honor them as those of onr own country."