"THE UNION COUNTY PAPER- EVERYBODY READS IT."
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Tee Monroe Journal
PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS j
VOL.23. No. 51.
MONROE, N. C, FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 1917.
$1.50 PER YEAR CASH.
Men Summoned for Tues
day Wednesday Thursday
MANY REGISTRANTS SECURING
BLAN KS TO CLAIM EXEMPTION
If TMf Claim Are Sustained, It Ap
pears That More Men Will Have to
lie Called to Get County's Quota.
The exemption board is bard at
work mailing out notifications to the
Union county young men who were
caught for the first draft. The names
of the first Increment of two hun
dred, orderd to report for examina
tion Monday, were printed In Tues
day's issue of The Journal, and the
remainder of the 580 men called, out
of which the county's quota will be
selected are given below.
Judging by the way the boys are
jumping for the exemption blanks,
the biggest percentage of them call
ed will not go; that is, if their claims
are sustained. If the county's quota
cannot be secured out of the 580
bulled, the exemption board will sura
"liion another bunch. The War De
partment evidently feels certain that
the necessary number can be secured
from an allowance of two to one to
be drawn.
Applications for exemption or dis
charge must be filed, if at all, with
in seven days afte issue of notifi
cation to appear before the board.
Regladless of whether or not exemp
tion is claimed, all men summoned
must appear for the physical exami
nation on the day they are called for
If a registrant successfully passes
the physical examination, and has
filed exemption claim, he must call
Immediately at the office of the coun
ty board to secure blank affidavits
with which to make good his claim.
The blanks that are now being fllleo
out are merely preliminary papers.
The following 68 have been order
ed to appear Tuesday for the physical
examination :
Sam Oren Robinson, Oscar Cure
ton, Fred C. Williams, James Larkln
Surratt, David K. Futch, Ben Carnes,
Leander Mangum Clontz, Robert S.
Houston, Lorenzo Pleas Davis, Loftin
Carr Brodm, Luther Pernay Wil
liams, Charlie Walter Estrldge, Wil
liam Narcus Newsom, Ralph Tresl
vent Caraway, Vernon Frenton"Webb,
John Wesley Mullis, Clarence Corne
lius Patterson, Brady Hampton Rush
ing. Annual Reece, Presley, Oscar
Gordon, ElllsWilson Covington, Rich
, ard Charlie. Gaddy.. E.I. Hlnson, J9-
I.W TIa(la. n..hmln Mom I.lfra
Washington Pierce, Benjamin Frank
lin Viih.nfca TVI11 rioveUnrl Yow.Wal-
ter Decile Davis, Mallard Howard
Huntley, Wilson Lee Nash, J. C. Bau
com, Lonnie Carr Helms, Joseph Luss
Newsom, Lige Prince, General Ran
som Montgomery, Robert Covington,
Franklin Blair Sanders, Bland Alex
Moser, Mark Alexander Blount, Lon
nie Hamilton, James McKnlght Mor
row, Thomas Redwlne Hlnson, Roy
Lomax, William Vera Hartis, Cyrus
Robinson, Walter Lindsey Brooks,
Adam Mills, Arthur 0. Braswell, Gen.
Franklin West, Fred Pruett, Henry
Lathrop, William Hoyle James, Ren
ben Leonltfus Tonfberlln, Oscar Blak
eney, William Luther Thompson,
Burman Helms, - James Covington
Richardson, Geo. Washington Thom
as. John McLeod. Bynum Boyd Del-
i linger, Homer Alonzo Biggers, G. C.
Brooks, Morris Burdett Vanderburg,
Henry Cuthbertson, John Byrd, Jas.
nenry juoore, auic uvkbv. (
The following 13). are summoned
for Wednesday:
Elllck Medlin, William .Arthur Da
vis, Lexle Randolph Gaddy.- Santord
Perry Kesiah, Lawrence Floyd Phlfer,
Justice Pernay Baucoui, Frank Bill
ingsley, James Fort, James Richard
ton. Like Wood ell. Jas. I. Thompson,
Lloyd Ersklne Sutton, Claude Hern
don Hasty, Bud Allen, Harrison F.
Mangum, Joseph Oscar Griffin, Geo.
Medlin, Ed Smith, John Davis Mel
ton, Carl Little, John Sam Rowcli,
Stephen Hasty Strawn, Bud Moser,
Augustus McDonald, Thomas Cald
well Kennlngton, James William Cas
key, Amos Franklin Little. John W.
Parker, Henry Lawrence Taylor,
Chas. Oliver DeLaney, Reece Russell,
ifcNed Lockhart, Esther Sanders, Hen
ry Robinson Honeycutt, weaver ros
tell Plyler, Harrison Hough, Levy
Vanburn Byrum, Tims Bert Parker.
Robert Crowell, James Cline Reid,
William Pemberton Hlnson, John
Hannah. Clonnle Nathaniel Medlin,
William Fred Adams, Welton Hasty,
Stanlev Cleveland Chaney. Wm. Thos.
Cagle. John Norman McDonald. De-
Witt Belk. Wallace Wilson Under
wood, Harry Nathaniel Green, V. B.
Thomas. Sylvanus Alsobrooks, Wm.
Ellison Baker, Ous Griffin, Walter
Ladas Lindsey," Tom Creton, John
Dunn, Henry Huntley, Walter Banks
Watklns, Philip Fisher Simpson,
Howard Walker Mlllef. Henry Blair
Crump, William Vann Crowell, Char
lie Wesley Hill, Frank Williams, Jas.
Crawfork Riser, Willie P. Crowder,
John Miller. Samuel Edgar Hartis,
Arthur Walter Thomas, Stanley Wal
ter Sinclair, Charlie Otis Belk, James
n chert Broom.. Jarvls Odell Starnes,
William Bunyan Simpson, S. F. Mar
tin. Matthew Osbroox. Lonnie wuson
Green, Walter McLarty, John Blake-
nnv. Sam Lee Moser, vaae eims.
Horace Redfern, William Henry Han-
,vi Arthur Thomas Deese, uren
Elvester Threatt, Sam Alexander W1I-
uimi. Brooks sanrora Lues. Jesse
Harmon Outen. John Brown McLen-
nn Finvd Thomas smitn. rrea a.
Dyson, Lee Roy Wade, George Will
Robinson, John Luther Garland. Ar
thur Alonzo Earney, Walter Thomas,
William Ernest Newell, Henry Thos.
Banknlght, J. A. Fowler, Wm. Joseph
Brewer, Pearl Rorle, Wm. Hampton
Klndley, Jsrae Eustace Collins, F. A.
Crisco, Chester Boone, Lee Calvin
Broom. Wade H. Mullis. Hezekiah
Pearl Griffin, J. A. Baucom. Atlas
Mrsh, Zeno Benton, Samuel Lee
Walkup, John Henry Watklns. Brady
Bivens, Luther Rollins, Jones Na
thaniel Rollins, Mack Crowder, Ar
thur Medlin, Reese Fernando Mc
Rorie, Van Buren Love, Preston
Brooks Mills, Willie Sturdivant.
Julian F. Davis, Lester Rorle. Wil
liam Talmage Hinson, Walter Na
thaniel Smith. Joseph Franklin
Honeycutt, Carr Fisher Braswell, M.
Boyce Ferris, William Lawrence Mc
Corkle. Those who are to appear Thursday
are:
Albertus Perry, Dan Montgomery
Mullis, Marshall Craver, Albert
Helms, Bolden Whitley, Martin Lu
ther Little, June Baxter Slagle, Cle
ment Earl Curlee, James Thomas
Broom, Joseph Beecher Harrell, Bun
dy Buscom Tarleton, William Oscar
Helms, Eugene Elbert Webb. Clyde
Jacob. Walter Curtis Mangum, Jef
frey Alsobrooks, Arthur Alexander,
William Adam Rice, Silas Wilson
Haigler, Francis Marvin Trull, Vann
Pitman, Isom McDonald, Thomas D.
Laney, Jesse Alexander Helms. Fair
ley Best Price, Anthony Wayne
Brooks, Arthur Helms, Lonnie Clyde
Moore, William Hammond, Jr., Z. K.
Simpson,. Lemuel Sylvester Simpson,
James" Burch, Thomas Frank Davis,
Henry Aaron Ross, Luther Crafford,
Allen Armfleld Heath, Henry Eustace
Traywlck, George Washington Parks,
Henry Howard, Will Horn, Sam Earl
Haigler, Olln Lafayette Biggers,
Manuel Deese, Clinton Mullis, Oscar
Mott Staton, David Lester Williams,
Walter Home, Hooper Morgan, Levy
Helms, Edwin L. Niven, Henry Bun
yan Broom, Hiram Luther Haigler,
Asa Collins, Joel Solomon Collins,
Ernest Black, Sem Robinson, Roubln
Antney, John Cletus Honeycutt,
Henry Hilton Kesiah, Henry Allen
Outlaw, Baxter Minor Nash, Wayland
Basil McManus, Thomas Crowell,
Klnley Gaither. Major Houston, Bun-
dy Baker, Edward Heath Yarborough
Joe Autrey. Willie - Flake, Samuel
Henry Stephenson, Christopher Co
lumbus Lamb, Robert Benton, John
Heath, Henry Bunyan Mollis, Abra
ham Gatle Helms, Lewis Fletcher
Starnes. Leonard David Grlrnn, Ml
ColumbuaWfaiftey, James McAlister
Glenn, - English Grady Helms, Ray
Cecil Rape, Robert Ethin Presson,
Royall Thos. Llles, Richard Brittaln
Yarborough. Wylle Carter, Babe
Lazrus Huntley, Joseph Henry Myers,
Clayton Parker, Clyde Richardson, T.
C. Long, Jonah Joseph Honeycutt.
Harry Wlnford Conder, Lindsey
Franklin Austin. Whitford Tomber
lln, Thomas Houston, Mack McCain,
James Pressley, Voyle Jerome Wil
liams, Ed Caudle, Arthur .. Seaborn,
Murray Oscar Hartis, Minor Ricn-
ardson, Gene Polk, Willie Caldwell,
Charlie Frank Clonts, Jesse Barrlno,
Robert Howie Crane, Francis Hllliard
Fairley. J. D. Mullis. Charlie Mont
gomery Wilson, William Clyburn Me-
Rorle, Miles Arthur Medlin, Clarence
Parker, Winner Ras Dyson, Joes S.
Hargett, Walter Bryant Thomas.
Vester Jlncher, Archie Barrett,
Henry James Huntley. Adam Stewart,
Clark Washington Harkey, Robert
Manuel Hinson, Ralph Barrett, Nell
Pressley Sturgis, David Carl Griffin,
Franklin Ward Mangum, Thomas
Price, Lonnie Levi Hatley, Frank
Walker, Lee Gay, Bogan Laney, Fred
nrvnn Helms. Blair Haywood. Fred
Gamble, Kemp Prather Neal, Arthur
Helms, Frank James rowier, james
Marshall Nash. Judge Standi, Ran
dolpli Clinton Helms, Brooks Rivers,
McBynum Haigler, Thomas Frea
Phllbeck, Frank Jacob Ashcraft, John
Patterson, Henry Morgan, Shoyler
Reynolds McGulrt, Dude Thomas,
Fred S. Brooks, Ernest Massey,
Frank Richardson,
Win gate, William
Monroe McKlnny,
Nash. Paul Hayne
Clarence Alex.
Deese, Reuben
Crofford James
Johnson, Frank
Nasslff, Thomas Neeley Massey. Lee
Tillman. Ernest Clinton Little, Wes
ley Stephens, Wm. Prlvett, Conder
Wllford Price. George Rushing, Juke
Ernest Wentz. Clifford Worth Con
der, Lewis Griffin, Newton B. Gordon,
Horace Crook, Preston Foreman Wil
son, Bert Pressley, William Heath,
J. B. Williams, James Grant Duncan.
William Everad Massey, Dr. Bryan S.
Griffin,, P. C. Snider, Hurley Plyler,
Graham Redfearn, Amos Helms,
Feeding New Corn.
(From the Waxhaw Enterprise.)
Mr. J. R. Eason was in town yes
terday with several ears of new corn
hard enough to feed. ln fact, Mr.
Eason has been feeding new corn to
his horses for several days now. He
says that the new corn makes just
as good feed as the old shipped corn,
and this that he Is feeding cost him
less than a cent a pound to ralee,
while the corn which the store would
sell him now costs him more than
four cents a pound. Mr. Eason ex
pects to gather and dry some of this
extra early corn and have it ground
into meal for table use the last of
this week, and next week he wants to
plant some of it for a second crop.
If frost doe not come before the mid
die or third week of October be
thinks he will get corn hard enough
to feed from this second planting.
STOMACH AXD LIVER TROUBLES
No end of misery and actual suffer
ing Is caused by disorders of the
stomach and liwr, and may be avoid
ed by the use of Chamberl'n's Tab
lets. Give them a trial, they wi J
cost a quarter.
THAT COMMISSIONED OFFICER
IS STILL VERY, VERY DOUBTFUL
It Is Said That the Matter Has Paw
ed Out of Governor Birkett's Hands
Wadeboro Is Shy On Sheets and
Pillows.
There still seems to be some doubt
as to Union county getting another
commissioned officer in the Bickett
Battery. Governor Bickett promised
to elevate ancther Union county man
to the lieutenant class, but he has not
yet done so. No one seems to under
stand the delay, but it is being cir
culated that the appointments, since
the boys were mustered into the Fed
eral service, have automatically pass
ed out of the hands of Governor
Bickett.
Mr. Archie Fairley has been slated
for this appointment should it be
given. He is a son of the late Mr.
J. M. Fairley: is a graduate of the
Monroe high school, and is univer
sally liked by the members of the
company. He passed the examina
tion for entrance to the Fort Ogle-
tnorpe training camp in June, but
owing to the overflow of the camp,
he was not called out. He is emml
nently qualified for the commission,
his associates state.
The procedure open to the Gover
nor If he really desires to give a
Union county boy a commission, it is
said, Is to transfer one of the Wades
boro lieutenants to the regimental
staff; thus causing a vacancy. Lieut.
Ashcraft is of the opinion that this
will be done.
It Is useless to conceal the fact
that Union county people are in
dignant over the treatment of the
home boys. When they enlisted they
were promised home officers, and al
so home training. They hadn t
hardly taken the Federal oath of ser
vice when they learned that they
would be Btatloned at Wadesboro un
til ordered to the State Guard camp
at Greenville, S. C. Now the possi
bility of them securing another com
missioned officer is said to be slight.
The people of Wadesboro are not
blamed for this condition of affairs.
The whole thing Is laid at the foot
of State Guard officers, and the Gov
ernor. Some Monroe people are of
the opinion that the Union county
boys are the victims of politics, and
resent disclosures of other State
Guard machinations tend to streng
then this contention.
According to members of the Bat
tery, the Wadesboro folks have treat
ed them royally except in the matter
of sleeping quarters. They are all
housed in one big room, with a. mat
tress, minus sheets and pillows, for
each two men. For pillows the boys
say they have been using grips and
boxes.
War is no play by any means, and
the sleeping quarters they are now
using will compare favorably with
what they will receive in the canton
ment camps, but the boys expected
better treatment from the hands of
the home folks. It would not be much
trouble, some of the boys stated, for
the Wadesboro people to at least se
cure them pillows. , .
SOLDIER BOYS AT HOME ,
Members at Battery D Come Up and
Were Given an Ovauoa 'Prevent
ed With Flag, Bible and Knives.
The members of the Bickett Bat
tery, who were allowed to come home
Monday to bid farewell to the home
folks, were given a rousing reception
Tuesday night on the court house
square. Martial music was rendered
by the Monroe band, and several pa
triotic speeches were made by local
leaders.
A flag, made by a young Monroe
lady, was presented to the battery.
Mr. J. J. Parker made the presenta
tion speech. Lieutenant Frank Ash
craft voiced the thanks of the battery
for the flag, assuring the people as
sembled that the men appreciated the
kindly spirit they exhibited towards
them.
The Monroe Hardware company
presented each jiian with a pocket
knife, and Rev. John A. Wray, pas
tor of the First Baptist church, de
livered to each man a Testament, the
gift of Dr. J. M. Belk.
Wednesday morning the boys re
turned to headquarters at Wadesboro,
Unless the troop train to Greenville,
which will leave Wadesboro in a few
weeks, come through Monroe, some
of the boys have perhaps seen Mon
roe for the last time. Lieut. Ashcraft
Is of the opinion that the boys will
go to Greenville by way of Charlotte
If his surmise is correct, the train
will of course pass over the Sea
board through Monroe.
Thirty-one of the one hundred and
sixty-five men who were examined
last week In Wadesboro for enlist
ment In the battery were turned
down. They were:
T. P. Belk. W. S. Chapman, G. Lee
Charles, A. B. Cox, J. R. Coward,. F
E. Dabbs, W. H. Dockery, R. B
Gathlngs, -W. W. Gathlngs, M. V.
Griffin, L. B. Griffin, Ervin Griffin,
L. L. Hargrave, J. H. Hatcher, Ga-
tla Helms, C. T. Hildreth, Wm. Jer-
man, Ben Honeycutt, L. C. Horton, R
J. Kelly, Chas. Lemmond, Johnson
Livingston, F. C. McCorkle, F. L. Niv
en, Brooks Price, R. W. Sanford, D.
L, Saylor, L. M. Starnes, E. B. Sta
ton. J. B. Stewart, Claud Wolfe.
The complete roster of the com
pany follows:
John B. Adams, Robert S. Allen,
John W. Austin, Meak E. Austin, Os
car Austin, Charles C. Bailey, John
P. Ballard. William Baker. Luther L.
Belk, Robt. D. Belk. Seabron L. Ben
ton, Frank T. Billingsley, John F,
Biddle, Walter A. Blagburn. Balfour
C. Blalock, Nero T. Bobbltt. James 0,
Boylln. Ben Brooks. Carl Broom. Jos
eph A. Broom, Willie L. Bryant Wil
liam C. Cagle, Jaraes M. Clark. Geo,
P. Coan, Flow C. Coan, James W, Col-
lins, Wm. H. Courtney. Jas. H. Cov
ington, Clifford E. Craig, DeWitt
Craig. Andrew B. Crowell. Pet
Crump.
Jas. Q. Derrick. Robt. B. Dula.
John E. Eddins, Samuel J. Edwards.
uenj. f. Eubanks. Prentiss M. Evans.
Archie B. Fairley. Julian H. Funder-
ourK. Kemp Caddy, Thos. E. Caddy.
Wilburn Gaddy. Ollle B. Garris. Thos.
Garland. Raymond R. Gav. Fletcher
J. Gcodwin. Jas. P. Gordon. John C.
Grifiiu. Samuel P. Griffith, John Han-
sa. John G. Harrington, Charles N.
Halt, Lonnie L. Hatley. Clarence H.
Helms, J. Warren Helms, William C.
Helms, Carl Hendricks, Marvin Hend
ley. Jas. F. Hilderbrand. Jas. J. Hiu-
son, Wm. P. Hinson, Horace D.
House, Frank L. Huntley. Franklin
B. Huntley, John Honeycutt, James
a. Hutchinson. Charles P. Jones.
Julian Klrby, Richard A. Keziah,
Ernest King, Lee R. Knotts, Charles
H. Laney, Julian E. Lewis. John I.
Lewis, Frank W. Lewis, Clyde T.
Lockey. '
Dewey T. Lowery, Sidney B. Low-
ery, Junion S. M iner, Wm. C. Marsh,
P. J. .Matheson, Martin M. Misen
heimer, David B. Melton, Dai ling J.
Melton, Joseph L. Morgan. Jas. T.
Murphy, John W. McCorkle. Beecher
L. McDuffie, Chailes McGulrt. John
B. Guirt, Moran B. McLendon, Horace
McManus, Henry E. McRae, Smith 0.
Nlven, Thos. L. Niven, Appleton Ply
ler, Isom R. Plyler, Claude B. Porter.
E. D. Powell, Jesse J. Pratt, Gilbert
H. Preslar, John B. Presley. Joseph
M. Price, Lloyd Price. Lloyd W. Price,
Roy C. Rape, Samuel W. Ray, Jas. D.
Kediearn. Alfred R. Rivers, John A.
Robinson. Jr., Geo. S. Sells, Harry W.
Shepherd, Edgar H. Smith, James W.
Starnes, Charles L. Stewart, John G.
Stlllwell, Isaaiah larlton, Fred Teal,
Jas. F. Thomas, Jr., Paul Thomas,
Joseph H. Thompson, Ernest A.
Thompson, Lacy L. Threadgill, Car
roll W. Winfree, Thos. C. Wood, Tobe
Waddell, Edmund B. Williams, Fred
E. Williams, Moses W. Williams,
Wm. H. Williams, Clarence W.
Yancey.
MEETING TO PROTEST AGAINST
FEATURE OF DRAFT DEPLORED
Nothing Good Can Come Out of It,
and a Ixt of Hard Feelings Cer
tain to be Caused.
Much interest has been aroused in
the meeting, which will be held In
the court house tomorrow at noon to
protest against certain features of
the' Conscription law. The proniot-
ers.uraatoo-tomlng In for. a lot of
auMg condemnation from many of
the citizens, who state that the atti
tude maintained by the promoters re
flects In a bad light upon the county.
In Justice to the promoters of the
meeting it should be made plain that
they are not objecting to the con
scription act, but they claim that it
Is unconstitutional to send an Amer
ican soldier to France without his
consent. As stated in the last issue
of The Journal, the promoters invi
ted Tom Watson to speak at the
meeting, but he wired that he would
be unable to come. He recommend
ed that they secure Cole Blease, but
he too made an unfavorable reply. ,
A meeting was held at the Pleas
ant Hill school house Wednesday,
and M. A. Whitley of Stanly county,
made an address. He evidently had
the wrong view of the meeting, as he
confined himself to delivering a
scathing denunciation of the Demo
cratic party, declaring that It caused
the war. Esq. C. J. Breswell, who Is
one of the promoters of the Saturday
meeting, Interrupted the speaker to
inform him that the meeting was
not a political gathering. Hope Is
expressed by many that the leaders
of the movement will abandon their
plan to bold the meeting here Sat
urday. "They are butting their
heads against a stone wall," is the
way-one man stated the proposition.
Another declared that the constitu
tionality of Bending men to France
had been thoroughly threshed out by
Congress, and that President Wilson
is thoroughly alive to the situation.
It Is being intimated over the
country that several of the members
of the Supreme court have expressed
privately that sending troops to
France without their permission is
constitutional.
One man went on to state that any
movement In which Tom Watson and
Cole Blease were leaders shoula
make people wary of taking part.
If the meeting is held it Is said
that a prominent and well-known
Monroe man will be on hand to re
ply to any speech that Is made by the
protestors.
For a while leaders in Monroe
thought that the meeting ought to
be suppressed at all odds, but after
due thought they came to the con
clusion that those opposed to send
Ing troops to France had the right
of free speech, and that they were en
titled to the use of the court house.
Therefore, the only manner of pro
testation that will be made will be
by speakers as outlined In the first
sentence of the above paragraph.
The report Is being circulated that
a United States secret service man
will be on hand to see that no sedl-
tlus utterances are made. This
should have a cooling Influence, It is
belr.r pointed out. on the leaders.
NotJhlne aood can come of the
meeting, it is freely stated, and It Is
useless to hold it. The only thing
that can come out of it. observers
state, Is to get somebody la trouble
ASK ANYONE WHO HAS USED IT
There are families who always aim
in kppn a bottle of Chamberlain's
Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy in the
house foe use in case it is needea.
and find that It is not only a good In
vestment but saves them no end of
suffering. As to Its reliability, ai
anyone who has used it
Weather Interferes With
English and French Assault
British and French Gains Are Held Visiting at Mr. W. G. McBride's.
Despite Terrible Counter Attacks' Mrs. Kobt. Williams of Charlotte
11 t Germans Knutpmr swm.i m Is Visiting relatives here this week.
Hare a Case of Nerves Russians
Still Fulling Back.
While the rain and
have served to hold the entente
lied forces in leash, preventing a re-i"".'' ' rs" .A" uein
sumption of the great offensive of LM,?.- 0jr "oImesf '"on visit
Tuesday, they have not been effective 6 Jhi " .T WB Weefc.
in keeping the Germans from throw-' ,T residence in the northern part
Ing counter-attacks with large forces 2r,0WB,,occuJl!d b Mf: L-,IX ln,K'e;
of men against seveial newly-won!" tde18.t,T'edMby,fir? X!oiJdha1y
sectors of the front held bv the Brit-1?50"1 1;30- Mr-JIng,e ?nl his faml
Ish and French troops, nor in bring-1 ,y bart.l5r escaPed, s, the back part
ing about a cessation of the violent f the hou,se was f?lliniJn Jrh"n tUe
artillery duel along the entire line. 1 flr? wa3 discovered. The fire origi
Crown Prince Ruppercht evidently ?aed from thf Bt0T! flue- The b!ovc
considers the British gain northeast !?ad,j?een used cookinS supper. The
of Ypres the most Important made in ; uildln& was owned by Capt. J. F.
Tuesday's battle, for upon this teni- , .
tory has been concentrated th 1 M r w Infred Hinsn ald Viss Ruth
strongest of his counter-oJensive "elms were married at the noma or
operations In an attempt to retrain nebrid.e 8 father- Mr- J- L- Helms.
the lost ground. His effoi-W h.iv
gone for naught, the British artillery
and infantry fire raking the advanc-
ing forces mercilessly, putting au end
to the attacks and addin? riatei.ally
to the already heavy casualties the
Germans have suffed.
There is no indication in either the
British or French official rommunl-iprt'enl'
cation Just when their combined push
again will be started, but it is possi
ble that at least a day of warm sun
shine will be necessary to dissipate
the quagmire so thac the big allied
guns may be realigned and to permit
the airmen to relocate the positions
the enemy is holding.
On Wllhelm's Nerves.
Although the Teutonic allies are
still advancing against the Russians
in East Galicia, Bukowina and along
the Moldavia frontier, the allied of
fensive on the western front appai
ently is on the nerves of the German
emperor, whose troops before have
had to face, and with great losses of
men and terrain, gigantic attacks by
the British and French, covered by
countless pieces of modern artllkiy
of all calibers and ranges. It Is as
sumed that a war council of the high
military and naval leaders In Ger
many, called by Emperor William to
meet In Brussels, bad as its objective
an analytical survey, of the offensive,
which if it fs "carried out as planned
by the allies, would prove a menace
to the German holdings in Belgium
and especially along the cost.
Wednesday was the date set for
the conference which was to have
been attended by Field Marshal von
Hindenburg, chief of the imperial
general staff; Crown Prince Rup
precht, of Bavaria, In command in
Flanders; the German crown prince
and others, including Vice Admiral
von Capelle, . minister of the navy,
whose naval bases on the North sea
would be affected by a success of the
entente allied arms. It Is said, how
ever, that nothing has come through
concerning any decision to counter al
lied plans arrived at.
Dally the situation of the runs on
the eastern front grows Increasingly
acute. Across the Zbrocz river in
Russia,' to the south ' between tV
Dniester and the Pruth rivers. In
Bukowina and In the Carpathian re
gion bordering Rumania the Russians
every where are steadily falling back.
So far have the operations of tie
Teutonic allies been advanced In
Bukowina that seemingly the little
Austrian crown land soon again will
be returned to the Austrlans.
Many Towns Taken,
Numerous additional towns and
vantage points along the front have
been captured by the Teutons. Ber
lin asserts that from the Pruth to the
eastern foothills of the Kelemen
mountains, a distance of approxi
mately a hundred miles, the Russians
are steadily giving ground.
Advices reaching Petrograd from
the front are to the effect that a
retrograde movement by the Russians
has been carried out fifteen miles
southeast of Riga, the Important Rus
sian port and naval base on th? Bal
tic. Here the Germans have occu
pied the Ukskull bridgehead, vhich
the Russians previously had evac
uated. FOUR SONS CALLED AXD
ONE HAS VOLUNTEERED
This is Uie Record of Mr. McBride
Horse Dies From Heat Marriage
Fire Bell Men in Camp.
Correspondence of The Journal.
Marshvllle. Aug. Z. Mr. Berry
Tarlton, after a pleasant visit to his
daughter. Mrs. J. W. Little, return
ed to his home in Wadesboro today.
Mr. J. C. Austin had the misfortune
to loose a fine mare Wednesday from
the heat. It was a three hundred
dollar mare and Mr. Austin has a
fine two months old colt to raise by
hand. His fine pair of Percherons
are sick from heat at this writing,
but we hope they will recover.
Mr. Hoyle Hasty of Petersburg, va.
Is spending several days with hts
home folks.
Miss Kate Presson of Monro? Is
the guest of Mrs. Frank Edwards.
Mr. Conley Braswell of Monroe la
spending a few days visiting his pa
rents In this place.
Mr. Grover MoBrlde of this placo
carries Union's banner for patriotism.
Mr. McBride has four sons drafted for
army service, and one enlisted five
in all. Who has done more? We
feel sure Mr. McBride's chief regirt
Is that he cannot go with his boys.
Jobn. H. T., Jim and Bill are in the
first call. Bruce has volunteered.
Mr. Craven Griffin of Concord is
Mrs. Williams drove her car alone
from Charlotte.
Misses Grace Robinson and Ethel
al-CEen f M,int..H,u arrive t0"
nariotie hunaay afternoon at
7 00 ,.' ,7 Al D- Aycoe o
fl,clatin- Jir- Hinson is the son of
;,r- and,Mrs- B- G. Hinson of this
place- .'Y8- Hinson is a talented
young ,ady a?d wiU n,ake Mr- HIn
j son a good wife. Mr. and Mrs. Hln-
"on are at Mr- B- - Hinson's for the
, ...
ir. mm airs. nenry unrun oi
Monroe visited Mrs. Griffin's patents,
Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Hinson this week.
Mr. W. A. Helms and Mrs. Minnia
Nash were married at the home of
the officiating minister, Rev. T. P.
Little, Sunday afternoon. They have
many friends who wish them well as
they Journey through life together. .
Mr. Worth Plyler has accepted a.
position with the Monroe Hardware
Co. and left last week to take up his
new work.
Mr. Beemer Harrill returned last
week from Chapel Hill, where he has
been attending the summer school
for teachers.
The Southern Bell Telephone line
men are in camp In the eastern part
of town. Manager Lomax expects to
be here for thirty days or more. The
neatness of these men In camp til's
deserves commendation.
Good crows are attending the
meeting in progress at the Prerby
terlan church , and Dr. Gurney is
preaching instructive sermons wbica.
all enjoy. The music, which is la
charge of Mr. Alexander and Miss
Ruth Gill, Is quite an enjoyable part
of the service.
TAKE NOTICE TUCKER
In Telling About the Corn Crop the
Editor of the Pageland Journal is
a Thousand Miles Behind.
The corn crop In this section bids
fair to be the best ever. Much of
the corn is about made, and a few
more rains will make good corn in
almost every field. Never before has
the writer seen corn have as good
color as this season. Nearly all of it
has remained green from jthe ground
up, and a big long ear is on almost
every stalk, and on many there are
two. Pageland Journal.
Such a report as this shows that
Editor Tucker Is fast asleep on the
corn crop. Either he Is Jealous of
real corn growing such as we have
up here in Union, or else he hasnt
heard of it, for if he had he ce 'Mn
ly would not have thought it ..tb
while to say anything at all about his
old corn crop. Why down in Buford.
township, not far above Tucker"
town, but In Union county of course,
corn Is growing right. Down there
the other day a boy climbed a corn
stalk to see how the corn was getting;
along and now the stalk Is growing
up faster than the boy can climb)
down. The boy Is plumb out of
sight. Three men have undertaken
to cut down the stalk with axes and
save the boy from starvation. It
grows so fast that they can't hack:
twice in the same place. The poor
boy is living on nothing but raw corn
and has already thrown down four
bushels of cobs.
Wake up Tucker.
Resolution of the Board of Education
of the City of Monroe.
"Be It Resolved: That this Beardt
goes on record as expressing its un
qualified and continuing confidence
in our present Superintendent of City
Schools, Professor R. W. Allen, who
has suffered, and still Is suffering,
from the effects of an unprovoked as
sault upon him. We recognise In
Professor Allen a gentleman of tfte
highest character, and a very able
educator and superintendent of
schools, who has performed all the
duties of his office with zeal and!
ability and to the complete satisfac
tion of this Board, and, we are as
sured, to the satisfaction of practi
cally the entire body of citizens ef
Monroe.
"We hope for him an early recov
ery, and we trust that the citizens ef
Monroe will do everything in tbefr
power to make Professor Allen's and:
his family's future among us as
pleasant and agreeable as possible te
him and them.
"And it Is the sincere hope of this
Board that Professor Allen shall re
main as our Superintendent of City
Schools as long as he may desire tor
do so.
"It Is further resolved that Proces
sor Allen be given a copy of this reso
lution and that It be published la
both papers of the city.
"Witness our hands and seal, Wm
the 30th day of July, 1917. F. It.
Ashcraft, Chairman; Dr. J. E. Ash
craft. T. P. Dillon, E. C. Carpenter,
F. G. Henderson, J. M:. Belk, G. M,
Beasley."