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"THE UNION COUNTY PAPER EVERYBODY READS IT." "THE UNION COUNTY PAPER EVERYBOtV NEEDS IT.' The Monroe journal PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYSj VOL.23. No. 63. MONROE, N. C, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1917. $1.50 PER YEAR CASH. second ixiox coxtin(.ext LEFT WEDNESDAY MORNING Regular Fourth of July Crowd Was at the Station to Hid the Boy Farewell. With Messrs. Allen Heath u :u Eus tace Collins in charge, the 11$ men composing I'nion county's second con tingent of drafted men, left here at 11 o'clock Wednesday for Camp Jackson at Columbia. A crowd, esti mated to number over a thousand, was at the station to bid them good bye. On Tuesday afternoon, after they had assembled at the postofflce.where they were formally sworn into the military service of the country by Hon. R. B. Redwine, chairman of the local exemption board, the men lined up in military formation under the direction of Major W. C. Heath, who was assisted by Lt. Leslie Futch, a recent West Point graduate. They marched to the square, where patriotic exercises. Including a speech iy Gov. T. W. Bickett, were held. Dr. H. E. Gurney was chairman, and conducted devotional exercises. Gov. Bickett's speech was short, but to the point. Following the address of the Governor, Miss Olive Abernethy re cited a patriotic poem. Rev. Thos. L. Trott, who was next on the program, made an appropriate speech. After the conclusion of his remarks, school children, under the direction of Mrs. J. F. Laney, sang several patriotic songs. Music was rendered by the Icemorlee band. After giving out the list of those selected for the second contingent, the exemption board discovered that several negroes had been mixed up in the call. These were few, howev er, and there were enough alternates selected to complete the quota requir ed of this county, Those who were In the second quo ta were: William Jacob Griffin, Marshville; Edgar Green Thomas, R4, Marsh ville; Chas. V. McGulrt, Waxhaw; Win. Mack Staiaes, Waxhaw; Joseph Columbus Hill. R4, Marshville; Ver non Gurley, Monroe; Marcus J. Har key, R18, Matthews; Sanford Louie Forbts, Matthews; H. Grady Nash, Monroe; Lloyd W. Helms, R3, Mon roe; Edwin Wilson Baucom, R5, Marshvile; Zebulon M. Hill, Marsh ville; Thos. Ervin Blythe, Waxhaw; John Fred Stegall, R3, Monroe; Ja son Love, Monroe; Jas. Arthur Mul lis, R6, Monroe; Marcus Bennett Price, R2, Marshlvlle; Roy L. Blair, Monroe; Baxter Smith. R5, Marsh ville; LeRoy Trull, Monroe; U. M. James, K2, Unionville; Joel S. Deese, Monroe; Wm. C. Austin, Rl, Indian Trail; Leander M. Clontz. Rl, Union ville; Vernon F. Webb, Rl, Monroe; Richard Charlie Gaddy, Marshville; Walter Delcle Davis, R8, Monroe; Adam Mills, Rl, Monroe; Geo.Frank lin West, Monroe; Jas. Covington Richardson, Monroe; Homer Alonzo Biggers, Unlonvilel; Harrison F. Man gum, R8, Monroe; Lawrence Floy Phifer, Matthews; Stephen H. Strawn, Marshville; J. W. Parker, Rl, Wlngate; Chas. 0. DeLaney, R18, Matthews; John Han na, R4, Waxhaw; Clonnie N. Medlin, Rl, Unionville; Stanley C. Chaney, Rl, Unionville; DeWitt Belk, Mon roe; Gus Griffin, Marshville; Walter L. Lindsey, Monroe; Walter B. Wad kins, Marshville; Henry B. Crump, Monroe; Chas. W. Hill, Matthews; Jas. C. Klser, R2, Marshville; Arthur W. Thomas, Monroe; Charlie O. Belk, R9, Monroe; Wm. Henry Hancock, Monroe; John L. Garland, .Monroe; Eustace Collins, Monroe; N. A. Crls coe, R5, Marshville; Chester Boone, Rl, Waxhaw; J. A. Baucom, R2. Un ionville; Julian F. Davis, K2, Mon roe; Walter M. Smith, R2, Union ville; Major B. Ferris, Monroe; Robt. C. Trull, Monroe; Clement Earl Cur lee, Monroe; Francis N. Trull, R9, Monroe; Fairley Burt Price, R2. Mon roe; Lonnle C. Moore, Marshville; Allen A. Heath, Monroe; Samuel E. Halgler. Rl, Unionville; Clayton B. Collins, R2, Monroe; Bundy Baker, RIO, Monroe; Robert Benton, Wax- lift w Leonard D. Griffin, R5, Waxhaw; ' James M. Glenn, Waxhaw; Richard B. Yarborough, R3, Waxhaw; Clay ton Parker, R9. Monroe; Clyde Rich ardson, R9, Monroe; T. C. Long, R2, Unionville; Harvey W. Conder, R4, Monroe; Whiteford Tomberlin, Rl. Monroe; Jas. Presley, R9, Monroe; Jerome Williams, Wlngate; Charlie F. Clontz, Rl, Unionville; Koot. n. Crane. Rock Hill. S. C; F. H. Fair ley, Monroe; W. R. Dyson, Monroe; Joel S. Hargett, Wlngate; Robert D. Hlnson, R4, Monroe; Davis Carl Grif fin, Monroe; Fred Bryan Helms, R3, Marshville; Frank James Fowler, R9. '.Monroe; Fred L. Brooks, R3, Mon roe; P. H. Johnson, Monroe; Faddool Nassiff, Monroe; Juke Wantz, R6, Monroe; Newton B. Gordon, R4, Waxhaw; Eddie M. Carnes, RIO, Monroe; John Calvin Terry, Rl. Monroe; John Rorle. R4. Waxhaw; Jamea S. Rog ers, Monroe; Henry Wilson Presley, R3, Monroe; Blanchard Williams, Rl, Wlngate; Ben Medlin, R3. Monroe; Albert Craig Rose, R4. Marshville; Clyde SmVth. R3, Marshville; Adam C. Baucom, Rl. Unionville; Henry Belk Simpson. Matthews; Asa Pettle, R3, Waxhaw; Augustus B. Secrest, R6, Monroe; Sam Ray Caddy. Wln gate; Joseph Deese, R26, Matthews; David Andrew Helms, Monroe; Mal com P. Hoover, Monroe; David Phil lips. Waxhaw; Irl Crawford Blvens, Monroe; Jesse Bright Parker. R9. John Vertle Knight. R4. Waxhaw; E F. Newsome, Rl, Unionville; Thos. Baxter Simpson, Rl. Lancaster; Robt Lm Shlnn. R5. Marshville: Robert Vann Griffin, Marshville; Ed Helms, Monroe; Raymond E. Robinson, R4, Waxhaw; James Adam Price, RZ, Monroe. Indicted For Treason. Lous Werner, aged editor of the Philadelphia Tageblatt. and Dr. Mar tin Darkow, managing editor of that paper, have been indicted for trea son. Indictments of a less serious nature were returned against Mer man Leke, business manager of the Tageblatt; Peter Schaefer, president of the publishing company and Paul Vogel, treasurer. The office of the Tageblatt, a Ger man language newspaper, was raided by Federal officers last week. The leading charge against the newspaper is that news dispatches from English language papers were "colored" in translation in the Tageblatt office so r.8 to make them favorable to Ger many. The paper also published in structions for getting letters to Ger many via a remailing agency in Sweden. CALLS OX FARMERS TO KEEP LEVEL HEADS XOW Governor I'rjres That They Make Their Dig Profits Count For llig Things Designates November as "Thrift Month." Governor Bickett has Issued an ap peal to Tarheeldom's farmers to ob serve November as Thrift Month. In a proclamation being broadcasted in tha State the executive calls upon planters to pay off debts, purchase farms, start bank accounts, improve their farm houses and equipment, add to their live stock, etc. He wants the agriculturists to save from their great earnings of this fall, and invest only in things that will stand for use fulness and be permanent. The pro clamation follows: "To the Farmers of North Carolina: " 'Opportunity has hair in front. Behind she is bald. If you seize her by the forelock you may hold her, but once permitted to pass on Jupiter himself cannot catch her again.' "So runs an ancient aphorism. This year opportunity stands before the farmers of North Carolina with a forelock that reaches to the ground. You have with superb com mon sense increased your food and feed crops. You have with splendid foresight canned and dried your sur plus fruits and vegetables. For you the high cost of living holds few ter rors. Empyrean prices are being paid for the products of your toil. Never before in this generation, and possibly never again will there come to the average farmer so large an op portunity to lift himself and family to a higher level of happiness and hope. Temptations to fritter away the proceeds of your crops will crowd thick upon you. Improvidence will lure you to sleep, and pleasure and prodigality will call to you with many voices. The 'blue sky' artists are al ready on your trail. They have hoard that you are fat, and have maiked you for their own. All kinds of get rich quick schemes will be dangled before you, and the voice of the agent will be heard in the land. Smooth and wordy venders of lightning lods, and ranges and organs, ond pianos, and sewing machies, and churn3, and washing machines, and patent medi cines, and country rights, and crayon portraits, and shares in excessively capitalized stations will spring up around you as countless as the fro'-is that came on the land of Egypt, and seek to enter into the reward of youi labors. "In my inaugural address, and in a series of bills submiltec. to the General Assembly, I enueuored to make plain a purpose to make life on the farm Just as profitable and Just as attractive as life in the town. The intensity of that purrose has deepened with the pasairir months, and 1 now call upon the farmers to make a supreme effort In this direct Ion, and to capitalize the opportunity of the hour. To this end 1 earnestly beseech the farmers of the State to set apart the month of November as Thrift Month, and urge every farm er to do something definite and sub stantial during that montii that will inure to the permant betterment of his condition in life. I suggest the following specific accomplish ments and appeal to every farmer to do one or more of these things: "1. If be be a tenant to buy, if possible, a small farm and make the first payment on the purchase price. "2. To pay off all debts, and go on a cash basis next year. "3. To start a savings account in some bank or credit union. "4. To buy a milk cow or broo sow. "5. To Install home waterworks and light. "6. To paint his house. "7. To set out an orchard. "The Agricultural Department, the Joint committee on agricultural work and the State Department of Educa tion will generously co-operate with th farmers in making Thrift Montn !a notable month in the agricultural life of the State. I call upon tne teachers In the rural schools to read this appeal to the children. Com plete plans for taking a census dur ing the first week in December will be arranged to the end that we ma know at the end of the month Just how many farmers have redeemed the great opportunity that now con fronts them, and have preserved for their wives and children some por tion of the blessings of this unparal leled year. "T. W. BICKETT, Governor. "September 14, 1917." Mr. T. P. Dillon will conduct ser vices In St. Paul'a Episcopal church Sunday at 11 a. m. If old General Sherman were here nOW' ne WOUIU nave lO DUU ivuivai uiuae wuica lurj uvw peuu iui ; stronger term to describe war. . chewing gum and penny chocolate!" proposed range would take the heart of chesterfield The Rest Farming Sections, However, Will Xot be Molested Final De rision by Septcnilter It). The story carried last m eek by The Journal about the proposed artillery range for Chesierfield county has been fully substantiated. The Page land Jounal states that Chesterfield citizens are behind the project, and that a final decision is expected from the government by Sept. 30. That paper said: At last an apparent use has been found for the bald sand hills of a portion of Chesterfield county. The government has taken notice of the ideal military camp site in this coun ty, and it is believed that the biggest army training camp in the United States is soon to be established in the central, thinly settled section of the county. An army officer recently came to Cheraw and let it be known that there is a chance for the es tablishment of a whopping big train ing camp, and immediately the wheels began to turn. The matter was tak en up through Mr. G. W. Duvall of Cheraw, and he soon enlisted the help of many others. The work of securing options on all the land In this great body or 150,000 acres be gan at once, and at this time lt is practically ccrlete. This afternoon Mr. Duvall goes to Charleston and tomorrow morning he lays the entire matter before the au thorities. There are several more sites and the two most feasible ones will be selected. Then engineers will look over both sites, and the final de cision will be made and reported to the War Department not later than September 30. It is understood that this is to be the finishing-up training camp for the troops from all the camps in the United States, and is intended to take the place of the training behind the lines in France. The troops would be brought here and given sixty days of training Just as much like real war fare as it is possible to make it. Light artillery, machine guns, rifles and very probably airplanes would be brought into use. The soldiers would be given actual trench experience, and sham battles would very probab ly be almost a daily occurrence. ; " No better place could be found In the United States. This site Is high, dry, healthy and hilly. The King sand hills could stop all the bullets that can ever be shot into them, .and be none the worse. . Right through the proposed site goes Black creek with its numerous branches so that there would be no scarcity of water. Thousands of acres of this land have never been culti vated, and the principal growth is stubby black Jack and wire grass. One may travel miles without sign of civilization. Of course, some sections are settled, some of them quite thick ly, but these are the exception and not the rule. Someone has said that there are approximately 1,700 homes in this entire body of one hundred and fifty thousand acres. Much of the land is owned by non-residents, who live in Monroe, Charlotte and other places. Mr. Bonsai, the rail road promoter, owns eleven thou sand acres. Mr. Duval states that the large land owners are giving options at a reasonable price, while the small holders are as a rule, much higher. The government asks for leases or outright sales. There are many good people who live within the proposed boundaries, and many of them would tear up and move out very reluctantly, while oth ers would sell without regret. The proposed lines would run somewhat as follows: Beginning at McBee and following the Seaboard right of way to within about a mile of Patrick; thence northward to Shiloh church; thence northward to within a mile or two of Ruby; thence westward along a line a mile south of Guess and four or five miles south of Pageland; thence south one mile east of Jefferson and back to McBee on the eastern side of the Jefferson McBee road. This takes the heart or the county, but leaves the best land and most thickly settled sections all around the border. Vance Township Items. Correspopndence of The Journal. Stouts. Sept. 19 Mr. U. A. Rod den of Rock Hill is spending a few days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Rodden. Miss Jesse Curran was the guest of Miss Annie Blanchard Saturday night Mrs. E. H. Helms, who has been in a feeble condition for many months, is gradually growing weaker. Mr. J. W. Helms, who has been at Morganton In the State Hospital, all summer, has returned, much better. Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Stinson and children of Center Grove spent Sat urday night and Sunday In the home of Mr. W. T. Ballentlne. Mrs. Mary Yandle Is spending a few days this week with her son, Mr. F. M. Yandle, below Stout. Miss Bliss Conder of Indian Trail is spending the week with her sister, Mrs. T. O. Kezlah. These cool mornings reminds us that winter Is approaching. We heard a crowd of 'possum hunters passing through last night which means 'pos sum and taters ere long. The protracted meeting at Bethel will begin next Sunday evening at four o'clock. School Girl. The Brooklyn Eagle remarks: "It is all over." groaned the Kaiser, "the game is up. The American peo- pie hare decided to put Into the war SAYS MRS. KINO WAS THE VICTIM OF MI KDEK PLOT It Was Delilteratcly Planned n Xewiservice to foIlow ninl da in nl day York City-Deposit Ho (.i,es I p 'he" tue w over ... . ,, ' , 1 to the department of Justice, as was ' piso aamiuea oy leaeiai oincia: Here New York, Sept. 19. The World yesterday? today carries a story in which Dis- The answers to these questions trict Attorney Svana is quoted as'",ay or '"ay not come through the boldly asserting the evidence in pos-inen(1'nB North Carolina proceedings, j session or his office has convinced iLast n'Sht the district attorney's of- him that a "conspiracy to murder ifice was working late in preparation xrs. .vaurte A. Kin;; was "hatched in hub cut, ana mat inis "conspiracy involved several pergonal who actual ly participated." The World story follows: District Attorney Swann announced last night, after receiving a report from Captain Jones, pistol expert of the police department, he was con vinced that Mrs. Maude A. King was the victim of "premeditated" mur der when she met death outside of Concord, N. C.. on the evening of August 29 through a pistol wound. The district attorney stated that evidence in possession of his orfice as the result or it. investigation was comprehensive and conclusive enough to convince him that a conspiracy to murder the wealthy widow was hatch ed in this city; that this conspiracy involved several persons who active ly' participated; that in connection with Mrs. King's affairs the crimes of grand larceny, forgery and con spiracy to perpetuate a fraud had been committed. !'Captain Jones," said Mr. Swann. "has been making exhaustive tests with an automatic pistol the exact duplicate of the one from which ad mittedly the shot which killed Mrs. King was fired. As far as possible he haB re-enacted the tragedy. As a re sult of this work he has reported that Mrs. King was the victim of foul play. "'Mrs. King was a resident of this city. I have instructed Assistant Dis trict Attorney Dooling to go to Con cord the latter part of this week and to assist the North Carolina authori ties. I have directed that Dr. Otto H. Schultze, whom I regard as one of. the best medical experts in this country on such work, to go to Con cord to testify at the inquest next Monday. I have taken other steps to see that those persons guilty of the murder of Mrs. King be brought to Justice. "I am perfectly willing to bear per sonally the full expense involved in the steps I have taken, should this expenditure be regarded as an unjus- Unable one on New York. Ido not so consider It. Should the guilty persons be Indicted In North Caro lina ror the major crime and convict ed, well death ends all. New York would be saved the expense of costly trials here to convict them of lessef offenses. "Beyond this is the principle that New York must be interested in bringing to Justice any person guilty of the murder or one or Its citizens. Yoy know the old Roman saying, "Roanus sum.' " Last night there was great activity in the district attorney's office. It was evident In the statements of as- every day except Mondays and Satur sistants that new and important evi- days so that any one having a few dence had convinced those In charge .spare hours can go to the sewing of the investigation that the chain of rooms and use the machines any time circumstances involving Mrs. King's 'they wish. Some members of the affairs and her death had been re vealed. Neither District Attorney Swann nor his assistants would give any In dication as to the identities of those they believe guilty of conspiring to murder the woman and of effecting the murder. From Information In possession of the World It can be said that unless the evidence in pos session of the New York authorities collapses there will be startling sur prises when the evidence is produced. This evidence involves in the ma jor conspiracy some persons among Mrs. King's circle of friends who, so far, have not figured In the startling revelations of her affairs. It brings in now nomoa aa thnuo rtl.ivlnir tend ing parts. Unless the calculations of Mr. Swann's office are wrong, dis - clnHnrea mnrp sensntlonal than anv yet made are due either at the Con cord inquest, or at the grand Jury proceeding which, it Is assumed here, will Immediately follow Aiiin. tho mvsiorv of thp i.nap,w tn tne president, miss ceiesie Arm - and opening the field Tor unlimited i field at the home of Mrs. Ella Hous-j before the spring campaign of ll?; speculation is the "second automo-.ton Thursday. Sept. 20. Celeste Arm- is likely to begin, bile " This car has been rather vague- "eld. Ellie Hudson Rachel Armfleld. J Modern artillery training- is lv mentioned In despatches from Sarah Ashcraft, Margaret D. Sikes, maze of technical details, a la by Concord The story Is that It follow-1 Louie Sikes, Mary Norwood, Mary rlnth of mathematical problem, a ed close' behind the King automobile jLiles and Mary Love are members of ever-ending series ot Intricate pnt on the bit or lonely road on the even-ithis enthusiastic band of Red Cross zles, In which such elusive and sub ing or the tragedy that occupants of workers, being organized since July tie subjects as orientation, triangu thls car unobserved by those in the Nth. saving their pennies and nickels latlon, deflection, drift, elevation, first were on the scene or close and selling cream, have Invested part calibration, meterorology, rang enoiigh to it to be observers of all of their money In a bolt of cloth finding and a dozen other branches that took place rrom me nine nirs. "w - v--- King walked to the spring with Gas- chapter to be used In making bed ton Bullock Means, her confidential 'shirts for the wounded soldiers. Mrs. agent and the time her limp form'R- Redfearn is treasurer of this little was lirted back Into her car again. band or nine girls, who wish to do i..i.... ni.triM Atnrnev riooiine their bit toward winning the war. nosltively declined to discuss this 'second car" in any way. He charac terized as "great mistake" these Con cord despatches which have re ferred to it. Who were the occupants or that car? What was their business? hy AA tfcav .toolthllv ihaitow thA Klne party? Where were its members when the fatal shot was fired? Above all, who were they? Were they se cret service men In the employ or the federal government, as has been Inti mated from Concord, or were they there that night ror some more slnls- ter purpose? These questions loomed last night, as the major importance. That they will be asked and that answers will here allow us to remark that per- be forthcoming at the Inquest there. haps after all, we should be less con- Is reason to believe. cerned that the morals of this city Again, what had Gaston Means) will become contaminated by the In- done for. Germany which caused ivaslon of troops from afar and more agents of the department of Justice to;alarmed lest those from aUr will be jdog bhi steps for more than two years as federal authorities here yesterday admitted? What were his activities! which caused the United States secret " ,,lavs 01 eviuence in support or.oiaaen railways was started at da the revelations made here during Thursday morning. At nightfall the their investigation of Mrs. King's af- .British commander reported the oceu fairs. This evidence, Mr. Dooling will jpation or important position, the cap carry ror transmission to the North ituie or more than 2,0l0 prisoners Carolina officials and two district at- and the infliction of heavy casualties torney detectives will guard it on the on the Germans, trip to Concord. Heavy artillery preparation for District Attorney Swann seized In 'days had been going on and exten the apartments of Gaston Means the8ive raids in anticipation of a tre carbon copies of a series of letters mendous infantry assault, and when sent to Mrs. King. The district at-jthe British left the trenches they torney said last night experts had were preceded by row upon rotv- of compared the typing of these letters barrage fire, reaching into the Cer and found that they were all writ- man lines to a greater depth than on ten on Means' typewriter, which is in 'any previous occasion. Concrete re Mr. Swann's possession. Other proof doubts, hundreds of machine guns, satisfied Mr. Swann hat the letters .barbed wire entanglements, and were all written by Means on his own marshy ground faced the British in typewriter and in his apartment at their storming operations but the No. 1115 Park avenue. iheavy guns had cut down many of the barriers and the British went for- AITHORITIES MAY EXHUME THE ward steadily, gaining all the objec- BODY OF MRS. ROBERT BINGHM J!ves laid ,d,,0w2 "? e pla5 of oper- tions lor the first day and penetrat- Disinlemient Is For the IMrpmw of in$ the German lines in Places r a ... mile or more. Determining the Exact Cause of Her Deuth. Wilmington, Sept. 19. It is under stood that a permit has been issued by the health department for the ex huming of the body of Mrs. Robert Bingham, formerly Mrs. Henry M. Flager, who was burled a few weeks ago in Oakdaye cemetery following her death in Louisville Ky., where she was living with her husband, Judge Bingham. The purpose of the disinterment of the body, it is understood, is to de termine definitely the cause of death and set at rest all rumors that have become prevalent since the death of Mrs. Bingham and the entering of the protest to the codlcile of the will by which Judge Bingham was left 5, 000,000 by his late wife. Celebrated physicians and surgeons will perform the autopsy when the body is exhumed, it is understood. Great precaution is being taken by the family of the late Mrs. Bingham, of this city, to see that the grave is not molested by any unauthorized persons, two guards being kept on duty at the plot in the cemetery at night. Members of the family have not given out any statement here relative to the matter, but lt is understood that the protest to the codicil was not because of the money involved. lied Cross Notes. Now that the vacation season is over we hope to take up our Red Cross work more regularly and sys- itematically and on that account the Red Cross rooms will be kept open Red Cross will be there at 12 o'clock to greet the ladies when they go and distribute the work to them. All the ladies of the town are not only in vited but urged to come and help us. We have completed our twelve doz en bed shirts which we Intend soon to send to our Southern headquarters in Atlanta. We shall continue to make bed shirts, and also make pneu monia Jackets. Mrs. R. Redfearn has made our pattern and sample so v.e have a fine model to go by A committee of the Red Cross. with Mrs. C. M. Redfearn chairman, served a bountiful lunch to our soldier boys. before leaving ror camp Wednesday, and through the earnest efforts of Miss Mary Elizabeth Monroe every 'boy was presented with a comfort kit, jcontalnlng scissors, pencil, pins, but - tons and thread. She not only col- lected the money to purchase these the fall and winter to training other bags, but made almost every one of units as they arrive, so the first con them and filled them. tingent of artillery will train the The Junior Red Cross No. A, met 'batteries, reglment9 and brigades Mrs. W. A. Lane, Chairman Red Cross Supplies. .me nnesi ugni neia piece tne worui Plain Talk. ,has ever known. It corresponds with The Charlotte News remarks that and takes the place of the old 3-fnrh-"evidences of Immorality in and Run in the American army. The about the environs of Charlotte are French have also supplied th Amer somewhat startling as revealed by leans with 6-Inch howitzers, prob- jthose in autnonty ana as reiaieu io the people of this city by men who have looked into conditions and dis covered the status. The News as serts that these conditions existed berore the troops arrived at Camp Greene, therefore the blame can't J be placed on the soldiers; and fur- ther: "Conditions discovered arouna contaminated ny our own morns. BIO BATTLE XOW IX PROGRESS The British Are IVuudiiiR Their liie- mies With a Smash That Cannot He Resisted. Anotner concentrated effort by Field Marshal Sir Douglas llaig. the British commander-in-chief, to break down the German defenses east ol Ypres is under way. A British drive along a front of eight miles between the Ypres-Comines and the Ypres- The unofficial report from Field Marshal Haig characterizes the re sult of the day's battle as a great suc cess, and the Associated Press staff correspondent at the rront declares that to which they have advanced "they will have accomplished one of the most remarkable and most im portant achievements in recent months." Srong German forces had been as sembled for the purpose of holding: back the British troops in this most important sector, as the tremendous bombardment which had been going on daily, several times reaching drum fire Intensity, presaged a determined effort to break through, and the Ger man resistance at many points was of the fiercest nature. The weather is reported ravorable for the continu ation of the battle and as the visi bility Is Improving the flying men aer taking a prominent part, both in the way of observation, air fighting and attacks upon the enemy infantry and batteries. AMERICAN' GUNS BOOM In France, Hut In Practice Only Artillery in Training. American guns are booming in France, booming under the eyes of observation baloons with airplanes to trace each singing shrapnel shell, each missile of high explosive de struet I venous, says an Associated Press report from the American Training Camp In France. Thus far the guns have not been turned against the enemy, but there is ev ery likelihood that the artillery will' beat the Infantry to the front. It Is planned to complete the intensive training of the gunners under the ac tual battle conditions, under the fire of German guns and with their own weapons directed against otcapiedl German trenches In various positions behind the enemy lines. While the plans of the American commanders are unknown, it would seem logical from a military stand point that after the artillery has completed several weeks of training: at the front In liason with the French Infantry and supporting gnns, the greater part of it would be with drawn for maneuvers with the grad ually multiplying American Infan- .try. The co-operation of artillery and i infantry is so close under modem battle tactics that it Is essentia! they snouid be trained to act togetner ai- most as one unit. And Just as the iflrst contingent of American infan- iry win aevoie liseu largely inrouRu ,wuicu m ue luruwu uuu rrmiw B....., w.c eral application of the concentrated powers of destruction are Involved, in beginning the fulfillment or Un contract with Washington, the lAmerlcan artillery units with the latest output of the famous 75'b. jwhlch, lt Is generally conceded, are mc mum run-me wenyuu id uic gun list. IOCAL MARKET Best short cotton 2?.5 Best long staple 22.75 Eggs , 3H Hen B0 to 65 (Young chickens 24 to 5ft' Sweet potatoes 1.23 to 1.50 Irish potatoes 1.5 Onions Cured ham Country cabbage Beer cattle pork to l.SO . I SP .. Z9 ... .OX 8 to T .. 19 country corn . 2.0V
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