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J THE UNION COUNTY PAPER EVERYBODY READS IT THE UNION COUNTY PAPER-E VERYBODY DS IT" The Monroe Journai PUBLISHED TWICE EACH WEEK - TUESDAY AND FRIDAY VOL 24. No. 3. MONROE, N. C, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1918. $1.50 PER YEAR CASH. V. 8. TROOPS IX FRANCE IX . BATTLE OX THREE SECTORS Everywhere They Are Proving Them, wives Fighters of the Highest CaV ibre Interest in Trench Rtiding. , American troops in Fiance are in battle on three sectors on their own line east ot St Mihiel and with the French in Champagne and on one or the most famous battle fronts in the world, where ruined villages and i the devastated country generally tell the tale of hard-fought battles when the Germans pushed forward their own line and ultimately were driven back by the French. And everywhere the Americans are proving themselves fighters of the highest calibre, winning enconiums from high French officers for their business-like methods of warfare and especially their skiU in the use of ar tillery. Already the men are veter ans, for nothing the Germans have in stock remains to be shown them ex cept the great mass attack. Thus far everything that has been tried by the enemy against them has been dis counted, and in some instances doub- discounted. " Stories from the front by the As sociated Press tell of the interepidy of the men in trench raiding opera tions, of their coolness under fire and in returning fire, the accuracy ot aim of the gunners and the intense watch fulness at observation posts to see that the enemy obtains no undue ad vantage in a surprise attack. Dispatches from Petrograd indi cate that German soldiers have de clined to obey their commanders to move to. the French front and even have given battle to brothers In arms who endeavored to force them to do so. In Petrograd, at last accounts, marked disorders were still prevail ing, there being indiscriminate shoot ing and lotting. An American dispatch says that Rumania intends under certain con ditions to enter into peace negotia tions with the Central Powers. The only criticism thus far heard regarding the Americans in their de sire to be up and at the enemy. Like their brothers of the north the Ca nadians they are hard to hold in re straint. As one distinguished French officer expressed it, "they are too anxious to get at grips with the ene my." CUT OFF BY LIVE WIRES Aside from their daily lack of knocking down the German trenches and dugouts with their guns the lat est experience of the Americans and a thrilling one. was a night patrol raid during which the Germans, af ter the Americans had passed their first line of wire entanglements, heav ily charged the wire behind the pa trol with electricity, coolly, the Amer icans lay down until the danger was passed and returned to their trench es, nobody being injured. There still Is no indication of the near approach of the expected big of fensive by the Germans along the line in France and Belgium. The opera tions consist almost entirely of mu tual bombardments and minor at tacks by raiding parties. The roar of the big guns is greatest in the Champagne region on several sectors, particularly near Tahure where one unit of the Americans is fighting shoulder to shoulder with the French. Likewise, all along tho Italian front from Lake Garda to the middle of the Piave river artillery engage ments are in progress. Saturday night's attempted air raid on London proved a failure, on ly one German airplane .of the six that came across the water reaching ' the capital through the heavy bar rage sent up by the British anti-aircraft batteries. One of the enemy planes is reported to have been forc ed down Into the sea as a result ot a fight in the air with British avia tors. The armistice between the Ger mans and the Russians has ended, ac cording to an official communication issued in Berlin. In giving notice of the termination of the agreement to cease hostilities, this communication contains the grave statement that Germany reserves a free hand in every direction. Whether the Ger .mans anticipate an Immediate attack ' on the Russians has not developed, but undoubtedly there Is tense feeling between the German military officials and the Bolshevikl by reason of the fact'that Leon Trotsky, the Bolshe vikl foreign minister, has not met the desires of Germany to frame a sepa rate peace treaty with that country. SEVEX-MONTH9-OLD COLORED CHILD BURNED TO DEATH Thought That Older Child , While Playing Around the Fire, Carried Flames to Baby's Clothe. ; Correspondence of The Journal. frhvllle. Feb. 18. Quite an In teresting game of basket ball be tween the Marsnvuie ana wingaie teams was played Ust Tuesday after noon on the Wingate grounds. The line up was as follows: Marshvllle Pierce r. f.; Little, 1. f.; James r. g.; Taylor,J. g.; Hinson, c; Wingate Staten, r. f.; Puser, 1. f.: Watklns, r. g.; Morton I. g Griffin, c. Ref eree, Prof. Funderburk of Marshvllle. The score was 22 to 0, In favor of Marshville. A number of our basket ball enthusisats accompanied the boys s to Wingate to witness the game. The Marshville team hopes to play some interesting games on the home grounds soon If the weather remains ' favorable. ' Mr. Zeb Mullls, who resides on Dr. Armfield's place In south Marshvllle, accodentally cut his foot with an axe last Wednesday. An artery was sev ered. Drs. Armfield and Perkins dressed the wound which required several stitches and at last accounts it was healing nicely. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Broad away Thursday, Feb. 14, a son, Wil liam Herron. Mr. A. T. Austin and family have returned to their farm in east Marsh ville, from Lemon Springs where they have resided for the past year. Miss Jack Smith of Monroe spent Saturday night and Sunday with her friend. Miss Lottie Harrell. Mrs. J. T. Garland and children re turned Thursday from a two months visit to Mrs. Garland's parents. Rev. and Mrs. Dallas, at Ware Shoals, S. C. Master Dallas entertained his case ot measles while at his grandmother's. Mr. and Mrs. Bundy Griffin of Sal isbury visited the former's parents, Mr. and iMrs. M. A. Griffin, several days last week. Mrs. Dove Lampley returned to her home in Polkton Sunday after spending several days with Miss Daisy Cadieu. Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Griffin have moved from the A. T. Austin farm in east Marshville to the J. Z. Green house on the Peachland road in town. Miss Essie Swanner of Albemarle is the guest of her friend, Miss Jen nie Richardson. Mrs. J. M. Long is spending sev eral days with relatives in Concord. An attentive congregation heard Dr. H. K. Boyer at the Mehodlst church yesterday. Dr. Boyer's ser mon was plain and practical, his sub ject, "The Bible." The quarterly conference convenes at 10:30 this morning. Miss Lila Compton, the music teacher in the Harshville High School, was called to her home in Greenwood, S. C, on account of the Illness of her mother. Miss Compton will not return for the remainder of the term. The girls society ot the Marshvllle High School. "The Sidney Laniers," entertained the boys debating society at a Valentine party at the High school building Friday. After Inter esting games and contests refresh ments consisting ot cake, punch, fruit and candies were served. Mr. J. E. Davis, four sons and one daughter of Hartsville spent Sunday with Mr. Davis' sister, Mrs. J. C. Aus tin, at Pleasant Walk Farm. The seven months old infant of Thomas Ashcraft, colored, was so badly burned this morning at 8 o'clock that it died at 12. The family lives on Mr. W. E. Bailey's place in south (Marshvllle, and the mother left the child tied in a chair while she stepped out a few minutes. The cries of an older child called ner, ana sne found the baby in flames. Mrs. Bailey hastened to the scene and by heroic efforts saved the mother whose cloth ing had caught In her effort to save the baby. It is preseumed the older child was playing In ihe fire and acci dentally set the blanket around the baby on fire. Miss Jean Black of the High School faculty spent the week-end with rela tives in Charlotte. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Pierce and chil dren of Pittsburg, Pa., arrived today to spend some time visiting relatives in Marshville and surrounding com munity. The many friends of Mr. A. R. Ed wards will regret to know that he is quite sick at his home in north Marsh ville. Mrs. J. E. Bailey. , MENINGITIS AT MARSHVILLE. Dr. Perkins Has the Case, and Dr. -Armfield Haa Been Called in Con sultation Several Times. Correspondence of The Journal Marshville, N. C, February 18. Lem Jordan, a son ot Mr. W. T. Jordan of south Marshvllle has been confined to his home for the past week with meningitis. Dr. Perkins has the case ahd Dr. Armfield has been called In consultation several times. A trained nurse. Miss Mary Bowman, is in attendance and at last accounts the young man was doing nicely. Mr. Bryant Little died at his home In New Salem township, Tueaday.Feb ruary 12, after a lingering illness. Mr. Little was 83 years ot age, and a Confederate veteran. The funeral ser vices were conducted bye Rev. A. Marsh at Hamilton's Cross Roads Baptist church, of which the deceas ed was a member, Wednesdany, the interment being in the burying ground at that place. .Mr. Little is survived by his wife, two sons and two daughters. Mrs. J. E. Bailey. , 'join the Red Cross. Along with the War Savings soci eties which we are asking the schools to organize on next Friday we ask that you organize the Junior Red Cross in every school, and co-ordinate this organisation with the War Sav ings societies which we have asked you to form on that day. We are asking this at reqjuest and the sugges tion of President Wilson who is the President of the Red Cross, and other leaders in war measures. I would ad vise that we co-ordinate in" our schools, those two organizations, War Savings Societies, and the Red Cross. v Very Respectfully, R. N. NISBET, County Superintendent Mr. W. A. Broom and Miss Fan nie Presson were married Wednesday at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Presson in Buford township, by Rev. M. D. L. Preslar. The groom is a son bf Mr. J. J. Broom ot Buford township. The couple have many friends to congratulate them. Mr. Joshua Whitley has been ap pointed sub letter carrier for Monroe POLAND THREATENS TO FIGHT IX THE PLACE OF RUSSIA There Is a IWIbility That the Cen tral Power' Hope of Peace on the Eastern Front Has Been Shattered. Germany has suddenly found her self Involved In a maze of difficulties on the eastern front and in danger ot losing all the large benefits she was calmly preparing to realize from her peace with the Ukraine and the Bol shevikl withdrawal of Russian for the war. Poland, that land which so frequently in the course of history has proved a thorn in the side of military conquerors. In threatening to constitute herself the rock on which the German hope ot peace and gain ful expansion in the east may be shattered. POLES UP IN ARMS Embittered by the tearing off of a strip of their territory to be given the Ukraine for breaking away from the Bolshevik! and signing a peace with the central powers the Poles are in what appears to be virtually a state of revolt Even the very weapon which Germany and Austria were at such pains to forge in the hope of de riving military benefit the Polish army bids fair to be turned against them. PAPERS EXPRESS AIARM Reports in the German newspapers which express dismay and alarm over the Polish situation Indicate that the Polish legations, now. an effective military force, are on the side ot the prevalent Polish sentiment of bitter ness against the central powers. The situation has grown so serious that the military are patrolling the streets of Warsaw. AUSTRIA PARTICULARLY IN VOLVED Austria-Hungary is particularly In volved In the difficulties because of the prominent part which it was ex pected to play in the future govern ment of Poland. The Polish elements and those sympathizing with them In the dual monarchy are up In arms over the situation and further Inter nal troubles are threatened. TO FIGHT NORTHERN RUSSIA , Turning to the north, it already has been reported that Germany pur poses resuming military operations against northern Russia, and this re port gains color by the announcement that the commissions representing the central powersV Petrograd have left the Russian capital and passed within the German lines. t AUSTRIA STANDING ALOOF t The probable German purpose to attack the Bolshevikl is also Indicated In a Vienna dispatch declaring that if Germany decided to resume military operations against Russia "the atti tude of Austria" would not be Influ enced thereby. This would seem to mean that Austria intends to leave Germany to fight the battle alone in north Russia. Whether she hopes to keep up connections with the Petro grad government meanwhile is not clear, but a Sona dispatch declares that Bulgaria is doing that very thing, having "resumed diplomatic relations with Russia." However, all the central powers are In agreement over the situation, It Is declared. GENERAL ROBERTSON STEPS DOWN ' In the west while the military situ ation at the front sliows few signs for the moment of passing beyond the stage of raids and sporadic bombard ments and entering Into one of ma jor operations by the millions of men massed for defense, there has been a departure of marked Importance re garding the high command of the forces on the entente side ot the bat tle line. Thus London advices announcing the retirement of General Sir Wil liam Robertson as chief of the British Imperial staff and his re-placement by Major General Sir Henry Hughes Wilson .apparently indicate that something approaching an allied gen eral staff was created by the supreme war council in its recent session at Versailles. ' General Robertson, it is revealed, could not consent to take General Wilson's place as British military rep resentative on the supreme war coun cil nor remain chief of staff "with limited power," the Inference being that some higher up authority has been set up. VICTORY FOR LIOYD-GEORGE Premier Lloyd-George, with the endorsement of parliament that he received the other day to back him. It would appear, has grappled with the British military situation boldly and made It conform with the view so many have held, and which ap parently was endorsed by the Ver sallies council, that there should be a unified control of the allied armies. General Robertson seemingly was not willing to fit into the plan, so able soldier that he is and without any question having been raised as to his ability he has had to step down and make way for another. U-BOAT ATTACKS DOVER Following up their destroyer raid dn the straits of Dover on Friday, in which they wiped out several British patrolling craft, the Germans sent one of their submarines Into the port at Dover in the darkness of the ear ly morning hours of Saturday. The U-boat threw a few rounds of shell Into the city and retired when sub jected to the fire of the shore batter ies after inflicting small damage to residence property and causing a few casualties among civilians. Elder W. E. Williams will preach at Broom's Grove next Saturday end Sunday. LOSING ORDER BORE FRUIT - IX PITTING SHIPS TO SEA Garfield Points Out Some of Benefit Derived From Susn.sJon of In dustries Was a "Ik'roocrRtlc" Move. New York. Feb. 16. Some hither to unannounced details of the causes and results of the five-day Industrial suspension and beatless Monday or der were disclosed here tonight by Fuel Administrator Garfield, in an address to the alumni of Williams College. Dr. Garfield's theme was the spirit of America and he praised tne people for the tranquility with which they met the economic crisis. As a result of the closing order. Dr. Garfield said, 480 ships, earning more than 2.000.000 tons ot food, fuel and munitions and other war tfUDDlies. which had been tied un in itlantic ports, were bunked and sent i sea from January 17, the day the order became effective, to January 19. A normal number of ships only remained at anchor, he declared, and the flow of supplies necessary to the American expeditionary forces and the allies had been re-established. In addition, the fuel administrator continued, the rails were cleared for Important shipments of steel and oth er commodities of factories without which the most essential war Indus tries Inevitably would have been closed, but not In an orderly fashion. Dr. Garfield called attention to the fact that the nation's foreign com merce had increased from two bil lions of dollars in 1913 to nine bil lions of dollars, and said there had been placed on the railroads little more than one-half of the number of locomotives needed to care for the in creased traffic, the remainder being sent to France and Russia. Almost without exception, he con tinued, the manufacture of war ma terial was at its height about the first of last December. Then came the worst weather the country had ex perienced in 20 years. The railroads found the struggle against over-pro duction and blizzards too much for them, the administrator said, and some relief was necessary. "To cite a few only of the most important articles," said Dr. Garfield, "the shipments of steel plates essen tial to the building of our ships fell off nearly 50 per cent during the pe riod from the beginning of December to the middle of January. Had this decline been permitted to continue, our most essential war Industries In bY'ltably . would have been closed ttfwto, hut not in an oraeriy rasnion. Co-operation demands the share of losses as well as gains. It Is note worthy that the upward trend was re sumed tor the week beginning Jan uary 26. "The fuel administration, believing in the democratic ideal, asked not that some, but that all participate in the sacrifice necessary to save us from our own prosperity and the American spirit arose and asserted it self. There was no crushing of the weak in a great scramble, but all stopped except the few appointed to absolutely necessary work. "The reaction of the American peo ple In the face of the greatest crisis which this generation has been canea uoon to face, proved that they were true Inheritors of the American spirit and practical advocates of -the prin ciple of democracy." FORMER MARSHVILLE MAX SECURES VALUABLE PATENT Mr. W. F. Stegall,' Who Spent His Boyhood In Thin County, Invents Checking Motion For Cotton Looms. A former Marshville man Mr. W. F. Stegall of Concord, has secured a nutont nn a rhprklrlff motion for looms that is predicted will be a great success. Associaiea Wlin mm in se- .nrlnir tho nntpnt til Mr. T. D. ManesS. laW partner of Mr. Frank Armfield, and a native ot union county, air. Stocrall thn Inventor, was born in this county, and spent his boyhood In Marshvllle. He has a number of relatives now residing in this section. Soeakinsf of the invention, the Con cord Tribune said: "It will be recalled by many mat Mr. Stegall is the Inventor of the Ste-gall-Maness water elevator, several of which have recently been installed in this and other counties, and which are working splendidly. The demands of the war for metals has made it practically Impossible for the com pany to secure the tanks for their sys tems at present, but the outfit has proven a great success, and there is large demand for tneni. "Tha now rhprHnc motion for looms which has Just been patented, was presented to the patent office af ter it had been in use on a loom In this city for more than a month, and had proven what It would do. It is claimed by the Inventor that this de vice will do away with the leathers now used on the picker-sticks on the looms, and will eliminate that ex pense, which is quite considerable. One mill man said that in his mill alone, the expense of leathers was about 11.500 a year. Sine the leath ers last only about a year, and this new device will outlast a loom, it will be readily seen that there is bound to be a large demand for the article. "Another feature of the Invention is that the device will take up the sudden shock to which the picker sticks are subjected, thus eliminating much breakage, and thereby saving hundreds of dollars additional. "It Is the purpose of the Inventors to proceed to manufacturing as early as possible these devices and get them on the market. In an interview this morning, the reporter was told that it is the Intention of the owners of the patent to manufacture the article here, and eventually work up to a large industry, employing thousands of people, and bringing a big indus try to Concord. They will proceed at once with the organization of a com pany and selecting a site for the fac tory. The article is a novel one, there being nothing else of Its kind on the market, so far as ran be ascer tained. , WOULD INCREASE EGGS BY KILLING WORTHLESS DOGS The Egg-Sucking Hound Robs Not a tew Xentft Much Sentiment for Good Roads. Correspondence of The Journal. Unionville R. F. D. No. 2. Feb. 18. The prospects for a small grain crop this year are very poor indeed. If "Madam Rumor" is not mistak en the wedding bells will ring again very soon. Mr. E. B. James of Matthews vis ited his father, Mr. J. S. James, Sat urday and Sunday. Rev. E. C. Snyder filled his regu lar appointment at Mill Creek Satur day and Sunday and preached excel lent sermons. There is an epidemic of measles In the Albans. Antioch and White school districts. Twenty-seven cases are re ported in the Albans district alone. There also a few cases of mumps in the community. Mrs. S. L. Mullis, whose serious sickness was noted in The Journal some days ago, is somewhat improv ed at this writing, we are glad to state. Mr. C. J. Braswell attended a meet ing of the executive committee and the ministers of the Union Baptist Association at Wingate on last Wed nesday. He reports a very harmo nious meeting and thinks much good was accomplished. Mr. Walter N. Smith of Camp Se vier, Greenville, S. C, is spending a nine days furlough with his father, Mr. Caleb Smith and other relatives. Glennie, the three-year-old daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Silas Mullis, died of measles on last Tuesday and was buried at New Hope church on Wed nesday. Much sympathy is expressed for these young parents in the loss of their only child. Mr. Theron C. Long ot Camp Se vier, was called home several days ago to see his brother, Mr. Bruce Long, son of Mr. R. C. Long, who was right sick of 'measles and pneu monia. Theron has contracted mumps since his arrival and is unable to re turn to camp at present. The condi tion of Mr. Bruce Long is very much improved at this writing. Harvey Baucom, the eight-year-old son of Mrs. Nettie Baucom of New Salem township, had one of his eyes very badly injured by being hit with a rock or some hard substance by one of his schoolmates while on his way home from a spelling match at the White school house on last Wed nesday night. It Is feared that his eyesight Is permanently Injured. Mrs. H. W. Baucom, one of the teachers of the Pleasant Hill school, has been right sick of grip for some days and is unable to fill her place In the school room. Most of the public schools in this section are preparing to celebrate Washington's birthday on next Fri day by havLng public speaking and appropriate exercises. Let everybody go but and help make the day a grand success. Since the food administration has deemed it wise to stop the sale and killing of pullets and hens in order to Increase the egg production it would greatly conserve this supply of eggs if it would order the killing of a few thousand worthelss suck-egg hound dogs. People are discussing good roads as never before. If there la any man who can show any good reason why the great and progressive county of Union should not adopt some sys tem of road improvement let him come to the front and do so. In the opinion of the writer good roads is one of the most vital needs of the county today and until we adopt a better system of road improvement the county will make but little prog ress along many other lines. "Jim." High School has Ixwt but One Game. The citizens of Monroe should be proud of the record the High School basket ball team is making this year. The boys have played seven games this year and lost only one. They played their seventh game last Friday afternoon meeting the strong Laurlnburg team on the local grounds and defeating them In an unequal score of 40 to 14. The game was called at 4 o'clock and was never in doubt from the beginning, the local boys piling up a score of 24 In the first half. The line up is as follows: Monroe Coble, c; Hill, rf; Laney if.; Stewart, rg.; Crowell If.; Lee and Redwlne subs. Laurlnburg Odom, c; Neal, rf; Whitaker. If; McRae, rg; Smith, If; Smith and Price, subs. Umpire, Herndon Hasty; referee, J. A. Cason. Wine Cellars Raided In Bloody Petro grad. Petrograd, Feb. 11., (By the As sociated Press.) In an all-night bat tle during which jewelry stores and wine cellars in the capital were pil laged by marauding soldiers about 100 persons were killed. Forty thou sand German and Austrian prisoners, who were freed by the councils of workmen's and soldiers' delegates in smaller Russian towns, now are, in Petrograd homeless and in danger of starvation as a result of the riots. MIL S. B. BUNDY PASSED AWAY I LATE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON" Had Been a Healthy Man Up Until About Ten Days Ago when He was Taken Sick in Wadeslmro Hotel. Following an acute illness of ten days, Mr. S. B: Bundy died Monday afternoon at 5:45 at his home on Lancaster avenue. Death came as a result of Bright's disease. News of his serious illness, and later his death, came as a shock to hundreds of his friends and associates in the two Carolinas, as Mr. Bundy had al ways enjoyed good health. The funeral services were conduct ed this afternoon at 3 o'clock by his pastor. Rev. J. E. Abernethy. De spite threatening weather, hundreds of friends, including prominent hard ware men or both States, showed their admiration for the deceased by attending his funeral. The office force of the Charlotte branch of the International Harvester Co., with whom Mr. Bundy was connected, came down in a body. Numbers of beautiful floral offerings were given. The Monroe Royal Arcanum Lodge, of which Mr. Bundy had been a loyal member ever since he attained his majority, sent a wreath, and the In ternational Harvester Company also sent a costly offering. Mr. Bundy was suddenly taken ill at the Wadesbore 'hotel Thursday, Feb. 7, with bhortness of breath and high blood pressure. He hurried home, and best of medical attention was given him,' but he sunk lower and lower as time passed. Physicians realized several days ago that death was only a matter of hours. He was conscious up until a few minutes be fore death came, and realized that the end was drawing near. The deceased was born in Marl boro county, South Carolina, January 21, 1862, being 56 years old when death came. He was married Octo ber 31, 1883, to Miss Betty Stewart, daughter of the late John D. Stewart, To this union ten children were born, nine of whom survive, three girls and six boys. They are Mr. Dunham Bun dy, Mr. Sidi Bundy, Mr. Charley Bun dy and Masters Robert and Francis Bundy, and Mr. Julian C. Bundy or Charlotte; Misses Nellie, Sadie and Elizabeth Bundy who lived with their parents. The deceased had been a resident of Monroe for the past 41 years. For seventeen years past he had been traveling over the Carolinas for the International Harvester Co. Besides his children and wife, he is survived by two brothers, Rev. J. D. Bundy of Payetteville, and Mr. J. S. Bundy of Hamlet, and one sister, Mrs. Harvey Kehoe of Newbern. For many years the deceased had been a member of the Central Meth odist church, and rarely missed a ser vice. He w8 a man of strong char acter, and a Christian gentleman. During his residence in Monroe he made and retained a host of warm friends who appreciated hint and his deportment. ' Honest, conscientious, faithful to every duty, he leaves be hind him many admirers of Jiis.char acter, who remember him as one whose death leaves many sad hearts' in our community. As a husband, father and citizen, he was faithful to every trust. The following were the active pall bearers: Dr. J. M. Belk. Dr. W. B. Houston, Messrs. J. W. Hamilton, J. A. Stewart, J. H. Lee, and J. C. Smith. Honorary pall bearers in cluded: Messrs. W. H. Belk, W. C. Heath, W. S. Lee, W. T.'Stewart, and W. S. Blakeney. ' Elsewhere in this issue we have a local about the big engines the Sea board has given over to other roads to help relieve frelgh congestion. Last Sunday Engineer Dan Flow and Con ductor Lex McNeeley pulled out of Monroe with one ot these big new en gines, hauling a load of 1551 tons. There were 40 empty and 14 loaded cars. This engine alone weighs 175, 000 tons and is fed fuel by a stoker, the fireman being carried along only to rake out the ashes once in a while and to prevent choking. Mr. Flow on reaching Bostic, turned the engine over to the C. C. & O. for use on that road. Mr. T. J. W. Broom announces that pruning and spraying demon strations will be held next week at the following places: W. T. Lathan's.. Monday at 10 a'clock, and J. H. Ed wards, at 2 o'clock; W. H. Braswell's Tuesday at 10 o'clock, M. C. Austin's at 2 o'clock; S. E. Belk's Wednesday' at 10 o'clock, and H. A. lied team's at 2 o'clock. Mr. Broom will have a specialist from the horticultural de partment with him, and all farmers who are Interested in better care of their orchards are requested to be present at the demonstrations. Smokes and good cheer will be dispensed to Chamber df Commerce members in the Jackson Club rooms tonight, beginning at 8 o'clock. The occasion, besides being a gel-together affair, will be a welcome to the or ganization's new secretary, Mr. T. L. Riddle. President F. G. Henderson will preside. Mayor J. C. Sikes will extend the City's welcome to the Sec retary, and Mr. Riddle will make a response. Prof. R. W. Allen will make a talk on "The Relation of the Chamber of Commerce to the Citjv and the City's Relation to the Cham ber of Commerce." Mr. W. S. Blake ney will dlscuRs the buniness outlook for 1918, and Dr. H. E. Gurney will speak on "What the Chamber of Com merce Can Do to Help Win the War."" The meeting 1s for members only. Lt. and Mrs. 8. S. Wolfe passed" Wednesday and Thursday here with relatives. Lt. Wolfe I t I Camp Jackson. i
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