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THE UNION COUNTY PAPER EVERYBODY NEEDS IT "THE UNION COUNTY PAPR EVERYBODY READS IT Tee Monroe JouiSnal PUBLISHED TWICE EACH WEEK TUESDAY AND FRIDAY 32 VOU24-N0.49. MONROE, N. O, TUESDAY, JULY 23, 1918. V 'j $1.50 PER YEAR CASH. AMERICANS AND FRENCH ARE CROSSING THE MARNE Desperate Fichtlnf at Solwons- Ger man Bora Maaj Village Back of Line French Take Foi.'r . Fvc More Gun. lniinn Jnlv 9i Hard flrhtlnf Is proceeding on all sections of the line from Soissons to Kneims, accord ing In ilianBthM reoj-hlnp Tjindnn this afternoon, but always with the Allies on tne offensive ana me uer- mans fighting desperately to save what they can before the onrush. The French gathered np 45 more run. Inrlnrilnv l of larre Caliber. In the fighting along the Marne, where tbe Germans were compelled to re treat very ' hastily, leaving behind large quantities of material of all ainas. AUhnnah the Rurmini are fi eh tint bitterly along the bottom of the sa lient, there are indications that they realise that a retreat is inevitable for they are burning villages several . niia behind their lines.and there is a great congestion of troops around tbe top of the salient, wnwn may in dlcate preparations for a new line. ALLIES CROSSING THE MARNE With the district south of the Marne cleared of Germans, the Al lies are himv constructine bridges and getting large bodies of troops and . supplies across for pursuit. The Ger man undoubtedly will continue to fight in the most stubborn manner for the salient, but if things continue to go well wKn the Allies in tneir at tack, the enemy Is likely to be forced hnrk 1n the line, of the River Vesle. which offers good defenses and has good conynrumbatlons. rh r.ormuii made several heavy counter-attacks on the western side of the salient and the lighting ap pears to be growing in intensity an along this western lip. A German counter-attack near Grlsolles won for the ftprmans a slirbt advantage but all these moves are only in the na ture of an attempt to hold up the Al lies temporarily. AH these counter- attacks are costing tne uermans nrav iiv a thev must be. launched with out adequate preparations, and on ground ill-adapted for the German purpose. . nnt nf the Rerm&n hi eh command mip1v .ncaeed in endeavoring to find some way of holding up the American forces at tne ootiora ot iw " we Id Malnf General Heel, former ly neld Marshal Von " Backensen's chief of staff, who recently was sent to the west front irotn uiraine. m An.i.mi. pantnred ' several docu- menta bearing General Heel's signa ture. AMERICANS COMPLIMENTED Many compliments have been show ered on the Americans by British laison officers, and reports reaching London from their two sectors praise their fighting ability, discipline and adaptability, unestan omi-er iryu.i "The ' Americans ' have already earned a great reputation tor uc thoroughness with wnicn tney cimu up the territory they, move across. They are Just as good as the Austra lians in ihis open offensive warfare, .v.. to a verv hieh compliment. The French report the capture or a thousand more prisoners In the past twenty-four hour. The British also have taken several hundred, and the Americans a considerate numoer. nn west aide of the salient the fighting continued all night with great intensity, as wen as uu uwi. with the Allies every where on the . m. i.faialv A At three o'clock this afternoon east of Kheiius the enemy gameu a tle ground. On the whole front be tween the rivers, there was a heavy German bonilbardment and several lo cal attacks were delivered by the i en emy, but not on a large scale. These were repulsed at all points except at Perthes. , . ' . .' ," " Name) For Red JOoss Quilt. Since Friday quite a number of names have been added to the Red Cross quilLV If the lnterst continues 1 as it has for the past few days Mrs. Morrow will not be long In reselling the $1000 mark. The Union County Red Cross Society, as was noted In the last issue of The Journal, pur chased one of the $60 squares. There are several of these, and Mrs. Mor iow Is very anxious for the different . auxiliaries throughout the county to buy them. ... The following list sent In by Miss Sue McWhlrter .collections from which amounted to 26, Is the largest one yet sent in: Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Big ham. Mr. H. A. Blgham, Mr. B. F. Blgham, Miss Ellese Blgham, Mr. Jas. Bigham, Mr. Ney Blgham, Mr. De Witt Blgham, Mr. Raeford Blgham, i Miss Floe Bighsm, Alias Connie Blg ham; Miss Pearl Blgham, Miss J ante Bigham, Mr. J. J. Godfrey, Mrs. Fan- . chon Starnes,' Mr. J. Mi Parker, Mr. H. B. Mullis, Miss Mildred Godfrey, Miss Edna May. Miss Lou Godfrey, Mrs. T. J. Coan, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. 1 Godfrey, Miss Mary Lou Godfrey, Miss . gallic- Starnes, Miss Delphye 8tarnes. Miss Pauline McWhorter, Mr. and Mrs. Ivy J. Brady, Miss Artie araay, Mrs. E. J. Tyson. Mrs. W. B. Tyson, , Miss Pickett Tyson, Mrs. Bogan Ty son, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. McWhorter, Mr. O. M. McWhorter, Mr. W. 8. Mc Whorter. Miss Margaret Godfrey. Miss Mattle McWhorter. Miss Jane B. McWhorter. Miss Sue McWhorter, Mr. Harrison Edwards, Miss Nancy God frey, Miss Edna McWhorter. Mrs. W. 8. Starnes, Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Tyson, ' Miss Eulalie McNecly, Mrs. Georgia Parker. Mr. and Mrs. George Tyson, Mr. J. B. Tyson, Mr. 8. B. McWhorter. Mr, George McWhorter, Mrt. Roth, Carey, Miss Emma L. McWhorter, Rev. E. 8. Watson, Mr. aad Mrs. J. H. Starnes, Private George Wilson. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Mosely, Mr. J. W. Griffin. Mr. H. M. Harkey. Mr. J. D Norwood. Mr. Ernest Starnes. Mr. E. Brady, Mr. E. Brady. Jr., Mr. Paul Brady, Miss Elois Brady. Mr. Cyrus Brady, Mr. Medlln Brady. Mr. M. M. McWhorter. Mr. Ruskin McNeely. Mrs M. J. Hubbard. Mr. Milton Hubbard. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Richardson, Mr. I M. Starnes. Mr. S. C. Walker. Nr. J W. Starnes. Mr. Belk McNeely, Mr. J. H. Plylc-r, Mr. J. M. W. Richardson. Mr. W. M. Carnes Mr. J. H. McWhor ter. Mr. J. L. Richardson. Mr: and Mrs. T. E. D. Starnes, Mr. and Mrs. W. C Starnes. Mr. W. A. McWhorter, Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Fincher. Mr. Jno. W. Starnes. Mr. Henry McWhorter. Mr. R. C. Nisbet. Mr. J. J. Wilson. Mr. J. U. Fincher. Miss Elmira Fin cher. Wedding at JkUrahviUe, Correspondence of The Journal, of much interest was solemnized Sat urday, Jujy 20. at 6:30 o'clock p. m., at the home of the bride's parents rr And Mrs. S. E. HamMton. when the eldest daughter,' Miss Johnny Odessa, became tne nnae oi Mr. juu A. McManus of Taxahaw, S. C. Rev r i nineir nerfnrminc the ceremony The parlor was tastefully decorated in -lit Ami-era and ferns and blended charmingly with the impreesiveness of the occasion. Mrs. j. in. mciaw ald. a cousin of the bride, presided at fh niann and whpn the strains of the wedding march were sounded the young couple took their places before the minister where they pledged their noa rnw relatives and intimate friends of the family witnessed the ceremony. The bride wore ner go- ing-away gown or blue wun nai ana ..Hinrici in match and was especi ally fair to look upon. Mr. and Mrs. McManus left immediately after the ceremony by automooue ior im ho. hera thev -will make their home the groom being an upright, Industri ous young- farmer of that community. vlnir Mr. McM&nUfl Oil Itlfl niivviuwii; b pleasant mission In our midst were his parents, Mr. ana airs, uwis" " Manus, Ms sister, Miss Idolene Mc u.n.i. ani Miaa Ola Lowerv and Mr. Mr. Hoyt Byrd of Taxahaw. Other out of town guests present were r, and Mrs. J. W. Sinclair and children -m iv.la Ir and Mrs. Jfl&Be Per- ry, Walter Perry, Misses Ruth and Odessa Blaek of Wlngate. and Mr. and Mrs. J, B, States, ol Hamilton's Cross Roads,'.- . . " u Ur and Mrs. A. V. BaU- com. Monday, July it, twin daugh- nV .nd vira c. J. Grant and chil dren of Hartsvtlle, S. C-. Mrs. Wayne King of Ashland, S. C, and Mrs. Wll i. nf Mrripe s. C. snent Sun- day and Monday, guests of their kins man, Mr. J. T. l-eou..ru. Mrs. E. M. Brown of Lincolnton is visiting at the home of her parents, Mr and Mrs. George moibbu. n n Hnatv of Portsmouth and Joe Hasty of Charlotte were the week-end guests of their home folks. Private Jim McBride of Camp Jack son spent Sunday home, to tne uen6i t VI. manv frtnpds. Miss Kate Carroll of Monroe was a pleasant guest of Miss Annie Animcu ....1 .tova lnat WTPk. Miss Dare Hamilton left today to me.nd a couple of weeics visuidb na tives in onariotte. t it. i n nivena of Faulks neigh borhood' suffered a slight stroke of paralysis Saturday wnue on m to town. Mr. Biveiis wo .a w.a aivnmnanted bv a coloreu man who assisted in getting hint to his home. His condition is repor-u News Items seem somwhat scarce, v.. mantlnn tne DieSSea IIUE . uA Inr tha Tin at few day 8. i hv.m have chanced their appearance, taken on new J. E. Bauey. A County Y. M. C. A. Initial at an a were taken Sunday af ternoon looklnr forward to the or- mi ntlna nf ITnlnn inuntv OT in? Young Men'a ' Christian Association. Mr. Morgan P. Spier of Charlotte, tha state committee, and J. Howard Broom, secretary of this committee for county waras, met witn a group of men representing the churches of Monroe in the Central Methodise church. The men present voted favorably on the proposition and Invited the State committee tO conduct further Inquiries In the coun ty to ascertain the possiouuy 01 or ganization. Tha cmintv wards of the TOUng Men's Christian Association is design ed to meet the needs of boys and young men in the towns ana open country. No building or equipment Is required; but the work is carried on through the existing Institutions. A county secretary Is emplojed to give hi mthnia i ma in the work under the direction of a couny committee of 20 men. . The secretary tnen proceeos to organize work In the various com munities of the county. If farorable sentiment develops for the movement a county convention will be called later for the purpose of organization. The Vim Ouaml. Ha Dh ' dear' I wlah I could get hold of some good biscuits like moth er used to make for me. She: And I wish I could get hold of some good, clothes like father used to buy for me. He Wa the Last. "Well, Bobby said the happy ac cepted one, "did you know I was go ing to marry your sisterT" "Sure," said Bobby. "We all Old. AL1JES HAVE CAPTURED j 80,000 GERMANS AT SOISSONS ! Nothing Of flrUI on Our Loeoea The Railroad From tluUeau-Thleryf to Soissons Broke. Washington. July 22. The Ger man high command apparently j is making desperate efforts to hold open the base of the salient between Sols sons and Rheima nntil troops - tar down the center of the great pocket toward the Marhe can be withdrawn. With French and American troeps hammering away from the east, and French, British and Italian forces bat tering at the west flank of the Ger man position, it was still far frem certain tonight that tbe enemy woild be able to get his forces out of 0e southern end of the salient withdnt terrific losses. f Already great number of prison ers and guns have been taken by the American and Allied forces. The on ly estimate from official sources cov ering the aggregate captures by French, American and Italians troops during the first two day of the counter-offensive, gave 20,000 as the pro bable total. There are indications that the number captured on Sun day might be greater, although the enemy withdrawal from the Marne and Chateau-Thierry sectors probably accounted in some part for the swift ness of the advances made during that day. : ' The situation on the flanks of the salient was not so clear tonight, al though It was plain that on both sides the effort to pinch the enemy retire ment was making progress. Heavy artillery fire and airplane bombs are raining over all his' communication lines in the center of the salient over whtcvh the retiring divisions - must make their escape. Apparently, the enemy is fighting hard to hold his position around Oulchy-Le-Chateau, where a railway line from Fismes. probably his chief advance base and located at the ap proximate center of tbe base line of the salient between Soissons and Rhelms. has permitted him to assem ble considerable forces to resist the Franco-American advance. Should the counter-attack Succeed in forcing this position or breaking through either to the north or south of Oulchy, however, it it indicated that the German defeat mighty be turned into a disastrous route.',, - Similarly; It the Franco-BrfllshJ Italian forces, as oiflcers nere nop are able to break through strone en emy concentration toward Flsnvls it self, disaster would threaten, the whole German position south of that nlace, . As to the position trf the American forces, Secretary Baker had this to say todav : "The general effect of the news of last night and this morning is to snow very substantial gains of territory both in the Chateau-Thierry salient and farther east. The exact location of the line changes from time to time; but for two days has changed favorably with every cnange. "There has been no recent substan tial addition to the numbet of pris oners, and no exact estimate or war material captured, but it seems quite clear that large quantities or war ma terial have been taken. As opera Hons are still very active we can not look for definite details. "I have had estimates, of coures, as to the number of prisoners. I have had official estimates of 20,000 prisoners. . "The inference drawn this morn Ing of 17.000 prisoners and 660 guns as captured by tne Americans was nu errnoeous Inference from tne Aiuen can dispatch. I think General Persh ing meant that the Allies ratner tnan the American forces had captured that number of prisoners. "We have nothing official on our losses of any kind. The railroad line is certainly nroK- en from Soissons to Chateau-Thlery. This deprives the Germans of their main reliance in the matter or sup plies." . . Death of Mrs. Ale Melton. Correspondence of The Journal. Mrs. Frances Griffin Melton, daugh ter of the late J. A. Griffin, died at her home in Buford township Satur day afternoon. Besides her husband, she Is survived .by four daughters ana five sons. Her daughters are Mrs. H. W. Laney. Mrs. C. B. Laney, Mrs. J. H. Broom and Mrs. L. A. Gray. One of her sons, Darling, Is with the American Expeditionary Forces in France. The other sons are: Walter, Everett, Oscar and Brasker of Lan caster, S. C. Mrs, Griffin Melton had 22 grandchildren and three brothers. She was a faithful member of Sandy Ridge Baptist church. - Mrs. Griffin was 68 years old ana was a woman held In high esteem by all who knew her. A large number of friends and rel atives attended the funeral service Sunday afternoon, which was conduct ed by Rev. K. W. Hogan. Give fhlcken to Help the Canteen. At tu early date the members of Canteen Company E wish to serve fried chicken to a passing troop train. We arc only allowed $5.00 to serve a troop train and with this sum we cannot purchase enough chickens. I have had a large coop placed on the courthouse square and will appreciate It If you will drop a chicken In. At practically all the canteen stations the soldiers are served fruit, melons, tea, etc., but we wish to give them a taste of real home cooklBg. MRS. G. B. CALDWELL. Manv are, c!v1na their lives: Vou jarc assea oniy to loan your money. ALLIES STAND FIRM BFJ-X)RE COCXTER-ATTACKS OF ENEMY Crown Prince Calls to Prince Rupert of Barvaria For Aid British, French and Italians in Severe Fighting. With the French Army on the Aisne-Marne Front, July 22 (By the Associated Press). There were signs everywhere today that the Germans are destroying the niaterial and mu nitions in the pocket to the north of the River Marne between Soissons and Rhelms,- preparatory to the en tire evacuation of that area. Tbe Germans are having the great est difficulty in maintaining their communications in the salient They are unable to utilise most of the rail roads leading northward, nvlnr to the incessant harrying from entente allied aviators and artillery. With the French Arny on the Aisne-Marne Front, July 22 (By the Associated Press). There were signs everywhere today that the Germans are destroying tbo material and mu nitions in tbe pocket to the north of tbe River Marne between Soissons and Rhelms, preparatory to the en tire evacuation of that area. The Germans are having the great est difficulty in maintaining their communications In the salient. They are unable to utilize most of the rail roads, leading northward, owing to the incessant harrying from entente Allied aviators and r.rtlllery. The night was comparatively calm but several local counter-attacks were executed by the Germans in an en deavor to cover the retreat of their main body. These attacks In every instance were unsuccessful. The drive of the Americans and Trench forces into the Soissons Rheims salient between Soissons and the region of the Marne continues. The Germans at some points are counter-attacking desperately, but their effects thus far have proved futile In more than Impeding the ad vance. Further ground has been gained by the Allied fnrrea smith of SoixBona. Jin the center of the line along the rOurey river and north and east of Chateau-Thierry. Additional large numbers of Germans have been made prisoner and numerous quantities of aana. nnd war materials have been hctptureL';' ."I'.1-' W In' tbe Mara region the American troops on the northern bank of the stream are well on the heels of the fleeing enemy cast of Chateau-Thierry, between Charteves and Gland. At last reports their advance had been pushed virtually four miles from their old' positions on the southern bank and they were pressing the en emy nnnthward In the direction of Fere-En-Tardenois, possibly with the Intention of endeavoring to link up with the French forces proceeding eastward along the Ourcq. Farther east along the Marne tne Krencn nave been enabled to throw forces across to the northern bank of the stream. Severe flphtine in in Droeress be tween the British, French and Ital ian troops and the enemy soutnwest of Rheiros where the Bhitlsh have made a further advance, while In Phainnairne to the east of Rhelms the French are reported to have re gained all of their old front line posi tions between the River Suippes and the town of Massiges. The German defense has noticeably stiffened on the western side of the Rheims-Soissons salient but although large numbers of reserves have been thrown into the fighting the maneuv ers seem to be more in the nature of a strong rear guard action de signed to help the large forces of the enemy ill the Chateau-Thierry pocket to escape northeastward than pur pose to stanl and s've battle with the ultimate aim of holding or beat ing back the Freoco-American troops. That the Germans now realize to the full that the Allies have the up perhand in the battle seems appar on tmm rennrta thct they are burn ing villages behind them In their re treat and destroying large quantities m,,nitinna and war materials throughout the entire salient which they have touna it impossiuie iu move, owing to the rapid strides of .Ko illloa arrnuB various Dlaces Of their lines of commutations and the domination tot others by tne Ainea big guns. These guns now are throw in. .heii for hehind the lines search ing out the entire countryside, while Allied airplanes are harrying tne re treating columns, with machine gun fire. The effects of the Germans to re tard the Franco-American forces were nontixuiariv heaw Mnndiiv in the re gions of Crisolles and Bezu-St. Gor- maln, respectively northwest ana north of Chateau-Thierry, and to the east of Chateau-Thierry where the Americans are giving them battle, nn nil three sectors the enemy lost further ground. Bnd his forces in the Chateau-Thierry pocket were there fore placed in greater Jeopardy. Realizing the seriousness oi nir nrndlrament. the Oemran crown prince is said to have sent out dis tress signals to Crown Prince Rup- precht of Bavaria, whose men are faclnz the British line In France and Flanders, asking for aid. Rupprecht dispatched several divisions of his re aervea to the aouth to hein his Im perial cousin, but to offset this. Field Marshal Haig immedltely detached an equal number of divisions of picked ttritlah imniM from ptonrdv and mov ed them into the battle area south west of Rhelms. The latest Herman official COm- mnnlratlnn aaaerta that in Sunday's fighting between the Al'sne and the Marne complete success rested with the German arms. In France and Flanders the Brit ish continue to harrasa the Ger man lines with small attacks and raid ing operations while the Italians are keeping np their pressure against the Austrians both in the Italian theater and In Albania. Ia tbe latter region considerable ground has been gained along the Devoli River. How Town People Can Help Country People. Tbe following paper was read be fore the Union county women who at tended tbe cooking demonstration in Monroe last week, and Is published in Tbe Journal by special request: Several years ago, if asked to say how town people could help country people, I would have said, just by un derstanding the farmer better and ap preciating his work more. Don't call him dull because he fails to grasp new Ideas and problems quickly. You must remember that tbe city man has bis daily paper and also he can talk over things with his friends any time, while the farmer may read nothing but a weekly and very probably does not see a friend from Monday morn ing 'till Saturday noon. Give him time and as Herbert Quick says, "When the farmers do Ignite they burn with a slow hot fire which noth ing can put out." Not many moons ago some town people were lambasting the country people for not buying more Liberty Bonds and War Savings Stamps, and deploring the fact that farm women were not interested in Red Cross work even going so far as to say that country people were not as pa triotic as town people, when the only trouble was that they hadn't been In formed. But now we know that the good will and understanding between town and country is Increasing every day. Somehow in these strenuous times we forget that we are town people and country people and only remember that we are Just FOLKS and citizens of this great country of ours; and the thing we are most interested In now Is doing, not our bit, but our best to help win this war. And It will be a blessed thing If during this time of trial we can establish a new relation between town people and country people. There must be a way by which town people can help ns to make country home life more comfortable. We need to know how to ret into tha country more ot the towVs -aplTlV of aspiration, and more of the order and progress of the day. But perhaps the greatest need of the country today is an aaauionai la bor supply. We all know that the big Job back of the lines now Is to produce food for our people, our ar mies, and the armies or our allies. Our country women are doing their beet to meet the emergency; and Clarence Ousley, Assistant Secretary of Agriculture, when addressing the Woman's Committee, Council of Na tional Defense In Washington last May, so vividly and truly describes many farm women's lives that I want to quote him. He says: "Too many people are trying to save the country by doing something spectacular. The service that we most need is the service of individual performance In our own homes. There is a great army of women already on the land, and they are doing a man's hare of agricultural production and conservation. I speak of the six or seven millions of farmer's wives. Most or our publicists and leaders have forgotten them. Most of them are In the kitchen bcrore daylight and long after dak. They cook and sew, and generally they wach, often even for the hired men; they cultivate the gardens; they care for the poultry; they make the butter, and often they work In the fields. I have seen them hoeing In the hot sun while their ba bies lay in the shade of the nearby trees. They are truly and to the limit of their strength and their marvelous patience the helpmeets of their hus bands. They are the world's strictest economists, and Its most heavily la den burden bearers, for while they take on the burdens of vocation they do not lay down the burdens of sex; they bear children and they grow old prematurely. "I can Imagine no finer thing for a city woman to do In this war emer gency than to go to the farm for the harvest period of labor strain to help her country sister bear these burdens of kitchen and farm. Any good wo man would keep house for a sick friend; the nurses In France are scrubbing floors In hospitals. It seems to me that soma of the splendid zeal of our American city women to ren der war service might find satisfaction in the farm homes." But if. as he says, the service that we most need now Is the service of individual performance In our own homes, then there seems to me to be another way of solving this problem. One reason why so many of the coun try women have to work In the fields is that the town and cities have drawn so many of the negro helpers from the farme. There are nmny ablebodied men in the tors drlni terly use less things; such as checking hats, brushing clothes, announcing visitors,, and sprinkling lawns. There are num bers and numbers of negro women who nurse, cook or wash for town women who are well able to do their j own work, but who prefer 1e attend clubs, social functions, drive automo biles or even go td the movies, while' their country sister works from dawn tHl dark. Now I am1 well aware of the fact that I am not talking to the class of women to whom I refer. The women who are Interested In the things that I we are studying today have doubtless i slready given np their helpers. Now.' if you can find some way of reselling BOMBS DROPPED ON T-BOAT FAILED TO EXPIiODE Danirls Orders Probe a to Reason For Failure Submarine Off Mass. at hiuetto Might Been Detrtj-yed It Airman. Had Tued Good Bombs, Washington. July 22. Secretary Daniels today asked the commandant of the first naval district for a report as to the reason for the failure of bombs to explode after they were dropped by naval aviators who yes terday attacked a German submarine off the Massachusetts coast. The avi ators twice circled over the subma rine when H was shelling a tug and barges, but apparently none of the bombs they let loose exploded. Boston, July 22, An Investigation was started today, to determine why bombs carried by naval aviators fail ed to explode when dropped on or about the German submarine which attacked the tug Perth Ainboy and her barges off Cape Cod yesterday. Experts at the headquarters ot the first naval district here said the bombs were provided to the .lifferent naval districts with explicit Instructions that the mechanism muit not be over hauled or any effect made to Improve it. It was reported that some of the bombs had failed in test 3. Rear Admiral Spancer S. Woods, commanding the district, refused to comment on the repo.t that the bombs dropped by the alvmen yesterday were "Duds." In regard to that at tack he said: "I want to "correct the impression given by certain published stories that the Chatham aircraft were late in getting to the scene of the attack or not otherwise promptly 'on the job.' Such stories I know to be a misrepresentation of the facts. They were there and dropped two bombs. the explosion of either one of which might have been effective In destroy ing the hostile craft. "The whole occurrence from a strategic point of view Impresses me as little short of ridiculous. I gave the Germans credit for having more sense than to waste good ammuni tion on a couple of scows worth hard ly more than the ammunition that sank them, and believe the whole per formance was due to a desire to im press the American public with the nearness of the German operations and. to excite paclfats. whom, thr thinli ao numerous la this country,' to; renewed activities to end the war. It was more or less in the nature of a 'circus stunt done also to impress the German people with the Idea that the submarine warfare Is being carried to the very shores of America and that the campaign of frlghtfulness Is be ing waged relentlessly." No futher reports from the sub marine were received today although a vigilant watch was kept along the the coast by naval patrol boats and hydro-airplanes. Some Reform Suggested. Without being censorous and this would be unpardonable In the midst of the great world tragedy without questioning anybody's sense of pro priety or patriotism or mode of enter taining the thousands of soldiers that halt here for brief intervals, we feel that their comfort and pleasure would bo greatly added to if some little re forms were instituted at the station here. It should be, and we believe that It is, the desire of everyone vis iting the station on these occasions to see that every soldier, regardless of rank, be given of the best we have, whether that be of cheer, bodily com forts or social consideration. T he re forms which we feel actually cry for Institution are: FirBt. The space allotted to can teen workers and their help should not be congested by automobiles. Idlers and Impromptu servers. Second. The officers do not desire it, but their gallantry precludes pro test, that they be singled out and whisked about town by every fair madamolselle who chances to own a car. Third. The civilian population should know them only as soldiers rl. aa defended nf all that WS hold dear, and give to each and everyone alike of the best we have. Lookers- on-in-Venlce. those thoughtless ones, rounding up their helpers and sending them back to the fields, it seems to me that only good will result. You remember that Mrs. Frederick at Chautauqua ex pressed the opinion, that as noble as the Red Cross work Is, no woman had . a right to leave her home in the care of an incompetent helper (and we know most of them are ot that kind) while she did even this great work. The service In our own homes may not be quite so attractive and interest ing as the work with the crowd, but I , am sure that the town women by sending these helpers to the Holds will not only be helping her country slater, but by tending her own babies will make better citizens for her country. And by doing her own house work she will save food to sus tain our armies and the armies of those who are fighting with us. Town people thus can help country people by showing that they under stand them, and appreciate their ' work more, by helping them to make country home life more comfortable, by showing them how to get into tbe country more of the town's spirit of aspiration, progress and order, by helping In the farm work; and per- hsns most of all by sending those helpers back to the fields to take the place of our country women. MR3. WILTON WILLIAMS. I M Pi 1 I; it i ;' n"l-" . v " v.- i. V I. , V I
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