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The Monroe JourMi
PUBLISHED TWICE EACH WEEK TUESDAY AND FRIDAY
VOL.24. No. 64.
MONROE, N. C.t FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1918.
1 550 PER YEAR CASH.
AMKRICAXS IX BIG DRIVE;
gex. persuing co.MiAxnixi
Gain in Exce of Four Miles
are
Made and Several Village are rap
tured St. Mibiel Keporu.: Captur
ed by the French.
(By the Associated Press.)
The American first army under
command of General Pershing is in
action against the Germans on a 20-
ruile front on the famous St. Mihiei
salient in Lorraine, which had stood a
harp wedge in the French line south
east of Verdun since the commence
ment of the war.
In the preliminary thrust ground
was gained on both sides of the tri
angle and also at its apex at St. Mi
hiel, and at last accounts the Ameri
cans, with whom some French troops
are brigaded, were fast sweeping
across the salient in an effort to close
the mouth of the big pocket before
the Germans can extricate themselves
from the perilous position they are in
as a result of the suddenness of the
blow and the element of surprise it
carried with it.
Although the advance of the Anier
leans was swift and sure and gains in
excess of four miles on the southern
side of the battle area w ere made, the
caalry far outstripped the tanks and
footmen and was last reported opera
ting along the railroad near Vigne
ulles, almost in the center of the sa
lient and some ten miles northeast of
St. Mihiei and also northwest of Font-
A-Mousson, through the forests and
along the railway line running north
ward to Metz, the great German fort
ress, the southern outer fortifications
of which are less than 10 miles dis
tant.
Thiacourt, Boullionvllle, Pannes
and several other towns in the south
were captured in the initial dash
while on the west at tho northern
edge of the pocket, the village of
Combres was captured and the envi
rons of Demmartin in Montagno were
reached. To the south everywhere
the Americans penetrated Into the
heights of the Meuse and the French
fought their way into the outskirts of
St. Mihiei. Unofficial reports are to
the effect that the town has been capt
ured by the French.
The fighting front at the com
mencement of the battle aggregated
20 miles eight miles on the western
side and 12 in Ilea on the southern
side. The fighting was preceded by
an extremely heavy artillery bom
bardment and the troops and tanks
advanced under barrage which was
carried out with mathematical preci
sion. From the war maps It would seem
almost Impossible for the Germans to
evacuate the salient, as they apparent
ly are trying to do, without huge
losses in men and material. The first
reports show that the Americans took
700 prisoners in the first stages of the
battle and had suffered remarkably
smnll casualties.
The strategy of Marshal Foch In the
present maneuver cannot be forseen,
except that It has as the first objective
the levelling or the St. Mlhlel sector
and the straightening of the allied
line fioni the region of eVrdun east
ward. The obliteration of the salient
would be .necessary before a direct
thrust toward German territory from
this region would be possible. Wheth
er Marshal Foch has in view a cam
naicn un the Meuse valley or Met
nml the Moselle valley in mind re
mains to be seen.
In the north, Field Marshal Haig is
still hard alter the Germans In th
region of Cambral. Here, he aga
has advanced his front toward the
mucn desired German baae; penetra
ted Into the old British defense line
crossed the Canal Du Nord north of
Havrlncourt; taken Havrincourt and
another section of the Hindenburg
line an dsent a thousand Germans in
to the British prisoners' cages In the
rear. The Germans fought hard at
Havrincourt to stay the British, but
all their counter attacks were beaten
off.
Further advances for the British
also are reported in the region of La
Bassee canal and northwest of Armen
tleres.
FIRST SEPARATE DRIVE BE
GUN BY PEItSHlXd'S MEN
Sixteen Months of (imU War Effort
In the U. 8. Has Rem tied Itn Goal
in This All-Auierlcan Attack It
Means Third Great Organized Army
In In Action at the Front.
Paris. Sept. 12. The first big Am
erican offensive which began today be
tween the Muese and Moselle rivers.
was conducted under General Persh
Ing'i personal supervision and was ex
ecuted under orders of American of
ficers with American soldiers. This
was the first distinctly American op
eration of a major character launch
ed on the western front.
Washington, Sept. 12. Sixteen
months of vast war effort by the Uni
ted States reached Its first goal today
when General Pershing's forces struck
their first Independent blow In France
against the German army.
Reports tonight show that success
was meeting the American command
er's effort to fling the enemy out of
this sharp salient thrust in behind the
fortress of Verdun in the first year of
the war. But of even greater signifi
cance to government officials was the
fact that the all-American attack
meant that the months of ceaseless
toil and effort have now brought forth
a third great organized army, which
has taken its place beside the French
and British armies and li striking for
decisive victory for democratic Ideals.
LP to a late hour no official report
from General Pershing had come,
officers were gathered about the great
war maps, however, tracing out the
lines of the conflict from press ac
counts as they were received. Presi'
dent Wilson himself visited Acting
Secretary Crowell during the after
noon and there is no doubt that he
was then told what General Persh
ing had accomplished and what might
be expected to develop from this blow
First reports were vague. They
told merely that the American army
had launched an attack around the
St. Mihiei salient, the only sharp
thrust toward the heart of France
that remained to the German leaders
to show for their offensive efforts
since the war began. It seemed possl
ble that the objective of the attack
vi.. tj .v, n
OI.KV iiic xai uccaui a l orruicu uuijoi
border on the Moselle river.
Later accounts made it clear, how
ever, that for his first blow, General
Pershing had determined to employ
the pincer tactics Marshal Foch has
now used with repeated success in
hurling the foe back from the Maine
and out of the Picardy and Flanders
salients. The chance lay ready to the
American leader's hands.
Almost due south of the war-raked
fortress of Verdun whk'h has defied
every German effort, the town of St
Mihiei stood at the apex of a great
enemy wedge into the French lines
and which all but cut Verdun off in
the first German rush toward Paris,
Along the eastern curve of this sa-
lient American troops have stood for
months, holding the lines. Americans
. . . ...
Surging forward on a 12-mile front
to the east of St. Mihiei, Pershing's
men have rolled over the complicated
defenses of the enemy all along the
line and thrust a steel-shod Jaw out
into the territory behind the nemy
forces that hold the town. From the
others ide, another American thrust
has carried the lines forward to meet
the bulge from the east and a grim
trap is being drawn about the enemy
forces that remain in the salient. It
was only 20 miles across the mouth
of the pockets and the reports to
night showed that this had been cloS'
ed In to less than 15 miles,
Thi-miuh that nnrrmulni? irnn the
German forces In the depth of tho
salient must esrane: and to wihdraw
withnnt confusion that mlcht turn
4h int intn . thou mint
liiv 1 v 11 T c.v uiiu m awut, mv; ...uu..
shake off the French forces which are
battering them all alonit the St.
viihiui fmnt
IIIIIMVI llV.lh.
On the face of tonleht'a renorts.
also were on the line between Verdun pronounced admirable by Capt. Davldlu" ,uea 10 ,ocaie lne "anl near nere-
and St. Mihiei, but St. Mihiei Itself Todd director of naval communi-i '., T,he thTee men f,om ,he burt-au r
was held by the French for the fate cations, and unless unforseen dif ftcttl- d.ocks and ards whlle here plained
nf Verdun restpd unon that line. tiu, on.n.nri tho .ntomriu I that the plant whirh the government
officers here believed there was good days ago a party of three men con
promise that General Pershing might nected with the bureau of docks and
succeed in Closing the neck Of the
baz and trannine a considerable force.
The fact that the enemy was still of
fering stubborn resistance in St.
Mihiei showed there was a consider
able German force still In the depths
of the trap,
The advance of the eastern Jaw
rests on a wide base. Reports Indf
cato that It had broken through at
the first rush until General Pershing
could fling out cavalry screens on
both sides to prevent counter-attacks
on his flanks. The very width of his
battle line, however, tends to protect
him an dalso give his Initial thrust
the power that will carry it across
the road that Is the only line of re
treat for the Germans in St. Mihiei.
To many officers, the action started
today is but the forerunner of greater
blow to come. They anticipate that
General Pershing will follow up with
out delay the rlearing out of the St.
Mihiei salient with actions of greater
scope, probably directed toward the
Ann.t.MA nP YtA ll'ltfe Bllnh Off. (111.
,t issa Frchst frm
vtMumi nu uniuii mr- 1 1 uih uci w c-cu i
T I . . J U .AMt WntttrAAn I
Verdun and Rhelms, would go natur
ally and the great movement to force
the enemy out of all northern France
and much of Belgium would be well
under way.
OVER 3000 MEX REGISTERED
IX UXIOX COUXTY YESTERDAY
Three Aliens Registered in Xorth
Monroe, One of Whom Had Taken
Out Fli-st Naturalization Paper,
. . , , .. ,. I
The registrars serving at the North I
Monroe precinct tn the courthouse
were chief registrar W. J. Pratt, I. H.
Blair. T. L. Crowpll. W. fl. Trowell. I
John Thomas Helms, Gus. O. Benton,
7:z 'm.L- .
r . H. woire, w. A. Hnederson and U.
D. Davidson. Those serving at the Mr. Perry Rltch of Alabama left
South Monroe precinct were T. J. W. for Camp Jackson the 6th after spend
Broom, Fred Maness, J. W. Lathan, Ing several days with home folks.
T. L. Riddle and W. C. Sanders. One
man aged 29 years was registered at
South Monroe. He explained that on
the previous registrations he was an
Inmate of an asylum.
There were sufficient registrars to I
serve all those who came to register
without any one having to wait for a
long time. A report has reached Mon-
roe that at one of the rural precincts
man advised a man aged 45 who
had come to register not to do so but
to make a test case of himself in order
to see If those 45 years old had to reg-
Ister. The case will be Investigated.
About 3.238 men between the ages
of 18 and 45 Inclusive, who had not
registered ror mintrry service In pre-
lous registrations registered In the on
county yesterday. Of this number
280 were registered at South Monroe
1 vv his .UUMI ur, AWUV AVV li
or those registered at North Monroe
were absentee registrants, those away
from their county or usual voting
place. One alien who had taken out
first naturalization papers and two
who had not taken out first papers.
registered with the North Monroe
registrar.
Inir If AlfAl A
D1U M lLf tUXUlSJ f LAIl I
LIKELY TO BE NEAR CITY
LARGEST RADIO STATION'
THE WOKIJ) IS I'lXX.Jlilua OI P'ani it would be. Several
Site Between Monroe and Baker
lYonouiued Admirable liy Captain ! f" c- Carpenter left for Washington
to see what could be done toward se
Todd Meters. J. I. Siket., h. C.I curing the plant for Union county.
Ciu-penter and G. B. Caldwell arejThey ,"ust nv received a favorable
reception for Weinecdny night thev
in Conference W ith WuMri'n Of- wired Mr. Ci. H. Caldwell tn mm tn
litiuls.
,
Spt'ciul correspondence to the Ral-
... .
en Ae ,k uf rve.r ln's worn ng
states that the largest radio station
u me nunu .in ymuwi; iuv.isi
ucar .uuuiw, mis luntapuuucucc
gives an account of a conference be-
tweea Mr. J. C. Sikes, Air. E. C. Car-
penter and Congressman Lee Robltt-
son and Capt. David Scott, director
of naval communications. At this
meeting the site proposed near Mon
roe was declared to be admirable. The
correspondence says that unless un
foreseen difficulties arise the plant
will no doubt be located in. North
Carolina.
The text of the special leased wife
I i .- 1 1 .
corresponuence ionows: s"1 upnuua uu uut m-ir nuuiu w
The large-it and mon important na- rf.uired and thev wished to confer
val radio station in the world will''1 'r- Caldwell, who is manager of
probably be established near Monroe, I J,ne Monroe Insurance and Investment
unlpn county. North Carolina. The j LoiPany. concerning the possibility
8jte chosen for the station has been f securing more land in case it was
iterprl:
will be located in North Carolina. .
Representative Lee Robinson, J. C.
Sikes and E. C. Carpenter, citizens or
Monroe, held a conference with Cap
tain Todd yesterday and tho results
of the interview were declared alto
gether favorable to the Union county
site. The essential qualifications for
the operation of a radio station are
an abundance of power and situated
outside the boundaries of the frost
belt. The Monroe site offers these ad
vantages.
Representative Robinson indicated
today that in the event of the estab-
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I HSnmeni OI tne Siaiion millions Oi uw-
! would be spent in its erection ana
maintenance. Thus another big time
enterprise would find its setting Jo
me iar Heel male, wnere camcil-
.... i -. t
nients and shipbuilding industries are
contributing to me nusniess 01 win
I nine the war.
I ..... 1
will De rememoerea mat several
yarns visueu aionroe ior me yuipuar
f viewing favoraDie sites ror some
kind of government plant, but they
AGE OF REGISTRAXT TO
GOVKKX ORDER OF CALL
Those Aged lU'tvte-en 19 and 21 and
iVZ and iiO Will be Called out First
Of (lii 11 Is Hare Xo Desire to'
Break Into the Economic Life of.
The Country.
Washington, Sept. 10. Youths of
19 and 20 years and men between the
ages of 32 and 36, inclusive, who res
istor Thursday, will first be called to
the colors, Provost Marshal General
Crowder announced today, and until
the supply of available fighting mate
rial in their ranks has been exhausted,
older men will not be inducted into
service. Questionnaires will go out
first to registrants of those ages anJ
local boards have been ordered to pro-
with thr speedy creation
HiUI. OWUIC VI lilt. II VRl.lU
. rK
Pointing out that In classifying
men above the ages of 31 the army
draft would be "attacking the coun
try s economic life and entering an
unexplored field," General Crowder,
In a nnhllf ntatpmpnt tn nil anmtnvprit
Industrial renreaentatlve he-miirht
their aid In applying the plans of In
dustrial deferments so that the
maintenance of the military establish
ment of the national Interest during
the emergency" may not be Interfered
mh.
Personals From Stouts.
Correspondence of The Journal
Stouts. SeDt. 10. Mr. Charles
ninnnhard rotnrnari hum. Cun.v of.l... . . . """ -"
Iter spending several days with rela
.. - v.wUU.., .
fives in Charlotte.
Mr. Murphy Conder of Charlotte
came home Tuesday night. He will
remain here until Uncle Sam calls
him.
Misses Grey Delllnger and Edna
Boyd of Indian Trail visited their
cousins. Misses Mattle Lee and Eliz-
abeth Boyd. Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Blanchard were
visitors In he home of Mr. and Mrs.
A. J. Current Sunday.
Mr. R. M. Conder went to Charlotte
Tuesday night where he attended tho
Woodmen meeting in that place.
Our protracted 111 peine u in full
progress this week Great Interest is
being manifested in both the day aud
night services. The meeting will go
until Sunday.
There was a burglar In this vicln
ity one nleht last week He flr?t
I M IIIC tlUIIIC VI M I . V. W . I1U1J1I1
son, but did not take anything as Mr.
Robinson heard the noise nd scared
him away. It Is reported that h went
Into the home of Mr. H. S. Presstey
the same night,
Miss Kate Conder was a visitor In
the home of Mr. J. P. Rltch Sundiv.
Violet
IM wxw m.
j were not allowed to give out what
sites were shown them and they set i
I ed favorably IniDreiutwl at tho tim
ij Monday night Messrs. J. C. Sikes and
Washington to attend a conference.
.'it inrlliu IttTITru lv .111. I.H1U-
well did not state what vas wanted of
i . - .
him. It is the opinion of men here.
however, that he was wanted tn ev-
i piKiq jne sue to ejapt. toqu, Mr. caia-
wen Deing the one who showed the
representatives of the bureau of
docks and yards the several sites
while they we-re here. It is thought
that a site near Bakers is the Doint un-
I der consideration. .Mr T I. T'idiii
secretary of the Chamber of Com
merce, gave it as his cpinion this
morning after leading the correspond
ence in the Raleigh paper, that as it
j would probably be the largest radio
! plant in the world more land than the
! representatives of the government
en . 1. II. V. . . 1 1 V
expected to locate Foniewhere must
be situated on a plot of ground one
mile square. That it must have a
rock foundation and retain moisture
well and that it must be level. They
were very favorably impressed with
the sites shown them.
Before leaving they left instruc
tions with Mr. Riddle to forward data
concerning the climate, the available
power and the rate for it. The site
at Bakers is not more than two miles
at the most, from the Southern Power
Company's lines and this at once an
swers the power question.
If located here, and all indication
now point In that direction, the plant
will probably be permanent. The gov
ernment representatives here a few
days ago did not ask what the lan
could be leased for for a certain tim
but they wanted to know what It
could be bought for.
Charlotte has her camp, Fayette-
ville has her camp, Raleigh has been
allotted "the tanks," and the Monroe
Chamber of Commerce and the busi
ness men of Monroe will push the ef
fort to land the radio plant for Union
county.
KM. MY USES ALL HIS RE
SOURCES TO CHECK ADVAXCK
His Heavy Artillery Brought Into Ac
lion After a Month's Silence in De
Iterate Effort Aloin; Hindeuhiii
Line Ruin in Wake ol Geriiiiins
Spurs AH Frame to Cry "Let
Get Inlo Their Country an-.l Follow
Their Example!"
(Win. Cook, in New York Woild.)
Pails, Sept. 10. --The latest reports
from the battlefield froia the Sum
me to the Wsle indicate the enemy':
determination to offer desperate re
sistance to the allied advance on th
Hindonburg line. Nevertl e.efc-i th
Franco-British troops continue
to
press forward, daily captui.ug prison
crs and material.
LINE BADLY CRACKED
Alreai v the Hindenbun. line ha
been badly tracked, for not only have
tne British overrun the northern
switch line, but the French armie
are hammering away south to La
rere. It Is here that thj enemy's re
sistance has become stronger, for any
approach to the City 01' Laon would
be a serious defeat for the Germans
Laon is the centre of a stragetlc
railroad system, with branches -un
ning right and left toward the Ger
man front. The greater part of the
enemy's supplies for his troop in St
uobain Forest and those on the Che
mln-des-Dames pass throuch Laon
lllB caplure wouiu also enable Gen
Mangln's men to take the Chemin-
des-Dames in the rear, and even now
that Is threatened
The roar of German large guns is
once more heard on Me battlefield
which during the greater part of the
month was the scene of one of the
hottest, fiercest battles, but which
was strangely free rrom artillery
duels except for the use of a few
small field guns. The German troops,
oeaten, exhausted, after such fight
Ing, are now eagerly seeking the nro
tectlon of their heavy artillery, which
was drawn away from the battle dur
ing the allied offensive,
EXPECTS RETREAT TO CONTINUE
Not only have the Germans sought
the protection of their guns, but also
that or the rivers and canals which
abound In Picardy. Discussing a prob
able German stand on the Hindenburg
line, a highly-placed French military
official told me he expected Luden-
en divisions on that line, but that the
allies are now too strong for him and
would make short work of the elab
orate defensive positions organized by
von Hindenburg.
This official's opinion is that. In a
very short time, the Oerraans would
be fighting for their very lives on a
line running near the Neuse and that
possibly they would not be able to
hold such a line very long,
"These are great days for Franc
and the allies," said the official. "Al
though we must not be too optimistic
we can safely say Germany is beaten
VENTS RAGE ON TERRAIN GIVEN
UP
In the meantime the enemv is again
giving proof of rape that consumes
him at being forced to retreat. In all
the fighting of the last fortnight many
villages have been liberated, but few
remain except as names. Everywhere
is desolation; that which was not de
stroyed in battle was blown up. some
times a week after the fighting, the
Germans having placed timed infernal
machines in those parts of buildings
wnich still stood.
a i.vpicai example or this wa
shown in Nesle, where the church
blew up and crumbled to pieces six
days after the allies occupied the
ttown. Ludendorff cannot say the al
lies guns destroyed buildings under
such circumstances,
Let us get into their country and
follow their example," Is the cry of
an trance.
AMERICANS SHOW FOE HOW
TO FIGHT IVDIAX FASIHOX
Belt ill Xo Mini's Land Over Mile
Wide Offei Every Opportunity For
The Stort and Prisoners Dough
hoy Fell into a Trap, But Cutclies
His Captor Genimn Misses His
Furlough.
On the American Front. In a cer
tain sector the American troops who
hold the line have every opportunity
to practice their favorite form of war
fare. There is a belt or no man's
land over a mile wide covered with
brushwood and seamed with ravines
In the middle are two knolis facing
one another at a distance of 100
yards or so. On one of them the
Germans and on the other the
Americans have established ad
vanced posts.
These posts are centres of much
scouting and desultory fighting. An
American platoon will crawl out at
night and make their way with all
the caution of red Indians behind the
German knoll. There will be some
brisk shooting and the Americans
will fall back on the trenches betoie
daylight with casual prisoners.
On one occasion, as they crept
back with the light of dawn Ju3i
breaking, they were astonished to
hear the rustling and crackling of
stloks, which seemed to show that a
body of men were coming toward
them from the direction of the
American trenches. The advance
scout listened and whispered to his
comrades: "Boys, those are never
Americans; they are too clumsy and
make too much noise."
SHARP CLOSE FIGHTING
It was not clear how the Germans
could have made their way between
the American putrol and the Yankee
lines, but the Americans were taking
no chances and they dropped at once
to the ground, with ready rifles
waiting for the enemy to blunder
into thc-m. Guttural exclamations
from the Germans, who were stum
bling in the undergrowth, gave the
Americans their signal. There was
a sharp hand to hand struggle with
the surprised enemy, in which the
Germans were soon mastered. The
prisoners mi id they had come for
ward from their trenches on the
north of the knoll while the Ameri
can patrol had been working Its way
along the south side. The Germans
set out to return by the south way
and were amazed when they found
the Americans between them and
their trenches.
One night an American on patrol
got separated from his companions.
In the undergrowth he came upon a
barbed wire that had evidently Just
been put up by Fritz. Suspecting
a trap but curious to investigate it,
he followed the barbed wire. He
wps crawling on all fours, when sud
denly there was a breaking of sticks.
which gave way beneath him. He
was precipitated into a deep pit.
TRIED TO CLIMB OUT
On recovery from the shock of the
fall, he tried to clamber out, but the
sides were sheer and the top too high
for him to reach. The tran had been
dug under the direction of an Ingeni
ous German, whose voice called out to
the American in excellent English:
Pass your weapons up here, or we
shall throw grenades down on you."
There was nothing for him but to
obey. He passed up his weapons. In
the dawning light he saw a head peer
ing over the edge of the nit. A rone
was dropped over to him, and as he
was hauled up, one German covered
him with a rifle while a second save
11 1 111 a hand
Once outside the pit the American
sank to the ground and began to rub
his ankle, muttering something about
strain. Then he rose to his feet.
seeming to be In great nain. Two
Germans stepped up to secure htm
A sudden Jab from the American's
elbow sent one of them tumbling
HCKward into the pit. while the sec
ond German found himself clasped in
grip he could not break.
MARCHES IN PRISONER
Two minutes later the American
as marching his prisoner in the di
rection of the American line. He met
some or the Yankee boys on their wax
back to the trenches. After handing
the prisoner over to some of them
o returned with two others to the
Pit In which he had left the German,
no, or course, gave himself up.
He said the pit had been contrived
by himself in the hope of eeltlnr th
reward of a furlough, which had been
promised to any German old!?r who one Jell over no It was taken d.
would capture rn American P.Isoner.l-HarperTMagaiine
REV. W. II. BALL COLLECTED
!30 FOR STARVING JEWS
Ijist Ust or Contributors Given B
k,w Check for l(t.VI Has Been
Se nt to Mr. Lionel Weil, President
of X. C. Society for Jewish Relief,
as Monroe's Bit.
Rev. W. H. Ball, who has been un
tiringly devoting much of his time to
collecting funds for Jewish Relief, has
made his final report. All the collect
ions amounted to $150, and it has
already ben sent to Mr. Lionel Weil,
President of the Society for Jewish
Relief in North Carolina. Only one
woman and four storekeepers refused
to help in this cause.
Mr. Ball's report Is as follows:
Jesus said "I was hungry and you
red me, thirsty and your eave m
drink; naked and you clothed me."
They said, "Lord, when saw we ye
hungry, or thirsty or naked?" He
said. "Inasmuch as ye did it unto the
least or these, ye did it unto me."
.Mrs. U. B. McCIellan. IS. Mai w
C. Heath, $2.50; J. V. Griffith. $2;
a. uoraon, z; h. a. Shule, $2; F. H.
hurley. $2; Ike Blair. $2: Mrs. r. C.
Sikes. $2; J. Willianiss. $1: Flow Mr
Phifor, $1; Dr. J. E. Ashcraft. ti- V.
C. Winchester, $1; Miss Muriel Hinde,
1; nenoerson-snyder. $1: J. vr.
Fairley. $1; G. S. Lee. $1: J. R.
Stark. $1; W. L. Howie, $1; Mrs. J.
Blair. $1; G. N. Clontz. $1; M. C.
Long, $1; Ab Joseph Co., $1; H. M.
Neal. 65c; Hillard Wolfe. $1; R. F.
Beasley 50c; Neal Redfern. 50c: P. P.
W. Plyler, 50c; Ray Shute, 50c; A
Lady Friend, 50c; T. W. Maness. 50c;
h. biearns, 50c: Lee Griffin. 50c-
Miss Antionette Beasley, 50c; T. P.
Redwine, 50c; C. B. Benton. C0c: A.
M. Secrest. 50c: Miss Sallle frt.nrtv
50c; Capt. Ed Neal. 50c: J. D. Fntrh.
50c;; H. A. Shepherd. 50c; Miss M.
Redwine, 50c; J. E. Eflrd. 50c; Cider.
50c; R. V. Lockhart, 50c; A Mite
50c; W. T. Wolfe, 50c; T. L. Riddle.
50c; E. A. Helms, 30c; L. A. Robin
son, 25c; T. C. Collins. 25c; Luther
Williams. 25c; J. B. Williams. 25c;
Roland Horton, 25c; Rupert Funder
burk. 25c; W. C. Sanders, 25c; B. C.
Hinson, 25c: C. A. McRorio. 25c- A
loe letter, 25c; W. J. Helms, 15c;
Francis Bundy, 15c. Total, $150.
l.SOO AMERICAN SOLDIERS
RESCUED BY DESTROYERS
British Liner, with American Troops
on Board, is Attacked by Submn
rlne am Beached All Men Saved
The Enemy U-boat is believed to
Have Been Destroyed.
Washington. Sent. 11. News of
the torpedoing of the Brltsh liner Per
sic, with 2,800 American troops on
ooaro in the war ?,one, September 6,
was given to the American neoulo to
day, first through the British admiral
ty and theu later ihrough the navy
department. All the soldiers were
rescued by accompanying destroyers,
the steamer itself was beached' and
the enemy submarine is believed to
have been accounted for.
Officials here viewed the rasult of
he ait.uk more as an allied success
hail as a disaster. The fart that the
steamer was toipedoed wlieu she was
endeavoring to overtake the convoyed
Meet vi transports alter overcoming
engine trouble which had forced her
0 lag, convinced officers that subma-
"ine commanders still are fearful of
attacking troop bh'ps in oouvoy.
And the immediate and completely
successful assistance rendered bv the
destroyeis was taken as an additional
videnee that the convoying system
now in vogue Is practically perfect.
First word of the attack 00. the
Persic, it was learned officially, reach-
ed the navy department on the night
of September 6. in a brief disnatch
from Vice Admiral Suns, although
navy orficiala have emphatically de
nied, in tne interim, that any import
ant news of submarine activities etas-
being withheld. It was understood!
that the British admiralty exnressed
the request that they be permitted to
announce the news of the attack.
Rumors that a troon shin had heen
sunk, probably with heavy loss of lire.
nave been current in Washington
since the publication of what evident
ly wag an Inspired London dispatch
stating that allied naval circles had
reason to believe that German subma
rines toon would concentrate their ef
forts in an attempt to Impede the
steady flow of American soldiers over
seas. No explanation of the purpose
or this article could be obtained, how
ever, rrom naval orfklals here.
Attacks on troop ships by subma
rines constantly are expected by offi
cials and It may be that a new and
more determined campaign has been
determined upon by the German h-
cause of the reverses suffered bv their
armies. The greatest possible protec
tion Is afforded troop ships and this
increase as the American naval
forces in the war tnnp nro .
by new construction In American
yards.
The records achieved hv tim .,,..-
Iccn and allied navies In the trans
porting of more than l.fion.nnn Am
erican soldiers over-seas with the loss
or oily 291 of them, still Is considered
miraculous. And it Is accepted by
naval officers as testifying to the suc-
ess or ine convoy rystem.
"This seems to be a verv dancer.
ous precipice," remarked the tourist
"I wonder that they have not nut un
a warning-board?"
"Yes," answered he guide. "It ts
dangerous. Thev kent ini...
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