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VOL 24. No. 69.
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CLIMAX REACHED IS RITTLE
WAGED BY GENERAL FOCH
Simonds Says Whole German Anny t
Broking Down Foch Sees .1 tJreat
Decision Near at Hand nr. J Thrown
in His Last Iteserves.
BY FRANK H. SIMONDS..
(Copyrighted, 1918. New York Tri
bune, Company.)
New York City, N. Y.. September
30th. There can be no mistaking the
fact that Foch's battle has reached
its climax. Within a brief period,
perhaps of hours, certainly days, a
German retirement out of northern
France is assured. German resist
ance, tremendous and sustained in
certain sectors, is breaking down com
pletely at others."
Perhaps the most amazing single
incident of recent days has been tne
Belgian success about the old Ypres
salient. In a single day, with insig
nificant losses, the Belgians have re
taken all tne ground which the Brit
ish spent five months and half a mti
linn rasimltiPR in takine one year ago.
This can only mean one thing; that
the Germany army as a wnoie is
hvenkin? ftnm-n.
Foch's tactics are now clearly re
vealed. The period or maneuver is
over. The moment in the battle has
arrived when a decision is to be
tnnrht and from the Yser to the
Meuse Foch is throwing in his last
rccorvm The nace can not be long
maintained: the "event." to use the
Napoleonic term, is a sight.
NO LONGER ONE OFFENSIVE.
It Is no longer one offensive, but
V.nlr n nozpn all co-ordinated. Bel
gium King Albert and Gen. Plumer
are winning the battle of Ypres; in
French Flanders ana Ariois, norne
Bine and Rawlinson are relighting
viMniinnslv the hattle of Cambrai
above the Alsne Mangin is winning
iho hMttiP kivpIIp lost in 1917: in
Champagne, Gouraud is winning the
contest only partially won Dy reiai
in 1 01 K
Finally, the famous fields about
Verdun are behind Pershing and he
is advancing over grouna wnicn nm
nn a mod Soldier since August
1914. In sum, all the old offensives
are being refougnt simultaneously.
All the old hopes long postponed are
being realized. We are going forward
i.m.1 ths a.m tn the Meuse. slowly in
places, with pnenomenal rapidly at
others, but everywhere advancing.
And' in this situation it is no long
or wKuiiHin tn a-at.'h or welch any sin
gle phase. Perhaps Foch himself does
r,nt vet know where the decisive
break will come, but it seems certain
h.,i nno nf thn ninny blows will
achieve the first objective to compel
n general German retreat oui 01
i-r,,i.i nu-nv from the Hindenburg
line. And the second objective Is to
crush the retiring armies, 10 turn uie
wHhHraw.ii into a rout, to break the
military power of Germany to do it
this year, and in tne present oimie
this is the single purpose.
FOCH'S SUPREME BID.
we are Keeine to-dav a battle of
France, a battle in extent of front,
in numbers engaged, in material em
ployed, and unhappily, in casualties,
unexampled in human history. Foch
iu i.nw miiklne his sunronie bid tor a
decision. And It is essential that we
uhiuiiri kpp it whole, see It as a sin
to hnttio like Waterloo or Gettys
burg, not a series of battles, not a
numoer of unrelated engagements., 11
i emiiillv necessaiv to perceive that
neither cities, territory nor positions
aif nf eieat Imuoitance. AH mese
iriimstnncps have become minor
Lmlendorff accented battle 011 the
Hindenburg line more than a month
airo with a clear perception of the
(actio vt has now been beaten geo
graphically. His lines are in retreat
and he must shortly go back to the
Meuse and Scheld. So much has al-
In that sense Foch has won his
t einalp hut after. Leinic NaDoleou
took his beaten army behind the
uhine fnucht nn almost escaped ul
TimntA Hofpnt . Pan Ludendorff do
the same? This is the present prob
lem. We shall have an answer now
in a time relatively brief. We are
An thA threahnld of one of the great
est military events in human history
SOFIA SEES THE OUTCOME
And turning to the Balkans, we
have an appraisal of allied prospects.
Rulearla took the German side con
fident of German victory three years
ago. The battle news In Sofia has
changed all. Bulgaria will not wait
snnther hnnr. she surrenders uncon
ditionally WhvT ' Because there Is
no longer any doubt In Sofia as to
what Is to happen. Is there any
reason to question that events In
Bucharest and In Constantinople will
n vnnvA with en 11 a 1 ranidlv?
What Is happening now is like the
break-up of the Ice lu a river wnen
spring comes. This Is the real par
allel to the military situation In
France. The German lines are break
ing like the river Ice, rapidly In some
places, slowly in others, but every
hnro hro.-iliine Canihrnl. Roulei'B,
St. Quentin, Laon, Vouziers these
wbi-p th nhleotivas of caniDaUns last
hiK months, of separate campaign's
which were the main efforts of a
whole vear. and now we are at the
gates of all of them at one time.
LUDENDORFF IN STRAITS
At the mnmpnt the Belgian and
American operations at opposite ends
of the line are most interesting, oe
cause each Is cutting away one of the
anchorages of the whole German
front. A little further advance in
PrieUn or in Lorraine and Luden
Anrir can delav no loneer. In fact,
it la hard to see how he can stick
it out much longer any way. . Both
of his flanks are turned north of
Ypres and Verdun. Mangin is break
ing his renter toward Loan, Haig 11
beating the heaviest blow of all to
ward Cambrai. It seems to me me
situation of the German line in
France is already comparable to that
of the Confederate Army about Pet
ersburg after Five Forks. It has been
broken in many places. It is held by
troops already plainly shaken, as the
enormous total or captures day oy
day indicates. The German is still
fighting desperately, but when one
thinks of the months It tooK last year
for Haig to advance from Ypres to
Passchendale, the achievement of the
Beltians on Saturday is explicable
only in terms of declining German
morale.
It is time to begin to study the line
of the Scheldt and the Meuse. The
Hindenburg line Is about played cut.
But can Ludendorff reach the new
line? This is becoming the military
problem in the last week of the cam
paign of 1918.
MR. MARSHAL NASH DIES AT
CAMP DIXNEW JERSEY.
Son of Mr. Hubert Nash Funeral ami
Burial at Marshville Other news
Items.
Correspondence of The Journal.
Maii.hville. Setcmber 30th. Mr.
Josepn Taylor leu laut week for Dui
nam to enter Trinity College.
Mr. C. P. Ross of Polkton has ac
cepted a position with the Marshville
Pinning luill Company end will move
his family to Marshville at an early
uate.
Mr. L. W. Collins, of the salesforce
at the United Cash Store Company,
moved his lamily from Monroe last
week. Mr. Collins is occupying the
Newsome house vacated by .Mr. J. r
Williams.
Mr. L. E. Marsh, has sold his farm,
cattle, stock, and farming implemonts
to Mr. J. M. Little of Marshville, con
sideration ten thousand dollars. This
fanu is located in Gilboa community
and is one of the best In the country
Mr. C. P. Hartsell has purchased
the old M. K. Lee residence lot, lu
front 01 the Presbyterian Church, and
will build a residence on it in the
near tuture.
Misses Anuie Armfield and Kate
Can oil, of Monroe, were guests of tne
former's parents. Dr. and Mrs. R
Armfield Y eanesday aud Thursday of
last week.
Mr". John T. Belk of the B, and B
Mahutaeturing Company, returned
iusi nitht irom a week's trip to Tus
la, Okla., Mr. Belk accompanied his
lather to the Old Soldiers' Reunion at
that place.
Mesdamea C. C. Hawley and Mc
Lemore of Hamlet were chopping vis
itors in our town Saturday.
Private Paul Stegall of Camp
Wadsworth visited his parents Mr
and Mra, Willi Stegall in east Marsh
ville Sunday.
Mrs. W. O. Austin and baby re
turned to their home in Hamlet Sun
day alter spending several days with
VI is. Austin's parents, Mr. and Mrs. 1
A. Ross.
Mrs. R. M. Vaughan and daughter
Miss Carrie Belle, left Saturday fo
Wilmington wheio they will reside
Marshville regrets the departure ol
this estimable family, but wish them
success in their new home.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Ed Howard
Sunday. Sept 29, a uon.
Miss Pauline Hamilton is attending
the Teachers' Institute in Monroe
Dr. H. L. Price of Retreat, Pa., i
the guest of his kinswoman, Mrs. L
A. Price, this week.
Mrs. R. H. Cunningham and chll
dren of Monroe were week-end guests
of Mrs. J. B. Bailey.
Miss Eula Miller Redfearn of Mon
roe is spending several days guest o
Mrs. Lee Ashcraft.
Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Green and
Mr. and Mrs. Ed M. Marsh motored to
Ansonville Sunday to hear Rev. Jim
Green, who is conducting a revival at
that place.
Sergt. G. W. Gasser of Camp
visited friends here Friday and Sat
urday of last week.
Miss Annie Harrell has accepted
position as sales lady with the J. T
Garland Co.
Mrs. Frank Harell returned last
Wednesday from a visit to relatives it
Rutherfordton.
A telegram was received Sunday h
Mr. Robert Nash of east Marshville
staling that his son, Marshall Nash
aged 27 years, died Saturday of pneu
monia at Camp Dlx. New Jersey. The
body is expected to arrive here Tues
day, when funeral services will be
conducted at the Baptist church, and
Interment will be in the cemetery
here. This young man was among
the first to leave from our midst, and
our entire community sympathize;
with his parents and relatives in thler
grief. Mrs. J. E. Bailey.
W. H. Barker, an agent for John
Robinson's circus which comes to
Monroe, Friday. Oct. 18th, is In the
city today on a rather peculiar nee
sion. He has been commissioned 0
Mr. Robinson to purchase twelve bar
re'.s of crude oil. This oil is to b
used on the elephants when the circus
arrives. "We oil the elephants sev
eral times during the hot months in
order to keep their skin from crack
ing open." explained Hanker. "In In
dia there is sufficient nioistim In the
atmosphere to keep the elephant skin
soft and pliable. That moisture i
lacking in the United States and w
supply It through the medium of oil
We use one barrel of oil tor each el
ephant and the lubricant Is appile
with brooms and mops and thorough
ly massaged into the rkln. The ele
phants greatly enjoy a nia3?nge and
actually grin when they see the oil."
BULGARIANS ACCEPT ALLIED
TERMS WITHOUT RESERVATION
Means Complete Military Surrender
Turkey, Cut Off From Her Allies,
Will Likely Sue for Peace soon
AUies Form Htrong Seml-Circle
About the Enemy.
(By The Associated Press. J
Bulgaria is definitely out of the
war. and TurKcy, virtually cut. en
from communication with her allies
and her armies In Palestine almost
annihilated, likely will be forced to
Eue for a cessation of hostilities
against her. !
Seeing eventual defeat staring ner
in the face through the awitt progress
of the Serbian, Italian, British, Greek
and French troops in the reclaiming
of Serbia p.nd the invasion of Bul
garian territory, the Bulgais begged
for an armistice, reserving to them
selves no conditions. All the terri
tory now held by King Ferdinand's
men is to be evacuated ; the Bulgar
ian army is to be immediate demobi
lized and all means of transport in
side the kingdom, even along the
Danube, is to be given over into Allied
hands.
Thus, in addition to the isolation
of Turkey, the bock door to a direct
invasion of Austria-Hungary is flung
open to the Allies and doubtless the
time is not far distant when advant
age to the full will be taken of the
new avenue through which the ene
my can be reached. W ith the debacle
in Serbia and Bulgaria complete, the
Austro-Hungarlans in Albania soon
will be nut to the test and wnen weir
evacuation to their own borders is ac
complished, the Allies will have weld
ed an iron semi-circle about tne cen
tral powers from the Black sea to the
North sea.
Viewing the situation in all its as-
nects the success or the great 01-
fensive in Belgium and France; the
blotting out of the war zone in the
Balkans; the cutting off of the Turjts
from intercourse with Germany and
Austria-Hungary, except by the long
route through the Caucasus and
southern Russia and the steady gains
that are being made by the Allies In
making Russia once more a factor in
the struggle the darkest days of the
war seemingly are faced by the As-tro-Gernian8.
'.
AlthouEh It had been officially an
nounced that hostilities ceased against
tha TtnlcTQvlMna at nnnn Mnndav.' thf
French official commciiicaiionsv!
Monday night, said French cavalry
had entered Uskub, one of the most
Important communication centers in
Serbia. It Is not improbable there
fore that the French are still hard
after the Germans who are known to
have been fighting with the Bulgar
ians in this region, acting as rear
guards.
London, September 30th. The ar
mistice concluded with Bulgaria oy
the Entente Allies is a purely mili
tary convention and contains no pio
visons of a political character.
Bulgaria agrees to evacaute all the
territory she now occupies in Greece
and Serbia, to demobilize her army
Immediately, and surrender all nutans
or transport to the allies.
Bulgaria also will surrender her
boats and control of navigation on the
Danube and concede to the Allies free
passage through Bulgaria for i;lr de
velopment or military operations.
All Bulgarian arms and ammuni
tions are to be stored under the con
trol of the Allies, to whom is con
ceded the right to occupy all Import
ant strategic points.
The Associated Press learns that
the military occupation of Bulgaria
will he entrusted to British. French
and Italian forces, and the evacuated
portions of Greece and Serb'a respec
tively to Greek ana seroian troops.
All questions of territorial re-ar
rangements In the Balkans was pur
posely omitted from the convention
The AHI03 made no stipulation con
cerning King Ferdlnad. his position
being considered an internal matter
one for the Bulgarians themselves to
deal with.
The armistice will retain In opera
tion until a final general peace is con
eluded.
Frank C. Mullis Declared a Deserter,
Frank C. Mullis. who failed to re
port for Induction Into the service
when notified by the local board of
exemptions and was declarel a deser
ter, has been sentenced to twenty
years in the Federal prison at Fort
Leavenworth, Kan. At the expira
tion of this time he is to be given dis
honorable discharge from the service.
The following account, of the trial
at Camp Jackson la clipped from Fri
day's issue of the Columbia State
Private Frank C. Mullis of the Sev
enteenth Company, Second Provision
al Regiment. One Hundred and Fifty
sixth Depot Brigade, was tried by the
general court martial on the charge
of dr-sertlon and was given twenty
years nt hard labor in th United
States Disciplinary Barrarki at Fort
Leavenworth, Kan. and is to fo-feit
i.tl pay nnd allowamts and at the ex
piration of his sentence is to be dis
Tonorably discharged from the ser
vice. On the trial of ih case he
pleaded not guilty to the specifications
and charges.
Witnesses for th? proxoeution tes
tified that two or three days prior to
the time Mullis was ordered by his
local board to report lor nilitary amy
he wrote a letter to the local bourd
endeavoring to explain why he would
not answer the call. He was taken
before his local board and question
ed and admitted writing the letter. In
this letter Mullia admitted that he
had been "requested" by the local
board to appear at Monroe on a giv
en date for military duty.
ALLIES EVERYWHERE MAKE
PROGRESS AGAINST EXEMY.
Germans Front Seems to Be Going to
Piece Serbian Territory Being
Redeemed 4Jenera! Allenby in Pal
estine Counted Fifty Thousand
Prisoners Friday night North Car.
oliim Boys in tlie Thickest of the
.Fight.
(By The Asfeciated Press.)
American troops from New York,
Tennessee and North and South Caro
linawere in the thick of the fray
Sunday which badiy smashed the Ger
man positions over a rront 01 more
than fifty miles liom the region of
Arras to LaFere.
On a three-mile front the Ameri
cans stormed the Hindenburg line and
captured the towns of Bellicourt and
Nauroy, crossing the Cambrai canal
in the operations.
Meanwhile to the South the untisn
stormed the main Hindenburg de
fenses on the Scheldt canal, crossed
the waterway and galneu the hill be
yond, takine many prisoners. To the
north the British nave their nanus on
Cambrai, the important German base
over which recently there Has been
so much fighting. The Canadians are
in the northwestern outskirts of the
city, while a naval division has reach
ed the southern environs.
South of St. Quentin to LaFere the
French have pressed forward men
line and taken some five hundred pris
oners. Along the Chemin-De3-Dames
the French have advanced their line
for a distance of two miles, captur
ing the highest point on the famous
rid irp
lu Belgium, the Belgians and Brit
ish have driven lorwaid and taken
Dixinude. 10 miles from the North
sea southeast of Nieuport bringing
their line into closer union with that
in the region of Ypres. The capture
of Dixinude if it Is pressed for runner
gains eastward will seriously affect
the German submarine bases on me
North sea.
PROGRESS EVERYWHERE.
The entente allied troops every
where are continuing to make prog
ress against the forces of the Teutonic
alliance.
In Belgium. Flanders and r ranee
material advances have been made on
all the fighting fronts; in Serbia the
territory of the overrun Kingdom it.
fast being reclaimed, wnue in raies'
tine the Turkish armies under th
attacks of General Allenby and tni
tribesmen of the king of the Hedjas
have virtually ceased to exist as tignt-
Ing units.
Additional larte numbers of the en
emv have been made prisoners and
large quantities of stores have been
captured.
Keeping up relentlessly tneir
lpnt attacks from near the sea in Bel
glum to the region of Verdun, the Bel.
clan. Tirltish. American ana rren.'n
troops are fast driving wedges into the
enemy line forcing mm to retreat 01
defeat ns him in sanguinary names.
No rest is being accorded the Germans-
anil annarentlv their fiont is fast go
ing to pieces under the impetus of the
allied blows,
In Belgium, between Dixinude and
Ynres. Kins Albert's men have press
il back the German front four to five
miles and taken 6,000 prisoners,
Ground that the enemy had hold since
flip inviiKinn of Bclcmn in 1914 ha
been restored to Belgian ownership
thrnueh the efforts of the mixed Bel
gian and British forces, and at last
ni.ffiiints the Allied Forces were well
on their way to the important Jun
tion town of Roulers.
DESPERATE RESISTANCE.
To the Eouth from the region east
of Arias to St. Quentin the British
with the Americans tiiihting on their
right, everywhere have penetrated the
German detenses ever the ininj-nv
mile front. Desperate resistance wa
offered by the Germans but the Al
lied trooos refused to be denied and
swept through the remaining portions
of the Hindenburg line and are stand
Ing, according to the latest reports
virtually on the doorsteps of Camhrai
More than sixteen thousand prisoners
have been taken in this region since
Frldav
Under the effects of the British,
Americans and French, the Germans
have been cleared out of the entire
department of the Somme and part of
the department of the Ardennes is
now in French hands for the first
time since 1914.
In unison with the attacks to the
north the French along the battle
front north and northeast of Solssons
have delivered fresh attacks, under
which the Germans are In retreat
north of the Alsne toward the Ailette,
Indicating that the enemy line soon
must be re-adjustel eastward at least
as far as Rheims, if not farther. The
French now are on the banks of the
Ailette river at the western end of
the Chemin-Des-Dames making it ap
parent that this strong defense line
soon must be passed by in retreat
northward.
KNOWS SITUATION IS SERIOUS.
In Champncne and northwest of
Verdun the Cermans have sensed to
the full the seriousness of the situa
tion facing them where further ad
vances by the French and Americans
of necessity will compel the re-adjustment
or the line rrom the north to
the Swiss frontier. Large numbers
of re-inforcements have been thrown
Into the battle in Champagne to halt
the advances of the French toward
the Important Junction town of Vou
ziers, but nevertheless General Gou
raud's men have pressed forward
northward from the region east of
Rheims to the northern fringes of the
Argonne forest taking many positions
of high strategic value.
Meantime the Americans also have
advanced their front, capturing Bri-sulles-Sur-Meuse
and Romagne and at
last accounts were progressnig favor
ably northward along the Meuse val
ley and to the east of the Argonne
forest, the turning of which by the
combined forces of General Guoraud
and General Liggett seems probable
within a short time.
DELEGATES IN SALONIKI.
The Bulgarian delegates who are
ndeavoring to arrive at terms with
the Allied Forres under which Bul
garia will quit the war, have arriv
ed in Saloniki but the Italian, French,
Greek. Serbian and British Armies
are keeping up their drive across
southern Serbia and into Bulgaria.
Krushevo. the Bulgarian base twenty
miles north of Monastir. has been cap
tured by the Italians, in front of
whom the Bulgarians are in rapid re
treat. The Serbians have won the
important mountain range of Plarh
kovitsa. south of Kochana, while to
the east the British and Greek forres
have taken further territory from the
enemy in the region of Lake Doiran
and across the border in, Bulgaria.
In Palestine the victory over the
Turks is all but complete. Friday
night General Allenby had counted
fifty thousand prisoners and three
hundred guns.
The losses of the Teutonic allies
on the western front since the Allied
offensive bgan July 18 have been
two hundred thousand men made
prisoner and three thousand guns,
twenty thousand machine guns and
enormous quanties of material cap
tured.
RELIEVED THAT BCIXiARIA
REALLY DESIRES PEACE
Not Merely Seeking a Breathing Spell,
But Needs Pence Grievously tier
ninny Will Prevent an Actual
Break if Possible.
London. September 29. The news
from Bulearla which comes througa
various channels compels the oenei
that the Prussia of the Balkans is not
merely seeking a breathing spell but
really wants peace. All the evidence
Indicates that she needs it grievous
ly and must have It.
The German pretense tnat prem
ier Malinoff Was acting on his owu
responsibility finds no confirmation
King Ferinand s crown is at stake ano
he is trvine to save his dynasty.
The Bu Earlan finance minister ana
commander-in-chief are now on their
front, according to the newspaper
Vaterland which adds that an Anie
lean attache will participate in the
negotiations.
MATTERS AT STAKE.
While Bulgaria has been disinte
grating for months as a factor in the
war her military defeat has orougiu
matters swiftly to a crisis. Her three
armies are separated and not only arc
beaten but two of them are scatter
ed in iliuht with their German allies
sharing the same fate, Yesterdays
official report from the front sneaks
of the number of prisoners taken
and points out that most ot them were
Germans.
Occupation of Sofia by Allied tioops
ia a possibility of the near futuio.
Thy trms of the Allies are plain
but strincrnt. Bulgaria will not be
allowed to wi'hdraw from the war
an I .(..jiIiiip the po.-nlou of n near
n utrrl. She must surrender nnd
;'.ve up what territory she has gained
! anus as well as fomc- privileges
oi' transit and the sain' usefulness she
jh-'ded to Germany while proressinK
ti u'iiilit.. There is 0 en a sugges
tion that she may be required to use
.ivi army on the oA? ff tip- entente.
The answer of the Allies is an ul
timatum. "The allied powers have
no further conditions to propose,"
says a semi-official pronouncement.
GERMANY'S POLICY.
Germany's policy in this crisis is
learned from the newspapers of that
country. She is trying to rush re
inforcements to Bulgaria. One re
port says heavy contingents are gain
ing and on their way will show them
selves In Sofia to re-assure the peo
ple of the Balkan capital. Germany
will not let Bulgaria make peace if
she can prevent it by force or persua
sion. There may be a race between the
German army and the Allies to reach
Sofia. Germany is supposed to have
six divisions In Rumania which she
may be able to send to Bulgaria. She
hardly can withdraw troops from th
western front during the greatest
struggle she has experienced there,
Probably Austria also will be called
upon for help.
The latest development seems to
conflrifl reports that King Ferri
Hand's long absence front his kingdom
during the summer was because he
was afraid to remain there. German
papers are now speaking freely about
their allies.
"From the day of Malinoff's ap
pointment," says Vorwaerts, "it was
well known in political circles tha;
our alliance was In the greatest dan
ger. In addition to '.v: r.-.binet's pro-
entente sentiments there i an extiajleft 1at night for Norfolk, Va. They
ordinary ardent desire lor peace on
the part of the people whose food
for months has been crumbling Into
indigestible maize bread. Even if the
supporters of our alliance should suc
ceed In gotting the upperhand we
should indulge in no illusions re
garding the value which the preser
vation of the alliance can still have
for Germany."
The local board of exemptions
hns completed the mailing of ques- prints completed hv Thrrsrtr'v. ?ev
tlonnaries to registrants between the eral neWsfe will go to Washing
ages of 19 and 37. A number of the ton this week to discuss matters wltlr
questlonnaries have been returned nfnit hn-. Th i for th( ta
and the registrants classified. tion Is about twenty milej around..
MR. WM. STACK MADE TRIP
TO FRANCE O.N TRANSPORT
Remained in French Port Seven Days
But Wa Not Allowed to Ijind
His Return Trip Delayed Because
Hix Ship Had to Tow Another Ye
sel to Axore Islands.
Mr. William Stack, the fifteen year
old son of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Stack,
arrived home Saturday niht alter a
trip to France on board an American
transport.
Sailing for France in convoy with
twenty-two other ships the latter part
of July he arrived in French port at
the eipiration of sixteen days. He
arose early oue morning while on the
way over to be told tlu t just before
day-break a German subuiurme had
fired a torcedo at his ship and had
only missed it by several feet. How
ever, William did not let th's report
phase him as he did not believe it.
The ship remained In the French
port for more than seven days but
none of the members of the ship's
crew weie allowed to land. A num
ber of airplanes could be seen hover
ing over the port searching for sub
marines most of the da, said Mr.
Stark. The airplane has been especi
ally effective in combating the work
of the sub.
Negroes in the American army were
employed in unloading the s:iip which
carried everything from army trucks
to medicine. Among the number was
one from Wadesboro who had entrain
ed to camp at the same time the in-
ement in which was Will Pethal left
here. "These negroes are the huppiest
mortals on earth," "Bill. as iie is
known to his friends, observed.
On the return journey fie ship on
which Air. Stack was a member of
the crew picked up 'x vessel that had
lost its piopellor aiid toned it to the
Azote Islands. Towing this ship some
what delayed his ship on the home
ward journey and it required one
month to make ih trip.
CeU'liitition of the Discovery of Amer
ica.
I am requested by the United States
Bureau of Education through Hon.
P. P. Claxton, United States Com
missioner of Education, to ask all
schools of the county to celebrate
Saturday, Oct. 12th, the anniversary
of the discovery of our country, as
Liberty Day. Also the Treasury De
partment In co-operation with to1?
Bureau ot Education, requests every
school district in th United -States, .
city, town and country-sido to ar
range for the celebration of the dis
covery of America, with an appropri
ate Harvest Home Festival. Thera Is
a logical unity between both these
Ideas and the Liberty Loan. When
the people of a community recount
the fruits of their summer's labors
they will naturally ask what share or
these they ought to invest in Liberty
Bonds. When they come to realize
what the discovery of America has
meant to them personally, what it
has meant for the cause of freedom
and democracy, what it will mean for
the salvation of the world In the pres
ent world tragedy, when thv begin
to fee' ail this, they must of no. essiiy
say. tiiis is worth invest inir in. worih
fighting for, worth making any sacri
fice for. The Harvest Home Festival
is our earliest form of American cele
bration, before rltipn were built, and
it v. mild be a distinct gain to carry
the Idea over into city life.
Therefore at the request of the Na
tional Departments named above, I am
advising through our county papers,
the local representatives of the Liber
ty Loan eampnign, of the plan sug
gested by the United States Bureau of
Education and the Treasury Depart
ment, for the celebration of this day
by nil the people. However, our peo
ple have initiative, and each coi
munity can prepare a program suitou
to the community in which the cele
bration Is held.
There is something vastly inspiring
In the thought of all the local nieigh
borhoods in the. United States meet
ing the same day on the basis of cit
izenship with united devotion to the
Ideals for which America stands.
"Moral Is to force as three to one,"
said Napoleon. "To mobilize the spir
it of America is of paramount Im
portance. October the 12th furnishes
the occasion for expressing the Na
tion's spirit in definite terms of ser
vice to meet the Nation's present
need."
"The idea Is big, the opportunity fs
great. The time Is short. Will you
please use every effort to make thia
the most successful national celebra
tion since the war began?"
Yours for the 4th Liberty Loan,
R. N. NISBET,
County Superintendent.
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Canteen Notes.
The Canteen acknowledges with
thanks the receipt of $1 from Miss
Kunlce Holms of Unlonvllle. $1 from
Miss Bessie Tucker and 50 cts. from
Mrs. L. A. Staten.
Misses Mary Griffith and Oc'avia
Houston, tvo of our faithful workers.
1 have enlisted as yeomen In the Navy,
Prior to their departure. Mrs. W. O.
1 CrowoH's tr(,m entertained these !a-
dies at the hut. The members of the
team furnished the refreshments and
the occasion was enjoyed by all pres
ent. Mr. R. W. Elliott nnd party have
finished Purveying the ground for the
nrono?cd Naval Radio Station and
will in ell probability have the blue