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VOL 24. No.&4
MONROE, N. C, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1918.
T.
HE
GERMANS COXTIXVE TO
EVACUATE ALLIED LANDS
French Troojw Under General Pvtain
March Into Meta People Welcome
Our Boys Itoatls l.ltlertu With
German Helmets.
French troops led by General Pe
taiu entered the German stronghold,
Meti. on Tuesday. Meti is known In
history as the virgin city, so called
because she has never been captured.
An official statement send out by the
war office in Paris says:
"The entire population went out to
meet our troops, loudly acclaiming
them. The old city of Lorraine, cap
tive for forty-seven years and finally
reunited to France, has manifested in
a never-to-be-forgotten way its love
for the mother country. "
"Our advance continued to-day
without incident other than manifes
tations or Joy by the civilian popula
tions. In numerous localities the In
habitants displayed touching thought
In bringing forth, notwithstanding
difficult conditions, food for our soldiers."
Since that time Brussels, the capi
tal city of Belgium, has been liberat
ed. Thousands of civilians greeted
the victorious forces as they entered
the city, while they called "On to
Berlin" to the retreating Germans
,and were answered with only a sad
smile. Allied nags ana placards Dear
ing portraits of the King and Queen
vc:i 011 display everywhere.
The Third American Army under
the leadership of Gen. Joseph T.
Dick man and known as the Army of
Occupation is following in the trail
of the fleeing Huns. An Associated
Press dispatch gives the following
account of the withdrawal and wel
come given Americans:
"As the Germans withdraw, the
concentration of the army or occupa
tion is increased, and not for a mo
ment has vigilance been relaxed. All
possible advantage is carefully taken
and the forces are so deployed that
the peaceful inarch might easily, in
tlys presence of the enemy, be con
verted Into a hostile operation.
The second day of the advance
served to confirm the belief at the
American Headquaiters, however,
that there was no thought of treach
ery in the minds of the German Gen
ral Staff, and that the terms of the
armistice will be faithfully carried
out.
, There have been a few . isolated
".. cases -where surrendered materials
have been damaged, but It is not
thought such damage was wrought
under orders of German commanders,
The surrender of damaged airplanes
at the alrdome In Tallancourt is re
garded as a case where Individual av
iators determined to put their ma
chines out of commission rather than
have them fall Into the hands of an
enemy, much as' a cavalryman would
shoot a favorite horse to save him
from a like fate.
However, It was not the litter of a
battlefield that one saw, or even that
of a disorderly retreat under fire. It
was merely the evidence of the pass
lug of a tried, disheartened foe, who
was going home.
The country 'generally presented a
strong contrast to that fought over
for so many years. The Americans
camped to-day In towns, most of
which bear no trace of warfare. Here
snd there was one which showed evl
deuce of the fighting at the time the
French attei 1 'ed to check the Ger
man nmrch lu jiigh Belgium. In most
of the towns every house was intact
Among the exceptions are LoiVgguyon
and Montniedy. where a few torn
buildings tell of French and Amerl
can air raids and aerial photographs
of those scars have long been on file
at American headauarters.
The roads over which the Anierl
cans travelled are In excellent condi
tlon. due to their distance hack of
the former German lines and the Urn
lted use made by the enemy of motor
trucks. This, coupled with the al
most constant work upon the roads
by the Germans, kept them in
condition almost equal to those of
France before the war. The retreat
Ing army left on the roads dozens or
steam rollers, -which nad oeen worn
ing almost to the day or its depart
tire.
St. Leger Is one or the places thai
fen the terrible crlD or the Germai
hand In the first year warfare. It
was there that 100 civilians were
executed.
When the Americans began pour
Ine into Vlrton. the largest or the k-
occupied towns, the Inhabitants had
nothing too Rood for them. Flags
of the Allied nations flew from al
most every house front, side by side
with the Belgian colors, wnue wo
men, especially the younger ones, no
neared In their Sunday nnery
honor of the occasion. The mayor
had a busy role as official host.
Women and children -gathers
about the men In khaki, regardless
of rank, the enlisted man recewiit
almost as much attention as he who
wore tne insignia oi ran. ix i-
men cried while they smiled, an
choked over expressions of greetings
nnd thanks. Aged men spent the day
In the streets, shaking hands with
American soldiers, while children foi
lowed about, eager for a glance or
word rrom the strange being whom
they addressed alternately In German
and French, not comprehending why
thev were not understood.
But they did comprehend the un
usual and unheard of manner or tnci
own recentlon. American soldiers
liftpd the little ones to their shoul
ders, bought them chocolates and did
their best to entertain mem.
Two tots of about four yeat
watched the marching troops from
the scat of a motorcycle elds car
which was parked by the roadside.
and a boy of a year old sat on the
driver's seat, "guarding" it ror a de
spatch rider who was getting a cup
or coffee nearby.
At St. Leger all the civilians gath
ered in the main street an hour be
fore the troops marched in. One old
man bore the flag of his country, and
behind him was a small, hastily re
cruited brass band. When the troops
arrived the crowds shouted them
selves hoarse. The old man's flag
was saluted by the officers of the
American command.
Children began to race after the
marching columns. Crowds gathered
PLAN'S FOR SEW DEPOT HEBE
IX OFFICE OF SI PT. AT HAMLET
And Have Been for Some Time CH-
lieiiH Should Demand That Action
lie Taken Now Possible to Secure
More Asphalt St rets.
Plans ror a ne depot here are, and
have been tor some time, in the of
fice of Mr. P. G. Waldon, superiatend
ent of the Seaboard Air Lino Rail
way, at Hamlet. Mayor J. C. Sikes re
liably informed, stated to a
nal reporter this morning.
Jour
Action
about every detachment. The mayor would be taken regarding tnes pians
opened his house and Insisted upon if the citizens or the town in sufficient
serving wine and offering his hospi
tality to any American wno wouia
lodce with him.
There, as in towns further back,
was met an unending stream of re
patriated men. Prisoners of war,
number would demand It ,he stated
President Harrihan of the Sea
board, passing through Monroe some
time ago informed Mayor Sikes that
the town was entitled to an umbrella
shed at the depot, by the number of
nirtipra of almost everv allied na- trains arriving and departing daily
tion, tramped toward the advancing By an umbrella shed is meant a long
American line. Most or them were shed extending iroin me entrance w
in ralr physical condition, even If the depot to the first track, similar to
MEETING CONCERNING. RADIO
STATION HELD LATE Tl"EMAY
grotesquely elad. All are being sent
to the rear for classification and
transportation to their own armies
or to their homes.
POSTAL AND WESTERN UNION
SYSTEMS ARFyOXSOLIDATED
Both Under Government Control With
P.isiniHster General Burleson in
the shed at the Seaboard station in
Charlotte.
Monroe is on the main line or tne
Seaboard between Birmingham, At
lanta and the North. Eleven passen
ger trains arrive and depart at this
station every 24 hours. Because of
the number of passengers changing
cars here or starling on their Journey
and making use of the depot a repre-
sentative of tne travelers aiu
,h, i,i he Btniimipd at the depot to
Charge Rates on Night Messages 00 after the comfort and welfare of
, , the women travelers, u is uhub"
"eue,- that one could be secured should the
Wellington, Nov. 20. Consolida- pr0per action be taken,. ;
ion or tne services oi me weieui Many improvements
ninn and Postal Telegraph com- ,nrt i Monroe In the past two years
'snips, under government control, was n,wi 10dern depot Is next In line.
announced today by Postmaster Gen- Regarding other improvements. May
eial Burleson, effective December 1. or Sikes Informed The Journal teport-
next. er that he had received a letter rrom
The following order was IsBued: , n t npdmond of the Gun rav-
"In order that the telegraph faci'i- ',' r'n.. .he company which placed;
ies may be used to the fullest extent Ktonroe's paved streets, offering to
.nntmct for more sucn wora. m..
Sikes stated that the tity would not
be able to bear any more or ma ex
pense of such work but if the proper
ty owners on any street wished to
ik lnvlnir nf nsntialt oone ai
A DELIGHTFUL PHOTOPI.AY
Admirers of America's Sweetheart"
Will Find Her Newest Vehicle One
of Unusual Interest and Cbaim
t
nnii the transmission or messages ex-
ni'ditpd. the telegraph systems shall
hereafter be operated as one, and ef
fective December 1. 1918, all tele
graph offices shall accept for trans-
miHsinn all classes of messages now
Bpppntpd bv any one of them at the.h-i- ovneiise it could be accomplish
niPKcrlbed tariff rates." h in the uast the city nau onu
No physical consolidation oi omcra naid (.ne.fjfth or the expense oi utj
and facilities of the companies 1" t,1R the asphalt. Mr. Sikes said that
nlnnned for December 1. amalgama- ,, nronertv owner had ex-
tton Tor the present being limited to 1 pressed themselves as wishing to do
tne imercnanige oi iuens6co. ( tni8i
rt ...n.A rananl ttlirlfUinn fttflrt- 1
d out today to make jroputar- th ..H0W COULD YOU ?EANf,f"r
Government control oi me wire jb-
lenis of the country. Up to this time
he has been operating them tor the
prosecution or the war with but little
reeard tor the public. He Is now go
ing to reach out arter the rellow in
the street.
Launching his program today, Mr,
Burleson announced a decided reduc-
iinn in "nlcht message" telegrams,
promised wage adjustment, and will
limit the charge or hotels and clubs
tn euests for wire messages.
The effect of the order, to go into
offppt Jan. 1. reducing the "nignt
message" telegrams will be to enaoie
Atlantic Coast and Pacific Coast
states to intercommunicate ror fifty
cents. The lowest charge heretofore
has been $1.
This night message telegram, mi?
ninuler f.PtlPfal eXUlalllS, Will
cost a minimum of 20 cents for ten
words and 1 cent for each extra word
fn K a Inn
IUI iwn f-,v v -
WOULD YOU RISK TWENTY MIL
LIONS ON WILD FIANCE?
The legion of admirers or Mary
Pickford win mid ner new ncn
uhotoDlav. "How Could You Jan7
one of the best vehicles in which she
has been seen since "Rebecca -or Sun
nybrook Farm." This is a delightful
story which emphasizes the truth
that even aristocrntic young women,
when Impoverished, will find them
selves equal to every requirement Im
posed upon them by their new envir
onment, even though circumstances
force them to earn their livelihood as
ordinary house cooks. This charming
photoplay Is based upon the novel oi
the same name by Eleanor Hoyt Brai-
nerd, published serially some time
ago, in a leading magazine and later
appearing in book torm wnn greai
success.
Jean becomes a oook in a literary
fmnllv. living in the country, and her
leisure hours are devoted largely to
Between Seaboard Railway Officials
and Lieut. Comiimmler Eddy, Who
Will Direct Work Remit of Va
cant Room and jlxr Survey.
Lieutenant Commander Eddy, con
nected with the Bureau of Docks and
Yards at Washington, and who mill
direct the building of the radio sta
tion at Bakers, meeting with Sea
board Air Line Railway officials t,nd
several of the prositective bidders for
the work In the Chamber of Com
merce rooms late Tuesday, pointed
out to them the railway facilities
which would be tequired at the site
al Bakers.
As was pointed out, the railway
company will construct a switch and
a ard large enough to accommodate
100 cars which is about one-fifth
the size of the Monroe yards. Aside
rrom this the Fiiccesstol contractor
will build about eight miles or spur
track. These railway facilities will
be necessary to take care of the fifty
cars of material which are expected
to arrive daily. It Is thought that
they will begin to arrive sometime in
the latter part of December.
A letter was received here yester
day rrom the Bureau or Docks and
Yards announcing that the time tor
t he receiving or biis for the con
struction work had been extended
from November 25 to December 2
one week later. This is done in order
that more companies may have an
opportunity to place bids with the
government for the work.
The amount of material to be used
in the construction of the twenty
towers to be erected at once is enor
mous. One contractor estimated that
amnnd 8000 cars o( material, such as
lime, brick, steel and cement would
be required. The average box car
is about 38 feet long and thus it is
seen that a string or box cars about
ftv-slx and one-half miles long will
be required to haul the material to
the site. As far as is possible mate-
iul will be purchased from local
dealers, contractors here to look over
the site before placing their bid on
the work, stated.
Around two thousand men will be
employed in the building of the sta
tion tor eighteen months. At once
upon the decision of the government
to locate the station here Uncle Sam
wanted to know how Monroe was
fixed in regard to. caring for these
workman and -how niany-of- them
could be secured in the county. Gov
eminent men were therefore sent
here and what is called a vacant room
and labor survey was taken. Every
nart of the town was visited and an
accurate record or all the vacant
rooms which could be rented to the
workers was taken. It was found
that there were about 500. In the
labor survey It was found that about
250 Union county men could De se
cured to work at the station; that is
that number of men wishing to work
at the Btation were seen and their
naim-s taken. No doubt there will
be around a thousand Union county
men engaged in it.
That Is the Great Chance Agues Colt repelng tne unwelcome affection wf
Took In Picture "On tne yuieu Oscar, a house servant, ana to connu
. . . . n line? her nettv troubles to Henrietta
t ..i uroi-a an heir in iweniy nui- i i--- . ...
loTdoUawhlch ley wouM tje cow-
be lost to you ir you married against . ,' . ,,,h w nr -n nn
rt:. ." ,.r family would you Slantiy lailS in u.vc w.tu
take a long chance and marry on the
quiet? This is the prooiem mttl llosltion wh!le he
nes Colt was called upon to - r rn nw na hlred ....
There
a uiMJii i hl hlrpd man
the P"!r.npJ 'S'LZrry- arnu nerous thrilling incident, nd
"On theQuiet," starring John Barry jar nr.tvm,po,c Bcene8 wnlcll at-
more. the celebrated cornea. --f nd when both
will be played at tne strana i.e.u. V reaTization of thei
nnvt MnnHflV
ti ail hamipiied thus: Agnes con
ic Hantieathed tWPIltV millions Of
dollars by her father, she to receive
that sum on condition that she mrry
gome man who will be acceptable to
her brother Horace, executor oi me
late Mr. Colt's will. Contrary to her
their own
masquerades, they find happiness In
their mil 111 1)1 lore.
The picture has been spienMiaiy
produced under the direction of W II
tiain n Tavlor. and an unusually ex
niient rast of soiDDorting players, ful
y up to the Mary Pickford Artcrau
weds Robert KIdgway, a ramer wim v Pirkfnrd. Soottis-
h., ,lou.lv .welled lor In,- w.ra a o.ner. ,,''"'-"
- - , H on nvol II T n Mm 11 1 IITTtt i
P" '"V. TJTZ Friday, and It Is beyond question that
Have Surrendered Ninety
Wai-shiM and U-Bont).
ing thai it ne con.p.. - of m, coninlodlous tie
without scandal, nis iuanig ""', V" a . i.. ..m,
. in nnn I till C Will l
.n.it a man nf RiHewav s exuberant
..." ,h . nrnhntlon is tort- Germans
iir and when he kicks over the
traces, one durned development artei Germany continues to comply with
. J I I tfhan t HA I . . . . : a ii V. ! .. U -nna
anotner, eacn uioro ui";i i tne arnusuce terms, tier umn
other. tollow8. When Horace nnu eet after jt8 surrender was on Thurs
hi sister on Rldgwy's yacht, he be- dav ,ake, t0 Edinburgh with the
Heves the ramily name win De lnr I British grand fleet, five American
nished unlers Ridgewav espouses A?- hpttleshliis and three French war
nes and he demands that their wed-1 sIiIdb. In two long columns, eseortlivg
ding takes place instantly. Kiagwaj lhe 71 German vessels to their an
agrees provided his Dnae eniers enrage,
noRsesBion of her Inheritance and this Twenty German U-boats were yes
is n creed to. So they are married a teTdav handed over to a British
second time and all are happy. The 9alladron at Harwich, England.
snnnortine cast is an excellent one. one German light cruiser, while on
its way across the worth sea wun me
Meeting of the Executive Board of the other ships of the German high seas
I nlon Bnntlst Association. lieet to surrenaer io me bihcb, sum
The Fverntive Board of the Union a mine. The warship was badly dam
r,-...!.. i..n.inii,n is rnileit to meet need and sunk
at WIngate Friday, November 29th. The German fleet which surrender
at 2 o'clock p m. Churches or Indl- ed to the British navy. It became
vM.iais havin business with the known this evening, consisted of nine
r. j .i.i in. t,Vs nnttrn V. D. hnttleshlDS. five battle cruisers, seven
. 1.. iteht cruisers and 50 destroyers. The
u. rininr, v.... ....... -? . o1l
surrenuereu uerinaii urci win
Keen vonr Wrar Savlnns pledge. en to the Scapa Flow tomorrow,
Moral Pride in the Army.
( (Literary Digest.)
General Pershing is declared to be
'just as anxious to see his soldiers
maintain a clean, faithful standard
of manly integrity as to see them
come off victorious hi battle." And
this from a moral view polait, thinks
Nolan Rice Bit. is "the proudest
thing to be said about and for the
American army in France." Gener
al Pershing's sentiments are furincr
declared "not merely utilitarian,"
though he knows that man or sound
and strong personal character ar.
more dependable in a military sense
than an army made up of .rogues and
rufflians. It is declared that Gen
eral Pershing's owu "peraonal valua
tion of religious faith .fcis own ex
Derience of it." leads him to "snt his
heart on having every soldier under
his command preserve in Franco
whatever religious faith he brought
from the homeland all or it at fun
strength and get more of it if he
can." The General wants his men
under the Influence of those four
great agencies, the Y. M. C. A., the
Kninhts of Columbus, the Jewish
Welfare Board, and the Salvation
Armv. In the Congregational 1st
(Boston). Mr. Best ii!ar;u'B on the
fact and contrast beiween this and an
earlier time In the American leader's
exuerience:
"It is the secret. alo. of 'tis quite
nnnn in nled nainu to develop the
power and use of the chaplaincy
among his troops the reason why he
Insisted on creating the heretofore
unheard-of office of 'senior chaplain
of the Army and on appointing to
the position the man Who nad Deen
his own most strengthening spitltual
nniiiiHelor Bishop Brent. No treat
soldier ever issued before to his
troops any such moving religious sip-
i.enl as that unofficial but nugmiiy
effective word of counsel, o widely
circulated bv the Y. M. C. A., tn
-Mrh General Pershing, like an old
or hrnther. hoes his soldiers to be
true to the precepts of the Savior.
And these public sipns confirm the
reality of the conviction which an
innocent revelation of headquarters
secrets tells of his expressing to his
staff: 'Gentlemen, this army of ours
has a heart and a conscience, and
that heart and that conscience must
he fed.'
"If bo much plain speech Is to be
tolerated In war time, candor would
confess that one thing alone hf
troubled the confidence of church
neoDle at home in the moral stead
fastness of General Pershing. That
Is the report of certain Y. M. C. A.
authorities on the conditions attend
ing his march into Mexico two years
aro. But any criticism that might
fairly be directed toward his policy
regarding camp-tollowers on that ex
pedition is surely canceled in toto by
the General's own frank conression
today that he was mistaken then.
The cause or his taking at that time
a course which he now regrets was
not any lack or revulsion in his own
soul, but merely the dominance of the
old iron-clad army tradition which
taught that certain evils are inevi
table in army life. Today with larg
er outlook General Pershing stoutly
refuses to regard any wrong thing
as inevitable in the army or any
where else. He does not hesitate
acknowledge to intimate friends a
complete reversal or attitude on this
subject since his Mexican experience.
Morals and science, as he sees the
matter, conspire to condemn the an
cient military toleration or vice."
Such avowals rrom the Command
ing General naturally have a tremen
dous effect on his subordinate offi
cers. The innuence may oe siow in
filtering down to the subalterns, this
writer admits, but among the higher
grades it is insisted that "a remark
able consensus of sentiments sustains
the Commander's eagerness for keep
ing the army morally fine." An in
cident in one of the best disciplined
regiments or the front line reveals
how strongly this better ideal is al
ready entrenched in the thought of
armv leaders.
"A lieutenant newly assigned to
the regiment lectured his platoon on
the military duty of avoiding conta-
elous disease. "Understand me now.
he said sternly to the men, "I don't
give a hang about your morals or
your character; that's no concern of
mine: but I am responsible ror your
keeping In fit condition to do your
work as soldiers, and therefore I de
mand that you keep out of places
where you might contract contagion
that would disable you.'
The colonel or the regiment sent
tor the lieutenant. 'Did you talk to
your men in the way that has been
reported to meT ne asuea. n
lieutenant acknowledged the accu
racy of the quotation. 'Do you think
that talk of that kind stands tor the
mind or your superiors and represents
the spirit or the A. E. r.r was ine
question. The lieutenant thought it
did. The colonel was almost fierce.
ueii 1 tell von it doesn t. ine dusi-
ness or an A. E. F. officer Is to look
out for the moral character of nis
men Just as much as for their physical-efficiency..
You have, been .as
signed to this regiment. Yoir think
vou belong to It. DUt 1 warn 10 ieu
vou you are never going to belong to
ii until vou revise your opinion
ohnni what vou are here for. This
rei'tmmt runs on a different Idea.' "
The question of drink rests on the
same basin:
"The higher up in the army an of-
flrer stands, the stronger, generauj
speaking, is his earnestness about in
ducing his men not to drink even the
nermltted French wines. One colonel
said: 'What made a prohibitionist out
of me was seeing National Army regi
ments that have been organ.iZPd out
of the draft from the dry states thp
intoH that have been dry for a 101;
time, so that their present generation
of draft age has grown up wnnoui
even seeing saloons. The draft men
from Kansas, for instance, are simp
ly magnificent. If that's what pro
hihition can do for an army. I'm cer
talnly for prohibition all tne way
Ihrniiph
"Rev. Paul Moody, younger son 01
the , t'renl PVailEel St. UWlgnt U,
I00dv. is Bishop Brent's Protestau
nssociaie al chaplaincy neaaquarieis
Father Doherty is his Catholic asso
elate. These three have already at
mined church unity: their harmony
of fellowship 1b a parable of what
miwht tn be in the whole unnsuan
. . . , 1..
world. And they are conspicuous
harmonious in their optimism aoou
the American army in France. 'It is
nn armv on a higher plane In every
moral fat" than in the
truinlTis ramns at home,' said Chap
lain Moody. 'Inspiration and high
irleals are at a maximum. And it is
wondetful how these newly appoint
Pit National Army chaplains conir
hute to the atmosphere that stimu
lates and inspires. They are the finest
ever. It is a miracle how these youn
men right out or civil life adapt them
selves lnstantaneouly to army wa
and win the officers nnd men from
their very first arrival in camp
trenches. They fear nothing, ris
event hVne. and the "army loves
them.' "
COMMUNITY BUILDING PKOPOS.
ED IO HONOR UNION'S HEROES
Wherein SImuiUI He litirated Chamber
of Commerce Office Farm Demon
stration Agent, Rest Rooms and a
Much Needed Auditorium- lH-fl-nile
StcM Soon lo he Taken.
As in every other righteous war.
Union county men played an import
ant part in the world war for civili
zation, now come to a successful con
clusion. As before Union county men
were found among the first and fore
most 011 the sce,ies where history was
being made. Battery D of the 113th
Field Artillery, better known to the
home folks as the Bickett Battery, of
which about 75 Union county men are
members, was attached to the famous
Thirtieth Division, whose feats of
bravery and daring in "busting" the
German lines shall be told as long as
the world stands. It was a Lnion
county man who started the first
shrieking shell from this battery on
its way of destruction toward the Ger
mans, making them intimately ac
quainted, the first shot out of the box,
with Union county fighters and their
methods. It is said that the incre
ment of more than a hundred men
who left heie on Sept. 12 last year
was also attached to this famous di
vision. As in other wars. Union coun
ty officers I"-! 'heir men over the top
to victory. Union county men chased .
the Gentian submarines to the very
month of their bases. Union county
men in the navy longed for nothing
better than to get a whack at the
German fleet hiding In the Black Sea.
Nor was Union county unrepresented
in the aviation corps. And as before
Union county bore her full quota of
casualties. About ten Union county
men have made the supreme sacrifice
over there. About the same number
have died in the camps here and in
France from diser.se.
Movements are under toot In many
or the counties or the State to at once
build some suitable monument in
honor or the men who tought and
hose who died. Union county was
niong the first, if not the first, to
start such a movement. At first tl
was proposed lo erect a monument on
the courthouse lawn, but m tne past
few days public opinion seems to have
urned In favor of a community Duua-
Ing as a suitable monument to honor
Union's heroes.
This building as now discussed
would be two stories high, and mod-
ern in -every respect. On the nrst
floor should be located the Chamber
f Commerce rooms, the office of the
farm demonstration agent, the home
demonstration agent, and rest rooms.
On the second floor should be located
an auditorium long needed in Mon
roe. It should be equipped with ev
ery modem convenience. In some
conspicuous place In the Diiuaing a
tablet should be plnced on wnicn uiw
names of all Union county men
should be Inscribed who were either
killed in action or died or disease
while In the army.
Business men discussing the build
ing pointed out that as a gathering
n'.iice where men from every quarter
of the country should be brought to
gether it would be mora fitting man
a marble shaft. As a community
building, In it the man from the town
could meet the man from the coun
try and there learn that, their inter
ests are the same and thus a better
fellowship would be established.
Mr. T. L. Riddlo, secretary or ut-.
Monroe Chamber of Commerce, plans
to present the proposition of ereclmg
such a building to the organization in
the near future. Should the associa
tion adopt the plan the county win ai
once be organized as in the Liberty
Loan drives and chairmen and com
mittees in every, township uppouueu
to solicit subscriptions toward the
erection of the building. It Is hoped
that every man. woman and child m
the county will hnve a part In the
erection of the building.
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SOUTH CAROLINA COMPANY
RK1DRTED AS DESTROYED'
A Monument to the Soldiers and Sail
rN of Union County.
I notice a suggestion has been made
that we build a monument to com
niemoraie the, brave deeds of on
Union couaty soldiers in the great
world war. Some one has suggested
that it be a marble shaft on the east
siile of the .r.ourthouse. It seems to
me it would be infinitely better to
erect a community building In the
heart, of the -city something that
would be extremely useful as well as
ornamental. Something that would
bo a blessing to the community an
a pleasure and benefit to the boy
themselves as well as to the entire
town and county.
When we have a public meeting of
anv kind we have no place to go ex
cept the courthouse. In this commu
nity building we conld have an audi
torium that could be used to a great
advantage on such occasions. Salis
bury had one, Albemarle has one
let's have one In Monroe. I belleVe
the boys themselves would vote for It
Instead of a marble shaft. Airs. R.
Phlfer.
Keep your War Savings pledge.
Company I Said to lie the Detachment
That Wnn Surrounded by (Jennans
and Unable to Obtnln FomI or An
xlsUme for Several Day.
The last Issue or the ragelandl
Journal carried the following report
rrom Cheraw:
"Several weeks ago the newspapers
carried the story that a company of
American troops had gone too far
ahead or the main body or attacking
forces and had been surrounded by
Germans tor several days, when they
were discovered and rescued by a
body or Canadians, being then short
or ammunition and rations. Letters
from "Somewhere tn France" now
say that this was the Cheraw compa
ny (I of the 118th Regiment, 30th
Division South Carolina National
Guard.) The company has been brig
aded with the British army, and that
is why so little was heard here or its
work.
The company went Into the wat
with 248 men and it conies out with
only 57. It lost In killed, wounded
and prisoners 191. Every officer In
the company was killed except Capt.
Gillespie, who is reported to have
been severely wounded. The casualty
lists, or course, went to England,
whence they were sent back to Gen
Pershing, but in so jumbled a torm
that he returned them tor correction.
It Is hoped that Lieut. W. A. Mal
loy or this company, who was report
ed killed a few days ago, Is among
the prisoners taken by the Germans.
He was seen to fall, but arter the
drive his body could nowhere be
foi'nd snd It in hoped that he was
lakeu a prisoner."