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Pi ift-VWHiii "THE UNION COUNTY PAPERVvERYBODY READS IT" I, "THE UNION COUNTY PAPER EVERYBODY NEEDS FT V he Monroe Journal t5 PUBLISHED TWICE EACH WEEK TUESDAY AND FRIDAY VOL.25. No. 23. MONROE, N.C., FRIDAY, MAY 2, 1919. $1.50 PER YEAR CASIL IIMKKICk HEADS COUNTY IX SALVATION AUMV DRIVE Union County's Allotment In JjUt.lNHI .May IH In 2 Dale for Drive "Doughnut Day" Will Ik- I'm On. Mr. T. F. Limerick has been ap pointed county chairman, and Henry Beik. publicity manager, in Hie caia pirgu to be waged for Salvation Ar my Home Sevrice Fund from May 19 to 26. Union county's allotment in th.s drive is $3,000. Lieut. J. A. Car ine'.ia of Charlotte spent Tuesday here making preparations for the drive. On one or several days while the drive is on a number of Salvation Army lasses will come from Charlotte and establish 'doughnut stands' at different parts of the city. From these stands they will serve hot do.ighnuts. free of charge, as did the Salvation Army lasses to the boys in khaki in the front line trenches in France. Contributions to the Home Service fund can lo left at these stands. Chairman Limerick pftins to com pete the organization of the coun ty this week. It is his Intention to an oint us township chairmen, sold iers who have returned from service r; erseas and who from personal ex 1 rience know the great work that tr." Salvation Army carried on unions: t! soldiers of the American Army in F'.inee. '.VIiHe Lieutenant Carniena was ,-e Tuesday Mr. John C. Terry of l.-.:ies Creek township, who recently ! uiiumI from overseas, happened to s'-'p in Mr. Limerick's ofllee. Lcarn h:g of the proposed Home Service d'ive for the Salvation Army he re lated what it had done for him and savl thr.t he would be willing to do a!! in his power to put Hie drive over ii this county. Another Union county soldier te la tes how he had just returned from the front, and meeting a worker "on iie"ted with an organization which worked among the soldiers, asked him for a cup of coffee. This worker replied that it would cost him 35 cents. A Salvation Army worker h-nrd the conversation and proceed ed to brliit; the Union county soldier a nip of coffee and a doughnut, for which he did not charge him a cent. PAGELAND WANTS ELECTRIC CURRENT FROM MONROE My M.ike Canvass to See How Many Pagelund People Would Install l,iKhts Extract From Article In Pageland Journal. Electric lights for Pageland, the current to be secured from Monroe, is urged by Mr. (5. W. Kennington. Jr., in a well written article in the liist issue of the Pageland Journal. Sir. Kenuingtoii' suggests that a can vass of the town be made in order to determine how many of the citizens would install lights in their homes and places of business if the current could be secured. Indications are that some action will be taken in the matter. Following are extracts from Mr. tlw Fageland paper: "A'e have in idea that To" per cent of ;he residents and all the houses of merchandise would gladly and wil lingly put In electric lights if we had a current to run from Monroe. We kr.ow that the cost would be a bit h-mvy to start with, but we also know that the property would advance in value accordingly, and we know that the convenience is well worth the p::ce and more. We know too that It is a fact that Pageland always puts over her undertakings. Inaction is stagnation. Let's do PMrevinsoinethiiig, action w sllivloe Hoiuething.- action w ill solve the prob lem which theory will never do. Let's get together and discuss this idea, have a committee to investigate, let a committee canvass the town and see who will and who will not install the electric lights. It may be all ris.ht to sit and theorize on any bus iness proposition, but the only true test Is to try it out. In your business life how many times have you re gretted acting, compared with your regrets for not actios When a bus iness idea comes into your mind try it out and see if it will work. It it don't work try another, do some thing. Pageland Is a wide-a-wake sub stantial and nromlsing town. Dusl nes is a hillside, the man who Is not moving is slipping. And It Is the fel low who moves that gets to the top. Fageland Is moving, let's keep her raov-lng. Cet it on your brain that ac tion is progress and inaction is stag nation. Do something, do not be content by dreaming of things, make them real. The war Is over, let's not think of the dead, but wake up the living and help them on. Pageland will have railroads and manufacturing plants here some day, let's put her on the map now and brighten up our streets and homes with electricity, and this will be Inducement to others to come to our town. ftalM Memorial Fund for Soldiers. The State division of the United Daughters of the Confedercy Wednes day completed while In session at Wit son, N. C. the raising of money for endowing a memorial scholarship at the University of North Carolina, which Is to be available for Tar Heel oldiers who fought for a "reunited country" with the same patriotic de votion that their fathers did for the "Lost Cause" a half century ago. This fund of 11.250 will be a part of the $f.0,000 which the Southern division of daughters of the Confederacy Is raising as a memorial to the southern boys who died in the world war. J A TAX SATISFIED After Withdrawing Her Claims for ltare Equality Requests That She lie Allotted to Hold Shantung. President Wilson has been able to steer the peace ship off another rock toward w hich it was steering Tuesday, Jusj "' 'he moment everybody was beginning to breathe freely, Japanese withdrawal of their demand that equality of races be made an article of the league covenant was obtained by a formal promise that they would not be forced to hand over Shantung to the Chinese, according to a special Observer cable. At the same time the Japanese agreed to treat with China regarding the future of the province. Then, at the last moment, a dispute arose over the point whether the peace treaty should contain an express stipulation to that effect. The Japanese made their usual stand on "national hon or." holding that an express stipula tion was needless and that they did i:ot want to be forced 10 do what they intended to do anyway. President Wilson insisted on ob ligating Japan by her signature. Hu ron Kakiuo thereupon announced he was ready to imitate the Italians and withdraw from the conference. How ever, a compromise was arrived at and this evening the faces of the Jap anese are full of joy as the face of an Oriental can be. while Karon Ka kino made the unqualified statement: "There is no longer the slightest dan ger of a break." The Chinese, however, are not sat isfied with the nrran tt ment. The Members of the Chinese delegation refuse to comment and are unwilling to even tell what was the settlement arrived at. but there is unofficial talk that they will publish a statement taking issue with Mr. Wilson's decis ion and renewing their demand that Shantung, being absolutely Chinese, must be handed back to China forth with. Orlando Speaks to Italian Parliament. Rome, April 29. Admitting that the world ritual ion at the present Is grave and for Italy "very grave" and that Is was the duty of Italy "to pre serve the greatest calm and serenity." Signor Orlando, the Italian preu Ier, today delivered his expected address to the Chamber of Deputies concern ing the peace conference at Paris. "The principal duty In this grave hour for the world, and for I'atv vetv grave," said Signor Orlando, " is to preserve the greatest ca'm and seren ity. "This statement aims to be only an impartial declaration of facts so that parliament may have all the elements neccessary to pass judgement on the work of the government and of the Italian delegation at the peace con ference as well as on the situation created by the last painful events. "I think it opportune to recall briefly the attitude of the Italian del egation in that phase of t'le negoti ations which began about t lie middle of March. At that the time the prepar atory work was finished and a pro gram for l finite deliberation had to be decided upon. Questions concern ing pence ' llh Germany were g'ven precedence but It was agreed that those regaining Italy Bhould follow immediately." Premier Orlniu'o. in his address in the Ci'.anilvr of lieputies today, ad mitte'' that he received on April 14 the AnietiC'ii memorandum dealing with :he Adriatic question and ad. led that until that time he had always been assured thai the American dele gation had not 'eached any definite conclusion regarding Italv. Premier Orlando said that Italy be lieved that her claims were founded on such high reasons of Justice and right 'hat any international treaty or agreement should be set aside so that they might be excepted. ITALIAN'S APPARENTLY WISH TO RETURN TO CONFERENCE No disposition of Council to Yield on Flume Question hut Delegates Must I let urn of Their own Volition There Is a rift in the Italian cloud, which gives hope of the clearing of the difficulties that have arisen in the peace conference over the Adriatic problem, says Wednesday's press dis patch. Overtures for the resumption of relations have not come thus far from either direction, but there are intimations from Rome that overtures from Paris would not be unaccept ble, but would receive every attention. The prevailing sentiment among the delegates, including several of the American delegation. Is against solic ting a return of the Italian represen tatives and it was at first believed that President Wilson shared his view. Those nearest the President, however, asserted that if Italy Is dis posed to accept the compromise the President suggested, he could doubt less, in the Interest of harmony, make such friendly suggestions as would permit the resumption of relations by the Italians without any sacrifice of dignity or self-esteem. These personal susceptibilities are felt to be more of an obstacle at pres ent than the territorial merits of the case. While popular sentiment In Italy still Insist on holding Fiume, the re cent official attitude has been less in sistent and apparently tends toward acceptance of one of the various plans proposed by the Council of Three, whereby Flume would be internation alized and some Dalmatian outposts given to Italy. Regular saving Is the sound test of thrift and the sure foundation for in vestment. Buy W. S. S. regularly. . TERRORIST PLOT TO KILL PROMINENT MKN BALKED. Sixteen lloinhs Similar to One Sent to Senator llanlwirk of Atlanta Are Discovered in New York P. O. All Addressed to Persons in High Po sitionsSweeping Inquiry Itegtm. Sixteen bombs, in parcel post pack ages addressed to 16 prominent men, each containing enough dynamite to blow the recipient to pieces, were dis covered among the mail at the gener al postoffice in New York April 30th. A preliminary investigation con vinced the postoffice authorities that they had unearthed a country-wide plot of terrorists to assassinate highlv placed persons as a demonstration on .uay 1. A sweeping inquiry by postoffice inspectors, agents of the department of justice and police experts was be gun at once Into the activities of an archists In the city." At the same time a warning was it-sued by the district attorney's office to all public officials especially judges to watch far packages which might be delivered to them, and a guard was thrown around the criminal courts building. TI1K INTENDED VICTIMS. The addresses on the 16 packages seized here were all lypewrii ten. The siyle and a couple of minor errors led officials to believe that the address ing was done by a foreigner. The ad dresses were: William M. Wood, Huston, Mas1'. Mr. Fivdk. C. Howe, Commission of Emigration, New York. N. Y. Hon. Mitchell A. Palmer, U. S. Atty Ceu., Washington, D. ('. Mr. Anthony Caniminetii. Bureau of Immigration. Washington, D. C. lion. William I). 'Wilson, Secretary of Labor, Washington, D. C. Senator T. Larry Eyra. Chester. Pa. Mr. Win. H. Lamar, Solicitor Gen, Washington. I). C. Mr. W.' H. Finch. Department of Justice. New York. Hon. A . S. Burleson , Postmaster General, Washington, I). C. Hon. J. F. Hylan. Major, New York City, N. Y. Rich E Enright, Police Commis sioner. New York City, N. V. John I). Rockefeller, Pocantico, Hills. Tarrytown. X. Y. Mr. Win. I. Schaffer, Atty. Gen., Harrisburg, Pa. Governor Win. C. Sprout, Chester, Pa. Hon. Ortver Wendell Holmes, Uni tedted States Justice, Washington, D. C. Mr. J. P. Morgan, New York City, N. LIVES SAVED BY A SLIP. A slip on the part of the sender of the infernal machine, coupled with the sharp wits of a postoffice clerk, were all that prevented the bombs from being delivered. The 16 pack ages were mailed Saturday night In a box somewhere in the neighborhood of 30th and Broadway. They had the correct postage for the parcel post but were sealed with red wafers and therefore could not he accept as first class matter. Accordingly they were sent to the general postoffice to he referred hack to the sender. Each parcel had the name of Gim liels Brothers printed on it. and the department store was notifiied but failed to answer. Early Wednesday morning Charles Kaplan, a postoffice clerk while on his way home from vork. read in a morning paper of the bomb seet to Senator Hardwick, of Georgia. The discription of the pack age containing the bomb struck him a,nd he hurried back to the postoffice and examined the detailed parcels. He then notified the superintendent of his suspicions and the packages were sent to Chief Postoffice Inspector W. E. Cochran. SKILLED WORKMANSHIP. Explosives experts were called In by Inspector Cochran and one of the parcels were opened. It contained a small phial fastened to the top of a polished basswood cycllnder in such a manner that the cycllnder could not be opened without breaking the bot tle. The breaking of the bottle would release a chemical which in turn would Ignite three fulminate of mer cury caps resting on a stick of dyna mite. The whole bomb showed evi dences of skilled workmanship. Later in the day a representative of Glmbel Brothers called on Inspector Cochran and. after examining the parcels declared the wrappings had never originated In the department store. He pointed out that the outside covering was of highly-glazed expen sive type of paper, such as would not be used by any department store for mere wrapping purposes. The inner box containing the wooden cycllnder wag also made of a very fine grade of green cardboard, unlike any In ordi nary use. Each of the parcels meas ured eight Inches in length, two in depth and two in width. On the back of each parcel was In red "Novelties A Sample." Inspector Cochran expressed the belief that this was an Ingenious ef fort on the part of the senders to in duce the secretary of an intended vic tim to hand the parcel unopened to his chief. The officials who are in charge of the Investigation believe that the very elaborateness of the would-be assassins' preparations may prove their undoing as affording cer tain clues to their identity. St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Second Sunday after Easter. May 4 Sunday school at 10:30; service of the Holy Communion and sermon at 11:30; Men's Bible class at 4; Ev ening prayer and sermon at 8. Every Wednesday night at 8, Lit any and address. ' INSl HAXt E AGENTS Gl KSTS AT HANOI FT AT HOTEL JOFFRE. Good Food mid Good See'lieK By Good shakers Featured Major Healli Says South Will Save Nation President Maloney of lliiladel hia Life Predicts Big Business. About twenty agents of the Phila delphia Life Insurance Company from various cities of the two Carol mas were the guests of the Gordon Insur ance and Investment Coiupanv, state agents, at a banquet at the Joffre Wednesday night. Good food and good speeches by good speakers fea tured the occasion. A number of the business men of Monroe were invited guests. Mr. J. J. Parker acted as toast mas ter and presented the speakers as only he can do. The address of welcome was delivered by Mr. W. B. Love. He told the insurance men that Monroe welcomed them "as would a sixteen-year-old pickaninny a watermelon; a a barefoot boy a bag of candy, an old maid a kiss, or a politician a majori ty vote." Prof. Allen of Mt. Airy, county superintendent of schools for Surry comity, replied to the words of welcome in an apt manner. An address was delivered by Major W. C. Heath on "The Carolines, their Past. Present and Future." He re viewed the history of the two stales, pointing out the important part that they had played in the history of the nation. Speaking of the future, af ter dwelling iimm the dreary days of reconstruc' ion, he quoted the words, "God loveth the people who have been chastened." He declared that in the not distant future one could stand on Mt. Mitchell and with pow erful glasses gaze upon the Piedmont section of the Carolinas and see the smoke from thousands of factories, and the thickly dotted centers of in dustry. Still dwelling on the future, he declared that he had heard Rev. H. H. Jordan in two sermons say that .the war was not over and that he was going to repeat it. He told his audience that when the I. W. W. or some anarchistic organization start trouble in the United States, and he seemed to expect that the govern ment was going to call upon the Car olinas and the South to save it, and that the South by virtue of the fact that only three per cent of Its popu lation . are foreigners would be in a position to answer the call. Mr. H. A. Maloney. president of the Philadelphia Company, was present andTsrSh address predicted that the United States was entering on a pe riod of prosperity and big business like unto that never before seen. He praised highly the work of the Gor don Insurance & Investment Compa ny. He reviewed the history of his company, showing its remarkable growth, and uttered words of sound advice and good principle to the In surance men. In the course of his address he spoke In the highest terms of President Wilson and the place the United States had gained as the leading nation of the world because of the unselfish spirit she had shown after rescuing the world from the terrors of autocracy and militarism. He said that this made possible the growth of American buisness. Every speaker praised the Gordon Insurance and Investment Company and the men at its head and spoke of their surprise at the progressive spir it shown generally in Monroe. A Charlottean was present, and want ing to get in a good word for his town, in a spirit of fun. said that the only tiling that he saw wrong with the 'neeting was the fact that it was not held in Charlotte. At once Mr. H. M. Ulmer, a 'former citizen of Monroe, was on his feet to object to this, and to tell how the meeting then in session outstripped one of Insur ance men which he had recently at tended in Charlotte. Other speakers of the evening were: Messrs. Jackson Maloney of Philadelphia, agency manager; W. G. Keene of Wilmington, Del., general agent; W. M. Gordon, W. B. Brown, Piatt of Sumter. S. C, B. S. Williams of Greenwood, S. C. F. G. Hender son, Thompson, and Rev. H. H. Jor dan. Indian Trail R. F. D. I Items. Correspondence of The Journal. April 28. Messrs. Samuel Wentz and Grant Duncan are back home from France. Evenfbody is glad to see these boys back In our midst. Rev. A. B. Haywood w ill preach at Union Grove next Sunday at eleven o'clock (slow timet and at night. Rev. Mr. Huggin8, the pastor will oc cupy the pulpit the fourth of May. Mr. Cull Simpson underwent an operatien recently for tumor In the Presbyterian hospital, Charlotte. Miss Will Owens of Charlotte is the guest of Miss Ruby Funderburk. Mr. Roy Simpson spent Saturday and Sunday In Charlotte with rela tives and friends. Mr. Albright Trull, accompanied by Mrs. Trull, is at Greensboro College. Union Grove church has appointed Misses Lillie Hill, Estelle Rowell and Julia Furr as a committee to solicit funds for the foreign, home missions and orphange movement. The frost last week killed the veg etables In the gardens. Mr. Bruce Furr has a position In Pennsylvania. The Sunday school at Ebenezer has been reorganized, with Mr. Gro ver Baucom as superintendent. Mrs. Lewis Furr of Charlotte is spending some time here with friends and relatives. Fairness. Beware of small expenses; a small leak will sink a big ship. Buy W. S. s. Buy Victory Bonds Today. ItO.MU SENT TO OVERMAN Arrived In Salisbury Wednesday Night mid Clerks vmiii Noticed Sinw iliarity to t.imlHl" Machines Destroyed ly F.xpert Iji.st Night. Senator Lee S. Overman yesterday afternoon witnessed the destruction of a deadly bomb that had been sent him through the mails from New York and which had been held up in the Salisbury postoffice until Inspec tor H. T. Gregory arrived and offic iated at the blowing up of the bomb. The bomb came Wednesday night. For several days. Senator Overman's two daughters, who were married Wednesday night, have been receiv ing so many presents through the mails that several deliveries were made at the Overman home each day. The local office planned to make the last delivery of presents after the early trains run night but most for tunately not enough packages arriv ed to justify a special trip. So the deadly bomb lay in the office until today. Early Thursday morning a sur vey of the parcels ready to be sent to the senators home disclosed a very small box that answered in every par ticular the desciption of the "Ginihel" bombs, intercepted in New York. It was withdrawn from the mails care fully and immediately feo-ime the center of interest for the entire city. Thursday afternoon Senat'ir Oxer- man, Ins two secretaries. Messrs. Brown and Martin, Posi master Boy- don, Assistant Rattz and several oth ers accompanied Inspector Gregory to the edge ot town where the bomb was buried and a dwiauile cap exploded under the box only tore away the out side pasteboard box revealing a cyl inder of fine basswood. highly pol ished and beautiful. Then this was bu ried and 10 dynamite caps exploded under it tearing one side away and disclosing the interior. The whole thing was Identical to the ones open- e d in New York, the liquid having been in the top and the powder in the bottom of the cylinder. Senator Overman has recently re ceived some threatening black hand letters which he attributed to enemies made by the prosecution of investiga tions In bolshevism. I. W. W. and brewery Interests, by the senate com- mitte of which he is chairman. This was Salisbury's first brush with a bomb and It furnished almost the sole topic for discussion today. ORLANDO WILL NOT RKTVIIX TO SKiX THE PEACE TItKATV According to Ambassador Face the Italian Attitude the Only Drawback Orlando See Trouble Either Way. Ambassador Page telegraphed from Rome Wednesday that he had gath ered from Premier Orlando In a long conference Monday that the premier did not intend to return to Paris for the signing of the peace treaty. The premier expressed regret that the time was so short before the arrival of the Germans. This was only one of the disturbing complications pre sented by the Italian situation as the time approaches for the delivery of the peace treaty to the Germans. The Italian premier, the telegram from Ambassador Page added, felt that his action either way would have serious consequences, but it was pre ferable to have trouble from without Italy rather than from within Itulv, because the present state of public feeling In Italy would not justify the signing of a treaty which did not in clude Italian aspirations. Ambassador Page said he had tak en steps to have the Italian authori ties suppress manifestations directed against President Wilson. As a re sult one of the principal demonstra tions in Rome was given up. Should Premier Orlando not re turn for the signing of the treaty it would give the situation a more se rious aspect than the departure of the Italian delegation as the allies would be required to take final action without the participation of Itajy. While there is every desire to avoid this result the indications are that the allies will proceed with the sign ing If Italy decides to withhold par ticinatlon. The final draft of the treaty Is vir tually completed. The men in charge of the work say thev have no further doubt that they will be able to finish their work by Thursday. The latest count shows total of 80,000 words In the treatv. An official summary of 10.000 words has been made. It is In such shape that It could be made public at once, but the Intention is to hold It for publication throughout the world at about the same time that the treaty Is delivered to the Germans. The va rious governments are cabling this summary evervwhere for simultane ous release when authorization is given by the conference. Presbyterian Church Note. Sunday. May 4, Sunday school, 10: 30 a. m. Worship and sermon, 11:30. No evening service on account ot the envangelistic meetings now In progress at Central Methodist church. Our congregation is urged to attend thwe meetings. x The Session 'will meet in the pas tor's study at 5:30 for the purpose of completing the statistical report. Dr. Arnold's meetings have been a source of great inspiration to us all. which fact will no doubt be evidenced bv large congregations at all services of the church. The Session will meet immediately after Sunday school for the purpose of receiving members into the fellow shin of the church, and a cordial Invi tation Is hereby given to any who de sire to come at that time. Reporter, l'FIIs,.LF FIKES ARK NOW HFINt; INVESTIGATED Connuissioiif r Young Says' Iaish of l.ile liy Fire Is Heatiest In Thii ( it) iiimI IMiks Into Condition That Cost Eight Lives in Twenty Four Hours. Saturday, as noted in Tuesday's is sue of The Journal, Mrs. Alfred Scales Galloway and three children were burned to death in their home in Reidsville and their home was completely destroyed by fire. Jus, the day before in this same city an agen negro, Frank Allen, his wife and two children were burned to death in their home. Capt. W. A. Scott of the State In surance department is in Reidsville' to make a thorough investigation of these fires. Mrs. John Cunningham is also in the city to start a crusade among the women for prevention of tires and accidents. To a citizen of Reidsville, appeal ing to him to investigate conditions there as to !i;vs and accidents Com missioner Young wrote as follows: "It is an awful proposition to think that ei-lii persons lost their lives within 24 hours in your city by fire, and yesterday's newspapers report one or more at oilier places. "I have lii-en much concerned and deeply s'irred for some time wonder ing how I could arouse the people of North Caroli ui in regard to the loss of lives by l i -. We have been losing over "no liu s by lire each year in this Slate alone ;-nd if the record keeps up for the bah-; ( i of the year as it ha3 so far since .l.n,uary 1 it will run 600 to TOO and possibly average two a day. A very pertinent and solemn question is wh.:t are we going to do about it. We are far exceeding each year in loss of lives in this State the loss of lives by our boys in France. "While your city has perhaps the heaviest record, it is an awful one to contemplate, eight lives in 24 hours and four just about a year ago. "In addition to sending Captain Scott, I have directed Mrs. John S. Cunningham, one of our women rep resentatives, to go to Reidsville, get the women together and see if she could not arouse them, as well as the men. Three-fourths of all persons who lose their lives by fires in this State are women and children and three-fourths of these are little chil dren." , THE PRICE OF PEACE A Gripping, Thrilling War Picture to Jte Thrown on Canvass The Real Scenes of the Battles as Fought iu the Great War At Pastime Mon day It's Free. "The Price of Peace," the thrill ing war picture, which is to be put on at the Pastime Theatre next Mon day. May 5th, at 3:00 and 8:30 o'clock p. m., free, through the pa triotic spirit of Mrs. Earle Shute, for the benefit of the Victory Liberty Loan Campaign, Is a wonderful ex hibit and well worth seeing. It is the only official picture ever assembled which purports to cover the war from the day it was declared down to date. The picture opens with a scene in President Wilson's office and a ref erence to that momentous April 6, when war was declared. It concludes with a remarkable view of the Statue of Liberty, iu New York Harbor, and the home-coming of our army. But there Is a vast deal between. Includ ing the embarkation of troops, their landing in France, final training over there, then the desperate realities of the front line trenches, gas attacks, army railroading under fire, the great attack from Soissons to Chateau Thierry, infantry and artillery under heavy bombardment, a battle between aeroplanes and the downing of an enemy airman, the observation bal loons under fire, then the battle, dead, the prisoners, captured guns, our troops inarching over the Rhine Into Germany, and Geenral Pershing and his men in Prussia, Christmas with the Army of Occupation in Germany, and the home-coming. Probably the greatest thrill of O picture is hi the scenes where our troops are seen going "over the top" and into the wheatfields at 4:35 on that famous July 18, 1918. There is a dim, misty light., faithfully por trayed by the photographer that gives threse scenes a peculiar and fascina ting heavy fire from enemy guns in the Argonne. In yet other scenes American soldiers are shown bravely advancing under shrapnel fire sto" an open glade. Two are shot down near the camera. Everybody Is not only welcomed but ured to see the picture and no admission charge will be made. La dles and children are expected In the afternoon and ladies and men n' night. It is hoped packed houses will see this picture both afternoon and evening. Mr. Cy Tho- ipson, a rival of Bus ter Brown In size, will accompany tho picture and deliver an address some time during the performance. An address will also be made by some local business man. Remember that the performance Is absolutely free. AMERICAN RAILWAY EXPRESS COMPANY O. H. SALE. Unless previously called for and all charges paid, or otherwise disposed of, the American Railway Express Co. will sell at public auction to the high est bidder for cash, one hundred and fifty express packages, more or less, remaining oi: hand undelivered for six months and over. The sale will take place at the court house square In the city of Monroe, N. C. Saturday, May 10th. 1919, commencing at two o'clock P. M. W. EGLESTON. C. SMITH. Agent. Supt. Monroe, N. C.
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