u. i FUNCN noon
ON HEELS or THE HUNS
Ammhmmm Tntpt mm M Hm
Wttk the Amerwaa Arm, m th.
Alan* Main* front, July *^-WKIl
tkfl mmIm of the MtHMfim Rhrtma uck
• S '• B M iVWIVM M
ataadily cloeer together. the Herman
"o»n prince's pnmli arc driving
their man mam laxly in an effort to
hold Lh.-m off Ions enough to axtrl
«»te the armies threatened at the bot
tom, north of lha Marne.
• The Amsncan and F ranch troop*
ara navar far t>ehind lha retreating
force* and the viriaua raar guard ac
Hwi. ara not sufficiently raaiaLant to
enaMe the Hermans to proceed in the
orderly manner planned.
At Dornans, north a4 the Mama
and eatf at < hateau Thierry, the
tienum counter attacked, taking the
position, but were promptly driven
out. They occupied Treloup, treat of
t»ormani, and have held it.
' Minor advances have lieen made by
the alliea in the woods In that part of
•he iter tor, while further to the eaat,
south of Rheima, here were additional
r
MlffMMI.
The Americans have occupied Ceor
poll on the road te FereKn-Tardenois
and the French positions have heen
advanced until Oulrhy-l-s-Chateau la
dominted by the runs.
Nearer Hoixsons the firrmsn failed
to hob) all their poaltiona, nothwith
h tending reinforcement) and their
dcipernte need.
It la estimated unofficially tonight
that the enemy 1 oases are mora than
200,00<), of which M.OOO were inflict
ed try the Americans. Thp prisoners
alone number 20,000, uiul the loaaaa
in dead and wounded are appalling
The French used more armored rars
than uaual, and cavalry or mounted
patrol* were effectively employed in
clearing the forests and maintaining
contact.
Toward Soissona there has been in
creased artillery work and bitterer
und steadier fighting. The French an<l
American soldiers disregarded caution
almost entirely yesterday, advancing
their line* in open order and taking
what cume, without bothering to hunt
down machine gun nest*. This brought
them into doner contact with the main
body of the retreating forces.
In numerous cases machine gun
companies surrendered, although it
was necessary to clean up many oth
•rs.
Division headquarters are constant
ly changing on account of the com
poratively rapid advancement of Uu
line*, noma of them have been subject
•ti to cx-raxionaJ •helix, both iKarpne
and gas. though without damage.
The American troops both on th«
line and on the road* are keen-spirit
e<l. Many of them having learned i
smattering of French, ofUn yell U
the French marching by, amusing
comment* on "the big show.*' Invar
iahly the French reply, usually ir
language which the Americans do noi
understand, although they shout then
approval, no matter what the wordi
may mean. The Americans also un
der tahe conversation with the An
amites, whose countenance rarel)
change and who never attempt to re
ply.
Intermingled in the line of batth
and along the roads are white, blact
and yellow races in all the units, am
the big machine is moving without I
knock or lost motion. Now and '.her
the color scheme to the rear of thi
fighting lines is broken by a columr
•if gray clad prisoners, whose appear
«'»< is always quickly noticed by thi
troop* who are more accustomed tr
the khaki of the Americans an
British and the blue of the French
In scores of rases prisoners have bug
Ked their guards to tell them wher
they ary are to be shot. The majori
ty of them, however, stolidly accept
What they believe to be their fate.
Back of the lines there are dre- s
ing stations and fixed hospital.!, an<j
the American wounded are cared foi
expeditiously and skillfully, in a man
ner rejecting the quantities of ve
teranship now belonging to the Ami
■ran isugiunBtni« in r ranee. Ami"
iian doctor* and nurses, men ami wo
men, are porking night and day tc
relieve pain and restore injured mem
berg. To thrm young men represent
ing almost every -LaIf in the Irion
and occasionally a French or British
aoidier are hurried to be cared fui
until they could be transferred else
• here.
Tho -ame spirit of co-operatiwi it
• ti-plaved in all the hospitals of th«
allien. But the number of wounded
is not so great an might be expevtct
from the magnitude of the operations
Y. If. C. A. men are draw on th«
b.-'l» cf the advaiuing Amciicans
One outfit appeared at Jaulgortne ear
ly in the morning with cigarett*. cho
rsiiate and other delicaciea to l>e dm
poind of in the canteens. The gun:
werti roaring on all *ide« but Jual
gunne, it was announced had beer
raptured, and the Y. M. A. twli
charge Tile commanding officer or'
dered tK# Y, M C. A. men oui, ex
plairttig not only that It was too hot
but that the men would gather whjre
wver they were and German ahelln had
• habit of foinf where the Germar
oMamn ipi .tad crowds.
DUE MEN ME WMID IT
TIT. A.
^ I
,'.ftmtrt»«n V. M. C. A. Wwkiri Taeeh R«nM« »*ldiere Uaatut
T radaa
f With the Doi.rnmnl at Waahlaglon y»lrH In lead economic am*
t philanthropic aap»«rt to Ruaela, tte* N*UmuI Wrfr Work Coaaell of *ft»
T. M. C. A. la actively recruiting lo relaftwee the PUd Triangle worhara
already manning Nut. o»w (liar*. Agricultural aiperta. phralcal direc
torn and regular Y M C A aacretarlee u well aa otbar me. familiar w*Uk
welfare wort la communltlea ara being aaaght
A farther conn I dare Hon of* definite foliar t*»ard Ruaala haa aiai
virtually aa a "go-ahead" order la tba aaaoelatloa. Tba Y M. C. A.. thrnagh
all uacartalntlaa of tba paat Mw bob tba. baa k«-T* 10* of IU aeeretarlea la
Ruaala. Tbaaa nr.aa bar* haaa kept buay day and night Is an effort to
build up tba morale of tba eltiaana and aoldlera of tba unfortunate «iaa
try. Tba aaaretarlaa today ara la all parta of Ruaata.
In tba dark daya of Ruaata tba American aecrelarlag afoad bp" all
arar that country to ear** tba people la aeary way poaalbla. Thoaeanda of
Invalid prlaoaara war* taken cara of aa tbay returned from Oarmany Moat
all tba men wera broken In baaltb. They died, almoat without exeeptioa.
with ruraea agamat Uarmany But greater even than their hatred waa Ltietr
wonilur that their countrymen aouU hare maile "p»a«a" with -ur.h aa
aaemy.
"Tba Y M. C A. laadara la Ruaela," aald Dr. W W Alasaader. direc
tor of the War Punimnul Board of tba Southaaatern Departmen I, National
War Work Council, "have never doubted tba eaaentlal aoundneaa of tba
Ruaalan people Deaplta all dlfflcultlea and Inevitable loaaea and dlacour
agementa, the Y M C. A. haa remained In Ruaala. aeeklng to aarve and
watching for a better day Tba day la now evidently com In* "
FiTeen new *«&retarlea, with ability to contribute aome conatnu-tlva
dement to the Ruaalan life of the future ara being aaarcbed for throughout
tba Houtheaatern Department Soma agriculturlata ara wanted, Maa
bualneaa men. but tba call cornea stronger for man akllled la rural Y. M.
C A. and Community work. All ara to go with tba purpoaa of haipiaM
Ruaaia belp baraelt
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American Woman Furthest Front
(By Delayed Cable from Chateau Thierry From With American Fortjoa
tn France )—Mra Clara fllmmona, Grafron, Maaa . woman Y If C. A. wort*
ar furtbeat front, placidly ruaa canteen while abella drop In adjoining
field. Makea hot chocolate and dtatrt^utae cook lee to men golag Into ae
tioa. Military policeman killed by abell near her hut. Kuabaad with T.
M a A. Corcaa la Vladlvoatoft. Raaala.
NEEDED IN Y. M. C. A.
For OvtfMM Work With Red Triangle
Fore** — 500 Recrulta A(kW Far
Out Of Southeast During July
"Faaa the word on, and paee II
galokly. (hat M* ol the moat capable,
aaraaac and big aouied Christian buai
aaaa maa are aeeded Immediately out
ad tba Southeastern Department tor
overaeaa work with ibr Had Triangle
Forcea." according to Ur W W Ales
ander. dlractor of tba War Parsoanel
Bureau. Army and Nary Y. M. C. A.,
for tba Southeastern Da part man t. Tba
faota of MO for tba department for tba
paat month waa aicaadad by 121 an
Uetmec's |
Tha call now comaa for executive®,
of much bualnaaa experience and ap»
! alalia'! In all Uaaa. No man la Amer
laa ta too b<g for tha amallaat Y. U.
C. A Job "Orar Tbara." Today tba
leading man of the nation ara volun
taartng tor tba work: Bank presi
dents. college preeldents. offlea hold
ara, political leader*. religious leaders
• nd hundrada of corporation bead*
ara ftvlng all tlma to tha work with
America's Hons In France.
State recruiting committees ara op
erating In tha seven Southeastern
atataa. Information aa to the oppor
tunities and the work can be aeeured
through the state recruiting »«er»ta
rlea, as follow*: •
Cha* M Norfleet, Y. Vt C A.
Wln«t<.n Salem. N C.
Heath Bartow. Y. M C. A. Colum
bia. ft C
W B Hearoa. Y. M. C. A, Atlantj,
Oa
O F. Maple. Y. M C. A. Jackaon
TlUa. Fla.
Truman U McQUl, Y. M. C. A.. Blr
mlngbam, Ala. •
Dr J Walt Raine, Awards Hotel.
Jackson, Miss
F. M Maasey, Y M C A , NashfiU*
Tann
CROIX DE GUERRE GIVEN
TO Y. M. C. «. WORKER
Taking bis Crol* de Ouerre from
bis own breast, a French army cap
tain. by order* of his general, pinned
It on the coat of Edwtn Ely. of No. 71 <
Wini Eighty-eighth street. New York,
according to a cablegram Just received
from overaeaa. Mr Ely Is a Y M C.
A eecretary of a Foyer du Soldat
Fly was later tnrlted to dinner b»
l the Commanding General When h«
entered an tha officer* stood at saint*
antll ha waa seated at tba (Ida of tb«
Oeneril Tba General made as ad
I green thanking IBy and tha T. M. 0
' A. tor ff.eir work In Franea and am
inmil regret that be waa aot afcM
to aoator aa oVIotal iimwllto
FALL Y. M. C. A. DRIVE
National Geal of »112,000.000 Imlrtw
• 1S.000.000 ft war Ward Of V.
W. & A.—ImDMMl AaM
Far H.OOO^OOO
Tha |wUa for th* Mm staiaa of
lha SooUiMitam DagmrUaaM tor Ita
oast financial drl»e of lha Natl—al
War Work «D<taaU •( IIm T. t ft 1
for 1112.000.000. which will take piaae
lata la the fall wara dacldad ago* taat
wee* by delegataa froas eack - a* taa
atataa. Seven hundrad delegataa from
the M>n atataa of tha loaUtutan
Department recently sat with tha aa
Uon'a landing Y M. C. A. woikes* at
tba Capital City Club e< Atlanta, Oa
Tha quota* tor tha Southeastern
atataa. totaling approximately 99.000,
000. wara dacldad upon aa follow*:
Florida. 9(77.1*4. Oeorgla. 9L»43.
7*4; Mlaalaalppi. #2*0.000; North Caro
lina. 1**0.28*; South Carolina, 1044.
s9t>. Teaneeaee, ll.0M.t20, Alsbams.
9(04.000
918.000.000 ta tha Y. W. C. A.
Of tha total amount tlS.00o.000 will
h» turned over to tha Young Women's
rhrtatlan Association la ordar that
th*y may carry on tha many war ar
tirl'ie* that they harp undertaken
Krery town and commaalty of
the Southeaat waa represented by
lt« leading citizens at tha conference
Chief among the International figure*
were Dr. John R. Mott, General Seer*
tary of the National War Work Coun
ell, Geo W Perkln*. fonnar leader
of tha Bull Moose pcHy. a 4Mnbr
of the executive board of the United
State* Rte^l Corporation and now
chairman of tha Army and Navy Y
M C. A. bureau of finance Others
In tha party war* A. H. Whit ford and
t'haa. S Ward, directors of tba aa
tlonal campaign, and A M Cotton of
the Boy*' Earn and Olv* Campaign
The T5 Men ArTfo Be
Found Where Battle Is Hot
"If you want to know what tha Y M
C A. means to tha soldier*. (<o where
tk* fighting la hot." la tha regular
reply of tha American snldlar* la
rranca, according to a cablegram re
celred rarently by tha National War
Work Conncll telling of more seore
tarlaa who hare been nnder liquid
fire attack*, aa well a* gaa sad shell
fir*. The Americas Ft petitionary of
finara ha»a sent score* of latter* to
tha Paris headquarter* of tba "T"
praising lha work of th* Red Triangle
workers, debating them to b* India
pwaaable
Mora thaa a thousand "T" sacra
tarla* ara In advanced poaltlaM aad
dugouts nadar rooataat shall tra.
Th«ra ara no quitter* and tbay ra
fuse to ha relieved. sajrlag that wbar*
tha trow pa go tha Y. M O A. will aUak.
Uh Iku S 1-2 par WL W I
Wltlil la aUll (rw fro Uh
«r. AU'tha i
wtthta rufi of lha Cm—a Im»«;
Hftllll, which la Orad upon Dunkirk,
liw— ■ territory in (rfnua Eaat Af
rki aa tha total araa at Balflusi.
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AUCTION HALE.
TW 0. L _
tha Will Harriiur placa will ba aold to
tha hifhaat hidur for mk an Hal-'
unlay, Auguct loth, at 10 o'dnck a. m.
on I Aim Gap road two milaa from Ml.
Airy. Thia farm mntaina 40 acraa. j
Plasty of tiai bar land, goad 4 room
houaa and other outbuiidinfi. Will
alao aall all tha houaa hold and kite ban
larmitura, all farming toala ate
W H. DODSON, Exr. .
Xottra. flaw of School law Honda.
Purauant to tha lawa of North Car-1
ollna, tha County Hoard of K. Iu< a j
ttaa nt Hurry County witf aall at pub
lic auction for raah, at tha i ourt
Houaa door ii. Dubaon <m Monday tha I
'>th day of Auyuat l»m at ona o rlorh
P. M., Ifi.MKinn in tiaadi, in dannm
inatlona of tMm.on aarh, baartna data
tha lat ilay of Juna ItflM, dua anil pay
abla in 20 yaara from ilata with in
taraat rnupona at tar bar! at nix par
payabla aamfc annually. Raid
a war* i«aoad k«jr tha County.
Board of Commiamanara of Hurry
County for tha ■ .rpaac of buildirm
repairing and anuipMr a rahool build
ing in Dohaon GraaHarl School Diatritt,
aa axpraaaari by tha will of tha poapta
in aaid Dlatnct radar an alaction hatd
for that purpoaok
Thi» tn« lat of July, HUB.
E. H. WRKNN,
fhm. Co. Board K^ralios.
J. H. AU.F.S.
(Tlark to Board.
NOTICE.
Stat* ef North Carattaa, Depart
ment iM Slate.
To att to whom those presents My
mint—greeting*:
WWrea*. it appear* to ray natii
1 faction, by duly authenticated record
of the proceedings for the voluntary
diaeolution thereof by the unanimous
consent of all the stockholders, da
r>oeit«<l in my office, that Haynex,
Brown and Company, a corporation of
this State, whose principal office ia
situated at Oak street, in the town
of Mount Airy, County of flurry State
of North Carolina (W. T. Haynes be
ing the agent therein and in charge
therof upon whom process may t>«
nerved), has complied with the re
quirements of Chapter 21, Revisal of
1905, entitled "Corporations," preli
minary to the i.vnuing of this Certifi
cate of Dissolution:
Now, Therefore, I, J. Bryan Grimes,
i Secretary of State of the State of
North Carolina, do hereby certify that
the raid corporation did, on the 2rtth
•ia* of June 11*18, file in my office a
duly executed and attested consent in
writing to the disaolution of raid cor
poration, executed by all the stock
holders thereof, which raid conaent
and the record of the proceedings
aforesaid are now on Hie in my aaid
office as provided by law.
In Testimony Whereof, I have here
to set my hand rnd affixed my official
teal at Raleigh, this 26th day of June
A. D. 1918.
J. Bryan Grimes, Sec. of State.
T earns 6 Laborers
Wanted!
Steady work and high with wctbly p*y.
Apply io,
N. C Granite Corporation,
Mount Airy, N. C.
J
YOU SHOULD NAME
THE SURRY COUNTY LOAN
& TRUST CO.
AS YOUR EXECUTOR FOR THE
' FOLLOWING REASONS:
The buainess of this Company is to act aa Executor of
Willa, to administer estates, to serve as guardian of
minors and truatee of property under wills.
A board of careful business men direct the affairs of the
Company.
The Trust Company never dies and is always found it
Its place of business ever ready to give proper attention
to the affairs of your estate.
The Trust Company will see that your will Is drawn cor
rectly and, when named as Executor, makea no charge
for properly drawing up the will or keeping it under
seal in its vault.
DIRECTORS
W. W. Burke, A. G. Bowman, W. F. Carter, EL H. Wrenn,
P. S. Eldridge, W. A. York, G. D. Fawcefct, W. W.
Hampton, W. G. Sydnor, J. D. Smith.
OFFICERS
W. F. CARTER, Preaident.
E. H. WRENN, Vice-President.
GEO. D. FAWCETT. Sec. A Treaa.
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