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A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTEREST OF THE .PEOPLE OF McDOWELL COUNTY.
ESTABLISHED 1896.
MARION, N. C, THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 1918.
VOL. XXII NOi 35
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GERMAN RAIDS REPULSED
Americans Eject The Enemy From
Position After Heavy Attack
' Americans Fought Desperately.
With the American Army in
France, Sunday, April 21. Two
low flying German airplanes were
brought down Saturday by Ameri
can machine gunners in and about
Sierchprecby, northwest of Tool.
The gunners had been ordered to
retire, but they remained in their
positions and fought effectively
against the enemy aviators.
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ATTACK ON AMERICANS.
The German high command,
having beea unsuccessful in pierc-
ing the British front in Flanders
and separating the British and
. French armies, has essayed a stroke
against the Americans and the
French northwest of Toul and
hers also Teuton stragcgy seeming
ly has failed utterly to bring its
plans to fruition.
Although the Germans attacked
in waves with greatly superior
numbers of men, the French and
Americans have held their oositions
and inflicted heavy losses on the
enemy. What gains were made in
the initial onslaught have been en
tirely retrieved and Sunday jaight
saw the American and French lines
restored.
The latest Berlin official com
munication asserts that in the drive
183 American ' prisoners and 23
machine guns were captured by
the Germans, who cut their way
for about a mile and a quarter into
the American lines at Seicbeprey.
There has been no conGrmation of
this statement, or of the added
claim that the Americans sustained
heavy casualties.
It seems evident, however, that
the fight was a bitter one and that
it was the ambition of the special
ly trained Germans to crush the
Americans. Everything the ene
cay had -in stock was brought into
play in the fighting which lasted
from Saturday well into Sunday.
Shells of all calibres, including gas
missiles, were used prodignously,
but the Americans, notwithstand
ing this cannonading and the great
ly superior infantry forces arrayed
against them, fought tenaciously
and gave ground by inches, and
then only when they had exacted
Dayment'for it in German killed
or wounded.
Although the enemy was able to
reach the shell itorn village of
Seicheprey, the Americans rallied
and in bloody band to hand fight
. Ing reversed the situation and re
gained the town.
Allies. Needing Men, Guns, Ammu
nition and Ships.
The great battles in France and
: the reverses that our Allies have
recently met are a direct call to
- every man",:, woman and child -in
America. The Allies need more
men, more ammunition, more sup
. plies, more ships. It is only by
our doing without things here in
America things that we thought
we needed that will enable the
Allies toiget these -tnings. The
manv'womaa and child who avoids
waste and unnecessary consumption
and invests bis money 'Jn Liberty
Bonds or War-Savings S Camps will
. not only help to hold the Western
line but will help to regain the ter
ritory our Allies have lost.
Liberty Loan Addresses.
On last Sunday night at the
Slethodist church Mr. R. D. W
Connor, president of the North
Carolina Historical Commission;
spoke to one of the largest audi
ences ever assembled in Marion,
bis address being in the interest
of the third Liberty Loan. Mr.
Connor is a writer and speaker of
no mean ability. . In his address
on last Sunday night he reviewed
the history of the incidents leading
up to the 'declaration of the war
against Germany and showed very
clearly why this country had no
course left open to it but that of
war. Mr. Cannor held the rapt
attention of his audience for an
hour and a half, and his speech
has been commented upon as beinsr
one of the most illuminating de
livered in this section on the war.
On Monday night Hon. Zebulon
Weaver, congressman from the
Tenth North Carolina district,
spoke to a large and enthusiastic
audience in the court bouse, in
the interest of the Liberty Loan.
Mr. Weaver spoke for over an
hour, telling the audience of the
work that is being done by con
gress in the prosecution of the war
and the great expense involved.
He told bow Uncle Sam is caring
for our boys who are doing the
fighting, by providing every com
fort and very protection, regard
less of cost. Mr. Weaver men
tioned the great amount of money
that has been loaned to England,
France and Belgium, saying that
so far, as he is concerned that he
should not regret it if France
should never repay her part, since
we are under a great debt of grati
tude to her for the aid rendered to
this country during the dark days
of the revolution. Mr. Weaver
recited in a very vived manner the
horrible atrocities perpetrated bv
the Huns upon the Belgians and
French who have fallen into their
hands in this war. The speaker
told of the great resources of the
United States and showed conclu
sively that the expense of carrying
on the war would be small as com
pared with oar total wealth. He
urged upon everyone that it is a
patriotic duty which everyone owes
to purchase. Liberty Bonds to the
utmost of his ability.
The speakers on both occasions
were introduced in appropriate
words by Mr. Hugh F. Little,
County Chairman. Mr. Little at
the conclusion of Monday night's
speaking was the recipient of pro
longed applause when he mentioned
the fact that the Liberty Loan in
McDowell County was already sub
scribed to the amount of 60 of
the County's allotment. , He said
that the people of McDowell have
responded in a very admirable man
ner to the Third Liberty Loan, and
told his bearers that if there was
anyone in McDowell County who
did not like the Liberty Loan tfcat
they ought to leave the county.
British Casualties Were 12,368.
London, April 20. British cas
ualties reported for the past week
totaled 12,368, divided as follows:
Killed or died of " wound Offi
cers, 575; men, 1,636 .Wounded
or missing Officers, 2,173; mens
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Pay , your poll tax before May;!
if you desire to vote in the- Jpne
primary and fall election. J mt
NEWS FROM THE COUNTY
Brief Mention of Some of the hap
penings m McDowell County-
Items About Home People.
DYSARTVILLE
Dyaartsville, April 22 The Dysarts
viile school closed last Thursday and
Friday with one of the best entertain
ments we have ever had.
B. H. Laughridge of Spencer visited
hoxnefolk8 here last week.
Prof. Warlick, of Union Mills attend
ed the commencement last week.
Jas. C. Goforth took the, civil service
examination in Marion on the 13th.
James Laughridge of Marion attended
the closing exercises of onr school last
week.
Miles P. Flack of Vein Mountain, was
a visitor here la&t week.
There were several good speakers
from Marion here last Thursday who
made fine talks on better schools and
higher education in this community.
We hope very soon to build a more
modern school building. A good school
is a great blessing to any community.
Mis Mamie Cowan of Marion visited
homefolks recently.
Mi 88 Lona Goforth. who has been
teaching at Chapel Hill, is home.for the
summer.
J. Sam Upton of Spencer was a pleas
ant visitor here a few days ago.
Dysartsviile High School Closes.
The Dysartsviile High school
held its closing exercises on last
Thursday and Friday. The pro
gram was the best in the history
of the school. The exercises be
gan on Thursday morning" with
addresses by Mr. -L. C. Brogden,
State-supervisor of rural schools,
who made a very strong appeal in
behalf of consolidating several
schools in Dysartsviile township,
and Mr. ,D. E. Hud gins, who urg
ed upon the large audience present
the importance of increasing the
funds for school purposes. After
the addresses dinner was served
on the grounds.
Thursday night was given to the
program by the primary grades.
The children had been under the
care of Miss Cora Miller for the
past jTpar. They showed by the
excellent manner in which -each
selection was rendered that the
training had been of a very high
order.
On Friday night the intermediate
and high school grades gaye a very
entertaining program. The teach
ers, Mr. Grady Nanney, principal,
and Miss Dora Gibbs, had taken
great pains in training the children
who were the recipients of much
applause from those attending the
exercises.
Dysartsviile school is one of the
most progressive districts in the
county. The people take great
interest in everything pertaining
to the cause of education. They
have been paying a special tax for
the support of the school for a
number of years, and are now
making an effort to increase the
tax rate for schools that their chil
dren may continue to have supe
rior educational advantages. .
Nebo Commencement May 7-8.
TheNebo High School commencement
exercises .will be held on May 7 and 8.
Rev. G. A. Martin will preach the an
nual sermon at the school auditorium
Sunday morning, May 5, at 11 o clock.
Exercises by the primary grades will be
held on the. evening ofv May 7th, and
the graduating exercises will "be given
Wednesday morning, beginning at 10:30.
Mr. D. F. Giles of Raleigh will deliver
the commencement address Wednesday.
A play, '"Claim Allowed," will be given
Wednesday evening at which time there
will be a reunion of all Nebo High School
students. . -
Zrance Has Paid Heavy Toll of Men
, During War
New York, April 19. France,
in four years of conflict to preserve
her own liberty and that of the
world according to Andre Tardieu,
French high commissioner to the
United States, has lost 1,300,000
men killed, and almost as many,
wounded or prisoners. The high
toll exacted by the war was made
public by the French envoy today,
m an address at a meeting of the
"Fatherless Children of France as
sociation." Praising the work of the. organi
zation, which . already has raised
more than $2,000,000 in behalf of
50,000 French war orphans, and
stating that the French govern
ment has adopted one million chief
bereft of fathers, M. Tardieu de
clared that German propaganda
could not counteract the fact well
known in America, that all our
hearts are united in a common affection."
Old Fort Goes Over The Top.
Chairman Hugh F, Little and
SuptN F. Steppe spent Tuesday
afternoon 'assisting the local organization-at
Old Fort in securing
Old Fort's quota of the third Lib
erty loan. It was quick work for
the people at that place, for after
about two hour's canvass the com
mittee totaled Vpthe subscriptions
and found that the town had over
subscribed its allotment to the
amount of about $2,000. Old Fort
is the first community in McDowell
to go over the top in the last Lib
erty Joan. " Chairman Little is
proud of the way the people at
that place do business and is
anxiously , waiting to hear who will
be second on the honor roll.
Brackett-Pyatt.
Beautiful in every detail was the
ceremony that on Monday, April
15, united in marriage Miss Ethel
Tulane Pyatt of Glenwood and Mr.
James Brackett of Lepanto, Ark.
The ceremony was performed by
Rev. G. A. Martin of , Marion, at
the home of the bride's mother,
Mrs. Alice Pyatt. The home was
beautifully decorated with rhodo
dendron and spring flowers of the
forest. Misses Mary Sue Pyatt
and Bertha England, cousins of
the bride, acted as bridesmaids.
The bride looked lovely in a blue
going-away suit with accessories
to match.
Following the ceremony Mr. and
Mrs. Brackett left on train No. 36
for a short honeymoon. They will
make their home in Lepanto, Ark;,
where the grom is a highly respect
ed lumberman. ; -
Their many friends wish "for
them great success through life.
Convicts at Bridge water.
Thirty-three state convicts have
been sent to Bridge water to do
some special work on a highway
at that place. The men arrived at
the work during the past week and
will be there for sometime, it, is
thought.
The total amount of. foodstuffs
shippei during March from. -the
UniteS States and Canada to the
allies; according to the Food : Adr
ministration was about; 1,100.000
tons, compared with 750,000 tons
in February; ; J T, -
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STATE NEWS 0FTHE WEEK
Items Concerning Events of -Interest
and I mportancevTh rough- "
out the State.
' The Republicans of the eighth
Congressional district met in States
ville Friday and nominated Frank
A.'Linney as their -candidate for
Congress. , ' ' -' V
Eagles Nest, the widely' known
hotel on the summit of Junaluska
mountain, near VWaynesville, was
destroyed by fire Monday. The v
buildings were unoccu pid . The
loss is placed at about $50,000, with
approximately $20,000 insurance.
The Toe River Tie and Lumber
company and the Tde Water Lum
ber company, which have been
operating extensively in the tim
ber and tie business near Altapass, "
have disposed of their holdings to
the Kings port Extract company of
Kingsport, Tenii. , consideration
$4,000. . :
The Bureau of Animal Industry
of the United States Department
of Agriculture has named Miss
Annie L. Rankin, Assistant State
home-demonstration agent, of Char
lotte, to encourage in North Caro
lina the production of cottage'
cheese on farm and also to stimu
late its .juse in homes. Cottage
cheese'can be made from skim milk
or butteirniilk,' i3ow largely wasted
or fed to animals; and its extended
use is expected to save a large v
amount of meat which can be used
by the armies and allies of America;
Graded School Honor Roll. , .
Following is the honor roil of
the Marion Graded School for the '
school month ending April 12: .
First grade A: James Henley, ,
Edgar McCall, Philip Tate, Ken
neth Whitener, Kate Cowan, Th el
ma Henson, Grace Douglas Reid,'
Blanch Hutto.
First-grade B: .Alice Holmes,
Effie Hall, Albert Hensley, Mary
Hutto, Edith Black, Claudia Epley.,
t Second grade: Earl Howell,
Fred Mathis, Philip Ruth, John
Ray Ellis, Jeannette Gilkey, Edith
Laughridge. , . .
Third grade: Jdargaret draig,
Ermine ; Neal, Doris Troutman, .
Benson Davis, Rufus Turner,
Guyon Whitten. ;
Fourth grade: Francis Bush, .
Lola Holcombe,; Helen Franklin,
Mary Buckley, Floyd Glenn, Mary
Tate, Edwin Finley, Paul Ruth,
Sudie Houck, Nelle Murphy. - V
Sixth grade: William Neal,
William Story, Edward Hudgins,
Edward. Whitener, Harry McCall,
Francis Gilkey, ElizabethReid, ;
Margaret Justice, Lucile Conley.
L Seventh grade : Irene Franklin, v
Josephine Bush, Walker Bl an ton.
Eighth grade: 7-Ruth i Cowan,
Kate Mae Ellis, Robert Holmes, .
Viola. Giles. '':p:m )::
Ninth grade: Leona BushV Sara
Margaret Neal, .Pauline Hawkins,
Mayo Laughridge," Marguerite
Laidlaw; Paul, Story. ...
, Eleyenth grade: Gladys Cor;
pening, Nelle Gorpening, Ida Mc
Guire, Ernest F, Corpening, Rob-;
ert Burgin, Mattie - Gladden, Sam "
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' Tomorrow (Friday) the Grand Thea
tre will present Boy Stewart in arrfive
reef eature entitled "Keith of the Bor- '
der." The management states that this
picture comes highly recommended and
is sure to please all. ; Prices 10 and 15c,
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