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. . . -.-. . . . . - . - - - . , . . .. " " '7 " I-?-----"-'- ,'. - .. ..... ----S - . . ' t - "- : V , : " "V- , ..... . ;. " . " - - , . " "" . ' - . , .... .... , . " . '. ' "' ! ' ' - -- ' . ..- ' ' . '- " . . . ' ' 1 A WEEKLY : NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTEREST 'OF THE PEOPLE OF, McDO WELL COUNTY. MARION, N. C, THURSDAY, SEPT. 19, 1918 VOL. -XXIII NO. 4 A.' - FI N E WO R K OF AMERICANS WithAid of v Fre n chi TK ey I esnvil ) v St.'Mihlel Sector, and Captiire,: ; More Than 20.000 Prisbnersr ; -1 A';r . 'x--.v A-f ;.---j::'v' - s'-. J : -seems to have been in the natare of - several local pushesand not a bij? . forward move. The situation is ; muchx tbaroej-as itpwas The been;reacting very vio on ( the French- front. He tnado several counter-attacks al though na has not recovered any . oi his lost ground, he is 'holding ? up theFrench Ispme hatHftS- .The American first army under General Pershing Th arsday began an offensive against the Germans and captured entire - St Mihiel salient, ; reducing the . front from 40 miles to a little ; less than 20 f miles jQrman 13,300 were captured and many J guns and machine guns and great quantities of ammunition and other "war stores.' A -: i -: ' . littlem , not only had - the work been iac complished: butHGreneral Pershing's . men had all the important townsi villages and strategic: positions in the sector withiii their v hands - and were, standing on the banks 'of , the v Moselle river , at y Pagny, looking iacross the stream into German ter ritory. And the (southern v outer fortifications ? of Metz,: the great ".German stronghold ; inJCtorraiqe; were IvfouTtnUesdist -TifonHstionviilta ncross the salien t "eastward to T?ag- ny vthe rvAmericans ? .closed te - mouth bi tKe lng : tended southwardly VS J Mhiel, trapping wi thiii vl t by their fast ; advance all the enemy force who failed to: take refuge in flight when thejgreat bombardment of Thurs- : day . morning heralded tne ' ap- p roach of the offensive. ' v ; -, Triaddition, ' along the eastern side of the heights north ;.of HaK tonvjlle the Americans debouched fromthe hill iegion arid astride 1 thejrailroad runxiihgi f romHCom mercy ttoJVerd unS3 Li kewiseythe ThiacQjirt-Me tz ind . N ancy-Met railroads are in American habds. f . Beginning i n the northwest and crossing the salient eastward, Fres- nesilLes , EpargeslHattonyillev ; Preny and Pagny and all the grdund ' ly ihgv bet ween them changed , to ' American hands.l The towns of Vigneuiles.Iontsec the dominat ing height in the center; of the r salient and from, which much trou- ble had been eipected, fell without nerhtmff. : Among tne numerous prisoners taken vwerjiJAustrcHuct- It requirecLjust 27 hours f or the , American troops and their support . ing French divisions to, reduce the St Mihiel salientrfiswasis closed by General Pershing's com munique received at the--War ,De- ' partmehtl GeneralPerlsning said that besides liberating-15() square" miles of territory and Vtakingl5- A OOOprisoners, the Americans . cap tured -more than :,100 guns of all - calibresnd. ' guns andVtrencb mortarsilJv'i- . A partial examination of the battlefield, the American comman der edded, shows that great Quan tities of ammunitionV telegrapli ahd v railroad matenalsvrolling?:stbci: clothing - and equipment was aban- L doncd by the enemy. This was in addition to the large stores burned by the Germans during their hasty retreat.--' - r';' ; , : ; According to Sunday afternoon's news, lieneral ire rshing's army is makip; fine progress, advancing from Saturdays to Sunday from1 two to three miles : on a 33-mile front. V ' -t v : - v.- :. Despite the efforts that are be- ingmade by the. press ofGermany to'minimize the importance of the American victory in the St Mihiel salient, it isTkhown that a ; portion of the truth has reached the Ger man people and the greatest de pression is evident mall .."circles.-"- It is now believed ' that the total of German prisbners taken will go well above 20,000. As showing the' complete demoralization which seized the German forces when the Americans attacked, it is ; stated that one entire regiment with com- mander and officers surrendered to the Americans :-' . v; : Marshal Foch, pursuing hisypol- icy;of giving the Germans never a minuted rest, followed up the in- cisive stroKe or tna Americans, which wiped' out the St.'. Mihiel salient in two days time By launch ing an offensive Saturday morning on the French front along the bend in the line around JJaon. The blow took immediate effect on the German lines, pushing them back J. rom t one to twoV miles at points in Hhis 11 i m por tan t sec to r, where it is well-pigh vital for the Germans to hold fast if ,they hope tdaitf ctrblof llntconsdeW able part of JNorthrn -b ranee dur- - - ' . . , - - ... - ing the coming winter. , British Steamer is Torpedoed and yi Over 100 Lives Are Lost; v London, Sept. 13. -The BritisW steamer Galway ' Castle, f of T,988Tbeen called upon ai;ain! to .collect tons gross; as-torpedoed and sunk this mornmg? She had 989 per sons on board, of .whom more than S(50 were repbr ted saved. The missing from the torpedoed Gal way Castle numbar 189 They include 120 x passengers, thirty-six naval and military officers and men, and thirty-thVee of the crew. Ttfevpassengers included 300 wo menand children. The bodies of three of thechildren who had dipd, were brought ashore. The captain and several of the officers are re ported to have been still on board the-ship when sheL was .last seen and sinking." " Many of ther passen gers -weredischarged 'soldiers ; re- iicuoweii 5 tnroumentvho Registration tday passed off very quietey here and in the county. The report of the local exemption Jboard shows that 1697 men en rolled irittie: county for;military service, of which 1,467 .were white and 23tf ereVnegrbes. The - total registration for- Marion Was692 o68wbiie men andJ114"negroes ' Yesterday the local board begun sending out the first questionaires for : the men who registered on September 12. "Ten per cent a day will be mailed out to : the men from nineteen to? thirty-six, inclusive. The men will have seven: days; t fill ou( the questionnaires and turn them to the board. ' J. V? Winborne has rt signed Es secretary to the local esemption board and J. W. Streetman has been appointed to succeed Mr, Wipborne: : - " v'i'"'''v7"' . NEWS FROM THE COUNTY Brief M ention of Some; of the Hap penings in'McDowelLCounty -v.-. Items About Home People. . ?NEBO - ;V ; .Nebo; Sept. 17.Rer. J. A. Fry. has been engaged in a series of meetings at Bethel for the past week. r - Miss Maggie Taylor left Monday for Elon College where she will finish np her conrse this year.:' . '. . : , ? Miss Mamie. Goforth spent Friday here -with her sister, Mrs. G. D. Taylor. Mrs. M. C Sigmon spent today with her daughter, Mrs. M. L. ' Hildehrand, in Bridgewaterr ' - ': s , . -' - T. J. Hemphill has retnrned home from Canton, Ohioafter spendingsome time with-his daughter there. " i ' : MIsa Pearl Padgett will leave Wed nesday for Asheville where she will en ter school at the Normal there. " ? Rev. A. "V. Reese, a well known evan gelist, and Walter B. Scoldfield, eyange- listlc singer, will be at Nebo Baptist church on Sept. 22', to begin a series' of meetings. Rev. Reese ia a strong preacher of The Word. Everybody is cordially invited to attend these services. H1NKINS - Hankins, Sept. 17. Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Cannpn and children spent Sunday in Marion. - - . v Misses Wilson and Ford of Nprwin, Tenn.7 were the guests " of Mrs! A. D. Erwin the latter part of the week. - Jir. ,and Mrs. Rudolph McColloch and children of Greenlee spent the week-end with the latter'8 parents, Mr. and Mrs John McNeely. " . .Mr David Frazier is .very,. ill with pneumonia.- . . , C. A. 'Henaley of Nebo was i a visitor here one day last week. ; Miss Gtertrude Barnes ia visiting her brother," C. F Barnes, . at Morgan ton Mrs. Thomas Hall 'was shopping in Marion last week. Rev. M. W. Mann preached ail inter esting sermon at Capernumlast Sunday. AipAppeai for Spare Clothing. - VThe American Red Cross has clothing for the destitute : of Bel gium and Northern France. There are ten million imprisoned people in occupied Belgium and France that are facing shame, suffering, disease, and some of the death, for lack of clothing this winter They must be helped, and the Red Cross will undertake a renewed campaign to obtain, this clothing Lin America. - The date set for this campaign is Sept.. 23?30 , Every kind of garment, for. all ages and both sexes; is ; urgently needed In addition, piece- goods r-light, warm canton flannel and other kinds of cloth from which to make garments for ' new born- ba bies, ticking, sheeting and blank ets, woolen goods of any kind and' shoes of every size are asked AH who have any spare clothing to contribute for :this purpose are requested to bring, their gifts to the vacant room in the Merchants &Farmers Bant" building, where they, will be received by members of the Red Cross. u The allotment for the Marion phapter is 1734 pounds. Tne need is great, and it is certain the- peo ple of .Marion and McDowell will respond generously to this urgent appeal. ' . . V , ' ' ' " ' - - " - he Catowba County -Fair As sociation has issued a very, attrac tive premium list for' the fair to be held at Hickory October 8, ; 9, 10 and 11. A number of high class amusement features have been con tracted for and a splendid program has been arranged for the occasion. ; Tate-Griffith f4arriage. - The fol!owingilipping f rotnThe Banner, Nashville, Ten., will be of -interest to Mr. Tate's many friends throughout the countv: , The marriage of Miss- Ssllie Morrow Griffith; and the Rev. Thomas Greenlee Tate was cele brated last evening at 8 o'clock at the. Glen Leven - Presbyterian church: in the presence of a large number of relatives and friends. Dr.W. C. Alexander, pastor of the church, officiated, assisted, by the Rev., a Waters SMcGill and Dr. John R. Weber, director of the Y. M. C. A. war work at Camp Jackson, Columbia, S. C. -The church was artistically dec orated with sta'nds of palms, ferns, similax and whitexut flowers. Be fore the ceremony a grouo of love lyrics was sung 6y Mrs! .Matthew Bensoo. of Atlanta and Miss Ella D. Hogan, with Mrs.: George Par rish accompanist. AtThe bridal party was led by the groomsmen,' : Messrs. C. W. Beasley and John T.iHolt, Charles Griffith and Thomas C. MtCor mick, who came in at opposite en trances V They 4 were ; followed by the maid of honor, Miss Juliet Al exander, and bridesmaid, Miss Mat tie Tate, of Old Ft, N. C. The matron of honor;-. Id rsThdmai ,C McCormick, of Columbia entered alone, followed by the ring-bearer, little Margare t Martin Griffi n, who carried the ring concealed in the heart of a lily. - The flower girls; little ElieTiriablt aodMarga:ret Beasley, preceded the bride, who was joined at the -chancel by the groom and best man' Mr.1 Robert Greenleeof Marion, N. O.; Z p. The bride was beautiful.in her wedding go wnof white georgette crepe, combined with crepe-de-chine and ; trimmed with duchess lace from her" mother's wedding gown. Jler veil ,was adjusted with a spray, of orange blossoms, and her shower bouquet-was of bride's roses and lilies of the valley. She is the daughter of Mrs." Charles Griffith, imp! by a charming dis position has endeared herself to a large circle of friends, who will re gret her departure to another cFty to live. - fc , JThe groom is the sot) of Mr. and Mrs. H. A: Tate of Old Fort, N. C.Vnd is engaged in Y.XM. C. A. war work at Camo Jackson, Columbia, S. C -'i :; Immediately after the ceremony the bride and groom left for a bri dal trip to. the mountains of North Carolina, and will visit his parents at Old Fort, N. C, while en route to Columbia; S. C.; where they will be located." ' ; V V The United States has uncondi tionally rejected Germany's peace feeler. In doing so. the govern ment has spoken for all the co belligerents, v" :'v -- Ii GOVERNMENT ORDERS NEWSPAPERSUBSCRIPTIONS 7 V TO BE PAID IN ADVANCE. r. According to a recent government order all subscription to i this newspaper, not paid in advance, must be discontinced cn lOctober 1st, 198.' ; - - - The order cannot be evaded. We must obey it or the Gor , ernment will kput us out'of business. ' " ' r Not a few of bur good friends and subscribers have, dreedy t complied with the Government's order. It is hoped and cxpeet ! ed the rest will do likewise in the near future. STATE NBVS OFTHEWEEIC Items Concerning Events cf In terest and Importance Thrcugh- out the State. 1 Ten sons of Mr. and Mrs, Z. T. Payne of Bessemer City, Gtston county, have registered under tia selective service act Fire regis tered under the first call and fire Thursday. ' The seven-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. -Parley Hendrix of -BilU more was run over and- killed by an autbmoble driven by & ccro chauffeur Friday. The negro wls committed to jail. , The State Board of Health dur ing the month of August caused the indictment and prosecution cf fifteen North Carolina physician: because of violations of the Stata laws. . Fines were imposed rack ing from a penny and costs to $20. A dispatch from Washington says fifteen hundred lumber work ers from Arizona have been al lot ted Jonathan Kerr for ; catting crcra ties in North Carolina, Sooth Caro lina and Georgia. Mr. Kerr re cently, acquired large, tracts of for est land in these states. The great er part is in western North Caro Unai The men will be brought to NortTT Carolina on two special trains. Weaver Introduces Bill for rich v ;, ; , r Hatchery, . V Washington, Sept IS. An cp- Ipropriation of $50,000 for tbc- es tablishment of 'a fish hatchery in North Carolina is authorized by a bill introduced today by Rep res en tative Weaver of-North Carclir. -, which was referred to the" sh: r ! z committee. Mr, Weaver f bill was approved by the conaru:: sioner of fisheries., ; It is planned he said, to locate the .hatchery in.' the" western part of the state nnd stock moiintain streanis yitb tront and other fish. , The site would ba selected by tbe"commissioner after the state - legislature had granted authority to him ,to conduct tha station without regard to state lar? limitations. " The re' has been some inquiry re lative to-the date when the time pieces of the United States will hz turned back one hour to norrz! time. The event will take vlzzz at midnight the -last Sunday in October, that is October fTT. The impression . seems ! to prevail ia some quarters that the clocks nra to be turned back on the first Sen day in October, but this is a mis- takeiv . " 1 , -: -,. ' Eugene W Debs of Clevclmd, Ohio, convicted of violation of the espionage act on three counts, Tree sentenced to serve 10 years on cech count in MounBsville, W. Ya., penitentiary. He appealed end gave $10,000 bond.