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ROANOKE RAPIDS HERALD, ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C. i f i f ! ! IMPORTANT NEWS THE WORLD OVER IMPORTAMT HAPPENINGS OF TMH AND OTHER NATIONS FOR SEVEN OAVS GIVEN THE NEWS jJTfHE SOOTH WKil a Tlkmg Place In TM S-wt-land Will Be Fud la Brief Farag-apn imetk . Manufacture of beer in the I'ai'ed : ''" " r " I IVceBiber first as a war measure Thi I aanouncen. at conns straight front the food sdniin'stration. which said that, 1 111.? an i- n u ia-.u 'n n c,- u . vnc t-tw.a itesidenl Wiisoa and prvst a .u,s of :hc fu !. food an i I railroad a;:nistratuns AB'i the war, indusirtes board. ft'iTinj has been issued to maltu factur rs of a'! beeraee an.', niu-.er.ii waters ;hat there will be "turn great curtailment" m fuel for he man ufacture of glass containers of tin jia'e for cans, of transportation and ,f fK.t ; rodtic s ia sa h N verages" rVnr trous ere killed and more t'.an s'rni live o'ners injured b 'he ci 'io.-ioa vf a hoiuU in W enframe to Itie eler; bu iiliRii in ' t'hiago. Ttii Dtosion is a tribuied j to the I W W K d on two head Quarters of the 1 V W . with n fifteen , m Bull's after the etplo-ion. renulted . in the arrest of nine men. j On the ground of German oanersh B ! the American trans tlantir compauy. ! which, until it h:ps were cniinan 1 dtred b he I'nited S'atea shipping ' board in 191?. o',rated in ocean trade) a fleet of eleven steamahtpa flying the S am and Stupes, has been taken over by A Mitihell Palmer, alien proiertv custodian. Kfdcrsl ofScia's in York Ct istimate more than forty thousand tuspected slackers have been arrested in that city and in neirf,y cities in the great roundup of draft evader con ducted by twenty five thousand sol niers. sailors, police and guvtminent agent. Nearly one million men. or ha'f he railroad emploveea in thr Vinted States, share ui additional aane in creHses approved b Pirecfor lieneral McAdoo for track laborers, watchmen, other maintenance vt way euii'loyees. clerks, station agents and other i las-.es of employees draaini: relatively low pav 1 he garnisheeine of railroad ri pii vifs is forbidden by I i rector ton eral McAdoo as a means of e'.tmin iting much legal work hintofore necessary It is made plain, however, that em ployees who do net pay their debts will tx Hummarly dist liamed. This is cotis'dered a ib.ith bl.i to sli.vlockn dealing in salary aMtiiiiii tils. Washinuton The I'nited Sta'en army tr.int'ort Mount Vernon was furled, 'e, by tin enemy Mihtna! ttii- Ton null from 'lie coast of France while homeward bmind. (ui was able to re-i-n to port The report to -he navy depart men' makes no men'tcn of anv casualties There were prolubh tiibl or 7"i' navy men on boarii. but no mili ary unit Ttai'r.uid employe-, of the lower p.n 1 classes, not covered by 'he tl'-t li t wage im-r-ia.se were gr.,n'e.l r.n-es in pay by the railroad a liimiii-'raiion Peksn. Ch.n.i. advices o the s'a'e let ar'ment aav he Cm hs have -ak-n h-.tii. a Jtinctu n point in S.heria ard Kannsalat. Sudden pressure of business w"Yn the last two davs makes it e'r-nie!v unlikely thai President Wilson w 11 make the I.iturty Loan to ir he orlt -nally planned Sina'ors from the cot'oii growlini tates at a conference decided 1 1 pro test to President Wilson aga.nst anv action by the war industries hoard looking to the fixing of the price of, cotton. It has been reported, and what seems partial cunflriiiatKin has been given I the report, 'hat German H.a,n ;ea 1 quarters has been moved from S a. : Iielgium. to liorn. flrrniany ' Atneriians wbn lose 'heir lives (n 1 the war abroad w.il p bur-id thire only -mp.irir-'v Where id-n- fan fion iS IlSStli, t;o bod.es Will be' placed in tna-'kod crave- be taken' up when the wiir ,s over and hromtht home. More than op ni:!1ii-n s. hundred thoiisar ! T'-i ', d S-:i'es 'roup, beer, envi.arki 1 for all fronts tti to ' Autust :'1 Presidi n: W'i's-m bus a-ked Attor ' Tey (ler.iT'll Oreeory f ,r a (otllt'lete rrpori of the it -"-hsim sirrimnil-' lng the so-called slacker 'mind -up in Xew Vnrk m which i-i aard of for'y, thousand men were 'a o n in'o cus tody by agent of the tl p u tnu nt of Justice. Marshal Hair's fores are mnvinron rambrai. the key tn a larire section of the old llindenburg lire, and if that place fs taken it appears that the enemy w ill be quick y forced ut evac j uate the salient in which he is rapidly' heing pocketed bv 'he Krenrh and ! Amerirun advance on ihe Oie Ailette lines In the son'h Kntnte allied triMii in northern Kttropean Htlsia. aided hv Ru-sjen forces, on August SI. raptured the enemy' positions north of Ohozer akaya. 75 miles srnj'h "f Archnnrel The guna of the allied armored train were rerr effect ire In the fighting. It la clearly evideni In Washington that military observer believe the time la rapidly approaching when General Pershing first field army will partlc nate in the battle on the theorv that I General Forh ha been withholding j . . mis new nnn viii'nmi lorce wr a ae-1 diiive blow when the time Is ripe. A to when or where that blow will be delivered there Ik wide variance of opinion. KWin "'n" "".had been heralded at the Impregnable tion by the United State, government , of h- , .ature the Crechs of nortbeni Ans- under th. trin c gtwding In the league of n- fi 0MtaBlBt. Death Ms!am of tn astro sol diers who participated In at Howsuva. Texas, August IS. 1317. haw been comrau'ed to life tarrlsMHBw-t by President Wilsoa. hi ! other cases the president aff.rniet th dvtt seBteaees beeaas th condemned men had beea found guilty of haviag oVli. . erately and with great cruelty mar- , dered civilian. Although he senate ha adopted a resolution au'hori ng the presides! establish dry zooes around coal ni at1, ship yards. niuuittoa and othert war plants, it has failed 13 every attempt to reach final vote on the emergency agricultural appropriate, bill with i order proud ng for hjikibiI prohih tion from Julv 1. ISts. un'il the na tion's hug army 1 mastered can f r the war. Holding that 't bad jurisd-otion over I rceulatmg street car farts ta all ma- BHipalitie of Alabama, ihe stale puh- " , lic iserviee cvtimii.ssti'n se: - de the - . .... -h. Mon'O'lU citv c ita v" '"---''"' " ... e.... ....... ..,,., it . -i . ft..- th. ,Uis "n The war industries board with tn i.l'l'tovai i f tre-ld 'n o appoint a ccniTr i' ' dit-.rab I ' and t a -a is'ab.l'.i'iv'n of c o'h--r matters oonnec WiN 'H is smtB c to i-n-ider tp ' -v cf .."lil on ed pnri and i h.md'-.n thai i rep Tke P:iti.-h. di'iuan.l.tig l and proe.U't punishunni of th, Me 'B "he a'.uk on the I'riti s ai IMr'iirid when 'he !" ara' ! we cu'pa h etnb o en ba-v in. -a.k.d and iit''.vn Tr-ni-' w k-!Vd. -ent a hoi'- teles-am !he , HoUhi-vki government a- 1oiow j To remove .,m nr.siindi i'and.iu to who wi'l be re-m ted to tegt'er under the few man newer act. all n n ' who have not re 'ched te-r fortv sik'h j bir hd.iv on or before rea.trat on dav. Septeinlier 1. will be im uieu wi nm ; the maMiKiim age limi'. ard all vf.o : have reached the r e grit, enth hir'lidiiv , on oi ba'fore that date I ill he incHld-d 1 with.n the m n ilium age limt' rreanleni V 1-on has decabd -fc: , the seven tveogmsed sixieues doing i ae'fare wotk anions the AiuiTOjii sol i d ers at home and overs as shall con din t a torn! campaign for the funds nece sa-y to iarrv on their woik dar ing the coming y ear Eunpi l liorlin and the province of Prand. n burg have been placed under "the law , relating to a state of -ege wh.ih pri i v ides lor a fine or imprisonment of persons -nvtntmg or ircu'a'.ng un'rua irun-.ois calculated to d:s,jiiiet tlie pop ill at e " j I'be Uemians coiitnue to g-re ground lefore 'he ailnd arums ov-r iiht one hundred and ril'-v mite ba tle front frtuu Ypre to Khe ms. j l-articuiarly heav y tt. fe.ita have be. n ! intla '.-d on the Hermans by the Fr. nt It ' m the old N'ovon salient The French and Americans in the t.tiiou between the Vesle and Aisne rivers. a- of Soissons. have dcall a staggering blow to the enemy. Field Marshal Ha g's men. in the nor h. have pu-h.d tlieir lin.-a cast- iw.iid at mmierous 'points j The life forest if tVucy. the w.st- 'irn port'on of the great wooded sector ta.-t of lton that lias barred a duett adv.itue eastward, lifts been entirely t.ily n by the for. t's of (.l. neral Man gin. The . ffect of th. recrnt litit.sh uc-i-fsM's are hourly becoming more ay ;aren' The enemy is ste.td ly but surely going bat k Sin t.-saive minor ' vtc'ori. s in Flanders, the app'.u a' ioi of sll -t o i !- 1 pressure in Ibe battie j, ne s , h of the Searpe. 'he ; lo.ta t on of 'lie advan.es north of Pcronue ard the sieadv Iminbat dtiunt from the lir tisp i.innon are all h.lpirg the gea e: al Plot i ment . In the wake of the German retire , t-u-nt. lire are rejiorted, together with ep',os ons, ,n the various m-cions. es pei ially the area in front of the Hin di ntm-g line from the Hapaume a'aiu bras line southward where the tun net ' s.eni to have been freely used i in the banks of the Sotitme south of Peronne the Hermans ate manning ii.aihr.e guns an I ttem h mortars s'r "tig y and tiring neavnv on in crose.ngs and 'he.r a;proaches. ap parency fearing a Kritish a'. empt ta cros-. Iii.it ics taken from Herman prison ers -how 'hat the Hermans on the western front have suffered from 'he lont ccntinmd firtiting as never be fore ' We are in mortal dancer every day We tai.liot la-t much longer. We mm, d hope for fur b.-r sue, esses. Our enemy is supi riov tn us in num bers ..nd everything else. Virory now is out of the question." is a typical txc.Tut from an unpo.-t.d letter. Coun' n.nrge F. von llertl.ng. the itiii-r'a'. Hertiian t h.tip "a r. has re .s,.'ne. giving bad health as the cause for his retirement. U is ofiiciiilly announced that the I Wen minister in l'.erl.n has been In s'ruu.d to protest vigorously against "he tic'tc l-: --. act -on" of a C,. rman siihtn. irme in she'ag a I'uti h trawler reoi''y off Kroiiiineiiie. North Hol land in which fishermen were killed and to d. niand compenaation. Attn rican aviators in a battle wi h Henu.in airmen near Pont-a Mousson routed the enemy. One enemy ma thine was driven down. ' The Herman people understaml the difficulty of the present decisive bat tles against an enemy fliled with ha tred, jealousy and the will to destruc turn, bu' has unan mously decid'd to devote nil its strtg-h to defend assaults against it arred vl ard kulture whit h hud been won In peace ful work " This I the wn Kaiser Hill sues up the situation as the re sult of the recen' allied rictori". Huge flreg, which were seen in the direr' ion of Vauxaillon, northeast of Soissons. Indicate that the enemy is burning his supplies. There i said to be nothing else inflammable in that re10n' Over a front of thir'y mile from the region of Arra to Peronne. FieJI Marha! Haig's force have literally smashed the German ltne. The southern portion of the famous TVMu.Ai.en.ia.fit - 1 1 l. lina vhif-tl HERALD'S REVIEW of NORTH CAROLINA A Record Of Important Events At The Capitol And Throughout The State, Reported For Herald Readers COiMEFORWAOAND lit ONE HUNDRED PER CENT. OF R ECRISTR ANTS EXPECTED TO COME TO THE FROST. DISPATCHES Fill LUGE D- irga ang Happeeinge Txt Ma- t"e Prara si Nortn Careiioa Peo pie. Cathe'td Aroueg the State Capital. tjegh I t'tovernor lii.ket' ha re. .ne.l the following l'np rta'it eom'ii itii, atlou frt ui Pri'Vost l irsh.t! He eral C fwd er relative to t!i- itu;s'iulitig reg stra ti, 'n S -ptt mVr 1- for ar i.ervite by ail uien lit to i'l and HI to j y.aia of .ige. in wit : "With the passage of the ameud- n t nt to the ael ctive draft a.t eg-, tending the ages IS to 4" years, it. b.-i.inj.s ne.es.ny to iiuiure too per1 cent reg stratum on the day appoint- j ed for all mm newly brought within i the a, t. This i a p'obU-m of public- j i'y The publicity ivnsists first In bnigirg the duty of registration to j the knowledge of every indivdual aim Impress. ng h-.in with the resolution of con tug t.irward and doing nt uuty. i e cannot art-ird to lose even ine smallest fiactain ct this total number so fat as anv human effort an avail to bring 'he'n forward For this pur liose ex'enstve me hods of publi, ity have be. n artansod for by this office ami my pr-s -nt purpose i to ask to . that whin your state all these .lien, ies if pibl ,-itv are d'llv lltillied The ccmn.ittee on public information has t'r.'t'ared s.'v.ral mf irtuatlon documents such as postcis a.lver'is ,nj sheets, pain'- I s'sns. fourm nute men bulletins, and the like, and these docum-n's are tn ing di's ba'ed thru farm papers 't ide p p.-rs, foreign language papers t lumber of ccm-r-ierco. n, i-i if t, t urers. as-ociatiena and ind.v :,!.,! mi-nufac'urers. labor unions, li!r,,nes. Ktnk. genera! stores, rotary ilubs. p isi masters, rail road ;!'. i ii anal c.'un, lis if d fense. I. Serioui S uaticn ii Avsry. :;. i-ion akin to and in some r spects worse than tha' whith recently ailed the ad.'uta.-t general and the goveititr tf the s-a'e to Jefferson 1. Vshe iciritv wh -re desert. -r from the iirinv had gone Into the mountain and 1. id defied arr. st lew ci:st in Aveiv coiitry. at cording to report re ceive 1 at (he office of the nd.'u'ant general. Tw iry or mere ti.en. in. lu.ling tie sorters from Camp Jackson and slat It er fn m the coun'y. it is said, have banded themselves together in th Brushy Mountain and ar' now engag ed in making b'vkade whiskey in open defiance of the federal and state authorl'le Tb.u far. there have b"en no arrest, and apparently the c nnty authorities are unable c. cope wi'h the si'uatlon. Order Fertil ftri Early. It is of the u'most Importance that nil fertllu.-r to be used this fall for grntn and other crop be ?tured at the earliest possible ninnit nt. If th is rot done it may not be secu-el w hen nend -d Dire-tor B W Kilgcre of 'he Agrlt u'tural Kifennion Service .'gain tails th, iii'.portnt'.t fact to the a'ter.'ion if Nor'h Ca-nli'iii farmers, b-'i-atise tf the (ic thit the fe cht are being u-, mi,r,i and m --re fir wag pttrpi e It Is the w ish of the gov rnmint however, that farmers hive 'he and fiet esarv npplie of fertiltg-r her ti.aterlal for producing; lurire "p. b-if 1' Is -b.oir il'.i'y- to ecur hese, or at least put in tbe'r nnl rs f -r a wl.il- before 'he materia' are absolutely ne,le,l The railroad ad iiiir.is'r.i ori urtre thp h ivier b ad '"e cf the freitht cars, and In order bat the m;i p 'nies may load these to 'heir cap. - f-v. pli. li per c-nt a re iiuirel bv- the ad:iiiriration .they noist have all ord-Ts a early a pos sible. Family Goes the Limit. f E. Neisler of King Mountain ha a Jl '.Ocn war savings limit family, ferli of h elrrht (hlldr.-i. as well a; hlni"' 'f and wife, own $1 (mil of war av:is tert.flcat all that the law allrw to any one person. Mr N'er's fairilv bead th list of the Norlh Carolina limit war nv 'rr -";, , the large.t limit fam ily. Th nit largest families that have quali'ied and become meuibrs are th'- of Mr R J Reynolds of Wlntnn -Salem, with six In family, and W. T. A!over of Charlotte with sli Carolinian Commissioned. Three young men of the Caroltnas were recommended for second lieu tenant's .commission after completing training at the fourth officer' training school at. Camp Wheeler. Macon. Ga. The name and addresses of the suc cessful candidates Include the follow ing: John H .ardlson. Pvt., 1st class civilian. Wat.esboro. N. C. Infantry; Oary G. -Oliver, Sgt.. 122nd Infantry, tf. 0., Swansea. S. C, infantry; Raleigh B. White, littt) Infantry, N. 0.. 41 R-"'h Dm jon trett. Florence t 0, Inhnff ' vrvvi.ii.a' Mm yV - At-A DO YOUR FULL DUT Approved fey Ta.er, J Secretary p.ik-r formally approvt-d he nrJ t U'.y:- t the tank tamp at Raleigh. a; ;t h. been r-tictkal- t - ly ierta:n tha: f.e S,'.r''ary of War ' i vi .-uid back th,- ju-umont of his ub- ' ordinate. th.ie - have o.keJ k : hard f, r Kaleigh wii; .: r; !tced now , j that th Ut a.t !' eB lakea. I I i ae work -i an he se a . ; that troop an ; Ualo.gk aud ' i aniiot be . i m- tits are arid it casino' : trig tha lur- : by the war . ,',1'iy pr ceeding. It i rel.artie authority . a.ly ni.'Vinf toward W ou the grouitd A, I trtxvp move--'ii. led in aeer-vy. j. wi h ittt hreak , . a- " -hp tlnpoed ... w 'i : e they ara .'a ing ftoru Cora Club s c Rrt gna. Mr A K V. i-'i-'a the friend of the North fa tn farm hoy and the organmr of . 'utal clubs v s.cne.t k a , i 'ph w,i:k f . s.t.n Service i fer aiade h n I Freeman to t,' i -i and other agncul r 'be Sta e ha re . i as assjst.tnt iu - .' grt. ul'ural Fkten I hi- a . epted the of i l'.-iri.t Agent R. W to jy ne county. Mr. Rol.insoe sp.-nt ihe last sit year In ign ill ural club work, devot ing most of h s - .me to orgaait.ng rera dubs Not tti v has he been very uc tessful in th s hat be has also made many friends , f farm boy out over the State en, "ir.ig ng them to go to thool and late- to c allege 0ereer College Vitr Work. With the I t! vers tv of North Oaro- lina trustee t on with 1 Miig steps in co-opera den- Hraham and the faculty for u' ligation In the full- est way poss 1 the equipment war service vigorous dis, u e of the resource and of the university for here ha developed a -s;,iii between President Hraham and Clark as to :!i itig in war tt: is being mad nun from lv great a part ,' thief Jusl.-e Walter s college military train ee while the draft law - io irn lu le the young 1 1 "1 that make up so f th whole body of stu- den: in the lieges. In aocotdan, e with the agreement 'of the eseiu'.ve cotiiinluee of the uni versity, the institution Is to enter In the fullest wav into the war work that the war department ha planned for 'he colleges ef the country and Presi dent Graham is to have the oversight .of this win it not only at the North i Carol tia I'r.versi y. hut at the col : I ges in North and South Caroling, i Vug-ma. Georgia and Florida. ! Reeert N. C. Casualties. Casaalt es among North Carolina tro.-p- and marines oversea, as shown bv late re;rts. are as follows: Kill' .1 in n, tit n Private II. D Har r s. Tlion.asville; T. U. Perry, Kure; A li Mar in. Fast Bend: P. K. Shore. Wms oii S i em ; Faon Tiney. Mac tleselil'i; John Williams. Dennlston; Karl M H mker. Stlisbury; Alpha Th.gpeti. liailsville: Roland Harrell, Auiiti.diT. C. W'illiumson, Winston Sa'.em. T 1.. Stillm.ui. Canton: Paul Stalling Belvidere. D.edof wounds: Privates Wm. C. Littlemat Salem; Vrlvin McDeese. Monroe. Died of disease Privr'es W. E Warren. Topnot: Jesse C. Durham. I j Rosco. I'id of an-ldent and other causes: Private J, hn Alley, Sparta. Severely wounded : Lieut. A. B. ' r.hi-d-s Wilm-ngton; Corp. Welborn. Wilke-boro; Mechanic J. I. Adams, j Wilson; Privates B. C Hiiks. Fran csco. M N. Matthews, Kipling; E. F. Jones. lint ky Mount; Dayton Sears. A p. x, W. A Rice. Mars Hill: C II. Hampton. Winston Salem; H. W. Huff man Hastonia; Ernest Snow. Relds ville; C. W. Starr, Greensboro; R. B. K'-phart. Murphy; S. B. Cartriglit. Kairbe l. K. W. Hunt, Bostlc; Sergt. !. C. Tutker. Monroe; Mecmanlc Jus. C, Dean. GoMviile; Privates R. L. riaik Swannaroi.: 11. N. McLaughlin. Klctse; V. F. Miller, Siloam; K. M Yates Merry Oaks; Clarence Drgh. B.'st.t ; K W S'ray-horn. 1'niverslty; W T HitUlip. Spray; ?.. L. Mflver. Joiies-ioro; Lieut, ft'- T. Williamson, 'Murphy: Corp R. B. Crlohter. Dur ham ! Prisoner and missing: Privates D js Pearson. Moravian Falls; Carlton l J -tin son. Milwaukee; Lieut. W. H. : Oates, Charlotte; Private F. C. Cab. I Canton True Bill Ansinst Trvli. A ernnd Jury of the District of Col umbia returned true Ml of Indict merit against Kdwrd L. Travis, form r h airman of the North Carolln cor poral on commission. nd a promi nent lawyer of Hallfag. N. C. The In dictment specifies an alleg-d overt act .'.gainst Mr. Trvl Inasmuch is he signed a telegram in which "falsely advised" Leon' Myer Green that the presid-nt of the Perth Anv Ixiy Dry Dvx-k Company couic -:operJy and lawfully make ffldavit that Green tin purchasing agent of he rompany. Camp Bragg Contract. It is understood here that Porter Boyd, contractors, of Charlotte, have secured a contract for putting In sew ers and roads at Camp Brae. Fay ettevllle. and receive approximately $4.0i)-i noo for their work. Vh?n asked "bout this reported contract the war department said tht James Stewart of w York ha the major contract ini any ab-contraet would $-0 throng biro. The department has no In for--mh a to the Porter tt Boyd con tract., . , -i.ii vi, ,.,.ji Jim ( (... " MM IU WILL ECONOMIZE BREEDING OF IMPROVED AND BETTER STOCK OF ALL KINDS. A VERY FASCINATING PROGRAM Amce, the Attraction! Will Be Sale f Cattle. Swine. Sheep and Pure Bred Peultry. Charlotte - At a tectnt meeting ef the Nonh Carolina Live Stock Aiso uatica i! was decided to held the next meeting in Chariot;. Iiecember 1" U lu coming to CharU.tte the I vest i k association ftela that the conferences, will be held in a sestion where the viuestion of better and mere improved blocvded attak is receiving proper resognition. and that theie will r-a considerable Interest among th" people .a the surrounding sections, li.ffereat from their usual plan, the asstviatkn will put on educational displays around over the city in such places as the lobbies of the principal bank, tde show spaces in some of the prominent stores, in warehouses, etc. The regular pn -rain, comprising lectures by some of the nn.si nrnmln. ent I vesUHk nien of ihe state and na- tion will be put on at one of the local auditoriums. In addition to this 1 sales of pure bred beef cattle, dairy , cattle, swine, sheep and poultry will ! also be held. The association com -I prling the organization which will ! hold this meeting are the North Carw- 1 lina Ucef Breeders' and Feeders' As sot iatiim. the 8tate lairymen's Asso ciation. North Carolina Swine Crow- er Association, the North Carolina Sheep and Wool Urv.wer' Association. I and the North Carolina Poultry Aaso- ' t i uioii. The general secretary of t.iese associations 1 It. 8. Curtis, anl- n-.al husbandman of the North Caro lina experiment station at West Hal ! eigh. Mr. Curtis will be glad to an swer any question relative to the show. Camp Site Condemned. I Raleigh - The I'nited Slates district atfnmev filed tve-itlun In .ha ,lldlrll ' j ciurt at Raleigh for the condemn- 1 tion of a large portion of the artillery enmp to be locate 1 near Fayette ville. nd other proceedinr will fallow un.ll title to the property, containing 120.. Onrt at re of land, la obtained. It was learned tllat the filing of such petition for condemnation doe nol indicate that the land owners are not co-operating with Ihe government but in order to get l o immediate possession of the property, the con- , deninution proceeding is necessary and negotia-iens will continue be tween the land owners and the gov- I ernment for the pu chuse of Ihe prop- j erty and as fast a; purchase are ma(!e the parties will be released ' from the proceedings. If price r not B"r,,,'' upon conitiiisinner will appraise the property. It seems to be certain that the camp to be established in ( umoerland and Hoke I counties is to be of great magnitude 1 and that the work will be pushelt vig- i orously. No Contract Will Hold. Durham An offer of the Durham Traction Company "to pay the bond Interest on an amount of the city's street improvement bonds equal to the entire cont of paving the space be tween the rail and six Inthe on either side along the track of tht company throughout the city on basis of one single truck; said Interest to be at the rates paid by the city o said bond." wa rejected by the board of aldermen after advice from Attor ney June Fuller, who had been engaged a city counsel In thl matter. Mr. Fuller advised the aldermen to remain fast to their demands that the traction company pave within the track and 18 Inches on each side. He argued that no pr' ioim board had the right or authority to contrai l with the traction company whereby the com pany would not be required to pave its tracks Are Now 2nd Lieutenants. Raleigh Among the recent ap pontee a second lieutenants at Camp Taylor, La , are the following North Carolinian: Gordon McG. Cam eron, S whern Pines; Burnlce R. f'o hoon. Columbia. N C ; Cha. M Dob bin. Yalklnvllle; Wiley B. Edwards, Wilson; William A Krwln. Jr. Vct Durham; Francis M. Fletcher, Har mony; William P Glass. Cabarrus. N. C; William W. Hopper. Spray; Wil liam H. Lewis, Durham; Ray II. Mann. Clinton; Roger A. McDuffie. Greens boro; Daniel M. Nutall. Rockingham; Hospital Association Formed. Charlotte. Dr. John Q. Myers re turned to Charlotte from Greensboro where North Carolina Hospital Asso ciation wa formed at a conference of about 75 dot tors and nurses represent ing the majority of the hospitals of this State. The association was form ed (or work in an effort to standard lie the hospitals of North Carolina and Increase their efficiency to meet the demar.es during the absence of many physicians and nurses who hive entered government ervlc for the durtioa of Ui war. - iit nDCATCTfinif cur UIILrtl uiuui ui:u ON DECEMBER 10-12 FOES RETIREMENT I AT PRESENT END! i ENEMY HOPES TO DELAY OR ' STOP ADVANCE OF ALLIES ON OLD BATTLE LINE. tlLIES FEEll'o THEIR Careful Advance It Beieg Made through Screen of Machine Gaa tw an Fighting Frant Washington. With the Gern-an army standing today subs-aB'ully ia he positions it occupied before last March V. when its greatest oftens1ve was launthed. it appears certain to of fltials her that the next few days will ee the plans of the opposing tom niai'dere revealed. Tte statement ia th official Ger man eoBimuuique that "our new line- had everywhere been Occupied is gives only one construction here. Apparently It was latended to nieaa that the retirement had come to aa end and that the German eipected tt stop the allied advance along the old front. In that event. It was said to day, the light force of the French. British and American armies will soon reach this defensive position and subsequent operations quickly will show how Marshal Fo. k proposes to assail the problem that baffled the French and British general staffs, the breaking of this advanced line of de fefense aet up by the enemy on Bel gian and French soil. It was evident from reports that the allied forces were still feeling their way forward carefully through the rear gaard screens of machine gun ners which still cover many portions of the enemy's present fighting front. Behind this screen the Germans were believed to have reoccupicd the old llindenburg defent. which probably have been repaired and supplemented. SHARP GAIrlS MADE IN BRITISH ADVANCE London. The British In an advance over a four-mile front between the llavrincourt wood and Pelt ere have captured all the German positions on the high ground between these two points and won their old trench posi tions overlooking Oouieaucourt. ac cording to the official communication from Field Marshal llaig The Gou zencourt wood alsn is in llrdish hand , English and New Zealand troops performed the task and during the fighting repulsed heavy German counter-attack. The text of the latenient follows: "Advanced detainments of English and New ZeaUud.ua atta. ked -i.d car ried the German position on the high ground between pe'zlere and the llav rincourt WiKid After sharp fighting In the course of whith heavy counter attacks were repulsed with losses, we gained the old British tfvnth line on the rltlge overlooking Gnuieacourt and captured Ouuzi am ourt wood. "On the left of our attack, other English troops u cessf ully advanced our line In the eastern portion of Ihe Havrlncourt wood We captured a number of prisoner In tliee opera tions." AMERICAN TROOPS CROSS THE VESLE IN FORCE With the Air.eri.-an Army on the Aisne Front - In the face of the stiff est machine gun hre since the Amer icans crossed the Vesle In force. Am erican infantry advanced at certain point on a curve line extending from Gleiine to V!ei Arcy. The advance wa pre.-edid by a heavy artillery bombardment, which continued all night. From the plateau the Americans t-ok en rt v l l' n l-i the ravi -e whh hh drain northward, 'sit the advance wat necessarily cautious ow Hg to the commanding poltlo of La Petite Montagne. which Is the highest point In that reelon. The French und Am erican artillery bombarded the moun tain, where the German had built strong emplacement. GERMAN SUBMARINE TORPEDOES TRANSPORT Purls - The American transport Mount Vernon, formerly the German steamship Kronpriiizesr.in Cecelle. which, though torpedoed by a Ger man submarine nfl the coast of France wa able to niuke port, was carrying wunded aid sick soldier back to the I'nited State. Senator James II. Lewis, of Chicago. 111. who wa among the passengoi. ill of whom were saved. I suffering from a chill restt'tlng from exposure HEAVY WFATHER AND MUDDY GROUND STAYS ADVANCE With the Prlflsh Army In France -Although little strips ground have b-en gained here and tiere along the battle line thit rlFiing across Atuis and Plcardy.the British troop gener ally were stationary. A heavy rain, whipped along by a chilly wind, ha covered the battlefield wiht coat ing of mud. This Is a country bad'y torn by shells and of Itself would nec essarily result In a slower movement. GRAND CENTRAL PALACE RECONSTRUCTION HOSPITAL Washington The war department announced that the Grand Central pal ace, a big exhibition building in New York City, has byu leased for use as an army surgical reconstruction hospital. Ths annual ren'nl was announced at $395,000 and main enance of thi building, which Is to be used by the government fvr the period of the war and thr- months htereafter. Th struct are will be remodeled. the Sw-j-. BRITISH RE-ENTER CLO DEFENSE LINE ADVANCED TROOPS PRESS.NG FORWARD AND GAINING ML CM TERRITORY. Host.le Attack Were Largely Lecal a ia Were Easily Repalsed by the British. Ia.nd.va Advanced British troops hate etitered their old defense sys teat en the southern battle line, net! prior to the German offensive of last ; March, according ta tne war ttu-e announcement The British have gained ground akmg the Vermand Fpehy line More than l.o prisoners were taken by the British in France la the first week of September. The statement savs: , "On the southern portion of the hat ; tie front our troop have now enter ; ed the area of th defeBe svst-ms j coaatracted by as prior to the German j March offensive. The enemy is onvr : lug increased resistant among these ! prepared defense and sharp figh'mg j ha taken plate today t a number of , points. "Our advanced troop are pressing I forward and have gamed ground la the direction of Vermand. Ilesbeoourt and Fpehy. "I-ocal hostile attack were repulsed 1 south of I'loegsteert and east of Wul i verghem. Ou the remainder of tile I British front there is nothing of spe , clal interest to report. FRENCH REACH FRINGE OF THE ST. GOBAIN FOREST Paris The French troops have cap tured the village of Mennessi. about fur mile north of Tergnier. nd on the t. Quentin canal Farther south thev have penetrated to the northern riaj" if the S' G -biiB forest up to the outskirts of the village of Serval I according to the French rcninMiuU i tion The text of the statement rrstr "North of the Olse. the French j troop have captured th village of i Mennessi. and are along the Canal St. Ijuentln. Sou'h of the Oise the French huie made progress to the i outski: t of Serval. AMERICAN TROOPS CAPTURE THE VILLAGE OF MUSCOURT ; Washington Capture by American troops of the village of Muscourt with ,' prisoners Is announced In General Pershing' communique, received at , the war department. The statement , ' follow: x I Headquarters of the American Expe- ! d'tionary Forces "Section A Smith of the Aisne our tioop entered the village of Muscourt and captured art prisoner. Hostile tountcr-uttiii k In th' sector were re pused und our line was slightly ad vanced. Two strong hostile raids In the Woevre were beaten off. leaving prisoner In our hand. In Alsace, a successful raiding party Iniflcted loss- ! on the enemy. j "Section B. The coinmander-ln- ' chief ha awarded the distinguished cros to the following men of the ' American expeditionary force, for the acts of gallantry set forth after their names: I "Sergeant Albert N. Elea. machine ' gun battalion. While acting a ma chine gun leader bear Hilsensirst. ! Fiance. July . 1S18 he wa wounded I In the face by a bursting shell but continued to direct hi men until the attack ended and then Insisted on walking to a dressing station. I "Corporal Clayton N. Moors, band Infantry. During the attack on Hll- ' ensirt. France, July fi. 131S, while rarrylng a wounded soldier through machine gun (Ire to shelter, he wa wounded, but by unusual pluck never- ! theles brought hi comrade to safety and reallz'ng the scarcity if stretch er. Insisted on other being taken to the rear and walking himself " PLANS BEING PERFECTED TO PENSION AND INSURE R. R. MEN "Plan for the uniform and equita ble compensation of Injured employe, or the dependent of mi'rtt who may he killed In the service of the railroad, are being considered." said an official annnun -enient. "and it Is hiipnl that it may also be possible to grraniie for the retirement of em ploye upon pension at a given age a well a to provide for their pur chase of life, health and old ge In surance at reasonable rates. FRENCH AND BRITISH MEET WITH STUBBORN RESISTANCE Pari. The allied advance contin ue along the entire front in the direc tion of Cambra. St. yuentln, UFerre AnlrvAnirrlerhnteau anj the Che mln lies-Dames. Aeccrdlng to the latest advice the French and hrltlh troop neverthele re meeting with stubborn resistance. In whith intense artillery activity Is being carried out. This resistance Is taken as in Indica tion that the enemy Intends to make a eland along this line. SECRETARY BAKER AND HIS ASSISTANT AGAIN IN FRANCE Washington. The wr department announced the arrival In France of Secretary Baker, accompanied by an official party, Including John D. Ryan, assistant secretary In charge of air craft, and Major General Uorgas! sur geon general of the army. Mr. Baker and his party made the trip on an army transport. It Is undentood that Mr. Ryan went abroad for the pur pose of fmlliarlilnt himself with thw tlrplane situation. i .twii-iiwiitiasaa; tr'vw" - T-.t!
Daily Herald (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.)
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