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HISTORY OF OPERH-
TIONS OF THE 30TH
PUBLISHED BY
M CROSS
(Asheville Citizen)
The American. Red Cross
has Is-1
suefjn pamphlet fornt a history of
ine operations ui uie mianiry Dri
gades of Thirtieth division which"
sftst sets forth in Homeric simplici
ty: the heroic conduct of the dough
boys of the Old .Hickory division.
W hile this pamphlet is apparently
intended for circulation primarily
j iiiong theinembers of the Thirtieth
i t ; will form the . basis of a more
comprehensive treatment which the
aivities of the Thirtieth division
will undoubtly receive at the hands
oi the historians of America's part
of ; this war. - - '
This little history is illustrated
wuhcartoons and also ' carries a
combined operations map which
shows the progress which the Thir
x. e th was able to make it Jts terri
ble penetration of the Hindenourg
line from September 28 until Octo
ber 19. It also publishes in their
ei tirety all the messages and orders
i u which the Thirtieth was cited for
conspicuous combat efficiency. In
cluded, among these citations are
commendations from General Mon
nsje, commanding Australian corps;
ivl'njor. General G. W. Reed, com
m! aiding American second army
corps; Genenal Henry-W. Rawlinson.
commanding fourth - British army;
the MayoV of Bussigny, . E. Mairis
and Field Marshal Haigpf the Brit
ish armies. It will be remembered
tiiat the artillery units"of the Ihir
iijeih (UvisKmtheJ;113Jh, 114th
-ai d 115 field atUl ery if were de
i Jtch'ed from the Old 'Hickory upon:
its arrival in France and assigned
. .- i.!.-.. .(iL. l- e i
to
the .third army corps in the
c parity of corps artillery.
These
Uullery units, however, have
seen
just as bitter fighting 'and have
ritten just as glorious a chapter
the story of our part in this war.
Thev Darticioated in the St. Mihiel
drrveand in the Argonne offensive j
akid attached to the 33rd division,
Vrtre until recently a part of the
army of occupation. The 55th
artillery brigade has since been de
signated for early convoy ; home
tjlong with the other units of the
Thirtieth and is how either at the
port pf embarkation or on the high
seas. "
General March recently released
a detailed summary Of the major
msu ilties suffered by the Thirtieth
division in its fighting activities: ;
killed
247
,179
"283
3"
died missing pris
total
388
328
453
475
80
97
91
98
6i'
57
66
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22
o
M-gun
ktfTns
11 j 9 3 0 0
114 14 14 . o. o
115 4 11 1 o
arc. reg.
iij 1 4 -2'; 0 0
114 9 5 1 o
115 4 1 4 o
T. M. bat v 4
ens. reg.
105 o ' o - .0 o
j!05 : 20 r 13 9 0
12
28
16
15
9
42
: 1084 415 251 A 2 1772
The" text of the history of the
Thirtieth division is, as follows:
ORGANIZATION AND TRAINING
IN FRANCE. .
The 30th division is a distinctive
ly American division; More than
ninety-five per "cent of its person
nel is of 'American born- parents.
The division is constituted of nat
ional guard troops of North Carolina,
South Carolina and Tenhessee, aug
mented by many thousands of se
lective draft troops from the states
of Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota,
North Dakota, North Carolina, South
Carolina and Tennessee;
The: ' division - was dubbed "Old
Hickory v after the -warrior and
statesman ' Andrew Jackson, who
was so closely identified with the
history bf the states' furnishing the
majot,portioi of its personnel.
The Old Hickory division landed
at the port o( Calais, France, on tlie
24th day of May, 1918, and; was
billeted ia the Eperlocaues trained
area. While .in this nrea thn nffWirs
of the ydtvisiciif reconiioitered the
Terdeghen Switch line, : south of
Cassel, and complete plans were
formulated for, the occupation of
this iine by forced marches in case
of emergency, v v4-- ,
Before the completion of its train
ing period, thf division was trans
ferred to. the II British corps, sec
ond army, in the Ypres sector to be
in close support in case of the ex
pected German offensive. This di
vision, the first Almeiican division
to enter that kingdom, marched
into Belgium on July 4th with di
vision headquaRters at Waton, to
be in close support of the 23rd and
49th Br tish divisions, a nd was
employed in completing the
construction of the East and the
West Poperinghe defense systems
immediately in the rear of these
two divisions. An immense amount
of trench and wire construction was
done. Complets plans and orders
were Issued for the occupation of
the East and West Poperinghe sys
tems of the 30th division . in the
event of a German attack and a
forced withdrawal of the British
divisions in the front. The divis
ion receiving training in the front
iine with the 33rd and 40th divis
ions, first as individuals, then by
platoons, and lastly by" entire bat
talions. Oh August 17ih, 1918, the divis
ion, took oyer the entire sector , oc
cupied by the 33rd British division,
60th Brigade being in the front
line, 59th brigade in support This
was known as the Canal Sector and
extended from the southern out
skirtsof Ypres to the vicinityof Voor
mezeele;' a distance of 2,400 metres.
THE FIRST OFFENSIVE
On August 31 and September 1
the division engaged in an off nsive
in coniunctiion with tne 14rh Brit
ish division on the left and 27th
American division on the right.
The 30th division captured all of
its objectives, including Lock No.
8. Lankhof Farm and the city of
Voormezeelet advancing4 fifteen
hundred yards, capturing fifteen
prisoners, two machine guns and
thirty-five rifles. As a result of
this advance the 236 division,
which was considered an average
German division, was identified,
during the six weeks previous to
this advance many attempts had
been niado by the British and our
own troops to identify this German
division. -
' On September and 5 the division
was withdrawn from the Canal sec
tor and placed in British G. H. Q.
reserve with division headquarters
at Roellecourt, France. Whie in this
area the entire division was trained
in attacking in conjunction with
British tanks.
On September 17 the division was
again moved farther south .jwith. di
vision headquarters at Herissart, and
on September 22 was moved to the
British Fourth army with division
headquarters atBois de Buire, near
Tincourt, taking over front line
sector from the First Australian di
vision, on the night of 23 and 24th.
HINDENBURG LINE (Bellicourt.)
On September 29 this division
with the 27th American on the left
and the 46th British division on the
right, assaulted the Hindenburg line.
The Hindenburg line at this point
curves in front of the Timnel of St.
IQuentin. This was consiaerea im
pregnable by the Germans 'for the
following reasons: The Hindenburg
line curving west of the tunnel con
sisted of three main trench systems
protected by vast ' fields . of heavy
barbed wire entanglements skillfully j
placed; his "wire was very heavy ;.
and had been damaged Very little j
by artillery fire. Thfe .dominating'
ground enabled them to bring .de-
vastating machine gun fire on all
approaches. The 1 i n e s had been
strengthened with concrete machine
gun emplacements. It contained at
this point a lalgeumbe
lined with -mining e tmibersWittf
wnnHp'n storvT lAiHind ; dnwn
wooden steps leading' down to a
depth of about thirty feet with small
rooms capable of holding from four
to six men each. In many peases jthe
dugouts were wired for electric light.
Tne large tunnel through whicr the
canal fan, was of sufficient capacity
to, shelter a di vision; This'-, tunnel
was electrically lighted and filled
with barges. Connecting it with the
Hindenburg trench system were nu
merous tunnels. In one case a direct
tunnel ran from the main tunnel to
the basement of a large stone build
ing, which the enemy used for head
quarters Other tunnels ran from the
main tunnel eastward to the City of
Bellicourt and other places. This
complete subterranean system with
its hidden exits aiid entrances, un
known to us, formed a most com-
plete and safe subterranean method
of communication and reinforce
ments for the German sector.
Continued next week. : 1
THE GOOD ROAUS &
(From Raleigh News and Observer,
Feb.-20, 1919.)
No one should get the impression
as the result of statements in the
Legislature and elsewhere that the
North Carolina Good Roads Associa
tion is dik organization-with ' ahy
other' aim than the good. of the
State. -
The News and Observer confesses
to a good deal of admiration for the
Good Roads Association Its mem
bers have no axes to grind. They
are animated purely by a desire to
serve the State. It would be vastly
easier and more comfortable for
them to stay at home as so many
other people are doing and 1 the
good roads problems, settle them
selves. But they are ambitious for
the State and so at a considerable
cost of time and money maintain
an organization, hold annual meet-
mgs ana.Keep nusy a gooa part ot
tneir time r the benefit of the
people of the whole State. Don't
we owe a good deal to an organiza-
1 . f
01 mis soru
That State is most blessed which
has the greatest number of organi
zations seeking the things accepted
as the fundamentals of a Stater
happiness and prosperity. Mention
was made on this page last week of
the splendid service that'the Social
Service Conference is rendering the
people. There is no disputing that
assertion because everyone knows
that the things that the Social Ser
vice Conference are doing would go
undone but for the existence of that
organization.
The Good Roads Association is
(equally as serviceable 'in its sphere
It is the force in the State which
seeks to link North Carolina with
the good roads movement that is
sweeping the country. The service
thus rendered is unselfish and pa
triotic and, makes every citizen the
debtor of tiose who are thus labor
ing for the general good.
If any one is in position to make
suggestions to the law-makers as to
the sort of good roads legislation
which ought to he adopted it is
surely those who have made a study
of the question and who by their
jecords-can show a practical con
cern in, seeing that the State make
no mistake in the good roads legis
lation which shall be enacted.
Ernest Keeper was in Asheville
the first of the week -
WILL
FRANCE MONDAY
x k
. hat finally appears to he official
I "fwmntion concerning the sailing
of he famou? 30th division was givn
ut by the war department toSenator
veran Tuesday at Washington,
aQ ac-
unt from the Charleston News and
Courier, issued by the war depart
ment was to the effect that the
North and South Carolina and Ten
nee see guardsmen would s ail from
France, probably Brest, next Mon
day, March 10. The port of landing
for the 30th has not been definitely
decided, butritis expected that offi
cial information will be given out
in a few days in regard to the des-
ination of the division in this coun
ry. The statement from the News
and Courier follows:
"Senator Overman of North Car
olina, was informed today by the
war department that the Thirtieth
division is booked to s ail f r o m
France next Monday, March 10.
Asheville Citizen
i STEIN AND
0. E. VARNER TRADE
O. E. Varner has bought the build
ing and grocery business from H.
Stein, and Stein has bought Mr.
Vhrner's home place where he now
ives.
Mr. Varner states that he is going
0 run an up to date place, and that
he is going to put- in a nice, up to
date restaurant in the building next
0 the market.
TRIBUNE COMPANY
BOYS' THE TIMES
Announcement was made last
night that the Tribune company
yesterday purchased from Charles
A, Webb and associates The Ashe
ville Times and will publish the
hist issue today under the new
management. I he paper will con
tinue to be known as The Times,
and will be conducted as a repub-
Ican afternoon daily.
Charles J. Harris is president of
he Tribune company, and the fol-
owing are directors: James J. Britt,
Brownlow Jackson, C. Brewster
Chapman, Fred W. Thomas, J. B
Ensley, of Sylva, and Mr. Clark of
Hendersonville.
Horace Sentelle will be business
manager; Mr. Britt, it is reported,
will be contributing editor. Other
announcements in regard to the
personnel of the staff will be made
next Tuesday following a meeting
of the directors, it was said last
night. Asheville Times. ,
MAN BURNED TO DEATH
Sam Robinson, of Dillsboro sus
tained burns at J.J.Mason's wood
working plant at that place Tuesday
evening that caused his death in
about four hours.
Mr. Robinson was supposed to
have been changing the injector
from one boiler to the other when
the steam pipe broke, blowing off a
part of the brick casing around , the
boiler, part of which fell . on him
knocking him down, and the rush
of steam and ashes blinded him un-
till he could not see how to get out
01 the building. Dr. A. b. JNicnois
was summoned-and did all that
could be done foT him. Dr. Nichols
savs that there was not a square
Inch but what was burned. .
Mr. Robinson is survived Dy ms
wife and several children. He was
about thirty five or forty years old.
CARD OF THANKS
I wish to ihaak ail who helped
us. both with thtiir sympathy and
kindlv deeds, dmi ag the sickness
and death of my lather:
' Atrthur Love,
LEAVE
LITTtE CHILD
' BURNtD TO OEATH
The little child of Chas. Shepherd,
who works on the Champion works
at Wiile'ts, caught on fire last Mon
day evening while it's mother was
out and died in about two hours.
The childs mother was out of the
house and the child was alone", and
in some way it's clothing caught fire
from the stove, and it only lived ai -out
two hours. Dr. Nichols reached
the home just before the child died, I
but the burns were so bad that no
thing could be done for it. -
COUNTY AGENT THE SERVANT OF
PEOPLE OF HIS COUNTY.
The county agent is the servant
of the people all the people in the
county. He must not allow himself
to be made the tool or convenience
of a few selfish or influential citizens.
This point is constantly impressed
upon agents by the administrative
officials in the work. In order to serve
all the people in a county the agent
must work through local organiza
tions, developing .rural leaders as.
rapidly as he can, who can help him
in his work. Where there are no
local organizations the" demonstra
tion plot is used as a community
center, being the medium through !
which gatherings cf farmers, can be
promoted. Free from the influences
that come from the support of ed
ucational measures by private funds
the county agent' in the South is a
public servant, supported by public
funds, doing educational work of the
biggest kind, , and is reaching the
people that need to be reached.
The United States Department of
Agriculture, in co-operation with
the ari?ul tujre; collees Statede
partjneuts of 'agriculture, - counties
and other associations within the
State or county, has been develop
ing a 'sys em of education for the
country people on the farms and in
the homes, the objects of which ares
1. To project agriculture and rural
life on a higher plane of profit, dig
nity, and influence; and, to that end
2. To disseminate the information
in the hands of th3 agricultural col
leges, experiment stations, the Fed
eral Department of Agriculture, and
the best farmers in such mauner as
to have this knowledge put- into
practice pn every farm. Fourteen
years experience in developing this
system of instruction leads to the
adoption of the following funda
mental principles:
1. That it requires personal con
tact between the teacher and the
one to bo taught to bring the best
educational results.
2. That examples or demonstra
tions worked out, by the farmer on
his own farm under careful plans
and instruptions are most effective
means of instruction.
3. That centers of influence and
stroag p3 rsDnal leadership are
essential in any broad system for
ducatihg the masses outside of.
schools.
BRADFORD KNAPP, Chief,
Extension 'Work South,.
States Relation Service
PUBLIC HITCHINH PLACE
J. S. Higdon has sold his old gar
age and lot to the town, and has
purchased the brick building from
A. J. Dills and will move in about
the first of April.
The town will in the near future
make a public hitching place of
this lot.. Racks will be put up and
sheds prepared. The town will rent
the building that now stands on the
lot. ' : . V -
Dr. D. D, Hooper was in Asheville
on business the first of the week. .
Dr. A. A. Nichols is visiting his
brother. Dr. Nichols, , at Etowah ,
Tena, this week.
METHODIST PASTORS
TO GET SALARY RAISE
Nashville, TennLMarch 1. . :C ,
Many Methodist- ministers in
every Southerri and Western State
who have been trying to exist on
infinitesimal income during the past
years will have their salaries raised
within the next few months. This
very practical and definite step is
to be taken bv the Methodisf-Fniscn-
pal Church, South, following thefi.
nancial drive of that denomination ! ,
in April. The drive, which has $35, :
000,000 as its goal, has been under- J
taken with a view to putting thework
of the church on a business basis,
the raising of the salaries of their
underpaid pastors being considered
one of the first matters of importance
; There are 866 salaries now ijUOO
or less which will be raised to $600;
485 salaries now $400 and $500
which will be raised to $600; 588
salaries now $600 and $700 which,
will be raised to $1000 a year; 637
salaries from $700 to $80k to be -raised
$1000; and 180 salaries rang
ing from $800 to $&00 whichtwill
also be raised to $1000. The supple-'
menting of these salaries will require
$2,850,000 during the forthcoming .
five years and the success of the
Centenary drive will make their in
crease immediately possiple. "',
Practically every city and town
throughout the length and breadth'
of Southern Methodism will be af
fected it is declared at the herd
quarters of the den o m i nation in
Nashville, and every Methodist man
id woman who pulls f on the
Centenary-drive will be - helping to
make possible better and happier
living conditions for the underpaid :
pastors ialiitniidst i
ENLARGEMENT OF ITS If ORK iS 5
ANNOUNCED BT SALVATIO . ARMf
New York Feb. -28, 1919 The
Salvation Army, through its Commander-in-Chief,
Evangeline Booth,
announces a nation-wide campaign
to secure the sum of $10,000,000
With which to carry forward and
ex tend the work of the Salvation
Army in America and' overseas.
Miss Booth announces that when '
the fund is raised the Salvation
Army will cease the collection of
funds with the tanibourine, . which,
for thirty-five years has been the
method by which the Army has fi-,
nanced its work. The campaign will
take place the latter part pf May
of this year. v , 1
"The Salvation Army," said Miss.
Booth, "was given a very small per?
centage of the funds raisedln ti e -United
War Work Campaign anct
soldiers and citizens have for some
months been urging us to put on a.
campaign for- funds in orderthat
the returning soldiers ana the. pub
lic may have the opportunity; vto
give to the Salvation Army a thank
offering expressive of their apprecia
tion of the earnest services renor -ed
by the Salvation Army during"
the period of the war. '
"In due time detail announce- '
ment will be made as to flow, the
money will be expended."said Miss
Booth. "It wiil go to the enlargement
and to the perfection of the machi- - ,
nery of the organization. Foj many v -
years tne salvation irmy nas
struggled against terrific odds fi- jr
nancially and we believe that our - '
friends will now rally to our aid" 1
gladly and cheerfully and give us .
the money asked for and badly r '.
needed at the present time.' -: -
Deputy Sherifif Jas. Messer of '
Qualla was in the city Monday on .
business Mr, Messer told us of 1 he ,
death of John Claybaugh v of that 1
place, the last of. last week. He is '
survived by his wife and five child
ren. He had a large number oi y
friends in this county.
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