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XXXIII.
rrHE CiEIOIAXS WALKED INTO
THE JAWS OF DEATH
The 3lanner In Which The Americans
AVcnt After Them Was a Caution
It is reported in the Dispatches
that back of the advance lines of the
Ulied army along the Marne, the
fighting reserves stand untouched
and in readiness to be brought into
the general action. That would seem
to mean that the main shock of bat
tle is vet t0 come' Dut tne Perfor
mances of the advance line in this
action will serve to establish confi
dence in any larger battle developed.
The Man Power.
There is nothing in the news
reports to indicate that Foch has call
ed upon any of his reserve forces, but
it is stated that the Allied artillery,
machine and rifle so decimated the
ranks of the Germans that divisions
v-hieh it had not been the intention
to bring forward until the second
dav were pressed into service before
the first clay's fighting was fairly un
der way. The Germans went into
battle with 40 divisions, .holding
from GO to 70 divisions in reserve,
so that the actual forces available
for attacking the Allies" approximates
9 50.000. There has been given no
information as to the Allied strength
but from estimates made in the rec
ent past of man power resources it
is safe to assume that the Army un
der General Foch will match the
Germans, man for man, if, indeed,
with his reserve forces, Foch is not
able to muster up an actual prepon
derance in numbers.
A Yankee Trick.
On no previous battlefield of the
war have the Germans encountered
a reception exactly like that the A
mericans gave them at every turn.
It was American militarism to per
mit the enemy to come out into the
open ground thinking that the A
mericans had been driven back to
rear trenches only to see divisions of
machine gunners rise up out of the
ground, pouring into their ranks a
hail of bullets against which few sur
vived. And again the Germans, hav
ing succeeded in crossing the Marne
east of Rheims, were proceeding
gaily along, when from a wooded
height, 800 feet above, there came
machine gun volleys that sent them
back in disorderly rout.
And still, !
again, these Americans, instead of
retiring to the shelter of their tren
ches for reorganization or gather
ing around the camp kettles for
something to eat, were constantly
jumping into the German ranks with
counter attacks, retaking ground and
regaining towns which had tempor
arily come into German possession
and which the Germans thought by
all the rules of past warfare were
theirs to settle down in and make
themselves comfortable.
GEX. CHOWDER ISSUES
FRESH CALL FOR MEN
i orty-Six Thousand Will be Sent to
Camp Early in August.
Forty-six thousand men from all
states and the District of Columbia
were called to the, colors by Provost
-Marshal General Crowder. They are
to be all white registrants. Move
ment into camp will be between Au
?ust 5 and August 9.
This is the first general call for
August, during which month the mil
itary program provides for the en
trainment of 300,000 white men.
special calls already issued account
for 19,941 of this number.
North Carolina's quota is 2,500,
assigned to Camp Wadsworth. S. C.
3111
. E. DORSEY CAPTURES
THE OVERTON FLAG
-11 J. W. Dean Was a Close Second.
When Squire A. P. Overton start
tl out to list taxes this year he stat
ed that he would present a flag to the
tanner who listed most provisions.
Squire Overton states that
rnore provisions were listed in his
township this year than over before
hi his long career as list taker. Mr.
E. Dorsey stands first and won
the Overton flag. Mr. J. W. Dean is
a close second. Squire Overton
named a dozen more men who have
hade substantial progress.
Secretary Baker has decided to dis
continue for the present time the
numbers of American troops trans
ported to France. This will be a
w?er5! bl0W t0 the German humorist
io have been earning their carrots
r some time by contradicting Mr.
taker's statements.
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PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKVtWwN AND
jtXFOBD, NORTH CAROLINA SATURDAY
THIRTY-NINE COLORED
SOLDIERS ENTRAIN HERE
Fine Bunch of Colored Boys Off for
Camp Dix.
When the thirty-nine colored sol
diers were lined up here Wednesday
ready to entrain for Camp Dix, New
Jersey, a member of the Exemption
Board remarked that the bunch, con
sidered from a physical and mental
standpoint could not be surpassed by
the colored race anywhere. There
was not a weakling in the whole
crowd, and every man was anxious
to get into the big fight as soon as
possible.
Display of Patriotism.
To be on the safe side, the Board
notified more men to appear than
were actually needed, and when the
roll was called every man notified to
appear answered his naem.
"Is there any one among you,"
inquired Dr. White of the Exemption
-ooara, mat desires to remain at
home until the next call?" .
Not a single man volunteered his
willingness to remain at home. Dr.
White again explained that he had
more men than were needed; that
if any one desired to remain at home
and work on the frrm a few days lon
ger he would be glad to relieve him
and send some one in his place.
"I will stay and nelp with the
crop," said one of the boys, . "but
they are fighting our people over yon
der and I want to get there as soon
as I can."
Dr. White, of the Exemption
Board; Rev. C. G. Shaw, president
of Mrfry Potter School, and a noble
old colored woman we did not
learn her name gave the boys some
good advice and sent them away re
joicing. The Men.
Those who entrained were: Robert
Taylor, John. Daniel, Daniet Ellexson
Ike Crews,, Henry Green, Leland S.
Cozart, Ollie Hrris, Zollie Bullock,
Lee Hubert Hicks, Haywood Marrow
Willie Harris, Frank E. Lewis, Har
vey Ridley, John Holmes, Lemuel
Brodie, John Harris, Huley Parker,
Chester L. Smith, Joe Webb, Walker
Lyon, Lorenzo Morgan, Cornelius Al
ston, eGneral Ransom Cousin, Ches
ter Lyon, Cornelius Lyon, Clarence
J. Moore, Robert Mitchell, Joseph T.
Rogers, Willie Fleming, Elipan
Jones, Early Johnson, Rufus Perry,
Sidney Burwell, Sam Perry, Clarence
Eaton, Alexander Williams, Aaron
Hall, Dorsey Shells, Robert Dolphus
Mangum.
OUENTIN ROOSEVELT IS KILLED
Youngest Son of the Former Presi
dent. Paris, July 17. Lieut. Quentin
Roosevelt, youngest son of the for
mer President, has been killed in an
airplane fight, the semi-official Ha
vas news aerencv announces. His
machine fell into the enemy lines.
Thousands of telegrams of con
dolence were received today at Saga
more Hill. Colonel Roosevelt had
nothing to add, however, to the brief
statement he issued earlier in the
day, in which he expressed for him
self and his wife a sad pride that
uk, Wn rir-r"" " o Wf t
tbpir qnn had been given an opyur- i
then son naa wen fi vv
tunity 10 snow iuc ismu av
was made before he died.
When Theodore Roosevelt entered
the White House his youngest son,
Quentin, was just a little fellow of
about six years old.
ENEMY DRIVE C03IPLETE
FAILURE AT ALL POINTS
With the American Forces on the
Marne, July 17. Reports from one
end of the battle line to the other
say that except for a few minor lo
calities the great German offensive
so far has been a complete failure.
Aditional German prisoners taken
say they are convinced that their
commanders have been beaten. A
merican troops shot down a courier
pigeon belonging to the enemy east
of Chateau Thierry. It wa carry
ing a message from a German divis
ional headquarters saying that the
situation was serious; that the Ger
mans saw no chance of, making fur
ther progress in the locality of that
division.
There will be demonstration of
the International 8-16 tractor by
Sam C. Howard at the de la Croix
farm all next Saturday afternoon.
Will plow and harrow.
COUNTY OFFER
BRILLIANT
FRANCO-AMERICANS
ARE ADVANCING ON
A 25 MDLiE FRONT
Americans and French Are Advanc-
ing -With Great Speed Alonj
icr o
25 Mile Front, Sweeping All
Before Them.
CAPTURE TWELVE TOWNS.
The Americans have captured more
than a dozen towns and villages, ta
ken numerous prisoners and advanc-
j fd mor than th-ee kilometers (near.
ly two miles) up to noon Thursday.
PRISONERS TAKEN.
It is the greatest pursuit of Bodi
es the Americans have yet engaged
in. Enormous numbers of prisoners
have been taken. It is impossible
to estimate how many.
AIRPLANES ACTIVE.
American airplanes, flying over the
lines, fought the Bodies away, while j The road is to be in such a condi-i 50-$ 5.7 5 per barrel. Growers who
the doughboys and machine gunners j tion that it can be traveled with ease j had their potatoes machine graded
fought them below. Aea-ial obser- j throughout the entire year. The j obtained fifty cents to one dollar
vers dashed through the clouds and 1 completion of the road will result in! more than. those who sold field or
others carried back messages. j larger loads and quicker time. j poorly run or poorly graded stock.
The surprise not only was com-! It is not stated when work will be I Tne Place of issue of the Daily mar
plete but the concentration for the i taken up, but the commissioners and ; ket News Service Quotations has
attack was unusually rapid. Field
guns were loaded on trucks and
these dashed up to the lines. The
Horses were carried up the same
way.
GUNS AND HORSES.
T,iA nf-faiirfr iv nnrl
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eight horses apiece have been hur-
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ried up for the pa?i 24 hours.
The German artillery resistance was
feeble until 7 o'clock, then their
guns opened up, but the Americans
had advanced too far for the enemy
to stop them.
ALLIES TAKE OFFENSIVE.
The greatest force of Americans
winch as yet participated in a sin
gle engagement, is advancing with
the French in this offensive, Which
was launched at 4:30 Thursday
morning.
Eighteen cannon Yrere captured by
the French aiid Americans at Cour
champs. Latest reports say that the ad
vance continues everywhere.
GERMANS EXHAUSTED.
German troops in some parts of
Flanders have been so exhausted
and demoralized by constant Allied
attacks and air raids that many of
them have fallen asleep at their
posts not caring whether they are
killed or captured.
DEAD GERMANS.
Casualties sustained by the Ger
man troops in the offensive up to
the present are estimated to number
100,000, according to news received
in London.
FIREMEN'S RELIEF FUND
IS BEING DISTRIBUTED
Oxford Fire Company Receives $98.
58 From the State.
The 1918 firemen's relief fund, ac
cumulated for the various cities and
towns of the state that maintain fire
departments through the payment by
insurance cumijau
insurance premiums
nrs npr r.fint. on insurance premiums
received from insurance in the re-
spective municipalities, has been paid
j i . ,3
OVer tO tne State mwuicmce ucyai t-
ment and is just distributed by com
missioner James R. Young to those
towns, the total being $12,547.97.1
used for the relief of
The fund is
firemen sick or injured by accident,
the care for their dependents and for
relief of needy firemen who have had
as much as ten years service.
The Oxford firemen receive $98.58.
DELEGATES DELIGHTED
Some of Them Expected to Be Fed
On War Rations.
The committee whose pleasure it
was to find homes for the delegates
to the Flat River Association, which
held a two days' session in. Oxford
this week, report that, there were
not enough delegates to supply the
demand. There were 120 homes o
pen to them, hut there were only a
bout half as many delegates.
One good old brother from up a
round Virgilina told the Public Led
ger that he expected, and would
have been satisfied with war rations,
"but bless you," he said, "they just
kept piling it on as if they never
heard, tell of the war."
OPPORTUNITIES ALL HOME
JULY 20, 1918
! HIGH CLASS ROAD TO
i BE BUILT BETWEEN
OXFORD AND HENDERSON
I Twenty-three Thousand Dollars of
iate aiid federal Funds Now
Available For the Work.
State Highway Commissioner Fal
lis was in consultation Monday with
the Board of Commissioners of
tolTZZTy-- 0HCial
hrlL?,H i ?,
three thousand dollars of the Feder -
al Cfof. A
ix uuu o iaic iuau i. U.11U.S were avail
able if the county would furnish the
same amount. The commissioners
voted to match dollar for dollar, and
the work will be rushed to comple
tion as early as possible. After the
road has been built it will be main-
tained by the State.
It is understood that new bridges
will be built, the hills cut down and
the low p!-4ces filled, and in some
'places, it is stated, the road will be
i straightened
Mr. Fallis are inclined to push the
work as much as possible. The scar
city of labor is the cause of the im
mediate delay.
The Oxford-Henderson road is in
a bad condition at the present time,
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' anu tne commissioners are urgeu iu
give it their attention at once. The
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bridges are falling to pieces and
there are several holes that the com-
I missioners could rectify at very
; small cost.
MEETING OF THE FLAT
RIVER BAPTIST ASSOCIATION
Gratifying Reports Read Associa
tion Will Meet in Creedmoor
Next Year.
The One Hundred and Twenty-
Fifth Annual meeting ' of the Flat
River Baptist Association was called
to order in the Oxford Baptist church
Wednesday morning at 10:30 o'clock
and adjourned Thursday afternoon
at 4:30 after a session marked by
encouraging reports of the year's
work and able discussions of the va
rious departments of the work.
Dr. E. B. Meadows, of Culbreth,
was elected moderator to succeed
Mr. C. D. Rav and Rev. E. G. Usry.
I of Oxford was re-elected clerk. Del-
j egates were in attendance from prac-
tically all of the thirty-three church
es in the association and the session
just closed was one of the most inter
esting and gratifying in many years.
The annual association sermon
was delivered by Rev. S. L. Morgan,
pastor of the First Baptist Church
of 'Henderson, on Wednesday night.
The speaker brought to his audience
a strong and timely message which
was greatly enjoyed by those who
heard him.
Among the visiting gentlemen to
the association were Dr. M. L. Kesler
general manager of the Thomasville
Orphanage; Dr. L. Johnson, Editor
of the iBbical Recorder; Mr. E. L.
Middleton, general secretary of the
Baptist Sunday School work; Dr. W.
R. Cullom, head of the committee for
raisine million dollars for Baptist in
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I North Carolina; and Rev. W. N. John
i son, corresponding secretary of the
j Baptist State Mission Board. Each
i nf thpeo gentlemen made able SDeech-
- -
es regarding the respective work rep
resented by them.
The digest of church letters as
j read by the clerk brought to light
! some interesting facts It showed a
total of 270 baptisms in the associa
tion for the past year. Also an in-
crease in contributions to Missions
over that of last year approximating
SI. 800 was noted. A substantial
gain in the offerings to the orphan
age was reported.
After dispensing with all business
the association adjourned to meet
with the Baptist church of Creed
moor on Wednesday after the sec
ond Sunday in July, 1919.
T 7 -
FAYETTE VDLLE HAS PROB
ABLY SECURED AN
ARTDLLERY CA3D?
A Washington correspondent says
unless all signs miscarry Fayetteville
will become the site of a great artil
lery camp for the United States army
and big guns will soon boom over the
hills and valleys of Cape Fear.
Mrs. C. B. Leach of Wilson is the
guest of her sister, Mrs. J. F. White.
PRINT.
NUMBER 57
THE JUNE MONTHLY REVIEW
OF PRODUCE PRICES
Issued by the Division of Markets
- of the North Carolina Agricultural
Extension Service.
Corn.
No 3 white corn on the Chicago
market averaged $1.5 7 -$1.68.
There was no change in North Caro-
I markets, the average for June
being $1.98. The counties which
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i uioucai, yno uunu6
j last week in June are Avery county,
j $2.50; Duplin $2.25, and Pender
i $2.12. And the lowest prices are
reported in Clay $1.50 per bushel
and $1.60 in Yadkit..
Potatoes.
White Potatoes, as anticipated in
! tne last Monthly Review, were at the
, lowest price from June 15th to 25th,
wnen Prices "to growers ranged from
j $2-25 to $3-50 Der barrel. The
week following prices jumped to $4.-
been changed from Washington, N.
C, to JSortoik, va. Applications ror
these quotations should be directed
to' Bureau of Markets, Norfolk, Va.
Hogs.
Prices ragned approximately $1.00
per cwt. lower during May on both
eastern and western markets. The
Baltimore prices ranged from $18.00
to $18.65 for hogs from. 130 to 180
pounds. The Chicago average pric
es ranged mostly from $16.55 to $16.
85. Very few fat hogs were sold in
North Carolina during the month.
On many local markets none were
offered. Local prices ranged from
$12.00 to $20.00 per cwt. for live
hogs and from $18.00 to 25.00 for
dressed hogs. Country cured hams
mostly 35 cents lb. Shoulders and
sides 2 to 5-cents- less per pound.
: Receipts at 11 larger markets Jan.
! 1st to July 1st, 1918, 16,845,000
Same period, 1917, 14,921,000. Same
period, 1916, 16,414,000. June re
ceipts at Chicago, 1918, 512,529.
June 1917, 506,452. Average weight
of hogs received at Chicago first
6 months 1918, 233 lbs. Same pe
riod, 1917, 211 lbs., 1916, 226 lbs.
Eggs.
Special reports from fifteen North
Carolina counties show that farm
ers during June received an average
price of 28 cents a dozen for eggs.
According to the Weekly Price Re
port the merchants in leading North
Carolina towns were paying on an
average of 35 cents a dozen. In New
York City fresh gathered extra eggs
averaged 37-38 cents per dozen,
extra firsts 364-37 cents, and
. firsts 35.36 cents
GOVERNMENT MAY TAKE
OVER TOBACCO BUSINESS
Conservation of tobacco in the U
nited States to supply the war-time
needs of the allied governments is
forecast in a statement issued by the
war industries board. Without an
nouncing any conclusions but explain
ing that its investigations were car
ried on to ascertain how much of it
must be conserved in this country,
the board relates how the allies will
be largely dependent upon this coun
try for tobacco as they are for many
other things. While it is not be
lieved that we will ever have a "to-
j bacco administrator, the time possi-
i bly may come wnen the American
public will be asked to cut down the
size of its chew, or smoke a cigar or
so less per day, in order that co-bel-
j ligerents of this nation shall not be
; ueniea tne weed.
A STRANGE COINCIDENCE.
The Methodist Visited By Hail and
the Baptist By Rain.
Last week while the Methodist of
the district were holding their an
nual meeting at Wendel that section
was visited by a hail stor i
As soon as the Baptist of the Flat
River Association gathered in C: Jord
Wednesday for a two days' set. ion
it began to rain and kept it up un
til the last one of them departed for
their homes.
Supt. G. B. Phillips will . ay
for a few weeks vxcation at Trinity
N. C. Any information in regard to
school matters may be had by ad
dressing him there.