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i : " THE AMERICA 0 js V . 'f T 1S I. '-'. --' $4 3 i. -if .- 'l-'-i,!'-: ? 'a. CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT II I I J 1 I I I I II I . V II ft I I . I I I l II II w71 XV .1 rtl 7 nw ROWAN fTITTNTY V VOU 3. NO. 59. GENERALS HAIG AND PETAIN CONTINUE TO PUSH OFFENSIVE After Driving Intox the Hindenburg Line Sunday Morning Northwest of Bullecourt the British Resume Their Attack French Resume the Advance in the Champagne, Capture Trenches and Take 800 PrisonersAll Important Obser vation Posts in Hands of French. (By Associated Press.) General Haig and Petain are again pushing ahead their offensive in Northern France and today iboth re port new gains. After drivingi into the Hindenburg line along a mile front yesterday morning on the sector northwest of Bullecourt the British resumed the attack last evening and captured a support of trenches behind the posi tion Just taken- The firmness of the British hold on this section of the Hindenburg line is seriously threaten ing the Quent-iDrecourt switch pro tecting Douai is attested by the fail ure of the Germans . to cut General Haig's well maintained initiative and bit by bit the forces of Germans are giving ground. Not only did the British prove themselves able to hold the gains this morning against heavy counter at tadki? ibut were able to resume the offensive the same day and push further ahead, maintaining a second advance also aginst renewed coun ter . attacks. The .French resumed the advance in the Champagne and have struck northward . on the Moronzillieres heights. Several lines of German trenches were captured in these op erations and some 800 prisoners tak en. . , All important observation posts in this sectioa-of the front are now in French hands, facilitating their further advance in the drive calcu iated io flank the German salient-in ":the project toward Rheimsv . juernn vuKuonaon, may ai. ne Germans on the Arras front yester day 'maintained their position except in. tone demolished trench, evacuated according to plan turmg the British attacSa .Sunday on an 8 1-2 mile front, says the official statement issued to day by the German armyi headquar ters staff Wheat Deposed as Grain King. Chicago, May 21. 'Wheat was de posed today as the king of the grain trade and oats took first place for the time being. Pending expected action of Washington control of prices and exports wheat trading was virtually confined to liquidation of old con tracts and downward tendency to values. (After opeisng 3 to 10 cents lower with July at $2.30 to $2.33 and September at $2.14 prices rallied to nearly Saturday's finish and then un derwent a fresh sag to about 3 or 4 cents beneath that level. The Reports of Over Sunday Fighting With Bullecourt firmly in their pos session, the British troops are giving the Germans no chance for rest and have started another offensive with the idea of bringing their forces to the north of Bullecourt in alignment wit hthose within the village. Sunday saw Field Marshal Haig's men again strike the German line hard in this region and carry German positions over a front of more than a mile between Fontaine Lez Crois illes and Bullecourt and hold them, notwithstanding furious counter-attacks. The fighting here again was of a sanguinary character and the Brit ish war office reports that heavy cas ualties were inflicted on the Germans. Although London makes no mention of the fact, the Berlin war office re ports an offensive by the British along a 15-mile front, extending from the region of Acheville to Queant, which means that again .the entire front of the Drocourt-Queant switch line is be ing hammered. The army of the German crown prince continues ineffectually its ef forts to crack the French line along the Chemin des Dames. After a shell fire of great intensity by all calibres of guns, and not excepting asphyx iating gas projectiles, the Germans Sunday endeavored to come out of their trenches and attack in force. With their display of expert mark manship, however, the Frenchmen at most places held the Teutons to their trenches under a reciprocal ar tillery fire: Wherever the Germans were able to come into the open and dash toward the French trenches they were met with a withering fire and suffered heavy losses. Only at one place, northeast of Cerny, did they succeed, after the payment of a heavy price in killed and wounded in penetrating the French positions. At this point advanced elements on a front of about 200 yards were cap tured. Again comes news from the Rus sian front, that the Germans probably owing to the betterment of the in ternal situation in Russia have at tacked the Russian lines. Last week $1.50 A YEAR AND WORTH IT they essayed an offensive in the Vol hynia sector, but met with no marked success. Now the offensive has been switched to the north in the vicinity of Mitau, where they threw an at tack against the Russians, but were stopped by the fire of the Russian ar tillery. In Rumania there also has been the semblance of an attack against the, Russians east of Koveika, but here again the Teutons were dis persed by the Russian guns. North and east of Gorizia the Ital ian troops are continuing their suc cesses over the Austrians, either in fresh advances or in holding back counter-attacks launched with huge effectives. In the former region dense formations of the Austrians endeav ored to wrest from the Italians posi tions captured on the Vodic, but were driven back with sanguinary losses. A number of guns and large quanti ties of arms and ammunition were taken by the Italians. East of Gorizia" the Austrian lines were pierced in an attack by the Italians who took 524 prisoners. In Macedonia artillery duels and isolated infantry engagements con tinue. Still further hope for the,, solidar ity of Russia in the prosecuojfc pjf the war together with her allies was had from the public statements of three of her highest officials. "Russia, cannot hand down to f uufe genera tions a dishonored reputation,' saifl Premier Lvoff. "The country must speak its imperious woh ajuLjsend t3 army out. to &dhjt?'i ';. XV , "So Jtang asjl ani minister of jrar, lmefai,yjiiUft at a cjjunter-revoluSli possible,. "Our new regime has-for its soul complete union with the allies." ' Foreign Minister Tereschtenko, as serted that in free Russia there was no party capable of carrying on a propaganda in favor of a separate peace. WEDDING AT SPENCER. (By A. W. Hicks.) Spencer, May 21. Spencer was given a genuine surprise Sunday af ternoon when Mr. W. J. Neubling and Miss Mattie L. Haden were quietly married at the elegant home oiS Mr. and Mrs. Moses Holmes, the ceremony being performed by Rev. Luther Mar tin, the Presbyterian minister. Al though it was strictly an impromptu wedding the home was hastily and beautifully decorated for the occa sion. It was only last week that the wedding announcements were sent out and the marriage was expected in October. The groom, a son of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Nuebling, of Reading, Pa., is a civil engineer of exceptional ability, and has for the past year been in the service of the Aluminum Company of America at Badin where he met Miss Haden. He is greatly liked by all who know him. The bride is a daughter of the late Jas. N. Haden, of Salisbury, a sister rf Messrs. J. N. and J. D. Haden, of Spencer, and has a host of friends in this section. She has been making her home at Badin for the past year, and an acquaintance resulted in a marriage. Present to witness the ceremony were Mr. and Mrs Moses Holmes, Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Haden, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Haden and Master Jack Haden. . The young cople went at once to Badin and will take a bridal trip la ter. The body of Mrs. A. P. Kirkner, who died at her home in Spencer Sun day morning as a result of blood poi son, was sent to Charlotte today for burial. It was accompanied by the husband, children and other relatives. The fatal malady developed from the picking of a pimple on the face only a few days ago and blood poison de veloped so rapidly that physicians could not check the trouble. Surviv ing is a hdsband, Mr. A. P. two young children and a Mrs. M. C. Whitman, of Quarrq. Kirkner, mother, Granite N. C. COAST ARTILLERY TO MOBILIZE JULY 15. Raleigh, May 21. Orders for mobilization of the North Carolina Coast Artillery July 15th were received by the Ad; jutant General's office today from the War Department. The artillery will be .called to the colors ten days before the time set in the call for infantry and other Units. TWO AMERICAN NURSES ARE AMERICAN SHIP SAILING FOR Misses Edyth Ayers and Helen Fragments of Shells Which Accident Occurred Sunday KILLED IN THE WAR British Estimates Show That the Death Toll is Heavy and the Whole Loss is Frightful. London, May 19. The number of men killed in the war. thus far was estimated at 7,000,000 by Arthur Henderson, member of the war coun cil, in an address today at Richmond. He estimated the total casualties of the war to 'be in excess of the popula tion of the United Kingdom. (The population of the United Kingdom, according to the census of 1911, was 46,370.580.) Mr. Henderson said that after near ly three years of military effort which was unprecedented there was no im mediate prospect of cessation of hos tilities. The severe character of the war and its prolongation tempted some persons to asfki why peace should not be attempted Iby other means. He would tell them, he said, it was because the challenge thrown down iby Germany in 1914 still held good. The lust of world domination which dictated the policy of aggressive mili tary action on the part sof German continued to ibe supported by the Ger man emperor and his Prussian ad visers. Until Ihe great act of libera tion had been full achieved the allies could not falter. RETURNS FROM FUNERAL. Mrs.. T. P. Josnston's Cousin, Charles W. Frew, Dies at Rock Hill, S. C, of Paralysis. Mrs. T. P. Johnston has returned from Rock Hill, S. where she at tended the. funeral and burial of her cousin, Mr. Chas. W. Frew, -who . died of paralysis. Mr. FrfW was known to a .number .of the older- citizens of Salisbury. The funeral was. held Sunday mornirfg . and Mrs. Johnston went to Rock Hill J Saturday after noon by automobile, returning Sun day night. SEVEN MU SALISBURY, NORTH CAROLINA, .TUESDAY, MAY, 22, 1917 4- THE POOR ORPHAN Woods of Chicago Standing Flew Back After Hitting the and Dead Bodies Came In to An (By Associated Press.) New York, May 21. Two Ameri can nurses, members of an ambulance unit on their way to France for active service, were killed on Doard an Am erican steamer when a piece of a shell fired by a naval gun ricocheted from the water, and scattered among a group, of nurses and surgeons. Three other nurses were injured. Washington Learns, or Accident. Washington, May 2tt The two Red Cross nurses on the American steamer referred to in the above dis patch were Edyth Ayers and Helen Woods, both- of Chicago, and they were attached to base hospital No. 12. The navy department official dispatch- gave no details of the accident other than the nurses were killed by fragments from one of the liner's guns. This is taken to dispose of the first report that they had been struck by shell ricocheting from the- water, and indicating they were killed as a result of same sort of gun accident. Sailed Saturday, Returning in Mourning. iNew York, May 21. The steam ship on which the two Red Cross nurses were killed, sailed on last Sat urday for Europe and today returned to an American port with her flags at "half mast, bringing the dead nurses and the injured ones. These brought aboard and the ship will depart at an unnamed time. The accident happened on Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. The gun Probably rain fair. tonight; Tuesday 1 KILLED ON AN FRENCH FRONT on the Deck Were Killed by Water-Ship Sailed Saturday, American Port This Morning! at the stern , of the ship was being used. An explanation made by one of the officers of the ship said that when a shell struck the water at a distance of 175 feet from the vessel the centrifugal force caused ibits of steel to fly back on board the ship. . One of the ship's officers was stand ing by the side of the two nurses and was uninjured. DREDGE BOAT BURNED. Mr. Mark P. JVloore Gets Word of Loss of Valuable Dredging Outfit at Monroe, Georgia. Mr. Mark P. Moore, ofthis city, received a telegram late Sunday af ternoon notifying him of the destruc tion by fire at a point near Monroe, Georgia, of one of his valualble dredge boat outfits. Mr. Moore left last night for that place. He estimates his loss at about $14,000, provided the de struction was total. No insurance was carried on the outfit. Mr. . Moore operates dredging out fits at various places and at present has these in operation at points in Florida and North Carolina. A part of the time his headquarters have been at Monroe, Ga., and her he had a large outfit. iSunday afternoon between 4 and 5 o'clock Mr. Charlie Bost, a young man of the county, was seriously in jured when an automobile driven iby Crawford Kenerly ran into him, the accident talking place at the inter section of Main and Bank streets. Mr. Kennerly was going up Main street and had proceeded to turn in to Bank when a motorcycle driven by Mr. B. J. Yost with Mr. Bost riding on the rear came out of Bank "street.. Young; Bost saw there was going to be a collision and jumped from the wheel and was struck by the automo bile, an Overland car which Mr. Ken nedy had some prisoners taking them to the chain gang. The car ran over the young man's left leg and broken it up pretty bad. He was taken to a physician's office and given attention an later removed to the sanatorium It' is said it may be possible to am putate, the . injured member. $1.50 A YljANty WORTH. IT 4 CO. AGRICULTURAL BOARD TO ORDER CAR OF 30,000 CMS Much Fruit and Vegetables Will be Canned in Rowan said Girls' Canning Clubs, and Others Will be Supplied With Receptacles at Cost Seven Tomato Glubs Formed in Qne Week Urging Purchase of Home Canned Goods. The newly created , County Board of Agriculture met in the assembly room in, the Community Building this morning at 10 o'clock with President J. S. Hall presiding an4 thirty mem bers of the (board present, - all sec tions of the country ibeing represent ed by both men and women. - Mrs. J. H. Henly, in charge of the Home Demonstration Work, made an interesting and encouraging talk. She reports having organised since last Tuesday seven , worn en! tomato clubs. Reports coming in from the differ ent townships indicate' that 15,000 cans are wanted. fey the farm women; and it is estimated that fully 20,000 will be used by the 10 or more club girls. To meet this demand the or ganization of the County Board of Agriculture will at once, place an or der for a minimum car f 30,000 cans, and these cans upon arrival will be delivered from the car at once. These cans come through the Department of Agriculture and cannot be had for speculative purposes. AMP SITES LOCATED. -Washington, May 21. A second training camp sight was designated by the war department in Atlanta today, peaking the second for that city. It was officially announced that Columbia had been selected ae one of the sites for 8Uc aHCSm In addi tion to this the flepmmeiu bag es ignated a- site fraeeivrille and Amitville,, Long' Island. SETTLEMENT SOON REACHED. New York, May 21.-nA settlement is expected this week between the National conference of the railways and the head of the four brother-' hoods in all points at issue over put ting the 8 hour day into operation, it was announced today. The confer- ence has weeks. been in session for two HOTEL WILL CUT MENU. New York, May 2L -On a food conservation basis a "war menu" will be placed before patrons of the big New York hotels as soon as' can be arranged by the hotels. This an nouncemeni was maae loaay oy noiei Men's Association. The number of courses for diners and banquets will be reduced and the most expensive dishes will be elminated entirely. SELLING LIBERTY BONDS. Netw York, May 21.- A volunteer force of five hundred salesmen started out to canvas the financial district for subscribers to the "Liberty Bonds." At the same time the big retail stores started out to sell a $50 bond to every man, woman and child in New York city. In each store a salesman will be stationed to sell the bonds from a booth. In a majority of the stores the arrangements is made for the clerks to buy the bonds on the installment plan. ELKS WILL NOT PARADE. Boston, May 21. The customary parade of the Elks will not be a fea ture of the meeting this year. The Exalted Ruler has written to the con vention committee approving of its plan to dispense with the parade, and suggests that instead the convention give its attention to considering means of helping in a patriotic way. SOUTHERN BAPTIST ARE ABOUT THROUGH. New Orleans, May 21. Delegates to the Southern Baptist convention, which has been in session ' here since the 16th, are planning to leave to night following an adjournment of the convention.. Many delegates left last night as most of the important business had been attended to.. A pa triotic and prohibition mass meeting is fixed for tonight. IRELAND'S FUTURE GOVERN-v-'; MENT. London, May 21. It was anonunc ed by Premier ,Lloyd George in the House of Comma? today that the government proposed to summon im mediately a convention of represen tative Irishmen in Ireland to submit to the British parliament a constitu tion for the future government of Ireland. DESTROYING SPAIN'S SHIPS. New York, May 21.-Jame F. Case, an American business man who arrived . today oh a; steamship 'from LATE BULLETINS PRICE TWO CENTS A resolution was passed at the meeting today asking all organised bodies, merchants, wholesale men and housewives to insist upon asking for home canned goods. This res.bluiiJT was (brought forth from the fact tht there will- be an abundant peach crop this year and the women are going to can much of this crop. This mat ter will be tafken up Iby the proper committee of the agricultural organiv zation. y There was brief general discussion of several matters haying to dowith " the food proh-lem as it relates to Row an county in particular. Much inter est was manifested and those present showed that they were in earnest in planning and urging larger food crops in: Rowan and the conservation of all food possible for the coming winter. Those present were repre sentative farmers and farm women from various sections of the county and they were here for business. The meeting adjourned to assemble again at the call of the President. Qpain, said one-sixth of that coun try's merchant marine had been de stroyed by submarine and that Span ish shipyards wereunable to replace the losses. " f . SEAL,; .RECRUITING , TRAIN. Chicago, May 21 A special niV' reWDitine. train -wxjmZjanm. foaled railway of Cldewtftty One car followed after the battleship Pennsylvania while others acrried models of submarines and submarine chastrs. A fourth was used as re cruiting office. A one-pound gun was fired t intervals and stops were made at every station. DECIDED AGAINST RAILROADS. Washington, May 21 Federal laws prohibiting railroads giving free passes, the Supreme Court today , de cided, do not! exempt tnem from liabi lity to livt stock attendants injured while traveling on "drover's pass," is sued under the "unitorm live stock contract. The court affirmed a ver dict for $1,500 secured by W. C. Chat ham, of Hertford, N. C, agairat the Norfolk-Southern Railway. PRESBYTERIANS VOTE TO v 'UNITE. . . Dallas, Texas, May 21. The Pres byterian General Assembly in the United States of America in session here today voted unanimously in fa vor of the reunion of the two branch es, the Northern and Southern. A copy of the resolution was ordered sent to the Southern Assembly now in session in Birmingham. . RAISE NEGRO RElGMIENTS. Raleigh, May 21. Thos. P. Cheat ham, former congressman from the 2nd district, now superintendent of the negro orphanage at Oxford, to day transmitted to ' the . adjutant general's office an offer from the ne gro citizens of Vance, Franklin and Granville counties to organize a regi ment of negro troops for active ser vice. ' ORANS COUNTY FARMER KILLED. Durham, May 21. Lee Laws, a. farmer residing ten miles northeast of Hillsboro, was snot and killed Sunday with a pistol said to have been held by PhiL Lee, a relative. The weapon was discharged while being cleaned and the ball penetrated Lee's right breast. DON ATES AMBULANCE. Durham, May 21George W. Watts, a Durham millionaire, an nounced yesterday at a patriotic Mass meeting here that ne and Mrs. John Sprunt Hill would provide funds for a Red Cross ambulance..' The meet ing was attended by more than 2,000 people. WOULD TAX COTTON. Washington, May 21, A proposed amendment to the war revenue bill by repreeentatrre Moore, of Penn sylvania, to tax raw cotton $2.50 a bale was ruled out on a point of or der in the Bouse today after, pro longed, and hjeated debate. , , Mr. Richard Roberts, of Pensaeo la, Floridais in the city the guest oi bis sister, Mrs. Charles Price on North Fulton street. -m ', J 1' V '1; - f i -? OA -
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