YADKIN VALLEY HERALD, SALISBURY, N. C, MAY 31, 1918.
IMPORTANT RIDGE
ilG EXERCISES
T,
DESTROY HOSPITAL
OF HIGH SCHOOL
AGE TWO
DIED IN THE FLAMES
ALLIES MEETING
THE HUN THRUST
SBoioo
AKErTBY HUNS
Huns Attack from South of Chem-in-des-Dames
and Push on
Across the River Ainse.
MASSED GREATEST NUMBER
TROOPS AGAINST FRENCH
French Troops Make Counter At
tack Which Was Progressing
Well When Report Came.
(By the Associated Press)
The Germans attacked south from
Chemin-des-Dames and after carry-
ing that important ridge in their
operations in new offensive yesterday
have pushed rapidly on and effected ,
a crossing of tlie Ainse river between
Vailly and Berry-au-Bac. This rep
resents a front of nearly twenty miles
along which the armies, of the Crown
Pric? engaged in the great drive
ccr :s;d the Ainse. In addition they
lr-ivo apparently pushed in points
com? distance south of the river and
striking for the river Veste,
-.' h parallels the Ains'e along the
;.tcr part of thi sfront at an av-
s distance of about five miles.
Th3 Veste at the most southerly point
at this sector is approximately ten
miles from the German point of de
parture but the German penetration
is apparently considerably shorter
than this depth.
The battle is continuing fiercely
along the Ainse front today, the brunt
of it being borne by the French be
fore whose lines tere was seemingly
the e-reatest concentration for the en-
er.r effort. The French communica-1
tion is excellent in this sector and the 1
probability is that reserves are being i
sreedily sent up to the threatened
'tnts to place before the Germans a
iOtce that can effectively withstand
The British when the battle start
ed were apparently holding a line of
approximately 12 miles !kng between
Bermicourt seven miles northwest of
Rheims and CrannoeOe, across the
Ainse to the northwest of the line,
striking the Ainse at about midway
this distance near Berry-au-Bac.
There are no indications that the Brit
ish right flank has been materially
effected by the shock. The left flank
felt the effect of the impact upon the
French front further west where the
crossing of the Ainse was forced and
the British west flank was obliged to
fall back in conformity.
The British line which runs to the
west of Barry-au-Bac is now whaJJy
to the south of the Ainse, according
to the indications in today's; official
statements.
The German attack in Flanders
was evidently a Subsidary affair, not
even on the scale of former previous
offensive movements there, although
there was extremely heavy concentra
tion of troops for the limited front
attacked. , The French bore the brunt
cf this blow and repulsed it without
the loss of scarcely any ground, the
Germans succeeding in pushing in
something like oaly half mile south of
Dickebusche lake, ' aobut four miles
southwest of Ypres. This morning
the British and French made counter
attacks in this sector, which was pro
gresing well at latest advjes and
promised to turn the whofle German
effort on the northely front to com
plete failure and which had cost th&
enemy heavily .
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ABESENT MEN MUST REGISTER.
Provist Marshal General Crowder Is
sues Orders for Registration of Men
Who Are Away From Their Homes.
(By the Associated Press)
Washington, May 29. Provost
Marshal .General Crowder today no
tified draft subjects away from home
that they must register with the local
board ini whose jurisdiction they are
sufficiently in advance of June 5th to
enable these boards to send certifi
cates to their home boards by that
date. Registration is completed at
the office of the home board.
Sarah Bernhardt
Banishes HerWrinkles
without effort or trouble. When the
most famous woman in the world can
successfully defy Times's ravages and
retain her beautiful youth and charm,
though over three score and ten, the
method used should be interesting to
any woman who necd3 such aid. Read
what Mme. Bernhardt says :
"The Evanola Cream attracts most
particularly my attention, not only for
its qualities for use on the toilet table
but also for its medical properties.
"Evanola is very agreeable. to the
taste and has a very beneficial effect
lot the Throat and fortifies the Vocal
.Cords. I will U3C Evanola and will
r.lways recommend it with pleasure on
aScpunt f its real merits. Receive,
gcntlecienmy compliments.
SARAH BERNHARDT."
Evanpla Cream allays all irritations,
corrects all bad affects of cosmetics, .
face bleaches or clogging powders.
Evanola js FIRST AID afterex
ppsure to wind or weather. Beautifies
the complexion and clarifies the skin,
giving it that exquisite tone which is
the glory of youth. Ask your druggist
for a small amount of Evanola Cream.
German Airmen Drop Bombs
Aimed at American Hospital
Threatening Wounded,
FUNERAL SERVICES ON
WHILE THE BOMBS FLL
The Huns Also Get in a Few Shots
On Women and Children of
Paris With Long Gun.
With the American Army fn
France, May 27. (By the Associat
ed Press) What was a deliberat at
. "? '
tempt to wreck the American h6spit-
als n the rear or tne American line in
Picardy came on Sunday afternoon
when the Germans hurled
high explosives and gas shells within
a few yards of hospitals, fortunately
doing no damage.
By a coincident the bombardment
was going on just as a funeral ser
vice was being held over American
dead. Several shells fell near a fu
neral party but the ceremonies con
tinued uninterrupted.
The German attempt to carry the
warfare on American sick and
wounded ten days ago when the air
men circled around the location in
which it has long been known that
the American had a hospital estab
lished and dropped bombs. The raids
were similar to .those made recently
over the British hospitals when dam
are was done.
ITnch indignation was caused
among the soldeirs and civilians over
the rad and bombardment of last
Sunday. It was not the fault of the
Germans that those m the hospitals
were not killed and wounded as were
the British in the Flanders raid
The only-comment made by the sol
diers in the hospitals was that they
wanted to recover quickly so that they
could get back and at the Huns.
Brutes Kill More Innocent Women.
Paris, May 28. Four persons have
been killed and 14 injured by long
range attacks on Paris. One shell
burst on a crowded street in front of
a station. Three women were in the
act of entering a car. One was killed
and three others injured. Several
persons in the car were injured, in
cluding one child.
Hinderburg Troops Repulsed.
With the British Army in France,
May 27. (By the Associated Press.)
Von Hinderburg's troops thus far
have met with failure virtually at all
points in their attack . agpinst the
irench m the Locre sector. In the
early stages the enemy succeeded in
driving and defending positions at
some points, but counter attacks
threw the Geramns back at most A.
these places and the French virtual
ly re-established their lines.
Enemy Repulsed.
London, May 27. "On the Locre
Voormezeele front, the French
troops repulsed the enemy with great
loss." t
This announcement was contained
in Field Marshal Haig's official report
tonight.
Bombardment Violent Like That in
March.
London, May 27. The Reuter cor
respondent at headquarters in France
describes the German bombardment
was scarcely less violent than that
which heralded the German offensive
on March 21. Gas shells were em
ployed in great quantities and the
bombardment and infantry attack be
tween Sissons and Rheims were on a
more formidable scale than in FlandT
ers.
French-Troops Repulse Enemy With
Great Loss.
London, May 27. "On the Locre
Vormezelle front, the French troops
repulsed th eenemy wit hgreat loss."
This announcement was contained
in Field Marshal Haig's report to
night. The attack against the sector of
Berry-AunBac held by the British was
partly successful by reason of an in
tense bombardment by gas shells and
the use of tanks and after heavy
fighting the British on Ihe left were
pressed ack to prepared positions" con
stituting the second line.
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WOODMEN UNVEILING
SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
Rosewood Camp Woodmen of the
World to Unveif Monument Over
Grave, of Late Robert Blackwell.
Rosewood Camp No. 175 Woodmen
of the World will have an unveiling
ceremony next -Sunday afternoon at 4
o'clock at whic htime a monument will
be dedicated to the memory of the late
Robt. Blackwell, a deceased member
o fthis camp, in Chestnut Hill ceme
tery, this being with the ritualistic
services of the order. The address wlill
be delivered by Rev. M. M. Kinard, of
St. John's Lutheran church, a member
of the order.
At the same time thjj usua lmemorial
services will take place when flowers
will be placed on the graves of all
deceased Woodmen buried in this
cemetery.
ABOUT RHEUMATISM.
. Rheumatism causes -mere pain and
suffering thaw ;any otper' disease, for
the reason that it is the most common
of all ills, and it is certainly gratify
ing to sufferers to know (that there
is a remedy that will afford relief, and
make rest amd; sleep possible. It is
called Chamberlain's Liniment.
Columbia Hospital Loses a Frame
Building by Fire and in Flames
-dome of the Inmates Died.
RESCUED AND RETURNED TO
THE BUILDING AS IT BURNS
Fifteen Rescued But Returned to
a Horrible Death and Could
Not Be Held Back.
(By the Associated Press)
Columbia, S. C, iMay 29.Sixteen
patients at the South Carolina hos
pital for the insane perished in a fire
which destroyed a one story frame
structure on the grounds of the state
hospital early in the day.
Fifteen of the number were burned
to death in the building, having n!wiWl the Ambulance Corps following
back into the flames after they had
been rescued and brought to a place
of safety. The other dead man was
rescued a second time, but not until
he had been so severely burned that
he died a. few hours later. Four more
were more or less injured by burns.
There were forty-five patients m the
ward and it was with great difficulty
that they were rescued. The building
was an old one and fell an easy vic
tim to the flames which spread rapid
ly from -the first and were beyond con
trol before the rescuers could reach it.
The hospital authorities stated that
the patients were all removed to a
place of safety, but it was impossible
for them to be held back by the nurses
and attendants.
The origin of the fire' is unknown,
the only suggestion being that it or
iginated from defect electric wiring.
Hospital authorities refues to give
out any list of the casualties they say
on the advice of Governor Manning.
An investigation was begun at once.
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ITALY IN WAR.
(ArthurBribane in Washington Times,
24th)
This is the anniversay. of Italy's
entrance into the great war. Note
these facts, to the honor of the Ital
ian nation:
The war that will surely be won
would probably have been lost without
th help of Italy.
Italy entered the war at a dark
hour for the allies, just before the
great battle of the Marne.
It was a midnight telegram from
Italy that enabled the French to with
draw their cannon and men from the
French-Italian frontier knowing that
Italy would hold that frontier
These men and cannon released
from duty on the frontier between
France and Italy made posible the vic
tory of the Marne.
All the power of Prussia and Hun
gary has been held back since that day
ot Italy's entrance into the WAR BY
THE POWER OF ITALY.
The Italian frontier is the most dif
ficult to defend. Through Prussia's
treachery Italy was left with a frontier-wide
open on the day when Gari
baldi, broken hearted, was compelled
to abandon his victorious advance up
on Austria.
The world will not forget what Italy
has done for civilization in entering
this ' war Italy, the oldest fighting
civilization and mother of all that we
call civilization on the earth.
The President of the United States,
when the time comes to establish new
frontiers and new boundaries, and the
people of the United tSntes will re
member Italy's service in holding
back all the forces of Austria-Hungary.
When this war ends Italy's eastern
frontier should lie on the eastern side
of the Adriatic .with Italy in posses
sion of the harbors 'and the ports be
fore which Italy's eastern coast now
lies open to attack.
When France, England and Ger
many .were inhabited by savages and
this country unknown, Italy was a
great civilization of artists, lawmak
ers, great warriors and statesmen.
Italy today is a great civilization of
scientists and patriots of courage and
devotion to the world's democracy.
The nation that sent Christopher
Columbus across the ocean to this con
tinent, Gallileo across the ocean of
space, Marconi to annihilate distance,
and all those great geniuses to make
life. on this planet worth while, is now
concentrated upon the defense of
men's rights to live free.
This nation, so much indebted to
good Italian citizenship, will remem
ber always Italy's part in this war and
the honor due her.
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300 Hospital Casualties.
London, May 28. Andrew Bonar
Law, government leader in the House
of Commons, told the lower house of
parliament today that 300 casualties
to hospital cases had been caused py
the bombing of the British hospitals
in France by German aviators.
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To Investigate Cotton Markets.
(By the Associated Press)
Washington, May 28. Investiga
tion into the condition of the New
York and New Orleans cotton mark
ets, promised Senator Smith of South
Carolina by Secretary of Agriculture
Houston, will be made at once, Sena
tor Smith announced today.
More Than Twenty-three Thous
and Dollars Subscribed for
the Fund from Rowan.
ARTILLERY TEAM WON THE
RIGHT TO PERCH ON TOP
All Sections of the County Did
Fine in the Second Red Cross
Drive.
K
$23,481.80 tells the story of the
Red Cross Yfer FuBd Campaign in
Rowan county which closed last night.
It was the best and most successful
campaign ever waged in this county
and it is estimated something over
7.000 people contributed. The Heavy
! Artillery with Jake Wallace as cap
tain won out in the Men's Division
on their heels. $1,642.25 was secured
by the Artillery and $1,326.15 by the
Ambulance Corps. (Mrs. E. C. Greg
ory lead in the Women's Division with
$1,209.05 with Mrs. Gorman second,
$602.00. All of the teams did most
excellent work, and stayed right on
tlhe job. The Royal Arcanum gave
$50. The following is a summary of
the campaign:
Salisbury.
Men's Division 1
Women's Division
Salisbury Mill Employees
$6,894.48
4,547.22
1,246.10
303.00
128.00
62.65
1335.00
127.96
Kesler Mfg. Co. Employees
Vance Mill Employees
Yadkin Mill Employees
Soldiers' Memorial Church
(colored)
Mt. Zion Baiptist (colored)
Dixonville Blaptist (colored)
Church S"t. Presbyterian (col
ored )
Shady Grove Baptist (col.)
76.42
42.75
25.00
Total for Salisbury .. ..$13,460.58
County.
Salisbury $13,460.58
Spencer Shops 2,168.10
'Dooleemee 2,014.43
China Grove . .
Land is
Woodleaf . .
Rockwell
883.02
854.00
643.87
606.00
509.00
467.00
387.80
280.00
! Spencer
Mt. Ulla
Granite Quarry
Faith
East Spencer , 263.25
South River
206.00
Cleveland . . .
iUnion Church
Organ Church
Gold Hill . . .
Morgan . .
200.00
151.00
136.75
127.00
60.00
55.00
ev- uruea vun.
Grand Total $23,431.80
Since tlhe above report was made
$106.00 was brought in Iby Mr. W. A.
Brown's team, majliung the grand to
tal $23,587.80.
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Lexington, N. C, May 28. With the
agreement of counsel for both the
state and defense Judge W. J. Adams
this morning set Monday, June 3rd, as
the date on which the trial of J. Gra
ham Hege for the killing of J. F.
Deadrick will begin.
A special venire of 100 men was
drawn this morning from which to se
lect a jury. The delay necessary to
summon the jurymen from the wide
territory and the probability of hav
ing to run the trial over Sunday
brought about the postponment of the
trial. It will probably consume the
entire week.
LUTS m
PLASTERS DISCARDED
Cream of Mustard Used In Place of
Plasters or Liniments and
Doc3 Not Blister.
Thousands aro taking advantage of the
renerous offer made by The Cream of
Mustard Company of South Norwalk,
Conn., by sending for a jar of Cream of
Mustard, which is the most powerful ex
terna.1 ircparation--compounded. It la far
superior to mustard plasters, turpentine.
lard or any liniment on the market. It
relieves consrc.ition, inflammation and pain
almost instantly. It takes the placo of
plasters oc liniments for colds, pains and
aches.
It has produced wonderful results with
thousands afflicted with sore throat, ton-
silitls, stiff neck, neuralgia, congestion,
rheumatism, sprains, sore muscles, bruises
colds in the chest, bronchitis, croup, head
ache, lumbago, pains and ache3 of the
back or Joints r.nd chilblains.
Every household should have a Jar of
Cream .of Mustard in. Jtho medicine chest
fcr emergency. Ask your drussist; 25c
and 50c jars; hospital size 12. EO.
The Cream of Mustard Co., South Nor
lk. Conn. Adv.
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MURDER CASE
BEGIN
MONDAY
Twenty-Four Young Boys and
Girls Receive Diplomas and.
Medals Awarded,
A SPLENDID ADDRESS BY
PROF. H. H. WILLIAMS
Marshall Edgar La&e Wins Schol
arship Prize and Mary Julian
- Glover the Essayist Medal.
The commencement exercises of the
Salisbury schools came to a fitting
close Mon. evening when ttie graduat
exercises were held in the llis street
auditorium and were witnessed "by a
large and representative audience,'
friends of the school and of the mem
bers of the graduating class. Super
intendent T. W. Andrews presided and
seated on the rostum were twenty-
four young graduates, these being:
William Marius Bailey,
Julia Jane Bradshaw,
Anr-ie May Brown,
Roy Madison Casper, Statistician.
Robert Alexander Cathy, Lawyer.
Flora May Collett.
Raymond Dawson Coneley.
Miry Alva Earle.
Wilhelmina Louis Fulk, Secretary.
Mary Julian Glover, Historisiii.
Sarah Kathryn Gorman.
Gerald Giles Grubb, Poet.
Mary west-isennour.
Frank W. Kirk.
Marshal Edward Lake, President.
Ada Geneva Laws, Prophet.
Ruth Ola Leonard.
Thomas Glenn Murdock.
Pauline Kathryn Peeler.
Lena Trompson Ramsay.
Carrie Crawford Rideoutte.
Ruth Willard Rodgers.
Thomas Wallace Ross, Treasurer.
Ellen Summer McKinzie.
After the preliminaries the reading
of the representative essays was be
gun, the first by Raymond Dawson
Coneley, his subject being "Education
Does It Pay," and after hearing
this most excellent presentation of the
value of an education, as an invest
ment nnanciaiiy ana otherwise one
would hardly presume to contend that
an education did not pay. The second
essay was by Lena Thompson Ram
say on "Camouflage," and through
this most able paper this brierht
young woman told of some of the
things that had been camouflaged
and how it had been done, paying hei
respects to the German spy system
and how the people of the United
States had been camouflaged uncon
sciously in ye,ars past by German in
trigue. Not t only this but this new
phrase was applied in many otherl
- a
ways ana its workings shown. The
third essay by Mary Julian Glover,
whose subject was "It Can Be Done,"
and Miss Glover really proved that
there was no such thing as "Can't."
She backed her asertions and conten
tions by numerous recalls of events
and happenings and successes that had
bsen made possible through the
strong will and determination that "it
can be done."
As soon as-the essays had been de
livered the judges retired to an ad
joining office to make up their ver
dict, which was later announced hv
Superintendent Andrews. He read thej
wiLLen decision or tne three judges
which showed that the three essays
were so equal in merit and delivery
that it was impossible to pick ai
particular one as the winner How
ever, it was finally decided to award
the Frank R. Brown essay nedal to
Miss Mary Julian Glover, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Glover and Su
perintendent Andrews presented this
gold medal to the winning young lady
m a most happy manner.
me ooyaen scnoiarsnip prize
which this year was a war savings
stamp and which has for years been
donated by Mr. A. H. Boyden, went to
Marshal Edgar Lake, this presenta
tion being made by Mayor Walter H
Woodson, who not only congratulated
young Lake but every member of the
graduating class and also the super
mtendent and instructors of the
schools.
ine laaaress ot the evening was
made by Prof. H. H. Williams, of tne
University of North Carolina. It was
full of philosophy and was one dealing
with the situation as it exists in the
world today. Prof. Williams said that
when this war was over there would
be a need, a call and a demand for the
best and that was in us as a people,
that the young people of today would
tace new problems and new conditions
But with it all it would be an oppor
tune time to do good to mankind and
to make the world safe, for democracy
and that also democracy must be made
safe for the world. Prof. Williams'
address was one suited to the occasion
but it was a talk that wquld have been
of benefit to every professional man,
every business man and every labor
ing man, if these could have heard it.
Incidentally the politician got a rap
but it was delivered in a fair and fear
less manner. It was a fine, thought
ful appeal, earnest and helpful.
Before the close Superintendent
Andrews made several announcements
in which he took occasion to tell of the
fine work done by the school children
in the tpuroahes of thrift and war sav
ings stamps, showing that they had
raised over $10,000 and that nearly
every grade was 100 per cent strong
on this. He also told of the contribu
tions of several hundred dollar to the
xvcu uiubs ana Army i. m. JJ. A. m
addition to the purchase of several
And fffany Eleventh Hour Sub-
SciSptins arp Pouring in and
Are Yet to oe xaDuiaieu.
LIBERAL RESPONSE IS AN
ANSWER HUN OFFENSIVE
Attack on. Re4 Cross Hospital by
Gentian Airmen Fairly ShpoK
the Dollars from the People,
(By the Associated Press)
WaRhdnston. May 28.-With the
eleventh hour subscriptions yet to be
tabulated the great outpouring of
Amercan dollars to the second Ked
Cross war fund early today totalled
$144,000,000, an over-subscriptiprt of
$440Q0,00O in the week's campaign
ending last night.
Officials today predicted that the
total migh approached the $150,000,
000 mark. The over-subscHntion was
much larger than that of the first
$100,000000 last year and is taken as
an aswer to he resumption of the
German offensive and as a nation-wide
cpndemnation of the bombing last
week of Red Cross hospitals by Ger
man airtnen, as well as by indication
of the great realization by the Amen
can people as to the value of the Red
Gross;
Washintgon, vM'ayi 27. (Germany's
challenge to frightuflness in France
has been answeied by the American
people with an outpouring of $133,
366,630 for the second war" mercy
fund of the Red Cross. This was an
over-subscription of 33,306,630, with
returns still coming in from some uis-
tricts late last night.
Greater New York, which earlier in
the night had reported only $27,0O0-
000, turned in final subscriptions at
midnight of $33,343,730. The Atlan
tic division outside of Greater New
York, and the Pennsylvania .and
mountain divisions, also reported sub
stantial increases after the first totals
were made public.
Every Red Gross division except the
central and every &tate in the union
except Illinois went over its quota.
The foreign division rolled up the
greatest percentage against its quota
Potomac division, ($5,300,207).
District of Columbia, 1,091,-00.
Maryland, $1,781,282.
Virginia, $1,508,828.
West Virginia, $929,049.
Southern division ($4,387,621).
r'ionda, $568,945.
Georgia, $1,000,551.
North Carolina, $825,477.
South Carolina, $870,000.
Tennessee, $1,122,648.
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ROCKWELL NEWS.
Crescent (Council No. 184, Jr. O. U.
A. M., decorated tJhe graves of their
deceased at Organ and Lowerstone
cemeteries last iSunday afternoon and
conducted alppropriate exercises.
There will be an ice cream supper
at the home of John M. Bost next
Saturday night. The public is cor
dially invited.
Harvest will soon be here.
'Mr. John Barger of near Organ
church died Thursday, May 22. Mr.
Barger had1 been failing in health for
some time, but had been in serious
condition for the past two weeks pre
ceding his death. He was 68 years
old, and leaves besides his widow, one
brother, one daugftiter and four grand
children, and a host of friends.
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After the banana, the potato has al
ways been depended on as one of the
staple food crops of the Canary Is
lands. hundred dollars' worth of Liberty
bonds as a present to the school.
Mr. A. H. Boyden then made a pa
triotic appeal to the children, as well
as the older people present, urging
conservation of food and especially
.wheat, he also urged the children to
keep lip their good work in the pur
chase of war savings stamps during
the summer.
. The commencement then came to a
close .with the singing of "America,"
it having proven one of the most
succesfsul and most enjoyable and
happy of the Salisbury schools.
The chief marshals were Helen
Morgan and Charles Reisner and their
assistants were- Susie Henderlite,
Laura Maupjn, Emily Snider, Mar
garet Walker, Dorothy Yancy, James
Kern, Bernie Kesler, Gladstone Koh
loss, Brown Lyeriy and Howard Re
pas. Another "Monday feature of the
commencement exercisesi was the class
day exercises held at the Ellis street
auditorium yesterday afternoon, these
forming a jnost interesting and pleas
ing part of the three-day program.!
I here was a larsre crowd out to wit
ness this part of the commencement.
Colored School Hold Exercises.
TSie bag feature of the commence
ment of the colons public schools of
the city iwas the ninth grade gradua
tion exercisesi held in tbj Community
Building Monday night, and at which
time the auditorium was taxed to its
capacity. , ,
The program consisted of music re
citation and several jsiiort addresses.
The pupils of the colored schools ac
quitted themselves in splendid style
and showed fine training at the hands'
of their instructors. Through these
exercises, as those of the white
schools, there was a spirit of natriot-
ism shown.
British Line FaUs Back at One
Place and Inflicts Costly
Losses on Germans.
AMERICAN AIRMEN POUR
BULLETS IN HUN TRENCHES
British and French Troops Launch
Counter Attack on 1'landers
' Frost East of the Lakes.
(By the Associated Press)
London, May 28. The Germans
have forced a pasasge of the
Aisn river and the British line fell
back some on the left flank, the war
office announced this morning.
The British were under severe preff
smre yesterday on the Flanders front
and the severe fighting continues to
day. The fighting on the Lys front
was continued today.
The Germans are making severe at
tacks all along the Aisne front.
British and French Launch Counter
Attacks.
With the British Army in France,
Mav 28. British and French troops
have -launched a counter atack on the
Flanders -front east of Dickerbusch
lakes. The attack began well and if
it is successful it will make the assault
of the enemy on yesterday a costly
failure.
In yesterday's attack in Flanders
between Locre and Vooremezeele the
Germans are believed to have used
four divisions on one point measuring
6,000 yeards. The enemy were pun
ished so severely that the French on
their right flank did not get in close
touch with them.
Meaning pf German Attacks.
With the French Army, May 27
Whether the German attack in the
Amien region is made with the object
of drawing out the allied reserve
cannot be gathered at this time. On
the front between left flank the attack
seemed to have been made to imply
great effort on the part of the enemy
to capture territory in order to claim
victorious progess immediately after
the start and thus improve the mor
ale o fthe German publTe.
Both British and French troops are
fighting with the greatest energy and
bravery, the officers and men working
together in absolute harmony.
American AirMen Assist French,
With the American Army in France,
May 27. A number of American air
planes Jate this afternoon assisted
the frenc) infantry in fighting: near
Pcjit-au-Mosson. Swooping1 dowR ov
er the German lines the AmeitSans
poured an avalanche of bullets into
the enemy trenches.
Americans Bombard Every Trench.
Paris, May 28. The Germans last
night crosesd the Ainse between' Berry-au-Bac
and Vailly, it is officially
renounced. The battle continues
fiercely between the Vesle and the
Ainse rivers.
Paris, May 28. The Germans last
night to raid Pairs. They dropped
bombs in the suburs but wereprevent
ed from fling over the city.
W S S :
DISTRICT CONFERENCE IN JULY
Salisbury District Methodists to Meet
at Concord This Year.
Dr. J. C. Howe, presiding elder of
the Salisbury district, Methodist, has
just announced that the district con
ference will be held with (Central
church at 'Concord, an3 the date is
July 24, 25 and probably the 26th.
At a quarterly conference held last
nigiht First church elected delegates to
the district conference as follows:
'A. L. iSmoot, G. W. -Whitlook, M. L.
Jac.-on, A. R. Lazeriby; Alternates:
Dr. 'J H. Newman, H. Simpson, M.
G. McOurdy, and A. S. Jones.
Besides jthese J. C. Kesler, lay leader
of the charge, P. N. Peacock, record
ing steward, and, T. F. Hudson, dis
trict lay leader, will be in attendance
from First church.
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