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VOLUME XXIII
(Tuesday)
WARRENTON, N. C, TUESDAY, JULY 16, 1918
(Friday)
Number 57
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Germans In Strong
Offensive on the
Sector Held By
Americans Meet
Foe Worthy Of
Their Steel.
With the American Army on the
Marne, July 15. A strong American
nnunter-attack south of the river bend
completely upset the Germans, who
broke in retreat. The American
troops drove the enemy back all the
way to the railway skirting the
Marne in the region southwest of
Jaulgonne. This position is now be
ing held.
In the counter-attack many pris
oners were taken. They include a
major, two captains and 400 men, so
far counted.
The French general commanding the
group of armies on this sector sent
a congratulatory message this after
noon to the American general com
manding the! forces which beat back
the enemy.
At 5 o'clock this evening the Ger
mans wee heavily shelling the Amer
ican forces, but were getting shell
for shell in return, and their fire
seemed to be diminishing. The Vaux
district is comparatively rcalni now.
On the American right heavy fignc
ing is in progress. American ma
chine gunners along the river assisted
materially in breaking up the early
boche plans for, they, stuck to their
posts and poured deadly streams of
bullets into the enemy and only with
drew when their guns were so hot
thev could not be fired. One group
of machine gunners happened to be
in a place where the Garnans were
anxious to erect a bridge, but their
efforts were fruitless. The American
bullets' piled up the German dead on
the opposite side of the river every
time the enemy started to cross.
South of Jauglonne the enemy
crossed the Marne this morning on
six pontoon bridges hurriedly thrown
over the stream and masses of in
fantry swarmed forward. The artil
lery constantly had the bridges un
der the heaviest Ire and at least two
direct hits were made, two of the
bridges being blown up.
After sharp artillery work, Ger
man troops advanced behind a great
smoke cloud, which completely ob
scured them for a time from view.
The low visibility also aided the ene
my in his operations.
The fighting continues with fierce
intensity in this district while the
battle rages with equal ferocity on
the right, where the French" are re
ported to haved elivered a smashing
blow against the enemy. From this
section of the battle front it appears
that the German offensive at least
for the time being, has been badly
shattered.
The Americans now command the
liver front at the bend. At the left
of the bend, the famous German 10th
division has made repeated attempts
all day to cross, but all assaults have
1 been smashed by the splendidly di
rected fire of the American gunners,
and not a single German had succeed
ed in getting over at this point up to
9 o'clock tonight.
The, Day's War Story. .
The expected renewal of the Ger
man opensive in France has begun.
Fierce battles are in progress on both
sides of the famous cathedral city of
Rheims, which since the last offensive
along the Marne has stood the apex
of a sharp salient into the German
line.
West of Rheims the Germans with
the pressure of large numbers of
troops, the unleasing of which was
Preceded by a veritable hail of high
explosives and gas shells; have been
enabled To cross the Marne at several
places. -
On 65 Mile Front.
East of the city, however, thev haw
been held for the smallest of gains
by the tenacious resistance of the
the two battle fronts aggregate about
sixty-five miles in length.
American troops are fighting val
iantly on the sectors they have been
holding and at two points have met
with notable success. At Vaux they
not alone broke down a violent at
tack by the enemy, but drove him
back several hundred yards and only
returned to their former positions
when the advnee of the Germns south-
est of Chateau Thierry across the
Marne made the reoccupation of their
trenches of strategic value.
Americans Drive Back Enemy.
Encouraging
New Phases In
Russia and Siberia
Along the Marne, between the town
of Fossoy and the river Surmelin,
where the Germans crossed the
Marne, the Americans in a strong
counter-attack forced back the enemy
to the right bank of the stream. At
other points along the river they used
to the greatest advantage their ma
chine guns against enemy elements
which were crossing the river on pon
toon briges, killing or wounding many
of them. ;In the counter attack near
Fossoy between one 'thousand 'and
fifteen" hundred Germans were made
prisioner by the Americans. The cap
tured contingents included a com
plete brigade staff. The French gen
eral 'irf i command on-this sector; sent
a congratulatory message to the gen
eral in command of the American
troops. j
The Germans in addition to their
tremendous expenditure of explosive
land gas 'shells used numerous tanks
against the lines of the defenders and
ialso obened with numerous naval guns
! bombardments of towns and cities far
behind the battle line, dropping upon
them shells from 10 to 12 inch pieces.
Washington, July 16. Althvgh
overshadowed ty the tremendous ie-
elopements on the Western front the
situation in Russia and Siberia is
daily presenting new phases.. At, no
less than three widely seperate points
have the opposition to the Soviet
Government greatly strengthened
their positions, thus heavily taxing
the inadequate military machine of
the Bolsheviki.
On the shores of the Artie and
White Seas, the small international
entente force which has been holding
the railroad terminals at Kola and
Murmansk has been considerably re
inforced and is understood to be ad
vancing southward along the railroad
toward Vologda and Moscow. It -is
admitted nflfifiallv thtat there are
some American sailors and marines
in the neighborhood of Kola but it is
not known that they are participating
in this southward movement and it is
doubted whether in the absence of
special instructions, they would do so,
unless it were necessary as a defen
sive measure.
Finns Refuse To Fight For Germans
Reports from reliable sources in
Sweden indicate a surprising change
of sentiment among the Finnish peo-
nle toward their German-controlled
government, making it impossible' for
that government to raise any volun
teer trnnns to attack'the- entente . force
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on the line of the Kola-Moscow ran
road. This has greatly relieved the
minds of officials who realize that this
railroad could be held only by a very
large force if attacked from Finland.
Cutting off communication that way
would greatly endanger the position
of the entente forces on the Mur
mansk coast when winter comes.
. W.S.S.
iberal Allowances Govern Dis
tribution of Sugar When It Is
To Be Used for Canning Purposes.
MUST SUBSTITUTE !
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61 COLORED MEN
GO TO CAMP DIX
ENTRAIN HERE WEDNES
DAY FOR CAMP DUTY
Call Goes Through Order Num
ber 1656, Giving Warren Coun
ty Over Two Hundred Colored
Troops.
The Probable Objective of New Of
fensive.
Paris, July 15. Henri Bido ,
military critic of the Journal des De
bats, discussing the objective of the
Germans says:
"There can be no doubt ; the ' enemy
seeks to maneuver by his left on Cha
lons. It is evident that if he held
Chalons he
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J would make the Rheims district dif
'ficult to defend, and would form on
the Marne a base for further opera
tions. .
"Hence, the open movement may
be considered one of those wing move
ments which are necessary as a pre
face to definite operation against
Paris."
Hon. B. B. Williams
Speaks At Norlina
Paris, July 15. In the desperate
fighting which is reported in the of
communication from the war
office tonight the American troops
given the credit for driving back tne
Germans who had succeeded in cross-
ing the Marne soutnwe&i i ur'
In the long sector between Dormans
a PhAims. Franco-Italian troops
, are reported to be resisting the Ger
man assault valiantly, ana eat
Rheims the enemy has met whatsis
characterized as "an irreducible de-fence."
On last Friday evening, July 12th,
Mr T5. B. Williams, of Warrenton,
made a splendid talk before the Board
of Trade. Mr. Williams' address to
the members present and other Nor
lina citizens urged co-operation with
the Board of Trade, pointing out the
vnfnp of the organization to the com
munity. He reviewed the history of
the town, and his talk was interest
in a- instructive, helpful.
Mr. R. S. Register, Secretary of the
Rnarrl of Trade, following Mr. Wil
liams made a few remarks with ref-
prnnce'to the work of the Board and
expressed a desire to increase the
membership to 200 or more, emDrac-
ino- pverv citizen of the town, and an
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iiin to "make Norlma grow.
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After the meeting, the ladies oi me
Norlina Branch A. R. C. sold ice cream
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Inquires to County Food Adminis
trator W. G. Rogers indicate that a
number of good housewives do not
throughly understand the regulations
governing the use of sugar for can
ning and preserving purposes, and
some have thought they would be com
pelled to abandoned further canning
and preserving. They have been un
der the impression that only 25
pounds for" each household was avail
able for this purpose.
'It is the very earnest desire of the
Food Administration that the largest
possible quantity of fruit be saved
through canning, preserving, drying
or evaporation," today declared Mr.
W. G. Rogers to a Warren Record re
porter.' "Naturally in the face of a
sugar shortage there is a remarkable
increase in the drying and evaporat
ing of fruits. Also the Food Admin
istration is urging as its motto, 'Max
imum canning with minimum sugar,'
and Mrs. Jane S. McKimmon, head of
home demonstration work in North
Carolina, recommends the use of only
one pound for 16 quarts of fruits. If
additional sugar is necessary it can
be added when the fruit is eaten. At
that time .the sugar situation will no
doubt be much easier.
"No household is allowed to have
more than 25 pounds of sugar during
the season for canning and preserving
except with the approval of their
County Food Administrator; How-
ever, all county- food administrators
have- beetv instruited by iFood- Admin
istrator Henry A: Page to be -very
liberal in the exercise of the discretion
that is given them in this matter and
there is no reason why anyone with
fruit or berries 'available should not
save them all by canning, preserving
and drying. The purchase of 25
pounds or a smaller quantity for this
purpose can be repeated as often as
their is real and legitimate need for
their purpose. '
"Individuals canning for the mar
ket should immediately make state
ments to the Sugar Division of the
Food Administration at Raleigh for
certificates upon : which to buy sugar
for canning and preserving. They
will be allowed the full quantity nec
essary. Statements upon which these
certificates may be secured can be se
cured at my office. They should have
been filed with the Sugar Division at
Raleigh July 15 to be effective
W.S.S-
U. S. Food Administration.
Arter de wise ol' owl spit on de
Vio if Tio hass e "I erwino ter
snri7.fl von all wid a. mess er fishes
'cause you alls mus' save de meat
en eat sumpm else mstia en jes git
out dat ol' game bag en make It
w-T-lr nr afT o Tr lie Tcotcll
a bigr fish and say, sez ee, "t-lioot
t-hoot t-sun-stl-toot," sez ee. wen
Via aav dat he means dat when vou
alia tnaVo tv. Vkismiits 1ea don't make
'em use corn meal ter save wheat
flour ier de sojers.
" W.S.S.
Colored Farmers
In Conference Here
German Infantry Was No Match For
The American Soldiers.
wuu v.a American Army on the
Marne," July 15. The correspondent
talked with some American soldiers
now. in hospitals who were in- u
xu.-.v f fcA fie-htinc this; morning.
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They were in complete agreement that
the German infantry was no
for the Americans. .
This -is evidenced by the reports
from all the American hospitals there
beimr only a few cases of wounds
from rifle and machine gun fire,
while most of the men are suffering
from shrapnel wounds. Some of these
case 3 are serious.
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W.S.S.-
NEW WORDS ; FOR TIPPER ARY.
(With apoligies all around.)
Kaiser Bill went gunning
Over into lovely France.
Kaiser Bill cam running back
With bullets in his pants.
Falkenheyn went across the Rhine,
Th 2 Crown Prince tried it too ;
But they all came tumbling back
Before the Red White and Blue.
I
rr a. Food Administration.
Br'er Tater ain't skeerin up S
gW wen he say we alls muea
less wheat en less meat saved
de fat en sugar we km. We has jist
got ter feed dat big army er fightin
iojer boys, en we kin do hit by eatin
right nart mo' taters en garden sass
erf eatin' mo fish en game 'stid er
pork ind beef. Ef we aUs don't
ein ter feed dem- sojers right now
w2ll be leedln' somebody f o' long
. e it won't be u.
(Chorus.)
It's a hard job to lick the Kaiser,
It's a hard lot to endure.
It's a hard job to lick the Kaiser,
But we're going to do it sure.
Good bye, my dear count y.
Farewell, sweetheart true.
I must go now and lick theh beastly
Germans,
Then I'll eoroe back to you.
, The colored farmers' conference of
Warren county was called to order by
President C. D. Curtis, July 12, 1918
and after a few very timely remarks
from the President the following pro
gram was very earnestly rendered:
After a patriotic song, fervent pray
er was ocered bv L. E. Hall. The
president then introducen Dr. J. A.
Cotton, the competent president of
the Henderson Normal College, who
came forward and delivered a most
timely address to the farmers of the
County. An inspiring address by. L.
E. Hall, District Farm Demonstration
Agent, then made an interesting ad
dress. Mrs. Yancey, the Domestic
Science teacher of Vance county, fol
lowed him in' an instructive talk.
, Language, f aitO-presauthe, many
instructive lessons given and the new
inspiration born to thrift and the high
er appreciation of the farmers of the
County as were given m the address
es and expresses by the farmers pres
ent. .
A free discussion was heartily enter
ed into by many and the keynote of
the gathering was increased service
in winning the war by eliminating all
misdirected energies.
Mrs. M. P. Burgess, of Areola, came
forward and gave much information
on canning and etc. She was very
proficient, having been an apt pupil
of Mrs. Yancey.
John D. Wray, of the A. & T. Col
lege, of Greensboro, delivered a very
practical and instructive address on
farming and economic living. He
urged the farmers not to plant all
their land in cotton, corn and tobacco
out to sow wheat, rye, clover, millet,
orchard grass, rape and etc. He told
how and when to sow; the speaker
ursred more machinery among the far
mers and a spirit which would make
this possible by co-operating in buy
ing and using such machinery. Ihe
entire address was practical and full
of needed information to the farmers.
F. D. Wharton, county Farm Dem
onstration Agent for Granville, Vance
and Warren counties, made timely
and helpful remarks.
Mr. John Skinner, chairman of the
Countv Board of Education, in mak
ins a few remarks said among other
things. "I am interested m the color
ed farmers in the County, nay more,
I am interested in all the colored peo
pie and as a member of the Board of
Education I assure you that anything
we can do we will be pleased to do
for this cause."
The following. officers were elected
for the ensuing year: James Jordan,
nresident. Ridgeway; B. N. Cheek,
vice-president; Prof C. H. Williamson
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secretary, warrenwn; ueua
assistant secretary; W. W. Alston,
treasurer, Norlina.
According to motion the next con
ference will be held at Shiloh Insti
tute, Norlina, Friday after the first
Sunday in November.
, Thus closed one of te best sessions
of te Conference.
JAMES JORDAN, President,
C. H. WILLIAMSON, Secretary
, ' : -W.S.S.
The following colored drafted men
leave Wednesday, July 17, for Camp
Dix, N. J., the Local Board announces
today:
Robert C. Elliott, Wise.
Clinton Jordan, Capron, Va.
Lonnie L. Harrison, Vaughan.
Henry Davis, Vaughan.
John Louis Brown, Embro.
Archie Shearin, Ridgeway.
Mark Brown, Shocco.
Frank Davis, Creek.
Thomas Harrison, Henderson, R 6.
Billy Anderson Alston, Inez.
Howard Cheek, Alston.''
Frank Alston, Alston.
Joseph A. Hudgins, Macon.
Frank Johnson, Wise. '
John Prince Clanton, Vaughan.
Peter Davis, Warren Plains.
James Davis, Zebulon.
Clarence Davis, Portsmouth, Va.
William H. Myrick, Macon.
William Robinson, Wise.
Garland Alston, Littleton.
Wallace Somerville, Manson.
Garnett Perry, "Warrenton.
Robert Rodwell, Warren Plains.
Thomas Richardson, Areola.
Eddie Kingsbury, Inez.
Nathaniel Chase, Littleton.
Norman Rouse, Littleton.
Ephel Grant Harrison, Macon.
Robert Jones, Warrenton... ...
Frank Alston, Warrenton.
Walter B. Jones, Warren Plains.
Sandy J. Myrick, Warrenton.
George Shearin, Jr, 'Macon.
SaTmuel "Judkins," Hehdefson." ' f'
Frank Davis, Macon.
Burnie i Alston, Inez.
Buck Manson, Portsmouth, Va.
Robert Jones, Macon.
William Baker, Vaughan.
John Younger, Macon.
Daniel Dowtin, Littleton.
Jimmie Bryant, Warrenton.
Gillis Cheek, Elberon.
John Somerville, Warrenton.
Will Stewart, Littleton.
Emerson Davis, Merry Mount.
McKinley Watson, Inez.
Robert .Bracey, Norlina. .
George Cole, Macon.
Moses Hedgepeth, Inez.
Plummer " Jerman, Norlina.
Jec Jones, -Warton, N. C. -
Sam. Alston, Ridgeway.
James Evans, Essex. r
Pilate Williams, Inez.
Theodore Watson, Warrenton.
James H. Clanton, Macon.
William Palmer, Pittsburg, Pa.
William Dowtin Warrenton.
Matthew Branch, Vaughan.
W.S.S.
"Make things nappen instead of
waiting for things to furn up. The
more you wait for something to turn
up,, the more liable you are to get
turned down."
Letter From Mr. C.
E. Lovett, Explains
The following letter explains itself:
July 10th, 1918.
Mrs. J. E. Rooker,
Directory Woman's Work,
Warrenton Chapter, A. R. C,
Warrenton, North Carolina.
Mr dear Mrs. Rooker:
I have received your telegram
regarding July allotment and am very
sorrv that we can't give you the in
formation asked for just at this mo
ment. We shall have to ask you to
be patient just a little longer and do
the best you can to hold your workers
together. While you are doing this '
we are rushing the printers to give U3
revised copies of .instructions to cover
the changes that have just been made
in Surgical . Dressings by National
Headquarters. I think this infosma
tion will be complete and that we can ,
have the allotment in your hand next
week.' In case we fail I assure you
it will not be from any cause that we
can have any control over.
Thanking you for yoor interest in
this work and for your helpfol co
operation, I am,
Sincerely yours,
I C. E. LOVETT,
Allotment Division, 4
I Bureau of Developement.