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VOLUME XXIII
(Tuesday)
WARRENTON, N. C, FRIDAY, JULY 19, 1918
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Number 58
$1.50 AiYEAR
A SEMI-WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTER ESTS OF WARRENTON AND WAR
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LETTER TO FARM
ERS OF COUNTY
WILLIAM McD. DAY, F2C
HO W TO TREAT RED
SPIDER ON COTTON
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FROM DISTRICT DEMON
STRATION AGENT McLEAN
LETTER FROM STATE ENTO
MOLOGIST ON DISEASE
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C aptur ing Twenty
Villages And 30
Big Guns, Also
Taking Over 4,
000 Prisoners.
Wednesday's War Dispatches
The German offensive east and west:
of Rheims has had the brakes vigor
ously applied to it by the strong i-e-sistance
of the American, French and
Italian armies.
Nowhere has the enemy found it
possible, as in the days gone by, to
press forward and tear his way thru
opposing positions to points of van
tage chosen as early objectives.
True some gains have been made
by the Germans but they are infinites
imal when compared with those of
ether attacks. Instead of in miles
they may be reckoned almost in yards.
And from some of the positions cap
tured the enemy has been ejected sum
marily under vicious counter attacks
delivered by the American troops
fighting alone as a unit and Ameri
cans fighting shoulder to shoulder with
their French comrades in arms.
Germans Concede It
Tacit -admission that the enemy
hordes have been retarded in their
assaults, if not halted, seemingly 1
contained in the latest German offi
cial communication, which, in dealing
with the fighting of Tuesday asserts
that-the Allied troops on the Marne
front have delivered "violent counter
attacks" and jtfiat to the east of
Rheims "the situation is unchanged."
The claim made to any success b?
the Germans is that there were "some
local successes to the southwest of
Rheims."
Franco-American Successes
The success of the Americans and
he French give back to them points
of strategic value on the heights dom
inating the Marne valley. The Amer
icans alone recaptured Fossoy and
Crezaney, east of Chateau Thierry
and at one point near Fossoy drove
back the enemy across the river and
took a number of prisoners. Aided
by the French, the recapture of St Ag
nan, Hill 223 and La Chappelle
Monthodom, south of Dormans, was
rccomplished.
Heavy Fighting South Marne.
TThroughout the region lying to
the west of Rheims, especially south
of the Marne, the Germans made
desperate attempts on various sectors
to increase their penetration of the
Allied front, but where they were
able to gain any advantage it was only
a foot at a time, the French meeting
their onslaughts with the greatest
bravery and making the enemy pay
dearly for every inch of ground nc
took.
Eastward from Rheims hard fight
ing is still going on almost to t. e
western fringes of the Argonne forest,
but apparentl the enemy here also is
meeting with ill success. Attacks at
tempted near Prunay and Suippes
came to naught under the French fire,
while further east, near Crosnes and
Tehure, efforts to break the French
line were repulsed with heavy losses.
Prisioners By Both Sides.
The German official communication
in dealing with thefi ghting of Mon
day 'says the Germans took 13,0uu
prisioners. The French on their parv
are reported to have taken thousands
of captives and it is known that the
Americans have made prisoner of be
tween 1,000 and 1,500 Germans. In
addition, the Americans, French and
Italians have inflicted terrible losses
on the enemy by the accuracy of their
cannon, machine gun and rifle fire.
German Reserves Expected.
Although the Allied troops seem
ingly have the situation well in hand,
it is not -probable that the Germans
soon will throw large numbers of re
serves into the fray. They are known
to have thousands of these men behind
the battle line, especially northeast of
Rheims. , . - . .
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On the other battle fronts only
minor operations are in progress but
on various-sectors held by the British
in Northern France and Flanders the
Germans are carrying out spirited
bombardments which may be the fore
runners of Carly infantry attacks.
London, July 18 French troops
have gained the ravine at the river
Crise running into Soissons on a five
mile front down to the east of Bu
zancy, which means a maximum ad
vance at this point of five miles, ac
cording to news received in London
j tonight.
Calvary Thrown In
With the American Army in France
i July 18 The American troops had
i carried all before them by late in
j the afternoon and had proceeded so
fast that cavalry was thrown . into
jthe action. All the American head
j quarters staffs tonight were well in
! side the territory which the Ger
jmans held this morning,
j Continuing To Advance
! Paris, July 18 The counter- at
tack of the French and Allied forces
on the battle front between the Aisne
and Marne rivers continues under fa
vorable conditions, according to the
dispatches received here tonight from
the army headquarters in the field.
Day's War Story
From the region west of Soissons
to the northwest of Chateau Thierry
American and French armies have
begun, a strong offensive against the
! Germans which possibly may have a
marked influence on the future of
the world war." In its initial stages
the movement has been rewarded with
great . success. . - .
j All along the 25-miles the French
;and American troops have dashed in
j brilliant fashion across positions held
I by the Germans, killing, wounding or
'capturing thousands of the enemy and
(! taking towns, villages and large quan
titles of guns and other war supplies.
Nowhere, according to last accounts
from the front has the enemy been
able to stay the progress of their as
sailants, although counter-attacks
were resorted to on some important
sectors after-the first stages of sur
prise occasioned by the unexpected
attack had worn away.
To the Americans alone in the re
gion west of Soissons came 4,000
prisoners, thirty guns and much war
material. Additional large numbeis
of captives and further greater stores
of guns, ammunition and other war
necessities were taken by the French.
Before all the positions of the Am
ericans and the French their guns
and machine guns cut to pieces flee
ing ohrdes of the enemy or bands
which endeavored to withstand the
onrush.
Foch Had Planned It
The blow probably long in its in
ception, is being aimed at territory
vital to the Germans territory the
capture of which not alone would
Germans from the entire salient
southward across the occupied region
-Fwvm Snissotis in Rheims with Cha-
teau Thierry its southern apex, but
I possibly would result in the capture
of thousands of Germans operating
there, many of them comprising the
best soldiers of the German Emper
or's armies.
Penetrated Six Miles
Six miles apparently was. the deep
est point of penetration made by the
allied troops in the first day of fight
ing. This was at Buzancy south of
Chateau Thierry, which they captur
ed and passed through eastward. -At
several points distances of from four
to five miles were reached from the
original starting line. At Soissons
the Americans and Frenchmen came
to within a mile of the city. Alto
gether more than twenty villages fell
into the hands of the Americans and
French all along the battle front.
W.S.S.-
110 Y Entertainers Overseas
General Pershing has officially de
tailed to the American Y. M. C. A.
the entertaining of our soldiers in
TTmTi. There are now 110 profes
sionals giving vaudeville shows, con- j
certs and entertainments overseas. ?
often under shell fire. . . ;
J. WALTER COOK, Pay Master
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A Nephew of Mr. Matthew Duke,
of Fishing Creek, where Mr. Cook
was reared. Years ago he was hap
pily married to Miss Bettie Thar
rington and for a number of years
has been in the j employ of Uncle
Sam's Navy as a Pay Master on one
of Uncle Sam's war vessels. His ex
periences in the service have been
many and varied, and his trips to
folks down home are always enjoyed.
Chance For Skilled
Men To Volunteer
The Local Board is in receipt of
call number 990 calling for three
men from Warren To" r'e'porttocm
manding officer, Negro Agricultural
and Technical College, on August 15,
for instruction as carpenters, horse
shoers, tractor operators and truck
drivers. Only colored men and men
physically qualified for general mil
itary service are to be inducted un
der this call.
Qualified registrants are urged to
present themselves to their Local
Boards for voluntary induction. Reg
istrants of the class of June, 1918
may volunteer under this call, but no
registrant of the class of June,1918
shall be involuntarily inducted under
this call. Whenr egistrants j volun
tarily present themselves, Local
Boards may induct qualified men un
til their allotment has been filled.
The voluntary period will continue
until July 22nd. After July 22nd no
more volunteers will be accepted. If,
cn July 23rd, a sufficient number of
volunteers has not come forth to fill
the allotment of the Local Board,the
Local Board will proceed to select in
sequence of order numbers a suffi
cient number of qualified men from
within Class I to fill its allotment,
deducting the voluntary inductions.
Only men who have completed at
least a grammar school education
and have some aptitude for mechani
cal work should be inducted.
-W.S.S,
News Items From
The Manson Section
Mrs. Martha Fleming is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Ida Capps at Sanford.
Dr. Morton, of Norlina, made a pro
fessional visit to our town Tuesday
morning.
Mrs. Mary Miller will leave this
week for Black Mountain. She -will
be the guest of Mrs. Roy Champion
while there.
son.
Another ice cream supper will be
given here Wednesday night cf next
week, the 24th. All that is possible
will be done to entertain the crowd;
there will be some unique recitations,
and music by "Kimball's String Band"
which is well worth coming many
miles to hear. All are cordially in
vited, and we are hoping for a large
attendance, as we are very anxious to
finish the Chapel, for which purpose
the supper will be given.
Urges Farmers To Cooperate
Upon Every Occasion With
Farmer Demonstration Agent
F. B. Newell.
Aberdeen, N. C.
July 10, 1918.
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To the Farmers and Business Men
of Warren County:
Gentlemen:
It seems that a great many
farmers have not been properly in
formed regarding te services that the
County Agent is expected to render
for them. In order that they may
receive the benefit of the County
Agent's service, I shall endeavor to
outline his duties in this letter.
The scope of the Agent's work has
been extended to cover all phases oi
Agr culture and practically all lines
of work "carried on by the State and
U. S. Departments of Agriculture and
the Bureaus of Animal Husbandry.
At the. beginning of each year :
work, the Agent is required to submit
u plan of work that he intends to take
up; the number and kind of demon
strations to be conducted, which is in
tended to help the farmers to solve'
the many difficult problems that en
ter into successfull if arm manage
ment. Concrete demonstrations which
staple crops in all Communities
throughout the County constitute .
fundamental part of the' County
Agent's work. These demonstrations
illustrate better methods of crop pro
duction; handling of soil; selection of
seed; and the building up of soil fer
tility. Where there are special prob
lems within the County, demonstra
tions to meet these conditions are' con
ducted by the County Agent, who, if
necessary directs them with the as
sistance of a Specialist, and makes
them ;a: part of the -general plan of:
work for which he holds himself re
sponsible. The efficient County Agent is re
garded as a most valuable County of
ficer. The Administrative Officers in
charge of the work impress upon the
County Agent that he is a servant of
the people of the. County and that he
must not permit his services to be
monopolized by a few. The great
work of the County Agent is to reach
and give service to the largest possi
ble number of persons in his County.
As the demands for the County
Agent's services increases, the impor
tance of organization becomes more
apparent. Perhaps the best type of
organization which is most desirable
and effective is the "community organ
ization," comprising from ten to
twenty farmers who shall meet with
the County Agent at some place des
ignated in the community at such
times as may seem best when special
information is needed for the successful-
management of the project
under consideration, and to get the
entire membership of the community
to practice the good 'methods illustrat
ed in the special demonstrations lo
cated in said community. Such co; i
munity organizations also take up
many other problems both Education
al and Economic, such as cooperative
buying, marketing, etc. The County
Agent can render these communities
valable service by meeting with them
and giving information in the man
agement of their different activities.
The County Agent, however, is mainly
concerned in making the greatest pos
sible increase in the production of
crops; the breeding and growing of
better animals; and a higher standard
of Agricultural efficiency in the com
munity. While the County Agent is not a
Veteriarian or a Specialist on any
line, yet he has a general knowledge
in a great many lines of work, and he
is prepared to determine for the farm
er whether or not the service of &A
Specialist will be necessary in the
proper solution of his problem, what
ever it may be. If the Agent fmus
upon examination of the farmer's need
that he is not capable of advising him
intelligently in the treatment of his
soil; his plants; or his enimals, it is
his privilege and he has the right to
call to his assistance immediately a
Specialist to render the service for the
farmer in the most intelligent way
possible without any cost to the farm
er whatever.
We do not want the farmers to think
Mr
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Now sailing the High Seas on one
of Uncle Sam's transports carrying
soldiers across. Born in Murfrees
boro twenty-five years ago, but the
last seven years before going into
the service were spent in Warren
ton, employed In this office. Bill
Day has many fine traits of charac
ter, , was popular here, and the best
of good wishes go to sea with him
every trip.
that the County Agent is a Specialist
and that he is expected to render
competent service along vry line of
work, bnt we do want them to kow
that he is a capable man along a
great many lines and that he has at
his command well trained Specialists
whose duty it is to assist him in serv
ing the farmers when he shall neea
them. This organization is intended
to bring into every, community, and
I might say to the very door of every
farmer in North Carolina, the most
modern information on all Agricultur
al subjects that is available in this
country today, and the farmer who
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neglects or refuses'" to receive the
service of the County Agent is mak
ing a mistake that will cost him many
disappointments and a consequent loss
on the farm in actual dollars and
cents.'---- '--,- 'f--L wvrf.r
'.Before a splendid animal ean be de
veloped, the breeder and feeder of that
animal must understand his business;
certainly he must know how to feed
well in order that the requiremnets
which are necessary for the growth of
the animal may be fully met. He
must feed a certain amount of pro
tein, carbohydrates, and fat. The
food must be assembled so as to pro
vide each of these . food constituents
in the right proportion for the need
of the animal. The same rule applies
to feeding plants in order to produce
maximum yields. The County Agent
holds the position of a teacher and it
is his business to give the farmers
special instructions along these lines
The farmers of the County houlsd
not wait for the Agent to visit them
ai d undertake to find out for himself
wheie he may render service for them
but each farmer that needs help ought
to make that fact known to the Agent
either by letter or otherwise, so that
he may be able to give to the farmer
special service on a special line of
work. This will enable the County
Agent to be, perhaps, in a better po
sition to advise the farmer than if he
is left to suggest at random without
having the farmer's hearty coopera
tion. N
Your Agent is employed to serve
you. tie is willing .and anxious to
render service. His work is not an
easy job. The amount of benefit that
you obtain from his service will de
pend very largely upon your willing
ness to cooperate with him.
I want to say in conclusion that- to
be a successful farmer, the farmer
must have correct information. This
is an opportunity to obtain informa
tion that is necessary in the suciessful
management of the intricate prob
lems which the farmers is cdntinually
havirg to deal.
Respectfully,
T. D. MCLEAN,
District Agent.
W.S.S.
2 Million Served In Y-M Hut
Grosvenor Gardens Army "Y" Hut
in London, England, reports over 2,
000,000 men, including Americans,
have passed through its doors since
it was opened in January, 1916.
' vV.JS.S
Free Shows for Sammies
In the United States army and
navy training camps, the Y. M. C. A.
gives over 6,000 , free entertainments
monthly.
Of the Cotton Plant; Informa
tion As to Causes, Effects and
Remedies of This New Cotton
Disease.
The following information came in
letter form to Mr. D. L. Robertson,
of Marmaduke, from Mr. Franklin
Sherman, Chief in Entomology and
it is by Mr. Sherman's request and
through Mr. Robertson's courtesy
that the information reaches the pub
lic. Raleigh, July 12, 18
Mr. D. L. Robertson, Marmaduke
Dear Sir:
Professor Wolf has referred
to me your letter of the 9th together
with leaves of cotton. Upon exami
nation I find thatt hose are infested
with what is known as Red Spider.
We are receiving a considerable num
ber of cmplaints at this time and I
enclose a copy of a circular which
we have just issued in regard to it.
Very truly, yours,
FRANKLIN SHERMAN
Chief in Lritomology.
Red Spider on Cotton
Description A very small spider
or mite infesting many plants includ
ing beans and tomatoes in garden,
clover, vetch, Jerusalem oak and
pokeweed in lelds, spreads to cotton
in June, July and later. Works main
ly on under side of leaves. On cot
ton causes red spot which enlarges,
leaf turns yellow and sheds Whole
plant may shed its leaves and die.
Progress and seriousness of attack
Usually starts at one spot, in cor
ner, edge, or side of cotton field, (us
ually starting from weeds, especially,
pokeweed). Spreads by crawling,
wind, storms, and cultivation. If it
gets started in cotton in June " or
bolls, but if it .starts i mid-August
or later thebolla . may xrpen in spite
of sheading, hence on cotton early
attacks are much more destructive
than later attacks.
Relation to weather Hot dry wea
ther encourages Red Spider, while
cool, damp weather checks it. A
rainy spell will often stop a seriou?
attack.
Control Measures '
Preventive measures are most im
portant, as treatment of infested
plants is expensive and tedious.
Prevention Destroy pokeweed, Je
rusalem oak and jimson weed near
cotton in spring, especially thte poke-
weed so it will not spread from it
to cotton. Clover allowed to ma
ture close to cotton also is often a
source of red spider. The destruc
tion of these starting points is the
most important step to prevent dam
age.
Remedies
1. Pull, Ple, and burn the first
badly infested stalks This may well
be done several times while it i3
yet in small areas.
2. Pluck reddened leaves on sligif
ly infested plants around the worst
area, gather into sack saturated with
kerosene, carry out of field and burn.
3. Spray with one ounce potassium
sulphide dissolved in 2 gallons of
water, or
4. Spray with lime sulphur solu
tion prepared as follows: 5 pounds of
stone lime, 5 pounds sulphur, put
in tub or keg, add hot water to
start slaking, more hot water to keep
liquid, (no fire) when slaking com
pleted, strain and add cold water to
make 50 gallons. Spray, or
5. Spray with commercial (ready
made) lime sulphur, 1 gallon to 50
gallons water.
As the Red Spider is chiefly on
under sides of leaves, is very small,
and must be actually wetted to kill
it, extreme thoroughness, and care
to wet the under sides of leaves ia
necessary. Hence spraying is rec
ommended only for small areas be
fore mid-August when its application
will prevent spread to whole field.
W.S.S.
Smokes for Our Sammies
To keep our Sammies in smokes,
the American Y. M. C. A. canteens in
France must be supplied with 200,000
000 cigarettes and 4,500,000 cigars
monthly. In a single order the Red
Triangle recently shipped ,1,337 tons
of tobacco from an American port.
At one time there was a single ship
ment of 900,000 cigars on the high
seas.
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