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volume xxin . . (Tuesday) WARRENTON, N. C. TUESDAY, JULY 30, 1918 (FriH XT u $1.50 A YEAR . ULI. lnday) Number 61 z SEMI-WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF WARRENTON ANn WARRFV itNTY . ' " 5c A COPY Alll Eoi.IjjAivS H X J . n h ; ; ..-..j qqiL 1 APPRECIATION OF " WflRa FRENCH .SOZE-GREAT i M-M ..under .colors 5 ?tr,fil mmmmtm has e l s.i . II ' trench JLanks Witpe Machine Guns IBy Scores Turkey rted to Have Sev ered Alliance With Germany. RepO ft & i i With the French Armies on tlie front southwest of Rheims. Both here Aisne-Marne r ront, JulyZS. Entente and around Soissons, the other Allied patrols pushing ever forward have reached the southern bank of the river Ourcq. This morning was extremely quiet along the center of the salient where the Germans were not offering great opposition. On both wings, however, the great est activity prevails. The enemy has massed many heavy guns to the north of Soissons on the heights around Juvigny and Chavigny whence they bombard with an enfilading fire the western wing as far south as Oulchy Le Chateau. Notwithstanding this bombardment the Allies in the Oulchy Le Chateau region are making some progress, although they are facedby the Germans' best divisions and the concentrated fire of numerous machine guns. Advance of Eastern Wing. On the eastern wing the Allies grad ually are obtaining command of the whole road leading from Dormans to Rheims. On this side also the Ger mans have assembled a great force of artillery in the neighborhood of St. Thierry, northwest of Rheims. These guns cover the German left flank and consequently make the progress slow er for the Allies. The retreat of the Germr.n Crown j The above picture shows Nick E. Collins standing and his brother Er nest Collins, who is seated. Both are sons of Mrs. Martha Collins, of near Wise, who has contributed three sons to the struggle the other picture on Til Vl II. Ullio r.L..r U Al TVTI . the ground is admirahlv snifo n-h- i . . - t i v . . . vuuins voiunceerea ror service over a iense. in the vicinity of these two v. ,1 . j ugu u ouilc enlistment nas T eermans have concentrat- seen much action aboard a transport, ed most of their artillery and lare-e w , w n , . - - . - ivt. K. nullum, IB tnat lf a breach be Mghteen and has been in the service muue ax eixner place by the Allies a about e.Vht month-. All great majority of the German troops Mrs. Collins sons vnlnnte nA occupying the remainder of the pock- making a good record in Uncle Sam War Machine which is to make the world a fit place to live in. et must be sacrificed. Not a Live German Remains. On the banks of the Marne south of the center of the salient not n cin crla live German remains Thmr. 5an particularly after last week's events retreat here was brought about by The Germans rec-ntly demanded the the constant pressure of the French, cruiser Hamidieh, the only large ship American and British. Allied trnorv nen m Possession 01 lurKey, as com have kept constantly on the heels of Pensation for the Breslau, the former the enemy and some patrols have ad vanced considerably further than the line indicated. German cruiser which was destroyed in the Dardanelles while under the Turkish flag. Despite Turkey's pro- The method of retiring adopted by test the Hamidieh has departed for ocwc.otupui wiwi nie uermaii nag "j- the enemy consists of first retirin one company from every two compan ies, then two sections from the re maining company. Then the last see ing. . i Unofficial, advices are to the .effect that discord has arisen between Ger- A more or less complete report of the War Savings Drive to date shows that ninety counties have pledged S3 1.483,000, while the sales up to July 1. amounting to $7,547,856.70, making a total of $39,030,858.70 in both pled ges and sales. Six of the ten counties which went over in raising their pledges, had sev eral thousand to spare. Green County led by going' 23 per cent over her quota. Wilson followed with 16 per cent over, while Martin went 9 per cent., J ones 7, Perquimans 2, . and Forsyth 2. Cabarrus, Edgecombe, Lenoir, and Pitt went over but had r one to spare. , Counties that have raised more tl.an 95 per cent of their quotas ac cording to their own reports ar Hen derson, Nash, Union, Iredell and Franklin. No reports have been received from the following counties: McDowell, Watauga, Alleghany, Person, Lee, Cumberland, Bladen, Sampson, Duplin and Pender; while Clay, Wilkes, Co lumbus, Brunswick, Bertie, Gates an i Dare have raised less than 25 per cent of 'their quotas. Sixty of the 90 counties not yet over have decided upon a week for a second or wind-up drive. This driv in most of the counties will be held during the latter part of August or the first part of September. Plans are now being made at State Head quarters whereby this effort may be made most effective and be the means of every county securing its quota of War Savings pledges. Are Serving Uncle Sam And Fighting For Democracy In France JOHN COLLINS tion withdraws, leaving only a few many ana AurKey an tnat relations men with machine guns to cover the between the two countries have beejh retreat. These men often are sacri- severed- there is no confirma- flced, but sometimes they manage to rejoin their comrades and the maneuver is repeated. Prince's forces along the whole Marne front has reached a more precipitate phase. At some places the Germans have fallen back for a distant of sev eral miles. French and American troops are harrying the retiring forces on the center while French and Brit ish troops are hammering at both flanks. Calvary and tanks in considerable numbers have succeeded in getting in among the retiring Germans, while airplanes are bambarding their col umns on the march. Allied Troops enter Fere-en-Tardenois in Middle Line of the Aisne Marne Sector. Paris, July 28. French advance guards have reached the ncrth bank of the Ourcq river, and allied troops tion of the report, rumors have been current for some time that bad feel ing existed between Turkey on the one side and Bulgaria and Germany on the other, owing to the cession of the Dobrudja region of Rumania to Bulgaria. Allied Forces Continue to Gain Ground Paris, July 29 The allied forces have entered Fere-En-Tardenois, the continued to gain ground at almost great German supply base, which lies in the middle line of the Aisne-Marne sector. The announcement of the war office tonight adds that the villages of An- ihenay and Olizy-Et-Violane, on the east flank, lying to the southwest of Rheims, have been occupied. Marne, French troops have reached the south bank of the river Onrcq, it was announced today by th French war office. In the Champagne a number of German attacks were repulsed by the French. It's Retreat or Death. The incessant smashing blows night I and dav of the Entente Allies lft the Number of German Attacks Repulsed enemy nothing else to do but to retreat ' Paris' July 28' In their Psuit of or die in his positions. Even their the retreating Germans north of the sudden retirement has not relieved the river Germans from constant harrying. In addition to the smashing of the calvary and the pounding of the tanks the lives of the German rear guard are being made precarious by Entente in fantry patrols. Meanwhile, Allied av iators daringly fly a few hundred feet overhead, bombarding and machine- gunning the German batteries and columns on the march. Heroic Tank Crews. The tank crews have been heroes in this chase and ever since the com mencement of the German retreat they have done remarkable work. Af ter breaking up the enemy front line and preparing the way for an ad vance of infantrv tho. tanVs Tiave throughout continued to exploit the access gained. f . Sorne tanks have been even attack ing tne enemy artillery batteries and 1 all the gunners, thus permit- lng the infantry to capture many of thesft . i - "puns. 1 Resistance of Enemy Along the Marne Breaks Down. Washington, July 28. Resistance of the enemy between the Marne and the Ourcq has been broken down and American troops with those of the allies are in pursuit, Gen. Pershing announced in his communique for yes terday, received tonight by the War Department. The re is nnt o olr confirm n " bCVllA ill VtlV OV tl"' 01 tanks wVnnU 1 j.l i- j -u c , ' "as Ltt.t;n pai l, in w "sntinp- Viq4- r -, A on o v.t nas not irom xo to th nine ns to its credit. Most of e Prisoners declare that the losses used by the tanks have been terri- Northeast of Chateau Thierry. drawl i!ne Where the German with i3 aJ " has attained its greatest depth dett!Tast of Chateau Thierry. The comoo lJOiric graauany ue on near narrower until it is quite small iaS the eastern pivot on the German Official Communication. Berlin, via London, July 28. The official communication from general headquarters dealing with the events of Saturday reports a quiet day on the Crown Prince's front. It makes mention, however, of "our new posi tion" while not admitting any mater ial allied advance. all points on the Soissons-Rheims sai- ient today, but the principal progress according to the war office announce ment tonight, was on the west flank and around Fere-En-Tardenois. Num erous villages fell into the hands of the Allies. The statement says: "The day was marked by very vio lent engagements along the whole front north of the Marne. The enemy whose resistance was powerfully in creased, disputed ground with us foot by foot and attempted to force us back by numerous counter attacks. Our troops repulsed all assaults and made new progress." Bad Feeling Has Existed Between Turkey and Germany or.A nme London. July 29 "The relations be tween Germany and Turkey have been severed, according to direct informa tion from Constantinople." This announcement is made by the Copenhagen correspondent of the Ex- l Taloo-ranll f!omDanV. : 5fn. gainst Germany,the .that no effort must be spared to speed advices further say, has been growing, up war preparations. Washington, July 29 French and American troops were still pressing forward vigorously today the cam paign that has up to this time succeed ed in ejecting the enemy from more than half of the Aisne-Marne salient. Belated announcements from Berlin that further withdrawal had been in progress since last Friday night left it greatly in doubt as to where the German high command plans to make stand. There was a strong feeling among military critics here that the eventual line resulting from General Foch's counter-blows would be along he heights of the Aisne. Elated Over Fine Showing Officials are elated at the fine show ing which is being made by American nrl .'1 . t troops, rne report tnat tne rrussian guard division had met a stonewall eense thr.t gave not an inch to the assault of these picked troops, added to that feeling. War Just Started For U. S. Troops Secretary Baker, however, indicated that the War Department has no false c onception of the importance of the present victories, encouraging as they are. It has fully realized that the war is just beginning, so far as Uhe United States is - concerned, and I . 'I i ;:: X - - , --'-' " I fr"( WT s y s - f?f-,''hy$ Son of Mrs. Martha Collins, a widow of Wise. He entered the Service in November 1917, was stationed for a short while at Fort Thomas, then at Kelley Field. He is now in France in the Balloon service the observation of Artillery fire. He, as are his two brothers shown elsewhere, is a depen dable boy, possessing many friends Musicale At Baptist Church Thursday Eve. The musicale at the Baptist church Thursday night was well atterded, -nd those present heartily enjoyed the program: Invocation Rev J. A. Hornaday Pastorale Guilmant Overture Hollin (a) Ave Maria Schubert (b) God Remembers Bond Miss Hilah Tarwatei Prelude in G Mendelssohn Spring Song Mendelssohn (a) Our God, Our Country and our Flag Mrs. Rook Romance .... Wheeldcn Pilgrim's Chorus Wagner Benediction Rev. J. A. Hornaday The Star Spangled Banner. Miss Alice Vaideji Williams, Miss Hilah Tarwater and Mrs. J. W. Rook gave the selections new lustre and made the entire program blend per fect .'y in larmmy. The silver offering for the Red Cress totaled $35.00 w.s.s. U. D. C. Meeting August 2nd , There will be a U. D. C. meeting Friday, August 2nd, with Mrs. N. M. Palmer at 4:30. A full attendance is requested by Mrs. S. D. Twitty, presi dent of the Daughters. Born a Son Born to Mr. and .Mrs. C. D. Faucette, of Raleigh, on July 18th, a son William Henry. 1 Wherever duty has called under Heaven's broad canopy Warren coun ty men are meeting the need of the hour with unhesitating loyalty. Boys who went from our midst yesterday today are men upon the battlefield. Whever Warrenton men were Sunday night in the world of action they were brought home in the realm of thought by the most touching service of years participated in by all the town's churches and held in the Me thodist church here. For the Cause dear to all and the men who uphold its banners gentle tribute bedewed with tender love fell rom the lips of representative people here bundav nie-ht. WnrHa harsh in the expression of thoughts as tender and devotion so pure as breathed from the spirit of the crowd in loving service united. Not one Warrenton man was forgotten, not one name fell upon unappreciative ears, not one remark but which was heart-music given voice. The program was impressively ren dered : Doxology invocation ..i.Rev. T J. Taylor America Drawing the Service Flag Mrs. W. A. Graham Presentation of Flag Miss Louise Allen, Mr. W. H. Dameron, Mr. H. A. Boyd. Roll of Honor Mayor J. B. Palmer We herein insert the honor roll as read by Mr. Palmer: WILLIAM A. GRAHAM Major 120 Infantry, American Expeditionary Forces ,v : , - ROBT. O. B. BURWELL Captain 1st Brigade U. S. M. C, Military Gov ernor, Port au Prince, Hayti. WILLIAM A. BURWELL 156 Depot Brigade (Infirmary) Camp Jackson, Columbia, S. C. WILLIAM H. BOYD 3rd Training Company, Coast Artillery, Fortress Monroe, Virginia. RICHARD B. BOYD. JR 2nd Yeo man, Newport News, Va. A. JERMAN BOYD U. S. Naval Training Camp, Gulf port, Miss. SAMUEL M. CONNELL 1st Lieu tenant, Army Aviation, 217th Squa dron, Mineola, L. I. MARTIN J. DAVIS 2nd Lieutenant Co. &, 4th Ammunition Train AEI . DR. RICHARD B. DAVIS 1st Lieu tenant Medical Reserve Corps, American Expeditionary Forces. WALTER A. DAVIS Corporal, Co. 4, 1st Motor Mechanic Regiment, Air Service, A. E. F. EDWARD L. DAVIS Stationed on L. Transport, Ticonderoga. LESLIE B. HORNADAY 156 Depot Brigrade, Camp Miller, L. I. JOSEPH S. JONES Co. F., 322 In fantry, Camp Upton, N. Y. FRANK B. NEWELL, Jr 7th Pro visional Riving Squadron, Camp lc. Raymond. Washington. EARNEST NEWELL 7th Provision al Riving Squadron, Camp 1 C, Ray mond, Ws-shington.. NATHAN M. PALMER, Jr 2nd Lieutenant, G. Co., 58th Infantry, American Expeditionary Forces. BEN C. POWELL 156 Infirmary De pot Brigade, Camp Jackson, Colum bia, S. C. JOHN B. POWELL, Jr 7th Provis ional Riving Squadron, Camp 1C Raymond, Washington. ARCHIE D. ALSTON 320th Ambu lance Co., A. E. F. v W. FAULK ALSTON 322 Infantry, Medical Department, Long Island. STEPHEN BURROUGHS H. Co.. 3rd Provisional Regiment, 156 De pot Brigade, Camp Jackson. 2nl Inf. A E. F ERNEST - JONES 7th Regiment. Field Artillery. Camp Jackson. JOSEPH J. MACON Co. F., 322 In fantry, Camp Upton, N. Y. MALVERN H. PALMER 7th Prov -ional Riving Squadron, Camp 1 C., Raymond, Washington. WILLIAM T. POLK 2nd Lieutenant Infantry, Waco, Texas. SAMUEL T. WHITE Sergeant Co H., 22nd U. S. Infantry, Glouster New Jersey. WALTER T. WILLIAMS 317 Field Artillery, Battery B., Camp Jack son, Columbia. WILLIAM M. DAY Fireman class, U. S. S. Rigndam. EDWARD C. PRICE, JR. Captain, 11 L,o., 120th Infantry, A. E F. C. PRYOR ALLEN Sergeant Quar termaster Corps, Aviation Station, St. Paul, Mmn. WALTER M. GARDNER Sergeai t Quartermaster Corps, Camp Uptoix, New Yoik. RODWELL GARDNER Honorable discharge, Asheville. JOHN HARRIS Chief Petty Officer, Naval Aviation, Pensacola. Fla. HERBERT MILES Corporal Co. H , izutn infantry, A. E. F 'vIORTON MILES Co. A 534th En gineers, Camp Jackson. JOHN RODGERS Co. B., 324 Infan try Camp Mills, New York. DR. WILLIAM D. RnnnEB.Qit Lieutenant Medical Reserve Corps. Assigred to Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. JAMES R. RODWFLL, JR 156 In firmary, Depot Brigade, Camp Jack, son. ROY O. RODWELL Depot Brigade. Uamp Jackson, Columbia. vIcROBERT BOOTH 1st Sergeant 20th Company, 156 Depot Brigade Camp Jackson. PRYOR DOWTIN Infantry, ScorieM Barracks. Hawaiar Ish nds. ARCHIBALD WILLIAMS Naval Re serve. SAMUEL A. PALMER 2nd Lieuten- ant in Artillery, A. E. F. EDWARD T. WHITE st Lieuter - ant Infantry Regular Army, Pigs Point, Portsmouth, Va. E. P. PRIDE Co. H., 120th Infantry A. E. F. WILLIAM E. LOYD Co. H TMith Infatry, A. E. F. FRED M. RIVERS Co H., 120th In fantry, A. E. F. FDWARD LEE DAVIS Stationed ,n U. S. transport Ticonderoga. After the reading of the names the program was concluded: God Save Our Boys Tribute to our Boys. Mr, John Graham Star Spangled Banner As this number was played, Mrs. W .1 Tin 7 la urVi n Vina fMi ; 4.1 " ' ....v iiuo iuui ovsiis 111 tne; service of their country, drew the flag and Old Glory fluttered down be side the Service Flag. Presentation Mrs. W. A. Connell Unfurl the Starry Flag Our Country's Flag. . . . Miss Amma Graham Fa;th of our Fathers Address Rev. J. A. Hornadav Short and appropriate remarks were here made by Rev. E. W. Baxter and Rev. T. J. Taylor. Send Out Thy Light Prayer and benediction. Rev. Baxter The Marseillaise. The soul of the meeting was the expression of patriotism of the su blime ordei and its living influence 1 reathes th air of appreciation of our men and consecration to the Cause l ey uphold. Under the inspiring music of the Marseillaise, the French National air, the audience melted 'nto te great out- ARCHIBALD D. DANIEL 1st Lieu- , - . "T'V , . ....... n t Ai , .broadened vision of individual reaocn- j sibility of their duty in the Nation supreme hour. W.S.S. tenant 36th Engineering Ry. Battal- ion, A. E. F. HUGH W. WHITE 26th Co., 2nd Road -Regiment, Camp Joseph LI. Johnson, Jacksonville, Fla. T. HENRY WILLIAMS 2nd Lie - tenant, Co. G., Development Bureau Camp Pike, Little Rock, Arkansas. HUNT S MACON 1st Sergeant, Ma chine Gun Co., 120th Infantry, AE IRANK S2RLS. JR. Mechanic in Aviation, A. E. F. RICHARD EDWARD HALL Battery C, 133rd Field Artillery, A. E. F. JOHN HALL Corporal, Co B. 120th USING U. S. PRISONERS TO PREVENT AIR RAIDS Geneva, Sunday, July 28 Thirty two Americans, including some officers recently captured by the Germans, have been lodged near the railroad station at Mannheim in Baden, on the Rhine, according to a report received in Basle. The Americans were placed in this position in order to prevent Allied air raids.
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