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VOLUME XXIII
(Tuesday)
WARRENTON, N. C, FRIDAYSEPTEMBER 13, 1918
(Friday)
Number 84
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Greatest Battle of War or Full
Retreat of Germans Expect
ed Within A Week
London, Sept. 10. Further slight
progress for the British near Neuve
Chapelle and Armentieres, and. loca.
engagements in the center of the line
in the vicinity of Epehy and Gouzeau
cort, southwest of Cambrai, are re
ported by Field Marshal Haig in his
communication of tonight. Stormy
weather still prevails on the battle
front. The cammunication follows:
"Except for local fighting in. the Ep
ehy and Gouzeaucort sectors in which
we secured prisoners, there is nothing
of especial interest to report from the
battle front south of the Scarpe.
"On the Lys front our patrols have
made slight progress northeast of
Neuve Chapelle and west of Armen
tieres. "Stormy weather continues." -
With the British Army in France,
gept io. The most important news
from the north today is direct corrob
ation of the fact that the Germans
are working with all haste in the
preparation of theirr ear lines east of
the River Lys and that they are now
being reinforced with concrete ma
chine gun nests in considerable num
bers. Battlefield Covered With Mud.
Although the resistance from ene
my rear guards .has increased all
along the line, especially in the center
ai-eaSj whei'e a much greater volume
of machine gun and artillery fire is
being encountered ihrit4H5 troops
have made further progress. Rain has
fallen incessantly and the battlefield
many places now is covered vith
soft mud, and the shell craters are fill
ed with ooze, which makes rapid pro
gress difficult.
Generally the armies are still at a
pause and what forward movements
have been carried out iave been more
in the nature of a line straightening
and for the suppression of active Ger-
man positions.
Hard Fighting at Epehy Wood.
Epery wood has been the scene of
hard fighting. The British attacked it
today, but details are lacking.
From a number of reliable sources
it is learnpfl that, the enemv is evaCU-
ating the civilians from numerous vil- J
lages and towns in his rear and is ex-'
hibiting his customary methods while !
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doing it. The civilians, in most cases
old men, women and children, are be
ing forced from their homes with only I
a handful of their possessions; their 'had expected ultimately to maKe nis
property is either being confiscated by j drive in an endeavor to gain the sea
the German authorities or being car-j board, and thus cause a diversion of
ried off by the troops. ; I the transport service from England
Mutinous Spirit Among Germans. ,to Southern France. Until the rains
Further confirmation of the munit- j began falling there had been no let up
nous snirit in sections of the German! in the allied offensive, notwithstand-
army has been received. Prisoners
who were in the immedjiate vicinity of
an engagement on August 22, say that
an infantry regiment of a Bavarian
division suddenly threw down , their
arms. They retired declaring .that
they absolutely' refused to fight or
Prussia any longer.
In addition tn nthM- trembles whih i
seem to have been murtiplying of lato, marshes disappeared again will take
the German commanders now haveM up with fall impetus his task of put
suddenly come to realize that their (ting the enemy on his mettle, and con
system of defense with respect to j -tinue for the two months of good
depth is totally inadequate under the 1 fighting weather remaining, if not
conditions encountered in continuous J
iigntinj?.
A captured seventeenth German
army order says:
"A new outpost zone cannot be se
lected daily and the troops must hold
the foremost line. The troops must
understand this, or they will retire
gainst the wishes of the command
ind describe the ground which- they
nave lost as an evacuated" outpost
zone. This cannot be permitted for
tactical reason anA mnt r.nr be
lowed for moral reasons." fits purpose the - driving- of a wedge
j. midway between Cambrai and bt.
With the Allied armies in France," Quentin and also have successfully
Wednesday, September 11 Eight? sustained heavy counter-attacks by
eeks to the day, and for the first the Germans near Gouzeacourt where
time the great Allied offensive of the Germans are trying hard to hold
Marshal . Foch is at a virtual pause. baclc the British puah arnb
True, both the British and French, ( "North of the St. Gobain Massif the
rogress
on isolated sectors on the front ex
pending from Flanders to the east of
boissons, again have recorded ad
vances, but- Wednesday witnessed no
such progress by the Allies toward
strategic objectives as past days has
brought them before the torrentiai
rains turned the lowlands into impas
sable marshes and the badly worsted
enemy rushed large reinforcements
forward to stop the gaps through
which the British.French and Ameri
can armies were threatening to -filter
and wreck his entire military situa
tion. '
During the eight weeks that have
passed the allied troops have cleared
almost in its entirety the enemy held
territory from the Marne to the Aisne
in the great triangle which had Chateau-Thierry
at its apex and Soissons
and Rheims respectively its western
and eastern anchor points. From
Soissons to Arras the old bluge west
ward to Montdidier and toward the
doorstep of Amiens has all but been
obliterated and the allies now are
standing across a large portion of
the old Hindenburg defense line and
KEMP G. BROWNE
I card from overseas announces the
j safe arrival of Kemp G. Browne, son
j0f Mrs. G. S. P. Browne, of Vaughan,
j wno is with Co. C, 322 Infantry.
jje js another son of old Warren who
goes to pay a debt of gratitude to
France and to help make democracy
safe for the world. True to the blood
that is within him, he will perform
his duty it matters not what the sa
crifice. virtually are upon the remainder oi it,
while to the north in Flanders the
deep salients which threatened the
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English channel ports have been bent
eastward and the enemy is expelled
from the vantage points from which
ing the fact that the German high
command had stiffened its resistance
everywhere, discarding infantry units
as such, and training them into ma
chine gun companies and bringing up
large numbers of guns of all calibres
to hold the aggressors back. Where
fore it is not improbable that Fich,
when the skies have cleared and the
teyond tnat penou, T
hte own now great forces to drive the
Gea-mansN farther back toward the
Rhine.
Hard After St. Quentin.
The British and French troops ap
parently are in a hard race for the
prize of St. Quentin, forces of both
armies now being at equidistant
points west of the city. To the north
the British in local operations have
made further progress north of kp
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In whose cup ?
Yours or the soldier's?
Are you going to save sugar or
are you going to waste it? -
Are you going to use the smallest
amount of sugar possible, or are you
5,oing to continue to use sugar as you
did in the days before the war?
Saving sugar here means sugar
over there, and. ships to carry it,
from here to there.
You have propably heard that there
is no shortage of sugar, and that the
sugar output is as big, as, if not big
ger than ever, and some one has told
you that there is no need of saving
sugar. This is the most insidious sort
of German propaganda because it is
partly true and partly false.
The shortage in sugar in this coun
try is not due to any shortage in sugar
crop, but to a shortage of ships.
French have made additional slight
advances, notwithstanding the bad
condition of the terrain and the strong
forces of the enemy aligned against
them in an effort to prevent the turn
ing of this important position from
the west. Heavy artillery activity is
in progress all along this front and
likewise , on the,, sector northeast of
Soissons and between the Aisne and
V esle , riy e.Uhevjoperatiohs on 'which
have a direct bearing on those of the
St. Gobain forest.
In Flanders, the British have been
successful in local encounters, near
Armentieres and in the region of La
bassee canal.
Additional American troops have
landed at Archangel, northern Russia,
to aid the other Allied forces in the
putting down of the disturbed condi
tions in that region.
A troon shin carrvin American
soldiery to the front has been torpe-3 the shadows of night were falling,
doed off the coast of England. All the : the gentle spirit of Mrs. Fannie Bu
troops reached land safely and the chanan passed into the Great Beyond,
vessel was beached. !She had been sick every since Jan-
-yy g iuary. Most of the time she was help-
Married Men In
TIlG N6W Dfiftitient sufferer. She said it was for
some good cause and she was obedient
: to the will of her Master.
(Columbus State) During her last illness she was
Many men are of the opinion that
married men will asa r ule go into
some other class than the first.
In a bulletin recently issued by Maj.
R. E. Carwile, the following state
ments "cur:
"The' following telegram was then
sent to the office of the provost mar
shal general:
" 'Are Boards authorized under these
telegrams to place in class one mar
ried registrants without children or
other dependents and in class two
married men with children without re
gard to cost to the government and
when the government allowance is am
ply sufficient to support the wife or
wife and children as the case may be "
An immediate answer is requested.'
"The following is the answer to the
telegram above set forth :
" 'Boards are authorized under the
regulations to place in class one mar-
ried registrants without children when
their removal will not deprive wife of
leasonably adequate support, and th2
amounts available under the War Risk
Insurance Law must be considered. In
class two may be placed married men
with children and the cost to the gov
ernment of payments of allotments,
and allowances must not be consider
ed.' "Local and district boards are
therefore, directed in no case to con
sider the cost to the government n
classifying any registrants. They
should follow the telegrams above set
forth strictly and are directed to do
so
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Seventy-five per cent, of the sugar
used in tins -country has to be carried
here in ihips. These same ships are
needed t transport our troops, our
munitions, and the food for the Al
lies and Jour soldiers and sailors, to
France- iPart of these sugar carrying
ships haviye been transferred to more
important carrier service. This has
resulted m a largely lessened import
tonnage $f sugar and this means a
shortage 'pi sugar here.
Our soldiers and sailors and the Al
lies must be supplied with sugar.
That supply must come out of our
limited supply here.
No law' has been asked to compel
the individual to apportion his supply
of sugar in a sensible, logical and un
selfish manner.
The Food Administration merely
ASKS you to save..
What are you going to do about it?
RED CROSS REQUESTING
TOBACCO AT WAREHOUSES
The Warren County Chapter has
perfected its plans to secure tobacco
from the County's , farmers for the
great humanitarian work it is doing
"over there."
. In charge cf the work has been
placed Mrs. . Norwood Boyd at the
Centre.; :Mk5v4i. C. McGuire at Boyd's.
and Mrs. Howard Jones at Tarwater's
warehouse. Every sales day will find
these ladies or other working under
them ready to receive tobacco.
The Movement is national.
W.S.S.-
Mrs. Nannie Buch
anan Succumbs
On Tuesday evening September 3rd
i less, having been afficted with some-
thing like paralysis. "Miss . Fannie,"
ns we all pnlled her. was a verv na-
heard to repeat over and over this
phrase: "Bring Forth the Royal Dia
dem, and Crown Him Lord of All."
This shows that Miss Fannie was
ready to go and help Crown Him
Lord of All.
On Saturday evening, August 31st
she fell into an unconscious condi
tion and did not speak anymore. From
this time until Tuesday night, every
breath seemed to be the last, but for
some cause she lingered at the very
gates of Death. Kind friends did all
within their power to keep Miss Fan
nie with us, but God had a need for
her in his kingdom. All of the trials
and sorrows of this life are over and
now she has passed on to a greater
work. We can say like the Apostle
Paul, "She has fought a good fight,
she has finished her course, she has
laidkept the faith." henceforth there
is laid up for her a crown of right
eousness. This crown she has gone
to receive.
She was about seventy-four years
of age and leaves one brother, Mr. G.
W. Ellington, and a host of friends to
mourn their loss.
The funeral service was conducted
from the home of her brother, by Rev.
J. W. Patton, of Greensboro, and on
Wednesday evening at four o'clock she
was laid to rest by the side of sister,
Sallie, whom she so dearly loved.
"Servant of God, well done!
Thy glorious warfare's past;
The battle's fought, the victory's
; won, " .
- And thou art crowned at last."
I A FRIEND.
THREE QUARTER MILE TO
BE GREATLY IMPROVED.
Assuring Good Road From Over
River Into Warrenton ; Popular
Subscription Manner of Rais
ing Funds; Chamber of Com
merce Appoints Committee To
Raise Warrenton's Amount.
The Chamber of Commerce meet
ing in conjunction with progressive
citizens of Norlina, Ridgeway, Hen
derson and Vaughan to consider the
Cannon Ferry road project was called
to order in the Court House Wednes
day night by President Peck. Mr.
Peck welcomed the delegations and
outlined the project.
In response to a request of Chair
man Peck Mr. W. P. Gholson, who with
Mr. C. P. Brewer, has the problem in
hand, outlined the advantages of the
road. He told the Chamber that he
had $1250 pledged from Henderson,
and that it was hoped that Warren
ton would make up the deficiency be
tween Henderson, Ridgeway, Manson,
Paschall, Vaughan, Norlina contribu-
BEN C. POWELL
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Enjoys the distinction of being the
first one of Warrenton's merchants to
close up his business and answer the
call of Uncle Sam. He went to Camp
Jackson on March 20th where he is
now stationed as a member of the
Medical Corps. He is the eldest son
of Mr. and Mrs. John B. Powell of
this city and it is gratifying to his
friends to know that he is making
good.
tions and the extimated cost of twen
ty five hundred for the road some
thing like seven or eight hundred dol
lars. Following Mr. Gholson, Mr. Meeder
stated that he had raised $455.00 from
Manson, Ridgeway, Norlinja, Paschall
and Vaughan and that he was sure
he could secure $600.00.
In response to a request of opinion
from the Chamber by President Peck,
Messrs. N. M. Palmer, R. T. Watson,
J. J. Tarwater, W. B. Boyd, W. G.
Rogers, Tasker Polk, G. H. Macon and
W. Brodie Jones and W. R. Vaughan
sanctioned the road and favored the
town doing its share toward the im
provement of the three-quarter of a
mile stretch.
On motion of Mr. W. B. Boyd, the
Chair appointed the following com
mittee to secure money from Warren
ton business houses and citizens for
this road: W. G. Rogers, chm.7 J. J.
Tarwater, G. H. Macon, A. A. Wood,
William Burroughs and W. Brodie
Jones. The committee immediately
commenced work and raised from the
few Warrenton citizens present $285.
The committee will begin active work
in the near future to complete the
amount asked.
It was pointed out that if immediate
action was taken the Chain Gang could
be procured to perform the work and
plans were made to secure it to do
the work. The plan is to have the
road in good condition within the next
two months.
To supervise the construction of
the road the Chair appointed: W. P.
Gohlson, chm., C. S. Brewer, J. A.
Meeder, W. B. Boyd, and Wallace
Paschall.
The Chair announced the annual
meeting for the election of officers to
be held next Tuesday night, and urg
ed a large attendance. ,
TRANSPORT WITH 2,800 SOL
DIERS ABOARD ESCAPES
Though Torpedoed Boat Is Beach
ed With No Loss of Life
Among Soldiers; Observers
Declare Destroyer's Depth
Bomb Put An End To Ger
man U Boat.
London, Sept. 10 A troop
ship with 2,800 American sol
diers on board has been torpe
doed. All hands were saved.
The troop ship was beached.
In order to save time, instead
of launching the boats the men
clambored down ropes to de
stroyers which swarmed around
the strickened vessel.
This operation was greatly fa
cilitated by the fact that the sea
was not rough. .
The troop ship was a member
of a large convoy approaching,
the English coast.
The vessel was torpedoed 200
miles from shore at 3 o'clock on
Friday afternoon. The trans
fer of the American soldiers
from the troop ship to the de
stroyers, which swarmed around
the sinking vessel, was quickly
made without injury to any one.
They all escaped injury when
the topedo exploded and they
jwero soon n their way to a Brit
ish port.
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Declaration For
Every'fAniericaa-
, - I BELIEVE
in my beloved land America, and in
her providential mission to confer the
gift of freedom upon all the world.
I CONFESS
myself a disciple of a courageous
Christianity, willing to express itselt
as patriotic loyalty to the flag when
ever that flag moves forward into per
ilous places in behalf of freedom.
I ESPOUSE
peace as the ultimate law- of. God's.
Kingdom on earth, and if the war is
necessary I tolerate it. and wage it
only as the method, God's grim and
bitter method for the education of the
morally backward members of the
human family whose hearts are not
yet ready for peace. If the way to
the Christ's salvation lies only through
the shadow of the cross, I am not
surprised if God should lead us to
peace over the storm-swept fields of
wai.
I AM READY
to make any sacrifice of time, ability
money, loved ones or even life itself
if these are necessary to help defend
freedom's flag and to help guarantee
the rights of freedom to my own peo
ple and to all the people of theworld.
I OFFER '
my sincere support to the President
and Congress in all they may determ
ine for us in thfse days of national
perpexity, believing that whatever dif
ferences of opinion "may exist before
our representatives speak should be
swallowed up in a splendid tide of co
operating loyalty the instant that the
authoritative voice of the nation has
uttered its commands.
I WOULD BE WORTHY
of the men in business, the profes
sions, factories and college halls who
have leaped to offer themselves to
their country's need, and whose
princely sacrifice shames any small
thinking or selfish living on the part
of any person for whom they are
ready to ie.
I LIFT MY PRAYER
to the Father of all souls that He will
save his frail children's hearts from
all hate, error, injustice and cruelty,
but also from cowardice and gross
self-seeking, leading us whatever be
tide, or storm or calm, by the patient
figure, of Jesus, the Son of Man, who
himself once walked tempertuous
seas, until finally we shall come in
God's own time to a haven of God's
own choosing.: Rev. Herbert Atchison
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