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. . : Rctt -2-19 VOLUME XXIII V (Tuesday) WARRENTON, N. C, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1918 (Friday) Number 98 -fo A YEAR A SEMI-WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF WARRENTON AND WARREN COUNTY 5c A COPY WARREN .COUN TY'S HONOR ROLL Hike Wimah IHKi TO DEMOCRATS OF ALL PRECAUTION WARREN COUNTY TO BE CONTINUED : r tnnu i - ,," St. . - Id - ITALIANS CAPTURE 33,000 PRISONERS AND SEVERAL HUNDRED MA CHINE GUNS TAKEN BY ALLIED ARMIES ITALIAN FRONT WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 Thirty three thousand Austrian troops hun dreds of guns and innumerable ma chine guns have been captured by Italian and allied forces on the Italian front, said an official dispatch today from Rome. The 322nd American In fantry regiment has gone into action and the fi'ghting now extends practi cally all along the course of the Piave river. ' The Austrians are resisting stuo bornly, throwing in many new divis ions, but have not been able to stop the advancing forces. "Our offensive is developing farther south," said the dispatch, "and stret ches practically all along the course of the Piave. The third army is now in action successfully. The line be tween the Brenta and the sea is strongly held by the greater part of the Italian army alongside of which is the 14th army corps of British troops and a French division. The 322nd American Infantry regiment is now also in action. ''The number of prisoners captured up to the present moment amounts to 802 officers and 32,198 men. Hun dreds of guns have also been captur ed. It is impossible to calculate the number of machine guns which have fallen into our hands. "In Albania our troops, after beat ing the rear guards of the enemy, have occupied San Giovanni de Medua and are rapidly advancing on Scutari." AMERICANS IMPROVE POSITIONS WITH THE AMERICAN FORCES NORTHWEST OF VERDUN, October 30.7 p. m. General Pershing's forces today improved their positions in tne region of Grand Pre. Bellejoyeus'e farm is now virtually- within the Am erican lines. v By the occupation of Aincreville,the Americans have brought within their lines a series of hills and natural po sitions dominating the country lrji miles. Aincreville was taken with but little opposition, the resistance being principally from machine guns. East of the river Meuse there was considerable activity today but there was no material change in the Hue The Germans desperately resisted at tempts to drive them from hill 360. . Enemy artillery activity east of the river Meuse decreased this evening," but the Germans continued to throw gas into different parts of the line and to hurl shells of large calibre into the back areas. The Germans showed more than or dinary activity in the air on Tuesday night, bombing the region of Mont faucon, Cuisy and other places. The German squadron known as the "traveling circus" also appeared at different parts of the front. The airplanes were painted in bright col ors. A number of combats resulted and several German machines were brought down within their own lines. THINKS MILITARISTS LOSING WASHINGTON, October 30th The general opinion among officials and diplomats here is that the German proposal for an armistice and rieace, while having its origin in a plan to gain time for strengthening the army and restoring its shattered morale, has now gotten beyond the control of the military party and that the Ger man people are the force which is driving the German government to make for ending the war. Another note from the German gov ernment explanatory of the changes that have been made or are projected in the German constitution and form of government was received today through the Swiss legation, but the State Department did not make it Public. This note was understood to supplementary to the . preceding German communication saying to the President that he must have knowl edge of the efforts that have been made to democratize Germany. On September, 29th before St. Quentin H. Company went forward against a section of fortifications held by the Germans since 1914. The lo cal organization on that day made un dying fame. The advance was made in the face of a withering fire and the objectives obtained. In the forefront of this attack were the following Warren men who died rather than give in the hell of bat tle. The names of Miles, McCullen, Frazier and Limer will live in mem ory and the sacrifice they made will bless the world. v v?5 v V.- - Sergt. Herbert M. Miles who gave up his life on September 29th fighting with the home company in France. Always cheerful, accommodating and kind the sorrow of his death touches many. stroma syj rwtujK!? j s VK KiB: SfWJ--r$Sinj- ?!5 yfiz Jg j If 4 s M tit 5s "x Vs. 1 J V i First Lieutenant Archie Limer, of H. Company, who gave up his life on the fields of France September 29th while bravely leading men of old War ren and II. Company against enemy fortifications. Only son of Mr. and Mrs. J. William Limer, of Afton. He was yonng, courageous and popular. In memory of a good officer A sincere friend and Loving companion lst-Lieut. Lawrence McCullen Killed in battle in France, Sept. 29th Member of H. Co. 120th Infantry. Mi' Ernest Frazier, son of .Mr. and Mrs. James E. Frazier, of Warren Plains, a mciiiber of H. Company killed in action while bravely charging an en emy position on September 29th in France. He was a boy of many fine traits of character and possessed many friends. V4" :::::::::::: $ 4:i?-J? iP,iili , j I f 1 1 4 111 t?m$r i . ' " ' ,-' ' o ' - : ;: " " " ' ' m : ' ' ' " ;' ' " ; " ' ' ,U.,,,,,i i.., IJUIM ,. . ' ,. ,, t ' ii n in . ' mi. ! P .um..! . uiumi ni.iii Mill mil .11 iiuaa.mii 111 . 1 iiii uw .uli .1 11.1.111.1111 .im.ii - 11 .1. . 1- 1 ill 1 1 1.. - - - - - - -- - : HI It -was tigMGrniig ofihsz AmeAcasx Left iliat ma&o. ihi& T&fct possible. Ixve gam is won t we Iccep it vqpy Tribete to Sergeant Herbert M, Miles. Sergeant Herbert Miles, of Company H., 120th Infantry, was killed in ac tion on September 29th, 1918.. On that day American troops attacked the enemy and drove him from a strong position, which he had held since 1914. In this great battle Americans suf fered severely, and many a gallant soldier laid down his life on, that bloody field to make the world a fit place to live in. Among these was young Her bert Miles, young, gallant and fearless he met his death in the way a brave soldier would rather die, if die he must, fighting for the rights of man. Herbert was born in Warrenton on the 19th of November, 1898, and was therefore at the time of his death in the twenty second year of his age. He was a son of George S. and Mattie J. Miles. A part of his early life was spent in Newport News, but the great er partr of his life was lived in War renton. When he was nineteen years old, he made a profession of religion and unit ed with Warrenton Baptist church, of which he was a consistent mmber at the time of his death. He was an in- dustrious, whole-souled youth and eas- ily made friends; for, he had the gift of showing himself friendly. 1 When war with Mexico seemed lm- minentr he promptly volunteered in ould .get its share of flour.s -defense of his country and became a ; The fertility of "the soiFhas been member of the Guards. He served improved by clover, rye, peasand deep with his regiment on the Border, and ploughing. made a good record. While at Camp , Over fifty thousand fruit trees have Sevier, he made an enviable reputation as a teacher of bayonet practice. He went to France with his regiment and faithfully served wherever duty or opportunity called and as a man, an officer and a soldier he stood high in the estimation of his comrades. On the fatal 29th of September, he fell in action, another victim of Kaiserism. The following letter from Major William A. Graham indicates the es- teem in which Sergeant Miles was held by his comrades: FRANCE, October 6, 1918 Mrs. Mattie J. Miles, Warrenton, N. C. My Dear Mrs. Miles :- This is just a line to ex press my personal sympathy for you in the death of your son Sergeant Her bert Miles of Co. H. 120th Infantry. He was killed in action on September 29th when our troops made an attack on a strong position and drove the enemy from a point he had held since 1914. Your son helped "win a glorious victory and his name is added to the list of immortals who died to make the world a fit place to live in. Her bert did his full duty and holds a high place in the memory of those of us who are still left to continue the fight. With assurances of my deep est sympathy for you, sent in confi dence that you, as an Amerircan mo ther, will meet your sacrifice as brave ly as your son met his death, I am, Yours sincerely, W. A. GRAHAM. -W.S.S. THE TOWN TWO DOCTORS ARE GOING NIGHT AND DAY Cur two local 'doctors, C. H. Peete and G. H. Macon, have simply been rushed 'to death with calls. Everybody has wanted a doctor and calls come from all directions night and day. It will be well for the public to think of these things: that the county is hort of doctors, that calls have to be filled as received, and that the demand on the town's doctors is for the country as well as the town. Both physicians are doing their best; give them your aid and your consideration, before becoming impa tient. : 10 Years Good Ser vice to The County Mr. F. B. Newell, County Demon stration Agent, resigned on the 21st day of October to Mr. C. R. Hudson, State Demonstration Agent, to take effect January 1, 1919. It will be only a matter of justice to recount some of the activities of Mr. Newell while County Agent. We understand from Mr. Newell that this year has been the beet year of his work. Among the various activi ties engaging his attention has been that of stamping out hog cholera. He states that there is not a single case of hog cholera in the County, and that at least fiVe thousand cases of hog cholera have been treated within the past five years, and that ninety-eight per cent of the hogs treated recover ed; that there are at least five hurt- dred pure bred hogs in the County, which desirable condition was brought about largely by the progressive ac tion of the Bank of Warren in fur nishing the money to buy hogs. Thirty-two tons of Nitrate of Soda placed with farmers at a saving of forty dollars per ton ' Fifty thousand dollars has been loaned to farmers to buy or reclaim their homes in 1918. j The Food survey was taken in March in order that Warren county been set out, and old orchards spray- ed, pruned and reclaimed. j There are at least six hundred pure bred calves in the County. Mr. Newell further states that no man can do effective work as Dem onstration Agent 'unless the Board of County Commissioners are solidly be hind the work, and that the present Board is divided on account of fac tional politics, and therefore he be Heves would make his work unpop ular. He has the appointment from Washington and from the County Board of Commissioners, but not the support of the entire Board, and with out this support he feels that he will be handicapped in his work hence his resignation to Mr. Hudson, the State Agent, was filed on the 21st of Octo ber. Mr. Hudson Commends Work Mr. C. R. Hudson, State Agent, in the following letter to Mr. Newell en dorses and commends his work: Raleigh, October 24, 1918 Dear Mr. Newell, Your letter of October 21st received. 1 am very sorry your farm ing operations and other business has become so urgent that it will be nec essary for you to give up the work for 1919. It will be hard to get a man to fill your place. You have ren dered ten years of good-service in your work. At least 500 Registered hogs have been placed in Warren "county by your efforts; 600 calves from registered sires are also' in your county. The soils have been greatly improved un der your ministrations; the wheat crop has been materially increased; as has the corn, crop; fifty thousand fruit trees set and cared for, and many other constructive policies of farm development may be traced to you. The Department regrets to learn of your resignation. Yours truly, C. R. HUDSON, State Agent. W.S.S. Help win the war with every quar ter you can save learn the value of systematic Thrift stamp buying. - ' "' . . . I take this method of making an earnest appeal that every Democratic voter of Warren county go to his vot ing place on next Tuesday, November 5th and east his ballot in support of the nominees of the Democratic party. While this is not the year for tne election of a president, still it is one of the most important election years we have ever known. For, failure to return a Democratic majority to both the Senate and the House of Represen tatives, the President has said, not only would seriously impair his nower to administer "the great trust assigned me by the Constitution," but would be interpreted abroad as a repudiation of his leadersrhip. A number of Democratic voters are with the boys in France and probably will not vote, but I wish to urge upon those of you who are at home the im portance and necessity of casting your vote next Tuesday. It is your duty as well as your privilege. JESSE GARDNER, Chairman. Democratic Executive Committee of Warren County. W.S.S. War Saving Certifi cates $127,786.00 To the citizens of Warren county: Our cash purchases of War Saving Certifi cates up to October 1st amounted to $127,736.00, thus placing us 53rd in the counties of the State with 28 per cent of our quota paid. We had approximately $200,000.00 of pledges unredeemed Oct 1st. Our full quota is $445,860.00. We must make a supreme effort to meet our obligations to our Government. Col. Fries has called a meeting of War Saving workers November 9th 11 a. m. in Wake county Court House. He requests the attendance of all County Chairmen of this District, all Township Chairmen, the Editors . of our , newspapers, the merchants who have been active in the sale of stamps, our Senators and Representatives in the General ' Assembly- andall ' men and women who have been active in other War enterprises, particularly the Liberty Loan. At this period of our Country's need of enthusiastic support to make victory over our enemies sure and lasting, to convince Germany of Am erica's grim determination to destro militarism at once at any cost of ma terial wealth, to encourage our boys in their heroic struggle for the free dom of the world, and to save their precious blood by bringing this terri ble war to a speedy and successful end I appeal to you, my fellow citi zens, to raise -Warren's quota of War Saving Certificates, to redeem as speedily as possible your pledge cards, to assist any embarrassed debtors in meeting their obligations to the Gov ernment incurred through purest pa triotism. A long pull, a strong pull, and a pull altogether, and we must and will put our grand old County "over the top." Respectfully yours, JOHN GRAHAM, Chairman of War" Saving Com W.S.S. , FESS ALLEN CAUGHT BY- COLEMAN AT WISE AND IN JAIL Fess Allen, an eighteen year old negro of the Ridgeway section,-is in iail here following a trial Wednesday on charges of assault and carrying a concealed weapon. Last Tuesday afternoon Mr. Don Scott was in a store at Ridgeway; a young negro entered and wanted to purchase sugar. Mr. Scott - stated, "ura qw rm1" TTip Tr oriri etor . how L-t- VT W c-.- 'wm-m r x ever, who had changed tne position of the sugar, interrupted "We've the sugar right here." Fess Allen, who was standing by, made the remark "that's fool don't know sugar from sand" cursing Scott. Scott jumped upon the counter and started for him when Allen shot him in the arm, and made his get-away. He was caught at Wise and is now in jail. ' ' - W.S.S, Serbian Calvary at Danube Saloniki, Oct. 30 Serbian cavalry have reached the Danube east of Se mendria, twenty-four miles southeast of Belgrade, and occupied Pozhare vatz; headquarters reports today. BOARD OF HEALTH DECIDES TO CONTINUE NECES SARY PRECAUTION AGAINST "FLUE" The Board of Health was in. ses sion Wednesday to take in consider ation the conditions in respect to In fluenza. After getting all informa tion possible as to conditions through out the County, the Board unanimous ly decided to continue to exercise ev ery precaution a while longer, at least. The conditions in Warrenton and a few other localities are decided ly better,, but in many rural sections many cases are being reported. Many colored people are reported sick from this disease. While the disease in this county is not of a virulent type, yet the "ounce of preventive" was thought to be worth more than a pound of uncertain cure. In respect to the schools, it was thought best to keep them closed. School children housed in a warm school room and crowded with chil dren from different homes would not be immune, but, on the other hand might endanger their own lives and the health and safety of their respec tive families. Putting pencil tips in their mouths and swapping pencils, with few opportunities for washing their hands; coughing and sneezing in a crowded room, bring about condi tions different from meeting in the open air. Hence it was thought best to keep the schools closed. In respect to churches, the same re quest that the ministers refrain from holding service was reaffirmed. The House of God is indeed the place of assemblage for His people, but the In fluenza germ can be coughed into the air, unintentionally, at church as well as in the crowded school room. "Enter ye into your closet" and pray, will be just as effective in petitioning the Throne of Grace if you pray with sincerity and with faith; and offers much less opportunity to sow germs. The-BoarjJ of Ilealth.has placed no ban upon the church member "going to church, it only advises the people of Warren to refrain from gathering in crowds and to observe the rules of health as laid down by State and Na tional authorities. . I have written at greater length on the matter of church assemblage than I would have done, because of infor mation coming in written communica tions to the Warren Record advocat ing the continuance of church servi- ' ces by some of , our colored ministers. A colored congregation is not im- M-. -V 1 1 - ' 1 J mune. its memoersnip can spreaa tne germ of Influenza and its flock can die from the disease, and the Board of Health believes that it will be wis dom to obey the instructions given by the Health authorities of State and Nation and avoid crowds, especially housed crowds. HOWARD F. JONES. W.S.S. Red Cross Hold A Meeting at Norlina Norlina, October 28 A meeting of the Executive committee of the Nor lina Branch, of the American Red Cross was held on last Wednesday evening, October 23rd, at eight o' clock, at the residence of Mrs. A. C. Bizzell. This, meeting was called for the purpose of nominating officers for the ensuing year. A meeting of the Norlina Branch will be called just as soon as the influenza conditions will permit. The Executive Committee desires all the members to study carefully the fol lowing list of names which has been nominated for the various offices, and ' to vote for one of them for the office; For chairman Dr. N. D. Morton or C. B. Ransom. For vice-chairman Mrs. G. K. Mar shall or Mrs. H. M. Terrell. For Secretary Mrs. J. O. Drake, Miss Mary Bond. For Treasurer J. O. Drake or Z, M. Newman. For chairman of finance committee H. C. Fleming or N. H. Gholson. For chairman of womans' work (Continued On Fourth Page)
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