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'leave - X r, , 5 no. ; L'fM Hi' fxM'i i 1 - 1 ... , , trz.. . - . 1 1 wviviui. iv. jniununi. i lj i i iwm i.4,. l.i.. ' . - t IIVC I 1TC Vy fin?. fTR n JUL) u . Li Ul GtOiSGETBMlf FOR A' KEV An.GK Croypi. prce Has Given up , ' SecqAd..bffcnsIve,Wlthout citnee or Them Affecting ; Seriously the Situation, f " . ;. Is,cHECKMATEDv . AmerTcan Aviators -ph1 the Toifl;: Front f Have 'Been " : Bombing Towns' Behind the German Lines, ' f ''"rr- '- iiiiiiirim) . Allied strategy and tenacity In Com- - nat -nave again checkmated -blows by j- . iik iiuhwu main oi uerman- troop, . ... uu wn wnnu crown pnnce Dag gly , " ' ' en np bin second offensive within a s c month without either of them having nutneu seriously tne general- situa tion' on the western front. . Except for , arnuery aueis a luu baa come to the lighting sectors, bat a new enemy as . sault la expected soon. In the offen sive which "began last Sunday, the Ger- mans used large masses of troops on a short front. For three days they ; gained ground, and were rapidly forc- lng their way-southward along the Aisne. The French resistance stiffen fd, and then .the French took the of i Tensive. .. German effoj-ta . to strike wiiith of the Aisne and reach the Oise tJ south of Compiegne also failed, after a Might gam. -Friday there was' no infantry . fight , lug of any moment : anywhere along Hie rront rroin , Ypres to. Rhelms, . which ,ia now the vital section of the jresrern line. ' 'i ne uermana made -no rorther attempts and are prohaWy re ' forming the divisions shattered by the French resistance of the past week.; ' Booth of the Sonune and between . the Aisne and the Marne the artillery ji Are nai leen above normal, but. there nrc' no Indlcsttohs 4hat the' (Germans , are preimred to renew their efforts ou cither sector, s Military observers be-, , litve tluit the Noyon-Montdidler oper ation was a fake to occupy the allies, . and espaot the heaviest btouwlll come soon oil Pica rdy field, with the eneyj iii.v twain, auempring to separate lie French and the ltritlnh and reach the Heriiir reports 1110 ihumlier, tif guns : captured since May 21 by the crown v prlnc at 10TV In the latest offensive the Germans gained 180 square miles of territory, and captured 15,000) prls . oners, and ISO guns, the poorest show ing st ny of the four major move i . ; u wmts sIKce March 21A f :i ,t - While, the, 'Auiericttn' iuHarfitry 'Im , brow' Inactive on oil sectors.'' America i -. .V . vUitor. nn-th? Toul front have been ". ,. ... r iv-.rrhl". fHwut behind the 'iJermsn v C3.T ha flint American boinllng raid whs t ssainut Poinmary-Bnroncourt .". ...'.' f ii'rthcast ..'f Venlnn, -mi" Wediiewlav.' : T1iIh.?5Vs fo'knved, Frhtav by another Jncurst(H)nivwhtoh 7ft bombx were drop lie nnrJ!"f''s s , raiiW' inctloii niliiwsr hntwecit Mots, and yeHuh. i' - v . " ' both ocr'tdort tfhsA'nerlf,nns Ttnrn''i -"felv. , fint'..frorts of enemy 'alr : p'npi..nH anti-aircraft -nn. - , T'-i'ip-t vr ha,vft "becked" "nKvess ., i " fMv nnr tttnnpts t force ntws"-' thrf'itth tV iainrtau To .: " ". male' p "'' ---et "of .Trent. ,i ,; y".'Qf 15,000 SEMI-IDLE MENy v. 4' ' H ' , WILL BE DRtrtRU Shipyard Work for Three Days a Week 5 ; Not Ta Exempt. ' ': :1" ,-: IViU mofe. Md.v. June 1.1. Flftetm i thousand workers- In the shipyards, munition plants and other provern- mental indnstrlnl activities-' . in nd ner Baltimore ai-e lieing reciasWd and "111 le.w)t in blg.snuads to CaniD Mcader "niese men, most of wlioin are .. ' negroes, have onlyjieeti work'ng three j i-nx four lvs a week t wsges which . will ennlile liem to loaf during the i Italnnce of the week. ,; i . j . The oninlon hns been sent down the line by Federal authorities and by At- .- tomey Genernl Ritchie that a half i; week is not a full week,, and that If " i men do not work a -full week; they are - v violating the provisions of the Ktste i compulsory work law. Because of the : . limited time" devoted to' their- work , each week by the half, loafer.? the. am lnmlitlon, .4'.' shipbuilding' hud other , plants' . are hnndlcapned in tneetlug , i their contracts with the government. Because of " their" propensity for: Idleness thesv thousands of men 'will tie compelled to give up their dally wage of 5 to $8, go to damn 'Meade and be poi through dally drills at V$ a moiitli and board'. The- Federal au thorities confess that the services of these-men. gre far. more vainnble at this time In. the industrial plants than In training camps, but "in view of the fact that they.' win hot give the gov ernment the necessary , help In the plants they will be-called to arms al 'once., :x ; z " ' ' ' '" "'' p ; 'V-' ) At The Theatres. f f "Sold at Auction," the 13th-episode or "Tne Bull's Kye," at the New Pas time today, featuring Eddie Polo. This .' Is the Universal amazing adventure t serial now running sat this theatre. Also two comedies, "Ofllcer,-Call a - Cop," and "Home Wreckers, s , i Harry Carey and Molly Maione In "The, Phantom Kider," a production 'extraordinary at the New Piedmoni . today, in Ave acts. Also an L-Ko comedy, "Her Movie Minim- V v S V. e ' . rjiiii"y Li .t T. " y. n, jwp 1 1 . : e arm.r I f to.Sisy 1,1 .-' ( 1 l-HirlfS, LAW EXFO ECE.UENT AM the Hkbterlal ilainilatU A war nram Brr. K. M, TarW. Mr. Editor: L ; ; Th anderstfned haa read '"vilUi l- terwK- ua eommoaieaUoa of Hon. T u. Manesa la reoly to aoaa reaolo- uona passed by U MinUterial elation, and published In The Tribune laat Tuesday. Let It M Tan inhered that thla Ministerial Association does not wish to be understood aa an aglta tor, and disturber of ths peac. sadng utmm terms in nwir ordinary aense, But we feel ' that' we are. In sou sense, the guard la aa of the morals of the community. . Not by civil appoint ment, but from a higher source. -In the ezerciae of our prerogatives aa pastors of our flocks we must raard. as nest wa can, the moral welfare of our people. , It la not our prerogative so ezacuta the dvu Uw. That la left to "the now. era that be." In a civil aense these ofllcera are as responsible an we are In the moral sense. Only by she har monious co-operation of . these guard ians can the beat results be obtained. : We preach against these things, talk against them, and ' resolute . against them in our organised capacity. That la about as far as we can go without transcending the bounds. If we can properly "back up" the officera la the discharge of their duty, we will certainly do It In all proper ways. If "the new .charter of the -city -of Concord gives .the city authorities greater power ..to -suppress the evils mentioned .than 'the combined forces of the Federal authorities of Um Unit ed States," I confess that It seems a little strange that with all thla au thority and power these evils are not suppressed, but go on from year ' to year all the same. , Concord Is probab ly similar to many other towns. .There is always a local environment which must be reckoned with in the enforce ment of the laws of this nature.-This local environment is . often embarrass ing, and sometimes positively detri mental to the 'enforcement - "of these laws by the local authorities. - . , Our purpose In appealing to Feder al authorities was for the above tea son. - These ' authorities ar not r in fluenced by local environment and It does not matter a "snap" whether the Ministerial Association and. . the- best citizens are "hypocritical" or not. They are sent by the highest authority in the land to execute a duty and they do It, without fear .or, faybr. ,;. v; '"". .'" But if this can be done by the pow er, of the City of Concord, all sight If. .this power, wants, the . backing -of the Ministerial Association, it certain ly can get It in ail proper way a. and wimnoia me appeal to tne reaer- al authorities, pending their action. If the other jtood citizens of the- town do notback thenl. it will itot be . our i aii we want is tne wooer earorcs- inent bf -these whoteMhne laws- and (t does seem a little strange, as stared above, that with all this power vested the local authorities these abuses, go oil from year to year all the same., These facts cause us to doubt whether the local authorities can be depended; on to' do- these -things,-.!-..s4t I Homebody Is - making liquor -and handling it contrary to law, and tt reachs Concord, If all signs are to lie believed. In considerable quantities, to the detriment of the peace and .morals r concord, t - - ' ' We have no "axe to grlnd.1' we are seeking only the good of the commun ity, and will be glad to add our "bit" to make the town of Concord a clean town, and a desirable place in which to live and bring up a family of chil dren. : J '.;,::; B. M. TATLOB, ' President Ministerial Association.' CONFERENCE OP THE ,v " FOOD ADMINISTRATORS To Be Held In Raleigh Next Tuesday k..-. :.-aaid wednesdav. " '- SmIiiI ThsTrikVMl 'f . " & Raleigh, June 15. A conference of all of the County- and City Food Ad minlstrntors In North Carolina will be held , lu . Raleigh - next. Tuesday and wedenesday. ; This conference antici pates a very considerable organisation expanse and strengthening of the food administration organization .necessita ted by the Increasingly Important dut ies that : have devolved upon this branch of governmental activity and the, atteudanee of one hundred or more is expected by State Food Administra tor, Henry A Page, , " i Ammunition Train Picks V Couple of uemn. Salisbury. 'June it-Au aaununitlon train of 2T trucks 'which came' in this afterupon from'ewport News en route to a southern camp had two men mors than when' the left the Virginia city. These two were deserter that' the lieutenant lu charge had picked up on the way.' Several deserters - were' reported at having shot at pursuing officers in the High Rock section of Davidson yester day. They were- said to bo headed to wards Salisbury,. but officers who kept on the watch for them failed to bag them. - -y.' r . j - ,'-..-.-, .t Rowan Is to" lie covered ' thoroughly in the Week's campaign in the interest of war savings certificates. The local committee - has -secured - speakers -and dates for practically every community in Rowan. .. . " ' V ' : Arrived 8af Ctemeas. Private Ernest W. love, Co. H 118th Infantry." son of Mr:vand Mrs. J. T. "Love, of Forest Hill. Private John P. Moore, Battery F. 113th Field Artillery. Sou of Mr. ami Mrs. W. Ia Moore. Sergeant Fred Bost, Co. F lO.: Engineers. -"'.. Donald ' Smith,; BkUery F. 113 Field Artillery. . . !' i C. J. M. Blume, Battery F. II" Held Artillery. y PiitoliHrd Mihitis Paitery , F ll F I Ar' '"-v. . , , ' . '. 1 rlvale 1,1. ny JI. r-'Mil.ley, I t t.-ry F. U-'Ifh ' I Ait, -v IV'r "1 i r t ' (Br TM A ' m-i l "Wh-'.' i, J - i 1 i I 1 I ... - I , II " I- ! . ,1. I II I' COilSPiRACY CHARGE AaViiSTC.E. VERNON Charged'; With .Conspiring With. Joseph. Jonas, For- mer Lord Mayor of Shef- field, Recn dy Arrested. CASE ADJOURNED ; TILL WEDNESpAY Vernon Is Said To Have Been Employed in an Important Capacity in the Ministry f Munitions. - (Br Tkf i Aaawtstcd Frass. J- London. June 13. Charles Edward Vernon, who is said to have been- em ployed in an Important capacity ' in ministry 'of munitions, was charged in Bow street police court today, with conspiring with Joseph Jonas, former Lord Mayor of Bhefflekl. who was re cently arrested on the charge of hav ing communicated luformatUm useful to the enemy; " The case was adjounrned till next Wednesday, when" the' two prisoners wll be arraigned, together. Sir. Joseph Jouas, a prominent steel aaanufacturer, was born and educated In- Germany, and became a British sub ject, by naturalization In 1870. Yester day the arrest of a "prominent official of the government offices" was report ed from London. It has been asserted hi London reports of the case that the alleged offense was committed before the. war. "CITIZEN" WRITES. ;v - - y. Makes a Plea for Law Enforcement In Concord. Mr Editor: ' Our President and our Government decided that the Chautauqua could be a means of bringing a message to the Americau people and the message of pr. tielsei last night was one that, de mands Immediate action. "I think, therefore I exist," In no longer to be tlKV proof of your being a man but "I act and therefore I exist," and thai tor' Service for ethers. A ; Dr. jeiol pointed vary .vividly wir be -a' clmk ejHMif Jnnthera. With all "ptv mr boasted civiusfltioh' and if our nroUci Ion ' of beast, bird. and Ash. during the seasoS of -raising their young, with all . that Is being done to teach every branch 'of scienct at government expense, with all the fast i lnformarton apd effort to cure every form of disease of cattle, etc,, we arfl very far behind our brutal en emy 4ii Germany in treating mother Do we love hogs and the lyila creatures more than that creature that crown ed the act of creation in Eden, and even neglect her in that God-crowned creative act of motherhood? ,. Germany pensions and cares for the expectant mother three mouths before and two months after the birth, go that both the mother will be strong to give the babe an honest start in the world, aud that the babe may live to be-of er vice to the native land. n .; , , . Now Is God's, accepted time!', Act today , in starting pension in-Cabarrus county to properly care foe the babes that are daily dying and will continue to die because 'of our neglect ! Every patriot will gladly pay addition al-tax for this most worthy cause. : v Also Dr. Gelsel showed the terrible waste of grain, sugar, etc., In our own and England's breweries.. "The beer and whiskey has brought terrible at tendant evils on the armies of our al lies. Yes to come home to Concord, drunkenness and vice is becoming ram. pant in Concord.'. ' Saturday night was a disgrace to any so-called civilized community. Tou do not know of what Is going on! .The timer of such ignor ance, God. once . regarded with len iency, but now cpmmandeth us to clean up. ' Ignorance la, no excuse In the law and less So of conditions that exist here now. Every pint of beer or whiskey drunk, or made, means tak ing a meal from the millions of starv ing widows and orphans-- in . Europe. Our soldier boys of Camp Greene are not only drinking here but are being contaminated for life -and for--genera tions, and also leaving our girls with unmentionable diseases. ' Civilians are corrupting our soldiers In spits' of ev ery effort of our. government, to pro tect them. - , Do not be an ostrich I - - A CITIZEN, GOV- BICKETT TOMORROW Will Speak at Chautauqua. Tent at 4:30 In the Afternoon At Kannap- olla Tonight, w : Hon. Thomas, Walter Blckett Gov ernor of North Carolina, will speak, at me unautauqua tent tomorrow aroer noon at. 4:30 o'clock.' The bare an nouncement . is enough to secure I large audience for our popular govcirn or. He is one Of - the most engaidng and - entertaining' speakers in (the State, and he will bare a message Hint win. do you good. ; . ' v , -; 1 i Although the Concord' speech 'wllD be llvered ' In the Chautauqua rant. there will be no charge of admission. and everybody la Invited. The tent! l large and there will be plenty of rotm. , Art"!cry on Both Sides Active . I'aris, June xo. -i he artillery on Mith sides was sotlvct umt night on the t iiween Mon) Udli-r and th iv r o.., the war o... anuounowl to- ' i j .,'-. .1 T'e g "i was sli rafher marknd 3 t;t r-- snuth 'uf the imn, (,-n ' i lsl t'' ' t'i:r CHI!IA MAY TABOO wild TOBACCO Investigation by the State Department of Rumors to That Effect Is Asked by Southern Senators. IS CONTROL TO BE "GIVEN TO JAPAN? American Tobacco Interests Do a Thirty Million Dollar Business; .With China An nually. y. Tfca Aaaaetat4 Fmm) Washington. June 15. The lnvestlm tlou by the state "department of reports that China is about to dose her doors to American . tobacco shipments was asked of Secretary Lansing today by rvminern senators. The seuators told the secretary that they had heard the control of the Chinese tobacco market was to be turn ed' over to Japan through negotiations in Japan of a Chinese loan. If the in quiry develops ; that the reports are true, the senators auk that 'a protest he made. American tobacco interests, the sena tors said, do a $30,000,000 tobacco bus! dpmh annually with China. THE CHAUTAUQUA. V - ' OJiBBaBaiaasBK- Great . Lecture Last Night By Judge Kavanaugh.--Program Today. Those who were fortunate enough to uttetid the Chataiiqua yesterday wre Highly pleased with the program that was rendered t rim the platform. The Ungawas, Mr. and 'Mrs. Michitaro Uu gawa, from Japan,- appeared in a con cert in the afternoon, and In the eve ning rendered the Japanese comedy,. 'The Mirror" Which was well render ed and was appreciated by the audi ence. ' ;! . In the afternoon the lecture, "Hu manity's Iast Reserves." jvas delivered in magnificent style by Mr. George H. Turner, who for some months has been in army V. M- C A. work at Campt Grant, Illluois, .-. Judge Marcus A. Kavauaugh, of Chi cago, delivered a uiost striking lecture on the newl-irm8 needed in tha. present laws anw courts ul our country. hls-subject being "Traitors to JuNtlce." Judge Kavanangh for, nineteeu years has beeu on the bench lu Cook County, Illinois, of which Chicago is the -capital He was lately re-elected by a ma jority of more than 90,000 over the highest unsuccessful candidate. The program thisafternoon Is a lec ture by the superintendent, Mrs Bing ham.' and a coneert by the Berkeley Sextette. This evening at 8:15 ockx-K the Pinafore Company will render the opera "Pinafore." They will have their own orchestra wlfh the show. WAR ON THE LOAFER . ' - BRINGS QUICK RESULTS From Towns Names of Loafers, Rich and Poor, Are Being Sent to Raleigh.. Raleigh, June 14,-rWur .against 'moral vagrancy"- seems to have had results within 48 hours from declara tion of hostilities, according to letters Aomin! tulav t.i Ilia YpcntlvA. offlce.. From towns distant, names oi loar- ers, rich and -poor, are being sent to Ruleieh and these'won't workers will go on to Washington as fast as the lists cao be made uu. The state Is terribly In earnest about this tmug. it nas every reason to believe that even wheat will suffer for harvest and thresher. I that crops by the thousands of urea will In. auttiiuuiieu xui want, There is great pessimism among the farmers who attribute their? pugnr. whollv to the war. but even these admit xnelne considerable - Idleness wnicu win id h well worked. ' - ' ' ' 1 ' Another trouble seems to ne Diock- ndinff. There never was anytning ro compare with It and it is common mux i.. i .. .hut- nun, novnnn nriii Hinr III iva n i - , art employed in running flivvers an aids to these criminals. The excess au tomobiles that dH nothing apparently but run oetween Raleigh anu a su body. The revenue men are busy getting h. nwuiav iiHwunrv to keeD.the gov posea oiw.Ku """r -Z, T.f - ernment going and these machine dt- rectora merely watch tne , revenuer. The department has the inyues of men who seem to have no other work. An Ithe number Is amazing. ' , WILSON INDORSES WORK LAW' President Approves Maryland Plan ta Eliminate Loafers, - y : Wauhtiirtjiii Post ' ' :l - President Wilson yeweraay caiue vw In .nnriitst of a llStlOU-Wlde COmpUr- sory work movement, to uinc.... th wrk or flttht" order recently is sued by Provost Marshal General Crow- der. ..- ' : v,-; In a letter to uwr. tiarruigiuu Maryland he indorsed tba .proposal hU ihup Htutes adoDt the Maryland compulsory work law, which PPH to all men between we ngi-s ..... 744,865 Young Men of America Kefcla- w.uhi,,imi. June 14. Nearly.cora .M-rt. tn the nrovost marshal 1" .1... Americans who have become of age thn; mint vear realstercd itor miiiiar. service June 5. This Is 20ft- t k..iw H.e entlmate. of the census bui-eau. but since wire thau 20l),(H0 unreglNtered 21-year-olds already are enllKtexl in the arm., navy or marine corps, (he military authorities find the twHiilt entlseiy sotisigctory.. , . , 4 J. Mi m. 1 u. y Ji'' n. ; r sb r, I' of ObirtolM OT 0 Berlin, it Is Stated In a Dis patch From Paris, 'Stil! Hopes To Obtain a "Good' German Peace Soon. ALLIED ARMIES ARE INCREASING The Only Possible Peace for the Allies is a Peace of Justice hd Civilization, The Paris Papers Say. (By The' iiiiiWil PNaaJ Paris (Havaa Agency.! June Benin has not abandoned the hope of ootauiing a "goon ' German peace soon. The press is following with curiosity ami Interest the preparation of a peace onensive wmcn seems to Jie clearly out lhied and about to pass from the news paper domain into official circles. The Petit Journal voicing the unanimous opinion of its colleagues, declaresNthat German intrigue will fail before the unshakeable will of the allies. The on ly possible peace for them Is a peace of justice and civilization it says. The lull along the front of the Ger. man offensive Is considered merely a period of preparation for new attacks. The six days of terrible fighting east of Montdldter realized mediocre gains, and the Petit Parisian says that the German check gives a good reason for confidence as the allied armies are in creasing, contnUonsly. STORE BROKEN INTO Thieves Entered Store of Barrier Widenhouse A Co Last Night. Some unknown person or persosa last night entered the store of Barrier Widenhouse & Company, on West ate pot street, secured some small aatowit of cash from the cash drawer, and possibly carried i ' out .. ' merchandise which has not yet been missed by f tw) owners. : - . , . An entrance was made through tin front plate glass window of the grocery department This window was broken. evidently with a small bag of sand which was lying lu the show- window thit .mpniiujKj Itwas a snuU Jag. cont talnlng Hlx w seven pounds of .sand? The only thing which was missed '14 the store thla mornhig was about ten dollars In small change widen, had been left lu the cash drawer,- - There Is no clue as to the perpetra tor of the robbery. A lady, who .lives near the store heard a noise about' tf o'clock this morning which awakened her, but not being able to see anything unusual happening, sh6 did not inalte any alarm. , It is supposed that th noise which awakened her was niadf by the breaking plate glass. ' ' ' SQUAD ROUNDS UP '' MORE ROUGH NECKS Camp Lee Raiders After Cleaning Up Richmond Hotels Go to HopeweU. Richmond. Va- June 12.-Ra ids made to protect soldiers from Camp Lee who come to Richmond were extended to night to Hopewell, Va., where some twenty men suspected, of boot-legging were arrested. . ' - Mayor Alnslie of Richmond Issued a statement- today saying that the raid on hotels last night which resulted in a number of arrests was the result of a conference between himself and Gen. Farnsworth. commander at -Camp Lee. The mayor added, however, that he did not know the raid was to take place, last nia-ht , .. r ... ., Persons arrested here, last nignt were given trial in Federal district court here today where testlmany was given that it was easy for soldiers to gf.t whiskey in Richmond. .i Dynamite an Troop Train.' ' Aatamr. Ala.i- June 13. Nine sticks of dynamite were removed from the tender of an engine ; pulling a troop train here today. ! The necro fireman of ' the train found five sticks of the explosive In l fire box to. throw coal into -the mr nace. Pigging into the coal on the tender fore sticks fore found. . German Railroad Bombed hy American i "-- Aviators. i-l With the American Army In France. June 14. The first American bombing sauadron to operate behind the front successively raided the uomiiigcy-isa- roncourt railway at a point northwest of Brlev late Wednesday.' dropping many bombs. It Is believed that sever al direct hits were made by the five planes participating. Sixty Gertnaa Prisoners Taken.1 i . ; (By The As slatsi meal 1 London,- June 15. A successful lo- fcfel operation : was carried out last nlgbt by the British - and Scottish troops north of Betbuiie' on the Flin ders front and over 'sixty prisoners were .taken, according to the statement issued by the war ofllce today. , , v Marine Corps Casualty List, r ; (By The Amilrtel nui.) , Washington, Jnne 15. A -marlae corps casualty list Issued today gave 03 names,: divided as follows: - Killed in action, 8 ; wounded severe ly, oBL?-i'; : v;-;,", .; ,1 Austrian Premier Resigns. Amsterdam, via I-ondon, June 1.1 The Austrian Premieri Herr von Seyd. lcr. aealn has tendered his reKtirna- tion to (he emperor who' la withhold ing his reply, according to Vienna art vls received here tonight. . at 2HVints, PEACE HOPE HAS BEEN HE PROCLAMATION OF THE MAYOR. Concord: Ia accordance with the prorlaata none of the President at the United Btatea and of the Governor of North Carolina and la cheerful eompllaner with the request of the Governor of North Carolina. I. C A Isenhoor, Mayor, do hereby designate the period beginning Saturday, Jnne 22nd, and ending Friday, Jnne 28, aa War Bar logs Week for the City of Concord, -Norta Carolina. I respectfully request every minis ter of the Gospel, Kuperlntendent of Sunday School, and teacher of an adnlt Bible Class, on Sunday. June 23, to speak definitely about War Sav lugs campaign and urge the necessity of responding', liberally In pledges to purchase War Savings Stamps. I earnestly appeal to all employers of labor to Inform their employees about the special campaign and en. courage them to help win the war by saving, economizing, and Investing reg ularly In War Savings Stamps. I call attention to the fact that ev ery citizen so notified is expected to go to the school house of bis district on Friday. June 28, at 6 p. m and al so to the fact that a record of the attendance aud proceedings of the meeting at his schoolhouse is to lie made and preserved. I nrge all citizens of Concord, N. C. with one accord, to work together to the end that, during the period desig nated above, the entire quota of War Savings Stamps apportioned to Con cord, N. C which is $20.00 per capi ta, may be secured In purchases and pledges by Friday, June 28. Bone in the City of Concord, North Carolina, on the 14th day of June. 1918. C. A. ISENHOCR. Mayor. B GEO. H. RICHMOND. Secretary. THE COTTON MARKET. Prices Somewhat Irregular at the Op ening Today. (By The Associate Press.) New York, June 15. While some what irregular, the.cotton market made general firm showing early today. First prices were 2 points lower to 12 points higher, and active months worked off a few points before thel call, but soon rallied, with July selling UP 'from 25.95 to 26.15, or about 21 points net higher while active new! crop deliveries showed net gains of T to 11 points, with October advancing from 24.31 to 24.46. Cotton futures opened steady; July 25.98,; October 24.34; December 24,06 ; March 23.95. ' i Closed Firm. . .Cotton closed firm; July 26.35; Oo- ftober 24:ni&feisenrber 24.42;' January 224; March 24.20.. GERMAN SOLDIERS IN , FAVOR OF BOLSHEVIK! Are Everywhere Circulating Revolu-I .', ' tlonary Pamphlets. ' (By The Associate Press.) London, June 15 German soldiers returning from Russia are imbued with bolshevik! ideas and are everywhere circulating revolutionary . pampleta. Gen.von.Rlbert said in the German reichstag during the Friday sitting ac cording to a Copenhagen dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph company. For this reason, he said, strict discipline was necessary in the' army. ! .The sitting was marked by sharp at tacks from various members on . the military authorities. " DEDICATION OF ELKS' - ' " RECONSTRUCTION HOSPITAL I Laying of Cornerstone Exercises In : Boston Today.' if s (By The Asseetetea Press.) . Bout On,' June 15.U-Fred Harper, of I Lynchburg, Va, Grand Exalted Ruler of the Benevolent and Protective Or der 'of Elks, John K. Tener, of Penu-I sylvanta, Past Grand Exalted Ruler.l UU IllUlljr - UH-WUCrs VI IUC UI KOIIIU - tion.- came here today to attned cere- monies Incident to the laying of thelgea and the Mediterranean, j cornerstone of a reconstruction hos pital to be erected and presented by the organisation to the government. AN AMERICAN DOWNS 5 GERMAN AIRPLANES 1 Three of His Victories are Officially Recorded. . (By The sa eclated Pressl , Paris. June 15. Sergeant Davul E. Putmau. of Brookllne, Mass., is report ed to -have, downed fire Germans on June 10. Three of Putmau's serial .vic tories now ar official, and the . two others are under Investigation. This record. If the five victories are official ly accredited, makes Putmau's total 13. supplanting Lieut. Rallies.- of New Bedford, Mass., as the American ace of aces. - FINED $1,004 On s Charge of Unlawfully Hoarding .voodstuns. , Mw VL. Press I . Washington, June 15. Dr. Francis 8.. Nash,, medical director In the Navy, was fined $1,000 today tn the District of Columbia Supreme Court, after en terlue a nlea of nolo contendere to a charge, of unlawfully hoarding food- atugsv An identical Charge , against his wife, Caroline 8, Nusb, wa8,diH Ulisncu. Hun Parades Prisoners Through Rhine ....:'--';y.,-.J:'.iawB. v i ;, ,;, .) Geneva. June 14. Americans and British prisoners, together with French colonial troops recently captured . by the Germans,, are being paraded through the streets of the Kblne towns to impress the population,' according to advices from Strassliurg received In Basel. : ' , Attacked Steamer Arrives L'nilamad (By The Aseelate4 Press.) An Atlantic Port. Juno 15. I'he T tlKh Steamship Kpcrnun. atti- I 1 Thurwlsy, itiKbt.off tin- V! 1 I'v a Cerw'ii, sub- . ' r-vt t i i" .in i- MORE THAI! 800.C Number , Now; Being, Trans ported Is ..Limited Or.! by Capacity of AyaiizL! Ships To Carry Thcnv . aaBBBaaBaaaasBBnaBana ANNOUNCEMENT - BY GEN.' MARCH The 800,000 Includes All the Branches of the Service That Are';" Necessary ;To Make a Complete Army. nr Th j unite rns, . Washington, Jnne 15. Ajaertcaa troops sent o France now number more than 800,000, Genu March, .chief of staff, announced today - (,.-. The number of troops now. being transported.-Gen. March, said ia limit ed only to capacity of ships available to carry them "and we will continue to ship them along this line" he added. The 800.000 figure includes all branches of the service necessary to make a complete army, both combatant and non-combatant units. Gen, March said. All the war departments figures regarding troops sent across will be made on this basis. , ; ,- ; ... Gen. March said the four German drives so far made wore "all part of common scheme of offensive. But to this time, he added, the extension of the allied from Rhelms to the sea had reached 66 miles. To hold that added line, he said, additional troops are necessary, and the importance of getting American troops over quickly became paramount, ' - - ! ' ? ' Gen. March said.- the obvious oo- lectlvea of the German advance is first - the channel ports, the capture of which would make it necessary lor Kngiana In shipping troops to go further np sea. slowlns- nn and making tne transporta tion more dangerous; and second. Paris which Is of great strategic imports nco as well as tol the people of France." The chief of staff viewed tne present offensive more as an endeavor- to straighten out the German line, rather than an advance with a definite ob ject like Paris. f -j" ' ',-' ' Asked as to tne time wnen Ameri can reinforcements might restore the baitface of ntaBpower -to -favor tihe allies., Gen. March said it was "impos sible to predict a day aneaa wnen a mastering superiority wHl be in the hands of the allies." LONDON SAYS WE , . SHOULD NOT WORIIY Submarines Off Our Coast Should Not Be Taken Se riously. - ' r , , (By The Asssrtte rreaa London, June 15.-uerman aupma- rine activity off the Atlantic (coast of the' United States shonld'inbt? be Uk en very seriously, a the Germans probably wiU not attempt blockade of the American shores, t This la tne opinion of Vice Admiral Sir Rosayln Weymsa." First Sea Lord of tne Brit- Ilsh fAdmlraltr. Tn aamiraii-. oe Uevea that there is 6ril one anhnswliie operating off jth Anwricaa csast. and that the purpose of Ba trtp waa . to I frighten the Americana.' JCA'-'.:' The German ruthleasneis t aea. tne First Sea Lord Declared, .must be met 1 - v. .H by a centralized warfare la the North GERMANS HAVE BEEN ' ', FOUGHT TO A 8TANDSTIIX1 On the Whole Front the Outiaofc is Regarded m rang wua am w fldenee. f. - (By Ths AsmeUted Peaa,;,; t nnrtnn. via Ottawa. June 15. With the enemy fought to a standstill, something like a stable line Is being reestablished in ther Compiegne bat tle. On the whole front between Mont dldler and . Chateau. Thierry the out look is now. regarded in r more confidence, but anxiety is su i expressed in London wnere 11 w .-"-sidered that great peril is yet abe ! for the allies; '',1- ' ' . The German effort, ir is pomu out, has undoubtedly fallen short the complete objectives sought, ar has entailed tne neaviesi ". ih enemv advance has appreclat.:? -. creased the threat to Paria. , Americans Hurl Thousanda of cucus. . .. With the American Army in 1 Jnn 15 American oanern nlsht hurled thousands of f Into the German lines along t northwest of Chateau bombardment was in r - lr heavy sas attock by t I mans. I jinwricain BH"? Dovti T (Bf The As 11 Vashlngton. Jnne 1"- to last night's Pernhlng reoort. I ' of two enemy R the American a. '. We 1hiii prise I' ' t 1 1 'Cotton r. tmund : Cfl , t 1. : i. n. 1 at i t , t. t
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