“The Greatest Sin in tlie World”-Dr. Hamiiten’s Suliject Sunday at 4 P. M.-Special Music liy Clioir Brevard VOU XXIIl BREVARD, N. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 1918. Number 31. DAILY CULLINGS OF WAR NEWS August 2.—The big drive, after a day of rest, bep:an on August 1st. Notable gains have been made by the Allies. The Crown Prince is again pushed back. The Germans fight stubbornly, but to little purpose. The Allied troops have driven out the Germans who have been tena ciously holding positions between Plcssier Hubeu and the river and took the high ground north of Grand Rozoy, captured some villages and six hundred German prisoners. The prisoners captured by the Al lied troops from July 15th to July 33, amount to 33,400. The picked troops of the Kaiser were unable to stop the dash of the Americans. The Germans fought viciously to hurl the Americans back across the Ourco river, but they fail ed. The British and French forces took full advantage of the situation and appeared at the proper time and place. Germany’s best is not suffi cient for the task she has undertaken. The American black snakes, as flip pantly called by the Huns, are a much greater menace than they expected to encounter. i't::. .1. ('. OWEN, Who is in charge of the Evjniivoli^tic for the County, and holding the mooting ;it Mt. Jloriah. COUNTY-WIDE EVAN- 1 HOSPITAL SHIP e EUiis r The Baptist churches of Triinsyl- rvania county are now ene:i"o<l in a syston.'atic campaign for tho <va.’.,uC' lization of the county. There are now twenty churches in Transylvania and in oavh of those churches revival ^orviot's are going on. The organization and direction of this campaign by Dr. J. C. ()\vo!i of Mars Hill, has been carrie<i on wiih the thoroughness which charac-tori/.os all of his work.. At the preliminary confcrenco of evangelistic workers held on last Sat urday in the Brevard Baptist church Dr. Owen stated that * we niu. - 7iot let the campaign fail beci'.uso wo havo left undone one single tiiir.:- ihiv f^hould have been done.” Tl'.o. o v. ortis seemed to truly express tho spirit of the meeting. In the cour^u' of his talks Dr. Owen emphasized tho iir.por- tance of the ministers’ rcs])onsibiiity in bringing the people to a roab.zation of their duty to support thi' ‘.rovorn- mcnt in the present crisis. Dr. Owen said that he was glad to give j.art of the time of the conference to .hscus- sion of patriotic work anii thoreforo took special pleasure in introdu-ing to the audience Rev. J. C. Soaulo. who wa??*!-‘sent to present the Red ^ 'ross an lAh j Council of Defenso. U^v. Mr.^tagle made a stirring ap’ioal to the ministers present to make a unite.! effort during their campaign iv) givo the people of the county t!io besi available information in regar<l la aims of America in the prci.r;i Mr. Seagic was followed by .^Ir. R. H. Zachary, who made some I’oaiaik;- in support of Mr. Seagle ansi . ugge^t- ed that if possible a definite ju rio'! be set aside in the meetings to l>o hoid by the ministers present for talks o]i national affairs. He said th;it spo'.k- ers from Brevard would be so.’t ic any of the churches wiiere outsul'' speakers were desired. The confer ence unanimously decided that thirty minutes of the service hour on Fri day evening, August 9, snould he giv en over to patriotic meetings in ev ery Baptist church in the county. The conference was closed with prayer by Rev. E. Allison. Dr. Owen stated to the News that he felt very much encoaras:e<! over the remarkable spirit of co-operation which he found among the churches of the county. He said that he w^as very hopeful for a successful outcome of the campaign, for, said he, “many of the preachers who take part in the work have been eminently suc cessful as evangelists and there is One huni're-.l and fifty patients are roported to have been killed by the explosion of a torpedo v.hich sank t.!ie hospital shij) V.'arilda on the aiorning of Augu.st 3rd. Aijout 400 patients wero on boar;l and about one hundred have been ac counted for. Several women nurses Vvore killed. wss All PAST RECORDS The Transylvania Red Cross re ceived an order on July the 24th for 420 five-yard gauze rolls. Ten days later these rolls wore shipped in rcgu- tion Red Cross case to Atlanta, from wiiich place they will be sent directly to I rance. it takes the average Red ('ross v.ork room a month to turn out an ortler of this size, which re quires the handling of 2100 yards of n'.alerial, and the directors of the r.revard v.'ork rooms are to be con gratulated upon the dispatch with which this work was completed. This ilepartment of Red Cross vx'ork is un der the supervision of Mrs. Edward Patton. wss AT METHODIST CHURCH The pastor will preach at 11 a. m. on subject announced for last Sun day. The evening services have been called in during the continuation of spccial Evangelistic services at the Captiit church. nov/ ;i deep revival spirit sweeping over Transylvania.” ws 3 RED CROSS WILL TEACH THOSE WHO WISH TO MAKE SWEATERS Sunday, August 3.—The Allied ad vance against the Huns is becoming more speedy. The great salient be- tv/een Soisr.ons and Rhemes is cut out by L‘ie Allied forces. Important ground is recapturod by the British. The American troops hold the out skirts of Fismes, the great supply base of the (k'rman army. The Huns are expecting to f^n.l the Aisne a great bulkark, and there they may attempt to reform their shattered lines. On Saturckiy the Americans enter ed the southern part of Fismes while other forces of the Allies held the southern banks of the Aisne and Ves- le river from Soifsons to Fismes. The advance of the v.’hole army is along a front of almost forty-five miles. The Allies are bringing up their guns almost as fast as the (Ger mans are withdrawing theirs. All tiie roads over which the Gernians are retiring are subjected to the heaviest bombardment by the Allies. The decisive blow of the battle be tween tlie Marne and the Aisne seems to have been delivered Thursday. The whole German line had been pivoted on this point and the Allied successes there put the entire Tuton force into disorder. The success of the Allies has apparently thrown the whole ])lan of the German campaign out of joint. Large units h.ave been drawn from the jiorthern battle front to support the Crown Prince’s armies. The withdrawal of the Germans from this section and the <levastation they are leavin:-: behind them would indicate that they never expect to return to this section as a vantage field for battle. The Germans are removing all the supplies they can as they are fleeing from the Allies and what they cannot carry v/ith them they are destroying. Large quantities of amunition have been captured by the Allies and will be given back to the Germans through the muzzles of Allied guns. General Pershing has over a mil lion men in his area and they are driving at the center of the retreat ing German lines. They, have serged forward to the Aisne-Vesle front and have thrown cavalry patrols beyond it. The river Marne has twice proven a Waterloo to the German hordes and they, doubtless, have seen that locality for the last time. YOUNG AMERICANS VERY PATRIOTIC The boys and councillors of Camp Sapphire have given very literal as well as figurative expression to their patriotism by presenting to the Treas ury of the local Red Cross a check for$ 150.09. This sum was made up of contributions from the young men of the camp who represent almost every state in the union. The gift, which is the largest single cash dona tion ever received by the Transyl vania Red Cross, is much appreciated not only for its value and the help it will give to the v/ork—but also as an expression of sincere patriotism, and an evidence of loyal friendliness on the part of the guests of our town. -wss- MEETING AT BAPTIST CHURCH Dr. W. W. Hamilton of Lynchburg, Va., is conducting a meeting at the Baptist church. He is doing some searching preaching to large and at tentive congregations and deep inter est seems to be manifested. Mr. E. L. Wolslagle, who is well- know'n in Brevard, having conducted the music in a former series of meet ings in this church, has full charge of *nat department. The mooting will continue for about ten days. The wool room of the local Red Cross will be open on Mondays, Wed- no?;!ays and Fridays at 3:30 o’clock. Any one who v/ishes to gat wool for sweaters or socks or any one who wishes to receive instructions for knitting these garments is requested to come to the Red Cross rooms at the hours mentioned. Needles of the proper size can also be obtained at the rooms. The government is now urging the Red Cross to push the wool work with all energy ptfsible and it is hoped that the patriotic women of the coun ty will make a ready response to this appeal. August 4—Fismes, the base of Hun supplies, falls to Allies. The place is taken by charging Americans. The Hun retreat continues with the Allies in pursuit. It is said that tho number of prisoners captured during the drive will thrill the Allied world when announcement is made. At 10 o’clock p. m.. on the 4th, Sunday night, the Americans, sup ported by the French, captured the town of Fismes. The Germans are hurrying to place the Aisne between them and their pursuers so as to es cape and prevent further loss of men by being made prisoners. The Americans alone have captur ed 8,400 prisoners, and, in additior., 133 guns. Quite a number of the Huns have succeeded in reaching the northern bank of the Aisne and getting num bers of their big guns across with them. ^ COMPULSORY t The County Board of Education on the date of August oth, passed a resolution I'cquiring all county teach- crs to announce in their respective schools the first live mornings of the opening of their schools that the compulsory law is in force the first four months of the school term for each school respectively, as provided for l>y the law. All children from 8 to 14 years of age, both inclusive, must go to school every day for the first four months of his school. All violations of the compulsory school law will be vigorously prosecuted, ro please obey the law. Most cordially yours, A. F. IMitchell, County Supt. wss While many are kept away from this delightful summer climate by reason of the war, yet there is a large number of visitors in the city and more en route. It is estimated that at one place alone, a depot near Fere-En-Tarde- nois, that $4,000,000 worth of am^ munition and general stores fell into the hands of the Allies, while that destroyed is believed to be several times that value. Stores and ammu nition were found in large quantities in other depots and it is supposed that the retreat was so hasty that they did not have time to take, or even destroy, these supplies. The Allied success for the past week or two has been unprecedent ed in the annuals of war. August 6.—The Huns are still get ting out of the way but are closely pursued by the Allies. They are of fering strong opposition at Vesle, supposedly to give the main body of troops time to get out of danger. They are hoping to find a more con genial refuge on the north side of the Aisne, a haven of rest or safety from the onslaughts of the determin ed Allies. Picked troops, of Bavaria, and those of tho Hun Crown Prince, have failed to stop the progress of,, the Allied forces. The rear guard of the retreating Germans show a little re sistance every day but that is only to protect the main army as it retreats. Great depression is shown in the ranks of the Germans. Documents that have been captured show a de sire for immediate peace or a de cisive battle at once. Food is very scarce among the Germans and of a very poor quality. The “immediate battle ’ has been foav.iit and the Germans lost. An other letter captured says “Germany is slowly crumbling to pieces. An other letter says, after the battle on the Mame, “Our regiment has been nearly wiped out and we have not pushed far." REV. A. V. REECE, of Hendcr.sonville, Who is holding the Meeting at Rosman. FARMERS’ INSTITUTE LARGELY ATTENDED The Farmers’ Institute held here on Wednesday brought a large number of famters to tov.n from all parts of the county to hear the argicultural problems peculiar to this section of the state discussed by experts. The principal speakers at this meeting v.'ere Mr. Shank and Mr. Webb of Raleigh and Mr. Shay of Waynesville. \\hile the farmr>rs of the county were in session in the court house the housewives of the neighborhood held a meeting in the Library to hear Mrs. Ilenly, of the state board on hom ^ economics, give a talk on canning. Mrs. Henly laid special stress on the importance of getting the maximum amount of food preserved with the minimum amount of sugar. She gave her audience several formulas for canning and preserving which have not yet been published in the official bulletins. Some of these new^ methods have just recently been worked out by the food experts in Raleigh and will be published in the News for the benefit of those who w’ere unable to be present at the meeting. Many of Mrs. Henly’s hearers were particularly interested in the pre serving of vegetables by brining for which the following directions were given. PRESERVING VEGETABLES BY BRINING. CORN—Place young, tender ears of corn in a clean bag (flour sack). Plunge into a pot of boiling water; boil 5 to 10 minutes, according to size or variety of corn. Cut from Cobb, weigh; allow 1 oz. salt to 5 oz. corn; mix in a pan. Brine wdll form at once, pack tightly in sterilized quart or half gallon jars. Cover; next day, pour boiling hot bees wax or parrafine over corn, in the same manner used to seal jelly. Cover. Imperfect screw tops ma;/ be used as covers. STRING BEANS—Prepare beans as for cooking, breaking or better litill cutting them into one and one-half inch lengths. Weigh, wash and blanch in a cloth bag, in boiling water as directed above. Ten minutes will be required for large beans. Pack in either glass 1-2 gallon jars or stone crocks, sprinkling salt as you pack. Reserve enough salt to form a layer on top of beans. When using a crock, put this reserve salt in a cloth loosely, tie and lay on top of beans; cover vvith a saucer, plate or wooden cover, placing a weight on, as in kraut making. In using glass jars pack full and adjust cover; set aside 24 hours. If the salt has not drawn from the beans sufficient water to cover them, add cooled boiled water. In case of glass jars, cover with melt- BREVARD CLUB ENTERTAINS One of the most enjoyabie occa sions of the whole season was:- the reception given by the Brevard Club in honor of the U. S. Army Officers last Saturday night. It seeme<l that every member of the club turned out to welcome and entertain these gen tlemen, and if we are competent to judge it was a success. Cards and pool Avere the features of amusement until the chcf, ?fIayor W. E. Breese, with his long white apron down to his shoetops, anounced that ‘supper was served,” when all filed into the long dining hall where they were filled with good things while Will Breese and Charlie Orr acted as waiters—and now while we think of it, when Uncle Sam calls for these two gentlemen to either “work or fight” we hope someone will open up a restaurant and employ them as waiters. After supper cigars and cigarettes and more pool and cards were enjoy ed. The following were the honored guests: Major A. T. Hayes, Captains J. Mageean, G. Wood, C. J. Kauper. J. W. Seuburt; Lieutenants N. Golden, F. B. Goucher, H. Bodle, A. R. Smith, W. J. Conico, H. C. Jarecky, M. S. Wilson, A. B. Crc mkite, M. Bulger, T. J. Broodhurst, Fred M. Coo, T. W. Taylor, and Messrs C. L. Knight of Tampa, Fla., and W. W. Clonk of Wall Springs, Fla. wss WAR WORK r\Irs. Simons anounces a series of Opcratic Lecture Recitals on Satur days in August at 10:30 a. m. at the Aethelwold hotel. The proceeds will be devoted to war work. The program next Saturday morn ing, August 10, Romeo and Juliet. Programs for the following Saturdays will be Faust, Carmen and Cavelleria Rusticana. ed wax as in corn. , In crocks, pour the wax or parrafin on the brine be tween the edge of plate and side of crock. Cover crock with new’spapers or cloth, tied on. Do not move crocks after parrafin has been used, as the seal may be broken. The object in sealing, is to prevent scum forming. To prepare Brined Vegetables for the Table. Rinse leaves well. If too salty, par boil a few minutes, then proceed as in the fresh beans. Corn should have brine drained off, covered, with three times its bulk, of cold water, stirred up and then left to settle. Pour water off. If too salty for your use, add fresh water, bring to boil and pour water off.

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