THE
VOL. V
_ THURSDAY, OCT
PRESIDENT WILSON
APPEALS TO VOTER*
Civil Ruinm Why Congrea
Should Remain Under Dem
ocratic Control
REPUBLICAN LEADERS
ANTKADMINISTRATIOI'
And Create Friction By Trying T«
Take Control Oot of Head*
•f President
Washington, Oct. U5.—President
Wilson Hi a atatement today address
• d to His follow countrymen naked
them to ' return a Democratic Com
in th« Korombrr cleftiong i|
thry have approved of hia lcadcnhiy
in this critical time.
bailor# to return a Democratic ma
jority to both tho Senate and House
of Representatives, tho Preeident maid
not only would aerinusly Impair hir
power to administer “the great trurl
assigned me by the constitution" but
would be intepreird abroad a* a rrpu
dlation of hia Isaderahip.
The President's action electrified
Republican* at the Capitol who pre
pared a formal raply in the name of
the party leaden la the Senate and
House and the chairmen tf the Sen
ate sad House Republican congress
ional campaign committors.
The Be publican atotmu-nt declaring
the minority party in Congress ha.I
supported the administration policy
since the war with n .unanimity and
an absence of criticism onpreredent
™ persy BIHOO, pointed to the
record as proof.
The war, the Repabllran etat isnnt
contend*, in not the President'* "per
■enal war,’’ nor the war of Congress,
nor of a party, but of the American
people and declared “the Republican
party, representing more than half
the citlxenahlp of the country, de
mand* It* rightful •hare" In the bar.
den and rciponsihilltle* it impoart
If given a majority in either ov
both houaea, the leader* laid, the Re
publican party would drive forward
***" da'iaaead would
DOW (olftf «d ^
TEXT OF PRESIDENTS APPEAL
Fallowing to the President'. ap
paali
"Mr Fallow Ceuatrymen:—The
Cengreseiotsal eleetieaa ere at hand.
They oecar in the aaaet erUU.1 P«
rial our country haa arev faced oe U
Uhaly la feoe ta aar liaae. If yea
have approved of my leederihlp •*>«!
wUh me to coottane te he your nn
emharruaeed rpahaaman iu affair, at
hams and abroad, I earnestly beg that
you will euproea yeuraalvaa uoaais.
tahahly ta that affect by returning a
Democratic majority te hath the Son
ate sad the Honor of Represents
CRITICAL ISSUES DEPEND.
"I am yoar sonant and will ac
sept yew judgment wlth-o* earl
hat my power to administer thn grea
task assigned me by the rowtitutie
would he oertooely Impaired shank
year judgment be edemas SJM I mia
fraahly toll yen so beeaaee nan
arithml Issues depend upon
as . mo I _ t a_Aw 4
grin tfaooo Uka that* ka aiaowaJ to
ataaJ h« *ka way af ifwaM
plain troth.
“| kaaa no tkoagkt of iwiathl
that aay polltiaol H»‘» h *-..aoat
la matter* of patriot!**. I Baal too
kaplr tka tacerfica* whiah Mara kaaa
-*X la this war by all aw cfttaaa*
trraapaaltra of party alBUamoaa to
harbor tuck aa Una.
UnlAoJ LnaAorakip Karr.
•1 aau aoly that tka JMficollla.
.-i Jollaarto. ,f oar praaoot toak
„( of a aoat that makaa It Imoara
Irraly oocoaaary that tka aatlaa
ahaoli #W« «• ooJWJml rup*«rt ta
tka lararanwtt Major a anlfcoJ UoJ
,r,h,p aaJ that a Ropabllcaa Coo
yraaa woaU JWUa tka laajar.hip
Tka l.ajara of «ha minority {a tha
n mil Coajraaa kaaa uo*aoatlooa
hly kaaa prowar, Wat thay hara hoar
—-J—i-tT»—than- At almaal rra
ry tor* rtaea rra aataraJ tka war tkai
kaaa aoaykt to taka tka • Korea .1
pollay aaJ tka aaaJact of iko wor ow
or mtj Hindi mm* pm« w r im
trol of lulniMliHlUi *f »Wr mb
llHBilBg.
Ha Tha. f* Dfrldad Caaaall
"TU. la aa tiau rHbar far dHrtdad
raaaaD ar far dlrldad laadaraMp.
lUrlHaa af taaaud U w aaaaarary
aaa la abrll artlaa aa l« U ‘ba
Idd af Waltla. |f tba eaatral af tba I
Haaaa tad tba taabta abaald ba tab*
aa away fra* tba party aaw la paw.
‘ar aa appaalap *ajarUy *aaU aa*
M_a aaatral af laphlatla* rad aMIpa
aM actlaa t* ba tabaa awldrt caatart
a ad abatrartiam.
Bad Bffaat Abraad.
“Tba ratara af a BapablUaa *a
farfty ta aHbar Haaaa af tba Caa
praaa waald »•*•"•' ba latarpratlrr
aa tba at bar rlda af tba watar a* *
~-p I III f af tay l—darablp. 8pab
aaataa af tba BapabfUaa party an
• CONGRESSMAN H. L. GODWIN
RaymraUtln of the SUlb District
*• CioiMet, for c.election.
A tulr for Mr. Godwin Ti i ai > j
will be ■ vote to uphold the hands of
1‘reeident WiUon. Commander-In
Chief of the American Army. A vote
ncainst Mr Godwin will encourage
the Kernel end his military machine
to prolong the war, which will mean
the sacrifice of many more American
live*. It is Very important that a
Dem.yc ratir Congress be re to mod to
Washington that the President may
f.uve a free hand in bringing about a
jurt peace. Mr. Godwin ha» been one
-he President's staunch supporters
He will be returned to Congress by a
large majority
LABELS FOR SOLDIERS'
CHRISTMAS BOXES.
Ge« Thaw fre. Raid Cra.. CWu..,
l* F««iliUU Delivery .1 B.1.1
Washington, Oct. *S.._Tha flrst of
the Christmas parrel label*, designed
to facilitate the ahipment of holiday
boa*# Uj the more than 2,000,000 aol
dlere now In France, have reached
thin country In making thia an*
nouncemoni today Lb« Red Croat said
relatives of toldiere now overseas
probably will receive these labels us
the course of a few days
"vwnR* to prepare ^R, . nurwe—-T
beree-wIthoJt d,lty. tr* boxr<
-ember 1.
Only one package for each soldier
will be accepted by the War Depart
ment. Every men in the Expedition
ary Force* bar received ono label and
has been directed to lend it to the
person m the United States from
whom he wishes to receive a Chrlxt
niti parcel. Parcels that do not car
ry this label Will not be accepted and
none will bo accepted for shipraont
after November 20th.
OLD-CLOTHES "CLINICS" THE
FASHION
> To be up to date these days your
community should have an old-clothe#
clinic, the Department of Agriculture
eucgrsta Not the amount you spend
on clothes but the amount you save
-is the criterion by which yon are
I judged in this year of war. The
> home demonstration agents usually
I hold the clinics, and old garment* are
I brought, ripped, and made over by th<
r women under their direction. Thii
• wool-conserving campaign in Iowa ii
* nhrtirulsrKf limner
«r(l*f jroa to oloct & RopuWHcoa <
rODfnM in ordar ta bach np »»^ '
•appart tka Praridant bat aaaa if
thap • Would in tbia i—para upon ro—a
cradnloar ratal-* an tbit aida af tba
•Tatar thap would latpaaa an pa oaa
an tba otbar aida... It ta wall amdor
• laad tbara at wall aa kora tkat tka
Rapablican laadart daaira not K) —oak
to rappart tka Pro* Id ant aa ta «oa
teal hi-.
Maaar Vrtr af Coakdanaa.
“Tba paoplaa af tka alliad toan
trto* witb who— wa ara aaaoaiatad a
falnat Gar—aap an fuit* fa—IBar
with tba tlpaikaaaca af alatd—••
Thap wauid dad It warp didbaalt ta
ballaaa tkat tka Tatar* af tka Uallad
Stator bad ebaran ta support tkalr
Praaidaat bp olaatinp to tba Caaprara
a —aiaritp eaatrailad bp tkaaa who
ara la faat oat la ap—patbp wltb tba
attUodt and aatton af tka ad— Inlrtra
• Ian
I Nat Far Party, kwt far Natlaa'a Sab*
■Malrran. that I aaa uld«| r«r n
.apyort art hr «f m aaka or lot
lb taka of a nlklul party Wat far t
tka taka of tfca MtUa It.olf la aitw f
that Mr lawar* wwitp •* prnpmoo any <
bo oriiaat ta all <Wa warM. la aa4W I
aary tlnaa 1 w.alt aot fool at Ukar 1
ty to aaaWo aaaW aa .ppaal I. yaw. i
la artlaary Uaaa. JWUaJ aaaaaab
aaa ka aatanf wttfcawt poraaaaaat
kart to tka aawatry. »«» tWaa. ara
■at ap41 aary tbaaa.
"If la tWoao arltWal 4Uy. it it yawr
wl«k ta ...tala na wltk oaJkrUnl
mi.4. | ho, that yati will ay aa la
a way wkUW It will aat Wa paralWIa
ta akaiUontaat oHbor Waaa at kaara
amoa, aw amilatot or aa tka atWar
•Mr of tWa aaa. I nrWnlt «T
| roll la. ab ay kap.r ta row.
"WOODROW WILkOH."
SYLL,ABUS for homenurs
ING OF INFLUENZA.
The nunc thouM adopt the fallow
">K precaution*:
'• Wear faco ma*k when wa.tfnj
on putienu. Tha muk ahuuld b
Blade of at leut four *vi -* n tan o
lar niurh gauze and ehould be Ur*
enough to cover mouth and box
Sterilize maeka daily by boiling.
»• Vt aah hand* thoroughly aftc:
coming in contAct with each patlen
or with hod clolhoe. Do not pu
bund* in mouth or about face. It ii
olio infer to dip the handi in actiacp
lie xdutioD made of dlaaolving twi
bichloride of merrury tablet* in I
quart of water.
•> Vtaah out nine and mouth anc
carpi* three time* a day with aolu
lion made by dimolrinp on# lave!
teanpoonful Of aalt in a pint of wa
ter. 8nu(T vaaclina up noa*. Keep
bowel* open, drink plenty of water,
nnd get proper amount of rret and
(loop.
Tha ftii'k room:
I Thia room ehould b* well ven
lilntcd day and aipht but patient
-bo‘IId not be placed in a draft.
2. Iterance all unoeccaaary furnl.
tur* and clothio|.
* Keep room quiet.
The Patient:
1. Keep in bed with eufhctcnt cov
ering to keep warm.
" Take pula# and temperature
»nd give food at regular interval*
Iuiually every hour), and keep a re
cord of tboae Make a note of all
drug* given. The record ihoatd al
*o *how tha time of bowel and kid
'iey movement* and tha amount of
■ l*cp and nourfahmant tha patient
8 The normal pub* rate b 72-80
br»u pee minute for adults; more
rapid for children. False can boat
ho fslt on front of arm just abort
tbs wrist on the thumb side
4- The normal temperature V* a
bout 08 ! ! degrees. In taking the
temperature place the thermometer
under patient's tongu. have
up* closed. Be sure and shahs the
thermomster down before it b
After use the
be i
Lion
Lr (be arm.
If patient baa temperature of 102
degrees or more pul ice cap to bead
and* rob back limbs with oaaspbor
or witch basal, keeping the patient
under cover. Bath face and hands
in cold water. If patient get* cold
put hut water bottle or hot brick or
iron to fset and limb*.
A. Make patient drink plenty of
water. Keep bowels open freely
with salts, ail. or enemas.
0. After patient has parsplred
freely change clothing and bed clothes
being careful not to expose the pa
tient or to allow him to bedoma chill
ed.
7. Keep patient's tsetb and mouth
clean.
8. As long ss patient baa fever
give only liquid diet, fruit Juice,
meat Juices, broths, and soup*.
». Have patient spit in paper oi
old cloths which can bo burned; an<
burn these often.
10. Keep patient in bed at laast I
, full days after the fever has bee cm'
normal. This is very important a
ncumorli and relapses most oitat
■ccur in patients who leave their bedi
oo early,
(This tyllsbtu Is sent out by th<
lute Board of Health aa a eugges
(toe outline for a course in hum
nursing. The points should be es
plained in detail to the clam by a doc
toi, a trained nurse, or by a arms wc
man who baa bad sxperience in how
nutw'ng).
WHEATLEY COES DOWN ABE
NETHY TO FRONT.
‘ Clinton. N. C.. .Oct. 2*^-0
Wheatley will be pulled down ns*
Republican nominee far Congref®
the Ninth District and the part'1"
endorse Charles L. Abernathy®"
dependent.
This is the situation H Is*™"
ed here on good authority si "*
conference last week In the *• •»
Senator Marion Batter, atta<1 by
Senator Butler, Cteed *t,,y>
'George Butler, Jokn MetlJ"*™
_. _ ... n—Chair
lab fl—<jiiu.
That Charlaa L. AW* *“■
can hi coauaonlcaton *•"
abtiran leaden haa 1«*~
eratood hare. Tfca " **”
an aa an Indication 0** ***•*“
k.oa a~ no chanca
he orarwbalming nr , **•
landidacy of 8. If. ■* “ r**~T~
ng and raaolvad to w,u* A“*r'
mthy. _
A Buff Plrroontgj* ***”•<
prtaa far batng ”, J® **•
•hoar at the »•£*** O'""*?
Fair. Flrat p/"* *•*“
by birda frana/**’** “
the Boiky MaT
- democratic at ate ticket.
For United lute* Senator
K M. MMWONS
t For M»ob» of Corporation
Tera tj Ki Years:
} P. PELL
two Yonrs:
MAX WEI.L
•t For Chief Just • Supremo Court
1 I CLARK
. tstkea Suprsmr
( nit
. ALl.EN
rAI.KXER
I
A
A
A
Thirteen tli
ror Jndcr Sop^rlotjourt—Fiftc-nth
Judicial Diatrict
BENJ. FnAjqLiN LONCJ
For Judge Superts Court—Seven
teanth Judi&l Diatoct
T. B. ,
For J ndge Coora—Enfh
" tdanU J ad Mai Dirtrict
MICHAEL it JUSTICE
For Jody. Superfat Court—Nlno
taaath Judicfcl District
P A M^B-ROY
For Solicitor, ttfc Judicial biatrict:
WALTER D. SILER. •
Far Senator, of Hth Senatorial Di»
•Hct: I_
CLYDE DALRYJPLE of Leo County
HENRY A o»DY, of Saapaoo
County- (
For-Houat f Repraeantathm;
GEORGE K. GRANTHAM.
For OeXRecorder:
DANIEL f McbEAN.
For Olcrk cA Superior Court:
Arthur L McDonald.
For ^ariff;
WLllam h. Turlington.
j— _ i
' Far OouNy Auditor:
ALLEN M. SHAW
1 For RacM*r of Daada:
william ft faucett*
For Caro nor:
wiluail p. holt,
►
For County CotnmiasioBan:
1 JEFFERSON D. BARNES
JAM If C. BYRD.
ROBERT T. JOHNSON.
DUNCAN F. RAY
WILLIAM J. Me STEW ART
SUPREME WAS COUNCIL SAID
TO HAVE AfiREED ON MAIN
TERMS armistice
London, Oct. 23_Tho Voronilto
e<i.« rtneo, neooHlr^ to Ao ropo*
or*v' ♦ In London tMn afternoon, to*
mmrd on tho ma n potato of tto im
•itr- terms, wldfh will row to ton
lidored by tto Nilhnry oommnadon.
[to Anal poaco terms, R is add, will
M submitted to 0_nllin.
•only with tM armbtic* term.
London, Oet ►».—A* a put of th*
Urma *f an aiadWta th* Brantac
N«wa aayi it u*d«T*t*nda th* *Ui«d
nation* will iaalat npon the aorren
dar of th* Oarman that. Including
ah tha Ranaaa aubutarlnaa and upon
tha ooeupatioahy allUd for... of aU
th* fortiflod town* on th* Bhln*.
msn of new draft ages will
»E CALLED EARLY NEXT
MONTH.
Waahlnttoa, Oct. «0._N*n of th*
now draft a#aa will flrat ba nobilltad
In larva noaabara.aarly In Noraabar
under a draft aafl now in preparation
at Pravaat Harahal Oanarnl Crowd
er'* office. It rail* for th* *a1raln
M«nt of more than 100,000 aac quali
T*
| C*0«GE K. GSANTHAM.
Dwnaer.U. Ceadid.,* {„, ,!,, L-rWatar. Fra. Hnwtt Cwly.
^ tirnaUiaat, who i. ;h«. Ihaomlic Candidate lor the Laaia
, T? T** Har",tt iir Umnthnm repTaacilcd Harnett in the
“* l^rialatorc and did each aMcient work for lilt county and State that he
•rae nominated without oppoaltiet. la the ternary, tn succeed hinaetf Mr
Grantham u a tucceeaful basineat mi .1 end ia one of the beat hniri an
in the caunty. He wtU be ro-cWtUd next Tucad.y. which manna that Rai
oett a cam wiD he aidy rcprraenl vil it. the Letfeiatum.
FINANCIAL PANIC SEIZE! ON
GERMANY.
ro ijmM1 -L^i'.jKV.
at Westphalia, which Jaa
> small acaU whan the first spied
l>oinhs hit Cologps have developed
into a panic Eight, according to the
Hague correspondent ef the Daily
Kail. All the hanks are being storm
>d by depositors who ore withdrawing
their savings in German bank notes
at aa high a valur as arc obtainable
the 100 mark note having an appre
iable market value over lower cur
rency. But wen small notes of one
fiarh arc being token eagerly Not
>nly are some of Uie banks at their
■it*’ .end for legal currency to pay
*bt deposits, but in places, copecinl
y Cologne and Dusacldorf, »Q except
•cal and therfore valueless currency
*aa disappeared as if by magic,
v The Allies era Ceeeusf I
Everybody who can possibly afford
t. Is trying to make bti or her way
sat ward Scores of houses' stand
►mpty. Been in Berlin, financial pa
tic has seined Use people, and the or
linery paper currency of the Empire
**• vanished. The municipality has
>*cn COUDClIcd to iuua amavaenew
currency to the value of about fifty
million mark* valid until February
next urlihir condnes of greater Berlin
Tradesmen may refuse to accept this
currency. or, at laast decline to
change notes, except when compelled
*" take them hi payment for good*
s(ready delivered.
Vein Appssls by Bank*.
The big German txinkt have pub
lishstl flaming appeals to “our fellow
cit'icni" tint to withdraw deposit
“d not to hoard currency notes. But
the rush on the bunks has grown
wore, than ever.
The working population of Col
ons, seeing the war factories closed
down, wig houses evacuated and aast
kound trains crowded with well-to-do
f'lgiliven aro demanding Immediate
pcae, mors insistently than ever,
^smonstrstions have been Increasing
hr violent.
Socialise Maaifseto.
A manifesto which has Wen Issued
by a section of the social democrats
fk.e Id a. ft_»_X__a .
-— -- vi un
urily abdicate ha wOl be remove.I
H Maya:
"If the neeeaaity artaaa and the
hoar comet, the onraniaed maeoca of
labor, with atronjr middle rlaa* eup.
part will remove every hindrance to
pane* which doee not volantarily
yH Id to the Will of the hoy* majority
of the people."
'__
IVed for general military aervire.
They will he fumlihcd la proportion
ate number* by ovary State Hi tha
ll/iion. Draft calla aaapeaded dar
Injt October hecauaa of the (nfloenta
epidemic have been renewed |n aoc
Itona where tha epidemic ha* modera
ted, aad entrainment for all men an
der the October calla probably will
be completed before the November
^aeta la in tha eaatonmant*.
•
omCIAL TEXT AUSTRIAN NOTE
SUBSTANTIALLY
I.anrtiiK. it does not differ —i>-*an ,
I lolly from Um na~m^ial TM,;„ M
transmitted by the Asaeciatad Pima
.'ixm Rtnl, Su-itterfand.
The- official i»*t was trfven oat In
this form:
"Department of fltata.
. ~ „ OetoW 30, ISIS.
Secretary of JUtaW _
ouMie the following:
•M^tmUon of Sweden.
‘TTaxhiagton. IV C, Oct. 29, 1918
Department of Austro-Hungarian
Intel eats.
“Excellency;
"By order of my government, 1
have the honor to beg you to trans
•nit U> the President, the foDowing
■'ommunlcntlon from tha Imperial
and Royal Government of Austro.
Hungary:
“ Hn reply to the note of the Pmal
dent. 3lr WiWo„, the Aaatro-Hua
•anan Government dated Octobar 18
of thia yvar, and about tho decision of
iVa ^—‘ ~ * -*-* a— a_a. . _
— - —who jtovtro
Hungary lopsrstciy th* ijusstioa of
ermistiee and pan, tha Austro-Hun
garian Government has the honor to
declare (bat it adhere* both to tha
orerioar declarations of tha Presi
dent and his opinion of th* rights of
tho peoples of Au»tro-Hungsry, ao
tnhty those of the Csocho-Slovska and
the duuo Slave contained In hie last
note. Aactria-Il angary baring there
by accepted all the conditions which
the President had pat upon entering
Into negotiation* op the subject of
srmbgire and peace, nothing la the
opinion of the A ust eo- H ungsrian
Oc-rermnor.. longer stnnris in the war
of beginning tkeeo negotiations. Th*
A a * ir o-Rungarinn Government
therefore, declares itself raady to
enter, without waiting far the out
come of other negotiations far a
peat'u between Austria-Hungary and
the Entente State* and far an hnme
diato armistice oa all fronts of Aas
iris-Hnngery, and begs the President,
Mr. Wilson to taba tha necessary
r.ei rure* to tnat Mrcn.
"Be phrased •• -wecpt. Fvodletwy.
tbo •' vnxunrcs of my hi<rh considera
tion.
(Siynad) "W. A. F. EKING KEN
“Ills Excellency,
"Robert Lanai rut,
"Secretary of State of tho United
SUtaa. Washington, D .0.
■ - 1
' Mr. Pan T. Gray. Sac. A Troea. of
. the N. C. Striae Brae dam' Ateocia
I Ian, baa completed arraafamida
with tho Amartcan florae Jeraay
Brooder*’ Aaaoelatlon to baa* a aala
of yurt brad Darac ioraeya at tha
Charlotte Ureatack Co nr ration on
awlao day, which la Dae. Id.
I Tho wheat harvest it mwanihc
but the demand* are many and wheat
conservation mast ha ■■tlltatlli
accomplishments
OF AMERICAN ARMY
SPLENDID ACHIEVEMENTS
OF AMERICAN AVIATORS
DUhcalUm Tamm* and MN
With tha American Army North
wrwt «t Vrrdna, Oct. M.—b Ita ftrvt
■ajm nporation again* the Ooemant,
conauW.ng the clearing oat af the
A Hlkiel aalioat aa a tonal affair, the
American army ia a few days'In ,
then a month ha* liberated mm than
IS vlfc~v and advanced to on aver
a? depth of ten milec, froeiag M5
rc tare milt* of territory. In tha of
fenriw the American* have raptor.
~d more then MAIM prtaonatn
the American* attacked ana freet
-.1 twenty mile* from the Aitmnit
to eh* Mena* and the advance hoe
been made In the fat* of almout ht
-o-mountablj dimeulty, due pertica
»«rty to the nature of tbe ground,
wh>h it covered with hi He, ravinee
‘we*. 1- addition, tha Amrri
ean* had fronting them fattr organl
rod xyptewii of trearhc*_Iho Htndca
ki-t Bn*, the Ragan position, the
Vulcer position and the Ketomhflde
PMIm. They have farced their
way through alt them Una*. Abend
of them lie* the Prey* position, which
mtM at on. pou* i» tha
v mtri ,%m aWe D_si_Pan . .
Etaap Fm) ml Cnaai *•
Tha edreaeo hma baas
dURcelt f , W„
atat baa n»> ^ tt.
«W aad ha U dt
rielona oa tha ^ka
enemy continual to —a« * _i«Uo
bk effort U hold thfa froat fa ardar
to protact Ua fa of
h Or .
hafa
r fa
Par-bio,'. m«a fa,, '
1*7 kwh of mm.
a^eWaa |«a BW a
gnat .faro of i aMh
war material, iacladlng latfaaa
and railway can.
Siaca Saptaaabar 20 tha ‘iairlran.
have fired more than t,600,400 ahola.
tha readme at theca reach!ok aa high
■• ISO,000 dally. Tha goaa wd fa.
chu} i a great number of I r **t*~.
»y
Waah af UcS. AataOere.
A merican a Ha taro aad aati-alr
craf v tent In the period afaca Septem
ber 27 hare brought down 260 ene
my liallaona, daepita adreraa Apia*
condiUowa and had weather at Haw
Bombing airplane# dropped mar*
then 40,000 tHngr.au of
on rxOread
Troop, at Waah.
*»' uiRcuK task faced hae been the
reps'ring of roads and the lammasul
of rrpplieo, men, ammunition and
food to tho front. Mon than 4«dM
eagi .-wir troops an antplsysd day
and right in rsboiMlng shell shatter
ed r-ds, eelng, whore poeefM*, ereah
•d -ck from villages dsatrsysd by
the firman sheila
In be Argonne, hundreds of yards
of G iman barbed win i inanglsmiats
farienrd from tree to tree at tartan
helpM*, bad to bo bridged aa tt waa
imjH ‘ft>W to cut them. la adlltliiii.
lawny roads in the Argoaaa were of
bloc", loam, which be cosue a aitia
in ti.loy wsathar. The sngbnsia
werv compelled to virtue Gy baBd
briil; ~s over many mflea of Iheae
rood.
Tio rroootng of Forges brook was
aecc T.plishad in the first day of tha
edvi vet under a haary lira. The
bror1' nine through marsh) Made and
In b let to bridge it the ggjssew
had m lay bundles of fmegoSa ea bath
now hi m mm. IM or owing
way Milo In noort time and than be
gan Jm battle-of th* Argom* which
laai* < far mora than two —tiha
IM S#aaaa MU*. Tahao.
C> npilaUoao wad* by anay oa
rer* yhaw that otf th# mor« than IM
H»:'" »Hm taken fro** th* aaawy
elm ru-ptanbor II, --* ttit
war? keerily wnlil and machlaa
gur. i. rooted. The Awirliana had
ta tv .c by Mena IM bilk and high
ert-a’. , woat of which wore ’ hwwMj
-I and defendad by ateeag ne
chtr- -an dataehonaata. Of the Mile,
»41 mo treat of th# Mania, and It
•not r lbo Hear. The #Tmiigi aka
had -n ha delta# from 4M> rartaaa,
all iV'wlid by wacMn* gaaa and
bard to taka na th* hUk.
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(Canttaand an Paga Mg) ^ I