THE DUNN
. i
Vo,‘ B dumn. m. c, w, to. im
■ _mi_
THE UNITED STATES
FORCES ARE236,117
Total of Sarioua Casualties No!
Expect ad to Excaad
125,000
DIVISIONS NAMED TO BE
RETURNED FROM EUROPE
More Then e Million Will Remain in
France For Several Month,
Mere.
Demobilisation of the American cx
petitionary forces, already In prog
ress with Uie movement homeward of
■irk and wounded, will ba hastened
by the return at an early data of
eight divisions of national guard and
national army troops, eight regiments
of coast artillary and two brigades of
field artillery. This announcement
was made yesterday by General March
chief of staff, on receipt of dispatches
from General Pershing.
Total American casualties to No
vember 11, when hoatibtiea ceased,
were 236,117 This includes, Gen
eral March said, killed and died of
wounds, died of disease, unelaaairied
deaths, wounded, prisoners, and miss
Ing.
Slab aad W.uaded First.
The divisions which General March
said have been designated by Genera]
Pershing to return as toon the
tick and wounded’ have been moved
to the United States are:
National Guard: Thirty-Arst
(Georgia, Alabama aad Florida)*
Thirty-fourth (Nebraska, Iowa, South
Ilalrnta aad Uiaara.Sal TVl-a
(Indiana, Kentucky and West Vir
ginia) and thirty-ninth (Arkansas,
Mississippi snd Louisiana).
Nations) Army: So vanty-aixtk
(New England), Forty-fourth (Ken
tucky, Indiana and southern Illinois),
Eightysixth (northren Illinois, inchid
ding Chicago) and Sighiy-csvcnth
(Arkansas, Loulaian^ftlaaimippl snd
auuthsni Alabama). V
Tha coast artUery toghaanU to ba
rimM as soon as possible ware so
■wS£P«few5K*lipis«
Fiftieth, Seventy-third, Seventy
fifth.
The two field artillery brigades to
be brought borne are the Sixty-fifth
find 163rd. Eigthy-twu aero squad
rons, seventeen construction comps,
nira and several special units from
England will ba brought home as
soon as transportation facilities are
available. General March said.
Casualties sustained by the Ameri
cans were tabula tod by General
March SI follows:
Killed snd died of wounds_86,164
Died of disasse__ 14.811
Deaths unclassified ..._ 2^04
Wounded __..._179,626
P"*®**™...- 2,168
M»'n*.~. 1.160
Total ..236,117
While the total losses suffered by
the American army in France at first
glance appeared to bo almost double
the total estimated by officers here
at probable, analysis of the table it
was pointed out. shows that among
the 179,000 wounded are included
the nsines of thousands of men
whose injuries were so trivial that
they never were admitted to hospitals
snd tha record of their injury was
kept only In company and regimental
dressing stations. Tha final total of
killed, died of wounds or disease, or
on the unclassified death list, tha sa
Icualy wounded and tha prisoners and
miming, officers believo will work out
not in excess of 126,000.—Washing
ton.
DEATHS IN THE NAVY
FROM WAR CAUSES
Numbered 1,233 Surgeon Gen
eral Bralatad Inform*
Naval Committee
Washington, Nov. 28.—Deathi In
the navy from “war causes" totaled
1,238, Surgeon General Bralatad told
the House Naval Committae today,
which is framing the 1020 naval ap
propriation hill.
No figures were given as to deaths
from rlloeaao. The Burgeon Oenoral
said there were 18.00 patient* in
navel hospitals, and that last!lotions
at Norfolk, New York, Philadelphia
and Boston wars crowded.
Appropriations for the naval madi
ral department amounting to |18,
000,000 asked for undar plana for
continuing the war were reduced to
$0,200,000 by the Surgeon General.
Aa.eei.aa heldier. Safi for Hems.
Liverpool, Friday, Nov. 22_Sev
eral thousand American soldier* sailed
fee horns today on the I in or* Lapland
and Minnehaha. It was a stirring
ae*ne a* the men men marched from
the railway station amid rousing
cheer* from the throng* of people
along the street.
THE PRESIDENT TO BE
ABSENT BUT SIX WEEKS
H* Plea* te Leave far Europe Neal
Week aad Be Bach ia Wasbiag
tea Darina January.
Washington, Not. 28_President
'Wilson will tail for Europe nejrt week
h* attend the opening of the peace
conference end ho expects to be back
In Washington soon a/Ur the middle
of January,
Dans for the President's trip are
going steadily ahead, but beyond the
original announcement that be would
leave immediately afur the conven
ing of Congress on December 2, no
deuile have been made public. How
ever. it was said today authoritative
ly that the President plans to be back
on American (oil within six weeks
efur the ship leaves this aide.
There bat been no indication when
the peace conference will assemble,
but tbc general bclio/ here Is that
it will convene immediately after the
Christmas holidays The President
goes in sdvsnee to confer with the
entente statesmen, and it Is expected
that the broad outline of the treaty
will be framed beforehand with a
view to its adoption soon aftar the
conference meets.
Hsports of censorship of the news
of the peace conference were met
W.day with the rteUauent that act
<*» '¥ would there be no censorship,
oat that the American newspaper
correspondents would be given all
facilities possible for transmitting
their dispatches.
BAPTIST STATE CONVENTION.
The next «union of the Baptist
state Convention will be bald in the
city of fircenaboro, December 8 G
The Convention will meet Tueeday'
morning and will be preceded by the
Baptiat Ministers’ Conference of
North Carolina, which will meet on
Monday.
It may be well to atata for the ben
efit of those who arc not familiar with
the Baptist form of church govern
ment, Joat what the Convention ia
The Baptists, jlka*
lalive, nor s'Joridicial body.
Every local Baptiat Church ia a Ut
ile republic with In Itself. It make*
and execute! He own laeva, and ad
minister* dleeipline without any Inter
ference from any outaidc authority,
as it recognise# no each authority.
There it no such thing as ‘111* Bap
tist Church" when by that tern
the local churches of any given ter
ritory are meant. Kor instance, it is
not good Baptist termioolc^ty to say
"The Southern Baptiat Church," or
"The Northern Baptiat Church.” In
speaking of such group of churches
the term "denomination” is used.
There is no system of c celestas tic al
courts with Baptists and, hence, no
appeal from the decisions of a local
church.
It will be teen from the foregoing
that the function of a Baptiat State
Convention it purely advisory. It
formulates no laws, executes no or
ders, and tries no cases. It has no
jurisdiction as to quastions of doc
trine. All these are matters that
belong to the local church.
If no action taken by the Con
vention is binding on the local
churches, the question may be asked,
“Why are the annual meetings held?”
While the Convention has no authori
ty to enforce the observance of any
recommendation it may snake, there
is a beautiful spirit of cooperation
among the Baptists arhich leads them
to work together with as much uaity
and harmony at do those denomina
tions which hava their more complex
vig«nisw«oni4
The dcnoiHlnetional paper mrrae
as s channel far expression nf opin
ion in regard to any denominations]
policy the* may bo proposed. If
any matter of anuaosl importance
ia to ba introdncod In the Conven
tion, It is customary for the brother
who expacts to introduce the meas
ure to give notice of hia purpose in
the Recorder before the meeting of
the Convention, and it is discussed
ia the colon)n» of the paper. Ia this
way unity of action la usually secured
If. however, a matter is presented
to the Convention and discussed, and
it it men that the Convention cannot
act with a considerable degree of
unanimity, n motion in as sally made
sod adopted, which carries the quee
tl a over for a yea- thus giving tons
for mature consideration. When such
action is taken there ta almost al
ways a satisfactory agreement reach
ed at the fallowing laae'on of the
Convention.
Another thing which help* to secure
concert of action la the spirit of
democracy which permeates the body.
A "steam roller" would soon be
thrown on the Junk pile tf by any
mesne should chance to And Ms way
into the Convention hall. The hum
bleat layman ia nil the state la as
macb entitled te the floor af the Cm
ventlon as the biggest preacher who
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(Continued on paga 8)
GOVERNORS URGE
HOLDING COTTON
Bickstt sod Seven Othsrs 1mm
Joint Proclamation. Ad
visa Organization to
Hold For Thirty
Five Cants
Atlanta. Ga.. Nov. 21.—A Joint
proclamation signed by the governors
of rivht cotton States urging farmers,
merchant*, bankers and business men
to organise anil hold cotton for not
leas than 80 cant a pound, middling
basik, was leaned her* tonight through
J. J. Brown, president of the cotton
•let" official advisory marketing
board. The proclamation, an on
dorsemont of the recommendation
made by the board Her* November T,
termed euch a price “cqnal to the cost
of production plus a fair profit."
"The recent heavy break in cotton
pricao," the proclamation miid, “Is
Wholly unjustified by sxiaitlng condi
tions and th* great disturbance Inci
dent to the break in th* market has
temporarily paralysed th* agricultur
al and business interests of th* Sooth
and entailed heavy lose to th* cotton
producer by reason of tho prieo being
below the coat of production."
Selling of cotton for IS cents was
sdvocstod only "to meet pressing ob
ligations" and borrowing on cotton
rsthsr than sailing it was endorsed.
Federal Reserve Banks were called
upon to "be joet a* liberal as eonsiat
ont with good business in redUeeunt
WI wu OJ cot LOB.
The nocesstty for the South pro
ducing more food for men hud ,„j.
male was etreened In another part of
the proclamation, which urged entail
er cotton acreages nest year and
more planting of fead end foodstuffs
The proclamation, signed by the
governors of Tessa, Georgia, South
Carolina, Arkansas, North Carolina,
Mississippi, Alabama and Florida,
urged that the county and school dis
tricts in each State be --ginissil
n^wisaww knasl mil mm
"’Wqlaring that ~*fed
eral Using of cotton prises ia dead.”_
Aasciated Press
CRUEL TREATMENT
OF' PRISONERS
Cowardly Carman Captors
Showed No Mercy to Thoio
Who Fall Into Thais
London, Not. 23 —Pitiable condi
tions among the British prisoners lib
erated by the Germans sineb the sign
ing of the armistice sre described by
Beaters correspondent at French
headquarters. Thousands of these
men, mostly British, ere entering
France daily. The correspondent
writes:
“1 have never seen human beings in
such s state of rags, hunger and mis
ery. Wbcn the camp at Forbaeb. 88
milts east of Mels, as well as those
elsewhere, were broken up, tbs pris
oner*, most of whom were captured
during th* March offensive ware told
to clear out and seek help from th*
ADies They started walking th*
SO or <10 miles to the Allied lines, but
were given no food and had no money.
They were in shameful rage, the sole*
dropping off of their boots Bom*
wore clog* and had no socks.
“hey loft the prison camps Id
drovoa of hundreds in tho charge of
German office re and soldiers who had
deserted.
“The weather was very cold and
muny had died by the roadside within
a few miles of Franca. When the
survivors entered the French linen,
the French soldiers, who, were hard
ened wer heroes, were horrified to see
men in such a plight. There is so
doubt that this suffering eras inten
tionally Imposed upon the British.
Prisoner* of other nations aro agreed
that British prisoners were treated
verve than the other* at all German
camps.
“A farther report of Sir Robert
Younger's committee dealing with the
treatment of British prisoner* In the
coal and salt mines of Gtrmaay gives
harrowing details of brutal treatment
by the Germane."
IMPORTANT meeting
There will be an important meet
lag at the Free Will Baptist church
neat Sunday morning at II o'clock.
All members of the church are es
pocted to he present to transact buri
■was relative to tho General Confer
ik« which convenes with this church
the following Thursday.
People who cease to fight do not
cease to eat.
bi winning the war food proved an
effective weapon; In keeping It won
feud will be oar moat rateable tool
I
Tha following
contributed to
Campaign which
reported by J. W.'
John Moods_j
H. D. Smith, ...
M. Fleishman
Walter Jones
W. J. Jonea ...
Mm. t. M. J
Miee Clyde
Mm. E. J. Noble*
K. M. Pearsall .
Addie Young ...
Mm. J. C.
8. C. Godwin ..
Mine Annie
a. D. Lewis ...
J no. McKay_
Eugene Parker .
Perry Morgan _.
J. C. Clifford ...
Dr. L F. Hick. ..
kill* Co I detain
J. A. Driver ...
J E. Black_
D L. Pridgen ..
Jim. P. Johnson
K. L. Parker ...
0. M. TUghmaa .
E. B. Colbreth .
r\_ a isms
Mr*. C. 8. Hoon^^^V. ^ (wj
Mn. G. D ..Hendm^^B . '5fl
Klixabath Hendet^^P. l0
J S Earthing . j 00
J. Lloyd Wad. ,voo
M. Raam. M
C & Aycock i.oo
O. Mattox . j oo
L Hatcbar
m7. «*n« 2.00
J I) Btrnei 25.00
H I- gg.po
M. M. Drive 1.00
La. ....TL- 10.00
CH.&gUm.. .. 10.00
R. G. Taylor 10.00
M'k* CUfa Starr ..y..._ 1.00
Utm- ** *■• Ciio<7 '*+. 6.00
M. B. Will lama $ to
Mn. M. B. WObem*.I s.qn
E. V. Gainey ....1*...... J.1S0
Mr*. Bond-._A‘„. i.Jo
G. M. Laa _1_4\._ j.00
Father WatVin*._._ 2.00
Buren Hodgea... y.oo
C. B. Aycock ....._... 1.00
J. B. Farthing .......... 2.50
D. J. Dowd __.._■_... j 00
J. L. Thompaon .......... 100.00
R. Godwin ....___.... $.00
Wm. Thompaon .......... 2.60
G. M. Floyd.-. 26.00
J. M. Locma ......_..... 6.00
L B. Covington __....... 10.00
T. 8. Jonea ...._........ ] 00
Mildred Shall.. * i oo
OUa P. Shall. S00
Mn. O. P. Shall .. 6.00
Mn. H. C. A very .—...— 2.00
Mn. Either Byrd __ 1.0®
Newberry Broa. A Cowell .. 10.00
O. K. Grantham ......... 10.00
R. F. darnlgan_..._i.op
D. C. Fuaaell_ 60.00
Dr. and Mr*. Butter_—16.00
C. D. Bain .............. 6.00
Geo. D. Hendenoa —..... 1.00
Texai Oil Co. __........ 60.00
A. R. McQneen_........ 6.00
N. M. Johnaon__ 66.0®
M B. William. . o ml
E. P. Young.... 100.00
*• H. Strickland. 6.00
Jark-JoHan Jr. ..._ 10.00
J. W. Purdie_i- 20.00
Mrs J. P Holland. 6.0t>
R. M. Pearsall .......... 0.00
Cash-Collection taken at
Opera House_ IT.60
Pearly* Jerntgan __.... 60
Mrs Bags** Parker_... 2.00
Mrs. Perry Morgaa ...... 2.00
Mrs. L. Baggett__ 1.00
Mrs. Geo. GsWlner- 1.00
Mrs. Vara Thomtea ...... 10.00
Mrs A.. C. Barnes_T_ 1.00
Mrs L. R. Price. 60
8. O. Marks. 6.00
May M. Marks .. 1.00
8. Jung_...... 6.00
Dr. P. Smith... 6.00
1SS. Pearsall-- 86.00
J. A. Jernigan _ 6.00
U Wlboa . 1.00
Gao. Canady __......... 8.60
Coios Stephenson -- 60
J. M. Tart_ 1.00
A. R. McQueen .......... 6.00
0- L. Hammingtraj ...... 2.60
Mrs O. L. Hecaatiagwsy .. 6.00
The Marvin Wad* Ca. 16.00
J. M. Lae. 6.00
K. L. Howard ......_ 26.00
W. T. Royal. 6 00
W. C. Kenny. 6 00
J Lloyd Weds. 86.00
H. 8. freeman. 10.00
Mrs. J. P. Byre* .......... 6.00
(Contis sod on page 8)
INFLUENZA DEATH
TOLL IS APPALLING
During Month of Octobar More
Thou Five Thou mad Deaths
Occurred in State From
Influenza and
P
Haleigh, N. C.. November 24.—Dur
ing the month of October the epi
demic of influenza levied a death-toll
in North Caroline in excess of even
the highest estimate! that wet!
while the epidemic wei at its height.
More than five thousand people in the
Stale during October died from eith
er influenza or influenza-pneumonia.
The exact figures can not be given
Vft because of tbo Ineompletenem of
report* from come of the counties.
A tabulation of the reports to the
Boresu of Vito! Statistics of the
Btste Board of Heslth shows the to
tal number of deaths reported as re
snltiog directly from the epidemic to
be 4,*0t. It is known, however, Ust
several eoantics have mot reported in
full, and that reports for October pet
to be made will run the total above
the five thousand mark Included
la the Incomplete reports are the dty
of l>lcigh; Camp Polk, near Kaleigh;
Camp Greene, near Charlotte; Camp
Bragg, near Fayetteville, la many
ensm physician* and undertaker*
Vtr* BA nigfia^ •tfb the M— at_
tick end the deed that death enrtifl
eaUie were net made oat promptly.
These will ^oene Into the Bureau
of Vital Statistics along with tho re
porta for the month a# November, so
that complete statistic* for October
wlH not be available anti] aboat the
middle of December.
. Gaston and Poraytba counties, ac
cording to the figures at hand, steer
ed the heaviest Ism, each having
s total of 210 deaths. Wake waa a
rfoaa second, with a total ef 20} with
New Hanover third, its total baby
1*4- Only on* county la the tele
iHrarrfgg
er rouatlaicfth^SUteth^dmthi
ere very evenly distributed accord
ing to population, showing that the
entire Bute was affected by the apt
demic, on sections suffering alike to
the death toll levied.
The crest of tha epidemic was ap
parently reached during the fourth
areek of October, reports of '••or and
deaths both showing a decided falling
off during the hut few days of that
month and the beginning of Novem
h er. As a result Use restrictive
measures which wars taken by near
ly every community in the,State to
Prevent the spread of the disease be
gan to be repealed during the aeeood
weak of the present month. New
outbreak* of tha epidemic have re
volted in many different sections *f
tha State, In some instances to such
an extant that ali possible restrictive
measures hsd to be resorted to .gain
Tha general celebration held In prac
tically every community of the m-tv
on "Victory Monday" brought
crowds together, and rendered futile
even those precautionary measures
that ware 'still in fore*.
In all probability influents, and tha
resultant pneumonia, will continue to
ha prevalent in tbs Stata throughout
tha winter. The problem of proven
tion to one that lies to the hands of
Sh. _1 M_..a .i _ _
—-—— --'-win, irniinu
ia a crowd diaoase. ft Is spread by
"spit swapping,” through tha mm
•of the unrnaisled cough and sneers,
or tha use of drinking cups, sating
utensils, or towel, that have beau
»»od by an infected person. The
prevention of tho disease depends up
on sacb individual avoiding crowds
where infection it an easy, and refus
ing to use the thiags that some one
else has used. Because of tho ns
tore of tho dloeaao quarantine meas
ures are not considered practicable.
Tha responsibility for preventing tho
spread of the disease rests upon the
individual directly,
_
EXTRA PULLMAN CAE
CHARGE* TO BE CUT OUT
Washington, Nov. t«. Elimina
tion of the one-half cant a milt ex
tra railroad fare for Pullaua trans
portatlon effective December 1, has
boon decided on by Director Oeaar
»> Mr Alton The order, to bo iaeued
toon also srfll remove other differen
tials Imposed by tho paaaangar rota
order last Juno on touriet sleepers
and other Special aceemmodallena
11 will not affect any of the chargee
Impoeed by the Pullman company.
America’s minimum food pledge Ea
20 million tons—Sava Food. Wa have
prom teed to food tha hungry millions
of Europe—tha Allies and the libera
ted nations —O. B. Peed AdmtaMra
ties
The spectre of famine abroad aaw
haunts tha abundance at oar table
at homo.
BIG BATTLE DEfiCRIBKD
BY FAYETTEVILLE ME.C
Fayetteville Csmgnay W«l Iat. Em
tu at HkalwUrg Um With l«l
Mwt. IN Casualties.
Fayetteville, Nor. f«—BomeUia*
®f «»*riou* part played by tht
North Carolina troop* in the great
b^tlo of tlx Hindeab** Due, la
told in a Uttar from Cape R. J,
Lamb, of thia city, commander of the
Fayetteville company of the 11 Bth
infantry, to hi* (later here. Captain
■Uni eta to* that hie command took
the mom advanced poets captured
from the Germ eat Jn the initial fight
in*. when the Americans, Australians
and British war* sent in to break
tho Hindtnburg lias. “Ws weat in
on September 29," he writes, “in the
front line of three corps, or 1* di
visions, and took the most advanced
posts of any other command. la tbs
lighting the company (company F),
which woat in with 1*1 men, suffered
109 casualties. Two of my first lieu
tenants, John C. Nelson, Jr., and
Harry Hawldas, wore captured."
The leases reported by Captain
Lamb are only too heavy, bat are con
servative compared to the wild ru
mors which have been circulating
here for the past fsw days to the ef
fect that company F had keen “prac
tteully wiped out,” Captain Lamb’s
figure* mean that 60 per cent, of the
personnel of the company have suf
fered casualties. From the averages
ruuiimn casualty list* M)
per cent, of these casual tiss will be
wounded. n it probable that the
mater number of casualties have
already been reported officially, a*
the family of men killed or wounded
am generally notified -about three
weak* after the occurrence. CepCaia
Lamb's letter was written on October
*6.
According to the a latter from an
other officer Of the 119th infantry,
written frasn England on Nor. >,
Captain Lamb la now acting major
of the first battalion ef the regiment
the history of outbreaks in the symp
toms and in the post-mortem findings
of Influenza and Its complications of I
the borne and the disease of the same
name in man. they art net transmiss
ible one to the other. Tim — in
fections organism causing the trou
bis Is therefore not the some la the
horse sad in man.
Influenza (or shipping fever) In
hones and mutes la very common
every year In green hones, or those
recently skipped to sates stables for
the first time Since young, mature
horses arc usually the ones shipped,
it la in these that the trouble is moat
frequently observed. One attack
q rosily produces immunity. The di
sease is spread moat readily by sea
led with other diseased animate,
through hams, feeding boxes and wa
ter troughs, after being eontamlnat-.
rd, remain infected for some time.
Usually influenza In the borne is of
Uttl* or no consequence and is re
ferred to ns a shipping fever or ship
ping cold. However, every few yean
It becomes complicated with secon
dary Infection*, resulting in the
deaths of many animals. Pneumo
nia and other respiratory complica
tions are the mast common.
Since the majority of new horses
are shipped into North Carolina dur
ing tbs fall and winter months. Influ
enza and Its complication* are usual
ly confined to this ass ton of tbe year.
The trooblffi prevailed throughout A
manes m a moil eertoaa form dar
ing 1870 to 1878 under the nemo of
“pink aya" During last winter a
number of horse dealer* located at
various points m North Carolina lost
from 5 to 20 par coot of their ship
ment* Five year* ago last winter com
plications wars vary serious and
rnnny horn dealer* lost from 86 per
eent to (0 per cent and mar* of their
shipment*. The army likewise tost
vary heavily from this trouble.
Tb* symptoms of oaeomplleatod in
Husnu usually follow in a Meant pur
chase or a shipment from a sales
stable. Tb* tcaeparatUM, poise rate,
aad respirations are 1 stressed The
appetite is diminished or may be tost.
Tb* animal becomes sluggish and de
pressed Tb* maaout membrane of
the aye* shows more pr tom of S yvl
towiah rad color (“pink aya"). Borne
■tocldng (swelling) of tb* limb* easy
•WtF.
Prevention and treatment, to large
extant, an a ha acrompHahod by by
gtanic and sanitary measures. Ia
lh* I'd pW-a. when possible, young
or green animal* should net be as
posed to the troabto by contact with
othar siek animal*. Likewise, they
should hot enter stable* and pans
known to b* Infected nor fad from
contaminated feed bovaa or man
gora, nor watered frem eeateaioatod
wntor troughs *r buckets.
UUto baa bean accomplished la the
production *f a vaccine or atram pre
i venting tbs InHasaaa Haatf. bat dp.
potently good results have be** se
etmd- in prerantiag computation,
akc n vitaMa haatartna < vaccina*)
have ' ca naad bafora ayaptoma of
develop, mad Mkawtaa ap
P*r* ils rood raaulta bar* followad
tka o** af anitakla hartarina and
ra«- • ha* admiaiatarad aarty la tka
con- t (f many af tka compikattonx
A i. aitad d.urrlptlon af tbia di
rt*'. *an to bad by addrraatng tka
Vato • t.ary DtvMaa. Extaaaloa Mail *
*fct, Wot BalalgK, N. C.—Or. Q. A.
Sot. ♦ • CMcf, Divfelon of Tatar**
nar .isnaa.
thaig praises the
AMERICAN TROOPS
British FlaM Marsha] Con
Glowing UmUT* *"
OLD HICKORY DIVISION
INCLUDING N. C TROOPS
*»»• Th, Pint Ts Fight Is Bel
flaw, Crossing With The
British
With the British in Belgium, Roa
ds!, Not. 24—Th* American second
rorps. whirh served with th* British
fourth army during the closing days
of th* war. has been rewarded for fts
work by a slowing Uttar of praise
from Field Marshal Haig, the British
commsadcr-in-cbief.
The Field Marshal’s message to the
veramand of the corps reads:
"Now that you are leaving (ha Brit
ish tone, I wish agaia to thank you
and all the officers, non-cootmiasiea
•d oHirers and men on behalf of my
self and all ranks of the British arm
I** in Franco and Flanders for th*
very gallant and efficient service you
have rendered during year operations
with the British fourth army.
"Opeeed Road Ta Fisal Victory.”
“On the 29th of September you
participated with distinction in agraM
and critical attack which shattered
the enemy's resistance o* the Hinder,
huig line and which opened the road
dee Baal -I-S_
•The deeds of the Tw**ly-8eveath *
and Thirtieth Amerimn divisions
whith took Bcllocoort and Nauroy, .
and gallantly sustained ths disyirsts
struggle foe Bony .will sank with the
highest achievements of the arar.
“The names of Braacoait, Promont
[•Busigny. Vaux-Asdigny. 8t. Soupl-t
and Waaeigny, wffi testify to the nosh
aud •iKrgy of your B stacks. I am
proud to have had you in my com
mand.
The Thirtieth Division mentioned
MMUBHittSuSSpi
North Carolina, 800th Carolina and
District at Colamhia, mid which was
trained at Greenvltle, ft. C. Ths
Twenty-Seventh and Thirtieth Divis
ion, probably were the first Ameri
can divisions to fight in Belgium,
havi-.g rroasad ths border with the
Fourth British army.
llb> Twenty-Seventh Division is
composed of New York troops and
was trained at Camp Wadsworth. 3!
C.
MARRIAGE OP MR. JOHNSON
AND MISS WOOD.
1’" John Nathan Johnson snd Mg
Vera Wood were married this morn
ing m the homo of bride in Meadow
t«w-i hip. Esquire W. V. Blackman \
perfumed the ceremony.
J r. Johnson belongs to the C. ft.
Nov/ and holds a good position in
the ruarterra aster’s deportment
Formerly he lived In Meadow town
ship where he has scores of friends.
8'r:<. Johnson is the beautiful and
acrr.npHshod daughter of County
Cot* .lissrior.or J. W. Wood and stands
high i 1 the social circles of her corn
man •**.
T’.i’y left on train 80 flar Rocky
Mot! t where they win spend a few
day -fter which they will go 00 to
Non - Ik where they will oak* their
hont —Benton Review.
DROP IN COCA-COLA.
O rescinding by tbs Wnr Indus
trie: Hoard of tba order eartailing
prod otioa, Mr. a D. Hutaff, of the
Faji-.t.-nnlle Coca-Cola Bottling Col,
at o.,fi put the price of bottlod coca
coin Mek to 6 emu a bottle. Mr.
Gao •;> H. Hutaff, Mr. C. D. Hataff'i
bn.!': -r. followed the aaae course in
Me In tiling works in WihningSoo, and
tbr V ilntlngton Dispatch says:
“iV hla action, Mr. Hutaff baa
' that bo waaU only a fair and
roar uble profit on tbo product ho
has . j: sate aad today the aearage
nan -tsndt convinced that the in
cree of price era* justified bee—
a a:- lowered the nesneet raetrlo
tlon i sre off. Tbo average gum Is
will ■ to forget the few extra pea- -
nice hr paid daring the rise and fail
| of tprice. PrefiWerlog weald be
|en ti. town thing If all awnafactar
are f . ” -wed a policy of this nature.
|—Fe> vttcriUe Obeerver.