THE DUNN ' V.L • I DUNN, N. C, M( A Mil - i _ TELLS MOVEMENTS OF 30TH DIVISION "Old Hickory" Troop* Bogus DrW* Trough Hindenburg Line at Heigaots Quarry FRED B. POOL WRITES OF ENTIRE JOURNEY Dirlaleu Quartered in LeMana On Nat. M; Penetrated Dnfenaee In Three Hoar a Writing from Le-Mana. a am all town in Southern France where on November 24th the 30th division was stationed, Fred B. Pool of this city and member of the 00th brigade heed quartan of the 30th division, has giv en an interasUng account of the movement of the division from the time the soldiers left Camp Sevier on May i until they reached their quar ters on Novembar 21. In telling of the division’* drive againit the Hin denburg lino he says that the troop* hit the famous defense line on the morning of September 29, had broken through at 9 o'clock and bad penetrat ed the system of trenches for three mile* by night. Fred B. Pool is a member of the unit commanded by Maj. Gordon Smith and enlisted in the summer of 1917. He Is a son of Mr. Melvin Pool of Kalelgh, Bouts 2, to whom the young man wrote his letter. A mong other members of the head quarter* company from this city arc Robert Duckett, Herbert Mooney bam and Milton Pool. Hie letter is as follow*: Left Sevier Mey S. 1 "W. left Camp Sevier Maytfi and arrived at Camp Merritt, New York, May 7. Spent ten day* there and then went by train to Boston, Mae*. W* arrived there May 17, took a boat tut same aay ana want back to New York. On May 19 we left New York with a convoy of about lk troop ships but had to return u> Halifax after two day* at sea on account of oar boat Mat too alow for tha other*. Loft Halifax May 24 and for 11 day* wo warn at thr mercy of the old At lantic. “W« had a good Udi on the trip; at least, that Is what *» of the, 'Xs&jrzM-' «« Juat before dark. Several of the U-boats gut mixed up with our ships ■J *ho destroyer* soon drove them “5., Tk* neat afternoon they were r*M after a. again bat again. 1 am glad to aay. they didn't do aay ■«— age. "Our company landed in England at a place called Tilliburg, went from there by train to Dover and took boat U Calais, Franc. W# arrived on French amt June 5. At this place we ■aw Oman aeroplaaea for the first time. The first night there "Old Jerry” «ve aa a warm reception and dropped bomba all night but that did not kaep u* from getting a good night's sleep. We spent six days then and every night w* were bombed by the Germans. „ He* Capture Keaueel Hal. From Calais we went to a place called Autang and reached this vil lage June 1*. We spent about a month at Autang in training and then were assigned to the British In Bel gium. Had to hike over SO miles. I can net give Belgium very much but our company was there about two months with the British. We were just between Ypres and Kemmel Hill and I may aay sere that our division helped to capture Kemmell Hill. We left Belgium September 5 and arriv ed at Sains Chateau, Franco, on the following day. I thought we would go in the line at thii place but, after ■pending about ten day. there, we etarted out again on September 17 •od rtatlMd Fonterourt the atne day. I want to my that all thm trips took aithar on foot or in a box car. *'Wt laft Fontoconrt September 27 and, aftar stopping ot aararal place*, *ntv»d at a atop called Haigaon OllAFv liana (a arkava M nlnMaA oar ft ret. reel fight when on the morn ing of September 28 we hit the Hln denburg Une. Had broken through by 8 o’clock and whan night arrived we had penetrated three miles. We took mv.<,7 priiontn and God f5!L . 1 how aiAny Huns were killed. I went ot«p th« battlefield 2** *nd eon,d h*rd,V walk for deed Gmeana looser sew each e eight in all ray Ufa and win not try to deaenbe K, for I cannot do eo "Tha barrage for oar drive etarted “t MO that morning and It wee the greataat I have ever eaea. 1 remain w* “wake all night juet to eee the hap. **** ■Bd *11 at once I theeght every run in the world had brake algpee. Our hoya want eteadily behind the • “d old Hindanburg line looked like a ditch |a .beat half an Frita *•« Tea Feat. op the next roat Octohar 1 and thought aura wo woold have about a month doing nothing. However, October | m arere ordered U hit th afreet tranches !**♦*»• 'Sf* “«*>B Mho 48 mnaa. Wa want Into action for th* second E*** on to a place called Bohain there ware eaveral thoa ?7~+ «n this town. A w»va women and chitdren and had haan bald captives ZTVJ'Z'r™ * oa aaaJaMgtna hewglad they ware £J5* f®*1*- .TSaT were vary mariaMa aa iWfdM not know that *■»•*«• wna la the war. _ dMelon waa In the line antfl Octahar 21 and than started baak for another raat. On the way to the rear we jpaaaed throng Tineoart, Po renne, Bray and arrived at Contac on October IS. Hon wo had a bt* French chateau for hoodaaortan and for a tone time hod7*hjB, to do hat have a rood time. I went to A miane three time* and found the city ene of the nice it In France. “On November 10 wo took e train at Coble far Southern France aad had a nice trip, reach I nr ear prevent tjrap the next day. I am find to aay . * where wo are now eta. *• tke boat place wa have yet ■track aad the people are ire*tiny oa Aae. ae we are th* flrat aoViler* to en c*mp In the cHy New* nod Ok •irvtr. UNPATRIOTIC TO CASH IN STAMPS Practice General in Some Local •tiea. - U Lake StobUn| Uncle Sem in Beck, Bete Ingratitude Winston-Salem. Dec. 22.—flute War Saving* Headquarter* haa bats informed that In not a faw localities tn the State people arc cashing in their War Savings Stamps. Accord ing to the Information that has reach ad Headquarters, this is being done, first, through a misapprehension as lo the dale of the maturity of ths Stamps, second, fur tho purpose of spending the money for Christmas and, third, because certain salesmen arc inducing owners of Stamps to cash in their Stamps to get money to buy whatever they are offering for ■ale. State Headquarter* has ths follow ing to say concerning the cmH*| in War Savings Stamps before the date of their maturity which is Jan uary 1923: "To cash in a War Savings Stamps before the date of their maluurity, uni re* there It absolute necessity, that brought about by misfortune or the utraoct emergency, is disloyalty of tho rankest sort. The person or agent who induces such a practice is an enemy to his country and commits a baas, unpatriotic set. Persons cash lug in their Stamps now without nec essity not only work a hardship on the Government and defeat the pur pose of the War Savings Campaign, but they break faith with their Gov ernment and brand themselves as un patriotic citisana Whan they bought ths Stamps they agreed to let Uncle Sem have the use of their money for five year*. Xow that ha haa spent it in winning the greatest victory the world has ever known they arc asking their money back four year* before It is due. It is like striking him in the back ip the dark. It is ingratitude ef the basest sort. "Every War Saving* Stamp —«-tt1 now represents a lorn of aerenty seven cent*. In other words, War Savings Stamps this month are worth only $4.23, wharaaa tn four year* from now, or in 1923, they will be worth $6.60.” 3EECEAWT VERSON M. asa,na«r*f Sergeant Massengill is etHl with the American forces Is France. Hia parents, Mr. and Mra. P. T. Mmaecn giil. of Donn, received a latter from him last week, the first time they had hoard fro™ him In moro than nine week*. Daring thu long Silence great anxiety was felt by his parents and friends, who thought, perhaps, ho was among the killed or wounded, or had been captured is the last days of the fighting. He went aeroes last July. He was with the famous Slat (wild cat) division, which took each a prom inent part In the last days of the gTeat struggle He was fortunate, however, and earns out of the war without e scratch and as ye he la feel ing flue. He sends regards to all hit friends and says ho hopes to be home again sometime In the near fu ture. His address Is: Sergt. Varnon 11. Masecngil], Machine Don Co. 122 Inft. Slat Division, A. P. O. 791. American K. T. LIEUT. W. C. LEE IN FIERCEST OF FIGHT Went Through Lett Days of Fighting Without a Scratch, But Waa Gaaead Just Bo- % foro Armistice Was Signed Letter* received by relatives of Lieut. William C. lee inform them that he patted tafely through the big tight overscan He waa with the fa mous Ml*t Division (Wildcat Divis ion I which for th* past several months fought la Alsace, Vetgca, at Verdun and the Argcnne Forest. For forty eight hours immediately pm ceiling the armistice hit regiment ad vanced in th* face of a continual Are of high exploslvea. gae and shrapnel without food, mat or deep. Thta division displayed the highest cour age and bravery and showed them salvst the equal of any fighting man. Is writing of tho last few days of the fighting and his experience! dace then Lieut. Lee lays: “Aa a fighting unit our division can not be eurpaaatd. The way our fel low* advanced in th* face of a temAe Are and the bravery and initiative they allowed it remarkable. Our rasuattiee warn of course heavy for we were on the offensive. However I cam* through without a scratch but wa* feased during the last hour or *° It did not seem serious but I suffered much In breathing and waa not able to deep and could eat only liquids for several days” Hr remained with his regiment In the front line trenches until they were relieved by soother regiment. He was then transferred to a regular army regiment which is in “the Army of Occuoation.” After reaching German non he developed pneumonia and waa n jreed by * German woman for aereral days until a chaplain moved him back to a temporary hos pital for American tick which bad been established in n famous aid cha teau or cantie in Luxemburg. There were a number of other American o Accra there. For several days he hovrred between Ilfa and death being unconscious meet of the Uate. He ralliod and at tha time of hia Wt lat ter staled that be expected to be with hi* regiment on the Rhine by the time that letter reached hoase. He meationed that tea o Ac era MDetad at Ws ahataaa with him vayta MARNE VICTOR NOW ON ACADEMICIAN “It la Not I, It U the Potlu,” Says Joffre—Two Presi dent* Attend Ceremony Paris, Dec. IB.—Marshal Joffre is now formally numbered among France's 40 Immortals Hxe victor of the Marne waa mado a mem bar of the French academy this afternoon. Promptly upon the stroke of 1 Marahal Joffre arrived at the institute, crossing the Seine over the Pont Dea Art*, accompanied by his sponsor, briel Hanotaax, end hie aide-de-camp. Commandant Jouart. With the knowledge that President Wilson was to attend tha function acting as an added attraction, groat crowds had gathered all along tha roots followed by the marshal— crowds whose cheers were divided be tween the great soldier, tec chief fig ure of the event; the American Pram dent, and President Poincare, of France. The French president at tended merely ae a private eltUea and fellow academician. Marshal Joffre wore tea undress uniform of a marahal of Franca. Ha delivered hia inaugural speech in a deep, resonant voice. After review ing the part played in the war by Prance, Belgium an dthe other ellloa, he said: "However, to much heroism and resolution would not have sufficed had not tha alliad peoples taken part aw m conviction tkftt Uioy w%ro fighting for light that the allied nations found tho strength to sacrifice Tho power of these no ble sentiment* have been evoked in , terms which ore ever present by tbe •rent President Wilson.” I Alluding to kin visit to the United Stoics In 1017, Marshal ioffrc sold: “While in the midst of the Ameri can crowds I was living boars which II number among the sweetest in life. | In erder that Prance might live la prosperity, that Belgium might ro-es tablish herself, that liberty might reign and that right might he rela stated, America arose and resolved to throw into the fight her last man and her last dollar. History does not record a more marvelous achieve ment tfean that of millions of men voluntarily breaking away from their peaceful pursuits to cross the sees, when death lurked, to giro their Ihrw for a noble cause, a great Ideal." President Wilson and Mrs. Wilson arrived eboat I o’clock and were foi *®»*d by President and Mm*. Pein wSt «»d Mrs. Wlloon sat together In a has ia n bsl ®°"7 Mr*. Wilson wore a simple dark blue tailored drwm. weethor had bean unsettled all morning with Intarmfttant rain, bat as Marsha) Jofhr* ■‘miadtl fr— u. sotomoWl. the sun broke thresh the e loads. "It is tho tan of tho Marne." said a spectator. toP»*d to the ora **?■ •^Marshal/egra. RTtrv mention af Proaldont Wllsftn and the United States was cheered. When M niche Pin referred to Marshal Jog,, as the rleter of tho Marne, the marshal arose and said: "It la net !• It l* INFLUENZA *T ABOUT 8lpJJON Baa* Estimate W Paid Oat By "LrslAokm” Com paid® ONE COMPAN Y BSE 78,000 I*OLI State Insurance Cou^uion., James f Yu<1M*'- **** •* "cession (or special alarm to (>«■ the stabil ity of the compaaiea Aaocerned an '•* Hwr* is a very gKderable In SC****" fatelity of Tho bast mtfmdaft saya. place honit MO.COo!qOO Hi jST£!SU"l^i temal orders h) abes^Bte samr nr" portvon. Tbs losse^Eng the ms jor prevalence pcrtb^Bthe spidemlc art estimated to bm^Byu about *10 000.000 above. Th. morUJity of »«£®*stl1n.ud to bars been from fo^Bmlx times the normal rate. , ■* ■« an in company rap • bout 76,000 payment of mrases due by the tnfl The e "ftlfaH in North 1 dri»r. to make doe acknowledgement of the debt we con n«vcr repay. Of eorrice you have rendered your country »n the greatest end. of iu flritory. , “*• th. bnrlnniag many people doubted the window of the eebXc aerrtce law and railed againet It at innovation contrary to Americaa tra ditions and ideak, but today all men raeogala. that f.ndwuenul* Se tew le the eeeence of JUettea end of wle dom end without™ ^l, ~u!d b#aii nlad comaiMtonitA with the need, of the hour and the powwr and dignity ef tba nation. The administration of the tew bet bean attended with many problems and perpl.xttte*. IU fair end rigid enforcement baa called for the bigfc aet order of petrlatian and lntelli. You her. been beset with the en treatise of friend* end neealted by tho maledictions at enemies. Neith er have ewcrr.d yen from the path ?,m , blind Franck wm £•"**»* •* Ml*ta front row at tka balcony IV rSs^s - *■7 ualt arklak ran advance *a UvL?*rt *£*• ** **•• 5w»a. wklck apanad tka Joan of tka Franck academy for Wm. AFTER 15 YEARS WItCOXPARDONED Daring Hia Stay in Prison Ha Had Navar Domed Nor Com faasad tha Murder Raleigh, Dec. 20—Governor RLck ett today pardoned Jim Wilcox, serv ing 30 ycara for Dm murder of MtU Cropooy. of Elisabeth City, ead the former electrician at the stale prison is trot after a carver of mure intoreet than any pri toner who has served, and he ends it with the Asset record ever made, la 13 yean be has not won a black mark. Governor Bickett has not aanonne ed his reasons beyond those, bat he evidently Is moved by the tender ap peal ef Wilcox for mercy. Be had previously declined the prisoner's re quest, ae had Governor Craig. This weak Wilcox writes a letter declaring hie satire innocence and ignecaace of the Cropaey murder, and confess ing the strength of circometance against him, bags for mercy, as hia health and spirit have failed. Incidentally, Wilcox makee kit 8ret statement. Be sever Had denied or confessed It. That alone has stood in the way of hia pardon. Coventor Craig had gathered the opinion that he was erually indifferent, the teati mony had shown that after the Crop •ey-Wilrox quarrel sad the girl failed to return homo, Wilcox when asked by the distraught father of Mist Crop icy if he knew where she was and where ho last saw her. declared he left her at a certain place, then "turned over sod went to sleep." On the Arat trial la Pasquotank, Wilcox was convicted of murder in utniBc uu acniincra u> m hanged. The mob spirit was ao all pervsaivc that k brake out la cheers and Wilcox got a new trial. Tried in on adjoining county he was found guilty of murder in the second de gree and given the limit. Judge C w. Ward prosecuted him and Judge W. M. Bend and E. F. Aydlctt defend ed. Wiles, Pleads for Moray. Wilcox, in writing Ooreraer Bick stt, says: ‘Tor 1* yean 1 have been anjssuy punished end now, broken is spirit and health, I come to you asking far Mercy. “Although you ms gkBty sad viewing k e«Mar then ssy own 1, i son that My innocence, and would not’b* go Jfg k«,0« «y Maher with a Ua on my “P« “The simple fact that the Lord hoe bees with me all these many years end has extended mercy ought to ba » sufficient reason why you should show mercy, for your and my Heaven 17 k"ow» I’m innocent. For IS years end seven months 1 hare worked herd end faithful, been submissive and obodlcnt to those whom I have been under. That ie what my prison record will show, and that is » record that very few ever attain. Fifteen years with noth ing against It! “And now. dear governor, k is with the same spirit that you ask the Heavenly Father for more/ that I cetn* and ask you for mercy, and should yon sec fit to grant ms a par. don, I can assure you I will net cause you one regret for having done ae. “Of coots* I know you viewed the other aide of the ease in every detafl. but now I ask you to do this. Just tkl,nk; Iff years unjust pun ishment. Mother and father taken away daring that time, was net eilow ed to sec them as others have done, broken in spirit and health, not much issr&tT havr* es d9pK enough." . APP*eis fsv Wileea. As Wilcox has broken all records for excellence, an does H. T. Peoples, of the prison ramp in which WQcox works, break one of his oars in recom mending the pardon. «T. copies ujn: -j am writing to aek you to consider a pardon for on# Jim Wilcox, o prtaonar confined pri“"; *" °* »round* -nat ha has been confined in the yttitta pHaor for nearly IS yenrs. Second k,,h*‘ • el^n Prtoon record. I believe J would bo safe In laying there norar would bo a prisoner in the state s prison as Jhn Wlkex. I har. known him myself for the past ■ f**ri and 1 have never heard ought against hie prison record. If } Prtmnmr la duo any consideration '•c a clean prison record I think Jim is doe all you can give him. Then it no doubt in my mind that Jim has ‘Pent the bast part of hie life In pris {lhink bn been suOotenOy punished eveathoagh ha to guilty of ST/J"* U whhTl aak • statement which he did sad I ana tivclocint «ama U mnm * on sorted with the itsU'i Prtff *•» the past II years and this 7 *»•* *J211 •v*'“k#d u>e gw * 'H**1 to you for worry end if yon can considerthis pardon it wm be one of the greatest Cfcrtotaaas preeonta mortal man ever recsfvud." THE EX-KAIIU William Hohenxollern, the former Oormen Keleer, leolated from the »«Md la the castle of Amerongen, Holland, to writing a long and de tailed statement which. It it under win contain hie answer te the wjrM’n frightful indlctmeat against the trial which, as he ertSenttr maMaee, Is tnevltahle. Whn# thus In carcerated (for hy whatever name (ho P**f* bo called, t to realty a prW on) bo to Sold to be turning to roll*. Ion for con eolation—etteedfog daily penrnu and kooping the Bible and ^ rrs\ irotift books eossUaUjr nesr Mb. STAMPS NOW PAT HIGHEST INTEREST The baJikorc of the State are catt ing ta tb« ■Urntion of tt)4 pubttc the faet that War Savings Stamps pure based ia December at lUt will pay the inroetor ever 4.05 peg cent Interest, which U the higfcmt rate of interest received no say security yet isaaed by the Government. Foe the rsasoa that the Stamps mature la wwyeam, January, t, 1»|, and five hath the large aad wnaU investor an opportunity not only to lovaot Ms money ia safety on aa unusually at tractive basis, bat aa opportunity to render bis Government assistance ia paying tbs snursKus war debt, tha Stamp la the moat attractive invest ment that is before tbe public at this time. Persons who are contempts ting buy.1 big Stamps of 1019 Issue, sad these “ti’’£rfor “ "PPurtunity to tha hr War Saving* pledges in 1019 Stamps, will do wall to consider what It to bo gained by buying 8 t a m p a In December of 101g 8tamps bought in December of this year bear 4.55 par cant interest If bought ia Jin aery or February of next year. In addition to this, Stamps bought this year may mature »ns yoar earlier then those bought next year. THE (TAX Relti in the heart are ringing. Trumpets begin to blow From tbv bind of the anvrl—singing in ch lent- ago. '.Vhcre G,t- thunder of men of waiving Went l;jf>ml but beared em To pom beneath a narrow doorwa) From *o*ne dagent smaD, aad fauai Oursehraa a little blinded by the Hgh Which shines from Rsaven's sterna day? i2,'SS'~-2nXrA* Rack other, aad to prove TVcre b no death r FOOD RESTRICTIONS BEING REMOVED I Kaicigh. Dm. llZh Mm with the policy K he* pr ..-aad alaea tha alga, jag of tha anal.-'.ic: tha Food tdaHa letratfon h cetrkUr.tty and aa rapid ly aa poaahle rcnovlag hdaka ralaa aad rogahMlere ndtcUg the hatha aad CMWiati tion of feed Hah. State Food Administrator Page today W aU ralaa the wheat have bean _ d lately, MflU wfl] _ »«*• aad ha aabjoet to of ceatrel, bat tha ti a fair prtee • * percentage at moved. Effective the definite public eatie The State Food _____ wri te* to tha 2000 public i cea in North Ceroliaa ‘ of the removal at that bat pointing-ont that (meter need for feed TUO MILLION DEAD GERMAN SOLDIERS E»'*-iato Mad* la filarwnaj i Tjfal Him f* iwnMa Ow SURiaUoa f ” York, Dm. II_Wkn tW to tal Orman eaaaattlca ara irMimit tW «W of Hand wfll bo JboatTw, m»l’ •» according to tha Cologne Ga_ setr- of NovaaWr St, a eon af wb< baa Wen raoateod bare. Un to Or- rr U tha total cnaunHia. rrgViT •d nr., a *444.7*9, of wWoa laore tha i •,7*4.000 worn **--1 Hi|in Tba tod -' ndadca tha naoal caamltta* whifb oars 70,400, comartaad af aero tWr 5,000 daad. aora than 15,000 atl'i g and aaarip 20.000 timlil Co: - a Gacatta, placed tba aaaWr »f <’ d at i/lil.m. tha aaWr of *«' s tod at MM,H> aad tba aaa >r ’■ 77*425. Tha panr njn that of aaWi reported —iliitna iMr 00 c -no* W conaMoiod daad. « 17’*£»!•£•/•*•£ tha ward "ap'-rilag" ia describing tW caaml tta- mens tW oRm TW bid aa O* r 74, lnladad 44.700 adlaor. kill d, 22.480 offlceen traaadad aad oUton wounded aad l*,#oo , *. * af 140’7** Tha lam •** di*tW tatal^eaaaalttoa^of* 0«n • » tha Yraaao-Proaataa eg af 127 ■, irWa tW total leaaaa vara 1*4 60*. .TV •" K vhhh dM not ! elude aaoaahy Mb lamas la M '• g oa tha met are from after JW * ta, aar tW formes lamas ia Falc.-t'na, was appirHanal W tha WT'-- aa fahan among tW wlm arm- caruhwanta: 76*'"TO. ^ r* -rtai 150,652 daad: 266426 •o tod; 72,112 mtatag; total, M4* 102417 daad; 262427 7?,1'< *1 *1.T»7 ^rntam, UWlTmr •3|. j . Y*i- tern bug: 64,567 4a*di 164L ; «* naadadi 16402 mbaliiai tota£ I 2$firs. -—mi ■—* IfT-r 26462 daad; 22462 vena dad; UdtlbtoWMlTOir " *Y NdSm frn ante"' ' to:-, ark la needed.