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CI?TCEQ TEE i TCZS TESTEEUAT
Advanring Hordes of Germans, How
. ever, Are Mowed Down by Thous-
y and by Machine Gu and Rifle
' ; Fire Peronne, Ham and Chauny
x : Taken Sunday, Together with Vast
: Snppliea of 'Store Allied Forces
"" Iletire la Orderly Planner to Pre
pared ; positions ivo ressunum
Among British, French or Ameri
r What Is proving to be beyond
w idoubt the biggest battle of the entire
; war so far Is still In progress on tha
. ' Western front ? So far the fortunes
-. of war favor the Germans but the re-
.ports indicate that the British and
French have retired in an orderly
manner to prepared positions ' v
V : Dispatches in this raornlngV, pa
pers tell of yesterday's operations as
follows: -V- ' . uv-
t '. - The .withdrawal of v theS British
forces along the battle "front In
-', France was long ago planned in the
': event of the Germans attacking In
.. great: force, This i announcement
v- comes from tbe British front through
the Associated Press correspondent,
; who. describes the operation of the
British army aT"'- a masterly wlth
r drawal, made possible by ; gallant
- chock troops In the front lines. wbo
checked the advance of the Germans,,
while artillery, machine gun end rt
fle lire worked . appalling slaughter
i among the masses of German lnfant
ry as they were sent forward, this
enabling tbe main body of the Brit-
Ish to fall back deliberately and with
Vout confusion.
r :tThls army, it Is declared, has been
. conserved, and up to the present very
' few counter-attacks have been made
' against the Germans. Where the
".British, have stormed the German's
newly acquired positions - they have
driven them back. But each mile of
-advance makes the bringing up of
; supplies to the German' artillery and
- infantry more and more difficult, and
-unquestionably the British strategy,
-'at demonstrated since tbe beginning
.of the great attack,- ia to let the ene-
my, so far as he may, wear himself
out against a powerful defense.
Both British and French' forces,
- where their lines meet south of St.
Quentln, are watching events with
optimistic eyes.," ' ' '
On the battle line In France the
sanguinary struggle still Is going on,
.with the British troops on most of
the sectors apparently holding their
; own, but with tbe Germans at - sal
lent points still pressing forward."
The town of Chauny, southwestof
6t. Quentln, sltuatecT'on the road to
Compiegne, the gateway to Paris, has
been occupied by the Germans and,
.' according to the Berlin official com-
- municatlons, everywhere between tne
Sonrme and Oise rivers the Germans
are pressing their advantage. :
, . Throughout Sunday along the" en
tire 60-mile battle front the fighting ;
- never ceased for a moment, and
where " Field Marshal Halg's . men
were unable to withstand the terifflc
.onslaughts delivered , by greatly su
, perlor forces, ground was given, but
always in orderly fashion.
It now has beendefinltely ascer
tained that considerably more than
a million Germans have been brought ;
to the western front In an endeavor
to crush the British -army holding
the line from the region of Arras to
- the south of St Quentln, but It dally
becomes increasingly evident that the
enemy in this drive has met with op-
.u. position not counted upon and been
unable to realize to the full his ob-
j JOCtlveS. -C
-In addition to Chauny, the - Ger
; mans are claiming the capture of
.. both Peronne and Ham,-and have ln
creased the number of prisoners tak
en to more than SO.OO-O, in addition
to 6(M guns and large stores of wax
s materials.'' , .. ' v " ' :,-1 . ;
: It is claimed also by Ihe Germans
. that American and French regiments
which were brought up to reinforce
' the British, have been defeated, but
no -further - Information than .-; this
mere statement has been vouchsafed.
In their retirements, according to
. Berlin, the British are burning towns
.and villages behind them. This state
ment, however, seemingly. Is capable
of being received with reserve, as the
Germans themselves, in their famous
. strategic retirement - left little
- standing in' the territory they evacu
ated, even denuding the country of
trees. "-'-"' -' 'j. Vf.'
- Already the spirit of boastfulneis
.which pervades the German army In
v 'times of success Is being' strongly
manifested. ' Field Marshal von Hin-
" denburg has complimented the Ger
- man emperor on the "initial success"
and. the latest German official com
munication is loud in Its plaudits of
' the German troops, declaring , that
the "attacking spirit of the infantry
, could not have been exceeded." ; ' -u
On the other ' battle fronts the
fighting activity continues compara
tively slight, except' for "reciprocal
bombardments and i trench raiding
operations. - Along the Alsne f rent
and In Champagne the artillery duels
between the French and the Germans
' have been somewhat violent Tne
Americans on their sectors, especial
ly northwest f Toul. are daily keep-
" tng up their, artillery practice, -.with
Tlslbly good results, against the Ger
man positions in front of them, and
now and then carrying out success
ful raids. -
-'tn the Italian theater the snow on
the ground and the freshets In the
- valleys continue, to hinder, the opera
tions on a large scale, but from the
prepartatory artillery activity and the
-, skirmishes that are being carried out
It becomes Increasingly evident that
this theater shortly Is to be the
World's Greatest Battie Continues
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(By International
IiOXDOX, March 25, 10:45 a.
To Rag
reefing the German armies aad the Berlin war .office claiming that Am
erican soldiers are taking part, the world's most stupendous battle con
tinues to rage furiously today aQ along the 00-mile battle line la France.
;f:p Farther advances have been made north and south of Peronne by
the Germans but The British resistance by bombardments is stiffer. Fresh
German) reinforcements continue to arrive at the front " It Is now estl
mated that there are between 90 and 100 divisions of Germans along the
battle line. A mighty struggle in the region -of Bapaume developed Sun
The Germans are sufferings tremendous losses from artillery and ma
chJni'igunJrev ;V. ' -: ' " ' "
n advance over a front of 25 miles is claimed by Berlin. -It
is also reported from The Hague that upwards of 80,000 prison
ers, 000 guns and enormous amounts of booty. have been taken,, by - the
Gerrians.' These figures represent the total captures of the last four
days' fighting. ; " i" ' ' - 'J '! 'C'i- : "-
D.l FELLERS TO Itl-
. . SRECT FOOD AND HEAT
Saturday's Charlotte Observer says:
Dr.. C. R. Fellers, l who has been
food and meat Inspector for Char
lotte for the last three months, has
resigned that position, as he has
been transferred by the United States
public . health" service, under which
he was employed, to Gastonla, where
he will be food and meat Inspector,
A successor has not yet been appoint
ed. His resignation, severing bis
connections with -the city health de
partment, has been accepted by the
city commissioners, it was announc
ed yesterday- .
Dr. Fellers was sent to Charlotte
from Baltimore by the United States
public health service, to become food
and meat Inspector, working In con
Junction with the city health depart
ment. While he was employed by
the public health service he was also
in the employ ot the city.
The establishment of the artillery
range beyond Gastonla. and the sub
sequent stationing of a large number
of soldiers there, made necessary the
taking charge of health and sanitary
conditions in that place by the 'Unit
ed States public health service. . Ma
jor B. W. Brown, in charge of sanita
ry conditions In - the--.extra-canton
ment tone surrounding Camp Greene,
with, headquarters in Charlotte, also
Is in charge of health and sanitary
work in, Gastonla. - -a: " -
As a result of the systematic work
of Dr. Fellers, much has been done
here toward making more sanitary
the eating places of the city. Steps
will be taken at once by the health
officials to secure, another competent
Inspector, in time to make the regu
lar monthly Inspection, for April.
. Left Bloney to Presbyterians.
Charlotte. March 23. The will of
John C Burroughs was probated to
day.; The estate is worth $250,000.
Thirty thousand dollars Is left to a
sister in New Jersey, iio.ooo to sis
ters daughters and- son-in-law, w.
H. Dula; f 10,000 to the , Presbyte
rian Orphanage at - Barium Springs
endowment; $40,00 to ' trustees
Southern Presbyterian Assembly;
$30,001 for foreign missions. To
Synod of North Carolina, $30,000 for
home missions; 'First Presbyterian
church, of Charlotte. $30,000; Crit-:
tenton Home, $4,000; Y. W. C. A.,
$3 0.0(H); to "friend and- pastor," D.'
H. 'Rolston,deceasedr $3,000; $20,
000 to children of William .Taylor
Rhodhlss. -.. . - .,
REPORT AFFECTED STOCK MAR
y . . KET.. ,y
- (By International News Service.)
NEW YORK, March 2S. The re
port circulated in Wall Street this
morning that the Germans had bro
ken through the British lines at one
point caused prices to drop on nearly
everything traded in. -
- All cheese now In storage'must be
marketed before June 15, - unless
special permission-to hold is given
by the Food Administration.',..- .
scene of a sanguinary encounter.
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Berlin. March 24. fVia London.
British Admiralty. . per - - Wifeless
Press) The Germans have captured
Peronne . and Ham and- defeated
British and American regiments
brought up from tbe southwest for a
counter attack on Chauny,' according
to tne war omce statement today.
-' The statement adds thst more
than 30,000 prisoners have been cap
tured and 404 guns hare been taken
by the Germans. ' v -Victory
in the battle which has
been raging near Monchy.- Cambrat.
St Quentln and La Fere Is claimed
by the Germans. - The British third
and fourth armies and parts of Franco-American
reserves are declared to
have been beaten, with the heaviest
loss on the line from;Sapaume .to
Bouchcvenes and behind the-SonrmeTfday morning about 1ft o'clock -at the
between Peronne and Ham. as well as
at Chauny. -:
estem Front Today
-News Servie.) '
nu With the Kaiser personally
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DEATHS
MRS.'KATE M, B'RITTAIN
IN.
Funeral services over the remains
of Mrs. Kate Mason Brlttain, brief
mention of whose death was made in
Friday's Gazette, were held at the
late home of the deceased on South
York street Saturday morning at 8
o'clock. ' Rev. J. C. DieUr pastor of
Trinity Lutheran -Church, of-""wbIch
she was a member, . conducted the
services which wereattended by a
large gathering of friends and rela
tives. The body was then taken on
the. northbound C. ft NW. to her
former home at fflorganton for. bur
ial by the side of the remains of her
husband in Forest Hill Cemetery,
Accompanying tbe body to 'Morgan
ton were her son, Mr. Eugene B.
Brlttain, Messrs. Miles A.,' John G.,
O. B., R. E. and F. I "Carpenter, G.
B. Mason, W. T. Rankin, Miss Edith
Mason, Miss Mary Mason and Ret. 3
C. Diets. "
Mrs. Brlttain died from an attack
of acute bronchial pneumonia after
an illness of about a day. ' She went
to the Tranquil Park Sanitorlum in
.Charlotte a few days previous for
treatment for a-nervous breakdown.
She developed pneumonia on Thurs2
day and, in her feeble condition, was
unable tp resist the Inroads of the
disease.
Deceased was a daughter of Col.
L. A. Mason, one of the pioneer cttl
sens of Dallas, this county. She was
born ihere November 29, 1851. She
was married to Lenoir A. Brlttain,
of Morganton, March 15, 1877. Her
husband died December 19, 1885.
She is survived by one son, Mr. Eu
gene B.', Brlttain, of Gastonla; one
brother, Mr. O. F. Mason, of Gasto
nla; two half sisters, Mrs. 'E. L. San
dlfer and Miss Mary Mason, of Gas
tonla, and one half-brother, Mr, Jno.
C. Mason, of Salisbury; Mrs. Brit
tain was a loyal and active member
of the Lutheran church. As long as
her health would permit she was ac
tive In all the work of her church. A
woman ot the very highest type of'
Christian character, she was held in.
the highest esteem by all who knew
her. Her bereaved son and other
relatives have the sympathy of many
friends in' their sorrow.-
RUFUS P. ROCKETT,
Mr.Hufus Pinkney Rockett, father
ot Assistant Postmaster F. P. Rock
ett of Gastonla,. and a leading citt
ten of Hickory, died at his home in
that town Thursday night following
an illness o only a month 'from a
stomach trouble. , Funeral services
were held at the home In Hickory
Saturday -morning at". 10 v o'clock.
Rev. R. M. Courtney, pastor, of the
Methodist church,' officiating... Inter
ment was in the cemetery there.
. ; Deceased . was in his 81st U year,
having been born in Catawba county
February. 23, 1838. .He -: served
throughout the War Between the
States in Company K. which went
but from .Catawba county to the Con
federate Army. He had - lived 1 in
Hickory; near Lenoir -College." since
tbe war and had been -engaged " m
lumber manufacturing, farming and
the mercantile business until be re
tired a few years ago. 0 - - '
Surviving are , the following : chfl
dren, J. B. O, T. and AB. Rockett
of Hickory: F. P. Rockett of Gasto
nla; Mrs. P. A.. Owen,- of- Mount
Airy; C M. Rockett, of Bristol,
Tenn. He also leaves one sister Mrs.
Jane Abernethy, of Hickory.
Mr. F. P. "Rockett and family at
tended - the ' funeral, " returning - to
Gastonla last evening. - ..- -
Deceased was a leading citizen of
Catawba county and was a man of
sterling worth. He was a loyal and
active -member of ' the : Methodist
church. " ' .. "; " :. . .
j - BlfSS ROWEXA C. OARROLLv ;
Correspondence of The Gazette: '
CLOVER. S. C Route l.Mar. 22
MIm Rowena C, Carroll, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. J. I Carroll who
lived nn Clover ronta one. Aled Frt-
J. J. Wilson place. 'i Miss Carroll was
aged 35 years, one month and 15
HEVVS OFiTHE
C011Y
LATEST FBOM OUR COHEESPCEXTS
. Lowell Locals. ' '
Correspondence ot The Gazette.
LOWELL, March 19. Mrs. H. F,
Gash left last week for Tampa, Fla.,
where she will spend some time.
Sgt. S. B. Hovls. of Camp Sevier,
was in town last week, the guest of
his brother, Mr. O. Frank Hovls.
Dr. Charlie Adams, of . Gastonla,
made an interesting talk Sunday at
the Presbyterian church in behalf of
the 'missionary campaign.
It was quite a spectacle to watch
the members of tbe artillery as they
moved -from Camp Greene to the
range near Gastonla. It the Kaiser
could have seen this little, of which
we have so much. It would surely
make him prick up his ears.
Mrs. G. F. Hovis and children
spent the week-end with relatives
near Bessemer City.
Dr. J. W. Reld left Saturday for r
New York City, where he will spend
some time taking' lectures at the
Polyclinic and Post Graduate Hos
pital.
Mr. Tom Ford has accepted a po
sition with the Foster Machine Co.
and is spending this week in Green
ville, S. C, where he is installing
cotton mill machinery under the su
pervision of his brother, Mr. R. Q.
Ford.
Mr. J. Llnwood Robinson spent the
week-end in Rutherford ton on busi
ness. Those pregent at the last week's
Red Cross meeting were: Mesdames
P. Rankin, J. L. Thompson, W.
Holmes, Frank Weir, Sara Reid,
H
J. R. Titman and J. W. Kennedy;
Misses Moena Hand, 'Elsie Wijson.
Edith Robinson, Annie Ford, Mary
Ford, Myrtle Titman and Mary Reid.
Directress, Tuesday afternoon. Miss
Mary Ford, and Friday afternoon.
Miss Moena Hand.
The class has finished making the
2 by 2 wipes and has taken up the
five-yard gauze rolls, and with only
six workers Friday afternoon, 13 of
these rolls were made.
JfEWS OF RAXLO.
Correspondence ot The Gazette.
RANLO, March 21. The Ranlo
Home Demonstration Club met witn
Mrs. 8. A. Lanier on March 15th.
Much enthusiasm was shown over
the making of new war breads. The
club' was fortunate in having with
them. Miss Thomas, from the Farm
Life School. Miss Thomas gave an
interesting and profitable talk.
Light refreshments were served by
the hostess. The next meeting will
be held on March 28th with Mrs. C.
H, Pugh.
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne F. Rhyne left
Monday night for Rome, Ga., on an
extended visit to Mrs. Rhyne's par
ents." -':'
Mr. Raloh 'Underwood, of Mt. Hoi-
lf, spent the week-end with his un
cle, Mr. C. A. Farrar.
Mr. and Mrs. O. G. Allen, of Gas
tonla, were the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Marshall DUUng Sunday.
Lieut. Honeyeutt, of Camp Greene,
was a Ranlo visitor Sunday.
Mrs. Forrest Allen, of Cherryvllle.
Is spending the week with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Stroup.
The young people of Ranlo enjoy
ed a social given by Mrs. Henry Cox
Saturday night.
"NOT GUILTY" VERDICT
IN TRIAL OF PITTS BOYS.
Jury Takes Only an Hour to Acquit
Them of Murder of Dr. Hennessee.
Charlotte Observer.
Morganton, March 22. After de
liberating an hour the Jury in the
trial of Garfield and Aaron Pitts for
killing Dr.'Hennesse rendered a ver
dict of not guilty at 6 o clock this af
ternoon. It has been generally believed the
last day or so that the verdict would
be "not guilty," but no one seemed
to expect a verdict to be rendered so
quickly in a case with so many com
plications. COTTON TOOK A TUMBLE.
(By International News Service.)
NEW YORK, March 23. Declines
of from 15 to 31 points were record
ed on the cotton market today on
unfavorable war news. It soon ral
lied, however.
days. 8he has been In had health
for several years - and died with
tuberculosis. She was conscious till
the last and told all her friends and
relatives present that she was ready
and willing to go. . She was a member
of ; the Bowling Green Presbyterian
church and was loved and respected
by all who knew her. f ' :
Surviving deceased are her father
and mother. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Car
roll, fire brothers and two sisters,
namely: Wallace, MalcoIIn, Camp
bell. Giles and Paul : Mrs. R. E
McCure, of York, route eight; and
Mrs. R. B. Robinson, of Clover, route
One. . AVvVj :'..,-. r
- As long as she was at all able she
attended both church and Sunday
school. . . ', -'v .
Many friends not only: In -her
neighborhood, but elsewhere, are
greatly bereaved because of her
death..:-a .r-: :
Funeral services were held Satur
day morning at 11; o'clock at Bowl
ing Green (Presbyterian church,- con
ducted by the pastor,. Rev. -' A. - A.
McLean and was attended, by a very
large .gathering of friends and rela
tives. Interment was in the ceme
tery at that place.-
GERMA11 L107ISTER
GU11
THROWS SHELLS 7BC1LES C)l PlHiS
Teutons Spring ttlggest Surprise of
War in Gun Which Throws Shells
"" Distance of 70 Miles Uombarded
; Paris All Day Sunday Parisians,
Ilower, Are Not Excited Went
About Activities as Usual.
-' Paris. March 24. The German
"monster cannon" which has been
bombarding Paris has been located in
the forest ot St. Gobaln, west of
Laon, and exactly 122 kilometers
(approximately 76 miles) from the
Paris city hall. The gun bombarded
Paris during the greater part of Sun
day. "-' - ' : - :
. The day was ushered by loud ex
plosions from the 10-inch shells, and
immediately the alarm to take cover
was sounded. This occurred at 6:55
o'clock and many persons sought
shelter, but greater numbers of them
appeared in the streets on their way
to the churches, which were almost
as well filled as usual. The women
who-sell palm leaves on Palm Sun
days, did their usual business.
At first shells began arriving at
Intervals of 20 minutes, and the de
tonations' seemed louder than on
Saturday. Their power to disturb
the equanimity of the populace, how
ever, seemed less, the people refus
ing to be distracted from their Sun
day habits.
For the benent of that portion' oi
the populace which had been led to
believe the Germans had broken
through the line and were bombard
ing Paris from nearby positions, a
semi-official note was Issued during
the day. They warned the people a
galnst believing pessimistic reports.
The French front is intact, said
the note. "Any assertion to the con
trary Is a lie."
The bombardment of the capital
ended around 1 o'clock.
Although during the earlier hours
of the bombardments the shells ar
rived on 20-mlnute intervals, later
in the day they began arriving every
15 minutes, and some of them even
tell 12 minutes apart.
In military circles belief was ex
pressed that the Germans were using
two long distance guns. The Matin
says the positions of one of. the guns
wss established in the St. Gobaln
forest, which Would place it further
south than had been believed. This
position would be about 70 miles
from Paris.
During the early hours traffic in
the streets of Paris was curtailed,
but before noon both the subways
and tramways began running. In
the afternoon streets of tbe city
showed great animation. During the
day large numbers of persons unable
to secure means of transport, walk
ed. As is usual when aircraft warn
ings are sounded, large numbers of
the populace sought shelter in sub
ways and basements.
Le Journal, In its article, says the
gun is 240 millimeters caliber and ot
Austrian manufacture. It Is a very
delicate piece of machinery, which
must be handled by expert mathema
ticians and gunners, the newspaper
adds, as the loading and pointing is
a difficult task. It declares .each
shot costs about $4,000. "This is a
new conception of our enemies," the
newspaper comments.
Ordnance experts were not ready
to commit themselves as to whether
the shell was a sort of aerial torpedo
driven by propellers; whether an in
ner projectile contained In the orig
inal shell is released by an explosive
after the shell has traveled a certain
distance, or whether the original
projectile itself reaches its destina
tion, propelled perhaps by an explo
sive of force hitherto unknown.
In Saturday's bombardment 24
shots in all were fired from 7:20 a.
m. to 3 o'clock p. m., and presented
all the characteristics of bsmbard
ment by heavy artillery. There were
regular intervals between the shots
and the shells fell within a restrict
estrici
dq flew
7
ed area. - Enemy aviators who tie
high over the city regulated the
lng.
A Famous Picture.
"The Birth of a Nation," D. W.
Griffith's mighty masterpiece, will be
shown one day only at the Ideal The
atre Thursday, April 4th. This will
be the farewell tour of the Griffith
spectacle. In every city where re
turn engagements were played last
season the attendance was always as
large and often larger than the first
time. . Audiences that tested the ca
pacity ot the theatres were in evi
dence at every - performance both
North and South and East and West
Never before have such cheery been
heard in a theatre. Ordinary ap
plase was evidently not a sufficient
outlet for. the enthusiasm of the au
diences during the big scenes. - -
Never before has America's' great
est war been thus comprehensively
put on stage, film, panorama or can
vas. It is the biggest patriotic enter
tainment ever-devised and it incul
cates the. lesson ot national solidari
ty with sledge hammer, strokes. -It
Is a powerful plea for patriotism.
The fascination of the beautiful love
romance, the excellent acting and
perfect photography, the emotional
appeal of the music and the cunning
art of the mechanical effects combine
to make an offering satlsfyingly . de
lightful, to all classes of-theatre-goers.--.'
- v . '.-" '- -' :' - 'v.' i '
. - From June 6 to December 1,, 1917,
only 5,870 arrests were made or re
ported to the Department of Justice
for failure to register under the selective-service
act. Ot these, 2,663
were released after having register
ed end prosecutions were begun a
gainst 2.0-59, of which about 1,500
cases are still pending. :--,-':-."
Ill SpCIAIL CIRCLES
' i ' ' ' " ' 1 eawsasnsns - -r-.
LITEST EfEMTS 131 iraS.Xrj
FOR BENEFIT OF M
LOCAL RED. CROSS.
Tfie M. M. 8"'Club will present
the Spinsters' Club and Tom Thumb's .
fWeddlng at the Central school audi
torium tomorrow night for the bene
fit of tbe local Red Cross Society. '
An evening of delightful entertain
ment is in store for the people of.
the town aad it is hoped that a Urge
crowd will be in attendance. Tha
general admission fee is 25 cents and
tickets are on sale at Kennedy's and .
Torrence's. Tickets are also being
sold by the school children, , each.
child being given a free ticket when
he has sold ten tickets. ' .The mem-s.
bers ot the M. M. 8 Club have been
rehearsing for some time on . this
play and that they will give an en- .
tertainment well worth the money
la unquestioned.
77TH ARTILLERY BAND ".
TO GIVE CONCERT. V
Much interest is being taken in tha
band concert to be given at the Cen
tral school auditorium on i Wednes
day evening of this week by the 77th
Artillery Bsnd, assisted by Lieut. M. '
Henry Meeks, tenor soloist, for the
benefit of the war relief fund of the
Daughters of the American Revoln-
tlon. Lieut. Meeks. who is stationed
at Camp Chronicle, where a part of
the 77th Artillery is assigned to
practice on the range, appeared la a ,
similar concert in Charlotte last '
week, and his singing was greatly
enjoyed by the Charlotte audience. -
Miss Mary Ramsey, organist of
the First 'Presbyterian church, will .
accompany Lieut. Meeks in several
of the numbers he is to sing., ' .
The members of tbe band will ar-
rive in the city at 5 6'clock Wednes
day afternoon on the P. ft N., and all
who. are. willing to furnish cars for
the purpose of giving the musicians '
an auto ride over the city are re
quested to notify Mrs. P. R." Falls
and have their cars at the Central;
school at 5 o'clock. .
Tlrteti for the concert were plac
ed on sale at Kennedy's this morn
ing, and will also be sold by sir
high school girls, beginning this at-
ternoon. In Charlotte the tickets
sold at $1, but the local committee
wishes to make the , affair here a
largely attended one, and tickets will'
be sold at 50 cents for adults and 25
cents for children. Seats may be re
served at Kennedy's without . extra "
charge. s
Several of the churches have called
In the Wednesday night prayer meet- '
lng on account of the military con
cert, and at other! the service will v
be made short, so as to give the peo- '
pie opportunity to go direct to ; the :
concert.
At the conclusion of the concert.
sandwiches and coffee wilt be served "
to the visiting musicians by the . la
dies of the William Gaston Chapter ,
in the domestic science room. .
As an indication of what a musical .
treat is in store for the. people of
Gastonla it 1s stated that immediate
ly after the concert given by this band
in Statesville last week, a guarantee
fund was raised with great ease to -
secure a return engagement at an .
early date. Tbe 77 th Artillery Band
has In Oscar M. Hawley one of tne
beat band leaders In the United .
States. 'Under his training the band .
of 38 or 40 members renders music
which is far beyond the ordinary
military band, and Is in a class with '
the best professional bands in the
country. No musical entertainment
of equal class has ever been given la
the eity at the popular prices which
have been announced for this occa-
sion. - '
During one of the intermissions of
the concert one of the staff officers of
the 77th will present medals for the
Treasury Department of the Govern
ment to 1 2 Boy Scouts of Local Troop -No.
3 as rewards for their service to
the Department in connection with ,
the sale of Liberty Bonds in the sec- "
ond campaign. - The Scouts honored
with medals are: Lawton Spencer.
Ralph Falls, Ralph- Morris, ? Giles ,
Beal, William Spencer, Tom Quickie,
Lamar Smith, Alfred Robinson,
Frank Kincald, Rhea Ferguson. Mur
ray Grier proxy for R. B. Babington,
Jr., George Poston and Scoutmaster
'R. K. Babington. ' -. xr
8MITHFIELD GOES ' .
- , "OVER THE TOP."
Raises Over Its Quota of War Sav- .
lags Stamps in Cash and Fledges
Will Double Quota by December "
. 81st. ' "'' r "
WINSTON-SALEM, March 23.
One town and township in North Car
olina has gone "over the top" in taei
War Savings Campaign, this being -
Smlthfleld, according to a telegram .
from T. H. Ragsdale, county chair-...
man of Johnson county to State head -quarters
here yesterday. Mr. Rags- '
dale's message reads: "With sale of '
stamps and pledges , worth a . hnn- -dred
cents in the dollar. Smlthfleld.
my home town, has gone over the
top by a thousand dollars, and pledg
es still coming In. Will double quo
ta by December 31st." This Is the ;
first report that has been made to. -State
headquarters of any town' or t
township in the State having raised .
its quota either. In cash or pledges. '
' - CASUALTY LIST LARGE. . .
fBy International News Service.) -
WASHINGTON. March 23. An
estimate of the casualties In the bat
tle now In progress reached the Brit-
ish Embassy today, covering the pe- "
riod -np tor last evening. - It Is esti
mated that the German losses. toti
150.000, the British less than 1C -000.
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