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Co AUTAUQU A June 4-10 oyft) if lf; If if (j1)' ifiM? ' I n fj I Jf l A A. . A . 1 Ir 11 IP I 70LUMEXXXINo23. REIDSVILLE, N. 0., TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 1918 ISSUED TUESDAYS AND FEIDAY0 0 W 6 ALLIES INFLICT HEAVY BLOWS ON THE ENEMY k SUMMARY OF THE WORLD WAREVENTS OF GREAT IM PORTANCE THAT HAVE TRAN SPIRED SINCE OUR LAST ISSUE- ' The strength of General iFoch's re serves has been felt by the armies of the German crown prince in the "bat tle for Paria." East of the line running from Sols- eons to Chateau Thierry, where the WHICH CAMPf Amsrica today it divided into two camps Americas and AHea Bnemy. Those who arc aot for America ar against her anemias all. Those who are idle, selfish or area indifferent are Aliens alien to American interest. Only the workers, "comrades la this great enterprise," bear the honored aame Americana. Germans Saturday in a continuation of their mighty strokes gainel several additional villages and then attempt ed to proceed further Westward. mnirniSnonF nnnnnitlnn WfLfl Imnoned by the newly strengthened lines and, with terrific smashes, the French forces recaptured Longpont, Corey Ravorelles and Troesnes, vantage points In the center of the line lead lag to the forest of tyiners Cottertts, which seems to be the present ob jective here of the enemy. The Germans, however, still have in uieir possession ine village 01 Vaurezis, lying1 to the West of Sols eons, and fiirther South of Saconln Et Breuil, Chaudun, Licy and Bour esches, the last named directly West of Chateau Thierry, A little to the Southwest of Chateau Thierry the enemy has reached the Marne. , Nowhere has there been any at tempt by the Invaders to cross the river and at all points East of Cha teau Thierry they are hugging the Northern bank of the stream. Having failed In all their efforts to Conquer Rhelms by dlrect. assaultr! It Germans further to widen their occu pation of the territory lying South of the Rhelms-Dormans road and there by outflank the cathedral city and bring about its capitulation. In the fighting in the Immediate vicinity of Rheims the enemy won Fort de La Pompelle but his tenure aH the posi tion was short lived, for the French troops In a counter attack reconquer ed it. - ,. iaien an in an tne seventn aay or the new battle found the allied line from Soissons to Rheims, although It had been bent back at various points, not so hard pressed as on previous days and seemingly more capable of resisting the enemy's on slaughts Just how many men the allies are opposing against the 45 German divisions that are now ac tively engaged on the Soissons Rheims front has not become appar ent, hut the fact that on the west the enemy Is being not ony. held but driven back at points and on the southern end of the salient be has been unable to make but slight new progress Is apparent evidence that a turn in the battle is not far distant. The British Is the regions of Ar ras, Lens and Bethune are keeping tip their trench raiding operations against the Germans. ( There Is considerable artniey ac tivity by both sides of the northern sectors of the western front As the expected great battle has not broken In the Italian theater, there has been only moderate artil lery activity along the whole front The Italian and allied aviators, how ever, are busily engaged In recon nolssande work and bombing attacks over the enemy lines German airplanes again have de livered an attack on Paris. Several persona were injured Iby the bomb explosions. , '.' FRIDAY ;..:''' Slowly but surely, the plunge of the German crown prince's armies Is being halted by the French and British armies. While the momen turn of German masses has not yet spent itself, there has been a notable Blackening In Its advncea during the past day. The chief efforts of the Germans now seem to be devoted to the widening of the gap they hare torn In the positions of the allies be tween Pinon and Brimont.. This work seems to be progressing slowly against the desperate resistance of the allied forces. The French having fallen back fiom the limits of the city of Sois sons, have stood their ground against the attacks of the enemy and the German official statement falls to ahow material advances there dur ing the day's fighting. The French are here fighting cn familiar ground which has been made historic by numerous battles, some of which are named among the de cisive combats of history. On the eastern end of the fighting line some of the forts before Rheims are said to have fallen, which was to be expected tfrom the fact that thev have been outflanked by the tida of invasion that has swept far to the south of the city. The fighting has taken on the fa 'miliar aspect of the first invasion of France in 1914, the advance of von Mackensen along the Dunajec and the fighting in Picardy in March. After breaking the French and British de lensive .positions, but not breaking the allied line, the Germans are again moving their forces out In a fan-shaped figure , fighting hardest on the banks of the extreme front of their advance. The situation while apparently extremely serious, has not assumed the critical aspect of the lighting lat9 in March. The allies are resisting the enemy's attacks stubbornly, giv ing round when overpowered and al ways maintaining a solid front. The wave of the advance is now approaching the valley of the Mama the nearest approach to that avenue toward Paris being at the village of Pesseilly, which lies at the extreme apex of the German wedge and is about seven miles from the river, In 1914 the Germans advanced over a front extending from Krarsne, Just east of Soissons, to Vauquois, a lit tle west of Verdun., After having reached the Marne, the Teutons turned the force of their advance to wards the- west, and they may be expected to repeat their tactics of four years ago. The reserve forces at the com mand of Gen. Foch are now coming Into action on ground chosen for the! combat by that master strategist, and Is It possible that a blow of tremen dous proportions may be struck somewhere along the front of the German wave, or on its western side, which seems to be open to an attack which might crumple up the German armies to the east of Sols- sons. . . - The Americans who captured Can- tigny have beaten off attack alter attack by the Germans. Large Ger man forces are said to have been gathered to retake the village, and they have launched savage assaults at the Americans , but the ' latter, with rifle and machine gun fire have mowed down the advancing Teutons while the American artillery has smashed the German formations with the barrage fire. Along the Amer ican held positions in the Tout and Luneville sectors there have been several spirited engagements, but no where have the Germans succeeded in penetrating the American lines. The fighting in the air on those sec tors has been of remarkable intensi ty, with the Americans holding their own against the foe. The allied positions in the Flan- lers sector have been subjected to CLOSING EXERCISES OF CITY GRADED SCHOOLS COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM OF SCHOOL BRIEF BUT WELL TIM- v ED ANNUAL ADDRESS FRIDAY BACCALAUREATE SERMON DE. LIVERED SUNDAY. The Reidsville Graded School for mally closed a most successful ses sion last week, graduating a class of twenty-five. , The commencement exercises came to an end Sunday night at the Frank lin Street school when Rev. I. M. Mercer of Thomasville preached the baccalaureate sermon on "John Mark ' emphasizing three periods of the missionary's life. The scholarly minister delivered an unusually fine discourse. He was presented by Rev. E. N. Johnson, following pray- by Dr. Craig and reading the Scrip ture lesson by Rev. Mr. Gerringer. The graduating exercises began on Friday night with a fervent prayer by Rev. W. E. Abernethy. The an nual address was delivered by Dr. N. G. Newman of Elon Colleye. The speaker's subject was "World Prob lems," and his earnest speech was handled In splendid style. Diplomas were presented by Supt Allen to the following named gradu ates: Clyde Chance, Lou Jones Hairs -ton, Helen Hinton Hubbard. Sara Louise Irvin.. Emily Reid Morrison Martha Anderson Ratiliffe, Nina Mae ttochelle, Irene Elizabeth Smith, Catherine Waycaster. Mary Rucker Stokes, Ruth Wyatt Teachy. Samuel King Carter, Joe Fels, Elijah Frank Hall, Wm. Shepard Hester. Elmer Morton Knight, Vernon Lewis Link James Gorrell McMIchael, Jasper Tony Roberts, Helen McNeill Tur ner, Knox Kent Lively, Jr., Florence Wilson, Maybud Wilson, (Mary Zig-lar. DAI L WILLIAMSON IS HELD FOR LOOSE TALK L WITNESSES TESTIFIED HOW PRISONER HAD EXPRESSED CONTEMPT iFOR COUNTRY IN TRIAL WHICH WAS HELD IN GREENSBORO FRIDAY. On Thursday evening a large audi ence witnessed the senior class day exercises. The program was an in teresting! and original one, being pre sented as a living1 movie with an all star cast entitled. Days." The movie consisted of three reels, each of which was full of in terest. The first reel was as fol lows; I. Senior Class as They Were, (a) Primary; (b) Grammar; (C) High School. Mary Stokes, the class historian gave a very interesting sketch of the class since entering school. In th9 primary division four children fmm me second grade came upon the stage and gave a short scene characteristic of some of the phases of the first years in scnooi. Grammar school days followed This period of school life was shown in a very interesting way by the children of the fifth grade. ,.' The reel closed with a scene that told of the last years In school High ocuooi aays. This part was well presented by three High School pu pils. Reel II. Senior Class as They Are (a) Class Meeting; (b) Last Will and Testament; (c) Song; (d) Statistics. Forgotten By Class. The class was called to order by the class president, Sara Irvin. Im- I portant business was transacted. Th bombardipents, but the only infantry , Last Will and Testament was read by fighting there has been initiated by I Gorrell McMichael much was given Dan Williamson, forty-five years of age, or Reidsville, was held under a $500 bond by United States Commis sioner, D. H. Collins, this afternoon for violating the espionage act by making seditious utterances against the government His case will be heard by Judge James E. Boyd at the next term of Federal court. Williamson, a man of rugged com plexion, but poorly clad, though a man of good intelligence, did not go on the stand to defend himself. Mr. Frederick C. Handy, the spe cial agent of the department of jus tice,' who worked up the case against Williamson, appeared in court as the prosecuting attorney, while Mr. . P. W. Glldewell of Reidsville defended Williamson. , The witnesses appearing for the government were J. B. Rhodes, B. H. Thompson, Arthur Lovelace, Will Martin, and John Cochran and each of the, men, who had either worked with the defendant at the Edna cot ton mill or in the American Tobac co factory In Reidsville swore that he had made very damaging state ment$! at different times against the government and the Democratic party at large. One witness swore that Williamson stated that "if the German literature was taken out of the schools in Am erica the school system would not ba worth anything. Others stated that he had declared "we would be much better off under German rule than we are at present,. . and that tha ?resigwt3ia&:trte jto."': makeLKaoraaJ. laws, but that he would not obey mem, out that he dared the govern ment to try to arrest him (for any thing he did or said. Due to the fact that Williamson fa a man nrltk . wt.lP. .J 4 j " ,"u a tvno auu live small cnnuren wnony dependent upon him the judge made the bond for $500 OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO O 0 o WEDNESDAY REGISTRA TION DAY IN REIDSVILLE O O Men under 21 years old since O last June 5 must register. O TIME Wednesday, June 5. PLACE Office of he Local Exemption Board In Reids- O yille. o Don t fail to be on hand. O O CITY LOCAL NEWS IN A CONDENSED FORM the French near Dickebusch lake. south of Ypres, who Improved their positions as the result of an attack on the Germans. The fighting on the Italian front has not been of an unusual charac ter. ' . . , , V SATURDAY , Plunging southward, with Its mo mentum still unspent, the Germans, German war machine has driven its wedge into the allied lines along the front until its apex has reached the Marne river south of Fere-En-Tar denois. The desperate efforts of the French and British to stem the tide against the Invaders have served only to slow down the rate of speed of the German advance: the defenders of the heights north of the Marne seem to tave bees swept aside in the rush of the enemy toward the road to Paris. Alsde from the movement of the German armies southward, two oth er significant Incidents of the tre mendous battle have occurred One is that the Germans have extended their attack, to the northwest, along the Allette rive, from which the French have (fallen back for some distance- The other is that the bat tle has extended to the east of Rheims (Contlried on Pars I ) ' to the rising senior class The statistics of the class were given by Martha Ratcl Iff e in a very interesting way. After singing their ciass song they adjourned. The last scene was one of the most unique features of the program. Reel III. Senior Clas as They Will Be A Prophecy. As Nina Rochelle read the prophe cythe future of each member of the class was seen through a screen upon the stage. The last feature of the program was the presentation of the class gift to the echool. This gift was a check for $30 to be used toward purchasing enrtains for the chapel. Supt J. H. Allen accepted the gift with a few very appropriate remarks. This was one of the most unique Class day programs that has been given here, and the large audience was very appreciative. . '.' -'W.S.S. Use as little sugar as possible, never more than 3-4 pound. Tour grocer win inform you how you can buy enough sugar for canning and preserving this season. ' W.B.S. i i The next draft of selective service men will be 300.000. The men will be called June Tf and the movement to camp will take place during the last fire days of June. which Williamson hoped to raise by tomorrow. . Judge Collins took occasion to tell the defendant and the spectators that it was against his will to make a bond less than $5,000 in a case like this, but for the sake of his family, and for them alone was he allowing this man to go back to Reidsville, as he believed a man who was not true to his country should either be in Jail or in Germany. Greensboro Record. : w.a.8 . ' Wedding At Pelham A marriage beautiful in its sim plicity was solemnized today at the home of D. M. HInes , of Pelham when his youngest daughter, Susie By rum, was married to Lieut. I. P. Davis, of Manchese, N. C. Rev. E. C. Glenn officiated. Because of the prominence of the two families, this event is of state-wide interest. The bride has won scores of friends by her strong personality. She was lovely in her golng-away gown of biege with accessories to match. The groom was engaged for a num ber of years in newpaper work and was a member of the North Carolina legislature in 1917. He entered the officers' training camp at Fort Ogle thorpe and is now stationed with the 80th field artillery at Waco, Texas. The happy pair motored to Danville taking train No. 35 for New Orleans where they will spend several days b fore going to Waw, The out-of. two guests wAe Rev. and Mrs. E. Glenn, of Burlington, Miss Nellie Hines, of fitatesville; Sam Hines, of Winston -Salem, and Sam Davis of Hopewell. Pelham Cor. Mr. P. W. Glidewell epent Satur day in Washington. Mrs. W. F. Burton is a guest of relatives in Danville. Mr. Elwood Amos is here from Wake Forest College. iMiss Ansnabel Blair of Greensboro Is visiting relatives here. , Mr. John G. Sharp of . Madison Route 1, was in the city Sunday Mr. Robt. Hairston, Jr., is at home from V. M. I.. Lexington, Va. Mr. R. P. Richardson spent a few days in Washingrton last week. Mr. J. B, Faulkner visited relatives at South Boston, Va., last week. Mr. S. O. Norman has returnea from a visit to relatives in Greens boro. . Mr. Spott Dyer of Wdnston-Salem spent Sunday with his parents in Leaksvllle. Mr. C. W. Covington of Reidsville has gone to Atlanta to Join Dr. Long's hospital unit. Everybody is saying, 'I Just can't miss seeing Theda Bara at the Grande Theatre Tuesday." iMis3 Cora J. Sharp of Madison is visiting her brother, Dr. F. C Sharp, on Piedmont street, . Mr. Lindsey Ellington of Washing ton, D. C. , is spending several days on a visit to his people here. Mr. Holt Burton, who is now in a military training cams ' si' damn MeOTerisrtl8iting 'relayy tt TlaEe! T. S. Turner of Route 1 has return ed from the V. P. I. at Blacksburg, Va., to spend the summer vacation. Miss Effle Bangle of the Graded School faculty will spend the summer in Washington in special Government work. ; - Mrs. F. C. Sharp and babies re turned from Leaksvllle yesterday where they spent the week-end with relatives. ' , Mr. and Mrs. S. F, Collie of near Danville spent the (week-end here on a visit to the former's brother, Mr. R. M. Collie., Mr. and Mrs. Nat Blanks and Mr, and Mrs. Willard Anderson of Hall- faxCounty,Va.,were guests of 'Sbuire W. L. Gardner the past few days. First Lieut. Paul W. Fetzer, after spending a few days here with his parents, left Sunday for Camp Jack son, Columbia, for duty with the base hospital. Yearly renewals to the Red Cross are now due. Those who subscribed a year ago are requested to call at Citizens Bank and leave their dues with Mr. Eugene Irvin. The pool and billiard rooms of Reidsville closed at midnight Friday night and will not be opened again during the present war. The pro prietors have disposed of practically all of their equipment. . GOES CEN NEARLY 100 PER T "OVER THE TOP" REIDSVILLE MADE UNUSUALY FINE SHOWING IN THE RED CROSS DRIVE REPORTS FROM FROM SEVERAL NEARBY COM. MUNITIES. It will be gratifying: to the people' of Reidsville and those sections of the county contributing; to the Red Cross War Fund to know that the amount already deposited in the bank to the credit of Wm. O. Mc Adoo, Treasurer, is $5,076.72 and with the uncollected pedges will probably reach $5,500.00. We wish especially to mention th9 following neighborhoods and the amounts given by them. Monroeton and Iron Works, $180.88; Bethlehem $108.50; Ruffln, $138.08: Carmi $33 . 00 ; Thompsonville and Mclrer. $64.15. The employees in every manufacturing plant in town were especially generous and credit should be given the employees of the Edna Cotton Mills, The Cigarette Factory, North State Smoking Tobacco Fac tory, Paper Box Factory, The A. T. Co., Robt. Harris & Bro.. and the Reidsville Tob. Bag Co. Later these amounts will be published in full. we also wish to thank the colored people who have responded ener- ously both in town and country. We . nave endeavored to publish the name) of every contributor and if any are lent out the correction will be prompt ly made. In behalf of the Red Cross War tPund Committee, the team captains and those . making; the campaign In the county and especially in behalf of the soldiers and the destitute to whfl relief : this ,'great humanitarian , f dnd goes, I wish to - thank' each Mtf -every individual who contributed. ROBT. HAIRSTON, Chairman Red Cross War Fund Committee VOU KNOW you are going to the Chautauqua. Why not buy a Season Ticket and thereby ; help the Guaran tors lift their $1, 500 pledge? The last and the best of lhj Fox productions at tha Grande T'leatre Tint-day, featuring Theda Ba;a in 'D.i Earry." This ?s a 7 reel nnntor- piece playing ou of the sweetest love stories ever put in motion pic- tures. ''' Mr. Williamson Mills, a former Reidsville young man, was united in marriage to Miss tClara Beth Balling- er at the home of the bride in Sen eca, S. C, Sunday. It was a quiet home wedding, only a few friends and relatives being present. The annual music recital vy Mrs. R. M. B. Ellington's class at the Lawsonville avenue school auditori um Saturday evening was much en joyed by the audience The musical numbers, solos, duets, trios and quartettes, were faultlessly render, edrf The exercises were a credit to both teacher and pupils. Miss Ollle Price, the attractive young daughter of Mr. W. L. Price, Sr., was united in marriage Saturday afternoon at the bride's home on Ar lington street to Mr. Ed Morris. The wedding was a quiet home affair, only a few relatives and close friends being present. The ceremony v was performed by Rev. E. N. Johnson. The newly weds letft at once for a visit to the groom's parents in Mar tinsville, Va., after which they will return to Reidsville where they will mak9 their home. J Following is a list of contributors so far reported to us whose names have not been printed: IF. A. Jones, J. M. Cobb, W. 3. Cobb. Charlie Delancy, Ernest P--. tigrew, A. D. iMillnet, C. A. Os borne, J jaa Robertson, John H . L'ins, Mat Madkins. Geonre Drrf i Columbus Penn, Harry Walker, Gar- mna oiewait, Malloy Smith. Harry Martin, Chsrlie Smither, John Dau iridgc, Bs.ey Wall, fiihar Darnel George Ware, Willie Gilliam, John Costner, Willie WUliamson, OjcU Clymer, Percy Gilliam, Elbert Hoop er, Lee Chatman, Eddie Hopkins, Billie McDonald, George Glenn, lim Griffith, Ed Powell, Mrs. Walka Mrs. Brincefleld, Miss Bertie 3d. nady. Miss Mary Sartin, SaUa 1 hacker, Buster Scales, Ulas Hood , Tom Watliigton, Charlie Jones, Bitej Mlllner, EOJe Hagood, Preston Wil 'iflinson, John Smlthej, D. P. Sartin,-'' J W. Madkins , Jim Benton , Waley Srr.ith. Johi. Harrison C. H. Carter, W,lllam Ciummlns, R. B. Craddock. T. J T.iloi , Mable mers, Georgia Heffinxer. Edna Carter, Rose CrLa. Dora C.-s, Joe Hcfflnger D. C Smith, W A Pritchett, R, L. Carter, Mrs. J. C. Turner. B. W. Ddapp, H. P. Smothers, L. A. Chandler. Miss Mamie bar tee. Miss Bessie Brtee. W. u L'artee, J. W. Lartee, Mrs. J. l . M'"t'!m, Mrs. C, N. Bio in, X. N. U'uU!, ll. c. TMNon Mrs. Fannie Sotllffe, Mary Rlcuidson, I. R Pearman, Vill MosU, H. B. Car risen, H.-gh Hudson. John Brsd sher, Ed t.Uer, Miss Fannie Ro;tri, H-nry 's.-n'ih, Tom Jones, R. A. Jar. roil, g. l Wright, E. Dabbs. T. W. Dutlei. J. M. Roberts, C. K. Baker, D. E. Puree J. S. Roger. T. O ' snei. J. N. uv.ings, Ed Ash. J. P.. Shrtve. J. M. Hopkins, T. I. Rankin, J. M. IL Moore, J. M. H. Moore, Jr., J. M. Lemons, D. T Small, R. H . Shreve, J. W. Jones, T. II. Smothers, Robt. Brown, J. W. Hutier, w. A. Moore, J. W. Hudson. B. W. Graves. J. I. Butler, J. W. Butler. W. B. Griffin, R. H. Wart, Miss Mollie Malloy, Miss Luda Mos ley. Thos. S. Malloy, C. M. South ard, J. E. Nance, G. W. Appie, C. W. Butler; W. T. Carter, Jr., B. J. Elmore, Tom Butler, Rubert But ler, Clarence Richardson, Mrs. W. A. Johnson, W. S. Neal, Mrs. Z W.' Griffin, Mrs. J. R. Lewis, J. R. French, Dr. J. W. Watkins, J. R. Sharp, Mrs. Sallie Jones, W. S. Burton, W. C. Waynick, Mrs. J. F Watllngton. The American Tobacco Co.. W. M. Staples. J. W. Llvin good, T. J. Penn Buffalo, N. T. Export Leaf Tobacco Co., Richmond. (Con tinned on rags )