THE REVIEW COVERS ROCKINGHAM LIKE THE MORNING DEW AND 'Tf
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VOLUME XXXI NO. 39.
REIDSVILLE, N. C, TUESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1918
ISSUED TUESDAYS AND TODAYS
F1SMES TAKEN
BY THE ALLIES
A SUMMARY OF THE WORLD
WAR EVENTS OF GREAT IM
PORTANCE THAT HAVE TRAN
SPIRED SINCE OUR LAST IS
SUE. The German, retfeat continues un
abated, with the allies everywhere
In hot pursuit.
Apparently the situation now has
Bolved Itself into a race for the
Northern bank of the Alsne river by
the Germans, who have been evicted
from strategic positions along the
Vefle river In the center of the line
and directly East of Rheims which
seemingly renders necessary that
they put the Alsne between them
selves and their pursuers as quickly
as possible in order to escape fur
ther large losses of men made prl-
.- eoner.
Just how large this bag of cap
fives is at fresent dannot be reckon
ed, but unofficial advices from Paris
assert that when the figures are
made public they will thrill the al
lied worl. General Pershing in his
communique says the Americans
alone have taken 8,400 prisoners,
and, in addition, 23. guns.
After hard fighting the Americans
and French have succeeded in taking
from the Germans the important
town otf Fismes, once Germany's
great ammunition and supply depot,
midway on the railway between
Soissons and Rheims , while to the
.East at a number of places along the
;Veee river the French have crossed
the stream, driving the enemy
Northeastward. , EJist of Sodssons
allied troops have negotiated the
passage of the Alsne to the North
em bank of that stream, where they
are In a position to harass the ene
my as he endeavors to straighten out
his line in conformity with '"that run
ning Northward.
So fast has been the retreat of the
OeTmana In the center tha: alreadf
some elements of their forces have
succeedel In reaching the Northern
bank of the Alsne and getting num
bers of their big guns across with
them. All through the salient towns
are still ablaze behind the retreating
Germans, and even corn-fields have
been set afire In order to prevent the
allied troops from garnering the rip
ened crop.
Just what bearing these new of
fensives will have on the fighting
front to which the Germans ultimate
ly retreat for a stand in the Aisne
region cannot yet be forecast, but
should the allied troops be able to
press back the line for any material
gains Eastward It is not improbable
that it would dislocate the entire
German line in the South.
The fighting along the Vesle river
was -of a sanguinary character as
long as it lasted. A majority of the
Germans were killed or made prison-
..'.' ' '' ':
Southeast Otf Amiens on the old
Montdidier sector, the Germans have
fallen back "across the Avre river
over a wide front.
FRIDAY.
After a short period of relative
calm on the Soissons-Rheims salient,
the central and Western sections of
the battle front again have been the
eoenes of mighty struggles.
On both sectors the. allied forces
have achieved notable gains of
ground which, observed on the war
maps, seemingly place, the German
armies In front of them in precarious
positons.
In battles extending from the re
gion immediately South of Soissons
to the Northwest of Fere-en-Tardde
nois, and Southeast of the last nam
ed town, over the upper portion of
the left branch of the "V" salient
running ten miles Eastward from
Nesles to Ville-en-Tardenois and
-with St. Gemme as its Southern
base, American, French and British
. (Continued on Para 5 J
THE NEWS IN BRIEF
SINCE OUR LAST ISSUE
W. N. Reynolds succeeds the late
R. J. Reynolds as head of the R. J.
Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Secretary Baker expresses a desire
that Congress make the draft law
from 18 to 45, and this will probably
be done immediately.
Heavy Increases In the present
war tax on tobacco and cigarettes
were agreed to by the House ways
and means committee as part of the
new $8, 010,000, 000 revenue bill.
The result of a recent canvass by
the census bureau shows the stocks
pC leaf tobacco on hand as of July 1,
1918, exceeded by 220, $00, 000 pounds
the stocks on hand on July 1, 1917.
The aggregate stocks of leaf tobacco
on July 1 were 1,386,049,368, con
sisting of 989,910,567 pounds of
chewing, smoking, snuff and export
tpyes; 315,815,205 pounds of -cigar
types and 80,321,696 pounds Of im
ported types of tobacco.
E. L. Travis of Halifax!, N. C,
former member of the Corporation
Commission of this State, and two
other men were arrested at a Wash
ington hotel by Federal authorities
charged with conspiring to obtain a
contract illegally from the shipping
board for a New Jersey company.
Travis is alleged by the authorities
to have entered Into negotiations
with the New Jersey concern where
by he was to receive $100,000 if the
contract wag obtained.
"PLATTSBURGS" FOR
SCHOOL TEACHERS
To Be Held by National Security
League Throughout Country
During Qoming Summer.
"Teachers' Plattsburgs, at which
800,000 public school teachers will be
given practical training in patriotic
education, will be held during the com
ing summer In practically every a tat
In the Union, by the National Securfty
League. The scheme of this elaborate
new division of the League's Patriot
Ism Through Education campaign Is
conceived on the same basic idea along
which the League has been working
for some time, concentrating on the
teachers of the youth of the land and
thereby reaching the children through
the teachers and the people through
their children.
The objects of the League's cam
paign are two-fold active combating
of German propaganda and awaken
ing a more responsible American cltl
senshlp.
At Summer Schools.
The Security League will conduct
these "Teachers' Plattsburgs" through
the medium of the summer schools for
teachers that are held throughout the
country every year. It has not yet
been determined how many centers
will be used. The matter Is being
taken up with all of the 700 summer
schools of the country and probably
between 60 and 75 of the training
camps will be established, the schools
selected being chosen after careful In
vestigation as to attendance, breadth
of influence and convenience of loca
tion.
The training camps will be conduct
ed by leading educators whose co-operation
will be enlisted by the League.
The actual Instruction wllf be under
the direction of Dr. Robert M. McEl
roy, educational director of the
League, and the members of the "Na
tional Patriotic Education Faculty'
which he has organized. The League
already has over 1,000 experienced pa
triotic speakers on Its Speakers' Bu
reau list A great many of these men
and women will be detailed to the
"Teachers' Plattsburgs" and their
number will be augmented by volun
teers from the principal colleges and
universities of the country, whose aca
demic duties have prevented them
from taking active part in the patri
otic education work outside their im
mediate field, but who will be free
during the summer months.
War Spirit
The teachers will be given a series
of vital Interpretations of the war by
men and women who have given care
ful study to the situation. In addition
to this instilling of the war spirit in
the teachers, the training camps will
also afford them practical Instruction
In the best methods of imparting to
the youth of the land the two war
principles on which the Security
League's Patriotism Through Educa
tion campaign is based the menace of
Germany to America, and the neces
sity of Individual service on the part
of every man, woman and child in the
country In order to prevent defeat
A preliminary letter has been sent
by Doctor SIcElroy to the directors of
all the summer schools of the country.
SELECTMEN LEAVE FOR
WADSWORTH
The forty-three white registrants
who left Monday for Camp Wads
worth, Spartanburg, a. C, were
treated to lemonade In the C. & A.
rooms by the ladies of the Reldsville
Red Cross, just before they left to
go to the station. Mr. Francis Wo
mack, chairman of the local chap,
ter, was present and made a brief
and helpful talk to the boy9 concern
ing soldiers' Insurance and the im
portance of making application for
same when they get to camp. He
also emphasized the necessity of
their making an allotment to their
dependents if they have any. Each
selectman was given cigarettes.
The men were in charge of Chas .
Wm. Vernon .
Those leaving were:
John William Goad, Spray.
Samuel Wesley Burton, Reldsville.
James Ernest Petns, Reldsville.
. Geo. Norman Saunders, Reldsville
Wm. J. Thornton, Stokesdale. .
Chas. Wm. Vernon, Reldsville.
Wm. David Gatewood, Spray.
Jno. H. Newnam, Madison.
Ed Overby, Spray. " ;
Carl T. Lasley, Reldsville R4.
Harry L. Willis, Norfolk, Va.
Willie Sams., Gap, N. C.
John P. McCollum, Madison R2
Jas. McKlnney, Mclver Rl
Will B. Case, Mayodan.
Wm. J. Clark, Jr. , Reldsville R4
Charley Tucker, Madison.
Jas. N. Southard, Stokesdale.
Root L. Carter, Mayodan.
Thos. P. Hand, Madison Rd.
Ira C. Powell , . Ruffin R3 .
Charlie Ward Barnes, Leaks vllle.
Lee Willie Barker, Draper.
Floyd Wm. Evan , Ruffin R3.
Henry L. Chumley, Draper.'
Wm . W. Collins , Mayodan .
Earlie Gover, Spray.
Clinton O. Light, Spray.
Harvey S. Radford, Ridgeway R3
Bryan Brown , Reldsville.
Robert Yates, Reldsville,' Rl. ,
Jesse Davis Claybrook, "Stonevllle
Benj. iFranklln Brame, Reldsville
Wm. Manton Oliver, Reldsville.
Chas Albert Smith, Reldsville.
Kirby Volney Reid, Mayodan.
Virgil Zeno Roberts , Stokesdale
John Mat Mitchell, Mayodan.
Thos,' Wyatt Hudson, Wentworth
John H,arry Burgess, Leaksville
Route 2.
Carl Carter, Leaksville. ' .1
Arch Satterfteld , Stokesdale. .
Wm. Hobart Myers, Mayodan.
IS OLDEST ROOKIE
IN THE SERVICE
.... .aftMHa bv
Benjamin Rosenthal, the well-known
fight promoter, and referee, gets into
the one big fight that he didn't pro
mote. Ben at the age of fifty-one has
recently joined the navy. He will see
some real fighting, too, for he's assign
ed to a submarine chaser.
Thackeray Always Late.
An external stimulus sometimes Is
necessary to bring a writer's ideas to
a focus. It was the custom with Thack
eray never to do today what could be
put off until tomorrow. He was, there
fore, frequently behind with his copy
and it was no uncommon thing for him
to keep the messenger from his pub
lisher waiting at the door, while he
wrote the last pages of the book.
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REIDSVILLE BOYS ARE IN THE
THICK OF THE BIG BATTLE
Corporal Carl DeGrotte, with the
CReddsvllle company In France, writ
ing his Bister says: "I am getting on
jjust fine. You have heard the old
paying, 'Join the Army and see the
vorId", haven't you? Well, I think
we are seeing It alright. We have
been hiking for over two weeks now
jstnd still goingl We sure are seeing
this part of the world Just stopping
long enough to eat and sleep. Ev
fry night we put up our little 'pup'
tents, and it is some Bight to see us
We are so tired when we stop at
night that we sure do sleep good;
but I never get too tired to dream of
.flear mother ana aaaay ana sisier
back home. The American boys
are gaining now and I think the war
will soon end. The are putting It to
the Germans all right, believe me!
"I went to the front line treenhes
about two weeks ago on a truck of
supplies .1 went mainly for curios
ity. and I tell yon. sister, the
trenches are not as bad as some peo
ple think they are. Of course it Is
bad to ,get killed, but not as many
get killed as reported, and life In the
trenches Is not as. bad as you would
think. I remember In one of the
trenches In which they had driven
the! Germans from , there was about
everything for comfort that you could
name; one thing In particular,
fhairs. But of course it is bad to
get killed. Just as we were coming
out it was not quite so pleasant, as
those large shells were bursting over
us for some time, and we were more
than glad to get back to our company
which was then many miles back of
the line In France." :"
I In a later letter he states that his
company had recently been . In a
number of engagements with the en
emy, but sustained no casualties.
SUPf. ALLEN WILL MEET THE
COUNTY COMMITTEEMEN
. County Supt. J. It. Allen will meet
with the committeemen for the elec
tion of teachers at the following
najj4( places and .dates. Committeemen-
are urged to be present on
time and bring all appjcatlons with
them. : "
Huntsvllle Towshlp, August 6, at
Rocky Spring School, 4 p. m.
Leaksville Township, August 7th,
Mayos office, Leaksville, 4 p. m.
Price Township, August 7, Price's
Store , 1 p. m.
Madison Township, August 8th,
Mayor's office, Madison, 4 p. m.
Mayo Township, Aug. 9, Mayor's
office, Stoneville, 4 p. m.
New Bethel Township, August 12,
Bethany High School, 4 p. m.
Ruffin Township, August 12, Ore
gon, at 4 p. m.
Reldsville Township, August 14th,
Franklin Street Graded School, at 3
p. m.
Simpoonville Township, Aug. 15.
Wentworth, August 16th, Court
House, 1 p. m.
Wflllamsburg Township, Aug. 16,
Thompsonville School, 4 p. m.
REIOSVILLIANS ENTERTAINED
A BATTALION OF AVIATORS
Red Cross workers and citizens
generally put forth their best efforts
to entertain the 608th United States
Aerial Supply corps, five hundred
men, when they passed here Thurs
day "afternoon. Secretary Smith of
the C. & A. Association, learned
that the men would be through here
on 100 motor trucks, and he com
pleted arrangements for a whole
hearted welcome and courtesies that
could be proffered during their short
stay. These included the serving of
sandwiches. Ice water, lemonade,
smoking tobacco, cigarettes, cigars,
etc. The men made a fine Impres
sion on the hundreds who turned out
to pay them tribute. The corps was
in command of Major Henry Weeks,
a West Point graduate, -and at one
time an athletic star of Harvard..
The men are not flying men, but at
tend to the ground work in connec
tion with this all Important branch
of the service. They started some
weeks ago from Waco, Texas, and
stopped over at Charlotte for some
little time. '
Quick Action.- !
Quick action has become the byword
of commerce. Fortunes have been
made and lost and remade In the time
the undecided person wavers In his or
her decision. But quick decision must
not to be confounded with Jumping Im
pulsively to conclusions. This ex
treme, which admits of little or no
thought at all, Is always as bad as
the other.
Train your mind to act quickly.
Plunpe forward or draw backward,
but don't stand falteringiy In the mid
dle, for you stand In danger of being
laid low bjr Indecision. .. ..
FACTS ABOUT FOLKS
OF
UNIVERSITY STUDENT TELL8
Off CONDITIONS HERESMALL
FOREIGN. BORN POPULATION -THE
COUNTY'S RANK IN OTH
ER THINGS.
(By E. F. Duncan, Mayodan, N. C,
in University Economic Survey.
Our facts about the folks in Rock
ingham County are baaed on the ta
ble at the end of the chapter. These
came mainly from the last Federal
Census . They are true for the dates
given, not for the .year 1917. Only
once every ten years does any coun
ty in the United States have a chance
to take stock of itself. However, the
facts we give are suggestive. They
show us certain drifts and tendencies
in our county, and enable us to com
pare Rockingham with other coun
ties of the State.
Density of Population.
In 1910 the total population of the
county was 3,442. Although Rock
ingham ranks twenty-ninth in size,
only nine counties in the State have
settled farm population, which is a
lation was 54.6 people per square
mile. Only ten counties in the
State had more. This means, of
course, small farmers and a closely
settled farm ptpclatlon, which is a
Jdjlstjinct e octal advantage., -Rural
teoplo like to have neighbors ifalrly
near by. Often they become dissat
isfied and move into town slmply to
mingle with folks. But our density
of rural population also means that
Rockingham is located in the great
industrial area of North Carolina.
Industries depend on an abundant la
bor supply in the surrounding terri
tory, end this we have In .Rocking:
ham, Just as in Forsyth, Durham,
and Gaston.:,'-' ;;,..'
This desire Sdi4 association, (to-:
getb.ee with other factor has caused
our city ana town population 10 in
crease at the expepnse of the rural
communities of Rockingham and, the
adjoining counties, but so far it has
not alarmingly decreased our rural
population. In spite of the low
prices of farm products during the
first ten years of the new century
and the call of the cities for indus
trial' workers , our rural population
Increased 6.7 per cent, and it was
mainly a white Increase. This means
that our farmers, the producers df
bread and meat for our town popu
lations, are (fairly well holding their
own In numbers if not in prosperity.
Since 1910 the proportion of our ru
ral population has fallen from four.
fifths to two-thirds of our total pop
ulation, whpe, our town dwelleirtJ
have Increased from 7,500 to 20,000
or more.': '
Law and Order,
Usually when the countryman
moves to town he takes with him his
love ifor elbow-room, his indepen
dent, democratic spirit. He has had
no one to dictate to him about what
time he shall go to work, when he
may stop, how much he may talk
and laugh , how loud he may yell ,
were his pig-pen shall or shall not
be, on which side of the street he
may tie his horse, and how long he
may leave him. In short, he has
than his own boss. When he gets to
town, town customs and ordinances
are all new to him. It takes time
for him to become socially adjusted,
and It Is during this time that most
of our fights and homicides occur.
Misunderstandings often become
shotgun affairs. Hero, in brief, is
an explanation of our homicide rates
in Rockingham and the rest of the
State. They are too high, but they
are due to the rapid growth of our
small towns and cities.
Rockingham County patriotism.
Perhaps no county In the State
has worked with a greater spirit of
patriotism than Rockingham for
our country and our allies in the pre
sent crisis. She has been one of
the foremost counties of the State to
nacriflce her sons and to give her
dollars for the cause of liberty and
humanity. Company G was among
the first to reach war strength by
the addition of volunteers. Rocking
ham him over-mibhscribed her share
of the three Liberty Loan Issues,
and she contributed freely to the
Red Cross and the Army T. M. C.
A. funds. These war loans and
gifts were not mado by wealthy men
alone, but by preachers, teach prs,
students, school children, factory
employed, farmers, and business
men alike. Besides all this, last
November found many housewives,
white and colored, pledging them-
(Coatlnued on Page Two)
ROCKINGHAM
vuiuxuu AMU LtUUNLt CUT
THE PASSING THRONG
; Mr. T. Jeff Penn of Buffalo is to
the city.
Mrs. J. H. Mobley and son hava
returned from Vade iMecum.
Mr. A. L. Butler of Winston spent
Sunday, here with his parents.
Mrs. Lucy Wray of Winston -Sa-.
lem is a guest 6f relatives here.
Mr. P. JF". Galliher has returned;
after a short stay in East Tennessee.
Miss Henrietta Hairston has gone,
to Washington to accept a position.
Mr. Gerald - Donovan of Georgia,
hag been spending a few days here,
Mrs. W. D. Rowe of Danville U
visiting her Bister, Mrs. J. N. Hes
ter. Ex-Sheriff and Mrs. T. F. Ranklnr
are spending some time in Wilming
ton. :
v Mrs. Cornle Irvin is in New York
selecting, goods for "The Woman4
Store."
Mr. John Wyatt Walker left yes
terday for a visit to his son in North
'Dakota..
Mrs. W. M. Hendren of Winston
jSalean spent the past few days here
svith relatives.
Dr. L. T. Smith and family are
spending a few days In Baltimore,
with relatives.
. (Mrs. A. G. Smith has returned
pome after a week's visit to relatives
In High Point. , ...
Miss (Mamie Brown, who has been
visiting Mrs. H. E. Link, has rat
turned to Hillsboro.
Mrs. F. T. Preddy and daughter
have returned to Memphis after a
'visit to relatives here.
Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Sands hava
geen spending Borne time in Chat
ham," Va. , with relatives. ' ' v '
Mrs. C. H. Denny and daughter.
iVirginia have returned to Greensboro
after a visit to relatives here. .
Mrv and Mrs. Williamson iMllla ot
Seneca, S. C, have been spending
a few days here with relatves. ,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Balsley hav
returned from an .extended visit to
the- tatter's people -at Westminster,
,Md. :. ''-.-.
Mrs. A. D. Mlllner has returned
from Atlanta where she spent th
past several months engaged in Red
Cross work.
Mr. and (Mrs. N. C. Thompson
and Mr. and Mrs. K. R. Thompson,
and son are at Vade Mecum for a
few days' stay J
Miss Mary H. Johnston of Leaks
ville, who has been spending th
summer In Rchmond, is now visit
iing her sister, Mrs. S. M. Gibba,
near Reldsville.
i Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Russell bar
returned to their home in PhiladeK
jmla after a visit to the latter'i pa-i
rents, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Barber,
on North Scales street.
Messrs . iMurray Williams , former
ly of Reldsville but now of Danville,
and Sol Goldstein of Belleview Med
cal College of New York city, wer
here on business (Friday. g
Mrs. J. A. Roach and Mrs. W. D.
Rowe of Danville and Mrs. J. N
Hqster and children of Reldsvllla
spent the day with Mrs. O. P. Mot
fltt at High Point Sunday.
Miss Frances Scales of Washing
ton stopped over day here Frldar
en route to the bedside of her aunt.
Mrs. Sallle Parish, In Winston-Salem,
who has geen ill for some time.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Lorn at hav
returned from Detroit where , they
went to bring a new Dodge car home.
They made the trip from Detroit to
Reldsville in four days and enjoyed
the outlay Immensely.
Mrs. Robt. U. Parrish. who U
visiting Mrs. T. L. Gardner, has re
ceived a card frfom her husband,
Sergeant Robt. L. Parrish, Co. L,
49th lafantry, notifying her of. hi
safe arrival overseas..'
Rev. Theodore Stroup is In Phlla
delphia where he will spend a few
weeks. During his absence hU pul
pit at the Episcopal church will ba
pupplled by Secretary Addison of tba
Greensboro Y. M. C. A.
The First Envelope.
The first envelope of which there ii
any knowledge inclosed a letter tent
In 1C96 by Sir William Turnbull to Sir
James Ogilvle. The epistle, with itf
covering, is still preserved In the Brit
ish museum. At that period, and long
afterward, it was the general custom
to fold letters and seal them with wax;
Early In the last century envelope!
begun to come Into more general use,
and stamped envelopes achieved wide
popularity in England shortly after
the establishment of the penny post
in 1S40. By 1S50 they were l'rgelj
used on this side of the Atlr.r.Uc
The casualty list Saturday Inclui-,
ed nine North Carolina soldiers.