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REIDSVILLE, N. C , TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16TH, 1919.
ISSUED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY
VOU XXXJI. NO. 82.
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THIS OFFICIAL STORY
SETTLES THE CLAIMS
' A Washington dispatca ii the New
York Tribune says:
An official eummary of operations
tv the 27th and 30tn divisions
gainst the Ilindeubur? line be
tween September 27 and October t,
1018, was made public today. There
ie been many conflicting aims
Jut forward with referenc, to these
operations, and the summary ac
cording to the war department, was
Sued to correct erroneous report,.
September, 1918. the tecond
American corps (27th and 30th dl
Ss) was Placed at the dlsposa
l the fourth British amy agamst
the llindenburg line, East of le
lSne On the night of September
A and 24 the 30th division took over
;hat was known as the Nauroy sec
Tor wTth a front of 3.750 yards,
ab.ut 1.000 yards West of the ma n
-Hindenburg line and approximately
on the old llindenburg outpost line.
On the next night the 27th division
took over the Gouy sector, on the
left of the 30th division and con
necting with it; its front was 4,500
yards approximately along the old
Smsk front line -trenches .very
c,03e to the llindenburg outpost
On September 27 a preliminary
operation was undertaken to
lighten the line of the 30th divi
"ion and to bring the 27th , to the
start line for the main attack The
30th division succeeded by the ar
terno'on of September 28, the 2,th
division was back nearly In its orig
inal position. , nn tiD
"At 5:50 a. m., September 29, the
corps attacked, supported by the
Australian corps. The second Brit
ish corps attacked simultaneously
on its right, and the third British
corps on Its left. The attack was
to be led by tanks,-behind a rolling
barrage. The start Iine was slightly
to the East of the Hindcnhurg out
post -,line, and the objective East of
Nauroy and " Cony. Th -plan ' pro
vided that after the Americans had
reached their objectives, the Aus
tralians were to pass through them
and continue to advance.
"The 36th division was already on
the start line, close behind the ini
tial line of the barrage. The 27th,
however, had not yet been able to
take the three strong points, the
Knoll, Guillemont Farm and Quen
nemont Farm, and was consequent
ly about 1,000 yard; behind the bar
raee line, which was East of them.
The question of changing the bar
rage lines for this division was rais
ed, but decided in the negative, the
brigade designated to make the at
tack having reported at 6 p. m. on
the 28th that it expected to be with
in 400 yards of the barrage lines, or
possibly even on the intended start
ing line, before the hour of attack.
. "The barrage fell . as planned ; at
6:50 a. m September 29, stood for
four minutes on the initial line, and
then advanced at the rate of one
hundred yards in four minutes. The
30th division advanced behind it,
60th brigade In first line. The 117th
Infantry was to follow across Ihe
tunnel, then deploy, facing South,
and cover the right of the Austra'
lan3 after the relief. Arrangements
were made to seize the Southern ex
it of the tunnel, which lay in the di
vision' sector."
"The German- barrage was not
heavy, but nevertheless there were
many casualtis, especially in the
support battalions. Smoke and fog
rendered it difficult to keep direc-
ton" and contact. The 120th infan
try, cn the right, crossed the Illn--denburg
lire and occupied Nauery;
the 117th reached its proper posi
tion, facing Southeast and connect
ing the 120th with the 46th British
division. The 119th, however, on
the left, was enabled by machine
gun3 from its .own left, r.nd had to
form a 'defensive flank in that di
rection, reaching back to the tun
nel and then connecting with the
27th division. A battalion of the
117tli and one of the USth were
sent to support this flank. In this
position the Austr'nns passed thru
the lines &vA -r Ueved the S0;h di
vision on ths afternoon of Septei:.
ber 29.
"In the 27th division the 56th in
fpntry brigade made the attack un
der the same difficulties on account
of fog and smoke. It also received
machine pun fire In efllade form
the direction of Vendhuile, outside
Its sector of the left. Part of the
right regiment, the10Sth. by a de
tour to the South, avoided Quenne
mont farm and reached the Hinden
b.irg line South of Bony. Groups
from all attacking battalions suc
ceeded in penetrating between the
strcr noin's an I reaching th
FUEL RESTRICTIONS
HAVE BEEN REMOVED
.i .ii ; r '. .
All Trains Havt oeen -. . nc.w
Normal "Runs." All Restrictions
On Use of Fuel Suspended.
Thousands of Industries Reaumt
Operations.
Suspension of all restriction
on the U3e of fuel and reinstate
ment of train service curtailed
during the nation-wide strike of
bituminous coal miner3 was an
nounced In Atlanta by the South
ern regional coal committee
acting on authority received
from Washington.'
The order suspending fe' re
strictions Is effective Immedi
ately and trains were restored
at 12:01 this morning.
In cases where resumption of cer
tain passenger train schedules wculd
interfere with movement of coal,
the trains will not be put back un
til the situation clears up.
The order means that thousands
of industries throughout .the South
which have been 3hut down because
of lack of coal will be 1 (paration
again in a short time and ,th;i'
stores which had to ebserve short
hours where their light, heat or
power came from consumption of
coal, wood or gas, may return to
normal hours in time to take care
of the Christmas shopping. The rail
roads, too, will be put in a position
to take care of the rush of holiday
travel.
In issuing Its announcement of
suspension of fuel rectriction3, ths
committee thanked the "people of
the South who have observed so loy
ally" the regulations and at the
same time asked that coal be con
nerved as much as possible. As a
result of the strike the country lo3t
Production of between 30,000,000 and
35,000,000 tons of coal.
llindenburg line, but by dask on!
the extreme rifht obtained its foot
ing that time. Here the division was
rel'eved by the Australians . and re
mained in support; numerous groups
however, aggregating over 1,000
men, remained with the Australians
and ass3ted them In cleaning up the
llindenburg line on the right, taking
it throughout the rest of the sector
and occupying part of the village of
Bony."
"The following is a quotation
from the dispatch ' of Marshal Sir
Douglas Haig, dated January 7,
1919: 'North of Bellinglisle, the
"0th division (Major General E. M.
Lewis), having broken through the
deep defense of the llindenburg line,
3tormed Bellicourt and seized Au
rey. On their left the 27th Ameri
can division (Major General J. F.
O'Ryan) met with very heavy en
fiilade machine gun fire, but pressed
on with great gallantry as far as
Bony, where a bitter struggle took
place for the possession of the vil
lage.' "
The Earth Gses West.
We notice that the old apr rehen
sion concerning the possible collis
ion of the earth with a meteor, and
consequent destruction of this lively
planet, is undergoing its periodical
revival. Some day, we dare say,
a paragraph something like the fol
lowing will appear somewhere in the
back pages of the leading Mara
newspaper: -(Iatercosmlc
Press Dispatch.)
It is with much regret that we
announce that the world was bump
ed off last night by collision with a
speeding meteoroid. Although little
13 known concerning the life of the
deceased planet, those who had
watched its career always predicted
a successful future for him when he
had outgrown the troubles of youth,
li was sometimes rumored that hi3
private life wa3 not altogether a
happy one, but he always looked on'
the sunny side of things at least
half of the time, and he was a pleas
ant fellow to have around.
It is 3aid that the planet Mercury
will take over the good will and will
open up the old orbit as soon as the
necessary adjustments havt taken
place.
Boom For Pershing.
A movement to draft General
Pershing as a candidate for Presi
dent if he declines to volunteer, was
begun at Lincoln, Neb., the other
day when 200 Republicans, including
a number of wonun, parsed 'resolu
tions declaring the nati'-'n neds a
man of his type as President in the
reconstruction wtrl; ahecd. LHcoln
i.-s Pershing's heme town pnd the re
maining members of his family re
side there. A telegram wr.3 pent
to Laclede, Mo., his birthpLice,
inviting it to join ia the movement.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF
SINCE OUR LAST ISSUE
Fire at Albemarle Sunday destroy
ed the two-story brick building of W.
T. Huckabee. The loss is around
125,000.
Colder weather Is predicted within
the next 24 hours over the Eastern
half of t he country. Temperatures
are now below normal.
The McNary bill, under which gov
ernment control of sugar would be
continued another year, has been
passed by the Senate and sent to the
House.
Continuation of the nation-wide
steel workers' strike was voted yes
terday by the conference of 24 pres
idents of unions connected with the
steel industry. It was said there
were only two dissenting votes.
President Wilson declares he will
make no move toward the peace
treaty's disposition; that he has "no
compromise or concession of any
kind in mind." He holds the Repub
licans in the Senate responsible,
The answer of the German gov
ernment to the latest allied note
reached the German delegation In
Paris Sunday. It Is certain that
Germany yiold3 in her demands on
the Scapa Flow issue to a certain ex
tent. The National Association for the
Protection of Rights in Mexico, has
sent out for publication today in
newspapers throughout the country
a map and statements showing that
551 Americans have beee killed in
Mexico since Nov. 20, 1910.
N. C. Newbold, of the State de
partment of public instruction, .re
ports that 2,427 school teachers in
North Carolina, out of a 3,500 total,
attending summer school la3t year,
This does not Include those" who at
tended teachers' institutes. - , !
Congress today began a drive to
clean up pressing affairs so as to ad
journ Saturday for a two weeks' holi
day recess. The outcome of the pro
gram for the week, however, lead
ers of both parties admitted, was in
doubt, depending on the railroad bill
and German treaty maneuvers in the
Senate.
The Senate military committee
declines to take action on a re3olu
tion by Senator Ashurst, Democrat,
Arizona, authorizing the Secretary
of War to employ the army to pro
tect American citizens on United
States soil from Mexican bandits.
The resolution was ordered back to
the Senate with the recommendation
that it be referred to the foreign re
lations committee.
... . .. "fravr
While accepting the government's
proposal for the settlement of the
bituminous coal strike, mine opera
tors of the . central Pennsylvania
district declared in a statement that
the "settlement i3 no settlement at
all of the principles at stake in the
controversy," and that "it iff merely
a postponement of a showdown,
which in our opinion Is bound to
come."
- The New - York --health department
has begun -n rnrlysis of samples of
"rainbow
havin rr .
if t!'- -es;
f '
rentf ir
ar granulated sugar
vikish tinge to ascertain
''in deleterious substanc
Complaints from pa
"ious parts of the city
Mldren had hor.nmo. ill nf.
that tii""
W eativs colored sugar were re
sponsible for the decision to analyse
II, it was explained.
The total value of the country's
important farm crops this year ag
gregated 114,002,740,009, the Depart
ment of Agriculture estimates In its
final report just issued. Tkat com
pares with $12,600,526,000, the ag
gregate value of last year's crops,
as finally revised. The total area
planted In these principal crons Is
placed at 2SS.124.473 acre compared
with 35fi.497.162 last year.
Great excitement has boon causpd
pmong the less educated and oldpr
members of Indian tribes in FDuth
western Oklahoma as a result of pre
dictions of the world's end TVcemher
17. Alonsr the creek brnks and in
the wilds of the Wih'ta mountains
ho mufF.od nonMng of h" tiTi-tom
ran be henrd nfrM affer n'srht n3
he red men dance and chant their
weird sons-s, fearful of vont to
come h1 wpoif Older Indians are
"rptlv drreed, declaring it Is to
b "hosp cold and that none will sur
vive." -
THE MOVEMENTS OP
THE PASSING THRONG
'!'-. ' . '
-Miss Bet Hall has returned from a
visit to Wln3ton-Salem.
Miss Kitty Mae Irvin, of Greens
boro, spent Sunday in the city.
Lawrence Clark, of Danville, wa
visiting relatives here Saturday.
Mrs. J. L. Brown, of Mayfleld, is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. J. T.
Lameth.
Miss Mary Wilkinson, of Greens
boro, -spent the week-end here with
her parents. '.
Mrs. Carrie Price and Mi33 Grace
Price, of Charlotte spent the week
end here with friends.
Mrs,; J. N. Watt, Mrs. R. II. Tucker
and Miss Marguerite Penn have re
turned from a short stay in New
York. ;
M. T. Smith, of the, C.'& A. Asso
ciation, spent Saturday in Durham
attending a meeting of commercial
secretaries. .
Mrs. Blanche Law, of Philadelphia,
and Mrs. Virginia Holcome, of Atlan
tic City, have been spending a few
days with their mother Mrs. S. F.
Courts, who has been quite ill for
some time past.
Mrs. Sheepe, of Elizabeth City, af
ter spending a few days in the city
last week with her daughter, Mrs. P.
W. Glidewell, has returned to her
home. She was accompanied home
by Miss Margaret Sheepe.
AYCOCK SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT
DAY, FRIDAY, DECEMBER THE 19.
Both our State and County Super
lntendents of Schools are anxious to
have every school in Rockingham
county, both rural and urban, while
and black, observe "Aycocit School
Improvement. Day," next Friday, De
cember 19, as required by law.
On that ' day the patrons and
friends of every school are expect
ed to meet at the schoolhouse and
lii-: or, better . still prov'de
such of the following fourteen Im
provements as are most needed:
1 Lengthening the school,
2 Getting an additional teacrc.v
3 Getting better school buildings.
4 Painting the building.
5 Improve school grounds.
6 Getting a school library.
7 rGetting a traveling library.
8 Getting sanitary drinking
fountains or individual drinking
CUPS..; ' .
9 -Getting pictures for the school.
10-Arranging for, a school farm in
1920.
11 Arranging for a school fair.
12 Arranging for a course of
lectures, music, etc.; for the entire
community.
13 Teaching illiterates in the
community to read and write.
14 Getting boys and girls into
club work.
"Another purpose of "Aycock
School Improvement Day" is to
raise money to complete the monu
ment to Charles Brantley Aycr.ck,
North Carolina's beloved "Educa
tional Governor," soon to be erected
in Raleigh. Several thousand do!
ars have already been raised, and
work on the monument will soon be
gin. An average of "A Nickel
Apiece From Every Pupil" is the
hope of State Superintend' nt Hroo! s
and pupils, are asVr.d u 't ut ry-4-hi'n-contributions
to school next Thtnv
day or Friday morning. If ativ pa
rent feels unable to send a nickel
apiece, let him send a nenny anie.ee;
and others who feci disposed may
send dimes or quarters. Iiut (he
hope is to have every child in North
Carolina feel that he has had a pnr',
even if only a penny gift, in the
erection of a beautiful memorial to i
preat man. In after-life, when a
boy or girl of today goes to Raleigh
and sees the beautiful Aycock me
morial, he will be glad to think. "T
rave a dime toward it," and even !"
he never goes to Raleigh he will be
9 better citizen for having expressed
his gratitude to the memory of one
who so loved and served the school
children of North Carolina.
It. is hoped that no school In the
county will fail to observe "Ayooc'
School Improvement Day" next Fri
day. One of the most prevalent rrimc
of the day Is stealing nutomorPe"
Police departments In the tntvns nnr"
'lfies receive more notices of auto
mobiles having been stolen thnn of
my other crime. There !oenis to 1
i constantly prowlnsr wave of s'ea'
!"!r motor cars ovpr the entire coun
'ry. snd North. CaroHm is gttin
'3 full share of it. The priratr
"arne. usuallr some di-tance awa'"
rom th resldenee, offers a gool
field for the thief. 1
REVIEW OF THE TOWN
AND COUNTY NEWS
Still another cold wave is dife to
niht. ',;- . . f-:-
.-''Master Jaywood Swann, who has
been ill for several months, is im
proving. -
The registration boofts for the
ichool election open Monday, Dec.
15. Register!
The Daughters of the Confederacy
will meet with Mrs. E. F. Hall on
Wednesday, Dec, 17, at 3 o'clock.
Married, by W. D. Hightower on
Thursday last, Miss Zena Cornell
and Charlie M. Southard, both of
Reid3vllle.
Married, by P. H. Williamson at
his residence on Dec. 12, Edwin M
White and Lillian C. Neal. both of
Reidsville.
Lewis Grogan and Miss Alice
Irene Thompson were united in mar
riage Saturday evening, Rev. E. N.
Johnson officiating.
A thousand laughs and" a show you
will never forget. Let everybody
come to see "Mickey" at the Grande
Theatre, Wednesday, Dec. 17. i
The Reidsville basketball quint
Thursday night defeated the Pomo
na team here by the score of 36 to
2. Reidsville put up a very snappy
game.
Banks are still bulging with to
bacco money, put into safekeeeplng
by thrifty and sagacious farmers
who have been reaping a golden
harvest from the golden weed.
The annual Christmas Suiylay
School entertainment at Main Street
M. E. church will be held Monday
evening, Dec. 22, at 7 o'clock. An
interesting program will be render
ed. Publia 13 cordially invited,
"I kept on the lookout for viola
tors of the fuel ruling," said a well
known citizen the other day, "but 1
think the business houses in Reids.
ville toed the mark pretty well, My
neighborhood folks had decided to
boycott all who disobeyed the rul
ing," he continued.
The city schools will close for the
Christmas holidays on Friday next.
Dec. 19, Supt, Price Gwynn announs
es. and will reopen Monday morning,
January 5, 1920. This will mean a
holiday of two weeks and three days,
which is about the usual holiday sea
son in the schools.
. General Delivery Clerk J. T. Rich-
ardson has been absent from his
post at the postoffice for several
days. He Is confined to his room with
Injuries sustained by being run down
by an auttomible at the Scales and
Gilmer streets crossing one day last
week. '
Many of the merchants have es
pecially "carefully and prettily ar
ranged windows this season, If ev
eryone could see the , attractive win
dows of the Reidsville merchants,
they would have a . great incentive
for' going in for further in vestiga-
tlon. Everywhere may be seen the
colors of the season displayed,
and goods artistically displayed in
this setting.
According to postoffice officials
here, the indications are that the
holiday mail through the local office
as elsewhere throughout the coun
try, will be exceptionally heavy this
year. Already for the past month
or two the number of parcels han
dled have been in excess of almost
any years in the past, and it is be
lieved that the rush during the final
week or two weeks before Christmas
will surpas3 all expectations.
Raymond Franklin and J. A. Ar
lington, the two young white men
from Richmond, arrested at Leaks-
ill, were carried to Greensboro
and placed under tho care of the
fi-unty physician, who is making an
effort to free them from the influ
ence of the drug habit. The young
fellows were given a hearing before
IT. S. Commissioner Pettigrew upon
charges of having more morphine
than the law allows. .Probable cause
was the finding of the commissioner,
who fixed bond at $500 in each case.
Tho men will Le tried In the Federal
court early in 1920.
The colored St. Paul's Methodist
church on, South Scales street was
'otally destroyed by fire Sunday af
rrnoon at about 5 o'clock. The ori
'in of th fire has not been definitely
ixed. but it is believed it was caused
! a defective flue. Tiie flames h-n'
ained good headway, before the
larm was turned in. Owing to th
ght water pressure the fire depart
lent was fortunate' in saving soma
f the adjoining property. Th'
lurch build In?, a brick veneer str;c
ere. wa rapidly burned. Consider
hie furnishings were saved. Thf
nr"ldf"g was rartially covered by
'nsurance.
OFFICIAL AVERAGES
ON LOCAL MARKEt
Monday's average was $59.68.
Tuesday: $63.26.
Wednesday: $53.19.
Thursday: $49.10.
Friday: $52.13.
PROGRAM FOR CHRISTMAS
MUSICALE ON THURSDAY
Cornet Solo Mr. Parker.
Violin Solo Miss Margaret Worn-
ack..-
Reading Miss Margaret Womaclc.
Quartette Mrs. Millner, Mrs.
Lane, Miss Ellington, Mls3 Spea
sard. . .
Womack Orchestra, Booster March
(Morton).
Chorus, Sing Again Nightingale
(Zeller.)
Skating Song (Wahftenfel.)
Orchestra, Overture, The Honey
moon Button.
Solo, Selected Mrs. J. F. WaU
lington,
Trio: An Autumn Lullaby (FerLtf
Mrs. Millner, Mrs. Womack, Missj
Ellington. ,
Chorus: Only a Dream of Summer
(Gardner).
Twilight Serenade (Gardner.)
Guitars and Ukaleles, Popular Sa
lections.
Duett: I Feel Thy Angel Spiirt
(Graben-Hoffman.) Mrs. Millner,
Mr. Mathewson.
Orchestra: H. E. P. Polka (Marsh)
Cornet Solo Mr. Parker.
Quartette, Water Lilies, (LindersT
Mrs. Millner, Mrs. Womack, Mra.
Williams anfl Miss Ellington.
Orchestra, U. N. C. Battalion
March (Parker.)
Star Spangled Banner (Key) Au
dience requsted to Join in singing.
(Chorus made up of pupils froai
the High School.)
BURTGN-ESTES.
A wedding of Statewide interest,
beta in Virginia and the Caroliaas,
was solemnized, in . the .private pari.,
lor of the Piedmont Hotel here Sat
urday afterncon at 4 o'cloj:, whin
' .1 R'i'h R irton and L.
Estos were united in marrhpe.
Simplicity was the keynote of tha
entire ceremony. Only the immediate;
families of the contracting parties
were present. The parlor and hall
of the hotel was a bower of loveli
ness in its decoration of palms,
ferns and cut flowers, with candles
casting a subdued light over the
happy scene, the celor scheme of
green and white being obsorved. -
Preceding the cerVmony, Mrs. J. .
F. Watllngton with her yoice of
matchless beauty sang Nevin's "Ve,
netlan Love Song."
There were no attendants. Th
bride entered upon t he arm of the
bridegroom, looking, a perfect pic
ture of youth and beauty. She waa
attired in a going-a way suit of im
ported taupe duvetyne trimmed la
squirrel, with accessories to match.
She carried a shower bouquet of,
orchids anad lllies-of-the-valley.
The beautiful and Impresslre rinff
ceremony of the Methodist church
was performed by the bride's pa.
ceremony Schubert's 'Serenade" wa
softly rendered.
The bride is the eldest daughter ot
Mr. and M rs. George W. Burton,
prominent hotel people of Reid
ville. She Is a young lady of rar
personality and a popular member
of the younger 3oclal set, having
won a host of friends through her
amiability and sincerity. She Is aa
alumna of the Greensboro College
for Women. (
The bridegroom la the eldest Boa
of the late O. P. Estes, of Danville,
Va and holds a responsible position
with End,?rea, Inc., Out of Chicago.
Ha is a young man of sterling abil
ity and worth, hav'ng a host' ot
friends throughout the South. '
Immediately aft-r fh" ceremoBy
the yotiar: r.r.v-;o yrfn,
cities, fnclnd;.. yow Vork, Nii-ar
and Ch!c::Ro. Aftr January-1. they'
will be at home at .171 Virginia aT
en ue, Danville, V;i. .
The out-of-town gue3fs were John
Fstes, of V. M. I., and Mrs. O. P.
Kstes, brother and mother f tho
rxoom; Mrs. Cairie and JTiss Grace
Price, of Charlotte, and Miss Cora,
Saunder3. Danville, Va.
Fighting between Mexican federal
rroops and Villistas was reported at
three places in the vicinity of Mua
luiz, Coahuila. Reports that 1.00Q
Villa men were engaged were denied,
from Carronza courses. Viiliafat
wrro reported still holding Musqulj.
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