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Klkin, N. C. Thursday, March 11,1918
No. CO
t till
sr.cRrrrARV baker suca.ssrmLV
HAS PAS8CD JIIR3UG:! SUEMA
HINE ZONE
Washington, Marei. 10. Up
on hearing of Secretary Biker's
safe arrival in Franco through
the Associated Press dispatch
from Pali, tl. war department
tonight announced that the ('
rotary' visit is purely military
anil not diplomatic, and is for
, purpose of inspection ami per
sonal conferences wTUi military
official. Mr. Maker in aeeom
puiied by Majjr General Wil-
linn M. Black, chief of engineers;
Lieutenant Colom-l M. L Brett
and Ralph Hayes, Ids privatosec
rotary. . -
Nfiofl,ri,il reputon Hi-1 score
l.iry' arrival had boon received.
Thodcpartiii'nt issued tins strife
inent: "A r able dispaU h from Paris
to the Associated Press tonight
announce thn arrival at a French
jvirtof the secretary ( f war.
'Tor sometime Secretary Bak
cr has desired to visit, the heal
quarter of the American expo
ditlonary foroes - sailed from
an American ort about Fobru
4 ry
"Secretary Baker ha not do
tenidned the length uf time lie
will leinain in France hut his
stay will be long onaugh to en
able him to make a thorough in
Hpeetion of the American forces
abroad and to hold imjxu taut
conferences with Ameiiean mili
tary officer.
"It is exiM-cted that not only
will Secretary Baker visit the
American headquarters but his
injqH'ction tour will 'Cover ton-
struction projects, including rail-1
roads, dock 8 and ordnance bases,
now under way back of ti e Am
erican line.
'The secretary' vis.it is mili
tary and not diplomatic. It I
essentially for the purine of in
spoetion and personal conference
with military ofticial.
"The secretary of war is ac
companied by Maj. Gen. W. M.
Black, Meut. Col. M. L Brett
and Kalph Hayes, private sirre
Ury to MivHaker."
Secretary Haker plan V sjhmiJ
a brief tic, e in Fiance, inspect
ing in M-ron tbecon reto result
already achieved in the effort of
hi department to place in the
-field this year an army that will
be a factor in the campaign On
the eve of hi departure, Mr.
Haker told members of the press
who had boen in the habit of see
ing him every day that ho did
niil-xpvt to be away fur any
considerable length of time.
The set-rotary and hi jaily
left Washington without any oth
er attempt to conceal their move
tnenU than a request that the
press refrain fuun reporting hi
departure. The ncwspaera
again worked in hearty coopera
tion to make the Journey as safe
a possible from German sub
marine for the party. No hint
of the trip has been printed.
For several' month the war
secretary ha boon eager to see
for himself condition attho. front
and to talk, over with General
Periddng, the roan uon whom
the full burden of responsibility
for the entire American war pro
gram in France ha been placed,
the mftny problem that have
arisen to Impede the carrying
. out of the department' plan.
It was ImjKmsiblo for General
Pershing to com Iiotu fur such
a conference. Mr. Htker. there
fore determined, after many con
ference with President Wilson,
to yo himself on an inspection
tour which will, he believes, bet
tor tit him for hi great responsi
Willty in meeting General Persh
ing requirement in fighting
men and material and keeping
In operation a supply line more
than :J,(XX) mile long.
It i regarded as probable
too, that the secretary will take
. the opportunity to inform the
' American commander In the field
very fully as to all hop? and
.aim of the government whicl
are at stake in the war.
Mr. IUker I the tirst member
of President Wilson's cabinet to
go to the battlo rone. Out of bis
CRIMINAL AND FOOLISH NOT TO LET
THE JAPS I.NTERVLNE IN SIBERIA
Washington, March :. rrd
Cecil, British under secretary of
state, says it would hi? criminal
and foolish not to lot tho Japan
ese intervene in Siberia, His
statement to tie: press, however,
is not regarded as the final juJg
mentof the British government,
though It may in the end prove
part of th! usual method by
which, British opinion is often
prepared for announcements of
policy.
In any event, it is the lirst pub
lic expression w hi Hi is at variance
with tlm view of the Fnitod
StuU-M govornmont. Kxeept for
the informal outgiving here to
the effect that America believed
an expedition by uny country in
to Russian territory would be
inadvisable because of its possi
hie adverse eiTect on the. Russian
l'opli, nobody in authority has
said anything to refute the im
prt'ssioii of military danger of
which Ird Cecil give intima
tion when he outlines German
prisoners in Siboi i..
This tilings out dearly that
both the Tinted St it-s nod Brit
ish government are still think
ing hyp'ithotieii) y about the situ
ation a n d without a definite
knowledge of what Germany's
plans are. Policy depend more
than ever on a question of fact.
Can the German b; of .serious
trouble in Siberia with .Iapane.se
troops in not thorn Manchuria
and Mongolia ready to invade Si
beria if the Germans do get a
foothold? And wuu!d the Ger
man risk such an expedition
with the Japanese able to cut off
their lines of communication and
possibly capture the entire Ger
man force?
Again, the American govern
ment counsel caution because if
no military crisis arises in Si
beria, and the .Japanese interven
tion lias served to antagonize the
Russian eoplo another one of
those allied blunders in the Kus
ttian situation will be thronWed
such a Arnold Dusch Fieurot. of
the New York World outlined re
cently in hi dispatch from Pet
rograd, pointing out how An
drew lloiiar Law's utterances
tended to weaken the KerensUy
government and bring the Ln
ine Trotzky party into jwor.
HUCH SHIP BUILDING IS NOW
PR OCR ESS
IN
Wahit!g!M). March fl.-Pro-
gross of the steel shipbuilding
campaign was made public to
Ight by ll.e shijiping Uard in
Igsiiro of doliverio ami launch-
ng whu h snow a steady uj-
ward trend since the lirst of the
year.
In February, 17 vessel of 120,
m ton were completed and put
into service. The total was near-
y twice that of January, adtnitt
edly a bad month, when only nine
vessel w ith a tonnage of 7..D 4 1
were delivered. March deliver
ies at the present rate are ex
pected to reach I'll vessels of l",-
75 ton.
launching have more than
kept pace with deliveries, 10
ship of 112,r0 Ion having been
put overboard in January and 15
of 77, tn were launched in
Ybiuiiy. During Maiih it Is
exjH-cU'd that ilj vessel, with a
lonr.ageof 2Ji),r'.'l, will be &cnt
down the way.
Of the vessel completed in
February, 15 were cargo car
riers, one was. a tanker and one
a collier. The March schedule
call for the delivery uf 14 cargo
vessel, seven tanker and two
collier.
conferences, not only vith Gen
eral Pershing, but with the lead
ers of the French and British
government as well, will come
direct information for the Pros!
dent as Vi w hat i transpiring is
the allied countries to aid him in
shaping hi future course.
The war secretary is In F.u
rope as the President's oflicial
representative, and the fact that
it is hi war secretary and put a
diplomatic representative, i re
garded as evidence of the deter
mination or the President to
press the war aggressively to
victory.
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SAD. SAD NEWS. CIRL& SAMMIES
ARC TAKIh'C WIVES "OVER
THERE."
With The American Army in
France, March Gijlsof Amer
ica, I've sad new for you.
Your French sisters are taking
your soldier beaux asyay from
you.
Don't be too sure that that sol
dier lover of yours, after the w ar, '
is going to rush home by the first
boat, jump into civilian attireand
beat it for thclittlecl.urcb around ;
the corner w lib you. I
A whole lot of "our loy" have
already married French girU
and more would Im doing it if
they had the time and money.
Thousa'iJof such marriages
are going to result from the
American "invasion" of France.
It' the chance of a lifetime for
the FiOneli girls. Most of tbe
young Frenchmen of marriage,
able age were killed o.T in the
early day of tin? war.
It follows naturally then that
the girl in the war unp should
take to the fine, clean upstanding
American Uoys wi,o came across
the ocean to help drive the Hun
from their beloved France.
The further fact that every
American is looked upon a a
millionaire ha Iio1hhI along the
war roirtnces.
The KXr French soldier draw
only five cents, a day pay. so what
chance lias he against a cometi J
tor who has Dockets full of coin-
on paydays for candy and brace-
et and wrist w atches and pretty
aces?
Then agAin, the American sol
dier hasn't been any bsi modest
in deocribinu ton wonder of
America to the little French girl
he 1 courting.
Why, in America, everybody
has hi own automobile, almost
everybody livcsr in a separate
house. !liat sit in a bfg lot with
tree and flowers; ii, many of the
states the women vote and bold
olhce; every woman baa a new
wardrobe every season: the nun
earn the living; the skyscrapers
grow to be 50 storie high in the
big cities; every home has a bath
tub in it; about the only thing
girls eattu Ainerkaato bonbons
aud ice cream, etc., etc.
That' the lino of doc "our
boy" hard out over here and,
naturally, the girl fall fjr it.
Of course, there's tbe differ
ence in language, but that has
been more of an advantage than
a handicap in soldier love making.
About lite first Hiing the Amer
ican boy leaned lu say in French
wa "Je vous aime," "I loveyou,"
TURK IN THE FIESOPOTAIlilAN DESERT
1 .-f . f5.V.-K H-T
AMERICANS ALL MCHT
Washington, March 9.-One of
Ambassador's Francis' telegrams
from Vologda dated Maach 5,
and i eceived today says ail Am
erican there aro well and tell
for the first time that one of the
attaches of the embassy wa left
behind in IVtmgrad. The am
bassador did not say who the at
Uche was.
aud it sounded so "cute" coming
from a handsome ly who could
not even say "Gix-d morning"
that the girl, instead of taking of
fense, generally itnited him to
come around that evening to meet
her mother.
Then followed countless even
ings, in the little French parlor,
with mother in one corner darn
ing socks, itnd Antoinette and
Hilly near the reading table teach
ing each otlo-r their re-qs liw
languages.
The first marriage between an
American soldier and a French
girl look place within 1!) day
after our troopf landed in the war
no.
Marie wa one of 50 or more
village girls who were at the rail-
load station to watch the Amcri
cans untoa-i. mso carrion a
bunch of flower.
Many an American loy h Id
out his li.iisd for those flavors
but didn't get them.
Finally Bob came- along mid
dle western boy, standing full six
feet, clean shaven, athletic, and
an houost merry twinkle in. his
ej e. ,
Marie went straight up to Bob
and, w ith n pretty little courtesy,
placed the bouquet in his bar. J.
That was the beginning of a
whirlwind courtship that ended
a few days later nt I ha altar.
That was nearly eight months
ago.
Not lorvi ago Bob wrote his. lad
back in America to send him half
a dozen boxes of the best cigars
he could tind.
' If it' a boy we're King to
name him Pershing Potaii,"
says Bob proudly.
Bob speak French now and
Mrs. Bob i talking Fng'ish,
And what you think Bub want
to do now?
He's disaalisfied with hi job
of "top sargcant," and he has a;v
plied for Oil appointment a a
"French interpreter" with the
American army! .
The Huns wi'i neer stop fcl
lows l o can woik that fast,"
I says Ho') l oionoi.
1 ':I--Jr
SNJPtKS BU1Y ON AMERICAN FRONT
With The American Army in
France, Saturday, March 9.
Some uf the Amoiieans in a lis
leniug o-t iii front tif their line
northwest of Toul early this
morning discovered an enemy pa
trol fixing their own wire, and
promptly opened fire. The Ger
mans retrexU-d, leaving two of
Iht i r number hanging on the
barb.
Some hour after daylight a
parly of five Germans, two infan
try men an. I three .d Gross
workers, emerged from the cue
my lines and st-.rU-d for their
comrade entangled in I he wire.
The Americans saw the Ked
Cross brassards and did not tire
tii the party, which removed the
bodie?.
There has Won increased snip
ing activity along the whole of
I he A merle n frinf i!;irin Hie
lasll'l hours. One enemy post
gave the American siN-ci.il trou
bio during the flight, placing
well aimed builds on certain
js-inls of the line. AfP-r day
light the jst stsil cuulinuvd
working (rum shell hole with
leiiscupe. American snipers
tried to silence the enemy from
their line, but wi re unsuccessful.
A sniping patrol was then or
ganized by the American and
went out in .broad day light. The
result of thi exodil.on ha not
beeu reported. The game of
sniping the sniH?r is still contir
uing. KeiHirt from various
point show that enemy riflemen
are endeavoring to pick off Aoier
lean troop.
To lay wa Iho wannest in
many worses. The weatoer wa
fine and with just enough ground
haz'jtouiake snipirg condition
ideal. All the Americans wlio
were r.otuu duty took advantage
of the hot sun to thaw out and to
dry their clothe.
During last night and today
the German dropped phosgene
shell on several of the American
battery position Jtn l tnusUrd
iiel! ill the rear of the line.
Three gas alarm were given on
the front, within a few hour.
('wing to the quickness of the
American in adjusting their gas
mask, the shells did no damage.
The mustard stick for many
hours to tho apot where a shell
falls and soldiers nearby experi
ence a stinging sensation in their
eyes.
On one end of the American
lino the enemy laid slown a ?ar
rage, after havltg concentrated
a rather heavy bombardment.
The Auierica-i aruiiery nut up a
12 PtlRSONj KILLED HY FALLING
WALL
Winchester, Ky., March '.). 12
pel .oils were kilted, lOof who'll
wore child rcti, ;Il5 persons so so
verelyNtijiied it was found nec
essary to remove them to the
Clark county hospital and about
."() others less seriously lout,
here bmiglit When the walls of a
burned building adjoining a mov
ing picture theatre collapsed,
crushing in it roof.
Six of Iho 'Jll inj'ii-od taken to
theClaik county hospital were
though! to be fata'ly hurt. The
majority of these as well ns those
not so seriously bin t, wore chil
dren, several hundred .f whom
wore ciowded into the moving
pietuie theatre when the crash
cinie,
The wall which collapsed was
aiso Used lis one wall of the thea
lor but projected considerably
above the roof of the theatre
building. When it collapsed a
..4 I tl ... .1 .1. .. . . t
iaii ieu fin me ineaiies iooi
The wall's collapse remove I Iho
sup'-orl from urder tin' roof and
it clashed Juwii into tie- theatre.
Thegieatest force i f the fall
v as on one section, and it w as
bote tb .t n't of the f ditlities nn-1
s 'lioys i juties oi l ii r red. A
considerable number of js'rsons
in other parts of the house, how
ever, were cut and bruised by
flying pi-- of splintered tim
her and ieeon of stone.
The crash caused a panic in
w hieb the hundreds of children
aula i.umber uf grown jeop!e
struggled to roaeh'the entrance.
Apparently no one wa hurt in
this rosh.
Within a bhort time hundreds
of js-rson attracted to the scent
by the new of the falling wall
had boon organized into volunteer
rescue s'juads and soon cleared
away th wreckage.
Many of the injured weo tak
en to the unices of physician
nearby. Those most seriously
hurt worn ordered to the hos
pital.
AIR
AIDS DO NOT EXCITE THE RFS
IDENTS OF LONDON,
lmdnn, Feb 1J. Most resi
detits of Ivmdon have come to
lake air raids very couly. Dur
ing a German visit, a British
thus' ln b gun, mounted on an
automobile truck, took up it
sitioii in a fashionable residential
district, directly in front uf the
house uf a wraltlry hanker. The
banker st"l tho racket of the
turiago tire for suinutu.c and
then walked out in the street and
sai l to an officer in charge of the
gUll; .
"I say, would you mind taking
lh.itthii.ga little farther down
the slrevt. Wo don't like the
row and ills fai'ly shaking our
wall." .
The young lieutenant wa non
plussed for a mo.n"nt, but re
covered In time to flash back a
reply, "Wit here, do you lake
tls for. a blooming liurdy gur-
dyr- -
SAYS WE TALK TOO MUCH
Day tuna, Fla , March 10. Am
erica's reason's for.entering the
wsr were outlined by Vice Pres
ident Thotua It. Marshall, in an
add res here today before the
community forum in which he
criticised Americans for "talk
ing too much instead of getting
to work and w inning Die war."
"Don't talk about what you are
going to lo after tho war," be
said, "but talk about winning it.
I believe I am about the only man
who ba kept silent since Presi
dent Wilson asked u to at t i
begiutiing o war.
counter-barrage as a precaution
against a raid, but no raid devel
oped. White thi wa going on
the cuemy dropiod a score of
gas shells on a town directly in
tl.a rear, but the noxious gas did
nodamago. Oq the otlar end of
the line the American gunners
laid down a barrngeou the enemy
line. All along the front the
American artillerists shelled the
German front and second line
fend communicition trenches.
KKILLIANT H usk 01' AMERICANS IN
CI KM AN ATTACKS
Washington, Ma r b 9. Gor
i in tit;.s in their attack ii
fioriiiine mi the night of March
1 twice gained a (noting on the
American trenches, only to be
driven out'in fioice lighting. An
nilici.il tlispattli tod iv from
France, giving the Fiencb view
of tho encounter, said the Ameri
cans showed ''a ran; oualitv of
on rage, self possession and ?alm
bravery which won tho:n the ad
miration uf the neighboring
French troips an I tho hearty
coii-'ratuiitions of the ! renoh
h i It command."
The American engaged were
tho latest to i nter the trenches,
going in to train w i'.h the French.
First i.imvh of their presence on
the battle line c.iine In tho French
oflicial statement of March olh,
which told of their bravo coif
duct m repulsing the Germans.
Today's dispatch, w hich gave tho
first details of tho fighting, said:
"After a very heavy artillery
preparation, including shell uf
all eahbeis, which completely
doino'islied tho ground of the
sector, a sttong attack wa made
U;mh the x.sitions occupied by
the Amerii mis. A few of the en
emy succeeded in w-nctratlrg
into a trench, but an energetic
and sevoie counter attack threw
them back in confusion.
"Meanwhile, another section
succeeded in cutting the barbed
wire in front of the positions
where the fighting wa going on,
but they were also quickly dis
persed by tho precise firing from
the iit'oand machine gun
"A third company finally suc
ceeded in stealing their way into
the lines and attempting a f.nnk.
ing attack, which was on the
point uf succeeding. Here, es
lecia!lyf the Americans gave
proof of splendid energy and a
morale beyond all praise. Al
most surrounded, they did not
dream ftr one instant of sur
rendering, and their effort to
extricate themselves were so de
termined that they auccooded in
displacing tho enemy without
leaving a single prisoner In hi
band.
"The same dab', towards 4 .TO
in the nmrnirp, an American pa
trol of four men and one sergeant
encountered an enemy patrol that
wa cutting the barbed wire, and
w hich was ('o;n;osed of Line men.
Giving proof this time of splen
did offensive 'qualities, and with
out considering their numerical
Inferiority, the Amcrirnn rt'"p'-,
thrcv themselves; upon their ad
versaries, nr.d, after a furious
rorr.bs.t. succeeded in putting
tl'em to flight, bringing back
with them two prisoner.
In the atuck nnd in iha de
fense, the American soldier as
sumed the brilliant place which
they intend to bold amonff tho
Allies' armies."
Will Compile Medical
History of th War
Me J. It. W. hiiufvi.lt, uo iv.rrtt it
Jmitor t.ftl'-r hi t!i (v! wiir sod
th m!i Hi Iiidlsn wbii en tho wci-
rti frtttnlrr, lint becu I'lscH ou Hi
irtlvn llt ef the nirlUiil ri.rps of IH
sriny tit lis uww rcj'jcst. His wrk
will bo U n-l't In ceiurllliig h iiitdlcsJ
lltlll 'l III lli-inf)' tlf ltil .t,'!"":it
war. lit ho h tot lut-rinitiuii!it r U'u
tliiii slrtit'l) In Mir!ioi limn "f srli-rt-lif.f
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rlinl rntnl'ionth n Atiatnmy, tihuiog
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varlDUi ti'fer Lrnilei.
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