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YOU t i Uik. i 1 0 (,..-,-. i ) ni tin . . : 1 1,; it. -i , ( ! . ,.,t i.i , II II. I Mill In ' I i i .', . ii ! 1 1 I., i! I .-In n i-i u ; ! Li ii .I') il l v -.. f A I )) I.UJ H i f I A t f i II I! 1 w lilkin, N. C. Thursday, April 4, 191 8 No.l VOL. 7 lI'i'LH YOWN hi ilOlliii Ci II a n h' 1 8 j A RELATED DV YVOUNOED SOLDIERS Irfinilnn fireli "'I Wrtiiml f men arriving in Tiidon ' amazinu (.-lories if tin" lig"' Men In a front trench 'Rt of Ucatclet on the LMt Im wh:it date and time tho ene' attack WAX to bO l.lUll( llC(liU'llV expected it any mi11"- 1,1 one semicircular tf,,f'h wl,01'oin were KK) maehae UI,H 1,10 ('no my in den-- masses swarmed right and fi H "f Thursday and Thursday night, f-dling by the hundreds, by enliladi.ig ma Over niles (if till II' . .... T ... dead and wound. -1 men and hots es, Uio enemy Wept pushing in, tilling the gaps. "Jr "lf'n f"u"ht on without food or water, orders having gone out not to touch their rations, owing to the risks of Honing from gas attack. Dawn Friday disclosed enemy dead thick on all the surround ing ridges. The narrator nays 'Two things drove us from our trenches- the enemy' number less uien and our own exhaustion from want of food. We had ha iiothiniftoe.it since Wednesday night. I got nothing until re..' bed Pennine Saturday ex cent a little of my rations w hich I ventured to consume at the i i of being poisoned. "If. was between i and 1 -tHtkk Friday morning 'f two r.fchv.' coin u:ns 1 when threat nA,t to take us. flanked r.v ei'-S er hide, that . I. we began to leii! As we left we cor. uriren.M. - - f .. i .. i.nlil ,!.. IIii-iii nn. lib.' m.ue.i e. ....... lire ie iluced their llUlobers W l. i ,,ur own ranks wereg.-tting t'. I j n.-rniid thinner. We n-tir ... I 4i . iJiMI i4llli"Uin ( 'i tli lij iiiiic " i since more, lighting a I the o. . ... i ,, ,,, happened to the rest of the Hi it M.inelimes hml to hind. t!''" 1 ... ' I . 1 1 1 1 lift f 111 V Ul 11 I t 111' tit til ll'lf lli'CHlei 1 to maioi for S-mlcourl t ( r.-organi.e there our fori two groups took dilT'-rei.I reutei and as we retired we c iMi-i'l to take toll of the a. hat. v-i cul ti nt it. which cbsely J .tir-a.-1, w hilo every few inimr veoji'id liear our mines blovu.' u; ai. J tearing holes in the r f"' Our party, in chYe f "' i' geant major reac h. I Niu-nurt, hut I did not hear wl.it lni;en ed to the three o'l- r ;u ti.-i for I was knin ked i' a Indict between Vilher .u i I '.J "ii ''At Saulcour! vv -,.ln,r division took over the iv.tr gj tr.l a.-tion fro'ii us ami i' . I th ough their ranks to the i car .v.diung over wounl.l. m u'iii:g f ir the casualty cl'-u'ii.' stitem at I'e ronne. Three n i .-n Im . on the way w.i hi oar h. ny artillery coming hil i '!". tar division had 10 lioisiotis ii;i;h.ng it and the bat!.i i!i mi tlieexln-me right was h i hv cut u;, Th- U-.1 time we s tlirm they were engaged in hnti.l In lurid rglitir.g with two or three h.itt.i!iiii,-. of (lerimin in fantry ai d c.o dry. The divis ion lni h .i', net- U.e lighting ftein us repiiUcI li.ur cavalry t eoc.j c ooooo 0 , Com.ma-.dcr of Division t of American Troops u p,u.,, ,,1n,..ler u M.. .., . ' ,.' lr..e- " "",,-M ' " . , . V . u.ll- HI B.l . .. ....ml I.' - " - III!H.I I'.." "IllTl- 1,1 r III. 1'"'-ll.-IU P ,,l I.I I I''"1" 1),. Will irnu I x J AMERICAN PATROL TO RECEIVE WAR CROSS. With the American Army in ranee. March 2'J.-An American patrol which today captured four Jerraan prisoners ha been cited in I-'rencli order of t'ie day, and will receive the Freo-h war cross. The Americans to. rewarded are: ; Lieut. (Jeorgc lwood of Hai ti more, Sergeant Henry Mon geau of Cherry aHi'. Mas . mid Privaten Ivlrtl Armstrong of Martina, Pa., arK,m Mumate of Ada, W. V . ami Hernard Holt of South jUdelnMn. l'a. HEROIC INCf.NT OF WAR. liritUli An- H('adfuarters in France, M.ir "" scctacu lar Itiitisti aneuver nt Koeux after its caJ,,',,.V the Cermans onTlmrsJa ,(,auie known to lay. Whc I'lace was envel oped. tlif"",jy 1,1 f-ienoing troops w .cut otT and clung te naciousl- 1,1 t'1'' village in the f;ii eof I ;,;r punishment. I'nder cover ( darkness on Thursday night, ins" gallant men were hU( l.t, ully withdrawn through a gai)'ri,"'t' 'n l'K" German line. 'pi, act that the (Jermans, ac cord -J l" M,! iflMjiti a'1' t,.t,,,jing along tlm Tfiiepval-jelle- line is jKiinted to as le of the maw'iiiticent de which tin; Itritish tnajn li 'd at this important gateway ..tie west. There lias been another dis iv of the Itritish determination mll.is.,uarter. Tin ' cor respi lit l.l. - m - e knows of one I.i rev ho.lv of ' iriHips who oug iiii'insi-ives in org the vital nee tor in ipiestion .ii.l Aiini,HMiiiil flml ii li-itiiliir " f ' r,ejunul iney were eiiner irunous Or the l ist man w as dead. I hey are Hlill sticuing, and from tlu ir past arhieveinents it is .safe It) say they will continue to stick. t.tcks." The sergeant of n regiment at tached to the iMth division which held part of the front between IVrouneund St. yuentin consid ered that the enemy in hpito of his great numbers, could not have broken through this Hs'tr but for a gas attack. "1 talked v ilh the wounded of nix divis ions and they all agreed it was imjHi.siblo to hold our front lines under the weight of the enemy' numbers and k'as fhe'.U. All agree that in the (Jerman Htorui ing wa.es there was a big major ity of young men The enemy used for the first time a certain amount of dye in hut gas shells. This dye stained the craters caused by tlu shells' rxplosion; as the gas hangs around the cra ters a few hour, the dye stain was intended to apply as an act of warning to Hermans to keep tear of them as they advanced. An artillery sergeant tohljncn that hi battery forcesi orii sights on masses id C.ernian.s ad vancing at short range and Liter- lly cut lanes In their rajiks. lis battery continued to tiro un til tho eneuiv irot within JKi ywrds. then got their guns away. 1 also w as told of some dermam who actually danced in front of our machine, gun fire as if they had been drugged and of others who w alked as if drunk. No liv ing creature could have fared such terrible lire if he had not been either drugged or drunk. Our machine gunners tired until they were sick of killing." The latest wounded arriving include some South Americans, including office r gassed. They descrilMj tho terrible tight In Del- ville wood, where the South Am ericans held three enemy divis ions for 24 hourt. They say tho gii.H mist was so thick that ad vancing masses in close forma tion could not lie seen until with in 20 yards. The gas, which is called "blue crtiss," is a new kind and Is odorless. The enemy also used smoke barrages. One of these oflicers said that on one farm tlm enemy massed ill ili' i'"i.'i Ie'1' men, our hciu anu maciuue ... l ...l.. . aiKplit tl.-... n.l Bnni.fir.li. n nuuri iviin i.p;hi I. . v nvniwvijr Ii man survived. RELIGIOUS AND MILITARY SERVICES OVER THE REMAINS OF FIRST AMERICANS TO DIE IN FRANCE . M J f:V kit -,y. f y ' -I l.v ..: ii l. riMi 111.... i - in i .. mi' . niMi'l.i-il I.iii ml of ('hi i. .linn. I'.. ' iri -luiin, I'rlvnte 'J lidinii, f. HnrUlit mid I'rUnle Jli-rle I). . iiij . . I . ?- v i ---nt ti hifniitiy, vim hi i.- iiiiiiml uiili rrlitenH tout military rrremonjr ut Haihfloiiioiit on tii i i.i N.. . ini.i-r 4. 'i'liriiUKli'Mit tin- rr. iii-ni.v ni iIih Krim i, I'ri-nrli Imttfrlt-i, fruiu tln-lr jiunlllodi, flr-d luluut r 11... nt tin- Ii. .liiii.li imi.lii v, lli tii I:, I l'..ir rilll.V. tin nITU'UWd kt ihn iervUt Id tbo Duxue of thu "lirli i, in. I. ill liiii'ui ll in nil lino AMERICAN DESTROYERS SINK TWO GERMAN SUBMARINES Imdon, March I'.o.-Kncount-ersin which American destroy ers sank two German submarines art! thus described in accounts of successful submarine battles published today: The tirit American destroyer Mghted the enemy submarine on the mm I b'w and proceeded at full sM-e.l i'l lite tlirertiull d the . ,i -ei . enemy, who siiliitieiee.i. i lie American destroyer ceii'l see the enemy's w ale w hi' Ii showed lie was running ini'l.-rne ith the surf.tee from st.trho ir.l to port.1 As the German passed under the stern of the Aiii'i ie in ho it the latter dropjied a dep'h ( barge. The wake which had been plainly visible on the starboard never appeared on llf' port side of the destroyer. Instead, large quan titles of oil came to the surface. 'The second American de stroyer, eng tired in niglit con voy duty, sighted nil object a liii'e away by lh light of the moon. Full s(ee i was ordered, but the submarine dived w bile the Amer ican vessel was still it few bun dred yard distant. Two depth charges were dropH-d and oil came to the surface. This sub marine was apparently lying in Avail for another convoy which was appro u hing from an r;;o site dins lion." IREDELL WOMAN IIANCS HERSELF IN BARN Statesville, March :;). Mrs. John L. Shoemaker, whose home was in the northern part of the county, near Jennings, coinmitt ed suicide yesterday morning about Ti o'clock by hanging her self to a beam in the barn. Mrs. Shoemaker, who was Uie widow of John I.. Shoemaker, a promi nent lumberman and fartnei, who was killed atiout a year ago when his team ran away with him. had been living alone at the old home for sometime, butThursday went to tho homo of her daughter, who resided nearby, sad qenl the night She aro e.triy Friday morning, telling her daughter that she was going to her home for a litt'.e while and wotil I re turn shortly. When she did not return by breakfast time, ot.e ol her grandchildren was sent to call her and found her body dangling from the end of a rope in the bain. She had climbed into the loll, lied the roe to an overhead beam, and after tying the noose about her neck, jumpei! through an opening in the floor. Tho county coroner was called to the scene, but alter making an Investigation decided that it vas a plain case of suicide. The only motive her relatives can assign for the i ash deed is that she was brooding over the death of her husband. She had also been in some litigation recently that had given her considerable worry. She Is survived by tw.j daugh ters, Mrs. Hover Wright and Mrs. Fcarl Henderson, wiim nmrliil of ii..- III Inn AMERICANS NOW RECEIVE ORDERS FROM CENERAL FOCH. With the American Army in France, March 31. The accep tance by France of General Per shing's offer for all American men and material for the pres ent emergency has in effect vir tually resulted in a unified army command, so far as the French army and American forces are concerned. Ties is shown by the fact that the orders issued to the Amei ic.in tioops are of French origin. Oie.it activity continued Sun day throughout the -one where the American troops are quar tered, etc , as sent, liven more activity was observ ed behind the German lines op posite the American front on the Ton I sector today. An entire battalion was seen on the march this morning. Infantry at other points was being shifted about, while the cavalry also w as seen ig;un. Numerous automobiles of members of the German stalT male their appearance behind thu lines. Throughout Saturday night signal lights were Hashing from Montsec. Three American patrols pene trated ti e enemy s lines List night. On! patrol went in until lectrically charged barbed wire was encountered Ibis was cut neiny sniping posts took warn . ... . I, .4 u ing ami openeu tire ou voe .uiei icatis, who were forced to retire No casualties were suffered. , Another patrol inspected (;,.r. mao irontime irencoes, nut um not encounter a single German. - . i .. i . The third patrol penetrated the t ti 1 enemy s wire Inmi io al iened airplane which fell there last week. The engine of the plane was found to have b.en removed. The American artillery has kept up a harassing lire on tho Genua iseflectively shelling work parties and still targets. Tho enemy gas shelled the American batteries today but w ilhout effect. Washington, March 31. -The announcement that American soldiers actually are on their way to the lighting lines to take places beside their hard pressed Mritish and French allies, sent a thrill throughout the national capital. It was the first positive statement that (leneral Persh ing's forces actually are on their way to the battli lines to help stem the tide of the German drive. The American soldiers pre viously referred to In the ofliclul dispatches being in the lighting are believed to have been tho en gineers or other auxiliary troops w hich probably were caught at their work, as they were a few months ago at Cambral when the Germans suddenly enveloped parties of Mritish forces behind their lines in a swift turning movement. The sending of General Pcrsh ing's fighting troops to places In the Hritish-French line has been expected by military exports to follow the creation of a unified command under the French chief of staff, General Foch. and Gen- cral Pershing' formal offeror all the available American sources. Too much may not be said about the number and position of the American troops, because - i of military reasons. His no vio- iation of the censorshii.. however. to say that re than lixi.lim A iiiitriiili 1 1 i f I t i n i r iintii fn lit. IIIH I l II fe ia, )I I e.iuipiH'd and intensively trained in theschi-.l of a. tu.il battle n.ii ditions. are available nt once to be thrown into places to sticuirth en tho Mritishand French lines wherever they threaten to buckle under the unl.eardof ferocity of the German onslaughts. It is nlsu nn violation (if the censor-1 shin to sav that tho Americ. n government fully realizes thai the MritUI. and French co.nnia., the second battle of the Somme ts in chief, General I m h has ;..f..-. i ...i Ill.ll iwillliiut- iv.i r.uit- bli.iu mm that the American forces ossi bly might bo the means of tim ing the scales. It does not necessarily moan that by sending American troops to the reinforce-nent of the Hnt ish or French that the sectors they have U-en holding will le abandoned. Other means of car in foi that tart of the line are ,, ,,1,1,1., Kvery o.lh-er of the American eeneral slxfl and rverv iiii'iiiUt of i'resident Wilson's .ulminis- ration has been lookmelforwat J 'I.ll,., ,ln, ttlw.r, ,..,!,. ' ' would actually lake their places . .. . i in tlie big battle now raging.' .... ... rOCH IN COMMAND OF ALLY FORCES IN WEST. Umdon, March 30. Premier Lloyd George today announced the npiHiintinent of Gencntl Foch ascommanderof the allied armies on tho western front.' In making Ihi Announcement tho premier aid: "For tho tlrat few days after the German army had launched UH)ii our lines an attack unpars lelled in iu concentration of troops and guns, the situation was extremely critical. Thanks to the indominatable bravery of our troops, who Kradually stem ined tho enemy advance until ro Inforccments could arrive and our faithful ally could enter Into the battle, the situation now is improved. The struggle, how ever, is only in its opeulng stages and no predictions of iU future course can yet be made. "From tho first day tho war cabinet has been in constant scs sion and In communication with lieudquartcrsaud with the French and American governments. A number of measures have been taken In concert between the governments to deal with the emergency. "The enemy has had tho incal culable advaotago of fighting as one army. To meet this, the al ,, , , .1.1 til I . lies have, since tho battle began taken a most Important decision, With tho cordial co operation of ONE CERMAN DIVISION VIRTUALLY WIPED OUT Washington, March 30. Re garding tho losses sustained by the Germ.i'is in the battle in Pi- cardy an olllcial dispatch from France today said: Although as yet our Informa- tion is very incomplete, it Is cer- tain that the German losses in the battle of the Somme have been enormous. Prisoners who were questioned on me -.ui oi March remit ted, for example, that the sUi division suffered lmavily. The losses are chielly due to the mac hine guns, which installed with determined men in shell holes, now down to the very last the dense enemy for- mations. "The bodies of both friends I and enemies are stripped as soon as possible by the Germans and left entirely nude. The booty thus obtained by seizing the equipment and clothiog is col lected and sent to the rear, so great is the scarcity of clothing and leather." LJBESTY DAY TO BE CELEBRATED Washington, March 3i). Lib- 1 tt . II Ml 1 I t 1 I a'1 hl"l i' M"i fin. "e "l iv... o l W1"- '1,:,innan . ' "i'i'-s unwi eni " message to a 1'"'' managers, urging that the ... . a occasion be observed wiin pa triple addresses. The new ship l'n lw):iri1 ,,a' '"' ,;iise 1 for ,'rst l1""' l,u'r :i" n,i- i. . . . I he insi ii..tio.i of the day should be llse.l to arouse our working men to mm iuii r. "lM",s,,,,l,t-v :,M'1 l,n,, n""'r en""' t up lo tip toe," M r. Hurley P"' - ur proM.-m w at Heart a pn-nem an.t ar.i means t i ....... that tend to bring about an un derstandmg of this problem in crease the production of the la borers. been charged by the Jlrilish. th. French and American govern tnents to co ordinate the action of the allied armies on the western front In addition to the ad ion taken to meet the immediate needs of the moment it w ill Iw necessary to bring into operation certain measure which have long been in cnntemplalioii should a situa lin such as Ih.s present arise. ii is ciear iii.u, wiiau ..-r ui.ij I in. i . i ... I 1 " ' Z lJ ZK ,....-t i;.,..l i.-i.,rv I am certain that the nation will shrink from no aeri:!co which is I ... 1 I ft. I l.i a.. ..tilt HM uircw iu Ke.u.e ...is , t .su,fc, , ... s. ... . - - IM' , .-arofollv prepared by the I" ' government and will be announc ed when parliament meets. e Plrd tn IccKCintln 0 . iwt fc C.fn Tiii-1 n crnuiirf.fi e 0o0oooooo: t;..ii. Tumi t iii-Jiii. r..niM-r i.r.-inier niM m vnr r..itimiHNi,.n.r i.r ritimi. i.v ..... ,,. - lhllrit,. A i,t ,i...r ..f nrr..is. im iu.l init tinvr Jfnuiin-, imv.' ini-n mi.t... - " i'1"' """ '" '",v", 11 , - t,r I Ill"'l Vf llll'l. III. Ill-is in- I'M. (-...- f ...,.... ,;, ,,, Tlllltl-, ,,,.,,., f on, niton.- m -mi, i..i i.i hi M.iiicliu r'...mii..ti it July. - is-.' . - -. : fe t ? : ' ; , vJ- PLRSIllNC'S TENDER OF U. S. TROOrS PLEASES MR. MAKER With the American Army in France, March :!." am de lighted at (leneral I'ershirg's prompt and vileetlvu action in placing all)the American troops and facilities at tho disposal of the allies in the present situa- tion," said Secretary of War Ba ker in a statement given out at hcadouarters today. it win meet with hearty np- provaliu the I 'idled States, where the people desire their expedi- tionary forces to he of the utmost service in the common cause." tho secretary continued. ' I have visit d all the Amcri- can troops in Fiance, some of them rece'itly. and had an oppor- tunity to observe the enthusiasm with which ollicers and men rc ceived the announcement that they would be used in the pres. (..)t (unllict. One regiment t which the announcement wat mad spontaneously broke into cheers." Secretary Maker, for obvious reasons, declined to discuss just what part tho American exKrdi- tionary forces may play or are playing. This will become known in ,iUL. tiim.. The news that the force was to participate at all was met with tI)(r, ,s illul ,.,,,1 dt-lihl from one end of the American zone to the other, even at the front. The ollicers and men had about come to the conclusion that they were to be forced to sit back an. I wal" h the progress of events, and they weree'.um T.id ty they are smiling and deme.istratively congratulating each other. There was much slapping of each other ou the back, while some of the troop tossed up their hats and danced when the news reached them. There is still no news from the lighting engineers. Secretary Maker, having con ferred with the allied command ing ollicers and statesmen, de sires to return to the I'nited States as soon as possible and make available the information he has secured from his observa tions and conferences lie has completed the insiei tion of men and material. TO BUILD MOTOR DRIVEN SHIPS OF 3.000 TONS EACH Washington. March :'. Chair- man liuney, oi me snipping oar.l, l ite today gave criiils- l" VlC;inl "' Mrd " to act epi conuans from the Atl.ti tie and Pacifu Steamship company for the con 1 . . - . . Hlru tm I motor OriVCIl f it cii i.i : i i i i i.uw ai.-ri . v' ' . i -I'.... ......... ...... I... I.I ,. N'l . ( . . 1 Hi; ltlll. I'lU'MIH ..in tw.--w S ;M.(im) to ltunm each. Their construction will not inlerlere with the shipping board's build- irg program either in timWr or In inai hinery. The vessels prob ably will be put Into the Pari lie coast and China trade. Officials of the shipping Imard were enthusiastic over the new building program, as the most progressive step since the hoard' program was slatted. AMERICAN HELLO CIRLS ARE SERV ING IN FRANCE Paris, March 30. Thirty thrco American telephone gi ls, who speak Knglish and French equally well, have just arrived to operate the switchboards In the various army headquarters. They have been divided between tho princi pal army centers, Paris, General Pershing's headquarters In the field, and the headquarters lines of communications. American ofticers have been pleasantly surprised when tak ing up tho telephone receiver to hear the familiar "number, please," or "line's busy,'1 Al though tho French telephone equipment is not as modern a hjiati Q America, tho girls are tia becoming used to it and oCi- - cers remark that they already notice an Improvement In s'M - vice A"Kruen is your pnj s,.-, ,,, most trusted assistant.