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PARIS BOMBARDED ACAt cuvniv ...
vinr...:; u-UAr BATTLE ENGAGED IN BY
..".un. Tilt AMERICANS
I'.ll'W A ni-il 11 'CI... 1 i i I
n , ' W 1,10 American Army in
V 1umM, t ,Ji I'Tanr... April l:.(5y the Asso
Utni.au long range. g rontin. ciatml I Yess.) Yesterday's bat
. WMiay. u,,e woman VM Wi. llu was Ulfi linj, (ky .
..Wa?.-Ub- hid' ' American troops
(,. UUrnm uom- havo been engaged. Two Ger
mm,-.. , .one rang... man attacks, which won, deliver-
...b -egan, i,. bombardment ,,1 j force against tho American
I'!.. n-iun,,,! lain!,, th, ni-ht. positions northwest of Toul, were
. nt-iiuj oomnariimcut di.j
...... ...
IMlHilUSC V CHll'l !n il .. . ...
" """"". "'.is left in thu hands of the Am-
V M""'Uy a,l"r :: (" ''"'l M-i,:anH. The American losses
UIIS HIU'I IIKOII.
TIim Imi lining
li(iiiiij.iiiliii('nts is
of
were slight.
'""'l"n.ai The lighting began w ith on., of
lllribulcl to the ,m,,t violent ,1....
the fart that th- Germans now ever l.iid down l n..,t
Know that th- l-V.-n.-h have I., Dun,,., TlUrM,,,v aii r.J.
rated exactly the Imig range nun, I mans kept up a harassing tire,
o thalamus no longer any no- throwing in.-ti.i- ea shell- int
'ssity f refr lining fro,,, night the American position. The first
i .... " '
)iomou M.oui.i h.'tr.ty th.'t'un t.
Wkla.N. C, Thursday, April 18, 1018
MONSTER FRENCH GUN CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA
No. 3
THIRTY-THREE CHARRED IJODIES
IIICT AC ITC OIIJ-II irrr r-r, ARE RECOVERED.
'UUI "tLL Ltri hurt mt UhHMAN LINES x
in
H)Mtioll.
1
7
w
nmrninj; ami was .lir.-c'.c.l
against the l-'i-.-nch troons on the
r.i....i . .... i i . i
i.1 lo in id a I lertux in c f t, II an l of the A iiu'rici n f.-
sun .an U).shnw anycasuilti.-s .... i,, .l,,. f,,-,.., lf , ,,.,,,.,,
, . 4 ' I NIUIll,
iii hi oi-iils WhiV 1 1. w u-:.a
. . ,., , I ' h"i(ik "II till
.n,o.uum,'i.i. ul.o.'tli.-n.at.-rial .ll;(.ri,.:in ,.,..
.... I j-. ....... i iiuuv I
iiamav-c wan iisn'ni ii-anl
,. , , " , .in.!- n mi in.- id rinan line, n.ov
u-uniy snoisoi lie' J.i'J lin-J in. forwar, I.in.l r..
which caused any notable casual t.lin u ,in, Tll(. ,.,,. ..'..,
lien were those which, restH-c out of his I .-...u l, ...i-
. .... i . . . " - ' '
sirucKu.ci.urcl. on Utxnl i;ht in the open.
....aj, u.e miani asyium attacii- a ,i,,i.. In,(.illn ,
ft! to a Hil!irniK' iiuit', I
ttn ,,, .I,".,;: .:. BUW,',al,cr,atf "re purd to wheat and rye millers or
kHuu. into I i,' enomv ul.,T.,
o.,.c ou.ers nave mt the lop born resistance t flrvt i,, i......
- m w 111 1
VMv ' U t fef : --r
. .... ,J rf, , -. - , riT
III..... I I . - .1. , LuCmm .... 1
,i,.,P .8,r, ,0 ,r..-..,-, ,.,,, fr!. .. ; ' , 1 r';;' 1 ;; "7 ,m' fc,,"T,, h-"
I" .r.-t...i lt.j.;ry fr..,,, i! ..,.,,.;.,,. "P'-M..,.. Hlfh..,,,-!, ,,,,. ,.,. ,
AMERICANS HAVf: HAD TOUR DAYS
OF RFAL BATTLE
With the American Army n
Krnnce. April -i.-(!y t)0 Asqo.
ciated Pn-5s.)-Jm.o,h.d by fln
Intense Ixiiiihaidinentof hiKh PX
plosives and poison hiels,
picked troops fM), foUr (Jf.rman
'oii).anifH hurled thnnwelun-
against the American poitlonH
on the 1 jejit Klll( ,,f ,1,,, Mfn..
north of St. Milii.l early this
morning, but wore coinpletclv
-'liilse.l after tcriilic hand in
band lilitin.
l'lie Americans captured some
ln.soi,crs. The Cer.nan losses
already counted are :u d,.ad and
0 wounded, who were in the
mcrican trencho ....i "n i
uv"l
No Man's Land. Several f
tho wounded enemy wero taken
back by thr
German positions.
April After another niirbt
of terrific artillerv
boinbardnient with iras shells
tlie Cerinans continued imlnv
in
NORTH CAROLINA
it
ii.-nry ,. raw, Male i-xj
Ktorien of houses whirh were
e 111 1 it i- il,..i 1 , .. . I.
nuiiic that tho (Jer
retreated to their second line, Administrator, issued an ollkial
...... .. a.. . ..1. tt
Kui,i.-i(MorK, ine rarisims as- i. . '
1 1 ' uuun con- wheat and rye millers of North
o all
tinclion. The oOin.il citation
hUtea that Captain ll.il! on March
-, atticked a rupof lie cie-my
in seated machines an I three
I'.i-uijr umi M MK-ri tti.cehe was
leading an uerial patrol of three
inachines. Heiiniselfdostro J
one and forced d own tvu tithers
which probably were destroyed.
Lieutenant Hi;. iron Maid, ,
attacked hinfl! handed a K.oup
of seven tnetuy machine, de
stroyini; one which crashed to
the ground near the l-Yon. h hue
northeast of lih.-nns. n March
he attacked tao enemy tw
sealer, one of vh..h fell in
Ilames. Sincethe first of March,
Lieutenant C'.iirhas driu-iuliuvn
fix enemy machine, three d
which are .?Vu! y credited to
hiiii.
AMERICAN PRISONLR ESCAPES
I'ari. April .. The iiri .in
encan prisoner to c,tM fuun
Ceiinany, says thu Temps.
reached Ilasei, S iU-i l.md.
IM.'IT', 4 1 11 I . . .. .. 1 r
....... ..v., -v.. , lii: lie. 1 ir.r hPi'i.rri i i,.... ..j i.. .. .-
thn nKri.t. 1 1. ...1 : . .... " 'U,:1 aiouna. ntnitin'' the amount of
....... " wniiiiui, IIJIK'H hi. I ,.rm inu ......in ., !.,.. -.. ....
find such houses .kcumcJ. ... r.our main larmer may have
L V iHi.n: luitner to ground .ut of hi own wheat for
TWO AMERICAN AVIATORS AWARD- rK,,t- 1 American bar- his own use to thirtv da vs for all
tu THE D S. CROSS ra-ei,re cut then. o:T, but the far r who live within thr.
it- ... . . i ( i . .
nun in,, .tmeiicaii .rmv in """ " " ,,Mm Ui,,r iiii!.-h of Hour mills nr..! a limit of
J-i-auce, April I ::. t ajt. James l"r"ut.' t" exploding shells un- sixty day s supply for those wh.
V.ir.K.M II. It ....I I: . i I til il few' sUeeee.le.l in i ........ .. . t I i: .1 ..... ,
" mei i.i.-ui 1 .1 u 1 1 - j" 1,1 -ime mure iii.ui inree lin es imm
Frank MLir, member of the Am ",tr lh" ,l,,nean fn.nt line. any flour mill. It is nUu l!!.ni
la I
oricai) aerial forces ontbisfrout. """Hit attack which was im- fur .1 farmer to set! Hour out of
weretoJay awarded the Ihstin I ii;ii-i - launched by the Amer- his own wheat. We miot.. the
: 1 a . . li'tcu i.i.,.l . 1 - I - ..
KUisn.M .cmce t'ross. They -J"" .' enemy, a riving following extract from Mr.
ure the first American aviators to "1,u 10 l''Mtions. The I'a-es letter
receive this new military d.s . h11'' ' -outinuf.l to sway hack "The urgency of the wheat
ami forth for seu-ral hours. and fiour situatmn i ...H. fil.i..
Wlii'e t!u- action was at its LM-ii.tr not n.o.e 1 ).:.., li.tr ,.f ..
'iuht the commander of an Am- normal suimly available between
enean machine nun unit report- no ar.d next harvest) that the
ed to his chief that all the ma- closest suH-rvisio,. of ail dist.i
dune kuii emplacements had button by the lood Administra
KiWM Li..l n.. 1 . .1 . ti
-J. inn every lion is imperative. Itccau.se of
Kn is working hs,. hell." Uh fad the sale of !k,ur by any
I he attacks were made by the individuals except rccon-d
ivoraiiued 1 emnaut of M) shock millers and merchants is forb.d-
tr.H.ps who failed U reach tho den and no wheat grower may
American .s. lions in their K hereafter have the wheat ground
uant.c raid on Wednesday. Their and sed the ,,ur , lis ,,,.,.1,.
i.u.ks were tilled out by picked bors or other. Any mill uhu h
n.en from other unit. TheCer- delivers flour to ...d.vidu .is
man piisniiers. who heionced to
s.v ditTercnt 01 -V ?. itnms, said
tint t! att.i.-U .is ordered to
aiei:m the 1 n.shii:k' .U-ft n,J.
n-.intstered to tl ecnemv on Wed
... .... . ...
'"-il.lt. IM OI I l! lin.........
weren.!.i,;s. and all of the ,,.
were carrying haversacks well
iiie.1, as if in preparation fr a
pi.lraited stay in the Ameii
can trenches, corioberatir.tf the
stories told by prisoners taken
on Wednesday, w ho said that the
l.ermans h.,d ,,. ordered to
jH-iictrate the American tldrd
line at all costs.
The American troops, ailhoii-h
tired from nearly six days of in
fantry activity, went into their
IHisitions sin-in and expressing
their pleasu-v at an opportunity
to fii:ht in theos-n in preferen. e
t.i !,. 1 1..,.. 1 . , . .
t ' m .-ever i- ijrttt
; ink'."
.J - r v . 1 -1 - ... ..... ; 1 . . ... 1
.... i.siiieius 01 me iiianes
lx l.ii.d the hues saw the Ameii
cans movi'in forward nnd shout
... 1 1
'i "oius oi encouragement to
the truck lea. Is of smiiin- men,
w ho waved their caps and cheer
ed heai tily. Krencli olllcers have
a;ain praised the
1 1 h-:-:-:-
I Comaianili C.-.-ra...
F; oni I
lii'iiprnl Veil ;,iihii.. . t;,.nit:,n
li-l.T Wild lll'Vllslnt..,! SiTliI;,. ,,Vt
In cmminii.l ef Hie Teuton f.in-e that
r tllrp. t!)- '.jm.-. .1 to dm AunTlmo
trtKip In Frmioe.
remarkable
tihtin qualities and the courage
of the American infantrvmen
v
and the splendid o operation
shown by Iho Americanaitiilery.
Some units of the artillery were
forced for long j;riods to work
in as masks.
An artilleay duel which was re
sumed last rillht cotitintin.l u-iil.
ittle interruption until lato this
niorinni;.
follow this praetn-e after this date
will thereby ej. cause f(,r the
levu .11 .f It .. .. , .. .
have also received hi inks, uiu. h
are as follows "fei uri. ate to be
signed by farmer ev.hmniiin
ulicat for i'liur; I, I,0r
by ceitify thitthewlie.itthisd.i.v
t . I
oenvere.i ny n e to the n U' of
was niown by mo tin
my l.irm; that the amount of i!ur
Ui l- deiivere.1 lo n.e, tonelher
with that already on ban I. will
not five n;e a supply more than
surr.ncnt to meet the require
menu of m V hoiis. held or est ib
lishment duiic- the not llurty
days, and that I mil n..t ell.
lenilordeliversu. il i!..ur to any
one. nor ivrnrt such flour to he
used for any purpose except h
man consumption in my house-
hold or establishment."
TIMELY FARM SUGGESTIONS
A nreat many farmers are be
niun.un 10 n'-t restless about
plantinn, but there are a mm, be
of thin-s that we should not for
i: t as we - ) alon- (.e'.tinn the
s.-e l in the nround is not all it
takes tomakeanoOilrrop. There
fore, let us think a little about
Some of these thin-s.
Have you terraced your Ian.
to prevent il fiom washing this
summery If not, now is tin
time to do it before, the crop is
planted. We cannot hojc to hold
tie' fertility of our soils if we a!
low- them to wash away.
Ilae you run a nennitulion
t-stonyour corn to see jf it is
fertile and sound lieinember
the old sayinn. "A stitch in time
saves nine," and tin this at once
for a hu'.r trouble now is far
cheaper than bavin- to plant over
l iter. If your ee. are not nooj
you had belter order some from
some one who has pssl s.-id that
have been tested. If you do not
know of sui h a s-rson I will be
nlad to supply you with the names
01 several men who hue .'.mm!
orman, )lh , .piii 13
i hlrty three bodies charred be
yond reco-nition, have been re
.oeieo iniiiiii from th,, ruins
of the building which house.
ward No. II at the State hospital
for the insane here, which was
swept by lire early today. The
tolal listof missing u,ni-ht stooc
at !, one name having been ad
ded to the list l.tte today after
careful reckoning by authorities.
The victims of tlm Ilames wen
boys and men fiom i; to lie years
of nge.
Three buildings, nil of them
frame, weie destroyed. The
probity lost and damaged is es
timated tonight at $lf),(iOO.
During the lire l'.H patients.
including s violently insane ne
groes, were removed safely, al
though the violent negroes in
most instances fought their res
cuers. Sixty emnlovc nf .1,..
mspital includinL' many women
r",". "r ,m's l"n U'eircllorts todrivo through to
t,.r On in 1.1.. 1. 1. l.l 1 I ...mh in
'I: : , T" J"" - UM. of the American
ixjsitions near Apremont forest
1 . .
TWO SOLDIERS KILLED NEAR SPAR- ,10l t"w,'St of Toul. They made
TANBL'RC two attacks, both t,f which failed.
Spartanburg, S. C, April 13. Tlll! 0"(,'"1,,h casualties in the
When an army truck, carrvincr our l,ui'8' ''Khting am estimated
1 ... - "I.... ......
British ARMY APPEARS LOYALLY -v soldiers of Camp Wadsworth, 31 w'veen and -100. Of this
Responding TO HAIC. overturned last night, near Keidl ,,umbor ,Il0re than lot) were
Washington, April Meager vilIc JS miles from Spartanburg,
report from tho battle front in two were killed and tix injured.' -xiHoukIi tlie enemy waste'l
l-'laiiilers today indicated that the The dead arc: '""i" lialf 'f his specially traiixsJ
Uritish army was loyally re- I'rivatc IVtcr Ionegan, ;dt. ,,wjlf ti'"o battalion of 00 men,
sponding to the apm-al of its tcry D, lOr.th Tield Artillerv ,ie WMH uiblu to penetrate the
commander, and holding grimly home, hi Hancock fttreet, Inir I Anjori lines, which remained
against renewed German as- Island City. N Y. unchanged. Of the 'AC prisoners
saults. Meanwhile oflicers here Mechanic Francis .1. Meniit taken by American troops In Un
discussed Field Marshal Hain'sM'-rttcry C, (tli Field Ai tillei v ,!lHiinfn Fi id ay northwest of
call to bis forces to light to the 'mine. 1 Atlantic avenue T"u! .1,1 i 11 ii which two (Jermai.
last man. I I'rooklvn. . Y. attacks in force wer,. ieiniiuri
l'lie meauing and purpose of Seriously injured: ilh heavy casualties lo tho f-n
the onler were variously ron Stable Sergeant Joseph l'hurlc n"A'' 'rivu sin'',, ,,l',l their
strued. Some oflicers hailed it of Mattery K. UUU Field ti wu,uls- 'r'"' Ameiican liuoi.s
as forecasting tho counter oflen-Mpry: home, 1U) Adelphi street,"10 "I'ture.l two Cerman mj.
.ive by the united allied armies. Hnxiklyn, N. Y. ' chine guns, besides a miantitv of
Others were disquieted. The party was going to a roun- sma11 arms- P'nades and other
The war department was with- try church to give a minstrel war n,aU'rial.
out information that would throw show when the s.-cidei.t oceurr- The prisoners taken belonged
mudi lighten the battle situa-K'J- to ,he twenty tifth and sixtv-Iifth
lion. O.licers who have followed STATEMENT ON AERIAL OPERATION 'f n,lyt,ir un"- " -U-ontl,
the progress of the fight from , , pioneers and the I'hlans. The
o.ir to hour in press bulletins. . '' , 1 ' ' " '"''" I" is,,,,t'' H '' " had had no
u.K sLiu.meni on aerial food for two d.-,v : a.-.,.
operations was issued tonight: Un arlll,,.rv ,
PASSENGER T5AIN NEAR NEWTON
LEAVES RAILS
Xewt-.T, April l::.-Ca,o:ina
and Northwestern passenger
train No. running an hour late,
left the rails at 4 o'cl.H I, this af
ternoon 0:1 a sharp curve about ;;
miles south of this city. The en
gine tender and combination bag
gage and passenger coach were
derailed. The engine plowed
through a Held about feet,
stopping in an upright position
The train was in charge, of Cap
tain lloss. Ail of 100 passengers
on board escaped injury, aitho
a number wero considerably
shaken up. F.ngineor Itrawlcv
received' a painful cut on tho
head and other slight injuries.
Tho trainmen wero u-iable to
give a reascn for the derailment
out it ts thought it was nrobahlv
caused by npreading rails.
see...
Have you thoroughly harrowed
and pulverized your soil? This
just as essential as good break
ing. Harrow the land before it
k'ets hard and get rid of theclod
or you may l,e Is.thered with
then, all summer. A cru.i of
corn is half made when planted
ii jou nave given the land the
proper preparation.
IWt let high priced tuba.
li.i-pyiH, from making your Thk
crops. Miike enough corn and
other crops to feed your family
ana live stock, then grow what
U'b.icco ot, can. The price may
stay high hut w hat good is money
byou if it will not buy sonn
thing to eat.
Are you p.anning to have p!en
!.... :.. . .
i. -i ki.u mg cops ,or your hogs
ail summerr Hogs are high now
and will doubtless be higher lat
e. on, so in Us vi w grazirgcrops
and produce cheap meat. Now
is the time tu get into tho hog
business. You can grow hogs
just about as cheap now as ever
Iw.foro, if yotl give them tlie prop
er grazing crops, and they wi
do Iw-tu-ron it than they will on
corn.
Havejou provided a gooO er-
manent pasture for your cattle
If not, now is the time, to do the
thing right. Flow up a part of
yon r old pasture and sow it In
cowpt-as, and then this fall you
can turn this underand sow your
orchard grass and red top with a
little clover, nnd by next year
you will have a real pasture.
Don't forget or get too busy to
keep up with your spray sched
ule. The lat frost has killed a
lot of fruit, and if you have any it
will pay you to look nfter it, as
fruit will no doubt bo very high
this year.
1 w ant to malm one more sug
gestion, and that is that wo co
operate this year as never bo-
were very optimistic.
There are many reasons, it was
;!. to autlfin:.te tint mv
rcneh counter stroke, designed
o take pressure oil the F.i itjsh
front in Flanders, nuy be d.-hv
i. , , . . 1 - . ." ii Him vueir
Atmospheric conditions were rations from i.i.... , ,
favorable Friday nnd a creaie.,,,. ... " . h " UUK"fc U'
, ,. , w l",,r isisiuon 1 no rapt re
centant.on our four machines was Germans nuleH, ... , .....
erected on the batllefront. A hKKl ,iven .,e, i ' . J 1
. 1 Liri'i" i. iiritiwtp ti t.wt ffft.w. .... 1 m.
ere.i south and east of Mont- , , , "' 1 ! enemy front lines had been
IhlM-r f h,m, .wp,' i''Plo.Ved in bomb- destroyed by shell lire and dur-
... , 1 rig and sweeping with machine - . un, an., uur-
Intimations from neutral snurr- gun tire loads parked withene-ny ,nK ,'r"l:,v', "r the Ameri
es that Germany has been pre troops lit', ttms of Uimbs were cans temHrarily abandoned their
paring for a naval oiTensjve, as '''"Pi and more than llo.ux) own front line, aiiowed Ub Ger-
contained in press nqMirt reach roniU nt ammunition were tired, mans to ent.-r it and then forced
in Has country, already have ZTT Z'r "T ha, l
come to the war dep.,, t,ent in a height i-ng.urcJ thoenemv ol,.,..- 'e osn. in which t.
mote o:hci:,l way. Mobilization which were extremely lively In American troops greatly oxedl.
of n.ival reserves at the fleet base, this sector. Forty German ma- od.
assembly of supphes a ul other Werc ,,ruu,'t lown and This attack, which was the
activities Indicating p!ans fl,r a were brought down longest and largest st ale opera-
" u i-iu.j suu.; ,, ., , ' v
has develojH'd many deeds of in-
for some week
Nary o.licials, however, were in
doubt as to the extent U) which
theso reorts are to bo credited.
In some quarters the sudden
drop in submarine sinkings last
week lent color to the Kssibi!ity
of a German naval drive to sup
plement the land Cs-iatiohs. the
explanation being that tlie sub
marines had been called in to
prepare for co ojerat ion with the
licet.
Undoubtedly, it was said, the
let man drive in i',cardy and in
Flanders were for tho pummeof
capturing the channel jwrts.
Miuuid the. chaancl ports bo
brought under guntire, the Ger
man command, it was argued.
probably would seek to block off
.ritisl. reinforcements with war-
ships even at the risk of losing
many vessels.
dividual bravery and heroism
Handles Enemy Alien
; j A young lieutenant, whose home
t Is just outside of It.
Cases of New York Port J three enlisted men, attacked r.
T II..
v.ermun.s w no naj penetrated In-
fore. Iabor is scarce and hard
to get at any price, so why not
... 1
exenangu woru will, your neigh
bor, uiten you have Work that
you cannot do alone, and so has
ie. If you could arrange to ex
change a days' work now and
then you could get along without
nring an extra hand, and often
fttfttMMMHH to one of the American Irene),
? The lieutenant called on tho
Germans to surrender. One of
them raised his pistol, ns if to
shoot, but the lieutenant ht
him through tho head, upon
which tho others lifted their
hands high in the air, and yelled
'Kainared." The lieutenant
marched tho prisoners intj the
rear of our line and then return
ed to the front aid resumed the
command of his nlatoon.
l ire other Americans jM-ne-tratcd
into a German dugout,
whero 12 cf the enemy wero
slightly wounded. They resist
ed suriender, but our men throw
grenades into the dugout, killing
four of the Germans. Tho oth
era quickly gavo themseires up.
A small party of bandsmen
volunteered for stretcher-bearing
doty in tho first lino and
worked until they were nearly
exhausted. The chief surgeon
ordered them to return for a rest
but they hid until the surron
disappeared and then resumed
their first aid duties.
A 19 year-old courier who car
J i-v, ij
f MOV :)
f '; J
Uilllioii Wnllii.r. Jr.. Ins lil-lt Ik.
you will be unable to get tho ex- pit'i hm ii n.iMiu.t 1.1 n.,. n,.r.
ira lianu. Ulien VOU hav soma nt-v i-ii,-rnl ninl initlinrirl in nr... I riCa ft messflira ..
- . 1 ft-, uiw.n wiaii I..VO
work that you cannot do with '" """" i""i r in r-nrci 1., ,.,i,.,v miles under heavr hii fim fn
your stock, and if you could ar- f11''" n-w v..rk , i,y. exhausted after delivering hh
rango with your neighbor it l'"""tt- """ii'-n. w jrr,,-, ,i mesBage into tho hands of the
KWING S. MILLSAPS,
County Agentl '"""H " Oi cu.-.
iK.st ... .
Imil.tlns c....l,l r..,.,.iT...- . " h fle OCRgeH to 00 al
lowed to continue his front lino
courier servlco.