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VOL 7
Ukin, N. C, Thursday, Hay 23, 1918
No. a
JAPAN AND ClliNA WILL .'OH HAT
HUN ACCESSION.
Washington, May H. Infor
mation rt'.i' lM'il L 1 1 stal-i 1 1- .i r t -infill
today uf lln' conclusion of
mi agreement . t.veeii Japan
' mill 'liin.'l fur lln protection of
Iheir common inl'Ti sti in lln' far
east against C i n i an aggression.
Tin resi Is irivc few details, but
were Hal I to make il c'.eir tliat
(hi' ;i v i i n ' m t w as only for tin
pi lod uf tin war ami was vulely
fur protective n rjMim'M.
A joint defensive to counteract
( riii.tii aggression in Siberia is
U III I W 4 lit If COllt.'lllpl it" 'I, (n't
information wan lacking :s to
whether this would involve a
movement in force into Siberia
by Japanese and Chinese 1 1 oops,
Il I assumed that beta use of
their proximity to S i 1 1:1. .l ip in
mid Cliina, with :i much keener
interest in that omnli than any
other ower. di.iibttess were in
belter position to kivw tin ex
tent of German influence there
Bud tin" necessity for curbing It
ly military force.
Rcga rding tin' agreement as of
a purely defensive nature, the de
prtuienl of fct.it.' does not In
heve il tliriHllj concern tin
United States and -iiih- ik-iiII y
il involves no change in tin' polit y
of the department in tin I real
iiu'iit of the far :isl'rn question.
A the matter now stands there it
not tlie slightest tl!-o!itiou to
l Ut'titiutl the in. .lives that iuiMl
llio two eastern nations l join
hand to prolo t theiiiHi'lvs from
any danger which 1 1 1 y in i.v f r
see.
BODY OF SHERMAN CLINAKD f OUND
Winston Salem, May I ' The
Ixnly of Sherman Chnard, the
youngest of tin llinv loothcls
ilrownr.i in Sai-m Cieek, Sunday
aflcrntsin, Ap: il -I, was .l.t i.v
ered floating in the ri'vk near
the new bridge, on the Salisbury
r.i i.l, jeslerday altei ii.h.ii altout
I. o'clock, hy Coroner .1. Wil
sun, of lauiln county, who
was on Ins way to this c-ty on
husiness
When discovered the ImhI, was
floating dow ii the creek, neaily a
mile f it mi where the accident
occurred. The only visible pu t
ol the IhkIv was the feet which
were slicking nut above the w.i
ler. The current earned the
ImkI.V UUlie hank where it loured
on some hughes. Mr. Wilson,
assisted hy Mr. Will Cpiuse, a
farmer of lhat vicinity, ami Mr.
Clotty, who works with Hu
ll rcdging machine, secured the
Usly so lhat it could Hot loat
farther down the stream. Mr.
Wilson went to a telephone and
notified the jmlico department
and the hearse of Vogler's under
taking establishing went immed
iately anJ brought the hody to
the city.
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l Lieut. Col. Hatch Is Sent ?
t To Clean Up Philadelphia $
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I.l-ut. t'ol. Chiirl.'s H. Iliilrli of Hit
, United StutH Miirlni' rnrps lum I o
nt to rhllmlfliililii ty Sft rt'inrj Ihid
leln to nee tliHl I hi' tll.V Is eli'iiliiil ol
nil vice. In Kceonliiiirt' wllh the wlnh'i
of the navy ilfpurlnient. Tin' flrsl
iteu In th tlfinilnii up tin l.een thi
Uppollitment of Pitlir.. Ciiptnln Mill
acting kuperliitiMKH'Ut or tue riiu
dlphlo pollc.
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MORi; AI KIAL ACTIVITY IM AMI RL
CAM S1.CT0R3
Washintiin. May H, An oHI
rial American coininuniiUO from
(Jetierul I'erhhinj; made pu'jlic
tonight hy the war department
says yi'slerilaj 'h lihtini,' on the
American front was limited to
rccoiiaissaiires and intermittent
ly active arlillery firini. In
creased aerial activity was re
ported nortli of Tout and Ior
raine. The i- i n ii i it ti i ui follows.
"Section A. Today lihlint
was limited Ui reciirinaissances
are iuU-rmittently active artill
ery lire. There was increusi-d
a. i i d ucliiity north of Toul and
in liorraine.
"Se lion II. Km-Hie r details
coiici'inin hriiiKin; down lios
lil. planes reporl.-d May 'j and
i, are as follow s:
"American aviators were wait
ing atone of our laie aviation
fields for the coiiimaiidin gen
eral of Krencli army who was
coming to confer decorations on
the following oftieers: ("apt.
.lames Norman Mall, ('apt. David
Mack Peterson, Lieut. James A.
Meissner, hieut. Kdward V.
Uii I.enh.K her and Second Lieut.
Cliarli's W. Chapman. Of these
Captain Hall was lost and Lieu
tenant Chapman killed In coin
hat over the enemy territory.
Alt of thenf pilots have idiot down
enemy aircraft as well as jior
formed other gallant and merit
orious acts. While waiting fur
the ceremony to commence, Ca
tain I'. t' ison made an ascent
and brought down two hostile
planes, as previously reiorteJ.
"The following partirulars arc
now added:
"Tlie planes were Knitted by
Captain IVteiMin, fiyinu at l.(X)
uit-lers in hinle lite Unvard our
lines. Captain Peterson swung
in behind llit'Mi and atr,lk) met
ers and attacked the rear plane.
firing .( rounds. The Imstild
plane dime veitically UK) meters
and broke into 11 .lines and fell.
Captain Peterson w as mean while
attacked hy the second plane
from the front. He nirain at
tacked from ubove, lirinir "!l
rounds. The lips tile plane threw
out a cloud of ttmoke and attempt
ed a sharp turn, hut alipjH-d.
Die wius folded up and one fell
oil as the plane fell. Itoth planet
were brought dow n about eight
kilometers behind the hostile
lines.
"A f ler the hostile planes were
hroUk'hl dow n the ceremony pro
ceeded before a guard of honor
loiiniised of one infantry com
pany, one Kivm h Infantry com
pany and a band. Planes of the
hs al aviation group lined up on
the Held. The decorations were
coitf.-rred in the presence of the
French army corps commander,
American army corps command
er and other commanding ofti-
eers of French and American
units and their staffs. Continu
ous patrols kept in the air dur
ing the ceremony and an exhibi
tion Wight was given at the end
by the aero squadron to which
the oflieers decorated belonged.
"On May la Captain Marr at
tacked a hostile biplane Hying at
2,000 melera behind the lines of
Ihe enemy. IleHred 'JO rounda
and the hostile plane fell .in
flames.
"On the name date Lieutenant
Chambers attacked an enemy ob
servation baloon, Wring 4 rounds.
A large cloud of black smoke was
observed and w hen this cleared
the baloon was no longer seen.
"On May 10, Lieutenant Meiss
ner attacked hostile observation
baloon, tiring at it from l,r00 to
1,000 meters. The observer was
seen to jump from the basket.
In Lorraine, May 13 to 14,
hostile patrol attacked small ma
chine gun positions held by us
from both front and roar. They
were driven off by pistol and
grenade lire. No casualties to
our men."
FURTHER RrDUCTlONS IN RATIONS
IN GERMANY.
Washington, May 19. Further
reductions in food rations have
just been ordered in Ueruiany,
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AMERICAN SOLDIERS ARC GETTING
ALONG HICHTY WELL WITH
THE BRITISH.
Headquarters of American
Troops with Itritisli Forces in
France. Friday, May 17. The
American troops are putting fin
ishing touches to their prepara
tions for active fighting behind
the Krilisti line in a beautiful
rolling country, w hich resembles
western New York in full bloom.
The Americans alarted this morn
ing on maneuvers in which they
took their lirst long hike in heavy
marching order under a broiling
sun.
After six hours the Americans
were still full of go when the cor
respondent encountered a line of
infantrymen it-sling in the ahade
of a hedge. Some w ere footsore,
but the oH'ratioiis were going on
to the salisfai lion of the ollicei s.
"They covered a gid deal of
ground before, but it was cool,"
said the colonel in command.
This is their llrst tria! under
heat an.l they an? standing it
well."
''he men are pictures of health
and appear to be trained to the
lour for hard lighting. All were
in good humor, ewn those with
blistered feet.
"Hail! Hail' The gang's ail
ere!" called one who, out dis
tanced by his company, came
limping nlone down the dusty
road under a heavy pack.
Pesides maneuvers nnd regu
lar exercises, thelmysare Ix-in
coached to the last minute in
llritish schools In nil tactics of
modern warfare. Tim comman
dant of one of these school told
the Associated Press the Ameri
cans are keen and quick to learn.
All over the region where
Americans arebilleted along with
the Hritish there are evidences of
how well the Americans are get
ting on with the Itritisli. This
feeling is displayed everywhere
they treet and it will aid in the
success of the amalgamation of
the forces.
the food administration was ad
vised in dispatches received to
day. Bread rations have been
cut from eight to five ounces per
day and meat from seven to live
ounces per week.
American embargoes on feed-
stuffs to the Furoieuii neutrals
has had its effect on (lermany's
meat supply. Those countries
have been unable to raiso and
feed stock as formerly and thoir
meat exports to Germany have
fallen off. Only L'j per cent as
many hogs are now raised in Den
mark as formerly and production
of cattlo has fallen off 25 er cent.
In contrast to the situation in
Germany, the allied countries
have been able to increase the
meat allowance to about CO
ounces a week to each person as
the result of Increased exports
of meat from tho United States.
Exports of wneat from the Unit
ed States and Canada to tho al
lies also have increased as a re
sult of economy la consumption.
121 MILES THROUGH SNOW
ICE TO ENLIST IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY
',lf - is . ,Hf
1 HUTS
1 VAMft 44
THE NEW SUGAR LAW
The new sugar ruling, which
went into effect May IT., is very
rigid. No manufacturer using
sugar w ill be allowed to purchase
sugar except ujon certificates
furnished by the Fxd Adminis
tration, according to County
Food Administrator, Mr. W. F.
Carter, who has jusl received
full information from the Food
Administration regarding
new system of "rationing."
Kvery druggist. hod.i fountain,
candy manufacturer, bottling
works, commercial establish
ments fur preserving and can
ning, icecream manufacturers
in short, every user of sugar ex
cept the households, hotels, res
taunnts and baking establish
inenls, which are controlled by
other means, is n'Tected by the
new plan.
Foi preserving, canning, mak
ing icecream, medicines and oth
er essential products, full quan
tities of sugar required will be
allowed. Smla fountains, Witling
works and similar industries pro
ducing the less essential articles
will bo allowed only "0 per cent
of the quantity of sugar they
used last year. If they began
business after November 1, they
will be allowed only DO per cent
of their previous consumption.
No establishment w hich has en
tered business since April 1 or
which has enlarged its plant
Min e April 1 will be allowed any
sugar at all.
The process by whit h the man
ufacturers may secure sugar
is as follows: They must make
application to the Poo l Adminis
tration at Kaleigh for blanks up
on which to make detailed sr.orn
statement of the quantities of
sugar they used last year. Up
on satisfying itself that this
statement is correct, the Food
Administration will determine
the allotment of sugar which
such applicant will be allowed to
have and "will issue to him certifi
cates for the quantity. The
blanks for statements by inerch
ants have a! ready been printed
and can bo secured uion applica
tion to the Sugar Division of tho
Food Administration at Kaleigh
Food Administrator Page has
announced that any violations of
the new rules and regulations
governing tho sales of sugar will
be dealt with piomptly and dras
tiei'lly;and about the best that
any dealer or user of sugar can
expect if they violate the law is
to be put out of business during
the teriod of the w ar. All sugar
refiners, brokers, jobbers and re
tailers are subject to tho new
rules.
The new plan of 'rationing"
manufacturers using sugar wil
in no w ise aliect the present rul
ingot tho Food Administration
governing retail sales of sugar to
consumers or the sales of sugar
to Individuals who have a legiti
mate demand for it for canning
and preserving purposes. Tho
wholo plan is designed to assure
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AMERICANS ARC READY FOR NEW
ENEMY DRIVE.
Washington, May HVith
every indication ointing to the
early resumption of the German
drive in France, ollicials here feel
that all that could be done to
bring American aid to the allied
armies his been done. They
await the outcome with tho same
supreme confidence lhat Germa
ny's offensive iower finally will
Ih? repulsed as do the French and
British leaders.
American troops are shoulder-
to shoulder with the French and
British In Picardy, whilo in Flan-
lers. American units aro train
ing close In-hind the battle lines,
ready to go in immediately if no-
essary. In both places the num
ber of Americans is being in
creased at a rale not hoed for
only a few months ago and in the
two American sectors farther
south, the lines are being
strengthened and extended daily.
With more than DOO.OiiO men
overseas, the United States forces
areoecupying their full sl.aro of
the lighting line. It was learned
officially today that the actual
frontage held is third in extent nt
this time, having exceeded the
ength of the Belgian sector when
American troops came into line
w ith the French in Picardy.
Ollicials here believe that the
itcrman ingu command is so
heavily committed to the Picardy
and Flanders sectors in its often
sive plans that no serious effort
elsewhere along tin; front is to be
cxM'i:led. It therefore appears
certain that when the new blow
is struck, Americans will share
in increa.iig numbers from
month to month in the German
defeat.
Meanwhile, events aro moving
swiftly on this side to back up
the army now abroad with a
steady and increasing Wow of men
and equipment. Members of
the senate military committee in
their conference at the war do
partment today, aro understood
to have been shown that encour
aging progress is being made in
all lines.
There appears to bo liltlo doubt
now mat ino American lorces
abroad will pass the l,(RH),(Hx
mark by mid summer, although
official statements wero lacking
The rate at which troops are be
ing sent overseas is rising from
week to week. Figures may not
bo published under the rules of
voluntary censorship, but Socro
tary Bakers recent statement
that 500,000 men had been dis
patched is regarded as already
out of date.
a sufficient supply for these pur
poses and it is the non essentials
or less essential industries which
have to get along with reduced
supplies, such as softdrink foun
tains and bottling works.
(By request of Henry A. Pago,
National Food Administrator; W,
F. Carter, County Food Ad minis
trator; W. S. Reich, City Food
Administrator.)
wilson m:nd3 mi:s;iaci: to ti it;
FRENCH ri.'OI'Li:.
Pai ls. May K - On tin eve of
the great German o (Tensive, Kays
in ofiiclal note Issred h"n today,
'resident Wilson, nnxious to ad-
I ress a message to tho French
js'ople, has asked one of his per
sonal friends, .lames Kerney, di
rector of the Franco American
or iiiittee on public information,
toconwy tin- follo.vuig to them:
'Tin' people of lh' United
States is happy to Iin 1 iUelf in
the brothei i.H,d of arms w ith tin'
ople of Franco in a war in
which every man who loves right
ought to lie proud In take pu t.
"For over one hundred years
the American cople has desired
this oportuiiity, w hich befalls it
Unlay, of giving the French pen
ile proof of Its gratitude and
friendship. There Is addrn now
in its soul deep and ardent admi
ration for the heroism and self
denial whereof the French io-
)le have given proof in this terri
ble and last conflict between li
berty and butal ferocity.
"Amcrica i hearts are w ith the
armies tnicMtho bloodstrnined
battlefields of valiant France.
Americans are your brothers in
tho great, holy, common cause."
JOE JACKSON IS CALLED
Greenville, S. C., May 11 Joe
Jackson, star outfielder, who a
few days ago left the Chicago
American team to cuter a ship
building plant at Wilmington,
Delaware, was ordered today by
the local draft board here with
which he is registered, to roort
immediately for active army
service. He will be sent to a
training camp uHn his arrival,
t was announced by a member
of the draft board.
Jackson was recently trans
ferred from a deferred classifica
tion Ui class 1 for immediate serv
ice, and successfully passed the
physical examination In Phil.i lel
phia. He entered the employ of
a ship building plant last Mon
day and it is reported here that
he would file claim for evemp
lionoiithegrouiulsth.it he was
engaged in essential w ar work.
No such claim has Imhmi received
lere, however, it was staled al
the office of the local draft hoard.
rORMER CZAR WILL BE tXILLD IN
SWITZERLAND
Geneva, May JO Nikolas Ku
manoff, the former czar of Rus
sia, and his family, according to
nqsirls of newspaers in Vienna,
has been given his choice of exile
in Houmania or Switzerland and
has decided to go to Switzerland.
This concession, it is added, w as
promised by tho soviet govern
menton sscial conditions, the
first of which was he would re
fraii from future efforts to re
turn to tho Russian throne.
Don't keep a good scheme on
hand when it should be placed on
foot.
tO-KH-O-l-O-l-OH-O-IO-l-O-l-C-l-O-XX-O-:-.
I Zee
Zeebruage Admiral Is
i
to Lose His Command
o-KH-oioi-ooioio-i-oio :-o:-o-:ot-
IMMltin NrMiM-r I'nl.o
Arrorillni: .0 hilent (lliit"'lii'K, Vlre
Adnilrnl Schroi'dpr the (iprninn rom
11111 ml. -r of Zet-liriiuKe, will lose his
oiJiiiiuitud for lit'lnu talcn f sin-prlsa
by the British raid.
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IN IIO'il'IT.'.N
P.Usbiirt', May !'i -Fifty six
men are known to he dead, UI In
jured in hospitals an I '. em
ployes of the Aetna Chemical
ompany, are missing as a re
sult of the nine explosions yes
terday lhat wrecked this com
pany's explosive manufacturing
plant at Oakdale, In miles from
this city. This report is the re
suit of the day's investigation by
state, federal, county and city of
ficials and of the work of scores
of t licit under direction of Corn-
nor Samuel C. .lainieson.
Throughout the lii:;lit and all
lay today im-n were extinguish
ing small llres in the debris and
were bringing out, remnant of
human holies, legs and arms,
land with finger ring on them
ind, in some instances, only the
incinerated torsos were found.
In most cases there was nothing
to indicate the identity of ihe vic
tim. These gruesome i.vover
les were carried to Hie tempor
ary morgue where -r tuniiv
lo view them wa given anj 01m
that might have lot fnei.d or rel
ative in the disaster.
While earlier ex plo .ions w reel,
ed the plant, the last mho, nliont
G .'K), scattered debris over more
acreage than before and blacken
ing every piece of un t il or tim
ber as well us anything human,
beyond recognition.
All day a blue blown smoke
continued to hang over the ruins
considerably imeding the work
of the searcher. Its deadly
fumes are feared by the resi
dents of the community and only
when a slight breeze would lift
the smoke would searchers bo
able U get ( lose to lb" various
piles of debris. For 11 lime the
work was impeded (Hither hy
the Ihous ill. Is i f M'tlit'.ret that
flocked to tin' si cue (loin the sur
rounding lonnlrv. company
of the state ci.iisi 1I.11I arv was
ruslu'tl in atitoinoliile from
Greeiisburg to establish a great
er cordon about Ihe scene of the
disaster. The crowils and nuto-
iijobiles were turned I. o k when
they hid reached within live
miles of Oakdale. Only those
having business, ur the olliculs
were admitted past the guards.
Thousands of s'rsons stream
ed into the temporary morgue all
day to view thi' gruesome finds
from the ruins and it hsiir a so
cial detail of sIice to keep this
morbid element in check. Some
identifications wero made. Piti
ful, sad scenes were on every
hand, nnd one in particular was
when Aduni Martz, one of the
coroner's workers in the morgue,
collapsed. He had found in a
bucket a bunch of keys and a en
knife, which had belonged to his
son. ine son nan in""'!! employ en
in the plant.
The country is desolate for an
area of several miles around the
plant where the former beauti
ful green hillsides have been
scared and burned by the blasts.
Fruit and shade trees have been
blasted and denuded of their fol
iage.
Federal oflieers, representing
the department of just ice, today
ordered tho arrest of two men
who were photographing t h e
ruins, and who wero charged by
a woman with making seditious
remarks. A special olieoniaii
employed by the Aetna Chemical
company, arrested two men ear
ly today as they were about to
hurry away from the plant on a
motorcycle. The names and
charges upon which these men
ate held, are withheld hy ollicials
pending Investigation.
Among the identified dead Is
Henry Plenty, negro, of Seotts
burg, Va., and Marshall Ander
son, China Grove, N. C; George
Christopher, Reynolds, Ga.; II.
E. Briliingcr. York, Pa., J. R.
Lane, Mcadville, Pa.
The cause of tho explosion had
not been determined tonight by
the many officials und explosive
experts seeking to solve tho
cause. II. L. Wolcnberg, gener
al manager of the company, who
arrived from New York this
morning, Is expected to make- a
statement tomorrow after a con
ference with the various officers
representing federal, Rtato, city
and borough governments.