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Led by the Estate of T. G. Cobb The Burke County News XT The Morganton Herald Consolidated November 29, 1901 SubscriDtion Price $1.50 per Year in Advance MORGANTON, N. APRIL 4, 1918. NO.

44 0 IN TIDE OF BATTLE THIRD LIBERTY LOAN CAMPAIGN BEGINS SATURDAY WITH BURKE BOYS AT CAMP JACKSON. AMERICAN TROOPS ARE IN BIG BATTLE STORY OF A SOLDIER THRILLS GREAT CROWD BELIEVED TO BE AT HAND Calm Prevails on 60 Three Billion Dollars in Bonds to Be Put On Sale at 4y4 Per Cent. Saturday, April 6th, the first anniversary of our entrance into the war, will mark the opening of the third long range gun, the Germans again have endeavored to drop bombs on the French capital from airplanes. Two squadrons of aircraft early Tues- da mnrrnn rr nf pmn-t-orl too rVi "Po5o 1 Front in the West, Acting to Late Reports Be- "German Offensive Has Lost Spent Itself Sum- Mr. John D.

Beveridge, Canadian, Made Tuesday Night Wonderful and Masterful Address, With an Especial Appeal for the Red Cross, to Which He Owes Life. Seldom, if ever, has a Morganton audience been so moved and thrilled Interesting Letter on Camp Life and Happenings Our Boys Receive Promotions Health Conditions Good. Among the boys in Co. who have recently been promoted, Burke county was well represented. Corporal Oscar McNeely is now a sergeant.

Private Frank Rhodes is a mechanic, so that both the mechanics but the French barrage held them offJLlbery Loan camPa11- More Than 100,000 of Our Soldiers Are Aiding to Stem Tide of German Hordes. The American army in France is to fight shoulder to shoulder with the British and French troops who now are engaged in. he titanic struggle with the Germans in Picardy, General Pershing's entire force has been given into the hands of General Foche, the new generalissimo, who is to use the men where he desires. More than 100,000 Americans, in Secretary McAdoo has authorized operations are almost at as was the great crowd which gath One Commnder For Allies. An important event of the week on the side of the allies was the unification of all the armies opposing the Germans, a step which the American and French military men long have idstlH OH "w-w from Arras to Chauny, accord-reports late yesterday, but it is the following statement: "The Secretary of the Treasury, in a conference with Mr.

Kitchin, chairman of the Ways and Means committee, outlined his plan for the Third Liberty Loan. Actual expenditures ered at the auditorium Tuesday night to hear Mr. John D. Beveridge, a re of the company are from Burke George Reep being the other. Private Laban Smith was recently made 3-inous caim.

turned Canadian soldier, tell of his experiences on the battlefields of urged and which apparently has been of battle, quiescent xui iw may again beat madly over the brought about by the gigantic thrust the United States Government and of the enemy in France. Gen. the allied governments having France. He is a remarkable man, of wonderfully appealing personality and eat attack stemmed ana chief of the French General staff, has been much less than had been indicated by the estimates, the amount countless efforts to find a weak been placed supreme command. It is realized that with one head to the next loan wil1 be only three jn the allied line repuisea wren hP German leaders prob- rect all the opposition to the Germans billion dollars, the right being re-much better results will be obtained, served to allot over-subscriptions.

This action is generally believed to! "The Secretary will ask authority are preparing for another plunge Amiens, wnere uie ukai from Congress to issue bonds bearing will come is uncertain, dui me and Montdidier section of the i i i i mean an immediate and general offensive on the part of the allies. President Wilson sent the following cablegram to Gen. Foch: "May I not convey to you my sin Hne may oe seiecieu, pitciest at the rate of 44 per centum 'per annum acceptable at par and ac-j ciued interest in payment of United States inheritance taxes' and having trmans, convinced that it is lm- rje to 100K lor victory un ciuid the benefit of a sinking fund of 5 per cere congratulations on your new au- 0f the Somme, attempt to breaK at some point on the line until now, it has been compar- thority? Such unity of command is i centum per annum during the period a most hopeful augury of ultimate of the war and or one yea thereaf-success. We are following with the story he recited of hardships endured, of the atrocities of the Huns, of the dangers encountered in battle and of the great and glorious work of the Red Cross touched the hearts of everyone present. Never before has such a crowd been packed into the auditorium.

Hundreds were turned away, unable to 'find even standing room. If there was one in that great audience who after hearing Mr. Bev-eridge's splendid presentation of the great work of the Red Cross can steel his or her heart to the appeal for contributions, work or time to the cause, that heart cannot be touched. Mr. Beveridge said that now, since he is disabled to enter again the fray, it is his mission to fight the, fight of the Red Cross to which he owes his life.

America, said he, is struggling for her very existence. The effectiveness of the struggle depends upon the efforts we put into the fight. The country that is good enough to live in is good enough to fight for. In the trenches there is no talk of patriotism, none of war. The way we at home can best "cuss" the Kaiser is by "It is the belief of the Secretary 3 cessation ot the merman on- i 1 a first-class private.

Smith has since been transferred to the machine gun company of this regiment. He is making a good soldier. Special schools are kept going in the division all of the time. During the past few weeks his company has had from twelve to sixteen men detailed to special schools every week. The signal school is attended by four of our men.

There they are learning to send and receive m'essages and to carry dispatches thru barbed wire entanglements. The men also receive instruction about their work as messengers under enemy fire. Another man is attending the school on sanitation and hygiene. Still another is attending the physical culture school conducted by English officers. Here the men are taught various exercises and games used by the English to develop the physical side of the soldier.

Discipline and "click," as the boys call it, are also emphasized "click" meaning accurate and instant execution of commands. The class gave an 'exhibition of its work this week and they certainly "click." Sergeant Oscar McNeely, from Burke, represents Co. in this school. Another school which has been running for a month closed this morning (Saturday). It was the 161st Brigade school for non-commissioned officers.

It might be called a finishing school. Everything the soldier has learned since he enlisted has been -v 1 weicomeu uy tuc uima" that the rate now proposed is sufficient and that by restriction of unnecessary capital by inducing the French who are busy preparing ie next great effort after the people who subscribe for Liberty found interest the bold and brilliant action of your forces." Advising the War Department of his action, Gen. Pershing said: "Have made all our resources available, and our divisions will be used if and when needed. French are in fine spirits, and both armies seem next great effort after their jus Geiense agrtmsi, as enemy drive. Both armies Bonds to save and keep them for investment, and by purchases with the sinking fund from those who find themselves compelled to sell, future increases in the interest rate may be Saturday's Report.

afident that the German efforts iarate the British and French sntinue to prove fruitless, i the passing of the 13th day new battle of the Somme there increasing evidence that the The report of Saturday's fighting avoided. "In order to put an end to the ex said: Balked in their efforts to mate German machine with which it intended to crush the allied line pectation of higher interest rates it is proposed that the conversion privilege shall be eliminated from the new bonds but the holders of Liberty Bonds of all existing issues will be given an opportunity to convert their ground along the northern ride of the salient, the Germans are trying to break through to the southwest and south. Along a front of 25 miles, from Mareuli, on the Avre river, to anost utterly spent itself. helping the Red Cross. Surely we will not let our soldiers suffer or die previously me ueimauo men into the fray, not count- when our hands can help them.

The speaker drew vivid pictures of i prodigious wastage in killed or it' soldiers borne from blood soaked bat tied, Tuesday saw them oecime taught. Extended and close order! -here to give battle. On the con- tlefields and of the work of mercy the f. in v.nat nine ugumis wm- Lassigny, a tremendous battle waged bonds into the new 4 percentum all Saturday. The German tr6ops were from the Crown Prince's army "In addition to the foregoing prin-and are under the leadership of Gen.jcipal items of the proposed program von Hutier, who is sending his men Congress will be asked for authority foward in massed formaion, one to issue bonds to the amount of about wave following the other, without four billion five hundred millions in cessation.

addition to those now authorized in tensively trained and full accoutred, are helping to stem the tide of the German hordes, and large numbers of of them, on railroad trains and in motor trucks, and even afoot, were reported Sunday to be already on their way to the battle front, eager to do their part in defeating the invaders. The miserable weather which has broke over the country proved no deterrent to the Americans as they pushed forward from all directions toward the battle zone. From the regions of the Somme southward to where the battle line turns eastwad furious fighting continued-on various sectors Sunday but everywhere the enemy was held, and even pushed back at some points. Nowhere was he able, although he continued to throw great masses of men into the fray, to gain ground, except an infinitesimal tract from the French north of Moreuil. British and French machine guns and riflemen, as in days past, again tore great holes in the ranks of the field gray as they endeavored to press on.

So great have been the losses of the Germans in front of the British north of the Somme that Sunday saw them unwilling again to take up the gage of battle. Along the Scarpe, the British themselves went on the offensive and to the end of Arras, captured the village of Feuchy. On the southern end of the line, where Von Hinden-burg endeavored to pierce through to the old German positions as they stood before his retreat in 1916, the British and French troops, fighting together, have met the enemy in furious combats, but everywhere defeated him with sanguinary losses. The town of Moreuil changed hands four times, but finally rested in the hands of the British and French, while the woods tb the north of the village were captured by the French. In the bend of the line between Moreuil and Lassigny the Germans ade frantic efforts to break through, but the French held them in their tracks and in addition recaptured several villages.

Not alone did Von Hindenburg lose large numbers of men killed or wounded, but both the British and French armies took a considerable number of new prisoners and also captured a considerable number5 of' new prisoners and also captured machine guns. The Germans had launched a fresh attack in the region between the Rivers Luce and Avre. and fierce fighting was in progress. The reports Sunday from both the British and French war offices seemingly indicate that the allied troops have reached the limits of their retrograde movement. In any event they have cancelled the engagement of Field Marshal von Hindenburg made with himself to take dinner in Paris on All Fool's Way.

Instead of the truffles and other viands with which the German commander-in-chief predicted he would regale himself in the French capital on April 1, his fare was that of the German army and in the British and French troops the initiative. is it seems apparent, with the ve fcrces of the entente virtual ac and with the added weight; The French troops stopped the Ger- order to provide for future issues, for authority to issue additional Treas al Pershing's troops will give i mans and counter-attacked with un ury Certificates of Indebtedness, for i the turn in the tide of the bat- varying success. Correspondents on at hand. this section of the line declare thr authority to issue additional Treasury the French are using only a small Certificates of Indebtedness, for au-portion of the reserves, holding the thority to make additional loans to all others for a powerful blow at the op- allied governments during the sum- Red Cross has been doing for them. He said he was not willing to say much of his own experiences but he wanted his hearers to remember that were it not for the Red Cross he would not be here.

There are only two kinds of people in the world Allied and German. If you are not helping the Allies you are as much German as the man wearing the spiked hat. "Save to save," appealed the speaker. Buy Liberty bonds, war stamps (every time you lick a stamp you help lick the Kaiser), conserve food, do everything you can to help America win this war. At this point Mr.

Beveridge recited some of his war experiences. He entered the service in 1914. was woun- ir cn'nff 01 nnrl com. Vi rr admittedly both the French 3ritish armies have suffered rath-svere casualties as they stood btlv to their task of impeding portune moment. mer, and tor authony to deposit m- iermans and making them pay The initial force of the impact, how- come and excess profits taxes with ad-of Drice for every foot of ever, was sufficient to drive the; national State banks and trust com- A gained, their reserves havelFronch back shert distances at andjpanies xnrougnout tne unueo estates conserved with the utmost care near the point of the Salient.

Pushing in the same manner as the proceeds of Liberty loans." westward from the branch of the Ayre which runs in a northwesterly the lines for the fateful time the withering fire of the allied and machine guns should have direction from Montdidier, the enemy the German hordes as to his way into several villages n. i m-ie -'more oualitv in strength to tneiwitnin a sxreicn ui auuut nvc mnco The Secretary added: "I am sure that the people will respond to the Third Liberty Loan with the same loyalty and enthusiasm that characterized their support of the first two loans. "The great events now happening in France must fire the soul of every forces. And, all along the along the front. hand French commanders havej Th Gp-mn here was appar- eft outside their calculations to drive westward from Mont- ch band of Americans, exceed-1 didier in a further attempt at cutting 00,000 men.

who are fully trained in on armies, an important railroad American with a new determination eouipped and anxious to lend; center, from the south. The German to furnish all the dollars and all the drills have been taken up and accuracy and despatch of execution emphasized. Target practice and bayonet training have also been given. In other words, the "non-coms" have been given a thorough review of all previous training and most of the rough edges have been polished off. New men are daily arriving at the camp.

It is an interesting sight tQ watch the new recruits from the time they arrive ufntfil they become acquainted with army life. I remember the morning after we received our uniforms last September. Some of the boys were up at three o'clock laboring away with breeches and leggin laces. Some slept in their uniform for fear they could not get it on in time for reveille. Ever and again when one passes the depot brigade he sees sights comical enough to draw a smile from the greatest grouch.

Perhaps it is a negro sentinel walking post, or a group of rookies learning to do "squads right," or, a fat man who has only part of his uniform. But altho they seem comical at first they soon catch the spirit of things and learn rapidly. Camp Jackson is getting to be a city. The street cars now run thru the camp instead of stopping at the entrance. A beautiful boulevard runs around the camp.

The entire camp area is well policed at all times and trash or rubbish of any kind is absolutely unknown in a company street. Many of the organizations are beautifying their grounds with flowers and rustic designs and all take a pride in making their quarters more attractive. Interesting and instructive entertainment furnished at numerous places in the camp. Ahtletic sports are encouraged. French and music classes are kept going.

In fact, there is always something interesting to claim the attention of the soldier when drill hours ars over. The Y. W. C. A.

Hostess House has been popular from its opening. There under the supervision of the Y. W. C. A.

ladies the soldier boy and his girl friend can enjoy a bench in a home 'aid in thp task of defeating the line here was already considerably material resources oi America tnat are needed to put an end to the exe tans. 'extended, the northern wing of the the Germnn losses in men ance hv no means having kept or wounded continue to aug-! pace with the southern. It is possible crable atrocities of German miltarism. Defeat faces the Kaiser. Let us hasten it by asserting America's might with increased vigor in concert with our gallant comrades." as details are obtained from the (that the impetuosity of the German sans made prisoner.

Some di- Crown Prince who commands tms lost as high as 70 per cent of group, may have led him too fast. Effectives as they charged in Friday's Report. 5 formation against the Britiohj After eight days, said the war re- ftench machine gunners and rifle-: port of Friday, during which it has Companies withdrew from the swept forward over the rolling hills of fighting with their combative PVardv. at times like a tidal wave, Kf yjii.iia.uu, (UM-iiti: feu in uuc, axa, ard immediately re-entered, joining the 48th Montreal Regiment. He counts his real part in the war to have begun in latter part of 1915 in the battle of Ypres.

After that came for him the battles of Hooge, Kem-nel, WulverghenTVIessines, Hill Sixty on the march to the memorable Somme in August and September of 1916. He er.mped at Albert and marched by Contalmaison and Poziers to the Chalk Pitts at La Boiselle where casualties in his regiment were appalling. He and his comrades fought and took La Moquct (Moquet Farm) but it was there he was desperately wounded. In this encounter the Germans were driven back to Courcellette and the Sunken Road. Two Red Cross men working in the rescue after the battle saved the life of Mr.

Beveridge but gave their own. His description of the horroribleness of their deaths was heart rending. Tt would be most interesting reading to print Mr. Beveridge's speech in it's entirety, but we can only touch upon the outstanding features. The story of the cruelty of the German soldiers as he himself had witnessed would fill a book.

One instance he related was of seeing a Belgian mother with a three-year-old child in her literally cut to nieces and the child's arms cut off. He says that he phudders to tell many of the things he reduced to 40 men. the German offensive has slowed esday's accounts of the fight- down. Instead of a sweeping ad- Made Trip From Detroit in 6 Days. Messrs.

E. E. Gillam and B. F. Davis returned Monday from Detroit, Mich, where they went to bring back a Buick six cylinder car for Mr.

E. D. Alexander. They made the trip, 1055 miles, in 6 days, with no car trouble at all, taking a circuitous route by Toledo, Pittsburgh, Hager-town and Roanoke in order to have good roads. They report a fine trip.

tom the various war chancellories vara. its proiresn has been checked stead of passing triumphantly through the boulevards of the city a victor over the French and British troops, no new important change injat all but one sector of the front, and Only minor operations there it had been merely creeping for he was busily engaged in dodging the Ptace on thnt nnrtinn of the daVS. shot and shell hurled at him by them and endeavoring to withstand tne heavy thrusts of their mtantry tsuth of Arras held by the Brit-j From Ardeaux, north of Arras, to little aside from artillery Albert, on the Somme, the British occurred between the French, lines held stubbornly and had thrust Germans on the lower end of 'back the Germans at a number of ane- The fighting between the points. From Albert south to Months was nracticallv heavv be-i didier there has ben a slow move- against his battle line. THE BOYS WHO LEFT MONDAY FOR CAMP.

and Noyon where thejmcnt to the west, the hills west of Death of Mrs. D. C. Hudson. Mrs.

D. C. Hudson died at her home near Drexel on March 28th and was buried at Zion church Friday the 29th, Rev. A. J.

Burrus conducting the funeral and buial services. She was 71 years of age. For years she had been a devoted member of Zion church. bends eastward, and which i Montdidier were still being held by Ten Young Burke Men Go to ger spot of great importance the French. The extreme depth of Camp Jackson.

The first contingent of Burke's quota in the second draft left Monday like atmosphere or they can spend a social hour in the mellow light of the I has actually seen or undergone. The parlor lamp or in some cozy nook of principal reason he has in reciting the broad 5 veranda. They can even these horrible stories is to arouse get married there as some have al- Americans to the true situatiortmd ermans, the breaking through by the French would neces-' a rapid withdrawal of the Ger-stward from the Amiens sec- ugh the Germans have been frdlng British positions in Bel- "al0PaJticularly a passchendaele, the Goeberg ridge, north-Pres, there is no indication lt that i the German wedge on the eighth day was about 37 miles. The German thrust in front of Arras, which, according to Berlin, netted thouands of prisoners, apparently came to a stop before the strongholds held by the British in this r-c-to. Repeated mass attacks by the Germans on these points resulted in terrible losses to them, without, however, breaking the line and causing more than a straightening of jthe front before Arras.

A German official statement de- ready done, ior a preacner is aiways to create a greater earnestness and for Camp Jackson, 'lhey are: Moulton C. Buff Henry T. McGalliard Chas. C. Wakefield Ransom F.

Carswell Charles Jarrett Rufus T. Duckworth Jefferson Robertson Abner Buff "ral in the work of the Rnd CrQSS. clares that since the offensive began 70,000 prisoners and 1,100 guns have been taken. It is interesting to note that after seven days of fighting at Verdun, the Germans claimed they had captured 10,000 men. Taking into consideration the comparative magnitudes of the two struggles, the German claims for captures may be considered accurate.

near at hand to tie the necessary knot in the cord that binds the two hearts together as one. Only last week a young lady came here from Philadelphia and she and her solider (Continued on last page) ted mianrry attacK is con- What the Red Cross means to the soldiers cannot be put into words. Only 4Sof the 6000 men in Mr. Beveridge's regiment are living today and he ir (Continued on last page.) addit ion to a continuation of Robert Duckworth Henry C. Pugh bomb ardment of Paris with a r..