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The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-05-23
STARS AND STRIPES
NOW IN FLANDERS
AMERICAN TROOPS ARE BRIGAD.
ED WITH BRITISH ON THIS
MOST IMPORTANT SECTOR.
BETWEEN HUN AND THE PORTS
less Than Two Months Required to
Get Them Across and Into
Position.

American troops are awaiting the
time when they will be thrown into
battle on an entirely new part of thte
battlefield in France. The announce
men that the Stars and Stripes are
waving with the British Union Jack
and the French Tri-Co1or on this bat
tlefeld and that the Americans were
completing their training in the area
occupied by the troops which are
blocking the path of the Germans to
the channel ports" which may indicate
that somewhere along tie line from
Merville to Ypres is the point where
General Pershing's men will once
more strike the Germans.
This is the fifth section of the front
where Americans have been located.
The others are east Of Luneville,
northwest of Toul, north of St. Mihiel
and on the heights of the Meuse, and
in the Montdidier sector of the Pic
ardy battle area.
How many Americans are behind
the British front, when they arrived
and the part Of the United States
from which they came, are as yet un-
known. It is probable that they are
not to be used as a separate unit but
will be brigaded with the British in
meeting the next stroke of the Ger
mans in the northern battlefield.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-05-23
THIRD LIBERTY LOAN
TOTAL Is $417o,o19,65o

Washington.-The total of the
third Liberty loan is $4,17O,O19 $50, an
over-subscription of 80 per cent above
the $3,OOO,OOO,OOO minimum sought.
The number of subscriptions was
about 100000. Every federal re-
serve district over-subscribed, the
New York district to 124 per cent, be-
ing the lowest.
"This is the most successful loan
the United States has offered, both in
number of subscribers and in the
amount realized" said Secretary Nc
Adoo in a statement. %Every sub
scription was made with the full
knowledge that allotment In full was
to be expected, unlike the first loan,
when allotments were limited to ST.
900 100000 and the second loan, when
allotments we're limited to one-half
the over-subscriptions. I congratulate
the country on this wonderful result
which is irrefutable evidence of the
strength. patriotism and determination
of the American people,"
Total subscriptions to the second
loan were $4,616,O 100000 and the
amount accepted was $685. 100000.
Pledges to the first loan ran above
3,OOO,OOO,OO0 but the loan was limited
to 100000. Subscribers to the Sec
ond loan numbered about 100000
and to the first loan about" 100000.
The feat Of the Atlantic district,
standing fourth int he final percent
age list, was the topic of favorable
comment about the treasury
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-05-23
CORRECT vAGRANCY
SAYS THE GOVERNOR
GOVERNOR ASKS COUNTIES TO
HOLD MEETINGS TO DISCUSS
PROBLEM MAY 20.
DELEGATES TO STATE MEETING
Governor BicketHs Idea Is to Cure
Vagrancy Rather Than to
Punish Vagrant.

Raleigh.-With the purpose of cur
ing vagrancy rather than merely pun
ishing Migrants, Governor Beckett is
sued proclamation calling upon the
counties of North Carolina to hold
meetings on Wednesday, May 20, to
discuss the problem and to appoint
delegates to State convention to be
held in Raleigh, Tuesday, June 4.
Governor Beckett wants it to be
understood that wherever an able-bod-
led man is arrested under the vagran-
cy laws and will make it clear to him
that he is ready to go to work and
portunity to do so.
The Federal government is vitality
interested in this matter and an agent
was recently in Raleigh where the
matter of special session of the Leg
islature to provide vagrancy 1egisla-
ton was preached. General Opposi-
ton met the suggestion, but it was
conceded that some corrective steps
should be taken to remedy situation
admittedly bad
Governors Proclamation.
Governor Bickett's proclamation
reads:
Never before in the history of
North Carolina has it been of such
supreme Importance to bring together
the jobless man and the manless job.
The agricultural, commercial and in
dustrial life of the State depends on
the utilization to it's fullest capacity
of every labor unit that can be found.
At this time idleness is a crime that
savors strongly Of treason, for the
man at home work.
"'To this end I call on every county
in North Carolina to hold a session
on Wednesday, May 10Th, for the pur-
pose of discussing the best methods
Of enforcing our vagrancy laws, Of es-
Publishing employment bureaus and of
appointing delegates to State con-
vention to be held in Raleigh on Tues
day, June 4, 1918, for the purpose Of
discussing these subjects. The Fed
eral government is vitality interested
in this matter, and its Representatives
are prepared to give valuable assist
ance in the solution of the grave labor
problem that confronts the State.
''T. W. BECKETT,
Governor"
"By the Governor:
Stamford Martin, Private Sec'y."
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wire, when we walked into q Boche
covering party nearly thirty strong,
Then the music started, the fiddler rem.
dered his bill, and we paid.
Fighting in the dark with a bayonet
is not very pleasant. The Germans
took it on the run, but our officer was
no novice at the game and didn't fol-
low them. He gave the order "down
on the ground, hug it close"
Just in time, too, because a volley
skinned over our heads. Then in low
tones we were told to separate and
crawl back to our trenches, each man
on his own.
We could see the flashes Of their
rifles in the darkness, but the bullets
were going over our heads.
We lost three men killed and one
wounded in the arm. If it hadn't been
for our officers quick thinking the
whole patrol would have probably
been wiped out.
After about twenty minutes wait we
went out again and discovered that
the Germans had a wiring party work
ing on their barbed wire. We returned
to our trenches unobserved with the
information and our machine guns i'm
mediately got busy.
The next night four men were sent
our to go over and examine the Ger
man barbed wire and see if they had
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-05-23
MAY 3OTA DAY Of PRAYER
President Asks People t. Pray for
Victory of American Armies on
National Memorial Day.

Special from Observation-Disclosures
Memorial Day, Thursday, May 80, is
designated by President Wilson in a
proclamation as a day of public hui
initiation, prayer and fasting. The
people of the nation are asked to- gath
or that day in their places Of worship
and pray for the victory of the Ameri-
can armies which will bring a peace
founded upon mercy, justice and good
will.
The proclamation, issued in response
to resolution by Congress, follows:
"By the President of the United
States-A proclamation.
whereas the Congress of the Unit
ed States, on the second day of April
last, passed the following resolution:
"Resolved by the Senate (the
house of representatives cOncurring)
that it being a duty peculiarly incum-
bent in time of war humbly and de-
voutly to acknowledge our dependence
on Almighty God and to implore His
aid and protection the President OF
the United States, be, and is hereby
respectfully requested to recommend
a day of public humiliation, prayer,
and fasting to be observed by the peO-
pie of the United States with religious
solemnity and the offering of fervent
supplications to Almighty God for the
safety and welfare of our cause, His
blessing on our arms, and a speedy
reservation of an honorable and lasting
peace to the nations of the EARTH
'tAnd whereas it has always been
the reverent habit of the people of the
United States to turn to humble ap-
peal to Almighty God for His guild
ance in the affairs of their common
life;
"Now, therefore, I, woodrow Will
son, President Of the United States of
America, do hereby proclaim Thurs
day, the thirtieth day of May, a day
already freighted with sacred and slim
ulating memories, a day of public hui
prayer and fasting, and to
exhort my fellow citizens of all faiths |
and creeds to assemble on that day in
their several places and worship there,
as well as in their homes, to pray AL |
mighty God that He may forgive our
sins and shortcomings as people and |
purify our hearts to see and love the
truth, to accept and defend all things
that are just and right, and to purpose
only those righteous acts and judg-
ments which are in conformity with
His will, beseeching Him that He will
give victory to our armies as they
fight for freedom, wisdom to those who
take counsel on our behalf in these
lays of dark struggle and perplexity,
and steaGfastness to our people to
make sacrifice to the utmost in sup
port of what is just and true, bring
ing us at last the peace in which mems
hearts can be at rest because it is
upon mercy, justice and good
will.
Done in the District of Columbia
his eleventh day of May, in the year
Of our Lord nineteen hundred and
eighteen and of the independence OF
the United States the one hundred
and forty-second.
WOODROW WILSON.
BY the President.
ROBERT LANSING"
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-05-23
Give Up Convicts.

Raleigh.-The surrender of the last
Twenty-Five State convicts who have
been engaged in the building of the
Elkin and Alleghaney railroad to the
prison authorities leaves none of the
States labor working for bonds of a
railroad in-the-building. At meeting
of the State Prison Board here the
announcement was made that con.
victs hired under contract in the fu.
ture would command cash to the State
for their services.
In line with that decision, twenty
five were sent to New Hanover county
to be used in the construction of a
road between the city of Wilmington
and the new shipbuilding plant locat.
ed near the city.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-05-23
ExpeII Trinity Council.

Special from Washington.-The Ma
tional Judiciary of the Junior Order
of the United American Mechanics has
issued a proclamation expelling from
the fraternity the officers and mem
bers of the Trinity, North Carolina
Council, No. BOT. The action is sub
seuuent event to the special sitting Of
the National Judiciary held in Green's
boro on April 20. The council and Of
ficers are charged with violating GER
tain sections of the national laws of
the order which forbid the exploita-
ton of grievances through the press.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-05-23

The British are OF ws<sd, while tlr
German are IRON. My heart stopped
beating; by mistake I had crawlet
back to the German lines.
1 turned slowly about and. my tunit
caught on the wire and made a LOUD
ripping noise.
A sharp challenge rang out. !
sprang to my feet, ducking low, and
ran madly back toward our lines. The
Germans started firing. The bullets
were biting all around me, when bang !!
ran smash into our wire, and a sharp
challenge, "Alt, who comes there?"
rang out. I gasped out the password
and, cropping my way through the lane
in the wire, tearing my hands and
uniform, tumbled into our trench and
was safeI but was a nervous wreck
for an hour, until q drink of rum
brought me round.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-05-23
For Drafting Doctors.

Ra1eigh.-The Medical Optional Sc
by Governor Beckett in pursuance to
petition fro mthe North Carolina Med
cal Society which at it's last meeting
in Pinehurst adopted resolutions to
apply the draft to the enlistment of
medical men in the service. On that
commission Governor Beckett ap-
pointed DR.. Cyrus w. Thompson, of
Jacksonville; DR.. A. w. Knox, Ra-
leigh; DR.. NJ L. Stevens, Asheville;
DR.. F. R. Harris, Henderson; DR.. R. F.
Marlborough, Louisburg. The COM
mission is called to meet in Raleigh
May % for the purpose of organizing
and drafting rules and regulations for
the work.
The Medical Society at it's meeting
in Pinehurst unanimously adopted res
olutions placing it's entire membership
in the State under the provisions of
pated the United States Government
and led all the States. Three hun
dred and forty-f1ve members Of the
Medical Society have already Joined
the coIors. In some communities the
burden has fallen with particular Sc
verify upon the physicians who re-
main. 1t is the purpose of the se1ec-
tive draft for the medical men to pre-
vent hardships either upon the physl-
clans and upon the communities they
serve
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-05-23

cut lanes through it; If so, this pres
aged an early morning attack on our
trenches.
Of course had to be one Of the four
selected for the job. It was just like
sending a fellow to the undertaker's
to order his own coffin.
At ten o'clock we started out, armed
with three bombs, bayonet and re-
volver. After getting into No Mans
Land we separated. Crawling four or
five feet at time, ducking star shells,
with strays cracking overhead, 1
reached their wire. I secuted along
this inch by inch, scarcely breathing.
could hear. them talking in their
trench, my heart was pounding against
my ribs. One false move or the least
noise from me meant discovery ana
almost certain death.
After covering my sector I quietly
crawled back. had gotten about hss4f
way when I noticed that my revol'&eR
was missing. It was pitch dark. l
turned about to see If could find +;
It couldn't be far away, because aboCt
three or four minutes previously mad
felt the butt in the holster. craWled
around in circles and at last found It.
then started on my way back to our
trenches, as I thought.
Pretty soon I reached barbed wire,
and was just going to give the pass
word when something told me not 70.
put out my hand and touched one OF
the barbed wire stakes. 1t was iron.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-05-23
Eniscopals in Convention.

Salisbury.-The one hundred and
second annual convention of the Do
cese of North Carolina convened in
st. Luke's Episcopal church in Sails
bury with Bishop J. B. Cheshire, of
Raleigh, presiding and with more
than one hundred clerical and lay del
egates in attendance. The diocese en-
races the central part of the State be-
tween Wilson and Rocky Mount on
the east to Statesvil1e on the west,
and represents some Of the strongest
churches of the denomination in
North Carolina.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-05-23
DR.. JOHNSON Is ON
TRIAL IN RICHMOND

Richmond, Va.-Following the tes-
timony of Miss Mildred Taylor, chum
of Mrs. Alice Johnson, the girl bride
of DR.. Lemuel Johnson, Middlesex,
N. c., dentist now on trial for the
murder of his wife here last Decem-
Der, DR.. J. M. Whitfield, city coroner,
testified that he had made an analysis
of the dead girls stomach and found
it to contain two-tenths of a grain Of
poison.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-05-23
CHAPTER XVII.
Out In Front.

s Ateer tea Lieutenant Stores Of our
+os e'lon came into the dugout and in
w.! me that was 'tfor" a reconnoi-
hoI lng patrol and would carry six Mills
po a. IL 80 that night twelve men, our
f rol' and myself went out in
W. VI on patrol in No Mans Land.
abo' e cruised around in the dark for
loo,.; TWO hours, just knocking about
Roonlg Tor trouble, on the lookout for
tbo une working parties to see what
''ey We're doing.
csrn round two in the morning we were
ss,a luiy picking our way about thirty
10 front Of the German barbed
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CHAPTER xVI-continued.
IA


Quite a contrast to Wilson was an
other character in our brigade named
Scott; we called him "Old Scotty" on
account Of his age. He was f1fty-seven,
although looking forty. "Old Scotty'
had been born in the Northwest and
had served in the Northwest Mounted
police. He was typical cowpuncher
and Indian fighter and was dead shot
with the rifle, and took no pains to
disguise this fact from US. He used to
take care of his rifle as if it were a
baby. In his spare moments you could
always see him cleaning it or~polish-
ing the stock. Woe betide the man
who by mistake happened to get hold
of this rifle; he soon found out his
error. Scott was as deaf as a mule,
and it was amusing at parade to watch
him in the manual of arms, slyly
glancing out Of the corner of his eye
at the man next to him to see what
the order was. How he passed the
doctor was a mystery to us; he must
have bluffed his way through, because
he certainly was Independent. Beside
AAAA IAAC Jul LII VI O1J AOOhOO ANU
Good Friday. He wore at the time a
large sombrero, had a Mexican stock
saddle over his shoulder, a lariat on
his arm, and a "forty-five" hanging
from his hip. Dumping this parapher-
MALTA on the floor he went up to the
recruiting officer and shouted: 'T'm
from America, west Of the Rockies,
end ~ i0Sr n
I've got no use for German and can
shoot some. At Scotland Yard they
turned me down; said was deaf and
so am. don't banker to ship in with
ID underwriting outfit, but the
caValry's full, so I guess this regi-
ment's better than none, so trot out
your papers and I'll sign 'em." He told
them he was forty and slipped by.
was on recruiting service at the time
ne applied for enlistment.
1t was Old Scotty's great ambition
70 be sniper or ''bOdy snatcher," as
Mr.. Atkins calls it. The day that he
was detailed as brigade sniper he cele-
grated his appointment by blowing the
whole platoon to Tags.
Being Yank, Old Scotty took Xix
Ing to me and used to spin some great
yarns about the plains, and the whole
platoon would drink these in and ask
Tor more. Ananias was a rookie COM
pared with him.
The ex-plainsman and discipline
could not agree, but the officers all
liked him, even if he was hard to man
age SO when he was detailed as
snlper sigh Of relief went up from
the officers mess.
OId Scotty had the freedom of the
UFgade. He used to draw two or
.lree days rations and disappear with
Ills glass, range finder and rifle, and we |
would see or hear no more of him |
unlll suddenly he would reappear
~lh a couple of notches added to
t1oSe already on the butt of his rifle. |
Every time he got German it meant !
0uotner notch. He was proud Of these |
0otches.
~ But after a few months Father
"Ieumatism got him and he was sent
W hIghty; the air in the wake Of his
Suetcher was blue with curses. Old
Scotty surely could swear; some of his
'usoursts actually burned you.
. NO doubt, at this writing, he is
- Sonewhere in Blighty" pussy footing
:. on bridge or along the wall Of
~Ome munition plant with the 90. R."
VI home Defense corps.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-05-23
AMERICAN SECTOR Is
HEAVILY BOMBARDED

The whole American sector on the
Picardy front was subjected to
heavy bombardment early this morn
ing. The cannonade continued for As
minutes. There was much aerial ac-
tivity yesterday and today, with a
bright sun and little wind, but there
were no further indications that the
enemy was preparing to renew the
offensive On this front troop move
ments behind the German lines are
normal.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-05-23
woodmen Meet at Wilson.

Wilson.-The State Convention OF
the Modern Woodmen of America was
in session here, the sessions being
held in the Hall of Enterprise Lodge
of Odd Fellows. The visitors were
welcomed to the city by Dr. R. A. Tur
lington, president of the Chamber OF
Commerce, and A. B. Carroll, presi'
dent of the Merchants Association.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-05-23
EmPey stages his play under
difficulties but with great sue
cess. The next instaIIment tells
about it.
(TO BE CONTIHUED.)
Used Vast Amount Of Wire;

It has been estimated that the wire
in the cores and sheathing- Of the
worlds submarine cables that havx
been made since tx ey were first useC
in 1857, would rea ca from the cart
to the moon.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-15
BODIE ALMOST CERTAIN
TO PLAY WITH THE YANKS
Huggins Says Deal Will Not Fall
Through If Burns is
Drafted

Macon, Ga, March 15.-New York
fans need not worry over Ping Bode
not being in Yankee rcgalia this season
for Miller says that regardless of George
Burns reporting to Connie Mack, Fran
cisco pizzola will be out there busting
FENCES for the Yanks.
HugginsS attention was called to a
report from Detroit wherein Hughie Jen-
nings declared that in case Burns is
called to the colorS Bodie will revert
o the Athletics.
IF Hughie said that" snapped Hug
gins, "he is talking through his hat.
We bought Burns from Detroit for cash.
Then Mack and ! made straight swap
of Burns and Bodic. Tlcre was moth
ing in our agreement hinglng on either
man reporting. | was to take my
chances on signing Bodie and Connie
was to do likewise with Burns. The
minute we made the trade was through
with Burns and Mack had nothing
further TO say about Bodie.
you can take IT from me that Ping
Bodie either will be in Yankee spikes
this season or go where send him,
Mack has nothing more to say about
him As II matter of fact | don't be-
li"ve Mack Is doing any Worrying about
Burns II looks to me as If Connie was
pretty certain that George would not be
called into service before the season was
over or he never would have closed the
deal so quickly. Mack will have no
redress If Burns is drafted
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-15
Is CHAMPS TO MEET
in NLANCASTER SHOOT
William Clegg, A. Felix and
"Izzy" Hoffman to Contest
in Today's Test

Thirteen Philadelphia gunncrs arc
eligible to compete in the shoot for the
final possession Of the Pennsylvania
State championship trophy today at
Lancaster. The event is at twenty-five
live birds and is being staged under the
auspices of the Harrisburg Sportsmeu's
Association.
William B. Clcgg, Harry Hoffman and
Anthony Felix are among this city's
entries In the big white-nyer test. The
Harrisburg association put up silver
trophy emblematic of the State live-bird
championship fifteen years ago, and
since that time twenty-five different
men have annexed the cup in open COM
petition and In special matches. Last
February new cup was put up by the
Capital City gunner and the old trophy
it was decided, would be shot for on
March 10 with the conditions governing
that every gunner who once held it
would be eligible
With quarter-century OF cunning
ex-champions battling, one grand con-
test should result. Some of the past
Champs" no doubt are not as good as
their younger rivals SO the management
has looked after their interests. The
men will be handicapped according to
twenty-seven to thirty yards will be
allotted. This will instill more pep" In
the competition, for a yard or two ham
dlcap acts as a great tonic to some
gunners.
There should be some mighty fine
scores made in the twenty-five bird tilt
Upstate wingshots having put the final
touch to their shooting are ready for n
keen race. Among the upstate talent
is Joseph Graves. of the Delaware
Water Gap: J. Brennerman, of leb-
anon; George Hepler, ]. Martin and
Fred S. Dinger, of Harrisburg, and L.
Wcrtz. OF Reading.
The following men eligible to shoot
are: William II. Clegg, Earl B, Mel
rath, Anthony Felix, Fred Coleman,
Harry c. Hoffman. Isaac Knowles.
Charles Biddlc, David Paul, +. Nc
Guigan. IL. Beatty, William Wolsen-
cIOll, l. H. "olstilCTOIl anu GEORGE
Eilber, all OF Philadelphia S. Trafford,
Lebanon; Fred w. Dinger, Harrisburg !;
w Rutter Reading; George Hanscll.
Lebanon; William Speiser, Danvile I;
Lee Wertz, Reading; Joseph Graves,
Delaware Water Gap; S. +. Kurtz,
Lebanon George Hcpler, Harrisburg I;
i. q. Martin, Harrisburg G. T.. Humer,
Marietta, and Joseph Brennerman,
Lebanon