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The commonwealth., 1918-08-30
Bv Fred S. Ferguson

With the American army on the
Marne Aug 3O.-American artill-
cry is pouring heavy fire into
the woods east Of 'Juvigny-Cha
ny lines, smashing Boche machine
gun nests in the thickets and en-
trance to caves
A heavy destruction fire has
been turned on Juvigny by two
German divisions identified oppo-
site the Americans.
American positions are still To-
Gated along the railway with their
patrols penetrating beyond.
London Aug 3O.-British troops
have crossed the Somme south and
west Of Peronne, reports General
Haie.
Hanadian troops smashed for
ward this morning in new attacks
outh Of the Arras Cambrai road
la yesterdays fighting the Brit
lsh pushed forward over four mil
es beyond the Hindenburg line
and are now pushing ahead into
the Lave and Lys valleys on the
Flanders front
Astride the Scarpe the English
and Scottish divisions continued
to advance gaining valuable
ground in the direction Of Pigny
We now hold Remy. A number
OF prisoners were taken in these
operations.
The commonwealth., 1918-08-30

gear that you can cross the swami
near the river, practically On dry
ground and are still being improv
ed
"This route is not only the short
est. and cheapest but it is on di
rect line Of the Wilmington Nor
folk highway as planned and dc
cided upon at the good road meet
ing recently held in Washington,
N C., which route calls for a brid
ge at Williamson, routing by way
Of Windsor, Ahoskie to Winton,
across the Chowan river to Sui
folk and Norfolk.
"It will be much cheaper to
build one bridge at Winton where
fresh water rising III the river a
bove. never rises to wash away
anv dams or abutments; while at
Murfreesboro and across the Not
toway river it will be necessary
to build high bridges, long trest
les or dams to prevent fresh water
from rising over and wasEinS
them away. Besides it will be
much cheaper to build one draw
(Which the Federal Governme n
will require) at Winton than than
the two across Meherrin and Not
toway rivers.
"These facts being true why
should we not put them before the
Pathfinders and secure the high
way Through tl4e counties and
towns named and open up a shor
ter and cheaper route. .
The commonwealth., 1918-08-30
WANTS HIGHWAY
ROUTED BY WINT0N
CLUB ISSUES AN APPEAL FOR THE BANKHEAD HIGH
OUCH HERE
SAYS THIS ROUTE is LEAST EXPENSIVE

Winton, Aug. 3O-The Hertford
County Good Roads Club, through
its secretary, Mr.. A. W. Taylor,
has issued the following regard
ing the proposed route of the RAJ
eigh Norfolk branch Of the Bank
head Highway:
eve notice in the papers that
the route mapped out for this high
way is to &C by Weldon, Holland,
Suffolk to Norfolk, Va.
I'VE cannot see any good rea-
son for taking the longest and the
most expensive route and one that
will not benefit the eastern count
les, especially in as much as the
route named already has a bridge
at Weldon and fairly good roads
along the entire route with the
exception Of bridges across the Me
herrin and Nottoway rivers which
bridges will cost great deal more
to construct than one across the
Chowan river at Winton.
The most direct and cheapest
route and one that will shorten
the distance CONSIDERABLY from
the entire section south of the Roa-
noke river and east of the Atlantic
Coast Line Railroad will be from
Raleigh to Zebulon, Spring Hope,
Nashville, Rocky Mount across
Edgecombe county to Scotland
Neck, across the Roanoke River
at or near Norfleets Ferry (Hali
fax county having already pro
vided the, money to build said bird
ge), to Kelford or Roxobel, Au
lander, Union or Ahoskie to Win
ton. across the Chowan river tC
Suffolk and Norfolk Va.
''The route across Gates county
from Winton to Suffolk has beer
so much improved within the las
The commonwealth., 1918-08-30
CASUALTY LISTS
CONTAIN SEVEN
n. {. MEN

Washington Aug 3O-Three cas-
ualty lists were issued today, one
for marines showing "a losses and
two army showing 226 names, Of
which seven were North Carolin
ians.
Of these Privates Hammet D.
Harris, Of Thomasville, Thomas L..
Perry, Of Eure and Paul E. Shore,
Of WinstontSalem, are reported
killed in action. Two are severe
ly wounded, Privates Ephraim E.
Jones, Of Rocky Mount and Muir
ply n. Matthews, Of Kipling. Pri-
vate billiard S. Pearson, Of Mora
Wan Falls, is reported missing III
action and one marine, Augburn D
Martin, Of East Bend is reported
as killed in action.
The total losses show that 11C
were killed In action; 80 missing
in action; 81 wounded severely
| 3 died Of desease; % wounded tC
degree undetermined and l3
died Of wounds.
The commonwealth., 1918-08-30
SWISS LEADERS
ARRIVED HERE

Washington Aug 30.-America
is about to demonstrate to the neu
tral nations her determination and
what she is doing to beat the Kal
SER The first neutral to be shown
Is Switzerland.
A delegation Of Swiss journal
ISIS and statesmen have been brou
sht to our shores to let them see
us III action for war and in more
or less comfortable every day life.
The commonwealth., 1918-08-30
"a BILLIONS
NEXT YEARS
EXPENDITURES
(By United Press)

Washington Aug 3O.-America
is making war expenditures at
the rate Of nineteen billion dollars
this fiscal year.
Secretary McAdoo anticipates
that the coming months the cost
and estimates to be in the neighbof
hood Of twenty four billions.
The commonwealth., 1918-08-30
TWO AEROISTS
KILLED TODAY

Wichita Falls, Texas Aug 30
Cadet Ellis B. Babcock and Lieut.
f. r. McGriffin, instructor Of aeri
al acrobatics were killed today
when their machine fell two thou
sand feet.
The commonwealth., 1918-08-30
FRANC0-AMERICANS
FIGHTING TOGETHER
HAVE PRESSED THE ENEMY EACK NORTH OF soIssoNs IN
FACE OF TEN GERMAN RESERVE DIVISIONS
BROUGHT UP
SAr1MlES FACE HUNS FEARLESSlY

London Aug 3O.-0 :O6 p. N.Y.
The British advanced two thous
and yards on a front Of seven mil
es Between Bullecourt and the
Scarpe and are now within mile
Of Queant, it was learned this af
ternoon.
IReincourt has been captured
and the allies now hold the line on
the Somme from Buscourt to Noy
on, on which they have captured
the north eastern suburb.
The French have captured Quig
my, Roye, Roye le Petit, La Pam
eterie, and Fermedes Fondscomze
Paris Aug 3O.-(5 100 p. M. -
American troops are attacking
with the French north and east of
Soissons and are now engaged in
their first battle with German cav
airy.
The enemy hurled a large body
Of mounted troop against the Fran
American forces n an effort to
break up their advance. The at
tack was entirely unsuccessful and
the allies continue their steady pro
gress in the face OF furious fight
ing.
The principal roads out Of st
Quentin are rapidly falling under
the control &. the alice. North
east Of Nestle ,he French are out
thanking north Of the canal, and
q section Of The German Somme
line.
North Of Noyon French troops
are progressing along the road to
Ham via Guiscard. and have reach
ed Haplincourt. They are also
threatening to cnyelop Autrerourt
wood and the tableland northeast
Of Noyon.
Paris Aug 3O.-French and A
merican troops, attacking north Of
scissors are approaching the west
ward escapements Of the Solssons
tableland.
Ten fresh German divisions, Of
one hundred and twenty thous
and men, were rushed up to oppose
this advance, which seriously threa
! tens the entire western portion
Of the enemy s Aisne-Tesle line
Beyond Noyon the French arc
pushing on Guiscard and Chaun
cy, while the Germans are offering
convuleive resistance on the height t
| southwest. north and east Of NOy-
on and along the Crosiet canal.
In the Avlettc region the French
! have reached the borders Of Cou
chy forest, which merges into the
st. Goban forest generally regard
| ed as one Of the greatest defensive
/ positions on the west front.
! %
Paris Aug 80. 12:15 P. NJ
German counter attacks northwest
of Scissors were repulsed last ev
ening the French war office ann
/ ounces.
No change has been reported
along the Somme and north III the
canal regions.
The commonwealth., 1918-08-30

Do you want to save fuel, iron,
money and labor? The fuel ad-
minstration says you can do all
this by having your old stove or
furnace repaired instead of buying
a new one.
The commonwealth., 1918-08-30
BRITISH ARE OUTFLANKINC
PERONNE AS THEY DID BAPAIJNIE
WILSON NAMES
MRS. DUNN
30

Washington Aug 3O.-President
Wilson nominates Mrs. Kate S.
Dunn as postmistress for Scotland
Neck and same is in the hands Of
the senate for ratification.
Mr.. W. D. Leggett, Of Tarboro,
was also nominated at the SAM,
time by President Wilson
The commonwealth., 1918-08-30
LAWRENCE CNElLL

Blackhawk-Prairie - Wildcat
Divisions. The names of the divi-
sions are like the soldiers compos-
ing them-nothing if not Ameri-
can.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-11-17
OVER THERE AND HERE

A casual glimpse Of the run of the
war cards shows Switzerland slowly
and surely filling flush of back
number kings. Constantine Is on
hand, Karl and Wilhelm are on the
way and Ferdy the Bulgar-watch
him trot in.
For months past letters from the
fighting Yanks, whenever INDUCING
in prophecy, invariably said in as
many words, 1.-THE war will be over
by Christmas" Undoubtedly the
words conveyed the general belief
of the men at the 'front.'. Action
supplementing belief makes for re-
ality.
A letter from Missouri soldier to
the home folks glimpses the speed
of the Huns in their getaways from
the Yanks. One of the dugouts
hastily abandoned was equipped
with electric light, nice, comfortable
hunks, lots of food and drink. by
the way" adds the soldier, Ger
many still makes good beer; we
gathered in some of it"
Private Lee Downey of Rockland,
Mass, writing from France, COM
plains tnat II Is IdTu u Sel eoHic-
thing to read here. A fellow occa-
sionally gets home paper. and
when he gets through with it de-
your everything in it, even to the
help wanted ads, although I've got a
steady job" Doubtless there are
thousands of Downeys hungry for
home news over there. 1t is the
duty of friends to send them
steady feast.
Our later-day messioniers may
experience difficulty in picking from
the deluge Of war scenes one or more
to immortalize on canvas. To the
lay mind an event in prospect will
overshadow all that have gone be-
fore. That is the coming spectacle
of member of my unconquerable
army" bearing the white flag to Mar
shall Foch, The death throes of a
mighty ego affords much consolation
for grievous wounds. Wreaths Of
fame awaits the brush which por-
trays the historic event on the spot.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-11-17
HERE AND THERE.

Two four-ton motor-trucks have
hauled a 14-ton tank slung between
them on cradle up a 12a per cent
grade near Coalinga, Cal.
Because a man fixed a lock for a
woman neighbor and did not send
her a bill she left him in her will
$1,000 that enabled him to leave a
New Jersey almshouse.
The present japanese dynasty is
by far the oldest in the world, for
Yoshihito claims to be the 122d
monarch of an unbroken line dating
from the seventh century before the
Christian era.
The steamer Mariposa delivered
at Duluth cargo of several thou
sand tons of ferro-manganese ore,
valued at more than 81, 100000. The
ore is for the iron and steel working
industries in the tempering Of ordi-
nary ores from the Minnesota iron
ranges.
c. L. Lindsay, farmer of China
cum, Wash, found himself unable to
get farm hands at any price. When
it seemed that his crop would be a
total loss he went to Fort Worden
and laid his predicament before the
commanding officer, with the result
that the latter granted furloughs to
six men. who helped the farmer in
the harvesting.
A recent bill from a hospital for
S110 for a childbirth case is con-
trasted with bill for So rendered
by a Salem doctor in 1888 for SIM
liar services. The child born at that
time is now IS years old, is vice
president and treasurer of the Dor
chester Mutual Fire Insurance Com
pany Of Boston and Is at his desk
not later than Z o'clock every morn
ing.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-11-17
ONE VERY PRESSING PROBLEM.

Most pressing OF all the after-the-war prob
lens is that of getting away from the high cost
Of everything that goes into the material side
of life This state of affairs is easily ascribable
to the imitation OF money. incident to war activ-
ity But merely to assign the cause will in no
way aid in discovering or applying the remedy.
Irritation that was suppressed while the war
bore heavily on the people is showing its pres
ence in many ways and is not in any sense
being allayed by some unwise utterances on
part of men who should know better. Wise
thought is being given the problem, that pru-
dent action may follow and relief be given at
the earliest possible moment Sudden dis
turbance of existing conditions will invite dis
aster, so we may expect to see the price level
maintained for many months. This naturally
carries with it the wage scale, as the two must
20 together. Gradual return to lower level
will eventually be accomplished, and may be so
brought, about without violence if all keep their
wits. Our national life sustained the severe
shock of sudden turn from peace to war; it
surely can survive the reversal of that process,
but the good of all requires that the change be
gradual. Patience and little forbearance until
definite plans can be formulated will help every
body to bear burden that must fall equally
on all if progress is not to be seriously dis
turbed
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-11-17
Sionposts of PROGRESS

The latest material from which It
Is proposed to obtain a supply of
motor fuel Is straw.
An electric heater has been in
vented to prevent moisture collect
ing on an automobile windshield.
A recent patent covers a process
for making disk photograph records
with an electrically heated cutting
stylus.
A chapel of Typographical union
No. 6, of New York City, famous as
Blk Six, has upset all precedent by
electing a woman, Miss Emily Tarr.
as chairman.
A motion-p picture camera has been
invented for taking portraits, which
are separated and mounted in book
form, the appearance of motion be-
ing impaired as the pages of the
book are turned rapidly.
The Samoa factory, in Glostrup,
Denmark, is making binder Irvine
out Of paper which is claimed to be
Just as good as ordinary binder
Irvine. The factory is also making
stair runners and carpets Of various
colors and patterns out Of paper.
Cotton growing In South Africa
has been receiving considerable at
tention within recent years, and
while the industry Is still in it's in
fancy, the prospects for rapid de-
velopment are reported to be ex-
cellent.
Small women make the best fore
women, according to superintend-
ents of munitions and other war
time factories where women are
largely employed. The small wom-
an is declared usually to have great
er force Of character and better
brain.
Curtis Hart, young bachelor
rancher who lives near saltwater,
Mimi, has a corps of farm helpers,
Of whom not one is a man. Miss
Ida Blakely rides the mower and the
reaper and has charge of the i'm
portant machinery. She is an ex-
perienced horsewoman. Mrs. Lottie
Cell, young war bride, and Miss
Frances Hart, sister of the boss,
handle the buck rigs. Meanwhile,
the woman cook insists she has the
ardest Job in the outfit.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-11-17
Mastering Out the Soldiers.

Orders from the general staff for muster out
within two weeks of 100000 men now in military
service is an indication that the war is about
over. The great job of setting the soldiers back
into their status as civilians has commenced with
commendable promptness, and will doubtless
be carried on with all due celebrity. The first
units to be dismissed from further service are
those least needed in times of military inacton.
General Pershing will determine the time and
order for returning men from abroad, and will
doubtless act when he believes conditions war
rant the movement. Details of the plan for
rehabilitation SO far disclosed show foresight
for the convenience Of the men, and properly
carried out will avert any serious disruption of
industry. The important fact is that the mil
lions of young men who were caught up in the
service OF war are now to come back into the
ways of peace, better and stronger for their
short but vivid experience in the army.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-11-17
Preserving the Monroe Doctrine.

Senator .Poindexters objection to the pro-
posed league of nations on the grounds that it
would abrogate the Monroe doctrine deserves
examination. President Monroes utterance
was directed against an udholy league of nations
designed to destroy democracy. The United
States could not then intervene in European
affairs, but it was strong enough to prevent any
attempt by European nations to interfere d.
rectly or indirectly in the New World. Great
Britain, already fully established on democratic
grounds, stood by us in this, and North and
South America were made secure for self
governing people.
Preservation of this doctrine has occasioned
much friction, and even war has narrowly been
avoided on several occasions because of it. This
is one of the brightest chapters in our history
But has not the downfall Of autocracy in Europe
so altered the, situation that the Monroe doc
trine may be preserved without its compelling
US to hold aloof from association with other
democracies when acting together for the COM
mon good?
The danger Senator Poindexter sees is more
apparent than real. Violation of the Monroe
doctrine now could only come through such
movement as league of nations would effectu-
ally prevent. 1t is inconceivable that such a
league could so bind the United States as to
render it impotent when injustice was being
done one OF the smaller American republics.
Justice to all is the aim now of the nations
OF the world, and it we'll can be obtained
through some such organization as that pro-
posed, and doctrine set up stmost century ago
to meet secret plans of despots, conniving to
destroy free governments, might we'll be laid
aside, if such suspension will help, to perpetuate
its ends
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-11-17
True to Form

To the German Red Cross nurses who stole
the food that was sent to the British prisoners
are now added the German prison camp keepers
who steal the clothes sent to the American pris-
oners and sell them. This is true to form. For
the men who stole the altar vessels and desc
Grated the cathedral of Laon by turning it into
stable will not shrink in their last days from
Cutting their hate in any way shat humanity
may recoil from. But people learned in his
torical comparisons, who believed they had in
herited all the rights of the Roman empire
might have been supposed to know of Titus and
the sack of Jerusalem and to recall that history
has ever held against him as the crowning in
fanny the footing OF the temple at Jerusalem and
the exposing OF his shame in the imperishable
marble of the arch in the Forum that looks to-
ward the Colosseum. recording and glorying in
the deed But, blinded by their own bloodthirst
and greed the Germans have not hesitated to
put on record their long rule of rapine. The
world will perhaps be all the better for it if they
continue true to form to the last; for maudlin
and besotted pretense of virtue at the eleventh
hohr would but disgust. o. the other hand,
the continuance of the blond beast type OF deeds
inexorably marks out the course that the ma
tons will have to pursue to exercise the evil
that calls itself kultur and is above all things
abominable even to the last.-Philadelphia
Ledger
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-11-17
Full Grosun Men

In his speech at Madison Square
garden on Sunday Secretary Baker
OF the War department spoke nine
times about boys when he meant
soldiers in our army; he quoted
himself as addressing wounded
man as my lad" The effect of this
reiteration became very tiresome
in the printed speech; it may have
been less irritating when moderated
by the oratorical skill of the secre-
tary.
1t is pretty presumptuous to call
the full grown, two listed, husky
men who wear khaki in France
boys" A great many of them
achieved mans estate before they
quit civilian life; all Of them are
doing mems work now. To refer 20
them as if they were college under
graduates of pupils in high school
betokens a cloudy comprehension of
their stature physically, mentally
and socially.
Civilian visitors to the camps in
this country and abroad report that
speechmakers who address the SOL
diers assembled before them as
boys" and refer to them as boys
are politely but rather coolly receiv-
ed, so far as the passages of their
addresses in which the word is in
corporated are concerned. The SOL
diers prefer, and naturally. to be
spoken to and of as men, which they
are by every standard OF measure
ment that can be applied to them.
The impulse to concentrate attec-
ton of soldiers in a diminutive an
pellative is hard to resist, but it
should not be INDUCED. The Bull
gariafls, the Turks, and the Austro-
Hungarians have been licked by
and have surrendered to full grown
men, and the troops that are attend
ing to the Germans north Of Verdun
and elsewhere are not boys. New
York Sun.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-11-17
Four for the Peace Council.

Announcement from Washington of four
names of men who may sit on the peace coun-
Gil, representing America, is not official, but
selection, 1t is not likely the White House
would put these forward tentatively unless the
decision to appoint them really had been
reached 1t is also clear that the four named
are the ones who obviously would have been
mentioned even by the casual, had request
been made for suggestions. However, the list
is incomplete as yet, and some notable names
might we'll be added. That of William Howard
Taft would add greatly by the feeling of conf
denee it would inspire.
Elhu Root deserves the first place because
of his pre-eminent and admitted qualifications
Of ripened craftsmanship and experience. His
public service and private character mark him
as particularly fitted for such duty. Robert
Lansing served his apprenticeship in statecraft
under master, and his experience in the de-
three years has given him accurate knowledge
of details of all that is involved in the present
war as we'll asa comprehensive understanding
OF the BROADER problems of international rela-
tons OF these two no criticism will be made.
Judge Brandeis may meet opposition from
some, for the same reasons that he was assaulted
when Nominated for the supreme bench. These
do not affect his standing as jurist, nor will
they carry any weight with thinking people
His presence on the delegation representing
America, on the other hand, will carry assurance
to great body of the worlds citizenship that
its status will have sympathetic consideration
Colonel House will represent the president
unless Mr.. Wilson decides to attend in person.
Further word from the White House as to the
exact makeup of the body that will represent
the United States at the great gathering will be
awaited with deep interest.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-11-17
THE FALL OF A DESPOT

IT'S done---but yesterday q King!
And arm'd with Kings to strive
And now thou art a nameless thing;
So abject-yet alive!
Is this the man OF thousand thrones,
Is this the man of thousand thrones,
Who strew'd our earth with hostile bona
And can he thus survivor,
Since he miscalled the Morning Star.
Nor man nor fiend hath fallen 80 far.
Ill-minded man, why scourge thy kind
Who how'd so low the kneet
BY gazing on thyself grown blind.
Thou taugh'st the rest to see
with might unquestion' d power to save
Thine only gift hath been the grave,
To those that worshipp'd thee;
Nor till thy fall could mortas guess
Ambitions less than littleness!
Thanks for that lesson-it will teach
To after-warriors more
Than high Philosophy can preach.
And vanly preach'd before
That spell upon the minds Of men
Breaks never to unite again,
That led them to adore
Those Pagod things Of sabre sway,
With fronts Of brass and feet Of clay.
The triumph and the vanity.
The rapture Of the strife
The earthquake voice Of Victory.
To thee the breath Of life; =
The sword, the sceptre. and that sway
Which man seemd made but to obey,
Wherewith renown was rife
All quelpd!-Dark Spirit! What must be
The madness of thy memory!
FROM Byron's lode to Napoleon
Bonaparte"