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The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-05-10
NEGRO BARS CHURCH UNION
u~nIfication Of Methodist Churches
Falls Because Of Membership
Of Blacks.

Atlanta, Ga.-The disposition Of the
negro Methodists is, and will continue
to be for ONE time the stumbling
block in the way Of the union of Amer
lean Methodists. This was the gist OF
the report OF the commission on unfit.
cation presented to the general confer
ence of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. South. The report was signed
by Bishop Warren A. Gambler as chair.
man, and read by the Rev. Frank NJ.
Thomas OF Louisville, KY, secretary.
"Your committee deeply regrets that
our negotiations with u brethren
were not more fruitful in immediate
results" declared the report. "At the
same time we are sure that our lsbors
were not in vain. We take great pleas
ure In bearing testimony 10 the Chris
tan spirit in which these important
and delicate discussions we're conduct.
ed. The attitude Of the commission.
ers Of the Methodist Episcopal Church
was always courteous nobly generous
and increasingly c~onsiderate. We met
and labored In an atmosphere Of
prayer; we parted in an atmosphere
Of love-"
While the report was not discussed
on the floor Of the conference, H. H.
White, Of Alexandria. La, q member
Of the commission. declared unofficial
ly that the most hopeful sign In the
report was the request for a continu-
snce oil the commission. with q view
of finally effecting union OF the
-hurchea
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-05-10
WAR BOARD PLEADS
NEED Of RESERVES
REVELATION OF TRAGIC LOSSES
IN TITANIC STRUGGLE ALONG
WEST FRONT OF FRANCE
ESQ 900 MEN LOST BY ALLIES
Position Serious Unless Heavy Rein
forcements Provided to Meet Re-
newed German smash-Hun
Losses Figured at 100000

Washington.-Great Britain, with
q quarter million casualties to date
In the western offensive, cried out her
need of reserves while Germany pre-
pared TO hammer anew on the west
line and in Italy.
In an announcement from the Brit.
ish official war mission revelation Of
her tragic losses vas made. At the
same time 1t was indicated the leu.
tons had lost perhaps double that mum.
Der Of men.
For England the statement was q
throbbing appeal to relieve the hard
pressed though still determined men,
many OF whom have been through the
hell of Flanders without sufficient rest.
ing spells.
Vowing that Germany will reach the
channel port only lover the bodies Of
the British army" the statement, how
ever. showed very frankly that the
British reserve question is serious.
The British armies, 1t vac said, will
undoubtedly be In a serious position"
unless great reserves are at hand to
meet the renewed Teuton smash.
To America the statement meant
that further cutting of non-essential
shipping must be accomplished. and
that the nation must bend every ounce
Of It's strength right 10 to getting Its
men across. theoretically the state
ment was another hint to the ship
builders to hasten their tasks.
The statement was particularly sig.
nificant when coupled with the days
news from abroad-that the German
is hitting hard at Flanders and before
Amiens, preparatory to hurting more
men against the allies while at the
same time an offensive, apparently
Austrian, is developing in Italy.
Italy has given owe her military
fate to the allied commander In Chief
Foch, the Italian embassy announced,
making him literally supreme com
mander OF the allies. That Italy will
prove a desperate battle-ground is the
likelihood, and the Developments there
may relieve somewhat the big smash
now shaping on the west.
The story Of the British part In the
offensive will go down doubtless as
one OF the gamest fights by a numer'
ically inferior force in all the annals
OF war.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-05-10
ASKS US ARMY OF 100000
Senator Mccumber Of North Dakota
Asserts America Must Send q
Real Army to France.

Washington. Five million men
must be sent to the battle front by the
United States within q year, Senator
McCumber OF North Dakota, declared
in an address to the senate, which re-
viewed Americas work during its first
year in the war.
The result of Americas efforts have
been almost negligible up to the pres
ent, he asserted. Six months, he said,
have been wasted by the Shipping board
and $780, 600. 900 for afr craft has been
worse than sQuarndered.
III we fail to put less than 100000
men on the fighting front before the
end OF another year" he continued,
we will again have grossly failed to
measure up to III moral duty. We
will have charged to our discredit an
other year OF colossal blunders.'
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-05-10
SEDITION BILL IS
NOW UP TO WILSON
BOTH BRANCHES or CONGRESS
APPROVE THE CONFERENCE
REPORT BY BIG VOTE.
HEAVY PENALTIES FIXED
Twenty Years Imprisonment and $40,
600 Fine for DisloyaI Acts and
utteranees-WlH Check
Mob outbreakA

Washfngton.-Final legislative &C.
t0n vas taken on the sedition bill, Civ.
Ing the government broad new pow
ers to punish disloyal acts and utter
ances, Adopting a conference report
already approved by the senate, the
house sent to the president for his
signature the Measure which has been
before congress for weeks, assailed al
q menace to free speech and cham.
ptoned as essential to order at home
during the war.
The president is expected to sign
the bill promptly, and through vigor
Dus enforcement of its provisions Of
ficials of the department of justice
say they will be able to do much to-
ward checking the wave Of mob out.
breaks for which unpublished disloyal
~ and enemy activity are blamed.
Penalties OF 20 years Imprisonment
or a fine Of $4,000, or both, are pro
vided In the bill for those convicted
Of uttering or printing disloyal, abus.
Eve, profane, scurrilous. contemptuous
or abusive language about the United
States, or the government, or the form
OF government, or the flag, or for those
who are convicted of favoring Ge,.
many or her allies in the present war.
Debate in the house was nothing like
90 extended as in the senate, and while
some opposition developed there, only
Representative London of New York
the Socialist, voted against the coz
ference report on the final test.
Representative Webb Of North Caro-
lima, chairman Of the judiciary CON
uittee, and Representative Graham OF
Pennsylvania, Republican, led the
eight for the report, insisting that the
powers proposed we're necessary and
would not be abused.
The mail censorship section reait
as follows:
"The postmaster-general may, upon
evidence satisfactory to him, that any
person or concern is using the mails
In violation OF the provisions OF this
act, instruct the postmaster at any
postoffice at which mail is received
addressed to such person or concern
% return to the postmaster at the Of
lice. at which they were originally
mailed all letters or other matter &c
addressed, with the words mail to this
address unbelievable under espionage
act plainly written or stamped upon
the outside thereof, and all such let
bers or other matters so returned to
such postmasters shall be by them re
turned to the senders thereof under
such regulations as the postmaster
general may prescribe"
Penalties under the bill would apply
% those who make false reports OF
statements with intent to interfere
with the operation or success of the
military or naval forces OF the United
States or promote the success OF itt
securities during the war. They
would apply to those who attempt tc
tncite INSTRUMENTATION or mutiny OF
refusal of duty In the military or nava,
forces, or retard recruiting, or t.
chose who speak. write or publish
abusive language against the uniform
Of the soldier or sailor or the flag OF
che constitution.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-05-10
NICARAGUA JOINS ALLIES
Congress Gives President Full Power
10 Use the Nations Forces
Against Boehes.

San Juan Del Sur. Nicaragua.-TIt
Nicaraguan congress declared war OF
Germany and her allies.
The declaration of war was adopted
by congress at the suggestion OF Presi
dent Chamorro, with only four dissent
Eng votes.
Congress also adopted q declaration
of solidarity with the United Statei
and the other American republics al
war with Germany and Austria. and
szthorized the president to take steps
Cor utilization to q full measure OF the
nations forces in the war.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-05-10
BUDDlES RAID WIDE FRONT
Reach German Third Line on 6o0LYard
Front-ArtiIlery Leveled Positions
and Blew Up Works.

With the American Army In France
American troops in the Lorraine sec
tor carried out a raid on the German
lines south Of Halloville on a 600-yard
front.
After an intense but brief artillery
preparation the infantry, accompanied
by pioneers. went over the top ant
penetrated the German positions te
the third line. They found not a sin.
gle German.
The attack was on a German salient
The artillery completely leveled the
German positions and the pioneers fin
ished the Job by blowing up all Of the
enemy works, thus eliminating the sal
lent.
A German raid which It was expect
ed would be carried out on the sector
south of Verdun failed to materialise
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-05-10
MILLION MEN BY July.

Big Troop Movement To France An
swers kalsePs Peace Move.
Washington.-A million American
soldiers in France by July I is the pr"
gram the war department has unde.>
taken to carry out. II is the answer
OF the United States to any sugges.
tons OF peace Germany may make.
The house military affairs comm .
tee sent word to the White House tbrt
President Wilson could have all the
authority he desired for calling men
to the colors. A bill granting the
blanket powers viii be rushed through
the committee for early action by the
house. There is said to be no doubt
now about the passage Of the measure
IN either branch OF congress.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-05-10
Pu, LIGHT. on Bio Bridge.

Cairo. m-Acting under direct or
ders from DirectorG General McAdoo,
electricians in the employ Of the IIli.
nois Central Railroad are wiring the
T. C. bridge across the Ohio River here
The bridge win be heavily wired. with
lights strung both above and bslov
the deck OF the structure
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-05-10
RIuId EmIcrsns RuIInss

wsshington-The house has passed
the administration passport bill re
curing all persons entering the United
States to have q government permit
and giving the president broad pow
ers IN restricting entrance TO and exit
from American ports.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-05-10
General karnIloff pies

Peking.-Harbin newspapers say II
has been learned definitely that Gen
eral Korniloff. former Russian com
mander-in-chief, who has been one OF
the leaders Of the movement against
the Bolshevik Is dead.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-05-10
rraln. Enl.d with wound.d.

Amsterdam-In n day two hun.
lred and sixty-five trains full Of
rounded soldiers returning to Ger
many from the battle fronts in Pcardy
and Flanders, says the newspaper Les
Nouvelles OF The Hague. were counted.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-05-10

washington.-The house has passed
q bin appropriating s2.ss0.2s4 for the
support Of the West Point Military
Academy. This Is an increase Of more
ghsn 100000 over the amount carried
Eur the same purpose last year
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-05-10
-smIrHs" IN MAJORITY.
More Than 100000 Of That Name
Shown or Roster.

Washington.-The army has more
than 100000 Smiths, 1.500 William
Bmiths, 1000 John Smiths and 200
yohn A. Smiths. II has 1900 Millers,
$4,000 Wilson's and 262 John ].
0rBriens, Of whom 80 have wives
named Mary. There are 1000 John
Browns. 1900 John Johnsons and 1910
George MiHers.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-05-10
AGREEMENT WITH HOLLAND.
German News Agency Says All Mat
ters Are Adjusted.

Amsterdam. - The German news
agency at The Hague. according to
the Handelsblad. has issued a state.
ment which It says is authoritative,
announcing that an agreement has
been reached between Holland and
Germany on all questions responsible
for the present crisis. 1t says the az
fair has been adjusted in a manner
satisfactory to Holland as well IS to
Germany.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-05-10
AsoLIsHiNe GERMAN.

May Not Use Language In Montana
Schools or PuIplts.
Helena, Mont-What Il. considered
In this region to be the most sweeping
order yet issued By Q state council Of
defense was made IN Montana
The order abolishes the use OF the
German language in pulpits and in
public and private schools. German
text books have been ordered out Of
the schools and public libraries.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-05-10
HE DENOUNCED o A
Railroad Worker Narrowly Escapes g
Coat Of Tar and Feathers.

Roanoke Va.-Accused OF denounc.
ing the Liberty loan and other phases
of war work and declaring that Ger
many is going to win the war. despite
what America does, Archer Parry, q
worker in the railroad shops here
barely escaped being tarred. f~eathered
and burned by fellow.employes accord.
ing to federal agents who arrested him
on a charge Of violating the espion.
age act
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-05-10
Lord Frsnsh Promoteo.

London.-Lord French. commander
Of the home forces. has been appoint
ed lord li.utenant OF Ireland. He sue.
ceeds Lord WimborEe. who has 70
signed.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-05-10

London.-A yearling shorthorn pedi
greed bull. bred in Aberdeenshire and
exhibited By q farmer Of Shelton, wa
sold for s.sS5 pounds sterling.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-05-10

washington - Wholesale deporfa.
lions Of the civilian population from
the invaded districts Of Northern Italy
Aas started again. the Italian embassy
waa advised from Roma
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-05-10

LONDON -Rrtsh flyers have brought
Town two German seaplanes At the
mouth Of the Scheldt river. Dutch
aaval forces picked up and interned
sour airmen-
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-05-10
NEUTRALITY
German Steamers Have Been operat-
Inc on seheldt River.

us OF SSUetut NtNef'
Amsterdam.-The German steamer
Nagdalene Fischer, which carries grav-
d from Antwerp to Zeebrugge, passed
Flushing from Zeebrugge to Antwerp.
recording to the Flushing correspond
mt OF the TELEGRAPH. This, adds the
correspondent, has caused surprise, as
IN order was issued forbidding naviga-
ion in the mouth Of the scheldt river.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-05-10
huna oeeuny sshastopoI.

Berlin (via Londonl-German forces
have occupied se~bastopol. the great
Russian fortress IN the crimea. The
town was taken without fighting.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-05-10

Epitome of Interest
ing Events That Are
T~ranspiring Over
the State > = =
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-05-10

Manchsster-The municipal cleo
ton held in Morrison. resulted In the
election Of R l. stubbIefield, mayor.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-05-10

Dyersburg.-A charter has been IL!
sued to Drs. W. p. Watson. j. @ Prcs4
s. B. Sharpe. A. II. Moody and c. T.
Nash. Jr.. who win organize an upto
date hospital in Dyersburg.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-05-10

columbia.-D. l. Fly. carrier on ru-
raj route No. 10. has established q rec
ord for the United States by having
sold q thrift stamp or > val savings
stamp card in every home on bis routs-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-03-30
ELEVEN CHURCHES To
JOIN IN PATRIOTISM
Easter Evangelistic Services
III Hammond Will Have
New Features.

Eleven Hammond churches are ~
join in a great Easter patriotic evan
gclistic service tomorrow night. Rev
G.. J Sharp will speak on the Third
Liberty Loan. and Rev. John NJ. Linden.
Billy Sundays assistant VIII preach
the sermon.
Rev. T. J. Bassett VIII be ia charge
Of the services. There viii be appro-
pirate decorations and special music.
This viii undoubtedly BE- the largest
union service ever held ia Hammond
and the commodious auditorium Of the
Baptist church on sibley street has
been secured for this unusual occasion.
Evangelist Linden was formerly head
OF the fur department In Marshall
Field & Company's until he was con-
verted about ten years ago. when he
left his successful business career TO
join the eminent athletic evangelist.
lie is powerful. practical preacher-
the service is open 10 the public and
viii begin al 7.%0-revised time
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-03-30
STATE To
CD DRY On
TUESDAY
Law of 1917 Bars Manufac-
ture or Other Disposal of
Liquor; a Resume of the
Law AS Enacted Given
Herewith.

The state Of Indiana will become dry
officially at IL O'Clock Tuesday night.
April ? Under a law enacted by the
supreme court. with the exception Of
a few months prior to 1865 Indiana has
had no saloons. breweries and distiller-
ies for more than 100 years
Two statutory statewide prohibition
laws have been enacted since the state
was admitted to the Union in 1916.
One OF the laws was held unconsti-
tutlonaI in 1855 in the now famous
Beebee case The other is the law that
becomes effective Tuesday and which
win close about forty breweries. hum
dreds OF saloons and q number q the
largest distilIeries In America. The
new law is one of the bone dry variety
which has found favor with the radio
al prohibitionists Although enacted
more than a year ago the numerous
provisions Of the Law ware little under
stood What can and can not be done
under the law follows
The sale. manufacture. barter. gift
or exchange of liquor after April ..
except for medicinal. mechanical and
scientific purposes is prohibited.
The theory on which the law is based
is that il is an exercise Of the police
powers of the state. for the protec-
Continued on page six)
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-03-30
FIRST PHASE OVER.
ESPECIAL To THE TIMES. ]
a. NNM PHILIP SIMNI :

WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
TRANCE, March 3o.-Tha first phase Of
the Central Powers great offensive Is
over believe. THAT the second phase
viii begin as soon as Eindenburg's bat
tered hordes can be relieved and guns
brought up, however. cannot be doubted.
The situation was not materially
changed throughout the British lines
this morning while the Germans Like
n1oles were digging IN like made in
places.
About midnight the enemy put down
a heavy trench mortar bombardment
near Cite st. Auguste.
when a hostile party tried to approach
the British lines the British waited un-
I'll the enemy was fairly close and then
scattered them like magic with machine
gun fre.
southeast Of AnieHs on the high
ground between the Loce and Avre riv-
erg the Germans succeeded in taking
some property in the neighborhood Of
Mason-Blanche which they held against
a British counter attack.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-03-30
War Review

The Germans are digging IN. This
information was contained today in
= United Press dispatch from the
British front. While II was not
stated how extensive the entrench-
ing operations have become this
may be an acknowledgement by
Hindenburg that for the present at
least tho German drive is through.
1t may further indicate that the
Germans in meeting the expected
counter attack may try to force
trench warfare rather than fight IN
the open
Simms describes an extension Of
the fighting front at Cete St.
Auguste, a mile north OF Lens, op-
posite Loos. The previous northern
point of bombardmert was at Axiom,
a mile south of Lens on the north-
eru flank of the German infantry
operations.
A heavy German concentration on
the verdun front was reported by
the correspondent Of an Amsterdam
paper who personally visited that
sector. The Germans have aRnouno-
ed attacks On "other fronts" and
intir1ated verdun and Italy would
bc the objects.
Eaig today admitted a short re-
tiremeae at Ds1uuin and Mezieres,
south Of the Somme. German
prisoners were taken. North of the
gon,ms which bisects the battle
front, Haig characterized all the
operations Of the past wee-S - Unly
local actions"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-03-30
GERMANS
REPORTED
DIGGING IN
Enemy Reported Concentrating
Heavily at Vefdun. New
Attacks Expected.
UNITED PRESS CABLEGRAM.
(By HENRY WOODD

WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES,
March 29.-Since Gen. French at
Ypres prevented the Germans from
turning the British flanks by
stretching out his little army until
It reached the North Sea. no more
brilliant movement has been exc
cuted than the manner in which
the French general staff night and
DAY kept in contact with the Brit
ish army doggedIv retreating to
the northwest. The French extend
ed their lines from the region Of
La Fere to beyond Montdidier.
This successful operation has broken
up what Is now known to have been the
original plan, namely following the
BavR-1sn Crown Princes expected rup-
ture of the British front for the Ger
man Crown Princes army to pass
through the breech and march on Paris
ny way Of the Disc valley. BY holding
the oiss line soHdly the French kept
contact with the British.
This was accomplished only by mas
terful handling of tho French reserves
Meantime every French division was re-
sisting heroioany, necsssitaing fifteen
German attacks 70 dislodge them.
Prisoners declare they were driven 10
the attacks by officers welding whips.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-03-30
DON'T FORGET To
SET CLOCK AHEAD
In Order to Prevent Confu-
sion Saturday Night, Here
Is a Duty to Attend to.

Above all things dont forget TO put
your clock ahead one hour when you 30
70 bed on Sunday night
If sou don't you viii he baled up
right on Monday morning. In order to
prevent any confusion which might re-
suit from the Observance of the new
daylight saving law. which goes into ef-
feet at 2 O'Clock Sunday morning. March
81. Daniel r. Luton. secretary of the
scientific research committee on the
state Council Of Defense. has issued the
following bulletin:
"On Sunday morning. March 81. the
daylight saving law viii so into effect
throughout the United States. II pro-
vides that standard time will be advanc-
cd one hour at a. IN. Sunday. so that
a. n standard time becomes three n. IN.
This changed time Will continue as the
legal standard time until the last Sun
day in October.
The Western Union Telegraph Com
pany has sent to all Of its local agencies
notice OF the government order to set
forward all clocks that are under their
Jurisdiction. 1t is expected that all
railroads and in fact all users of stand
ard time VIII comply at that time or as
quickly thereafter as possible.
IF every clock through the United
states is set forward one hour Sunday
morning. the earlier the better. no con-
fusion will result. and all public meet
ings. churches. theaters. etc. will open
at the same scheduled time as formerly
by the clocks. although in reality one
hour earlier by the sun. Those who do
not comply with the law viii create con-
fusion.
All patriotic citizens will promptly
move their clocks one hour ahead on
Sunday morning and adhere strictly to
their former programs. The net result
win be that the sun win rise one hour
later. while all human activities go on,
as before