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The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-08-15

strands OF the cut barbed wire ON thc
ground. waiting for a challenge and
the inevitable volley Of rifle dire. Moth.
ing happened. suppose the fellow
VINO cut the barbed wire fmpronerlv
was the one who had sneezed about
half an hour previously. What we
wished him would never make his new
year q happy one.
The officer, in my opinion, at the
noise OF the wire should have given the
tour-tap signal, which meant, ION your
own, get back to your trenches as
quickly as possible. but again he must
have relied on the spiel that Old pen
per had given US In the dugout. "Per-
sonally believe that that part of the
German trench is unoccupied." ANY,
way. we got careless. but not so care
less that we sang patriotic songs or
made any unnecessary noise.
During the intervals Of falling star
shells we carried on with our wire cut
ting until at last we succeeded In get
ting through the German barbed wire.
AT this point we. were only ten feet
from the German trenches. IL we were
discovered. we were like rats In a trap.
Our way was cut OF unless we ran
along the wire to the narrow lane we
had cut through. With our hearts in
our mouths we waited for the three
tap signal to rush the German trench.
Three taps had gotten about halfway
down.the line when suddenly about ten
to twenty German star shells were
fired all along the trench and landed
In the barbed wire in rear OF US, turn
Ing night into day and silhouetting rs
against the wall OF light made by the
flares. In the glaring light we were
confronted by the following unpleasant
scene.
All along the German trench, at
about three-foot Intervals, stood big
Prussian guardsman with his rife at
the aim, and then we found out why
we had not been challenged when the
man sneezed and the barbed wire had
been improperly cut. About three feet
in front Of the trench they had con-
structed a single fence Of barbed wire
and we knew our chances were one
thousand to one of returning alive.
We could not rush their trench on &C.
count Of this second defense. Then
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-08-15

in front of me the challenge, HALT, "
given In English rang out, and one Of
the finest things have ever heard on
the western front took place.
From the middle of our line some
Tommy answered the challenge with,
Jaw, go to HI" It must have been
the man who had sneezed or~who had
improperly cut the barbed wire; he
wanted to show Fritz that he could
die game. Then came the vOlley. Ma
chine guns were turned loose and sey-
eral bombs were thrown In our rear.
The Boche in front OF me was looking
down his sight. This fellow might
have, under ordinary circumstances,
been handsome, but when Viewed him
from the front Of his rife he had the
COLLINS of childhood imagination rele-
gated to the shade.
Then came fash In front OF me, the
fare of his rifle-and my head seemed
Tn burst. A bullet had hit me on the.
Left side OF my face about half an
inch from my eye, smashing the cheek
homes. / put my hand to my face and
fell forward, biting the ground and
kicking my feet. thought was dy-
ing. but, do you know, my past life did
NOT unfold before me the way 1t does
in novels.
The blood was streaming down my
-turtc. and the pain was awful. When
T came to I said to myself. Emp. old
how. You belong in jersey City. and
you'd better get back there as quickly,
as possible.
crawled q. few feet back to the Ger
man barbed wire, and in STOPPING POI
sitfon. guiding myself by the wire,
went down the line looking for the
lane we had cut through. Before
reaching this lane came to limp
form which seemed like bag of oats
hanging over the wire. In the dim
light could see that ifs hands were
Weakened. and knew 1t was the body
Of one of my mates. put my hand
on his head. the top OF which had been
blown off by bomb. NV fingers sank
~, the hole. / pulled my hand back
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-08-15
For Nornee+ Bridge.

Halifax.-The business men OF
Scotland Neck, went to Halifax I'm
force and induced the county commits
sionerS to appropriate $4,000 and the
county's share Of the national high
way fund ($21.0O0). to build bridge
ever the Roanoke river near Norneet.
The route Via Nor-e ct. is said to be
the shortest route from Scotland Neck
to Norfolk and also from Raleigh.
Rocky Mount. Tarboro and Wilson. Il
Is ais oEropoTed to build bridge over
the Roanoke at Williamson.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-08-15
TENT TIVE PLANS
COVERING STATE
TO PROMOTE AGRICULTURE ~
A PURELY BUSINESS
PROPOSITION.
STATE BANKERS TO ASSIST
Movement Expected Soon to Cover
the Entire state Of North Caro-
lima.

Resulting from the speech by Carl
J. Baer, OF Chicago, before gather
Ing OF Charlotte men at q luncheon at
the chamber OF commerce may be .
campaign for the promotion Of agri-
culture from o business standpoint
to be inaugurated here and broadened
to include the entire state.
Tentative plans for such campaign
have been made. The Charlotte cham
Der Of commerce, which will foster
the local efforts and the state cam
paign, with the cooperation OF the
North Carolina Bankers Association
and the state commercial secretaries.
viii endeavor to get Mr.. Baer TO re-
turn here probably In September or
October to direct the activities.
It is considered that the time is ripe
for q statewide campaign. The
state bankers have expressed am
earnest desire for such q campaign
and the commercial organizations
throughout North Carolina would be
glad to join In such/a movement.
James A. Gray, Of Winston-Salem,
president Of the North Carolina
Bankers Association, has received
communications from 131 bankers in
the state, in reply to letters he wrote
asking IL they would aid in a statewide
agricultural campaign, and each OF
the 131 bankers expressed hearty ap-
prevail Of the proposed movement.
At the annual meeting here last
spring Of the state commercial secre-
taries a resolution was adopted urg--
ing that a campaign such as is now
planned be wageN, and 1t was recon-
mended that the Bankers Association
support the campaign.
Mr. Baer, In his address made STIR
ring appeal for greater agricultural
development, that diversified farming
be undertaken.
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tering to the appetites and extrav0.
gances of the masses would have kept
men and material from the government
instead Of making everything available
for the war, work Of the government,
and financially she would have ex-
hausted herself by buying things
abroad that she could go without or
for which she had to strain her In
genuity In finding or creating substi-
tutes.
It Is difficult to bring about drastic
economy without the compilation ex-
ercised by hard necessity. For as the
problem is whether or not, Of our own
free viii, we shall be able to estab-
fish our own voluntary blockade
against waste and extravaganza. It 10
a problem whose solution requires the
greatest intelligence and the greatest
degree OF unselflsh patriotism. 1t Is
problem that will put the spirit Of our
people 10 the severest test.
The government 10 not devoid OF
means OF promoting economy. The
war industries board, the food and
fuel administrations, the capital issues
committee. the department OF labor
and department of agriculture, all move
In tie same direction OF increasing
necessary productions and decreasing
unnecessary consumption.
Full success, however, may be count
ed upon only If the whole-hearted CO.
operation OF every citizen OF The United
States can be enlisted
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-08-15

Greensboro George p. Stone. su.
perintendent OF the Revolution Mills.
10 the defendant in an action brought
by Thomas Hudspeth. in which the
pliantfR asks for $4,000 damages on
account of the alienation OF the at.
lection Of plaintiffs wife by defend
ant. Stone was arrested and immedi-
4tely gave bc-d in the sum OF $500.
Hudspeth was. married In 1910, and
has two children. age six and two
ears. Il fs Understood that defend
ut denies the charges made against
Inn.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-08-15

New IQS@8 on C0uCrGGG N0aus
Charlotte.-The- suggestion that the
Charlotte to Wilmington highway be
extended into the great, rich, rapidly
developing mountain section Of south
west Virginia and western North Car
DINA extending from Roanoke, Va,
to Asheville, which is now traversed
by single grade road" was made
by III. w. Horton, secretary Of the
Wilkesboro Good Roads Commission,
wilkesboro, in q letter received by
Col T. L. Kirkpatrick. director of the
highways bureau Of the chamber OF
commerce.
Mr. Horton said the idea occurred
to him that the highway, after reach
ing Charlotte, should be extended.
That section of the country has no
railroad except one from Marion to
as a military enterprise, cross con-
nection between these mountains
would be, in my opinion, OF vital i'm
portance Traffic from a large terri
tory embracing east Tennessee, south
west Virginia most OF Kentucky and
beyond, In order to travel into central
North Carolina or reach port at VIII
mington would have to go either
around by Roanoke, Va, or Norris
town. Tenn, and thence by Asheville.
A direct route would cut out several
hundred miles of distance and besides
three counties Of North Carolina west
OF the Blue Ridge have contributed
their wealth to the people of Virginia
and Tennessee because Of tn fact
that they could not come across the
Blue Ridge.
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.Eaxe4tevfiIe camn aIte.

Southern Pines.-Surveys indicate
that the new camp in Cumberland and
Hoke counties will include an area OF
above 100000 acres, and cover the
country from Lakewood. near Fayette-
vile, to the Moore county line about
three miles west Of Southern Pines.
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nhe nraNtlhaels.

Shells wife made man Of him.
He-Yes. but anybody that looks a.
him can tell It 10 = homemade jab.
Phoenix tribune., 1918-12-07
THEY MUST ALL SUFFER
(Exchange)

The Berlin has asked the allies that commission OF
neutras responsibility for the The German
the that Germany understood by
the allies and that cky for moment mitigate the terms
that will be imposed at the conference Germany guilty
Austria guilty Turkey guilty Bulgaria guilty They will be
sentenced separately.
Austria historically offender She single
generous deed her credit Marked against her
expressions Italy Poland Serbia Rmana and the nonGerman
speaking who the portion of the Austrian
empire
ne historically the ''unspeakab Turk The
Turk Asiatc Mongoan neope who has cursed
Europe with his for almost centuries He has been
progressive his been Of murder and
ton His names eliminated the torture and death OF nearly
nhuman cruelty
butcher whole peoples
Historically Germany bad Austria Turkey because
the German empire has been existence less than half century but
her atrocities during of the than anything
charged to Austria of event Gemany conduct
Belgium quite horrible that of the Turk in Armenia
though probable that just and girls sub
jeced the ve btaes The fact that people
Belgium and France murdered there Of Amenans is
due chiefly Gemany need of labor which could be secured
through enSlavement of their victims.
The German is far better business than the Turk
So far Bulgaria concerned her king did all the evil that his
cunning could invent But the Bugars the first to surrender
and throw themselves the of the court and possible
that this fact mitigate the degree
But against Germany the charge that she actually nsgad
for her benefit the greatest all history She melted
resent it. and that for her protection France would be compelled
to stand by Russia She knew that Great Britain would
if the neutrality of Belgium violated
For forty generally and for twenty five years specifically
Germany had been impose her will the Of the
world and for booty raids her neighbOrS Europe
Gefmany in the circumstances
ishment because she who melted the others their parcpa
ton IN the most hdeous crime of all history.
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The COlOred American in War Work
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Continued from Page 1,

the most terrific encounters of the France and thus saved
the lives of thousands of their sleeping camp over which
they assigned guards
Mrs H. d. Irowbrdge recreation director the
Michigan and w Kemp editor of the Leader chair
man OF the auxiliary that looks after Negro are being
laid for the revival of the coored club which was dson
the Speakers Committee of 100 authority of the War
department and the Committee Public Information has
been carrying vigorous campaign of education throughout the
State through argeattended public meetings and the
devotion OF generous in the columns of the Detroit
Film of Our Coored Fighters Be Released
Announcement made that the Division
tate committee Public Information has
e release OF an inspiring patriotic moving picture
Fighters through the Downing Film Company Theaer build
ing New York City By communicating with this corporation coored
patriotic organizations this film give the peope Of
every section OF the country opportunity assist
IN raising funds for the relief that are con
ing drives for the benefit of our boys front Coore
Fighters two-ree picture illustrating graphically the mpor
an part the Negro troops have taken war II n
oraes the enlistment and training the coored soldiers e
and also shows them in some of the most
thrilling combats overseas = w '
participation IN the attracting number of sno com
nave Deen made on the work of the NEGRO
west Africa an admirably goenup weekly newspaper pub
sned IN London England and capaby edited by Albert Cart
Tgaf % This is the only British weekly devoted exclusively to
e eS countries IN West Africa the majority whose neoe
are Africans Mr. Cartwright himself native African expresses
ue TOT all possible information what
ed people OF the United States doing the
Phoenix tribune., 1918-12-07
IS YOUR HONOR AT STAKE?

If called you liar you would it, wOudn
accused of being dishonest would rghtfuly
enraged
If any impugned your HONOR you would highly ndig
didn't resent any Of these aspersons against your
acer there would be something radically wrong with you
And yet honor is ake Not only individual
honor, but the honor Of your city and your state
Every untitled War Savings pledge badge of dhonor 1t is
conspuousy symbol of dishonesty and lack honor
that significant scarlet letter. which published the world
honor of Hster Prynne
The There will be fighting Uncle Sam
has approximate two million boys in France.
What would think of Uncle should
be announced that the rehabilitation would be made
Europe and that the lads would expected defray
expenses back America?
But Uncle Sam won't ourselves fail the bows
for Uncle Sam fguave person simply for US
collectively and individually.
1t up to us to bring home those brave boys who the
front line trenches OF France to fight for US.
Every unfulled War Savings pledge says Well
over. should worry about how the boys get home.'
Last June pledged to buy War Savings the
OF two billion dollars We individual HONOR that
Uncle Sam could depend for stipulated money
II we repudlae this obligation voluntarily assumed only
Demch our escucheon Honor but place
state IN an gnomnous position where the finger
may be leveed at them. 0sg &aMEBNF
BUT, NOT liars-we NOT dshonest-and we DO
value our Honor above all things This have proved
every patriotic campaign by response govern
ments call for financial support
Fulfill your Pledges buy your quota; and wear an HONOR
BADGE.-Exchange.
Phoenix tribune., 1918-12-07
FIVE NEGRO SOLDIERS
OFFER THEIR BLOOD
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT MA
TlONAL NEGRO PRESS AssocIA-
TION REciTES SACRIFICES OF
THE AMERICAN NEGRO
SOLDIER.

Especial to the National Negro
Press Association from Somewhere in
France, by VIM. E. Stephenson, spe-
cial war corresponden)-"T boys
Che Negro soldier are the most won
derful | have ever seen. They never
complain; they never say they are in
pain; we ask some whom we Know
are suffering intensely how they are
getting along: "Oh, pretty well,9 is
the statement as is just handed out
as coming from Major John W. Moore
head, eminent surgeon of New York
City, in charge of the large Red Cross
hospital, and who was treating
number of soldiers who had partici-
pated in the great drive in which the
Kansas troops were a part This is
but one instance of the scores report
ed where our boys, knowing the flow
of carnage and blood, knowing what
they were facing for the folks at home,
have. even though in pain, even
though they be dying, or mortally
wounded, displayed courage of which
even the red men of yonder days
would have been proud The report
further states that Major Moorehead
went to a ward where several sol
diers were suffering intensely from
Phoenix tribune., 1918-12-07
FINAHCERS PREDICT
ERA OF PROSPERITY

NEW YORK, Dec 4.-Better times
than this Country has experienced in
thist generation were predicted today
by leaders in financial, commercial
and industrial circles of this city, who
have just completed sweeping sur
vey of after-war conditions at present
and for the immediate future, To the
task of rebuilding and replenishing
the whole world. America can and viii
rise with more force and financial sue
cess than ever in it's history, these
men declare. after taking stocksof the
immediate resources and opportunities
of the whole nation. Even the most
rapid demobilization and immigration
cannot check the prosperity pending
here and all over the country; it is
calculated, while work and wages are
waiting for millions on millions of men
and women in the enormous increase
bound to come in renewed peace-time
activities.
Phoenix tribune., 1918-12-07

ng their money away for proper when
at Hut No l. who had wife and child the
Statesn Arkansas When asked him he saving his money
he replied Eyes every feel the need Of education
said land question with whether money
to provide more and better education for myself rustic along
with what have and spend every penny child sort of feel
that he will need the education than cannot educate
both him and myself"
There here at home who mprovident
what could learn, there surprising number-who will
bring back with them who will have every
above what was absolutely spend here In five
us is stated 25OOO 625O francs
had been expended here The freedom offered soldiers
France great nducemen to extravaganza and especially many
whose freedom in the of privileges had been
ed Considering this the number who saving their money
most gratifying
Phoenix tribune., 1918-12-07

the effects of gas and he addressed
them as follows, stating: Il got two
officers who need blood Is there any
one here who will volunteer to give
them some of their own blood?" Be-
fore the words had died out of the ma
jor's mouth or before he had a chance
even to realize that he had made
statement, with one accord there
came Sure, we will give them all
they want" and every man present
barred their arm and offered it to the
eminent surgeon for the extracting of
blood. Four of the volunteers were
accepted, their blood was taken Nand
the TRANSMISSION made. It is reported
that the officers will recover. On an
other occasion he said that a Negro
with a wound in his arm came rush
ing into the hospital alone and said:
"Gosh my whole regiment is destroy
ed, only two left, me and another fell
low coming along behind me-" That
seemed to be all the excitement that
prevailed and it is said this same fell
low was ready and willing to get back
into the fray. Surely good must come
Que of such courage. The sons of
America are exhibiting a heroism such
as is born only of true patriotism. A
new day is coming not only for the
people of France and of the United
States, but for all mankind. Through
all the blood, through all the shot and
shell, the gates of death, men are
reaching out for higher things. L
know this is true for numbers of
them who have been through this
earthly hell on the front line say that
there they felt the power of Cod as
never before. Let those whose loved
ones have gone down in battle feel
proud Of the fact that they are fight
ing for cause that which there is
none greater, the brotherhood of man.
Phoenix tribune., 1918-12-07

the disease; the bondage most peo-
pie were in to the doctors, medicines
and the drugstore. came to the con
cluslon that, fundamentally, as a mat
ter OF principle, of right, of justice, of
Gods planning, this was all wrong:
must be wrong, or there was no God
AS | was assured there was loving
power in the universe, l determined to
break loose from this incubus of fear
OF disease. | began to call upon the
powers of the universe. breathed
deeply as l walked, and allowed sun.
air, rain and fog to caress my whole
body. / sought to be as near "natur
ar as | could; took pattern from the
Indians; went to bed early, got up
early, ate little, ate simply, bathed
often and soothingly, and worked
hard
For / had begun to gain insight into
the greatest lesson l think l ever
learned, viz, that the natural way
Gods way, to get more of anything is
to use what you have.
AS | got health l worked harder in
what conceived to be work that
would benefit mankind.
THUS l grew stronger yearly until
now, aslI near the sixtieth milestone,
am younger in feeling than l was
at twenty-five; l am able to do ten
times the work l did then and do it
easily. Three days ago l met prom
inent physician of the city where I
am now working. He did not know me,
though he said we had been intro
Phoenix tribune., 1918-12-07
HOW I OVERCAME
FEAR

Afraid? Now? | am afraid neither
of God, man nor devil! Why should
| be of God, who is the loving All
Father who planned everything for
my good. And as far as being afraid
of man is concerned, what man is
there that is more than a man? l
am man among men, therefore
neither president, king, kaiser nor
emperor cam make me afraid. None
of them can do more than imprison,
hurt, kill the body. and what does
that amount to?
They can never touch the me-" the
inner self, the 81" that is of God, un-
der His protection, and that WIN go
back to Him. So l now go through
life wit h my head held aloft, fearless
and unafraid, for, as far as the old
devil of my Methodistic days con-
cerned, l just tell him to go to hell,
where he belongs, and attend to his
own business; l and mine are no con-
cern of his.
AS soon as these blessed assurances
took full possession of me there came
the belief that ought to be free from
the ill health that so long had cursed
me. God was a God of health, not Of
disease. The world was full of health.
It was mine to call upon l resolved
! would do so. For years, had felt
the hopelessness of my own case. l
had seen the terror the world felt Of
Phoenix tribune., 1918-12-07

duced to each other at convention,
and that was why he presumed to step
me, but he wished to tell me that
was the most healthy-looking and act
ing man he knew. walked with the
springiness of youth; my face and
whole body radiated perfect health,
and he was sure I should live to be
over hundred. I told him l expected
to make it $50 years, and he seriously
remarked as l passed on, There's
nothing to hinder! I should not be
surprised but that you'd do it!"-
George Wharton James in December
Nautilus.
Phoenix tribune., 1918-12-07

Satan doesn't mind a man attend
ing church on Sunday if he gets his
services during the other six days of
the week.