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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-08-02
CHARLES W. FAIRBANKS DIES
Former Vice President Expires at His
Home in indianapolis,
Indiana,

lndianapolis.-Former Vice Fresi.
dent Charles Warren Fairbanks died
at his home here. The Indiana states.
maj had been unconscious for the "a
hours preceding death. All Of the
members Of the Fairbanks family ex.
cept a son, Major Richard Fairbanks,
who IS with the American army in
France, were at the bedside.
The end came painlessly and fol,
lowed closely the announcement made
previously b. Or, J A. Macdonald,
the attending physician, that the death
Of the distinguished patient was only
a matter of a few hours.
The former vice presidents death
was due to a complication of troubles
in the wake of %nephritis, He had been
critically III for the past three weeks.
Members OF the family were called to
the bedside a week ago.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-08-02
ORDER FOR 100000
MORE %REGISTRANTS
THE MOBILIZATION ORDER JUST
ISSUED BECOMES EFFECTIVE
JUNE 242s.
ARMY NOW OVER 1000, 900
Tennessee Must Furnish 5000 Under
the Call, Arkansas 1000, missile
sippi 1900 and Alabama
1000,

WashingtOn-While q milffon young
Americans Just turned y were regis
tering June 8 for service In the war
for world freedom, orders went out
from the office OF Provost Marshal
General CrOwder to the governors Oh
all states except Arizona for the mo-
bilization between June "A and ~ OF
2OO,O 900 more regi5trants. This was IN
addition to 40 1000 negro men requlsi-
toned from 20 states and brings ta9
total number Of gelecttve service men
called To the colors 1896, 704 and when
they are in camp the nations army
will number well over 100000 men,
The registration last week applr-
emily was attended by the perfect or
der that marked the enrolling a year
ago Of 10000, 900 mon who form the
great reservoir upon which the nation
Is drawing to furnish the balance Of
power to crush the German war ma
chine.
The men who appeared before the
1900 local boards over the country
have become of age since the first reg
istration day, June 8, 1917. Military
authorities estimate that from their
number there will be had 100000 men
lit for active duty.
While an act Of congress requires
that the new regiNrants be placed at
the bottom of the class to which they
are assigned, many Of them may soon
be called to the colors, as requisition
upo governors probably Will exhaust
the first class in some states.
Registration days for men hereaf-
Ter becoming u years Of age probably
will be fixed every three months. 1t
is estimated that 1000, 900 men be-
come of age yearly and the new regis
trants are expected to go far toward
keeping up the first class in each state
from which thus far all men for the
national army have been drawn.
Assignments for the men called 20
the colors under the latest order indi-
cate the rapidity with which troops
are moving overseas.
Illinois Is directed to furnish 2S,500
men under the latest call, more than
double the number called from New
York, which is second on the list.
Pennsylvania Is to furnish 10000 and
Minnesota 10000.
Southern states quotas are: Ala
bama 1000, Arkansas 1000, Florida
1000. Georgia 1000, Kentucky 5000,
Louisiana 1000, Maryland 2150, Mis-
sissippi 1900, Missouri 5000, North
Carolina 1000, Oklahoma 5000, South
Carolina $500, Tennessee 5000, Texas
5000, Virginia 5000, West Virginia
5000.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-08-02
STOP HUN ADVANCE
SOLDIERS OF UNITED STATES At.
TACK BRILLIANTLY AND
ENEMY GIVES AWAY.
DRIVE HUNS ACROSS STREAM
Buddles Fighting With the French In
a Dashing Counter.attack Have
Thrown Back Germans West
of Champagne Salient.

Professionalism troops, thrown in.
to the battle on the western side OF
the Champagne salient, have stopped
the German advance near Neuilly
wood, and in a dashing counter-attack
have thrown back the Germans. the
war office announced.
On the Marine front German troops
which had forced a passage OF the
river were driven back again by the
French and American troops.
The battle continued with the great
est violence between the Aisne and
the Ourcq. The Germans captured
Pernant. Farther south the French
lost a little ground.
The Americans entered the battle en-.
Enthusiastically, eager to fight after q
long march. On their way to the bat
tie line they were cheered by the
crowds in the villages. Their victor.
ious stand. with their gallant French
allies. so soo after entering the line,
has electrified all France.
y The work of the American machine
gunners was particularly noteworthy.
There was at least one instance where
an entire attacking party was wiped
out.
Owing to the fierceness Of the bat.
tie, it has been difficult to verify de.
tails, but there were instances of the
stiffest Of hand-to-hand fighting. In
this the Americans acquitted them
selves in a manner which won the
greatest praise from their French COM
rades.
The most determined attack against
the Americans was made at night, pre-
coded by a heavy bombardment, the
Germans coming in waves. They pene
trated the American trenches, but
were quickly elected, leaving many
dead
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-08-02

Washington Further advances by
the American and French troops near
Chateau Thierry snd the infliction Of
severe losses upon the enemy was re.
ported in communique from General
Pershing, An American raid IN Pic.
Rrdy, in which prisoners were taken,
was also announced The communiQue
follows.
"West and northwest Of Chateau
Thierry we made minor readjustments
of our lines, involving several ad-
yances, in the course of which we in
f1iCted severe losses and took prison
ers. among them being one officer and
70 unwounded men. Our advance was
made in conjunction with French
troops on our left
ARTILLERY on both sides was active
at points held ~ our troops in Picardy,
on the Marine front, in the Woevre and
in Lorraine.
'In Picardy we took prisoners In
the course Of a raid"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-08-02
TWO GOOD CARNEGIE STORIES
Advancing Years Evidently Have in No
Way Dimmed Scotsman's Keen
Sense Of Humor.

Mr.. Andrew Carnegie was once ask.
ed which he considered to be the most
important factor in industry-labor,
capital, or brains? The canny Scot
replied, with merry twinkle in his
eye: (which is the most important
leg of a three-legged stool?"
The above reminds us of what Mr..
Carnegie once said at a dinner:
Don't believe the old fellows who
talk about the superiority of the past
over the present. Those old fellows
are possessed by the same absurdity
which possessed Dash.
"I guess I want q pair Of spec.
tacles,' he said to his oculist.
"'Ah, old age coming on, Ell? laugh.
er the oculist. Eyes failing-eh.
what?'"
mo- said Dash. NO, my eyes at
forty-tve are just as good as ever thew
were, but-hang 1.-THE light nova.
days amt the same.'"-London Tit.
Bits.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-08-02
Bilious? Take
Mr. Tonight
Natures Remedy 10 Better and ssfss
Than calomel. Cleans Out System
without Gripping. Stops Sick
Headache. Guaranteed

Bilious attacks. constipation, sicE
headaches, etc., are in the great ma
1ority Of cases due to digestive trouble
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Once you get your body In this
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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-08-02
Sunk 100 Miles or Virginia Capes.

Washington-Sinking of the British
steamer Harpathian by a German sub,
marine 100 miles Off the Virginia
capes was announced at the Navy De.
partment. The entire crew was res.
cued by the steamer Palmer, which ar.
rived in Chesapeake Bag.
The submarine used a torpedo. One
member of the British crew was in,
jured. The Harpathian was a freighter
Of $500 net tons.
Sinking of the Norwegian steamer
Vinland by a German submarine ca
mile off the Virginia capes was an.
nounced by the Navy Department. The
crew was rescued and landed at Cape
May, N. ].
The Vinland was sent down 9 hours
after the British steamer Harpathian
was torpedced So miles farether from
the Virginia coast.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-08-02
U-B0ATS MAKE RAID
THE RAIDERS WERE SEEKING TO
PREVENT SAILING OF TRANS
PORTS FOR FRANCE.
LINER CAROLINA A VICTIM
New York and Porto Rico Liner, OF
5000 Tons, Attacked About 125
Miles Southeast Of Sandy
Hook.

New York.-Three more vessels, a
Norwegian steamship and two schoon-
ers, we're added to the list of ships
known to have been sunk by the Ger
man submarines which are raiding In
American waters. The total now
stands at 14-five steamers and nine
%schoOners.
The attacks, launched, according to
best information received here, took
place off the New Jersey coast, and
were continued throughout the night.
The crew Of only one Of the ships
sunk, the schooner Edward H. Cole, Of
l,791 IONS gross. and owned in Boston,
has reached this city, having been res
cued after their vessel was sunk by
bombs placed aboard by sailors from
one Of two enemy submarines which
stopped the vessel when rs miles off
the highlands Of New Jersey. The
Cole was built at Rockland, Me-
The largest to fall prey to the raid
ers, which are seeking to prevent the
sailing Of transports with troops for the
battlefields of France, WIS the New
York and Porto Rico liner Carolina, OF
5000 tons, which was attacked about
1875 miles southeast Of Sandy Hook.
Besides the Carolina the known VIC
tins OF the U-boats are the Atlantic
Refining company tanker Herbert l..
Pratt, the steamships Winneconnie, OF
1900 tons, and Texel, and six schoon-
ers, the largest of which were the
Hauppage, a new ship Of 1000 tons,
and the Edward H. Cole. Each crew
Of the eight vessels has been landed
at Atlantic pOrtS.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-08-02
RECORD IN SHiPBUILDING
Nays Output Greatest Of Any Month
In Nations History-Forty-Four
Vessels Delivered.

Washington,-On the heels of the
German submarine raid in the North
Atlantic. the shipping board announc-
ed that production of new vessels In
May was the greatest Of any month
in the history of the nation. There
were completed and delivered to the
shipping board "A ships, total 263,571
tons, three times the output of Jan
oary and twice that of February.
Production for the first five months
of the year is we'll along toward l.
000, 900 tons, which officials expect to
be passed this month. Beginning with
SS,507 tons in January, the deliveries
increased to 122,625 in February, 172,.
Gil In March and 160,2S0 in April,
making a total with the May output
Of SOC, 900 tons. Production in the
United Kingdom was S7,S52 tons in
January, l50,O57 tons in February.
252,5l1 tons in March and 1900
tons IN April, a total Of 659, ago tons.
AHC olitlSu Output lOI way las uOl
yet been received here.
Total American deliveries since last
September have been ITO ships Of l..
1887 tons, the output for nine
months being nearly three times
greater than the best previous entire
year. 1901. when 402,136 tons were
completed, exclusive of the Great
Lakes. Great Britain's greatest ship
building year was 1918, when the de.
liveries totaled 2,9S9,22 tons.
Officials of the board declined to
estimate the June tonnage. It is bo-
lieved, however, that they hope to
complete at least 100000 tons.
The last six days of May we're the
banner week of the shipping boards
efforts, is vessels, totaling S2,76O
tons, being delivered. OF the months
total. SO were requisitioned steel yes.
sells, four contract steel vessels and
one contract wooden vessel.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-08-02
SAILING VESSEL IS
VICTIM Of SUBS
Toll TAKEN BY ENEMY UNDER.
SEA BOATS CLOSE TO THE
UNITED STATES COAST.
SUNK It's MILES OFF n. Y.
coaseWNe Schooner Reaches New
York WIKI $50 People Rescued ~
SEA After Carolina Was De-
stroyeA

New York.-The American auxiliary
schooner, Samuel C. Mengel, Is anoth'
er victim of the German submarine at
tacks. She was sunk 175 miles OIL
New York. Eleven of her crew were
brought here by a Danish steamer.
Don't use your wireless and we
won't shoot" is the newest made IN
Germany" wal slogan under which the
emperor's submarine commanders are
carrying their campaign OF frightful-
ness into American Atlantic waters,
according to persons among 25O sur'
vivors of the steamship Carolina who
were brought to this port aboard =
coastwise schooner. The carolina was
destroyed by U-boat gunfire SO miles
eff the Delaware capes.
Stories told by passengers OF the
sunken vessel indicated that Edwin
w. Vogel, of New York City, the ships
19-year-old chief wireless operator,
played a spectacular part OF the dra-
matte raiding of the Carolina.
When the submarine messaged the
you no wireless-we don't shoot"
Vogel defiantly repeated his IS. O. s."
signals which he had already begun
flashing, and was on the verge Of an
swering queries from Cape May and
the Brooklyn navy yard stations for
Carolina's position when Capt. Bar
bour, Vogel's commander, ordered him
to quit his key and see whether the
Germans would keep their pledge, pas
sengers declared.
Capt. Barbour said he decided to ac'
cept the proposition laid down by the
U-boat skipper because he believed
dissent meant forfeiture of lives OF
the women and children aboard.
Arrival of the $50 survivors here,
1856 of whom were passengers and "a
members Of the crew, apparently
leaves 20 persons to be accounted for.
This calculation by officials of the
New York and Porto Rico steamship
company, owners of the Carolina, Is
based on advices that 16 are known
to have been lost from a lifeboat
which reached Lewes, Del, with only
10 of its original burden Of IS persons,
and that % we're landed at Atlantic
City.
The arrivals here and at Atlantic
City and Lewes together with the 16
dead, account for 313 persons. Off
GERS of the Carolina who reached here
said the vessel carried 342 passengers
and crew.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-08-02
Merchant Ship Fiohts u.6oat.

New Gork-At least w large mer
chant steamship gave battle to a Go.
man submarine of the coast Of New
Jersey, according to members of the
crew of the schooner Edward II. Cole.
The submarine was the victor in this
fight, and later the same U.boat de.
stroyed another steamship, after sew.
eral hours Of firing, in the same vicin
ity. The submarine which sank tho
Cole, the crew said, was the largest
they had ever seen. II carried gurs
fore and aft. and was two hundred and
aE'" feat long.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-08-02
TWOMILE ADVANCE
ON SIXMILE FRONT
EIGHT HUNDRED PRISONERS ARE
CAPTURED AS AMERICANS
EXTEND THEIR LINE.
GERMAN DEAD THREE DEEP
a Number u Machine Guns Were Cap
tured From the Enemy.
Americans Raid in
Picardy.

With the American Army in Picardy.
As a result OF the two attacks by the
Americans against the enemy in the
second battle northwest Of Chateau
Thierry, 300 prisoners were captured
and the Americans extended their line
ovr a front of about six miles to a
depth Of nearly two and a half miles.
While the losses Of the Americans
have been heavy, owing TO the nature
Of the fighting, the German dead Is
piled three deep in many places.
A number of machine guns we're
added To the American booty.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-08-02

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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-08-02

LondOn-The French again have OPP
Grated successfully against the Ger
mans near LOcrc, on the KENNEL sec
tor, southwest of Iprcs, according to
the British official communication,
which says:
THE French troops improved Their
line in the ne~ighborhood of Locrc by
successful local attacks, in which they
captured a few prisoners.
"A small party Of our troops raided
a German post in Strazeele sector and
captured nine prisoners and a machine
gun
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-08-02
ALL AVIATOR OFFICERS TO FLY.
Must Learn To Operate An Airplane
In Midair.

Washington.-All officers Of the av'
Iation section of the army must learn
to operate an airplane in midair, &C.
cording to a new order of the aviation
section made here. The order is based
upon the belief that every man In the
aviation section should be able to OPP
crate a machine or fly before he gives
orders for others to do so.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-08-02
American Marines Are Lauded.

Observation-Disclosures OF the marine
corps expressed the greatest pleasure
at the news of their work in France.
The part they are taking In the thick
of the fighting and the splendid sue
cess Of their efforts was pointed TO as
justification for putting them into the
front line. There are no better fight
ing men In the world than the ma
rines,' said Secretary Daniels, when
told of what they had done.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-08-02
Transatlantic Liner ls Saved

Washington. - Enemy. submarines
still were operating off the American
coast. A French tank steamer, the
RadioleiDe, first transatlantic craft to
te attacked by the raiders. was saved
from destruction by an American de.
stroyer G5 miles off the Maryland
coast.
The same destroyer found the coast.
ing schooner Edward Baird, Jr., sink.
ing. after having been bombed In the
same vicinity, making seven schooners
and four steamers known officially to
have been sunk by the raiders.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-08-02
WORST OF OFFENSIVE OVER.
Relieved Force of Crown Princes
Drive Is Exhausted.

With the French Army In France
With every step taken by the Ger
mans the resistance OF the allied
troops is growing. All along the
front facing Paris the reserves of the
allies are beginning to make their
felt. The enemy now holds
the northern bank of the Marine.
Paris is now certain that the worst
is over and that the force of the crown
prince's drive has spent itself.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-08-02
Would Extend Draft to as.

Observation-Disclosures 70 ex.
tend the army draft TO all men be-
tween the ages OF IS and As were of.
fered by Senator's Cummins of Iowa
and France of Maryland, when the
Senate military committee began con.
sideration Of the 81, 900. 600 GOO army
appropriation bill passed by the House,
The committee decided to hold hear
ings on the bill.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-08-02
BRITISH DOWN % MACHINES.
Eight Tons of Bombs Dropped BY
British Raidlna Planes.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS German Ma.
chimes were brought down by the
British. Three British machines are
missing, Eight tons Of bombs were
dropped by British raiding machines
on the railway stations OF lie Cateau.
ST, Quentin and Nalenciennes. Eigh.
teen additional tons were dropped on
many other targets, according to the
official report on aviation.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-08-02
Celebrates Marines Victory.

Miami, Fla,-lnspired by the bril-.
liant advance by the American ma.
rines against the Germans in the Cha.
teau Thierry sector on the Marne bat,
tie front Lieut.. Fleer, at the local ma.
rine flying school, took to the air and
made l09 successive loops before DO.
sCending.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-08-02
Seven Indicted for Treason.

New York.-Five American citizens
and two subjects of the German en-
pire, one of them a woman, are named
as fellow-conspirators in two indict-
ments returned by a federal grand
Jury here. Investigators declared their
operations the most sensational under
taken by German intelligence agents
since the wal began.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-08-02
Germans Held al Every Point.

With the French Army in France
The Germans, II is generally believed,
are now held at every point of their
recent advance. They seem unable to
execute more than minor attacks,
which are invariably repulsed, where
are making are proving notably sue.
cessful, nearly always bringing about
an improvement in positions.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-08-02
With the American Army in France.
Gen. r. s. [. Michje Dead

Paris.-Gen. Robert L. l.. Niche Of
the American Army died on a railroad
train near Rouen. His death was sud.
den and unexpected, as he had not
been Ill.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-08-02

Amsterdam.-Gen. Won kesSel, mill.
tary commander Of Berlin. died sud,
denly at his home, according to al.
vices from Berlin.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-08-02


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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-08-02
Vote Out German.

New York.-The board of education
voted unanimously to discontinue
teaching German in the public schools
for the duration of the war.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-08-02

Observation-Disclosures Francis Egar.
States minister to Denmark
has rendered his resignation to III,
state department, owing to III health
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-08-02
HOW MRS. BOYD
AVOIDED AN
OPERATION

Canton. ohio-"I suffered from 2
e.male tTouble which caused me much
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-08-02

Yes, I'm to give the bride away
We'll, I'm sure she looks very pre
sentable."-Louisville Courier-Journal
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-08-02
MACHINE IS DOWNED

Washington.-Air raids In which
one enemy machine was brought
down and one American plane failed
to return were reported In the com
munique from the American expedt-
tionary headquarters in France,
"Patrolling was active in Picardy
and in Lorraine and the Woevre. A,
a number Of points there were air
raids. In these combats our aviators
shot down a hostile machine. One of
our planes Is missing"
With the American Army in France.
After long inactivity, an artillery
duel broke out northwest of Toul. 1t
lasted several hours, both American
and German batteries letting loose
everything they had. The Germans
used much gas and high explosives.
The terrific roar Of the explosions
gradually diminished until noon, then
quiet reigned again, Lieut., Sumner
Sewall, of Bath. Me, shot down an
enemy two-seater airplane inside the
American lines west Of Toul, after q
thrilling fight In which six German
and 3 American planes participated
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-08-02

Nashville, Tenn, reports 100 new IN.
dustries started In the last 70 months