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Taiban Valley news., 1918-02-01
SUGAR CONTROL
SAVED MILLIONS
American Consumer Profited by
$4,000, ,00O-French Stu
alton Helped.
HcME PRICE HELD AT 8 CENTS
This Nations Sugar Supply Reduced
to Seventy Per Cent. Of Normal
Java Stocks Unavailable.

Sugar control has saved the Amer
lean public $lS0O00,O00, Herbert Hoovl
er, United States food administrator.
declared the other day.
He pointed out that sugar was SELL
ing for IL cents pound last August
and that it would have advanced to 20
cents 4 pound, with the world Short
age as stimulus, had not the food
administration secured the co-opera-
lion OF the re6ners and wholesalers
,pd fixed sugar price that today en-
abIes housewives to buy sugar at from
Sih to 8 cents pound.
Every l cent raise In sugar from
September to January l means $751;
000,000 to the American consumer"
Mr.. Hoover said. Numbers OF gen
,.e'ren will tell you that 20 cent sugar
would have prevailed and the public
robbed of $1S0,000,000 this year II we
had not taken these actions" Later
Mr.. Hoover called attention to the fact
that uncontrolled sugar advanced tc
35 cents Il pound during the Civil War.
France Got Our Sugar.
Today the American public has been
allotted 20 per cent. OF its normal sup
ply. Before the war the average an,
nual household consumption here was
10 pounds person. In England the
annual consumption during the war is
"a pounds, and in France each person
is allotted little over one pound d
month.
I'm August the French government
found itself unable to maintain even
this ration" Mr.. Hoover declared.
IAN appeal was made to America.
France needed 100000 tons We
agreed to 6ll this demand and up to
December had shipped S5,426 tons. In
the meantime an appeal was made to
the American public to reduce its sug'
ar consumption. and requests were
made to. distributors to supply the
and sweet drinks trade
with 80 per cent. of normal supply.
This has been generally followed, al
though such regulations were voun-
Iary, as the food administration had
no authority to iiapoSe Them"
Domestic Price is SLa to . Cents.
Retail grocers throughout the coun-
try are supposed to take a profit of no
more than 80 cents hundred-half a
cent a pound-On sugar. BY reason OF
f0od administration regulations, bind
ing refners and wholesalers, the re,
iailer is able today to buy sugar at
from = to S1s cents pound. This
enables him to sell to the housewife at
) u TO 8 cents pound.
There have been some violations of
the sugar rulings, Mr. Hoover said
"Sales of sugar from 16 to
20 cents per pound have been reported
and followed up vigorously and stop.
ped and is evidence itself of the prices
1t which consumers would have been
nulct had we not intervened. We have
forfeited wholesalers licenses in ag.
yravated cases, and we have issued
to first offenders in a great
many instances through our local ad-
Taiban Valley news., 1918-02-01

GOTO G. w. JACKSON a
the mill for Corn and Corn chops
Oats, Bran, Cotton seed cake
and Meal.
Taiban Valley news., 1918-02-01

You will find fresh comb, honey
fresh bread, new candies. boxes
of cakes at Mrs Eta Ly' MS
Taiban Valley news., 1918-02-01

Mrs. J. NJ, Suter eltertained
Mrs. G. w. jolly and children
G /. Speight and family at din
ner Sunday. We tertaniy had
q tip top dinrer and a very
pleasant visit.
Taiban Valley news., 1918-02-01

A T. Cheshire has been real
sick thie week but at last repor:
is better
Taiban Valley news., 1918-02-01

Mrs G.. G. Burns and baby
came in from Vaughn N. M. t.
visit q. L. Burns and family.
Taiban Valley news., 1918-02-01

Our Grocery Stock is COM
Elete, you can get most anything
that you need in your home at
TAIRAN GROCER54
Taiban Valley news., 1918-02-01

FOR SALE:- ked and black
Pigs. months old, in good
shape.
w A. Duckworth
Taiban Valley news., 1918-02-01
NOTICE

Read your Final Proof over
and let Us know il it needs amy
correction.
Taiban Valley news., 1918-02-01
LODGE DIRECTORY

Charlotte camp no 43 W. o. w.
meets End and 4th Friday night
of each month.
G. P. Stone, Con. Com.
j. M. Austin, Clerk
Taiban lodge, no Al, l. o. o, F.
Meets every Saturday night
w, H. Adams, N. G,
r. M. Nuzur, V. G.
Perry Keith, Sec'y.
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Taiban Valley news., 1918-02-01

B. F. Jones of Charlotte was
in fabian Frid ay he is going on
crutchts as the rsult Of a horse
kicking him,
DR.. Herring was here Thurs.
e. see Mr.. and Mrs. Frierson VIII,
have been sick for several months
Have you filed an oil claim vel?
everyone else has.
Taiban Valley news., 1918-02-01

Although it was cloudy with
some snow The Taiban Union
s. S. met on time January 81 '1S
with all officers & teachers presen
Taiban Valley news., 1918-02-01

You can get Snow White Flour
next week for SO. 10 per haEdred
at TA1BAN GROCERY
Evening star., 1918-08-11
SOMME BRIDGE BROKEN:
WOULD IMPEDE RETREAT

LONDON, Friday, August British
wireless service).-It is reported that
the bridge over the Somme near Pc
rome has been broken. This fact,
whom taken in conjunction with the
congested condition Of the German
transport service. will cause much
difficulty to the enemy. should he in
tend crossing the river.
At II o'clock this morning q road
east of Framerville was blocked with
motor 1orrfes unable to proceed. This
congestion IL not confined solely to
the enemy's transport service.
At about noon largo number of
the enemy were seen by allied air
men near Chipilly bluffs. They had
been apparently cut OF from the rest
Of tho Germans In that vicinity.
The prisoners taken vary in quality,
but usually are Of fine physique. Tho
gas masks used by the Germans were
poor. Many prisoners threw them
away on arriving at the cages where
they are temporarily detained.
The most profound secrecy charac-
terized preparation for battle. Even
at the last moment only the barest
rumors were current of the coming
fight. The precautions taken to pre-
vent Information leaking out were
amply justified. as the attack was 4
complete surprise to the Germans.
The allied casualties are light, It II
reported.
Evening star., 1918-08-11
LITTLE COVER FOR HUNS
IN DEVASTATED SECTORS

PARIS. August 1o.-The German re-
tirement is under heavy pressure from
the French armies. Behind Won
Hutier is a country that was COM
pletely devastated during the Ger
man evacuation in the spring of 1917
and which was again overrun during
the German offensive in March of this
year. The territory offers little op-
portunity for the formation Of de-
fensive line for an army in full re-
treat
It was in this region that virtually
every tree was felled by the Germans
SO as to take from the British and
French armies any cover that might
be afforded. Between the lines now
being evacuated by Won Hutier and
the Hmdenburg line. eastward OF
Nesle and Ham, are old trench sys-
TENS running from Noyon westward
through Lassigny and thence north
ward to Roye These trenches are
now somewhat dilapidated.
Father eastward. before the Hin
denburg line is reached. are several
streams and the Northern canal,
where delaying actions might be
fought. For the present, however. it
seems that the Germans will be COM
PEELED to retire from the whole terri
tory which they gained at such a
great cost in their March offensive.
Evening star., 1918-08-11
On Foot a-Horse, With Tanks,
Canadians in Thick of Battle

WITH THE CANADIAN FORCES
ON THE BATTLE FRONT. August 10.
BY the Canadian Press-Although the
full fruits of the great victory on the
Somme are not garnered. enough is
, known at this time to place it among
, the imperishable deeds of arms of
!: this war. The Canadian force held
. an honorable position in the allied
armies which attacked the enemy lines
on a twenty-mile front.
. The Canadians went over the top at
. twenty minutes past on August 8.
Sixteen minutes afterward the first
! prisoners began to come in. BY 8
: o'clock a large part of the initial OBJ
jective had been captured.
, The victory has been notable for a
number of things. For the first time
-<he Canadian cavalry found itself on
!. the same battlefield with the infantry.
For the first time, too. the Canadian
sforce employed tanks in large num-
{ bers. both of the heavy and "whippetF'
varieties. Also it was the first time
.that Canadians had fought side by
sside with their brethren from Aus
sstralia.
: Splendid Staff Work.
+. The victory. however is notable
schiefy for the wonderful staff work
sthat alone made 1T possible. There
swas no artillery preparation in the
usual sense of the word. The men
went in Immediately behind the bar
rage and kept up with it as it lifted.
The boche was taken completely by
surprise and prisoners were astound-
ed to find they were surrendering to
'sthe Canadians.
Tho Canadian soldiers never went
Unto action with more irrepressible
eagerness and determination not to be
Evening star., 1918-08-11
Americans, With British,
Take 0bjectives Chiefly
by Use of the Bayonet
BY JOsEPH w. GRycn

BY JOSEPH W. GRIGG.
Cablegram to The Sunday Star and
the New York World. Copy1ight. 1915,
ON THE BRITISH FRONT IN
FRANCE. August 1o.-American
troops have taken part in the success
full British offensive east of Amiens
and have acquitted themselves well.
The American units came into the
fighting yesterday. Their detectives
were taken completely and principally
by the use Of the bayonet, which ia
recorded as all the more to the credit
of these elements.
+ What was required Of them was the
clearing out Of a certain contact point
which han peen troublesome. It was
close inaghting and these Americans
went to it with . will which attained
their detectives on schedule time.
They advanced to the attack with
British units, and, although 1t
was numerically the largest American
attack since the brigading of Ameri-
cans with British. It was of modest
proportions, and the Americans who
took in the fighting are loath to have
It magnifled.
It was an opportunity for the Brit
ish to see one small section Of the
American army In action and they are
as pleased with the result as they
vsro after the hghttng on the Fourth
OF July at Hamel.
Evening star., 1918-08-11
ENEMY HAS ONE NARROW
EXIT FROM MONTDIDIER

WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN
FRANCE, August 10 (Havas Agency.
The attack launched by the French
south Of Montdidier this morning was
an exact reproduction of the mill
tary maneuver which brought about
the recapture Of Chateau Tfferry on
July Il Cen Debeney struck the Ger
mans from Ayencourt southwest
wardly toward the Disc and succeeded
In carrying our front three kilometers
east of Montdidier. At that time the
French front extended from Fave
ROLES to Assainvillers. Montdidier
thus was surrounded on three sides,
the west, south and east. The enemy
retains only one narrow means of
exit. This is along the road running
from Montdidier to Berquigny, to the
northeastward. His retreat along
this line has become extremely din
cult and hazardous, rs the road is
under Q cross-flre. from the French
cannon at Davenescourt and Fave
Evening star., 1918-08-11
ALLIED Airn1e11 Cause Havoc
Among Retreating Germans
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
, LONDON. August 9-The Official
aviation statement says:
"On August s our airplane squad
Ions co-operated with other arms on
the battle front throughout the day.
The line reached by our attacking in
fantry was reported by our contact
eirplanes. The positions of the hos
tile artillery in action and columns of
German infantry and transport ON the
march were signaled to our guns by
pur artillery machines. Other ma
chimes supplied our advance troops
with ammunition frem the air.
: Cooperation with the tanks was
carried out Systematically. Our ma
chimes assisted the tank crews with
information. attacked strong points
and other opposition with bombs and
nachine gun fire. and by dropping
smoke bombs along the line of their
advance assisted to conceal the ap-
proach of the tanks from the enemy.
3 Our contact machines, working
with the cavalry, rendered valuable
ferylceS. Flying low in front of our
Evening star., 1918-08-11

refused than they did Thursday. Be-
hind the rampant of valor they had
builded at Vimy and Arras they have
laid all this spring and summer chat
ing that they were denied their op-
portunity of taking part alongside
their cavalry and machine gun bri-
gade in stemming the tide CT Hun in
vasion.
On Thursday. though tired from a
march that permitted little rest be-
with the unbeatable spirit of the men
who fought and died at Ypres, on the
Somme and in a dozen glorious fields.
1t was a clear, starry night, with the
faint light of dawn touching the east
ern sky. OF a sudden. with one deaf
out. Far to the right was the flicker
of the French seventy-fives and of
the American field guns and heavies.
Australians Fight Kard.
Immediately on the Canadian flank
tho Australians put up a great show
In sector where they had fought for
several days past. Beyond them the i'm
perial troops were in action.
Unfortunately. on the first days
fighting. as the dawn increased, the
visibility became poor. A dense fog
swept down into the valleys. While
this was protection against machine
gunners. it greatly Increased the diff
f1culty of the troops finding their way
over unknown ground.
In the first days fighting the Cana
dian losses were not unduly heavy.
One unit had rather heavy casualties
in its first attack, but succeeded in
taking its objective after tho tanks
had come to its reinforcement.
Owing to the poor visibility there
was little fighting In tho air on Thurs
day over the Canadian sectors.
Evening star., 1918-08-11
ALLIES VICTORY IMPRESSING
MANY PARTS OF THE GLOBE
Hitch in Finland, About to Install Hun
King-Persia, Morocco, Sofa and
Constantinople Are Influenced. :.

sphere Of influence Now the rebels.
thanks to Gen. Lyautey's grip on the
situation and the fact that they had
the Illusion that France is short of
soldiers dispelled for them. are Begin
ming to show a disposition to remain
quiet.
Finally. Sofia and constantinople
give examples of the effect produced
by. the triumph of the allied arms.
Abbas Him Hilmi is in Bern, where
he is reported to have made visits
giving rise to much speculation and
many rumors. .Raiff Pasha, Taiaat
Bey's right-hand man and a former
minister to Brussels, also has arrived
at Bern for an unknown purpose.
Enver Pasha, Turkish minister of
war. and until now practically a die
tator in. the service Of Germany, is
in q critical position and the object
Of violent attacks in the Turkish
press. II he were to resign it would
mean that after the fall Of Premier
Radoslavon in Bulgaria Turkey is
also wavering in her war alliance
with Germany in the same way as
Bulgaria.
Evening star., 1918-08-11
By WILLIAM COOK.

Cablegram to The Sunday Sta1 and
the New York World. Copyright. 1913.
PARIS, August 1o.-The second VIC
tory Of the Marne is having favora-
BILE echo in many quarters of the
globe. In Finland. where the Berlin
government was on the point Of in
stalling a German king, the allied
successes are reported to be causing
. hitch at the last moment.
A similar happy effect is noted in
Persia. whefe cabinos. inspired by
the Germans and Turks. was about to
declare war on England. The victory
communiques put an end to this stu
alton and led to . change in policy
with the advent in once Of . pro-ally
premier. In Morocco. too. the Ger
mans had worked up an awkward sit
uattoni in the midst OF the French
Evening star., 1918-08-11

advancing line our fighting squadrons
shot at and bombed the enemy in his
retreat. causing havoc among the
masses of hostile troops and trans
port on roads congested with traffic.
Our bombing squadron, flying a
few hundred feet from the ground. at
tackled trains. railway functions and
bridges.
"Forty-eight hostile machines are
reported as destroyed by our airplanes
and seventeen others were driven
down out of control. Five hostile bal
looms were shot down in flames Fifty
OF our own machines are missing. most
of these casualties being due to FIRE
from the ground. One of our night
flying machines also failed to return.
August Q our airmen continued the
work of cooperating with the Brit
ish infantry. artillery. cavalry and
tanks on the battle front. German
troops and transports were again at
tackled with bombs and machine gun
fire from a low height whenever a
suitable target offered. The Somme
bridges were heavily bombed by day
and night.
elsewhere along the British front
the activity in the air has been slight,
but the ordinary work of photographic
reconnaissance and observation has
been carried on"
Evening star., 1918-08-11

their comrades: THE boche is on the
rum"
The French have captured twenty
one cannon since last night, including
six eight-inch guns at La NeuyiIle-
sur-Ressons. The Germans had moved
the most of their heavy guns to the
rear and defended their positions at
guns.
In this new battle Of the Somms the
French are showing that after four
years OF war they have lost none of
their dash and courage. They have alsu
proved that the Germans are not al
ways able to plead surprise az an ex-
cuse for defeat The French successes
north Of Montdidier were partially due
to surprise. but the Germans were
aware of the impending attack south
OF the town. They were defeated Just
the same.
Attacking at 8 o'clock last evening,
tne French troops conquered the
heights of Assainvillers and Rube-
court court, In two hours; This morning they
struck along the line down the front
through the region Of Merry, southeast
OF Montdidier. and moved their line
ahead more than four miles, takine
Faverolles by storm.
Evening star., 1918-08-11
''1he BQche Is on the Ru,1,".
Wounded Frenchn1en Shout

By the Associated Press.
. WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN
FRANCE. Rugust 10. Noon-The Ger
mans at Montdidier are caught be-
tween the Jaws of a wise which were
closing in this morning. Converging
Attacks from the north yesterday
and from the south this morning had
succeeded in virtually encircling ths
town.
They had also rendered useless to
the Germans the Montdidier-Chaulne
railway. which was the only line feed
ing the front at the bottom of the
Nontdidier pocket. The forces re-
manning there were in danger of not
getting out without heavy losses.
? The booty taken during the past
two days has been so large that 1t
las not been possible to make an in
yentory Of it as yet. It includes an
enormous amount of shells Of all cali
bers and arms Of all descriptions.
The attack extended to the eastward
This morning. giving an unexpected
development in the French participa-
ton in the battle. The wounded men
coming back from tho front are ra-
4iant with enthusiasm, shouting to
Evening star., 1918-08-11
Haiq Advance Tears Eleuen
German Divisions to Pieces

News from the American forces on
the northern flank of the fighting
front reached London at noon. when
the accounts of their successes in the
Morlancourt region were at hand.
There Is every indication that they
are pushing ahead steadily, according
to the allied plan.
The eleven German divisions which
the allies have torn to pieces are
already in such condition that they
can be Of little use to the German
command for long time to come, and
probably some of them can never be
reformed.
The two new divisions which ap-
peared on the front were rushed down
the two principal arteries of COM
munication. 1t is along these arteries.
however. that the allied forces are
strongest, particularly in cavalry and
tanks, and two divisions were far too
few in numbers to stem the on-rush-
ing tide,
Evening star., 1918-08-11
~ tn AaecaafsA Prea.

AA1oCL81AB kkcs
LONDON August 10. 4:41 pm.-The
advance Of the allied armies on the
Picardy battle front continued today.
according to the latest dispatches
reaching London this afternoon No
where Il appears have the Germans
yet been able to organise for any Sc
vsre counter stroke
Eleven German divisions have been
not only defeated in the fighting of
the last three days. but SO utterly
crushed that the German higher COM
mand has been unable to make any
counter stroke anywhere.
The German communications have
been so disorganized that thus far
only two divisions of reserves have
been identified. and these new troops
have not been able to make any i'm
preston on the advancing allies
Evening star., 1918-08-11
ExPULs SION OF H0RvATH
DEMANDED BY zEMSTVO

LONDON. August 1o.-A dispatch to
Reuters from vladivostok. under date
Of August 8. says that the district
zemstvo has handed an uitimatum to
the consular corps, demanding the i'm
mediate expulsion of Gen. Horvath.
self-proclaimed dictator of Siberia,
functions II this demand Il mot &c:
ceded to.
Evening star., 1918-08-11
Missouri Corn Damaged.

JEFFERSON CITY, No.. August TO-
Excessive heat and dry weather dur
ing July greatly damaged the corn
crop in Missouri. according to, the
monthly reportFof the state board Of
agriculture. The condition of corn
dropped nineteen points during the
last month. the condition now being
u per. cent as against 81 per cent at
the last estimate = month ago. The
estimated yield dropped from 226.o22,-
900 bushels to 1ss.k2al7Q.
Evening star., 1918-08-11
Won HUTlER DECLARED /.
RENEGADE FRENCHMAN

PARIS. August 1o.-The discom-
future of Gen. Won Hutier's army and
the probability of its even being sur
rounded arouses a great deal of in
terest here. There is "a feeling in
France that Won Hutler is a renegade
Frenchman His father emigrated
from France to Germany and entered
the service Of William !. serving in
- Ear against France in 1ss..
Evening star., 1918-08-11

north This would indicate that con-
SIDERABLE confusion prevails among
result of the unexpected aiIied a..
saults and their continued success.
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
FRANCE. August 10 (Reuters). 3:I5
p.m.-Chfpilly spur. north of. the
Somme. was captured by the American
night. The attack began at s o'clock
when the allies moved forward be,
tween the Ancre and the Somme. They
were supported by tanks and were
preceded by a heavy barraEe fire.
fne enemy was driven toward Bray,
northeast Of Chipilly.
Evening star., 1918-08-11
HOPING TO AVERT
SHORTAGE OF ICE
Food Administrator Believes
Present Rate of Production
Will Meet Demands.
NOTES LABOR SHORTAGE

Washington IS not likely to expert
ence a real shortage of ice. even
though cooler weather does not arTfvs
for several days, in the opinion OF ths
District food administration. which
has supervision of the production and
distribution of ice here.
At the rate ice is being rnanufac-
tured daily and with seven or eight
thousand tons in storage. supplement-
ed by ten or twelve carloads day.
which are being shipped from the
Pocomo mountains and other points
in Pennsylvania, and from Winchester
Va, the necessary demands. although
greatly increased, will be met those
in charge of the situation believe.
The problem, UP to this time, has
been one of distribution. complicated
principally by the shortage of labor.
Every ice making plant and retail ice
dealer can use more men to help in
| the work. So necessary is this ao-
ditional labor that the food admins
traitor was authorized by one OF the
! larger companies to offer 81 day to
as many men up to twenty-five as
could be furnished by the United
States employment bureau.
Offer Fails to Obtain Results.
/; This offer was conveyed to that
| bureau, but up to 6 O'Clock last night
no results had been obtained. The
| administrator declares there is no
doubt that the various companies will
pay even more. if necessary. to meet
this emergency.
| AS another means of relieving tho
| labor situation the administrator has
| called upon the War Department 10
detail soldiers from some of the near
! by camps to work in the ice plants
here.
To apprise the public Of the exact
situation with regard to the condi-
tions the local food administrator
last night issued a statement in which
he said that during the present ex-
ceedingly hot spell there was ere,
ated, naturally. an abnormal demand
for the immediate delivery of ice. Be
side the increase in population which
| the ice dealers have been called upon
| to serve, thousands of people who had
not bought ice heretofore Immediately
| demanded it