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:'''/ #']rj,'S1 ? ?, GREAT G BEEN LA * Berlin Announces British Prisonerf Germans Paid F< Small Gains, Say New Voik, Mardi 11.-Exuetly 251 v months a?lor tho Gormans began the historic hattie of Verdun, tho thun der of their ?uns deepuned into n tempest or fire along tho British rroill In Northern I'ru nco, anti thoj hogan what may ho thu greatest hat tie ol' the war, a struggle which may lead to results which will shape the destinies of millions of people over coming con tu rios. Tho attack was made on a seale hitherto unknown during this war ol' major offensives. lt was over a front of .*>n miles. Official reports arc very hrlef, hut correspondents at the scene tell of thc terrific storm of artillery Pre that hurst over the lines hold hy Wield Marshal llnig's men. Field Marshal Haig, in his'report ol tho attack, slates that the German casualties were extremely heavy ami that at no point did the Teutons at tain their objectives, although the British lines were penetrated nt some places. Thc bombardment began at ."> o'clock Thursday morning, just be fore the early spring dawn was breaking over Eastern France. Shells of large and small calibre w:ro rain ed ti pon the lines held hy th fl British for about live hours. The.i German infantry stormed out to make the first great assault. Tho (?ermans. favored by the wind, moved foi ward under covor of a pall of smoke which hid the assaulting columns from th? eyes of the British holding the front lines. Som?? British lillies Drawn In. Describing tho battle. Andrew Ho- ' nor Law Informed the House of Com mons that lightly held portions of the British line had been withdrawn. 1)ut said that there was no need for alaru) on the part of the country. The Associated Bress correspond ent at the British front reports that an attack there bad been expected ?ind.that great preparations had been made to meet it. The Berlin otficial report says that the (?ermans have penetrated into some British pnsi 1 ions. Nor were the German efforts con centrated on the front hold by the British. Kn riv Thursday morning ' the (lennans assaulted tho French ! lines near the village of Ornes, lo tho northeast ol' Verdun, and claim to have penetrated a considerable distance. Near K bei ms, too, the 'French were subjected to an assault, but hore the artillery lime the bur den of the lighting. Only Diversions. Tho attacks at Verdun and i; brims, however, may be considered for the time being ns mere diversions to tho principal attack, which has been loosed against the British. They would serve to keep French forces at Verdun and Rheims from being transferred to the British sector, if that part of the battle line should show any signs of bending back. Nothing has been reported a? lo attacks on the lines held by Ameri cans, it had been expected that the Gormans would make an assault on tho American-held trenches In the Ixjrraine and Toni sectors, acting on the theory that troops which have not had experience in engagements of the first degree might be found to yield easier than veterans. That such nu attack may yet be launched, and with only slight artillery prepa ration, ls within the possibilities. Tho activity in the American sec tors during thc past three weeks would indicate that the Germans have boon concerned with the dispu tation of (??MI. Pershing's legions, their probable strength and the loca tions of the batteries supporting the infantry holding the lines. , The Germans have called upOn tlie UKI: AX KIJKCTHIO BUTTON ON TONS Tells Why a Corn ls So Painful and Says Gutting Makes them (?rou-, Press an electric button and you form a contact with a live wiro which rings the bell. When your shoes press against your corn it pushes its sharp roots down upon a sensitive n)nrvo and you get a shock of pain. ' Instead of trimming your corns, which morely multes thom grow, Just step Into any drug store and aBk for a quarter of an ounce of freezone. Thlp will cost very little, but ls suf ficient to remove overy hard or soft corn or callin from one's feet. A few drops applied directly upon a fondor, aching com stops tho soreenss in stantly, and soon tho corn shrivels up BO it lifts right out, root and all, without pain. This drug free/one ls harmless and never Inflames or oven irritates tho surrounding skin-- Adv. ERMANDl UNCHED Capture of 16,000 * and 200 Gins earful Price for but s British Report. Austrian army for assistante in their effort lo carry lin; baldo to the en tente allies, . for the official reports Hom herlin nay that Austro-liunga rian artillery is engaged along the western front. it is probable timi the groat Austrian howitzers, or Sko das, have been used against tho stronger sectors ol' the British lines. Ibo Hattie Front. From Venduoll north io the Uiver Sen rpo is a distance ol' nearly fifty miles, and the beginning by tlyi dor man artillery of a heavy bombard ment along this wide front may menu that preparation for the much-adver tised German offensive in the west has been begun. The preparatory work was due to begin to-day if the advance announcements were to he j taken at their face valuu, Judging from the news of a day or two ago that a party of neutral correspond ents has been invited by the German high command to start for tho west front on Wednesday "to witness the offensive." lt is, of course, Impossible to say whether the present burst of artil lery fire on this front means that it ls along the line Indicated, or some where within its limits that the heavy German blow, if ono indeed is coining, ls to he struck. There is the consideration that the bombard ment In this particular area may he a feint, to cover a stroke in an alto gether different sector. The mos? natural conclusion, however, is that the drive is to be made at some point in thc area now under fire. This area embraces most of the territory outside of Flanders, over which the British have been fighting, sometimes alone and sometimes in conjunction with the French, for tho last two years, lt takes In, for In stance, the entire field of the battle of the Somme, fought In the fall of If) 16, and a great part of the area evacuated by the dormans the fol lowing spring. Within these lim it H also is the bat tlefield of Cambrai, where the Brit ish and the dormans successively won victories In last fall's lighting. Virtually all the* territory fought over in the great battle of Arras dur- j lng Ibo spring of 1 !> 17 also Hes in | (he area under bombardment. DAYLIGHT SAVING FOB U. S. - I President SigUN Bill-All ( locks to Be Hun Pp an Hour. Washington, March $0.-The day- . light saving hill was signed to-day i by President Wilson. lt puts all j clocks forward an hour on the last Sunday in March and turns them back again the last Sunday in Octo ber. The daylight saving plan will go into effect and be observed without tho slightest disorganization or Im pairment of existing conditions. Trains will be run as usual, the every feature of dally life into which the element of time enters will re main unchanged. Before retiring on the last Satur day night of this month the. American householder will set his clock an hour ahead, and then may go to sleep and forget entirely about day light saving " until the hist Saturday of October. On that date he will re verse the process, turning back the hands of the clock an hour, and the next day the nation again will run on "sun" lime. In the sn ni mer time the American man actually will risc, transact his daily business and retire all an hour earlier than has Goon his custom, but with his clock an hour fast ho will not know the difference. An hour of daylight thus will bo conserved in the afternoon. The plan's practicability and effi ciency have been effectually demon strated in twelve European countries. Advocates of tho plan in present ing their case to Congress explained that the following beneficial results would be achieved by the system: A great saving of illuminants, such as oil, gas and oleo tr leal power. Marked conservation of coal. Increased manufacturing produc tion as the result of improvements in working conditions. General benefits to the national health because of an additional hour of daylight which may be devoted to recreation. R?duction In the cost of living to some who can raise garden truck for domestic consumption: and Improvement of the training con ditions for the fighting forces. The Inter-State Commerce Commit RIVE HAS lt WORTH ON GIGANTIC llATTLK. Lennans I c?'|x>i-c 10,000 Prisoner?, 900 (.uns Taken-Counter Attacks. hond?n, March 22.-Sixteen thou sand prisoners and 200 ?uns havo been captured by Du? Germans, ac cording to a German official commu nication received hy wireless lo-i night. The text ol' the communica tion follows: "The success of yesterday in the lighting between Arras and La Fere were oxiended In the continuation of our attack. "Sixteen thousand prisoners and 200 guns so far have been reported captured. Before Verdun the artil lery duel continued. From other thealers of the war there is nothing new to report." An earlier report Issued by the ('?orman war office follows: Berlin, March 22.- The British hist lino has been captured by Ger ma? troops attacking fron? the southeast of Arras as far as La Fere, the war office announces. The statcmont reads: "From southeast of Arras as far as La Fere we attacked the British positions. After powerful (Ire by our ! artillery and mine throwers our In fantry stormed in broad sectors and ' everywhere captured the enemy first Hue. "Between La Fere and Soissons on both sides ol' Rheims and tn the Champagne the firing duel Increased In intensity. Storming detachments brought lu prisoners in many sectors. "Ostend has been bombarded from the sea. "In Belgium and French Flandors j the 1 envy artillery duel continued. Reconnoitering detachments pene trated on many occasions Into the en emy lines. "Our artillery continued the de struction of enemy infantry psoitlons and batteries before Verdun. On the Lorraine front also the 'artillery ac tivity increased on many occasions. "From the other theaters of war there is nothing new to report." Battle Renewed. British Army Headquarters In Frunce, March 22.-The Germans to day continued their assault against the positions in tho Cambrai sector, notably in the region of Croiselles J and llarglcourt, At least 10 divisions have been identified on the battle front. No such concentration of ar- ; til lory has been seen since the war j began. On the southern battlefield a bitter struggle was waged to-day. The en emy had I,OOO guns in one small sec tor-one for ovory 12 yards. Severe fighting was proceeding this morning in St. Ledger, southwest of Croiselles. The hardest fighting yesterday in the execution of his program, as is j attested by captured documents showing what he planned to do in the early hours of his offensive. The exact British line cannot bo made public at present. The only reason is that it might furnish the enemy with valuable information. Last- night was fairly quiet along the front. This morning the Ger mans were bombing in the region of Croiselles. Tho weather ls cold and bleak. A hoavy mist makes air reconnaissances impossible. This is of advantage to the British, as the enemy is deprived of greatly needed aerial observation. The Germans in many sections yes terday attacked in three waves of in fantry followed up by shock troops. As a result they suffered very heavy casualties. The heavily massed German artil lery has been badly hammered by the British guns. British Counter Attack. Vigorous counter attacks late yes terday restored some of the positions, which, the British had abandoned temporarily. One of the most brilliatit British counter attacks occurred al Doignles. I The British advanced with infantry and tanks at 7 p. m. and alter fight ing drove out the enemy. Nineteen enemy divisions were identified In yesterday's fighting. Renter's correspondent at British headquarters reports. He says: ' The whole thing ls too big to bo able to oven sketch or visualize eas ily. Thus far the enemy Ins. paid a colossal price for such small gains as represent the fruits of his mighty ef fort." CASTORIA For Infants and Children In Use For Over 30 Years Always bears the Signature of toe of the House submitted a favora ble report on tho maesuro and urged its passage. ir 2^ IV. CUPS If each family v would be 22 mill The greatest hel make this saving place of white fie \ cup ?caldi 1 cup corn i 2 tabletpooi Snve % cup of tho measured ft cold, adit sifted flour and bakini bake in grenaed pan fifteen to Our new Red> White and recipes for making deli ROYAL BAKING PO FOOD V SEVKN INJURED UV EXPLOSION. (ton. O'Ryan Relieved of Command ut Wadsworth-Killing Hanks. Spartanburg, March 21.-Seven men were injured, one of them per haps fatally, to-day when a 4.7 gun exploded at the Hog Back artillery range. The gun was being fired by Battery K, iOCth Heavy Field Artil lery. A defective shell is supposed to have been the cause, though as yet no report has been made as the result of an inquiry conducted. The gun was blown to pieces, particles of it being picked up more than a quar ter of a mile distant. Only one of ji the injured men has been brought to .< tho base hospital here, the others be- r lng cared for in the regimental hospi- i tal at the range. New Commander. Brig. Gen. Guy Carleton, com mander of the provisional depot for corps and army troops, becomes com mander of Camp Wadsworth on Sat urday, relieving Major Gen. John F. O'Ryan, commander of the 27th di vision, who has boon camp command er up to this time. The order, made public to-day, says: "By direction of the President, the commanding offi cer, provisional depot for corps and army troops. Camp Wadsworth, S. C., will assume command of all troops at camp, except those belonging to a di vision whose headquarters are at the camp." The action is regarded here as relieving Cien. O'Ryan of duties with a view to the probable early movement of the 27th division. More Drafted .Men Arrive. Camj) Wadsworth received its first draft men to-day, when 500 reported I from Camp Zach Taylor, Louisville, Ky., and were assigned to the First Pioneer Infantry. This movement, of drafted men to fill up the thirteen Pioneer regiments stationed hero will continue daily for some time to come. The men were met at the sta tion to-day hy two bands and escort ed through camp, where thoy were given a warm welcome by the troops. The bands played "Hail, the Gang's All Here" as the men passed head quarters. Tents were ready and a good dinner was awaiting the men. They come from Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana. Seventeen Sunk Last Week. London, March 21.-The admiralty I reports the loss by mine or subma rine of 17 British merchantmen last week. Of these 11 w?ro 1,600 tons |or over, and six under that tonnage. Two fishing vessels were lost. pFCleven merchantmen were unsuccess fully attacked. The admiralty announced that the I arrivals of ships at British ports dur ing last week wore 2,098, and tho sn i lin gs 17. (The iosses of British merchant men In the last week aro slightly un der the losses of tho three preceding weeks, when during each of these periods IS vessels wore sunk by mine or submarine. Three French Ships Sunk by Hubs. Washington, March 21.-Subma rines or minos sank only three French merchantmen during the week, otu? over 1,(!00 tons and twp smaller craft. The weekly report endin?': March 10, received hero to night, records one vessel of over 1, 000 tons which was sunk during the previous week, but was not included in last week's announcement. Tho dispatch says that 975 merchantmen of all nationalities above 100 tons entered, and 020 sailed during the week. This does not include fishing boats and local craft. Honesty is the best policy for the juan who can't steal enough to pay ft good lawyer. V WHEAT FLOUR TO 1 ised 4 cups of flour less per v ion pounds or 112,244 barrels e lp housekeepers can give to w g- and it can be done by usii )ur bread. Corn Meal .Biscuits sd milk \ teaspoon aalt neal 1 1 cup white flour is shortening 4 teaspoon* Royal Bi our for board. Pour milk over corn meal, ad < powder. Roll out lightly on floured board, twenty minutes. Blue booklet, "Best War Time Recipes.' 'cious and wholesome wheat saving foods WDER CO., Dept. H., 135-Will /ILL WIN TH! FIGHTING) VESSELS IN CLASH. Relieved Several German Boats Were Sent to Hot tom. London, March 21.-Two enemy destroyers-and two enemy torpedo boats are believed to have beon tunk by--a force of five British and French destroyers, the admiralty an nounces. Tho engagement occurred iff Dunkirk this morning. The an nouncement' follows: "Vice Admiral Douer reports that in action occurred off Dunkirk be tween 4 and 5 o'clock this morning. Two British aud three 'French de itroyers wore engaged with a force af German destroyers which had pre ciously bombarded Dunkirk for ton minutes. Two enemy destroyers and two enemy torpedo boats ar? believ ed to have been sunk. Survivors dave been picked up from two enemy torpedo boats. "No allied vessels were sunk. One llritish destroyer was damaged^ but reached harbor. The British casual ties were slight. There were no French casualties." Twelve More Deaths. Washington, March 22.-Twelve additional deaths as a result of the .olllsion between tho destroyer Man ley and a British man-of-war on March 19 were announced to-day by the Navy Department. This brought the death Hst to 16. lt was announced also that ten men not reported yesterday also were injured. All of those hurt were re ported doing well. Greer Mill Man Shot. Greer, March 21.-The Victor Mill village was the scene of two affrays this afternoon, both of which were of ii serious nature, and one at least may result lt) the maiming for life of one of the participants. Walter Mon teith, an employee of the mil', a man ibout 30 years old, was shot in both legs this afternoon by another resi dent of the village, whose name, ac cording to pol leo officials here, is Mark Evans. The weapon used was % shot gun, and local physicians say that the injured man may lose at least one of his limbs as a result of the wound. Details of the shoctlrfg ire lacking to-night. The shooting took place this afternoon near Ev ins home/it ls understood. About a half hour later a serious sutttng scrape occurred in the same ,-illage between Sta ny arne Sexton and ICdgar Woodward. According to re ports both men wero badly slashed " Liberty or Death." (Mario L. Eglinton, In N. Y. Times.) Ll real God! by Whose unbending law of Right Phis world still totters meroly, falls not quite To the hopeless doom: - sink deep Thy scarring llamo, \nd dooper still, tin indP Idual shame For love of ease and loa lily self-con tent Drives to the deed each fine Intent! 3hnll they have died In vain who fought and fell Po save us from the onward tides of hell? \nd must they light in vain who go to meet \n unrepenant foe who knows do foat Holds that in store which bids his Birtrit cower Abasement, utter loss of pride and power? \nd whllo the world's defenders dlo to save 5ur threatened liberties, shall we, less bravo, leed those deceitful tongues who sing the charms )f Peace, to lull the outraged world's alarms? sjayj.-these have taught us how to weigh their.worth Till they be honten, Freedom dies on earth! nilies tates rm POUND /eek, the saving very week. in the war is to ig this recipe in akin* Powder d shortening and salt. When Cut with biscuit cutter and ' containing many other , mailed free-address mm Street, New York E WAR imiT-C. S. VKSSHLS COLLIDE. Depth Charge on U. S. Siiip Ex? plodoN-Sovernl Killed. Washington, March 21.-Explos ion o? a depth charge aboard the American destroyer Manley, Nwhen tho vessel collided with a British warship in European waters March 10. killed the American commander and three enlisted men and wounded eleven others. Both ships were dam it god. Lieut. Commander Richard McC. Elliott, Jr., was killed. Hie wife lives in New York. The enlisted men killed wore Ce cil Hall, Charleston, W. Va.; Boat swain's Mate Lewis Cohen, New York City; Water Tonder Charles Magoni, West Springfield, Mass. The enlisted men seriously injured were: Richard S. Hallinan, seaman, Trough, S. C.; Electrician Edward5 C. Landwehr, Elizabeth, N. J.; Chas. Plerco, englneman, Lake Crystal,. Minn.; Fred Richards, englneman, Orange, Mass.; Clarence F. Deeh enne, fireman, Joplin, Mo.; Carl C. Russell, Stockton, Cal.; Albert Wal lace Cecil, fireman, St. Louis, Mo. The following were slightly In jured: Ralph H. Christie, yeoman, Calais, Maine; John D, Morcer, fire man, Varnado, La.; Edward H. Peters, seaman, New Haven, Conn.; Jos. P. Gumin, fireman, South Minne apolis, Minn. -^ .. AOCRIEYI'iD HUSBAND KILLS. Invited Man to His 'Home and Thru Slew II i pt-Fired Eve Shots. Lexington, N. C.. March 29.-J. Franklin Deaderick, cashier of the Commercial and Savings Bank here, was shot and instantly killed this af ternoon by J. Graham Hege, mana ger of the Southern Upholstery Com pany. The shooting took place In the sitting room of the Hege home. Five shots were fired, two of which took effect. Hege Immediately after the shooting telephoned to the sheriff and gave himself up. Further than to say that he shot in defense of his home, liege would make no state- ? ment. Tho men had been the best of friends, tho back lots of their home6 adjoining. The dead man was a ne phew of former Governor R.B. Glenn, of Winston-Salem. Hege was commit ted to jail without asking for bond. No definite Information regarding Deaderlck's presence In tho liege home could bo obtained to-night. J. T. Hedrick, a business associate of the dead man, Issued a statement saying liege had Invited Deaderick to the liege home. llego denied this, hut declared he had had an Interview In mind. Mrs. H?ge and her husband stated to-night that Deaderick was killed with a pistol which was bought some weoks ago when it was reportod that Mrs. Deaderick had threatened to kill Mrs. liege. Mrs, liege would give no other details of the events leading up to tho killing. Deaderick went to Asheville seve ral weeks ago, his friends explaining that the trip was duo to a nervous breakdown. Ho returned hero Satur day night Inst. Counsel for tho liege family intimated to-night that tho Asheville trip would figure in tho outcome of the case. Deaderick was about 35 years old and In addition to his widow ls sur vived hy two children, liege ls about thc samo age and has several chil dren, Railroad Memniuo Signed. Washington, March 21.-Pres!dent Wilson to-day signed tho bill bring ing railroads under government ope ration and control untA 21 mouths after tho eud of tho war.