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Germans Unable to Make
Henalway.
FRENCH iP'U..SE
4rmn Th 1n11Tosad of Nov,
Tl)lo'pS luit Fail III 3111is Gails
.\gainlsi .\llid\l is Emch .A .
situilt Agiainst Ilhe Blilsh ThrouNI
Baei liriliulfly. .\141ul Price bt.
Pollowilig ti'l,. of, KetIlImel hlill
to the Germuans Saturday, Ilie ;erions
1n(es of which rliitish and Irenelh oh
serr 5did not ndII (erestile. lie Al
lied armiies have ben '4"Stanlding like
a1 Stone wall" inl the face! orfterrifie
Gernitan assaults. Ylester-day's reporlts5
werie mor)t'e ci ouIaIln and shilwed
th1at the G4,rmanatis wt're leitng held at
('very polint. Thec follwing.: re4-uno inl
the aftertoon Papers gave ijdl of
the .-i ilaf iol followins tlt f i
;errian isslintt .\londay wili( h l'
b 1en characteried a., a definite ih --
I) ' 2: i-r t tieA al d !:
Today's, r ioorb- fr'li he l -'l loall .
ti'll, csiiall) sef itm 0( ri~' Si
batle for . I th oat to iptimia h
t h I o hiis ld s ot' il it) lih t U i ltyw oi
by u-ml lorenl for a pvrd
lte' h ih'l'i ilhtel s rt n h ol ic
tr iii w nto iAhel a wlie .'d l po iieas
0nc'14e inole tolI nu ke a stand after hi'
ing for3ced Oh (ItG11,1ens to uls ieup Ins
of o ftet s ol(k i ltlon in flih ting theii'
wSay desiwratl1y for-ward as iar, as~
thley have. Thille decisiona met ade, Iti
stand was. takenl anld thle Gerlmans
wvere stopped, aS 1.h"ey hIave been.I pr1e
viouisly onl othr fHolds sin1ce thle great.
offensive openid onl .\arch 21. The
vninIly, it is e timlated, thlrew as mlanly
as thirteti divisions (I- abolit 175,0011
mol ilto ilt atttack on this I welve
ile front, but despite continotts
furiols assatilts was held almost in
his track everywtre. At a fe\w
points there was a slIght eneimy pene
tratio) bitt tle lIne was largely recti
Iled late yester-day. Durilng last night
the Irenlh, itn dlatlin g counter blows,
drove thVe Gerians from tle remainder
of the smlall stretches of ground'they
had gained in their- initial drives of the
day.
A most welcene feature of the ciri
rent niews from the front is tile an
tnounflcetmen~t that the French, on the
Crucial part of the line, at Locre, have
not lost any part of their hold pn this
dominating ground. They now have
undisputed possession of Locre, Itself.
for tlie first time Ii several days and
alpparently have killed off all the ene
my effort.s to edge in around Ihat
lilace antd force Its abandonment.
The imuporta nce of Loere lIes In thle
f'act that It guards t he a lPproach to
Mlount Itouge, otne of the most vtdl
tunble hills of thle defensIve Iline, whIch
uannot he taken it Ilank as long as
Loere r'emnans In allIed hands. SImil
Ig y thle alliled tr-oopus havec it opped
thoi drIve towards Sherpienburtg by
hold(1in g at Lan (lyt te whIle the llel
glins, dcal t wi'thI them sucecessfttlly
an td prevt eel ti anty brtealch In the liIne
t<.ward the sea.
All the evide'nceu points to the rtolh
ablity that thle Germani ts sitffe red wvell
njiighI thle hecavilest .casua11 tie's of any
day oif the tightine, ont thel notihernt
fiont as wav'e after wave of the at
tiei('ng force's was mowedVP~ down't by
-,aritilletry and)4 itnfatr fire1. They were
Soi u'xxhiistedl by (thi fruiitless efforts
thi'a:the remiv ned v'aitualy inacS~tivel
tiIon oIf majotr activlty ott their part.
SothltII, (nith I Sommeifli firont, the
their tUnl somt~ewthat east (If Villers
i trfai !nment~tt at Inits.
Ut 'i 1h n" tli' I f' the locnl Red0
Cros(' : roeletyv, tI neerSt mtIn strel sihowv
nnid l(' SaninIer wmt' 11 gIven In the
nehool bhild ing at DlIH Satturday ev
ening, May the 4th, Leginning at 8:30
o'ClOok. Admin'ion ill be ten and
10fteen cenir. The proceeds wIll go
to the Rled Cross,and the Dublic Is
hittnadt inattand.
I WIN N ')1h I1OomS
.\mw ill 1Tis'i il ('ED1lh
('ill ('onniili I.ayIs lI nIy'99 lant1 on5 ('13.)
ti) 1,1 1 Wolf.
l .I t* .Iil ti .\I IM 1 . .
a' l 4 I i a 11',v h lli t n I 99 li- op.
)ii- il is i ! n i i v'.; I , I it ;il l
il I iffT.1 ( 1 stricl ion )s su I 9ge.9 ted
IT Ill' chille -in ill! li tees al t 1 ' nieI I -
i lh w ee .v i It'rv\'it tII . ()It Ilil i l n of,
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ll~itr telie 111 f t,%~ tI ;I I ofs j~ n -
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d 9 - r I IhIe it , x-w 1 19 n t ilt' I9' " : i9 thIl) 19 '
i i9 '. I V kI9tI 9r4 19 atI r |iN) 9 l
I'( a 99 i. nd no 9t4 <c h)ls' d o .
1 1)9; 9 . 1.>1 '1 191 1 9 .\II (19 41
hI 111 .1 o - a., :1.1 ii n : 'i I I
:in S for ,4 n 0 1 ill 9 I9 lh,' bai ll'c 1 A .9:d)99
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9Il. I.9 l i i. n I. T h 1 1(1t.1 1 f 1 \1 de4 -
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9I9 1t a d I
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NV;. 1) 199 911 19
M . w 9 9)9 111. ' or \\ I Ito 19' ol ' I9 9
,e~ , filtal'd , ie :fernlnty alte4rnoon
I hatI Ik \nnpn\mnlld open11 tip) in
the Old fille Himur biling1 immda
01111 iull' ve A. I9 I 99 9) 11 999341.
The1 ' f'ollowingl con itt9( ee) wereT aP
1 9inted: ' in nic' . .ayor I1bib and
Alderme9t .1on1es andl Dial: 1-4 tret ts,
'.\Mayor 1 . b)) and1 1\lerm999 n 1lelhlnt
and Bishop: Water and U1.isbi .\hiyorl
11ghh and Alderinen 1-a.sterby anld Sox
(onl.
Th91e9 fol(99 o w1Ing mi b e t I I(.9rs ofi th
Board of 110.alth wort. olveled after
9om inat ins frjmii the floor, 1ach1 al
d (ermian being entitled to two nomina
tions: C. E'. Ke9nedy. Dr.. 19. Hughes.
Dr. W. 1). Ferguson. Dr. C. P1. V'Iin
Cent, Dr. .1. If. Tengue, Dr., Rt. Rt.
Walker It. .(. 9ranks, C. if. R 9oper, T.
D Lanse, Dr. W. I1. Dial. Dr. A. .1.
Christopher and C. .11, Mliller.
ALLEGAED SPY ARtRESTED.
1ha Bell Too Ontspok)en In the U1.7p
per Part of the County. Says He
I s Ct . . s. d . -). . . In e A .'. . ...
AWaher ld m3 'tank, givin his name91, I
ings Sation last. weeki byal Rura. A.o
distophe,' activtie among. negroe9'
lad a few'I wite peop54l1 1arl last week
wer rPrted toe 'ital Poli ea
S therld 'he sheritT Isd or-19
ders foi hisiarst and b Rl'oiema
Wile ondedl ht n up sh81Corly ft'ler
al (eileals after 191 his':9( aret andoear
aned to ?09eenvile forI (a h1earing.we
WIt' w1'01rept e to thel' I ollecrtat
'te agains(t0( 119upp1)ort f 3'h ar,~e
saing 99 hat lihny9 9 we190 being' fo(l in9
toedt helvn that) 113' 'i the German weri e
thei enemies."ol (The to leer oc wind99
to199 adres, but 3199 arrest99'9 interrupted9l)9
Franceg 3193ut ''. that 'two sonsi are 30( ig t-~l
Iatisfacory.339 explantion that his 19res
1"'nee ihis 33ection1 and9 apparently i~
had19 1no menna99 of3 support0, being :shah!
bily dressed9'9 99999 general99ly u93k1(mp9i.
The19 Shn9psonville19' Oberet te wIll give
ani(990'9 intertainmet on) ida'91y evenin919g,
the9 '19rd of .Iny, at the GrI ay Cour 9t
Owingsi school au'dItor'iumI, under01 the
ansp93ICes of 3190e 93Irovemen9t Asso
clatlin, L1et the(9people1 tun outl, we
(or ovann.
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CHNCACN ORC ' T' AL BAND
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he eOe la iih ~e lu&..! a11 td aii 1 1, i- r r*; i. - f;1
11111-ter, lIoh11 tui K . u bIi:h :.t is in li
It stl . s1' -11 ientn guiar:a 11l . t of 1' 1mh Ilun-0' -Ii rt .I
.sicl- 1 ex.\(elifr - . 11 (of thIIis- I II IIany, 1'for1 1 llt:..
y v
wh re ,aIs a1 banI d InIIa I I. Iler - In orn[et t44A Il il li ;IIY II s 41
virtuoifsi ,o)f .Ipre w -inl- Ir IiS It-y, t Im Ill- 14lw w ly Il iI v fr Ir
hilt- Itch ievoll I ren .I.Iri hi .4 e e~ as. ~j 1.1
In Iran zf of4 ;m:i, tl*[mpanill]es.,
Mr. XKry Is w1 known h . n w lk-( <!- l 11 v 41X 1( t1 ' )rII1
im mJi has t I nIll -' sever1n Ii limIie,1s.(,: e ,1Xf 411(s. fn i
voiniposeli 41 :,Ix .4o1;; r 1e, 1 ach1421 ofalza ilgi i .
thll-Il Ji ll -n n n iiian allnd :1so- 1 fik mla h s of tb11
Pr ll s j~k a d r w, 1. j r:l , f o e 'l ' r s r
CLUBS-HLD E r1 7' 1 ."'S>AURA
Meeti~ry ghnd Thre Deoi ofi Sesaiof Fe thre and
Suppor ofsia the oGovertnm<enit.s
Absiweof actona fe lin 11tl I,, lais, etj n. w. m-c(T~ i .a. , I.
.'1.. -.Ie o: . -o g ~ e a s
evienc ofwhoe-Iealto( supor o hDN Watet J . Thews Zx.hn I:To'
1bee uvrmn in i pc' nlwitr h1. i of "I..:
rher, te latter asaby. P n X It ian . S
I-esol~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ht (. d i if if llIe tg )1. it. E l l Atras :on bI AP.I
va the IneiI (tr IVt saxophons foo- thle .
'Ill'4 'li,'i) reIi'x~'a ~l~lI 77Saxophonei~cs playedl ''onjaintly foriln :
thoil111 7 l*1 011411117i .17 i. LIIa o fee '- s7 tinisl114'd as thoso of a ba
prano1 soloi47 t and4 1 -i I In. 1 T 1. or rh stra or choir.0
CLUBS HELD M~EETINGS SATURDAY
Meetings Were Devoid of Sensational Features and
Characterized by Patriotic Fervor. Resolutions Iri
Support of the Giovernmient.
Abhsence'( of 14 fatonlal fee(l ing and14 an 'alus, J . R. l inley, C. WV. AlcC ravy, .
(evidcelC of whole-heat ed sutppoirt of Ii. W. WVa tt J. T. C(es.7 Z. 1H. Tr'aYn
1tle government in its war ptoliy ham b7. I1. A. (Coope, I. It. lilakely,
whe1(re the ltter was~ br-oughtI up In Joh 11 aI. l'owe r, N. 11. 1Dial. .1. 8.
ies4)ltions11 befo1r( thle mee4t in1gs, mark-l .\lachen , H1 e. Habb , Alisonl 1 44, It
(ed the mileet ingso he 11 dlemlorc l. (iulhertison, Glenn1 A. Fulleri,' Ja.
(Iibs of' the counlty Saiturda'liy. lI ihkory 11. Sulli1van, I1. S. 1 lack well, WV. S.
Tavern club lpassedl1.10 resitions in l'owe"vr, 11. 11. Nic kel.~ O*. G. TPhomip
u~pplort .of the natilonalI government son, TR. D. Rofyd,. and WV. L. Grayi1. Thue
an ld also111)1111 anot 0r r 1o1nion ('on- .deel gatlion was autor 10ized4 to fill an fy
denin g all1eged ('xraivaIgatnce of thle va(cancies wichl may e'xis7t at the
w.~el Iclub 7110141 11 endored th adilnistionI 1)1 Ini the inlter'Im, w hileI tihe nom17i nating
of II. I. .\I anning asg'verI'nor. In th1e4 committe1 (''was con ferin g, . u dge 0.
1441urenIs ('ity ('lub and1( several th ( ;l1' . Thlompson01 took tilt Iloor and1( intro'
(1l111s resoitioils elldori'ng 111le (14en1- (ine1() 11,4 :o! ! iJ! l{401g gs ills jn i
lort4 o the 5 overnmell 187t1141twe e nll'i-0 ia~t1 I )4'(:1h n
were' adlopted'l by a r'isil1: VOte. !n7 ti.'
tile 1o11 --illillilbnIihi's.lhit'herto unknow.
('lllIIsg 1111 a (I 14ll 1 .l) t'l'- sillll\- s itil
(I1)I1lla ilil(I w hici !- . t : a - :10 7 in
trippslrer. (7( 08 ) . o t (Illhitaa of 15 1 (7 101 Ii tt(I 'iIt
-I mitteen);til . t r'i 14 'll'i t mh keC l (t71 14'el(le lld Wlk t '" 4
l~j a 471of ~h~ltf48,t117y ~tine ort lleaby ot'l teopte.ya sn
withthe ollwingnomiat~ns, hi r j h tei "''1'a114 foso ethe 111 rthon and1
~V01'O 1n11.nnb~tll~y ado-t1 Vh(!. l- :.~t 1tif aslI ehontrv a
1'' 1' CO I~
:n pr in-iph of
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n ti A n a I Ih r- I I 1a n-l .
MhefO:g a niy t n nh ata 4 i n w
n i Lb- c'unl I
!io dlas a n
upilt hectils f"o 111 41Sac
t fol 1 I
"N s hvd n I a \ t hin -11\ Ilin o
onl urg upon ii iit m ii s ii()il
vvM in t hem! neitih- -of I
ha sent theiglor im -
r i for si- d :nd. in rpr
\ ti lt -l. : a tili, -nd .
c i n i. c: .
n 1.
\ t I ietuh in .'I ih.- 'ic :c n.
re olition aplief s wit (mak i t
.cntilig tIon's t o id ile .' i
lhe ilub:
"\\'heru s 'oi - Iuti Sc- i- - Iht-I
a. T iil 1,ihety IOt in is.-u t dI T ,
lion dollars; andli wVii r as th- wa-. --c
* ri of o it he1Ii I lniiew 8 tt-S ha1 *ah dt
cupton thce niti s of the- -'. d tI
toi sublscribce fori thcs c--u. I~The-cttri,
he~ it.
" ltleoved, Thai~it thb a- nven\tionlii noi!
on~ily urge upon01 itS Tl memberipj To in
Ivesc-t in these securiiTits but to (creatte
a setimenll~t thiriochit nour tiiy
that noi pactiot -ic /iT)ze wVill refuSe to
subscrSiblie for saitd bondiisti i ropor
t ion to) his or h-vrc abily: and thait the
resolti on101c aPpl ies withU lip l f orce to
tontut ii oins to aid in riinlg tihe
IrebuntSI)I alie of Hi~ i O i iunlied lillion
iSols for le I~i (h urinoi n ofccl thei in(te
(ialledi for biy that iorganljition."
TIhe secreiTary it t clb haid -
ficre thlie metin lg thIe adviisabil iy of'
talkingi~ sucht ctfion as not heli niecie
Sarlyin to ivide the club a-s piTro Tied byt
ith ule iof uthi parl i n~cci orde tore-i
liev tjh e il nroltcli ccnonine andic Vh
a Ili-s theii. iia e -: | 21il chii
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ng, Jr)., \\'e. .welit,. 1H.ampbell,
P olar Springs---'on.. x . om., J. P.k
1)immons; lelegate:I. P~ae. Si Inns T.
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K. \\'alker, 1;. 10. Siinl3sonl, Sr.. \\il
3 14. 1)1(vis.
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'e 3 a43es: Il. 8. \\'I 4a . \I. \\'. Ho~yd.
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Com.,3 .\. ' . () ings;
b3 (: \. (' ..4)im .I 1, Gray,111
\\ 1i(son, I1. C. 11(nnell1.
and3Uh .\tr44 1. lawrence3 !hen'tz and
'(13 danih Ier, I1(1ise, of Gr1eenvirlle,
s4)' n1t the week(~"i-('nd with Mr. and Mrs.