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VOL. IV NO. 7
SYLVA, N. : C, MAR 29 1918,
$1.50 THE YEAR IN ADVANCE
CHIETY OF GERMANS
SHOULD BE AVENutl
rev-ii-a News.
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Mrs. E. L. McKee, Mrs. M. Buch-
A &eoX many of us have limited anat Mrs Mary Brinsont and Ml
opportunity to fully inform our- A. J. Dills, Secretary of the Chap
selvt on the World War conditions, ' u r visited the Cullowhee auxiliary
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-WEEKLY' REVIEW
North Sea segment of the western I fiFpMAW ilQlVF
front, whinh hart hn hplri hv'thpi ULiUflli1 LHlllL
French.
'Simultaneously with the German
Offensive operations in the west we
i ..nptimes wonder if we have
anu i 1
realized that our own Christianized
America is endangered by the in
vasion of the Hell-hound Huns.
Madame Bernhardt, who has so
delightfully entertained hundreds of
American audiences, recently gave
the press an account of her investi
gations in France, one of which re
lated the acts of two enemy officers,
su'companied by two privates. These
hmtos forced their way into an ele
gant French home, occupied by a
lmsband, wife and two young
d-uv'hters. The husband and wile
were sent to the basement of the
honu1 and there detained over night
by the privates. The two dau hterb
were kept until morning by the two
officers, and before leaving the home
of the abused family, the officers
turned over to the two privates, the
two young girls for further abuse
Tn anoth r home, a mother with a
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male uuue in uiina siw-u
aiice. Her ears were cut off, and
the hands of the baby amputated.
Eighty war-beaten American sol
diers are now in an army hospital
in New York, supervised by Col.
Duva , Commanding Medical Officer,
ai.: Monday.
The formal organization of the
Red Cross workers of Cullowhee
will be at an early date. Arrange
ments are being made for a speak
er, and patriotic music will be a
ature of the evening.
C ulaw'iee v. Ill probably organize
as n Bran h oi die Jackson County ;
Chnpier, as th
warrant such an organization. The
ladies are ciiiUMcistic and hope to
do good work this spring. Mrs.
Thomas Cox, chairman of th Aux-
of the department s weekly review
follows: , y
"The assault launched by tlie Ger
mans against the British front has
reopened the fighting season in the
west" says the communication.
"7 Iris oDeration confirms to us
tbrt the GeRman higher command
u...ble to control the strategic sit
u ition through political agencies
has been forcEd to engage in a des
perate military venture in an effoRt
to retain its domiuation over the
people of the ceNtral empires anu
membership wiin a victorious peace by the
ioriune oi arms.
"The German attack began with
a brief but overwhelming artillery
bombardment.
"From Crois :lles,south of Vendeu-
iliary, is in constant communication i!. a distance of 47 miles, the Ger-
mans concent rated tnis preiimmaT
Washington, March 25. The text j note f urther hostile activity in Italyi
WEAKENS
which may be the prelude to an
Offensive in this theater. An Aus
Irian detachment launced a heavy
'assault in the Frenzela Valley and
.was able to penetrate into the ad-
, yance outposts, but was thereupon
ecked.
The strength of the great German
offensive in France apparently is
fast diminishing. On the seventh
day of the titanic battle there were
Qtrrknd miAatmna tVmt' tVio - pnpm v
r ,. ti , u men, clerks and other employees
was feeling materially the strain he , , tTL T
had undergone and that his power . . A M. . ,
had been greatly impaired through I ng t0 ! them this year to produc
i j J rive work out of doors. Men who
naru usage.
largely upon our ability to raise and
harvest this year a larger supply of
foodstuffs than ever we have pro
duced before.
There is available a host of rnea
who w:ll be able and glad to devote
a part of their time this summer to
farm work if the country needs
them. College students, professional
; 'The enemy is continuing to ad- while the tow i of Albert ha3 been
ance into Russia. Petrograd has captured from tie British and west
tJfcen evacuated. The Russian gen- of Roye the Fie ich have been com-
eral staff has been moved from Pelled t0 ive giound in the face of
greatly superior numbers, the Brit
ish have repulsed heavy attacks,
both north and south of the Somme
and also driven back across the
Ancre river the Germans who ford
ed the stream Wednesday. Fight-
inri otill ornt!nnpa rf a (jnndninnrv
enonced any items from freu s Lharacter on all these sectorSi but
Smolensk to Moscow."
w. s. s.
GREEN'S CREEK
It has been quite a bit since we
with the Jackson County Chapter,
and is directing the work well.
We expect grca: things from Cullowhee.
preek, but the silence doesn't indi
jpate that we have been removed
ry. barrage m which a number oik, ... . ,
We are indebte I to Mrs Geo. P.
Miller for a donation -of outing flan
nel for the Sylva work room.
w. 8. 8.
TYPH31D SEASON
PREDICTED S
ODN
Austrian batteries participated. f
'The Germaa infantry divisions
there upon advanced to the attack
along the flan ss of the salient ii
tVo.it ji ) i ab i . 7 1' n i',r. 1 1
contiaufrs. Wai'e tV :ev p.a-is h
ve been abl" to rnke headw.ty n6
! definite enveloping movement is yei
outlined.
"It would be premature toexpres
an opinion regarding the-tactical
pighty negligent about our every
tlay duties. It seems that most of
the Journal correspondents have
evacuated their posts. I shall i e
flaU of the day when they all rt-1 .
to their places and give us the l e.i's
rom the different parts of the coun
ty.
- I have abcat decided that th;.
everywhere the British and French
are holding the enemy Especially
severe has been the fighting west of
Albert, where the Germans, in an
endeavor to debouch westward
were repulsed by Field Marshal
daig's mea with the heaviest cas-
' 1 rl as.
iiiv British gains between the
vi.nme and Ancre regions are rep
resented by tti. re-capture of the
rov : of ! jrla) i ourt ChipiUy . South
f t ie Soiiime tliey have advanced
o Proyart, which lies to. the South
Kaiser is a ground-hog. Why? be
phases of the operations now ta?- Cause he has a hole in the grou.u Uf Bray.
i .u- . 'infiDlace. Ve must expect futher m which he goes every 'i.nu he AJ1 akag the fifty nile Trent rrom
at present oniy uuriy- . ,
changes in the combat situatioti hears a little noise. At least a,n
freedom, exist A North Carolina," according , 1U a f U1C Wdy UU1 eiuuuu UUBS uu "Ci
boys, Albert t0 n report just furnisned by Dr. A. Ui UIU& ki , . . 3 Mr. Garland Reed was sent to hi
o , - c-
"There are
where they are being nursed back six cases of typhoid fever known to
to health under American
One of these bhell-torn
d.l.nn f1 1 o ftiio Ctrtl
Reacts of the German forces- "This." continues the report, "is the jceedmgly heavy. The eensioft gr
i u r iime uauie lroui it puaaiuic
urcuHiy uuao. iuwtiuuuiuc ut ( to tf e G,trmail &tU,ck
"A dozen of our boys were out on known to exist in the State at any i .n,,
ukht patrol duf. They Tailed to onetime since typhoid fever-Avat, , . , ... iniKiu
return, could not be found, audit made a reportable disease. March,. there alertnegs and
was concluded they had been taken however, has shown the lowest num-,
prisoners. So they ha 1. The second ber of deaths from typhoid of any
night, however, these men in some .noiiih in the year for the -.xrA four
... f,,A .'m troo,..- Thp v;"a for the entire
U'.accouuiaoic way wuuius .jr j-. 0 . trpnf,i,p whit b wpn-rqntured last
batons. When dawn came, fob Stale being less ttmu thirteen deaths trenche whu h wer. captured laot
uv..iu " . . . i,-, -,rv. pfjii. week. In tnii region our artihery
1,ftf r of cominuins to batter u,e Gen.au
pearii.ee. they were found lyinft out mng with April, the numoer of - sminii Dar-
b front of our trenches. Every man deaths each month increases rapidly - .i a nL r"oer ?u?,
uiroi.i oi our ire h. ,.. I ties, which peaeuated the oermai;
iiaa nis eye . gougeu oui, men uumco an ukvu o
horribly mutilated, and some with after which the monthly deaths dc-
hands and legs gone." crease rapidly until the following
tiro foo onnrA hprp in the March.
Somes of the Blue Ridge Mountains? The special warning contained m
mmativj
'Oar ow - forces in faining in
Lorraine air. sail holding on to the
last week, he bein one of the
two who were left over irom lst
falls call. Mr. Reed was mairt.
to Miss Carmie Taiham, of Cay,
Mond iy night, the 18tn inst.
Misses Nancy and Belle Buchau-
an returned from Wayuesviile last
weeii, where they iiave bee.i
ing their sister. . .
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Hall of Ashe
vllie, are spending w few days hert
with Mr. Had a father.
he region of v ras to the south of
he Oise, near Noyon, the effects of
vhat was to have bepn the final
siroke to end iba war in a victory
"or the TeatcLs are only too plainly
evident in the e-devastaiion of the
-auniry-i-:e a id the wreck and
'am of the tow., villages arid ham
lets through which the armies have
passed.
Westward from where the oid
have heretofore worked at fanning
should be esptciailv sought after,
already employers in many com
munities are getting together and
agreeing to give up some of their
men for limited periods to work on
neighboring farms. In Canada, and
last summer in many places in this
country, employere have been found
who made up the difference in pay
for the men whom they released.
This is not only patriotic, but in
many cases is no more than far
sighted self-interest, for the whole
-fficiency of a community may de
pend upon the ability of the local
tarmers to raise an adequate food
supply to meet local needs.
The farm labor problem is in
very large measure a local problem
which cannot be fully met except
with the xid of local initiative and
energy. On the other hand, the
labor resources of county or
state, in so so far cs tho can be
spared from local ouould ta all
times be available to meet short
ages elsewhere. We are engaged in
i great common enterprise and the
national crisis far transcends any
locol consideration.
See M. Buchanan, of this city, the
ocal enrollment agent.
W. 3. 8w
im WASHfolTuN TO
CALl ORNIA AND BACK
Wednesday afternoon of January
30th, my brother Jesse, his wife of
iwo weeks, my sister Pansy, myself
battle line reared itself the Germans and baby girl of four years
jverywnere ntve pusaea .orwarc h rs at Wftn trW w.sh. mip
for material gains, but wi h foe3 be
fore them fought with the
greatest jra cry and stubbornness
and ceded no ground uniess recom
pensed at usurious rates in men,
Messrs. Lawrence McMahan, An
positions, r pert that enemy works nis Green and beriiu Buchanan oi huned, wounded or mads prisoner.
have been considerably damaged. Camp Sevier are spending a few it is estimated that in the great
"In our sec; or north of Toul, our davs nere wtn relatives and friends attacks in massed formations more
amllerv has successfully bombard- Mrs. Cole broolts oi rraiiKiin is man uu.ouu ui uwuy. a uwuuu
1 1 t-r Min im vvaiiiiii& iuiJiumvu 1 - - 1 .1.-. .1.. . 1
r. . -1 j ,n,mu wnrks nnd hiM-ts hehind Unending the week here wi!h her men tne bermans tnrew into
Tf wp hnvp tins fpi'lind. lp.t's disabuse I tne repori is to yuaru m5l 7.' 7 . .r -. . ,47 n ,wqmh HpH nr in
a.u.u ... -- r-., . r th.iir iiTftpo ijiirmo - ram niip f ii rr.mpr vir it. vv . viiccii.
The which carry tne disease germs ironi -i imw. . , -
our patrois, n acneuine secouu vjci- jyir. ana Mrs. Jonn nensiey nave
man line and returned with out suf- m0ved to Ciarksviile, Ga., where Mr
fering any ca qualities. In this area jieiisley holds a position.
tiie enemy made a' thrust against r. Normau.Hall has been visit
the Frerch foxes on our flank. Our
niir tninrlc nf snrh f thought.
enemy has gone over the mountains open back closets through unscreen-
and t&rough the gorges of Russia, ed Kitcnen anu 8 - -
Our mountains are no more secure dows to pollute and poison food and
from invasion than the Russian drink. Thorough screening of every
fn. iiinf Mine vj0 cv nt we ii thpv Hnnr and v indow is urged, togetner
Wt try to cover the mountains." with the construction of sanitary own forces became eneu. the
but thev will. Why? we ask. Be closets wnicu win cxciuue iue&.
cause the people of the Valley will swatting of stray flies found in the
toke refuge here as they took refuge house and the sud more general use
in the Russian mountains, and the of anti-typhoid vaccine as a prc-
eiiemv follows in the trail of h s ventive.
the
fray are dead, wounded or in the
hands of their foes.
vv. s. 6.
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FARM
prey. If they come we cannot hope
t suffer any Igss outrages and
bulcluTv than our foreign allies
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h ve suffered.
American money is collected by
the ''German-American Alliance."
and is being sent to these German
as ;Siins as testified to by one John
Tjark, treasurer of the "Alliance
-w. s. s.-
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HASTINGS TO
POSTMASTER AT SY
(Asheville Times)
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Washington, March 23. Harr
Hastings has been appointed post-
I . i T T "
He wr:s made-, to testify before the master at byiva to succeed j. j. ar
senate Sub-Committee holding hear- ay,- who resigned last December to
intjs on Senator King's bill to revoke return to the ministry. Hasting
the "Alliance" Federal charter- came to Washington about two
Over eight hundred thousand doi- weeks ago and talked over his appo-
brc w liptpri hu thia dnnd and intmeiit with Congressman Zebu-
Ah le they were getting this sum ion Weaver, and postoffice depart
together, they gave ut the inform meat officirls. It was understood
ation that it was to fight prohibit! n at that time that a man named OH
and the anti-prohibitionists tumbleo ver stood ahead of Hastings on the
substantially. - list of those who took the civil ser
ine Third Libe ty Bond Sale will vice examinations for the place,
be launched on April 6. Let us The nomination of Hasungs will
fcruop thi:; opportunity to help win probably be sent to the senate eany
the war. ieed. clothe and arm onr next week.
fighti.ig forces while they are in 0 w. S. S.
trenches, and give to them upon fq SALE One large oizH p
our return home, the perpetuated fpidprntor" Go e- wmi e
their bioou iur. at bar 1
, "Chuck" ' Sylva, N. C.
"A hostile raid was also attempts
ed against cur forces at another
point, lnis v peration was precea-
ed bv a stroma barrage. Our infan
try,, well supported oy artillery, was
able to stop the attacking co'umn
before our trencher were reached.
Our troops raided hostile works east
of Luaevi'le. In the London arerv
the enjmy is 1 a considerable num
ber of gas iiis causing only slight
casualties. Gab bombardments were
noted in -ori aine.
"Therieavh front has also been
extremeh f) rive. Large raiding
operation w. re undertaker.. Abri?k
French attai A against the hostile
trenches in Malancourt Wood re
sulted in thi penetration of the
enemy line. Another very success
ful raid was conducted against the
adjacent positions near Cheppy
ing friends in Greenville, and Greers,
S. C.
Mr. and Mrs. John Bumgarner of
Webster have moved here.
Mr. and Mrs. John Fnzzl of
Webster were heie Tuesday visiting
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Cagle.
There is to be a debate here
Wednesday night. The question is:
Resolved, That there should be a
heavy tax on ail do & in North Car
olina." I rattier think that the tax
should be imposed on the owner
and not on the dog. Sunshine.
w. S. s.t
LfBQR PROBLEM
PROFIT P5?OBLE.iHND POINTER
Half of an apple tree was sprayed
three tin es and bore 2 barrels of
marketable apples. The othti half
was not LprA ed a ad boie one bar
rel of marketable apples. The diff
erence w;h one b r.Rel by spraying
To make sure there will be ample
labor to cultivate and harvest the
largest crop vbich American farm
ers can plant, the United Stales
Public Service Reserve will create
an Emergency Farm Labor Section
It will start soon a campaign to en
roll at least five hundred thousand
members for this purpose.
This force is to be essentially a
reserve. It wdl be composed of men
who are ready to give from one to
two days a week to work on the
farms In their neighborhood, to
t'irxcft wlrt can devote a mou h or
more wherever they may be needed
Men who can si art at once, and give
all of their tine during the greater
cartof:.he f rming season should
nnt Jo iato rh reserve, out should
find work ou the farm immediately
la view of the possibility that the
hnlf nf thp tree, or 2 barrels if the
VC curt Air.firip.au nffitfira. who are hnlrf t ppp. had hasi SDflveX ADDies suyyiy ui iai -ff-
tinin-i w;tl: Prenrh units, nartici- ' rft worth at least 34.00 per o rrel ' m-med as it will be by the large
pated in hee operations at the farm. What would o the force ol boys who are joining the
"T .pr.Prrr ,m , nnn.-Hriiv we.renmfit from adeouate SDrav of U. S. Boys Working Reserve, may
a , e to oe.e; r .te the Frenca trencli- an orchard of 100 such app.e irees? not prove sufficient to meet the de
destination being Doiris, Calif. Af
r.er a short run of 20 miles running
in and out through orchards up the
oeautif ul Wenatchee river, we reach
ed Leavenworth, the end of a divis
ion where we stopped for ten mh
utes to hitch on another engine. As .
we here enter the beautiful Turn-
waur Canyon on. our climb over
the mighty cascades. To say the
scenery is grand over these moun
tains is but lightly to express it; it
is magnificent! And as I look over
the wonderful scenes of nature my
heart swelled up with praises and I
could but exclaim, "What a mighty
God we tervel Space will hardly
permit a minute description of the
scenes along the way. but must say
something of the wonderful en
gineering feat of crossing the moun
tains. Cascade Tunnel is a hole
three miles long, deep under the
mountain and brings us out on the
west side of the range. Here we
enter several miles of snow shed.
both wood and concrete; at one
placj the road makes three ' loops.
runs into a mountain and turns
around and comes out some 150
yards lower down at what is known
as Horseshoe Tunnel.
We reached Seattle about 10
o'clock that night after a run of 30
miles along the edge of Puget Sound
from Everett to Seattle. After a
wait of one and a third hours we
again went on board the cars for
Portland which we reached about
6 o'clock in the morning of 31st.
Here we had breakfast and after a
two hours' wait we got a triin to
Weed, Cal. We had a run of about
200 miles through the Wilhamette
Valley. Wheat fields and meadows
i.0 S. W. OiiliC ,
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tt:- , -p-e ha3 been no Vhat for an ore -aid of 500 r
ion or xttns- , of the; Of 1000 trees? Ho v ma
offe. t tv. Frenuh Liberty Bonds could be L u
from, the profit's if all com me
,i '.. 1ian un'.ts 'i.pple r.:i .iGo u .he slate
taen over the important sprayed.
wnnnAa .o iTrtrPrcifl7P trlQt thprp' ...-. .-v rraan Ana f'tirtfirtfit' At onnnil
iOa e built up an emergency reserve , instead of midwinter. The Wiliam-
1 V 1 . a AAA
t iare enough to supply any possi jette vauey is a nne couniry, ouu
. ble demands. The health and com- feet raise in 200 miles in fact is
fort of mil' is of mrhans as too level to drain well in place.
weli as cne id.e ot uie war. hcjxi, iLonuuuen on lasi page;
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