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ROWAN COUNTY LOCAU
Congressman Albert Johu-
Ira Brawley, one of
negroes who recently bioke
from the officers while hell,,
taken to the chaing gang,
was locate aud ca. turn I at
Freeport, :S Y. Sheriff Kin
der expected to go after hin
at an early date but the oin
cera there gave him his fiee
flora on habns corpus proceed
iugs, Brawley had just been
sentenced to a tefm of 18
months on the roads fo
ste-din a diamond brooch.
i'wo Rowan County met
have been arrested and giv
1 a hearing by the United
Sta! Commissioner W K
llobsonfor making remark,
in reference to the Red Crop
aud-tlie government. Th
were Parks Basinger ot
Morgan township aud J r
Cionts who was arrested a
Yadkin It is said that th-
said some very ugly thing
about the lied Cross, Prei
dent Wilson and things i
general. They were pi la
under a thousand duita
b uid each, I'asinger gav
bui:d but Clouts tail to rio
and was sent to jail.
Tomorrow, Thursday, ha
been set apart by the Prcsi
dent as a day for prayet
prayer that our soldiers ma
be safe-guarded and victor
ous. Services wili be hel
in ma ay of the e'l urches. th
potoifices, banks aud man;
of the stores will be closed
and j in lu a proper observa
tion f the day.
A branch of the Red Croe
w s o ganized at the Tatter
son 4 school Tuesday nigh
with one hundred member
Rev VV W Way, Mesdmes b
C Gregory and W W Bnrt oJ
Salisbury, were present an'
made talks. The following
officers were elected: Chair
man, Mrs J S McCorkh
Vice chanman, Mrs T De
Witt Patterson. Secretary
Miss Essie Smith. Treasurer
James A 'h leming.
At a n eial meetincr oj
the ISalisbury board of a)
drmen last week it was decu
ed not to grant license t
tent sIiowij for the present, a?
least until present condition:
have improved A p-rmi
wasgrauted to the Princeto
Cotton Mill Company t(
a A. W-
rtf o nnnTar inp. TrOlTl LIl-
rzt t . ii rm. l if -t &. m. m - w
eon of the State of Washing-
Jon, spoke to a large audience
in the tabernacle Sunday
afternoon in the interest of
the Red Cross.
An examination to secure
an engineer to go with the
army to France was held in
Salisbury Friday, Prfde Jones
of Spencer being the success
ful candidate. Bruner
Philips also passed but wijl
have to wait until called. '
The marriage of Miss
1-auiaJanet Bradford and
Rv Hoy Troutman will tae
place at the Sbiloh Presby
ferian church Eufola N C,
next Wednesday. They will
be at home at Barber after
June 15th. Rev Troutman
BIG GERM DR1YE m
W M White, aged 59, a popular
passenger conductor on the
.'outhern , Railway between
(Washington and Charlotte, died
fat his home in East Spencer
inursdayaiternoon, after sev
oral months illness. The funer
al was held Saturday morning
Rev Floyd B Lingle and R K
Brady officiating. The inter
meat was in Chestnut Hill. A
widow, three daughters, a sister
and. a brother, E J White of
East Spencer, survive.
- John Bar ger, aged 68 years,
died at his home near orSan
church last Thursday after sev
-t tooBunmy paeaur ui heaves a widow and a daughter
raui anQ reiDel Lutneran to mourn their loss
churches rn this county lat
summer. He wag odaintd
Nelle Viola, three month old
H nofht.Pr nf P.hnc TT Trorlop nf
atstt miuier oi ineiumerMi gw. aa f
;uurcn oi tne jn u oynoa in lt0m,,nr, Tha
f i . - . 1 I A 1 I
vUSlOU-oaiem laet WeeK. Iduoted from tho hnmA Pridav
theie wiU be a sale oi afternoon by Rev Ploy B Lingle
"l I A . 1
.hnnt tartw fiw anurnca,, ana me interment was in unest
he fers in Salisbury on Fri nui anL
lay, June 21st. Those inter MD Scott, son-in law of Po
ested in securint?one of these lilce Umcer U bentz, was fa-
leifers should see T Dtally ,nJured last Wednesday at
I I ln T. i. 11 K
Kmwn. nao.rMtnrvnf thft Kn. Ijrumuua uear reensooro. Mr
v, ... o.
. j louon was a nagman on tne sou-
rhese heifers are being
brought here from Ohio
ana it is to, oe nopea our
farmers will have no difficult.
thern and( made his home in
Salisbury. , He was taken to a
hospital in .Greensboro for treat
ment, but, soon died from his in-
nones. Wis remains were then
tiesowing to climatic condi- I brought to Salisbury the same
tions. I day and was taken to his late
J M Cross who was a cora h"10?011 North Main street and
positor in the Watchman T u "
office before the civil war and 0u n chn., V
vho has set type in most Kiard qh intprmpnr Wflft 5n
very town in North Carolit alohestnut Hill cemeterv. Mr
recently died id Randolph jscott was a splendid young man
arid was a member of the Wood-
mjen of the World, of the Broth
erhood of Trdimen nd was 25
jounty.
The school tax election in
.n 111
spencer iuesaay resuueo
in a vote of 194 for and 36
igainst it. This election
eins an iucrease of 20 cents
years old. Speaking of the ac
cident the Greensboro News
says: Scott was a brakeman,
wrokinsr a freisrht. Hf war off
mtbe hundred dollars and bis train and was standio on
Allied Forces Give Further Ground Bat Peris
is Confident of a Turn Sooo.
SSThere has been no let up as yc
in the German drive south from
the Aisne aud both French and
British forces are'giving further
grouuu. 'Confidence is expressed
in Paris that the allied reserves
now coming- up will shortly turn
the bcale and stop the enemies'
advance.
Apparently the Germans al
ready are being held in the cen-
er of their advance along the
Vesle river in the vicinity of
Fisnes where the point of the
German wedge has tbeen thrust.
The pressure on both the allied
flanks, however, has been such
that both have been compiled to
fall back.
THE NEW REGISTRATION.
AH Young Qen Becoming of Age Since Lest
June Hast Register.
The Secretary of War author
izes the following:
. With the signing by President
Wilson of the bill and proclama
tion designating Wednesday,
June 5th. as the4 day on which
all men who have reached the
age of 21 since last June 5 shall
register for military service,
Provost Marshall General Crowd
er's office immediately began
preparations for the enrollment
of the men Instead of using
the election machinery as was
MdleiwsEIsct Bfficeu.
The 75th . annual meeting of
thf' State grand lodge of Odd
leJows held at Wilmington last
wk decided to meet in Ashe
vhf e next year. The following
we elected for the present
term :
0 G Smith, of Goldsboro,
grnd master; C O Daniel, of
Wentworth, deputy grand mas
ter; D H Tillett, of Camden,
grand warden; John D Barry, of
Raleigh, grand secretary; W L
Smith, of Wilmington, grand
trf&surerer; C Woodward, of
Wilson, grand representative
for two years to the sovereign
On the west the French lines the registration economically and
have been withdrawn to the efficiently.
easterly outskirts of Soissons Gen Crowder has estimated
which town is about seven miles Ithat probably three quarters of
south of the nearest point of the amillion men will be added to
battle line as it existed before the American Army by new regis
the drive was begun on Monday, jtration. His estimate is based
This considerably broadens to on the fact that 10,000; men
the west the front on which the I registered last year. This num-
enemv is advancing. I ber included all between the
done last year. Gen. Crowder grand lodge, and Charles Dewey
will call upon local boards, of; Goldsboro, elected for five
It is belTeved that their experi- years to succeed himself as
ence during the past year has Urnstee of the Goldsboro Or-
peculiarly fitted them to handle phan's home.
, Piles Cured In 6 to 14 Days
wftai money U TAZO
Blind, Bleedin
The first appli
U1S IO cure UTCaiC Of Itehinor.
ar or Protruding Piles in 6 to 14 days.
tcaUon givea iae and KeaL SOe.
State Camp P. 0. S. of A. Elects Officers.
At the recent meeting of the
State Camp Patriotic Sons of
America held in Goldsboro last
also has the effect
out the flank of
thrust
The bringing ot
On the east the Franco-Bel-1 ages of 21 and 31, and statistic w e e k, the following
gian line has been pulled back I collected by General Crowder s
from St Ehicrry northwest of loffi.ee show that little more than
Rheims where it rested y ester 1 10 per cent of these men were
day, to the heights south and 21 years old. On the basis that
southeast of that town. This it is estimated bv draft officials
of widening I that the total registration will
the enemy exceed 10.000,000, of which 750,-
-
000 will be available for militan
Soissons in service. This makes proper
the battle area indicates that the! allowances for physical defective
weight of the German blow has J exemptions because of depend-
shifted, in this direction and ants, attd other bars to military
is being exei ted along the rail-1 service.
way that leads to Paris from The law provides that every I ington.
that town. The possibility that young man in the United btates Conductor R L Hill,
the trend of the enemy push be who has reached the age of 21
ing turned in this direction has years since June 5, 1917, or will
been forecast by commentators. reach the age on or before June
The Americans west of Mont. 1 5 1918, must register. The only
didier have further proved their exceptions are in the cases of
worth by resisting another Ger men who are actually active in
man counter attack on new po- military or naval services,
sitions won by the Americans If you are one of the persons
yesterday when they drove into a required to register, it so take
depth of nearly a mile and cap- noticel It is incumbent upon
tured the village of Cantingy. you to present yourself to the
The Geimans were repulsed in local board having jurisdiction
their second effort as in the first lover your place of
officers were elected for the en
suing term:
President Fred O Sink, Lex
tngton. Vice President James A Wei
ns, Smithfield
Master ot Forms J D Speak,
Statesville.
Secretary W A Daniel, Salis
ury.
Assistant Secretary J E Fra
zier, Sweepsonville,
Treasurer HH Koontz, Lex
Golcs-
boro.
Inspector John M Rhinehart,
Rockwell.
Guard H B Voncaunon, Win
ston Salem.
Trustee CMC Barger,
Salisbury.
Director, W A Hershman, Con
cord. Chaplin W A Suther, Watts
Cross Roads
Law Committee, J M Bran-
permanent nockf Spencer, H S Pickett, Dur
.0 cents on the poll and it tQe northbound track as train 44 and suffered very heavy losses. residence between the hours h am, and O S Ormod, Gastonia.
vill be a big help for the I was approaching from the south. The German attack across the of 7 a. m. and 9 p. m. on June
liooU. Stepping out of the way of that Ainse apparently is slowing 5th, 1918. Drives Out Malaria, Builds Up System
r. .... t. vi:JDa?5semrer, ho put himself in down as the UTancotfritisa troops it necessity requires you 10 oe Theoidsuara rer re,
Z. JLnlflta IW T nH1' of a shifting en-ine and began counter attack on the absent from the junction ot Ha.w.jgg.
' j u ,nnmr fhn.in.. winirs and the 1? renctt
reserves such Board on the day of regis-
eeleras pr'ncipie came tc d entirely over him he said on are rushing in to stem the enemy tration, you are required toob
loe last week. Rev N D th w tQ the hospitaj and onslaught in the centre where it tain a registration card, complete
uanj started back over
c
Bodii- of Granitw
irt-ached the baccalaureate
rmon Suuday night.
mm on re
verse. His legs were crushed,
his:lungs were damaged and a
slight fracture at the base of the
he Quinine That Does Not Affect the Heat. I brain resulted. The. hemor-
3r!vTBc inside from the damaged battle is being fought.
caused death.
iook for tne sinure oi a. w. ..
mrs j m. wniiaiier, wno na
Insane Patients Died in Columbia Hospital Fire
Columbia, S C, Way 29. Six
Southern power station t( teen patients at the South Caro-
tVeir mill nar the fai- Una hospital for the insane per-
ornnrta ished in a fire which destroyed a
. one story frame structure on the
A Bcnool tax election pounds of the state hospital
he'd in ecnooi nisincL '. early in the day.
la-t weeK WDic" caueu iui Fifteen of the number were
25 cents on the 100 worth burned in the building, having
of nroDBrtv valu-s and 75c fun back into the flames after
i r
cnitp ou each pole, laie
ehction was almost unami
m )iiely voted for the tax,
there.'being only five votes
counting p gainst the tax
A -smilar-eiection will be
h. Id in d;strict No. 2 Cleve
land towuship, Ji ;e 21st.
IL..PV HaviA. who held a
responsible position as book
ke-nerju the wholeeale de
.trrai f nf V Wallace &
s left Monday for Greens
b r where he will fill a po
RiMon with Ooue TxMle Cc m
n:niv. Mr Davis has many
fr 'uds here who regret to
learn of his leavings
1 he Broadway moving pic
tnre theatre at High Point
qi.d hndlv damaged by fire
... .irriav' moriiinfir. This
tu Jttrrt was conducted by
A M .ld B Huff of Salis-ury
, v is a heavy lofier.
they had been rescued ana
brought to a place of safety.
The other dead man was rescued
a second time, but not until he
iad been so severely burned
that he died a few hours later.
Foui more were more or less in
jured by burns. .
There were forty-five patients.
in the ward and it was with great
difficulty that they were rescued.
The building was an old one aud
fell an easy victim to the flames
which spread rapidly from the
first and were beyond control
oefore the rescuers could reach
it.
The hospital authorities stated
that the patients were all re
moved to a place of safety, but it
was impossible for them to be
held back by the nurses and at
tendants.
The origin of the fire is un
known, the only suggestion be
ing that it originated from de
fective tlactric wiring.
been ill at the home of her
daughter on North Main Street
Salisbury, for several months,
died early last Wednesday morn
in2; and the funeral was held
from the residence Thursday,
being conducted by Pastor C A
G .Thomas, of the First Baptist
cnurch. The interment was in
i
Chestnut Hill cemetery Mrs
Whi taker leaves to mourn their
loss, two sons J A and R L
Whitaker, two daughters, Mes-
dames L A Plyler and C P Fost
er, and a brother, J H Harrison.
1 Geo W Bringle aged 61. died
at bis home in East Spence Wed
nesday night, after several years
illness The funeral was held
from the
reached Vesle River. the entries thereon before a mem
Around the Fismes. halfway ber of the attache of any Local
!
between Soissons and Rheims,
the center of important allied
communication, a desparate ing jurisdiction over your home
address in order that same may
Berlin also claims the Ger reach such board on or before
i
mans have crossed the Vesle on 19 p. m.June 5th.
either side of Fismes but the Failure of any person required
French are still in the town, to be registered to perform any
holding it stubbornly while re duty prescribed by these regula-
servescome up. tions is a misdemeanor, punish-
On the right northwest of able by imprisonment tor one
Rheims the British are maintain year and may result in the loss
ing a complete position on Massis of valuable rights and privileges
east of St Thierry and northwest and immediate induction to ser-
of the to wn French troops on vice. All such cases will be
the left have stoooed the Ger vio-orouslv ferreted out and as
A. 1 I O
man onrushes by strong counter vigorously fl prosecuted. Any in -
attacks and are holding firmly formation that a prospective
tn hiorh nnints of Neivillti I registrant may desire will be
Board in the United States, and y XJST drOD ill and
mail the same to the board hav- A I r
see our showing
of new styles in shoes
"Star Brand
Shoes are Better."
fur-Margival aud Vregny
north of the Ainse aud. the
height between Virysal-
Soogne and Vasseny which
dominates Veele,
Heavy fighting continues
all aloncr the front from the
residence Thursday Louth to Pinon to a'most
afternoon, Rev M M Kinard ofifi-1 norn
ciaiiiig, aim tue interment; was
a Trading . Ford. Mr Bringle
was at one time a resident of
China Grove. He leaves a wife,
two sons and four daughters.
wnenever You Need a General Tonic
Take Grove's.
The Old Standard Grove's Tasteless
chill Tonic is equally valuable as a
. M t- A i :
ijenerai ionic pecause 11 cdduuos um:
of Rheima. Oyer
whelming numbers enabled
the Germans in the first at
tack to penetrate the allied
lines to beyond the Ainse and
capture more, than half
score ot villages and 15 000
Drisoners. The greatest ad
vance was made in the cen
tre, four miles to the AinsH
and then six miles to the Vts
gladly furnished him at the
office of any Local Board through
out the county.
HOLSHOUSER
& DAYVAULT,
General Morchants
Get Rid of Your Rheumatism.
Now is the time to get rid of
your rheumatism. You will find
Chamberlain's Liniment a great
help. The relief which it affords
is alone worth many times its
cost.
ttc.11 nrri rvni rirnnprtiPQ nf OTIININH
nvu&uv 11 u m-.v . vj... . . ,
and 1KUJN. it acrs on me juiver, urives : its, a. lumiui iru lauco.
out Malaria, Enriches the Blood and
Builds up the Whole System. 60 cents.
Rev John W Moore of Char
lotte was in Salisbury Sun
day and preached the annual
permon before the graduat
ing class of the Salisbury
high school in the morning
and in the tabernacle at
night. I)r Moore was form'
erly pastor of th First
Methodist church here.
To Cure a Cold in One Day
' ir,. I T.V r AY ATTVTt BBOMO Oul nine. It tot the
. between Bazoches aud Jinslcoiih -nd BNdKhe and jofftccow.
I ! Drursits refund money if it fail to core.
I BBS u. w. GKOVB'8 aigiMtim oa each tax. Mb.
As in the offensive in Pie-
ardy and Flanders the ene
mv advance has assumed
The Rowan county Red the form of a blunt nosed
Cross drive was a great sue- 1 wedcre with its apex back
cess, more than twice the gome three "miles wirle. lying
amount asked, ' $10,000, was
subscribed.
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Headaches, Nervousness, Neu
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many other Nervous Disorders
Due to eye strain Positively
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Cornplicatod Cases
Solicited
Those employed during the
day may have their e . :
amined io the evening.
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