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LIEUT E B, CLARK, Died of Wounds Received In Battle on July 19, 1918. We though! when we reported last week thai Captain Wm. T. Shaw, Jr., had been killed in action on the great offensive drives of July 10th, that that was grief enough, but, alas! the news came, later, that another of our choicest young men had died of wounds received at the same time. We had feared and waited anxiously for news of Lieut. Klliott B. Clark, who with Capt. Shaw entered the training camp at Fort Ogle thorpe, Ga., on August 6th, 1917, where he won a commis sion as Second Lieutenant. He was assigned to the 59th Regiment, Company E. U. S. Regulars and was returned to Fort Oglethorpe, where he remained until May 15th. He left for France with his Division and was sent to the front shortly after reaching France. A telegram announcing that he had died from wounds received in acnon on July 1 9th, was received here on Thursday last. Lieut. Clark was born in Wei Jon April 1st, 1 Was the fourth son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Clark who have raised a family of ten grow n children, six sons and four daughters, whom we feel belong to us as a town, and the hearts of all go out to them in sympathy and love in this terrible bereavement. He received his primary education in the home schools, later entering Wake Forest College where he graduated with the class of 1909. He adopted the siudy ul la .is a profession and received license to practice law in 1910, locating in Halifax where soon became popular, made many friends and established a lucrative practice. When the call To Arms came, he was among the first to volunteer, and his splendid physique, well equipped mind and personal magninsm gave promise of a rapid advance in military circles. About May 1st., he was granted a furlough and came home for a few days, but while here he received peremptory orders calling him back to camp, where "oversea" orders quickly followed. We have heard that these two brave young men responded to a call for volunteers at a critical moment when the com manding officer would not order any man into a charge which meant almost certain death, Be this true or not, we know that they were where dutycalled and that is enough. Lieut. Clark was confirmed in the Episcopal church in Halifax of which he was a communicant until he left for the training camp. It has been said that, "whom the gods love, die young," and surely upon these two gallant young men every god had set his seal to give the world assurance of a man. On their blazoned scrolls memory shall place a laurel wreath and inscribe this simple meed of praise, "They died at duty's call." EXTRACTS FROM A LETTER TO HIS MOTHER. ! The Late Capt. William T. Shaw, , Jr., Writes a Letter to His Mother a Few Days Before He Was Killed in Battle July loth. j WHAT CATARRH IS Science has shown that nasal catarrh often indicates a general weakness of the body and local treatments in the form of snuffs and vapors only irritate and do little if any good. To correct catarrh you should treat its cause by enriching your blood with the oil-food in Scott's Emulsion which is a medicinal food and a building tonic, .ice from any harmful dregs. It is helping thousands. Try it. Stoltft Bowuc. Llgotubild.M.I. THE HOANOKL NEWS Thursday. Aug. 8, 1 918. Published Every Thursday. Hayti has declared war on Ger many. Every little bit helps. Henrv Ford will endeavor to get the Michigan voters into the booths by November. SliKlNfi that it now charges that Russia started the war, Germany presumably will apologize to Eng land. Rl sst A is a large country, hut there should be no room in it tnr autocrats, royal, capitalistic or pro letarian. h would be a queer freak of history for the Czecho-Slovaks of Europe to carve out a new free na tion in Siberia. The following letter was written July 5th and received here August 5th: July 5th. 1918. A. E.F. For the past week I have been associated with a bunch of French officers. 1 am still working with them, and a nicer bunch of men 1 have never seen. Imagine how I fell when sent out for this work with a de tachment of American soldiers, in to a French camp, and not know ing a word of French. 1 imagined I would have a hard time but my work has been wonderful for I am learning French very rapidly and these fellows are great. Honest 1 have gained a liberal education. I board with these officers, and they j can't do enough lor me. t These men are all officers who have gained reputation at (he trout and who wear all kinds of medals i and decorations. There is a French Count among the crowd and I feel r.nhcr proud to sn across ihe lable from a Count. Yesterday was the Fourth of : July and they gave me a dinner. will send you the menu, also a kodak picture of the crowd. The French Commandant gave a toast to America, to me, to my people. 1 answered with one as follows: "American armour l-'ran- cais, i-rancais armour American. American se souvenir Lafayette, Francais se souvenir Wilson." Translated means: "The Ameri cans love the French and the Vench love the Americans. The Americans remember Lafayette, and the French will remember Wilson." They were very well pleased. The French commandant offered mea horse to ride anytime I wanted one. We had quite a nice time and quite a nice dinner. Never did 1 expect to dine with counts and notables like these. I want you to get Mr. Sledge to send me the KoANOKENnwseach week, beginning with the back numbers, from last March the first. Also send me a one cent stamp, two cent stamp, three cent stamp, and a special delivery stamp, the commandant wants to get them as souvenirs. Love to you, my dear mother and Father and sisters. Bill. KstKKbD i rutnutrit-K ai luon ah KCUSD-Cl S1 UAlTkH. RATES UF SUBSCRIPTION IN AliYANCE: One Year, (by mail) postpaid, tt.50. 8n Monlh, " " .70. Emufnili the Allies who land ed on the Arctic Coast of Russia are getting a cold reception from the Bolsheviki. A weekly Democratic journal devoted o the material, educational, political and agricultural interest! of Halifai and turrouudinx counties. Advertising rates reasonable and a.sheil on application. fur Prussian Junker severely re buked Mr. Dernburg for urging a moral victory. Anything moral is disgusting to Germany. And when it comes to non-es sentials, what's the matter with this new outdoor sport of running for Governor of New York ?" I pledge allegiance to MY FLAG and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation in divisible with Liberty and Justice for all. "If at first you don't succeed," says the Kaiser to the Austrian Emperor, "try, try again." Germany has no intention of annexing India," says the Chan cellor. Neither has India. There will be a million or more American wrist watches on the Rhine by this time next year. GerviANY appears to have de manded of Holland everything but the children's dolls and fido's col lar. it s a pity, but we suppose we will have to follow the example of the late Czar and send some of our best fighting men to Siberia. We violate no confidence in in forming me Kaiser that there is a pot of gold at the end of that rain bow division, if he can turn it- which he cannot. wh note mat tne uermans are going barefoot. They are going to "bear" more than that before we finish them. I'M afraid Colonel Roosevelt would rather die fighting on a reg ular battlefield than to take his big stick into an Irish shindig. $IUO REWARD. $11X1. The reaileie of this paper will he pleased tolearn that there is at least one dirad tl disease thai seieuce has lieen al.le to cine in all its stages, and that is t alari li Hall's Catarrh Cute is the only positive cure now known to the medical hater uity. Catarrh heiug a constitutional disease, requites a constitutional treat ment. Halls's Catarrh Cure is takeo in ternally, acting directly upon the mu eous sutfaces of the system, thereby de straying the foundation of the disease and giving the patient strength by build lug up the constitution and assisting in doing its work. The proprietors have so much faith in its curative powers that they offerOne Hundred Dollars for any ease that it rails to cure. K.J. CHENEY 4 CO., Toledo, Ohi o Testimonials sent free. Price 75 cents per bottle. Bold by all druggists. Hall's Family pills for Constipation Autocracy is engaged in iry ing to escape with as whole t sKin as possmie. tiut autocracy will have to lose its skin along with ihe rest of the beast. Mb. H I V Id Nervous Mothers Should Profit by the Experience of These Two Women Buffalo, K. Y. "1 am tho mother of four children, and for ucarly three years 1 siillcivit Iioin a tcmalc tiouole w itn muis in my back and side, and a gciici.il wi-uktiosii. 1 had pro fessional attendance most of that time Inn did not seem to get well. As a last resort I ilei nled to try Lydia h. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound which I had seen advertised in the newspapers, and in two weeks noticed a marked improvement. I continued its Use and am now free from pam ami able to do all uiy house work." Jtrs. 13. 1J. Ziklinska, iOi Weiss Street, Buffalo, X. V. Portland, Ind. "I had a displacement and suffered so hadlv from it at times I eniild not It' nil luv feet at all. 1 was all run down and so weak 1 could not do my housework, was nervous and could not lie down at illicit. 1 took treatments liuin a physician hut they did not help me. My Aunt lectiiiimeiuieii l.ydia I'., ruikhiiiiis V I'ifi'ialili' t iiiiiisitiiut. mini it and imw I am Kitting and well again and do tny own woik and I give l.ydia K. I'iuklium'a (:(iiiiiuud tho credit." Mrs. Josnt'ii ink Kim u uk, ti;lj West liacu BUcct, l'urtliuid, Jiid. Every Sick Woman Should Try EYDIA E. PINKHAM'S VEGETABLE COMPOUND LYDIA C.P1NKHAM MEDICINE CO. LYNN. MASS. LOOK! UTZ & DUNN'S SHOES I. FKEID'8 J6 inch White Voile, lovely quality, 25c. to $1 the yard. .16 inch pancy Striped and plaid Voiles, Batiste and l-'lasons, J5 and 50c the yard. 27 inch Pancy Voiles, Crepes and riason. IM and 35c yard. ,16 inch All Silk Marquisette several patterns 65c the yard. All grades ol silk, Including the white and turquoise wash silks, for skirts, waists and lingerie. Another new Isature Just added to our line Is the "STANDARD NI;MO CORSET." Vu conserve both health and money when you wear them. WELDON 33 YEARS AGO. j Thkrf. are quite a number of Germans along the Marne who are wondering what the All Highest meant when he said "The Ameri cans won't fight!" VON KUEHLMAN tells the Reich stag peace by force of arms is out of the question. Diplomacy must be resorted io. Tell it to the Ital ians. If they are too busy to listen tell it io the Marines. Looting of Paris is the bait held out by Cermany to her soldiers. When this fails the Huns are promised a treat in the shape of Deitig tea to Calais, where the v can see and strafe and throw stones i i ngianU. Mow? than 75, 000 iron crosses of the first class have been award ed since the war began, says the Cologne Gazette. "Those deco rated," it adds, "include 146 princes." Says nothing about the 4,000,000 dead German soldiers who didn't even get wooden crosses. WANTED.- 50 Laborers-Pay from $2.75 io $3.50 per day. Also 25 Carpenters, $3.50 to $6 per day. 10 Painters, $4 to 5.50 per day. Work direct for me. Apply io Jas. B, Brickell, Box 561, Greensboro. N.C. LETTER FROM FRANCE. Mr. C. D. house. Jr., Writes An Interesting Letter to His Moth er at Thelma. July Sth, mis. Di.AK Mamma : I got a letter from you yesterday; dated May 21st. That was the fault of the address though. It went to the 8th Battalion before it came to me. You made your 3 just like an 8. Got another letter from you the fourth, dated June 9th. That was fine. The kodak pictures w ere good. I never get a very good picture of you, though. You are always looking at some other place than at the camera.The picture of John Bertie and the kids is fine. The baby lakes a good pic ture. Tell Bertly she looks as natural as life. She looks just like she was starting after something she had no business; with her tongue sticking in the corner of her mouth. We had a great and glorious 4th all right. X'e got the day off and had no interference whatever. The cray Americaines sure made the French sit up and take notice They never saw any celebration pulled off in just that style before. The French joined in like good tenows tnougn. ut course it was a little odd to them but they took hold and did their best. They kept open house for the American sol diers almost everywhere. The Allied flags were up at most of the houses. The happy go-lucky, care free American soldier is a curiosity to the French people anyhow and on the 4 th they fairly outdid them selves. The French day of independence is ihe 14th of July. It will be up to us to entertain the French and help them celebrate. We will with pleasure, of course. July 9th. Didn't get to finish this yesterday. Have a few min utes spare lime now. Am enclosing a souvenir. It is a piece or a wmg or a ucrman ae roplane. I picked it up where he hit the ground. That Boche was in his last fight. He fell from great height and was very much dead, also his observer. The French flyer that brought him down only fired three shots from his machine gun. I don'i call that bad. He surely wasn't wasting any ammunition. He sure must have put them where they did the most good. So this is a genuine made-in-Germany souvenir. I will write you how we cele brated the French declaration of independence in the next letter. Have written all I know now. Give my love 10 everybody, es pecially to papa. Your loving son, Charles, Jr. Prom The Roanoke News, August 6, INS5. Miss Lula Allen, of Hicksford, Va., is visitng her sister, Mrs. M. F. Han. W. P. Batchelor, Esq., of Ral eigh, has accepted the chief ntar shalship of our next lair. We con gratulate the society on securing him. New Stoke. Major T. L. Ent ry is hauling brick for building his new store next to his presegt build ing. It will be 130 feet long, fifty feet wide and three stories high with basement. Improvement. Mr. Rufe Dan iel has nearly completed the im provements on his Frame building. He has lowered the floors to a lev el with adjoining buildings and has put in glass fronts. Some Watermelon. Mr. B. F. Gary, one of the best farmers in the county, sent us a watermelon Tuesday, which he raised on Ins farm below Halifax. It weighed 4S pounds and it was as sweet and luscious as it was heavy. Halifax Literary Society. The Dialectic Society of Halifax town met last Tuesday night in ihe office of Hon. T. N. Hill. Ii re solved to change its name io "The Daniel Literary Society" in honor of the late General Junius Daniel. The following officers were elected: President R. 0. Burton, Jr. Vice-President G. L. Hyman. Secretary-T. N. Hill, Jr. Treasurer E. L. Travis. Justices of the Peace. The following newly appointed justices qualified before Judge Gregory Monday: John II. Darden, J. D. Weeks, E. A. Thorne, J. A. B. Kilpatrick, F. M. Parker, James H. Whitaker, R. H. Purrington, W. A. Johnston, W. A. Daniel, W. W. Bowser. Halifax at Asheville.. Du ring the races just closed at Ashe ville, the horses from Halifax coun ty in charge of Mr. Wm. Wyche acquitted themselves most hand somely. Mr. H. J. Pope's "Ma na," and "Red Wing" and Major Entry's "Brookhill" bearing off the largest prizes offered. "Brook hill" entered for and won the mile and repeat race, and the mile and a half race just as easily. The latter race bore with it the "French Broad Cup." Death of Gen. Thomas J. Person. We regret to announce the death of Gen. Thomas J. Per son which look place at his resi dence in Garysbury on Tuesday. Gen. Person was a good citizen, a good neighbor and a good man. His standard of honesty was the highest and his word was his bond. Gen. Person was never married but devoted his energies to the hap piness of his sister, who survives htm. Sale of Land for Taxes. I will sell to the highest biddesr for caib at the Court House door io the town ol Halifax. slondsr. Sept 1919 the following described lands in Halifax Towuetrip, fur taxes and cost for year 191.: Kobt. Ransom, 761 acres, Com- land Isnd, fMM Mrs. H. w. lioweo, 420 acres. HolllDg. 88.23 B W. Jenning-, 132J acres, Brad ley, 47.93 T. O. Vaughaa, 200 acres. Folly Smith, 100,90 Colored. Annet Allen, 60 acres, Cons Allan 13 58 Kutus Ken, l town ioi g Lucindr Eppcs, ettate 3 25 Walter Lynch, 3 acres, horns 6 16 A. I. Pierce, alien residont, 7 a. 20.H3 A. , Pierce, home 10.67 John Pittman estate, 8.73 Alex Robeson est. 1 town lot 4.0: D. J. MILL1K1N. Tax Collector Uelifax Township. 3 SMS JU 1 I ILL. mMM I res. Mg. w,Hnu glad I TO QKC rffo rjAricK vuk. . iu - PXOMPT AT TE MrOf - I W ' GEE Have You Ever Considered How the Successful Men of Today Attained Financial Independence? Success In business is due, In Urge degree, to the cnrelul management ol your banking business. An account with tbis bank assures absolute salety lor your money also carelul and prompt attention to the details ol your banking business. L IMJii .l.Mr.l .sTW W H i ' assssu u w uj aaW asv- v 1 WELDON. POSSIBLE 10 LOSE IHE IB OVER HERE A I)m Stfty-ftttHoraa Army Thinks and Feels, So Does the Armf ot tfc Front. The War Must First be Won Over Here Dll yon know thai tU war could be lost orsr hare as easily, or more so. as over there f Wilts tie actual fliht 10f takes plsce on the fields ot Trance, most of that which foes Into the Ijbt, to win or lose It, takes place e'er here There are kindreds ot wt in welch America can loss out In win bids the war and SO par cent ot these are dependent upon those who aiay i nomv. Tne stav.af.hnmn arniv nothing else should have right ot way In our llui and thought till thin one thing la accomplished Mr. Frank Crane. In the Chicago Dally Nows, recently told how ImporUnt It Is to do this thing first. He says: "Yoi. I know. Peace la a srand thing. I am a pacifist, on general principles, nut what would be the uae of peace now, with a horde ol nun Ann i. , .L . -"w i.-i-tiuu,w nriuj u"v uiuint. ivu uy a uuiK n or 'r oeiernuaes wneuier the army ; "huiihiic scoundrels, stamping ovar St ths front iosss or wins. In the " earth with hob nailed boon? rst place, .the soldiers over there j We've got to lick Qermany before we must have auDSllea and mint hv. thsss In sufficient quantity and qua). Ity tp make them the anost efficient fighting men possible. They must have clothing of the proper teiturs summer and winter to protect thorn and yet not encumber them. They must have mental and moral recrea tion, but above all else, they must hare that courage of ths soul, known as Hotels, that Comes from ths peo ple at home. As the army feels over here, so It feels over there. As strong as grows Its determination to win over here, so determined are they to win over .hre. Whatever Is lone, said or felt over here has its effect over there. Ifterofer, It behooves every American citigaa. American soldier can get any kind ot peace that Is tol erable. Lonk at the Rimlini They threw down their arms and eitended the friendly hand to the Huns, and mulled, and said. Now. we'll all Quit. See! We begin.' It was a most Christina act. What was tlie answer? Germany kicked them In the face The Oer mans Invaded their territory, burned their towns, killed their men. robbed them, laughed at them, lied to them, apread the pernicious propaganda among their people, and Russia to day Is a seething naJhouie So Just hold steady awhile on socialism. We'vs got to lick Oermany first. "Ireland wants to be free and all that. We sympathise with her. But weve got to lick Oermany rlrst ft,., .. " , . . we've got to Id v w uiiainii mm. mm i as si r i v in maw , . eaertsoes as to expect It of them, and 2l "A ," " l b"ni' thae he himself is a. raadr 0m.ny ruling England? Doe. ireiaud want to swap Lloyd Goorge for ths Kalaerf "Sweden la atarvin ItnlUn,! hH Denmark are la straits We'd like to heln them. But we've eat to llrli Oermany Srst. 'We cannot aid the HalUna In rm. band their houses and get their peo ple back from alerary until we lick veruany. "We rani Franca anil Italv nrf sum. bla aid Boumanla and Poland and Art rvecgeq irom me aorror 01 war, frtrtt tuaffsr and wont and mas acre Btrt wo must lick Oermasr flnt. "We'd like ocean travel hiri. ear and commerce freed from pirsoy, but we re got to ilea German? first "We wish our soldier boys were back home. W need them Wires, mothers, sweethearts, fathers need them. Farms and shops need them. But we're lot 10 lick Oermanr nt Ahy wsy you tuns, ybu And ws've got w nca uennany ntit. "Whatever reform you want what ever nuisance ehould fee abated, wa run sp against the same prime neces sity. We're 0t to lick Oermanv dr.t "flora! It's alt eomlag out right. we sasu some day have peace on earth aad ennii win tn men o... '.. get to lick Oermehy Srst. Don't wait dinner (or us; we caa't Sttk Hk wnn el IVaV.ll. . . J .t..i w mv ueii, hiu ivivyauiie the Undertaker, please, that he needn't. that he himself Is, as rsady to make of the Government as they who gave VD tkelr kaillU M lAtarf An. r.r. A offered themselvss to thslr country's eauae. Probably the greatest call that hae some to the people of this country Is te ssve and aerve. Every Individual has been called on to practice econ omy and refrain from ipandlag money for thlnga not esisntial to health and efficiency, not only that the Govern ment may hare all surplus money to Snince the war but that labor cnipf ed In the making ot those things rosy he releasod for making matorial need ed to win the war The person who doe wltbr'J!. who ', Lie money where he used to spend It. who makes personal aacrlflces for bit country saks. Is Indeed today the real, true patriot He Is rendering a service In keeping tth that of the soldier at toe Iront On ths other bsnd. he who Is selfish and Insists on tiring as he did before ths war. who criticises the Government, who has not time for war work, who heeds no call of the Government. he Is a grsater enemy than the Hun aorose No Man's Land. In fact If America loses In the war It will be her enemies over here and not orsr there that made loitng possible. Only One Thing to Do Plrae Llek Germany. When we would make plans for the future and think of neaea. wa an m. FREID, LADIliS AND (ll.NT'S OUTl'ITTliR, WELDON, N. C. Large Line Of BEAUTY AIDS t V Ii H Y woman L wants to be as attractive as possible And it's perfectly right Dial she should be Actresses are mure envied and admired, perhaps, than any other class ol women Vet they are not the most beautiful. They attribute their charms In a measure to the regular use ol good creams, lutions, etc, We have a line ul the latest and muet effective beauty aids, perfumes, etc., to please the most exacting. ok hi Company. W eld or, North Carolina. if 3 CO I 0 r c 0) o o I SOI I: ,IMS I'Oli i NY AI. S Kl-.MlUMliv NUNNALLVS AND NOKRIS' CANDIES. MO)- ' I FOR THOSE WHO PREFER IHE BEST, "YaI ii 's ' Home-Made Pies, Hoi Chocolate, (Whitman's Make) Tomato Boullion Sandwiches, Coffee, Lyimhaven Bay Oysters on the Half-Shell For Those who Prefer The Best. M. C. PAIR Confections, toilet Articles, iTuils, Cigars, Medicines, Complete I uncheonctta in Connection 4 o CD I IPTin THOSE WHO PREFER THE BIST ! F Von nu.,u L-... L, . . .. V.j You never know anvthlno- ahnni ti. li f & """ee i w r, a . High Cost Problem when you trade at li ;;;Uberto'si Store!!! it. to to to to to to to to Bring your nickles nntl limes to us where the) win hring par value -A I W A Y L Veuini profit-, to ihe smallest pobsible margin Come to see us If ou will be surprised at the many 1 necessary articles you should have I1- at 5, 10 and 25c. mm 510-25. 11 Weldon, North Carolina to to to to to v tie W v! l Hi S Male Pointer Pups lor Sale-Apply This Office.
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