North Carolina Newspapers

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" And I call upon the people of North til . ,non av tnp npf.mn mi7ar. i - 1 ,bovJ" honor and rches above 3J i t . use .n-exc. liltia for Person County, the fol:.p, War ZoAe Probably. 'of Latest Type ;Uh ajovt nonor ana r ciitS above . spring and summer when store cigars' lowing that were selected respondcdU" The Amerkan-DeslrWer's Resnonsi .,isrH,'(.usness, is dust already, and can and cigarettes will h.o a t: A T .A 3.- Ahe American Uestrfeers Kesponsi 1 : n ;Hv,.vfn1; I T i " , . " tu UUb anu nave taKen. me oam . ble f0K,.the Smkinff of the U-Boat MPVt". i!lHv w F" v " iiauwimiiM. , 13a n. OT1 SllPh farm nwfaeoAM r.; j .i . -ri . i f , evince of God th, world; ! n uTi"l:l7t r gn in8 contract or enlistment Returned ;to Their-Base With F Carolina t oassemble on that day in!wek's visit to friends and relatives. their places of worship, and with hum ble and contrive- hearts give thanks to the Lord of Hosts and the Harvest for His ommiscient care. And let us remember in helpful ways the widow and the orphan and all who walk in the shadow of adversity. And let us pray unceasingly that He who "Rides the whirlwind and directs the storm" may crown our forces on sea and land with everlasting vic,torl, and that, war may come no more uponthe earth. Notke of Sale!t 1 will on Tuesday Pecembsf-tjh, in Leasburg, sell for cash to the high est bidder as follows: Household aad kitchin f (jmituxeU X horse, ragon and harness, 1 . biiggy and harness, ne good horseiot of corn and feed of all kinds. Sale begins at eleven o'efeck. prompt. ' A. A. Fuller. Administrator's Notice Having qualified as administrator of the estate of G. D. Neal, deceased, late of Person County, orth Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to exhibit them to the undersigned at Woodsdale, N. C, on or before the 24th day of November, 1918, or this notice will be fleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This November 24, 1917. S. M. Neal, Administrator. Wm. D. Merritt, Attorney. l irst Baptist Church Annauncement Preaching Sunday 11 a. m., and T p. m. Bible School Sunday 9:30, J. W. oell, Superintendent. Thanksgiving service Thur. evening ' 0 clock. There will be no service "Wednesday evening. B. Y. P. U. Sunday evening 6:30, iss Edna Bradsher, President. We are delighted to have you wor ship with us. A cordial welcome to all. Presbyterian Announcement Thanksgiving service Thur. night P- m. The Pastor will preach a sermon appropriate to the occasion. Sunday School Sunday at 9:45 a..m.f H. L. Crowell, Superintendent. - bathing at 11 a. m., and 7 p. m., by tnp Pastor. A cordial welcome awaits at all these services. Same Guy in U. .S. Dept. of Arri living Fool Advice to N. C. Far mers to Curtail Rye The United Stattes Department of -Verriculture employes several fools hat OUffVif nmrov Vmim knnn nfVo nave uotil V uuit. Payroll for instance several of the t0k experts, who get UP to the food reciPes and the flathead crop expert who advises North Carolina farmers t0 curtail raising rye one of the7 state's best, greatest and decidedly osl yaluable crops. Th- mere sug gestion would be enough, to nSlce one ugh if it wasn't so foolish and'idio ' j-and then thinkr,of th- Pouree that fool rot he published ih a sieial bulletin to he sent broadcast Jn this state. The editor of this paper bjects to it. About the' next .thing c expect to see this Bowery farm yaP advoeaW is: fertilizing ..dogs to . Ke fleas grow bier enoush and j ong enough to yank p I ho'rsTlow across $0-ac. field erery hop; . v ueeirrroW3mT0WS Ki ROXBORQ, ap rrM ?aK ready nicely lined ; Ill the fall. To sav'a ' ncfir? fiihfhV.ac, and rovJ lumber, already "sawed. To' advise the nien and boys' to set out dear and rio-aro s in the fall 1 4... -jS " "O" v.V and winter so as to have nlentv of k, Misses Newell, Mary tead, spent visaing Miss Umsteads parents ft 2& - Mrs.. E. J. Enthoffer left Monday for. her -home in Asheville, after a visit to Mrs. Edwin Ebberman. if. . Mrs. Edwin Ebberman. of Lancaster," Pa., arrived Thursday and will spend some time in the home of her son, 'Mr. Edfin Ebberman. if if Sfr WT. C. Barnett, of tbe 45th Infantry, Medical Detachment, stationed at Camp Taylor, Kentucky, is here for a Bazaar in the Newell Building -The Ladies Aid Society of the Rox boro Baptist church will have a Ba zaar in the Newell Building on Dec. 1st, 1917. The Bazaar will be open at 10:30 o'clock. Refreshments will be served both noon and evening. Wartime Demaasd far Cotton Is En ormous v Hecent investigations in the use of cotton in war show: ; A 12-inch gun disposes of a half faJe of cotton , with every sot fired; a 'machine gun in operation will use tip a bale in three minutes; in a naval battle like he one off, Jutland, oyer 5,DQQ pounds a minute are consigned iiy each - active warship ; m6re than 20,000-bales a year are needed to pro vide absorbent cotton for the wounds of the injured; one change of apparel for all the troops now engaged in the war represents more than a million bales Even Food Administration Men Can't Get Their Sugar ( . Members of the Food Administra tion at Washington, D., C.,. now have an added personal reason, for urging conservation of sugar. A recent canvass of retail stores of the city showed that of ( 2, stores 15 J x, - ... I '..It. had no sugar. Three had only a small Every store had less than 100 pounds supply of cube sugar in ' packages, and none had prospect of an immedi ate supply. Of three wholesalers and one jobber, two had no sugar. One had a three-day supply. Na relief is promised for at least six weeks, and Washington will be on a short sugar ration until after Christ mas at least. In the Middle West and on the Pa cific Coast, where reserve stocks are heavier, dealers generally are respond ing to the cry for help by placing the same limit on sales in use in the hard hit -Eastern districts 2 pounds to a customer, providing other purchases are made. Germans Held in the United States Number Nearly 2,800 Two classes of German prisoners are now detained in this country. One is comprised of sailors taken. -jnto cus tody when the United States entered the war; the other consists of "alien enemies," civilians who have been ar rested and are now being held under governmental regulations for various reasons. ! The principal detention -6amp is at Fort McPherson, Ga., where approxi mately 850 war prisoners are held; at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., there are 165 alien enemies; at Fort Douglas, Utah, there are 517 prisoners of war and 80 interned Germans. Small detachments Army posts throughout the country, are now temporarily quartered at but their number is relatively small. . Althogether .there are 2,364 actual prisoners of war in the custody of the Wat. Donartment and about 400 in- terned-aliens neld at the reuest of the ' Department of Justice It is estimated that Ge.?manyis now holding -160 sailors taken from American ships by commerce raiders j and other -German vessels ' : We ha ve - ju st received a c a'f load of furniture, and are in position to; give -vouj good bargains in cheapdressers, etc We can save you -money, m-aujr- Sue Long, Rosa and Isla geant, -wnu Pointer, Louis btanfielcf,American destroyers was sent to the c1ocp narris ana quelle ums-r v" igimm, wyw . yu?yr;rjtottom bvmembers 01 her onenme Min the week end in Banama.!Aiex cass;V- Mcliroom, J. L. Wm--cks below - while their shiomates i wi,? 1 1 thmnntty-'iurniwB..;;:"'5, l 7- - : . NORTH CROLIN Afl RESERVE Ml3m FOBflU PERSON 1 Upon call of the National Council 0f Defense, who have been 'appointed , . ' L r-. -i 17 .i.r t i-t ' ; i tt v - ' "UJMf."f Monrague).,; , narm; s.ll'.:SLanK. nesleV lex.. t ' 00rei' f t Aood , on deck with: hands raised in . ITS" --ifaKnal of surrender. All of the crew ?mf ' fUStr hJ?$$ takelv Sonets; tfd' yj?11 One of fGeriiians .was drowned riem WSfV- vv.. Aiigooa, wan Wagstaff.W. B. Cozart T. T. Hester; ;";., Connie Cozart, Earl Mitchell,. R. G,' Dickerson, Walter Clayton, J.VP. Meadows, A. E. Fogleman, R. H. Oak ley, Walter R. Woody, E. E. Bra4 sher, B. R. , Long, M. W. Saterfiei'cfc Some who were selected were un able to be present today and will join later, others 1 have refused to serve. The officers are as follows: . " Captain, J. P. Meadows, First Lieu tenant, CC. Cmuungham. ' These men hereafter are the guard ians of our, homes and bur property while our soldiers are in training at the camps or fighting for our liber ties in France. Our appreciative thanksVare given to each one of. these with the assur ance that they shall ' have our hearty support in the 'cxeecionfNteir du ties'. Each one. of tiiesfiaien is mak ing a personal Tsacrificetd accept this service, and they ar dQmg:what is the ipty'jQl each onefito! dor to serve pur country when called. COUNCIL OF NATIONAL DE FENSE OF pebso;S. ijow'ro .A V m mmy .v.wiife m.viV .viju """t., v. w eston r. . namoeriam, 01 the Sur geon General's Office, reports that . the per cent of sick ranges frotn below 1 per cent to slightly below 2 per cent. Among the "conditions leading, to treatment in hospital are severe colds, tonsilitis, slight injuries, and other comparatively slight ailments. About the only serious disease -found at any camp was pneumonia. Each national Army camp nas a thousand-bed hospital, equipped in ac cordance with most approved modern practice. Users of Explosives Must Secure Fed eral Licenses A Federal license is now required in the United States for the legal possession of explosives, any person having explosiyes and not holding a license, therefor being subject to a fine of $5,000 and imprisonment for one year. Only citizens of the United States and friendly countries may obtain li censes. The purchaser of dynamite must state definitely what the explo sive is to be used for when obtaining his license, and wil lbe held account able for its use as stated and the re turn of any that may be left. With, the strict enforcement of this law the Federal authorities hope to prevent explosives falling into the hands of evilly disposed persons, and to put a stop t oall further dynamite plots. RESEARCH CLUB. The Court of Louis XIII was the study-subjectof the Research Club at their regular meeting in the home of Mrs. W.T. Pass last Wednesday afternoon. The quotations were "Facts about Cardinal Richelieu". Mrs. W. C. Bullock gave an instruc tive sketch of the favorites ofLouis XIII, making a clear picture of the court life of that perid. , At the cnclusion of the study hour, the hostess served a delightful salad course. WADE-WRENN Married near Mill Creek, at the home of the brides parents on Nov. 1917. Mr. Robert Wade to mzJ? Gih Evie Wrenn$fr. Wade is a prosper ous young farmer of this community. 1 fiss Wrenn is the , charming young daughter of Mr. T.vB."Wrenn. Their many .friends wish them a happy and prosperous lif e.--Jno. L. Gentry. . A-nice lot of young cns ' trench coats thiijilT.tvWrft;,"1avf rewucxiv. K Idnesday Evening, November 28th, 1917. - BOAT IS CAPTURED BY OUR DESTROYERS ONE OF CREW DROWNED lags j.. - " 5 Washington. .Nov. 4. A German Submarine' captured recently by two. while bein? transferred to a destrover C 7" ' ' , . f and another died. . The latter was puried with military honors. ; Daniels Announced Capture. Rprptnrv. Dnnipls nnnniinpfid t.hp ,i j capture and sinking of the submarine ftoday in a formal statement which made no mention of prisoners nor of the reason for the boat sinking. The details leaked out at the department later, but the secretary would neither fconfirm nor deny, them, saying he had issued, the statement in agreement , with; the Bnush admiralty and could j t 1 1 r' ft ' 1 nor, aaa to it. There was a report in naval circles that approximately 40 men, including campaign is the time for candidates five oflkers, were taken off the subma-. to rest. During the remaining days rine. If this were true, it was pointed 0f the campaign a persistent canvass out the vessel undoubtedly was one of among the friends who subscribed the largest of the cruiser type known ( earlier in the campaign should be kept authentically to, be operated by the.up. i 0ne of the seren to take a Germans. deep breath on December 8th and say, Action Occurred . In War Zone j i am giad it's over, but certainly. the 'action occurred in the war zone! am glad that I have got the money several days ago and, the submarine ia my pocket." went down while one destroyer was at-j . Efforts has been the word through tempting to tow her to port, 'Although out the campaign. Effort is still the te British poUcVtis publisho word, and effor, above everything certain iacxs wracn oecrnary uameis announeea loaavm a onei staiement. Officers M both the war and navy; de partmnts; however, were too elated oyer the news to keep it quiet. First" the. report spread that some prisoners had been taken, and" before the' day was over the story of just what hap pened was out. ; f VLt. Daniel's statement said a de stroyer on patrol duty, sighting, a per iscope at 400 yards, headed for it and dropped a depth bomb; that the sub marine came to the surface &oon after ward and was fired upon by two de stroyers at close rangt most for her that the submarine apparently dam aged, did not return the fife, and immediately after one destroyer had taken her in tow. It is now known that the submarine rose because her steering gear wasiinore than 8)00o complete turnouts, damaged by the explosion of the dep- 500.OOO ties .12.000 freieht cars. 600 th bpmb. As she appeared above the water to meet gunfire from the de stroyers at close range most f o her crew clambered on deck and raised their hands. Boats put off from the destroyer to take the prisoners on board and while this wras going on some members of the crew were busy opening the sea cocks below. When the prisoners were removed and a tow line had been attached the cap tured craft, filling through the open cocks, went down. Navy officers assume that the . Ger man sailor who died was wounded by shell fire, though it is understood that Admiral . Sims' report did not clear up that point. NOTICE!!! There will be a Basketball game Friday afternport at 2 o'clock, be tween the Roxboro team, and Hills boro team on the Roxboro Basket Some;Guy in U. S. Dept. of Agri vited. Roxboro Won By 11 to -2 There was a game of Basketball last Friday afternoon at Bethel Hill, between Roxboro and Bethel Hill. The score was 11. to 2 in favor of "Roxboro. Hurrah for Roxboro! V NOTICE. The, County. Union is called to meet; in .the Person Unionr Warehouse on; aocK,AM.,,uie-reg,'- uwcwurof the draft law. he may obtam the ehanged from the rsi ta the eighth. Let me urge everytTnloBn ty- to send sofflrWfimRi;tSeir. Unr ion to represenMntt2AV4nrg ev- aRdto return immediately upon 'catt ery Union man: tattheCwsnty toeome , , -' - ; -if possible, as thTresoroeery im- , Box Party ' portant husinessc tattnta ComcL' We. are requested; to "annouace that brethren; withmftiEavid Long, p bct:piarty;witt:te held at riitchett's v v -sCpel next Wednesday night: Nov yy'cmher: 28th, at: 8:30. ' Miss ilary says- tcTSTO' is still Y7n""-n, Tc-t. NIP AND TUCK IN CAMPAIGN PERSISTENT WORK NECESSARY. BALLOT WINNERS PUBLISH ED NEXT WEEK The results of the past -period werje a great surprise to the campaign man- acrer. Candidates did their leveriest to win on nf thf fnmnptitivp hnllot.s " r " rA flWnowiotM wm noVp hW efforts crowned with' success at the and tuck" is still the manner pSTifJi-l?f p efflnr nnlv n small amount of . business divides many 0f the candidates. Some who were leading last week fell below, and others climbed ahead with such a coii w u i o ae OillttlA iUaigUl VtJLU V AV AO lUdblVti AAA tho mind of the. ramnaio-n manager if they can hold their place and stand ing without exerting every effort to ,rr n1ko.nn v4-n fecii in cvcijr suuaiiyuun aiiu caich- sion possible. Winners of the competitive ballots, although having turned in the most money to date, might be short the votes becaus some candidates received larger subscriptions than others and then the amounts turned in during the different periods would make the votes vary considrably. The campaign will Close in little over a week. After the close of the .rutin WiA tKn : nA-r mination to accomplish the object they started out to accomplish. Try Effort during the remaining days of the cam paign. All the returns are not in at the time of this writing. Ballots win ners published next week. American Engineers Install Entire Railways in French War Theater The Corps of Engineers of the American Army since April has not only been supplying the Engineer euipmento rmore than 1,000,000 men, bat the members of the railwal section have undertaken to transport and in stall and put in operation overseas a complete railway equipment. The cost of materials ordered to date is approximately $70,000,000, in cluding -some hundreds of locomotives, 'more than 100,000 tons of steel rails, - 7 - - 7 7 - fill and callast cars, 600 miles of tele phone wire and apparatus, and vast quantities of construction and repair equipment. A duty imposed upon the engineers has been tb.3 purchase of the necessary Engineer equipment for more than 1,000,000 men. Within 15 days after tK Engineer Corps, following the de claration of war, advertised for euip ment, awards had been made covering the requirements for this vast force a total of 8,700,000 articles, including among other items 5 mile,s of pontoon bridge. The Engineers have also undertaken the work of organizing and equipping troops for special services, such as lumber supply, road construction, san itary construction, camoubage service, gas and flame service, mining work and mapping. Permits for Persons Subject to Drafc Save Delay in Traveling No passport is required by the State Department to go to Canada, Jaiit-.per sons subject to draft who desire to cross tho line are often .delayed .while their cases are being investigated. When any registered person desires a passport or to go to Canada he may apply to his local board "for a permit. If he is not likely, to be called within the period of the proposed absence or if he is otherwise .assured that absence wUl not result in evasion with tKeecuticn pfsmt gng' hb address while bv aTeein? to keen him- 03 of any 6an upon him Number 48. " j . BRITISH f AND FRENCH . TROOPS ARRIVE UPON t ITALIAN FRONT AND '? PIAVE LINE PERIL: ,! . -'"ENDS ; BIG GUNS NOW IN ACTIOS Since Their Repulse Sunday the Get mans Have iRailed to Renew Their Attack On (the Allied Forces in' Front of Cambrai.- i, Apparently the peril of the .Italian troops guarding the Piave line and the hill country in northern Italy against; the Teutonic alKes is at an end. Large numbers of British and French , rein- , forcemnts infantry and artilleryrai -last have arrived upon the scene, after days of anxious waiting in which the, Italians have borne the brunt of tern-; fic fighting on I both fronts solely on -their own shoulders and kept, back-. the enemy from a further invasion of, the Venetian. Although faced everywhere by su- r perier numbers of men and gunpower, the Italians have 1 valiantly defended every foot of ground in the hills" and along the Piave, and in the former region in recent days actually have taken the offensive against the in vaders and pushed them back from strategic points of vantage they had gained under terrific sacrigces in lives. For eight days the allied reinforce-, ments marched; to the recue, bringing; along with them large numbers of guns and huge supply trains. All ihe -troops are declared to be in lne fettle and eager to test their strength agaia the enemy. ! Just where the British and French forces will be thrown into the jfety has not been made known, but doubt- less large numbers of them will ,yfc& lised to strengthen the Italian front ; f,Mjie norths ffom Lake Garda east ward to the fjr1:iyjn-' . Gejhfnans "have been fmngi!tb;-:"r' strongest efforts to' pierce the Italian line;- . - :f At last accounts . General Byng's British troops before Cambrai were holding in their entirety the Bourlon positions west of Cambrai. Since their . repulse of Sunday th Germans had failed to renew Jieir counter-attacks. Unly rmnor-cperations . have taken jfclace on any of the. sectors of the wide front where Byng's men last - week carried out their swift and spectular operation which resulted in the smash ing of th famous Hindenburg line. Along the Chemin7Des-Dames and in the Verdun rgeion, violent artillery duels are in progress. In th sector the Germans several times essayed attacks with the purpose of re-captinv ing ground taken 'from them Sunday by the Frcnh, but met with repulse. This ground, which is situated to the north of th famous hill 344, for the possession of which so many s an guinary battles have been fought, is in the progress of consolidation of General Ptain's men.' Daily the oprations of the British having for their purpose the invst ment of Jerusalem a being pushed forward. Southwest and west of the city British cavalry have taken re spectively Bittr station and Ain Ka rim, six miles and three and a "half from the city's gates. Just outside th.2 city to the west and to the north strong contingents of Turks are as sembled to oppose a further advance. To the northeast on the Mediterran ean coast, advanced patrols of the British four miles north of Jaffa have been forced to give ground before a Turkish attack.- ' Supt.rJ. A. Beam left last night for the Teacher's Assembly which meets in Charlotte this week. Today is County Superintendents' Day, accord ing to the program,, and we feel sure 1 that it will be ; a great meeting as there so many pew problems-to solve to meet the n$w . conditions, M. M. Tappj was sentenced to 30 days imprisonment .and fined $100 and costs in the Federal Court at Raleigh last week, on a. charge of il licit distilling. John Zimmerman was . .... 1 . ' given one year and .one day in the federal prison at Atlanta. Zack Oak ley plead guHtr to "the charge of il legaly making twhiskey ; and was Cn- ea luu ana cosis. nugn .emy;.,na-, . nutted to the court that he had ine quari: rf lS v; araL-was taxed!he costs of Lthey6riaL . ! riexcnerr jrvxnteaa was acvunteo ox the chargelol illicit idminingVejuify returning a J verdict of not guilty. -Nkiclj'o Jephe Subserft I The Morris Telephone' towilf Oil" serve" Sunday lrours ori:Thanlcsgiv i and .gather farm-wagons M..-t'L ...