FIRST MEN CALLED EARLY IN SEPTEMBER They Will (Jo In Training In Month of October. lialance Soon An l'?*. iblc. Plan Dis tribute* Task of Furnishing Sup ^Im ad Equipment Through the Mi-nth and Prevents Confusion, '"-rnhfrs May lie Allowed to Await Third Movement. (Washington Dispatch, 13th.) The entire 687,000 men composing the first increment of the army draft forces will be under training early in October. Under orders issued Mon day the first 30 per cent of the quo ta of each district will begin entrap ment for cantonments September 5; the next 30 per cent September 15, and another 30 per cent September 30. The remaining 10 per cent will be mo bilized as soon after that date as possible. The plan to assemble the new forc es in three increments distributes the task of furnishing supplies and equip ment through September. It will also prevent serious shortage in nny camp and will give the new officers from the training camps time to familiar ize themselves with their duties grad ually before responsibility for a great body of men falls on them. , 12,000 At Kach Cantonment. The order means that about 12,000 men will reach each of the sixteen cantonments soon after September 5. They will first be examined physi cally by army doctors and fianlly accepted or rejected. This will take some time and the men will have to be furnished with temporary quar ters and rationing while awaiting ex amination. If the full quota weje as sembled at one time, great confus ion would result. Presumably the first increment will have been organized into skeleton companies, battalliona or regiments l>efore the second arrives. In farming communities, local boards new will arrange the lists of those to fill the first increment with local crop conditions in mind. Men engaged in harvesting work and who otherwise would go with the first third of the district quota will be passed over to the second or third as may be necessary. As to Dependent Kclativrn. Reviewing the questions of depend ent relatives, General Crowder issued a supple mental ruling today holding that persons should not be discharged because of dependents resident abroad. "The object of the law permitting persons tc be discharged, provided he was a person falling within any of the classes of dependents, dependent upon him, was to prevent such de pendents becoming a charge upon the American people," the ruling cays. "A dependent residing abroad could not become such a charge." That conscientious objectors to war are not to be excused entirely from serving the country was made clear in anothn ruling by the provor.t mar shal, holding that such persons should be sent to the mobilization camps along with others drafted, to be as signed later to non-combatant branch es of the services. It is presumed they will serve in the quartermast ers corps, the medical corps or other units not employed in actual combat. K. I*. O. Clerks IS'ot Exempt. Only in rare cases arc railway mail clerks to he exempted. Today the Post office Department announced that published reports of blanket exemp tion for this class of postal employes were based on a misinterpretation of the department order covering postal exemptions. Only scheme clerks, chief clerks and assistant chief clerks of the railway service will be given exemptions and most of them are above military age. The Pestoffice Department announc ed also that it would certify exemp tions for postoffice inspectors but not for postmasters. Postmasters of the first, are exempted specifically under the law. It developed today that the Navy Department, misunderstanding the War Department ruling as to volun tary enlistment of registered men, had instructed its recruiting officers to accept registrants into the navy even if they had been called before their local boards for examination. Mistake Corrected. The mistake quickly was corrected, recruiting stations being told by tel egraph that no man called for ex emption under the draft law could be accepted to any branch of the mili tary or naval service as a voluntary recruit. Until called, however, regis trants arc free to enter the army, navy or marine corps. Plans to provide publicity facilities at camp.) of the National Army and the National Guard are to be left en tirely to the discretion of the camp commanders, who will be authorized to permit newspaper correspondents to establish offices within the camp limits and to maintain private tele graph lines there if deemed advisable. No such privileges will be granted un til the camps actually are established and the commanders on the ground. Old Folks' Day at .Massey Chapel. July 27th ut Massey Chapel was a day lontf to he remembered because of the heart claspings and hand shak ings of the old boys of sixty years ago who had uet to show the friend ships of other days. One of the old boys, Mr. H. F. Peedin, announced that th" object of our coming to gether in love and friendship was to renew our old acquaintances I'.nd make new onc3, and to enjoy the old games which we entered so heartily into in the days of long ago. The first part of the exercises was the talks made by the old teachers. Mr. William Gurley, a former teacher, of this place, now about 80 years of ( age, gave some interesting news of bow he taught here and at one time received only fifteen dollars a month. He seems to think that the boys and girls of today have great opportuni ties with all the books they can carry. We old fellows didn't study any , books but the old Blueback Speller and Smith's Arithmetic. Mr. H. F. Peedin, another veteran teacher, and the historian of the day, gave th? foundation of the school and , perhaps the first teachers who taught here, and especially one that he re members very well, Mr. Debroh , Creech, who taught here before the Civil War. He says that perhaps it was under Mr. Creech's instruction that he got so much history ? he re- < ceived a whole history at once on his head for some of his pranks. The game:; were entered into and Jumping the Rope was conducted by , Mrs. Martha Boyett and Mrs. Lucy | Oliver. The prizes were won by Mrs. Ophelia Mitchell and Mrs. J. W. Baker. In the jumping and setting pegs by the old I toys, playing marbles, etc., | Mr. Jim Creech won in the 100 yard dash. Mr. J. W. Wiggs is champion of the county jumping Jim Crow. Round Town hall and Rullpen were , the heat games we had. If you ever attend one of our old games you will learn some of these new wrinkles, hut > old to U3, for it is a treat to see these old boys fifty to eighty years old performing as many exploits as a monkey. Was there ever an ear so deaf that it did not love music? The , old Virginia Reel was danced out on | the ground by four hoys and four girls just to show the young folks , that there is no time for a sly hug, ( much less one all the time. There were j the old ladies who went floating off in the air, whose feet hardly seemed to touch the ground, to the tune of the old time fiddle. ( May God be with us till me meet , again. , "Wondrous and awful are thy silent halls, | O kingdom of the past! There lio the bygone ages in their pulls, Guarded by shadows vast." ONE PRESENT Pine Level, N. C. * NEW HOPE NOTES. We are all glad to see Henry Lee up again, after having been confined to his room for several weeks with typhoid fever. Mrs. W. R. Snead spent the week end with her daughter, Mrs. R. L. Massengill. A revival meeting began at Antioch Holiness church Sunday. The meet ing is being conducted hy Rev. E. W. Price who is assisted by the pastor, Rev. J. G. Crocker. Miss Thelma McCauley has return ed to her home in Smithfield, after spending some time in this section. The crops of this section are suf fering a great deal for lack of rain. The tobacco farmers of this section are finishing up barning this week. A MO. Prisrilla Club Entertained. Kenly, Aug. 13. ? The Priscilla Club was entertained by Mrs. J. R. Sauls, on last Thursday afternoon from five to seven o'clock. Mrs. Sauls sustain ed her reputation as a delightful hostess. The large spacious porch was tastefully decorated with potted plants and cut flowers. As the guests arrived they were served punch by Mrs. A. J. Brough ton. An hour of delightful conversa tion ovc their needle work was en joyed by the members, after which the hostess, assisted by J. C. Bow man r.nd Mrs. A. J. Broughton, serv ed a refreshing ice course followed by mints. Those present were, Mesdames L. C. Wilkerson, L. Z. Woodard. F. M. Aycock, J. C. Bowman, J. W. Dar den, A. J. Broughton, J. G. High. W. G. Bailey, P. D. Jerome, and E. S. Bowers, of Jackson, N. C. Judge Lindsey, of Denver, was lunching one hot day when a politi cian paused beside his table. "Judge," said he, "I see you're drinking coffee. That'fc a heating drink. In this weath er you want to drink iced drinks, judge ? sharp iced drinks. Did you ever try gin and ginger ale?" "No," said the judge, smiling; "but I've tried several fellows who have." ? Ex. CHAPEL HILL GETS $75,000.00. Far Greater Sum Given to I'nivenu ty by Mr*. Bingham Than Was at First Thought. Amount* to Over Million., $75,000 Annually for 21 Years After Which an Endow ment Must be KNtabliwhed. "In "Kenan Professorship." (Wilmington Star.) Instead of the University of North Carolina receiving $75,000 under the terms of the will of Mrs. Robert Worth Bingham, that institution will get annually f<>r J1 years, and at the end of that time will receive ,| -?)'!? - ? ? i y I IV- 'urt, and also a niece of Jas. (1. Ken an, all three of whom were University men and who typified in their lives the best Carolina traditions. NEW HOPE LOCALS. Dr. T. B. Allen, cf Richmond, is spending a few days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Allen. Mr. and Mrs. O. G. Smith, of Clay ton, spent the week-end with their sister, Mrs. Rufus Sanders. Miss Floy McCauley, of Richmond, spent the week-end with Miss Sallie Sanders. Mr. and Mrs. Langley, of Dunn, spent Sunday at Mr. T. B. Allen's. Mrs. Annie Sanders and family spent Sunday with relatives near Wendell. Mr. and Mrs. Fields, of Farmville, are visiting Mrs. Fields' parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Allen. Miss Sallie Sanders has returned home from Greenville where she at tended the summer school. Mr. Rufus Sanders, Jr., spent a few days last week at Wrightsville, Kinston and Goldsboro. Misses Inez and Paulino Sanders are visiting relatives near Wendell. Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Johnson and family spent Sunday at Dunn. Mr. Warren Massengill made a business trip to Kenly Saturday. Miss Norma Sanders, of Tarboro, will arrive Saturday to spend her va cation at home. Mr. Robbie Massengill left Thurs day for the navy. Mrs. Lulr. Cherry and children are visiting Mrs. Rufus Sanders. Misses Geneva and Willie Wood, of Benson, have returned home, after spending some time with Miss Clida Hayes. Four Onks, N. C., R. No. 1. Sunday School Picnic. There will be a Sunday school pic nic at Carter's Chapel church, Friday, Autrust 31. Everybody is invited to come and enjoy the day. Rev. R. M. Von Miller will speak for us that day on the subject of "The European War." There will be other speakers. MARTIN THORN. Superintendent. No Joy Rider. "Your husband is suffering from auto-intoxication." "I can't believe it, doctor. Tim never rides in the things an' I'm sure he hasn't tasted liquor for a whole year." ? Boston Transcript. Farmers W arehouse SMITHFIELD, N. C. To the Farmers of Johnston and Adjoining Counties: We wish to announce that our opening sale will be Tuesday, Aug. 21st 1917 Wo are of the opinion that tobacco will sell higher than it has for years, and we would advise all Farmers not to sell their tobacco at home, but work it up and put it on the market. We have this year the best force that can be had anywhere. Mr. Ed. L. Beasley will Auctioneer for us. Mr. Beasley is an expe rienced man and will sell your tobacco for the high dollar.. Mr. Andrew J. FMtzgerald will have entire charge of our grading de partment and you all know "Fitz." Our office force will be Mr. 1). E. Motley and W. C. Stuckey. We hope that you have decided to let us sell your crop this year. We appreciate and want your business, and will work as hard for you as any Warehousemen in the State. Start with us and finish with us. Bring your first load on to the FARMERS WAREHOUSE and we will send you home with a smile. Your friends, V Boyett Bros. PROPRIETORS DO YOU WANT To SAVE MONEY? Of Course You Do-- We Can Help You---LISTEN! Our Big 25 per cent Reduction SALE will Begin Friday Morning, Aug. 17th And Close Saturday Night , August 25th Everything in Our Dry Goods Room Will Be Reduced 25% Nothing will be excluded ? nothing laid aside. Our stock is complete and new goods will be coming in and displayed during this Sale, comprising beautiful Fall and Winter Goods. This is a rare opportunity for those seeking High Quality Goods at a big dis count. These sales have been satisfactory to those who attended them and we intend to make this one the Greatest success of any. Come to the sale, even if you do not want to buy. Our clerks will not worry or try to tease you into buying. You will be made to feel at home. Tell your neighbors to meet you at HORNE'S BIG SALE. Bring your children too. We shall be glad to see you. Remember: By trading with us you save money and we make money. Ashley Home Son "The House of Service"' - CLAYTON, N. C.