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. i THE EVENING EG1RAM make known you3 wants through the telegram WANT AOS. VOL. IX. NO. 238. ROCKY MOUNT, N. C, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 17, 1917. PRICE: FIVE CENTS t II i Today's Weather (of- jS) Forecast fcjtfgy SUBMARINE On 7 Y . GDHBOA Gunboat Smith - Submarine Escapes Under Sea OFF FIRE ISLAND LIGHT SHIP THIS MORNING AT 3:30 O 'CLOCK GERMAN SUBMARINE AND UNI TED STATES GUNHOAT ENGAGE IN RUNNING FIGHT IN WHICH SUBMARINE MAKES A GET AWAY IJYSTTBMERGING: PRESENCE NEAR- NEW YORK HARBOR STRIKES TERROR TO SHIPPING AND IS IN ACCORD WITH GERMAN THREAT TO HRING SUBMARINE WARFARE TO OUR COAST. WASHINGTON, April 17. A German submarine today fired on the destroyer Smith about 100 miles south of New York. The presence of the enemy submarines in American waters in dicates that the threatened German submarine blockade of Amer can Atlantic ports has begun. This announcement was made at -thd I7avv Department. ' Reported from Fire Island lightship to the naval stations at Boston and New York at 3:30 a. m,)4aon the 17th. an enemy submarine was sighted bv the United State's ship Smith, running' apparently submerged. The submarine fired a torpedo at the Snath, which missed her by 30 yards. The wake of the torpedo was plainly seen -crossing the bow. The suomarlne disappeared." .. .. CANCEL USE- - , . OF RADIOS - : ''. Mt.xton, .Vil'il 17 0 Nil Vil i : I ij tin vi ! i. s it ll 11 n'.l no. ' I lii'iv ,ti1;iy t i;it lint il (liifl Iht not ivi' Jm I't.iimM'l'riitl inrssjijji's y r yil I I k lilt ml I'fil ill I lit" . firs! n'jival iiitri-t -U-tw t) u-sliips ;n ,si ;i ; i n I slioi'r .I'fiilin . stsilions.. -Winv TTiws ;fj T'ii I'iiTiis d f'Ti 1 1. slursTMjrf-i'i n tr i n't hill iiTl.isli'ii'-l yrikV -tir-sra ! ttf vliilc ( hf' cssi ls.n.iT in pin t. . THE ATTACK IS REGARDED WITH GRAVITY "'.'.. S. Vji,vliiiul'nr,' A;ril 17.- i''ir.st to 1 lit', N'ii vv; f )i'iM rl'iiii'ii! in n innn. yjnii I ;v 1 1 ii'lr . ic'.; ,'l ;i ii i j'i; sti: ii 1 1. ii '(.ii i ii. rt:ir-lw;M4.'ii.th ; upon iiy ;i (iiTiiiiin T'.'-l iou-t.' Tint Nnv I vai-! ini'iil nl'lrr coniiiiinii' mi ii'sif; vil Ii m'ii;iI j.oii.N cin. tlir AU.inJ ic ('dasi iimiiirini'i'il thai tin' i j,url -llif Sn;H i.'s 'rni.-onnlrr luyf ln'rn sufislan'l iati'il hy i.illicial nvrt lyn i ..it. , At iiiKii) no TiirtliiT ili'tails w iTr-' a ailalilti; hi'i'i'. -;. Wh. : n:i': ttn; pi'i vi-iii'i' tin' (Ji'i'iiiau: siilinmriiii' nin'f'ly forr . Jini lnvvi a spin iir ra ill w liii'li,. as the I '- ' coin lui't 1 1 ntl' 1 w- New "Knyiaiiil fiiasl nr In't In r il is t in' siinil. I'o.r' t lie In'iri n niiitr ot a j.'cn .fill snliniarini' lilnrlia-li' nt' the Atlantic1 coast. Tin- at iac).- iiv: the -I'.oat is (ie:in,'i.!iy.'s (il-s.l i'eeiillnil ion; nl' .'1 he .state of, AVil H lieelai'i.-'l 'i- the l.'iiilni Si';nes: I lv.a s: si a t e, f in '( i rnc';i ny t hat no si.irr'e.siy.c sleps u onlil he 1 iihiMr a-aiii ,t t he I 'nil eil '.StHtes: : I 'ract h-a I fv no 'A ill. 'iV;;ni-".:(tlil'ia!.9 ' I" li' "ei'l Lis. Stalelllell-t-, I o, "Vl l flOVC to t-l'Tt afriri'Ssiv-e Si eps wile, 1 Jl licit;' The JiCo I'lij.l lili tV u I' 1 1 -I I H I i'l I'i II ''. il t -. : m4;s oli 'ui.ipi;o'!cct.-!)!;;sVa'!'yiiU'(L:.c-itii-s 'iiil;:t;i:ivviis., r;iii:'oi1 shi ppinR within siirht oi Aiin I 'ii-an ".shores' .ami a sijl'imti'-hie ' lilockin'li1 ol the liiiti-j-iu-Atl.'ii'ie piii-ts 'to t.'MTori.j -Jiipj.inu iiinj peipe i s lApeclcii l,,iist i'i'! : r.i'.l i-;i. to ";islsintoiK t hat (iermany was'aliont H : '.. 1 ii fi ii p i'i i.li ihi k snhrtiiiriiii.'.one'ii hoiit- I hiJiarhoi's cil' , sl on..' ' Yoriv. I iie I !.-. v. ii i'i-; eii pes. i 'hiirli'ston' aii'l Sii vaniia ii.. v i i t ;:.iil ait tin' important ports'n.n the -.Atlantic sealmaril, -'.Some ol'iii'i.ils hclicvi' 1 1 iit ; Ihi lack 'of a I y afiTTji. - it a -roh i hit iy e urn- in' A in erica n -at ts . titiiA. he ilue In ! Lie c vri 'p'et i Vnj i i ns i I- 'coin l ifiin.ii-ii.i in n Viiih fier ' tnVi ii :,' V it lioiit'.''n;')"- :i'"h.;''iiii:;ifion:'i lv-y as.. Vl . ierniauy ,y,iih "incili' ,'j.Ti ii) cliiinisi I .l.imaue In iienM ;iU ,-i t-.i i 'viH ciirryjiii a in-w camp.'iitrn Wilhieo the co ni'-'o-f y, a nl lioi!'ty ;-v ! i i i i .li'.iijen?v the i. ei! -liilion ul' ii i:i : ! Ii.i :"-i . i hnii' 1ivN-f'o ll.' , ' " .-'. '"With snh rim tine ; I' loMnihl .close t it- t jie-ilooi--: .n.i' A in 'i'i'':! t he, (iNsiliilily. i hitp -: M'-rhjJi m- 1' . I S.'.'hI s nmy hii e lascs on, t his' snh' nf flic ,tii,ti"e -.'vi . .i 'i i i.ii i'i o! I hei ' . .VI a ji. I t IV..' I . iitsehiiiml 's .'Vn.V ilJ.s iieN! i.c.1 th.:t ( , i tiiiin. -t: 1 auii I'i lies i-uahl isr,i..- I 'it'H is);., vH'iiiils iiml reach ..Vmeii.-ii. Win l her ii si i)Lw-t-iVnri iVti tV: -ueli ;t trip ii ml return u it Ieiii.t "t ijuj .supplies omt his side ol t iie Allan! ic was iloiiliteif. ''Oftu-iiils lore. niaiiN hiive. lielmvi'..!. lltiil'1 the I :-. Iiini a iiutti'et' ship,' The pos- ihij it v I hal in e reliant snlniiaYliTns i1',. the I elltsclil:iml type.n'A' coni':iie,l jo ciil'riers ol'J'uei. oil nlnl supplies. i'itrht ;ic company :t I lot i 'hi' of. 1 lie! war hoat.s on the t tii ns -At. unit ic ntul- is J't'COiMlLzei! as lii'intr ( ver ivl'esenl . '': '..,':''. . :Tiie possihilit . o';' r.'i-s'-.. iTavine' liei'ii plante.-l lt," the rTc'niiai'i rti-id'i rs t'ecenl'y at litre in the South AtlilUtic is one 'of t he -tW'i'UIOst . Tin I'OS'ihilitA of ii i i-emu sul-mi;i ii r.e in flic (iulf of )i''cii lisis-lonp lieen rt'cotiiiizeil .': Ui1 hiiiny oflicials j ; i liecn eoiivinceil. hat when tin. fiiiilicjf liviriin. t h tii it li-is wojilil cohic from t h:it ipmrter. 'I'Jie.tv ulst hiive l-ei'ti many reports iif sr'Tcf ierman hitses hji tin rocl;y un! in' aeci'-sihle Coast of .Miiine ;ilnl Xortherii Cai"i;l';;i. T E GOOD ROADS T Fifth" Annual Session of (lood Roads Association Called to Order in Hirm injfham Today. Itii mi'ilcim, Ala., April I 7. Hi-le pilt.'S llllfl gllO'l lltil'h fM-iltlS Irnlil llliollt t'liltv ftiiti'S rl, ifi".l'Ht ulll-ll tlie tilth iitniiiiil si 'ieti of (lie 1'iiiti'il s-tatcs tioinl Woii.l A-.siM'i;ition was callisl to or-t''!' tliis ininnin liv tin I'ri'siilrnt, I'liiteil Siit-s Si-iiiiter .liilin JI. H.'iiiUlii'iiu', of Alaicima. Tin' convinitiiin on''!:cil with an iel ilt'css (if wpIcofiU' liy Si'iiatiir ItankhricI followed liy a rcpciit' ly ton-crnor Biirroiight of Aikiixsas. A reception for- (uivcriioi anil other vioiiiiiient visitors will ho held tonight in a local hotel. The convention will e.mth.ne four d.ivx. EE Evades Torpedo; inl'i;iii::tiOu l- t Jj fiienuiiliT v;uv' I iil.iu.uf. m ;i v, from tin' lio.slnii inivy NELSON JURY TO HE SELECTED TOMORROW Tin I ii in ,. A pi il 17 The. first i l.iljitcV 'in tlir I .at tii-. for tlie lil'c .of William'"'. I N.'Koii. -a II. .-.'! I'liiel ti.-r. i-Iiai'fr"il j it!i. killing l'.ili.:.'i::.'ii I'. K.' Kiutfiiu I ami li'iniso.n (iwiitncv aiel winuiiliai; j ur .K I'. Kei'eli, of Tat Lorn, on : M;. n it third -liist .was. oiiactod in I'Mo-. fonilir Siiju'iiof ('unit vi'stct'ilfiy, when I nii'-t two no. lions of the .IciVii'lant one to rrn.dvc the rase to another Iconntv a ml another to outer jury Iran ii from an T.il .joining eoniity to lii ii r t he e.'C--e. here. 'I'he trial will liee;in W'e.l.tesdi.y miff ninir at ten o'.-lorl; when the .jury that w ". i.'i-- n ..''-ei, 'v. -fa will he selet-Te-l from a . s.".-i.'.l venire uf two Itiin.lu'il aii'l lil'ty men ...fii've.. iliawn this, afternoon be .In. .-40 . Whed I ' PITCHER MAKES A COLLEGE RECORD l.il.orty, Missouri, April 17. Maeken- I n. v, .itrlier for William Jewell Colleife' 'struck out l.iitsmen and ullowed onlv one hit in a game here 'yesterday with Tarkio Collegc-. Williaiii Jewell 'wou 3 to 1. ... ... p v, V - S f'AJ rHrv erf?- i I t y- Jr'i yffs pi fi LXV J- ''.)'? ,-5 ! v It is not generally known that the fish of Uncle Sam's navy have fins. The photograph offer proof. The two planes, protruding from either side of the bow of tic K-C ure the elevating and submerging plane. They serve the same purpose as a fn?h's fins. ' i VACANT LOTS ir OFFERED CITIZENS Mr. R. L. Hufiiiu's Offeis School Pupils Under 10 Years of Ajft? (arden Seed and acant I ots. Mr. If. 1,. H ufiiii" ct'.'inl iti:i v.'.i df tin- I.Nii ky MiHiir. lniir.;i!i''r Uriilty ('flnj'iiiiy, nut' if tit; l;M';irs iiism jui-'i I i'';t 1 1 v (Miriij'ii j-n ' t s.-ftinii i.f srat.y, :1.ns: oflVrctl K c t-Vy 1 ltill uli-' ,Mt'iriH!s f !n? .jm1!i.v si IkhfIm dt ' i city and wlm -i innli'i' tt'ii, .tV'H r--.nf :.t'4'', -11 1 u u 'i ;ti'i''ji" .y. iy P iiiiy kitiii an 1 v:iti;ty to plant n :;inlfii it-it Al '! ' t ! i pupil w tnn! Tin' flnl-n, Tht- otT-T t n I - thrit iinv pupil ini'k't' trii yt'itr U1' Ah" will i all ;it I In- I'lli- i s uf tin' i iiiiii;niyF will rcn i f ;tn : (.1 I. r ! :-ni 't-f t In- rocci h of 1 In- 1 i J y fin-I'lii ty ij'Mit.s 'trui u ui'ii '-- '"T ;nt'i Mtc k hj ;mi V.'t'ii'ty of -tii.- si rd will 4n rf'oM'ii Ly tin' pup.L . , . Tli' . riiuipiui.v. ;iNu (.fi' i s its tit lots in rily tn Hii' i-itii'tls uf lint ky Miuint )) r,i I 'lt'iiin ' nii i''f's '-on'-,: -lie i-ruiilition tlcit t he1 prui'lc t. ini thrtn. TluMf - ;i re iniin v oi' t In1 -. bits ;ni'I this is the (.est ;iy to rupc with h,. )iih "it"t tii living. Thr citW'.'tis. shnubl i li.is iipim't imi t-v . t 0 p!;i 11 1.. . n hd raise fiMnKtiifU's anil tlinv, do not have yardt'ii plan- on thi'.r protnisi's will haV a rhniKM. to raise fdenty t i'it t his tunii'i' on any ot- -t ire bits ofl'eieil l.(ytlie roinpiiiiv. I'hse Jir'l s are trft'eri'il to nynne wha will tend them and the sdinol rhildr.-n as v.elj;:is the older peoph' !ia.e ;in . i'f i.'il 'j'iliJ' Jo thrni." - - ' . This, trem-foiis ofl'i'i" on the part of' yx. Hulline i Jil line u the a' ta tin'u.i.if tlie.eniintry to rlani nil aaU alliv spa-e in t'oodst ntl s ax the chief pat rio..i idnty of t-lrt ijeuj.le of the i'nte Shites and n..u t !iat tlie j-eople of Itoeky '.MiHjut ha an opportunity to slrow their pati iotisin in this man tier, there should ., no delay in nt tii-. vl' thi itTi;r af one. ; . . . ' In anotfn' p:nV t p-'ipf' id be fon.ntl a vt.-rv (di .htj'W sf hoof ehil dren should bi-i 11 a ah.en and v J 1 : t f ti plant in thein. llvrrv' sh(nd , ehibl snonbi refiH h a nl xe-i.e, uis. uppui 1 a ? nity to Iifdji tln'"'onntry witliou'j any delay by planting one of theso nr dens. . . . - a . . MRS. W. L. LAN DIN ' DIES AT RALEIGH Mrs. .Mollie l.iin.lhi "ujfe of -W..J,. l.i.nilin, wlio ri'shh-s n.-ar -. Nashville, died ye-iter.lav moiiiint; a! a" hospital in linloihs Hi- is a sist. rof ,jr. Ilenrv Whitley, l.o.th.r of Mr. Charles Whit ley, who lives aluint five, miles from here. The l.o.ty arrived her otitis niorit in;X Jind fiiueral ser-ii'es willtake place this afternoon from' the residence of Mr. Charles Whitley. Interment Will lie in the family cemetery. Mrs. Lnitditi is survived by her hus--band leave ano.. children. She was 51 vcars old. - " ., THE FISH OF UNCLE SAM'S NAVY IIASTINS I American submarines of the K type. Left to right: 1S.TW nlr Succunihs to Long Illness. Was One of City's Most Prominent and Beloved Women. ' M V'Snilio Mymavi Haltb-, wife of Thomas 1 1, Ha t f I.e.,., Ksi ,, of t his ei t y , d this morning at "tVi'P o 'i loek after a 11 i 11 ness ex teii u i i; over tn'a ny inont Iim. She uas -litir'n S'uveinbfr l7i, "1T .S.'o1l;nil Xi'ck,-Xr.i'., the iliiiiylitei- of.i Sanmel I! lh tio.n, a proa . .! citi.en . ,v ' ,,-,,. "-"'I""' ' "' and Mary llill.:,i,l ..t Nasi, vuikiv. ; - Mis. Ili.Mlo was n i:i rri . I to Thoina - i II I!-. (il,, lis,,- ,.f in.cu'v. M, ...', i 1 1, t. I M,.-' , .- .i -.- l -!i,-,H ni lli.'"Chin ch -of t he llolv inti"i-t'N. ( tr . that ii.non Wits horn I Mwnan I, -Ann.' l.iimlV. Kl hel II, .11 ami j L.tuscphiH' Hat t Ic, nil Mirv'ng.thi'f moth er' except A nine I.auili. . )ne sistt-r, M i s ,, ;, . ," -,. ., , . ,, (). . I.aiiilt, ot ilen.lcrson, -tnoutiis her' ' i loss, as .lir-il bos'-of fruaui-i. - ! - he wTTs-.'a p-rfect loot her, an i.leal 1 wife, il devoted fii.'inl. I'ltiieral scr;ii'es will 1..- held tomorrow-afternoon at three o'clock in the Church of the (iooil ishophevd and iif ' Pine View t 'e.ii.i t . I v. CITY'S HANKS WILL CLOSE TOMORROW 'The Planters' .Vatirtna! P.;n.k, the Pttst National Ii;iuk ;nol I lie Pa i ..(e! s ' a nd Mefchiints M:. i.k will elos tomorrow; aff.-ru a-'n tokeii ..f i.espr, ) for fhe memory ef i he kite Mrs. T. II. Matt Ic, . whose , feat h t.nhiy -shoekcl ! her -iliaiiy tt -lends nrHic't.it v elseu i.Ar..' an I in s nij j pathy with t-,. eievc.l hi.sl.i.edu ho, is -one ot thei-niosi prominent husnies-1 men, of the citv. '"-."'' '. .1 . Tiie ..'it,.l.-;,iiik of Ifockv 'Mount j iiii.il the Hi. eke Mount Snvines Jii.n and Trust Vnipniiy- will .'eh se fi. "ll , 1 1 -loors ;.t A'Z o 'il.t'k .ii.pon f.'i- the .'i:c! reason. , . .. ' PAPER KARONS MAKE- PLEA NOT GUILTY - V-.'iv V,k'. Ai'iil ir.-Teintue pb-as of ljof. guilty I'll' elite. I'd in the lede.i.l co lilt todi.v to- the seven men itirli.ted last week fur i.di.tioti. of the Shi luiin anti trust law in connection w;th the news print -p.'ipei ituatt'on. Tlie de fendants 'were released- mt ;!,'" bond each. - ' .' i " ' The Child's" Conservation League-, of The city Will meet tfl'norrow" after noon TTt :i::',lt o'clock at the Studio over l'nrker's dewelry Store. The sub ject for discussion .at tomorrow's ses sion will be "Pairio'.-ism." All' intfm- DIESTHISMORNING bers are lisged to atend. K-l, K-2 and K-5 PLflfy TO RECEIVE The Commission From Eng land and France Expected Here This Week For Con ference. Washington, April 17.-- Plans for re eeivinjf (In1. Hr.ifish ilml reni'h war eom niisflon yen! .-fni'ivard I'ldav snrroiinded tlie cnrtiiiii of oflifijil Heeri'i'V whit-h has. I.een lU'efueil necessary until the eoinm.Hsioners ar:'. lere. The in lieations today, were that the "o-ni'h coininissiou- 'rM' w"Mlli "rriv"' Inter than the Hrjtish inentl.e-rs, lint in Its intn-h i.s sonic of the ,., ,,,.,,,,,., .,. ., , condm-te,! separ at -ly t liis w ill not retard the rl iicusnion of co operation . between the (..'nited stales and the Allies." JOHN HALL, OF THIS CITY, WEDS ' . Slr.'.lnl.ii lli.ll. i.f Ifo.kv Mount, and m .... , . .. '. , , , . Miss Mav i.-htttn. of (.ol.lsl.oro, were tnnrric.l at l'ct.'rsl.ury;, Viririnin.' im. 'I. '.y' niyl.t, lit the horn... of t he ollicia- 'tine;-minister, Hev, ( lar.nce II. 1 oaye, of the Wasli i ii fit on -street elnireh. . Mr. Hall is a clarhietist,and is in Pet ersl'tit'ir this week with (1 real e tatc .band: Miss W.ckhain is nil nt- I Coldsboro. COTTON MARKET ew York. Aliiil 17. ; Cotton' futures r , , .. , . A.nv riv ,,, ; , . ,,,.)!,',. r is.-'s: Decml.er JS.Ol'; .;',m,:irv f ' ,.'' York, April 17,-The -otfon mar ,, eYrm, : Mav I'O.l!'!; .Inlv 1!.S,"i; (). UM.t x.iis ; liecen.t.ci' Is. 7(1; .Jiiiiuarv j s A .' ' ' " . . ' ,. STOCK MARKET New York. April 17 Important stocks were tnider further pressure at the .opening of today's market declines ranging f 1 "ttr -1 ma ferial fractions to a M.iu in .-HVpeis. Mexican I'etroJ.'iiin, Ceiitr;il I.e.-.! her, American Locomotive, 1 1. dust tii. I Alcohol and Stiid'ebaker. Hails were irrcgfilar with the exception of I!. 'ii. ling and I'liion I'aeMie, which j.'.i'.ed a point each. ' Ship'itig, the w.-.'ik tei.tur.'s ol the previous nay were steady to firm. New Y.u-k, April 1 7. The eotton mar ket was (pii.'t early today iiud after op ening steady at all.ee line of .S to I'i points active months sold about 12 to l'1 points net lower. This decline carried July -off -to 1'.'.70 and October to lS.oo. lm,t there was no aggressive pressure and prices rallied 10 to 15 points before the end of the first hour on covering. VIS ALLIES CLAIM ADVANCE SENATE IS SURE TO PASS THE WAR BILL AT TODAY'S SESSION jTcbatc Starts 'This Morn inff on Measure Adopted Hy the House REPUBLICANS HOLD A KRIEF CAUCUS TODAY The Senate Democrats Con fident of1 Success of The - "" ' ' Finance Measure Now Turn Efforts; to Raising Army for the Nation. nMhinjrton, April 17. Debate? on the Heveii billion dollar wnr rovenue bill at roH.lv passe.l l.v the house and approved with slight mmlihcntioiiH bv tlie Henntu (Mitin.ee Committee bewail in the hente 1 ml . 1 1 I a I i li.ii i'.i .1 nl iniii ii m e n t to. lav walkout oppotpl loir whh Kxpi;rleI7 Before t:iknT(;iip tneridtniAho-Hrn-atn KepulilicHii isenators held a confer once to diH.'iiHs this i.inl other mouNurua in the ad in in i si r;i t ion n war program. An soon as the bill is diNpone.l -of Deiiiociiitlc lenders in the Henato-Jufftit ,to make up the meftsure which the lead ers are drafting to raise a largo army. FIHSODSIMESS OF D. OMEETING After Devoting the Greater Fart of Yesterday to Wel coming Addresses and Other Talks. Washington. April 10 The I)aii(fh tors of the American Revolution held the first business session uof t heir. nation nl engross today nfter d.'vot'itu; most of the oponinn program yi-stenltiy to pi.lriotic nddreHsen anil receptiona to delegates. Hep.iitH ol ofticcrs and - cominittecH were receive I today. Nut ionlit officers will be noniinat.-if tonight aittl ballot iitti begins tomoi row. GOVERNOR HICKETT POTATO PATRIOT Ifalcinh, April I'i. (.overnor Pick ett Sat urdav iieccptt'rl honorarv meinl.er I ship ill '.'The Potato Patriots of Ameri. .a," tin. will c o -0 p. I'll t e -w i t h this move ment by the . Woodcrafts League of America. 'When, t he North Carolina food conser vation commission oranies here Tues day, this matter will be laid before the commission and co-operation arranged. , (i vernor l.ickett is reeeivnn; from cTt icis in. .'ill parts of the State com mendation tor his appointment of the IfOn.l CO.. I. Mission ...id Itll'it.rcs of CO Olt- ..... t 4'riition it. every way possible. Ir. W.. .1. Mill-tin, of ''Davidson College, suncosts tlcit these college sttt'leiits w ild " Uk tj.fd .-allc'l into army service. I.e imluce'l ecine ciliployuicnt on lili'ins dnrn.'j sum liter vacations, anil pledges the best ef fortsjiJ' himself and the fiavidson faeul In 'food conservation work. ft LINER IS SHELLED WITH PASSENGERS New York, April 17. The British st'-aioshiv Karmarle an "S.Hs." ton van senc;er esscl i.s driven .01 a rc.-f and sunk March 17 oti the Italian coast af fer heiim shelled and tor edoed by a tierman snl. marine, according to two Americans who wen- among the Kar r!iar!a 's lint vassengeis; mid who arriv ed here today from Kurope. All on board the Karmarla were saved. New York, April 17. The loss of the 'American steamship Zelan.lia on the British coast earyl this month was due to striking a mine and two of the crew were scalded to eadth, according to officers of the vessel who arrived here today on an' American steamship. ABOARD MONSTER IN THE WEST They so Timed Attacks Aling AJI Fronts as to Hammer The Germans Back on a Great Front. Germans Es timated to JIavc LostlOO, 000 Men in First Twenty Hours IrT Fighting About the Cambrr and St. Quen tin Fronts. Alonj; n loll mile front battle 'line the French and British are uinliiu(r bsck th rnian urm.cN in a titanic trufglc f or lint mimtery of the western front. Hteppinit into the fray after the Brit ish had been Iftimmeriug the German lines in the Arras region to bits, for a we.vk the rrench struck bIiiiib a 2S niile front nlonjf the Anne carried the Our man position to the average depth of from 2 to 2 1-2 miles, captured mora, than 10,000 prisoners and maintained all the ground won. i.ast night after the. (treat success 0f their initial rush th Krcirch forces oecrtj.ied themselves with consoli.lnting their now position! and resisting German, counter attack. . All these assaults were repulsed and jn the region west of ( aronne the Germans suf fered henvv louses. .Their .total casual ties nil told in .the flfst 21- hours fightinjf are estimated at100,000 men. Both. tii it nli.'iH rejiorts torlay indi-i eate -f hin Imi continuation is1 tlflrtPH in-red bv bad weather, fvcverthelesa th IMtish pushed forward in the region ba tweon St. W enti and 1!ambrai where t-hev 'threatened to cut the main line of communication. The strategic out lines of the .ffrent ; Anglo-French attack have been worked v out in complete harmoar by the stalls of . the two armies. "The. tllspafeh indieafiHi ' entire co-ordinalion or plannjng and tuning the blows-delivered so as to in- sure their greatest pjiss.hle effecttvenpss. , F 1 1 a broad wav it mav lie judged, the French now have for their immediate ot.jectn'c the isolation of the nnpofaut railway center ofjJUum- to"i turn the southern end of tlie llin'lertburg Ilue. v The Hrttish elrea.lv have pierced thla line nt the northern end the jmnt op eration appnientlv is aimed at the"roll- ..... .... . I.,, ..p. .a, ml titirmttn frnni..n ,,, U, . ,e IMl ....... ... an effort to complete a retirement -on a greater scale than anv yet witnessed on the western front sincD,.the battle ; of the Marne. In Msopotatina the British have ad vanced further up the Tigris and anoth- er i.aiiie apparently is 41.11001.1115. i . . i i... : . ; i : .. FRENCH DEVELOP ' FURIOUS ATTACK - I'aris. April 17. The great offensive opened bv the Kreuch along a 25 mile front from fsoissons to Rheims is lkely to extend further tomorrow or the dajr after The t remendouee assault on the German lines has long been carefully pin need and for weeks th cFreneh artil had been pounding the enemy 'a lines. The Curmans were well aware of what was coming as thev showed with a num ber of furious attacks that were being made to find out what was being done in the wav of French preparation. The battle opened on the left of the line where shortlv after H o'clock In the morning On the right the action began n little later in the morning. WILSON TO HAVE HEALTH PICTURES The people of both the town and the countv of Wilson are to have the pleas ure and the benefits of the health mov in; pictur.-s of the htate Board of Health complimentary from Wileon'e .-. . ,1 . ... 4Li. tOTJiiogressive ttotarv c.iud. neeeuu; m cliil. t.pj.ropriiite.l 1 lie necessary r.i.ou.h to secure the pictures and arrangements were at once made with the Board of Health to this end. Lducational Tiealth work is one of the manv movement in which the Wilson Kotanans have recent ly interested then. selves and sanitary conditions 111 their town and county bear testimony to tjieir good work. ... stantonsburg, a small but progressive town of Wilson county, having a hun dred and one homes, lias recently passed mi ordinance requiring every home not onlv to instajl some approve sanitary method of sewage disposal but to keep FOUR ROCKY MOUNT BOYS JOIN NAVY Postmaster O. A: Snipes has received 'a letter from the recruiting officer of the Navv Recruiting station at Ral eigh stating that four of the six young men that went from Rocky Mount to enlist in the i-'avy were accepted and two were rejected. ( Those who' passed the examination and were accepted for service are: W. H. Brown, "rated F.1C, John C May, rated A. S., George F. Batchelor, rated A. 8., and Alex T. Sumerlin, rated F .l all of Rocky Mount. Edward Stephensoa and Dennis S. Bobbins failed to pass the examination and were rejected for serviced
The Evening Telegram (Rocky Mount, N.C.)
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