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EVENING Today's Weather Forecast LEGRAM ROCKY MOUNT, N. C, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 20, 1917. VOL. IX. NO. 262. PRICE: FIVE CENTS GREATEST HONOR NO t LIFEBOAT FROM NEUTRAL SHIP IS SHELLED AND EVER ACCORDED TO FRENCH THREE KILLEDSUBMARINE CREW LOOTS SHIP A FOREIGN NATION IN THE WEST FIGHT T7 T7T7 ii ii-a RETARDING raut Great Britain Makes Formal Recognition of United States Entry into War STARS AND STRIPES FIRST PUT UP TODAY For First Time a Foreign Flak "Floats" 0er Parlia ment Ruildings Occurs To day in Commemoration of U. S. Entering the War. . .1.011.1(111, April :!".- P,r H: iti-lr ).. (, il anil I hi'. America us in this country celebrated AmtiiK-a 's fiia rt iiithIi in tin world 's ivnr I'V a religions . seivicc at St, Paul's 'uthedial attended by 1 1 i -nUioial Ill-ails of t)ic nation and a great run ii yiit.tti'u ..which i ml u I fl ..Mi mil-Oils nf Americans and nninv iinniiiu'it Hi it ish mi'ii nitil women. I'Ium great display of American tings i' was si .ill I. oil ilnii niiil nil other l!i tih tow hi ;iml a jiupulAr, tleniiuisl rat ion . by the crowd. ; which' surrounded thi' cniherdral. The st.'U's mid istripos Moated from tin1 highest t". or til' thi' parliament building nt WosVminslcr the first time a t ut' n II-" was ever displaved mi that eminence "illHl lll'u .iluu i nil -h ' i nun nt build ing.H -in the British capital. : The service . in thi' hisloiie cathedral where the must - mnmentus occasions nf.. national' rejnic i " e 71 nil moil r ubi g ha ve -been- -sole In n i i'ed wan iniiri'i'i'ili'titi''l in I'i'iiiini'iiiiiiiitiiiii nl iin act ami decision of another tiatiim. The cathedral seats nenrlv 4,0(11) psnple ami 4 as filled to its furthermost reci -s. Ml seats were occupied when King (leorgc - n ml Queen Mnrv entered follow nl lv innvors and aldermen nl the t wen tv six boroughs (it London wearing tlni scarlet robes of inftice. U In' Atuoricuii em-l-isv an I consular staff occupied front rent The clergy of St. Paul ' conduct i' I tin' sor.vict, .-iisii-.ii' 1 hv the Arch bishop of Cntiterbiirv iind t he Bishop nU- T,iudnti. MASONS MEETING v IN WILMINGTON : Wilminu'on, : Au il 2iV.--Si-i;ttirili Kill' Masons . are, in possesion of. the. city just . now ami lire on jo vine t hem selves in no iiueeitain manner. Their festivi ties "will he closed with an elahnrliro li.'i ixpitt in tin- d'ninsr Iinll of tin- -M :i ' sonic, ti'inii'li' early IViday evening and hundreds of Scnt;ish Kite Masons an' invited an.l i-i'i" t.-'i t,i In- in ntl.vn ilnnee. -Fifteenth to eighteenth degrees inf lu vi' am being (onl'orrod by. Cape Feat- chapter Rose ('mix, No. !,. while V,,.bcitv council of. Kail"sli,-.,,Nn. is to i-i.iifi'f -lii' iirnilii'iitli to thirtieth degrees. The thirty sccond ilegree-i will 1.,- "i-.oifi-rn-il mi an. :. .Unusually larr;i' i-lass of ianiluiali-s mi I'li'lay i'm-ii-iiiU l.v t Iti'- iVVilniiiiyton i-oiii-loiy N"- HORSEY SAYS THAT HE WILL ENLIST Itiriiiiriyhntn, Ala ; A.f i'l. "il.- la's I'nr si'V. flii' Australian .ninti-rt, whinii Arnfr-i,-nn- aiithniitii's h.-ivi- .:ii-r.-. fiom par. -tM'iput'iii! in -li!!lit; i arin-is par!-. ,-,r the country .on Ihn yrnninl that hi' was ii slai-ki'l-, 'tn.lay. nyri'.i'.i to onlist nn irr ll.i-. Aniorn an i" lois if pi'i iiii--.iioi -U ir von him l.v tin- military ant limit its to i-tiijayi' in si-vi'ial fights In' lias l.nok. cil for next .linn' ami .! .ily . 1" Cotton market Xciv Vorl., April L'i. r opi-ni'il sli'inly : May H'-!"1 (i.lolii'r. Is. in: lli'i'i'inlicr ntton flllnri.'s I .lulv, l!U7: . - is.i.".; Jan nary, I s 1 1. Now Vol !;, April, ''ii. TIip rottnn mar ' lift shnwi'il ii'iiowi'il wiaUni'ss f'aily to day. The opi'ninj: was sti'a.ly at an ml: . vn'm-r of Ii In ! points Init pr'n-i's sold off riLiht aft in' tin' i-all nwini; to i-ontiii nod gdod wi'atln'r in tin' Smith. May solil ilowii to I!'."!', ami O. toln-X- ls.i:!, . Iiofnri' the cml of tin' lirst hmi.r or almnt Hi lo HI points In t lowci'. '. THE COTTON MARKET CLOSED Now York, April '2tt. Tim cotton mar, pot ilnsi'il: May, l'.MS; July, I'.l.i:'.; Oi' tnlii'r, JS.nl. Ili'i-i'inlii'i, mi innfatimi. COTTON MARKET N'civ Yorli, Apnl in. Rails wito tin' stinnu' fcatnri's at tin' opi'iiin' of tmlav's i"arii't lpail'iij; ' issues ' .'nlvani'iiij; lie' tweeii 1 anil 2 points on the prnvisiminl f'eit;ht ineiease manleil liy the Inler ptate Conitneree Cnniniissioii whii'li stim ulated promiiieiit imlnstr als anil spec ialties! to liigrier " levels. Most of the t-adinjr was in small lots, ("nited States Pteel proving the exception on an (ilTer i.iff (if n.OiMI shares at n siilistantial frae tional pain. Keversals decamp ipiite general before the enft of the first half l-'inr on the renewal of wakness in New lnven with 1 to .1 piiinta decliiies in American tobacco and United State's rubber. - Advance However Has Not Keen As Spectacular As Proceeding Day (IAIN (.ROUND IN MANY OF SECTORS LONG LINE v . . The French Continue Their Efforts to Advance in Sev eral Sectors and Repel (ermans Counter Attack In Each Instance. i-He ' .1 Tie l'ei It -; 1 w4Uu-4a.s was not so siiei-t.'11'iiiars.as (nl tne pie eiliny -lavs alotiff the Ai.sne ami in tin 'liampajjni'; pioKtess was never! Iii'less ontiiineil iii iitiioita,nt sci-tors. T'liis wa. notaliiv :. I i iie iif. t he re;iitn inn f lieast if SoisMiiis w'heie t he' lines ul envelop ineiit". an s; ra.liiallv in-in ihawn Heme: In the i in pin taut .i atl way. 'i-n U' i 'of .l.aon. The l al ei;..- niji-live in th.s ili isi--i. of; till' flinit. Th'e Kreiieh here gained yrmiml iii.thc i.'iniay of LaTann. The ad y a nee he iiift i-iiaracti'iieil, in the ollicial state IH.nt ai V' i-iitisidiM-aiili'..'' ' -The (lei'miiiis reai fed vs! rniiolv Mil were - iinanie to aUe aiiviniri-ssnin on the liew French h (ieneral Nivelle s pressure heie is cal; ciliated t ii'; force the (iermaiis speedily mil nf the salient to which they have rntne- prnjei-tiiiK toward - the-.AisncVjn the direi-triiiL of ('im)K. The advance Inwards l.aon also wa" confiiiiieil oil the Vam-lerk plateau al most directly sunlit of. this city where the Kreiieh are1 Jisli in ir ' mvr! Ii w.'iTil nf the Klieim-- l.aon "load. On the plains mirth' of Hlienns where the Herman lire clinJiny; stnlilioi nl.v to their stroiiHlv entrenched positions, several of the trenches near Ourey were earned in yrenade attacks. Headway -also' was made east of J.ois this section. In the 'ha mpairtte the ( lermans .launched t heir expected , vio Inn! . cotiiiter ,'iftni'k, '.which the. French I rnops w ere. aniply prepared to meet. The artillery ami machine L'nns cut loose on the adv.'iiii-ini colunins, the result was that the ( iermaiis. a ll hoiicdi their ill tiii-l; had lieen irep:ired by lieavv.l'on! Iiardmeiit, w ere -badly cut up and' failed to attain their object. S:yns- of renewed activity tl"al appear ed vesterdnv in the Uritish front in the Arras battle field v hi re smiicR ains in the l.ei.s reci.iii and. east of. Hnnipongh were, n'poited exteiiii;vtbist nicjlit to ihe" district iinithwest of St. Qacntin. I.omliiii, : April 'Jn. (Ieneral Mamie, conimamliiij.' the Hri.lish forces, ill Meso potamia has attacked the Turkish main po-iit innf and coinpletnly : ivoite.) the Turkish lorces says an ollicial statement issued today by the lirilish War v partineiit. So IVir'l..-)l Turks have been taken prisoners. ". ACTIVE FIGHTING ON WESTERN FRONT IVtnimad. April -JH.-There . have beP'i scouting it M.I rilie -tirilin on all the f runts, says today's War tillice ..state ment... I-' -' WOULD FIX THE PRICES OF FOOD . WM-liint;toii, V April S,-.-r.-aiy Iloiistini todav reciimmemled t" tin- Sen ale that tile t'liiinsel of National He fense be '-empowered to fix -maximum' and minimum food prices.-;. " hi c. of ext i erne- emergency thi! i;o-ei miicnt should have power to pur chase, store and siibseipieittly dispose of food products to ir roups' of people and communities ni-jaiiieil' ill some form and' to' fix inaximum- and minimum prices," Secretary Houston wrote, " I'eiliaps the exercising of this power i-ould be- Indeed i'n the counsel of Na- rtouai Hcfense to be used only ill the dis cretion of the I'resiilelit. - ' 'It is possible that the mere existence of the power woiild make action neees-virvy- 'I'lie noveriimeiiti Jshotild have full d-iscretMMi in the matter. It tni'tit be wise' to liix a minimnin price for one important, cominndity . just as it milif he wise to fix a niriximnm )iriee which consumers might be expected to pay for either one or several products." COLLEGE STUDENTS ENLIST AS FLYERS Kaleigh, April '. Two f'roatan In dians from liobeitson county are amnni; Ihe latest Nin th ( 'a i ol inanians to ap- (dy for etilistnient in the regular, armv. according to the daily staiemenr issued here to. lav by recruit inn headipiarters. Charles (). HulTer ainrNathiiiiiel l. I'ier son, Nnrth Carolina .Agricultural ami Fni;ineeriii college students are also awaitinc; examination. They desired to enlist in the aviation section of the sig nal corps and after one year's service will try to attain commissions in this braneli'of the servi'. Nine white men and two negroes have made application at the Raleigh ofiices since yesterday afternoon and numbers of others are at auxiliary stations about the .State await ing examination. Kleven recruits left Gastouia yesterday for Fort Seriven, tia. . UNITED STATES me of the very latest models of U. S. aircraft and Urig. Gen. George O. Squier, who is in command of the army aerial forces. - $ ' .... For many months Americaft airmen iiTFrance have been jrivuig a pood account of themselves, and it was recently announced that they had de stroyed thirty German planes. These airmen fought under the French flair until a few days aeo, when they exchanged the tn-color for the Stars and Stripes. It is likely that they will be joined this summer by scores of fellow Americans, who will be sent to France by their government. . Th airplane shown above has just been adopted by the army, and has shown up extremely .well in practice tests. 0 ( IN MN CASE Speeches of Counsel For the State and Defense Iiegun. Case May (io to Jury To night of Tomorrow. The taking (if test ;monv in the ease of. V. .('. :Slsnil, ciinTj-e-il with Hie killinji of Mirers (iu ntnev and lit"jan, Tnr- ! M no police ollii ei.s... .'in.l t lie w on n 1 1 in of M.'iv.ii' .1. . I'. Ki-ech, ef :hnl town, was - ('(iniplet ed thiti ini.ri1nc.. The speeches of the counsel fur the ssate' und dvfeiise ill lie-in at (nice and it is tlin'iight that .they ill ciiniplete I heir aijiiinieiits iiiday and th;it tin- ciise will ;o to the jiii-- ti'iiicht nr en 1 1 v tonnit ruw. rhe oiilv plea nfViTi'il tv cinm.sel fur the defense in behalf 'of .their client is that of insanity. The chief witness for the State ves tenia v was Mavnr .1. I'. Keech and he testified in a 'direct and ; imhesitat inir milliner; show iuj; t hat he, with the two nllicers were shnl iluwii in cold Idmid l.y Nelson: when t lies' discuvereil the )i.iiiol' i n hwlitinie. .' I hief of I'nli. o I.. 1'. I ' 1 1 11 1 -v siilfi i ed a tii'i -oi.is lirc.-i kdnw ii f,il!ii inc; Hir ii-iii' dy and as he has not. i .-.-..v. ! .-.1 fully 1 ruin his illness his iestiiHiiiiv v-i.-sterdnv ;is tatlici: vnijiie:.; H. A. Bcvei lev lm Was iil-.ii in tin house at t he t ; n-c ..' t he sh..f.! in ma'd" il miiid witness i'n! the Slat.- . 'iii-.j r.:ivc onlV siicli fai ls as. he saw. This Iii st sp.-i'i livv its liv cniinsel tndity in the superior i-.nn t at Ta i-lnirii, . w ith Iinltre II.--W. Whedl.ec piesidill. will l.e that of vnnnc; lun (iilliam whn will ar Kile the case fur the Stale. His speech will. lie. followed by ( !.. M . T. I-en nl a in Hint Hon. I . s. Spruill lur tire Deiensr. Then Solicitor K. i. AINI.niuk w ill make, his address to the court -and the closing argument will lie made dy AValler. I I'ataels, of J'.n.h(.'lti7r.w)io' is mdiiii;- Mr. Allslirook. It is thought' that ihese 1 1 1 1 -r i will conclude t heir a riiUincnt s today and that if the court is worked tiuiiijlit th'.' the fasB will go to the jury then, but if .ludye Wliedln-e iidiiiiiiiis tint il toniort nv Ihe case will not hardly; lie given to. the jury until then. ' .-.-' An int.'i-'-tinc; ieci. lent in t !ie,i .n-ei-d ill ejs yesterday was furnished when a negro was testify in on the stand. His interrogator was telling him how a map who is piirtiallv insane in lialde f" dn tilings! al times in. a lit of insanity and then asked the neyi'o if Nelson did not have some ''lucid moments. ' ' "Boss I don't know w hat you mean, lint there was shn' soniet hi iifr loose about him," the -Kthiopiau wil-ness i:e plied and a stmt it ;if. l:ni(;liter .went up from the spectiitius in the court lioii-e. Amsterdam, via London, April 20. Strikes have broken out in various mil nition factories in Germany, ineliuling the Krupps, the Telegraff says it learn ed from .German sources. - STRIKESSTARTED IN MUNmONPUNTS OPGERMANY WILL SEND SCORES OF W AKE-FQ R B&iP-K AlVr - E To Close Exhibiton Season With the Tar Heels. Many Loyal Suoi orters Here of isitinjf College. The exhibit ion. season, with the local dall elild will In- lii-ought to a. dose to i f 1 1 1 1 1 ow: ;i ft e.rnoou. vv hen t he, 'a ke For est college team comes here to battle the T.-ir I l.ei ls. .and I heie is -every . indi cation of a dill t ie royal. . vThe facts are tlfa't.- the (.'ol ley nins are loiiked , -upon - as (ilVe (if the stroliiest baseball aggl-egil-tiotis in the State and they canned an easy vict in v. n er t he lialeigli club .lur ing t he eyh ibil ion season, and the ilisin trous sli.ow'iiig nf .the loi-als against the Capitols nil! lie recalled- and 'though tne.i.i-iis iiie fully In'! v per cent strong er now than then, it yet indicates that J he" Virginia'. leaguers have battle ahead if tlu'V are going In win, Manager liynti looks upoii the 'far Heels as about iii shape for the coining season which opens next week, and the . 'lull lias .vhowii . wonderful improve ment -since "u ''first- sa'cker.. has claimed the position and Holly has asserted the position nf the Ictt garden. The season-' able weather ot the past several davi lias given the. locals iin .nppm t unity to net jf. .'sun, e'd 'ild l.v .. needed,- I'.-lttlllg pi;ir. t ice Va lid I In -ir s tin wing iif ' hi t ! i ng I lie ball is evpe. ted to be', b-- d l!v bclte, t han "dm i ug tin-, p.-ist.. '' Willie K.i test college is a great laMir ite here :iim 1 il is eiinlidi-nl.-illy knowii- that ii nt only w ill, t i I.- l.ov :i I .-i ml mi stinted suppiiifl ' i.oili the" loearauuiiii nl' Ihe aVsociat inii but this will be iiuetiieut ed dy. a number; from thi' nearby towns, and unless the! i. i- a larger attendance upon t he ' pa i f ol 1 lie ladies, an i 'local siipportei s fh.'in llivie has been al Ipi e ions' ga tiies" I'ie letuou ami ddack vv.lt pi e.loininatc in I ho. stands'. . The gaine .will be called toliloriow' at :'f.?,ti o'cloi k. NASHVILLE'S WATER PUMPS TROUBLESOME : Nashville, VNV ('.. Anri L'H. -The fitil lire nf the lire' pumps of . Nasliv ille ami other appli.-iiu'e- for - primping: wal'-i from '.(he -b;-p well f roiii nvhich thc.toWn will g.-t its water supplv is causing .-on .si'dei-iilde diday - just at. this time; I'l;,. iie.issarv l atis. of the eouipnient of Nashville's water works syslein .win purchased about a year ago and tiny liiive not been received as .yet. The shipinent if pi.uitised for the J."'h Jf this ninurh bust as. so many promises have been biok -n by the coiupany fnun which they u.eie luiichased not much re liaiice is placed in it. When fin--appli ances do an'rCe it will take a little tilu to install tie -in and put the Vuler svs tern into si-rvic.-. AVIATOR DIES-. -UNDER U.S. FLAG l'aris.. Aprd .o. Kdmond ('. I', (b-n et, the American aviator, who-e death was ollicially iinmiunced yesterday, was the first Amercau l-t die in Krauce ligh ling .under the Ami-lie. in Hag. (ienet. who was a grandson of for mer (iovei nor I 'lintoti. of New York, and' great urn ml son of "Citizen" (b'ti et, French minister to the Knited Stiites in 1,'evolutionarv times was kill ed near' Ham while escorting1 Setgeanl ijaiiul I.ufderry. Oenet was known as a dating and skillful fiver and was very popular on acoutit of his cheering and optim istic, nature. His. home was in Ossin uiug, X. Yr HE ON SATURDAY AIRPLANES LIKE THIS TO V A m W G-R U LE-A THE TO MILITIA Discharges Are Not To He Granted Solely Because a (aiartlman Is a Married Man. Wtshington, .-pril 20. Disiiharges from the .National (hiard will not be granted, enlisted' men solely lieeatUie t liey ari' rua r tied,-acenrdiiig to inst ruc tions sent nut to ailjiitant. generals by the militia. Iiineaus. Where a soldier has independent moans that will pre vent his family from decoming a charge on tin.' government li'ei will not be inus tci ed (int . The V;ir Depn i t incut lias lieen flooded siiic'e the order was issued with itlijuirics am! protests. Many- 'men have been discharged a.gainsl their wishes because, they Were luan ieil,. :j sFippleineniiiry statenieut. of policy v:ui necessary as in numerous cases tiiit onal guard regimen-Is are being reduced to mere skeleton orgiinizatiotis by I he rigid iipplicat inn of the depend cut family rule. .The War Department is resolved, ' however tn relieve Jhe gov ern-Tneu I of 1 he- necessity of taking cur.- of the faniilies"of nien who join the col. us. .More than four inillion didlars u as .disbursed- in this wav as the . result ol the Meic:in border tnodi I iat ion, F " Wilson, April Jd. " F.uough cnrii fur my liuioly and a soldier at Ihe front,'' is the slogan adopted by Wilson county ':iiiucr at the I'ouutv Kiiriners ruion. Spenkeis :it -a inass-tneet ing yestei'ilay advocated a "heavy -reduction in acreiige devote-i to tobacco because of the un certi.intv of the iiriees for. the leaf dur ing the war urged that the food crops be substituted ami. that live stock produc tion be increased. DIES FROM SHOCK AFTER EXPLOSION Petersburg,, April 20 Mrs. Mary Fee Bob-her, widow of A. T. Hclckcr, who was murdered while guarding a convict camp near Kttrick several years ago, died at her home, .",2 liiver street, ,at 'Ji.'lti o'clock yesterday after noon from' shock and excitement as the i-eMHt nf th.- bomb (xxplosion at tne home of V P.. Ciek, about two hun dred yards fnun her home, last night. Immediately following the cxxplo simi1 at the I'i.ek home, "Mrs. Heich or lapsed in; n iincotiseiinisess and con tinued to grow weaker until her death, never regaining consciousness. Hesides ten children she is survived by. her parents, Mr. and Mrs. .1.. K. Dance of Chesterfield county, two sisters and four brothers. -Thursday night at 10:4." o'clock the home of A. H. Ciek. a prominent Bo hemian farmer of Chiu-tificld ccunly, was almost completely" wrecked c by bomb plotters. ENOUGH FOR ML Ai 0 i SOLD ER WESTERN FRONT Mm I- - Ill SECOND WARD Municipal Primary To Be Held on Friday, May 4th, and Election on Monday, May 7th. In the second ward Mr. I ('. Vestal has I In own Ins hat into the ring to de leinl his seat among the Hoard ot Alder men against all comers. Mr. Vestal is a candidate for re-election and if no op pnnent shows up to contest his place, lie will have J he field to himself. The municipal primary will be held Friday, May 4, instead of Hal. unlay, April "X, as announced yesterday s is iin of the Kveiiing Telegram. As the primary will come off the Kriilay before election dav, the election will take place Monday, May 7. . ' The 'candidates for mayor and alder men have all signified their intention to run and the race is now on. The closest contest is e. ted in the may oralty race between T. T. Thorite anil K. M: Draught!, both sides claiming that their ''respective 'candidate will win. Two of the ablcrmanic races prom ise to be interesting. Dr. 'John lint tie in the first ward is to defend his title njjainst. (I. H. Dixon, and W. II. Home, is alter Alderman 1'arnsh 'k scalp in the third. "' : :''-.' NO SESSION OF MUNICIPAL COURT The law breakers of Kockv Mount have I u running overtime lately and thev took an off dav todav to recu perate, therefore theft! was no session of the municipal court. It is though that the, vftcant lot movement or Billy Hunday'B presence' in NcV York has ane. ted the transgressors Ami thev de cided ou of. the goodness of their 'hearts to give .lodge fountain and the ' "iriibb- police department a (holi day. I If business don't pick up however in a few days the police force will have arrest itself for vagrancy. An off day now and then all right tiut the lawbreakers must, not make it too often- for the protectors of the peace have tn live and eat just like any body else. MISS ALICE DAWSON ENTERTAINS CLUB Miss Alice Dawson delight full v en tertained the members of the Jonah Card Club on Wednesday af i-ernoon, at her attractive home on Pearl street. Delightful refreshments were served in 'wo course!. Thus,, present were: Misses Fuln Tlaughtriilge, Lucile Rose, Annie If. Wilkinson. Josephine Smith, - Agnes Wat roll, Taylor Harris, Chine Cooper, Annie Sorsby and Frances Sco't. Mos, lames V. S. Beitnvt.. E. W. Hulluck, V. . Williford, and II. L. Kosel REV. COPELAND IS ' BISHOP OF ATLANTA Macon, fia., April 20. The Rev. Rol er S. Copelaiid of New Orleans today, w-as elected by the Episcopal dioci-sean convention here, bishop of the Atlanta diocese, to succeed the late Bishop C. K. Nelson." The election came on the 17th ballot. The Norwegian Ship Is Tor pedoed; as Crew Put Off the Life Boast are Shelled and Three Members of the Crew Are Killed, Says the Official Statement. London, April 20. A Rent ier 's dispatch from Chriatian ia says that an inquiry into the sinking of the Norwegian steamer the Star, was revealed that the attacking- submarine fired on the lifeboats as they were lowered. Afterwards the Germans looted the steam er." The-dispatch- also rsayi " that the captain of the Nor wegian steamer Toonwag re ports that a submarine fired on his boats as they were be ing lowered, killing four sail ors, He adds that the attack ers looted the cabins. NASHVILLE SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT Nashville, N C, April 20. Tho com mencement exercises of the Nashville (liadcd School bigiin Wednesday and wTTT cTTc5"rtiidn i . Cb .ifling --(rgra-iM have been arranged by the pupils and touchers of the Heboid for the entertain ment of the peopje of NashvilU. The Inst exercises bejran Wednesday night and the graduating crercisea will be held fought nt S o'clock. The medals ami dpIutiiiiH will be awarded to the pupils tonight. The graduating class la composed of Misses Pauline House and Addte Jenkins and Messrs, Carl M'. Cooper and lleury Overton. , -, MME. BERNHARDT ; CONTINUES IMPROVE New York, April 20. The condition of Harnh Bernhardt again showed a slight improvement this morning. The actress passed a quiet night, the advisers said.i :- V -. ," TO F CROP Durham, April 20. All vacant land owned liv Liggett and Myers Tobacco Co., will be devoted to the production of lood crops this year, according lo an annoinicement of local representative of the corporation. Advices to this effect were received here yesterday from the geneiiil office of th company. THE RIFLE CLUB ORGAN IZESSQUAD$ The Woman 's Rilie Club met this morning and seleited captains for the different squads into which the organi zation has been divided. There wa good 'attendance 'and the-meeting was. one of the most enthusiastic ever held by tin new club. The highest marks in tho shooting practice this morning was made by Mrs. I,. I). Hulluck, who made eighteen hits, Mrs. T. I.. Bland nnd Mrs. Joh nRicka followed with 17 and 15 hits sespective ly. The chili wus divided into eight squads under theif charge: Bqtlad nul ber one, Mrs. L. T). Bulluck; squad two, Mrs. ('. (I. Dunn; number three, Miss Maude Hunn; number four, Mrs. B. I. Patterson; numberj five, Mrs. J. M. .Kicks; number sir, Mrs.R.' 8. Wilson; number seven, Mrs. J. M, Fox and num ber eight, Mrs. J. Brittoa. . TO ISSUE TREASURY CERTIFICATES soon : i.-uinasi Washington. April 20. Treasury cer tificates of indebtedness authorized np to two billion dollars in the seven bil lion dollar war finance measure now before Congress, will be issued. Secre 'irv McAdno announced today as "may be necessary to meet the requirements of the treasury as soon as the bill be comes a law." The bonds authorial by the bill probably will not be offered aay carlier than sixty days. . . TO FIRM PUNT
The Evening Telegram (Rocky Mount, N.C.)
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