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THE - EVENING I Today's Weather (fcf B Forecast n3S9 tor I .J2 VOL. IX. NO. 287. ROCKY MOUNT, N. C, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 18, 1917. PRICE: FIVE CENTS , -s LOAM A BILLION TO THE-ALtlES-BY-TlULY FIRST IS PLANNED Over Half of This Amount Has Alrcay Ikon Paid to the Allies LARGE SUBSCRIBING BANKS ARE FAVORED The Ranks Are Beinf? Asked to Subscribe to $200,000 of the Treasury Loan Ccrti cates Issued by Govern ment. Washington, Mav 1s. I'rocccils id the I.ihertv I.iiho. tin1 Ircasiirv ;i n in u it ed today will lie deposited iji banks mid trust companies which have (pialiluil a lis depont ones w It i-li lorward suhsenp lions ill at least . 11111,111111 wherever pus rible, linuiicial institutions , forwarding : a .lesser amount of subscript mus iwi.H In treated s'milui'ly Inter. The govern liieiit will rci-i'ivv y per. cent interest. The (jovci ii iiit-iil 's apparent intentions til advance anjiniMlliati'lv l .HIMI.Ill'll In fo IT .(illy 1st. i.7,iiiiii iii' whicdi' aliva.lv lint li'-i'n paid, is requested in a second . request of Sccrelary M-cAiIim.i, .t.i. I 11 K ; to take iis large amounts ul' t reasury cor tificiitcs as n ss i 1 1 to ji ml at ' ' least ( 11 :i I to fifty' per cent of the ;i v i"i' ut they will have '.to make im-subscript ions. " PLAN TO ENROLL AID OF BANKS Xw Vnrk, May 1 -Ai.iuouneeiiieut was m.Vle today, by the Federal Ifc-crvi' liank of New York, that, it had I n e ii's('il to receive subscript inns fur an additional issue (if ii'jlMI,iiiiil,'i(il treasury certificates (il I mlel t t"l n ess. TO STOP KILLING OF VEAL AND PORK Ooldsboro, N. C; Mav Is.- As 11 rem edy for the prevalent destruction of vming 1 1 ics nml veal in Unvne ccuutv, tho recently nppointcd committee tnini . ;hn board of Hldermcii and count v hoard of Cunimisioners, have rccninnn inli.il that thoonly proliuhli- way to s(iip the .slaughter n f . the animals is for towns Tin! cities, to adopt ordinances forbid dine the sale of veal anil yininj; pork. Whether the law reterretl to above is nilopteil in this or not. local res aiiraut (leal'rs, have declared themselves as "read t iv stop selling barbecue, although they eclaim it will '-'cripple their busi ness considerably. One dealer claimed today that he killed anywhere from L'O to LTi young pigs daily Imt was will ing to (live ti the. business in order to assise his country . now that it was in t!i midst of war. TYPHOID EPIDEMIC IN TOWN OF CANTON ' llalei-h, N. ('., May is. The state hoard ot'-heat III annoniic-'s that .'7 cases (if typhoid 'fever at Canton in Haywood ciinty, has- liei'ii, report cd ; div the olVi eials Vvho wi iil' t here ses era! days ago to ill vent igate tie1 epidemic a.iid assertion t hi cans . , According to the repot ! sent to I he board the epidemic -as caused hy im pine water. . The state hoard of h"alth three years ago, according to Mr. W'. S. Fankin, im est igal id .the wot -r siipdy (.f ('anion and reconnui'iidetl that' cor tail! changes lie made in order to insure t !i ' tow n of pure water. r The reeom inendat ions were not followed, it is sau! PRESBYTERIANS IN ANNUAL SESSION Birmingham, -Ala.j May Is. -The ap pointiiieiit of necessary committees t' the organiaf ion and its meeting here was the chief business at the "uth ses sum ot I he. I 'resby tei ian churcli'of the United States todav. COTTON MARKET New ork. Miy Is. Cotton futiins ("ii.., l.arelv steady. Mac 'Jn.l."i: .luly l l l'.l; October 10. So; lleceinber liO.liL1; .Innua.ry O.li:!. New York, M ay ' I s- The collon market- showed renewed -trength today with the new crop selling into the new high records for the season. There were a foil many lnliing orders at the open ing n,nd the start was barely steady at a decline of A points nn May, but un changed to 7 points higher on later mouths and the active position soon sold fl fo l.'i points almve last night's clos ing figure, duly contracts sold up to and October-. li'nr ll!l to points above the low level of the Inst wrrlrT STOCK MARKET New York, May is. -prices rose ngain nt the outset of today's trading. Cnited States. Steel rose' almost a point to 122 1-2 of with a fraction of its re cent record. Other equipment and mu nitions were 1 to 2 points higher. Ship pings advanced from T'-' a point and Mexican Petroleum gained 1-4. Auto mobile issues weTe the only heavy fea ture, ails and coppers were at unrest. NASH FARMERS TO MEET SATURDAY TheJfasllCQuntyroot-Co: mission food crops campaign meeting will be held throughout the county Saturday afternoon, May 19, at 3 o'clock. Soveral local gathering places have been arranged in each town ship, and the fanners in every community notified whore the meeting for their locality is to be held. An interesting and helpful meeting Is promised at each place, and everyone interested in the in creased production of foodstuffs is urged to attend one of these meetings. , The farmers of . Nash are re sponding to the appeal sent out by President Wilson In wnich he said: "I particularly appeal to the farmers of the South. They can . show their patriotism in no better or more convincing way than by resisting the great temptation of the present price of cotton and helping upon a great scale, to feed the nation and the peoples every where who are fighting for their liberties and for our own. Tho varieties of their crops will be the visible mca-sure of their compre hension of their national duty. " TRUCE WITH Reports Have it that Russia and Central Powers About to Arrange a Truce. Un confirmed. l.on-lo,;, May 1 - .ci-orili ng (o an I'lxchniigi' -Telegraph 'dispatch f roniAin steidani it is rumored at, the llaiiuo that a truce is 'ulini.it to lie arralied II, tweeii Hiw-ia and t' ntral I'liuers as the result of the political changes at I'et roe;rai. The. ronior i.s characterized as of 'or man origin. '- - :: . : : LIEUT. COL. SHARP SUCCEEDS GILMER ( apt. Itcrnaril Miarp, t. X. A., Trv, . C, was Thiirsilav commissioneil l)V tiyveruiir Kickett to lie lietitenant-col-oHi'l: First' Infantry North 'arolina Na tional: Ciliir.il, !fo succeed Lieuteniint,- Colouel Cilmcr who resin-'d to return to the regular service, l.ieiitenant -Col- onel harp, lias' hei'ii in haleicjli assis Unit my; ill the work ot Hi adjudtnnt gen eral's ollice since the. military situation became acute nnd has ri-ndered in valu a We service. For; the present, at least, he will remain, in Ualeigh; ., TWO AVILSON BOYS IN AUTO ACCIDENT V;i.. M..,. 1 U'e.lll.-J.l'l V !lftl- noon .tlir.ee 'miles north (if Wilson, while im -their way to atcji'l- tiie iaii.; game at l.'ockv Mount, W. I', lieashv, pre Hcri'pt ion clerk, and L. I!. Kllis, book keeper for the Wilson I'rug Conipany, ennic near meeting death, The stc riug gear of their automobile broke and the machine turned turtle., pinning M r, I'd lis to the ground.;. -Hot h ineii. were in jured, bill not seriously. - .liidge Wheilbec has broken., his for nice good record as a working judge--si I v five cases having been disposed of in t o da vs. MASONS CELEBRATE JUBILEE YEAR ( Bv l uilcil Press) Huston, May Js.-- l-'iom -I'in to- nuu leaders of the Scottish- Kite Masonry :i to gathornd here today I'liuii .ill ovci the I'nited States to ci'b'brate the ".111 bih e -year, " w hich marks the semi centennial anuiversary of the union of the Supreme Councils, Scottish Kite M.a sous, t.f New York and lioston. At 1 n Vl'irh this atlernoon the .Mas s ichns 't ts Consistory- will work the twentieth degree in the Scottish liitt and at s o'clock (lt twenty til st grade will lie' exetnpl i He'd.- , APPLICATION IS WITHDRAWN liuiham, May Is.- Before lea ing foi (ireensboj-o to attend, a meeting of the board, ot directors of the North Caro bna league, W. (I. Bramhani, president of the in ga n ial iiju. received a tele gram from the Hncky Mount club (if tho late Virginia league withdrawing its of fe'r to take over the Knlcigh franchise in the North Carolina league if it was surrendered. ALL NATIONAL GUARD UNITS TO GET CALL Washington, May. 18. All nation al guard organizations will be call ed into Federal service between July 15 and August 5th. Governors have been authorized to recruit all organizations to war strength. The ' dates of the assembly included Ju ly 25, North Carolina, Virginia and South Carolina. It is understood that the sixteen divisional canton ments for the guard will all be in the southeastern, southern and west ern departments. Dates upon which various state units are to be moved to the big camps will dependt upon the completion of the quarters and supply system at the cantonment camps. RUSSIA RUMORED L Measure Expected to Be come Law By Tomorrow Niffht DRAFT PLANS SET Ul1 Whether Theodore Roose velt Raises an Expedition Rests with President. In creased Pay for Soldiers. Many Other Provisions Included. aslnnlon, l. ('., Mav IV d'i'i'si dent Wilson s approval was tin final Jitrti infwiirifiiUiiv-i.-wtw. ; b ' - war nrmv lull a law. As a pridimmarv ice I - reside nt i Mar shall and Speaker Clark it re to nijjii 1 In liill todav all-T which it goes to tin White House. I he I 'resilient is expect ed to .si ','n the lull inimeiliatelv and to issue a proclamation fixing the lav to tin! registration (it men lor the aim Tho war department tin n w-illi set into motion the inaclinierv tor raisnir; an ariny in tlie liicreiuents ot oliu.unu nien I rum ul to .HI rears ot age liv select ne conscript ion. Washington, Mi v. Is. -J-iiii.l a -ti-m was taken liv ( ongr'ss vestcrdav on (he war arihy hill, the second of tliti ma )or. measures of -the war. : I lie senate, i v T adopted the t'liiileri'-iieu report accepted vesterdav bv 1 he house. V ice I resident Marshall and Speaker ( lark will sign the bill today and sent it to the White House for I'resident Wilson's approval. It probably will be a. law before to night. , As finally approved the bill provides for raising bv selective conscript ion a war arinv in increments of 5Ki,o(HI men from 1 to .HI rears of age. It also nut horizes, bile w ithout directing, the I'lvsidcnt to raise- volunteer Hirers which Coliiiiel Roosevelt desires. to take to 1 ranee and great Iv increases tliepav of all enlisted men, Mnchiiurr to register and dm ft the first Oinywil men already has been set up bv the war depaitinen. . Iimui'diare Iv after the I'resident . signs the-' bill, he will by prociaiiiatiou designate the day for n-ist ration of the: 10,000, nod or more nten for t he prescribed . age. Kegist ration books w ill lie in the hands of State and local authorities who are to co-operate in the work, .and llriga dier General ( rowder, the provost mar shall general, expects to have his coni I'lete lists in Washington within five days after registering begins. Then wiUcoine the task nf selee: inn- the first ono,nnu, exempting the physi cally until, those with 'dependents' and men Who are neded on the farms and in industries. 'I he process of selecting probably will lie completed' long before the. men will be wanted.' Secretary Barker said; yesterday that because "of lack of supplies the new army would not Iii? called to the colors for training before September. ' . . Whether. Colonel liooM'velt .shall be permitted to raise an expedition rests with .' the -. President. His views have not been disposed, hu; it is b'plb ved fhat. he probably w'ill postpone decisjnu while -the draft, system is being put into operat ion. '. . . . ; As during the early stages'-of" the long dispute in t'ongrivs, yi'sterdavS closing deltate centered upon : he so etflled Koosevelt amendment. Colonel Koosevelt wa-s .vigorously attacked by fsenutor Stone, of Missouri, and as ar dently (left uded by his friend. Senator Johnson ,ot Oilit ornia. The senate's approval of the nieasiire agreed upon bv t lie conerces and adopt cd by the house came la;e in the day after attempts to send it back' In con ference and' an earliest appeal by Sen ator Chamberlain, chairman of the mili tary committee, for final action. The eight senators who casf t he nega-n-ve votes were: Oemocrnts Gore, (it Oklahoma; Hard wick, of Georgia; Kir: by of Arkansas: Stone, of Missouri; and Trammell, of Florida. Republicans La Kidlette, of Wisconsin; Gronua, of Nort l'akota, and N'orris, of Ncbras kn. ' - : The bill, backed liv the administra tion, was introduced in the senate April li, was passed April in the senate by a vote of s to s, and in the house : ! 1 7 to -t and has since been tied lip in conference, returned there twice by the house to include the Koosevelt vol linteer provision, and further pay in crease; for enlisted men. Its chief pro visions are: liaising of armed forces by tho selif tive draft system,'J imposed upon all males bctweeH the ages of 21 and .'o years, inclusive, subject to registration and errtnin exemptions from service. Increasing the regular army to ma-xi-: mum war strength. 1'rafting into the federal service of national guard units. Raising of an initial force by conscrip tion of ooilioo Tin ii, with addition oi 0(10,000 if deemed necessary. liaising, if the President sees fit of four divisions of volunteer infauir (the koosevelt amendment). In creasing the pay of all enlisted men as follows: $13 additional inonthly for those now re eiving less than $'J I , comprising the bulk of tIT(rariny, grad uated downward to Jti -additional monthly for those receiving (J4o or more. Prohibiting sale of liquor at or near army training camps and otherwise pro (Continiied on Page Eight) N ACTIO BULLECOURT IN BRITISH PO CREAM OF AMERICA'S LEAD BIG CONSCRIPT ARMY THAT WILL FIGHT IN EUROPE , , ."II l -FTT Q II ..'l i I-. sy7r - -y 'i-iKglit ' . 'j, 1 V XjVi. ' WHfevt'f 5 HcX v . ' Scenes at Fort Benjamin Harrison. Embryo oflicers lining up for mesas new arrivals getting their equipment; Col. E. F. Glenn, in charge of camp. More than thirty thousand young American men are now in training for the officers' reserve at fourteen different camps in various parts of the country. These men have been carefully picked by the war department and at the end of three months 10,000 of their number will be selected as officers of the first conscript army of 600,000 that will fight in the trenches of Europe. These photos were taken at Fort Benjamin Harrison, near Indianapolis, where would-be officers from Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky have been in training nine last Tuenuuy. ;.' - . .. . . OP CLA M FOR CENSORSHIP Conferences Arc Started on -".the. Espionage. Hill With An Ea r 1 y A s r ee m en t i n Sight. WMsliiii'.-'ii, M:i v 1 . : ' 'imvciTSNitiiin I ('(tnfV'ict'H Iii'1;;!'.!. J lif i i- woi'k t(nl:i y on jirtni.Hions of tin1 t' ii- i i l; j Lill iir pute between the I wonrolifsiisj ri'iiiVijif agreement was predicted as t he ad inin istrat ion ha- v.itli.draw u ils ius.st eie-i' for a priivi woM tor -ni-1 .sj i;i ; "!. e. iisn'i-- shrp. -' -" - .'' " ;..' NEWLY WEDS TO CO TO FRANCE Hr. M. I., .''ai r, of; I'ai iu iile,' X. C son (if M r". and ;.M is. Ii. i(. ('air, m' l.liaii. place, 'was ma 1 1 ied i ec-'iit ! t o Miss Vir ginia Ilov.dv, daiiiilei- oi' ! ; . and Mis. ('harlcs loiil- ol faiuiie., e'iunt', b Rev. K. C. Ciiivi-ii, pastor i.l'.tln. first Ml'tllOi'i.sl ell' ich. of this citv, I'r. 1 till i' is a pi r,ui isi eg youn physi; cian of .Kami v i I le -a lid ' -M,rs.-'( 'm rr was formerlv :i g.i-:'idu!:-le. nurse at 'the- Her ring Moor.- IJ.'.-pi'lul at Wilson. A'ii; ('art" has nlini t i.ei e l'i,r Kr-I'i'ross s-r ice in l-'i1:!!!' :nid hns b en aceepte,!, he and his !, -.V e ill Ho to the. I'le.nh front and bnth.viill d.i li'.-d ' i-s wink in t he Anii'. it'-;i "m A ribiilaie-e Coips. Tli -v will leave r..r.--r.;i:icv nlH.r the tirsl i,j I tine.'.- '-. i- - WONT STRIKE OVT ' 'INCOME TAX Washington, May 18. resuming debate on aniendinents to the war tax hill the House today ref uacil to strike out. tlin section designed to levy a retractive tax of one third the amount of la:;t year's income taxes. ' AWARDED $500 FOR LOSSOFATIICMIi New !!. in. , ''., May-Is.- A p. ! ly yood t!it"il' is worth fi" holidre-l dollars; ae-,i'-!-i,.: to tlnjway .!hatii Craven county jery who W Values, ;iy 1i;m to deeirle this ijucstion saw the matter. It was in '; be case of Ci i!s s. the Norfolk Sou'h rn railc.ay conipany that this verdict was rendered and the plaintifT wa; siring for damaues. It was II. W'. Civils who lost the thumb, th ' no tuber being mushed off by a biu' dedraulii-hamnu-r in the local sh-ips of the ij,el'i'ndant( company where the plaii,t;ff was employed. Jle thought the thumb worth five thousand but the .jury thought other wise ami rendered -their sverdict accord ing'.? . YOUNG MANHOOD IN TRAINING TO MISSION HONOR WRITER-OF TO VISIT THE S Ull-Liliirt, -AhH -d -I 'oi ei -M-rrn ister Balfour and a large number of the British mission, party will pay. a visit of courtesy to the South tomorrow by going to Richmond, the capital of the Conl ederacy, ' The, .. parly will, leave Washingli in on a special train tomorrow niorii ing and ret urn t otaorrow' ( veiling. EI'WORTJI LEAGUE CONFERENCE JUNE 7-11 . I.cf i'Vi'T J!'VV(n I Ii Jmh ii". in the eh y ;i if I iHst'i-ii'! cl-.r', jiihT i"inl ;i j'tilj (Icb-. jiIk'U to tlii t'm-iici iji I'liziibtf li ( My .1 iiiic 7 to 1 I , t! I 7. . ;;iti' f or v vx A i-ij) y fi ve ifH-HtJ-cs. I f . Vtmr i-:tiw is mtitl '1 to rtiic fi I yfiir. ft'iiiif hi smuli or wciik ni; both,- il i.s Jill the .-ikoi'p jnijirirt.'tnt tluit: you HCtu ?i h (Many. ;i y.ott i-;tii. J f y.oni' jcuiu.- is Mrjol it iy slill iMoii- iinju-rtniit to m( 'for it jmt n v lil'i' into the work, if it jviilive. atoi ftitivo, o to lielp fur nish infonnrttioii. iijspirji! ifm niol cn 1husi:irn. Thrif is "not a inonT oj'llnMs t r, rn t h usj;iMt jr ;i m) vii!r ;i ;i kc :i t h cni;r to In' t inui'l t h:i m :i Iriitjii;- con f ri'i'io r. A sj'Ii inl i'l rit;; r, I Ml twis. n u nn-.'inj'-yl awl .'NrcTIi'nT sjnalii-iM hftv .It.'cii No-uri 'l wfiit'h yuui'i.1 litres an int o estin aii'l jifWital'le (H-'anioj. -If f he (ii'Ic;ie;s rlerfnl do nof ii 1 1 ri-l s 'of .th. i.-i. CHANTS KKSPITK 10 KAISK CROP VuW-ih. . '...May 1. Srai-;cr l.i;it loo, of I'.im cuiinly, wnh-Iy kno'Ati in Mi- io n part-ijf Rt s-'atf aiif! nniler ! 1 1 y'','irs xfoitriic ' nn tin roads for cHim v. li'-I.ey. h;is Ir'ii an-fe.'t a re j.ile iii, til ().-t.i'MT i ii "or. let- Mint- liv I i rt y col t i ;i I e h is ( I op ', a' 'o i! in to an annoniir n-eni from 'ovemor llicUett's oir-. tmlav. fi'irttip i". nth ,l. ,t his niipeal to tin i, 1'i'iir.- iMirt ;:i!i to haf ln-uti si - itiy hi- selltele e at oliee. lilllke e, unity u.is hard hi by the Ihiods of las duly noil it is dei'lari'd the ser . i'- ot' i". my available man of tic coun ty ac nee. Ie! to restore coadit ions to not ma I. BAPTIST APPEAL FOR DRY NATION New Orleans. May H.-An appeal to I'rc-i.jent Wilson and Congress for ab solute prohibition in' the I'nited States during the period of war with lierinany was adopte.l an i telegrapheil to Wash ington by the Southern Baptist Conven tion here today. The denomination also pledged its support to the government through the war by assisting the lied Cross and aiding the families of enlist ed men. This support wan adopted by n rising vote. OUT AT LINt IS DOOfvlB OLD NORTH STATE fvchool Children of New liern Will Hold Memorial "Exercises in Honor of Judtfc William Gaston. I in, Mil l-i Tin New Hi ill iln i late t.oday w ill hold memorial i.-'-s . in Imicir of ..lodge William i.a.ston, iuu-.i and an I iior i) I lit- -'Ojil Ni it Ii --.V t 'Lie," t In- grave of t he dis 1 iiieiii die I T. orl Ii ( 'ai (din itin here. . ; js the inti'ii-ions of th; school iere a ft i-r lodioi;oi th" ;memory of. Rome no-tert-ci!.'i;en of f'lie. state' who is bnried in ot near N ' l:rn. I he list of those to be so. honored is a Idigthv one ami the dri ves it ionic are said to be neglect e'b ' ': ' I he H h"ol children propose to clear tin- Iniiial .plntK',.-. repair, tlm sfoie'S and ma ' k a nd il.ecOra I v I he guive". '. 'l ie- ; ,1'iginni this afternoon iucliules a ui- -s mo:: to the cetuelerv, the placing of dowers mi the grave ami an addriss mi the l:Jc. of the nirist bv H. A. Nunn. ! (-rf IM ilVA) CROSS -CHATTER IN CITY 'ITV "'la lies of Id. city Mount have :;l.'llt", ; Ir l, V" 'lie II t 1(11' 1 II " f Olllial Kill of a be al ii 'l Cfo.-s chapter and already have applied for a charter. ,u meeting ul' th" l:idi"s to form definite plans as to the wi-tk of the oryaniatioii can be li el 'I li 11 1 il the cliart'T is granted.' The work will be in charge of 4-hc prjiiH-i-rwiC ladies of the citv and Mrs. W.' E. Ki;a iter, Mis. II. M. I inch and others will eneie'rer 'he en m pa ign to get members. As sooe as th'- charter- is grant -d it will bo made i' Id if and the initial meeting as to time and place will be announced t lien. It is hope I t'lia' there will be a hearty re -ipm: -e .v lu'ii th call for the meeting 'is mad" and that tlvre will be a large at tendai cc to make -the Kcd kiss choii. t'i ill. n .a i. hury r.nl.v in I he cit' should join in and help to make the lani.n I imi a uci WOMEN NAMED ON THE FAIR BOARD Ibuduutv Miuu.l.ru, .li O. ,Kverett, presi'leiit of 'he State Kair Association, a niiDunced today the appointment of three women as members of the board of trustees ,,( tH. organization. The women iian r I were Mesdames T. U. Joi.is, and K. J. I'arrish and John 8. Cunningham, all of Iiurliarn. HONDUBAS BREAK OTTH GERMANY. Washington, May 18. Honduras has severed diplomatic relations with Germany following the lead of Guatemala. SSESSIOiia BULLECOURT II OH OF BRITISH TROOPS -.. ' ' , Drocourt-Quenat Line Ap pears to be Doomed by Great British Attack ANOTHER RETREAT BY GERMANS NOW LIKELY. British TrooDs Now Within iwo mncs oi m. yuennn and Jate of This Import ant German Stronghold w hn Van IaH k 7vuii ivy kjv uvaivui Hullccourt m at last in British baads and the I'riieoiirt Uueant line appears e.oomcd. 1 hn tremendoug sacrifices mada by the ieriiians hnvet proved in rain aim tne iiuiiiing or unrning cowns uv liiinl their lines gives color to the re- .....I !, l';.,ll 1I,.U1 Vn. Rin.ln. Inirr in cfintrinpliitiiig another strategic retreut. The rapture of Hullccourt has brought tho British t within two miles of ttiontui on the'northern side. Their guns have already encircled it at an equal distance to the south and east and only a narrow gateway to the northwest lies open to the German garrison. Bulleeourt itself stands on a height overlooking a broad valley which runs directly to Qncntin, It presumably will take some tune for the British to estah. Usli their heavy guns on this height but the fate of Quentiii seems sealed. from the Italian front envphasijiet the importance of the victor won by Gen eral ( udona, but they also bring work that the Austrians hav reacted and ap parently the usual period of counter at tacks will follow tne nrst succesoxui as sault nn the Isono heights. The enor mous liifliculties of the enormous Ter rain over which General Cadona is op erating renders improbable any sensa tional advance and the prospects are for a repetition of. the hammer and tongs fighting that: is proceeding in r ranee. A -.hitch in the formation of a now irni'i.rli Minn I in kintaift and rebellion In Russia has apparently been settled over night. A cabinet lias been formed with the inclusion of six Socialists. Possibly the most important news from fcuropo is the announcement that Japan is go ing to take active part in the grtat struggle. A Japanese naval force lias arrived nt Marseilles to join in the campaign against the German suomannes especial- Iv, according to dispatches witn tne pur pose of protecting French shipping. , GERMANS ADMIT LOSS DUELECOURT Herl n, May The official state ment issued today by the German head quarters savs that the ruins of the form er village of Diielocourt were evacuated bv them ycRtcrilay. . BRITISH AID IN FIGHTING. London, Mav 18. British heavy artil lery batt 'l ies are cooperating with the Italian 'army in the Italian offensive against the Austrian on the Julian Trout, Becoming to nn otlicial statement issued by the war office, this afternoon. MANY PRISONERS TAKEN IN ADVANCE Home, May 1H. Austro Hungarian prisoners taken by the Italians on the Julien front are Known to numoer o,is, says the oflicial statement issued today by the Italian War Department. HARD LIFE FOR HOBO IN THE WEST San Francisco, Cal., May 18. The ho bo is becomin-; a stationary character, or a pedestrian, at last. Western rail roads ,repor tthat militiamen who chal lenge all suspicions characters at every bridge, ra ilroad "yard and tunnel have mail- "riding the rods" or travelling blind baggage-almosty impossible.. , MONUMENT TO WOODMAN UNVEILED Wilson, N. C, May 18. On 8unday afternoon, May 13, at 3 o'clock, the mcbers of the Woodmen of the World of the W'alstonbnrg camp marched to the burying ground, where the remains of sovereign deceased, 8. B. Walston, was laid t0 rest last iummer, and un veiled the beautiful monument erected to his memorv. AMERICA (Percy Schultz) Ke 1 Is for danger and bravery. .. White Is for pure and clean. Blue Is for true. Who do we belong tot United States flag. Why do we belong to the U. S. flagf Because we are U. 8. people. ENTIRELY N HAFJUS
The Evening Telegram (Rocky Mount, N.C.)
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May 18, 1917, edition 1
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