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.VOL.-IX. NO. 299.
ROCKY MOUNT, N. G, THURSDAY "AFTERNOON, MAY 31, 1917.
PRICE: FIVE CEN'R?
TEW DEATHS OCCUR
FROM TORMADOES IN
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
Over Fifty Persons Injured
in Windstorms in Mis
souri and Illinois
MANY FREAKS PLAYED
BY TERRIFFIC WINDS
GENERAL CROWDER
WARNS SLACKERS
I
JYindJs-Block Signal intof
Operation and Warns a
Train Carrying 400 Pas
sengers Who watch Storm
Destroy Whole Village.
St. Louis, Mnv .il.- I hi undoes in Mis
souri and .Sunt horn Illinois yesterday
caused the death (if :il , :ist III persons
and fin' injury ii( 50 or morey ueonrdiiig
to advices lu ro todav from thi' Hi.' v;ni
(IIS Clllllllllllllt ICS over v Inch the storm
aSHed '.'.
All automatic block signal ihi tin' I run
Mountain l. -H 1 111,1c I ecru. Mineral Point
Missouri, nit into oporat inu liv tli,' wind
imiciI ii M lupins ;!. I.miis tram enr
iviig l.J! .passengers: who watched tl
ni'irm ucsriov me village and turn ir.'ivi
ml ot tin' i'li ii rod.. A number ol freak
wore rv iniTcd. one lioiug tli- cxricricnci
A . ... '
or f lie Minion agents wlm '!i st.'iuiiini
Willi Ins i.nu about the. shoulders
' hoiiuis Lcmnsl crs. conductor, when tin
Mrieinl I mill station was demolished
.. h" aicnt escape! unhurt, wlulo tin
cniidiiolnr was Ii 1 1 1 (..
A thrilling moo with I he 1 firnndo win
I by. the engineer" of fin- Missipa am
Honnioferro piiriscnger trnin . Hour Mm
crnl. l imit and possibly saved the live.'
"t;r"Wii passenger. Who'll.' tho toiundi
lieoitm.' visahlo tho ciuiilurtiir orderc,
(In- enunoor to) put on full speed in m
effort to out run til" storm. The stun,
followed tho train for moro Hum n mil,
before it changed.
t'l '''' kV :
"V J9)
I IS :.,?W
TOWN WIPED OUT
BY A TORNADO
St. I,oui. Mo., M:i- :U - A tom.-trl-twisted
into M inorjil I 'din t . .M o :t il
of almllt .It"' llilmliltnnls. voster
liiv Hfti'i'iioon. killed t nil r rsnns ninl
. injnrpd .I'l, d -innl ivliod the town willi
the vxropt ;on of tho si liool lions', ami
then movod southwiiril to l:;vo, wlioro
J rod JInrior,. a farmiT. w n killed l.v
flviinf debris.
".'.' Two oo.'ielios of nil I run . M.iunlnlii
loo.'il iiiuniii botwoeii M in in I Point
and Pntosi wor.i bl'iwn from lie tr-'ick,"
find it was in'-this '-wierkiiije tlint j on
iliiotor l,oiii;isteis :ind 1 biumnii Itoono
were killed.
EIGHT TRUNKS OF
WHISKEY SFilZKD
Provwt Manshal General Knuch II.
CrowdtT. :
General Crowder has made public
an .official' puide showinjr how men
required to rejri.ster under the selec
tive draft law should answer tho
twelve questions on the registration
cards. He warns would-be slackers
that they cannot secure exemption
merely by claiming it and savs, "Do
not hide behind petticoats or chil
dren." -
RACE MOTS RECUR
AT EASTST. L
niiq
uui
Disturbances Are marked
with Decreasing Violence.
.However. Militia Appar
ently Has Situation in
Hand.
Knsl St.
Mots wlliell
oonrred in
iiK'-vinloiioo ;
tlie nix.;
iin;.i I ii.'H'iJ.s
lay' tli.-il "I.
I he ,'iitiint ii'o
l.ero w i
l.nst imjl-t
it V US . lull
ir-lsmi
.si.. .1
;it
-In
Loui-i .M;iy 'U. Aiiti-nojjro
bi4.'in Mnmlav infill havi
Il ni'ht, but with iloorens
aii.l Cel. I'lny ton, eonim.'in.i
eiiiiil'iinios of: lllinnis .;i
s, iinu' on iluty, iloi'lnroii to
' believeil the, odieinls. .had
n well in haml ami that
bo lil f lo inure dist il I till in-.-.
desote the la.-t that tin
dib'-I by .-ilii:0, li;il-i'ii!M;
I si eeial di out i
BREAKFAST TABLE
TO PAY TOLL LIST FOR MONTH OF
Coffee, Tea, Cocoa and Sug
ar to Pay Eighty Million
Dollars in Taxes
AID WAR MUNITIONS
The Present Tax of Twelve
and Half Per Cent on War
Munitions Is Cut Out By
t he-Sen a t eFi n a nce-CTtnw-l B ri ihh- )ITcnsivc in thcAi
mittee.
Wasliinnton, May I. Kurt her rodm
iinj the war tax b M tho rM'iiate iiuani-
oniniitlee tmlav dei-idod to raise Ml,
ooii.iiiiii in exi-ise r ooii-iiiuiition taxes
f J rents a pound on coffee, "i cents
on lea I - cent on Miliar ami o cent
eiiona. Allot her , important -Italic
lyreoil iiixiii was tlie OlMiiinal ion ol Mi
i sent tax ot I- !- per cent tax on
war in ii it 1 1 kiii k now raisiiiL' it-n,"o",oiio
AONTHER MAN FOR
NATIONAL CUARI)
Sore;
"oi'oiid
i.oial i
ersiiu,,
uanl.
anv d.
'arboro.
nil M. 1 1, (irant, ( i . ( i mi pa ii v
f; e j; 1 1 1 e 1 1 1 , . N n r t li .' a n 1 1 i i ia . N' a.
iirifd, luis enlisted William' Hen
from this citv, in the national
lie will be stationed il!i run
oil her at Koekv Moiinl or at
Th s makes three voima ni"ii
enlo
the
tod in I he
tiovoriior
uat ional
s call lor
that have
ore since
i luntoers. ,
Also live recruits from Washiiij
J,': '., passed . t hrouyh t his nioi'liiii
heir wnv to (ioblsliofo. Whore thoy
enlisted in t ho 'oinpnny ., !Se
oiineiif. With t hose - Ii veil lid t lit
na rd
"..iiliO
tiin
X on
will
coin!
' six
I mm ash illo, tins will make lonrteeii
Inen' enl.ste.l lor tho guard in the last
oek in tliis vicinity of tin- State..
All who wish to enlist ill the itiynni
ition can' see Sergeant, (iraut at lliif-
in.l'nl(j More ami no yvni .no giini in
x plain any, part icu.laf s as f o t -lie mr-
iiu;ition. If: is hoped that ''others will
ollow th( so foui loon yoliii; moil uiiil
iuswer the call of the (lovornor.
C.L. EMPLOYES
HERE BUY 'BONDS
VI. lie
b'nloigh. V ('.: Mac :;
frut isfaetion did the pel
el,'lit luniks of uhiskov
.'et ennv odiii'Mla loor
pencil to bo about wlu'i'
ino'it w;is pirn ed' on I t n
F.hod (it fho union station. .
vwe.iit once seie.l l,y p-i
" lbpior ooM ' ' at lo robunn (
ili more pints llian il did
I '--V,
lit'!"'
if he h:
III i CI.
ks mob
-I I 'l'.l.
no! 'tie
"In
' I ,
It Was abii'lt ilav li.;hl M s! ".!.-- v hen
f'liptaiii W'uri.!.! rind I'a'n.iioen Srcph
enson and I'osli-r h-iul-'d iii( I ii ei;hl
trunks o litaj'pi.-ir!i.' rill'T tini'im;
tinder t ho Mod' hi (ho noiiui slatioii.
about siv hones after tie.' trunks u cr
taken from a 'auuthl.iou'iid .Sraloiani
, . train. ' They buro checks from -Wasliiiijr-ton.
Tho whisk "y cii j.f in'od"yostci"ii:iy was
tho largest sintrle haul m.-ole by polii-o
ill many' inontlis. Since iln- new inlmiu
r istration went into oftieo, tli" police have
seized 2(i trunks for a total' of l,S."2
pints of whiskey.
COTTON MARKET
NeVoi'k, May "II. ('oton fnlures
ooenofl -steady. .Inly: sH-.frr; FVtnlrrr
21.10; J)ecom'bor L'l.lli; daniiaiy L'l.l!';
March 21 lio.
New York. Ma v ''A 1 . The cotton mar
o
iliv att
H; ami
III-
' -gaj
nil :
h)-.
',1 I.
iliicn
loav
..il IIIOJ..
ch fin
ill,. led,
h fists
t own.
d in
of 1 1.,
I :" I t her
on 1 1,!
oi : -f... .
ntll
llllll
'.It.
o Inn t
iiiiii -:
ill's f . tl
iii lie
l meo'
I o Oil
iii.p,.i'at ioli
.nt!i. nia,!.-" b;
ol tl',- cite'
U'Hi
' of.
of II
I'll,
l.lllt
city and
"-national
it. There
early to
red from
t a groiij.
big . u 1 1 ' I , -i
ua rdsnien
Ii slrii'te;;
a toot i-sl
gro 'lab,, i
,i leaders
Tin
llicials of . the Atlantic" .('oast
L:no Kail way, a re aiding in the sale of
Liberty lifian Bonds, by buying them
tor any 'employe in any department of
the company 's sonji-q and iillowing the
.nii'lovees to roimbiiis.' tho cnmpMiiv on
he installmeiit plan. This has
casv for any eniplovi- recoivin;
st salnrv to purch
result of the ppoituiiity
road, neariv every oniiil,,
made it
mod
bond and as h
offered .by the
V'O of t ho eb'l'i
FORMER VETERAN
DIES 'SUDDEN DLY
b'it'hu,oni, 'r.. M
I'.ell. 7;i y.'.'.rs old;'a Con
an and h idelv known' e.li
nierly ciindircfcd a
;it . Iviiigs Mountain
morning at t he lionn
tlrs , itv. His body
b'utherlov -It, hi. X. .'(
' I W. T
at", velei-
e,l ilea I or v ho for
militrifv io-adeinv
X. C. died this
ot' his daughter in
will be taken to
, for burial t lo ro.
KILLED IN FALL
FROM A BRIIKSiE
Xaslivillo, M
i v
kot showed renewed strength early to
day. The opening was linn at an ad
vance of 22 to ;0 points With .lulv selh
itig at 21.S0 iiiid October, 21.40 and w;t.h
nuts! of the aidivo positions making
new high ground for the movement.
This advance eiieountored hc.-u y reali.
ing and there were reactions of several
jyitints right ;ilter the call but offerings
wore well enough absoibed to give the
liiirikct a steady ur.derfone.
STOCK MARKET
New York, May .'tl. Resumption of
market operations over the holiday in
dioated a further accmniilrit ion of buy
in' orders. Leaders opened at gains of
1 to 2 points rails alone disi, laying some
hesitation 1'iiitod States Stool was the
civcrshndowing feature on its initial
transactions at an extreme advance of
1 1-2 points and a fraction above ils
previous max iiuiiin. Independent Sticl
nhares registered advances, also Marine
pf'fi'Ffcd, American Smelting and sev
V, cral specialties. - Sugars wore again
.i coiispicnoiisly active and strong. Stool
" extended its raise another Traction in
the first 'A a If hour, other industrials
keeping pace. .
lierrv, coniniander of
nc oe liifriiifry iiniiouit
dent h of I ',i vat e ( ioorgi
Kiioxville. vt here ho fell
villo and Xaslivillo bridgi
guarding. II is sister n
land Neck. X. ('.
C',,l.
t"lic
Ilariv S
First Ten
I'd todav the
W. Moore ol
from a Louis
wliore he was
ddes at Scot
IT
Another dor am
8
Hi
Mrs. L. L. Morchead and Mr.
and Mrs. J F. Wiley Give
Machine For Service In
France.
I lui ham, X. :., May :tl. Tho second
hospital (iinbiilaiico from Durham for
service in Krance has lo'ou contributed
by II rs. L. L. Moroliead and Mr. ami
Mrs. John F. Wiley, it has been an
nounced. This m the fifteenth machine
to be provided by North Carolinians,
eack at a cost of approximately $1,000.
a! stall stationed hero has su"scrib(',
lo rno or more, I, onus. l ins is cnai.ii
te-ristic of the whole s-vsteiu of Hie ('oas
Lne arid a great number will bo .sold
in this manner. Without har lly an ex
root ion cv t rv .'man', and- wo man employ
d in the nfliees hero bought their bond
md in this manner are doing their du
,v to heln I'lii le Sam light tho -light of
nomocracy..:
UNSTINTED PRAISE
COAST COMPANIES
CASUALTY REGISTRATION DAY
Y 111,333
MARINE CORPS HERO
List Includes 5,002 Officer;
and 106,331 Men Killed,
Wounded or Missing
A BIG INCREASE OVER
WINTER CASUALTIES
ras Region in Which Se
verest Fighting of War
Took Place Naturally In
creases Casualty List Over
Winter Months.
London, May
is published in May,
I bills
sin i
no! Illli.o.il men;
I lie Unti di .ollensn c ol
front nivolviiig soiiie ol
ghting i.n flic war. nalar
ulled up r tin increas,
monf lis. asiinltios for Ho
hs have been received
in
tie
i in,
lliirv
7, y.
Til -
OSSi'S III'
fho bl! t f I
y were only I .--Li
cii.sualtie:
,002 oflic r
the Arm
ho sovori'.;il
illy has i
w niter
leveral
but in r'el
ofl'cers and
the
I, si
n. . .''..
it ion of the l.rirish that their
oi) per cent smaller than in
oi' Sointiio uotA'.tt lisliiiiding
he fact that laiger (o.-cis an gaged
rn nut borne out bv the -May figures al
hoiN.'h in the (lbs e of the disunities
report, for April eariv in which tho ol
eiisive was lannclieil the snowing is' not
oneliisivc. The casualties rocoivlod in
t he first three niont hs ill . t he Sonitne
rive were ::(l7,Mi!). ofllcers tind inen. In
Augrust of last . veal' tli ! sciyjnd inonffi ol
he .Solium- battle the casualties were
I27.!I4" 'is coinpiii'ed Willi I lj,.oi lor
Mnv the second inontli of the Arras
battle.
CL
SING EXERCISES
F
RIDftY NIGH
T
Class of Twenty Will Gradu
ate From High School.
High School Musicalc To
night. ,
The
Ualeij
be said
Mav ol. Too much cannot
praise of the coast nrtillen
coinpanies ol'fhe North I 'a roiina Nat
ional guard, iiccnriling to ('apt. W. II
Pace, L'nifed States army, who has re
turned here after a tour of inspection
,iinl instruction at various .points .when
the units are located. ('nit. I'iieo said
loilav that, with one exception' all the
comiianios . 'were iiriiotTcallv iat full
strength nud that the -one company' be
h inl. pi'obablv had its full ipiota of men
at this time. The personnel of the units
is excellent and all the ollicors were ti
with their studies in technical subject
eiiiiuectod with the artillery corps.
Heavy c(piipinent to be used by t'o
aifillorv companies' when they are call
ed to the colors, already has boon for
warded to tho concentration camps -and
wi-H-be a Vraii-ti -t hem-tvheit t hey iirri v-e.
( 'apt. I'acc said. ..
UNEARTH PLOT
PREVENT REGISTERING
Columbus,
in
duce voung
Ohio, May .11. A gigantic
plot with national - head
this city organized to lu
men of military age all
over the 1 lilted sta'os to retraui i rom
registration for conscript inn next Tues
day, has been uncovered by State and
government secret service agents, ac
cording to mi announi-eineiit: made this
afternoon ley (iovernor Cox. lletails of
the plot wliich was said to have 'extend
ed into many States became known
when I'nitod Slates marshals raided a
print shop and oflico hcre practically
II the propaganda literature was print
el and distributed. It was stated that
the plot appeared to be well financed
md well organized.
WON'T ADDRESS
TAMMANY HALL
lialeigli. May -.'H. (iovernor Uiekett
has declined to address Taiiinianv Hall
Xew York City on July 4th, because
of a previous engage, Inient, it was an
nounced todav. On that date the Gov
ernor will address the Baptist Seaside
Assembly at : "Wrightsville Beach.
commencement exercises of t fiu
Mount public schools will come
(inclusion. Pridav night when the
.. .. i - .. i.. ' ...II
xereisos ot tlie gni'iimuiig cms . .u
fake , lace. , A class of .t wenty pupils
of the high school, weathered. 1 ho storms
of -lit o so far successfully and will grad
uate at: that time. An excellent . .program-
for I'lidav night has been ill
ranged by the pupils.
Tho las' s-ssi-.n of the schools ha
been the' inost successful and a percep
tible .increase in the number' of pupils
over the preceding yefir was noted. The
work iff fho .schools luis gone forward in
good stylo '-Holler the .direction' of Su
perintendent, Wilson, Professor -.lolin-soii,
'.'and the: excellent corps of teach
ers thaf this city has the honor of hav
ing. The work of the pupils has shown
progress along all lines an I tho people
of the city are to bo congratulated in
having such an excellent school system
bnibl-iiigs and 'teachers. .
.Tonight ii nilisi, -a le by fho pupili
the high school will take -place, at
Mu'soiiio i.i.cra house lit. Srl'.bd'cl
The spleniliil program has already' been
aniioiinced and the parents and friends
of the pupils are promised a deliglittui
performance. Let there bo a good turn
out tonight and show the pupils that
I,,, mibli,. is interested in their work.
The graduating '
the high school follows:
.linn, Hiwn. Annie li. 'Cox
Haught ridge, .Fletcher llanghtndge, Tril
lium Percy Dniiiditriilge, Mvron Davis
-Krhrin-Ferebee fincy-Wnenie
(Jreon, Cinhnni Paniel Horn,
Hamilton, Mary' (iladvs
both I'embei ton. Mamie
Christine Hobbin
Marv Loui
TO BE OBSERVED
Big Parade Will Form at
Corner of Tafboro and
Main Street Tuesday
PROGRAM ARRANGED
All Men Who Register Will
Be Decorated. Day To lie
Observed as Registration
-Dayr For Sale of LibcrTy
Bonds and also for Getting
Red Cross Members.
I
I fs.
L j
COIUTINUE EFFORTS
TO REPEL SLOWLY
ADVANCING ALLIES
The Germans Fight Hard to
Regain Points of Vantage
Won By the French j
FRENCH LINE IS YET
INTACT ABOUT ARRAS
s of
the
ook.
class for 1 '. 1 7 . of
Kd: L
-4t(Hdo
I'annic
Koev, F.h.a-
Porter, Nellie
Kobert (Jray Kuflin.
Huflin, Mary Uelilah Koss.
Jacob Thomas, ' Claude .Treyat haii and
Isaac Ciordon Vestal. ,
The program 'for Friday night fol
lows: ,
Salutatory- F,dwin Duke.
I n vocal ion.
History (iladvs Keel. '
Trophics-Kti?:i1ietli I'embei ton.
Awarding of diplomas and medals Mr.
Thomas 11. Hat tie.
Presentation of Hibles Reverend Fred
crick Diehl.
Song Junior Class.
Senior Response. . , '. - :
Valedictory 41rnham Home.
Last Ieiiiests and Demands Mamie
Porter.
Phnphccy Xellie Kobbins, M'resented
bv the senior class, assisted by
Irfiuis Xovev, 'H, Hinl IW'illiiiiu
Shaw. , '211.)
Farewell .Song Senior ( lass.
SEABOARD NAMES
NEW GEN. MANAGER
Hegistrnf ion dav here will have a
three fold meaning; for th ' citv. I nsl
as registration dav, second as a dav I in
the selling ol l.ibc.tv Loan Ponds, and
hii' llv for the p. ii pose of getting iueni:
hers lor the lied I rOss ( liaplor that is
In be. 'formed, in this cif v. . A commit tec
onr.is'.i.'ig of repic:ointaties of differ
nt c 'ooer'eial ainl ot le r oi'"-i ..'V.-.ii ,.'. '
met this morniiig am outliii',1 a pro-
iiiin for th,' i.l.serv aiieo' U'' .June o as a
pat nolle event.
Mavor I . 1. I horniv presided at the
tii'etiug. Iii prose a f a f i v m from difVer
nt organiitt ions of t he ciiy , Who i',-'e
'leMont . wen.':- Air. Percy .Tliigpen, of
Ihi. M erch.'ints :issociat ion ; ii. Ii. I lavis,
r., chairman ot the Libertv Loan Loud
oni in itte ', u ho w head the canvass
rs lor the sale ol the bonds on done
: l(ev. Ii. ( . ( raven, for Hov Scouts:
Mrs. II. .k. Ilmipe id the Woman s
I bib: .1. I . Isnilev, repres 'lit nig t he
liookv Mount ( oneeit I'.and: Mrs. II
lb, rnc ond Mrs I.. D. Hull, k. of th,
trl .Senilis: Mr. 1'rank lagan ol th
( 'ha in ho r of Coniincrce; M vs. W. L, Fch
ncr tor the nod l.foss ami loiiuer iviayor
F. Tillel V.
Mrs. Henry lloriie and Mrs. L. D
Kiiihick wen! appointed as a coniiiiitf, r
for securing proper badges to be pin
ncd on the whil;' men ot the city wh
register on Juno I Ti. .Mrs. W; I'., renne
i ml Mrs. H. IL Ihoipo word appointed
is. a coiumitle to solicit members tor tho
fed (.'loss chapter. It, should be .home
iiiiiid flint gentlemen ns well iih la
In s are eligible (o liieinbrTship to the
icd ( loss and it is hoped that a gr. at
number of men of the citv will yim
lie Red ( ross chapter. This chapter
ill begin active work as hoou an the
barter is received. k
It also must be .understood that col
oivil people as well as white are to taKi
art M the exercises Tuesdav. Mis. (.. I'
ricks mid Mrs. J. W. liryan, two proliit
out colored women .ot the city, were
iipointed ns it committee for gee.urin
roper badges to pin on the colored ill' n
hat register on legist rat ion dav and
Iso to secure members for the colored
I Cross ehapt 'r that has already been
formed, but inor members are needed
J ho parade will begin at o i lock p
. ' Tuesday and 'will- form at the big
ig at the cornel" ot 'J arboro and Maui
t reefs. I' root thence tin- marchers will
i'ocoed to liraswoll park where n short
ntriotie s rviee will be held. I hen
trii-.'e iii'Oiiiiuent local speakers on
tho progiam nud. the singing ot putii
tic songs bv a choir of picked singers
of the citv v. ill also bo on the program
ul I'.iaswell I. ark: besides a baud concert
Ii v the bockv Mount Concert bund.
The .lino of march will lie as follows
The narado will. be led bv the local bund
followed bv the enlisted .members': of
tho Xalional (iiiard stationed here
Next will be the while in, u who regis
(ered (luring the day, then the colored
men who registered., hov Scoiils, (nil
Scouts, mi'iiibci" of the Rod Cross cha
tor, lire d opart in eiit, police (b'pai tment
and decoiai oil Iiu'onii biles. the auto
mobiles' will; foi in in lino on Marigold
and liroceod down Main. street and join
'I ho marchers.' Kverv automobile ounc
in the c'ity is in ged to decorate his oi
lier car and take part in the .parade
ill', . L. I' culler is chief marshal for
the parade and will he assisted by other
marshals who are: Hal Hayes, P. K.
(iiiivolv, lieu in in i ii Ilium,. .1 W. Hos'
C, 'F. Smit lison, Clnrrirov 1 'aught ridge
and Philip Holt. . '-.
li'.i'iy minis.tei'.of the city, is urged toj
.siie.'ik mi tin. duties of regis! rat ion, the
Liberty Loan Houd proposit ion. and the
wo r k of t he H d Cro ss in his discim rsej
;afions Sun
that all th
follow this
First Lieutenant E. C. Williams.
First Lieutenant Ernest V.. Wil
liams, U. S. marine corps, had Just
boon awarded tho Modal of Honor
for extraordinary heroism In ths
face of tno enemy at San Francisco
io Macoris, Uominican Republic,
Nov. 29. 1916. The roDortu show
that he charted u fort at that place
in the face of a fire from about forty
rifles, hurled himself against "thi
dcors just us they were beinff closed,
was first inside, and without the loss
ot a single man, hut with elht of
his original detachment of twtv
men wounded, succeeded la bd-
turingr the fort.
MAYBE THEY WILL
REGISTER
The Artillery on Both Sides
About the Arras Front
Front Continues Lively
Firing at Long Range Ac
cording to Reports.
1
All Who Have Been Getting
Their Quart That Do Not
Register Are Going to
Have It Hard.
He
Iiegihf ration dav will case tho luiuiU
of the judge and solicitor of Ixash
count v in one resopct. In a certain com
munity of Nash,- which is more or Urss
lawless, there are a umber of young fel
lows,, wlio lire said to be some where be
t ween . eighteen - and twenty years of
age. .nud who are paving; their tuxes
and receiving their quart of whisky
regularly. 1 he authorities have had rea
son to believe that they were not. twen
ty one years old, but they had no way
to prove it, so thev wore allowed to pay
their tuxes and i,i-eive their regular al
low.'iiiie of ii (uart, lis if they won
t wciity one yea rs old. : ' .
Ifut now the scene has changed. Con
gress passed the selective drntt mean
lire, Hlih-li provi ios for the registration
between I he ages of lil and
I nited States on Juno o.
g fellows who have been act-
of being t v entv (die years
' r to got their (iiiirt were
flu.' state of nfl;;'i.: . The
istoring arid being coiiscripl
appeal to 1 hem forcibly, and
Reports t nun
( f :i II men
::l in the
riiese vim ii
ing the rot
old'- in or,!
alni'iiiod al
idea of reg
e, did not
Hi I act I liov wen
that ,- iniouiiitv show that several of
those are going fo gel their fal her and
ith"rs lo come into court and siear
d.
that.
Il.ev
recc
I'
I hey ere i
have In en
vie g tlieir (iiai'J.
, t ho .conn t y , jiolg
saw f heir, (dianco
on t linse vi In had
selves ill order to
t Wenty-ono, alt hough
ving (heir-taxes and
airl solicitor
to 'wreak .vengeance
misrepresented t hem
get' their (iiKirt. Lt in
uiidi-rst ioil that the judge and '.solid
(or I'n 1 1, rein oiitiiK wunnnrs to Tiint
i,m,ii.inil- iin-d everyone of those who
pnio TOe.r t.ix ),i get their liiiior who
is iiof re.;
lock s in -
will oitlre'
jury or I
lstored when the registration
.irspected Wednesday in, lining
be. liable to ll charge of. per
'iide Sam will fake, them in
hari
i yo
So
th"
Xorfolk, Mav .11. C. L. Friteh, gen
eral manager of the Canadian Northern
Railroad, has been appointed general
manager of the Seaboard Air Line, ac
cording to C. S. Lake, resigned..
to their icsi.ective congre;
day, June 'J. It is hoped
ministers of the city will
plan ninl will do their share ill impress
ing upon the people t h - gravity and
need of these three duties. .
The mooting this morning was' called
aT"flicTnstigation .of the Chamber of
''ommeice and that body, through Mr.
Hal Hayes, i he new secretary, is to be
congratulated for their progressive
id, as. The chamber was instrumental in
g,. t ing the repr, seiitatives together this
mi 1 ning and also in the formulation of
tlio plans for the evciff. Rocky Mount
is on the job and no otint place is the
state is going to .have a lugger ce.ebra
tioii of registration day than this city
'..ill. .everybody come out and In'lp
make registration (lay the biggest pa-
'node event in the history ot the ci.v.
if they were under ago and
il liijuor and do not register
w i I f-fix 1 1, otto a it d if t b ev
ere twenly ,ine or over and do . not
gist.-r tley will In- Irainb'il one .of the
many jail'.-sentences that most likelv
will l o port ioned out by I'm-to Sam for
those who try to get out of reg sf rat iotl.
It. is wit h exceeding great pleasure
that the registration came at such an
opportune time to the aid of the j.iidge
and ,s(ilii'it"i- .and it is most likely to the
great displeasure of those who have
been t en ty -one years old only when
Nicy wanted their ipiarf. All of them
that ib not fegist4eeafc-goi:ig to havr
one of two hard na is fo travel.
STOP ALL MEN WHO
MUST REGISTER
Desperate attempts by the Germans to
push liack the 1 reach from the vantago
ground won in the recent attacks in
the ( luiiiipiignc have been renewed.
Ax a whole the 1' reueh line remained
intact under the successive severe blows
denlt it todav in a sustained effort of
an extremely violent character. The
I rout was dented at only one point and
this but slightly, the Gorman troops
gaining a looting in some trenches
northeast of Moiitlinut.
Along the lint l nil line in France tho
eompiiriit ive o,uict continued broken in
to only by the trench raids. Increasing
artillery activity from the Arrai bat-
tlef rout is rcjlrrted, however, today
ami the mg guns iroin notn sides nave
Marled up ngutn somewhat in lively
fashion near Hiillcfourt and further
north along the Hcarpn east of Arras.
The political situation in Spain is be
ing watched particularly in view
ol todav s newspaper reports.
Newspapers announced in Madrid
that the constitutional guarantees would
shortly again bo . suspended. , For
mer Premier Koninuoncs is quated as de
claring that conditions in the country
which is known to be suffering keenly ,
in a general economic way from the
wnv as well as directly from submarine
sinkings were, become" graver every
hour. He considered the recent great
meedng of. pro-ally sympathizers as of
enormous importance and as perhaps
likely to "exercise a greater influence
on foreign than on home politics."
TWO CHARGED WITH
MURDERING UNCLE
Knvetteville, May 31. Carl and Ar
thur Armstrong, young men of good
family, were placed un trial in Superior .
court hero yesterday on a join indict
ment'' for the murd r of their uncle
Neill Averitt, at Htedman, on March
2. A lurv was cxanimtki- before ad;
lournuicnt this afternoon. One of these
was an eve-witness, while; others ten
fied to statements made by the defend
ants before and after tho shooting in
tended bv the btato to-' prove first de
gree murder.
The caso will probably be concluded
tomorrow.
NORWAY'S LOSS OF
SHIPS CONTINUES
London, Mav 31. Further losses of
Norwegian ships is reported in a Cen
tral News dispatch from Christiana, It
(iioled the Foreign Minister to the ef
lect that the German submarines have
sunk one sailing vessel and two steam
ships. . .
WILSON TO HAVE
COMMUNITY STORE
Wilson, N C, May 31. Quite a num
ber. of men of families met in the arm
ory In re Tuesday night and organized
what is to be known .as the "Wilson
Community .Store. " Over $2,000 in
stock was subscribed and a charter for
the enterprise will be applied for today.
Th re will be another meeting next
Tuesday nighedn theetty-hall and the
public, especially the housewive, will
be invited to attend. The purpose of
this movement is to reduce the high
cost of living.
GOLDSBORO ORPHANS
TO GIVE CONCERT
RAILWAY COMPANIES
ASKING FOR RAISE
Washing! May :tl.--Tt was an
noun I t, ay that slops had been tak
en to prevent young men subject to
regist i rif ion from leaving the country
he day of registration, June "it Ii.
Raleigh, May 31. Representatives ol'
railroads -operating in North Carolina
appeared today before the State Cor
poration Commission and petitioned for
permission to establish a new basis of
freight rates within the State. It is
said the next rates would be approxi
mately 13 per cent greater hail those
now in' effect. Shippers will be heard
in opposition to the increase at a meet
ing of the commission here on June fitb.
in ii i iiwuiiomj
ORGANIZE TODAY
Raleigh May 31. The executive com
mittee of the State Counsel of tell 1,
mittee of the State Council of the Coun
cil for Aationan lefense met here to
dav to organize. (Iovernor ftickett, and
acting (iovernor- (leneral . Itovster are
official 'members of the executive com
(ioldsboro, May 31. On June 11th
the children of the Orphan Home are
going to give in Goldsboro a magni-
ticeut musical coneervin r celebration of
the twen-fifth anniversary of the es
tablishments of tlieir Home th Odd
F'eflows Orphans Home at Ooldsboro.
On the Kith day of May, twenty-five
years ago there was established in
Ooldsboro by the Odd KeJIows of the
State of North Carolina the Odd Fel
lows Orphan Home for the care, main-,
t, 'nance, and education of the orphan
children of Odd Fellows whd are with
out means of support.
F'rom a very modest beginning the
institution has rown to large propor
tions, with beautiful grounds and splen
did buildings, not, only feeding, cloth
ing and educating hundreds of children
from every part of North Carolina,
but at the- same time, in a separate
handsome, commodious and thoronghiy
comfortable building reside members
ofllie great order of Odd Fellows who
have grown old or who have lost their
health and are without means of support.