North Carolina Newspapers

"f Today's SX Weather Forecast 3j5$3 EVENING 0 I Ily I VOL. X. NO. 8. ROCKY MOUNT, N. C SATURDAY AITKRNOO N, JUNE 9, 1917. PRICE: FIVE CENTO THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY MINERS BELIEVED LOST E Hundred and Fifty Report ed Dead and Little Hope For Others MEN TRAPPED KY FIRE In the Spectacular Copper Mine Near Butte, Mon., This Morning Less Than a Hundred Escape When Fire Traps the Workers. Butte Montana, June 0. iu- hull red .'lii'l Jiltv t a -1 iir i reported 1 i i I mill no lidjit.' ifv iK'lii ' lit for t Jie: rt'!Mvi-ry of 2ul others t in 1 underground by a lire in the -Spi-i-tlai tor mine near here t-Hilv today- . O.it of 12 .1 men. in the mine nt the time tin1 tin- broke out more t Ii it II two thirds arc unaccounted fur'. Twelve- bodies have been, i ecu vc rod. , HOME HOPE FOR J1NT0MBED MEN. ,' .' i Hutte, Molilalia, .lime '..-Willi at . 'least dead and tj" others missing as the result of u tire which broke out in the Speculator Topper mine last night, Hutte wrestled tndav With the wol-t mine disaster in its history. The lire liroke "out in the lower levels of the Miiue last night. 1 he lower level ot the mine quit-My. tilled, w it Ii smoke: and y'aitl There were 4 f'fi men on tin: nigi'l ahift of these 2I.S e'leupod I liroulj lev els connecting with, other mines. The ;iih apreud to, the. I rinjiniiul mine, ami it hi feared took a lurllior lull ol lile in Hint .ropert v. tltlieials sav that it the 11)7 missing" miners hail been alile to make their Way t.n t he II igh (li e, w oi.lv lug. then' was vet a chance to kim them. DOESN'T7 LIKE FALSE RUMORS Washington, .lime ".!'."' I'eisisteiit. art. I widely tiiriilateil reports of. naval bat : I !es w ith ilisasti i. to Am. ; .in aiel en tent,- forces ; hac ! . I. I..-. I the point where Societal y I i.-i ri ii U has concluded that they an- 1 tie f.-nll i.f an organized conspiracy tir alarm aii'l distress ' t liV American' people I. ..lay the S. .n lai v issue.) the follow in;: 'if poll: .. "The rnlllllf-V is being poisoned w.t.'i minors, which at e" groundless and with out truth whi.h .it is . oiilideiitally he Moved IS the lesllU of an -iirgun.1 .-ed .'I'll spirm-v to cndiaias. the nation ami the . cause of t ho A Dies.: IRISH LEADER'S BROTHER KILLED Dublin, via London,'.' - June !..-.- Aii : Miuiiceiiieut was t u : I - lore today of the ileal h of W. H. Itodmond, member of the house of commons for the east di vision of 'are. Ho, lie. I from wounds reeeiveil in action Juno . 7;h. Mr. Kol moll. I was a brother .of .1' ,lm Kedinoii.l, lender of the Irish nationalists,' in the housi of commons, MORE LOANS TO ALLIES TODAY Washington. June .. Loans of $ruiO().oo to Serbia and $7.r,00lV 000 to Great Britain were made to day by the Treasury. COTTON MARKET New York, .lane !. Cotton futures cpciied linn: Julv, -.i.u.i; O.tol.er. ,ri.r; liecemlicr, ..2.7L';. .laniiaiy. -J.Tn; March, i.ittl.' ' New .Voi k, June !i. - fct ill holier inices were inaile In the cotton "market t inlay. The opening- was linn at an artvn'i of "i iiiintsoii July ami of 1:5 to !! mi later inonths. July soon firme.l iii with the rest of the list, selling at 2:t,H or 17 points net higher while O. to lier tonclieil lli.tM, iiiakin an advance ,,f Ki points from last, n if;ht close ami of 75 points from th.;;,1.Hv level of yester i!:iv inornina. Reali.iiiR elieel.e.l the advance iit these prices ami caused mod crate reactions, t.ut trade buying (,'ae the mniket a steady undertone. New York, June !. Cotton closed ste.-i.lv. Julv. SI Mi; O.tol.er, T'.w. cenilier, --.HI ; January, L'Ll .t.l.t. " ' , ; Man STOCK MARKET New York, .lune !.--The usual week ond cniitractioii of operations cliarac terizes today "s early tra lini; w ith prices Hhowiug an -irri'gnlar trend. American Sugar was the strongest feature, -adding 2 points to its recent steady rise. Gen eral Klectrie, Kepuld e Iron, (iilorado Fuel, and the Motorsi, eased under in direct pressure. Unilf.J States Steel added a feature and St. Paul led the rails with a fraction, of a point. L0S1INA MONTANA MINE PYTH AN REG TAL T Noted Artists will Take Part in This Event. Dig Dance Follows Recital at Fen ner's Warehouse. The musical recital of the I'ttliiuiia which is .-complimentary to raml lode Knights of 1'ythilis will lie held on iii'xl Tui'sdav eveniiiL', after the s-ssimi of the (i.ranil l-od'O', whi'li will lie ulmiit (I o'clock, t In addressed of wclcoine oil l.ehalf "f Hie local lodge, and 'for tin' I ha inle r ol 1 oiniueice. and the citv Heiici.-illy, will he niven the lilst liv Mr. It. 1. I'ouiitaiu. who is now the chai Ilor coniiiiimdei of tic local. lo.lgi , ami the latter l.v Mavor I , 1'. Thorn'';, The response w ill lie giviii l.y ev. Hvroii ( lark, of Salishurv, who is the jjiand vice chancellor ol the l'v t h ian order ' I'll.' musical',' recital will then follo'v imineiliati I v.. lor thin rnlal some of the liest talent in the state has heeii se cured,, inclmliiig home talent,, and a great treat is in store for those who at t. iiif 1 he pill. lie irenerallv is invited to these exercises, though seats "will lie reserved near the front . for all ineniliers of the grand lodge and visiting I'v thians. Tin' program us airaug.d, js as' follows: Minuet. I'aderewski. Mrs. A. K. Jones. 'The Ij-inden Tree. I'r. Schiiliert. Mr. J. A. I'oole. : - lai "In (Quelle. Trine Morl.ide, ' l'uc 1111 : 1 1' i ' '.Son l.a Sospii i il.aTisca i I'uccini. M iss Dicie llnw ell. Ca'nona (.violin solo) ( ail Hohin, Mrs. I.ucia I'li.i.-tT I'filihard. Iiannv lieever. liainrosch, Dr. II. M. I'oleat. - I nt ei inissioii. ; ; ". li cp liiver, 11. T. Hiirleigh, Mr ,1. A. i'.'ole. " ." . Be recuse f nun " Jocely n, " (onlard, Mrs. I.ucia I'nvett f-ntchard. l.oug Ag Alexia,' Messager, Hr. II. M I'l.leat. : fill Cradle "ng. Is lii'sl.'f ; (hi Life and leat h, S. Culei idge Taylor; (ci 1 . 1 1 1 1 n -. . Cvi'il Sett: id) The Winds in (he So'olh,',l. l-'iiu'lle Scott, Miss Dicie II-'Weil. '... .- Tin- iufi'i'inal - reception'- and dance, coinplim. nla rv to viil ug I 'yt hi. ins w ill ii.ine. after, the. inusii al recital at, tic-1 .MilKoiiic. ilpera House on Tuesday eve ning, the I'.'tli. a dance, w ill l.e given l.v tio- I.kuI lodge of Knights of. Pythias cinprmi.-ntaiy to the isft ing Knights ami nieiiii.eis of th . gi.au.) I".ge. 'I'll Warehouse has l.e.-n l.eaiit ifulh ilecoi' a'ed lor lliiji'i'.'isiou amla goo4-of i liestja.se.'iiie.l.Mi. aiid Mis. ,1, H. Kani s.'V will lead the dau'-e, and .lancing is evi'.-' t. ! I" I", gin l.y !":" All menil.eis of The local lodge and isjf ijg- I 'vt hia us invited to attend, as w elT as I he niem l.ri s of lion cliit's of. the city. Kach Is evi.e. t d to I'l'iiig a. lady'.. the Colli gentleman Admission will he l.v card, lf.-servi d s, als w ill .e placed inside the railing for the mem Lets of the .grand lodge and their lady 1 1 n mi-Is. who' do hot care to dance. Sats will I"' pliivi.ded (illtsi.le I lie railing for spectators. Young ladies in the. city W'h" espiiiJ to have visitor wlin dance, are n-ipiested to notify Mr, .Hole erl Airingt.on, who is ehaiiiiiau of the engagement eoinniittee. THREE CASES IN MUNICIPAL COURT Three' cases appeared on the horizon of the police coin t this morning and all three were -handed lines liy.Jmtge Foun tain. - The lmt case was that of-Jim liatelie lor, a negro, charged , with an assault with a deadly weapon and was given four months on the counly mails. K. K: St round, a w hite man, was iliaige.l with an assault and lieating his wife, lie was given three months on the Koeky M t road district, hut an ap peal under a .ti'HU liond was noted, ami the ease will go to the Superior court. - Sam Kaitholiiinew, a wnue man, was charged with letting Ins cow make her breakfast . off -an old negro's cal.liage patch. Me was found guilty of allow ing his cow to run at large and was ordered to pay a line of l and also pay the ilaiuage indicted upon the caldmge patch by the animal. FIND BODY OF MISSING CHILD . Springlield, Mo., June ft. - The body of l.lovil Keit, II tnouths old son of J. II. Keil, wealthy banker, was found in a well on the Creushaw 'farm near here early today, according to a reliable re port. The report came from investigators which had gone to the farm in response to information, the source of which was not revealed. The news of the (hiding of the body was tcloidiniie to a new'spa per ofiii-e. . THREE SURVIVORS LANDED TODAY London, June !. Three Anierican sur vivors from the British steamer Man chester Miller torpedoed on June ."th have been landed. Two American tire I men lost their lives when the Manchen- j ter Miller was sunk. The vessel was J loaded with cotton. TUESDAY NIGH WIVES OF PRESIDENT AND CABINET MEMBERS AID RED CROSS 2a z&3U'' i iff i Left to right above: Mrs. Franklin K. Lane, Mrs. Woodrow Wlltton and Mrs. Thomas K. Marshall. Below: Mra. David F. Houston. Mr. Woodrow Wilson is busy in the White House making sheets, pil lowcases, pajamas and other hospital supplies for the American lied Cross. Mrs. Thomas R. Marshall, wife of the vice president, has organized the wives of the senators, and they are meeting' weekly to sew for the Ked Cross. Mrs. Franklin K. Lane, wife of the secretary of the interior, and Mrs. David F. Houston, wife of the secretary of agriculture, are also actively engaged m Red Cross work. S The British Mission to This Country-dels Back In Safety LANDS EARLY TODAY The British Commissioin Reaches an English - Port Today and Proceeds to London At Once, After a isit to America. I. on. I .n. June. !'. - Fore gn Secretary italt'oiir a u i e-1 at a liritis.h port this morning on his return trip to. America at the he.-nl of the British mission. Mr. Balfour at ..once departed for - l.oiniou arriving here this afternoon. - GLADLY WELCOME MISSION ARRIVAL Wash! ngt -01," J nno !'. -The safe it ! "i iv al of the lliitisli Fvireign 'Secretary Hal four at ;i I'.i'iti-.h port brought deep sat 'satisfaction b ollicials here who sur- lOUnded his Visit to this . I v l! I. greater precautious .nn-l s recy than over 'prevail'-d, before. The new-papei s' espeiiallVi though Inll.y aware ot Mr. Balfour 's uiov ejneut s, ,-oopeia led I'll I ly uniier a Aoluntai'v censorship to keep secret routes or 1 no's of depa 1 1 ure fro in being- I'iiililishei). Newspaper coitcs pillulellts kilew but .lid not ills, lose Mr. Balfour's departiii.e fioni this con t incut. ' . . ' TWO PERSONS ARE KILLED BY TORNADO Memphis,, June 'J. According ' to re pin ts reee .veil . todaj -f rom Kei rville. Tea n'.; fourteen miles north of this city two persons wen- killed and live houses ilestr-yed bv a t"iin.o ihich swept that seel ion last night. Several of hers were missing and it is feared were killed. TWO SOUTHERN STATES ARE SHORT Washington June . it. The (ioveruor of Mississippi 'reports the State's total registration at I :;'.,.Vj:.. State 's estimat ed . eligibbs, l77,"7o. : ALABAMA IS BELOW FIGURE The (bivernor of Alabama reports the State's total registration at I7'.'.S-S. The State's estimated eligibles, -It, 7nri. ''.. STARS AND STRIPES POPULAR IN ITALY linini June !: -The Stars and Stripes has become decidedly popular since the entry of the I'nited States into the war, but the scarcity "f the American llag prevents its display in many of the pub lie places where ale hung together the Hags of all the allies. In one street de ministration that took place the day the I'nited States declared war an old Hag was resurrected for th' occasion carry ing but :t4 stars, the Hag having been made in Bait imore' before t he Civil W ar. Inning a demonstration that oeiirred before the American Fmbassy several hundreds of button hole llags, prepared for the occasion, were tossed into, the trowd and since that time these tiny flags have- been worn about Rome. BALFOUR REACHED ENGLAND l -1 i , M 1 it W -I V AUTO TAX IS Finance Committee Adopts the La Follette Suggestion For Tav of One Percent. Washington, June It. The. Senate finance eonimitf ee today adopted Sena tor l.al-olh lle s plan lor a tax ot one percent on . the oriiital selling price of automobiles to be paid by owners as a basis of a n.'iv schedule of taxaliou.in place .f the gradualioir class tax form ei'ly agreed lljiou. The. proposed t-IX oii t out'e't binaries was finally abandon ed.. '"""': TO CHARGE OFT' DEPRECIATION. Washington," June !,-'-Thc one ..per cent tax oil automobiles w ill raise much I -ss revenue fhali estimati'd under the former plaii adopted by t he. comuiiftee from which about 140,0011,(1110 vvas ex pected. A reduction of It) per cent for eai-h vear's use up to Till per cent .is pro Vide.l', ., ' BRITISH! FOOD COST INCREASE !)8 PERCENT : I.oii'iiin, June !f The average increase in the cost of fo-.dst nil's t hroiiglioiit the I ' n it ed l i ng.li.iii since the beg inn ig of the war is novv ninely eight per cent, ae coi'ding In. th.- Board of .Trade' l.iibor (i;i,'ette. . I Ici'f la ng.'s between !fi and lll pi'l' eel; t : ncl ease, UMlltou !t- til lob. Iis.li Lis, ilo.ir in."., sugar 1 yln-ese potatoes 1 I..', -bread !7 and milk ill. In BoihIou tie' prii-e of foil, is now more than -double- v, hat it was in July, 1 ii 1 . DON'T THINK MOVIES ARE EDUCATIONAL I .oimIoii , ,1 ii in' V. i n lt ox i i in- In fnrr-:l hi 'tin iit ii ( 'triiniiitnt ! he hir: tor Kiliic:i1 nut of N i-w ust Ji on Tyn t tlrcln rt'tl In- l ill nit M'anl t lit riih-m:i l(tyi ;itU :ts ;i sct iitiis iitnl niuit'.tt . itf ('"In rat inn ;ni(l 1 1 1T1 in :'r I'.rfr I his nil j f inn lis fifns: ' ' ',-f.t mi i mI 'nit-itt.it i;il'uliiin it' niiy" Kind ;(-i...)im t th.- i tit t-U-t it:il 'Ii :M'st ion :iihl flnc'it inn hy fincina wniihl ruin it . " GEN. PERSHING MEETS THE KING " ' . -' . l-: The American Major Gener al Today is Welcomed By the British King. J.ondou, .I mi-- (i'-neral IVtshing was re.-eivod thi no, rn ng at. Bin-king ham I'ala.e bv King ( b-orge. 4U. w.-js presented to the King by Lord Brooke, command, r of the twelfth ('onadiau In fantry l.i ie.ole. . lieneral Berthing v a -ai-i-ompanii'.l t.. 1 b - palace bv; hispersou al stall of twlve. After the audience the otli.ers pud 'a formal .all at the I 'nited Stat.-, . inbassv. AMERICAN. OFFICERS REACH GREAT BRITAIN Loudon, June 0. A further euntin gent of Amen. an otli.ers arrived at a British pint today on the' steamer that brought Fore'gii Secretary Balfour. The officers were met bv representatives of the American embassy. AGAIN URGED EMPEROR IS IN SIEGED GUY Was In Client, Belgium, When -City Was Attack ed hy Airmen OTHERS OF NOBILITY There Were jNone of Party To Be Injured Though Several Cerman Officers Lost Their Lives in the Bombardment. Loudon. June !. Fmperor V dliiim was wilh Field Marshal Ynii llinden-bnig- I'riuee lutel Frederick and other labors of the (lerman Kniperor's staff inside the St. Peters stalioii at tilielit, H' lgiuin when it was bombarded by En teule illied air men the other, necording to a dispatch to the Fxchnnge Telegraph ( oinpaiiy, f rom a Hutch foreign corres pondent..: The Kinpeiiir 's parly was un hurt but three army olliceiH nearby were-killed., . -,' CONFERENCE TAKES UP PRISON PROBLEMS . Titsbuigh, June . I'l-ison probleniH will be disclis-ed III I olligllt 's session of the forty fourth annual National Ton fereiice of Charities and 'ni'iei t ions at the William Fenii Hotel. Br. . Thomas Salmon, '. f the National Committee for Mental .1 1 vp n-iic. New ork, And h. Ke.it 1 1 ii I it .- rl , of M iildletown, Conn., are . to' speak. Thomas . Molt Osborne, tonner Sing" Sing warden, will" be chair man, Julia C. I.ailii'iji, chief of the Feder al Children's . Biiieati, Washington, -puke on " I'loldenis of Infant Welfare in V aitiiue. nt a joint session of the in. i ieau As-.oei.-it inn for Study and l'i.- eiition of Infant Mortality, this afternoon. Tomorrow 's progrnin in . In. b s a el ape! session with sermon by K'f. b'ev. Charles l. W'illianis, Detroit, 11 shop of M iehigan. CON FISTICATING PARK BIRDS TO SAVE FOOD -l.oiniou, Juii" !. La rge numbers of waterfowl and swans are to be cleared out of various parks in Great Britain in order to save foodstuffs. These are l.i ing pnrchas -d by a naturalist and -hipped lo the I'liited States. BIG IRISH POTATO CROP IN WAYNE (lold-boio, Juno !. One of "M.nint (lliv-'s prominent fanners was a visi tor in (loblsboro y.ster.day and says that never before tha i he can remem ber has In- known such high prices to prevail as are now being paid grow rs in his section for this year's crop of Irish potatoes. Speaking further the farmer said that the potato market opeioil earlier than usual this season, and t'his week the marketing of this years ernp is in full swing, with present indications I pointing to a splendid yield, nntwith- Kraiiviing no" uniavoraoie wetiincr con dition prevailing throughout ;ihe spring and up until the last few days, psnggaasf spushrdlu nih nih mb mhomh SAN SALVADOR IS YET CRT OFF Conflicting Reports As To The Damage That Has Been Worked MANY LIVES ARE LOST Such Information As Has Been Received Indicates a Heavy Property Loss In City and Surrounding Ter tory. , Coiinlon, Nicaragua, J line . 1' -Tele gt.'iph ci.ininnnicai ion with Salvador is vf.ll cut oil and no authentic inforiiiR tiou is available heie as (o the loss of lilc can ed by t he e.ii t lopia ke and slorni of Tlnii s.la. .'inch n.t ormat ion hs has iciehe.l here i nd ica ! es hea v V property lost Mid inunv Ini'S: lutoimation nidi e.'iti- l'ii-il Tecla has I ii destioyed and t hat : t he .-.::i I'lnnding count ry for Ml mile-i has siilTe'red the loss of lilt- and prnpei'lv 'Mlii' city of San Salvador has In .-ii damaged badly, according to a cul l cut report. The earth. piuke occurred lit 11 o'clock Thuisdav my lit . Jt was necoinpuiiieil bv a high wind and heavy ruin. DECLARE DAMAGE NOT SO GREAT. New Voi k, June !. - Dainage done by the earth'iuake to the city of San Sal vador is not as great was hrst feared ac cording to cable messages received to dav bv Broom Brothers, fiscal agents in the I nited' Slates for the republic -of s-.lvador: The central part of the city vas siiid to have :. suffered less than oiithing portions and the suburbs. PRESS ESTABLISHED FOR ITALIAN NAVY Home, June !. The Italian Navy huH esl'iblished a press und publicity oflice to let the world kn.ow what Italy is do ing in the war and, frankly, to adver tise 1 lie Italian uation and correct cen-luiv-old impressions entertained abroad regarding- the people who live in Halj'j their ipinlities, and their ambitions. The navy' publicity oflice also is at tempting to encourage the development of the Italian merchant marine, showing that a country -almost',-surrounded 'by the sea should extend her, seafaring " I crests The oflice, which is in Rome, IS in charge of a naval otlicer of captain's milk - who acts as censor. The manag ing editor has a staff of a dozen news paper writers who' make it their busi-. n ess to travel with different naval ves sels, visit scenes of disaster, report "bat ties, and 'submarine capture and write special articles. All of their work in prepared bv the managing editor anil then distributed to the Italian newspa pers and reviews. In addition, if a special writer from local or foreign newspaper or reviews wishes to oct i ii for mat nn-1tnrthaiiil. lie is examined regnrdiug his ere lentials, and these being satisfactory, is given permission lo travel when and where he pleases, Ins articles later being sub ect to censor, as on the army front. The press bureau also has its own publication. La Margin, has its own photographic stuff, and its moving' pic ture department. (die of its useful means ol securing .publicity is the nr ruiigcinciit ol lectures by prominent per sons, the lecturer being furnished with either a moving pit-turn film or lan tern slides. Ai range incuts have been made for such lectures in the Fnited States. - - ITALIAN COMMISSION LEAVES FOR TRIP ;i hI i n 'f o n J ii im Ji. The Ifali;m war inissKiii hrhi 1 1 ii ;i I f'omiHol.s with Ameri can nOirinls iicliidintr Jhihi hosh whirl) Ik nuiht . t hem hi'n. Thf y nri sat iHfit'd Mint the 1 nitt St:itt'fl will do fvery thin pOHnihl( t f fu r ii i sli their country with hII wrir necessities, moiiev fool, run) hIuh. ith ttie missions nffaira vir-rurillv- cIhsimI every VrToit now will ho nunle itt lie-in the proposeii tour of the ,-vnilJi an (tie nrilille West. The. trip may (ein Motnlay. WARM WEATHER AND STORMS Washington, June !. The weekly weather report today says that the com iag week in the South Atlantic states will l.e one of moderately warm weather with i.ecasiioiial thunder storms. Amsterdam, June !. The Central Loners now hold nearly .'l.iMifi.nii'i prison crs of war, according to official figures published in the German newspapers. The (jermans have l,(iin,711 prison ers; Austria Hungary 1 ,(!!.H55 ; Bulga ria, 67,'iL', and Turkey 2.') ,90.1, a total of 2,H74,271 prisoners of whom 27,620 are officers. CENTRAL POWERS NOW HOLD THREE MILLION TIN DRIVE1 OF GENERAL HA1G Thunders Away at Many Points on Line in France and Kelgium COUNTER ATTACKS OF THE (JERMANS FAIL l.'iere Is Hard Fighting on Much of the Front and Cermans Mass Men at Many Points In Effort to Stop French and British. NO HA AGAINST GERMANS (ieneral llnig's evident purpose is to give no rrst to the Hermans before the British front in Belgium and northern I ranee had an ew examplificntion last night. His (ruo struck at the Ger man ositons around Lens. On a two mile trout south of the Souehez the ene i.iy lines were peuet rated to a depth of luoi'e than half a liiile and successf'il i perations were "carried on furthor at far as l.a Bassee. The lb-Id of this attack lies from IS to 2d miles south of the big drive being made.hy the-Uritish in Belgium Thurs day. . .The movement reported today appar nutly means that another great blow U about to be struck towards clearing the Germans from their long held and much prized French possessions in this a sea. The British success in the Lens opera tions may well have been due in part to the fact that the Germane have made heavy conseiitranons against the British on the Belgian front. Despite the power of the German counter effort it failed of any success. The Germans wore completely repulsed the British holding to all the ground won in Thursday's great push. On the front;; held . bv; the French-, there also was hard -fighting during the night. The Germans attacked again sev eral times along the Chene Demea Dame in the Ais earns. At, one point north- east of Geruy they made four succes sive attacks. They failed to gain any thing and lost heavily. ' VETERANS TIME AT REUNION Rocky Mount Heroes of the Confederacy, Led by Gen. R. H. Ricks, Return From Washington, After Fine Trip. The veterans of the Confederacy who went from Roeky Mount are arriv ing from Washington, where they at tended the greatest reunion in the (V history of iihe reunions of the heroes of the South. Among those who went from, Rocky Mount were General R. H. Rics, 1 J. (,'. Arrington, Theophilus Pitt, ' George Smithson and Bain Marshburn. Many others went from Nash and h'dgecombe and enjoyed the time of their lives. Mr. Arrington said that Uhey were treated fine at the national capital and that they had plenty to eat and water and lemonade to drink. They hail fine sleeping quarter and enjoyed their stay immensely. They were well cared for and nothing marred the trip of the veterans from Jthia ''? '".' . , In the grand parade and review which was reviewed by President Wil son Thursday four of the veterans from Kooky Mount took part. General Eicks was mounted and his flag was carried by. Mr. J. C. Arrington. Mr. Arrington said that a North Carolina lady eame in the procession and helped him to carry the emblem of the Confederacy. Ha said that the Rocky Mount delegation was not the one that carried the- aign on which was printed the words, "Damn a man that can't stand by his country, right or wrong," and he also said that no member of the veteran quartiet f rom this city was the one that hollered ''To hell with Germany" as he passed the I'resident'sistand, to which the Presi detn stnib d. The veterans said that it was ti greatest reunion they had ever par taken in, and that more than 10,000 heroes of the Confederacy were pre sent. Another veteran who attended the reunion and who was jformerly from Rocky Mountl was 'H. J. Beater, and he and Mr. Arrington bunked side "by side while they were at the re union. All the veterans enjoyed the reunion and such a meeting together will never be seen again. The veterans will go to Tulsa, Oklahoma, next year. The Rocky Mount and Nash and Edge combe delegations 'enjoyed tjheir stay immensely and they will remember the reunion at the National capital for many a days to eome.