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PITTSBORO, CHATHAM COUNTY, N. C. JUNE 20, 1918
VOL. XL. NO. 46.
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IMPORTANT NEWS
THE WORLD OVER
UPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF THIS
AND OTHER. NATIONS FOR
SEVEN DAYS GIVEN
IDE NEWS 0FTHE SOUTH
hIt li Taking Place In The South
land Will Be Found In
Brief Paragraphs
fBn- Ford, Detroit automobile man
ufacturer, vrbo has been mentioned as
1 o.nt KnRtor to succeed William Al-
den smith, has been endorsed by the
lyicbian Democrats in conference and
urged "to become our candidate, al
thoufh he is not within our fold."
t the behest of President Wilson,
the Postal Cable Telegraph company
has decided to permit its employes to
form a union.
At a meeting of the mayor and coun
cil of the town of Berlin, Iowa, the
name of the town was changed to
Lincoln, and the postoffice department
.' so notified.
frussianism and the idea of endur-
jjg peace among nations can never be
brought into harmony; compromise
can't even be considered," Secretary of
S:ate Lansing declared at Schenecta
jjr, X. P., in an address as honorary
chancellor of Un:on' college, for 1918.
Sentences of life imprisonment were
imposed by a courtmartial at San An
toaia upon 45 "conscientious objec
tors' who had refused to wear army
uniforms. The sentence was reduced
to 25 years each by Brig. Gen. J. P.
O'N'eil, who reviewed the record. The
"objectors" belong to the Mennonite
faith.
Survivors of the American freighter
Pinar del Rio, arriving at Norfolk, Va.,
from Manteo, N. C, say the German
submarine which sank their vessels
110 miles northeast of Cape Henry,
was accompanied by a large steamer
which they believed to be a "mother
ship." They also asserted that two
sailing vessels were sent to the bot
tom immediately after the sinking of
the Pinar del Rio.
The Florida state board of control,
holding supervision of the state insti
tutions higher learning, has discontin
ued the use of the German language
in Fioride colleges.
Washington.
Modifications of the recent freight
rate increase order, announced by Di
rector General McAdoo, provide thai
the plan by which intrastate rates
shall be rescinded; that the minimum
charge of $15 a car shall not. apply
to local switching movements nor to
heavy articles such as brick, sand,
lumber, ore and coal; and that the in
crease of 15 cents a hundred pounds
on cotton is to apply to any quantity
instead of only to car loads.
Two Norwegian steamships, .the Vin
fleggen and Henrik Lund, were sunk by
a German submarine when about two
hundred miles east of Cape Charles,
Va. This brings the total of vessels
sunk by U-boats since they began
their campaign in these waters to eigh
teen. ' 1 :
President Wilson has approved a na
tionwide compulsory work movement
to supplement Provost Marshal" Gene
ral Crowder' s "work or. fight" regula
tion, in a letter addressed ; to Gov
ernor Harrington of Maryland, made
Public in Washington,- the president
pfliluifed adoption by other states of
the Maryland compulsory work law
under which the "work or fight" prin
ciple U made applicable to all men be
aten the ages of 18 and 50.
An arrangement by which army offi
cers mpy , urchase their uniforms flom
the quauei raster department at cost
has been announced by the war de
partment. Heretofore officers have
had to purchase their own clothing
W-aide, and many complaints have
, n made that the dealers have taken
Jvantase of this fact to -raise prices
CeJ'ond a reasonable level, '
Members of the house -ways and
"fans committee have .given expres
sion to growing impatience 'over the
that most of the witnesses ap
leeanng to discuss the . new revenue
Elation have come with pleas for
mption from war taxation. . -
'hat the war department will- ask
aification of the select service law
- as to include all men between the
,nS or eighteen and forty-five or for-
ed
. tne forecast of well-inform
P-eressional leaders.
'n.the
crushing of Germanism in
Zuih ates the.Koelnische Volki
balan iiPPs a disaster in a measure
cs 8 the Teutonic military, sue
a!'if"',P.r an agreement among all the
i-H-nV1 iS stated in Washington, it
akV"7s1ood that the military service
b m J a11 the alliel nations are to
uniform.
t Chfnl, P. xi .
tloc
the
. ' lufLner industrial conges-
n the already overburdened east,'
creaJ whicfl - ?t. will' permit no ta
in th ln the volume of war orders nor
them' numter of Plants handling
tv? th flrst time in more than
m ' ears the granaries. of the Mor- j
ttor rches are being swept clean.-j
h,,.Vhan a carter of a million'
ovor to tl Wheat haVe been turned
the y food administrator from
Ttah rm?n Wheat storehouses in
Nearly complete reports to the pro
vost marshal general's office show
that 744,865 young Americans register
ed for military service on June 5.
A St. John, N. F., dispatch reports
that the Cunard line steamship Ascania
ran upon a rock shore in a dense fog
about two o'clock in the morning, and
that the ship was abandoned, as it
was seen that she would be soon torn
to pieces.
A report from "An Atlantic Port"
tells of an all-day fight with a Ger
man submarine oft the Virginia capes
by the British steamship Author. The
raider did no damage and gave up
the chase 70 miles off the Virginia
capes, apparently fearing to brave the
coast patrol.
The senate requested information
of Secretary McAdoo regarding what
steps were being taken to stabilize the
American dollar abroad, but the sec
retary, acting at the instance of Presi
dent Wilson, declined to give out any
thing whatever, further than to say
that some neutral European cousin
and South American sister were at
tending to the matter, and that there
need be no concern.
Members of the senate foreign rela
tions committee opine that the ratifica
tion of the treaty with Great Britain
and Canada will impose a moral obli
gation on the United States to raise
the tervice age.
There is strong sentiment in con
gress in favor of raising the service
age and considerable opposition also.
In view of what has been happening
during the past few days, officials in
Washington are inclined to regard as
a bit of grim humor the report from
Berlin via Holland that the German
government is about to declare the
eastern American coast a danger zone
and to warn neutral shipping of Its
purposes.
The frank declaration of President
Wilson, in his address to the Mexican
editors, will lead the world to an era
of peace, says the Santiago, Chile,
Mercurio, in an editorial, expressing
approval of the president's words.
Until the end of the present critical
shortage of wheat flour federal food
administrators will discourage the
opening of new commercial, bakeries,
the United States food administration
has announced. Those intending to
enter the business of baking bread and
rolls are requested not to apply for
licenses until after August 1.
A baker who desires to surrender
his license must satisfy his local food
administrator that he is no longer in
business, and turn over his license to
him. When selling his business, a
baker is not permitted to transfer his
license.. The license of the seller must
be surrendered to the food administra
tor, and the purchaser must apply for
a new license.
European.
The drive of the German crown
prince to Paris has been checked def
initely. . The maneuvers of the German com
manders for "the past two weeks ap- .
parently has gained them nothing but
severe losses in men and supplies, and I
the only gain has been on the Noyon j
salient and the capture of a few un-
important positions southwest or oois
sons. The feeling still prevail on the
western front that the main effort of
the Germans is yet to be launched
and whether it will be for Paris or the
channel ports is purely speculative.
Scouting patrols report that the Ger
man armies on the west have been
largely reinforced by the men who
have been operating on the Russian
front.
. The heroism of the veteran troops of
the allied armies who in the&e last
days have inflicted such terrific losses
on the flower of the German army has
given the foe a rude shock.
Considerable artillery activity is re
ported in the Hangard wood, south
of the Aisne and in the sector between
Villers-Cotterets and Chateau Thierry.
There seems no doubt that the cen
tral powers will make one . more ef
fort to capture Paris before the Amer
icans arrive in sufficient numbers to
stop them.
The central powers are showing the
utmost concern about the numerical
strength of the American troops ar
riving on the western front, and seem
to be taking no interest whatever jn
what happens to the Bulgarian front
on the Grecian border.
Pritisb casualties reported for the
week ending June 14 totalled 34,171
officers and men.
In a recent memorandum issued by
the Austrian Men's Democratic
League. ','tne immediate opening of
peace negotiations in a neutral coun
try" Is demanded.
Sir Joseph Jonas, lord mayor of
Sheffield, in 1900, and a steel man
ufacturer, was in the Bow street, Lon
don, police court on the charge that
with various other persons, whose
names were not known, he "did ob
tain and communicate certain infor
mation prejudicial to the" interests of
the state and information useful to the
enemy and information relating to pro
hibited places and things therein." JSir
Jonas was born in Qermany and was
naturalized in 1876. , , . ;
One Austrian dreadnaught was de
stroyed and a second one damaged; in
the torpedo attack made by Italian tor
pedo boats upon the Austrian nava.L.dl
vision near the Dalmatian islands, it
is officially stated in Venice. .;.
The German admiralty, says a Lon
don dispatch, intends to declare the.
eastern coast of the United States,
from Mexico to Canadian waters, a
danger zone, and will warn neutral
shipping.
A majority of the Japanese nation ,
does not believe that Japan and Ger-,
many will become allies after th pres
ent waf
RESERVES TO WIN
THEJGJATTLE
General Foch Says Offensive Is
Necessary for Victory..
SURPRISE, MASS AND SPEED
Final Attack With These Characteris
tics, by Troops Carefully Prepared .
and Then Thrown In Without
.... Regard -to Losses.
London. Battles can oe won in the
end only by the army which takes the
offensive. This is the significant dec
laration made by General Foch, com
mander In chief of the allies, in an
article contributed by him to the week
ly journal, the Field, in which he dis
cusses the problem of the soldier and
the way to victory.
"Modern warfare, to arrive at its
end and to impose its will on the en
emy," General Foch says, "recognizes
only one means destruction of the
enemy's organized forces.
"War undertakes and prepares this
destruction by battle, which brings
about the overthrow of the adversary,
disorganizes his command, destroys his
discipline, and nullifies his units as
far as their fighting power Is con
cerned. No Victory in Defense.
"Our first axiom must be that to
achieve its object a battle must not be
purely defensive. A purely defensive
battle, even well conducted, does not
result in a victor and a vanquished. It
is simply a game that must be begun
over again.
"From this it is an obvious corollary
that an offensive, whether started at
the beginning of an action or whether
It follows the defensive, can only give
results, and, in consequence, must al
ways be adopted at the finish.
"To maintain our position is not
synonymous with being victorious and
even prepares for a defeat. If we re
main where we are and do not pass to
the-off ensive to fix the direction of at
tack, to guard against the plans of the
enemy, and prevent him from carrying
out the same maneuver, we must un
dertake to carry on and sustain numer
ous combats, each with determined
aim.
All Depends en Reserve.
"But since there remains no doubt
that decisive attack is the very key
stone of a battle, all other actions
which make up a battle must be en
visaged, considered, organized, pro
vided with forces in the measure ln
which they will prepare, facilitate, and
guarantee development of a decisive
attack characterized by its mass, Its
surprise, its speed, and for which, in
consequence, it is essential that there
shall be the maximum reserve force
possible of troops of maneuver.
"The reserve that is to , say, the
prepared bludgeon is organized and
kept carefully instructed to execute
the single act of battle from which re
sults are expected namely, the de
cisive attack.
Surprise, Mass and Speed.
"Reserves must be husbanded with
the most extreme parsimony so that
the bludgeon may be strong enough to
make the blow as violent as possible.
Let loose at the finish, without any
lurking idea of saving them, with a
well thought out plan for winning the
battle at a point chosen and deter
mined, reserves are thrown in all to
gether in an action surpassing in vio
lence and energy all other phases of
battle, an action with proper charac
teristics surprise, mass, and speed.
All our forces really participate, either
by preparing it or by carrying it out.
"In this, our supreme aim, we must
not be deceived by appearances. Al
though theory fails when applied by
feeble hands and when accessories ob
scure the main principle, history and
reason show us that In battle there is
a single argument which is worth while
namely, decisive attack, which is
alone capable of assuring the desired
result the overthrow of the adver
sary." Praying for a Miracle.
Thomas A. Mott, superintendent of
the city schools at Seymour, tells the
story of a little girl who had been
taught to believe in miracles. One
night, following a hard examination at
schoo', she went to her room and be
fore climbing Into .bed she offered her
customary prayer. Her mother was
standing near and was surprised when
the girl prayed: "Please make Bos
ton the capital of Maine." When the
prayer was finished her mother asked
her why she wanted Boston the capital
pf Maine.
"Well, mother," she replied, "I wrote
It down on my examination paper that
way this afternoon, and I want to have
It correct." Indianapolis News.
Belgian Queen Visits Hospital.
"There is never a day when the
queen of Belgium does not visit the
hospitals and comfort the woutded
at the front. She encourages all am
bitious among the soldiers and has
organized a symphony orchestra for
their entertainment." A. cablegram
says :
"Paul Ginisty, of the Petit Parisian,
Just visited a Belgian school at the
front where 600 little war victims find
refuge. These children have suffered
greatly and everything Is done to make
-them happy. The hours of work are
arranged In accordance with their
years. In the dormitories on each bed
Is hung a gas mask.
HARD FIGHTING IS
STILL'
SPIRITED AGGRESSIVE IS BEING
HOTLY PRESSED BY ITALIANS
. AND THEIR ALLIES.
LOST GROUND IS REGAINED
Important Sectors Lost Iff initial Con
flict Wrested From Enemy in Fast
and Furious Fighting.
Not alone are the Italians and their
British. and French comrades-in-arms
holding in check the Austrian offen
sive along the greater part of the 100
mlle battle front from the region
southeast of Trent to the Adriatic sea,
but they themselves have turned ag
gressors on some of the more impor
tant sectors, especially in the moun
tain regions.
Counter-attacks in the hill country
on the north at several points have
resulted in the occupation by the al
lies of ground won from them Jn the
Initial onslaught and the rectification
of their lines, while a stiffening of the
front along the Piave river has made
impossible, for the time being, at least
further fording of the stream by the
enemy.
Hard fighting still is in progress,
however, with the Austrians bringing
the strongest kind of pressure to bear
against the allied . armies on both
northern and eastern parts of the, bat
tlefield in an endeavor to reach the
lines and gain access in force to the
plains.
The strokes of the enemy are par
ticularly violent on the Mon-tello pla
teau, the highest bit of ground along
the middle reaches of the Piave, the
capture of which would give him com
mand of the roads leading through
Treviso to Venice and a fairway west
ward through the province of Tre
viso. The Italians are inflicting heavy
casualties on the troops of Emperor
Charles which crossed the river at
this point.
To the south from St. Andrea to
Fossalata, respectively, the northern
and southern flanks of the famous
Zenson loop where last year the Aus
trians effected a crossing of the Piave,
only later to be driven back with
sanguinary losses, and from Fossa
lata to San Dona di Piave the fighting
also is of a violent character, with the
Italians heroically and successfully,
according to the Rome war office,
holding the line of the river.
Between Chandelu and the Zenson
loop where the Austrians crossed the
Piave in Saturday's fighting, the Ital
ians have driven them back to the
river bank and are endeavoring to
push them across the stream. The
latest Austrian official communication
records the gain of additional ground
west of San Dona di Piave and the
capture of the village of Capo Sile,
on the eastern edge of the Lagoon
region in the provinces of Venetia and
about 20 miles from the city of Venice
Itself.
GAS BEING USED BY GERMANS
IN MUCH LARGER P.ROPORTIONS
With the American Forces on the
Marne. The Germans have begun
using gas to a greater extent along
this front than they have done here
tofore. The Bois de Belleau came in
for its share, .but notwithstanding the
heavy gas and other shelling the
American lines remain intact.
An American patrol crossed the
River Marne last night east of Cha
teau Thierr yand at once established
contact with the Germans. After an
exchange of shots the Americans re-
crossed the river safely by means of
boats. j
To the west the Germans have
taken to drenching certain localities '
with mustard gas. One of these places j
is Belleau wood, the Germans appar- j
ently thinking that this was the only
way to drive the American troops out.
But it was not, for they are still hold
ing their positions and at the same
time are giving the enemy clouds of
American gas to worry about.
STRUGGLE WITH DEATH
BY CREW OF SUBMARINE
London. Harrowing details of the
destruction of one of the largest and
more recently constructed German
submarines are given in a dispatch
from a neutral correspondent. The
U-bbat struck a mine and out of the
crew of 40 only two survived on
reaching the surface after a terrible
struggle with death for an hour and
a half, twenty fathoms below the sur
face. Some of the crew committed
suicide having lopt all hope.
IMMENSE ESTATE OF
WEALTHY WIDOW SEIZED
Washington. The entire' estate in
this country of Mrs. Mily Busch,
widow of Adolphus Busch, late mil
lionaire brewer of St. Louis, Mo., has
been taken over by the government
under the alien property law. This
fact became known in connec
tion with the -eturn to America of
Mrs. Busch, who has been living in
Germany for several years. The gov
ernment has not yet appraised the
property.
111 PROGRESS
EARLY EXTENSION
DRAFT AGE LIMIT
RAPID EXHAUSTION OF MEN IN
CLASS 1 MAKES ACTION
' , IMPERATIVE.
PROPOSED AGE LIMIT 17 TO 45
Of 3,0000,000 Wanted 2,000,000 Will Be
Registrants, Remainder Volun
teers and National Guards.
Washington. Three million Ameri
cans will be under arms by next Au
gust 1 the senate military committee
was told today by Provost Marshal
General Crowder.
Extension of the age limits ln the
army draft will be necessary, General
Crowder said, if the present rate of
calls is continued. He estimated that
all the men in class one would be ex
hausted soon after next January 1.
. General Crowder said that 1,347,000
of the 2,428,000 men placed ln class
one already have been called to the
colors. He estimated that some 400,
000 additional men for the first class
will be secured from the men regis
tered last June 5 and that another
200,000 will be added by the classifica
tion of men in the re-examination of
the quf stionnaires now being made.
Requisition from the draft to com
plete the 3,C"0,000 by August 1, Gen
eral Crowder said, have been made,.
Of these. 2,000,000 will be draft regis
trants and the others volunteers and
national guardsmen.
"Everybody thinks there will be
heavy calls during the first six months
of 1919," was a significant statement
made by General Crowder.
General Crowder approved the gen
eral principle of the bill introduced
by Senattor France, extending the reg
istration ages from 18 to 45 years,
theeby providing additional men for
military and industrial service. He did
not approve ofthe age limits fixed in
the bill.
After outlining the plans of the war
department for additionals, General
Crowder sai dthat at the present rate
class one will be exhausted by the end
of the present year and that unless
the age limits are extended and an
other registration held, it will be nec
essary early next year to call men in
class two and probably soon there
after In class three.
Final figures of classification of the
first registration totaling 8,689,447,
were given. The registrants were
shown to have been divided as fol
lows: Class one, 2.428,729; class two,
509,666; class three, 427,870; class
four, 3,483,326; class five, 1,839,856.
General Crowder submitted figures
showing the progress of the draft this
year. A total of 1,347,512 men. all
from class one, will have been called
by the end of July, divided by months
as follows: January 23,288; Febru
ary 83,779; March 132,484; April 174,
377; May 360,230; June 283,354; July
290,0000.
BEGINNING AUSTRIAN DRIVE
ALONG 75 TO 100 MILE FRONT
The long awaite dAustrian offensive
against the Italians has begun. On
the Italian front, for a distance of
from 75 to 100 miles, Austrian troops
and heavy artillery are endeavoring
to break down the resistance of the
Italians, who are aided by French and
British forces.
The Italian premier, Vittorlo Or
lando, announced in the chamber of
deputies that tthe Italian troops were
everywhere "resisting magnificently."
The last great Austro-German offen
sive, begun ln October, 1917, rolled
back General Cadorna's line from the
Isonzo front and along the Venetian
plain. More than a million enemy
troops participated in this operation,
and It was not for many weeks that
the Italians were able to stay the
advance. About the middle of Novem
ber the iave battle began along a
ninety-mile front in northern Italy
and French and Britisli troops were
hurried to reinforce the shaken Italian
army.
LARGE NUMBER WANTED WITH
GRAMMAR SCHOOL EDUCATION
Washington. A call for 16,630
draft registrants of grammamr school
education and qualified for general
military service has been made on the
various states. The men, of whom
1 261 are to be negroes will be sent
to schools and colleges for training.
The entrainment date was set for
July 1, but the call will be held opei
for volunteers until July 21. If oi
that date enough are not obtained,
boards authorized to draft remainder.
TWO MORE SHIPS
SUNK BY U-BOATS
Washington. Germany's sea wolves
have sunlr5two more neutral vessels in
American waters. The latest victims
of the raiders which first made their
apearance off the Atlantic coast some
three weeks aro are the sailing ship
Kringsjaa and the bark Samoa, both
Norwegian. The crew of the former
has been picked up by an American
warship, which is bringing them to ar
Attlantic port, and that of the latte
was landed at Norfolk.
DRVSTIG
GRANGES
MADE IN DRAFT LAW
BY NEW REGULATIONS ANTE.
WAR MARRIAGES NO CLAIM
FOR EXEMPTION.
REVISED DEPENDENCY CLAIMS
Claims for Dependency Allowed for
Children Born or Unborn Be
fore June 9, 1918.
Washington. Marriage since the
enactment of the selective draft law
no longer will be accepted as cause
for exemption from military service,
except in the cases of men who have
become of age since June 5, 1917, who
may be exempted if they married be
fore January 15, 1918.
Dependency claims on account
of children of such marriages will be
allowed where children are "born or
unborn before June 9, 1918."
Following is an order sent to all
state draft executives:
"Please promulgate at once to lo
cal boards the following important
amendment to the selective service
regulations:
"Rule 5, Section 72, SSR, is amend
ed to read as follows:
"Rule 5A. The fact of dependency
resulting from the marriage of a reg
istrant who has become 21 years of
age since June 5, 1917," and who has
married since the date of the intro
duction of the Joint resolution in Con
gress requiring his registration, to
wit January 15, 1918, will be disre
garded as a giound for deferred class
ification. "B. If a rbgistrant who has attain
ed the age of 21 since June 5, 1917,
and who has contracted marriage sub
sequent to the date of the enactment
of the selective service law, to wit,
May 15,' lftlS, claims deferred, classl
fiflcation o- the ground of dependency
resulting trom his marriage, the fact
of dependency resulting from his mar
riage will be disregarded as a ground
for deferred classification unless the
dependent is a child of the marriage,
born or unborn on or prior to June
9, 1918, in which case such a regis
trant upon satisfactory proof being
made shall be classified in Class 2.
"C If a registrant, other than one
who has attained the age of 21 years
since June 5, 1917, who has contract
ed marriage since May 18, 1917,
claims deferred classification on the
ground of dependency resulting from
his marriage, the f.ict of dependency
resulting from his marriage will be
disregarded - as a ground for deferred
classification unless the dependent is
a child of the marriage, born or un
born on or before June 9, 1918, in
which case a registrant upon satisfac
tory proof being made shall be placed
in Class 2.
"D. Nothing contained ln this
amendment to Rule 5 shall be con
strued as requiring the transfer to
Class 2 of any registrant who has
been finally classified In Class 1 on
the affirmative finding that his . mar
riage since May li, 1917, was made
with the primary viaw of evading mil
itary service."
IS AMIENS WITH CHANNEL
COAST THE OBJECTIVE?
The impresion Is rapidly strength
ening that the stage is almost set for
renewal of the German main thrust
at the British around Amiens with the
channel coast as the objective.
Belief has never wavered among the
majority of officers here that the real
purpose of the German general staff
has ben from the first to cut the al
lied armies apart by a drive that
would carry them to the channel; that,
arrived at that goal, massed attacks
would be. hurled against the northern
sector for the purpose of destroying
the Britsh army while a strong de
fense was maintained against the
French to the south. The thrusts at
Paris have been looked upon as well
planned and executed feints designed
to weaken the Amiens front before the
final effort should be made there.
O'BRIEN tHE TOUGHEST
AMERICAN AIRMAN
San Antonio, Tex. Lieut. Pat
O'Brien, British royal flying corps,
who survived a battle wtih four Ger
man airplanes, was taken prisoner,
leaped from a moving train, wandered
more than two months through enemy
territory and who finally reached Hol
land, is suffering a broken nose, caus
ed by the second fall of his adventu
rous career, which resulted when he
took liberties with a student training
type of airplane at Kelly field.
SERIOUS COAL SHORTAGE
EXPECTED iJMEXT WINTER
St. Paul, Minn. The coal shortage
probably will be more, keenly felt this
winter than last, according to repre
sentatives of the United Mine Work
ers' Union of America, who are at
tending the annual convention of the
American Federation of rlabor. Dis
cussion of the ccal situation arose
after a resolution requesting the feder
ation to lend its efforts to obtain coal
for the New England district had been
adopted. ' . - ..
FREIGHT
SCHEDULE RATES
APPLICATION OF RATE8 ON
STATE AND INTERSTATE
FREIGHT UNCHANGED.
PRESENT RATES TO REMAIN
This Order Radically Modifies Geif
e-al Order No. 28,' Inoreaslng
Rates in North Carolina.
Raleigh. Confirming the under
standing reached between the corpo
ration commission and the national
administration of railroads in Wash
ington last week, that there would be
such amendment of the general order
providing for increase in freight rates
before the same became effective on
June 25, that the present basis of
intrastate freight rates would be con
tinued, and that the general Increase
of 25 per cent would be added te
this basis, the corporation commission
received the following cablegram from
B. L. Winchell, regional director of
transportation, Atlanta, today:
"Am Just in receipt of telegram ad
vising director general will modify
general order No. 28 to provide that
increases in freight rates as name
therein on both classes aad commodi
ties shall apply to the rates la effect
on May 25, on state and interstate
traffic, respectively, leaving the appli
cation of rates as to state or interstate
traffic as at present. Both state and
interstate class rates will continue to
be governed by same classifications,
exceptions and minimum weights ap
plicable on May 25. And the minimum
carload charge will not apply on brick,
cement, coal, coke, logs, sand, gravel
and on stone, broken, crushed or
ground."
Stamp Drive on In Guilford.
Greensboro. The campaign ln Gull
ford to sell war stamps Is on. Thomas
R. Foust is chairman of the commit
tee for Guilford county, and he has
enlisted some of the best workers in
the cpunty with him for the big drive.
The county has been divided Into
units, using the school district as the
basic unit, and the amount that each
unit should subscribe has been appor
tioned. Greensboro itself must buy
$346,016 if it is to do its part.
Chas. H. McKnight, chairman of
the merchants' committee, has called
a meetting for the merchants of
Greensboro at the chamber of com
merce to make plans to co-operate
with the pther organizations of the
county to sell war savings stamps.
Several prominent Speakers will be
present.
Date For Fall Fair Chosen.
Raleigh. October 14, 15, 16 and 17
have been selected as the dates, for
the annual Fair of the Carollaas,
which gave its flrst showing at the
Fair grounds last year under that
name. It also has been decided by
the fair directors to join with the
Mecklenburg Poultry association in
the chicken show next fall. It Is be
lieved that by taklag this course both
the fair and the poultry association
will be benefited, and that one of the
If.rgest poultry shows ever held ln this
section can be arranged.
B. Y. P. U. Convention Has Adjourned.
Winston-Salem. The state B. Y. P.
U. convention, which has been in ses
sion here several days, adjourned
after electing officers for the new
year and awarding banners of the
junior and senior unions making the
best report of last year's activities.
Rports of committees were also made
at the session, and the convention
closed with a conservation -: service'
conducted by Rev. J. CL Owen, of the
home mission board, working among,
the mountain schools as evangelist. .
Durham, Asheville, Rockingham
and several other towns in the state,
have extended invitations to the con
vention to meet with their unions next
year.
No Longer Berlin, Now Pershing.
Washington. The little town of
New Berlin, 19 miles from Wilming
ton, -no longer exists so far as the
railroad company serving it and the
Inhabitants thereof are concerned and
no longer are these game Inhabitants
ashamed to look others ln the face
and advise of their home address for
they are now citizens of "Pershing"
and proud of It. While the town is
still designated by the postal authori
ties as "New Berlin," agitation Is al
ready under way looking toward mak
ing the change of name universal.
Meeting of N. C. Bar Association.
Wilmington. Secretary Thomas W.
Davis has announced the complete
program for the twentieth annual
meeting of the North Carolina Bar as
sociation, which will convene in the
Oceanic hotel at Wrlghtsville Beach
and will be in session through Thurs
day morning.
As announced several weeks ago
one of the notable features of the
convention will bjs an address by Ml
Frederick Allain of Paris, counselor to
the French high commission ln th
.United States
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