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Volume 8; Number -13
r A YETTE V I LLE, N. C, DECEMBER 1917
Ji'rke:. r Year
For Results Advertise In the Index
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fiEBMAH HAND SEEN -ALLIES P3EPM3 fflf
l!l HALIFAX DISASTER! GERMAN
DHIY
hi
a ilmed That llelmsraan of i It Is Declared Impossible For
! - - a Al
the Imo Was a German vrtsrmany io Acnteve mic-
Spy.
NOW UNDER ARREST
Halifax, N. S., Dec.. 13
John Johnansen, helmsman m
the Norwegian steaaser lino, the
belgian relief abip, which collid
ed with the asnwunitian steam
jihip Mont Blanc, causin the dis
astrous explosion iaat week,
was held as a German apy sus
pect today He was turned over
to the miuiary Authorities by the
Jdaaaacbusett relief hospital j
Helms been under treatment;
there.
A hospital nurse celled atten
tioato Jehaneee yeatarday. She
had noticed be waa acting
strangely afid that he did not
omen ta be hurt Her report led
ta soother ejuuainatien of J ohan
aea by the pbyahriana. The ton-1
ciuaiea was reached that the ican t
was f eighoing iUaeaa,
cess.
MORALE
ItBMiitFEMEO'
tm If ITAUAft
Caprille Hill is Again Attacked
by the Enemy Who Suf
fer Heavy Casualties.
Mil ?! I t I-1 v $ ft T!Hf
ii i LiiL.ii i mo intnu
EXCELLENT
Washington, Dec. 15- Franc
and Great ;Britain are ready for
a uerman smasn. inie epinion
was expressed today by an offic
er of one of the allied miaajons
who ie in daily touch with f mili
tary and political consideration
at home will compel the'Gerinan
high command to auch a atep
and that the military conditions
in the field, which he outline
will make it a fruitlesa one Here
are the m litary conditions,
X. The allies at th jire-.emt
moment h&rt a eligb. numerical
auperierity on the weat f roat
2. England has a milliea inen
at home whom she can your over
the channel if needed France
A sulitary guerd was plaoed
rex hiss later Captain Henry 43.
ijtftmrx of the hUaMaohasetts
ttte wit seat tut the y moat
CWtf aad JohafiaB vaa toOad
Gemaaa
Adtatdiu
waa Wine iarotif atad, callad.
The jeriod ol virtual inactivity
continues in Fruuue and Melg ium
except for reciprocal bombard
roents tn various sectors nd
here and there small operations
by reconnoiteriaf partiea. Only
on the northern Italian front
have there been sanguinary en
couniere aetweea toe opposing
infantry and in theae the Auatro-
German force agaiA were- de
feated in attempts to advance to
ward the Venetian plains.
Caprille Hill, at the mead of
the Sail Lorenzo valley, where
last week the Italians ware 1 arc
ed !to eede around, arain h&s
heea attacked by the enevy, but!
the opejatien brought hijga noth
iaf but heavy eaaualtiea as he
waa drives back to hia farmer
iine.
Vrftrxuan naval torcea again
have nude a foray into the Nerth
Sea and avrpri&eda ea&voy of
I'M U
r, ! Uf t
Ml MM
mm
can atill call two more abuses ef
j young men.
I 1 - . . : fine ,
wUiteeffert. fT
to kave tb-siaatitataoa. j- ZsZZ, lZIJluwib&ti!bi. sinkiageae&l
Aa.t wk. ...t Iraand fite neutral veaaela and
a LW Wmioe aweepes.
-,v...-i.. :....w--h: ! two JBWCaB flestroyera, e&-
iinathe fiermeaa meat be nu
merically aupacaxbymozetbae
w u v.
Ceoeci wlate4 that ftt r, "
emiM bad beae abol at aun-j v; , '
eal euperiority tbrtugbeal tbe
oerting She Teaaek, exw was sunk
and the ether dcoQegei. The
eman Jbraes, atfarefkaowa
eanatsted ef fear deatieyeis.
Tf bather any ef their veaeels
were lul bs &et beae wade
knowe.
The German war craft recently
Washington, D. C ' With the
esceptiuii of Jerusalem, Bfthle
hem and Damascus, .. there i
not a city in the Holy Land
which holds greater inter
est for the Bible student
than the ancient town of Hebron
whose capture by British forces
under General E. H, E. ' AUenby
was announced recently,"
"Hebron is a ribbon of town
i -1
running along xne eastern sivpe?
of a narrow valley; above which
are terraced vineyards end fruit
orchards of great fertiiiiity. It
is not more thaa 26 eules south
west of Jerusalem end is peace
times touriats are accustomed to
to make'the journey by carriage
j in four and e half houra.
"Until captured and pillaged
by the Calebites aa recorded in
the Book of Joehua Bebron waa
fiUmiii
tiox wi;is m
TO 128
.AAA ru!j.i : 11 Xt Lll
fouad oa Jehiases and that .1 tim wwwa
weSoe baTbee. H T
earthed oa shvres fborUy after JtuaUy torn, 4 to
tae explosion ' i r11 andeever the
This was declared without'? break though at Cam-
iwrai.
Weseeth
weatfroetandlftbey eatabliah ?T f
SkUiSU IWWk UN) suave
wb ef5ially ie the aoase ef
the abooting atoxjr foolish,
A RtttKi mmor KiL it that a
aeewt Cenaa cede baa b-TT, "T.
eommofia by e&cial aaneuace-f
ment op Jecember 12tb that two
mercfctnjtmen and a trawler were
off the mouth of the Tyne river.
The official text ef the ajais
foundation. Jehaaeeo, hia at- , , v ftice between the Russians end
toraey oaid,bad been living '"77 , STT Atonic allies conSrm. the
a united 5utes ten year !with ,7 .TTTJwffffW rep1 that it is to rw
as he was anxious to return to ni; YZ7 . .
)iwmurt vi ixie muficn reiereo
w. "Germaa
borne in Norway, be
the Imo.
Atlanta Dec. 15 The entire
Membership of the Fulton coun
ty exemption board has been
stlmmariiy disnissed by the pro
vost marshal general by orders
from President Wilson on charg
es involving "unwarranted ex
emptions and discharges," ac
cording to a statement made pub
lic tonight by Major Juel B. Ma
1iet officer in charge of the op
eration of the ."selective service
lawlin Georgia. The city of At
lanta is in Finton county.!
According'to statistics made
public of 818 white men called
in,the county 626 were' exempt-
ed.
Of the total number of white
tea sasMaoaed before the
board, the eneewweinont said
44 per ceat were were exempted
ttCphy sleet gruaBde. It waa elr
ae alleged thatlthatZ negroes
were examined by the beard and
out of this uenber sis were ex
empted. '
ItwaspotnteM outinat jnaa
'atuch as the count'y uota had
already been sent to camp and
IB veiw of the fact the new
draft regulations are about to
bicome operative, the provost
marshal general had directed
hatitlwill be unnecessary to
re-examine any of the registrants
exempted or discharged by the
boarJ.
The board's case it was an
nounced had been turned over to
the Department of Justice.
from December 17 until January
14. The compact exLbr&ces all
the fighting fronts where Rus
sian troops have bten ecgagec
and also extends to the raval
forces of the ro&traitixg forties
i-igius areeeeamg toaepreas
allied morale along the line the
possibility of which wa hinted
in the Lansdowne letter They
threaten further desolation and
they offer peace. B it France
England and the United State
Z::.:;?:","7- Court Martial WUl Try Fif-
mwi-hiW cuuncu ana me ut-1 . .
-njutu 1VMIVWCU 11,
notably Presioent Wilson's mn-
sagelto congress and Loyd-Geor-1 San Antonio. Texas, Dee. 15
ge e speech last night demon- J Fifteen soldiers of companies I
strate that the German political land M. 24th United States id fan -campaign
has failed. It bow re- try, have been ordered to appear
mains to be seen whether the before a court martial at Fort
big German business interests, Sam Houston Monday on charges
who seem to be seeking peace, involving death penalties in con-
way be placated by a huge mili-Jnection with the riots at Houston
tary effort an effort foredoomed Toxas, August 23 last. The men
te failure."
Leo Breoit, U. S. A Aviator
Breakj Both Legs f a Fel
faxia, Saturday, Dec, IS. -Lee
are charted with the murder of
B. IL Jones, jitney driver, who
waa kilkd the light of the riot
The (ami court which recently
irzBsedsB (he cases af 63 aegroes
if the same company will preside
except that it will consist of
oeum aa eviadr ef Attelberelti,,. t
MaSS.. fell WlthFiil? aaanhinel.
over the grouads at a Preach
aviation school, .teaoit'p legs
were brokee. He was taken te
a hospital,' where he is reported
to bo resting comfortably.
Charles J. Biddle, of Andalusia
Pa., and Phelps Collinv of De.
troit, Mich., both members of the
Lafayette flying squadron, have
each brought down a German
mabhine within the last week.
Neitt tba Kaisr Lnin and
ITrotzky, the Ruttian traitoi t and Gar
mas Agent aioat richly JtMnrt t)i
fit, that ma) ytl bt tkir.
Lieuts. Cook and Prouse.
Two mora f'ayettevill bya have
won officer c mmisanns. They are
Meira. L. M-fr.)uwon af Mr. W.M.
Preuaa, tha obliging agrnt Southern
Eipreaa Co,, hera and! H, U Took 4r.,
aon of Hoa. H. U Cook ef this cirv.
Bota receiva Ctinimii.-ioai aa lau Lieut
lieut. Prousa graduates from tha armj
twining ramp at Plat tf burg while
Lieut, Cook ia at Jffferaon Medical col-
ega and will be allowed to take medi
cal degree before entrance int the
amy Medical Co rat.
known as Kirjath-Arba It
one of the most ancient citiea ie
the world, having beea foanded
aocordiscto the Book ef Kusa
bora, "eerea years before Zoae
inJSgypt"
iiu name of Hebroa eaeaas
.TboFhe&d of Get' is ether
wexda the eity of Abnhass
tree aaaadingie the JuaaMin
hospice gardoe. half e aatle from
the city is knows aa the 9ax of
Abraham. It will be remember
ed that It was ueder the oaks of
Mamre that the patriarch pitch
ed hi teats and he L supposed
to have built aa altar here in
1928 B-C
.1 ffhen IXoses sent his spies
into the land of Canaan Hebron
was one of the cities visited: It
was here that Ba.vid waa ancint-
ed king over Judah and that six
of hia sons were born including
Absalom who at abater date made
this place the rebellion fc' against
his father. It was also here that
Abner. carjtain of Saul's hosts
ard mardian of Saul's son lh
fcesheth was killed by .'oab.
'"Hebron was fortified byHeho
beam and was repeopled after
the return of the Children of Is
rael from captivity.
"Following the Biblical days
Hebren was destroyed by the
Romans. It became a place of
importance under Moslem rule
not only oa accont of its commer
ce but also because of its coi.pee
tion witt Abrahaai, who is ven
erated by the follows or Mohan
med. During the Crusades it
wos occupied by the Chris tains
for a short time and became the
teat'ofa Latin Bishop in 11G7,
but it was recaptured bylthe Mob
lema uader Saladin twenty years
later.
"The most conspicuous build
ing in Hebron is the Haram with
Us ramparts dating fromthe
Hcrodiaa pertod. Within the
enclosure are modern .cenotaphs
of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Sarah
Rebecca and Leah. These are
abevelthe double cavern of.Mac
hpelah, whichwaafpurchased by
Abraham from Ephroo the Hit-
tit as a family burial p!gce when
Sarah died" Tle tombs of the
patriarchs are covered with
. 1 1 1 ! J .-ll AAAn 1 ' 1
ritiuy eniuivic .- sic kivt j
Washington, Dec. 17. - Nation
wide prohibition won in the house
toaay and only the adjustment of
a slight difference in resolutions
between the heueand senate
now stands in the way of sub
mitting to state legislatures an
amendment to the Federal con
stitution forbidding the manu
facture, aale or importation f
'jixioatiBg liquors for beverage
purposes in the United S totes or
its territories.
The vote in the house, taken,
after a day of . debate before
crowded galleries, was 282 to 128
with the parties dividing alssoot
evenly. The margin for prohibi
tion waa just eight votes jaore
thar the necessary two-thirds ef
the membership of the house re
quired for adoption and 2t more
than two-tbirds of those voting.
Eotb wets and drys had beet)
predicting victory ell day and it
was not until the last few iuur.es
had base eellei lhat the aau pro-
hibitioa forces eoaceded their de
feat When Speaker Calrk an-
nouaced thereauit the trktore
were joined by ikrgallere in skeb
a deoaonatrailoa ee is nurely per
mitted ia the bouse
The resoletiee adopted by the
house is idocfieeJ with that pass
ed by the eeeate last August, ex
cept that it gives the states aevee
VeAM tnctauk srv ea aa rxn Ta
,? xwm.b uioeBu 7 bui ew wuv wi
ratify the axnecdasent Senator
Sheppard, author of the resolu-j
tton, predicted tosugat tbat tae
senate would accent the amend
ment tomorrow. He said be had
assurances, that the aeven-Neir
period would be appioved and
that he did not bejieve a reU-cal
necesfary.
The president's aproval is cot
required and the state legisla
tures may act as soon as they
please after Vice-President Mar
shall and Speaker Clark have
signed the resolution.
Every attempt today to
amendments to except light
wines and beers was beaten and
41 democrats stooeV with 137 re
publicans and four independents
to win the final victory for the
prohibitionist forces.
our Country ar-f AH.
n th Greatest ,ir Fi es
.Waged.
el's hair. The thief manufac
tures of the community were
glass bracelets leather water bot
tles, and lamps. x
"According to medieval tradi-
ioa Adam.th fath rof mankind
died in Htros."
The Treasury DfpartJf.vni ?
tle Uriiu-d States iuak-'-s iMtirvc
a.pieal tbroughlthe imi !';,...
city aud rural carrkrs wi othtr
who will be appointed 1'Cj.! ajrt i.i
?r the sale of war saving stamr"5.
un the plan named beJ-nv.'
Thrift stawps of the ufi.jN
nation of only twenty fhe ten is
wiU.be offered by all en.' .v
of the postal service, the pur
chaser is entitled to a eertceate
to which the Ftamp will be aflLxwS
when a- many as sixteen haw
been purchased and affixed to tt
certificate they are to be refund
ed, to the postmaster or otlw-r
appointed local agents with cask
payment of from twelve to twen
ty three oents owing to t h a
month ia which Ttbe exchange :r
niade for a war savings stamp tf
$5.00 which is redeea&able by tha
Govereaoeat ea Ja. '1st., U'2
this war savings esamp is aso U
b attached to certificate and re
gistered at postofike in the tia. .
ef the purchaser th protect
you in case of the lot-? of vou
certificate wish ekanips) "What
becoaao of ahe aaoney I pay fur
a stamp! '
ll is a loan o ahei'ejtdSaat
Goverusr.eet.
How aa sty X twt reail.r
hep?
A lean ef 38 eoets by every per
son is the Ualisa wiU provide Lb
United States eenu-nrit wiUr
2Sj1Ib doHam"
To bay eeOugb ef wieee stamps
new for which yeu will receive
100.en Jae. 11 . will .
cost yon ealy H2.40. this is
great savings fiohetnc and when
oace started and is perfectly safe
as you are eusply kudir g your
own Goveriueent sacb ,smalf
amouBto aa will not he missed, re
ceiving good interest at aSpeei
fied time, those of the bumWes
homes are jaow in position to a:d
in this great work, Jets all join i
and help save the country.
Ask anyone in the employment
of the postal erv ice or those wh
will be appointed le-cai
agents later, they will expla;r?,
fully the plan of raising -.an ac-' '
ditional war savings fun'l of ?2 -yq.QQtlW)
in this sia-.ple ar3
easy way -eguining w v.,,.
the seiall amount of iLtcniK
J. B. Tr.derwood.
Postmaster.
fairs. v
''The mission which has thu
succesafully terminau.-J its lalrs.
wa.R, so far as we are concerned,
an unqualified success.-
"The fruits of its labors wi&
J);? seen bv all in tin:e te come.
reinier Pays Tribute to the
House Missioa.
Lyndon, Dec. 15. When a cor
respondent of The Assnciated
teas called oa Premier Uoyd-
Ceorge with the news of the ar
rival in America of the Huse
. . . . i
mission, tne premier autnomea
the follovrmg statement:
"I am very glad to learn of the
return of tha first great Ameri
can mission to Europe. I say
first beciuse I hope it.jwillbethei
elude to many more, for the,
It" nut only enabled the United
co-ordt-against
bryjght
persp.
i" cat's and the aHiei o
rute their prepiimti..
(he common enem ; it
f ret-h minds and a m
tive to bear upB h problems
of the allies. no"k culmiaav
ed ie the first wet-'ing i the su
preme war counci' at yei-sailles.
4,To that confec nee President
Wilson ctuld h)t have sent mare
earacious and usefyl repiesenta
tives thaA. Colonel Ha ;se and th
other mesa hers of t.e mission
ho accompanied him. CjIo.i?
House, indeed, ha-i proved him
self not snly a worthy represen
tative of th t'nite'j Stales, but
ha won the frien Ish'p aai re
number of f tVf n closer and more constant! L, m 8Jf ,MSs-d i
2,(00. rfhetas50C'at'on between the United swot to the Pr
The senate agreed t i t i
.t.;i .i Miva at- exDen-nces we nave earned on
W fill UlOfcC y i.e.. v. T- "7 . I...,l llll,a P.mnailiM
with rrimiion draner es. mis occasion nas brought nome i'y
The population of Hebron if : t0 me even more strongly than
variously estimated at from 10,- be:re the paramount importance
000 to 2J.wOO and the
Jews at from to 2,
f.r. wa n thriuinnr traina-fpn. States, the free democracies ot
ter befsre the war, the Bedouins, Europe and the nation of the Bri-
fmJ r hr an active Hmand UiD comonwsaun. not, oiny Hi
f.r thir ha1i of waol and caat-'w prusecuitoii ui ue wr muh
sign reluct' imi it i . 1
same having dje4 by -'- ' : ' ' ''
of both houses.
Two Ihtrds of th? 6t4trf U'g-!wf
future contact in the world's
,njmust adopt it inuratf ir it
a of the etuiautttuon.
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