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(By. United-Press)
NORFOLK.- Two fast freights collided head
on between Kittrell and ankliriton, K .C;; this
morning before ncKn
and the two locomotives we torripieces m
wreck. Both firemen andbbth engineer were
killed in the collision. The names of the dead en
gineers are Harry C. Gaskins,Norf olk,: Var and
C. Linkous, Raleigh. The names 6f the firemen
are unknown. . ; - . '
Governors Called Upon '
to Nominate Men for
Boards of Exemption
(By United Press)
WASHINGTON. Warning them of the gra
vity of the taskbefore them, the War Department
has called upon the governors of the various
states for nominations to the upper tribunals that
will single out the men for America's new armies.
On each Board the farmer, the big employer and
the laboring man will be represented.
In a letter to the governors, Se6retary Baker
called attention to the double responsibility that
rests upon the Boards to raise the armies and at
the same time avoid injuries to the industries vi
tal to the needs of the nation. -
AUSTMANS LOSE 8,000 1
LATE FRUITLESS
OFFENSIVE
(By United Press)
again
old G reen ville : ICn i I ni r m i 1 1
Whlclrhas s long, stood 'idle, will soon
be resurrect, audvtjie busy hum of
uie wneeis will Boon resound
withiu the walls jo Jong still.
r This is the good news that has come
to the citizens of the town within the
past few days together ,Vith the wel
comenidlngs that tne re-opening of the
industry will give employment o-at
least one hundred "people.
The Scotland Neck Knitting Mills
Company,, a company - with - several
knitting mills in eastern Carolina, has
Just closed the deal f or the taking over
othesite of the old. factory situated
in "South Green ville, and will start im
mediately to converting it into a mod-T and quiekett ts business pulse,
will be cH&fgett: and remodeled,; and
hUiery". installed. The work
to completion, and it is
new mac
will berusi
planned to; h&ve the enterprise . under
fun headwiyfhy Sept 1.
! The .ompay is under the manage
ment of Mr. McDowell, who has made
a great success: in.-this . line-bf work,
and' his coming'. t-Green ville will v be
warmly, welcomed by the business men
of tiie-toivhe'fiave long felt the
need of mbre; manufacturing enter
prises here. and the 'coming .of this
concern with :t hundred empjoyees will
add stimulusiito the life of the town
LENS A IN
BRITISHERS AND
GRASP OF
(By United Press j
LONDON. With irrestible force the
British have swept closer and closer to the great
mining center of Lens, until that city is almost
within their grasp. - I&
A new and sudden -onslaught Imade a 'gain
of a mile over a front of four milesl General Haig
reported, "all objectives gained with slight loss;
considerable enemy losses."
VENEZUELA DENIES REPORT
SALE OF ISLAND T
in a fruitless offensive of the enemy around Mt.
Orticara between June 10th and 25th. The Italian
War Office states that the battles at that point set
a new mark in ferocity, and that today neither
side held the mountain.
GREECE PLANS IMMEDIATE
PARTICIPATION IN BIG WAR
(By United Press)
ATHENS. Greece has moved rapidly, fol
lowing its determination to get into active service
against the Germans. All the Greek diplomatic
representatives of the Central Powers have been
formally recalled, and all the Greek army chiefs
have been summoned to Athens to a conference as
to the best plans for the utilization of the Greek
army.
In the Capital it is confidently expected that
Germany will immediately respond witlxa declar
ation of war against King Alexander.
Announced
Truce Between "Wets"
and "Drys"
BY ROBERT BENDER,
( United Press Staff Correspondent)
WASHINGTON. The first great prohibi
tion riot in the Senate has been quelled tempor
arily by the President. Following an informal
agreement between the dry and the administra
tion leaders to kill whiskey but spare beer .and
wines, the friends of the Food Bill are confident
of its early passage without more serious deyays.
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WASHINGTON-Venezuelalhas issued m
... Word has just come that the? offi
cerareTaiding'tne Red Light District
this afternoon. , J ,
Acting omder warrants issued by th
Mayor1 the officers this afternoon raid
ed J;he entire section. - " . :
At the house of Ethel Lee the. offi
cers secured 161 bottles of beer.
At two other houses ' nothing yatf
found. . The raid , is still in progress
the Daily News goes to press. . :'
Ethel Lee4 put up a - cash bond . for
her appearance in; "the Mayor's court
Monday morning at 9 :o!clock lo an
swer the charge of selling intoxicating
liquors. ' " - -
At Tha Churches
If ? :
Chrfetit
RO.-Ieasr00q AflMiS denyihTthateitheVKS-
government or any private citizen of that country
had intrigued to sell the island of Margarita to
Germany as a secret base for submarines.
This is the answer of Venizuela to the repres
entations recently made by the United States pro
testing aginst the disposal of the island to the Teu
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CROWN PRINCE IN EFFORT
TO RETAKE DEAD MAN'S HILL
(By United Press)
PARIS. In perhaps the savagest attack
ever delivered on the western front, the picked
troops of the German Crown Prince drove for
ward last night, in the Verdun sector, and after
several charges succeeded in penetratingthe first
line trenches of the French on nearly a: mile
front. They were immediately expelled accord
ing to the French War office. Fearful losses were
inflicted upon the attackers, with only a small bit
of ground on the west slope of Dead Man's hill as
the result. -
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IS DELIBER
(By United Press)
NAPAMW fYNTT Thp Canadian Northern
train to Ottawa was deliberately . wrecked near
hem wiqtt aii fo riQSRPnd-fiT miraculously es?!
caped injury. Those who were on the tram inclu
ded Sir William MrKehzie. Sir Johnird, ancua
number of other Drominent Canadians. 1
LIQUOR ADVERTISING BARRED
AFTER TODAY
- Episcopal.
Sunday School at 9 :45 A. M.
Preaching at 11 A. M. and 8:15 V
M. by Rer. George Bdate, rector.
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Memorial Baptist
Sunday School 9 :45 A. M.
Preaching at 11. A. M. and 8:15 P.
M. by Rev W. H. .Moore, pastor.
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Sunday School at 9 :45 A. M. C. B.
Rowlett, Supt. '
Preaching at 11 A. M. and 8 -If, I.
M .' '
Prayer meeting Wednesday evening
at 8 :15.
Good music at- all services. Pubfic
welcomed. . v " ;
Rev. J. J. Walker, pastor.
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Methodist
Sunday School 9:45 A. M.
Preaching 11 A. M. and 8:15 P. M.
by the pastor.
Prayer meeting Wednesday evening
at 8:15.
Good masic at all services. Public
cordially, invited to come out.
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Methodist Missionary Society.
The Wpmansl Missionary Society of
the Methodist Church Will meet with
Mrt. JLawrence ; Carr ' Monday after
noonat!5 o'ejockfat her'laorao jtm JViii
street. ''
Immanael Baptist.
There will be a special lecture to
the Baraca and Philathea classes "by
Pres. Broughton of Raleigh at 9 :45.
All Baracas and Philatheas in the city
are invited. Supt. Meadows expects
a large school tomorrow. You will re
ceive a glad welcome.
Morning preaching at 11 o'clock.
Evening preaching at-8: 15. The He
roic in Religion" is the subjject 'of the
morning sermon. "Life's Harvest" is
the subject of the evening sermon.
Special solo by Miss Curris in tin
morning, and by Miss Madeline Higgs
at night. We will be glad to see you
present. . .
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: - t Due to the severe rain storm last night the recruiting rally was not held '
in the -court house as advertised) but the Pitt County. Guards who were to meet
at Johnston & Foxhall's warehouse and marched to" the meeting were taithf ul in
the performance of their duty and would have been on. 1iand had the meeting
hot been called off. The drill which took place in the warehouse was very sat :
isfactory in spite of the damp wearing appareL : -. ' - "
. CoL Rodman of Washington, N. C, who came up to participate hrthe rai-c:
ly for the purpose of recruiting his company of 190 men for Field Artillery.'
stated that he had been authorized to raise the-company immediately, and that h
he hoped to succeed in recruiting the company entirely from Beaufort and Pitt
Counties. CoL Rodman is very enthusiastic abput his company andsays that - v
he already has 125 men enlisted and is . sure to be able to meet the.reqldranenns '
before the drafting begins, however, he wants to give every man a cbjmeeo n- f -list
of his own free will before the draft gets him, and in discussmg4hiSHtfaes- .
tion he gave the following reasons why a man should Join now' instead Of wait
ing, to wit: . .
Statistics show that six of every ten men fail to pass the physical vxami-
nation, and that of the remaining four two are married ir Jjave 'someone dei-
J pendent upoa them, therefore if you are . single and can pas Abe examination -
there is almost no chance for you to escape the draft, it you enlist iioithe "
physical' examination will exempt you as effectively as it' will In the ;draf t w
therefore you run no risk. - " . .
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The field artillery is the most attractive branch of the service, and farless
dangerous. You are kept, in the rear with your guns and don't have tOfJthatrge ?
machine guns or barb wire entanglements. - T
The company being raised is to be. composed exclusively of Pitt and; Beau '
fort boys, so you can be with your home crowd all the time,JBght together and :
care for each Other, whereas if you are drafted you are liable toe pit witb
the toughest crowd in the country who will care nothing for youy no matter what
NEAR FIRE AT NORFOLK
SOUTHERN; NO DAMAGE
For some years the manufacturers
have been trying to see how loud they
could make socks, and each succeed
ing order has had some new wrinkle
to add a new notch "of loudness, un
til the ultimate has now been reached.
For a pair yesterday was ' so loud
that it almost set the Norfolk-Southern
passenger station on fire.
Some one in a fit of modesty had
pullet this pair of socks off and laid
them near the wall at a. 'place, where
the plastering had been peeled off.
Whether they were set on fire, , or
whether they just "natcherly ketched"
is undetermined, but when the porter
wen into that part of the building
th v were burning spitefully, and the
lathing was just ready to start a sym
pathetic fire. A little water put out
the blaze, but the ringlets on the hose
are still dangerous and liable to flame
out again. They will probably be con
fined in the future.
happens.
THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE TO KEEP FROM BEING DRAFTED:
ACT QUICK BEFORE THE HOME COMPANY IS FILLED UP. 1 V
For particulars see D. M. Clark, Greenville, or phone CoL Rodmai&fWashv
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(By United; Press)'
DUNDEE, Scotland. "We no ;haeuch
a reserve of munitions and the implemehts of War
that whatever the submarines do thecahnot p?e-,
vent our successful prosecution of "the. war,"
Lloyd George, England's Premier saidTiereJoday;v t .
"We have already by our preponderance f&sf si
news of war driven the great Germaji army Un- -derground,
arid that means the begipriirigof the
end. It means the pounding of a. sense of infer
iority into every pore of the German LJmdflChe
Prussians possess many virtue; exceptthat t)f v
humility, which we are now teaching them Jbfy the
fierce and relentless lash." ' " ,r4 . L
When he said that "the government itself if
necessary will pay the difference between the
price of bread so as to bring it within the compass , '
of the bulk of peopla" He was wildly cheered;'
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BEST CLUB
TO GET THE FINE AViP
And Now Is The Time To Put In The Most TeJI
ing Licks In The Campaign. Ybti Can;"
Win Join Today I
MRS. VERNON' CASTLE WILL
APPEAR IN PICTURES AT
WHITE'S THEATRE MONDAY
MAILS
(By United Press)
WASHINGTON. Liquor advertis
ing or liquor soliciting by letter, pos
tal card, circular, newspaper or pub
lication of any kind, will be barred
I WHITE'S THEATRE
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MRS.
VERNON
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from the mails by ',Act of Congress"
after tomorrow when addressed to
anyone in dry territory.
Anyone "knowingly" sending a
liquor ad in violation of this Act of
Congress, whether publisher of a
newspaper or his agent or any liquor
dealer or his agent, is liable to a fine
of $1,000 and six month's imprison
ment. For any subsequent offense a
year's imprisonment may be' Imposed.
Newspaper and magazine readers in
dry territory are likely to receive their
papers "censored" of liquor ads by the
liberal use of shears on the part of
news dealers. This practice is already
In effect in Georgia.
Not only states which are complete-,
ly dry but dry counties, towns and
even wards- in subdivisions , of" any
state or city otherwise wet" are
closed to; liquor advertising or solicit
ing by maiL
Mrs. 'Vernon Castle, who is to:appear
at White's Theatre- Monday night in
the new serial picture, "Patria," is
well-known over the world as a .dancer
of wondrous "grace and beauty.
She is also a leader of fashion in
New York City. Her magnificent
gowns are "things of beauty and a
joy forever." Wherever Mrs. Castle
goes all eyes are turned her way, in
the hope of seeing something new and
startling in the way of clothes. x i
Her husband, Vernon Castle,. has re
cently, returned from France where he
was wounded fighting in the trenches.
In "Patria," the greatest serial pic
ture of the motion picture world, Mrs.
Castle makes her fame as &m Actress
secure. " This7 picture has "been1 running
in New York and other large oities for
several months,, and its popularity -is
increasing all over the country.
Greenville is fortunate in -having
the opportunity' to Bee this- film 4rama
and : MrStev is . to be oorigratnlated
upon dating it. -
Doubtless large crowds "will be on
hand to. witness the initial . installment
of this wonderful erjal Monday night
Twenty years ago people looked at
an automoDiie witn eyes aunosi as
those of a small boy taking his first
trip to the circus. They were big
clumsy, high-backed affairs, expensive
of purchase, uncertain or operation
and at their best, an unspeakable ex
travagance practical only to the rich
and well-to-do. Even now when they
have become smooth running, high
powered thing of elegance, speed and
wonderful performance, holding an in
dispensible place in every day com
merce and pleasure, only the cheap
est have come within the reach of peo
ple with moderate means. Years of
saving1 and sacrifice are necessary be
fore the majority of homes can know
the joy of owning and driving their
motor car. Even in business where
the automobile ebuld.be made to pay.
for itself many times, over, j;manyjmen.
are forced to plug along? with old time
methods because the initial cost' of a
car is absolutely prohibitive. '
But today through the ; Auto. Club,
the Daily News. is offering you. the op
portunity to own ;a big, six- cylinder,
touring car oi tbet lastest typejeom
pletely equipped Ttof the 'smaHest. detail,
absolutely free, . without one. cent of
cost toouV You needi not wait. The
car can be yours on August 11th., if
you become a member of the Auto
ranh and "Rtart an s active campaign
at once. ; In Addition to the car, there
&re " numerous . otheir prizes ranging
tt-nm n SSOO I Packard piano, Grafa-
nnia ,ftd Gruen watches. Then last
but not least a ten per cent jcash com
inission torHll nonwinnem;, . .
The; Auto Club ; is av big campaign
conducted along sane business lines. It V
is of such a nature that even the most
particular person need not have any 4
scruples about becoming connected
with the club. , u
To the members -of the ten " thottSvS
and class we would say that it Will ;
pay you to at least turn in one club
of twelve dollars before expiration of
this 200,000 vote offer. Members who'
do hot start active work b that" time 1
will be sticken from the list."'. ..; "
Why not show yoijr . appreciation- to
the -friends :. who nominated you. by. at
least making a try.. You canot lose.
Louis Curry, City . 7. -10)00 '
J, E. J oyner, Arthur lOfiOd .
Mrs. G. A. Stancill, Penny Hill ' 10,000
Miss Clar. ones 14,000 "
kiss "AjgenVQuinerly . . . . v. . .-,'20,000
Mrs. LonniO fierce, Falklahd 10,000
Miss Margaret Moore; -Citf. ,lQflOO :
Miss Esther Blount, 'Ayden . . . . 10,000
Miss Fannie Smith, Grifton . . . 10,000 "
Miss RujlCarson3etheL 10,000
Lee F., King, City. 1 , ...... 10,000
Miss Ernestine Forbes City f 10,000
Miss Lottie M. -"Barber, City7:.3100
Mrs. TomWhitehurst, Clty-r.,. 10)00
Mrs.. B.. Anglos, - City -10,000
Miss Bell. Dixon, Ayden . 10,000
Mis- Rose "Meyers,- City . . . .10.000 Z
frames White, Cityt. r.t 10,000
J. B. :EdwardsvCMcod-v 7Q.00O
Miss Ethel Bynunv JTarravi3 1 7,000
R. A. FountainTJr rFour i lOQOO
Frank 'Patrick vTti e . , if 11X)0
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