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- 7- i THE WEATHER 5 O'cldcft Fair City EDITION -5 .-5&Jtovi-iv -.S- VJ. 4 -jiiaa .j " - - -- 1 - - -sr. - ; ) -T t-- .. . . .- v-r VOLUME I. FOREIGNERS OFAltlEBBI! BE FORCED TO WEBB MILLER v (United Press: Staff Correiporiant WASHINGTON. The Unli tea States is v&xo tiating with the Allies to legalize the. drafting of many hundred thousands of aliens m ints' country to fight under the American flag. Before the time of the second levy, the necess ary abrogations of the treaties and Congressional action, will bring the aliens under the draft law.- Throughout the nation there has been an outcry against U-o "obvious injustice" of exempting the alien residents of the countries that areihe Allies of the United States. In Chicago a fourth of the entire population is thus exempted from the draft. The McCumber resolution, providing for the de portation of aliens who refuse to serve, is now be fore the Senate Committee. Tho Southern states have the smallest percent age of aliens, and the two Carolinas have only 3 npr rrnt of non'citizens. German Occupy French Trenches (By Fnited Pr.fr, i PARIS - Suffering terrific losses the German xroops nevertheless succeeded in a levrate attack last night, in nmipyin.' part of the first lines of the trpnehps fast of Hurtebise. south of Kaiu.vpiie. The official statement says thnr hp aackayT--ym sd'teaonninoda that tlip attack wa made in great forop mi a three mile front, in the smnp sector that has been ceaselessly, iniavailiuirly battereil by the Crown Princp for the last week. American Ship is" Sunk hv a "Suh" m- I niteti fress) i.MHiX. -The American sailing ship. Augustus Walt, was sunk June ! 21. but the crew was saved, the Ad- uiiralty reported today. The ship was ownp by Welt & Company. Waldobor. Maine. No Fighting on the British Front ( By United Tress) I.(M(i. a successful raid south-ea--t nf Armentieres last night was all that General Haig had to report this morning. No French Ships Sunk Last Week ( United Press !' Mils. -Although six French ships haxp !)Ppn attacked during the pa;t wPk hv submarines, none of them wpre sunk, according to the official re port thi. morning. Railroads to Have Increased Coal Rate Kp-eial jjrti,. ,,, i Press. Washington. - The Interstate C, 'nunerep Commission f-ndsur BTHTlted a increase of ten Der cent on bltumi- nu. '''h1 from the minesto Illinois, Kp"tuckv. Tennessee, and Alabama. PROGRAM WHITE'S THEATRE TONIGHT "FRECKLES" Featuring Louise Huff and Jack Pickford FRIDAY DOROTHY GISH in "ATTA BOY'S LAST RACK" AID 1 11! Vote 7ednesday on Prohibition (By TTnited Prpss) WASHINGTON. A Senate vote on a national prohibition amendment to the Constitution will be taken at four o'clock next Tuesday. According to a private agreement of the "wet" and "iry" leaders the - deb v4tt -toefcln Tuesday. A part of the apreemeut amendment provides that unless the amendment iidfat eJetaoinaetaoninuwl amendment is ratified by thirty-six states within six years, it dies a na tural death. Gubernatorial Race in Va., Gets Bitter (Special Bulleti. 'mted Press) two ' Richmond,--With eacl of rhe utv candidates doggedly refusing to ! sacrifice himself to throw the solid uiuiiin ,.,fD ir, tin. nfhor niu! with : the ant'i-rpohibition caudi.late. West- j morelaud Davis, complaisantly view- j ing the internecine struggle which ad- mittedlv mav land him in the Gover- j uors chair. Virginia's democratic race j .:.w i iJ.ri-,. loc. than tn wppks ! Mil lur iiujnit- " ' ' ...... - - off. grew in bitterness today. Leonard Defeats Johnny Kilhane (Special- Bulletin United Press) NEW YORK. Benny Leonard, the world's lightweight boxing champion, stands out as a glittering figure. He is undoubtedly one of the greatest champions that his class has ever seen, as was proved by bis easy victory over Johnsy Kilbane. the king of featherweights last night. Their scheduled six round battle in Phila delphia was a tragedy for Kilbane, who was whipped in three rounds Kilbane still " retains weight title, however. his featber- Russians Fighting Desperately Now (United Press) WASHINGTON. The Russian for- i ces on the Roumanian and Smolgen- 1 Kreap fronts are fighting desperately j to relieve -the pressure on General j Koruiloff iu.Galicia, according to ca- ! blegraniH to the Russian Embassy here, j Is it on our subscrip tion list? We will guarantee you full value E F!n!!T FOB YOCB MONEY Full Teleg. aphic Repots of 1 the . GREENVILLE, N. C, feoxing match between American ' c " - ' - , . -'TY, , , . -..,-w pMMM. ii nn wi J IV nmmtm, ,uiiliinn Russians 0$ to Mold a Conference at Moscow (Special Bulletin, United Pr&s) PETROGRAD. The pibvisional government has decided to hold a conference shortly in Mos cow with representatives from all the several or ganizations of the nation present. "They are to discuss the countryrs: position, it-s problems, and i it's future." - - , . 11 ine Organ lotion Will Cossacks, and Workingmen's congresses. To the Citizens of Pitt County After closing all business for the Pitt county fair held last, ttie sum of $125 was Jeft in the hands of tl' Treasurer of the Ass(H iatin. About 1 thirty days aco a letter was address-1 ed to the memters ot the linani oi ( Governrs. asking permission to donate; this money for the use of the Pitt i County Red Cross Chapter. This let- j ter was signed by J. C. Move. II. A. j White. S. T. White. I). .1. Whicliar.l. : J- L. Wti ami J. B. Tucker, of j thirty letters mailed, practically all j misweml Yes." ( Mie or two failed! ! to answer. None answered .. ! This money was raised by public ! subscription. The Rod Cross work is a work of humanity and is supported I by voluntary gifts. This letter is j written and published so that if any; subscriber to this fund objects to its use as above set out, that they may; now let it be known, otherwise act- i ing under the authority given in an- swer to letters as above stated this j lniiiiov will be civen to be used by ! Pitt County Red Cross Chapter for thej ' relief of wounded and suffering sol-. diers. If you. object to this use, write to either of trj&:tuidersigned within ten days affer this publication. j Respectfully yours, Ii G MOVE. i Si T. WHITE. ! H. A. WHITE, J. L. WTOOTEN, 1. J. WHICH ARD. J. B. TUCKER. I Rumanians Take 2,000 Prisoners (United Press) PETROGRAD. Two thousand pris oners have been taken by the Ruman ian and Russian troops in their of fensive in the Carpathians, ac-?oiT. i to the Rumanian official statement. French; Make a Few More Gains (By United Press) PARIS. The French advanced over unoccupied Frenches to the north of Auberville In the Champagne sector, meeting the enemy beyond the trenches j and inflicting "appreciable losses upon THURSft$Y AFTERNOON, JULY 26,' 1917. RECREATION FOR I0UR SAILOR bluejackets on a whajX at the navy yard at 1 1 J. 1 1 UlClUUe pensailtb, SUIUltJIS, FLOR LIMIT WRECKE D THIS P. M. (Special Bulletin, United Press, 4 P.M.) ROCKY MOUNT, N. C. Three pulhuans of the Atlantic Coast Line's fast Florida Limited,'' were derailed this afternoon near Godwin, between Dunn and Fayetteville N. C. Three persons were slightlyv injured, none were killed. The main line is again open. The cause of the accident was the acciden ts throwing of a switch. IRISH MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT IS EJECTED F ROM IflS SEAT TODAY FOR "CHARGES" (Special Bulletin, United Press, 4 P.M.) LONDON. Lawrence Ginnell, In dependent Irish Nationalist member, was forcibly ejected from the House of Commons today and suspended from his seat as a- result of the sensational charge he leveled agaiust the govern ment authorities, whom he declared were plotting to take his life in order to manufacture a conspiracy they could blame on Irish Sein Feiners. Ginnell asserted that detectives had been sent by the -government to the gallery of the House of Commons arm to' throw into - . the IDA; i ED IS, I chamber - " United Press BOYS Portsmouth, N. H. First Call for Men Probably Friday (By United -Press) l p until noen today the Local Bo.ird of Exemption had not received its of-1 SOme RussijajBale. divisions came word ofc how; final iws. 6 80 has not .MDiprjtije women's "legion of Death" on the Vilna front iccua nana taHov llmi'ai'ai1 rn.v hava ' issue HU19 iiutusj. iiuncva , 1 it-j lutve secured those lists which have been received by the newspapers here, and have practically completed the neces sary work to summon the first con tingent. If the instructions arrive today, we will carry a full list tomorrow of the names of those who are to be examin ed on the first call. Odd Fellows Remit Dues of Soldiers The following resolutions were adopted by Covenant Lodge No. 17, I. O. O. F., at their meeting July 24, 1917: "Resolved that all members called to actual service in the army or navy of the. United States shall be exempted from all dues during such term of ser vice, and all such members are request ed to furnish the secretary with ad dress of self and family as early as possible." Resolution adopted by Covenant Lodge No. 17, I. O. O. F. July 24, 1917. U. S. Senator Says Ambassador Was Very Impertinent ( United Press ) WASHINGTON. Senator King of -Utah declared on the Senate floor to day that the British ambassador, Sir Cecil Spring-Rice was "impertinent" in writing a letter to Senator Hale of Maine, at Hale's suggestion, advo cating improvements of Portland Har bor for war purposes. King refused to retract his statement. N.-S. Engine Breaks Fly Wheel .(United Press) Yesterday afternoon the fly wheel of the east-boimd Norfolk-Southern en gine broke near Farmville and came near causing a serious wreck. The engine was running at a good rate of speed, and the force of the motion caused the broken pieces to fly in eVery direction, narrowly missing the head of the engineer. The windows of the car were broken and t-he steps torn off. The engineer slammed on the air brakes and he and the fireman then jumped. NTeither was hurt. The train came to -a stop with much of a jolt, and np one injured. Another en gine froaua freight teaKkwas . secured and the train reache6:Kere about an PRESS DEMANDS 1 INST THE SUBflRIl CASES . ; (By United. Press) . .. p Washington. The soaring total of submarine ' ravages, together with Russia's apparent collapse make aggressive British and Amerrican tactics imperative, Navy and Army officers said todajr. ' Britain's announcement of the total of major ships sunk during the past week gave fresh iuel to , the demands that a large portion of both services be used for active service against the Heart of the U-boat menace. The press is insistent f6r ah of fensive against Zebrugge and such bases, t x The military experts picture -that aeroplaaes would drop vast quantities of explosives upon the; submarine bases and the land defensesywtiilthe; combined navies would move in not diretp.hli : the big guns, but gradually easily towIdsiem while the land forces worked-at the reaji of the bases. 'W' . RUSSIAN WOMEN GIVE LIVES TO STOP ADVANCE OF THEIR FOES (By United Press) . PETROGRAD. The Russian women have laid down their lives on the battle fields of democracy. Aerainst the reports of died in repulsing the enemy's attack. For the first time in the history of the great war, the reports chronicle the death nd injury of wo men in the trenches. Five women of the "legion of death" were killed and a number wou$dedTh?S is the first engagement in which they 0m Seen: called upon to resist by arms the invasiqnipjheir. country. THE BONUS VOTE BALLOT IS. ASSURANCE OF A GRE AT Lr : And Now is the Time to Join the Daily News Bir Auto Contest and Win Your Share of the Prizes to be Given Away Soon; After Saturday night there will be no more of the 125,000 bonus vote bal lots given out to workers of the Daily News Auto Club. Those who have ta ken advantage of this offer will have secured a big lead in hte race, and those who have not will have to work just that much harder in order to se cure a share of the $2,347 in big cash and merchandise prizes which the ac tive members of the club will receive free. A Real Opportunity These big prizes are not for the weak hearted, those who lacv persistency and ambition. They are big awards and will mean much to those who re ceive them. But it takes effort and ab ility to secure the larger awards. If you are capable of this, then the Auto Club is a real opportunity for you. If you need the money and will not be content with earning just a few dol lars, the Auto Oiub will give you the chance you want. Don't Be Discouraged - Don't be discouraged "Faint heart ne'er won fair lady;" and if you are easily turned, off the track, you will never arrive at success , in this eam- ! T . 1 ' ' .'II. ti . J.-i paigiiy iwjsoive . to, - Bitty, wim . ii,:aiiu secure everything you cau from it. You cannot lose. You are guaranteed a liberal sarary, and if you put forth real effort you are sure, to receive a prize. " The Knockers .. If you have already been hustling you will have no doubt', been approach ed by the "knocket," No true effort but that will bring forth the knocker who will bring forth the knocker who will try to discourage it. He is a man who has his own selfish interests at NUMBER 36 MAVAL AC'llDiJ the traitorous retreat of r':: heart, or who has never accomplished anything worth-while in his life ftn who doesn't believe that other peofe.---can either. If you keep right ongov " ing ahead and trying as hard as "you can you will have a goodhealthly bank account while he is trying to borrow. a five to pay the grocer or the butcher." Room for More Boosters We want to bring home the fact .. right now that there is still room for more good live-wires in the Daily News Auto Club. There are still territories in which to work to accomplish more than any member of the club 'has yet -done in the way of securingvotes.;1. ' There are several places' itj the?$ ' ty especially good for theneWiVsfirfce. If you feel in the least fkterested? nr winning a big prize don't put ft off -Come in and get suplies and a receipt 1 book today. You will find yourself on - J the road to happiness and success be -' fore you realize it. .- Partial list of Club" Members Member Votei--. Louis Curry, city . . .... . ... , ,499,600 - Miss Margaret Moore, city . . . .498,800 Miss Cara Jones, city . v .'.491,000 Miss Argent Quinnerly, city . . . .47500, Mis: Lottie Barber, city 469,550 Frank Patrick, city .vr,7 . ,455j70O Mis Ethel Bynum, Farmyiile 509,050' Miss Athleen Bullock, "Bethel. .280,300 Willie Harris, Stokes" . I . .'. , . .273,000 4 Miss Rose Myers, city ...... ..248,200- . Miss Esther Blount, Ayden ?2KXK James White, cty ,,.,...V' 203000' Miss Mary Proctor, Grimesland 19,000'' Miss Susie Sutton, Wintervllle 63,006; ' , S. B. Edwards, C3hieod v .V. . . . 20,000 1' -- W. D. Pruitt, City . 7. .'M-i't? W. J. Smith, Grifton , . ...... 12," ' yj" J. Y. Monk, Farmviile W"10v t . 1 rl i J if t 1 If 1 r t r 11 III M i J'll II him. hour and a half late. -r i t -- .r : - -j. rafts' n , St-
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