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4 n : v - .v - - 1 T J, ' m v... . r. . ..a, i. . , . t L ; city edition pH; r ; , c THE WEATHER Fair tonUht and Wednesday, Thuhdttr-. .. r showers east $bgtji ZJ i A Bull Tele jarr a p h i c R e ports ?t h e United Press J! f.. . -rw" rest's GREENVILLE, N. C. TUESDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 7, 1917. itt ti rinn V - -r 1 HARVARD ATHLETES :ENLISTED FOR THE WAR r- mmi in TT fv TTTT l 7 t r .... i . - r at ' . ?,. ...... -. - . -rs-r T TH TTT1 X " r" . . ' It' " i i i i . 1 n n i - " . - . . M ' i -"Hi RUSSIA NAKS IIS RENS(0RK irf - - (By United Press) . WASUINGTON-The labor situation in the United States is causing the government real! alarm. War work has threatened the situation ! to such an extent that a concerted camnain was! started today to dispel unrest among the workers immediately. The War, Navy and Labor Depart ments have named a committee to consider the adjustments of wages in the naw vards. arsenals and other government works, and to 'bring about! unuorm scnequies, . ine. jUommittee js to Report August 24th. The present high cost of living; and the determination of the workers to share in the lrofits are believed to be responsible for the un rest. BITTEREST DISSATISFACTION IN GERMANY OVER NEW CABINET BY JOHN GRANDENS, (United Press Staff Correspondent) BERLIN. Open dissatisfaction with the new cabinet is expressed by the Liberal press today The "Tageblatt" is especially bitter in its state ment that the people have not been given their ' choice in the new government. . ' Resisters to Draft Cowed by Governor i Hy United Press) HA I. Kl(; 11. Gov. Bickett's "word to th wisp" to the would-be draft re sisters is bplieved to have proved euffi- icnt. The blod threats of dire trou I1p when the nation finally reached cut its hands to select its defenders Iimvc abated noticeably, while patriots ;uk1 the press have joined in violent iH-miiKiatious of the slackers. The mountain sections, however, are -till under wateb. 33ethet-C.tbe-3 Hooniia farmers have failed to mater- i.ilizp. Allies Hold a Conference in London Today ( By United Press) J.NI)x. An Allied Conference, winch promises important results is in lrnt;ress in Downing street-today. I'rcinicis Iiil)ot of France, Sonniuo "f Italy. I'asitich of Serbia, together witli representatives of the British and Rumanian governments are present at the meeting. Alaskan Youths Walk Jtliles to Register Names HY GEO. MARTIN, i r iiitcd Puss Staff Correspondent) WASHINGTON. Over lonely moun i lin passes and through great stretches "I' wild and barren country, the con--Tipted youths oi Alaska's 6.500 Am- ricaiis are trudging to register for tin- draft. Aiimng them are several hundred K-kiitin lads, who with heavy bear skins and big hoods, are tracking arross ice and snow to add their names i" I iicic Sam's honor roll. Gov't to Fix Price of Supplies By United Press) H' A s 1 1 1 ( ;t )X. President Wilson uracil tin- Federal Trades Coinniis in use all possible speed in deter 'i iii u' the cost which the government i ; 'Mi the price of raw materials. t -1 t i ies are pressing tor supplies, and sident has directed thta they I Im- '!ai: lint be gouged in the price of war j -!--! i ; .es. The fixing of the prices of ! n i k- zinc. tin. copper, aluminum.! :i1 !'ii !cr. cement, and petroleum j UIV aval's the completion of the m- ' i r. in. ii uf the Commission I'r nk 'M a-'ola in bottles, the most 1 1 1 1 1 : i r y w ay. Order h crate -from hi mincer today for the home. PROGRAM White's Theatre TONIGHT "OLD FOLKS AT HOME' featuring Sir Herbert Tree WEDNESDAY "THE GOOSE GIRL" Featuring Marguerite Clark Fire at the Cotton Mills Yesterday What came near being a serious con flagration broke out yesterday at the Greenville cotton mill when fire blaz ed np in the picker room where fifteen bales of cotton were being put through the giant machinery. The fire originat ed about 3 :30 yesterday afternoon, and when disco vered was blazing danger ously. However by quick work on the part of their own fire protection sys tem the fire was soon extinguished With- a- -damage around $300. Eight sprinkler heads blew off and. these, together with a' line of hose, emptied 5.000 gallons of water on the flames and quiekly had them under control. "Old Folks at Home" WDJte S lOnignt ! Tonight at White's Theatre Sir Her bert Tree will appear in the famous film version of the story, "The Old Folks at Home." This story has ever been a favorite in the hearts of the American people, and with Tree at his best, supported by an all-star cast, the pathos of the story -is brought forth as never before. "The Old Folks at Home" cannot but fail to please those who attend hte theatre tonight. Wednesday night dainty Marguerite Clark will star in "The Goose Girl." Race in Virginia for Governorship Very Close Today (By United Press; RICHMOND. Old Domtnion Demo crats are today balloting on their next governor. Up to the opening of the polls this morning no "Coup d'Etat" sufficiently sensational to influence vot ing had been sprung. In the fore noon as the balloting proceeded smoothly, the three candidates were believed to be abreast in the race which will be one of the closest ever run in the State. Westmoreland Davis, the "farmers' candidate." and p wealthy Louden County lawyer, in a wind-up speech here last night pledged! himself to a rigid enforcement of the prohibition laws despite his forruef recorfet as an advocate of local option. J. Taylor Ellison, the machine" dry candidate, and John G. Pollard, the in dependent "dry, both claimed victory early today. Women Take the Place of Men in Public Service (By United Press) MOREHAVEN, Fla. Three thous and women throughout the country are fully capable and ready to step into the places of men of military age who are now holding municipal, state and national government positions. This is the opinion of the first woman mayor of Florida, who is Mrs. Marion Hob witz of this place. Germans Capture More Prisoners CBy -United Press) BERLIN. The capture of 1,300 Russian prisoners and the storming of positions to the north of Focsani, is reported by the War Office today. ueii xo ngnt : to. a. i-escnner, captain or tnajtpwfcpteam sprinter ; C5. A. Coolidge, football player ; J. E. P. Morgan, nephew of J. P. Morgan and captain oflhe hockey teamj N. K. Burbidge, manager of the football team, and O. B. Abbott, captain of the baseball team. The most notable feature of the Harvard commencement exercises was the variety of uniforms seen In the procession. Nearly". all$f 'the graduates have enlisted in some branch of Uncle Sam's service. ;f J " ' 1 any Cases Paralysis (By United Press) RICHMOND, Va. An epidemic of fyjrulent in fantile paralysis is threatening n&bhWestern Virginia, the State Bbard of HealtHhounced here today. With forty-three cases reported dur ing the last tn days in the six adjacecounties of Rockingham, Page, Rappahannockren, Al- . bemarle and Augusta, . ,., to oe spreading rapiaiy. Representatives ot the United smje'ubiic Health Service and the State Hedtiissipn are on the ground. Public meetings have been suspended under the orders of the State author ities. The section is noted to tourists on account of the Luray Caverns in Page County. Nn Hpatha Vm VP hPPn Board of Health as yet. PITT COUNTY WOMEN ARE TO BE ORGANIZED FOR NATL DEFENSE To the Women of Pitt County: Through the Council of National De fense, the United States Government has called to all its women to help win the world-war for Democracy and Lilerty. Everywhere the women are responding, as women always respond to a call for help. There is much they can do, in their own homes, in their own State to make victory possible in this war which must bring victory or degradation. To make victory possible every man and every .woman must co operate, and to secure universal co operation the whole nation must be or ganized. That "men must work and women must weep" is no longer true, for now men must fight and women must work, and so the Government has called all the people, men and wo men, to its rescue in the gigantic strug gle in which it is engaged. The Council of National Defense was created by Act of Congress and Is'com posed of members of the Cabinet, who were authorized to organize forces for National Defense. A It soon became' evident-that the exi gencies of the time called for all the nation's strength both men and wo men. So a Woman's Committee of the Council of National Defense was ap pointed and approved by President Wilson. This Woman's Committee, composed of representative women in industry and in the various women's organizations, met in Washington and formulated plans for enlisting every American woman for some form of Na tional Defense. Each State is to organize into a Division, with committees, or units in each county. The North Carolina Division of the Woman's Committee of the Council of National Defense has been organized with Mrs. Eugene Reilly of Charlotte as chairman, with an efficient corps of officers to assist her. Temporary chair men have been appointed in every county in the State, and the work is progressing. The women of Pitt are as patriotic and as capable of rendering service, as any other women, and an effort will be made to organize them into the Pitt County unit of the North Carolina Di vision of the Woman's Committee of khe Council of National Defense. The name of the organization explains its object, which is to get the women to help in every public and private capa city to win the war. The things to be asked of them are all easy of accom plishment Mrs. Mark Quinerly of Greenville Tf ?T " r""' in vit-giiiia - I . . " I j , i i -j-,-. l j the out break &.;pelievea .f.-nfe ' , ffl -r-v , ,. rPnnrt.Pri to thP StRtP. has been named as Temporary Chair man for Pitt, and relying on the pa triotism of our women, she will under take to organize the proposed Pitt ' County unit of the North Carolina j Division of the Woman's Committee of the Council of National Defense. She has named a committee from the Greenville Woman's Club to assist her in the work of organizing. The plan proposed is that each township in the county have a chairmen who will or ganize that township. This chairman will organize a Township Committee composed of women from various parts of the township, and through whose help she will try to reach every indi vidual woman in the township. Thrift and economy in a few indi vidual homes is not enough. 'We must have thrift, and economy and cooper ation in every home, arid through this township committee it is hoped to reach all the women. In this war, food is as important as munitions, and 90 per cent of all food in this country is handled by the women. The efficient nse of munitions is dependent on the efficient use of food and so the homes of the nation become its first safe guard in defense. The townships are small enough for a committee of wo men to canvass its area, each member of the committee taking charge of that part of the township most accessible to her. Thus, by a minimum exertion, every woman can be reached. If the township committee, is strong and ac tive, the Pitt County unit, composed of the township committees will be strong and active, and will thus become a real help to the nation which is the desire of all patriots. Remember that the government is back of this work, and that the results of our efforts will be reported to, and recorded in the War Department. The Government directs the work, tells us what to do, and like an army of trained soldiers the women of the coun ties, of townships, obey the orders and the work is accomplished, the help ed. The departments of work in which tional Committee, are: 1 Registration for Service. (This embraces vacancies created by the ab sence of men called to the colors, which places must be filled by women.) ' -women can serve as named by the Na- 2 Food production. 3 Food Conservation. ' (This m- cludes elimination, of waste and is cov- ( Continued, j on page four) Pitt Guards Meet Tonight for Public Drill To the Guards: The Pitt County Guards will meet tonight for drill. Every member is expected to be present. If you are going to continue as a Guard . and do not wish to be penalized, be sure to come out tohigit. Ta the Public: Since the organization, the Guards have been drilled regularly, twice a week and their progress has been very satisfactory. They have now mastered both close and extended order drill, and have for some time been ready for guns. The best possible price obtain able for guns, even of the old Spring field type, is Ten Dollars a piece. The Pitt County Guards need at least forty. TT . .. - I. t-l 1 4 ' nuw ixlk iiiey lu ue guixeu : aic trie j Guam expected by the puwic to pay 'for the guns themselves? i In site of tne fact tnat the-puwic has shown very little interest, and giv- en almost no encouragement to the movement, our drills have been regular ly attended, even in rainy and extreme- ry hot weather.-. The membeTSof the gtiards are in earnest and want to maintain their organization, provided the public is sufficiently interested to assist them in getting guns, etc. Mr. Citizen, what is your desire? The purpose of the organization of the Guards is to give Greenville and i Pitt County military protection during ! te unsettled period of the war when our troops are abroad. In case of an ! emergency the Guards would also vol- unteer for service anywhere in this country. Another purpose tf the organization ! is to give military training to the j greatest possible number, so that in case of subsequent call the Government will he able to get efficient trained sol 1 diers instead of green rookies. It will j le service to the Country to be trained, i and a marked advantage to the Indi vidual in case he is called to the colors. The Government wants its citizens trained. There its all goa i nans hrd : trained. There is all to gain and nothing to lose, except possibly a little time, that otherwise would probably be wasted. If there is a full attendance at the drill tonight, the Guards will give an i exhibition of their training on Evans Street. Respectfully. D. M. CLARK, Captain. St. Louis Millionaire Commits Suicide (By United Press) ST. LOUIS, Mo. A mysterious call from an unidentified woman resulted in the finding of the body of Jordan Wheat. Lambert, the millionaire presi dent of the Lambert Pharmical Com pany, a suicide in his apartments here. lie shot himself, dying instantly. Germany Allows Hospital Shpis to Pass Safely (By United Press) MADRID. Germany has agreed to the safe passage of hospital ships pro viding that they carry Spanish officers aboard, who will guarantee thac the ships carry only sick and wounded men from France. It is stated that Great Britain has thanked Spain for the arrangement. NEW SWEET POTATOES IN TOWN J. H." Hyman, who lives in South Greenville, brought the first sweet po tatoes of the season to market today. They are of the Portugese yam variety, and' were full-grown and juicy look ing. Thev found a ready market, and brought the sum of $2.00 per bushel. Herbert's Bakery have something of interest in their ad today regarding their famous cakes. If any subscriber to the Daily News who is not receiving his paper as he should, will make complaint at the office, the matter will be looked into and adjusted. (By United Press) WASHINGTON Russia now looks to her two big "K's," JCerensky and Korniloff to lead her out of military and internal disorganization and l i into stability and triumph. Kerensky wields the "r-.I; X . -n t j j i t t supreme . power in ine t while Korniloff is vested f the army. Both have the entire support of all Russian poli tical parties. This is the situation as , summed up, by tHe Russian embassy. N. C. Nat. Guard Row Renewed ( United Press ) RALEIGH. Governor Bickett con ferred the commission of Adjutant General upon Brigadier General Law rence W. Young in that part of the North Carolina National Guard Who were not included in the War Depart ment's order mustering the guard into the federal service. This is the same office that he held for three years be fore he was raised to the rank of Bri- Lgadier for service on the Mexican bor der. General B. S. Royster, who has been serving as Adjutant General, hast re signed to make place for Young. Maj or Geo. L. Peterson has resigned as Assistant Adjjutant General on account of a bitter difference between himself and Young. Superintendent Coltrane of the new Pitt-Lenoir High School at Grifton has an announcement on this page that will interest you. RURAL HEALTH IN PROMOTED BY The County Commissions yesterday at their regular monthly meeting, sign ed a contract with the State Board of Health, by which Pitt county will be come a sharer in the funds donated by the. State, and the Rockefeller fund 1 ror rural neaim ww. uuuw mo contract, Pitt county will put in one dollar, the State one dollar and Rock efeller one dollar which will be spent in the promotion of the public health in the rural communities. The contract runs for three years, during which time approximately $18,000 will be spent in promoting the health of the people of this county. The last General Assembly voted an appropriation to the State Board of Health to the amount of $15,000 an nually with the condition that this money was to be used in the develop ment of the rural health work and that it should be supplemented in the pro portion of 1 for $3 from other sources. The International Health Board vot ed $15,000 as a supplementary fund to the $15,000 appropriated by North Car olina, making a total of $30,000. In addition the International Health Board has loaned to North Carolina the services of one of their ablest field directors, Dr, B. E. Washburn, who will direct the use to which this fund of $30,000 is put in North Carolina. North Carolina's Board of Health has developed a participating or coop erative plan of County Health work in which the International Board, the State Board and the County Boards of HOME STRETCH IS NOW ON IN GREAT RACE FOR PRIZES Daily News' Auto Club Will Come to a Close on Saturday Night at Eight O'Clock Big fc Certificates Thursday. ' We are now entered upon the Uime stretch of the great race for the $2o47 in cash and prizes in thfe Daily News Auto Club circulation campaign. With only a few short days left between tl is and the final close of the campaign, the close standing of the various .n iir uers, makes the interest intense among the workers and their friends. Claims and counter claims among the lea'ders, puts the results everywhere in doutyt. There Is not a memlier on the list that could not turn the tide of for tune in their own favor with a little extra work. The Buick. is not won by any means as yet and it is up to one of the members to make the ex tra effort and win. Every Minute Counts If you will only appreciate the val ue of the short time in which ypu have to work, you will make every minute of the day count for big businessas it will take this kind of business o put you over. Remember that your com petitors are busy and you must work, too, in order to keep the place. The big certificates which will be awarded to the three, best members on next Thursday night, are hanging" in the balance. To those who fail to appreciate' the value of thesfcr tificates, we would say that1 they ard equal to more than a hundred dol lars in cash to the winners. They will be the same as if you ha.d secur ed a hundred dollars worth of busi ness during the first, part of the con test. The Judges and Rules Thursday's issue of the Daily News aaminisrraTjive orancn , with the absolute control Germans Attack in Verdun Sector (By United Press) PARIS. Heavy fighting has again broken out in the Verdun sector." Fol- lowing a heavy bombardment the for ces of the German. Crown Prince last night launched strong attacks against the French lines on a front of approx imately three miles along' the left bank of the Meuse River. War Profits to be Curtailed by the Gov't WASHINGTON. The United States government is about to lay a strong hand on "war profiteering." The price of steel and copper is to be fixed to in sure a "reasonable profit" to the pro ducers and a "fair bargain" for the government and its Allies. PITT TO BE HEALTH EllPERTS Health can participate in a three years' county plan of health work. The first year gives Pitt County $6,900, half of which is paid by the International and f State Boards and other half by the' County. The second year gives Pitt - " county $5,80060 per cent of which, is . . , -paid by4hematy,- the balance-by th State and International Board: The third year gives Pitt County $5,800 75 per cent of which is paid by the county and the balance by the Inter national and State Boards. The contract for the health work is definitely outlined and has been agreed to by Pitt County's Commissioners and the State and International Boards of Health. This will mean a great deal for Pitt County. The personal inspec tion of every home in the County wijl be perfected. Teaching people to "pre-, vent disease in every home in ' the County will be undertaken. The Medical Inspection of school, children will be carried out by men es-i pecially trained for this particular line of work, i The examination of grown men and women with a diagnosis cf their case will be given the people of Pitt County free of charge. ; A systematized, practical ' education of mothers in infant hygiene will alsj be, among the .undertakings that itnts contract perfects: - Pitt County could not have done a wiser, more humane, more profitable or more economical thing. It is up to the citizens of Pitt County to give thistwork of saving life and preventing sickness every possible support. will contain the names of the judges who will preside at the close of the contest. These men will be selected by the Daiy News and all contestants will be assured of three impartial meni A few closing' rules will also be published on that day. These rules will be made for the good of all con cerned and "win in no way conflict with existing rules. Read them over carefully in ' cruder that there be no confusion 'On the closing night. ' If it has been important that you work for the Buick during thft past five 'weeks, it is doubly so now. Why throw away five good weeks work when it comes to a pinch? Just be determined to win and work according ly and you will be surprised at the results. List of Club Members: Member Miss Lottie Barber, City . . W. D. Pruitt, City Miss Clara Jones, City Miss Esther Blount, Ayden Frank PateiekpfWar . , - . iitfiss ArgniSSifer1y;city . 604,700 . -t y 579, 800 J Louis Curry, City Gv T, .Gardner, Grifton 561,000 . 7J Miss Susie Sutton, Winterville 658,950' G. T. Gardner, Grifton .... 555,000 Miss Margaret Moore, City . . 509,300 James White, City . . . 346,045 Miss Ethel Bynum, Farmville 309,050 -Miss Athleen Bullock, Bethel. .280,300. Miss Rosa Myers, city 246500 J. R. Edwards, Ghicod ...... 24,000 .-2$ f j i Am -"14 ' si J if 1 r ! t i -1 i 1 f -I t ) ! -A i V . I V . i r il - 4 4. - x St' il 1 1 -A.
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