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t ' .A ' - n 1 ,i ' ' THE WEATItE - 3 O'cloclf Fair tonight ..ai(-d.- ' ' - s. - - m nr . rntrt ' - inj; winds. EDITIQH 1 Full Telegraphic Report a pf tW United Press - .'iH '1 I! ?' - - i 1 ' -OlATME I. GREENVILLE, N. C. S ATURD AYi AFTERN60N, AUGUST 11, 1917, NUMBER 50 WHERE FRENCH COMMISSION STOPPED LoGal Boys - v. tt 4 t flglY CM01 nrnnnnivi finiiii7 ' IU -LI"I I II I ! ' .? UCIU ry Unittnl Pross) XKV YORK. More than 100,000 laborers are ,voiki-' in all haste at the sixteen cantonments -at-creel chroughout the : country, n an effort to have- them as n-aar completion as possible by Sep Pi irh when the'first nf Ampri'a tiowqv .ijlli Vi. , urobrbly mobilize. i l ;ill w Fro iu) .v tna- nearly an S ?;Vcen. ber 15th at the ---iT i .1-- by sixieeii iilvv tiuco teiiuuoaiiu5 u uunuiiigs are vj5in r into existence, the streets are being care fully laid out, sewerage and water systems, hos-j pital and garages, aero hangars and stables are bein.T rapidly constructed. f National Army Cantonments Av. r. Mas ( amp Upton" at (.'amp Meade" Vi;.l:;v"ii. X .1. ,,v at iVwMsburj:. Va. : "Camp Jackson" at Columbia. S ;,! Atlanta. Ca.: "Camp Sherman" at Chillicothe, Ohio; i;.ir.:"ii l.ati i' ("reek. Mich.: "Camp Grant' at Rockford, 111.; -Camp Pike" R. .,:. A;k.: "Camp Dodgre" at Des Moines, la.; "Camp Funston" at ... Kansas: 'Camp Travis" at Fort Sam Houston. Texas: "Camp i: Atari iran Lake. Washington. T!:riv :n i!n Hi National Guard Cantonments. Government Takes i Over Merchantmen For Use in the War i My Cnitod F'ress) W a1H;T . The requisitioning f Anmrir-Mi iiiiTrhantmen has begun. 3 in I si i.ii juivately owned pasenger !V" !iner liave been taken over , iiv.Tiiii-.eiit Shinninr Board. i l.v i! It :-:ins .itt.ri.illy learneI that the Board I ! v.-r tho hjp to the War ; t. :.t wliicli will use them to ! lit ;iu- material for the great4 i n'itirt i in.: werk behind the "Sammies iii ljir"i-. Contracts Given k Budding of 148 Merchant Ships i I'n red Press) W.s';iN; Tt Fiuge shipping -' .. ;i-.re-ating 775.(KX) tons and ii' v ..f s.iMt.iKK. was rMlay ap ;:'"''! ' v tin" Sliipping Board. It is 'V: ' :h tonnage will include Ul" m- !s and (K) steel ones. ' !:; i .Tie 1 were those drawn 1 !ii:iK lint were held up un- - ;i -1 ii'!s liinl had time to !,'.v t , ! -,-i n-ftillv. London Police Women Use Tact Instead of Brawn 1 1'y I'nited Press ) l'.y Mail 1 .One lost ; Uackeiied eye are the -'iii.'- casuities of the po i: " Iv 1 have helped to release l'-'iit'ic for the trenches. The I.' i ! 1, i:r-v. - ;ihneii:-! our .luring a slight 1 be with a lady prisoner invrence f opinion j 1 and arrestee was l u.ila lylike wallop in j ::. a p ilice official, to !i:a: ii..- police-woman initial fund of tact to ! l.K-k of brawn. One vA. was shocked a v .: 1 soldier and S 1 1 al tempted an ar il. at a the pair were ...! .1 p -rfect riutht to !..:': -.- any time l':-d th ll'ri'ili:.'. oolice-woinen NOTICE. - Daiiy News it was V ". 1 :. .loinison & Son had ill- I-i-siirr Grocery Co., ii! ! liave been the Johnson I'KOGRAM WUiTK'S THEATRE TONIGHT S:KL OF THE ARMY" I Vat m iiis; Pearl White 0 Two Corking Comedies MONDAY MAIU.AKET ILINGTON in 1!..; INNER SHRINE'' MUS. VERNON CASTLK in "PATRIA" SEPT. " -. v. - v. j nv(I CVX i.llj' Reports of ' the United! n --- i oi tnem will be readv - . . : " . latest, and thatji) .the are ltx;arel as follows: "Camp De 'Caiup Dix" Maryland ; V, ; "Camp "Camp Cus- Yaphank, Long Island: at Annapolis Junction. Reshipments Not Allowed by Com- 0 0 merce Comm ission (By United Press) WASHINGTON. The Interstate Commerce Cotuissiou today held it un ful for any company to bill its inter state freight to points near the, boun dary line f oue State, and then re- nsip r 'he next State to de feat ttw -fate rates. ilrs; JrVrjnrpher 1 , . 'in: Died This Morning Mrs. J. W. Murphy rrfed at her home on Cotanch street at eleven o'clock this morning. She was .1(5 year old. and had 'veil b'ind for '20 years. The funeral services will be held to morrow afternoon at two o'clock at the home, an dwill : conducted by Ilev. J. M. lniels of the Methodist c':i;:rch Labor Member Resigns His Seat (United j'.-o. i LONDON. Arthur Henderson. the Minister without portfolio, and the la bor member of the War Council, has resigned, it has been officially announc ed. The resignation has been . accept ed. Ready to Care for Wounded Sammies (By United Press) AMERICAN FIELD HEADQUAR TERS IN FRANCE. The American Red Cross is now ready to take care of all the wounded "Sammies,"' and it unnecessary for them to be sent home for proper treatment alter he- . - f 1 - nig brougnt nacK irom uie iinu nue. To Our Owing to the rush of the '"ontestl which closes this evening, some un avoidable errors have been made in the address of those who have subscribed for this paper. It is our intention to thoroughly revise our lists next week, so that there will be no complaint for failure to receive the paper regularly. Tf there is an error in your subscrip tion, please call it to our attention at once, in order that it may be corrected immediately. Thanking you one and all for tvour liberal reception of our paper during the first 7 weeks of its existence, and assuring you that it is our intention to make our paper such as will merit your continued patronage, we are, Your friend, ! THE GREENVILLE DAll-i ; Y0HJK NAME Is it on our subscrip tion list? We will guarantee you full value FOR YOUR MONEY Subscribers " r" ' rnrr-wrnrw-rr--" vifn n inniiTTti Tilffln iinillllinilpffiwwffii1r':i,iiiiii-M in IMTItlf l-BrtitW' The residence of former Ambassador Henry White in WagHington, wliich was turned oyer to the French war commissioners for theirCupancy during their stay in America the early part of the present summer. ' ' ' ' VI.-&.ipI I ma v SI ivl III CONCRETE BASE NOT PROPER MIXTURE, ASPHALT TOO THIN lillKrt ('. ueer in char; White, supervising engi-. r-k 4t f Ka roof no rimr ! "JL lUC CHlVtl iU( j leing done in Greenville, exploded a ! liombshell at an informal meeting of J the Board of Aldermen last night , when he reported that in two instances the work was not according to specifi- cations, and recommended that approx I imately $.","() be deducted from the i amount due the contractors, the South j ern Construction Company. The Board did not have a regular : meeting, due to the fact that a quorum I was not present, but met in an infor j mal way to discuss generally the af j fairs of the town. Mr. White, in a I statement to the Board, gave charts t ...t 4.;. ..I........... n t- or, c o m i Tl ! at ion of five blocks of paving show wed lord that the concrete base was not accord to siecifications, that the required ' amount of cement was not there, and , that it was not satisfactory and should ; not le accepted by the Board. He re-: commended that around $;),200 be de ducted from the cost of such work, which amount represents not only the entire cost of the base of those five; blocks, but also an additional sum ! to cover the costs of tearing up the as phalt to get to the base. It has been stated that the switching of wheelbarrows was employed in low ering the amount of cement without de fection at the time by the supervisor, i The cement and the sand that go into the mixture are measured in wheel- j barrows, a certain number of wheel barrows of sand to every barrow of cement. By. the substitution of larger wheel-bar rows for the sand, while . COOPFR WRITES OF HER TRIP THROUGH U-BOAT ZONE Letters to relatives here from Mrs. ;. B. Cooper, who sailed from New York in July to join her husband in London, describe vividly the exciting trip of the vessel on its trip through ! I the submarine-infested zone. : Mrs. Cooper sailed from New York i on the Steamer Baltic, in company with j two thousand American soldiers who ; were bound for France.' General Bid'd-e : tmruHipr with two captains and two . ... . colonels were-oh the ship. Only seven ladies were on board, and Mrs. Cooper was the only American among them. The ship failed to sight a submarine but the fogs were heavy and dense, and j people there, and that they have made tne ship had much trouble in picking j an excellent impression upon the Am up the destroyers that had been sent j erican people. SH COUNTY RED CROSS DOING GREAT WORK FOR SOLDIER DOYS Through the tireless efforts of its leaders the Pitt county chapter of the Red Cross Society has progressed won- derfully during the month 01 jury, and has done splendid work in its efforts to relieve the suffering soldiers in. France. Day after day these noble women have gone to the work-room in the court house and cut and sewed and cut until their eyes burned and their backs hurt, in order that supplies for the Red Cross might go forward. Their good work is shown by the fact' that up to the 10th of this month 1,826 rolls of surgical dressings have been shipped from this chapter, andm ad dition two huge boxes of patients pa jamas, shirts, bed shirts, convalescent gowns, slippers, socks, bed socks, bath towels, face towels, .wash cloths, and U9L1 IVIL-Ilti keeping the same sizei for the cement, .......... .. rt- -S'rir. f- rt fT can1 l 11C pi UpUI I lUllit IKT UUiUUUli JM. OUllu in the mixture was greatly increased and the proportionate amount of the cement was diminished. Mr. White also reported that at cer tain places the asphalt was not of the regular thickness, and recommended that around 5f!2.MM) be . taken from the contract price for thi$ deficiency. The spokesman for the Construction Company, when calledjupon for explan ation, said that the ConJany Would not object to the deduction for the discrep ancy in the thickness! of the asphalt; that they had no intention of not coin ing up to th? coiitratt -and that the fault was entirely with the superin-1 ejen Hit they weaying. to sup-J ervise the work. He objected vigorously to the deduc- I tion in regard to the cement, saying I that their records showed that the 1 right amount was being put into the mixture, ami that the base was dur able and lasting, and would give the full service expected of it. He said that the Company would 1h willing to, file a 'verified bond to protect the town ( from any deterioration of this base. : He stated that immediately upon learning of the existing conditions they discharged their superintendent j and placed another man in his place, j Mr. White also recommended that j an increase amounting to $."500.00 le j allowed the Company for additional 1 drainage. The Board decided to hold a meeting toni'-'ht. at which time the matter will be- fully threshed out by them. out to act as an escort for the ship. Every morning at five o'clock the pas sengers on board were called out, and, after the life-belts were fastened on they were placed in the life-boats in readiness for any mishap that might occur. During the time that they were in the middle of the submarine zone they were kept up all night and not allowed to leave the boats. Mrs. Cooper landed in Liverpool without mishap, and "writes interesting ly of war conditions in London. She says that the American troops in Eng land are being treated royally by the other articles have been forwarded to the Southern headquarters of the Red Cross in Atlanta. From there they will be forwarded immediately to France for the use of the soldiers there. Besides the Greenville Chapter, there are twelve well organized auxiliaries in Pitt county, all of whom are active in the Red Cross work, and some of whom have already opened work rooms. The officers of the Pitt county Chapter are : President, Miss Pattie Wooten ; YicePresident B. S. Warren ; Treasur er, W. B. Wilson Jr., and Secretary; Mrs. E. Ficklin. To these people, together with the rank and .file of the organ.izati6n; are due the splendid work being done in raising money and sup plies for use of the Sammies who will s. soon be fighting the Huns in Belgium and France. FtOdethorp The following ' Green vUle" ?b'oys re ceived their ijotices to report at Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga., at the new" e&mp be ginniii 'August 27th: ' F. Bruce Hooker, J. ('oiirad. Lanier, li. (J. Cooper. L. J. Smi'tii. Prof. Mead ows, J. B. Kit.trell and W. A4 Darden. - r Thee men will report there fer three jaiouths intensive trairuug in order to qualif yj them as officers in the new auray wliich is to raised. They will W' attached to' the second draft X)t iuen-who will be called out later on in the fall. - - - ' ' ' Frank Brinkley Wins Commission in the New Army A telegram to J. F. Brinkley from his son Frank, who has beenin training at Fort Oglethorpe during the past three mouths," announces that he has been commissioned as a Second Lieu tenant in the new National army, and that he will be mustered into service the fifteenth of this month. He will arrive in Greenville next Wednesday on a furlough of about two weeks be fore reporting for active duty at the new camps where the new armies will be assembled. His friends here are pleased to hear of his success, and feel certain that he will make an excellent -record in his ney line of work. Destructive Fire In Gary, Indiana, Explosive Factory (By United Press) GARY. Indiana. A Aconspiracy of r,u the enemy is thought to be the cause a destructive fire which deatfoved haIf th Plailt of tu Aetna Explosive Uompany, with a loss of $100,000. Thtl gun-cotton section suffered most from the flames. Fighting Now on Rumanian Front 1 (By United P .-o.ru PETROGRAD. A big battle is in progress on the Rumanian front. The official statement of the Russian War Office stated that the conflict is proceeding all along the Suchitza riv er, and that it has been in progress since Wednesday. Wilson Names District Judge United Press) WASHINGTON. President Wilson today nominated Beverly D, Evans of Sandersville, Ga.. to be United States District Judge "of the Southern District. German Morale Breaking Down (United Press) WASHINGTON. Hundreds of Aus-tro-German troops are surrendering vol untrily to the Russian forces, accord ing to cables received by the Russian Embassy. This evidence of the weak ening of the German morale is strengthened by additional cables that stated that the Kaiser during his visit to his troops at Mitau pleaded with them to continue their loyalty a little longer. I Statement of War Aims Demanded by, LaFollette (By United Press) j WASHINGTON. Senator LaFollette of Wisconsin began his fight in the'U. H. Senate to force a world-wide peace I discussion, when "he introduced today ! a resolution calliug for a re-statement : of the Allied Peace terms, "based on the disavowal of any advantage either in the way of indemnities, territorial ac quisition, commercial privileges, or eeonomic prerogatives by which one na tion shall strengthen its power abroad at the expense of another nation, and which will be incompatable with the es tablishment of a durable, peace in the world." Mrs. T. E. Bell and little daughter, Lois, returned this morning from a .2 months visit to. friends and relatives at Greenville, S. C, Atlanta and lDast Point, Ga. :-',-' . . . . . .... , t, ,t i A, . ,..-.i;. . .a REPULSED BY - (By Ijnied Press) LONDON. Violent counter - attacks east of Ypres in an effort to retake the ground captured by the British have been fruitless. The Gentians lost heavily and were beaten off by Haig's troops, according to the report this morning of the War Office. Henderson Has Resigned from British Cabinet (United Press) - LONDON. Arthur HeLderson's re signation from the British Cabinet has been accepted, according to the Pall Mall Gazette. Henderson is the Laborite member who has been active in advocating the participation of British labor at the Stockholm Socialist Conference. "Sammies" in a Sham Battle BY J. W. PEGLER, (United Press Staff Correspondent) AMERICAN HEADQUARTERS IN FRANCE. A great sham battle, dur ing which the "Sammies" will charge forward under cover of real rFench bat teries after the trenches and entangle ments have been blasted by artillery, is being staged for the education of th,e American soldiers in modern warfare. No U. S. Troops To Russia as Yet (By United Press) .-WASlilwGTC),, -America's first aid to Russia as a result of the Root Mission will be a limitation of pass ports to' Russians in New York, who would go , to Russia to spread the German propaganda financed by Ger- 1 man money. Hereafter all applicants j for passports must show that their j purposes and intentions are good, and that they do not seek to injure the I present government in Russia, j The United States has no intentions j of sending troops to Russia at present. nniiif Mnuri' niirn m nn nnnf ...- UMILT mid HUIUU.UDUM3 TO A CLOSE TONIGHT, M Judges Will Count Votes and Award th some and Valuable Prizes to the Best Working Members. j This is the last day of the Daily News' Auto Club and it is only natur ! al that all members will do their best i to gain the prize of their choice dur ing the remaining hours. Opportunity I is spelled in great big letters for those who make the best of their efforts be tween this and the close, which is to j night at "J o'clock. Be confident in 1 yourself and have confidence in your competitor's ability. .Never think that your competitors are idle. They, too, have their mind set on the grand prize. See the friends who have formerly helped you and explain to them that you need more help. Tell them that their subscriptions extended ' now will count more than the first six months on regular votes. Don't let them put you off as all the subscriptions in the world that you might.be able to get next week, will not count you any votes. Remember that the contest closes to night at nine -o'clock, and all business must be inside the door at that time. Make this, your final effort, your greatest. The Daily News would regret to see any member of the Club lose a single vote over some small misunderstand ing and if the workers will read the few simple rules published below, all confusion can be avoided. The Closing Rules. 1 All reserve votes must be polled in the ballot box at the Daily News' office in order to be counted for the awards. - - 2 All business and reserve votes must be inside the DailyNews' office not later than nine (9) o'clock Sat urday night, August 11th. Doors will be closed at that hour and only those inside the door at that time will'be al lowed, to turn in their business S All yotefr and. subscriptions must bear a special delivery stamp if mailed after noon Friday, August 10. Busi ness received by mail later than the closing hour, will not be counted. 4-Na personal checks will be accept- - st. - "tr v '--.vV. , - A. X- BRITISH TREE Socialists Seek Allied I (United Press) LONDON. Efforts to induce Amer ica, Belgium, and other Allied: Labor Federations to participate in thfe 'So cialistic conference, and seeking to make clear the ruling of the .Brj&sh. law regarding such sessions at wWcfl representatives of the enemy may tie present, will be the next step of the British workers. Roche Renavin& K'tnA (By United Press) .? PARIS. (By MailWh kind- ness to a German prfedDsT years ago is bearing fruit today. Early in the war of 1870 French troops took a young German officer prisoner and -put him in a prison camp for the duration of the war. During the long weary months of waiting for" peace, the officer rtid his companion were given every latitude of privilege that a war pirsoner could ask. Today Marcel Richard, a young French sous-officer and his compatriots in the German prisoncamp at Meister are reaping the, benefit. The German officer-prisoner of 1&70, now too old for active military service,, is com mandant of the prison campt Young "... Richards has written- home to his ' folks in Paris for his tennis flannels and shoes telling them why he is able to enjoy this recreation. The commandant is not only allow ing his charges every possible-freedom, but has purchased the tFBEri OHt fit, including net, racquet, balls, etc from his own pocket. 4 .1 ed in payment for business on the osh , Lag day. Remittance for all biraiess' . must be in cash, cashier's cheok, mon ey order or draft. If the Club Mem bers will remember this rule thte "Will be no disappointments. Please-'do , not,1 present personal checks on the dosing night. . . -.ijt 'y 5 No votes will be Issued withGafr the name of the member -for whom they are to be voted appearing there on. Any Vote ballots marted"bf; defac ed in any manner will be thrown out of the count. 6 All subscription orders must be filled out with the correct name and address of subscribers when turned in. No money will be accepted or votes Is sued on any money that is not accom- panied with order giving full address of subscribers. The Judges. After careful consideration the Daily News has selected the following well known men of Greenville to act of judges of the campaign. These men will count and check the ballots and award the prizes. Their work will be done just as soon after the close as it is possible to do so. The judges are as follows: R. C. Flanagan, real estate and in surance. N. O. Warren, cashier Greenville Ranking &. Trust Co. . , J. C. Gaskins, Register of 3eeds -or Pitt County. ' : . ; , These men are all well-known and the members may feet nasnreX ' they .will get every vote that thejgiQlw entitled to. The Big Certificates, tote The members are hard at work, mak- ' -ing these last few days 'count ; big n -votes. The big certificates will -be awarded to the three members-who have turned In the most money since the inauguration of the campaign. The " first one is for two million, the.gecoad" is for one million five hundred" houg- (Continued on page toxaf ' -,h 'v-eni-'' ; r--" -rl'- tint. v5 4 1 1 1 t 1 V "fill ! 1 V -. i J ! r H i 1 m m 11 hi ;1 V 1 t 1 4 t -
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