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(ADDITIONAL TELEGRAPH NEWS PAGE 4) THE WEATHER 5 O'clock . . 'Jl Vfil '.V .1 la Fartly Cloudy to- night and Thursday. City EDITION Full Telegraphic Reports of the United Press 1 8 VOLUME I, NUMBER 53 GREENVILLE, N. C, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 15, 1917 ' ;1 "J 9P 3 1 ... n .Y CAN AD I A NS STORPri CAPTURING BY W M. PHILIP SIMMS, -lUnii?d Press Staff Correspondent) (ierman positions on a front of over a thousand yards and a depth of nearly a ! niilc were stormed and captured by the I O-nadians ei rly this morning, and as a j result the famous coal city of Lens is now nothing" more than a death trap for the Germans. If they continue their preca rious hold their pride will cost them dear ly in lives and blood. WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES AFIELD. The Canadians this morning stormed the positions ; dominating the remaining approach to the great I coal city of Lens, which is still being held by the j Germans. The Germans were swept from Hill1 No. 70 by the Canadian onslaught and were also i driven from several neighboring positions. j Several hundred prisoners had been sent to the; rear at the time of the filing of this dispatch. ! CONSUMHION OFCOHONIS INCREASING WASHINGTON. The amount of citti'ii "ikiiuic'I lurinjr the month of July, wits "ill.!!; bales agairi8t4S9r" C 'lUrHlZ .IMIX. I.M. I (If VV1IU UU- rem ;ninMin(Hi tmiay. : ami TiH-ruiMimiMn in thewrton grow-jof in; t.iti- w;is :: Iniles against JTii.i:;t; l;i -r t ;ir. The exports. . hi Hii'liic linriTv. were 271.717 bales I7'..7-V; f..r last year. TV iiiii..n; wen- Kt.ulH) against 7. li'.'li lat yi-ii r. ASSAULT CASE s4tilp;i.v "f Rn-Mt t ;i hnii nf M i niulii while Ihe husband ;u inn- w ho resides on the AH'crt Privette near this li:ilf mile from the "in h..,v 'nni!- inl.ai-,-,. andliosotta was 'I" li'-iiM- with ln-r small chil h ii. -.-n, naiiied I'cyton Barnes ''ItlTHl f,.. ,M( iml tried to assault ;certinei into me serwee jusi as muuMt Shi- v;l i-I.ep on pallet and ""r ;i -ir. ,ii,, stnigylc with the ne-sr-cwh'i 1 i k . ami ran. she stepped out '."il lei 1 1 1 .M,-. Turner at the pump nis statii.i, aii.l hi- called tip Mr. W. H. HrvHnt ui, ,,hi-,-.l his do-s on the rail ''."vi'ii .,',-l, k and these ran the trail raclit tn ii,,- house of Barnes who "'u ;iii,,tln r ,,art of the plantation. Il'ii'inw Was arrested and tried yes-'T-l.-iy l.f,,n. Magistrate ' Alvin Clark I'lii'-'-d him under a bond of $K0. Wi ""li haily Thin Chinese-American Association to Pro mote Oriental Trade ' l;y I'niied Press) " 1 1 i 1 1 .-1 . - (J'.v Mail l Re- i.. . ;v,'m 'liiu;i and America. " n-isten-d many evidences "' '!!! i:icveas::g i;:ipoi'taiict' Ml., I .. I-. . .. . , ' i ue war. have imhmi iriv- III the formation nf the ' nine A 1 1 1 1 -1 j -: 1 11 Uiii-i-itinii hurl- ' 'i'iii' 'in--k ntr. vice-president of ', ' ' iirisiian (iiege. heads tne "I': H'l.aiion which aims to nro- in.,1, i-iiii " l in! oilier forms of inter- '"IWl-.ll lh.. !-. ..-.it i,,., Ii tiv, Ti ' U.lents Mil- work. are taking an no- I'M!! j,. White's Theatre TONIGHT 'VMKRICA IS READY" THURSDAY A KOADSIDE IMPRESARIO' Featuring Geo. Beban. HEIGHTS MANY G LENOIR'S QUOTA OF 290 SECURED FRAKinNT Y Al ft! 1 IVUl'l UllLrl 410 Inoir cwmtyVfnll quota of 209; men were selected with 120 yet on the! reserve iit of the 418 to whom bo- i - iVm nloton its m-r Lt ractArno r ! irvam wuiicini if "via jrciiciuaj, certified the remaiuiuj; number i Deeded to complete the quota ! In'!. Z the reserve list, however, have claim- i exemption, and doubtless a goodly portion will e granted it when they, .are finally passed upon. Also there : !are some without doubt in the list ct'rtifiiMl to the war department. who will not pass the nfial examination. and their places will have t. be niied from those on ihe reserve list. There are two lists appended, the lirst being those called into the servitie of tin l'iiitel States not exemptet or dis of those charged. The secoftd list isi billed by the local board vi ho afiled to eriort and submit to examination. All of those in that list forfeited all rights in claim rof exemption, and are tluv had passed the physical examina tion, and had no claims ior einepiion. - Kinston News. ITALIANS ANGRY j AT POPE'S OFFER j (By United Press) HOME. The Italian public regards j with disfavor the initiative taken by the 'Pope in putting- forth peace pro posals at this time. U.S. GUNNERS ARE PIRSOPRS! (By United Press) WASHIXGTON. Five American; gunners and the captain of a vessel j sunk by a U-boat were taken prison j ers. t tie .av.v in-pai liiic-ul h-uiuvu vi ficially today. Uncle Sam Adopts Pro-German Style for Saving Cabbage (United Press; " i WASHIXtJTOX. Uncle Sam has been forced to employ pro-German me- thods to save America's cabbage crop. The emergency bureau of the De: ' partment of Agriculture today reported i that tremendous rains have given us i a whopper crop of cabbage and that i unless thousands of heads of it are at j once turned in sauer-kraut, it will be ' lost. Despite that fact, that we're at war i with Germany, sauer-kraut is so pop ; ular in this country that, the price i has taken a big jump. It is an easy and exceedingly profitable way to han dle surplus cabbage. . Last year a million dpUars . worth of cabbage went the sanerkra route. i 0 a I j. & " a n iiere is a group of happy Irish soldiers just returned froiuan engagement given the enemy an awful drubbing and all are happy and jubilant. Each man THE POPE'S PEACE NOT ACCEPTABLE T 0 ALLIES (By United WASHINGTON. The Nations-the United States included-has swung ; strongly to the view that Pope Benedicts peace j1393 Axum white nrnnncai ponnnt. hp ao.o.pnted in its nresent form.;i269 w.R.Tjson ni inov) fl j oovKr fVn'c cii 1C,VU XJ nAjArtTntjrni jng,lanQr j rancenqqtaiy iri- V1VC1U OllUlift UMkWOi VIVH ' . -j 1 LiltJ jJIUyUoctl. The belief that the move ly expressed by high officials. The President has not definitely decided upon the full scope of his repy an(j reserve his decision until he has . . . , i ii n i j. ii had time to Study the IUll text .01 the nOtC A onnrcWnV to HHP wflO IS hlVh in his COUncil. and who actively participates i- i ii -r country s policy, tne rresiaent win reiuse lo ac- f fTy, WViofViov ry tint lio x7ill rrmlrp S11CT- gestions that may further the negotiations awaits the expression of the w6rld's opinion. ALLIES LOOK TO RUSSIA AND . I). S. ABOUT POPE'S PROPOSAL (By United LONDON. The eyes, of the leaders of the Al- lies are turned to Russia and to America not to Rome. The principal interest in the discussion of j the Pope's peace proposals was the effect it might j . i i , rr i t A t have on Russia, and also its eitect upon the Amer-; ican Catholics. ' I rr,, , , i -i ! inai tne proposals cannot ana win not ue ac- cepted by England, 'France and Italy, is a fore - that America will turn a als. ' T k TPCIJC jj ) A II VJ WHEAT BOARD i (By United Tress) WASHINGTON. Pres. Wilsdn has appointed a Wheat Price Fixing Com mittee as the first step toward gov ernment control of the lf17 crop. The members include H. A. Garfield of Williams' College. Chairman J. M. Barrett, President Farmers Union, and Wm. X. Doak of Roanoke, Va., vice president of the Brotherhood of Rail way Trainmen. BEAUFORT TO AMBULANCES Miss Mafcia Myers, chairman of the local Red Cross Auxiliary, this morning reported the receipt of $42.18 for the Beaufort county ambulance fund. This amount was collected from the citizens of Aurora and vicinity by Miss Lottie Bonner. Miss Bonner stated in FUransiOTO IRISH FIGHTERS AND WHEIR TROPHIES PROPOSALS Press ) opinion of the Allied : mnrnina hvhhe State V. , . W fc j. t v. is pro-German is sharp- in the formation of the i j n j? Press) deaf ear to the propos SVISSiHSSION KUACnUS (By United Press) ,AX ATLANTIC PORT The Swiss Mission to the UUnited States, led by Jean A. Sulzer, arrived today enrbute to Washington. Tliete a re; fifteen in the party, and theylkce here to en deavor to reach an understanding with this country in regard totfhe ship ment of food to Switzerland uder the i Export License Law. If any subscriber to the Daily Nes who is not receiving! his paper as he should, will make Complaint at the office, the matter wifl be loolied into BY HENRY WOOD her letter that. she bfelieved the sum would be increased. - Reports .from other parts of the ounty also "indicate that the citizens are raising donations for the ambu lance. It is now believed practically certain that two ambulances will be sent to the front ffom this county; one from Washington and the other from other parts of Beaufort county. Washington Daily News. with the Germans. They have just bears some evidence of his triumph. MORE CLAMS DISALLOWED The following claimed exemption on j various grounds, which were disal I lowed : 1520 Jacob Harris Falkland 1234 Heni B. Scott . . Winterrille 3543 John coward wintervme . . . Chicod WinterviUe 34 AIMS ARE SAME AS THE ALLIES (By United Press) WASHINGTON. Nothing has oc curred to change America's war aims, which are substantially those of Eng land and France, it was officially stat d by the State Department today. This is takeu to indicate that the Allies will stand firmly together in re jecting the Pone's offer. RAINBOW CAMP IS GIVEN NAME (By United From WASHINGTON. The camp of the Rainbow Division that will soon go to France, which is at Mineola. Long Is i laud, will be named Camp Albert Mills ; in honor of the late Chief of the Mi i litia Division. SEVERAL MORE A PP PYFRTPTFTI ErArlir llil f The foowing M te,E f rom military service by the Local BOard for causes other thau physical deficiency : 5S2 W. B. Haris. Greenville, dwc. ;1S38 ! sse Fred Freeman, Farmville, dwc. Tobe Wilkins, Parmele, dwc. W. B. Whitehurst, Grifton, dwc. W. H. F. Tucker, Greenville, dap. Ed Carter, Grimesland. dwc. Cleveland Garvin, Greenville, dwc. Wm. Cox, Greenville, dwc. W. F. Roberson, Stokes, dwc. P. S. Rasberryv Farmville, dwc. Frank Corey, WinterviUe, dwd 32.88 2480 12t)2 2204 1303 1034 1.937 3539 3088 ' J. S. Cherry, Pactolus, dwc. 14tK5 Alonzo Cooper, Falkland, dwc. 3517 2.802 1875 3566 1291 2049 2674 . .11 2363 8!6 341 1405) 1901 1288 3600 2270 2508 Chas Anderson, WinterviUe, dwc. John Jones, Greenville, dwc. J. G. Holloman, Walstonburg, dwc. Willie Hill, WinterviUe, dwc. J. L. Bush, Greenville, dwc. Dan Barrett, Fountain, dwc. Joe Dupree, Greenville, dwc. J. J. Braxton, Ayden, dwc. H. W. Martin, Bethel, dwc. Fenner Briley, Stokes, dwc. Wakefield Jones, Ayden, dwc. Chas. Corbitt, Farmville, dwc. R. W. Lovick, Farmville, dwc. Zeno Brown, Grimesland, dwc. Chas. Stancill, WinterviUe, dwm. W. A. Howard, Greenville, dap. W. F. Whichard, Bethel, .dwc. 'Jno. E. Owens, Farmville, dwc. E. P. Bethune,, Edenton, physi cal disability. -Roy B. Gardner, Farmville, dwc. Oscar Roberson, Bethel, dwc. P. H. Burney, Grifton, dap. S.' L. Cox, GreenviHe, dwc. H. S. Summerell, Grimesland, dwc 2030,. 1820 1999 642 3199 2192 1256 AIIERIf A S?V(f AR REPARATION HESTORATIOMD GUARANTEES' (By United WASHINGTON The great var mut go 031 until Germany i willing to talk reparation, res t ation and guarantees. The United States stands with the Allies in their determination to fight on until these objectives have been secured. , The Pope's peace appeals have made no change m the war aims of this country, the State Depart ment announces. HOME GUARDS RAISE MONEY FOR SUPPLIES The following are the members of the committees appointed to solicit subscriptions for the purchase of guns for the Pitt County Guards, any of whom are authorized to accept con tributions : First Committee L. G. Cooper, S. E. Gates, Felix Labaki and J. H. Hy man. Second Comnttee E. L. Clark, V. E. -Staton, Berry Bostic and Linda Smith. Third Committee D. B. Carter, Sno die Smith. Leggett and J. H. Mobley. The following subscriptions have been reported Contributed Other Than to the Committees : Capt. J. T. Smith Z $5.00 R. R. Gotten 1.00 iJno. Flanagan Buggy Co $10.00 W. H. Long 10.00 F. G. James & Son 5.00 H. A. White 5.00 Moseley Bros 5.00 W. B. Wilson 5.00 I F. J. Forbes 5.00 Frank Wilson 5.00 Frank Wilson 5.00 W. B. Brown. 5.00 J. C. Gaskins 5.00 A. G. Waters 5.00 T. F. Maguire & Son 5.00 R. L. Smith 5.00 Hart & Hadley 5.00 Greenville Supply Co 5.00 F. D. Cuuuingham 2.00 I Jesse Speight 2.00 j H. C. Edwards 2.00 J. J. Gilbert 1.00 D. C. Beach 1.00 Reported by J. H. Mobley: S. T. White $5.00 W. L. Fleming 2.00 E. M. McGowan 1.00 M. M. Mills 1.00 Sam Jones 1.00 T. S. Camden 2.00 I J. B. Riggan 1.00 I RjntrfMl hv V R fit o inn R. C. Flanagan $10.00 W. A. Bowen 10.00 Joseph Hatem 2.50 J. G. Lautares 2.50 Sam A. Haskins 2.00 H. L. Hodges 2.00 NOTED GERMAN EDITOR FAVORS RESTORATION 0 F PROVINCES (By United Press) AMSTERDAM Maximilian Harden's sujifess ed paper reappeared today advising the restora tion of Alsace-Lorraine to France, and Trieste to Italy, if a durable peace is to be secured, German dispatches stated. Watch-Repairers in Russia Draw Salary on Strike (By United Press) PETROGRAD. (By Majl) The watch repairers of Petrograd have won a strike that is record breaking in its demands. Every watch repairer who receives 200 rubles a month has been raised to 300. Those who received over 200 have an increase of 50 per cent. These increases are retroactive and go back to Jan. 1, 1917. Every watch repairer in Petrograd, therefore, has received, in cold cash, recently, at least 600 roubles. Evey watch' repairer from hence- STILL ALLIES Al Press) Potatoes and Truck Plentiful Around Hendersonville (By United Press) HENDERSONVILLB. The Hen derson county potato crop is the larg est in many years, and is now selling at $1.00 per bushel. Other truck crops are abundant in this vicinity. J. W. Little 1.00 W. J. Morton 1.00 S. T. Hicks 2.00 Charlie James 1.00 C. B. Hardee 3.00 C. G. Paramore U0O R. B. Kittrell 1.00 W. S. Atkins 1.00 G. A. Clark 1.00 J. H. Tucker 1.00 W. L. Hall 1.00 -4L. M, -Tucker. V vrt- rs5. E. B. Allsbrook ......... .'2,00 J. J. Turnage 1.00 Tom Hooker .....5.00 J. C. Galloway 1.00 H. L. Allen 1.00 Clement Washington 1.00 H. H. Johnson 1.00 Reported by E. L. Clark: J. F. Brinkley ................ $2.00 : H. E. Austin 1.00 C. W. Wilson ...ti 2.00 A. K. Hatem j 20 R. F. Worthington ,1.00 Dr. M. T. Edgerton .' . 3.00 Reported by Felix Labaki: Paul Solomon $2.00 Raymond Farris 2.00 R. S. Curry 2.00 W. A. Darden, Jr 1.00 E. S. Edwards 1,09 N. G. Saad ;v.,,0O J. N. Allen 1.00 S. Simon 2j00 Greenville Junk Co . . 2.00 W. S. Dail 1.00 Hooker and Anthony . . . . . . i . 5.00 J. Long 1.00 C. M. Warren 1.00 Higgs-Taft Furniture Co 1.00 B. B. Bellamah 1.00 C. G. Paramore 1.00 J. R. Abe-you-nis 1.00 California Fruit Store 1.00 Manhattan Cafe 1.00 Total ' $208.00 forth, will receive a month's vacation on full pay. Every year his annual, wages will be increased the size of a month's pay. When he is sick he-will receive a month's wages and also a bonus of one month's wages for, each year he has worked with the firm.-T. If the jeweler who, employs .hfen de cides to go out of business hejtnust pay each watch-maker a yearly wpge. The workmen will haveItE through which they will make i all con tracts with their employersli jJtfiy workman who is elected to this board will receive full wages from his em ployer, without being called upon to do any work. The last clause is that, in case of strike, the employers must pay the full wages of the striker for at least six weeks. Beyond that time the work men can strike without pay. . 2 ." .1 4 4 w ... i- Vti e it 4 't . 11 & M - vJ ti 3 it IS i -U7 - r 1
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