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. 1 , .t ... V. ! s 1 VP 1- -f V" r 1- , w t r iiPf: i T J; if THE WEATHER " . , - - . , Fair Tonight and Sunday ; 30'clocfc 9 Mail EDITION! Fuji iTelefirraphic Reports of the United Pi-ess VOLUME I. GREENVILLE, N. C, Saturday Afternoon, August 18, 1917. NUMBER 56 Bic ai:msmiii$MmS0. AMMUNITION TERRIFIC EXPLOSIONl'MCItS WORKS IN CANADA (By Uuitwl Press) MONTREAL. A series of terrific explosions this morning wrecked the Curtis & HarVey Am munition Works at Dragon, Quebec Reports here indicate that many were killed, and as there were several hundred men in the plant at the time of the explosion, but communications to the town are so interrupted that only fragmentary reports have been received u puntil eleven o'clock. Forty houses of the town were destroyed, and a section of the Canadian Pacific railroad torn up, causing all train schedules over that section to be cancelled. A heavy pall of smoke is hanging over the country. GERMAN VESSELS DAMAGED IN SEA FIGHT WITH THE BRITISH TESTING HIS SENSE OF BALANCE List of Those are the Draft Exempt The following 'is a list of those who have been exempted for reasons other than physieaf disability since last re- (By United Press) Composite photograph showing three positions in which aviation candi- 2127 dates are examined for the vital "sense of balance."; The chair and the spirant are revolved rapidly, and any sign of vertigo bars him. The test for United States airmen Is probably the most rigorous of any branch of the ervlc. Airmen must be as near physically perfect as possible. 675 1817 2128 574 900 1066 IJf 2143 570 435 3529 1064 2628 685 983 LONDON. -An engagement between British and German scouting ships in which one German destroyer and several mine sweepers were dam aged, was reported' by the Admiralty this morn ing. " ! r jk i 1 1 leu i ouuniounc w aa axou cngacu in tilt;. by wm. p. SIMMS, naval ficrht that OCCUrred ThursdaV TYlornino-. i (United Press Staff Correspondent) ' i WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IX shrapnel-helmet will dembody all the 7TZ ' ' - vil ! THE FIELD. A total of 114 German bGst Qualities of th British, French fif AfHfimPnf'lf rT7tfnrrC SfllK TTwibe -downed nfils- od German tmnats. The Amen- ilU UVVUCUlVUrrvl X vUlUilOVJVUJL i week in the fierce air fighting that can htai armor is expected to W the i has accompanied the Allied offensive, j st that the combined ingenuity of British Destroy 114 German Planes Within One Week Sammies' Helmets the Very Latest in Trench Millinery (By United Press) . LONDON. (By Main Sammy's Miners' Strike is in Sight Yet I I 111 I u, I I'j-JJJJS )' Ko II. I K. Trim.--After three wppfc -f n ra r i . .ii iho strike of 20.000 niiiipr n.-.ir fH mines in Southeas tern KfiitiKky .iihI Eastern Tennessee parly r t;j y rcnn'l far from a settle ment. , The FnliTal Mediators are working in.lefa tr.i )ly. inn hte Snutliern Appa ''t'hjnii ii ratrs Assixiation as yet s . I i i n - refuses to recognize the Minors' T'niiiii. At v.-iiimis imiiits. petty cruelties, ncli ;ls ejeeij.iii from the homes be l"nffing tn the companies, is causing h t'f'lli-rrcnt feeling to grow hourly. "nb" 1"J or r, small indeDendent i ni'tifs in the entire section are in op- 'nnii.n. I American Steamer in Distress off Coast (My I'uifed Press) ATLANTIC H)1T.-An American s'amer. beljevc. to he the Rapine, is 'litress six miles off the coast, ac-'"I'lin- to a report of the Naval au A thick fog overhangs the' - 1 1 1 nothing can lie seen of the vpss,. . , is rejiurteil that the crew tl:,v'' taken to the boats and headed Hurl Masses of Men to Death (By United Press) LONDON. For the third day the Germans continue to hurl masses of men against the newly won British positions enar Lens.' All the counter attacks were completely repulsed with heavy losses, according to General Haig's report to the- War Office. Sixty-two of that number were de stroyed outright and fifty-two were driven down out of control. friend and foe can devise, capable of deflecting bullets and shell fragments of fairly high velocity. It will bear the United States coat of arms stamped on the front. Insurance nf IT. S. Soldiers and Sailors Cha.ncc. .. tor "Slackers" 1099 1109 258 3090 2186 1095 3208 1114 2209 2622 1843 3206 981 46 982 Mikes Record Trip in Auto J. B. Kjttrell and, Sherwood Rags dale, who have been motoring in the Western part of the' State for several ' days, returned to Greenville last night j , after imaking a record-breaking drive ' of 364 miles in one day. They left ! Shelby eysterday morning in Mr. Kir trell's Oldsmobile "8" car. and drove nto Greenville last night about 12 o'-.'ock. They report an excellent time thru- it. the trip. f..r ;i 1 1 1 near here. U. S. Soldiers to Train in Cuba (By United Press) WASHINGTON. Some American forces will proceed to the 'eastern end of Cuba for training at an early date, it was officially announced. Honora Mav O'Brien Back to Skibereen Argentine Prepares to Overcome Her Coal Shortage BY GEO. MARTIN, ( ("uited Press Staff Correspondent) WASHINGTON, t). C Uncle Sam s compensation, relief and insurance sys tem of soldiers and sailors in the war against Germany was practically ready for submission of congress today. This legislation will be passed by the present session of Congress. It will Ve administered by the Unit ed States Treasury Department. It provides. For the support of dependents of soldiers and sailors by an allotment from the men's pay and an allowance from the government. That officers and men be indemnified against death, total or partial disa bility. That a government system of re habilitation and reeducation of disa bled men be inaugurated, and : That the government issue insurance up to $10,000 on the life of every sol dier or sailor applying for it and pay ing the peace time premium thereon. This is the first time in history the United States has employed any fore handed method of caring for its fight ing men about to go to war. The government feels its duty to provide ample protection for enlisted To all those included in the "slacker" list: The exemption loard realizing the in justice to many in this list, on account of ignorance or failure to get their notices, we have decided to stretch our authority by holding back the "slacker" list and give all those included in it an opportunity to Ik? examined aud re lieved of the unpleasant feeling of be ing called a slacker. . On Wednesday. August 22nd. we will have a physician here to examine all those in this list that will put in their appearance at nine o'clock on that day. Those asking exemption on ac count of wife and children. I advise to bring their wife with them so that they can make necessary affidavit. J. J. LAUGHINGHOUSE, Chin. Greenville. N. C, August 18. Body of Senator Kern be Buried at Hollins, Va. (Special Bulletin United Press.) ASHFV1IXK. The bodv of Senator men and their dependents, it was point- ,ohn w Rm whQ died -n a sanitor. I ni'eil Press) k. Somewhere on the wide NV'.v V,. A,1:,,rl "" toiiay is Honora May O'Brien! '"'"nil f.,i- that .lear old Skibereen. with S.-.U.IHHI i hat used to he John M:ni!iin- s j,, her- -pocketbook. Mnii.ira May. who won a verdict of ?-'J.,nno "- ha lin for her broken heart 'lf,r luanniii- refused to marry her, '""M'li.iiiisiMl for $100,000 after Justice ' "'l-'.y h.-nl enr the amount to $125. Half went to hM- lawyers and for "'il excuses. Miss ( ) ;rje was born in Skiber-Inlaml. PROGRAM White's Theatre TONIGHT "VAGABOND PRINCE" Featuring H. B. Warner, sup port rd hv Dorothy Dalton Saturday TKARL OF THE ARMY" Featuring Pearl White "SAl-fcTV FIRST AMBROSE" "HIS FATHER'S FOOTSTEPS' (United Press i BUENOS AIRES (By Mail) Argen tina is making desperate efforts to find enough domestic fuel for her own home uses even if she should be cut off entirely from foreign coal supplies. Government mineralogists say there is coal enough in Argentina to keep all the country's boilers going, her foundaries in operation and to fur nish her with gas-Mf transportation facilities for getting it to market, were better. Transportation experts . assert that this coal, owing to" the cost of hauling, can compete, from the standpoint of price, with the sea-borne article al though Cardiff supplies threaten to exceed $75 gold per ton. The experts recommend t. the use of quebracho, a : native hard - wood ' which costs 20 pesos (about $8.36 in U. S. money) per ton. The railroad figures that two and one-half tons of que bracho equal approximately one ton of Cardiff coaL . , ,rv . ed out today, because the men are taK en by draft. Payment on account of soldiers or sailors killed in action will be based on the number of dependents he leaves. The family allowance will be grant ed by the government to care for each dependent. It will be given only if the soldier or sailor makes and al lotment of part of his pay to his family. The amount to be paid for a man's death will be based on the man's ser vices, the size of his family and the degree of loss to. his family by his death. Partial disability will be compen sated for along the same lines. All this compensation will be paid di rectly by the govement. Under the insurance system, use of which is optional, the government will pay all the war excess premiums on his policy, making insurance up to $10,000 just as cheap to him as it would be in peace times. The government will also establish a system -for reeducation of injured men to fit them as far as possible for lives of usefulness either in their for mer or in other vocations. They will be paid compensation and their families taken care I of while jthey - are being thus helped. ' ium here last night, left here for the Kern summer home in Hollins, Virginia today for interment. It was accom panied by Mrs. Kern and her daughter, Mrs. Geo. R. Lawson of Roanoke, Va. Senator Kern was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for vice president on the ticket with William J. Bryan in 1908. Nash County Negro May be Lynched if Taken by Mob (Special Bulletin United Press.) ROCKY MOUNT. Bloodhounds, fol lowed by farmers' posses, are today in full cry on the trail of the negro, Ci cero Sessons, who killed officer Carey Weeks and seriously wounded Brace Taylor, Dan Sharpe and several other white men who Thursday night, sur rounded him in a small house near Whitakcrs "W' seff ect his arrest on a mhiio'ehaTge.J'r ' : Hie negro is said to be heavily arm ed and determined to resist capture. Nash county citizens1- are greatly aroused over the killing and a lynching is feared should the negro be taken .alive. : : : "... norfc: 1813 ' Jesse l Barker. Farm., dwc. 2158- ui-G. Balafoy, Green., dwc. 610 t& Jj. Brown, Green.,' dwc. 676 J. 1 H. BarnhiU, Parmele, dwc. 18 -W'T. Bullock; AydeiCdepts. l818.crho8. artett. Farm., deptsf. ed Brady, Bethel, depts, Lu.R. Bland, Bethel, dwc. R. G" Bonnett, Farm., dwc. L. C. Baker, Norfolk, dwc. J. O. Bryant, Bethel, dwc. Gus Bullock, Rober'ville iwc. D. C. Boyd, Wiaterville, dwc. H. H. Burns, Ayden: dwc. ' Levy Braxton, Greenville, dwc. Joe F. Brady, Bethel, dwc. W. O. Allen, Greenville, dwc Namon Bremington, Wint, dwc. Ivey Bibb, Chicod, dwc. L. C. Chapman, Greenville, dwc. V. C. Carson, Bethel, dwc. J. Li. Clemons, Stokes, dwc. 1 D. C. Creech, Greenville, dwc. J. A. Clark, Grimesland, dwc. R. J. Cox, Grimesland, dwc. Jesse Carmon, Ayden, dwc. Robt. Clark, Washington, dwc. K. W. Cobb, Greenville, dwc. C. F. Clark, Winterville, dwc. Fred Cox, Winteerville, dpts. J. K. Cox, Greenville, dpts. . C. F. Carroll, dpts. Phillip Car, House, dpts. J. A. Carraway, Farmville, dpts. Claud Cpward, Vanceboro, dwc. C C Clemmons, Stokes, dwc. J B Cox, Greenville, dwc. Haywood Clemmons, Stokes, dwc. D T Cox, Winterville dwc. P. A. Dali,' Parmetey dwc' ' Willie Dixon, Farmville, dwc. Harris Dudley, Grimesland, dwc. Joseph Daniel, Greenville, dwc. J. C. .Dixon, Grimesland, dwc. Sam'l Edwards, Greenville, dwc. C. B. Davenport, Farmville, dwc. A. K. Evans, Greenville, .U S. Postal Employee. H. L. Cannon, Greenville, dwc. Charlie Corey, Greenville, dwc. S. W. Clark, Grifton, dwc. D. D. Elks, Grimesland, dwc. Munford Clark, Bethel, dwc. J. D. Dail, Walstonburg, tfwc. Ed Corey, Greenville, dwc. Luther Coward, Vanceboro, dwc. C. Cannon, Farmville, dwc. David Cannon, Greenville, dwc. W. A. Darden, Jr., Greenville, dwc. R. E. Deering, Ayden, dwc. Thomas Dail, Kinston, dwc. Jesse Daniels, Greenville, dpts. Jos. Dawson, Grifton, dwc. H. H. Davis, Grimesland, dwc. Ned Dancey, Grifton, dwc. Elias Dunn, Fountain, dwc. Jos. Edwards, Grimesland, dwc. Gus Edwards, Wintervile, dw. Willie Edwards, Farmville, dwc. Wright Edwards, Grifton, dwc. Arthur Elks, Farmville, dwc. C. L. Farmer, Farmville, dap. Albert Faust, Greenville, dwc. Sidney Fleming, House, dap. Allen Fornes, Vanceboro, dpts. S. E. Flowers, Farm, dpts. Thos. Fornes, Vanceboro, dwc. Jas. Gorham, Falkland, dwc. J. Z. Greene, Winterville, dw. Zeno G. Mills, Grimesland, dw. L. W. Gaskins, Grimesland, dwc. Steven Gardner, Grifton, dwc. J. M. Garris, Bethel, dwc. -Johnny Gilbert, Ayden, dwc. Almo Gorham, Greenville, dwc. T. E. Gray, Greenville, dwc. Bennett Gray, Greenville, dwc. Short Gorham, Greenville, dwc. Henry Glass, Farmville, dwc. C. C. Gaskins Grifton, dwc. Sam Hardy, Walstonburg, dw. , C. J. O'H. Home, dw & m. Church Harris, Chicod, dwc Ellie Harris, Farmville, dwc. H. D. Hayes, Bethel, dwc. Nelson Hopkins, Farmville. Ned Hardy, Greenville, dap. Jesse Kite, Vanceboro, dwc. Alfred Alford, BetheL dwc. John Hopkins, Greenville, dwc. G. F. Lee, Greenville, dwc, Ned Laughinghouse, Greenville, dwc. t N. H. Lof tin, Ayden, dwc. J. H. Little, Farmville, dwc. H. L. Meeks, Farmville, dwc. Jas. H. McLawhorn, Ayden, dwc. Allen Mills, Winterville, doc. 2873 Early Meadows, Greenville, dwc. 237ji J: W. Meeks, Greenyfi1?awc. 345ft-'! R. L,'McIwhornGreenvirie, dwem. A. W. Moore, Grifton, dwc. E. M. McLawhorn, Ayden, dwc. J. B. McGowan, Greenville, Em ploy U. S P. O. J. O. Manning, Bethel, dwc ? WILSON TO ANNOUNCE BASIS OF PEACE FOR ALLIED MTIOIIS 3i 005 1628 1314 3548 1118 2233 1848 2230 1091 2643 3308 1132 797 1847 2184 1107 1613 2213 2226 54 3212 3549 3319 1117 3317 1419 3557 3558 1633 3322 1634 1636 2715 2247 1142 1857 1143 1510 3462 1357 1148 3225 692 3331 2725 3096 2732 2723 1509 303 1658 2279 1331 1432 809 1675 525 3238 657 2769 3100 2350 112 1443 1447 130 1192 3251 128 239V 726 BY CARL GROAT, (United Press Staff Correspondent) WASHINGTON: President Wilson's reptf to the Pope's peace offer may afford an actual work ing basis for the hastening of the end of the war. Germany and Austria have already moved in that direction, dispatches from Rome say, and. the be lief grows that the President, after declining the Holy See's suggestion will offer a constructive pol icy in which the Liberals of the world willfihd real encouragement. The opinion is general here that a decisionph the scope of the Allied answer has been?Ieiij3ie discretion of President Wilson. :! "Save the Sweet Potato " is Slogan (By United Presa)' WASHINGTON;. The emergency campaign for the preservation of per ishable fruits and vegetables has been launched by the Department of Agri cultirre, with the slogan, "Save Your Sweet Potatoes." This is the first message Addressed the South. Entraknent Dates Changed Slfehtfc ( Special. BulletiiUni2ea eS"54!f J WASHINGTONrThe ates for the etttrainment of fpthel . National Army have been -changed to September 15th, September 19th and October 3rd, ac cording to official information. Feminine Smokers Boost ESilSI (By United Press) ' '' WASHINGTON Since sister Susie learned to blow smoke rings through her nose and tok to carrying her. oiga her nose and took to carrying her ciga nue has been boosted more than $12.--000,000, according to official figures here. Receipts from taxes on all forms of tobacco showed this increase, and the biggest jump was in cigarettes. Feminine devotees of the weed are be lieved responsible for a big port of the gain in revenue. , r? it 4 Allies to Consult Concerning Pope's Peace Proposals (Special Bulletin United Press) LONDON. The Allies will not reply to the peace proposals of the Pope until after a consultation in which all the Entente powers will have a part. The is some disposition to leave the answer in the hands of President Wilson. (By United Press) ; : ROME. Germany has assured Pope, Benedict of her moral adhesion to the peace proposals advanced by the Pon tiff, according to despatches here. Austria has gone further and de clared her readiness to initiate negotia tions, according to idspatchefr from Berne which were published n the Idea Nationales. . . K (Special Bulletin United. Press.! LONDON. A strike of 40,000 rail way engineers and firemen of the Enga lish railroads is declared certain this"' afternoon following a maiis meeting" of the Union Leaders, the rjresienl of the Board of Trade and the f Labor! Ministers. RESiSTERS OF DRAFT SENTENCE!) TO FIVE YEARS IN FEDERAL "PE (Special Bulletin United Press 4:40 P. M.f BIG STONE GAP, Va. "Old Man" William V McCoy and J. W. Phillips were convicted of "con spiring to seize by force the property of the United States" and were sentenced to five years in the Atlanta penitentiary here this afternoon. The presiding judge instructed that a verdict of "not guilty" be brought in the indictment for "levying war against the United States," on the grounds that the incipient "revolution" . which Phillips and McCoy were organizing could hardly 1 be dignified by the term, "Levying War." 1188 840 1185 3256 190o 596 2390 841 933 1014 2389 1732 2868 721 1727 600 2908 3577 1187 1355 355 2078 1909 1358 2082 1456 C. H. McGowan, . Winterville, 'dwc. " Wm. Moore, Bethel, dwc. Jno. Mayo, Grimesland, dwc. E. B. Murphy, Grifton, dwem. A. B. Moore, Farmville, dwm. R. L. Mercer, Bethel, dwc. L. M. McGowan, Greenville, dwc. Launer Moore, Bethel, dwc. J. T. Minton, Bethel, dwc. James Mayo, Sotkes, wd. Matthew McGowan, Greenville, dwc. Lonnie Moye, Farmville, dw. Nathan May, Winterville, mwd. W. H. Manning, Bethel, dwc. Caesar Moye, Farmville, dwc. Roy Morris, Bethel, dwc. Mills Moye, Greenville, dwc. Pig Mills, Greenville, dwc. Henry McDaniet, Grimesland, dwc Se've Mason, Grimesland, dwc. Major McCarter, Grifton, dwc. Chaner Moore, Farmville, dwc. Exum Moore, Farmville, dwc. Andrew Moore, Chicod, dwc Geo. Newton, Farmville, dwc. Lee Norville, Falkland, dwc.x - (Continued on page four) i THE NEW LIBERTY BRICK. We wish to announce to the tobacco farmers that we have built our ware house entirely of brick. We have greatly enlarged our floor space, giving us by far the largest house in Green ville. We have added upstairs, large, comfortable sleeping quarters for your comfort, and convenience, also, many ' new box stalls for your team. ' In ad dition, we have nistalled the very best lighting system for showing leaf "'to bacco of any warehouse in North X3ar- 1 olina. We have twenty years 'exper- iencei to help protecyOur "interest, in: i the sale of youjia;fhtei the" ' money to back our judgment on eyery , ' pile. If you will bring 'us, your, -first load we will, by hard wrkdowrif very best to make yott such aiaipit,?- will make you sell your entrre crpp at the Liberty, as tobacco looks better and sells higher at the LIBERTY. A Let our money and experience pro tect you. t Your friend, S. T. HOOKER. J. W. Vincent, Mgr. ,1 The famous Harry ; Wjkoffr ftK; ' 8 13 Mon & Fri, v -X -A&ctfb&&&r H
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