VOLUME I.
Greenville, N. C, lestf 281917.
NUMBER 64
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(By United' Press) '
WASHINGTON. Trieste is being evacuated
by its civilian poulation, who are deserting the
town at the order of high Austrian command, ac
cording to the Zurich correspondent of the Cour
riere D'ltalia, whose dispatches were cabled to
Italian embassy here. : . v-
(By United Press)
LONDON. Italy's sweep forward from Monte
Santo, across the plateau of Bain Sizzaj is fast be
coming debacle for Austrian flanks. A general
retirement from several points have been made
to save whole divisions from the Italians.
Sukhomlinoff
Gave Enemy Much
Information
(By United Press)
PKTKOCRAD. General Ivanoff of
ti.o Russian general staff,-testifying to
il n in court martial proceedings
;i;nin-r ;tmral Sukhomlinsoff, former
r .iiiiiiaii'liT in chief of the Russian
.irmi.'s under the old regime, swoneH
r i.ii tin' latter had sent military sp
( vets r Berlin from Petrograd via
Warsaw.
Bandits Escape
With $9,000 After
Killing Messengers
(By United Press)
IU "A( ;. Two vPT,"0H
o p.vrou mrawn-.
rlU5t
wit" shot and iustantty ' killed in a!
l i -r 1 duel with five bandits today,
wlm escaped with more than $9,000.
The hold-up occurred in front of the
i-'.:iiian s plant.
President With
Cabinet Today
(By United Press)
W. SMINGTON. President Wilson
i- epeetod to read to his cabinet to
i iy i he completed draft of his reply
i rope Benedict's peace proffer.
The same will probably be forward
ed !his week.
Greenville Lawyers
Honor Judge Calvert
At a meeting of the Pitt County
Bar held in the Court House in Green
viiie. X. c. on Saturday. August 25. 1017
'lie following resolution was unani
mously adopted.
Whereas it has lieen to the honor
:nnl pleasure f the Pitt County Bar.
litigants and citizens generally to have
His Honor Judge Thos. n. Calvert
prcsido over our August term of Su-l-Tior
Court his first Court as Judge;
Aand Whereas, it is our desire to
e'v press our appreciation of his cour
t"sjes and consideration as a gentle
man and of his wisdom and justice as
a Judge:
Be it Resolved by the Pitt County
Bar:
1st. That we take great pleasure
I iid pride in narticinating in the imi
tat ion of a judicial career of such suc
' ssful beginning and promising fu
ture of service to the state and adorn
ment of the Bench.
-nd. That we most heartily com
ii" u ! his patience, impartiality, self
poses-kin ami judicial temporanient.
'!rd. That we are profoundly im
pressed with his knowlede ofthe law
:im ability to apply the same to the
promotion of justice.
Ith. That we request that those
'"solutions l made a part of the min
"i"s ,,f this Term of Court, and copies
' f same he furnished ocal and state
papers for publication.
F. G. JAMES. President,
JULIUS BROWN, Sec'y.
PROGRAM
White's Theatre
TONIGHT
Florence LaBadie
in "Divorce and
ii
er
the Daught
British Getting
a Firm Grip
in Flanders
(United Pressj
LONDON The British took a firm
er grip on the German third line to
day in Flanders sectors, according to
General Haig report to the War Of
ffice received this morning.
News of the
Pitt County
Home Guards
The Pitt County Guards met last
night and although only two squads
were present, due to a misunderstand
ing, the drill was very inteeretirig.
In the future the Guards will drill
MondaT JUMl .Tuwsday nights of each
.......
j - The- gun - fund is progressing nicely.
about $350 having been subscribed, but
the cash payments are a little slow, on
ly about $160 having been paid in.
All subscribers will please mail their
checks toD. M. Clark or pay subscrip
tions to the committee. Every person
will be given credit for whatever paid.
Don't forget the play to be given in
the opera house Friday night for the
benefit of the Guards. The ladies of
Greenville have gone to considerable
trouble getting up this play for the
lenefit of the Guards Rifle Fund, and
it should be liberally patronized, not
only by the Guards, but by all who
wish to see the organization maintain
ed and equipped.
The following is a list of those who
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have paid their subscription to the
Rifle Fund: )
W. B. Wflsoiv'Trank Wilson, W. B.
Brown, John Flanagan Buggy Co., W.
H, Long. T. F. Maguire & Sou, J. R. & j
.1. G. Moye, F. D. Cunningham, Leon j
Smith. Prof. Hoy Taylor. J. W. Little, I
Charlie James, W. 8. Arthur, J. ti.
Tucker. J. J. Turnage. J. H. Buruey,
W. B. Vandiford. H. L. Elks, B B Sugg,
W. H. Dail, Jr., H. V. Staton, Paul Sol
omon, Raymond Farris, E. S. Edwards,
N. G. Saad, J. N Allen, S Simon, Junk
Co.. W. S. Dail, Hooker & Anthony,
Higgs-Taft Fur. Co., B. B. Bellamah,
W. A. Teel, E. L. Perkins, C. W. Har
vey. E W Harvey, J J. Jenkins, L. H.
TyndalL David Hatem, Everett Jones,
J. H. Whitfield, S. A. Stocks, Mrs. E. O.
Smith, S. V. & J. E. Joyner, J. Lee
Wilkerson, W. M. Peel, K. R. Wooten,
J. F Warren, L G. Cooper, J. B. Spill
man, L. W. Tucker, S. B. Underwood,
J. R. Harvey, Capt Smith, J C Gaskins,
O. O'H. Borne.
50,000 Loss in the
Battle of Flanders
by the Germans
BY HENRY WOOD,
(United Press Staff Co. respondent.)
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES IN
THE FIELD. Germany nas los.t over
50,000 men in the battle of Flanders
These are figures" com piledinn. .
alone since July, according to figures
compiled today when assembling data
obtained from prisoners.
To Stop People's
Council if They
Act Suspicious
(By United Press)
MINNEAPOLIS. Sheriff Langum is
under orders from . Governor Burn
quist of Minnesota to stop the Na
tional Conference of the People's Council-scheduled
to meet here September
lsti it It in. any way threatens to create I
sentiment, against . the: government. :
V-
ricK ; W theOreetfvilte police denarfr
Jkbf .&&.ktnst&iBik' nolire rfSn&ii"
ipeneastederjman . riear;iT nt
Coast-- Line station whose
longing ificrfcate that h-is j pmil Held
rich; ItogeUi apparently about 60 yearns
some" ifcme has tjeeq .waijdfertii&arouiti
i dverfhe country; . ,.S,-t..
He-was taken to the Slie-tfC office
wherel-an: interpreter , J Jot&tfcj
U. S: . ,3ommlsMQnerr HeuryT.K&
iiu omer omcers exammea - htm,,. "It
was thought advisable to Bold him for
a. further hearing.
Among ' the paraphanalia carried by
the man were several pocket worn let
ters and post cards, maps, railroad
schedules and other lists, besides sev
eral copies of the . state papers and
notional periodicals, which appeared to
have been soiled . with constant use.
The Saturday Evening Post contained a
German spy story which, according to
the German, was exceedingly interest
ing. v
He claimed that -jeiad been in
North Carolina for some "time, travel
ing from place to place, mostly-on foot.
He declared that his health was v bad
and that he took the open as much as
possible at the direction of a physi
cian. He has lately been to High Point,
Greensboro and other western North
Carolina cities. He claimed that he
was on his way to Norfolk, yet he
couldn't explain why he had stopped
off in this section.
He had the sum of $S.OO in cash on
his person.
Epidemic of Diseases
Reported in Germany
(By United Press)
BERNE, Switz. Germany is suffer
ing from a nation-wide epidemic of
dysentery, the mortality rafSjfcftS jump
ed from 50 to 100 per cent since the
first of the year, tuberculosis is ravag
ing the people due to thei weakened
condition through the lacktq proper
food, is the iiifoTmatioj tHfcoitme to,
the United Press from sources of the
highest authority.
The German government is making
frantic efforts to conceal the. dysen
tery epidemic from the pubic.
All German cities have been stopped
from publishing mortality statistics.
The tuberculosis rate is said to be
nearly double what it was a few
months ago.
Every effort is being made to
assure the German public.
re-
German Raider
Reported in the
South Atlantic
(By United Press)
BALTIMORE. Reports of German
raider in the South Atlantic were
brought here with the arrival of a
Norwegian bark. The captain of the
vessel says that while he was euroute
from St. Thomas to a Brazilian port
the raider appeared, carrying no flag
or name. The German crew, who ex
aminiui his naners. returned to the
raider and disappeared.
To Plant 55 ilile
Farm in Wheat
(By United Press 1
ukavek, t;uJA). xne most unique
farm in the United States will be
sown in wheat or alfalfa this fall." Jt
will be fifty five miles long and 200
feet wide, and will occupy the land
which represents the present right of
way of the Denver & Laramine iailway,
onahh ofromD hrdlu rldu rdlu dludldl
which will be "junked" September 1
by its owner, M. S. Radetsky. The
"farm" will extend from Greely, Colo.,
to Denver, and will -pass through "the
business sections of several small towns
between the two.
The railroad which has never paid,
was recently purchased at auction
by Radetsky, a dealer in defunct rail
road properties. The rolling stock
and track will be sold for junk and the
right of way used as a wheat or alfalfa
field, unless" the owner is restrained
from "junking" the line by the state
public utilities commission.
RED CROSS APPOINTS
SOME COMMITTEES
At a meeting of the executive commit
tee of the Greenville Chapter of the
Red Cross a few days ago, the follow-
lug committees wers appoimeu. t
J. L. Simmons was made vice-chairman
to fill the vacancy left by Mr. Bur
ney Warren. Mrs. H. E. Austin, Mrs.
J. G. Moye and B.f A. White were ap
pointed on the civilian committee, and
'Sir. D.,M. Clark was added to the pub-
licity'committee. -
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Photo by Amerlcftn Presa Association.
In sight of tP'many lighthouses which dot our coastt guards are ever on
the vatch for edtcjj)i? prowlers. Here's a naval.militiaman silhouetted against
the sky. y
ALLIED EXPERT ONCERS TO
KZIP TRAIN NATIONAL ARMY
f (By United Press)
WASHQsTGTON. The United States has ask
ed Great Britain and France to furnish about 300
officers tq act as advisors in the training of the
new National Army.
The Allies are especially asked to send experts
in commi&ucation, artUisix aerpnautjodjjrn
bayonet fighting, etc. :
Paris Now Has
a War Museum
(United Press)
PARTIS (By Mailt Paris
I
now j
boasts of a museum unlike any other
in the world. This is the "Musee de
Guerre." the war museum of M. Henri
Leblanc. and contains the most com
plete collection of documents relating
to the war constituted anywhere.
The idea of forming a war collection
first occurred to M. Leblanc on the
last day of July 1!14. before hostilities
actually brokeout. He began gather
ing all the public posters concening the
war measures posted in Paris. Today
his collections fill twenty-two rooms.
Every aspect of the war is here repre
sented in documents and pictures.
Posters showing the development of
American sentiment till the final inter
vention, have a prominent place.
Every form of paper money issued in
France and the Colonies is represent
ed. There are also countless speci
mens of "trench-craft" and war souve
nirs. He has presented the collection to
the State.
Austria is Expected
to Declare War Soon
(United Press)
-WASHINGTON. The tremendous in
crease in assistance given to the ene
mies of Austria by the United States
is expected to result in a declaration
of war on the United States by the
Dual Monarchy, officials said today.
Artillery Duels and
Raids on 6 Sectors
(By United Press)
PARIS. Violent artillerying over a
half dozen sectors of the French front,
coupled with many raids, is reported in
todav's official statement.
Million Bibles -
1U1 kJCUllWltd
(By United Press)
NEW YORK. Million khaki-pocket
testaments have been ordered for the
American soldiers at the front by the
National War Work Council of the
Y. M. C. A.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. .
The following real estate transfer
lias been recorded:
Pitt County Board of Education to
Alex Harris, Ayden Township. Con
sideration $225. i
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Proceedings of the
Superior Court
The August term of Pitt Superoir
Court has thus far disposed of the
following cases. Quite a few, not
mentioned, however, have been con
tinued: Henry Williams, house-breaking and
larceny. Defendant pleads guilty. Sen
tenced by the court to lo months at
hard labor on the roads.
Will McKiuney, violation of the pro
hibition" laws. Found guilty by the
jury. Sentence not yet pronounced.
Today the court is engaged in the
case of State vs. J. J. Ford, E. R.
(.'arson and Win. Davenport, charged
with larceny and receiving.
The following citizens compose the
grand jury :
S. A. Congleton, Foreman : D. R.
Perkins. C. J. McLawhorn, J. H. Leg
gett, W. P. Buck. W. F. Manning, L.
A. Edwards. A. F. Cox, G. Tucker, M.
J. McLawhorn, J. L. Warren, ' C. H.
Forbes, L. W. Wetherngton, Harvey
Powell, J. W. Harper; Paul Allen and
Claude Smith. .
This body has returned true bills
j against Artence Johnson for the mur
der of Ella Johnson and Nathan Bar
rett for the murder of Bill Daniel,
both of which cases will come up dur
ing the week.
Go to see "Cinderella in Flowerland"
Friday night at White's and help the
Pitt County Home Guards. ltc
MARRIAGE LICENSES
The Register of Deeds issued licenses
to marry to the following colored cou
ples yesterday. Thefe were no white
applicants :
Joshua Taylor, Jr., and Adelaide
Barrett, Farmville township; John
Williams and Mamie King of Chicod
Township and Mack Hemingway and
Daisy Ratley of Farmville township.
Copper Prices be
FixdWithinWeek
WASHINGTON. Cooper prices are
to be fixed within a week by President
Wilson.
Eugene Meyer," a- New York bank
er, is slated to be director of copper,
'zinc and lead.
See forty of . Greenville's talented
children in the operetta Friday night
at White's. Admission 25c and 35c
The Daily -News committed an in
advertent error when if stated that the
dance would be given Friday night. It
will be held tonight (Tuesday at the
Carolina Club. Good music ' by Ed
mund's Orchestra,.
BY WILLOlM
(United Press Stafl
MOSCOW. President Sison's message to the
Russian Conference electrified that assembly to- .
day. His promise that America would aid New" V
Russia "with all moral and material power" was
greeted with thunderous cheers.
The entire statement produced a deep impres- -sion,
coming as it did, after speeches by. cabinet-'
eers had bared Russia's grave need of financial,
industrial and moral aid. ,
The president's message was received at mid
night. ;7
Red Cross to Get
Helf of Farmers
A meeting was held at the office of
E. B. Ficklen by the tobacconists of
Greenville last night for the purpose of
forming plans to bring the farmer
and the Red Cross work into closer
relations. . "
The meeting was called to order by
H. A. Bost, president of the Greenville
Tobacco Board of Trade. Its object
was explained by Mr. Ficklen. A
letter was read from Mr. Carrington,
president of the United States Tobac
co Association and one from the Pitt
County Chapter of the Red Cross.
The following resolutions of the U.
S. Tobacco Association were adopted,
after which E. B. Ficklen was en
dorsed as chairman of the new organ
ization :
The Resolutions
At a meeting of the Tobacco Asso
ciation of the United States at Old
Point in June, the following resolution
was passed : '
"Whereas, the needs of the Red
Cross Society may not be fully under
stood and appreciated to the extent
that they should be; and
"Whereas, the members of the to
bacco, trade Jiaye peculiajiaciUties.that
put tnenr m airect toncn witn the iarm-
ing interests, whose remoteness may
have prevented them from having the
needs of the Society brought to their
attention :
"Therefore, Be it Resolved, That the
President of the Tobacco Association
of the United States appoint a com
mittee who shall at once put into op
eration suggestions and plans that will
bring the needs of the society to the
attention of the tobacco producers es
pecially, and that every man present
obligate himself that he will make
every endeavor to have the plans pro
posed put into practical and efficient
operation."
In carrying out the above resolution
I am appointing as a member of this
Committee a representative on every to
bacco market, and would suggest that
prior to the opening of the market, that
a meeting be called of the tobacco
trade together with and under the aus
pices of the local Red Cross Society and
this matter presented to them, and have
a resolution passed endorsing the prop
osition, and a subscription immediate
ly taken up from the tobacco people
present, and, further, that a large com
mittee be appointed, with the person
whom I shall name to act as Chair
man, and this Committee possibly
might be sub-divided into smaller com
mittees, each taking up the work, say,
for a week.
It must first get the warehousemen
interested in this movement, and then
see that every farmer is asked to con
tribute a pile of tobacco to be sold for
he benefit of the Red Cross, and what
ever it may bring will be his contribu
tion. Of course, judgment will have to
be exercised as to how large the pile
shbuld be. Small tenant farmers be
ing asked to give small amount, but
the large land-owners and the prosper
our farmers should be asked to give
liberally!
This request should not only be made
on the grounds that it is a duty that
we owe our soldiers to contribute to
this great means to alleviate their suf
ferings, but from the fact that this
war has much to do with the" very high
prices that tobacco is bringing, and a
liberal donation -should certainly have
an effect on bidding and on his whole
Crop.
All the heads of the large tobacco
companies will instruct their Buyers
to render every assistance and promote
the success of this-plan to their best
ability. .
:- )n the pile of tobacco that Li guen
should be placed a red cross. Every?
warehouseman should have a red cross
hanging in a conspicious place, with
something like this on itfn large let
ters :
"Contrbute a pile of tobacco to the
Red Cross the only means of taking-
care of our wounded and sick soldiers,
especially our boys who cannot be
brought home until well."
It" will be well to have your local
? PPARD,
if respondent)
Opposition tp Sam'l
wmi.
Gompers
(By United Prefea.V '
WASHINGTON What , promises to
be a bitter struggle withJAmerl
can Federation of Labor with the lead
ership of Samuel Gompers possibly at '
stake, is developing as a result of the -decision
of Gompers and the executive -officials
not to take part in the Russian- -
called international Socialist confer - " '
ence, September 9 to 15. Themeri-iv.
can Federation of Labor Gompers
stated,' will not particpate in the
Stockholm conference principally on 7?
patriotic grounds, believing it. might
prove embarrassing to the' Goveriiment. -Gompers
maintains the decision will--remain
unchanged despite ihe decision
of the British Labor Congress, to take
It is admitted that the British ac- x
tion will add to the munition of the
Socialists and pacifists in and out of
the American Federation of Labor, who .,
have been vociferous in denouncing
Gompers for his cooperation witb the ,
Government through the Council of
National Defense. The decision' of the -
British it is asserted, will-widen the
breach between the so-called- radical
and conservative factions in the Feder
ation. Gompers is leading the faction
lnf the Tederatlon -hieh-feetteves thats'
only -by cooperation with the govern- '
ment in the war and the temporary
sacrifice of some of labor's prerogra-
tives, can labor become a truly great ' "
power in the readjustment. The Socia-
lists and radicals believe the surrender t -of
labor's privileges will weaken the V
movement.
The resulsf the stggie-is now ar A
question of time., . Tjte Workmen's -v "
peace council wjiich. numbers some
500,000 members" most of them mem- r,z
bers of the American Federation - of
Labor is centering its activities around ! s
New York, but. intends to carry them
afterward- throughout the country.
The leaders of the council assert there
is widespread dissatis&etionith -Oom-pers'
policy. Gompersmalntains' that
this dissatisf actijon, is ' - to h be - found
mainly among the foreign elements. -
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papers publish this information, and to
get them to have a special report on
work, giving the names and the am-
ounts contributed by the farmers.,, Try "
to get the ministers in the country . -churches
to present tins matter before.
their congregations. " . 4:
Every $20, it is calculatewiir save -a
life, and $5 to $10; will save an arm V(
or a leg, and the amount of money need-
ed is without limit. W p -
As this money is collected, it should ,""1
be turned over tovthe Chairman or some ,
one desgnated by him, and then turn '1
ed into your local Red Cross Society '
so that the local Society can getthe-
credit of the donations."
Warehouse Committee J. J. Gentry;
Chairman; J. F. Brinkley, F. D. Fox- - "
hall, S. T. Hooker and G. y. Smith. -
Managing Committee W. I. Skinner,. .
Chairman ; W. C. Thomas, S. B. Currhu
H. A. Bost, T. A. Person, E. H. Osborn, ,
E. B. Ferguson - ! '
Soliciting Committee- -Ralph Garrett, ':
Chairman; E E. Eustler, J. Lfc Kilgo,,
John Bernard, Ned Laughlnghouse,
J. M. Sturgens,.-A. E. Hobgood, J, R. .
Hodges, M. M. Rogers, B. B. Sugg, F. W
Johnston, J. W. Vincent, D. S. Spain,
J. N. Gorman, W. E. Bass,"W. Ii. Rice',
and Misses Mary Smith, Estelle Green,
Ruth Cobb, Rubelle Forbes, Ernestine
Forbes, Amine King, Ward Moore, ;
Douglas Arthur, Frances Whedboe,
Helen Laughinghouse, Nell White, Es
sie Whichard, Willie Ragsdale, Pattie
Wooten, Betsy Green, Lelia Higgs, and
Annie Leonard Tyson. . t
A number of tobacootfists gave lib- ;
eral donations. .BelW?$s list of the
gentlemen who contributed to the Red
Cross last. night; 2.- ' ' : v
' 3. Nw Gorman; $30-; G. V. Smith $20 ; .
B. B. Sugg, $10; W. L. Rice, $5; D. S.
Spain, $10; J. J. Gentry ,$5; :: John
ston & FoxhalL $20.5j:ustlen.
$5; J. R. Hodges, $5 pjgass, $10;
W.. I. Skinner? $20VKaretC$10 ;
J. L. Kilgo, $5:N;fetSrnard, Jr.,
$10; E. B. Fergai.i'MStiir.'
gen, $10; T. A. Person $10 ; S. B. Cur
rin $10; H, A. Bost $10; A. E. Hob
good, $5 :