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. -iiH Vr-r- --v:r:;vv k-:--: - Hr-:?SM v FEW MUWL iiitjtm IriiriSlgM. IUVpv"mV END IN' 1919 - n f) 1 UlJlXl'lllllifirfJLfaViW .v -U V" Ji&S ByTheUnltedPress). - ;.-;B;.I .nrf.D 2-. vi....rti .. i- ' . .hv Vi& WaOlUWJJj: , HHPS,, - I t .r tMiiunju, .ous were aiswsea ox f . I 43bSX : - .t2,J jia-.the.Ktt County Suriof.Ctmrt - f A W'! r1..;- i 1 1 ' i ri:.vv W. PEGLEK) s ; a ff Or resDonileiitl HKADQUARTEUS ,i niniv Aiuericnu smji- , k-1 jintl wounueu oy front line tren- in- of th.' Anieri- 1 shrll ami wouU llie iwlowmc iie were rtisVwwvi -p i.the .tiU Sunty Superior Ctrart yes terdajr afternoon aud this inorntu ..,! m 1 I. .Ill ,,,,,! nv Sl' r v, WAS IhH'H l'l-'1 , art il lory ins now in ,' (lorimm was killed . 1 in a pit AuA-noaus in No Ins ; Ti X No report lias ::,.!ii General PeTsLlng airy line of the latest ; in France. May Appoint State v J. E. Gurriugtdn.- Ai D. W. ; Tlie defeudaht having heretofore boon ! found gnlftr by a jnry. Prayer for ! jpdgment. prajer ettfttiuued for a term troJ-engate-i': years upon" tlj? pawuniU of cost In the ccmnty court ami all th cost rn I this eourt State V Nathau IiarH?tt. Murder, hr I The defendant having heretofore plead jmilty of manslaughter, the judgment is that the defendant be confined In the county jail for a term, of two years and to be assigned to work on the pub lic roads of the county, with the alter native to the county commissioners to L'.;.xjll mWMM ' ( By The United Press) . VASIilNGTONSecretary Baker In i Jrs8 ;6taff (Jo peparjng the estimates of the war i AMJ2ICAN FIEL0 HEAIEAf " CTK jj easts puts them up to the middle oXiTKSiraANCE Shelling contihi.-,;f-i: isria 'Thia Hmp rPnisHSPtifs thp fabout , normal. Tliere are occasiohiJ -C' ' 't-' gas ehellB " The third American unit isnnderi v 'sOlng training " now. The :nerti t aviators with' the" French 1lx6nmte-&&Zi&C i bombarded the- artillery obserrattoii v . "5?; i;V ' earliest Tnis time represents .tne rery - estimate placed by the high army and naTjrofScers as to when the 9 y V,-A1!IN' :ratr ihtir Wils-'I: K.JiV !;t:nL:;'. Tiv K;-..: Tiic United Press T N Considering the Urctherhootls to arbi demands, President a'.-imint a Tiallroaii IHc i! ihe UfHxl and Fuel dic- i i executives are plead- .'inmerce and they may : Wilson. A week from Md leaders win vis iev.t to discuss the bitua- Kerensky Is , Now In Control W W liltQfAtMi u mout and the cost of this ao- Busy scene ou one of the drill grounds of . the United States aval Beerve Training station at Pelham Bay-HH on the chore of Long' Island sound, where thousands of tiien are being drilled for duty In the fleet. Enthusiastic tion to be paid out vof his hire. The term of his sentence is to begin on the first Monday in December and the de fendant 4 required to give bond for his appearance on that date. - State--T-.fXwe Avery. A. D. W. -The defendant havmg heretofore plead guil- j ty. The judgment Is that he pay n fine of $25 and the cost. State v A. M. Moye. Embezzlement. Court Mouse Pitt County Meeting Night; A roused fTp Solidifr I " Its Relations ( Hy The United Press) BUFFALO The Labor Federation 13 delating the resolution to solidify le relatious between the United States ajid the Latin American organizations. French Raids Are a Success I " " (By The United duress ) '. PARIS Southeast of St Quentln. east of Saplgneul and the Lechaume wood the French raids have been suc cessful. The' usual artillery activity has. been going on on both sides on the ; right bank of the aleuse. Enemy Repulsed. Says Genl; 13 (By The United Press) : v LOXDOS-Crown Prince Roppelcht has attempted' vainly to obey Field Marshal Hindenberg's orderft to re-take Passchendaele. - '. Field Marshal Haig reports "FoDow in g increased artillery Ing the " enemy attacked yesterday afternoon d were- j completely, repulsed." Their thrugti" , I Came north of the city. Thfiwtteltio r ; flrst counter that the GermatiitHare". lannched since the JJritish driv of last week. . - Finland Wants - XT',- r ! t 121 M r . - . Defendaut pleads not guilty. Jury re-"ju Ui "mva 1 uave never n ueitre turned a verdict of guilty. Judgment,!"5 Gnville upon an occasion of this tfcat-he be confined in the county jail character- it purs-jne and by com for a term of four months and to be!1"1" on and 1 n sep oul ust srtrnart Vn wnrir n thA.mnfc rnoda Uhead the gcl. in fact it is already States Leslie Blount. A. D. W. De. reached," said Mr. H. A. White chair man of the Pitt , County Y. M. C. A Looking at this vast audience, the ,pressive prayer by the Rev. S. K. Phil-1 Mr. Burnett's address was- his story Hps, after which Mr. White presented i as to how the boys while away the the speaker, Mr. FT M. Burnett, Build- j time in camp. Told of each night s ing Secretary of the Y. C. A., sta-i doing, for example, Wednesday night tioned at Camp Greene, Charlotte. I was "Movie" night, Thursday, "Relist- Only 15 Miles From Venice (By United Prew) LONDON Over a fifty mile front (By The United Press) & - STOCKHOLM The Aitland ecla'Be that a state of war exists on own bor deF and suggests to elect a diet, choose directors - to govern the province ac cording to word received here. Fin- .... .V .VVv, Mr. Burnett is every inch a man. he OU8" Sht- Friday "Movie" night, Sat- 1 the battle may decide the fate of Nor-i land has long aspired to a separate ea- i nty rrom ttussia. trior to tne Botse. 'M11 N United Press) Ti..- Bol?heveiki govern iias ventured all, has 11 elide' dccording to iiicived from Petro- ::i ulative evidence to the I'ri 'visional government 1" iwcr. iiNn state that the Con- inlily is expected-to con- fendant pleads not guilty. Jury re turned a verdict of gnilty. Judge ment, that he be confined in the county i Jailifor a Tieriod of sis months and to "ur wuni"' " CR"ea Pn 10 raise is thoroughly innocidatedr work upon the public roads of the MW anu JU(1s oy me entnuasiu rWork and js. most happyV in givin, count v vaV jv, ..-. Httuiz ae-icnutvrvi enetrr jo otttcr9w State v Arthur Jenkins. Perjury. !nl-ht' we are to .results. We this amount and war none ouncn lasc nigni in pre- ; ne presented his story in away to hold siding the speaker of the evening. j undividely his patriotic auxlieuce. He "Our county is called upon to raise is thoroughly inuocidatedf with his looks eood. talks eood and acts trood. ! urda v "Open" night, Sunday was a thern Italy. He had a great cause to talk about and fime'wben the boys went to Sunday 1 It is developing-that the German and i heveikl revolt it was understood that r Arthur Jenkins. Perjury. The defendant conies into court and pleads "Nolo Conteuedre". The judg ment of the court was that he be con fined in the county jail for a term of thirty 'days and to be assigned to wqrk upon the public roads of the couufy? ,T- A New Premier Is Now Urged ! : ! 1' . United Press) , 1 , ni t ! Porter, R. D. Harrington, Julius Flem- t" le installed for the 1 - 1 ing, Sugg Fleming, J L. Smith and Mr. wining any embarrass- lu&' , . Kot. , ,r moat Woolard. On, account of -the -heavy Allied War Council meet- . ... . . dnwimour of rain at Terra t eia the .'. ro riilt hprA arlv. 1 - r are goine to raise this amount more too. Greenville's allotment is $2.-1 (XX and rest assured- that wp are not going to lay on the job." Mr. Wbite stated that by way of en-, couraging he would tell them that only 1 , a few minutes before coming to the j Courthouse he received a phone mes- sage from Ayden stating that the citi zens of that town were in mass-meet-j ing then and that Greenville people 1 could rest assured that Ayden's allot ment of $(KK) for the War Work Couu jcil was going to be raised. Encourag j ing reports were also received from i Falkland. Winterville. Grifton and He looks every inch a soldier, fea tures superbly chisled and an eye keen and penetrating. School etc.. and received visitors in the j Austrian troops" are now testing the fche provisional government had agreed afternoon. And said he,. the boys al- (strength of Piave lines at six different ) upon autonrony. ways enieriain me viMium. nuuuaj ' iJiauw. j. night "Home Hour." Monday is "En- I At four points the enemy Cave gained tertainment night and Juesday a foothold on the right wing. "Stnnt" uight. ' ' " 'The -enfiaiw- are- w ir': His account of what the boys do and fro Veniee. Fighting is progressing j . ftlflr how they enjoy themselves at the " uiurBue ai evx-um. , "Movies," and how they, sing, four ( vaiuo tnere are six- tnousana 11 Berlin" Reports tapii: in .ueinnuig ui, masieuj aiiiir, ; t.0. . MOTTl of Ti' nrto n M. , Austrians who are trying to slip behind Have Returned From Terra Ceia The following Greenvillians have re turned from Terra Ceia where, they !veut to attend the big land sale there on yesterday : W. J. Hardy, IX S. : Smith. Mr. and Mrs. S. E Gates, C. I Fatmville, GrimeslantL Pactolus. i sai(1- that it was going tp be -secured. and it was masterly from start to fin ish. Mr. Burnett sairf, that he felt fine over the outlook right in the begiu ing he sprung a little surprise when he said that Pitt county was lirst ap. portioned $4000 but upon his sugges tion it was raised to $."5000 and since his arrival in Greenville he was con fident this amount would be raised and more too. In speaking of the Jf.'iG.OOO.OOO the War Work Council had asked for, low feel as if he would like to e one the defenders. Of the forty .Italian armored cars sent to harrass the enemy only twenty eight of them have so far returned. of them and many would right here -in (Greenville if the age limit and disabili , ty did not prevent. "Our men go with the soldiers where. ' ever they, go" said the speaker. "This j amount of $.5.000,000, 'I want to tell ; you. will not last longer than July 1, ' next aud when this is exhausted we ' are coming back and ask you for I more and vou are goin to give too.' ,1 n- r, fe B i LONDON One Allied Premier out Ui!ltvou Rliow mat tnia PMHWIDi, ..t, London Press Criticises (By The United Press) (By The UnRe4-Preasl-BERLIN - VIA ' LONDON Seven points east of the Asiage have been stormed also the armored works at Monte Lisor it is officially reported. Primeonla Feltre have been canturetL Stokes. Fountain and Simpson. ' f or olle million had already been given Greenville responded most loyally bv one man- several capitalist had to the call of the War Work Council ven a half million and that quarter committee last night and turned out i million donations were already com- furnishes only ?1.50 for each Ameri-. effort to congolidate tne AJJled, can soldier The 1. M. C. A. organi zation is the only one that can now get into Germany." ! -liieiieeau is regarded by i as th most likely succes-vi- ;ts Premier. mon. Rifle: Ordered For the Guard 'saie of the 1G00 acre Shirley iarm nau. , masses to hear a word from one itn hti nostDoned until Thursday, Xo-!wi,., is OI, ti1P, "fliinz line" doine his vember '22 at which time the sale will I ..Mt- ro ,,,1 t.iKHr and comfort to; take place at 10:30 o'clock under the ..our lovs now-in- trenches and to ausDices of the Atlantic Coast Realty thoso soon to jr0 one citizen, stated ' Into the office of Mr Mr. Burnett occasipiieil the audience to cheer heartily wh?n he stated a Syrian, a citizen of Greenville, walked White yesterday the He paid high tribute to the gallant boys fromthe West, and particularly i called attention to the fact that in eight counties in Montana the country ! would have to have 10,000.000 drafted before one from these eight counties re is the result of an power j and the London press criticises the I scheme as well as .the resignation of Painleve. The press further says that the French Chamber of Deputies is, op posed to the plan. r of the Pitt I . . . . A . 1 iiiel to meet at the office Iseclon are the greatest tnat tney rajny llignt i k on next Monday night j ever seen, they were simpjy amazed Washington-Beaufort ,ast nteht . he ha1 been a resident l unsolicited and handed over $100 for ' wmW called from the fact that practically every man in these counties have already volunteered." "Don't you think a little applauding right there is needed," said Mr. Burnett. Co., and Land Co. People were present to at- -of (jreenville for a number of years , tne Syrians or Greenville towards the ., tend the sale yesterday from all parts ;anfl that ha(J never seen a larger : War Work Ouncil cause. He also tYto. fcrnn and all that were present H 0f-pitixens in the Courthouse gave statistics showing ' the percent-1 coimtv i -state that he crops in the Terra C eia nnon anv "occasion, and this too on a age of men that have fallen in the' YOUNGEST U. S. CAPTAIN FIGHTS LIKE CYCLONE Resolutions Urging. Truce (By The United Press) COPENHAGEN A; mongWxnas meeting of socialist democrats in Vien na have adopted resolutions urging :the. central powers to propose an armstice to Russia and to invite all the belifc. Terents to begin peace negotiations,,., . - -rd- ; 4.1 ; - - 'c-., ; -mm' This is statel fo show , ranks by disease etc. "The danger of ' has already been received, t"nr more will be here hy -iit. The rifles were very : 'i l imt were final!? .secuxedf sio.:: each of $,350.50 for Ammunition . costs $2L00, - a balance iA the treasury This sum -is not enough to eiiarges but the necessary I' will be raised in some way, : ' 'l. so the rifles will be on ' ly member who expects to ; a member of the Guard is : rn 1k present li"iit fail. CANNOT SEND TROOPS TO EUROPE that Greenvile is thoroughly aroused, our young, men, said he, "is not- so : wishes to stand bv the flag, ready to do much due to the German bullets, as it and dare for a cause the like of . which I is to disease, and we are "going to The audience caught the spirit and the 5 "TG3IOLieutenant General "Oshima the Japanese minister of war, informs I Japanese newspapermen "that the de spatch of troops to Europe is an aoso lute impossibility owing to the tre mendous "cost and the lack of tonnage. Baron Takahashi, former minister of finance, in lengthy article in the news papers, declares the Japanese army is deficient in ordnance, and airplane has. never liefore been "put up" tt? the America npeople save-jind excepting when our forefathers declared they would be free and independent. Everybody felt good last night and it is believed there was not a "slacker" or "pacifist" in the house, if there was he took good pains to remain in the back-ground. . It was a regular. old : old Courthouse simply shook with ap plause and handclapping. The most we care abrfut is whether nd them the proper yotolk .home CATend It we out irot rou. io.-ffiite until it hurts zood and on Monday j equipment School Girls Were Charmed irjjett delighted the. "Training i-irls yesterday afternoon by iin in something of what the sot " " 'Iocs in camp..: He started' 'in reveille and carried the day i' 'intil the soldier roUed into his ' :it night. He made them realize : work day and their need ''!''!' after thedayJs work was ! ' 'i he told them of what the Y. M. A- !id for these boys . and vfiat ' to them. Every ort 1 "'as intensely interesting "io the DO YOUR BIT j By this time every: citizen of .Pitt ! county is aeqqnainted .with the cam paign carried , on to. raise unos xor a continuance ;of the work undertaken by the War Council of the. Y. M. C. A. '"Active'' Comtaittees are doing, their hiV in evervWn to the county,' but it wni hA imnossible for them to germ touch of all the citizens, and there will j be large numbers, who no. uouuu wy. not -be' solicited: The purpose of this article is to ask such citizens to either call' tm the Chairman of the Commit tee nearest to him, orelse maiVvrhat ever Amount he desirs to -contribute . To Mr J; Lr tittle, Tsurerreenvffle, v-;C.,not later th;urday aftv:. There are now thirty two Canton-1 fashioned North Carolina, "love-feast", I ments- in the United States . and for every 6000 soldiers we have a wire hut, which means there are 486 now in these United States." General Persh ing has said, that the greatest need just now' is for 5000 trained Y. M. C. A. secretaries and we are going to send them rest assured. One of the most interesting parts . of throw around guards." If we are eolne in this strmrjrle hnrrt n-a luilprp nH owrivmflinf fhot it will be as a Y. M. C, A., and we are! you will care."- In closing Mr. Bur not going to ask the. government to nett said Pitt county's allotment is $5, bear any of the burden."" Tou people J 000, why . not double it. must do your "bit" and we want you I Captain Durwood Wilson of the U. S. to give until it "hurts" you " , a., who was seated on the platform J Property Transfer? The following deeds of transfer, were i -filed in the Register of Dee Is office, to day for rgistration. ' W. H. Clark to Jacob Barrour. Vwift i - j Creek township, considtratqn500 A. F. Cox to J. B. Eure Ayden town ; ship, consideration. $1,500. - i,. -" ! J. E. 'Claris et fll to" Jasfc. Clark. I Chi cod township, consideration . $3t- .446.08. , . lfcV;-. i J. B. Barrour and wife to SiE-; 3?er- -' rest, Cbtcpd towhsliTp, BY GEO. MARTIN, (Uuited Press Staff Correspondent)" WASHINGTON The Germans may not be very much frightened when tbey look up some morning and see a mild, short, slender boyish-faced kid coming toward them uver the fbp. But they'd better it. , ite'S .the youngest Captain in:" the A"meriean army. Also the shortestJButj-r J.-T. Harris et al to J? I:-- Baker, Farm vile township, consideration- $4 600. . :i- " Jno: L Wilkerson to Harris and.Ba- -' f.-t -T'V- t.- . ' - ' -!-''-J St . : ' for everyone felt better for being pres ent aud today they are going to re spond -to. theireountry's call by giving of their means liberally and generous ly. See nov if this paper does not" hit the nail square on the head in thus prophesying. The meeting was opened with an im- s poke a few words of encouragement 'and promised his undivided support to j the cause. N- Thus came, to an end a meeting long to be remembered in Greenville. The campaign is now on in full blast, the drive is in progress and before the ... 1 . nA,A ,-1 T ." . - ..-ill formed her duty to her couarry and to 1 1 her boys. bhTmyl He looks like" a lamb and fights like a cyclone. j -Charles D Harris of Georgia, aged ; 20. That's him. Captain Harris graduated from West Point in September. - He took high honors. We was graduated into the! Engineer Corps, than which no West-. To1ntr ooiild nsk more. J , - ! He told his superiors that he was in! a hurry to get to France; that he had urgent business there 'with a man named Fritz. So they put him in the ; flrst regiment bound frontward. iETp, .considerftt$pt X-'-jri: berry. Farmvllle ation $750.00. township, consider. --jf Marriage Liceng Milton Harris to Florence Greenville township and,iiMacV:'Perklns? to Irra Perkins. Bethel, Both these be ;lng colored. - Brown,.'"'-:: ITLV I DO WANTA RAISE (By The United Press) CLEVELAND RaHroad conductors . - ' . . . " . - i. . n, TTwin-wH and made a MADE HELPFUL TALp j Mr. Atkinson, superintendent, of the , Industrial School of Salisbury, con. I ducted the opening exercises at the Training .School yesterday .morning, delightful,, entertaining, MAY BE BORING IS THE wiim (By The United Press) - s " . - and trakemen -all over tne unireai-- ZLT States are balloting on the proposition) and yet Helpful talk to the students, . lwa iBe "ouse otywamuu lie turned quicKty iromjne serious to to: demand " vage - increase a vera gmg forty-two per' cent.- ' -.. - ; .The 'TOte is;prelimioar to 0 strike should, the railroads refcise to iake a raise. The demand totals 4i09X)0,000 in ttta onHra country yearly, One hun- 4" sr. 3 . .. the light, and lllnstrated. hi3 . points with fresh, pleasing- jokes, and jvittt- clsma.' He impressed the students as p a naan of : force a nJ ; decided ability. ab well as -a. man of broad education tne. .ngU8fl-enannei. - 5 today that "the war. cabinet was Con sidering all possibilities . of an Inva sion. This statement ,wa made th je- spbnse; to the rumors current-' that ' the Germans were boring a., tunnel under He's on his way ; and meantime, here ' are a few more points for Fritts to con sider pending his arrivet Young Har- '. ris' was cheer leader at Uncle'Sam'ai ofilce factory, thus being branded the most popular man in "his class. "Shor-j - ty" was also the best swimmer, the best , horseback rider, and one of the best' orators. ' He is the fourth of his line to 9erve the colors. He is a son of CoL P. C. ! Harris, chairman of the Federal Trade, Commission. " "' t Chairman Harris," by the way-, is'wejj;, renresented in the wan Two .-of his! brothers, Mayor - Seale. Harrtei-.4he J Medical Bpls and Major- HuDteT'.Hajri ' 4 ris,. Camp. Gordon, Gai-infantry branch. Buthi- favorite- among 4 his FOR RENT Seven Room House Now Occupied by me. Water -and Lights.- $25 per month. GLAtXDB D,,.TGX- CW- stalx. "' "" yv-ixsr-f -j-iT.f. White's Theatre: TONIGHT BIRTH OF A NATION. Mati nee and Nights Seats on Sate at Box -office "todar. FR "Million Dollar. Dc. lAdmis sion $150, War Tax JnetadedT? -.i-c.'.-r - and each one felt as if she had; rCTZ m'rmv T 4 IT, NE WS t111 aHU - -, . , - - K - - a V ' to if Th i rr vjwq nn-i vfito '-sage from oer !Jt-0r. ". ;
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