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lIdaily NVIL rHB WKATHE3 Fair tonight and Saturday much Colder 5 O'clock Btatc Uwary City EDITION $?trl 1" Telegraphic' R eports of - th ieU ni t e'd ; P r e 8 a VOLUME I. NUMBER 155 -mm - IMJ MEW riiiririiii! 7 0)' "fBA HI FIST AMERICAN AVIATOR FALLS A VICTIM OF GERfflN ADVERSARY (By United Preaa) PARIS Lieutenant Benjamin Wal f rr. son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Walcott of Washington, D. C fell (inl ine th? first air fight last Tuesday, ! an 1 it is belived that he was killed. i According to word received here younc: Walcott was brought down by .ui adversary in their first ariel en- . miter. lie was returning te his lines when three Herman mashines attacked him i!,. th the rear and his machine was se.-n t fall. l ieutenant Harold Wright, of th2 : rrieun Aviation service, destroyed ., Hi-rman Sausage Balloon on Thanks S vim: day. He disregarded the Ger- . .in anti-air craft guns and swooping , ,.,vn vouivil a stream of lead into the -.airline. ne of his shoots exploded -as bag. l ieutenant Walcott entered the avla- : erv:c last June - following his1 . a 'nation from Princeton University. , was commissioned a Lieutenant ":.-t All -list. Christmas Tree For Mill People ' 1; re will be a Christmas tree in e ,. - liool house at the Cotton Mills Christmas nisht All wishing to : rate can contribute either use i :! Lifts, toys for the children, pro--cSa'iis. fruits or candy. A basket to r ive contributions will be placed at t! -e stores of W. H. Johnson, Maguire s. u. Bench and Taylor and John s ;:ii. Those wishing to give money Ail! nlease sent to Miss Lill Wilson, ;: I' c'c'nson Avenue. j Tr i honpd that this anneal ri2i be,. .iiin-.. toil ri lihorfillv Thp mill Tf. after the days's work for neces- s is over, have riot the time or Germany started a feeler for peace last minify to supply the little -"-ex. September. This was mentioned re . si. dear to the hearts of all chil- cently by the British Chancellor of the i. and without which no child is happy at Christmas: Therefore, who keep your hearts warm at h nitiful season of giving, please lib -r the mill people. RED CROSS WORK Hi - following cablegram, received ui the Paris Headauarters of the :;,.. Red Cross-, today, makes - in why. through one of its many j ivities. Americans are gaining the 1 - 1 T7a... aU , 1 I Evorv dav French mutiles wound-j -ldiers who have either lost arms i,. -gather at American Red Cross ' adqiiarters seeking assistance in wring either artificial arms or arti- la! In -. The ones given by the Red are the best and most practical! it can be obtained. I Ji "Th se crippled men typify the true .,-;t ,,f t.-,..,,, cor.rifino Thpv never . npiain about their misfortune, but ar profuse in their thanks for assis- ranee. A French soldier who hobbled in -i. two wooden legs the other day ived artificial legs which enabled 1dm to stand upright without th aid -f a cine. After he had arrived home mother wrote the Red Cross : Tt,o,,L- u1i tti tt hirt for . , lf , ,,,, v,o,-rt ivvr mir ruwr mntl- 1 ted soldier. Your generous and hu italde help has brought back to ac- 'y- life an unfortunate who, without vi.nr lv.in n-Aniri linvp rAmnined in th.- darkest of miserv. From my soul f a mother and a French woman I !' to t( 11 the American Mothers whose - .ns will soon be fighting along side that if it is their fate to i owr sons. i nt some dav to our hospitals, we ''nil receive them with devoted and i r care. (Br United Press) WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES IN ITALY Italy will defend Venice to Hie last drop of h?r blood. The traditional Italian-hatred for the Awsirians has crystalized into a nation wide determination not to again per 'i if th city to succumb to the domina t ion of Austria. The city is being converted into an unapproachable island which is - now cabable of withstanding an indefinite STDRiC CITY OF V GIRL WORKERS WEAR MASKS When working In a cotton fumignt-' ing plant at Bush terminal, Brooklyn, girls have to wear masks for protec- tion against poison gas used in the process. All cotton shipped into port la -fn rrt I fro nrlf h laaillff rn BRITIAN NOT GERMANY FIRST i R- T'nitMl Press) AMSTERDAM Great Britian not Exchequer. N. Bonar Law. According to a German official statement which asserts that the British feeler was tentative one and was never carried through to a conclusion. The Chancellor's statement to the House of Commons early this week as- j serted that the neutral governments had sounded England for Germany as to the possibility of peace. " A GOOD FOR NOTHING HUSBAND How many women can read the a- bove line and say (Is My Husband Good for Nothing?) The answer is i found in Robert hmnau's Great Com-1 edy Drama which comes to the White Theatre tonight. In selecting players for this com- pany the producer his used excellent ; taste as it requires people able to play comedv as wen as htiuus i"'"- serious roles Joe Weaver, plays the part of Barney Malloy, the Good for Nothing," Geo. C. Roberson, plays the mystery part of the play. Martin Franklyn. a village capitalist. San Cully, a small town de- tective, Lewis Andrews, the nephew, that causes most of the trouble. The leading lady of the company is Claudia White, a very charming little miss, especially engaged for tha part tha part ox "Chubby . Miss White's most recent have been with the "Lion successes and the Mouse," "Shepherd or tne Hills" anl the "Trail of the Lonesome Pines." Miss Ethel Ramstell plays Mrs. Malloy, the wife of the "Good for Noth ng." A complete acinic equipment is car. ried. The company arn.eo ua, l Wa cV in rtnn nTia sro to mumms - - tisv. -.mr.r-f nw Priees are Za. OU. xtaien 75 and $1.00 and war tax. EKICE WILL THE VERY US Still Quite III. The friends of MrsT N. O. Warren, wife of Mr. N 0. Warren, cashier of the Greenville Banking and Trust Company, will regret to learn that sh continues qiute ill at her home, ner of Fifth and Greene Streets. ivflrrpn is one of Greenville s cor. Mrs. most popular ladies and the entire communi ty wishes her a speedy recovery to her jacewtomed healtbr Second Draft istration to Begin Tomorrow (By United Press) WASHINGTON, Dec. 14. Begin ning tomorrow voluntary enlisments in thj -United States army, of registered men will be forbidden, except as to Certain medical aud dental .students. Uncle Sam will select his fighting aien from the list of nine million men Who on tomorrow will answer 148 searching questions the answers to which will determine his liability to military service. The questionaire automatically re vokes all exemptions and discharges under the first draft. Failure to re turn his answers in seven days after he receives the questions makes th registrant liable to a year in prison. Mailing of the list by th? local board constitutes legal notice to the regis trant. His failure to receive it does not excuse him. The questions are framed to draw out every bit of information that may ! hi of value to the boards in fixing the' class to which a man is to be assigned. No detail of the status of dependents, i or of possible or actual outside sources I of income has been overlooked. I The registrant, after filline in the i inside of his questionaire, indicates on i ! th? front the class to which he believes' i he should be assigned. If the board asrees, there is no further action neces-! sary by either party llutil tbe i"dividu. ' al comes due for military service and! is called up for physical examination, j If the board disagrees and places the registrant in another class, the ma- is set in motion automatically. Of the nine million men who will receive the lengthy questionaire it is estimated two million will be assigned Keg I j to the first class and subject to duty Wwilii-4l&vcolojai before ny mat is any li5 The first class will be made up of the following : (A i Single man without dependent ! relatives. j (B) Married man. with or without children, or father of motherless chil dren, who has habitually failed to sup port his family. (C) Married man dependent on wife j for support. (D) Married man, with or without children, or father or motherless chil dren : man not usefully engaged, fami ly supported by income independent of his labor. (E) Unskilled farm labor. (F) Unskilled industrial labor. Reg istrant by or in respect of whom no deferred classification is claimed or ina,i0. Registrant who fails to submit questionaire and in respect of whom no deferred classification is claimed or made. ft 1? A11 registrants not included in any otLer division in this schedule. Legal and medical advisory boards in every community will aid the regis trant in making his answers. He will indicate in what occupations hi con siders himself expert and from that list it is purposed to create separate groups of men trained in any particu lar trade or profession should the need arise for them. The men will be divided into five classes. The fifth composed of the fol lowing will be exempted or discharged from draft. (A) Officers, legislative, executive, or judicial, of the United States or of State Territory, or Distict of Colum bia. (B) Regular or duly ordained min ister of religion. (C) Student who on May 18, 1017, was preparing for ministry in recog nized school. (D) Persons in military or naval service of United States, -(E) Alien enemy. (F) Resident alien (not an enemy) who claims exemption. (G) Person totally and permanent ly physically or mentally unfit for mili tary service. " (H) Person morally unfit to be a soldier of the United States. Licensed pilot actually employ ed in the pursuit of his vocation. Member of well recognized religious sect or organization, organized and ex isting on May 18,. 1917,- whose then ex isting creed or principles forbid its members to participate in war in any form, and whose religious convictions are against war or participation there in. Advisory Boards Organizing. Supporting affidavits of other persons must be secured by every regiatrat CHINAWEN WILL FIGHT n J ---fyYiijYii-ilvi-ih"-- ' Quite a number of Chinese residents of the Unite4fcState are it the National army and are expected to Camp Upton-are typical of the Orientals who have responded to th draft : CLo claims exemption or deferred "lia bility in grounds of studying for the ministry, dependency and industrial or agricultural grounds. j Liability to service in the other class es follows thy numbers drawn In the famous lottery on July 20. j These classes will be made up of the I following : CLASS n. j (A) Married man with children or ' father of motherless children, where such wife or children" or such mother- less children are not mainly dependent 1 upon his labor for support for tha rea son that there are other reasonably cer tain sources of adequate support, (ex cluding earnings or possible earnings from the labor of the wife), available, and that the removal of the registrant will not deprive such dependents of support. (D) Married man, without chil dren whose wife, although the regis trant is engaged in a useful occupation is not mainly dependent upon his labor for support, for the reason that the wife is skilled in some special class of work which she is physically able to perform and in which she is employed, or in which there is an immediat open ing for her opening conditions that will enable her to support herself decently and without suffering or hardship. (C) Necessary skilled farm labor in necessary agricultural enterprises. (D) Necessary skilled industrial laborer in necessary industrial enter prise. CLASS m. (A) Man with dependent children (not his own) but toward whom he stands ni relation of parent. (B) Man with dependent, aged or infirm parents. (C) Man with dependent, helplM brothers or sisters. (D) County or municipal officer. (E) Highly trained firemen or po- licemen, at least three years in service of municipality. (F) Necessary Custom House clerk. (G) Necessary employe of United States in transmissio nof the mails. (II) Necessary artificer or work man in United States armory or ar senal. (I) Necessary employe in servica of United States. (J) Necessary assistant, associate, or hired manager of necessary agricul tural enterprise. (K) Necessary highly speciallse-i technical or mechanical expert of necessary Industrial entrprises. - (L) Necessary assistant or associ ate manager of necessary industrial en terprise. CLASS IV (A) .Man whose wife or children are mainly dependent on his labor for support. - . -. IN AHERICAIP ARMir make fine soldlersk. These two,: now at d) -Mariner actually ealployed in 'ea service or merchant in the United tates. (C) Necessary' sole managing, con troling, or directing head of necessary igricultural enterprise. (D) Necessary sole managing, con trolling, or directing head of necessary industrial enterprise. Asso. Charities To HearBickett To the members of the Associated Charities : The Board of Governors of the As sociated Charities had planned to have the annual meeting on Sunday after noon, to have an address by a visitor, and organize for the coming year. Since the arrrangments have been made for Governor Bickett to address the citizens of Greenville on Sunday Afternoon, it has not seemed proper to have a separate meeting for the As sociated Charities. Through th; cour tesy of the Red Cross officials, we have decided to consolidate the Associated Charities Meeting with the Red Cross Meeting. The members of the Asso- ciation of the Associated Charities, to-' gether with those wishing to become members, will be asked to remain for a few minutes at the close af Gover- nor rucKen s auuress ac me jaeinoaist i church, and a Board of Governors will be elected for the coming year. This Is very important, and I trust that tbe members will bear this in mind. Respectfully, S. B. UNDERWOOD, Pres. Associated Charities IN THE CITY Gov. Bickett of Raleigh will arrive in the City this afternoon and will be the guest of Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Fick-: Michael Day, W F. Crause, C. B. Jones, len on Fifth street. L. L. Merrill, J. M. Camrw n. W. P. I Knox, J. M . Alligood, G. A. T -i. G. FOR SALE: UPRIGHT PIANO, GOOD jT. Tyson, Miss Ray, Fre i -.. ; liay. as new, cheap. Owner leaving the' Phil Hampton, J. T. Ball, C. E. Best, State. Address "Owner," care the J J. A. McCluer, Walter Benton, W. P. Dally News. 12 32 Ctc Johnston, E. V. Ferrell. F. Ieese. W. White's Theatre FRIDAY "A GOOD FOR NOTHING HUSBAND" farce comedy, seat sale box office Friday morning. 8ATUDDAY . . . -"The Mystery of the Double Cross" featuring, Mollie King. "Mutt and Jeff. Also two reels of good comedy. GERMM DESIRES WAR TO RID T DCCnDC: ARflCDIP ULI UIILHUILIUUHIM HUM I HttUIL HOOVER BLAJIED SUGAR FAMINE (Br United Press) WASHINGTON Claude Spreckles Germany want?' t'cr&i-liricibilL today blamed the Herbert Hoover's ; T of her military powrftU herpeo Food Administration for the sugar fam- P1 so as to stem them" 'Wrjfiie Jer ine in the United States. whelming sacrifices iatmre.infflltable He testified before the Senate sugar and must come when Amtricathrow and coal investigation committee that ! her strength into the battle line, the Food administration and the Amor. ! Germany desires that tha war shall ican Refiners had an agreement which end before America's millions ot jnen prevented their getting the sugar to , and machine guns be aitayed against refine. j n?r and turn the tide which meini her Spreckles is the head of the Federal , certain defeat. Sugar Refining Company of New York. Lieu. Anderson Among the Dead (Br United Press) 1 WASHINGTON First Lieutenant i George M. Anderson of Alexandria, j Virginia, is among the dead of the American Expeditionary forces. He died on December 9 aboard a United States Transport from Tubecular Men- j ingitis. He was a member of the en gineering corps. EXPERT LOOKS FRESH TROOPS (Br United Press) LONDON Colonel Repington the Times Military expert says : "We must expect at least a half million i fresh German fighters on the West front, also many more guns and air crafts, as the Russian situation and the Italiian defeats have enabled the i enemy to place larger forces on tlie ; French fini. PROPERTY TRANSFERS Herbert M. Manley to Henry Sutton eration $7CU0. Henry Sutton and wife to M. M. Ellis, Falkland township, considera tion $3,208. David C. Wilson to J. W. Wilon, Bethel, consideration $23. J. W. Wilson to David C. Wilson, Bethel, consideration $10. J. F. King and wife to E. L. Worth- ington. Greerviile. consideration $1100 (1 i i ' .) ".; on and wife to J. B. Patrick, A;, icn, consideration $7500. K. A. Pittman to Clarence Jackson, Ayden, consideration $12,250. L. H. Winbourn to J. R. Nichols, Bethel, consideration $300. J. B. Patrick to Clarence Jackson, Ayden township $7,500. Lewis K. Manning to J. E. Mathews Winterville, $200-. i Some Hauling Just previous to the snow Messrs. Skinner and Flanagan were hauling two tons of hay to Falkland per load and 200 feet of dry inch boards to Farmville per load. This feat was ac- complished by their two Selden trucks. Due to the bad weather they were com- ! pelled to stop temporarily. I ROTRACTED RUSSIAN CIVIL WAR LOOKED FOR BY Princeton Hotel Arrivals. Geo. Kennel, W. R. Padget, Rufus Swain, Robah Swain, C. C. Shore, Cor. Ion Shore, W. H. Fielder, L. M. Flan- , nery, J. D, Grady, G. T. Winberlf, H. Cross, II. J. SimpjH'ii A V'-a- ver, A. K.Evans, Euyene La:-., il. R. Myer, G. C. Roberson, Eth.d Rands dell, L. Anderson. All members of the Red Cross So ciety who wish service flags to display in their windows, please call at War ren'g Drug Store Saturday- afternooa from 2 :30 to 4. and get them. Mrs. E. B. Ficklen, Secretary. GIRLS WANTED Two girls wanted to work In printing office. Renfrew Printing Co. ' 12-14-3tC AM A DMV: AT!T3Tf (Br United Press) LONDON German's advertised forthcoming front drive is preitiminarr to another peace offer. In thl? aSTen. VsS sive she hopes to achieve dent tome whre on the FrancSftislhl&WS. A tremendous increase in h&" Ger man peace propagndaJuisAeeirioeed j recently. Germany is nowiat thesum iinit of her strength, andeyery'Jiour from now on it oozes away. FEW BRITISH ARE (Br United Press) LONDON Improvements to the lo cal British positions east of Ballecourt as a result of a bomb fight last night has been reported by Field Marshal Haig. South of Pronville the enemy raided the post and a few of the Brit I ish are missing. Red Cross Men and women of America, on De cember 17, 1917, jour American Red Cross will launch a campaign its Christmas Merbership Drive for ten million new members By January 1, '".'aj"c"" rl" '? -HJiljon New Mcuabet. ItrwjOT have them because, lacking them, it cannot do all that the world, from out tbe agony of this war against War, is crying upon it to do, and do quickly. Now, if never before, all of you should belong to your American Red Cross. I There should be not Ten" Million, bat. ; Twenty Million, Forty Million Nw ; Members ! We believe in you, men and women, j of America, and we ask you to believe 1 in ust Never have you failed to re spond to a great cause or a naked need. Y"ou will answer the world's cry of utter distress You will answer It above all at this season, long; dedicated by you to thoughtful good will, to works of love and of mercy at this season of Christmas. Your Red Cross does not ask you at this time for large contrfbTWlotti. It asks you to 1 ncome a part-of it. It asks you to be one of Ten Million Americans to ve ne Ir'Har toward World Relief, au(1 your service to the greatest of Christmas Charities. Service means Membership! The need is vast. The crv or aid s louder hourly, am by mid-winter will exceed . all supplica tion known to history A single v.n or woman is powerless in the fxv of whit must be done if "Our Boys". are not wholly to be destroyed! But TE5j MILLION are not powerless! Be one them. . . ! --: - "i- t V THE OSSE (By United Ptcm) LONDON Russia is now In for a protracted civil war is the opinion of the Russian observers here. The scheme has collapsed'fof .be&iflg the constituent assemhlyJiiftiaj. iaHha' con dition of affairs as reported -the last dispatches received from- JPetrograd. Th- lMst hope has beenremoved that he i;:!uon might work obt -its own destiny by an amicable adjustment of its affairs through the political fao tions Only a handful -of the delegates to th? assembly have so far appeared at Petrograd. The Bolsheveiki is becoming more ruthless in its effort to retain power, according to advices received, from Petrograd. v h'ch is a further factor in th be-lif-r that the Russians of that v ; ' 'th are antagonistic, ' to tW IofsL;.-- fictions and that rhy are not like!.. '. -"?-! the lives of those attending th a- -.--'oly held in the city, which is th-- I; Uheveiki's main stronghold. The Bolfiheveiki-Cossock revolt to day is apparently becoming stronger. ' I 'I -TV--' .1 -a I -- -. i - y '- i. j 1 r '- - if. ' state of siege. i m . ,'3 f v
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