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AT EVERETT YESTE
R
E VERETTS, nTii J CO., aCDGED
YEGGMRJ HAVE BEEf JCflPTUilED
The Planters and Merchants Bank of Everette,
Martin county, was looted yesterday afternoon to
the amount of $4,500 in Liberty Bonds,- $1,500 in
change and $500 in bills. The robbery took place
about 3 o'clock, and was perpetrated by three men,
N. I. Robinson, Chauncey Robinson and Clyde
Bowen. All three within a short while after the
robbery were captured and are now safely lodged
in the Martin county jail at Williamston.
At the hour above stated, the three men entered
the bank each having" a 22 calibre rifle. At the
time of their entrance the only persons in the bank
were the cashier V. G. Taylor and three others.
The cashier was quickly covered by one of the
robbers, and the other gentlemen underwent
a similar ordeal. .After this had been accomp
lished trfe thirdtpal began to make the haul and
succeeded :in securing the amount above men-
wuiicu. ixxixixxx " German Big Gun Explodes.
woods. sd6iith-e astonished cashierandrNP0- feimparatiye quiet continued
other three gentlemen in the bank could react
from their fright, the alarm was given and almost
immediately a posse was organized and the au
thoritiesin Williamston also notified. It was not
long before ten automobiles filled with a posse ar
rived from that town. Search was begun at once
and the woods where the three men entered sur
rounded. Very soon the yeggmen were located, one of
whom opened -fire on the posse. The fire was re
turned with the result that N. I. Robinson, one of
th e robbers was struck in the forehead. Although
his wound is serious it is thought he willTecover.
After their pal Robinson had been shot the other
two threw up their hands and surrendered.
All of the money stolen from the bank, with the
exception of about $1,000, has been recovered and
it is thought this will be before many hours. The
affair has created no little excitement in that sec
tion. The Planters and Merchants Bank has a
capital stock of $10,000. V. R. Taylor is the presi
dent and V. G. Taylor, the Cashier.
FOR THE POSSESSION AW1S
HIGHWAY BATTLE NOW RAGING
(By The JJnitejPress)
WITH THE FRENCH : ARMIES AFIEL1X
The complete checking of the - German advanceH
renders possible the compression oi the stupen
dous enemy offensive plans, which comprise the
simultaneous thrusts each along the three im
portant highways toward the three railway, in
dustrial and political centers.
A gigantic battle is raging between Lassigny
and Moreunifor the possession of the Amiens
hisrhwav. A comnleteness of the check between
Lafere and Montdidier is now possible, as the Ger
mans, are now slackening their drive.
' iKUiHES ENEMY REPULSED
YESTERDAY AFTER SHARP FIGHT
(By The United Press)
LONDpN. Field Marshal Haig reported to
the war department today as follows:
"In the neighborhood of Fampoux the enemy
was repulsed yesterday at dawn after sharp fight
ing. A number of the German dead were left on
the field and a few prisoners were taken. Fam
poux is four miles east of Arras.
"Successful raids northeast of Loos and north
east of Poelcapelle resulted in the capture of pris
oners and machine guns. Loos is three miles
north and west of Lens. Poelcapelle is six miles
northeast of Ypres, in Belgium.
"In the neighborhood of Ayette, which is now in
our possession, successful local operations last
night resulted in the capture of more than one
hundred prisoners Three machine guns were al
so taken. Ayette is ten miles south of Arras.
"In the neghborhood 'of Serre a few prisoners
were taken yesterday. Serre is eight miles. south
west of Ayette."
throughout the battle front last night according
to the British and French statements.
Field Marshal Haig reported the repulse of the
heavy enemy attacks between Luce and Avre yes
terday. The capture of a German post in the vi
cinity of Serre, eight miles north of Albert, is al
so announced.
The war office announces that the British front
is quiet and there is no serious fighting on the
French front.
The Paris communique mentions spirited artil
lery fighting, however, particularly between Las
signy and Montdidier. German attacks at Woeu
vre and in upper Alsace regions were frustrated.
The French continued shelling Laon near Haud
rimont. A reconnoitering expedition brought in
prisoners. These are said to have stated that one
of the long range guns, used in shelling Paris,
had exploded, killing five of its crew.
FRANCO BRITISH FORCES MADE
SOISI PROGRBSliKG NIGHT
(By The United Press) --
PARIS. The night was relatively calm. Be
tween the Oise and the Sommerthe Franco-British
forces made some progress, the French war
office announces. In the region of Calonne took
some prisoners, the announcement states; ' ?
Some progress was also made between Remtfin
and the Somme.
ENJOYABLE DANCE AT HINES'
HALL HEBE LAST EVENING
The young men of Greenville gave
a very enjoyable Easter dance at Hines'
Hall on Dickinson avenue last night
In honor of the visiting young ladies
and the girls home from the respective
schools for Easter. The occasion, like
all ' those given" by Greenville's young
men, was enjoyable and much enjoy
ed. ' "- -
osed ancine were:
sffitnindrews with Ernest
Gorinan ,.Miss Heardon of Durham
with Barnes Haskett ; Miss Elmo Tuek
er with Norfleet Hart; Miss Alice
Pulford with Edward Foley; Miss
Shaw of Texas with Charles White;
Miss Mary Shaw with Robert Greene;
Miss Taylor of ' Washington jvith
Francis Bowen; Miss Marou Cobb of
Norfolk with James Little; Miss Mar
shall of Norfolk with Richard King;
Miss Adelaide Taft with Durwood
Tucker ; Miss WaiwrigTit with Ficklen
Arthur; Miss Rubelte Forbes with
Jack Brown; Miss Gladys Bagwell
with James White; Miss Evelyn Lang
with Clifton Edwards; Miss Pattie
Wooten with James Brown; Miss Eli
zabeth Fountain of Raleigh with Mr.
Lumpkin of Baltimore; Miss Amine
King with Thomas Galbreath;. Miss
Annie I.' Tyson with Roy Galbreath ;
MJss Hyer with D. M. Clark ; Miss
Little of Robersonville with Allen Ar
ih'ur. ' -x ' ' .
Stags : Bruce Warren, Leon Kittrell,
Mr. Bennett, W. L. Whichard, Arthurs
Joyner, Carltoh Arthur, Ralph Ffem
ing, Jack Hunter C. Hardee, Mr. Dav
is, Mr. Jenkins Mr. McCormick and
W. L. Lee.
Music was furnished by the Levin's
orchestr of Rtleigh.
-Write, number of Tisltors
ffbm Wtfshingtoii,Tarboro and-FaW-TilWu
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STAMP PURCHASERS
Purchasers of War Savings and
Thrift Stamps since last report:
W. B. Tilghman.
Charles D. Cobb Jr.
W. G. Craft.
J. Q. Trotman.
Miss Margaret Cone 'Tucker.
Robert Little.
W. S. Dail.
Miss Maggie Whichard.
Miss Mabel Comfort.
Miss Edith Quinerly.
Miss Agnes Cabe.
Francis Wilson.
James Wilson.
Miss, Verna Potter.
L. W. Cherry.
Mrs. Kate Whichard.
C. B. Whichard Jr.
Miss Mylitta M. Morris.
Withers Harvey.
Miss Mary Little.
R. C. Bagby.
Miss Maud Johnston.
Robert Wright.
Miss Catherine Perkins.
Miss Jennie Congleton.
Charles Woodward.
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.
White's Theatre
TONIGHT
Show begins 8PM (New Time)
"THE OUTCAST"
Thursday
THE HONOR SYSTEM'' fea
taring f our big stars. (Matinee)
One Corporal and
Two Privates are.
Killed at Augusta
(By The United Press)
AUGUSTA, Ga One corporal
and two privates were killed, an
other corporal and three privates
were slightly injured as a result
of an accidental explosion lasi
nigght in a tent of Co. F, 103 En
gineers. The dead and injured are all
from Pennsylvania.
Great Stores of
Bread Now Being
Sent to Germany
(By The United Press)
PETROGRAD, April 2 Trade
between Ukraine and Germany is
now in full blast. Great stores of
bread is being transported from
Kiev to Berlin. The railway is nn
dersupervision of the German
Commissi on.
Forces of the Ukrainian Soviet
in the region of Kooop have re
treated after inflicting, heavy cas
ualties on the enemy, who reached
Sarym.
White Piano Go.
Installing Booth
The Sam T. White Piano Company
is today nstalling a double Victro
la booth for the purpose of giving de
monstrations to the prospective pur
chasers. The booth has two compart
ments with glass sides and finished
in mahogany. It is surely a beauti
ful piece of furniture. The Sam T.
White Piano Company are abreast of
the times and are installing everything
needful for theproper display of their
Victrolas, pianos, etc. Their store is
one of the most attractive in Greenville.
PEACE TALU DOES NOT INTEREST
PLAIN ANSWER GIVEN DIPLGhlATS
-. ..... . - --" - t - '
(By The United Press)
WASHINGTON. Peace talk in the wake of
Austro-Germah diplomacy near the east and Rus
sia does not interest Washington.
This was . the plain answer that was given the
officials and diplomats to the belated reply of the
Austrian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Count
Czernin to President Wilson's last war aim's ad
dress. '
Pres. Wilson, it may be said officially, feels there
is no indications that either Germany or Austria
is honestly desirous of establishing a basis for a
just and lasting.peace.
AYDEN FARMER URGES THAT
ROWS BE tlER FOR SOY BEANS
By G. A. Johnson
Just now when the farmers are lay
ing off their rows preparing to plant
their corn,, let. me urge upon them the
necessity of jaakhig .these rows '6uffl:1 tritloQs thfiir cow' a Tiillk,-besides 'being
ciently wide to admit of a row or soy
beans to be planted between the corn;
No Casualty List
Given Out in U. S.
WASHINGTON. The publication
of casualty lists from the War Depart
ment has beben stopped as a direct
result of Secretary of War Baker's
message decreeing that Amrican
headauarters news could come only
from American headquarters
France.
in
U. S. Aviators are
Doing Signal Work
ZURICH. American aviators are
now engaged In signal work on the
Austrian rfont, according rto a dis
patch to the newspaper, Intransizeant.
The cable does not make clear whether
the aviation front referred to means
the Austrian forces in France or in
Italy.
by so doing they will be making for
themselves more food crops for all
stock, a splendid money crop and at
the same time increase largely the fer
tility of their soil.
I have known of many instances
where these beans were planted between
the rows of corn at the second plowing
and a yield of 12 to 18 bushels was ob
tained, which as you see is no mean
profit to be gotten out of a by- pro
duct, when it did not detract at all
from the corn, but on the other band I
have bbeen told it seemed to help the
growing crop and left the land very
much improved for the coming crop.
Then, too the harvester w'ii waste some
of the beans in gathering that will be
gotten later by the stock or go to en
rich the lands as the case may be. I
would add also that you need have no
beans you can raise this year. The
bean industry is now in its infancy and
every year .will bring new develop
ments in the uses of the soy bean pro
ducts. Already they are being nsed to
make an artificial milk and butter that
is said to be -more, wholesome and' un
made' into a breakfast foo3'va8 Y6od
for infants' as well,Tind the" one greit
reason why developments .along com
mercial lines have not progressed fas
ter is the fact that the beans in late
years in spite of the increased produc
tion have ruled so high in price 'till
the manufacturers could "not afford to
pay the price in com petition wkh seed
men.
But if the time ever comes when the
price again will permit them the crop
will be used largely for its oil and
food value. Have no fear also this sea
son that you cannot get these beans
harvested as there is a factory now
in course of construction in a nearby
town that will, when completed have
a capacity of five hundred to one thou
sand harvesters, and I have seen these
in operation and know they will house
this crop successfully. But plant them
any way if you never harvest a'one.
fear of getting a fair price for all theJfor the stock and land will get the
benefit, but if you care to save any,
then your banker will probably know
it when selling time rolls round. . .
AUSTRIAN RULER AND PEOPLE
ARE NOW FAVORABLE TO PEACE
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DECLARES
MINISTER-CZERt
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Miss Lillian Hardee. -Burnette
Fixter. t
Miss Margaret Louise Patrick,
Miss Mary Effie Patrick. - ,
Miss Adele Foley. :
Joseph Foley. : -
Miss Denie Boone Haskett.
John W. - TlmberVake. ,
Miss Effie Mae Winslew.
Walter Howard Wilson. -Rev.
Geo. F: HilL . .- , . r
Miss Corinna MiaL ... , .
Miss Essie Marie Potter. s . (T1.,
Justus Everette. . , -. j . ; .
Burton Patrick Evaas.
COLORED PURCHASEBS-j X . f
Simon Savage.- . . -.:, ." ' !
Wiley Norcott.
PURCHASERS-AT STOKES-,
W. N. Simmons. -; v
Mrs. W. N. Simmons.-- ; ,f...
Miss Lizzie Simmons. j
Wm. N. Moore. - .4. .
Miss Maude E. Moore.
Stewart Page. . ,
Mm. S. Overton.
Ray Pruette,
J. B. Congleton.
Miss Lizzie Mizelle. - j
' (By Tht "United Tress "
AMSTERDAM Count Czernin, the Austrian
Foreign Minister, in addressing the Vienna Murii
cinal Council declared, that President Wilson
probably thought that Vienna was more favorable
ground for the sowing of seeds for international
peace than Berlin. i
Count Czernin said, "Austria's ruler is favor
able to peace and that fifty-five million people
shared in his views.'1 "To these people' he said,
President Wilson was devoting his activities t :
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TWO AND HALF MILLION WORE MEtJ
PHVSiCAUf I FfiFORIB :&
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WASHINGTON: Qffialsu ofx.the; Provost
Marshal General's office sjtate that any increase ; v x j
that is desired in the American arW no matter ,: x
how great, can be furnished immediately ; x x
"We have a great reserve, they' sfateaof
practically two million five hundred thousand. ; , ,
mem who are physically fit now in class Bheleyi
men are:ready to be thrown into the tight'orikith
signing of an order.