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t? ' f. r: JV,Vs Xr ;:-r:.:--rx. .w..; vCn': V r. ,I- -; -' r 1 WEATHEB Fair tonight and continued cold. 5 O'clock x. FINAL (COT) - X EDITION : R!; -'- Full Telegraphic Reports cff the United Press VOLUME L Greenville, N. C., Thursday Afternoon, April 11, 1918. NUMBER 254 L 'V . 3 . -1 'II- LJ I u:u lyJo w UuUllMgu j m a ' : fi 2, nl' nl jMv i i. 1 It) i Htodeni&inteQfls-1 Play Fast And Furtom. sd.'os 'to. BRMSi AMERICA MUST MAKE A SHOW DOWN SOON BY WILLIAM P. SIMMS (United Press Staff Correspondent) WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN FRANTE. Whatever cards Am erica has up her sleeve, she must be prepared for a show down within a month. Field Marshal von Hindenburg un doubtedly intends to play fast and furious, his aim being to end the war as soon as possible. Avowedly he is aiming at the annihilation of the Brit ish -ind French and is prepared to concentrate against either a shifting drive, first against one and then the other, according to conditions. Present indications point to a con centration against the British. Hop ing to pinch Armentieres, the Germans intend to reach Bethune and outflank Yiiny and Arras, and more important still. Notre Dame Lorette. The fifty-fit h stand has undoubtedly checked this ambition, the British tak ing nearly a thousand prisoners. John Small Gives Farmers Warning Editor of the Daily News: I feel impelled to address a brief message to the people of the First Congressional District, particularly to those engaged in agriculture. I receiv ed rencently a letter from a valued constituent who referred to the scarcity of corn in his county and asked me to arrange for a carload to be shipped from the west to his section. While anxious to comply with his request, I could give him very little encourage ment. It has been in my mind since the first of January to inform our people in a public way regarding some of the conditions affecting food supply and transportation growing out of the war. If the war continues through next winter (and no man can now foresee its end ) , it will be exceedingly difficult to obtain transportation for any pro ducts execept those immediately con nected with the prosecution of the war. Besides there will be a demand for every surplus ounce of food which can be produced to meet the needs of our own army and those of our allies. I doubt if it will be possible to obtain transportation for any grain or meats from the west to North Carolina. It was never more essential that the people of North Carolina should be Belf -supporting than during the period of this war. It was never more essen tial that they should cut out all lux uries and economize in order to lend their savings to the Government. Our farmers have for years been en joined to produce their food supplies as a primary necessity until they have perhaps grown tired of the advice. The acceptance of this advice has been optional in the past- but it is a neces sity now. In past years I have had the privilege of urging upon our peo pie in the eastern counties to produce more beef and pork. This is an es sential of good farming even in nor mal times. We should eradicate the cattle tick and minimize hog cholera and secure a better breed of cattle and hogs. The necessity of doing these things is now greatly emphasized and fortunately these are no obstacles which can not be overcome. v I am on the ground. I know that the transportation facilities of the coun try are overtaxed; I know the vital necessity of greater food supplies. I think every producer and consumer in eastern North Carolina should fully understand the situation. JNO. H. SMALL, Washington, D. C. , Mrs. Wilson UL The friends of Mrs. Martha Wilson, one of Greenville's aged citizens, and mother pf Messrs. Frank and W. B. Wilson, will regret to learn of her in disposition at her home on Dickinson avenue. All wish for her' a speedy recovery. 9 SI $23,000 is Raised -V 1 . for War Stamps . Twenty-thre thousand dolalrs was pledged in Greenville last night for War Savings Stamps as result of the mass meeting held in the Court house at which time Ex-Mayor O. B. Eaton of Winston-Salem made the ad dress. The subscriptions ranged from $1,000 down to $50. While pledges were a little slow when the invitation was first given, towards the last they began to come In thick and fast with the above result. The court room was filled with both ladies and gentlemen to hear the distin guished speaker and those present en joyed a rare treat for it was one of the most powerful talks heard here in some time. If Mr. Eaton, through talk, can't get a fellow to shell out his coin for War Savings Stamps, it would be hard indeed for another to firy. Mr. D. M. Clark, chairman of the War Savings Committee for this coun ty, presided, and he made several talks urging the folks to respond to the ap peal of the government in this trying hour. It was one of the very best meetings ever held in Greenville. It begins to look like the county is go ing to do her part for War Savings Stamps. An All Day Church -Service on Friday The Woman's Missionary Society of Immanuel Baptist Church will ob serve the week of Prayer for Home Missions, in an all day service at the Church Friday, April 12, beginning at 12:30 A. M. All members are earnestly requested to, be present. Visitors are cordially invited. The special offering for Home Missions with be gathered at this time. Program. 10 :30 A. M. Woman's Work for New Americans Mrs. W. L. Rice. 11:30 A. M. The Challenge of the Frontier Mrs. C. C. Parkerson. 12:30 P. M. Lunch. 2 :00 P. M. Woman's Work in Moun tain Schools Mrs. E. P. Spence. 3:00 P. M. The Milion Dollar Loan Fund Mrs. S. J. Everett. 4:30 P. M. "At the Brush Arbor," a one act Play, by A. Ruby Bixton : CASTE Sim Linsey Wilkinson Mrs. Hammond Miss Hill Mrs. Jemmison Miss Liles Mrs. Wood Miss Bryan Mrs. Reams Miss Maupin Jean Anderson Miss Morris Telegraph Boy Alton Perkins This play will be given in the Sun day School Auditorium. All visitors and friends will receive a hearty wel come. Women Keep Tab On And Navy Men (By The United Press) WASHINGTON Twenty two years old, Miss Marie Dahn has been given the job of keeping tab of 600,000 sol print experts added to the staff recent ment. Miss Dahn, who hails from New York is one of the government finger-print experts in the navy and army identifi cation bureau. Assisted by three other women finger prine experts added to the staff recent ly, Miss Dahn can establish the Iden tity of a Sammie by means tf a com plicated classification finger whirls, rid ges and ulnar loops. After receiving the finger prints of an unidentified American soldier killed in action" at the front the identification bureau give his name and pedigree by a few minutes search of the records. ) Stamp Buyers on April 10. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co., J. B. Whichard, Albion Dunn, Miss Stella Whichard, Miss Mary Fleming, Mrs. C. M. Lambe, Chas. K. Woodward, Theodore Aaderson, Miss Frances M. Fleming, Miss Maxine Price, Du Val Allen, .Miss Esther Fixer, Jiis?Vlrgin ia Dare King, Miss Lucy Whltenurst. RE FROM ARM HAIG REPORTS EVACUATION OF ARMENTIERES (By The United Press) LONDON. The withdrawal of the British forces from Armentieres is re ported by Field Marshal Haig. In his statement he says: ' "We have withdrawn from Armen tieres, which is full of gas. The battle is continuing on the whole front from Labasse canal to the Ypres-Comines canal. There is severe fighting in the" neighborhood of the Lawe and Ly's. rivers from Lestrem to Armienteres. North of Armentieres there is little change. In the neighborhood of Ploe gesteert, Messines and Wytschaete, there was heavy fighting until a late hour last night. Member of Committee. Mr. L. W. Tucker of this city, and exSheriff of the county, has been nam ed a member of the State Democratic Executive Committee. Concert at Wlnterville. There will be given by the chorus class of the Winterville High School Friday evening, April 12, at 8:30 o' clock, a concert. The admission price will be 15c and 25c. This is the first of a eriaef concerts, to be heldau-1 nually for the benefit of the High School fund as well as for the pur pose of giving the public an oppor tunity of hearing some of the best music possible. Do your "bit" by giv ing them your presence. Prof. Anderson is Not Known to the State Department (By The United Press) WASHINGTON . The reported peace negotiations between Prof. An derson of Washington, representing the United States, and Counts Andrassy and Tisza, at Vienna and Budapest, has created a stir in official quarters. At an early hour the Professor was not available, neither was his identity established. It is stated officially by the State Department that Prof. Anderson is not known here, further, that nothing is known of the incident referred to in the dispatches. Says Britain Has Now Gone Mad DUBLIN, Ireland. "The govern ment has gone mad," says the Free man's .Journal, in commenting upon the proposal to extend conscription to Ireland. "Everyone in Ireland knows what the result will be," said the paper. "The Girl of My Heart" company arrived in the city this morning and will be the attraction at White's thea tre tonight; Ben J. Corey of Ayden was a bus iness visitor here today. ENEMY ATTACKS REPULSED IN THE ST MIHIEL REGION (By The United Press) WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN FRANCE. The Germans have reached the neighborhood of Steen ,werck (four and a half miles west of Armentieres and two miles north of the Lys river), it is reported. The enemy is also reported to have reached the edge of Estaires (four and a half miles south and west of Steen werck), and to be in the eastern half of Ploegesteert wood, which is just outside the ruins of the villages of Messines and Wytchaete. HER What One Year Of War Has Done For Wm. McAdoo It has placed him in charge of bil lions of the nation's wealth and billions in loans to the allied govenrments, as Secretary of the Treasury. It has made him director-general of American railroads, in charge of 275, 000 miles of track and 1,750,000 em ployees. ' It has given him a voice in the con trol of all imports and exports by vir tue of his representation on the War Trade Board. It has made him head of the War Risk Insurance Bureau which protects the relatives of 93 per cent of the men in the military and naval service of the United States. It will establish him as chairman of the board of the war finance corpora tion as soon as that institution is au thorized and therefore nead of a cor poration capitalized at $500,000,000 and with power to issue $4,000,000,000 in securities. It has placed within his control the expenditure of money by states, coun ties and municipalities through the capital issues committee of the Federal Reserve Board. It has made him the largest collector of taxes in the world. In addition, the war has given Mc Adoo half a dozen jobs any one of -which might oe considered -raansized, such as chairman of the American Sec tion of the International High Com mission, custodian of port and foreign properties, head of part of the nation,s secret service, and ex-officio chairman of the Farm Loan Board. SOME PROGRESS AT STEENl'JERCK (By The United Press) PARIS. German attacks against the French and American sectors hi Champagne and Lorraine, were repul sed, the French war office announces. The announcement states : "East of Souain (near Tahure, where American artillery is stationed), after a lively combat, tne lierman ariac was repulsed. The German attack al so failed in Apremont forest (four miles from St. Mihiel, in the Toul sec tor). We made successful surprise at tacks and took a dozen prisoners. North and northwest of Rheiins, (the Chemin des Dames sector where Am ericans are fighting), and in the region rof Orvillers and Sorel, our artillery dispersed the enemy." Casualties in the navy and marine corps from April 6 to December 31, 1917, include five naval officers and 139 enlisted men, killed or died from wounds. No officers were reported as wmindPd in notion.- but then enlisted men were so reported. Pie Party at Shelmerdine, ATie party will be given at the Shelmerdine School on Friday even ing, April 12, at 8 o'clock. Miss Bettie Davis of Rocky Mount, will recite, after which the boxes will be sold. The proceeds will be used-4 to pay for a piano for the school. The public is invited and the girls are asked to bring a pie. Yhite's Theatre , TONIGHT Girl of My Heart Thursday THE DEVIL'S STONE" fea turing Geraldine Farrar. GERMANS MAKE iS: Ti APPORTIONMENT OF PITT COUNTY IS MADE Mil The apportionment for Pitt County for the Third Liberty Loan is $339,800, divided among the banks of the county as follows: Bank of Ayden, $32,100. Farmers & Merchants National Bank of Ayden, $16,800. Bethel Banking & Trust Co.', $21,000. Bank of Farmville, $22,800. Citizens Bank of Farmville, $24,500. Bank of Fountain, $8,000. Farmers Bank of Greenville, $7,000. Greenville Banking & Trust Com pany, $107,400. (Grimesland Branch included) National Bank of Greenville, $74,- 500. Bank of Grifton, $9,900. Planters Bank of Stokes, $7,600. Bank of Winterville, $7,600. This apportionment was based on the banking resources of the various hanks of the county as of December 31, 1917. Greenville's apportionment is $188, 000, or nearly half of the county's ap portionment. NOTICE. The Class m First Aid to the lajur- ed, which has been recently organized, will meet each week on Tuesday and Thursday at 8 o'clock at the Court house. All those who are members of the class please notice as they must attend eighty per cent of the lectures. Casualty List for Wednesday Has Been Received (By The United Press) WASHINGTON. The casualty lit issued today by the War Department contains one hundred and twenty-four names. One was killed in action, two died from wounds, five died from ac cidents, thirteen from disease, sixty nine were severely wounded, thirty slightly wounded and four missing in action. Makes Inquiry. :o: Attention of the citizens of Green ville is called to the following Town Ordinance : "Chapter II, Section 8. No person shall place, throw or sweep on any sidewalk, or in any of the streets or open lots of the town, any filth, trash, glass, paper, boxes, nails or pieces of board ; shingles, barrels, hoops, water melon tinds or any other thing of a nuisance whatever, but the same shall be deposited in boxes, barrels, crates or other vessels and placed on the streets in convenient places for remov- al by the town on Mondays and Thurs days df each week. Any person violat ing this ordinance shall be fined $5 for each offense.' Query : Is this ordinance enforced ? If it was enforced, would you have to pay a fine? CITIZEN. GERMANS FORCE RUSSIANS STRIP THEIR FLEETS (By The United Press) WASHINGTON. Germany de mands that the Russians trip their fleets, according to confidential in formation reaching this government. The Russians have been ordered not to leave a complement of mofe than twenty -five men on any vessel. The Germans are seeing to it that Lsome of the guns are removed so the vessels shall be Ineffective. This government's Information in dicates that the Russians are not re ps isting the order to any extent. BATHE ST1L - Import Figures are Given for February ; By The United Press) . WASHINGTON. Imports during the month of February were $207,715, 540, as against $199,479,196 during the same month in 1917 according to fig ures, made public by the .Department of Commerce toda"y. Manufactured foodstuffs imported amounted to $31,719,531 in February, as against $27,107,008 fr the same month last year. Raw materials for manufacturing imported during February this year amount to $84,808,020 as against $84, 161,454 in February last year. Thousands Income Tax Slackers, Said WASHINGTOJL Thousands of cases of failures to file Income tax re turns have been uncovered by inter nal revenue agents and steps are be ing taken to eompel filing of delin quent reports and payment of the prop er penalties. Not Many Sammies . Marry In France BY J. W. PEGLER (United Press Staff Correspondent) nriniTT jvirin a fnTTn t -vt uvnunr I TIONARY . ARMY, FRANCE. (By Mail) Not many Sammies are marry ing French girls. Most of them have left a girl back home who has promised to wait and knit and write and write. Sammy becomes mildly interested in the pret ty French girls of his village but only mildly. He may sit before the grate fire in the kitchen with her in the even ings and study French while the stew for tomorrow bubbles and chuckles in the cauldron. Sometimes you can see groups of Sammies and village girls strolling arm-in-arm to the woods car rying baskets for Sunday picnic parties. The girls themselves seem to have a lively Interest in the Sammies. But they are cautious. Very few of them would consider marrying a soldier while the war lasts. Madame Meratille states the French girl's view quite plainly. Her hnsband is a soldier and she lives with her two pretty daughters in a little town where 600 Sammies are billeted. "Young people should not marry in war-time," said Madam Meratille. "They should wait While the war lasts my daughters shall not marry soldiers or young men liable to be called up for service. Suppose my Susanne should marry a fine young American In fantryman. In a month she might hear that her husband had been killed. "Only a month ago the "butcher's son was home on a permission. For two years a beautiful young girl in. the next town had been waiting for him. Her parents wanted her to wait longer, un til after the war. But the young cor poral said: "I can wait no longer. I will not be killed. "So they were married and after ten days he went back to his regiment. Last week he died in a hospital from wounds and his body was brought home. They buried him from the church. The very next day the young wife was found dead broken-hearted." The Army authorities have a way of throwing annoying obstacles in the way of a Sammy who wants to get married while on active service. An authority on the subject who has had three cases in one division referred to him explained today that the Army cannot punish a soldief for marrying. No officer, he said, can fgrbid a Sammy from .marrying. But one soldier who wanted to wed a designing woman of questionable character was told that he could not 1 draw separate rations and would have to remain in his present quarters As these quarters consisted of a rickety old barn where forty other men ,slept the romance was called off. One old-timer In the Army fell in love with a girl who lived in the next village about three miles off. - He asked permission to marry. In this case the authorities were satisfied that the Sam- E4 War $ OT NEGOTIATIONS S. AND AUSTRIA (By The United Press) ' COPENHAGEN. Professor Ander son of Washington, is negotiating with Counts Andrassy and Tisza in Buda pest, regarding the possibility of a separate peace between Austria-Hungary and the United States, according to a dispatch to the Berlinger Tage blatt from its Vienna correspondent. The correspondent stated that the Austrian foreign office had admitted this, together with the admission that Austria-Hungary has initiated various peace negotiations. Cottage PrajTneetLngs. Members of the Immanuel Baptist Church will hold four prayer meetings tonighgt in the homes of C. WIWil son, T. E. BelL M. W. Wallace and W.. C. Thomas. All invited to be present. New Wage Scale for Yard Employes (By The United Press) WASHINGTON. The new scale of wages for navy yard employees on. so-called Macy Board scale in the pri vate plants, has been adopted by the tNavy Department, it is stated. This scale will give mechanics about $5.00 per day with overtime amounting to around seven or eight dollars. Other trades will he about the same. t 1 H May Take Civil Service Er animations WhettTer Given WASHIGTON, D. C, April 11, 1918. The United States Civil Service Com mission announces that on March 27, 1918, the President approved a Joint resolution of congress suspending, dur ing the period of the present war,, the operation of the provision ef law which required applicants in which they re side. During the period of the war, therefore, applicants for any exami nation held by the Commission may be examined at my place at which the ex amination is held, regardless of their place of residence. . An act of July 2, 1909, required ex aminations to be taken in the State of residence. While this provision is sus pended for the period of the war, it is still required that only thosewho have been actually domiciled in the State or Territory in which they .reside for. at least one year previous to tfie,ttfs' amination may become eligible for per manent appointment to the apportioned departmental service in Washington, D. C. The Commission expects this charge to make it easier to obtain applicants for position in Washington. Compe tent stenographers, typists, and book keepers are in great demand. Ex aminations for these positions are held weekly throughout the country. Rep resentatives of the Civil Service Com mission at the post offices in all cities are furnishing detailed information and application blanks. my's intentions were honorable and the' ' village mayor and priest vouched for the pure character of the bride-to-be. So the Sammy married and while his division, remained in those billets he used to ride a bicycle to join his regi ment in the morning and to return home to his bride in the evening. The evil of war marriages of the im promptu type is apparent to those who have the Sammies interests at heart; the company and battalion command ers. Sammy's intentions may be unim peachable; the girlabove any hint of suspicion. But when Sammy's division moves away from one billet to another it is impossible for the enlisted man to properly look after his wife. The odds are all against happy endings of such marriages and it is for Samxny'aown good that unit commanders ;$iake '1$ Just as difficult as thejcan fof'the few who do fall In love with French Tillage girls to marry them. ' HUES ON BETWEEN U, , i ;r 1: .. t , .. i I. 1 i ""' V . . : . 'i 7. V -. - - t 1''
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