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1:- Progressive Merchants aT -eft HH dr.APKIC. The Trading'Public Use The Qrsphlc Advertising Columns For RmuIU t t I Liberally Patronize Merchants Who Bid For The Trade i i It Reaches The People Watch For The Bidders V NASHVILLE, North Carolina, March ,1 4th 1918. VOL. XXIV. NO. 11. :6-. BacK Of This Bank's - Success Y ' has always prevailed 'Jauil and conscientious work on the part of its Officers and Directors-a will ingness to aid and advise.with its depositors," also ' the ' necessary principle of SAFETY-in each transaction. , , If without a banking home, we'll welcome your account ' ' The First National BanK Rocky Mount, N. C -SafeaFor Saving-- THE NATIONAL BANK OF ROCKY MOUNT ROCKY MOUNT. N. C. Capital and Surplus $200,000.00 ' 4 : Compounded Quarterly On Savings. Your Business Solicited. Tbos. H. Battle, President. R. H. Ricks. - Vice-President S. L. Arrington. - Vice-President. Frank F. Fagan, - - Cashier. W. G. Robbing, - Asst. Cashier f,pro!2Ss1onal Cards. -w(-r,'r:-' 1 -" "-.ti. - - -rT F. T.- BENINfci I. . ' t ik ' ', ' .......... ..... , v Attorney-art-law Nashville, N. C. . ; SnAmfll attention ' criven to Administrations. Office In Bank of Nashville Building. . . 0. B. MOSS," Attorney and Counsellor-At-Law, ( ' Spring Hope, N. C Optics In Citizens Bank. " Dr. CF.;Smithson, DENTIST. Office Epstein Building , Rocky Mount, N. C. OR. F. 6. CHAMBLEE DENTIST. Spring Hope, N. C. ' ' Office In Finch Building. 8. T. Austin ;. ',' '4 .'" JU Lv Davenport AUSTIN & DAVENPORT V LAWYERS ; ' . Pi'ninptatteotion given to all matters i' ; Sot associoted In any . Recorder's Court Practice. ' a. Kiici' : Lao it T. V ananas Nashville. . . V FINCH & YAIGHAN, , Attorneys And Counsellors-at-Uw : prompt attention given to all matters ' entrusted to our care. Office in . , ' .; New Law Building. ,y - DR H BRANTLEY. Spring Hope, N. C.i - " Diseases of The Eye, , Ear, Nose and Throat. ,- ; ' " AND s FITTING .GLASSES, : . General - Redidse and Sarjcryf OrHce. Finch Building. O. V, Dickinson, . Wilson, N.O. Manning & Kltchin, Raleigh, N. 0. ' E!ck!ri. ,mtii,-'T k Kitchin. 1 WC' I, North Csrr-- rr"'i!'"3 in the Courts cf ' i ! I -i $ horr- LIST OF CASUALTIES NO LONGER ISSUED INFORMATION COMMITTEE DIE- CONTINUES PRACTICE . ON WAR DEPARTMENT ORDERS REQUESTED BY EEN.PEBSD Enamy AbU Thraugh This ur to ' Qaln Valuable Inormatloa aa to Unlta In Franca. ' " - ' ' " Washlnttoa. Iaaaaoea of dafly Usta i of caaoaltles among the America pedltlonary foroM waa dlacoatlanai by the publlo Information eomalttM aa the result of an order of the war 4s partment under which tha aamaa nest of kin and the amarcaaey ad dressea of loldlera whoa aamea as sear on tha Hits hereafter will be withheld. . Tha official explanation la that the purpose of the order la to keep Information of value from tha enemy. Oa being Informed of the arder tha committee took tha pOiltloa that long lists of men killed or woanded would be worthless to the newspaper corre spondents without tha addressees and a notice was Issued advising tha press that In future all Information regard ing casualties must be obtained from the war department. At the adjataat generals' office it was stated that the Hits would continue to be sent to the committee and would be avaHable there. : ; While the disagreement betwera the committee and tha department probably will be straightened out soon so that the "expurgated" lists may be made available to all who desire them, the purpose of the department to withhold tha addresses apparently Is unalterable, i Acting ' Secretary Crowell said the order was Issued at the urgent recommendation of Gen eral Pershing, and that It would be permanent Both Mr. Crowell and MaJ. General Barch, acting chief of staff, declared that the purpose was to close up a channel through which tha enemy might obtain valuable Information,' and both disclaimed any Intention of seek ing to conceal heavy casualty reports. . Ton may say for me," said Qeadra) not and will not hold up a single name for an Instant longer .than It takes to get It out . .'. '- - PLENTY OF "BRAIN tE88" " DAYS 8AY8 8ENATOR REED Says We Will Soon Coma to Bread Cards If We Leave It to Hoover. ' Washington. Strictures on govern ment price-fixing and tha activities of the food administration monopolised one day's session of tha senate. , ' ' Led by Senator Reed, of MlssoarL Democrat,, a group 6t senators of both parties made the attack. Charges that a. general policy of fixing prices for farm products, not authorised by the food control law, is being instituted, were made by Senators Reed and Bo rah, who said the licensing power of tha law was being so uied that Its actual result is an unauthorised price fixing program. j'iy'i y.-'i;';;-fMy . Ia a tour-hour speech teeming with bitter criticism. Senator Rood also de nounced the fuel administration, as serting that Administrator Garfield had not told "the truth regarding re sults of the coalless days' order, which he described as a "lockout" of eertaia eastern Industries. - ' - Senator Wolcott, Democrat, of Dela ware, said Mr. Hoover had denied adoptioa of a farm produce . price txlng plan, disclaiming nthoTity, but he and ether senators Insisted that acts of the food admlnlstratino, par ticularly under its wholesale and re tall dealers' licensing power, was hav ing that effect in actual practice. - "We would not have had so many .meatless days tf there had not been so many, many brainless days,"! Sena tar Reed declared. "A few more acts of the fod administration, and we will have bread tickets. I believe the efficiency at the United States has been redaoed N per cent by ignorant Interference with . business methods." ' :l RETAIL PRICE OF COAL 80 CENTS TON LOWER .Washington. An average reduction af 80 cents a ton la the retail price of an anthracite coal sold tor domes tic use between April 1 aad Septem ber 1, was announced by the fuel ad ministration, together wHh regulations governing the retail distribution of all coal for the year beginning the first of next month. The rules are designed particularly to prevent hoarding and insure the filling ot all domestic needs for next winter during the summer. OEN. PERSHING WILL GET - SUPPLIES OUT OF SPAIN Wsihlngton.--rjnder the cotr-owM agreement between' the JJnJted States and Spain, the formal sicMnj of which in Madrid was announce! at the state department not ' " '7 will Gen. 1 V Ing get tha an; a 'from T' -'a ta f" '- f rhtstror-i, t t a F --Tj r ' i , 'a Is rr ' ' " SPENCER 1- WOOB X J Saenoer 8. Woea Is ana at ae for taaate effloere of ah mtie have Just been aeVsad Von th rank of eeataln to that af aamlraL TO JAPAN AND UNITED STATES IN ONE ACCORD ON TM SiSE RIAN ttUESTtON. Amarioan Qovornment May Not Give Formal Asoont to Any Opera tlena to Be Taken. Washington. -Exchangee regarding the situation in Siberia and the pro posed action there by the Japanese are continuing and apparently have developed the fact that there Is no difference in principle between Japan, although the United States has not given and probably will not give for mal assent to any operations which may be nndertaken. V---;: "'-: Wlflsew HBttsthywarel'e:itsnV ed over a published report that the statement had been nthorised that the United States was not in accord with the attitude ot the aUles toward the Japanese plans. It was explained that no statement had been authorised except that the United States had not given its assent to the action un der consideration. . ";.- ' ' :? : ;-j ' The principle upon which all parties to the exchanges are said to be agreed is that if German influence is working harmfully in Siberia and if there Is imminent risk ot the loss ot the mili tary stores at Vladivostok. Japan will be Justified in nsing whatever measure of force that may be neoessary to car ry out her obligation to maintain the peace in the far east during the prog ress of the war. Differences of opinion are understood to relate to the meas ures of support to be given to Japan in such aa undertaking.- . 1 One diplomat remarked that public discussion of the : Siberian question seemed to lose sight of the existence of a special treaty between Great Brit ain and Japan making it obligatory Upon the latter to protect not only her own Interests, bnt that of her ally as well on the continent of Asia. . Under the obligations ot this treaty, it Is held in diplomatic Quarters that, while aa a matter ot courtesy and per haps ot good policy, it behooved Japan to keep the entente allies and the United ' States government ; informed ot her purposes, it was not necessary to make any proposition to the United States 'government, and probably not to her allies except Great Britain. In this connection it was explained at the state department that no direct pro posal has been reoelved from Japan regarding Siberia. It is known, how ever," that the department haa been fully Informed of the Japanese plans through the British government. GERMANS AGAIN HAVE ATTACKED AMERICAN TROOPS But Americans Come Back and Cap- " ' . . ture Many Prlsonera. . .- Again the Germans . in Lorraine have attacked 'the American troops and again they have met with de feat. , , Notwithstanding the .. heavy snow- and the previous repulses they had met with In their effort to pene trate the American positions, the en emy' In the Tout sector essayed a surprise attack in considerable force. The American gunners, and riflemen were quickly after them, however, and they were forced, to beat a hasty re treat to their trenches.; i . . APPEAL WILL BE r TAKEN TO WILSON Washington. Failing to get tha ap- piVval of representative! of the navy, the . emergency fleet corporation and the metal trades unions, ot his pro posal to put a spokesman of the car Titers on tbe wage adjustment com . .;.:.: j'-.i 's;;-'. uiidlng dfeputes,. Wil 1 i L lint. .-"n, yre6-:;!nt of the " ' r i, S!mcinr'1 ! 1 ' ' -n f SECRETARY 0KER IS illl! RAIICE HIS VISIT TO FRENCH SOIL IS PURELY MILITARY iAND NOT t DIPLOMATIC. V EAGER TO GO FOB CHE '" i Thinks Trip Will. Better Fit Him for Meeting the Many Needs of Gen eral Perehln, ' -" ' Paris. Tha America swetary oi war, Newton D. Baker, Las arrived at a French port t f i y . .Washington. Upon hearing of Sec retary Baker's safe arrival In France through the Associated Press dispatch from Paris, the war department an nounced that the secretary's visit is purely military and not . diplomatic, and la tor purposes of Inspection and personal conferences with military of ficials. Mr) Baker ia accompanied by Major General William M. Black, chief of engineers ; Lieutenant -CoL M. L. Brett aad Ralph Hayes, hie private sec retary. . ' Ne official report on tae aecretary's arrival had been received..! The de department issued this statement: Sailed February 7. "A cable dispatch from Paris to the Associated Press announces the arrival at a French port of the secre tary of war. . "For some time Secretary Baker has desired to visit the headquarters ot the American expeditionary forces. Be sailed from aa - American . port about February 87. ,;' "Secretary Baker has not determin ed the length of time he will remain In France but his stay will be long enough to enable him to make a thor ough inspection of the American forces abroad and to hold important confer ences with American military offleera. It la expected that not only will' headquarters, but his inspection tour will -cover construction projects, in cluding docks, railroads and ordnance bases, now under way ,ack of fit Amerlaa lines. . : ,, '. ' ' 'IJ , -Tnn touetdiya vtoltS astatosF not diplomatic. It is essentially for the purpose of inspection and personal conference with military officials. Secretary Baker plans to spend a brief time. In France, inspecting- in the concrete results already achieved In the efforts of his depart ment to place In the field thin year an army that will be a . factor In the campaign. On the eve ot his depart ure, Mr. Baker told members of 'the press who had been in the habit of seeing him every day that he did not expect to be away for any considerable length f time. '.'-.. i j The secretary and his party left Washington without any other : at tempt to conceal their movements -than a request that the press refrain ' from reporting his departure. '! The newspapen again worked : in hearty -co-operation to make the Journey aa safe as possible from German subma-1 rines for the party. No hint of the trip naa neen pnntea. i TORNADO TAKES TOLL " ' OF LIVES WRECKS HOMES Lima, ' Ohio. Five ,. persons are known to be dead, several other are reported killed, scores are Injured, scores of homes were completely or partly demolished and hundreds ot barns nad outbuildings were rased by the tornado "which traveled across nortwest Ohio, Estimates of property damage was one w nva miuion oouars. ,wng.' The replacement detachments No serious damage was done in any ; must g0 forward at an aocelerat of the larger cities, most of the -dot ', ,Bg . glnc, American treone are struction having been reported from : ,, Anally holding a Sector t the country districts. The tornado began i' , Mll W.B Me wn, in Vanwert county, on the Ohlo-In- & or WOnnded In action every day. dlana state line, and traveled in a - , northeasterly direction, lessening in I - The completion of the futt program intensity until ft died out east of Tit- of 0,4 war department without creat fin. Towns suffering the most were fe y additional divisions probable Vanwsrt, Middlepoint. Convoy, Lima, Dor lB neighborhood ot Deshler, Hamler, Continental. Ottawa. 1 100-00 en. The extent to which it Flndlay Napoleon, Holgate, Miller City v na' necessary to Increase ar- and Tiffin. - ' tUIery quotas throughout the- army j and to add special unlta of all aorta SAYS WE TALK TOO MUCH . INSTEAD OF GETTING TO WORK. Day tona, , Fin, America's reasons or entering the war were outlined fey Vice President Thomas - It Marshall, in an address here- before the com munity forum in which he criticised Americans for "talking too much in stead of getting to work and winning the war. . Dont talk about what you are going to do after the war,"! ha said, "bnt talk about winning It. I he- lleve I am about the only man who has kept silent. : . . . DEPARTMENT STAN 68 FIRM ON CASUALTY ORDER. Washington. The war department gives no indication of y!iV.,ng hi its determination to .wlthho'l tiis home addresses of soldiers Ikr i or wound ed, or who die of ot' France. Easing Its r objections the. Freni made to General Per' A r!rn r " ! rf ' causes in a on tha :-t s'Bmsmt ' t f e MADAME DE MENOCAL . Y.-'.-''V.- ' , 9 ...W. X Thia ' photograph of the beautiful wife of ths president of Ouba was tak en a few days after' she had aompleted the task of raising a eash fund of IV 800,000 for the equipment aad main tenance In France of a hospital to be maimed exclusively by Oabae) physi cians and nurses. NEXT DRAFT IS'r OELAYEB THOUGH MANY MEN WILL CALLED OUT DURING THE YEAR. BE Announcement Expeoted to Outline Manner of Filling Present Organiza tion to Full Strength. " Washington. While a large number ot men will be cakhd out during the present year to fill np lite army and MMilAt. !. n.M .(..(In. I, In.n. m An nn. call for the creation of any additional divisions in 1918. The announcement concerning the aecond draft expected soon from Provost Marshal General Crowder may Outline the manner In 'hich, lr.na.lftan 1 HiOJOO, men-rohJJhe ptherlsupajTsUon,JtpjL a gnat ably not much In excess, of 80S,eoe are to be summoned gradually dur ing the year to complete the existing organisations. 'Delay ln the -announcement aa to the next draft is understood to be due to uncertainty aa to which method of alloting quotas to the states ia to be followed. The senate already has passed and the-house military com mittee - has - favorably reported an amendment, to the law to base the quota on the-number of men in- class 1. Instead of upon the total registra t Uen of a atate. Thia change is re garded as certain to be made, bnt to avoid -further delay schedules of al ; lotments under both - systems have ' been "prepared at Provost Marshal - General's office ready to go oat as - eoon as final action is taken. . . , i .... ' . ' AS to the date of the second draft, members of Congress from agricul tural sections have been practically Mgure(i that no withdrawal of men, from civil life was contemplated which would embarrass harvesting.' - R has been Indicated, however, that a rela tively small number Of men must be called to, the colors prior to June 1 and the process may start hv April, when equipment, clothing 'and 'quar ters will be available. The' men are needed to fill np to full strength divi sions slated for . early ; departure to Europe and also for field army and ; corps troops nt attached to dlvl- has surprised every effloer and ac counts for the existing shortages to a large extent FIVE MILE DRY ZONES .ORDERED BY DANIELS Washington. Five-mile dry tones around the seven permanent -, naval training stations aad camps, irrespec tive of whether there Is an inoorpo- rated city or town within those 11m- its, was ordered by Secretary Daniels. Other orders may be Issued later CAPT. BLUE REDUCED 10 NUMBERS IN GRADE Washington Capt Victor Else, whe commanded the battleship Texas when that vessel went ashore off T'ock Isl and several months ago, has teen re duced 10 numbers In grade. , Ia an- ' Bouncing the action, Secretary T ' 's disclosed that he had mo.". 1 t" t conrt-Biarliul's sentence cf t i 'ft jj r-'- '-'."s, cron reco,.- IE SUPPLES MOVING OH TIME TRANSPORTATION REQUIRE- MENTS OF THE ARMY RUN NINO ON SCHEDULE. TALK OF OFFENSIVE EDLES Great Battles May Not Materialize la West This Month Generally In April. Washington. Troops and supplies tor General Pershing's forces now are moving to France on schedule time, it was learned on high authority. While figurea may not be published It was stated positively that transportation requirements ot the army are being met by the shipping board, and the immediate situation aa to ahlpa was described as satisfactory. In view ot this assurance that the United States will be able to main tain its place as a fighting unit on the battle front, reports from the western front are being scanned more esgerly than ever by officers bore for the first signs ot the 1911 campaigns. It is felt strongly that too opening of major operations in what President Wilson has predicted will prove the decisive year of the great war will not be much longer delayed. Mud haa been the determining fac tor of many previous western front operations. So long as tha ground is soft with the winter's rains. It is im possible to move forward great guns and necessary transport trains to support an advancing line. Bvsa in Flanders, however, indications ' thia year are that -the ground win harden early in spring, permitting either aide to undertake the enterprisee planned. in April Heretofore. In previous years, April t offensive operations set in motion by the allies. For that reason many offi cers hero seem to anticipate raiding and minor assaults before the middle of next month will show In themselves that the ground is being mapped,- In formation obtained and local strategic advantage established by one side or effort. ' To others K appears probable that no offensive will be undertaken on any considerable scale before May 1 They form that view oa reports that the French offensive ia 19K, started in April, proved to be at least two weeks early. The guns and trans ports could not be brought forward to consolidate all the , ground the troops were able to wrest from Ger man control, ' Meanwhile, there has been less dis cussion of a German offensive oa the western front. There are observers who have never been convinced that the Germans actually Intended to at tempt another drive at the ' channel porta or at Parte. To these officers, the admitted concentration of German forces has ssemed a defensive rather than an offensive step. They believe that the German general staff fore saw a great allied effort thia year and were moving to offset it MORE U-BOATS " THAN DESTROYED GERMANY BUILT In December, Is Statement Given Out at Waehlngton. . . Washington More submarine were destroyed by the allied aad American naval forces to' December than Ger many was able to build during that month, according to Information that reached Washington. This tact davek oped la discussions ot the statement made to parliament by Sir Eric C. Geddes, first lord ot the British admi ralty, that the submarines were be ing checked. ,;.v S;; l 'V'- V'-?';---; Whether succeeding months have shown a net loss in German subma rines is not known here. It id believ ed, however that the aatl-enbmarine campaign has proved so effective that increased efforts this spring will see a ateady decrease In the number of U-boats available to pray oa allied and American ahlpping. ., ; . . , .. . TO STOP SPREAD OF 'n. ? "KULTUR" IN THIS COUNTRY Washington. Legislation - enabling the government to place fa American hands permanently great German commercial and industrial coneerns in thia country which have been in struments in spreading the grip of Oermen kultur was favorably report ed to the senate by the appropriations committee. It Is in the form ot an amendment to the. pending urgent de ficiency bin, empowering the alien custodian to sell any enemy property. GREAT BRITAIN SPENDS V daily e,err,c:a pcuk; London. Great E-llaln's 1 her allies np to February ' ' led l,2S4,0S0,00O p drew Eonar Lav, esciiequer, atinc ( c or. T' r f 1 tt t" f 1 !l BECOMING v AN INVESTOR The "big" opportunity that comes to practically every Individual at" one time or another almost Invaria bly requires some money. The wise plan la to tag-in saving to daynow. With the "aUrt and s determination to succeed financial progress is sure. It only requires $1.00 to I make the start by open ing an account ir this Institution. Planters Nafion'l Bank Rocky Mount, N. C. 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