U-BOATS DRIVEN ,
OFF IN ATTACK ON
, TRANSPORTS
NuT a VESSEL WAS TORPEDOED (
Had Information of Coming p--A.j r
w m s,Petrograd Reports the Capture Of
nr Transports; Were Twice At
t;uked by Submarines On the W ay
Across With Troops
Washington, July, 3. American de
stroyis convoying transports with
troop for France fought off two sub
..,r.:.' attacks. The first news of
the tights was given out late Tuesday
hy
tion
saft
o committee on puDiic lniorma
with formal announcement of .the
arrival of the last of the trans-
1 1 - T-i? .
po rt -At
both
force,
wnn men luuvujs.
least one submarine was sunk,
of the attacks being made in
showing that the Germans had
information of the coming of the
tnuinorts and planned to get them.
Not An Amerivan Life Lost
This announcement was issued:
-Jlw navy department at 9 o'clock
this afternoon received word of the
safe arrival at a French port of the
last contingent of General Pershing's
expeditionary force. At the same time
the information was released hat the
trann-orts were twice attacked by
suhi arines on the way across.
i ship was hit, not an American
litV v, .is lost and while the navy gun
ners report the sinking of one subma
rine. o:iiy, there is reason to believe
rhar ethers were destroyed in the
fhv. . : -lit attack."
Daniel's Statement
St taiy Daniels made this state
ly. ,: :
1 i s with joy of a great relief
th.-t I announce to the people of the
i
I":
t :
iu 1 States the safe arrival in
.:.ec of every fighting man and ev-f:-:hting
ship. . w
"X v that the last ship has reached
p. rt. it is safe to disclose the dangers
that were encountered, and to tell
the complete? story of jeril and cour-
ct.;
. transports bearing our roops
twice attacked by German sub-
on the way across. On both
.01:
the U-boats were beaten off
v;.tn
Va.-.-
very appearance of loss. One
.rt airily sunk and there is reas
i'elieve that the accurate fire of
i.nncrs sent others to the bot-
NEGROES KILLED AND
HOMES FIRED BY MOB
IX EAST ST. LOUIS RIOT
nn n shot in race-riot
Tii
( iK'ntlrtd Whifp Mptj T mkpd Tin
I 'dice Headquarters; Whites
U)iA Around
Edge
of
Burning
i-K and Fire at Negroes as
Flee From Homes
h't.
Louis, 111., June 2. At
r.e.Troes were shot and killed
hi-re Monday night as they
i their burning homes, which
Jin.
ha,:
Tlv.
tin
'a bot on fire by white mobs,
xuct number, who" perished in
.'.minic houses, if any, is un-
arl will not be ascertained un-
;i ! i' rnii when the ruins are
oarcht-!. .
iiinary rule was proclaimed at 8
M(ii(ay night, and at the same
white men were arrested and
i ''' at police headquarters. Ne
in various parts of the
' ; ;i fire and the flames reach
- t-tie of the business district.
l: r:Us of the number of negroes
rished in the fire ran as high
1 but there was nothing authen
' h:ch to base hese estimates, ex
tnat hundreds nf whitps stood
K- on
cm,:
aiv.ur.ii the edees of the burning dis-
tn'-ts and fired at the negroes as they
f'i from their homes.
t 'J o'clock hte mayor of East St.
sent for Fire Chief Swingley, of
East St. Louis, Mo., to assist in fight-lfi-
th- flames, which threatened-to
!l, slly a large part of the city. A
nPany pf the St. Louis fire depart-
nt startpd in Foof Gf T
v ordered back by Chief Swingley.
Special Services
Mr. Rankin will hpfHn n series
Jiov.
; 1 ecial services'at the Presbyterian
church at Roxboro Sunday night at
o'clock and continuing thru the
v ' ( k. Everyone is cordially invited.
Card of Thanks
eintr unahlp t.r spp j11 of or
fi-ic-nrls personally, we:tae this meth-
.. 1 c . . ' -
'7 ot expressing
our sincere appre-n
- many kindnesses
'Maon for the .'many , kindnesses
shown us during
the sickness and
. m am' t ' - m
ectin o;
GERMANS FALL
B ACK FROM THE
. RUSSIAN DRIVE
O C C U P Y GERMAN POSITIONS
6,000 More Prisoners; Finnish Div-'
ion Distinguishes Itself By the Cap
ture of Nearly 2,000 Prisoners
Petrograd, -July 3. The new Rus
sian offensive has resulted in the cap-
ture of 6,000 more prisoners. Rus
sians are advancing towards Zlochoff,
Galacia, the war office announces.'
The official statement follows:
"In the direction of Zlochoff our of
fensive continues sucessfully. Yester
day afternoon after a severe stubborn
battle the Zoraf sky regiment occupied
the village of Presovcewhile the gal
lant troops of the fourth Finnish div
sion and the Cheshskoslovatsky bri
gade occupied the strongly fortified
enemy positions on the heights west
and southwest of the village of Zhor
off and the fortified village of Korshi-
duv. Three lines of enemy trenches i
were penetrated. The enemy then re
tired across the Little Stripa.
"The Finns have taken 1,560 offi
cers and soldiers, prisoner, while their
captures include four trench mortars,
nine machine guns and one bomb
thrower. The Cheshskoslovatsky bri
gade captured 63 officers and 3,150,
soldiers, 15 guns and many machine '
guns. Many of the captured guns
were turned against the enemy. j
"Enemy positions to the west of
Narayuvka also were taken.
"Prisoners are continuing to arrive.
Southeast' of Brzezany the battle
continues with less intensity. In
Sunday's battle in this region, we took
prisoners 53 officers and 2,200 men.
"Fusillades are reported on the rest
of thfi fronts on the Rumanian and
Caucasian fronts. ;
;AiVati0fi:'uQha:'U''GemaTr-
Zeppelin-dropped 12 bombs on the j
town fit Venden" (northeast of Riga), j
A German battle plane brought down i
one of our machines in the region of
the village of Savitch on the Beresina
river (west of Minsk). The "airmen
were killed.
"A" German airplane has dropped
,i f - r i i I
a note witmn our lines irom wmcn i
it is evident that one of our ma-
chines lost on June 28 fell in the rear
TCf'thfe German positions and that the
dead airmen- were buried by the. Ger
mans with military honors."
TOWN ALDERMEN IN
SESSION TUESDAY
The town board of aldermen met in j Portsmouth on - the. early train Mon
regular monthly " session Tuesday j day morning.
night with all members present. Brakeman T. O. Jones and John
An ordinance to close the drug Smith, he colored fireman, were not
stores on Sunday was introduced andj
reads as follows:
- Any person, firm, or corporation
who shall open or keep open any
shop, store, or any other place of
business on Sunday, for the purpose
of buying or selling any article, ex
cept in cases of necessity, shall for
feit ten dollars for each offence.
- Provided, that the provisions of
section shall-not apply to hotels to
the extent of furnishing board and
lodging to patrons; restaurants, to
the extent of furnishing meals and
lodging to patrons; drug stores,
to the extent of furnishing medi
cine (br supplies when necessary for
the treatment of people or animals
when sick-or wounded; but no oth
er article, such as cigars, cigarettes,
cool drinks, or anything else, what
soever, shall be sold or given away
in hotels, restaurants, or drug stor
es on Sunday and any person, firm
or corporation so violating shall, on
conviction, be fined ten dollars for
each offense.
All ordinances and clauses of or
dinances .in conflict with the above,
are hereby repeoled. -After
a lengthy discussion a vote
was taken, , and the, vote stoool 3
against, 1 in faW and one not-voting.
The ordinance -was stricken out.
The mayor asked, that his salary be
fixed at this meeting, but it was later
decided to postpone this until a later
meetins.
Mr.. A. R. F
. ,w - - I I ------ - - - . A
shee appeared, betore
th5 board , in. c
nplaint against a cer-
tnin scorer. A Committee was appoint
e(J by the b6ard to look into the mat
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After tne usual . iuuwuc uwm
INQUIRY
INTO SATURDAY'S
SEABOARD WRECK!
COLpRED MAN SEES THE CRASS
'1
Charred Bodies of Dead Men All Re.'
covefdhand Taken to Homes Yes
terday;: Brakeman Jones and Colors
ed Fireman Will Recover... ti
. - . . -
N .,. - -t.
An official investigation of Satuiv -
day's wreck resulting from a head-on
collission between two Seaboard Afrs-
Line freight trains near Franklintorf,
will be held this morning in the offices
of the superintendent in' this city for"
the purpose of fixing the responsi
bility for the loss of the lives of four
trainmen and the injury of tyo othersV
The investigation, in which the Gener
al Superintendent of the SeaboarJ
will participate, will be held -behind
closed doors beginning at 10:30 thil
morning. - $
Superintendent G. R. Carlton, of the
Virginia division, stated Monday
night that" he would make an effort
to get a statement from young Gr-i
Jacobs, the Franklmtori. operator who
is held in Wake jail upon a charge of
manslaughter, before the hearings-Mr)
Carlton said that the wreck occurred
as a result of the operator's failure
to display the red semaphore for ex
tra 312.' Asked if the railroad would
take steps to prosecute Jacobs, he
stated that the operator was guilty
of criminal negligence, but for the
present the State authorities would
take action. Jacobs was committed
to jail here Saturday for safe keeping
when rumors of summary punishment
reached the Franklinton authorities,
and is held in lieu of $2,000 bail re
quired by Justice Ford, after the
young man was given a preliminary
hearing upon a charge of manslaught
er htraugh neglect of duty." It was re
ported Sunday that he had employed
Mr. W. B. Jones as counsel.
All Bodies Recovered in Part".. ,
OFFICIAL
Charred beyond identification QtheVJnsual j:X)iitindC;erjng ; and, paying
thil:thafTuT
the bpdies of Engineer Linkous and !
Fireman Wells were recovered late
Saturday evening from the mass of
burning debris and brought to a local
undertaking parlor to be prepared for
burial. The body of Fireman Wells
was sent Monday on the midday train
for La Crosse, Va., where interment
,:il V, UU A j 1 l
uc nem. vccuinpiiiiit'u uy a uru-
ther, who arrived on a train from the
South Sunday afternoon the body of
Engineer Linkous was carried to
Blackusburg, Va., on the 12:30 train
this morning. On the same train will
go the body of Brakeman George R.
i Napier, the last of the four to be re
covered, which, accompanied by the.
father of the dead man, will be car
ried to Richmond. The body of En
gineer H. Gaskins, the only one of the
four recognizable, was carried to
as seriously injured as at first re
ported. Brakeman Jones was the
least injured of the two, was taken
to the hospital at Henderson on the
same train with the colored fireman.
Reports from the hospital Monday
were to the effect that Smith is-injured
about the shoulders, but will
recover in a few days. Jones was
able to walk around after Ihe wreck.
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE
Having this day " qualified as ad
ministrator of estate of Victor Burch,
deceased, late .of Person" County,
North Carolina. . This to notify all
persons holding" claims against the
said deceased to present them to the
undersigned administrator orr or be
fore 22ncL day of June, 1918, or this
notice will be plead in bar of their
recovery.
All persons indebted to said estate
will please make immediate payment.
This June 22, 1917.
J. D. BURCH, -
Administrator.
L. M. Carlton, Att'y.
Presbyterian Announcements
Prayer meeting tonight at 8 o'clock.
Preaching next Sunday at. Hurdle
Mills at "11 o'clock and at Bushy
Fork High School at 3:30 P. M. The
Rev. S. M. Rankin, supt. of Presby-
terial - Home. Missions ' will accompany
RevVC. E. White and wilL preach at
both places. ' -' ' '. - r
.NOTICE
' We are in themarket for quite a lpt
of wood and would be pleased to' have
any parties vith; wood to sell tocom
' ! j. I? 1.1. , . ,!-
nitiiucawj wmuus,
..Roxborp' Cotton Mills.
NOTICE
.Owin to the slowness in freight,
:we. are unable to give the -'.'install--'
1 ment of the story, "The Girl Who
'Had No Gtod" for this week. We
will give both this week and next
week's installment in next week's
. issue, of The Courier.
Be sure you read this story. If
you missed last week's paper
write us and we will send you the
issue.. You can't afford to miss
" this feature,.
COMMISSIONERS IN
REGULAR SESSION
The county commissioners were in :
regular session Mon,day in the offices
of Register of Deeds Woody.
The following compose the jurv
(list drawn at, this meeting for the
August term of court which convenes
on Monday, August 13:
Messrs. J. Y. Humphries, J. T.
Long, W. W. Clayton, J. T. Jones, A.
L. Clayton, J. H. Foushee, E. F. Rhew,
Frank Brooks, W. Hv Turner, W. R.
Hawkins, JT N. O'Briant, J. O. Pierce,
J. C. Cates, Stephen Moore, C. T. Gre
gory, A. J. Green, W. C. Woody, B.
Tatum, C. M. Ranes, J. F. Chandler,
W. A. Davis, Thos." .Gray, A. J. Mit
chell, Y. N. Broach, J. L. Satterfield,
A. Z. Day, J. W. Ashley, D. L. Davis,
J. E. Clayton, O. W. Yarboro, W. E.
Lawson, S. A. Oliver, A. S. Gillis, W.
H. Smith, E. G. Crews and B. L.
Evans.
Tax listers for the county turned
over their reports to the commission
ers during the meeting. As announc
ed elsewhere in this issue the com
missioners will meet again next Mon
day to hear complaints. v . - '
. There was no othe rimportant busi
ness that came before the boards the
acccmnts", consumed the remainder of
the time of the commissioners,
commissioners were present.
All
PERSON COUNTY BOY
ON FRENCH" FRONT
Washington, July 4. Second Lieu
tenant George Hampton Yarborough,
Jr., United States Marine Corps, who
was born in Roxboro on October 14,
1895, is with the first expedition of
U. S. Marines who' placed the Ameri
can flag on the firing line in France,
according-to advices just made pub
lic at Marine Corps Headquarters
here.
The "do-all-dare-all" Marines are
always ready, prepared to start at
once, anxious to fight, fully compe
tent to represent our democracy
wherever they may -be needed, and it
should be a s&rce of pride to Rox
boro to know that a local young man
is with the arm of our defensive es
tablishment which is "First to Fight"
in France. The record of the "Sol
diers of the Sea" has always been ad
mirable, they sustain heroically today
the finest traditions of the past, de
serve the unquestioning confidence
the nation reposes in them, afid young
Yarborough will doubtless prove a
credit 4o his country, his Corps, his
home and himself.
Lieutenant Yarborough was ap
pointed second lieutenant in the Ma
rine Corps on April 7, 1917.
Preaching at Bethany Baptist Church
' By request of Mr. Joe B. Gurrin we
make the following announcement:
A series of meetings will begin at
Bethany Baptist Church the third
Sunday in this month. The Pastor
will do the preaching.
NOTICE
The board of Countv Commissioners
will elect a Superintendent for the!
County Home on the firs tMonday. in1
August. All aspirants for Jiis place
will please have - their bids beore the
Commissioners on this day.
H. J. WHITT, Chairman.
TITOS. B. WOODY; 7 '
- - Clerk to the Board." .. :
TO THE PUBLIC
The undersigned will sell .on thnanon. is-.passea saiuu.uicu
PTemiss hear Wo6dsdale the entire comes the question of exemption.: j
personal property of the late J,
Brooks, deceased, on the. 9th day
Jut yT 1917 (rxt Monday).
i r -tais 2 fth'aay-f June,
s . T. C. BROOKS,
R. P. ROOKS
n
PRESIDENT GIVES i
METHOD IS STILL UNCERTAIN
Presumably This Will Be AnnonnceS
a Short Time. Before It is Put Into
Operation; -Exemption Process Will
Not Be Long Drawn Out; Digest of
Rules " '? '
Washington, July ,2. Preparations
for the mobilization of the first con
tingent of 1325,000 troops of the hw
I 'national rmy; advanced another step
Monday when President Wilson pro
Imulgated the regulations to govern
exemptions from "the military service.
In order in which they must come,'
there are three; steps in the organi
zation - process pf the national army
as prescribed by Congress. They aie
registration, selection and exemption.
The first step has been carried thru.
The regulations issued Monday cover
in detail the operation of the third
step, exemption.
Information concerning the second
step in the series is still lacking and
officials are guarding closely the me
thod by which the selection is to be
aplied. "
The exemption regulations announ
ced that the boards will be -advised of
the selection process later, although
none of the steps prescribed except
the organization of the boards can be
carried on until the selection machin
ery has furnished the nairies of the
men of whose fitness and desirability
for army service- the boars are to
judge. There is one hint as to how
the selection machinery will work.
The local boards are directed upon
organization to take over from the re
gistration precincts the cards and
lists of the men registered on June 5,
and as their first duty to provide ?a
serial number for each registration
card. This has given support to the
belief that the selection is-to be mae
by .number. Reports were current re
cently thai tfo" selection 'drawing was
to be made in Washington. .
Presumably" the" proces sof selec
tion will be announced only a short
time before it 'is put into operation.
When that will be is not known. Sep
tember. 1 has been the tentative date
set for-the calling of the 625,000 of
the first contingent to the colors' for
training. Proggress with construction
of the sixteen divisional cantonments
for the troops will govern the action
and it is believed htere will be no ser
ious delay. "
The xemption process will not take !
a great deal of time.-'
It is difficult to calculate the time
the local board will need in passing'
on the cases that come before them.
The regulation, provide that decesipn ;
many inuiviuuai .ca, aii
dehiyed more than three days by e
local board or an additional five days
vhcre lappeal is taken to the district
boards. TKe-whole process probafily j
lean be earned through in less than i
. xo time uetsigaatu ciami lxiuusnico ut t
thiry days. - . ciasses 0f industries that are neces-":'
There were no; surprises -m theex- j sa and districct boardswill be V '
emption regulations The task j so notified. It wU1 be the duty of each,
passing upon-the individual cases is j however, to ascertain the avail
left entirely to he local boards. e j ab!e labor suply for such. industrfes
the President reserves the right to : outside of for service-:
designate industries, necessary toi and take result into
the public good 'the question of j ...v., r t .
whether retention of-any individual
engaged in these industries is essen
tial is left to the boards. .
Number Registration Cards
Upon organizingb, the local boards j
will take 'over from the regulation
boards all registration cards, which
they will number serially and list for j
posting to public view. Then, after
having -been' advised of the method
by which the order of liability for
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service siittu uc irriciiiiiiicu anu va uiic
quota to be orawn from its territory
(minus credits for-enlislments in the
National Guards or regular army),
each-board will prepare a list-of per-.
TTr. i.i t.' . 1
t sons, aesignaiea ior service ii-ae ui-
der pi tneir.iiawiny, post tne list ana
give'it to the press, and within three
days send notice toeath designated
person by. mail.
As the" men so notified appear, the
boards firstyylll make a physiciat jex
aminati on in accordance with special
regulations-to be 'provided bearing in
mind"-that all .persons, accepted by
ihem will b; re-examined - by , armyi
jSUigWllC. ' WUUV 11(1 I U1VUH wHf... . .
j i v Persons' who, miist be exempted or
0f 1 discharged'by thelocal board include-?
,j -Uiucers ci ine united pxatesui uie
- J States. Territories and the Dhtricti)f
-' f Clumbia,ininjsters .of religion, - stu -
dents of divinity, -persons in the miU-
i-2S"7 'r1
Statesy subjects of Germanyallioth7
,er aliens who nave hot taken put their J
first papers; -county or municipal of&';
cers, custom house clerks, workmen irr
Federal armories,' arsenals andnavy
yards, persons in the Federal service
designated )y the President former-- - -emption,pttots,
merchant marine sail-' Z
ors, those with status with respect to-':
dependents which renders their; ex-; -7
elusion desirable ( a marrie dman witk "7
dependent wife or child, son of a de-"
pendentrwidow, son of dependent, ag-;- Jr
ed or infirm parent, or brother of de-vj!EL '
pendent orhan children under 16 years
of age); those found morally defici
ent and any; member of any well re
cognized religious sect existing May -8,
1917, whose creed forbids participa-
tion in war and,, whose religious con-'-v ;vL.
victions accord with the -"-creed. - 7
Claims for Exemption t
Claims for exemption because "6"f de- i;
pedennts may be made by the man
himself, his wife or other dependents, '-l-:
or by a third party who has person
ally investigated the case. A claim
made by the husband must be accora- -
panied by supporting affadavits sign-"
ed by the wife and by the head of a
family residing in the same territory;
A claim by the wife or third party v
must be accompanied by two support
ing atfadavrts signed by heads of fam-.
ilies. Similar rules govern the. claims
on the-grounds of other dependents or
third parties-being authorized to file
claims with supporting affadavits. In
each case the board must be satisfied-:
before it grants exemption or dis--
charge, that the dependent or depend
ents are supported mainly by the
fruits of the man's mental or physi
cal labor. V
Local boards are required, subject;
to appeal, to pass upon claims for ex- ,
emption or discharge within thpee
days.afer he filing of affadavits.
District boards must decide appeal,
cases within five days after the clos
ing of proofs and their decesions are :
final. If the ruling of the loca board.
Is affirmed the person in question
stands accepted for military service.
In passing on claims for exmptions
on the ground of employment in ne-
fcessary industrial ana agricultural
al occupations the district boards
must be convinced that the particular:
enterprise affording such employment:-"
actually is necessary to the mainten-, .
ance of the military establishment or
national interest during the emer;
gency.
"The evidence must also establsh,"
the regulations say, "even if the par
ticular industrial' enterprise or par-:
ticular agricultural enterprise is
found necessay for one of the above
purposes, that the continuance of
j sluch . person therein is necessary to
the maintenance thereof and that he
canno tbe replaced by atiother per-
snn withnnt- direct, substantial, ma- .
terU1 &M detriment to he
hauate anj effective operation of the , '
particular industrial enterpiise.or ag- - r ;
enterprise which he is
J j 5
may from tim; :
. r. . j.4. " " e; -:v, -
"If, in the opinion of. the district;-;.-.
concludes, "the direct, substantial 7
! material loss to aiiy such industries or -
agricultural enterprise outweighs theV
loss that would result from the f ail-.-
ure to obtain th2 military service of fc-.
any such persen, a certificate of dis- '-i; -
. ,"-'J.. .
charge may be. issued to him.
Certif icatesof exemption will nojr -
I necessarily be-permanent. . They nr::V-
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NOTICE " 7.
Jonah Gentry wants -his
many;
friends to know he is now ready andr'
waiting to make them the, very vbesfc y
white famflyburr flour.- And as -soon; 7-:
as your wheat is dry and ' threshedff
load your wagon and come, right, ta
Mbore & Reade mill." He. is grinajng-y
for one-tenth part of wheat and ornv77
and has all the good water power that .
the two i Flat rivers furnishes and" I ,
gw . .
power, and many other good-machines; -
as can7be bought; " for -making -the-
-best flour -and meal, .which, you enjoy-V
eveiyfuay uu uugu mo. wmc , w ecc , :
"us and fish as much as you wish eith-v- " .
' ef pond xrnvervYoiirs.yW trulyV.V; 7-
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