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v0ell Bros., Proprietors"
Home 3?irst Abroad Next
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Men Selected 'For
. County9-Q
. T II in -
icn Selected Out Of 426 Examined-56 Fail
l o Pas Physical Examination 197 Exempt
ed 27 Fail To Appear Before Board.
rsiin county's quota for the-national army has been selected by the Ex
..Jdii Board and we are publishing below the names of the7 men selected.
,,V ;nv arls publishing a letter from the Exemption board that Was handed
, iho board. Person will have four commissioned officers also, Messrs.
:, and R. P. Brooks, Jr., of Woodsdale, S. H. Warren of Hurdles Mill,
a Willie Bailey of Woodsdale have been commissioned as Second Lieu
af tor taking the officers training course at Fort Oglethorpe. Mr.
V. Rogers of Timberlake, has' been accepted for the next training
I V it Oglethorpd' which begins the 27th of this month.
i.oxboro, North Carolina
A hand you herewith a list of persons who have been called or milL
-v i-vico, and not exempted' by the Jocal Board -for-Person County. This
v.i;!.h is subject to revision, composes our full quota with two extra,
are some eases we have not yet decided upon, but have left open for
: invstigation. Som have not yet reported for physical exemination.
a rues we also hand you. They will be accepted for service unless
: port by Saturday August 18, 1917, and will betaken in their order
Any friend of any one included in this list will do him a service and
. iM a favor to notify hi-m of the fact. .
1: may be interesting to note that ihfe quota for Person County was
om of the first 426 who were called. Out of this number, three
mce
reg
istration, 56
wore
fov physical examination, and
;Yrn-d for further investigation.
We take this means to thank those who have appeared before this
. :vr examination for their uniform cpurtesy which they. have shown us,
iv helped materially in making our task easier." We are also under
. . i p. to Dr. R. "J. Teague, Dr B. A Thaxton, Dr H W Beam; Misses
it- Pleasants, Annie Laurie Barnett and Ruth Newton, for the faithful
. rful services they have rendered us in performances of our dutis.
-. - Yours- truly, . . " . - . ..
A. J
hr; GiairmahTi, D AYinste
THS LIST ; ' "
. iai No. Name -Order No.
Hpnrv Mack Villines 3
7." John Henry Bradsher 8
-
Mathew M. Fountain 13
-i:, .Oscar B. Crowell 14
,h; Earnest T. Talley 15
126 Hugh A. Williams 19
M. T. Winstead 22
m ".James H. Irvin 28
2 Charlie F. Gentry -29
m Daniel Moore 33
1321 John J. Wilburn 35
:5 Wm. Cameron 37
4g
K7
t )
John Tally .
Bert
Wilson
u
58
Lex Calvin Brown
en
.John H. Garrett
F Perkins -61
. Arthur
m -w---
Arthur Mason
Hester Brown
co
"67
.John H. Riidder
gg
.".Thomas J. Oliver 75
1292
Custer Paylor,
qi
.79 ..Edward L. Long 88
191 Crawford G. Yancey 90
1300 Albert Overby - '- 93
y05 ..Richard Oakley 103
VAQ Unnrnn Pricn 109
-"J --.Tiuiuut vyi io-
218 .Wm. Landis O'Brien 112
550 ..John D. Lowery 115
m ..Will Tucker ..... J18
1211 Wm. T. Day
760 .Willie Wilkerson
13 Silas Bradsher - --
uO Robt. f ester Blaekwell
123
125
"i26
131
"137
140
144
""iic
Bennie H. Paylor
!.
Til
711
Calahan Mangum -
-John Robert Burton
-Isaac Bowman --
' -James M. Ellis
1 -.Walter T. Suitt -
-Eiisha Stanfield
j --Arthur Deshazo -i
-Samuel H. Broach
-147
148
152
"ir,
156
17
'Mi
Chas II. Humphries -
s numpnuca
-wm. Henry UUer iod..
65
vAw-m m,.1t 157
uuniu muiun. -
'0 .Wm. Thomas Gregory 163
7) T..kr. fl n.,r '-' 173
u T u xr. I "Tn """ "S5
1 1 --Joseph Nicholas 175
T)ft7 w i x wiv 17o
1287 .-Wesley Lee Williams 178
xt- u i r .i - 1 an
--Nicholas W. Allen 180
--Robert L. Bowling -- --lo-
n ..Alphonsus Gray .L .- -1-183
m ..Augustus Young, Ball ...-186
1221 -.James Navy Castle -189f
'17 Lee A. Oakley 1 ---195
256 -Hubbard Bray - -197
-Elijah C.-0'Briant .r201
" -Luther L. Blalock .... ..--202
08 Rufs Y. Kig .... ,- ,,-203,
m Major Young Pleasant ..207
na n w w..j r oii
705 -Bunnie Lunsford -21la
9 -David C. Dixon . .1 -i-219
222 T.k x nD.:-v ' . 99rt ,
--"Willi, AJ. U UlldUl .. i.--fw
nn j- . fv vK, -
707 ..Jesse
. A; xunsford zzzwmw ,vv Mm&mtm-
1101 i
320 L
, r . jV4ii-Tii M ESTJi: K7iastor ne nortneast oi tnemsnasaiierM"11'
ROXBORO,
r , - . MiiJMnwiii-1 rnwifrw
uotca
physicially disqualined, 27 have not
rJb were either exempted or have j
1
!
and XA Long, Clerk
919 --Oliver C. King 239 ,
814 -Green Ivey Dixoi
733 W A. Painter v
m
245j
nn
221 -James B. O'Brien
HA7 4 1 1 D..ln. -
-251
258
259
264
-265
266
120o -Lex B. Fox ..
90 -Oscar Gold Davis -
191 -Reuben Yarboro .
477 ..Jumes W. Boyd
1347 -Charlie Harris 276
300 -Parker Poindexter 280
278 -Alex G. Adcock 281
1240 Joseph Y. Blanks 282
2 .Kenneth L -Long 285
nay ingram 1. ocoggin tot
212 Lcnnie Thomas Riley 290
n92 -Geo- 0tis Hal1 295
305 John Mitchell 296:ening the morale of the Russians
622 -Geo. Bowman - -IM
. . -. - rt i l ,
585 Henry G. Martin wui
781 John R. Day -303
958 -Richard M. Brooksr 30o
1313 Ed. G. I g W
c e o A. ri.. .J.l. V 1 1 11
IdUJ --JDUSier urausiier
433 --Grwer Foster 311
1059 Charlie Puliiam 313
357
John T. Clayton 316
1173 Lenoard J. Lone 318
563 ..Robert Dixon 323
. OOC
" .ak " 6
..John Irvm Brooks .- -327
jamcs xieiii j m liin t
877 Benjamin F. Wade 348
113 John G- 0akley 356
725 --Roscoa Tuck 357
1004 Wm. H. Jones 358
--0wen Lester Burch 364
567 Jasper A. Dixon 365
1218 Robey W. Dixon' 366
43G --Wilson Crowder -- z-
989 Calvin Smith -- 374
1270 --Henry Speck Long
f33. -Dewitt Yancey -'-
377
383
807 Johnia Cameron -
384
1119
Flein 0 Whitt w-u-391
Akia n r-raviff 393
rpLL:i0 -p -cuwht,r- SQrTwn twl v, nnf m
:L -
. . T - .- i- x QUU
Hid -siaine -voysier - -
299 Thomas Roan
.494
1189 .-Robert 'Jones
. i.
150 .Marvin JVlcCoy
z r ,
19 .Benehian Clayton
.406
.-409.
. 411
- rt Tj., rr T
8 -Jn K Lowery
098 Ivery Crawley .. - -
x ... -;. . .
.416
.426
1 a Patriotic Service
J . .
-im ounaaj m...... TnTv.
there wm:beAnoti?7s
First Baptist church. . w, "f
vnnino- o haverall the young men from .from ISngland to leeland arnyea nere
P
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NORTH CAROLINA, Wednesday Evening
Russia wiLimm& -
BIT IN THE STRUGGLE
AMERICAN AID ESSENTIAL
Root and Associates Slake Optinris
tic Report at White iHouss lOn
Situation. r, j
Washington, Aug. 9. Rusiaftew,
est of democracies, grows stronger of i
heart and purpose daily, arid wim aid
ii. T T i i -i . -i l . rr s -J
irum me umtea states,-can ne ue
pended upon to do her part in K the
great war and emerge - a powerful
state. This was the message brought
-to President- Wilson and-.lSecrtary
Lansing today by Elihu Root ani'his
fellowmembers of the - American
mission . sent to Russia three. mof&!
ago. . .'. .
Unepualinfcd . encourage'hient froln
the United States, moral and financial
is - absolutely necessary to - keeping
life in the new government, 'the cirni,
jirlssicners agreed. .A . separate
pr.ee with Germany obviously W; is i
their greatest fear. Left .to f ghtj
along with her present govern meut-in
control, the -President jvas told, Etis,
sia will emerge triumphant -and strong
but if either by great massesje-f troops
or clever propaganda, Germany; should !
accomplish the overthrow of the Kerl !
ensky government the outlook would
...A-
be dark indeed. y
Cnly one written report, it is h;
derstood, was-submitted o Secretary j
Lansing;"1 It was. not'made public and ;
puwicand;
may not be.
From high sources, "it is
C
known,'
however; that the -commission was
.
agreed on virtually all ' essentials.!
There may have been
differences,', of
opinion -as to the best method ior.ob
tainirig ' results, but : the opinion of
! present - conditions and "'high hopes
for the future was unaiiinious. ,
None, was stronger -in nis conyiC-.
tion that there is the gretes hope
for Russia ban Mr. Root 'msllf.'J
T io,i.r.comatlye:
icngdiplenmc
ience;-it was with difficulty that he'
. . ...
memDers.ot the party who shared his ;
optimism and discussed their views'
were Charles Edward Russell, a for.
mer "socialist, James Duncan, a labor
leader, and Major Stanley Washburn,
a man of long experience in Russian!
affairs. The latter two were agreed
that one great need of Russia is!
publiciy regarding tAmerica's inten
tion in the war.
Mr. Russell went a little further
il- - J1 t:' l 1 1 1
uian me omers Dy aecianng empnat.j
ically in favor of sending American
troops to the Lastern iront immed i
lately. He said theirpresence would;
K r 1 - J. J. 1 ..1.-T.il.
yz 01 ne gxeatysi, vaiue in sirengin
The military members of the mis.
sion, headed by Major Gen. Hugh .
Scott, had a thrilling stoiry to tell j
of experiences on the Russian firing J
line. They were under fire during
one of the great offensive launched
after the new government . took the"
rei2ns- ( !
The return and reports of the-misj
sioh were about as informal and asj
1 ?! . .. I
aevoia oi secrecy ana rea tape as
anything Washington has witnessed
in a long time. The members ar
rived this morning on a regular train
answered inquiries and seemed an
xious to help in every way o'dissemi.
nate the information they had ac
quired. Final work on the report
and it was ready early this afteT.
noon. -
The mission headed by Mr. Root,
canea at tne .wnite House at 4 o
clock in. the afternoon and remainded
with the President about anhour.
11 1 J 1 1 TTTl T"
j Members of the national woman's
party made furtile attemnts to-
.... . .. .- .
a banner oddressed to Mr. Root, but
he entered and left the White House
vard bv a. side e-at.p wy,ilA tTio-wnwrni
, , x xwlu.
L 'I'k x4? .
The work of the . commission now
ir virtually ended. Its members will
remain hei-e, a few days ajid, with
the exceptions of the army officers,
-4l0rwill then return to their homes.
Victims of Submarine Reach Ameri-
v can Port.'
An -Atlantic Port, Aug. 12-The
j. i j :i:.: . iu1 -t
Trr "
capiam aim six memuers ur mc i
J , y .'4. . ' . .
f ate of the crew.
PERSON SUPERIOR
COURT IN -SESSION
. JUDGE CONNOR PRESIDING
Criminal Docket Compkjted Tuesday
AfternoonCourt Will Adjourn this
Afternoon.
The.. August term of Person J3up .
erior Court convened Monday morning
with Judge Geo. W. Connor of Wilson
presiding and Sol. S. M Gates' prose,.
cuting.
The judge's charge was brief, owing
to the fact that the people were ex
ceptionally busy now He stated
in his charge that 90 per cent of crime
violence was due 6 intoxicating liquor.
The criminal docket was completed
by Tuesbay afternoon ar.d the civil
docket -will in all -probability be com.
pleted by late this afternoon.
.. The f olowing cases were tried on
the criminal docket: State vs. A. S.
Hassan;. Indictment, bigamy The
defendertt was acquitted.
State vs. Geo. Bullock. -Indictment,
gambling. Fined' $10.00,
State vs. Ben Wade and
YartkroV Tried for an affray
acquitted.
Rufus
and
Plead
State
vs. Frarik Wilson. .
-guilty to operating
a distillerv.
Judgement continued.
State. -vs Jim Smith and Charles
Faucett. -Indictment, disturbing re
ligious worsViip. Judgement suspended
upon payment oi cost.
State vs. Sam Lawson.
otare vs. ram lawson. naigea
with having liquor in his possession,
fr the purpose of
sale.
f UitTeiij wll L
one year, on tire roads.
State vs. Geo. Oakley
Assault '
Judgement suspended upon payment
01 COSl. .
:itate vs. Herman Duncan. In
dictment, seductiom The defendant
naa marnea since tne magistrate's
trial and was let off with the. pay
ment of the cost, r
rotate vs.wJ,6hn McEain. Charged
j?" -a .negr-s houseHe.
2 years in the pen.
State vs. Bob Carver, Charged with'
1 j T7? 1 r i . i
sauu. rinea- o aoiars.
The. cases tried Tuesday on the.
civil docket were: Alex Hunt vs.
Cora Hunt. Hunt was granted a di
vorce.
Lellia Jones vs. W. J. Jones. Divorce
j granted
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE RED
CROSS CHAPTER
The following have contribnted the
following amounts to the Red Cross
Chapter 'here:
Roxboro Cotton Mills
$250.00
50.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
m- t a TOT1r
Mr. B. G. Clayton
i Dr. R. J. Teagrue
Mr . Hugh Woods
q rVer
jyjr j m. Carlton
w. R. Woody
q g McBroom
jr Pass
Mr. J. L. Garrett
jjr w. A. Bradsher
Mr M w Satterfield
10.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
- 5.00
- 5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
2.00
2.00
2.00
2.00
2.50
Mrs A g; DeVlaming
Mr. E. P. Dunlap
Mr. D. S. Brooks
Mr. H. W. Winstead
Mr. S. G. Winstead
Mr. R. N.-Featherstone
Mr. T. P- Featherstone
Mrs. E,E. Bradsher
Mr. H. H. Masten
Mrs. R. J. . Teague
10.00
j jrs j Long
! . R Foushee
j M Robt Featherstone: Jr..
16.00
10.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
10.00
" 10.00
10,00
5.00
2.00
' 10.00
l.QO
1.00
gam yjefritt
; 1111, JliUWlU lUWLlliail
r w. R. Hambfick : '
yLr f g Austin
r t -rv ;:;,,-.:-, T
, , , 'u.. . -
ivir. J . J vv instead
. ;ss Maud Baitv
n- p t TiW
. Mr John Ebermao
Mrs. John Walker
ToaP
$523.50
GOLDEN WEDDING
tijt V -l r-. Xl TT n.l ' ..1
t a u-u v,..
brated heir golden weddmg anmver
. . . - . . . - . . "
- street Saturday afteriiooiwana .even.
v , y?tL--.
r:"-1 . ii - T.tr - - ..- '
;Tubbers?and sjar 'eapa ai
her & Co; :
- August 15, 1917
FIRST
onrmniT nr nnirrrn ; --
itunoaui ur uiwicu
EXPECTED TO BE UNDER
TRAINING EARLY I!
It
ORDERS ISSUED MONDAY, PRO.
VIIDE FOR MOVEMENT OF 90
PER CENT OF MEN IN SEPTEM.
BER. ' ;
Twelve Thousand Will Reach Each
of 'the Sixteen Cantonments Soon
After September 5. - ,
Washington Aug. 13 The entire
687.000 men. comnosinsr the first in J
crement of the army draft forces will
be under training early in October. '
Under orders issued Monday, the first
30 per cent of the quoto of each dis
trict -will begin-entrainment for can.
tonments SepembSr 5; the next 30
per cenf, September 15; and another
30 per cent, September 30, The re "
niaining JL'O per cent will be moboHzed
as soon after that date as possible;
The plan o assemble the, new forces
m tnree increments distributes the,
task of furnishing supplies and equip
ment through September.- It will als
prevent serious shortages in any
camp, and will give the new officers
from the training camps time. to fam
1! ; i.' it 1
liianze tnemseives witn tneir uuues
a great body of mtn falls on them.
The order, issued Monday, means
that about 12,000 men will reach each
nr fho tivtppti pflntnnnicrili: wiatv array
I September 5'. They will first be ex
ariined physicially "by- army doctors;
c1Ki f,nallv accented or rejected. This
will take some time, and the. men wj!i
- i have to be furnished with temporarv
i quarters and rationed while awaitin
pvamination Tf tiw fnU. mmtn: mrU
assembled at one time, great confus
ion would result. . ' .
Presumably , the Xirst increment will
fee93Qtgani zeli"intoskelet0rr tf nd
panies, battalion, or regiments, Re
fore the" seconi arrives.:-""' ';r" ;
In farming ; coinmuniti.es, local
boards now will arrange -the . list of
those to. All the first increment. with4ThPe:f the 17 cropwheat
local crop conditions in. mind,- Men
engaged in harvesting , work nd who
otherwise would go with the first third
of the district quota will" be passed
over to" the Second or third as may be
necessary. "
Ruling on Discharges
' Reviewing the question of discharge
for depenbent relatives, General
Crowder issued a supplemental ruling
Monday holding that persons should
not be discharged because of depeniL
ent residents abroad.
BROOKS-WALKER
Miss Mildred Brooks and Mr. Ham
ilton Walker were united in marriage
Thursday afternoon in Lynchburg, Va.
Mrs. T. C. Brooks -and Miss Rosa
Newell accompanied the bride to
Lynchburg. Mrs. Walker- is the
youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
T. C Brooks. and has made her home
from childhood in this city,' endearing
herself -to many friends, whhile Mr.
Walker is a resident of Virginia, but
spent sometime in Roxboro. last win
ter in Jthe employment , of the N. &
W. Railroad. - T
Those Who Have Not Appeared Be
fore the Local Board of Person County
For Physical Examination."
1095 Haywood- Chambers
1103 M. H. Bradsher,,
982 Henry E. Thorpe
440 Hblbert Foster '
1054 Thomas A. Stone
1057; 1 Rpyal Bert Pierce
1073 , Thomas Johnson ;v
4
65
100
136
138
196
198
10 Andrew Sutton Sergeant
250
260
.267
1091 - FlagDeShazfo
1187 HayoodWJbnes '
753 ""John" Benjamin -Vemonx .
269
291
325
341
1357: .iiniotV6banaingham.
1049 .NatThorpe : .
71 . Sidney W.;Ashley
935 JosephVCrispiEvans -,
352
354
360
1150 Joshua Tulliam
1034 ; "rHarrison Yancey : -2
780V trousT.asr r -I
362
1107 .Charlie bullock. ;
1313r rrhmai Lawsor
376
390
303 William-Ross. r
239.4
1008 Wilfialt
1401
832 SMmositeejig. ? -;i,M15
206 'hon)tohS3tr-e r.'.s P417
965. : ; John Bowes
:esic1p1$iEot" MissPauline
rm 'l'! '!il""L-.fe MAJkAlvfliiAiATr
enlnirTjIielgroHe
torium. - The urogram: was rweii ren
deriaMis-las
several Socal solos?-: 'Ji"2 ; r v-
Numbeit:33
-.-
t t
OCTOBER
PLANNING TO CONTROL
'-' WHEAT DISTRIBUTION.
GOING'AFTER BAKERIES;
Wheat Coatrol Board to Be N,jtmed-"
and Public is Promised Crapecv- .-
Bread. ' .
Washington, Aug. 13. Plan? for.':
controlling the distribution of wheafV
of flour wehs completed today by-
thethe fool, adminstration. - ,
Creaiqn wheat control board will.f
be announced as - son as :Preiident;y :V
Wilson has approved its. 4)erporiel;V
This board, comprising officials of the-
food administration and leading! 'meiv;
from the grain Vand milling induatt4esV';
wnl De made responsible tor putting., j
m eftect measures announceCL last,.-. .
y uie iyuu aiHuiuibirauuiij.
Regulations governing the control -j V
of wheat from the time iVleave thie-" '
' 'producer, until it reaches the baker'
! w5Fl 'go into effect September 1st; JS
hl fixing a price to be paid producer:,
i -?nr twin oof ' Vi o -PrA a A ryiitii eTo fiiATV . ":v---
. Wi .miu. u... ,uimmjnuiw.i):wM,i
was said today,-will seek togive the"
farmer a fair nrice and at the, same -time
name a figure which will permiK-;;"'
the pubjici o-receive-bread at a price V""
much. below that now prevailing. Lic-'- V;.
enses will be granted to flour' miilsv'v-
' ony on condition that they charge
j fair . ahB reasonable price fr their ,t
! Product. . ! - ; J ,
n as scon as tne wnoat ana nour mi -vv
dustries Have' been put under. reguIV
lations .th food administration ; plans;-;-
4- f - ti J.4-C s - 4" Vv1. 4- . linl. n.iAM, A M . V.Tl. t
' . T-- rT . . : i' n J'-n
ing, to reduce he price now pai4 iot:f;,
foread.;:, v.!h".irn.7 present .plan- -. t.
to 'put- cerjeils oher than ;vheat under
immediatei! control, although- 'i sugar,-", . .
soon" may
ervisioii.
be under-goyernmjfcnt sup-'
to the farmers will be fixed by a com, ;j?z,
mittee ;of j,; which ; Hresideiit .Garfield, ? a. -of
Williams College, wil be-. chaif.V-
man.-, v Congress.. set aprice of $2"on
the 1918 crop.- . .... "
23 KILLED IN AIR
RAID ON ENGLAND
Nine Women and Six Children -Among -;
Victims? 50 Persons Injured.
persons, including nine women and'' i
six children, were killed and -fifty, ?'
persons were injured at South End,"in
Essex, forty miles east of London, by2i
issued tonight. "T"1'-'.
Considerable damage to property;
was caused-at Soutlv-End by - the- "::,-
forty bombs dropped upon the town -
Two men f were injured at Rochford ' - 5 -
but four bombs dropped on Margate,;- ;
in Kent, did litle damage, TheJatesi-sl -
statement! follows; - . tJ"
"Enemy; raiders caused considerable 21,
damage a South End where they drop- f
ped about; forty bombs. - The casua-TV"
ities thus far reported are: , - '. -.
"Killed eight men, nine women, sixf.
children. About fifty people were v
injured.
YES! LIEt.AXoSN'1: A.-' J;
( OFF WITHOUT PAINI
Cincinnati Authority, Tells How To;-:;
v !- l " . J(.ll . Jx "--
LH-y up a VOrnor aiius so, ii mws
Off With Fingers.
You corn pestered men and women jf-
need suffer no longer. Wear the shoes. .
thatnearly - killed you before, says
this Cmdhnati r authority because!. a;
few drops : of f reezone applied direct..;.
ly on a tender, aching corn or callus,- -
Estops soreness at jonce. land soon "the
corn -or hardened callus loosens so 4 itr .
canjbe ljfted. out root and all, with
out paini
A small bottle oLf reezone cost very
little, at any "drug sore, but will posi- f .
tively' take off- every hard "or sof.
xom or .callus 9 ; .This (should be tried ,
jt-Js Jneensiye and
iiptatft -
1 iyo'uiragist v '
tell; himl to get a small botle for-yotx
f romrlus.i wfioiesali-dirug house, tlt K2
Lfine ;stuff rand "acts likej. a chann
eVery tiiney
"."
r.5-
H,IvMna?Hrs;r0 child
,
Cdaysl -