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--" ; 1 The Commonwealth. - VOLUME XXXIV TWICE-A-WEEK SCOTLAND NECK, N. CL TUESDAY, FEB., 13, 1917. KTJMBEU J25. Bate Resolution NevimJFrom The !t Looks Like Conscriptions To Open F orts White Star Steamer Afric Submarined Today and Seventeen of Her Crew Are Missj PRESIDENT LIKELY IN WOR "WASHINGTON, Feb. 13. In the Senate today- Senator Saulis hurv introduced a resolution to remove neutrality bars by opening all Aiiu'iean ports to allied -warships.' He said mig-ht enable this gov (Munent, without the declaration of war, to assist in preventing viola tions airaiiist merchant marine ships at sea, and thus aid those eoun ties engaged in combatting these violations. It is generally under stood t 1) a t the (.'solution has the appoval of President "Wilson. State Capitol (By Llewxam) RALEIGH, Feb. 13. Although the senate committee, by the vote of 5 to . made an unfavorable report on the Gar nishment Bill, thje minority is seeking to secure a vote on it on the floor of the two houses of the legislature. The State Merchants Association, its agents and attorneys are still active in the at tempt to secure its passage but the chances are against the bill, unless its opponents are caught napping. . In the house, where the committee or dered a favorable report, by one ma- Washington, Feb. 12. The Senate ; military committee reported favorably a bill framed by a sub-committee creat ing a military and naval citizen reserve force based on universal military train- j ing and service. The bill requires six months training , without pav for all vouths durinjr t.hoir I 19th, year. Exemptions are confined to the: members of the regular army and navy, those physically unfit, those who are the sole support of dependent rela tives and those affiliated with religious creeds which forbid them to "bear arms. jority (5 to 4 the bill may be more j The latter class are liable, however, for popular than in the senate. But its training in the non-combantant branch fate there also is in doubt, unless ma- cs of the army. terially amended especially that see-1 It is estimated the bill would pro- Nation Prosperity Next Week Will Inaugurate National Pay Up-Week in Scotland Neck THERE AND EVERYWHERE WASHINGTON, Feb. 13. The United States is rapidly pre paring for war. If Avar should come army men, railway heads, navy officials, heads of the American Federation of Labor and financial kings have mapped out detailed plans for mobilization of men and munitions, which will take care of the three most important items in modern war preparedness, viz: Labor Capital Transportation. LONDON, Fe. 13. White' Star Steamer Afric is reported sunk today. Til is is the biggest so far reported as victims of the submarine. LONDON, Feb. 13. (later) Seventeen of the Afric 's crew are reported as missing. The thing that strikes every man when he sits down to consider is how uiter-depeiuicnt we are xiw e-ieh oth:ir. No one. class can gain at the expense of all the other -daises. tion which effects the homestead ex-j vide for the training of 500,000 boys This is a fact that has been strikimdv emphasized dunnVthe mvhi v eruption, against wnicn me opposition : annually, each of whom would be fur- is stronger than against the garnish- ; loughed into a reserve for nine yea--.' meut feature. j after his training period. "With allow- j It is the homestead change which the i ances for shrinkage of classes due to Farmers Union is attacking the hard-; -various causes us the years pass, this est. Of course, even if the bill is pass- j plan would give a total force of ?,,1G5, ed, any change in the constitution with I 000 men who had had six months train reference to the Homestead exemption j ing, at the end of the first nine year would necessarily have to be submit- j cycle, all subject to call for service only ted to the voters of the State fo ratifi-j in the event of a ' ' defensive " war or cation or rjection. , the imminence thereof. County School Boards Muddle Although the Oates Bill is set as a special order in the Senate, for today, it now looks like there will be still fur ther delay and that out of tho muddle the State law will be allowed to re main as it now is with respect to the appointment of the county boards of education except that seveal countios may be added to the six exempt from SPANISH WAR VETS TO PICKET WHITE HOUSE AS STIFFS DID WANT PENSIONS WASHINGTON, Feb. 13. A corps of. Spanish war vererans, Thomas Allen of the Fourth Virginia Volunteer in fantry says, will picket the White House today just like the suffragists did. The veterans want pensions and the law, and which elect their county j tney .ceL according to Allen, that they WASHINGTON, Feb. 13. The United States has flatly reject ed Germany's offer to discuss differences between the two nations while the ruthless submarine campaign Ms in progress. J In view of the fact that the United States has taken the most vigorous course possible short of war to denounce the ruthless sub- boards. Some of the Republican coun ties ae sNre to ask for it, if Bertie, Franklin and other counties are exempt ed and be denied the privilege almost certainly. - New CountyUT Jarvis - This week will witness activities in are being ignored "by the President and j Congress. 4 Many- of them he said, are more than 50 yr s old, incapacitated in part by wdupgsJy troubles ..suffered during the Spanisii-Americanwar, "'Sn3 "tliej need help. There is a $12 pension 'for the State House again to create the i Spanish war veterans, Allqn admits, Gerard Characterizes the Attempt as "Sand Bagging" Copenhagen, (via London), Feb. 13. The attempt of the Ger man government to negotiate though James W. Gerard, who had re tired as ambassador to Germany, desired concessions and pledges, does not propose to take in a slice of Cumbcland county, as it did originally for it was the Cumberland opposition which contributed most to defeat it be fore. Otherwise the bill is very simi lar to that of 1913 and 1915, and pro vides for the formation of the new tipw p.niintv of .Tfi.rvis. mid w ith better ! but thev want "back pensions, the p yv . f , i r l r ' . marine wariare, ornciais oi me government regaru ine merman pro- j chances of SUCCess than at the last two j pensions they didn't get during the posal to negotiate while the campaign is in progress as utterly insin- j sessions of the legislature. One reason seventeen years thy had to struggle cere. From the first the move has been looked upon and resented as ! why its chances are better i3 because it j with the government to get any at all.'' a piece of propaganda designed to becloud the issue and put the Uni ted States into a false position of belligerency. The question of whether navy guns shall be provided for Ameri can ship owners desiring to arm their vessels for defense against sub marines has been submitted to President Wilson. T1TTPPT A mr TfnTT TViTTT"VrTT'Tr"M' ! AGENTS HERE AND SEND THEM TO THE TRENCHES (BY UNITED PRESS) NEW YORK, Feb. 9 Weary, it is war" in Europe. There every nation has found it. necessary to run every a-tiyity having even the remotest ern:ie-.'tion. on a highly ef ficient basis. In our own country, the factories could not n;n without mar kets for their goods, and if the factories didn't run, the faruxu- coufd not make money for there would be no market for Ins surplus prod uct. As the farmer prospers, the entire nation prospers. Ho, t , as the commercial interests of the country prosper, the farmer prospers. After all we look to each other for our living and if we can throw into the channels of business the millions of dollars we all ow. each other, so that we can again use the dollars to buy more things we sued every man who is supplying a real need will prosper. This is the object of NATIONAL PAY UP WEEK, Feb. to 24th. You can help and vou can be helped if vou will narti ideate in the Pay UP Week campaign. Every business man in our town ims pledged himself to pay all of his bills that he can at that time. Now let's all work together. LET'S PASS PROSPERITY AROUN." Don't make any mistake in the plan. The idea isn't that jmi must pay me, but the idea is that we will all pay each other. If no. all take it upon ourselves to start the ball rolling, we can have a fenl Pay Up Week here. If we sit back and wait for the other fellows to pay up, it will not be as great a success as it should be. r. . Tbis movement has been taken up. in .ouxv to wiirapon, the r.e-: mendatiens of hundreds of towns and cities which engaged in the pre vious National Pay Up WeeUs. It is to be truly national in scope, as thousands of communities in every section of the United States, from one coast to the other, from the north line of tin Gulf of Mexico, will take part in it. During this week the energies of millions of people will be cen tered upon the passing of the busy dollars around, cleaning up old bebts. Starting in new prosperity will certainly result from it. TODAY'S THE DAY TO GIVE YOUR BRUIN BEARS THE ERUNT OF said of paving high salaries and getting county out of parts of Harnett, J ohn-1 low efficiencv from his staff of 300 mu- AMIABLE HENS AN EGG TO SIT ON ston and Sampson, with hte county seat at Dunn. Its promoters only ask that the people in the affected teritory be allowed to vote on the subject. The new county would include the towns was of a nature to lead Mr. Gerard to characterize it in conversation ! of Dunn Benson and Newton Grove. with a foreign office representative as "sand bagging," and to refuse Good Bill Killed i to even transmit the text of the concessions desired, unless he was a!- Tho uu 'signed to require the X. i , -j n c i i i i i i i i i G. Tire insurance Companies to contri- lowed to report m code a privilege or. which he had been deprived , , . , , , ,. 1, , 1 t bure their mice to tne. fciippoiv tuo since the rupture of relations. 1 I Fireman's Relief Fund (one-tenth of one per cent in premiums collected on property located in towns having or ganized fire ' departments) the same as nition buyers with headquarters in New j York, Czar Nicholas is expected to or der most of them home within the next few days and put them in the trenches at the front. The Russian govenrment . was extremely displeased with the loss j of millions of dollars in the Black Tom T)0artmont of Agriculture today de- W ASHING TON, Feb. 9. This is the best day to put eggs under your biggest and most amiable hen, or into your in cubator. In a snecial announcement to ian Mountains who seems to enjoy his urb::n and suburban the IJ FRONT LINE FIGHTING, WITH HIS REGIMENT (By Henry Wood) (United Press Staff Corre spondent) FRANCE, .Ian 20 (By Mail) FigM iu with the ICu..si;iii army in Fmnft today is a huge bear from the Caut-av L i ill, i k . explosion and K highland explosions. to be obtained Germany -Holds Am WASHINGTON, Fob. 12. Fomal nol retention hi Germany of the 72 sailors brought in as prisoners on the prize ship Ya'-rov.-dalo wns ;-;iven to the Ktate Beiuirhiieiit today by "Dr. Paul i:tu companies hsWISS minister here, act i ! ? fx for the German Government, .uvther with the inquiry as to the status of the crews of the Gemaii war-bound shins in American harbors. required to do, 'was killed in the ?;nato on iiiot' o:i of S'?;:i": tor ot (.ireer.s- boro. Tho State Firemen s or:-ir.ni::,-tion asked for the law, ani its pier-ident D. IcXeill, of i'ayetreviiie. CANADIAN PARLIAMENT I JOUENS TODAY PEEMIEE BOB DEN GOING TO LONDON (BY UNITED PKE5-S) OTTAWA, Ont., Fob. 0. -The Ca Pai-liam'". (-lered best results are toward a satisfactory jrodu-i io-.i of rr cirtrs diivinfr fall :tnd early winter if :v-' r;v.(r( ;-oi)ts are inui'.e to liutch 5il!etr; in TJr'i-ch or April. Birds hatched from sojourn on the French front fully ;)S iiii'i h :is his masters enjoy theirs. lie is mascot of one of the Russhtrt was ' r:m j r -I h" 'World fi'oin ti:-"' Uuss'uiii tront to siiov." tne soliI;:r- V.X'T lS v:::v vav.v. to t lie ihen ;! i ' o mom us , 1 r enjvect'.'d to dei .c a tion lH'-iunin;; niit the l'n-m:er, S to- ! Capt. J. ! came here in its inteves- le in to 'AVASIIINGTON, Feb. 18. Count and Countess Yon Bernstorfc said farewell to a host of personal friends-, made chiving their eight t vears in Washington. Tlie former Ambassador, Ids wife and the Eni- j ence. or the ncxae comi;iue.:.v scoj ; be too much for them, j-nd it fa Di:rinar the week the bill endorsed In dim; ! ! tv ;nv ;ii or.ier to 1 Kobevt Border., to go to London for thj' j Ini'icrial War jonfr-1icc. Tlie eonfe--; cwor is called for the last of this month the plans for the Premier s departure : e.ic. uaturaii'-". '' !;t - -' i- tour to e -it s; layin CI. fo :.o i- ip;its from today, the a s, will be mr.tured vu i: 15. or 7 cent e:r;-s e: nou:i- the 'iien Ihe. in ,.,v il1: lies. till" i-oiii'. s for tho bear's ;o i t h." f rv"t !i '' treju-h- ; ;'' !;:tv th-- i "ir rn'8 1: ! , 1 1 . i. -essarv :'or production in fall. oh'icrs tO M'i'h re:i r t'neir is iMH he penn'Ms shn r" wi'i h IIS D lop r TTT' )c-i,"tic:i to : iici'e: eave AVasInno'tnn for , evv k late tointriit, to sail . for home Wednesday on the Danish liner Frederick YIII. KCEGOOD i e-y the X. C. Prc?s Ar. the lesral rate pr.i: gal notices will proba After hard sledding be position of some members oj. tf fraternity (who were 7iot correctly, or subject) f:ivor- GEZK TO MAKE AIIICAN LA.BOR INCTI'f ELY AjVIEHICAN B5T ' ;i 1 pr?Ff:; e o e oj-le:il (BY TTASIIIXGTOX, Feb D. A campaign to Americanize, by education, all tor- oved in American industry "National Con- . orx k'vi up V fill,! I!lr in .r t:il in .u th luin from o!di-:-; : ' 1 ! ' d hi OUi Oifjners emr; o -..-1 i-nmnipn'o v-f s started uc-re TODAY , fully, in formed on tlie : nldp errorts hn.ve heen secured in bof.i A clever niece of detective vrork bv the chief of nolice of Wei-' , , i j- in I at the opening oi .1 I , 71 51 yl "I !-!-! T It , XX -H 1 - l 1 1 - - , - . n0O 1 A Til O VI C f. II 1 Za t 1 I l llllUuil iag a -prisoner tonight in Halifax jail. man M. L. Shipman, of the jress a-jso- A cjuick change artist too, with false whiskers and armed with :iation tleserve mueh eredit for hc i t , iy , constant and effective work he cud for i n ti ivci aim coici cjiisei, liieinaed in pari tne equipment wiui rcu ;jI t r. Proadway i 1! i- on winch Gibson was safeguarding two trunks full of whiskey, and a jrrip with two quarts and 9 pints. The worst 'offense, and for which he stands in clanger of being sent to the penitentiary is that in "Weldon he changed the shipping point of the trunks from Washington, D. C, to Washington, N. C, the destination being Kinston.The checks for these trunks were fas tened to his garters, and the false whiskers were concealed in the crown of his hat. .. . Scotland Neck sheltered; this man for a few hours this after noon awaiting the train to take him back to Weldon and chief Ever ett says; he will have him tried as soon as he arrives and take him on to Haliiax tonight for safe keeping; t the measure. More "Prohibition" Improbable The indications today seem to war rant the assumption that there will be no addition prohibition legislation at this session. The killing of the Anti Saloon League Bill almost took the beath out of the bodies of the pro moters and the "public generally. But the truth is, the extremis, as usual, tried to go too far, and the law makers would not jatand for some, of the pro visions of 1 Brother Davis, '.bill. How ever, more practical leaders like Joseph A. Brown, -of Columbus,' who is chair- Education. Dr. P. P. Claxton. TJ. S. Commission er of Education, called the meeting to order .and explained the plan to the members of the U. S. Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Mills Kitchin returned this morn ing from Asheviile where he has been Vf r -Tnn TTHouse returned from Ea-j been . systematically organized. rhere he had been burden ot tne prayers is ior tne saiva tion of "backslidden" Christians. t rom )!''. tir.c oir. 'r on in ever"." Ivo houses (iotham t'.velve million soul:-:. Beginning today thv.-:o "cottage" prayer meetings will be held twite a week until Sunday- arrives on April 1. One of the residences opened fo1' the neighborhood prayer meeting.:; in the plaza section today was that of John I). Rockefeller, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Rock efeller both are deeply interested in the success of the Sunday campaign. Tlie city has been divided into twen ty sections and "prayer blocks" have The re- i;,if ii i t t re six 'lays fc r'r.;.y to go ::; !.s ; !--.: ;(( r. -;!' for i o-e. i i : 'i tl"- Cli He is pr.;vi'i :;t,l icji f- . x i i f -. r . :-es t'-e -toui!) vy al vv.-iys 1 he - ( iiy Mr.'l .e poj'iilation h? tl. leigh this morning, w on business. man of tho league committee on, legis-. lation, tell us a more acceptable bill will be introduced and be hopes ;it will be enacted. ' - r : : - i :" ' " " ' ' 4 r .Mrs. Ed Newell of Rocky Mount, who has been visiting her son, Mr. Nor--man-Howard, returned to her home this .morning; . . . ve;.-.rs- lokio s poj'iJiatiOij nv.-i ic-v u from 2.io0.000 t 2..77: - ording a r. .'.' .e;jsus f port ;;.i:iOu'", ,1 tod;. . The present population is houses 'n 595, S9Z homes, whereas in tie e wf;c only 519,735 households. Besides being one of the V-'iag p pulatioji centers of the world. Japan :s capital has the distinction of pbab-v. covering niore ground than vrv other pjty. There are 'no apartner-'. flat' or skyscrapers in Japan prt1- qakr forbid them so tho little on" -a.two story homes must necessarily . ctr a age areifc - .
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