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4 J w v i LIJMS XXXIV TWICE A WEEK SCOTLAND NECK, N. C, TUESDA, MARCH 27, 1917 TELEGRAPH SERVICE NUMBER 37 I . : ! .. - , I 1 Wllgffl gpaF (irmaffii IIiBdietmeim N. G. Regiments . Congess to Slip- -News From Th ' ' V LI" 111 - a n :.t. . .'7 nder Warw hhirty-Two Regiments Service in Already Called Into .West PROTECTION FROM INTERNAL DISORDERS WASHINGTON, March 27. Twenty additional regiments fend five additional separate bataiiions oi national guard troops nave ordered into the federal service for the protection of property Bn the event of possible internal disorder the troops have been called Lut in eighteen Western and Middle Western States not included in he list of similar orders made public yesterday. The movement is fa accordance with the decision to establish to military police system against possible internal disorders regarded las a national and not a State obligation. "It is requested that no details of locality be carried in the press with regard to further distribution of these troops unless given but bv the War Department." The new order makes a total of thirty-two National Guard in- antry regiments called into the r ederal service tor police purposes. supplemented by six separate bataiiions and several detached com banies. They will be assigned to posts in connection with their ro- ice work by the commanders of the military departments actkig un per instructions from the War Department. Secretary Daniels sent out a telegram to all the papers of the oimtry asking that publicity be given to the need of enlistments in lie navy as follows : - - "The president has signed an executive order directing that llie authorized. enlisted strengtlx of the. navj B iiioryaool ti oov. m thousand men. He was authorized by Congress," in case of" emer gency, to direct such increase in enlistment. New ships and ships in 'eserve are being fully commissioned as rapidly as possible and the aeed is imperative for a larger enlislment to man them. There has jeen a net increase of over six thousand, five hundred in enlistment since Congress recently authorized an increase, but many more are needed, and needed now. - Will you not emphasize this need by giving special prominence at once on the first page of your paper, to the President's order, and also by making an editorial appeal for new recruits for the navy. ihe navy offers exceptional advantages to young men of stuff and ambition to serve in the first line for national defense. In this emergency you have the opportunity and the privilege of performing tins public service, and I am confidently appealing to you for your cordial and helpful co-operation." WASHINGTON, March 27. Whilfche president is completing his indictment against Germany to be presented to Congress when same is convened the House Foreign Relations Committee is prepar ing a war resolution t obe introuduced after the president has finish ed his address to the joint session Tuesday April 3rd. Congress will place at the disposition of Wilson all the means necessary to prosecute the war vigorously with a view to hastening a restoration of peace, Greenwood, S. C., Mch. 27. Thextrjtfn bearing the sailors of the German raiders, interned at Philadelphia? and which are being trans ported to the detention camps at Atlanta, Ga., passed through here today. Thousands were at the depot to see them pass. The Hague, Holland, March 27. Four thousand German sol diers crossed the border into Holland seeking food. They were all interned. LONDON, March 27. The Allies persuit of the retreating Germans continues. formation. It is evident that both sides are rapidly approaching a pe manent line of assault and defence. Vigorous fighting continues in open and massed I D evice To 4 - 4. F? revew s itate Capitol National Guard Formally Mustered Out And "Barbecued" WOMEN PREPARING FOR WAR !,-v-- v-. .,.; i n r 1 mJ&tffeamm. Scotland Neck. Man The Inventor M r Be come ramous WORLD LOOKING FOR SUCH PREVENTION Whether the honor of producing the greatest inventor of the age will fall to Scotland Neck, which is the birth place, and home, un til recent years, of Mr. J. Frank Brinkley, is left for the naval ex- and the actual demonstration in submarine wartare to deter pens, mine. De mocrats Will O rsramze H oiise tt is a fact, however, that Mr. Brinkley has patented a device that bids fair to solve the U-Boat problem that scientists all over the world have been striving to accomplish ever since this menace to ship ping has sent a thrill of horror into the hearts of the people in ever;, clime. The detailed drawings of this invention are now with the navy department in Washington and already high officials of the govern ment have shown their interest in the device and stated it was one of the greatest yet produced The apparatus is simple in construction, being a continuous Avail of overlapping disc shields, each shield being made of steel wire mesh, and further protected by a second solid steel shield behind each wire one : the whole battery of shields being held in constant position twenty feet from the side of the ship by a clever arrange ment of levers. nt fn interfere with the J- 11 Ai Y-r Ml KJK: -l-A s j U V V71 1 LI UV U 1- " w - (By Maxvell Gorman) RALEIGH, March 27. The Third Regiment and band, N. C. N. G., in camp here since last Thursday, will be formally mustered out of service within the next day or two and then "Johnnie goes marching home." And the last one of them will be glad to reach the old vine and fig tree once more. This, Tuesday, evening the Raleigh company and the band are being given a "barbecue" (and then some) at Pullen Park by the Raleigh people and the regimental officers are also among the guests. The whole regiment would have been inchfded in this "function," but after considering the proposition the Chamber of Commerce de cided that "barbecue" for a thousand soldiers was more than they could handle on short notice. Sunday afternoon there was a fine parade of the regiment through the streets of Raleigh and the troops were formally review ed by Adjutant General Royster and other N. C. and U. S. officers as the column passed the south front of the state capitol building the parade having been deferred from Saturday by the bad weather. Many people from various sections of the state anda number of travelers here temporarily .reviewed the" parade. All of them were unanimous in praising the tarheel troops for their splendid drill and maneuvres and soldierly appearance. The men also deserve commendation for their orderly conduct rpv&ile here.'"-. Although hundreds ,of them wcre on the streets! every ldayandii?Kthere has been io' serious disorder or V rough house" i , Tarheel V7oinc3 Prepsxinj fcr V7cx r ;, "Thc mcii have nomonoply of the- war game, and there is a; Company" of women here in Raleigh that has recruited its strength from a membership of twenty to 361 to date, while Raleigh proper has only about 75 men in the National Guard. The women have similar organizations in Wilmington, Salis bury and Asheville and these form the four Chapters of the Red Cross in North Carolina. Besides making thousands and thousands ot. bandages (which are stored by the government at base hospitals all over the U. S.) these women are taught how to nurse thesick and dress wounds and care for the wounded soldiers and many other im portant things. Raleigh physicians deliver lectures twice a week to classes of these Red Cross soldiers and every five weeks examinations are held and the classes passed being fitted for first aid and other important work and duties especially when "doctors are scarce or not imme diately available. They are the personification of patriotism and are now challenging the men on that line. It is only necessary to revert to the great work of the Southern women during the civil war to grasp the idea of what an important figure Tarheel women cut in times of national crises. Current Comment Col. Ed M. Uzzell for 40 years in business here and State print- WASHINGTON, March 27. A democratic organization of the House was declared to be assured by Representative Randall, of Cali fornia, prohibitionist and one of the five so-called independents upqn whom the political complexion of the House has seemed to hinge. Mr. Randall returned to Washington last night from Los Angeles. On reading a statement issued during the day by Republican Leader Mann, offering to retire from the race f or the speakership in favor of Speaker Clark if a bi-partisian or non partisian organization j speed of. the vessel, can be easily raised or lowered at a moments as agreed upon, he said Mr. Mann was too late, that he was in a po- j notice, and in case of storm, launching lifeboats, or docking, these sition to say that enough of the independents would vote with the' disc shields are immediately out of the way, each shield automatical- Uemoerats to give the latter a majority and assure the administration er till the fire destroyed his plant two years ago, is a candidate for. Commissioner of Public Safety in Raleigh and he will be elected. This office has been needing a man like Mrl.UzzcIl since it was created, 4 years, ago and the people and the city are to be congratulated ac cordingly. Raleigh has had its first "automobile show." ' Some 40 differ ent makes of machines were exhibited and they say the "show" was 'a success. But just why such an advertising scheme should- charge he public the price of admission has not yet been made clear to some ninds. iof control by its party of both houses of Congress. There have been indications for several days that the Demo cratic leaders had received satisfactory information concerning the transmission gearing, electricity or belt power. ly adjusting itself alongside of the boat. Patents have been applied ior covering every means possible to produce" speed in getting these shields into place, whether it be 1 dependents. Speaker Clark and other spokesmen of the party have predicted" the outcome with apparent confidence. - Democrats and Republicans go into the organization fight with Democrats and Republicans go into the organization fight with -H members each, and 218 votes are required to elect the speaker. So four of the five independents must join theDemocrats to re-elect Speaker Clark, unless there are defections fro'm the Republican ranks. Harmony After The Brush Confidence is expressed among both Democrats and Republic-' ailf that the House will" work harmoniously after the brush over or ganization. The almost universal opinion among leaders today was that tiie President would not ask Congress to consider any question "tt'hich might result in partisian fights. The opinion is general that the session will not last more than two months. A conference on measures to-be introduced by the Foreign Affairs committee during the coming Congress was held today be hveen Secretary Lansing and Chairman Flood, Representative Harri SOn, of Mississippi, and Representative Ragsdale, of South Carolina, of the committee. - - ; i ! v, -!' The invention seems to meet the imperative necessity for the present emergency, and so interested is the navy department that a practical demonstration-will be made just as soon as a full sized mod el can be constructed. - Mr. J. Frank Brinkley, the inventor, is a man of near sixty years of age, was born in the vicinity of Scotland Neck, and was edu cated at the Vine Hill academy. He was interested in merchandising and farming, owning what is known as the Brinkley place, and later the tobacco business as long as Scotland Neck had a tobacco ware house, and he built and becupied the house that. is now the residence of Mr. S. B. Kitchin. When the tobacco warehouse was discontinu ed he went to Greenville where he now owns and operates a tobacco warehouse. He first married Miss Mamie Biggs, daughter of the late Eli Biggs, of whom there are two daughters, both married, liv ing in Colorado. He later married Miss Julia Perry, niece of the Governor Fowle, there being a number of children of this marriage. Though Mr. Brinkley has no near relatives now living in Scotland Germans Escape Over The Border BROWNSVILLE, Texas, March 26. Two escaped members of the interned crews of two German auxiliary cruisers at the Philadel phia Navy .Yard, crossed the Rio Grande two miles below Brownsville Sunday and are now in Matamoras, Mexico opposite here, according to reports received at headquarters at Fort Brown here tonight. Am erican military authorities have taken the matter up with Mexican officials in Matamoas. , ,rTrM ATLANTA, Ga., March 26. Officers of the Seventeenth in fantry, who recently came to Fort McPherson here to guard the in terned German sailors, declared tonight that preparations for their arrival were complete. About four hundred Gwmans are expected. theywill be assigned to barracks formerly occupied by the additional NWt Tip has numerous friends who are delighted in knowing that n inn an IPS of Seventeenth infantry. A thirteen-foot barbed wire he niay become illustrious. fence has been erected about-the government reservation. II V
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