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WEATHER REPORT FOR North Carolina, fair tonight and Wednesday continued cooler The MMONWEAI VOLUME XXXV. AFTERNOON DAILY SCOTLAND NECK, N. C, TUESDAY, MAY 8, 1917. TELEGRAPH SERVICE NUMBER 10. taimipiL Lnf D)f Tim (Dim ! 1 HTffill ami map wow MlgM WRECK OF TRAM OF FREE H MISSION Thought to be Work of German Plotters in Spreading Rails 1LLUSTROUS GUESTS UNINJURED VAWTER TRIAL NEARS END Bv Special Correspondent Martin (Traveling" on special train) Effingham, 111., With The Fren('h Commission, May 8. The wreck last night to the special train carrying the members of iLc French mission to the wen.t, which occurred at 7 :30 o 'clock near to Arcolia, Illinois, which at first accounts was considered as acci dental, is now thought to be of a more serious nature. NEWS FROM STATE CAPITOL Raleigh, May 8. There has oc curred very recently in Raleigh an instance which showed how Uncle Sam's espionage system works. A certain German not a naturalized citizen but for many Investigation disclosed a brok-j years resident here and working en rail twenty feet behind the ! at his profession, filled an order rear of the wrecked train. This ; for a customer (or was in the act might have been broken by the j of doing so) for certain drawings or "blue prints." The transac tion was regarded with suspicion it seems, and two agents of the U. S. Government suddenly ap peared on the scene. What developed is hot giveii out for publication of course. The At the time of the accident for-! impression is that the German RED CROSS ORGANIZED heavy engines, or by plotters. ?'he investigators are retieient in making their report public. Some of the members of the commission are inclined to the be lie! that derman plotters had spread the rails. mer president of the French, Rene Viviani, Marshal Joffre and other attaches of the party were in the diner, and sustained only a slight shock. The party is now traveling on another special train and has r2 sumed its tour of the middle west. WEATHER REPORT FOR WEEK ENDING MAY 6th. By J. Y. Savage Temperature, highest 83 de gress on May 1st. Temperature, lowest on 44 de grees on May 2nd. Rainfall .23 on May 1st. Rainfall .99 on May 4th. Total 1.22 for the week. was not guilty of knowingly com mitting or intending to committ a crime. But he was certainly a very anxious individual when he learned" (as he did later) that h-3 had been the subject of investiga tion by.U. S. secret service agents when I saw him he was trying to locate them for the purpose of ex planation, but by that time they had finished up their work in his case and moved on to other fields of endeavor "somewhere in the U. S. A." Although North Carolina has the smallest per centage of fore ign born residents of any State in the Union there are quite a number of people here who were either born in Germany or their (BY UNITED PRESS) Christianburg, Va., May 8. The burden of proof in the Vaw ter trial that the defendant did not fire in self defence is placed upon the State. The instructions to tne mry specifically stated that if the jury believes that letter by the defend ent to the murdered man in which he said ' ' pay my bill and take my wife" that such a letter must be considered as written by a man of unsound niind. The burden of the proof is pla ced on the defence to show that Vawter was insane or intoxicated at the time he wrote the letter to Heth, and that he did not know what he was doing. 1 It is expected that the case will go to the jury by noon tomorrow. Though the Commonwealth at torney made a powerful plea it is the general opinion that the jury will be out only a short time and then the verdict will be not guilty. Jordan Ilatless will follow the argument for the defence this af-4 ternooii. Attorney Roop in his argument painted Vawter as a blackmailer and stated that he was willing to exchange his wife's charms to swell his own pocket. TP A local branch of the National Red Cross Association was organ ized in Scotland Neck on Satur day last, and the following were elected. 1 Mrs. Haywood Hyman, presi dent ; Miss Reba Shields, vice president, Mrs. C. W. Albertson, secretary Miss Laura Clark, treas urer. Plans were made to begin the Avar relief work at once. A first aid class was also organ ized with Mrs. A. D. Morgan, a- President, and Miss Bessie Dunn, Secretary. The ladies who are heading this most worthy organization are ac tive leaders in all beneficial work for the town and it may be ex pected that some really valuable result Avill ensue. IEEE SHOT AT S FIRED AISEtfS Election Day as Dismal as Weather Narrow Escape-Two Bullets Striking Toneau Man Arrested POLICE CONTINUE THE RETICENT SUPERIOR COURT JUNE THE 4TH Today is town election day, and if the local people expected any sensation, or excitement, they must have been woefully disap pointed, for as one of the politi cians of this district stated this - w morning "it was fairly disappoin 1 drew the following jury foi June term : Yesterday being the first Mon day in the month, the County Commissioners met at the court house, Halifax and transacted general business, besides drawing the jury for the two weeks term of criminal and civil court, com mencing the first Monday in June being June 4th. The first four days of the June court will be devoted to the trial of the criminal docket, which will be followed on Friday June 8th, by the civil docket, which will be published-in The Common wealth a week before the court convenes. ; The Countv Commissioners (BY UNITED PPESS) Rome, May 8. The Kaiser had a narrow escape from an assas sins bullet while motoring to Ber lin a Zurich dispatch to Corrier re Ditalia asserted. An unidentified man fired three shots at the Kaisers car, two of the bullets striking . the tonneau. The man was arrested. The dispatch stated that the po lice were silent. KILLED BY TRUCK YESTERDAY A regrettable accident which culminated in the death of a col- - , ored boy, ( laud Randolph, son of Sylvester Randolph, look plac". yesterday afternoon at three o'- th. tmg ANOTHER WA LOAN TO FRANCE (BY UNITED PEESS) Washington, May 8. The gov ernment voted a hundred million loan to France today, in addition to that already delivered to that country. parents were born there. Most of these are respected citizens and ! largely business men of affairs. It said truly "what's the use. you Amid a drizzling rain the poll holders, Messrs. G. Lamb, L. M. Pittman, on either side of the reg istrar, Mr. Shields Alexander, opened up the empty store ot Joe Harrison, at eight o'clock and dismally awaited the rush of busi ness, which never came, for at 1 o'clock only seventy votes 1'ad been cast out of a possible 28$. There was a liklihood of a mble for office yesterday when a second ticket was announced, but this fizzled out when one of the nominess gracefully declined to allow his name to enter the .on test, so as one of the opposition GERMANY WILL PAY PRICE ON" PEACE SPIES" ! ic n rnvo l-i J t-i r- r coo rr Iipq V sm r Call ?t vote i . . ....... I xl ' I manifestation of ill will against ; uie111- for just three of First week, J. E. Whitehurst, James Bunting, Ivey Crawley, A. L. Borrell, J. E. Batchelor, Frank Moore, Walter Manning, Whit Morris, J. II. Sherrod, W. E. Bis hop, E. V. Mitchell, J. II. Johnson R. II. Hawkins, E. E. Powell, J. W. Hall, B. Y. Harris, J. C. Cus hwa, W. W. Wood, J. B. Dick ins, P. E. Sears, A. V. White, L. L. P. E. Sears, A. B. White, L. L. ell, E. W. Lehman, -links Billops, R, R. Hawkins, W. T. Baker, L. G. Shell, II. L. Bland, Robert Wood, J. B. Gray, W. I). Burnett, J. J. Pittman, L. A. Hudson and R, P. Byrd. Second week: W. T. Smith, J. C. Daniel, A. T. White, -I. F. Wea thersbee, 1). C. Fenner, T. C. Co-l- clock, when the Pepsi Cola wag- Tarboro, driven by Mr. , ran over the body of (BY UNITED PRESS) By Arthur Mann (t'nite.l Press Staff Correspondent) i.7i.v.-, ttuu cio ttiiio u niio jio im pressive measures by the govern- opeiihagen, May 8. The Ger-jment. ' Meanwhile the people of man government stated the peace the German provinces are puzzl hdk for its own ends is assured. led. "ut now it is confronted with a I ' The people have been fed with distinct and decidedly growing the idea that England is nearly Movement among its people for j broken, but against this they are JH'ai'c which it is talriiiff mpasurp I dictinotlv nnzlpfl that slip is still these people presonally. But that is because ot the general be lief .in the loyalty to the country of their adoption. If they shjn- I "start something" to the con trary, there is no part of the Am erican Union where it would be more quickly and effaeiously re sented and punished. Seriously there Avas not e lough . ev? vy. if. Holland, Rufus Cherry. interest taken in the election for o. y Xiehols, Louis Han is, C. F. the east side people to quit their Cowan, C. H. Speight. Curtis work at the mill to cast their vote and this made the vote so imaii. At the time of going to press the vote stood as follows: For the regular ticket 90 Other ticket Total votes east 95 on from Randolpl the little colored fellow, and from which he died at about nine o'clock last night. It has been the habit of the boys to clamber unoii the motor ! truck, to get a ride, and yestor j day several of them, Claud among j the number did the same thing ! The driver stopped and made : them get off. As the heavy truck started up again, just outside the colored picture show house, Claud Ran dolph made a running jump, mis sed his hold and fell under the , wheel of the (,()()() pound truck. He was badly mangled and ta ken to his home lived only a few '. hour.".. Hardy, W. H. Moore, F. V. Stat j on, YV. T. Shaw, W. D. H iss and J. M. Browning. to ivpi-tss. Private advices from Germany shovol this new development. A detailed empire wide hunt for "peace espies" is on, and the 'lli'it is transferred from the civil authorities to the military with (ftt'is for the arrest of peace pro-gandists. Tlu German movement seems "lined to rule that if there to the any peace talk it must be Jrovernment to do the talking ail(l not the people. Judications are that there is a Nospread movement for carry- making war and will not heark en to the peace feelers. The result of all thi sis a for midable wave of dissatisfaction against German autocracy within Germany. "Jg tli Amsterdam, , Mav 8. Chancel lor Bethmann-Holwegg's post poned and much advertised peace address in anticipation of events soon which will facilitate the task is the explanation printed in Berlin Lokanzieger, and re ports "rumors are agreeable pol itical events are eminent, which FIRST ENGLISH AREOPLANE BATTLE WITH BALOON U.S.MUMTEES FOR HEM SOI 3 Th ousan Engineers Enlist for Immediate Service Abroad (BY UNITED PRESS) ' c f c . With the British Armies Atield, ing- sent the Germans are .vigor May 8. Seven British aeroplanes j ousiy assaulting that portion of today shot down seven German; the Hiudoubm-g line held bv the j balloons in resumption of the vig- British on the southwest horrW I orous aerial offensive by the Brit-! of th villa. ..,.i i, ...... ish flyers. j been fruitless. Fighting continues violently a-: Enemy gained a little ground round-Bullecourt. northeast of Iresnoy last" night At the time this dispatch is be- ; but failed to oust the British" CONFER WITH COL. ROOSEVELT (BY UNITED PRESS) New York, May 8 Three thou- the engineers, made the offer :o sand engineers who enlisted in the reserve division today, offered their servises to the government as part of the first units of Ameri cans to go to the French front. peace move to the German it is hoped will not miscarry." T. C. Desmond, who organized Secretary of war Baker after con- LANSING WANTS DICTATOR SHIP Washington, May 8. Secretary Lansing announced that he would dismiss any employee of the state department who gives out to the any information u p o n news, and its relations to this country as well as all foreign nations. COTTON MARKET ferenee with Roosevelt who later j press urged that the shortest was to get j which criticism of the govern men to France even though to take men from the volunteer division. ments policies may arise. In this way the secretary has made himself absolute dictator of May July IP. 4." Oct. 1S.CU Dee. 1 S.eG Jan. IS. 71 Jlijrlt. 1S.77 1 S.S t js.vr, Low. !.. JS.42 1 H.. t 1 s.r,s u :- Close. 19.50 19.CG 18.77 18.84 18.80 Local Market 18 1-4.
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