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MONWEALTH
VOLUME XXXV.
AFTERNOON DAILY
SCOTLAND NECK, N. C, FRIDAY JUNE 15 1917
TELEGRAPH SERVICE
NUMBER 42
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PATRIOTISM SHOWN
TTTYT O OTK IP TT A TYITTV TTH
THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS THE GOAL SET FOR THE
PEOPLE OF THIS COMMUNITY IN THE NATIONAL LOAN
LIBERTY LOAN SUCCESSFUL ISSUE
As Lieut -Governor O. Max1
(.Jardner truthfully stated a little
more than a week ago at the Scot
land Neck school house, that
"North Carolinians are slow to
be moved, but when once they
move nothing- stops them", is
justly true of the local interest
evinced in "the Liberty Loan that
lias today been oversubscribed.
In the early days the people re
garded it as a proposition of in
vestment, and so many men said
"I can use the money more prof
itablv in mv business". The
thought of it being a patriotic co
operation act with the govern
ment had not then occurred to
them but as soon as the people
understood the purpose, the
lethargy was gone and they came
forward like the patriotic men
Ave know them to be, and so to
day Scotland Neck has her name
go forth emblazoned with glory,
in that she has contributed to a
natinal cause an average amount
of nearly fifteen dollars for every
man, woman and child, white and
colored within her borders.
Considering that this territory
is not made up of rich, affluent,
people, but citizens of moderate
means, it is all the more credit
able that such a showing had been
made, which record will stand
out in the annuls of the state as
representing a community that is
ready with any patriotic duty the
country may require.
N. C. WOMEN TO
LEAD GOOD WORK
Ral
eigh,
June.
-"Let the Wo
men do the work" is far from be
ing the slogan of the men of
North Carolina, but the fact that
the good women of the State
I T t t 1 - - J-
nave quickly realized tne pan.
they have to play in the food
emergency that confronts the
country and in the great war is
very readily seen by anyone who
has any powers of observation at
nil. North Carolina women, par
ticularly those in the cities, are
doing a wonderful work through
the Red Cross Societies, but an
even greater force, not only in
the country but in the cities and
towns as well, have intelligently
and enegetically assumed their
h are of the burden in the cam
paign for food production and
conservation.
North Carolina was far ahead
of all of the other Southern states
in the matter of canning even last
year and reports that have just
been received by Mrs. Jane S. Mc
Kinnnon, head of the home dem
onstration work in the State
show that the 12,000 or so can
whig club girls of the State have
ordered more than two and a half
Bullion cans to be filled with vege-
'fw
WILSON CARRIES
WAR LOAD WELL
(By UNITED PUESS)
.Washington, June 15 Simpli
city marks the daily routine of
President Wilson in these busy
war days at the Capitol. There
is plenty of work for the chief
! executive but on orders of his
physician the President devotes
a certain part of each day to
"keeping in trim."
Eleven holes of golf in the
morning, a theatre two evenings
a week, a short automobile ride
in the afternoon and an occasion
al close friend at luncheon or
dinner constitutes the recreation
that provides a half way relaxa
tion from the strain of executive
problems.
President Wilson is a man of
unusual coiicentrative powers.
When he considers a legislative
measure it is weighed from every
possible angle. All else is ex
cluded. Appointments with the presi
dent are arranged a day in ad
vance. Policemen are stationed
at every entrance and only those
who have appointments are allow
ed to enter the White House
grounds.
Recently a blood relative of
the President, here for a short
stay, found it impossible to call
at the White House.
jj The secret service guard has
been doubled. When the Presi
dent goes for a walk they go with
him. When he attends the thea
tre they scatter onevery floor of
the playhouse. The Secret Ser
vice automobile follows the Presi
dent's car at two lengths and the
crowd which congregates wl'en
the machine stops is closely scru
tinized before the President
alights.
Not the slightest trace of ner
vousness on the President's parti
is ever noticeable inpublic. The
wiseness of not neglecting exer
cise and recreation shows
in his personal appearance. Des
pite the stress of war problems
the president is "looking fit as a
fiddler."
COTTON MARKET
(By courtesy of the Western Union,
Tarboro)
Open. High. Low.
July 24.50 24.73 24.48
Oct. 24.12 24.18 24.10
Dec. 24.22 24.32 24.20
Jan. 24.23 24.37 24.21
Mar. 24.3S 24.57 24.38
Close.
24.43
24.57
L6cal Market 23 1-2.
j.t-i j 4?
LaUlCS allU. XX U1LS, Willi SUU1C ouiuj-
ties vet to be heard from. Pur -
chase of these cans has been flnan-
ced by county boards of commis -
sioners, boards of trade, banks and
other agencies in various counties.
PERSHING HERO
OF PARIS STREETS
(BY UNITED PKESS)
Paris, June 15 . France has'nt
ceased marvelling over Pershing.
It accepts as a "happy augury
America's full support from the
dynamic energy writh which Gen
eral Pershing has entered upon
his duties.
Parisians on the streets of the
city are full of the presence of
the "Yankee" officer, and his
name is on the lips of everyone
you meet.
MAYOR CARTER
SHOT BY G
(By United Press)
Bluefield, West Ya. June 15.
Mayor E. E Carter, who was shot
on Wednesday night in the apart
ment of Mrs. Mildred Young,
whose seventeen year old daugh
ter, Bessie Young, is charged with
the shooting, died here this morn
ing.
BASE BALL SUIT
IS WITHDRAWN
(By UNITED PRESS)
Philadelphia, Jury 15. The
suit brought by the owners of the
defunct federal league against or
ganized baseball was today drop
ped -in the district court.
British Make
Further Progress
1
1
(By UNITED PRESS)
London, June 15. General
Hftisr's drive forward in another
in "Bottleneck", between Yprcs
and Comines is gaining " all ob -
jectives" it is reported, with the
i -i -n
capture of loO prisoners, a num -
1 x
her ol Howitzers ana seven ma -
chine guns.
IRISH PLOTTERS
ARE FREED
(By UNITED PHESS)
London, June. A general am -
nestv to Irish politisal prisoners
was announced by Chancellor ofjto do plumbing business in accordance
the exchanquer, Bonar Law, m
m
the House of Commons. these
will include those concerned m
the Dublin riots, and tlie bum
. m . 1
Feill plots of recent montllS.
AMERICANS AT THE FRONT
A
London Jue" 15 Leverett
911n -,- . r? on,,i1Qm aTqcc vvix-fltP! ,
24.18 Bent, of btoneliam, Mass., pn ate , White that the storm sewer would be
24-3-in the Canadian Ninteeth Batta- completed in that section in about ten
24-37?i- : v..n,l, r, Imvp tliPMlavs and nothing could be done with
V : "
hospital and return to the front,
but says that
he wTould rather
I TTnitprl stflfps and
j iciiun laj uiij v-ziiiKv,..
! enlist under 'Old Glory.' ' How-
ever' he remarks, "Americans !
. . , , xl i
1 aind British are both going to;
' march the same direction due !
! east, for the Rhine and Berlin,"
Tlfoe
HOOVER WANTS
PEOPLE TO KNOW
, (BY UNITED PRESS)
Washington, June 15. Con
trol by the people instead of bv
congress may be necessary, at
least "for edibles derived from the
first harvest.
Public opinion may be the only
power that Herbert C. Hoover,
the new food administrator, will
have behind him in dissecting the
conservation and distribution of
life's necessities this year.
Congress is in a rut from which
only a miracle can dislodge it in
time-to pass the bill for food con
trol, which Hoover and the presi
dent! desires passed by July 1st.
A i; comprehensive campaign of
education is needed on the food
situation so that should congress
fail jhi handling the food control
the people may be informed so
as to take the matter in hand
themselves.
ALLIES AIRMEN
COUNTS ELEVEN
(BY UNITED PRESS)
Ejitris, June 15. Adjutant
B43i?ssLufberry, of New. York,
announces that fighting airman,
Layfayette Escadrille, has just
downed his eleventh enemy air
plane in a single handed fight
against five bodies.
Central Ameria
Embargoes Wheat
(By UNITED PRESS)
Buenos Aires, June 15. Para
guay and Uruguay have formerly
announced embargoes against
shipment of flour and wheat from
their borders.
Washington, June 15. Presi
dent todav signed the three bil-
I lion dollar war debt bil1-
! COMISSIONERS MEETING
The town commissioners met in resr-
, . .
! ular session last mtjht m the JIavor s
; office at wMeh ti
me several petitions
were presented.
The night watchman came before
the board and asked to have his salary
raised in conformity with the raise
made by the Merchants Association.
The commissioners instructed Mr. Britt
that they considered him a
night
policeman of the town and expected
! arrests made whenever necessary, and
; this he agreed to.
i Mr. W. C Dickinson, of the plumb-
;. fl f Di(:kinson and Jones came
before the board and asked for a license
with the plumbing ordinance passea at
; tn tne plumbing ordinance passea ax
, . obtained before
; anvone shall do plumbing work. The
niatter was referred to the plumbing
inspector, Mr. L. K. Mills, Jr.
1 Mr. W. H. White appeared before
tlie board asking that the ditch at the
rear of his home should be filled up
anfl the water grained out TOe se -
ai i i mi J?x "i. 1,
me matter unui aner it as seen uuw
i these sew-ers would drain the ditch.
The board spent several hours dis-
i n00,'n nrwvn -K-iiprf
cuosiug ciiivi ogi.nuS
taxes to be assessed, which taxes must
be PW r by Jolj 1st The
dinance covering these privilege taxes
be comr,eted to be read and aeted
upon at a 81 ecial meeting of the board
called for nday evening next.
.IUilbeirfty
EST U. S. WAR CON- '
1NB0HDN A SUCCESS
FI
INCOMPLETE TABULATIONS
OVER-SUBSCRIPTION AND
SOUTH PRAISED
TOMMY AFTER
BOCHE'S SCALP
By J. W. Pegler
(United Press Stul Correspondent)
With the British Armies in the
Field, June 15. This army is so
absorbed in the job of beating
back the Boche by blows that
the submarine war, the Russian
situation, the munitions problem
' and the food shortage have no
place in the soldiers thoughts.
I After a four days tour of the
front covering 500 miles along
the line and in the rear, the visi
tor learns that Tommy has just
one aim, to smash the Boche,
and juct one motive, retribution.
He is a specialist; let the Navy
fight the U-boats and let the Gov
ernment tackle other extraneous
war problems, but let the soldier
kill the Boche and thereby avenge
the world.
Random conversations with
soldiers afield earrv the convic
tion that President Wilson and
Llovd George don't know what
thev are talking about when tbev
speak of objects and motives.
Tommy is the real authority.
Tommy is a natural born
grouch. He kicks about every
thing from rain to dust and irom
warm beer to dull razors.
does find satisfaction in killing
the men who plunged th1 world
into topsy-turveydom. In un
garded moments lie will tell you
that he wants retribution and also
Avhy he wants it.
A young kilted Scot, resting in
a reserve trench-formerlv a Ger-
man first line-had some opinions
which proved to be typical of the
soldier. He was running a safety
razor blade around the edges of
a tin of Chicago beef, prepara-
j tory to having lunch when
party of civilian visitors came
blundering down the trench.
Well now, it is queer to see
civilians out here on a glorified
' 00k's t
our, ana
wearing tin
greeting. "I
( hat, he
' sllppose you've come to see what's
: left of France.
It isn't much
more; just shell-
to no-
at anv
j holes and hell generallv
When
1 The s"ow is over, we are going to
present it to Fritz to take home
j in a sand.baff, but I'm afraid
jtnere won t oe mucn lett ot rntz
! .
j eithor' because we re going to
! make him Suffer first.
The rJoche bewail this show
j TI , , T ,
. , - .
other day 1 went over this nere
top and saw my pals fall as we
wet through the barrage and I
wftnfiprpfi if fbore could be a God
01Klere ii at 5 h h
bemncl it all. .Mister iiocne, nas
got to pay for those pals ot
L
aim
INDICATE QUARTER BILLION
MOSTLY SMALL INVESTORS
FOR PATRIOTISM
iBY UX1TKD PRESS)
Washington .June, 15. The
Liberty Loan is heavily over-subscribed.
Telegrams received from all
federal reserve banks showed that
the American people have tri
umphvd in their first battle with
the Kaiser.
Robert W. YYoolry, director of
publicity, said "over-subscrip
tion will probably reach one bil
lion." Washington -June, 15. At noon
eastern time official figures in
Wasington gave total subscrip
tions already counted at $2,000,
000,000, of whi.-h New York dis
trict alone took $1,000,000,000.
Washington, .June 15. The
Liberty Loan, America's first gi
gantic war contribution is a suc
cess. ......
When the list closed at noon
America had written in figures
of gold and silver her answer to
the first appeal.
Incomplete tabulations early
indicated that the loan had been
oversubscribed from .$100,000,000
to $500,000,000.
Big banks continued to pou"
in their resources and swcl'cd
greatly the total. during the clos
ing hours, though the plain every
day folks did a tremendous share.
The fact that there are three
million or more individual pur
chasers has emphasized that this
Buthe!ias become a popular loan.
New York, .June. Far ahead
j of all competitors New York
j swung in massive subscriptions
at the close. Other cities follow-
ed in proportion.
J Nowhere could the charge of
(".Slacker" be laid against com
munities, and the returns from
1he ,m.. dties ()f lh(i sou1h in
- (li...!t .m ijlt(M1S(. , ;atriot ism.
K'i'I: Hill, S. C, for instance,
with an allotment of $75,000 sub-
scribed to the loan an amount
a;well over $200,000.
New York, Juj- 15. The
first Liberty Loan bonds sold on
the New York Slock exchange
shortly after-noon above par.
A block of .10,000 wortli of
bonds sold for the equivalent of
102.
Richmond, .Tune 15. Tbe Rich
mond Federal Reserve district i
over-subscribed twenty million
dollars on an allotment of $80,
000,000, according to estimates of
Governor Seay, the district, after
a wild rush shortly before noon,
had flooded balance.
mine."
"And look at France." He
swept his hand at tbe awful ex
pense where millions of shell
holes merged for miles and miles.
"Do you think we're going to
leave Germany fertile and smooth
after this?"