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VOLUME XXXV.
AFTERNOON DAILY
SCOTLAND NECK, N. C, TtJESDAY, JULY 3, 1917.
TELEGRAPH SERVICE
NUMBER 57
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BTOKS KNEW OF
USSIAMOFI
ESPIONAGE OF GERMANY A FINE ART SINCE THE RUS
SIANS DID NOT KNOW THE OFFENSIVE
WAS DUE.
AUSTRIANS FRONT LINES BROKEN
(By William G. Shepherd.)
o-
(United Press Staff Correspondent.)
Petrograd, July 3. Russians
offensive forced the enemy back
across the little stripa river in
Galicia and penetrated three
lines of enemy trenches, besides
taking 6,300 additional prison
ers. The war office announcement
indicated sweeping gains every
where including the occupation
of preserve and village heights
southwest of Zebrov and Kor
dshuidv. Petrograd, July 3. Six weeks
weeks ago the Teutons knew of
the preparations being made for
the Russian offensive to start
July 1 yet today the army of
free Russia is forging ahead
through literal breaks in the
Austrian line.
Prisoners state that it is com
mon knowledge among the Teu
tons that Russia was going to
tight July 1.
Perfection of the German es
pionage system is thus striking
ly illustrated since very few Rus
sians knew of the plan.
The next few days may reveal
that Minister of War Kerensky
is the greatest statesman in
Europe.'
The offensive was carefully
prepared and is the climax of a
long campaign of iron-handed
discipline of troops.
RUSSIA HOLDS
GALAT1A ATTACIC
(By UNITE O PltESS)
London, July 3. Simultane
ous with the Russian attacks
"and all allied offensive" is now
expected, since Russia has at
last started to "do her bit."
Petrograd dispatches detail no
not let up in the Galician at
tack with Bruisiloff still making
gains. v
TWO ATTACKS
BY GERMANS
(By UNITED PRESS)
Paris, July 3. Germany
launched a tremendous offen ce
blow at the french lines .?enter
hS witli two simultaneous
thrusts on Chemin, south of Laon
against and around Verdun. Both
attacks failed to gain any
ground the war office asserts.
RUSSIA TAKES
MEN AND GUNS
i
(By UNITED PRESS)
Petrograd, Jrdy 3. Six thous-
enty-one guns and si ma
chine guns, with more ground
gained, is the net results of the
Russian drive.
SCOTLAND NECK
CELEBRATES 4TH
The merchants have agreed to
close their stores and business
houses tomorrow, July 4th, all
day in order to give their clerks
a full day of rest and recreation.
This is the spirit that is mak
ing this town notorious through
out the state and south as be
ing the "greatest little town,"
wrhere harmony and good feeling
exists, and wherb the people
really live, not exist.
While we shall be thankful
and have all expressed it during
the year, we should also devote
a few minutes of tomorrow to
serious meditation, and resolve,
that during, the rest of the year,
even during the continuation' of
the war, that we will, by some
kind word, or bright smile, or
sympathetic attention, try to
make some other life the hap
pier. Will not this plan, a plan that
.this whole community, a com
jmunity so greatly blessed
should follow, will this plan not
!be a small appreciation, and a
J slight tender of -helpfulness, and
be our propitiation iora coun
try's sacrifice?
U. S. Troops
Are In Paris
I
(By UNTTED PRESS)
Paris, July 3. A battalion of
American troops arrived in Paris
early this morning.
Only a moderate crowd greet
ed the visitors, the Parisians be
ing unadvised of their coming.
ENGLAND'S COAL CONTROL
LER PLANS FOR WINTER.
(BY UNITED PRESS)
London, July 3. Having pass
ed through the third winter of
the wTar without a serious coal
shortage, England is today pre
1917-18.
The Coal Controller is . plan
for dealing with the country's
supply, the question of labor, and
of public economy.
More than a quarter of a mil
lion miners enlisted i nthe Army
during the first two years and a
half. Approximately a million
were engaged before the war. As
a result the mining industry was
seriously weakened, and the out
put of coal greatly diminished.
National service will probably
be extended to cover this field of
operations during the Summer
and Fall, but the Controller is
going much deeper into the ques
tion of, supply and demand. He
is tracing the consignments of
coal from the pits to their con
sumers, ascertaining how far the
fuel has to be transported, and
how it is taken from the various
collieries to the various consumers.
HALIFAX EXPECTS
A BIG CROWD
Great effort has been made
throughout the county to get a
great attendance at the celebra
tion tomorrow, the Fourth of J
July, at the great patriotic rally,
which is to be held ur " r the aus
pices of the Halifax ' council of
defence.
Hon. Tasker Pope, of Warren
ton and Judge Albert Sox, of
Raleigh, will be the speakers.
The purpose is to arouse the
people to their responsibilities
in the war, and to acquaint those
who have given little thought to
the subject, that the United
States is at war with a foreign
power.
The ladies of the Red Cross
will serve sandwiches, the pro
ceeds of which will be devoted to
the cause.
At 12 o'clock promptly the
exercises will begin, and every
citizen, be he merchant, banker,
farmer or whatever vocation, is
asked to be present ,that the
county may be an unit in what
ever work may be required of
the people of this country.
A large list of committeemen
have charge of the exercises, and
weather permitting, some 20 cars
will go from here, though it will
be very fitting that those who
have no machines should go on
the morning' train and return in
the afternoon.
COMMONWEALTH
TAKES 4TH OFF
1 he stafl: oi' the Commjon
wealth has been very faithful' in
serving the public day by day,
and tomorrow being a national
holiday, the afternoon issue of
The Commonwealth will not ap
pear, but it will be out as usual
on Thursday afternoon at four
o'clock.
We trust our friends and sub
scribers will appreciate that the
men who work on a daily paper
need this day off as much as
anyone in town and so wrill ex
cuse the loss of the day's paper.
COTTON MARKET
(By courtesy of the Western
Tarboro)
Union,
Open. High. Low.
July 25.60 25.60 25.40
Aug. 25.50 25.55 25.26
Oet. 25.10 25.10 24.94
Dec. 25.08 25.17 25.08
Jan. 25.25 25.45 25.20
Mar. 25.70 25.70 25.46
Close.
25 40
25.26
24.98
2o'ia
25 20
95"4Q
25.50
May
Local market 24 cents.
m STOGIE EXEMPTED
NEW WAR FUNDS TO BE RAISED FROM TAX ON INCOMES
DRINKS AND SMOKES.
SENATE SLICED
(BY UNITED PEESS)
Washington-, July 3. War,
wealth, incomes, drinks, smokes,
will pay the bulk of the first
great war tax.
Of the $1,670,000,000 to be
raised for the war the revenue
bill to be drawn by the senate
finance committee, it is reported
will be $1,277,000,000 of which
$532,700,000 will be ' derived
RED CROSS
CONTRIBUTION
The maginficent response of
people of Scotland Neck to the
Red Cross, in which $2,722.66
was subscribed in a few hours,
is highly' to be commended and
shows the deep interest the com
munity has as a whole in the J
stirring world events, and also j
that the people are alive to the
necessity of providing for those
who will offer their lives in sup
port of the honor of their coun
try. j-Therte will be other means
whereby the funds will be aug
mented so that the estimate of
$3,000 for Scotland Neck is not
a wide stretch of imagination.
"Thursday evening a local tal
ent play will come here from
Weldon in the interest of the
Red Cross movement for the
county.
; Friday the Demorest Stock
Company, that is playing under
canvass, will donate the entire
proceeds of Friday's perform
ance to the local Red Cross.
r Next week it is possible that
Miss Dicie Howell will arrange
a concert program for the bene
fit : of the Red Cross local work.
-Since last report the following
subscription have been received,
which makes the present total
$2,754.66.
Mrs. Mullin $10.00
G. G. Weeks $5.00.
J. B. Hall $12.00.
: S. C. Pegram $5.00.
REPERATION IS
ASKED GERMANY
(By United. Press)
Buenos Aires, July 3. Argen
tine instructed her minister to
Germany to demand immediate
reparation and indemnities pro
mised for the sinking of the Ar
gentine steamer Protegido.
According to authoritative in
formation so far Germany has
made no reply nor confirmed
these promises.
Drastic Measures
Says Governor
(BY UNITED PRESS)
Springfield, 111., July 3. "Use
drastic measures, if necessary, to
stop the outrage at East St.
Louis" is the blanket order is-
i sued by Governor Lowden to
Adjutant General Dickinson, at
East St. Louis shortly, before
noon.
DOWN BUGGET
fronv incomes, the exemption be
ing $1,000 for single men and
$2,000 for married men. Excess
profits will contribute $523,000,
000, distilled and rectified spirits
will be assessed . $111,000,000,
fermented liquors $44,500,000,
soft drinks $10,000,000 and to
bacco products - $56,600,000 (in
the latter the poor man's stogie is
excepted.) j
MOT AT
DEATH AND FLAMES DEVASTATE A BEAUTIFUL ILLI
NOIS CITY WITH THE PEOPLE WILD FOR
SLAUGHTER.
MANY HUNDREDS ARE INJURED
-o
NAVAL PROMO
TION OF CITIZEN
Lieutenant Commander G. S.
Bryan is the new and well de
served title of George Cloan
Bryan, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. S.
Bryan, of this town, who has
been senior lieutenant of the U.
S. S. Monocacy, attached to the
Asiatic station.
An honor of greater signific
ance is the fact the Commander
Bryan has also been appointed
a member of the staff of Admiral
Knight, and further title of fleet
engineer of the entire Asiatic
fleet.
A letter to hand today, dated
May 20, from Manila, stated that
the fleet would move June 10
making a cruise south of the
Philippines.
Commander Bryan graduated
from Annapolis, since which
time he has made rapid progress
in the navy, and secured for
himself an enviable record in his
profession.
Summer School
At The University
Chapel Hill, July 3. The Uni
versity of North Carolina Sum
mer School is now nearly half j The city was plunged in dark
through its work. The present ! note wlipn Vinth hlnrfc arul whites
session which will end on July
27, has been one of the best in
the historv of the school. It has
been characterized by careful
study and hard work. Most of!
the students, both men and wo-!
j
men, who have come here, have i
come to spend the six weeks,
and a large number are pursuing!
work for credit. The work of
the summer school has actually j
become an integral part of the :
year's work and is being recogn
ized as such. Every facility is
now offered for 'carrying on 1
studies in the same maimer as
in the winter term. So far
nearly 800 students have been
enrolled, and the added enroll-
-. ' ,
ments tor the remainder ot the
term will probably carry the at
tendance past the 1000 mark
a noteworthy achievement in the
face of present world conditions.
One of the coming events of
interest is the High School In
stitute, July 9-20. This is the
first teacher's institute ever
held in the State for high school j
teachers, and from the number !
of letters now coming daily to
! Director Walker, it may be
judged that the idea has struck
t -i i ww i- nrtn f-vmri it'll 1 lk fx
arranged, and everything possi -
' n .
ble clone to locus attention on
the problems of instruction in
the high school. The institute is
primarily for high school teach
ers, principals and superintend
ents. A second elementary in-
' . ' , i '11 1 1 f J J. 2.1
Stitute Will De neiu at me same
time. The first teachers' insti
tute came to an end last Friday
witji a x perfect attendance for
EAST ST. LOTOS
(By UNITED PRESS)
l T?!t T.mn'c 111 Inlv Q . '
The sun rose on a city fire swept
and miming with blood.
Hundreds of negroes are be
lieved to be dead. More than
five hundred have been injured
as the result of one of the worst
race riots in the history of hq
country.
The city is under martial law.
The soldiers it is believed have
the situation in hand.
The fire loss is estimated at
$1,500,000.
Only two white men, detec
tive Colledge and William
Keyss, a hardware merchant, arc
known to be dead, though scores
are in the hospitals.
The mob at eight o'clock last
night numbered 10,000, and the
frantic appeals of Mayor Moll
man, whose life was threatened
several times, proved unavailing.
"Black Valley" the negro
tenement belt which runs
through the heart of the city,
was a mass of flames by seven
o'clock.
Hundreds of negroes crowded
in their homes until driven out
by the flames. As they ran they
were shot down, and the bodies
dragged to Capoka creek and
thrown in.
A number of well dressed
white women led the mobs, and
kicked and beat the dead bodies
with stones and clubs.
Two nineteen year old gills
beat aged negroes to death with
their shoes.
cut the electric wires, so that the
j blacks could not escape, and the
whites could so evade militia.
Senate Wrangles
Over Triffles
(By United Press)
j. Washington, July 3. With
h tu ami nv u,ni. bIU"'"b
in bitterness, and with the shad
ow of the new cloture rule over
the chamber the senate does not
appear in very
rrrt intrwl fVlfM
., , , . r. i
it resumed debate on the iood
control bill this morning.
A frsh revolt appeared to be
senators learned that cotton had
dropped eight points as the re
sult of the cotton control
amendment of yesterday.
War Comment
In England
(BY UNITED PEESS)
I I jfinrlnn . u v .-J
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be comforta-
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I Banke-Jones can t
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i Die wiuioui some Kinu 01 a pnot s
, job. After playing the role of
sky-pilot in a chaplain's tunic for
two years he has entered the fly
ing corps to become an air-pilot.
the two weeks. The insitute was
under the direction of Superin
tendent I. C. Griffin of Shelby.