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Weather Report for North Caroliina: Probably thder ders tonight or Saturday. General moderate to southeart wind,. ' ALXH r SLOGAN: "EVERY ONE FOE EACH OTHER AND ALL TO GETHER FOR SCOTLAND NECK. VOLUME XXXV. AFTERNOON DAILY SCOTLAND NECK, N. C. FRIDAY, JULY 20, 1917. TELEGRAPH SERVICE NUMBER 61 rMo IF WM - mm 0 ww 1 xnn am n mmm i TAKING TEN THOUSAND AND FIVEEI UNDRED CAPSULES IN GLASS BOWL COVERED EVERY ONE OF THE NINE MIL LION REGISTRANTS. SEC BAKER DRAWS (BY UNITED PRESS) Washington, July 20. The first' fifteen hundred men drawn, offi cials say, ought to indicate a good proportion of the order in which i the drafted men will be called for the first examination: The numbers drawn have been given up to one o'clock, and .ex cept for the nearby towns the numbers only will be given of those drawn up to time of going to press. We shall however, endeavor to j publish the names and numbers in our Tuesday issue, or failing this ffive as concise information of the drawing as possible. c i j Al. -T V of War Baker, drew the - first m me great numan lottery m il. . A. ill 1- T.ll. -5 i 1 vViiicii uvti lime mniiuu uj. i-iiici.x- , . . . . cas flower of youth is being A. A , -. drawn for the great world con- , . , , test, oi wnicn nearly one mmioii of whom will be required to give up home, friends, everything and travel the seas in order to fight 'for the birthright of Americans the democracy of mankind. Never before has the entire country been shaken as today when father stands shattered with the knowledge that his son, per haps his only boy, will be taken from him regardless of all that lie can do. Mothers too, gaze with blank eye into the future, feeling that the very flesh of her flesh and hone of her bone is facing the dread field of battle, where savage beast, in human form, tear one an-1 other apart in sheer vicious exalt- ation. Sisters, lovers, friends, all ( face, with whatever resolution they can, this fearful of all days, when the whol ecountry is power loss. Is it any wonder therefore that . this day will stand out in mourn-; ing as the Black Friday ot the age Tlie first number drawn .was 258, representing, for this district, j S. C Flood, of Halifax. The second was 2522, held by Weldon R. Shearin, of Enfield; 45S, Willie Clanton, of Littleton; 3403, John Willie Airlie. Powell,, of Neck boy The first Scotland drawn was Hallie Johnson, with' No. 1095, then Mose Cooper, with No. 2389 ; George Lawrence, with 1117 ; George Thompson, with 1185. Lee Kelley, with 107, An derson Day, with 616. The other numbers as drawn are 854, Hy Whitaker, 784, Hughes, T. IL, .755; .Dunn, Nor wood; 783, Columbus Howard; 837, Noah Roscoe, all of Halifax. Scotland Neck, 924, L. N. How ard; 1066, Richard Dickens ;. 1014, TORY" ACE TODAY FIRST NUMBER 258 Jim Williams; 1178, Hosea Step toe; 2374, Lucas Alston. 10, Bradley, Mack; 1031, Ar Tin nrt rn Ti Q'?T TTvtyiqti "WTtvi A. 117, Mitchell, Milan; 2330, An derson, Arrington ; 75, Clark, Si mon ; 972, Perry, J. W. ; 983, Rid dick, J. C. ; 996, Smith, J. D. ; 514, Alexander, Seaton, H. ; 2438, Smith, Walter E. ; 1148, Smith, Ben: 2397, Dickens. Matthew: 2314, . JoHnson, Stephen, 927, Hy man, W. A.; 982, Rambo, J. R. ; j)raper Laf avette - 933 Josev" ' J. Hr; 2331, Bradley, James; 1114, Lawrence, C. Jr.; 31, Lawrence, Acq .: 081 Pm'rto .Hllio. 9 Ti ette Elisha ; 2360, Moore, , Wash- . , TT ' 1146; Shields, Walter ; 1103, Ar- i Jones, TTr- 1090 Anlirtnv . , . r. T , . innrt thur; 46, Washington, Geo.; 1099, n. ' ,,T1 ., , .Johnson, J. D.; 2441, Whitaker, TT , Henderson. Hobgood, 604, Umphlet, J. S.; 43, Smith, Bela. Hobgood, 126, Powell, Dock. 140 Smith, Columbus; 18, Finch, L. N. Palmyra, 600, Hyman, Ernest. 652, Thompson, Luke. 601, Johnson, Percy; 606, Bak er, Geo. ' Palmyra, 596, Burnett, E. Law rence. Enfield names, are 3251, Wright , Wede ; 3200, Ernest Peterson ; 3082, Ralph Daniel; 2936, Myers; l. E.T3070, Cofield, George; 3067, Carr Moses. Enfield, 3256, Warren, Lewis ; 2967, Roles, L. H. ; 330, Williams, Solomon 2254- WaHe. Sam. . , , , . , 2993, Todd, Elisha, T. ; 3149, Lane, Lewis ; 3090, Davis, Simond : 2952, Alston, J. H. Jr. ; 3285, Wilk- ins Johnnie ; 3053, Bowe, W. H. ; 2962, Pridgen, J. W.; 286, Crouch, H. W. : Baltimore, Md., 1045, Buljock, Wm.r 3024, Arrington, Jim ; 1395, An derson, S., 182, Freuler, R. A. ; 3232, Sloan, Alza ; 3208, Pittman, Paul. Halifax, 200, Keeter, Claude: 692, Joyner, E. Q. ; 810, McDaniel, I Willie ; 309, Perkins, Robert. 797, Jones, Milo; 739, Cheek, Jimmie. Littleton, 486, Hicks, Curtis ; 507, Jackson, Geo.; 3317, Carter, W. E.; 420, Alston, Ivey ; 433, Bojrd, Tilghman. 2725- Nicholson, Geor. ; 432, Boyd, Robert. Littleton, 509, Jeffries, Charlie ; 564, Robertson, Ben; 536, Mills, Isham ; 3331, Marks, Clements. 464, Drungoole, James. Weldon, 1455, Faisorf, Jesse; 1572, Sledge, Algie; 1267, Gore, DETECTIVE SEEK i GERMEN AGENTS iBY TJN1TFD PBES8) Norfolk, Va., July 20. Govern ment detectives are looking r for two alleged German agents who attempted to burn bridges near Jamestown site where, the. big naval base is being built. A strong guard has been placed: at the bridge now. ' j . - : ' C. F. ; 1495, Ivey, Robert; 1237, Chance, J.; 1546, Ponton," J. ; 1563, Saunders, Squire; 1369, Timber-. lake, Jno. E. Weldon, 1548, Ponton, Yank ; 1264, Garner, C. S.; 1539, Kirkins, Willie; 1324, Moseley, C. L. 1331, Parker, Elwood : 1282, Hawks, Sterling, M. ; 1323, Moore, Robert A.; 1536, Nelson, Chasvj 1236, Chance, Ernest ; 1484, Mill Dan. 1322, Moore, Philip ; 1615, Wilk- ins, John. Roanoke Rapids, 1763, Lafaday, Arthur; 1682, Elmore, R. W. C. 105, Gore,, Austin, F. ; 1685, Faison, M. E. ; 1847, Spivey, L. M. : The U. S. government in form 1779, McAlester, G. W. ; 1751 ing a series of great schools for Johnson, P C. j the tactical instruction of ; young " Roanoke Rapids, 1813, Nor- ; men, seeking , to become -officers is 1752,' Jones, Daniel; 1748, J erne- gan, H. S.; 1679; Dula, R. P 1732, Hudson, J. M. 1771, Lipscombe, C. T.: Burnette, F. M. 1651, Tillery, 3499, House, Henry; 1986, Bass, W. C. ; 3471, Edmonds, Nathan. might find himself." 1922, Gatling, Clem ; 1723, llig- In the training of the men it son, Wlilie; 2247, Brown Gas; is impossible to exaggerate the 2011, Bush, T. G. . ' importance of good shooting. Rosemary, 2181, Story, Allen H. Prince Hohenlohe, a great Prus Rosemary, 1878, Warren," R. A. ; sian artillery commander of the 2022, Cox, E. W. ; 2195, Thomas, last generation, was asked what W. K. ; 2166, Self, G. V.; 1913, are the three great functions of Branch, Nathan; 2148, Perry, J. artillery and replied : H. ; 2099, Lane, E. V. " The first is to hit, the second is ! to hit, and the third is to hit. ' v Airlie, 3383, Harris, Sidney; n spite of the immense devel 3382, Harris, Pete. ; opment of the power of the gun : which has marked the 20th, ceii- Brinkleyville, 2036, Cushing, W. tury,'in spite of the return to hand j grenades, bombs and trench mor- tars, the most deadly weapon is Dillon, S. C, 513, Johnson, Will. ahyays bulletthe weapon of .on -l the infantrv soldier. Jissex, nicnamson, oiepnen, 2620, Mark, Evans. 2749, Richardson, Cofee. 2756, Richardson, Jas. ; 2808, West Solomon. , Aurelian Springs, Hicks, David. Hollister, 2501, Long, L. D. Hollister, 2494, Joyner, Arthur. Ringold, 2787, Silver, Wm. Ringwood, 2548, Allen, Ulus. 2783, Silver, James; 2599, Cher- ry, Ernest. Heathville, 329, Wilkins, Henry. Heathville, 2453, Bozeman, C. B. . Rock Hill, S. C, John. 568, Simmons, T . Thelma, 437, Brown, Jack ; 514, Johnson, Chas. H. These are the numbers up to four o'clock and for the balance. as they come in the telegrams wall be put on the board outside The Commonwealth office. SOME THINGS U. S. TO CONSIDER London, July 20. The officer should be the teacher and the lead- er of his men. Therefore the rule should be rigidly enforced that for an officer the indispensable qualification is a strong character and a liberal education. He must be a person whom the men will respect, for the private soldier guages instinctively the spiritual quality of those who are set over him. The military education of the officer must aim at making him a tactician. All the rest is of slight importance. The routine of the army, its methods of administra Uion, the necessary rudiments of military law are picked up by the officer insensibly in he course of his military life. But unless he starts with clear and sound ideas of the essential points of tactis, of the art of fighting, of making the best of his men!s weap the ground, he will be hampered ' throughout his career for its future army." Neglect of this matter at the beginning can ', not possibly be remedied by any subsequent measures. Napoleon said, ''The ideal army would be that in which every of ficer, according to his rank, should know exactly what he ought to j do in any situation in which he For one man who falls to the bayonet, for ten men wdio fall to the shell, hundreds fall to the bul let. But the bullet does not hit because the man pulls thef trig- T i "1 " 1 1 1 ger. it nits oecause ne Knows , how to, take aim. This is the hard, i material fact, but there is a more potent spiritual fact. During the ten years in which I was the train er of a company of infantry I dis covered, as others had done be- fn-rr ttia t.lip rplatinn bptwfPll the te I It is not an easy thing for a man lying down with a rifle in his lan( t0 hlt the flSure f a man s , head 600 yards away. It requires ' a great deal of learning and a , great deal of practice. If the i young recruit is not caretully taught he receives the impression , that it is impossible lor mm to nit the mark and that when he does it is pure accident. Take a man jn thai frame of mind into the front of battle, where the enemy bullets are whistling in his ears (Continued on Back Page. ) fflCMSTAG MS- MS DISPLEASURE FACTS WRITTEN BY THE FOREMOST SOR SPENCER WILKINSON UNIVERSITY. SCHEUERMANN 0PP0SSES CHANCELLOR o GERMAN ASSAULT . FURIOUSLY (By UNITED PRESS) Paris, July 20. Germany as sault on the French lines at Chem in des Dames reached unprecedent ed ferocity today. Hand to hand fighting inter- sperced with cannonading was of extreme violence stated the French official report. News From The (By Maxwell Gorman.) Raleigh, July 20. ore "was talk" and more interest in the subject than at any time since North Carolina folks took up the subject actively, following the President's decisive action, is cur rent here this week. This is large ly due to the appointment of the officers of the new North Carolina field artillery regiments now being formed, the various companies be ing, recruited in a number of towns and counties of the state. The appointment of Captain Albert L. Cox, who commanded the Raleigh company in the Third North Carolina regiment on the Mexican border last year, to be Colonel of the field artillery regi ment, is the most popular one yet made, is a fitting recognition of a splendid piece of military mate rial, and Col. Cox's individual po pularity and reputation will large ly contribute to the acquisition of a fine body of volunteers in suffi cient numbers to make up the re giment's full quota within the short time allowed. Appointed judge seven months ago (after all prospects of a fight with Mexico disappeared), he ad ded fresh laurels to his ability and learning in the law and he liked the "bench." But when this country began to take active steps to participate in the war asrainst "the common foe" of lib erty and advanced civilization, the j "war-horse ' blood of his distin guished father, General William Ruffill Cox, one of the most gal- lant of Lee's officers, made him willing and gladly accept the transfer to military life again and he will be heard from with credit to himself and state and country on the battlefield of Eu rope if given the chance to achieve honors by courageous military ability and effort. Another fine appointment is that MILITARY PROFES OF OXFORD (By UNITED "RESS) Copenhagen, July 20. The Ger man Reichstag yesterday evening passed the peace resolution fos tered by a coalition of center lib eral and socialist parties, accord ing to dispatches received here. The vote was 124 to 116. The resolution declared that Germany did not desire peace with annexations. Amsterdam, July 20. "Our aims are, first that the territory of the fatherland is inviolable. "We cannot parley with an ene my demanding parts of the em pire. "If we make peace we must be assured ourfrontiters are secure for all time," said Miehaelis. .5 wAjns-tc-rda nirJuiy i2Q. Phil i p Scheidermaiui, German socialist majority leader voiced the open dissatisfaction at Miehaelis speech say dispatches from Berlin. Scheidermann opposed the Ger man submarine policy declaring it was doing more harm than good. Amsterdam, Julv 20. "Ger manyswill not make another peace offer. "The peace she is only ready to conclude is that of a victory, and it is the allies who hereafter must make the overtures to end the war," said Chancello'r Miehaelis in his maiden speech yesterday de livered before the Reichstag. Huns Desperate On French Front (By UNITED PRESS) London, July 20. Germany is desperately trying to wear out France's military strength before the American troops reach the battle line. This explanation was given at the war office for the unremitting Hindenburg offensive on Cham pagne and the Aisne fronts. MARKET REPORT. (By Courtesy of Cobb Bros. Co. folk, Ya.) Nor- Closo 26.40 24.90 24.S0 Cotton. Open July 26.45 Oct. 24.70 Dec. 24.50 High. 26.50 25.:K 25.15 Low. 26..''.5 24.50 24.:7 Local market 23. Corn: Sept. close . .$1.6.ji4 . 1.17 . .59 . .60 ....70 .20.50 Dec. close Oats: Sept. close Dec. close Pork: Sept. close Lard: Sept close of Arthur L. Fletcher, to be cap tain of the artillery regiment sup ply company. Indeed all the new artillery officers just appointed are admirally fitted for their re spective positions.
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