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Weather report for Hortli Carolina: Pair tonight and Wednesday sept thunder lowers in mountain district light variabe wind. COMMiNW i EA DAILY EDITION SLOGAN: "EVERY ONE FOB EACH OTHER AND ALL TOGETHER FOB SCOTLAND NECK." f lip XXXV. AFTERNOON DAILY SCOTLAND NECK, N. C, TUESDAY AUGUST 7, 1917. TELEGRAPH SERVICE NUMBER 76. Volume I . . - I ' I OASES fflE RIIJEIffl PAPER PASSES OFF AS TRUE AN IMAGINE. -T , TORY THAT CLAUDE KITCHIN WA NTS SENATOR SIM MONS TOGA EADER SAYS 'TIS FABRICATION U a few decisive words which .!li;lol be mistaken Hon. Claude b.l.ia late yesterday afternoon aVe (t to the representative of x0 Commonwealth the following .plv to the aspersions that he was Ifter Senator Simmons seat in the cuate, a story that was sent out rom Washington by II. E. Bryant, orrespondent of the News and l 1 1 .1 1 V. o Observer, anti puunsnuu. m tuou mper yesterday morning that Mr. i . ,.x..-,iYflnprl be in .a a. fian- V lTt'li 1 l I Ullll iniuivvi o j. Slidate for the senate agamsi ocu- fctor Simmons. 'It is one of those fake stories Jthat frequently emanates trom the Imagination of a Washington cor- Lsporulent" replied Mr. Kitchin. 'I have never thought, or miagm d or dreamed of any such thing. fily being a candidate against Sen itor Simmons or any one for the kenate is not one of, the remotest possibilities. The story that appeared in yes erday morning News and Observ r under a Washington dateline lis as follows : ;" ; GERMANY SAYS "SAFE PASSAGE ALLIES CONFER IN LONDON (By United Press) London, Aug. 7. An allied con ference which promises important results is in progress at Down ing street, London, the official re sidence of Premier Lloyd George. Premiers Ribot, of Farnce, Son nino, of Italy, and Pasitch, of Ser bia are here together with repre sentatives oi; the British and Ru manian governments. tBY UNITFD PRESS) Madrid, Aug. 7. Germany has agreed to the safe passage of hos pital ships provided they carry Spanish officers aboard guarantee ing that only sick and. wounded men from France are transported, the Herald states. Great Britain has thanked Spain for obtaining this arrangement. RED CROSS CONCERT TO-NIGHT. Washington, Aug. 5. A number of the associates of Representative Claude Kitchin believe that he is trimming his sails to enter the ace for the Senate against Sena-1 tor Simmons. Members of the House not North Carolina members but New Yorkers and others who are expert's in nosing out political winds think that Mr. Kitchin has already opened his campaign. The statement on the senate draft of the war revenue measure is look ed upon as the ''glove" that the doughty leader of the House has thrown down to the gallant chair wan of the Finance Committee. When asked today if he had heard that Mr. Kitchin would run for the Senate, Senator Simmons chuckled and then chuckled more hut did not give utterance to any further declaration on the subject. The fip-ht made on the House re venue bill first, and then At 8:15 at Madry's Opera House there is to be given a con cert under the auspices of the lo cal Red Cross Associated that promises" to be the best musical offering of the season. Miss Dicie Howell, known to all music . lovers, will sing three eleetioiis This alone- is a treat that all people in this community have been waiting for, as it may be long ere she may sing here ALASKA'S BOYS TRAMP TO WAR TWO BIG K'S" FOR RUSSIA . (By UNITED KRESS) 3 DAYS AE0TTEO FOR I J Washington, Aug. 7. Russia noir looks to her two big "KV Kerensky-Korniloff, to lead her out vpf a military internal disor ganization to stability and triumph. . Kerensky weilds the supremo power of the administrative branch while Korniloff is vested with absolute control of the army. Both, have the entire support of all Eussian political parties ac cording to the view of the Rus sian' embassy. physical mm AT THE FIRST THIRD OF 662 MEN MUST APPEAR MONDAY THE NEXT, THURSD AY 16, AND THE LAST LOT MO NDAY 20TTH. ! (By George Martin.) (United Press Staff Correspondent.; Washington, Aug. 1. Over the lonely mountain passes, through stretches of wild country, con scripted youths of Alaska, num bering 65,000 Americans are trudging to register for the draft. Among the number are several hundred Esquimo lads. Clad in hea'vy bear sMns, with big hoods, they are trudging across ice and snow to add their names to Uncle Sam's role of honor. Voting in Va. for Governor GOVif GOVERNS PROFIT MAKING y . r. (By United Press) Washington, Aug. 7. 'The government is about to lay a stroiig hand on the profiteering from the war." Prices on steel and copper are to b'e fixed to insure "reasonable profits" to the producers, and a "fair bargain" for the govern government and her allies, it is officially announced. EXCUSES NEED NOT BE OFFERED WILSON WANTS Ifc MORE SPEED again. Then there is a twenty :five piece juvenile orchestra, which has been trained by Miss Reba Shields, of Raleigh. The evening entertainment Will open with a five reel World pic ture, Miss Mademoiselle, and the feature musical will follow. The price is 25 cents to all, and no reserved seats. ' Women Ready for Mens' Jobs 7.- (By UNITED PRESS) , Moorehaven, Fla., Aug. There are thousands of T women throughout the country capable and read;r to step into the places of the men of military age now tiie i ,i kono.i n t -t . -i -l , noiumg municipal, siaie aiiu xia- oenate bill bv North Carolina cot- . , s ' .. . . . tnn o 1 t , tional government positions, is the ion maim taeturers and others has opinion oi tne nrst woman mayor of Florida, Mrs. Marion N. Hor-witz. -" (BY UNITED P"RESS) Richmond, Va., Aug. 7. Old Dominion Democrats are balloting today; for the next governor. Up to the opening of the poll, at sunrise, no "coup-d'etat" no sensational developments had taken place in any of the candi dates camp, and nothing occurred during the forenoon, as the ballot ing proceeded to give any idea of the final outcome. The vote was smoothly record- the three candidates being abreast. S lit 1 ' une iarmer s candidate a wealthy Loudon county lawyer, in his wind up speech here last night pledged himself to a rigid enforcement of) the prohibition laws despite his former record for local option. J. Tavlor Ellison, the machine dry candidate and John Pollard, the independent dry candidate, both claimed the victory early today. (Bv 'United Press) Wilson has urged speed on the federal trade commission in deter mining the cost upon which the government is to fix prices of raw materials. The allies are pressing for sup plies and the president has direct ed that they shall not be gouged in the war purchases. Fixing the prices on coal, steel, iron, coke, zinc, tin, copper, alu minum, lead, lumber, cement and petroleum awaits the completion of the investigations of the committee. YOUNG MADE ADJ-GENERAL (By United Press.) Raleigh, N. C, Aug. 7. Gov ernor Bickett conferred the colli sion of Adjutant General upon Brigadier General Laurence W. Young, of the North Carolina na tional guard, who was not includ ed in the war department order, mustering in the guard to federal service. This is the same position he held three years ago before being rais ed to the rank of brigadier general for Mexican border service. General B. S. Royster, who has been serving as adjutant general resigned to make a place for General Young. Major George L. Patterson re signed the place of assistant ad jutant generaship on account of bitter differences between he and 'The exemption board which met met in Halifax today decided that the first lot of men shall appear for examination on Monday next, August 13th. This will comprise 221 men from the entire county. The second lot shall appear before the physicians on Thursday, Aug ust loth, also 221 men, and the last lot of 220 men shall appear on the following .Monday, August 20th. Dr. I. E. Green, of Wei. ion, nas withdrawn from the Exemption A- Board, and Dr. F. M. Parker, of Enfield, has been appointed in his place. Mr. L. N. Stedman, of Hali fax, has been made chairman of the board in place of the b'.vrl ; place of Dr. Green. Five physicians selected from the county have been recommend ed to the governor to assist Dr. Parker in examining the men, and the names of these will be given out as soon as same have been con firmed, probably tomorrow. CROWN PRINCE FORCES A1TACK ?A1 raGBTERS ACKED DOWN brought about a strange but in teresting situation in the state. A few of Senator Simmons' old warriors will drift into the Kitch in camp and some of the Kitchin lieutenants of former campaigns will go to the Simmons' party. It is believed that Mr. Kitchin l'ill try to capitalize the differen ces between Senator Simmons and fte cotton and other manufactur es who disagree with him on the war revenue bill. The outlook for ;lveiy times Vn North Carolina 1,1 tlle "oar future is brightening. Aa important angle to the Sim-s-Kitehin contest over the re nue iH is Cameron Morrison, 0 Charlotte, who represents the has0" 111111 pePle- Mr- Morrison f0fS eeu Simmons camp years. It is understood that he lei f r gvernor- If tn al d(fed Kitchin movement gets un er ay where will Mr. Morrison Mr. Li. T. Allsbrook, of Richmond, Va., is visiting his parents, Mrs. and Mrs. Bernard Allsbrook. Teutoss Take 1300 Prisoners Berlin, Aug. 7. The capture of 1300 Russian prisoners and the storming of positions to the north of Foscania, is reported by the war office. (BY UNITED PRESS) Paris, Aug. 7. Heavy fighting broke out in the Verdun sector. Following a heavy bombard ment the forces of the Crown Prince launched a strong attack against the French lines over a front approximately three miles along the left bank of the river i Meuse. Infantile Par alysis in Va. WAR LABOR MSSAT- SIED A F: THE PR 1ES be ? That is an absorbing ques tion here. Others talked of f,or candidates for Governor are O. Max Gardner of Shelby; Robert N. Page, of Biscoc ; and A Y. McLean; of Lumbertbn. . The Gardner cam paign' is rapidly taking running shape. An argument used for one North Carolinian who may be in the Governor 's contest to Wash ington friends not long ago was: "The war will be over by the time the campaign is on and the i issue will be the draft law. The draft law will prove so unpopular that any man who opposes it will be popular in the State. COMMITTEES APPOINTED FROM NAVY, WAR AND LABOR DEPARTMENTS TO DETERMINE PROPER WAGES. TO DISPEL APPARENT UNREST (BY UNITED PRESS) Washington, Aug. 7. The labor situation of the United States is pausing the government real alarm. War work is threatened to such a. point that a concerted cam paign was started today to dis pel immediately the apparentMin rest among the workers. The war,, navy and labor de partments will name committees to study and adjust the wages of the navy yards, arsenals and oth er government works and to bring about more uniform schedules.: The committee is to report August 24 as to the high cost of living and a determination of the share of war profits believed to be responsible for the unrest. (BY UNITED PRESS) Richmond, Va., Aug. 7. An epidemic of virulent infantile par alysis threatens northwest Vir ginia state health authorities an nounced. - With forty-three cases report ed in the last ten days in six con tiguous counties, Rockingham, Page, Rappahannock, Green, Al bemarle and Augusta. The outbreak is believedio be spreading rapidly. Representatives of the United States public health department, the health service and the state health commission, are on the ground. (By United Press.) Raleigh, Aug. 7. Governor Bickett 's "word to the wise" to would-be draft protestors, is be lieved to have been sufficient to break the strength of he fight. But the threats of dire trouble when the nation finally called out the nation finally called out the men who are to be her defenders had abated noticeably while pa triots pressed forward to join in the denunciation of these slackers The mountain section is still un der watch. Threats of the southern Georgia farmers had failed to materialize up to noontoday. VER BITTER ( HUNS CABINET (By John Grandens.) (United Press Staff Correspondent.) Berlin, Aug. 7. Open dissatis faction with the new cabinet is expressed by the liberal press. The Tageblatt is bitter in its statements that the people have not been given a choice of. the new government. RICH DRUGGIST TAKES LIFE St. Louis, Mo., Aug. 7. The mysterious call from an unidenti fied woman has resulted in the finding of the, body of Jordan f. Wheat Lambert, the millionaire president of Lamberts Pharma ceutical Company. Lambert committed suicide in his apartments here by shooting himself. Mrs. Will G. Smith, of Petersburg, ''and children are visiting Mrs. Bernard Allsbrook. MARKET REPORT. (By Courtesy of Cobb Bros. Co. folk, Va.) Cotton. Open High. Low. Oct. 26.15 26.50 25.95 Dee. 25.75 -26.21 25.64 Jan. 25.78 2G.20 25.62 Local market 24 cents. Nor- CIoso 25.97 25.66 25.63 Wheat: Sept. dost $2.25 'Corn: Sept. close 1.16 'Oats: Sept. close .58 flLard: Sent, close 22.22 jEibs: Sept. cIoj? . 22.57
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