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Weather report for North Carolina: Fair tonight VZL uOMMOSIWE A ,TH DAILY EDITHnM SLOGAN: "EVERY OKE FOBEACH OTHER AND AI jjOlCETHBR FOR SCOTLAND NECK." T0LUME XXXV. AFTERNOON DAILY SCOTLAKD NECK, H. 0. TUlSMY. ADOOET 14. 1917. TELEGRAPH SEB7ICB NUMBER 82 MADE ' IN EIGHT llUUivo uiiii nunwaiuw iuijw xixu-xxj. z-unii wx.RJCi TTTTin ATW TTTTWTkTi PUT THROUGH PHYSICA ARMY DRAFT W HUNDRED AND SIXTEEN FOR EXEMPTION o- (By UNITED PRESS) Yesterday was the beginning of the nation's scheme to draft the flower of American youth into 'military sltmci, lu ugut . foe and thus do the part allotted to the United States in preserving democracy to the world against autocratic monarchism, which is 'militarism in its worst form. The exemption board of Halifax count v made its first call to he men first drawn to appear fpr physical examination in Halifax court house yesterday morning at eight o'clock, and in answer to the call for 221 men 181 did ap pear and take the examination during the day. Of this number 151 passed phy sically, 21) received physical dis charge, names of whom will here under be found. Thirty four of these examined made no claim for exemption, and 116 made exemption claims, which represents 78 per cent of the num ber examined. All claims for exemption must be filed with the exemption board within seven days yesterday, and the exemption papers must be in proper form or they will be re jected. The form calls for a statement by the applicant giving reason for the exemption claim, which must be sworn to before a notary public, also a similar statement by the wife, in which she is required to swear that her husband is the support of herself if there be chil dren, of the children as well," that she has no means of support oth er than through her husband, and that the children are his children also. A sworn statement is also re quired by an independent person reiterating- the sworn statement of husband and wife, and for false statements by any of these there is a penalty that is severe. The names of those that, receiv- ecl physical discharge, arp ns fol lows : 94. Bon jamin Franklin Williams, of Rosemarv. vs- K. a. Warren, of Roanoke Rapids. !!f " Jesse Faison, of Weldon. -0. Ernest Peterson, of Enfield. David Hicks, of Aurelian Springs. . Charl Jeffries, of Littleton. tt U Pvobcrtson, of Littleton. 'Uq E" L' Buruett 'of Palmyra. ,; Joh" "enry Perry, of Rosemary. Isham Hill, Littleton. ?:: P,0tk" Powell, Hobgood. 1'W Xnv00(1 Dunn of Halifax. 'l676 J" E.' Timberlake of Weldon. 16 c- Davis, Roanoke Rapids. 1891 ptthew Gilliam, of Weldon. 3557 v R' mitlock of Rosemary. 2501 T athaniel wade, of Tillery. ri47l v D LUg' f IIollister- j.athan Edmonds of Tillery. hm Williams, of Scotland Neck. Continued on back page.) YESTERDAY "ET" A TVTTV TJl V SI TTWTT wn TTTTmn L EXAMINATION FOR ITH 29 REJESTIONS. MARTIAL LAW 1 ALL SPAIN (By United Press) Madrid, Aug. 14. Martial law has been proclaimed throughout Spain as the result of renewed ' disorders which assumed serious proportions today. A number of conflicts took place between the strikers and soldiers during which many were wounded. CHINA AT WAR WITH GERMANY AND AUSTRIA (By United Press.) Washington, Aug. 14. China has declared war against Germany and Augstria beginning at ten o' clock this morning according to cables received by the Chinese le gation from Pekin this afternoon. "Rainbow Division" Ready For War (By United Press) Washington, Aug. 14. Ameri ca's "rainbow division" 19,000 strong, will be the next to see ser vice in France. Comprised of the National Guard representing states from New York to Texas the new forces are soon to be sent abroad, secre tary of war, Baker, announced. It is the 42nd division, a new one, assembled under the recent re-organization plan, and repre sents the flower of the Guards from all parts of the country, in cluding cavalry, infantry, engin eers, machine gun and artillery companies, hence the name "rain bow division," which includes an engineer regiment, to be number ed No. 117, first battalion cf the South Carolina National Guards. Coast artillery corps will come from the Virginia National Guard, Engineers train to be engineers corps from the North Carolina National Guard. Major Douglass McArthur, en gineers corps, formerly press cen sor, will be chief of staff of the rainbow division. Brigadier General W. A. Mann, chief of the militia bureau, has been selected as division com mander for the "Rainbow Division." Mil mmi msm ARWlMilftZINES IN CAMP SEPT 2. (By United Press) Washington, Aug. 14. Two hundred thousand physically per- through the United Press for ef fect American men are ready for ratiir for the Sammies, Postmas the first mobilization by Septem- ter Jfeneral Vurleson has asked ber 5th. publishers to print the following The contingent could move to-r on azine covers : -morrow if transportation iacili- Dtice to readers: When you ties were available, aeeorrli r I nf k reading this magazine place information emanating fromhea Xifitamp on this notiee hand- Frovost Marshal. ITISHSHJ SUNK YESTj DAY London, Aug. 4. A British de stroyer has been mined and sunk in the North Sea the admiralty announce this afternoon. Among the major ills of war we might cite the quality of war poetry we are compelled to en dure CMEMIM t BR FIGHT AND DIE" BUT NOT GIVE UP ARE STANDING OR DERS TO FRENCH SOLDIE RS WHO CONTINUALLY BATTLE FOR POSSESSION TWO ARMIES FIFTY FEET APART (By Henry Wood.) (United Press Staff Correspondent.) With the French Armies on the Msne, Aug U -"he Chemm de Dames. the historic "Tjarlips' Road," ladies. is no longer a place fpr ii is uiiiy a piace lor men men y , , , i t i, 1.4. j oncers talk together a Boche mar who know how to fight and die. n A x A . , , , TU , ., v H, .mite falls. A lieutenant is killed The daily battles now raging a-' , , , ... v,pi a and another wounded. A little long the Chemm des Dames equal v , . . . . , 1 farther along, a rifle grenade mor- in intensity and firceness the historic combats of last year at Verdun. j-iJ.v. ov ii mill i v o jumvo u o tacks launched on a restricted ! front with all the concentrated ! resources that Germany has lef t , , i ' for the purpose of retaking an observatory or obliterating a sa- thp rlptArminnJ tion nd desperateness of the Ver - dun assaults. j No wrar correspondent or civi lian has even set foot on Ladies' Road since it was wrested from the Germans by the French. What takes place there can only be learned from the survivors who come back after a week's defense of the road. The following is one of many thousand reports. r "The battalions of chasseurs we were to relieve had passed an agitated period that included violent attacks by the Germans with ensuing influx and reflux. ' To reach our front lines we must . cross the first and second lines of the famous Hindenburg J position all of which in this lo- cality has been captured by us j Our artillery has completely de- 1X-? 4: y-(By United Press.) Washington, Aug. 14. Follow- ingGe4eraI Pershing's appeal j saimu. any posiai employe ana it Tte placed in the hands of ourffbidiersor sailoriit the front. Nof rapping no address." if-- fx?- LABOR PARTY FAVORS PEACE ?! v (BY UNITED PRESS) "London, Aug. 14. The execu tive committee of the labor party has decided not to change its at titude towards the war socialist conference to be held at Stock holm. molished every bombproof and shelter of the original Hindenburg . i; n71fl fnT. Q , 0 of 8loepin mider the sk ,i ;uiu glimmering stars. "Our officers go forward to re- tallj' wounds another officer. "We take possession of our sec tor and work hard to render it . "pable to a surprise attack, The Boches are only 50 rds way At 3:30 m the corning thev attack, ' "From our front line we can see their infantrv. Thev ! elose t0 their own barrage that at lone moment they are obliged to fall back to keep from bein mas sacred by their own shells. "We have orders to die on the spot be fore abandoning our line. A hand to hand combat is quickly engag ed. "The Germans succeeded in getting into our trenches. We do not have enough grenades to beat off their attacks. "At ten in the morning, we have the Boches back on the other side of the Chemin des Dames. In the evening we await eagerly the official communique. A line an nounces that an attack has been repulsed on the Chemin des Dames Tne German communique next day makes -even briefer refer ence. i y FOR SAMMIES i mum. - FirdDinm Van POPE BENE POSES A PLAN TO RESTORE CONQUERED STATES INCLUDING BEL GUM, RUMANIA AND SERBIA AND ADJUST OTHER TERRITORY. U. S. PREPARED FOR BONI -FIDE PLAN -o TRAINING SAMS EMERGENCY MEN iBY UNIT FD PBESS) Boston, Aug. 14. While the timber and steel for America's great Emergency fleet is being gathered from the woods and the mines, hundreds of men are be ing moulded into competent offi - cers and engineers for the com pleted ships. When the call went out for men to train for America's great mer-; chant marine it reached the, far ' slon Pacific, the south Atlantic and; The appear uf the Pope as well even to the fishing -smacks off. the as . the conditions he present ed to coast of Maine. the consideration of the world wiJI The school is the largest of ue published tonight in the Ob navigation throughout the coun-' servatore Romano, the official or try, and one of thiry such to be ' ' of the Vaetican. started soon. The men get in- j Broadly it is understood the tensive training in the technical j conditions proposed include the side of navigation in courses that restoration of all conoucrod inde- are complete in from a month to six weeks, according to the know ledge of the students. Women Threaten Birth Extinction (By George Martin.) (United Press Staff Correspondent.) Washington, Aug. 14. Ameri ca's baby crop is threatened by war. "The threat is genuine" says I an official" and the situation is serious and exeremely delicate,"! whispers Cole Bailey into the government ears, from informa tion gathered from young married men, indicating the attitude oll thousands of the nations young married women will make the birth returns extremely short so long as the threat of conscription is held over the heads of their husbands. "These young women are bad ly frightened," continued the of ficial" as they dread the prospect of being left to face the world with a babe in their arms." MARKET REPORT. WE WAITED FORTY-FIVE MINUTES FOR THE COTTON MARKET BUT IT FAILED TO ARRIVE. WEATHER REPORT FOR THE WEEK ENDING AUG. 12. (By J. T. Savage.) Temperature, highest, 87 on August 8 and 9. Lowest, 60 on August 6. Average for week 84. Rainfall, August 9, .15. August 10, .21. August 11, .23, .59 inches. Din s7 &e a s ra NEW k vn ii (BY UNITED PRESS) (By John II. Hearley.) J Rome, Aug. 14. Specific con crete conditio is, which his Holi- i ness. Pope Benedict, believes may ionn a basis fcr world peace,, have been forwarded to the rul ers of all nations. The Pope in outlining these conditions make a new general appeal for the restoration of peace, aii appeal addressed to all ? neutrals as well as belligerents, i nun is understood to be some 1 what general in form, but of such a nature as to form the ground work tor more detaded discun- pendent states, an amicable ad justment of control of all terri tory iit dispute. Restoration of all conquered in depedent stater, would include Belgium, Rumania and Serbia. The adjustment of the control of territory in dispute would in clude Alsace-Lorraine, Poland and territory including Triests and Trente, which have long been the cause of hostile feeling between Austria and Italy. Rome, Aug. 14. His Holiness, Pope Benedict, has renewed his formal proposal of peace to the nations in conflict but no evident effect has been produced in either belligerent country that would lead one of suppose that the time has arrived for a peace plan to be acceptable. Washington, Aug. 14 The state department knew from confiden tial sources of Pope Benedict's peace offer, but the actual prof fer has not been received here officially it is stated and Secretary Lansing decline! ir, comment. Washington, Aug. 14. The United States government is pre pared to listen to a bona-fide peace offer, but she must be as sured that the consummation of America's objects for entering the war. Experts say they can see in the Pope's move the influence of his recent conference with Austrian dignitaries, who were afterwards closeted with the German Chan cellor, in Vienna. Allied diplomats believe that the war is destined to last at least (Continued on back page.) il iL
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