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4, Weaftcr report for North Carolina: Fair tonight and Saturday; light north west winds. MMQNWEALT AFTERNOON ETAILY SLOGAN: "EVERY ONE FOR EACH OTHER AND ALL TO GETHER FOR SCOTLAND NECK.1 VOLUME TWO AFTERNOON DAILY SCOTLAND NECK, N. C. FRmAYy ATTGUST 17, 1917 TELEGRAPH SERVICE NUMBER 33.. Mettled. Tele CO t. S Atb Am FLANDERS HOT! WEE BRITISH AND FRENCH ARMIES BEING CARRIED DEEP INTO GERMAN LINES AND FORCING ENEMY'S SECOND TRENCHES. FIERCE ATTACK WITH o (ISv William Philip Simms.) (UniUd Press Staff Correspondent.) With the British Armies Afield, Au 17. Hill No. 70 ran red with blood of the German divi sions who were sacrificed in their repeated efforts to recapture this important dominating height from the sturdy Canadians. Along the entire Lens battle front desperate fighting has been in progress during the last 12 hours, but the Canadians have repulsed all attacks. At the time this dispatch was' filed they have retaken positions west of the city, west of cite St. Aufruste, from which they were foreed by sheer wTeight of num bers during last night. Prisoners continue to arrive be hind the British lines. Over a flaming bloody field the British aeroplanes have been ac complishing miracles. They have acted as dispatch riders between advancing infantry headquarters, while the battle planes guard the lihter crafts as they fly through the shell filled sky. There are many Americans in the ranks of the Canadian army. (By Ed. L. Keen.) (United Press Staff Correspondent.) London, Aug. 17. The violent and continued thrust that is car rying the British and French forces deep into the German lines in Flanders is extended over a nine mile front. Paris A Seaport Following War (By United Press) Paris, Aug. 17. Paris as one the world's great seaports of th future is today more than an kilo dream. Ever since the 17th Century the. ua of a seaport Paris has been -occasionally discussed by learned rriclimeii and approved as high advisable. But . it has taken the bir war to tievei0p the plan that today it is a potent possi "ity. The war has, demanded tlle absolute necessity of Drovid- It T-w 1 ana with a navisrable water-. ay direct to the sea, so that ocean ?0m? ships might bring their Wes into dock at the French m'opolis. . my and now coming under the The ' Paris Seaport" scheme guns of the troops who are fight- as been handed down from gen- in g to redeem them, is the state J.ratlou to generation, with addi- ment of recently captured prison- ana modifications on paper, j ers. These men deelare that St. theLU Cuuie tne great floods of ( Quentin has been completely sack therGermaU retreat of last arcl1 ' ed and everything of value has ; rare no indications that they been carried off, and such as fills rf.n.;,v, : j- ..i v . IV I I I MIIIIIPIIIMTPIV . I errr is being spread among 3jp APPALLING LOSS ALEX MADRY ACQUITTED The case of the state again&t Mr. Alexander Madry, of Scot land Neck, charged with murder ing a farmer named J. W. Taylor, was concluded' yesterday with a verdict by the just of 1 'not guilty," which closes the tragedy that took place a few weeks ago in this community. It is stated by those that heard the evidence that the state made out a very poor case, the only witness being the colored man, J ohn Gardner, who gave th sanre evidence that-he -told to the de puty sheriff, just after the occur rence. Regardless of the summing up of the court the jury came to the conclusion that the dead man wTas in a threatening attitude when Mr. Madrj hit him with the shovel which caused his death, and ac quitted the defendant. Jap War Prosperity Overbalanced (By United Pre.) Tokio, Aug. 17. Japan's war prosperity has boomed 6 and her increase in specie holdimgs become so great that prices are at least 35 per cent higher than before thi war. Purchasing power has been placed in the hands of many hith erto poor individuals, but produc tion has not kept apace with this tendency. BRITISH NOW FORCED BACK (BY UNITED PRESS) London, Aug. 17. Continued German counter attacks are re ported by Field Marshal Ilaig, one of which resulted, in ke Brit ish being pushed bact slightly from positions they established during the night. therFrench towns heW by the ene ii .,i - rrv. nino ana I k M r I f 1 PKI Tl I VrM I I 1 1 1 illfllBtB a,Lj filled witk smashed furniture. m m Wo MirgMa MEAGRE NEWS FROM HALIFAX Every effort has been made to obtain the necessary information a sto the result of the examina tions made yesterday, The Com monwealth being sure that the people wrould like to know who had been accepted or rejected, but up to going to press the news obtainable has been extremely slim. From such information as was given out w eare able to state that all the men who were called to appear yesterday were present, that 200 were examined and of these fifty-four wTere rejected. 'Who these Ejected men are we are unable to say as the names are not yet ready for publication. DR. A.D. MORGAN TO REPORT 27TH Dr. A. D. Morgan, one of our Scotland Neck physicians, who has been accepted as a specialist surgeon for the army, received orders from the war department to report at Fort Oglethorpe, on 'August 27, for duty.- T v. f y r -P r - f A . , . . Durham for a few davs vacation , . " . before reporting at the training camp, on the following Monday, i THE CIVIL WAR PRICES OUTDONE Chicago, Ills., Aug. 17. Civil war prices for meat has now been outdone as the consumers are day paying the highest prices for meat every known in , history. ST. QUENTIN BEING REDUCED TO MASS OF VALUABLE CAR RIED AWAY ALL ALSO DESTROYED HISTORIC CATHEDRAL ASM0KING MASS (By Henry Wood.) (United Press Staff Correspondent.) With the French before St: Quentin, Aug. 17. Beautiful St. Quentin cathedral is today a smok ing mass of ruins, a duplicate of its sister, the martyred cathedral of Rheims. It is the latest victim:of Ger man destruction, and beyond the cathedral may be seen the smoke of numerous villages curling to the sky. The fury of German destructive- iness is again asserting itself. f . .- While the burning ana looting : KaoamKlpe that whie.h nrecaded ICOVAUU'VU - - x i 1910 when whole quarters POPE REPORTED MOCH DEPRESSED c (BY UNITED PEESS) Rome, Aug. 17. Pope Benedict is reported to be greatly depress ed oyer the general unfavorable reception "accorded his appeal for universal peace. The Pontiff, it is said, is pend ing "most of his time secluded in his apartments. COAL CONFAB i TO FIX STATUS L (By United Press.) Chicago, Ills., Aug. 17. Repre sentatives of thirteen states and the council of defense are here in the coal conference, working to give the federal government every possible assistance in fixing prices ant! regulate the nation's coal supply. Government control of the coal supply is generally favored RAINBOW" MEN HEDABROARD ' W flshinftfm Anr 17 Thf spp Ann TQm r r tit -iinci An ' n rtrv taci vnu x cii.i-i.uw v ui viiun uum uu- led of the national guard troops I . jL. T . , I trom each ot the rsew England : . , . , . , This second contingent may leave with the first rainbow divi sion, if the necessary equipment and transportation facilities are available in time. The second division, now known as the rainbow division, and in- eludes all New England troops, bus to-vwho were intended to be sent to Charlotte, into camp there, may not go to the south at all. RUINS Paris were inundated and traffic was suspended for days. It was . then definitely decided that a ca-! nal system must be built to re- ; Jieve the main stream in case of new floods and the idea of widen ing and deepening the Seine was also considered. Today the Prefect of the Seine has issued circulars to the Munici: pal authorities, outlining a de finite and new scheme for render ing the Seine navigable for big shipping from Paris to Rouen and proposing that a port be built at Gennevilliers outside of Paris, with easy access to the capitol. PilPPS THE EHIY THE FINE HAND OF GERMANY HAS BEEN TRACED IN THE MOUNTAIN INSURRECTION FOR WHICH LEADERS ARE ON TRIAL. JAIL DELIVERY BLOCKED LAST NIGHT - : o CONVERSATION RUSSIA ADOPTS (By William G. Shepherd.) (United Press Staff Correspondent.) Moscow, Aug. 17. Socialism has bee nattained in Russia. Premier Kerensky has recogn ized the fact and a great confer-1 ence has been called here for August 23rd to mark the end of: the pan-socialistic rule in Russia,! and the entrance of new elements i of Ciiiservatism and finance. into commerce To Camp Meade (By United Tress.) j Washington, Aug. 17. Under the shifting plans of the war de partment it has been decided to send the Maryland and District of Columbia troops to Camp Meade instead of to Petersbug, Va. PRICE OF HOGS GO HIGHl'R (By United Press.) Kansas City, Aug. 17. Hogs reached $18.50 which is $1.00 raise ; since Monday, and the prediction still stands that live hogs will ! reach $20.00 by September 1. Army Surgeon Favors Publicity I (By UNITED KESS) Washington, Aug. 17. Fathers and mothers whose sons go to the "firing line" in France will know just what sanitation condi - tions surround the military camps, says Dr. Franklin H. Hartiz, chair man of the committee on Medicine ; and Surgery of the National De fense Council. - "I believe the country learned the medical lesson-of the Spanish American war. Publicity is go- ! in g to be the safeguard against similar mistakes in greater enterprise, ' ' this vastly he pointed out. , "It can be promised that there will be no dangerous epidemics of preventable-disease,'' Dr. Martin 'concluded. Troops Now 'S CATSPAWS tBY UNITFD PRESS) Big Stone (Jap, Aug. 17. Fed eral investigators today are trac ing the fine hand of Germany,, which apparently had wormod its way into the Virginia mountains here to inn three hundred moun tain insurrectionists again their government. A witness in the trial of W. r. f McCoy and J. Vv. Phipps, the al- leged lenders ol the revolution yesterday dearly established, it is believed, that the two men were catspaws of an amazing Teutonic effort io foment and actual revo- 1 lutioji against the United States; Phipps and McCoy are .under heavy guard after they had at tempted a wholesale jail delivery; last night. i Betrayal by - fellow prisoners, blocked the attempt. EJECTED 55 ALLIES n i (By UNITED I'RESSj London, Aug. 17. A statement of complete confidence in. the British premier, David Lloyd George, and the unanimofjvs re jection of the peace proposals are voiced by the press. The answers to Pope Benedict';? plea have been turned in by the allies today. ' ; Ui- i STEEL COST (BY UNITED PRESS) Washington, Aug. 17. Federal trades commission completed its investigation as to the cost of steeV f The commission is now engaged ; in sifting out the mass of infor i mation obtained and will present j a rePort to President Wilson, ia ! concrete shape in a few days. ITS AT10N i s ME! TS SNAG (By UNITED PJJES3) Washington, Aug. 17 Th gov ernments plan for ccmDulsorx arbitration o all labor troubles on war contracts is threatened, to failure because the American Fed eratio nof Labor stands in oppo sition. President , Gompcfs car ried the protest to Wilson today. AR I
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