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r report for North Carolina: Fair tonight and Saturday. Cooler Saturday in extreme wert portf hl Geaend south west and to east winds. 1 Jl MIS MOMW AFTERNOON DAILY - SLOGAN: "EVERY ONE FOR EACH OTHER AND ALL TOGETHER FOR SCOTLAND NECK ' rQLUME TWO AFTERNOON DAILY SCOTLAND NECK, N. C. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1917 TELEGRAPH SERVICE NUMBER 74 ' ' , ' " , r ' .... 4 . . -, ... Am Him UNITED STAtESteAT- EST WAR FACTOR MILLION MEN NOW UNDER ARMS, WITH MILLIONS MORE REGISTERED SUBJECT TO CALL MAKES THIS COUNTRY A FORMIDABLE ENEMY. COSTING NOW $2,000,000 EACH HOUR o AIRM AN KILLS COUNTRYMEN (By Robert J. Bender.) (United Press Staff Correspondent.) Washington, Oct. 5. America in rounding out its first six months in the world war today has made marvelous records. From a nation f peace and un- i il, .nnmr Viae in preparedness uic tuuuuj six months developed into a pow erful fighting machine, and the greatest factor in the war. Congress on the eve of adjourn ment of its war session has com pleted a program which for mag nitude and money has not been equalled in the history of the world's parliaments. On April 6 when President Wil ENGLAND ADOPTS SAVANNAH MEN "RETALIATION" (By Lowell Mellett.) (United Press Staff Correspondent.) London, Oct. 5. "What 'will be the effect of the "department re taliation" in England's answer today to the public demand that the "German spy devil" be fought with fire? The war cabinet. has decided to carry out an elaborate program of strict retaliation on German cities for the German airmen's murderous raids over the cities of England. AFTER HARDWICK REPORTS (By UNITED PRESS Paris, Oct. 5. German organi zation and thoroughness has fail ed in one respect that of mark ing on German airmen's maps the location of German prison camps in France. Thirty-seven of his countrymen dead and forty-three badly wounded was the net result of one German aviator's recent care- lessness. An official . announce Cnn do-riprl flip war declaration 1 1T1Pt1t i1ist issued, srives bare ov'ii ' ' v - - - , , -i i ' the American army was small ana facts.. uiisupplied. Hienavy not' fully maimed, railroads under equip ped and unable to move their vast freight shipments, much less han dle gigantic troops movements. The American merchant marine was a joke among nations. The armv had less than a dozen aero " Here are the details A squadron of German planes recently arrived over the coast line between Belgium and France on a bombing expedition. One of the airmen spied a group of hut ments and detoured above. It was a prison camp full of cap- - :f( By United Press.") . i Savannah, Oct. 5. The Greater Savannah Commercial Club voted unanimously to demand the ex pulsion from the United States ; senate, Senator Thomas W. Hard- wick, because of his anti-draft stand, Following this action came the repudiation by Mr. Burke Jenk ins of tjiose counties who have sent invitations to the Georgia senator to attend county fairs this month. GREAT VICTORY IPC1!1 ILf&Jl INTERNED NAVY TRANSFERRED STATE COUNCIL MADE EFFECTIV1 (By United Press) Chattanooga, Tenn., Oct. 5. Under a heavy armed escort, 422 enlisted men and 13 officers of the Imperial German navy left Fort Oglethorpe for entraining for Fort McPherson, Ga., at eight o 'clock this morning. The transfer was made beneath a close censorship. The guards carry loaded pieces, . ancl the in terned enemy men with their American guards left by special train over the Central of Georgia railroad. ' (By United Press) Raleigh, Oct. 5. North Saro lina's state and county councils of defence in conference here, have manned out a state wide cam paign to stamp out treasonable activiites. They have perfected an organ ization i for , effective . campaign during &he war, and a co-operation with ' "gover"nment and for "worn en's organizations to co-operate with those of men. planes and no laws existing lot ; tured Germans. The aviator shot i the development of army or navy as such an emergency required. No monev at hand for unpresi dented expenditures which war necessitated, and no authority vested in the administration for carrying out the war work. To day with the passage of only six months more than a million men are under arms and millions move have been registered v for service subject to call. Sixteen cantonments, camps and cities, each capable of housing 40,000 men have been built at the cost of $15,000,000. ' Billions have been loaned to America's allies. Billions have been appropriated for equipping and supplying sol diers and sailors. n pri al tornedo. Below a col umn of prisoners were marching into camp after the days work. The torpedo fell squarely in the center of the column. The destruction of life Avas heavy though no building suffer er. Hence the French official an nouncement s wording no ma terial damage done." IAY! MICE IS UNFAIR Tl AIL AVH (By United Press ) Paris,' Oct. 5. The heaviest maiUbag of any person of France ,is probably that ofj Marshal Jof- (By United Press.) Washington, Oct. 5. Criticism of, congress ' ; growing out of an impatience to place the country on a war basis at the earliest pos sible moment is unfair," states Senator Martin, the Democratic leader "in view of the strenuous session througfi which congress has just passed. "The present session has been marked," said the senator, "by a greater volume of legislative en actment measures of momeiitu ous import than has ever been considered in any previous per BRITISH DRIVE YESTERDAY AND OCCUPANCY OF COM MANDING POSITIONS CONSIDERED KEY TO SITUATION. CABLES SAY ENEMY IS DISORGANIZED -o HALIFAX COUNTY (By Win. Philip Simms.) (United Press Staff Tor respondent.) "With the British Annies Afield, mCYlIf MT i 0ct- 5-The Brit5l; inlklog hel(l fjAfllDi I ! fast t0 tlie great sli-.;cs of territory ! which in vice-like jaws the troopa TT A , , t'imder General Ilaig closed in up- Halifax county was asked to ' make a county exhibit at the lar- - ' ' - , - , I J Clll HU A1-W1 CO 111! V ML llllj KJiuwu as me ' . . A. A TT i enemy, held hrmlv to all the im- Plams Fair, that Halifax r . . . , m A. . portant points gained in that bat- 2r counties may be direct-, , . , , boro Fair, now Coastal ana ouier couniies may u uireci- .... , ly interested in the fair this tall, . . . , . A, andthis invitation has been ac-j rri . . A. . AA. ine viiai leaiure oi ine oaiiio of yesterday was its close contin- guity to the centre of German po- cepted for the people of Halifax i county. i LA AY N CONTEMPT I take this method ot letting the people know that I would b3 to the cnemy of having her corn glad to get up a county exhibit fmunications cut in two, thus eli from this county to take over to jminating the value o control of Tarbqro, by October 25. I calUBelgiaii-.territory,-. on farmers "all over the county to ; Every man of the vast stream aid me, and would be very glad j of German prisoners which flowed where any one has a nice selec-! V,aek to tjlc cages, vouched for the tion of corn, soy beans, potatoes, i tremendous losses suffered by the either kind, cotton, peanuts, hay, 'enemy, in Kaig's master stroke. ' or any other farm product that j such barrnge fire as that, you would either let me know of jviicli the Hritisli guns wove bv it or bring to me at the court! the attacking tommies has eve- house4 in Halifax. lhis exhibit ; uon Sof.n before. It was a veri- tBY UNITFD PRESS") Philadelphia, Oct. 5. Mayor Thomas B. Smith faces a possible jail sentence for contempt of court. He has been held guilty of con tempt during the fifth ward mur der hearing when he refused to produce a "true and original copy" o the report made to him by Detective Albert Souder, in accordance with the subpoena. DON'T LAUGH AT HER. j Don't laugh at the girl with a freckled face. She probably has I a clear conscience a rare article . these days. will contain anything grown on the farm other than livestock. table cloudburst and rain of steel. The enemv melted away - liko -In all eight or possibly nine:chaff before the storm. Trenches counties will carry an exhibit j were literally torif asuuder, and from their county to the Coastal; the weight of the British pressure Plaines Fair, and it is up to the actually cleft whole lines of Ger people of, Halifax to . carry off man troops. ni st honors. We can do it. AV ill each farmer in the county,! With the British Armies Afield, whether he has a one horse or a Oct. 5. The most important vie forty horse farm cooperate in tory of the war was llaig's great this work? ; stroke of yesterday appeared to- Each article that. is taken must, day in the latest report from be a good one of its kind, so lets headquarters, which arrived as endeavor to have quality first in- this message is being filed, gives stead of quantity. And don't evetj indication pointing to u forget as a citizen ' of Halifax complete disorganization of the" county you are expected to aid enemy. this movement. Would be very There are now three times as re. many ships in the navy as six The Marshal is between tAVO mouths ago, and the enlisted fires. He still receives an enorm strength of the navy has been in- j ous number of letters from wo rcased from 64,680 to over 143,- men and children in America who 000, and other branches have been assure them of their admiration. increased from 300 to 500 per cent On the other hand, French sold iers at the front, both officers and i person el Twenty naval training camps have been established. Aircraft aiul projectile factories are being uilt, the aeroplane construction Projrram assures of the presence of thousands of American aviat rs oi the European front soon. The shipping board has con tacted for 433 ships already, and !'le sozed enemy vessels are rap- being put into service. i lans tion to or m o- o complete for the erec- eel fabrication plant eot $30,000 000 ft . 1 piaiit win uu sui- IlC'fii4- a . - VJJ io run ivnn l-nn C1 nc fiesPuding to international ap- poilus, keep up a running fire of correspondence with the Marsnal on various subjects. Numerous secretaries carry out the Marsh al's order that all letters must be answered. SUB-COMMITTEE OF FIVE APPOINTED TO INQUIRE INTO HIS SEDITIOUS UTTERANCES AND THE COR RECTNESS OF STATEMENTS. glad to hear from any one who is interested in this work, and get your cooperation. N. B. STEVENS, County Agent. U.S. TOTREA' London, Oct. 5. The Germans gave up their hopeless counter attacks against the newly won British positions in the Pass chen daele ridge sector, stated General Ilaig, leaving the British in un disputed possession of the great chunk of territory won in the drive yesterday. i 5 UO. mm ! peals America has planned to build six million tons of shipping in the next eighteen months, and thereafter at least six million tons per year. Foreign- loans have averaged nearly $14,-000,000 per day, and the country is spending approxi mately $2,000,000 per hour in war expenditures, COMMITTEE TO REPORT NEXT SESSION (BY UNITED PRESS) Washington, Oct. 5. Charges correctness of LaFollette's speech of seditious utterances against on September 2 at St. Paul, afW LoFnllPttfi are to be in-, Minn. Second to inquire into the (jciiaiwi w vestigated by the senate. A sub-committee of five will be correctness of his statements. T will fbpn renort to a full , . t tiTP1 pnmimttee on the first day ot the named oy ienaiui- iumci, t ! chairman of the elections commit- December session. ! Senator Pomerone will head tee i - First they are to investigate the; the committee. COTTON MiBKET (By United Press.' j Washington, Oct, 5. Of all the American soldiers who will jbe invalided back from European service, twenty per cent will re quire treatment in insane asy lums. Shell-shock and similar maladies, will affect at least this many in the opinion of Dr. Wil liam A. White, superintendent of St. Elizabeth's. Hospital, Wash- the 2,000,000 soldiers who will ington. - . service abroad the first year will Congress has voted him funds be invalided home; that one fifth to expand the hospital on these of them will be temporarily or estimates: That ten per cent ot permanently insane. 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