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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
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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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