Newspapers / The Commonwealth (Scotland Neck, … / Oct. 30, 1917, edition 1 / Page 1
Part of The Commonwealth (Scotland Neck, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
Wither Report rth Ca r v. - AFTRR NOON riA ll v SLOGAN: "EVERY ONE FOB EACH OTHER AND ALL TOGETHER FOR SCOTLAND NECK. E TWO AFTERNOON DAILY SCOTLAND NECK, N. C, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1917 TELEGRAPH SERVICE NUMBER 95T HtKlLlNb IMfcS TniWMCTP cihvtccfc 1 ITALY DELAYS PEACE vilV COASTAL PLATO FAIR OPENS TODAY fHIBITS ARE LARGER AND BJSxHAN EVER, THE CROWDS APPEAR HORSES IN MORE APPRECIAx. GREATER NUMBER. RUSS RETIRE FROM ASSAULT (BY UNITED PEESS) Petrograd, jOct. 30. Teutonic troops in the Jeunvern sector of the Russian front started a sud den attack yesterday and forced the retirement o Russian forces, according to official statements received here. OUR DAYS OF ENJOYMENT PROMISED Tarl,oro. X. C, Oct. 30. The )astal Plain Fair, previously il. Tnlnnn 17qii Vnt landed so as to include all the ounty, opened today with a ourish of trumpets, and a prom e of bigger exhibits, larger ds and much more prize row or LOCAL DELEGATES GO TO RALEIGH seflcsli to admire than ever be it flint tliPTA horses on me iuiuuiu gj.uuu.ua il ...... t-n 11 rk VAMTI 1311 Ulili 1 o lu. iuuui liein. Garden ELIMINATE IVIL (By UNITED PRESS) London, via France,-Oct. 30. Von Hertling ,the Bravarian prime minister has been made Chancellor ofi the German empire while former chancellor, George Michaelis, has been made premier of Prussia. ALL' EUROPE FEAR THAT THE MOMENTARY ADVANTAGES GAINED ON THE PLAIN 3 OF NORTHERN ITALY WILL SPUR E IEMIES ON. it Commencing Thursday morn ing and continuing through Fri day a convention of the Red Cross chapters, auxilliaries and branch es in North Carolina will be held in Raleigh, to which the follow ing local delegates have been ap pointed and will be present : Mes- I dames C. W. Albertson, Reba produce, the women s shields and G. W. Bryan. at i- 1 I ud, oi Tlie looa question nas ie-. The object of the convention is eived special attention m view t i j. the general r.avor wnicn mis First tQ prepare the way for cpartiiient is receiving imougu- letting up 2,000 Red Cross organi ut the country, and the counties zati0ns in North Carolina. neliKled in the Coastal Plain has Second, to encourage and in not let tne opportunity sup uv strUct organizations already itnoiu tesuiymg tu ucicim- formed m the great tasks now at nation to do their "bit. hand " Mr. I1. A. Johnson, the indefati- , , . , , JU' v - "v t There will be nractical demon- ablf1 secretary, was too busy to . , ,. , ,. , -. , , etui. xv. t y, j strati on s and disrtlavs and tech- pive newspaper correspondents Ulicai instruction) ag weli as ad dition Tills morning, una Red i m l i i merely wavea . liie uoiamuu-; kvealth man to the vast exhibit as. Jpvideneo that his efforts to make (this the biggest and best had not gone unrewarded. What is it you will want to see ? this local committee to be present Cotton, tobacco, potatoes, toma- at this convention and bring back toes, peppers, bean, cabbages, ' ideas gathered first liand that pumpkin, gourds, lettuce, celery,' win aid th j i chanter in its artkhokes, radishes, or the hun-!work) and tlms help to gather tired ami one of the garden pro- ;,ft4.e -e Suets that our people kno"' so ! ous work that wiu be required o well how to -crrow proMcidlyj : tou will find them here, and this! is not to ignore the various fruits, both fresh and canned. If you are specially interested in these attend the fair. Also you should go if you want to know what your neighbor, or fellow man in an other county, has done in raising! ops, that has made this section tllP fnv- nf mnvo lian liiilf tll ' , , . . last session adjourned, it had been other counties of the state this, , , . . , . , year. Tik not rnsillf to itemize thfTtl lint oTr all li pro tlYld i t rofitable ' uliLl tue uuo m trenches to make speeches aoouT. (By United Press) Washington, Oct. 30. Four million is needed to drive the dev il from the American soldiers in training camps, and a plan is on foot that will govern this question and be unfolded to the American people for their aid and moral support as soon as it has been ful ly worked out. 'CHANGE CLOSED FEARS PANIC PAPERS ASK IMMEDIATE OFFENSIVE By United Press.) Montreal, Canada, Oct. 30. The Montreal stock exchange has SAMMIES FIGHT . IN ICY WATER closed its doors in fear of a panic, j with the Ameriean Armies in due to the rapid decline of stocks France, 0ct. 30. Under terrible and shares on the exchange. ENEMY U-BOATS EPULSED i of national reputation. j i r ii. i ti. m view oi ine very vaiuaDie -work that has been going on in j Scotland Neck by the ladies it i would seem to be invaluable : for iSSSHY London, Oct. 30. Field Marsh al Lord French, commander in chief of the home forces, reports an anticipated hostile attack by enemy aeroplanes with intent to make a night raid on the eastern counties of England, but none of them were able to pass the outer defences. CW ELECTED vq ruire iLiI EN CITIES WHITE WAY weather conditions the American (Ey United Press.) Berlin, Oct. 30. The capture -of Urdine, the principal city ol tire northern Italian plains, by the advanced Austrian-.Oerman arm ies, has been officially announeed.. Berlin, Oct. 30.' "Our whole? front is )resfsing against the upper source of the Tagnianieiito rivers- army in France is exchanging ; :t s officially announced and fur blow for blow, a running warfare j ner state;:, "we have advance?: in contact with the Germans. 'from the Carnac alps reaching T7T J.J l i i T rn 1 f r Vl'nfl nni.A r. 1 1 ' jx-ance louav is a vast, STreren. . LU uuurac uu. of ice and mud barrage, with rain and snow pelting down upon the Rome, Oct. 30. All here arc i Washington, Oct, 30. The men who are standing to their ( confident that : the military situa great white way of American cit-1 guns like veterans. j tion will clear in a few days, and ies -will soon be darkened accord-; . The American gunners are shel- the military heads of Italy haver ing to the order that is to be is-; ling the enemy, amid the dreary-1 complete confidence in General sued soon by the fuel administra-J ness of the snow and ice bound Cadornas's plan for 1he stanch tion. country, while the infantrymen, that will halt tiie draniatice 6- All necessary outdoor lighting !-in some Pees, stand knee deep in vasion. will be discontinued, and an ap- almost freezing water. - j peal will be made upon the citi- '- The American infantry is stand- London, Oct. 30. The war ot zens to limit all - kinds, of fuel,infits watches on the front line nce expects nothing but news o1: waste. It is said that fully 100,-,takinS its relar time at patrol German successes for a f.e day 000 tons of coal has annually been! dut in the bleak and deadly to come." wasted for electric signs, and waste ot aeacl maRS laTKU other advertising displays alone,! and this as well as the great glow ing, lights of the big cities will be : tldarkeniin !heiiext' f ew ds-zsJ m Wilson, N. C, Oct. 30.-rMr. A. L. Dickens, son of Mr. J: B. Dick ens, of this county, has been elect ed by the board of aldermen as head of the Wilson police force to succeed John A. Wiggs, resigned. The new chief is a Halifax county man and first did duty under his father, J. B. Dickens, who was sunervisor of Halifax V5 iAMMIES SHELL GERMAN LINES 'REDICTS GREAT POFtrS-tAXES The press is unanimously urg ing the government" to meet t lie situation, which they view wit! the utmost gravity, v ithout feas or reservation. .. - London, Oct. 30. Italy's in vasion may change the whole ot -The report the war plans of the allies, state banks, The tremendous successes op Raleigh, Oct. 30. of the condition of showing $5,000,000 more in sav- Makensen's war machine is spin ins denosits than a vear asro. and rinsr the allies to the irroatest ef- (By UNITED P"rui.SS) ' Lvpr jk20.O0O.000 of other denosits forts to heln their all v. two or With the American Armies m ; that in 1916? is attributed to the more of whose armies appear tc France, Oct. 30. The men of tho;high ppices o. cotton and tobacco, have been broken by the force of United States army, who were put j North Carolina has never known the Teutonic stroke, into the front trenches last week , , . rt " Wrt,.Q;i ah nnwmr. nr. ti,.i t, tor experience m trencn wanare, are still there, and seem to have: 'Bv United Press. Washington, Oct. 30. Most Congressmen thought when the with the Avar, taxes, the wm spend a very pr flavin looking over what this part of Xort h Carolina has done. Then the departments . that SW that our people are not de Toid of arts and" sciences, and, ith Midi exhibits as are here, pantry and dairy supplies should justly he included, for the women have shown a fine art in their ; display, but, if you bar these, you iU have plenty to admire in the painting and crayon work, the fine needlework and fancy work, Mch includes the new fashion, erofhott ino- Children have not been neglect e(l, in fact they have taken a very Prominent part this year in the exhibits that show considerable 'ai'e arid no inconsiderable skill, deluding, as it does, domestic H'lenec, basket weaving Iry, d U. S. SENAK With the last postponed number n . t 1 . T I ot tne uongressionai necora con-, jg nQW to taining canned "extension of re marks" speeches, it has been found that the volume is 300 pages shy of the previous high mark. Representative Joseph Walshy Mass., is largely responsible. Early in the session he began ob jecting to what he termed "ab uses of the extension system." j Amateur poems, essays on the war by precocious Johnny, jnst twelve yea,rs old, and the son of an imnortant constituent, obitu aries in verse and other taboo. for tobacco and cotton, and these success of the German arms will I have in consequence brought have the eitect ! continuing the I-. -i n a i county, guarding the convicts. He been primea ior tne supiemeigood times tQ the farmer outfit in war for srveral months longer then accepted a position as a j work that they will, m large part, ! aU parts of the state , than was expected a few day roundsman on the Rocky Mount have to carry on in front of the; Mogt o the farmers have put 0. force .where he served for nearly enemy's lines in Flanders. 'their prosperity back into their The estimated number in Mae- five years. From there he went All day yesterday these Amer-or Detter anci bigger crops next kensen's army is in the neighbor to Spring Hope as chief, and injican troops continued to shell the j yea alsQ into herds and flocks? hood of 50o,000 men. September last year joining the j German lines, at intervals, the promise well in this action wi , ncman : ptipttiv followinsr similar tactics,, VVllSOll police lurue as iuuuuoiuui., , . - c - , OI Ine siaie- w i flfl fv I T mv where hemade such an excellent though there was.no special ao-, A ,v the ubiquitous I .AS 8 DAY lit iie-htninsr-rod man, ana tne star- The first snow of the winter chy individual with sparkiin? in- : tell on tnis sector last mgnt a !vestment schemes and stick-pins, interfered with all operations. j and hi?h promises and iow m0rals I are having a hard winter of it in I this part of the country. rooord that he was selected over i tivity on mis irom. nine other officers for the post hi w IE hi taxe: GALLERY SUPREME COURT AVIATORS' ACULOUS ESCAPE i Washington, Oct. 30. "Rais- During this month of October there has been allowed a discount, of 3 per cent to all those who pay their town taxes during the month, and in view of the fa.e.-T that this will save the people nc inconsiderable sum we draw at- ention of our readers to the faer. that tomorrow, Wednesday, i October 31, and," that being tfrf carpen- u';'vmg, and sewing, all of (By United Press.) J London, Oct. 30. United Sta?s ' senators John D. Kendrick, of, ing money. That is Speaker Wyoming and William S. Kenyon, Clark's terse answer to the ques-j of Towa with Representatives tion: "What will be the chief! fBY united press) JohnX Rogers, of Massachusetts WOrk at the next session of Con- London, Oct. 30. After one of last day of the month, is the htsr. and James S. Parker ,of New grass?" "However," he said, the most miraculous escapes of day when the discount of three York narrowly escaped the sub- "I think we will not raise as the war, Major Bonnatyne, D. S. per cent will be allowed. Act now mpnaoe on Saturday last, much as we did last session $21,- O., is today recovering irom nis jf you wish to save money. One question will kill any pro-1 gt Qf Wales 000,000,000. The ships we paid injuries in the Cirencester Hospi- posal to extend. w aisn sa b .- setamer carrying these for, the aircraft we authorized, tal. a lot of the boys got Pretty - anTiroacnill2 the and a lot of the euns and military i While flying alone at a height British Isles when the topsman material we bought, won't have of more than 1000 feet his engine , j 4.1 n;ana cfi pn. innlijiA Tint thpreTI hecausrht fire. He headed the ma- Ousei veu uic pci. Ai3v,vv, iu uu.vu. - "sore" at him. COTTON MARKET! Miss Bessie Cherry went to Halifax w i, rraan a tmsv 1 ohru towards the arround. With-' not only pleasing to the t.h mominir to attend a teacher meet- emy. suomarme gmtm r -ugu w " w -. nh. T)e, e but satisfying to the mind ng - - fire, a torpedo at the vessel. Tne I think we'll have about a nny- iDa Kwmmu u. - o-r-klit mi favoc sin d bonds, ed his feet. He elimoea out oi me oau v 1 1 rl I i . -v . m' 1 I I ( k 'J II I . Illl llll(,l Lll V 111 I ; w m. r 1 M. m i 1111 lUiVKJ r 01 n" young ones show such . Lruiiuui J i , tit ,i i Ajtr fQf . . i. ft mpdiatplv Thi Will riARAsitate greater profit- seat and crawled along the body xViar. day the news win tncKie tnrougu gum uu ; : : :, n .1, tnwrd the tail May ctay tne news win Lneis.ic uuuugu guua xl - 7 . - , rkraT,i hp v ... J . . , - . . i "l i a i- rrv. -r-Kooa-n-i- ratm ie nhnnt. of thp nlane towaru uie i'UlWi wan. rrl oil w ho driY nns tft SPfi Whav; On tne U-DOat, WIllUll suumugw La,c. .vo. - tu: " " ;"u wui Want to go to Tarboro and all will be anxious to see wna on me u-uuau, r - w r.lf.TiP nluned July i-ir if didn't you has been prided for the ,eon- without waitinS to discharge the , thn five, w,th , , ou'a njivp tn Ar, 4. ;o nteiip nf "Rd o-PPnTnb. .tornedo. on tneiong euu. . Open Close 26.92 27.55 26.17 26.88 25.89 26.60? 25.59 26.41 25.66 26.25 Market 27 cents. , torpedo.
The Commonwealth (Scotland Neck, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Oct. 30, 1917, edition 1
1
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75