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WSATHEE REPORT Fair an d much colder tonight, with cold wind. .Wednesday fair with strong west wind. OMMQNWEAI o AFTFRNOfW n'AII V SLOGAN: "EVERY ONE FOR EACH OTHER AND ALL TO GETHEll FOR SCOTLAND KECK VOLUME THREE. AFTERNOON DAILY SCOTLAND NECK, N. C. TUESDAY JANUARY 15 1918 TELEGRAPH SERVICE. NUMBER 54 SLIGHT HOPES WHEATLES! MEDIATE PEACE 1ATLES1 - - - - SERIOUS ACCIL' OCCURED THIS MORNING WHEN PUSH POLE SLIPPEL'S MAN WAS CRUSHED BE TWEEN LARG TTCK AND FORD CAR INJURED MAN NOW By taking chances and being between the powerful truck ox the Mint Cola Company and a Ford ear which the truck was pushing out of the mud, Mr. Ro land Woodard met what appears to be a very serious accident, and is lying at the Mint Cola plant awaiting the arrival of the wTife of the injured man before it is determined what shall be done with him. About nine o'clock this morning a Ford got stuck near the Mint Cola plant, and Mr. Rouse agreed to push it out. A push pole was put between the two machines and power was put to the big truck. Then it was that the push pole slipped and the cars eame together with Mr. "Woodard in be tween, injuring yhim seriously. The injured man was rushed to Dr. Smith's office .when medical and surgical attention wras given by Dr. Smith and his trained nurse, and, after anaesthetics had been administered, it was found that no bones had been broken, but the thigh was badly bruised and lascerated. Later Mr. "Woodard was moved to the Mint Cola plant there to be attended until the arrival of his wife, who has been visiting for some days at Oak City. Mrs. Woodard was reached on the phone and will get here as soon as some conveyance can bring her. Mr, Roland Woodard is well ! known here, his uncle being Cap tain II. H. Woodard of East Scotland Neck, he works for the Mint Cola Company, and is re garded highly , by his employers. It is a most unfortunate oc currence, and at this writing none can say what the actual injury may amount to. It was further unfortunate that the young man's wife should be awav at this time, which made it impossible to take him to his home. However there are many at his side to give such attention as he may need until his relatives arrive and it is de termined whether to send him to the hospital or not. At last report the injured man said to be resting easily and not in any excessive pain. HOLIDAY FOR HEROIC SAMMIES With the American Army in France, Jan. 15. American Sam mies will be granted a week's h'ave of absence for each four months service aj; the front the seven days to be spent in special receiving centers now being es tablished somewhere in France, which are being built especially tf furnish the fighting men with a holiday entertainment and rest. The order hints that leaves will be legthened after Sammies have acquitted themselves horo- 'cally in future heavwy fighting laris con only be visited by cial permission. RESTING EASILY OM THE STATE CAPITOi Raleigh, Jan. 1. Raleigh has jailed another gorilla negro for burglary and rape committed Saturda3T morning while the storm was at its height a few miles from the city near the little town of Garner. Another negro, Neville, who was convicted several months ago and sentenced to death, is still in prison because of the activity of his lawyer, W. B. Jones, who ap pealed the case to the Supreme Court, while the tfther lawyers who defended him said there was no ground on which an appeal ought to be based, and he, John C. Little, withdrew from the case when his associate, "Buck" Jones insisted on taking the case to the higher court. At the expense of over one thousand dollars already, Wake county has had that dan gerous criminal on its hands for months and it will be some time in the spring before he can be leg ally executed. And if the lynchers who tried to get him had succeeded 'this latest case of raping .would have been made less possible. Governor Bickett played a very conspicuous part in speaking to the Raleigh "mob" at the jail but his promises of a speedy trial and execution (if guilty) have not been carried out and it is put ting it mildly o say that the people are very much disgusted and exceedingly indignant. Six or seven cases of assults on white women recently here and not an execution yet, and only two of the negroes arrested even. Another disgusting feature of the crime just committed is the alleged cowardly conduct of the husband.if the reports given out by the officers who made the ar rest are correct. Never in the history of Raleigh has so much crime gone undetect ed, or so largely unpunished. It is a black indictment against those charged with the enforce ment of the law, and the people of this city and county are getting "mighty sick" over the situation. Grand Lodge in Session The Grand Lodge of -North C.rolina Masons began their re gular annual (communication in the Masonic Temple here today, and will be in session the usual three days. Grand Master Pridgen having "gone to the war", the deputy Grand Master, G. S. Norfleet, of Winston-Salem, will preside. Mr. Norfleet, under the usual order, will be chosen Grand Master for the ensuing year. Training Camp Contest Raleigh and Fayetteville are pulling hard for the additional army training camp. Today it looked like the Cape Fear City had the under-hold. One reason spe-Jfor this is because Senator Smv 'mons is favoring Fayetteville. CUT UNITED PRESS) Rome, Jan. 15. According to reliable information from the Va tican the papal nuncio at both the Austrian and Prussian courts have informed Pope Benedict not to look for encourgement in his peace hopes at the present time. WILL SEIZE OTHERS COAL (By United Press, i Atlanta, Ga. Jan. 15. Citv fuel administrator, Hj, B. , Ken nedy, announces that he will seize coal m Atlanta railroad yards destined for other cities when it found that same cannot be promptly moved and delivered to consignees. This step he says has - been recommended by Gov ernor Dorsey. ilRECTING SHIPS (By United Press.' TVTl,i 4., T ir T7 .1 J i vv tniiigiuii, tiau. o. -Ejiigicum France and United States are leading to prevent sailing vessels from crossing the wrar zone there by diverting them automatically to Australian and South Ameri - can trade. T . , , . . It this voluntary arrangement . . . , . . v... now m enect laus to operate men this government wrill take over sailing shins. . ' " , This plan plus the creation of man power shipbuilding reserve, a i r.v, tt as announced by Chairman Hur - , . , , , ley oi the shipping board yester- :A , . .. day, constitute the latest steps ' , .. . . oiwarus increasing Ainexican shipping resources ALLIES COMBINE LIUTENM S CUNNING ! KDi CONFIDENCE; WAITS FOR HOURS FOR BOCKES COMING THROUGH BAR- RED WIRE OPENING AND FINDS AN OLD POST I INSTEAD SAFE IN PHILLIPINES, SAME IN FRANCE By J. W. Pegler (United Press Staff Correspondent.) American Field Headquatrs, France, Jan. 15. "I'm Mr. Short anywhere." follow ' ' Mr. Short discovered that the barbed ware in front of our sector had been cut during the night," said the youngester. 1 supposed he would send for the engineers to come up the next evening and VMii A1IT 1X71 fflC 1 Y1 put xicw wxo the lieutenant was a wise man he said 'no.' ' "All day we lay in the dugouts with bur shoes and socks and breeches soaked and no dry cloth- American. Mr. Short simply out es to put on. Another bunch guessed him. And when there stood watch in the little ditch of was a chance for someone to get a front line, keeping their heads dowrn and ready with rifles and a machinegun in case the ole Boche would come over. "At five o'clock in the evening Mr. Short woke us up. We had) a cup of scalding coffee and start- j ed up the communicating trereh (By United Press) Washington, Jan. 15. Senator Pomerone and Representative Lever have drawn resolutions empowering Herbert C. Hoover to enforce wheatless and meatless days and to stripulate a war bread if necessary. E ADD 5 fEy UNITED "BESS" j i Washington, Jan. 15. The im - mediate registration of men who have become twenty one years of age 'since June 5' 1917' is pro - posed in a resolution introduced NOW by Senator Chamberlain, of ; but half a month more when this Oregon. jean be done, then "never again" This plan has been endorsed by! will be the word, secretary of war, Baker, who j There is no finer way for the states that it will add five hun-'boys and girls and men and worn dred thousand men to the nation- j en for that matter, to show their al army. j (eep an( confiding interest in the ' I United States than by buving ENGLISH COAST ROMR AQIWn DUlflDAlwljir, (By United Press.) j London, Jan. 15. Yarmouth ! was bombarded from the sea dur - ! mg last night, Lord French, di- rector of home defenses, reported todaV " "iv .. - . . .it.Y - Y - ' - te - - - -TT,r x w cmj isucua wjic uuncu I port. Thrpp wprp killprl anrl ten injured Other damage was not serious. ! i A Al A 1 A ; pal seaports on the east coast of t- t i i t v i , England, m the county 01 i ork, i , . ' . . ' nineteen miles east of Aorwich, , . . , . , and is a popular watering place , , . lor invaiias as wen as naving ex tensive dockyards. "Our job was to crawl out un-J der the Avire on both sides of the hole. Mr. Short went out first i ail(3 placed every man in position. ! We waited five hours. Then we i I saw a figure about fifteen yards away. I asked him to let me j shoot. He said no and went at j that object himself. "And what do you think it was? Just an old post. We had, txg a, j we were sure we saw it creeping Well, the enemy potted away at K le in five minutes spells almost all night, and didn't hit a single'. hurt, he took the chance himself j rather than give away our posi- tion by haveing me fire." Mr. Short, be it known, is an : old "top sergeant." "They didn't get me in the Phil-1 ippines and they won't get me in 1 FraQ." h" V" " : SPENT NIGHT IN RICHMOND STATION HOUSE WAS TAK EN BY SLEUTHS ON NOON TRAIN NORTH, WHILE INVESTIGATION GOBS ON APACE ACCOMPLICES ARRESTED IN BALTIMORE -O l'LU FED ml 1 I The time is getting close when ; the five dollars stamps for the ; Thrift Stamp Certificate can be bought for $4.12, in fact there is these little stamps for twenty five cents, affix them to the card which is obtainable free at the nost of- fice' and when J011 have sixteen of these take them to the post office pay twelve cents more and get a beautiful five dollar stamp on another card, upon which is writ- lten ?owc ame-as being a deposi- tor in the United States govern- i ment- i Tis month is the only month in t- i ,i . ' , Mfen--ifieextFa-Twei vc cents can be received, for each month in- . ' L what you san buy for 4.12 this month will cost you .4.23 next December, besides it is to be hoped , . , .... . by next De(iemher you will be in B , ,wx possession of fully engraved .t5l 00. . , , . . ; certificate for which you will have -j i , 4r, Paid but a little over $80.00. The list of names of those who j have already taken a patriotic in terest in this plan of your gov ernment is as follows: Mary Haynes McDowell Charlie Herring, Jr. John Elmore Lawrence. C. T. Land is, Jr. Robert Herring. Katherine Shields. James Charles Alexander. Jeanette Miller Dunn. James Wilkinson. 1 Almeria Gordon. Henry Edwards. LeRoy Allsbrook. Elizabeth Edwards. Dorothy May Pegram. LeVerne Rambo. George Rambo. Ruby Tillie Johnson. I Herman Allsbrook. ! Aubrey Shackell. j N. B. Josey, Jr. Nan Macklin. ! Nan Macklin is a colored wom ! an who has never saved a penny in her life, but the plan of savin with the government appealed to ajjd nmv she hfls her n. ment fctamos on the !eert.ifie.nte car( of yh'K. she is rnio-htv prou(j " - cotton Market! ar. ; May July ; Oct. Open High Low Close ties has right of way over the 31.4.-J :;1.55 31.23 31.20 national railroads. 31.10 31.20 30.35 30.90 Priority orders were issued by 30.77 30.80 30.52 30.56 Director General McAdoo who 29.55 29.59 29.24 29.30 who declared that coa! must be Local Market 30 cents. COTTONSEED MARKET. Richmond, Va., Jan. 15. Wal ter Spooremann, the -alleged Ger man spy, left h -re on' the nooi train for the north, presumably Washing! -n, in custody of gov ernment secret service agents. He spent the night in. a cell aj; 'tl first district police station. The accused is about thirty live years of age, and wore a blue suit. He if of dark complexion, has black hair slicked back in pompador style, and was wearing tan shoe lie carried me Popular maga zine when seen with the govern ments agents, and muttered an exclamation "ouch" when he was handcuff: gefore going to the de pot, j Baltimore, .Ian. 15. Maurice Asche, of I860 West Fayette street, whs arrested by depart ment of justice agents, and threw light on the activities of Lieut en- j a i i t Wa Iter S h o r em a n n . j A lox of letters and another box of bottles containing ehenii cals were found in Asehe's rooms. .....With Asdic's arrest nine other people, one said to be a woman, it is understood are held by gov ernment authorities suspected of being accomplices of Shoremann. RELEASE EVERY RAILROAD CAR The desperate need for quick movement of cars, and also the immfvliate unloading of ears, is one that is oceupying the atten tion of the leading railroad men of Mie efjimtrv as well as giving concern to Director General Mc.Adoo. Mr. E. L. BroAvn, local agent of the Atlantic Coast Line today re ceived the following urgent tele gram from Superintendent J. L. j White of Norfolk. ; "The director general of rai lways makes appeal for a general j campaign this week for unloading and releasing of cars. : "Use all possible efforts to ac complish this object through news ; papers, bulletins, council bodies land in any other way which may I occur to you. ! "Wire me number, initials, and ! date of arrival of any cars held by consignees, and why not unload ed." ' This shows the urgency of the local road for the release of any ; rolling, stock that may be here, auu vv are sure mar any con signee who may have -ars not un loaded will use their best endea vor to release them to the rail road during this emergency. . . i ,i Washington. .Jan. 15. Coal for suffering families and war utili- , supplied at critical points before any other kind of freight for mun- ition or anything eles is moved.
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