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WEATHER REPORT Pair an d colder tonight with cold wave. Wednkd fair and colder in northeast portion. Strong N. W to W. winds. Common weai AFTERNOON DA II V SLOGAN: "EVERY ONE FOE EACH OTHER AND ALL TOGETHER FOR SCOTLAND NECK. VOLUME THREE. AFTERNOON DAILY SCOTLAND NECK, N. C. TUESDAY JANUARY 22, 1913 TELEGRAPH SERVICE. NUMBER 59 HAIG SAYS if.. i - N1TENTIARY EMY REPULSED ii 11 11 H. 1 WAR CABINET PROPOSAL' sent m SENATOR CHAMBERL1 -ILL TO CREATE COUNCIL TO HANDLE WAR PROGRx. WITH PRESIDENT CAUSES OPPC N WILL COME UP FOR (By United Press.', Washington, Jan 22. A fight against Senator Chamberlian 's war cabinet bill begin anew Thursday. Chamberlian will carry the is sue to the opponents of the mea sure immediately by calling up the bill for second reading and reference to the committee and the administration forces are load ed for Chamberlian. Thev will demand a roll call on Senator Swanson's motion before the bill goes to the naval commit tee and well as the military af fairs committee. Swanson's argument was that the proposed Avar cabinet would have control of naval as well as military plans. The navy commit tee is out to pass on the bill. Senators standing with the ad ministration against the bill made no secret of the fact that Swan son's move was merely first of a series designed to beat the bill. LOCAL farmer: TO GET li (By United Press ) Washington, Jan. 22. Notice has been givevn to N. B. Stevens Agricultural Agent for Halifax County, that the U. S. Depart ment of Agriculture will sell at eost a supply of nitrate of soda to rammers in Halifax County. The nitrate was purchased through the War Industries board under the authority of food Con trol Act as a part of the program for stimulating agricultlral pro duction. It will be unloaded at Atlantic ports and the price will be $75.50 a ton, free on board cars at port of arrival. Farmers are to pay in addition freight from port of, arrival and the State fertilizer tag fee. Applications for a part of the 100,000 tons of nitrate bought by the government will be received only from actual farmers or own ers or holders of farms for use on their land, and may be made through County Agent N. B. Stevens, or through any member of a local committee, consisting of F. P. Sheilds, Geo. C. Green, S. G. Whitefield and M. J. Grant. Xo money will be required with the application but upon notice from the County Agent farmers who have signed applications must deposit with a local bank, association, or individual, desig nated by the Secretary ofj Agri culture to act as. the farmer's agent for that purpose, money to cover the cost of the fertilizer except the- freight charge. After the money is transmitted to Wash ington the nitrate will be ship ped to the farmers. If applica tions for the nitrate exceed the supply of about 100,0000 tons. the government will allot the supply on a pro rata basis among , those wo applied. Applications must be received by February 4. - FIGHT THURSDAY By Maxell Gorman Raleigh, Jan. 22.-The five days I stUute at Hobgood s H Wed. fuel saving order has worked out nesday the 23. I can give you in this city and section without : another date the last of Feb. or any casualities and little loss and , early in March when we will like inconviencience have been exper-. ly have better weather. ieneed. The Monday closing order is be ing patriotically obeyed by all concerned and no dire results are expected to follow. Everybody is adopting himself to the condi tions in a more cheerful spirit then when they first received the order, because on second thought we all realize the neeessitv and wisdom of it all. The state Capitol building and all executive departments of the state government were practical ly closed yesterday, as were many of th" tores and other business houses and office build- Lings, where heat depended on the. use' - of cmtlr ;; - ', r:"J ' ; ' ; ; " v . Mondav was therefore largelv a sort of holiday and many re sorted to the theatres and picture shows for diversion. Places of amusement are allowed to close one other day in the week, instead of on Mondav, in order to meet this demand. Another deep snow fell in Ral eigh and this section Sunday, and there has not been such a severe ly cold winter experienced here in a generation. Were it not for the supply of, wood for fuel, se cured, for the most part, from country wagons, the homes and many business places would be without heat for the coal supply is very small and in fact much of the time none can be had at J any price. BRITISH TANK RUMBLES INTO ACTION THROUGH RUINED TOWN Li Rimihniijr nd marine as only a tank lation that once was a town. The tank leaving any more mementos, like this, of Washington, Jan. 22. Captain James E. Holgate, field artillery, national army, at Camp Jackson, Columbia, S. C. has been dismis sed from service and sent to three years hard t labor in the federal penitentiary at Atlanta, for being absent without leave, and for for ging a note f,or $250. MERSM m Raleigh, Jan. 22. On account of weather conditions I think it advisable to cancel date fnr Tn- Please advise Mrs. Morris. Co. Home Dem. Agt. Also advise people at Hobgood by phone or otherwise of the cancelling? of date, and the promise to give them an institute at a latter dae. I am also cancelling William ston, the 22nd, and Crifton, the 24th. Yous very truly, T. B. Parker, Director of Farmers Institute. REQUIRE AD BU1LDE Washington, January 22. So urgent is the need for lumbermen and road builders for immediate service in France that the War Department has made an excep tion to its prevvious ruling, and will now allow experienced men, of draft age to enlist under cer tain conditions. Any man between eighteen and forty-one years of age, who is qualified physically and by exper- ience, may enlist "for this service Vn fhoxr nc tnin ArrniccinTi i -1 t - W - 1 to ao so irom major u. -Hi. tJiarKe, Cheif of Engineers Office, War Department, Washington, D. C, , , tlP.o,rnh. Th mPn j -u q ffo,1M as soon as they are assembled, without beine held for military training. can, this British monsterJsAvaking the Is on its way to the front to help beat his work in France. RS (By UNITED "EESS) London, Jan. 22. The repluse o an attempted enemy raid east of Ypres is reported by General No details are given and it is assumed that no casualties of movement were inflicted on either side. MA iu: 'T .PLAIN ATT, 'By United Press. 1 ' Washington, Jan. 22. Ameri can minister Reist has protested to the Chinese on the United States gunboat Monacacy which resulted in the killing of, one sail or; and badly injuring two others. The attack took place on the Yangtse river, fifty miles above Yochoa, and believed to be by i revolutionary forces. The Chinese government will be called upon to run down and pun ish these forces. FIELD LAUNDRY AH By J. W. Pegler (United Press Staff Correspondent.) With the American Expedition ary: army, France, Jan. , 22. Uncle Sam is moving- in his wash- j OST READYi maT to wash tlie'unaer-Hliirts-and ;MAW f ANCIMf things that come back from the, 11$ ? IAil3i&lJLi trenches. j , 1 Wash-tubs are the main thing (By UNITED PR7 NS) m the big salvage base whicn is - - , just being finished in a city far. snows along the eastern seaboard j Washington, Jan 22. Curtail--back from the lines. .There are j today dealt a straggering blow at ment of private security issues also hoe-repair machines and national railroading. land investment in new enter- machines for darning socks and j .With Garfield's industrial sus- prises is not necessarily a Avar patching breeches. j pension order at an end tonight measure advocated by the feder- The Quartermaster took a broad ! transportation throughout the'al reserve in its annual report to look at the future in planning country east of, the Mississippi is congress. J this base. He vinualized Iran - ' dreds of thousands of Sammies I in f li p mnr nnrl fil th of th ft trench- I 1 ill. - " . . i 1 ; es oattanons coming out every J day wearing the same clothes, : to the last stich, that they wore when thev morched in. He saw! hmin lnttnlinns would need hot baths and clean clothes as much as rest and re- creation. back the Teuton and prevent hira from SOCIALISTS REGARD THE GENERAL STRIKE THROUGHOUT AUSTRIA-HUNGARY AS MORE WAR PROTEST THAN BROUGHT O N E HUNGER. DEMAND FOR PEACE Wi iRTHA RISTOW DE m. Following1 a lengthly illness, the ultimate result being quite expected, Mrs. Martha Bristow succumbed this morning at five o'clock. The deceased lady was nearly eighty-six years of age, her birth- day in August, and has lived a useful and patient life. She is survived by two daugh ters and a son, the latter living in Norfolk. Hre daughters are Miss Irene Bristow who lived with her mother, and Mrs. Johnson of jraimyra. The funeral services will be i j held at the residence tomorrow ! tpd through Pilzen, Bruz, Rechent afternoon and the interment eon-' ncn" Brunn, Lintz and other ducted by Rev. R. A. McFarland, , towns in Bohemia and Moravia, in the Baptist Cemetery at 2 :50 One report received here stated o'clock. Jthat the Austrian cabinet had re ANOTHEI TIT 1 A. T . C7m tT vvasmngion, dan. neavy 1 nopeiessiy cioggea witn no enance j to .dig itself out to face the further 1 tiymg Weathcl. A general embargo is still held necessary for the fuel administra tion officials. An extension of the five day suspension order, or a new order inaugurated this week for another j P"oa oi suspension is aamittediy i being considered. j Drastic curtailment of passen- I ger traffic is also under advise-; ment. ; The time during which coal can be held at tidewater terminals I without demurrage charges has been reduced from ten to six days I and under freight demurrage plan from five to three days, as i made under the average agree jment plan by the Interstate Com- Imerce Commission todav. i I The reduction of free time is designed to relieve the congestion along the seaboard by speeding iup the unloading and the return I of coal cars to the mines. I This ruling applies to tidewater j terminals in New York, Philadel iphia, Wilmington, Del. and Bal i timore. DEMONSTRATION AT WHITEHEAD'S DRUG STORE I Miss Thibodeau, of the Rexall jCompany, has arrived in town and will give special consultation at. 1 the homes of the ladies of Scot- jan(j Neck on the matter of face CUitUV IHOUT ANNEXATION '1W I nited Press. i -h, Jan. 22.. Austria-Hun rr gary strikers are not impelled i brought economic motives in their tie up of industry, hut is a revolutionary movement to pre--vent the prolongation of tho war through application of an nexationist doctrines by Teuton domination. The Weiner Xeusdat quotes the speech of the socialist deputy, Renner, which is here given in breif : "The principal cause of the revolution is not the diminition of bread ration, but the workers are firm in their intention to prevent the demands of annexation for prolonging the w ar. Advices received todav indiea- signed. i GOOD REPORT FEDERALRESERVE (By United Press.) j At the same time the board emphasized the nations financial StrUCtlU'O Was HOVer SO SOUnd 3S today. The gross earnings for 1917 were $15,800,000 and net earn- ings of $11,200,000, with dividends of $6,800,000. NEW CONVENTION (By United Press Pettrograd, Jan. 22. The "all Russian convention of Workmen and Soldiers Soviets,"' which is presumably the form of the fu ture government of Russia now that constituent assembly is dis solved, was delaved in its meet ing today. Xot all the delegates have ar rived and until a eoinnlete mem- . .... -,i bership is here the situation will mark time. COTTON MARKE MARKS TIME Open High Low Close Jan. ;il.l0 81.10 ::t.79 :0.7$ far. - ,'i0i)2 ::u.2 :;..-,( no.5o. iay saw no.r.o r.M.i.j :;o.i July :?0.27 :!!.27 WMi 2U.J Oct. 2.0 AZ, 29.s. Local Market 294. COTTONSEED MARKET. $1.08 per lusUel in wagon loaga.
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