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VOLUME TJIBEE. AFTERNOON DAILY SCOTLAND NECK, N. C ; FRIDAY. FEBRUAEY 1,1918. TELEGRAPH SERVICE.' NUMBER 67 SHOOT TO KILL AIRRAID EMI W1 ALL STRIKERS OVER PARIS A ' ' II. -t .1. I, I - .,. - , - . ... -, II ,.!,.-. I. - .. - ' ' ' ' - IMTSIOf 1 MfflT w ' :V- - . ., . - ... - - - i TOW: 10 mimw DISCUSSING PRESIDEly WILSON'S PEACE PROPOSALS HE USES GERMAN PROPOGRANDA IN CRITICISM AND ATTACK DISPLAYS WEAKNESS IN WORLD AFFAIRS (By United Press.) . Amsterdam, Feb. 1. Germany is ready to shoot to kill as a fin al desperate means of putting down the strike. No distinction will be made be- tween strikers and others, it is afficially annuonced in Berlin to- 'I (BY UNITED PRESS) i Paris, Feb. 1. Forty-five per sons were killed including eleven Women and five children and two hundred and seven wounded in Wednesday night's air raid on Paris, it was officially announced today. , , . .. (By. United Pr,ess) " Petrogard, Feb. 1 Polish le gions in the vicinity of Minst have declared war against the Bolsheviki, according to dispatch es from that city. v Bol9heviki forces are said to have attacked General Ottapou visis divison, and hot fighting is under way. ' Petrograd, Jan. 28. (Delayed) Copyright. Foreign Minister Leon Trotsky today replied to the war aims declaration of President Wil son and Premier j LlodGeorge. Referring to the presidents peace preposals - Trotsky said: academically speaking Presi dent Wilson's latest peace form ula seeks to meet ours, but if ap plied in reality would result prac tically in a smilar plan to the Ger man diplomacy. "The central empires origin ally accepted our formula in their declaration on -December 25 FOOD RULING ON FLOUR. ETC Raleigh, Feb. 1. The following is the specific new ruling of the food administration covering the sale of wheat flour, and what con stitutes the ..substitutes which dealers are required to sell ' to gether with wheat flour which is shown on a card received by the ctay. . ft ATTEMPT LENIN ON E'S IFE V ' (By UNITED RESS) v Petrograd, Feb. 1. Another at- tempt on the life of Nicholai Len- ine,' the Bolsheviki premier, was made today. v An unidentified youth got past the guards at the Smolny Insti tute and fired at Lenine, but miss ed the mark. - .... The assailant was arrested and COSSACKS IN CIVIL CONFLIC - 'Bv I nited Press. Petrograd, Feb. 1,. Ths Cos sack regiments which revolted against General Kaledine, the hetman of the Don Cossacks, have declared, a civil war, accordim to advice received here .today. Following their; capture T7Z - lI T- - - "Ti- r jxieii xne isoisneviKi iorces are continuing their advance aga'nst the revaltmg Ukrainians. ot WILSON, THEOUGH THE HEAD OF THE UNIVERSITY 1 ILLINIOS, SAYS THAT OUR FUTURE FORTUNE LIES IN THE BALANCE OF MUST AND SHALL WIN THE WAR JOHN JILL IS (BY UNITED PBESS) (By United Pros?.) Washington, Feb. 1. "The cul minating crisis of the struggle has come. The acheivements of this year must determine the is sue. , . Every man in every business a KITCH1N HANDLES WAR FINACIN whereafter in applying it practi cally resolved itself into an an nexationist imperialistic demand under cover of a democratic formula. "Manifestly President "Wilson addressed himself primarily to Austro-Hungary. He is willing to concede autonomy to national ities within the dual monarchy, but not their independence, thus hoping to divorce the dual mon archy from 'the central alliance. "Mr. Wilson's latest formula actuated primarily by the impor tant fact that America does not seek territorial aggrandizement, but is strengthening: the prepara tion for her own imperialism. "The problem of Hhe American middle class is to obtain an awak ening to the imperialistic sides of the European -conflict in order to make American capitalism her European capitalism. That is why the praise bestowed upon us by Mr. .Wilson, when only two weeks before American and en tente press called us German a- gents, has not called out from our side the enthuiastic response ltJ expected," '; local food chairman, Mr. W. E Smith, who will be glad to advise the guards will be courtmartialed. with anyone. ; -This is as follows " (1) All retalers are forbidden to sell wheat flour except in combination pound for pound, with other cerial. These othercereals are as follows: Corn mealy edible corn starch, homony, grits, oat meal, rolled oats, buckwheat flour, "rice, nee Hour, edible wheat shorts or middlings, corn grits, barley flour, cot 'tonseed flour,-, milo, kaffir, sweet pota to flour, potato flour, fetarita flours, and meals, soybean flour, peanut flour, cassava flour, t&ro flour, banana flour. (2.) The dealer may sell one pound of whole wheat in. combination with half 1 a pound of other -: cerial substi tutes, as the whole .wheat flour con tains twenty -flve per cent of wheat middlings and bran. - , (3) The retailer is required to dis- ably as possible among his customers so that no customer shall receive mora than his fair share. The dealer, must sell not more than 24 to1 48 pounds of flour t one time to any customer in a towij or .city, nor more than "48 to i if as. jLiimiw viiiLiLF I DEPENDENCY (ny United Press. Washington, Feb. 1. -A state- Washington, Feb. 1. Democra- - . J . , m a -E-x x.- a , General shows that of 859,150-to-tic leader Claude Kitchm, Secre- i 1 -, - , - Mn Ar a i j o . c,. I tal discharge for dependency 743,- tary McAcloo and Senator Sim-i - , 141, or bb.50 per cent, were for mons, m conference agreed upon . , ,f ,x, j . . , . . , , wiie or wife and children: widow- the administration to create the , . n , . w -w-' . , ed parent, b.51 per cent; in firm , , , M1. , , . . , ; parent, 5.75 per cent; motherless halt a billipn dollars of capital,, m-i nra . and with authorit' to f--- child,; 0.66per cent; minor or- . , issue. our"i phan brothers and sisters, 0.58 millions in short term notes to . - fe - . . per cent, nnance private war industrial was John Jill, acording to his com rades. With the American Armies in "in the United States must know France, Feb. 1. One American that the whole future .lies in the soldier captured by the Germans ' balance. Our national life aild on Wednesday, in the trench raid, our whole economic, developments will come under the s inster influ ences of foreign control if we do not win. "We must win, therefor, and we shall win. ' ' Thus president Wilson spoke (yesterday through the lips of President James of the University . of Illinois, and was only prevent ed from presenting hi8 message to the farmers of the nation on ac count of a severe cold. Discussing the iron heel of Ger- aggression, the president We are fighting, therefore, ICE S TATE W m Bl in . " iBY UNITED PRESS) Washington, Feb. 1. A large harvest and storage ?of natural ice for summer use is being urged, ac- fnTrfrjmiprl Vv flip stntpmpnt tbsit j ".man operation3 certified for service in the Nation- 98 pounds to a customer in the country. (4t) Beeause of the .necessity and desira)ilityr of selling smaller quanti ties of 'flour as a result of the new ruling regaiding combination sales, our recent ruling fixing the maximum price of flour at $12.50 per barrel is "hereby revoked, and merchants are authorized to charge their usual profits up to one cent a pound on flour in quantities less than 24 pounds. HENRY A. PAGE Food Administrator for North Carolina xiiis um win oe mxroaucea m: 'al Army 418,309, or 39:56 per the house by Majority leader , cent, are Jisted as.f nvoluntary Kitchin, and similtancously in the' conscripts those failed to appear senate by Senator Simmons, on or file unsuccessful claims for ex Monday, Secretary McAdoo urg-emption or discharge. Voluntary mg prompt action on that measure conscripts those who filed and also on the administration jclaims for exemption or discharg railroad bill. T number 639,054. uuuieceueuieu ueiuauus xui am- a . " : i,.. xua a - i xt 1 muiJm U.U1L Aim BUU WB7 m" as truly for the liberty and self dicate a shortage in this chemical - government of the United 'States -so widely used in producing ice j ag if the ar of our own reyolu, and in refrigeration. ' tion had to be fought over again r A shortage of ice during warm ad evry man in every business in weather in 1918 would result in. the United States must know untold waste of perishable foods jby this time that his whole future . in the home, in small creameries , fortune lies in the balance." , ana otner esxaDiisnments aepena- : ent upon constant ; ice service, j The United States Department of Agriculture has for distribution complete information on harvest ing and storing of natural ice. no SP mtmm IPLEX - M AEIS RED CROSS INSTRUCTOR The local Red Cross are expect GREAT INCREASE AUXILIARY CORPS By United Press.) Wneliin ormi Toli of about twenty. FRANK REPORT SAYS ZE1TUNG UNITED STATES DEMANDS EXPLANATION FOR ACTS CON TAR Y Ta NEUTRAL PROFESSION AND HOLDS SHIPS WITHOUT COAL (By UNITED PREF8 Washinsrton. Feb. 1. From un- censored sources the Committee on Public Information has receiv ed editorial comment on the Pres ident 's recent message in the Frankfurther Zeitung a liberal or gan with large circulation throughout the German Empire. The following paragraph appear in the translation : 1 1 The foundation for the peace 70,000 GERMAN RESERVISTS IN SPAIN 4 TtTI ). l wnen war ing an instructor next week o nthe was declared the strength of the proper making and handiling of . United States Army in animal? bandages. She will have a class was 66,145: it is now over 344,000 The Remount Service April 6 con sisted of one officer and font clerks in Washington. The Vet erinary Corps, responsible for the treatment of animals, consisted of 64 officers and no enlisted person nel when the United States en tered the war. , ' The Veterinary Corps faced the ; BOY SCOUTS MEETING The Scout Master, Dr." D. F. Keel, has ordered a meeting of the Boy Scouts for tonight at 7 :30 at the School building. The meeting is of considerable HOSPITAL CASES IN COMPARISON Washington, Feb. 1. A recent comparison of health reports from troops in the United States and the Expeditionary Forces shows the admission rate to hospitals to be greater among the men in France. hy'-'y-y: '-Jy.y Admissions to hospitals in one week in the Expeditionary Forces, figured on a basis of 1,000 me, were 45.2 ; . in the United ' States the rate was 33.7 tier 1,000 men. In the overseas forces the nonr and her allies should .. come out effective rate (the total number of t openly with their terms. - (BY UNITED PRESS) Washington, Feb. 1. Spain to- German. A in every other coun day is one of the most important try her officers in, the army are and complex problems facing the greatly impressed by German United States and the allie8. j military efficiency. Many of them Already she is feeling the teeth were trained in Germany, and of America's grim war determin- have - become throughly German ation to make her answer for Jier ized. . . 1 1 i a . j? i A1C "T" r. ".rimterterence witn smpmen ; s . hag modern rifles for two negociations nas not yet oeemneeded suppbes for General Fer-l . found, but we have approached much nearer to it. Wilson seeks a way out of the war and does so in a manner not entirely in accord with us.- We see no reason for exposing ourselves any longer to the charge8? of lack of about 6ur . war aims. Germany shmg in France. j Three of lier big merchant ships are idle in New York being re fused bunker coal licenses pending the outcome of negotiations now j million men, and it is asserted omntv rn V10 Tintiirft nf which H&Tl A. mawaa Inn 1U b- UC IDVCOICU J there are seventy thousand Ger rr&7 reservists in that country, fco that when Spain takes the field the burden of the command will fall upon twenty thousand train ed German officers. -1 n JJ A ' T i4- nrlll lQ hjf'. St. P.OTI men excused irom uuvy xux- auj j petuop x - . , . injury or ailment, whether or not tinuation of the war can be avoid- Da .x.-t.: K.A 1 A -a-nA -hpsistaneft of eovern- 01 ,a ' uiucrcu iu uusuuiu; - was un.-x. 1 111 1 J . .' A TWoQ-ntimmp th TTnitftd States is ! Aitnougn . quiet tne country TVi ' ahle " to " prevent an authoritative campaign of this country is di ' . " . y - - . 1 . ' . . . V " 'I'- '.'II 1 J . sight into opanisn conuiuums reetiy tacea witn tne tasK or not on information sent here only hokiing Spain to- our con- reliablility that cannot be ceptions of neutrality, but also r witn Keeping ner urvw , . joining Ubl CkUU wuu - u . .... . - J ' i.uvfu men; m me troops ui mc mcuw x----- ; . . -At, nmmiotiw ' . : Z ' . . . . v v m,. TTftr armv is reearded as pro- with Germany. uiiitcu otatcs xt w na iv.t. ' vvn jfv,x' .. FATTy WONDERS OVER RECIPIENT importance and the scout master de8ires .that all Scouts be present. job of building an organization of about 1,000 men and 12,000 men The 1,000 officers have been se cured and enlisted men are being transferred at a rate which will 8oon bring it up to its fulll au thorized strength. The Remount Service strength is : about 300 officers and 11,000 enlisted men. In place of 5 re-, mount depots it has 34, for which plans had to be drawn, sites chosen, anjl construction of shel ter, hospitals, storage buildings, and unloading facilities in short time. .'. :v : ""' By J. W. Pegler , (United Press QtaflE Correspondent.) With the American jEpedition- -ary Army, France, Dec. 26 (By Mail) Roscoe Ar buckle .sent " a ; package of cigarettes to France to be given to the Sammies. Fatty, the laugh-maker would never guess in a million years who got those cigarettes.; Telling is against the rules but j maybe Fatty Arbucklo recog-J nize the recipient from these facts about him: : - Six fetet tall, lanky, firyVred haired, generous and, back in the all of 1914 the idol of every Oct. carifl.lnt fnr finm ftt.hi net he did t Dee with a bat and ball on a certain field , in Boston. . He says they were good cigarettes. COTTON 1ARI Mar. May July Open High lw 30.42 S0.42 29.88 29.76 29.76 . 29.27 291 29.21 28.85, 28.83 28.83 28.35 4 27.63 27.6."' 27.2a Close 29.98 29.35 28.90 28. 27 Local Market 23 cents. t COTTON8ESD MATIKIST. $1.08 per bushel in wagon loads. i
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