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WEATHER REPORT This is Washington's Birthday and no weat her report is issued. COMMONWEALT EL AFTERNOON DAILY SLOGAN: "EVERY OUE FOR EACH OTHER AND ALL TOGETHER FOR SCOTLAND NECK. VOLUME THREE. russ. mif wm army 1 RETIRES i J DISORDER ENEMY MOVING RAPIDLY DEMANDS OCCUPATION PETROGRAD AS GUARANTEE OF THIRTY YEAR TRADE AGREEMENT B0LSHE1KI ABANDON (BY UNITED PRESS) London, Feb. 22. Germany de mands the occupation of Petrc grad as a guarantee of its peace treaty with Russia and the thirty year trade greement demanded by them, according to dispatches from Petrograd, dated Thursday, received here today. By Shaplen Petrograd, Feb. 22. The eniire northern portion of the Russian front has been occupied by the Germans. The Russians are re treating in disorder, and their cavalry is ward. being ruched north- Petrograd, Feb. 22. The Peop les Commissaries have ordered the Russian forces to evacuate Fin land. This is accepted as meaning the Bolsheviki have abonded their attempt to conquor the new re public of Finland, which has been fighting for its independence. Petrograd, Feb. 21. (Night Russian forces are reported to be evacuating Kakroff and Polesk. The capture of Minsk gravely indangers Olohileff whee huge supplies of ammunition and food stuffs are stored. The Austrians are reported to have taken Lutsk and Dugna. COBURNS HERE TONIGHTS SHOW The Columbia State says, "J. A. Coburn's Greater Minstrels closed their engagement last night at the Columbia Theater. The ag gregation delighted three audi ences and they move on to other points to help make the world laugh. Coburn has everything a minstrel ought to carry. The evening's entertainment is replete with music, song and dancing, and the performers win the good graces of their audience frorn the start. Charlie Guano fully sus tains his reputation as a black face entertainer, and the mystery show, Denton, carries the house by storm. Charlie Gano as "The Cook of the Club" made good with a rush His "jokeshop" is heaving stock ed with clean witty sayings and his songs compels the audience to look, listen and laugh. George and George do some vry clever acrobatic work, and their performance on the spring "ig mat is entertaining and amus-i ii'g. They are bouncing bounders j vneopated saxonees and the jazz .Higglers and jiggers execute a lover stunt that pleases. Kent (Jage gives a musical treat .with his harp. His selections include a ragtime and the classical. The mysterious Miss Denton got her her" full share of applause.! Vocal spIpp 1 1 cue balls" in the audience' was AFTERNOON DAILY O F ATTACK ON FINLAND MUTTON EATEN MEATLESS DAYS I BY UNITKD PESS Washington, Feb. 22. Lamb and mutton may be eaten on meat less days until April 15. The food administration in making this announcement indi cated clearly that there was no chance for lifting the ban on beef and pork. GERMAN ASSAILS iRTLINGS PLANS (BY UNITED PEESS) Washington, Feb. 22. The Committee on Public Information has received the following ex cerpt from a speech in the German Reichstag by Herr Ledebour joint leader of the Independent Social ists : Again has au opportunity been neglected to satisfy 'the world's longing for peace. It is plain that astep backward has been tak en and that the political authori ties have completely adopted the . rm . -a s-i military views ot tne Conserva-; tives. It is very disquieting for friends of peace to hear the Chan-. v.v.xx v3cV c men, " free hand in the wrest. Czernin's speech is a striking refutation of Hertlings, for Czernin accepts Wilson's proposals as the basis of understanding, whereas the Chan cellor' rejects them. We hope, nevertheless, that we shall soon have the negociations, which Czer nin's action permits us to expect. We can not agree to Czernin's and Kuehlmann s interpretation! of the right of self-determina- j tion. We want general peace 011 ; a democratic foundation. The pretended popular manifestions i in the occupied territory were brought under the influence of the German administrationThe crea tion of the kingdom of Poland was a tremendous mistake. The! German Government mast give up 1 its false methods, and we shall soon have peace in the east. The! true opinions of the nations can 1 only be expressed by a refredum I after evacuation. The Father land Party wanted to replace ' Hertling with Prince Buelow, but that is no longer necessary. Mil- itarism has Avon the day, and the; proletariat must force peace on the basis of the reconciliation of. n 4.: ' ; an natiuiia a whole show in itself and the house shook when she revealed herself as a him. , The cabaret four rendered good quartet selec tions an dthe entertainment closed with a laughable sketch entitled "The Park Town Submarine Chaser. 5 j SCOTLAND NECK, N. C. FRIDAY FEBRUARY 22, 1918 TERRY McGOVERN! DIED TODAY 'By I nited Press. ) New York, Feb. 22. Terry Mc Govern, the former World's feath- weight champion died m Kings - . & i county hospital, Brooklyn, tdoay. ARMY HEALTH HAS IMPROVED J::rS?Src lar army, and the national guard, ; in the several camps, were repor ted officially by the Surgeon Gen eral as showing improvement for the week ending February 15. BEWARE, KILLING CARRIER PIG! (Ev UNITED "HESS" y Washington, Feb. 22. Com plaints have been made to the pigeon section of the Signal Corps that carrier pigeons of the racing homer type, b e i n .g trained throughout the United States for communication service with the American Army, have been shot by persons on hunting expedi tions. - . HOLLWEG OWNS LIBERTY BONE S (By Unite.1. Press.) Washington, Fe. 22. Former German chancellor, Von Beth- mann Hollweg has subscribed to American Liberty Bonds. The caretaker of the ex-chancel- ior s real estate holdings at Waco, "iiexas, nas ueeu asteti uiai me iu- tal income from the property, re- presenting about seventy five thousand dollars per year be con- verted into bonds, the proceeds of which are being used to defeat It is assumed that the caretak- er is actinjr upon instructions from Von Hollweg himself. FRENCH GUNS Newest type of French cannon used both against aircraft and for ing the canal. ONS srs ip- :rzLjr JERICHO TAKEN BY BRITISH (ry United Press. London, Feb. 22. Jericho, the; famous city in Palestine is repor-j "fori !Qn lTIQl -f wl - nnAAnliii , T , J' ,. the London war office disDatches. It was announced officially yes terday that General AllenbyN forces were within four miles' of Jericho on Wednesday. TWO MILLION WOMEN FARMERS (By United Press.) Washington, Feb. 22. Acord ing to a late report of the 1,800, 000 women engaged in agricul ture in the United States, 750,000 are under 20 years of age and 1, 050,000 are negroes. A majority of the women workers are found in the Southern States. The lines of work in which wom- j en will be likely to increase their farming activities, according to the report, are vegetable garden ing poultry raising, butter making hog raising, etc. It is suggested that women who know how to operate motor cars may with little additional training operate trac tors. INCOME TAX BLANKS RECEIVED The Commonwealth has just re ceived from Collector J. W. Bailey six individual income tax return for those whose income does not exceed three thousand dollars during 1917, and blanks for indi- viduals returns on incomes over three thousand dollars. This is but half the quantity re- quested of the collector, as them aic a. guuu man.y muic nccucu a. this section, but more will assured - ly be received in reply to another urgent request that is being seut in today. Nothing accomping these blanks indicate that the time limit for re turn of income reports to the iol leete'd has been extended beyond j March 1, as has been reported. OF LATEST TYPE mounted on Aisne canal boats. They are keeping the enemy patrols from approach TELEGRAPH SERVICE. AMERICAN ARTILLERY POUNDS ENEMYPOSIISOM EXCELLENT RANGE U. S. GUNS TRADES OUT GERMAN SEC TOR CREATING CONSTI RNATION IN ENEMY CAMP AEROPLANES WORK HOME SERVICE MEETING HE A supplimentary branch of the j guns pounded the German posi Civilian Relief of the American ; tions, doing considerable damage I Red Cross is the Home Service, ! and it is this branch of service to I enlisted men and their families that the local branch directed its attention. i Headquarters recently appoint-1 ed a committee o local citizens to this very important work, with Rev. Reuben Meredith 'as chair man and Mrs. W. Cr Albertson, j secretary. The other memebers are Madames H. I. Clark, B. W. Martin, C. Frank Burroughs, G. W. Bryan and R. C. Josey, Jr. Miss Mattie Josey and Messrs D. E. Josey and R. G. Shackell. At the call of the chairman this committee held its first meeting yesterday afternoon at residence of Mr. Henry T. Clark, and went over, carefully the , work that has been laid out for it to accomplish, which is by no means as slight as the name may at first indicate, for it will mean, if, carried out to the letter, a comfort and help to b0th the men in the service and j their relatives, for this committee j js supp0sed to keep in close touch ! with the men and also the depen- j tellt relatives. j There are fnree important du- - j-n nprfn,M11 First to et in 1 touch wkh eyery k)cal mm af j camp Qr &t fhe frmit .md flml )ut how he hflg eft his affars .,t home; whether proper powers -of ttQrn have been made ,mt KO LU(( L UV7V.11UV ill -J V- j'l " tected in the event of disaster. Second, to see that each soldier groin; from this section is pro jected with insurance that he, and his dependents may be provided for in case of disability or death. Thirrl t vpp tbnt paoh man , drafted into the army or navy has 1 made provision that part of hisi I salary is paid to his dependents.! so that the government allotment j of extra allowances to his family ; can be applied for. These are the three immediatt needs to attended to, and the com mittee has agreed to look afti these matters hetore tne next t meeting which has been set bv the chairman for Tuesday, March 5, at five o'clock. In view of the heavy work of communication to all these men who have left Scotland Neck and ; vicinity in the last few months, i Washington, Feb. 22. Plans and to aid the committe that none and contracts are completed for may be forgotten or yissed, the the construction of two smokes committee would feci drply ob- powder plants, each to cost ap liged if any citizen would send in proximately $50,000,000. The es naraes and addresses of men whom timated capacity of each is 1,500, they know have gone into service, 000 pounds of powder a day, and that they too may be communica- from 10,000 to 1. 1,000 men will be ted with at once. , employed at each plant. - I The initial output at each fae- COTTON MARKET tory is expected not later than ! next August. Much of the pro- - Washington's Birthday. No cot- ten mar NUMBER 84 WELL IN CONCERT (By UNITED PRF:s With the American Armies in France. Feb. '22. Heavy exchan ges of artillerying continued all day yesterday on the American front. In a brisk fight the American behind the enemy lines and des- troying wire entanglements. American aeroplane observers, working in conjunction with the artillery, did excellent work. The infantry is doing it usual patrolling duty without any en counters. Rain the previous night trans formed the American sector into a mud puddle. DANIELS ! OFFICERS PRAISE Washington, Feb. 22. Secre tary Daniels has sent letters of commendation to Commander Walter N. Vernon and Lieuts. J. W. McClaram and James A. Saun ders, United States Navy, ofn thAr gallant conduct during the action between the U. S. S. Cassiu and a German submarine on Octo ber, 15, 1917. The letters to Lieuts. McCIaraii and Saunders praise them for their "highly" commendable con duct in going down into the sraok room adjacent to the magazine to ascertain the extent of the dam age done to the ('assin after that vessel had been struck by the enemy's torpedo.' REPORT ! T EXPLOSION FALSE Washington, Feb. 22. The Xavy Department has received a radio dispatch from the command er stating that the report, puh- lished in a number of newspapers . . 1 ' that an explosion had occurred on the Battle ship I'tali is untrue Lieut. Commander Baush, who was reported killed in the alleged explosion, was fatally injured by falling down a coal hatch. There ws no explosion, and no one else figured. VAST QUANTITY SMOKE FOWDER duct will b available for the allied nations. END
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