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WEATHER REPORT Generally fair tonight and Wednesday, to moderate shifting winds. Common we ai The ,TEL AFTERNOON DAILY SLOGAN : "EVEEY ONE FOB EACH OTHER AND ALL TOGETHER FOR SCOTLAND NECK. VOLUME THREE. AFTERNOON DAILY SCOTLAND NECK, N. C. TUESDAY MARCH 5, 1918. TELEGRAPH SERVICE. NUMBER 92 BOIE A PETR ITOOMID 1 nil n n YBTrtTtvrirk n DISPATCHES STATE GERMAN HOPLANES CIRCLED CAP- ITAL OF RUSSIA DROPP DRIVEN OFF VBOMBS BUT WERE 4y PEACE PACT HUNS DISREGARD PEACE PACT SIGNED SUNDAY EVE (By United Press.) Loudon, Mor. 5. German air planes dropped bombs on Petro grad Monday afternoon accord ing to Exchange Telegraph dis patches from the Russian capital dated Monday night. The dispatches stated that it was believed that it the Nicholas sta tions aircraft forces reported driving off seaplanes from the outskirts. "HOLY WAR" BE DECLARED (By United Press.) London, Mar. . The Exchange Telegraph dispatches from Petro grad dated Monday noon declares the enemy is reported to be advan cing on Petrograd. wmwk riot rn immiv in m EAST SAYS CABINET HAS RESIGNED Copyright 1918 United Press Petrograd, Mar. 5. The Mos cow council of workmen, peasants, soldiers and cossacks called for Mar. 12 will not ratify the German (By UNITED "BESS' Washington, Mar. 5. The Persian cabinet has resigned according to a message from Teheran received today. The action has no bearing on the general situation it is said. (aj United Press. department was today advised Gf SENATOR LEWIS, OF ILLINOIS, SAYS THE UNITED STATES tne sate arrival oi the members of the Y. M. C. A. workers at I Moscow from Kieff, Russia. LENINE-TRGTSKY MUST WITHDRAW COULD NOT OBJECT TO JAPAN ENTERING SIBERIA BRITAIN AND JAPAN MUST DECIDE peace treaty it is generally believ- The reported attack occurred ed. Instead the council is expect- after peace had been signed at ed to proclaim an Holy War a- Brest-Litovsk. ho: LE FORCES ACTION LIEUT. WHITNEY DISMISSED ARM if1 gainst the invaders. A strong movement to reunite tne socialists in detense or their t Washington Mar f Prfsi- country has begun. Nearly all dent Wilson today approved the members of the left, as well as sentence against First Lieutenant many Bolsheviki, are opposed to H. Leroy Whitney, Co. K the treaty. (By UNITED PRESS J Amsterdam, Mar. 5. The Ger man government advised that the resignations of Nicolia Lenine and Leon Trotsky, Russian pre mier and foreign minister respec- NEWS FROM I i i ! By Robt. Madry Chapel Hill, Mar. 5. With the tively was expected, according to' ) return of warm weather the ITT I Z . HIT vv asnrngion, lviar. o. Japan Great Britian will determine what course Japan will pursue in Siber ia and in Russia, according to the statement of Senator Lewis, of Illinois, who declared to the sen ate this afternoon that it was none of America's affair. Senator Lewis stated that the dispatches from Berlin today. i University Battalion has taken on United States has no agreement with Japan, nor could she have AC (S AND BELS CLASH a new spirit and life that bodes j ill to the wary Bosche. any complaint if Japan should enter Siberia for the purpose of protecting ner own territory, and he indicated that this government Friday competitive drill tween the four companies was Viplrl on Fmprsrm fiplrl jrnrl flip tp. j suits plainly indicated that the ; wouW ke.e" "ham,s off" he fa I finer points of both close order j j and extended order drill have been thoroughly worked out. i This spring, for the first few eastern situation. By United Press.) "Washington, Mar. 5. Hostile forces block two of the adminis trations biggest war measures. The five hundred million dollar finance corporation bill faces inde- hnate delay, while the senate hanking and currency . committee draws amendments to it. ARTILLERYING IN SNOW STO (By United Press) Shanghai, Mar. 5. Sharp fight 104 ing at Diourai on the trans-Siber Field Artillery, at Camp Wads- ian railroad forces of Cossacks ; weeks at least every man in the : worth, South Carolina, who has of the Semroff district and many battalion is being put through been ordered dismissed from the well armed Bolsheviki is reported short courses in engineering, service following courtmartial. to the North China Daily News, j bombarding, bayonet fighting, Whitney is charged with using It is stated that the cossacks signalling, and musketry. Firing profane language to the men, also are withdrawing to Sharasap on the range will also begin soon. RED CROSS HAS NOVEL FEATURE , with striking a private in the face which place they are fortifying. with his clenched fist. 1 (By United Press) t-w -r , i , i i Witn tne American armies - in France, Mar. 5. American artil-; The Overman bill empowering lery violently bombarded the Ger-j GOV'T CONTROL the president to reorganize agen cies to give the war machine greater speed and effectiveness is man trenches during a snow storm! vpstp.rday. Artillery began GERM. about one held in the senate judiciary com o'clock and was very intense for) mittee by a deadlock that threat ens to last indefinately. half an hour. The German artil lery replied weakly. The entire bombardment lasted an hour diminished, towards the last. The German machine gun cap- Washington, Mar. 5 President Wilson today asked congress f,or authority to take over the piers owned by German steamship lines in the United States. The president sent his request through Senator Martin, chair man of the senate appropriations 1 nAAT711TAIRII 'JflUUkWlM mo LL11U1 1ST ill IN tl LUUMI Conferences on the railroad bill hope to agree following a visit to the White House. Senator Smith? Gf South Caro- tured during the enemy raid north t committee linn, chairman of the conference, west of Toul on Friday has been Martin announced he would of will discuss with thte president brought in and will be sent to fer the amendment today to the the rate making previsions of the Washington as a trophy after be- urgency dificiencies bill giving the hill, which is one of the chief ing suitably inscribed points of disnute between the two houses. president the necessary authority The men are being instructed in all the arts of modern warfare. The trenches, which were vaca- j ted during the cold weather, now j look, like the Hindenburg Jime, after the battle of the Somme. ! But, with the advent of warm j weather and as soon as Spring (By United Press.) j comes to stav the Part of the Greensboro, Mar. 5. Dr. James Part o the trenches which have C, Mitchiner makes the statement ; caved in wiu be reconstructed, that hookworm is very prevalent thus Paving the way on early in rural schools, and in one dis- sPrin& attack- Recently pictures trict in Lenoir county he found ;have been made of the whole bat" that the entire enrollment of talion of each company separte-thirty-eight pupils had this de-: k and of a11 the officers together. ine Asnevine uamp The final plans for the Ashe- sease. The name of the school is with held but steps are being immed iately taken to erradicate the desease. BUILDING ONE OF AMERICA'S IMMENSE VICTORY-BEARERS STATE COLLEGE SllMERFACULTY Kaleigh, N. C, Mar. 5. Dr. W. Withers, director of the State y ollege Summer School announces that there have been several names added to list o those who win serve on the faculty during the 1918 session lasting from June 11 to July 25. These teachers L 1 nave been secured in addition u many who served in that capa- "ty during, the 1917 session. Jji". Edgar Knight, County Superintendent of Wake County ,UI7 ot Education" three Teaching in the A His is to present courses in the department r,r education. Two of which will 10 Teaching of grammar grade suljects" and " rupal schools". lr. John C, Lockhart, gradu ate of the University of North Carolina in 1912 and a student at tlle Columbia University for two nimers will conduct courses in Jstory covering American His- "JI y as His soverinsr American a whole and European A. story since 1800. ville summer camp at Bingham School have been announced by Captain Allen. The camp will ex tend through a period of six weeks, from June 14 to July 26, and $50. will cover all expenses for the entire samp. The course of training is primarily designed for High School students between the ages of 16 and 20 and for college men not subject to im mediate draft. - The number attending the camp will be limited to 150, and consequently Captain Allen urges that all those expecteing to at tend hand their applications in as early as possible. A well de signed bulletin of the camp, con- j May taining cuts of the University ; July batalliori, trenches buildings and j Oct. scenes at Bingham can be secured ; Dec- i BY UN I TFT PREiSS j Atlanta, Ga., Mor. 5. Accord ! ing to a cable which has just been j received from Milan at the Nation al Headquarters of the American Red Cross at Washington, the Red Red Cross Commission to Italy ?r&is-j&t,add?d new- and. pirdaiTX.. sque branch to its many activities by sending to the front two "rol ling canteens'". The object of these canteens, which are really kitchins on wheels, is to furnish hot food to the soldiers in tlu front line trenches. Two New York Men, Lieuten ant Gardiner Penniman and Lieu tenant Edward Maekey, have charge of these first rolling can teen units. Just before starting to the front a reception was given i to the departing officers at the I Red Cross rest house in Milan, to . which American and Italian offi- j j cials were invited. Four additional rolling canteen units will be sent out next week. The work of the local Red Cross is going on apace altogether there has not been much talk of what the ladies are a-Viomplishing. COTTCR MARKET Mar. Open :J2..'58 31.97 31.3.1 30.42 30.24 Local Market High 32.05 32.15 31.72 30.58 30.31 Low 32.38 31.S7 31.33 30.42 30.24 Cents. '..oe 32.65 32.15 31.72 30.34 30.34 upon request. The camp will be under the di-; rection of the University, while now quite prominent throughout Captain Allen and W. A. Blount j the state and nation, and many and Bingham McKee student offl- j successful newspaper men receiv cers, will be in charge. j ed their first training on the staff Tar Heal Celebrates ! of this paper. 0. J. Coffin and W. Recently the Tar Heel, the T. Bost, of Raleigh, and John weekly, newspaper of tho Univer- Graves, city editor of the New sity edited by the students, cele-j York Times being among thW brated its 25 anniversary, having number. come into existence February 1893. Perhaps the most interesting The basket ball season ended Friday night with a slow game thinr? ahmit. this rm hlication .be-i with the University of South . . . i i j. ' - - e? - " if . One of the immense freighters beinfc built for the United States government to carry suppues aur"a"lu ""r sides the general changes in style ! Carolina, North Carolina defeat a i rnv.ic, ,Tccjai la npnrv rnmn PtPrt. fl nri tnprP are nil aureus ui uliicio m mc mauj J4"o nx4vvft. out the United States. Many ships are being built, but still more must be had to carry our troops and supplies, over- and make-up during the Jo years seas Skilled workmen are being formed into a huge industrial army under the department of labor, and each of itg growtj1 anj development, is worker will receive a certificate and a button showing him to be a volunteer in this work upon which directly rests most oj thfe men who the fate of world-wide democracy. m Tpj-f? Oil IIS nuiiumi. wuaiu ax. ing the Cole Bleasites to the tunei of 58 to Si. The season has been most successful, for the team has won 9 out of the 12 games played.
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