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WEATHER REPORT Fair UmiGht and Saturday. Probably frost tonight. Moderate N. E. winds, fresh on the coast
AFTERNOON DAILY
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SCOTLAND NECK, N. C. FRIDAY MARCH 29, 1819.
TELEGRAPH SERVICE.
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TISH HOLD TENACIOUSLY AGAINST MASSES OF
ENEMY IN CLO SE FORMATION
TURKISH ARMY I WOULD JUSTIF Y
CUT TO PIECES HUNS ffiFINLAND
(By United Press) (By United Presg
Washington, Mar. 29. Turk- j. Petrograd, Mar. 29. German
ish forces at Khan Badbadi on foreim m;nistpr Trnfirlmann d-
the Euphrates were annihilated ciares that Germany is justified in ' ""NERAL PERSHING IN HIS OWN AND HIS COUNTRY'S
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FALL BACK BUT LINE STILL UNBROKEN
0-
FIRE AT COTTON
OIL CO. PLAN!
(By United Press)
With the British armies in
France, Mar. 29. "Our positions
were maintained against strong
attacks north of the Somme yes
terday afternoon and eveing, and
we o-ained jrround by successful! Blasts of! the power plant at
counter attacks", state General . midnight last night awoke the
Haig in a cable received todayowji
and further states : . fo distinct blows after the
"Heavv contact fighting con- alarm made every one interested
by the British Mesopotamia!! ' sending an army ot force into r
troops, omcially dispatches was'Finland on the ffrounds o Amer-
jalso announced, The capture of; mhanv . Francis' statP-
three thousand prisoners was also ment regarding Russia's readi-
announcea m ine divisional com- ness to assist in a statu quo.
manders cablegram. . Anti-GerrnaTdsrn thrnna-hont
"Russia is more intense than at!
anv time since the besrinninsr of t
the war.
NAME OFFERS ENTIRE AMERICAN FORCE
PARTICIPATE IN CO FLIC T
ARMY AT THE DISPOSAL OF FRANCE
FRENCH HOLD
TERITORY TAKEN
r . . sr TsasaBB .
(By United Press)
Paris, Mar. 29. The French
army is holding the territory re-
REGISTRATION
JUNE FIFTH
ooo
(By United Press)
SEN HARDING
HERE TUESDAY
(By United Press)
Paris, Mar. 29. General Per
shing in conference with French
officials at the front yesterday
0 0 0 j asked in his own country's name
Senator F. C. Harding, of i that the entire American forces
Greenville, one of the best ora-j in France be engaged in the pre
tors in North Carolina, will be ! sent battle, the French war office
captured from .the enemy, vested , . r. " ' , here Tuesday night to awake the announces Toaay.
, ,. ;, , wasningion, Mar. zy. ine rro- 1 , r
dav at Monte Didier, the cable de- A , , , people to a reahzzation of this
vost Marshal General is planning
r ar TKr iat in Mnnt FiirliAv to war. and his address will proba-
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-, 1 to hold a second dratt registra- , e u un
resrion, despite counter attacks,1.. , . , , bly be made from the stage of the
. , ., tion ior men wno nave oecome t- mi
Dixie Theatre.
tinned south of the Somme until , in the factory section spring out
1 of bpd a n rl hntTv a flip kpptip tn I T?mn il-i n --i it iCT Vir1l!n V
ldlL ill uic evtuiilii. c main- Vl "" mc a it-iivvii aimy 10 uuuuut: inu , .. .
0 . " itwpinv.nTip vpsit-s nt acre sinpp
1 T 1 1 I a 1 . -l.'.ll.t.'T vll T V, 1 1 w. v jj-uvvv,
tfllnprl nnv linp tlrrnnrhnnt the nnQ tnat tne nre ngntmsr lorce ! vilhaare recantured vesterdav. . " . i It had been the purpose o
tt : ' e .1 r ,, I x " " jlast year, on June b, the hrst an-' TT n.
day in face repeated assaults by of the town were handling the niversar of the first eistration Senator Harcll to be with us
superior enemy forces. We have blaze in a masterly manner and Paris, Mar. 29. "We stormed niversary o ie rs regis ra ion. Monday night, but as there is
withdrawn a short distance from '. had practically gotten the flames and captured lenotochel and re- fe " , " k - a big picture at the Palace thea
, 1 , . . . 4.4- registrations aviII be held on that . ' . , .
Pershing stated that the Ameri
can army was entirely at the dis
position of the French.
advanced points."
under control before many of the j pulsed counter attacks against
ondon, Mar. 29. The British
townfolks arrived.
The fire occurred in the eleva-
lorces took a number of prisoners ,
! unknown, unless we attribute it
to rats and matches, and but for
the force of water from the city
Plessideno, north of Mt. Diddier",
states a late cable, and that the
date.
and machine sruns north of the
Somme, inflicting heavy losses on
the enemy according to a dispatch
from Field Marshal Haig.
The enemy frequently attacked
with preat determination through
out the day (Thursday- and only
gained our outpost lines after
severe hand to hand fighting.
His reserves were sent forward
against the battle positions and
spreding southward around Noy
where with losses.
Our machine guns, artillery and
rifles did much execution.
French forces are holding
enemy at Acre river.
With the British armies in
France, Mar. 29. The tide of battle
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existing northward and south- ' Kindly allow
mains it is probably the entire
plant would have been a mass of:
ruins today, however only a few
hundred dollars was the damage
as at present estimated, though
this may be augmented when the
seed has been examined.
The; saving of this one property
alone is sufficient to warrant the
expenditure for the city water
plant, for as Mr. Smith, the man
ager of the plant says, there was
'$100,000. in jeopardy.
Letter of Commendation
Editor The Commonwealth,
Dear Sir:-
RUSSIAN PEACE
RAISES COMMENT
It is believed that five hundred
the thousand of class one, physically
fit men, can be added to the Amer
j can defense columns annually by
his program.
Congress is expected to com
' plete the necessary legislation for
tre, and one at the Dixie, Chair
man Ashby W. Dunn got in tele
phone communication with the
senator and he generously agreed
to postpone his visit one day.
Senator Harding is so embued
. with the spirit of patriotism that
he feels it his duty to use his great
ability i nthe interest of the gov-
U. S. OFFICERS
PREDICT DRIVE
(By United Press)
Washington, Mar. 29. A great
allied counter drive against the
German onset in Picardy is now
developing, some high American
army officials declared today.
It may take f day or two more
us to
(By United Press)
Washington, Mar. 29. Trans
lations of editorial comment in
the German press, made public by
the Committee on Public Informa
tion, include the following from
the Berliner Tageblatt:
"The terms of the ultimatum
to Russia will please even the
most unrelenting advocates of
violence. It would be interesting
express to hear Hertling, who accepted
fine TTrcici'QtirtTi 1 nn rr crYc Tn-n o
gtk " ; ernment and has tendered his ser-j for the full movement to revefd.
vices to Colonel Frank H. Fries, itself, but the disposition of the
1 'chairman of the War Savings troops has been made, and the
TlAWQfiM IVIFFTIWf1 : Cmmittee witllout pay and is' sreat army of maneuver is tak
IJjftff OvWl IfljpCIIWIjjeven meeting his own exypenses, ' ing lip the all important task.
VERY ENTHUISTK
therefore should instill in all of
us more of the enthuiastic patrio-1
tic spirit, without which we can-
! hope to do little. Let everyone
Wilson's second principle that
people are not to be bartered a-
ard with sudden new thrust through columns of your paper
Westward and north-westward a- our hearty appreciation of the
gainst Arras and a gradual 'ready and effective response made j bout from sovereign to sovereign J takers Chapel school.
reading southward around N0y- by the Scotland Neck Fire Compa- explain just what differences exist Prof. Akers was greatly in fav-
on.
Dawson held an important ! , , , , i , q
put other things aside and come
meeting Wednesday atternoon
when perhaps two hundred of the
leading and most influential peo
ple of the said school district met
at Dawson church to listen to
Prof. Akers on formulate ways
and means of consolidating Daw
son's, Whites, Crowells and Whi-
to this meeting. One thousand
people pf Scotland Neck would
not be too much audience to greet
this illustrous man.
11 ADDRESS'.
OVERSEAS MAIL
EAT POTATO
INSTEAD
ny to the fire which occurred at between the political .methods of of of our movement ior better
Tlio new battle liie is more our plant last night. - the past and those of today. It schools and we are encouraged to
than seventy miles measuring a- This was a very dangerous fire, may be conceded that today the go right forward with our work.
rf"ud the westward bulge. there being fully $100,000.00 of German Reichstag is informed of ' Never before have the people peck or $1.25 per bushel, accord-
Thc sector from Avilon one property endangered. That the coming changes, but not until the in this community been so eager ing to the Food Administration
mil
fBv Un.'tH Pre?)
Washington. Mar. 29. Persons
who send mail to members of the
Expeditionary Forces are parti-
; cularly requested, in a statement
i issued by the Post Office Depart
l ment to use ink onlv in writing
Raleigh, March 2. Irish pota- j the addresses. Fv piece of
sis
toes should be reaching the con
sumer at approximately 40c. a
iv ail matter suld also boar th
rfp pnrl address of the sender.
Heavy paper, canvas, or cloth
should be used for wrapping
e s
on
Reoiu of hurricane. bnmbnrdTYiPnt We also realize the value of
W P-nlnc.;,rn -i -i rn "vrr TUTIo 00 -fi-r.- tvt Trnstinff tliflt. will hpln n a-'sp.hool.
gas sneiis anu. snrap- xuwxi a in vwxo ao m .. "-'r-
tpction. This blaze, being 30ft. rouse the people
th of Lens three miles ' actual damage is apparently only matter has been settled without 1 and enthustic over one venture as ' which has received complaint dur- 'packages. When canvas or cloth
ll(i'th of Arleux, to 'ow the a few hundred dollars is certain- it. We all hope this policy will the e -r better schools. ing the past few days that some is used the address should be
Scarpo, which crosses the battle ly creditable to our Fire Depart- bring peace and prosperity, but! Prof. Akers made a good ad-j retailers who are securing Irish written on a shipping tag, with
lino directly east of Arras, six ment, and we are very pround we can not conceal our anxiety 'dress. He spoke in fine terms of , potatoes at $1.00 to $1.21 a bu-, the name and address of the send
nii'es south of Avilon was the of them. , at the birth of these new States.", our splendid neighborhood and shel are still charging 50c. to 60c. j er on the reverse side.
fine location for the desired a peck. In the face of a 50c. shor- Given names should be written-
tae in wheat flour. Irish pota- in full, instead of initials. The
tteh ti,;,, Woto Twiner 30ft. rouse the Beoole of the towm At an early date we have a-. toes should be used to a very ; title of the addressee and the full
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Infantry action followed con- above the ground could never to the value of Water Works and .greed to vote for special school , marked degree in the place of! name of the unit or organization
u'tions identical with the initial have been extinguished by pails trained fire companies so that tax.
lek of a week ago yesterday, of water1 and we feel that we owe both may be encouraged in every
COTTON MARKET
"t,uuug ucvciupcu, ill t" ii iu saviug ui vii i '
einv making headway south of fact that we have an ample sup
(Continued on back page) ply and pressure of Town water.
bread and the Food Administra-; to which he is assigned should be
tion is determined that no sys-j added, it being sufficient in the
tern of profiteering on the part of j way of further address to use the
Verv trulv vours i No market today, exenange dealers snail hinder such a prac- words "American ixpeaitionary
W. B. SMITH, Manager, closed on account or holiday. tto. Forces."