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WEATHER REPORT Fair toneht excetit min i w v r , , . 8 P m m P0rt,0n Wednesday fair and bolder. Moderate N. E. Gales on t -e cf lerzco, becoming west tonight. COLS til MMO AFTERNOON n All y SL0AN: "EVEKY ONE FOR EACH OTHEE AND ALL TOOElB FOB SCOTLAND NECK. i State Library U L," A If HP VOLUME FOUR. AFTERNOON DAILY SCOTLAND NECK, N. 0, TUESDAY APRIL 9, 1918. TELEGRAPH SERVICE. fl K"t- i . - ? I i IV III H IV! JjUfMj lVJUblM IMG NUMBER 18 TIEPIT mm mm, SCOTLAND NECK AND VICINTY DIVIDED INTO ZONES UN DER SEPARATE COMMITTEES TO SEE EVERY MAN IN DISTRICT BANKS TO AID FINANCE $50,000 QUOTA O- Scotlaml Neck business men' lnvo been aroused" to the neces- START CLEAN-UP citv of co-operation and orgamza- , ZXX'ZZ tSTfJ!' WEEKTOMORROW being floated. ! ' t a meeting yesterday after-! Tomorrow, weather permitting, noon of the leading men of this the street force will commence community a central committee ! cleaning up the town in accord- to work with the ance with state fire regulations, chairman, Mr. J. H. Alexander, Jr. j composed of Messrs S. A. Dunn, Ashby W. Dunn, W. E. Smith, H. T. Clark, O. J. Moore and Hugh Johnson. Last night this committee met ,1 designated zones tor SCOTLAND NECK'S LIBERTY BOND THEMOMETER (This wiU be registered every day to indicate the amount raised as the drive progresses towards the honor mark of $50,000.) and olso in keeping with sani tary requirements. Providing rain does not pre vent the force will start at Han cock's corner r.nd work up be hind the stores on that side of "It r a t it n -i i10 .uam sireer, garnering ail re spective sol- ish and refuse, and making the back lots presentable, atter which the other side of Main street will be attended to in same manner. The chief of police will notify I all storekeepers to have gathered together all refuse behind their stores so that the street force may an towns, with their re icithig committees, as follows: Zone No I. From Strickland's store to Seventh street; commit tee, Messrs J. A. Kitchin and E. A. Waist on. Zone No 2. From Seventh to Yinth streets: committee, Messrs. L. M. Pittman and J. L. Allsbrook rk expeditiously. Zone No 3. From Ninth to ' After the business portion of Eleventh streets ; committee, Mes- tne town has been cleaned up the to zones and on certain davs the srs. P. Bvrd. 11 4-1 . 1 J Zone No 4. From Eleventh to gnuiei dn. Thirteenth streets; committee, refuse that has been placed on.J j j . q the edge of the sidewalk in sound boxes or barrels, not too full to Messrs Ray Boyette and Josev. Jr. Zone No 5. From Thirteenth ( sPin over, nor .must this refuse be to town limits; committee, Messrs Pt out until the people are noti C.H. Herring and C. S. Alexander , fied through the Commonwealth. Zone No 6. All of East Scot-' Should the weather be such laud Neck- committee Messrs C. aat. tns work cannot start to A. ParamoreaiHlW.il. McDowell 'morrow it will be done the next 1 Zone No 7. West side of Church and henceforth until finished, strop t oriivmninfv' "Messrs N. P. ' loser and Frank P. Shields. ' roc the county, Rural route Xo 1 Avill be covered bv a com- GERMANS CLAIM 50,000. - 49,000. - 48,000. -47,000. -46,000. - 45,000. - 44,000. -43,000. -42,000. -41,000. - 40,000. - 39,000. -38,000. -37,000. -36,000. - 35,000. - 34,000. -33,000. -32,000. -31,000. - 30,000. - 29,000. -28,000. -27,000. -. 26,000. 25,000. - 24,000. -23,000. 22,000. 21,000. 20,000. - 19,000, 18,000. 17,000. 16,000. 15,D00. 14,000. 13,000. 12,000. 11,000. 10,000. - 9,000. 8,000. 7,000. 6,000. 5,000. - 4,000. 3,000. 2,000. 1,000. COWMIRBACH - : - ,1- 1 MOSCOW ffiy United Press) Moscow April 9. Count Mir bach, the1 German ambassador to Russia hfcs arrived here this week. SUPPORT BOMDS i 4 : IL: ESgERNS A. MITCHELL PALMER, ALIE N -PROPERTY -CUSTODIAN HAS ISSUED ORDERS TO BUY UBETRY BONDS WITH SURPLUS FAILING DIVIDENDS MUST BE DECLARED .By United Press) TokiojAprir9. It has been learned mat the Chinese . eastern railway Ijbas negociated an agree ment fo&American supervision of the roaclr ATAUQUA MEETING HE'D FLYftS COLLIDE This morning in the directors room of the Scotland Neck Bank a number of the guarantors o the Community Chautauqua met with the New York repersenta tive, Miss Jeanette Totten, elected officers for the ensuing year and DallallApril 9. Cadet John ' tho important committees, full de- iik (Ey United Press) Washington, April 9. German properties taken over by the United States will take up a large slice of the Liberty Loan. Mr. A. Mitchell Palmer, alien property custodian, has instruc ted the directors of these pro perties to either invest all avail able surplus funds in the bonds or to declare immediate dividends which may be put to such use. Insigge&fbf Greenleaf, Colorado, killed, (plt Earl Zimms, was also slightlyj ed in njured when they collid- &air.. 'Both men were Americjfi; flyers. i. ;er11nbig- I PaEffip;A9AThe German long range gun which has been bombarding Paris has been locat- xaiis oi wnicn win oe given tomorrow's Commonwealth. The Chautauqua here this year as a distinctly patriotic organi zation, recommended and endor sed by President Wrilson and all the heads of the departments of the government that are doing things in this war. The program is stronger in every way than last jyear, each one of the five days being named after big event of the war, and the speakers coming -with spirit to . awake our people to a patriotism hitherto unknown. The full program and the con- v v f. in v.y l V- v ' y xx m iivjiiiii. j n j. x xxx t , , , . . , isuiuuua uj. nit- "icai viictuiauciua ho are bom- . , , . 1 aunear in eanosciav s is- ".it . artillery aviators wno are barding it continuously. Creepyentanonnois is located seventy- five miles northeast of Paris. will sue. Cotton Market r m WM ii mm u re i TP' i s 000 (By United Press) Washington, April 9. France cuts their bread rations by one third so that American wheat 2iiay stretch farther, Food Admin istrator Hoover announced to day. The daily bread allowance ..ranges irom. three., and .a half ounces for small children, to four teen ounces for manual laborers. Bread constitutes over . one half 'of the French diet. ROSSI a h pw MIWH LLIfcS Open High Low May 33.53 33.63 33.58 July' 32.84 32.03 32.S4 Oct. ' 32.30 32.60 32.53 Dec 32.30 32.31 32.30 Jan. 32.18 32.22 32.18 Local "market 31 cents. dose 33.63 32.98 32.60 though costly, victory over Ger- perissope, which was shot away ,32.31 many the organization is planning by American gunners. The fight 32.22 for the great industrial channels ! occurred on Feb. 2 it expects to follow after the war. ; HOW ALLIED FLYERS BOMB- ENEMY MUNITION PLANTS i lmttoe of four somposed of Mes srs S. A. Dunn, Lewis B. Suiter, G. lloffmnn and J. A. Kitchin. London, April 9. The retire Route No 2. is in the hands of ' ment of the French south of the a committee composed of Messrs Oise to the depth of two miles? i. iiw h i us, i. i . v uueier, wan repui lcu aigui xix cm - W. Dunn, ,L Dk Hall, R. L. Hardy, ficial statement from the Berlin and K. C. Jo-sey, Sr. i foreign office. Hovite No 3. will be handled byj The French now hold a line a a committee composed of Messrs long the north bank of the Ailette W. E. Smith n J RV, .plfls T). TL ! rfvpr from a roint near Anisevle hisoy and J. L. Josey. Chateau northwestward along the ('Miioconara township (will be 1 river in the neighborhood of the j handled by a committee composed j confluence of the Aylette and! ft' -Messrs Clee Vaughan, A. P. : Oise, near Lancamp, six miles east! ivitchm, J. E. Shields and J. E. ; of Noyon. 'vcrs. The Germans claimed to have Palmyra township will be in captured two thousand prisoners charge of Messrs W. II. Newell , in this region. The Paris war of- and II. L. NleDowpll as onm-mittoo J fief admits a retirement but de-; t is the purpose for these i clares the enemy were in greatly i.'Untry committees to make an i superior numbers though they mten.Mvo canvass of the territory ; suffered heavy losses in propor clurinir this week on Wednesday j tion. aild Friday, and the following) Aside from this front only ar lvs of the drive on Tuesday j tillery fighting along the Oise, be ar'd Thursdays. ' tween Noyon and Montdidier is Daily reports will be required : reported by the French. h' the chairman so that the the-1. A British communique reports momi.T(r mav )e registered in ac- hostile artillery activity in dif- bribed daily. j ly in the neighborhood of Bus-; Fridnv in;ii 1 i Plans materialize, a complete re-1 W will be tabnlatpd bv thp ' . It miffht be hinted to those cllairrnan, after a meeting with ' patriots who are so patriotically, One reads constantly of Allied flyers raiding German munition various committees, which holding onto their earthly pos- factories and that in many cases the airmen were able to drop AV11 thom be announced at a ' sessions, that Liberty Bonds at bombs on the objectives. Often it has happened that, in spite of eet'nr to be held Saturday at 4Ji per cent will be much attrac- the heavy firing by the German anti-aircraft gunners, the bombers (Continued on back page) j tive than a direct tax. , have been able to bring back positive reports of direct hits. , 000 (By United Press) Washington, April 9. In twen Chicago, 111. April 9. Five j ty minutes of running battle two years, perhaps ten, is the forecast German submarines, during which of business leaders here attend- manv shots were fired on both ing the sixth annual convention sides, an American armed guard of the Chamber of Commerce of , 0n the El Exxidente put both U United States. I boats to flight. One of the under- Counting on certain ultimate, sea boats suffered a demolished 5P fT mi ooo (By United Press) Petrograd, April 9. The Rus sian press condemns the Japanese landing at Vladivostok, charging that it is an attempt to destroy the Russian revolution and ave for foreign cenomie interests, and prevent the spread of a revolution in Europe. Cadet papers ridicule tli e announced reason for landing, especially recording England's participation. Th? Bolsheviki condemns the allied acquiescence. f- J i 000 Paris April 9. Heavy fighting is reported over a wide portion of the French front, the Paris war office' cables. "North of Montdidier, between Montdidier and Noyon there has been a heavy mutual cannonading Along the left bank of the Oise i the artillerv fire was intermittent. ''South west of Lovov Cuev, near the forest of Coucv le chat- eau according to orders our troops ! with drew to organized positions I inflicting-heavv casualties on the TFST Premier i enemy. Paris April 9. Two enemy sur prise attacks failed near Eparges northwest of Rhiems, in the Chem in'des Dames sector where Amer ican troops are holding a portion of the line, the French office an nounces. North of Bonhommie the Ger- !man attacks were ' sr.ecfsful. London, April 9. Lloyd George declared in the House of Commons this afternoon that while the most critical phase of the war is now lulled the hur ricane is not yet over. "The fat? of the British empire of Europe and of Liberty may depend on the sueecr-;s with which the final atta -k is ro:-i:;ti-d, which probably will involve . evtreme sacrifices by the people. "Until the strain is relieved it will be difncult to ascertain ex actly what happened at the be ginning. The German strength on the west front is :ir,w about equal to that of the allies." A New York ma". !i" appeal ed to the courts to comr.el his wife to keep silence. But where is he going to find a udge with njerve likewise nn-j enough to undertake to impose such a sentence?
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