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r WEATHEE BEPOBT Generall y fair tonight aad'gatorday. Frost toniglit. Slow VCSi vViHUS. f-'4 AFTERNOON DAILY SLOGAN: "EVERY ONE FOR EACH OTHER AND ALL TOGETHER FOE SCOTLAND VOLUME FOUR. AFTERNOON DAILY SCOTLAND NECK, N. C. FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 1918. NUMBER 21 AIN1N DT CATTLE WHEAT LA IK PREIWAffi HICALLY PS DUO AO It NEED FOR EVERY MAN IN C OUNTRY TO STAND BEHIND GOVERNMENT IN CRISIS REASON FOR SUNDAY SPEAKING FOUR ADDRESSES SUNDAY AFTERNOON 0- Sumlay afternoon at same hour of four o'clock four rural districts will he visited hv local men and speeches made to the people in the interest of eonserted action by all citizens of Halifax county to support the country to the fullest extent of their power and means. Tli is is no time to slack in any thing, more especially in patrio t;. ., when the foe is almost ki'.-.ckinr at nir doors. Every nii1.:! or v.-oman of our section must show their colors and the man avIio volunteers to go among the nival communities on Sunday are doir.;-: so because they feel it a solum duty to acquaint the people of present conditions. At Nahala. where Rev. R. A. Lapslcy. of Tarboro, will hold service Sunday afternoon at three o'clock, Mr. Ashby W. Dunn will make an address at four o'clock followed by supporting remarks by Mr. Clee Yaughan and Rev. Lapsley, who has consented to the committee holding this meet ing. At Dawsons, where Rev. George Johnson holds services, and who is ardentlv in favor of these ad dresses being made. Rev. R. A. McFarland will make a patriotic address, supported by Mr. R. G. Shackell and Mr. S. A. Dunn. At Spring Hill, an address will lie made by Rev. Reuben Mere- !l-d! vrith. supporting remarks by Mr. Frank P. Shields. At Palmyra, Rev. M. Y. Self will make an address, supported by Messrs Charles J. Shields, Himh Johnson and L. J. Baker. All po pip vrith in miles of any of these points should make a point of being at the speaking for it is not a ov.estion of hearing a speech but a duty you owe your country and your family that each should l,p safeguarded from the universal demon, and none can won- the extent of the hazard un- 111 ne shall know what is fn elsevv-here. P5 nrnTl Hie following endorsement of Nip Sunday meeting has been re mvod from the national chairman f the speakers bureau, for Sun speaking on patriotism. Many communities are hold lnS successful and nrnfitnVili Patriotic and Liberty Loan meet- IU?s on Sunday." CHARLES F. HORNER (By United Press) afilinfrt0I1 APril 12. The Rr Trade Board had granted i''"ns,'s for raw cotton to Spain eV,!UUntity sufficient to load sev 1 :S1panish vessels. This action t!Vi'(1;s cotton necessary to fill ''ornial requirements of the p,aiKh mills. 1 iler tim .:A RAW COTTON GOES TO SPAIN J . agreement wim MfLT, that nation Permits free ex- iilcs OI certain com- HEAD OF THE WAR BOARD Mr. Bernard Baruch recently appointed head of the U. S. War Board. fT' (By United Press) London, April 12. Fighting continued between Labasse and rpres-Comines canals during last night, according to a communique from General Haig, which reads as follows : "Between Steenwerkck and point north ofi Estairs the Ger man attack nushed the British back. The enemy propressed in the neighborhood of Ploegsteert woods. Fresh German divisions were beaten off between Lestre and Loisne, and the British count er attack resulted in the capture of the lost positions." The German war office claim the capture of ten thousand pris oners m tiie lighting around Armentieres including Portugese and British positions on the south bank of the Lvs river and the east baaik of the Lawc, which were captured together with Hoi- laheck and the British first lme south to that nlace. Berlin an- Thev further announce that Messines heights have been storm- " I ed and are held by them as far ,,i, tiq.oqt. mnti cnntii of Estaires the Germans claimed to have reached the Lawe river, The blanks for subscriptions to the third Liberty Loan have been received by thje Scotland Keck Bank and can be obtained by anyone upon application. modities in return for which the United States permits, so far as consistent wTith its conservation policies, the export to spam of necessary supplies of cotton and other commodities to cover srenu- ine Spanish reauirements. WpPRKWDPJY (By United Press) Washington, April 12. A war emergency course to train select ed men for machine-skop occupa tions, blacksmithing, sheet-metal working, and pipe fitting has been prepared by the Federal Board for Vocational Education and will be distributed to the schools throughout th country. It is known as bulletin No. 8. The board is acting with the War Department in preparing these courses of study and in charge of the school work. s?3 lid r. L I 1 0 o o It is extremely creditable to the good people of our sister town, Hobgood, to hear that despite the inclemency of the weather this week they have gone out in their community and not onlv raised their quota of $,200 for the third Liberty Loan, but to time cf going to press have obtained subscrip tion to the amount of $5,500 "But we are not content with this" says Miss Hyman, the cap able cashier of the Bank of Hob- good "our people are awake to wake to the necessity of support ing the. government, and we shall double our quota. Hf (By United Press) Washington, April 12. There is being prepared in The Adju tant General's office a new "pay- card" which wTill be kept by the personnel officer and will show the pay status of the man at a'! times. Should a man be trans ferred or detached from his com pany he will carry his card with him. This is expeteel to elimin ate the many causes for delayed payments of men so transferred and to do away with many of the annoyances that have heretofore existed. Wiston-Salem, April 12. lm poy scouts or ionn Carolina arc making good in the War Saving; 1 fi J 1 1 1 campaign, as uiey uave uoue n all of Uncle Sam's work, say quarters for War Savings. They won rneir spurs i n tne uioen i '.1TM x Loan campaigns, and now they are nrovinsr that the Govern ment's confidence in them was not misplaced. There are 3,751 Boy Scouts in North Carolina and 1 '! Il iiT with me pieuge, jvery ocuui u I t t 1 1 bave a fcoicuer tney nave cnam- pioned the cause of War Savings through their Unei Scout .bxecu- tive, Mr. das. -U. west wno says. I . ik ir r n TTT x 1 The War Savings campaign has been planned to last throughout 1981. Scouts are expected to work for it every day in the year and to sell fpo.UU war ktamp ana 25c Thrift Stamps to all who will save .. and lend their savings to their country. SCOUTS WORK WAR SAVING S (By United Press) Washington, April 12. Recent ly there has been considerable dis cussion through the press and at public meetings in Australia con cerning the advisability of pro ducing more beef cattle and sow ing less acerage to what accord- ing (By Urited Press) Washington, April 12. State ed today that they would be ad vised before night of the reported landing of American marines at Vladisvostok. it has been known for some time, through confidentially m,. lerstood, that the United States is represented in a squadron lying off the Siberian port, but officials suggested that Americans would not land there unless American Man gereel SCOTLAND NECK'S (This will "be registered every day to indicate, the amount raised as the drive progresses towards the honor mark of $50,000.) 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. 15,000. - 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. 1 klaifcL V J 1 tell REPORTS FROM GENERAL HAIG AND BERLIN WAR FIOE CONFLICT, BUT SHOW GERMANS ARE GAINING GROUND RECOVER SOME LOST TERRITORY -0 NEW PHOTO OF GEN. BYNG Latest photo of General Byn who commanded the victorious British forces at Cambrai. London, April 12. The Irish convention report submitted de clared that the body voted four to seventeen that any conscrip tion meausure must be submitted to an Irish parliament before it can be enforced. .This parliament will consist of a "senate of sixt' four members and a house of com mons of . two hundred memebers. The senate will be representa tive of commerce, industry, labor country councils, churches, uni versities and the peerage. Nationalists agreed to guaran tee the unionists forty per cent of the membership of the hous of' commons. The question of the ultimate control of the customs and exercise has been postponed and will be controlled by the im prial parliment. London, April 12. The propos-! ed plan of self government for Ireland was adopted by the Irish convention by a vote of one hun dred to forty two. The convention report provides for the establishment of a parli ament for the whole of freland. with full powers fo? all internal legislation, administration and di rect taxation. It is demanded , that a law be passed immeditely j giving these powers to an 'Irish ; parliment.. ! The Ulsterites filed a '. and minority report. Cotton Market i iii ni rur nrn il n r i i ' w Mi! p $isi$?t tlm8 5. i U LhMLlritJf i Mav 33.55 33.55 32.55 I i.Tiilv 32.32 32.32 31.55 Oct. 30.30 30.30 29.95 Doc. 29.95 29.95 29.65 Jar. 29.90 29.90 29.55 J-0"fl Market Sl1 cents. rr2-"J 31.55 29.95 S9-53 29.53 OF (By United Press) London, April 12. British com mander llaig cables as follows: "The enemy captured Moro ville last night, and we fell back to new positions in the neighbor hood of Xenve Fglise. Between the Lys and Lawe riv er, and also north of this, hostile attacks were repulsed. From Labasse canal as far as Ilollebreke, throe miles south east of Ypres, fighting continued. South of. Arras strong local at tack, i'n the neighborhood of Vit asse, were repulsed. I London, April 12. The British by counter attacks have rejrahn'd j 'their positions north of Festibuvt, "one -mile 'north of (Jivenehy, into part of which the enemy had for ced his way. "In the neighborhood of Moro ville and XeinYIerd Quin severe and continuous fighting took place last night. The enemy's pressure is continuing its progress," states Field Marshal Haig Witii the British armies in j France, April 12. The battle a ! round Armentieres has been re . siinied with redoubled fury. The enemy has passed the Loisne and I Lawe streams in the direction of St. Ycnant, seven and a half miles west of Estairs on the Lys canal, ad rae advancing beyond Steen weicks towards Bailleut, seven miles northwest of Armentieres and three miles beyond Streen wereck. i Some ground has been lost in order to conform to the movement to the south. i. 'ans, April 12. Successful surprise attacks north of the Avlotte river a:-d west of Butte d.u Mesiiil, in the Tapur sector, where trie American artillery is engaged, resulting some enemy prisoners, the French war office announces. French patrols some prisoners at Xoyon and Oai.oy sur Nats. Ellin i 0 U IT!? km (By U!:itotl Press) Washington. April 12. Modify ing irs original order in the New Orleans cotton ca.se the interstate commerce eommih.-.i' n today auth orized the railroads to charge higher rates on cotton from all intermediate points than are charged from terminals. V IP USA 1 I in cases vrnere routings are m- ; di --a ted roads may be also equal ""n tin r i . " . ize their rates with water rates be j twee:; por:ts aT"cted. ! ('olion siH'pe1 from southern j cities to seaboard and Ohio river i points and cities in the east are affected. 1 r'jie ,.aso xras brougiit bv the ;Xew Orleans Cotton Exchange a- t ; gainst the Louisville and Nashville i ; Railroad, wiiich also includes all I "of ton r-arrving roada.
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