WEATHER REPORT :Fair tonight ond Wednesday.-.General to m oderate south winds.
AFTERNOON DAILY
SLOGAN: "EVERY ONE FOR EACH OTHER AND ALL TOGETHER FOR SCOTLAND NECK.
VOLUME FOUR.
AFTERNOON DAJLXY
SCOTLAND NECK, N. C.; TUESDAY May 21 1918
TELEGRAPH SERVICE.
NUMBER 52
RICA'S FIST
PEYTON MARCH
ARTILLERY FIRE
A FULL GENERAL
ONLY ACTIVITY
inn
AR1YF0
TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND MEN IN TWO ARMY CORPS
WITH THREE DIVISION EACH ARE NOW COM
PLETE IN FRANCE
MAJ-GEN HUNTER LIGGETT CHARGE OF ONE
(By United Press)
Washington May 21. Presi
dent Wilson sent to the senate
the nomination of Major General
Peyton C. March, of the United
states army, to be created general.
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(By United Press)
Washington, fay 21. Am er
a's iirst field army of approxi
atcly two hundred thousand
en has been formed in France,
huh, it is understood, consists
two army corps or tnree envi
ous each, with Colonel A. W-
jornstadt, as chiet ot statt and
ajor General Hunter Liggett in
mnnand of one the army corps.
Xo official announcement has
cvn made of the make up of this
rst army- The officers suggest
i to be commander is Major Gen
ial Charles T. Mencher.
Both field corps commanders
expected to receive the rank
f lieutenant general bv act of con-
:n ss when General Pershing rank
's the recommendation.
MRS S. J. EVERETT
ELECTED TRUSTEE
art
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LOST AT SEA
(By United Press)
With the American Armies in
France, May 21. An official com
munique issued today from Amer
ican headquarters last night says
that except for artillery firing on
both sides on various sectors there
is nothing new reported.
NG
NEST-EGG F
GARDEN
'FT11
(By United Press)
Washington, May 21. Mrs. J. A.
Angrave, Gait., Cab, sets a nest
egg with her garden seeds.
Mrs. Angrave has written the
national war garden commission
explaining her.nestegg planting.
She plants certain seeds in boxes
to give them an early start, and
plant in an eggshell, buried in the
'il. The eggshell, she says, fur
nishf's valuable lime fertilizer to
th-? tender sprouts.
A Raleigh item in today's News
& Observer states that Meredith
College, of that city, has finally
elected two women to fill posi
tions on the board 0f trustees of
that institution, and it is a matter
i
of some pride that a former Scot
land Neck women, was one of the
two elected-
Mrs. S. J. Everett, of Greenville is
the one in question and her many
friends here who remember her as
Miss Margaret Shields, will de
light in her new honor. Mrs- Ever
ett has for a number of years been
prominent in educational circles
and is a graduate of the same insti
tution that' has now elected her as
one of the trustees. "
Mrs. Everett's appointment as
a trustee of Meredith makes the
second trustee of that institution
that is now serving from the
Shields family of Scotland" Neck,'
for Mr. Frank P. Shields has been
a member for some time.
The other lady appointed along
with Mrs. Everett, is Mrs- Bertha
Carrol1, of Raleigh, who is well
known to a number of Scotland
Neck people.
(By United Press)
Washington, May 21. The loss
of the American tanker, William
Rockefeller, at sea has been offi-
1
cially reported by the navy de
partment. Details are Jacking
but a supplimentary report is pro
mised.
The department admitted with
holding the announcement of the
loss until it had established wheth
er there were any casualties involved.
ERCHANTS MTG.
ED. AT 4OTL0K
CLOYD GILL, COMMONWEALTH'S WITNESS, STATES THAT
ALLEGED WIFE MURDERER ADMITTED KILLING
HIS YOUNG BRIDE
PREVENT WIPES FAMILY ui 1LG MONEY
: o
There will be an important meet
ing of the Merchants Association
tomorrow af tern on, Wednesday
in the directors
CHAUTAUQUA
MTG. LAST M
-Char-
at four o'clock.
;ht
local
By United Pre??)
:id, Va. Mav 21.
emucl J-h!iMn confessed kill
ing his wife, Alice Knight John-
t
son, Cloyd Gill, a commonwealth
witness testified at the -trial to
day. According to testimony Johnson
the meeting
WARTIME SHOES
HAVE LOW HEELS
mi
(By UNITED PRESS)
Philadelphia, May 21. Women
who would aid their country by
taking war time jobs as Philedel
phia street car conduct. rs must
hid goodby to high heel shoes,
shrt skirts, and visible -invisible
hose, a:d all other dress refine
ment which might tend to congest
traffic.
-Medical men of the street rail
way company put the ban on high
,1(,els, and traffic experts decreed
the other dress details.
EDUCATE CHINA
WITH INDEMNITY
Tol
no.
(By United Press)
.May 21. If the Janan-
se care to contribute something
lward the education of China
a,1(l at the same time imnrnvo rp.
Iat5ous with that country, the Jiji
si.
i mges inem to tafce a trip
Mm America and turn the resi
lu- t the Boxer indemnity into
educational foundation for th
;;yse. japan can do at least
s much for China, says the Jiji
Jugh she cannot afford to com
inete with the United States in
-auu .aj, religious and charit-
v -ik in China.
able
:rica may
HELP RUS
(By United Press)
Washington, May 21. The
Russian problem is one that is be
very seriously considered by the
government, with a view to put
ting American troops with the
Russians, furnishing more Red
Cross workers, and a generous
supply of money for the relief of
the eastern-situation.
This has been urged upon the
United States by influential Rus
sians, who contend that this coun
try may have it in its power to re
organize the Russian military
forces.
That some form of assistance
will develop is he conviction in
some officials quarters. It is
well known that foreign speaking
men are needed in Russia for the
three branches, and be urged up
on the government on former oc
cassins, but was rejected as im
practicable. Now that Russia appears amen
able to allied argument the prob
lem has been put forward again
and something may speedily be
done to help Russia in her dire
distress-
RED CROSS FUND
SET AT $5,0CC
The drive is progressiug,sever
al hundred dollars more having
been contributed yesterday, even
though the committee was not out
at work gathering in subscriptions
Today, however, they wilL be out
and it is expected a large sum will
be"plded"tt)day,niaking tip the'
sum of five thousand dollars that
the people of Scotland Neck have
set the minds upon having as
their quota of the Hundred Mill
ion Dollars Red Cross Campaign
Fund.
Those who have not yet eontri
buted should look at the matter
as a rivelege rather than a duty
or a gift, for where the Germans
over here that privelege would not
be extended to our people, the
Huns would take it away from
them, and much else.
The amount you can give i; not
the question. It is the eo opera
tive spirit thatjsounts.
The guarantors of the
chautauqua held a meeting last
room of the Scotland Neck Bankjmght in the Mayor 'suffice and killed his wife ti keep her family
Everv merchant in town i lirw, I transacted necessary preparation Um receiving his ile insurance
tn Wa .pm oc 41, o.o cvoro! I business in view of the closeness When asked by Commonwealth '.s
important matters to come before Lof tlie cnautau(iua week.
By vote it was agreed that a
space be set apart in the Chautau
qua tent for the colored people,
and McD. Roe and Hosea Step
toe were appointed a committee
'to see all the colored people and
advise them that they can obtain
season tickets from Mr. O. J.
London, May 21. Allied ship- .Moore, at the Planters and Com
pmg lost during April, other thanjmercjal Bank- These tickets are
British and neutral merchant ship j s'0i(i for $2.00 and 20 cents for the
totalled eighty four thousand and ; war ax will admit them to ten en-
UCTION IN
attorney Wise if Johnson stated
le killed Ms wile, (n venMed.
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Yes he stated so."
IASUALTY LIST
61 NAf
IF
rtES
(By United Press)
Washington May 21. General
Pershing reported forty one names
ninety three tons, the admiraHy jtertainraents, making the cost of on the casualty list, three of, whom
announced. During the . same eacli entertainment less than 23 were killed in action, two died of
period previous losses to British cents iesease, seven died from accident
tonnage alone has amounted to j' jr q Frank Burroughs and eighteen were wounded .;eedy
two hundred and twenty thousand jjy r j Philips were appointed Jli" eif were slightiy wounled
ton.v-.
Jib
TOWNS
nu.ss.mg.
ana two ai
Johnnie Wilson
if Norfolk, V a.
i ft
a socian committee, with power
to add to their number, to greet
the out of town visitrs during is' among those who died from acei
Chautauqua week, which is June dents. Lieutenant Philip W. llun
6 to 10 inclusive, ter, of 19 W- Liberty St., York S.C.
Mr. J. C- Riddick, L. B. Suiter, is among the missing in action.
C. A. Jones and Sherwood Alls-
nonnn Mav V. prtnan sip k Oi'OOK were a nnunieu n iuc auu- miA
j a '
and bombs cast into English un
fortified towns have hatched a
great batch of bad pigeons that
are going home to roost.
Every bombarde "town on the
English coast, and every interior
town on which bombs were drop
ped from German planes and Zep
plins, greatly exceeded its quota
in raising the latest war loan.
tising eniii'iittee
tor the purpose
of talking up the Chautauqua
v.-hilp. i.r.Mvel hncr around the coun
try, to i:-duce people living in the
suburbs and other surroun. -in-
towns to attend.
A number of guarantors eontri-
Ml
raj
PATS
A j j . iS SUCC EE D ON
fiondfn. Tvlay 21. Iillions of dis-
buted the sum of $150 to buy lum- loyal wasters in Eiiglaod are to
'hpr to make the seats for the pa- be killed, in a new campaign a
trons of the Chautauqua, and, if gainst waste.
tbnuo-ht host these seats will be ine wasters condemned to ea
retained for use each year. th are rats
Mr. O. J. Moore, chairman of "We cannot afford to feed the
the ticket committee reported rafs. says a govermcnt appeal
that he had but tAvelve lots of just sent out, asking the co-oper
i tickets wdiich that number of guar- ation of all loyal subjects in the
i
; antors had not yet called for and slaughter. "We can not raise too
lie asked that guarantors who had much grain, and wre can hardly
not received their tickets call at to have enough for ourseWes-''
ihe Bank at once and get them
IN FLANDERS, PIC ARDY, ITALY, MACEDONIA AND SOUTH
tt-vt tti-o A Ttrn-d TUP rT?fJ rpT A T BAWPPS TnSJTi! fYTTT
SIMULTANEOUSLY 11 1 . I Ailfc W Kl 1 tb
I Y SAVAfJ
HUNS AND AUSTR1ANS DENY ANY LOSS ,Y T1
Tlie latest close estimates on
rat ravages are. for 1908 when
food which now would be worth
$200,000,000 was destroyed by
them in England. 4 j
Scotland Neck, N. C-
(BY UNITED PRESS)
Dear Sir :-
COTTON MARKET.
Open High Low Oloae
May 24.80 24.80 24,60 24.60
July 24.86 24.86 24.60 24.60
Oct 23.95 23.95 23.64 23.64
Dee 23.80 23.80 23.55 23.55
Jan 23.666 23.66 23.54 23 54
Local Market Normal
London May 21. Fighting is
speeding up on all fronts, accord
ing to last night's official report.
A Successful Coups were made
by the allied troops in Flanders.
Picardy, and Southern France,
Italy and in Macedonia.
The French attacking east and
northeast of; Locre, on the north
ern portion of the Fbanders front,
gained all objectives last night
over a front of nearly two miles,
and the British won some of the
minor engagements east of Hebut
erne, between Arras and Albert.
The French war office announc
es that French detachments pene
trated the Germans first and sec
ond lines on northeast of Rhiems.
01
The Italian war office reported We are in receipt
the repulse of enemy patrols be-; your letter ot tlie loth., and art
tween Astico and Adige, and sue-1 much gratified at your co-operu-
cessful sorties at Cap Sile. ition and interest. We note tin
French and Italian troops on I newspaper - clipping and neelless
the Albania front in "Macedonia I to say, if your plan was generally
drove back the Bulgars on a wide ! followed we could not only feed
front west of Koritza, advancing ; our armies and the armies of the
their positions twelve and a half j Allies in such a manner as to main
miles. This is the most important : tain them in the pink of condition
advance on this front in more than but we could save litterally thou
a year. sands of innocent women and
The German war office claim- j children in Europe from starva
ed the French assauHs near Monte i tion.
-Kemmel broke down with heavy! Thanking you most
'losses, and fighting on the Italian heartily for your assistance, co-
front according to the Austrian ! operation and suggestion, we are,
Cv nwi favorable to very truly yours,
BLIND SOLDIERS
!ARRY HAPPILY
w
the Austrians.
Henry A. Page
London, May 2l. Blind soldier
insbands are good husbands, and
hey get good looking wives.
Sir Arthur Pearson, head of St.
Dunstan's Hostel for the Blind,
.ays so, from his observation of
109 happy marriagcs of St- Dun
stan patients.
These 10C bridegrooms are bet
ter able to make living for their
families than they would have
been had they married before the
war. They are masseurs, short
hand writers, telephone operators;
carpenters, and market jrardeners
trained in their new occupation at
he hostel.