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WEATHER REPORT: Fair tonight and Saturday Gentle shifting winds. MONWEA AFTERNOON DAILY SLOGAN: "EVERY ONE FOR EACH OTHER AND ALL TOGETHER FOR SCOTLAND KECK. VOLUME FOUR. AFTERNOON DAILY SCOTLAND NECK, N. C.; FRIDAY MAY 31, 1918 ' TELEGRAPH SERV NUMBER 61 k H I - I A 1 ii m & i rm m w 11 11 ntiajrm met iu in int 1 1 1 m v i v trAWbl i GERMANS BY ATTACK ON AY ETTE RIVER CONSOLIDATES AISNE AND PICAEDY BAT TLE FRONTS AND AD VANCES TOWARD MARNE ' (By United Press) Ramsgate, England, May Si Heavy gunfire was heard in the di rection of the Belgian coast for five hours last night. IGHT GAINS '-"London May 31. Minor opera tions nave taken place by the Brit ish on the northern battle front. General Haig reports. ' "South east of Arras oiie of our YILLfiY IS AGAIN -"SHOWN-BY THE EONS FRENCH MAINTAIN WESTERN EDGE There were also terrible explo-! parties rushed a German post dur- sions aid a great flare accompany- I inS the niSht taking a few priso- ing each report. (By United Press) Washington May 31. Foch has not sufficient men for a great cou nter attack although he can oper ate seriously to upset the German advance, officers say. So critical has the problem of reserves become that the chief of tli. allied armies can only hope :t the nmst now to being the ene rwv drive to a halt- PAPER FUND FOR OUR BOYS IN THE ARMY The Commonwealth will be sen: daily to every man in camp or a broad as long as the war shall last ners. "Northeast of Ypres there were patrol encounters during which we took prisoners and machine guns. "Northeast of Robeeq we raided an enemy post after which we found a few of our men were miss AFTER OBTAINING IMMUHI2 Y BY INTERCESSION ARCHBISHOP OF COLOGNE WITH VATICAN THEY MACHINE GUN HOSPITALS. OF nig. - 4 - Car. PLANS STANDARD NATIONAL WAGE Washington May 31. Stand-y ardization of wa fires of common and unskilled' labor,' to halt the1' "In the vicinity of Vilhers-Bret-enormous labor turnover that is tonneaux and Albert also between slowing up- war work throughout Festubert and Clarence river there the country, was under considera- was llostlle artillerying." tiou today by the dapartment of labor. Such a move is essential to e- ALSO BOMBARD PARIS AT LONG RANGE o Paris May 31. The Germans, by an attack at the Ayette river region, between Courcy le Chat rn and the Oise river, have defi nitely eonsYidated the Aisne and Ph-ardy brittle!" routs, the French v.ar office annuonces. Before tins attack the French had withdrawn from Bierancourt au Epagny, fighting stubbornly. In the center the Germans advanc ed towards the Marne. On the left the French are hold i:m the western outskirts of Sois eis, and on the right the French AMERICAN AIR SQUADRON IN TEN BATTLES and a fund has been started tn d. Lmi ,i;uinhiiti.-m nf tlTA TvrPPTit' "With the American army in Lor- j i a v jnu i ui inu postage oniy, .ne i i -"-' 11 "-- . t.' .,.:k..i I l;.W nnnlv OffiaU of the de-. rain e, May 31. The American air (By United Press) Paris, May 31. Eighteen were killed and wounded Thursday by long range bombardment of Paris it was officially announced. The bombardment took place on the feast of Corpus Christi, a Ro man Catholic festival, when the ' One of the most remarkable C-lJ,,iliIi "IU d-ll t u ,HU l '!' , 1:4:.. u t air raids against towns not in war VClllS III XiiiCi. ICllll liit ci Lilt close observance yesterday of the 'RAYER-FASTING WAS OBSERVED EVERYWHERE zones. to this fund. Mr. R. L. Hardy r.00 Mr. P. P- Shields 7.0Q Mr. J. II. Alexander Jr. $5.00 Mr. Hugh Johnson $5.00 Mr- C. A. Jones $1.00 Dr. A. C. Liverman $1.00 Mr. J. P. Futrell $1.00 Everyone who has a boy in France, or in camp, wit please send their names and full addresses to The Commonwealth, and any chan partment say ges. so that the daily papr may counter attack recaptured Thill-, r0rward to them without mo- j , - - - - -- - - .... - ils, three and a half miles west of Kheims. '--- - The Germans have made pro longed efforts towards the Oise by violent attacks along the Ayette virion, the statement said- The French withdrew fighting north of Bierancourt and Epangny In the neighborhood of Soissons, and farther south the Germans at tacks have broken the French re sistance. The French have main tained Uieir positions 011 the west-J "Hi outskirts of the town and a i AVi the Chateau Thierrv road. ments delay. because of very- squadron established a record of ing wage rates and inequality of ten fights in one hour this morn houring conditions- ing. upon all the people of the United States to observe Thursdav, May 30, as a day of prayer, supplication and. fasting, and almost without With the American army in Pi cardy Mav 31. (ierman ' lators attacked tliree American ?)'.. in the rear of the battle area on Wednesday night and l-f.t ( -dy m m AVE WEDNESDAY EVENING AT SI THIRTY, DAY PRIOR' TO CHAUTAUQUA COMING, JUNIOR PATRIOTIC 1 , PARADE ON THE' SCHOOL GROUNDS . ' excention the neonle of this entir- , 1 i - i i 1 1 . ! Grouped nouios uion tnem. or.i nation complied, witn nis reipaesT. 1 - . svi epi jw oer me iiospiiiii terns and deluged them with machine fire. This attack took place on the -i t 1 I "In-ict! l'.il i iriniK "places or business and attended r , , , , . feast dav, vrhieh tlie loches has church to otier their prayers for ., ,. , , ooraiiHM! linmuniix ior iimmt iowmn ithroii'-h the intercession of the Va tican following an appeal from the German archbishop at Cologne. In towns contiguous to Scot land Neck word has been received that merchants and business men without exception, closed their the cause of. freedom- PAGEANT OF ALUED NATIONS JUNE 10. T f 1 S4 nu M ft .B B lLI AVashington May 31. ixty A meriean casualties were vei)orted by General Pershing to the war (department aid made known this morning. Of these fifteen were killed in action six died of wounds, eleven died of accident, four died from desease, fifteen were severely v 011- nded, eight sliuhtlv wounded :?.u JJ (By United Press) Washigton, May 31. A Com mittee on Public Information rep i-scntative m Lontlo-i says: London has never heard of a h.-isfhall season !efore. but.wil! get its I'hnnce this yiar when the American baseball lea cue gets its -i-hednle of games well underway, There are eight American and Ca nadian teams recruited from vari fills or.inn;!ti(ns stationed in London, with ira.mes sc'neduled foi each Saturday during the sum nier. The thousands of American sol oier,s who may pass through Lon don, or be invalided or stationsd here, are in a fair wav to be made to feel that England "is the next '!"st place to home and that Eng hsh hearts are kept warm for tli em. The Junior Chautauqua will op en the Chautauqua proper, for, on the evening before, that is on Wednesday evening next at six thirty, on the Graded School Grounds, all the children of the town are expected to take part in the Junior Patriotic parade, and each ehild is asked to be present on tne School Grounds at six o'clock dressed in some fancy cos tume. The public is strongly urged to I assemble 011 the school grounds hunt, in which the children will hunt for one or more season tick ets to the Chautauqua. The chief event of the Junior ed striekly the request of the town officials to close up and attend ser vice at one or other of the church es' Tanjl i MLiibiisequ e 11 c e th e . B a p t ist Episcopal and Methodist churche:? were filled to overflowing, and, more than all else, there was a de gree of. solemnity throughout the day which pointed to deep seated feeling that was affecting all pen pie. Last night a community service . "With the British armies in 'France, May 31. German airmen on Corpus Christi day again bomb d a British hospital f;u- behind the lim's, killing women tors patiesits, ai: to 1::e buildiinis. Chautaiujiia vv ill be the . Pageant was held it the Methodist .-tdmreii of Allied nations which Avill be j and people, of all denominations attended to hear Be v. Bubcn ilere iiirses, (u .' setting fire given oh the last day of the Chau tauqua, and for vhieh rehearsal;; will be held every day preceding fo It is well to note that the price r children's season tickets for those from six to twelve years of age is $1.01, and these tickets are me missing 111 action. Hubert IIookAVhose nearest rel-; and see this pretty spectacle of the ative is Mrs. Mary Agnes Murray, 1 children, dressed in all fantastic obtainable from Mrs. O. J- Moore of North S ,-C. is reported as one 1 costumes, parading in what is !) S Cliildreli between the age of 12 to dith and Rev. J. E. Ilolden, of Rich Square make patriotic ad dresses which were delivered With such fervor by these noted divines that the people were great ly affected. of those who died of desease. be known as the Community Rally 14 years the price of season tick- YvTiliam E. Trussell, of Hone-' Following -the parade there is to ets is $1.10, and are to be obtain- path, S. C. is severely wounded, be a play festival and a ticket ed from Mrs- R. C. Josey Jr. MAP OF 13 ATTLE FRONT wmmmmmmm "--Ayr &3e&t$!fe vv?' - - t - Ji COTTON MARKET. Open High Low Close 'uly 25.:W 23.50 2497 23.25 ,)!-t 24.19 24.40 2.72 2:-.l)'t J- 2:;.V)G 2-4.25 2:i0 2:.72 loi 2:,.S() 24.05 2:,.4S 2:.50 -xhu- 23.80 24.05 23.45 23.45. Local Market Normal v ''v ' "''" NANCE FO EN IP h M li it 15 DE The prineinal points are indicated by the letter A to F, w the Huns in their effort to reach Paris or the coast- here tb e main attacks have been made by (By United Press) "Washington .May Jl. The army Ordnance Department' lias thus far m-et every demand imposed, by the new program for over-seas shipment -of American troops, ac cording to a statement by the de partment. Despite the great ac celeration in the sending of Amer ican forces to France, no infantry man goes aboard a ship without a United States Model 1017 rifle (modified Enfield), bayonet, belt haversack. Pack carrier, bandoleers : ' 7 . bayonet scabbard, and full mess i equipment. Tonnage is today a limiting fac tor in the shipment of ordnance material over-seas, especially be cause of the present necessitity of increasing the transport of infan try regiments. ! Sufficient 'supplies of artillery ! French 75-mm. and 155-mm. and 'American heavy railway artillery are already in France to meet the ! present demand. Suficient mach line guns are also immediately a jvailable for American forces in j France. . By UNITED "RESS) Vrashinglon May Ml. Arrange ments ar( bcin' completed by which the interests of Cerman i''V men, amounting to severed million of dollars, will he purchased by American merchants and the mo ney thus paid turned oyer to the treasury. Before the war broke out in Europe, according to a state ment issued by the Alien Prop erty Custodian, the trade of Amer ican furriers was practically noth ing but a collect ;ug and shipping agency for'The ( Jermans. Almost every pelt tak-vn by American trappers went to Leipzig before it could be sold. Although London was the world's market :Y of the fur shipped to London from Amer ica. Russia, and even China, went to 'Leipzig for dressing and dye in e1. i rsoovsran dioghre eqt-74ardVr The war deprived Germany of the chance to purchase furs in Lon don, and limited the supply from America now also entirely cut off. In Xew York, American dye ' ing houses are, actually operating; and in St. Louis sealskins have been dyed successfully- Accord ing to the Alien 'Property Custo dian, when the readjustment is completed and the German mer est s have been taken over by Amer ieans, furs for European consu np tion will be bought in the Amer ican market, and will be American dressed and dyed.
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