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VOLUME FOUR.
FEE
LAST
FRES
AMID)
HUNS
OF
AMERICANS, ITALIANS AND BRITISH POUR DIVISION
AFTER DIVISION INTO FRONT RANKS TO CHECK
ENEMY'S ADVANCE ON PARIS.
HUNS NUMERICAL SUPERIORITY WIPED OUT
(By UNITED fiESS
Vi'iLfc the French armies afield
June 11. The new German- drive
between Montdidier and Noyon
is rapidly becoming the fiercest
arc! most cruel battle of the war.
Into it the Germans apparently
are determined to throw their last
reserves in the supreme effort to ,
i
separate the allied armies and j .racks lying peacefully in our
reach Paris before the Americans bunks. Well some are while
can have full participation and ! others are busily engaged i" writ
west from them their last hope(ing to their loved ones at "home"
of eventual victory. but the greater part are laughing
Heady and steady the stream of
;
American, Italian and British di-;
visions competed with each ether
to inflict as terrific losses as has , , . . , A , ,
'live in our "carts tor ever. It
:scn inflicted upon the Germans... - ,
. , ' ' goes with us like a sweet" dream
since their assaults of March 21. , t - ,,
, . , A. ' and the rememberance of her
which practically wipes out the . v
. , . .A , . . will alwa vs. linger in our memory,
numerical superiority with whicn
tv ' No matter where wTe may roam
the Germans opened their of fen-1 c , . . .
! Scotland Neck is in our thoughts
.. - 'minds and hearts.
With t!. a,,,.;,.,, wwt ' Sure, it was kind of bad at first
' ' . l i I l l i v. II l l 1 111 , J i
f Montfli'it'i- June 11. Aimvri-
fans within the shadow of the new
Gorman drive are waiting, ready
f"rny blow that mav fall. '
Quiet is reported in 'the region
f rantisriiy, along the line held
the American. S
Our artillerv heavilv massed
nnan nositio.w snrlnv, h :
'"it a lull fell again yesterday.
rth the roar of heavy firing
h-mi the ilontdidirr region reach
tiicin the Americans here are
'''iistantly on the alert in evidence
t Him attask si)reabng west
i''l and including this sector.
BR!
5H DRIVE
:nemy BACK
(By United Press)
bon.loii June 11. British troops
Wai-kiny. south of Albert between
An, !(' iuid the Homme last night
"ivjin.Td nearly balf a mile over
a :'! 'i!t "f a mile and a half, re
p,),'!s General Haig.
t0(,k two .hundred and
prisoners and thirty one
)!l'i'-liiiie jruns.
'"-Wthwest of lorlancourt,
s'"tth of ti
1 1 ' forest, we took prisoners
;i!K
hi!
''I'l tV O 1)1 il t li 1 1 1 r iKiin,. .... ..r,
i..imv III a SUCCL'ft
raid.
COTTON MARKET.
Open
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24.25
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2:5.81
23.70
High
26.(t5
24.67
24.39
24.2.7
24.00
IjOW
25.60
24.14
23.78
23.60
23.50
dose
25.60
24.14
23.78
23.60
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WEATHER REPORT: Pair tonight and Wednesday. ProbaM-, t,.i .1,..
"
V VI II 1
SLOGAN: EVERY ONE
AFTERNOON DAILY
EOT EATTTLE HEME
MOOT
Ml
RESERVES
S FROM
CAMP JACKSON
(Name withheld by request)
mis is ouimay morning ana we
Scotland Neck boys are in our bar-
frolicking, hurrahing and seem to
be enjoying army life, and speak -
in ir verv often of dear old Seot-
"7piV fnv flint 1 1 r ill
as there was such a vast difference
1,1 11VIU- eutlUill,,lfs
omin- over now"- 1 mcan we
are PVi'essing nicely and that
a11 seems to like H better ilXl the
time' tlum-h So,,th Cilh"a' we
l,0 to admit, will n - - be regard-
ed elual to the doal' ld Nortk Sta" j
te, and it inspires mir souls to teel
land known that we are 'Tar Heels'
WriH state how some of the boys
are feeling this morning:
"Tad"' '-feeling fine
'"Ted "-good spirits.
"Pitt "-not feeling so good.
Benni e ' '-j ust ordinary
' ' Charles"-making good.
"Jim ""-wouldn't care to be any-
? where else than Scotland Neck
but feeling fine.
"Cham ' '-Considerable.
"Robert "-health splendid, feel
ing grand.
"Floyd "-Kind 'r fair, but rather
be in Hobgood this a. m.
"lav" excellent health, feel
ing just fine, but occasionally
thinking of Scotland Neck.
The following local citizens have
generously contributed to the ex
pense of postage of the papers to
the "Boys Over There' and, it
there are others who wish" to do
likewise they should send in word
what they wish to subscribe and
same will be noted in these col
umns. Mr. R. L. Hardy
Mrs. R. C. Josey Jr.
Mr. F. P. Shields
Mr. J. H. Alexander Jr.
Mr. Hugh Johnson
Balfour Dunn
R. P. Byrd
Dr. A. C. Livermon
Mrs. A. M. Riddick
.5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
2.50
2.001
1.00 j
1.00,
(Continued on back page)
4MQN
AFTPPwnriw hati v
FOB EACH OTHER AND ALL
SCOTLAND NECK, N. C.; TUESDAY JUNE 11, 1918
CEHJ
HUNS EXPOSE
BRITISH CAPTIVE
Geeva June 11. French soldiers
escaping from the Germans declare
Huns are placing British pris
oners in exposed positions in towns
along the Rhine as reprisals for
raids upon those places.
DRAFT MEN
BEING CALLED
There will be a call in the next
I few days by the Halifax county
They will be of te deferred idass
one men. and divided as follows:
Forty five colored draftees will
be renuired to v.nnrt ; w,,m
for draft into Camp Taylor, Louis
ville Kentucky, on June 20.
xueuiy mree wnite men will be t
required to report on June 25 at
Weldon for draft into Camp Jack-
011' '
These men will include farmers
and other deferred men and the .
notices will be mailed in the course '
rii j jt t , i I
of th
e next da
1;1V
ro.
tISSIAN PEOP!
PR,
h
It?
!
(By tTnited Press)
Berne June 11. There is re
ported a movement in Russia
for tiie restoration of the Czar,
which is rapidly increasing accord
ing to report received here.
The people are praying in their
churches for his return. News
PaPei's published secrete in Pet
rogad urge his restoration, air?
several attempts have been made
lately upon te life of Nickolia
Lemne, the Bolsiieviki premier.
The latest attempt on the pre
liner's life was on June 2, when the -
driver of his coach was shot by the
assassin.
LAUNCHING SEVERAL
I
The American ship yards are
'r " " "'""in. -u.-.:,sxMwmi,Muiu .'ii
j : I z c
headway, launching each week several, steel and wooden ships
whicr clearly spells the doom of the TJ-Boat. Photo shows S. S. En
glewood leaving the ways.
......
' -"""""i " tonigM m east portion. Ctmtiu ed warm. Fresh
TOGETHER FOR SCOTLAND
CHAUTAUQUA
VUUULiV JLrtJI
EVENING
With morethan six thousand
admissions during the five days of
the Chautauqua the 1918 patriotic
exercises came to a close uv.der the
most auspicious and emhusi-.istic
conditions. Every one seemed
pleased with the program, but few
there were who were not relieved
that the five day strain at hearing
of the world happenings, at this
most critical period of te vvu-ld's
history, was over.
While the community has noth
ing but praise for the contribution
to the year's instructions and en
tertair.ment it Avas nevertheless ap
parent that the uncertain condi
tions, of the country did not war-
rant our citizens contracting for
the Chautauqua a year in advance
but rather considered it better to
wait until the beginning of next
year before deciding whether it
would be advisable or proper to
iiave the Chautauqua next year,
This does not imply that Scotland
Xeek is not favorably inclined to-
words the Chautauqua, for the
spltridid attendance every day J
ilas proven this one -of" the very
best communities for this feature
' of entertainment, but it means sinr
' ply that our people, are looking se
riously at world events and wi.-h ti
slow about entertainments of
any kind.
The Webber Quartette measured
up to expectations and did magni
ficently, being accorded their full
share of praise and applause, and
Dr. Wallace Bruce Amsbary was
excellent in his rendition of Kip-
ling.
Some even thought Cnat his
ve
best thin?
of the whole Chautauqua, so that
the finish ud to the five davs was
fully up to the mark of the pre-
or rerings.
! Mr. J. . Applewhite and family
j of Tillerv were in town vesterdav
attnidin'.v the Chautau(ua.
STEEL SHIPS A WEEK.
now rapidly getting under full
- " i ip . i n v
EL
X
NECK
TELEGRAPH SERVICE.
OF TIHi
FRED
H FIGHT V.
Tt it ft rvi
LIAN
Y
AGA
CHECKING A FURIOUS DRIVE OF THE ENEMY TOWARDS
THE OISE THE POILUS PUT UP STIFF RESISTANCE
AT COURELLES
SEVERE COMBAT ON
J 1'
CHA!
1
(By Robert Madry)
Chapel Hill June 11.
The com-1,
"Hmeemont spirit has held swav
!iUriR the past week at the Univer
sity oi North Carolina. The open
ing exercises besran Sundav morn
ing, June 2, with the annual bac
calaureate sermon by Dr. D. J.
Fraser, of th a pTAliv-fr vioti fVl-
1 i,, "
to a close Wednesdav. June 5 '
with the commencement address;
by Dr. Frederick C. Howe, Com
missioner of Immigration of tlle,
Port of New York, and the pre -
sentation of diplomas to one hun-
dr
red and three candidates bv srov -
ernor. Thomas Walter Bickett.
, , . w "
With favorable weather for trav- i
el a writable stream of visitors
and alumni came to the hill during
the four days' exercises. Small
groups were to be seen clustered
in spots about the campus, talking
over reminiseenses swapping jok
es, and expressing goodmatured
: humor. Many visitors and sons
nhersitv returned to th;
; .Mi
e.ehii'-. reunion. The. C-
ME
diversity' Inn was used as Alumni "ported .fi'is morning by the war de
headquarters. partment upon adv'j-e received
Due to the war and things in- frt?ni Ociie. al Perstling.
cidents to it number present was Of the--c were twenty six killed
not quite as large as in prev: nis i:i action, tliree deaths from wonJ1d
yea is. Yet enthusiasm for Alma. ; seven deatlis from desease, three
Plater and. class spirit were not! deaths from accident and other
lacking in the least. The less in 'cause's, fortv eiuht wouwded severe
:;ale attendance was partly if notjly and forty three wounded to a
wholly offset by the larire iuim-i degree undetermined,
ber of ladies )iesi.:irt for the oxer-; Talmadge V. (iicrald, ofCalli
cisos, the number being far great- vants ferry, .South Carolina and
ei tlui.n in former years. The spir Edward C. Pitt, of R. F. D. No. J
it of good-feJlows'Mp and cheer Rocky Mount are reported as kill
were evidenced on all sides, and ed in action.
were it not for the presence ot'i Van Buren of Elease, N. C. Hen
khaki lads and sailor 1)03rs and the ry W. Morris, of Albemarle, N. C.
frequent references to the Euro- Ay lor E. Stone, of Virginia, and
pean struggle an outsider would John II. Tritt, of (Jastonia, N. C.
hardly have guessed that the Univ.: arc among those severely wouiuh-d
ersity was experiencing a war- .
time commencement. Yet deep mostly to t,!o Alumni. The class
beneath the apparent stream of es of 1858, 1868, 1888- 1898, l'JOJ
happiness and gaiety throughout. 1908, 1913, and 1917 held reunions
the exercises there ran a strong which were well attended. Judge
undertow of seriousness which ! Francis D. Winston presided over
was not to be. mistaken.. i the reunion exercises in his usual
Monday June 3, was Class Day graceful and charming manner,
on the program. The farewell The Alum'ni luncheon in Swain
address by the ex-president Kemp ; Hall followed the reunions. The
P. Battle to the seniors? the Man-i inter-society debate between rep
gum Medal conieft in Gerrard ; rexentatives of the Dialectic and
Hall, which was won by Albert M. j The University finals came to a
j Oates, the closing exercises of the
graduating clas, and the sr.iokei ; mencement exercises proper, the
and anniversary meetings of the" features of which were an address
literary societies were events of .by Dr. F. C. Howie and the award
the day that served to keep the ing of the diplomas to the 103 grad
interest at fever heat. nates by Governor Thomas Wal-
Tuesday June 4, was given ovt er Bickett.
south winds.
NUMBER 70
RIGHT OF MARNE
(By "Un.'teu Press)
Paris June 11. German forces
lat night penetrated within a.
mile of the Oise river at Ribeeourt
tao Prenrh war ofieo announces.
Tin
enemy reached Arende i-iv-
iv-ur
miles of Coini)iic v?i-
rcsenting a maximum advance of
more than seven miles but were
hurled back at this point.
Tlie French not only held . the
Germans on the west wing but.
retook the town id' Mery.
The German rus1' in the direc
tion of Estrees St. Denis and Ribe-
court continued yesterdav evenin-i;
and last "ight. On the left the.
French prevented the (icrmans
from taking Loplori.ui Courelles
Tiie principal German ci'iurt
on this front Avas from Belley .Man
vqiielJ5se wero fig)til ollhv
rkdit bank of the Marno readied
. , . . . . ., ,
rAurovah fe rreneii withdrawing
ttlieir line of resistance west and,
i southwest of Ribeeourt.
y mi
.9 '
ML!
(By United Press)
Washington June 11. One hun-
!,. ;!r,.i tiiivtv ,.-. ::i.iUv -jv
close Wednesday with the corn-
WAR
nst odds
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