WEATHER REPORT Showers tonight and Saturday. Warmer in West portion, to moderate east to North East winds.
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AFTERNOON MlLY
SLOGAN y EVERY ONE FOR EACH OTHER AND ALL TO GETHERlwOR SCOTLAND NECK.
VOLUME
FOUR.
AFTERNOON DAILY
SCOTLAND NECK, N. C. FRIDAY TONE 21, 1918
TELEGRAPH SERVICE.
NUMBER 79
TAIN'
FORCES IAI-
HEIRS
AMERICAN GUNS
INFLICT HAVOC
BRIT
ISH
FIGHTING RAGES FROM THE MONTELLO TO THE ADRIATIC
, u'ITE THE AUSTRIANS MAKING LESS FREQUENT
ATTACKS.
)
KALIANS SHOW VIM AND DASH IN ATTACK
' By United Press
Washington June 21. Ameri
can machine guns inflicted con
siderable losses on German pa
trols in the region of Chateau Thi-
erry and in the Woevre sector yes
terday, according to General Per
shing's communique received to
day.
(BT UNITED PRESS)
With the Italian armies afield
June Zi- riguwws "'6"B
antly along the whole oi tne riave
line from Montello to the Adriat
ic. The Italians appear to have the
advantage everywhere on this
front, particularly above Zencon
Their attacks are carried out with
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,r.KMit Austrian
lack spirit.
LIEUT. CHOYCE
HERE MONDAY
counter attacks
41
London June 21. Official re
ports indicate that the battle along
the Piave river is increasing in
Monday night at eight thirty
the people of Scotland Neck and
vicinity will have the pleasure of
hearing Lieutenant Choyce, of the
British army, who has been releas
ed during the recovery from,
wounds in order to tour parts of
the United States and give the A
merican people some knowledge
of conditions on the battle front.
Mr. R. J. Madry has kindly post
poned the picture for Monday
night and has given his theatre
RAID
IS SUCCESSFUL
AM
DEGREES
London June 21. Successful
British raids on the Picardy front
repulsed German local attempts
in Flanders, states General Haig.
A few prisoners were captured
during the night, also some mach
ine guns. Many casualties were
inflicted on the enemy in the raid.
GIVEN
HERE TODAY
ioienee.
Italians drove forward at three
dints forcing the Austrians back j The Dixie, for the speaking on
rom Montello, north of Monte
Vllmio and the railway west of.
vanrtona di PiaVe.
The Austrians made slight gains
west oi seonons, but were driven
nick soon after.
The number of Austrian priss
upersnow exceed eleven thousand
Sip S ipin IT
Rome June 21. American av
iators, making their first flight
mi the Italian front yesterday,
Mew up the bridge the Austrians
had just thrown across the Piave
river, dispatches from Italian head
quarters a n n ou n c e d .
I that night
Lieutenant Choyce primarily
comes in the interest of the War
saving campaign, and Scotland
Neck is the only town in Halifax
county in wiiich he will speak
He can make but one address a
day as he is recovering from woun
hi received 4n-ttleuwlehw
not permit much exertion.
Committees have not yet been do
termined or appointed for this
meeting but same will be announc
ed in tomorrow's Commonwealth
127 MARINES
ON HONOR ROLL
By United Press
Washington June 21. -A mar
iie casualty of one hundred and
twenty men was. made public to
day by the navy department.
Of these ten were killed in act
ion, nineteen died o wounds and
ninety eight wounded severely.
C. H. Woodsberry, of the Unit
ed States naval training school.
Norfolk, Va., H. C. Graves, of
Blackburg, Va., gunner., Sergeant
O. E. Jordan of Orthill, N. C, and
E. N. MeCloud of Charlotte N. C,
wrere severely wounded.
LEADING MASONS OF THIS SECTION' OF THE STATE ARE
HERE TO CONFER THE HIGHER DEGREES UP
ON LOCAL MEN
McApOO WONT
CONDUCT NEW
LOAN CAMPAIGN
(By Uiied Press)
Washington June, 21 Presi
dent Wilson has made a substitute
for Secretary McAdoo, in making
an appeal to the people for their
co-operation during the next Lib
erty Loan campaign, since Secre
tary McAdoo broke under the str
ain of the continuous speech mak
ing of the last campaign.
A treasury official intimated to
day that the subscription to the
Loan would have to be in the
neighborhood of seven or eight
billion dollars.
BANQUET FOLLOWS THE LODGE WORK
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THANKS PEOPLE
FOR HOME PAPER
Dear Sirs:-
Wiil drop you a few lin
es to give you my address and
thank you all for your kindnes -to
us soldier, boys for sending the.
home town paper. I want tq
thank every one that takes part
in helping to-send it to" the boy?
for it is a great deal of comfort
and pleasure to read of home and
the home happenings, and things
that we would never hear. of if it
were not for the Commonwealth.
Charles T. Barnhill
318th. F. A. Battery B
Camp Jackson, S. C.
HOLLWEG ILL
OflTH APPOPL
I
(By UNITED PRESS)
Amsterdam, June 21. Slight
ihope is held out for the recovery
iof Dr. Thebold Von Bethman N.
lolhveg, the former German chan
ccllcr who is seriously ill. He is
ported to be very low following
a stroke of appoplexy.
WORK(
I in? V
JUiil
Washington June 21. Provost
COUNTY FOOD ADMINISTRATOR R. C. DUNN HERE YESTER
DAY GIVING INFORMATION TO MERCHANTS ? ' -
ABOUT RESTRICTIONS.
PAIR PRICE COMMITTEE APPOINTED
STRIKE FOLLOWS
BREAD RIOTS
v
Zurich June 21. Dispatches
state &at a strike. -following the
head riots, is sreadiii0- throueh-
the Vilna district ' I '
Jv' otic hundred workers are
rpl"i-iH.l to be striking at the War-
fi'Owski airplane factory ..and
'Hi,
ire renorted to have oc-
at Favoritem, Margarne-
Y'11; Ottakring and Brisrittcnay,
ibm-l)s 0f Vienna.
shai Crowder rules that men
in the draft age now engaged in
games of all kinds, those working
as domestic servants, hellhoys,ele-
vator hoys, and waitors, and all
like occupations shall seek other
employment by July 1, or tie in
ducted in to the arr:y. J
He does not however stajte at
this time what 'shall be the Ruling
i i
'rovcrnmir base-ball players-; and
r.ome specific ease will have to', be
presented for the ruling of their
case. : i ;
WR
RES
ESS WANTS
IDENT VIEWS
'y United Press)
hinj-ton June 21. Congress
ut to demand a new state-
of the policy of the admin-
regarding Russia.
hi tlle growing senti-
inat the Siberian nffpn sivp
made
J he
CROWDER CALLS
FOR 9000 MEN
Washington June 21. A cap has
been issued by Provost Marshal
Crowder for eigjht- thousand nine
, hundred, and seventy six 'raft
registrants Qualified for military
service wjth at least a grammer
school education. ;
The men will be sent to techni
cal 'schools for special trainghig
and the n placed, in special bran
ches of the service.
.The men, wijl entrain July 1.
Vorth Garolinas uota is two
hundred and forty" seven and
these will go to Clemsqn Agricul
tural College. v - ' J s ' 1 1
Every merchant who handles
groceries and foods of any kind
was present at a; meeting in the
Mayors office yesterday afternoon
to meet county Food Administra
tor, Raymond CDunn, of Enfield,
and learn from him what is neces
sary in order to abide within the
law, so great have been the chan
ges and restriction on sugar and
flour that few were able to know
fully whether they were within
the law or not.
Yesterday afternoon however
Mr Dunn put these merchants
straight on many matters ; first by
offering those grocers who kept
soda fountains to 'choose between
closing up one' or other business,
as a soda fountain could not be
run in conjunction' with a grocery
business during the " strenuous
times of the Avar.
Next it was pointed out that
sugar might be sold in quantities
of two pounds for town customers j
Flour also could be sold to fam
ilies on the average of six pounds
for each member of the family per
month, and the price of flour and j
of meal was also restricted. ; ' ' - .
Mr. Dunn then appointed a com j
mittee to be known hereafter a ,
the "Fair Price Food Committee"
of which one member of the com
mittee should be the township food
administrator, another, the mayor
one wholesale dealer, a retail dea
ler and a consumer, whose duty.it
was to meet and determine each
week a fair price for all classes of
groceries and to have same published-
in the local paper, and
whilst this' did1 not bind thejgro
i cer to sell at the prices set by the
committee, the inpector and ;food
administration would require a sat j
isfactory reason for such mer
chant who did not abide by the,
prices set. i.
Th? committee named by the
The following local citizens have
generously contributed to the ex
pense of postage of, the papers to
there aiqthers ;who wish to jdo
likewise they should send in word
what, they, wish to subscribe and
same will be noted in these col
umns. , .
Mr. R. L. Hardy $5.00
Mrs. R. C. Josey Jr. ; 5.00
S. A. Dunn . 5.00
Mr. F. P. Shields 5.00
Mr. J. H. Alexander Jr. 5.00
O. J. Moore 5.00
Mr. Hugh Johnson 5.00
John B. Grav 3.00
Tonight will be a gala time for
the "higher up" Masons of Scot
land Neck and vicinity, for the
Consistory degrees will be confer
red upon a number of local men
by visiting officers numbering 25
in all, some of whom have already
arrived.
The degrees will be conferred
by the R. C. Dunn, Venerable Mas
ter of Joseph Munford lodge of
Perfection. Mr. Dunn is the head
of the Scottish rite bodies of Hal
ifax county.
Mr. L .J. Pulasky, of Raleiglf,
is here for the purpose of putting
on the fifth degree.
Among the distinguished masons
present is Dr. Braswell, of Whit
akers, who is protentate of Sudan
Temple of Shriners; and Mr. Char
les McGwigan, who is eminent
commander of St. Aldermar com
mandry, and many other thirty
second degree masons. Mr. AY 1,
Jones of Newbern will arrive this
afternoon to confer the eighteen
th degree.
An accurate list ot the visitor.-'
has not becnconipIie(l, but a few
of them are
given
E. L. White-
Mrs. C. ,W
C. J. Shields
Balfour Dunn
R, P. Byrd
J. E. Bowers
Mrs. W. H. Rogister
Mrs. V. W. Manning
Mrs J. N. Kirkland
B. G. -Neblett
Mrs. G. K. Moore
Dr. A. C. Livermbn '
Mrs. A. M. Riddick
T 1 ft L' 4"
Dunn CKinston3.00 .
J I r tt .. ev... - .
2.50
2.50
2.00
2.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
i.oo
Mrs. J. K.-Vande (Tillery) i;.00
and five pounds for country cus-1 administrator were W. E. Smith
tomcrs: but Jn , neither instance j township- fobd; administrator, R
couldr more ' tHaU Xan average1 oi
three pounds for each member of a
German penetration, members are
favoring an; American-Japanese ;
family be-purchajsd ;w5thout the
purchaser being amenable to the
law, and Mr. Dunn said that the
violatrs would surely be punish
ed. This applied also to the hotel
boarding house and restaurant
The price at which sugar could be
sold f6r cashJwas ninexand a half
cents. :J '
s Regarding the sale of flour and
equal amount of substitutes it' was
pointed out that a man living in
town and owning a farm could not
G.'Sfrackell; R. J Madry, -Clee
Vaughan, and - the; Rev Reuben
Meredith. ;'
. Mr; Dunn further advised jthat
from this date it would be unlaw
fill for cold drinks and other su
gar ingredient condiments to be
Mr. G. Lamb ; 1.00
Mrs G. AY. Bryan ; y 1.00
C. Frank Burroughs 1.00
L. H. Bailey p . lj.00
Mr. C. A. Jones lloO
Mr. J. P. Futrell " . . ; 1.00
Mrs. J. A. Price ; .1.00
T. D. Temple j' ' v ll00
L L. Cherry 100
Rupert Allsbrook ; 1.00
L. M. Pittman ' - ! 100
Mrs. Lawrence House lj.00
Mrs. Streeter Cherry
Bessie Smith (Col) '
Everyone who has . a ; boy ! in;
France, or in camp, wil please send
their names and full addresses to
ThV Commonwealth, and any ehan-
es so tnattneualy papr may
head, of Enfield; McDonald Gun
ter, George Andrews, Rom Par
ker, Joe Person, Frank Taylor.
Rev. Edwards, T. M. Cooper, Mr.
Rai.son and T. W. Shaw.
The candidates are as follows;
Watson Sherrod, of Enfield, Paul
Kitchin, L. B. Suiter, Allison Mc
Dowell, W. II. Kitchin, h. 1. Cher
ry; T. W. Russell, S. R. White, Er-
Wmslov, D. i!:!T Bovettc.
;). F. Keel
R. Shaw and probably other's.
The eiireriainm.e:i!. committee
have asked the ladies, of the Red
Cross to service' a banquet to for
ty five brethren, and preparations
are iiow being made for a some
what elaborate repast.
1.00
aloo
sold on the stree-ts, even for the.
t r . T . i i . f v f. , go farwarddo them without a mo
organizations and her instructed , , v.
, . . . iments delay,
the t local food administrator to j r
see' that 'this Was-discontinued. j
There was little hope held outi
COTTON MARKET
that the
remaining
soda water
! and i cold drink fountains would :
r July ; t
26.35
kigh
26.60
igeti the; advantage o the-eorhfor
co-ope.-atiou in ibcria, and will j Wal msed fln lis farm, lor .h,j W mnehlodger,;; );
shortly intVodufce' in the s'endte a j Vas dorisidered'as a town resident and Nthe regulations goyermng ,ct - f -
-It . . i n 1 T nsin-w .nti H hn i fL-n rr ohnnr J . v "Tv
..J.z fnr. r.vm i nri nn v tne iarmer wno resiuL't . ice cicam wuum iucu c.
1 ' - ..-.. T O ") C C
ae by Russia even - the.president a defiuate explana-1 onjhig.tof .eanW obtain, this w : July wh.eh m a l.probamutyj- y ,-f
Will, as a pArrPfitivA nftViA Wnvp.rAmeiit's statod. i cession. 7-i V V l uuu i.um i
24.20
24.01
24.00
Low
26.55
24.56
24.18
23.96
hi
Close
26.60
24.65
24.18
24.01
24.00
iY LOSSES
38 MEN
Washington, Juiu? 21,-"Thirty
eight army casual ic were report
ed this morning by the war-depart
ment, .which: includes ,six; killed in
action, one died of wounds, three
of desease,; twenty seven severely
wounded and one wounded to
degree undetermined.
; Priyate F. II; ; AVhitmore,
Million, Va., is, among those
yerely, wounded. ,
of
se-
POLICE CHARGE
BREAD RIOTERS
f
Paris, June 21. Fifty thousand
demonstrators who marched thru
the streets of Vienna on Thursday
night shouting for peace and for
bread, and pillaging the shops,
were charged by the military po
lice with drawn sabers, according
to Zurich dispatches to le Petit
Journal. '
Many civilians were injured,
and some, it i stated, were killed.