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VOLUME FOUE.
AUSTRALIAMSAD A
IS RESIST ATTACK
THIRTEEN HUNDRED GERM AN PRISONERS TAKEN BY
AUSTRALASIANS AND AMERICANS ALONG
THE SOMME IN Y ESTERDAY'S FIGHT.
ONE HUNDRED MACHINE GUNS ALSO TAKEN
(By Ucit'i Press)
London July 5 A german coun
tor attack at Hamel, which was
raptured by the Australians and
Americans yesterday morning was
impulsed, reports General Haig.
Prisoners were taken m uur ad
vance along the Somme will exceed
thirteen hundred the statement
ail.
(Jerman field guns, one machine
oin and a number of trench mor
1 4.,,
tars were also eapuucu .
NEW WORKERS IN
EXTENSION FORCE
Raleigh N. C, July 5
.Mr. W. S. Thomas, formerly of
the Department of Entomology of
Ciemson college, S. C, has been em
ployed by the North Carolina Agri
mlture Extension Service for the
work in the proper control of in
sects enemies of. food crops. Mr.
Thomas is an emergency worker,
vrith the fund for his employ
ment being derived from the na
tonal appropriation for increas
m,r fn.ul nrndnction. and which
-t-,. x , ,
i lum.npd hv the United States!
Department of Agrisulture. He
will work under the direction of
.Mr. Franklin Sherman, Chief of
the Division of Entomology, and
will co-operate withounty agents
and fanners throughout the state.
Mr. Thomas began his duties in
this state on June loth. Having
been in insect control work for a
number of years it is expected that
the experience and qualifications
which he brings to his present po
nton will enable him to be of much
value in increasing food produc
tion in North Carolina through
proper insect control.
GREAT AERIAL
BATTLE TODAY
Vv'iih the American on the Marne
July .". (4 P. M.) Three German
aeroplanes M ere shot down in two
"ria! battles which took place
at this front this morning.
Two American airmen are miss-1,,,-r.
Four American and six Ger
man machine guns participated
in -Parii fio-ht.
fhe first occured north of Bois
,JS Americans (Belleau Wood)
1 Boclie was lu-ought down
and two Americans failed to re
'i to the lines.
Ih1 second took place north of
i !'ateau Tliierry when Lieutenant
() "eill & Riable report that they
'"'beve they brought down one
''aril.
COTTON MARKET
Open
24.07,
28.59
28.46
28.49
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26.85
28.59
28.59
23.46
23.49
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Mar
27.25
24.48
24.08
28.90
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24.08
24.08
23.90
23.93
Local Market Nominal
AFTERNOON DAILY
FIRST SECURITY LEAGUE
MEMBER TO DIE IN WAR.
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HING THE BEE
IEEP1NG WORK
Raleigh N. C, July 5
Mr. C. L. Sams. Specialist in
Beekeeping, is this week engaged
! in holdinjr local meetinirs of bee
keepers in the counties of Gaston,
Lincoln Burke and McDowell, and
will then continue the trip into the
counties of Madison, Buncombe,
and perhaps, Yancey.
In view of the sugar shortage
which will evidently continue
serious for years, all beekeepers
are advised to manage their hives
for highest production of honey,
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and also to increase the number formidable bombardments of the
of their colonies. At the same present campaign,
time, consumers are urged to use. Austrian small bridges wer,1
honey as a substitute for sugar. A set afire by floating burning pe
careful and conservative calcula-' trol in boats down the river. The
tion, based on certain known facts
indicates the surprising fact that j
at least 2,000 tons of honey, the
most healthful sweet known, went
to waste in North Carolina in 1917
British Cruiser Vindictive Bore Brunt of Effort
to Close Zeebrugge; Later Sunk
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ARMENIANS 1
FORCE CAPTURE
ERI VANS
(By United Press)
Amsterdam, July 5. Vienna
dispatches received here announce
V,o j.i , i
,wLy A1Ve mouana Aime-1
lans have occupied Erivan.
RUSS PROBLEM
SETTLED SOON
(B T UNITED PKES53)
Washington July 5. The set
tlement of the Russian problem '
is believed to be only a matter of a
few days, according to advices of
the Inter-allied Supreme war
council, and the full text of which
will be available quickly.
The absence of, a findings of the!
eouneil yesterday explains Presi-j
dent Wilson failure to discuss the I
problem in his speech yesterday I
at Blount Vernon.
FINLAND MAY
ATTACK ALLIES
(By United Press)
Stockholms Julv 5. Finland is
reported on the verge of declar-
ing war against the allies.
ine j? ms in co-operation with
fifty thouand Germans are report -
jLto-be ready;to carry-a campaign
into the Russian Murman district,
where an allied force, including m
few Americans are guarding mil-!
itary supplies.
ITALIANS MAKE
BEST ATTACK
(By United Press)
With the Italian armies afield
July 5. An Italian attack took
place along the lower Piave and
was preceded oy one of the most,
! larger bridges were destroyed by
artillery. The Italian troops then j Germany and Austria. Allied air
surrounded and captured several j plane are dropping the president's
groups of the enemy among the j speech and resolutions to foreign
many canals in this region. 'born over the enemy's lines.
H.M.5. VIHOICTIV&
HUNS PROPOSE
AGAINSTBOMBING
OUTSIDE TOWN
? (By United iressj
4 Amsterdam July 5. Rumors
are being circulated here that
J l"r-
ai to the allies that a mutual agree
n0 ,,aa , t
, iiij - y- cii;xhi:m. uuiuuitiu
men of towns outside the war zone
The sentiment favoring the move
is strong in Germany.
French TAKE
MANY PRIONERS
(r 7 United Press)
' Paris July 5. Patrol activities
resulted in additional prisoners
the French war office announces
This took Place between Montdi-
dier, the Oise, Champagne and
along the right bank of the Meuse
BRITISH DOWN
10 HUN PLANES
.'By United 1'ress")
London July 5. Ten German
airplanes were accounted for b;
British airmen on Wednesdav ac-
i cording to an official aviation com
j munique just issued
"During the night and day 16
; tons of bombs were dropped on
f emv targets- Jul v-the- third:
the weather was cloudy and the
enemy activity slight."
, ,
GREAT JULY 4
PROPAGANDA
Washington July 5. America
is completing the greatest propa-
gaud a efforts of the Avar.
i Xew pledges of foreign born at
various celebrations yesterday are
being flashed to all parts of the
world, and the president's ad-
dress at Mount Vernon, and the
details of great Fourth of July
celebrations are being sent broad
cast. Messengers are carrying tho
news into Russia and all the isol
ated corners of the earth, even
j to the extent of crossing both
to Close Ostend Harbor
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TELEGRAPH SERVICE.
HK
1WAY COMMISSION
WE
M
ELEVEN O'CLOCK MONDAY 1.3 THE TIME SET FOR THE LO
CAL AND CO-OPERATIVE COMMITTEES TO PRE
SENT PLANS FOR ROANOKE BRIDGE.
SURROUNDING COUNTIES TO PARTICIPATE
"THE HEADSMAN" IS DEAD
Or
CZERNIN NEW
AUSTRO MINISTER
(By United Press)
Amsterdam July 5. Following
a conference between Emperor
Carl, Count Czarnin and Baron
Burian the Vienna Neu Frie
Priesse declared that Count Czcr-
in will bo Mimmnfnrl fni-piim iii.i
ister.
GERMANS WANT
TO SETTLE WAR
(By United Press)
London July 5. "The German
peoples desire peace and strong
sensible accommodation by the al
lies is bound to iead to its realiza
tion'', the Berlin Vorwarts de
clares. "Germany is reeling for the loss
of raw materials, due to her over
seas isolation."'
TCHITCHERIN
OFFERS PROTEST
(By United .vress)
London July 5. Delayed dis
patches from Moscow announce
that foreign minister Tchiteherin
had protested to Berlin against the
participation of German sonner
in Cossack raids against Germans
in their advance upon Nikelaicff.
23 ON THE
CASUALTY LIST
(By United Press)
Washington Julv 5. Twenty
ilaee army casual ies arc reported
by the war departement of which
five were killed in action, seven
deaths from wounds, two from de
seae, one from accident three
wounded severely and five miss
ing. .
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NUMBER 90
COMMITTEES
The Scotland Neck committee
empowered to see the llgliway
Commission to get a bridgc J
ei-oss the Roanoke River contiga
ons to N,-.rTfot"s will have their
opportunity to present their
claims as the commission has a
greed to meet that'and other coun
ties and their committees on Mon
day at eleven O'clock in Kaleigli
and give the matter full consider
ation. So important is this proposition
and so great is the local interest
in the plan that the committee
that goes to Raleigh Muiday
should be fortified with all necess
ary facts in order to gain the con
MUit and eo-opo ration of the high
way commission.
in answer to the message from
one of the committee, one of the
commission, Y. C. Riddick, stat
ed in a Idler this morning that
the Scotland Wck delegation ami
those from other districts, advan
cing thtir claims to this propon
ton would be received and given
consideration at xhr meeting of
Ithe Highway Connnissioii iusl be
fore noon Mon, (ay next.
In view of this strong commiU-
oes from Tarboro, Rocky .Mount
Wilson and Ilobgoed should ac-
j ColP-iu.V the
' Scotland Xei
i
committces from
and Bertie coun
ty in support of Scotland" Neck's
contention.
NG BONES
FOR FOOD
IN ENGLAND
(By United Pres.)
Washington July 1. Over m
England at the-height of t h( meat
shortage and before the populace
was put on rati-'s they sold bones
at the rate of five pounds for one
shilling. Policemen regulated
.i!g lines of people patiently
standing out on the side walks,
waiting, not for their favorite
matinee idol to pa-s, hut for i
chance to enter a food shop and
buy a small qnantity of food, it
takes about three minutes for , the
shop keepers to dress their win
dows, over there, merely because;
there are, -perhaps, but a few cans
of condensed milk and a box or
two of corn beef to be displayed.
Vet over here in America, bones
hay, even fats and precious scraps
of meat are going into the garbage
pails! Although in many cities
there were long lines of people
waiting last winter for supplies
of coal. lh"re has as yet been ..
pinehed-faced mob pleading for
food. True, there are frequently
long lines of, people on the street
but mostly they are buying ticket"
to shows! In the busy street, but
in town and cities, shop keepers
display elaborate arrangements
of all kinds of delicacies in their
show case windows. They would
scorn a "display" of corned beef
and condensed milk.
The food shortage is real. Sava
food and "carry on".
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