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WEATHER REPORT: Partly clrady tonight and Wednesday. Generally shifting winds, mostly south. AFTERNOON DAILY WHEN THE SOLDIER BOYS CHANGE THEIR QUARTERS NOTIFY THE COMMONWEALTH VOLUME FIVE AFTERNOON DAILY SCOTLAND NECK, N. C. - .-.-- TUESDAY JULY 23, 1918. TELEGRAPH SERVICE. NUMBER 1 ETWEEM HUMS EE MB) AMP MEIIM FRO NT ENEMY wnHDRAW THEIR BE GUNS IMPORTANT GAINS MADE BY ALLIES ON SOISSONS FRONT MAKES POSITION OF CROWN PRINCE'S TROOPS HAZARDOUS IN JJARNE POCKET. HURLS DIVISIONS IN TO RELIEVE STRESS o- O f tiy United Press) ENEMY FIGHTING FOR RELEASE o Paris, July 23. 10:15 a. m. Oulehy le Chateau, the dominating point in the line from Chateau Thierry and Soissons was report edcaptured by the allies this morning. Additional important gains were reported made in the Soissons re gion. General Mangin is tight ening his grip at Mont de Paris, which commands the City of Soi ssons. The Germans are fighting des perately4 to prevent the allies trapping them in the Rheims-Soi- ssons pocket. The best proof of their plight is found in that they are hurling divisions into the fight which have been borrowed from neighboring armies in an effort to ease off Foch's grip. FRENCH ADVANCE THREE MILES Paris, July 23. 12 noon Only artillery fighting is reported on the whole offensive front test night, the French war office an nounces. French troops advanced over ENEMY LOSES FIVE AIRPLANES o . (By United Press) London July 23. A destruction of five enemy aeroplanes and the loss of many British machines on July 21, is the report just issued by the British air minister. 105 CASUALTIES PERSHING WIRES THREE BLANKETS NEEDED IN FRANCE o Frank Moore likes France but says they have cool nights there The parents George Frank Moore are in receipt of a letter from him "Somewhere in France" saying he has plenty to eat and sleeps un. der three blankets and not too warm owing to the cool nights. He say he is in very best of health and can eat anything from an on ion (which he always disliked) to an elephant. France is a fine country with its great fields of wheat clover an rye which add much to its beauty though he prefer to U S his home land and hopes to soon return with old Glory waving high and the sun shining in favor of our country. " One of his most difficult prob lems is getting water and finding a place to take a bath water is o Washington July 23. General Pershing reports one hundred ant five army casualties, jof which j twenty four were killed in action three died of wounds, five from de sease, five from accident and o ther causes, sixty seven severly wounded and one missing in action TURKEY MAKES MANY PROMISES o (By United Press) TYPHOID BROKEN OUT IN BERLIN : o (By United Press) Amsterdam July 23. serio us outbreak of typhoid fever has occurred in Berlin, .according to advices received here. It is believ ed this epidemic has been caused by poisoned milk. O . MARK PIH MED TODAY o News came over the phone this morning that Mr. Mark Pitt of. Rocky tMount, died at his home at seven o'clock this morning at the age of or about 60 years ALLIED ACTION I SIBERIA MR UPENDS PRESIDENT WILSON WILL AN NOUNCE HIS READINESS FOR AMERICA TO PARTICIPATE IN PROTECTIVE MEASURES IN RUSSIA. MAY FIGHT FORMER GERMAN PRISONERS c ' -o- (B.v ticea Press) Washington .July 23. Allied ac tion in Siberia is impending. When President Wilson com pletes his announcement, which will set forth to the world a pro- Mr. W. E. Smith township- food j "ram to a5d Russia, assuring Rus sians and all peoples that ours is not a pohcv of airurandizeinent. gression. GROCERS MAY HAVE FOUNTAINS O administrator announces a modif i- r-, j j i i i cation in regard to the operation' 1 d The deceased is closely related e . . Undao- I -4- o r H n lino i it nvi n rtftl fill -. 11 r- to tne ivitcnm iamny, ueing uiicic of the present generation, his mo ther, being before her marriage Miss Casandy Kitchin, sister to the late "Buck" Kitchin. She marr ied the late Nathan Pitt. A wife and three children sur vive the desease, one son having Washington July 25. Turkey j been 4 Recently killed in France, and another now on his way over. A third son is now in the army, and had 'not been atbile to be with grocery stores, by which fountains mav be operated, pro Action only awaits the receipt of the formal acceptance of Jap- promises to do her full duty to ward the United States should it develop that her troops were res sponsible for the anti-American outrages at Tabriz. The Swedish foreign office no tified the? state department that Turkey is investgating the matter but having difficulties on account of poor communication . ajbjle .re.fiehed at this writing. The other child being a girL The funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon and in ternment will take place at four o'clock at the John Henry Sav- age place in Edgeeomb county viding no sugar is used for making an?s international', proposition drinks, or any oter purpose in co- which 5s expected hourly, neetion with the fountain business The first step of the allis will The county administrator, Mr. j be the occupation of Vladivostok Raymond C. Dunn, regrets very-pvitn troops. 1 Jus base is under much that this modification order 'allied protection and the danger was n of m ade public in his ctoun- of German forces becoming a great very scarce. a three mile front north of Mont He has learned much about do didier, in the Picardy sector cap mestic affairs and been taught to hiring three villages and three ! eat anything that is eatable and sleep anywhere. Sends best regards to friends hundred prisoners. , AMERICANS CAPTURE BUZANCY 4 London July 23. 1:16 p. m. American troops reported the cap ture of Buzencv, four miles south of Soissons & east of the Soissons Chateau Thierrv highwav. The French are simultaneously to have taken Oulehy le Chateau! The reports are unofficial. GERMANS MOVE BIG GUNS London July 23. 1 :50 p. m. Germany's artillery, in the Soi ssons region, has been comparative OUR RALEIGH LETTER ty at the time the modification was made effective by the food ad ministration. GOnCONTROL CAPE COD CANAL The govern and relatives and hopes to come back to the old home town. MARINES LOSE 23 MORE MEN o fB : UNITE P PITSSS) ' Washington July 23 Twenty three marine casualties are report ly inactive, indicating a withdraw-: ed today, of which four were kill ed m action, three died or wounds fifteen severely wounded and one Our "Baleigh Letter Raleigh July 23. Never since the United States entered the war has there' been so much encour agement displayed by North Caro- Bearing the president of the N. C. Press Association (Sanford o Wasingon July 23. ment has taken over the Cape Cod canal as a direct U-Boat menace on the Atlantic coast. Also to facilitate coal shipments the New England ralrad admin istrate has applied to secure exe cutive approval and privelege of Martin) and other more or less ! operating canal. distinguished qu$l orators, the 0- special train is leaving here today lina folks as at present over the 1 for the annual meeting of news developments on the war front, i paper men. where the American troops are Mr. Martin says he has informa giving such splendid account ofition that the attendance will be themselves. Students of the war larger than in years and this in situation who often visit Raleigh spite of the fact that the bovs (and we have a, few local judges this time have to put up the cash TO TAKE OVER WIRE IMS ON 21ST OF JULY al of guns of large calibre, autb oriative information stated. AMERICANS TAKE JAULGONNE London July 23.-2:15 p. m. ' Garrison H. Price, of Hilton Americans have captured Jaulgon- Va., was wounded in action. ; missing in action. ne, on the north bank of the Mar and are continuing their ad vance, is learned authoritatively. The American forces took three hundred prisoners. i A German counter attack at andiers, ten miles east of Jauljj ffonne, was repulsed. j -0- ROOSEVELTWON'T CONSIDER OFFICE also) believe the tide of battle has ; for their transportation instead of turned at last and we all know j paying in advertising or other-; that the presence of over a million i wise as in the years ago, before American soldiers was the mam ; Marse Mae, "tuk over" the rail- factor in turning it. Just as the roads. We are still being asked! arrival of another million before to give much free space in our pa- , the year ends (and other millions j pers to the government's adver-i later if needed) is going to win the j tising, but.no more "reciprocity" war for the allies f or, Christian-: m Uncle Sam's part. Uh hu! ity, for civilization, for democra cy, tor decency and tor the sai,e Washington July 23 Tlje nal tiniK ffmimiiiticatinii lines will b: ! ! under government control July j I 31 and President Wilson has sign ed an executive order providing that federal wire operation will be under the supervision of Post master General Burleson, with D. j J. Lewis as director. O . , O Oyster Bay, July 23. Theo- The French hold the entire Mar- dore Roosevelt is too deeply inter im bend at Chassins Preloup. i ested in the war to be a candidate Paris July 23. 4 :30 p. m. for Governor of New York, is his Summer School Closes The State A and E. College Summer School closed todav after ty of representatices government the world over. It is something for North Caro- one of the most successful terms linians to be proud of, when they in its history and one of the most reflect upon the splendid work of the U. S. navy, under the guid ing hand of Josephus Daniels. Allied aviators have set fire to meSsage to Attornev General Lew m safely carrying across unaer Kntradenois nnd Fismos at the ;c rpnlvin to Lewis's offer of ! the convoy and protection of war- I o noint of the enemy concentration withdrawal from the race within the Soissons-Rheims sal- colonel will run. ,put. Over thirty two thousand Pounds of bombs were dropped on wards Vesle the two 'cities. largely attended. And this is im portant, for the State never need ed more competent teachers than it does today. Third District Congressman BENNIE BELL'S PROPERTY SOLD The store property of Mr. J. B. Bell on the corner of Main and Ninth Streetsxwas sold yesterday er menace in Siberia has been countered. The force that will lit' used is protective, not combative and with economic aids, will serve the Rus sian people for their future bene fits. At the same time the alllies will if necessary, aid the (V.ects Slovaks in battling the armed for mer German prisoners of war ii Siberia. MILLS KITCHIN NOW CAPTAIN O Due probably to the excellent instruction work as chief bayonet instructor at Camp Lee which has hitherto received commenda tion, folo log a recent inspection Lieutenant Mills Kitchin,. son or Congressman Llaude Kit'-hin, was yesterday notified of his promo tion to the rank of Captain. Some time ago the 'engineer's training school at ('amp Lee, wh ich has been under the direction of Lieut. Mills Kitchin, jrave an exhibition drill before tin- war col lege at Washington, and aLo be fore the officers and men at Camp Humphreys which brought th's work under the special notice of the higher officers. A contemporay states that the. exercises consisted of bayonet close order drills and physical ex ercises, which department has been under the direction of Lieut Mills Kitchin, and who is. in a tar ge degree, responsible fur the fine work of the men. if the ' ships, of this great army of fight ers, without the loss of a single troop ship or of a single soldier primarj- nomination for Congress despite the threats of the Germai; ' in the third district, and it is not Orations north of Montdidier i submarine menace. , improbable tnat ins court proceed Allip am Trnnrooom a ooitat-jiI thi momine" are regarded as an ef j It The news of his nromotion was to Mr. S. T. Wommack, the deal I received here by Mrs. Claude Kit being handled by Mr. Clee Vau- j chin, over the phone, from a friend There is considerable interest ghan. jot Captain Kitchin. who was un- vet in Abernethv's contest for the1 The lot comprised in the sale able to ph;ne as he had an impor- represents four store lots, being tant call. Captain Kitchin was 50 by 200 feet. j here with his relatives tin's week, Mr. Wommack -proposes using but did not mention anv idea of is h-ohits along the front, and the fort to improve the French posi-. ious achievement. German continue to withdraw to- tions in that region. Off to Press Convention. unparalled, it is a glor- ings may break out in a new place , the present building at this time promotion, though he may have Dortch was .here a few as an office, but later may devel- been informed at that time that soon. days ago, but he is not talking. op same. , same was probable.
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