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AFTERNOON DAILY
WHEK THE SOLDIER BOYS CHANGE THEIR QUARTERS NOTIFY THE COMMONWEALTH
VOLUME FIVE
AFTERNOQN DAILY
SCOTLAND NECK, N. C. FRIDAY AUGUST 9, 1918.
TELEGRAPH SERVICE-
NUMEER 16
cm to
FO
TACK ON
AND
P1CARDY FI
FOURTEEN THOUSAND PRISO NERS TAKEN IN DRIVE STAR
TED YESTERDAY MORNING AND CONSIDERABLE
EQUIPMENT CAPTURED
PENETRATION OF
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Enemy Troops In Confusion
With the British armies
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Franco, August 9 12:30 P. M.
The British fourth army elements
and the French first army, under
Field Marshal Haig, have driven
a wedge into the west wall of the
Montdiddier pocket, estimated
from six to eight miles.
They captured a large number
of guns and many prisoners in ad
dition to considerable material.
Great confusion has been caus
ed behind Crown Prince Ruppre
clits. iii front of General von Der
matizs second army and of Gener
al von Hutiers eighteenth army.
Airmen report the rapid flight
of enemy transport eastward along , ueiore members ot tlie soviet, tte
tlie Somme in order to escape cap-dared that a state of war existed
tare.
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London August 9.-
-On the Pic-
ardy front the capture of Morlair
ourt and the arrival of the Bri
tish cavalry at Chateau junction
is reported unofficially in dispat
ch.-;.
The hitter represents an addit
ional gain of four miles since yes
terday, or a total penetration of
ovf!' twelve miles.
The British war office reports
t'ou !'? (mm i housand pins oners taken.
Patrols Passed Foucoucourt
L Melon August 9. British pa
trols have passed Foucoucourt,
hmr miles north and west of chau
nes. it was learned this afternoon.
Great Capture In Picardy
London, Aug. 9. Over ten thou
s;i!id prisoners and an enormous
nHirdtcr of guns have been eaptur
'l :n the Franco-British drive in
Lh-in-dy, according to latest re
port. Several Thousand Prisoners taken
London. Aug. 9. British troops
havo readied Ilabonnir an advance.
"1 nearly five miles, capturing se
v';il thousand prisoners, it is of
ficially reported.
TELEGRAPHERS
SEND fll TIMATHM
Atlanta, Ga. August 9. Rein
statement of commercial telegra
I'Ws. locked out by the Western
ium nit" ttiif riiaiiv u ul a
SI''ikc effective at six 'clock Mon-
d a " nuii'iiiiifv Anrvno-f 19 a 1 1 n
Hi
ri!'iatinn issued to the Federal
s"v-nnnent in Washington by the
sth( astern locals of the Commer
(:'al Telegraphers Union.
'I'-granis have been sent Se
ctary of Labor Wilson and wire
hr, David J Lowis. askin
for
mstatement of the locked
ut h'h -graphers or the union will
ei in force. ' '
RAIDER
TWELVE MILES
LENINE DECLARES
STATE OF WAR
NOW EXISTS
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(By United Press)
Washington August 9. The
state department has received of
ficial confirmation of the declara
tion of a state of war between the
Bolsheviki government and the al
lies, as announced in Moscow on
July 30.
First American Consul Poole
said that Lenine, in public speech
FRENCH REPORT
LITTLE CHANGE
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By United Press)
Paris, August 9. The French
war office announces no change on
the new offensive front south of
the Somme.
In Champagne there is a certain
activitv bv German artillerv in
the Prosnes, Mort Sansom and
Souaine regions German raiders
also were repulsed.
DRY FRUITS
AND VEGETABLES
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Raleigh, N. C. Aug. 9. While
large quantities of fruits and vege
tables are being canned for winter
use, the housewife should not lose
sight of the possibilities of conser
ving food by drying. Drying af
fords a practical and easy way or
saving large quantities of food in
small bulk without using expen
sive containers and it also furnish
es a convenient way of conserving
portions of food that are too small
for canning. A few ears of corn
left from dinner, or a few apples
or peas, or even a single carrot,
can be dried and saved.
Information on the best methods
of drying fruits and vegetables
can be obtained by writing to the
Agricultural Extension Service,
Raleigh N. C. for Extension Cir
cular Xo. 50 which is free as long
as the present supply lasts.
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The interest of the country
seems largely to center on the j
amendment to the agricultural
bill. There is quite a distinction
between a "dripping wet" and a
."bone dry" nation.
IQNTS
MIA
PARIS AGAIN
BEING BOMBEDjFEDERAL RESESVE
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(By United Press)
Paris August 9. The long ran
ge bombardment of Paris was re
sumed today.
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DEANS REPORTED
KILLED- NOW
RESUMES DUTY
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(By United Press)
Washington August 9 Six lists
of American casualties including
520 names, of which 4G8 were in
the army and 52 marines were re
ported today by the war depart
ment. Of the North Carolina army
troops J. J. Whitehead, of Roxbo
ro, and D. A. Williams, of States
ville were killed in action.
In the marines A Charralso, of
Buffin was wounded to a degree
undetermined, and J. H. Deans, ot
Middlesex, who had previously re
ported as killed in action is now
on duty with his company.
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OLD SOLDIER'S
BULL DURHAM
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(By United Press)
Julian Riddick writing Mr. R.
J. Madry from Fort Thomas, Ken
tuckv, states that his old armv ser
geant only smokes "Bull Durham'
and suggests that Mr. Madry do
nate some he has in stock, holding
out the inducement that "when we as soon as conditions iii the Holy in10 initial progress is two miles
get in the front line trenches, and Land permit. over ail diit mile front along the
everybody. out of tobacco, and the An attempt will be made to use !j southwestern portion of the Flan
old Serg. produces a bag of that the ancient Hebrew as the class-ders salient, reports the British
priceless Bull, we will give three room language. war office together with the
cheers for the old north state."
' Mr Madry found the tobacco and
dispatches it with his compliments
to the "old sarg," and some see
gars for the other boys, Julian in
cluded, by express last night.
Airplane Mascot Does
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WARBURG LEAVE
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(By United Press)
Washingon August 9. Paul M.
Warburg, vice-governer of he Fed
eral Reserve Board retires from
the boaid at the expiration of his
term.
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FOES MAN-POWERj
FAST DIMINISHING
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(By United Press)
. Paris. August 9. "American
soldiers hardly landed, are mak
ing the disconcerted enemy feel
the force of their blows," Gener
al Petain, in command of the
French forces on the western front
declared in the order of the day
issued to the French troops.
"The foes man-power and mor
ale is diminishing fast" states
General Petain.
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UNIVERSITY AT
10UNT OF 0LlVEi'foiCa'",jacks?'!'ii-!-
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London, Aug. 9.- The Mount of
Olives, near Jerusalem, is to be the
site of a university. The institu
tion is to be founded by the Zion
ist societies of the world. While
primarily for Jews, it will be open
to students from all nations, Zion
ist authorities have announced.
Present plans include a school
ot noerai arts and sciences ana
others will be added as the univer -
sitv grows.
The
institution will be opened
q
Nat Goodwin has appealed to a
New York court to have a receiv- j
er appointed. Very few people
wouia he willing to receive Nat
under auv circumstances. I
Stunts on Machines
ALLIES I RUSSIA
TAK
DEFEATING EIGHT THOUSAND ENEMY TROOPS AT AR
CHANGEL THEY TAKE GREAT QUANTITY OF
, SUPFLIES
push further
CROWDER CALLS
FOR 6000 N. C.
REGISTRANTS
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(By United Press)
Washington August 9. -Provost ; fifty thousand (Hermans are said to
Marshal Crowder has issued a call be concentrated ready for hositil
for one hundred thousand white! ties.
registrants for general military
(service for entrainment Aug. 26 to
130, also thirty thousand two hun
jdred and seven colored registrants
for entrainment August 22 to 24.
j North Carolina will furnish of
urea io eniram ajso lor Lamp Jack
son.
IRITISH GAINS
IN FLANDERS
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(By United Press)
London, August 9. The Briiisit
j troops have started a drive on the
j Failders front all(, haye ;,r(,a v
aptured several villages, tiio war
j ()ffjce announces.
news the capture of five village
HALIFAX LIMIT
CLUB MEMBERS
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The following list of limit club
members according to townships
i in the recent war savings stamps
drive. A limit member is one that
takes $1,000 maturity value in W.
S .S.
Roanoke Rapids, 29; Scotland
Neck, 22: Weldon, 14; Littleton,
14, Halifax. 12; Enfield, 6: Fau
cetts, 4; Palmyra, 1: Butterwood,
1 ; Brinkleyville, not reported ;
Roseneath, 0; Conconara, 0.
Professor A. E. Akers writes
that the wind up drive for war
savings stamps will begin on Au
gust 26, and he hopes that every
township will then reach its quota.
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Mrs. F. A. Howell, of Edgecom
be county, Avas a visitor in town
this morning, the first time since
last fall. She speaks well of the
crops in her district.
The kaiser didn't raise his eld
est boy to be a soldier only to
command an army. There is a
difference.
SALIENT
MANGEL
in to vougada
C (By United Press)
! London August. 9. Allied tr
jees, after capturing Archangel,
are pushing torward toward
Voligada.
In taking Archangel the allies
defeated eight thousand enemy
troops and caplured large quan
tities of stores and two batteries.
North of the Gulf of Finland
Voligada i four hundred miles
south of Archangel, two hundred
and fifty mi!" north of Moscow
and three hundred and fifty miles
east of Petrograd.
T. R. WHITEHEAD
LIKES PAPER
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A letter vi itien on Ih . ..ii rul
ed paper arrived yesienh'y from
Turner R. Vhi1ehead. vhieh i-i
well worth printing:
"'I've been riceiving vniir '
per, or should say, our paper and
you have no ide-a what joy it bring
to us in Fra. '-e. to be able to re
ceive our home papers.
"I never realized how much 1
enjoyed reading The Common
wealth until I've been getting it
over here.
"Am get'l
never felt be;
body skeins
present driv
1hmr in !:
g along fine
i my liL
e :t h o histie
. We havi
: vor n :v:
Have
Kvery
ver ti:e
eve! v
:i 1 we
will keep it that way."
Turner R. Whitehead can be
reaehed and aii his jr'n-nd- should
write hint, e o Co C. Headquarters
Battallion. Central IIeadi;uarters,
A. P. O. American Expeditionary
Forces, via New York.
The citizens of this community
have been most generous in help
ing to defray rhe. postage on The
Commonwealth being sent daily to
the boys in camp, there beiyg now
about loO papers going nu: to the
different camps and "over there''
to our local b.-ys, to the e; d that
thev mav be kept in clos- touch
with home affairs and want to re
turn when tlie war is over.
Previously ren"r'ed 'S9.oO
W. F. Buttrr worth 2.50
Mrs. W. S. Fre e ley 1.00
B. F. Weaver LOO
C. F. Burroughs LOO
Mrs. G. K. Moore LOO
Mrs. J. O. Moore LOO
Mrs. Paul Tillery 1 OQ
Mrs. J. L. .Tos?y 1.00
J. C. Riddick 2.00
Mrs. B. B. Everett 2.00
Master James Charles Alexaiidee
2.G0
Total $102.00