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WEATHER REPORT : Fair tonight, and probably Saturday. ' V ... MMONW ESTABLISHED SINCE 1882 AFTERNOON DAILY "ALL THE NEWS IN A NUTSHELL. ' EALTH VOLUME Vll NUMBER 47 FOUR O'CLOCK EDITION SCOTLAND NECK, H. 0, FRIDAY, MAY 30, 1919. TELEGRAPH SERVICE PRICE TWO CENTS taWX4FMLSI JOURNEY TO PLYMOUTH s STARTED FROM LISBON THIS MORNING BUT HAS TO DE SCEND WHEN MORE THAN HALF WAY TO JOURNEYS END SAYS READ 10 TROUBLB-PINISHES RUN TOMORROW By Associated Press j PLYMOUTH, ENGLAND,1, i Plviiioiith at 5:-0 this IjSIH'Il ivi ',' iiKinunj: ulu rAi"ulu 1 " ... .. ..!.. -U- tins; afternoon. Hritish summer time. t i .... .mnpiivinvitolv Hit1 dlMiUll't' ai'l'i-"""-V -- i-w.l 1 Till fsV j .) lift III IV ii ' - OoO BREST, 'Slay 30 The follow- , i liiijr wireless lias ueen ifceivcu from the X. C-4 at Mondego riv er. Must await liiyrli tide. Sea- 1 - VI All Ke'iuot destroyers to keep sta- t;i:. What is best port to land? . i I . 1- 1 3 eapume wiTtuu niree nuiiureu miles." OoO LONDON, May 30. Follow- i 1 D liiir is a wireless receiveu num C-4 "landed at Mondego rlv- The river mouth of the Kon- ik'L'o is about one hundred, miles north of Lisbon. Commander Read sent a fur ther message saving that lie Uikl not make Plymouth to- pijrht, but that his seaplane was 'it (lamajreil. The message did not say why lie plane landed. () o0 liKEST. May 30. The trans it (Jeorjre Washington this af iiK.oii picked up a wireless mes nire savin r that the N. C-4 had' antled for the dav and would mtinup its flight tomorrow, flu nu'ssa-rp did not give the osit ion of tiir land in ff. OoO REST. May 30. The N. C-4 'etl .stat' n shin A at P;u-bt 1 " - - o ,,lf"-k and li at 9 :20. A message received here from 111 destroyer Woolsev at station !!ltenreted by naval authori Fs liere as meaning the. plane "'"I'-'l trouble but effected '"r"i!s resumed flight. Tle message read, "maintain "? stations N. C-4 on her way." OoO 1LVM0rriI. May 30. News hit the X. 0-4 had etnrtPrl frnt 'vudUMi excitement here. ,0"rs Wf'otv the nlano i ox- I ",l U l.Jl.r.n . v., 1 . .... on the bluffs overlook-tllf- liarhor iai,,t,r conditions 1 i-.;.i "HI, j, GERMAN REPLY BE TRANSLATED (By Associated Press) PARIS, May 30. The Coun cil of Four did no meet today, the peace making activities be ing suspended for the day pend ing the translation of the Ger man proposals and study of the Austrian peace terms by delegat es, representing the smaller states. RED GUARDS MOBILIZING (jtfy Associated Press) VLADIVOSTOK, . May 30. A large force of Bolsheviki are mo bilizing at Jazanke, in the Sueh on mining district and,, accord ing to reports received here, are preparing t0 attack the allied mine guards composed of Amer ican, Chinese, and Japanese soldiers. GREEK FORCES DEFEAT TURKS ASPR0EC CROWN PRINCE MEETS MOTHER (By The Associated Press) PARIS, May 30. Greek forc es landed yesterday at Aviali, on t!u. coast of Asia Minor, nor thwest of Smyrna. The .Turkish troops offered slight resistance. 1 a HALTS MM INVASION CAREAH2A GOVERNMENT ASKS PERMISSION OF U. a TO TRANSPORT 2,003 MEXICAN SOLDIERS THROUGH THIS COUNTRY VERSAILLES, May 30. Two new notes were delivered yester day in Germany. The first o the two notes con cerned German property in al lied countries and the second concerned the Turkish public debt. (By The Associated Press) AMERONGEN. May 30. The former Crown Princa and hh mother met today at Amers foorts and had luncheon togeth er. No details of the meeting or reasons for the journey of the Crown Prince can be 'Obtained. NO U. S. GRAVE OVERLOOK! I0LSHEVI9 GET ADVANTAGE FIVE N. C. MEN ASKS PKEMSSION OP BORDER STATES -o 3y Associated Press AMONG LOSSES LONDON, May 30. The Bol-j sheviki have driven the Poles j WASHINGTON, May 30. A from Ravno after ;fkirce fight- j casualty list just released by the War Denartnipnt. omvpc tlio nam. ,. ' . , - r L e OD7 ! , ! I his was learned at the state xviAiivj. iivt; nuiiu uai unmans, a (By The Associated Press) WASHINGTON, May 30. The Mexican situation today is a grim parallel of the events in 1915 which led up to the Santa Ysabel massacre and the raid on Columbus, New Mexico, with their accompanying loss of Am erican lives. cow. The Russians claim to have captured the military stores at Ravno. . U. S. EXHIBIT AT CHRISTIANA CHRISTIANIA, May 30. A Norwegian-American .exposition ! will be opened here, on Septem jber 10 with 110 importing firms representing 250 American concerns. ire irht breeze. 0-oo fava- EMPEROR KARL'S BERLIN TALK OVERHEARD VIENNA, May 30. The story of an eavesdropper who says he "listened in" on a telephone wire and overheard conversa tions between the former Emper or Charles of Austria and per sons in Berlin just before hostil ities ended is published by the Narodni Politiken. The eaves dropper was an electrician nam ed Oceanek, who claims to have tapped a private telephone wire between Vienna and Berlin. PARIS, May 30. No grave of an American who fell- in the great war was overlooked in to days . observance of Memorial Day in France'. . Some service was held in the vicinity of the battle line along which the U. S troops sacrificed their lives, in the cemetery where they rest, others near the hospital centres wiiere the woun ded who died wrere buried. President Wilson delivered an address at Suresnes, near Paris, and. General Pershing went to Romagne, in the Argonne, near where Americans suffered the 1 LONDON, Mav 30. One heaviest losses, and spoke at ex- ' the. most interesting phases UNDO CALIS UPON WILSON (By Associated Press) " PARIS May 30. Premier Or lando o$ Italy called upon Pres ident Wilson this morning for a conf erence ""over the details of the Adjiatic settlement. It is understood the settle ment is rapidly approaching fi nal shape. f ollows : Corporal June L. Parks, of Sea&rrove: Privates Geortre W. Long, of Woodsdale were woun ded to a degree undetermined. Lieutenant Walter C. Ray, ot Fayetteville ; Privates James M. Dent, of Concord and Stephen L Pittman, of Kenly wee wound ed slightly. RUSSIA GONE MUSIC MAD ercises there this afternoon. Mr. G. A. Caldwell, agricultur al agent for the Atlantic Coast iLine, has mailed us a list of for ty five young soldier farmers ' who are anxious to obtain posi tions on Nlorth Carolina farms. Anyone wishing to see the list will find it on file at The Commonwealth. Germany has heard of Mr. Hoover, and will probably be de lighted to meet him. of of life in Russia since the revolu tion has been the passion for mu sc displayed by the masses of the people. Albert Coates, an Englishman who has just return ed from Petrograd where for years he was one of the princi pal conductors of the Imperial Opera, says the Russian prole tariat throngs theatre and concerts. NO SMALLPOX DURING THE WAR (By Associated Press) PARIS, May 30. The world war will be held unique in the Ifact that it has not been accom panied by an outbreak of small pox. This may be due in part to the precautions taken in urg ing all Paris to be vaccinated or re-vaccinated. At any rate more than 1,374,000 persons were vac cinated during the war, and on ly 50 cases of smallpox were re corded, of which 26 were fatal. BOLSHEVIKI USE CHAIN WHIP PRINCESS AND HER SAILOR HUSBAND ON HONEYMOON of the Secretary. He said, how ever, that the final disposition Mav SO I nf tha nlanp wHph sIia xvae readv UM'ii... n . . i vu l II., , ... 1 . . ""ins expressed I iSt; at tl sur- to be taken from the service C-4. te suggeStions that the would rest with naval aviation officials. - Wi-h 1... r- , . I limy ue iirst trans- 3 J-v.--.ci VCI.I III- ud.i. T r(1i-heS Plymouth WASHINGTON May 30 The - tue British Mu-j navy department was officially IUf .,1 "-vuLaicvi iUUVISCU UJ Hie UCliailUlC v-j ov-u 'Ucl r,u1 not be consider-! plane N. C-4 in a brief message mt ""y at the Nc a vy Depart- j from Admiral Cummings at Lis bon stating the time was 5:24, PaPlana V Dig . ureenwich time, or 1 :ZO vvasn- MUllir to this lnirton time. petit. The s it completes Slow cable communictation 1 ! 1 ' By Associated Press VLADIVOSTOK, May 30. In struments of torture the Bolshe vikni are alleged to have used.a gainst their victims, have been found bv the Perm district in quiry commission according to the Government Telegraph A- Thev include a chain gencv Whip with thick handle, an iron I bar which was used to brand the prisoners, and a rubber knout., ted the Carranza Government had requested permission of the United States to transport 2,000 soldiers through American terri tory for operations against the rebels in the north of Mexico. Chief of the latter is Pancho Villa. The State Department sought the acquiesence of the Govern ors o three border states. The Governors of Arizona and New Mexico gave their sanction to the movement of Mexican troops through their states, but Gov ernor, Hobby, of Texas,, protest ed. Because of his protest the department has not yet taken action. Its attitude, however in "Sounding out" the border state executives indicates that it was favorable to the Carranza request. UNIVERSITIES BECOME NORMAL EVERY 16TH MAN A RUSSIAN SPY Connaught, Ladv Patricia Ramsey, formerly the Princess of whn r-centiv became the bride oi Commander Ramsey, R. N., is trin ! c ''utlitAn t.. ... . . ! . 1 . . . 1 j x nf anlf Th ait 1 mi o vtt! )on is beinsr snent at her hm, uisntute in to five hours behind in the news an arurm cuilc u . . evoked the interest' of the progress of the flight. beautiful estate just outside of London.- (By Associated Press) OMSK, SIBERIA, May 30. writer estimates. There'' are three spies to every . WASHINGTON, May 30. The great universities of Eng land whose student bodies and teaching staffs were greatly de pleted by service in the army or in government offices during the war are again filling with stu dents and. resuming normal life. This is shown by u letter receiv ed here by Lieutenant Colonel J. C. Founthorpe, of the British Embassy from A. L. Smith, Mas ter of Balliol College, Oxford. New Schools are being opened at Oxford and plans for greater efficiency are being put into ef fect, he writes. According to the Master of Balliol, Oxford sent approximate ly 12,000 of its men to the war or into the government service. Of these 2,394 were killed and 109 are missing. More than 4,000 won honors in the war including 1G Victoria Crosses. The figur es of Cambridge University would be about the same the fifty soldiers in the Bolsheviki ANCIENT FAIR HAS army on the Ural front, accord-. NOW BEEN REVIVED 1 ing to an engineer wno nas in vestigated the conditions there. He says that the discipline of the Bolshevik army is severe and ef- By Associated Press PARIS, May 30. The coming of the armistice has allowed festive land is strengthened by, Paris to have its pleasure fairs the reign of fear caused by the; again after they had been sup operations o these spies. '.pressed during the hostilities. The celebrated "Gingerbread Fair" was the first to be held -and attracted thousands as it has done since its institution nearly COTTON MARKET No cotton market, this being Memorial Day, a legal holiday. a thousand years ago.
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