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ft 'I News Without Bias Views Without Prejudice VOL.2 r. i r (few7 A Jfc, .y rryA.(y t . -bed in EIkabs:h life 111 n ISIHSTIII6 FROM PORT SAM HOUSTON COMES DESCRIPTION OF THE FIRST . STEPS IN PROCESS OF MAKING A SOLDIER f By WILFRED PEELE Tort Sam Houston. May 25 After I had been here about a week the Corporal who is in charge of the , lunch of recruits I am with told vm we would go out to camp In a ouple of days for rifle and pistol practice. I .believe suck trips are xnade about once a year, ending with a contest for the best record. Anyway, we went to the range and there began practicing for the day when we should shoot for re cord. At first we went through all the motions about four times a day to develop the proper muscles. Then we did some gallery practice with 22 calibre rifles, the same weight as our regular rifles. In the meantime we were assign e l our hcrses and given an hour's drill every morning. The idea was to get us over the awkward stage, while we were out where nobody could see us. And it was awk ward without doubt. The rest of the bunch knew just about as little About a horse a I did, but now we are getting on fairly well. My horse is a huge black fellow that can go like a streak of light nlng, as I can testify, for he ran away with me the first day when the command Was given to trot and I held the reins , high, which Is the horses signal to charge. And he charged! Away from the ranks straight ahead of the Corpor al he went at full gallop. T;he hoys told me afterward that they could see a yard of daylight bo tween me and the saddle. But to get back to the shooting. 1 was doing pretty well with the 22 calibre shooting, about second best in my squad, when 1 got Ger man Measles). (That's a good name for em, -Isn't it?? When I got back to practice it was the day oefore the day to shoot for record Tbut I had lost too much practice to try for the record. MARRIED LIEN ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY EVENING. MAY 29. 1917 i NO. 129 ARE NOT EXEMPT Washington, May J. Only mar ried men who hare persons depending solely upon them for support can gain any consideration In exemption fdr selective draft. However, Secretary Baker said to day that the Department hopes to exempt as many married men as pos sible. Willi 111 II OF HI III USE TESTS nUSSIATIIMY oju uiri lun niii.ii0.ii iiKiiiV i EXPECTED OF POINT THAT A1 ALL ON ABILITY TO IN TONIGHT AT x THE ALKRAMA Paramount Pictures will offer for your approval the celebrated George Beban in the "Bond Between." This remarkable story is founded upon the uuseverable picture of self sacrificing forms the pivot of an unusual screen drama. Patria, featuring Mrs. Vernon Cas tle will furnish the excitement with a great explosion of a munit'on fac tory, besides other thrills. Today Is the only .time Patria will be shown this week. Wednesday at The Alkrama, mati nee and night, a great Vitagraph Blue Ribbon Feature for only five and ten cents. WILL OPEN THE WAY FOR AD VANCE ON TRIESTE By JOHN HEARLEY (United Press Stiff Correspondent) Rome, May 29 The South wing of the Austrian line siowly turned today under the tremenuoup lever age of General Cadomai full force of arms exerted westward on the Hermada plateau north of Duino. Duino itself bounded on one side by the gulf of Trieste and now sur rounded on two other sides by Ital ian troops, is all bin aetached from Austrian hold. The Italian fighting lines Is in sight of the town's ruins SrtRE RUSSIAN ARMY BY THE MIGHT OF HIS OWN PERSON ALITY 1 I (By fruited Press) trograd. May 21. The Lloyd ge of Russia, Minister of War Insky, began today to test his care of Russia. His new orders NEGROES FLEEING . FROM ST. LOUIS E Loui3, May 19 Hundreds Kft neg ocs are fleeing from here today fearing a" repetition cf the riots which tost night resulted in injury to a score of biacks.. The riotica as in protest to the importation of ne;fo la or from tee 8; nth. Springfield, Ill May 21. Attorney ueneral Brundage today received a telegram from the States Attorney of Bt. Clair County informing him that he had dispatched a message to Got emor uwaea asking him to rush troops to East St. Louis tovuell the race riots. He stated that the negroes were mobilising and urged speed. iBorinr oavt I'lll'IEC e army, restoring discipline by I the! authorization t bunshment or NEGROES MA V Tt A TtT nSJi: TO BECOME 0F1TICERS ordWof the day !; , Porty.ttln. negm, of A popular idol, Kerenaky. is stak. and character sufficient to become offl ins all on his ability to Incite Rus-icers in the nesrro ornniaHnn h. The capture of Dtun0 is momemtar 81 "t "my 'nto fighting. If the pH I United SUtee army will be appointed ily expected, and with this point iSna rmjr is strong enough to from this state td spend three months at Fort Det Moines, Iowa, under training similar to that given at the ofllcerai-training camp at Oglethorpe ana, ejsewnere. i i i . ? . , . in Italian possession the way will UBCK n,m up niB- "apPO'ters Oelleve be open along the coast Itself for 1 iaV ne W1U uoeea " cementing Rus the advance on Trieste, a comparatively fat as opposed to sla into a cnhcslvn llnil tinUaA tni "The Rosie of the South" will be the attraction, starring the inimitable Peggy Hyland and Antonio Moreno. Both the remarkable story of love mid the dim of battle. Both the north ern and Southero hero loved her, but the fiery Southern won her. Then lifes fiercest passion Hate sprang be tween the two men. Delicate heart appealing flowered with genuine charm and feeling, Rose of The South is a love requiem, rising above the smoke' of battle. the lowering crags t0 the north In such an advance the guns frm the h divisions of lands for British monitors in the Gulf will be of great assistance. The Italiin ad vance is concentrated on this salient today and the fighting continues with great violence. TREMENDOUS NUMBER KILLED The Italians are advancing over i a battlefield strewn with hundreds j of thousands of Austrian dead and a j ny estimate of the numuer killed Is MANTEO NOTES impossible. According to AusMan Drlannora an antlra Ai'Btrl.n t1l.l Manteo, May 27. Misses Naomi c " Daniels and Holland Wescott have re turned home after attending Mere dith 8ch00l i""ou cnuruiuuB ijuHiiiuiien 01 wni Miss Rosaline Forbes passed here n,terl41' S""8- mortars, thousands i aion was wiped. caverns - where the out. Numtrou.t Austrlans had When the day tame the boys went out at six o'cloc k in ire mornln;, and staid in the trenches all day ishooting from 200, 300, 400, 500 and 'COO yards at slow and rapid fire. Yesterday and today we shot the dismounted pistol course, using the Colt automatic 45 and that is some gun, take It from me. We fired slow fire first, then rapid fire, their automatic fire and then automatic fire on double time march. The last was most interest ring. We stood a hundred yaras lrom the first target. The target represented the figure of a man from the waist up and' there was one for ach man in the front rank, then ten yards behind the first tarset there were two more, three men to be kill ed! 1n seven shots. A perfect shot would be one bullet in the first tr get and three In each of the rear itragets. At the command "double time march" we. started out at a trot for the target. Ten yards in front of the first target we phot at the first man without stopping. There was no time to aim. You Just had to point your gun at him, shoot, then rush to the side of this man and fire the remaining Rhots alternately -at the other two. The Ntime given from crossing the ten yard line until the last shot was fired was seven secons. I ,-vot in four of my shots, one hf each man and two in one of them. The best was -five shots in. The recoil powerful, being strong enough to throw back the -magazine and insert a new ball which is difficult to do with your fingers. A free moving picture show is calling me, but there will be more another time. We certainly appreciate newsrap ers. We never see one unless some body is good enough to send them. The Advance is warmly welcomed. Wednesday on her way to Wanchese. )of rinp8 nave l,een captured . The Miss Louise Miller who has been I number of prisoners taken is also teaching school at Lake Landing re- j Increasing rapidly each day. turne dto her home Thursday. Miss Mattie Sanderlin of Kitty t . Hawk is spending some time with I IIPSQ3. V Vt H, . , . . I ft I LI' I miss maiiie urinin. Mrs. Ed. Hooper of Savannah, Ga., is vlsitine her sister-in-law. Mrs Geo L Midgett. - Miss Elizabeth Quidley returned ..The ai.rn of th Po-my", te be nome inursaay nigm aner auenaing exhibited at the New Theatre on the Philathea convention at Asheville Mav oi ,.,m lntrnHr.D h,o,pw uiq I While he played r prominent role in "The Evil Women Do," when i &feantime. alr'na mnltlnlv that tl r ' t, - - r J -" . peasants whose initial insistence on a time threatened the internal safety of the government are realizing the necessity for unity in action. The peasant con gress has rejected the resolution de manding the publication of all old treaties and denounced the fraterni zation of Russian troops with the enemy. CASIPAIGN FOR MEMBERS Ef UUNQ MEN'S CHRISTIAN AS SOCIATION WILL RE SHORT AND LIVELY The Membership Committee of the Board of Directors of the T M C A have been working out a plan for a membership Campaign to take place at an early date, these plans hate been perfected and the campaign la expected to be put on in the next feir days and ovary effort will be made to secure a bona fide membership of (00 men and boys including renewals for last years memberships and new members. Last year very Urge per. centage failed to meet their obliga. tions for membership, but those who did enabled the Association to strug gle along until today it is in a rood condition. Nicely equipped both la the gymnasium, jMrth-room, boys de partment ana other rooms. The la dies Auxiliary, especially did good wora in seeing that the building was MOTHER PLOT IS REVERIE 0 New Theatre N C. Miss Marie Davenport is spending some timp with Miss Ruth Grey In Norfolk, Va. Mrs. Ethel Fulcher is visiting M,rs H L Austin. Mr Ralph Skau spont last Sunday with friends here. Mr Billie Fulcher of Nags Head, N" G. Station spent his relief day here last Sunday. COURT CONVENES JUNE 6 By order of the judge who will hold a special term of court for this coun ty set for June 4th, 1917, I am au thorized to notify al jurors and liti gants that court will not convene un til Wednesday morning, June 6th, at 10 o'clock. G R LITTLE, Clerk Superior Court. Elsie Jane Wilson Impersonated niiieblrd's only "vampire" he Is now a full fledged star after many years of agreeable service to the screen. Gertrude Se'by will be his ieadine; lady, and in interpeting a thrillln? "mystery" drama. Mr. Henley will have an excellent supporting company. SECRETARY LANSING TELLS OF GERMAN AGENTS ATTEMPT TO INVOLVE UNITED STATES IN DISPUTE WITH ALLIES (Hv United Press) Washington, May 29. Another German plot was revealed before the House Intcistate Commerce Commls slon today. i Secretary Lansing said that Ger man agents had attempted shortly before this nation's War declaration to involve the Uniteit tSates In dif ferences with England and France through the organization of a big steamship company to deliberately violate "foreign trading with the enemy" acts. The plot is being investigated by the Department of Justice, upon authority of reliable government in formation, said Lansing. Secretary Lansing, Secretary Red- field and Assistant Attorney General Warren were before the Commission today in behalf of the Adamson Trad Ing-with-the-Enemy Act. Lansing was being questioned by the commission regarding the real need for the act when he revealed this plot. SAWYER TAYLOR WEATHER GOOD CORPS TEACHERS FOR SUMMER SCHOOL West Raleigh, May 28. Director Withers of the Summer School of the North Carolina State College of Agr. and Engineering has succeeded in as sembling a corps of teachers for the n i i i ii 1 1 ouiiiiuer ocuoui wno are exceptionally HnplnI, um, Mnv 28 A milet wen qualified to render the service . marr)age of lnterest to their many exrectea or. tnem. I friends here occurred Tuesday morn Notable among the staff of teachers )ng at 10:30 0clock at tne home of are those who will present subjects Mr and Mrg c E May wnen MgB Ad. taugnt m primary grades. Miss na-dle Taylor became tne brlde of ReV. phne K Carraway, Rural Supervisor j Q w gawypr of Camden. Due t0 a re. of Elementary Schools in Wake Coun-! , death . tne famlly only a few ty, will conduct a course in exposition o( tnelr fripnd9 and relatlveg were or rrimary Methods. Miss Carraway ; pr08ent t0 wltne88 the Ceremony, has had wide experience in this field , wnlcn WftB performed by the bride's and shrould prove to be as competent i Pov w n phlinna Mu va. an Instructor at this time as ehe has ENTERTAINS CLASS Mrs. C. E. Ward entertained the Euzelian class of Blackwell Memori al Sunday school 1 hor homo on Greenleaf street Monday evening. After a devotional period, led by the president, a very gratifying re port was male. Miss Beulah Bow len taught the first two chapters of "Winning the Oregon Country", a very interesting Mission study be ing taken up by the class. At the close of the businep. de Iicious refreshments were served by the hostess. Those present vere: Mrs. S. N. Combs, Mrs. W. Batevnan, Mis J Bateman. Mrs. R. F. Prit.cha.rd Mrs. D. B. Simpson, Mrs. Claude Ballard, Mrs. Paul Sawyer, Miss Beulah Bowden, rnd Dr. H. T. Aydlett. Visitors were Mi3s 'Flor and its correlation with class-room mfltph gerton, of Selma, played the wedding in the past. Mrs Ruth II Moore will march LohenKrin, as the party en have charge of the course in Primary terpd Bchubert.B "Serenade" was Drawing. She was the pupil of Wm. p)ayed dur,nff thp ceremony and Men. unase ana is Known Dotn in tnis country and aboard for her exhibits delssohn's for a recessional. The bride entered with Mrs E R in Salons and is at present Director Rew ner dame of honor preceded by of the Art Department at Peace In- the ma,d of honor Miss Ada Valen stltute. A course In Primary Language Une Mf chare9 TRy,or brother of will be offered by Miss Ethel Terrell the bHde wag beRt mftn Tne br,de who is Secretary of the State Primary WftBe a handBOme 8ult of blue Berge Teachers' Association. Story- telling w)th grey hat ghoei and 8love t0 ncn Ballard. Miss Bortie Palmer, Mrs. R. T. Venters, and Mrs. C IS. Overman, SENATE STRIKES OUT HOUSE PROVISION Washington, May 29. The Senate instruction will be under the direc tion of Mrs R E Ranson, President l The groom is a graduate of Wake! DISBUDS RULES Shing shades fdr the entire building a rrB,g.nn ten rooms in the dor- . .A Lieut. Col H J Hunt, IX B'Ahas received from the War Denartmer Hm-a T regnlatlons renrdi... .h- vi . . . VTVrmj "l ll these men. Colonel Hunt wltt ha. charge of the work in this Sfie, in addition to the 49. there will blM alternates. All of the applicants ire expected to apply to Colonel Hunt'It onco so that they may be examined and that their applications" may be .'orwarded to Washington in, sufficient ume ror orders to proceed to camp to be issued by June 8, The (samp will be in readiness by June 15 and active training will begin by June 18. PROTECTING LIVES nu maim WOULD ADMIT THAT HIS CARELESS ACTS COST HUMAN LIFE. Act of Carelessness In North Carolina Came Dangerously Near Costing Lives of Six Persons. Utter disregard for all the rules that make for the protection of human life, charged to almost any citizen of North Carolina would bring forth the highest resentment. No man would be willing to admit or to even have to intimated that a careless act of his had oome langerously near costing the livee of ix persons. Yet thie very fact was brought to the attention of a represen tative of the 8tate Insurance Depart ment recently. If the man who was the oareless and criminally negligent party to the affair were told of the sase in this light he would be "fight ing mad." The affair happened more than a fear ago in a small town In North Car allna. The 'representative of the In rarance Department had occasion to 11 on a man who is a deaf mute. Ihe conversation was carried on by writing. Here Is what the citizen wrote: The greatest danger to the town is m the careless way in which they oulld flues and chimneys. Last year rented a house and the man re- lerved one room up stairs to use him- elf. "He cut a small hole through the wooden ceiling and weather boards Mia put etove (sheet iron) nine hrough It and into the chimney on he outside. Rats built a nest be- :ween the ceiling and ontside boards lust under the pipe and sparrows built nest outside on top of the pdpe. It ught fire at night (11 o'clock) and leither my wife nor I can hear. 3ighbors had to break down the loom to get us and four children out." t for rental. ..TB' Membership Campaign will be ." knowti as the Y M C A Army and Nary Membership Recruiting Cam-, paign. . .fc i- i . Mr. T. J Markhatyresruent of the Y M CtA. Commander-in-chief. " ' Mr W, C Twiddy (Deans) General of Armi7 Division Commander. M!T DeLos'Crary, Admiral of Iaty, Division Commander. . V ,Each Division Commander will have charge of five companies. Army . or squadrons Navy of five men each i 5. Each team of five men will include . T a Captain in charge. The names of the Army Companies -will be as follows: Infantry, Calvary, Artillery, Am-' ''' bulance Corps, Aeroplane. The Navy squadron will be: Dread naughts, Hospital, Ships, Tdrpedo Boats, Submarine and Hydroplanes. - This campaign will be a short term,' ' one, lasting only four days, and will 1 be opened with a banquet and a sup . per each night for recording results. As the plans for this campaign are further worked out they will be given to the public, as well as financial an statistical reports of the work last year. There will also be a report of the funds raised for equipment and a detailed list of the equipment which was provided through the funds. A ' cordial invitation Is given to the men and women of the community to visit the building between now and the campaign to see what Is offered the young men and boys of this commun- ' ity. EXPEDITION IS REPORTED SAFE New York, May 29. All members of the MacMlllan-Crocker land ex pedition are safe, according to a cablegram received in Brooklyn from the Shetland Islands. NOTICE TO THE PATRONS OP Vnrnt f!nllpA and took one vear's of the North Carolina Story Tellers' ( tralnlnR h l,,,, Bemlnary. League. Practice Schools will be con-, Aftw a honeymoon tr,P( Rer. and ducted by Mr D T Giles, Member of gawyer w, , gt home Rt Cnln. the 8tate Board of Examiners and In-1 toteagn ya stltute Conductors In conjunction 1 mmLm-mmm with Miss Alice Pratt, Supervisor of An additional feature of the Sum- SCOUTMASTER FORD REPORTS GOOD PROGRESS Scoutmaster C W Ford who is con ducting the Food Survey of the City through the Boy Scout Troops reports very good progress, the survey being about two-thirds completed. He de sires to draw attention to the fact that It is very necessary that complete answers be given on the question sheet and that every one' in terviewed by the scouts do this. A number of the boys report that .some ofvthe people called on have Schools in McDowell County and Mrs mer School will be the establishment ( been very disagreeable and 'In some i Pearl C Green, Principal and 8uper- !of an Employment Bureau so as to instances tbv have nrArt th hn. Finance Committee today struck out , tlsor of Penmanship in the Raleigh bring the employers and seekers for Fair tonight., Wedn-sdsy fair farm the House provision in the Revenue ( Schooler both of whom bring new' employment in the educational world 'that they be received courteously as r wet portion moderate wc . winds Bill of ten per cent Increase In all iood and ideas from the, progressive into mutual contact .No fees will be'thelr work is entirely of a volunteer iff ration tfcfr'fn. Norfolk & Carolina Telephone & Telegraph Company This is to notify the patrons of the above named Company that under the existing laws we are compelled to have the various reports which we raoke to the Federal Government and to the State in on time or we will be penalized for failing to comply with the law. We therefore request you to have your rent In the Company's Office, 509 East Fearing street, not later than the 10th of each month. Upon your failure to comply we will be compelled to discontinue your ser vice from that date. Owing to condi tions brought about by the present war we are unable at any price to purchase more Instruments, and if we should be compelled to take on your phone we will be nnable reinstate yon until conditions change.Therefore take notice and govern yourself ac cordingly. AH telephone rents are due ' and ' payable on the first day of each month In advance at the Company's office. Norfolk k Carolina Telephone and Telegraph Co. C. W. GRICE, Gen. 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