_ THE
VOL. IV
CONGRESS PASSES* SE
LECITVE DRAFT BILL
BY OVERWHELMING
MAJORITIES
la tin Senate the Veto Wu II U I
and in the Houle 997 to 24—Kill
Volunteer Fla»
Washington, April 28.—By over
who pul ng mejoritiea both the SenaU
and Hoom passed late tonight th(
administration bill to raiso a wai
army by selective draft. The Anal
callt brought Into lina behind tht
bill many Mnatore sad represents
tivsa who had fought for the volun
teer aystom until routed by decisive
defeats of volunteer amendments
enrlicr in ths day in both houHi.
The Senate, which had voted
down the volunteer plan 09 to 18
passed the bill by a voU of 81 to
8. la the House ths vote a gainst
ths volunteer plan was 312 to 101
and that by which the bill Itaolf w*a
passed was 897 to 24.
Ago Limits Cselict
As passed by ths Senate, the meas
ure provides for the draft of men
between the agee of 21 and 27 years,
while in the House measure ths age
limits are Axed 21 and 40. This and
leseer discrepancies will bs thrash
ed out In conference early next week
so that ths bill may bs in the hands
of the President ae quickly as pos
sible. The War Departmeat already
has completed plans for carrying it
into offset.
These Voting Negatively.
Senators who voted against tha
bill w#ie:
Damoarats: Oore, Hardwick, Kirby
Thomas and Trammell.
Republicans: Borah, Cron ns and
LaFoDotto.
Senator Vardaman, of Mississippi,
Democrat, was creased from voting
ot his own request. H* did not give
* reason.
Tbs representatives In the nega
tive were:
Republicans: Bacon, King, Hayes,
LaFollatte, Uindeen, of Mlnaeoota;
Mason, Nolan, Poerora.
Democrats: Burnett, Church, Clark
of Florida; Clay, Pool, Crosaer. DOl.
Dominick, Cordon, Hilliard, Huddle
ston. Keating, he ala, Sherwood, Sis
son.
Socialist ; London. _ . ****
wean tt£#nr:Skn.1
Both Senate and Hnuav adopted an
amendment Just before the Anal roll
cslb which would greatly Increase
the pay of enlisted men during the
•nr. The House provision would
make their pay (10 o month, and that
approved by tbs Senate would Ax
K at |39 a month. The present pay
is only 919.
In the House at ths last moment
Chairman Fltagsrald, of the approp
riations Commutes objected vigor
ously to ths appropriation of 93,000.
000,000 carried In tha hill for ths ex
panses of ths new army, and the
section Anally was eliminated entire
ly. Mr. Fit** era Id declared that to
place this vast sura In the hands of
ths Secretary of War would make
of Congrtm a “mare automation",
and promised that if the section were
vbted down the committee would pro
vide funda promptly in a as pa rate
measure*.
Among the amendments adopted
In the Senate, was ene which would
permit Colonel Roeevelt to recruit
a volunteer fores for aoiivee in
France. A similar proposal had bass
rejected by tha House.
npeaaer Ulark, Uemocranc l^ead,
«r Kltchln and Chairman' Dent, ol
tha Military committee, who had
favored the volunteer system, all
voted for the draft on tbo final rot
rail. Republican Leader Mann alec
wa» recorded in the affirmative, ai
war Mias Rankin, who previous i}
had voted with tha rohmtaer advo
cates.
Tha roH call in the Bones on the
Kahn aaHBdment, which propose*
/ to eliminate from the bill the an
thoriaation for volunteers, ahowee
the following North Carolina rap re
aentativea voting In tha affirmative
Godwin, Sobinton, Stodman, Small
Weavar and Webb.
Th# four remaining North Caro
liniaaa voting for the volunteer ays
Urn were Dough ton, Hood, KKehii
and Pox.—Wilmington Star.
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DUNN GRADED SCHOOL
COMMENCEMENT
*•». Joel Snyder, pastor of th
First Baptist church In FayettovilU
wtu preach the Dunn Graded Be hoc
Commencement sermon In the Baf
tint church nest Sunday night at
o’clock. Ne services will be held a
the ether churches at that hour, a
that all may have an oppertuait
to hear the commencement eermoi
Tha ess crises by tha gradual! n
elaaa win be held la tha Opera Horn
Monday night.
Tha commencement exercises erf
taka place la tha Opera House Toe
day night, baginning at B 40 o’eloel
Mr. D. O. OFIaa, Superintendent «
the Wake Ceeaty Schools, erfU d<
Hem the address The p«M1e to eoi
dtally Invited to attend all ef th
KITCHIN AND DANIELS
ENLIST
Tsks Their Ckum Along With
ti*m without uimm*. Jhi
of Secretary of ths Nary and Mi
jority Leader of Hoaao Cast Aside
Thoir “Poll” ..d Begin at tha
Bottom.
* Washington, April 18.—North
| Carolina set the first good ''honest
to goodness" examples to gala re
cruits for ths Army and Nary today
«h«n Joscphsns Daniels, Jr., son of
the Secretary of the Navy, walked"
into s recruiting station end enlisted
in ths Marins Corps, end at tha --
time Mills Kite kin, of Scotland Neck,
tun of Majority Leader Claude Xitcb^
in, want to Kart Mysr, Va., and sign
ed up as an snlighted sun in the
army.
This action on tbs part of tha two
North Carolina patriots probably sots
a precedent for young man enlisting
who could hav# commended influence
to secure a commission at an oScar.
Nearly every senator and eongreo
msn and others high In political life
of Washington who have sons of mill
tery egv have secured commissions
for their offsprings. But Xttchln and
have set a meat excellent
example and one that will do mere
to secure root sailor* and soldiers
then any ether one thing sines ths
war btarted. by casting aajds the meet
powerful political Influence hi Wash
ington and taking their cheaeae along
wrt1' those who base no influence_
Wilmington Star.
TK1AL OF RAYMOND
WHITAKER IS POST.
PONED TO THURSDAY
Special Vaoira Swmeeeaed la Try
ClM Ib SuiptM Cmti
Clinton. April SO—Trial of Bay.
mond Whitaker. Um young whita
man who ia charged with tha killing
of John D. Taliaferro near Ivafihoe
latt fad, which >a eat for today
in Sampson county Superior court
hae been postponed until Thursday.
Tha delay ia due to tha inability of
E. H. Hutchins, K*q., of Tallapoosa,
Ga., who la assisting Solicitor Shaw
in tha prosecution, to reach hare
until Thursday. A special venire
of^jgrmen. hai been drawn for the
^^S£>^Cha^5*Ka«^**Dr-*H*,A!,
(Aldington and other witnesses ..m
Wilmington ware ’ hei • today to ap
pear in tha case. They returned home
tonight And will come bpek Thun*
d«y. Dr. Codington continued his
trip to Baltimore. Ud . but will re
hum for the trial to appear aa an
expert witaeaa.
NEGRO’S BODY FOUND
HANGING TO A TREE
NEAR STEDMAN
Had Dleappsared SwearaJ Week* Age
—SeieMe U Tkeeey.
Fayetteville. N. C.,' April 80.-—Mr.
L. G. Faircloth. of Stadman, brought
tha news to tha city that early Uiia
morning tha body of a negro by the
name of Jeaae Jamea waa found
hanging in a mop be aide the ratl
rond, one mile went of Stodman, taye
the Observer today. 'James had ban
working at Stodman for Mr. A. C.
Bullard, and one night soma throe
weeks ago ha began acting strange
ly and aatd that someone was after
him to IclD him. In a little while
ke disappeared, and not daee beam
aaan until early thl» morning when
Person* passing through tha map
were honitad at tha sight of tha
poor creature hanging dead.
Little doubt is entertained that
Jamea committed suicide while In a
state of mental aberration. He had
evidently been dead about three
weeks.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
Bank of Cape Fear.to L. Bushes
Pope and Worth M. Pop# lot la Dnan
I tonslde ration If,000.
D. A. Shaw to Kant Jordan Co. UO
: acre* In Andaraop'a Craak township,
, consideration *8,600.
William Kent to Ksnt-Jordsn Co.
. M* tracts of land In Andenoa'a
. Creek township. consideration *10
. and other valuable conahdatattoM.
John L Roberta Lumber Co. t*
Jamas A. Buchanan t 5-10 acres In
Upper LJttla River township, consi
deration *400.
John E. Deal to J, W. fteekadap,
1 lot In Angler, consideration *1,000.
» Kinds Enaia to AMa Ennis 071*
* acred In LilBngton township, rnital
I deration $10.
- D. H. Hood to r. N. Butler 1 lata
I ia Dunn, consideration $400.
t D. W. Bole to Jamas McQuIaa
> McCormick M acres ha Andersen’)
r Crash township, consider*tlon *10
- and other valuable considerations.
I ElUa Oaldatsla is the Ooidatoii
* Ca., brick building la Dana, coast
deration $11,600.
* J. W. White bead to EHae Papa lei
h la Dunn, consideration *1,000.
I. Barnes Holliday Co. to Jama M
f Monde lot ia Dunn, conddaratior
- $400.
w John E. Wilaen to N. A. Butlai
■ aevsn leu lb Dana, eeasideratiei
111#.
PRETENCES OF GERMAN
GOVERNMENT EXPOSED
Me.l.uu. Hard— fOMw A—b
ar Freak Article m I I nhag Ger
me. Pelicy
Copenhagen. vie Leaden, April *0
—Manhattan Harden, tha • Oermai
“enfant terrible," publishes in th<
latent leave of Diexukunft one the:
daringly frank article an pool ng ti
German reader# tha "ahema. preteec
ea and mlatakao" of their govern
ntent’a policy.
The article devoted to tha entry ol
the United State* into the far, wfalcl
Herr Harden warns the people mm
be takan moat seriously, both froa
a moral aids, as • symptom of th<
’vvaknsea of Gonnoay‘a oppaol of hei
foreign polley and bartons of th«
physical aspects of the a tigM that
America will akiaaatoly be oMe k
throw late the scale.
Another article by Herr Hardei
culminates In an appeal te German]
to pot tha interior of bar honoo ti
order and introdoce ilamiftalli eon
ditiona, which the writer aaya U thi
only etuo beats for future peace
Scarcely lose noteworthy than hh
scathing criticism of Gorman dplo
mney (hot not that of Coast roe
BmiMrf, foramt ssbMHdor to tW
United States whose work ho pcaabm)
ia Herr Hardee's jootWeodon to Osr
man readers of America's aUltode
during the war a ad hie ilmei llllie
for example, of the favorite Pom
German arguments that the United
Stem* woa tacplred solely by deflm
chaeink “d leaked Upon war oulj
as a source for anomeim prolta
from .mooltioo muipllm
The United Statm, Harr Hardaa
declares, could have continued te a
mam unaaeammed riches, not from
munition eon tracts, hot aa werid'l
aooree of supply, lnotaadl ha adh,
tha United BtaSm chose for an ideal
to reject a continuance of ltd prelt
eMa neutrality to load itself wMh a
harden of expenditures which no oth
er country could safely bear.
SHADY GJtOVE HIGH
SCHOOL TO CLOSE
Die commencement at Shady
Grove High School will begin Sun
day May Oth aad continue through
Wedeeedey, May-nth. A yaWfci dip.
Wednesday to which the public It
cordially invited. '
Soodey, May 6th, J JO p. a.—
commencement oeraoa by Rev. C
W. Siler. Newton Orova, N. C.
Tueeday, May 6th, 7 SO p. BL—
Exertiaee by the Music Department
end by the primary aad Intermediate
Departments.
Wtdnttday, 16:00 a. m.—Dec lam
otion contest.
Wednesday, 11:00 a. m.—Com
mencement add ram, by Boa. John
R. Baggett, UlUagton, N. C.
Wednesday. *KM> p. m.—Debate
Query, "Beeobed that the United
Staten should grunt absolute free
dom te tbe PhUlipine Ulan da.” Af
AnuatiVe Esaoa Mb Lamb, aad Com
Jackaou; nogatlTt. J. O. JTart aad
Maggie Jackson.
Wednesday 6.00 p. m.—Operetta
"The Pennant.”
NOT A TIME FOR HOLDING
MEETINGS 1
"Action, not Wards, will count
sow," euya Mr. Bradford Knapp fa
B recent letter sent out from fax
0O«e *f Extension Work, Waahiag
too. This should ha the keynote ol
tho bankers and bueiaem men ol
North Carolina sa much an for an]
other State ih the Cotton Belt Thi
preoent is not the Unto to ha brfaig
tng tbs firmer out of Ida Saids U
•«•»<* meetings. ^ He baa abend]
feoditmlfi and food. ■ What ba naad
How Im a good (apply of oood am
plenty of labor and laghumb
If Om farmor U wflHng to aaerl
Rc* aeai* preRt that ba might ben
war* ha to plant cotton and tabaea
ca. It tkenld to tha port of Urn honk
era. merchant*, • and burin*** mai
gooaasUy to *** that bo baa plant;
of Raaaetol aid In that ba atop at
tala more Implement* to eaktoat
■tor* ground, that to may have goo
rood to plant in tidr ground and tba
ho may tor* aomo of tto MW Who
found iround oar rittoa and town*.
A good many idle aaraa ara ri
malaiag unplaatod any raproaaatoll
rm of tto Agricultural Kxtaario
Sorrtoa, bacaaaa af a took af Uai
powar aad tm pieman U. Tto Proa
dost to U* proelamattaa -^,1,
to all—tha hnaiaim am aa tha f«
morn Read may to hoagbt an
faratahod farmara a* taut; ptowa ma
ho bought and ranted ti farmara i
ronaanabla rataa; or, aa aaaaa baa
aaaa man art doing, tractor* ma
to parchnnod and mnnnnd, than am
ant to the fannar aad hi* gtoa*
plowed at *o math par aera.
The Praridant aaid, “Thin la ym
opportunity far aigaal aarrtoa, ad
riant dtrintaraatad.*' H^w aba.
your part!
9. i. Jim
t. D. Bam ** to 9. J. Jeffrey* f
acme la Avaraabor* 11 naritlp. ram
darattoa Nil.—Haraott fcpmg
I played wa& Vtrm. the smallest
Ul Is uniform for ths local dab re
ceived a baaattfal at agio aad aapt
arad a wonderful Texas Leaguer on
a race towards aernad. Shell ba
llad tba planar Ieoh aad every bitter
•vat with efcin aad eara; tiu raralt
being. together with laaaley't abil
ity to tend him what ha rallsd far,
wad eereotaan struck tot eadeha far
Beatljy aad Dunn. Ha waa wonder
fully sActent with the baud, aad
ana* alas as wall aa with the haaa.
Lea; ao aa tndeld poattioa dU aat
play <. with bia ueaal atyla yet made
Done High vffl tuaat paaeldaea
here aa May Ith aad a large crowd
■ expected. The military aahaal wfl.
brtag along Mb heat aad stack up
atm better hot the graceful reaatug
machine of Shall aad Sotboa wfll bald
its two under the twirling of “Wany"
who will ha la uatfsrfei by than it la
Scon:
S. H. X.
Puna ----.v__I • t
Donaldton--1 . t k
Battersea: Imday aad Vhe&j
Stroppet aad ■ »
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FLAGS TO BE RAISED
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M ^oui rf Cnaty
«4 BinHI Oaaty
tit*
DUKE NEWS Or INTEJtESI
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MmI W ]
auMte to Mm. W. A. Into, Jr„ Ml
Mn. V. A. WMta A aaW to Mr.
W/m— Flto « aiM.
*1* Train romc ft I at I 4». (tnwA
•4 ■ i4> far 4< .. u a Kv'raak
CONFEDERATE VET.
IRAN REUNION AT .
WASHINGTON
WasMactoa k a city wkn oatar
taiaM* ki knai aa ■ TW
vL itiaa harem mi tka raUaat Booth
land ora amrad afklteFy that
lac ■■■■>? a* Va*c a* tkay aad tkalr
friaada B*«. Bfaaa wtB viIu m Ctay
aad laataad af bat^ aakdaRy Booth
ara eCmlr. It wfll haeaata a Matiaa
al mat, aad on* af National dnlt.
Waaklactaa la ataaya baaattfal.
but ia Ha Tarsal (lory aqd baat| H
k tkriaa baaattfal. and arary Coafad
axata Vatataa aad Mi friaada dboald
aot lad tkk ippittaaHy »aaa ta atdt
tk hat etc b tk Mad. aad oao
af tko aaadar *M*e of tka .world.
Waahfacton— or
"Johaaka" NHk a
Arabia*! rrorytMa
«ra. aoaafort aad mrnmkmm win
ba provided. Tka Oaaat Flaw fraat
it>c tka Uaiea Statiaa, paaatkaQy
aadar tka ikadow af tko Golden
DoaM Win ba paarartod Mto a nap
Trolley Uaaa, iiHaiMa aad ltd
roads will sorry Veterans aad thok
friaada to tka tekay Ctril War kattla
Balds, aad ta Moaat Varaoa, wkara
art teeatsd tka kai aad toaah al
Oaoxc* Waaklactaa.
Waaklactaa k pervaded today witb
tka aptrit of .war: praparatioa fat
tka pwt atrncck wa ara satorina
lata wltk tko aantac aatloao of B»
rop* auksa tko rity doabty tatariat
1_ *
The rebel yeU, “DteU” ud Um
«Btar 8pan«i»d Bernier" V» tend
a* netblap ibe ytnffily mid.
The rattroeda are ehawtac tbeli
patriodm nd Intereal la tba nan
arable mt by (Mag tba Veal
re tea ever offered, ad t.k better
*4 that thie affl be tba-m
la additive ta tbda eveat, etbar
ll bapertaebe «■ be bate tba Mae
The Saaa etf Oeef ederete Vet
Oaa
----
DM aaaaaByt aed petti np harte
•eete than |1*,000,00* eaaaaft
lather aapaaaha. bat Ml Aadr
• aa an late that pettier beat pea
the peaple af the thted Blab
*1.4*1,000AOO aaaaalp, ar aa
I them aaa ttee bate ttaeee aa mm
H |NB| BaCM, ffettlnff married, ei
i ccMaff barfed eB pat tipitber, B
■ aaa early Bay Um Ateehal mm
I!aaay^Baaa^ffaat Me aeael tbriat
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TO TRANSFER TITLE AND
OWNERSHIP OF *
SEIZED SHIPS
■-.I—!.■ Uo.oboaoefr PmM by
the kuU Lm Mtybt
WooMa«too. April 10.—Tbo-Bea
taal*ht by a daootmooa rata
ymaad a raaoMioa providioc far tha
tranfar of titla and peaaeaMea of
«w»y *Mye ta America ports aad
(naptha Mdppiay Board.
pert* aad aM mdaTrepair,
the Aaatrioo skips are aot lododed
la tha reaolatiaa. as tha Uoited Stat
es aad Aaatria era aot at war.
THE ATLANTIC AND
WESTERN TERMINUS
We taka tha foUewiag frees tha
Lao Couty loaraal Mawi by Editor
W. C. fray, wba oar people will
aa a firmer
editor of the Mr. Mr. Hoy
bnuili mayor U saw poitmaiTiT*.
Turner and Oscar Atkina whs warn
1 tba pestoAce an conducting a
—rkaUb bariaoaa which would bo
a cradH ta aay town. wWia Goo
M. Long, fanaarty "deputy doth nf
court add eo laborer with an oa tba
paper, la warn carrying aa a prosper
oua and growing drag bnataeas.—
Harnett Reporter.
• WOMAN'S CLUB NOUS •
• By Min. V. L. Stopbana •
day ottoman— at tdl o'clock at
tba dab mean. Ail mamkan especi
ally raqaaatod to ba present. .
Mia. 3. B. Ban lay, aaalotaat beam
dsmouatrntar of tba Agrtcultaad De
partment of N. C., gam aa latoraal
big damoaetrattsa ad tba maklag and
aaaa of a •rdaaa cooker. Mar Ma
aad btota far caanlag ragatabtaa
watte aagnetaBy helpful. Mn binai
keeper canid w*U afford to ham win
ad tMa treat.
The Woman’s Clnh din ham aarna
Sowar aaad oa hud. Should you
wish aay, last aah at tba alab rumi
for than.
Bought aa. to*, and Bm4—Mr. Kto
thin *d mot ante—daelfatod by that,
votes to a bond an tha rahataar pba,
bat that plan hrttaf baaa kaeckad
eat, they steed srtth tha friend* a'
tha AdarfaletraUea and «f tha esm
try when H eanM to tha tael tot at
siring ladoiifint to tha sotoctivi
tear ME, haring Jotoad Oedwte, Stod
; A* at thaw had heard front "boot
Haasehat It la only (air to aajr that
Stadawa, at Uaat, had awda no la
Ittiry aa to pubRe aaatiaaaat, haw
' >ng stood pat bp tha Trial diet (ran
‘ tha bagtaalag B waat bava ess
' *aaw ef them quit* an atari to gin
’ ap thatr Maearietlaaar aa to ritaa
} tearing, hat thgy baaa tha aatlafna
daa ad kaowtag that they east that
' Deal rataa atriatlp la aaaaad ^ftth
, ntHag aaatbaiat ad Marik cEstlln
1 llid ffllTMlI dkwito ■OBltlOM ftftl
"l^toan »^*aa WW
r Mldilha Charlarii M
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NOTICE.
I Matlaa la baenhy ton that at'th
ad tha hoard ad Oiaan'aaltl
» >a Tsw» ad Daaa held 'n tk
. m4J2S%~’£Z?
k Btr-rf t aa the Weat aide ad tha Tan
* DoJT by seder ad tha Board <
it CaaaadaMeaata of tha Tana af Das
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CLERK Of TOWN bf DVMM.
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COMMENCEMENT
»OCfcAH or FALCON
HOUNCSf SCHOOL
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