THE DUNN
VOL rv DUNK, N. C, W1D,
JOHN LLOYD SHOT AND
KILLED LAST NIGHT
SliMli·! A Cray IUmM H> Dwlli mf
Ou, I ha Olkw Mb| Strlnilr
WmM.
John Lloyd, (batter known m Pat)
I lee dead in the ally back of Ui homo
in the northern part of the city and
Zinnle Tart, his brother-in-law, b to
tho luck-up with « ballât whole
through the left lid· of hla bead. J oil
■bora tho aar, and one through hi·
left arm, aa a reeult of Dm «hooting
affray which took plaea is Lloyd'·
home last night fust after 10 o'clock.
Two women. Irene Stewart and
Tbelma Strickland, of Burlington, ara
«lao In custody, H being aliased that
they are roaponaibl· to nna extent
for the tragedy.
About 10 :S0 o'clock laet tlfbt a
phone message came to police head
quarter· from the office of the Dona
OU nul» Company, stating that Zan
nie Tart had J oat arrived and was hi
a wrioui condition, beingabot through
the head and through the arm. The
officer· re·ponded to the call Imme
diately and got Tart and brought him
Into town where he waa treated by
local physicians. Hi· wound· were
draaaed and he waa later landed in the
lock-up until further investigation
could be made of the (booting. Tho
ο Been then want to tha home of John
Liu yd. where the (hooting occurred,
bat Lloyd could not be found. They
eaarchad the prawiiaaa but got no
trace of the other party to tha «hoot
ing dntil thia morning whan he waa
discovered J net back of hla horn· dead,
■till graapbig the pistol with which
he «hot Tart.
Tlx story torn that Tart, «ho »r.
ried Lloyd's staler, had left hla wife,
who had Jan return κ] from the hos
pital and «aa «till in a eeriooa condi
tion. Re had set porridad for her
in «avérai day», iHluifk aha was
enable to leave her bad. 8ha waa at
tha marry of tnradt and natch bon
who were taking cue of bar. Lloyd
Bade arrangements yesterday to take
bar to hla home and take care of bar.
Tart had I}e4a wMk the woman men*
tlonad above during tha day and waa
la a drunken condition. Upon learn
ing that hie wife had gone to tha
homeofher brother Tart went there
«ο beck t??5?fiS2e^wrt?fior^ÎCei
refused to do thie stating that aha
usable to go. Ha than polled a pistol
from hla pocket and began shooting
at her. She left her bed and sought
safety behind a door which waa pene
trated by baQeta from tha pia- ;
toi la Tan's hand. In tha meantime
Lloyd, the dead mas. returned home.
He aaw what had token place and got
bis pistol and demanded of Tan that
he leave hla home Immediately. Tart
refused to move and began shooting
at Lloyd who retaned the fire. Lloyd
was shot through the head after ha
had wounded hla assailant as above I
atatod. Lloyd then left tha home and
went Into tha allay where he waa
found dead thie morning.
A coroner's fequat is being held
today and Tan ia In jail awaiting I
tha reaalt
The dead man leaves · widow and
four children.
«HOOTS CI*U THEN
KILLS HIMSELF
Era*·* CrxW D»«Î4 Mm Ran Hu
CIkm· Fee **■»»■»>
Balm·, March 1*·—"lu tenu
Rom. the young Udy who wm «hot
oa the itreet Monday nilfht by Bra
sit Crocker, a rejected lorer, who ta
tafm (hot and killed bliaeelf. b In a
critical condition today, but phyai
ciaa* think *he nay recover if pneu
monia doe· not develop. The deplor
abta tragedy occurred aboat 11'eloek
Monday nlfkt, while Miaa Hom we»
on bar way home from tha telephone
exchange, where abc waa «mploy^d
Before ImvIii the telpbone offre
the waa called over the 'phene by
Crochet, who aaked permiaelon la
eeeort her home. She declined, lay
ing her brother would accompany
her. Before the reached hone
Crocker overtook her and ehot Mr
twice, one ballet atrfkin, her In the
face and other la the bread Crocker
then ehot himeelf twice, both bullote
entérine near the heart. Be died In
stantly.
■neat Crecker lived with hie fa
ther near town and waa aboat twon
»r *»e years old. *«a« Boee bred in
Sehaa aad ha· been employed for
•oiaeti·» aa operator in tha wW
phone esehang·. ®>« had been tfcj
ratifie·» of Crocker"· attantien for a
year «τ Mere bat had reeewtly «fa.
carded htm and thie te awlcaed ae
the caeaa of the tragedy.
The concert to be given M the
Opera Houae, Ihma, K. C„ lUiah
16th, at · e'eto* p. m. by a claw af
children from tha Oaford Orphan**·
•heold enllct the «mpathetie iirtar
•et aad patroaa«e *f ail oar people·
On forner ft·*· theae ehiidrrn have
•hewn Umw'™ *a be a il b«ha»ad
and weD-traiaad, aad the eoaeeat I·
always worthy a* patr*aa«o.
I ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
COATS AND VICINITY.
Bujriag Thrift Steeps. Saw
MM .nd Gin Being Built.
Vet· OB Rc*J BotmW.
Coat», Murch 11.—Thrift stamp
meeting» were held at Turlington
whoolhntiM FniUy afternoon and at
Coats Friday night. L. L. Lmnaon
was the principal speaker at Turling
ton and Ποη. Chaa. Roes at Coat»,
f 490.00 was oubacnbrii at Tarllng
ton and $1,240.00 at Coata. This
is but the beginning aa both these
Khooli ikp«ct to b· reepoimiblc for
the ialo of five time· the above
amount of these stamps With this
agitation a wave of patriotism has
swept this comunitjr unparalalled in
Its bktory. For God's sake let the
rood work go on. Oar people hare
needed to be aroused, bat they are
now responding wonderfully.
On Monday night Mr. Levinaon
will speak at Barclaysvilla school and
8orrell school on Wednesday night,
both places on the ssune subject. Wo
are expecting pro rata returns from
theae two piiigieasive schools.
Another saw mill and gin b being
established at Coats by T. V. Stew
art. He axpecta to be at work within
the next few day*. He has purchased
the property recently owned by J. P.
Stephenson, a very valuable piece of
property located immediately in the
town of Coats.
Λ very beautiful war program la
being carried out at the Coati Bap
Cist church. Every boy who to »
member of the Barmca class ha»
member in hi* plue to carry « iua
part of the work iImiiU Im be drafted
Into the military eerrice. 80 («1 eat
member has tone into Nrrica «lace
hn prajrui waa began aad h«,
faithful to hb proaaiee, aecured bd·
>thor your.ir man ttiaka h la place It
ibe claaa.
A new ira ram haa bean recently
.'•labliahrd at Coata la the old Τ· V.
3 ta wart furniture vtora baUW' TKa
urograeaiv* owaaia of thia new busi
)·■ ara Meaara. t. B. Ennla aad J. T.
Wlaii. They alao hafa tha aftnc;
far tha Oakland ear. Thaaa eara
ieem to ba taking wall ia tha coia
nnntty.
L L. Levinaon, M lea Ethel Bjrrd, Car
et Βt* wart and Mr. W. W. Wijfioi
notored to Raleiggh to see " Vary
joyl Eddie." They report a vary
>leaaaat trip.
Grove townahip will rota on food
-cad bon da Tueeday, March 12th, A
:lote call la predicted but the bond*
ire expected to be carried. Thta la
;He third time arithin the past two
raara that thta pro^oaitlon haa bean
jut before tbc people.
SMITH-STEW ΑΛΤ.
»
Coata, Mar 11 tit.—The announce
ment of tbt marriage of Irbin Smith
to M tee Erie B. Stewart, both ef
Coata, will be ef in ter eat to a wide
ind promirent drtle of frienda both
in and oat of Harnett County. It
occurred at the home of the bride oa
Sunday evening, March 10th. The
uremony waa perfermed by Be*. J.
A. Campbell, of Btki Creek, long
the paator of both the bride aad
rroom.
The color scheme of yellow and
frean waa beautifully carried out;
even the brida being attired hi a
beautiful traveling auit of greon with
■hoes aad hat to match and carried
1 ahower bouquet of orehida.
Mies Myrtle l'ope, tcacher of ma
lic at Coata school, waa at tbo piano,
ehtle Profeawir l.ynch, voice teacher
at Boiei Creek Academy, sang '1
Ιλ»· You." At the conduite· of
tbie Jorm the «train* from Maadle
iohn« were heard and the bridal party
entered. Ft rat can* a bridesmaid
leaning on the arm of lh« beat man
who **f» immediately followed by
the bride *nd groom. Daring the
entire ceremony 341,, Pope played
aoftiy the wadding march.
Only a f·* Invited friand· and
many relative* war· preaent.
The bride I» the attractive and ao
comptiibed daoghter 0f Mr. and Mr*.
T. D. Stewart a prominent family
of Coat· and th· groom la tfea an·
•f Mr. Ο L Smith, · planter maiding
ne«r Co·ta.
After · ahort bridal trip Mr. and
Mr*. Smith will be at Horn. * Co·*·.
W· ara Info lia·J tkat the concert
thl« H being given tbia year by the
Singing Claaa of tb· Oxford Orphan
age V», 1" eeme raepeet*, different fro··
■ny (bat ha. ever before been offared
to tbe public. The program thla year
incladM aeveral patriotic number·
that are calculated to lowke and en
noble-to create a deeper and mere
•biding tor· of eo«atry «nd it· t».
autetiona. Do not fad to hear thla
concert; UH your friend* about 1»;
com. and kelp to give theea children
• reuiing reception.
trie BeU, of Cm| gharmaa, ar
ri»»d the Îrt» of the week and la
■^•■diag erverml day· wHh rafaMvaa
*·*· and le Oanpaon ooeaty.
GOVERNMEMT OFFERS
BARGAINS TO SAVER!
Pi*. OUU> »«le Go lag at M.14 TU
MMtk and Βμμμ.
M» Qu'ci »■ Α·ι«>1.
Speakin* of bargain·, the Qv«rn
ment m offering the biggest bargaii
the country baa «τ«τ known, aaya ι
refont bulletin from Bute .Head
quarter* for W»r Saving* at WInerte»
Salem. Thl» month $6.00 btlU an
goln* at 14.14. $100 bilk are goinj
at $82 80 and $1,000 bUb at «S*·.
Women. who are ajwayt keen or
bargain», who war· able, have el
ready inverted much in War Bar·
Inga Stamp»—the Govern»e«!t'· M|
bargain. They ncofnln the valae
of the Government*· offer at eaca
Big boeincm men alao, who kaow
good buainoae deal· when they aae
them, were quick to talc· all tka Gov
eminent would let tham have Λ the
offer. Kor the reaaon that thia propo
«itior of the Govenuaeat was each a
bargain and would quickly be taken
by thr b*g bupineaa firm· of the caan
try, the Government pteaed a lav al
lowing any one indivllual to
°>>ly $1,000 of War Saving! 9 tara pa.
Thtm givai the man or woman of aaaO
mean· an opportunity to akare la the
Gnvemment'f offer that big boaine··
would gladly and ugiriy accept.
The trouble that art·»·, aayi the
b 'II»Un. from holding thia offer fraa
big baainem Arm· and ufferinc It to
tfce people of email mean· that thev
»»7 not only Ut. u opportunity
for hwlil · Λ*ι* la wiaalag tkk
SWit wmr. but* that they iu) bIbo
Uisre in till· pUa of BBTir* whirt the
Covernmeot haa pwl4*4. le that tlu
people are Dot recogaixlng what I»
open to them. Thar aaa no bargain
In It. That a *6.00 bill caa be bought
this month for |4Ή apparently
meene oothin* to tbem net «van the
fact that they are contributing a
little Wt to tha winning of tha war
by lending the Government that
amount of their money for ftva yean
with 4 per cent interest compounded
quarterly.
"W· mut aaa H." says the bufla
tln. "or ba au4« ta aaa H u4 faal H
too, lArfn the Qua—at wfB ha
Forced to conscript oar maaay la tha
Ion of taxa*. Then wa tHB |N tt.
:h» amount we §1τΓΐί^ίΪΐβ^5!
iven the principal back. After an,"
it «ay*, "it la only a question of land
ing ear money to tha Governmeat
with inteaaet by purchasing War Bav
inp S tan pa, or having tha Govern
ment taka H tn tha fana ef Taxea.
THE WAS MUST BS WON."
MOVEMENT OF M^OO
DRAFTED MEN MASCH »
Washington, March 12.—A mara
ment of 8E.OOO drafted men to bnla
on March 29 and continna for lira
day· "" ordered today by Proro«t
M an bal General Crowd er. Tha or
der ealU troop· from «vary eta te ia
the Ualoa with tha exception of Iowa
and Minnesota. It inchedee aaa ra
malalng from the drat draft aad those
liable ta call in the aecond.
Jos* how many man of the ascoad
darft ara affected by tha order waa
not stated at General Crowder's of
fice. It la understood that tha mm
ment will virtually complete the bit
draft aad that Κ ia part af tha an
nounced plan ta call registrants la
small groupa as fast as they eaa ba
(CMDUnXHWD.
The apportionment for Southern
Sut·· follow»:
Arkanuu, 1,641; Alabama, 8,684 (
Florid·. 2.60β; Georgia, 6,986; Ken
tucky. M'l! UgldMi, 8,678; MU
•laeipp·. s.>20; Nmtl Carolina, |r
114; Soeth Carottna, 848; TennaaMe,
8,168: Te*»·, 8,«48; Virginia, t,lTS.
EIGHTEEN BRITISH SHIPS
SUNK IT U-BOATS
rift»· Wee* IMt Tni ar Oven
Sum NnU A· T., rrwMÛM
«Mb.
London. March 18—Th· Adiair
allty repart» tha loea by mlae ar wb
manna of 1· BritMi merchantman
in the »"« woak and tu ftehlac '«a»·I
Of theae 1· ware 1,600 ton· ar ·*·*■
and three ander that Mnaaçi
Tha arrlralj at porta la Ike UaHad
Kingdom numbered 8,046;
2,0*8- Merchantmen o**oeee«a#allj
attacked, β.
For the third Une In aa mtut waale
(g Brltlah merchantmen ha*· beau
destroyed threuph mine or aahiaarti»·.
In the pre* Ion· week tval·*· of U*
,mhI> were 1,600 ton· ar rrar aU
ander that tonnage, whû» '■ *ho pre
«■•dine week fourteen ef tha vaeeeh
were of aaora than ΙβΟΛ *>»·
th· Pint Natlaaal »aah ·» Deu
ha· hi. deaWaetad hp *ha Uafew
Stat·· fin nail at ae a d'l ullnj
far HwmM m»l| far faali aetata^
fre· tha aaU ml altaali ΟI m4i
Fm—» aW have ■>*· 6» ihan
•aa tha h «ah iWillll a* aaae aad ar
rant· far papmaat.. The haafc el
he |M 4a ha af m lin *a pea la aa)
wap peadMa.
WORK 11
ΗΑΗΝΤΓ
WW,
Lillingto·, Κ. Ο.
oar earnnt
popll and otb»r» la I
κ hoc I dâtrte* te éw county «
Thrift and War ββτίφ Societi··. h
order that the peoj
aright not MM tdaa la to the con
dltion* in the oeoaty-Vltb ref«rene<
to tkc war oar drtiaayri eupportifn
the boy· fto ar· on Air way to tfct
front ud «bo » aMady than wi
•oat eortaia Uaika toy·eh «ehool b
the county asking tam «eyorU thai
would |tn a* the noqBMry inform»
tion. W· ten nlnAit thaw r»
ports bo mad· each Jbc daring tlx
month of Hank. VAh no iwwi
why any echo©) wo aid Mill· ta com
pty with tfcta «impie ■•■■l and wi
take it that eothing Bi bora done
in thoee «cheek that Béa no reporl
to oa, aad we an aa y eating It ix
the report. We take flbat very fee
of the district·* if aaereponed U>«
rabwriptioM made aMBIagtoa an4
Dana the ftnt Monda^l· the month
Each echooi ha· a Ai* organise
th« community and iBt any a*»
b«n or iebeertptlonsBad* throngfc
web an »rnnt»«ti«a. ^bie baa hen
dona ia mm caeea tfl*xk. Any
echooi· not Itchidl· community
work «hnnVi laclode Bj« the a «ri
report. The Uadw^p pleaae be
carefal to report on]
end of ûu month iafeutaiii }oat
vktn uik dtatrUt
In the Cm· of
•offering* of thaa· !
unable to raimtu4]
with even mo>
heeitate to fo tW
ln« to make oim I
•trongeat poeafble.
fusing to a·'*· Γ"
MM and comfort
mon·? in advaaee °£^Hr«a of tko
■knM uti thay
wor·
fully
hoarding and trplMng tribbm or
it i· a matter Γ[ iy llin a Helping
hand and —ifib tha Chrtot
aytrit.
W« eiaeerely trot that the··
ochooU reporting nothing thi» w»ek
will mak· a An· report next week and
aack of the ether w««ki daring
March. We lariat that H to meet Im
portant that «vary >»aihw ptuh tfcfc
work among both p«pfla and patron
the remainder ef tit* term.
In making the rayait we ere giving
both the number »»d ——«* of the
larger tchool* «ince they an more
generally known by their ——*
The tint row of flgnr·» below rap
reeeat the nmbar of member» la tha
Thlrft Society; th· Meead row η»
ber of Thrift Stamp· purchaaed and
th* third row lepimut th· a on ber ef
War Serving· Stamp* puiilm—d by th·
school· In th· varioM aehool districts:
Aidtnori Cwok—
No. 1 0 0
No. t 0 0
No. · 0 0
No. 4 0 0
Ho. » 0 0
No. · 0 0
No. 1. Dona School. 0 0
Ne. t 0 0
No. « 0 0
No. > · 0
No. · 0 0
No. 1 Φ . 0
No. 9 IS 4
No. 10 0 0
No. 1. ........ · 0
No. t 0 0
No. a so 12
*·· * ο Jt
He. · I 5
Week Ihrir—,
He. 1 0 0
No. χ ......... 0 0
Ho. I « 0
Ho. 4 40 100
Ho. β · ·
Ho. 1 - 0 ·
H·. « 0 0
Ho. » i. 0 0
D»ke—
No. 1. Dwk· School ..0 0
Mo. 1 o 0
Mo · 14 II vl
Ho. I, Coats School . Τ» 11
N·. 4 ............. · 0
"β · 0 10
Ho. β .......... ο 0
No. Τ ............. φ φ
iHotfofi Crvafc—
Me. 1 ο 0
M·. I 0 0
Ho. I 0 «
Ho. ( 0 4
Ho. I · ο
I DUKE TO BE GARDEN
Ρ SPOT OF HAJtNETT
> *>*» Knliwt Mir Ham CUriam It
He WbU b. Fertliiien uU
S.») rmi.U.
> Duke. Ν C., Mar. I—Th« ftn.
' weather for the put week» hat fire
excellent opportunity for pria
work and the peuple of Dake ha*«
taken ovary poesibW advantage. To
begin with Tbt Κ Twin gotten Kill·
Co. mad· it poaalbk for qrtry familj
to have a prdu by rmn« cnougti
land. Where there waa mo gardor
■pot available naar the homo ont
was aclected aa convenient aa pe»
•ibla. Then the Company offered to
ita employeca fertiilaer·, potato·· and
onion Mb at eeat, aad aided the· in
getting the plowing do»·, to that the
community of Duke ii really a gar
des «pot. Every available apaoe hal
been broken «ρ preparatory to pleat
ing and la many Instance· W year'·
cotton tiMa have bees converted into
garden apota. la addition te tkw
tpeeial place· kave been arraaged for
hog .pen* ao that every one who
wiahe· to do to may keep hoga. The
aim b that the*a·I*— My raiae a*
nearly aa powikle al that they have
to eat. Arraag—««ta ar· alao be
ing mad· U have a community can
niag pleat for the rammer to take
car· of aay aarphu vegetable·.
PROF TURLINGTON'S
FUNERAL at MUTHriELD
J. Ira· Dnb 1—1—««4 T· TWa Nil
h»liirT F«r Τ·ηΙτ T«n
Smitkfieid. Merck It.—Ben*'·»· of
Prof. Ira T· Tvrignito· reachrd hrre
from Black Mountain lut aad
were earrjtd te tkc bora of Mrs. N.
B. Graatkam, sister of Mr». TaHiag
ton. This Bttornlnf at cWveo o'clock
tlx. IimhI wan NB^irtad fraa tkc
Preabytariaa church by Re* Mr.
Babe, pastor of the Pmkftorlaii
ckarch of Ml Airy, —If ι it by Bev.
A. T. Laaeitar, paator of Presbyterian
ckarck of leasee aad Ear. A. 8. An
derson, paator of Praabyterlaa think
of this place. TW ht tie charcb wae
packed witk friend* aad ralatiraa,
nrbile several tinea a* Many atood on
tkc oaWda.
Tartinjftoc, oair.( aa the basis fer ι
tkc scripture, "Be then faithful un
to death" laying that Prof. Turling
ton was faitkfal to his bona; falth
fal tk his friends; fattkful tokla work;
faitkfal to kis church aad faitkfal t*
his God—a beautiful life te naakt*
The students and faculty of Tur
lington graded school (which the de
ceased founded and which was name!
in his honor) attended the fuaeial it
a body- They were haaked en althr
lide of the approach to the cburei
aad were a krraly silent tribute to tM
memory of Plot Turlington.
Court adjourned at 1040 «pen mr
tion of a member of the bar, is bon#
of the memory of Prof. Taxttngtot.
and the bar aad court oflkers atten>
I -Ί Ik.
The fanerai vu mort largely ψ
tended than any conducted la th»
town for yearm, people comiag tnf
ail orer the county and cUcwhere ο
pay their last reapecta to hia mmoj.
The So ml offeringa were beauti»!
and profoie.
Superior Caurt adjonrmed tod*
and Jndfe Whedbee. fleUdtor SiP
and tbe court atenographer left ft
their mpecthre homca.
J. ITan Dava, through hia attorn/a
c. 8. A bell and Jaa. A. Wallon», μ·
tend a plea of guilty of panier m
the aacond degree, whkb pfca *a
aeecptcd by Rohdtor 81 Wr and 9. H.
Brook· far the eta ta. Aft·* >K
the rridaac·, J»d«e Whodbe* MnW
fi the defendant to twenty f»W|W
hard la bar in the penitentiary, fc/la
killed hia father-in-law, Jacob Bo>|in,
January Slat, l»18. aad haJ h·*!*
jafl «laee a waiting triaL
Ralph Wade waa here 1··* »*kl
froa Fort Cabell, riaftta* W» Ν»»τ, |
Krank Wade aad other relative*
JohnaonWlte—
Me. 1 1. I I ι
Ko. a · ι ο
Ne. · · I ο
Lillinrton -
Ne. I, UlHacton «ehl « "Ha]
Ho. I 0 »
Nefl'i Creek—
*0. 1, ΒluW Creak.. « ·; «I
No. I β , af
No. » 14 % *
Stewart'· Creek—
No. 1 44 * »[
No. t 0 > o|
Upper Little Hirer—
Ν·. I Ο ι, ο
No. 8 ............. 0)o
No. S 0 9 0
No. 4 ............. · ) 0
No. s ............. 0 » β
*·· β ---- 0 ι ο
No. ι ο ι »
Ν·. β à 10 0
►I Ne. · β 4a1
> ν» ι· a ο β '
» "ο. II · ο β)
» ». Γ. 0*ΝΤ*Ϊ
««■■■■■■■■■■■η
NEW DRAFT WILL CALL
ΓΟΚ êOOjOOO MOR« M£l
Ml MmmAm at Tlma. fnUU
U ApriL FtiMfi tm CUm G·
I· fari «I CUm.
WukliflM, March 1». ■ fiiwa*
Marahal Gtamt Crowdar today mad«
tht Irat tBdal aonoooceaant of tha
time of the w-rond Ml Η wlH b*
ordered as aoon M Ceng»*· amamfa
the law to complote the baals of ap
portion mast among the State» on Um
number of regtatraota in (Ua cm<
Inataad of populatioa, For parpoai
of compatatio· 104,000 matt will In
cowMarH alee compoaiag the aacoad
4raft, although bo meh aiaknr wit
ha ealkd to the eolora at any mm
time. I
Man hi dafarred claaatfleationa, tha
fro*oat Marahal Canaral announced,
woald ha called la aaul naaihara aa
well aa man la dam oaa far tha ρ»
poae of atiUstng ipadal tachnieal
qaaUeaattoaa.
Tha Pro a oat Marahal General
makaa tha MiHt atateroant, how
ever, that there win ho no anddaa
withdrawal of rraat number» of aaaa
from tnduatry and agriculture daring
the coming aaaaur, bat that tthay
wflj ha drawn in relatlreiy aaiafl
groapa apraad throaghoat tha year.
To give tha exact number, bo aaya.
would be to gfra tha aaenay military
iafo
While Geoeral Crowder
tinar In hi· lUtwl, it !
stated prerloutfy that 1■*<
equipment for the no ef the μι»·<
draft would b«en·» ·»·ΠοΜ· hi April
«4 aa «ctioa en tha inii »d Icgiala
tion ie «p>rM Man that bate tha
ftrmt rail* an expected mm after
ward.
"Tha next national quota will be
authorised by eecUm two of
art. It eaaaot be announced «hat
tha total a maker te be called ta tha
colon each month will ht, H wqp b«
stated tha* ao mort mm «tu be call
ed than can ba properly accommo
dated aad property aaaiaUated.
"Tbere ara dtacuKie· mlroitinf
tha nation hi tha aapply of labor ay
purtiuat to agrtcnlture. Class one
fro· whiche no now brim are te be
withdrawn win eontain many Moral
•son ♦*—» u at prenant roquireJ for
the arnay. It would ba a Moot «λ-|
scientific aad fatmoM w*P U *· »aa,
la clean one were called tadtoertei
nately without retard to the labor I
situation in agriculture. Therefore,
the local board· win bo directed to
All their quota· in tha order of liabil
ity of man in claa ton· M deter
mined by the national drawing, ex
cept that where It 1a shown that a
registrant » completely aa ι
1J niwn m "»· plmntir*. cahiva
Uon u4 reaping of crop, ka call to
Dm color· thall be d«f»rr«d to the
foot of the qaoti of hl» board M long
m bo ceBtieae· to bo to engmarmi.
"Wharerer aay njittraat, whooo
rail to the colon ha· bm i»l«rrod
boeaaao of hie eaeaceeeent la apiml·
lare, to ehow« to hsn beoB kfW on
the farm OB which W to cn**fé, or
to bar· trifled with the deferment |
that h_e boon awoiM hi·». the.
board, will forthwith ladoet Urn Intel
Military hoirie· M hi* order nteberl
ha· boon reached la the meowthae. 1
The effect of thU expedient U to'
pant farlnuKha frost mttIc· prior to.
Ktaal eaU to colon to the mob «0
greatly needed la tho production of
tWa year*· crop.
«TUa (a not, howanr, tho only ex
pedient that la to ho adopted to eon
•enre tha «ϊΛ of Ubor ^fartin
ul to surkaltan and to laobfllao all
none for tacreariaf the harreet for
the agriealtan eeaooa of 191·.
"Thor· le bow peadlag before Co·
rnea a Mil sotbortslaft the Sootetary
of War to fi«a* farloafh·, with ev
without pay. to ■·■ la the any to ι
•aabte thom te «"IV· la ladaatrlal
ind acricuHural pamita. Theoe fer-.l
loathe of the ebeaaWawee of tha'
indirldaoj can to whkh they arVee
tad when tho arfBtery attaatte· I·
>aeb #thot they caa be (noted wNh
.ut too great dimption· and dieor
laaleetion of the amy or of Bay per
tlealar orrantsatkoa of tha amy.
"A· te further awsse to p*eteet
■ericaIter· a now imHatleu has boa·
preaMlcated autour!»!·» acrieaHural
■tadoat eta their eeaier year la land
rrmat eoUogae te ealM la tho eaMated
■••erre «orpe of tho neartenaaetn*·
lepartmont piorllod their elaoa stead
a* Is each so to ploee theat hi the
Ipper third or thek tlaee. By this
(Contlaaad oa pace ■)
BANK or HARNETT
r< ENJOYS PROSPERITY
_
r Report af Atdn "■ fmlinl to
j Sflrfc.M,, IWi ~ -[
1 Ihilro. N. c.. Mar. 1·—At tha I*.
. cent rtockhoMet* ·»Η·β· *f Bank
of RwxU the repart uf tha «t.
'tire »WfiηΜ·μ for fba |ut year*·
j-rorV. «hewed coivJeuad u4 WihMil
'rrov-Ui in all Una· u4 fba hank to
be ·ί · most nnlkit aaadittan. The
rUM-khc Μ·π «vidaaead tbalr mrnnl
i of tba woric far tha gmr by extend
Ι'.οκ a vita of thanh» ta tha aOeara
'or *.h»ir «fflcirnt «ervlçea tfaftog tha
jy*r.
The entire board of director* of tba
J paat i«r war» >untmoualy rnelortnd
for the aneutiaf year, ajhd vara
Mettra. Β. X. Duke. J. Β. Dok», W.
A. Enrtn. T. H. W*k. Ο. W. Watta,
|W. P Holt. J M. Uodcea. J. P. WUajr,
E. P. Dari*. Ε. K. Powa, C. S. Hleka,
end E. S. Yarbrou«b
Th« director* taat Iwwdtitily af
ter tha ttnekboUarf adjoornad Ar
:wr«a>ati were aada fer tba bank
l. handle Thrift and W»r ■■*<·*»
"Imp·. Tba fallowing alt en weri
'.Y«shin((ton, D. α. March IS, 1»1«.
—That American men and warn»· m
κ"»ι to Mt«ft every opportealty
tr help la the nation'* iiaateot un
d< ιtalcing h evidenced by the reapona
e- received te the anaounmaaant of
fti Uaitcd StitM Civil lento Coaa
m'-leo of the aeed for fnml date
Th» Commleeioa east out a mD for
el -ka te ba employed to the depart
in ' tta to Wa»hln*ton, and Jaaaary I,
Pveejr », aK March · «m Nt «a
rr <mlnet'en datee. Abort M,*00
yr --one applied for Umlaatia to thane
ra mtMtionk A tore· parcial^* of
tl>- applkatloita cum from pareoae
rtoie aole purpeoo to inhl^ Oov
>r. :aeat employment vu te fcetp
ter? the war machia· movtoc- Thta
v-T-nrj* and Heavy rteptaet kaa wad»
it ·· taimaary to hold farther
inr'.'oan for ptenl clerk to the sear
fcvjre. Ixamlnetiena far atraograffc·
wn aad typewitto*· aid for etoita
b"i:iad to certain epedal or tortftl
ea! Vaee are etill being held.
'.'He moat pTMetac aeed of the
Zc rnmant eerviee to Waaditagte·
rlf+it now It for · tor·· neathat of
arrll qualified eUnutaphiM. The
mri «he ara eqoJpped to paae the
it' η vipky part af the iiamtoatlia
Λ -ply at once, kxamlnatfcaa «re
iel.1 at leaat ·μ a weak in 4M of
;)ra principal eKtea. Definite fafer·
oat on and application hlaaka may ho
>bta°ned from lepiaae»lathee of the
Xrll lerrie· CmmWn at p«at of.
?>.· 14 (lib and boy· to the Oxford
Μ , n« Claae a*· repreaeatto* ahevt
!" Jrfldree to that aplendid laetl
a. Hear thee e!nj and aoe ham
rol Uka the·».
Jt>.a Nathan Johaaea baa taunted
ire m a week* a vtatl to Carre deede
ΙΓ.Ί "elamhla, M C. While a* OekM
>4" hi vtaMed Camp Jackaen aad aaw
ι .;rtbor of the De*a hop· toe ate
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