THE DUNNj
VOL. V
THURSDAY, StT
SEPTEMBER 12 IS FIXED AS
REGISTRATION DAY BY
PRESIDENT WILSON
Freclamatiea for Sec end Great
Enrollment
PRESIDENT SICNS THE BILL
Estimated at Least 12.778,788 •(
Agee IS to 48 Will Be
Added te Rail.
Washington, Aug. 31—All men
froml8 to 45 yean of age In the
continent*] United • States, except in
the army or nary or already regis
tered. were summoned by President
Wilson today to register for military
service on Thursday, September 12.
Machinery of the provost marshal
gtneraTi office was art in motion to
carry out th# second great enroll,
ment under a presidential proclama
tion leaned soon after the President
had signed tbo new manpower art
extending the draft ages. The bill
completed in Congrena yesterday had
been sent to the White Hooae for
the President's signature today soon
after the house and aervats conven
ed.
Leah Far 12,778,784
It la estimated that at least 12,778,
758 men will register this time, com
pared with nearly 10,000,000 on the
first registration of men from 21 to
81 on Jon* 5, 1817. Of (hose who
enroll now it ia estimated that 2,.
900,000 will be called for general
military service, probably two thirds
of th* number coming from among
th* 8,500,000' ar more between the
agae of 18 and 21.
General March has said all regis
traata called into the army will be in
Prance before next June 30. swelling
the American expeditionary force to
more than 4,000,000 teen expected
w«r in IM HIT
to b« called will be the jrootbe In
their eighteenth year, but those of
that age who desire and who have
the necessary qualifications may bs
Inducted into service on October I,
for getltl technical or vocational
training.
Registration this time will bs con
dueled as heretofore by the local
draft boards. AU federal, stats, coun
slackars. All registrants will bo
classified as quickly as possible under
the questionnaire system, and a draw
ing will be held at the capitol to fix
the order of registrants In their re.
•peclive chases.
The provost marshal general's es
timate today places the number of
men under 21 now in the army at
about 246,000 and the number of
those from 81 to 46 at 166.000.
PRESIDENTS PROCLAMATION.
Following is the proclamation by
President Wilson calling on all men
between 18 and 46 years to re gilts r
for military duty:
Fifteen months ago the men of the
country from 21 to 80 yssn of age
were registered. Throe months ago
and again last Saturday those who
had just reached the age of 21 were
added. It now remains to include all
meo between the ages of 18 and 45
“This is not a nsw policy. A cen
tury and a quarter ago ft eras delib
srstsly ordained by those who wore
then responsible for the safety and
dsfanea of the nation that the duty
of military service should reel upon
all able bodied men between the ages
of 18 and 45. We now accept and
fulfill the obligation which they es
tablished. an obligator) expressed Sr
our national statute* from that lime
until now. We solemnly purpose a
derision victory of arms and doliber
ataly to devote the larger pert of
the military manpower of the na
tion to the accomplishment of that
purpose.
"Tho yoangor man hnvo from the
firat bean randy to go They hove
fnmiahod voluntary enlistments out
of oil proportion to tholr number*.
Our foll'tary authorities reirnrd them
na having the highest oombatant qnal
itlaa. Tholr youthful enthusiasm,
thair virile eagerness, thair gallant
spirit of daring make them tha ad
miration of all who see them In ac
tion. Thay covet not only the dip
Unction of serving In thlo great war
hot also tho inspiring memoriae which
hundreds of thousands of thorn will
cherish through tholr years to coma
°f • treat day and a grant service
for thair country and for mankind.
“By tha man, af tha older groqp
now. called upon, the opportunity now
opened them will be accepted with
tha calm resolution of those who roa
llaa bo tho full tho deep and solemn
significance of what thay do. Hav
ing mads a place for themselves In
their respective communities, having
aaaumad at borne the graver respon
sibilities of Ilfs In many spheres,
looking bach upon honorable records
in chril and industrial life, thay will
raallsc as perhaps no others could,
how entirely their own fortune* and
tho forte na* of all whom thay love
are put at stake in tMa war for right
and will know that tha vary records
thay have made rah dec thair new do
ty tho comsnanding doty of their
Uvaa. They know how surely this
CUMBERLAND NEGRO GETS
TWENTY YEARS FOR M'/RDER
Fayetteville, Aug. Xu.—Judge C-.
C. I.von this movning ■eiiieiicrd
David Evan*, ntyrn, to twenty years
tn the state prison, following a ver
dirt of murder of the second degree
returned fate last night of Vivian
L. Bundy, on July 13th.
sentence "vn* imposed R. H.
Dye, of counsel for the defendant,
made a pica for Ihr prisoner, asking
tho judge not to give him the full pen
alty. stating that he did not believe
that the defendant intended to kill
Bundy when he secured the gun with
which the crime w«» committed.
Judge Lyon considered that there was
malice implied, and bolieved from the
proven character of the man, that
there was malice rxpiv-twd. though
this was not so clear. lie made the
sentence 10 yenrs lues than the max
imum.
Frans killed Bundy at a sawmill in
this county, of which the latter wus
superintendent, in a dispute over lha
amount due the negro on pay day.
FEDERAL GRAND JURY CON.
VENE3.
The Pedersl Grand Jury chosen ut
the last term of United Star.-* Crim
inal Court convened yesterday morn
ing to pass apon a largo number of
indictments Sent by District At
torney Carr and to mske a numb, r
of iiiventigation* in time fur the busi
m-a* to be docketed for the fall term
of Criminal Court.
Am usual, a large number of alleg
ed violation* of the prohibition sta
(•rand Jury. Chief interest in these
• nquioner seems to center around ,|
■ ituation in 8aznpaon county upon
which oAccra of the Department of
Justice and revenue agent* have been
working for several month*. Twen.
ty-two witnesses in all, it was un
derstood. were here from Clinton
and other points in SampsOD to ap
pear before the Grand Jury yatn
day.
Whilu it was announced at the Dis
trict Attorney's office that the Fed
eral inquiry is in nowise related to
the recent mas* meeting held at Clin
ton, when criticism was*directed at
(twm^Tu^^hc^T^^^d^Uon^
the general situation in Sampson Ik
In be given an airing by the Feder
al authorities
Ko much is suggested from th.
names of some of the witneasrs, !r
eluding Paul Herring, of CUnlou,
who arc here. Others sommoned
are Preston Lewis, W. ft. T5.imp.on
J It. Butler, Thalmau Register, p.
F. Stevens, Levi Tuilingtoi A. A.
Jacluon, F. W. Iti>i"‘, J. C. Holliday
and a man ■ •anted Gap.
There will he espionage end sabot -
' ••• indictments, it e ex •> . trd. m.l
hills s»-a.aat draft evaders The
grand Jury wiU probably conclude
its woriy today or tjsorrow Judg.
lUnry G. Connor, of Wilson, l)is
lirt Attorney J. O. ' Carr, o' W|L
r.u ttoa. 0. F. Joh.mn, assistant to
Aar Carr, and special agents ■.! Ihc
l>< i«rtmenl of Ju»'i~s. ore here for
the cession.—Wednesday's Nows
and Observer.
CANDLING OF EGGS REQUIRED
The law with regard to the cand
ling of eggs provider ihet every deal
er shall candle eggs before they am
sold, throwing out eggs that are stale.
Retailers purchasing eggs directly
from producer* and telling them di
rect to consumer* will not hr requir
ed to candle egg* by the North Caro
line Food Administration, but any
spoiled Sggs they sell must be replac
ed upon complaint of the purchaser
Dealers selling eggs to other deal
ers should eaniila them In fact, all
i< rnuuiu lajiuig mu V|(g> iuoy
revive ■■ ■ matter of salf-defense
inasmuch aa they *r« required to
make good any bnd eggs they sail.
is the nation's war, how imperatively
it demand* the mobilisation and anasi
ing of all our resource* of every kind
(h?y wilt regard this call as the »u
l>rsm« rail of thotr day, nnd will ana.
war It accordingly.
"Only a portion of those who rag.
inter will be eallacf upon to boar arms
Thus* who are not phyuiealty fit will
be oxciusd; those exempted by alien
■ llianeo; those who should not bo re
lieved of their preeent responalblli
tiee; above ell, those who cannot be
•pared from the Civil and Industrial
tasks at home upon which Iho suc
res* of our armies depends as much
as upon the fight1nK at the front
Bet all most be registered In order
that the selection for military duty
may he made more intelligently and
with rull information. Thla will be
oar final demonstration of loyalty,
democracy and the will to win, our
aolomn notice to all the world that
wo stand absolutely together In a
common reaolstion and purpose It
is tbs can to duty to which every
true man in the country will respund
with pride nnd with tha conscious
nee* that In doing so he plays part In
vindication of a greet cause at whoso
summons every true heart offer* tta
•apress* sonde*."
drought greatly reduces
prospect FOR cotton crop
Fer.raat Made af It,137.BOO Baku
By Department of Agricaltura.
Market Ceee Skyward.
Washington, Sept. 3.—August was
the must disastrous month to the
cotton crop that has ever been re
corded. a loss in prospocthre pro
duction amounting to 2,482,000
I1 halve resulting from the eeveTC
drought. Th>- department of agri
culture linlay forecast the crop at
1).137,000 equivalent 500-pound
jhnlra, busing ha estimate on a can
|vnn» made August 25.
In a statement issued with the
crop report, the Department of Agri
culture uld:
"The post month was the most dis
astrous in ite effect upon the cotton
crop 1 hat has been recorded, ths de
rlino being 17.9 points, equivalent
to n depreciation of 24 per cant in
one iminth. The forecast of yiold
por acre, 140 pounds, is smaller than
any yield ever reported
•'A large acreage, however, pier
mas a forecast of total production
of 11,187,0911 halos, which Is slight
ly smaller than me last three crops
The depreciation was more or teas
general throughout the cotton belt,
but areater in the worn portion
iTexas anJ Oklahoma especially)
than in the cost The principal
tausc of the decline » tbe extreme
drought, hut contributory causes ore
boll weevil, red spider and root."
Condition of tho crop by Stated:
nr, UVVIKIB,
I lorida. 60; Alabama, 66; Miaaias
•ppl. 67; nuhuana, SS; Texas, 43;
Arkansas. SJ; Tennessee, 58; Mil
vnurt. 60; Oklahoma, 83; Califor
nia. 02; Ar.sona, 86.
"WATCH YOUR pTEP"
There it not a lull from start to
finish In Irving Berlin’s international
>>r.r ipatotl musical aticeeaa ‘‘Watch
Your Step." which will be at the
Lai’nyetr.- Theater on Friday, Sept.
6. ’’Watch Your Step" is made up
almost entirely of music, dancing
and girlt—thirty-fonr of Lbc moat
beautiful
peer left
were dcsignod by the celebrated
Helen Tiryden, the artist who de
signs all the covers for "Vogue.”
The scenes arc also admirably d»
signed to enhance the brilliancy of
111." many changes of costumes, and
is ar entirely new production bulk
for thin tour. It is not a "number
two” show, 'here being only one
company of “Watch Your Step” on
tour "Watch Your Step” is in ev
ery sense of the word a metropolitan
organization with a distinguished
cast and chorus The same produc
tion n every respert veil', be seen
here that delighted New York.
Scots now on sale a*, list Ctrapd
Theater. Prices. BOe, 81.60, 81.50’
*2.00 and War Tax.
Note: Manager Drake advises
'hut ho has booked this show with a
heavy goan.i n Holt i..m to hr.ng
good <1 tc Paystt-vil!, by pa
tronlzlng them
10.000 DRAFT EVADERS HERDED
Now York, Sept. 3.—More than
10.000 suspected draft evaders hid
been horded tonight into the arm
ories of New York and nearby cities
after the moot vigorous slacked hunt
since the United States entered ths
war. It vvsa estimated oRIrially that
from 2B to 80 per cent of this num
ber were "willful slacker*.”
The drlv« will continue until it it
mu rYBucrw nnrr n««n
caught, according to Charlas F Da
woody, chief of tha Now York ho
reao of investigation of tha Depart
ment of Justice. Mora than 200 pris
oners, in whose casoe attempts to
evade the draft ware proved, were
summarily taken lo Port Jan and
Camp l.'pton, there to immediately
don the uniform or In oomt instances
to be court martialed as deserters.
P<*or Woman Makes Sscrikce
"For years I have doctored for
indigestion and severe bloating with
gas, all my mJhoy had gone for doc
tors and lyffieme which did me no
good. I had loot all faith In modi
elms and as I hgve to work hard for
the fCW dollars I asm. sms afraid
Mayr'a Wonderful Remedy. I have
fuand H to he tha boat medicine In
tho world ahd am glad I made the
aw-rl flee ” It la a simple, harmless
preparation tjiat removes the catar
rhal m»m« from the intestinal tract
md allays the inflammation which
causes practically all stomach, liver
and tntoetma! ailments, including ap
nendieltia. One dose will convince
or money refunded—-Hood A Oran
tham and druggists everywhere.
ELECT YOUR STYLE IN PANAMA
and Straw Hats now. We want to
show yon at QoUbtoln'a. Dunn’i
Beat Store.
NOTE OF
At no tima since
from Spain—In the
which alto marked
tha Now World
the asylum of all all
tioii—have tha Jm
to inch terrible
declmato their ranks
war rones. Three
expatriated and
wilds of Russia,
Palestine, are
Hundreds of
ever since the
war, been d
rations on their
lightened countries
especially on tl
blessing* of life
country; but as
and ravage and
vastetlon spread
ters of Jewish
feruif numbers ll
resources of their
rnme inadeuete to
needs, and forced
the public for aid
trese. la the
the name of
laes millions of
children, we have
public to help us
and to clothe tha
has the public
Here as elsewhere
not only realised,
nvrrtoppepd. Our
and your c i
Mule fnr Diinn Fnt
ty totaled about Vl^H^
And now that ((Bitaptiyii of
humanity ia about e^B, wt wish to
thank every ce-weefl tad every
contributor in the oa^Bof tha Pome
leer and the rtanriq^Br hla or her
gcueroui rctpn—wiaa to
thank yuo, but wer^^Kil us, and we
can only point to tf^Berd of HoUy
Writ where we lA ^Bht, “He that
hath pity upon the^K loadeth un
to the Lord; and U^HtjIek ha hath
yiren will He pay (Prov
XIX. 17). -Lay ap^^BLpure ar
to the codof the
Moat High. and. thee
more profit Eee la
cf. Prov
xxu. ■■-.■.■
Hia maaaafjglra; vWkdn u3 you
meet heartily for eaAmphfytny the
truth of the paet'a aayttny:
“In Faith and Dope tha world will
dhtmet.
But all mankind's concern it
Charity."
Youra gratefully,
Men. HOLLIDAY, Chairman
Jewish War Relief Fuad.
M. FLEISHMAN,
t GOLDSTEIN.
The— Who Contributed
E. Goldstein_f 100.00
M. Fleishman_....._. 100.00
E. P. Young.._....._ S0.00
McD. Holiday. *6A)0
G. M. Tllghman. 26.00
i. D Barnes.. 26.00
Geo. Grantham- 26.00
Marvin Wade_..._ 26.00
B. 0. Townsend........... 26.00
D. C. Fuasell. 26.00
T. V. Smith_ 26.00
Robert Himhfleld__ 16.00
Ben Brewer..._..._ 16.00
J. C. Clifford_ 16.00
Mr. and Mr* Ftia-.... 10.00
Fred Baggett-............ 10.00
J. 0. Sullivan___ 10.00
Marion Butler...._.... 16.00
Prra. Sunday School_ 20.00
Frank Bailey.. 10.00
Iw. Paaraall. ........._ 10.00
Ear«n» Smith_ 10.00
Ju. A. Taylor.. 10.n0
Jno. A. McKay_... 10.00
&. 6. Warren.........- 30.00
K. T. '.ee... 10.00
R. G. 'i'aylm . 6.(0
AIK* Pertiir_...... 5.09
Robert Jordan_... 5.00
Mm. Marion Batter....._ 6.00
P. T. MsssrngiU. 5.00
MIm Glady* Yoon*. 6.00
Gao. Gardner___ 5.00
Mips Addle Yount_... 6.00
Perry Morgan_... 5.00
J. M. Daniel. 6.00
E. I. Ohr*_ 5.00
L. B. Coehigton_........ 10.00
R. L. Crotnartle. __ 10.00
Q. K. Prince_ 6.00
F. D. Ward_j_ 6.00
E. Alphin................ 5.00
Miss Esther Thornton...... 2.60
A. B.'Norri. 6.00
Mr. and Mra. M. T. Young.. 10.00
J. W Pardte.. 16.00
B. L Parker-............. 6.00
J M. Lao. 2.00
Sd. Pur die.... 5.00
A. D. Wilson. 1.00
R B. Jernigan.. ......_ 6.00
W. O. Johnson.... 2.00
II. C. McNeil._ 1.00
Dr. F. Smith... f.i>o
W. E. Baldwin..._..... 5.00
Norman Yataa.......... . 3.on
C. A. Baker. 2.00
C. D. Bain_............ 5.00
A. C. Barnes __..... 10.00
J. H Hale* . 1.00
II. O. Mattox......_ lot
B. A. Rowland...___ 6.00
M. J, JoraJyan___ i.oo
C. J. Smith.....|.(j
B. L. Warren __ if.oc
K. U. Warren__....... 1.00
Henry Turlington. 1.00
Ottta Warren- 1.00
B. L. Cook.... 6.00
J. B. Week*. 1.00
J- C. William*_ j.no
J. W. Dreughon.__..._ 6.00
J. F. Wade.._......... 40.00
■art Barefoot..._... t.00
J. M. Locaa....... 2.50
II. C. Raocom _..._ goo
L. L Newton.__.......... 9.00
J G C«*P. *.00
W. H. Lint._......... 2.(Ji>
Geo. M. Floyd.._„ ^ 5.0^
K- B Lee. 1.00
I’arrioh £ Driver_ 6.00
J. C. Rush._......_ 1.00
r. H. Lynch__ 1.00
Walter Cane. .I'go
A. W. Jone*..i” l"o*
L. B. l’ope.t- 6.00
Ed Smith___ t.6o
M. M Driver ..._ .50
Dr. I. F. Hicki. .__ 6.00
Duncan Black_ _ .26
K. L. Howard. _.... 6.00
W. P. Sarin ............. 1.00
Pat JDner____ _...... 2.00
h. N. Norr'i*......_.... 6.00
L. F Hailey__. t oo
A. B. Naylor._...._ 1.00
C. H. Barton............. 6.00
B. H Strickland_i_ 5.00
Ethel Sutton............. i.oO
W. E. Cnltraae. ........... i.oo
% H. Ethridge............ i.oo
M. B. Page............... j^o
Bn. Virgie Warren_.... 1.00
H. E. Allen........_.... 8.00
In. It Pripp ■ Art
Kred Jernigan__ 2.00
L«n»i* Hodm_._ ] ,oo
0. T. Hodges._»_... 1 ,(»o
A Friend......___* .10
W- E. Gaffney. 1.00
Ken Denning_..... 1.00
>■ R. Sutler. 10.00
T. E. Darden......___ 6.00
L. P. Buries_ 2.60
B L»»»*. l"oo
K. W. Pope.---..... 2.50
Leeaadar Parker.......... 6 00
*■ B. Lee. j.ao
Indies Aid of Chrbtiaa Ch.. 6.00
H. B. McKay...... 6.00
Walter Cam_........_ 6.00
f: *• ««wbon. 2.oo
G. L. Caanady __. 2.00
Geo. Srwjll _ m
I E. Brwwington.._... 1J)Q
Ed Holdon............ ... 1.00
J. K. Summerlin.._... IjQo
Cere I Stewart......_ 24
J. L. Hatcher__ j 6.00
C. U Wilson..._........ 6.00
K- A Cae. 6.00
G. F. Top#. 16.00
R- Godwin............. 20.06
P. J. Jeffreys- 10.00
1. L. Thompson_...... 10.00
Johnson Droa.. 26.00
K fieri*---- 10.00
Joseph Thomas. ...._ 2.00
R J. McLean...__ 2.00
R. J. Johnson...._... 1.00
w. 8. Jackson....._ 1.00
J- J. Stevenson_...._ J.00
J Balance Wilson_ 1.00
0. L. Donning_....... 6.00
J. G. Godard.............. 2.60
Mnleom rblllips.. ..._ 2.60
II S. Freeman_ 2.60
.. 1.00
0. E. Brought on___ 6.05
E. B. CuIbretV ..._ S.OO
E. H. Eubanks............ .60
Falcon Cerap Moating.145.01
C. N. Griff.. 6.00
N- A. Townsend_...._ 16.00
C. 8. Moor*....._ .60
W, C. Kano?............. 2.60
C. C. McLsilan....._ 6.00
A. R. McQu.sn_........ 4.00
Mrs. L. E. Williams. 1.00
J VI PL_At... _
8. 0. Mark*_..._ 2.00
Chari** Stewart___ 1,00
**. 8. Stewart_ 1.00
Willie WiU(n».• 1.00
W. A. Johnaon_ 1.00
K. A. Barnhill. 1.00
0. R. Britt_ 1.00
Book Ufa... 1.00
W. A. Siaunon*_......_ 1 .Oil
1. E Banntnran_...... 3.00
S. O. Pittman___...... 8.00
La* Paul..._...._ J.00
J. B. O’Neal___ 5.00
Celorod Method let Charth.. 1.50
J. 1). William*_ 1.00
Henry Ilobb*......._ 1.00
L A. Tart___...... 1.00
G. W. Henry......._ .ft
R T. Jernigan—.....__ ' 1.00
J. T. Phillip*-..._ 8.00
C. L. Hemmingway........ 8.00
Z. V. Snip**.. 5.00
I. W. Jordan-- 10.00
J. W. Tarnaga. 3.00
E. M. Jaffreyv........... 6.00
Sam Jang. 1.00
R. S. .ernlgan . ... .. .... 2 00
John Monda. J.00
W T. Iloyal*. 5.00
J- W. Thornton —_ 5.00
W r. Wad*. 1.00
O. A. Barefoot......_ .60
A. H. Hargrove........... 1.00
Walter Jonaa_ ... 3.0#
Mack Had*** . 2.60
Paul Hood _ 1.00
Jno. H. Pop*. 5.00
J. W. Wilton . 3.00
J. t. Lee*.... 5.00
WEDNESDAY*! WAS .SUMMARY
From Flanders to "rlrtltin th*
| British, French and American faNM
keeping Bp without ccaaatisa
•hair strong offensive tactic* egmiaet
the Carman*, who *1 along th* ba*.
th> front ara etill giving pro* ad. *1
though at certain points not with
o*t strong reaiatanca. flumlnglj it
h •*** full rvaligattoa of th* peril
he ia in that aow ia promptlaff tha
anamy to pat forth hi* every effort
to aroit complete dimeter
Tbeaaaad. of tha Eaaaiy Seat to
Prison Camp*.
Additional arts* of territory which
long had been Held by the anamy
kava bean restored; assay »>■--ft
of Ottmtna have bean seat behind
the line* to ewell the great threat
already there ia prison camp* aad
many of th* enemy's dead lying up
on the battle field testify to bis hoary
casualty.
Retreating Celnmaa af Ceraaaa* Cat
to Ftsats
Ketrcittaf columns mt the G«r
nuins have been eat to pioces by the
British artillery from eaptored ran
tag* point* before which tha anamy
was compelled to pass unsheltered
from the fir* of the British gunners.
From the region around Arms south
ward to Peronnc th* British Bnc has
moved forward every whets star* th*
famous Drocourt-Queant dtfaaa*
line was overwhelmed aad laft in
th* rear. Eastward of th* Droooart
line the British are a earing the f>H
Du nurd and Dauai, Vaieneiannm aad
Cuatbrai have boon faithar atirroarh
*<i upon by Engtiab. Canadian and
Au> Indian troops. East of Psrotuae
the British line has base steadily
pushed forward. Numerous town*
ind 'ilUpe* have fallen into th*
lur.ds of Field Marshal Haig's ——,
actable among them Qtaeaal, at tha
southern rod of the Drocourt-Qucant
Fr.uk Troop. Civ. th. r.rwr bo
Mott.
To th. south th* French den# the
Canal Dnnord cm giving the enemy
no rest end gradually tun blotting
out th. remaining portion of the
salient moth of N'oyon. while on the
Someone eector th. French and Km
Tritons now nr* in control tf the
• nilre plateau dominating th* 1t*.
famotia oanl mining city in north
ern Franco and farther north in tha
Lys salient hava takas Biehobourg
ua the tine of Itltuti rood and
between there and Batairaa, booing
raptured the last named place. 8ton
ware k and Wuloargbam also ara la
th« British hands and thus th* gnat
ralleat h virtually wiped out.
Retiring to Their Mow SwMah Lh»
Unofficial dispatches any that in
tbr region east and southeast of
Arras ths Germans arc retiring to a
new switch tins running from Bra
bieraa, fW. miles aouthaast of Dro
court, southward to Moeavraa. ahrni
H joins the Hindoo burg Una near
Grainconrt. If this should prove
true the now line already ttimt
menaced as Field Marshal Haig’s
men virtually arc upon it at Lsehm*
and Rumaurourt, aouthaast of Arras
and almost abreast of it at Baraka,
three miles north of Moeuvres.
Bird ah aviator* have carried oat
an intensive bombing raid on towns
in the Rhine Pro vine*, dropping
large quantities of crplocnroa on
Deuhl, Saar bracken and Ehrnng.
Heavy damag* is said to have boam
done by the miss lies dropped upon
the low flying planes.
FAYETTEVILLE CAMP COST
517,000.000
Will Be Largest Artillery Camp Ever
Established tm The United States.
Washington, D. C-, Sept 5.—The
War Department today officially no
t:fied BepraaenUliro Hannibal I
Cedwin that the contract far the
construction of Camp Bragg at Fay
etteville had been lot to Stewart A
Company, of Hew Task City, at the
(Igurae of 517,000,000. Seb-contrac
tors and Anna deelraan of supplying
material In the ee intrust loa of the
ramp art notified to write Stewart A
Company at their offices la Vhyetta
rlHe. This One will hare exehmtre
charge of the roast ruction work.
“It aril] he the largest artillery
camp ever established in the United
810100,“ mid Ecprseeatottre Godwin.
In rnviaing upward his former conser
vative figures. The camp wtB cm
brsre 150,000 acres of land and the
minimum number of asen ee patent
ly stationed at the camp wifi bo
50,000. The a amber is training trill
range from 50,000 to 70,000. The
camp wifi bn a permanent laatito
jtion.
A. L. Newberry......__ 5.00
W. H. Newberry. 10.00
C. A. Tacker. 5.00
T. V. Bmith, Jr. 5 00
H. D. Bmith. * 50
«. J. Them peon. 1.00
J. L. Davit. 1.00
I. B. Week*. .. 1.00
NEW DAFT WIU. FDOCESD A*
USUAL
N* ***■—i|n CmimfkM la DmI*
-SoIm Cavarniag Prarlaaa Draft*..
Waahtogton, gapt. I—Ne -Snr <
"• *o«tanwland te tea bmdc gov
Mtexr tea operation «f the draft te
tea mm of awn
m* «n ttatta. _
*•*“» by fttrat Karaite) Oawcral
£??*"• nN* «<Ur a oWt «a tV
***** Ho«aa artte On. March. ChK
*«**• arplatoad teal tea prtocl
>*" **** yraraSed te tea aalection
of aon botwaaa tec ago* «f tl aad
Si woold bo rrtainod te largo aiaaa
an for tea guidance of thaaa «tr
•tin* tec aclacthre anibte.ij.
Thar* win ba aaaao rhanyaa. bow
avar, te tea dataila ntetteg to am
*">ayad In caatate iadaatrtoa, aa I
tan aga inclodod te tea ragiatratloa.
*** **** *«■ an tec yovaraatoa;
t» baliaead teat rah?
gwaatiooa teat can bo
will ba aant to draft I
a low day*.
Qoaaaala Marcb aad Crowder con
famd artte Fiwaldaat WUaaa far a.
boor today. Tbay wan -raitenail by
tec Praaidaot wba wltead to familiar
lac biaaaalf with al dataila of the
nada which wW
•npt raflraod mm aad aaal atom
Meter General fa —a—
stood te be ia ferae te providing
bends of the diatriet boards to be
taken Bp by them after the gum
bo n nairas hart been passed ea by
die local beerda, a Web, ha said, era
without JartedicGea la exempt a re*,
dreat on the giewrd that he ie aa
eareoUa! industrial wether.
huihal Issues fmlieMliu FUrn
«Mt far Ittl Wlulsr Craw
Washington, Sept. 1.—TMa year's
yovrrnment wheat pries was ceutia
oad ia off ret for the 1*1 • era* by
President WBaea taday to a presto
wet on iiias |iit as the minimum
price at -primary aaifcatx.
Winter wheat will he sold at thh
price, but the prasidsat accompanied
Ua proclamation with the statement
giving notice that before the hare re*
of next spring he will appoint a com
mit ion to report ea Increased cost
of fnrm labor and eapphas to guide
him to determining whether tber shall
he aa advance ia price for the spring
crop.
Such aa advaaee U given the proa
Mart said, will apply only to produ
cers who by that Has have Tr~*-iiif
their IMS production.
Tho possibility of peace before the
mtd.Ho of 1**0 was touched upoa in
the p rmldeath statement in connec
tion, with the tisk that by guaran
tee! >-i; wheat prices the pmeiiimsnl
»*»•»>! lose ae asaeh as half a billion
dollar if Europe should led Ita sup
p¥« available from the southern
hero phase.
DEATH OF MM LAMB
Mr*. Aaa Elba Lamb. widow af
bti* 'jum M. Iamb, a former pram
*»*i t cKieen of Fnyettrriae wad
Star Senator from CmaWrfabd la
ISO'. died at Hor Homes "•aaayatdo,"
kmv Saturday niybt at 11 o’clock.
Kr lamb, who waa U yaaca old.
waa of tha aak af tha earth—an
humMa Christian. a daaoiad wife a ad
matW. a kM netfhbor. ate bar
loainp aerates win ba (TaaUy misted
amo: t a la rye circle Sba waa a
mot-.W of Hay Street Method i*t
Cbu <h.
Mm. Lamb araa tha matter of thir
teen bad ran, all of wham aawiec
bar r. M today, a* aaafat maa ate wa
man, boar UaUmony to bay trim aad
loa-.r.« Christian chatactor. They ami
Mir. T. H. Button. J earn boro, N.
C.} V.m Liaaia Lamb, FayattoriOa;
Cay.* t »r Charlm Lamb. Camp Cody.
New JJ-ndoa; J. M. lamb, Ctertaatoa.
IB. t : 0. C. Lamb, Suartar, a C.j
H. I. '■ amb, Fayetteville; Captain ft.
i. J- mb, roenmnndar of Oa F, llBth
l»f.: t-y, now oa tha western battle
*»«nt :n France; Mia. J. H. Judd.
Fay. ii villa; Mr*, t. ft. Butler. Dunn,
ate .'.'maa BBaa, Itmhal, Aaa aad
Lldi I imb, ad af FayamauUla.—Fay
attevllta Observer.
bma. i. farms for bale—i
Kan 1 ate fa ram far mto an
•m terms. Wad ndtod to eattaa,
•o.u, ate ttbaaa*. Oaod Itetm
hi-.i.e* aad stables. DaRy ml,
I* - .ad section. aa fate Nads. J
G. Uytaa, Dean, H.C
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