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the strains of "Dixie" sad pasfctng in r%yiew before President Wilson and Vice Prwrtdeat Marshall. Escorted by union soldiers, and followed by United States regulars, national guardsmen, cadets from the Virginia Military Institute and the Washington high school, the hosts of the sotttb paraded in triumph through the streets of the capital to the accompanying cheerc of the thousands of spectators who occupied all places of vantage along the Use of march. Despite the tremendous crowd which viewed the parade and the large number of veterans in line, the only accident reported was that re ceived by Gen. James IHirirtnw, of Louisiana, is flailing from his hone.) He suffered a wrenched Coot, General Harrison was placed in nomination for another term by Judge John T. Goolrick, of Fredericksburg and re-elected by acclamation. Gen. Julian S. Carr, of North Caro lina, waa chosen lieutenant general' commanding the department of tfee| Army oT Northers Virginia over Geo. ? States ville. ? Every Indication points to & large attendance on the fifteenth annual convention of the North Caro lina Merchants' Association, to be held in Wilson, Jane 19-20-21, accord ing to R. L. Poston and J. Paul Leon ard, of Statervllle president and sec retary, respectively, of the state as sociation. Messrs. Poston and Leon ard are now working out the details of the convention program, which they consider a very fine one and which Is expected to make the convention one of thehest In the history of the organ ization. The merchants make their annual meetings largely .educational. - While all thoseinvited to apeak to the convention have not. been heard from, a sufficient number addresses, lectures and holiness talks to make' the occasion Interesting and instruc tive are already assured, Governor T. #. Biokett will deliver a*^|ddre9B along the lines of commercial patri> ttsm as an opening feature of the con vention. State -Insurance^ CeramCt" sfoner James It. Young. wiH deliver a lecture entitled "Fire, and Accident Prevention," which will be. illustrated by lantern sSdes^fcfad-a modern mo tion picture play. Driving Ticks Out of 8tate. Elizabeth City:? A serious effort te being made to drive theeattle tick P?t o? the six -cooatiee of North Carolina lying north M . Albemarle sound. With a little co-operation on the part of the people in tbeee counties, say rate notwithstanding. Since the middle the work, the task will be accomplish ed within the present -year. \ The work is being done without any blare of trumpets, but it Is going for ward steadily and at an encouraging late notwithstandln. Since the middle of April eight dipping vatshave been constructed in the counties of Pasquo tank and Perquimans alone and within a tew week? there JriH be a lumber in Camden also. Dr. 'Arthur J. Knilanda and Dr. J. W. Bachaunan went to. Mr. H. C. Fere will prebably be constructed, and frorn^era they wfll #?;to SoRth MlUa^o. interest progressive farmers DM Not Buy Votes For BrttL&p Asievilfe-I^n W. Hill, chairmaa pf the Buncombe ,jD?uaty. Republican Executive Committee, took the stand at thehearta* ifttfce rebuttal of James J. to teatimony ot Oongreasman Wearer lad declared that he bad -witt bM ?iri.ftjF crowning infamy of modern, ti sdiiking of the Iriuitania/J 8 Bitker said; "it* needful to It ..XUI <M llona people vxnost nojr be 8J from the fundfementaTfl and %b? ,zed ; to go: Tbeto is work for all to do if wja *? to rehabilitate the civilization of the world." ? [: In Introducing Secretary of Nary ; Josephus Daniel^ President Graham [ satf that the "secretary of the navy came to life of national service after devotion and loyttlty to his own state and people His Influence now touches the shores of every sea. After four years of the severest teats, not one can detect- single fcetln which he has greatly erred. The great heart ol the-grhole people is now vHth him^ :A S&Jecretary Daniels stated that.heliad -.come to pSk>t tliie secretary Hfe F*#Bed highly the worlftpf Secefc tary Baker. Secretary Daniels showed how it had-jbeen the tlmi-honored p FsrzstsLtssSL day was commented on, and the order fashion thing ft OWe ?1,300,000,000, as announced June 8 by Secretary HcAdoo, have bean made public bv the treasury department, showing that not of the' twelve federal reserve districts have sub scribed to its mtwiibfim allotments al though New York. with the most faV or&ble showing, has nearly reached the minimum. i Mm . In some instances, the amount, of subscriptions from federal reserve made , public are based upon actual subscriptions forwarded to the reserve They follow: New York Subscriptions 688,000, ST?' moM'm to "w Boston ? Subscriptions 1135,000,000; allotment 1240, 000, OOOto 1300,000,000. Philadelphia- Subscriptions $61,000, 000 ; S allotment 1140,000,000 to *175, t Richmond ? Subscription $35,000,. 000; allotment $80,000,000 *o ?100,00^j wss? Atlanta? rSubscrlptlons $22,000,000; allotment $60,000,0000 to $75,000,0G0?| Chicago? Subscriptions. $188,000, Subscriptions $153,000, 000; aJUAment www. late himself on ice of his prays / . 7j _ ? > ? Opens Market Newt Bureau, Elizabeth $Bi&.~Tke ^government* market news bureau, established here * year ago to serve the potato growers of the etfite-lqr furnishing them defi tSt/jn. telegraphic information- of the: prices and ef the movement of pota toes toward the various markets throughout the country was re-opened on May 31st jn ttfe offices of the coun ty agricultural agentln the Kramer buHdlng and is now issuing the report dally aJt 2:30 every afternoon/? A i' the intention of this office," said Mr. Juliatt 8znlth of the Federal Department of Agriculture, to furnish j this report to every potato grower in the state who_ wantB it" . . I W INQ IN SLOWLY II Under. Estimate, tlon came In slowly froni the great army tag a conclusive estimate as to the number of meo actuary enrolled. An official statement, however, said such complete returns avwere ait hand in dicated that the 10,200,000 estimate Of the census bocsau for thetotel num ber of men within the prescribed agaa porta the state's total registration at 128,039, divided as follow# : I "White 60,629; colored, 66,905; atien, 447; alien enemies, 58; indicated po* slble exemptions, 85,381. State's esti mated ellgibles, 137,861. fc The governor of Conneqdtctit *??: porta the state's total registration at 159,761, divided as fontyws: White 97,126; colored. 2,930; aMeni 68,519; alien- enemies, 1,126; indi cated^ jMsslbl^. eafcmptioiw,' . .61,590k State's eatimaited ellgtbles, 158,287. The governor of Arkansas reports the state's tttal. registration at 147,522, divided as follows: White, 102,383; colored, 44,478; alien, 566; alien enemies, 98; indV, eated possible. exemptions, 99,196. NINE MILLION 18 NEW ? - rH ESTIMATE ONREGI8T RATION 8upplementfll Reports .Being Made by fgjorne Stat#; g; ;'iJ Washington.? Twenty-six states and the District of Columbia, having aid told attgbtly more fifty pec cent ! of the country's population, had sent in complete reports at their military registration showing' total registration or"4, 716,748 young mem for war ser ^For the territory reporting, the cen sus estimate wa* 5,372,596 eligiblea. On the *hatfie of the retains, it WW calculated that the grand total of rag ins tration probably would be close to 9,000,000, in Place ol 10,264,000, as forecast by the census experts. . I The reports showed whit ^-registra tions totalling 3,501.456, codc*-ed 634, 170, aHen 277,057, and enemy alien 45,018. Possible exemptfons jMUcated totaled ? C. Officials pointed out that the census firnres were intended only as approx elally among t^ose who registered by inaC, la responsible;" 'fhh shitting of totals may delay a ftMi tabulation for a weelt or more. *% ? c '?< ?' " ^ ? ? '? -- ?? BRITISH PREPARING FOR FURTHER PROBABLE ACTION. to the#pos?ebion, the British organ, lied the new ground and prepared tor probable further action, whllr throwing back German connt&r+t tacks. Surprised by the terrific on slaught of . Sir Douglas Halg'a men th? Qermans^who lost more than $,400 prisoners and many more killed ? wounded as a result of the mine ex plosions and the British artillery fire. UNVEILING AMERICAN COMMANDER ON HI0 Wtk-h*: ^ WAY TO FRONT IN ;'-'C FRANCE. : , t - RECEIVE HONORS Hi LONDON Voyage Aoross Atlantic Wft Entirely Uneventful.? tlot generally Known That Party Had Left American ? Shores, '^.v. ; !-? < London. ? Headed byWHaj. Gen. John f. Pershing, Its commander, the first representatives of ttie American army that is to eater the European war, dis embarked at a British port after an uneventful yoyage of , ten days co board the White Star liner Baltic. The party waa received with* full mili tary honors, and immediately entrain ed for London drhere it arrived in the afternoon >nd was welcomed by the Earl of Dtirby, the minister of war; Vlacount French, commander of the British, home forces and the American officials. General Pershing's personal staff and the members of the ge&eral staff Who will " perform the preliminary work for the first fighting force num ber. fifty -seven officers, and are accom panied by about fifty prxvat "? and a large civilian clerical force. The American residents of London and various British organizations have prepared an extensive program of en tertainment-for the American party, but ft la doubtful U qiach of it will be carried out, as General Perahlag, be fore being Informed of the plans, ex pressed a desire that there be a mini mum of anything In the nature of a celebration of a social character. The entire contingent devoted itself to the hardest kind of work of an organizing nature throughout the Journey. 8AN 8ALVADSR DESTROYED ?Y VIOLENT EARTHQUAKE. . i jfc.'f ^iC-y.VJhir Casualty List Not Very Heavy.? Quake Fallowed -by Flow ' '? Sa|i> Juan 4*1 Bur, NlcaaM^HSfNt Salvador, Santeola an A neighboring ?? tU1w? . M* .dMtooyoa to president of Nicaragua. Hie president's message says: /f "Tolegrap^lo communication is jut re-established with San Salvador and confirms that eirth quake commenced at seven o'clock yesterday afternoob (Thursday) an'i oeatiaued all night, acoompanied by a Mary rain. *> "San Salvador, Saatecla and neigh boring towns and villages war* de stroyed. N ? < . ,4 "The casualties were small." There were some Area. The president of Nicaragua has tele* graphed the president of Salvador of fierlng aid. He has ordered the or sanitation of relief committees to send help to the suffering and the home less. A report rccoirci from San Mlgnal says San Salvador waa destroyed, only one hundred houses left standing. Strong earthquakes, the report says, - vine followed later by lava and boil ing water. I . RUSSIAN WOMKN TO , ; . FIQHT IN T HI TRINCHM. Patrograd, via London.? Two hu* dred school studenU of tha Patrograd Technical school have entered their names on the rolla of a female regi? ment which Is being raised by Ensign Butchkoreff.^The aim la to immedlat ly uteri for the front and to light in v. all rdepetts under the same conditions i to fight, appeared at the offices o t tfco League of Equal Rights for Women, which has expressed its approval of Lieutenant Butchkareff's plan. The women warriors hava held their first meeting. They were rwd&essed Colonel _ Popoff r of the Twelfth army,, who appealed to the women tc shame. > RAILROAD ADDRESS BY ROOSEVHLT
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