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Vol. 16, No. 12.
Kings Mountain, North Carolina, Thursday, June 20, 1918.
$1.50 A Year in Advance
ARE TRANSFERRFD
Nearly 240,000 transfers of
: men from one unit to another
have been made in Army camps
as a result of occupational quail'
fi cation determined by investiga
tion by the War Department com'
m it tee on classification oL nerao
nil. Recently about 0,000 trans-
ter have taken place each week.
Through the coimnittee " orga-
oizations have been, built up in
all the Amy camps, by which
enlisted men and commissioned
officers are classified according
to occupational .qualifications.
In pome camoji, where as many
as 2,500 men are lecoived daily,
forces ot 3J0 in tor viewers are
employed to ascertain full infor
mation regatding . each, man's
occupation) education, experien
ce, and Bpcia! qoaWfications.
lOISCBULTIR IK FRANCE
'Washington, June 10... Seven
hundred and seventy casaaltie
reported among the ' American
expeditionary forces during the
week ending today brought the
total since American troops first
landed In France, nearly a year
ago to 8,085. .r..;: ; ? ,
The second weekly summary
of casualties issued today by the
war department shows thai thr
total number of deaths from all
Is 8,102, while 4,547 men have
been wounded In action and,; 846
are missing ia action, , inclodinp
airmen held prisoners in Germa-
The summary which Includes
today's list, folfows:
.Killed in action (including 291
at sea,) 1,172. -
Died of wounds, 364.
Died of disease, 1,234.
Died of of accident and other
causes, 422.
Wounded in aation; 4,547. '
- Missing, in action (including
prisoners), 846.
Total casualties reported to
date, 8,085.
With more than 800,000 soldi-
ra sent overseas, officials point
ed to the small number. 2(1, lost
through operatlous of German
submarines as showing the ff-
ectiveness of the convoy system.
The men lost wore on. the Brit
ish steamers Tugcania and Mol
davia. The former wai taking
tmnne'in TCnorlaeri and tha latter
from England to France.
The eompati'liyily small num
er ot men dying from wounds is
minted to as indicating the em
iency ot the ambulance and bos
ital systems, while the fact
ihatwnly 1,234 men have died of
iseases is accepted as 'proof
f the excellent physical condit-
n of America's, fighting men,
Another satisfying consldera
on is that of the wounded men,
very high percenlagTretorn to
ty at the front in les than
xweeks. ; .
STEVENSON IN THE
PEN, WANTED HERE
Chas. R. Stevenson wanted
hore for forgery and fraud writes
a Kings Mountain lady that he
is safe in the penitentiary, and
on light- work. Stevenson was
recently tried in Rockingham, it
is understood, for pheck flashing
etc and it was expected that
ho would be brought to .Kings
Mountain to render acrount for
fraudulent chocks ho passed
while passing off as an insur
ance man here, iast winter, at
soon as the Rockingham folks
got through with him. Guess
wo will have to wait our turn at
the bat.
N.C. IB SATOS PROM
6E6INS JUNE 23; ENDS JUNE 29.
SUGAR RATIONS CUT BDWH
. Raleigh, June Effective June
13th, State Food Administrator Page
announced a reduction of 50 per
cent and more in the maximum
quantities'of sugar that might be
sold by dealers to Individual con
sumers and required -all dealers,
wholesale and retail, to keep ah ab
solutely accurate record of all sales
of sugar to their customers, the re
cord to include name - of purchaser!
date of sale, quantity and price. Ef
fective the same date, quantities of
sugar that might be sold to individ
uals who desire the' same for can
ning and preserving purposes,, was
reduced from fifty fb twenty five
pounds. Individuals who need' a
greater quantity -of sugar; at one
time can purchase it on approval of
their County .Food Administrator.
All commercial users of sugar for
less essential products have already
been "flit 80 per cent their last
year's consumption and in all prob
ability there will be further cut
after July first The curtailment in
the use of sugar for such products
and the more stringent -restrictions'
government sales of sugar have been
devised in order to assure an ample
supply of sugar for domestic con
sumption and for canning and pre
serving. '
The Food Administration has an
nounced repeatedly that it desires
to encourage in every way the use
of sugar for canning and preserving
although it desires that cere and
economy be exercised even in this
use. - - i
State Food Administrator Page
has invited manufacturers of bev
erage syrup and owners of bottling
works and soda fountains to join an
honor roll of non users of sugar un
til the present situation is relieved;
A large number of these establish
ments which have been found to
have exceeded their allottmeht have
been closed up temperarily. '
The. Food Administration is pre
paring to put a number of. inspect
ors in the field in North Carolina
and will be able to quickly detect j
any violations of roles and regula
tions governing the sale of sugar or
any other food product and the
temper of the Food Administration
indicates that willful violators and
food "hods" may expect no mercy at
I Paul Urea has been home onithehaudsofthe Food Administra
rlongb for few days. - I tion when they are caught
Ool T. tt. Frtes Outlines Plan of War Barings Week and
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EATING PLACES
ARE REGULATED
-." ' PROGRAM;
: Sunday, June 13: War Saving! Messages will be dellrered la Sunday
School and Churches. ,
Monday, June 24 House-to-house canvass begin. . ..''"
Tuesday, Jnao M: Hooe4o-boee eaovae continue. Meeting at
worker al night at towushlp ectrsoflMaee to make resort.
Wednesday, Jane Iti Honae-to-hone canvee continue.
Thursday, Jon ITi Hon-to4ians canveae finished. IteettBf and
report of veikera. .
Frldair, Joae-Uf Nstloaal War ( Dr- Erery tuparer mm
moned to meet at school heuee to score ail addltlaoal ptedge required
to make townabtp't qaota.
Saturday, June 19:
late result of drive-
Meeting- ot towuahlp and ward chairmen to taba-
Raleigh, June 18 The hotels,
restaurants and boarding houses
of North Carolina were today
practically put on beef ration
by State . Food Administrator
Henry A. Pajre who addressed a
letter to them requesting and
requiring that they restrict their
consumption of beef in accordan
ce with this program: boiled beef
at not more than two meals
weekly; beefsteak at not more
than one meal weekly; and roast
beef at not more than one meal
weekly.
Households are requested un
der no circumstances to use
more than one and one fonrth
pounds of clear beef weekly or
one and one half pounds includ
ing the bone for each person In
the household.
In his letter to the hotels, res
taurants and boarding houses,
Mr. Page states: "Your industry
and the public at large will real
ize that the changing situation
in shipping and therefore of the
markets avail ible to the Allies.
ana the increasing demands for
our growing Army, with the
fluctuating supply of local beef
in France, all combine to make
it impossible to determine poli
cies for long periods in advan
ce." The co-operation of the Amer
ican public in the conservation
program of the Food Adminis
tration officials are convinced
that the more effective result
can he secured through frequent
changes of conservation policy
to meet the needs of differe.it
seasons or different conditions
instead of enforcing hard and
fast rules without flexibility.
HUNS WANS TO
STOP OUR PORTS
London, June 13. The German
admiralty intends to declare the
eastern coast of the United Sta
tes from Mexico to Canadian
waters a danger one and will
warn neutral shipping, says a
dispatch to the Exchange Tele
graph from Amsterdam, quoting
reports received from Berlin.
Pursuant to the Proclamation ot the President of the Welted states and
f the Gorerner of North Carolina, I. F. H. Fries, North Carolina Director of
War Sayings, acting under the authority of the United State Treasnrj
tMpartment, hare asked the minister ot the Gospel and the superintendents
ot Sunder Schools to have a War Barings message presented la everr church
in North Carolina on Sunday, June It, hare called upon erery township or
ward War Barings chairman to conduct a haas-tp-haee cenrse for War
flaying pledges during the week following, and hare Buromone cltlten at
North Carolina to meet2 at their reinsert scqoolhouses oa Friday, June is,
1918. the hour of the' meeting to "be fixed by the local chairman.
Local ettiiens win be named to. ooodoot th schoolhoos meeting, who!
will keep a record of tha proceedings aod report the names of all persons
present and pledging, and tb names of aU person present and refusing or
neglecting to .pledge, with their reason for so doing.
War Sarin Bumps (which are United States OOTenmeat Bonds, the
same as Liberty Bonds) can be paid for during any month In the year of HIS.
but It Is utenaed that'rabecrlptlon for them wUl be signed daring the week
beginning June IS, and.. it any deficit exists at the end' of tie hoeee-to-hoo
canrass, at the echoolboeee meeting on June IS.
The price of each War Saving Stamp depend, anon' the month during
which It Is bought Daring June each Stamp will coat S4.1T. Daring July
each SUmp will coat -f4.il. end so on, one cent mora each month jJerteg
lOlR , On January i. IMS. the Ooveroment ol.the United State will redeem
all War Sartag Stamp at IsJK) ech.to matter during which month la 1(11
they were boaght They cost lea during the early month f MM thao-daring
the later month becaaas the person who buy heritor has loaned hi asaner
to the Oorerniaeot for a longer Use then the-oa who bwye latsr. ,
, By way of lUaatratkm, Mta tba CoBewlag tabUr , ',A , - ,;,
V past at War lavlS mmf OwHiif JowoHotn, awl ag.it M
23"28
H W. S. S. Week
50,000 AMERICAN H. R. MEN III FRANCE
When the 5 new regiments
and 10 batallions of railway en
gineers now being organized are
put on duty there will be 60,000
Americana engaged in railroad
construction and operation in
Prance.
After the United States enter
ed the war one of the lirst re.
quests trasmitted to this Govurn
ment by the French mission was
for assistance in strengthening
the Frence railways. Nine rc
gimeuts railway engineers wh"M
organization was started before
Gen. Pershing sailed, were in
France by August, 1917. Six ot
tbcm have been engaged in con
struction Work, building and re
building railways, building docks
and rearranging terminal facili
ties. The other three regiments
have peon engaged in operation
and some of the railway troops
have been on the fighting line.
The additional troops will be us
eb partly for construction and
maintenance and partly for o-peration.
A total of $160,000,000 has been
spenton railway materials alono.
00 NOT SHOOT PIGEONS
The U. S. Department of Ag
riculture urges hunters not to
shoot pigeons in air, for they
may be homing pigeons being
trained in many sections by tha
Signal Corps of the U. S. Army
to carry messages across battle
fields. Farmers and other breed
ers who altow their birds a few
hours of liberty each dav also
are Uabletolloss from shooting.
Ceet la Cost In Cost In And are worth
June July August oa Jan. 1. IMS.
I 4.17 I 4.1S 4.1 500
83.40 8J.40 S3 SO 100 00
108.60 S09.00 2OS.60 150.00
417.00 418 00 41S.00 800.00
834.00 836.00 838.00. 1.000.00
. 1 t Stamp
ft Sumps
' 10 Stamps
100 SUmp
SO Stamp
Th law proTldee that no person, can bold In his own name War Saving
Stamp esceedlog 11.000.00 maturity ralue. War Barings Stamps, however,
near be purchased for other member of the family, Including minor children. -
The money Invested In War Seringa Stamp I not a gift or a donation,
feat Is a loan to tha Government. It will be paid b k with 4 per cent ton
imand Interest If, because of some serious financial reverses or calamity. It
should be necessary to get yonr money before January 1, ISIS, you may do
o by giving too day' notice to any Money Order postmuter. In which ease
TVS ceo get what yoa paid for the Stamps, with Interest to date of payment,
fbe Stamp are free from all State and local taxes; when registered at the
Boetomc they are Ineured against toss; they are backed by all the proper?
! the United. State; they cannot fal la value belew the price yon pay; they
are a convenient and a well paying Investment as has aver been offered by
' ear Goveremeet.
. -. "A definite qaota of War Savings Stamp, on the basis of population at
SS0.S0 per capita, ha been allotted to each township and to each town of
over 1,000 population, which will be published In every newspaper In the
State before hand and announced at every schoolhouse meeung on June IS.
Tb Government of the TJntted States expect all the cltlsen ot every towe
htp and eoanty to rabocrlbe for Its quota and to pledge themserre te save
and eoonomlee M help win tba war. '
It ts to be hoped that th pledge taken during War Bsvtngs Weak and
ai War Savtnga Day will ahpw yon and your neighbors to be loyal Americana
far Government, m thla hoar of need, doe not call In vain.
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