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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-02-17
.LAYMEN'S RALLY
WAS BIG SUCCESS
GREAT CONVENTION OF CHURCH
WORKERS At GREENSBORO
COMES TO END.
ELLIS AND HALF0RD HEARD
Registration This Time Exeeedet
1,600-Many Stirring Speeches BY
Prominent Speakers.

Greensboro.-The North Caroline
convention of the laymen's mission.
ary movement closed with addresses
by Mr.. w. T. Ellis, Swarthmore, Pa,
and DR.. ]. D. Henderson. of Chatta-
nooga. Mr.. Ellis delivered his power
full address on when the Boys Come
Home From the Trenches" to an
audience that packed the church. Col.
E. w. Halford spoke ON Leaving
Your Mark on the World" and Mr..
Ellis, How Far the School Master
is Leading the World Back to the
Place of Beginnings"
In the address, Mr.. Ellis treated of
the war now going on in Bible coun-
tries, the Turkish massacre of Chris
tians in Armenia, and other aspects
of the war
Mr.. Ellis paid high tribute to North
Carolina and to the convention here
and said he wished there were about
As more North Carolinas.
Another speaker was Col e. w. Hal.
ford, whose subjects was Leaving
Your Mark on the World"
Doctor J. T. Henderson Of Chatta-
noOga, showed that only about one
fourth the amount of money needed
for the work of the church is avail
able and not nearly the amount equal
to what one-tenth of the wealth Of
Christians would be. The 1.-THE hs
said is not contribution and he
urged the observance of the Scripture
regarding the 1.-THE and giving Of lib
eral contributions in addition.
Rev. D. Clay Lilly, D. D., made the
closing remarks to the convention.
following remarks by A. M. Scales.
Rev. A. C. Bridgman, executive sec.
retary, pronounced the benediction
which marked the close Of the great
convention.
The registration Of the convention
just closed exceeded by about so the
registration six years ago. This time
it was 1,635.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-02-17
BIG SUBMARINES
NEEDED BY NAVY
REAR ADMIRAL GRANT SAYS
PRESENT TYPE SHOULD BE
ABANDONED,
NAVY is MAKING PROGRESS
Hearings Are Continued by Commit
tee.-Great Improvements During
Past Two Years.

Washington.-While the house ma
val committee continued it's hearings
on the navy appropriation bill, the
military committees of both houses
prepared to begin drafting the meas
ures they will propose to strengthen
the Army. The military committees
probably will begin daily sessions be-
fCre the end of the week in an effort
to hasten their work, as President
Wilson has urged.
Rear Admiral Grant, the submarine
commander and the first sea duty Of
ficer to appear at the hearing, told
the house committee that he believed
the present type of American sub
marine should be abandoned and only
large boats of at least 800 tons sur
face displacement be constructed in
future. 1t was boats of this size, he
said, which had done the most eff
cient work for the German Navy in
the present war. The admiral will
be further examined.
Capt. Josiah S. Mexican, attached
to the office of the chief of opera
tions assistant for material, said that
while he was inclined to believe with
Admiral Grant as to the greater value
of larger submarines, other officers
had different views. Chairman Pad
gett explained that Rear Admiral
Benson, chief of operations, was one
of these and would explain his po
sition to the committee later.
Captain Mexican revealed that
much Of the Navy Departments in
formation about German submarines
lad come from an American boy who
had served for a time upon one o1
them in active service before he coul6
establish his nationality and secure
immunity from military duty. The
boy, whose name was not disclosed
returned to the United States as soor
as he was at liberty and proved to bt
a valuable source of information
While he did not go into detail, Cap
tain Mexican said experts of the nav!
had questioned the youth closely.
Representative Britten of Illioni
asked Captain Mexican if the actor
of the Department in contracting 70
Is additional small submarines tw,
months ago was not ridiculous in tn
light of the information it then ha,
as to efficiency of larger craft.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-02-17
Votes School Bonds.

Newton.-Fiften majority was given
by the citizens of Maiden for school
tax of 30 cents on the 800 and 80
cents on the poll; and Maiden people
who were advocates of the tax were
wearing broad smiles while in Newton
Several times they were beaten on the
same proposition. Following on the
seels fvoting $500 for electric lights
the success of the school elections in
dicates the presence of active progress
siYe in the town.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-02-17
GERMANS MAKING
FIERCE ATTACKS
GAIN FOOTHOLD IN SOME FRENCH
TRENCHES IN THE ARTOIS
SECTION.
ARTILLERY Is KEPT BUSY
Germans do Considerable Damage In
Argonne Forest.-Russian Heavy
Guns Are Active.

LOndOn.-The German are fiercely
attacking the French positions in the
Artois section as we'll as in Cham
pagne In the latter district Berlin
reports the capture of front of about
700 yards, while the French admit
that the Germans have gained a foot
hold in some of their advanced
trenches near the ure-Somme-Py
road
In Artois near Hill 14O which lies
| to the oHthwest of Vimy, the German
attacks followed one another in quick
succession, there being four during
the course of the afternoon. Pushing
forward in the face of hail of shells
and bullets, the Germans, on their
fourth attempt, succeeded in entering
one of the French first line trenches,
which, however, they failed to hold,
being almost Immediately driven out
with considerable losses in dead and
wounded. according to Paris.
Northeast of scissors, German at
tack, preceded by a bombardment, re.
suited in the capture of French
trench near the Crony road, but here
also they were thrown out, leaving
their dead on the field.
On the British end Of the line there
have been sapping operations and
bombardments by both sides.
All around scissors the German ar
tillery was busy, preparatory to infan
try attacks; but the attacks did no
eventuate owing to the French use O.
their guns in curtain of fire volleys.
Considerable damage has been done
to German positions in the Argonnt
forest by the French. Artillery duell
are in progress in Lorraine and in tn
| Vosages.
The heavy guns are being activel.
employed on both sides in the north
ern section of the Russian front, bu
no important changes in position hav
occurred. --,s-ss-
: In the Isonze regions the Austrian
: have taken entertainments from tn
Italians in the Rombon zone, Will
} the Italian artillery has bombarde
5 Austrian positions at various points
especially in the Gorilla sector.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-02-17
Interference With Trade.

Washington. - Interference with
American trade and mails by the
Entente Allies were discussed at a
conference between President Wilson
and Henry Vandyke, American Minis
ter at The Hague. Information brought
by Doctor Vandyke is to be used by
the United States in framing the note
to Great Britain on contraband. A
formal report on the removal Of mail
by Great Britain from the steamer
Rotterdam has been made to the state
department by Doctor Vandyke who
came home on the ship.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-02-17
FIGURES ON STATE ITEMS
Main Items For North Carolina In
cluded in Rivers and Harbors
Bill.

Washington. The Committee on
Rivers and Harbors of the House has
drafted the river and harbor bill, and
there have been secured unofficially
certain items of appropriation which
are included in the bill. There is a
possibility that these items may be
changed, but it is not probably.
The items are:
Inland waterway from Norfolk, Va,
to Beaufort Inlet, containing improve
ment, $1,000,O00.
Shallow Bag bay for maintenance.
$4,000.
Beaufort inlet for maintenance, $10,.
000
Harbor at Morehead City for main.
tenance, $2,60O.
Meherrin river for maintenance
$2,5OO.
Fishing creek for maintenance
$1,000.
Pamlico and Tar rivers for mainten
ance, $4,000.
Bay river for maintenance, 81 900.
Trent river for maintenance, $4,000
Swift creek for maintenance, $1,000
Waterway from Pamlico sound t.
Beaufort inlet for maintenance, $500
Waterway connecting Core sount
md Beaufort harbor for maintenance
$4,000.
New river and waterways to Beau
fort for maintenance, $4,000.
Northeast and Black rivers and Cap
Fear river above Wilmington for main
tenance, $500.
Cape Fear river above Wilmington
for continuing improvement on lock
and dams, $4,000.
Cape Fear river at and below WI
mington completing improvement an
for maintenance, $135,O00.
Cape Lookout harbor of refuge $500
900. This appropriation is to be mad
in the sundry civil appropriation bi
under authorization heretofore made
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-02-17
POSTPONE Suffraue Report.

Washington-With the support of
suffrage sympathizers who thought
the time inopportune for a vote in
the house on the pending suffrage con-
stitutional amendment, motion to
postpone a report on the measure
until the next session of congress was
adopted to by the Judiciary COM
mittee At the same time the COM
mittee rejected on tie vote similar
motion to postpone until next session
a repor ton the prohibition amend
ment Suffragists Immediately launch
ed fight for reconsideration of action.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-02-17
No Desire to Humiliate Germany.

Washington.-Secr Lansing, in
a statement secured here by the
Wolff Bureau, declares that the Uni
ted States has asked nothing of Ger
many during the course of the Lusi-
tanit negotiations which could not
with honor and dignity be complied
with. The statement was sought as a
reply to an interview with the Ger
man Imperial chancellor, which it
was contended that to meet the re-
quirements of the United States would
impose an impossible humiliation''
upon Germany.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-02-17
Help Is Needed.

Little Rock, Ark-Bitter feeling
against United States army engineers
because of published statements at
tributed to them that reports of dis
tress in the flood districts of Arkansas
had been exaggerated, was manifested
at mass meeting in Lake Village,
which was attended by Major West of
the Mississippi River commission, and
Lieutenant Finch of the United States
army. Lieutenant Finch offered en-
plovment to the male refugees at so
cents a day. their wives and children
to be housed on government boats.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-02-17
Sell Road Bonds.

Washington, N. C.-The county
commissioners have sold $4,000 Wash
ington township road bonds. The bid
was $51, 200 with accrued interest
from February 1, and all expenses for
preparation of the bonds to be paid
by the purchasers. This is reported
to be the highest price ever paid for
township bonds, under the present act
in the safe of North Carolina, and both
the county commissioners and the
people generally are highly pleased at
the prices obtained.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-02-17

Washington. & Davis, patent
attorneys, report the grant to citizens
of North Carolina of the following pat
ents: Calcolm G. Adams, Hamlet,
seat-spring; Sparrow G. Blackwood
and v. e. Bradley, Raleigh. expan.
Hickory, pump; John A. McDougall.
Wilmington, mold for brakeshoes {;
Holmes E. Penn, Madison, Carter !;
John B. Seago, Pee Dee. gage-cock /;
William E. Wine, Wilmington. train.
stop.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-02-17
Endorse Guards Plans.

Asheville of the Ashe-
Vile Board of Trade, at their regular
meeting, unanimously endorsed the
national defense plans submitted to
Congress by the national guard asso-
citation, following its annual meeting
at San Francisco. This plant conten'
plates making the national guard the
real reserve army of the United States.
second only to the regular army. and
also provides for the expenditure Of
sufficient funds to bring it up to date
In every particular, and make 1t worth
Nhale ~ the second line OF The armv.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-02-17
Brandeis Hearing Continues.

Washington.-Two witnesses charg-
ed Louis D. Brendeis with unprofes-
sional conduct before the Judiciary
Sub Committee of the Senate which
is investigating his fitness for con-
firmation as q justice Of the Supreme
Court of the United States. They
were Henry w. w. Winslow, presi-
dent of the United Shoe Machinery
Company and Hollis r. Bailey, Bos-
ton lawyer. The latter gave it as his
opinion that the bar of Mass actusetts
regarded Mr.. Brandeis as an liable
lawyer but not entirely trustworthy.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-02-17
PRIME MINISTER
REVIEWS AFFAIRS
APPEALS FOR NATIONAL ECON
OMY IN ORDER 1C HUSBAND
RESOURCES.
HIS SPEECH WAS GRAVE
Expected That Heavy Taxation Will
ee Imposed at Early Date.-vote
of Cabinet.

London.-'rhere was little that was
spectacular or sensational about the
opening day of the new session of the
British Parliament. The Parliament
started on it's business with sober
air. beneftting the serious business
which it is TO accomplish in the next
few weeks.
The Prime Minister Mr.. Asquith, in
the House of Commons, and the Secre-
tary for War, Earl Kitchener, in the
House Of Lords, reviewed the present
status of the nations affairs. Mr..
AsQuith appealed for national econ.
omy; Earl Kitchener closed with an
expression of the hope that the new
system of army enlistment would
yield the required number of men to
carry war to decisive conclusion.
The speech of the Prime Minister,
grave in tone, but confident in char
acter, created a deep impression on
the House of Lords. His closing al
lusion to the economic strain of the
war was accepted as an intimation
that at an early date further taxa
ton of a far-reaching character will
U0 lupOS0U, DIS we'll DIS d COLpA
hensive scheme for the restrictions of
imports The latter was initiated a
few hours later by the publication of
a royal proclamation, putting into ef-
feet on March the prohibition of the
import of paper, paper pulp, periodic
ais, tobacco, furniture woods and
stone.
Earl Kitchener's speech in the
House of Lords was a review of the
war operations from the point where
his last previous speech to the Lords
left off. He paid tribute to the work
of the various Allies, emphasizing
particularly that Of the italians. His
description of the attempt of the AL
lies to go to the relief of Serbia in
cluded the statement:
We. sent troops 70 Sa.ao.slr,a, oi. IN
vitation of the Greek Premier, to en-
able Greece to assist her Ally under
the convention which existed"
Touching on the Gallipoli with
drawal Lord Kitchener declared:
although when l was on the spo1
l formed the opinion that the with
drawal ought to be accomplished with
less loss than was originally antici
pated, the actual execution of the plaI
exceeded my most sanguine expecta
tions"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-02-17
Shelby Wants lnterurban.

Shelby.-A mass meeting of citiz-
ems has appointed a committee to ar
range some date with the Piedmont
& Northern officials at which time
Cleveland county will present her ar
guments why the Piedmont & North.
ern should build it's line by way of
Shelby when the link between Gas
tonia and Spartanburg is connected
The Travellers Protective Association
Post q has become active in the mat
ter and the first of the year petitions
were sent out all over the county ask
ing for signers asking for the line
and pledging their support. --z>-.4-- p
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-02-17
Anxious About Road.

Southern Pines-W. L. Spoon
United States road engineer, talks of
the contemplated road from Southern
Pines to Charlotte by way of Abe
marie. He is anxious to see the road
built; he is also planning a connec-
ton that will make the road run to
Raleigh as we'll as to Charlotte.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-02-17
Declines Joint Debate,

Tampa, Fla.-William J. Bryan, who
delivered an address on Prepared
ness at Kissimmee, Fla, declined to
discuss the challenge to joint debate
sent him by Richard L. Metca1f of
Omaha, Neb. Press dispatches telling
of the challenge were read to him
over the telephone and brought only
the reply that he had mo reply to
make"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-02-17
WILSON ALLOWS USE OF NAME
Formally Consents to Use of Name as
Candidate for Reelection.

Oanol0ate Tor He-6IeCt1on.
Washington.-Presid Wilson con-
sented formally for the first time to
the use of his name as a presidential
candidate in the coming campaign. At
the same time he declared he was
entirely unwilling to enter into any
contest" for denomination.
This definition of the presidents at
titude, in line with the plans of his
political associates, is expected to
bring into the open the campaign be,
ing made in his favor throughout the
country.
Mr. Wilson's declaration was made
in letter to the Ohio secretary OF
state who had written that candidates
for delegates from that state to the
national convention must signify their
choices for president by February 25
and that presidential candidates could
not be named in that connection with
out their consent.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-02-17
Burke County Girl n Herolno.

Morganton.-Freddie Williams. H.
year-old daughter OF Byard Williams,
who lives near Drexel, proved a real
heroine and averted one wreck II not
two. Just after train 80 ran she no.
ticed a badly broken rail which had
given away just as No. SO passed over
It; and, realizing that the next train
passing would be wrecked. she ran
to Drexel and had a westbound train
stopped. Then finding that passen-
ger train No. Is had the block and Il
was too late to stop 1t by wire, ran
back and tagged it down and prob
ably saved many lives.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-02-17
Don Cleans Up Town.

Raleigh-A flee dog went mad at
the home of his master, Joshua Lam
ming, in the town of Fletcher, last
week. 1t bit Lanning's child and then
struck out to clean up the town. Be-
fore it was killed ten children had
been bitten. Some of the children
have been brought here to take the
Pasteur treatment.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-02-17
Saw Mill Burned.

Louisburg-News has reached the
city of the total destruction by fire OF
the saw mill of Red r. Perry, three
miles east of this place. The plant
was valued at $1,000. There was no
insurance on it. The origin Of the
fire is not known. It will be replaced
at once.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-02-17
Shot For Wild Turkey.

Shot For W11d turkey.
Newbern-Mistaken for q Wild tur
key, Hiram Mcdaniel of Maysville.
was shot and seriously injured by .
, guest who is stopping at tho hotel at
that place.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-24
Commissioner DOnahue Makes Award
Heard Case of Old Mystic Man Against The Mystic Wooen
 Company-Hearing Called by Attending Physician to Have His Bill Passed Upon-Entered Into Conpro-
 mise With Respondents at Commissioners Suggestion.

Compensation Commissioner James J. Donohue has announced his find ing and award in the case of M. Pas ciera of Old Mystic, claimant vs. the Mystic Woolen company of Old Mys- tic employer, and the finding will be filed in the office of the superior court clerk in this city today (Thursday). The hearing was held in the commis- sion's office in the Central Building on Wednesday morning at Il o'clock.
 While in the course of his employ ment the claimant sustained a per sonal injury to his right arm on April 15, 1916. May 18th a voluntary agree ment between the parties was ap- proved by the commissioner. By the terms of the agreement the claimant was to receive compensation during disability at the rate of five dollars weekly, together with medical, surgi- cal and hospital services.
 Compensation was paid weekly to the claimant on the basis of the agree ment made, during his disability which covered a period of about four weeks, and the hearing was called for by the attending physician that his bill for medical services rendered the claimant might be passed upon, as the same was objected to by the re- spondents.
 The question over which there
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-24

seemed to be some doubt was as to whether or not there was a fracture of the forearm of the claimant, 1t be- ing claimed by the respondents that there was no such fracture. The re- spondents agreed that if it could de- f1nitely be shown that there was such a fracture of the radius the objec- tions to the bill would be withdrawn.
 A statement was submitted by physician who examined the forearm to the effect that he believed there was fracture of the bone. The at tending physician did not make the claim that there was @ complete frac- ture of the radius but that it was green stick fracture of the forearm.
 An x-ray photograph of the in jured arm was taken on the morning of the hearing by an expert in radio graphy and the picture showed some lowing of the radius but it did noG show a complete fracture of the fore arm. On account of the fact that the fracture was not complete fracture the attending physician agreed to a compromise which was suggested by the commissioner to make the first aid charge one-haIf of what was orig inally claimed, that is, five dollars in stead Of ten. The commissioner then made his finding that Dr. SmaIrs bill to the amount of $21 be approved for payment.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-24
Central Avenue Resident Found Dead
 in Bridgepo

Word was received by Chief Linton of the local police force from the chief of police in Bridgeport We'd nesday morning that Antone Elaisson was found dead in bed in a house where he was boarding. Chief Linton immediately notified the family of MT. Eliasson who resides on Central ave hue of the death of MT. EIaissOn.
 The deceased was born in Sweden in 1872, the son of Carl and Emma Larson ElaissOn. MT. EIaisson has resided here for the past twenty years and was in the employ of the Hop kins and Allen Go. as toolmaker. On Nov. 10 1900. he was united in mar riage with Ellen L. Anderson, who survives him
 Besides his wife he leaves four chi1- dren: Also sister, Mrs. John Benson or Fifth street, and a brother in Swe- den.
 Mr, E1aisson left here for Bridge port about six weeks ago and has written home frequently but did not speak of his being i'll. Mrs. Elaisson left here Wednesday afternoon for Bridgeport to make arrangements for the removal of the body
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-24

so that the net area of the waterway at the bridge will not be reduced to a smaller area than it now has.
 Section IS of the river and harlbor act approved March 8, 1899, provides that if within the time prescribed the persons, corporation or association owning or controlling a bridge shall wilfully fail or refuse to comply with the order they shall be deemed guilty of n1iSdemeanor and on conviction shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $5,000; and that every month that such persons, corporation or association shall remain in default in respect to the removal of alteration of such bridge shall be deemed a new offense and subject the responsible parties to the penalties above described.
 If an opening Is made in compliance with this order and within the time limit stated therein, 1t is 1mmateriaA so far as this department is concerned whether a new bridge be built or not. It would be proper for the county au- thoTities, if they wish to delay build ing a new bridge, to remove the pres- ent one in compliance with the order, and postpone the construction of a new bridge until they could make satisfac- tory arrangements with the state legis- lature. So far as known in this office no application for an extension of time limit has been submitted, and I have no reason to suppose that such an ap- plication would be favorably consid- cred.
 Very respectfully,
 c. H. M'KINSTRY,
 Lieut.. Col. Corps of Engineers.