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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-07-18
Despite Great Resistance English
Under Sir John Aaig are
Making Gains.
GERMANS ARE PAYING HIGH
Captured Evidence Indicates the
German Casualties are
Enormous.

LONDON, July 1.-THE British
army under General Sir John Haic is
forcing an ever-docpcning salient into
the German lines and has improved It's
position along practically the entire
battle front, capturing by assault 1910
yards OF German second line posts On.
in the last few days. Strong German
positions have been taken north of the
Bazentin L"-Petit wood, Watcrlot far~
between Longucval and GuiIlcmont
and the entire village Of Ojlivers aad
La Boissc!!e has been captured.
Evidence in the shape of documents
captured from the Germans give testi
monv rs to the high price the Germans
are paying il casualties.
Tae British nave improved their posi-
tion along almost ihe whole Of their
line of the battle front, capturing. br
assault, 800 yards Of German second
line positions north Of the Bazcntin-
Le-Petit wood. a strong German posi-
ton at the Watcrlot farm between
Longueval and Guillcmont beside com
pleting the capture Of the whole Of tho
Villages Of Oviilers and Ia Boisscle.
These gains bring the British almost
where stretches the German third line.
, The news from the eastern front to-
/ day was equally important. The Rus
4 sian commander, General kuropatkln,
. mas launched an offensive against
' Field Marshal von Hindenburg on tho
d Dvina river, and General Won Linsing-
9 en- s troops southwest Of Lutsk have
5; been compelled to retire behind ths
Il Lipar river, while iii the course OF
D Sundays S fighting III Nolhynia the
Russians captured an additional 130Oo
: prisoners and SO guns. General Won
n Lnsing"n S rctirrmcnt, according to
4 the petrograd military critics, repre-
G scnts a great Russian tactical success.
! Il was preceded hy heavy fighting
h in which the Russians smashed the
y Teuton front on a width OF a mile ant
5 penetrated several miles into their pos
itions.
N''N.''b
G tain G.Go0,0o0 pounds sterling daily
but with such news as the auccos.e
\, Of die entente allies this sacrifice i
# nowhere grudged. While the power
e. Of endurance Of the Teutonic allie.
T. shout! thcv be forced to act entirel!
ic on the defensive, nave still to be test
It ed. the british nation is full Of con
oil fideucc.
e. It is taking nothing for granted, ho"
ever bur is fully prepared to aciulecs
in the advice of its leading ministers
ike Foreign Secretary Gray and Chan
cellor Of the Exchcqucr McNenEa, WI
are publicly c:Shorting the nation to th
need of patience. Mr.. Mckcnna tol
~ ~ the oIlse OF commons today this
nobody could cstimote what the n:
ton IS war expenditures might EH In
month. lie also intimatcd that it WOul
=. become necessary this week to as
- !.ari;a.nnnt FOR fresh borrowing p
los
i,"rS.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-07-18
NCCRE'S CREEK
RATTLE

Wilmington, July 15.-Thc program
has been announced for the annual
celebration of the Moore s Creek bat
tie, which will be held at the batti"
ground near Curric on Thursday. Aug
HI >. Tho event is always attended
tx from 5000 10 10000 people from
this section. The orator OF the day
his vear will bn Hon. j. y. Murphy,
of Asheyiilc A very enjoyable fea-
ture Of these cclearat ions IS the r1cnie
dinner that is served. There Will be
r,usic bz band President George
I Noo-c Of tho battle-ground As*oc1a-
.:co, will freside at tie celebration. :,
-l,e afternoon tie annual meeting OF
TIL. Confederate veterans OF iohoer
county viii be held.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-07-18

the e old folks at home'' and most of
their friends hope they will never be 7
called upon for actual service in Mex /.
leo, from which so many of them would
be apt to succunb to the diseases De
euliar to that climate if they escaped
Mexican buIlets-and "the knife un-
der the fifth rib
Better Care for Soldiers Home Vet
erans.
Col. A. III. Boyden of Salisbury; Gen.
j. S. Carr, Of Durham; and Col w. p
Wood, State Auditor, the three most
active members of the Soldiers Home
board Of directors, together with the
other members of the board, have or
of the 165 old veterans now at the home
here, which include an additional nurse
and an assistant housekeeper. All of
these old soldiers are over 10 wears Of
their declining days in the hospital
wards. In few more years the last
Of them VIII have passed into the better
world. Meanwhile they are fortunate
i'll having such devoted friends as Col.
| Boy'.cii, Gcn. Carr and Col. Wood.
State Eirenen's tournament.
The firemen from the various towns
who constitute the State iNiremen $ AS
sociation arc holding thcir annual con
scntion and tournament here this week
1t began today, with Wednesday and
Thursday scheduled as the big days
of the tournament, and they arc having
q great time. Commissioner Of lnsur
ance Young, whose department has o.
recent years been taking much intes'
est in the f;remcn $ organization. eX
presses much qualification in the splen
: did progress they are making.
! LLEWNAM.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-07-18
Ace:-;1TS = POSITION HERE.

Mr.. S. G. Pegram Of Washington, y.
G has accepted position as book
kacper FOR the Harry Hardware Co.,
% this place ard entered upon his du-
ties Mondav morning. Mr.. Pogrom
was recently connected with the IA
t;onal Bank at Washington, and comes
to the local hardWar" coAc"rn highi~
recommended The citizens here ex-
tend TO Mr. Pcgram q hearty welcome.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-07-18
LONGEST CONTINUED SERVICE
tn u s

Cleveland, July 17.-Miss Bette \
Dutton, IS, just retired as principal of
the Kentucky grade school here, is be
!ieved TO hoId the recor! for the long
est continuous serVlc" III the puhitc
schools of this country. Beginning at
is. she has taught IN this one school
for 5e wears She has educated three
generations of Children.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-07-18
BODY WAS RECOV-
Erred.

Matawan, \. j.. July 15.-The body
Of Lester Sti!lwell, killed in Matawan
creek by a man eating shark, was
found Friday. The corpse bore the
mark of the fatal accident. Watch
men believe they have three sharks
penned up in the creek and plan 20
kin them at low tide.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-07-18
1.-cTrRE AUcuGT lST.

Rev. ). A. Megason Of brooklyn, n.
Y. will hold services at M"drr's Op-
era House at 80 +. NJ. August lst
The public is cordially invited to hear
the lecture.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-07-18
CoNsIGrlENT OF DIA-
MONDS

London, July 17.-It has been learn
ed from a good source, says Reuter- $
Amsterdam correspondent in dispatch
today, that the principal object of tnr
,-o,-,,ro If Tho Go~.oo- cnromn~~iaI sr,.,-
marina Deutschland 70 the un'ta''
g.1ete5 was 10 convey consignment 9.
d;arpor.is which il lad hitherto be~l'
impossible to export.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-07-18

Chattanooga, Tenn, July 17.-Corn'
cotton and hay within a radius of from
81 to 90 miles of Chattanooga was dam
aoed to the extent of approximately
81 900 900, according to survey com
pleted BY Bradstrcrts. il thc ra''
continues the damage will be greatly
increased, the report added. Heavy
showers we're frequent today.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-07-18
SHOT IN THE LEG.
Richard Powell, Cclored, Recipient Of
Bullet From Aaother's
Pistol

Richard Powell, colored, who is an
employee of the Greenwood Lumber
Co., at Iobgood, came to town Sunday
seeking medical attention. According
to the negro, he and another boy of
the same color were pranlIing with a
pistol when a bullet glanced and struck
him in the leg He says the shooting
was accidental. The bullet was locat-
ed.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-07-18
THE VITAL QUESTION.

In 1ol5-'' How many miles viii IT
go an hour''
In 19t6-'' How many miles VIII II
90 on gallon of gasolinee e''-Corneli
Widow.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-07-18

More than 100000 reon!e die e com
m3ai.ai,le disease each year y the
Jrife., States. and more than 3,oo0,too
,re sick as the result of infection.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-07-18
REPUBLICANS TO
CONTEST SEATS
THIS ELECTION
"Uncle joe Cannon and Other
Big Guns to Circulate
Among People.
2RITT's JOB TO WEAVER?
S.iipn2an SaYs Tenth District will
Return to the Democratic
Column.

Raleigh, n. c., July 1S.-Thc com
ing of Uncle Joe Cannon and some
other Republican spellbindcrs to North |
Carolina during the approaching cam
paie,n is Cnlisting some interest and /
discussion. The Republicans are an
xious TO capture the next Congress, |
and It is understood that they have
designs on several North Carolina dis
tricts-the third, eighth and tenth,
and probably the seventh and ninth
being the fields which they intend to
cultivate.
Talking about the tenth district Will,
Commissioner of Labor and Printing
Shinman. whose home is IN that dis
trict, and who is especially we'll quail
flied to speak on the subject, I ar.
told that the prospects of Repuhli
cans there are not very encouraging
tits wear; that, on the contrary, tin
! Democrats arc sure to redeem that dis
triet in November. The nomination
/ OF Mr.. Weaver has given entire salts
/ faction, and there are no "1isgrunt
4 led'' Democrats in the tenth this wear.
Lack of harmony and the consequent
tiisorga nization among the Democrats
tvo wears ago made the election of
Britt Republican, possible. The dis
triet is normally Democratic Mr.
Siirinan added: ''Weayer is a strong
candidate and. besides, the Republi-
cans never carry the district twice in
succession. =
Commissioner Shipraan spent week
in the tenth district recently, and he
knows what he is talking about, TO" he
is one of the clearcst thinkers and on
of the hardest party workers IN The
State. ''Wc are united to q man this
wear with all Of Us enthusiastically fo'
Weaver, and We are Just as certain tf
put Conrrcssman Britt out Of business
in November as any future continGoncN
can be. - Mr. Shipmen left Raleigh
) Saturday for Buffalo, Ne" YORK, t.
: attend the annual convention OF tn
! National Association of Governmen
+ Labor Officials Of the United States an
tCanada. which is in session there thl
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-07-18
Keen the RuGder True.

state Office and for the legislature, and
orr folks mould. not run the risk OF
allowing lie interests of any nominee
to suffer IN ttcfault-lack OF effort, be
cause Of fancicd security is one OF the
most dangerous shoals that threaten
navigation along the po!lt'eal scaco25'.
.Kcep The ruider true!
I4a-rn Wonen's Convention.
The program FOR the Farm Women 5
Convention, which meets in Raleigh,
at the 4. & NJ College, August 29-3l,
has been prepared. 1t shows that prom
in-nt EXPERTS will deliver addresses on
chat occasion, including Mrs. haSe
Prev VAUGHAN, noted lecturer and de-
mons.rator on home economies. Every
farm woman who attends will bo
certain to derive benefit, as we'll rs
t enioving what promises to be most
: pleasant occasion.
: State Funds fer County Fairs.
4 Commissioner Of Agriculture Graham
i desires to be notified at once by al
f Tho counties which contemplate hold
:, ms, county fairs this year, so ne cal
1 aDportion the fund each is to receive
j All county fairs which desire to shar
i in the $1,000 appropriation which tn
$ State makes for this purpose must no
= tifv tne State Department OF Agricu
:" turc hv August 10th.
70 Tar Heel Soldiers nGcod Shape.
S The health Of the Tar Heel soldier
rs at Camp Glenn seems to have bee
y carefully looked after, according I
y. DR.. w. S. Rankin, Secretary OF tn
State Board of Health, who has return
IA cd to Raleigh after completing sal
IN itarv survey of the camp, during Whlc
c he inspected the water supply, handt11
ly If food. lzitchin facilities and cond
= tions, and methods OF disposition
IN waste and sewerage arrangements. u
Rankin, who will prepare formal r
port on the subject, states that q
:, sanitary conditions at Camp Glenn
-, so good thai many towns could
~ vantageously pattern after the IN
DIV itary city
M While some O. the ho-a orc renr'
~, c3+e3 as chafing under tfc res5ral
t,v Of mobilization camp life and are
wv xious for the fray-at least to the POI
Of proceeding to the Mexican border
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-07-18

to export.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-02-03
"THE HEART OF JENNIFER''

Hazel Dawn, one of the most at
tractive and captivating OF the
younger American stage stars, who
comedy artist, attaining a world
more recently under the manage
Co.. has won fame as a film favorite
in her latest screen appearance.
The subject that manifests this
Famous Players feature on the Par
amount program, entitled "The
Heart of Jenifer.'
Jennifer refuses to marry Steph-
Ell Welton, the man who makes
her hand the condition of his help
ing her father out of his financial
crisis. Jennifer and her father leave
for a lumber camp in the west, re-
solved to renounce society. Here
Jennifer meets James Murray, OWN
err OF lumber tract, with whom
she falls in love. In the meantime
Welton has discovered spurious
note which Jennifer's father had is
sued before he left the east, and
tracing him locates and threatens
him with exposure unless Jennifer
IS compelled to marry him. When
Welton learns of her marriage to
Murray, he seeks the latter ouLpand
tells him she has married him for
his money, Offering such convincing
~ircumstantial proof that Murray
caves Jennifer. In the subsequent
'evelopment Of the story, it trans
res that Welton has had a prev
gus affair with Agnes, Murray's sis
or, who when he is about to leave
leads with him to marry her. Upon
us refusal and in desperation of
',er plight, she kills him. Jennifer
'iscovers the murder, and to save
Murray from learning of his sisters
'isgrace takes the blame upon her
elf
Through an overpowering series
If tense dramatic situations Murray
ut last learns of the heroic sacrifice
of his wife and seeks her out with a
greater love and regard.
In the scenes in which the inno-
cent Jennifer is suspected, first Of
mercenary motives in her marriage
20 Murray. and later of the murder
the guilt of which she has courage
ous,y accepted, Miss Dawn proves
herself to he one of the finest inter-
prefers of drama on the screen to-
day. The romantic scenes are illu-
mined with her beauty and grace,
and throughout her entire rendi-
ton of the difficult role she indi-
oates a complete mastery of the all
requisite qualities in the depletion
of strong screen impersonations.
At the Orpheum Tuesday, the Sth
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-02-03
TWO TEACHERS, SISTERS,
ARE FROZEN TO DEATH
Leave Farewell Messages Saying
They knew They Were About
to Freeze, to Death-BOdies
Found Next Day.

Butte, Feb. 2.-knowing that
they would soon freze to death and
realizing that death would be more
terrible it they braved the storm in
a fruitless attempt to reach the
nearest refuge nine miles away, two
young school teachers, named Moore
wrote farewell letters to their par
ents in Ohio as they faced death in
a lonely cabin east Of Havre. The
story OF the manner in which the
young women faced death Was
brought to Butte yesterday by Cliff
Need, a travelling man, who read
the letters written by the young
women. The bodies were sent east.
A year ago the Moore sisters
came to Montana to take up home
steads, but secured a position in a
country school and went to live at
the home of a rancher, nine miles
from their cabin. To cut down eX-
penses they went to live in their
cabin shortly before the cold wealth
err came The rancher took supplies
to their. cabin and left them without
matches. That night it was 40 be-
low zero and the blankets of the
teachers were not sufficient. When
the rancher called last Saturday
the bodies of the young women
were found side by side in blankets.
On a table were two letters ad-
dressed to their mother. The young
women recalled instances of their
childhood and told of their strug-
giles ON the ranch. The concluding
paragraph told of their knowledge
of approaching death and how they
faced it without fear.
Mr. Need said he was in the little
village when the bodies were
brought in.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-02-03
COUNTY SCHOOL NOTES
Results of January Examination
To Consolidate South Wagner
With Wagner School.

An advance bulletin OF the State
Fair Educational premiums is be-
ing distributed from the county SUI
perintendent' office to all teachers
OF the county this week. 1t is pur-
posed to send to the State Fair next
fall another fine school exhibit.
The results OF the January state
eighth grade examinations We're en-
conraging, IS per cent OF those who
wrote on geography and physiology
passed. Two students completed
the examination.
a movement is on foot to con-
solidate two OF the South Wagner
schools with the Wagner town
school. Ii this can be accomplished
it will without doubt prove to be a
great benefit to the communities
concerned
The Montana County Superin-
tendents' annual convention con-
venes at Dillon on the 7th This is
an important meeting as plans for
summer schools and institutes will
be made and the question of engag-
ing talent for these sessions will be
discussed. One OF the very prac-
tical things to be considered is the
preparation OF a list OF supplies and
furniture which should constitute
minimum equipment OF one room
school,
A hearing of petition for division
of District No. 20, will be given
February 4th. Several petitions for
division of districts and for transfer
of territory have been filed lately
and as no new districts may be cre-
ated between March LIST and Septem-
Der LIST the county superintendent
office will be busy for a few weeks
hearing petitions.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-02-03
10000 ACRES UNDER THE DITCH
Water Will Be Available This Sea-
son for Reclamation of Milk
River Valley-Largest
Project in Montana

Residents Of towns and farms in
the Milk River valley are looking
forward to great things this coming
season, and hope, in the not distant
future, to see sugar factory estab-
lished at Malta, Chinook, Saco or
Glasgow, according to w. w. Schlect
project manager of the Milk River
reclamation scheme who was here
today ell route to his headquarters
at Malta from attendance on an ag-
ricultural conference at Bozeman.
Water will be available this COM
ing season for the irrigation OF 49,
600 acres Of land. Work on the con-
struction of main canals and laterals
in the vicinity of Saco will be prose-
cuted during the season, and by
next fall a total of II, 900 acres will
the money becomes available and
creases, additional work will be per-
formed until the project is complet-
ed to it's ultimate capacity and 2OO,-
600 acres of as fertile land as is to
be found in the country are under
irrigation.
The Milk River project is the
largest yet undertaken in Montana
by the reclamation service. Con-
struction work has been carried on
for years, and the results will be
manifest to an appreciable degree
this season for the first time.
While many of the larger work
will not be completed to their Ca
pacity for several years, it was nee
esary to build parts of these struc-
lures for the maximum development
and the other parts will be con-
structed as a larger amount of water
is used.
There are two main storage fea-
lures, one on the St. Mary's river,
and the other, the Nelson reervoir
northeast of Malta. The flood rum
off of the Milk river will be diverted
into the Nelson reservoir and then
drawn upon during the irrigating
seaOn as needed; supplementing the
Milk river run-off, which in some
years is very light, is the St. Mary's
storage on the west side of the
Glacier park. The ST. Mary's canal,
which will divert the flow of st.
Marys river into the Milk river, has
been completed, and water from this
drainage basin will be available for
the Milk River valley farmers. Con-
siderable work has been done on the
Sherburne lakes storage dams
which is part of the st. Mary's fea-
ture, but because of the magnitude
Of the work it will not be completed
for several years and until a large
appropriation is made by congress
The Nelson storage reservoir will
conserve $4,000 acres feet of water
at present, but when completed will
have a capacity of 1873 900 acre feet
Daily Record
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-02-03
SEVERE WEATHER
FOR MAIL CARRIERS.
lAeetly-t onteut Carrier Takes Three
Days to Make Trip to Malta
Loyejoy Carrier Two Days.

The cold weather and deep snow
OF the past week has made it pretty
hard for the drivers of the different
rural routes out Of Malta, but so far
all OF them have been able to make
the round trips. The driver on the
Leedy-C ontent line, VIM. Boucher,
did not reach Malta until $3.50 Sat-
urday night, when he should have
arrived here Thursday, but on ac-
count of the deep snow he was
able to- make only few miles each
day. This route is 81 miles long
and through ID very rough sec
tion OF Phillips county. Mr.. Bouch-
er is using eight horses on the trip
and at that it's hard to get through.
The lovejoy carrier reached here
Saturday after being two days on
the road. He says the roads in the
north country are badly drifted,
but that there is not near the
amount of snow out north that there
is in the valley.
The Regina carrier has so far been
able to get in and out OF Malta on
schedule time.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-02-03
TODAY is THRIFT DAY.
The Idea Is To Perform Some Thrift
ty Action On That Day

Thrift Day, February 3rd, is
unique as a holiday, in that it's prop
er observance is a vastly different
and far more beneficial one to the
individual than the usual celebra-
ton OF the average holiday. On this
day the even tenor OF things goes
on; business is developed land finan-
cial institutions remain open to do
their share in the celebration. There
is no cessation of progressive act
ivities familiar to most holidays,
and which frequently result II reck-
less waste of both time and money.
Another feature is that it is the
only holiday not confined to any
race, religion or class. In it's final
development it is neither national,
sectional, religional or fractional, but
can be celebrated by all humanity
to the ultimate and lasting benefit
of individuals, communities, nations
and the world.
Economists for years have been
agreed on the increasing evidences
OF waste on the part of the average
person, but the remedies advanced
have been various and frequently
too impractical for successful appli-
cation. From Philadelphia, with
every element for universal endorse
ment comes the suggestion of Thrift
Day, February 3rd. The primary
point is not whether the idea is alb
solutely new, but whether it is prac-
tioally susceptible Of useful appli-
cation.
The celebration of Thrift Day
lies in the faithful performance by
each individual OF some thrifty &C
Jion On that day. The very sim
i-ieity of the idea will so a long way
oward it's successful development
no this development will mean {
nightly step forward TO better condi
Ons Tor everybody.