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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-09-14
PROPER WORKING OF A DRAG
Rules From Highway Magazine Tell
How to Get Best Results-DraQ
Whenever Possible.

/ IT a dirt road is properly built, the
road drag will keep it in good con-
dition. Like any other work there
is best way to do it. These rules
from the Highway Magazine, tell how
to get the right results.
"use light drag.
Haul 1t over the road at an angle
80 that small amount of earth is
pushed toward the center of the road.
"Drfve team at walk.
"Ride on the drag; do not walk.
begin at one side Of the road, re-
turning up the opposite side.
drag the road as soon after every
rain as possible, but not when the mud
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-09-14

is in such condition as to stick to the
drag.
'Do not drag dry road.
''Drag whenever possible at all sea-
Sons of the year.
''The width of the travelled way to
be maintained by the drag should be
from Is to 20 feet; first drag little
more than the width of a single wheel
track, then gradually increase until de-
sired width is obtained.
! always drag little earth towards
the center Of the road until it is raised
from 10 to - inches above the edges
of the Travelled way.
eff the drag cuts too much, shorten
the hitch.
1.-THE best results for dragging are
obtained only by repeated applica-
tion."
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-09-14
HEAVY MEAT EATERS
HAVE SLOW KIDNEYS
Eat Less meat if you feel Backachy OF
have bladder troub1e-Take
glass of Salts

No man or woman who eats meat regu.
larly can make a mistake by flushing the
kidneys occasionally, says we1l-known
authority. Meat forms uric acid which
excites the kidneys, they become over
worked from the strain, get sluggish and
fail to filter the waste aud poisons from
the blood, then we get sick. Nearly all
rheumatism, headaches, liver trouble,
nervousness, dizziness, sleeplessness and
urinary disorders come from sluggish
kidneys. e
The moment you feel a dull ache in the
kidneys or your back hurts or if the
urine is cloudy, offensive, full of sedi-
ment. irregular of passage or attended by
a sensation of ecalding, stop eating meat
and get about four ounces of Jad
Salts from any pharmacy; take q
tablespoonful in a glass of water before
breakfast and in few days your kidneys
will act fine. This famous salts is made
from the acid of grapes and lemon juice,
combined with ithia, and has been used
for generations to flush and stimulate
the kidneys, also to neutralize the acids
in urine so it no longer causes irritation,
thus ending bladder weakness.
Jad Salts is inexpensive and cannot
injure; makes a delightful efervescent
Whitewater drink which everyone
should take now and then to keep the
kidneys clean and active and the blood
pure, thereby avoiding serious kidney
complications.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-09-14
ARMY ENLlSTING ROAD MEN
Corps Of Thoroughly Experienced Spe-
cialists in Constructing Work
Being Organized.

Enlisted men with knowledge OF
road building are being recruited in
the engineer reserve corps Of the
United States army. This is the corps
of experienced men which is being Or
eanized as a reserve body of thorough
~ trained specialists in every branch
of construction work.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-09-14
Useful Addition to Writing Table.

Of the boxes. The edges are next
finished off with fine gold silk cord
which is arranged in two little loops
at each corner Of the tray.
In front of each division the word
indicating it's contents is worked with
gold silk, and this must, of course,
be done prior to covering the boxes.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-09-14
Measure Community Value.

The roads furnish a yardstick to
measure the value Of any community.
A settled country that is not worth
good road is not worth living In.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-23
DIG IN AND TURN
 TRENCHES AROUND

The best thing an infantryman does is dig. He learns to dig quickly, to dig frantica1ly but efficiently, for many times during year in the trenches his shovel saves his life and the ground he has won at the, risk of his life.
 This is best illustrated in the case of successful attack.
 The fourth trench-the last to be taken-is where the real scene of ac- tivitv ensues. One second wasted may men hundred lives lost.
 The reason for this rush is that it is now maxim of the fighting on the western front that counter-attack may reasonably be expected within five minutes after a set of trenches has been ntaken-certainly within ten. The enemy in making counter-attack naturally hits first at the trench near est to him, which is the fourth one captured in the successful attack Therefore, it is vitally necessary to face the parapet the other way, nile up the sandbags, piles and other ob- structions, for breastworks, throw up barbed wire and fasten it to tangle of stakes if time allows, and generally transform what has been the enemy's fourth line of defense into a new first line trench ready to repel an attack. The problem is huge one. The details of the work are further described in the January Popular Me chanics Magazine.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-23

Monday-Palmer Danaher, Irving Reinberber, w. D. Jones, R. w. Sey- mour, w. w. Taylor, H. K. Toney, Ar thur Brewster, w. A. Lee, Will Hut, H. F. Johnson, o. M. Spellman, Jr., Harry Olcott, s. A. Miller, Chris Handley and J. G. Alexander.
 Wednesday-M. Danaher, A. F. Triplett, Will Delay, w. T. Woold- ridge, s. M. Dickey, Collier Lee, John D. Wilbourne, John Hut, Will Hut, Harvey Hudson, Harvey Atkinson, Frank Franey, H. M. Fuller, Carter B. Murphy and Gerald Triplett.
 Investigate Report Lawyers Charge.
 Reports are being circulated that one or two lawyers in the city are charging registrants for aid given in the filling out of their questionnaires. Such reports will be made the subject of an investigation by the Jefferson County Bar association.
 Blanks Mailed Out.
 Board No. mailed out question naires yesterday to serial numbers 991 to 11.40, while board No. 2 sent out numbers ITO to 1299.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-23
NEURALGIA A IN For quick results SH
 rub the Forehead GldM M and Temples with f%N]EN v NKeep LNls body.cusrd in1our Home cyAGv HCKS WPoRQBI
U. s. WILL SEND
 BEST MEDICAL
 FORGE TO FRONT

With our troops to France will go the largest, best organized, best equip ped medical branch in the worlds his- tory. In the formation of this depart ment we have had the benefit of the united experience of the English and French surgeons general.
 Few are aware to what an extent the doctors and surgeons of the coun- try have responded. From no other profession or occupation has the per- centage of volunteers been so large.
 Ten months ago in the office of the surgeon general, in Washington, there were only six assistants; ;and the total enlisted medical men in both army and navv numbered APO, including our ter ritorial possessions.
 When the call came, there were 143,- 900 physicians and surgeons in the United States. Immediately 25,000 of them volunteered for service. Of these, over 14,000 have already been commissioned.
 The executive force in the surgeon generals office has grown from six to over 200, and here are gathered each day and far into the night, and often all night, scores of the ablest sur geons in the land. Experts and profes- sors from the largest medical schools and hospitals; doctors whose books are studied at home and abroad; surgeons who are earning princely sum eacf year, to whom patients travelled thou sands of miles; others with more mod. crate incomes who could less we'll af. ford to do so, gave up their practice and have joined the medical branch And these earnest men are rapidly forging into shape the largest ane most efficient surgical organization the world has ever known.-H. H Windsor in the January Popular Me chanics Magazine.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-23

ever so we'll organized and numerous a spy system as Germany has main tained right here in the United States under our very eyes. The constantly recurring incendiary fires, the in genious lies of endless variety, are both part of the same underground system. The Chicago Herald has printed, run down and exploded more than one hundred of these adrojt
 falsehoods which would pass muster with most auditors. Here is where we can all be alert to spot and stop this propaganda. The next one you hear, run it down to it's source. You will not get far before you reach someone who can't remember who told it. Anybody who is full of in- formation favorable to Germany and u1favorable to our cause, and who can't remember where, and from whom he acquired this news, will
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-23
XMAS BALLOONS
 CAUSE COMMENT

A whole flock of "airplanes" passed over the city last night causing much excitement, but the "Wrights" and the "Curtisses" later proved to be nothing more than number of tiny paper balloons which had been sent up by youthful Christmas celebart- CTS
 The youthful velebrators have no idea how much anxiety they caused one of the local citizens, especially. This man had been partiking too free ly of "the cup that cheers", and ap. preaching one of his friends said Say, Tom, are those airplanes that I see or has this doggone Jack John son liquor gone to my eyes.'s5s s,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-23
TELLS HOW TO
 GET ENEMY SPIES

(By II. H. Windsor, in the January Popular Mechanics Magazine.)
 This country has long been honey combed with German spies. Every day or two some person who passed
 as a business or profession man, and who has been we'll regarded, is caught with the goods" and arrested. Every state, every city and every
 town harbors these agents or allies
 of the enemy who are masquerading as peaceable citizens. Our easygoing. think.no-evil way makes smooth sail
 ing for pirate craft. right into the councils of state and city, and even
 our own homes. No country had
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-23
Yesterday Record Day in Filling Out of Question
 naires-Aid 300.
MISTAKES MADE
 ARE CORRECTED
Omission of Names From Blanks Caught--Bar Association tO, Inves- tigate Reports of Charges
 for Aid.

Yesterday was the record day at the offices of the legal advisory board. Over 300 registrants brought in their uuestionnaires to be filled out, and for | while the board was swamped. Vol unteers were secured to take the places of several of the members who failed to report, and others offered their assistance to handle the cOnges- tion, which enabled the members to take care of all asking aid. Despite the rush of yesterday figures show that only about third of the ques tionnaires mailed out have been re- turned, condition which indicates that the work of the board will be un- usually heavy during the coming week. Many of the registrants are delaying the bringing in of their papers, which will cause rush as the seven-day pe- riods elapse and will probably give the board more work than they can ham, dle unless all members report more promptly and the requests for addi- tional volunteer workers bring more assistants.
 Mistakes in Questionnaires.
 A meeting of the two local boards, tn legal advisory board and associate members, was held yesterday morning for the purpose of correcting errors which have been found in the filling out of the questionnaires. The errors consisted mainly in failing to have the registrants sign their blanks in all the places necessary. The associate mem- bers were fully instructed in the pro- per methods of filling out the forms and the probability of future errors has been eliminated. The advisory board is already at work correcting the errors that had crept inti the work previous to the meeting.
 Assignments of Members.
 x The following assignments of asso ciate members have been made and all named are requested to report prompt ly at g o'clock on the mornings named
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-23
Trinity (EpiscOpaD.

Holy communion tat 7:30 a. m. Morning prayer and sermon at II a. m. Evening prayer and sermon at 7::s0 p. m. Service on Christmas Day at 10 a. m. The members of that sec ton of the Sunday school which meets at the rectory will have their Christ mas celebration Sunday morning. The other pupils will have theirs at the rectory on the night of January l.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-23
WEDDING GUESTS
 BRING BREAD CARD

In such sorely pressed neutral coun. tries as Sweden the war has resulted in rich and poor alike being subjected to many restrictions heretofore un-
 known, says the January Popular Me chanics Magazine. An illustration of this-not without it's humorous aspect is found in a Swedish wedding invi- tation recently received in this coun- try by trends of the bride and groom. The latter were members of two wealthy families in Stockholm, and
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-23

the handsomely engraved missiye in. cluded an invitation to banquet at one of the finest hotels in the Sve1 ish capitals. It was in notation I at the bottom of the page that the hand of war manifested itself in these words: "Please bring your bread cards" This meant, of course, that well-to-do hosts at wedding could not provide their guests with bread, except in restricted amounts and in the manner prescribed by law.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-23

Church of Christ, assembly hall of Chamber of Commerce. Bible study 10:1 a. m. communion II a. m. Vis1- tors welcome
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-23

Among the orthodox of Serbia and Bulgaria very singular custom pre- vails. If it can possibly be avoided no one crosses a strange threshold on the morning of Christmas Day.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-23

In our humble opinion it might have been better for General CroIer and Secretary Baker to have worka together, considering that they wss located ill the same town.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-23
PRICE DISMISSED.

Will Price, negro drayman, who was arrested. Friday on the charge o1 assault and battery, was discharged yesterday in the court of Justice of ths Peace Thomas Smith.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-23

bear watching. Here is an opportunity ty for boys and girls, as we'll as grown-ups, to run down, locate and explode this work of the propagan- dists
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-23
c IT U R c H E s

First Baptist Corner Sixth avenue and Cherry street, w. J. B. Cox, pas tor. Sunday school at 9:3O a. m., T. N. Harper, superintendent. Graded school with classes for all ages. Class for young men taught by Judge Il. R. Lucas. Class for older men taught by the pastor. Preaching by the pas' tor at il a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Morn ing subject, ''Some Ethical Obligla tions of the Christian" Evening sub ject, "The First Christmas Gift" D. Y. P. U. at 6:45 p. m., Harlow San ders, president. Prayer and praise service Wednesday at 7:30 a. m.
 First Methodist, Soutll-(The down. town church), E. R. Steel, pastor. Sunday school services at 9:3V a. m. We welcome you to study God wo:d with us and will try to make it pleasant for you. Morning service with sermon by the pastor, who Will take as his text, "There Was No Room for Him at the Inn," at 1O:5O a. m. Junior League at p. m. EpWorth League at 6:45 p. m. The evening service will be given over to the Christmas exercises and the public in general is invited. This will not be what is known as Christmas tree, but a White Christmas will be ob- served and the program will be ln- spirational and devotional throughout It is a giving Christmas, and all are expected to give something to the King, in service, money, or something for the needy. Wednesday regular prayer service at 7:15 p. m. Friday at 7::3c regular monthly meeting o1 the official board
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-23

Our idea of a stacker is a person who thinks he is helping to win the war by cutting out horseradsh.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-23

Morning prayer and sermon at II a. m. Evening prayer and sermon at 7:90 D. m. Service on Christmas Day at 10 a. m. The members of that sec- ton of the Sunday school which meets at the rectory will have their Christ mas celebration Sunday morning. The other pupils will have theirs at the rectory on the night of January l.
 lutlleran-Sixth avenue and Florldal street. w. C. Schrader, pastor Eng fish Sunday school, Mir. G. A. Bahlau, superintendent, at 9:30 a. m. Eng fish service at 10:45 la. m. No serv- ice will be held at the evening hour. Christmas Eve, at 7:30, the scholars of the Sunday school will deliver al Christmas program, consisting or carols, recitations and readings. Christmas morning at 10:45 German festival service will be held. PrepaEa- tory service for those attending holy communion at 1915 a. III. A cordial invitation is extended to all to attend these services.
 First Christian-Corner Sixth ave- nue and Beech street, A. Homer Jor- dan, pastor. Our Bible school is a most important part of our church work, and we are anxious that every member of the church have a part in this Be present and help us in this great work Our morning worship is at 10:45. The subject of the sermon will be, Christ, the Worlds Only Savior, and Christianity, the Worlds Only Hope" Our Christian Endeavor Society meets at 6:30 p. m. All the young people of the community who are not in some other society are in vited to be with us. At 7:30 the Bible school will render the program, s'White Gifts for the King" This is a most beautiful exercise and all who attend will enjoy it most heartily. All are asked to bring something for the Christmas baskets which are to be sent out to the poor of the city. You will always find a welcome at this church.
 LakCside-Regular services tomor- row Sunday school at 9:30 a. m., J. +. Watkins, superintendent. Preach 1 ing by the pastor Rev. Theo Cope
 land, at ii a. m. and 7:3O D. m. Ep-
 worth League at 6:30 p. m. You are
 invited to attend these services. A special invitation to all strangers in the city.
 Hazel Street Baptist-Sunday school
 at 10 a. m. Preaching by the pastor
 at il a. m. and 1880 p. m. Sunbeam | of of
 P. NJ. Hazel Street Sunday school al
 8 D. m. w. M. U. and Aid Society on Tuesday at 3 p. m. Wednesday prayer
 service at 7:30 D. m. A cordial invita-
 tion to all services is extended tc 1 everyone.
 II Church of Christ, assembly hall of Chamber of Commerce. Bible study l 10: 15 a. m. communion II a. m. Vis1
 tors welcome.
 | Alexander Memorial Presbyterian Sixteenth and Poplar. A. A. Boyd pastor. Sunday school at 9:30 a, m
 Morning service at Il o'clock. All ou1 church members especially are urget to attend this service to hear tn,
 Christmas message. Evening service at 7:3O o'clock. Preaching at botl services by the pastor. Christian En deavor at 6:30 o'clock. Midweek pray
 CT meeting on Wednesday evening &
 7:30 o'clock. A cordial Invitation tt these services is extended to the pub
 lie.
 Carr Memorial-L. w. Evans. pas tor. Sunday school at 9:30. Preach
 ing at II and 7:30 by the pastor
 League at 6:30. Prayer service Wed
 nesday evening at 7:30.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-09-08

Pisgah, Sept. 4.-The dry weather
is playing havoc with the cotton, dry
ing up and opening prematurely. Peas
and potatoes are suffering too, as we'll
as humanity from the heat. We have
some sickness. Rev. j. w. Kenney is
quite i'll. H. H. Evans, Jr.. is still
sick. His recovery is slow.
Miss Nell Gillis who has been visit
ing in Allendale has returned home
Miss Leo Mcleod Of Rembert is
visiting friends here.
Misses Lula and Carrie Baker re.
turned home Saturday from visit to
Cassatt. They report a fine time.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. NJ. Rogers. Leor
Stuckey and B. c.. DuPre went tc
Columbia Saturday. Mrs. Rogers re-
manned to visit her sisters, Mesdame:
Entzminger and McCaa.
Miss Minnie Reaves Of Allendalt
is here visiting friends.
The meeting at McLeod's church
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-09-08
INVESTIGATE AMMUNITION CASE |
CHIEF OF ORDNANCE TAKES
STEPS LOOKING no INQUIR-
ING INTO DEFECTIVE
CARTRIDGES.
Soldiers Instructed to be Careful In
Opening Magazines of Rifles.

Washington, Sept. 3.-Steps look
ing to investigation of the supplying
Of defective cartridges to the Ameri.
can forces in France were taken today
by Brig. Gen. Crozier, chief Of ord
nance, and by the senate military
committee.
Gen. Crozier asked that a board on
inquiry be named. He said a small
quantity of bromide, which retards
fire for a fraction of second, had
been found in about 2 per cent Of the
army's cartridges. Confidence was
expressed by the general that the
board would find that the defect was
unavoidable and not due to ncgli-
gence.
The senate committee decided to
call Secretary Baker before it tomOr-
row for an explanation Of the matter
and will then decide to the purpose
Of holding an inquiry of its own.
Whether the inquiry suggested by
Gen. Crozier shall be made will be
decided by Secretary Baker when the
request reaches him tomorrow.
Any defective ammunition which
may have been supplied the navy by
the War Department Ordnance Bu-
reau will be traced and returned for
re-manufacture.
The danger attached to the ammu-
milton is that the cartridge does not
explode promptly and when SOL
dier opens the rifle magazine to as
certain the trouble. 1t may explode in
his face. Soldiers have instructions
not to open the magazine for several
seconds If no explosion occurs.
The bromide in the potassium
chlorate of the primers, Gen. Crozier
explained, was not detected in suffl-
cient quantity by tests made at the
arsenal to indicate possible danger. IT
was sufficient. however. to cause
chemical action after the cartridges
were made up.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-09-08
'FRiTERMAL ORDERS BARRED.
CAN NOT PUT UP CLUB HOUSES
IN ANY CAMPS.

Secretary Baker Makes Final Ruling
Says Y. NJ. C. A. Represents Protcs-
tants and knights of Columbus RO.
man Catholics.
Washington, Sept. An letter to
CONGRESSMAN William Schley Howard
of Georgia, Secretary Of War Baker
has a final ruling that Masons, Odd
Fellows and other fraternal organiza-
tions can not be given the privileges
Of erecting club houses in army camps
and cantonments, and says that the
previous order that the Y. NJ. c. A.,
the knights Of Columbus and the
Young Mems Hebrew Association only
can be admitted to the camps to erect
social buildings and recreation quar-
ters will stand.
Secretary Baker says that a gener-
al misunderstanding has arisen on
this question. The department has
been flooded with requests from all
sorts of organizations, religious and
otherwise. including athletic organiza-
tions, asking to minister exclusively to
it's own membership inside the camps.
"If we let down the bars to one, we
would have to take the same action
with regard to ALL" says Mr.. Baker
He points out that the Y. M. C. A.
and the knights of Columbus have for
some years. both in this country and
abroad. been represented in army
camps. serving the soldiers along
recreation and social lines without re
gard to any question of membership.
The Y. M. c. A. represents the Pro-
testant denominations which, he says
will constitute roughly 60 per cent. OF
the new army. the Knights of Colum
bus, the Catholic denominations,
which will constitute 35 per cent.
Neither organization is to conduct its
work on any exclusive basis but for
the benefit Of all the troops in the
camps. Mr.. Baker says that no dis
elimination against any fraternal or
der is intended, but it would be ply.
sically impossible from the standpoint
Of space to allow many different or
ganizations, such as Odd Fellows
knights of Pythias. ETC.. to be admit.
ted. He suggests that the latter or
ganizations have a splendid opportun-
ity in ministering to the recreation
and social needs of their membership
in the communities in the neighbor-
hoods in which the military camps
are located and many have already be.
gun this work.