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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-11-22
RIVE over THIRTY.FIvE MILE FRONT
Report OF the British Commander Declares
alyzed-Tae First and Second Hndenburg Line
Taking Thousands O. Prisoners.


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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-11-22

CONTINUED on page 81
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-04-27
Over Blood Stained
Ground The French
M a k e Progress

Paris, April Official news
comes today Of the terrific work
Of the French troops who daily
gain more ground from their enc
mics and shower defeat upon
at every point.
Yesterday the French troops
gained more ground around the
blood soaked forest Of Hurtebiz
and Cerny.
They stormed and captured
German trenches and then attack
ed the heights Of Moronvilli rs
which they took.
The Germans throughout the
day suffered heavy losses in these
raids particularly near the for
est Of st. CObain.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-04-27
The Premier Says
Nation Won't Starve
Eloquent Address at Gould Hall Last Niqht
Receives Attention
ADMITS SUBMARINE AS MENACE
By Ed Keen

London, April England is
winning, and the ultimate sue
cess OF the allies cannot be doubt
ed, and that the success is being
achieved at less cost are the
words Of Premier Lloyd George
last night in an eloquent address
at the GuildhalI.
Victory is becoming increas-
lngly assured he said 1.-The gov
ernment IS plannl 'neteen
hundred and eif i've
with three million a,.,. al
acres available. and it can now be
taken for granted that we would
not starve il not single ton Of
foodstuffs was imported, but we
must econOmize.
Emphasizing the seriousness of
the submarine war the premier
land and America were now con
centrated upon an appeal TO the
public to practice a food economy
and give an increased production.
The increased prices Of food stuffs
was unnecessary, and he appealed
tc the patriotic spirit Of the allies
of the world to remove all imped-
imenta that would stand in the
way Of a victory and speedy
peace.
England must recognize that
her people must make many sac
rifices, and he further appealed
to the people to subordinate party
feeling in the settlement Of the
Irish problem.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-04-27
Premier Lloyd George Says Allies
Are Winning But Sacrifices Necessary
Congress To Hold
A Night Sessions
General Opinion is That The Sen
ate Will Pass The Selective
Draft Bill
Is SENATORS ARE TO SPEAK
(BY UNITED PRESS)

Washington, April 81. The Sc
nate at ten o'clock today began
the concluding drive to put
through the presidents selective
conscription draft plan for raising
the army. e. .'+sss4': -.~ szsx -.<..--
It was announced this morning
that night sessions would be a.
dopted if the necessary progress
was not made.
There are sixteen senators to
speak, and in the address of Sen
ator Jones he said that conscrip-
ton was necessary if only to con
vince the enemy Of the folly of
continuing the terrible struggle.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-04-27
Russia Ignores All
German *: @9::az.zertures
Disreguarding The lnsidious Pressure of Teu-
tons Russian Army Repledges Itself
EAA sasa4z>e~
NEW REGIME PROVES A SUCCESS
By Arthur Mann

Copenhagen, April 27.-Far
from b ing affected by the insid-
ious German pressure to com
plete separate peace Russia $
ties with allies is slowly streng-
ening according to information
received here through diplomatic
channels.
The most interesting evidence
of Russia s increased war power
is contained in the information
lust at hand Of the highest au-
thenticity stating that the Rus
san army has repledged itself to
war.
A plan Of sending provisional
leaders to the different fronts to
explain the plans Of the new re
gime has proved successful.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-04-27
British Admiralty
Severely Attacked
By Til e Press

London, April 27.-Thp Brit
ishpress has turned loose upon
the admiralty in criticism Of it's
Intellectual work in coping with
the submaring warfare.
English newspapers generally
are Of the opinion, and express
themselves in no uncertain terms
Of the want of action Of the navy
department in not meeting the
submarine war with sufficient en-
ergy.
There is also a wide spread Of
discomfort over the withholding
of information on the losses sus-
tanned through the submarine at
tacks, and the feeling is that the
English people are lulled into a
false security and are not impell-
ed to the necessary sacrifices
through the wrong impressions
being allowed to simmer in the
minds Of the people that the sub
marine MANAGE is being coped
with, when the reverse is prob
ably the fact
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-04-27
THE MEN WHO RUN THE
UNITED STATES NAVY
(BY UNITED PRESS)

Washington, April 90 Man
power is just now about the
most pressing Of the Navy's pro-
blems.
With the rapid increase in fight
ing ships, the question Of finding
men-suitable men-to man them
is becoming more and more seri-
GUS.
The big job Of raising about
10000 recruits, and that In the
very near future, is up to Rear
Admiral Leigh c. Palmer, Chief
Of the Bureau Of Navigation. This
bureau has to do with all matters
Of personnel, present and prospec-
tive.
Moving pictures, cartoons, pla-
cards "open-door recruiting sta
tions, brass bands, and all forms
Of publicity and exhortation, are
among the means Admiral Palmer
is employing to fill up the ranks
incidentally, seductive S. a
month salary increase, which will
be urged in congress for the Navy
enlisted men, is expected to prove
a great stimulus to recruiting.
The new "open-door'' policy,
chiefly advocated by Admiral Pal
mer whereby 100 bluejackets are
to be annually admitted to the An
napolis cadet academy to become
full-fledged officers, now offers
further-and very powerful
ducement for enlisting.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-04-27
IS FIRST TO
START FOOD DRIVE
(By United Press)

Denver, Colo, April 27.-Colo-
RADIO, the first state to act when
the Importance Of the bread bas-
ket's part in the war became
known has virtually completed
organization the administrative
machinery for the biggest Z" food
drive in the history Of the coun-
try.
Immediately following the de-
claration of war, Gov. j. G.. Gun
ter anticipated the national move
ment by naming ways and
means committee, headed by j. K.
Mullen, president Of the Colorado
Milling and elevator Company,
and Ex-Gov. Ammons,. one Of the
state s largest farmers.
The committee already has com
pleted organization of sub COM
mlttee In every county Of the
state. Working on the assump-
ton that money, or it's equivalent
credit, is the greatest need of far
mers to meet the crisis, the com
mlttee has assured farmers capi-
tai with which to finance Ills food
RAISING operations.
The home gardening movement
Was given tremendous momentum
Oy the outbreak of war. The Civ
and Commercial associations
OF Denver is urging a movement
S Whereby employees will agree to
pay full wages to employs, but
allow them one working day of
each week, provided they work
ueIr gardens on that day. Under
ue auspices Of the Denver Moth
us 10000 packages Of seeds are
'eng distributed without cost
10 school children.
Mrs. Cecilia Ward Shea, a pro
Diennt worker, has inaugurated
PROJECT advocating that the
''''e itself turn farmer, and lease
VI rent approximately 100000
V'tS OF tlllable land in the state
'lch has never been cultivated,
'0lettlng this to families who
'uld come into the state, she be-
@eS' If they were assured of
ground to farm at low rental.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-04-27
Russians Caused
Munition Explosion
(By United Press)

Chester, Pa, April 27.-Indica-
tions point to Russian plotters as
responsible for the disaster at the
Eddystone- munitions plant some
weeks ago, according to informa-
ton at the coroners inquest to-
day.
The authorities are now seeking
supposed Russian know as Wa
skoH' who sent a message say
ing to the radical Russian News
papers Of New York, stating Eek
plosion occurred today, our crowd
safe
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-04-27
Agreement Reach
ed In War Con.
BaHour Cabling Shipping Arran.
gements to His Government
to be Made Public Soon
AMERICANS NOT NECESSARY
(By UNITED PRESS)

Washington, April 27.-The
first chapter Of America s part in
the world war was penned in
black and white here TODAY by
former premier Of England, Bal
tour, when he cabled to his home
government the report Of the a.
greements Of the greatest war
parley in American history.
Balfour s report will tell Euro
pean allies that the first problem
has been settled, and this report
dealing with shipping will be
made public in London soon.
England's reprea 2ntative will
say that the American govern
ment has asked how the allies
wanted the shipping handled.
With a preponderance Of men,
munitions and food it was agreed
between Balfour, Bridges and De
Chair that with these necessaries
supplied the matter Of America
supplying men could wait.
I.hee French commission was i'll
coin pIete accord with the shipping
settlement that Balfour will re
port to his government today.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-04-27
French Sailors Join
Hands With Navy Boys
(By UNITED PRESS)

Norfolk, Va, April 27.-Just
to prove brotherly feeling several
hundred French sailors marched
in the patriotic parade this after
noon. The streets were lined with
viewers and cheering was univer-
sal as the tri-color boys swun.
along the streets in line with the
American bluejackets.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-04-27

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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-04-27
Successful
Reports Berlin

Amsterdam, April 27.-Ger
many s submarine warfare having
been most successful, as stateu
by the Reichstag subcommittee
today and quoted in Berlin disp
atches, asserting that April sue
cesses have so far equalled all
past months that the expressed
opinion is that England will soon
be forced to accept peace.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-04-27
New From The
State c Capitol

Raleigh, April 81 -'Profess-
ional' baseball has advanced for
enough to create the suspicion
that the Raleigh club Of the State
League has drawn Jonah aggre-
cation for the 1917 season-or the
beginning Of it, to say the very
least. The city turned out in
great shape, as usual, to witness
the opening game generally won
by the home club, for unexplain-
ed but not inexplicable reason)
and the Raleigh Capitals took the
Durham bulls BY the honrs and
threw him over the fence.
Since then the Capitals have
played half dozen regular sched-
uled games-and lost every one
Of them, standing at the foot OF
the ladder today and way down
in the score cellar. Unless the
situation improves the blindest
fan on the bleachers can the fin
ish Of the misnamed Howitzers
before many moons. Raleigh has
had a lot Of rotten ball players on
it's list for several years and some
Of the present bunch badly need
to learn the game-and most of
them were brought here on long
mileage tickets from distant
places, too.
$4,000 for Flogging Prisoner
The first of two civil suits be-
gun in the Superior court OF
Wake county against w. l..
Wiggs, the recent and w. NJ. Mil
Ter, the present superin4 4endent
Of county roads for heavy DANA
ges, based on charges Of inhuman
whipping Of two county convicts
has been attracting much atten-
ton here this week.
Henry Crawford a young white
man sentenced to the roads for
go days on conviction of imper-
soma ting an officer sued Supt.
Of roads Wiggs and county
guards Nippen and Johnson for
10000 DANA ges The testimony
presented revealed horrible cruel :
lies with the SsBlack Aggie not
,nlv on Crawford but on other
prisoners and even the guards tes-
flied that the Crawford boy was
beaten repeatedly (every other
lay one witness said) and inhu-
manly.
1t was this case in which the
guards were criminally indicted
and convicted, that stopped whip
ping at the camps in Wake coun-
y for a short time.
Last January Senator Bum Of
Wake. at the instance OF the pres
ent Supt. of county roads Of
Wake. got a "sneak provision
through the legislature that re-
stored these whippings-the title
Of the bill to amend the road |
law of Wake county, giving no
inkling of such permission IL !
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-04-27
Germans Abandon
Guns in Retreat
(By United Press)

London, April 27.-The British
today captured the quarries on
the eastern outskirts Of Harge-
court. The Germans in fleeing
abandoned their guns SO great
was the hurry to escape. General
Haig reports the capture Of con
siderable equipment and guns.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-04-27
GERMAN DESTROYERS ARE
BEATEN OFF ENGLISH
COAST TOWN

London, April 27.-German de-
stroyers who were evidently at
tempting to raid Ramsgate, an
east coast British summer resort,
were driven off by a British pa
trel is the official information re
ceived today.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-04-27
VA. PLANTING DAY. SAYS
GOV, STUART
(BY UNITED PRESS)

Richmond, April 27-This is
Gov. Stuart.
Preparedness planting-so that
this nation may not only feed
America but our allies too.
Meetings were held in various
cities of the state to consider the
food shortage and its relations
to the war.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-07-30
MR.. JOE STEIN
ON COMMITTEE
Is One of Those in District Twelve to
Secure Cooks for United States
Army.

Mr.. joe Stein, the proprietor and
owner of the rev Hotel Irving, re-
ceived telegram this morning from
Mr.. w. N. Trulock, of Pine Bluff, Ark,
appointing him member Of the COM
mittee of District Number Twelve to
furnish cooks for the United States
Army. Mr.. Trulock is chairman OF
tn ecommittee in District Twelve and
has called a meeting at Pine Bluff for
Friday, August third. Mr.. Stein has
accepted the commission and will at
tend the meeting. Following is the
telegram he received this morning:
Joe Stein, Mgr, Hotel Irving, Green
wood, Miss. You are hereby appointed
a member Of the committee Of Dis
trict Number twelve to furnish cooks
for the United States Army. See full
particulars in the last issue Of the
Hotel World and Tavern Talk. AS
the time is short we will have to work
fast. 1t is necessary that this com.
mittee meet at once. A meeting is
hereby called at Hotel Pines, PINE
Bluff Ark, Friday, August third
Please wire me at once your accept
ance Of assignment on this committee
,rd whether or not you will attent
this meeting. l know your loyaE!
will prompt you to serve and thus a
YOUR bit for your Country. Answer
W. N. TRULOCK, Chairman,
District Twelve.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-07-30
JACKS
Will GET WELL
Young Man Wounded First of Last
Week Able to Sit Up Today
Goes Home Soon.

Arthur Jacks, the seventeen year old
boy who is at the Kings Daughters
Hospital, suffering from a bullet
wound through the abdomen which
punctured his intestines sixteen times,
was able to sit up this morning and
will get well, according to DR.. Trotter,
who operated upon the young man fol-
loving the shooting last Tuesday night
and who has attended him since.
Jacks was wounded by a bullet fired
from a forty one Colts revolver in
the possession Of Jim Smith, young
man slightly older than the wounded
BOY. The trouble occurred at Miller's
wen, Just at the foot of the hills and
y Carroll County. Smith is in Jail
y Carrollton awaiting preliminary
trial.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-07-30
SOUTH LEFLORE ;
HAS GOOD CROPS
Apparently Best in the County-East
of Sidon Prospect the Best
Rest are Fine.

Judging from appearances the crops
in the southeastern part Of Lefiore
County and in the adjoining section
of Carroll are much better than in
this section and further north, thu: n
there is little complaint to be made
about the crops hereabouts.
Together with Mr.. and Mrs. Ru-
bush, and their little girl lone, the
City Editor and his wife and baby en-
loved trip in Mr.. Rubush's car ont
the Humphreys Highway to Mr.. Har-
ry Hosmer's place and from there ac-
ross to Mr.. J. P. Jones' place and on
into Sidon. From there the return trip
was made along the Yazoo River.
On the new road from Mr.. Hosmer's
place through to Mr.. Jones' place the
cotton and corn is the best that has
been seen this year. Nearly all Of the
land is new ground and such growth
Of cotton and corn. Cotton is al
ready head high and loaded WIN
blooms, squares and bolls. Corn ap-
peared to be trying to outdistance the
dead trees in the new-ground Tor
highth and two and three ears on each
stalk. At the foot Of the corn stalks
was seen rank growth OF pumpkin
vines that promised high living when
the frost has fallen.
Mr.. J. P. Jones' place was the best
worked and gave the best appearances
Of any lands passed on the trip. Hs
has many acres devoted to soy beans
aid reas as well rs cotton and corn.
All of the crops look fine. In his pas
ture could be seen large number OF
black cattle.
From Sidon back to Greenwood the
crops were all good and averaged
about the same with goo dstands and
cotton waist high or better. Corn was
we'll fruited. @
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-07-30
tENTENCE INDIANAPOLIS OFF.
% GALS.

indianapolis, July 3O-(By Union
associated Press) To-day has been
set as the time for sentencing Sam
uei '. Perrott, former chief of police
u Indianapolis; Norman Adam, city
.ealer Of weights and measures, and
louf other police officers recently con-
sicted in the federal court of election
eonsplracy. The convicted officers re-
csnsly resigned their positions with
the city.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-07-30
BIG AUDIENCE
HEARD PERCY
Theatre Was Comfortably Full-Ad-
dress Was Full of Facts and
Figures-U. S. Will Win.

A large and very attentive audience
gathered at the Greenwood Theatre
last night to hear Hon. Will Percy
relate his experiences in Belgium with
the Belgium Relief Commission and
they were well paid for the trouble.
Mr.. Percy, while not an orator in the
true sense of the word, held the at
tention of his audience from beginning
to end and recited to them facts OF
the situation in Belgium that verified
the stories that have been published
in this country concerning that little
nation.
Mr.. Percy spoke rather optimisticly
about the outcome of the war though
he did not, as some do, declare that
Uncle Sam could win easily. He said
that the United States is now in for
a hard and tedious war and that in
the opinion of an ex-Secretary Of War
with whom he was talking in New
York recently fully a million casual
ties would result before the advent Of
this Country won the war.
He declared that the United States
would win the war. He said that th'
British fleet and French army hat
done all that they could and their jol
now was to hold the enemy unit
America could reach the front.
In describing Belgium Mr.. Perc!
said that he was almost disappointed
when he found towns that had no'
been shelled as it was his idea that al
of them had been. He said that pict
ure shows were running regularly il
| Belgium and a good deal of business
was being done.
As to the work of the Relief Com
mission he said that Americas part O.
the relief was only three per cent
that of the two hundred million dollar
raised to give aid to Belgium only si'
million was raised in this country AM
the rest in England and France.
Descriptive Of the way the Germa'
military arm keeps the people OF Ger
many fooled as to the exact situatio
anywhere he told Of the German auth
critics taking moving pictures OF tn
food lines in Belgium, where the starv
ing were lined up before the Relic
Commissions dcpots awaiting thei
portion. These pictures were sen
back to Germany where they were ex
hibited as evidence Of the relief wor
the Germans were doing in Belgium
! Hon. E. L. Mcynger introduced M
Percy II : few well chosen words ~
'tl @'f A,,S s.a..H
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-07-30
NO PEACE TALK FOR AWHILE In
- GERMANY.

Amsterdam, July. 3o-(By Union
Associated Press Vienna advices re.
ceived here state that the series OF
economic conferences begun a little
while back, will be resumed to-day
Since the remarkable success OF ieu-
ton arms in Russia, there is no talk
Of peace either in Germany or Austro'
Hungary, according to best adylces'
II is understood that the Central row.
ers are ANXIOUS to adopt some action
that will guarantee them against the
proposed trade war to be wagee ~ Ds
the Allies at, the termination Of TN
war.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-07-30
WILSON OPPOSED
TO AMENDMENTS
Again Voices His Disapproval Of Sen
ate Additions to Food Control
Measure.
(Bv Associated Pross)

Washington, July 30-Pres. Wilson
has again declared his opposition to
the amendments to the Food Control
Bill now in conference for an admins
trative board of three instead of one
for the creation Of congressional
committee on expenditures and con-
duct of the war.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-07-30
COTTON CROP CONDITION.
Y Per Cent. of Normal, According to
Correspondents Of Commercial
Appeal.

The condition of the growing crop
is 72 per cent. of normal, according to
reports from correspondents of The
Commercial Appeal from all parts o.
the belt of average date of July ~.
This compares with a condition OF
7O.1 made by this paper on June 20,
and 7O.3, the official government fig
ures for the same date. Last year the
official figures as of July 25 were 72.3,
and the average for the past ten years
on this date has been TIA.
The condition of 72 per cent. indi-
Gates a yield of 12,653,O00 baless ac-
cording to the governments method
of calculating, provided weather con-
ditions are normal for the remainder
of the season.
The improvement in the crop has
resulted largely from good rains over
1.-THE entire belt in the last half OF the
month. However, these rains did some
damage by reason Of their excess in
many localities, and the entire state
of North Carolina reports consider
ably impaired condition as reslt OF
heavy, almost incessant rains for two
weeks.
Texas also shows a slight retro
eression in the crop status, as re-
sult of drouth over the state during
the first half of the month, and over
the southern and western sections up
to the date of the filing of these re-
ports, There has been some scattered
relief in these sections, but it has been
only partial. In the north and east
the crop is improving at the moment
as a result of plenty Of moisture IN
the soil and good growing weather
conditions.
Elsewhere improvements has been
general, with greatest gains in the
central valley. The plant is still
small, but is making up some OF its
,ateness. Truiting is backward, but
considering the age of the plant is
doing fairly well.
! Boil weevil are reported in all in
tested sections, but, except in port ions
of Arkansas and Alabama, they are II
relatively small numbers and damage
, has not been heavy.
Condition by states, with compari
son with last months government fig
ures, follows: