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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-11-15
WRITE LETTERS TO
The SOLDIER BOYS
w. r. Crawford Suggests that
Benton County Start Cor
respondence Course

Editor Courier-Reporter:
Benton county has furnished her
quota for war service and I under
stand our boys are soon to embark
for "over there"
Up to the present time communica-
ton with them has not been difficult,
neither have they experienced the gen.
uine pangs of homesickness and the
almost unbearable longing for news
from home and loved ones, while in
the various training camps on this
side, which, according to all reports,
every American soldier finds most dis
comforting and hard to endure, when
they realize the vast expense of water
over which they have passed which
separates them from home. Then it
is, just few lines from relatives,
friend or even strengthening the
postmark from home - becomes the
most precious and deeply coveted
treasure of those lonesome, heartsick
boys.
1t has occurred to me that possibly
every loyal citizen in Benton county
would be willing to pledge the writing
of at least one letter each month to
our boys in France, thru-the good Of
fices of the Courier-Reporter, and the
other papers of the county, letter
writing club could be inaugurated for
such purpose, in connection with which
a complete roster Of sour Boys"
could be compiled and maintained,
from which the various addresses
could be obtained from month to
month.
In the event the idea herein ad-
vanced appeals to you as being suf-
ficiently practical to warrant any de-
gree of success will appreciate any
support you may feel inclined to ex-
tend thru the columns of your paper,
in an effort to organize Benton Coun-
ty Volunteer Correspondence Club, as
Soldiers News from Home Bureau.
Yours very sincerely,
w. R. CRAWFORD.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-11-15
ROAD
COMING TO FRONT
Local Delegates Report on Re-
suits of Recent Meeting in
Lewiston, Idaho

E. w. Trenbath and C. c. Williams,
who represented the Kennewick Com
mercial club and the Benton County
Good Roads association at the joint
sessions of the Interstate and Idaho
Evergreen Highway associations in
Lewiston last week returned enthu-
siastic over the success Of the meet
ing. The Interstate will meet in
North Yakima next year and the Ida
no Evergreen in Nampa. DR.. Penrose
of Whitman college, was elected pres
ident of the former and C. Benjamin
Ross, of Nampa, was chosen to head
the latter. Mr.. Williams was elected
vice president from Benton county, of
the Interstate -
In reporting the results Of the meet
ling to the Commercial club Tuesday
evening Mr.. Trenbath said the Ever
green Highway was no longer joke
but had gained national recognition
and bids fair to be one Of the leading
highways of the United States, with
the possibility of portions of it being
built by the government as great
military road. DR.. Penrose, in his
address pointed out the military i'm
portance of an all-the-year-round
highway across the continent.
Some good news was brought to the
association by James Allen, state en-
gineer who said:
81 have recently been in Portland
where everything has been arranged
for advertising for bids for the COM
pletion of the remainder of the road
known as Road No. 8. The contracts
will be let sometime this month. When
this road is finished it will close up the
last gap of four and a half miles SC
you can go all the way down on the
Washington side. The highway de.
partment will recommend at the next
Legislature that we appropriate money
enough to build the road between Lew.
Iiston and Charleston to Pomeroy; that
will finish another gap in your Ever.
green highway. We will also recon.
mend that the legislature appropriate
money enough to build the underwood
section of the highway in the White
Salmon country and that will pretty
well finish the Evergreen highway a.
understand the road from here tt
Vancouver, Wash"
Mr.. Trenbath reported that the Of
! ficial Evergreen route thru Bentor
county would be left to the selection
of the Benton County Good Roads as
sociation.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-11-15
BOX OF SOLDIER XMAS
PACKETS SENT FROM HERE
Articles Intended to Bring Cheer to
Soldier Boys are Packed by
the Red Cross

The Kennewick Red Cross first box
of soldier Christmas packets was
shipped to chapter headquarters at
North Yakima Wednesday. The box
contained so packages, two of which
were packed and donated by Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Sheppard.
The contents of each packet were of
a value of about $l.50. They contain
handkerchiefs, shoe strings, writing
pad, envelopes, pencils, candy, nuts,
dates, postal cards, tobacco, cigarette
papers, pipe cleaners and playing
cards.
The candy and fruit was donated by
F. ]. Arnold, of the Kennewick
Wholesale Grocery.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-11-15
DIR. SPAULDING RECEIVES
COMMISSION IN U. S. ARMY
Local Physician is Now First Lieu.
tenant of the Officers Re-
serve Corps

DIR. L. G. Spaulding, of this city,
today received his commission as first
lieutenant in the medical section of
the officers reserve corps of the u. S.
army. The doctor has received no word
as to when he will be ordered to re-
port for duty but as the army is great
ly in need of medical men it is prob
able that he will be called not later
than the first of the year.
: DR.. Spaulding took the examination
before the army medical board in Wal
la Walla several weeks ago.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-11-15
TO IMPROVE THE
CEMETERY ROADS
Saturday, Nov. "a, Designated
as Work Day-Odd Fellows
in Charge

Saturday, November "a, is to be a
day of work dedicated to Kennewick's s
City Of the Dead. On that day men
of the community are asked to give
up their usual labors and to help in
the work Of grading and graveling the
drives and walks in the cemetery.
It has been patent fact for years
that the roads. in the cemetery have
been in bad condition, but their i'm
provement has been beyond the means
and resources of the cemetery associa-
tion which is managed almost entire
ly by women. These women have la
bored hard to make the association
self-supporting and to get grass, trees
and shrubbery planted. In the matter
Of road improvement, the local Odd
Fellows lodge has come to their res
cue.
Some time ago members Of the
lodge quietly formulated plans for the
work and secured the cooperation OF
the cemetery association ladies' VINO
volunteered to served free lunch to
the workers. Luncheon plans will be
in charge of a committee of which
Mrs. E. R. Carnahan is chairman
Anyone who can assist with the lunch
is asked to communicate with Mrs
Carnahan, telephone 1852.
The lodge has named Geo. Crutch-
field to superintend the road work and
call has been issued for volunteer
workers, especially to those who car
bring teams and wagons. Those whe
have no teams are asked to bring
shovels. Any information regarding
the time or place Of meeting or work
can be obtained by telephoning Mr.
Crutchfeld, whose number is 274
Richland.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-11-15
What vii the Answer Be-?
To the Editor:

the Editor:
Do the citizens realize that there are many
from their own locality Uncle Sam In the ma
onal army? Lewis it that they are
for there nothing done to show the
of those who mott serving.
From the moment arrived in Prosser there was
chilly everywhere The only thing that was said was 70
the effect that off for Camp Lewis Inc Doys were % even
Given ribbons tell where they county ashamed
of part in National army?
Franklin and other counties have suppheo
their bovs with Benton county have
other counties sending their boys
apples etc, while your boys go without
Come citizens and show appreciation Ior your
boys They it, and will appreciate it.
Boys from Benton County.
Connanv 166 Depot Brigade American Lake
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-11-15
MEETING AT HOVER

At the request of several farmers
a meeting will be held in Hover Mon
day night for the purpose Of discuss
ing the proposed irrigation district.
M. NJ. Moulton and the nominees for
director will be present to answer
the questions and explain the purposes
of the district. Similar meetings will
be held in other communities If the
farmers request it.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-11-15

The Epworth League of this city
was pleasantly entertained Friday
evening by the Pasco League. About
forty-five of the young people went
over on No. a and some went by the
ferry. All were met by the commit
tee of the Pasco League and escorted
to the Methodist church where a de-
lightful dinner was served, after
which they were taken to the parson-
age for a social hour and back to the
church for the evening service.
Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1917-03-15
Mit t@ptdfdu9t mau Wfdulc- obcrau@ ni@t,
9te 8robem @aDn0cieuitaften appcuieren at ocn
.,4satriotisn,uS" tbrer nit etmemt G>e,terals
itrett orobenoem Mm8eiteutcm.
bauer wci9rn @ auf ocu upariotiden &ober" anbcibcn
Ndt pergcNn it, SaE hic anpimh %uuhcsu9dt r,
bic Gmidcbung ubcr ucrbupcn nat

9poitcr Gcrnro Scuonbs udbc i'm st,otsbcpo
tcnent %cucil bic ocrd lbcr @ungcrsnp1
Mrib Wdrdcu S9cit gob0oiicn Wcpo(fcrlno
ScnlGonb5 lctNCn Der NoDrunQ1ptb @crtfro scr
algonquin" nod niGt lcr cuactc ~o9nntc ocpotoft".
hcudnncrondcr Scgean in Gl Ynio bcr5ai. SeuId
9ric nno Yopicrc in i1m @ciibc ergo ocf66rihc
&crdlpDrcr |crrdbcrl
Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1917-03-15
0jraf Scrnlturfi nuf Scr lektcn
Hcilcitrcnc.

Nopcn6oQcn, ilbcr 2pn6pny
IA. aQ6r5. @rai uDn ScrnItprIT, Scr
friibcrc DclltIhcgptId5nftcr III Sen %cr.
Stootcu, uno Icinc Ncilcgclcllldair
illbrcn ant Sicn3to3 llm 1915 llhr
Sbcnn3 in ci,len, Sortocr5l0c bon Ao=
pcnbngcn nnh @crlin ob. g. lit ungcz
lpiB, mann Der 3ug o,fonlnlcn miro.
on sic gi5utolG1 uobrcno Der pcr@
oongcucn HSpc1c Sen 9cinnnltcu Sdbr=
boptpcrfc9r lcbr lhpicrig gcltoltet
EnhCu.
Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1917-03-15
Gttclttc anf pas hodlltc iibcr hic %urs
aG1gc lit HnElunD hcltnritbtgt.


Spuopn, "A. W0r5. Eriputocpcz
Itcu 2onouucr 3citngcl1 aus Nctcr5z
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iiidcl1 3cnlor ufprrigirt" uproen liuo,
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cine 9icppIltinn nlsbrchcn noog, mas
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ocutcn luiiroc. Stc6nnoIrtngsl sluciic ocS
3urcll, iuclhcr und) slnlidlt utobgcbcnz
ser Tcrl1nIidtcitcn III GngIono hcn
McnttipnGrcn, lrclfc I'M %crNoht
itcbcr, cincn SonocrTricocn nit
Scutihlono bcrbcifilbrcn 5u uollcn.
oircft in Bic 6dnoc gclpiclt Ent bot
orpSc @cipr0llib in 2pnbon bcrpprNcz
ruicn. Sic Sbotiadc, od6 3nr 9tltpz
lnus iu cincm Iugcnblicf, no btc
bunori0cn &ultantcngen III 9ctcrS6urg
uno Ntcsfnu nuct) @rnt Icbrcicu, bl1rc9
cincu llfd3 bic 0umuliBunQcn IuIpcn=
Dirt lmo oumit Scr %oIf5rcNicrlng
cincn Sdbln9 pcrIcet hnt, miro ais
GlTcrit lmocididt Crdcbtct.
Gunc pcs Sricec3 fiir bcn Noud)Iummcr
puruusaeIngt.
S(n1itcro ; q nj, ilbcr YonOpu, #,
gG1rs. Sic 9ln5cid'cu b0ltIcu iicb, onB
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uabc lit, oucrip0tcItcn3 i'm &udIonls
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ucrocn, inIoIcru teinc Der bcioelt
frieofilbrcnocn Ynrteicn 6is oa9in oeu
lNnrtlehuna ouf Seite AZ
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Scr int Suhiidjen S5cau ucricnttc
jnpnniIdyc Snnlpfcr.

&nncpubcr, 9. g., II. 0tdr3.
Sic in %oncouorr, 3. g. erldcincuOc
inpnniIhc 3citlu19 G0l1noion 9iclu5 CT
biclt om Gicnstn9 Bic &n6c>mcJoun9
ous 1Sopnn. OnB Gin jopnniIfcr Son1=
pier bon uugcfGbr 3,115 Sonncn9c6nlt
I'M SnoiicGcll C3con bon cincm oclttz
Itcn ScciGgcr pcrIcntt luorOcl Ici.
Gin5clbcitcn tucrocn llicft ongcgc6cn.
Scr bcricnttc Sampler luor pnGrz
idcinlictl Sic uSllti M}nrll" bon 31G2
Spnl1CNl
Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1917-03-15
Scfanutcr ncutid,cr 6lteacr bct Erpbe
flua nms @rbcn gctummcn.

(Sortleelns o,i ser 4. seite.)
Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1917-03-15
Slntlid)c Wfclnuna upu bent Slbbrud
Scr Se5iehul,acn ;,uiid,eu Gbina
rltD Scntidlnub.


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mcnt n,itectbcilt. roB ric til,cllIdcNcz
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YdTc Sugcltcllt bat.
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@clrohlug ol13 2nno 0cbrott lno sic
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nur in Nroutrcid, lpnocru uudl ii
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pcritchcn.
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fran;ijiiid'c &ricasmlniitcr.
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crcl, @erihtcu ilbCr Sic %crlcntu1l
ocs umcrifaniidcu SunlpIcr3 "NlNoHz
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ocbrotbt uno c. onnu III bic Suft 9cs
tlprcnot. Ser Selosuug lpuroc rclhlld
Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1917-03-15
NuElanp bdlt sic ucrIhlepptcn -
prcnEcn inmcr nudJ 5nriid.
gSas lit W'pstau uprscht, neil; no1
irlbit lit st. Yctcrshurg nid)t.

Stpt # 10 III. ilbcr SpnNolr, IA.
Murs. Scit sirci Su9cl lit tcinc stnd's
richt ppn N)tpsfnt l,ud) ct. Petersburg
'oclanot. llno man bcfiirttct, ooG Die
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unb sic tclceropbiitc %erbinOun9 NIT
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rcitlhuit ncbuItcu, lln1 nncb Wto3toll
sur llutcrDriltfllng bon ll1rllhcn &C.
lpprfcn Su lucrNcn.
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&rie9snpt6 9reiit 0er Gntente an oic &cblc.
s5m oem bret S9aupt!dnoerm oer 2llltrten orobcn
Mniiterfriiem ,1ao @olfsaniitdnoe.
ern nuBte oer ran009e &ressbeter, @el Santep ocO1
Sermnorf uranst Sn ansclana ctnc oOr9e Nnbn hcm
&aicr.

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barU6cr cncB, D16 or Sic Gumn Go. Gu 9ub
onIdcnclo 9u56ru elmer 9lcuouion ln0 6nnt
lit lcincr 2cIun9s69eit on9coagt Grof
Vcrno: Eropbc3cQ crn pcrenttcn onrrtonINr Sfc
0clt ndt GriWQml.
Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1917-03-15
MuS bent MuSlQu0c.
Ncnc IrichcnSgcriidtc infulgc Scr Gr=
idDpfur9 Der &rtc9fiibrcnDcn unD
Der DrpbenDcn Neuplutipncn.
Graf ScrnItorff perlanst cinc ipfprti9c
Muhicn5 bem ocutihcn &aiIcr.

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ii. Wsar;. Grni &cr,lturif lit hcutc
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gliIfltd) bier augelangt nlth pcrbrnd)tc
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slubtclt5 cmpfnngelt 5u ,ucrbclt. Stcc
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ocn icin.
sluifoacnp lit bic &iiblbeit, nit Scr
bctnubc bic gan5c Scrlircr GrcNc upu
Scr slnfunft pes Sutidaitcr: Muti5
ninmt. &iclc Sl1tter iucrfcn i'm, uur,
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ei,.ise tleincrc SutcrpIc,u; crtbcilt Gat
nrr iaaclt. CT !jattc aies nid,t obnc riEv
bcionbcrc GrlaubniE Der taiierlidcm
Mcgterung tbrn Diiricn.
Sic cnaliidjcn Sdiffsuerluitc fiir cine
ySDdyc in iltmmnrild,cr amtlihcr
9lrgnbc.
9unnpn, IA. Miars. S,icr unrnc
bcuts amtlidJ bctnnut gegcbclt, bal; lit
Der ait 1 .MiirS gcupcteu 9Spd)c bret
Scbn cnelildDc Sampfcr upn iibcr 1900
Spnuen nnn pier nntcr. piciem Sun=
ucnacbaltc, iu,uic nrci Tiid|erciounpicr
ppr pcn gaud)bpuien ucrientt ,uurncn
iinb.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-07-06
1.-THE GIRL WHO DARED.

The local talent musical comedy
produced at Madry's Opera House
last night by Weldon talent was
splendidly produced and would have
done credit to professionals, and it IS
a satisfaction to those of US who wish
Scotland Neck to appear at her best
before visitors, that there was so
good a house, and this is all the more
surprising since there is tent show
lin town, at prices that are quite at
tractive.
The girls, the dresses, the voices and
the dancing came in for an equal
amount Of appreciation at the hands
Of the audience, and but for here Or
there some Of the men appeared bit
| stiff, for which they we'll could be ex-
cused, in view of the many fluffy ruff
fes Astounding, the entire cast de-
served great commentator.
/ Ed Hearne, of Company K, which
by the way sounds quite romantic in
itself, carried off the honors with a
very delightful and we'll acted woman
impersonation, and his Wis a Wis, the
maid carried her part as veteran.
Too much could hardly be said of
the we'll rounded production, and all
the cast deserve particular praise, in
cluded in this were Misses Burk-
Iheimer, Carrie Rowe, Eunice Clark,
Bessie Owen, Lucille Owen and Kate
, Thghman, also Mrs. L. w. Murphy
and the chorus. Of the men, other
than Mr.. Hearne were Messrs. VIM
| Shaw, John Sledge, Stanford Travis
Y Ben Rodwe1l and William Capelle.
The quartette Of Company K, gave
; several selections which received due
applause.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-07-06
SUBMARINE SIGHTED
OFF VIRGINIA COAST.
NAVAL SHIPS REPORTS PER 1scoPE AT HAMPTON ROADS
AND A FLEET OF VESSELS ARE HUNT
ING FOR INVADER.
DEPARTMENT SAYS IS FOREIGNER
(By UNITED pRESS)

Washington, July 6.-An Am
erican naval vessel claims to
have sighted what is believed to
be the periscope of submarine
III Hampton Roads, and report
ed same to the navy department.
Other naval ships at once took
up the search, and Secretary of
War Daniels, ordered thorough
investia gtion.
1t the object seen was peri
scope of a submarine it was de-
finitely stated that it was not
American.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-07-06
MULES UNDERGO
OPERATIONS
(By Henry WOODY

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
With the French Army
July g. Uncle Sam rem
dered France a great service in
letting her have his mules-at a
very good pfice-but France has
returned the service a thousand
times by solving the secret Of a
brayless mule.
When the American pack mule
arrived in France to edo his bit
he of course brought his bray
with him.
The mule was welcome but the
bray-Well any unusual sound on
battle field is undesirable. 1t
might tip off the Boche to a sur
prise attack.
In an effort to put an end to
the nightly Glove song of the
pack mule the French military
officers decided to separate the
sexess, and all gentlemen mules
were retained for service in one
sector while all Of the lady mules
were taken off for service in a
more distant region.
This produced very marked
results. Nevertheless there still
remained certain mules who eth
er from force Of habit or from
conviction that both their love
and their voice were strong that
their lady loves would hear them
no matter how far away they
might be, persisted in making
the welking ring with a gigantic
bray just at the place and time
when it would give the ''Boches >
the right cue for sending in hail
Of shells, grenades and rife fire
The habits and temperament
Of the mule were then subjected
to further and more profound
study by the French and this
time with more happy results. 1t
was found that very slight
operation performed on the nos
trils Of a mule would render him
as silent as a wrecked phono
graph, and since then the Anne
rican mules in the Vosges have
met all requirements that could
possibly be exactely from them
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-07-06
MUST TRACE
SPY MENACE
(Bv Carl. D. Groat.)

(By Carl u. GfOdt.)
Omitted Press Staff Correspondence
Washington, July 6.-Short
shrift will be the portion OF any
German spies that may be round
ed up in the present hunt for the
betrayers Of the American trans
ports.
The temper Of everybody is
that there should be no dal1ying
with the men who endangered
American lives by tipping off the
American military information
but that they should be made
summary examples in the interest
of future good conduct on the
part of others.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-07-06
SENIORS DUEL
IN BACK YARD
(BY UNITED PRESS)

Dueling Popular in Argentina,
July 6.-Items like the following
which appeared in the Buenos
Aires Herald recently, are seen
frequently in the Argentine
press:
In the 'quinta (dooryard) Of
DR.. Delcasse, a prominent law
yer, situated in Belgrano Ga
Buenos suburb), a duel with sa-
bres was fought yesterday be-
tween Senores Manuel Rocca and
Ezequiel B. Casbas before several
witnesses. Senior Rocca was
wounded slightly in the first as
sault, when the duel was called
off and the antagonists became
reconciled upon the field Of hon
orr
For hitting a man with your
fist, if blood is drawn, the mini,
mum Argentina penalty is six
months imprisonment without
the option of fine, but the po
lice never pay any attention te
duelists. Argentine duels, too
sometimes result fatally.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-07-06

mum.
The operation of another Fed
eral law, just effective, will be
watched with much interest and
concern, especially by the cotton
mill people, is the Heating anti
child labor law. The elimination
Of many children over IL years Of
age who have been working in
the 300 textile mills Of North
Carolina is bound to have an eff
feet on labor at once-and more
so later on if men are drafted in
large numbers for service in the
war. from this section.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-07-06
THREATS
EXEMPTION MEN
(BY UNITED PRESS)

San Francisco, July 6.-Death
threats are being sent to mem
bers Of the draft exemption
boards.
John J. Dudy, Of the district
beard, has sent his resignation to
Mayor Rolph because of the
threats he has received.
Other members Of the different
boards have received like threats
but have so far refused to take
them seriously.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-07-06
Stop Foreign
Newspapers
(By UNITED PRLSS)

Washington, July 6.-Foreign-
ers unacauainted with the Eng
lish language will be deprived
paper reading as a wartime di-
version if the recommendation
that foreign language newspap-
ers be compelled to print in Eng
lish all editorial expressions and
news bearing on this govern
ment's foreign policies is adopt
ed by the government as war
measure.
The American League for Ma
tional Unity, which is fostering
the move, urges Federal legisla-
ton to enforce such ruling
and, if necessary, governmental
control Of all foreign languages
papers.
The league charges that most
foreign language newspapers dis
seminate news, giving secret
aid and comfort to the enemy"
and at the same time "Only luke.
warm support to the administra-
Yion.