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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-07-12
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PERSONALS

AZ. W. A. Barnhill, Of Dawson 5,
N Town yesterday shopping.
O-0-G
Mr.. Willie Barnes left this morning
j., Weldon on business.
n, 1;unter. of Enfield, was in town
,+ordav for a short while.
n. g +. Drake left this morning for
vast Virginia on a visit.
Mr. Walter Cherry, of Leggetts, was
visitor iii town yesterday.
#. on1 Mrs. Scarboro Hancock and
,11ren of Rocky Mount, are visiting
n. and Mrs. Andrew Hancock.
Mrs Carl Lawrence and children, OF
,1,,rfrpesboro, are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs Andrew Hancock.
800
Miss Kate Boyette is visiting MIR.
and Mrs R. H. Weeks near Lawren-
.o,s for few days.
Mrs. @, X. TAYLOR and children, Of
vbitakers. are visiting Mrs. Paul Til
1arv for some time.
800
Mr.. l.. J. Baker, Of Palmyra, was IN
.or, this morning for short time on
business,
Miss Ruby Wright is expected back
from Franklin, Va, today, after visit
mo her sister there for about week.
Mr., and Mrs. R. L. Hardy and family
and Mr.. and Mrs. M. W. Perry motor.
ed to Tarboro yesterday.
900
Mrs ]. f. Blunt left this morning fol
Petersburg to see her son at Camp Lee
Lieut.. Z. S. Blount
Master Walter Nixon arrived thi:
morning from Henderson on a visit Mr.
and Mrs. Len Harrell.
O-O-O
Mrs Bernard Allsbrook and Mrs. En-
nest Lawrence motored to Tarboro yes
| arday.
We still have two walking cult
vators we will sell at a bargain
Also have Willard Harrows an(
Iron Age Cultivators. Edward
end Company tt.
A letter from Jim Ed Condrev Jr. t
a friend who wanted to send him som
more pillow cases, begs that friend no
tG send them las he has more now tina
he can wash
Miss Dicie Howell of New York Cit
who is spending part Of her summer W
cation with her mother, Mrs. F. A. How
ell, Of Edgecomb county, was in tow
yesterday on business.
O--O-O
Miss Annie Gray Stokes left tn
morning for her home at Windsor an
Miss Annie Wilkinson accompanied hi
TO spend a few days.
J-O--O
MIS- u. {. Weeks and children, an
Miss Hattie Weeks, motored to Tarbor
10 attend the funeral Of Mrs. Weel
aunt, Mrs. Mollie Worsley, late of No
folk
900
Mr. and Mrs. J. w. Allsbrook and d;
gutter, Edna Earle, and Mr.. S. T. Wol
mack and two daughters, Misses Elm
ID amt Nahle Wommack, went to Was
A4g'oA' n. g. returning by automobil
800
Il select dance was held last mig
supplementary to the house guests
MISS Annie Mcdowell and Miss Bert
-l''tf'Son. Therewere about ten co
I,'S' ai.d It was said that this was O
"e '@ost enjoyable and best condu
"0 affair this season.
$3.50
NfS' Effie Dickens and family,
~ are visiting Mr.. J. S. Colems
l4tFe will be meeting of the ma
no~;: :''''ee on the Roanoke Bridge p
TINS evening at six o'clock
L., Or 5 office. The chairman
H.. S'I members to be present as i
'' reports are to be made and OF
q work done.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-07-12
FOR SALE TWENTY

goats, all ages, will be sold at
a bargain Apply G.. L. Han
cock R. F. D. No. l Scotland
Neck n. c.. 7-1O6
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-07-12
DIR JENKINS, DENTAL
SURGEON

DR.. G.. E. jenkins, Of Atlanta
Ga. has taken over DR.. D. +. Keel S
equipment and will occupy his Of
flee over Whitehead s Drug Com
pany, Main Street, Scotland Neck
n. c., and is now prepared to do
all classes Of dental surgery.
He has already taken possession
Of the office and is ready to make
appointments.
Phone him at once, Phone No sc
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-07-12
'COLORED BOYS ENTERTAINMENT

Last night in the colored hall an en-
tertainment was given by the colorea
boys for the benefit O ftl&, Red Cross
After the expenses had been paid there
Cross.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-09-26
YANKEE A|RMEN
BOMB THE HUNS
ST. MlHlEl VICTORY DUE IN
PART TO THE SKILL OF
AMERICAN AviATORS.
Swoop Down Into Woodland Roads,
Attacking Transport Trains, Fly
ing as Low as Forty Feet From
Ground to Reach Quarry.

With the Army in France.-Magnifi-
cent work of the American aviators
under most difficult weather condi-
lions must not be forgotten in telling
the story of the ST. Mihiel victory. To
them was entrusted every kind of mis-
sion which falls to flying mans lot.
but the task in which they dis
/ tinguished themselves most. perhaps,
was harassing the enemys withdrawal
from the deepest part of the salient.
careful study had been made of
the roads by which the German trans
port must move, and these observa-
tons turn out to be strikingly accur-
ate, showing that the Germans had
thought out quite as carefully as the
Americans the exact spot which would
remain open longest This was the
gap between Vigneulles and Tniau-
court. with st. Benoit as the center Ii
thus happened that the American air
men found the transport trains exactly
where they expected to find them, and
their attempts to enforce delay were
most daring.
Owing to the weather conditions the
ceiling to use the airman's technical
term, was little more than thousand
feet high. and the dense rain occas-
ionally made everything invisible a
few yards away, but not one of the
selected roads was left unattached.
The aviators swooped down into the
woodland roads. flying only forty feet
from the ground to make sure OF their
targets. Lorry after lorrv waa
wrecked and wagon teams torn to
pieces by skilfully dropped bombs or
machine gun fire.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-09-26
JerusaIer, to GAIA by Rail.

The. modern Ethiopian travels from
Jerusalem TO GAIA on the wny to his
home country far up the Nile by rail
road train. Reports from Palestine In
dicate that since the British occupation
of the country GAIA. the chief city of
the Phillstines in Old Testament days.
and the scene of Samson's exploits,
has become an important railroad cen
ter. the broad-guage railway having
been extended from GAIA to II point
30 miles to the northwnrd. and the
old Turkish line from Judd TO Jeru-
salem, as well as the recently con-
structed branch line from GAIA to
Surar Junction, has been restored and
Is now In OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Post
Express.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-09-26
HOLLAND IS TOLD
TO RAISE EMBARGO
AC0UlESCENCE IN THE HUN
THREATS KEEPS U. S. FOOD
FROM DUTCH NATION.
Given Notice That Appeals for Ameri-
can Foodstuffs Will Be in Vain
If Dutch Shipping Remains
Idle in Port.

WaShington.-The acquiescence OF
the Netherlands government in Ger
man threats which kept 100000 tons
of Dutch shipping idle in port, while
the people of Holland suffered for
want of the food these vessels might
bring, is commented upon in a state
ment issued September 20 by the state
department. The statement is issued
to clear up Misrepresentation as to the
attitude of the United States toward
exports to Holland
The department expresses the hope
that the Netherlands government will
lift the embargo on the movement of
Its ships, which constitute the only
considerable unit of the neutral ton
mage, and in effect gives notice that
appeals for American foodstuffs will
be in vain until Holland follows the
example of the Scandinavian coun-
tries, Switzerland and Spain and en-
tiers into equitable agreements with
the United States and the allies.
Reviewing the efforts of the Ameri-
can government to lend it's assistance,
tne statement ulSclOSeS mat AFTER re-
fusing to approve tentative under
standing for the export of food, pc
troleum, metals and other supplies
reached in London last winter the
Natherlnds, bowling to the German
threat to torpedo even ships sailing
between neutral countries, failed to
avail itself of the offer of the United
States and the allies to permit the ex-
port of 100000 tons of bread cereals
as an emergency measure In. spite
of the free licensing of bunker coal,
for ships other than those originally
stipulated and which carried 100000
tons of cereals to Holland, an addi-
tional 100000 tons, largely by Argen-
tina, has been left untouched for more
than six months.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-09-26
TELL OF ENEMY'S. APPROACH
Certain Birds and Animals Make the
Best Kind Of sentIneis That an
Army Can Employ.

A wounded soldier, asked what had
surprised him most In the battle zone.
told Of finding a robins nest In an
empty shell case.
As rule birds are the finest SEN
dneis In the animal kingdom. They
become aware Of approaching aircraft
long before man hears anything. Early
In the war parrots were kept at the
Ethel tower as sentinels, but they
grew accustomed to the sound OF en-
envy planes and were no longer Of use.
Pheasants always grow restless and
chatter noisily If ZeppelIns are ap-
preaching, even when they are far
away, so far that man can hear no
sound.
What Is perhaps stranger Is the fact
that such ordinary creatures as pigs
should sight balloon when It Is COM
Ing over. The 'blister" makes no
sound, yet, should one appear against
the sky. miles from 4 farmyard, the
farmer will be made aware Of the fact
BY the curious antics Of his pigs and
the clucking Of his hens.
Toy dogs always are susceptible to
the presence Of danger, and many 4
pet shows uneasiness before a raid.
Cats, too, show fear of gunfire and
seem to know when danger threatens.
Dogs. birds and horses are very SEN
sitive to sound. Watch the birds dur
Ing daylight raid. listen to the dogs,
and visit the stable where the horse
restively stamps up and down. But
TINT all animals can accustom them
selves to sounds that cause fear is
proved by our cavalry horses, dogs
that accompany their masters into the
nring line, and the robins nest In the
empty shell case.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-09-26
VICTIM OF GERMAN "KULTUR"
irwin 8. Cobb Writes Of Work Of Beast
Of Berlin, az He Saw II In
London Hospital.

In a London hospital / saw.a little
Sirl who had been most terribly
manned In an air raid. am not going
10 dwell on the state Of this child.
When / think Of her have not the
words to express the feelings that
have. But one of her hands was gone
at the wrist and the other hand was
badly shattered so she was 1ust a
wan little brutnlly abbreviated frag-
ment of humanity. a living fraction,
most grievously afflicted.
Her wounds had ceased to pain her.
the head nurse told me before we en-
tered, and for the rest of the time she
was good patient. one of the best In
the ward
She was lying. when 1 saw her, with
her head propped upon a pillow that
was no winter than her face was. and
there was a pitiful wrath Of smile
on her poor little pinched common
place face, and to her breast, with the
bandaged stump of one arm and with
her remaining hand that was swathed
IN clump Of wrapping. she cuddled
up painted china doll which some
body had brought to her, and she was
singing to It,
The sight. take 1t, would have been
very gracious In the eyes Of his impe-
nal majesty of Prussia-except, of
course, that the little girl still lived;
that naturally would be a drawback to
his complete enjoyment of the spec
tacle.-Irvin 8. Cobb In the Saturday
Evening Post.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-09-26
Lemon Juice
For FreCkIeS
oIrIsi Mako beauty lotion At
homo for . few cents. Try III

Squeeze the juice of two lemons into
a bottle containing three ounces or
orchard white, shake well, and you
have a quarter pint Of the best freckle.
sunburn and tan lotion, and complex
ion whitener. at very. very small cost
Your grocer has the lemons and
any drug store or toilet counter VIII
supply three ounces of orchard white
for few cents. Massage this sweetly
fragrant lotion into the face, neck,
arms and hands and see how freckles.
sunburn and tan disappear and how
clear, soft and white the skin becomes.
Yesl II Is harmless.-Adv.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-09-26
FIVE GREAT ARMIES
WILL CROSS OCEAN
EXPECTED THAT 100000 MEN
WILL BE CALLED TO COLORS
BEFORE NEXT JULY.
The Greater Part Of This Army of
Americans Will Be Sent to France,
but Many Will Go to Italian
and Macedonian Front.

| Washington.-Five fully equipped
American field armies in Europe is the
astonishing prospect disclosed to the
house military committee on Wednes-
day by General March, chief of the
United States army staff.
| The greater part of these armies
will go to France, but 1t is pointed
out at the war department that if
Austria, Turkey and Germany should
determine TO die in the trenches some
of the American field armies Will be
found on the Italian-Austrian and the
Macedonian front.
Secretary of War Baker, speaking
some time ago about the desire 20 help
Italy, stated that there would be no
limit to the assistance as soon as the
circumstances warranted the dispatch
of forces to her consistent with war
demands.
Specifically, General March stated
that there would be In existence by
July l. 1919, an army Of four million
eight hundred thousand men, and he
has heretofore stated that field army
consists of approximately ,OOO, 900 men.
There are, he said, 100000 men I'M
der arms, of whom nearly one and
three-quarters millions are in France.
General March's plan is to have
called to the colors between now and
next July 100000 men, which, added
to the 100000 now under arms. will
make grand total, with all allow
ances for casualties and reflections, of
100000. 1t is believed by officers
that with the constantly Increasing
monthly figures of laying down the
troops in Europe, the whole number
Of the draft necessary to raise the
100000 will be in Europe on va
rious fronts by the middle of July. The
tremendous number of Americans to
be under arms In Europe will make
1t necessary to further classify the to-
tai into groups Of field armies"
which Is the next and highest possible
classification.
simultaneously with General March's
statements to the house committee. the
war department issued statement
which calls for a great expansion of
the air service. The magnificent pro-
gram Of General March is evidently
based on the proper equipment of
every arm of the service, and an IN
limited number of planes Of all kinds
Is necessary TO complete the effective
ness OF American troops In the field.
IL was doubtless due to the needs of
The colossal army to cross the seas by
July l of next year that the air. serv-
ice has made arrangements to fiji its
ranks with men from all classes of the
draft.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-09-26
Tommy sized II Tn.

Toms kindergarten teacher took her
class to see the chickens in the school
yard. A homely brown hen was moth
ering Z brood Of fancy chickens
Matched in IN incubator. Tho aristo-
cratic chicks had tufts Of feathers on
their heads. Tommy quickly noted the
difference between hen and chicks and
blurted out: 'Pshaw. she can't be their
mother" Then, after Z moments con-
aiderstion, he added with an air Of CON
viction: ~Oh, ! guess she's only the
uurSegirl."
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-09-26

work for me and ! know it wifi bb s,u
others II they will give it a fair trial x
Mrs. LIZZIE COURTNEY, los sth A v,
West, Oskaloosa, Iowa. '''''
Why will women drag alone from A,
TO day, year in and year out sulTer tay
such misery as did Mrs. Courtney wbsss
such letters as this are continualIy h "Iea
published. Every woman who spf ss
from displacements, irregularities IN
fiammation, liberation, backache ns.
vousness, or who Is passing through n.
Change OF Life should give this famors
root and herb remedy. Lydia E. PM.
hams Vegetable Compound, trial F.,
special advice write Lydia &. Pinkb.n
Medicine Co.. Lynn, Mass. The resnIt
OF itS long experience is at your service
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-09-26
Treaty Signed with Denmark.

Washington. - Danish American
commercial and shipping agreements.
which have been the subject OF nego-
uations between the war trade board
and the special Danish mission in
washington, were completed Wednes-
day and signed. Similar agreements
have been made with all European
neutrals except Holland.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-09-26
sERBiANs SMASHING BULeARs.
Allies Penetrate Enemy's Defense
Fourteen Miles.

London. - In Macedonia the Ser
bans have extended their front west
ward to the Cerna river and it now
Is 25 miles wide. The total depth of
the advance Is 10 to II miles.
Five thousand prisoners and 80
guns have Zen captured. All the
Bulgarian trench systems on the Ser
bian front have been penetrated. AL
lied cavalry has taken up the pursuit
and one cavalry unit has crossed the
Cerna, 20 miles north of the Sokol
position. Another force Of horsemen
has moved the same distance north
east.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-09-26
IN H'sEE Fox YEAR,
Mrs: Courtney Tells How 81.
Was Cured BY Lydia E
Pmkham's Vegetable
Compound.
Oskaloosa, Iowa" For year,
simply In misery from a weakness

awful pains-an6
nothing seemed 10
DO me any good. a
friend advised ma /"
To- take Lydia d
Pinkham's Vepe..
table Compound :
DID so and got re-
lief right away. /
can certainly re-
commend this vain
able medicine IN
other !. women who
suffer, for it has
done such c
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-09-26

George n. Tucker. president Of Z
Tittsneid {Aass.) bank. uses in busl-
ness the shears which for years were
on the desk Of his grandfather ut the
courthouse They have never been
sharpened. and their edges today arr
AS keen a. a razor" despite the fact
that they have been in constant ~
Ter 100 years.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-09-26
Peace Demonstration Exo.e..d

London. = 1t is rumored in Berlin
that when the reichstag meets there
viii De another peace demonstrated
similar to that Of July, 1917, accord.
ing to an Amsterdam dispatch TO Tho
Exchsnge Telegraph company VIC
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-09-26

Paris.-The French. line steamship
Admiral Charner. bound from Bizerta.
to Malta, has been torpedoed with the
loss Of six lives. according to an Off
cial statement The passengers and
crew numbered ia.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-09-26

Cnicago. = After shooting and kill
Ing his pet dog, James X. Mann Jr
son or the Illinois congressman and
republican leader in the house. shot
himself to death here Friday
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-09-26
Entente pIpIomat. Arre.t.a

Amsterdam.-United States Minis
Ter vopicka and all entente ministers
who were at Jassy (capitnl OF Rn-
mania)' have been arrested by order
OF the soviet, 1t was learned here late
Friday.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-09-26
AMERICANS BoMBARp METZ
HUNS Are Now Getting a Dose o,
Their Own Medicine.

Paris. = Bombardment of Metz bv
one or more American r long-range
guns Is admitted in an official note
appearing In the Metz newspapers.
The note endeayors to calm the civil,
ian population, saying the lombard
ment had been expected and did NOT
represent a real menace, being mere
~ natural consequence of the 81
Mihiei battle. The Smelling, the note
ADDS VIII end when the battle comes
to standstill."
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-09-26
MAJOR General Wheaton d..

on'cago. Major General liza
""ss.on, y. 3. A., died September ~
Iolow'ng an operation. He wa. a.
Year, old and retired from active 60 o.
ice " 1902. He served In tho S ~,.',
VA snd The Spanish American S'v''
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-09-26
The Taikative Golfer.

Parke-I see you have been playing
golf with Perkins wife. Is she good
playerT"
Lane-Fair. She goes round In about
hundred strokes and couple Of
thousand words.-London Tit-Bits.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-09-26
Soldiers Killed In xx....

springfield, Mo. = Twenty-Five so,.
o oaers were Killed and between 80 and
~ more were injured when freight
'ram ana e troop train crashed 70.
get9er In head-on collision one mil.
cast Of Marshfeld, Mo s "he
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-09-26

Suxette says she can't understand
now a small thing like a trolley pole
can keep big thing Ike . street chr
rom running on the track.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-09-26
Massachusetts has 100000 voters I'M
able to read or write English.

It's not the backsets that set man
back so hopelessly as the upsets.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-09-26
TURKS ON THE RUN.
General AIIenby Advances ~ Miles
and Takes MANY Prisoners

and Takes Many Prisoners.
London. = British forces in Pales-
tine, under command of General Al
lenby. attacked the Turkish positions
on a front of 10 miles on September
10. The British broke through the
Turkish lines between Rafat and the
sea and pushed FORWARD for dis
lance Of II miles.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-09-26

How Do you proasunes vivnndnsssr
With pretty ons ~ put ths -
s'1ens Asevny - ~ NJ Vtlahas.~
Gilpin observer., 1918-11-28
WEST ERN.

Chicago completed its quota OF $s.-
100000 OF the $170.500,O00 United War
Work fund.
An appeal to every man and woman
In California, Nevada and Arizona
who knows anything about nursing to
register with the Red Cross has been
issued from that Organizations Pa
cific division headquarters at San
Francisco.
The week Of Dec. to Z has been
named as World Relief Week by Her
bert Hoover. food administrator of the
United States, and spirited cam
paign Is to be carried on during that
period in the interests Of food conser-
walton.
Minnesota will remain "wet," ac-
cording to complete official returns
announced by Secretary Of State
Julius A. Schmal, showing that the
proposed dry amendment to the state
constitution failed by 756 votes at tho
general election Nov. s.
The British ministry Of food has al.
ready taken the step that is being
contemplated by the United States
Food Administration OF assuming alb
solute control Of the milk industry,
according to word received by the
Colorado Food Board.
Gilpin observer., 1918-11-28
GENE RAJ.

The emperor OF Japan has conferred
decorations upon several American
army officers, including Generals
March, Bliss and Pershing, Secretary
Lansing was informed by the Japan
ese ambassador.
Allied action toward inflicting pun.
ishment on the Kaiser is daily becom
ing more probable
Investigation of the alleged disloy.
al speech of Senator La Toilette at
st. Paul more than year ago was
abandoned by the Senate elections
committee on vote of 9 to 2.
Cotton ginned prior to Nov. II
amounted to S.GS1,005 running bales,
including 127,812 round bales, 6,S73
bales OF American Egyptian, and a..
145 bales of Sea Island, the census bu.
reau announced.
A shipment of $3.000,0O0 in silver
bullion, the largest ever sent out from
the United States assay office in New
York city, was started on its way to
the secretary Of state In Calcutta, In.
dia. II required twenty-five motor
trucks to carry the metal on the first
stage OF its long journey. The bul.
lion was obtained by the melting down
OF the silver dollars held in reserve
against the 81 silver certificates.
which are being retired by the issuing
Of federal reserve notes. The silver
thus set free is being shipped to In.
dia under an agreement with the Brit.
ish government, which is obliged to
pay the natives in India, in whatever
capacity they are employed. in bullion.
We are to have an old.fashioned
Christmas after all. The Council Of
National Defense has lifted the re.
strictions on the production and sale
OF holiday gifts and to the .manufac.
turer, merchant and buyers says in
effect: 60 to IT," as in the opulent
days OF peace.
The civil population Of Bruges ID
much more bitter toward the Germans
than the soldiers who have fought
them four years. Terms Of bitter hate
and a demand Of revenge came from
the civilians alone; the soldiers grin
soberly.