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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-20

eials arc pressing the destroyer pro-
tramme vigorously, and already have
encountered a two weeks setback by
reason of bad weather.
10 prevent an unnecessary extension
OF the exemption list, both depart
ments to-day assigned officers to col
lect from their various technical bu-
reaus lists of plants vital to their build
ing and supply programmes. Depart
ment Representatives, considered the
lists in joint conference and prepared
for the approval of Secretaries Baker
and Daniels final list to be submitted
to the fuel administration. This list
was pared to some extent by fuel i'd
ministration officials.
One Of the chief concerns Of the
army is to prevent any delay to the
aircraft programme. which is dstrb-
uted through large number Of plants
IN all parts of the country.
The Shipping Board sought and OBJ
tanned exemption to-day for lumber
mills producing timber for the Emer-
gency Fleet Corporation. Deliveries of
timber are far behind the schedule, and
it was pointed out that if lumber man
ufacture was stopped ship plants would
have to shut down.
Many plants in various parts of the
country which had been notified by
government departments that they
could continue operations were not per-
mitted to run by local fuel administra
ton officials, who had not received
notification from Washington. This
confusion. it was said tonight, had
been cleared up and there would not be
a similar recurrence.
Effect on Newspapers
Fuel administration officials said to.
night they expected that the Monday
closing would restrict the size of Sun
day newspapers and increase the size
of Monday editions. Advertisers, they
said, probably would advertise heavily
on Monday instead Of on Sunday, be-
cause of the closing down Of stores on
Monday.
Employers in many parts of the coun,
try were reported to-day willing to pay
their workers for the time lost during
the enforced holidays. State fuel adj
ministrators were asked by DR.. Gar
field to give public expression of his
appreciation for their action.
A JOINT resolution was introduced
to-day by Representative London, of
New York, Socialist, to appropriate
100000 to relieve distress among
wage workers, as a result of the un-
Attacks on the fuel restriction order
were resumed by Republicans during
to-day's debate in the House.
ITO experiment with operating coal
mines, as the government has with
coal distribution. would be very dam
gerous," George II. Cushing. a coal ex-
pert, to-day told the Senate committee
investigating the coal situation.
Mr. Gushing declared conditions
would have been much better had the
coal dealers been allowed to distrib-
ute what supplies were available.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-20
Mt. Vernon Obeys Order

MOUNT VERNON, N. Y, Jan. 49,
Walter w. Law, Fuel Administrator Of
Westchester, has modified all the
forces at his command to keep all pro-
hibited fires from burning on DR.. Car
fields "holidays.'
The Sheriff's emergency squad, of
which Richard M. Jesup, of White
Plains, is chief officer, has been mott
fed that its services may be required
In addition, Mr.. Law yesterday called
upon the troop Of state constabulary
quartered at Gedney Farms, to assist
him in enforcing the order Of the Fuel
ADM nistrator.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-20

Governor Whitman declined yester-
day the request of the Federal Fuel
administration to declare the next ten
Mondays Legal holidays. Albert II
Wiggin, Fuel Administrator for New
York State, received last night tele-
gram reading:
Answering your telegram, do not
intend to make Mondays legal holidays.
Charles 5. Whitman, Governor"
The Governors action is said TO
have been prompted by desire to pro-
tect banks none OF which will close
tomorrow or on the succeeding nine
Mondays affected by the Garfield order,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-20
Kansas City Man 10 Direct
Shipping Boards Tram,

=, KANSAS CITY. Jan. 19.-James e
Holden, vice president in char mes re-
1raffic for the Kansas City Southern
railway, was to-day appointed smnar.
visor of transportation and traffic for
the Federal Shipping Board, ACCORDING
TO telegram from Washington re-,
ce, W., at the Offices of the road here.
Inc appointment was made by Score.
tary McAdoo. ~ eo''-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-20
Schools Shut for 3 Weeks

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Jan. 19.~-To con-
serve fuel all public schools in Ten
nessee will be closed three weeks, be-
ginning Monday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-20
Pennsylvania Coal
For 1917 a Record
Mines Of State Produced 297,
735,OOI Net Tons in Year

HARRISBURG, Penn, Jan. 10
Pennsylvania production of coal DUR
ing 1917 reached the unprecedented
total of 267,735,oo1 net tons, and if it
had not been for abnormal conditions
duo to the war would have gone to
nearly 3Oo,ooo,ooo tons, according to a
report issued to-day by Frank Hall
deputy chief of the State Department
Of Mines.
Mr.. Hall says the production not only
of anthracite and bituminous coal, but
Of coke, was above all previous records.
He notes that in 1860 the production o.
anthracite was 100000 tons and of
bituminous 100000 tons.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-03-28
Rurnors.

Various rumors regarding the
war situation have filled Rocking
ham and the county since the big
German offensive started on
Thursday morning of last week,
and each day the rumors grow
more wonderful. The whole ma
ton is stirred to a high pitch of
expectancy, and so eager have
been our people for news that
the smallest rumor rapidly as
sumes the proportions of the
truth and gains in volume. Truth
is slow and it takes long for it to
overtake a lie, and often never
does catch up with it. Horren-
dus tales have been broadcast
and what are not criminal are
idiotic.
Sunday afternoon the rumor
spread over the city that 100000
Germans had been captured.
Bright were the faces, and broad
the smiles, of those who volun-
teered the II told you So" Mon
m
day night rumor had itthat $4,000
Germans had been taken, and
Tuesday rumor insisted that a
mine had been exploded and 200,
900 Germans blown up. And
then Wednesday up bobbed the
report that the Kaiser himself
was aprisoner, the American for
ces in the front of the pursuit
and war about ended; and one
citizen even went so far as to ask
the Post-Dispatch man Why an
extra wasn't printed. Would that
L
this could betrue, for right gladly
would this paper do the extra
stunt in such an event.
Truly has the grapevine wire
been working overtime. Those
who start these wild rumors
Eshould get together and co-ordin
late the reports. With Hamlet
|enioying the destruction of Berlin
lit is not right that Rockingham
should be digesting merely the
toothsome story that the oldest
Eson of Wilhelm was under lock
and keyG
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-03-28

A patriotic rally was held in
High Point Sunday, and among
the speakers was Rev. James A.
Clarke, pastor of the First Bap-
fist Church. In his imprisoned
address, he declared that, IF I
had to choose between a pro-Ger-
man and a skunk as a bedfellow
i'd say, come here, nice little
skunk And such terms are
mild to those in which every
sympathizer of Germany and
grumbler against America should
be regarded. When our boys
"over there" really get in the
fight and casualty lists swell, the
neo-copperheads and the kickers
among us had better duck.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-03-28
Homicide at Hoffman.

A homicide occurred at Hoff-
man Sunday night, the dead man
being Sam McNair. George
Chambers, charged with the kill
ing, is in Jail at Rockingham,
with a broken left arm, the result
of a. ballet
It seems that gambling game
was in progresat McNair's house
at Hoffman Sunday night, and in
a melee that followed McNair
was killed and c hambers'left arm
shattered. Those present at the
game were James McNair, Ben
Harris, John Ward, Flossie Sloan
George Chambers, Sam McNair,
Jess McKeithan and Lonnie Par
ker.. James, Ben. John. and Flos-
sic were given a hearing before
Squire Butler Monday charged
with gambling, but were liberat-
ed. The evidence adduced before
Coroner Smith Monday tended. to
show that George Chambers
killed McNair.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-03-28

My friend, help the editor in
his wild-eyed search for news.
When your friends come to sec
you, if you are not ashamed of it,
tell him; when your wife gives a
tea party, if you have recovered
from the effects, drop in with the
news; when a new baby arrives,
fill your pockets with cigars and
call; if you 60 to a party, steal
some of the good things and
leave them at the sanctum.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-03-28
SECRETARY McAdoo Monday

SECRETARY McAdoo Monday
announced the terms of the Third
Liberty Loan. The amount will
be three billion dollars and the
interest rate will be four and a
quarter per cent. The campaign
to secure subscribers to these
bonds will begin April 9th. The
new bonds will be non-conver-
tible, but bonds of the first and
second Liberty loans may be con-
vertible into the new 4 IA per
cent securities.
The amount of the issue is not
as large as has been expected. 1t
simply means that the govern
ment can get more dollars with
which to fight the war than it
can find men and material to en-
ploy in the task of winning the
war. Man power is the urgent
need, but the dollars are the next
best thing since they are vitality
necessary in assembling this man
power. Gen. Leonard Wood in
a report to the senate Monday
stated that this country should
maintain an army of 100000
men in France at the earl
lest possible moment, and $780,
900 more men in training in this
country; and all plants and in
dustries pertaining to the war
should be speeded up to the limit.
But to do all this-to follow Gen.
Woods recommendation-the
government MUST have funds.
And to get the necessary funds
without delay this Third Liberty
Bond issue is now to be launched.
Our people must literally sub
cribe to this new issue; we must
subscribe until it pinches. And
while planning to buy these
bonds, which will be in denorai.
nations Of $50, 500 and on up,
1--we must not overlook the fact
that our good old Saving Stamps
also demand your attention, anc
: your consideration. Our Rich
mond county people must res
pond to the amount of bonds anc
| stamps assessed against us.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-03-28
The Old Game of Skin

William Rose appeared tolocal
officers Saturday and averred
that he had been robbed and as
saulted. He claimed that in a
game Of Skin" earlier in the after
noon wherein Lewis Mcneil,
Tom Little, Charlie Ratliff, Sam
Boy Covington, Carlvester Leak
and he were participants, he was
the big winner; in fact, he had
garnered all the coin, whereupon
the others desiring a redistri-
button OF the kale and a conse-
qeunt continuance of the game
held him up at the point of a pis-
toll, the weapon being in the
hands of Lewis Mcneil. And so
relieved of his winnings, he
"reached" to the officers and a
wholesale arrest followed. The
matter was given a hearing be.
fore Squire w. L. Steele Monday,
who dismissed the action against
the outfit for gambling and bound
McNeill over to court for carrying
a concealed weapon.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-03-28

EASTER is'a movable festival.
1t is always the first Sunday af-
ter the full moon which happens
upon or next after the twenty
first of March; and if the full
moon happens upon a Sunday,
Easter is the Sunday following.
Easter day, therefore, may be on
any day within five weeks inclu-
sive of March % and April Is:
In connection with Easter
coming on March 31st this year,
it might interest the Post-Dis-
patch readers to know that in the
past hundred or so years Easter
has fallen, and will fall, on March
31st in the following years: 1893,
1889, 1850, 1861, 1872, 1907, 1918.
1929, 1891, 2OO2, 2013.
Easter next year, 1919, will
fall on April 20, 1920 April 4,
1921 March 81, 1922 April l6,
1923 April l.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-03-28
Easter

Easter, the season when we in
cline our hearts to the god of
spring, is with us once more.
Typical of renewed life, of re-
stored vitality, it seems asthough
some of its force and significance
had gone. 1t finds us this time
with all that makes life dear,
jeopardized, and life's beauties
marred and furnished by ruthless
ness. 1t finds us in a death
grapple with the forces of war to
retain the ideals so long typlfed
. by its ever joyous return. ..,
Taken from the mysticisms of
Pagans, and ss~afted onto a
Christian stem, it has stood for
centuries as a symbol of a risen
Lord, a Lord who triumphed over
death. 1t has been to human
kind a source of inspiration, as
surfing them that though the for
ces of darkness may triumph for
a season, there comes a time,
when the deafness of winter
shall have passed, when the good,
the lovely, the pure and the alive
of earth shall rise up and put to
rout all enemies and claim the
sovereignty that Mother Nature
has conferred upon them.
And never did human Condl-
tons more loudly call for an
Easter of the heart, the soul and
mind than in this year of our
Lord 1918. Never was the human
race more in need of the regen-
Grating influences of a divine
springtime than now.
Dare we hope that this Easter
season will see such an awaken
ing? Can we hope to see during
the year lying out before us, old
passion and prejudices die and
new and purer growths take their
place? May we hope to see
earth's millions Gained anc
soothed and Invested of the fever
of war?
If we would thus hope, we
must not lose sight of the fac
that before every Easter there
must be a winter-a death. Res
surrection does not signify tn,
bringing to life of the old, but thu
substituting for it a new life
Except a grain of wheat fal
into the earth and die,
abideth alone" is as true today a
when first uttered.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-03-28

An interesting sight in Spenr
Icer Sunday was the passing
Fthrough of a train of "a carloads
Iof eggs and one carload OF ruOs-
tiers, en- route from Tennessee to
New York.
Mrs. Lena Guilbert Ford, auth
or of the immortal song. Keep
the Home Fires Burning" was
killed in a German air raid on
London. Mrs. Ford was an
American, and never fear but
Americans will keep the home
fires burning, and our poets song
and her tragic fate will add fuel
| to the flames.
An exchange says: Zone diff
ference between a Prussian and
the Russian is that the former
knows what he wants" In fact,
If there is anything between
them, the Prussian wants it.
Maj. Geo. L. Peterson was last
Thursday acquitted in Wake sup
lerior court of the charge of en-
Ibezzlement of $1,000 from the
Estate. He was the disbursing
Eofficer of the State National
Guard, and he was tried for the
shortage that an audit of his
books later developed. The jury
found him not guilty of intent tc
defraud,
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-03-28
when, but a few wears ago, the

When, buta few years ago, the
movement was started to organ
ize the boys and girls, men and
women of the land into clubs for
the better furthering of various
agricultural interests, the promo
tors were far from dreaming of
the great benefit these organiza-
tons were destined to confer
upon their country. Promoted
originally largely as a matter of
achievement for achievements
sake, they have really placed
their country in position to mobo-
lie her enormous resources for
the most titanic struggle this
world has ever witnessed. The
urgency of the food situation has
made of these organizations a
heaven-sent boon. They have
enlisted effort that was heretofore
either misdirected or utterly
wasted.
This year should see such an
effort on the part of the various
agricultural clubs as will make
the world sit up and take notice.
Greater results should be accom-.
plished because they have passed
the experimental stage and are
now firmly established. The
preliminaries of organization and
experiment are past,and the road
lies open before them, with sign
boards correctly placed and all
needed information thoroughly
worked out and available for all.
The day has arrived when the
closest possible cooperation is
necessary between every agency
that has to do with the great
problem of the worlds food sup
ply Only by such cooperation
can we hope to overcome the
great handicaps under which we
are already laboring.
Every pig club, corn club, vege
table club, canning club, or club
of whatever kind should BIZ
thoroughly awake and direct its
supreme efforts toward the work
ing out of tine plans of our gov
eminent, Yourcuuntry calls fol-
the. best that m you lies. The
opportunity and tine material are
at your hand Al long pull,
strong pull AMID a pull all togeth
er, and the victory will be ours.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-03-28

That Eastern fellow who was
convicted of assault and fined
for kissing his wife against her
will, evidently never heard the
old adage, When a women will
she will, you may depend ont;
and when she won't, she won't
and there's an end ont"
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-03-28
Items of "a Years Ago.

A friend of, the Post-Dispatch
has sent the paper a copy of The
Rocket, published at Rocking
ham, and of the date'of June l4th,
1894. R. w. Knight was editor
and proprietor. At the mast
head was the following notice.
subscription price $1.Oo a year
it paid in advance; otherwise
$l.1."
The size of the paper was a
7-culumn folio. (The size of the
Post Dispatch is6column qRarto)
Among the advertisers, were
Harrison & Guthrie, Claude
Sandford, Z. F. Long, D. c.
Wright, Ratliff and Caudler Mrs.
Sue P. Sanford & Co., Ledhetter
Bros, Leak Bros, E. S. Davis,
DR.. W. M. Fowlkes.
Among the items in this paper
of "a years ago, we note.
The Leak pond favorite resort these
hot days.
T. w. Smith has again embarkedin the
grocery business at his old stand on the
square.
DR.. w H. Steele returned Sunday from
two months stay at the Post Graduate
Medical College.
OIL. Kinney has opened a cabinet
shop at the old stand of the late w. D.
Ussery-
Rev. Sam Jones says the moss beauti
full sight is that of family gathered
around tine family hearthstone, with the
head of the family reading the local
paper paid for in advance. GThe Post
Dispatch gladly echoes that sentiment.
Paul Whitlock and James, Covirgton
returned last week from Davis Military
School
DIR. R. S. Cole has purchased the office
furniture of DIR. Frazier, who left fol
High Point last week. DIR. Cole wil
practice here.
The Maxton Blade has: established {
new rule. 1t publishes no communica
tons except from subscribers who art
paid In advance.
It has been reported that the S. A. L
Ry. will move its cotton compress ant
round house" from Hamlet to Monroe
in which event it is suggested that Ham
let be moved to Rockingham and b.
given place on the square.
&C. Taylor has at last got his COM
bined cotton planter and guano distribu
tor perfected. 1t is simple in construc
ton and weighs but IS pounds. He vii
have the machines on the market mex
spring and we hope he will get rich from
them.
The Rockingham Academy last FIida
closed its spring session. Under Capt
ArmlStedd, tne pIlHClpais IL Has UcG
most successful Credit for the splen6i
exercises is due largely to Miss Nelli
Armistead, the assistant teacher.
The town commissioners last wee
passed an ordinance forbidding the d.
| livery, of ice on Sundays. This action
severely criticised. and justly so. 1t di'
eliminates in favor of the rich, who ca
have refrigerators, as against the poe
who can't afford them. %
Susie, 14-months-old child of Rev. v
. B. Doub, died the 7th, and was buried
Eastside. Died. the 9th, Frank D. Aide
Roberdel mill manufactured 3090f
yards of cloth in May. The mill la
week put on new rope. 1t is l 8,
inches, lilo feet long and weighs &c
: pounds. 1t drives all the machinery.
, Maxcy L. John, chairman, and w. ]
Graham, secretary, issues call for Il
democratic convention to meet the 25t
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-03-28
Preparing for Liberty Drive.

The Richmond county commit
tee for furthering the Third
Liberty Loan campaign met at,
the Bank of Pee Dee Wednesday
afternoon, at the call of the chair
man, w. L. Parsons.
Mr.. Parsons explained the pur-
pose for which the committee
was, and then requested /. S. Lon
don to act as secretary. In
attendance upon the meeting
were David Easterling, N. F.
Jennerett, ]. W. Butler, A. ].
Little, D. A. Parsons, J. F. Diggs,
H. H. Brown, L. S. Covington, B.
F. Reynolds, Mrs. Boyd Gasque,
Mrs. A. S. Dockery, Rev. z. V.
Robertson, R. L. Mcdonald, W.B.
Cole, /. S. London, w. L. Par
sons. Messrs. C. H. Morrow, L.
H. Gibbons, B. B. Farlow, Claude
Gore and L. J. Bell were unavoid-
ably absent.
A committee consisting of B.
F. Reynolds, David Easterling, R.
| L. Mcdonald, L. S. Covington,
. and Mrs. A. S. Dockery was ap-
pointed with power to name suit
able committees for the various
townships of the county. These
committees will wage an active
campaign in behalf of the new
Liberty bonds and the names of
these will be published next is
sue.
The Third Liberty Loan cam
paigp will opsn April 9th. The
newborid Will bear interest of44
and the bondsof the two previous
issues, can be- converted into this
new issueif' anyone desires. The
amount to be, raised is three bill
lion dollars, but the part assessed
against Richmond county is not
known yet, This county was as
sessed $4,000 in the Second
Liberty Loan campaign, and
raised much more than that,
1895, 900; taking thls amount were
1914 subscribers. In Arson 1922
900 was subscribed by 517people.
1t is the hope, of the Government
that this new Liberty Loan will
be subscribed by ten times the
number of people, the Govern
lment would prefer smaller
Iamounts and yet taken by more
people, than for the issue to be
subscribed by few in large
amounts. The. idea is to get
these government bonds into the
hands of the PEOPLE. Our
people will respond to this new
call as promptly as they have in
the previous calls
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-03-28

Articles, were Monday signed
by Jess Willard and Fred Fulton
for a heavyweight championship
match to be pulled off July 4th.
Willard is the guy who knocked
out the colored champion, Jack
Johnson.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-03-28

A colored man, aged 10, was
Saturday night lynched in BERTHE
county, one. mile from Lewiston,
by a mpbs he was charged with
criminally assaulting a white wo-
man.. -
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-03-28
School Recessed of Stamps.

The following is the amount
of War Savings Stamps and Ger
tificates subscribed by the vari-
Gus grades of the Rockingham
(white) school to- March 9th:
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-03-28

Garfield and Aaron Pitts were
last Friday acquitted in superior
court at Morganton of the muir
der of DR.. Tennessee.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-03-28

On Saturday might, the 21st,
Samuel J.. Snitherman and Miss
Tommae Tornlinson, both of
Troy, were married.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-03-28

Cnauneur wen, Juuge, my numper
Ia A(t1A37312RI and he pnf Il.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-03-28

That she has son who has 4 friend
Jt,% f,,,,,,s 80, x,s,- ;e ro;,,y n, anSt
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-03-28

Total profits apportioned 49, $7s5zzUl
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-03-28

5lsR xony Grocer. SaDsrns EuOsu.