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Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-08-29

The war news each day during
the past week has been more and
more favorable. The chief fight
ing has been by the British on
the northern end of the 200-mile
fighting line. British forces have
Bapaume, and have entered at
one point the famous Hindenburg
line. Further south the French
and Americans are steadily doing
their part, the French Tuesday
pushing forward fully six miles.
Since July 1st the Allied armies
have captured over $4,000
German prisoners, 1900 heavy
pieces of artillery and thousands
of machine and lighter guns.
The Germans are practically
on the line from which they start
ed their big offensive March 2lst.
Developments in the next day or
so will show whether they are to
be driven further back than
their much Wanted Hindenburg
line. This line has for months
been marvelously built, concrete
trenches, heavy cannon etc.
The total American losses to
date number 25,650, in killed,
wounded and prisoners:
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-08-29
DEATHS

SKIPPER-Mirandy, aged SO,
died at Home for Aged and
Infrm, Friday night, Aug. 23rd.
MAURICE-Mrs. Joe, died at
James hospital, Hamlet, Thursday
night. Funeral conducted from
residence Saturday by Rev. Mr..
Watson, and interment at East
side cemetery.
STUTTS-N. B., died at Man
gun Aug. oath. Funeral at Hebron
church 25th, conducted by Rev.
Mr.. Traywick. Mr.. Suits was
"a years old, and leaves a wife
and seven children, 5 boys and2
girls.
HORNE-Luther Hamilton, 5
IL year-old son of Andrew Horne,
of Hannah Pickett mill, died this
morning at 8; interment Friday
at Mizpah.
LILES-D. S., died near Lilies
vile this Thursday morning.
Funeral at family burying ground
Friday. He is a brother of Z. B.
Lilies and Mrs. E. A. Shores, of
Rockingham.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-08-29
Custom and
Exchange Grinding.

RULE M. S. 20: The wheat
miller who receives wheat from
farmers wagons and grinds such
wheat on a toll basis, or ex.
changes such wheat for flour and
feed, may charge not to exceed
thirty-five cents per bushel for
each 60 pounds of clean wheat so
received.
This toll is collectible on
money basis only. It is not per.
missable for mills to accept wheat
as toll in lieu of cash.
Yours very truly,
W. N. Everett,
County Food Administrator.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-08-29
The "Y" Drive.

The machinery is being pre-.
pared for the Y. M. c. A. War
Fund Drive that starts November
18th to raise $ll2,OOO,OOO through.
out the Nation.
The State is divided into Is
districts. This district is No. 10,
and is composed of Richmond,
Arson, Montgomery, Moore, Lee
and Scotland counties. w. N.
Everett, of Rockingham, is chair.
man; B. F. Reynolds is director.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-08-29

MANUFACTURERS of passenger
autos and repair partshave agreed
with the war industries board to
limit production during the last
six months of 1918 to Is per cent
of the total production of 1917
Now watch secondhand cars soar
in price; it seems as tho a prof.
teer might buy new Car now,
use it for several months and
then next spring get as much as
he originally paid for it, such will
be the demand next year for new
cars that are not
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-08-29

THERE will be no State Fair at
Raleigh this fall. The govern
ment has accepted the offer of the
North Carolina Agricultural So
ciety to lease the Fair grounds
for use in connection with the
tank training camp. The lease
also carries an option to pur-
chase.
Active work is underway for
this big tank camp. 1t will be
made the largest in the country,
and $4,000 acres north and west
of the Fair grounds are being
leased for the purpose. The tank
camps at Gettsburg and another
northern city are to be moved to
our milder southern climate, to
escape the rigors of the northern
winter.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-08-29
Marriage Licenses.

During the past week mar
riage licenses have been issued
to the following couples:
Ed Blue and Julia Covington,
colored, issued 22nd.
Julius Pringle and Mary Will
liams, colored, issued 22nd.
Lawyer Cameron and Carrie
Tyson, colored, issued 23rd.
George Tender and jamie
Baker, colored, issued 10Th.
Reuben Kendall and Elizabeth
Cornelia Smith, white, 18th.
The "wets" and "drys' in Con-
gress have agreed that wartime
National prohibition shall go into
effect July l, 1919!
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-08-29
Weekly Casualties Review.
Killed, Wounded, Prisoners and
Missing as officially announced
during the past week for North
Carolina and Richmond County.
NORTH CAROLINA
Killed in Action.

Eugene B. Gallon, Benson.
Fred Wilson, Fairmont; James Clarence
Brown, of Kannapolis; John Evans, New.
bern; Henry Grier, Charlotte, died of
disease.
William Barrett, Kings Mountain.
Loman Morgan, Andrews.
Erwin Christopher, Culberson.
Paul Hogsed, Andrews. .H
VIM. B. Johnson, Kernersville.
Will Z. Pearson Elkville.
Eason Tiney, Macclesfeld.
Johnnie Wilburn, Denniston.
1t. Paul c. Venable, Durham.
Sergent Karl NJ Hooker, Salisbury.
Alpha lhigpen, Hallsville.
Carson B. Chason, Lumber Bridge died
of wounds.
Clayton W. Starr, Greensboro, died of
accident.
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Administrator Notice.

Having qualified as administrator, c. t.
a., of the estate of James Meacham, de-
ceased, late of Richmond County, North
Carolina, this is to notify all persons
having claims against the estate of said
deceased to exhibit them to the under
signed at Rockingham, N. c. on or before
the Oath day of August, 1919, or this no.
tice will be pleaded in bar of their
recovery. Ali persons indebted to said
estate will please make immediate pay
ment.
This August oath, 1918.
w. F. Meacham, Adm.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-08-29
Wounded Severely.

Sergeant Carries Martin, Asheville.
Lieut.. Paul n. Montague, Winston,
missing in action.
Allen Mcdonald, Grandview.
Howard c. Scott, Raleigh,
Grail S. Suggs, Thomasville.
Benaga G. Caravan, Lowland.
Wiley G. Sheetz, Idlewild
Raymond Barnes Taylorsville.
Curtis P Page, Wade.
Ernest Willoughby, Goldsboro.
Sergeant William H. Springs, Mars Hill
Chas. H. Hamgton, Winston
Dayton Sears, Apex
VIM. S. Rice, Mars Hill
John D. Adams, Wilson
Carton Johnson, Milwaukee, missing in
action.
Corporal VIM. Wellborn, Wilkesboro
Harrison w. Huffman, Gastonia.
Ernest Snow, Reidsville.
RICHMOND COUNTY.
Private Linzie R. Pate, Rockingham
wounded severely. (Pate's name appear.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-08-29

WALTER Hines Page, of Gar
den City, N. Y, but born and
reared in North Carolina, has
rendered his resignation to Presi-
dent Wilson as Ambassador to
Great Britain, and it has been
accepted. Mr.. Page has been
Ambassador since April, 1913.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-08-29

ed in the list of wounded issued last
Tuesday. 1t will be remembered that on
June 18th his brother received wire
from the War Department stating that
Linzie had been wounded May 18th. 1t
is not yet known whether this is second
wound he has sustained, or refers to the
first; probably a second. He at one time
worked at the Hannah Pickett cotton
mill, and volunteered last summary
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-08-29
Notice

All persons will take notice and are
hereby notified that the undersigned has
this, day sold and transferred his partner
ship interests in the Richmond Garage to
w. A. Poplin. The said Poplin is liable
for all indebtedness on said business
accruing from July LIST, 1918, the said
Monroe Warburton now and henceforth
having no connection with the said bust.
ness. All moneys due said Richmond
Garage prior to July1, 1918. will be paid
to w. A. Poplin.
This, July LIST, 1913.
Monroe Warburton.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-08-29

Fire last Saturday night de-
stroyed the plant of the Green
River Distilling Company at
Owensboro, Kentucky. $4,000
barrels of whiskey were lost, en-
failing a loss of 100000.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-08-29
Post Dispatch Sign.

SuOESlAISu IL AAA SAAS i WV A~AS
patch office, across the sidewalk,
is a new sevep-foot sign:
Rockingham
POST DISPATCH
Newspaper Job Printing
To our friends out of the CITY
who may not know where this
office is located,we will say that it
is on Hancock street, opposite the
western entrance to the Rocking
ham Hotel, and next door to the
Chinaman's laundry.
The office is always open to its
friends. Drop in and give the
paper any bit of news. You are
always welcome.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-08-29

United States Senator Ollie M.
James, of Kentucky, died at Bal
timore hospital Wednesday, aged
Az. a.,
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-08-29
War Savings Stamps Sales.

The total amount of War Saw
ings Stamps sold by the Rocking
ham postoffice to date is $685. $780,
S..
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-13
rofits Now and Reputation Laters

ock Island is the home OF hundreds Of war
ers 1t would be the home Of hundreds more
had houses in which to shelter them. There
constantly increasing congestion OF population.
! will continue at least while the is in
-ess AS result there is temptation to increase
and to ask exorbitant prices for improved real
> and not a few have yielded TO It.
he national capital IS called upon to provide
ers for tens OF thousands OF strangers where
are only hundreds in this city, Crowding
! there to an extent uudreamed OF here Wages
lalaries are much higher. The opportunity for
tion is limited only Ay the conscience of the
rty owning class, and that is not much in evil
nowadays. The newspapers are protesting
,usly against the rapacity of landlords. Earl
tn in the Washington Times makes some
I'd statements in this connection that are worth
ting here. He says:
Sam Gompers. president OF the American
1eration OF Labor, has uttered sentence
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-13

which believe should be raised as high the
golden rule.
He bids labor not to take any action now or
to enter any movement now that it cannot de-
fend after the boys come home from the
trenches"
This is of the most solemn warnings
ever uttered and believe every in Wash
>ington engaged in trade real estate or any
other money getting profession should read it
over and over,
1t applies with lightning force not only to
labor but to those owners of real estate in
Washington today who are taking the oppor-
tunity of a world to squeeze more money
from the pockets of helpless tenants.
1t is wrong to sell water at a dollar a drop
to men dying of thirst. 1t is just fendish to
ascertain that there is no place to live except
in your houses and then tell the tenants to pay
a higher rent buy the house or go out in the
street with their wives and children to shift for
themselves.
When we are in war we expect to be hurt,
but do not expect to be hurt by our own people
If the German army in Washington
some of us might expect to be evicted, but this
present money-lusting campaign of evictions
purports to be the movement of our friends.
However, there is practical difference
to a family whether it be put into the street
by German soldier or a money-mad landlord.
The government has gathered a hundred
thousand extra people here to help carry the
war against Germany, and by so doing makes
Washington the main war shop.
Until proper arrangements can be made to
house this great extra force, there is a short
age of living space and this shortage is taken
by certain landlords here to be an opportunity
TO extort money from war workers, govern
ment clerks and others who happen to live
here
l have exactly the same respect for high
wayman with a pistol operating in a dark
street l have for the gentlemen who operate
with a notice of eviction.
They will get what is coming to them some
day, so, therefore, l bid them read over the
utterance by Sam Gompers and refrain from
action which they cannot defend after the
boys come home from the trenches.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-13
by Thrift. SAGE
for Yourself and Help
SAGE Your Country
by Buying Thrift
Stamps. Make
Your Pledge
NOW
Pledge Your Loyalty.

3The great 100000 600 savings pledge week
e is on All over Illinois the patriotic solicitors
going from house TO house, interviewing every
on the subject OF signing pledges for the pur-
Be of thrift or war savings stamps at regular
rivals from nov until the end of the year. Uncle
i needs the money for the successful prosecution
the war Illinois has done it's part in the third
|erty loan. it did in the others What now re
ms is for Illinois to do its part and more than its
L in the war savings campaign.
|The pledge that is being circulated this week is
l. truly pledge of loyalty than any other which
been circulated by the government. The sgner
! his pledge not only affrms his loyalty, but he
/ les good his affirmation by deeds. He agrees to
4 a certain sum every week month during the
and to invest this sum in thrift or war savings
bps. He lets the government know he is behind
p this war not only with words but with his
ley. He makes it plain that he is willing to
Il something that the war may be won. He vol
#riIy agrees to help the government reduce the
4 in on the railroads and on the manufacturing
/ labor supply of the country, already inadequate
war needs. in order that the war work may be
ahead
y he government. on the other hand, is offering
he signers of these pledges advantages it has
II offered in presenting another security. In the
! place, it should be understood that war savings
bps are an investment, not gift. They are the
government investment in the world. If held
haturity they pay higher rate of interest than
other government loan. They can never deprec-
in value because they are always redeemable in
with interest. 10 days notice. They form
rye against sickness, death and misfortune. The
haser becomes a saver and investor at the
e time His money begins to work for him at
lnois is the state of Lincoln and of Grant. 1t
shed more soldiers for the defense of the union
the union was threatened than any other state.
roportion to its population. Illinois boys by the
sand are now under German fire in France. Dis
hes almost daily tell of Illinois boys giving up
lives in defense of their country. Illinois can
must let those boys know it is backing them up,
with mere flag waving and loud words but with
money Illinois must and will take its place
BIZ the leaders of the states in the war savings
baign.
gn the war savings pledge card this week. And
you have signed it keep it religiously. for ths
ing of the war depends as much on you as it
on the boys over there
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-13
5P[HI[Es DAILY SHORT STORY

several minutes before he could
resume
Tip number two was another
smart bit of this efficiency ex-
peril Rich man named John Hood
lived all alone at Weedham, 20
miles from the city. Limpy knew
he was rich. for he was the guar
dian of a stepdaughter with a for
tune. Nosing around, Limpy had
discovered an upper room WITH
barred windows. Aha why barred?
To protect coolies Of treasure, or
course. l went out one night TO
look over the job. There was
light in the room-but so much the
better. | would probably find the
old Croesus counting his vast store
of gold. l skinned up a lightning
rod, got my eyes on a level with
the window and could have choked
with rage. The room had no safe
nor vault, just a pretty girl sitting
asleep in a chair. | slid to the
ground. March, said someone,
and there was weakened old coot
with gun. He had my tool kit
in one hand. When he met an Off
Ger he handed me over for at
tempted burglary I'd like to have
that Limpy in this cell for a few
minutes Say. here's a souvenir
OF one OF those exploits I've beea
telling you about" and Joe drew
little medallion from his pocket.
That's the big loot we got from
Ward Caverly."
Thanks, nodded Waring, but
he fingered. for following his last
remark Ward enunciated a strange
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-13
Preparing a List of Heroes.

After this war it is altogether probable that a
monument other sort of memorial will be
erected to the memory of the men from this com
munty who have given up their lives in it for the
of freedom. There is a monument now for the
heroes of the Civil and another for those of the
Spanish-American Certainly the heroes of this
struggle will be commemorated in stone in some
form, and then shall want the names of all who
have been martyrs in the cause to engrave upon it.
Now, while the casualty lists are coming in is
the time to begin the preparation honor
and there should be someone specifically designated
for the work. What is everybody's business is no
bodys business. 1t is undertaking which the
Rock Island County Historical society might very
properly sponsor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-13

gressive, we considered 1t.
What was it?' propounded War
ing interestedly.
well, Limpy has only one foot
and couldn't run if the police were
after him. He had ambitions in
crooked ways, just the same. He
efficiency expert in burglarious
lines, he was ready to hire out as
a pilot.
You mean"
Here was his scheme: Limpy
is a slick, but mple-looking fell
low and can hang around unsus-
picioned whereFwe'd be vagged on
general principles. He was to be
our advance agent, see? He'd go
to a neighborhood and pick out
hopeful prospects. Number one
was a house where a young fell
low named Ward Caverly lived. By
prying around Limpy got stray
peeps into the room where this
CaverIy slept. He had a chance
OF observing him, several nights in
succession when he went 10 bed.
removed from his bosom. pack
age. Bet it's a diamond. or rich
loot. anyway. reported Limpy, for
he Sleeps with It under his pillow
every night We laid for the
young fellow, who put up terrific
fight which sent him TO a hospi-
tai, but we got the package. What
do YOU think was. in It? A cheap
little medallion with the picture
OF a girl"
From sheer disgust and indigna
! ton, Joe Ward had 10 consume
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-13
FiFy-Seven Varieties Of Salts.


Take a dose of Salts" the doc
tor orders.
Which kind, the coarse or the
fine salts, doctor?" the patient pn
quires.
Then the doctor either specifies
or be doesn't When l was young
| actually believed there was par
ticular purpose for each of the 81
varieties of salts. The scientific
truth, as nearly as l can make out,
is that all saline cathartics are
identical in action, whether you
buy them as you buy flour or in
the form of mineral water.
Some kinds of salts are more
/ drastic than others, so that a small
er dose suff1ces. Outside of this
quantitative difference, all salts act
alike.
There's the famous Carlsbad salts
derived from the Carlsbad springs
or mixed up artifcially in about
the same proportions as the natural
Carlsbad. Because they came with
the Made in Germany" label | used
to imagine they were in same mys-
terious way more valuable than
plain EPSON or Rochelle salts. 1t
seems now that we doctors in this
country allowed the Germans TO
put a whole lot of their expensive
products upon the market, prod
ucts that somehow gained a big de-
mand yet had no special merit aside
from the fact that they originated
in Germany. And what is the
Carlsbad formula? A mere Mkt
ure of sulphate of soda (Glauber's
salt), sulphate of potash "a harsh
cathartic), common table salt and
common saleratus (bicarbonate of
soda) Its exclusiveness depends
entirely upon its cost when pur-
chased under the German name.
Another saline cathartic that has
enjoyed unmerited repute is phos-
phate of soda. A mild cathartic,
but with no known action in any
way different from that of plain
EPSON or Rochelle solts
Salts are very essential in the
treatment of certain diseases, and
very injurious if unfortunately
taken for any considerable period,
of time simply as physic. Salts
/ physic by extracting water from
/ the lining of the alimentary tube.
This may be a desirable action at
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-13
The Day in Davenport

Discuss Coalition Ticket.-Plans
for a coalition ticket in the fall
election were discussed at a con-
ference held Saturday between
subcommittee from the republi-
can and the democratic county CEN
trail committees. While leaders il
the movement admitted Saturday
night that some progress had been
made in the conference yet the
plans were not sufficiently ad-
vanced to be made public. The
committees will resume theiE work
today and expect to reach def
mite decision in time to make
public announcement through the
press. The committees announced
Saturday that the public would be
taken into their confidence once
their plans were completed.
o
Asks $4,000 For Sight.-Impair-
ment Of ones eyesight is worth
the. reasonable sum of $4,000, in
the opinion of Anna Oaks, who
filed suit against the Tri-City Rail
way company in district court Sat
urday, asking judgment for that
amount on the ground that the de-
PENDANT company was guilty of
gross negligence in the operation
Of its cars on the evening of July
4 last. The plaintiff was a pas
senger on a Watch Tower car and
sustained painful injuries when the
car collided with another car. A
splinter of glass is alleged TO have
entered the plaintiffs eye, impair
ing the sight of the optic.
0bituary.-The death of Charles
Pamperin, 1911 Prairie street, oc-
Cured at a hospital, following an
extended illness. The deceased
was born in Mecklenberg, Ger
many, Feb. IA, 1867, and was 81
years of age. He came to this
country in 1876, coming directly to
Scott county. where he has since
resided. He had never married.
He is survived by one brother.
William Pamperin of Canada, and
sister, Mrs. H. Hansen OF Dav-
export.
Tries Suicide.-In bad health and
and out of of work and money,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-13

Miss Carrie Rain, so years old, q
scrubwoman, attempted suicide by
inhaling gas in her room at 40S
West Fifth street, early Saturday
evening. Her attempt was unsuc-
cessfuI. Reports from Mercy hos
pital were to the effect that she
would recover. County Physician
DR.. S. G. Hand is attending her.
Miss Rain has not been seen by
her neighbors for two days. Sne
is believed to have kept to her
room during this time. At o'clocA
Saturday night Mrs Hall and Mrs.
Breede, rOomers in the house,
knocked at her door. When they
received no response they opened
the door, found the room filled
with gas and Miss Rain uncon-
scious on, the floor. A gas jet on
dows were closed and locked The
wagon and pulmotor were sent IL
the house with DR.. Hand. The wo-
man was revived and then taken to
the hospital, where she is recuper-
ating. Miss Rain has been work
ing as a scrubwoman at a local
hotel. Recently her health became
bad and she was forced to quit.
Her small savings were exhausted,
and respondent because of these
facts, she tried to kill herself. Her
sister in Geneseo, ILL.,, has been
notified.
Try Fridie June 10.-Charles H.
Fridie, indicted on a charge of
manslaughter in connection with
the death on Easter Sunday of
William T. Spier, aged 21a years,
who was knocked down and killed
by the defendants car, will go on
trial in criminal court on June 10.
Attorneys for the defendant and
the prosecution agreed SATURDAY.
TO a continuance until the June
term and the agreement was ap-
proved by Judge A. ]. House, who
ordered a special venire of % jur-
ors called to try the case. The
agreement followed an attempt on
the part OF the defendant to secure
a change OF venue. A motion for
a continuance was also filed FRI
day by the defendants attorneys,
Cook & Balluff.