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Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-08-01

Vann B. Covington has been transfer
red to the Quartermasters Corps, Depot
Unit Camp Sewer. He is another Rich
mond county soldier who can't do with
out the Post-Dispatch.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-08-01

Joseph R. Coley's address is Co. H,
322nd infantry, 8lst division, American
Exp. Forces, France. He probably en-
barked the middle of this week.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-08-01

John Q. Baldwin has been transferred
from Camp Fremont, California, to Camp
Taylor, Kentucky, 10Th Battery, c. A. ..
T.S.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-08-01

Alex Monroe has arrived safely across
the water, card to this effect reaching
his sisters here last Friday.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-08-01

James Paramore, colored, was Monday
transferred by the Richmond county
exemption board to the Beckley, Raleigh
county, West Virginia, board for induc-
ton.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-08-01

A new subscriber to the home paper is
E. E. Landon, Camp Sewer. Quartermas-
tiers Corps, Reclamation Farm.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-08-01

M. W. Leak last Thursday
bought a Buick Six from agent
J. T. West.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-08-01

Edgar H. Smith, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jake Smith, of Ellerbe. Rt. 2, has arrived
safely in France.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-08-01

Presiding Elder and Mrs. J. H. Hall
received a card July 22nd stating that
their son, Lieut. John Hall, had arrived
safely lover there"
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-08-01

The following is an extract from q
letter received few day agos by Rich
mond county father from transport Y
M. c. a. man:
Il had the good fortune to take over
your son. We messed at the same table
and came to know him quite we'll. We
had fine trip over and landed safely
many thousands Of our brave boys. This
is written on the Atlantic and we are
bringing back sad reminders of this hor
rible war that a damnable, barbara,
enemy has forced upon us----gassed
shell-shocked and wounded. One 18-year
old Raleigh boy is on board without {
right arm, but with the best of spirits!
The ships's medical officers have asket
us to be ready to give cigarettes ane
candies on our next return voyage fo1
we will naturally have many more wound
ed to bring back. If you and your friend
can send US any candy or cigarettes,
will see they go to the fellows. MAJ
God bless US all in our work for Him an,
Country and Home"
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-08-01

R. H. Kendall, 5th Co. 1st Development
Battalion and James Mckenzie, 4th Co..
1st Dew elopment Battalion, were two of
the May 25th "124" who were left at
Camp Sewer when the 8lst division en-
trained two weeks ago. Also John Hales,
Luther Yates and Arch Sneed are still at
Sewer. Miss Maude Kendall and Miss
Elizabeth Smith spent from Wednesday
to Friday of last week at Greenville on a
visit to Reuben Kendall
Lieut.. Francis Ball, of Monroe, has
received an honorable discharge from
the British army OH account of wounds
received in action that physically dis
qualify him from further active service.
He is a son of Rev. w. H. Ball and
brother of Lieut. George A. Ball who
was killed in action in June. He joined
the Princess Pat regiment of Canadians
in 1915 and has served actively since
then. He has applied for passports and
expects to return and resume his duties
as commandant of Horner Military
School at Charlotte.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-08-01

Know anything good" an any of our
boys7 If so, phone, tell or write the
editor and he'll do the rest
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-08-01

1t. George Little, of Wadesboro, whois
an aviator at Pensacola, Fla, spent We'd
nesday here with W. B. Cole.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-08-01

Being twins" contains dire possibili,
ties sometimes. William Dockery is in
camp at Camp Upton and his twin-broth-
er, Henry is at Camp Mills. A fewnights
ago William was in the smoking room of
the "Follies" in New York city, when two
lieutenants of Henry's company approach
ed him and demanded to know why he
was away from camp. William replied
that he had permission. The officers de-
MED this, stating that he knew perfectly
we'll he had orders not to leave quaran-
tine street. And before he could satisfy
them that he was not his twin-brother
Henry, he had to unbutton his shirt and
show them his identification tag!
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-08-01

It. Nathan LeCrand spent Sunday and
Monday with his sister in Hamlet. He
has been at Camp Gordon since last
December, but the last of this week will
be transferred to Camp Perry, near
Toledo, Ohio, for special two months
course in small arms. Knowing Nath
some femininely minded might miscon
strue the meaning of small arms" II
is here used purely in the military sense
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-08-01

Secretary of War Baker last week
ruled that the work or fight" require
ment for ball players would become
effective Sept. 1st. Accordingly the
two major leagues will close the season
about August goth, and Immediately
thereafter begin the worlds series.
Many folks have a misunderstanding
of the ball players status. The ball
players who we're placed in Class have
all been called to the camps, including
Philadelphia's great pitcher, Alexander,
and large number of others. The
other players in the draft age who were
classified in 2, or class, on and after
Sept. 1st must seek more productive
form of labor than playing ball. Which
of course, is exactly right. But the play
ers of Class l are already in the camps.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-08-01
rs men TO CAMP
76 White and Colored Men
Have Gone or VIII Go to
Camps Between July 3Oth
and August 9th.

ored men were sent from Rich
mond county to Camp Greene,
Charlotte. Hampton Miller was
placed in charge. A picture of
these will appear next issue. The
nine to go were:
1896 Hampton Miller
1902 Thomas Bolton
533 Solomon Webster
2169 Wash Hunter
2l56 Pearl Ingram
399 James Lindsay
$40 Edward Johnson
1l24 Oscar Carter
737 Alex Mobey
Also, on July 30th three white
men, limited service, we're sent
to Syracuse, New York, for guard
duty, possible office work, etc.
The three were:
81 VIM. K MeNeill
309 VIM F. Baldwin
631 Pet Yates
This morning, August 1st, %
colored men were sent to Camp
Greene. A picture for next issue
was taken of them. By the way,
anyone wishing enlarged pictures
OF these groups can buy them at
Morgan's Studio. Willie Steele
was placed in charge of the men.
The q to 60 were:
226O Walter Ewing
1912 Henry Richard McRae
1893 Henry Leach
765 Jollie Collins
280 Preston Chambers
2313 Henry Drake
745 Ora Bailey Mckinley
1150 Make L. Jno. Watkins
1882 Arthur DeBerry
1890 Willie Steele
1881 VIM. Ollie Steele
1888 Derious Covington
1909 Wiley Goole
1923 Perry Spencer
1880 Haywood James
1884 John LcGrand
1852 Simon McSWeen
1862 William ]. Mckay
1943 Hadley Goole
l948 Tom Allen
2003 William Ewing
2032 Isaach Ledbetter
2l0l Callie R. Covington
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-08-01

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Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-08-01

Richmond county is one of the coun
ties in the State that has no Home
Guard. The Government issues ammu
ton and rifles to such organizations. For
the present the maximum allowance Of
rifles per State does not exceed so per
cent OF the average enlisted strength en-
rolled in the National Guard organizations
as Of April l and June so, 1917 Based
upon this apportonment, the maximum
allowance Of rifles fol North Carolina is
2,3O7, South Carolina 1,52l, Virginia
2,227, Tennessee 2,l08.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-08-01

The board has prepared the
following names of white men to
report here Tuesday, August
9th, at 4o'clock, from which num-
Der 10 will be selected to go on
the 8:37 night train to Camp
Wadsworth, Spartanburg, S. c.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-08-01

The six men sent to Camp Hancock,
Georgia, Monday, July 22nd, are we'll and
in good spirits. H. T. Prosser is in Com
pany 6, r. r. d. The following is an ex-
tract from letter from him to the ed
tor:
"In the above named Company, there
al 247 North Carolinians from the Coun-
ties of Anson, Chatham, Franklin, Hoke,
Lee, Moore, Richmond, Robson, Union,
Wake and Vance, many of whom know
personally. Practically all of these men
are farmers. They are taring splendidly,
and ,are taking great interestin this great
game. AS you probably know, this is a
machine Gun Training Camp where some
DC, coo men from several Southern States
are assembling now. A splendid camp
site and very little sickness of any kind
has been noted" .
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-08-01

A letter to home folks from DR.. Neil
G. Nicholson, dated June 18th, stated that
he landed safely in France, though he was
scasicl1 for day going over. He is d
first lieutenand, M. R. c. and is in "Am-
bulance Co. 317, 305 Sanitary Train,
American Exp. Force, France" In his
letter he spoke OF having visited Bordeaux,
second to the largest city in France
(50O,O00), and while there was shown in
the basement of an old Catholic church
the bodies of men, women and children
that were exhumed over 200 years ago
and were so preserved that you could
move their ears, tongue and Joints; one
man had been buried alive. He said the
streets are narrow and crowded, with Old
men, women and chi'drcr--.as indeed is
the case in every part of France.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-05-14
Omaha Woman, Relative Of
LongfeI|ow and Whittier,
Mother Of Ia Children,
Five of Whom Survive.

Mrs, Margaret Lawton Bowes, 521
South Twenty-hrst street, who was >
first cousin Of the late JolA Green
leaf Whittier and Henry WadswortF
Longfellow, great American poets
was laid to rest Sunday afternoon
after funeral services led by c. T.
Dickinson, Christian Science reader
Mrs. Bowes, who was the wife oi
Harrison H. Bowes, Omaha lawyer
was sister of Walter Perry Green
leaf, noted Theosophical lecturer, oi
Chicago. She was profoundly inter
ested in the Theosophical society and
was we'll known in Omaha.
She was the mother of IA children
of whom the following survive: Will
liam R. Bowes, Chicago; Frank J.
Bowes, Beatrice. Neb.; Arthur G.
Bowes, New York City; Walter P.
Bowes and Mrs. Marion Bowes Pix
ley, Omaha.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-05-14
PLANS ANNOUNCED
FOR ARBITRATING
LABOR TROUBLES

Washington, May 13.-Plans for
the settlement of local industrial dis
putes which might interfere with the
nations war program were announced
today by the national war labor board
in compliance with President Wilson's S
labor proclamation of last April 8.
The plan provides for the appoint
ment of local arbitration committees
in industrial cities and districts and
of two member subcommittee of the
board itself to act in controversies
which the local committee cannot
settle. These committees will be as
sisted by trained field agents sent out
from Washington to investigate each
dispute.
The war labor board will act as
the supreme court and will hear
cases only when its subcommittee
are unable to settle controversy or
when one side or another makes an
appeal from their decisions or those
OF the local committees.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-05-14
Short Weighing Discovered
In PaCka1eS of COrnmea|

Salt Lake City, May l3.--L. T. Ir-
vine, chief of the bureau Of weights
and measures of this city, said today
he had discovered shortages of from
one-haf pound to one pound in TO-
pound bags of cornmeal, shipped
from eastern points to this city in
carload lots. Mr.. Irvine made the
charge that short-weighting Of sys-s
tematic nature was being practiced by
shippers of foodstuffs into this city.
In one carload of cornmeal Mr.. r.
vine discovered, he said, shortages Of
one pound in sacks labeled as con-
tanning 10 pounds. He insists that
claims of shrinkagcs made by manu-
facturers are not borne out by such
noticeable discrepancies in the
weights.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-05-14

With the American Army in France,
May 13.-How an American alarm
clock kept the whole German line
guessing and caused the Germans use
less expenditure of large quantities of
machine gun and rife ammunition all
one night was related today.
The Americans had been trying for
some time to draw the fire of certain
enemy units.
leave Fritz to me-" said happy
faced young American who, putting
an alarm clock under his arm, disap-
peared into No Mans Land under
cover of darkness and fastened the
clock to wire.
Soon the alarm rang, whereupon the
Germans opened fire. The wire had
been so arranged that the clock con-
tinued to ring intermittently and each
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-05-14
FELON Who MADE
THREAT TO get
GIRL ESCAPES
Green and Suppa, Omaha Con-
victs, Gain Freedom From
Pen by Scaling the
Prison Walls.
tFrom a Staff correspondent.)

Lincoln, Neb., May l3.-(Special.) }
Sealing 20-foot wall by tying to-
gether two ladies, Peter Green and
Thomas Suppa, Douglas county pris-
oners, employed nights in the prison
power plant as firemen, escaped from
the Nebraska state penitentiary early
Monday morning.
Warden w. T. Fenton believed the
convicts caught freight train which
passes about daylight. The men were
traced to the Burlington tracks, a
quarter of mile east of the prison.
The escape was made while newly
employed night guard was making the
rounds of the machine shop. They
also evaded the vigilance of the one
guard on the wall by selecting an OBJ
scure corner in which to go over.
Green was under a sentence of Ia
years for criminal assault. He was
received at the prison in April 1911.
Suppa was sent up in 1915 to serve
an indeterminate sentence of two to Is
years for attempted assault. Both
we're convicted in Omaha.
Clemency Refused.
The State Pardon board made unan-
imous recommendation on January
a, that Governor Neville grant no
clemency to Green. The prisoner had
been appealing for commutation Of
sentence.
Miss Fanny Roller, 13, Green's vic
tim has been made physical and
nervous wreck by the attack, accord
ing to a letter received by the gov
ernor from DR.. ]. w. Wearne of Oma-
ha, who attended the girl.
The threat made by Green at the
time of the trial that he would "get
the girl" for testifying agains him, was
still preying on her mind, DR.. Wearne
said.
Seen Near Beatrice.
Beatrice, Neb., May 13.-(Special
Telegram 1.-TWO men closely answer
ing the description of Peter Green and
Thomas Suppa, TRUSTEES, who escaped
from the Nebrasa penitentiary early
this morning, passed through Beatrice
this evening on the way south.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-05-14
GERMANS UPON
P|CARDY front
Begin TO Dig IN
Huns Opposing Americans on
This Line Show Signs Of
Giving Up Idea Of
Advance.
By WILBUR FORREST.

With the American Forces on the
Picardy Front, May 13.--(Special
Cablegram to the New York Tribune
and Omaha Bee.)-While the military
situation westward toward the sea re.
mains an open warfare in which either
side may renew hostilities, there il
every indication that the enemy units
opposing the relatively small Ameri'
can sector here have decided to settle
down to the resumption of trench. war,
fare.
Aerial observation and other sources
Of information have elected the fact
that the enemy Is digging trenches
systems of permanent character, not
only in the vicinity of the first line,
but also in the rear.
Nightly enemy working parties are
busy and every morning shows the
progress of their labor.
For month allied observation indi-
Gated that the enemy was not yprepar-
ing to retain permanently the posi-
tions where he was stopped below
Montdidier by the French reserves
after an unopposed march of nine
miles in one day.
His trenches remained shallow,
while the men have occupied shell
holes and improved shelters. The
reason for the enemy's decision to dig
in now is undoubtedly that he has be.
gun to realize the difficulty of bring
ing up supplies.a thing which has long
been evident from this side of the
line.
Prisoners the allies have taken were
in some cases starving.
The harassing fire of the allied
batteries, especially at night, on the
roads and on the enemy's organization
in the rear, may also bear on the sit
uation.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-05-14
YANKEE TRICK FOOLS HUNS
Americans Rest and Laugh While
Enemy Wastes His Ammunition.
FIRE ORA WIN BY ALARM CLOCK

time drew a violent fire from the
enemy.
Meanwhile the Americans rested in
their trenches and enjoyed a hearty
laugh.
An American officer turned the
tables nicely on the enemy recently.
The Germans had retired during a
bombardment to concrete dugouts be-
hind their trenches, leaving the first
three lines to one man, who went
around setting off flares, so as to cre-
ate the impression that the whole
front was alive with Germans.
An American patrol leader went
over and discovered the ruse. He
killed the one German, invaded the
trenches and gathered dozens of street
signs which the Germans had posted,
returning to his own lines with the
signs tucked under his arm.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-05-14
Swift Stockholders Approve
Increase of CaDitaI Stock

Chicago, May 13.-Stockholders of
Swift and company, at special meet
ing here today, formally approved the
plan to increase the capital stock Of
the corporation from $l00,000,000 to
$15OO0O,OOO. Half @f the increase is
to be distributed among the share
holders as stock dividend while the
other $25,000,000 worth of additional
stock will be offered to sharehold-
ers for cash at par at the rate of one
share of new stock for each four
shares of old stock.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-05-14
GERMANY PLANS NEW U-BOATS
TO MEET DESTROYER MENACE
Teutons Design Novel Craft in
Hope Of Regaining Advan-
tage in Underwater War;
fare From Allies.

Washington, May 13.-Realizine
that America and the allies have
gained mastery over the present type
of submarine, Germany now is said
to be planning new series of big
U-boat cruisers with which she hopes
again to assume the advantage in her
unrestricted underwater warfare.
Announcement of the new German
scheme is made by George Leygues
the French minister of marine, in an
interview received here today in an
official dispatch from France. No de.
tail regarding the new U-boats were
given by M. Leygues, but from infor-
nation from other sources it appears
that the cruiser submarines will be
heavily armed and armored and will
be designed especially to meet the
menace of the torpedo boat destroy
ers which have proved so effective in
hunting down the smaller submarines
now in operation.
ALLIES ARE PREPARED.
M. Leygues declared that the allies
are ready to meet Germany's new ef-
forts and will not rest upon the Slime
results obtained" in the past.
I'VE shall not STOP" he said, until
we have cleaned up the sea as one
cleans up a trench"
Just how effective has been the war
against the U-boats is shown by fig
ures on destruction of allied shipping
given to the naval committee of the
French chamber of deputies Satur-
day by Minister Ieygues. They re-
veal that sinkings of merchantmen
have fallen off to the point where new
construction is exceeding the destruc-
ton, even now before American yards
are in full swing.
Rate of Destruction Reduced.
The monthly average of destruc-
tions this year, as given by M. Ley
gues, is $4,000 tons, compared with
more than 100000 tons monthly in
1917. In April of last year, the first
month of Germany's unrestricted sub
marine warfare, the tonnage sunk was
$4,000. In April this year it had
dwindled to about 268,000 tons.
On the other hand the destruction
of submarines is exceeding their con-
struction by the enemy and the mar
gin is expected to increase as addi-
tional American destroyers, which
now are being turned out rapidly, take
their place operating in the war zone.
Gain Made in Tonnage.
The total of allied shipping de-
stroyed in the first four months of
1918 was placed by Minister Leygues
at 1,262,345 tons and even if the sub
marines are able to maintain this rate,
which officials doubt, the years total
would be something like 100000
tons, or less than the estimated
amount of tonnage which the shipping
board believes America will produce
during the year.
Adding to American production the
output in Great Britain, France and
Japan, the allies would gain for the
year something like 100000 tons, not
counting the 100000 or more tons
of chartered Japanese and Norwegian
ships and requistioned Dutch vessels.
Officials emphasize the fact that
these figures, while encouraging, do
not furnish the margin Of safety
necessary and there will be no relax
ing of building efforts in any of the
allied countries or in America
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-05-14

by the police today with a view to
prosecution under the anti-loafinp
bill signed by Governor Whitman.
Tango and lounge lizards" pool
room loafers, tramps and other idlers
between the ages of l8 and so will
be hailed to court and fined or i'm
prisoned unless they can show that
they are engaged in useful occupa-
ton or intend to seek employment.
Included among New York's idlers,
it is said by police, are thousands who
fed across the Hudson when New
Jerseys anti-loafing law went into
effect. The roundup of idlers will,
also be hunt for slackers.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-05-14
Senate Votes For Postal
Motor Food TRANSPORTATION

Washington, May l3.--By a vote of
AZ to 9 the senate today tentatively ac-
cepted committee amendment to the
postoffice appropriation bill, appropri-
ating 100000 for the establishment of
postal motor routes in order to trans
port food products from agricultural
districts to cities.
The senate also took up considera-
ton of Senator Kings motion to
strike from the bill 100000 appro-
priation for conducting experiments in
carrying mail by airplancs, but action
was postponed until tomorrow.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-05-14
Police Commissioner Not
Yet Usinq His New Broom

1t was quiet and serene in police
circles last night, even if the new city
administration and police commission
er we're in charge.
No orders were received from the
"big chief" for a wholesale cleaning
up and the police officers continued
their routine duty. The visit to the
police station by Police Commissioner
]. Dean Ringer, expected by the men,
failed to materialize.