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Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-11-21

The War Savings record Of the
100 counties in North Carolina a. In
dicatsd On the accompanying map
shous that nineteen counties have
azasslbsd 1oQ per cent end oree Of
u y M@ GGVlAss Aaioenzsne, eax
I I'M saaUassbsA ecm % %
400 psr esnA twensynins trcm rs 70
30 20 osnt twsntyssvsn from 80 to
rs par cent while nineteen have sub
scribed lsss than 50 per cent Of their
quotas.
The counties that have subscribed
their entirs allotment which are black
On the Map. are Arson. Chcwan. Ca
berrus. Edgecombe, Forsyth. Franklin.
Gates. Greene. Henderson. Iredell,
Jones. Lenoir, Martin. Meckienburs.
Mash, Perquimans. Pitt, Union and
Wilson. The SIX that have subscribed
over 30 per cent Of their allotment,
which are cross-checked on the map,
are Berthe, Beaufort, Guilford. Jack.
son, Northampton. and Onslow. The
nineteen counties that pledged less
than so per cent. which are left white
On the map, are ARhe. Bladen, Bruins
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-11-21

son will be called on at some time dur
ing this week to 60 to the limit OF
his ability. Heads Of families who
are able will be asked to take $1,000
Of Stamps for each member Of his
family end thus qualify for member
chip In the North Carolina War Sew.
hDs IAmtt Family Society. Individu-
ali who are able will be called on TO
take $1,000 of stamps for themselves
and thus become members Of their
County Limit Club. People who arc
not able to 60 the limit by the law
will be asked to 60 the limit Of their
ability-to buy all they can pay for.
Every individual will be called on to
give to the utmost that the State may
raise its full quota by December 81
and have 100 per cent war-record to
its credit.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-11-21
WAR SAVINGS STAMPS IDEAL
CHRISTMAS PRESENTS.

War Savings Stamps make ideal
Christmas presents. There are sew
eral reasons why people should give
Thrift and War Savings Stamps as
presents at Christmas instead Of the
usual valueless gewgaws and trinkets.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-11-21
Calendar for lst December Term 1918
Hon. w. j. Adams, Judge Presiding.
MONDAY, DEC. 2

S. D. J. c. Leigh VS. R. H. Fetner.
S. D. Ebert Gibbs VS. Julia Gibbs.
Connecticut western news., 1918-01-03
DOMESTIC AFFAIRS

The Danish West Indies, purchased from Denmark for S25,000,000, passed under the jurisdiction Of the United States January 27, and were renamed the Virgin islands.
 Serious race riots in East St. Louis, Mo-, July 2, resulted in the killing of more than 20 negroes and two white men md heavy property loss by fire. The riots were followed by prosecu- tlons by state officials and congress sional investigation.
 Soldiers of the Twenty-fourth U. S. infantry (colored) started a race riot at Houston, Tex, August 9, resulting in the death of 15 whites and several negroes.
 Interest in the general elections on November 6 was centered in New York and Chicago, where Socialist tickets were defeated by large maJori- ties. Judge Hylan, Democratic nomi- nee, was elected mayor of New York over fusion, Republican and Socialist candidates.
 In Milwaukee, Wis, November 9, ten policemen and woman were kill ed by the explosion of bomb found In n church and taken to police head quarters.
 Thirteen negroes, convicted by court martial of participating in the race riots at Houston, Tex, August 23, were hanged at San Antonio, December Il. Forty-one others were given life sen tences.
 The house of representatives, on De cember IT, adopted a resolution, al- ready adopted by the senate, submIt- ting to the states a constitutional amendment for national prohibition.
Connecticut western news., 1918-01-03

February 8, 30 were killed and 344 On the same day an explosion at Yo- kohama killed 100. On February 21, the British transport Mendi was sunk in a collision, 625 South African h. borers being lost.
 On March II, a tornado In east cen tral Indiana killed more than 20 per sons and on March g, 3S were killed and more than 200 injured when tor nado wrecked part of the city of New Albany, Ind.
 Explosions In Russian ammunition plant pear Chester, Pa, killed 112 per sons April 10. An explosion in the Hastings mine near Ludlow. Colo. April 27, caused a loss of 119 lives.
 May %, the city of Gyoenyoes, Hun gary, was devastated by fire. Thirty lives were lost and great damage was done by a storm in Kansas May 25 and the following day tornadoes in central Illinois killed 150 persons and destroy ed property worth millions of dollars. May %, many persons were killed in tornadoes in southern Illinois, Ken lucky, Tennessee, Alabama and Arkan- sas.
 San Salvador, capital of Salvador, and a number of surrounding towns were partially destroyed by volcanic eruption, earthquake and fire June T. More than 150 men perished in blaz- ing mine at Butte, Mont, June 0. Thir- teen were killed and many injured when a water tank fell on the steamer Christopher Columbus at Milwaukee, Wis, June 80.
 A Niagara Gorge trolley car plunged into the rapids, July 1. and 2S were killed. A mine explosion at New Wa terford, Cape Breton, killed 62 men on July 25.
 A mine explosion at Clay, Ky, caused the loss of 31 lives on August 4. Nineteen were lost when the Brit ish steamer City of Athens, carrying missionaries to Africa, was sunk by q floating mine on August 10. Eighteen were killed in a trolley car collision near North Brnnford, Conn.,, August 13. On August IS, disastrous fire swept Saloniki, Greece, destroying a large part of the city.
 Many persons were killed in n ty- phoon and flood at Tokio, October 2, and a thousand persons were reported drowned in great floods in Natal, South Africa, October 2S.
 About 1,200 persons were killed and millions of dollars wolth of property destroyed December 6 by m explosion and fire which followed a collision in the harbor at Halifax, N. S., between Mont Blanc, a French intuition ship, and the Imo, laden with supplies for the Belgian Relief Commission.
Connecticut western news., 1918-01-03

November 8. Premier KerenSky fed from Petrograd, and other members of the cabinet of the provisional govern ment were arrested. On November 10 the rebel government made Lenine pre- mier. KerenSky, at the head of q body of loyal Cossack troops, attacked Pe- trograd November 12, but was badly defeated. The bolshevil,i were appar- ently in full control of Russia by Mo- vember 9, when the Lenlne govern ment proposed a general armistice to all belligerents.
 American troops on the west front suffered their first casualties on No vember when German troops raided a salient held by the Americans, kill ing three, wounding five and taking 12 prisoners. On November 3 the American patrol boat Alccdo was sunk by torpedo and q were lost.
 During the last days of November and the early part of December the Germans n..de determined efforts to regain some of the territory captured by the British around Cambrai but the British held Q large portion of the ground taken, inflicting heavy losses on the Germans. The Austro-German forces began a new offensive in Italy early in December, forcing the Italian lines back for a distance of several miles at some points.
 Early in December 1t was announced that large number of national guard troops from the United States had ar rived in France, units from every state being included. On December z, the United States congress declared the existence of a state of war with Austria-Hungary. The following day it was announced that the American destroyer Jacob Jones had been sunk by 0 German submarine with loss of 64 men.
 The Russian situation was further complicated by new revolt against the bolsheyilit government launched by Generals Kaledincs and Korniloff, C0ssack leaders.
 British, French md Italian troops on December 10, captured Jerusalem, which for 673 years has been undiS the undisruted sway of the Moslems.
 On December 16, if was announced that Russian md Teuton emissaries had signed a fOur-weeks' armistice, one provision of which was that peace ne- gotiations should begin immediately.
Connecticut western news., 1918-01-03
MEXICO AND UNITED STATES

The friction between the United States and Mexico, which had threat ened for two years or more to result in open warfare, began to disappear early Tn 1917 and when the atten- ton of the people of the United States was focused upon more important matters by the entrance of the United States into the world war. the Mexican "crisis" faded from the public view.
 Despite the failure of negotiations with the Carrnnza government Presi- dent Wilson ordered the withdrawal of the American troops from Mexico and on February s, General Pershing and his troops marched out of Mexico af- ter having been in that country almost a year.
 On March II, General Cnrrnnzn was formally elected president of Mexico. From this time on conditions in MexI- co became more. tranquil and there were evidences that President Cnrrnn- za was succeeding ip restoring order in the, republic. It was not until late in the year that Villa again became DC tive. On November 13. troops led by Villas nids, captured Ojlnngn. on the American border, after a hard fight. Several hundred Carranza soldiers fled across the border and were interned in the United States.
Connecticut western news., 1918-01-03

measure. On May 1a, President Will son selected Herbert [. Hoover. chair man of the Belgian relief commission, as head of Il food control board. and later. on August II. E'llowIng the pass age by congress o~ '. food-c0ntrol bill, AIr. Hoover was made food admins trator. On August q. President Will son issued an order hying the basic prices for bituminous coal in tlre pro- ducing districts of the country. On August 23, President Wilson. appointed Dr. II. A. Garfield fuel administrator for the United States. On August 90 the United States wheat committee fixed the basic price for the 1917 crop at $2.20 bushel.
Connecticut western news., 1918-01-03
POLITICS IN FOREIGN LANDS

A spirit of unrest was apparent in many widely separated countries in 1917, leading in some cases to revolu- ton and civil war. The revolution in Russia, resulting in the abdicntion of Czar Nicholas md the forced abdica- ton of King Constantine of Greece were events closely allied with the war. Disturbances in China, including an attempt to restore the monarchy, were influenced partly by the war. Conditions in China were unsettled un- til June 90. when under the influence of monarchists. Hsuan Tung, Manchu emperor, announced his resumption of the throne of China. Civil wnr im- medIately broke out and on July 10 the attempt to restore the monarchy collapsed. On July 13 the monarchist army, led by Chang Hsun, surrendered after battle at Picking. The repub- lican government was firmly establish ed again and later declared war on Germany and Austria-Hungary.
 Civil war in Cuha threatened to dis- rupt that country during the early months of the year. The rebels were badly defeated In several engagements and on March 2, Gomez, their leader, was captured. The rebellion was stamped out quickly after the capture of Gomez.
 Great Britain continued to wrestla with the Irish problem throughout the year. The Irish nntionalists, on March ', demanded immediate home rule nnd marched out Of the house of commons in a body. On July 25 a convention proposed by Premier Lloyd George and representing all factions in Ireland met for the purpose of drafting a home rule constitution for Ireland.
 Some misunderstanding between the United States and Japan over far Eastern matters were cleared away by the signing by diplomatic representa- lives of the two countries on Novem- Der 2 of an agreement by which the United States recognizes the fact thdt Japan has special interests in China because of its proximity but guaran- , teeing the territorial integrity of China and the maintenance of the open door policy fin that country.
 Copyright, 1917, by the Mcclure Newsua- per Syndicats)
Connecticut western news., 1918-01-03
THE WAR CONGRESS

The first "war session" of the Sixty fifth congress which opened on April 2, was the most momentous session in the history of the United States up to that time.
 The first war bill passed by congress was ono authorizing the issuance of bonds to m amount not exceeding $5,- 000,000,000 and authorizing the secre- tary of the treasury to purchase se- curities of governments at war with Germany to the amount of $3000,000.- 900.
 The army conscription act was passed by the house April 2S by a vote of BOT to 24 and by the senate on May by a vote of S1 to 8.
 The first big war appropriation bill, carrying appropriations aggregating $3, PSI, GOA, ,541.00 for the army and navy, was passed in the house May 2 with. one opposing vote and in the sen- ate May 10 without roll call.
 The measure known as the espion- age act, intended to prevent disloynl acts on the part of residents of the United States and also containing pro- visions giving the president power to place an embargo on exports, was signed by the president June 15.
 A bill .appropriating $640,QOO.000 for the development of the air service was passed without a record vote by the senate on June IS and by the house on June 2S.
 The food control act, under which broad powers were given to the presi- dent for the regulation of the sale of food and fuel, was passed in the house June g by a vote of 365 to and in the senate July q by vote of S1 to G.
 The second great bond issue act, authorizing the issuance of bonds to the amount of $7,53S, ,945,640 and war savings certificates to the amount of S2O00,0O0, 900. was passed In the house September 6 and in the senate Septem- Der 1a
 The revenue act, first Introduced in the house May 9, was passed by the house May 9. but was not passed by the senate until September 10. Ehe conference report was accepted Octo- Der 2. The message provides for the raising of nearly $3,OO0.OO0,O0o annu- ally, largely from income and excess profits taxes.
 The second big war appropriations act, carrying 0 total of S5,356, ,666,- O16.93, including $635, ,OOO, 900 additional for the emergency shipping fund, was approved by the president October 6.
 The second session of the war con gress opened December 8, and the fol- lowing day President Wilson delivered a message declaring that nothing will turn the United States aside from its task until the war Is won.
 During December both houses of con- gress opened far-reaching investiga- tions into the war preparations of the war and navy departments.
Connecticut western news., 1918-01-03
DISASTERS ON LAND AND SEA

The year 1917 was marked by many disasters on land and sea, aside from those resulting from the land and naval operations of the countries at war. Thousands of lives were lost and millions of dollars worth of prop erty was destroyed by fires, explosions, earthquakes, tornadoes and other de- structive agencies in all parts of the world.
 On January 5, an earthquake in For mosa caused the death of 300 persons. On January g, on earthquake killed 50 persons on Bali Island, Malay archi- peligo.
 On February g. an explosion and fire In . Chicago tenement killed 9. On
Connecticut western news., 1918-01-03
INDUSTRIAL AND ECONOMIC

Industrial unrest was apparent In the United States throughout 1917, largely as a result of war conditions md In spite of efforts made by the government, aided by leaders of organ ized labor, to prevent strikes which would delay the nations war prepara- tions.
 Early in the year nationwide strike of the skilled railroad employees. which had been averted in 1916 by the passage of the Atkinson law, providing indirectly for m increase in wages, was again threatened, owing to the fact that the placing of the Adamson law Tn operation was delayed pending a decision by the United States Su- preme court on it's validity. The threatened strike was averted March IS by the equalization of the railroad managers. On the following day the United States Supreme court handed down a decision holding the Atkinson law constitutional.
 Serious troubles were precipltated in the Arizona copper fields July, l when the miners struck. Disorders were re- ported from several points and on July 12 the people of Bigbee, Arlz.. de- ported 1,200 members of the Industrial Workers of the World, who 1t was charged had fomented the strikes in the copper mines. On July 31, 32 I. w. W. leaders were depOrted from Gallup, N. M.' On August I, Frank Lit tie, I. ". w. leader, who had been prominent in the Arizona troubles, was lynched at Butte, Mont, where he had gone to take part In strike of miners and where he was alleged to have made speeches attacking the govern ment.
 A serious tie-up of all shipbuilding plants in the country was threatened in August and September. Machlnists , md bollermakers In Eastern ship yards went on strike August q md 25,00O skilled mechanics and other workmen struck In San Francisco Sep tember IT. On September 20, Presi- dent Wilson named 6 commission, headed by Secretary of Labor Wilson and representing both employers and employees, to act ns his personal rep resentatives in allaying labor troubles during the war. The strike in the San Francisco shipyards was ended Sep tember 20 through the efforts of the government mediators.
 Leaders of organized labor in the United States took q decided stand throughout the year in support of the go orernment preparations for war and against antiwar propaganda. At the annual meeting of the American Fed eration of Labor in Buffalo In Novem- Der, union labor pledged its solid SUD- port to the government In the prosecu- tion of the war.
 The railroads of the country faced another crisis during the closing months of the year when demands | were made by the four brotherhoods for wage increases averaging 40 per cent, affecting, directly and indirectly, approximately 100000 railroad em- ployees.
 Labor troubles of the year were closely allied with economic develop ments, growing out of the increased | cost of living In the United States In order to prevent further increases in pr. .es government regulation of many industries was undertaken as a war
Connecticut western news., 1918-01-03
REHE|N IF THE WORLD WAR AND OTHER l HISTORY MAKING EVENTS OF YEAR 1917

Entrance of United States Into Conflict Outstanding Development of Past Twelve Months-PoIica Upheava in Russia Affects tl Strugge-British and French Smash Teuton Lines on West Front-Austro-G Germans Launch Drive Against Italy,
Connecticut western news., 1918-01-03

On the sea the chief event of the month was the sinking by two German raiders of two British destroyers and 12 Scandinavian merchantmen they were conveying in the North sea on October IT. On October 31 the Ameri- can transport Finland. returning from France, was struck by a torpedo and eight men were killed.
 Italians Stop Invaders.
 Big events crowded fast upon each other during the month of November. The Italians, after reforming their lines back of the Tagliamento river, were forced to execute a further re- treat, falling back to the Piave river. The Italians, re-enforced by British and French armies, which reached the repeated attacks launched by the Aus tro-German armies, holding their lines at all points along the Piave.
 On November 20 the British opened the greatest offensive of the year on the west front between St. Quentin and the Scarpe In a surprise attack, be- gun without the usual artillery prepa- ration, the British infantry under Gen. eral Byng, headed by large force of tanks, smashed through the Hlnden- burg line toward Cambrai, taking many towns and thousands of prisoners.
 Russia was thrown into civil war during the month by counter-revolu- ton by means of which the bolshevikl, under the leadership of M. Lenine. seized the government at Petrogrsd on
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-03-10

Gafsrs4 - sscosh- class nattsr FehrIu9
q ists Fl ths Pest 0fsiea h 5kn AlN
gto, psE., ,Jsdsr TIE ACt Of March !, I'D
2
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-03-10
gY
Una nueVa YeVGsu-
cion en- Rusia
Ia organizan los revoluciona'
rios soc;ales para de-rocar
a los holshevikis

LONDRES, Mario 9.-LoS r~evolu-
cionarios socia!istas han decidido
orEanizar una guardia nacional pa
IA derrocar a los bolshevikiS del 20.
der, segun declare el doctor E!etf,
de la Urivcrsidad dc Moscow, quien
Segun Sc dice. en I'm despach0 prcce-
dentc dc C~oponhague, ha maniic;ta-
do Qve csa decision 50 ~altanz6 eli
una conferencia ~recientc, cclcbraGa
CT la m~encionada ciuLad dc Moscow.
I'm gran ejtrcito esta sicrdo aho-
IA organizado en- cI distrito del Don.
apoyado por los coSacos, agrcga c,
dcsDacho dc rcferenc.a, Y sc la pro
yecjado tambicn cstablecer una re-
pui,lica OF Russia CON IN gojicrno de
coalicion que no aceptara Ell trata-
do &c paz celebrado entire les bolshc-
vikis y los alemanes. Fl professor
Jeff aseguc6 que las noticlas de-
ruevo movimicnto han sido suDrimi-
das por IA agencia de information
b~o.sheriki de Petrcgrado.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-03-10

- :E;;=Hi%r cur IA run,tipar'jn Y res
,aLirrr la fIIcIuuC> rcg.ll1r- 4" los IN
J">liTo>. frcriu. -. lie vcT:a ior Il. Gohn
and 80. adv.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-03-10
ScIleideman es decIara:
do traidor, por Lenlne
y Irotzky

LONDRES, Mario Ell Prime"
Ministro russo Nicolas Len;re y Leon
rrotzky, todavia con 81 caracter &c
Ninistro de RelacioEcs Eyterioreg,
firmaron IN mensaje cue la lido
tr&sm:tido por el gooierno russo, por
Ia via inalamhrica a los representan-
tc5 bolshcvikis en- Suecja, en- c: que
Sc les DIN instruccioncs a cstos de
10 tencr mas tratos con los "sOcia-
l!stas alemarcs imperia.istas.' FL
measajc dice en- parte:
NO podenos teNer negociacioacs
y tratos con rompe-haelg%s, tales Co
no son los partidarios de Scheids-
mann. tel Iider de Ia mayoria socia-
iista alcmana,) que no son mis- que
"aos traidores a las classes obreras".
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-03-10
TROTlKY RFNUNCIO ST. CARGO
su IpnuRCia en- IN
mitin del Partido
MaximaIisfa
4 Il Sc deben, mas que a
otro, las condolences &C
tuales de Russia

pETROGRADO, Mario 9.-Lc6n
Trotzky %anuncio aver en- I'm mitin
del Partido MaXimaliSta que Sc cfec-
tue en- esta capital, cue habia re-
n2nciado va el cargo &c CcGlisionado
de Relaciones Exteriores que habia
venido de5em2enando en- ell gobierno
bo'shcviki, desde que dicho gobicrno
tonic las riendas de Ia cosa publica
en- Russia.
A Trotzky Sc debi6 Ia conccrta-
ci6n del armisticie en- el frente russo
germano, que trajo como resultado
las negoc;aciones de paz que Sc ce-
lebraron en- Brest-Litcvsk Y que al
fin terminaron con ia imposition de
IN tratado de paz por los a!emanas.
A dicho f~urcionario, mas que a otro
alguno, ST dcben las condolences poc-
que atravicsa Russia ahora.
En- dos dias Ell pueblo de Petrogra-
do ha yisto caer del poder a dos de
los horlbrcs del regimen ~bolshtvikl
cue mayor Influenza tenian. Z! ter
cero del grupo principal &c los iideres
socia!;sta todavia ocapa e. puesto
principal, o sea ell Gel Prime Minis
tro. Krylenko Y Trotzky paSan a.
bora . IA categoria de elcmeAtos pa
s;vos. desputs de Eaber contribu!do
con sus d~ecisioncs y desacicrtos, =
arrojar al pals a Ia impotcncia y la
aT3rGuia.