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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-01-05
KANSAS BANDITS
SLAY AND PILLAGE

TOPEKA, Kan, Jan bandits
who shot and killed H. w. McCart-
ney, principal OF the high school at
Overlook, about I enty miles south
of Topeka, in Usage county early this
morning, aisr robbing two stores at
that place, are surrounded near Wor.
den, in Douglas county, according 10
word received here today
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-01-05
PEACE Offered RUSSIANS WON'T LAST,
Therefore ALLIES CAN'T ACCEPT II

IN AVID LLOYD GEoRGE, the British premier, In epoch
making speech saying believed this to the most critical
~ hour Of the war laid Great Bhans aims before the
world both broadly and specifically than they have ever
before been formulated.
Just and lasting peace the British sim the premier rst
etated this be declared be achieved by the ssabsh
OF the sancy treaties territorial adjustments the basis
of rdeermnation the limitation of carried
by the creation OF national organization Great Britain
prepared make greater sacrifices achieving these snds he
declared.
In effect the speech reply to and rejection Of the German
peace voiced by the spokesman for the central
the Brss conference No lasting possible this
bs be asserted emphasizing the point that mere lip service to the
formulas Of snnsxaion indsmnit and efdseminaton
would not suffice.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-01-05
Selby Threatens
Fraternity Probe
at High School

An investigation oi high school ira
i'rniticS and sororllics which are said
to exist IN Oklahoma CITY I'm violation
Of the 1915 law against ira,crultlcs
will he made by County Attorney
Charles b. Selby it was said at the
soxthouSe today
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-01-05
Lord Reading Is
Asked to Consider
Washington Post

LONDON Jan SIT is understood
that Chief Justice Lord Reading has
been asked whether he would be willing
to become British ambassador to the
United States. says the Daily News
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-01-05


LONDON, Jan. S.--Free passage O
the DardaneleS for Russian ships. Rus
sian evacuation of Turkish territory
and dcmoblizing Of the Black sea flee
are provided for in the draft of Turkist
peace terms presented to Russia, ac
cording to an Exchange Telegraph
dispatch from Pe,rograd. Turkey, il /!
is to retain her active army
in consequence OF the continuation o
war against the entente.
What Turkey Offers.
The main points in the draft present.
ed by the Turkish delegates are givcr
in the dispatch as follows:
|. Frontier lines to remain as be-
fore the war.
2. Within two years OF the con-
cluslop Of peace. the contracting
parties shall conclude a convention
respecting sea trade and consulates.
J. War losses incurred by indi-
viduals to be refunded
4 Guarantees to be given for the
territorial integrity and develop
mcnt OF Persia on the basis OF her
entire independence
S. Free passage to he granted
Russian ships passing through the
Dardanelles and the Bosphorous.
Mobilize for Defense.
& Mobilization within limits to be
permitted for national defense.
T. Russia TO undertake to remove
her armies TO territory within the
previous Russian borders in six to
eight weeks after signing the peace
agreement leaving only one dlvi-
sion to safeguard her frontier
9 Russia 10 demobiliLe her army
OF special Armenian units and also
to demobii1e the Black sea navy
9 Turkey to- retain her active
army in consequence Of continua-
tlon OF war against the entente.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-01-05
Fair and Colder
Weather Forecast

LOCAL FoRECAST-Gsnerally fair and
colder tonight and sunday with mini.
mum temperature tonight, near freeElno.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-01-05
GoBS OF JOY

High Cost of Living Is on Descent,
Washington Bureau Figures, and
Shows Declines.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-01-05
BRITAIN REJECTS GERMAN TERMS
Dissolution of Central
Powers Is Not Sought,
Lloyd George Declares

Entente Allies Will Fight for Restoration
of Alsace-Lorraine to French and Oc-
cupied Portions of Other Countries;
Reparation Is Principal Demand and
First Peace Condition.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-01-05
RUSSIA OFFERED
DARDANELLES USE
IN TURKS PEACE
0ttOmanSr However, Would
Use Army Elsewhere,
RUSSIANS ARE MISSING
SIay Delegates Fail to Show
Up at Peace Court,

LONDON, Jan. 5.--When the del
egates of the central powers ar
rived at Brest- -Litovsk TO resume
the peace negotiations they found
no Russian delegates there, accord
ing to a Vienna dispatch to Zu-
rich, forwarded by the Exchange
Telegraph company. All that await
ed them was telegram from the
Russians asking for transfer of the
negotiations to Stockholm.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-05-02

NOT every man can buy a
Liberty Bond, and there are pos
sibly a number who cannot even
buy Thrift Stamps. Their cir
cumstances may be such as to
preclude such purchases and in
vestments. But those who can
do neither of the above can do
their bit by rigidly adhering to
the food regulations, by looking
on the brighter side of the war
and earnestly supporting our
Government and our boys in
kahki by encouraging words and
thought. IT'S no disgrace not
to own a Liberty Bond if you are
really financially unable to nego-
titate the purchase; but it is an
everlasting shame and reflection
on that citizen who CAN OWN
ONE and who does not!
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-05-02
President Buys Bond.
TO all North Carolinians:-

To all North Carolinians:-
| have just received the follow
ing telegram from Washington:
President Wilson, who has
already purchased all of the Lib
erty Bonds he can well afford to
pay for, on being informed that
100000 Americans had pur-
chased bonds of the third issue
but that a great many who had
subscribed could buy ONE MORE
FIFTY DOLLAR BOND by pay
ing for it on the installment plan
said that he would go in for
another fifty dollar bond, paying
$500 down and $500 per month,
f one million Americans would
match him. He signed his az
plication at a theatre in Washing
ton Wednesday night.
OF COURSE THE COUNTY
WILL ACCEPT THIS CHAL.
LENGE FROM OUR PRESI
DENT!
We appeal to every North Car
Gilman who has subscribed fol
Liberty Bonds to Immediately
hand in subscription for one
more Fifty dollar bond as a par
of the Woodrow Wilson addition
al subscription list. l am quite
sure that the mere mention Of
this is sufficient to call forth &
unanimous response from our
subscribers.
May we not do even more than
this and will not every man and
woman who has not subrcribed
at all now enter their subscript.
ion and have their names enter.
ed on the WOODROW WILSON
HONOR ROLL.
What you do must be done
quickly.
On next Saturday night we
will inform our President, and
through him the Kaiser, the
loyal and royal AND ONLY an.
swer to this Presidential chal.
lenge.
Yours with Astounding faith,
JOSEPH G. BROWN,
Chairman
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-05-02

The President Monday nomi.
mated A. w. Mclean, of Lum.
berton, as one of the four direct.
ors of the War Finance Corpora
ton Board. The naming of Mr.
Mclean is the biggest thing that
has gone the way of North Caro-.
lima since Mr.. Daniels was ap.
pointed Secretary of the Navy.
His salary will be $4,000 a year.
The Board is a $5OO,OOO,OOO Gov
eminent concern, the object of
which is virtually a pool of the
nations investment resources, to
be drawn upon to maintain war
industries and businesses.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-05-02

On March 21st the Germans
began their Big Offensive, and
since that time the fighting has
been in the nature of one big
continuous batrle. They have
made big gains, pushing the
Allied lines on a stretch of go
miles, to a depth varying from 5
to 20 miles. But the British ar
mics ilebeing forced backward
have not been demoralized; they
have simply retired to other pre-
viously prepared entertainments.
The effort of the Germans has
been to sweep the British forces
back to the sea and get possession
OF the Channel ports. In this big
offensive the Germans have used
100000 troops! Though forced
back, the British lines still hold
and the outlook today Thursday
is more encouraging. In the
meantime, the Germans have
launched heavy attacks against
the positions occupied by the
French and American forces.
The American casualties to date
number $3.50, but the greater
portion of this number are in the
slightly wounded class. $50 have
been actually killed in battle, and
100 have died of wounds. 1900
have died Of disease, accidents
and other causes.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-05-02

In a triangle debate held las
Friday night between the Uni
versity of North Carolina, Johns
Hopkins University and the Uni
versity of Virginia, the Univcrs
ity of North Carolina was victor
both affirmative and negative
teams from the University being
winners. The question was, IRE
solved, That the Government O.
the United States Immediately
conscript each resident of thi:
country not engaged in military
duty for such other services dur
ing the war as the government
shall deem each best fitted to per
form"
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-05-02

GROVER Cleveland Alexander
premier pitcher ofthe National
League, pitched his farewell game
at Chicago last Friday before re-
porting to Camp Funston for duty.
He won his game, and i'm
mediately afterwards left for
camp as a drafted man. If Alex
ander can throw grenades at the
Boches as we'll as he can twirl
ball, he will make a dent in the
German front lines.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-05-02

Tomorrow week, May 10th, is
Memorial Day-a day set apart
and observed in nearly every
Southern State as a day of rever
ence for our departed Southern
soldiers of the Sixties. 1t is fit.
ting that the day should be SC
observed and flowers placed over
the graves of the Vets. The
grave of every Confederate vet.
teran in Richmond county should
be decorated on May 10th.
Practically every Memorial ser.
vice next week will be merged in.
to patriotic gathering, and well
it should be.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-05-02

The City Commissioners oil
Raleigh Wednesday ordered all
the pool rooms of that city clos.
ed at midnight on May 31st. In
declining to renew the pool-room
licenses, the resolutions decribed
them as harmful and unneces.
sary institutions, encouraging
idleness, fostering gambling and
tending to increase crime.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-05-02

President Edward X. Graham,
of the State University, has &C
cepted an invitation to deliver
the commencement address at
Johns Hopkins University, June
18th.
The state democratic executive
committee last night reelected
by reclamation Thomas D. War
rem, of New Bern, as state
chairman, this being his fourth
term. He was authorized to
select a secretary to succeed J..
r. Collie, who cannot serve
longer.
New Hampshire and Michigan
have now joined the dry states.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-05-02

Hoe for Carolina! Hoe for
America! Hoe for Liberty! This
is to be North Cardinals War
Garden slogan for 1918. Her
250,000 soldiers of the soil will
scritch-scratch with their hoes
to this tune and at the same time
will be doing their duty in the
garden trenches of their own
back yards. There is no greater
patriot in the country, except the
man who goes to the trenches,
than the man or woman who can
say, Il have helped to feed my
self" Either plant an extra acre
for the cause Of victory or dedi'
cate to this cause an acre that
has already been planted. Name
this extra acre your Victory
Acre!~ You might we'll adopt
this as a new preamble of Amer.
can Liberty, eve, the people OF
Richmond county. in gardens
assembled, have resolved to drive
autocracy from the world with
our hoes!"
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-05-02
Funeral of MIR. J. r. Leak.

The funeral of the late James
Pickett Leak, who, died Thursday
morning, April 25th, was held
Saturday at eleven o'clock. The
services were conducted from
the residence by Revs. G. F.
Smith, Bruce Benton and E. H.
Davis.
The floral designs were of rare
beauty and sweetness, and in
great profusion.
The selections sung at the resi-
dence were Asleep in Jesus. "
There is Rest For the Weary"
and abide With Me-"
The active pall-bearers were:
w. N. Everett, ]. LeGrand Ever
EFT, H. S. Ledbetter, J. C. Dock
cry, Geo. S. Steele, Geo. P. En-
twistle, w. B. Cole, J. L. Hawley,
Claude Gore and John Sanford.
The honorary pall-bearers:
VIM. Entwistle, w. T. Covington,
Jas. H. Covington, w. M. Gov
ington, F. T. Biggs, Z. o. Ellerbe,
A. L. Mcdonald, R. S. Ledbetter,
H. D. Ledbetter, VIM. L. Steele,
F. P. Pegues, w. L. Scales,
Thomas Rose, S. S. Steele, R. L.
Steele, ST., S. w. Steele, Eugene
Little.
Interment was in New East.
side cemetery, in adjoining plots
to that in which Mr.. Leaks
brother, w. C. Doc) Leak is
buried.
The esteem in which Mr.. Pick.
EFT Leak was held was fully at
tested by the gathering of many
friends for the funeral, and by
the flowers, the physical attesta-
tons. In the passing of MIR.
Leak another factor in the civic
life is removed.
The Post Dispatch has request
ed Prof. L. J. Bell and Rev. E. H.
Davis to prepare sketches detail
ing special phases of Mr.. Leaks
life, and these will be published
later.
Among those relatives and
friends from out the city who
attended the funeral were: Mr..
]. M. Dockery and Mr.. Charles
Dockery, of Memphis, Gather
and brother of Mrs. Leak;) Mrs.
Frank Lands and Mrs. W. G.
Haywood. of Raleigh; Mrs. H. A.
Foushee, Durham; Judge and
Mrs. w.. J. Adams and Mrs. T.
M. Jones, Carthage; Mr.. and Mrs.
Hicks, Biscoe; Mr.. and Mrs.
Claude Dockery, Troy; Mr.. and
Mrs. J. A. Leak, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. P. Parsons, Tom Marshall,
Eugene Little, Wadesboro; Rev.
E. H. Davis, Laurinburg; H. C..
Dockery, Charlotte; Mr.. and Mrs.
c. K. Waddill, Cheraw; A. ]. and
Rufus Little and Jas. L. Baldwin,
Mangum; Mr.. and Mrs. F. P.
Pegues; LeGrand Everett, Jr.,
Woodbury. Forrest; Miss Estelle
Terrence, Charlotte; Tom Par
sons. Greensboro
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-05-02
War Savings Societies.

The following schools have re.
ported to Supt. L. J. Bell the
amounts of their War Savings
Societies. Every school should
send in reports, no matter how
small, by Tuesday of each week
so they can be published:
Ledbetters, 2 societies, 20 mem
bers $271.56.
Rockingham colored graded
school, A societies, rs members,
value of stamps $32.25.
Mcleod school, 80 members,
10 honorary members, $74.7O.
Cameron $9.75; Pankey $l26.5C
East Hamlet, colored, $1l.50
Campbell school, $l7.4O.
Harrington school, one society
IL members, $500.
Pee Dee, 121 members, $841.75
Rohanen, $77.07.
Zion,34 members, stamps $40.9e
Ellerbe high school, 3 societies.
stamps $256.
Rockingham city schools
(white) $6O50.50. -,
Prospect, II members, $14.25
Cordova, SIS members, $49.75
Titles Mills,22 members, 1880
Osborne, $217.00
Norman, $422.75
Williams, $500
Hoffman, $500
Cognac, $4,000
Roberdel high school, $558.08
Crosland, $3.50.
Covington, $18.75.
Oakridge $5.75-Exway $1,000
Baldwin $1,000
Malice, colored, $500
Mt. Airy, colored, $50
Miscellaneous, $801.50
East Hamlat $11.50
R'ham N. & |. col. $500
Derby Memorial $1l4.50
Dockery Church, col. $10.75
Paradise $3.50; Ashley col LOT
R'ham N. & I. col. $500
Bostick $15.52
Total reported to Mar. 6 $3211.37
Total reported to Mar. Is $3963.0C
Total reported to Mar. 20 &330.0C
Total reported to Mar. 81 $5302.81
Total reported to Apr. 4 $6805.92
Total reported to Apr. II $6988.32
Total reported to Apr. Is $79l9.3O
Total reported to Apr. rs $9518.35
Totalreported May 2 $10,572.63
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-05-02
And now Concord hobs up with

And now Concord hobs sup with
another chapter to the celebrat
ed Bud Means case. A warrant
has been issued for the arrest oil
Otto Schumann,an informed alien
enemy, charging him with the
murder of Mrs. Maude A. King
on August 10Th last. The war.
rant alleges that Mrs. King was
killed by a bullet fired at CASTOR
B. Means, whom the German
authorities were trying to get
out of the way.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-05-02

PERHAPS you will not believe
it, but they say that a girl from
a town in a nearby county re-
Gently sent the usual Is cents to
find out how to Written hands,
and in a few days the following
answer came, soak them in dish
water" Her mother was tickled
almost to death.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-05-02

THE boys are going across, by
hundreds, by thousands, by hun
dreds of thousands. They MUST
be sustained. Let every Ameri-
can solemnly ask himself this
queation: IF either must suffer
privation, must they. or must II"
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-05-02

Rainey Cuthbertson, OF Char
lotte, has been elected captain of
the Carolina basketball team for
next year. Cuthbertson played a
steller game at right guard dur
ing the past season.
The Mt. Airy district confer
ence last Friday adopted a reso-
luton petitioning the Southern
Methodist conference of the
Methodist Church, which meets
in Atlanta this week, to remove
the four-year time limit of pas
torateS.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-05-02

1t seems that a number of
Hickory and Newton men Ca
tawba county, have been talking
too much lately, and though pos
sessed of the means yet refused
to buy Liberty bonds. Secret
service men have circulated over
that county during the past ten
days; one arrest has been made
for unpatriotic remarks and now
serenity again prevails.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-05-02

A German submarine got" a
ship loaded with Y. M. C. A.
workers as it was nearing the
French coast Sunday; all but
three Of the passengers and crew
were saved,
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-05-02

4 Folks tramping on your small
grain-fshing. hunting or in any
other way trespassing upon your
property? Want to keep them
off? Ifso, the Post-Dispatch has
in stock some cardboard LAND
POSTED" notices. The very
thing you need, cheap.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-05-02

Camp Greene is being CONVEX.
ted into a signal corps camp, and
is to be made one of the best in
the country. 10000 men will be
continuously trained tn ere.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-05-02
1t pays to trade with r. L. Nc
Donald.

Alma, the three-year-ylc child
of Mr.. and Mrs. L. B. Kelly, of
Pee Dee No. 2 died this morning,
and will be buried at Mizpah
church Friday.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-05-02
OLD FALSE TEETH WANTED
DON'T MATTER IF BROKEN

We pap up to dollars per set. Also cash for Old
Gold. Silver and broken Jewelry. Check sent by
return mail. Goods held 10 days for sender's ap-
proqal Of our offer. Mazer's Tooth Speciality,
Dept. A, 20O7S. St.. Philadelphia. Pa.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-03

bed at her home on Greendale Farm. Marion Weeks was a visitor in Rhode Island over the weekend.
 Miss Ruth H. Hall left Monday to take up her duties as a teacher at a school in Greenwich
 John Doyle has entered the employ of Frank Evans wet wash,
 The British American War Relief Fund has maintained it's standard in both Plainfeld and Jewett City. The amount previously collected was $2,- 19970 The generous donators of Plainfield gave $13.O5 while Jewett l City brought in $500. The total amount collected is $2,S1775. Last week the local committee sent a $50 check to New York. The following ters this week:
 Sept. 30, 1918. W. C. Oldham. Esq. Box 321, Plain field, Conn.
 My dear Sir: Please accept our sin i cere thanks for your very generous donation of $50 from the people of 1 Flainfeld and Jewett, City. which was received today Your donations are most welcome and very much appre- 1 ciated. We enclose herewith receipt i for same.
 1 Sincerely yours.
 British-American War Relief Fund,
 SALLIE F. COLES,
 Secretary. l Mrs. Eugene Coffey of Canterbury Green was in Plainfeld Tuesday. | A large number of bath tubs are be- l ing installed in the village houses by i the Lawton Mills Corporation. A Welfare Dance is to be held in 1 Krauss' hall q Harold Burke and John Nolan were callers in Norwich Wednesday. Supt John L. Chapman stated de- fnitely that the High school would not open until next Monday. | The Danielson-P -Plainfield electric plants have put in 1000 tons of coal within the past few days
 Paul Southard motored to Norwich Wednesday.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-03
PLAINFIELD

The meeting of Plainfeld Grange, P. of H., No. 140. was held Tuesday eve ming in Grange hall. Worthy Master Walter P. Lathrop in the chair After the business, thirteen members and four visitors were present, Deputy Of ,he State Grange F. K. Haines of Wolf Den Grange inspected the grange book and made interesting remarks. after which the grange was open to the public as School Night and was in charge of Cecil Butler, principal of Grangmer: who with some of his teachers and pupils were present. Then followed singing. America by all present, two songs by the school, in charge of Miss May Rollins an ad- dress. On Past and Present School; How Parents May Help Teachers, by Charles D. Hine Of Hartford. secre- tary of the state board of education. There were remarks on schools by Henry Dorrance of the town school board, Miss May Rollins, teacher of school. Jason Lathrop past pupil and Mrs. C. D. Hines and Mrs. F. K Haines, formerly teachers. The grange closed at 10.3o after a pleasant eve ming. The next meeting. Oct. 15. will be Harvest Night.
 Mrs. Albert s. Kennedy is sick in
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-03
COLCHESTER

F. H. Bartlett of New Haven was in town Tuesday.
 Clayton D. Barton and son of East Hampton were Colchester visitors on Tuesday.
 MT. and Mrs. A. N. Lewis. who have been guests at the Homestead for the past month, left Monday for their home in Norfolk Va, making the trip in the automobile They will visit in New York and Philadelphia en route.
 Oliver Woodhouse lodge, K of F., met in Pythian hall Tuesday evening.
 Supervisor H. Libby was in Hebron Tuesday attending a teachers meet ing.
 Clifford c. King, W. L. L. Spencer and Myron R. Peckham of Lebanon were in town Tuesday evening at tending the K. of P. meeting.
 F. Stanckiewicz was in Middletown Tuesday.
 Dwight c. Gillette and James John son were called to Norwich Wednes- day as talesmen in the Salisbury case.
 Mrs. D. W. flakes, Mrs Sarah Sil- verrnan and Joseph Dember motored to Norwich Wednesday.
 Plans are completed for the recep- tion of the Liberty train, which will arrive here Saturday morning The Old Guard band, 10th Separate Co.,, C. s. G., school children and citizens will form line on South Main street and march to the depot. The State