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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-05-24
WAR BRINGS
HUGE DEBTS
TO NATIONS
(By United Press)

Washington May 24.-The Lon
on Economist places the total
gross debt Of Great Britain at
5,67S, 100000 pounds ($27 ,636, 900,
ooo).
The French minister of finance
in presenting the budget Of 1918
estimated the public debt Of
France on December 81, 1918, at
115, ,166, ,O58,OOO francs ($22,227 )
OOC,OOO).
The public debt Of Italy at the
end of 1917 is estimated at about
The debts Of the central Powers
are estimated as follows: Ger
many $25, ,4O8, 100000; Aus
tria, $13, ,314, 900, 900; and Hungary
$5, 704, 100000.
| Our own debt is now around So
OOO, ,OOO,O 900 but more than half O.
this amount has been loaned thu
allies. It is estimated that OF thu
total net expenditures Of the U
! nited States for the fiscal yea1
1918. exclusive Of our advance
| to the allies, more than one-hal
will be betrayed by taxation, &C
cording to the Treasury Depart
ment.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-05-24
SECTY McAD00
NOT DECIDED

Washington May 24.-Secre-
'ary McAdoo still unable to give
Ills final answer to congress IN
the need of the new tax bill this
session at noon today.
Following a long conference with
treasury officials McAdoo at this
hour phoned congressional finance
leaders that he could not keep his
promise to answer by midday and
needed more time. He then left
Tor a conference With the presi-
oent after which it is expected he
Will make a public decision.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-05-24
One PLANE ONLY
REACHES PARIS
(By United Press)

Paris May "A An American
air squadron is cooperating in the
defense Of Paris it is officially.
announced.
Of the thirty German airplanes
which participated in the second
raid on Paris, Wednesday night
only one reached the city SO eff
fective was the defense by fifty
four planes which opposed them.
The Echo de Paris warns Ger
many that the British are already
beginning to carry out carefully
conceived air ofensives, and that
Frances turn will come second.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-05-24

row branch blocking the entrance
to the door he pulled it aside to
have peep in.
Branch was trigger
l had only gone about a hun
dred yards when | heard shot
and | looked back to see the re-
mains Of the dugout in the air. It
was the damnest branch that eaus-
ed the explosion, and the man who
looked in was killed.
II saw another fellow dead in
zone Of the houses at the coner Of
VILLAGE He had lifted a book
from the table Of the front room,
and this in some manner sent the
table and the soldier up to the
roof. And in the same house |
saw a bucket Of coal mixed with
high explosives, and even the very
stove was charged to blow up if a
fire was lit in it. Even the chairs
would explode if you sat on one
of them.
"If you saw objects lying about
you took no notice Of them. Spad
es, shovels, helmets and souvenirs
that were apparently flung away
and almost everything else were
murder traps. | saw a small boy
a rookie, | suppose, going up to d
shrine by the roadside with the
intention Of taking a rosary from
the neck Of the wooden statue oi
the Blessed Virgin.
don touch that! | yelled a
him.
"What the devil has it gct to dt
. with you?" He roared back a
| me.
I "Eveything!' - | called to him
2 And it you put your hand Oh l
: I'll put a bullet through your hea'
Il took aim at him with the in
!. tention Of firing and he got a vi
i frightened. Anyway he cam
| back from the shrine
? Test discloses trap
Il Il went up and had a look a
+ the shrine. Round the neck O
f the Virgin the rosary beads wer
placed, with a cross hanging t
4 the end Of them. / looked at tn
: back, and there [ saw that tn
G beads we're tied round a little pi
s which was stuck in the long woo6
. work. We tested it, by tying
Il long string to the rosary and ge'
ting back twenty yards into
t trench and pulling the string.
a The whole shrine was blown t
o pieces, for the tugging at the bea
e had detonated charge and cau
4 ed a charge and an explosion.
s He paused.
d "They'r more beasts tha
men, said one Of the listeners.
h "They re devils from He'll, =
I. said another.
IS "They' re all that" said tn
old soldier. 3'But they can
d help it. It's in their blood to /
r foul and dirty.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-05-24

Miss Selma Twisdale spent tn
night here with Mrs. Darden.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-05-24
HUTIER AND LUDEND0EFF's KoL LossAL KoNCEPTIoN
FAILED IN CONVERTING TEE ALLIES INTO
SECOND RUSSIA l.,
NEW METHOD COST HUNS 500 ooo MIN
(By United Press)
By Henry Wood

With the French armies, May,
Won Hutier's ''new meth
Cd OF ASSAULT constituting the lat
est production and the latest hope
OF Prussian militarism. has lust
met It's waterloo at the hands Of
the stolid French poilus Oh the La
Fere-Amiens front.
Successful to an astounding de-
gree in the capture of Riga. this
new method applied on the west
ern front has cost the German
armies to date half a million men,
has shattered Ludendroff' S Kol-
ossal konception of crushing the
English army and marching on
Paris, and has wrested from Ger
many her last dream and hope of
successful termination Of the war
on the western front.
Although Won Hut;er's "new
method Of ASSAULT was known in
its general lines to the Allied COM
manders as a result Of it's first try
out at Riga, it is only since it's ap-
plcation on the French front that
all Of its details have become
known. It's collapse is all the
more humiliating owing to the fact
that General Won Hutier was call
ed from the Riga front to COM
mand himself the troops, that ap-
plying his method, were to smash
through the English front at St.
/ Quentin and then march down
the valley Of the Disc on Paris.
Had Aroused Confidence
Won Hutier's new method dif-
fered in one. great fundamental
respect from it's immediate pre-
decessors with the German ilnncr-
ial command, in that the Germans.
having early in the war established
the dogma that the only way to
crush the enemy's lines was by
heavy artillery, came back on Won
Hutier's recommendation TO the
attainment Of this end by massed
| .lffonlyo, nf 4b
How Method Worked
The detailed application Of Won
Hutier's method both at Riga and
on the western front in the region
Of st. Quentin was as follows !:
First Of all, the troops to partici-
pate in the attack were drilled and
rehearsed for months in advance
III the part they were to play, un-
til each was letter perfect:
When the hour set for the at
tack arrived, the German artil-
lery began a short preparation.
In order to avoid losing the bene-
fit Of a surprise attack by the old
time artillery preparation Of sew
eral days, Won Hutier planned by
: an astounding concentration of
: guns to accomplish in few hours
: the previous work Of days.
l In addition to this artillery pre-
paration extended to an extreme
depth to the rear, demolishing the
: second and third lines at the same
r time as the first. To prevent the
n enemy's guns from intervening
and silencing the German batter
e les, gas shells were showered all
t over the enemy's artillery lines
rendering it impossible for the gun
: ners for several hours to serve the
! pieces.
Continued timorrow
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-05-24
SEAY PRESENTS
STATE EMBLEM
(By United Press)

Richmond May "a Governor
Seay, Of the Fifth Federal Reserve
District has sent emblems to Rich
mond and to the State Of Virginia
denoting that both are oversub-
scribed in its quota Of Third Liber
ty loan.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-05-24
PATRICK McClLL TELLS
VILE ACTS OF HUNS
AUTHOR OF 1.-THE GREAT PUSH" SAYS THE RUTHLESS
THEIR BLOOD TO BE
FOUL AND DIRTY
-
EVEN A ROSARY ON SHRINE WAS CHARGED

London May a. -"Dirty dogs
they are, and they never will
change. It's in their blood to be
foul and dirty
The old soldier ceased, or rather
suspended utterance as he sought
in his mind for an incident to illu-
strate his assertion.
The talk in the cafe dealt with
the Germans and their methods Of
warfare, and the men who were
in the cafe at that moment had
Just come back from the front line.
While they were there, their kul-
tured enemy had turned a ma
chine gun on two British stretcher
bearers who had gone out into No
Man Land to carry in wounded
German soldier. They had placed
him on the stretcher and were
making their way back to the
home trench when the machine
gun was turned ON them, killing
the two men as we'll as the hapless
man whom they were carrying to
safety.
Other similar happenings were
recalled, and it was then that the
old man spoke. He had been 4
regular soldier who had fought
many battles and had livec
through Mons, Ypres, Loos anc
the Somme. The old man knew
the foe whom he was up against
He Knew Their Ways
1t is in their blood to be fou
and dirty he repeated. Afro
cious and treacherous, they hav'
no code Of honor or chivalry il
their get-up. [ have seen then
murder wounded, and kill wome,
and children. That was in tn
early days when they rushed loos
like wild beasts over Belgium
And I've seen the poisoned wells
the poisoned food and the deaf
traps which they leave behin
them when they'r retreatin
, from our fellows. Last spring
when they ran away with ou
) men at their heels, [ was one Q
those who followed them
"Everywhere, in abandone
dugouts, houses, barns and chul
ches, in barrels left outside tn
doors of farmhouses, in Shrine
{ by the roadside, in barbed wir
2 entanglements, there were a
: kinds Of slaughter traps hid.
II mind coming to one dugou
r without a soul in it. just had
S peep in and l was careful not t
f touch anything, for [ knew tn
: men had just left the place. Bt
: another fellow followed me, and {
/ went up on the parapet / locke
back at him.
ei "Be careful and don't touc
anything in there" I said to hin
"You know what the German
: are like with their traps.
e "I'll only look in, = he shoute
back, and as there was a long na
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-05-24

row branch blocking the entrance
to the door he pulled it aside to
have a peep in.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-05-24
ALL QUIET ON
AMERICAN FRONT
(By United Press>

American armies in France Nav
a An official communique issued
from American headquarters last
night stated that al was quiet on
all fronts occupied by the Ameri-
cans.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-05-24
ITALIAN ACE
OVER VIRGINIA
(By United Pressl

Richmond Va. May 24-An It
allan aviator at Newport News
flew over the city this morning
celebrating the third anniversary
Of 1taly's entry into the war.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-05-24
BRITISH PLANES
DESTROY BASE

Rome May PA British air
plane squadron successfully bomb
ed al Austrian submarine and sea
plane base at Cattaro yesterday
setting fire to the piers and bar
racks, it was officially announced.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-05-24
LIST
HAS "A NAMES
@'-'

Washington May "a. Forty
four casualties were listed by the
war department today divided as
follows -Four killed in action, ten
died Of desease, nine from wounds
four from accident sixteen severe
ly wounded and one slightly woun
ded.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-05-24

Mr.. Jere Bunch arrived yester-
day afternoon from Weldon where
he spent the daJ on business.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-02-14
Dots From Union
Mill Village

Feb. 14.-Harold Sullivan is Wis
1ting his brother in Rockingham, N.
G.
Emon Israel, Preston Gregory,
Frank Lybrand and Clyde Waldrop
spent Sunday in Greenvile.
Miss Mamie Keisler holds a posi-
tion with the Union Buffalo Mills
store on Saturdays.
Roxey Cudd and Frank Lybrand
have accepted positions with the
Southern railroad.
l.. B. Gibson and family of Fair
mont, n. c., spent Sunday with rela-
tives in the city.
The mill authorities are planting
out shade trees over the entire vii
lage which will add much to the ap-
pearance Of the place anl comfort to
the residents during the summer
months.
The quarantine has postponed the
raising Of the flag until future
date.
"Clean Up" week is in progress
this week and the town is thorough
ly wide awake; our alderman, s. f.
Lybrand is cooperating with the
company so if your premises are not
cared for, get your neichbor to ex-
plain why YOU were missed
The Boy Scouts Of our community
are doing fine; they are always will
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-02-14

ing and ready to do anything to help
others. They are under the good
management of Pastor Chick of
Green Street church and when first
organized used to be at loss to find
something to do, but it is not so
now. They have been on several
hikes and were given a fine trip to
Neal Shoals by the mill management.
Some of the active work done by the
scouts was to deliver President Will
sons flag day speech and last Sun
day when the churches were ordered
closed on account of meningitis, Rev.
j. B. BoZeman, pastor of the West
side Baptist churrh prepared his SER
mon in a neat folder and the boys
were ready Sunday morning and re-
sponded to the request to deliver
these pamphlets and at the regular
hour for service, the entire village
hand in their hands his message.
Valmar.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-02-14
MerourIus.

In the mythology Of ancient pagan
Rome Mercurius, or Mercury, to give
the English form of the Latin name.
was the divinity Of commerce and gain,
and was identified by the Romans
with the Greek Hermes. A temple was
built to Mercurius as early as B. G..
495, near the Circus Maximus, and an
altar of the god existed near the Porta
Capena by the side Of well. His fes-
tival was celebrated on May 25, and
chiefly by merchants who visited the
well near the Ponta Capena to which
magic powers were ascribed.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-02-14
Great Manuroye Swamps.

Mindoro, one Of the larger islands
Of the Philippine group, is province
by itself and contains 1888 square
miles. 1t is distant from Manila lit
tie more than 100 miles. Along the
shores of this island are more than 30,-
600 acres of mangrove swamps, with
large trees in practically virgin growth,
conservatively estimated to yield 5O,-
600 tons of bark readily convertible
into approximately 1900 tons of
cutch. Just why this growth should
have remained untouched for so long
is not explained.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-02-14
Stomach Acts Fine!
No Indigestion, Gas,
Heartburn, Acidity.
"Pape's Diapepsin" Fixes Sick, Sour,
Upset StOmachs in Five
Minutes.

You don't want a slow remedy when
| your stomach is bad--or an uncertain
one-or a harmful one-your stomach
is too valuable; you mustn't injure it
with drastic drugs.
Pape's Diapepsin is noted for it's
speed in giving relief; its harmless
ness; its certain, unfailing action in
regulating sick, sour, gassy stomachs.
It's quick relief in Indigestion, dys-
pepsia and gastritis, when caused by
acidity, has made it famous the world
over.
Keep this wonderful stomach sweet
ener in your home-keep it handy
| get large fifty-cent case from any
drug store and then if anyone should
eat something which doesn't agree
with them; if what they eat lays like
lead, ferments and sours and forms
gas; causes headache, dizziness and
nausea; eructations of acid and un-
digested food-remember as soon as
Pape's Diapepsin comes in contact
with the stomach it help to neutral
ize the excessive acidity, then all the
stomach distress caused by it disap-
pears. It's pr'mptness, certainty and
ease in overcoming such stomach dis
orders is a revelation to those who
try it.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-02-14
Monks Carved Church Seats.

Church seats carved by monks are
to be seen within the walls of the an
cient church ut Clodock on the borders
Of Monmouthshire. The edifice was
built some eight centuries ago and for
many years it had interesting relations
with Lanthony Abbey while it was the
monks Of the adjacent monastery that
did much Of the beautiful carving with
In its walls. The fine tower is now so
dilapidated that 1t must be speedily re-
stored if it is to be saved from ruin.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-02-14
Coffee a Nutrient.

Coffee Is not a Stimulant pure and
simple, but very considerable nutri-
ent. JustuS Licbig proved that, by
taking equal lots of men, working in
the salt mines, feeding one lot bread
and meat, the other bread and coffee,
and comparing results. The coffee
squad did more work and came out
in better shape than the meat eaters.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-02-14
Best Kind Of Play Is Work.

One of the best kinds Of play Is
work. Many Of the elements of play
enter into work if it is performed in
the right spirit. The most satisfying
forms Of play are those in which inter
est is excited; competition. with desire
to succeed and accomplish some def
mite end, makes the game worth play
Ing. Work is fatiguing and distaste-
full when it is lacking in these ele-
mcnts.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-02-14
Strict REGULATION.

Freeman was visiting at his grand
pas home, and as he was mischiev-
Gus little chap, was constantly being
told. Don't do this" and Don't do
that" Finally, with u look of disgust
on his face, he climbed up into chair
and asked, seriously, "What can fella
do in this house, anywayW
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-02-14
Rules Only for the Weak.

1t is one Of the weaknesses of man
kind that it is forever establishing
rules, programs, formulac. They serve
their purposes for the guidance of or
dnary minds. But the pioneers of
thought ride rOugh-Shod through the
rulers. They gain the ends they desire
by refusing to be directed by what
someone else has thought before them.
by what teachers have insisted upon
as MISUNDERSTANDING
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-02-14
Moss Is Valuable.

Moss" is the popular name for sew
eral kinds of small nowcrless plants
which flourish in damp places. In
mountainous and wet districts tracts
of moss are of great service in retain
ing the water and preventing sudden
floods.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-02-14
Take Pains

= Genius has been defined as an inf
mite capacity for taking palms. and tai
ent, which is sort of second cousin
Of genius, has the same characteristics,
observes an educator. One who will
take pains enough will meet with a
measure of success. And no one who
belittles the need Of patient, plodding
work is likely to succeed, no matter
what his endowmentS.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-02-14
At SUNDAY School.

"Give an account Of Balaam," said
the teacher. "Balaam was a prophet
who lived long way off," replied the
student. "After while he went out
for ride on his donkey, and he got
very angry with the donkey and hit
him, and voice from heaven said
You must not hit the donkey; it is
holy ground"
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-02-14
For Sale.

Forty-eight acres of land, small
tenant house, good spring. About
twenty-five acres in cultivation bal
ance in pines and oaks. Three and
one half miles from Santuc, on main
road to Beulah church. Joining lands
of Mrs. j. c. Sartor, $22.50 per acre,
one third cash, balance in two years
at 8 per cent interest.
Citizens Real Estate & Loan CO.
st.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-02-14
Studying Plant Life in India.

In order to encourage arboriculture
and the study of plant life the govern
ment of India has offered q series of
valuable prizes to be awarded to those
who are most successful in various
lines in connection with the growth of
trees and shrubs on government land.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-02-14

Neatly Put.

We are told that Tom Hood liked
best to work in serious vein, on such
poems as 1.-THE Bridge Of SIghs." AS
he put it himself: Its only for my
livelihood that I'm a lively Hood
Boston Transcript.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-02-14
Making Bulgarian Milk.

The milk of the Bulgarians, well
known all over the world for it's SUI.
perlor nutritivc quality, is made by ex.
posing it to the sun, the rapid develop
ment of the germs under the action OF
the ultra violet rays being such that
when it becomes dry they are in high
ly concentrated form.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-02-14
Endurance of Renders.

The reindeer Is said to be able to
endure more fatigue than any other
draft animal except the camel.
1t has been known to pull 200 pounds
10 miles an hour for IL hours.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-02-14

Lady Enid Vane, wife Of Nal. Henry
Cecil Vane Of the Yorkshire Hussars,
heir Of the ninth Baron Barnard, was
formerly Lady Enid Victoria Fame,
daughter Of the earl Of WestmoreIand.
She has been devotlng practically all
OF her time to war relief duties and
she has accomplished great deal Of
good. Lady Enid is one of the most
beautiful ladies in the British nobility.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-02-14
Too Particular.

The girl who thinks more OF her
georgette crepe waist than she does of
her beau and refuses to permit it to
get muSsed will never march to the
well-known tune of Mr.. Mendelssohn
FLORIDA Times Union.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-02-14
Wronu Side Up.

"Why didn't you toss coin to de.
eide which to do?" 81 did, but the
darn thing didn't come down the way
wanted 1t to."-Buffalo Express.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-02-14
Climbinq.

You can climb no higher than Juji
with your feet but with your mind
you may inherit eternity.-A Japan.
ese Philosopher.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-02-14
Queer Place for Meteorites.

One OF the remarkable features Of
the oceans floor is the fact that in
some places it is covered with the dust
Of metcorites.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-02-14
Some overs.

The height Of the Eiffel tower, Paris
Is 9S6 feet; of the Blackpool tower
$40 feet; of New Brighton tower
go feet, and of the WOolworth build
ing, New York, $50 feet.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-02-14
Silent Applause.

Many vaudeville actress seems
TO think she's big thing because she
sings through her nose, like an ele-
phant.-Exchange.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-02-14
Vehicles Bear Owners, Names

In England all carts and wagons
must beer the owners name and ad
dress before being used In a public
highway.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-02-14
Cruel Enlightenment

He--"TOu seem TO think I couldn't
make any woman happy" She-"Oh
yes, there is one; your widow"
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-02-14

Government scientists in India
have succeeded in making paper from
three new materials, leaves Of a
west Australian plant, timber from
East Africa and bark of tree found
in Rhodesia.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-02-14
SERVICE CAR
Whenever You Need q General Tonic
Take GroXe,s

The Old Standard Groves Tasteiess
chill Tonic is equally valuable as a
General Tonic because it contains the
we'll known tonic properties of QUININE
and IRON. 1t acts on the Liver, Drives
out Malaria. Enriches the Blood and
Builds up the Whole System. 60 cents.
A rudder has been patented, nor
mally within the hull of a vessel, but
which can be projuected through the
bow to aid in steering.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-02-14
No. 666

This 10 prescription prepared especially
Tor NAL ARIA or CHiLLS e. FEVER.
Five or six doses will break any case, and
it taken then as tonic the Fever will not
return. 1t acts on the liver better than
Calomel and does not gripe or sicken. 2Sc