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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-04-19
BAPTIST CHURCH APPOINTMENTS

Rev. R. A. Mcfarland will preach
at both morning and evening services
at the Baptist church on Sunday next,
April 81.
On Friday next he will go Lynch
burg to officiate at a marriage in that
city and will stay over to preach and
officiate in his new church until the
third Sunday in May when he comes
back to conduct morning and evening
services on May 10.
The next four weeks appointments
are as follows:
Sunday, April 81. Rev. R. A. McFar-
land will preach at both morning and
evening services.
Sunday, April %, Rev. Joel Snyder
pastor of the First Baptist church,
Fayetteville will preach at both morn
ing and evening services.
Sunday, May 5. Hon. Archibald
johnson, editor Of Charity and Child
rem, will speak at both morning and
evening services.
Sunday, May -. Rev. J. D. Moore,
secretary for North Carolina OF the
b. Y. P. U. will preach at both morn
ing and evening services.
Sunday, May 10. Rev. R. A. Nc
Farland will return to conduct both
morning and evening sevcies.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-04-19
'MAKES YOU FEEL
GOOD ALL OVER
Men Marvel at Mantone And Women
Wonder Why. Here Is The
Answer

Men marvel at Mantone. Women
wonder why.
This is the season when Mantone
will help most every man or woman
for the assistance Of the body is low
est in spring. The constitution de-
mands s energy during the long
winter exhaust the vitality and makes
a mark for the germs Of spring fever,
grip or pneumonia. This state is
known by depression, blueness, sleepless
no appetite, indigestion, headache, thin
blood and nervousness
Mantone is all medicine. It's re-
freshing infunce is always felt. The
blood is bathed in the tonic, which
gives new life, the vital fires of the
body burn brighter and their increased
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-04-19

activity consumes the tissue rubbish
that has accumulated during the winter
Mantone means fresh tone, nerve,
good digestion, circulation and sleep.
A person is physically call in" and
takes Mantone. Anew weeks later that
person fells good all over. Learn for
yourself today.
Mantone is sold on this guarantee,
no benf1t no cost, for ST. at E. T. White
head Co., and North End Drug Store.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-04-19
AND HOG RAIsERs

fAhMERS AND HOG RA1SERS
The Mammoth Yellow Soy Beans
viii furnish grazing and food for your
Hogs in early fall We have a small
quantity of them to sell at $4.OO per
bushel. Apply at once. Shields Com
missary.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-04-19

Miss Selma Twisdale, of Spring Hill,
was visitor in town yesterday after
noon.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-04-19

MULE FOR SALE-One bay mare mule
nine years old. apply to Moses
Higgs, Hobgood, N. c., R. 1.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-04-19

for lllitA o'i
Lambert, of Atlanta, was
,.;si+or in town this morning.
ct,ort Smith left this morning
: Halifax to spend the day on legal
lsiness.
Mr. and Mrs. I. W. Russell lett TINS
.rnirg for Norfolk to spend few
avs
n. Gerson Bryan arrived this morn
from Camp Jackson to spend his
[.7lonoh here with friends.
1 900
| p,++ar oct ventilated windshield
! ,.onr Ford before hot. weather.
lsk Riddiek.
Mr. p. RAY Boyette returned last
lorinc firm Hamilton where he had
jeen on business.
Mrs. Pattie Vaughan, OF Whltakers,
oxneeted here this afternoon on a
IT. 70 Mrs. A. NJ. Riddick.
Mrs R. C. Josev and Mrs. j. Frank
lL;nklav left this morning for Urbanna,
l. 70 visit Mrs. G.. G. Christian.
mr. +, T. Hvman left this morning
L. his home at Spring Hill after spend
L. awhile here on business.
900
mr. Iredell Moore, of Ayden, spent
L. nioht here with his son, Chief
4 G. Moore.
lJust received by express big lot Of
dee coat suits in good quality and lat
H. STYLES. Call early and make your
Ilection as they can't last long. Ed
trds and Company.
0-O-O
IDon + fail to hear Mrs Avera sing
.lAngeIs Serenade. with violin obi
1to. Monday night at the Dixie.
800
Mrs. Eugene Allsbrook, who has
ten visiting her sister, Mrs. Bob Nc
Ihnipl. returned to Greenville yester-
lly. ia
Everybody retires why not RETIRE
YOUR car with United States tires?
Others may be cheaper, BUT Ask
Hddck.
900
Mr.. T. C. Shearer, of Atlanta, re-
presenting the Eureke Fore Hose
Company was in town this morning
ealing upon the town officials.
900
Mr. Charlie Lamb received notice
this morning to report April 80 at four
o'clock for draft into camp. Notice
was also sent to Messrs Earl Station,
John Newsom and Levira Carlisle to
report at same time.
900
The Baracalle from e'Tales of Hoff
MANN is a musical favorite. Be sure
to hear this duet sung by Mrs. Avera
and Miss Johnson Monday night at the
Dixie theatre.
Mr.. Howard f. Dodge has returned
TO Scotland Neck and will again
associate himself with the Scotland
Neck Motor Company. His many
lhends are congratulating him upor
Ills return to so good town.
sergeant {. B. Parks, who has been
Spending his furlough here, leaves to
way Tor Camp Jackson. Everyone was
very glad to see Sergeant PARIS. He
Was fine fellow when a civilian an6
Will make an equally good soldier. We
are proud Of Parks.
800
Dathlng is essential to good health
Lei US give your car good bath the
F'lce IS small and the benefit great
Ask Riddick.
Inc people should be vastly PROUD
:, the record being made by Scotland
1eck and vicinity over the Liberty
NOaA Drive. This town is doing tn,
|VA night, and consequently every
o.N Is Interested. Two hundred ant
,'F names are none too many to b,
ND'lned with so patriotic move
nent.
900
Nessrs G. C. Weeks and R. L. Hard,
,'"fhed last night from Farmville
"Vie they had been attending tn
'''lhg Of the eastern division of tn
'sinla and North Carolina Imr,le
y" Dealers Association. They repor
sOOd meeting, fifty-fve members be
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-04-19

as, street force is working hard
=, ' cI up the town. They are now
H.. 0DoFch street and will be east Of
n,., street tomorrow, taking all the
H. " between Main and the railroad.
H.. viii be devoted to taking the
s,,. from East Scotland Neck. Let
w. .One assist by having their trash
= H.. '"' on the sidewalk in barrels and
Np NJ as not to have to delay the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18

opening the Allies road to the Rhine. How
much further that road will lead, to a
Berlin, is subject for hopeful specula-
ton"
The New York Evening World"
thinks there are scant hopes that the
Kaiser's warriors can continue to keen
215 miles between the Allies and the
Rhine:
"The nearest point of the Allied battle
front to the Rhine lies about the junction
of the bit of Belgium still free with that
part in German hands. 1t is 215 miles from
the Rhine.
During the four years of war the test
of strength has seesawed backward and
forward over range of about sixty miles.
with the Germans fast retreating to
the outermost line held by them
"The German Emperor has made his chief
bid for the support Of his people on the
fact that no fighting has taken place on
German soil, the slight invasion of Alsace
not counting in his claim. 1t would be q
living lesson could Germany be made to
endure of the cruel suffering she has
caused the innocent people of France A
German force which has been beaten with
such celebrity during the past month could
hardly endure to reach the Rhine. or 10
1t did, would be in pretty poor fighting shape
when it arrived.
at is neither absurd nor imnossible how.
ever, to imagine retreat of such magni-
tude- The great Napoleon once made
longer one and brought back but one-twen-
tieth of his grand army"
The New York Tribune has struck
the popular chord of American opinion.
AS its "unmilitary expert observed in
an editorial which has been widely re-
printed:
Plain unmilitary Americans with never
square inch of khaki in their wardrobes
and not smidge Of Napoleon's wisdom or
their tongues end out to cheer and
celebrate a battle that speaks for itself
Whether there are pincers to snan or
sahents to be squeezed we do not give
hoot. The most exposed flank in the
world leaves US cold as cold The Allie.
are licking the tar out of the Boches. thu
Allies are going forward as fast az tanks
can take them, and the Germans arc oo;n
back back, back. For US, the Allies. hin.
hip, hooray,
THE objective? We know and we'll ..,,
which is more than most experts will,
take chance on doing.
"The objective is Berlin,~
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From The Baltimore Su7a

which resulted in the capture of nearly 400
Germans returning from leave
"They had heard the heavy gunfire, but
had no linking their lines had been pierced.
"hen they reached that part of the road
between Harbonnieres and Vauvillers
daring British airman dropped bomb on
their train, bringing it to a standstill. Be-
tore they could get under way again a
squadron of British cavalry rushed UP and
surrounded it, demanding its surrender.
whereupon Boche prisoners soon started on
the next lap of their journey under cavalry
escort to British prison camp"
Inc cavalrymen went after the Ger
mans like hounds in a chase. according
to "The New York Sun" correspondent.
"Our cavalry was held up at Marco1av.
by machine guns, so the horscmen with
drew until a fleet Of small tanks could be
called into action. These rambled into the
town and made short work Of the machine
gunnerS ana SnlperS. When the Germans
saw the tanks coming they scooted out of
the houses and tried to escape across the
open country.
Our cavalrymen, noting this, leaped their
horses over the fences and were on them
like hounds in chase, sabering the panic
stricken Germans right and left Seven
hundred prisoners were taken by the horse
men,"
And then the Allied airmen swooped
down with their machine-gun fire. Jo-
seph w. Grigg describes their part in
''The New York World:
"Chasing the enemy troops by airplanc
was one of the most common diversions
and wrought havoc among the fleeing enemy
detachments. Seeing British troops at one
point held up by strong enemy party in
trench with machine guns, another air.
man routed the whole lot with fire and
scattered bodies all over the field as the
enemy fled precipitately. Four hundred of
the enemy retreated to a gulch, hoping to
hold it with rife and machine gun fire. but
the airmen swooped down upon it and from
a height of fifty feet slaughtered the Ger
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18

TF George M. Cohan is to get the
credit for discovering that gun
rhymes with run, then several
hundred thousand of his country
men over in Europe share the honor of
discovering at first hand that both words
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18
Looking for a Strategic Line
From The Ne1o Eueniag

mans with bombs and machine gun fire.
At another place 100 of the enemy sur
rendered to a small party of British in
fantry. When they realized that it would
be impossible for any of them to get out
alive under such rain of bullets they
capitulated forthwith" :.
''The varied achievements of the avi-
ators is suggested by the following dis
patch to ''The New York Herald from
Percival Phillips:
"The airmen have scored many sensa-
tonal successes since the beginning of the
advance. They have pursued anti-tank
guns, shot down crews, attacked trains
bringing fresh troops toward the broken
line, circling arotnd them at fifty feet and
firing into the windows Of cars on both
sides, chased teams of horses drawing OBJ
servaton balloons out of danger and killed
them all, including machine gun men and
the occupants of staff cars coming forward
to try to investigate the situation. Some
of these staff officers as we'll as ordinary
infantry of the line marching away from
in front of the Australians and Canadians
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must have had a horrible time avoiding
the machine guns in the air.
And then the airmen returned to re-
port what they had observed. Perry
Robinson writes to "The New York
Sun" about them:
with the rapidity of our advance the
first day something like panic seems to
have set in back of the enemy lines. Scenes
Of the utmost confusion were noted NV o,,r
avlators, who reported that men and
vehlcles were streaming over the roads in
Wild mass, the soldiers throwing awav
their rifles and all equipment in their hurry
to reach safety. Even their wounded vera
lett behind. German orders which we IN
tercepted show that confusion rn1od o,,o,
IN the minds of the commanding officers"
Writing of the work of the arnoored
cars, the same correspondent said:
Inc crew of one said they met
German transport which tried to turn
around to escape. Four mounted oficarc
came gailoplng up to see what had han
pened and all were shot from the car which
then proceeded to round up the personnel
OF the transport. At several places o,r
armored cars overlook both mechanical and
horse drawn transport along the roads, and
after shooting the horses took the mon
prisoner. At one place the crews of the
armored cars stopped railway train and
iet it afre. At another place the cars
drove through a village, where the soldiers
were still asleep. unaware of danger The
car drove through, shooting into windows
In one house officers were just preparing
to sit down to breakfast, but their mea1
was interrupted by hail of bullets
With the enemy retreating. specula-
ton arises as to how far he will be
forced to go. "The New York Mail"
observes:
att would not be too much to saw at
this stage Of the operation that if Allied
victories on the Marine closed Germany's
road 20 Paris. the Victories in Picardy are
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cars, with infantry advancing in their wake
with dreadful deliberation, is written plain
on the Plateau of Santerre, beyond our old
front line.
"F'rom the forward machine gun nests to
the snug headquarters Of the 18th German
Corps at Framerville the fugtives left a
trail Of debris and booty dropped pellmell
in their wild desire to reach the Somme.
Deserted batteries confront you at the edge
of ruined villages, and some of the fields
are dotted with documents strewn hap
hazard by the fleeing stats.
~ passed through eight miles of re-
claimed country and four villages which
Germans held until yesterday morning, and
every yard Of this interesting journey re-
vealed fresh proof of the CONSERVATION of
the enemy and the inability to check the
panic among his troops.
"Here and there a German lay where he
fell, staring at the flow of khaki with
astonished eyes. In lars they used as
prepared for breakfast when the tanks
rolled up the wire. Along the level high
way passes the gaunt skeleton of a
British aerodrome, tangled wisps of rusty
iron and crumpled fragments of the hut
cncampment which we abandoned and then
shelled until no German dared show his
face above the level of the grass"
An Associated Press dispatch gives
vivid picture of frightened German
general running up a road, pursued by
a British "whippet" tank:
"Where the tanks and the armored car
batteries pressed far forward in the rolling
country there was much agitation among
the enemy. A report came back that
British tank, probably one of the fast little
whppcts, had been seen chasing frightened
German general up the road. But the enemy
general was not ptone in the direction in
which he was going. Observers reported
considerable columns of enemy transport
going eastward in hurry during the middle
Of the day."
The magnificent work of The tanks
against enemy machine guns was illus
trated At small town south Of the
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Look Out, He Has Tasted B.ood

Amlens-Roye road, where the adyanc-
ing French infantrymen were DELAYED
by machine gun fire. According to an
other Associated Press dispatch:
Five ponderous, armored monsters went
over and rolled directly into the place
Their crews discovered that the houses
were crowded with Germans manning ma
chine guns, principally from second story
windows. One tank leisurely advanced unon
mouse while hail of bullets splashed
of its metal hide. After recommending at
close range, the tank backed of. and CHARGED
home It's great weight crushed in tho
whole building, and it continued forward
until the structure was fattened out with
the enemy machine gunners thoroughly
effaced.
After this success the four companion
tanks engaged serious groups of the enemy
and the house-wrecking machine proceeded
10 roll down and f1atten nine other houses.
This tank literally crushed the entire viii
lage and all the enemy Within"
Further testimony as to the headlonp
: flight Of the Germans is furnished bv
''The New York SUM-:
"The tanks and cavalry had gone still
further and were having merry time along
roads blocked by great masses of retreating
Germans These advanced patrols rounded
up prisoners and obliterated machine gun
nests and even captured two batteries of
artillery.
"These batteries were so thoroughly sur
prised that they and their servants we're
made prisoners in their shelters Little
wicker baskets filled with supplies for
breakfast were found in the Shelters Still
another indication of the rapidity of the
advance seen in the unmarked condi-
ton of large stretches of the country over
which the French moved up. So precipitate
was the German retreat that they did not
wait to fire gum"
A French officer is quoted by Paul
Scott Mower in his dispatch to "The
Chicago Daily News as saying:
"The reconquered ground is strewn lit
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18
The Sad Plight of Superman
The NeaU York World.

US, and twice in pushing him back we
seemed to be working uphill.
"This time it is not too much to believe
>,the spring food of our hopes will sweep
the enemy back to his proper frontier.
each hour blow follows bloY as Marshal
Foch and the British generals working with
him keep after the enemy, giving him no
breathing spell. We need talk no more Of
counter offensives, for the initiative is now
in our hands"
When the tanks, both the large ones
and the 'twhippets," began clearing the
way for infantry action there was the
greatest confusion among the disorgan-
lied Germans. Percival Phillips, after
long service as correspondent with the
British armies, says he had seen moth
ing like it previously. He cabled this
version to '"The New York Herald:
"Never have I seen more striking evidence
of dismay and disorganization among a
surprised enemy than on the battlefield l
visited this morning. The story of the
headlong fight before tanks and armored
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18

the important point is that the Boche
seems to be moving his watch back to
the Rhine.
1.-THE Crown Prince" in the words of
one commentator, ''instead of following
his nose, seems to be following his re-
firing chin"
And the scrappy Yanks and their
comrades are following the s'invincible"
Germans at a pace that is setting new
records in the four-year marathon.
In his review of the military situa-
ton, General Peyton c. March, chief Of
staff of the American armies, said that
Marshal Foch has the enemy on the run
Marshal Foch, according to General
March, is working on the sound princi-
pie that when you get an enemy going
you keep him going; never give him a
chance to recuperate or think it over
keep on hitting him."
Observers agree that the enemy is
really going at pace that exceeds any
OF his previous movements. In a dis
patch to "The New York Sun" Gerald
Campbell describes it thus:
For the fourth time, without reckoning
the innumerable ripples and eddies along
The shore line, the great tide of battle is
sweeping across the same tract Of Frances
soil. But this time there is a difference.
Inc tide Is rushing out faster and more
irresistibly than it ever came in.
so far, while both the ebb and flow
OF the battle tide have been governed by
the immutable law $50 far and no further
the inward flow has been swifter than the
ee6b. Twice the enemy almost overwhelmed
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ganizing force. Cavalry got into action
on scale previously unknown, with the
following results, as reported by Joseph
W. Grigg to "The New York World":
cat no time since the earliest days of
the war has much cavalry been used,
nor so successfully, and to a squadron of
this division lies the credit of having per-
formed a real Wild West train hold-up
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18
Our Collector viii Call at Berlin
From The Columbus DISPATCH.

orally everywhere with stacks of German
cartridge boxes, trench mortars and other
materials. The dugouts and posts of COM
mand contain clothing, boots and half-writ-
ten letters. Everything proves the disorder
in which the enemy retreated.
"Some officers were even soundly sleep
Zone and quarter miles) behind the lines
when our infantry arrived At Reasons sur
Metz | saw an immense store of grenades
paper bandages, cartridge boxes and ma
chine gun bands"
Nor were the tanks the only disor-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18

rhyme with Hun.
For the Ger
mans are really
on the run.
It may be a
mere coincidence
that their Berlin
ward sprint began
with the crack Of
an American gun,
and then again it
may not be a
coincidence. But
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-18

who wished 10 become afiliated
with that organization.
Mai. Calvert then made a brief
address, explaining that il was the
purpose Of the home guards 20 in
struct men in the fundamentals OF
individual squad and company
movements.
Murray Offers Services.
He was followed by Sergt. Murray
Of the marines, who admitted that
his slogan was. Put some pep in
patriotism" The sergeant offered
his services three nights a week 10
help instruct the recruits.
For the benefit OF tho Polish men
in the audience who may not have
clearly understood the previous
speakers. Stanley Chelminiak ad-
dressed them in their native tongue.
Chief Gunner's Mate Kaiss, who
is connected with the navy recruit
ing Office in the pOstoffice, told OF his
experiences with submarines in the
Atlantic. He told how TINT. the
highest explosive known, acted on
the Hun divers. II does not destroy
the craft, but it opens the seams
so that the boat fills slowly and
never comes up. He said that the
navy wanted 100000 recruits.
DR.. J. p. Berteling explained in
detail the purpose Of the meeting
He said that men need not join
the home guards, all they are ask
ed TO do is 10 attach themselves to
a company, promising 20 attend
drill faithfully and diligently. He
announced a banquet TO be held in
Kable's banquet hall on next Mon
day evening at the expense of South
Bend citizens for the men who have
been called.
George Sands spoke from the or
chestra pit on behalf of the men
present. telling of the good which
he thought physical application
would accomplish.
Maj. Dennis concluded the meet
ing by inviting all men TO make use
Of the opportunity presented 20
them by the officers in charge of the
drilling.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-18
GRANGER AUXILIARY
BOOSTS RED CROSS

At the meeting held Friday night
at Granger, under the auspices of
the Granger auxiliary of the Mish-
awake Red Cross organization, Rev.
]. A. Burnett OF Mishawaka. gave
the principal talk Of the evening in
which he explained the Red Cross
work in general and the good work
it was doing. He told why the peo-
pie should get behind the work anc
co everything in their power to fur
Their il. His talk was instructive
and patriotic and was well received
by the large audience. He explain
ed the manner in which the Red
Cross drive of next week would be
carried on and how the local town
ship was organized so as TO be COW
cred thoroughly and everyone sOlic-
tied Mrs. CRUDE of South Bend
was the other speaker on the pro-
gram and gave a talk on child well
fare work.