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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-09-13
ROANOKE RAPIDS

ROANOKE RAPIDS
". L. Long, E. II. Kicks, J T. Chase, J.
NJ Jackson, John W. House, A.
NJ Proctor.
ROSEMARY
w. T. Ho@ner. T. w Mullen. Thos NJ.
Jenkins, R. L. Topping.
SCOTLAND NECK TOWNSHIP
SCOTLAND NECK
Hugh Jo',-.soa, l. F. Kitchin, Sam Dunn
Stewart Smith, Ashbv Dunn.
DR.. 4. c. Liverman. Dr. J. +
Shields, L. L. Cherry, Clee Waugh
LITTLETCN TOWNSHIP
LITTLETON
". R. Harvey, B. R. Browning, w. II
Johnson, Rodney Glasgow, I. c..
Aston
THELMA
]. p Penn and Bladv Hamill.
FAUCETT TOWNSHIP
AUEELIAN SPRINGS
JOHN II. Taylor.
THELMA R F. D.
S. P. Johnston.
HEATHsvILLE
w. R. Neville.
PALMYRA TOWNSHIP
PALMYRA
w II. Newell.
HORGOOD
Levira Leggett, W. n. Herring. Leon
Shields, R. H White
ROSENEATH TOWNSHIP
SCOTLAND NECK R. F. D.
Rufus Cherry, w. c.. Allsbrook.
BUTTERWOoD TOWNSHIP
LITTLETON r. f. D.
A. E. Carter
S. T. Thorne Jr., w. E. Nicholson w. H
Thorne.
Assuring your Board and the
Registrants Of Halifax county that
the Council Of Defense Of Halifax
County will serve the registrants
in any way possible, am,
Your very truly
r. c.. DUNN
! Chairman of Council Of Defense O
: Halifax county
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-09-13
Der WICK FAILED
TO DECLARE WAR

London, Sept. 13.-One town in
the British Isles is, technically,
still at peace with the Central po-
Wers. 1t is Berwick-on- Tweed, i
city on the North Sea coast, half
in England, half in Scotland thru
which runs the boundary line of
the River Tweed.
Under the British Constitution,
Berwick must issue a seperate de
c}aration when the British govern
ment.t announces hGstilit;es. L
has just been discovered that Ber-
wick was overlooked in the declar-
atior Of August 4, 1914. At the
same .time twas realized that Be1
wick is, technically, still at wal
with Russia, having forgotten to
proclaim peace at the end Of the
/ Crimean war in 1856.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-09-13
ADOPTED FOR
DURATION 0E'
The " Ar
(By United Press

Londbn Sept 13.-Englis and
French children are founding an
:. entente of their own.
Those little French children
whose parents find it impossible
10 remove them from Paris and
the terrors Of daily lombard
ment are to be adopted into En-
olish families ''for tie duration
of war.
Many lonely little English
child will profit by companlonshln
Of bri ght, vivacious French child
and the French child viii have
an opportunity Of studying the
English life and language
Parents all over England arr
sending out invitations for 'dura
ton adoptions, glad to do some
thing to tighten the lot Of the han
rassed French mother who is II
daily fear for her child s safety.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-09-13
FAIR PRICE
FOOD CHANGES

The committee on fair prices
for grocery and food products met
On Wednesday evening and made
some changes in prices in confor-
nifty with the wholesale prices OH
same and it was anticipated that
these would have been published
yesterday but unfortunately this
could not be done until tomorrow
however we beg to give the change
in this issue.
The changes are shown in the
following items
Dry Salt Meat (plates) 80 cents
Sliced Bacon 65 cents; Bulk Bacon
60 cents; Cheese 3S cents; Eggs
45 cents; Molasses $1.OO to $1.1O;
Flour 80 cents; Steak (native beef
35 cents; Roast % to 80 cents.
Sugar will be advanced cent
and a half pound as soon as the
present stock in the hands of the
retailers are exhausted.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-09-13
BRITISH GAINS DESPITE
STRONG RESISTANCE
GERMAN INFANTRY ASSISTED BY AIR SQUADRON TRv To
RETAKE HAvRINCoURT z:UT ARE BEATEN OFF
VERY GREAT LOSS
ENEMY REpULSED ON CArtBRI FRONT
(Ry United Press)

London Sept .l3.-General Uaiy
reports that the British gained
the possession Of Iiolnon wood drlv
ing the enemy from the locaIitie:
offering resistance.
Further north OF the line an ad
vance was made east Of .Jcancourt
which IS IN our hands.
Strong hostile forces assisted
by a squadron Of German airplan
cs, attacked orr new positions OF
Havrinoourt bye were repulsed
with great loss.
Opposite Molvreville, on the
Cambrai front. hostile infantry as
@enlbEea for counter attacks, bu.
were observed and subjected to
heavy fire making The attack un-
successful only a few Germans
reaching our lines, these being eT
thar killed or taken prisoners
Progress was also made during
the night west Of Auchy lc Bassc.
PAS Sept 13-West of st. Quen
tn, north eastward tC ward Mes
neil l2@ Huilus al important enc
my surprise attack was repulsed
In the region Of Verdm our sew
eral surprise attacks brought in
prisoners.
Germans in force continue to re
sist near Gouzeaucourt throwing
the Australians back 30 their line
south Of dead Man $ corner.
,,Under a hurricane lombard
ment from trench mortars support
ed by heaviest machine guns the
Varmand the British ~arrison is
reported to be holding ncvertEc 6
less.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-09-13
OF LOCAL LE-
GAL ADVISORY BOARDS
OF HALIFAX COUNTY

To the Local Exemption Board of
Halifax County
| take pleasure in herewith sub
hitting the names Of those ap
pointed by me for service on the
Legal Advisory Boards Of Hall
fax county for the respective
towns and townships. | have Sc
lected those men who, | feel sure,
will gladly give Of their time III
the work Of assisting the regis
trants Of Halifax county in filing
out their Quest;onaires. This l;st
will be published in the papers Of
te county and the registrants
should preserve the lists when 50
published, so that they may know
upon whom to call for assistance.
rONCCANARA TOWNSHIP
TILLERY
J. O. Applewhite, Grover Howell.
! SPRING HILL
j. H. Darden.
BRINKLEYvILLE TOWNSHIP
! HOLLISTER
A. B. Schlichter, Ben Fishel
RINGWOOD
c. A. Williams Jr., J. E. Ayers Jr.
ESSEX
H. w. Qua1ls, Sydney Williams G. L.
!, Knight
.BRINKLEYVILLE
N. NJ. Harrison Jr., N. G. Bethea
ENFIELD TOWNSHIP
ENFIELD
J. r Matthews, DR.. c. Highsmith, P
O. Petaway, J. Waldo Whitaker
George II. Johnson, G. j. Edward:
E. D. Dodd, B. D. Mann
J HALIFAX TOWNSHIP
HALIFAX
S. NJ. Gary, Swain Norman, w. F. Cop
]; pedge, E. N N.Sater.
i WELDON TOWNSHIP
i WELDON
VIM. L. Knight, Ashley Stainback, W
e. Daniel, R. S. Travis, Fl. G
II. Howe, D. r. Anderson. J. Pierce
[ RoANoKE RAPIDS TOWNSHIP
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-09-13
LIGHTER LIST
OF CASUALTIES
(By United Press

Washington, Sept. 13-Four
men is the day contribution b.
North Carolina to the two lists Is
sued by the war department, in
total three hundred and f1ifty-nine
names.
Corporal Connie D. Wheeler Of
Creedmoor, is reported as killed
in action, while Sergt. VIM. A.
Kay, Of Bockfeld, Corp. Jas. w.
Shambley, Of East Durham, and
Private Jesse V. Elliot, Of Holton,
were each wounded severely.
The total list shows 76 killed
in action, Al missing in action
.173 wounded severely, So died O!
wounds, Il died Of accident and
other causes, 9 died Of disease, 5
wounded to a degree undetermin-
ed and two prisoners.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-09-13
AT RED CROSS
YESTERDAY

The following ladies' were work
ing IN the workr9 n Wednesday:
Mesdames FIalallee, Rcbc Shields
HiIliard, Hassell. Livermon, Arth
ur Robertson. Norma Walstoli,
Walter Hancock I. ". Russell,
Arlington and Martin.
There were about sixty five ret
ugee garments taken out to be
made, Caroline Powell taking 3
!5out twenty ore for the Colorei
Auxiliary.
Yesterday Mesdames Shields
and Hilliard spent the afternoon
there and got the allotment arrang
; for the H6bgood Auxiliary which
is to going to make fifty. The
others will be distributed today.
and it is hoped will be finished and
returned by te last Of the month
There is an urgent call for Red
Cross nurses and also for young
women to go into the various train
ing schools to prepare themselves
! to fill the places of the large mum
Der who have gone into the militia
" hospitals and to work at the
front
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-09-13
TAKEN
AT CARNIVAL
(Bv United Press

Durham Sept 13.-Forry five
men are in the city jail awaiting
q hearing to determine if they are
slackers as a consequence Of raid
last night on the carnival here.
The police, sheriffs posse and
two hundred arrested fifteen t.
twenty who are likely to prove
genuine slackers
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-09-13
SAMMlES CAPTURE TEN
THOUSAND PRISONERS
AIDED BY THE FRENCH MIH1EL TH1AUCoURT, PANNEs,
BoUcoNv11LE AND MoNTsEc FALL BEFORE THE
AMERICANS STRONG ATTACKS.
INVADED ENEMY LINE at SOME POINTS
%
(Bv United Press

London Sept 13.-ln the often
s;ve against St. Mihiel salient the
Americans captured sixty guns,
according to the latest informa-
ton.
The American advance is contin
uine on both sides Of the salient
today between the Meuse and the
Monselle.
Additional prisone-< are con
stantly being reported.
Rain is falling at intervals and
the Germans are having difficulty
in removing their artillery because
of bad roads.
Among the captured is German
Count Schesyng who was taken
with baggage unpacked awaiting
capture. There are $50 Austrians
among the captured.
90
London Sept 13 q is P. N.Y.
The advance Of the American sol
diprs in the St. Mihiel sector, from
the south reached a depth Of eight
miles according to information
from the front.
The enemy has been blowing up
ammunition dumps at Hattou
vile, in the center Of the pocket.
The territory taken by the Amer
leans indicate that the neck of the
salient has been narrowed to less
than six miles.
It is reported that the prisoners
taken by the Americans now total
$500.
The progress is so rapid that the
situation is changing momenta j
ly.
The capture Of Nionulles in tho
center Of the salient seven miles
northwest Of St. Baussant Wher(
the offensive hit the German lin
and Eenev four and a half miles
north and slightly eat Of St Bau
Ssant is reported, also the town 0:
Zendicourt has fallen.
The attack on the western sid
OF the pocket runs mo more diff
cult country, and with more Sc
nous resistance but the American
advanced there to the depth 0
three miles.
German ammunition dumps a
DombouX not on the map, bu
theree is city Damp Vitoux sligh
y north Of the actual battl
zone) are also being blown up.
Washington Sept 13.-The CAP
lure by Americans Of eight thou
ana prisoners and an advance Q
I'VE miles at some points is report
ed by General Pershing in hi
thursday communique as follows
Assisted by French units W
or9ke the enemy's resistance an
our operations are still in progres
By Fred S. Ferguson
With the American army on tn
"afne Sept 13.-All the Amer
van first objectives were secure
0n schedule time.
farls Sept 13 Americans al
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-09-13

To the Local Exemption Board of
Halifax County =
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-09-13

the Germans at many
points along the front south Of
St. Mihiel salient where big bat
tie IS being fought in series Of raid
in the Lorraine Vosges.
American troops captured
number Of enemy positions and
penetrating the German lines at
some points
Before retiring they captured
and destroyed all material they
could not carry away. Machine
gun nests, blockhouses and dumps
were blown up and very heavy
loss inflicted on the enemy.
The artillery was quiet on the
less active sectors of the front.
Paris Sept 13.-The Americans
attack in the region Of St. Mlhlel
continues SUCCESSFULLY, the French
war office announces.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-09-13
By Frank J Taylor

With the American troops in AL
sace-Lorraine Sept 13.-1t is un
officially reported that the French
are now occupying St. Mihiel, at
the tip Of the salient.
The important town Of Thiau
court has been taken by the Amer
leans who also seized Pannes, Bou
conville and Montsec.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-09-13
DAVID CLARK
BRINGS FIRST
BALE COTTON

David Clark Of Palmyra district
brought IN yesterday the first bale
Of cotton of this years crop.
The bale weighed 40 pounds
and looks like good middling cot
ton. It had not been sold tb;i-
morning.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-09-13
ST. MIHIEL SALIENT NOW THE
SCENE OF GREATEST CONFLICT
BRUSSIL0FE
REPORTED KILLED
BY United Prcss)

Copenhagen Sept 13.-Brussi-
Iloff, the former commander in
chief Of the Russian armies was
killed at Moscow near the Sabrin1
prison, acc Prding to dispatches
from Kieff.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-09-13
CZARINA HAS
BEEN MURDERED
1Dy United Press J

London Sept 13.-The Daily Tel
agraph declares that there is no
doubt that the Czerina and her
GOughter have been murdered.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-09-27
A Little Girls Pride.

When / was a youngster I was anx~
ious to wear glasses and insisted that
my eyes were weak. My mother took
me to an oculist, writes Mrs. G. MD,
in the Chicago Herald, and 1 noticed
after he had tested my eyes he and my
mother had a consultation. I went
home with the glasses, with the in
struction I was to wear them to school
the next day for the first time. I
obeyed the instructions. On the way
to school 1 met several Of my chums
who, of course, remarked about the
new addition. 1 was quite proud Of
them and said:
"Oh, yes, 1 can see sc much better
now"
Giggles went around the class and
finally the teacher came to see what
the trouble was. Then she too laugh
ed. She asked me why I had to have
such thick, heavy glasses. Taking
them off 1 discovered only the frames
and no glass in them at ALI
The explanation vas that I didn't
need glasses and mother had leagued
herself with the oculist to cure me Of
the foolish desire.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-09-27
Dehydrating Methods.

Experimental work that will have
an important bearing on the problem
iof feeding troops across the sea will
be undertaken by the new department
tof vital economics Of the University of
Rochester, New York, working In CO..
operation with the Mechanics institute
This work will involve a study of the
best processes for drying vegetables.
which have been an important part Of
the army rations, especially In places
where supplies Of fresh vegetables are
unavailable.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-09-27

per S~yndicate)
An east wind was blowing when the
Bardsleys awoke on Monday morning.
Also they had had a few friends In to
a late supper Sunday night, at which
Mrs. Bardsley had concocted one Of
her famous rabbits. 1t was rich and
cheesey, and Mr.. Bardsley had had
two servings in spite of the doctors
orders about a light diet.
So, of course, when Mrs. Bardsley
asked him at the breakfast table for
an increase in her weekly allowance, 1t
was not strange that her husband
should growl out an ~unfeeling refusal,
adding that there was n other sure
thing besides taxation and death, and
that was a woman's inability to be
satisfied.
Now, Mrs. Bardsley had felt her re-
quest so justified since Katie had au-
Dramatically added a dollar a week to
ashamed, charged her twice as much
for her husbands shirts, and every one
from the garbage man to the gas com.
pany was politely and ~delieately pick
ing her pocket, that instead of weakly
and miserably crying about his re-
fusal she became angry-in fact, she
got mad clear through for the first
time almost since their marriage.
Look here, Thomas!" she said
crisply, biting off each word with q
snap that made her husband jump,
"Will you tell me why you married
me"
81 give up" he retorted. "Phono'
graphs are cheaper and they occasion
ally say something pleasant"
If you can't give me enough to
live in peace and comfort without hav-
ing to worry my head OFF all the time
about money!" she finished, ignoring
his interruption.
Well, Lord knows I'm not made of
money. I've had to dig down in my
Jeans for so many things lately I'm
nearly strapped all the time. If you
tried you could manage differently"
"How?"
'That's up to you. I'd let Katie CO."
Sand do my own work! !"
wouldn't kill you, would it?"
Thomas Bardsley, 1 never did a
days work in my life !"
"Then it's time you were benefting
by my admirable example and begin
ming"
Mrs. Bardsley rose from the table,
her eyes flashing dangerously. Every
well. Thomas, I'll do my own work.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-09-27
Champagne for the Trenches.

Champagne is served out to the
French army twice a year-on the
national fete day on July ii and at
Christmas, one bottle to every four
men. The brands and vintages are
not remarkable, but 1t unquestionably
fixes. And wen at $1.25 a bottle the
bill is a heavy one, so it has oc-
Cured to certain taxpayers to direct
attention to the enormous stocks Of
German-owned champagne maturing
in the Reims cellars.
1t has been suggested to distribute
1t among the army, which would
please the poilus and reduce Hun
competition with French brands after
the war.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-09-27

with the Imperial German eagle and
captioned Keep These OFF the q. S.
A." constitutes another poster and
conveys a message which may be read
and understood at a glance. Five
hundred thousand of these, size 30
by 40 inches, are being autographed
in four %printings. The artist is John
Norton.
Critics consider a design by Els
worth Young me of the strongest of
the series. 1t shows a silhouette of a
Hun dragging a girl against n vivid
background fiecked with blazing en-
bers, and bears the significant cap
ton Remember Belgium This
poster is 20 by 80 inches in size and
100000 of them are being Autograph
ed in four colors.
An oblong poster, 36 by So inches,
by J. Scott Williams, represents a fig
IRE Of Victory bearing a flag and with
marching troops Shouted against a
stormy background. Behind the fig
IRE of Victory Is a majestic represen-
tation of the American eagle in full
flight. This poster is. being litho-
graphed in eight printings, and is also
being used as a 24-Sheet poster for
billboards. 1t will be displayed on
express wagons. Six hundred thou
sand are being Autographed.
Walter Whitehead has depicted an
American in a heroic attitude, rifle
and bayonet in hand, facing the foe.
This poster bears the stirring admon-
ition, "Come on" and is 90 by 80
inches in size. 1t is being lithograph-
ed in eight colors. One million of
them are being issued.
Hun or Homer" is the caption of a
poster by Henry Raleigh, the artist
who executed the "Halt the Hun.
poster which was so popular in the
Third Liberty Loan campaign. Mr..
Raleigh's Fourth Liberty Loan poster
represents a Hun invading a home
while a little girl with a baby in her
arms gazes in startled apprehension
at him. This poster is 20 by 30 inch
es in size. Six hundred and forty
thousand of them are being litho-
graphed in six colors.
Howard Chandler Christy is the de-
signer of the tenth poster, which
shows the figure of Victory towering
above a gun crew in action on a bat
tleship, and captioned, "Clear the
Way" Mr.. Christy's representation
of the gun crew was taken from a,
photograph made by an officer who,
was seated in a funnel on a warship
when a gun was actually being served.
He gave the picture to Mr.. Christy,
who has used it in the preparation of,
his Fourth Liberty poster. Experts
have declared the poster to be tech
nically accurate, yer to the marking
of the shell itself, which distinguishes
it from a target shell, and makes it
clear to the initiated that it is an &C.
tual service shell for sinking sub
marines. This poster is 20 by 80
inches in size and 100000 ere being
Autographed in eight colorS. !
The posters will become available
to the public through the Liberty Loan
committees of the respective districts,
but they will not be displayed until
September 2Sth, when the campaign
opens.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-09-27

But that doesn't include anybody else.
things-to the club or a hotel, or would
you prefer to go back to your
mother's?"
"Oh, send them to the devil" thur
dered Mr.. Bardsley, jumping for his
hat and rushing for the door.
ct WILL" called Mrs. Bardsley after
him. II just wanted to know his adj
dress"
Mr.. Bardsley proceeded to his Of
fee, the east wind and shades of
Welsh rabbits following. Things went
wrong all day. His st~enographer ir-
ritated him beyond endurance by re-
fusing to be a mind reader and under
standing what he meant to say instead
of what he did say when she took die
tation.
The typewriter seemed to tap inces-
sanity on raw nerve ends, and every
time the telephone ~ang he jumped as
though a shell had hit him. The east
wind had brought more trouble In its
wake also, besides irritated nerve and
domestic discord. Since ten o'clock the
cdr had thickened and condensed until,
mixed with the smoke from mills and
furnaces, a heavy, impenetrable fog.
first cousin to a regular Londoner, had
settled down over the city. 1t pene-
trated buildings, Railways and offices
until Mr.. Bardsley could scarcely e
his own desk.
The result of eye strain, nerve strain
and indigestion produced slowly but
surely the worst headache Mr.. Bards-
ley had ever had In his life. He
stood it until four o'clock, then re-
solved to pull up stakes for home. H
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-09-27
"But l do admit it,

buI i 10 duIUlL It.
Because you know it is my work,
but deep down in you heart I don't
believe you think L have any ability
at ALL"
"That is unfair. That is just a
little notion you have got into your
head. 1 think your writing is fine.
You have never given me a chance to
tell you what l really think about It."
perhaps l will some day soon," she
answered with a shade of mystery in
her tone, but she changed the subject
8 quickly he did not notice it.
When Brandon was taking off his
coat before retiring, later on in the
night, a piece of paper fluttered to the
floor. He must have gathered it up
with his coat when he took it from
the chair In M~arguerite's room, he de-
cided as he stopped to pick it up.
1t was a letter to Marguerite, and
when his eyes lit upon one sentence he
could not refrain from reading the
whole thing.
1t was from a publishing house, n
Of the best-known ones, and 1t con-
cerned a book they had published for
her. "'Odds and Ends is one of the
best books we have published this
season and we think you were unwise
not to have it appear under your real
name" was the sentence that caused
him to gasp. He finished the letter,
then dropped it with a groan. The
paper had gone to press a half hour
before and his review on "Odds and
Ends would be waiting on Mar
guerite's desk the next morning.
He didn't get much sleep that night.
He couldn't remember just what he
had put in that review, but he knew 1t
was terrible. He presented a haggard
appearance at the Office next morning,
and it was with shaking fingers that
he opened the paper to read his col
umn. He scanned the page in vain.
The review on "Odds and Ends" had
been left out!
"You nearly made an awful mess Of
things last night, Houston"
Brandon turned to face the editor.
"How?" he asked.
"Why, your review Of odds and
Ends That story was by a local
girl-in the city and I'm trying to en-
gage her for our woman's page. Lucky
for me I happened to pick up your
copy In the composing room last
night"
ST should say it was!" Brandon
grabbed the editors hand. "Why man,
you've saved my life! I'm engaged to
be married to the writer of that book
and I would have lost her sure if that
review had got in"
"Shell be great for u woman's
pagel"
shell never write a word for it,"
Brandon laughed as he rummaged
among his books for "Odds and Ends"
"After she reads the review / am 60
ing to write on this book, she'll be-
come Mrs. Brandon Houston or I'll
miss my guess"