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Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-08-01
NORTH CAROLINA

Private L. Grady HUMPHREYS died June
9th of wounds received in action. He
enlisted in the Marines May LIST, 1917.
He formerly lived with his sister, Mrs.
J. M. Hogan, at Laurel Hill, Scotland
county.
Sergeant Grover c. Conrad, Lexington,
marines, severely wounded.
William H. Campbell, Roanoke Rapids,
marines, severely wounded.
Ralph ]. Charles, Winston, marines,
severely wounded.
Private Will Bowdin, Magyar, army
died of disease.
Max Swink, Connolly Springs, died Of
disease.
Whitson J. Wesley, Winston, severely
wounded.
Capt. James H. Holms, Hendersonville
killed in action.
Second Lieut.. James c. Lodar, Whining
ton, killed in action.
Curney Page, wilson, dleo from accl
dent
Harry M. Joyner, Concord, wounded
severely.
John D. Huffman, death occurred while
Engaged in aerial activities in France July
10th.
1t. Robert H. Turner, Statesville, killed
in action July Oath,
Sergeant Eugene Lockhart Smith, o
Wadesboro and Concord, severely wound
ed. Son of Mrs. Dora Smith.
1t. John w. Hassell, Williamson. killet
in action.
Mechanic Faison Harris, Goldsboro
killed in action.
Willard T. Marsh, Smithfeld, killed il
action.
Martin Venable, Winston, wounde'
severely.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-08-01
Weekly Casualties Review
Killed, Wounded, Prisoners and
Missing as officially announced
during the past week for North
Carolina and Richmond County.

Washington, July 2Sth.----Heavy, fight
ing along the Aisne and Marine in which
American troops have participated, has
begun to show in the casualty list issued
by the War Department. Today's list of
225 names is the longest to be given out
since American units made their appear
ance on the battle front. The list, how
ever, it was believed, gives casualties
resulting from the present German often
sive operations rather than from the
allied counter stroke now in progress.
Total casualties in the army and marine
corps overseas increased 1850 during
the week compared with 983 the previous
week and aggregate 1876 with the in
clusion of today's army list of 225 and
the marine corps list of two. The weeks
increase also was the largest yet recorded.
In the 1896 casualties, total deaths,
including POI men lost at sea, men killed
in action, died of wounds, disease, acct
dent and other causes, numbered 5,493--
army men a, 783: maries 7l0. The wound
ed aggregate 1882 men 6,340;
marines LISP. Those missing including
prisoners, total 741----army men 657,
marines "a.
| Of the weeks increase, 949 were army
men and 101 marines. Killed in action
and other deaths numbered 1893, compar
ed with APT the previous week; the
wounded numbered 59l, compared witt
465 the previous week, and the missing
and prisoners, Sc, compared with 81 the
previous week.
The army casualty summary as offici
ally announced follows:
Killed in action (including POI at sea,
I2,OO9.
Died of wounds, TAG.
Died of disease LASS.
Died of accident and other causes, SIC
Il Wounded in action 6,340.
Missing in action, 657.
Total to date, ll,7S0.
| The official summary of marine corp
casualties follows:
Deaths, 10; wounded, 1892; in hand
of enemy, 5; missing, 70; total to date
1886.
Officers included in the marine corp
summary totalled So. The army sun
mary totalled So. The army summar
: does not distinguish officers from enliste
men.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-08-01
Y. M. c. A. Applicants.

State Secretary Mangum, of
Charlotte, spent Thursday of last
week here with district chairman
w. N. Everett. in the interest of
Y. NJ. c. A. work overseas, and
several of our countymen offered
their services. The application
of F. Marchant, a splendid photo
grapher of Hamlet, has been sent
IN, and it is understood that Jas.
R. Bennett, of Ellerbe. and Bennett
Napier and Hervey Coppedge, of
Rockingham, will file application
for this Y. M. c. A. service over
seas.
Many more men are needed
for this branch of the service, and
the vocations that can be utilized
are many and varied. The per
sonnet of the above name gentle
men who either have or are con
templating offering their services
is far above the average, anc
Richmond county will be splen
didly represented in them.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-08-01
Toll Rates Negatived.

The petition of the Bell Tele-
phone Co. to raise its rates in
Hamlet, Laurinburg and other
towns, and to make the Hamlet
Rockingham line a toll line, was
brought before the Corporation
Commission a few days ago, and
the request was denied, inasmuch
as the Government is shortly to
take over all telephone and tele-
graph lines.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-08-01

Marriage licenses have been
issued during the past week to:
lack Watts and Viola Rouse,
colored, issued the 23rd.
Willie Everett and Mary Eliza
Watkins, COL, issued 10Th.
James Wall and Georgianna
Womack, COL, issued 9th.
George Williams and Julia
Spears, COL, issued Both.
Rufus Odom and Annie Stubs,
COL, issued Goth.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-08-01
Leather Bag Lost.

A souvenir leather bag, with
name of Stephenson-Belk on out
side, lost Wednesday morning
between my home and hotel.
Contained over 81 and a w. E.
McNair receipt. Finder will
notify Mrs. c. H. Shaw, at Ste
! phenson-Belk's store.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-08-01
PERSONAL

went to New York last Saturday
night for week.
w. P. Odom Wednesday re-
signed from L. M,Williams & Co.
meat market.
Ray Baucom left Monday night
for Chester, Pa, to work with
the Closer Lumber Company.
Born, on Thursday night of last
week to Mr.. and Mrs. |. B. Pitt
man, of Cordova, twin boys.
A Benefit" for Canteen at
Mrs. H. S. Ledbetter's Friday
night. Public invited. Silver Of
ffering. ,,gr,a..
Mrs. R. c. Lisk left Wednesday
for Brooklyn to spend two weeks
with her son, Arthur, who is at
work there.
Eugene pie Bailey was sue.
cessfully operated upon for ap.
pendicitis at the James hospital
at Hamlet last Friday.
Mrs. Edd G. Thomas and child
rem, Grassland and Carrie Bird
are spending some time at Jack
son Springs and Ellerbe.
Mrs. c. K. Waddill, of Cheraw
and daughter spent from Tues
day until this morning here with
Mrs. H. c. Dockery.
Rev. and Mrs. S. V. Robertson
will go to Oxford next Monda!
to visit Mrs. L. A. Register. The!
will be absent from the city TO
three weeks.
Sixteen couples participated il
an enjoyable dance at the MANI
facturers' Hall Wednesday ever
ing. Music by orchestra iron
Bennettsville, S. c.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Entwistl
and Miss Mary Entwistle wen
to New York last Friday to Sc
William Harry, who is at Cam
Mills ready for embarkation; the
expect to return Friday mornin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Dunlap, {
Ansonville, spent Sunday her
Mrs. Jesse H. Page and daugl
ter, Miss Annie M. Page, VIII
| have been visiting Mrs. S. "
Steele, returned with them for
several weeks visit.
Messrs. lack Long, Robe,
Shepard, William Scales an
Thomas Leak returned from tt
University's Summer Militar
School at Bingham, Ashevill
t last Friday, having completed tt
: six weeks term. Bob Steele ais
: attended from this city, but is
: present with his parents at Rut
/ erfordton.
D. F. O'Brien spent from Tue
: day until this morning in Il
+. county. He came to after
= Wednesday the O'Brien fami
= reunion at the old O'Brien hon
e near Green Lake church; 80 pc
Y sons were present for the reunio
e Mr.. O'Brien has promised
/ write at length upon the reunit
l. for next issue.
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Contributed

Mrs. E. G. Scott was hostess
for the Young Ladies Bridge Club
on Thursday afternoon of last
week. Besides the four tables of
Bridge, Mrs. Scott arranged a
table of Rock in honor of her sis
ter, Mrs. Mckee Adams, of Louis
vile, KY, who is her house-guest.
The games were spirited and
several progressiens were made
before the finals were called for.
Miss ernestine Nuttall held the
highest score, for which she re-
ceived four Thrift Stamps. After
the game Mrs. Scott served a
delicious ice cream course and
cake. Those invited besides the
regular club members we're:
Mesdames J. w. Leak, G. G.
Shannonhouse, J. L. Armistead,
Dibert Jackson, guest of Mrs. ].
W. Leak, John Morrison, A. G.
Corpening, Misses May Coving-
ton, Lee Aycock, Mary Pascal,
Mrs. J. w. Leaks visitor, Sara
Lily Dockery, and Ann Steele.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Thomas
and little daughter, Miss Ladonie
and Misses Mary and Beth Thorn.
as, leave Friday to spend ten
day at Wrightsville Beach.
Misses Name and Ann Steele
have gone to Saluda for two
weeks visit. They will visit
other points in the Mountains be
fore returning to Rockingham If
September.
Mrs. A. S. Dockery and son
Settle Dockery, and Mr.. H. S
Ledbetter left for Asheville il
Mrs. Dockery's Hudson car
Tuesday morning.
Mrs. Mckee Adams and littl'
Elizabeth Adams left for Florence
S. c., on Thursday morning, afte
several weeks stay with Mrs. E
G. Scott, the latter her sister.
7 Mrs. T. L. McRae, Mr.. an
=. Mrs. John Watts, of Cheraw,
E c., and Mrs. Morris Purvis, {
Raleigh, leave Saturday to spen
some time at Wrightsville.
} Mrs. Russell Shaw and littl
. Miss Elizabeth Shaw have return
A ed to Rockingham after sever;
weeks visit to friends and rel;
t tive in Lilesville.
Miss Mary Louise Everett
: who has been visiting Mis-
Suzanne Pegues at Greenvill
> for two weeks, will return HON
E Monday, accompanied by Mis-
D Pegues and Miss Minnie Littl
l of Charlotte.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. LeGrand Eve
EFT entertained at supper We
nesday evening in honor of Mi:
= = Elizabeth Tayloe, the guest
- Miss Dockery. The guests wei
y Misses Elizabeth Tayloe, Was
{ ington, Sarah Lily Dockery, Ro$
and Jennie Parsons, Mary Wilso
l. Greensboro, guest of Mrs. W.
y Land; Messrs. June Diggs, Hom
Il LeGrand, John Scales, Villa
Leak, LeGrand Everett, Jr.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-08-01
LOCAL ITEMS
w. y. y.
Phone 1872.

w. =. ,.
Phone 1872.
Subscription $1.5O
Richmond County Fair Oct
16, II, 10, 10. Sand Hill Fair at
Pinehurst Nov. 20-21.
Easy to buy, convenient to
handle, no red tape-Get a WAR
SAVINGS STAMP today.
The four days revival at
Marks Creek church closed Sun
day, with three accessions on
profession of faith.
An ice cream supper will be
given at the hall at Roberdel No.
l Saturday night, Bird. BENEFIT
of Red Cross. Everyone invited
In the list of those kindly do
mating chickens for the Canteen
published last issue. was omitted
the name of Mrs. Mollie Hart.
The annual protracted meet
ing at Blewett Falls church viii
begin Sunday, Aug. 4th, and con
tinue through the following week
Preaching by Rev. B. F. Watson
A revival begins at Pleasant
Grove church next Sunday, Aug
4th. Preaching by the pastor, A
C. Melton. Two services daily
one of which will be in the morn
ing, the other at night.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-08-01
Horse for Sale.

For sale, a good bay horse,
buggy, carriage and wagon. A
bargain. See I'D. Hasty or phone
1903.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-08-01
Meat Market Changes.

V. J. McLaurin has bought the
meat market of Hinson Bros. and
began business today.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-08-01
Pigs For Sale.

Duroc-Jersey pigs for sale, 8
weeks old.-T.C. Covington, Rt 4.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-08-01
Rooms Wanted.

Wanted-for light housekeep-
ing for several weeks, 2 or 3 fur
nished rooms in Rockingham.
Phone Post-Dispatch.
PROF. o. c. Hamilton, of I'm.
ion county. aged 70, died Tuesday
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-01
HEART OF BRITISH EMPIRE
Good Reasons Why Trafalgar Square.
In London, Has Been Given
That AppeIIation.

Trafalgar square has been called tho
heart Of the British empire, the most
truly English spot in London. It is
not of Leicester square or of Picca-
dilly that London Tommy dreams, but
Of Trafalgar square, with the statue
Of Nelson In the center. The statue
on the slender column Is England's
best-loved hero. The figure Of Nelson,
three times the natural size is reared
145 feet in the air, with Landseer's
four lions Of bronze at the base.
Many Of the most important build
ings Of the city are grouped around
the square. The National gallery, with
Its art collection, faces the Nelson col
umn. The collection was begun in
1924 and Is one of the finest in the
world. In the upper part of the square
Is the church Of st. Martins-in-the-
Field, where Nell Gwyn lies buried.
This last bit Of information is apt to
interest the visitor more than the fact
that Bacon was christened at the
church's altar.
The column stands at the crossing of
some Of the most famous streets in
Lond'n. Charles the First walked
dow Whitehall to his execution The
Strand, branching from the square, is
the main artery of the city as we'll as
the fayorite meeting place of the peo-
pie. Busting, noisy, crowded, fond
ly believed by Londoners to be broad,
1t is the busiest street in the empire.
The principal shops and many Of the
hotels are on this street.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-01
Pershing Says Yanks inflicted
Heavy Losses on Huns in
Picardy.
TEUTONS MASS FOR ASSAULT
Excessive Movements Of Troops and
Materials North of Chateau Thierry
Believed to Presage Drive
Americans Well Prepared
for Blow.

Washington, July marked raid
Ing and patrolling at several points
held by the American troops were re-
ported in General Pershing's COM
munique, which was received at the
war department.
fnfict Losses on Raiders.
In Picardy acsmall detachment Of
Americans captured SO prisoners, in
Guiding one officer, and inflicted Sc
we're losses on the enemy, while in the
Vosges German raiding party was
repulsed
Increased activity by the enemy ar
tillery and airplanes in the Marne
and the heavy shelling Of the Ameri-
can positions in the Chateau Thierry
region is also announced.
Americans Expect Drive.
With the American Forces on the
Marne, July 1-Excessive movements
Of troops and materials north of Chat
eau Thierry, together with the in
creased artillery and aerial activity,
form the basis of the belief that Amer
lean forces in this locality may be
called upon to defend themselves in
the near future.
The American troops have made. all
preparations. and the Germans will
get an exceedingly warm reception
if they try what the situation today
indicates they have in mind
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-01
HUN RAIDERS REpULSEO
With VERY HEAVY LOSSES
RAISE WHEAT PRICES
Rail Rate Increases NeceSsitated
Change, Says Hoover.
No. Hard White Will Cost 1926 at
Chicago-Grain Corporation to
Buy at New Prices.

New York, July IA change in the
government price of wheat was an
nOuDced by the food administration.
The change was necessitated, it was
declared in a statement issued by the
food administration, by the establish
ment of new freight rates by the rail-
way administration.
The new Chicago price is $2.26, 6
cents higher than last year.
The statement follows:
After consideration of all factors,
the food administration announced the
price basis on various markets for the
grades Of No. ! Spring, No. l Hard
Winter, No. 1 Red Winter, No. 1
Durum, and No. l Hard White as fol-
lows:
New York, S2.39h; Philadelphia,
$3.50; Baltimore, $23SA; Newport
News, $2.3S$ Duluth 50 2.22h; Min
neapOlis, $2.21k Chicago, 1926; ST.
Louis, 1924; Kansas City, $219;
Omaha, $21S; New Orleans, $228 /;
Galveston, $22S; Tacoma, 1920; Seat
tie, 1920; Portland, 1920; Astoria,
1920: San Francisco, 1920; Los An
geles, 1920.
The basis for No. 2 wheat will be
3 cents below No. l and the basis for
No. wheat cents below No. /.
Grades below No. will be dealt in
on sample
1T is the intention of the grain cor
poratiOE to make effective minimum
price of 50 for No. 1 wheat, loaded on
cars available for shipment from all
points in the intermOuntain territory.
Details as to how this will be made
effective on wheat and on surplus flour
produced in that territory will be is
sued by the grain corporation in the
near future.
1--WE wish to emphasize that the
above is the basis upon which the
grain corporation is prepared to buy
wheat at the above markets."
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-01
THERE WAS A cause"
FOR 'H|CH" MEAT PRICES
q BILLIONS FOR WAR.
Huge Sums Are Granted by Con-
greSS.
Senate Approves $4,000, 100000 Army
Bill and Several Other
Measures.

Washington, July l.-Saturday was
a S21, 1,OOO,OOAOOU day in congress, the
biggest money day" in the history of
any Legislative body ir the worlds his
tory.
The usually deliberate senate set
the pace by:
Passing the $12.OOO.O 100000 army
bill.
Adopting the conference report on
the $1,000, ,OOO.0OO sundry civil bill.
Giving the final o. X. to the ST SOL
100000 naval appropriation bill.
Passing the $5.OOO,OOO.OOO fortifica-
tons bill.
This made effective, so far as the
senate is concerned, $2l.;500.O 600 in
appropriations, the bulk of it for pros
ecution of the war. ~
The house helped by adopting the
81 ,5OO.OOO,OOO navy bAi conference re-
port and Sundry civil report.
In passing the $12,OO0. 100000 army
appropriation bill the senate empha-
sized sentiment for enlilrging the army
beyond the 100000 men provided in
the measure, but declined while await
ing the war departments new eXpan-
sion program, specifically to direct the
president to raise an army of 5.OUO.OOU
men.
After q weeks Lebate and without q
roll call the huge supply measure was
sent to conference between the two
-;%l ;te ~
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-01
FOE ADMITS DEFEAT
100000 Casualties Rouses An
ger of Hungary.
Great Disaster on the Piave River Is
Told to Parliament by
Premier.

Amsterdam, July 1.-Dr. Alexander
Wekerle, the Hungarian premier,
caused a sensation in parliament Sat
AustrO-Hungarion losses in the last
Italian offensive, according to q Buda-
pest dispatch received here.
The AustrO-H Hungarian armies were
withdrawn on the Piaye front in order
to spare lives, he declared, since they
must have sustained great losses had
they held that line.
But, how great are our lOsses?" in
terrupted Deputy Zlinsky.
''The number OF prisoners taken was
recently stated to be $4,000" the pre-
mier replied. II must, however, cor
the Italians have taken $4,000, while
$4,000 italians fell into our hands.
''In the case of an offensive and a
retreat this figure cannot be termed
excessively high. Much sadder is the
loss we suffered in dead, wounded and
eleventh Italian Offensives we lost So
600 to 100000 men. Now, however, our
losses are similar, about 100000 men,
A great u1roar interrupted the pre-
mier and there were cries of '"They
were all Hungarians."
Wehn quiet was restored Premier
.Wekerle continued:
81 mention these figures in order to
describe the situation with perfect sin
cerity
In the entire advance and retreat
the Italian losses amounted to 100000
far surprising our losses in dead
wounded and sick.
"A report also is being circulated
that our losses were due to a lack of
ammunition"
A deputy here shouted Lack of
food"
The premier replied to this by de-
claring that "Our army never was so
well provided with ammunition as dur
ing the middle of June
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-01

Fine WORK OF Art IN New York.
Most important In the accessions of
the Metropolitan Museum of Art Is a
delightful relief sculpture Of Vishnu.
'The Preserver, the Pillar of the Uni
verse;" says the New York Times. The
relief is 61h inches In height by %
In width and is beautifully carved
from greenish black stone in high
relief. The figure, standing erect is
impressive and the serious face gives
the idea Of the thought power for
which Vishnu stands, the balancing
force between the cOntending powers
of good and evil. There is wonder
full amount Of finely carved detail in
the OrnamentatiOn of the figure and
the sort of canopy under which 1t
stands. At the foot Of two pillars on
either side are two smaller figures, and
In the upper part of the relief are
tiny figures who represent the ten ava
tars Of Vishnu. The figure comes from
a temple in Kikkeri. in the Mysore dis
trict OF southern India, which was
erected In I'LL, and the sculpture is
supposed to date back to the last quar-
ter Of the twelfth century. It was re-
moved to England in the early part of
the nineteenth century
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-01
A Raise In Waues.

: Everybody likes to have his wages
raised, and everybody feels a little
thrill Of pride when he is told he is
going to be paid more for his work.
Did you ever figure it out that you
were being paid wages when you go
to school, and can have them raised
every month If you want to? Sure.
You study, and that's work. You get
paid for your work in knowledge. Sup
pose this month you bring home a re-
port card which shows you have been
only fair in arithmetic. That's not
bad. But you want your wages raised
So you work little harder and next
month the report is good instead Of
fair. You've had a salary increase.
That's the only way to look at it.
From the American Boy.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-01
ARREST DEBS IN CLEVELAND
Socialist Seized by Federal Agents
Planned to Make Speech.

Cleveland, o., July Eugene v.
Debs, four times Socialist candidate
for president, was arrested here by
United States marsf2ls as he was
about to deliver a socialist address.
The arrest was made on a secret in
dictment returned by the federal
grand jury. 1t is understood the in
dictment contains ten specific counts
under the espionage act for utterances
in his speech at Canton two weeks
ago. Debs will be arraigned in federal
court, when bail will be decided. He
spent last night in Jail. Following the
arrest United States attorneys said:
"Mr. Debs was indicted not as q SO
cialist but as a violator of the law of
the United States because of things
he said in his Canton speech"
Terre Haute, July Fifth district
Socialists nominated Eugene V. Debs
for congress here.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-01
GEN. PERSHING IN GERMANY
American Commander Greeted by Al
satan Villagers.

With the American Army in France,
July 1.-Alsatian villagers gave Gen
eral Pershing an enthusiastic greeting
when he unexpectedly paid visit to
the American troops in Alsace a few
DAYS ago. This was the first time Gen
eral Pershing set foot upon soil
claimed by Germany. Civilians lined
the street outside American headquar-
ters when they learned he was there
and remained patiently waiting while
he held lengthy conference When
he emerged from the buildings they
tipped their hats, waved their hand
kerchiefs and shouted "Vive PAmeri-
que!
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-01
CLAIMS EX-CZAR is ALIVE
President of Executive Body at Eka-
terinburg Denies Report.

Amsterdam, July THE rumors
that the former Emperor Nicholas has
been murdered are described as lies
designed to incite the public, by the
president of the executive committee
at Ekaterinburg. The message is
dated June "a and was telegraphed
from Moscow by way of Berlin.
London, July 1.-The former Crown
Prince Alexis of Russia, according to
German papers received in Copenha
gen, is at present in Tobolsk. An ex-
change Telegraph dispatch, quoting
German newspapers, says the former
crown prince is seriously i'll and hence
unable to undertake his journey to Ye-
katerinburg, where he had planned to
join his parents. He is under the care
of his sister Tatiana.