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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-09-24

me no excuse 20 make their home
nay hang cat. 50 ! just have
to wait fer some officer to send
for me to play for them. But ev
Ell SO | am happy in knowing the
instrument is here.
Just q few words of myself be-
fore closing. | am we'll and1per-
fectly satisfied here. can hardly
realize that | am out Of America
| have a comfortable place to
sleep, ana fed well and am
not worked to hard. So being a.
soldier why shouldn't be salts
fed?
[ hope all of you are well. It
has been so long since have heard
from home.
JOHN n JOSEY
Address
John NJ. Josey
Go. C. 318 M. G. Bn.
U. S. A P O No 791
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-09-24
HUNS WILL PROBABLY
ABANDON ST. QUENTIN
WAR WRITER OF BERLIN TAGERLATT STATES THE AMER1
CANS HAVE COMPLETED ARTILLERY coNcEn
TRAr1oN AT ST M1HIE1
SHOWS FEAR OF RESULTS IN THf v0SGrS
by United Press)

Copenhagen Sept 24-The Amer
lean have completely artillery con
centration on the st. Mihiel front
and a new attack is expected de-
clares General Ardine in the Ber
lin Tageblatt.
Ardine states the Germans will
probably abandon St. Quentin
shortly.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-09-24
SAM'L C0MPERS
NOW in PARIS

Pa1:s Sept "a Samuel Com
pers president Of the American fed
Grafton Of labor arrived here from
London today.
He the American delegate at
tending the huge gathering Of al
lied laborites at a meeting thai
opens here tomorrow.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-09-24

Your income will probably be
subject to taxation for. several
years after the war. Do not re
pine, but be thankful that it is lar
ge enough for you and for Uncle
Sam too.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-09-24

|FBy their fruits We shall know
them Whatevor the principles
may be which resulted in the bomb
ing Of the Federal building in
Chicago, they are mighty poor
principles 10 hold.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-09-24
prisoners in our hands.

London Sept 24.-British troops
captured the important town Of
Doiran on the southern shores Of
Lake Dairan in Macedonia accord
ing to dispatches received here.
Sofia Sept 24-The retirement
Of the Bulgarian army between
Cerna and Vardar the Bulgarian
war office announces.
London Sept 24.-Allied off
ensive in Macedonia continues
successfully, a Serbian communi
cue received here reports.
London Sept 24.-British forces
occupied the important seaport of
Acre in Palestine.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-09-24

London Sept "a" Last night
the enemy attacked our new posi-
tons southeast Of Gaverelle, sup
porting their assault by a heavy
barrage,' reports General Haig
this. morning
This attack was completely
repulsed and our line remained
intact.
I'VE improved our positions
slightly north of Moeuvres by sue
cessful minor operations last night
and we regained a portion Of the
old British line southeast Of Voor
meezle.
"Hostile raiding parties were
driven off during last nights fight
ing west Of Bellenglize and east
Of Neuve Chapelle
Resuming our advance east Of
Nermand fierce fighting took place
and progress reported.
Local attack by the enemy yes
terday north of little Priel farm
was successfully repulsed leaving
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-09-24
BRITISH TROOPS TAKE
TOWN OF DORIAN
CONTINUES PALESTINE IMPORTANT SEA-
PORT HAS BEEN TAKEN
FNFMy SFFMS GRFAT[Y Y DISORGANl7FD
FNEnY SEEMS GREATLY DISORGANlZED
by United Press)

London Sept 24-Italian troops
opcrating on the left flank Of the
British and Greeks in the Vardar
valley advanced ten miles since
yesterday according to dispatches
from the Salonika front.
The Serbians alone have taken
twelve thousand prisoners and one
hundred and forty guns so far re-
ported.
Paris Sept 24.-Aftillery fight
inc in the st. Quentin sector and
between the Ailette and Aisne is
reported by the French war office
In the region of Perthes and
near Butte du Nestle our two sur
prise attacks resulted in forty pris
OnerS.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-09-24
10000 ATTEND
FARLEY FUNERAL
(Bv United Press)

(Bv United Press)
New York Sept 24-Ten thous
and persons attended the funeral
services Of Cardinal Farley al
ST. Patrick's Catha adral in this
city.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-09-24
THE ALLIES ARE MAKING GAINS
ON ALL THREE BATTLE FRONTS
CONSUL POOLE
ENROUTE HOME
(By United Press)

Washington Sept 24.-Consul
General Poole, stationed at Mos
cow has reached Helsingfors and
will be in Stockholms tomorrow.
the state department announces.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-09-24
COTTON MARKET

LOCAL MARKET NOMIN A
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-02-08
SAMM|ES DIE IN
DESPERATE FIGHT
Two Killed and Four Others
Wounded in Raid.
GERMANS ALSO SUFFER LOSS
One Sammy Reports Dropping Two
With His Automatic Rifle-Re-
cent Casualties Occurred In
Same Section.

American Army in France.-Amer-
ica's fighting forces suffered more
casualties through German raid.
Two American soldiers were killed,
four were wounded, one seriously, and
one was taken prisoner by the enemy
in a sortie against small American
salient
The Americans battled heroically
against superior odds. There was evil
dence of bloody fighting in the small
corner of the line on which the enemy
swooped.
A heavy, low-lying mist aided the
Germans. Taking advantage of it the
enemy suddenly put up an intense bar
rage fire over small salient and
listening post manned by American
fighting men.
The German rain of high explosives
destroyed the communication wire by
which the listening post and salient
might have summoned help. The mist
effectually hid rockets which the
Americans sent up. The Sammies had
to fight without aid of counter
barrage from their own guns, because
of this lack of communication.
That they fought valiantly was
amply shown in the blood and disorder
in the little notch they held The
Americans didn't have a chance to
win against the vastly superior force
Of German raiders, who swooped down
on them and who did not have to pene-
trate any barrage protecting the
salient.
The enemy barrage, it was shown,
began very suddenly after night and
dawn of comparative quiet. There
had been only the customary desul-
tory reciprocal artillerying.
American patrols who had been out
on Reconnaissance over No Mans
Land had all returned with the advent
of daylight.
Most of the shells that came in the
deluge of boche fire were heavy sew
enty-sevens. They were directed
around a little trench salient held
by the Americans which sticks out
like peak toward the German lines
A listening post, forming further
extension of the salient, was included
in the enemy zone of fire.
The whole salient was manned by
platoon of American troops-275
men.
How much the Germans suffered in
their raid was not known. Following
custom, the raiders took away their
own dead and wounded. From the
condition of the bit of the Silent
which they entered, however, 1t is GER
tain there was fierce struggle.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-02-08
THE SUBMARINES TOLL.
Nine British Ships OF over 1900
Tons Sent To Bottom.

London.An increase in British
shipping losses is shown in the official
summary which reports the destruc-
ton of nine vessels of more than LOGO
tons and six of lesser tonnage.
The official statement follows:
Arrivals, 1852; salings, 2.3O9.
British merchantmen, 1000 tons or
over, sunk by mine or submarine, nine;
under 1900 tons, six; fishing vessels,
one.
British merchantmen unsuccessfully
attacked, eight.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-02-08
TO END BLACK RUST DISTRIBUTOR
Appropriation Asked For Eradication
Of Burberry Bush.

Washington.-On motion of Repre-
sentative Young, of North Dakota. the
House included in the Agricultural bill
an appropriation for eradication of the
Barberry bush; said to be the distrib-
utor of black rust which in 1916 de-
stroyed 1S0,000,000 bushels of wheat in
the Dakotas and Minnesota. Nation.
wide destruction of the Burberry bush
will be planned under the approprta-
ton.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-02-08
WASHINGTON.

Secretary Daniels announced after
his appearance before the House
Naval Committee that the Navy De-
partment has let contract to Henry
Ford for scores of a new type Of
anti-submarins craft developed by the
Navy
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-02-08
ACCEPTS WILSON'S STAND.
Ruenos Aires Newspaper Approves
Letter on American Aims.

: Buenos Aires.-"What President
Wilson says constitutes the same base
as we ourselves had conceived in re-
gard to the action and spirit of the
United States" La Nacion. leading
Buenos Aires newspaper. declared dis
GUESSING President Wilson's letter on
Americas aims.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-02-08
IS TEUTON LINERS
LAND U. S. TROOPS
Huge vaterland, Now Leviathan,
Used as Transport.
MEN AND SUPPLIES SAFE
Seized Vessels In y. S. Service Ten
Months Earlier Than Expected;
German Crews Broke
Engines.

A French City.-The pride OF Ger
many's and Austria's great merchant
fleets have brought thousands of Amer
lean troops to Europe to fight the bat
tie of democracy.
Permission was granted for the an
nouncement to Americans that 1S for
mer German and Austrian merchant
steamships have arrived in Europe,
bringing great numbers of American
soldiers, and that their holds carried
thousands of tons Of supplies.
The Is included the great liner Lee
viathan, the biggest ship in the world,
formerly the Vaterland, of the Ham
burg-American Line.
Others in. the feet of transports were
the Covington, Cincinnati, President
Lincoln, President Grant, Powhattan,
Madewaska, all of which were seized
by the United States at the outbreak
of the war, and former North Ger
man-Lloyd steamships George Wash
ington, Mount Vernon, Agamemnon,
Aetolus, Mercury. Pocahontas, Huron,
Antigone and America have all ar
rived. All had uneyentful passage.
Everyone of these transports has
reached European port 10 months
earlier than their former German
crews anticipated when they smashed
the machinery aboard each liner.
Announcement may also now be
made that the steamships Baron Won
Steuben and Baron De Kalb are now
actively engaged in service.
A half-million tons of shipping, for
merly property of the enemy, is now
capable of being utilized by the
United States and the Allies.
Washington.-Th heart of America
was thrilled with the news that the
greatest armada in her history-six-
teen huge transports arrived
safely at a French port with thousands
of officers, soldiers and supplies.
The great transports left American
ports during the last two weeks. The
vessels delivered their precious cargo
on European soil untouched by spies
and unobseryed by the watchful eyes
on submarines.
Protecting them on their voyage
were American men-of-war-feet gray
monsters. who swept through the
waves grim warning that their trans
port charges were to be delivered un-
harmed.
Aboard the transports were thou
sands of young men-oficers for train
ing, Sammies for service, doctors,
nurses and skilled workmen. From
all parts of the country they had been
secretly assembled at different en-
barking points along the seaboard.
After the great vessels poked their
noses out of port the curtain of cen
sorship dropped down over their voy-
age. Whether they all met at sea,
forming one great movement, the
War Department will not reveal.
The maneuvering of transports
which already have landed nearly a
half-million of Americas fighting
forces in France without loss is suf-
ficient unto itself, the Navy believes.
Announcement of the arrival of
many transports and thousands of
American troops in Europe inaugu-
rates a new policy of cooperation
between the censors in this country
and abroad.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-02-08
SELLS FIFTEEN TONS OF SUGAR
Food Administrator seizes Hoardings
Of East Side Bookseller.

New York.-Fifteen tons of sugar,
which Pincus Friedman, an East Side
bookseller was accused of boarding,
was sold by the Federal Food Admin
istration to hospitals. charitable in
situations and some 500 retail grocers,
atS9 cents pound. Friedman. who is
under $4,000 bail. is alleged to have
obtained the sugar from New Orleans.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-02-08
LITTLE HOPE FOR STORES.
Given Small Encouragement After
Protest To Garfield.

TtotSst 10 GdIHeio.
Washington.-Reta merchants who
came here from many cities of the
East and Middle West to protest
against the governments Monday
closing order received little encour-
agement from Fuel Administrator
Garfsld.
The Fuel Administrator, it was re-
iterated, viii not modify the order
unless he is shown specific cases in
which there are excellent reasons for
so doing.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-02-08

The sale of "smilage" books, contain
ing coupons good for admission to the
aters and entertainment tents in all
army camps and environments, is han
died in the smaller cities and towns
throughout the country by chautau-
qua and lyceum organizations.
The books come in two sizes, for sale
at 81 and So. When sent to man
in camp a smilage book carries the
name of the donor ON the cover.
Red Cross appropriations for work
in Italy from November 1, 1917. to May
j. 1913, total SAITH 900.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-02-08
World War In Brief

Germans raided the American front
line trenches in France, killing twp
and wounding four. ,
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-05-20
Candidates For Primary.

The time limit in which can
didates for the approaching pri
mary could file notice of entrance
expired Saturday, 18th. In add
ton to those who have had an
nouncement cards in the Post
Dispatch, the following addition
al men filed entrance notice
Saturday: H. D. Hatch, of Ham
let, and J. w. Capel, of Black
Jack. for County Commissioners
Martin Freeman, of Hamlet, flee
notice for the House; (the Other
two candidates are M. w. Hines
and w. N. Everett.)
The following Republicans flee
notice of entrance:
c. J. Jones, Sheriff.
Frank Meacham, Clerk.
D.. J. Cashwell, Register.
]. w. Butler, House.
Commissioners: J. M. Dockery
NJ. J. Eisenhart, E. E..Vuncannon
Scott Mel Donald, w. A. Mcdonald
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-05-20

will select their own assistants.
Mr.. Cole will appoint the chair
men for the other mills tomorrow.
Colored People:
Rev. T. T. Taylor, Rev. Lum
Fletcher and Rev. W. c. DeBerry
have been chosen to act as
head of the campaign among the
colored people. They will ap.
point their committees and will
see to it that the negroes do not
fall behind in this great work for
humanity-for white and black.
The Red Cross is to minister on
the battle fields to both white
and colored soldiers, and both
white and colored people back
home" must loyalty contribute.
Even the smallest amount from
a penny up, will be a help.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-05-20
Blacklist Orders Issued.

RALEIGH, May 19th.---Announcement
was made today by State Food Admins
traitor HenryA. Page that Blacklist>order
had been issued against T. F. Clark, Oak
boro, and S. A. Underwood, Albemarle,
as result of evidence produced at re-
cent hearing of these two Stanly county
merchants in which twas shown that
they had on hand and had sold excessive
quantities of sugar. The violations of
both of these merchants were of flag
rant nature and the blacklist order means
that as soon as they have disposed OF
their present stock of goods, they will be
compelled to go out of business for the
period of the war.
Grover Almond, Stanly county far.
mer, had purchased excessive quantities
of sugar by the process of buying II
pounds each from several stores and has
been allowed to return the sugar to the
stores and contribute $100 to the Albe
marie chapter of the Red Cross Society
in lieu of indictment and prosecution fol
boarding. This increases the total o
subscription by violators of Food Admin
istration regulation to this chapter Il
$675.
Also Kenny's grocery the largest i
Raleigh, was forced to close for one da,
this week and pay fine for selling tel
instead of five pounds of sugar to a tow
customer. ]. E. M. Davenport. banke
at Pineville, Mecklenburg county, wa
found to have several hundred pounds Q
sugar boarded in his house. All of thi
was confscated and he was made to pa
$500 to the Red Cross.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-05-20

A mass meeting was held In
Hamlet opera house last night to
raise Hamlets' apportionment of
the Red Cross War Fund, and
splendidly did our neighboring
city respond. $500 was raised,
this being several hundred dol
lars over their quota.
Among those who made talks
were Revs. Young and Buffalo,
Prof. Criddlebaugh. Secretary
Kiker; and Rev. Bruce Benton
and w. N. Everett, of Rocking
ham.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-05-20

Mr.. Thos. w. Guthrie arrived
from Washington Saturday to
spend several weeks with his
parents.
Miss Esdale Shaw returned last
Tuesday from an extended visit
to New York. Houston, Va, Dur
ham and Raleigh.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-05-20
Locals, Personals & General

Come across for the Red Cross.
John S. Terry was last week
elected as President of the rising
Senior class at the University.
Robert Ledbetter, accompanied
by his friend, sergeant-major
George, of Camp Jackson, spent
the weekend at home.
Two carloads of automobile
tags of the new series have ar
rived in Raleigh in preparation
for the fiscal year that begins
shortly.
An officer from Camp Merritt,
New Jersey. came to the city
Friday, night and Saturday night
carried back to camp a deserter,
Leo Finley.
LA white men from Richmond
county will report at Rockingham
to exemption board Saturday at
three. They will entrain for
Camp Jackson on the 7::35 train.
'Spots" closed Friday and Sat
urday at 26.65, the lowest point
it has closed during the season.
Cotton folks look for a steadier
tone this week-but then they've
been looking for that for some
weeks.
Major r. H. Bradley, marshal
and librarian Of the Supreme
Court and Graud Tiler of the
Grand Lodge of Masons, died at
Raleigh last Friday, in his 18th
year. He had been a Mason since
1864.
The registration of those men
who have become 21 since June
5th, 1917, has been officially an
nounced for June 5th. Each
exemption board will do the
Registering for each county at
the courthouse instead of in each
precinct.
C. S. Mason, a Canadian
whose leg was torn off while
fighting in the trenches, is being
sent over the South by the the
| Red Cross headquarters. He
lspoke at the Hamlet opera house
| Saturday night, and his descript-
ion Of this war was most vivid.
He win speak at Wadesboro next
Sunday afternoon at a Red Cross
] rally.
90 students of State College at
Raleigh were Saturday selected
Ito attend the annual encamp
, lment at Plattsburg; they must
! report at Plattsburg, N. X, June
3rd and remain 30 days. Their
travelling expenses and stay there
are paid BY the government.
t Among the forty, we note Sam
t luel Otta Bakersfield, Of Hamlet.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-05-20
SPECIAL issue
Special Red Cross Issue. No
Advertisements Herein.
Everything Devoted to
Red Cross.

This. issue of the Dispatch
is a special Red Cross number,
issued on Monday morning, the
idea being to present to our peo
pie at the very outset of the
War Fund Drive reading matter
pertaining to the Red Cross work
that will appeal to those who
read it.
Beginning this morning all
over this country committees
are hard at work soliciting sub
scriptions to this greatest of re-
lief agencies, the Red Cross. The
campaign will continue all of
this week. $l00,0O0,00O is to be
raised throughout America, and
Richmond county's apportion-
ment simply MUST be raised.
Our people must not be back
ward in the matter of giving to
this great war relief work. Too
much is at stake.
The various committees mann
ed on this page) will this morn
ing begin the canvass. If per-
chance none of them see you,
then you make it d point to see
them, or send your subscription
direct to J. LeGrand Everett.
And give as literally as you can,
knowing that it is the finest in
vestment for humanity that you
have ever made.
And when the ladies of the
committees visit you, greet them
cheerfully. Don't give grudg.
ingly and make them feel as
though you were doing THEM a
favor. You are not favoring
them; they are doing a more OF
less disagreeable duty in doing
this canvass work, Give gladly
ito the Red Gross, and youi
heart and conscience will tel
you of the feeling of happiness
THAT will come.
The type for this special editor
Twas set this Monday morning
before daylight, in order thai
the paper might be sent out tt
1.-THE R. F. D. routes without an,
delay; and also be distributed ii
town early. There are no ad
lvertisements herein. The ex
penses the issue are UNDERWATER
by the various cotton mills, ana
the paper is indebted to then
i for making the issue possible
they are: Roberdel, Steele's
i Pee Dee, Hannah Pickett, Grea
Falls. Entwistle, Midway am
lLedbetter's.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-05-20
RED CROSS CAMPAIGN
Committees Named and Can
vass Begins This Morning
and Will Continue All Of
the Week. Contributions,
No Matter How Small, Are
Desired From EVERY Per.
SON, White And Black.

The Committees will begin
this morning canvass of
the county to secure contribut-
ions to the Second Red Cross
War Fund. No matter how small,
it is hoped every person in the
county will contribute. And cash
can either be paid on the spot, or
made in more convenient install.
ments of four payments. One
fourth July 1st, one-tourth Aug.
1st, one-fourtl Sept. lst and one
fourth Oct. 1st. In this way, the
payments will not be a burden
and one can therefore give more
than if the cash had to be paid
down.
The following are the commit
|teeS:
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-05-20
Rockingham.

Mrs. Boyd Gasque, Mrs. ]. +
Bennett, Mrs. R. S. Leak, chair
men; Assistants: Mrs. Buren
O'Brien, Mrs. Isaac S. London,
Miss Maude Moore, Mrs. John
Morrison, Mrs. Ben Palmer, Mrs.
T. R. Helms, Miss Ruth Harrison,
Miss Ruby Mcintosh, Mrs. Fred
Dickinson, Mrs. J. L. Hawley,
Mrs. A. Arenson. These ladies
will begin a canvass Of the city
this morning, with pledge
cards.
Rockingham Township, out.
side of Town.
Mrs. George G. Terry, Chm
Mrs. A. K. Mcintosh, Misses
Elizabeth, Haywood, Bessie Eller.
be, Sadie Hutchinson and Mrs
w. B. Covington.
Steele's township:
A. J. Little, chairman. He will
appoint committees for various
parts of the township.
Black Jack township:
T.G. Thomas, chm; A. ]. Har
rington, E. r. Hudson, Miss Irene
Parsons, Miss Laura Capel.
Wolf Pit township
J.F. Diggs, chm; Pierce Whit
lock, ]. M. Dockery, w. F. Camp
bell, Dan Garris, Brant Shankle
John Sandy Covington, Roger
Lisk, S. P. Quick, Walter King.
Mineral Springs township.
James E. Nicholson, chm; Eller
be B. B. Farlow, O. G. Reynold
assisted by ladies to be names
later. Ellerbe, Rt II. A. Gov
ington. Rt 8, Jacob Smith
Norman-R. v. Ussery.
Mills.
Mr.. w. B. Cole is chairman il
charge of the Mills. He ha
appointed as chairman at Ledbet
ter, Mrs. Davis; at Roberdel NJ
l, Rev. Mr.. Hill; Roberdel No. {
H. H. Brown; Hannah Pickit, +
I. Mckenzie; Entwistle, B. {
Crawford: Steele's Mills, u. /
wallace; Midway, John Sane
ford; Great Falls. Mr.. Huggin'
Pee Dee No. /, Dan McInnis; Pc
Dee No. q ]. G. Stubbs. Thes