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Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-11-27

John Sandy Covington, Alfred
Baldwin, Rufus Little, R. J. Hill
dreth.
Mr.. Claude Gore, the chairman
has appointed Rev. Thomas T.
Taylor as chairman for the Drive
among the colored people thru
out the county.
Richmond county has thus far
made a perfect war record in
the four Liberty Loan campaigns,
in the Red Cross, Y. M. c. A.
and other Drives; and if its rec
ord is to remain 100 per cent
perfect, it must make a success
of it's War-Savings Campaign
by December 31st.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-11-27
Pupils Give Generously.

The pupils and teachers of the
city schools made their custom
ary Thanksgiving offering to the
Oxford Orphanage today WED
nesday.) Inasmuch as living ex-
penses of the orphans had ma
terially increased, the pupils dug
deeper into their pockets than
usual and came up with the
splendid sum $104.13. The 10th
grade made the largest contribu-
ton, while the 18th grade made
the largest per capita contribu-
ton. The amounts given by
grades were as follows:
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-11-27
SWEAR IN
Newly Elected County Off
cials to Be Sworn in Next
Monday. Order of
Induction.

On neat Monday, Dec. End, the
old order giveth way to the new.
On that day the officers elected
Nov. 5th will be inducted into
office and take charge of the
county's affairs. The procedure
will be, beginning at 10 o'clock
in the Office of the Register of
Deeds:
The present Clerk of Court will
swear in and administer the oath
to the incoming Commissioners,
these being: B. F. Reynolds. H.
D. Hatch, Jas. L. Baldwin, J. A.
McNeill and ]. W. Capel. The
Commissioners will then at once
select their chairman, who will
in turn swear in the county off
GERS, in the following order:
Register: Robt. L. Johnson.
Clerk: ]. McAulay.
Sheriff: R. L. Mcdonald.
Coroner: A. M. Smith.
Surveyor: N. A. Graham.
Also, the various Constables OF
the, townships who wish to
qualify.
The Magistrates will be sworn
in by the Clerk of Court, they
having until January 1st in which
to qualify.
This induction next Monday
will be in quite a contrast to. the
rejoicing and hilarious time ex
perienced at the induction ir
1893. That was the year the
Democracy came into its own
through the Red Shirt campaign
So exuberant were the people
that the first Monday in Decem
Der was made a general holiday
a huge White Supremacy f1as
was hoisted over the courthouse
and that induction became tt
Richmond county what an Inau
guration is to the Nation; only
more so, for in the county's cas-
the blight and danger of negr'
rule was forever removed.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-11-27
Thanksgiving Services.

A Thanksgiving service will be
held at the Baptist church tonight
"wednesday at 7:30.
The Methodist church will be
open Thanksgiving Day; service
at II o'clock conducted by Rev.
J. H. Hall; offering for the Meth
odist Orphanage.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-11-27
Cotton today 26 1-2c.
United War Work.

The Nation was asked to raise
100000 for the United War
Work, in the Drive from. Nov.
11-18, but instead gave $685. ,MO,-
600, this being an over-subscrip.
ton of $35,000,00O.
Richmond county was asked
to give $10,080, but the total so
far secured is about $500 short
of this figure. The total to date
is about $500, but it is hoped
additional subscriptions will late
we'll the total.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-11-27
Open Season for Birds.

The open season for patridges,
doves, ducks and geese became
effective last Monday, 25th. and
continues until January 10th,
The open season for woodcocks
is from Nov. Is to Jan. 1st. The
turkey and deer season was be
tween Nov. and Is; so it is un
lawful to hunt or kill turkeys OF
deers now.
The Nimrods are now on the
job.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-11-27
THE VICTORY DRIVE
War-Savings Stamps Cam
paign Begins Thanksgiving
Day. Our People Urged
to Redeem Their Pledges
by December 31st.

The Government is asking
every State to finish up its W. S.
S. quota during December. Rich
mond county is far behind in
hers. This county had been ask
ed to save $432,800 by means of
War-Savings Stamps, but so far
only $175,000 worth of Stamps
have actually been bought. How
ever our people have pledged
themselves to buy $275,000 and
now the Government is asking
those who made those pledges to
redeem them by December 3lst.
But this $275,000 in pledges lacks
a lot of coming up to the total of
$432,800 asked of us. And so to
stimulate our folks to redeem
their pledges, and if possible to
make additional pledges, a "Vic-
tory Drive" will begin today,
Thanksgiving Day, and continue
until Saturday night of next week.
The authorities are also anX-
ious to secure the names OF every
person who has bought Stamps,
and to get this list a house-to-
house canvass will be made dur
ing this Victory Drive. The fol-
lowing men have been appointed
as chairmen for each township;
they will, or already have, ap-
pointed their canvassing COM
lmittees, and before the Drive
lends every house in the county
Twill have been visited and a rec
ord made of the quantity of
lStamps so far bought by that
household; this is done for the
permanent records. There is no
lcompulsion about buying any
more Stamps, but each person is
urged to buy more if it is posi-
BILE for them to do so.
The merchants have w. S. S.
on sale. When you make a pur'
chase, ask for a Stamp with your
change. And if the merchant
with whom you are trading does
not have the Stamps, then be
sure to ask him WHY he hasn't
, them; it is his patriotic duty to
keep them for sale. If you cant
get them from a merchant. ther
, go to the postoffice.
There are so far only 2 Family
Limit Club members in the
county, and so $1,000 Limit Clut
r members. The list Of these il
again published, this week OF
q page nine. There ought to be
score of colored 1000 Limit Clul
members, whereas So far Their
is not a one. What colored citi
zen will be the first to join tn
$1,000 Limit Club?
f The chairmen for the variou
e townships are:
f E. A. Allen, J. P. Gibbons, E
lB. Farlow, B. F. Meacham, Mr.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-11-27
Superior Court.

The first December term of
civil court begins here next Mon
day, with Judge Adams presiding.
The second civil term begins
Dec. 10th. The next criminal
term begins January 9th.
The court calendar of cases is
elsewhere in this issue.
The jurors are:
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-11-27
Paper Earlier.

As announced last issue would
be the case, this issue is printed
on Wednesday afternoon instead
of the usual time Thursday at-
ternoon, in order that the office
may be closed for Thanksgiving
Day.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-11-27
Door Keeper of House.

Col. M. w. Hines, champion OF
the Woodrow Wilson brand OF
Democracy, will be a candidate
for the position of door-keeper of
the House.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-11-27

Another valued Post-Dispatch sub
scriber is ]. P. Little, Jr, Flying Cadet
School of Fire, Class AZ, Fl. Sill, Okla.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-11-27

Pat Crosland gets the Post-Dispatch il
France, in 38lst Truck Company.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-11-27
ARMY NEWS
Summary of the Total Cas-
ualties. Many Soldiers to
be SentHome Immediately.

QleQ OF QlSedSe IL, oil, uedlH, uIl-
classified, 2,204; wounded, 179,625;
prisoners 2,l63; missing, 1,160.
Total 236,1l7. However, among
the 179,625 wounded areincluded
the names of thousands of men
whose injuries wereso trivial that
they never were admitted to hos
pitals and the record of their
injury was kept only in company
and regimental dressing stations.
The total of killed, died of
wounds and disease, seriously
wounded and prisoners and mis-
sing will work out not in excess
of 125,OOO.
The number of our men taken
prisoners, 2,163, is remarkably
small when compared with the
number of Germans 900!
First units of the forces over
seas are expected to reach New
York by the end of the week.
They consist of 382 officers and
6,614 men OF the air service and
other detachments that were in
training in England. There were
about 10000 soldiers of the air
service in England, and all of
these will be sent home within
the next two weeks.
General Pershing's Army of
Occupation will be reduced to
thirty divisions, or about 1,20O,-
900 men, and this number will of
course be still further reduced
as conditions justify.
The wounded will be practi-
cally all be sent back during the
month of December. Demobili-
zation at an early date of eight
divisions of national guard and
national army troops, eight regi-
ments of coast artillery and two
brigades of field artillery will be
made. As soon as the sick and
wounded have been returned, the
following divisions in the order
named, will be sent back:
National guard: Thirty-frst
Georgia, Alabama, Florida 34th
(Nebraska, Iowa, South Dakota
and Minnesota,) 38th Qndiana
Kentucky and West Virginia,)
and 39th (Arkansas, Mississippi
and Louisiana.)
National army: Seventy-sixth
(New England) 84th Kentucky
Indiana and southern Illinois,,
86th (northern Illinois0 and 87tf
(Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi
and southern Alabama.)
The coast artillery regiments
to return as soon as possible
were announced as the 46th, 47th
48th, 49th, 50th, 73rd, 74th ane
18th.
The 9th and 30th divisions
it was announced Tuesday, have
, withdrawn from the regular
forces, and probably will sail fo
. home within the next three
weeks. The 9th is composed 0
New York troops, and the 3Otl
of North and South Carolina anC
Tennessee troops. The 3Otl
: has been reduced to 12,500 off
GERS and men, and during tn
i last of the war was brigadet
; with the British Fourth Army
i On Sept. 29th it was in the at
tack that shattered the Hinder
burg line, capturing Bellecour
and Nauroy, for which Fiel'
e Marshall Haig issued an orde
of thanks.
Nothing is said about the Sls
division, in which are many Ricf
mond county boys. Presumabl
! this division is with the Army 9
l Occupation, and there IS n
2 guessing even as to when the
!. will be returned; all depend
4 upon conditions in German,
! Austria and Russia
: Negotiations for the signing (
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-11-27

The Richmond county boys who hoped
to meet the Kaiser il Berlin will be dis
appointed that he did not wait for an
introduction.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-11-27

"Parlez-vous Francois" will be often
heard when the boys come back.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-11-27
kssssssssss'sssssssssssa

1t. Carl Smith, of Camp Gordon, came
home Sunday on 10 days leave.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-11-27
Jurors for Dec. End:

N. A. Campbell D. M. McInnis
jerks Terry A. A. Covington
D. r. Campbell Vernon Allen
Jno. M. Scales w. R. Hasty
w. ]. Spencer T. B. Baxley
w. H. Jordan R. c. Ingram
E. M. Smith J.B. Smith
]. K. Ballard U. S. Webb
]. A. Hutchinson w. D. Smith
G. O. Ewing E. D. Patterson
R. A. Webb H. L. Monroe
M. L. Bryant Silas Robinson
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-11-27

The boys in France probably feel as
the audience does when the curtain goes
down: they want to put on their wraps
and start for home.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-11-27

In the Casualty List on page six, can
be seen the names of Andrew Burrows,
of Hamlet, and Sam Gibson, of Rocking
ham, as among the missing.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-11-27

145 American passenger and merchant
vessels of 350,449 tons, and IT'S lives were
lost during the period of the war through
mines, submarines and other agencies of
the enemy.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-11-27

A Joyous Thanksgiving, this of 1918,
vet deeply tinctured with the pathos and
of the glory of the white crosses which
our nation claims upon the fields and
hillsides of France.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-11-27
JOHANNESBURG
FOX WESTERN

A 5-reel FOX Western picture at
The Star Thanksgiving Day. "A
picture.of the thrilling type, and
one you will enjoy.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-11-27

Capt. Nathan w. LeGrand renews for
his paper from 85th Infantry, Camp Ira
Wis. Texas, and says that since Nov. llth,
training in the Depot Brigade has eased
up bit, and everyone is looking forward
to returning home. Thinks possibly he
may get back by Christmas, and certainly
by February.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-11-27

Il didn't lose my leg, gave it." said a
wounded soldier back from over there.
You don't even give your money when
you buy War-Saving Stamps; you LEND
it.----W. S. S. Bulletin.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-11-27

The Red Cross has rented the largest
theater in Paris for Thanksgiving after,
noon, and special matinee, with home
musical numbers, will be staged free for
the wounded American soldiers. The
more you hear of Red Cross activities,
the happier you doubtless are that you
contributed to it in the past; and the
more determined you will be to remain
a member in the future. The Roll CAL
Drive Christmas week will test you.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-11-27

In view of the cessation of the war, the
RED Cross does not need any more nut
shells: the people had been asked 70
collect nutshells so that these could be
used In making carbon for gas-masks.'
but no more shells need be collected.
However, the campaign for tin must y
,,o way cease. Collect all the tin toll
collapsibIe tubes and pewter you can and
bring Or send to Red Cross Sewing Room
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-11-27

Here's toast to the Kaiser that has
been going the rounds:
Here's to Kaiser, the Limburger cheese
May the smell in his head go down t
his knees;
May he break his damneck on the Hin
denburg line,
And go to hell croaking THE Watch
on the Rhine"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-04
DISCUSS CHURCH CLOSING.
Boston Authorities Take Measures
TO Halt Epidemic.
Special DespateA 10 TIE Soy.

BosroS, oct. 3.---Although the death
list In the grip epidemic was larger to-
day than yesterday. 107 from influenza
and twenty from pneumonia, health au-
thoritles profess to be encouraged.
Mayor Peters talked with clergymen to-
day in regard to closing all churches.
The question was put over until to-
morrow. when closing Of all saloons also
will be considered.
Gov. Mccall sent a request 20 New
England Fuel Administrator Storrow
asking him to mako a request of Ma
tional Fuel Administrator Garfield that
Sunday automoo.ling be allowed In
Massachusetts, pointing out that II per-
mission were granted thousands who
now remain indoors on Sunday would be
able 10 get the fresh air and sunshine
which is prescribed as a preventative OF
grip.
Three deaths occurred at the naval
hospital in Chelsea and one death was
reported from the hospital In Ports
mouth. N. II. Major Arthur Il. Austin
reported five new cases and one death
at the Robert Brigham Hospital.
All physical examinations Of draft
registrants and all meetings Of regis
trants with legal advisory boards In this
state were suspended by Adjt Gen. Jesse
+. stevens to-day. This order will also
set at liberty physicians vino would have
TO examine regis:rants. Reports received
at the State House to-day from eighty
three cities and towns outside OF Boston
listed 1884 new cases OF influenza and
lJl deaths.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-04
MILK PRICES PUT
UP CENT AND A HALF
Producers and Distributors
Accept NeU Hoover Schedule

Representatives OF the Dairymen's
League. the New York Milk Conference
Board and the Federal Food Board
agreed yesterday at tho close of a con-
ference lasting three days upon a new
schedule of milk prices in New York
city. by which the producers agreed 10
accept 1851 a hundrcdweish for per
cent milk. and the retailers agreed 10
make no advance beyond III cents a
quart for tho consumer. The price to
the producer goes into effect as of DC.
tober I, and the advance scale TO the
consumer IL effective to-day.
What the agreement means to the mar
who pays the local bills IL that he is e
pay this month one and one-haif cents q
quart moro for milk Of the top grades
with the other grades In proportion, thar
he did In September.
Tho prices to. consumers, as agrett
upon yesterday, are printed in detail IL
an advertisement on page 6.
The agreement to abide BY the price,
was made In the form OF letter from
tho MIX Conference Board to Herbert C
Hoover. and in resolutions adopted b!
the Dairymen's League. They follow *
representations by AR. Hoover.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-04
NURSES KEPT FROM OVERSEAS.
Pershins's supply Cut on 20 Fight
influenza Epidemic.
SPECIAL Despatch 10 TIE srS

SpeCQt DcSp0tCH 70 SIs.
wAsHfSoroN, Oct. 3,-Transportation
Of nurses and nurses aids from this
country 20 the American hospitals in
France was etopped by the Surgcon-Gen-
erals Office to-day until tho epidemic Of
Spanish influenza has been conquered.
The order provides also that nurses and
their assistants will not be received into
the medical training camps Oh this side
until the danger OF the disease has
passed.
An emergency OF major proportions in
the nursing facilities OF the American
hospitals in France already exists as a
result OF the limited numbers of women
who were sent abroad during the sum
mer. Recent peremptory requests from
Gen. Pershing for the immediate sending
of nurses and nurses aids have been re-
ceived here.
Gen. Pershing has been informed that
It will be some time before the present
plans for meeting the emergency are
matured. Surgeon-Generai Gorgas Is on
the other side making a study Of the sit
uation.
Physicians were ordered to-day to re-
port to a number Of cities which have
not previously been included in the op-
erations of the service against influenza,
These included Wilmington, Del. Ches.
ter. Pa. and Hopewell, Va.
To prevent an epidemic in Washing
ton, which is crowded with war workers
all theatres and motion picture houses
Rave been ordered closed until the dis
case is stamped out Few cases have
been reported here.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-04
$4,000 MASKS TO FIGHT GRIP.
New York Red Cross Chapter Kept
Busy-Many Nurse. Needed.

The New York Chapter OF the Ameri-
can Red Cross completed at It's local
workrooms yesterday $4,000 masks con-
sisting OF eight folds OF gauze each, to
be worn over the mouth and nose.
4 survey was started by the Atlantic
Division of the Red Cross to determine
the available nursing resources in its
territory in response to Surgeon-General
Gorgas's call for $4,000 war nurses,
some of whom probably will be used
In the present influenza epidemics IN
the Atlantic seaboard region
There are forty-thrae cases OF infiu-
enza aboard Dutch freighter, which
was quarantined as soon as il arrived
off port. Two Chinese who were dan
gerously i'll were removed to the Staten
Island Hospital, where they died.
Tho Newark Health Department yes
terday. reported sol new cases of influ-
enza, bringing the total TO 1.525 since
the town was attacked. There were two
deaths yesterday, making a total of ten
Or. Copeland said he hoped TO have
enough vaccine for 1900 persons to.
day. but said there would be 10 serum
for a month.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-04
NEW ERA TO AID WOUNDED.
Fund for ehabilitation Discussed
NJ Movement Dinner.

Officers ami members of tho New Era
Movement. which has for its object the
vitalisation and eXtenslon OF the work of
the Presbyterian Church throughout the
world, gathered at dinner in the Hotel
Astor last night. The Rev. J. Wilbur
Chapman presided and the Rev. Henry
van Dyke pronounced the invocation.
Among the plans discussed was one
fo- the raising OF $4,000 for the re-
habilitat.on OF wounded soldiers and an
additional $500, 900 for the reconstruc-
ton of churches in the war devastated
sections OF France. Italy and Belgium.
Tho Rev. John A. Marquis. d. D., gen.
eral secretary OF the Presbyterian Board
O: Home Missions, was one Of the speak
erS OF the evening.
The church. DR.. Marquis said. would
have to play its part in the Amer.can!za-
ton of foreign elements OF the country
population after the war. Neither the
press, the public schools nor the Govern
ment. he added, could carry that work
on alone.
Other speakers were J. Frank Smith
d. D.. moderator OF the General Assem-
bly, OF the Presbyterian Church; the Rev.
A. Woodruff Iialsey. secretary OF the
Board OF Foreign Missions. and the Rev,
William Hiram Foulkcs, general sec.e.
tary of the New Era Movement.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-04
2 DEAD, Is INJURED
IN ELEVATED WRECK
Steel Cars Prevent Heavier
Loss of Life on Sub
way Extension.

Steel cars alone prevented heavy
loss OF life yesterday when a local train
on tho "L' extesion OF the Lexington
avenue subway crashed into another
train which was waiting at the jackson
avenue station for third train. Just be-
yond the station. to take switch. Two
persons were killed and twenty-five were
hurt when the rear train failed TO re-
gard a fagman's signal and went head
long into the stalled local ahead.
In tire subsequent investigation. made
By Albert Coin. Assistant District At
torney Of Bronx county. the blame for
tho accident was placed at the door OF
William Van Ostrom Of $40 Rhinelander
avenue, n1otorman of the third train.
John Steele. guard on the train stalled
at the station. said that he went back
with a light TO hag the rear train and
that Won Ostrom rushed by him with
out needing the swinging lantern. II
was o'clock In the morning. not yet
foil daylight.
But Van ostrom, the officially desig-
mated scapegoat, is dead. His body was
one of the two taken from the debris
when a wrecking crew, after three-duar-
:ers OF an hours effort, cleared tho lines
for traffic
The second person killed was Meyer
Barali. "a years Of age, OF So las:
1881 street, a wholesale fish dealer a!
| Fulton Market.
Mayor Hylan, who went to give per.
| sonal attention to the wreck, sent O
| strong statement to the Public Service
Commission In which he said that the
! automatic stop was not far enough north
OF the station to halt trains in time &c
avoid such On accident. and that the
I automatic stop did not. in this instance
| nc rform its function.
The Mayor demanded an investigation
to see how many other stations are let
| with 20 little automatic protection.