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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-02

Americas labor army is ca parade
today. 1t is no less deserving of the
plaudits of the public than issthe army
of fighting men in the field. True, its
me- mbers are not risking their lives in
the service of their country, but they
are doing their utmost to win the war
in the way that is open to them.
without their loyal and patriotic serv-
ice the army in the field could not
be maintained. Not only have the la
borers of the country helped to keep
the fighters going by the work of their
hands but they have used their earn
ings in the purchase of war savings
stamps and liberty loan bonds, thus
aiding in providing the government
with funds for the prosecution of the
war. The men who toll in the shops
and factories are deserving of all the
honor and consideration the Ameri-
car people have given them in the
past and are extending to them today
thrucut the country. When the time
comes to celebrate the victory over
the Hun, American labor should find
an honorable place in the line of
march
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-02
A HERO EVERY DAY
Brave Deeds of men in
Americas Fighting Service

This js the story of three men, rep
resenting the Navy Dental corps. the
Hospital corps and the United States
Marine corps. y All are dead nova
part of the toll of the battle of
Bouresches, won by the marines early
in June. The marine, Capt. Donald
F. Duncan, had charged, leading his
men against a shower of machine gun
bullets to the aid of a platoon that
was almost cut to pieces. And as he
went forward he carried. a pipe in his
mouth and dallied with the stick he
carried. The marines behind him,
steadied~by his GOODNESS, pressed Cor
ward. Then the machine gun stream
caught Captain Duncan, drilling him
thru again and again. His men went
on. The captain fell. gasping with
pain. Dental Surgeon Osborne of the
United States navy, and a hospital
corpsman. unidentified, ran forward to
his assistance. They carried him to
shelter. Then-the roaring boom of
big shell. A great, gaping hole
where the shelter had been. The
three men were gone, literally blown
out of existence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-02
A~@ &
1117, by The Wheeler Syndi.
cate- Incl
DINNER STORIES

Corporal (named deleted by censor)
is the champion optimist in the Ode
leted by censorl regiment On his
first visit 90 Paris an air raid was
in progress. and as he observed the
PaFisians, all intent on the taubes
he said to his companion:
There's one fine thing about this
air stuff
''And that is-?"
at keeps you looking up"
(Reply deleted by censor)
A very small but live boy applied
to a great merchant for a job.
The great man sized him up with
open needed a bigger parcel of hu-
man experience, and asked what DO
sition he wanted.
"A chance to grow up in the bust
ness, mister"
We'll. we are more or less being
depopulated by the drafts. What is
your motto, my son?'
The same as yours" was the
ready answer.
What do you mean?" asked the
puzzled merchant.
Why, on the door there-'Push.' &"
He got the job of keeper of that
very door.
"Oh. Mary." exclaimed John, .Eas
night I dreamed we had the niftiest
little runabout, and"
John Henry Smith, you go right
back to sleep and dream a limou-
sine. or get out and walk There'Il
be no cheap dreaming in this fam
ily,"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-02
GLOBE SIGHTS
lFrom the Atchison Globe.1

Kultur almost rhymes with vulture
The families of a lot Of clever men
are starving.
The time to repent is before you
commit a crime.
Some people never get to the front.
because they stop and talk too often.
Every man has done several stunts
that would look pretty bad in print. (
The most tiresome saying in the
world: II stand for the people and
lower taxes"
An Atchison woman makes up"
that is, she heightens the natural color
of her cheeks with rouge, and makes
her lips redder by artificial means
She devotes all her waking hours to
making herself pretty, and going
about. The men do not admire her:
the women rave" over her beauty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-02
OUR GREAT OPPORTUNITY.

In less than a month from today
another liberty loan campaign will be
under way. 1t will be short, sharp
and decisive. The country will be asked
to subscribe for a larger amount than
ever before.
In buying liberty bonds you buy the
safest investment on earth. You give
nothing. The country gives you in re-
turn for your money a security safer
than would be a first mortgage on ev-
cry railroad in the United States; safer
than the cash in your bank or in your
safe-deposit vaults; safer than the
home in which you live; because the
railroads and the cash in the bank and
i'll Safe vaults, the home in which
you live, the farm which you claim
| the iron ore anC the coal to which you
hold title, are all practically under a
first mortgage to the government for
the redemption of these liberty bonds
More than that, every ounce of ply
steal and mental power, every ounce
| CT initiative and Of brain force in the
nation is under mortgage for the re-
payment of these bonds. The govern
ment has the right to take your farm,
your home, yenr railroad bonds, to
take your earnings, to take the po-
tentiality of all of your material and
financial power expressed in material
things. for the purpose of redeeming
these bonds.
But the government gives you in
these liberty bonds it's promise to paw
a good rate of interest to redeem
them at a specified time, and in do
ing this it offers you the safest invest
ment which today can be found in all
the wide world. If it did not pay you
a single dollar of interest, If its prom
ise to redeem. the bonds was indefi-
mite as to time, the government would
still have moral and physical right
to claim your utmost contribution to
the extent of all your wealth and your
earning power for the prosecution of
the war.
When you subscribe to a liberty
loan you subscribe to the sentiment
that the world must be made safe for
democracy and subscribe to the fund
that is to make the world safe for
| democracy.
You subscribe to the belief that In
recent women and children on I'M
armed ships shall not be sent to the
be tom of the sea; that women and
children and old men shall not be
tortured and murdered under the
plea of military necessity; that nurses
shall not be shot for deeds of mercy
nor hospital ships be sunk without
wa ming, or hospitals and unfortified
cities be bombed or cannonaded with
lcng-range guns.
You subscribe to the doctrine that
small nations have the same rights a:
great and powerful ones; that might
is-not right, and that Germany shall
net force upon the world the dominion
of her military masters.
You subscribe to the belief thai
America entered this war for a jus
and noble cause; that our soldiers il
France and our sailors the sea ar
; fighting for right and justice.
And you subscribe to tt American
s. ntiment thai they must and shall b.
! powerful, efficient and victorious
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-02

cigarets. Wagons drawn by scrawny
ponies creak thru the streets, bringing
loads of wood from the mountains. All
is surprisingly much as If it was half
a century ago. For the railroad, dis
daining to go to this huddle of Mexi-
can houses, built its station a mile
away. New Town" of course, grew
up around the station. leaving Old
Town to it's meditations and its ancient
ways.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-02
ON THE SPUR
OF THE MOMENT
BY ROY K MoULTON


When the vital blow falls it will
never do to have the crown prince in
command. Hindy and Ludey will
have to be responsible in the eyes of
the German people when the 'invinc1-
BILE army is crushed.
No scarcity in kultur's goat crop.
What the crown prince really needs
is not a vacation but a vocation.
Brooklyn building and the crowd
watched him breathlessly.
An old man who had never seen the
like of it before, approached and
asked one of the onlookers:
What be he a-doin', Stranger"
Hes goin' up to the roof, of
course" was the brusk reply.
The old man watched a moment
and then said, why don't the darn
chump go up in the elevator"
That Vacation"
All-Highest dug his first-born up
Out of the deep French sand.
He led him from the tunnel, then
He grasped him by the hand,
And said, Dear Fred I'm proud of you,
Your work is simply grand.
But now l think it's really best
For you to take a nice long rest.
You're over-w worked, 1 long have guessed,
1 hope you'll understand.
Here's one. more medal for your breast.
Go see our joyous land"
To allied aviators:
Keep the Hun fires burning.
German efficiency is blind and deaf
but not dumb. 1t can still blow.
Prisoner walked away from Sing
Sing quite nonchalantly the other day,
and two days later he returned and
gave himself up. 1t takes a lot of
nerve to try and live out in the world
these days.
How dear to my heart
Are the scenes-of my childhood,
When fond recollection
Presents them to view.
That shave and shampoo that
L / got for u quarter
And the fifteen-cent haircut
My infancy knew.
1t was Saturday night in So1om on's
palace and Solomon stood at the door
of the royal bath at z o'clock and
waited and waited.
Along toward 6 o'clock the next
morning he still stood there and was
heard to mutter, q would like to lay
me mitts on the guy who invented that
slogan, Women and children first -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-02

Secretary McAdoo's appetite for
work and trouble appears to be insa-
table. He has now invited complaints
from patrons of his railroads by estab-
fishing a bureau to handle all the
kicks that may come in.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-02
Names in the News.

Bersa glieri-prounonced Der sa Iva
re-is the name given to a corps of
infantry in the italian army. founded
by Victor Emmanuel in 1850. The
uniform is dark green in color. and
includes a felt hat, with plume of
cock feathers. The Bersa glieri have
the reputation of excelling all other
infantry in fast and sustained march
ing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-02

The. I. w. w. at last has obtained
foothold in Kansas. A large contin-
gent of the membership is about to
locate in Leavenworth
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-02

have abundant resources and such d
productive capacity that the various
nations of the world will continue to
come here to borrow"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-02

They are naming even girl babies
after President Wilson in France.
Wilsonne they call the little dears.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-02

How dear to my heart
Are the scenes-of my childhood,
When fond recollection
Presents them to view.
That shave and shampoo that
/ got for u quarter
And the fifteen-cent haircut
My infancy knew.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-07-03
DEATHS

EWING-T. M. aged about rs,
died in Steele's township June
22nd. Mr.. Ewing was a brave
Confederate soldier, and good
citizen.
THOMAS-W. G., died at the
home of his father at Marshville
Saturday. Interment at Marsh.
vile. Wife and five children sur.
vive.
MANESS-J. M. Jr., two-year.
old child of DR.. and Mrs. J. NJ
Maness, of Ellerbe, died at Char
lotte Sunday. The child was TAX
en- suddenly i'll on Saturday night
June 18th. DR.. Faison was call
ed here from Charlotte to attend
him, and the little fellow was
taken to the hospital there in the
hope of saving his live, but to nc
avail.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-07-03
A Series of Offens es.

A trio of white youths, Tom
Smith, Floyd Mcclure and Kenny
Grant, whose ages range from II
to 20, and whose homes are at
Steele's Mills, are in Jail awaiting
trial on July 9Th on the charge of
burglary; also, two additional
charges of larceny can be prefer
red against them.
Last Thursday night the boys
are charged with taking a Ford
belonging to J. w. White, at
Steele's Mills. A short distance
away they became stuck in a
ditch, and despite the use of a
mule the Car remained fast. It
is claimed they then went to the
house of a negro, Dick Flowers,
and with pistols demanded his
money; he told them he had none
and when he ran they shot him
twice-a bullet in the arm and
one in the hand.
They were next heard from in
Lilesville, the next afternoon,
where the town officers arrested
them for vagrancy. Only one of
the boys had a pistol when arrest
ed. They were lodged in the cal
aboose but towards dusk managed
to break out.
They next landed in Wades.
boro where they appropriated to
their use another Ford. This
they drove Friday night to Che,
raw, and along about daybreak
Saturday morning they drove the
car into the woods about a mile
from that town and went to Sleep
Officers were on the lookout for
them, and Sheriff Baldwin arrest
| ed Tom Smith as he was walking
in the public road near where
the other two were asleep. Sat
urday afternoon Kenny Grant
was arrested as he was driving
the stolen car near the Grassland
farm, and later in the afternoon
on Saturday the third member o.
the party, Floyd Mcclure, vohln
tarily surrendered himself. The
three are now in Jail, and will be
given a hearing July 9th.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-07-03

DIR. R. T. Vann will preach
at the Baptist church here next
Sunday morning.
Elm Camp, No. ZIG, w. o.
w., will unveil Monument to
their late Sovereign, w. I. McCas-
kill, at Eastslde cemetery Sum-
day, July 9TH, at $3.50 p. m. Ad-
dress by Mr.. F. w. Bynum. The
public invited. All Woodmen es-
pecially urged to attend.
Two colored boys, Lum
Fletcher, Jr., and Clifford Smith,
were nabbed by the police while
gambling last Saturday after
noon. Mayor McNair required a
$50 bond of each for appearance
at next term of court.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-07-03
Collins Trial Friday.

The trial of w. Tom Collins
will be held before US. Commits
sioner Guthrie Friday at twelve
o'clock. He is charged with max
ing seditious utterances while
preaching at a school house in
Arson county about three weeks
ago. He works in Pee Dee mil
No. l.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-07-03

R. L. Patrick was driving a
party about five miles north of
Ellerbe Sunday afternoon when
his steering gearbecame disarran-
ged and the car plunged into a
ditch, and overturned. Forum
ately, aside from scratches and
bruises no one was injured. The
top of the car was torn up, the
body damaged and the front
wheels a wreck. However today
the Car minus the top is again on
the job.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-07-03
Methodist Rally.

Practicing is underway for a
Children's Day and Patriotic Day
at the Methodist Church the
second Sunday, at which time the
service flag will be formally pre-
scented to the Church. The flag
now is due to have over 40 stars
thereon. Each family represent.
ed by a star on this flag is urged
to attend the service.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-07-03
Notice!

My son, Hezekiah, 16 years of
age, left my home on June 9th
without my permission. All per-
sons are hereby forbidden to hire
or harbor him, under penalty of
the law.
This, July LIST, 1918.
w. A McNair.
Route 2, Box 26.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-07-03
W. S. S.
Phone 1872.

Subscription $3.50
Order numbers of the new
ly registered men on page 8.
H. B. Coppedge, Rt. 4 Carrier,
sold $54O worth of War Savings
Stamps on his route last Satur-
day.
Many a mother can tell you
that father has too much patience
with fish and not enough with
children.
-Children's Day exercises at
Jones Spring Methodist church
the second Sunday, beginning at
10o'clock. Dinner on grounds.
"A man can forget to change
his shirt or shave, but he always
remembers where he laid a half
smoked cigar.
The Norman War Swings
Society SCHOOL reports the sale
of $614.75 to July 1st, and for
honorary members $5755.
There are a lot of folks who
won't be happy when they get to
Heaven unless they can 60 to
some other place during the
summer months.
The fire alarm was sounded
last Friday night at 8:45 just as
the rally in the opera house was
, opening. The old barn to the
rear of Mrs. Willie StansilPs resi-.
dence was emitting smoke, but
the flames had not reached the
point where any difficulty was
experienced in extinguishing it.
Secretary of State Mission
Board Walter N. Johnson last
Sunday preached the dedicatory
sermon for the Jones Spring Bap'
fist church. Rev. D. P. Bridges
is pastor of this church, which
was built in four weeks time last
August; he breaches there Satur'
day afternoon before the 3rd Sun
day and the 3rd Sunday after
noon.
-J.C Gibson left today for
Hickory to have charge of the
boiler shop for the c. & N. w
Ry. He has made Rockingham
his home for the past two years
and was engaged in the repairing
of furniture. Before departing
he visited the Post-Dispatch and
ordered the paper sent to him fol
a year, remarking that Rocking
ham, "the best town at all, was
his real home.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-07-03
Pension Board August 5th.

The pension board met last
Monday, but adjourned to meet
again the first Monday in August.
Those veterans or widows of
veterans who are eligible for
pensions can present the matter
to them on August 9Th at the
Clerk of Courts office.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-07-03
PERSONAL


Miss Anna Dean is spending
the week in Polkton.
Born, Saturday, to Mr.. and
Mrs. Will Baucom, Ri. A, a son.
James Garrett began work in
the Page garage here last week
as stockman.
J. T. Bennett left Saturday for
a ten days stay at Lincoln Lithia
Springs, near Lincolnton.
Mr.. C. M. Hobbs and family
returned Monday from several
weeks spent at Wrightsville.
The weekly War prayer meet
ing will be held at the Methodist
church Friday afternoon at $50.
Mrs. w. F. Long, Jr., and child,
and Miss Betsy Long are spend
ing some time at Ocean View and
Norfolk.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Leak re-
turned last Friday from a three
weeks visit at points in South
Carolina.
There will be a demonstra-
ton in blowing, narrowing etc.,
with seven Fordson tractors at
Laurinburg Thursday, July 18th.
Mr.. J. A. Hall carried his wife
to Asheville on Wednesday of
last week for treatment. He
returned Friday, leaving her
there.
Mrs. Charles Began and four
children came Saturday from
Hopewell, Va, to spend a month
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
| c. c. Taylor.
Miss Ruth Berts, of Blewett
Falls, and Miss Catherine Baucon
: of Newton, spent the weekend
with Miss Ollie Elizabeth Hamer,
returning Sunday night.
Mrs. Marion D. Lucas and sis.
tiers, Misses Louise and Grace
Williamson, of Florence, S. G.,
are spending several days with
their aunt, Mrs. M. H. Fowlkes
Mrs. J.. A. Hasty and Miss
Lillian Hasty went to Fayette
vile Wednesday to visit Mrs
Judd. Miss Margaret Hasty and
Reid went to Statesville to visit
Miss Lucy Dinwiddie, Of
GAINESVILLE, Tenn, stopped over
en- route from Wrightsville
Tuesday night for a visit to he1
Converse College-mate, Miss
Elizabeth Cole.
Mrs. Bruce Benton left Sunday
night for Mansfield, Louisiana, tc
spend two months with her par
ents. Mansfield is in the north
ern part of Louisiana, about 4(
miles from Texas, and 60 from
Arkansas.
Mr.. L. M. Williams underwent
a successful operation for appen
dicitis at the James hospital las
Friday. He is improving nicely
and expects to return home
about Sunday. c. J. McLaurin
who came here last Friday from
Bolton to visit his family, ha'
remained over to assist in the L
) M. Williams & Co. meat marke
mil Mr. Williams RECEIVERS
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-07-03
Ice Box for Sale.

For sale, a secondhand ice box
of Is to 30 lbs capacity. Price
reas enable. Also, a secondhand
sewing machine.-T. A. Coving-
ton, Rockingham.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-07-03
Ice Prices Changed.

The ice people have withdrawn
their agreement to sell ice at the
prices issued in last weeks Post
Dispatch. After going into the
cost, wastage and expenses have
agreed to the following scale of
prices which l think is just to all
parties concerned.
Cash and Garry Price.
so lbs or more 60c per 100.
Less than so lbs 75c per 100.
By block $3.50 each.
Delivered at House.
so lbs or more 75c per 100.
Less than so lbs $1.00 per 100
w. N. Everett,
County Food Administrator
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-07-03

LOCAL ITEMS

Short News Items of Interest
of Town and County, Con-
densed Into Paragraphs
for Hurried Reading.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-07-03
Red Cedar Shingles.

A car of quarter-sawed Red
Cedar shingles just received by
Everett Hardware Company. See
them.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-01-11
STATE HIGHWAY BOARD -
TO CONDUCT ROAD WEEK

The State Highway Board will pro-
vide for a "Road Week" to be held
in Jefferson City similar to Farm
ers' Week" at Columbia. Instruction
in the different methods Of road build
ing and maintenance will be provided.
Experienced engineers will lecture on
various types of construction while
moving pictures and slides will illus.
trate what is now being accomplished
in Missouri and other States. All
road overseers, county highway engi-
neers and county judges in the State,
as we'll as all good-roads enthusiasts,
will be invited to attend. In sug-
costing the "Road Week" and urging
the adoption of the plan, A. c. McKib-
bin, secretary of the State highway
Board, pointed out that practically ~
per cent of the public highways in
Missouri are dirt roads, and in trav-
cling over the State he found so many
different methods of working these
roads that the necessity of providing
uniform system was apparent. A
change of road overseers often means
complete change in the method OF
construction or maintenance. In one
county road overseer ordered rock
hauled from a road which his prede-
cessor had placed in the road at great
expense. A query box and general
discussion each day will give every
one who attends "Road Week" an
opportunity to be heard. II possible,
arrangements will be made for an ex-
hibit Of road machinery, supplies, etc.,
and demonstrations of grading with
modern equipment on some Of the
earth roads near jefferson City may
be provided. Each county in the
State will be asked to bring a series
of pictures of roadways, bridges, ETC..
and these will be arranged in attrac-
tive display.