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Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-07-03

George Dewey Carter came to the city
Saturday for few days. He was born
on the day that Admiral Dewey gained
his great victory over the Spanish fleet in
Manila or---August IL, 1898-- thence
his name. Despite the fact that he was
not quite 16 he on June 18th, 1914, went
to Charlotte and enlisted in the Navy.
He of course had to pose as being older,
but he got away with it. and his vigorous
manhood shows that his Navy life has
agreed with him. He is now on the
dreadnought New Mexico, which was
commissioned May goth and which is our
newest and largest man-of-war. Carter
must report back for duty July 18th.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-07-03

Henry c. Dockery spent Sunday night
and Monday with his mother here. He
went to Camp jackson with the Charlotte
contingent, and is in the 306th Trench
Mortar Battery. This Battery is a part
of the S1st division, the infantry ofIwhich
at Camp Sewer. 1t is expected that this
division will go across shortly. Each
battery has IL guns and a complement of
1853 men.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-07-03

Deputy sheriff George Seawell Monday
morning carried colored man, Clarence
McRae, to Camp Jackson. McRae is
designated al delinquent rather than as
deserter. He lived in this county, but
early last year went to work in Moore
county, and in Moore he registered.
Later he moved back to Richmond, and
in the various movings a confusion re-
suited in his not getting verious calls sent
him and 50 he was classified as having
been called and failed. His arrest follow
"a. and he is now sent to Camp by the
Moore exemption board to take his place
in the ranks of Uncle Sans fighters.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-07-03

Paul McKistal, who works on ]. F.
Diggs' farm, was sent to Camp Grant
on April 9th in the squad of 81 colored
men from this county. Last year Paups
hand and leg stopped load of bird-shot,
fired in friendly spirit, and as result
of the injuries sustained then he was a
flw days 49, u..1s.aI.e iivM S.i.4p. 4.e
left Camp Grant Saturday, arriving at
Rockingham Monday night. Paul has
his papers of discharge, and he wears
those valuable papers over his heart, too.
He says he liked the army life, and is
more sorry than otherwise to return to
the whoa, haw, gee' of his former days.
Lieut.. Oscar " Russell, of Troy, was
in the city Tuesdayv.and he was not here
on government orders, either. Russell
was for two years A. & Els mainstay in
the pitching line, and was cracking good
one. Last October he went in for await
ion, and now is stationed in Texas, and
has gained that proficiency that he is do
ing instruction work in flying Russell
has nerve, and if he later in France sue
ceeds in shooting his aero gun with the
accuracy he formerly displayed in shov-
ing the ball across, he will account for
many Boche. Russell had the bad luck
to fall two months ago, breaking several
ribs. His roommate at the aviation
camp was killed in fall two weeks ago
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-07-03

A card received by his wife, Isadora
Prison, stated that her husband George
Frison, had arrived safely in France.
George was sent to Camp Grant, Illinois
March Goth with n other negroes, and
two weeks ago the Post Dispatch publish
ed letter from him written from Gang
in New York, in which he stated that
they were then en- route for ernbafka-
tion. fat
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-07-03

ity of the votes, these being B
F. Reynolds; 1857, H. D. Hatch
1923, ]. A. McNeill 737. There
were IA candidates in all. Two
Commissioners remained to be
chosen, so the next four highest
were voted for in the second
primary last Saturday. They
were Jas. L. Baldwin CAB, N. D.
Mcdonald 5l8, DR.. W. L. Howell
479, J. w. Capel 404. Their vote
1aSt Saturday WAC
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-23
ORRlN BANKS WHITE DIES
HERE OF PNEUMONIA
"ns Popular Young BusIncs. Man md
PROMINENT in Military Circles
of Richmond.

Orrin Banks White, better known to
his Intimate friends as Pete" White.
died yesterday afternoon at ? o'clock
al his home. 1905 Hanover Avenue. MIR
White was thirty-siN years old and
widely known among the younger bus
mess men Of the city. lie was the
only son of Mr.. and Mrs. Peter j. White
and Is survived By his parents. his wife
anG one child. Orrn Banks White. Jr.
aged two years and five months Ills
ccath was caused by pneumonia
Mr.. White was born in Richmond
where he attended McCabe's and Nc
cures schools and the Richmond Col
lego, at which he was Il member of tho
mi Kappa Sigma fraternity. and grad
ra;ed rs an officer at the Virginia Mil
itarE Institute after the usual four
years course. He served six years i'm
The Richmond Light infantry Blues. in
which, a, the time OF his resignation.
one year prior to the beginning of the
present war, he was a lieutenant lie
"aS awarded medal by the state OF
Virginia for ten years continuous mil
itary service.
At the time of his death. and for
some time prior thereto he was in the
contracting business with his father.
III which he had been quite successful.
and had made many warm friends
since his fifteenth year he had been a
member Of the Centenary Methodist
church. which he had attended since
hiS second year.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-23
REVIEW DIVORCE CASE
Appeal Bond Allowed Richnrd VI. Tow
son, Suing ln AleXnn,lrin Court.
Two MrltA OF Error.

Appeal bond $1,000. has been al
lowed by Judge Sims. of the Supreme
Court OF Appeals. In the case OF Rich
ard NJ. Towson against Mamie Z. Tow
son. Il divorce suit, tried in the Circuit
Court for the city OF Alexandria. Judg-
ment entered ON March Z, 1918. The
grounds of the suit were dcscrtiou
Mr. Towson brought the original suit
Judge X. X. Prentis has allowed =
writ OF error in two cases: Macy g
ncnick Walker at al. against q. \
i.enick. Jr.. executor of the estate OF
=. y. Fcnick. ST.. tried on an issue re
speeding IL viii in the May term OF tho
circuit Court for the County of Halt
faN, and decided to grievance Of the
executor. aud Bryant Wimouth's Adj
ninistrator against the Southern Rail-
way Company. tried in the Corporation
Court for the city Of banvillc OH Octo-
Der rs, 1917, and decided on n ,lemur-
rer to the evidence in favor OF the cor
poralion. This appeal was taken by
petitioner l.. II. Boisseau, who moved
the court to enter up the verdict OF the
jury for $1,000. The court refused,
and sustained the demurrer
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-23
STRENGTHENING DIVISION
NEEDS $4,000 FOR YEAR
Commissioner Hobson Tells Board This
Sum Must he Given for
Balance of Icar.

Las, nights session Of the Finance
Committee OF tho. City Council was
mainly executive, but before that body
closed the doors 1t heard from several
citizens on matters pertaining TO the
city'S business.
Commissioner iIobson, Of the Admin
istrativc Board. Informed the commit
tee that II would require about $4,000
90 run the street Cleaning Department
for the remainder OF the year lie cx-
planned that the purchase OF labor-sav-
Ing equipment for the department. had
ncccssitated quite an inroad into the
FUNDS or the expense account. 1t was
thought that this would. At lcas, in
part, be repaid by savings from the
payroll account. owing to the recent
raise in salaries this would not be
possible. \ transfer Of some funds
and appropriation of other funds will
be necessary to supply the deficiency.
In response to queries concerning the
Gas Department. Commissioner Hobson
SAID that there was no danger to life
from any possibility of gas giving out
at the holders and then coming on
again. ~ accumulation was kept on
hand 10 prevent such a happening and
even II this accumulation should be
exhausted. the gas would be shut off
and any chance of danger to persons
eliminated The only trouble with the
gas plant was the shortage of labor
caused by the influenza and by the fact
that some of the men were not regular
in their work.
Commissioner IIobson also asked for
additional funds for the completion Of
The railroad siding at the electric plant
rms siding Will he finished in n few
days and will save the city thousands
OF dollars heretofore paid for hauling
coal. 'S
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-23
GRIPPE ABATEs SLOWLY;
ADVISE UTMOST CAUTION
2G5 New Cases and Twenty
Nine Deaths
FATALITIES IN CITY ARE III
More Than 40 Per Cent of Total
Death List Since October [ Di-
rcctly Attributable to epidemic
OF Influenza.

Statistics Indicate the crest OF the
l ihnmenza tide 10 have been reached
about the middle of last week when
as many as thirty-scven fatalities from
the single malady occurred one day.
For the week the daily number OF
deaths averaged probably more than
thir'N-hNc. and the new cases some
thing in the ncighborhood OF 800. But
with twcnty-n.no deaths from Span
isi inilucnsa and go new cases re-
rorted Yesterday. the City Health De-
along the streets and sits in crowded
places IT continues TO look askancc
az expressions Of opinion that con
luSc ordinary precautions with
thoughts of undue fear"
Deaths in this city resulting. from
, ins"hIved Grippe sine october l now
terday twcnty-ninc resulted from
grippe. and OF 5GS deaths III the period
have resulted directly from Spanish IN
huenZa. This shows that within The
past three weeks more than 80 per sent
directly from influenza or that ,uaiady
with AN Involvement of pncumouLl,
MILE T, many others due ,cuteiy 70 THIS
diseases as tuberculosis.
1t was. however, stated IN the civ
Health department that it was D.
licvcI statistics would not show more
than thirty actual deaths on any onr
day after October l.. when there were
thirty-scven deaths from the ma'ady
surely abatinE. according TO the au-
toriticS. but slowly.
DIR. Garnctt, acting state Health Conn
missioner. stated that reports Indicated
Il Slight general improvements in tie
entire state. Dr. Stewart MacI.can
@; Grace Hospital. who has been in
clifton Forge, reported that of about
ihIrty-fre cases OF pncumonii, in the
treated with Budd's serum, only one
had proved fatal.
DR.. Brumlicld reported that there
were hut forty-siN patients in the
emergency hospital in Pennington Gap.
and that conditions in the ST Charles
district were gradually Improving pr
Garnctt received a call for a medical
student doctors assistant from Brook
neal. Other helpers are answering
calls. but tho situation everywhere
grows gradually better, but at no rapid
rate. No abatement in the applica ION
OF the usual precautions should h..
dared for Il moment is the warnin.. az
the state Health Department. Though
the cpidemic is aba,ins slightly. il is
thought that fear of the Illness, regard
less of the fatalities. is decreasing.
faster than the maiady. anl for that
reason people are being warned TO
guard against ingraincd carclcs4ncss
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-23
Minor Ailments
No Bar to Service
FlaUootcd Patriots and Others
in Sound Health May Join
Truck Companies.

fiat feet. broken arches, lost fingers
and the myriad of other minor ailments
which have kept many patriots from
mo ranks Of freedoms army arc no
longer L bar TO useful service. The
new motor transport service, with
training quarters at Newport News.
viii accept men OF sound health who
arc capable OF operating trucks, ac-
cordinG to Captain L.. T.. Barclay, chief
OF the operating division OF the train
ing camp. here yesterday to place his
proposition before the live local draft
boards Of Richmond.
Captain Barclay needs 5000 men be-
tween ;rs h nov and the first Of next year
supplied by Virginia. OF tina; num-
Der 80 Will be sent from Richmond.
Captain Barclay stated last night
ma ne wanted ant. all of the ne men S within, Within
that trucks were being produced and
shipped overseas at much greater
rate than the men to drive them can
be recruited
Pointing cut the advantages of en-
listmcnt in his division. the captain
stated that in most other branches of
the army officer material was plentiful
and commissions and warrants, con-
scduently. hard TO get. In his depart
mcnt, however he said commissions
were to DC granted to sixteen and war
rants TO 2OS men each month for the
period OF the war. Of the warrants,
80 will be issued to corporals and
fifty eight to scrgcants.
The period of training is to cover
four months, during which time the
men will be actually in useful service
transporting materials and troops to
and from embarkation points along
Hampton Roads and various camps in
that quarter.
Captain Barclay, by the way, is the
oldest young man in the army lie
was Hfty-ciSht years old last Dccem-
Der and graduated from the newspaper
business into tho army. After the war
he is -oing to farming-down in East
crn Virginia, where he can raise fine
berkshire hogs OH peanuts. Already
he has fine nucleus around which TO
form quite herd. He thinks the
section of the Old Dominion
10 bc the finest country i'm the world
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-23
NO FUNDS FOR REPAIRS
Administrative B"nrd Notifies Traction
company That II CnnnOt RE-
pair TurnDiJ<c Now

j. Al Pen!ck. engineer of maintc-
nance OF way Of the Virginia Railway
notified by the Administrative Board
mat the hoard. acting on 4 report Of
me city Engineer is unable TO do any
ss,:NishsiNe work on tho Petersburg
OF funds
Tho board suggested that the Vir-
Slh!a hallway and Power Company in
roa6bcd clear OF water
nc board yesterday also directed the
CITY Engineer to have the repair force
,ihd"r thc main alley in tho block be-
tween Hanover and Grove Avenues and
ccNtcnding from Rowland 10 sycamore
~ Calder. Assistant Superintendent.
:" az No. was directed 10 list FOR next
inc VICINITY OF Gil Miller Nvennc
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-23

In the Hastings Court yesterday only
on" ease was tried. Richard Johnson.
Il negro youth. charged with a capita
oncnsc against AN old negro woman
was acquitted
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-23
DOUBLE FUNERAL
service. for William ID. Mayo and M,
"ro'hrr, in-Lnw, George VI. Per
k'na, Occur TO-Dny

There will b. q double fun,r,, ,h;.
atilerhooh from the residence OF MIR. and
MrS George M. Mayo. when his son
W!iliam j.. Mayo. who died with tuher
\, 81, ana ms brother in-law, George
huen"a "iii be buried.
Ihc funeral will take place AT :.
"G!och from The residence. 22iG Fey,
49,. hNn WI, ec conducted by
tist Church ~ '''i'-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-23
FIRED INTO UtN.S SIDE
As THEN GRAPI'IIuI nam.

Lieutenant llarwood had his niatol
II ms hand. IL. closed In on IN. o.
man heiorc l!n stuck the cu,, ;tcnins.
his slde and pulled the ringer IA
Itieutchant liar" God Sor his firsi JJu,,
a moment more and hr was down ~,
conscious. The squad ,api1I-,,G " . um-
pl. OF the bochcs, ana Lieutenant It.,n
Sood soon cam. to- :, ,p,rn.,,. -
rockets were lighting M thc ba,,'a aV.e
ic" more a naragc YEAS laid dn,,s,,
ana e'cryihing in mo mans larI,.
lie stated tina; II was in .t,,i,
patrol that Captain t'-addock. ~ I', .','.''
burg. received his wounds In
,rol one nlshi CrnddcciS was surrris.d
ny party o. bochcs. who are r@pard'
Cd az hne patrol fighters. Gil
Craddock's party scudded H.. -
WOUNDED WIN q hand grenade i'm CO.,
enteen places. He later found sornc = ,
his men an made them carry him h.Cu
and attack the enemy. capturing So.
sDd killing more ''''"
lAeuteSsnt HAYWOOD said that car
inans were good fighters. Rut that AZ
soon as one got within about five -,
OF them they were yellow. they couldn't
stand the 2an
Jhe Germans conducted their Ias,
big offensive on July "A and l.. 1ba,c
WaE a luz during the following davs
ana on the morning Of October lS the
aires struck their blow Of delivcrapc.
l>ieutenant liarwood. who received his
training At the FIRST Pittsburgh on
Gers training school. Was among thos.
who received their you arr-roin,. 10
die adIeu" from General pershfnr mn
attsation was looking hopeless FOR
France At tho minute. ard'the Amer
can expeditionary forces were to come
10 the rescue 81 part
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-23
ORCHESTRA NOVEMBER II
Pnrisiun Musical Organizations. Due
Earlier. Dcfcrs Visit Bccnusc
of IutltCnZn.

Tho rearraugemcnt OF the itinerary
Of the Partisan symphony Orchestra,
fixes the Richmond date for Monday.
November H.
The original date for the patriotic
concert Was October s, but this had to
be changed OH account OF the influenza
epidemic. Tickets purchased for the
first date will be good for the coming
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-23
NunoIn;cd OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Of wrccLx

T.. I.ucian Cobb OF Chcriton. has been
appointed commissioner Of wrecks for
Northampton County by Governor Da-
Wis, commission to be issued at once
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-23

Nils Grace II. rcrnIrs ~. al
Johnston W MS Sanatorlurn Win ~,
nuchz'N contracted While nur.i,,.,
tho emergency hosp!,a! .
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-12-09
FROM MINDS SECRET PLACES
Come the Materials for Dreams Which
Sometimes One Finds So Hard
TO Explain.

You read a book and forget every
word Of 1t. Years later a scene from
the same book will come into your
mind as a dream; you will not recog-
nize 1t and will marvel where 1t came
from. Or you win see person casual
ly on the street and be perfectly un-
conscious Of It But every experience
Is registered In the mind somewhere,
and some day you may see that same
person In a dream. Perhaps some Of
the great store Of Impressions hidden
away In your unconscious mind will
come to the surface in a dream in such
a way that you will feel that there is
something mysterious about It.
An old lady once told the writer Of
a dream she had, citing 1t as a com.
plete justification Of her belief in
spirits. While on shopping tour she
mislaid a valuable umbrella, and for
the life of her could not remember
what she had done with II. 1t worried
her considerably, and that night she
had dream in which she saw herself
go into restaurant, hang up the um-
brella, and after eating her lunch go
away, forgetting it.-New York World.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-12-09

we can get good hot shower, SO
everything is lovely, We can also
have our clothes washed by the
French women for about two francs
or 40 cents fora weeks wash. so
don't think l have any kick coming
at all.
Ever since | have been here |
have been eating like u pig. | 20
back for a second helping nearly
every meal and everything tastes
good to me. The meals are very
good compared with what we got
before we came to this school. This
morning we had pancakes and mo-
lasses for breakfast, and this noon
we had pumpkin pie-not the kind
that mother use to make OF course
but pumpkin pie nevertheless and
/ got second helping. A soon as
get paid I think will spend most OF
my dough down at the Y. drinking
hot chocolate and eating jam sand
yiches. l even got bar OF choco-
late down there yesterday and II
sure was treat.
I guess had better write about
something besides eating or you will
think that is all / do. We can't go
to town from here except with the
Y man on Saturday afternoon so
haven't an awful lot to write about.
didn't so to see the old castle
yesterday either but I surely intend
ed to. They say II was built In the
Eleventh century. There are several
other old interesting places that |
want to see too.
Just heard that the kaiser had
abdicate, but don't know how true
II Is. We get news bulletins from
Paris every day and also Paris edi-
tion OF the New York Herald and
the Chicago Tribune The war news
certainly looks encouraging now
and II must be the beginning OF the
end. I must stop now and go down
and take my bath. I hope you are
all we'll and assure you that never
felt better In my life.
As ever. ALBERT,
PVT. ALBERT NJ. ALLYN,
Base Signal School.
First Depot Division. A. p. o. 727,
American Elk. Forces. France.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-12-09
Bouuht Island Cheap.

There is good story telling how the
captain Of British warship came into
possession OF a small island near the
New Hebrides. The captain was In
search Of place to hold the annual
prize firing. but the only suitable loca-
tion was on a small Island In South
west bay. This was tribal property
and, as the natives had been taught to
fear the power Of big guns they insist
ed that they should be paid for the
island, as II would likely be destroyed.
The negotiations ended In a chief go
ing OF to the ship, and II was agreed
that the commander OF the warship
should become the owner Of the island
upon the payment Of fve sticks Of to-
bacco. A target was then erected and
the shooting took place.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-12-09
THE ACID TEST

T. NJ. Hveray, discharged SOL
dier who fought on the western front
and who for the past six months has
been in hospital in New York is a
candidate for sergeant-at-arms in
the Oregon legislature, says the
Marshfield Record. The parents Of
the returned soldier reside in Rose
burg; his wife, formerly Miss Ruth
Haines, of Forest Grove, is now, be-
cause of wars necessities, teaching
high school at Hood River. Oppos-
ing the man who event over the
top" is Joe Singer, a Russian Jew,
who has served several times and
whose main reason for having been
selected in the past is attributed to
a drag" politically.
The acid test to show just how
much Oregonians think Of men who
risked their lives over in France will
come up at Salem and it is sincerely
to be hoped the legislators will not
turn down a man who defended his
country for a striker who is strong
politically in some city ward.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-12-09
Town Has Long History.

Mannheim Isn't an old town. The
village that preceded It dated back a
thousand years. but the real Mann
helm has just entered Its fourth GEN.
tury. It was founded by Protestant
refugees from Holland. who gave 1t
a strongly fortified castle and brought
no end OF trouble on the place. Dur
Ing the Thirty Years war that castle
and the town were taken and retaken
no less than five times. In 1904 It was
In the hands Of the French and then
an Austrian army bombarded II so
severely that scarcely building WIS
left unharmed. In 1903 grand duke
had the Notifications razed and Mann
helm becdme IN open town.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-12-09
Finding Broken Wire.

1t Is difficult matter to locate a
broken wire In an Ignition cable, un-
less one knows how. Here Is how
Draw each individual wire out some
where along the cable. Hold com.
pass within half-inch OF the wire. II
the current is flowing through the
wire. the compass will be DETECTED
from Its normal position In one way
or the other. A broken wire will have
no effect on the instrument, which
thereby acts as a detective.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-12-09
Monarch's Costly WhIm.

King Alfonso's ruined palace Of San
ndefonso at La Granja is one Of the
freaks and one Of the glories of Spain.
1t was Bourbon monarch who invent.
ed it-at the beginning Of the eigh-
teenth century. Philip V was out hunt
ing one day and rested at sunny farm
called the Grange, occupied by monks.
The monks had humored the noun
tain upon whose slopes the farmhouse
was built and had made their beautiful
gardens conform to the ways of the
giant.
But the king compelled the mouh-
tain to obey him. He blasted smooth
places on precipitous slopes, carry
ing away thousands Of tons Of earth
and stones, and from the valley be-
low he brought up miles Of fertile
earth to form new fields and gardens.
BY the time he had finished creating
q new landscape and filling the new
Versailles with the best pictures bis
taste suggested, Philip WIS ready to
die In debt to the tune ;of $4,000, 900
pesetas. For that is the sum which
the monarch spent on San Ildefonso.