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1- i---t-- v--v 5 I XheWeateRcport -A. -I A BOND Ef EVERY HAND IN EVERY HOME -V li A -f-. l. jm mw-k probably Cloudy Tonight No Change in VI Tje 1 gr iri Be ort fi ited Pr ess i VOLUME II. Thursday Af ternooL October 3, 1918 NUMBER 94 i Sutton iiiqeMiifo Aissj Meiw Mwj Cfefmcefor Mapii- I former o.

s. air PASSENGER TRAIN Kb KILLS TWENly-TWO ILiK 1 II VTfTit 1 1 "1 1. RTT 1 rii 1 II IK I AND INJURES TWO 4 Cleveland, Ohio Twenty -two mm TTTTTP -ill Timrkey Imff orais Kaiser Intends Propose Peace afters uropeaini workmen were klUjed instantly and two injured early today when a fast train ploughed through them as they were; leaving the work train at Bedford, near this place. A heavy fog, is is said, obscured the train's approach. -A 11 1 AmdlM em Lost To Tlie Allied Nations raceirs (By The United Pr4 (By The United Press) Lr i Delay Is Caused Delegates Of i.

St. Paul's Guild Sends Box To The Hospitals To Movement By pie uiiuressea rec ortatioa London Turkey has notified Germany that she, intends to propose peace to the Allies a dispatch to the Daily News declares. Germany is said to have replied at some length and partly in a pleading- tone. Turkey's decision it aim In Session Transp Washington The United States Steamer Tampa, formerly coast guard cutter has been sunk in foreign waters the Navy Department announces and all on board are reported lost. The reports indicate that the vessel was sunk while engaged in escorting a convoy.

Two officers and one hundred and two enlisted men besides one British army officer and five civilian employes on board are reported lost. in I i is believed is imminent. Miss Jennie Congleton has just gotten off by express another box to the convalescent hospitals in the Western part of our state. This was sent by the St. Paul's Guild of the.

-Episcopal (By The tJnited Press) Richmond Lack of transportation facilities causes an indefinite delay in the movement of the Virginia unit of the National War Work Council of the Y. M. C. according to announcement made by John Garland Pollard in charge of the Virginia unit. The dispatch further says that Germany has declared her intention of occupying Bulgaria mili (By United Press.) Washington Representatives of oppressed nationalities met here today to form a mid-European federation.

They included the subjects of the peoples living under the shadow of Teutonic domination. These included Czecho Slovaks, Poles, Ukaranians, Jygo-Slavs, Lithunians, Finns, Ru- Church of this city, and contained the tarily. followiMg articles. Six sofa pillows, one bok. four scarfs, ten pairs curtains, two fern dishes, thirteen Virtrola records.

They also iha5e a ash contribution HNS HAVE TO A Central news dispatch from Paris states that the contrary the Turkish ministerial council has decided to maintain an ailiance with Germany and-Austro-Hungary. V' and Italian Irmiert SMftiy- Js- hffvf! million people are now largely with to be put into the fund for purchasing articles for the entertainment of the soldiers in these hospitals. The soldiers appreciate very much these Richmond Lady Sells $40,000 In War Saving Stamps (By The United Press) Richmond Mrs. J. K.

Bowmand of this city, has established an individual recorder the war in the sale of War Saving Stamps, she having sold forty thousand dollars worth. out self government and political freedom. A resolution demanding the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian empire and the formation of a mid-European federation were adopted. The representatives also plan to offer the entire moral and physical resources of their countrymen in Europe to the cause of the Allies. things sent, and are very grateful for them.

Are there not other organizations, classes or individuals who want to have a part in this splendid way of adding something in the way of entertainment for our bovs? Washington Cables to the Italian embassy state that the Italian army ijri Albania "has launched an offensive against the Austriahs there. The purpose of the offensive is to demoralize and destroy the Austrian armies in Albania with a view of facilitating the expected surrender of Tar-key the cable-explained. HUNS RETREATING ON 20-MILE ROT CITY MRS: TOWN SURROUNDED BY ALLIED TROOPS (By The United Press) Paris 10:16 A. M. General Debeny is attacking on a fifteen mile front between St.

Quentin and Lafere and is nearing Berthenicourt (on the Oise five miles southeast of- St. Quentin) and he is rapidly outflanking Lafere. The latter town is the northern outpost of the great St. Gobain Massif. Paris 12:13 The Germans have set fire to the Belgian city Roulers was one of the principal objectives in the previous British drives Flanders.

The town is practically surrounded by the Belgian-British troops. They are about twelve miles northeast of Ynrps. TO PERFECT MEMORIAL ASS0. IN GREENVILLE FRIDAY OCTOBER 60-Gal. Still HiddenlnMill Pond Captured FRONT STATES HA1G DISPATCH: Constable A.

C. Jackson of Greenville township assisted by J. R. Barn-hill captured a Monkey Rum still in the Shepherd Mill pond, about fourteen miles from this city yesterday. The still was of 60-gallon capacity MAX BADEN SUCCEEDS HERTUKS and was made of copper.

The party (By War Expert Ferguson) doubtless after using it had hid it beneath the water of the mill pond but not so deep but what Constable Jack ISflG TON AND NEW BERN SAY son could not resurrect it. The still The Americans have advanced from seven to was brought to Greenville for safe keeping. IDEA "IS DIRTY AND ROTTEN eight kilometers throughout the length of the Ar-gonne forest since the start of their offensive This forward movement has been accomplished CASUALTY LIST Several representative citizens of the county met in the office of W. B. Wilson this morning for the purpose of devising ways and means looking towards a working organization for the purpose of perpetuating the deeds of valor and heroism of the Pitt county boys now fighting in France and other foreign fields.

D. J. Whichard was made temporary chairman and Jno. A. Arthur, temporary secretary.

The object Of the meeting was then outlined by S. J. Everette, among things" stating that other counties in North Carolina hadmemorial associations for the purpose of securing data, a full and complete- roster of their county boys and their icts of bravery and the battles in which they engaged. This is to be perpetuated in someway the method of which is to bejeft to the members of the organization. At this meeting this morning the follow committees were named from each township in the county and they are requested and urged to meet in the Court house in Greenville on Friday Wiisliin-tiiii.

3i A i 4 i 1 i JUi i October 3rd by the smothering of the machine gun nests. i'' cry 1,1, winch nlavpfl hprp to something others cannot see through, the other ciites may have the pleasure. New Bernian. Ayden J. R.

Turnage, Dr. W. W. Dawson and Mrs. W.

G. Coltrane. Belvoir C. L. Parker, D.

J. Holland. Beaver Dam Ivey Smith. G. T.

T--son and Miss Lillie Tucker. Bethel M. O. Blount, H. V.

Staton and Mrs. W. H. Woolard. Carolina J.

L. Perkins, W. G. Stokes and Mrs. T.

G. Basnight. Chicod J. M. Cox, Amos O.

Clark and Mrs. W. E. Proctor. Falkland K.

R. Wooten, Hassell Mayo and Miss Lillian Crisp. Farmville B. A. Joyner, T.

C. Turn-age and Mrs. Annie Laurie Lang. Fountain R. A.

Fountain, W. A. Graham and Mrs. Emma Jefferson. Greenville W.

B. Wilson, J. J. Laughinghouse, R. H.

Wright, D. J. Whichard, F. C. Harding, S.

J. J. C. Gaskins, Mrs. Richard Williams, Mrs.

M. H. Quinerly and Miss Marguerite Higgs. Pactolus J. J.

Satterthwaite, W. C. Chauncey and Mrs. Sugg Fleming. Swift Creek L.

J. Chapman, W. F. Harding and Mrs. W.

F. Harding. Winterville A. W. Ange, A.

G. Cox and Miss Dorflp Cox. This committee as, above stated will meet in Greenville next Friday morning at 10 :30 o'clock. Miss Helen Laughinghouse has been made corresponding secretary of the temporary organization. a fair iiudii ljisf nis-hf was rhp most vulgarly ob-Hvn' lM'i fHi iMiM-(' which has ever been staCH in thU Hcf, Hoy was ten minutes old 1 house was suffering 1.

(llly f' "in 'Muliiirrassnient and every London The Germans are retreating on a. twenty mile front between Armcntiers and Lens', Field Marshal Haig wires the British War Office, The enemy is evacuating the highly organized positions which they had held since the beginning. of the trench warfare. Their retirement has already reached a maxi mum depth of two miles. The British advance is, continuing.

Long distance messages last night to the News from Washington and New Bern confirmed some of the press reports that "The Very Ide" company which is to play at the, Grand theatre here tonight is about the rottenest on the road. At Washington last night all the ladies left the show in shame and blushes for the raw vulgarity put Hail under his breath. Tl till, 1 11 i. 1 was over coupies an lie Morning List. Killed in action, 92.

Missing in action, 33. Wounded severely, 110. Died of wounds, 14. Died of disease, 1. Total, 2.r0.

Afternon List. Killed in action, 95. Missing in action, 35. Wounded severely, 102. Died of accident, 2.

Died of wounds, 113. Total, 247. Killed in action, Rebuen E. Davis, High Point, N. C.

William C. Lower, Canar, N. C. Guy Wren, Middleberg, N. C.

Robert L. Echard, Taylorsville, N. H. Hall, Hope Mills, N. C.

Odus P. Street, ShelbV, N. Wesley J. Creech, Bolton, N. C.

Wounded severely, Joe Thompson, Smithfield, N. C. Ben G. Davis, Wilmington, N. C.

William S. Hall, Thom-asville, N. C. Henry Terrell, Rox-boro, N. C.

morning October 11th at 10:30 o'clock nvpr for nlav-actine. The play isl iravK. 111 me 'f act there was a JN'eral ex.i.lus and practically every with her escort had aeati. Mil.v handful saw the the im-formance. for" the Duroose of perfecting the or- scheduled for the Grand tonisfttand iL 1 izauon -ana aiso name me the above information Is Toncns; ixig comsfftfees throughout the county df Pitt.

The. following are the committees' named' for each township the Kinston Daily New pr the pfq-. fection of its patrons and wi'tho; the knowledge of Manager Stallings1 of tfie Grand. Kinston Daily News. London Prince Max Baden has been appointed German Chancellor succeeding Count Voii Hert-ling who has resigned, according to the Exchange Telegraph dispatch received here.

'Tin of ever writing such 'iH'on. llay An(1 the very Iwrfcctiy actors an(1 actresses the country with such have seen nothing but Americans, IT DOES FRITZ GOOD TO SEE YANKEE ARMY town, Illoa 1..., may like "The Very didn't think 11. Tni ie there were some por- Paris The Allies took one hundred and three thousand and thirty-six prisoners in France -i and Belgium during September it is Amreican guns, American cannons and wagons all the way back. Does it continue that way?" He was assured he would see Americans all the way to the prison camp more than a hundred miles away. "Well, it is too bad they do not know it over in Germany," replied the Prussian, "they would know, as I do now, that there is no use fighting longer." tainment which made 11 'aii-h launh out loud but RECTOR PRO TEM ARRIVES In it 1 I i f.T; nounced.

The captives included two tnousancHina eight hundred and fifty-four officers. "The Very Idea' is billed for White's Theatre tomorrow night. Noticing the criticism of this production from other towns a Daily News representative" talked to Mr. White the manager of the Theatre and he stated, that when the show was booked for Greenville he asked of the advance agent if the performance was clean. His reply was in the affirmative.

Mr. White states that inasmuch as tickets have already been sold for "The Very Idea" he cannot cancel the engagement for Greenville. Those -purchasing-tickets from their own risk. If as of the parts is con-f '-ili iit was there in big let- Lf'S, nit (By United Press.) With the American Army in France, Sept. 10.

(By Mail.) Getting captured is an eye-opener for most Germans. Prisoners admit it frankly. In Fismette the Americans took some prisoners, among them a Prussian lieutenant, who as he came back over American roads under guard, viewed everything with amazement. He explained his bewilderment to an intelligence officer some miles behind Fismette by saying, "We thought the U-boats had practically cut America off from. Europe.

I thought there were to for thm "ik on. Maybe New York and DM01i im Very "'a- enjoy "The ha v'p X('w na1 ratht-r with more inuocent ERROR CORRECTED In yesterday's Is'sue J. R. Abeyounis ran a Liberty Loan" advertisement and in it, it was stated that he was now in the service and stationed at Camp Rev. Charles H.

Baseom of Berlin, New Hampshire with his family, arrived in the city last evening for the purpose of becoming rector pro tem of St. Paulas Episcopal Church during the absence of the Rector, Rev. George F. Hill, who is now engaged in Y. M.

C. A. War work. Between the Vesle and the Aisne and the Aisne and Marne canal General Berthelot has cleaned-out all of the Germans except in a small area south of Berryaubac where the advance elements are 4: progressing .1, ii "sn "nil 1 I'lilliancv than this. If is iiiiy Sevier.

It should have read Camp its ihj rr vsi-i vvj they wish to see "The Very Idea, up to them. that, in Dlay to feel he is taking in Lalmost no Americans in Europe, but I Jackson. The correction is gladly made..