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Vol 1. No. 38
ROCKINGHAM, N. C, THURSDAY Afternoon, AUGUST 22, 1918.
$1.50 PER YEAR
Richmond County
Soldiers
1444444444444444444444
The big Y. M. C. A. Drive to raise
$112,000,000 will begin Nov. llth.
Fred Taylor's address is Co. 8, Sec. 4,
5th regt, N. T. S. Charleston, S. C.
An American division consists of 27,
000 fighting men, with additon of 18,000
supply troops. '
Marshall Parsons, of Norwood, was
wounded in the right arm and hand in
action July 21st.
Rev. Bruce Benton sailed from a port
of embarkation ten days ago for France,
to begin his i . M. C. A. duties, and he
should land this week.
In Paris sugar is limited to one pound
per person per month, and only half a
pound to persons over 60.
W. S. S. Drive to raise Richmond coun
ty's remaining 47 per cent will be held
from Sept. 9-14. See statement from Col.
Fries and Mr. Gore on page 2.
It seems very likely thai a tank school
of instruction will be established at
Raleigh, to accommodate 8000 men. The
State Fair grounds will probably be used
as a part of the camp site of 15,000 acres
Lt. Nash LeGrand was Tuesday trans
ferred from Camp Jackson to the School
of Small Arms, Camp Perry, Ohio. His
brother, Lt. Nathan LeGrand, is also at
that school. Nash reached Camp Perry
Tuesday.
' Monroe Warburton received a wire
Wednesday ordering him to report in
New York city next Tuesday, 27th. He
volunteered for War Y. M. C. A. work
overseas somer weeks ago and has been
awaiting orders.
Among the severely wounded a pub
lished in our last issue was given the
name of James Arthur Bruce as being
from Randleman. His home address
was Spies, Moore county, he having reg
istered in that county and entrained in
Sept. 1917. He is 22 years old.
The total amount to date loaned by
America to our Allies is $6,692,040,000;
divided as follows: to France $2,065,000,000;
to England $3,345,000,000; to Italy $760,
000,000; to Russia $325,000,000; to Bel
gium $154,250,000; to Serbia, Greece and
Cuba $16,000,000 each.
A new slogan for those who buy Thrift
and War-Savings Stamps is, "We'll lick
and stick here, while you stick and lick
there."
Remember, the new W. S. S. Drive for
Richmond county begins Sept. 9-14.
The town of Keyser, in Moore county.
has received authorization to change its
name to "Addor," in honor of young
Felix Addor who was killed in the Navy
last spring. Addor was a native of
Switzerland, but had lived at Keyser for
a number of yeaia. xu woiiuer tiic
Keyser folks object to the name "Kaiser."'
Willie M. Fowlkes entered the Navy
the tirst of July as a first-class pharma
cist. At present, however, he is in train
ing at Hampton Roads, Va., Co. H,
Unit K, Naval Base Training Station,
Hospital Training School.
, Prior to joining the Navy, he was man
ager of the Stonewall Pharmacy, at Char
lotte. All boys who have reached their 21st
birthday since June 5, 1918, must register
Saturday, 24th, at the exemption board
office.
The registration for the men from 18
to 21, and from 31 to 45, will likely be
held Sept. 5th. This will be at the vari
ous voting precincts.
Wade G. Terry, son of Mr. Stephen
Terry, of Mineral Springs township, is in
118 Ambulance Company, 1U5 faanitary
Train A rvi uriron TTvr. prttv-oc Pranrp
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He writes that he will be glad for his
irienas to write mm.
Wade was one of the 14 men sent to
Camp Jackson Easter Sunday March
31st He has been in France since the
first part of June,
Four million American soldiers can de
feat the German army, is the belief of
our authorities. The present plans of
the war department calls for 3,200,000, or
80 divisions, in France by June 30th of
next year.
,At the present time we have 31 divis
ions, or 1,300,000 active soldiers, in
France. The plan now is to call regis
trants for the next year as follows:
August 250,000; Sept 200,000; Oct 155.000H
ov. i5U,uuu; uec. lsu.uw, jan. luu.ww;
Feb. 200,000; and 300,000 monthly there-1
alter until the end oi next year.
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Walter E. Warburton gets his paper in
"Co. 9, Section 2, 4th regiment, N. T. S.
Charleston, S. C."
Logan L. Kelly is overseas and in good
health. He is in Co. F, 105th Engineers,
American Exp. Forces France.
Several Richmond county men who are
beyond the draft age have learned that
Ti. M. C. A. also means "You May Come
Across" -and four now have applications
on file.
A memorial service was held at Aber
deen Sunday morning in memory of
Allison M. Page, of the U. S. Marines,
who was killed during the second battle
of the Marne.
Dr. John Wesley Long, of Greensboro,
who has been active in lining up the
medical fraternity of the State in war
work, has been promoted from Major to
Lieutenant Colonel.
The local exemption board received a
card from the Syracuse, N. Y., Recruit
Camp, stating that Wm. K. McNeill, who
was sent there July 30th, had been honor
ably discharged on physical grounds.
Dan M. Nuttall, who was commissioned
a second lieutenant at a field artillery
school at Camp Taylor, Kentucky, last
Saturday, is expected home today for a
short visit, before going to his assignment
at Camp Jackson.
The fellow who never licked a War
Savings Stamp has little to boast about.
The drive to raise Richmond county's
remaining 43 per cent begins Sept. 9th.
Every 25-cent piece you SAVE and invest
in a Thrift Stamp is just that much help
to our Richmond boys.
The men who register Sept 5th will
likely be called in the following order:
those between 19 and 37, those between
U aim to, ami lastly ihose between is
and 19, thus leaving the 18 and 19-year-old
boys to the very last.
RICHMOND COUNTY:
W. S. S. quota $432,806.
Already pledged $239,907.
Amt to be raised $192,899.
Date for next drive Sept 9th to 14th.
The Army Recruiting Station at Char
lotte, has received instructions to accept
qualified applicants for Quartermasters
Corps and Medical Department between
the ages of 46 and 56 who present a let
ter from the Surgeon General of the
Army.
Dr. P. M. Abernethy left Rockingham
the 13th for military service. He applied
for admission into the Veterinary Corps
last fall, and only last week received his
call. He is now in "Co. 1, Veterinary
Corps, Camp Greenleaf, Ft. Oglethorpe,
Ga." There are 500 veterinarians in his
company, about 150 of whom were college-mates
of his.
The mere fact that a man is married
will not exempt him from military service.
Secretary of War Baker has ruled that
there arp four classes of married men
who are included in Class one: 1st, mar
ried men who do not support their wives
or families; 2nd, married men whose
wives support them; 3rd, married men
whose wives have adequate independent
means of support; 4th, married men
engaged in useless occupations, and who
are not the main or principal support of
their families.
Mrs. Nannie Key, of Rockingham, has
two sons and seven nephews in the serv
ice. Sons are Samuel F. Key, 156 Aero
Squadron, American Air service, 35
Eaton Place, London, England; and Wil
liam Carl Key, 316th H. F. A. Supply Co.,
American !;:;-. Tr::;;, Trr...;;.
The nephews are: Samuel Franklin
KlV, Edwin L. Key, Sam Jeukiii.-., uc.ii
Jenkins, Daniel Pankey -all overseas;
Frank Pankey at Camp Sevier, and
Claude Pankey at Camp Wadsworth.
Millard C. Davis, of the V. S. S. Kpr-
sage, spent from the 10th to 17th at
home here. His wife was operated upon
for appendicitis at Hamlet the 7th. Davis
though only 25. has been in the Navy
five years. He has been on the Kear
sage since September, 1915, and his
duties aboard ship are with the engineer's
torce. Millard is a son of K. is. L'svis,
of this city, and has a brother, Walter
Hunter Davis, who was one of the 124
drafted men sent to camp May 25th.
Walter is in the 81st division that landed
in England last week.
Millard's address is "U. S. S. Kearsage,
Fortress Monroe, Va., care of Postmas
ter." The address of Neal Dockery Hicks,
who was sent to Camp Wadsworth in
the squad of 31 Aug. 8th, is "Haadauar-
ters Company, 56 Pioneer Infantry." Of
course his folks are having the Post-Dispatch
sent to him; and by the way, in
the Library Notes, elsewhere in this issue,
can be seen Mrs. Russell's account of
the free presentation of an armful of
books to the library by young Hicks just
before leaving for camp.
Also. Pleasant Long visited the Post-
Dispatch office Saturday and ordered the
paper sent to his son, Pleasant Long, Jr.,
who was also one of the 31 to go Aug.
8th, and who .is in the same company
and regiment as hicks.
And still another friend of the paper
wishes his son to see the home news
R. L. McDonald is having it sent to Wil
lie C, who was one of the 31 and who
is in same company and regiment as
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Cecil Smith, son of John R. Smith who
clerks for Lowry, was married July 23rd
to Miss Lola McLean, of Greenville.
Cecil is at Camp Sevier, and is about the
fourth Richmond county draftee to be
come a Benedict' since donning Uncle
Sam's uniform.
Again is the paper forced to omit the
pictures of the last four groups to leave
Rockingham. However, next week we
will run ten pages, and the pictures will
appear then, together with pictures of the
group of 14 colored men who were sent
to camp this morning.
On page 207 of Leslie's for Aug. 17th
is a picture of a squad of American in
fantrymen resting in a field on the march
to the Marne front. In the lower right
corner can be plainly seen the picture of
Mandy Kirsch, of Baltimore, who is a
brother of Mesdames Sam and Siduey
Hopkins, of Rockingham.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rogers, of Wolf
Pit, are anxious for their son, Thomas E.
Rogers, to read the home news, and they
are accordingly having the Post-Dispatch
sent him across the seas. He is a cor
poral now, and is in Co. A, 323rd regiment
81st division. Young Rogers was 22 last
April 28th.
Deserters who are found to be physi
cally qualified for military service will
hereafter be reported to the District At
torney by local boards for prosecution in
Federal courts. Previously, it has been
the custom of local boards to induct these
men and let their punishment be deter
mined by court martial at camp.
Joseph H. Haywood is in the 5th regt,
3rd Co. and 1st Section at the Naval
Training Station at Charleston, S. C. He
went there July 10th. He returned last
week from the rifle range near Charles
ton, where he spent 14 days. He made
a very good score. Says he likes his
training; his arms, face, neck and shoul
ders have peeled three times, and the sun
looks like a yellow man, but at that there
is no yellow streak in him.
Last winter when measles, mumps,
pneumonia and meningitis were raging
in the camps, folks became uneasy and
helped spread German propaganda by
criticising the War Department. And
yet the health rate established by our
armies is the finest EVER made in any
war. The annual death rate from disease
among the soldiers is 1.9 per 1,000 -less
than 2 men for every 1,000 per year.
Contrasted with this is the dearh rate by
disease of men of military age in CIVIL
LIFE of 6.7 per 1,000! A truly wonder
ful record for our soldiers.
During the Mexican war the annual
death rate for disease was 100 per 1,000.
During the Civil War the rate in 1862
was 40 per 1,000, while during 1863 the
rate jumped to 60 per 1,01)0. The disease
death rate in the Spanish-American War
was 25 per 1,000. The lowest heretofore
recorded was 21) per 1,000 during the
Russia-Japanese War.
Letter From Russell Gates.
The following extracts are taken from
a personal letter written by Russell
Gates, of Hoffman, to W. N. Everett, and
received by Mr. Everett August 19th,
seventeen days after it was written in
France. His address is "3rd Aviation
Instruction Center, A. P. O. 724, Ameri
can Exp. Forces, France."
August 2nd, 1918.
Dear Mr. Everett:-
Your letter written July 7th came this
morning (Aug. 2); very good time indeed
considering the fact that I move around
so much. It had been re-addressed sev
eral times. We will have to give Uncle
Sam credit for doing his best by us.
I can't tell you about the doings at the
front. Anyway, you get tresher and
more detailed news than we do. Some
of the fellows that came over with me
volunteered for bombing, giving up their
chance to pilot battle planes for the
rcecnt. I" "v them ehr.;;ec fer inv
mediate action at the front. About 10
of these friends have kicked off, includ
ing one ot my ground-school room-mates.
My kid brother Percival leaves here
tomorrow. He is inclined to fight too
f-lnqp, H chnn fr?!T? under fifty yirds;
when both planes are traveling at 130 to
150 miles per hour one has to work like
lightning. The kid is a good fighter and
is selected for chasse work. He had
many hours in the States, which were a
big help. Day before yesterday he had
a crash in the air at 6,000 feet. He was
practicing combat. Six ribe were smash
ed in his lower right wing and much of
the fabric torn off. He came down in a
long spiral and was not hurt. One of
the few cases I know of that wa.i not
fatal. That was a closer shave than I
have had. I told him last night to be care
ful, because when he goes I swear I will
be a wild devil until I go with him. My
great desire is to beat these barbflrians
until they never want to see the sight of
a gun again, iney nave aone too much
to get off easy. I have been over here
long enough now to begin to feel what
France has suffered.
This great flying camp is divided into
a number of fields. The machines at
each successive field are smaller and
faster than at the previous one. We
graduate from one to the next as we
master the different types. We fly both
morning and afternoon, and most of the
time between is taken up with machine
gun and pistol practice. Pardon me for
mentioning this, but I was lucky enough
yesterday to get a 94 out of a possible
1C0 with an automatic 45. It was a 4-inch
bull at 30 yards. I got 7 bulls and 3
eights in 10 shots.
Please remember me to my
Richmond county friends. My best
wishes.
As Ever,
. RUSSELL.
The registration Saturday, 24th, of
boys who have become 21 since June 5,
1918, is expected to yield 158,000 through
out the Nation, and 3,600 in this State.
Richmond county will probably produce 35.
14 colored men were sent to Camp
Greene this morning and 21 white men
will oe sent to Camp Jackson next Tues
day (names of both lots are on this page).
13 colored men will be sent to Camp Lee,
Virginia, Sept. 1st.
Ozmer L. Henry, engaged in War Y.
M. C. A. work at New Yorkheadquarters,
arrived in the city this morning. He will
leave Friday night for Charlotte .Colum
bia, Atlanta, New Orleans and other
points and will return to New York by
Sept. 2nd. He is doing reorganization
work on this trip.
T. B. Baxley today ordered the paper
sent to Elisha Baxley, who is now at the
Base Hospital, Fortress Monroe, Va.
Elisha was one of 5 sent to Camp Green-
leaf, Ga., July 6th. Mr. Baxley has an
other son, James L. Baxley, who volun
teered a year ago and who is in France
in C. L, 119th infantry (the old 2nd N. C.
National Guard regiment.)
Robert Blacker, a first cousin of F.
Blacker, of Rockingham, was killed in
action two or more months ago. He was
the first draftee from Petersburg, his
home, to be killed in France, and Mr.
Blacker informs the Post-Dispatch that
the Jews and Gentiles of Petersburg are
planning to erect a suitable monument to
his memory, as being the first from that
city to be killed.
Robert Waddell, of the marines, Tues
day received an advancement from pri
vate to sergeant. Also, on Tuesday a
dozen volunteers from each company of
his regiment were called for, for immed
iate duty overseas, and he was so fortun
ate as, to be selected as one of the num
ber to form a heavy machine gun com
pany. It is probable that he and his new
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bound for France, certainly by the end of
this week.
Mrs. Robt. L. Steele, Jr., received a
note from Red Cross nurse inFrance Sat
urday stating that her husband was rapid
ly recovering from recent injuries, though
he still suffered quite a bit from a drain
tube in his jaw; but that he would be out
of the hospital within three weeks. This
was the first his wifeor friendsknew that
Robert had been hurt; it is not known in
what manner the injuries were sustained,
though presumably while flying, as he
has been operating a machine since last
Spring.
In addition to the names of those re
ported in the IJost-Disp;itcii last issue as
having just landed safely across, in the
81st division, in England, we have heard
of the following:
Thomas C. kogers, Co. A, 323rd.
W. C. Steen, Co. L. 322nd.
David C. McNeill, Co. D, 318th Machine
Gun Batallion.
John C. Gibson, Co. C, 324th.
John C. McDonald, Bat. F, 316th F. A.
Julian Burroughs, Sanitary Detachment,
316th F. A.
James B. Stutz, Bat. E, 316t h F. A.
James H. Covington, Machine Gun Co.
324 regt.
John C. Gibson, Co. 8, 324th.
Starling S. Gibson, D-it. D, 310th F. A.
Wm. David Hudson, Co L, 323rd.
Melvin Francis Brady came from Camp
Jackson last Saturday to see his sister,
Miss Hassie Brady, who is quite sick; will
return tonight. Brady was one of the 12
sent to Jackson April 26th; of the 16 sent
then, four are still there, namely, Ben
Coble, Frank Mills, Brady and James Eli
Cole. Cole is in regimental headquarters.
Brady is in Company A, 156 depot brigade.
Also at Camp Jackson still are the two
Dawkins brothers. Wayne Dawkins was
sent to camp March 6th in the squad of
16, and is at the remount station. Robert
B. Dawkins was one of the "124" sent to
camp May 25th.
Also, Sergeant Manly F. Haywood, who
was one of the 16 to go to Camp jacKson
March 6th, is still there, in Co. G. 3rd
Prcv. Regt, 156th depot brijde. Hay.
wood expects to go across with the 20th
division which will likely leave Camp
Sevier some time next month.
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OCTAVIA S. SCALES, Asst. Cashier.
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DRAFT NEWS
New Registration Aug. 24th.
14 Negroes to Camp Greene
Today. 13 Negroes to go
to Camp Lee Sept. 1st Oth
er Draft News.
Register August 24th.
As stated in last week's Post-
Dispatch, there will be a special
registration at the office of the
exemption board on Saturday,
August 24th, of all young men
who have reached the age of 21
June 5, 1918, or shall have reach
ed that age on or before August
24th. This registration shall not
be contused with the larger reg
istration of 18 to 45 that will like
ly be held Sept. 5th. (In the Sept.
5th registration, the registrants
will register at precinct voting
places).
14 Negroes Leave ToDay.
19 negroes were ordered to re
port here for Wednesday, Aug.
21st, at five o'clock. 14 were sel
ected from this number, and sent
this morning on the 10:07 train
to Camp Greene, Charlotte. The
14 to go this morning were:
2256 John Reddick
94 Lacy Everett
?1 John Allen
2105 Wm. Henderson
2149 John Poe
78 Paul Williams
61 Snow Medley
' 84 Price Steele
66 Charlie Townsend
55 Andrew Wall
33 Herbert Chambers
48 Charlie Capel
69 James Baucom
113 Charlie Ledbetter
13 Negroes Sept 1st.
The board has been ordered to
send 13 negroes to Camp Lee,
Petersburg, Va., Sept. 1st. The
exact schedule for departure
will be announced next issue,
together with the names of the
men.
t)T to 15e Ke-Exaniiiied.
97 registrants who had been
placed in Class 5 on physical
grounds have been called to re
port to the board tomorrow (Fri
day) for re-examination. Doubt
less a number of these will be
found able to go in Class one.
Limited Service Men.
The board has been called
upon to furnish two white limit
ed service men to go to Camp
Jackson Sept. 1st, and two to go
to Camp Greene.
2 1 W hites to Camp Aug. 27.
The board will send 21 white
men to Camp Jackson next Tues
day, August 27th, the men to
leave Rockingham on the 7:35
train. The following are order-
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The Richmond County Savings
Rockingnam, N. C.
The ONLY SAVINGS BANK in the
ed to report here at 4 o'clock
next Tuesday, and of the num
ber 16 are of the June 5th, 1918,
21-year-old boys:
1808 HalW. Snead
1170 Tom Allen
1690 James W. Stephenson
1919 Aubrey C. McLean
1988 Orville D. Wilson
12 Jessie Robert Hamer
13 Piatt Roller
23 Holland Jacobs
45 Douglass Eaves
50 Claud W. Ingold
55 Vander Robson
62 WillLunce
94 Thomas J. Capel
101 William E. Wallace
1Q3 Ernest N. Seawell
109 Soloman D. Ballard
127 William J. Langley
128 Willie Burrows
141 Julian Maner
148 James V. Webb
150 Charles C. Carpenter
(Draft Registrars on Page 8.)
60 peTcenFover
Rockingham Subscribed 175
Per Cent "Over the Top"
This Week for Jewish War
Sufferers' Relief.
That Rockingham has gone
well beyond the task set for city
in the Jewish war fund brings no
surprise. It wds expected that
Jpw and Gentile would respond
liberally. Many felt constrained
to give small amounts, but as a
rule everybody who was ap
proached gave, and gave as one
privileged to assist in good work.
The quota assigned for Rock
ingham was $500, and $801 has
been raised $301 "over the top."
The chairman for the local
drive was AG. Corpening. The
chairman for the canvassing com
mittee was Mrs. W. N. Everett,
and the canvassers were Mrs.
Boyd Gasque, Mrs. A. Arenson,
Mrs. W. C. Leak, Mrs. W. E.
Thomas, Misses Mossie Long and
Bessie Terry.
A rally was held in the opera
house Sunday afternoon at five
o'clock. The speaker of the af
ternoon was Hon. Jake Newell,
of Charlotte, and he was introduc
ed by Hon. W. N. Everett. Mr.
Newell is a pleasing speaker, and
his hearers were well repaid by
coming to hear him. $375 was
raised at the rally.
The canvassers went to work
Tuesday, and increased this to
$801 or, as stated at the outset,
$301 more than the quota assign
ed the city.
$513 was raised in Hamlet
Wednesday.
The expense program for the next
twelve months for our Government (in
cluding loans to our Allies) calls for six-
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billion dollars to be raised by the new
levenuejbili a unai outlay of $24,000,000,
000. To raise the sixteen billions, three
I,ibfrtyI,oancmnai(rn! will he neressnry:
one begins Sept. 28-Oct. 19 for $5,000,000,
000, another in January, and another in
May.
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