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STRENGTH OF THE WARRING POWERS ? 1 i. Statistics Show Huge Preponder ance in Favor of the Entente. WORLD HAS A GREAT TASK Ta Nullify th? Plan* of tha Kaiser I* ? Ltrgt Oraer?Strength In Wealth ?m| Man Power of Nations at War Compared. New York. ? The com pa rati re strength of the allies and the central power* la graphically shown by "The Balance Sheet of the Nations at War," which has Just been compiled by the Banker* Trust company. The world has a great taak still before It In order to nullify the plans of the Ilohenxollerna," aaya the Intro duction. "The taak must not be belit tled, but It la at least Interesting to aee resources existing successfully to accomplish this taak, provided that the natlona of the world now opposed to Germany. continue to cooperate In telligently and loyally until Germany and her allies have been absolutely de feated and their plans of world domin ion rendered permanently ineffective." Figures showing, for both sides, the combined area. Income and Interest charge, and coat of the war in treasure and men, are presented with the expla nation that they have been gathered with great care from the "best avail able source*" and are believed to "re flect with substantial correctness the relative economic strength of the op posing groups of nations," although It la Impossible to vouch for their abso lute accuracy. Controlled by Alllaa. The alUea. Including the United States, are shown, by thla tabulation, to control 19,523,000 square miles of tba earth's surface, or 04.1 per cent of the total area held by the natlona at war. as compared with 1.222.000 square miles, or only U per cent held by tba Teutonic combination. The ag gregate population of the alllea, exclu sive of the large Aalatlc population trlbntary to the British empire, reaches the huge total of 473.280,000, or T&3 per cent of the total of waning peo ples. while that of the central powers la but 147.000,000, or 2S.7 per cent Without counting AMatlcs and Afri eaaarthe alllea have available fnr-mW* tarjr service 91,700,000 men. or 78.5 per c?*t of (be total possible fighting men. wklle the Teutonic powers can com mand bat 29,000.000. or 21JS per cent. The number of men actually enrolled la the armies and navtea of the alllea Is 21,400,000, or 06 per cent of the to tal, while the enrolled military 000,000. or S4 per cent, aa shown by the following table: The segregate national Income of the alltra U placed at t82.100.000.000 and the Interest charge* each J ear at 13.801.000,000. which la 44 per cent of the Income, while the combined In come of the Teutonic alliance la esti mated to be 119,(500.000,000, and Inter eat charge* 11.970.000,000, which U 114 per cent of the Income. Regarding the coat of the war a ta ble la presented showing that the al lies bare spent 172,200.000,000, or M.1 per cent of the total cost of all warring nntlooa. while Germany and her allies have apent * 100,600,000,000, or S5-9 per cent. In killed, wounded and missing the conflict has cost the allies 8402.9M men, or 58.7 per cent of the total hu man loaaes, While it has cost the cen tral powers 0,301.778, or tlJ per cent of the total of 13.284.728 for laat Sep tember. In the Introduction to the balance sheet It la pointed out that, while the exact figures are not available. It !? a well-known fact that the surplus food producing sections of the world are practically controlled by the en tente allies, either directly or through their control of the seas. Th? same I* true, to a great extent, of territories producing metals and coal. "Japan bos not yet been an active factor In the European theater of the war," comments the pamphlet. "It baa.- however.- effectually guarded the Pacific ocean. It has enrolled in Its army about 1.500,000 men, out of an effective man power of 10,500,000. The entire army and navy, as well as the unenrolled man power, may be aald to be still In reserve. , "While Russia has nominally about 5,000,000 men enrolled In Its army and navy. It still has an enormoua reserve, as the total number of men available for military purposes aggregsies around 90.000.000. Russian Situation Grays. "The extreme gravity ef the present situation In Russia la, therefore, ap parent, especially when it Is borne In mind that, if Germany can gain con trol of Russia or force a separate peace with Russia, even if Russia re mained thereafter simply neutral. It would be possible for Germany to draw therefrom an enormoua quantity of foodstuffs and the raw material for munitions of war. Gn the other hand. If Russia can be kept In line with the entente allies. It would seem that the Teutonic allies mnst be compelled to capitulate, at a reasonably evly date, from sheer exhaustion. ?"While?csaaldtrtnK??danger points we mnst not overlook the fact of the virulence of the Teutonic sub marine campaign. It Is Impossible, however, to present figures In this con nection which have statistical value. "The fact shoubl not be lost sight of that Qermnuy now controls Belgium. I northern France. Serbia, Ronmanla. -Montenegro, and a large portion of I'oland, having a combined population of about 82.300,000. It Is true that the Teutoaic sltkaa. the I'nltad State*, with Its (r?ut wealth and icmm Mtered the conflict. with a poaalble ' B,WJO,(JUO uien to draw upoo. ?t|U tta uutlnual wealth of rj2S.0U0.0UMM). Ml- | Uoaal Income of MO.OOO,000.000. aa tlonal Murini* estimated In the netgh borhood of 15.000.000.000 a year, and has thrown Iti weight Into the acale, prepared to put behind the entente ? group effective co-operation to aacure the eucceaa of the prtndplea of damoc- ! racy." * The task la called a "tremendous one," but. according to the vlewa of | the Bankera Trust company, there can , be no doubt aa to the ultimate vie tory of the United State* and ber | alllea. WATCHING FOR U-BOAtS I?. wr -i ! The Germans have placed their hop** of victory Id submarine warfare but owing to the measures taken by the allied governments the hope has not-materialized. All merchant ships have been armored and every hour of day and night finds a man on watch for periscopes while standing high up In the crow's nest of the ship. WINS BRIDE ON SOUP RECORD Cook in Ohio Regiment Find* Way to ' So run nun or~xiabama T Girl. Montgomery, Ala.?Robert Fisher of Company C of Lima. Second Ohio Infantry, knows the way to a woman's heart. He met Ulra LUIle Belle Sweatt of Oreenvllle and won her hand upon proving to her that he was the best ' soup-maker In the Ohio guard. He proved his worth as a citizen by hav- | Ing the mayor of Lima and the chief of police of that city, as well, wire to > the young lady that be was a regular fellow, and held down the position of i second cook at the Manhattan hotel, Llina. He Is at present second cook of Company C, and has promised his hiide to save for her each day a por tion of the soup made for the Lima aol- ! dlers at the camp. ,[?<niiimHnniiiiin i :: suspect evasion of :: t u. s. coal prices ;: ? i Newcastle, Pa.?What are \ \ J J suspected to be methods of evad- ? ? < ? Ing the coal price fixing regula- \ \ \ | tlon* of the United State* rot- ? > ? i eminent are being practiced \ \ \; here. It Is charged. Consumer*. ? ? > ? when offering their order* to ! \ ' \ *ome of the big mining com- ' ? ?? panics, are told that the entire \ ! \ output has been nold to broker*. ? ? ? ? Inquiry at the brokers shows 11 that the coal can be bought at ' * ? ? a considerable advance over the ! ! ! set figure*. Coal prices contloue ' ' ?1 to advance here In spite of the ?! [ government regulation*. 1' h 11111 mm 111111 : cats are unpopular here i Kankakea People Mak* Reprisal* on Milk Dealer* by Turning Feline* Over to Them. Kankakee, 111. ? Kankakeeans are getting rid of their cot*, and Incident ally making reprisal* oo member* of the Milk Producers' a*soclation In this district because of the price of milk being r*ls^d two cent* ?iquart. The cltlions declnred that they could not afford to feed the cat* on milk, so they took the feline* to the fanner*, who are member* of the milk associl tlon, to feed. One farmer had eight cata left at hi* door recently. Ohio Girl Real War Brld*. Mlneola. N. Y.?A real wartime wed ding wa* solemnlced at the camp of the rainbow division when Sergl. Wal ter Valentine of the 10(lth Infantry, formerly the Fourth Ohio, was mar ried to Ml** Mary Winter of Delaware, Ohio, at an outdoor altur by Chaplain Puffy of the IWith Infantry. Sergeant Valentine and MI** Winter inurched aero** the Held, escorted by (WO sol dier* of the Ohio regiment. The troop* al*o escorted them to their automobile when they left camp on an 18-hour wedding trip. ? naHTIMO STRENGTH. Army-Nary. Pet. Original Man Present Present Power Present Man Estimated Man A to ft. Power. Strength. Power. EnteaU Allies and the United States: Untied Kingdom 12.0nr.000, 6.000.000 | Canada. Newfoundland. Australia. New V 11.800.000 V 4171 Zealand, Union ef South Africa *.22 .000 1 100,000 ' France f.000.000 C.fiOO.OOO 1.000,000 4<.l Italy 8,000.000 7.700.000 *,000.000 S8.9 Japan 10,800.000 10.500,000 1,800.000 14.2 Portugal .*... 1.200.000 1.200.000 400.000 S3 S 1'nlted States .. 22.000.000 22.000,000 1.040.000 7J Russia (excluding Poland) S4.000.000 10.000,000 6.000.000 111 Total 06.t20.000 01.700.600 21.400.000 21 3 Teutonic Allies: tlerman 14,000.000 6.400.000 ?.100.000 <4.1 * Austria-Hungary <. 12.000,000 11,150,000 M00.000 ?S Turkey 4.000.000 1.100,000 1.000.000 28.* 'Bulgaria .7777777777777777777777777. 1.00*060 1.000.010 IOOJOO 10 0 Tstal tl.000.000 26,060.000 11.000,000 41.9 Per cant Per cent. Per cent Entente Allies and United States 7<.S 78.6 06.0 Testonlc Allies fi.7 21.6 ' 64.06 ?Figures fsr theee countries especially unreliable. The combined national wealth of tha allies Is estimated at $553,000,000. 000, -or 80.3 per cent of the total of the nation* engaged In the present conflict, while the wealth of Germany and her allies la placed at $134,000, 006.000. or 19.5 per cent. Contrasted with this Is the national debt of the allien. (83.960.000,000, or 14.7 per cent of their aggregate wealth, and the combined debt of the Germans and their alllea* $38^00,000.000, which la 28.7 per cent of their aggregate wealth. Tha figures for the various countries are found In the following , table: men of all thow nations nre nerving In the armies of the entente allies, and tltat Belgium la maintaining an In dependent arm? of moderate alze. The control of these countries, especially Belgium and northern Prance, has Itlven Germany a gr?%c advantage be cause of the supplies of coal .and iron ore thus made available, and also be cause of the ability thus obtained to turn to use the factories of the manu facturing sections In making muni tions of war. "Just at the critical moment, when the scnles were almost evenly bal anced between the entente allies and ^ WEALTH AND DEBT. * Dn? nf Kntente Alii Ml and United States: United Kingdom Newfoundland ...T j Australia . J New Zealand ( Union of South Africa ) Total British Colonies France .... Japan ~ Portugal United Ststes , Russia (excluding Poland)..... Total Teutonic Allies: Oermany Austria-Hungary i Turkey Bulgaria Entente Allies sad United. States. Teutonic ADIes .....i A...? National National Debt to Wealth. Debt Wealth. I 16.000.000.000 t2S.500.000.000 *7.6 ( 1.100.000.000 ) I 16.000.000 ( ? 66.000,000.006 716.000.000 f 64 I 190.000.000 \ 1 660.000.000 ' 6.660,000.000 tt.ooo,ooo.ooo to.ooo.ono.ooo 62.6, 26.000.000.000 6.000.000.000 24.0 js.oon.rmo.noo 1.600.000.000 4.6 6.000.000.000 1.100.000.000 22.0 226.000.000.000 4.100.000.000 to 68.000.000.000 f4.06Q.000.000 41.4 6656.000.000.000 666.960.000.000 14.7 ? 6 R2.oon.ooo.000 f20.000 000.000 24 4 40.000.000,000 16.000.000.000 4O.0 6.000.000,000 1,600.000.000 16.7 4,000.000.000 1,000.000.000 26.0 164.000.000.000 fM.500.000.000 217 Pet Pot 66.6 66.6 16.6 SL6 BR'TISH BOOTS COST $1.68 280,000 Standard Pair to Ba Turned Out Bach Weak Mad* ef Laathar. Northampton. ? Arraogementa ur* now complete for turning oot rrtrrj wock 250.000 pair* of atandard boota made of leather, aa aoon aa the gov ernment gt?ea the word for the work to be atarted. There will be three gradea of men'* fcoota at ^rlcea ranting between *1 OS [ and 12.06. Women's shoes will cost them from 91.68 upwsrd and booti from 11.80 up. It U expected that children's boot* will be turned oat In greatest qunntlty ?t first, owing to tba shortage. There will he no wood flher. canvas or patent substitutes In these stand da rd boots. Leather will be used throughout ' The growth of th? nails on the right hand Is. In moat people, more rapM' than those on the left band. Dog Travel* 400 Mil**. Aatievlllc, N. C.?Making hi* wa) over 4(10 miles of territory hihI crowd ing two large fir*? on the way, a black ?hepherd dog belonging to John Smith recently retained home after traveling from Tarboro. On. The <f.,g wa* aold to It. A. J, MavCurthy cf the Georgia town and was chipped hy expreaa. He nwmied to h* doing well, but escaped. The next heard from him vai when b* scratched at th* door of Smith'* home and wagged him self all over the plaea. IIL CONDITIONS UNSATISFACTORY rWENTY-FOUR INSPECTED BY STATE BOARD OF HEALTH ? HOW LOW MORIS. DISPATCHES FROM RALEIGH Doings and Happening* That Mark ths Progrtaa of North Carolina Pao ?lo. Gathered Around tha Stata Capital. Raleigh. Twenty-four county Jails, recently Inspected by officials of the State Board of Health, have made an aver age soore of 56 out of a possible 100. which the State Board of Health pro nounces as unsatisfactory.' The In ?peclon was conducted under the au thority conveyed by an act of the last Legislature. The examination had to do particularly with provisions for the health of the prisoners, and examln era dealt mainly with precautions against vermin, ventilation, floor space, water supply, sewerage dis posal, furniture, recreation, clothing, bathing, beds, flies and mosquitoes. Before the last examination seven other county jails had been Inspected with similar results. The results of Inspections for the entire State will he Included in a booklet to be pub lished by the State Board ot Health not later than March. 1819. whloh will contain, in addition to the reports of the surveys and gradings determined by the score card system, actual pho tographs of conditions. The jails Inspected, with the'# scores, are: Buncombe. 53; Burke, 40; Caldwell. <7; Cabarrus. 66; Cra ven. B5; Edgecombe. 80; Franklin, 67; Halifax, 69; Harnett. 62; Haywood. 40; Henderson. 52; Hoke. 60; Madi son, 73; McDowell, 40; Mecklenburg. 65; Moore. 51; Northampton. 31; Or ange, 60; Richmond. 60 ; Scotland. 55; Transylvania. 28; Vance, 78; Watau ga. 42; City of Ashevllle. 53. Tran sylvania and Northampton county Jails scored lowest, while Vance and Madi son, It may be said, made the only passable' scores. Among the conditions found that were vlolatlnos of the rules and reg ulations for the sanitary management of county jails, as provided for In chap ter" 286. Public Laws of 1917. were: In a number of the jails the present of vwIII ?Bg failure id separate prison ers having Infectious diseases, and In the majority of the jails inspected lack of proper and sufficient clothing, particularly night clothing; lack of fa cilities for bathing, lack of cleanliness as to beds, as well as sufficient bed ding; lack of screens against' flies and mosquitoes and lack of the requi'-eJ measures for comfort and recreati'*!. Tobacco Sales Show Increaae. Total leaf aales on North Carolina tobacco market* tor the month of Oc tober were 87.004.114, representing an increase of 5.012 380 pounds over the same month of 1916 according to the report of the State Department of Ag-1 rlcolture made public. With an aver age price of $28.50 per hundred pounds, this would Indicate an ex change of $19,096,172.49 on fifty mar kets Wilson led In the report with 8.600.291 pounds. Seven markets had reports exceeding 2.000.000 pounds. They were Wilson. Durham. Hender son, Klnston. Oxford, Rocky Mount, and Greenville. Apex. 1.063.219; Ayden. 454.188; Ahoskle. 201 226; Burlington. 760,164: CrMdmoor. 208.346; Carthage. 88.765; Durham 2.069 674; Elkln. 698.902; Farmvllle. 1.691.296; Fuquay Springs. 760.611; Goldsboro 663.834; Greens boro. 363,713; Greenville. 5.4i3XK?0; Henderson, 2.808.221; Klnston. 4. 656 618; Leaksvlllp. 86.064; LaOrange. 1 209.225; Loulsburg. 1.063.697; Meb ane. 788.966; Madison. 637.454; Mount Airy. 1.368.039; New Bern. 400.484; Oxford 2.429.345; Ptnetops. 394.920; Roxborn 676.663; Rlchlanda. 151.306;, Reidsville, 1.471.862; Rocky Mount, ? 166.834; Rohersonvllle. 461.796; statesvllle, 171.013; Snow Hill. 582 *24; Soring Hope. 400.242; Smlthfleld. 1.029.606; Stonevllle. 485.311; Vance Knro, 249.315; Ws'-enton. 602.664; Wilson. 8.600.291; Wllllsmston. 763. 0*17; Warsa^r. 700 2S4: Wendell. 1 165.634; Washington. 972.141; 'Wal las 4M 057r y>linlmi-Wt?W: THTTT ?i!4: Toungsvllle. 1.0S2.485; Zebulon. 734 790. The following wsrehonsos did not "end In report In time to be included In the above report: Stokes county warehouse. Walnut '"'oVe. 113 748; Facers' wa-ehouse. Wn'ntit ri??. 74 939- Hv<*o warehouse, "nxhoro 602.781; OorroIVs warehouse. Wlnaton-Salera. 1521 123; Zebulon warehouse, Zebulon. 202.866. Col. Young Elected President. Col. James R Young, Insurance commlaeloner and ex-officio fire Mar shal of Nort hCarolina. was elected president of the fire Marshals' Associ ation of N^rth America at the con cluding session of the annual ronven ?<on of that organisation at New Or leans. The 1918 meeting plare will be selected later. Resolutions adopted at the concluding session called unon the Federal government to bestow great er power upon the Couacll of National Defense in -.gard to Are prevention measures 26 Counties Building Roads. Twenty-six counties 1 nthe State are now doing road building under State supervision. seven starting In Septem ber and nineteen more beginning work In October* District supervisors, un der the act of the last general assem bly placing road maintenance In the State Highway Commission's hands, have been placed In seven districts and supplied with car*. The work of mtrklng the State system of roads will begin In a short time, markers havlai been ordered and placing as soon aa routes are determined. Htkttfi Thanksgiving Proclamation Cruveruor ttckflt Issued hls annual proclamation designating Thursday, November M. ai Thanksgiving Day. In accordance with the recent proclama tion by President ? Wilson tor the Mr tloa at large Th egovernor's procla matlon deals 1 Da unique way with the world crlala. The proclamation fol lows: THANKSGIVING DAY. 1t17 A Proclamation by the Governor. Sal ratios cdmea through sacri flee. He who would truly save his life must be evor ready to a-se It. The man or the nation that prizes breath above honor, and rlcbee above righteousness. I* dust already, and can never hope to put on Immortality." In the providence of Ood ihs world today 1s engaged In Blood red debate to determine wl etner governments shall henceforth bo guided by the love of Justlro or by lust for pelf snd power. Not In rashness nor In anghr. but thoughtfully. In the fear of ' Ood, and out of reason for Its own conscience, this nation has <-?a secrated Its unlimited resources and Its unconquerable spirit to { the maintenance of governments that will guarantee fair treatment to every man and every nation. It la cause for universal thanksgiving thst In the most august hour of human history the - j conscience of our people triumph ed over the counsel of selfishness and fear. This Is the blessing of the year. Now, therefore. I, Thomas Wal ter Blckett, governor of the State of North Carolina, In obedience to the sacred custom of our fa thers, and In accord with tho proclamation of the President of the United Statea, do hereby set apart Thursday, the 29th day of November, one thousand nine hun dred and seventeen* a day for univeraal thanksgiving. And I do call upon the people of North Carolina to assemble on that day In their places of wor- j ship, and with humble and con trite hearts give thanks to the Lord of Hosts and the Harvest for His omniscient care. And let us remember in help ful ways the widow and the or phan and all who walk In the ahadow of adversity. And let us pray unceasingly that He who "Rides the whirlwind and directs the storm" may crown our forces on sea and land with everlasting victory, and that war may come no more upon the earth. Dona in our city of Raleigh, on ?UUIlHt seventeenth day of No vember. In the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and seventeen, and in the one hun dred and forty-second year of our Amsrlcan Independence. T. W. BICKETT, Governor. By the Governor: 8ANTFORD MARTIN, Private Secretary. Women Agent* Are Named. Announcement* made some time ago that the North Carolina Agricul tural Extension service would place a home demonstration agent as well an a (arm demonstration agent In every county In the State, ia now followed by the additional pl.*n to place vomen agents In some of the larger cities of the State to aid in tBe movement for food conservation Miss Mary Clifford Bennett, a gradu ate of the State Normal of Harrtsburg, Va, and ? post-graduate in dietetics at Battle Creek. Mich., will be sta tioned In Wilmington; Miss Ethel Mc Donald, a graduate In home economic* of the Kansas State Agricultural Co; !oge. and a post-graduate with the d* gree of Bachelor of Science at the same school, will he stationed at Ashevllle; Mr*. M. M. Davis, a gradu ate cef the Tennessee State Norma! School and with considerable experl ena# In special work at the University of Tennessee and in Columbia Uni versity. will be stationed at Durban.1 and Raleigh, devoting her time be tween the two cltlee; and Mrs. Kate Brew Vaughan. one of the best-know? demonstrator* of the South and teach ?r of home economics In the recent summer school held at the college at West Raleigh, will be stationed In Winaton-Salem. Governor Grant* Seven Pardona. Seven pardon* granted by Governor BlcVett bring* hla to'al during the ten mqptjis of hla.AdminiulraUoa~-f~IZtj. against the 432 during Governoi Craig's term. But the pardon gates ?re becoming Increasingly dlfffcult to open Sweeping surveys of prisoners ttie State have been followed by batches of pardona for men who. alone I and without ontslde Influence, have not thought of liberty. Generally . speaking. Governor Blckett Is getting |<"own to the rock bottom and it Is un derstood that pardons hereafter are going to be few and far between. New Enterprise* Authrrlxad. The Smith Novotoy Electrical com' wny, Inc, of Charlotte, eaoltai *10 COO authorised and $5 000 subscribed by 8. J. Smith. E. H Isenhonr and A |B. Justice, for manufacturing median j leal toys and other purnose*. | The N P. Sloan romnany. Charlotte icerltal $20:000 authoriied and $10,000 j subscribed, by N. P. 8'oen. H. V. Sloan W H. Dunn *"d others. | The People'* Building company, of Waahlngton. capital $100 000 author lued and 11.000 subscribed, by F W Co*. J. A. Jrlckett and F. Alllwood. The East Coast Manufacturing com pany. of New Hanover county, capi tal $25,000 authorised and $2.BOO sub scribed, by C. F. Howell, T C. Me Facbern. Y. B Groom and othars. for developing timber land*, operating mills and the like The Twin-City Motor company, of Leaksvllle. capital Jso.ono authorised and $5,000 subscribed, by B. M. Wil son. S L Martin and other*. * The Shelby Motor company, of Shelby, capital $15,000 authoriied and $8,000 subscribed, by J. W. Spangles, J. F.' Jenkins and other* \ to me Iniminr |j COL. GARDNER DESERVEDLY POPULAfl CM. Augustus P. Gardner, former ly representative In congreaa from Ik* Siztt Massachusetts district, and Om mam who started the mfavihw movement In congress, is the sdjotant general of the Thirty-first division, Nn tlooal Guard. #>w at Camp Wheeler, Ga., six miles from Ma con. This M vision, now commanded by Brig. Otm. J. L. Bayden. In the abM? of Mst^ Gen. T. L. Kernan, la composed of the National Guard force* of OeorgJ*, Florida and Alabama. A one-time Massacbnaetts member of congress as one of the ranking ofi cers In a strictly Southern division hi a rather unique situation, bnt Coloasl Gardner Is one of the most pofmlar officers In the camp. He la held in Ote highest esteem by all the National Guard officers and especially by the residents of Macon. ? After making an effort for tv* years, apparently without much war cess. to awaken the country to its unprepare<lness ror war, colonel uaranw upon ihe outbreak of hostilities with German;, resigned as representative tond offered his services to the war department. Having seen serTlce In the Spanish-American war and having devote* years of his life to a study of military affairs, the colonel was no novlee to military matters. Mr. Baker, the secretary of war, recognized at once the advantages of Colonel Gardner being in active service, by giving him a cot* net's commission. For a "down East Ynnkee" to come right into the very heart of the South with a division of 27.000 men. composed of real southerners, and to make friends with all the officers and men, "%nd at the same time with the residents of Macon, ii no easy task. But the colonel bus done ail this and more. He Is not only the friend of the soldiers and the Macon people, but be la the Idol ?f the newspaper men "covering" the camp. HEAD OF ABMV TRANSPORTATION [ The *nb]ect of srmjr transporta tion Is so vast that la this article only transportation by rail can be consid ered. This Is the backbone of oar modern transportation system, yet it dates no farther back In army history than the time of the Crimean war. The army officer now In charge of transportation. Brig. Gen. Chauncey B. Baker, became deeply Impressed with the Importance of this branch of the service during the Spanish-Amer ican war, when he was chief quarter master of the Second division of the Seventh Army corps and acting chief quartermaster of the Seventh Afmj corps. He has served three times In placing the army In foreign territory? twice In Cuba and once In Vera Crux ?and last summer served as senior member In charge of the American military mlaslon~~to France and Eng land. He has straggled against Inertia, and sometimes opposition, during almost zu year*/ or peace ro onng uua branch of the service to a point where It would readily be made effective la time of war. It must be remembered that this enormous work. Including the tra?pog tatlon of material and the mobilisation of troops, la taking place without the suspension of commercial traffic and practically without inconvenience to Ik* public. ITALIAN PREMIER HAS HARD TASK ^ Orlando, tM new Italian premier. Is by no meana tbe strongest man la the country. Hla cabinet record aa mlnlater of the Interior waa not nam suring from the point of view of tbaaa who want to subordinate everything to the winning of the wVr. He did sat handle the food supply situation with very great aucceaa, and he lacked fore* In dealing with pacifists, socialists, and the German propagandists. But at the present moment there la all the reaaaurance that la needed in the fact that Sonnlno la to stay la the jablnet aa minister of forelga af fairs. Sonnlno la the strongest maa In Italy and tbe moat Inflexible. He Is for everything that will make for success for the armies and bitterly opposed to anything that looks to a discontinuance of the fighting ontfl Germany and Austria are defeated. He would not stay In tbe new Or lando cabinet nnleaa he was anre of the policy of Its chief. With all his strengtn ami greatness, nonnino iimmn I* not the best man for the premiership. He Is not flexible enough. He cn not compromise and cajole and trim to meet the requirements of dealing with ; the present queerljr constituted chamber of deputies. Bonnlno was premier | In 19061' and again In 1910. Each ttme his power continued for only about three months. He would fall agnln Id the present situation, and then tk* country would lose him not only as premier but as foreign minister, in which office he Is indispensable. ' GREAT SOUTH AFRICAN STATESMAN | Have yon ever been In South At j rlcaT Have you ever lain at anchor In Table bay and looked at the red 1 roofs of Cape Town standing by the fortress walla of Table mount T Have yon ever felt the aoft, warm earth of the Teldt under your feet? Have you ever watched the ox wagon* winding down a pass, or heard the monn of the ostrich In the darkness, or llatened to the andden rush of the torrent over the dry river bed, or smiled at the simple Jokes of the country folk? If you have, you know "Jannle" Smuts, ns be Is affectionately called In Soutt Africa; "Jannle" who was born within f>0 miles of Oape Town. You know all about him without being told, for he I* port of the whole acheme of natore and things there. There Is a theory that a man And* his best Impetus In the country In which he la born. South Africa can certainly boast of one such great man In General 8mut*. mlnlater of (Wenne of the I'nlon or souin Airni, annm of the priTj council, mlnlater of aerial defense, and, at tbe prevent moment, one of the prominent men of the war. THINGS WORTH KNOWING. During 1015 1.745 persons were killed by wild animals to Rrltlsh tndls, or B per cent more than In 1014. Slxtr thousand home* hate been ' purchased In Canada by the allied (or | ernmenta since the outbreak .of th* , war. The Chilean Indiana make a drink jfrom malic. The grain la first baked, then steeped In water for a certal'i period, after which It Is boiled an4 oat Into bottles. The wot flit lands of Ecuador pre dace a vine yielding a fruit which, whi n dried, forma a sponge sapcrlar to animal sponges. Rreaklng the (Ian of a new flrt alarm box Intended for.hotel or oflk* building room* permit* the iliia tr l>e aounded and fress a Am aaraps rope and harnaaa. To aid men to carry beary on their backs an ICn/tlnhmaa baa la Tented pneumatic ohonlder pads, Oh air they contain twin* eqnallwd tf? central reaerrolr.
The News-Herald (Ahoskie, N.C.)
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Nov. 30, 1917, edition 1
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