North Carolina Newspapers

For K Weak || Women \\ 2 I n use for over 4Qyears! LQ Thousands oi voluntary L/J letters Irom women, tell- w\M ing o'l the good Cardul W\/A has done them. This Is |/| the best proof of the value \/Jk offcardui. It proves that Cardui is a good medicine lyj for women. I^l I There arc no harmful or Kj habit-forming drugs in l/l Cardui. It is composed E/l only of mild, medicinal I^l ingredients, with no bad after-effects. —: 1 TAKE CARDUI The Woman's Tonic Ri v~.. - —i- '■ I HERS WMtNED I OF lE* SWINDLE | MAN 18 ADVERTISING THAT HE I WILL ORGANIZE FARM LOAN ASSOCIATIONS FOR SMO. | !SMALL TOWNS MAKE RECORD : Ahead of Cities In Buying the Smile- J age Book*—American Soldier* Loet ';j an Tuaeanla Protected by Govern ment Insurance. ; Washington. Anotlior scheme for •Swindling le farmer* of the United State* baa been discovered by tlm fed- S aral farm loau board. A man sdver tlslng himself n* an autliorlxed organ tser of national farm-lonu associations pS sending out advertlaing mutter em jblaaontd with the national flat, *tat flag that he will organise *uch assoda ittoo* at S6OO each. d will teach oth the trk'k for a certain auui of IiKOMy. Hl* advertisement* have if*acbed fanners ami loudness men >*ar a large part of the United Stales. Be claim* to be ao l>u*y organizing aatlonal farm-loan associations that .ha naatl* help, but will take time to MMh others for a monetary consldera •entntlons nr» fraudu lo borrow under the It la neceasary for nlse co-operative n»* aiaorlntlon* In their s. It I* a violation of I federal f*nn loan more than a year ago, farm-loan association land bank to *i>end pmmotton purpose*, a organised will not the federal farm loan ■re warned therefore asking a fee for hi* m ID connection ylth ian tinder the federal - ";] > (mileage campaign. ;* of theater aduila sale In nearly every tha country, aliow tbe village* far ahead of >raelllng their propor- I books. •., wa* the first town send In a check. Ijiu rvn of 800 population, ore the fir*t *niilo*ge ved. Tltouka. lowa. lon, bought $63 worth [eat aale In proportion t returned. n snillenge books are • soldier* for admln lament* In theater* pa by the commission ip activities. Adtuls ige from 10 cent* to I two to Ave amlleage soldiers lost on the ort were protected by [overnment Insurance compensation. Those pplled for Insurance automatic Insurance, t to a wife, child or The automatic In te* about $4,900. net-- i for 240 month*. In -1 been applied for 1* ill larger clasa of ben p go a* high ii $lO,- .60 a month for 210 tlon In ea*e of death, government without •trie** of rank or iwy, to $73 a month, based of dependent*. Pay compenaatlon feature id MvfUr««rsno» set | In caSTof fleath are i-nyable to "a widow, chtldren, or dependent wid owed mother. The automatic Insurance ceased on February 12, but the compensation feature of the act 1* a separate pro vision. The scale of compensation In case of death follows: (a) For a widow alone, $25. (b) For a widow and one child. $35. (c) For a widow and two children, $47.60, with $5 for each additional child up to two. (d) If there be no widow, "then for one child, S2O. (e) For two children. SBO. (f) For three children, $lO. with $5 for each nddltlonul child up to two. (g> For "a widowed mother, S2O. The amount payable under this subdivision shall not he (creator than a sum which when added to the total amount pay able to the widow and children, Coes not exceed $75. To meet the shortage of small silver chance In Norway a large Issue of one-' crown notes (at normal exchange the Norwegian crown Is worth 20.8 cents United Slates currency) has been put In circulation. The United States piihlis health service 1* carrying on a campaign along sanitary lines In areas adjitvent to 28 military camps. Complete sani tary organizations work to prevent the spread of disease from the civilian population to mllltnry forces, and to protect civilians from communicable disease* where they have occurred among troops. The orgsnlr-stlon* Include physi cian*. sanitary engineers, nurses, at tendant and laborers. Methods un dertaken Include Inspection of all es tablishment* handling food suppllea. The committee on public Information has received the following excerpt* from a speech In tbe German relcUstag by Ilerr Ledebour, Joint leuder of the Independent socialists: "Again has an opportunity been neg lected to satisfy the world'* longlug for peace. It I* plain that a step back ward ha* been taken- and that tha po litical authorities have completely adopted the military view* of tbe con servatives. It I* very disquieting for friend* of peace to hear the chancellor nay that we now have a free hand In Iho west. Cxernln's *peech 1* a strlk- Ing refutation of Hertllng'a, for Caer nln accept* Wllson'a proposals a* tne basts of understanding, whereas the chancellor rejects them. We hope, neverthele**, that we shall soon kave the negotiations, which Ccernln'a ac tion permits us to expect. We can not agree to Oxcruin's and Kuehl matin's Interpretation of tbe right of self-determination. We want general peace on a democratic foundation. Tbe pretended popular manifestations In tbe occupied territory were brought about under the Influence of tha Ger man administration. The creation of the kingdom of Poland was a tremen dous . mistake. The German govern ment must give up Its false methods, and we shall *oon have peace In the ea*L The true opinions of nation* can only he expre**ed by a referen ' dum nftqr evacuation. Tbe Father ■ land party wanted to replace Hurtling with Prince Buelow, but that la no longer nece**ary. Mllltarlim ha* won E the day, and the proletariat mu*t force peace on the ba*l* of the recon ciliation of all nation*." Complnlnt* have been mnde to tbe I pigeon section of the nlgnal corps that carrier pigeon* of the racing homer type, being trained throughout the United State* for communication ' service with the American hrmy, have I been shot by pemon* on hunting ex ■ pcdltlon*. Because of the Important part car rier and homing plgeona are playing In the war, and the need for their breeding and development In this country, the war department hn* con Rlderahly expanded the pigeon aectlon pf tbe Nlgtißl corp*. Homing pigeon* conNtttute one of the moat effective ' mean* of communication In the army. Any pigeon In the air may he a car rier pigeon flying from a loft under government aupervlslon. It* destruo tlon may lie a *eriou* lo** to the Amer ican army. Anyone coming Into pos -1 session of pigeon* labeled "U. 8. A.— 18," Indicating they are being trained for army purpose*, I* requested to re port the fact at once to the ofllce of the chief signal officer, land dlvlalon, Washington, D. CI Special courac* of training for ath letic Infractor* have been eatahllahed at Camp Kearney. Unda Vista, Cal. One lieutenant and one noncommis sioned officer from each company have been detailed to tak* the courses which Include boxing, wrestling and call*thenlc*. The ela**e* are held three times each week, and the officer* In I urn Instruct their men. Two athletic field* have been laid out at Camp Lewi*. American Lake. Wash., and *taitd* with seating capac ity of from W.OOO to 18,000 persons built at a coat of $3,000 each. The ex pense was met with funds derived from athletic conleata and entertaln ments given by the men. Attendance at boxing at Camp Up ton. Yaphank, N. T„ to which officers and noncomiqlaaloned officers have been amlgned, ha* been made compul sory. According to a late report, of the 1,800,000 women engaged In agricul ture In the United State*. 780,000 are under twenty years of age and 1,080,- Ort) are negroea A majority of the woman workers are found In the Southern state*. The llnca of work In which women will be likely to Inereaae their farm ing actlvltlea, according to the report, are vegetable gardening, poultry rain ing, butter making, hog railing, etc. It I* suggested that women who know how to operate motorcar* may with little additional training operate trac tor*. Now that American troop* are tak ing their placea In the trenches, atten tion I* again directed to an e*tlmate by the *ecretary of war, that the losses up to June I. 1917. of the Brttl»h ex pedltlonary forcea from deatha In ac tion Rnd from wound* amounted to but 7 per cent of the total of all men *ent to France since the beginning of the war. The ratio of loasea of thl* character • today, because of Improved tactlca, I* less than 7 to every 100 men. It I* the opinion of the United Statea food admlnlMtratlon that tbe gros* maximum profit for wholesaler* In flour (hould not exceed from (10 to 75 cent* per barrel. The profit to re tail de*!er* In original mill package* should not exceed from 80 cents to $1.20 per barrel, depending upon the character of service performed. Where retailers sell In amount* leaa than the original mill package*, the grow profit rtM»l4 not > coot a pwA - • I Women with a fluent knowledge of French are being trained In several cities for work In Franae a* tele phone operators with the expeditionary force*. They will not be «ent over la one unit, but ordered to go la group* from time to time. No infor mation can be given a* to the locality In which they will be stationed. Men who are capable of handling horse* are *llll wanted for the vet erinary Corps. They must be physi cally lit and not of *electlve-*ervlce age. OQOQOQOQOQOVOQOVOQOQOVOVO'} 0 GIVES HUSBAND AND § 1 3 SONS FOR COUNTRY t 1 O g Llngle, Wyo.—A husband and ! three sons for Uncle Sain'* lib- £ ° erty force* 1* the contribution o O of Mr*. John M. Bennett, of £ p thlß town. 5 With all the male member* of ° ® her family preparing In various o 9 training camp* for the fight for J* o democracy and humanity, Mr*. i> Bennett and her two young ° § daughters spend a great deal of o 2 their leisure doing Red Cro»* £ o work. » o OQOQOQOQOQOVOVOVOVOyOVOVO':- HOLD LIBERTY BONDS People Urged to Retain Them as Permanent InvestmenL Government Discourage* Practice of i Merchants In Accepting Them In i Exchange for Merchandise. i United Stntea treasury officials are seeking to discourage the practice fol • lowed by many merchant* throughout [ the countiy of offering to accept Lib erty bond* of the first and *econd Is - sues at par, and In *ome case* at a i premium, In exchange for merchandise. • Thfy hold that such practice defeat* ■ the primary object of the sale of the r bond*, dl*eouraglng the general thrift i movement and Increasing expenditure*, • tbu* depriving the government of in ■ bor and material needed for war pur f po*e*. i "While I haVe no doubt that mer , chants are actuated by patroltlc mo- I tlves," said Secretary of the Treasury - McAdoo, In a statement given out • through the federal reserve banks, "I • am miro that they have failed to con [ alder the effect which the acceptance I Of their offer* have upon the Hltuatlon. ! We are making the *trongest effort to i have these government bond* pnr t chased for permanent Investment by - the people at large, to be paid for out t of the past and future Having* of tho*e • who buy them. Purcba*e* thus made ■ not only remilt In providing funds for , the u*es of the government, but tbey > al*o effect a conservation of labor and i material. "When the bonds are exchanged for mercliandlsa, the primary object of their sale Is defeated, discouraging i thrift and Increaxlng expenditure. In i addition to thla, such bond*, when tak en In exchange for merchnndl*e, must In moat cases be Immediately Hold In the open market Thla naturally tend* to deprea* the market price of the Is sue and make* It leaa ea*y to sell fu ture l**ue* at the lame rate." Secretary McAdoo believe* that the merchants of the country, upon u more careful consideration of the subject, will discontinue their effort* to sell merchandlno and tnke Liberty bonda In payment for IL CONVICTS KEEP THEIR WORD Warden LI borate* 40 of Them for Holiday, and All Return to the Prison. Railway, N. J. Warden Frank Moore of the- state reformatory ex perimented during the holiday In per mitting priaonera, after receiving their word of honnr to return, to spend Christmas at home. He liberated 40 of them and they all returned within the agreed time. "Barry the Buster," who Is clever at Jail deliveries, waa one of the forty. Another was s young man who took a large turkey home to hi* mother. His friends bade him good-by a* he left Christmas, night, beflevlng hi* story of having hualnes* elsewhere. They did not know. Timber Sales on National Forests Doubled in Year Rain* of national forest timber In the fiscal year 1017 were more than double tho*e of 1010, according to the annual report of the government for eater. The total amount sold exceed ed 2,000.000.000 feet and I* vnlued at more than $3,715,000. During the ■ante period about 727,000,000 feet were cut and removed, for whlqh the purchaser* paid $1,507,303 Into the federal treasury. The largest aale* were made In Oregon, where about 088,000,000 board feoH were dlspoacd of. In addition to the timber sold, ap proximately 118,000,000 board feet, valued at almost $150,000, wa* cut un der free u*e permit by more than 41,- 000 living near the national forest* and depending on the forest* for firewood and building material.to Improve their homeatead*. The timber bu*lneas on tbe eastern purchase areas, while still small aa compared with the weatern forests, showed ■ decided Increase. More than three tlmea a* much timber wa* Mild and more than twice aa much cut a* In 1010, The material disposed of I* largely of poor quality and Ita remov al will Improve the forest growth. Of Interest to Women. British women are proving *ucye**ful as veterinary sur geons. Tbe original model of Barthot dl'a Statue of Liberty I* now In poaseasion of Mine. Oliver Mas eon of Pari*. New York'a subway ha* col ored women porters who wear a qnlte natty uniform. Mr*. Blanche Wagstaff, poet and traveler, ha* been appoint ed to the state charitiea board by Governor Whitman of New York. Members of the New York woman's motor messenger corps receive flr*t aid Instructions at 8L Lake's hospital. > ■UBUCRIBB VOR TO QLBANBB, ueewwicmmetee'eoel "-"'iKj [ FEEDING FOWLS FOR 1 MEAT AND EG6S | botoov&se&scmoGoe&eoiov&iMco&eti In feeding tbe flock an effort should be made to do so a* cheaply aa pos sible, consistent with the production of eggs. To accomplish thU all table scraps, kitchen waste, etc., shoald be utilized. Scrap* of meat or leftover vegetablea which cannot be utilized In any other way make excellent feed. There are aliw many other waate prod uct*, such as beet tops, turnip tops, carrot tops, potato parings, onion topv the outside leaves of cabbages, waste lettuce leaves, bread and cake crumbs, t etc, all of which are relished by the hens und can be used to the best ad vantage. In saving the scraps and wuste it Is well to separate the por tions adapted for feeding to the flock and place these In a receptacle or pall of their own. Decomposed waste ma terial or moldy bread or cake shon)d never be saved to feed to the hens, as if Is harmful to them and may cause serious bowel trouble. Sloppy mate rial. such as dishwater, should not be. thrown Into their pall. It Is also use- j less to put In such things as banana ! peels or the skins of oranges, as these have little or no food value. Any sour milk which Is not utilized In the house should he given to the chickens. This : t-hould be fed separately, howwer, either by allowing the hens to drink It or by allowing It to clabber pn the back of the stove and then feeding It In that condition. When the family's table waste Is not sufficient for feed ing the flock, It Is usually possible to get some of the neighbors who keep no hens to save material suitable for feeding. Many people are glad to do this If a small pall In which to place tbe waste Is furnished. Table scraps and kitchen waste are best prepared for feeding by running them through an ordinary meat grinder. After the material has been put through the grinder It Is usually a rather moist mass, and It Is well to mix with It some corninenl, bran or other ground grain lentil the whole muss assumes a crumbly condition. The usual method Is to feed the table scraps at noon or at night, or at both times, as may be desired, In a trough or on a board. All should be fed that the hens will eat up clean, and If any of the material Is left after one-half or three-quarters of an hour It should be removed. If allowed to lie It muy spoil and would be very bad for the hens. With tbe table scraps It Is well to feed some grain. Perhups this may be given best as a tight feed In the morn ing. Four or Ave handfuls of grain (about one-half pint) scattered In the litter will be sufficient for a flock of twenty or twenty-flve hens. By Mind ful Is meant as much as cun be grasped In the hand, not what can be scooped up In the open hand. By scattering It In the litter the hens will be compelled to scratch In order to find the grain [ and In this wuy to take exercise, which Is decidedly beneficial to them. If the house Is too small to feed In, the grain can he scattered on the ground outside. A good grain mixture for this purpose Is composed of equal purts by weight of wheat, cracked corn and oats. An other suitable grain mixture Is com i posed of two purts by weight of i crocked corn and one part oats. Live In Suspended Huts. In the lowlands of the delta of the i Orinoco river the natives build huts i suspended between trunks of Maurltla flexuosa, a palm. They ulso eut Its ! fruits. Its pith. Its juice and use the i fibers of Its-leaf stems for tnuklag ropes, hammocks, etc. i President Approves the Timely Injunction Sent By Redfield to Chiefs President Wilson has set the stamp of his approval upon a timely injunc tion addressed by Secretary Redfleld to hi* bureau chiefs. It Is to be cir culated, posted up, and made a guld- I Ing rule In the transaction of all war business. It should be a golden rule, a precept always to be heeded: "Forget how things were done be fore the war; eliminate red tape, We must learn with Germans that 'the war won't wait' Delay Is the kaiser's ally." Heads of department bureaus are ! not alone Insisting upon doing things this year as they did them last year and the year before that The "busi ness as usual," "pleasure as usual," and "my own Interests first" advocates are Just as guilty as the tape-bound bureau chiefs. All such are playing Germany's game of deluy. It Is the business of each Individual to bestir himself to help win the War. It Is the business of all to realise that everything Is changed, that nothing can be done this year as It was last We must do the things the war de mands, and do them now. * J THE DOLLAR QUEST ' | ♦ Of the dollar you'll find There ts many a kind While jroti Reek It, aa men have to do; And you shouldn't neglect Some care to select The kind It la beet to pursue. There's (he dollar that worfca. And the dollar that shirks; There's the dollar that loves to assist; There's the dollar that stsrks And Just stsnds In Ita tracks. When It ought to get out and enlist There's the dollar that thrives " An! the one that contrive^ An Indolent fancy to please; The dollar that hope* And the dollar thst gropes In the heunts of Improvident esse. There are dollar* that roam; There are those that stsy home. They are built both for Joy and regret And success will depend. More or leas, la the end. On the kind of a dollar you get. WHEN YOU HAVE A COLD. It is when you have a severe cold that you appreciate the .food qualities of 6hnmberlain's Cough Remedy. Mrs. Prank Crocker, o Pana 111,., writes, "Our 5-year-ola son, Paul, caught a severe cola last winter that settled on his luni> anu he had terrible cou;fh|n* ape Is. We were greatly worried about him as the medicine we jiv» him did not help him in> the least. A neighbor spoke to highly of Cham berlain's Tough Hemedv that * got a bottle of it The first dose benefited him so much that I con thiued giving It to him until he was cared," Rev. H. B. Hem meter, who has been president of Concordia Col lege, Conover, for two yean, bio resigned and has accepted a pas torate at Rocheatar, N. T, - 1. ■,. -X' A . ,i ißed Ctoss To Enter New Field Of Service In ArmyCanpOf America At the suggestion of Secretary of War Baker, tbe American Red Cross la about to enter a new field of service in the army camps of the United States, a field in which they are already working in France, the Bureau of Communication between tbe men in the hospital and their families at home. This will ne cessitate building a Red Cross house In every army camp in the country and securing for each house a man who will keep in personal touch with every man who is admitted to the camp hospital, as well as a sufficient steno graphic force to handle the letters dic tated by these men and to keep their families constantly Informed as to their condition and progress. | Col. William Lawson Peel, General manager of the Southern division, has lust received letters from W. R. Cas tle, Jr., director of the Bureau of Com munications, and from Harry B. Wal j lace, assistant director-general of mili tary relief, explaining Secretary Ba ker's plan and asking for suggestions as to men in this division who are qualified for the positions of respon sibility at the camps. Colonel Peel announced Thursday at a meeting of his bureau directors that the Southern division would co-operate In every way with the national organization and that worlc would be begun at once to assist In carrying out Secretary Bak er's plans. • The directors of the work In the Red Cross houses will be under the au thority of the Red Cross Field Direc tors in the various camps, who In turn are under the supervision of Z. Bennett Phelps, director of military relief for the Southern division. Secretary Baker says In his letter:, "Since the American Red Cross has already established In France, In accordance with an army order, a ser vice to keep families In America In personal touch with their boyß, ill or wounded In the field, It Is suggest ed that this service be extended to the camps In Vie United States. Ameri can Red Cross representatives at the camps, here, as In France; would have access to daily llßts of admissions and evacuations from the hospitals, and, so far as It Is In accord with neces sary medical rules, would bo allowed to talk with sick men. They would be expected to keep families constant ly Informed as to the condition and progress of the men in the hospitals, to write letters for men unable to write themselves, and In general to fulfill that clause of the Red Cross charter which designated the society aB "a medium of communication be tween troops In the field and their families at home." Red Cross Worker Honored By Nurses Association Miss Jane Van De Vrede Nominated Director For 1919-1920. i Ml«s Jane Van De Vrede, of Savan nah, director of the Bureau of Nuro- Ing, Southern Division, American Red Cross, has recently received word\ from Mrs. Charles D. Lockwood, chair man of the nominating committee of the American Nurses Association, of her nomination as director of the as sociation for the term tof 1919-1920. I This Is one of the highest honors that can be given a member of the nursing profession and comes as a recognition of Miss Van De Vrede's splendid service. The nomination will be confirmed at the association convention the first week In May. Appropriations For Relief Work In France Announced By Red Cross War Council The Relief work of the American. Red Cross In France Is already well under way, and appropriations |for this work to the amount of. $30,519,- 269.80 have been made by Jthe Red Cross War Council to cover the period from the time when the United States entered the war up to April 30, 1918. Of this* amount, $14,019,889.60 is for military relief,. under which head comes everything pertaining to hos pitals and hospital supplies, canteen service, and arrangements for the rec reation and comfort of the American soldiers when off duty. For civilian relief. Including aid to refugees, care and prevention of tu berculosis, care of children, re-educa tion of mutllsted and blind soldiers and general relief work In six districts of the devastated area, a total of $9,- 556.482.15 has been appropriated. The bureau of supplies a/id other administrative bureaus will' receive $3,359,541.76. Under this head come all transportation facilities, the d«. partment of.engineering, the expanses of 27 warehouses and Insurance on goods stored therein, as well as all office expenses In France. Und«*r the head of miscellaneous activities, for which $3,583,346.20 has been appropriated, come such things as relief of the families of sick and wounded French itoldlers, all emer gencies, the American ambulance fund, food for the French people, the Red Cross health center and other similar work. _ In addition to this amount, an ap propriation of $7,063,649.12 has been made for the purchase In. the United States of supplies for shipment to France. Of this appropriation, only a very small percentage goes for salaries as more than 3-4 of the Red Cross work ers In France are volunteers, a great many of whom even pay their own expenses. It has been estimated by the War Council that for every J.-illar donated to the war fund, sl.Ol Ik spent In direct relief, the .OS being Interest :: GORGES ON BANANAS TO INCREASE WEIGHT j | | Marinette, Wis. —Because he 1 ' j | wants to Join the army und can- j " > not he accepted as be Is under- 1 1 ! weight, Stanley Brown of Meno- ! | ; | mlnee Is literally buying up all 1 1 ! ! the bananas In tbe Twin Cities ! ! ; ; and gorging himself with the ; ' , , fruit. He says he Is gaining ! ! J I weight rapidly, and will again [ | i> try to pass tbe avoirdupois de- • > J | oianda of the recruiting officer. J ] TMsslsslMsssslHslsssl»l :, CHAMBERLAIN* TABLRTS. These tablets ar»- intended espe cially for disorders of the stom- ( ach, liver and bowels. If vou nre troubled with heartburn, indices- i tion, or constipation they will do you good. 1 The Maryland Legislature has ratified the prohibition amend- i ment to tbe Federal constitution, i .—•» ; ovovovotyov-okcv-ovoiwovovov I SLACKERS PREFER CRIME I i TO FIGHT FOR COUNTRY t s g o Columbus, O.—During the past -U o six months there have been § j* more men between the ages of o i> eighteen and thirty committed o 9 to state penal Institutions than * o ever before. There have been fewer men'over thirty-one com- g S- mltted than In recent years. It o ° has been pointed out this sltua- g o tion may be due to slackers com- J mlttlng petty offenses In order J p to escape military duty. There o are about five hundred more J o young men confined than re#- o § ords of previous years show. J 4* OIL IS BIG FACToi Asset That Makes America Im portant as War Power. \ 1 As Valuable to Cause of Allies at American Men, Money and Munitions. Washington.—lf America's men, money nnd munitions did not consti tute a vital asset In the cause of the allies against Germany, America would still be a friend In need. If -she could not provide ships or steel, she would still constitute a pillar of strength. The reason? Oil. America produces more oil than all the rest of the world. And ships, en gines, autos, and many other war fac tors are using oil as a motive force. Oil Is needed as a lubricant for all the metals used In the prosecution of war.. Its uses are so varied and so vital, Indeed, that oil constitutes another of those Commodities without which the war could not be won. In 1915, for which figures have been completed and Issued by the Ameri can Mining congress, the United States produced and marketed 281,104,104 barrels of crude petroleum. This com prised 65.72 per cent, or almost two thirds, of the entire world production. Other countries follow: Russia, 16.03 per cent; Mexico, 7.69 per cent; Dutch Bust Indies, 2.00 per cent; Roumanla, 2.81 per cent; India, 1.92 per cent. And less than 1 per cent each, Gallcln, Ja pnn and Formosa, Peru, Germany, Trinidad, Argentina, Egypt, Canada and Italy. With this list In haqd, It Is easy to see why American oil Is so Important a factor In the prosecution of the war. Russian fields, If they are being work ed at all, probably are being worked for Germany's benefit. So are Rou manian fields. Thus far, though prices have soared just as If there was a famine In oil, the American fields, Including the Mex ican, have sufficed to keep all the allies fairly well supplied. Students of war problems declare that America's oil supply will be practically as valuable In the last analysis as American men, money and munitions. SHIP VANSE LOST AT SEA Few Vessels as Well Known to Pei* sons Other Than Seafaring Men. New York.—Somewhere In the At lantic, tossed about like a cork and without lights or course, Is the stnuneh ship Vanse, the pride of Cnpt. Jacob O. Samuelson, who was forced to de sert her five days rtfter a terrific storm snapped off her mnbts. "*•» Few sailing vessels are as well known as this erstwhile full-rigged ship to persons other than seufarlng men. For years the Vanse was a pas senger ship, carrying sometimes 1,000 coolies out of Calcutta. Her Just car go was oil, which she conveyed from New York to Buonos Ayres. She Is of 1,691 tons register and was coming up the coast In ballast, bound for Hamp ton Roads, Va., when the storm hit her. HUN TELLS OF TANK TERROR General In Tageblatt Recall* Hannibal Elephants as Blmlle to British Machines. Berne, Switzerland.—Describing the battle of Cambral to German readers. Lieutenant General von Ardenne, In the Tageblatt says: "Those who fought In the battle describe the Imposing Im pression made by the British tanks which preceded the attack on the wid est front. As they advanced In masses, with very small Intervals between them, they reminded one of Hannibal's battle elephants or the sickle chariots of I'haraoh. The booming, rumbling attack was accompanied or, rather, supported from the air by a veritable clond of battle aircraft, while closely pressed masses of Infantry and field artillery followed the Iron wall, three cavalry divisions bringing up the rear." SAYS SON OWES FOR BOARD Btepfather Puts in Claim Against Es tate for $5,200 for Meals and Lodging. Racine, Wis. —Claiming thai> Theo dore Johnson, who died six months ago, leaving nn estate worth $70,000, owes his mother for board and rent for the last quarter of a century, August Wilson has filed n $5,200 claim against the estate. Wilson declares Johnson boarded at his mother's house and also had a trunk stored there for twenty flve ycarr. He figures »hnt 'the hoard and room were worth at least $5 a week with accrued Interest. A BOUT CONSTIPATION*. Certain articles of diet tend to check movements of the bowels. The most common of these arc cheese, tea and boiled milk. On the other band raw fruits, espe cially apples, bananas, alsi> Gra ham bread and whole wheat bread promote a movement of the tow els. When the bowels are badly constipated, however, the sure way is to take one or two of Chamber lain's Tablets Immediately after supper. Nat Greenwood of Buncombe county, trying to esca|>e military service, went to the home of his sister in Gnstonia and changed his nnme to Cap. Carter. lie was in jail before he got used to the change of name. Break your Cold or LaGrippe with few doses of 666. Fire in an Asheville garage de stroyed 25 of the 33 automobiles stored therein. • - r* Children Cry for Fletcher's The Kind You Have Always. Bought, and which has, been in use for over over 30 yerfrs, has borne the signature of '-..J§ and has been made under his per- j f AZ. . sonal supervision since its Infancy. * c "* 4 ' Allow no one to deceive you in this. All Counterfeits, Imitations and " Just-as-good" are but Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of -VJIMM Infants and Children—Experience against Experiment. „ What is CASTOR IA Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Paregoric, Drops' and Soothing Syrups. It is pleasant. It contains \ neither Opium, Morphine nor other narcotic substance. Its age is its guarantee. For more than thirty years it has I I teen in constant use for the relief of Constipation, Flatulency, "Wind Colic and Diarrhoea; allaying Feverishness arising therefrom, and by regulating the Stomach and Bowels, aids the assimilation of Food; giving healthy and natural sleep. - 'i*i The Children's Panacea —The Mother's Friend. GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS the Signature of In Use For Over 30 Years The Kind You Have Always Bought , —— i * Something Suitable. "What can I make for my husband to eat?" asked the bride. "Something suitable for the honeymoon. I don't want anything prosaic, you know." ' "Try angel food." "We've teen having a great deal of , that." "Well, make him some spoon bread." Breaking the News. Poor Tim Mup ■ ■ phy went up in a fCn * premature blast, and Mike Mulll- ■ gan was delegated ■ N to break the news MM t0 the widow. 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Second Bill—l guess he's been eat ing scrap Iron. Oh, How Different. "That man sure has a handsome mug." / "Why, I think he's as homely as sin." "I mean he has a handsome mug In the barber shop with his mono gram on it" • J Lignite Coals May Provide Many Important Supplies Secretary Lane has recommended to congress an appropriation of 5100,000 to Investigate the commercial and eco nomic practicability of utilizing the lignite coals of the United States for producing fuel oil, gasoline substitutes, ammonia, coal tar and gas foi» power. There are Immense quantities of lignite deposits In the public lands of the United States lying near the surface of the earth and cheaply mined, but the coal is of such character that It does not stand thinsportatlon in its natural state and Is of small value for fuel ex cept In the Immediate vicinity of the mines. If a satisfactory method of ex tracting fuel oil and other substances is secured it would be of enormous value und add immensely to the re sources ef the United States. It Is pro posed to have the Investigations con ducted through the bureau of mines. ItUB-MY-TlSM—Antiseptic, Re lieveß Rheumatism, Sprains, Neu ralgia, etc. Call and Get Your Vest Pocket Goldmine Book.- We are pleased to advise our adult readers that they can call at this office and secure .free of charge, a useful Vest Pocket Memorandum Book, full of valuable information. Call quick before they ran out. ISnoTtf 1 1 Very Serious 3 I for one medicine and have the I 1 reason wo urge you in buying to , I be careful to get the genuine— BUck-KisHT r liver Medicine . IThe reputation of this oi l, relia ble medicine, for constipation, in digestion and liver trouble, ic firm ly established. It docs not imitate other medicines. 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