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tmtigple and for :5
the Influenza and ignorance.
Tba So-Called Health Baard -Makes Another
Bat has Gattsn Howhora let.
The board of health met last
' week and found the -influenza
on the increase in this coinmun
ity, After talking-over the situa
tion it was decided that the
churches be closed with the ex
ceptions of the 11 o'clock servi
ces Sunday mornings. It was
also ordered that all picture
shows and pool rooms be closed
until further notice, that all
public gatherings be prohibited,
that loafing on the streets or at
the passenger station be forbid
den and that all public and pri
vate schools in the city and
county be closed until further
notice.' Dtfring the past week
the number of new cases daily
have been reported was between
64 and 115 axd it is not known
whether all reported reallv had
the disease or whether
all whodid have it were reported.
The situation Is such that nc
one seems to know just what to
do to do to stamp it out.
This; is the second time influ
enza, or la-grippe, has broken
out in North Carolina. In 1892.
it. was quite prevalent and &
number of people died from it
effects. There were no mcr'f!liH'
liealth officers, no so called board
of health, and no foolish quarau
tine?, so the disease soon passed,
but it is different now, and con
siderably worse. We are paying
$4.00 per day each for., a number
' oi men taisingovei: injs situation
p' " -'. ill!.; : .1 !j. j
;nng quarantiness and get
mff nownere. j ne state tjoaro
of Health sends out pretentious
bhlletions, frequently reversing
itself and accomplishing nothing,
and the United States investiga
tors make entirely different re
ports, while the Thomasvilie
orphanage goes through, an
attack of the disease and comes
out with flying colors, just used
common sense, and did'nt lose a
rase.
The State Board of health, to
keep itself before the public,
says: .
' "Spanish Influenza and tuber
culosis are communicated? in the
same way. There is, however,
a marked difference in the incu
bation period. Influenza shows
up in from a few hours to a few
days after the infection enters
the dody. Tuberculosis,, on the
other hands may not show up
for years.
uThe prevention of both these
diseases is the same. "The
' flu" is spread by the cough and
the sneeze,' without shielding the
mouth and nose, thereby spray
ing the air and all persons near
by with the infective material,
or it is spread by kissing, or by
handling, things that have been
handled by a sick person and
then putting the fingers in'to the
mouth without first washing
them, or by spitting on the floor;
or ground or by using the same
towels, drinking vessels, eating
utensils that are used by the sick
The United States navy health
service, which has made
thorough tests knocks the block
from under our health 'authori
ties'! when it sends out Cttie fol
lowing: 3 Boston, Dec. 13. Experiments
undertaken by the navy depart
meu t at the navy public . health
-service hospitals in Callups
island to ascertain the cause - and
Spread of influenza have had
merely negative results, accord
ing to a report given out today.
One 'hundred, volunteers wh
have been under observation for
several weeks have had influenza
germs placed in their nostril
throats and have eaten, them
HOLD ROADS FOR FIVE YEARS.
Talk About the Disposition of Railroads Like
tise Kaiser Would,
Extension of the period of gov
ernment control of railroads for
five years, until January 1. i924
is recommended to Congress bv
Director General !cAdoo. Ad
vantages of this, iVr. McAdoo
said, are that it would take the
railroad question out of politics
for the present, give time for
carrying out an extensive pro
gram of improvements and pro
vide opportunity for a fair test
of unified control to indicate the
permanent solution of the rail
road problem.
"The President has given me
permission to say that this con
clusion accords with his own
view of the matter." Mr. Mc
Adoo concluded. ,
The letter was addressed to
Senator Smith of South Carolina
ad Representative Sims, chair
men, respectively of the Senate
md House Inter - State. Com
merce committees. Mr. Mc
Adoo explained that to continue
government operation for 2i
months after formal declaration
of peace under present condi
'j'-ms would mean disruption of
muale among employees and of
H'jrs and could not enable the
government to go ahead with -im-piovemenis
.nd purchase of
equipment. Another alternative,
the prompt return of the rail
r ads to private control, without
legislation tsf pur mit elimination
c; the old wastevul competition,
would be "hurtful alike to the
pixliclnrs":cti id HKir Wfc-i
roads themselves," he said, and
trio difficulty of obtaining imme
diate legislation providing a per
manent solution, is apparent."
In reading the above you will
notice it seems to bo merely aj
matter as to what Vr. McAdoo.
the President aau congress wants
and seems to be a case of "the
people be damned." The rail
roads can purchase their equips
uinnt as they have always done)
and the waste tnat the govern
ment is using for a talking pGint,
do?s not equal the extra, freight
and passenger fares now being
mulched from the people.' It
may be of some satisfaction to
Mr. McAdoo to receive praise for
raising wages, lor a lew,- but!
there is little satisfaction to thet
many who are bearing this extra
burden without any correspond
ing raise in their receipts.
Fcf Croup.
"Chamberlain's Cough Rem-
edv is splendid for croup," writes
Mrs Edward Hassett, Frankfort,
N- Y. 4 My children have been
quickly relieved of attacks of
this dreadful complaint, by its
use." This remedy contains no
oium or other narcotics, and
maj be given to a child as con
fidnllv as to an adult.
w -li their food and some, have
been inoculated with serum, but
n -i cases of the disease have de
veloped thus far.
"Increased appetite and more
vigorous health have been the
only noticeable results ot the
experiment, according to the
phvsicians. The test will be
coutinned."
- So with the health authorities
admitting their ignorance on the
subject, it is well for the indi
vidual to look out for himself,"
do what he can to keep in the
lopeu, avoid colds, if possible, and
!kv :p his system' i g-ooc!.- order.
Fresh air ud wc A'-ir i laturrs
jre ".'dy and iu . 'Mr doctors skin-!
id or ty utiles. j
j Buy War Savings Stamps
ENGINEER RILLED BY A SOLDIER. iiBESIDENT WILSON'S ENTRANCE IN PARIS.
C. A. Snyder of Coeleemee Slashes Tbroat
H. A. Winders and Attacks Wife. Wffencti Treats tteMire Length.
Ohorlotte. Dec. 14 H;i
Snyder, of Oooleemee, a;flisVWiIson made his entrance ihtq
charged soldier from Cam pf
weene, Siasnea ngineer ti. - jhe President's arrival at the
A. Winder- at th Hotitbernapital waS greeted with a salvo
Biaiiuu ai .ou wiib. fiuuuuf artillery in salute.
wi. u a
th flr tn-th hhital . Siivte1 America s executive hailed
rW wif wa talking wiHvraing withvollies of eheer-
Wiiiders and Mrs. D. -AC
May hew vheu the.?oldier,apsIPresident Wilson was greeted
proached iLem, drew a razor
and slashed Winders throat.
He then attacked Mrs. SnJ-1
dnr, cutting her arm and
hand. A military .police of-j
fleer, attempted taitlrBst ny-
oi . j 'ij
ied by his wife, walKed from
the station to thw poatoBBice
vera! flocks away with theiC
1113 m ui4 nana, ae was ioi
iownd by Patrol raan Vy. H.
1 ettsand provost guards. - A
machine in which were three
officers haite d; S uy d tr , ti ea r
the.pofetoffitiH leo42ts abgut
to fire on Omc-erypnewfieu
he saw other omces-fiifd him
covered, lie raised the gun
again, but his .wife knocked
it from hisf.haud. He was
takeu into custody by Officers
Johnson, Daweee and Riley.
At an' inquest held by Cor-
oner i iiovis it was ae3iaed
tliat Winders had died as the
result of razor wounds inflict
' d b y 8 n y d h r . N o r easo n ioi1
J 41 rl'l. l
fi T Thu iriin 'iirir 'I hii nnni.tu ;
had ber married igpsqu ontbis occasion spoke in
months, fenyder is said to h; 1,UWS'S1U lyiu& w f
jyaious or urr wrre. ne ish1.135
htild in the county jail.
The remains ut H. A. Wiu
'itjria, the engineer who was
killed in-Charlotte Saturday
ij. Chas. H. rfiiyder, a-dis
hd'ged s idler, were brought
tu Salirbury and taken to the
home of his sister. Mrs. V. T
Leonard, iium which place
the funeral At-. 3 held ard the
interment wag'in Chbstmit
hill Cemetery.
S2r.;2 Dead Bsais Escepa, But these Did
Net.
Thursday a well dressed young
white mau and woman registered
at the Empire hotel as L W
Goodman and wife, South Caro
lina, they contracted for an inner
tuhe to an aulo tire at Rouzers
garage and a check was tendered
in payment. This 'created sus
picion and on investigation it
was suppose to have been the
same couple operating in Con
cord. The check was on a Gas
tonia bank, cause was found, and
the couple spent the night in
jail and were held on a $100
bond each for the Superior, court.
On the charge of registering as
man and wife aud not being mar
ried, the couple was taxed $23
each and the cost in the case.
T3i8 Armistice ExMed.
Copenhagen, Dzc 12. The
German armistice has been ex
tended until 5 o'clock on 1he
morning of January 17, according
to a dispatch from Treves, where
the delegates of the various
countries have been in confer
ence. This proldngnation, it is
added, will be extended until
the conclusion of- preliminary
peace, subject to !the conference
of the allied governments:
Copenhagen, Dec 14. The
German armistice has been ex-?
tended until 5 o'clock on the
morning of January 17 and the
allies have notified Germany
that they reserve the right to
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oocuj:, tne iiCvrtrai ione east of
the .Rhine v-rU; lac Colo&rfg
bridg-ehead on th Dutch" frontier
according to a dispatch from
Preyes-
oflRopte ito His Place of Residence lined With
1iaris, Dec. 14. President
Paris at 10:05 this morning.
The dense throngs gathered to
Hpyi President ; . and Madam Ppin-
tare, Premier Clemencau, Andre
Irardieu, French High Commis-
iotjer to the United States and
tlier high officials.
SThe route to the the Presiden
mal residence was lined
with
'$)rench; troops in solid array
along its entire length.
'The welcome given bv the
crowds as the President drove by
was vociferous and hearty.
' Te formalities of the greeting
jbve; the . President entered a
carriage with President Ppincare
fend Mrs Wilson and Miss Mar-
faTet Wilson, a daughter of the
President, followed in another
carriage accompanied by Mrs
Poincare, The party 1 drove im
mediately to the residence of
Murataih, in the JAue de Mon
eai, where the President will
reside while at the iFrench capi
til.! ,
President and Madam
Poihcare gave dinner at the pal
aislle l'Elysee, in honor of Presi-
President
"-W lUVt 11113 . II USVUi
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"Mr President. I am deeply in
debted to you for your gracious
greeting It is very delightful
to find myself in France and to
feel the quick contact of sympa
thy and unaffected friendship
between the representatives of
the.United States and the repre
sentatives of France.
4 'You have been very generous
in what you were pleased to say
abou,t myself and I feel that what
-I hye tried to do has been said
done only in an attemp to speak
the nought of the people of the
yntted States truly and to carry
that thought out in action.
; "From the first the thought of
the people of the United States
aim "toward something. more than
hthe mere winning of this war. It
furhed to the establishment of
eternal principals of right and
justice.
It is realized that merely to
win. the war was uoi enough,
that it must.be won in such a
way is the question raised by it
andjsettled in such a way as to
secure the future peace of tte
world and lay the foundations
for the freedom and happiness of
its tnany peoples and nations.
"Sever before has war won so
terrible a visage or exhibited
more grossly debasing influence
of illicit condition. I am sure
thatI can look upon tjhe ruin
wrought by the armies of the
Central Empires with the same
repulsion and deep indignation
that ibey stare in the heart of
men of France and Belgium and
I appreciate as you do that the
necessity- of such action in the
rlua) settlement of the issues of
the w,ar as will not only1 rebuke,
such acts of terror and spoliation
butjnay command everywhere
that5th,ey cannot be ventured up
on without a certainty of just
j punishment.
' No Worms in a Healthy Chfld
All children troubled with worms lurre m
healthy coiur. wbkh iadfcRtea doot blood, and as a
J i-oie, t'&ere 13 more or leas stomach disturbance.
for two or .thrs" weeks will enrici tie bloodL btt-
crove the digestion, and act as a Gcr.enf StrcetfOt- j
tluow off or oispel the worms, and the ChiH wSbft j
in perfect health. Pkaaant to tXe CSepcdotttel
QEIICANS GLftSH WITH AMERICANS
One Mexican Killed and Jaotber Mortally
Wounded la Row Begun by Oexicens.
New York, Dec. i5.-Ina
clash on November 28 be
tween tha arfriy navy guard
of , ttie American , steamship
Monterey and Mexican cus
toms guards at TampicoJ one
Mexican, said o have been' a
captain, was killed, a Mexican
soldier mortally ..wounded,
and a ch?et gunner's matn,
named Berry, in charge -of
the American guard less se
riously hurt. Ihiswas Jearn.
ed tQday with the steamer's
arrival here from Havana and
Nassau, where 8he touched
after leaving Tampico.
Members of the. armed
ffuard and officers of. the ship
reiQSed to discuss the inci
dent, bat details were learn-
ed from passeDgers on guard
at the time. According to
them, the fight occurred
shortly after 5 a-m., after
members of the navy" guard
went to the rescue of Berry,
who had been attacked. The
Americans at first responded
to the call without arms, but
upon the Mexicans opening
tire, they secured their wea
pons and;responded. in kind.
The fight, passengers said,
was brief, the .Mexicans run
ning away as soon as the Am
mericauB opened fire, leaving
their dead and wounded.
SALISBURY PROOF.
Should CtiYince Every Salisbury Reader.
The frank ' statement of
neighbor telling the merits of
re
Bids you pause and believe.
The same endorsement
By some stranger ar away
Commands no belief at all.
Here is a Salisbury case.
A Salisbury citizen testifies,
Read and be' convinced.
Mrs Hattie Frost, 603 N Main
St., says: I was subject to back
ache and general kidney disorder.
At times my back and limbs
would get so weak and lame I
could hardly get around. Morn
ings I was in the most misery
My kidneys were irregular in
action and caused me a lot of
trouble. I began using Doan's
Kidney Pills and found them to
be all that is claimed of them.
Doan's relieved the misery in my
back and regulated my- kidneys.
On May 13, 1917 Mrs Frost
said: "I haven't had to use
Doan's Kidney JPiljs since I re
commended jj them several years
ago. Doan's relieved me entire
ly at that time and I advise others
suffering with their kidneys to
use Doans.
60c, at all dealers. Foster-Mil -burn
Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, N.Y.
Weather forecast, for December, 1918.
From 3 to 10 rain, some change
able, some stormy south, west
and north.
From 10 to 17, colder, threat-
emng snow, and rain, some bliz
zard, cold along.)
From 17 to 25, cold with snow
and rain along, S snow storms
northwest to north erst, cold
winds along, threatening hard
cold. ,
From 25 to Janurary 3, 1919,
fair with rain and snow along
'and some cool- and cold rough
weather along.V .
December shows more rain and
snow than past month, and cold
hard weather with some warm
days along, for North Carolina
with sudden chancres. This
November 27th. Henry Reid.
R 3i Salisbury, N.C,
drove's Tasteless chill Tonic
,'A L'k. , anA
en-
HeWnfth Uqpd. Yoacan mod feel ito"Sttenth
toilrfsj!tan Bkct. Fxic63c.
PRESIDENT OF FORTUGflLASSm
Body Taken ta (to Bslsn Palaw b Iwsittbs
Funeral tareisiinlss:
Lisbon, Portuga', Dec 16.
The body of Dr. Sidinio Paes,
President of Portugal, who
was assassinated late on SaS
urday was taken to the Belem
Palace to await the funeral
ceremonies In the mean
while the Portugese goveTn
ment continuing in office un
der the minister of justice
while, both chambers of the
parliament have been sum
raoned to meet tddav to dia
cues jointly the question as to
the successor of the:preei
dency. '
The whole capital was in
mourning today with a deep
undercurrent of excitement
of both military and civilians
ho are organizing parades in
which the marches call for
'-ngeauce for the crime.
President Paes waBsbot and
died nhorUy before mid
light Saturday while in the
Lisbaru railway station. Hit
.cpassiu . was killed, by the
rowd.
if Focb Were a Romanist.
In their bigoted efforts to de-
ceive the world into believing
that Marshal Foch is a Roman
Jatholic the propagandists of
tiome encounter many insur
mountable difficulties. This con
tention of theirs seems doomed
to the same fate as their similar
couientions resardmsr Joffre.
Baig, and Persliing. ,V
In their own diocesan orgrans
the Romaa prelates never tire ofi;
dmcnrrciiig?PrieliM3ieeiJt;
of France for his militant hos
tility to the papal gang. But
evidences multiply that Foch
owes his preferment, including
his selection as generalissimo, to
the French premier.
The following associated press
dispatch, which appeared in The
St. Louis Post-Dispatch Decem
ber 3, is significant in connec
tion with many similar bits of
information:
London, Dec. 3.-7-M. Clemen-
ceau, the French premier, caused
a sensation in his address at the
French embassy last night by
declaring that but for him Mar
shal Foch would have had no
command. -
The occasion was a reception
. 7",
in nonoroi tne premier and
Marshal Foch
, When it is remembered that
Clemenceau is as uncompromis- .
ingly Protestant as Governor
Catts and that Rome incessantly
denounces him for that fact, it is
manifest that he would not have
placed the destiny of France and
the world in the hands of a Ro
man Catholic as supreme com
mander. Not till Governor Catts or Gov
ernor Kilby appoints a fourth
degree Knight of Columbus to
the United States senate will the
public believe that Clemenceau
placed a Roman Catholic in com
mand of the military forces of
democracy.
As stated in "The Menace"
some weeks ago, Foch is a Bas
que, and his people have been
noted during several centuries
for their successful hostility to
the papal autocracy. During
all the ages when both France
and Spain groaned under the
heel of popery, the Basques suc
cessfully defied the papal hier
archy and kept their mountain
home between France and Spain
free The Menace.
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