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ALLIES IN STRIKING DISTANCE Or THE 'HINDENBURG LINE* Retreating Canna ■ Armies Am Approaching Thsir Sup posed Coal. Franrh troops pushing hard on ths kssli of ths rstrssting (i«mun> srs today within •trlking diatancs of ths "Hindsnhurg tins", ths nippossd goal of thsir retreating fos. Ths mils atone* on this Una are ths hiatorie town* of Liala, Cambria, St. Qnentin, l.aou and La Vara. Ths troop* of Gsnsral Nivalis wars ruahing toward* St. Quentin ysatsr day at • rata almost unprecedented in the preaent world war and had reached a point wilhin five mile* of the city. Unlee* some unheralded fac tor ha* entered into the situation, the French have by this time either entsr eil 9« Quentin, or the German retreat ha* halted.. In tAs meantime, to the north the Firitieh are doggedly punhing forward toward Cambrai, and arc apparently within striking di*tance of that town, the heart of the Lille-La Fere line, and famou* nines the day* of ths Roman*. The British are advancing mors *lowly than the French, but nothing either in the official report* from Pari* or in the unofficial *torie* of newspaper correspondent* at the front indicate* that either army ha* yet come in contact with the main <;erman force*. The theory that the German* pro po*e to halt their retreat on the Hin denhurg line ha.4 )>een put forward by military critic* in the allied capi tal*. but there has been no indication from Berlin of the plans of the Ger man general staff, and the purpose and meaning of the dramatic retreat of the invader*, which remains clothed in considerable mystery. French military observers estimate that the German retirement has al ready released 150,000 to 200.000 troop* who are available for a long predicted counter offensive to be launched against the allies' lines at some speculative point. The Pari* newspaper* regard some such move en the part of von Hinder.burg as al most certain, and a* for the proba bility of clearing the way to Calais. On the Somme the initiative con sist* of apparently aporadic fighting, as also in the Champagne district and Verdun front. Nothing has developed in either of these directions to indi cate an offensive on a scale (treat enough to offset the sensational eva cuation of a thousand or more squa>e miles in Picardy Resolutions of Respect. Hal! of Cope land Council Jr. O. 0. A. M. March 17. 1017. The Council being in regular se-.-ion adopted the following resolution Whereas, Almighty God in his vi.» dora has seen fit to remove from our mid.st our belover brother Walter C. Layne, and whereas, it is the duty of thU Council to sh">v our !n\o an-i esteem therefore be it resolved: First, that while we bow in humble submission to the will of Him wlio doeth all things well, we sadly feel ;'ic loss of a faithful member and a quiet, (food citizen. Second, that we extern? to the family our heartfelt sympathy in the loss of a kind and affectionate son and broth er, but we realize their loss is his eternal gain, and we c,«nmend then, to Him whose love and mercy knows no end. •» Third, that these resolutions be en tered on our minutes, a copy sent to the bereaved family, and a copy to The Mount Airy News for publication. D. D. Shelton, Joe Dobson," T. W. Snow, Committee. Missionaries in China Secure Numerous Converts. Pekin, Feb. 28.—Christian converts among Chinese number 35,298,908, ac cording to a report just submitted to the ministers of foreign affairs and the-interior by a committee which in vestigated religious conditions in the republic. The figures given include both Cath olics and Protestants. In all there are 2,717 Christian churches in China, and 4,288 chappels. Eight Bible societies are working in the republic. Mission aries have established 181 hospitals and medical schools. Nine tnissionary colleges are in existence. Middle schools established by the missionar ies number 171, and 2,557 primary schools have been established under missionary direction. In addition there are many Young Men's Christian association branches in flic principal cities in China. All in all there are 1,8.1*! male for eign missionaries, and 2,716 female foreign missionaries In the. native Christian church there arc 902 native preacftars, 8,.'181 native assistants, and 1.108 native Bible wnmcn. "Pie teach ers in mission schools number 2,7f»^, •nd the students in these srhools 'lum ber JWOSO. Phfmkisns ' "nbiyc^ in mission hoepitali nnmbor H88. SAFETY OF THE CZAR'S FAMILY IS CUAJtANTEED to Hm*m img IUfu*«d to Sm WiU. London, Mnrrh II.—What moat pmr I urbad Emperor Nirhnfcr nay* tha PMrofrni correspondent at til* Tim**, wu that auffiriant icuaranteea had been given that hia Ufa and thae* of hia family ha spared. It la Mid ha waa raaaaurad hy Gen«rar Ruxaky, who vnurhad in tha nama of tha whola army under hia command, that no harm ahnuld befall any member of tha family. Tha flrat requeat mail* by tha am paror waa that ha ha allowed to aaa hia wifa, but thia waa refuaed point blank. Thara ara reports that ha avan contemplated suicide. hut avantually waa induced hy hia < .infeaaor to accept hia fortune* <*almly and aubmit to tha inevitable. Hia laat worda aa emperor ara aaid to hava barn that ho had baan betrayed hy thoaa he trunted moat. The Times' correspondent any* ha haa (men told the former ruler will hava to raaide in thu faurtia palace in (,'rimea with hia family but eventually will he allowed to go abroad to aome entente allied country, probably Italy. The revolution overtook the imperial family when all of the children, except tha Grand Durheaa Marie, were af flicted with measlea. Grand Duke Alexia, the 12-year-old eartwhile heir, who waa reported dead, atill lives, but ia very ill. Hia attack of measles waa cmplicat erl hy the hreaking nut of the old wound fn hir foot, dating from the al leged attempt on hia life about four years ago. He waa reported today aa likely to recover. He contracted the malady from a comrade at the front. Grand Duch.-aa Tatiania ia in a seri oua condition and oxygen haa been ad ministered. News of the disaffection of the troops reached the empress Feb ruary 27. The ptlacj (. ia:d was mob ilized for defense, the riflemen remain ing Inaide tha palace with machine guna, while outside were armored mo tor*. When the Tasarskoe Selo garruon revolted a collision with the palace guard* appeared inevitable. The em press went to the commander of the guard and said: "My desire is that you do not fire." This was tak>sn aa an order to *ur render, which he did. Soon revolution ary troop* entered the palace and. of ficer* went to the apnrtment of the imperial family*. To the^e the, em pre*x said: "l.et there be no violence. I now am only a aister of charity at the hed <ide of my afflicted children." Teutonic Plot to Dynamite A New Jersey Reiervoir? Jersey Citv. N . J.. March I 1.— Acting on rumor* of a pl"t to dyna mic the 7,000,<VR»,l')00 gal1 n rt' i'-rvmr nt Boonton. thereby flood i' g the r»< salc valley, where many In ge muni tion plants are located, tb • city com mi siuyers late today pa ej a resolu tion railing upon (lovcrnor F.dge to provide a military gourd fur the works. Thirty policemen, all of whom have nerved in the regular army, were hur ried to the reservoir tonight under command of Major Norton.o f the 4th New Jersey regiment. The policemen were supplied" with rifles and ammuni tion from the 4th regiment armory. Mayor Fagon, in a telephone con versation with the governor, declared that the destruction of the reservoir would endanger thousands of lives and cause untold property ''amage. The resolutions passed by the city commissioner* asserted that informa tion of the plot to dynamite the reser voir h'ad come from "sources which ap pear to be credible." Persons desir ous of injuring the resource* of the government in the event of the hostil ities with Germany, it was said, were under suspicion. Two men, one said to have been an officer in the Ge<-man army at the siege of Antwerp, and the other for merly an employe of a German steam ship line, recently have been making observations and taking photographs of the reservoir according to word Dth. We will self at auction about 75 lots, a part of me old Nutt Farm just west of <he furniture factories. These are splendid building lots. Close to furniture fitctiries and Depot. At the same time: we will offer for sale 3 three-room Mouses on Same place. Terms, small rash payment, balance on fi, 12 and 18 months time. Banner A Lovill. 4t Rank Koolinhnm*. You occasionally see it tated that cold* do not result from colli weather. That is rank foolishness. Were it true cold* would lie us prevalent in midsuiumer a* in midwinter. The microbe that can e* colds Tlourisheii in ilamp, colli weather. To jret rid of n cold take C'h»mt>erlain'* Coujrh Reme dy. It is effectual and in highly re commended by people who have used it for marvy years in occasion required, uitd know it* roal value. Obtainable everywhere. GERMANY DETERMINED TO CARRY OUT U-BOAT N WARFARE. Talk of Pmu in Germany Hu Waabc.gton, March 14.—Former A»iiiM»Jor Gerard, rrenh from Berlin reported to the state department to* dav tilat whan he left there waa every evidence that Germany fully intended carrying out her ruthleaa lahmarine campaign, regardleaa of the pro*pact of war with the United Htatea, and that talk of peace had bias abandoned. Tne former ambassador did not Me President Wilson because the Presi 'lent Ktill ia confined to hia room, but he conferral at length with both Secre tary Lansing and Counsellor Polk, and went Over with them in detail eventa leading to the break in diplomatic re lations between 'Germany and the United .State*. / Mr. Gerard reported that German officialx apparently ronaidared the ef | ferta and consequences of submarine ruthlessness before proclaiming it. and so far a> he could learn were confident of ita success. When he left Berlin, however, the campaign was only in ita oecond week and the Germans were 1 Mtill predicting the destruction of a million tona of shipping a month, the amount admitted by Teutonic expert* to be essential for an effective * Larva . tion blockade of England. Since then, however, the average destruction has been below half that. Food conditions in Germany when Mr Gerard'* party left were reported as serious, hut not necessarily critical. Thia question ia looked upon by the American government an very impor tant because i.t ita bearing upon the possibility of further peace moves by [ Germany in the near future. The former ambassador arrived here from Key West, Fla., shortly after noon, and was met at the station by a group of officials including Counsellor Polk and Assistant .Secretary Philips, of the state department; Secretary Mr Adoo, Secretary Tumulty and Senator Iluuhes, of New Jersey. A formal statement was given out by Mr. Ger ard saying that he would make hra re port to the government, and would not talk for publication. During the re mainder of the day and night he held to his determination. He remained over here tonight, and will go to New York late tomorrow in time for a for mal reception to be tendered him there F riday. The report made hy the former am bassador to the state department was understood to deal particularly with the treatment accorded himself and other Americans following the break in diplomatic relations, the efforts of the Gorman government to get him to reaffirm the old treaty of 1828, with extensive changes, th. general attitude of 'he German government and public toward* swibrriarine warfare, peace rind rela' n« with the United States, and condition* i' Germany Th department presented a scene of unusual activity with the many return (!:r>l>m>ii who accompanied Mr. <; aid reporting to their superiors. Si me of them will !>e kept at the de partment, and other" wili lie given new posts. While officials are extremely anxi ous to learti the personal opinions of men fresh from Gerjnany, there is not the slightest disposition to feel that the international situation can be af fccted in any way at this time. Ger many is believed to have shown her. self in the series of sinking such as the I^aeonia. the California and many others, including the American steam ship Algonquin today reported sunk without warning, to be utterly un mindful of the country's rights or its possible participation in the war. Regarding food conditions one of the best observers who has reported to the state department in months, said that 20,000,000 people directly connected with the army or government, another 20,000,000 people in the rural popula tion and about 8,00v,000 wealthy peo ple are well fed, but that the balance, about 20,000,000 are in a serious plight. The arrival of Mr. Gerard revived reports that he would be a candidate for mayor of New York next fall or that he would be sent to Tokio to suc ceed the late Ambassador Guthrie. He would discuss none of these reports today further than to say that he was paying no attention to politics at this time. Regardless of whether he remains in the service of the government he un doubtedly will come back here within a few days to amplify his reports. He may see the President tomorrow but more likely will wait until another trip here becnuse it probably will be sev eral days before the President's phy sician will consent to his receiving roller*. Si*n of Bmiit Dlsralinn. When you nee a cheerful uml happy old lady you mi) know thai xhe nm (rood «liife«tior!.< If your direction 1» imi aiied or tf you do not relicK your r<> .W take a do«e of Chnmlierlain'* Tablet*. They iitrenjjthen the utoin a<-h. improve the digeHtion nm! cause it gentle movement of' the buweU. Obtainable everywhere. ROOSEVELT WANTS TO SEND ARMY TO EUROPE. Ha Would Raiaa Army of 2,000 000 Mm and Help the Alliaa Cru*h Germany. New York, March 20.—Theorora Roosevelt, Ellhu Root >nd (harlan E. Hughaa war* apaaktra at a meeting" of the Union League club tonight, at which a committee, headed by Robert Baron, former emhaaaador to Franca, presented • report laying tha United Slates wan unp.apared for war anjd uriin( it to gat ready for action. Mr. Hughea preaidad. Mr. Rooaevelt charged Germany i with murder and asserted that the! United State* waa hiding, at preaent In safety, behind an Engliah fleet. "War ia going on now," ha aatd. "Germany ia making war upon ua and we am not striking in self-defense.! Armed neutrality under then# rirrum-1 stances ia war. It ia feeble war, but it la war. (Germany does not make feeble war an! the neither understands nor reapecta it in opponent*. "For the la«t two and a half yearn we have seen the American pacifist meeching around. To try to curry; favor with the 'ierm.in militarist*. the American j)arifi«t, the professional! paciflnt, han been the tool and the sub ordinate ally of the pro-German in thin country. "We want to prepare at once a great army;-1 should hope of a couple of mil-: lion men so that if the war lasts fori a year wa will lie able to be the decia- ' ive and controlling clement in it. "•But do not wait for that great army. We enn send an expeditionary force abrond now to fight in the trenchc.i or fight in the Balkan penin sular, wherever it is desired. We can get that expeditionary force, if we choose to, within four or five months into the trenches and it will mean everything for the morale of France, of Belgium.of the alliea generally, to have an American force under the American flag training in France ami moving forward into the trenches to ta'i * its place beside the other armies, which are fighting our battles at this moment." "Use our fleet in any way pu»sible,, hut prepare our armed strength no; that no one shall be able to say that if we do go to war we will make it only a 'dollar war." County Union Meeting. The Surry County Farmers Union will hold it* next qjrfbrterly meeting wi*h Parks Local, ryfnr Parks Station, on the Elkin & AJ/ejfhany Railroad on Thursdoy nigrht arid Friday, April 5 & fith, 1!>17. It is earnestly desired that each local send a full delegation to! thii meeting. Fraternally, J. M. Brinkley, Sec. j Mar. 19. 1>17. OVERWORKED MOTHER rinds Health In Our Vinol f ollingrille, 111 —"I Buffered from a n*rvona breakdown and terrible h»ad aeluw and wan tired all over, totally worn i>ut and dilrnriratfed, hut &* I had u larj'o family ihj&d to work denpit»« my KUlIcring. I nam Vinol ftdvertifted and dttidtd to try I, and withrn two w»n-k§ 1 noticed a decided improvement, and now I am a will woman."—Mrs. A5A liH KER. Wt guarantee Vinol, our non *»-cret t< uic, to Htrengthen and build up vt-ak, run-down, overworked mother*, d- licate children and fcebk old jn-ople. I. W. West Drug'Co., Mount Airy. EGGS! EGGS! Pure bred single, comb white I Leghorn and Rhode Island Reds. We have th&'lond that lay when eggs ar&rfigh. Have layed regularly/since early in October. Sencr us your order. Satisfaction guaranteed. 15 egps A5 cents. Baby chicks $l.o/per dozen. Custom hatching. / Mrs. Joe H. Norman, 216 Orchard St., Mt. Airy, N. C. Eggs for hatching] -Fiom \ ho w P u re iire<i Kinglet warred KocksTThey won ncain this year, 1st cock/lst and 2nd hens, 2nd pen and SrdJwst hen in the Vtiole show. My pens/fre now ready for 1!»17 season. TTiey tfe picked from 150 line birds and mated with these prize winners—(treat layers—big strong vig rous birds, the kind the farmers like— everybody likes them. They'won for me —let them win for you. Price of eggs, *1.00 for 1.1, f.o.b. ML Airy. OKA ROBERTS ML Airjr, N. C. Mount Airy Iron Works Foundry and Mny4iine Shop Repair Worjf Specialty I A large variety of casting* n stock. jthA-s made to order. J D. MINICK. ML Airy, N. C„ Aug. 24, 1#15. j H Medicine fcrXOcmen For Forty Years Lydia EL Pfnkham's Vegetable Compound has Relieved the Sufferings of Women. It hardly seems possible that there is a woman in this country who continues to suffer without giving Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound a trial after aH tne evi dence that is continually being published, proving beyond contradiction that this grand old medicine has relieved more suffering among women than any other medicine in the world. Mrs. Kiwm Ciirml Attrr S«*v«n Month's Ultima. Aurora, III.—'"tfftr .icvn lnnj? month* I nnffrrpd from a female t r<>»i1ile, with never* pain* in my hack ;in<l sideK until, I 'fcamt; ho weak 1 could hardly walk fnvn elrfiir to chair, ami got mf nervous I would jim^y at the slight/\->t noi.se. I waa entirely unlit to do my hou*o work, I wan givlnir up hope of ever hHnif well, when my sinter aaked me to try f.ydia K. 1'inkliam's Vep iahle Compound. I took six bottles and today I am a healthy woman able to ilo my own housework. I wish every wujTerinjf woman would try Lvtlia E. PkJchs.m'a Vcgetuhlu Compound, and find out 1 " 1 r... : !:.,w nuod it w- —J1K8. ivakl A. Kieso, C90 North Aw., Aurora, Li. ' Could Hardly Oet Of Tl.-r U-d. Cincinnati. Ohio.—"I want yr.u f kr.< t' % .*1 T.yrlia E. ham's Vegetable Compound ha* done r »<••, { waa i-t such bad health from fujnale troubles that I 1 hunlv £et otr my bed. I had been doctoring for a long tim»- an I my moth •• .said/I want yon to try Ly<tia K. PinkhamV Vegetable Compciin-l.' So I did, and it ban certainly made me a well w« >man. I am able to do my ho one work: and am no happy an I never expected to fro around the way i do again, and I want others to know what Lydia E. i'inkham's Vegetable Compound has done for me."—Mrs. Josif. Coi neu, 19tt« Ifarriaon Ave, Fairmount, Cincinnati, Ohio. If you want npecial advice write to Lydia E. Plnkham Med! (In* Co. ((••M'litW) I.ynn, Num. Your letter will be opened, read and answered by a woman and h»l«l in .strict confidence. 1 C. S. Ward of Hickory is Killed By A Train. Hickory, March 18.—C. S. Ward, local manager of the Cbwo-Cola plant here was almost instantly killed and j Misses Pearl Frazier and Beatrice Sigmon were injured, Misj Frazier seriously, when an i.jtomohile driven by Mr. Ward was strucr. by Southern railway westbound passenger train No ! 21 at Longview this afternoon at 5 o'clock. Mr. Ward died in five minu tes. His home was fft Columbus, Ga„ and he came here six months ago as manager for the Chero-Cola pliant. He was 38 years oldt a widower and is survived by one son, Herchel. The automobile was headed for Hickory when the accident occurred. The highway runs parallel with the 'railroad and Mr. Ward had backed up on the track, it wax said, to make tha turn. A blustering wind deafened the sound of the shrieks of the locomotive and he did not hear the warning. The machine, a Buick roadster, waa completely smashed and the oil tank •ind parts of the equipment thrown eve.ul yards. Tile locomotive hit the rear end of che auto and the impact broke Mr. Ward's neck. He was not oadly mangled. Physicians who ars attending them say the young ladies will recover. NOTICE! In order to accommodate Tax Payers, I will be a', his desk in the rear of Mr. F. M. Poore's Store for the purpose of receiving taxes and payments on Street Improvement Assessment^ Saturday even'ng next from 7 to 9 P. M. Temporary daily hour* 9 A. M. to 12 M., 2 to 5 P. M. at my office opposite F. M. Poore's Store be tween Banner Warehouse and Southern Express Co. March 21st, 1917. Yours with esteem, WILL H. McDONALD, Tax Collector and Town Treasurer. Residence: BLUE RIDGE INN. 1917 BARK!j/BARK! We are ready t« contract for Chestnut Oak and Hemlock Bark. Qall at our sheds for prices. March 7th, 1917. ^C. C. SMOOT & SONS CO. A, JOHNSON, In Charge.
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