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XXXIX
MOUM1 AIRY; JfOBTB CAROLINA, THURSDAY. JULY 6, 1917.
MO. 61
ON FRENCH TUUUTORY.
at
ni Fran* ui
June ST,
1k« Irnpi ImM aesid the fraolli
of the ptopU who M gathered.
rtN H fevor
It «u Iscrnsd that the tnu
•iid ratrajri M mmWiIIi
the submarine mm. 1W part
speedily hsficgad In honor of dM
Ail the troopa now nri-ired were
transferred to a camp not distant
freaa where Major-General Wm. L.
3tbert is iaetalied The ace they preb
•Hjr will ge soon to a point near the
Ail the troop* are in excellent
enthusiastic over the successful
ind their recent reception and
1 far action.
It is entirely permissible to say
that they are part of the force which
will be under the command ot Major
General Pershing and for whoee ar
rival the general and his staff have
been arranging ever since they land
ed on the other side.
The American troopa will be an
entirely independent command, just
M are the British troopa, working
of course, with the French at tl
of operations m they are en
M troopa have had their
I at preparation behind the linen
will take a plana on the battle
he arranged by
; la soacattatfan with
ar military ehiefs there, and probably
eery seen will be carrying the Stars
«md Stripes in the assault which
4tsadily are driving the Germans oat
at France nnd Belgium.
All the troops snder General Persh
ing's command are regulars and com
prisa the division which Preaident
Wilson directed to proceed to France
"at the earliest possible time." In
formation of what other troops move
ments may be made is surrounded by
censorship to ineere, ss far as poasS*
hie, a safe voyage threngh the subma
rine tone.
It is act pe^isschls to say what
precautions ere re token to get the
Aster teas troop ships past the wait
ing German submarines but there is
no doubt that the preceutiona were as
carefully worked oat as they were ef
fective. because it Is generally believ
ed that soasa time ago moot of the
Carman submarine fleet was with
drawn frees its attacks on commercial
chipping to make it ready to ambush
the American troop ship. in force.
The successful landing, while a
source at gratification to Washington
rdii Ids, viewed from the point of be
ing a military operation, ic regarded
with added significance for its asoral
effect la Germany if ft U permitted
to beconse known
Caftiu Aritlioa School
A Norjr Tnkai Station
Newport News, Va., Jun« 23.—In
formation obUintd from parson* con
nected with the Atlantk C«Mt Aero
nautical station bara tonight U to the
effect that the CurtU school will with
ia • faw day* becoma a training sta
tion for tha navy.
Because of tha abaance of Captain
Thomas 8. Baldwin from tha city de
tail* are lacking. Hower it la stated
that tha station will no longer train
dviliana or army flyer* and will be
used exclusively for the training of
airmen for the United Statea navy.
Tha nature of the agreement of the
Curtiaa company with the government
ia not known but it is said that tha
atation will be operated by the concern
under the direction and supervision
of the navy department.
VICTORY DOUBLY SUM
WITH AMERICA'S HELP.
Waafe
Wkiak W
Gl**gow, Jim 2t.-Prwiw Lloyd
G**rg* In * (tirring ipMck befor* tk*
of tk* Nortkera
Mt tf paaca a
hour before tko objocU for
Gntt Britain ontorod tko war had
•chlovod it woald bo • calamity
jr, »
but * paaaa which would
ibtrio* iko invaaed subject na
Mr. Lloyd George pointed out that
no Gorman lutooau bad preati**d
tho restoration of Bolflta and Mid
that tko oatonto alii** could not oetar
into • conference with a ilomncratiiad
Germany in a different spirit tkan
thojr could doai witk tko Pruaeian au
tocracy.
Groat Britain, (aid Mr. Lloyd
George, could hold out if Gorauuiy'a
■ ubmarine war waa kopt in bound* and
tho poopio practiced frugality.
Tho public antkualaaa waa toaipor
od by unfriandly domonatrationa, for
Mr. Lloyd Goorg* had previously in
curred the hostility of soma soctioaa
of tka Glaagow laborer* in hi* deal
ing* witk tkem while minlater at mu
nition*. A crowd of malcontent*
ga tko red out* id* tk* kali and aang tk*
"Sad Flag" but tk* cheer* of tka
friendly majority drowned tkoir dea
on*tr*tion. Mr. Lloyd Goorg* in ra
plying aaid:
"Never have good men itood **o
in need of sympathy, rapport aad **
«n
la all land*. TWy war* callad to &a|
halm in a raging tornado, tk*
destructive tkat ever swept over tk*
world on land or saa. Great Britain
*o far has weatherod the storm,
has succeedul!y ridden the wava* bat
tk* hurricane is not yet ov*r and It
will n**d all tk* *ff*rta, *11 tk* skill,
*11 the patience and all th* courag*
and endurance on board to stear tk*
country through without foundering
in the angry deep."
I
Mr. Lloyd George said he was steep
ed moraine, noon and night in the
perplexities, difficulties and anxietiee
of the war.
"All the same," he continued, "I
feel that the difficulties will he over
come if we preserve through.
"As to the military situation, there
U no doubt the starting development*
In Russia have modified the military
situation this year temporarily to our
disadvantage but permanently for the
better. What happened on the west
ern front showed what could have
been accomplished this year If all the
allied forcee had been ready to bring
all round pieaaure to bear.
"In training, equipment and exper
ience our army is indefinitely better
than it ever has been. The finest eel
lection of trench pounding machines
which any army has ever seen to now
in the possession of the British force*.
The Russian revolution, beneficient as
It undoubtedly to, great as will be it*
result both-this year and even more
hereafter, undoubtedly has the effect
of preparing complete victory."
Russia, the premier proceeded, now
was free and unfettered and when her
distraction* passed away she would be
more powerful and more formidable
than ever. Meanwhile France, Italy
and Great Britain have to bear a
greater share of the burden.
"The strengyi of Great Britain, once
more flung into the beach, has once
mare saved Europe and human liber
ty." he declared. "But now Russia to
training strength every day. It has a
rapatile government; it never had a
better one and her power in the fu
ture would be inspired by freedom.
"America, always the mainstay of
freedom, to beginning to send her val
iant sons to the battlefields of Europe
and that la why fitter la Ml lanr
Ml and mn rnaaplata tku w mM
W<« hapad far.
"▼Mary I* wand undar lw» MB
cImIm baaad a* Wat adriaa, tk*t nk
mmrimm can naithar atarra m at haaaa
nor Mn aw amiaa out of tha lUld
"Our loaaaa during May and J ana
wara hasvy, but thay awt hundrada af
thousands of ton* binnth Um idnir*
"Wa ara baginnlng to gat tkaai. Ar
rangaananU alao lava baan aadt far
frustrating than and far (iaatraylag
than. I hava no hallatlon in laying
that If wa an do our part tha fiirwa
aubanarinaa will ba alaioat aa graat a
failure aa tha Gmrmma Zappalinaa.
"If wa da not waata, wa ahaU not
atarra. Wa hara auamdad la in
craaabig tha food npfly and ara
gagad in a graat ihipbutiding program
tar lighting and far carrying parpoaaa.
"If arary anployar aad avary work
man pull togathar, b«twaan than thay
will pull ua through. Tha army la la
▼incibla, it cannot ba baa tan and tha
army now la tha paapla. Maanwhila,
tha atorala of tha nation muat ba hapt
up, and I eannat aaa i.y alacking or
indalanca anywhara."
Dm ptaaiar paid a trihaU U tha
faw paraona aang tha national an
thaaa.
In concluding Mr. Uayd flaofga
•aid:
"Europe la i|ta droaefcod with M
blood of tto braveot aad Ha boot, but
do not forftt the groat eaccoaai— at
hallowed cauaoe. Tney m Dm at
tiona of Ika croea on tlx road to II
iBUocipttkM of
"I again appeal to the people of thia
country aad beyond that thoy ihooM
continue to fl|hl for tho groat goal at
international righu and international
Justice ao that Mtw again ahall brute
forca ait on tho throne at juatice aor
barbaric strength wioid the sceptro
aver liberty."
BRAZIL IS NO LONGER A
NEUTRAL
Brazil ia ao longer a neutral ia tko
world war aad tho German empire baa
another enemy arrayed againat it.
Having previously revoked ita pal icy
of aloofnaaa ao far aa it affected the
hoatilitiea between tho UaHad StaUa
and Germany, Braiil now kaa coaae
definitely into tho open aad announced
that it can ao longer bo conaidered
neutral in the war between the entente
aad Qermany.
Although no announcement ha* been
■ado aa la whother the South Amer
ican republic brill actually enter hoatil
itiea, by Ita revokatioa of neutrality it
definitely align* 1 tea If morally on the
aide of the United State* and tho en
tente.
On one of the Britiah battle fronta
appear* a aign pleading for "Kindneea
to Animal*.'* Heaven alone know*
the need for auch a plea amid the
rrueltie* of war.
To the hor*«, in apri.iir, a little gra*«
each day, we imagine, muit taste a*
good a* the Drat *trawberrie* of the
neaaon do to u*. And then to the
hone it'* both meat and medicine.
DEMOCRATS AND RSPUMJ
TO ASK ML STI
MAN TO STAT
to again mmks tka net far tka
era Uc nomination froat tfco flfth. Tkaj
action, if toll— and tt
toin that it will—will ba
ad ia tha History or tha |cranuMit
It wonid ba a kick triknto to Major
Staaiiian aa a au and aa honor to
tha Confederate soldier* at wham on
ly two. Major Staadman and Gaoaral
E«u>pinal, af Louisiana, remain in tka
Tka writor waa told by two at tka
biggoat nan in Crwigraaa today that
tka wihan of tka kaaaa would aaa
poaaibia to Imi Major
in that body. Hia
Mat waak on tka food bill ta
by many at tkaaa
board bin speak and it waa only
i ka waa congratulated by botk
ihlUani that a
of hie eollaagwee ia tka \
to
to H^tla to
able to perfo
At
mmm Im tmr
man 25 ;ttri younger tfcaa Im. It la
claimed that ha wOl ba able to do kia
atoto and country a grait aarrka by
remaining in Wai>ln|t«a to batp ap
hold the hand of tba President aad ba
will not ba allowed to retire If bia
friends can prevent it.
That aneb a movement la already)
under way in tha atoto wma
by tha Major whan ha waa aaan todaj.
Ha aaid that many of hia frienda bad
writ ton him uifiif hia not to retoe
from Coagreaa bat op to tha time ha
appaara not to hava
eiaioa othar than hia atatoment
azcluaivaty to tha Daily N«
ago to tha a#act that ha would |
It can ba aaaQy sees, however,
should praaaura ba aroaght
such aa ia propoaed, ha Might ra
conaidar, provided tha ■ wlnatlin ia
given him without a light. It ia ba
liavad by Damocrata from tha Mth
that M^jor Staadman can carry tha
district naxt fall without tr.akls whila
other* might exparienee great
ty owing to tha unaattted tondHioaa |
politically throughout tha
Major Staadmaa ia a mam bar of tha |
foreign relation* coaamitto of it
houaa, which baa had aoaaa of tha big
gest questions to handte daring the
past thraa year*. Never has a ate*
ber of Congress gathered *o many
friend* around him aa has the major.
Democrats and Republican* rota for
moat any measure that he advocates
without even offering a word against
bis proposition. After year* and years
of lighting by othera be was able to
have the government take over tha
Guilford Battlefield without even i
vote being cast against tke measure.
Road Must Be Maintained.
Be not deceived. Building a road
does not mean hawing a road. It
must be maintained. And for this
the King road drag is an all-important
tool. 1
ENTHUSIASTIC CHUTINC
The J«um1 4a BtU hi aa editor -
1*1 aaya: "The grind damntaoy of
tka mw world deee mMri by W>m.
It atari this nit conflict in full
caaaiMMa of the mda to ba at
tained and witk ftiH raeohittoa to
neglect notking In attaining tiin anda
What we vitnaaa today tai the arrival
of tke Aaaericaoa on fnack aoil la
■sgnlflsent proof of this fact.
"Two months and a half after tke
Americana aaterod tha war thair
hardy troopa arrive ia aoUd linae upon
tha European front and it ia not a
modaat advance guard aa tha moat
hopeful hardly dared to ex pact. On
tha contrary, tha forces which hare
joat landed on oar (tore aurpaae any
thing which could reasonably have
bean expected within ao abort a time.
Whan wo recall tha laagth at time it
took England to aoca bar forcaa to
Seotk Africa and. similarly the laagth
at time It took aa to i
hr tka.
ita Ml
tkey bring ia on tka
aaala aa their troopa.
Thoeo who have bean doubtful
whether tha American concourse
would costa in time have failed to es
timate at ita juat value the tremen
doaa moral and material Aaurtcan
power that Gorman brutality haa mo
bilized against itaalf. And what wa
aaa today ia only the commencement.
Sack day henceforth will iacraaaa tka
weight of that formidable sword
thrown into tka balaaee by the slater
republic of America.
"Who can even in Gerauny, he blind
to the Inevitable consequence of the
events wo new are witoeeelng*"
TWa Rhmu Ei-Cht.
Durham, July 1.—"The German kai
■v ii i thousand-fold mora despotic
than the former Russian cur t««r
was; he U truly a demagogue in silk
glov«»," Hectare# Rabbi M. Rabinovita,
who has returned to Durham from war
stricken
This and Mijr other reasons, ac
cording to the rabbi, wilt keep lassie
in the alliance against Prussian ism.
"However, the csar may hare been
to our people, he waa never the deepat
or traitor that the hpiser has shown
himself to be," said Rabbi Rabinovita.
"It is true that the depoeed idot—the
csar of Ruasia—paralysed Ruasia;
that he enforced unjust laws against
our people, and drove us hack into the
pale, closing all institutions of learn
ing. Bat yet, though he employed
pogroms and inquisitions to reach his
end, he was never so diabolical as the
present ruler of Germany. The ex
csar fought in the open, and the Kai
ser stabs us in the back."
Wants Situation lavastigatW.
Pheonix, Arii., June 2».—Activities
by labor agitators among coper miners
in this district, which Governor Thom
as Campbell designated as of a "sinis
ter German character," caused the
governor to ask the war department
tonight for a military investigation of
the situation.
WOftST CRIMINAL SINCE
MEBO, KAISER 14 STYLED.
Wrightavllie M, Jim
aide sm—bly beta today nriwlnatad
k mi oitkant of patriotic feeling and
vMlbrNi applause h tha Im speak
ar. Dr. W. M. Vines, of Charlotte,
pi Mi Ml hot (hot Into the kaiser and all
W Ma outfit, incIodine Canaan Walter,
* factoring that ha waa tea worst ate'
. hml lima Naro wMh apnlsgtss to Kara,
and Intimating that Otd Nkk himaalf
Mlfht laarn looa valuable laaaona bp
matriculating la tea school of hia la
pa rial majaaty.
In hia addraaa today on "The Chrie
tian Minister and tha Graat War," Dr.
Vines daclarad that a poaitvon of neu
trality in tha question waa untenable
and Imposaihle for a Chriatlan minis
ter. Ha quoted a numbar of Scriptur
al pasaages showing God'a wrath
against wickedness and that war waa
not out of harmony with God'a pur
poaaa. While Christianity will ulti
ma taly deatroy war, wa are living in a
rial and not ideal age.
Tha divine warrant for a rightaoua
war la proven by tha attitude of tea
church In all agez eon Armed by the
teaching* of Paul and the general
trend of New Teatament ethics. There
ia not a word in the New Testament
against war, he dec la rod.
Hia first appeal waa to patriotism,
which ha aaid waa a divine impulse in
separable connecting with religioua ta
stltntion. For America not to have
declared war would have bean aoki
tarial and vary natieoaJ existence waa
wrong then tha men who foaght at
Kings Mountain and Bunhar Hill war*
all criminals and not heroes and
—If u Tear down their mounmenta.
We are fighting for our hom»» and
our loved ones. Life would not ha
worth living with German domination.
He appealed to humanity. The Crimea
of Germany are innumerable *and hor
rible. There ia no crime in all tha
catalogue of crimes that Gerasany haa
not committed. 8he U tea mad dag
among the nations. She mut ha _
eraahed and destroyed or else civilisa
tion is wracked. The kaiser ia the
greatest criminal since Nero, la fact
I should apologise to the shades of
Nero."
In hi* appeal to democracy he •air'
"Our father* fought to democratize
America. We are fighting to make a
planet democratic. A* muck a* I de
plore and hate war I foal that thia war
muat not atop till the houae of Hohaa
aollem ia overthrown, whether it takea
aix montha or aix year*. We muat
win the war and we ahall win it.
America haa never loat a war and ike
will net loee tkia one.
"I am Irmly convinced aaid he that
tkia war la an awful surgical operation
wktok will aave the aattmi from decay
and pi mi 'i e civilisation from attar
oarruptioa. A ad, what ia more, will
aea tribute to the reeto ration at the
Christian religion, to Ma parity and
real miaaion on the earth. Darioua
aeea, dependence, faith, sacrifice aad
suffering are aeaantial to the Chris
tian propaganda.
A■ we look death ia the face and
realise tke meaning at life that wa are
i iti—i of eternity, oar people will
eamm to themssless aad whan tke
■moke of battle haa pa mad away, we
ahall team the folly of war and enter
upon a new era af brotherhood and
altruism aod spirituality which will
bring about the triumph at tke king
dom of Chriat among am."
Duly Qualified.
Birmingham Age-Herald.
"Where did Pibeon get hii early
training ai a war correspondent?"
"When he waa an urmnary news
paper reporter he aaad ta 'cover' a
court of domaatic ralatbma." ,