AMERICAN TROOTS TO
DELJVEJI FINAL BLOW.
V. & TfMfi —« Eater li|W
Hl Victory m AmotmL
Waahmrton. Oat. 7. — American
trwpi will dathrar tha final Maw on
tha waatam front ne*t year, in th* ha
1U4 af many military aaporta haro.
TWt ta no asportation that Pmlriiip
farm wiTJ '|a o»or tha In any
Important number* tMa yaar. although
It la llkaly that many of than will ha
In tha tranche*. Amariran war plan*
at thia daaeiaira ana.
Tha idaa a ftha military aatharitia*
In tha Unitad fltatea la thia: That Am
ariean troop* ahall not. *ava in extra
ordinary amaiganfy, ha a*pioyad in a
hit offenatea againat Germany until
thay ara In avfllriant farra ta produce
nat ml an important military, hot a
payrhologiral affaet. In tha jodge
mont of military man hara, tha and of
offenuve on tha wewtam front, for tha
win tar period. mu»t coma aoon. Hair'*
Croat drira cannot rontinua mdeflnita
ly. With tha mming of wintar, thara
muat begin a long interval of waiting.
General Arnault 1#il Spring.
Bat by 1918. in tha aarly apring, aa
anon a* condition* ara favorable for a
general a**ault on tha Gorman linaa,
It la believed that tha United State*
will play a large and probably derisive
part in land warfara. ju*t aa it la
alraady playing a moat important part
againat aubmarinaa.
Thar* ara alraady enough Amariran
troop* in rFanee to deliver a big punch
into tha German lina*, if H wara eon
■idarad good »tratary to do *o. Tha*
rould not rover a wida front, it ia true,
hut thr. culd "naVe a » ion'' r1 nf
Rut to undartaka *urh an ojx-mtion at
thi* thnr in th* lodgement of military
export* hare, would be a uaale** ex
penditure of men.
A Fife* HnWfni Their Own
The military plana of the United
States contemplate the one of force*
in France, when rhey can \<t decisive
effect, and not before. This meant,
in tfc* present stage cf
is
Only one consideration can ufmet
this inder*tanding. I"hai will be the
inability of the French to hold their
own until next sprink. viewed in the
light of recent events, tn>* ir regarded
as a remote eontingi»nc? Krence at
this time is holding her own with rea
sonable ease, in the view of American
experts. England is more than hold
ing her own. There is absolutely no
pro*part that England need ask any
thing from the Pershing forces.
No matter what the fortunes of war
on the western front during the next
two months, they will not involve any
American forces, to an appreciable
degree. It is the intention of the
Washington government that when
Pershing's men actually take part in a
drive, they will be numerous enough to
produce an important effect. For the
purpose of relieving the French, if
needed, they may take over a few
miles of the front line this year—per
haps—if only with the idea of giving
them actual nyarience with trench
conditiona, so they may he able to
teach their comnhi, as they continue
to arrive.
No Foolishness Allowed.
But there is absolutely no foolhardi
ness in the handling of America's
forces abroad, and will be none. All
present work both here and in France,
is being conducted chiefly with refer
ence to the 1918 campaign. One big
blow next year, as Washington ex
pert* view it, inthe light of their in
formation, may settle the issue on the
western front. It is too late to de
liver such a blow this year, and while
the British and French are more than
ho ding their own, they probably lack
th.' necessary reserve to accomplish
the feat. But in 1918 the time will be
rip*.
Military co-operation between the
United States and the allies is just as
close as naval co-operation. The lat
ter is already effective, because this
country was better p'epared for war
on sea than on land. The former will
become effective far more rapidly than
many pessimist* believe. Pershing
today romanded an army of no mean
aize. It is a good army, too, and one
that is well equipped. It grows stead
ily larger. And it is an army that ia
not living on France, but on the United
States. Every soldier who goes abroad
or who Is already there is being sup
ported from the United States. That
is one reason why the American army
will he tremendously effective, when
It begins to strike. It will involve no
economic drain on France or England
or any of the allies. It will be solf
auntained (twipiti# §)| stiftiMMifiviM
that Qtnunj cm pat bit* Mm Atlan
tic Omi.
If Praaea war* rracbtng, Amrtian
tree pa woald have baas in the trenehea
before thia. But frtnaa la far fran
through the wintar en tha waatarn
front ud hold what aha now baa.
England aiaantima. ta a* ported to raff
ia tar furthar gatna. And while thia
lituAtlon imiRlilm tht United fltAt**
win build op on European anil a mili
tary machine that will be able ta hit
the Hne hard in 1*1*.
Bmadly apeaking, that ia tha pree
ant military policy of tha American
government. It ta anbjeet ta change,
of rourae, if cnnditlana demand a
change, bat otherwiae tha American
people muat not exepet any Immediate
operation by Perahing. How many
aoldiera the United State* can throw
into a apring campaign it ia inipoaaibie
to gneaa, even if it warn wiae ta at
tempt an eatimate. Bat the reeult
may aurpriae Germany. Perhape it
will not aurpriae the great headquart
ara of tha imperial German army,
whoae aoarcea of information concern
ing the enemy'a strength along the
front are generally good; but it ia
almoat certain to bo a allocking revel
ation to the private* in tha German
tranche* and "pill boxaa" who are not
anowed to know much about how the
war ia progreaaing.
(iermany discounted the fact by pr>
claiminff that tt *u of —11 eor
Mqucnca, because A mark's poeeess* J
no amy. When America proewdaH
to raiaa an army of important propor
tion*. Germany attempted to discount
that fact by proclaiming that, no mat
ter how many soldier* might be rained
over here, it would not be poeaible to
tend many ef them to Enrope. The
preliminary job of the United State*
ha* been to da*h German hope* in
hnth respects. It is-being carried out
It reveals no military secret to aay
thaS the United States has already
dona mpch better than its army ax
end her i
a contempt for American military
prowess is understood in Washington
It is exported that such contempt will
continue until some time next year
But along in 1918 it is also expected
that there will he a gradual, perhaps
a sharp, change in German opinio*.
The psycholigiral effect may be as
great as the millitary effort. Mean
time the American drive can wait. It
it not a case of England, with her ori
ginal little army, rushing to the res
cue of France, or of Canada and other
British colonies rushing to the rescue
of England. A* things *tand on the
western front the allies need no res
cuing. Germany does. Thus when
America actually gets into the war it
will be as an entirely fresh unit
against Germany, and not merely as
reinfarrement of a line that U tottei
ing for want ut it.
Standing Behind our Soldiers.
You are undertaking a great duty.
The heart of the whole country is
with you. Everything that you do will
be watched with the deepest interest
and with the deepest solicitude no^ on
ly by those who are near and dear to
you hut by the whole Nation besides,
for this great war draws us all togeth
er. • *.—From President Wilson's
address to the soldiers of the National
Army.
If the heart of the whole country is
with our soldiers of the National
Army, and it is believed that it is.
the money of the Nation will he baclc
1 of them. The Liberty Loan is to be
used to arm, equip, and maintain our
soldiers, to prepare them for the con
flict in Franca, and make them as
effective and powerful as possible,
and safeguard them in every way pos
sible. In addition, it will be used to
I give them life and indemnity insur
ance and provide for their dependents,
| The uses of the Liberty Loan appeal to
i every patriotic American, for it is use<l
for our soldiers Ind sailors and th«
principles which they uphold, which
I the heart o fthe whole country is with
The foundation of our great country
is liberty; its superstructure, peace.—
j William MrKinley.
1
"I hare had more or less stomacli
' trouble for eight or ten years," writei
Mr*. G. H. Smith, Brewerton, N. Y
■ "When suffering from attacks of indi
gestion and heaviness after eating
one or two of Chamberlain's Tablet
' have always relieved me. I have alx
I found them pleasant laxative." The««
I tablets tone up the stomach and enabli
it to perform its functions naturally
If you are troubled with indigestior
give them a trial, get well and staj
| well.
TIGHTENING EMBAMCGU
TO NCUTKAL COUNTWIE5
Oct. 4.—A Anal move
aupptlea hw narhlni
by the
to dwkttiif to
i »f— coal lis neutral ahipe carrying
•ufplto from South A—rim to the
northern European neutral luitrlc
anlaaa their rargnae an inapected in
Anwrvan porta.
la making known tha deciaion the
export adminiatrative board announc
ad that it would apply arovialon* of
tha esparto control act, which give*
tha government the aeme auperviaion
over hunkera it haa over the aspor
tation of gooda generally.
The atop waa taken with tha appro
val of all the altlea who will en-operate
by enforcing similar regulation*. It
fotlowa cloaelv Great Britain 'a declara
tion at » complete embargo againat
tha northern Kurouaan neutral*, which
waa daaigned to atrengthen the em
bargo already but into forra by the
United State*.
In a atatement accompanying the
announcement the board make* It
dear that the preaent absolute «n
hargn a-**tn«t European neutral•
ia not necessarily permanent and that
a Anal deciaaion as to a policy will not
be made until information aa to the
neutral*' actual requirement* la ob
tained. The general understanding
haa been that the neutrala will be fed.
but that they will receive no more *ap
pliea than actually are neceaaary and
that none will go forward until pro
per aaaurance are received aa to neu
tral export* to Germany.
"No final policy haa been yet decirfc l
on." the atatement aaid, "hecaoae the
board haa not been able to obtain in
formation from tha government* of
the northern neutrala, repeatedly re
queata, aa to their resourcea and re-'
quirement* and other Information ne
cessary for intelligent action."
Some Iq^ia-American countriae are'
to tha Curapaaa *
United (Hatea la within Ka righto 1
der international tow, aa it ran dol
what it will with ita own commodities |
For aome time there haa been a tirrh
ten in g up on the export of coal U
South American countries in an ef
fort to cut off supplies to German
owned concerna, which it haa beer |
charged have supplied funda for Ger
man propaganda in tbia country.
South American countries are the]
only nation* in the world left in which |
Germany ha* a chance to obtain food
'tuff* and other necessaries through
the border i nullities. With thia source
cut off ^llied state* men feel that the
ring around Germany ia drawn sn
tightly the economic preaaure, rein
forcing the allies' ever growing mili
tary auperiority, will make the Ger
man people aee their cause ia hope
The Second Liberty Loan.
The bond* of th« second issue of the
f.iberty I-oen arc to be issued under
the act of Congress approved by the
President September 24, 1917.
The amount of the ix*ue will be
13.000,000,000 or more; *3,000.000.000
will be offered, and the right ii re
served to allot bond* in exces* of that
amount to the extent of one-half of
the overxcription. That ia, if (5.000,
000,000 i* xubecribed the right i* re
served to ixsae 11,000,000,000 more
than the 13,000.000,000.
The bond* will be open for xale on
October 1, 1917, and subscription* will
be received until the close of the busi
inexx day of October 27.
The bonds will bear date of Novem
ber 15, 1917, and will mature Novem
ber 15, 1942. But the Government re
serves the right to call in and pay the
bonds in full, with accrude interest,
any time after 10 years after their
date.
Road Sentence* for Maniacs.
A magistrate at Greensboro and the
police justice at Albemarle announce
that, fines having proved ineffective in
checking excessive speed of automo
bile*, hereafter road sentence* will be
imposed. The Greensboro man began
by fining the owner of the car 150 and
hi* son, the reckles* driver, was given
a road sentence to begin the flrat day
; the boy i* found driving a car. That
i* to say, the young man must ever
after forego the pleasure of driving
automobiles unlea* he want* to serve
10 day* on the road*. The Greens
boro and Albemarle official* are right
Fine* will never effectively check the
reckless speeder*—Stateaville Ijuw!
■ mark.
WAS TAX NOW IN EFFICT.
PuMiTwifl tII
mm fracticUy Emjlfch^
rwibiri 1—« mi lb*
Mm; Artie We Tmmmd.
WwklnitM, Ort. 4.— The war tax
'•>11 on tha American porketbonk ba
inn ta4.y. Within twa amlki tha
buying puhlir will ha paying ove: tha
• ..unter, trough ticket window* of var
ioua kinda, and almoat everywhere alaa
tha laviaa under tha I2.5M,000,000 re
venue Mil, now a law.
Throughout tha land today tha high
coat of drinking mnuntol higher with
a.Ulitional taxea on hard, aoft and
medium bararagaa effective immadl
ately. Everything from fountain «yr
upa la hit by tha naw taxee.
Drinking eatta about 26 par cant
Smoking My alaa ha mora roatly
within 30 daya whan added taxea on
tohwron rlgari and eigarattaa in
flam pad down, ranging tram |1 to 97
a thoa*.nd on eigar* and from SO
rant* to 11.20 a thouaand on rigarettea
r 'an un iff uaara will niffar.
On November 1 alao tha tax on
freight and expreaa package* 1 rant
for ea<h 2 rant* charged hecowie* af
faetlva, together with a 10 rant levy
on tha comfort* ef berth*, oeata and on
:t.te room* or parlor rare. Every
'elephone, telegraph or wiralaa* ma«
mtra costing mora than 15 rant* after
November 1 will bear a rt va-cent tea,
and fata* of 8 cent* on nrh $100 of
life insurance alao begin*.
With a tax on "moyia* and legiti
mate" theater* after November 1 of
one ctr.t on earh 10 cent* admi**ion
charired, the coet of "looking them
over" either on the acreen or in the
•pony" row promiaea to mount. Tha
usual new year ourhreak will on table
reservation*. It will coat a tax toll
equivalent to 10 per rent, of the due*
to join a rlub after November 1.
iMfrw Aajarae MMroy.
.Stamp tax** on bond*, promissory
note*, bills of aala, and playtng card*
become effective Dwemhtr 1, ax doe*
tha ana cant tax an parcel peat pack
rjfeetfve Jfwremher 1, hut tha adrfitton
al wrond class postage la not affective
until July I, 1918.
Automobile owning, with a tax of
1 par cant, on tha ml# price, become*
mora roatly immediately. AI no such
eautifier* aa jewelry and cosmetic*
or relief* in tha form of p«!ls patent
ledicines, and chewing cum are hit
^laa.
Sporting good*, motor boat*, aa
'ates, inheritance, income*, war pro
flta, and other luxuries of the wealhy
are taaaMe iiiuiiaJiataly
Money raining Mb being diapoaad
of, Concraaa will ad jam Saurday.
The house and Senate are to paaa
ha a.ijurnment resolution resolution
today. Tha senate alio will paaa the
xoldien' and sailor*' insurance bill,
which will go to conference with few
change* from tha house bill. Con
ferences ov*r it are expected to take
laaa than a day.
Adoption of th conference report on
tha $8.000,00#,000 urgent deficiency
bill i* expected today. Tha senate
passed it lata yesterday without de
bate.
The <-iri' rights, *ur|«n<hr>g legal
action on debta of soldier* and sail
or* in forryn service hi' a-.ea'a
through, although its chance* in the
senate are slim.
Some of the Things Taxed
Hare are some things upon which
the the average citixen will pay taxes
from time to time under tha new war
tax bill.
Approximately 2 par cant increase
on incomes of $6,000 or laaa.
Letter poatage, except local letters,
increased to S cents and postcards to
2 cents beginning November 3.
One cant for each 10 cant* paid for
admissions to amusements. Five cant
show* and 10 cent outdoor amusement
parks exempted.
Ten per rent on all club due* at 112
a year or over.
One cent for each 25 centa paid for
parcel post.
One cent on each two centa ex
press package charge*.
Three per cant on all freigtr
charges.
Eight per rent of passenger fare* by
rail or water, except tripe of less
than 30 mile*.
Ten per rant of charge* for seat*,
berth* and state rooms on parlor car*
or veanel*.
Five cent* on each telegraph, tele
phone or radio mruage coating 15
centa or more.
Three per rent on Jewelry,
Tree per rent on checker board* ar 1
all kind* of game*.
Two per rant an chawing gum.
On* rant on each dollar or premium |
for (Ira and casualty insurance.
Bight rants an each $100 Ufa ineur
THa tax an arhiakay la iarraaaad j
from fl.lfl a ration to |U0. The i
tax on beer la inrreaaad from II a bar
rat to ft. TO.
Inrraaeed tax on cigars, cigarette*1,
and manufactured tobacco and muff.
UNITED STATES' OCEAN
FLEET.
Washington, D. C.—A xtatamant
by tha Shipping Board «h<>w» th»'
naarly 1200 marrhantvaaaala of about
rt.000,000 tonnage will ha completed
within a littla mora than a year un
I
tier tha Government's ahipbuildlng pro
gram. Comoletion of ehina comman
deering in ihipyarda and of vasaal*
actually or about to be contracted for
will give tha country a fleet of 1(500
ihipe with a total tonnage of more
than 9,000,000. In addition to this, the
board will complete in 1919 veaael*.
already contracted far and under ne
gotiation, of about 4,000,000 ton*. A
billion dulta. - iw ju-* u«eii |
of Congreas to complete tha work.
Tha British, whoee pre* -,..t . tan
going tonnage is about 15,000,000, are
hampered in building by lack of men
and materials. In all other countries
except Japan building virtually la at a
■tandatiU.
America now naa a total grtruu
tonnage of 2,400,000 to which ha* been
added about 700,000 tons of German
sisatsrts^ssriw.
1,(580,000; Norway, 1.A80.0M; Hollan.i,
1.486,000; SwMln, M0,00u; Denmark,
*90,000; Spain, 780,000; Ruaaia, 560.
000; Portugal. 200,000 and all of S«.uth
America, 800,000.
The progress of the Emergency
Fleet Corporation in retting venae!*
constructed wan outlined in the utate
ment aa follows;
"During the last two months there
heve been awarded contract* for Iftt
wooden vessel* of 3/100 ton* capacity!
each of 27 yard*. They had previously J
been awarded contracts for 23ft ves
sels of the same type and 68 compos
ite shipe, a total of 411, with a tonnage)
of 1,4*0,900. Great difficulty has been
experienced on the Atlantic Coast in
obtaining suitable lumbar, and K is
anticipated there will be a greater de
lay >a their completion than was ex
pected.
"Since Aug. L there have been
awarded contracts for 156 more steel
cargo vessels of 1,076,800 tons to six
yards. Previous to Aug. 1, 70 steel
cargo vessels of 587,000 tons had heen
contracted for with 10 shipyards.
Therefore, at the preaent time the
total number of steel vessels under
construction is 225, with a tonnage of
1MN>.
"The Fleet Corporation has requisi
tioned 403 vessels of about 2,000,000
tons."
The Shipping Board is making every
effort to obtain engines, boilers and
other equipment for the vessels to be
built and in most instances contract
have been placed.
An industrial service department
has just been established by the Fleet
Corporation which, nth the Depart
ment of Labor, will assist shipbuild
ers in obtaining labor. It also will
establish a system of vocational
schools to train workmen.
H«lp Organise.
Raleigh, October 5.—Food Adminis
trator, Henry A. Page enthusiastically!
welcomed today the announcement of|
the organization of the "War Moth
ers" for service at nome in carrying |
out the program of the Food Admin
istration. "I desire to suggest through >
the press that every War Mother of|
this state attach herself as a volun
teer to the school district committee
which will have charge in her district
of the food pledge campaign, Octo
ber 20-28U). No one will be able I
resist their appeal, and the work tha'
will be done during that campaign
will mean the bringing back of thous
ands of their boys who might other
wise And their last resting place un
der the green sod of France."
SLAUCHTCft or CALVU
CAUSE or OMWWAWC1.
to dUceuras* tha tlwikMr
ia Guilford
iaatonar» of Cr
rieruled ta deny tka I oral market to
meat from "mala ralve* under eta
montke aid or heifer calva* undar It
month* old whaa W11 lad." Aa ordin
anra embodying thin prori: ion ha*
baan drawn and paeeed with the unani
mouna vote of tka bawd. The ataaa
ura waa offered by Commmionar of
Public Hafety J. Henry Phipp*, and
mat with tka full approval of hia ax
il undreda of young rattla are ha
ing killed in tha general aartlon *mrv
in| Greawahom. Mr. PMpp* said. and
thia rauaea a drain on tha maa' sup
ply which cannot bat have a »erioua
effect on tha futtura. The commi*
■ionara' action ia in harmony with »h<
attitude of tha man of the r i/nmn.uty
having an intoraat in tha welfara of
iha country people, aa a«0 aa of
city. Tha crowing of more cattle in
Guilford ia adviaad by authoriticii. and
groat difficulty ha* baan experienced
in getting tha farmer* ta ta a kindly
U» uta iuea
The ordinance against ment from
young calve* will go into effect in 20
riayat aa provided by tha city charter,
and thereafter any violation of ita
provision* will be puniahable with n
penalty of $10 for each offense. Thia
applies to any "person, firm or corpor
ation." By making a penalty for tha
violation, the city treasury en hena
i " infia-'tinn* <..* ti.o law,
for wherea* fines gi into the school
fund .of 'Jie *tata. penal tie* ar.crua to
tha city. <
The two principal *eetion« of the or
dinance are one and two, a* follow*:
.vec. I. -hat it -hal* v><* i"'»»fii| to
tell or offer for sale within the rnrpor
*ta limit* of the city meat from mala
calvea under lis mont* old or heifer
-alve* undar 18 month* old whan kill
mm m
orpo ration violati ig tha provi»laf«
nf tha forgoing ordinary h.sfl •ab
ject to a penalty at (1ft for each of
fense."
The state had a general law cover
ing slaughter of young calve* but thia
ha* Seen repealed. Object ton ia rais
ed to the city law now instituted, by
iodic, who claim that the veal can he
sold on the edge of town ard u«rd by
people of the city a* heretofore. It
in contented that the law will rrcrely
cause discrimination again.t the up
town meat dealer, hut the commis
sioneri feel a**urad that their action
will help to some extant in the reduc
tion of the premat --e slaughter.
Eat More Fish.
Raleigh. Oct. H--Several million
pound• of good North Carolina flak
will become available aa a result of ths
action which has just been taken
by the State Fisheries Commission in
removing temporarily the restrictions
upon the catchinir of rood fish.
This action was taken at the soli
citation of the Food Administration,
it being recocnized that the puhlic in
terest demanded a larger supply of
Ash for substitution Tor beef, pork and
mutton which must he exported to
Europe for the maintenance of our
armies and the armies and civilian
population of oar Allies.
The fisheries of eastern North Cam-'
lina are among the most important on
the Atlantic coast and the removal of
the restrictions on Tar Heel fisher
men means not only that the people
of this State will be more largely sup
nlied with fresh and salt Ash at much
lower prices than has prevailed recent
ly, but that hundreds of thousands of
pounds of Ash will be supplied to
other states.
Food Administrator, Henry A. Page
believes that with this larger supply
of Ash available; with the season for
rabbits, squiiTels and other game
Opening; with the increased use ef
poultry and eggs; with a vastly in
creased supply of home-grown pork ia
the State, North Carolina will be able
to release for export to Europe prac
tically all of the millions of dollars
worth of pork and beef which has been
imported into this State each year
heretofore.
The program of the Food Adminis
tration calls for the subetitution in ho
tels, cafes, and homes, of Ash. poal
try, game and other meat products for
beef and pork; the substitution ef oth
er cereals and vegetables for wheat
products; and rigid economy la the use
of fats and lugar, the need for which ]
Is desperate with all of ottr Allies.