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a# * the la la Fraaea early nut year they will be f«lly equipped with riflaa Hack eritkiaai baa been ham pad up aa tin war department far ita failure to have thaaa riflaa ready by tha time and tha drafted man of thia criti «iam waa justified but moat at it waa aot. la jaatica to tha war department and General Crocier, ehiaf of tha ba raau of ordnance, it must ha laid that, after consultation with tha military of tha French and Engliah which visited Amariea laat aprinir. our military axparta da— aided upon a wiaa couraa, although it did maan about three months' dalay la fatting tha riflaa raady. Tha immadiata naad for rifle* liaa, of course, with Oanaral Pershing'* man in Franca. Thoaa man, according to an official statement of tha war dapartmant, are amply supplied. In fact, there are in Franca today flva riflaa par man. Tha regular troop* In America today are amply equipped with riflaa. Tha shortage liaa with tha national guard and tha draftad man. At praaant tha combinad output of the varioua factories engaged in mak ing riflaa ia about 1400 par day. Moat of thaaa are going to tha national guard because the national guard ia further advanced in training than tha -draftad man will bo for two or three months to coma, and consequently will aaa service in Franca before tha draft At the cantonment* for drafted nan than sra 5,000 rifle* per c*mp. The enrollment at each camp ia sup pnaed to be approximately 40,000. Tbi* leave* eight man to the rifle. Critica of tha war department have laid special atraaa on thi* point aa in dicating tha failure at tha department to meet the required situation. Aa a matter at fact the diaerapaaey, between the number at rifle* and tha number at man at the cantonment* mean* nothinga, according to military expert*. The raw recruit* at the can tonments will not need rifle* for two months. The great army that Kitch ener trained and put into the field waa trained entirely inthe early stages with broomsticks. A modern rifle ia a fairly compli cated weapon. It require* careful study and if our cantonments were equipped with 10 rifle* to the man those rifles would remain stacked for aome time before the drafted men would be allowed to handle them. Nor when they began to use rifles would they use them all day long. Conse quently by the time they are ready to handle rifles there will be plenty to go around. Members of Congress On The Way to Europe Washington, Oct. 16.—Ten members of Congress, traveling in unofficial ca pacity, but carrying ipecial passports, arranged for by the state department, are on the way to Europe to visit the war fronts and fraternize with the parlimentary representatives of the allien. In the party are Representa tive* Dale, Vermont; Taylor and Tim berlake, Colorado; Hicks, New York; Johnson, Dill and Miller, of Wa»hing ton; Goodwin. Arkansas; Stephen, Nebraska, and Parker, New Jersey, former Representative Stout, of Mon tana, and Ross L. Hammond, a Fre mont, Nab., editor, and others. The viait is a development of the re cent cabled and personal invitation* of representative member* of the RW tiah and French paliments 'or rl.Mer affiliation of the parliamentary brxjie of the allied governments through per sonal conferences at the British Fren ch and Italian capital*. Preaiient Wilson did not favor Congress oflicial 1y accepting the invitation at thh time and neither house to>k action, but the 10 member* arr*igt*d their trip, informally. Other repre *nia tives are expected to View soon. Banks Muit Cooperate St. Paul, Minn,—Bank* in Minn* not# showing a disloyal or indifferent attitude toward the aale of Liberty bondu are to lone any deposits of slat* fund* which they have. An order to State Treasurer Henry Rines from the State Board of Deposit, following a meet in* on Friday, roads: "Realisation that the flotation of the Liberty Loan la essential to win ning the war, thin hoard hereby di rects that the fund* of the stale be de posited only in such banks as partici pate actively In the sale of bonds, and which hubecribe freely to their own accounts. The treasurer is directed to withdraw lmiAdlately all state funds from bank* that a«rame an Indifferent «f dUloyal atUtudo." ^Jjj WILL CUT OFF NEWS FOB THE ENEMY. of tho tndlni with tho| act, a eanaorahip board, eamwkt tar-ganorai, tha aocrotary at war and navy, tha war Irada board and tho bureau of public Information, haa boon appointed and tta maibon ara as pact ad to hold tho A rat mooting tomorrow or Thuradajr. At loaay s cuinn mMiing uie cm sorahip matUr wsa riven • good deal of attantion. It waa the consensus of opinion km one tkt members that tha mail censorship ahould ho put into af faet immediately against aurh roun triaa aa Spain, Mexico and one or mora of tha northern European diviaiona which have boon impacted of furnish ing mean a of communication to Ger many. All mail mattar having to do with the movement of ex porta and im port* to and from countriea will be aubjoctad to the moat careful acrutiny by mem ban of the cenaorahip board. It ia the intention of thia government to put an end to any further "leaka" which have occurred In the paat and which have reaulted in <iermany ae curing valuable information that haa been of untold benefit to her in her campaign againat the alliea. The cenaorahip of cablegrama, radio grama and telegyama will be moat painataking, and every bit of informa tion conveyed to foreign govern men ta which ia under the alighteat suspicion will be withheld by thia government. There is to be no repetition of the mis takea which occurred during the early part of the war which enabled the kai aer'a government to learn of the where abouta of our battle fleeta and the movement of our troop*. Shipmenta of food auppliea and ammunition to the America* troopa abroad and to our alliea will thus be guarded from poe aible attack from enemy aubmarinea, for they will be transported without the knowledge of German agenta or thia country in the interest of the kai aet. The lid ia to be cloaed down tight from now on upon all channela of in formation whether by wire, wireleaa or mail which may by any poeaihle calculation fall into the hands of the German government. Gnu Hurl 2,000,000 sheila •I Germany Daily. It'a a war of the big guna now. No other branch of the armies in France ia playing aa great a part a* the artillery tliese days, and it ia for this reason that America's attention is being centered upon the big guns. Estimates that are reliable figure upon the use of from 1,000,000 to 2,000,000 shells a day in artillery pre paration for the assaults of soldiers engaged in paving the way for attacks on the German trenches these days often exceeds the number who actual ly go over the top to take them. Already the massing of artillery in position against the Germans, as car ried out by the French, exceeds the wildest imagination of three years ago. Inthe April offensive along the Aisne the French day after day fired more than 1,900,000 shells and had it been possible to keep the Allies sup plied with thnt many shells a day in definitely, the war might have been over by now. Juat to show how great has been the artillery development during the last few months, it might be mention-1 ed that when the Germans made thir' savage, but fruitless, asrault on Ver dun'last year they fired an average of only 200,000 shells a day, and later this number was increased by the French to 400,000 daily. Allies gener als hare derided it is useless to sacri fice the lives of great numbcra of men by sending them out to take trenches against heavy fire, so tha artillery preparation now is reported to in order to make the actual attack by infantry twice as certain of success. men, 100, men' i* no announceo intention of trying to fore* the Ger man* bark beyond the IUtinr at this stage of th« Rather it in pre ferred to keep hammering at them with hi|r jrun* until human fle*h anil blood can stand it no longer, and thus undermine the ipirit and moral of the Hun* until the time I* ripe for the "big push" that will drive them hark a* far a* the Allie* may desire. Getting th^ hig gun* to the front I*, therefore, a matter of extreme importance, and no method of doinr thi* li passed tip. Ily trotor truck", by railroad train, horse*, and even, on the hark of the humble mule, the material for keeping up an ince**nnt1 bombardment of th " German lines ii; kept moving • tend ily forward. The qnmtion of wantage of mater-! ! ial i* a aerimit one. too. Of all war1 uaraj-.u , na'iu tlie big guns wear out J r- 'inut' Wellington, Oat. 10^- Aaatria'a loaaaa la kllUd. wounded and prtoonar* during tha mat IUUmi offanaira m third of tho fate* angagad, acaord ing to aami-uAcial diipatihaa from Room today. «ar» "A graat Auatrian war council has taken plan an the laanao front. Tho I'ommandara of the different aactora and Gan. Gonrad vara praaant. "According to advicea raarhing Italy thara waa diacuaaed at tha council tho quaation of how to face tha Italian offenatva, and what foreaa might ho brought up to reinforce tho Auatrian linoa, eapeeir.lly along tha thrantonad road to Luhiano. "It waa aaeartainad that tho Aua trian loaaaa on tha Iaonso front am mintod to one-third of tho wholo Aua tro-Hungarian Army thara. Tha ma china guna which Auatria had at tha baginning of tho war, and which Aua tria ha* built ainca tha war and uaad on tha Iaonxo front, hava practically all fallan into tha hand* of tha Ital ian!. "It i* not known what decisions w«ra taken at the council, hot it to as certained that the German and Anatro Hungarian command* bow conaidar the Italian front the moat dangerous." The aituation on tha Iaonia front haa became ao aerioua that Austria to not able to cope with it aloM( and to urging Germany to aand additional troop* to supplement thoee already fumiahed by tha Berlin war office, an Italian military critic said today: "Our front," he continued, "to de cidedly the moot important in the re apect that it offer* an opportunity to reach an earlier military dactoion. Bat thto claim doe* not in the toast di-_ m nith the importance of the Anglo French effort* became the Italian front could not be what it to today without tha Anglo-French ofllenaivea. "The greateat effort, however, will eventually, in our belief, be directed oa the Italian front, atoii the war ful end." Oklahoma Feeding Wtoal to Cattle Oklahoma City. Okla., Oct. 8.—Half a million buahela of wheat will be fed to live atock in Oklahoma thto fall, it is indicated by reporta received from by the State council of defenae, from rwenty-three western counties. In moet of the counties an increased acre age of wheat planted is indicated liut 10 hope ia held out that a planting will be further atimulatcd by an in creaae of a few cent* a bushel possibly under new marketing arrangements. In Grant county alone, it to estimated that 1,500 bushel* of wheat ia being fed to live atock daily. "I have had more or less stomach I trouble for eight or ten years," writes ' Mr*. G. H. Smith, Brewerton, N. Y. j ' When suffering from attack* of irwlt-: irestion and heaviness after eating, 1 one or two 'of Chamberlain'* Tablets have always relieved me. 1 have also found them pleasant laxative." These I tablets tone up the »tomach and enaMe it to perform its functions naturally. If you are troubled with indigestion rive them a trial, get well and stay well. YINOL MAKES CHILDRBi STRONG And Iori|ontM Old People Any doctor win tell you that the Ingredients of Vinol M printed below contain the element* needed to im prove the health of delicate children and restore strength to old people. n Ca4 Urn as4 B**f P»r»oo»«, Iran ' tod Haa|BniMPa|4ootM. Iron -u»4 AmmMrita Cm.M, Xum ul Ma OircarspboeybatM, Cucsrta. Those who have pony, ailing or run-down children or aged parents mar prove this st our expense. Heaides the good It does children snd the aged there is nothing like Vinol to restore strength and vitality to weak, nervous women and over worked. run-down men. it. If you are not entirely sst we will return your money without question; thst prove* cur fairness and your protection. Mil.' lions of peopls havs been convinced this way. I. W. WEST DRUG CO. Notice of Dissolution of Co-partner ship. The firm of Prathsr-Fulton Insur ance Apency, doing a General Inttir ance business la this day dissolved, Winston Fulton and G. II. Fulton, u.. liquidating partners, will settle all ob ligations "f the late ,)rm and are nu-, thorised to collect all claims. They will be found at the old office of Tra-j ther-Fulton Insurance Agency. bated at Mount Airy, N. C., this August list, 1917. Cha*. D. Prsther, G. II. Fulton, Winston Falon. Witness: G. E. Preddy. »i—t Jani ana t ration tn favor ot pun without uunttlM ma hald an Bmm d»T at Prankfarton-thalMain, Oar Laadara in tha dartal, radiua and ■(ration. Tha mad numbarad forty or Mty thooaand, and addraaaaa vara aada from ais dUfarant platform* ataaul tanaouaiy. Sold tar cam K-aap own cow. Waahington, D. C., Oet. 4.—Holdiara in tha Amariean Army not anly may kaap • cow, but thay can faad It at Govarnmant ax panm, providad thay connuma tha milk, aay* a ruling of tha advocata ganaral. Wood's Seeds Roien Rye The moat vigorous grow ing and productive of Seed Ryes. Stools out better, su perior quality of grain, and destined, is our opinion, to take the place of all odier Rye. Wort's Fall Catalog Gives full dcacrtpttoa and Informa tion, and also ulU about Um bnt | SEED WHEAT. OATS. RYE, and Other Seeds for Fall Sowing. .... Writ* for Catalog and pricaa of any Sceda required. T.W. WOOD 6 SOWS. SEEDSMEN, - tlrtisisl. H. Great Fall Sale Now On! II We are in a hurry to doae out all our Fall and Winter Goods. We want to cloee out all our Ladies and Misses Coats and Suits, ladiee skirt* and waists, ladies ihoes, also a big line of high top shoes which are worth $4.50 but we will let them go for $3.48. We slso have a big line of ladies, Misses and children's every day shoes cheaper than yau can buy them anywhere else. Buy them while you carf save money. Our line of Men's and Boys' Clothing, Pants and Overcoats is cheaper than you can And anywhere. See our W. L. Douglas Shows, they are solid leatfter and will give perfect satisfkciton. Don't fail to visit RaifTs befope you buy your winter goods. We wiljfsave yointioney in every bill you buy from us and we will gfve a nice lttle Christ mas present to all qlstorners who buy their winter supplies from us. Raiffs, Schafer Block, Mount Airy, is the store you buy your goods cheaper. RAIFF'S Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Um Moat Reliable. After many jraai •' experieace in tfca uaa of it and othe r couch medicines, i there are many who prefer Chamber lain'! to any other. Mr*. A. C. Kin tain, Greenville. QU writes, "Cham berlain's Couch Remedy has been used in my ssother's home and aune for years, aad we ahaava found it a anick cure for colds and Dreaehial troubles. We And it to be the most reliable coughmedicine we have used." NOTICE] -£ W« will rtcfiTt tlM 1917 •« •ImiU after D«£ K 1*17. C C. SMOOT A SONS CO. Airy, N. C Sell Your Tobacco —With— Haynes, Brown (Sb Co. Highest Prices and Best Accommodations Now is the time to tell your priming*. Not in the history of our busi ness have we been able to sell primings as high as we are selling them now. For the past five years primings have sold better before the stalk cured tobac co began to sell than it did after, so we advise our customers and those who are not our customers to sell your first primings early as possible. Have your tobacco in good keeping condition and come to see us and we will see that every pile of your tobacco brings the top of the market. » Our motto is: "Highest Prices and best Accomodations." Your friends, Haynes, Brown & Co.. First Sale Days—-Oct. Tuesdays and Fridays.
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