AIRCRAFT AND THE
SUBMARINE MENACE
London, BncUnd—A» every on*
known, aircraft ii jsed for many pur-|
poaea in thia war, at which the on* j
which la probably moat familiar to
tha public ia that nf directing artillery !
at tha front. Far raot* extensive ia ita>
ronaaquanraa ia tha uaa of aircraft at I
aaa to protart tha country from thai
aubmarine menace. But for tha CO
operation of aircraft, tha antl-aubma
rine campaign wctitd have baan far
leaa effective and tha paople of Or eat
Britain and certain of her alllaa would
have been farad with atiffer ration*,
and the Central Power* would have
had an eaaiar taak.
During tha mi.nth of September, i
1017, naval patrol* flaw 170,000 milaa,,
of which 1)0,000 mile* wa* covered by i
aaaplane*, and HO.OOO mile* by air-1
ahipa. On aavan occasions, ship*,
which were being attacked by subma
rine*. Rent 9. O. S. aignala, which |
brought seaplane* to their aaaiatance;
in time to save them by compelling
the aubmarine to dive. Several hun
dreda of ihipa were covoyed during
the month by aircraft, and in no ain
gle instance haa a aubmarine (lared at
tack a ship while under aircraft aa
cort.
Unfortunately the number of aub
marine* attacked and deatroyed by
Britiah aircraft cannot b* publiahed,
but a few word* may be *aid aa to the
method of attack. When a destroyer
■ighta a aubmarine *ome fl\* or six
mile* away, it goe* rail *peed to the
attack at about 30 mile* an hour, *o
that the suhmarine haa 10 minute* or
ao in which to dive beyond the reach
of the deatroyer'a depth char-gee. But
when a aaaplane aighta a aubmarine
at tha una diatance, it fliaa to the
attack at anything from 90 to 109
mile* an hour, ao that the aubmarine
haa only three or four minutes before
bomb* begin to fall round her. It
must not be aasumed however, that
deetreyer* have been superseded by
the seaplanes aa Uie enemy of sub
marine*. On the contrary, the two
very often work together, and their
co-operation usually spells disa^tar
for the U-boat.
The stories of these fl|(hU, which
Mf going on daily between seaplane*
and submarines, are indeed remark
able. Here U one which happened re
cently. A seaplane lighted a German
submarine on the surface, Aew direct
ly over bar before the had a chance
to dive, and dropped a bomb on her
tail, which was seen to make a large
kola in the deck. Immediately after
ward the seaplane pilot saw through
the mist three more German subma
rines, in line abreast, followed by
three German destroyers, and es
corted by two German seaplanes. All
six vessels fired their anti-aircraft
guns at the seaplane, but the German
seaplanes, did not attack because they
could not get through the barrage put
up by the Are of their own destroyers
and submarines. The seaplane turned
dropped another bomb on the wounded
submarine, saw her sink amidst a pool
«f oil, in which fragments of her
floated and then retired from an un
equal contest, at the same time send
ing a wireless message as to where
three of the enemy'a destroyers were
to he found.
Thin inceiu<:int and ruthless varfare
against the U-boat by naval air-raft
has been one of the main factors ,n
defent iwj Germany - aimj. at><! in sav
ing the people of Qfeat Britain from
the starvation which Geimany has
tried to inflict ujn.n th.-m The :nerv i
presence of seaplane* has many times
saved a merchant ship when a -ob
marine had Keen attacking it.More
over, -vhen the t- ;ed ■> hns ac» .ill.
accurrl. and the t< - r< lo has *ounj|
its mark, it ii the scnpUne which is
tha first to see the shi«wrrcked irew»
in their boats, to tend wireless mes
sages (or a Mi stance, and to direct the
reecuer* to the rifM spot.
It la the aaaplami aad the <thar
aircraft which teat eight the mine and
*o h«lp the mineeweepera In tkair
teak. Ill a work it ia the naval air
craft which haa hoen. ami U, uvi>|
not only thuM who travern* tha aeaa,
hut wry man, woman, and ch.ld In
tha British lalea, who would othi wiaa
ha threatened with alarvation.
Tha atrika at Coventry haa already
haan a nerioua blow to tha Empire; a
repetition, there or elaewhere, .vould
be a dlMuitar of which tha cunaa
quencea would ha fa>-iaaching. With
out a ronatant atraam of naw aircraft
to replace tha inevitable heavy wastage
in maehinea, tha struggle againet tha
German aubmarinee will be prolonged
with tha obviaua reeulting rnnaaquan
caa on food and above all on tha liyaa
of railora and all who have to travel
on the aaa.
Farm ia
Damaged by Tarnado.
Durham. Jan. 12. -Damage amount
ing to 12.1,000 at Oeeeneerhee farm,
the country eatate of Gen. Julian 8.
Car, near Hillabom, from the wind
atorm which raffed in thia aection,
about midnight Friday night, wu re
ported by Thomaa M. Gorman, aac
retary to General Carr, who went to
the farm thia morning. Not a single
building on the whole farm escaped
damage from the tornado, and aorae of
them were conpletely demolished.
Even the wire fence* about certain of
the flelda were blown away, and bee
hivea were blown a mile away from
their location into the river.
The greateat loaa waa the complete
daatruction of the large dairy barn,
recently completed and modernized at
considerable coat. Thia waa flattened
out, and only the cement work waa left
fe place. In thia deatruclion nine
were killed.
mrw large poultry hounes were al
so demolished by the wind. Two of
these hud just been completed. The
other was a large laying house, con
taining about lflOv young p.illeta.
Strange as it. may mm, only a few of
th'i chickens ware killed in thf storm,
and most of them had be«n collected
and rehoused this morning. Many of
the smaller poultry houses were de
stroyed The hors» barn was also cam
aged. The porch on the dwelling, and
the«roof of the club house were blown
away, Manyof the large oak trees, a
hundred years old, which made the
tawn of the country home a delight
ful place in tbe summertime, were up
rooted and destroyed. A large line
of cedars which flanked the road lead
ing to the estate, were blown down,
and so obstructed traffic that the road
was almost impassable.
The tornado occurred about mid
night, and lasted live minutes, accord
ing to the manager of the farm. Mr.
Gorman, in the absence of General
Carr, went to the farm this morning,
and immediately conferred with a lo
cal contractor who will begin the work
of putting the place back in shape
Monday morning. So far as could
be <*:lciutineu, no other damage was
done in the Hillsboro sct'on. The
Southern railway station at Occo
n» fchee farm was completely destroy
ed. There was no tornado or storm
insurance on the farm buildings or the
stock so the Iosr will be complete.
A Friend't Advice.
If Dome on* compliment* your friend.
Go tell that frit nil about it;
Twill rhe*r hi* heart Hid help him or.
Hi* journey, do not d»ul>t it.
If Fome one says a npit. ful thing
About yo»-r Meml, forget It:
Let word* ef islander die unheard,
And vou will ne'er.iep-et if.
Now is the time for you to tell
Your friend* how * el! .vou love them
Your wo»-di of praise ran ch«e- t!i«n
not
When the nod ia heaped above them.
And when you lend a helping hand
Say naught at all aS ut It.
Your friend* at* ante tc And it out
And praise you, do not doubt it.
SURRY THRIFT CAMPAIGN.
W« *ra now look!■( forward to the
Dobaon rally meeting which haa bam
piannod for Pah. 4th, with the Hope
that good weather wilt prevail at that
tima would inaure a large rapraronta
tive crowd from all parts of the
County. We have oacn vary fortu
nata in hatng ablo to maora Judge
Bynum of (ireennboro who will de
liver a patriotic addraaa at that tin*.
There ia a probability also that Judo
Boyd will be praaant, and If ha la, ha
will dalivar an addraaa alao.
Mr. Gilbert T. Ht*i«enaon of Wln
aton, N. C., who ia tha field Secre
tary for tha War Having* Campaign
in North Carolina haa haan invited,
and wa faal aura will ba praaant. Ha
will explain in detail tha plan to our
people.
If tha people of our County could
ba prevailed upon to practice more ri
gid economy, in other word* do aa tha
Governmant *uggasts, aava mora of
thair earning*, and invest mora llbar
ally in thane War Saving* Stamp*,
of any other form of aafe investment*,
it would be the beat thing that could
coma to u* along financial llnaa.
The challenge of thia new opportun
ity to aava and to aarva for America
and for humanity muat ba heard and
headed by all who share the Massing*
of this great free land of our*, and
who owe allegiance to its flag.
All of us, bu*ine*s mon, profession
al men, official*, and laboring man,
women, boys and girls, are flrst and
last, Americans and the tasks and pro
blems of our beloved country come
straight home to us. We are Its
strength and its wealth. We must
carry its burden* and perform Its
tasks.
We must win its victories. The
■mail monayi of the many are now
Klve dollars each from a million
man. woman, boy* and girls, is migh
tier than five million dollars from one
man or a dozen men.
The call is to men of many races,
but now all of one great nation, men
who feel their hearts beat quicker
when they speak of America as "My
Country," men who salute the star
Spangled Banner with pride as their
own country.
The call is to you and to me to do
our bit.
Go at once, do not wait, today, to
your nearest Post Dfllce, or place your
application with your R. F. D. or city
carrier.
These war Savings stamps are bat
ter than money. They increase in
value daily, they pay you 4 per cent
compounded quarterly. No better in
vestment can be found. No one per
son can own more than $1,000 worth
of them. No Government has ever
offered the great masses of its people
such an attractive proposition to sava,
to serve and to invest wisely—all in
one act.
A. V. West, Chairman.
Citiezns act in Pro-German
Cat*
New Haven, Conn. — Maximilian
von Hoefjen. a lawy.r, who is said to
have writen pro-Gei man comments or
the questionnaire recently sent him
was called from hi; home in this city
Saturday night and beaten by a crowd
after he had been forced to kiss the
flag of the United States and to sing
"The Star-Spangled Banner." Hi*
a- a lants are said to have been
misked and armed.
On his ijuc'tionnaire vnr Hcvn-rn
said to have written "IVutchlami
uel>*r Alles," with the comment t^a'
he hrv ! "the doubtful honor to be an 1
Amerirrn citittn," an expression of'
belief that the United States j
:.:al.mg a "bin bluff," and a liupe tl.a.
'•ermanj might win the war. Whether
he can be punished by the Govern
merit for doing this has not been de
termined. Attorney-General Gregory
has hern asked for an opinion on this
point. It U hinted that his pur.i-h
nent may ha to be put in Cta's I. the
earliest that will be railed next month
LAFOLLETTE FACES
UBUKE AT HOME.
Tfc.
data U CoaMasttly Fofwwt
Milwaukee, Wla.—Senator LaFol
lette la surely losing hi* prestige in
Wisconsin. Today tka abb of his po
litical fortunes has reached such a
Kt that a fualon candidate on a
Ity platform could defeat tka
atraifMt candidate for til* Untied
Mat« Senate which La Follette could
bring out, even though ha wara ahla
la 'otnand all tha pro-Oerman votaa
of the Democratic and Republican par
tiaa, tha pariActata and tha Socia!l?U
Thin la tha eonclualon reachad by
local man who have made a survey of
tha State racantly, and by correspon
dent! who have come into the State
to investigate. It la borne out by an
examination of the state praaa made
for a period of several week*.
In the apecial seeaion of the Legis
lature, to convene during the latter
part of February, Senator La Follette
will have to face an attempt to pwb>
licly censure him for hia conduct. The
resolution ha* already been drafted,
^ is said.
Six months ago Senator La Follette
and his factions might have won in
ipeh a contest. Ha was then at the
%e^,of hia power. He not only had
drawn to himself all tile alien and the
anti-war vote, but hia own followers,
who were trying to be loyal to him
and to America at the same time, had
nut begun to >j sert him in such num
ber* a* to deplete his ranks. The de
cline since then has been marked and
it will continue steadily so long as
America la in the war. The Senator
has no reserve vote from which to
llnkk. He wqp every vote that
could be brought to him when he ad
vocated an embargo on arms, fought
against the declaration of a state of
war, and against conscription.
On the other hand, his opponents, it
is apparent, occupy something of the
position which the Allies have occu
pied from the beginning. Every ne«
act by Germany has brought them re
enforcements. Just so, his own acts
also, as well as every gain made in the
loyalty campaign, the interest aroused'
by the Liberty loan campaigns, and—
greatest of all—the feeling that comes
from having soldiers of your own
State in the field—all are taking votes
from La Follette.
Never before in the State's poli
tical history has a man been able to
use the graduates of an educational
institution as a power in politics
as Senator La Follette has done for
years with the graduates of Wiscon
sin University. But tie can use them
no more. He is denounced by the
institution which graduated him and
which he later helped to build up. and
by the president, who was one of his
closest friends for years.
The expulsion of Senator LaFollette
by the Madison Club for "unpatriotic
couduct" has created a profound im
pression in the State. It seemed to
furnish a climax to all the acts done
previously in many communities to
show that La Follette has been dis
credited.
The press of the Slate is now prac
tically in unit against the Senator.
Formally the county newspapers wsre
a great element of strength.
Senator l a Fdlette has been a de-.
U" mined effort to retrieve hi* fortunes
'hrough a public campaign, tie h*»
franked out th"U*amls of copies of his
.neches. Put recipient n of these, by!
the hundred. have mailed the speeches:
l*ck to him telling him that they re-,
pudiat* his stand. lit has also placed;
i.dv <Ctisemrnts ir. many n«wrp«per.»,
but the** have brxiught little result.
NOTICE.
Thl« I* to notify *'1 ntisKHM that my
wife Mary J. Campbell ha* left my
home without My consent and her
wta«*kmit» are not definitely known
by mo. and that I will not he respond-'
ble for any debts contracted or ob
ligation" Incurred by her.
This Darwabar lit*. 1#17.
i-lt-H- JA CAMPBELL.
CALL TO AMERICA
BY MR. CHURCHILL j
•U mm
Hm to bt Endured.
Ixindon, England I Saturday)—Ad
dresaing the A mar Iran Luncheon Club
at the Saver Hotel ye.terday, Winston
Churchill. Minister of Munitions, re
ferred to the definite and complete
statements of war alma of Mr. Uoyd
George and President Wilson, which
he declared were in complete accord.'
Continuing he mi id that we must
put away from our minda all sorts of
illusion, however pleading. Victory is
not yet won. Indeed, it may well be
that the Aerrest shocks have yet to
be maintained and the worst viotence
of Armageddon has ^et to be endured
We have, ha said, the statements of
our war aims, which in vision moder
ation, tolerance, and freedom from
parsion, command practically univer
sal assent. All are agreed, even the
most pacific, that without these terms
right would be worsted and wrong
would emerge triumphant.
.Speaking of the abyss which
yawned between the British and
American statements and the hopes
and ambitions of the ruling classes in
Pruivia, he said that Prussian mili
tary authority is still in complete
control not merely of Germany but
also of Austria-Hungary Bulgaria and
Turkey. They have not abandoned
the hope of a decisive military vic
tory. It is their hope and intention
to compel their adversaries and neu
trals to realise and recognise that
what Germany has done, is doing and
intends still to do, is backed by power
and crowned by success.
They hop* to win by such a result,
a renewed lease of Hfa and authority
for their order and class.
We hava stated our war aims,
gravely, soberly and sincerely, Mr.
Churchilll addad. The next thins to
do ia to enforce them on the enemy,
and that we must now take in hand
with tha utmost vigor and dispatch.
After referring to the suffering of
'he allied nations, Mr. Churchill ap
pealed to America to come quickly
to the Allies' aid. Build ships, he
said, which alone can liberate your
mighty and measureless strength! Let
tonnage be used to its highest war ca
pacity by the importation of Anished
and partially finished products, rather
than by bulky war material. Let us
carry steel rather than ore, shells
rather than steel, explosives rather
than more weighty components, and
let the saving of tonnage be devoted
to facilitating and accelerating the ar
rival on the field of battle of the
valiant manhood of the United State.
We for our part, in Britain will
not fail you, he said. Everything
shall be given, the last resources of
our credit, the last resources of our
manhood will be employed.
r.ioquenuy .nr. nurrnill tpou of
the farther immense *»cnftce* which
wwld have to be made, and of the
difficulties the Minister of Munitions
had to contend with, but he added that
the British Army, in this year, will
have far more powerful artillery a
larjrer supply of shells, financial equi
pment in every respect, especially in
respect of the most costly ami impor
tant weapons, than in any previous
campaign.
In conclusion he spoke of the Ger
man armies, released from the east
em front by the defeat of Russia.,
•tea lily traversing Germany »■ fast
n* the deteriorated railways could
cairy th >m, aiul of course in supreme
disdain of their latest military con-,
vent ion.
i he Germans, he raid, are on their
way to the We st. hundreds of thou
.iai.d* of men. thousands of (tins, roll
inir acioas country ni;,ht and day. Th>
if rest storm of all to gathering,
tliuader clouds are banking up minute
by minute before our eyes, but let us
a*t far a moment loaa oar nnshakahto
confidence that rigfct wffl Uiwmfk.
Preparation for the reception at tfcaaa
hoata, ha declared, an nut being arm
the battle af Yprea in No
M4 Mr. Cbarehill »ai4 that
ha bette. provided now,
an<J did not won<lar at tha tola* from
no many sourcee of tha Germans being
broufk from tha aaatam front deaert
ing by scores and hundred* from rail
way train* w they rreseed Germany,
prepared to face tha risk and terror*
of an inexorable and pitilaee military
^■tem. rather than tha blest* of the
furnace Into which tha ambition* of
their war lord* *eek,to hurl them.
Secretary Baker Replies to
Critic*.
Wanhinifton, D. C.— Secretary of
War Baker testifying Thurnday before
rha Senate Comittee on Military Af
fair*, admitted there had been delay
by the ordnance department in select
ing the moet dcairable type of rifla
and ammunition, but put forward tha
defense that *uch delay a* had occur
red waa justifiable in order to secure a
greater degree of interrhangeabllty
and "because the need *>■ not urgent,
a* the enemy waa S000 mile* away."
Thi* laat statement Ttrough pro taut
from member* of the committee. Sen
ator* Wadsworth and Week* denying
that the absence of the enemy from
the door waa any reaaon why the War
Department should have wasted lima.
"I do not agree with you, Mr. Secre
tary," said Senator Weeks. Distance
from the enemy'* line*, he said did
not abaolve thi* country from any
obligation to make all possible haste
in lending men to Europe.
"No army or similar site in the
history of the world had ever b«n
raiaed, equipped or trained so quickly
aa the present American Array,'* de
clared Secretary Baker.
Pointing to the hc?*frar AT nine
months, all branches of the army had
grown from 524 officers to 10,864
officer*, and from 202,510 men to
1,428,850 men, he answered his critics
with a great outline of work accom
plished—a work which he held showed
the "splendid effectiveness'* of the
American people.
American accompliahments, he said,
are such as to depress German morale,
"when the Germans realize that the
American democracy has neither blun
dered nor hesitated, but has actually
brought the full power of its men and
resources into completely organized
strength against their military ma
chine."
Conditions in camps are rapidly
improving; the clothing shortage hi
practically met; further increments
of the amy "can be adequately equip
ped and trained aa rapidly as Uioae
already in training can be transport
ed," he declared.
All this, he added, has been accom
plished without aertous industrial
dislocation; the spirit of the army ia
high; it is well fed; all kinds of guna
are available, "for every soldier who
can be gotten to France in the year
1918;" and "great programs for the
manufacture of additional equipment
and for the production of new instru
ments of war have been formulated."
Trying to Break Ice Jam.
Richmond, V*., Jan. IS—Steamer*
battled desperately for hours today to
break through the ice in the James
river between this city and Oj«-sa
'K':ike bay. All river transportation
has l>cen su.-ptndo) for two week*.
' ut with the recent hrovy t.-Unj the
ice is breaking and trafc is expected
to be resumed tomorrow. Virginia
*uffercd severely from the cokl u«ve,
hut In RichmonJ the temperature
dropped to 10, several degree* higher
tnu had been expected.
NOTICE.
The annual meeting of the stock
holder. of The Rack of Moat Airy to
hereby called to meet is the oOce ti
mid Bank w Thursday January -4th,
It II at tan •'•tack, A. M. .
W. i. BTKKLY. Ita.
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