Mount Airy News. »■ i .Ii ' > i. & JOIMON, HtoMiNAta. Airy. N. C, Jhm «tt. Mil THE WAR. . Plenty of people havs contended that the war would never coma to thia land of a>ur*. But it baa, and U here. For a weak or mora German submarines have been operating on our Atlantic coast linking any ship that they dared to tackle. Tha cel uma of this paper tall of the Kinking of our ships and of the lose of live* of our citiaen*. It now come* to light that many of our citizens have lout their live* in thnse attacks and that u dozen in more ship* have been *unk. About twenty thousand ton* of shipping has Iteen destroyed in these attuikx, which means ax much a» live or Mix Inrift ship*. One ves sel destroyed wan ■ very large one, being of something like H.OOO ton*. This in the effort of Germany to car ry the war into thi« country. In the future we may expect to hear of more of this kind of Ion*, for it i* now certain that eGrmany can get her submarines to these coasts and that ahe la disponed to fight ui here in our own land. In the beginning of thia war, four yearn ago, she said that ahe would be able to whip thia coun try in a year, and thia ia her first ef fort to attack u< at our own front door. DESECRATING THE SABBATH. The ministers of this city came be fore the commissioners of the Town last Tuesday afternoon at the regu lar meeting and asked that measurer be taken to prevent the desecration of the Sabbath day in our town. Kev. Geo. D. Merman was spokesman for the ministers and, at some length, I told of conditiona her* that are not as they should be in » civilized and en lightened community. At some len gth he told of the tendency of the times and of the steps that lead, final ly, to ruin. He reasoned that the fa tal step that Germany made was when the Sabbath day in that country was changed from a holy day to a holiday. And while we are sending our citi tens to correct world conditions in the face of shot and shell, it is the duty of our people to coract evil tendencies in our own town and among our own people. To do this he asked that laws be enacted that will aid in bringing •bout conditions that are favorable to living the best life possible. After the subject had been discuss ed at some length an ordinanc- was made that allows nothing to be sold in this town on the Sabbath except drugs and medicine* and meals seiz ed on tables, and then these sales must not be made behind doors and windows that are screened. The purpose of the ordinance is to put a stop to the conducting of busi ness on the Sabbath. The tendency of ' -the time* is to convert the day into a ' day of pleasure and this often calls for cigars and tobacco, sugar and ' lemons, ice and salt, gasoline and oil, ' and along with these common items 1 are sold a large number of other 1 things. Hie custom has gradually developed of putting off buying on 1 Saturday and make the necessary pur chases Sunday morning. Now those who favor a change in I eur method* of living on the Sabbath see that the tendency is altogether in the wrong direction. If the grocery store would remain open it would do • good business. If the barber shop would remain open on the Sabbath plenty of customers would come. The same it true of the printing office and the blacksmith shop end the shoe shop and of every other place in town. And so they argue that there is good reason for making no exceptions to the general rule of a suspension of bui >ness when Sunday comes. At the meeting of the Commission er* Tuesday Mr. J. B. Sparger was re-elected as a member of the Water and Litht Commission, hi* twe year term having expired. I ...... ENFORCEMENT Of LAW. II kW mat »riHi to >wal aad tttacaa* Ik* *4c4*l ynklNM at m t*m ■iunity *ad to NMt laws U U lk ut lb* rlial at paaffe. It la aa a.tag*thar different prnhl— to enforea thaaa tows. It la hard to p( mi eat at tlihm to charga W Um txKUllvi daparuaant at a town ■gvtrnmnt who wtU enforce laws M the nurt atrtet »l—ant of Um n tisane deaire. Th*ra in Um two utiWH of mkmI;, on* la rapraaantod by Um man who would tto*a • wkka open town, and Um other la rapraaaatod by Um man who would not allow hia child ran to play on the lawn on the Sabbath. .Somewhere botwoon Umo* two extras** la a happy medium. To »ay that Bill Jonaa shall not hava his cigar and tbon 1st Mr. So and So dnva his auUxaoblla all day Sunday lataaa qaoations that oftan Bill Jonas is not sbla to undsratand. And ao It bacomaa a mattar of aducation, large ly. The viewpoint that a man taken a discussed to th* enlightenment of all of us, that is if the discussion is mad* in the right spirit and for th* beneAt of bringing about a batter understanding of what is right and proper as to th* manner in which th* Holy Sabbath should b* apant. Th* Nawa would welcome •oni* contribution* along this lin*. POLITICS In Surry county !ut Saturday a spirited contest for the office of State Senator developed. The friend* of each candidate rallied to the sup port of his favorite and quite a little interest wan thus oeatod. The result of the pnmany was as follows, Mr. R. L. Hayroore receiving the nomination by a large majority, Mr. S. E. Marshall coming in for se cond place and Mr. Jesse T. Copeland j receiving 83 votes in the county. The vote by township was as fol- j lows: C'pl'tiJ 9 IS 17 14 0 0 0 1 2 14 0 0 0 2 83 Young Men Register. The registration of the young men .-uming of age during the past year was held at Dobson and Mount Airy Wednesday of this week and 208 egiatered in the county. The Regu lation was so quiet that one would lartlly know that anything out of the >rdmary was taking place in the county. , ORDER COAL NOW. The United States Fuel Administra ion has designated this week as 'Early Order Week" and urgen every ine to place their order NOW for oal for the coming winter with their oca) coal dealer. By doing this you rill enable the administration to mow just what quantity each county trill require and the production at the nines will be increased if possible to ake care of the needs of the people, rhe local dealers will not be able to ell you definitely that they can fill rour order but by placing same now rou stand a much better chance of retting coal than by waiting later. G. C. LOVILL, Chm. Local Fuel Com. Food Notice. The food regulation in reference to he amount of flour that an individual an UN has been modified to this ex ent: That each person is allowed to ise as much a* three pounds a week nstead of one and one-half pounds. Vhile this modification has been made ret. the Administration requests that kll persons use as little flour as poe ible as the supply of wheat Is very ihort. This June Ith, 1918. W. F. Carter, Co. Food Adm'r. Dr. Moir Martin has returned from > business trip to Richmond, Va. Bryan, Dobfon, Elkin, Eldora, Franklin. Long Hill, M ai ah, Mt A'y No.l. Mt A'y No 2 Pilot, Rockford, Shoals, Siloum, Stew'ts Cr"k Westfield, Totals, 505 175 > THE WAR AT HOME. If any am minima Umt tk« nr li kK bar* H aaar oM dMr tha raadlnc »f tha following alary may bnn« light Ba U known bate* raadlag tha Mary that far numy bundrada of yatn tha civilixad utlMii hava had uniamU by which non-com bafnta, that i*. paopia who ara not actually fighting in tha war, war* not la ba attackad by ai nil forcaa. Tbia laft tha wom an and child ran «afa In all riviluad couotrlaa. Savagaa la all land* hav« navar failad ta murdar woman ami cMldran and tha a(ad and infirm whan thay could. Tha raadlnn of tha ■tory that followa will abow to any ona that Garmany baa ravartod to tha matboda of tba navaga and haai tataa not to attach woman and cbil dran. and attack tham In tha dark a* would an aaaaaain. All of which aha will ana war far la tar. Tba atory fol lowa: Uwu, Del, June 4.—Nineteen sur vivora, paasengers and crew, of the submarined •teamahip Carolina, wrrr landed here today and brought a har rowing lata of tha sea, Ula newi of lh« loss of Ml of thair number and a remarkable riuui of a ifirl while they drifted helpleaa on the orean during a severe thunderatonn .Sunday night. Ten boat a left the Carolina before ahe waa aunk by tha Herman aubmarina U-37, all paaaed through the name storm and the aurvivora here Kftid thay had fait aure all were loat. They expreaead great joy when informed that moat of tha Carolina's company had bean saved. Tha IB parson* landad here were brought in by a British vessel that picked tham up more than 26 milea off the Delaware cape*. They were tak en in charge by the naval authorities and cared for at the station near Cape Henlopen. In the meantime, no one was permitted to see them, but they made full statement* to naval officer*. None of them had any knowledge that the submarine had shelled the life boat*. The story of the survivor* did not become public until they were taken to the railroad station late thi* after noon and left for New York. One of their number, however, waa detained. He is a German member of the crew and will be held pending an investiga tion. Carolina Warned Sunday. According to the survivor*, the Car olina wax warned late Sunday after-; noon by wireless to look out for sub-1 marine*. The steamer wax advised { that a three masted schooner had just1 beer sunk and was cautioned not toi show light*. At 6 o'clock Sunday j evening, a submarine appeared above' the surface close to the Carolina. She was about 360 feet long, survivor* said, and later was identified as the U-37." "The submarine signaled something which our captain could not make out" «aid one of the survivors, "and then the U-boat raised the German flag. We were ordered to heave to and the raptain, fearing that the submarine' would shell the steamer if he did .101 i ibey the order, signalled the engi-; leer to reverse the engines and stop. "A German officer with an armed fuard came alongside and gave or lers to our captain to lower all boats tnd leave the ship in 20 minutes. Of :ourae, it would be useless to say that tone of us was frightened, for where here are more than 300 on a ship ibout to be sunk there must be some imid ones. Good order was maintain >d, however. The sea was smooth ind there appeared to be no elements if danger. Nobody thought of a torm and the German officers appear ed to show consideration to the pas engers as they hurried to leave the iteamer. Motor Launch Capsized. "In going through the steamer, the jermans found a fireman who had >een left behind and ordered a life oat to return for him. "When this last boat was clear the ■ermans shelled the Carolina seven imes. Then she burst into flames, inking slowly. "After we had drifted for I do not ;now how long, there were faint lashes of lightning on the horixon and ster when the pufly wind began to trengthen we instinctively knew here was trouble ahead. "The storm came; quicker than we x pec ted it. The wind blew like a •ale and lucked up a nasty sea. The oats pitched and soon became depar ted. We, who were in a motor tunch, seemed to be alone in the tortn. Rougher and rougher became he water and the boat rolled and pit hed. Finally she capnixcd and all of he 36 in her were thrown into the ea. She was righted and capsixed gain while we clung to her. This oc urred several times. The storm pas eel and the sea began to calm. It was litch dark. "Finally we kept the launch righted ut she was full of water. We clung 1 o her and haled out the water with ur hands. Some could not stand the train, became exhausted, let go their old and sank. It was terrible. We ailed out enough water to let one of >s in. Then he bailed furiously and nough water was scooped out to per mit • second to get into the launch. Ve kept on bailing until the launch miiMtU b«i the weight aI a thM SO«i a faartk. BM Nlaataaa Laft. "Wi kept tkia I* all night Whan tha laat waa heJpad over the aide wa found that tkare were but It a/ ua. Muteen had gone." WiU tha cowftf a f daylight tka hopea uf tka survivora roaa with tka aua. Tka sea had ralnd, hot day light revealed nothing but tha broad expanse of tka Atlantic. AU hands caarad to ba a good awimmar and with har own efforts and clinging to tha two bodies for support she mantgrd to remain afloat. Tha launch got taar enough to har to effect har raacua and it provad to ba Elona Donate Virola, of Porto Kico. Sha is one of tha two women landa. btad ache, irritability and "the bluao," may be speedily overcome ami the system restored to normal conditions by this famous root and herb remedy Lydla E. Pink ham's Vegetable Compound. If any complicabona present them selves write the I'inkham Medicine Co.. Lynn, Mm., for suggestion* bow to overcome them. The result of forty yean experience U at your service and your Utter bold in strict ouoftdsoco, A New Enterprise. Down on Cburcfa Street is a busy factory that has just bean started. Mr. Bausley Beasley is operating a ntave mill that is eutting out barrel staves in a hurry, requiring the ser vice* of a number of men and boys. The mill was pat in operation this week and the machinery is working lika a charm. The staves are cut from three foot blocks after being first steamed for several hours. The staves are sliced off the black, thus there is no waste from the cut of the knife which Lakes the place of a saw. The indications about the new plant are that Mr. Beasley is preparing to do a large business. He has a truck and is hauling the logs and timber. from the country as well as buying! from the farmers. When "four House Stretches Hsst sod cold ouw the wood in buddings to expand and coo tract. Paint that is not ilosHr cracks and scshs, aUowinf the weather to reach the wood ft brea it is supposed to pratsct. Psint sxpsnds snd contract* with th« surface it coram—— when it is made of Dutch Boy Lewis Brand White-Lead mixed with purs linseed oiL Such paint is elastic and ex pands and contracts with the wood. It will not crack and seals when subjected to the Our stock of paint and paint ma terials is larte. We recommend Dutch Boy white-lead be cause it is used sod sndorssd by psopls who know point, Ws can ssrrs you so satisfac torily a» we are serving your nsighhnrs. W. E. Mcrritt Co. YOU WILL FIND HERE ONE OF THE MOST COMPLETE AND UP TO-DATE LINE OF MERCHAN DISE TO BE FOUND IN MT. AIRY Every accepted style in Summer Foot wear. Perhaps you have seen a part of our stock, but there are many re«v styles that you havent had the pleasure of seeing. Styles for Women, Misses, Children and Men that possess all the high quality that mark every piece of merchandise in our Store. You'll agree to this once you have experienced the delight of wearing foot wear which look neat and dainty all the time feels as restful as your old pair the first time you wear your new shoes, and is serviceable and economical because they are made of the best of leather. We are showing some beauties in Brown and Grey oxfords Ties you will find a size and style to meet every demand in this lot. And too they are moderately priced. We have surpassed every thing we have ever shown before in dress goods. White materials for almost every purpose, New NoveKy plaid silk, ginghams, pret ty vailes, skirting in new plaids and stripes. The latest styles, ideas and fabrics are embroided at the lowest prices made possible onlf by our tremendous buying. Prices are continuing to increase rapidly. Our stock was never more complete than at present and with the real summer season at your door you could not possibly And a better time to buy. Certainly you will the range, for selection better now than later New lot of fancy colered shirts, soft silk ars and Summer Underwear. Buy your supply of Summer underwear and shirts now before the present stock is ex hausted for the prices will be much higher later. Style—Quality1■—Price Gents Furni tngs JACKSON BROS. Mount Airy North Carolina.