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Mount Airy New*. THE WAR. Tha fighting la Europa go** on at about th« nam* intensity It haa *» Minud ilMt the 2Ut of March of this year. Thia week tha pa pari ara full of tha accounts of tha graat effort tha Aualrtan* ara making td crush tha Ita lian!. So far, It appears, thay hava not baan ahla to gain any victories ovar tha Italian*, who seam to ba hold ing thrir Unas everywhara and to ba abla to inflict graat damage to tha Austrians. It was with intaraat that wa hava raeantly figured out, tha amount of braad that la allowad in Austria and Germany. Tha papara hava told of tha allowance in grains and how they have made a reduction recently. A diction ary revealed the fact that they are now allowancing tha peopla in those countries to about one tMrd of a pound a day to each Individual. That would not be more than one ordinary biacuit, »uch an we have here, at a meal and not a large biacuit either. There is said to be great discontent there bacause of the suffering that this shortage is causing. We also fig ured out that tha prevailing prices of butter is, in our money, $4.00 a pound and flour 11.40 per pound. It is to he hoped that our people will no mbnage that we will never he reduced to such conditions. In those countries the wealthy are well supplied and the poor are the ones who suffer. GOVERNMENT ON THE JOB There in an awakening coming to many in thia section, that ia if it ia true that some are paying no atten tion to the food lawn. Listen. For several days a stranger to our people, • tall fine looking fellow has been leis urely strolling about our town and one would conclude that he was a viator here and whiling away the time. He left for a distant part of the country and before he went away it developed that he is a secret service man and does his work and makes his reports without any one in town knowing of his plans. We happened to r«t into his confi dence enough to learn the above and to see his secret badge of authority. There is no question that he was here on business and that he had authority, and that he remained about here sev eral days, but what he found out or what he reported was something he kept to himself. AH of which shows that this country is at war and lhat it means to see that the war measures are respected by the people. The wise man will fall in line and do his duty in these distressing times. MORE ABOUT THE SOUTHERN RAILROAD. The Southern Railway Company is coming in for comment that is not any too complimentary because of a re cent action that effects the men who are employed on the line from this city to Sanford, N. C. The story goes that when the Gov ernmrnt took over the railroads and increased the pay of the employees the Southern failed to mention the line from here to Sanford, but retained it as one of the smaller lines that were ho insignificant as to not be taken over by the Government. Now this means that men who have been in the employ of the Southern on this line for years are to draw 26 per cent less pay than men who operate the road front Winston to Wilkesboro. Just why the officials of the Southern made up their minds to so play checks with hjgh finance as to get this line left high and dry in a way to not let their men participate in the increase of wages allowed ii cause for thought. To say the least, the men who are thus deprived of the increase in wages •re not a bit pleased. LUNCHES AT Kikin hp worth League room Saturday. 4mi is dua mm tka* Am ia • tack after iImU made aad td—r tM ten days it ta tha duty of tka aa erutWa departaaeat rf tka Tawn u ■n that it ia aifwad. Aad furtkar, it ia tka duty at tka private citlaan who ia a member of ao Board te aid in cnforrtnc tka law by making ra porta te tka propar aAeara. Citisana hare complained at tkia oAra and la ■iat that MMtkmi ba dona te ekaek tka rarklaaa iptadlni on our atraata. To call attention te tkaaa facta ia a nawapapor uanii to do no good, far ■peading ia a pleasure that all a«te mobile drivers and ownar* «»a—a te i laiai aa a natural ngkt that ahould not ho interfarrad with by any law making powar or eat of officers. If a man wanta to turn on tha (a» and make thirty miles an kour in tka ior poraU limits of tha Town, than all ha has to do ia to turn it on. Whila tka prosperous, innd-iUadinf, respectable element of our citixans do thaaa things tha only safe course for ona to pur sue ia to keep out of tka way, if ha ran. If there ia any aolution to tha problem at thia tima we are not able to And it, for speeding ia a pleaaura that ia common to all, and when men learn that it ia too expensive a pleaa ura, which they have not yet learned, then they will discontinue it. DIGGING AT McADOO. "The landmark ha» observed with interest that nom<- of it* «t«m«l contemporaries take an occasional sly <lig at Mr. McAdoo. Wonder if the disturbance of the tranxportation ar rangement has anything to do with Cap. McAdoo'* unpopularity with «ome of the newinaper people."— Statesvill* landmark. The human mind i* no made up that it i* a jealoua kind of individual. It is willing to give and take, but it de mand* a square deal all the time, whether it pU it or not. The won der in that the editor* of the country do not rebel at the way Mr. McAdoo ha- treated them. If the discontinu ing of passe* hail been made to apply to citizens of the eountry alike the editor* would have had no complaint. But to demand that they return un used pa** book* and allow other citi zens, the lawyer* especially, to retain their*, and have new book* i**ued to them from time to time, waa a show of discrimination, to say the least. For what class of citizen* in the land have been called upon to do more in the winning of this war than the editors? Who could be left out of the game with le*s confusion than the editor*? The truth i* the editor* are indispensible to the country at this time. To give them an unfair, or a seemingly unfair deal, would na turally call forth protest, and natur ally make the man, to some degree, unpopular who was able to even ap pear to give them an unfair deal. It i* mightily to the credit of the country that the editors surrendered their pass books with no more pro test than was made, when one recall* that every little town in the land has a politician lawyer who i* carrying a pass book wherever he goes. THE STAY AT HOMES. This country is at war. Have you found it out? Are you aware of the fact that something is expected of you? I-et every man ask himself these questions and then answer them in a personal way. This Government, let u* repeat, it at war. And since we are at war in the way we are and with the freedom and very existence of the country at stake, every man is expected to aid. Now if any one is thinking that it is not his duty to aid then there is an , awakening coming to that man. The , folks who stay at home are going to help win this war, or they are going to bo mightily embarrassed. To illus trate! The officials are going to keep tally on the cituena of this country next week, and they are going to know { who helps in. this war saving cam I paign, and who fails to help. The man who fails to help is going to an i swer to the government for his fail ure. It is not now enough to keep ones mouth shut and thus feel safe. I To lie on safe grounds with thi* coun , try at war is to get in line and help I to win this war. Kvery one knows that a man U in danger who talks and I abuse those in authority. It i< going to b« dangerous to ait about or to play «w. TWn to m* pk| to kt • anfe p4a-' ♦" " .a luto m *a future tar r« ilhatnto farther. Om day ra w'y m ww totttof aa the curb M Mount Airy in the antotola of the iftor mm atf m bright mm day «»• ImuIthy young MO. UUu. Mot ■ thine to too bat alt there on Um curb atona and talk and patronise tha cold drink itanda. Htoptof (• win • war* Nut a bit at it, wura they doing. But aach will atop if tkia country can And n way to atop It, and it can. Narw Sugar Ruling. Raleigh, N, C. June 12, Ml*. W. f. Cnrtor, Mount Airy, M. C. Announca to all dunlara thronfh lo cal pa par a or otharwiaa maximum quantitiaa of augar that may ba aold radurod, two pounda totownconaumera Twenty-Ave pound* or canning and preaerving purpoaaa only upon rarti flrataa. Do not wiA praaarving and canning reatricted but daaira utmoat care in una of augar. Individual* re quiring more than twanty-flva pounda at one tima will ba allowed to pur chaae only upon approval of County Food Adminiatrator. Instruct all deal era to keep accurate detailed record of every aala of augar from thin data. HENRY A. PAGE. Food Adminiatrator. A Glutton of a Rooster. The locusts had a showing thts year in Surry and aired their wings after a rest under ground for • period of 17 years, according to the accepted theories. Chickens and hogs are sup posed to be fond of these insects and a story comes to us from the western part of the county that can be vouch ed for as the truth. A fine rooster the property of Mr. W. B. Williams was noticed to he in declining health and soon died. His appearance was such that Mr. Williams and some of the neighbor* got interested and made a Rost mortem examination, and found that his crop was of unusual sige. The examination showed that the rooster had made a glutton of himself because of his love of locusts, and on accurate count ha had rwaflowed just IN of the insects, which proved to be too much for his digestive apparatus. Sailor Describes One Of The Large U-Boats. Newport News, Va.. June 10—One of the German U-boats operating off the Atlantic coast 350 feet long, carries two six-inch guns and 76 men and is protected with a heavy belt of armor above the water line, according to a seaman from the sailing ship Edna, which was sunk by a submarine recently, who was held prisoner or the underwater craft several days af ter his ship was sunk. The seaman, a Swede, says he talked with a mem ber of the crew who could talk Swed ish and was informed that the U-boat had been in these waters about 10 days before the Edna was sunk. The German also told him, he said, that the submarine would be relieved by another U-boat after it had operated off the coast three weeks. The seaman says he asked about a submarine base and the German made an evasive answer, trying to lead him to believe that the Germans had work ed out a plan of sending the U-boats all the way across the Atlantic often enough to keep a fleet of them con stantly on this side, relieving them every three weeks. Captured American Captures German. With the American Army in France Sunday, June 16.—The German* cap tured an American soldier in their at tack on Zivray today but he did not remain a prisoner long. At the edge of the village three Ger man* came upun a wounded American. He was placed under guard of a Ger man private and started for the enemy lifie. Reaching a point near the enemy wire entanglements the American suddenly drew a revolver and force*I his surprised custodian to march back across No Man's Land into the Ameri can lines. After turning his prisoner over to fellow soldiers the wounded man fell unconscious from loas of blood. T. bm H*mm4 By Mr. Pk^ Om departure * ter-MMl*w IB State Peed Ad«i>iM»Uf Pm of •mnl tupwtwi whe will be hapt is the Mil* constantly rWtlii( u4 tat ■fwtliif retail and ■hilaaali eetab-1 lishmewte huidlinf licensed food and food nauudttlM, drug soda foonuini. battling work*. tea rr— manufacturing plants. flour milU, gins rot ton Mod oil ml 111, tie.. aaya • re port rnmini from Raleigh. In tbe vary near future the elabor ate ay item of reports which hia bean' required of all jobber*, wholesalers, broken and other claeaea of licensed I dealera will be greatly simplified and1 periodical Inaportiona to a vary great extent will be •ubetitutod. It ie an tiripated that tbia new *y*tem of in-1 •portion will be much more affective and will result in the prompter cor-! rection of evila and puniahment of offender*. In no instance will there be a great er tightening up or more rljrid en forcement of regulations than with thoee that apply to sugar. Only thir ty per cent of the commercial users of sugar, acording to information fur nished at the Food Administration of fice have complied with the regula tions requiring a sworn statement of t ugar consumption for the last year. Under Mr. Page's ruling failure of neglect results in nwi-isauance of cer tificate for sugra for the year 191# Many of the sugar asers who have filed statements have exceeded their allotments of eighty per cent already and will be automatically stopped from further operation* for the pre sent. Letter of Pardon By the President. Washington, June 18.—In granting unconditional pardon to two young soldiers sentenced to death for having slept on pout at the front President Wilson expected hi* action to art "as i a challenge to devoted service for the I future." The text of his order, iden j tical in both cases, made public to i day, nay*: "In view of the youth of Private* Forest da Sebastian and Jeff Cook and th« fact that his defense seems to have been wholly free from disloy alty or conscious disregard of his du ty, I hereby grant him a full and un conditional pardon and direct that he report to his company for further mil itary duty. "The needs of discipline in the ar my with propriety impose grave pen alties upon those who imperil the safety of their fellows and endanger their country's cause by lack of vigi lant or infractions of rule* in which safety had been found to rest. I am persuaded, however, that this young man will take the restored op portunity of forfeited life as a chal I lenge to devoted service for the fu ture and that the soldiers of the army of the United States in France will realize too keenly the high character of the cause for which they are fight ing and the confidence which their country reposes in them, to permit the possibility of further danger from I any similar shortcoming*." ! R. R. Engineers for France, When the 5 new regiments and 19 )>attalion* of railway engineers now l>eing organized are put on duty there will he 50,000 Americans engaged in railroad construction and opreation in F ranee. After the United States entered the war one of the first requests trans mitted to this Government by the French mission was for assistance in strengthening the railways. Nine re giments of railway engineers, whose organization was started before Gen. Pershing sailed, were in France by August, 1917. Six of them have been engaged in construction work, build ing and rebuilding railways, building docks, and rearranging terminal fa cilities. The other three regiments have hpen engaged In operaiion, and some of the railway troops have been on the fighting line. The additional troops will be used partly for constra tion and maintenance and partly for operation. A total of $160,000,000 has been spent on railway materials alone. In- ^ eluding in the purchases are 1,727 |o-, comotives , 22.A30 freight cars, and: 369,000 tons of steal rails. kr »liirt«i It imm m not, thore • gov, m be pionty of hat wittir and the aid quMDofi of how to mull comfortable and la |md health ikraik the hot month* cummm ap •cam Um following iii(|wUou ara by ae ataiu now, bat tho following of thorn mill moon not only • healthy comfortable niann, but added year* of I if a. Breathe fraak air, eeparially in your bad room and workroom. Freeh air aa wall a* sunahina killa tho bacteria of eontsgioua diaaaaea. Wear clothing that la light, au® cient, and porua. Tha air ahould pen atrata to tha akin. Live a* murk aa poaaihlo in tha opan air. Braatha alowly and deeply. Breathe through tho noaa and not tha mouth. ; Do not aat too much, eapecially of, maata and agga. Vary your fooda and aat alowly. Tha baat foda are boiled milk, rot tag* cheese, fruit*, vegetable*. bread, and potatnea. Avoid conatipation. Fruit*, oil, veg etablea, butter, cream and sugar will aid you. Hold yournalf straight when stand ing, sitting, and when walking. Avoid medirinea. Only doctor* ahould prescribe medicine*. Be atrong and claan. Diaeaae germ* will be lea* liable to get hold on you. Work hard, but get plenty of rent and recreation. Get aa much sleep aa you neod. Be content and of good cheer. Try to drive out of your mind mind thoughta which torment you. They have a bad influence on your health. Army Ha* Christinas Mail With the American Army in France May 21. I By Mail.)—The American'* keen sense of humor will be developed to the power by the experience of the United States troops in France. Out of the great chaotic mas* of tragedy and much comedy, out of all the bad and good which ha* developed •hire the United State* entered this war. and which U being developed "over here" every day. it it a relief to be able to write and be able to say that in iipite of all the bundling and muddling, fuelling and the rent of the annoying thing*, the American *ol dier goes to the battle front with a smile on hi* lip* and joy in hi* heart. And t>est of all, they go with no hatred in their heart*. But to return to the humorou* epi sode* of the soldier's life—here i* the 21 xt day of May. Yesterday I was in the regimental postoffice when the mail arrived. A truck of letter mail arrived 1st. In thewake of the gaso line smoke came another one piled high with boxes, some as intact as when they were mailed at home, but for the most part, nearly all in a rath er sadly dilapidated condition marked "I)o not open until Christmas." Of course, the boxes were eagerly opened and inspected. The fruit cake the Mveater, the woolen sock* and such imperishable items were intact, but in most of the boxes there was a generous and very much mixed mass of woolen goods, chocolate candy, cig arettes, tobacco and cookie*. The ! French kiddies in this village are feasting these day*. Of course, there was used some expressive language, but the men were glad to get the pack ages —even if they did carry them around the block and give them to the first child they saw. Violation of Food Saving Rule* Score* of Arms throughout the United States have been penalized for violations of rule* of the Food Admin istration. In some cases license to operate have been suspended in others contributions to the Y. M. C. A., Red Cross, and other organization* have1 been accepted in lieu of suspension of licen*e. Among the more numerous viola tion* are «a)es of flour without sub stitutes: refusal to accept delivery of foodstuffs previously ordered; operat ing without license; excess sales of su gar; carrying more than a normal 30 days' supply of sugar; failure to use the proper amount of flnur subatitute to bread making; and profiteering. Or Til Hag ha** Ud*| reparl an Virginia Capn yeatsrday. TW rayart aayt tka Aaiencan cm« wade a rlna hit and atkw sank Um mdtrvttar craft or disabled her. TW *bip waa not daaugad. Tho American llnar had put us to tha mouth of Chaaapaake Bay for «hattar in raaponaa to submarine warnings and thara anchored naar an American submarine tandar alongside which waa moored tha undersea craft shirt was taking on provisions and fuel, of ficers of tha vaaaai Mated. An inter change of wirelaes mesaagea followed in which the •uhownne craw la re ported to have tuld if its victory. The U-boat was sighted while tha American craft waa petroling with only her periscope visible, according to the story the American tkipper ia alleged U> have tokl. When within range a torpedo waa released and 20 seconds later microphone* recorded a terrific explosion he was quoted as saying. Rising to the surface tha American submarine circled about on the lookout for survivors, but oil com ing to the aurface wax the only trace found of the vanished raider, narra tors of the story said they had been told. Turkish Troops Sack Hospital. Washington, June 19.— Sacking of the American hospital at Tabriz, Per «ia, and seizure of th« American and Britiah consulates there by invading Turkish troop* was reported to the ■tat* department today by the Am«ri i an minister at Teheran. If the report as it reached the min ister is officially confirmed, the out rages may be considered an act of war and aettl* the long pending question of whether the Ottoman allies of Gar many -hnuld formally tie* luted as among America'* enemies. According to today'* dinpatch the Turks Hacked the hospital over the protest of the Spanish consul in charge as repiesentative of American interests and in defiance of the Span flag over the building. When'Vbur House Stretches Heat and cold cause the wood in buildings to expand and coo-1] { tract. Paint that is not elastic cracks and scales, allowing the , weather to reach the wood fi bres it is supposed to protect. Paint expands and contracts with the surface it covers — when it is made of Dutch Boy Lewis Brand White-Lead mixed with pare linseed oil. Such paint is elastic and ex pands and contracts with the wood. It will not crack and scale when subjected to the most trying weather changes. Our stock of paint and paint ma terials is large. We recommend, Dutch Boy white-lead be* cause it is used and endorsed by people who know paint. We can serve you -as satisfac torily as we are serving your1" neighbors. W. E. Merritt Co.
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