North Carolina Newspapers

Mount Airy Newt. J. & JOIMMON * SON, hMtw Maaat Airj. N. C, A«cmI U. Nil On jmt ILM Ms —llw. 7> ( AMU IN AOVANCK. . « SUGAR. County Tout Administrator W. f. Carter rem plain. that t)» Newspa para of this city ara not having muudi to My to th« people about tha . supply of >u|>r. Ha may ba right. It may ha that enough has not hean said. It w a fact that sugar is a na aoaslty in tha homaa, or la so ronstd trnl The suthoritias hava so plan ned that a part of tha program of distribution is for ritisms to go to the office of tha lorai food administra tor and get • portal permission to buy from tha loral merchant. To say tha least this ia putting a mint of work on tha man who Alls this office, for a string of rititans ia roming ami going at all hours of tha <lay ••curing their certificates. It may ho information to tha citi xens to give out this hit of news in this connection, which throws direct light on this sugar problem. Kred Johnson, son of the editor of The News is assigned to duty on the .Ship Calvin Austin and sailed from Bon ton. Mass., last Friday at 5:30, P. M. Before leaving that port he wrote home, and among other things he wrote about, ha told how they are feeding him on that ship. He toM of the eggs and Ash and beef and men tioned/ the fact that he had seen no iugmr. No sugar for coffee or tea. Now to the citizen who is clamoring for his allowance of sugar, that should he a pointer to what the Government is faring in trying to meet the situa tion. If the men who are in the ser vice are deprived that the folks back at home may have supplies it ia very < evident that there is a real shortage. Now the truth is that all this to do about a bit of sugar is not neces sary. Right I.ere in Mount Airy peo ple refuse to buy brown sugar, and it is packeil up in storaa and stands there a dead weight ar.d investment because our people are so particular as to demand granulated sugar. It looks very much like the high authorises are going the limit to please the folk back at home when they deprive the boys in the service that the demands back at home may be met. The truth is that it is a nice way to hoard to make up prrservae and jel lies and store them away for next year. The truth is that people are using U>o much -ugar. A doctor will , tell you that plenty of people could cut out sugar from their diet and live longer. These are times in which people can give serious thought to many prob lem* that hrve passed unnoticed in other days. The strange times through which we are passing give ample opportunity to people to sl-ow the mc jil they are made of,' and let no man fool himself, before this war is over the folk back at home will bear the stairp of tha patriot or the slacker. The t.me is not far distant when the citizen who idles away his time or lives in an extravagant way is going to become the subject of scorn nmone his neighbors. And wealth :>nd position is not going to save him. No man no*.v has the mor al right to not fall in line and do what he can to aid in these strange times, even by saving r bit of, sugar. TO OUR GIRLS. There in no cause for discourage ment for our girls Bince the Mount Aiiy Citizen has placed his figures rather high as to money consideration. He wants a woman worth a million anil would compromise on say $300, 000.00. Now the facts in the case •re that many of us men wanted money and compromised on much less than 1300,000.00. The citizen may be willing to do the same. Because Surry county has no girls worth a half million—that is if none of them are able to draw their check for that amount, they should not be discourag ed. An even $25,000.00 goes a long way in this neck of the woods. And a much less amount, say ten thous and might get consideration. If a woman has the good looks and •hapely ankle- every man admires a pretty ankle even if there is no money—if a woman has the looks and tine, qualities she might win without the money. Mi ny a ore has Japan wanted a billion from Rusia and com promised on nothing. And so our girls should not miss this opportunity, if they are on the lookout for a man, l>e« cause of any money consideration, flurry has plenty of women who a'' uld I* able to capture iky man liv ii. and riot contribute a red cent to th<' li ansae turn. Mr. W. F. Carter ha-^ received a telegram from hi* son Kdwin, saying that the ship on which he sailed has arrived safely overseas. M MOM MSN CALLED. Tte MI*iW( b a partial llx a# am wtoa ara rilM. ar will ha cailai, to laaaa thia nmM| far km trilaim naip. laariwg dmrimm Mm waak bagta ■uac Au«aa» M, Tito itol i haa aat baaa aat jra» far Utotr laariac, aad tha bm will ba aattftad la 4aa tuna. IMa list publlihtd ii nt| all rtquirtd to aiaka up tha call. Maa irha ara la rlaaa I ara bMf ra-amaawnad ta try i to (at tha raqairad numbar without I takiar "Ma wha have ilapaadaaia. ; Most at thaaa man ara in tha claaa that haraaM of a#a ataca tha ft rat ra 1 r titration And thia rail takaa all (ha rlaaa 1 man la tha county. Tha partial I tat fallowa: Thoa. Bryan Bakar, Siloam. Albert Lee Bingham Whlla Plain*, (lint I. Hurqfcam. Mount Airy, ruthbert Boylea, Pilo. Mtn. Harvey Bra* an bur a, .Siloam. ( lareitce M. Baker, Hound Paak. Wat. K. Ballon, Mt. Airy. Praan J. Amburn, Round Paak. < >mer A. Bran nock, Mount Airy. Win. Brown, Mt. Airy. ArU.ur T. Aahburn, Siloam. Milton Y. Aahbum, Whu« Plain* Edward A. Baokar. Mt. Alrjf Abnar J. Detherage, Mt. Airy. < harleaa Dartherage, Mt. Airy. Raid Madlaon Cook, Pilot Mtn. Rural Jer.ninga Ooaa, Rockford. Jeaaia Collina, Pinnacle. Win. J. CHai.Jlar, Mt. Airy. Joa M. Callina, Dobaon. Robart M. Colbert. Thurmond. Waltar Hun lor Critz, Mt. Airy. Robert L. Coekarham. Mt. Airy. Jna. F. Collina, Round Paak. ("Karkaa R. Fowler, Plpnacla. (irady M. Emaraon, Round Paak Will P. Greanwood, Mt. Airy. Jno. 8. Galyaon, Round Paak. Waltar M. Gilay, Pilot Mtn. Robart P. Harris, Thurmond. Brady B. Hiatt. Low Gap. Dallaa M. Holder, White Plain*. Willia Hodfrca. Mt. Airy. M.iraton H. Hill Pllat Mtn. Auatin Gantry State Road. lather M. Hardy, Siloam. Romia H. Hardy, Mt. Airy. Joa M. Holliway, Thurmond. (.'laud J. Johnaon, Mt. Airy. Arthur Joyce, Mt. Airy. MrKinley Jonea, Brim. Willia F. Johnaon. Round Paak. Jno. Deo Johnaon, Mt. Airy. Bryan Johnson, Elkin. ChUic M. Jeaaup, Brim. Samuel G. Joyce, Mt. Airy. Wm. McK. Jackaon, Elkin. Wm. B. Leftwich, Ladonia. Bp.be Keiger, Shoala. Jno. Kev. Siloam. Arthur W. Kirkma.., Mt. Airy. Oliver Light, Mt. Airy. Edward I, 'yd, Thurr.iond. Geo. D. Mitchell, Mt. Airy. Alvah A. Ma.thewa, Pilot Mtn. Jaa. A. Marshall, St&te Road. Worth Money, Elkin. Wade C. Moody, Mt. Airy. Grady V. Mcaer, Rockford. Sandy S. McC'ormick. Round Peak. Willia Emory Parker, Rockford. Thomas V. Rarhela, Siloam. Jaa. Romey Riddle, Mt. Airy. V.-in Ray Poindexter, Rockford. Charlie McNeil Roae, Mt. Airy. Edgar M. Schalfn~r, Elkin. Jeaac Welbum Etewart, Pilot Mtn. Waltor H. Siak, White Plaina. Dewilt T. Sparger Round Peak. Erneat C. SUker, Thurmond. Roy A. TV >nias. Pilot Mtn. Early Thompson, Elkin. Francis M. Terry. Mt. Airy. Jno. H. V.iughn, Pilot Mtn. Roby L. Wilmoth, Slate Road. Jesse L. Wiliard. Mt. Airy. Wm. L. Vernon, Round Peak. Carl William*. Mt. Airy. Dan W. Winlaker, State Road. Baacom Wall, Siloam. Joaeph D. Wilmoth. Dobaon. Jaa. Emorv White. Rusk. ! Onaie P. Wella, Elkin. Isaacs L. Wright, Round Peak. NEW REGISTRATION The following notice ia published at the request of the Loral Board. By proclamation of the President all I men who have become 21 yeara of age on and aince June 5th, 14*18 will lie] required, to regirter on Au&ust 24th. The Local Board will have men at! | their office in Mount Airy, the court1 houne Dobaon, Elkin, and Pilot Moun-i tain, N. C., thst i!ate to register men. I y '^1 'A MOST POPULAR PAPER.! Our esteemed comtemporary the Klkin Tribune in in a fair way to be come highly appreciated by some of Surry'* citizens. The republican par ty of this county is blessed with ,-ume politicians who, when defeated, want the people to know exactly why, and • so to write a letter- to the Klkin Tribune telling all about how the trick was turned is getting to be something of a habit with some of the republi can lame ducks. It all makes inter-; estin^ reading to a democrat, and it may lie a mighty good turn the Klkin paper in doing in giving publicity to this kind of edifying literature. According to letters published re cently by some of the would be office holder*, things have gone wrong in old Surry this year in a way to make a patriot think mighty serious as to the drift of the times. It i* some thing fearful the way the republican ring of the coui.ty have played the game of politics and shelved men who had evidently dreamed of place and powci1. It was all brought about by the King, and never should have lieen done, according to the Tribune's i contributor*. A free-will offering for reconstruc !t«on and civilian relief work in France! will be taken at Fiiend* Church next1 | Sunday morning. The American Red ' Cross having entrusted this branch <>f Red Cro* work to American and : English Friend* who are supplying both men and money to carfjr on the work. Any one wishing to aid in this ; great cause can do to. WANTED — A WIFE. rM. Aad why m*T Bu it ia ■ lit tle bit oat of tka ordinary far our rttllwn ta (• about kai.Uif far ■ wifa by way a4 tka t^nrtMni eel- i ■m of • great city dally. Bat why, not, >iun «• aak T If • nu mla U aelee. a fur hUa fraai etkor part* of tka eartk that la kia hmlam. Nat •11 af ua have cared U com Ana our attention to tka gtrla Kara in Hurry, not 1—it tka laaat bit of raiaction on tka Surry girla, ta ba aura, far no ft nor onaa an ba found anywkore. Mi oat Airy kaa a rltisan arho «anu a wifa and pr.r ta tka fallowtag adver- { t la aunt in tka Saturday Evening, Blade, of Ckk>|o, for which ha paid la tka coin of tka raaiai tka nira inn of fMTJn. To aay tka laaat tka ad varttaomaat la intaraatiai' reading and may ha a pointar to otkar main igablei people. It fotlowa: I'KHMON AL> "1 hrialiaa (,entleiaan. Hi as la, Mrtka iliat, juat in U>a vary pink and prima of Ufa, weigke IM lbe„ ( ft. 10 ia c.hca height, biown hair, fair compia* ion, aoma property intaraata, naada careful »tudy of mountain and foreign mint ioni, liav - < vn ployed experienced million worker and two balpara, hut tka work ia «. fraat and import«a' — neoda number. of natlva trained work em, alio hov» plan of operating na tlva converta ia Oriant through church boarili. I am htadUcai>pod in ca. Tying pla. . out—would fill > to maat I dy of metna, not laaa than MOO,000 eaa't U> million or m ire and thoroughly Christian woman wl.oao viev/i ana belicfe coincide and would davota lay aomt of tha income of in veatmenta to the advanceiaant of tha wirk and locating in the town near field where cm build modern huir.e in tovn of all ccnvaniar.'-ai, rolling h.ili a d pure nur. Tkii home to ha equipped with every convenience a. id comfort, incli ning imall miaaion chap el within, Hupplied with mapa and wo-ke and d-.ta on all home ind for eign mnaiona. Thia loma to be place of ei tcrvirmanf of woikara. There a'a many flru crndinlea that can bo picked up for t ba trained in '.raining H'hooli. My ideal of woman ii apir It'ially miiii.d, good health, and loolta, brown or dar!: at*, burn hair, fair, me dium aixa n l weight, not over 25 to 38. Would like to got in correap -n dence with arch or.e, viow of m itri m vial aJliaice and with auch m<ana, w.lling to build up a family h>roe in t*io pretlieat part of America and moat romatir locality in any, and »:e> ' de-l Chr.atian home ife :»nd la-re service fj: good can ba nct M iy retTixcd. I.ike the exchange of photoa and particular* in co: rea.*H>mience under real I J. me?, to be treated atrirt e.nt confidence. If in'.ercalad, aldreaa Mr. L., care P. O. Bo* 322, Mt. Airy, N. C." Here ia wiahing that the citizen will be auceeaaful and And the woman of hia choice and live happily the re mainder of hia life. t TOBACCO MARKET \ / OPENS AUG. 20th. The tobacco market in thia city will open for the sale of leaf on next Tueiulay, August 20th. Thia ia much earlier than ha* been the custom in yearn past but the farmem have learn ed to prime and nave the bottom lea vaa. and thtM get ready to tell much earlier in the season than when the old habit of cu'.ting the whole stalk w;s the rule in the couatry. Thia city ia preparing to sell large quaitities of the leaf this year. All the warehouses era ready for the fall trade and the buyera are anxious for the vcaxon to open, so great is the de mand. Many improvements have been made about the warehouses, thuj im proving the accommodations offered to the farmers who sell on this mar ket. Kour warehouses will this year ca ter to the trade, the Plante-s, the Ban ner, the Farmers ami the Piedmont, the Inst nameil hieing a new or?ariza-' tion by well knhw Surry county ci.;-| ion , Messrs. N. C. Mirton, Albert Bunl:er, and C. C. Hutcheis. Citizens of Surry are justly p, oud. of the local market that has been es tabl'shed for years at this point. It means much to the citizens of this sec- j tion, for it is a great incorvei ier.ee to sell tobacco on a market fifty miles away, and many farmers prefer to do this. It remi-.ins a fact that a very large per rent of the most progressive citizens in the county are satisfied that they get as good prices on the Mount Airy Market as they do on any other, and they continue to patronize the home market year after year, and they do as well financially as those j citizens who go away from home to j other marketa. These are facts I no man can deny. In a way it ia triotic to trade at home, all thi Lieutenant Jay Franklin Wounded in France. A letter rrvaived this week by Mr*. Jay W. Franklin brought the infor mation that her husband in in a hos pital in France ax the result of a wound in the leu. A shrapnel shell injured the lim'i below the knee. an<! from the way Lieutenant Frafcklin wrote about it the wound ia not ser-1 ious. #Hn. C. R. Merritt and son Will have returned to the city after spend ing several months in Colorado where they went to vUU relative*. bf* Ktw+m Am CnmkmA by *• AUW. ■in Uiaa far mm la^wtMl gain Mat mt MwHtiir M Plaf4|. TWt city, whtek Mt tfca »ya« mt t Gtrmtn —Itowt that now Imi bam unpad oM, («U I* tha Franrh Jirat •nay at aaUair HataHay, htaw nightfall, u tha Kranrh war oAra lUUMMUt, tba vktariaua Francb farcaa had rarriad lha battia I 1m mi •vd to air avaraca dapth of mU aiiiaa on a front at appraaianataly twanty mlii in um una day* of engegewwu! th.t rutawnaUd in tfca taking of MonUlwiMr Um fraiieh lo«k *.000 pris oner*. Their rapture. alao included am (ur» and an .normou. a»ount of material. Cni*bed by IK. i»pa*t of the Bri Uak, rranch and American offensive on the battle tin# from Alb«rt. north W| of Aniiini .« the Oiaa river north of CMipltfM, German lorfM are streaming Iwk toward th« Homme riv.r and til. NealeNoyon canal. So u can ba determined, the w*ny U in full ratraat ail along U»« front a«ain«t wbteh tho allie* flung them»el-| ve* on Thursday morning. It i* re ported from hrli that French patrol. Bra in Chaulne*. tha principal Oar man renter waet of tha Boww. Montdidier, the tip of tho G«rm»n •alient in Meardy, ha* baaa taken by tha all'.aa. who cut off larva numbar* of tha enemy whan thay *ought to haat a ratraat from tha city. Thous and* of prisoner* were takan there hy tha nlliea, it (■ reported. North of tha Somma, stubborn pna my rerutance at Chipilly spur. a height which .laminated tha whole valley of the Homme in that ration haa boan broken and tha Gertnana nor th of the river have Joinel the'r com rade* In ra*.iring. South of Montdidier. the French have plunged through the German line, or the MM* weet of the MaU river end are reported to be in the val ley of the stream at Marque*gil*e. When the nituation i* studied on a map it can ba »een that the German* are in a *eriou» porition ea*t of Mont didier. The allie. have cloeed in on (liaulne* and have haJ the railroad junction south of that town under ar tillery Are for two day*. If Chaulne* ia lo*t to the German* thay *rill be forced to make a long, perilou* march ea*tward over country road* toward Noyon. The rapid prop*** of the French below Montdidier ha* placed even thi* road under ft re and made ;t aliftoat impossible a* an avenue o escape for the hara**ed enemy. In the renter, the German* are' » ported to be in full retreat. Allied airmen have »een road* filled with German motor lorrie* ami have been active in bombing these line* of tran* port. The bridge* of the Somme riv er south of Peronne are under ftre and the one at Peronna ia reported to hava been broken. This will throw new complication* in the German high command* ta*k of extricating shat tered armie* from the field where they have been defeated. It r.ow appear* that the German line* in Picardy mu.t have been .trip ped when Crown Prince Rupprecht tent troop, to the rescue of the Ger man crown prince', armie. south of the Ai*ne three weak* ago. Han* newspapers remark on the fact that the captive* taken for the most part, rather old and it i* said that they are members of reserve division*. Crown Rupprecht however i* known to have a large numbar of splendid, troops which will probably be thrown, into battle at once. So far. only two of these divisions have come in con Uct with the allies but they have been unable to rheck the onward rush of the victorious armie. of Hnig and De Beney. - . The number of prisoner* captured during the first three days of the of fensive is very large. It is hinted a: Ppris that it exceed* by far the figure given out in the official statements Two divisional headquarters, with their staffs, are said to have been taken. The guns and war materials lost by the enemy constitute a very heavy Iom. . Since the American forces occupied Fismette the northern suburb of Fis nn on the Vesle. there have been no reports of further attacks in that re gion. It i* believed, however, that the allies there are gathering them selves for a new assault which may have it* effect on the great battle go ing on further north. Although there have been rumors of heavy fighting south of Arras there has been no confirmation of them as yet. Nothing i* known as yet of the situation in Flanders, where on Fn day the Germans are reported U> be withdrawing from their advanced po sition. Washington, Aug. 10.—.Mounting c« ualty lists from the army over sea* were cited by the American Red • 'r.is* tonight in an appeal empha*ix ing the necessity for meeting the call of Surgeon General Gorgas for the enrollment of 1,000 nurao* a week uring the next two month*. There iu*t t>e 10 nurse* at lead f«»i* each hundred of wounded. the statement Mid otherwise women already fagg ed must go double hour* of duty. T* Tfc» Olbw mt Smrrj Daring tfca portod Jaaa 2M la J>, • War Having Ci mpal«a w aaa durud la thia l ouaty. Aa a raaait of thu .portal drt»a I ■ma ahia to report m lUapa actually aaU »iaaa Daaamt.r l«i Laat. togath ar with yUfaa I a haw during tha drtaa UIOJW M I am lU to adviaa you that oar County »tanda 17th in tha DteU at thta writing Only 1* couaUaa Hava ralaad a rraatar par cant of lhair ai lotBMnt than Barry. But wa ara ahort of our quota ahoat f 143,000. Our Country atanda with tha baat in tha Htata la Had Craaa and Y. M. C* K. eontributiona. Hurry has never failad to taha Ita allotaaant oI Liber ty banda. No County la Nort.i Carolina or eo far aa I know anywhara, hju a bat tar racord in auppiy man powar than Surry. I am »ur» wa rannot afford to ful in raising our allotment at War Sav ings. I am sura that no patriotic elt iuh would have us fail. Listen to Sparger Marshal Harrall. son of Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Harrall of Pilot Mountain, a Surry boy, now in Franca as ha speaks to oa who are at home. "You people ought to urge the sala of War Ravines r.nd Thrift tttampe for tfcs and of this war is not in sight. The people back in States don't know what sacrifice is." This is a quotation taken from a lat ter recently received* by his Mother. Our boys, near MO of them, have their eyes and '.carts on the people back home. They are expecting us xtand by them in every way we can. Any person who does not do his or her full duty to help win the war ia looked upon aa a stacker. And any County which fails to do its full duty—fails to reach a reason, able set goal—ia a slacker county. There ia .10 room for a slacker in Surry. I am sure that Surry ia not in any sense of the term a slacker county. • But in order to save the County— before a permanent Government Re cord ia made of those who failed to pledge at all, or who failed to pledge in accordance with their ability, there will be he conducted a 'Wind-up drive during the period September 9th to 14th. Think it over now and get rea dy to pledge to the limit when the canvassers call upon you. Remember all the money that you have or ever wilt have, is poor stuff to weigh in the scales against a Mothers Broken heart or against the acrifices, the blood, the lives of our boys. The following Townships went ovar the top with a liberal margin in the first drive: El.KIN LONG HIM. SILOAM SHOALS PILOT Many others did well, in fact most of them did well, but felled to go over. Our county ia held responsible for $fi.r>3,510 maturity value. If the Town ships already over ran help more in raising the quota for our County it will be greatly appreciated. But no special drive will be conducted (n those already over the top. It may be that the Town::hip Chairmen of such Townships know of certain parties who failed to pledge as they should. If 10, they should be solicited again. A list will be made of all those who failed to do their duty in the first drive, and only those will be can vassed in the second drive. Get ready for the canvassers and pledge all you can for our boy* over there. Yours truly, A. V. WEST, County Chm.j Rev. C. H. Utley recently resigned all* his churclie: in this county a.id accepted work teaching and preaching in one of the counties in South West Virginia. WORDS FROM HOME. Statement* That May be Inves tigated. Testimony of Mt. Airy Citizen*. * Wh.n a Mount Airy ciiizcn c.imes to the front, ttlling his friends and neighbors of his experience, you ean rely on his sincerity. Th. statements of people re>kHa| in f*r away places do not command you r confidence. Hctne end».-»<ment >* t^c kind that back' Doan's Kidney fiiis. Such tes tim ny is convincing Invert iga .ion proves it truv.' lit-lop is a statement of a Mount Aii4 rtsidci t. No stron ger proof of menVxan be had T. L. Jacobs, prop., of meat market. Main St.. say*: "I have used Doan's Kidney Pills off and on a (rood many y -ai s. I c*;-gi>t a cpjjd, whi-h set tled in my kidntys aiid made my back weak and lame. My kidneys didnt' act prrperly and I felt tired all the! tim*. Pol l's Kidney Pills were re commended to me, so I tegan taking them. They brcught mo great re-j lief. When I I aven't felt just right si ice, a few dose* of Doan's have nev er failed to put me in good condi tion .igain." Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't simply ask far a kidney remedy—get Doan's Kidney Pills—the same tJ»t! Mr, Jacobs had. Foetar-Milburn Co.,, Mfrrs.. Buffalo, N. Y. TO ELECT LOYAL WAR CONCTESS tonal Swurtty Lesgue ^ m-a.-- my. — — DUiitM laiiwi'Wwv up* I a- -ft Ba»Hai« ,fi ^ ranitan ranicipauon m Fafl BmMwn. Artlva partlrlptUM by It la tha te graaaional Wkich will afeart Ij (wwm itmilMi tha ewaatry, bm UMUcrt by the National ■acarlt/ Uagaai Tka UafM dorlaraa Chat unusual BMHraa mm ba -»•— la Inaura tka election ihia fall of a Ooagmaa wbieh will aiaad inllitaotly ^•k'ad tka rmrryimc of <ko war to a <arlai»a victory Tha eatire farca af tka Lm|w'( 2*1 *»»»«*«a Ita lawhToaip at over lOO.tWO patriotic Aaaorlraa rltliaaa will throw® late thi# ra»pslg*. xh# creation or aupport of ihe «.na«i oatafle tka League will aLgu ba un dertaken by meana of an active prnva "»ong tka leading cltlaane af •*#*T *■ «*• Cnloa. ImatwUt* t Part/. Illkn Rent Tafcaa Lend. Blhu Hoot, who la Hosorary Pmat dant of tha National Rannlty I-eague at tka recent Annaal Meeting of tka organization laid particular empbaale *■ "»• ••caaalty of noo-partlaao aup Port af tka (Joraraneat Id Ita mt torta for tka aggreaaive proaecatlon of «ka war and tka eonaaqora* Impor taace of tM. yeafe Congreeelonal elec tion* Tka Batter waa than taken t>p by tka National Executive Committee of tka Leagaa aad tka |-'gn arret ed upon at a eieetlag attaadad by Ai B. Parkar, wha la Hooerary Tie* ^ >Tuiity Lat(M| Jam#* W. Oorard. former Cnlud •tataa Amhaaeador ta tlannaay. oaa of tka League a Vlca Praaldaata; a Stan wood Maahaa. Preeldent af the League. Lawrence P. Abbott of tha Oatiook. aad othar prominent man "*• 1-engae far Na (local Calty aad otkar mat aattooal orgaalxatlona have already ladoraad tha laavefaeeL Tha I vailing newapapera of tha country aw alau expreeatag thalr approval. Tka following ara a faw of tka fa vormble editorial coiamvnta wkirk af* appearing la all parta of tlia country ; IdHerlal Approval. Wllllamaport (Pa.) Bun: "Tka Na tional Sartirlty Laaguea effort will a tka hearty aapport of all patrl otic votera Sprtnullald (Maaa) Dnloa: -Thla Idea la aoand and eailueiMJy wortky of avrloua attention." Dm Molnee (la.) Trlbana: "Hera la Iowa wa may wall emulate thla exam ple wblrb will lead to victory for nat'n^01*"1 l***",lwu' of tmrtj <1eelg Saglnaw (Mich.) Nawa: Tbla cam palgn Will have a atrong and growing following nil ovor ihe country." Helena (Ifcot.) Indapen<lrnt: "Amert , °a "l*"1 "horn party llnea rcat llgkt 'y and many a ba ara atrong for their P«rty will And raaaona for com men da tloo of tha plan of tka Natlocal 8a curttj League " ».000 Lattaea. Tka League'a campaign will ba con ducted by a commit tea headed b* Charlea D. Ortk. a prominent Naw Tort comralaalon marrhant Thla com mlttea, aa a pr^l«|nary atep. baa laid tka matter before 23.0U0 leading dd «ena In all parta of tka country and of all^ political belief a la -the following lat "Tha conduct op tka war and. Is ftct, tka tery future of America ara dapandent not tolj upon tka electloo of a War Congraaa that will enact nec «aaai7 lawa. but upon tha praaaaca la tka Nattopal Lagialatura of men of »l«lon. ability and br.^d experience. ,r* tha b««t quaJined of our clt* wn«hlp to correctly aolra ,ha great In tarnal and International queatlona which will coma bafora tha next ( on •raaa. "Grava Duty." The National Security League, pur auant to unanimous action of Its Ex ecutive Committee, baa taken upon It self the grave duty of Impressing three matter* upon you and asking you to pledge your service for prompt ac tion to prevent dlaaster which might follow the election of Incompetent or disloyal men to Congresa. Thl* con be prevenled through definite and con certed action on the part of loyal dtl! itena. who are In the vast majority. Neglect and Indifference may prove fa tal. "The remedy la for every one to al anine the personal obligation of apeak lag with or writing without delay to political leader*, newapaper men and other* who form public opinion 1b their Congressional District* Make them tea I lie sharply that the need of the nation Is the election of men of ab aolute aad unconditional loyalty who are determined to prosecute the war to victory and who poaecaa the '■ strength of character and unqueatloo ed ability to be of real service to the country In thla crista. The probletna before the nation are auch aa to try tbe veiy aoula of the beet tueo that we caa elect. Personal Responsibility. "Tbe people of your district will bb Aniihteiliy take Ihe right aland If awak ened to the political situation la time to secure the highest type of candl datee to vote for In the prim*-lea. Ev ery ct'lien can directly luiluence re sult! to that end. and we earnestly hope Hit you will re-ognlaa ike » apeoatbitigr of so joui^"