VOL. I NO. 7
WAR NEWS CONDENSE
A Central News dispatch from
Madrid says it is reported from Lis
bon that Portugal has declared war
against Germany.
The message which lacks official
confirmation, is published in Madrid
with all reserve.
After eleven days of seige Ant
werp the most strongly fortified city
in the world, surrendered to the
Germans on last Saturday.
The big battle of the Aisne
still in progress and the end is not
in sight.
xiic latest rrencn omciai com
munication declares there is nothing
to report, except a notable advance
in the region of Berry-au-Bac, while
Petrograd gives out the correspond
ing statement that warlike op
erations continue along the Vistula
and San rivers as Przemysl and
south as far as the Dneister. A great
battle along this front may even
now be under way and in any event
it cannot be long postponed.
Vienna reports that the Austrian
offensive continues north and south
of Przemysl and that Jaroslau, an
important fortress taken by Russia
several weeks ago, has been re
occupied by the Austrians.
A dispatch from Nish says that
acting on instruations from the Ger
man general staff. Austria has con
centrated on the batiks of the Drina
the greatest army yt sent against
Servia, in a final and supreme effort
to crush that country. Fierce out
post skirmishes already have been
reported and a big battle is said to
b 2 imminent.
With most of Belgium already
occupied there is nothing that can
stop the invaders reacning the coast
unless the British naval guns are
able to render tenure impossible.
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SYLVA, NC, OCTOBER 16 1914
HIGHWAY MEETING.
A large number of citizen's of
Buncombe, Haywood, Jackson, Ma
con, Swain and Cherokee Co unties
attended the meeting held at Rr-
son City Tuesday, in the interest f
the AsheviUe to Atlanta Highway
ur. Joseph Hyde Pratt StQt
Geologist and President f tt, v.n.
Carohna Good Road, Association
was present and made the nrin;i
speach pf thi 02casion.
The Association was fnrm
Mr.C. E. Wood of nhpmw
President and Dr. Siler nf Mn na
Vice President. The Presidents of
the County Associations of the va
rious counties concerned are; C. C.
Cowan, Jackson, Frank Miller Hav-
wuuu, in. rJucKner, Buncombe, Dr
Siler, Macon and C. E. WnnH r;Lr.
kee.
I COUNTY
$1.00 THE YEAR IN ADVANCE
CAMPAIGN
IEGINS.
WAR!
WAR ON TUBERCULOSIS
Red Cross Seals Compose the Army
Yuletide will soon be her. Vnnr
letter of good cheer to a friend, or
your package that you send as a
present, will hot be complete with
out the Christmas Sticker. The
Red Cross Seal is as a representa
tive of Christmastide as anv othpr
sticker you can buy. Besides the
entire proceeds from the sale of
Red Cross Seals is spent in the fight
agamstertjulpsisc
The people in North Carolina who
desire to do some good, who de
sire to be of service to mankind
bought a million of these Red Cross
fceals last year and used their let
ters and packages and the $10,000.
00 they paid for them was everv
bit spent in North Carolina, fighting
tuoerculosis.
The larger part of the money is
used in the community where the
seals are bought. In
The Campaign for representive
and various County officers started
yesterday at Cashiers VaH
Democratic and Republican candi
dates held a joint discussion of the
issues.
The joint campaign will be car
ried into every townshin in th
County and will close at Qualla
mree days before the election.
SCHOOL NEWT"
The Savannah School dist. No. 2,
is doing some good work this year.
Ninety-seven siudents have been
enrolled. The average dailv attend.
ance for the first month was eighty
three, second month eighty. We
hope the attendance will continue
o be good the remainder of the
school. We are preparing to have
better .heating facilities than here
to fore'. I don't see anything to
hinder -us from keeping up the dai
ly attendance to the end of the
school. In fact the students can
get better results from now until
the school closes than up to the
present time; because, they are
more used to the work, and will not
suffer from hot weather.
I have heard of parents saying
UftKE G0WAR1
Burke Coward, one of the mnot
widely known and I most popular
young men in Jackson County,
died here, Monday after having been
ill for many months. He was 28
years of age, a son of Mr. O. B. Cow
ard of Webster and a student of A.
and M. College, where he had spent
three years in the study of Electric
al engineering. While his death was
not unexpected, it was a shock to
his many friends both here and else
wnere.
The funeral was conducted at
Webster Tuesday afternoon by Rev.
D, R. Proffitt and the interment
was in the Webster cemetery:
The Journal wishes to extend it's
sympathies, with those of his many
other friends, to the bereaved fam-
gress during the week of November
9. A special train will be ODerat-
edby the Pennsylvania Railroad
and the Southern Railway, leaving
New York on Saturday November
7. and arriving at Atlanta on Nov-
ember 8. bpecial cars will be put
on for Philadelphia, Baltimore,
Washington, Richmond and Norfolk
Delagates from the west and mid
dle west will have the advantage of
a special train leaving Chicogo on
ne evening of November 7 and
lilft length nf thoir. oroir TAill i i .....
OCC4jr UA mey empioy visiting nurses; in ot-
ourse, depend upon the outcome of
tne great battle now said to be open
ing near the frontiers parting the
provinces of west Flanders and
Hainaut from the French depart
ment of the north. There is reason
to believe that the left wing of the
allies has been strongly reinforced
and in order to strengthen German
forces in this vichrity Gen. Von
Kluck has thrown an entire army
corps into Lille.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Epperson at
tended Revival services at Speed
well Sunday.
Mr. Felix Bumgarner of Cullo
whee visited his" sister Mrs. C. A,
Epperson the first of the week.
SOUTHERN'S SOUTHERN DIRECTORS
Richmond, Va., Oct. 13, Dr. Edwin
A. Alderman, President of the Uni
versity of Virginia;' John Kerr
Branch, Banker of Richmond, Dr.
John C. Kilgo, of Durham N. a,
Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal
church, South, Robert Jemison, of
Birmingham, Ala., and Charles
Steele, of New York, were today
elected directors of Southern Rail
way Company, thus making a ma
jority of the board Southern men
and fulfilling the hope expressed by
President Fairfax Harrison in his
first address before a Southern
audience when at Chattanooga on
January .20, he said: "I look .forward
to the time when there may be
more Southern men sitting on bur
Jjoard of Director.'
hers they sent patients who are un
able to pay to the State Sanatorium;
mothers they bought eggs, milk
andfoDdfor tuberculosis patients
who were unable to provide these
hings.
Why buy Christmas Stickers
from a corporation when you can
do as much good as this withxyour
money? These Red Cross Seals will
be on sale in every town and in ev
ery community in the State. Buy
them, use them, and enjoy the good
you can do to others thereby.
ENJOYED THF FAIR.
Whittier Correspondant to Bryson
Times.
Well, reckon everybody must
have gone to the fair at Sylva last
week, especially the country editors
as The Times was minus their com
munications. The writer spent two
days up there, and saw a great
deal innumerable throngs of people
ceaseless uproar, and great noise
and excitement among the many
money traps set up all over the
grounds: We all enjoyed our visit
very much up there, but a great
many of us got a little disappoint
ed in regard to the balloon- ascen
sion. While they were preparing
to send it up, Wednesday, tjhe mon
ster exploded and went up In the
air in cinder!;, so ended tie, great
attraction of balloon ascension.
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i STRAYED or STOLEN One Red'
Yearling Will pay liberal. reward
for any
"tVio tK:- i I Inassin thrnndh Tni'nnnnni;n n-
t.xiaL men uunuicu were no Detieri r "t" j-uiuauapuiia, jm-
to stay at home and work than i cinnati an Chattanooga en route to
4-V. -v.t XT . 1 . . I AtlpTltn A rronrnrv.n-r,
SOUTHERN RAILWAYC9MPANY
To shippers and Receivers of Freight
in North Carolina:
Attention is called to revised
tariffs containing rates for the trans
portation of freight between Doints
in North Carolina, effective October
13, 1914. These tariffs are issued in
accordance with the decision of the
Special Rate Commission, dated
August 13, 1914.
All freight tariffs of the Southern
Railway Company in conflict with
the provisions of this order have
. been canceled or revised to conform
to tne rates, rules and regulations
prescribed by the Special Rate Com
mission.
Special attention is called to the
fact that in the application of this
new law, many important changes
fand new conditions are brought
about, the knowledge of which is
essential to every shipper and re
ceiver of freight in North Carolina.
Ordinarily there is but one rate be
tween any two points within the
State. Under the new law there will
be as maay rates between two given
points as there are available routes
between such points. A new basis
for making joint rates with other
ines is provided and the shipper
has the right to select the shortest
available route. Some of these
routes, while physically shorter
tnan others,
they were". Now: that is certain
ly a wrong idea, if such is existing
among any pa6ti& " "We shoufd al
live to make the world better than
we found it. No child is responsi
ble for its being in this world but
its parents owe to it an education
as for as is within their power.
I wish to thank each and every
individual that was present at the
boxsupper on the evening of the
10th; both, for their good behavior
and their liberal contributions. Es
pecially, the boys from Greens
Creek who believe in monopolizing
box-supper's. The audience listen
ed very attentively, to a short speech
made by B. C. Jones, along the line
of education. Every body seemed
to enjoy themselves immensely.
The contents of the box-sunner
r r
will be used for the benefit of the
school.
Geo. W. Jones.
are longer from the
standpoint of efficient service, and
Atlanta. Arrangements are now the movement ofrelght via these
oeing maae tor special service from unusual routes wilj Necessarily5 re-
ivxaa auu sou tn western points.
Exceptionally low rates have been
granted, particularly in the territory
south of the Potomac and east of
via
tuire mofelime tfian if sent
more efficient routes.
Shippers should in ail cases insert
in the bill of lading the route over
the Mississippi, where the rate per which it is desired that the ship-
m 1 1 o xirill -k.r 1 4 c I i. tj? l
SEERS-
By Charlotte Young.
Lord, open thou his eyes, that he
may see,"
The prophet prayed. The king
looked up, and lo,
The mountain flamed with God.s
own majesty.
Bright chariots, and men witll
bended bow.
Sent from the Lord, to be
The king's strong allies 'gainst
a threatening foe.
Lord, open thou our eyes, that we
may see.
The vision splendid cometh, and
behold,
The mountains burn all gloriously.
The autumn hills that gleam
with flame and gold
Proclaim God's might to care for
you and me
Even as he guarded kings ahd
seers of old.
AMERICAN ROAD CONGRESS
Elaborate preparations are being
made by the railroads to accom
modate the good roads workers who
wUi gather at Atlanta, Georgia for
nine win average 1 1-2 ntG
Greatly reduced rates have also
been granted in western territory,
as on the eastern tnmk lines, so
that all delegates and visitors will
find travel possible at an exception
ally low cost.
On account of the great improve
ment made within the past few
years on the public highwav south
of Washington, considerable inter
est is manifested in touring facilities.
Among the parties arranging to
make the trip by automobile are
members of the State Board of
Public Roads of Rhode Island who
expect to attend the Congress in a
body. Not least among the import
ant factors which have made for
better road 1 conditions between
Washington and Atlanta is the co
operative object lesson in mainte
nance inaugurated by the American
Highway Association and how in
practical operation by the U. S.
Office of Public Roads. Despite
the general impression which exists
to a certain extent in other sections
of the country that the south is
backward in the use of modern
road building methods, Fulton
County, Georgia, of which Atlanta
! is the county seat, is planning to
show the delegates actual samples,
completed or in course of construct
ion of every known type of road ad
apted to modern traffic conditions.
ment moe. If shipments are tender
ed to Agents of this Company and
destined to a point on its own line,
but without specified routing in
structions, it will be assumed that
it is the desire of the shipper that
the shipment move over the South
ern Railway at its lawfully establish
ed rate, even though a lower rate
may be in force via another route.
For further information apply to
the Agent of this Company at this
Station or to the followinb officers
MR. HAMILTON BAXTER,
Div. Frt. Agent, Greensboro, N. C.
MR. J. H. ANDREWS,
Div. Frt. Agent, Raleigh, N. C.
MR. A. K. ORR,
Div. Frt. Agent, AsheviUe N. C.
MR. H. A. PARKER,
Commercial Agent, Charlotte, N. C.
DEMOCRATIC SENATORIAL
CONVE HON CALLED
The Democratic Senatorial Con
vention for the Thirty-seventh
Senatorial District of North Carolina
is called to be held at the Court
house in Waynesville, N. C. on Fri
day, October 16th, at 2:30 p. m., for
the purpose of nominating a candi
date for the State Senate to repre
sent said District in the next General
Assembly.
The Counties composing the
Thirtv-Sfvfnth Di
An lTlf Alnin " I "
rxu xutcicauus cumpanson oi re- Jackson, Swain and Transylvania
suits accomplished by the various Each Chairman of the Democratic
states and their subdivisions will be Executive Commits nf tfco
w v w j x LllV VJUUU
afforded by the series of models,
maps and materials which will
comprise respective state exhibits.
The New York Highway Depart
ment is planning an exhibit of such
striking proportions an I compren
ensiveness as will rival even the re
mar&able series of models to be
shown by the Federal Government
Temporary structures are now be . .
ing nrenarftd tn h
ui exmyus,. wnicn - are to. extend
from the auditorium a distance of i VhwrmnTiVii W - qt t
ties aforesaid, will certify to this
Convention the number of vctas
cast in their respective Counties for
the respective candidates for said
office, and send, together with,
delegates, to said Convention.
Remember the time and place
Delegates be certain to bring ere-
JOHN M. QUEEN.
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