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"Come I cross Oir7mh& kaiser ' Will"k uy lkilyBmty Bonds PtiOM- --b- fiay- VOL. XXIII. (TUESDAY) WARRENTON, N. C, TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 1918 (FRIDAY) Number 31 $1.50 A YEAR A 9EMI-WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTE RESTS ; OF WARRENTON AND W ARREN COUNTY 3c A COPY D' ' B 11 ME W AMIW -.7-,,'., -.it. First Year Laid For Ame Te are continuing this week this' excellent article on "America's First Year in the War" as we obtained it from the Literary Digest of April 6. We feel that though devoting much space to this review that it is space well taken,, and we ask that .our subscribers read, and see that Amer ica has accomplished a great deal, led has reared the frame upon which wilf be built the house of Peace- peace won by the power of arms, and obtained only after the destruction of German militarism Editor. How We Feed Our Soldiers - The Subsistence Division of the Quartermasters Corps is charged with the duty of supply to the soldier his daily food. It provides him with all he eats, including not only the staples served in his mess, but with the deli cacies he buys with his spare change at the sales-counters of the commis sary tore-houses. It deals with eat ables of all kinds, from fresh beef to lemon drops. And by adherence to some ancient quirk cf army adminis- I fMhnn it parr ipr a side-line, still un- UUkiVW w --- - , - der denomination as "subsistence," of collar-buttons, borax, pocket-knives, listerine, boot-blackig, soap, pencils, ad the like. - :- The United States Army has alway3 borne the reputation of the best-fed army in. the world. It official pur-; veyors have been schooled in re sourcefulness and thoroughness. Back in the days when Washington' was commandeering corn and Marion . was demonstrating to the skeptical Brit ish the possibilities of maintaining ; a high degree of activity on a diet com posed exclusively of sweet potatoes, the hard-prest commissariat never theless managed to provide sufficient flour and tallow for the proper pow dering of the cues adorning the Con tinental line. It is possible that the Contiental line elected to apply its issue of head decorative material to its stomach, but that is beside the mark. The commissary delivered the required focdstugs. In 1819 the ration consisted of omo and a quarter pounds of beef, eighteen ounces of bread and flour, two-thirds of an ounce of salt, and cne-third of a gill of vinegar. That was all, but it provided the American soldier with a diet far superior to any provided for his foreign brothers in arms. Indeed, there was talk on the floor of Congress that it should be decreased. .To-day , q the sick and wounded." That the the ration includes seventeen articles J Medical Corps of our Army is adapt of food, each of which is capable , of lQ "every contemplated expansion extensive variation by substitution of the line we are informed, by a It weighs little more than four an A A competent authority; and when our a half pounds and it affords the sol- ( entire force is in the field, we are dier three meals far superior in toW ifc win be able to do what the wholesomeness, chemical values, and Allied forces acC0mPlished "only af appeal to the palate than those en- & iong period of error." - In this jovea bv the average civilian, inci dentally its provision keeps the Sub sistence Division husv. i- To satisfy he appetite of the Amer ican soldier in his present suggested strength of 1,500,000 men, the: Sub sistence Division must provide each day no less than 6,750,000 pounds of , fnni-l j- r a.. iVnli uir. mne food. Do not fore-et that this ; mus be available each day and on the1 min ute; there must be no delay.. And bear in mind it must be delivered . at evry point where the soldier has set UP in business; it every point along his far-flung battle-line, all the "way from the Philippines to Lorraine; The soldier is a hearty consumer. He must have each day 1,500,000 Pounds of beef, 225,000 . pounds1 of baeon, 210,000 pounds of ham, 30, 0 pounds of corned beef, 5,000 Pounds of mutton, arid . quanities of such meats as come in cans. He must have, too, a matter of 14,000 Pounds of canned salmon, supplement ed by pickled mackerel, dried cod, and other fi'sh to his taste. His vegeta tes include 135,000 cans of tomatoes, 36,000 cans of corn, 26,000 cans of Peas. At points and seasons making fresh vegetables available, he gets these, but he places his reliance on the can. That will follow him any where! and when empty serve him m the making of a hand-grenades of sorts. ' , ' n Great Straggle Sees War Pro Entire riea s He has a sweet tooth, of course, wherefore the Subsistence Division even in these days of ship shortage and . congested . railroads, makes pro -vision for the .daily supply of 225,0uu cans of, jam, 7,500 cans of peaches, 2,200 boxes of chocolate, 1,200 cans of lemon-drops, and corresponding quanities of other sweets. The soi tdier also consumes daily 4,750 jars of pickles and seasons his meat wren 3,000 bottles of tomato catsup. Ap parently he has no great appetite for sea-food other than his fish, for his daily demands are for but one hundred cans of clam juice and one,, hundred and thirty-five cans of lobster. And the whole million and a half, of him gets through the twenty-four hours ou fifteen pounds of Edam cheese, r To feed the .Army there must be slaughtered each morning three thous and cattle. Hogs and sheep must be sacrificed in proportion. To move the days supply by freight would require trains with Wie hundred and thirty- nvj cars. The Subsistence Division geo fche ,j hte;. ed and that the food is waiting when the trains and ships start. To feet this condition civilian cooks, Mipervised and nssisted by men of the regular Army, were sent to each draft aarmy cantonment, where their operations were so successful that never at any time while the draft army castonment, where their opera tions were so successful that never at any time while the draft army was assemblng and the men were coming is. at all hours of the day and night were the cantonment kitchens - un -ready to serve a hot meal. Guarding the Health of Our Men In peace times we boasted about seven or eight Army hospitals. Now we have about sixty-three, of which slightly more than half are base hos pitals with 1,000 beds and some of these will shortly double their capac ity. The inspection of food .at posts and cantonments to improve mess conditions insure economy, and suic the Army ration to the varying diet required by different climatic condi tions is only one of the many tasks of (the Department of the Surgeon General. Everything touching the hygiene of troops is supervised, we are told, "from mosquito prevention, drainage, ventilation, and the control of epedemic diseases to the collation anr? nrrrTx inn nf statistical records I matter, as in all war-requirements, it is apparent that the Allies have been able to put at our disposal all the value of their three year's war-experience. Reports from the Western front, according to our medical in formant, indicate that our Medical D rtment. in the field is "fully up . . ' . to the mark," and that parents and relatives of our soldiers "may feel assured the Surgeon-GenerafTias done all that is possible for their welfare." , The Aircraft Board The aircraft jprogram began on August 1, 1917, with the passage of the appropriation bill granting $640, 000,000 for aircraft construction and training of . aviators. Approximately half of this was to be spent for ma terial and ' the balance for the crea tion and training of the personnel. We i started at minus szero, for what planes we did have were out of date. Jrf fact, so swiftly have the methods of - aerial' warfare changed during "fthe war that if, by some burst of efficien cy we had been able to build the 22, 000 planes called for in the appro priation m one month, hardily one of the styles in use at that, time would be fit for service to-day. The ' first shipment - of fighting planes built in this country was made late in February. Between now and September, when we are due in force, secution By Sfapiri esources continuous shipments will be made. The experimental stage in fighting plane construction is over. The large manufacturing plants which are de voting themselves to the building of combat and bombing planes have be gun quanity production, which means that an increasing number ! will be turned out each month. With the two month's delay which lias arisen, it will be September rather than July 1 before we have enough large planes to take charge of our sectors along the front. 3. The Liberty motor, which is k combination of the most successful features of several of the best air plane motors, has passed through its testing period, and now is in quanity productiqn. Only one type is being built, a 12-cylinder, 400 h.p. model, for use in . heavy fighting machines. The Allied governments have already ordered as many as we can spare for use intheir own. planes. It is prob able that in view of. the limited ship ping facilities, our part will be largely one of furnishing quanities of motors, materials, parts, and expert workmen. These we are already shipping by the thousands. Making airplanes invovles activities in new and remote fields. For .-instance, linen was supposed to be the only cloth suitable for airplane wings. All linen came from Ireland, and there was not enough for us. Experts were set to work to evolve a substitute, and a new method of spinning cotton was worked out which : has ; solved this problem. But it took time. " Castor-oil was the only oil suitable for the terrific speed of airplane motors, but the supply was limited, and farmers had stopt raising castor beans. For ten thousande planes, fifty thousand gallons of castor-oil are needed a day. A ship-load of castor beans was brought from India and given to Southern farmers to plaat for next year's oiUsupply. In the meastimein case anything should happen to the crop for German prop aganda is spreading rumor among farmers that castor-bean raising ruins the soil a substitute for castor-oil has been invented. But this also took time. , Spruce is an essential material for wing-beams, and in order to safe guard the lives of our aviators, only the very best spruce can be used.- Ten million feet a month are needed, and the Northwest . forests are the only place furnishing enough. But North west labor was in a chaotic condition, due to I. W. W. agitation, and the de mand for an eight-hour day, Spikes were driven into logs which broke the saw-blades, which took many days to replace. The Signal Corps sent Col. Brice P. Disque to take charge in the woods, and in three months he has brougrt owners and loggers to gether, has organized the Loyal Le- gion, composed of 62,000 woodsmen, induced employers to adopt the eight hour day and to improve conditions in the camps. In addition, he has put ten thousand men in uniform into the woods, built eighty-seven miles of -railroad into the heart of the spruce timber, constructed motor-truck roads, and built the largest cut-up mill in the country at Vancouver. Produc tion has jumped to more than, four times what it was in -. November. All these things took time; but they are done now, and the machine has started. , ' ' Our Coast Artillery Corps At the declaration of war the Coast Artillery Corps consisted of approxi mately 20,000 officers and men. It was increased, on May 1J, to approx imately 30,000 officers and men. In August,; 1917, the National Guard Coast Artillery was mustered into tne service of the United States, and addea to the Coast Artillery about 18,000 men. November 1, 1917, the Coast Artillery Corps was further increas ed by approximately 14,000 National Army Coast Artillery, and now has an authorized strength, for manning coast defenses, of approximately 65, 000 officers and men. Foundation The work of the, Coast ' Artillery during the first war-year has to do with questions invblving" the best util ization of the officers and men of the Coast Artillery Corps to supplement the Expeditionary Force in France in the most efficient manner. It was pointed out that the personnel assign ed as manning body of the major-c iber guns might well beconsidered available for service in Frariceo man railway artillery,: heavy, tractor artn lery, trench mortars, and anti-aircraft guns. This assignment was later . approved, and the Coast Artil lery now furnish the manning detail for the artillery mentioned. It was found possible, without incurring any undue risk, to dismount a number of the major and intermediate guns in the v coast fortifications and mount them on railway mounts or heavy motor-trucks mounts for use in France. Satisfactory progress is be ing made along these lines, and the Coast Artillery Corps will be called upon to man a considerable number of such guns with our Expeditionary Force. t Our rNavy . i The first, exact ' information Ger many acquired in the open about oui Navy was in the famous intercourse between the late dmiral Dewey aim the late German Admiral Diedrichs, after the fall of Manila. The story has been told in these pages of the peremptory demand of Admiral Dew ey that the German observe the reg ulations of the American officer com cariding , the port. The first action of the Navy in our present undertak ing was the arming of American mer chantmen to meet the illegimate poli cy of the German submarine. This orderof the President went into ef fect on March 14, 1917, and since that date, as is well known, American gun ners have given a good account of their seamanship and aim. The Campana was the first merchantman armedi and in the tensuing twelve months the Navy has armed about 12,000 ships, including naval craft as well as merchantmen. Twenty-eight days after war began a flotilla of American destroyers reached a Brit ish port to patrol European waters in our interest in our interest and in the interest of the Allies Almost simultaneous Admiral Sims began to take part in the Allied,. Naval Council. The first American forces in France were units of the Naval Aeronautic Corps, which arrived June 8. The first of our troops for General Persh ing were transported and convoy tu safely by the Navy to France by July 3. In a word, our seaman have been in the most active kind of service ever since the fleet was mobilized on the day we went to war. With our destroyers and patrol-vessels in Eu ropean waters, our war-vessels patrol ling our thousands of miles of coast- ! line, convoying transports that are carrying our armies overseas, . its armed guards on merchant ships pro tecting our commerce, the Navy has met every demand made upon it. The extensive transport system'' required to carry our troops overseas was or ganized and is operated by the Navy, andp rotectedby its convoys. It has manned and is operating many of Uie vessels which carry supplies to our soldiers and the Allies. From tne vevy beginning it has worked in the closest co-operation with the Allies" and through Vice-Admiral Sims,, who represents us in the Allied Naval Council, Rear-Admiral jHenry B. Wilson, who is in direct charge of our naval activities in French waters, and other okcers, is giving effective service in the operation of the nations at war with Germany. The strong appeal navy life makes to ' our young men may -be gathered from "the fact that by May 11, 191 1, recruiting for the Navy passed thu 95,000 mark, insuring the maximum war-complement. About this time the Navy 5 Department urged upon the House the necessity ' of ships for a coast-defense fleet. A number of the (Continued On Third Page) THIRD LIBERTY LOAN IN WARREN COUNTY RAISED ABOUT 1-3 QUOTA OF THIRD LOAN. County Chairman R. T. Watson Appoints Eleven Representa tive Men To Help Carry Loan Over $110,000 Mark. Mr. R. T. Watson, Cashier of the Citizens Bank, and County Chairman of the Tlird Liberty Loan has ap pointed to assist him in raising the County's apportionment of $110,000 ! i the following Township chairmen : S. J. Sattervhite .....Manson !W. E. Davis. . Creek M. J. Grant ..Littleton J. S. Nowell Macon T. J. Holt....'. .. Wise R. S. -Register. .Norlina S. E. Allen..... Manson J. W. Limer Afton W. T. Davis Areola H. L. Wall..... Elams Walter Vaughan. ......... . Vaughan The following information ' comes from State headquarters: "In connection with the Third Lib erty Loan Campaign North Carolina has a record made in the Second Cam paign of which the State is not at all proud and which all Liberty Loan Workers generally are pledged to im prove "During the last bond drive only 50,150 people in the State bought bonds. This was less than 2 1-2 per cent of ourp opulation of over 2,300, 000, and was among the lowest per centage scores made. While the State subscribed its quota, there was keen disappointment in the details of the results. Many other 'States sold J bonds to as high as 14 J 6 and 18. per ceni oi tne people, ana m tne .District of Columbia a bond was sold to every fourth man, woman and child, white, black, red and yellow. Even in the State of Utah with a population a little more than 400,000, there were over 50,000 bond buyers: almost as many as North Carolina with over four times the population. ' "It has been well said that the banks and the big financiers cannui take all these bonds; they can take ! their share, and they have already i taken their share, and more; Ine j crowning strength of the French Re- public has been the ability of the j Government to float it's bond issues among the peasants and wage earn fers. And in this country, the wage earners must buy the bonds. The j Government is looking to them to do so, and the Government wilL not b disappointed. The farmer, the mer chant, the stenographer, the carpen ter, the brick layers, the dressmaker, . the machinist all of the people--. the men and the women must buy and then buy some more. ! "And make your purchases on the first day of the campaign, or as early thereafter as possible. The Government is very anxious that the Third Liberty Loan be taken within the shortest possible time. Meet the County soliciting committee with a smile, and go down into your jean for the greatest Government, for the freest people, ever created on earth." In Warren both the first and second Liberty Loans were not subscribed, and today about $40,000 has been subscribed for the Third. The Coun ty is well able to float its $110,000 apportionment and its citizens must keep the Light of Liberty aglow in the County. W. S. S. Rjed Cross Recital at 4 Macon Friday Night A Recital will be given at the Ma con High School Auditorium Friday night April 19th at 8:30 for benefit of the Red Cross Auxiliary at that place. ' . Miss Sue House, of Thelma, So prano soloist and Miss Crichton Thome, of Warrenton, Reader, as sisted by local talent will render the program. The public is urged to attend, and a program of varied interests and of patriotic trend will be given. The general admission will be 25c. FOOD RULING MUST BE FOLLOWED SALE OF FLOUR IN SPECI FIED LOTS ALLOWED. Food Administration Warns Not to Sell Over the Limit to Any Customer; New Ruling About Size of Bags. 7 Food Administration rulings must be obeyed 365 days in the year is the substance of the following letter to County Food Administrator W. G. Rogers from the State Administrator: "I desire to call your attention to the extreme importance of the most rigid observance of the Food Admin- Jistration's rules and regulations gov erning the sales of flour. We desire you to report to this office promptly the namts of any merchants who dis regard the regulations by selling flour without cereal substitutes or m 'excess of the quantities allowed 24 ! pounds to a town consumer and 48 pounds to a consumer in the country. "Also if there are any flour mills in your County please see that, they live up to the rules of the Milling Di vision under, which they are licensed: to use not more than 264 pounds of wheat for the manufacture of 190 pounds of flour; to observe the price schedule which fixes a price that should not exceed $36 to $38 per ton for bran, or $39 to $42 per ton for mixed mill feedf to the consumer .re gardless of whether it is sold by mil lers or dealers; and to observe also the new regulations by which the nills are forbidden to exchange flour to farmers for wheat in excess of 30 days requirements by the farmer for his household or farm, if the farmer lives within 3 miles. of the mill, or 60 days supply if the farmer lives more than 3 miles from a mill." The following ruling comes fro i the Administrator's office: "Egective April 1, all mills grind ing corn were fprbidden to pack in any sizes except 1 1-2, 3, 5, 25 and 125 pound bags net weight, and all licensed dealers were forbidden to handle any bags other than thtoc sizes. "This is to advise you that the mil lers of the State have been authorized by this office to use what bags of the old sizes thev have on hand and you are authorize 1 to allow merchants in your territory :o handle the old sizes until the new sh.es are on the market" -W.S.S. DEATH OF PRIVATE JAMES A. SHAW Private James A. Shaw, of H. Co., 120 Infantry, answered the final roll call on Wednesday, April 10th, after a few days -illness with pneumonia. Mr. Shaw is the first Warren Coun ty man of H. Company to offer his life in the service of his country, and is the second Warren man to die in order that right may prevails uponN the earth. Could a life be dedicated to a more supreme purpose! W.S.S. H. Go. Appreciates Smileage Books The following letter to Mrs. Kate P. Arrington is of interest: Company H, 120th Infantry, Camp Sevier, S. C. My dear Mrs. Arrington, I wish to express the ap-. preciation of myself and men for the Smileage Books sent some time agu. They were distributed as you wish ed among the convalescents of the Company and I can assure you that they were thoroughly enjoyed, enjoy ed more because they were sent thru kindness by someone up home who was thinking of them and their pleas ure. Yours very truly, E. C. PRICE, JR., Capt. 120th Infantry, Comdg Co n.