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Effort to Hinder President Wilson Denounced by Pou Fourth District Congressman Declares There is But Little Opposition to Draft in N. C. SAYS ONLY CONFINED TO FEW.I The Few That Are Disaffected Are Influenced, He Thinks, by Kxample Set by Certain Representative* in Congress. Pleads For I'pholding ol Hands of President. The Washington correspondent of the New* and Observer, H. E. C. Bry ant, writing to his paper under date of August 7, says: Representative E. W. Pou, chairman o# the House Committee on Rules, to day paid his respects to the few peo ple in and out of Congress who are trying to hinder the President in the conduct of the war. "We are told in the news columns of our daily papers of the opposition in a few localities to the selective draft law," said Mr. Pou. "It is said therj is some opposition in the State which i have the honor to represent. "My information, which I am sur-.' is correct, is that the opposition to the enforcement of this law is con fined to a few persons in two or three localities. With very few exceptions the people stand as a solid mask in support of the government in enforc ing the law and in a vigorous prose cution of the war. When these fe w misguided citizens have a little time t > reflect, when they are informed and advised of their rights, when they re alize that the law will be enforced without partiality, that it is absolute ly just to all, North Carolina will know no division or dissension within her borders." This statement of Mr. Pou was ap plauded. The entire speech was punctuated with applause. The mem bers of the House know that Mr. Pou has never wavered when the Presi dent needed support. In the fight against the McLemore resolution last Congress Mr. Pou was the man upon whom the President relied. Several times since Mr. Pou has stood between the administration and those who would have hampered it. His re marks today were warmly received. How Discontent Is Bred. In part he said: "It is not surprising there should be discontent in a few localities whin we see the example set by a few, a very few, representatives of the peo ple in the Congress. We have seen a strange spectacle. We have seen gen tlemen who voted for the declaration of war almost immediately thereaftei set out on a course of obstruction. We saw gentlcbien vote to declare war and immediately proceed to crit icise anything and everything the commander-in-chief of the army and navy has done or tried to do to pros ecute war vigorously in order to in sure early victory. When these gen tlemen voted to declare war they well knew the enormous expense the government must bear, and yet we see them placing obstacles tn the way of measures absolutely necessary for the successful prosecution of the war. When these gentlemen voted to declare war they well knew a great army would have to be raised and sent to heln our al'ies to win victory; and yet we now hear the opinion expressed that no American soldier should b? sent to Europe to fight unless he is willing to volunteer and go anyhow. "These gentlemen knew this nation would be forced to crthserve and con trol our food supply, and yet they have talked and delayed and obstruct ed, criticised and found fault, and ?:ven now the food control bill is not a law. It should have became a law nearly a month ago. It is hard to un derstand just what object these gen tlemen have in view. What is it they hope to accomplish ? Shall we declare war and then refuse to do our part? Shall we permit our great food sup ply to be wasted when we know every pound of it is needed? Shall we de clare war and then refuse to fight when we know the life of the nation i3 at stake? Vote for War Performance of Duty. "As God will be my judge, I felt I was doing my duty when 1 voted to declare war. There was no afterna tive, for Germany had been waging war on us for more than a yea". Having cast that vote, the responsi bility, in part, is mine, and it seems to me now my first and highest duty is to help as best I can in providing ways and means for a vigorous, de termined prosecution of* the war. "Oh, Mr. Speaker, we all hate war and we all long for the blessing of peace. We can make early peace pos sible only by showing the imperial German government that every ounce of energy this nation possesses shall be expended to bring victory and that we are ready to make any sacrifice. "Never have men fought for a more 'righteous cause. "America has never been defeated, probably bccaute she has never fought an unrighteous war. And right now the nation in being born again. "A nation, like a human soul, to become pure must undergo a process of regeneration. "There are sacrifices to be made, but when we win as we shall, what will the victory mean? "It will mean that the rights of our citizens shall be forever respected. But it will mean far more than that; it will mean perpetual peace for America and for all people living un der a just government of their own. It will mean the ending of this mad rush of nations to outstrip each other in building great ships utterly useless except in case of war. It will mean that great standing armies are no longer necessary for there will be a bond of peace so strongly binding to gether great nations that any rem nant of autocracy which remains will never dare attack the peace of the world. "It v/ill mean many things more which makes especially for the great ness of America. And in the years to come the men whom the world will honor and remember will not be those who now are obstructing, criticising, finding fault, not the poor, deluded, ignorant man who following the advice of some crank, is giving money to test the constitutionality of the selec tive draft law; nor the still more ig norant or vicious man who thinks he is justified in shooting the officers charged with the duty of executing the lav/. But those whom the whola world v/ill remember and honor will be those who fight to win this war. United Front Necessary. "America has entered the war and it may be we see the first faint glow of the dawn of peace. We can ont bring that day nearer by criticising those who are doing their best to bring victory. Those who pursue this course may be the direct instrumen talities of postponing the day for which all good men prey. We may bring a little nearer the happy day by presenting to the world a united front supporting those entrusted with the conduct of the war as best we can. "The great mass of American peo ple feel that the very life of the na- , tion is involved in the issue of this war. When President Wilson, Colo nel Roosevelt, Mr. Taft and Mr. Root i tell us in effect that everything is nt stake we are bound to admit the prob able gravity of the consequences. ( "Hut certain gentlemen would have the courts: say whether ?having de clared war ? we must now fight to win. The courts must be permitted to say whether America is to live or perish. What is the meaning- of the proposal to test the constitutionality of the selective draft law? ^ "Mr. Speaker, you might as well raise th<> question whether it is con stitutional to have any constitution, <o have any organized government, whether it is constitutional for a na tion to fight when attacked. "The man who means what he sayr when he declares he wants to see the war ended will now do all he can to 1 help his government in this crisis. "The obstructionists in Congress and elsewhere should have seen a banner which was borne down Penn sylvania avenue during the Confeder- , ate reunion by a company of veterans from North Carolina. The banner was seen by many a tear-dimmed eye, borne aloft by one of these venerable men. It said: 'Damn a Man Who Aint for His Country, Right or , Wrong.' (Applause). "And in that applauding throng which lined the avenue, men who swore not at all were heard to say ^ 'amen' (Applause). "Mr. Speaker, instead of stirring up strife, let us proceed to pass a law suggested by Secretary McAdoo, in suring the lives of the men who go to the front. Let these men know they are to be the wards of the nation; that if they come home wounded they will be cared for by the government; that if they lay down their lives their families shall not suffer. And let us proclaim to the world that all men who fight in this war make up the grand rrmy of human liberty, de serving the gratitude of all free men for ever." (Prolonged applause). Wilmington Expecting a Camp. Maj. General Wood visited Wil mington Tuesday ami told the people that he would recommend the site of fered as well adapted for a training camp for infantry. He also stated that he would recommend to General Gorgas that Wilmington is a suitable place for the establishment of a con velescent camp where soldiers brought home from Europe could recover among splendid health surroundings. CROP WORKERS TO BE AMONG LAST CALLED TO JOIN ARMY The Provo?t Marshal General ha3 made the following ruling: Under Presidential Regulations, sec tion 45, providing that certificates of discharge on ground of industrial n< cessity may be temporary only, at t< ntion is called to the needlessneas tf using such certificates (Form 162) tor men whose services are required in gathering the fall crops. Such ne cessity may be imperative, but is only temporary. Its termination will vary in the va rious regions and for the different crops, but can hardly continue beyond the third or fourth week of Septem ber, even in the most northerly lati tudes Under supplementary regulations soon to be issued covering the pro cedure of mobilization into canton ments and carrying out the announce ment of Presidential Regulations, section 18, last paragraph, the notice to persons accepted for service will not specify a fixed date for individ uals to report for duty, but will leave this date to be later fixed. The Adju tant General will notify each local board to summon, say 20 per cent of its quota for a certain date, another percentage for a later date, and jo on. Each local board will select the individuals who shall form the scces sive contingents thus to be called. The local board will have received from the district board (r;ee below) a list of the men who have presented claims for temporary discharge on the ground of necessity to' gather crops. Certificates of discharge will not hav? been issued in such cases; but the local board, on examining the papers concerning .such claims, will be enabled, if it deems fit, to ck.ss those individuals in the contingent to be summoned at one of the later dates fixed by The Adjutant General. To Remain at Crop Work. Thus the temporary need of leaving those men at the crop work will be satisfied without complicating or dim inishing the quota accounts by carry ing tho3e men as discharged tempora rily. For this reason it is recommended that certificates tff temporary dis charge be not given on the ground of crop work, unless in exceptional cases. District boards, however, are in structed to list the persons claiming temporary discharge on the above ground, and to certify them to the re spective local boards with a notJ showing the above claim to have been made and disallowed, so that the lo cal board will thus be supplied with the information needed by them in postponing such men to later calls in (lie manner above described. ? Offici i! Bulletin. IJOl. 1) ANI) SILVER MOVEMENTS. Net Imports of (Jold Into United States During Fiscal Year 1917 Aggregate $685,254,801. The total movement of gold an J silver between the United States and foreign countries during the fiscal year 1917 reached the unprecedented total of $1,382,380,745. According to it statement issued Monday by the Bu reau of Foreign and Domestic Com merce, Department of Commerce, the imports of gold were $977,176,020 and of silver $35, 03.'?, 563. Gold exports amounted to $291,921,225 and silver exports to 178,279,931. The not imports of gold during the fiscal year aggregated $685,254,801, a striking increase over the net im ports of $403,759,753 in 1916, $2.">, 544,607 in 1915 and the net exports of $45,499,870 in 1914. The not exports of silver showed an increase in 1917, but this metal is (troduced in great quantities in the LTnitid States and is sold abroad in the same manner as other commodi ties. An excess of exports, therefore, has no such significance as is some lirios attributed to a similar move ment in gold. It: addition to the imports of gold and silver from foreign countries domestic gold amounting to $15,409, 529 and silver amounting to $683,824 were shipped from Alaska to the Unit ed States during the year. Doctors Not Slackers. Dr. F. A. Carpenter observes that the physicians of North Carolina ire not slackers. As a profession they are responding to the call. There are 148,000 doctors in the United States, he points out. An army of 2,000,000 would require 20,000 doctors, or about one of every seven doctors in the United States. Of the 1,700 to 1,800 doctors in North Carolina 300 have already volunteered their services, or one of every six, which would be the State's proportion if the full army of 2,000.000 were already in exist ence. ? Statesville Landmark. People who rush through life in their youth invariably pull back with all of their might at the end of the trail. TROOPS READY FOR FRANCE. Rig Jump in Federal Forces. A .Mil lion I'nited States Troops Now I'n der Arms, With 800,000 Ready to Go Over, America will soon have a million mm under arms and now has mors than 800,000 ready to respond to the call for help in France. The addition of 300,000 by the federalization of the entire National Guard accom plished the big jump. Since the declaration of war four months ago the army has grown from 150,000 to 80;), 74.1 to-day, and the navy has shown almost as rapid an increase. On April 1, just before the United States entered the war, the navy's personnel was about 62,000, and at that time there were hardly more than 200,000 men all told under arms in the United States. Intensive recruiting and the utili zation o' the enlarged National Guard forces have permitted a rapid growth of the army. In a short time the new national army composed of 087,000 conscripts will be in camp, bringing the total military forces of the newest mem ber of the Entente to about 1,500,000, which is considered a remarkable achievement in many ways. When the National Guard forces have been increased by means of the draft and the second 5,000,000 has been called for the national army the to tal forces ori land and sea, at home and abroad, will reach 2,000,000. Having been discharged from State service and drafted into Feder al service, the guard is now absolute ly under the control of the President. The men draw the same pay as th-> regulars of corresponding rank. They will he eligible, the same as regulars, to participate in the benefits of the Federal pension laws. ? Washington Dispatch WHAT BRITISH MERCHANT MARINE HAS DONE The British merchant marine has carried successfully to their destina tions 8,000,000 men and 10,000,000 tons of war material, said Command er Dion Calthorp recently, describing the work done by the Navy. In six months of last year only one in a thousand ships passing through Dover patrol had been sunk or dam aged. Up to January of this year not a life had been lost in the transport of men from England to France. In the course of the war 1,000,000 sick and wounded men had been transported to England, more than 1,000,000 horses and mules, 50,000,000 gallons of petrol, 100,000,000 hun dred-weights, of wheat and 7,000,000 tons of iron ore. Referring to submarines he said, there were a great many German wid ows and orphans who doubted the success of the U-Boat. There wore many women in Germany whose hus bands did not come back. ? London Dispatch. FALL IRISH POTATO CHOP. How To Grow and Keep Them. The Value of Spraying Properly. Raleigh, Aug. 9. ? The Division of Horticulture is prosecuting a vigor ous campaign at present in the inter est of better methods of growing and keeping Irish potatoes. Because of the food situation, the importance of the second crop of Irish potatoes for this section has been emphasized for weeks. The planting season has al ready begun. The matter of spraying is being particularly emphasized at present. Mr. Boleslaus Szymoniak, expert horticulturist, declares that spraying is important both from the stand point of production and the keeping of potatoes. In some instances, ac cording to Mr. Szymoniak, an increase ef f>0 per cent in production has been secured through proper spraying, an i potatoes from a field that has been properly sprayed keep through the winter far better than potatoes from a field which has not received this attention. So important does the Agricultural Extension Service regard the second crop of potatoes that a special bulle tin has been issued on this subject, the bulletin having been compiled by R. G. Hill, expert horticulturist. This bulletin and other information can be secured without cost by applying to the Agricultural Extension Service, Raleigh, N. C. A Sure Cure. The dance craze would soon die oul if? If what? If you could pass a law compelling husbands and wives to dance with each other all the time. ? Detroit Free Press. You are liable to an attack of Bowel Complaint and should provide your self with the best known Remedy. Dr. SETH ARNOLD'S BALSAM. War ranted by Hood Bros., Smithfield, |N. C.? Adv. Th* Fight for Liberty. From opposite ends of the earth two of the strong men of the world sound an identical warning to free nations that they must defeat Ger many or forfeit their liberty. These men arc David Lloyd George and Elihu Root. Mr. Lloyd George has in his harftls the reins of power which reach to every portion of the world-encircling British empire. He is in himself the very heart of the entente. Through his brain pass a million impressions of influences, events, and plans, and from it come the crystal-clear, com pact sentences which epitomize th? state of the conflict and the duty of civilization. Mr. Lloyd George is an optimist. He sees victory ahead, not far distant, if the allies will hold fast and do their utmost. Mr. Root comes from the Vortex of the Russian storm, after having carricd to Petrograd the message of the United States and the New World. He had opportunities to look into the heart of Russia. His brain, lika that of Mr. Lloyd George, has the facul ty of clarifying confused and cloudy situations, of seizing upon and con densing into a few words the essen tial meaning of myriads of influences and events. Like Mr. Lloyd George, Mr. Root is an optimist. He foresees the rise of a great republic in Rus sia. He is confident that democracy will defeat Germany; but he warns America that it has not begun any too soon to defend its life. The triumph of Germany, says Mr. Root, means that America would be a subject na tion of the German ruling class. The warnings uttered by Mr. Lloyd George artd Mr. Root are reiterated by Mr. Root's associates on the Rus sian mission, men widely differing from hira in antecedents and training, but ^absolutely agreeing with him in their estimate of the crisis that con fronts America. Charles Edward Russell, sociologist, condenses his opinion as follows. "Democracy hangs by a thread. Its existence depends upon the union and utmost determin ation of the United States of Ameri ca." James Duncan, labor leader, utters this warning: "This is no time to squabble over incidentals. The work ingmen of America are back of the President and the government. The fight now is between autocracy and Democracy." Between the lines is conveyed the hint that democracy cannot rely up on Russia in this emergency. If free nations are to remain free, the United States must be their champion and mainstay. So be it! Free-born Americans do not need to rely upon the people of Russia to preserve American liberty. Frenchmen are gloriously defending their freedom. Englishman and Scot and colonial are dealing death-blows at the German power. Belgian and Serbian and Montenegrin, feeble and few, stiike to the last gasp in defense of their liberty and independence. America is rising to the full maj esty of her opportunity to fight for liberty. The country resounds with the din of preparation for conquest. America's millions of young men are becoming soldiers of freedom. The few slackers, cowards and traitors will be dispatched if necessary. With the strength of the New World in its veins, the wealth of the New World in its hands, and the eagle liberty of the New World in its heart, Ameri ca has accepted the challenge to fight for liberty. It will be a fight to the death. Ger many or America must bend the knee and hand over the sword. There can be no compromise between oppression and liberty. A truce would be wors? than war, as Mr. Lloyd George has said. In company with its allies, Amer ica sounds the trumpet that will nev er call retreat. ? Washington Post. Barbed Wire and the War. The part that barbed wire has play ed in th3 war is reflected to some ex tent by the fdfeign commerce re ports. This is peculiarly an Americnn product, the Blidden invention hav ing been first utilized on a laree scale by John W. Gates at St. Louis. The descriptions from the front show the effective use made of this rimple invention, which the late Senator In galls said was suggested by the man ner in which the milch cows avoided bramble bushes. It was woven and twisted into a barrier that seemeJ impregnable until the British develop ed the use of artillery in such amai ing fashion. The study of fortifications has been followed from the begin ning of human history, and it is a singular fact that a simple fencing de vice, designed for an untimbered country, should surpass every other obstacle to the progress of a modern army. ? St, Louis Globe-Democrat. Two Freedoms. There are two freedoms ? the false, where a man is free to do what he likes; and the true, where a man is free to do what he ought. ? Canon Kingsley. WHY SUFFER WITH PILES? Why allow ECZEMA TO torture you? Have you lost faith in medicine? Make one more effort ; Take our word for it and get a jar of Dr. MUNS' PILE and ECZEMA OINTMENT; it will relieve you in a very short time. For sale by your dealer. No. 666 This ia ? prescription prepared especially (or MALARIA or CHILLS A. FEVER. Five or six doses will break any case, and if taken then as a tonic the Fever will not return. It acts on the liver better than Calomel and does not gripe or sicken. 25c Through Sleepers To ATLANTA And ASHEVILLE Commencing Sunday, July 8th, the Atlantic Coast Line will inaugurate a through sleeping car line between Wilmington and Asheville, via Flor ence, Sumter and Columbia, in connec tion with the Southern Railway Sys tem, upon the following daily sched ule: LV. Wilmington 3:45 P. M. LV. Chadbourn 5:30 P. M. AR. Florence 7:30 P. M. LV. Florence 7:55 P. M. LV. Sumter 9:25 P. M. AR. Columbia 10:50 P. M. LV. Columbia 11:50 P. M. AR. Spartanburg.... 3:20 A. M. AR. Tryon 4:50 A. M. AR. Saluda 5:15 A. M. AR. Flat Rock 5:35 A. M. AR. Hendersonville 5:50 A. M. AR. Asheville 7:00 A. M. Returning: leave Asheville 4:10 P. M., arrive Florence 8:45 A. M., ar rive Wilmington 12:50 Noon. This Sleeping Car Service, which will be operated until Sept. 16th, will afford comfortable accommodations for passengers visiting the Mountains of North Carolina. The old established through sleep ing car line between Wilmington and Atlanta will be continued via Augus ta, in connection with the Georgia Railroad, upon the following sched ules: l LV. Wilmingtton ....3.45 P. M. LV. Florence 7:55 P. M. LV. Sumter 9:30 P. M. AR. Orangeburg. .. .10:53 P. M. AR. Augusta (Eastern time) 1:35 Night AR. Atlanta, (Central time) 6:10 A. M. Returning: leave Atlanta 8:35 P. M., arrive Florence 8:45 A. M., arrive Wilmington 12:50 Noon. Passengers may remain in this car, in the Union Depot, which is in the heart of Atlanta, until 7:00 A. M., if they so desire, and on account of the earlier arrival of this train, and the use of the Union Depot, convenient connections may be made with through Observation-Dining-Sleeping Car-Coach trains which leave from same station for Chicago, Cincinnati, St. Louis, etc. Connections are made at Florence with above trains by leaving Smith field at 3:08 P. M., and equally good connections are made returning. For fares, tickets, etc., apply to J. A. CAMPBELL, Ticket Agent, Smithfield. N. C. ATLANTIC COAST LINE The Standard Railroad of the South. NO OTHER LIKE IT. NO OTHER AS GOOD. F .r. hase th* "NEW HOME" nnd you will have a life a.s?et at the pric e yru par. The elitrination of repair expense by superior work >nansh i p and best quality ol material insure* life-lone Venice at mini mum cost Insist on having the "NEW HOME". WARRANTED FOR ALL TIVIE. Known the world over for superior sewinc qualities Not told under any other name. THE NEW HOME SEWING MACHINE CO., ORANGE, MASS J. M. BEATY Smith field, N. C.
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