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. ' TZ i ,. : ' : DKH FOOD FISH AVAILABLE FISHERIES COMMISSION REMOVES .RESTRICTIONS UPON FISH-, ING INDUSTRY. DISPATCHES FROM RALEIGH Doings and Happenings That Mark he Progress of North Carolina Peo pie. Gathered Around the State Capital. Raleigh. Temporary removal of restrictions upon the fishermen of eastern North Carolina in the food fish industry will proyfde several million pounds of good North Carolina food fish as substitutes for higher priced meats, according to IrUnry A. Page, North Carolina food administrator. Mr. Page warmly commends the Fisheries Commission in its determi nation to remove restrictions. Ac cording to statements from the coast. the rood fish industry of eastern North Carolina had been severely crippled. With the intense need of the moment. the Fisheries Commission, charged with the duty of formulating regula tions for the. fishing industry, felt it self justified in removing certain re strictions. This action was taken at the sollcl- jtatfon of the food administration, it ibeing recognized that the lest demanded a larger supply of fish jfor substitution for beef, pork and mut jton which must be exported to Europe jfor the maintenance of our armies and ithe armies and civilian population of lour allies. j The fisheries of eastern North Caro lina are among the most important on the Atlantic coast and the removal of the restrictions on Tar Heel fishermen means not only that the people of thi state will be more largely supplied with fresh and salt fish at much lower prices' than has prevailed recently, but khat hundreds of thousands of pounds pf flsbr will be shipped to other states. Pood Administrator Henry A. Page. Iieves that with this larger supply f fish available; with the season for bbits, squirrels and other gam penfng; with the increased use of poultry and eggs; with a vastly In- reased supply of home-grown pork in e state. North Carolina will be able o release for export to Europe prac- ally all of the million dollars worth f pork and beef which has been im- rted into this state each year here- ofore. The program of the food adminis tration calls for the substitution in lotels, "cafes and homes of fish, poul- r, game and other meat products f6r beef and pork; the substitution of oth- aft cereals and vegetables for wheat jaducts. and rigid economy in the.use fats and sugar, the need for which as desperate with all of our allies. rfzes for Best Essays. For the beat essays on "Why the nited States Is at War," written by oblic school teachers in North Caio- Ina, prizes aggregating $300 are-of- ered by the National Board for Hls- orlcal Service. To elementary teach- rsfive 'prizes ranging from $10 to 75 each, and to high school teachers even prizes ranging from $10 to $75 ach, are offered. Essays must be sub- jroltted by January 1, 1918. Similar contests are being conduct r.d In fourteen other states. The wln- lilng essay in each state will be en- ered in a national competition in which additional prizes of $75 each will be awarded. nterestlng Stock Judging Contest. Following Its plan begun last season f awarding prize money to individual ya and girls, rather than to animals. Animal Industry Division of the. forth Carolina Experiment Station bonducted one of its most Interesting tock-ludging contests at the recent Fackson County fair at Sylva. In this jbontest 41 young people entered for the five prizes to be awarded. . compe- ition was keen and a majority or hose entered stayed in until the last knimal was ludged. Prizes were award ed. Competition was keen and a ma- orlty of those entered stayed in un II the last animal was Judged. Prizes Were awarded as follows: First prize, $12.00 Roberta Gal loon, Sylva, N. C. Second prize, $10.00 Eugene Wagg, bster, N. C. Third prize, $8.00 Theodore Green, allowhee, N. C. Fourth prize, $6.00 Howard Hoop- r. Cullowhee, N. C. Fifth prize, $4.00 Charles Clayton, ddle. N. C. This makes a total of $40 distribut- to the students as a reward for heir interest in live stock. Cicero hryson, of Webster, and Martha Da rts, of Dillsboro, won sixth and sev enth places, respectively, but as no poney was offered for these places, jhey only received honorable mention. S'xty-one Counties Organized. I Up to October 1, 61 counties had jeen organized In home demonstration Wk and 12 others are to follow with- it the next SO days. 1 Practical Agricultural Courses. Dean C. B. Williams says that ac tive arrangements are being made to put in final shape the short course in agriculture for farmers that are to start on Oclobr 30 at the State Col lege. Raleigh, and conuiue for six teen wesks These courses have been especially designed to give those who come to the College for this short practical instruction, Information along different lines of farming prac tical tnstructVn. Information along? different lines of farming practiced In the stato that may be put i"to use on the home farm by those who come. The early farming in North Caro lina under pioneer conditions of so ciety was a comparatively aimnle operation, but in this day and time. as farming hns become a more com nlx and commercial enterprise and when crops are raised on a large scale 'or comrof'Hon In world markets, the welMnfomsd and p''ftt farmer Ver things being equal, is the one who is going to make the most out of his farming operations. The courses, as arranged, will no doubt greatly aid those taking them to become more modern and businesslike in their farm ing operations than they could other wise possibly have been. Opportunity will be afforded to give the busy men on the farm, both old and young, to spend two or four months at the college studying the different branches of farming thy have especial interest in and do so at a sesaon or tne year wnen won on the farm is least pressing Those who come will be brought in close person al touch wlfh the specialists of th3 College, Experiment Station, and Ex tension Service and thereby be given an opportunity to become acquainted with the work that is being done in the state at the present time in the Interest of those engaged In farming. Those attending the course should be come better fitted for taking up 'their life work by having secured a better and more intimate view of agriculture, in general and a higher efficiency and knowledge In their chosen fields of farming. Courses are to be offered in field crops, in live stock including dairying, horticulture, and in poultry. Arrange ments have been imde whereby spe cial lectures on d'fferent phases of agriculture will be given by the differ ent specialists of the college, experi ment station, and extension service. Many farmers of this' county and j of other counties iu the state should make every effort to arrange their, farm work so that they can avail themselves of this splendid opportu-; nlty of visiting the college and secur ing practical information that is to be offered there in the short courses in agircultare that have been arranged especially for the busy farmers of t " , state. University Men Study War. ! The student battalion of the Univer sity had its first taste of modern war fare methods here, when the four com panies were divided into attacking and defending parties and maneuvered Li the various basic principles of combat tactics as applied to the infantry or- j ganlzations. ! During the past week the mechan ism of extended order drill has been ! learned with precision. Various exer-' cises in the nature of maneuvers have been carried out, as far as practicable, , against imaginary or represented ene-, mies. The self-reliance, Initiative, ag- j gresslveness, conception of teamwork j and other fundamental characteristics ; of successful leadership acquired by 1 the platoon leaders during the past , week were given a test Saturday and I the results were in most cases very i favorable. . At 2 o'clock -the" battalion was form ed on the parade ground and after the definite plan of action had been ex plained in a few preliminary remarks, the two organizations set off by dif ferent routes for the scene of the com bat. The members of the attacking party wore white bands around their hats to distinguish them from the other or ganization. Lieutenant Leonard was in charge of the attacking party and the defending unit was unde- the com mand of Lieutenant Whitfield. Send Bulletins to SoldIrs. The Btate board of health is follow- in e the examples of publishers of oth er magazines and papers, and plann'r to get eop'.ea of its monthly heatla bulletin, in the hands of the soldiers. At the top of the Aueust issue, which has Just come from the press, is this notice tp readers: "When you finish reading this magazine, place a 1-cent stamp on this notice, hand same to any postal employee, and it will be placed in the hands ot our soldiers or sail ors at me ironi. nu wmpiJins u address." New Corporation Gets Charter. Charter was issued from the office of the secretary of state ror me m- Company. of Charlotte, with $25,000 authorized capital and $10,000 sug- scribed. The incorporators are J. Clements and C. R. Clements, of Char lotte and R. E. Clements of Henderson. Fire Prevention Day ODtervea. Insurance Commission Young ex pressed himself as highly gratified at the manner in which Fire Prevention Day was observed throughout the state. After the literature concerning the observat'.on for the day set apart by the legislature had been distributed many applications for further informa tion about the event were received at the department offices from all parts of the state. Following the letter sent out by Superintendent of Public In struction Joyner most of he schools in the state held some exercises. I 1 : Iff" I :-), Msvil,i H4 t. iA ''b """v fit ff lift r i.i' fr f 1 j --T I t 1 Columbia university war hospital just formally ta'en over by the government us a rocoiviny and rvueuat tng medical center. 2 MaJ. Gen. Sir J. E. Capper, director general of the British tank corps which is doing such efficient work on the battlefields. 3 G. T. K. Giragosslun, a Boston Armenian, who has offered the government a 'free energy generator," which will be tested by authority of congress. 4 Ruins of a French manufactory, typical jf the way in which the Germans destroy everything in th? districts from which they retreat. NEWS REVIEW OF THE PAST WEEK German Peace Offered by the Kaiser Slowly Losing Its German Features. MICHAELIS PROVES A FAILURE Lloyd George Says England Will Fight Until France Regains Alsace-Lorraine Allies Make Another Suc cessful Drive in Flanders More of Bernstorff's Perfidy Is Re vealed by Lansing. By EDWARD W. PICKARD. Kaiser Wilhelni reminds one of the old-fashioned peddler of notions who would keep udding packages of needles, watches, und even silver coins, to his little bundles of burgnins until a sale was effected. With northern Frunce and no indemnities already in his burgain offering, the emperor lias added Uelgiuiu with conditions and now It is reported he and Emperor Charles of Austria-Hungary are pre pared to throw in Alsace, the price being, peace und the return of. Ger many's colonies. In u word, the Ger man peace for which the kuiser shows o consuming a desire is becoming less German every day, and if the allies Just say nothing and "saw wood as ihey probably will it may finally take on an appearance that will warrant their consideration. To be sure, Chancellor Mielmelis says that peace is impossible so. long as Germany's enemies demand any German soil or try to drive a wedge between the German emperor and his people, but the chancellor is hard pressed to save ills political fortunes. I He and Vice Chancellor Helfferlch are being bitterly attacked Wcause of the policy of fostering pan-Germanism in the country and the army and at the same time making promises of mild ness in return for peace. Michuells was compelled to tell the reichstag that he did not stand for the extreme demands of .(he pan-Germanists, and for the time being his opponents were satisfied; but his failure as-chancellor Is pronounced. Foreign Secretary von Kuehliminn is more yielding than the chancellor, for he tojd the reichstag that there now exists "no impediment to peace, . no questions that could not be settled by negotiations, except for the French demand for Alsace-Lorraine." lie added that Germany could make no concessions with rt-gard to those prov inces. Premier Lloyd George was quick to take up this challenge of Von Kmhl mann's. "I do not think that any statement is more calculated to pro long the war," he said. "However long the war may last, England in tends to stand by France until she has redeemed her oppressed children from their foreign yoke." Reasons Many and Plain. The reasons for the kaiser's in creasing moderation in demands are not far to seek. They are found in the dally dispatches recording the re peated successful thrusts of the allies in Flanders; the advances or tne liru- ish in Mesopotamia and Africa; the shortage of German shells; the grow ing unrest In the armed forces of Ger many, reaching the stage of mutiny in the fleet; the scarcity of food in the central nations, and, perhaps most potent of all, the steady, irresistible progress of the United States toward full preparation for war to a victori ous conclusion. Then, too, the kaiser sees added to the list of his enemies more of the fast dwindling number of those not hitherto on that roll of honor. Though President Irigoyen managed to stave off warlike action by Argentina, Peru and Uruguay last week broke off dip lomatic relations with Germany and sent nway its ministers. The European nations that remain neutral are suffering more and more. Holland pleads with America for feed especially, with the open threat that if it is not sent, she will have to slaugh ter at least half her cattle and, hav lO uo means of preserving the meat, must sell it to Germany. Already Holland has been put on tea and coffee rations. Switzerland is in better case for the allies seem willing that she shall continue her trade with the cen tral powers in order to obtain coal and iron. For Sweden and Denmark and even for Norway there is no great sympathy in the allied countries. Their neutrality has been mostly a sham. Mutiny on German Fleet. The revolt on the German high seas fleet at Wllhelmshaven took place sev eral weeks ago, but the facts have just come out. At least four battleships were involved and the crew of one threw their captain overboard, drown ing him.' The mutineers landed, but were forced to surrender to soldiers. The crew of the Numbers seized the vessel and started for Norway, but were taken by destroyers. The kaiser went to Wilhelmshaven himself and ordered one out of every seven muti neers shot, but the chancellor pro tested and only three were executed. Minister of Marine von Capelle, in forming the reichstag of the occur rence, accused three Independent so cialist deputies of foreknowledge and approval of the plot of the rebels, and said the plan of the latter was to re fuse to obey orders, paralyze the fleet and force peace upon the country. The accused deputies denied any guilt, but Von Capelle said he had documentary proof. The fact that Von Capelle did not ask the reichstag to authorize the prosecution of the deputies he named leads to the suspicion that he was try ing to use the incident to weaken the political power of the independent so cialists, but the affair had the oppo site effect and some of the majority socialists Joined the independents." The mutiny on the fleet explains the delay in the long expected naval movement against Petrograd. In the allied countries the story of the revolt was hailed as one of the most encouraging signs of the year and it was held that if such dissatis faction exists in the German naval forces, which have not been subjected to -very severe hammering, the morale of the army must be breaking down. New Government For Russia. Premier Kerensky, having virtually defied the democratic congress, ap pointed a new coalition cabinet pledged to restore order in the repub lic and suppress anarchy and to re new the fighting power of the army. Kerensky and several of his colleagues went to the front to lay their plans be fore the soldiers, and seemed hopeful of gaining their support despite the opposition of the council of soldiers and workmen. The rail workers went on strike, but promised not to tie up the operation of the military railroads, and later were partly appeased by an offer of increased wages. The new government Is determined to work hard for a universal peace, but. shows no Intention of abandon ing Its alliances with the foes of Ger many. It issued a declaration to that effect on Wednesday, saying It "will extend its whole strength In support of the common cause of the allies, to defend the country, to oppose every attempt at the conquest of territory of other nations and every attempt to impose the will of others on Russia." Allies' New Drive In Flanders. Another sledge hammer blow at the Germans in Belgium was struck on Tuesday by the British ami French acting In conjunction. In the midst of a runous rainstorm uaigs men ad vanced on a wide front east and north east of Ypres, capturing Poelcapelle und the Gravenstafel ridge and other elevations that command the geuerally tlat country and are Invaluable as ob servation ground. Crown Prince Rup precht counter-attacked in desperate attempts to regain these dominating heights, but only south of the Ypres Roulers road was he able to push buck the British for a slight distance, and that at great cost. At the same time the French on the left flank of the British line made a most remarkable dash forward across the flooded bog land south of the for est of Houtholst, piercing the German line to a depth of one and one-quarter miles and regaining land which the foe had held for three years. While the French guns set up a terrific bar rage fire, the engineers rapidly spread great islands of cork over the water, and erected miles of trestle work und Innumerable bridges, and over these the troops rushed with such irresist ible spirit that they swept everything before them. So swift was the attack that an entire German division which wus just relieving another at the front was caught by surprise and decimated. The entire ground over which the Brit ish and French advanced was thickly littered with dead Germans and heaps of equipment. . A few more such drives In Flanders and the Germans will be compelled to retire to the east and south, abandon ing the submarines on the Belgian coast. This would mean the a.ruost utter collapse of the U-boat campaign, which already has been greatly weak ened. There are strong indications that tfie allies are preparing for vigorous offensive movements In the near fu ture in both Roumanin and Macedonia. The positions of the central powers on both those fronts have been subjected of late to heavy bombardments. It was announced last week that the ar mies of Greece were about ready to take an active part ln th warfare. More of Bernstorff's Perfidy. Secretary Lnnslng reached into the upper left-liand pigeon-hole of Ida desk last week and pulled out another neat little expose of German methods. This one hit Von Bernstorff again, rounding out the revelations of the count's per fidy while this country and Germany were still technically on friendly terms. Three telegrams were made public, two from the German foreign office to Von Bernstorff instructing him to start a big program of sabotage In American munitions factories and to finance plans for the destruction of the Canadian Pacific railway, and the third from the then ambassador to the foreign office at Berlin last September stating that tne American embargo conference needed the fur ther support of the German govern ment for the purpose of conducting a campaign to win a majority of con gress favorable to Germany in the ap proaching congressional and presiden tial elections. The heavy hand of the federal gov ernment fell on Daniel H. Wallace, blatant organizer and head of a paci fist society, last Thursday when a judge in Iowa sentenced him to 20 years in prison for seditious speaking. The committee named to investigate the charges of disloyalty against Sen ator La Follette and pass on the de mands for his expulsion from the sen ate had no time to perform Its duties before congress adjourned und so will report at the next session. It will not go beyond or outside of the senator's speech In St. Paul before the Non Partisan league and there are pre- i dictions that the Inquiry will be a J ftzzie. Food Control Extended. In order to prevent the taking of excessive profits and to stop hoarding, the government's control of foodstuffs will "be extended on November 1 to include about all the essential articles of diet. By order of the president, . the manufacture, importation, storage j and distribution of some twenty prime j commodities will be licensed by the food administration. Farmers, garden- : ers and many of the smaller dealers ; and manufacturers will be exempt. J The baking industry was left out of j this arrangement, but Mr. Hoover will j be ready to regulate it as soon as he . has standardized baking flour, baking Ingredients and either the size or the price ot the loaf. Secretary Baker issued n statement praising highly th" work of the many manufacturing plants that are making clothing and other supplies for the cantonment camps. Since I he con struction of th'se camps began nearly thirteen million articles have been shipped to them. In olber quarters there Is much talk of the great short age of workers In such war plants ns airplane and munition factories, steel mills, navy yards and mines, and it is said that conscription of millions of workmen is being seriously consjjpn by the administration. lndu- . i . i . i. . . i . i. i ..... I A iriisifin iMiu uie iimiiihuim l.fiOO.CXX) men from their o for the armed services are h snonslhle for (be conditions. In the aircraft factories thousands of women are to be given employment. 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"Say, sonny, how big's your dad?" asked the stranger. "He's a whopper," promptly replied the youngster, th'nklng perhaps the colored man might have some notloa of ordering him roughly from the grounds. "If you all '11 give me one of your dad's shirts I'll take you in all the shows." The lad scurried nway and soon de livered one of Mr. Jessup's best shirts to the colored man. who was as good as his word, and took the lad through every tented attraction on the grounds. Ln'.er on the young American had It fo- ribly impressed on him that he could have gone to the show several times for what the shirt cost. Spanked the Kitty. The little black kitten hid under the reranda and refused to come out and be friends again with Polly. Mamma found the little girl In tears, and asked the cause of the trouble. "Kitty scratched me, so I was 'bilged to spank her, an' now she won't play with me," sobbed Polly. "If you spank kitty, she won't love you," explained mamma. "I didn't know -'bout that," replied the little one miserably, "'cause you fipank me an' I love you Just the same. Exercise. "Don't you think every man should devote some time to physical culture?" "Not In my particular field of ac tivity," replied Senator Sorghum. "If all legislators went In for physical cul ture as well as Intellectual develop ment some of these debates might end in a personal encounter that really hurt somebody." Hot Scotch. Scot Sergeant (drilling some taw re cruits) lloo is It ye dlnna tur-r-n nboot when Ah aboot tur-r-n ye? Can nn ye one'er-r-stan' paid King's Eng lish? Passing Show. "By their fruits ye shall know them." Tb's applies to fani'ly trees. THERE'S NO DOUBT ABOUT POSTUM AS A HEALTH IMPROVEMENT OVER COFFEE J F lKSTAKTrTJJ f ,:i Fcstcr; Q ;: -rrr.cv ..n,,,, i. 1; JSL j i
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