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ASKED 10 ATTEND WANT DEPARTMENT TO BECOME INTEGRAL PART OF TEACH ERS' ASSEMBLY. DISPATCHES FROM RALEIGH Doings and Happenings That Mark the Progress of North Carolina Peo ple, Gathered Around the State Capital. Raleigh. Ernest efforts are being made by the North Carolina Teachers' Assembly which meets In Charlotte Thanksgiv ing week, to have a large-representation cf the schools boards of the State In order that this department may be organized as an integral part of the teachers' assembly. A committee of the teachers' assem bly, composed of A. T. Allen, D. F. Giles and E. E. Sams, has written to the members of the school boards of the State bringing this matter to their attention and informing them of the plans for the meeting. The letter follows: "The North Carolina Teachers' As sembly is very anxious that a depart ment of school boards be organized as an integral part of the assembly. The teachers of North Carolina have found the meetings of the assembly very helpful In the solution of their own peculiar problems. It is believed that a similar meeting of the board members wouM be advantageous to all the schools of the State. There are many vital problems relating to tho schools that are clearly in the hands of the various boards of the State. A frank discussion of these problems and their various solutions might be the means of avoiding many costly mistakes. "The welfare of the schools has such a vital relation to the economic wel fare of the entire State that it seems to us that thet time has come for boards to begin to get away from the Idea of local administration of schools and begin to look at the schools from the standpoint of a state-wide even nation-wide effort. "Recognizing this need and the need for closer relation between the board and the teaching force, the committee from the teachers' assembly has been very fortunate In securing the follow ing gentlemen to prepare a program for the department of school boards at the next meeting of the assembly in Charlotte at Thanksgiving: Col. A. II. Boyden, Salisbury, president; Mr. Geo. M. Rose, Jr., Charlotte, vice-president; Mr. C. II. Ireland, Greensboro, secre tary. "We should like to urge every school board member for city or county to "be present. These gen tlemen who are getting together the program will be glad to hear from you and to entertain any suggestion that you may make. "It is planned for the school boards to meet in joint session with the county superintendents Thursday morning and with the city superin tendents Thursday afternoon. At the first of these meetings Supt. P. W Home of Houston, Tex , will speak on 'The Relations of Boards to Superin tendents and to Teachers.' Separate programs for the department of school boards wil'l be prepared for Friday." Must Not Charge for Legal Services. Governor Bickett :reete tha local exemption boards in North Carolina not to receive or to consider any pa per prepared by any attorney-at-law or any other person in connection with any registrant or selected man unless such paper shall contain a statement that the ai.tcrney or other person is receiving no charge what ever for serflce performed in behalf of said registration or selected man. Governor BickeU insists that thru the Amercan Bar Association and the North Carolina Oouncil of National Defense adequate steps have been taken to have been needful legal ser vices rendered registrants and select ed men without cost to them. "In every county in the state," eays Governor Bickett, "the state attorneys will be called urm by the American Bar Association and by the State Council of National Defense to render legal service, arid they wll be glad to do It. The attorneys North Caro lina are intensely patriotic and the ninety and n'.ne of thorn will cheer fully perform thesa servis andre .gard It as a patriotic privilege to do tor 324 Lives Lost in Fire. Insurance Commisrionfr Yours says: "In cn!l!ncr attention to my ex hibit at the Stat Fa'r I vos very much surprised at the number of peo ple who told me of the death by fire of their children. Why is ft. so hard to make our people realize the great loss of life and property H fh:. State each year? In this way 32 1 !o-t their lives last year. These are the sta tistics given by the Board of Health. These Uvea and $3,000.00(1 of property are lost each year, and yet two-thirds ia preventable with ;rdinary care."' Women Told of Club Work. Special from Winstou-Salem. Fol lowing a business session the North Carolina Council of Nomau'a Feder ated Clubs, after planning for the work for th next six mouths, adjourn ed to meet in Raleigh next May. One of the most iufresting features of the council meeting was the address of Mrs. Jane McKimmon, who spoke concerning the ways in which the clubs of the state can help the food administration in its work. She stated that the aim of Henry A. Page, state food administrator, and the county administrators, Is not to cut down supplies, but rather utilize what is now being wased of the most desir able foods that are needed by the sol diers abroad. Attention was called to the substitution of corn meal for flour, and the fact referred to thPt wheat bread .was the chief aricle cf food in both France and England, and that it was especially important that the soldiers have plenty. Substltu js for meat, sugar and other things were discussed. Mrs. JVIcKimmon urged the club wo men to adopt the program outlined by the department at Washington for the conservaion of food, and-referred to the splendid co-operation the county demonstrators were giving to the work. In referring to the work of the canning clubs the fact was made known that over 7,000,000 cans of food had been put up this year In the state. Asheville's community cannery pro duced 10 000 cans. G-astonia girls can ned 30.000 and Durham 33,000. Raleigh successfully operated canneries at two mills and at the high school building, and also d"d a great work among the colored people. Asheville, Greensboro, Winstou-Salem will be organized in the state demonstration work together with oth ed cities In the state on the same plan as the county organizations. Form of Pledge Card. The pledge card which each house wife in the State is asked to sign this week is simple, imposing no onerous or impossible obligation upon the signer. It reads as follows: "To the Food Administrator: "I am glad to join you In the service of food conservation for our nation and I hereby acent membership in the United States Food Administra tion, pledging myself to carry out the directions and advice of the Food Ad ministration In my home, in so far as my circumstances permit. "Name "Street or R. F. D. No "City State "There are no fees or dues to be paid. The Food Administration wishes to have as members all of those actually handling food in the home." The home instruction card, which contains in a nutshell the suggestions 'and advice of the Food Administra tion, with a clear and succinct explan ation of the "wherefore," will be pre sented to every housewife, even to those who 'do not sign the pledge cards. Those who do sign the pledga cards will be entitled to receive also a membership. card In the Food Admin istration. Big Swine Show at Plnehurst. What will be one ot the largest swine shows yet hold In North Caro lina is the Berkshire congress held in connection with the Sandhill fair at Pinehurst November 22 and 23. This meeting, which has the backing ol tho American Berkshire Association, will probably have the largest pre mium list for hogs to be offered in the Smith during the year. Mr. F. S. Springer, of SprinfWd. Ohio, secretary the Berkshire Breeders' Association, md Mr. J. E. Dodse. o( he ITrit farm, Lowell. Mass.. will be preset. Mr. L. E. Frost, editor of The Berk phire World, will also be on hsnd. Ap proximately $700 in premiums will be awarded for 21 classes in which Berk shires may be entered. On the day of the sale, November 24, 50 high-class nire bred Berkshire! consigned by the most noted breeders cf the United States -will be sold at public auction. According to Mr.- Clyde Davis, secre tary of the Sandhill fair, enough in formation has already been obtained to indicate that the show a"d sale will be a comnlete success. Several prom inent speakers will be present. Sale of Wine Legal. The supreme court again uoheld the legality of the sale of domestic wine in quantities not less than gallons, in sealed packages or orated, on the premises where it was manufactured. The question came to the court in two tases State vs. J. r.. Hicks and State vs. M. J. Jeffreys and one opin- 'on, written for the court by Associate Justice Brown, -was made to cover the entire situation. According to th facts in the case, ! the defendants purchased from one Michfl'e1.. in Orance "-wity h'"' I of grane wine eah. in scaled jncs. the purchase and delivery taking place on the prem?5es or me saia Michael. Farmers Union Meeting Nov. 14-15. J The annual convention of the North ; rr-r;iiri!i Farmers' Union will be held . M l "5 1UH kJaJii v-" i v . - . ! thdates originally announced. The I change is made on account of the fact that the state congress of Vie Daugh ters of the American Revolution will be In session in Winston-Salem on November -8, and the hotels of the city will be unaLla to accommodate i both conventions at the same time, j The farmers will therefore meet on I the dates originally set mwmmim&mmMm a M W . J fry Ifiliw ;k i .4 ' liill iSJjfc? 'ilM A&f sift 1 American troops In Frunce unloading machine guns, which they a ' now manning In the first line trenches; the mules are used to haul the guns to the front. 2 Col. Dan T.Moore of the field artillery who, when an aide to President Roosevelt, blinded the colonel In one eye in n boxin match. II Count George von llert- ling, Bavarian premier, who has been inn siege battery in operation. NEWS REVIEW OF THE PAST WEEK italian Armies Drawn up Behind Tagliamento River to Fight Teutonic Invaders. ALLIES RUSH TO THE RESCUE Cadorna's Losses Severe But United Nation- Supports Him Germans Lose More Ground In Flanders American War Taxes Become Effective More Luxburg Plot ting Exposed. By EDWARD W. PICKARD. The great Austro-German drive Into northeastern Italy, and the magnifi cent resistance to the Invasion organ ized by General Cadortm backed by a united nnd thoroughly aroused coun try held the center of the war stage last week. For strategic reasons, the Italian general staff would not per mit publication of full details of the operations, but this much is known: The northern Italian army, the weak est of all, was broken by a furious surprise attack while feint attacks were being made further south; the First nrmy, nnd in turn the Third, be ing outflanked, were compelled to fall back across the Isonao nnd into the Frluli plains. The Third nrmy, un der the command of the duke of Aosta. retreated in orderly fashion nnd saved all Its guns and material, but the oth ers lost about 180,000 men nnd 1,500 guns, und immense quantities of stores were destroyed to keep them from falling into the enemy's hands." Generally speaking, the retreat was conducted In a masterful way end the armies fell back to the Tagliamento river, whMe the rear guards delayed the pursuing Teutons and the cavalry harassed them. Meanwhile the Ger mans were trying hard to break through the Carnic Alps in order to turn the left flank of the Tagliamento line, but the troops In the passes nt last accounts were holding them fairly well. In case they should give way. Count Cadornn had a second line of defense ready aloni the Piave river. . The first impetuous! and almost un impeded rush of the Austro-German forces had died down by Thursday, when the center of their line had ad vanced to within four miles of the Tagliamento northwest of Ud'ne. By that time they were in contact with the Italians nt many points and were meeting with stubborn resistance, which was giving Cadorna opportunity to consolidate his defenses and to re store complete ordex and discipline. Some large units of the Italian army made n stand on the left bank of the Tagliamento, but the Teutons pene trated their line, captured the bridge head positions at Codroipo nnd Dig nano, and took C0.OOO more prisoners. The two maTn forces then faced each other on opposite sides of the river. Italy United, Allies Helping. If Germany hoped by this invasion to weaken Italy's war spirit nnd to cause internal dissension. It was badly fooled, for the opposite has come about. All factions sprang instantly to the support of the government, all reserves were called to the colors Im mediately, hundreds, of " convalescent officers pleaded to be sent back to their commands, nnd from all parts of the kingdom supplies, munitions and men were rushed to the front, ev cry nienn of transportation being utilized solely by. the military author ities. Perhaps most Important of nil, in the lon run. was the effect on the al lies of Italy. Great Britain and France at once began hurrying re-en-foreenients men nnd guns into Italy, and America, without a moment's hes itation, cast aside nil export restric tions in favor of the Invaded country, and permitted her to take whatever materials she wanted. We also ar ranged to give Italy a largo amount of shipping to assist her own merchant mnri-mrln taking over the needed sup plies, and extended to her a new credit of $230,CXK).000. It is said Italy had Ions been asking for munition? from appointed German imperial chancellor. the allies, though this Is denied by the London press. However, the military leaders of the entente are now awake to the importance of the Italian front, and there are Indications that they will concentrate much of their efforts there during the winter, when opera tions In Flanders must necessarily be halted. This will be In accordance with the advice of an Italian general given many months ago and hitherto Ignored. The question of a joint allied war council to direct operations on all fronts is made more Imperative by the. Italian affair nnd may be settled at the coming conference In Parts. Ev eryone admits that lack of team work has been responsible for most -of the reverses the allies have suffered. It Is expected that Germany will now make a new suggestion of peace, as she has done after each of her suc cessful drives, and also It Is expected that the allies will reject it with scorn, as in the past. In Russia the peace agitation Is dj'ing down because of the German operations In the Gulf of Riga and the peril of the Gulf of Finland ports and of Petrograd., The crisis there served to strengthen the hands of the Ker ensky government, and even the ex treme Socialists and other radical fac tions are urging the r.rmy to resist further German advances. There was little fighting on the Russian front last week, and the German fleet apparently had abandoned or postponed its plans to enter the Gulf of Finland. Good Gains in Flanders. Attention niust not be' wholly di verted from the western front by the invasion of Italy. There was desper ate fighting in Flanders, in lire course of which the French and British, with the efficient aid of the Belgian troops, made some very Important gains. In the swamps south of Dlxmude the French and Belgians took Merckera peninsula and the village of Luyghem. A little farther south the British kept up their attacks on ..the part of the PasscI.endaele ridge still held by the Germans, and the Canadians led In nn offensive which carried them almost into the town Itself. Further progress on this line wlfl probably result In the capture of Roulers. an Important rail center only six miles northeast of the ridge nnd already dominated by the British rms. Alog the Aisne and in the Verdun region the French successfully with stood nil the attacks of the crown prince and Inflicted heavy losses on him.. The allied aviators were especially busy during the week, dropping many tons of explosives on muni Hon facto ries, depots, railway str-tions, ner dromes nnd all other military objec tives within their reach. They do not seem yet to have started on a cam paign of retaliatory raids on German tovns, but that may come quickly, since .Germany on Wednesday night sent some thirty airplanes in seven groups across the water to bomb Lon don and other parts of England. Also the German aviators made a few more raids on Nancy. In Africa and Mesopotamia the Brit ish made considerable progress Inst week, and they also announced the capture of Beersheba In Palestine. Count George von Ilertllng, prime minister of Bavaria, has been ap pointed German chancellor, but seems to have well grounded fears that he cannot control n majority of the relch stag. He Is fully acceptable only to the Catholic center group. Ilelfferich resigned ns vice chancellor nnd was succeeded by Friedrich von Payer, a progressive. Another U. S. Transport Torpedoed. On Thursday the navy department announced that another American transport, the Finland, had been struck by a torpedo when homeward hound. No one aboard was injured and the vessel was so little hurt that she returned to port under her own power. The jinking of the Antilles brought about an announcement from Secre tary Dnniels that hereafter naval crews will man nil transports carrv- ing American soldiers to France. The report of the British admiralty 'showed h marked falling off In the number of submarine victims for the week. Sir Eric Geddes, first lord of the admiralty, gave parliament some In teresting facts concerning the subma rine campaign, stating that between !0 :md 50 per cent of the German U bonts operating In the North sea, the Atlantic and the Arctic have been 4 Night photograph of an Austrui- sunk, and that the German c!nimsnS to tnn.-ure sunk by submarines re grossly exaggerated. In the course of his address he said he could see no signs of an early pence. No news of Importance came from the sector where General Pershing's men are on the front line. The first member of the expedition to be wound ed in the trenches was a lieutenant of the signal corps. His Injuries were not serious. American War Taxes In Effect. November 1 brought to the Ameri can people n sharper realization of the financial burdens of the war, for on that day the following war taxeh be came effective: On admissions to nil places of amusement except religious nnd chari table entertainments and shows whose maximum charge Is 5 cents and out door shows in amusement parks charg ing 10 cents or less, 1 cent for each 10 cents or fraction thereof. Children un der twelve charged flat tax of 1 cent. On dues of nil clubs with dues of $12 per year or more, except fraternal orders on the lodge - system, 10 per cent of n mount of dues. On all freight, 3 per cent. One cent for every 20 cents or frac tion thereof for express packages. Railroad nnd boat fares, except sea son and commutation tickets for 30 miles or less or individual fares of 35 cents or less, 8 per cent of , amount. On seats, berths and staterooms on cars or boats, 10 per cent. On oil delivered by pipe line, 5 per cent of charge. On telephone, telegraph or radio message costing 15 cents or more, 5 cents per message. On nil the Insurance, U , cents for each .100 of new Insurance, except In dustrial Insurance for $500 or less, which bears 40 per cent of the first weekly premium. For each dollar or fraction thereof of fire, marine, inland or casualty insurance, 1 cent. On cigars, 25 cents to $7 per thou sand ; on cigarettes, R0 cents to $1.20 per thousand ; on tobacco and snuff, 5 cents per pound; on cigarette papers, one-half to 1 cent per hundred, The Increased po'staf rates went Into effect on November 2. ". Food Prices Under Control. On the other hand, Thursday was welcomed by the consumer, for then it was that the licensing of wholesale grocers nnd other food producers went into effect. This Is supposed to bring about a considerable reduction in the prices of the nation's food, for Mr. Hoover nnd his aids fix the wholesale prices, and then control the retailers by not permitting wholesalers to sell to those who seek to obtain extortion ate prices from the consumers. The whole thing Is very complicated and will require several weeks to get into smooth running order, but It promises to be effective. All citizens are re quested to report any instances of "profiteering." nnd these will be at tended to promptly. The licensing system was applied also to the live stock and packing In dustries, the government thus assum ing control of the .nation's meat busi ness with the intention of reducing prices and conserving supplies. Thenntion has entered heartily Into the spirit of meatless and wheatless days, only pro-Germans and the almost equally' culpable selfish ones refusing to deny themselves to that extent for the benefit of the common cause of civ ilization. . - Another good step taken by Mr. Hoover was the closing of the Elgin board of trade, which for half a cen tury has been arbitrarily fixing butter prices for the country. Another Luxburg Expose. Secretary Lansing last week pub lished two additional telegrams sent by Count Luxburg to the German for eign office, revealing plainly Ger many's alms to overthrow the Monroe doctrine nnd obtain a foothold In South America, especially South Bra zil, r.s the first step in subjugating the entire continent. Luxburg alluded to the people of South America as "Indi an und 'r a thin veneer." Both Argen tina nnd Chile may now be forced to declare their attitude. The federal trade commission has Is- sued regulations under which enemy owned patents and copyrights will be licensed for manufacture by citizens of the United States. The order af fects sce 20,000 articles, including hdlvarsan and other drugs, dyestuff formulas and important mechanical devices. LITERARY MEETING NOV. 20-21 Many Notable Speakers WU:' Address Association at Meeting in Raleigh. Raleigh.- The eighteenth annual session of the State Literary and His torical Association, according to an nouncement made by Secretary R. D. W. Cotnnor, will be held in Raleigh November 20-21. The program ia be ing rapidly rounded out. One of th principal speakers will be Dr. Paul B. Barringer, president of the Vir ginia Polytechnic Institute, a native North Carolinian, and for many years chairman of the faculty of the Uni versity of Virginia. He will speak on the evening of November 20 on "The Influence of" Adverse Conditions on the Early History of North Carolina." Another prominent speaker will b Dr. Glliard Hunt, of the state de partment at Washington. He has been for many years a high official in the department of state and has written an authorized history of the organiza tion, development and duties of the i state department. His subject will be I "The State Department," with special reference to the important functions of the department in the present con ditions or world affairs. The general program for the two days will be with reference especially to war-time problems, especially prob lems that arose during the civil war as they may apply to the present war with Germany. Dr. D. II. Hill will lead the discussion of American civil war problems on Wednesday. Dr. E. W. Knight, of the Wake county public schools, will discuss "The Influence of the Civil War on Education in North Carolina." There will be a pa per by Dr. William H. Glasson, of Trinity college, on "The South's Pen sions and Relief Provisions for th Soldiers of the Confederacy." Red Cross Workers at Raleigh. Raleigh. The North Carolina statsj convention of Red Cross workers was a busy one. Dr. H. Westray Battle, of Asheville, presiding for the most ad dresses by Joseph G. Logan; civilian. j-elief director for the southern divi sion, and Dr. J. A. Wttherspoon, Nart- ... m ,v . i-k - -r y- ft vine, ienn., me iibw xwcm u( There was a general conference ia which the reports from the county or ganization's showed nir st creditable work, those not yet oughly or ganized pledging immediate and ef fective activities In getting the women of the counties thoroughly interested. The afternoon sessvon included an ad dress on the Red Cross euppy service by Lindsay Hopkins, director of that bureau for the South, and an address by Miss Jane Van De Verde. 'of the nursing bureau, of which she isjthe di rector for the South. The work of the junor Red Cross was presented by William A. Ellis. In speaking on "North Carolina" Governor Bickett told the women at the state Red Cros3 conference .with a distinct note of pride, that this state raised fully the $1,500,000 asked of it fo the Red Cross work, bought more than $26,000,000 of the $27,000,000 sec ond Liberty bonds allotted to her, reg istered 103 per cent of her manhood lor war service; comparea wiin -me estimate of the government on popu lation and that, with gratification, he turned over to the movement mor than 9 000 volunteers, nd state in th union having sent more in propor tion to population. The governor told the women that this war is especially vital to them. The state convention has proven & mosf successful one in every respect, according to enthusiastic expressions by directing Red Cross experts. Editor cf Dunn Guide Dead. Dunn. Editor J. P. Pittman, of the Weekly Guide, paised away at 6:30 o'clock. He'had been seriously ill for ten days. He was 48 years old. , He came to Dunn ir. 1P94 and became associated with George K. Gran tham and E. F. Young in (the news paper work. He purchased the Timet in 1896 from the above named gentle men, since which time he has been ac tively .engaged in th8 newspaper work in Dunnr He was'a Missionary Bap tist and active In his church work, and was a strong factor In the upbuilding of the town and "-community, always taking hi3 stand on the moral side of all questions. - NORTH CAROLINA BRIEFS. When all the returns from the 100 counties are in, the woman's commit tee of the state liberty loan expects to have a total of $5,000,000 or more as a result of the campaign last week. Mrs. R. H. Latham, executive secre tary for North Carolina, announces that already $4,843,11)0 has been re ported from only 43 of the, counties In the state, all of these not being com plete reports. Winter visitors are beginning to ar rive at Southern Pines. Reports coming in to the office of A W. McAlister, state fuel adminis trator, show that many cities of the state are providing a municipal wood yard in some form. Greensboro decid ed to buy and store a quantity of wood for emerrency, but will not saw and split the wood nor deliver it, ex- cept in charity cases. Many of the I bill til it: I tuwua ui ciaic t- - uujriuj. moderate quantities of wood. The double track of the Southern railway has been ia!d to Bessemer City. Shelby has been suffering a sugar famine for several days.
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