»i;:WS, BRL7ARD, NORTH CAROLINA
ASHEVILLE BUSINESS DIRECTORY
Use it to Plan Your Shoppint!: Trip, or for Mail Inquiries.
The Tirms Listed Will Serve ^’ou Well.
Advertising.
booklets ik‘si)^iu‘(l and wiittiii.
American Hank buiKiin>;.
WEEKLY NKWSl’ArKKS. \V«-slt rii N*'ith
Carolina territory. Uatis.’ (lill.
Autoim>biles.
BU; LINE ISK1> AKS. fash or irciit
t)K Auto I’o.
CHEVROLET ilistrilnitors. l,i\t'iy ami
auto sorvii'c. I'hanilH'rs i. \\rav» i ( «'.
CASH talks. TsiJ *ars. Kvrrv niakc.
OviTlaiul .\>.hi villf SaU-- I »'•
Cafes.
BOAUn of Uoalth savs; “( Iram st m
town.” ^
HOMEMADE ramiics. nstauranl. su.la
Club TaU- aiui I'aiulv Kilv n« i'.
Department Stores.
H. REl)WO(M) & t'O , dothcs. hats uiulit
wear, ctr., for ovfivhixU. I'l v i’''"'*'--
Butterick patterns.
Moiuiments and Tombstones.
MONlMEN'l'S, Tiiinbstones, Cut Stone,
'I'ili-. ('. S. (Ii!(lfi:er, .SI Hroailway.
Musical Instruments.
i'.\LK Music House. 7(> l*atton avenue.
I’lmne 20o.
Men’s and lioys’ Fiirnishinus.
VOl know us. 18 llroadway.
.1. W. Neely t'o.
Office Supplies.
SI 1’1’L\ i'O, typewriters, :u!(l
uiK inaihmes. sales. *M 1‘atton avenu
()ptt)motrist and Optician.
( (M\l\l ( r (.l..\SSl',S. 5J i’atton aveiuu
(IK iidci'-nn's .lewclry stun-.) |)r. Dniisnp
Photofjraphcrs.
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MEET your friends - ,1' ' j'-'J''” | Pianos I'uned,
avenue. IMiani.'Unt PriHl ^ |
Drun Stores.
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IIIC(;.\SI».\ S ITDIOS, (>(»'., 1‘atton a'e
iiue (>ii|tpsite post otlioe. Artistic por-
i I aitui r.
I
jri.i.lON SI I jtlOS, I’aek Stjuare. Ili^h-
I i>i’i traiture and eoniniereial pho-
j t(iL;i;i|)liv.
I’llttull
I l\I 1IU1.1 •. I'.Npert work. ,\11 ^^iiaran-
I If.d. l‘!!ks huldni^
I'uniitvirf
WHvfN you see a rvitii'.t\
Crr™ | 1‘riiUinK.
c.eiu'ral Mi'clr.mn's. ndN l lNC. I,,al
WHITE or see Mi Karv \ S> n l. i v-'i”'
Truck Utulv.
\\ illianis Huffman.
■.ntiilrr. A.l thi-.k .-I
Ila knt v iC: Moale Cc
1_ }.;,vno in tho jrroat Kussiau tortre.-^.s ol Kn>iista(il. w hoso paniso . rt'volted t.ut lator yielded t«> llu* iirdvisioiial
|fo\orniiiciit. '1 Eleanor Parki-r of r.arnard c.lleL'O and (’harl«>s !•'. I’hillijts and Kven Cattoii of (.'olundda nuiversi)y.
V ho were arrested in .New York l«>r eonspiriiifi a^;aiiist tlie draft ; Mullijis pl.-aih'd guilty and asUed pcnidssiou to
reu'ister. "A- T.ri;;. (ieii. U. E. L. Miehio. aid to (lenoral S (»tt in the UK»t iidssiuu now in Ku-^sia ; the low-exilai ed uni
form he lias on is now disappro\ed hy the war department. 4— One of the hatterinp rains usrd l.y th- Ct riaaim to
destroy without explosives the etlta;,'« s in the I'reneh territory from whleh th-y are heiiif; dri\en hy th*- allies.
Keal Instate.
(Jroi'orii's.
. 1 Ivt i\\ I>.\N1) \ ('(). Farms. “It
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Cl'T R.\TKS. (.ri'ii Ti' S anviintin' r:in He I).)iic '
or mtre. I'we. i! » .'liin-,
i\l- \1. hS 1 ,\TK. Insurance, IS South I'ack
Uardwaro. S.pMie, IMi.me l.vp,. Loru k t'o.
urn m-'RS’ h-irdVa'r-.- a m'. ' laitv ‘ *KI-',K. St e .lames W.
Northup Mv IhitTie Ihii'ivvar. f". l>' M*-n. ! 1 ( hurch street.
ASIil \ II.i.I', Kcaiiy Investnieiits. Ameri-
^ 1' ink Ituililin;^. ilcnrv T. Shar|# I'o.
THE Ho\jse of C.itts i’iil’. ^ a\. mie i, stt-.i in Asheville Ke;d Estate
NEWS REVIEW OF
THE PAST WEEK
More Than Ten Million Young
Americans Register for
National Army.
PERSHING REACHES ENGUNa
THE Ho\isi
CiLASSKS titled. I'xpert w:
Roofinj;.
ciiain-'.',
15 Church. " '
... ... Seeds.
Kodak 1 imshinfi.
Sl'KlCKKR SKKl) CnMPANY. whoh-saie
hM'hUl .I- .nfl mail nK-uh.nls. I',a.ltrv >u,,.
ordt't'S solicited. i.i-xsr. n •' pi,,.s. ‘ ,
Kodak Sportmj; Citxxls. i
KM>.\K developing, pnntinc nia.i -i t- npv si'CAI.. nil =p..rtine ^uods.
Amateur supplier. R. I I;' -' • " ' !’a. k S;uare.
Laiitulry.. bailors and Hatters. ’
THENi.hols wav for l,.:nnuliv Sati-t.i. TAll.t >KKI> SIJTS .1S to .SiS. Opposite
tion. Asheville S- a-^ I..uin.ii\ Voun^.
Loan Off'ce. Tire Repiiirs..
FINKFLSTF1\’S I.':‘.n O'^.^ e. .Ii w. li \. Si;.\l > us vout tVes and tubes,
tninksjeather p.odV. 1'.- I'-.itni. re a > e- .\sheviile Steam VulcamzinK ('o.
THE NEW OLIVER NINE
A TYPEWRITER
REVOLUTION i
New Machines for Half the Former Price
Was $100
Now $49
At the very of it^ ^nere.--. Th- (V.;v. r T’.-newriTHr Company h^h?i
tviiHwriTiiitii*rv. ur it '.n it nitrrtxliu’eci \isitjit* Aiitlii^
and foTceci all othnr.-^ tj follow Now tii.-' powcrfiil t'nnipuny w itio i;i intlu-
enct* (’alls h httlr lu old exi)Hns;vf a e.ys o! -eiliiir *. vi>t?wnt«r^. It .. ee^ ot a
WBfiteful burcen.
A company stFoni: enout^h. lar^T t :imii:h luo:'}; ^our own salesn’aTi. .■^ni '.^e ^ain
,-uid brave en..uch to d-. a l.i-, starting. ..n.s- - I n o-jrselves. loo. lUsn t
thin>r like this deserves a hf.irini:. philar,t:.rop\. .lu^t t-i.-e new. et]icient
The full facts are set i'lith in our w.iv -t ilo;n^ liu^-iwess to met't jiresent-
iiinazinir exposure, entitled •• Thi- Hi^h d.iv eeonumic ch.tn^-es.
ttf Tyju'writtTs I'hr KfascTi and thr Ni»to this fart caTt fi:.:\. W c tiu*
Rfmedv."' One eoi.v will be niai.ed to n’. r.l;. (Uiver ^.Nin-- die latest niodei
you if vou send us the coupon i)e]"W lir;ind !.’iW, lor ti»e i-xact i*’.e whuh
wa untd M.ireli I-t.
HOW WE DO IT
Henceforth The t liiver Tvpeu ritt r I'oin-
panv will mainUiin no ixpen'-ue sales
fon'e of Ifi.inKt sale.'mi n itmi
Henceforth it will pay no hi^h ri i.is in "'O
citii s. Tiierc will be r.o i IK sir: Ks.
^’ou. Mr. I ser, will di’al direi I n«'\s u;th
the actual nian.ufacliirer. No middlemm
— no useless toils. We tnil the waste ai.d
^ive vou the savnij.'s. 'l ou jiet tiie $.^1 b\
SAVE $51
This Oliver .Nine is a twntv-vr;ir
development. It is the lint '-l. idstlifst.
most successful ty;ewr!trr wr vt-r
built. It is yours- for li* c nts per tlav
in monthly payments ot I'^ -
t*ryont.* iin i>wn «i t\j>*\\ritcr iions.
Will any sant* person » vcr a).-ain jtay
$1(M» for a standard tvpi wnit r wiien
the Standard Visible Olive r Nine sells
for $r'.’
^^■dtoilay for your i>pv of our hook
anWurther'detaiis. Vou‘11 i.e>urprisid
The Latest Model
Do r> it co!ifuse ihii- oiler 'l lie Ol’.\i
'I'v |K w.'iti-r t "nipary itself (f' a bran,
nrw.. )?.’cst model '■ v. th otlert -»f secon
iiani ».' rebuilt macbnu-s.
'I'hi.- is the lir^t tir*e in hi«ry that ;
nru. t'*and.arci $lt>f‘ lypewriti'r has beei
oiTciciJ .'orSl‘'. Wc'hi rmt ofto' a sub^:;
tuti r.'-.'lei. ( heaite". different or rtd)uilt.
He;ul all the ^ecre: facts in our docu
ment,«.'titleil "'I'lu Hi^h I'ost of Tvpe-
writerf The Reason and I'h( Remedy.'
'I'he ci'i'.i)on below r.:i'!ed todav ,vill briii^
\on ";>r rop'.
FREE TRIAL
.No ;n-‘iney down no C. O. I>. .-\fter
you reii;. our book \ ou may asi for an
Oii\tr h.,’'ti\e (lavs’ free tiiiil. U- vour
(Kvn sale.man. Save ytiursell .f?i. ^'ou
decide iu tile privacv ot your ow;! otlice
or home, ::s you sec the Oliver. Then il
you want :o own an (Jliver you may pa\
at ihi.- rale of p) cents pt-r day.
Mail th’ coupon now for "The Hi^d
Cost of pewnter^ The Rea.so’j aiu
The K( r.'.edy " 11 rij)S oil the mask. (."u*.
the (fiupon *iul now.
THE OLIVER TYPEWRITER COMPAHY
1223 Oliver Typewriter BIdg.. Chicago, lii.
Over 600«000 Sold
THE OLIVER TfPEWRITER COMPAHy.
0-7 Qitver Typewriter BIdg.. Chicago, III.
Do not send a machine until I order
it. .N!:iil me your hook, “The Hiv:h
I'ost of 'l yj) -writers The Reason and
'I'he Remedy,” vour de luxe catalogs
and further information.
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Street .\ddress
City
Str.le
British Start Tremendous Offensive In
Belgium, First Blowing Up Messines
Ridge — Japan Warns Russia
Against Withdrawing From the
War—Food Scarcity Wor
ries Germany.
By EDWAR^> W. PICKARD.
More than men h*'t\v^'en
till" ;.-_'os of r vvcn;y-oin' and ihirty
J'oarv i i'.v|i,itid«il to I lie > :ill of the n:i-
tb'in on 'ruf.si.lay, .luiie .'i. rej;istnitio!i
day for Hu* I'alioiml nrin\. 'J'hus tlu'
lirsi .-stfji ii; ihi> 1 \f uiion «>f tlie s^*-
scr\.''‘e law was en’ui'b'Tod u»t!i
c:.'‘atifyiii;j vuee.-ss and tin* i*rodiet>• )H'.
e f iho «ii-.-'.nnns and of i!i«- traitor.^ in
Arneriea vsho ''id,* wiih iIm'ui tha' th*‘
rej:isti-at:^iii would ho u failure were
provod f;ilso.
That ihtTi* W ould be i^'pposi'Ion to
the ro;:i.'.traiion was a fortv'onc eon-
elusior. Inn u uji.~ sj»/>radie and on
tJio \v’i ole was of no lm.fiorr!i"H f. Sueh
hostf^'- deinonsinitioiif. ns r*'ierf wer**
y;eiiernlly took pl.-ieo iti sti-on>,'liolds of
the ?. \V. \V. and ihf So'i.ilist> and
worr itroinptl> sqn. )»-l--d.
I& •turns from sttiin* stu”*’'- wer*‘ Im*-
low the estpnato'^ «>f rhe et“usu bu-
re:5'1, hut in otljer those
ina(**s wero «'\e»“»‘l«*r:. ,\ larce pr»-
I'o.-tlon 'f those rei,i.=:-;^Tinu elainn'l
oxoMijifion, ustially of defietid-
ot.i relativt'v, ami l!i war department
«iTTicl»ils, as a result, rt;1iinatod that (he
rnles irovemin;; ei:o- .ptlon woiibl be
it'^rhten.'d.
Th* eonsidorable tjinntxT of (Maims
for exempfion reafi'-' does n,.t mean {
tliat so many yoiinc .Vmcrb’ans *lesirr j
T»> avoid servlet'. Siiep n eorielusion {
'.votild lie most uniust. for overywtiere !
Tlien- were evidene^*- of unl»ounded pji- j
trlotis'iu .and loyattj, jind tio- inile;t-
tlorus of exemption -lalins arose nialiity
from the noeessarT answers to «njos-
tions that wore !n**rvly '^fatistleal.
A soin :ts th*' Uiaelilro'ry of ro^ls-
tratlon is r«‘:id.iustt.»i. 1,.".•),(Vh) naioff
will be draftt'd, the exemption boards
^^lII do thfir worU and tiL’ri.duii men
will be -alb-d for in nn-dl:Mo s*rvlce.
Pershing Arrivts in England.
The "afe arrival of ;.:iera! P‘t^
shiiij: and his stafT at an I'.nirlish port
^vus announeod lUi >'riday.
Th‘ naval eollier .iuplier, hob^n wlfb
jrrnln and other svipjiiies for the 1‘or-
.shlnj: army and est»rted by AmeriaB
v.jtrships, an’i\ed tn a Freneh port:
a s(iuailron of »ur '.varshijis; arrived
at I{io do .Janeiro, r.ra.Tll, jirosumnbly
to rellevt' flic T^rlti^h navv of the pa
tnd of the South Ai’iantle; ;md JMore
hos.jiital U!iits laiab-i) In I'ntdaioi and
pTn-eedi'd to I•'ratle^_ So nnieh t1i»‘
poverninent allowed 1-» be known »f
tho movfiiKiits of miT armed for*f*«.
Military » xpedieney dcTnanded the s«jt+-
prf-ssion of nineh m*»re interesTini:
nnv«^.
l*roi)!ir:itions have lusri made for th>‘
reception of Anteriejt-n troops l»i
Kratifo. A number of ha.'os have !ioe:!
organized, e.ainiis for irifiiiitry and ar-
tilb-ry !ia\e been laid otti, jind aviation
parks estaltlished.
I'rom Frane«* eann- the s^»>\vs of the
exidoit of tile Anioriejih sleani'-hip
Silversludl whleh r-neotiiiter*^! a:i ne-
my submarine in the Med'il»'rr:’:;oan.
The two vo.'^sils foujrht for an hour
jiml a half, exehaii'^’iim nmnv shots,
ami then on- ^'hi‘11 tind hy tho naval
sunnnrs on ti e ,Sllv»*rshell fouml its
mark and ttie U-hoat was .sent to the
bottom.
British Offensive in Flanders.
.\fter n sm:;shln,u: boinbardmoTit last-
ADMINISTRATRIX'S NOTICE
Having qualilied as administratrix of
the estate of Ben Fisher, deceased, late of
Oraham county. N. C., this is to notify all
persons having claims aga.n.st said estate
to present same to the undersigned for
payment within twelve months from date,
otherwise this notice will he plead in
of iheir recovery. All jicrsons inde^
to said estate will please make in-.nu.i:
settlement.
This May 16th. l‘M7,
:r Fh^Hr:’.
Administratrix I . . .••in i '
ceascd. c* i.
bai i
r'if. e driV'--. the Hritisli he;:an their
\{w‘‘ir(! off nsivo In Fhinde.'-s early
riinrMi:.y morniiiR with an explosion
'nt was hoard hy Proiulor Lloyd
>’.cor_M‘ nt Walton H»*ath, 140 miles
away. Nino inllos of Gorman pt»sltion.s
'iU z.ii tho Yitros-Ariuentieres front
Were Mown into the air by ehnrnes
of hl;:h exjilosives. fotallni: a ndlliot»
pounds. Instantly the Kn;;llshnifii,
Trivhincn. .\ustralians and .New Zea-
lanih-rs that in.ako np tho British army
in Hel::ium si»ran;; focward in sueeos-
sive wavi's, and one of the lioreest I
hattloK of th‘ war w:is on. '
The nttaek was *lireeted at the Mos-
sines rid>;»*, betw»*«'n Messines anl
W\tsfhat't*'. w !u‘r«‘ «>ver since »etober ]
of 1;m I ti.e ;ertnans had maintained [
theins-.'U es In a .sharp salient that al* {
way;.; t.'.roatei^ed Ypres, only throe |
miles to the north. The luorniny rush I
/esultod in the rniitnre of .Messlnos '
and \\\tshaeie and the enemy's de-
feus,- systems on the nine-mile front. |
and litter in tho day another forward ■
tnovoment took the liritlsh Into and ■
throuL'h the villas*' of nosttaverne. j
Tlio entire sjillent w.as stralchtetied out |
and all the counte.-atiaeks wore re- !
puNod. ,\tiy onsl !»-rablc further al-
vaiH'f ill this se’ti'i' will threaten the
(oTiiinn luild on T-llle, \\hi b is about ^
live Tidlfs from the ne; rest Uritisli jio-
siiion. l.ar^e nuinbors of prisoners
■ilready have been taken.
The (lermans mu''t have known that
the attai'k of M*'ssiiies ridtre was in- ,
fi'iided. for the jireparatory boiabanl-
nwnt was territie, and y^'t r>']>orts from .
prisoners indieatod that they aetnally
w r- taken by vnrpriso.
In propamfion for th- ojieniTions In
F'l:i:idirs tho I'liti.-h tloct eu-o])erateil
with the land forr-.s, subjecting: Is- |
tend to s'\»re honibnrdinvnf. Tho
HritSsh air forc s aUo w*-r- In action,
n'jieaioilly raiding: the Oomian bases ,
;;t /.I*. l.rucX'*. >siond and l^ni^os. In
rot:iliatio‘,1 a sipnulron of ;erman alr-
I'!ano;- jMtaokcd the P.rllNti nav.'il ba^e
in iho .Mcdwiiy, closi- to l.oii(|on. on
'ri>esdr.y. Ic.if was drivon off wltli the
brss of el;_'hf inartiines.
>5cveral times durin;: th** wock the
^'o-rmaris made vi' ious: attaoks In tb.e
isr:e and Cliain]'!i.:ne sectors anil
/'■yen jrairird Jx^ss.■svi..n .>f some Frein h
’^positions; hui the i:allant pdlus al-
■;nost iinniedi;UeIv reco\ered the lost
JToiind, li.lli~r?nK s. \ere l.isses on The
•■'aeni\.
The .Vii'trlans hiime«l to hay»‘ e?-
'5^‘rrual!y rheeked the Italian advai»«-o
Toward Tnest**, and announ'«*tl that
liie Italian losses in the otTensive v»ere
tnr.n, Tuesday tlie Italians
■^vere fore.-d b.aek s«>uth of Jaiuiare>.
Pispnti'Ties from Konie n‘Veab'1 the
fact thai Italy had ]vroelainiel “he In-
!ependet»'o of .-Vlftanhi,
>nee i.’.ore the Mritish jMlnilmlty Is
sued a Very s:itlsfjjetor>' roj^irt on
the wor'iv of the s.ibinarin»*s. showing:
but 'Rrilish ve'^sel.s in thf'
week, 1rvo of whieh w»r»' tis>.iim ves- :
sels. Tiu^ .Anierienn destr^iyvrs ec.in' I
pleted tiieir first tnr.ijtli in the wnf j
and h:t'. jiroved themseUcs ta«ist Tain-
able to the Rritis'h naA?.\ t>re'*s. i
Russia Is Warned. ^
'*oTidi^Ions In ftussi.a renauJV j
rhoujrJi they may t>»* i^trai;;ttene(l vKut
soinewKftt by the work of the ’Romt j
eornrmvsion and the Anieriraii rat.*^vvT;y
en.irintM'"-'. Tlie r«'\idJ of tl"!* iznr'^i*tu
of KroU'tadt. whbli ♦leelarifl the is-
l:inl for - inije,.eijileiit , itie '.^»v- |
ernnu'iit, c;ni’^ed ei>usiderab'le etirterrn i
in reTr.ifrad, but as the acTi^n «if '!!ie
earrlsoii was denounrel hy ■'he Is-'tro-
crail tor.TH-il of workmen's and Col
liers' diief^ates It -t>jIapse(i. ar»i ’lie
'garrison liowe«l to the autJioritj of
The provisional ;:o\ernnienl.
F’cdlowicx I'resirlent Wilsoa's eT.’iTti- >
Frnnn** replloil tn Utissii’s frta’t^--
of kipr j)eace plnn bv Kertlag
^ro"’th in :» s^ neral a.y tlx* ^b^Tiands of
flK- l-'re'ieV. I'hese. ev.du nliit il jn! ji
of the handter of de]it;Ti»'s.
eht'bo the K.i* raiion of the lerritf»Tit’'« i
in\.'i Jed It.v ji'nnany, the reiijru l-o i
Kratve of .*vis;ice-lA»rr:»hi»‘ aiiii Jtisl i
repar-ition fv dauia,^(\
Ja'i'cin .also ook ot?i«'?nl ‘t'inilznTic»
I.as-t i«*«>k of -the Tlusslan eris^s, In-
fo’.-'iUK,; the pweni’.nent at iVlr^s^rad
TViai if Sinssin wMlidraws from th^ W7ir |
JaTtan. in eonsnlTation with
at.d the Frill oil t'jfati's, will eon.Mdcr .
whnt mesisures adopt. The j
visional •'oveniinrai ^vas wartied that :
If Rtissin ;;eeeiir*- a softarate iieaH- It '
will hiH'oUK* .'!J! !!: *.'■ .Ai’s’r-ia |t|, Vr ihe J
do'iilnntbin of «, r tn.v, uill lose I'a-
I. Ml!. I/ntu:an' i :uid Finl'uid and will
be stripped i f maav of jier onrIyin>:
Flirt i
Eggs, Poultry
Butter and Hides
All kinds country pro
duce. We pay cash for all
you ship.
Prices on request.
Western Produce Co
Asheville, N. C.
Patrons Praise Our
Ice Cream Sodas
Ilnssia, If the new situation s(>eined
to threaten .Iai)iin tlie latter would
t.ake measures for self-proleeti*n. 'I hU
means sh* would de lnre war on lius-
sia and take away .Vanchuriu and pos
sibly, outer Mon;;olia.
The best informed opinion is that
the entente allies have iittb* to hope
from Jtussla in the way of further ac
tive parti( ipation in the w ar. If she
can he persuaded to re.jeet a separate
pea-e anl to hdi the (;i*rmaii back
from furtlier invasion, th.at is about
tin* limit of reasouable expeelation.
'file jirovisional >,’overnment seems ut
terly la kinK in eoh«'iou and its p(iwer
is neKii;rible.
The strik«‘ of munition workets in
I’etrofrrad wtis averted on Wednesday,
but only F)y ;rrantim; the tlemanls of
the men, liieludinj: tho si.\-iiour day.
(Jeneral IJru'-silofT was made coui-
inamler in ehief ot tiie llu''Siun armies,
and Jener:!l (Jurko a>;,ain ro'.i;;nod U8
• ‘ommander on the western front.
Two Things Worry Germany. |
Two things are cansinj; especial >
an.'.iety in (iermany. One is tiie per-j
pistent demand of the nnisses in Aus- *
tria llnnpary for u p«‘;ice on th« j
'.'^■heideniann j'lan of no anne.\atioiis |
and no indemnities—a sejiarate ]ieace
If ;eriuany remains obdurate. Tne
(Jennan Soelalist* are arouse| to an-
i-'’r by the prospect of this breaking?
Ui> of the alli:inee of the e,.ntral pow
ers, and la.\ all the blame ou tie pau-
reiiuans.
The other cause for (o rman worry
Is I he scarcity of foofl, whieh adnilt-
te»!ly Is Inci'easin;; tltr>>ii;.;l:euL the em
pire. I'ood «’ontroller von iiatorkl
toUl the ri'b hsta;: that the potaio crop
I'' small' r than u us e\pei-ted, and that
the cro['S ill the occiipled territories
are a ^I'eat di'-appoininient, a--' seed
\\ill hanUy ^;enuinale in ruined soil.
In Turkey. HulKaria and .\U'-'tria, he
loli’.iMed, tlie food situ.'itlon was des- ,
perate. 'I'iie eitb s ami towns over j
there ari‘ suIferiiiK far more than the ^
eountry distri'^' for the jieasants re- i
tain mui'li of the meats and other food-
KtulTs they prodtli'e, desjiite the ef
fort- of tio- oili>-i;;|s to fori-e them to :
disLiorL'e. In siiiue parts of (tenaany
the towiisjieojil.- liave been eonduCtiniT
rec’ilar xi)editions into the ••ountry to ,
seize i(^od, by aimed force if neee.s*
sar\ . I
Tlie war ami the (piestion of Chilia't^ '
partlriiiatlon Therein are oansii'.c a '
l'’T of trouble for the rub rs of that so- :
"ailed r‘pulilb'. The situation is con-
‘ u^inj: to oecideiitaIs, but the eoncrete '
results hav“ lmlitd''d The revolt of 11 ,
liro\inees, whieh forined :i provisi.>nal :
^rovernmeiit, and the re>i.:nation of liie
I vh.-e pr‘sblent. i
('lermany undertook to ajipcase '
■ Spain by apolokrix.int; for the sinkin^' of
a .Spanish vessel and oi'feririij to pay |
ilamaires. but the Sp.-miards are sti!| '
antcry and the food situaluin there is
bail. Kirifr Alfonso last week math- a ,
; demand on the central powers that the |
I abuse of ,7ews in I’alestlne be stop,jied, I
ami in this was hack«Hl up by the ,\r-«
T-epublie. t
Na-thcliffe Comes to America. i
.\n iT.terestii,.;; d>'velopnier' of thp
■^vcek \sas ihe ac ep*'in>‘ hy Lord ^
Nortti\'liffe of iht' [losirion of he:id of
the nriti'^h war «'om!niv^;..n in the
I'niti'I Statts ill suee«‘ssf()n to Arthnr
.1. Ha'ifour. 'I’he jrreat ed:tf>r anl puh-
llshor Is. ii('\t to Lloyd-Jeor?;^. the
most intlueritial man in 'Ire.at llritaiu
find ?? Is predieteri that his work ia |
.^auTtfa will b»' nio’.iietiTous. >
A neat exarrifde of trt-rman methods
■of opi^ri'fj.sion is sr.|»tdjed by the treat-
roenr of Mo?i. That r.d;rian town
was -SVied hist week because
a I*.eig!;in }i:ip. *. firint.d In Holland,
annotirj-eed that f’r«iwn FMince Hu-
preeht of r.avar^:i v, hs in Moiis \, heii
Only highest grade cream and
pure fruit flavors served.
Fountain and equipment of most
modern type. Everything sparkling
and clean.
Try a Box of Our Candy.
A Large Assortment of
the Best From Which to
Choose.
R. S. MORGAN, Druggist
ROSMAN, N. C.
Professional Cords.
t^OBT. L. GASH W. E. BRF.ESE. ]r.
GASH & BREESE
LAWYERS
11 to 17 McMinn Building
Notary I’uhlie.
DANIEL LEON ENGLISH
Attorney and Counselor at Law
Brevard, N. C.
Real e.-itRte'law and abytriicCof titl©^
pecialty.
ERNEST H. NOR.WOOD
Architect and Builder
Remodelling and Repair'ng a Specialty
Clayton, Clayton &. Fisher
Attorneys-aL-Law
BREVARD. N. C.
WELCH GALLOWJiY
Attorney
Practice in all the Courts \
Brevard, M. C.
CHAS. B. DEAVER
attorney'at^^Law
Office Cooper Block
ALLISON & ALHSON
A^rneys«at-Law
In Old Cooper Building
BREVARD
COLEMAN GALLOWAY
Atlorney-at-Law
CcoFe? ^\9ik
Brevard, N. C%
fbat rj^y was !iotii!iarde.l P;,
men—itroPn!.)y, beeau'
mans; 7,f-«>(b>d t’r niottey.
The ilrianee eo.n’.rsittee if
•jmt in an'?!lii r strennmi^ Ave
the v;ij- ri‘V"ni;o
vz'-.t ir :■
.«»>rtat-e.
Tlie e.'Mlljc.i:
e-r:v !)-ti 1 . is
.•lllied ;(ir-
•e tile (ier-
ttl ~...ri-|t»
re\;i'rip-
Mid rinailv
lape ff>r r«jnsf.P rntI.Mi hv
n for
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CONKtSTEE lOOCE
NO. 237 I. 0.0. F.
Meets every Monday night.
Visitors wclconie.
OUNtrS ROCK
LODCE NO. 267
A. F. & A. M.
Special Meilin^ J.itu ,sth.
Kejiular meeting St. J(;l;n.s Dav. ' i>.
pOS.t‘SSH)I';S.
formed nre.it I’ri'
case of Rti'^ ' "
entente, Jflj -
her troops >
undertake mi!it:iry
■’lore. .lanan In-
'b;it while, in
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!o seof!
liaii to
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TRANSYLVANIA CCliNCL
NO. 376.
JR. 0. U. A. M.
Meets in Fraternity Building ev
ery Saturday night, 7.30 p. m.
Visitors welcome.