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Friday, August 3, 1917.
Have you done yoiir bit for tbc
Rctl Cross?
There may not he nnich in a
name but that great significance is
attached to numbers most of us
are willing to grant.
No, John, it wouM not be ]>ru-
dent to Use the Ladies' liirthday
Ahnanac in looking up the nan.e
of your physical ailments with
which to furnish the exemption
hoanl.
“I reali/e that a great responsi
bility rests upon o;ir board and I
trust that we may have the pray
ers of all good people that (lod
may guiile and direct U5 in all that
we shall do.■ ‘ wiitesthe chairman
of the Pickens county exemption
board to the Pickens Sentinel.
The exemption boanls arc in bne
for divine guidance if any IkhIv
ever did need it.
The list of names gr-en in the
News this week is ofl'icial and in
the order the men will be sum
moned tor physical examination
for arm\- draft. Save this coj)y
N^for it will come in hand\- lor '•ef-
0{ence many times. Those accus-
tomet'f. I'.) borrowing their neigh
f>or’s pnj'er are advised to sub-
."•cribe for thej^'ws and get the
full 1 >enefit of t^B|^any impoUanl
hanj-iening".
The grand jury reported a
big subject when it recommendeil
a toilet at tile court house for the
ladies. The one for men is a dis
grace to the count\ and that the
ladies slioUul have none at all
when many of thetn have to at
tend court is a sad cominentar\' on
the consideration t!ie women have
been shown. Certainly they need
a toilet and rest room, and the\'
ought to ha\e it l»etore another
term of court.
('.ladden tlie hearts of the sol-
liers who have gone tor service.
A message from a friend will cheer
them. Their lady friends should
not forget them. Xothing would
interest them ni'>re than the News
unless a letter from home f^'lks or
close frien-ls. At tlie regular sub
scription rn’.t's ih; X«;ws will to
any of the boys regartlless of their
location- There was never a better
time to remember them witli fm
intfcr;-''i!uir voiume from home once
a week at the rate of only J cents
per week.
MANY GOOD SPEECHES
AT BAPTIST CONFERENCE
1 wish to remind the public of
Brevard unU of the county that
there will bo another religious con
ference August 10 to 24 after the
manner of the one held two years
since.
llev. W. F. Powell, D. D., new
pnstor ot the First Baptist church,
Asheville, Rev. A. E. Brown, D. 1).,
Asheville, sniK?rintendent uf the
system of secondary schools foster
ed by the Baptist Home Mission
Board, Rev. K.. W. Cawthon, for
s«!ven years the successful pastor ol
the First Baptist charch of Hender
sonville, and Rev. J. D. Moore, li.
Y. 1\ IT. secretary of North Caro
lina, will each bo on the program
for two or more addresses.
Other speittkers will bt^ annonneed
later for one or more addresses
each.
Mrs. \V. U. Woodall of Asheville
will have charge of the woman’s
hour in the afternoon.
The general pubbc of all creeds
is cordially invited to share the
good things of those days as they
did two years ago.
Pastors and other oHicers ’and
workers of the country churches
are especially invited to attend
these services.
A. \V. MoDamkl.
MANY CHICKENS STOLEN
C. R. Sharp of Selica rose on
Sunday morning to learn that he
had lost in the neighborhood of
chickens Saturday night through
the visit of a thief. He got into
communication with Sheriff Pax
ton, Asheville blood hounds were
secured, nnd the dogs took up o
trail and w'ent to a man’s house.
Since blood hound evidence with-
tjut something to corroborate it
does not go far in court, no arrest
was made.
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The News has received notice
from the North Carolina State ('ol-
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mg at West Raleigh that this coun
ty is entitled to one free engineer
ing scholarship, the value of which
is 15.00 per year, renewable for
three years additional. Call on the
county sui)crintendent or write to
the college for i)articulars.
A free scholarship to Ik*rea col
lege is also otTered.
Competitive examinations will
be held on Saturday, August 11, at
the superintendent’s otlice.
CARRS HILL REVIVAL
Domestic.
Uncle Sam’.s embargo grip on the
Kaiser’K throat, which is being felt
on both Sides of the Atlantic, is tight
ening day by day.
I’rotest.s from Holland and Scandi
navia and from Anioriean exporters
are reported against Uucle Sani's
bargo.
Information contps from Waahlns-
ton that Italy only waits supplies fiotn
the United States before kiunching tL
most vioK*nt offen.sive against the Aus-
trians yet atteniptt'd.
Reports are to the effect* that th
Ignited States still lacks shii>s to send
roal and munitions needed to the al
lies across the seas.
Secretary llohert Lansing, in a ro
cent speech in New York, said thaj
the United States must crush Ger
many to save the world.
(’(mgressman Kitohin of North Car
olina says thi'it in raising the addi
tion five billion dollars for war pur
poses no new btirden must be placed
on the poor of the coantry. He l.s
the majority leader of the house.
President Wilson emphaticaJly de
Clares that all executive boards must
adjust claims dispassionately; then
must be no exercise of sympathy, af
fection ®r favoritTsui.
(Mvil service employees, either it
state or national pervice, cannot claim
exemption on that ground. They w'lll
take their chances along wMth othei
men.
Information from Washington Is to
the effect that many congressmen In
sist that in raising further necessary
funds to conduct the war, ability to
pay must be the only standard upon
which the tax will bo assessed.
The sentiment is growing through
out the country that no further tax
must be placed on the poor, as that
arm of society is not only furnishing
the men to fight the war, but is in
directly supplyint; the U-trgest amount
of money to ertuip the forces.
Race rioting has again broken out
in Chester, I’a.. despite a force of
nearly two h»mdred armed guards of
local and state iM)lice and volunteer
deputies. The rhite mobs were driv
en back with guns and rifles, after one
negro had been beaten into insensibil
ity. I
Prnctically oM of thr- National Guard i
lias l.« t-n mustered into the federal |
army. Those remaining are the C’ali- j
fornia units, who will be taken into :
the serv..-e not later than August 6.
The National (Juard augments the fed
eral army by something like three hun
dred thousand men.
Reports throuirhout the country are
to the eff*ct iliut fighting men of all
ages arc fJ.icKing into war service.
Since thr conscfiptive niwnbers \\t re
drawn there has been an unprece
dented wave of enlistments.
Dispatches from Canada ‘how that
the new conscription bill passed the
bouse of commons hy a niaj(trity of 54
It now goes fo the senate, where its
speedy enactment into law is assured.
Kevivtil services are in session at
Carrs Hill Baptist church near Bre
vard. The pastor. Rev, K. Allison,
IS doing the preaching. Mr. Locke
of Travelers Rest, S. C., is conduct
ing the singing. The meeting be
gan last Thursday and will continue |
through this week. Good interest !
has been shown. !
Home-made Knitting Needles
for Red Cross work. Brevard
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THOROUGH WORK
A ])osition on the local exemp
tion board is not a sinecure. It is
a place no man could hanker after
iinless he wi>hed to put in some
evil work. It means ]>ersonal sac
rifices because it w ill be imixissible
to please all of those drafted. The
appointment of Mr. H. V. Smed-
l)crg to succeed Mr. Ora L. Jones
places another man on the board
who is not subject to j'olitical in
fluences. While the other two
members hold oflice tliey are men
of their own convictions and frt-e
from undue influences from jioliti-
cal l)Osse.'', a situation which should
|>e consoliu}( to the youui^ men.
The board will do the best it can
but may be expected to make some
mistakes in such a gij^antic task as
that which confronts it.
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European.
The British house of commons, by
a Tote of 148 to 19, defeated a peace
resolution introduced by a Socialist-
Labur member of that body. A whole
evening was spent in discussing the
move, but the Knglish mind is clear
ly Bhowu in the vote.
Charging fearlessly over a shell-torn
field wh(-n their men comrades had de
serted, Russian women fighters in
their first battle took 102 prisoners—
two of them officers. This action oc
cur nxl on the Dvinsk front.
The allied powers are urginp thf
United States to hasten the manufac
ture of aircraft, as the Teiittmic air
forces are multiplying with each suc
ceeding day.
Food p'^"*rol legislation has encoun
tered another delay. This time Re
publican Leader Mann blocked the
measure, preventing it from going to
conference. He wants a joint com
mittee of congress to control expen
ditures written into the bill.
Russian women rushed to the colors
in an effort to stay the Russian stam
pede. but the men failed to be shamed
and continued to retreat.
The strong repressive measures ad
vocated by Russian Premier Kerensky
have not yet been made effective, but
there is no doubt that he is in earn
est, and will proceed to show’ the
malcontents and traitors that Russia
Ks In the war to gain her eternal free
dom.
The German emperor witnessed a
battle in which his fighting men pro
ceeded to “show up" the Russians on
the Sereth front in the east. He
was Immen.sely pleased and congratu
lated his men.
Two hundred and fifty guns were
massed over the two mile front on
which the German crown prince trl d
for the seventh successive night to
wrest ground from the I'rench line- on
the Chemin des Pames—the most ^on-
centratcd, violent assault of ail the
peven days' fightmg. The assault was
a failure.
At one point f.n’y have the Rurtlana
rlnen to the ©»rasion and shown r^j
of their old fighting spirit—from the
Baltic to the Black sea Here, shoul
der to ehoulder with their Roumaniai)
allies, they have attacked and captur
ed twreral villages from the Gtormans.
■iii'rger, one of the lead-
e G. /i an Clerical center, i^
r«-' ' ! as s;:ying: “If I could talk
w ’jloyd Gf'orge or Mr. Balfour,
w : ni l in a few hours reach an un-
de.Ktanding which would enable of-
li • ; * !>eace negotiations to com
mence.”
l>v. George Michaelis, the German
impe i:’l chancellor, declared to m.
large number of new.‘-paper men that
it is clear that England wants to con
tinue the war, predi'ating thif. on the
statement nisde by Sir ICdv.ard Car
son in Oiil:’in recnfly that iio?;otia-
tions with Cicrinany would begin only
after the retin ment of German lro>p.s
beyond the Rhine.
(Jerman Chancellor Mlachaelis «ayjr
“it would be of the greates* import
ance for the enUg.'itenment of the
whole world n-ganling the true rea
sons for the continuation of tl:e san
guinary ma/^saTe of nations for it to
be linown that written |iroof ; of our
enemie.s’ greed for ccmquest have since
fsfllen into our hands.”
The center Russian armies are er
tirely out of Galacia and the north
ern and southern armies ccmtinue tf
retreat.
Evidently tlie preparations for the
•*blool and iron” policy of the gov
ernment against the disaffected troop.«t
will shortly be put into full force, for
M4ni.ster of W’ar Kerensky is on his
way to the Russian headquarters to
confer with the military leaders to
formulate plans to stay the retreat and
compel the troops to fight.
The Roumanians and Russians In
the Carpathian region are still com
pelling the Teutons to give way be
fore their vigorous onslaught.
The Russian girls who so bravely
charged the Teutons on the Dvinsk
front "went over the top” yelling like
madmen, firing witn deadly aim as
they look‘d death sguareJy in the face.
Up to the German line they rushed,
losing but two killed and a dozen
wounded. They so shamed the de
serting troops that they fell in be
hind them and stayed the onrushinf
foe.
When the fighting girls of the Rus
sian army got to Pottava a hundred
thousand citizens and soldiers assem
bled with bands and flags and prob
ably the world has never witnesseJ
such a frenzied greeting as was ac
corded these modern Joan d’Arcs.
Undoubtedly the "legion of death" Is
having a salutary effect on the "dry-
bones” of Russia.
Between Chevreaux and Hurtebise
the French have regained all positions
lost during the first few days of the
fighting.
The French hold all the iilateaus
of Ciaonne and Californie and the
Casen:utes. At sfuiie p»ints they have
even extend«-d their lines beyond tbeir
ori;:in;tl positions before the German
crown prince.
Kerensky, premier of Russia, was
slightly but p.ninfully wounded in the
arm near r?rzezanv, when the Ru.«sian
artillery, incensed at the retreating
infantry, oprnid fire on them. The
premier r stored a measure of order.
The conference of the allied powers,
concluding a recent conference in i'ar-
is, announce to the worhl that the al
lies are in the war to the end, what
ever that end may be. No amend
ments were made to the already well-
known intentions of the allied powers.
Militarism must go.
The president has asked for five
million dollars more for war purv
pos(*s. The first year's cost of the
war will exceed fourteen billion dol
lars, It is stated.
Washington.
Harry Chapman Gilbert, son of a
white house police guard, is the first
man in the country to be accepted
for service in the new national army
under selective conscription.
The I'nited States’ hill for the flr.^t
year of the w'ar will total sevt-nteen
billion dollars, according to Senator
Smoot, who has been investhgating the
subject.
A $1,*)0.000,000 dollar deficit ii^ re
ported in the executive ilejjartnients
for this fiscal year. This is due to
the war.
Many details are to be worked out
In the conscrijitive service before any
men can he actually sent to the train
ing camps, but it is believed a consid
erable number will be In camp early
in August.
No attemiit is being made In official
Washington to minimize the serious
ness of the situation In the war the
aters of Europe.
All official Washington has taken
on a serious aspect, because any hope
of a short struggle in the world wide
war has gone glimmering with the
Russian fall-down. Bu4 the tone is op
timistic—"the United States is in the
W’ar, and will go through with it.”
Washinpton army officers have been
expecting the present Russian cliinix
for some time, and were frank to say
that the recent Russian advance was
only the “dying kick” of the old ma
chine.
The Russian collaiise will doubtless
have an immediate effect on the Unit
ed States. Troops will probably be
hastened to the w’estern front, and na
val action may be precipitated much
earlier than expected.
The selective conscription boards
are moving ahead without apparent
friction. Men are being :-ummoneri
In many parts of the country for ex
amination.
After all the scare heads In the bip
dailies in the newspapers throughout
the country about the Franco-Rritish
advance in the west, it is frankly
stated in Washington that the German
line has at no point been seriously
Impaired, and that there is little, if
any. Improvement over a year ago.
Some g3 60 far as to say that the Ger
man key positions have actually Im-
i proved.
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The bright sun is exceedingly trying on many eyes at this
season of the year. We’ve Amber, Smoked, and Blue glasses
for all. Small and narrow ones for the little folks.^Large
and extra large for the old folks.
Eye-glasses and spectacles—straight and riding bows.
FRANK D. CLEMENT
THc Jeweler
Btix in Brevard
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NORTH CAROUNA
Summer Session June 12th to July 21, 1917
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