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JUNE 28th TO JULY 4th, CHAUTAUQUA WEEK, LEXINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA ATCH PEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE AtfP WITH THE PEOPLE THE PAPE LEXINGTON, N. C, WEDNESDAY? JUNE 27, 1917. ESTABLISHED 1882. VOL. XXXVI NO. 8 THE D LIGHT WIRE KILLS YOUTH. CHAUTAUQUA OPENS TOMORROW. Afternoon Numbers at Four O'clock F.venlng Performances at Eight An Excellent Program. (iREAT WAR SPEECH HEARD. Julius C. Smith, Jr, Meets Instant Death From Contact With Heav ily Charged Socket. When his hands grasped the socket In which a bulb was burning at the Chero-Cola plant, Monday night about nine o'clock, a heavy charge of elec tricity shot through the body of 16 year old Julius C. Smith. Jr., and brought instant death. The tragedy which came without warning shocked the town profoundly. The new plant, of which an older brother, Mr. Stokes A. Smith, is man ager, had just been-put into operation 'and the young lad had gone around to help do some bottling at night in or der to get to the trade early next morning. When a small belt slipped from an overhead pulley, young Smith climbed on top of the soaking ma chine and fixed it. He then sat down and prepared to slide off but took hold of an electric light near his body and snapped it off and back on. As he did this he cried out that he was dead and fell to one side, with the light firmly in his grasp. It was necessary to take a pole and knock the wire loose be fore the body could be taken down. Doctors hurried to the scene, but with a few gasps, the soul of the boy pass ed on into eternity. A most distress ing part of it was that his father and other members of the family were looking on when it all happened. The management of the plant stated yesterday that the wire that electro cuted the lad was attached to the mo tor line and consequently carried a very heavy charge. It was set to car ry 220 volts, but complaint had been made that this was too much with a request that the voltage be lowered. However, this had not been done. Young Smith's hands were wet and hia overalls moistened and the ma chine upon which he was resting con tained water, thus establishing a good conduction. The dead boy is the youngest son of Mr. Jule C. Smith, one of Lexington's , tet. leading merchants and best citizens. and was a splendid lad. He was 1." years, !) months and clays old. He had foregone the pleasure of attend ing a party Monday night in order to help bis brother with pressing work. Reside the father, the immediate sur viving relatives are two brothers. Messrs. Stokes and Hill Smith and i Club and two sisters. Mcsdamcs H. C. Young ; contralto, and H.'T. Link. Mr. Hill Smith has' EVENING, been at Toledo. Ohio, for some time 8 : on Concert -The Symphonic Or and a message was sent him Monday Yhestral Club and Madame Shannon, night. He is expected to arrive to- Lecture Hon. Percy Alden, M. I". night on No. 12. and the funeral ser-i"Thc Future of Europe." vices will be conducted Thursday ; AFTERNOON, morning by Rev. V. H. Willis, pastor! Wednesday, July 4. 4 : nil Junior of First Methodist church. Arrange- , Chnutauoua Play - "Good Fairy ments further than that had not been Thrift," "The Village of Ding Dong completed yesterday. Lexington's third annual Chautau qua opens tomorrow afternoon at four o'clock, on the lot corner of State Street and Third avenue, last year's location. The tent is going up and all Is being placed in readiness. For the greatest convenience to all, it has been arranged to have the afternoon program begin at four o'clock and the evening numbers at eight. Following Is the program for each day: AFTERNOON. Thursday, June 28. 4:00 Series Lecture by the Superintendent. Concert MeKinme Operatic Co. EVENING. 8:00 Concert McKinnife Operatic Co. Illustrated Lecture Peter Mac Queen, F. R. G. S. "The Great Euro pean War" AFTERNOON. Friday, June 294:00 Concert Al exander Von Skihinsky. Violinist. Lecture Dr. Carolyn E. Geisel, "Just You." To be followed by a conference-hour. EVENING. 8:00 Concert -Skihinsky. Entertainment Paul Fleming. Ma gician and his company. AFTERNOON. Saturday, June 30 4:00 Series Lec ture by the Superintendent. Concert Garland-Eckhoff-Jordan Co. EVENING. 7:30 Concert Garland-Eekhoff -Jordan Co. Iecture Frank Dixon, "Uncle Sam, M. D." Sunday, July 1 Sacred Concert and Address at hour to be announced. AFTERNOON. Monday. July 2 4:00 Series Lec ture by the Superintendent. r Hon. James H. Pou Thrills Red Cross Mass Meeting by Discussion of War's Causes. A large and patriotic crowd attend ed the Red Cross meeting in the courthouse last Wednesday night on the occasion of the address by Hon. James H. Pou, of Raleigh. Mayor Young called upon Mr. E. E. Raper to act as chairman, and Major Wade H. Phillips as secretary. The meeting was opened by prayer by Rev. P. J. Bame of the Lutheran church. The sum of $560 was subscribed for Red Cross work. Music was furnished by the Erlanger band. At the conclusion of the meeting a committee was ap pointed to solicit subscriptions to the Red Cross fund as follows: S. E. Williams, J. T. Hedrick, L. J. Peacock, H. H. Hedrick, R. 0. Kirk- man, H. H. Koonts, Geo. L. Hackney, Fred O. Sink, J. M. Gamewell, W. 0. Burgin. C. M. Thompson, E. A. Tim- berlake, Dermot Shemwell, W. E. :Holt. Jr., H. D. Townsend, H. B. Var- 1 ner. ' The Lexington and Thomasville chapters are expected to raise five thousand dollars. Lexington hopes to secure three thousand of this and leave j it up to Thomasville to get the addi tional two thousand. L"p to noon yes terday the committee had secured well above a thousand dollars and was ac tively at work to secure the remain der. They point out these significant facts : The most direct and effective Chris tian work to be done in connection with this awful war will be through the Red Cross. This is a work that men of all shades of opinion must assist. You are not expected to fight, but you must do your bit. Give of your means. The great event of the evening was the war speech made by Mr. Pou. 'Those who came expected great things ConcertThe Old Homestead Quar-iami an went away with one opinion, I that they had heard a great speech. A brier outline of Mr. Pou's speech fol lows: In the early weeks of the war tho German armies, in their great drive through France, came almost to the ales of Paris and to the outer-limils WAR BULLETINS EXEMPTION BOARDS NAMED. SOME NOBLER THINGS. AIR SUPREMACY ALL IMPORTANT GREAT FIGHT IN CONGRESS. Washington, June 26. By J. W. Bender The great ' prohibition fight pending in the Senate has endangered the whole legislative program. The Lever Food Control bill is blocked by the tremendous contusion resulting from the injection of the sweeping "dry" addition by the House. Threat and counter-threats has brought about a situation perhaps unprecedented in the upper branch. As a result reac tion has set in against a drastic dry measure as an adjunct to the food bill. "Let prohibition go through on its own merits, not under the food con trol measure," urged one dry member. Letters and telegrams are pouring in from all sections and all factions, rad ical prohibitionists hailing the oppor tunity to put across the national dry measure and conservatives urging against hitching prohibition to the food control measure. In the mean time Senate financiers are worrying over the less of revenue that would result. The addition of prohibition in the food bill also threatens from another angle. The opponents are endeavor ing to overload It so' it can't move. They say if food is controlled, so also must be steel, oil, clothing, everything to a sack of peanuts. Plenty of amendments in reserve. With this tangled skein to unravel, the Senate Agriculture, committee has met to redraft the House bill. It is hoped to he taken up on the floor of the Senate Wednesday or Thursday for the final fight. FRENCH GAIN VICTORY. Paris, June 26. Suddenly assuming the offensive over a wide front, north west of Hurtebish, the French last night captured the front line of the German trenches, completely captur ing all objects, the War Office reports. ('. ('. Shaw, .1. Frank Cameron and Dr. E. J. Buchanan Appointed for Davidson County. Governor Thomas W. Bickett Mon day afternoon telegraphed three good men in every county in North Caroli no, notifying them that President Woodrow Wilson had called them to the service of the nation for a very arduous duty, that of constituting the exemption boards. Ex-Sheriff C. C. Shaw and Dr. E. J. Buchanan, of Lex ington, and Mr. J. Frank Cameron, of Denton, were the three in Davidson county to whom the summons came, and probably the President could not have secured a trio more fitted for the work. It is understood that the pol icy of securing men well removed from possible political influence has been adhered to as strictly as could be. As in the case of the registration boards, the men selected have been called to the colors, just the same as will be the young men ou whom they are forced by law to pass. The law gives no powers of discre tion to the board, beyond its own pre That Come Out of the Hell of War United Press Man Finds Allied Officers Seliisliness Consumed in the Zeal 'I'hat Makes Martyrs. With all of its voiceless horrors, with all of its unspeakable sorrows, with all of the agony on the battle field and in the homes of those who will go to the front, there is still left much (in war) that ennobles man kind and lifts the nation out of sor did thinking into a higher plane of heavenly thinking, where men forget themselves in striving to help others, and where the petty selfishness of lit tle things is burned up in the fiery zeal out of which martyrs are made. It is true, as the poet has sung, that "God moves in a mysterious way His wonders to perform." We cannot pull aside the curtain which veils from our eyes the mysteries of the future, but amid all these mighty sorrows, amid the world's anguish, we can feel that men are being made to see things in a new light. The world is coming to realize that duty and self-sacrifice are nobler than personal comfort and easr Expect Victory to Rest There. With the British Armies in the Field, June 25. Wing officers out here are more than ever convinced that the war will be decided largely in the air. For that reason, news of the Ameri can project to build and man a huge sky armada was received enthusiasti cally today. The airmen were agreed that the United States is capable of an enormous and rapid production of machines. Moreover, they held Amer icans are fitted naturally to be top notch flyers only needing two or three weeks actual battlefield exper ience to make them headliners in the fighting game. That the Germans are alive keenly to the importance of the air branch of military science is revealed In a report found on a German officer re cently captured. It covered the pe riod of the Somme battle. The report frankly admitted that dcriptfons and they are to administer line or lie w ho follow s the plow or it faithfully, no matter how hard the i works in the factory or in the mine task may be. It is up to these men with his life centered on doing his to send their neighbors' sons on to the ; part, for the good of others rather trenches in France perhaps, but they I than for his own profit, may have a must do so faithfully and without any! new vision of life and a new realiza possibility of gain to themselves. tion of the responsibility which rests Boards annotated for other nearby upon him as an individual and as a counties are as follows: Davie: Peter W. Hairston, Advance; Benjamin C. Morris. Mocksville; Dr. J. W. Redwell, Mocksville. Montgomery: 0. C. Bruton, Mount Gilead; W. B. Hicks, Biscoe: Dr. C. Daligny, Troy. Randolph: T. J. Finch. Trinity: R. L. Caviness. Coleridge; Dr. D. M. Fox, Asheboro. Rowan: W. C. Quinn. Salisbury naught: it is worthless except for the James H. Ramsey. Salisbury; Dr. C. cause for which it is to be used in EVENING. S : 0i Drama --"The Old Homestead" by Denman Thompson, the great American play. AFTERNOON. Tuesday, July :', 4:00 Series Lec ture by the Superintendent. Concert The Symphonic Orchestral of Nancy, has since TRY TO SAVE BEER AND WINE. Washington. June 25. -A battle to save wine and beer as America's war drinks is now under way in the Sen ate. There has developed a very pro nounced antipathy to eliminating beers and wines among prohibitionists, ow- bev erases M. Woodson. Salisbury. Stanlv: M. J. Harris. Albemarle: W. A. Cacle. Oakboro: Dr. J. M. An derson. Albemarle. when there happened what inK to ""' la,'K U!,e OI lm's been called a military mira- " the laboring classes. Madame Justine Shannon, .He. The Germans were stopped and ,,,,. ni n, .,... p were driven bac k almost as fast as BRITIMI BITL Di.l.I l.K. tllev run.. Pimm nnnnlo rf Frnneoi 1.0M10I1, JUIle .'i. 111 a Stole ay that Paris was a second time de- of raids and iivn,.i t.v ,iivii. iri nf t finr.-oi ,-o patrol advances, mixed w;ili local at- Whcther'Uiis is a pious failacv or not!la,ks. the British last night bit still we do not know. We are not justified peeper into the German I n, -. m saying that this sudden transition. Some Chnutniiiin Features. Chautauqua week in Lexington this year is to include some very unusual features. Among these are two great lectures upon the European war. a fa mous American drama, and a comic opera. The presentation of an entire opera upon the Chautauqua platform is a remarkable achievement. "The Chimes of Normandy." which will be shown next 'Wednesday nigh', is one of the oldest and best of light operas, conihin- , ing some of the most beautiful of miis- hnmor and the British and French held mastery Me who battles on the fil ing !0f the air. The Germans, it was as serted, were unable to fly over the enemy lines and German balloons were forced to remain hidden on the ground. Thus, at decisive moments in the fighting the German artillery was blinded, while the Prussian infantry was harrassed by warplanes swooping low constantly and machine-gunning of men in the trenches. The German helplessness, the re port continued, was aggravated by knowledge that artillery was unable to support them. The document de clared the allied flyers so outnumber ed and outmaneuvered the German airplanes that the latter even were un able to hold the air above their own heavy artillery positions. The Brit ish and French machines constantly hovered overhead, dropping bombs or giving their own artillery accurate ranges. 1 he German report also admitteJ supply col umns, cavalry supporting the troops, dm-ions in reserve everything and everybody, harrassed by the allied air men, often completely frustrating the defense ;, critical junctures. In short, the German report was a Some .Mars ago a yoims man whose confession that an army is powerless life had been trivial, who had seemed , unless something approaching equali not to have realized his responsibility, i tv is maintained in the air. who sought only the pleasures of the part of this great nation called by God to save the world from barbarism. We may well, therefore, think on this brighter side sometimes and not permit our thoughts to dwell too deep ly or constantly upon the dangers which our men shall face, nor should we for a moment at any time dwell upon the question of cost in money. The money to be expended counts for this great struggle. And we may well pour forth the billions of the nation without ever a murmur of anv indi vidual about taxation, however heavy bases, ammunition depot ;t may rest upon an individual, if that axation be at all in keeping with jus tice and equity as to the taxation up on others. Our material wealth may perchance have been given to us for 'his very hour. Bell the Coolecmee's Greatest Meeting. Rev. W. L. Barrs, of Cooleeniee, pas tor of Erlanger and Welcome Baptist churches, and his singer. Mr. D. E. Hill, of Wake Forest College, were here Monday, returning from Coolee niee, where they had just held a three 1 weeks' revival, the greatest in the j history of the town. I'nder the power of the Gospel, as preach ed faithfully and fearlessly by the former l.exington preacher, approxi mately 120 people were converted dur ing the three weeks. Eighty-three came into the church by baptism and twenty-nine by letter, a total of 112 accessions. Saturday afternoon at four o'clock probably the most im pressive baptismal service ever held there was administered in South Riv er, when Rev. Mr. Barrs baptized 81 converts in 31 minutes, probably a record for that section. Something like 1.600 people witnessed the rite. The singing during the meeting, led by Mr. Hill, was the beat the town had heard and the junior choir was one of the features of the meeting. Since Rev. Mr. Barrs began his pas tor! work there several months ago the Sunday School has grown from 114 to 356 and the town has under gone a mighty, spiritual awakening. presented by the members Chimes of Normandy" Co. EVENING. 8:00 Opera "The Chimes of Nor mandy," presented by a full cast chorus and orchestra. GUARANTORS' HONOR ROLL. from almost certain victory into de- "y"' , I-i " , ' ; j(. wj,, ,nlliking feat or the German armies in the bat- , usuu.g..m, . ' to.- . ..,,.,. ls ilram.ltH. situations. V brings to Lex tie of Mai ne, was not the work 0f ! t11 ""'0 st,'el shlpt and four wooden ; jn on a fu1 chorus, orchestra of God. We are certain now that the. cargo snips were lex last wees. .vjan(1 srpnorv. Fr,.sn from a so,ies of saving of France in that great battle general uoeinais, nminige, oi uie em-, PnnspruUvo nic.1N on th(, -Ir AMERICA HAS THE WEAPON. Thus, the experts here agree that with prompt action America can throw ihe balance so completely to the allies that the Prussia airmen will be unable 'o cross the line from the sea to Switzerland totally blinding tb superb heroism to the enemy anu placing mm at sucu a uis lives of those who had advantage that a decisive blow can be in the fire-tran. Again struck on the ground. world, stood by the side of one who was reading from the Sacred Book "To this end was I born and for this ciue came I into the world." A few boms la'er a great lire broke out in a crowded theater. The young man tense whose life bad been given to pleasure tinned with sav ing of th been caught ,was also the saving of the United jergency fleet corporlu. who also announced the oont racking of twenty four additional wooden hulls. States up to this time In this war our interest is identical with the interest of England and France. We must win this war to Here are the men and women who save our own free government, as well have made it possible for Lexington as the freedom of the nations in Eu- to have Chautauqua this year: rope. W. L. Crawford. G. F. Hankins,. J. The war can end in either of three F. Spruill. G. W. Montcastle. E. B. ways. First, defeat for the Allies; Craven. H. M. Ulmer, J. M. Gamewell. second, a draw that is neither side rii.m;.... T..-n.. -.,i.. s. Walunr i mav win: third, what we hone for E. r..,an Allien victory, in euner aeieai ior ; i" "i"- party inciunes vt missionaries to r ria and 41 Jewesses and their children from Palestine. AMERICANS HELD IN TURKEY. Washington. June 25. Twelve 'American consular ollicers in Turkey and their wives and loH unofficial 'Americans are being held at Constan tinople awaiting specific, individual i permission from Vienna to cross Austria-Hungary- Austria has agreed in tinu again lie rushed into the burning building and brought forth those who were being overcome. As his work was finished his life was fast ebbing away under the strain and the injuries tha1 bad come upon bun. and as he lay dying be turned to the one whose voiee he had heard bin a few hours Fred Thomnson. I. V. Critcher. Witherspon.. Chas. D. Hunt. Green & ,the allies or a draw will mean for us Assaulted the Cashier. Sam Wall, colored, formerly a ho tel porter In Winston-Salem, Wed4 needay confessed to having entered the Merchants & Farmers' Bank of Mocksville the day before and as saulted the cashier, Mr. B. 0. Morris. He was also committed to jail on a charge of attempting to rob tiie bank. Tom He4er and C. M. Brown, two other negroes, are held a accmplice. A 12:30 o'clock Tuesday Wall en tered the bank, approached the pri vate office door and asked Cashier Morrii to read a letter for him. Mr. Morris took the letter, turned to read It and Wall struck him In the head with a heavy stlrk or piece of metal, inflicting a stunning blow. Mr. Mor ris recovered, selted hit pistol and nhot twice at the fleeing negro but failed to hit him. Officer and others Rothrock, H. B. Varner, J. R. Terry, R. L. Reynolds, D. K. Cecil. B. H. Finch, P. E. Peacock, E. I. LeFevre, W. liee Harbin, C. A. Hunt, Sr., Geo. L. Hackney, McCrary & McCrary, V. S. Garrett & ( . H. Phillips. J. D. Grimes, L. J. Peacock, Fred O. Sink, A. T. Delap. James R. Jones, C. E. a change in our form of government, the recognition of a higher power the German Empire whose will we would be forced to obey. In the event of an allied victory the probable re sults for the good of the world will be as follows: A new code of Inter national Law, protecting of small na- Godwln. L. A. Martin. W. F. Welborn, tlons, disarmament, supreme court or E. Earle Norman, A. E. Sheets. C. M 'orhlltratlAn u-tth nwor tf on tn tv i n ir decrees, and, lastly, universal peace. Germany's only hope for early re demption is from Allied victory. Three times in their history freedom and re demption has been promised the Ger man people. In 1813 under Stein and Hardenburg; In 1848 by Schurz and Seigel; and In 1888 by Frederick the third. Each time the Hoheniollern, the present dynasty In Germany, broke Its promise to the people. Germany I tv ttAlsl k haw me) at AM In tnt inn j in ui;n uom uci niaoiti.i i is niiLin i ui bum'i aim uri vmj uuiu iiuui im-- The advertisement of the North Oar- yond her borders. The German people ollna State College of Agriculture and cannot free themselves and the high Engineering appears in this issue of i duty of the Allies li to give them that The DlHpatch. That great institution J freedom which their rulers deny them, offers comprehensive courses In Agrl- j None will gain o much from an Al culture. Chemistry, Civil, Mechanical. Hed victory as will th9 Germans. and Electrical Engineering, and lex- tile industry. At no time In the nls- Thompsons' Sons. S. D. McMillan, W. H. Mendenhall. W. U, Klbler. W. O. Burgin. J. C. Grimes, Dave Leonard. J. T. Hedrick. J. V. Moffltt. A. L. Leonard. E. H. Goeli. Raper & Raper. E. F. Long. Mrs. Faille Ward. J. H. Alexander & T. I. WarfTord.iMIss Eu nice Penny & Mrs. P. S. Vann, L. L. Rarbee & J. W. McCulloch. Rev. An drews. Lex. Chair Co., lxlngton Gro cery Co.. Ixlngton Drug Co., Erlan ger V. M. C. A. Chautauqua circuit last season, where it created a tremendous sensation, it is sure to take Lexington by storm. Denson Thompson's famous play "The Old Homestead." will be shown in the tent on Monday night. This wonderful drama of American life is well known throughout the nation. Few plays have enjoyed such a tre- haps r was for this cat niendous popularity. The c.n' that to the woibi" ironies to Lexington will include the original "Old Homestead IJuartet." .who've melody and harmony has help ed to give the drama its delightful at mosphere and wide reputation before and faintly said to hi came So perhaps in the working out of the plans of the Almighty for the world's civ ili.atiou based on human other German data recently taken admits the allies outnumbered the Germans tn'neroplnnes hy ten to-one, in the battle of the Somiiie. This ra tio, airmen here agiee. ought to be luaMt'ained hei eafter The Germans eviden'h have an ink ling of what the future has in store They are straining every increase the aeroplane out hastily are their machines l it nowadavs that they tend to fall iii pieces as soon as the strain of ae robatics u put upon them. And arro- essential to aerial ngbt- Per- for them. I in- mean put ENGIAND MORE LIBERAL. I)ndon. June 25. Significant Indi cation of even greater demonstration of the British governmental system Is contained in a statement of Chancel lor Bonar Ijiw to the House of (Com mons that the government had decid ed to summon a conference to deal with the future composition of the House of Lords. The conference will oue oi ii.r vU t r " "1 , 'The Future of Europe so discuss the future relations of ' dim,or of tne rha, Hardly less interesting than these tate of their own conscience: libertv two numbers will be the two lectures in the largest sense for the better on the great European war. On the ment of the world: liberty of opportu openlng night Peter McQueen, war nity; liberty to secure the best that correspondent direct from the trench- the world ran afford, free and open es of France, with stereoptioon pic- to the poor as well as to the rich, our tures and words, will tell of what he mighty material resources and our al has seen on the battle fields. On most boundless wealth, and the inter Tuesday night an English statesman, mixing of all the nations of the earth Hon. Percy Alden. member of the in our complex civilization, may have British parliament, will speak on been brought together In accordance liberty on libertv of life, libertv of batics now ar men to serve God according to the die- If America strikes while the iron i-t hot. Germanv will be driven from the sky. Prof. Pear- with the designs of the Creator. the two bouses CONGRESS STOPS IN AUGUST. Washington, June 25, June 25. i Congress will adjourn between August 1 1st and 15th, Majority leader Kitrbin , predicted today in the House. GERMAN OFFENSIVE STOPPTD. Pari. June 25. Germany's counter offensive drive has slowed down to a mere artillery comltat. tiautauqua, made The world is now in a great eon- a special trip to Europe to secure hi flagratlon: millions are being swept services. His lecture is bound to be to ruin by Its fiery flames, and as we interesting, thought-provoking and,are called to enter the building and authoritative. save from death the nation over which . tin1 tire of destruction Is raging, per- sihitii , Mi tnr iuuvii. chance n may come to us as individ- WIIM . Kill Mil HI iomi. uas an( I(( Uli a a nation that It was for this hour that we were born and Interior of Place (iull-l br Flames at "at for this cause came we into ex- F.arly Hiinr Friday Mumlng In surance Cover Losses. Friday morning about three o'clock fire totally destroyed the stM k and fixtures of the Smith Grocery Com pany, located on the northeast rorner al- TAFT WILL HELP. Washington, June 25. -Former Pres- llilont To f. a1l.w1 Irulnv At lh U'MfA r.FTJMW' MOTl l. DEGRADATION. ! llnnao nn Iho riwiiiasi of tha President .. . . .. -m of !h emlrf annate Th blaze tory of our country has the value of i The moral degradation of Germany ready far under way. was dlseov training In technical lines been so since tho failure of th Revolution in ' '.',, ' r. bv some night employes of the Er clearly understood and appreciated. 184S has been remarkable. To escape '",."' ' lunger mill on their wiy homeward Young men who desire to lit mem- from mllltlarlsm tno nev. clement or ( The alann was turned In and the fire- f,. selves Tor personal success ann ior uermany emitrr air.i. inviniw rnnn- u.Iirw T,,lllolv,. lmen responded with promptness, but emrient service io ineir country, win irv in run control oi in" wnrsi nrmrni ... : , . . - r i. . j, ii . i .1-... .1.. -.,,... r .m. . .t. . ., Washington. June 2i. Firm but SCHOOLBOYS ARE NEEDED. American schoolboys the high school fellows and young college men are needed by hundreds to play the most thrilling and fascinating game in the world-the air game. There is work and room and need a plenty for them on the western front. And. just as the British have found most of their best airmen in the prep schools and colleges, they believe the best American flyers will come straight from the campus and class room. A British offVcer. high in war of fice councils thus .summed it up to day: "Suppose the I'nlted States within six months Is able to fly .'.on machines on the western front manned by the sort of fellows who 'make' the foot- Ir 1. II Hill, chairman of the ,all banket-hall and bn eball teams. North Carolina Council of Defense, They would give the Germans five has Just appointed Mr. I.. A Martin hundred more machines to combat, a chairman or the ),iv idson County The Ux he cannot Increase his output Council of Defense. Chairman Mar- (,f machines verv much more while Istence Manufacturer's Record. I iMliily I ouncll of llcfcnse. . read) rar unoer wa. -as , nM-utriu ,, haH Juv 4th , , for . Amr,rn .... ,nH ,,,,., t,, ami nilols big mass meeting at the court house, almost without number. Together we hcn the alms and objects of the d ould swsiup the Germans. We eould council and Its relation to the make dallv raids far Into the Hinter- UTeat Hal Mill !,. fllllV Pllllllllieil tn li.iwl ft,.. anA thai 1. fhlel. with am- alread the flames were bursting from t people ( ban man Martin w ill ai- munilion dumps, stores and head- " "..i ., ini mini ann ine tonitiies oi nie l i s- ... ,.....,.,..1 ..... ... i....- , . fered at the State', technical college. 8l.t, 4 many went to Other conn- i nT t Z .he awnings Their good work. V m a t h The . , , tries where they nave laseri a leaning r?, r 7.. however, confined the fire to this store ,mllr ,,, .,, ,..., . i i, n.. . .i. - , 7"'i uii uriun Mim ill li-1 r -iiwuHnin . - .........a, ..... " bi Miiin iiuui uir iiihiiik iiuui iu iimnr? a iiiaii . a nvn rAwri-k'Tf AV rt tn Ihn wnrM'i (Talr Nine IhA Hmnnt ir 1nmnt In r.ormonv tolt fl . K1""1 0-CIIWI . ., . u 1 . . .-, a a 1 1 "ill iiiii uri i rf uiiiinin awnrrra qui. ..17 .mi ursau "'" urvaiilMllim t ornied Monoay oy pp- 1 systematic nollry Ana t W a. Haiti If 41 4raa w in In 1 . . . ' ' denationalisation" h"iise and for the ajuvallant. He was found In bed at .he home of Charles Brown and hi -clothes were found In the loft. It la presumed that the object of the negro waa robbery but he aeenred nouhlog from the bank. Cashier Mor ris waa back at work Wednesday. f Urlle halla to (be Front. Charlie Chaplin, credited with be ing the highest salaried screen come dian In the world, has been forced to forego signing a new contract with the Mutual Film Corporation because of the war situation. Chaplin was among the Brit to register and at that time received notice from the British consul that the empire waa seeking all Ka subjects of military age for war. Chaplin waa born In England aad is aUll British subject. Saturday morning Mlaa Dorothy Mendenhall entertained at rook for MIM Marguerite MonleaaUe, the neat at MhM Prance Molt MouiUcaatle. and Mtaeea Charlotte llarabley and Ella abelh Helllg. of Salisbury. Four ta ttles were set for rook and th player entered the game with much enthus iasm. At tb end of the tames Ihe day Schools ef Leilngtn Tomb ship Oflleer Samed. The Islington Township Sunday School Association wa organised Sun day afternoon at the First Methodist church, with representative of a num ber of Sunday School In attendance. Officer were elected and plan were laid for bo Id I mi a township conven tion, at a date to be arranged probably this week by the eiecutlve committee. It I sot unlikely that the aame plan will be followed here a In Tboma ville, with part of the sessions at on or more country churches and anoth er session In on of the Leiington churches. The following temporary organisa tion waa effected: President. W. I. I rsa-ford; 1st Vic President. M. L Crsver; 2nd Vice-President, J. Thom as Leonard; Ird Vic President. A. H. Evans; Secretary, Mrs. Chss. Young; Treasurer. J. T. Hedrick; Press Re porter, E. H Wliherspoon; fiupt. Dept. of Education. Miss Roxl Sheets; Su perintendent of Administration, J. P. Hprullt: Superintendent Elementary Department. Miss Edna McCrary: Su perintendent Secondary Department Mrs. U T, Wilds; wiperitttenaent lution I began a H tompanles have been made " "'; ' of woressToJ a1'" tb Carrania government by the destroyed s whole block "n abroad lit ei United State, government. It Is learn- , A" '"""' " "r rm abroad. It en- ,. ,lnrf,.. is that It was reported burnin bnnnraai wars Presented With dalnlr bathing caps, after which a delightful Adult Department. Miss Eunice Pen salad course wsa served. The bouse I ny; Fierutlv Committee, C. A. was beautifully decorated with nss-1 Hunt. Jr.. J. E. Everhart, C. M. Whit lartluAs. Queen Ann bvc and flag! mire. Grady H. Leonard, Homer Sink. ofthoAllle. I Martin Sowers. . v", ' . 4 .. (CoatlDued oa Fact four.) pn-vriinn u in i-us in Among the objects III view are the fol- ' sin h raids on the blimesl scale Hut hlch might have nK; , .r ,lroll)l ,nouKn ,lr t I. A stressing of ihe bigness of the keep the tloche on the defensive. Itn- ar before us aglnc the difference lo the (ierman 2 A wise planning to get from ev- command If Sno or s thousand or flf- ery sere which we have lalnir to rul- teen-hundred seroplsnes and pilots - tlVBta a litters! lrld tif fiWMt rrnltt fnr lltaf laaf nimat ian't l.w. I.la- a rta-.ira tlrely friendly In lone but insistent ! ecnd floor It Is understood there ,. ,nd f(ir rvrry w.r. to lrrl frr.n ,n(1 for snd seek to lower Isms which many , "" I" -00 Insurance on the hlh rro,, , grow Kor !.,,,.. Ihr n,w iiun. w, fly , trmlni 0m, oll men consider confiscatory. Other of groceries snd the nsiiire row p,.,, ,nd h,..,,, thu summer; "Amerlcsn schoolboy are very representations are directed against wrr" insure . m .i..mhu .wheat, oats, rye. clover snd grsss this much alike the English and French and down stairs at th sntne. destroy j a .-. . v... ,ed here. Ores! Britain It I under ursTum, auu irriim iw Ma.w awv.TM- ,.n aM.I down SlairS ed. In cbsnging the entire habit ofld the protest . n.t oil 0nu'r '..,..n .k,... Tha Fmnarlal ml. i iaes. ioe represenisimns are en- er made the people believe that war Is the chief end of man. that war is the best and most profitable business. The German military masters defied power, and worshipped Wotan and not the Qod of peace, love and luetic. Three times they used this military power to force their government on neighboring people; In IM6 on Den mark; 1868 on Austria and all sister Oermsn stsles, and In 1R70 on France. Th German arms were undefeated for one hundred yeers befor th pres ent war. During this change, spec ially since 1170, Oermany has stlffled all moral consciousness and baa known no god but efficiency. As re sult, no men has risen In Germany In fifty year with any great message of good will to mankind. No book baa appeared from Oermany In fifty ysars with any moral lesson. For fifty years Oermany has been Isught thst might msde right ; that force was tiie high est law: and that Honesty, Truth. Faith, Justlc and Religion wer th watch word of weak boss and degen eracy. In 1170 the Oertnan Empire had not been established, and lb pub lic conscience bad not been complete ly suppressed. So Oermany fought tb g bin the the Carrania decree compelling alt foreign companies to operate under Mexican charter, thus taking tbem from the protection of their govern ment. Unknown to Carnanta, It wa learned today, the German consul In Ihe taxed district has been stirring up trouble. The closing up of the Tarn- pico oil fields would Ihrow a tremen dous demand on the American supply. AIRCRAFT nil.L Wit 4. PASS. Washington. June Jj Tb six hun dred million dollar aircraft bill will t Introduced In Conxres today or tomorrow. Kltchla think It will pas In bslf a dsy. fall : VKfeiables for fslt snd winter, boys. They are 'sports' They play Cattle, hogs, and poultry should be, j football and delight In taking rhanc lf possible. Increased. 'es. Thst kind of a fellow makes the I. Preparations lo save fruit snd reel slrmsn. The Oermsn air forces have had In Guilford Superior Court a few davs ago a whit man who bad made defsmaiory remarks about n woman waa convicted of slander and sentenc ed to the road for six months. Mrs. Sarah lloyl wa struck by an utomobU In Charlotte Wednesday and received Injuries from wtitob sb died that night Clinton Smith, a driver of tb car, wmt arrestest. F.xamlssllna for Tearber. Examination for teachers of David son county will be held in Ihe rourt U.eaiahlee hv rannlne rlrvlne nr.. house si Ixlngton July 10th snd lltb,,,rv)ng inj , xnerl economy snd a few stars, but generally w bav ik-kidbiw wi fibrin movement to eliminate s li'lonned the r morale' Th riT stsnd the psc because they haven't leacners wno noio isr grsae rem- vast flrates Which expire this year will bei , r-r..ra!lnn with count aiul extended for one year. Teerher hold-,, ute authorities In taking measure ing 1st grade eeriinraiea wnirn oo nor krf,p lb, healthful. W can- expire this yesr will remain In full force until date of expiration. Ser. Chapter 14 of the Public I awe of 1117 say In part: -After July Ut. 117. It shall be unlawful for aay board of trustees or school committee of sny public school tbst receives any public school money from county or Stste to employ or keep In service sny tearber, superintendent, princi pal, supervisor, or assistant superin tendent that doe not bold n certifi cate in compliance with this act Examination for colored teachers will he held 17th and 11th. Mr, E. C Ryerly will conduct lb examinations. P. U PEEZOR. County Superintendent. not stress this too much. B. Awskenlng of a desire to do our part In money or in whatever can be made or spared to add to the comfort snd welfare of Ut thousands of our boys who will soon go to Europe, . An earn endeavor by united efforts to prevent the growth of vie snd lawlessness that bav accompan ied previous wars. Misses l.sura Mas llelmstetler, 01 lle Wright and Ruth FlUgereld, Dr. W. U Klbler and Messrs, Sam Tar borootb and Robert Green motored o Taylorsvillo Sunday In Dr. Klbler rar and were fuewt of Mr. and Mr. John C Hick, formerly of lb in nlaca. Ihe sporting Instinct. Send on your school boys. They'll find the air gam a great one lb greatest gam of II." MatletaU f est sell Jsslors. Tb nstlooal council of tb Junior Order, tn session at Ashenll. elecl ed John If. Noye of New Hampshire national councilor xo succeed Mr, C. B. Webb of Ststesvllle. whose terra had expired. II. R. tocher of Ken tucky waa elected national vtce coua rllor. Tb next meeting of th na tional council will b bld In Milwaukee. Mr. C. M. Elliott and llttl da ugh ler, of Mawnod, spent several day of last week her as b (UeeU of Mr. and Mrs. Paul H. Holmes. (
The Dispatch (Lexington, N.C.)
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