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ic;a irons exaj THE DISPATCH WHY HOT IOTJI ir it Eirrrrs its n IDE DISPATCH : ONLT liOO A TEAS 1 JOL M fi .-'J; ' -i t t - THE pKR; OF THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE - AND WITH THE, PEOPLE ESTABLISHED 1882. LEXINGTON, N. 0, WEDXTSATi OCTOBER 9, 1918 VOL. XXXVIL-NO. 23 INFLUENZA IS SPREADING. SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED. v 9175.000 SUBSCRIBED FRIDAY. REGISTRATIONS' BOOKS OPEIT. SEWS FBOJf THE FEOBT. : i"jy i . M i I i ! Over 8ve Hundred Cum Davidson '. : Cosnty Eighty-Three la :, Lextnstom. . : r Spanish Influenza la spreading throughout the oountr by leaps and bounds. Sixteen physicians have re ported 713 case up to Tuesday morn inc. Of these, 21 pneumonia- cases bars developed and 6 deaths hare al- ready occurred from penumonla as a complication of Influenza. In Lexington, elghtyjthree cases had been reported up to the noon hour .'. yesterday, with six cases of pneumon- la and two deaths. - The county and town- authorities sues) -9 s-uj-a.-?-i air ugt7i a CBumkivuv ' prohibiting all public gatherings of whatever nature. The use of the com mon drinking cup and common towel - at public places is prohibited In the town of Thomasvflle and Lexington. All these are vital and necessary mea ; tnires, still, the effect of all the regu- lations that the authorities can adopt will be limited until the people them- ""' selves adopt precatrUonary measures, : An outline of the necessary things for . Mtfli famfclv amf each 4nri1v1iliial '- 111 published elsewhere in thla issue. This . z summary of the modes of infection, : DrecsMtlons for safeguarding the indi vidual and the public, and care of the patient embraces practically every es aential thing In connection With the . infection, control, and care of the sick. , Please preserve the article and study .it until every member of the family and all of your neighbors are familiar with every phrase In H. then get down to business and practice these precaU' tlons absolutely. m . We have good reason to expect from ': ten thousand to fifteen thousand cases of influenia In Davidson county with ' In the next few weeks. Plans are w ready matured to organise each school district, through It's committee and teachers, for cltlsens' family aid, un v der the auspices of the American Red , Cross, by direction of the Governor, .' the State Board of Health. State De partment of Health, Btate Council of lut.... bhjI k ui.rai all w School committeemen and teachers are urgently requested to meet Imme diately in each school district, secure the names of all in the school district who are witling to give practlcei as ststance, stipulating the number ot hours a day and the number of days a week that they can devote to this In their own school district. Notice to this effect wiU be mailed to the teach era and committeemen aa rapidly as ' ' out . Do not wait for this, . however, v hue sin ynlrn -elect a chairman who win keen, In xommuirieaUo-f wuli :u -. local eommmee ana county nesiin f Am rvil tlwr. kMlth AfflfU mi nnnm and community will be arranged for per sonal Instruction of your members. The whole county can be organized within the next few days if everybody wiU get busy. The spread of the epi demie will be materially lessened, se rious complications very largely avoi' ded, sick families provided for in nur . sing ana oinvr cwseui.iv.iB, auu iuuj human lives saved. This is too lm portant to permit anything else to in terfer with the preparation for I nracUcal certainty. Get busy today. Do not wait for the school committee - men and teachers of the district, but let every lnterestea citizen appeal ro them at once and assist In the organ- - IzaUon. ed on the telephone in the last few Hours. Every one ot mese pnysiaani , has stated emphatically that no se- rtous complications hwrt arisen aroong patients who have gotten urnneaiateiy to bed, sectored a physician quickly and followed lnttructlont. It tf coming more and more difficult to se- . cure physicians quickly, so all Intel' Hgent people must be Instructed hew to take precaution themselves and how to assist their neighbors. These worker will alt be Instructed eare- fully how to avoid the Infection them- ' selves In the greatest degree, ana . samples ot appliances for this purpose will be furnished each community This in tseV is worth many times the ' v snort ror protecting your own rami i lies as wetl a assisting your neigh' ; ' bora. If w all act at once, make thorough preparation, and WORK TO- OETHEK Intelligently, we may be able to avert a serloua catastrophe. . and will certainly do much good. .-. . .The average death rate is only one person out of four hundred cases; So ! far the death rate In Davidson county ' has been more than one death out of ' every one hundred casts. This is due eatirely to tack ot explicit loiormatloa ' among the people. There Is no other reason why Davidson county should have sir times more deaths from , dbiease that In most cases la very mlUl except that the peatfe generally regard It as of no consequence and fall to heed ths warnlnrs necessaryto prevent fatal complications. - nr. ijono, , V ' , County Health Officer, feaaty Schools, Caii-chf, Ar Closed. The Devldaoa County Hoard of Health met yntenlay morning and fa4 the following county-wide reg ulations, effective until October 31st. for further action: . TroMbUIng aH schools, eirept erhiKili fur txrdlng students havtnf dormitory ar rommodatlons that will maintain qnitritntln for the limita tions mo-ing i Mure -.hours, fairs, elrru-e and n ai-r p UJlc gathsrlnr'. Iiwliid nf ctiurrh services and Hundaf : unl-h Influenra, or la grlppa. was, v a rorlAhle die end evsry n rrnu-lnr In I)avldmn co.iiiW i re -,.iir4 to report every rase to ! i : t ' ' r l I mnty Ji.-al;h fI5rr ir hours. lloins- 1 to f -.ort oases y ''an. ;. rt.t s '9 tf a A 1 ' fisl it ! ' t Board of Health and Town Commls- iloaort Order Schools, Churches, Theaters, fte Closed. . wi The pUblic schools of Lexington, all churches, theaters and other places of puiblto gathering In the town are clos ed indefinitely, as a result of a Joint meeting of the County Board of Health, Board of Town Commission ers, and Graded School Commission ers, held in the county courthouse last Saturday afternoon, - This step was taken after a confer ence between the above Boards with the county Health Officer and several physicians of the town as to the best means of combatting the spread of the present epidemic of Spanish influ enza. At Saturday's meeting it was announced that were probably forty cases of the disease in Lexington, with many new cases being reported each day. - : After the decision to close the schools,, churches, theatres, Vc had been reached, the Board of Town Com missioners adopted the following or-) ddnance: - ' "Section 1. That until this ordi nance to repealed, it shall be unlawful to hold any puuilc meeting or gather ing; or to maintain, operate, or con duct any motion picture or vaudeville show, theater, or other entertainment; or to hold any Sunday school or other church service or meeting, In the Town of Lexington. .. ISection 2. That the public schools of the town of Lexington be closed until such time as this ordinance shall be repealed, v ISection 3. Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this ordinance shall be subject to a penalty of $50. "Section 4. This - ordinance, being in the interest of public health and having for its purpose the prevention ot the spread of Spanish or epidemic Influenza In the town, shall go into ef fect immediately upon its passage.1 Immediately following the passage ot the above ordinance the moving picture : show - was closed up, the churches called in their announce ments for Sunday services, and prom inent speakers who were to have been here this week in the Interest of the 4th Liberty Loan, were notified not to come. Among these speaker .. was Senator Kenyon, of Montana, who was to have spoken la the court house last alght. . On last Thursday, the Town Com missioners adopted the following Or dinances. . The use ot the common drinking cup, ;las or other common Mentacle for onnkibg .water, sot dr.u-. or ice cream (n any drug store, cafe, restau rant, hotel, soft drink stand, store or othes place of sale, -or at any school, factory, shop, club, railway station, public hall, publlo institution or any place' where the public gathers or is served is hereby prohibited. Any per son, firm or corporation violating this ordinance shall be fined, on convto Uon.Hhe sum of IS for each offense. The use of the roller towel or com mon towel to be used by more than one person at any hotel, restaurant, cafe, store, shop, club, factory, public Institution, school or any place where the vubHo gather' or is served, is hereby prohibited. Any person, firm or corporation violating this ordi nance shall, on conviction, be fined $6 for each offense. - - v. "This Ordinance shall be in effect on and after this date." " TolnsWr Karse Class. - At a can meeting of the Red Cross In the court room Saturday afternoon It was decided to call for volunteers to co-operate with public health ser vice and the State board of health and prepare themselves for emergency nursing to aid in controllng the influ enza situation. There are so trained nurses in town and those of other towns and cities are already . over worked, looking after the victims of this disease at these places. A. can vass was made 8unday afternoon and a number of women and young ladles. sgreed to take a special course of training at once, under the direction ot Dr. Long, county physician, Miss Mooes, trained nurse of Erlanger Mill Village and other resident physicians who were willing to assist The first lecture was given by Dr Long In the court room Monday after noon at tour o'clock. Another was conducted by Miss Moose yesterday at the same hour. The names we give below are those who have signed the following pledge and are expecting to attend the les sons and lecture so that they may be prepared to nurse any case of influen ia la the city: . Jn consideration of the nrgent de mand for nurses incident to the pres ent epidemic ot influenza, and of the limited supply of nurses to meet this unusual demand, I hereby apply for enrollment In Lezlngton Township Red Cross Nurses Reserve Corps, and agree to accept such detail to service aa may be made or approved by J. F. SpruUI, District Committee for nurs es, provided, that I shall not be plac ed on duty for more than.,,.,- ..... hours out ot twenty-four and shall not be called to service for more than In a week. (Mrs. Minnie Layden, Mrs. J. B. Wrirht. Mrs. Chas. Yonng. Mrs. Faui llmkle. Mrs. D. U Drink lev, Miss Ca milla Hunt, Miss Jaate Int. Miss Taxe Thomas, Miss Helens Thomas. Mln Ileltm tamhardt, Mrs. J. T. lied rhk. Mrs. IL 8. Kadclirfs. Mrs. C. C. llargrav. Mrs. J no. C. Hunt, Mrs. Carter 1 Mkhsel, Mrs. Joe link.. Mrs. O. W. Iliifh. Mrs. C. E. Godwin. Mlse Gertrude Humner. Mrs. L. K. Miller, Miu Msry MoOsrv, Mis Annie Maids Propst, Mrs M. K. !!.-ker, Mrs. Joe Thompson. Mra Clllf Thompson, Ml Rosa ,toCTitt. R!r. and Mrs. T,':lmler rerrrmsn i!o recently niored to 1! ;'1 I'" t are Great Crowd Greets War Trophy Trail at Lexington Prominent Speak , .? erg Heard. ; .:".'.( More than $176,000 in Liberty Bonds was the amount reached by the citi zens of Lexington and vicinity while the ' war trophy train was at the Southern depot hut Thursday even ing. The train was late and the crowd eager in their desire to see the relics and trophies on board, yet they greet ed the speakers with enthusiasm and excitement ran high as toon as the opportunity was given; them, to sub scribe to the Fourth Liberty Loan fund. . ' While the crowd gathered the Er- lamger hand entertained them with a number of choice patriotic tunes, and .the whistles of the nearby furniture plants blew long and loud. Upon the arrival of the train a loud cheer was given by the great throng which had, by this time, gathered all around the station. Men and boys were on top of roofs, oars, and every platform. (while the edge of the yard was sur rounded with crowded automobiles. Chairman Bowman, who had charge of the train, said he found the largest crowd in Lexington he had met any where on his tour. He told, briefly of the fine results the committee in kmarge had met In the towns they had visited and called special attention to the generous subscription made at Thomasvllle. He then introduced four heroes who had part In the great bat tie of Chateau Thierry, France. . Two ot these were French soldiers Corp oral Jamibou and Private Phansch- mldt. These two men were highly decorated with medals of honor, given them by their government, for brav ery. The other two were American soldiers who had been sent home on account ot disability ,v- Private Bert Mitchell, of Texas, who had lost one foot In battle and Corporal Harry Rogers, of Oklahoma, who had not recovered from the effect of gas. After these soldiers had been seated Air. Bowman introduced the Hon. uranvine Jones, a aisunguisnea au thor and speaker. Mr. Jones has been in Europe during the war and told of some things he had seen with his own eyes during his stay in that country, He said while war news was glor ious at present the war was not at an end. Even. though peace might be oosBihie in the near future, yet. our men and those of our allies must re main in camp and on the front for months. There cannot- be any peace he said until Germany gets what she wants and all she wants. She cried foa wax. the wanted .war, and we will let Her- have it -saar-me-'Tirrarior peace. . While she could marcn over the land and pillage homes, ravage woman and murder children there was no complaint on her part, everything waa as he thought it ought to be. He said he saw twenty-three little chil drea whose hands had been cut off by the brutes. Upon being interrupted every few minutes by a passing train he remark ed that be was surprised to find him self In a place where he was never out of bearing ot a pasalng train, but he knew those train were loaded with army supplies for our soldiers to help end the awful struggle we are In. And he stepped aside, a little longer to say that there are now more man i, 000 miles of American railroad in France today with S00 such freight trains on them, to supply our troops and those of our allies with arms, food and ammunition. He pleaded most earnestly, that ev ery loyal citizen stand by the rrest dent and government and buy bonds and then buy bnnda again, until the hoys at the front came home victor ious, i- , The train was made no of tour cars. one to be occupied by those in Charge, two flat ears and one for trophies. The large field guns were stationed on the flat cars. They were observed wtth much Interest aa were the how 1 tiers, helmets, gas masks, 14 Inch shells, grenade throwers and many other Interesting things too numer ous too mention. ls' Tear Kumber Here! Police officers last Sunday secured the license numbers ot ninety-three automobiles operating on the streets of Lex I n i to a. Of these, fifty-seven vl olated the Town Ordinances making it a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of five dollars to operate a motor driven vehicle at a greater rate ot speed than 10 miles per hour within the incoroorate limits on Sunday. The other S4 cars were driven at a speed within the law. The ofBoere were equipped with stop-watches and timed every car passing over the streets. Only a few owners of cars were recognized but license numbers of the automobiles were secured and sent to the Secre tary of flute at Raleigh Monday night When he sends the names back, war rants will be luaued against the own er of every car which violated the speed law. Below is printed ths II cense numbers of the cars which were operated over 10 miles per hour: 49,sft7: UMt; I3.IU: 17.74; IS. 171; 65,914; J1.6S6; J7.KS; 18; 47,. 366; U.107; 66.e8; JM2S; 41,111 61.008; M.StO; 44.997; 11.838; fl tlO 41&1; 80.769; 85.8M; 61.409; HJll U.r.!il; U.U0; 66.231; 17.853; M.998 44;; 18.339; 49.411; 10.778: 17,794 ii.2; 3H.138: isaM; 60,30; so8 1 3.4 Id : 3...W-4: 60.B1J; ll.ax; 7.29 !7.!M2; M.6: 1971; 17.939, 14.104 31.10; 77 ; 43.701; Motonrele, 4J1 U.1J5; 10.716; t&.39: D-4SO. 1. The following ears kpf wlihln the proarrtf.ed ir(Md limit, but are Just as much vlnlsiors of Uocle Ram's request to cfin-erte ollne ss are the others: i7.v n: 6 r, (.79: 19.11; i.ia: ; njT; f f.11; 4J,io; lS.f.74; 13.978; ?l.4; l.,A,: 21,468; 19.181; M. C i ll.?!; 85.874; .; IS.07S; ; : . -0; M '.; M4J; 18.338; tl.'-M: 4 . : 17' 1; Jo ".!'); J7.448; 177 ? i7 ( y ' ' , i; ,44 1 ; 13.979; Who Mast Bolster 'Books nose Oc tober Sftth Registrars for letlngton.' , The Registration Books for the No vember election are now open. The books close at sunset, Saturday, Octo ber 26th. Open each day, Sunday ex cepted, from 9 a. m. to sunse. and on Saturday at the; polling or voting place, ' -!'.,; '. -y -'.- r:' v - Young men who have come ot ige since last election 'slid those who have moved Into the county or who have moved from One township or precinct to another mast register.' To register you must fee 21 years Old and a citizen of the State two .years, the County six months, the township or. precinct four months. If you have moved from one township or precinct to another with in fourth months of the' election you must register and vote in. the town ship or precinct from which you have moved. You must have paid your 1917 poll tax on or before May 1, .1918, if suojeci lo sucu? lax, or you cannoi vote. -;;';;;;.';': The Oreeneborb -public road. Main street and the Salisbury public road divide Lexington township Into North and South . Lexington precincts. ; K you live North of this line see Mr. C. C. Hargrave. registrar, at Mr. W. 0. Burgln's lajw office, it south of ''.this line see Mr. Fred 0. Sink, Registrar, at the Varner Building. ' , United Mar Work Campaign Ope. The United War Work Campaign, of which Mr. Ji T;'Hedrick Is chair man for Davidson county, la now well under way, the ? Various committees having been appointed and plane, be ing made for the .raising of Davidson's quota 414,400 Sot this purpose, t' (Below is the Executive Committee ana the officers ana Chairmen or tne various committees named to prose cute the work in this, county! Executive Conimltteee-J. ; M-Game- well, Dr. J. C. Leonard, H. B. Varner, O. W. Mont castle, J. RMcCrary, Lex ington; Frank SL ' Lambeth, "Austin Finch, A. H. Ragaa, Archibald John' son, Thorn agvillej Prot O. I Rea noma, ienton. ,-. , z-t Campaign 8ecMtary-H. T, 'Link, TjiTliMrtnn.- -' -(t )$;!' v.Jd Campaign Treasurer J. .- Tor, Lexington. " , a ' ' v Chairman ot the different Commit tees 'Publicity, Fred O. Sink' Speak era, W. L. Crawford; Advertising, Dave Leonard ; -Indnstrial Division, George L. (Hacknsj-; Chairman. ,t Public Schools of 'Davidson. County, Prof, SV O: HaptvLxins-fon-.Town- Chairman Hedricrbas addreseed letter to Prof. Hasty, in which the lat ter la requested to appoint one teach er In each public school in Davidson county to act as chairman of the school. School children win not be expected to solicit funds, but they are expected to give all they caa afford to this fund. Teachers of the various schools are asked to make a list, giv ing the names of each pupils enrolled and mall said list to Prof. Hasty on or before November 18th. All funds se cured are to be turned over to the treasurer, J. E. Foy. The chairman of each school is asked to write Mr. Hedrlck on November 11th, giving the total amount ot subscriptions secured in their schools to that date. Women te BegU T.W. C A. Campalra. A meeting of the Civic League was held In the Bed Cross room Wednes day afternoon of last week to lay plans to take a part in the coming Y. W. C. A. campaign which la to begin In November. Mrs. T. W.'Blckert, of Raleigh, wife of Governor Blckett, is now in France studying Y. M. C A. and T. W. C. A. work at the front and it la expected she will have returned early in November. She will be active State Chairman of the campaign. Mrs. James Adderton, president of the civic league, presided at the meet-' lng Saturday afternoon and, after reading a letter from the secretary of State Executive Committee, Miss Kate Johnson, she explained the work more fully to the ladles present. All mem bers of the Woman's Clubs and Socle ties of Lexington are solicited In the coming campaign. .It la expected that the following committee from these orwinlza tlons will co-operate with the Civic League. Qfesdamea, B, L. Burk- head, H. 8. Radcliffe, Charles Young, J. C. Leonard, O. W. Mountcastle and Claytle Walker from the Missionary societies of the churches, Mrs. Ray MoOrary, the Club of the Twelve; Mrs. Richard Bragaw, the Sorosls Club; Mrs. 8. W. Finch, D. A. and Miss Camilla Htint. U. D. C A npeaker has been Invited to coma, at an early data, to eddres'the wo men of the town and fully organize the work. Comneay "I- Leeei Another Xesibrr. (Marvin Lambeth, a private In Co. L, Thomasvllle, was killed in action on the fighting lines In France, ac cord In to advices received by his fa ther. William Lambetfr, of Randolph onunty, last Thursday. Toung Lam beth was a nephew ot On I. Frank 8., John W. and R. U Lsirtbelh, or Thom asvllle. Thss is the fourth member of Co. L to lose his life In the service "over there." Among those reported missing at the front are Bennett Cornelius, Ray mond Westmoreland and John Hlatt, of Thomaevflle. The last two were private. Cornsllns Wsa a corporal la the Thorrmsvltle Co. They went to France with (bear Company laet prlng. (testator ftlinwtaas Fas laflien-a. A H'siMnttm dt-T'Strh, dsted Mm day, ears: ricnator Hlramwi was coa- flned to his hmns todsv wi'h a se-tre cold and fever, lis hs the symp toms tf S ts not r mild of ! "iii-t. . . 4nt d ss In ft .Ms Mt. J f-'.-n ! r. 1' i.R J ' , e 4 ; HOX. FRANK G. 0OELL SPEAKS. Kultur" la All Germany Invented , Whole 5atlon Inslneere sad .' ". TreMhertms JS Peace. ; ; J Hon. Frank 0. Odell, of Omaha, Ne braska, and member of the Federal Land Bank, addressed the citizens of Lexington and Davidson county on the publw square Saturday afternoon. He has been touring North Carolina .dur ing the past tew weeks delivering pa triotic lectures. We give, below, a few extracts from his discourse. - "It Is no part ot my purpose at this time .to wave the flag or recite the historic glories of the Republic Time is too precious for perfunctory ora tory or phrase-making. Our sons are fighting to the death In France on the far-flung battle line of democracy and the writing ot history's most resplen dent page awaits the hour when their sacrifice shall be complete and their valor meet its reward in the liberation ot the world." v After a few remarks, of a genial na ture, he took up the German nation as his subject They are only snobs and humbugs, he said, and make great claims for themselves that are egotis tic in -the extreme. s.w .-,'. -. KULTUR TH ONLY GERMAN INVENTION. " , t, , The only modern invention of note to be credited to Germany is "Kultur," and that, they are welcome to. From the Invention of gunpowder and print ing by the Chinese before the Teuton emerged from primitive savagery down to the present, he has been an imita tor and not an originator. Scan the notable Inventions Of the past, two centuries the steam engine, station ary and locomotive;, the steamboat; the iron clad; the submarine; the tor pedo; the shrapnel shell, the -telegraph, both by wire and wireless; the telephone; the typewriter and adding machine; the phonograph and the electric light; the moving picture; the aeroplane, the utilization of illum inating gas; the discovery of high speed tool steel and its adaptation to modern automatic machinery in fine, the entire catalog of inventions which have tightened labor And speed ed up the progress of the world not a single one -in the category of mod era invention is ox German origin. The only thing In which the Teu tonic race has shown aptitude is in claiming with - typical - Teutonic ego tism the product of greater minds and using the processes devised for human progress for the destrutcion of life. , : Hereafter let -us take our. Inspira-. Hon for progress from the Intellectu al leadership Of' liberty aetfelng peo- ptesand' ivae from . .euAe-tiesite-l, beetle-browed, bog-Jowled Hun who gets his inspiration from "Kultur," limburger cheese, sauer kraut and la gerbeer." '-',' ! THE CrnZENIS" DUTY, The duty of the citizen is clear. The line Is drawn. You are tor Amer ica, or against her. If you are true to your citizenship you will support your Government In this righteous war with every dollar of your substance if need be. It you are ot military age and fit for service you are already en rolled m the great army of the Na tion's volunteers. There must be no shirking, no faltering, no weariness. Sacrifice and hardship may be ahead of us. Overtures ot peace will be cun ningly framed to make the Teutonic alliance secure in its rape of civiliza tion. This cannot be endured. The Illustrious President of our na tion has spoken the conditions of peace and these have been accepted as the voice ot our united allies. When peace is made, it will be made on these terms. Germany must and will Accept such a peace as will safeguard the right of all peoples to free gov- -s-ntnent and give guarantees of future decency and observance of human rights. ' Until that day comes we shall con tinue to war with the whole might ot this nation, Germany has appealed to force and the President has spoken our answer "Force, Force without stint or limit" until this world is made s safe place for woman and babies ti live J." THE JOTITLIjEXJTOAL INSPIRATION CJF LIBERTY. The thing I wish most to get into your minds is this: Liberty develops intellect Autocracy enslaves and dwarfs both body and mind. God for bid that we should boast No nation can Justly claim a monopoly ot brains. But the lovers of liberty have flocked to our shores from every land. Inspir ed by the primal dream of mankind. Here they have found room and en couragement tor development of the most brilliant intellectual progress and the greatest- scientific and industrial organisation of ths ages, under the freest and best government that ever existed. Get your Americanism on straight! The only supremacy that Germany can rightfully claim ts in the art of wholesale murder, with special reference to women and children." Te the Yeters ef DarMeoo) Ceanty. Mr. M. Irvln Thomsison, of Tyro towashlp Is running for sheriff of Da vidson county oa the Democratic tick et. In behalf of Mr. Thonrpaon through the columns of The Wsps.tr I would like to state to the voting public that I have known bkn all bis life. He Is from one of the oldest, strongest and snost vatriotle famlUea la the ommty. He is a young mas of flheboslrtme ability, with a clean mor al I Its bar of him, artlve la churrb and church affairs, lie Is a trustee In the church at Tyro and a very ac live worker. From my dealing with him I would consider blm a maa la whom anyone 4"ould place confide-we and trust and one who could bold the confidence of the poodle at large, lie pnees all the good trait of man hood and rdtlienhij. There Is no re' ion wr-y b would Dot make Davidson -" ' 'r .n 14 th h"t lienfTs hs has m r ! 1 1 trn-t Dint T"il -rill rrne Peace Proposals Sot Popular Ge: Lines Give Way Over test Area I Hlndenbnrs; Bestgns. .., ; i The readers of The Dispatch will find, in another column, the full text of peace proposals made by the Ger man Emperor and German Chancel lor to the Allies and President Wilson. We hope they will read and ..study them - carefully. In commenting on them some ot the special correspond ents to the dally papers give expres sion in jthe following tone: ' . -: While uermany ana Austria-Hun gary' are clamoring for peace, the entente allied governments thus far are paying scant heed to the propos als, but their armies are pressing for ward to further victories on all fronts. Officially no cognizance has yet been taken ot the request of Prince Maxi milian, ot Baden-the new German chancellor, or that of the Austro-Hun- garian government tor an armistice on' land, on sea and in the air, and the commencement ot peace negotia tions, for President Wilson, to whom the dual and highly similar proposals are addressed, is not In receipt . of them.'- : - iVf,;.,v .- - v 'Unofficial opinion, . however, indi cates that the request will fall upon deaf ears and that no peace is pos sible for the Teutonic allies except through unconditional surrender and acceptance to the full of the terms President Wilson has enunciated.' ... The kaiser's address to the German army and navy announcing the peace offer probably attracted more atten tion in Washington than the offer it sell In spite ot his still, arrogant tone, it was realized this was the nearest thing to a reunclatlon of saber-rattling that ever has come from him; His admission that the Mace donian front has "crumbled"' was looked upon as significant and even his declaration that "our front" will not be broken was called singularly modest from' such a source. One thought concerning the German peace offer that found expression in many quarters waa that the Germans, in launching their effort Just at this ttme, probably hoped to affect . the fourth Liberty Loan by creating the idea that the end of the war Is at hand.' .-:"-.'''''"..:," It is believed, however, thai their effort will have the directly opposite effect Officials were confident that the American people will even more generously over-subscribe the loan now as one means of convincing the kaiser that there shall be & peace except a victorious one. . " .AU. eyes in .France turned toward America lo' Washington and'Wllson. "What will President Wilson's re ply be?" the people are asking 'and wondering, now that they know that the central empires, particularly Ger many, are seeking the cessation of hostilities nd peace through the President ot the United States. The feeling Is general that the cen tral empires, bent upon the greatest gamble ot all times, have attempted to bring about by one stroke the term ination ot their losing game by trying to seek the good office of President Wilson as Intermediary. As Paris emerged from the church es It overflowed upon the cheerful boulevards or sought temporary abode in cafes bathed in sunshine and every where one beard no longer the famil iar and hopeful cry of "We shall get them" but the satisfied and contented exclamation "We have got them Unconditloiwl surrender character - lies ths general comment in Parts on the demand tor pVace sent by the central powers lo President Wilson. I' 1. lolt hers (hat Qjr.nany and her al lies tme not cone far enough In their request to the President for an armis tice, and that although they have the remainder of the world is satisfied that he speaks not alone but with the military masters of Germany in as quiesceoce, the next logical step would te the withdrawal of every Oerman from every foot of occupied territory. From that point the allies might be gin to test the sincerity of Germany's willingness to conform to the world peace preserving program. (No one in Washington even as mucn as gives a tnougni to any proposal that the victorious troops of Great Britain, France. Italy and the united States should halt in an armistice while a "discussion" Is conducted. There might be an armistice of the same nature as was given to Bulge rla, an armistice of unconditional sur render. . As stated above the allies' continue to press forward at every point along the front and ths Germans are forced ' to give ground before them. They are gradually withdrawing In Belgium. To the south the ' Americans and French are having to put up a stiff front to overcome the desperate resis tance of the Oerman line, but they are steadily forcing him back toward the Oerman border. They are advancing tcrward Sedan, the great communica tion line upon which German security en the present front depends. In the north the Germans have set Ore to a number of towns and villages la their retreat which evidently means a retirement from the French front ier. Heavy erploalona have also been beard In this Wlnlty. The tiennan authorities have bees notified by the Allies that If burning of French prop erty continue the same ' treatment will be served her upon their en trance into Gennea territory. Fnrmiraged by the great Victoria and wld trfma -takes by the" Ameri cans' and British lKf Italian have be gun aa offensive In the south to drive tie enemy from 1 I'er and 1-aoo. Ae-reral hundred Oerman pfivmer hav boon taken t7 Fi-fh sn trnn.s. tn the Msrednn'sn country ths Al lied trorti hsva r.. ,.-. .1 ths Aus trian to withdraw from l.il.sssa sec tor and soveral other p"'' " ex tra! .Hertjia havs ...i tW t - t e KYemh. It h' i- i i ' notified tt at I" a.: ! T'w ' t lit . : WILL REJECT PROPOSALS. President Wilson Conferring With the AlliesHas Probably Formaleted His Reply. ( President Wilson Is conferring with the premiers of the entente nations ever the form of answer to be made to Germany's latest peace proposals. The indications are that it Will not be dispatched for a day or two. .While there may be some question as to the form of the reply there, is no question whatever as to its nature. It may not use the short and forceful term "unconditional surrender" which would reflect the sentiment which has ; come from the spokesmen of the na tion, out it is sure to. convey to the German government clearly the fact that nothing less than the terms al ready laid down can be accepted, and 1 that those terms cannot be made merely "the basis . for negotiations." As to an armistice, such a step would be looked upon as suicidal and not be ' thought ot , ',"'-;. . .,.. -.. It is very clear ithat the reply will ' be Mot ' only an answer to Germany and her allies, but a statement for the ' historical record of the world It is realized on every hand that a rejec tion of .a peace offer must be a -convincing one and one which will Justify the prolonging of the war to the 'ends sought. It is realized that it must be convincing to the people of Great Britain. France, Italy and the United States, i so that they may be warned against the Insidious danger of throw ing away the hard won victory so near their grasp, and at the same time leave no opportunity for the militarist lead ers of the central powers to lure their ., . people on to more bloodshed and sac rifices. ... .' ,. ').,:. . - .!. , V" ' David Lawrence, writing for , the . New York Evening Post and Greens- . boro Daily News says: The United States government will not accept any peace proposal from ' the present governments of' Germany and Austria. , Some day, (when . the German and , the Austrian peoples eliminate the men and the. system v which brought on the European war, there will he ', peace but not rtintil then. ' : V; ' t .. Germany and Austria may anpounce until doomsday that they are in accord with President WJlson's 14 terms, but it is not words but action that must guarantee such' an acceptance. Ger many, when : it ' suited . hjfr purpose, once before arranged a peace treaty, at Brest-iUtovsk, that bad democratic provisions In it and only a fortnight ment brushed it r-oganXly aside. watl oroinL run mere urn mta. u-r-r many wctua not ao me ssjne n uit al lies now relaxed their victorious war machinery and talked peace? Who is back of the German peace offer, the old regime or the German people? And tf it is the German people, then they must choose other spokesmen than the present personnel. Emperor Asks for Peace. Emperor William 8unday Issued a proclamation to the German army and navy in which after announcing that the Macedonian front had crumbled, he declared that he had decided, in ac cord with his allies, to again offer peace to the enemy. The text of the emperor's procla mation reads:' ' . "For months put the enemy with enormous exertions and almost with out pause in the fighting has stormed against our lines. In weeks ot strui- , Bie, often, without repose, you have had to persevere and resist a numeri cally far superior enemy. Therein lies the greatness of the task which has been set for you and which yon are fulfilling. Troops of all the German states are doing their part and are heroically defending the fatherland on foreign solL ' Hard Is the task. IMy navy is holding Its own against the united enemy naval forces and is unwaveringly supporting the army in its difficult struggle. ' The eyes of those at home rest with pride and admiration on the deeds of the army and the navy. I ex press to you the thanks of myself and the fatherland. The collapse of the Macedonian front has occurred in the midst of the hardest struggle. In accord with our allies I hsve resolved once more te of fer peace to the enemy but I will only extend my hand for aa honorable peace. We owe that to the heroes wbo laid down their Uvea for the father land, and we make that our duty to our children. "Whether arms will be lowered I a question, until then w must not slacken. We must, aa hitherto, ex ert all our strength unwearlly to hold our ground against the onslaught ot oi r enemies. The hour Is grave but trusting In your strength and tn Ood's gracious help, we feel ourselves to be strong enough to defend our beloved father land. (Signed) "WILflmiiM." CTfANCmLOR BUNDS NOTE. The text of the note forwarded by the tmperlat Oerman cbancelkir, to President Wilson, through the. Swiss government follows: "Ths German government requests the President of the Uratted Plate to take In hand the restoration of pears. actualnt all the helMr-rnt states of this request and Invite thern te send p)entTitemisr1es fnipth purpose of oponlne; neeiitlatlntiii . "It arrets Ui tr-rstn fiwth Yir the I'residoet of 1h 1 ntted H''ps In his ni'"is:s to iingr on Jn'isty 8, and In his later l:.notmr.fi'. ei" .... ) s ;wp. !i i4 r ; :. ss his -r !' -e n "V. i'h vu.w I.) - f -t.l.Kv! ihH. t'.s i t , , .. J'lf -'s ti i t (1 . k In li'rc'on; !'' t n !' t r r- ' t t I 1 I 1 : l; i i m ' " '--it t h s 1 rut v e f r ) ,
The Dispatch (Lexington, N.C.)
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