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VOL. XXVIII.
BOONE WATAUGA COUNTY, N. C, THURSDAY MARCH 8, 1917.
NO. 24.
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OFFICIALLY DECLARED THAT IT
,WA3 VIOLATION OF AMERICAN
RIGHTS.
WILSON WIS ON CONGRESS
Sinking of Cunard Liner Officially De-
Glared to Constitute Clear-Cut Viola
tion of Prlnolplea For Which United
States Haa Stood.
Washington. The Binkln of tha
Cunarder Laconia by a German sub
marina was stated officially to con
atiture a clear-cut vlolatioa of Ameri
can rights.
'Conclusive official Information at
tha State Department shows that two
American women lost their lives; that
If 'four other Americans among the
passengers and tha 14 among the crew
were saved, It was only by good for
tuna, and that the Teasel was sunk
without warning, In direct defiance
of all tha principles for which the
United States has stood.
Consul Frost's reports from the sur
vivors landed at, Queenstown and
Ban try show that the vessel was
truck by a first torpedo without
warning at 10:30 o'clock Sunday night,
160 miles off Fasnet, when the steamer
was traveling 17 to 18 knots, on her
voyage from New York to Liverpool.
Tha engines were stopped as the
ship listed to starboard, wireless calls
were flashed broadcast, and six large
rockets were sent up. Thirteen boats
with passengers and crew got away
and scattered over two or three miles
to prevent collisions in a high sea roll
ing In 12-foot swells.
About 20 minutes after the first tor
pedo, (the reports add, and while some
of the boats were still nearby, a sec
ond torpedo was driven into the ves
sel, which Sank three-quarters of an
hour after the original attack. The
small boats with survivors pitched
about during the long hours of the
night until reaeue came.
During this time, the two American
women, Mrs. Mary E. Hoy and Miss
Elizabeth Hoy, of Chicago, died of ex
posure and were buried at sea.
No further facts are needed by this
Government, it was stated officially,
and no Inquiry of any sort is necessary
to establish tha facts of the case.
Both White House and State De
partment officials seem to feel that
the answer must come from Congress.
The President they noint out. asked
tor authority to take steps ,to prevent
just such an act at the verry moment
when the first news was coming over
the cables.
Naval officer are puzaled by the
fact that the Laconia was torpedoed at
night. It haa been an accepted con
tlttlon of submarine warfare heretofore
i,that the U-boats were hampered by
darkness and that ships In open waters
were in little danger at night.
: It If believed that the German U
boat happened to be directly In the
liner's path, or so close to it that the
big vessel was distinguishable even
with her light1, out. .
ARRANGEMENTS COMPLETED
FOR BREAK WITH AU8TRIA
Ambassador Penfield Arranges For
Withdrawal of Diplomats and Con
sular Officials.
Washington. Arrangements for the
withdrawal of American diplomats and
consular officers from Austria-Hungary
have been made by Ambassador Fen
field, on instructions from the State
Department , Tha Ambassador has
baen directed to take this step, the be-
. lief at the Department being that a
break In relations is inevitable. The
Spanish Government has been asked
to take over American Interests, and
plans' have been made to expedite the
withdrawal of Americans, it tho break
occurs.
The last report from Ambassador
Penfield, a brlet cable received after
Instructions were sent, suggested a
possibility that Austria's reply to this
Government's aide memoirs, asking
deanlte of her attitude in the submar
ine situation, might be favor able. No
real hope was raised here.
Pending a reply to the aide mem
olra, the Austrian situation will re
main In the same Indefinite) state which
has'characteriied It Btnce- the rupture
with. Germany, when a note similar,
though not identical, bo Germany's
submarine proclamation was received
. from Ambassador Penfield.
The State Department recently not!
t fled the Austrian Embassay here that
Count Tarnowskl, who landed at
New York the day the German proc
lamation was received, .could not pre
sent his credentials to President Wil
son until the Issue between the two
countries was cleared up.
POIEY KIDNEY PILLS
ta.aACKAOtl 'KIOMYt AM IIAQOU
E
ASKS AUTHORITY TO ARM MER
CHANTMEN AND OTHER NEC
ESSARY MEA8URES. .
FOR AN ARMED NEUTRALITY
Immediate Reapsnse Was Introduc
tion In House of Bill Empowering
President to Furnish Merchantmen!
With Guna and Gunners.
Washington. President Wilson took
the Inevitable step and asked Con
Kress for authority to use the forces
of the United Statea to protect Ameri
can ships and lives, against the Ger
man submarine menace to put the
Nation in a state of armed neutrality.
The Immediate response was the In
troduction in the House of a bill em
powering him to furnish guns and
gunners to American merchantmen,
'to employ such other Instrumentali
ties and methods" as may become
necessary, and providing for a flOO,
000,000 bond issue to be used In his
discretion for war insurance to en
courage American commerce to brave
the submarine peril. The bill may be
brought up In the House with special
rules for Its Immediate consideration,
The President's long expected act
ion, while received in the main with
txpressions of support, threatens to
force an extra session of Congress.
The Republicans, disinclined to
grant him blanket authority while
Congress is In recess, give evidence of
opposing the legislation tne President
asks, not for the purpose of withhold
ing It, but to force him to have Cpn
gress In special session to take a hand
in the next steps, which they feel will
lead to war. The Republicans are re
ceiving passive support from the
Democratic element classed as "paci
fist." The President's advisers deplore
this situation for Its' effect In Ger
many, where they are convinced It
will feed the official Impression that
Congress will not support the Presi
dent if he finds It necessary to go to
war, and that he is not speaking the
sentiments of a united country.
The President's request for author
ity to "use other Instrumentalities" Is
the principal sticking point. Even
the Republicans and some ef the Dem
ocrats who hesitate to give him what
he asks, say they would be willing to
give him authority to arm American
ships or act on a definite proposal,
but are reluctant to "sign a blank
check."
The Administration faces this divis
ion in its own ranks In its effort to
convince the Kaiser that the United
States is now preparing to enforce
respect for Its rights on the high seas.
Some Democrats point to the Presi
dent's own statement that he consid
ered that 'he had already implied
authority to act, and might do so
without sanction of Congress. Mr.
Wilson himself, however, said he pre
ferred not to act on implications, and
did not desire to be left without spe
cific authority and no Congress to
which to turn. All these things point
towtid an extra session, although a
way out may develop at tha last mo
ment. Chambpria's Congh Remedy a
Favorite For Colds.
J L Easlpy, Macon, III., inspea
king of Chamberlain's Ceuirh
Remedy flays; "Duringthe past
fifteen years it has been my sis
ter's favorite medicine for colds
on thf lungs, (myself have taken
it a numhpr of times when suffer
ing with a cold, and it always re
lieved me promptly."
GERMAN FRIEND WARNS "'
GERARD NOT TO SAIL.
Coronna, Spain, via Paris. -ltf , bo
came known that, former Ambassador
Gerard has been warned personally
by a German friend in a high official
position against sailing from Spain
for the United States. Tha warning
nas not become known, except to
those men w.ho are In Mr. Gerard's
confidence, but among them there Is
a feellns of anxiety In regard to the
Americans sailing on ' the Infanta
Isabel. , i
Despondency Due to Constipa
tion. ,
Women often become nervous
nnd despondent. When this iH
due to const inafcirth it in
corrected by taking an occasion-
ai now oi cnHuipenaui s Tao
lets. These tablets Breeasyto
take and pleasant iu feffect.
PRESID
HT TAKES
NEVITABLE STEP
Thi War is It Would Bo.
Charlotte Observer. '
President Wilson does not an
ticipate that it will become nec
essary "to put armed forces any
where into action." It is well for
people who are continually ask
ing what this.cuuntry will do if
we go to war with Germany to
bear that in mind. The United
States would.be in a state of war
with Germany, but it would not
be war in the generally accepted
sense of the word. If there is to
be any fighting, it will be between
armed American merchant ships
and the enemy submarines, or
possibly later!onith the armed
Jonvoys of these ships and the
submarines. As many Americano
as may want to go over and get
into the trenches with the Brit
ish and French may do so. For
that matter, they have this priv
ilege now, but there will be no
sending over of a United States
army. The war on our part
would be'eonfined to the protec
tion ofjour rights at saa and to
the 'protection of American life
on the'high seas. The probabili
ty of Germany sending her army
and her navy over to our shores
could scarcely enter into the" cal
culations. In order to do that,
Germany would first have to
whip Great iBritain 'and the Al
lies onland, and then to destroy
the British navy, and outside the
submarine fleet, Germany's Na
vy is about as useless as if it
were at the bottom oltbesra
Such actual fighting as might oc
cur between Germany and the U
nited States would be confined to
the sea fights ofjthe character we
have named. The most effective
part of. our fighting with Germa
ny, however, would be through
the exercise of the power of the
power and resources of thiscoun
try to the benefit of the Allies.
That will be about the extent of
our participation in the war.
But it would effect Germany with
almost as great a force as if thin
pountry were to'take active mili
tary participation, and it would
be within the powerof the United
States, through the exercises of
the power stated, to materially
Hhorten the duration of the pres
ent struggle. It would all be a.
mighty disagreeable duty forced
upon this country, and one in the
avoidance of which it has gone
the greatest lengths; but while it
would be a costly experience, the
one happy feature about it, if it
roayjbe so termed, is that war
with Germany would not mean
the sacrifice of the young man
hood of this country on the bat
tlefield. A Bilious Attack.
When you have a bilious at
tack your liver fails to perfdrm
its functions You become con
stipated. The food you eat fer
ments in the stomach instead of
digesting. This inflames the stom
ach and causes nausea, vomiting
and a terrible hen dacbe. Take
rhnmberlaiu's Tablets, They will
lone up your liver, chan out
your stomach and you will soon
tie as well as ever. Tbey only
cost a quarter.
Prof. William Cain, of tha Univer
sity, left for VanderWH University,
Nashville, Tenn., wbre he will deliver
series of lecture under the exchange
lan now in operation at North Caro
lina, South Carolina, Vandclrbflt and
"(Virginia.
The Pneumonia Season.
The cold, damp weather of
March seems to be the crnst fa
v arable fur the pneumonia germ.
Now is the time to he cartful.
Pneumonia often results from a
c old j The quicker a cold is got
t ra rid of the 1sh the danger. An
e oon as the first indication ol n
( ?ld appears takeChaniberlain's
I ough Remedv. As to the vhIiip
of tb preparation, ask any one
ho has utted it.
Enlist Your Boy in Con Club Work This
Year.
Progressive Farmer
Although a large number of
Southern farm boys took part
in corn club work last year, there
were not half as many as there
should have been. Many farm
boys how have bank accounts
now that they started by selling
corn from their prize acres, but
there should be twice us many
happy, ambitious Southern farm
boys with such accounts. And
why not your boy among them,
kind reader? So now, with the
realization that the possibilities
of corn club work have not been
touched, every farmer should re
solve that his boys and those of
his neighbors 'will be enrolled in
club work this year.
The number of boys enrolled
in the club work this year.
The number of boys enrolled
depends not on the state agents
in charge of the work, but on the
parents in charge of the boys.
Your boy may notice" the prize
offers and yearn to'eulist in the
work, but he usually hesitates
and fails to contest for the priz
es unless he is encouraged by hit
parents at the proper time1.
Another thiijg that will help
in community support. Why not
have your Local Farmers's Un
ion or Farmers' club offer prizes
for the best yields of corn made
in your neighborhood? Nearby
merchants might offer prizes al
so. In fact, with the coopera
tion of farmers and business men
there is hardly a community in
the South that would not offer
a creditable list of prizes in addi
tion to those offered by the
State.
When your local corn club hap
been organized, get some men
who are good corn growers to
make talks before the boys on
corn growing. Letyour boy know
that the money made from hit
prize acre will be his, less per
haps the usual charge for rent.
and thus let ambition and friend
ly rivalry stir in the boys of your
community a desire to excel and
to J posses real money of their
own. When the ioy ots themon
ey the sale of his corn brings, it
is impossible for him to be a lo
ser, and he will gladly enter the
club work.
It is impossible to estimate the
possibilities of corn clubs for do
ingjfgood in the South if neigh
borhoods will only take hold of
the work.
Bad Colds From Sudden Change
Spring brings all kinds of Wea
ther and with it cornea voids and
the revival of winter roughs ami
.hoarseness. Dr. IMVa lJine-lai
Honey will head off a new cold oi
stop the old one, the Hoothiug
balsams relieve the sore throat
aud heal the irritated tissues
Get a bottle to day ami start
treatmentat once. At your drug
gist 25c. Formula on bo tile.
Most families have a black
sheep but they try to keep it
dark. .
Spring Coids Are Dangerous.
Sudden changes ot tempera
turd and underwtar brinttjSpriog
colds with stuffed up head, Un
doBe of Dr. King's New'.. Discove
rv is sure relief, this happy com
binatiun ot autiwptic balsam
clears the head, sootbM the irri
tated menu bran s and what
might have bpeu aliniieriugi-old
is broken up. Dou'r. stop treat
ment when relief is first felt us a
half cured cold in daugcrous
Take Dr. King's New Discovery
till your cold is gone. Atal
druggists.
The dentist who gets the mos
pulls is always the most prom!
nent in the community.
F01EY KIDNEY Fill
K iw!UCra.a!iait a;
Brief Notts Covering Happenings In
.This 8tate That Are ef Interest to
All the People.
The
supreme court delivered opln-
1fi StnnAa Inn. ..L
Ions In
Many blocks of concrete sidewalks
and sheet asphalt streets are being
put down In Monroe.
Hev. J. H. Weaver, presiding elder
ot the Greensboro District of the
Western North Carolina Methodist
Conference, dropped dead while wait
ing for a street car at Greensboro.
A woman's section of the Navv
League is being organized in Rowan
county as an adjunct to the Red Crone,
With Mrs. E. C. Grea-orv and MU
Mary Henderson having charee of ex
tending the organization.
The executitve committee of the
Slate Bar Association selected
Wrlghtsville Beach as the place for
the next meeting in June, the exact
dates to be fixed by the president and
secretary of the association.
All cabbage, onions, mustard and
turnips planted in Union count are
dead. Many people raise an exeellent
winter garden in this county end this
is the first winter in many years that
the gardens were totally destroyed,
Through the efforts of Stough 'Hop
per, of the Eagle Roller Mills, and
Mayor J. T. Gardner ot Shelby, there
has been a reduction ot nine cents per
hundred on flour In carload lots from
Michigan polnta and a reduction of
seven cents on wheat from Michigan
points to stations along the Seaboard.
Seaboard officials will be Invited to
Wilmington In the early future aol
asked to explain why better schedules
have not been Inaugurated betweon
Vfilmlngton and Charlotte, as was
promised by General Manager Lake
at the Charlotte conference recently
held.
Tha North Carolina Scientific Sec
tion of Optometry held its regular
monthly meeting- at Greensboro In
Dr. J. W. Taylor's office. This being
the time for the annual election ot of
fleers the following were chosen
President, Dr. A. P. Staley; vice pres
Ident, Dr. A. 0. Splngler; secretary
treasurer, Dr. J. Fred Tesh.
Dr. R. M. GIdney, farm demonstra
tor for Cleveland county, says that
over f 500 worth of livestock has been
killed as a result of the mad dog ram
page since the first ot the year In
Cleveland county. Three patients
have had to go tt Raleigh to take the
Pastuer treatment, fearing infection
from hydrophobia, since the first of
January.
Seven months after the July flood
smashed through the high river bluff
at the western end of the great Look'
out dam on the Catawba River tha
work of repairing the vast damage Is
still far from finished and contractors
are moving a mountain of earth Into
the gorge of the new channel of the
stream. Steam shovels are digging
away the adjacent hill and dinky rail
roads carry the dirt to trestles span'
nlng the tremendous cut.
During the last year new bulldlnrp
for 20 rural high schools ha-ve either
been constructed or are In course of
building and 11 other schools have
made provision for new buildings not
yet commenced according to the
biennial report ot Prof.' N. W. Walker,
State Inspector of Public High
Schools, Just made public. The new
buildings erected or being constructed
cost 28B,200, While it is estimated
that the proposed constructions will
cost $151,000.
After listening to the testimony of
witness afterwitness In the Brltt hear
ing, conducted at the Federal build
Ing at Ashevllle, wherein Mr. Brltt'i
attorneys are seeking to build up
case that will give Mr. Brltt trie seat
in Congress, for which Zebulon .'Weav
er bolds a certificate, the impression
grows that as the next house Is 'organ
ized to will the value ot markd and
unmarked ballots be determined) In the
aeattng of a congressman fron tha
Tenth congressional district
Fire ot unknown origin completely
destroyed a big cotton gin at Maoris
ville last week.
Boat's school house In the sitnth
western section of Catawba count
was destroyed by fire, supposedly
ratohins from the flue. Nobodv area
around, It Is said. . Only a short true
aeo new desks were placed at clon
slderable expense and these and
everything elese in the building fe-e
burned. This Is the second time. Mm
Bost school has lost Its building by
fire.
A big Illicit distillery with a ca parity
of 20 gallons pe rday was destroyed
near Hickory las tweok. ,
PROFESSIONAL.
E. Glenn Salmons,
Resident Dentist.
BOONE, N. C.
Office at Critcher HoteL
OFFICE HOURS:
9:00 to.3 a. tu; 1:00 to 4:00 p. m.
Dr.G. M. Peavier,
Treats Diseases of the -
Eye, Ear Nose and Throat
BRISTOL. TENN.,
15 '14 ly.
E. S. COFFEIT.
-AT"OREi Al LAW,-
Ljone, n. c.
.Prompt attention given to
all matters of a legal nature.
W Abstracting titles and
wuection oi claims a opecial
v.
M-'ll.
Dr. Nat. T. Dulaney
- SPECIALIST -
4TR, KAR; NOSH. THROAT AND CHKSl
KTK6 KXAMIKKD KOFI
GLASSES
FOURTH STREET
Eristol, Tenn.-Va.
EJT7TUND JONES
LAW YEH
LENOIH, N. C,-
Wiill Practice Regularly in
tetourtsot Watauga,
6.1 Mi
L. D-LOWK
T. 1. LOVX,
PineoU, M. C.
Burner Elk, N. C.
LOWE & LOVE
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW.
Practice in the courts of Averr
and surrounding counties. Care
ful attention given to all matters
of a legal nature.
7-6-12.
F. A. LINNEY,
-ATTORNEY AT LAW,-
BOONE, N. C.
Will practice in the' courts ol
Watauga vnd adjoining coun
ties. 3-11-1911.
VETERINARY SURGERY.
When in need oj vet
erinary surgery call on
or write to G. H. Hayes
Veterinary Svrgeon, , VU
las,N.C. 6-15-16.
ft. F. Lovill.
W. R. Lovll
Lovill & Lovill
-Attorneys At Law-
BOONE, N. C
Special attention given to
all business entrusted to
their care. , . ..
T. E. Bingham,
Lawyer
BOONE N.C
Prompt s tteution given to
(ill maners of a leital nature
Collection a specialty.
Office with Solicitor F. A. Li
uey
9, ly. pd.
DR. R. D. JEIIIi!"GS
RESIDENT DENTIST '
Banners Elk, N. C.
tiT At Boone on first Monday ,
of every month, for, 4 or 5 days ,
and every court wek. Office v,
the Blackburn liolel.
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