VOL. XXVIII.
BOONE WATAUGA COUNTY, N. C, THURSDAY MARCH 29, 1917.
NO. 27.
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QUI PMT IN THE WAR.
Charlotte Observer.
Perhaps the first proceedings
on partkof this country madn
-necessary by the sinking of A
merican'shipping, wiH'be'.the dis
patching of part oP, the'JNuvy
to the, blockaded zonejior the pur
pose of opening the trade chan
nel and.keeping it open. There is
no other practical manner of go
ing into a wa with'Germany.
The German Navy is bottled up
and held prisoner; the German ar
mies'are penned'.in by the Brit
ish, the French, the Italians, the
Russians and other Allied forces.
It would be as impossible f o r
them to break through and get
at America as it would bp for the
United States to break through
and get to Germany. Where is
the German army which could be
spared for the "invasion" of A
merica we hear about? Germany
has not so much as a regiment
that could be spared from
the job in which the whole of the
German army is now engaged,
and even if it had, there' would be
the impossible task of sending
an army over here or landing it.
Her Navy is absolutely power
less to make a move, 'so this
f country is not menaced by either
German soldiers or German ships.
The war problem, so far as the
United States participating is
concerned, is narrowed down to
the single proposition of the sub
marine. Perhaps some of these
highwaymen of the seas may find
their way over to these shores,
but they would have no resting
place, no base of defense, and
would be entirely at the mercy of
the United States torpedo fleets
and coast defense: They might
come but they would never re
turn. So much for the "invasion"
feature. There is nothing left but
the contract for keepingopen the
lanes of commerce and establish
ing and maintaining the free
dom of the sens. For that pur
pose the United States may send
warships to police these lanes.
It may send some of its merchant
vessels under convov of armed
ships. If it comes to a forcible
opening of the ocean laneof com
merce it is to be expected tha t
the United States will pay its toll
in lost vessels that it will feel
the sting of the torpedo and the
bite of the submarine but in the
end it will fill its contract. It will
clear the barred zone of these a-
gencies of defiance and open the
way for its ships of commerce.
We cannot see where there will
be a chance for any active par-
' ticipatioh on part of the United
States Army. Beyond purely do
metio service it is likely to see
none. Perhaps it would be bet
ter, to the end that it would
serve to bring the war to an ear
lier conclusion, that the partici
pation of this country in the war
could take on a more octive form
than is probable. The changing
events of the past feu weeks have
. indicated that there will he no
' call for American assistance in
the trenches of thejEuropean bat
tle fields. Our work is to be con
'lined to the guarding of pur
. home shores, to the dispersing
of the submarine fleet and to
lending every financial aid and
moral support of which the coun
trv may be capable to Great
Britain and the Allies. The sub
marines so far have had a help
less enemy if unarmed ships may
.be so regarded to play with. As
. a matter of course many of these
.submarines have been sent to
' the bottom by British gunners,
but of that we have had small ac
count We believe that when the
United States begins opeiations
in the barred zoneadifferentsto
ry from that which has been so
- long been carrried in the newspa
pers will be told. That theUui-
Tbi President's Proclamation.
Washington, D. C, March 21,
The President's proclamation fol
lows:
Whereas, public interests re
quire that the Congress of the
Tnited States should be conven
ed in extra session at 12 o'clock,
noon, on th second day of April,
1917, to igceive a communica
tion by the international policy:
"Now, therefore, I, Woodrow
Wilson, President of the Uuited
States of America, do hereby pro
claim and declare that an extra
ordinary occasion requires the
Congres ot the United States to
convene in extra session at the
Capitol, in the city of Washing
ton on the second day of April,
1917, at 12 o'clock, noon, of
which all persons who shall at
that time be entitled to act as
members thereof are hereby re
quired to take notice.
Given under my hand and seal
of the United States of America,
the 21st day of March, in the
year of our Lord, one thousand
nine hundred and seventeen, and
in the independence ol the Uuited
States the one hundred and forty-first.
Mr. Doughton's Position.
Congressman Doughton is al
ways "open and above board,"
as the saying' goes. lie has been
offered support if he will enter
the race for Governor three
years hence., He feels it a compli
ment, which it is, to be consider
ed in that connection, and if the
way f-hould be clear when the
time conies he may be a candi
date for Governor, lint the Con
gressman will not be a candidate
ngninst Ins brother, Hon. R. A.
Doughton: neither will he be a
candidate for Congress if his bro
ther is in the race for Governor.
The Congressman does not think
the members of one family should
monopolize the offices; and as
evidence that he is not obsessed
of the office-holding idea he says
there is at least one other man
beside his brother for whom he
would step aside in the gub?rna
torial race.
Spoken like a man. It is that
characteristic of Congressmai
Bob that makes much for hif
popularity and his strength. And
it may be said in passing that
numbers of his constituents, who
want him to stay in Congress ai-
ong as he is willing to serve.
would be delighted to see him
Governor. He would be a stronp
candidate and would inakearec
ord as Governor. Statesvil'e
Landmark.
NEW ALIGNMENT RUMOR8
AFLOAT IN. MEXICO
El Paso, Tex. Reports of a new
noltMcal alignment In 'Mexico, with
General Obregon leading the opposl
tlon to First Chief Carransa which
were brought to Juarei by Mexican
and foreign refugees from the Inte
rior, were 'defined by Carransa off!
clals. They eaid General Obregon was
loyal to the first chief and that his
retirement from the cabinet several
days ago was due to 111 health and
not because of any political differences
FORMAL NOTIFICATION
SENT TO CARRANZA
Washington. The United States
tent to General Carransa a formal no
tification that It cannot participate In
his proposed pan-American conceit to
cut off munition and food shipments to
the European belligerents with a view
to farcing peace. The reply la under
stood to point out that such a move
would have no Justification In Interna
tional la-. It la going forward
through Ambassador Fletcher, at Mex
ico City.
unildren Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
CASTOR I A
ted States is going to begin these
operations can no ' longer be
doubted. It is the only course
to this government..
ADA
S
LAV HELD
I
IN EPOCHAL DECISION SUPREME
COURTS OF UNITED STATES
UPHOLD LAW.
VOTE WIS FIVE. TO F
Congr-ei Hat Power to. Kep Com
meroe Channels Open. Flxei Eight
Hour Day aa Bails For Wages.
Chief Justice Delivers Opinion.
Washington. In an epochal decision
holding congress to he clothed with
any and all power necessary to keep
open the channels of Interstate com
merce, the supreme court dividing Ave
to four, sustained the Adamson law
aa constitutional and enforceable In
every feature.
The Immediate effect of the decision
will be t o fix a permanent eight-hour
basic day In computing wage scales on
Interstate railroads, for which a na
tionwide strike twice has been threat
ened and to give, effective from Janu
ary 1 this year, Increases In wages to
trainmen of about 25 per cent, at a
cost to the railroads estimated at from
$40,000,000 to $50,000,000 a year.
The court, through Chief Justice
White, declared both carriers and
their employes, engaged In a. busi
ness charged with a public interest,
subject to the right ot congress to
compulsorlly arbitrate a dispute af
fecting the operating of that business.
"Whatever would be the right of an
employe engaged In private business
to demand such wage as he desires,
to leave the employment if he does
not get them and by concert of action
to agree with others to loave on the
same condition," said the opinion, "such
rights are necessarily subject to lim
itation when an employment Is accept
ed In a business charged with a pub
lic Interest and to which the power
to regulate commerce by congress ap
plied and the resulting right to fix In
case of disagreement and dispute a
standard of wages aa we have seen
necessarily obtained."
In delivering the opinion, the chief
Justice departed at this point from
his written text to emphasise the posl
tlon of men operating trains In a time
of national emergency by comparing
them to soldiers facing an enemy.
ALEXANDER RIBOT 13
NEW FRENCH
PREMIER
Announces Formation of New Cabinet
Palnleve Is Minister of War.
Parle. Alexandre Rlbot has formed
the following Cabinet:
Premier and Minister of Foreign
Affairs Alexandre Rlbot
Minister of Justice Rene Vivian,
Minister of War Paul Palnleve.
Minister of Marine Rear Admiral
Lacaze.
Minister of Munltioni Albert
Thomas.
Minister of Finance Joseph Thi
erry.
Minister ot the Interior Louis J.
Malvy. .
Minister of Public Instruction-
Jules Steeg.
Minister of Public Works Georgea
Desplas.
Minister ot Commerce Etlenne
Clementel.
Minister ot Agriculture Fernand
David.
Minister of Subsistence Maurice
Vlollette.
Minister of Labor Leon Bourgeois
Minister of the Colonies Andre
Maglnot.
Undersecretary ot Aviation Dan
iel Vincent
An Honest Letter From an Hod
est Man.
Enos II albert, Paoli, Indiana
writes: ! contrMCted a never)
cold this fall and coughed con
tinuHlly. Could hardly sleep at
nights. I tried several remedies
without reliel. Got Foleys Hon
ey and Tar and the first bottle
relieved me, curing my cough en
tirelv. 1 can recommend it for-
all coughs, (iet the genuine. For
sale everywhere.
FIFTEEN WERE DROWNED
WHEN VIQILANCIA SUNK
Plymouth, via Lotadon. Flfteetf
members of the crew W the American
steamer Vlgllancla lost their lives
when the steamer was torpedoed by
Qferman submarines The survivors
wen In life-boats trom Friday morn
Ing until Sunday afternoon. Among
those drowned wre -several American
cltlsens, Including Thlrd Officer Nells
Potdortk and Tfhlrd Engineor Car)
Adeholde. This- In for mv tlon was glv
en, out by Capt Frank Mlddlet ui
IIU1IAL
3IG STRIKE HAS
BEEN GALLED OFF
PRESIDENT'S MEDIATION BOARD
BRINQ ABOUT SATISFACTORY
AGREEMENT.
GREAT CALAMITY IS AVERTED
Settlement Early Monday Morning
Nullifies Order for Four Hundred
Thousand Trainmen to Walk Out
New York. An official of the con
ference committee ot railroad mana
ger announced at 12:45 o'clock Mon
day morning that the railroad strike
was off.
A few minutes after the announce
ment wa sroade, the railroad mana
gers went from the Grand Central Ter
minal to the conference hotel and
were Joined Immediately by the medi
ators. They refused to make any state
ment on the way to the meeting room
It was presumed the announcement
would be made through Secretary
Lane-
The mediators and managers were
believed to be awaiting the arrival of
the brotherhood chiefs, who had re
tired, before making the announce
ment that the strike had been averted
The brotherhood men arrived at the
hotel at 1:20 o'clock and Immediate
ly went to the conference room. '
The managers left the conference
room at 3o' clock, but the brotherhood
chiefs remained In conference with the
mediators. It was learned that Daniel
Wlllard, one of the mediators had In
formed the hotel management that he
would give up his rooms.
Statement by Lane.
The managers, headed by Ellsha
Lee, returned to the conference room
at 2:30 and Secretary Lane sent for
the newspapermen. Socretary Lane
Issued this statement:
Regardless of the decision of the
Supreme Court on the Adamson law
the basic eight-hour day will go Into
effect."
"The details are being workod up
on by a Joint committee which will
have Its negotiations completed bj
noon, Mr. Lane said.
The conference committee bt rail
road managers early this mornlnp
authorized President Wilson's media
tors to make whatever arrangement!
were necessary with the railroad
brotherhoods to call oft the threatened
strike.
Tho formal letter In which this au
thorlzatlon was made signed by Ellsha
Lee, chairman of the managers' com
mlttee, was as follows:
"In the national crisis precipitated
by events of which we hoard this after
noon, the national conference commit
tee of railroads Joins with you in the
conviction that neither at home nor
abroad should there be fear or hope
that the efficient operation of the rail
roads of this country will be hamper
ed or impaired.
'Therefore you are authorized to
assure the nation more win do no
strike, and as a basis for such assur
ance, we hereby authorize the com
mlttee ot the Council ot National De
tense to grant the employes who are
about to strike whatever adjustment
your commltee dooms necessary tc
guarantee uninterrupted and efficient
operation of the railroads as an Indis
pensable arm of national defense."
The decision reached by the mana
gers at their midnignt conference
means that the brotherhoods have
won an important victory, aitnougn
It does not bring them all their origl
nal demands. By the agreement, li
Is assumed they will be awarded pro
rata time for overtime on the basic
eight-hour day which they have been
assured.
THREE AMERICAN VES8EL3
SUNK BY SUBMARINES
City of Memphis, Vlgllancla and
llll
nois Are Sent to Bottom.
London. The sinking of the Ameri
can steamers City ot Memphis, Illinois
and Vlgllancla was announced. Four
teen men trom the Vlgllancla are misi
Ing, as are some of the men from the
Cltv ot MemDhls. The crew of the
Illinois was landed safely.
The City of Memphis, in ballast
trom Cardiff to New York, was sunk
by gunfire. The second officer and,
fifteen men of the crew have been
landed. A patrol-boat has gone
search of the other members of the
crew. The 'Illinois, from London for
Tnrt Arthur. Tanas, in ballast, was
sunk at 8 o'clock Sunday morning.
The Vlgllancla was torpodocd with
ont warning. The submarine did not
appear. The captalnsflrBt and second
matos. first, second and third engln
neers and 23 men of the crew hava
been landed at the Scilly Islands. The
fourth engineer, 13 mNi are missing,
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SENATE ADJOURNS
MOST ALL OF THE 1.400 PRESI
DENTIAL NOMINATIONS WERE
CONFIRMED.
OLOH TREATY FAILED
Treaty Waa Unexpectedly Withdrawn
on Motion of Chairman 8 tone Sub
atlute Pact Will Be Submitted at
Extra 8esslon.
Washington. The special Senatf
session which began March 6 adjourn
ed sine dlo after Democratic leaden
had secured confirmation of most o!
the 1,400 nominations which failed a(
the last session, and had despaired o
attaining ratification of the S26,000)0C
Colombian treaty.
The treaty was unexpectedly with
drawn on motion of Chairman Stont
of the Foreign Relations Committee
Its provisions for payment of lndem
nlty to Colombia for the partition of
Panama and its expression of regret
for the Ill-feeling arising out of that
Incident had encountered stubborn
Republican opposition which convinc
ed tho Democrats there was no chance
of ratification. It Is expected a sub
stitute pact will be submitted during
tho extra seslon of Congress beginning
April 16.
The session Just closed was the
first of Its kind In many years which
was not called upon to confirm a
cabinet nomination. President Wilson
decided that all of the members of hie
official family could be retained with
out the formality of renomlnatlon.
Among tho hundreds f nomlna
tlons confirmed, only one met wltb
pronounced opposition. It was that
of Dr. Cary T. Grayson, the preeldent'i
naval aide and physician, to be a real
admiral. No action was taken on the
nominations for the tariff commission
made this week.
The outstanding achievement of the
session was the senate's quick re
sponse to President Wilson's plea for
change In rule to limit debate and
prevent in the future, such filibuster
as that which killed the armed neu
trality bill.
PRE8IDENT WILS MAKES
APPEAL TO PREVENT 8TRIKE.
"Country's Safety Makes Settlement
Ifperatlve." President's Appeal to
Prevent Railroad Strike.
Washington. President Wilson late
Friday sent a personal appeal to the
representatives of the two sides In
the railroad controversy urging that
they do everything poslble to co-oper-
ale with the mediation committee
The President's appeal follows:
"I deem It my duty and right to ap
peal to you In this time of national
peril to open again the questions at
Issue between the railroads and their
operatives with a view to accommo
dation or settlement.
'With my approval, a committee of
the Council of National Defense Is
about to neek a conference with you
with that end In view.
"A goneral Interruption of the rail
way traffic ot the country at this time
would entail a danger to the nation
against which I have the right to enter
my most solemn and earnest protest.
"It Is now the duty of every patrio
tic man to bring matters of this sort
to Immediate accommodation. The
safety of the country against manifest
perils affecting Its own peace and the
peace of the whole world makes ac
commodation absolutely Imparatlvo
and seema to me to render any ether
choice or action Inconceivable."
The President's message was sent to
Ellsha Lee, chairman ot the confer
ence commltee of railroad managers;
L. E. Sheppard, acting head of the
conductors; W. O. Lee, head of the
trainmen; W. S. Ston9, grand thief
ot the engineers, and W. 8. Carter,
president of the firemen and engine-
men.
The President is confident there
Hill be no strike. However, he al
ready Is considering what may be
done if his appeal to the patriotism
of the men Involved Is futile.
. .
Sudden jhangen ot ;tenip'rn.
urn and underwear hrinKprinK
old wiih Muffed up hend, On
Iohh of Dr. Kind's New Diccove
y in cure relief, this hapi-y rom.
iiiRlit.n ol antimjitic paknmH
Ihrik the luad, KOOthn the irri
ratwl tnemliroDHH and w h h 1
n'glit Iimvb bi'Hi a linueriDgcold
h hrokt'ii up. Don't "top trmt-
ntiit when relief is first felt as a
iu f cured cold in daogerouc.
Takn Dr. King's New Discovery
till YOUr COld Is gone. At all
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jdrugghits.
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Resident Dentist.
BOONE, N. C.
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