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BOONE WATAUGA COUNTY, N. C, THURSDAY MAY 2 1, 1917.
NO. 35.
J
ESPIONAGE BILL IS
PASSED BY SENATE
SIMILAR MEASURE HAD ALREADY
BEEN PASSED BY THl
HOU8E. '
GOES TO CONFERENCE M
iProMbltlon and Preu Censorship 8eo
I tlnna I aft Out ku Umm
Been a Long Bitter Fight
Washington. After nearly three
week of debate, the aenate, by a vote
of 77 to 6, passed the administration
espionage blU, pronounced one of the
moet drastic and all-Inclusive, measures
In American congressional history.
A similar bill has passed the House
nd virtual redrafting of many of the
most important provisions is expected
In the forthcomnc conference.
During the day's final consideration,
the Senate stripped the measure of
provMons for newspaper censorship
and restriction upon manufacture of
grain Into Intoxicating liquors, and
rejected an amendment designed to
curb speculation in food products, al
though sentiment obviously was over
whelming in favor of such legislation
later.
. Aa completed, the Senate bill's prin
cipal selections provide:.
Authority for the president to em
bargo exports when he finds that "the
public safety and welfare so require
(not in the House measure) ;
Mall Censorship.
1 Authority for the poslofflce depart
ment to censor malls and exclude mall
matter deemed seditious, anarchistic
or treasonable, and making its mmll
Ing punishable under heavy penalties
(not in the House bill);
Tor punishment of espionage, de
fined In most detailed terms, includ
ng wrongful use of military informa
tion ;
For the control of merchant vessels
In American waters;
Punishment for conveyance of false
reports to Interfere with military oper
ations, wilful attempts to cause
disaffection in the military or naval
forces or obstructions of recruiting.
For the seizure of arms and muni
tions and prohibition of their exporta
tion under certain conditions; '
For penancing conspiracies design
ed to harm American foreign dele
gations or for destruction of property
within the United States;
For increased restrictions upon 1s
uance of passports with penalties tor
their forgery or faUe procurement;
and
For material extension of the power
to issue search warrants for Inspection
of premises.
Export Embargo.
The clause giving the president
power to embargo exports was re
tained In the bill virtually as drafted
by administration officials.
It was modified once, but the, un
qualified provision was restored after
Ita necessity had been explained last
week in a day's session behind closed
doors. '
Vigorous efforts to retain provisions
for the newspaper censorship and
partial prohibition together with
foodstuff conservation, luring the
war, culmlated In final votes in which
(the Senate voted 48 to 34 to eliminate
all provisions for press censorship. On
behalf of the administration forces
Senator Overman, in charge of the
bill, had moved to reinsert a modified
censorship clause. As the House bill
contains a provision for determination
toy the Jury of culpability for violation
of censorship regulations to be pro
mulgated by the President, the admin
totration is expected to bring strong
pressure for drafting Jn conference of
compromise censorship section.
On the question of prohibition and
foodstuff conservation, the Senate, by
a vote of 4 (to 37, reversed Its action
of Saturday in accepting Senator Cum
tains' amendment providing that, dur
ing the war, manufacture of cereals,
grain, sugar and syrup Into lntoxicat
Ing liquor should be prohibited. By
this vote U struck out the Cummins
amendment offered at food conserva
tion step, but attacked as really a pro
hibition move. - -i
Best Remedy. For Whooping
Cougb.
"Last winter when my little
boy bad the whodpiiig cough'
trafe him Chamberlains Cone
Rmeaiv." writer Mrs. J. B. Rob
ert. Eaet St. Louin, 111.
kept bis cough loose and relieve';
him ' of .too dreadful cougitip
fdHb. It is the only cougb uied
i'ine ( keep in the houee liecawe
1 liny v I HO liiuft luuuuriiiT iu iu.
Thm remedy ir also good fut
cold" and croop. "
ONLY ONE DAYTO REGISTER.
very Ptrsoi From 21 to 30 Most Ai
swer President's Call at Sams
Tirai-Tbi Regulations. '
Washington Pit-patch, 15
The war department today
made the following announce
ments regarding the registration
of citizens liulle to draft:
"The war department wishes
to impress upon the people that
there is but one day for registra
tion. All males between the des-
gnated ages mu6tregi9teron the
ay set. The fact that five days
were ullowed for the placing of
the necessary blank forms in the
hands of registrars appears to
lave misled some headline wri
ters. One day only the day fix
d in the President's proclama
tionwill be denoted to registra
tion.
"The war department is grati
fied by the spontaneous offers of
uncompensated assistance in caa-
j ing out the work of registra
tion.
"One father in offering to serve
as registrar writes. 'I have two
sons in the guard and oue in the
regular army but I want to do
my own little bit.' This is typical
f hundreds of letters. All such
offers properly should be made
to the governors who are the
heads of the registration ma'
ebinery of their respective statec.
"It should be clerly understood
that no male resident of the Uni
ted States between the designa
ted ages are excused from regis
tration unless he is already in
the military or naval service of
the United States; that is, a mem
ber of the regular array or navy,
the marine corps, coast guard
service or that part of the na
tional guard now actually in the
federal service. Registration is
listinct from selective service.
Regist ration is a necessary pre-
im i nary to the later process ol
selection.-
"It is useless to ask registrars
to excuse any one from regisi ra
tion. The registrar has no such
power. -No one can suspend the
aw requiring all to register.
"It is import aut that all thai
understand the significance of
registration and it is hoped that
the day will ho approached in the
spirit with which tle government
lias appointed it. Democracy is
it's essence. No one can absent
himself, nor can the well to do
man hire another to represent
tiim ou the occasion. The coun
try's manhood will present itself
on this day and by so doing will
say in effect: 'Here am I. Take
me,'
"Not only has the individual
citizenry of the country made a
remarkable response to the reg
istration call but the states thru
their officiaf heads" have indica
ted such zeal that there is great
rivalry among some of the com
inonwealths for the honor of
making the first complete regis
tration returns,
"Many questions are asked
daily at the war department con
rning the registration of trav
eling men and other absentees
Ou the sixth day after thedate
of ihe President's proclamation
auy one subject to regisi ratiju
who expects to be absent from
:ds borne on registration day
should go to the clerk of the
couuty wbere be may be staying.
If he is in a city of o;er 30,000
population the city clerk is the
official to whom to apply. Hie
absentee will be told how to reg
ister and a registration card wil
be filled out. This card must be
mailed by the absentee so as to
reach the registrar of his home
precinct by registration day.
The clerk to whom the absentee
applies is not empowered to is
sue the absentee a registration
i certificate.
This is issued by tbe1
ANOTHER
I '
GAMPTO
NEW TRAINING 8TATION WILL
BE ESTABLISHED NEXT
AUGUST.
6IVE SAME TRAINING COURSE
Those Who Failed to Get In First En
campment Will Be Given an Oppor
tunlty to Make Application in the
New Camp Soon.
New York The fulL quota' of 40,00
men, which the War Department rc
quested tor the officers' training camp
throughout the country, was recrullei
withiu twenty days after the iHsuana
of tno call, Capt, Arthur F. Cosby, o
the Military Training Camps Assocla
tlon, announced here.
After the completion of the firs
camps, which begau their won
Tuesday, Captain Cosby said It is ex
pected another series of camps wll
be held, probably in August.
"Men who' were eligible but wen
not selected for the first camp wll
have an opportunity to make applies
tlon for this new camp," said Captaii
Cosby. "It Is nut nacessury for moi
who contemplate going to the seconu
camp to tend lu their application:
now, as due announcement wilt bi
given In the newspapers.
"We will urge the War Department
to announce at as early a date as pos
sible the date of the opening of the
next camp, so as to allow ample time
to conduct the preliminary recruiting
and examination In a more satlsfac
tory manner than the recent emer
gency campaign.
"We shall urge more strongly thai
with a three months' notice and prep
aratlon, the merits of each Individual
applicant miy be phased on more sat
isfactorily and the Army authorities
themselves will be better able to se
lect the succesful candidates and give
them a reasonable notice In order that
they may wind up tnelr affairs pre
paratory to entering Into active ser
vice." CENSORSHIP MEASURE
DEFEATED IN 8ENATI
By Margin of .One Censorship Clause
Is Thrown Out.
Washington. The first legislative
step toward conservation of the na
tlon's food resources and a long ad
vance tcyward an absolutely dry Unl
ted States was taken by the senate
In approving, 38 to 32, an amendment
to the administration espionage bir.
forbidding during: the war the use ol
cereals or grain in the manufacture ol
intoxicating liquor.
Dv a majority of one vote, the Sen
ate also threw out of the bill the ad
ministration's press censorship ee
tlon and then voted overwhelmingly
not to put In a modified section a
was done In the1 house This action
Is exDectod to throw the censorship
fleht Into conference, where the In
fliiBiirn nf th administration can be
brought to bear more directly. What
will be the outcome no Senator would
predict with confidence.
The prohibition amendment was
adopted under a rule limiting debate
sharply, and there were only brief
speechs on eac lislde Just before
the senate had voted down 47 to 25, a
proposal to forbid sal eof Intoxicants
rinrlnff the war
Effective September 1 the amend
niRnt la calculated to confine sale and
pnnsnmDtlon to whiskey and other
grain liquors already In stock and to
wines, brandies or otner urings mi
rinnnnd uDon other materials for main
constituents Another opportunity to
vote upon it will be offered wheu the
unate takes the bill with tne amena
ment from the committee of the whole
w nnnonents.of the prohibitory pro
vision are not confident that they will
h hi to overturn the action
Elimination of the press censorship
Motion ended a long and bitter ngnt.
The vote was 39 to 38. Opportunity
.m nmn also for another vote on
this section
The prohibition amendment was pro
posed by Senator Cummins, Republi
can, of Iowa.
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S .
CASTOR I A
regiwlrar in his borne, precinct, .
"Persons too sick to present
themselves for.regist ration must
send a competent person to the
county or city clerk on the sisih
day after the date of the Presi
dent's proclamation. The clerk
will give instructions for redstru-
tiou."
"Aunt" Mary Dugeer.
Notwithstanding the fact that
Aunt Mary Dugger had lived wai
83 years, the news of nor death
which occurred Feb. (5, brought
ladnebs to our hearts; Jjut with
suduess we were mado to rejoice
when the sweet thought cuiuu to
us that we know the. sweet lift
ihe is now living will be eternal
in the presence of the Redeemer,
whom she loved, and spent hei
life iu serving.
m
Sister Dugger was born July 4.
18JJ4. She joined the Baptist
huich June 12, 1H58. Sister Su
vanna Dugger, who died f o u i
lays before her mother, w a
boin Nov. 20, 1H(55, and dieu
Feb. '2, ID 17; Savanna was w
4;ieat sufferer but always seeuieu
to be patient anil cheerful. Sht
ivns a onian of but few word,
nut was kind and thoughtful foi
lather, mother, brother and sis.
teis. We feel that Savanna nnl
nother are happy today an tin
no-ence of tlieii loving fc'uvior,
vhile the loved ones here have
o stnnd many trials and temp
ations, we know what a great
loss has been sustained by then
ud tin1 com in unity a kind uei
hbor. 'I heiefore be it Hesi lvod:
1. That Willowdalochurcl.
takes this method of expresssinji
with sorrow and regret our low
Hustained in the death of these
two sinters.
2. That we do honor to theii
'lienory, not lor the mistake-
they khave made, but for t h t
;ood deeds they have done. e
tlso desiie to express to the be
reaved relatives and friends out
leepest sympathy, and would ai-
ture them that their loss is hen
veu's gain, and would urge the
unsaved not to delay, but thai
low in the time to prepare foi
the great change.
3. That these resolutions be
spread upon the minutes of thic
uliuroh and a copy sent to The
Watauga Democrat with a re
cent to publish.
-To her i hildren; You only know
that she has gone, and that the
nine re turn less tide which boif
ler from thee still sweeps on,
nd you who loved her with it
;lide.
Fix a IIi.aiii,
Km ma IJk.nnon, Com.
Proper Food or Weak Stom
ach?". The proper food for one mm
imy be all wrung for another.
hwry due should npopt a dint
uited lohis ugeutxi oecupntion.
Plume who have weiik stmuarhf
eed to liUPHperuillv i-aitful nil"
-hoiild eat slowly and mast n aif
heir food tlioromlily. ItisalM)
inportaiit that tl ev kep tliHi
h.owel regular. When I hey be
:ome eoiii-tipnted or when the
'eel dull Hiid M.ti M after rutin"
'hy should take rhamberlamV
Tublctx to strengthen the stom
ich and move the bowels. They
rn paHj to take and pleasant in
effect.
It is all right for cats to fight
i'i the daytime but when t h e y
stage a grand operatic concert
preparatory to a declaration ol
hostilities about 1, a. iu., East
ern time, they are covering too
much ten itory.lkocky Mount
Telegram.
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El
Oil POSTAGE RATES
8ECTION REFERRING TO NEWS
PAPERS IS LIKELY TO BE
MODIFIED.
TO REACH VOTE THIS WEEK
Newspaper Men In Great
Strongly Protest With
Many Other Protests Are
Different Sections.
Numbers
Effect-
Made to
Washington. Opponents of thfl
Ways and Means Commitee's proposal
to greatly Increase postal rates ou
newspapers -anti magazines showed
such a strength during debate on the
war tax bill that It appeared likely
the postal 'section of the measure
would be one of the few to be mater
ially modified before pasHiige.
The attack brought the first defec
tion from the ranks of the committee
itaelf . which had approved the bill un
animously and whose members of both
parties have .roimlstently urged It"
passage unamended. Just before ad
journment Representative Sloan, a Re
publican committeeman, told the
House that while he would stand be
hind every other provision In the
measure, he could not support a pos
tal increase amounting to "a punitive
expedition against newspapers and
magaslnes."
Representatives Madden, of Illinois
and McCormlck, of Illinois; Meeker,
of MlHHorul, Republicans, and Moon,
of Tennessee, Democrat and chairman
of the postal committee, joined In the
attack, which proceeded while a large
delegation of publishers was telling
tbe Senate Finance Committee that
enactment would force many publica
tions out of business.
Debate Near Close.
General debate In the House closed
at 4 o'clock Tuesday and the bill prob
ably will be brought to a final vote be
fore the end of the week. The com
mittee hopes to put through most of
its proposals without - Important
amendment, for the opposition has
scattered Its fire against many indi
vidual sections and has developed a
concorted attack on only a few of
them. When the measure goes over
to the Senate, however, many changes
are expected.
Representative Longworth, Repub
lican, made a long defense of the bill
for the committee, reiterating that
while thero were some Inequalities,
passage was necessary to give the
needed war revenue. He doclared 95
per cent of the taxes proposed would
fall upon the wealthy or thoso ot
moderate means.
Representative Meeker prodlcted
that enactment of the proposed postal
Increases would mean the end of Na
tional circulation for dally papers and
Representative Madden attacked the
new rate schedule as "the most unjust
tax evor Imposed by a Government."
Chairman Moon presented two amend
ments to cut down the proposed rates.
Representative McCormlck suggest
ed that the' whole schedule should be
re-wrltten so that the levies would fall
on publicu'Jons lu proportion to their
Incomes..
Representative McMormick also
criticised the Income, tax section of
the bill and declared the proposed ex
cess profits taxes -"were oppressive and
unjust. He predicted that the measure
as a whole would work Immeasurable
harm to Industry.
8enat Hearing.
Spokesmen tor newspapers and pe
riodicals, large and small, and from
all parts ot the country appeared be
fore the Senate Finance Committee
to attack as unreasonable and confis
catory the war revenue bill provision
which would create a tone system
with greatly increased rates for sec
ond class mall matter. They declared
If the measure went Into effect, many
publications would be compelled to
suspend.
Don C. Selti, of The New York
World, representing the American
Newspaper Publishers' Association,
eald the proposed Increase was not ft
war tax "but an effort to further re
press and embarrass the newspaper
Industry." He told the committee
there already had been a big slump
in business which, , If It continued,
would pamlyze the newspapers. The
publishers, he added, were not seek-
Inv aiwvlnt favnra. hilt wanted to he
! tilarari An fh mitti a Iftvpl with neonlfl
engaged In other business.
w - w W - -
amaller newspapers of the country,
said they could not stand Uie increase
In postal rates with the Increased cost
of print paper, and that many wou'd
be compelled to go out of buslnesa it
the bill was enacted
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