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. ;-. VOL. XXIX. . v, UOONB WATAUGA COUNTY, N. C, THURSDAY NOVEMBER 29, 1917. NO. 10. 5f 4 WMT LASDEIt'S WAR HUES- ' - mi FRO THE TKENCHES. IilatithiFateittlii Word ii Our kaaisOu Fron tit Frut Lint Treacbts. ' - (Harry Lauder, famous Scotch sin ger, haa recently Cached America fresh from the front line tranche , Id France, where he Rave the bent of blear), to the bo Id leu. HI only son, Jack Lauder, was killed in ac tlon la France says the Charlotte Observer.) New Torki Nov. 17. "There is . no woman, no child in America today who can be upared in the great and terrible work of help ing win the war. If I could briug home to every one in this land the duty of doing his part, while the lada now in France and the hundreds of thousands soon to join them are doing their part, it would be the bnst service I could render the world. "They asked me last night for . "The Wee IIoosa Araang the Hea ther." Isang it for them -but I t sang it for them but I told them the song isahymnnow.evcrsince 1 sang it for 15,000 Scottish sol diera formed about me in a horse shoe at Arras. That 15,000 had just been through the hell on earth that the Hun has made in fair France they were 15,000 lads longing for the wee home a mong the bills of Auld Scotland. "Many a lad from America roust go through that hell that the Hun may be banished from the world forever and many a lad will long for bis wee home o ver here before this levelish war is done. Then, can any one wbo stays at home do less than give of his all to see that these boys shall come solely home again? "I would give every dollar 1 have aud ever expect to possess in this world to have my own boy back again! And many is the " li'e that can be saved, if every one who must stay at home will help. You have given dollars to your government m two liberty loans. You may lie asked for more mu!t be asked for more if victory is to come. But the soon er the whole resources of the na tion are put into the one busi ness of making the world a place where brute force and the reign of might caii never enter again, the less will you be called upon to sacrifice iu the long run. "Every family can save a sol , dier's life, perhaps, by saving an insiguiticant a mount of food dai ly. Every ounce of energy that can be concentrated in Europe at this time shortens the struggle. It you want to bring your lads home again soon, help them to win the victory! "We, over there, have learned what sacrifice means. We have been close to the terrible danger. We have seen Belgium and France suffer, aud we have known what it would mean if theenemy broke through. You, over here,, c a n scarcely realize the terriblenes? of that danger. To you, it must seem that the struggle is far a way. And yet America is like a city in the vallev, at the head of which, far away, is the dam hoi ding back a flood of dangerous waters. The flood is fur away, but if the dam breaks, the fate of the city is sealed. "This is your Btruggle-r-t h e world struggle to make peace possible. The fu turn of civiliza tion itself is at stake; if the free people of the world cannot crunh ' out the brutal savagery that plunges the world into war, then the world is not worth living in Have the hundreds of thousands ol brave lads who have sacrificed their lives that you might be safe, died in vain? , , . , "You Americans 3iave the fate of the world in jour hand. The holding back of one individual les sens by bo much the chances of New Exemption Rule to Apply ii Second Draft ' (Raleigh Speolal Charlotte Observer) Governor Blcbett, through the adjutant general' department, gives notice of a new rule in the matter of exemptions from army service that will be of special in terest andajjprj particularly to the approaching second draft It is said that any man drawn and insisting that be is entitled to exemption after the local board has ruled otherwise, can go on to the concentration camp and, within seven days after ar riving there, can make applica tion to the commanding officer, and if that officer finds merit in the case, he enn call upon. the lo cal hoard to take steps to reverse its order and allow tho man to return to his home. Governor Btckett says that letters being received from many parts of t he state indicate to him thdtpn rents and wives of many of the so!diers.in service do not understand the system of allot ments und allowances that are provided for those dependent on a soldier in the service. In the first place the government ex pects the soldier to set aside at least $ 15 of his f.'JO salary per mont h for his family, if married, and lor any dependents in the case of those not married. The government fully supports the soldier, feeding, clothing and doctoring him so that he needs only pin money and $15 per month is considered ample for his persoual needs. In addition to these allotments from tha wages of the soldiers, the government makes addition al allowances to dependents as follows: 15 for wife and no child. wife and one child. $25; if wife and several children, $32.50 for wife and two children and $5 for each additional child; if no wife but one child. $5 per month; two dldivn $12 50; thret children $20; four children, $30 with $5 per mouth for each additional chill. As to parents, the who. duleiH$10for one parent; $20 for two deiM'iulent parents, each grand child, brother or sister and additional paivnt dependent $5. The g.'vernor says that it will be seen from tl'isthnt the total provision made is $25 for one parent; $.'50 for wife; $.'15 for two paivnt; $40 for wife and one child; w ith $5 per mouth for each additional child. For wife and one child und parents the gov ernment pavs $15 per month plus $15 that can come out of the soldier's wage. 'Ihe gover nor wants the widest possible publicity given to this phase of the care that the government is assuring the families of soldiers in the service. Mrs P. 0. Smehell Tells How She Cured Her Son of a Cold. "When ray son Ellis was sick wim n coia iHNi winter i gave liim Chambei Iain's Cough Rem- edy. It hilite i him at once and rp.ickly broke up his cold," says flirn. f. u. siuchell, Homer City, Pa. This remedy has bean in ute for many years. Its good qualities hve been fully proven by many thousands ol people. It is pleasant and afe to take, the allied democracies to crush the power of savagery and bru tality. If I could ouly make it plain as it has become plain at home-that every individual is responsible for tho succei-s or failure of this war, then there would be no doubt of the answer. "Anieiica has done wonders but it is not yet half aroused. When it is fully aroused there can be no doubt as to the result. The lads over there will have di ed invaiul" BRITISH SMASH H1NDENBURG LINE 8,000 GERMANS TAKEN Nimher of Tons icd Villain Taken and Britisl an Continuine thi Attack. For ces witbia God Rangi of Cambrai, Railroad Center. Positions Tponjht Improvable Takes." Carman losses Heavy in Addition ts the Captorad. (From the Associated Pres Report b) The great Hiudeuburg defense line, upon which the Germau commander-in-chief had built bis hopes of holding the British from inroads into the open territory beyond, has been smashed And the task apparently was an easy one. Attacking over a front, of 32 milts, extending from the Scrape river east to Arras to St. Quin t in, Field Marshal Haig with his English, Scotch, Irish and Welsh troops, has made one of the most rapid and Hectucular drives of t he p resen t wa r, ca tch ing the G er mans completely by surprise in (he onslaught, capturing numer OU8 positions which are regard ed as impregnagableand taking in addition thousands of prison ers and numerous guns. The apex of the offensive appa rently is centered on the impor tant mil road junction of Cam bria lying to the east of the' old line midway between Arras and St. Quin tio. Here, having taken the towns of Marcoing, Anneux, Graincourt and Novelles, the vic torious troops at lat accounts were well within gun range of Cambria, with its railroad lines and roadways branching out to ward all the main points of the co in pn ss The latest ad vices ind icat e tha t the British have not yet ceased their attack, but aided by mon ster tauks, which are leading the way, followed by infantry and machine gun detachments, are pressing forward to further con quest. THE FHE.WII AI.SO ATTACK. Synchronous! to Ihe south St. Quin ten and east of that po'nt in the Aisno region, the Fiench have begun an offensive. While no de tails of this tuoveuicnthuve been received, it doul'tles has the ob ject of pushing back the Germans eastward in the former sector aud northward in the hitter re gion toward Laon, strategic mo ves which, if successful, doubtless I'as the object of pushing back the Germans eastward in the far mer sector and northward in the latter region toward Laon, strat egic .moves which, if successful, doubtless would compel that part of the German Hue north of St. Quintin which is still in tact to full back participately eastward The British drive begun with out the usual artillery prelude and as the tanks and infantry men made their way through the wire entanglements and pressed into German first position thesur prised enemy began sending up myriads of signal rockets calling for assistance. Whether aid was rushed up is not definitely kudwn but 8"emiugly the surprised Get mans filed in disorder, leaving all kinds of equipment behind and in most cases did not even txke time, as is usual, to apply the torch to villages they evacu ated. The British casualties are de scribed as extremely light, while German dead covered the ground as lb" Britihh pressed forward. PERSUING PRESENT Reports to date indicate that the depth of the penetration in the region of Caiubril hasexceed- Wbal's the Troth? War stories, always on the wing, I fear me, oft are fictions, and travelers come up and spring their endless contradictions. I can't imagine where we're at, as I composo this sonnet; one man is talking through his hat, an other through hi.i bonnet. One man," who's just returned from France, who's seen the armies fighting, saj's, "Kaiser William's name is Panee he's beaten at this writing. " I go outdoors to celebrate, my soul is glad and sunny; then comes along nnot her skate, who says, "Don't get too funny. Tho Kaiser's strength is unimpaired, in fact he's growing stronger; don't fool yourself and thiuk he's Beared he'll fight for nine years longer." One day 1 read the submarines are knocked out by the British, I prance like springald in his teens, I feel so gay aud skittish. Aud then I read another tale, which starts the teardrops flowing; the efforts of the British fail the U-boat graft is growing. What is the truth? Where are we at? I'io- duce the facts, doggone it! One man is talking through his hat, another through his bonnet. Walt Mason in News aud Obser ver. An Old Man's Stomach. As we grow older and less ac tive, less und les food is r nuir ed to meet the demands of our tuxlies. if too much is ha'iit unlly taken, the stomnch will le hel. Wheu a mnn reaches the advanced age of 85 or 90, you will find that he in n li;lit eater Be as careful as you will, how ever, you will occasionally ea1 more than you should and wib feel the need o f ChnmberlainV Tablets to correct the disorder.' These tablets do not contain pepsin, but Ktrei gthen l he stom ach and enable it to perform its functions uaturally. They also ciuse a gentle movement of the uowi'ld. ed five miles, and that at one point at least the troops swept on five miles beyond the German iues capturing additional villa ges, i lie ollensive was under di rect corninund of General Sir Ju lian lledworth, George Byng. and General John .1. Pershing, cominaiider in chief of the Amer icati forces in France, was un in terested observer of it. Meanwhile the Italians every where are holding the Teutonic allied invaders along the Piave river and iu the hilly region from the upiier reaches of that stream to Lake Gara. Nowhere has the enemy been able to gain addi tional ground. On the contrary violent attacks in the hill coun try have been repulsed with hea vy casualties. Probably owing to previous ineffectual attempts to dislodge the defenders, the enemy has uot renewed his at tacks against Monte Tombaand Monte Monfenera, the vital points barring the way to aa in vasion of the Venetian plain from the north. On the coastal front, Italian and British war ships are boinbardingcuemy po sitions. Still further progress has been made by the British in Pulestine, the line of General Allenby hav ing been driven tj points five miles northwest 'and six miles west of Jerusalem. The former position was taken at the point of the bayonet. Cei tain Cure for Croup. Mrs. Rose Middleron ol Gnen- ville. Ill , has had experience in rThe treatment of this disease She says, "Alien my childien were small my sou hud croup frequently. Cnumlicrlain's touiili Itemed. always bloke up these a'tucks immediately, and I wax oeer without i' in the hotiFe. 1 have rnk'n it mypelf for copnhn und colds with good result a." BLOWING ROCK BREEZES J. Lee Hayes, the old contrac tor, is building a fine residence for Mr. T. C. Cox, of Wadesboro, N. C. He hns also under contract, a house for Mrs. Ileunessee, of Salisbury. Iu- addition to these new buildings, he will also make repnirs on a number of others before the sunnier season opens. So w see he will be, as usual, a busy man. ' , Private Hal Hayes, of Camp Seviur, Greeuville, S.C.who with his wife, has been visiting his pa rents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Hayes, at Blowing Hock, lult (n his re turn to cuiup last week. Thero ha ve been a gi'eat many wagons passing through this week en route to Lenoir and ot h er points, hauling mountain pro duce. Miss Johnson, a teacher in the Mowing Rock public school, hns been quite indisposed for a few days, but at this writing is" very much improved. The writer went to Mulberry on Monday of last week to open school but owing to whooping cough being prevalent in the com munity and tho families being quaratincd, he Mill not begin for a few weeks. Mr. A. M. Mast, of IlufusN.C, was taken to tin hospital at Morganton a few days since. We hope that his mind may soon be restored. Mr. Mast was a usefu man in a community; a good school teacher and a great work er in the church and Sunday school. For Weak Women In use for over 40 years! Thousands of voluntary letters ironi women, tell ing of the good Cardui has done them. This Is the best propf of the value of Cardui. It proves that Cardui is-agood medicine for women. There are no harmful or habit forming drugs In Cardui. It is composed only of mild, medicinal ingredients, with no bad ailcr-ellccts. TAKE The Woman's Tonic You can rely on Cardui. Surely it will do for you what it has done for so many thousands of other women! It should help. "1 was taken sick, seemed to be . . , writesMrs.Mary E.Veste, of Madison Heights, Va. "I got down so weak, could hardly walk . . . Just staggered around. ... I read of Cardui, and after taking one bot tle, or before taking quite all, I felt much better. I took 3 or 4 bottles at that Uae, and was able to do my work. I take it in the spring when run down. 1 had no appetite, and I commenced eating. It is the best tonic I ever saw." Try Cardui. All Druggists WA vTJk mm PR OFESS10NAL.. . Glenn Salmons, Kesidcut Dentist. ; BOONE, N.C. ' ; Office;atCritcher;Hotl ; ; OFFICE HOURS: ' ; . ' i 0:00 to 13 a. ni; l;00to4:00 p, in, V, ' ? if EmUJND .JONES LAYEU -LEN01U.N. 0, Will Practice Regularly in the Courts of Mate vna, . 5.1 ii L. D. LOWK Banner Klk, N. C. T. A. IOVK, Pliirolu, N. O LOWE & LOVE ATTORNKYS-AT-LAW. Practice iu the courts of Avery and surrounding counties. Care ful attention given to all matters of a legal nature. 7-0-12. F. A. 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