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; . ' . .. ' - '"l '':; ; x J L' a. X A: . v a. . tit Hj x a. a. . ' A. . a'v,a. -a.il' a.' j L,wV;Vv.; ' ;?d?ki:;7&?&-- V,: . r: VOL. XXIX. BOONE WATAUGA COUNTY, N. C, THURSDAY MAY 9, 1918. NO. 32. V if- Fatchinf Her Arm ' W pannnf H.nlf flip fant, that Hhe Germans are improving tbe opportunity in bringing up all available reinforcements and massing their artillery for a re newal of their efforts to break through the Allied lines at some point When they set out to perform that feat they selected the spot with great particulari ty, Then they selected other points. Now they will be satis, fled with a break into, any part of the line, not being quite so particular about it. While the ability of the Germans to bring up a most formidable array of artillery is a fact conceded by the Allied commanders, there is not go much certainty about the sta bility of the recruits they will be able to bring into battle to re place the gaps made in their lines. They have been imposing a heavy tax on tbe resources of their depots and one of their re serve divisions has been strength ened by drafts on the class of 1919-20, which, of course, iscora posed ol German boys of tender age. That the Germans have so soon been forced to bring these bys into the flghtiug line is manifest indication of the straits to which their armies have be n reduced. This gives color to the contention made a few days ago that the Germans have wasted their best material The Ger man Army may now be said to have reached the patchwork stage, but it is yet formidable, and where the Army has been weakened, the artillery has been strengthened; and yet again, while Germany is now depending primarily upon ber artillery and secondarily upou her peace prop ; aganda, the worst of the fighting Aere trials are yet in store for tbe allied armies that are hol Jing the western lines. As to the southern end of tbe line, we are tempted, in view of the develop- i g situation, to pay, as Bi-hup Koud thaler said some months aro: "Watch ItalyP'-Charlotte Observer. Tribati Paid II. S. Troops by a French ' Officer. In a letter to a friend, a French officer has paid aglowinirtribute to th- American Holdiers in France. Tho letter as quoted by an official dispaU-h from France said: "Infinitely interesting is our contact with tbe American troops They have occupied the sector immediatelv beside ours. We have seen them at work and can form an idea and it should be told and retold that they are marvelous. Tbe Americans are soldiers by nature, and tbeir off' . ieers have the desire to learn with an enthusiasm and an idealistic ardor verv remarkable. There ; is the same spirit among tbe pri Vates. They ask questions with - a touching good will, setting a side" all conceit or prejudice. Nat u,rally tny ha?e the faults of all new troops. They 6how them selves imprudently, letting them ; Bel ve be carried away by their ardour, not knowing when to spare themselves or to seek shel ters when to risK everytmng for an end. This experience wil quickly be learned. ; VAs for bravery, activity and discipline, they are marvelous, Tbiy .absolutely astonished us v (M6 morning of attack. The can- nonade suddenly becoming fun J OU8, had just thrown me out of v my bunk. No doubt about it, it jswas'a Verdun attack. Taking V time to seize my revolver, puton 1 ' iny helmet and gather up several ; documents, I descend to the Vv:'BtiwtBi.'Vheo I arrived there Kr thej were already tiling by with "Finer Bib's' 'Record ii Cetgress. H. E.C. Bryan in Charlotte Observer. "Since the Democrats came in to power in Congress much good egislation.has been passed, and some of tbe most important measures directly benefit the South. The North Carolina Con gressmen have constantly work ed for projects in their state. "Representative R. L. Dough- ton, of the eighth district, is the one farmer of the North Caroli na delegation. He has been ac tive in bis particular field, and has overlapped on other things. Good roads, better banking fa cilities, and economy have been nis hobbies. "Mr. Doughton, as chairmnn of the committee on expendi tures, secured a reform in t h e book-keeping system of the de partment which saves the gov- ernraentapproxiinately $10,000 a year, considerably more than his salary. "Mr. Doughton was a member of the house committee on edu cation which at the lat session framed the vocational education al bill which carried the North Carolina tbe following sums for vocational education. "Fiscal year, 1918, $36,164.- 85; 1919, $52,204.13; t1920, $07,452.47; 1921, $81,306.18; 1922, $92,752.36; $92,752 36; 1923, $104,198.54; 1924, 115, 644.72; 1925, $138,537.08; '26, $161,429.44, and equal amounts for each succeeding year, indefi nitely. "He was a member of the com mittee on roads, which framed the bill, approved July 11,1616, giving federal uid to good roads, and North Carolina has received and will receive the following sums: Fiscal year, 1917, $114,381.- 92; 1918 $228,763.84; 1919, $342,556.47. "Appropriations will be made for 1920 and 1921 sufficient to make the total appropriation, $1,715,728.80 or nearly two million dollars. "Mr. Doughton was a member of the banking and currency com mitteeof the sixty-second Con- gress, wnicu ronauctea tne mon ey trust investigation and facts upon which our federal reserve law was based. "He ha been very active in the support of the rural credits law, providing for farm demonstra tion work and a good innny oth er measures enacted by Congre8 for the benefit ol agriculture. "He secured soil survey in moet of the counties of the eighth dis trict, whieh will be very helpful to agricultural interests in this district. "President Wilson said in a let ter to Mr. Davis, democratic can didate for United States Sena tor in the state of Wisconsin, that tbe three chief issues which applied tbe a id teet to a man's loyalty, patriotism and geuuine Americanism, were his actions on the MeLemore resolution, the armed neutrality bill and Cooper amendment to Bame, placing an mbargo on shipments of arms to our allies. "According to the President's acid test, his record is 100 per cent loyal American. rapid, easy, decided steps, march ing in perfect order and silence with admirable resolution and above all, with a striking discip line, to their fighting portions. It was nne. luu can nave no idea how cheering it was to raj poilus. "Their artillery will be and al ready is of the first order. Tbe officers are intelligent and filled with zeal and the greater part c f the service functions without a hitch. Too much praise can nev. er be given tbeir sanitary auto mobiles, swift, strong, comfoita ble, a veritable Godsend to us." DISPLACED OPTIMISM. The information is now quite generally given out that an Amer lean army of great magnitude will be taking a very active part in Europe within the next twelve mouths. Figures relative to tbe size of th army vary from two to three million. The allies need such an army there. It gives one a very comforta ble feeling! o read these figures. Despite the commonly alleged in ability of any one to com prebend what a million of anything is, the resultant glow produced af ter reflecting on the presence of that many Ametiean soldiers with the allied armies is a con crete and tangible thing. This comfortable reflection is remarkably akin to that feeling of security engendered last sum mer when newspapers and mag azines announced so insistantly and so reiteratingly that 100, 000 american airplaius, soon to be manufactured, would speedily be waging war behind the Ger man lines, and mopping up whole divisions, without the assistance as some "writers said even of any infantry, and would soon bring peace and victory. Where upon the average reader indulg ed in much inward comment, re flecting upon what marveloun people we Americans are- Who has the hardihood to deny thatbe believed most of that? But now those hopes have partially been accomplished in airplane produc tion. It is very possible for the Uni ted States to get together the men for an a J my of that size. It is possible to train and equip it and transport it to Europe with in that time. It may be possible to furnish it with tbe great am ount of supplies necessary. Ev- eryone nopes so anyway, uut why make large claims in ad vance, perhaps later to be retrac ted in sadness and sickness of soul? It is at times disheartening to go through these different sta ges; first one of exhuberant op timism not based on possession of a' I the facts, then cautious re traction of former extravagant claims, later, "preparation of the public mind" for bad news and lastly sometimes the bad tidings themselves. Excessive optimism not based on complete knowledge is nearlv as bad as etraigntouc pessim ism. Why not be conservative in prediction? If all turns out we!l nothing has been lost, if badlt the blow loses some of its stupi- fying weight. Greensboro Daily News. .$100 REWRB $100. The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there is at least one dreadfuldiseasethat science has been able to cure in all its stages and that is catarrh atarrn being irreatly influenced by constitutional conditions re quires constitutional treatment Bali's Catarrh Medicine is taker internally and acts through th. blood on the muscular suiface? of the system thereby destroying tbe foundation ol tbe disease. civing the patient strength by building up the constitution and assisting nature in doing its work. The proprietors have so much faitb in tbe curative pow- era nf Hall's Catarrh Remedv that they offer One Hundred Dol lars for any case that it fails to cure, dend for testimonials. Address F. J.CHENEY & CO, Toledo, Ohio. Sold by all dru 4i8ts, 7oc. CASTOR fA For Infant and Children In Use For Over 30 Years Alwaya bean the Signature t! Preset Prassnciatioi ef Names ia War Nes. the PLACES Aire Air. Amiens Ahm-yan. A rraent ieres A r-mon t-yay r. Arras Ah-rass. 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Poincare Pwan-cah-rny. Try This For Sour Stomach. hat slowlv. masticate jour food thoroughly. Eat but little meat hud umie at all at sum or, If you are still troubled with a our stomncli take one of Cham wlain'sTablets before guiun to ed. Adv. Mr. FirtBin to Move Back to Watauga. Mr. A. C. Farthing has bought the Rev. L. C. Wilson farm ou Route 1, Sugar Grove, Watauga county. This is said to be one of the finest and best improved farms in Watauga county and ii is in one of the best sectious of the county. Mr. Farthing s iys that he will move there proba bly within the nxt year or two Lenoir News. Forgot What He Needed. From the Republican, Mt Gil- ai, Ohio. The editor bad an in reresting experience some time ago, whin a young gentleman came to this office and asked for a copy of the Morrow County Re publican. He scrutinized it care fully when a copy was handed him, and then said: 'Now I know.' "What is it you are looking for," e enquired. "My wife snt me niter a bottle uf Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, and I forgot tbe name- I went to several stores and the clerks named everything in the Hue on the shelf except chamberlain s. I'll try again and 1 11 never go borne withou Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.' Tbe Republican would Eugest to tbe proprietors of stores that tl ev post their clerks, and never let them substitute. Customers lose laith in stoees where substi tuting is permitted, to eap noth ing of tbe injustice to makers o good goods and tbe disappom u ent of customers. Adv. TRUE CITIZENSHIP Mnrh 11 mm dlslika to admit it then till exists distinct apathy toward the war on the part of a great many oeonle In various oarts of the country. W a - - ' The reason for this Is even deeper than constitutional pacifism or pro-uer-manlsm based npon explainable blood or mental association. The fact la, although we did not realize It nntil recently, the average citizen of this country has not had Instilled In him real responsibility In and to his gov ernment Tbe extreme development or the democratic Idea In America and the ultra-nolitlcal nature of our form of government has resulted In the al most total dlsannearanct of the appre ciation by the Individual of what the government means to him. The chsneinr of this condition Is possibly the most serious problem fac ing the United States today, outside of winning the war. It Involves a com plete readjustment and revitalising of our methods of civic Instruction. This work must start In the schools of the lowest grade. Many men who have had the advantage of collegiate In struction In political economy, ana even the Influence of the discussion of these matters In high school debating societies, appreciate the problem. It must be remembered, however, that by far the greater majority of boys who later make up the citizenry of tbe nation leave school after passing through only the most elementary grades. The National Security League, or ganized at the start of the war as preparedness proganda and now devot ing its entire efforts to the awakening of the people to a realization of the meanlnes of the war and the menace of defeat, has undertaken a nation wide campaign on this question of true citizenship which is worthy of atten tion and support It has enlisted tne co-operation of state, county and city superintendents of schools In all parts of the country to make daily instruc tion on the war part of actual school tuition. The league has also obtained the release to it on full pay by the Boards of Trustees of a number of tbe largest colleges and universities In the country of a corps of professors who are to constitute a "National Patrlouc Education Faculty" to carry on this work In the broader field. These men will create a sort of peripatetic uni versity. Journeying personally Into all parts of the country to spread this thought of the necessity of awakening the citizenship of the country to re sponsibility In Its government More power to the National Security League and may the nation quickly realize tne Importance of Its work I UNIVERSAL MILITARY TRAINING VOTES 176 Congressmen and 42 Sena tors Are Recorded for Meas ure by Security League. The National Security League an nounces today that It hus recorded In favor of uulverHul military training 170 members of the House of Repre sentatives and 42 members of the Ben ate. The figures In the canvass which the League has been conducUng stood 170 In the House of Representatives and 45 In the Senate In Its last an nouncement. These figures were re duced by the retirement from Congress of three New York representatives who were committed to universal military training viz, Congressmen Orlffln, who was elected sheriff of Rings county; Murray Hulbert, ap pointed dock commissioner by Mayor Hylan, and Congressman Bruckner, elected borough president of the Bronx. The advocates In the Senate were riuced by three by the death of Senators Brady of I4nho, Newlands of Nevada and Hughe of New Jersey. 'Lick a thrift stamp every day, Hoard them like a miner; Do two bits for Unci- Sam, And help him lick the kaiser." A Washington ilispatch of Apii) 20 says: Relgium was granted another credit of f 3,250,000 b. the treasury today, making hei total borrowings from the Uni ted Stat-s $107,850,000 and credits to all the ullies $5,288, 850,000. No language excels the French for epigram, and of course itwa a French general who said: 'An offensive that is checked is an offensive that has failed." The Springfield Republican. Germany is now threatening Holland. In other words, it is making ready to bite the band that fed it. Baltimore Ameii can. PROFESSIONAL. . Glenn Salmons, Resident Dentist BOONE, N. C. Office at Critcher Hotel, OFFICE HOURS: 9:00 to,l2 a..m; 1:00 to 4:00.p, m,'. ED7HJND JONES f-' LAWYER LENOIIt, N. C,- Will Practice Regularly in 'he Courts ol W atvuRa, 6.1 ii L. D. I.OWK T. 1 OVK, fiucuU, N. Cj Huuier Klk, N. C. LOWE & LOVE ;attorneys-at-lav. Practice in the'eourts of A verv and surrounding counties. Cure ful attention given to all matters of a legal nature. 7-6-12. F. A. LINNEY, -ATTORNEY AT LAW, BOONE, n. c. Willpractice in the courts o Watauga and adjoining coun ties. 1-111011. VETERINARY SURGERY. When'injieedqf vet' erinary surgery call m or write to G. H. Hayes Veterinary Svrgem, Vi' las, N. C. 6-15-16. t. F.:Lovill. W.R. IovII Lovill & Lovill -Attorneys At Law -BOONE, N. G Special attention given to ill business entrusted to Tieir care. , , .. T. E. Bingham, Lawyer -OONR, N.o W Prompt u ttention.'giveu to ill matters of a leuul uature 'ollectious a specialty. Ollice with Solicitor V. A.Lio ey 9. ly. pd. DR. R, D, JENNINGS RESIDENT DENTIS l Banners Elk, N. C. lAt Boone on first Monday of every month for 4 or 5 days and everv court wek. Office ut the Blackburn Hotel. John h. Brown Lawyer. BOONE, . . . N.;C. Prompt attention given to all matters of a legal nature. Col lections a specialty. Office wil h Lovill & Lovill, YfATQH and& CJEWELRYS lone at this shop inder a ixjaitlve ,'URrantee & a uateriul used ia uarauteed to hegeituiue. Eftiniatea -'tirni-hcd ou all tuiitl orders. 8alia iHcliou cuarauteed in every reapeet m all railroad watebes. Office near the Watauga Co. Bank, d. W.bkAl- Graduate Jeweler and WatoainaJl BOOiS,.C. M -A - 1 w . . v ". ..-'io if-;. 1 .
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