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jrt I jj A JL. aV ' A A , 1 I ' .- f". ''''' ''' . - V- - : '. ;-C.'C$:.i, VOL XXIX. BOONE WATAUGA COUNTY, N. C, THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 1918. . NO.36. yVC Tit Man Liars Abriii. Greensboro News. There is a stupendous amount o! vocal lying incidental to this war It does not get much into prntt. A givat deal of it is un doubtedly pathological lying, in nocent lying; there are people everywhere who a re constitution ally unable to get things straight 'But more of it is careless, irre sponsible, repetion, without a thought of malice or harm. It is the sort of criminal careless ness, in the repetition of what one hears, from which all com munities suffer, more or less, in time of peace. There is no thought of malice, or treason in its circulation. There is suppos ed to be a great deal of insiduous enemy propaganda deliberately whispered about, and perhaps there is. All this sort of thing serves the purpose of the Prus sian adversary, and there will never be any way of knowing how much of it is due to actual agents of Prussianism, and . how much to the carelessness of peo ple who consider themselves loy al, and who are merely following a confirmed - habit, parroting Whatever they hear, that is of a nature unusual enougti to create an impression. It would be a fine tbingif very person who makes a statement o! what may be called "sensation al" nature, declaring what pur ports to be some curious fact connected with the war, could be asked to give authority for the statement, and it the statement could be run down systematical ly and its truth or falsity estab lfohed. Eventually men would come to reflect upon the undesir able consequences of repetition for which competent" authority conld not be produced. The mere utterer of patent dis loy a1ti s, of bar1 Jy ssditious some times, is not going to do much harm thereby. In the average community he runs a risk of be ing roughly bandied, lie ought to be rebuked, of course, for sev eral reasons. It ought to be clone so that it would be realized that this sort of thing cannot be done and got away with; and he ought to be placed in the hands of the proper authorities in or der to check any tendency to mob violencewhich of. all ihings is the very thing this country does not at this time need. Between a mere vapi 1 fool uttering ba t edof hu government and its purpose, and a mob of tools en gaged in exposing contempt for that government by lynch ing somebody there is hardly any comparison, on account of the injury they do the govern ' ment. . Forgot What He Needed. From the Republican, Mt Gi ia I, Ohio. The editor bad an in teresting experience some time ago, when a young gentleman edine to this office and asked for a copy of the Morrow County Re Dublican. lie scrutinized it care fully when a copy was handed him, an I then said: 'Now Ik.iow.' What is it you are looking for," we enquired. "My wife sent me after a bottle of OiambTlain's Cough Remedy, and I forgot the name. I went to several stores and the clerfcs named evt-rything in the line on the shelf except 'chamberlain's. I'll try again, an 1 I'll nerervo home without Chamberlain's Cough Remedy." The. Republican would suggest to the proprietors of stores that t'lev post their clerks, and never let them substitute. Customers lose laith in stoees where substi tuting is permitted,' to sap notb ing of the io justice to makers of good goods apd the disappoint ment of customers. Adv. Children dry FOR FLETCHER'S' -ASTORIA " Knr Pstato Flcar is Madt The pioneer marketer of the old Oregon trail, Ezra Meeker, is not satisfied with the laurels he obtained in the earlier days and he is now again serving hiecouu try by pioneering in the manu facture of potato flour. Potato flour is not a new pro duct to Mr. Meeker for he manu factured this product for the Al aska trade y ars ago. Mr. Meek er receutly stated that a plant for handling potatoes can be eas ily constructed for a few hundred dollars from material obtainable anywhere in his section, which is in the extreme northwest. "A ton pf potatoes," says Mr. Meeker "will produce 500 pounds of flour." The process be de scribes is simple and inexpensive. First the potatoes are washed clean and then sliced with the peelings on and dropped innie diately into clean water to pre vent discoloration and to rinse them; then as soon as practica ble they are either parboiled or steamed from 8 to 10 minutes I ng enough to cook the starch parent. Ttie cooked slices are then transferred to a drier and for the first few hours subjected to a current of hot air not great er than 120 degrees F., after which the temperature is grad ually increased to 170 degreep, but no greater. The drying process is contin- ued until the slices are brittle, though it is immaterial if a few here and there are not thorough ly dried. When taken on the kiln, the dried product is placed in a compact pile in dry room and handled over 'daily for three or four days until the pile "evens up," after jvhich they are ready for the mill to grind tbetn into potato meal or flour. A revolv- ing washer a long box partially emerged in a tank of water can be cheaply built to easily wah a ton of potatoes in an hour. An ordinary root cutter costing $30 or less, will answer to slice the potatoes, but is likely that a more desirable machine for slic ing may be found on the market. The average mill will cost from 150 to $225 and up, but at present cannot be obtained on s'lort notice. Mr. Meeker mentions one po tato flour plant at Yakina, Wash., that is producing 25 to 30 barrels of flour a day. In Ap ril this flour whs selling at $21 a bariel. Rev. N. B. lohnsoc Writes i Though lam hefe iu the eastern part of the state my heart is ith the good people; of ;;Waauga. While the peopie here are very kind to me, tnewrare "none like home folks. We were sent here by our good D. S, to Unaka charge. We have just closed a suc cessful meeting at one of our churches of a few days services, resulting in eight conversions and three additions to the church with others to fol low. I wish to say to our boys who leave for the traing camp;), d o your best while there and my prayers are with you. H. B. JOHNSON. Unak, N. C. TO ALL1 AILE-BODI EO AMERI CANS. The allied armies and allied na tion! are marching to VICTORY. AQ "WbeadMa-TUl-Hmeat" clt Uena are enllited with the VIC-TOBT-MAKSRS. Get . right on wheat Join the ranks. "Food Will Win the .War? wheat is the teeL Unci Bam.- THE SLACKER Throughout North Carolina and the nation sentiment . toward the slacker is crystalizing and the fine finger of ecorn and contempt is searching him out. There are several varieties of slackers. Here are some of them: The service slacker the man who should be in the ranks and is not. . The labor slacker the man who is able to work and , doesn't. The food slacker the male or female hog who refuses to readjust their diet so as to meet the demands of our Allies for those foodstuffs which may be exported. The financial slacker the individual who can but does not buy Liberty bonds and War Savings Stamps. Slacking at home means more blood spilled by true blue American boys in France. Slacking in America means starvation for innocent women and children in England, France and Italy. Slacking at home is a menace to the success of the American, British and French arms in France. THE SLACKER'S REWARD , The intelligent, observant, patriotic people of America will not forgive slacking. The slacker is a marked man. Not only during the war, but as the war goes on and the casualty lists come in he will be more and more scorned and hated by decent citkens. After the war is over he will be an object of contempt. He will be without the regard of decent people in his community. His children and his children's children after him will pay a bitter price for his disloyalty For . his failure under test to do his duty by his country and by humanity. Inexorable fate is setting him apart and he will not escape, Many St-istitutes Are Displayed at the Leipzig Fair According to the Leipzig cor- resoondent of a Christiana news paper, the Leipzig spring fair showed exhibits of many Yubsti- tutes and surrogates which have been placed on the market in Germany. Descriptions of some of these have been received by the United States Chamber of Commerce: A surrogate for pepper is offer ed for sale, which, judged by the appearance, seems almost like real pepper. The color, odor, and taste have been surprisingly well imitated, A tea is shown to which the name of "(lerman tea" has been given, it is prepared Irom any one or a combination ot a great variety of plants, from Btrawber- ry leaves to linden bloseoms. It is 6aid to taste very much like genuine tea, but even a half doz en cups will not produce the stimulation caused by a single cup of reul tea. There are any number of sur rogates for marmalades. Most of them arepiepared from gar den vegetables instead of from fruits, with a minimum amount of sugar. Substitute soap is offered for i-al", which is said to have been prepared from the oil in berries and from pumice stone. It lacks, however, the onemaincharacter istic of soap, that of working up into a rich, creamy lather; other wise it is very good. Substitu tes are also to be bad for laun dry blueing. Substitute bicycle tires are sometimes made of two coocen tric iron rings w ith small springs between them. They are very serviceable on asphalt pavements but are not exactly as noiseless nor as easy riding as genuine rubber tires. A large number of articles off ered for sale had been prepared largely or entirely from paper coarse working clothes for men and women, bloiues, aprons and other fabrics, There were paper belts which seemed capable of driving heavy loads. Many artificial and substitute leathers were noticed. Brass and copper articles were not seen f Every Bushel Saved Now Will Supply a Soldier with Bread Until Next Harvest. Letter From Camp Sevier. Mr. Editor. Just a few words to let you know that much to my regret I hav been rejected for oversea service. The old JJOtb Division is now in France and most of the 81st is here from Camp Jackson. I am to see the eager, stalwart soldiers here waiting for the call to join their comrades on theiriug line of n country who rendered ussomuch assistance in the great struggle of years gone by. f will again appeal to the peo ple to do everything possible for" the preservation of the lives of the loved ones who are gone. It there was ever a time in the his tory of the world when tlie peo ple should stand for liberty and right it is today. If there has ever beeu a small spark of pat riot ism existing in' your lives that now seems cold, you thon!d cultivate it, nnd do your duty toward your country and your fellow men. Hemember that this is a time of war and not of peaie and we should be willing to sac ritice everything in order to win this war as soon as possible. will agahi usk the boys of my old home countv not to be slack ers but 'to be men, and go into the service with a resolution to accomplish that which we roust accomplish before it is over,ovr' there. With best wishes to all. W. C. GREENE. Camp Sevier, S. C. According to a statement by the Department of Agriculture, there has been an actual short age of more than 2,000,000 tons of sugar annually since the war began. Prior to the war prac tically all the belligerent coun tries except the Uuited kingdc m and Italy exported sugar, the to tal amount being more than 3, 000,000 tons. In 1918 it is es timated that the allies uu st im port a minimum of 1,200,000 tons. and attempts were made to imt substitutes on the market in the form of plated varet. rdnaace Equiptneit Ready for Soldiers Leaviif for Fraice The Army Ordnance Depart ment has thus far met every de mand imposed by the new pro gram for over-seus shipment of American troops, according to a statement by the department. Despite the great acceleration in the sending of American forces to France, no iufantryman goes aboard ship without a United States Model 1917 rifle (modified Enfield), bayonet, belt, haver sack, puck currier, bandoleers, bayonet scabbard, and full mess quipment. Tonnage is today a limiting 'actor in the shipment of ord nance inate'riel overseas, espec ially because of the present ne cessity of . increasing the trans port of infantry regiments. Sufficient supplies of artillery French 75-min. and 155-mru. and Ameiicon heavy railway ar- iltery are already in France to uitet the present demand. Suffi cient machine guns are also im mediately available for Ameri can forces in France. ' For a Bad Cold, 'ake ('hnmberlam'H Coiiirh Item dy. It has stood the test of line and can oe depeuued upon LOOKING AHEAD. In the minds of the citizens of a de mocracy the idea that service is due to the government from every one must be firmly implanted or the en franchised cease to be representative of such a government. The selective draft answers the pur pose of this service, from a military standpoint, during the war we are at present engaged In, but largely be cause of the fact that we have time to prepare while our allies combat the enemy. We must look to the future and the possibilities of a war declared upon us when we will have no ally. Should this occur selective conscrip tion would be of no avail. Accepting the fact that the citizen of a democ racy owes his service to the govern ment, Is it not logical that we should organize this service, which shall be trained and equipped for an emergen cy and able to act immediately as a perfect machine when the necessity arises? Few citizens but believe that universal military training is absolute ly necessary to the future safety of tills country and that this system should be adopted by the government at the Hist opportune moment. The speeding up of our plans to win this war should In no way be Inter fered with, and future policies must be held in check that they may not In terfere wltl the winning-of this war. But when our legislators feel that the speeding up of the war Is accomplish ed a bill should be panned creating a system of universal military training and service which will amply provide for our country's defense in the fu ture, thereby assuring us against the disaster of nn attack which would find us unprepared and completely at the mercy of an organized foe, Try This For Sour Stomach. Eat. slnwlv. masticate vru foodl thoroughly. Eatbut)itt!r meat aud none at all at suppee. If you are still troubled with a sour stomHch take one of Cham berlain'sTahlats before goinn to bed. Adv. S I 5 1 I i & i zo 2 o n 2 U) OTll PR OFESSIONAL E. Glenn Salmons, Resident DentisU BOONE, N, CI .. ; Office at Critcher Hotel. OFFICE HOURS: 9:00 toll2 am; 1:00 to 4:0O7p. n,' ED7TLND JONES y LAWYER LENOiR, N. C,- Will Practice Regularly io the Courts ol iat9uga, 6-1 ii L. D.LOWK Burner Klk, N. C T. A OVK, PlDeola, N. C LOWE & LOVE :attorneys-at-law.: Practice in the'eourts of Avery 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 o Watauga and adjoining coun ties. 1-11-1911. VETERINARY SURGERY. Whenjinlnecd of vet er imry surgery call on or write to G, H. Hayes Veterinary Svrgeon, Vi las, N. C. 6-15-16. I. F.:Lov1II. wr. Lovji Lovill & Lovill -Attorneys At, t Law- B00NE, N. C Special attention iriven tn HI business entrusted to heir care. T.E. Bingham, Lawyer OONK, N.c .WTromptb Mention given to 11 matters of a leuul nature ollectious a p ecialtv. Olhce with Solicitor F. ALio ny ,.ly. d. DR. R, 0, JENNINGS . RESIDENT DENTIST Rannehs Elk, N. C. ' At Uooneon first Monday jf every month for 4 or 5 days Hid ever v roil rt, vPk nttio u. the Blackburn Hotel. John h. Brown Lawyer. .BOONE, . . . N.C. Prompt attention given to all natters'ofa legnl nature. Col ectious a specialty. Office with Lovill & Lovill. WATCH AND eJEWELRY lone at this shop tnder a positive guarantee & a uaterial nsed a uarantefd to liegeuuioe. Estimates urniehed on all mail orders. Balis actiou Kuarauteed iu every reapect mall railroad watches. Office near the iVatauga;o. Bank. v J. W.LLYAN . tiiadi'tlt ! ' no Viatcnmak 1 .. i -3,-.
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