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' . ' - . -V V V - ; ,. . - c VOL. XXX BOONE WATAUGA COUNTY, N. C, THURSDAY , SEPTEMBER 12, 1918. ' NO. 49. If ' The following ito rial .Irom the Cbarlottf ,pbr7?r -.makes We are fan arpenjeBt- with the Paris papery which are tending out word to Hw effect that I'tbe hour seems close at, hand when tV pnprb ejffort oi our allies will bejrin to bear frnitr-we nre on the last hfejind cloe to the winning posi' -The successive development of , the past six days have given justification for the voicing of a hope of that sort. Too many Americans.;, however, are yet unrW of their awesome estimation of German prowess an d fail to see in every detail of the roost stupendous retreat in the hiHto'rv of anv Army any. thing further than an immediate discomfiture for the German War Lords. They believe that when Germany gets back "on her own soil" she will whip the deluded Allies to a frazzle. They can find no comfort even in the dissipa tion of the fiin(lenhnrgline.bog.v; German "prestige" enables them to see back of that line some thing more formidable that the Alii"' may not hope to over throw. In all the mighty sue cesses of the past six weeks tbey can see no evidences that the all powerful German Army stands in d ner of bfing seriously harm ed by the Allied armies. Taking no neonnnt of what the Allies have done, they persist in cau tioning the people against in dulging in' optimism. They would still have this country bow down in obsession to the supposed invincibility of Geiv many, and they would explain the unparalleled retreat of the Crown Prince's hordes on the theory that it has been conduc ted in accordance with German military plans previously agreed upon. The fact is that the vic tories Foch's commands have been scoring with almost unin terrupted success are not to be minimized. The Germans have not retreated one foot "in ac cordance with plans." They have not abandoned a single np. sit jon. that has not been wrested from them by the overpowering might of the Allies. They have fought like dragons; the migh ty toll in prisoners and guns and war materials exacted by the Allies is sufiicientevidenceof that fact. The developed situation is graphically and most compre henxicHly de-nibed in a Hhort dispatch from Paris. It may be well to remember it "Between Ypres and Rheims, with General Mangin menacing St. Gobaln Forest where, by the way, the Paris guns were located and theCbemin des Dames; with Generals Ilumber and Debeney mjvawir.'tf in St. Qupntinand the Franco-Americans on the Vesle; with General Rawlinson before Peronne, Generul Byng befoie Lens, and General Plumer before Armentieres, the enemy feels the soil of France slipping from un der his foot." Undoubtedly the Germans have prepared another line where de fense will be attempted and made possibly along tiie"Canul du Nord, but even that position ii under menace by the advanced British. The whole line of the German Army from the North Sea to Rheiras is being broken by thes-tead.v and rlentles blows of the Allied forces, and it is not yet time to talk of Allied reverses lurktagbackoiuerraan territory There are ome, however, who must have it that way, and they are pointing to the story told by captured Germans of a, myster ious Army that is coming up from somewhere to reinforce the hard-preened med 09 the western front, an Army of whose exist ance the Allied commander know vJMBiirack if Cmlizitiei i Democracy is but a side issue. The paramount issue, underly ing thf fssue of democracy, is the religion of Christ, and Rim cruci fied; the bedrock o f civilization; the source and resource of . all that is worth having in the world that K that gives promise in the world to come; notas an abstract tion; not as a huddle of sects and factions; but as a mighty force and principle of being. The Word- of God, delivered by a Gentile Nazarene upon the hill sides of Judea, sanctified by the cross of Calvary, has. survived every assault. It is now array, ed upon land and sea to meet the deadliest of all assaults, Sa tan turned loose for one last, fi nal struggle. The Kaiser boldly threw down the gauge of battle-infidel Ger many againBt the believing world "kultur" against Christianity the gospel of hate against the gospel of love. Thus is he Satan personified "Myself and God" merely his way of proclaiming it for his "God" is Beelzebub the angel of destruction, his creed the devil's own, his aim and end a hell on earth. Never dis crusader left battle axe in ho lier war against the Saracen than is waged by our soldiers of the pros against the German. The issues are indeed identical. If the world is to be saved from destruction physical no less than spiritual dest ruction it will be saved alone by the Christian religion. That eliminated leaves tha earth to eternal war. For fifty years Germany has been or ganizing and laboring to sup plant it with "kultur," the geni us of infidelity. Her college pro fessors have been obsessed with it. Her universities have seeth ed with it. In acclaiming "Myself and God," the Kaiser has put the imperial seal upon it. When our armies have run it to its lair when they have crushed it naught will have been gained un less the glorious banner of the cross is hoist even as Moses lift ed up the serpent in the wilder- ness and .the misled masses of Germany are bade to gather a bout it and beneath it as sadly as they collect the debris of their ruin for the reconstruction of the fatherland, LouisvilleC o u r ie r Journal. CURE FOR DYS1NTERY. "While I was in Ashland, Kan sas, a gentleman overheard me npeaking of Chamberlain s Loiic and Diarrhoea Remedy," writes William Whitelaw, of Des Moines Iowa. "He told me in detail of what it had done for his family, but more especially his daughter who was lying at the point of death with a violent attack 0! dvsintery, and had hern given up by her family physician. Some of the neighbors advised mm to give Chamberlain's Colic and Di arrhoea Remedy, which he did, and fully believes that by doing so saved the life of hi child. He sta'ed that he had also used this remrdy himself with equally grat lfying results." nothing and whose existence has not yet been discovered by Ihe Allied airmen who have had op portunity to get mental pholo graphs of any territory back rf the German lines where and sup posable Army might be concen trated Fol-Ii is giving the Germans a thorough licuing; we cannot see it in any other light. We are a mong those who believe Foch is going to carry the licking to completion and that he is going to take but few resting spells un til the job is done. When it comes to winning ti e war sugar is a less essential. lees talk. Girrcn Kjitaters liii la Attack Oi fir- BU3. ;; Twelve hundred German muti neers have joined forces with an armed 'peasant body .and at tacked the German forces in ihe region pf Oymeria, 24 rn ilea from Kiev, accqrding to a Russian wireless received iu London from Moscow.' Fierce righting has ta ken place between the Germans and the peasants and there have been heavy losses on both sides. The dispatch follows: "A resolute struggle is going on against the white guards. The organizer of thereceptly din covered conspiracy at Moscow. named Marpulias has been shot. Near the church of Christ the Sa viour a band of white guards was captured during the night. "In the Ukraine the unrest a mong the peasants 19 spreading. The district and town of Dymer- ia, 24 mi'es from Kiev, has been declared by the German armv commander to be in a state of siege. All persons were forbidden to be in the streets alter 7 p. in. and all movements to aud from the town were prohibited. "Nevertheless, the peasants sue ?eded in concentrating forces a- round the town and the comman der a?ked for reinforcements from Kiev. After trtO hours an air plane appeared over the town and announced that two steam ers with soldiers and guns bed been dispatched against the peas ant forces. "Soldiers arrived with machine guns and occupied all routes to the town. A fine was imposed on the town. 'Mutineers numbering about ,200 men, with ten machine guns and several other guns, joined the peasants and fierce fighting took place between these forcesand the Germans. There were many losses on both siJes. "The population of Kiev is starving." Invincible Logic. There was invincible logic in the speech of Governor Bickett yesterday at Spencer. He did not say that Senator Simmons ought to be returned to Wash ington and a full Democratic Congressional ticket ought to be elected from North Carolina, but he warned of the mistaken con clusions that Germany would draw if this country should swap horses while crossiug the stream and the meaning of his words was so clear that he could cot be misunderstood. The Governor is for counlry first, last and all the time, but this year he holds that the bett way, so far as voting is concoin ed, for North Carolinians to show their patriotism is by holding the State true to Wilson. "Not only in Germany but in the ej es of the world," the Governor says truly, "Woodrow Wilson would be discredited if our people should confront him with a Congress of a political faith hostile to bis own." News and Observer. As to food the Allies I ave no reason to fear the future, while the ewmy dare look into the coming wiuter without a shud der. A RILLIOUS ATTACK. When you have a bilious at tack your liver mils to peiiorm its functions. You become coi.sti- pated. The food you eatflnm'ntB 111 your gimnncii wsifuuoiuiKep tiiig. This inflames the stomal h and causes nausea, vomiting and a ternblH headache. Take thret of Chamberlain's Tablets. The will tone up your liver, clean ut vour stomach and you will soon be as well as ever, Th-jy only cost a quarter. Fried Seirfi Story Writts sji. Mr.; Editor: Will you kindly give me space for a few. lines in your respectable paper? I am al most compelled to write another letter to the readers of your pa lter. Well, we had a box supper at the Pauley school house on Sat urday night, August 31, gotten up by Miss Watson, daughter of Mr. John, Watson, of Virgil, She got enough money to build a house than she is teaching in; $43.80 being the amount she got. How much more can be add ed to this? It looks like a shame for this young lady to teach ihe poor children in a -school house that is not valued at more than 140.00. Shame on our county! Why not build better school houses in the country as well as in the towns and cities? Give the poor country children a chance. Well, 1 have seen no reply to the 10 per cent, on the $100.00 valuation and the township's part of the bond mouey to pi.t on our roads. Let some one an swer. I would be glad for Watauga county to tax me $25.00 this ypar, and let it.be spent in Blre Ridge township. Let every towr ship have a real tax, and use its own money. Give us a chance. G. L. STORY. Penley, N. C. Hindenbiirg. They told me Hindenburg was had, that he had kicked tie bucket. "This life is such a bore, 1 e said, "I have resolved to chuck it." They told me Hindenburg was down, that he was dead and crated; and I astonished all the town the way I celebrated. I painted all of Main street red, my soul was po enchanted; they told me Hindenburg was dead and ia the boneyard planted. But Hindenburg still draws his breoth unsafely and insanely; it was a substitute for death that he indulged in, plainly. And now I celebrate the fact that Hinden burg is livin'; he lives to see his armies cracked, and back to Ber lin driven. He lived to see his irmies win full many a redhot battle; and he'll be here when they begin to find locoed cattle. Big things will happen yet this f ill, the tide of battle's turning, the Huns will hike for timber tall, for safety madly yearn ing. From now, tnethinks, until the end, the Huns will have no iuning, the Allies on their trail -will wend, advanciug still, and winning. And it would sadden me to know that Hindenburg was sleeping, while, hiking from triumphant foe, his warriors were leaping I'm glad that Ludendorff sur vives, that Kaiser Bill's still lin ed up; may they not lose theii precious lives until they've fern the wind-up! Walt Maon in News and Observer. .$100 REWSD (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 Catarrh being greatly influenced by constant kmui conditions re quires constitutional treatment. Bali s Catarrh Meduine is taken internally and acts through the blood on the inusrular surface? of the system thereby destroying the foundation i.f the disease giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and assisting nature .in doing its work. The proprietors have ec much faith in the curative now ers of Hall's Catarrh Hemedy that they offer UneHundrenDol lars for any case that it fails to hjure. Send for testimonials. Address F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, Ohio. Sold by all dru ; gista,.75c. ford Funisktj Refuge fir Y. M. C. A. Workirs. Paris, August 25, (By Mall.) L. .1. Darter, of Montgomery, Alia., and three companionswho were Bert M. Cook, of Anderson, Ind., Miss Edith Souther and Miss Mildred 'MeCluney, both of St. Louis, had a narrow escape from Boche shells dropped by an aeorplane on the road to Verdun Lesterday and were .only saved by stopping their Ford and crawl ing under it. A Ford U not bomb proof, but on this occasion it served as an adequate refuge for the four Y. M. C. A. workers and a soldier who was driving the car. The Boche dropped a bomb which landed less than 200 feet from the car. A second bomb threw up rocks and dirt an equal distance to the other side. By that time the aviator was car ried out of strafing distance, no the Red Triangle workers emerg ed from their cramped quarters and proceeded to the canteen toward which they were headed. Roports from the Verdun sector are to the effrct that this is a dai ly occurrence. "busy mv The "Busy Bees" met at the Methodist church on Monday morning of last week where they collected the material and mad ice cream to sell. But far less than half of the deran.nd for this nourishing food could be sup plied The gross proceeds were $21.00- We wish to thank the patron? of the society for their generous supply of milk. We also wish to express our appreciation of the faithful servi- s of 1 Misses Hutchison, Prest- wood and Campbell MissesSteeh, Alexander and others. We have bought some War Sa vings .Stamps and hope to buy more. Margaret Linxev, Pres. Ai.ke Council l, Sec. Mai d Moody. Treasurer. "Either the civilian must go short of many things to whah he is accustomed in times of peace or our Armies must go short of munitions and other things in dispensable t o them." Lord Kitcheuer. Men cannot live isolated we are all bound together for rou tual gocd or else for mutual mis pry, as living nerves in the same body. No higher man can sepa rate himself from any lowest. Carlyle. Canada has gone us one better on the sugar ration and is down to one and one-half pounds a month. War service serves the server. TO IMPROVE YOUR DIGEST , ION. "For years my digestion was so poor that I could only eat the lightest foods 1 trb'd everything that 1 heard of to net relief, tut not until about a year ago when I paw Chamber Iain's Tablet ad vertised and got a bottle of th m did I get the right treatment. Since taking them my digestn u is fine." Mis. Blanche Bowcw Indiana, Perm. Quality Printing OF EVERY DESCRIPTION turned out promptly and satis faction guaranteed or no pay. WATAUGA PRINTING COMPANY BOONE, N. O. PROFES SIONAL. E. Glenn Salmons, Kesident Dentist BOONE. N.C. Office at ditcher jlotel. OFFICE HOURS: :00 to 12 a. n; 1:00 to 4:00 p. m. EDMUND JONES LATVYJER LENOIH, NO, WW Practice Regularly in the Courts ot &tVfih, 6.1 ii L. D.LOWE Banner Elk, N. C. T. A OV1, LOWE & LOVE . ATTOR.NEYS-AT.LAW.' Practice iu the'eourts of Avery and surrounding counties. Cur. ful attention given to all matters of a legal nature. 7-G-12. P. A. LINNEY, -ATTORNEY AT LAW,- BOONE, M. C, W ill practice in the couits o Watauga aud adjoining i-o-m- r.ies. Ml-1911. VETERINARY SURGERY. When in need of vet erinary surgery call on or write to G. H. Hayes Veterinary Svrgeon, Vi las, iVL C. 6-15-16. i.lP.Lovill. W. R.'IoTil Lovill & Lovill -Attorneys ATj t Law -BOONE, N. a Special attention given to ill business entrusted to weir care. . , .. T. E.Bingbaiii, Lawyer BOONE, K. 0. "Prompt attention given to all matters of a legd nature. Collections a special! v. Office with Attorney F. A. l.ln ney. DR. R, D. JENNINGS Rksidekt Dentist, Banxkks Elk, N. c. At Boone on first Monday oi very month for 4- or 5 days and i very court week. Office nt the Blackburn Hotel. John h. Brown Lawyer. :nooNEf . . . n.c. Prompt attention given to all iuattenofa legal nature. Col lections a specialty. Office with Lovill Lovill. WATCtt AND JEWELRY 5v done at this shop uider a rOHi.t ii!Rtrial used g guaranteed to begeuuhu'. Ettimatfi furnished on all tuall order. Eatia faction guaranteed in fery retrofit ou all railroad walcbev. Office near tht Watauga Co. Bank. (jrndui i? J v. 'ti m u Uareuifci a 'met I v,..',i t: ,lt , V
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