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uiili I LI BE bii i ti. 1 iUuill Earnest Demand fcr. Return v the Boys Is Growing. ct Governor Bickett and Others in ' Stat Working for Return of i ' : N. C. Men Needed, v' ; : u BY H. E. O. BRYAXT. Wsjrtilngton. Nov. 2t.The earnest demand for the discharge- of boys in , the arniy for Jjome -work now ;that the war ta over Js growing. This ap plies alio to the navy. Senators Sim mons and Overman ' hare received hundred of requests for men, In the service. Banks, factories. lawyers and merchants are calling for help. Gov- : ernor Bickett has taken the matter up with the authorities here. He has made a special -demand for Homer Peele, formerly hv the Aloe of State Treasurer Lacy; at;-Ra!elgh. urging that he needed In the preparation ot material for the next legislature. Secretary Baker said recently that the requests for individual discharges would not . be , granted except In very rare cases. ; y.-'"' '' Jn letters to Secretaries Baker and Daniels and Chief of Staff March Sen ator Simmons, stated.the case for con stituents as follows! "I am receiving . numerous letters from my constituents, from fathers and mothers, 'and former employers of soldiers and sailors, giving spe clal and forceful reasons why certain of these men should be discharged nd raturnad to civil life Immediate ly, now that the war has been brought to a successful conclusion. "Many of the men whose discharges r aouc-ht are men who occupied po sitions In civil life requiring special equipment, such as bank cashiers and tellers, trained newspaper men. school teachers, etc It Is argued, and with reason It seems to me, that the high wit necessity exists, the war being over, for the immediate return to Civil life of certain 6f these men. "Will you not please state to me the attitude of aour department re specting these matters and advise me what course, ir any, is proviaou or special consideration of such cases and for expediting the discharge of these men, specially equipped for eer tain essential and important posts In civil life?" . Robert R. King, attorney of Greens boro, is one of the North Carolinians fcho have taken up' this matter with congressmen. In a letter to Senator Simmons he said: "I am greatly concerned as to how our soldiers are to be gotten back Into civil life under circumstances favorable to them and to the country. I notloe from the morning papers that the government has this matter under serious consideration. I believe that such of the soldiers as come from the farm and want to go back to the farm, should be first released. In my opinion there is going to be a greater strain on our resources In this line than. any other for the pres ent. If those who desire to go back to the farm-sore first released jre will then i . he the fcetter able to take care of and find employment for others, who do not want to go back to the farm when they are finally released from service. In thinking about this matter, it has occurred to me that if another set of questionnaires could be framed and sent to the soldiers for answer and return, the work of demobilisation might be more satis factorily and intelligently handled than otherwise. The man who said he desired to be discharged at an early day In order that he might go back to the farm would be. under a pledge In a degree to go back to the farm, and .so likewise with reference to other departments of industry. "Again there are In the army and navy a great many young men who were Interested In large enterprises, and who doubtless want to get back with as little loss of time and loss of interest as possible; these should be released as soon as reasonable. Such men on their return would at once engage in such industries as could afford employment for others, who mav be reler-sed later." If any large number of persons throughout the United States ask for farm labor the- suggestion made by Mr. King may be accepted her. There is going to be a shortage of food for several years, and Uncle Sam will have to furnish a large proportion .. of It. t VICTOR BRYANT SPEAKS TO UNIVERSITY S. A. T. C. . W . 4 iV w I I I .ill f.!ora , People Attended Than Ever Ccfore County SO Per Cent Over Top in War Work. T Special to The Observer. .Lumberton, Nov. 'IS. This has been a gala week in. Lumberton." The Robeson, . county fair opened Tuesday and closed yesterday and was the "biggest and best fair ever held In Lumberton. More - people . attended the fair this week than have ever at tended at fair here. Thousands of people from all parts of the county and many from other counties were here. The . promotors are much pleased with the success of the fair and no xioubt a still bigger fair Will be held here next year. ' As has been the case at previous fairs here, the poultry show was "he leading feature of the occasion. More than 300 fowls some of as fine as will he found anywhere were- en tered this year. A number of fine hogs and cattle were also on ex hibltlon. - . ,'. -WJUle the number of farm x prod ucts entered was not quite as large as last f year, the quality Was better and - made a finer show -than at any previous fair. Besides the exhibits there were other attractions, such as ferris wheel, merry-go-round and the other things It takes to make up a carnival. s. . Thursday was "baby day" and 81 babies were entered, competing for a prize. The winner has not been an nounced. ; i - t-., , .- .Robeson went 60, per cent "over the top" in the united wst work drive, r Practically all the townships I ntho county went above thehr allot ments: Lumberton township went more than iO per cent over. Robeson soldiers who were In camp at the time the armistice was signed are be ginning to return. A nur.-.ter have Ueen released from the army durinff the last week and have re turned home. The majority of Robeson farmers are holding their cotton.- Many of them are placing it in bonded ware houses. They expect to realize high er prices later. , While wood is selling high in Lum berton. there is no indication that a fuel shortage Will be experienced here this winter. Many have al ready stored a sufficient supply to "take them through" and much wood Is being brought to town by coun try people. At present . prices haul ing wood Is a paying business. TO ERECT, MONUMENT TO CHEROKEE SOLDIERS Gaffney. Nov. 23.' A movement is on foot In Gaffney to raise a fund for the purpose of erecting a mon ument to the Cherokee soldiers who lost their lives In battle overseas. Some of the gallant old Confeder ates who' fought bravely. during the four years of the civil war say that they are opposed to : the movement unless there is a monument also erected to the Confederate .soldiers who lost their lives In the war. .It Is not known at this time what will be the result of the matter. ;- 100 OR MORE CASES OF ' "FLIT IN WILMINGTON Wilmington, Nov. ..$. Dr." Charles E. Low,' health officer, states that there are from 100 to ISO cases of influents in the, city now. Not all these are recent cases, but most of them have appeared since the peace celebration Monday, the 11th, when everybody in the city went abroad and celebrated. Doctor Low charges this mixing up ot 30,000 people with a majority of the cases of Influenza now in the city, "If that wouldn't spread it," he says, "nothing would." Jlu L... Li I bib Annual L!sct!na at Belmont Ad journsTo F.Tc3t Next Year at Unednton.' ; Special to The Observer. Belmont, Nov. 18. The South Fork Baptist association closed its fortieth annual session with the First Bap tist church yesterday evening.' The' session began Thursday morn ing, and the organisation was ef fected by the re-election of Osborne I Brown, moderator; J. F. Click, clerk; ana J. o. - Allen, treasurer. After the election of offloers. Christian edu cation was discussed by Dr. Luther Little and Dr. Livingstone Mayes, both of Charlotte. The main- ad dresses of the afternoon were that ot Rev. Walter N. Johnson, of Ral eigh, on missions, and that of Rev. F. B. Hambrlck. who discussed the orphanage. - Thursday night Dr. J. L. Vlpperman, of Dallas, preached the annual sermon. Friday morning the subject- of temperance was presented by Rev. G. P. Abernathy, of Gastonla, and that of B. T. P. U. by Rev. F. M. Huggins, of Belmont, - and several matters of business were brought be fore the house. In the afternoon home and foreign missions were dis cussed by Rev. W. C Barrett, Rev. W. R. Bradshaw, Dr. J. L. Vlpper man. and others. After matters of business were disposed of, the meet ing was adjourned. - Reports showed that the associa tion had enjoyed a very successful year. The association comprises the churches of almost CaUwt . ar.I Cs.. :on counties, there be!"f 67 c.nurcrt in the body. li.e association will ' meet next year with the Ilrst LaptUt church of Uncolnton, and the Introductory sermon will be preached by Rev. W. R, Bradshaw, of Hickory. STORAGE FOR NITRATES ' WANTED AT WILMINGTON TO X'JILD .v Fv. Ll..t.u I V.i -iiif u I rsr- Special to The Observer. Wilmington. . Nov. 2 J. Director Wells, of the storage department of army ordinance, has made inquiry of the chamber of commerce if Wil mington has facilities for unloading and storing nitrate shipments com ing from South . America, originally Intended for munition plants, but not now needed. He has been advised that Wilmington can store some 30,000 tons, and can use all of it right here, in the manufacture of fertilisers. It is likely, therefore, that shipments of nitrate, intended for northern ports, will be diverted to Wilmington. Farmers of the state would doubtless be glad If such Is done, as it will make available a supply for agricultural purposes. 22 PORTO RICANS ARE . BURIED AT WILMINGTON Special to The Observer. Wilmington, Nov. 13. Eight more bodies of Porto Rlcans dying of pneumonia were brought here to day from Fort Caswell and Interred In the national cemetery. This swells the total deaths to 32 since the transport City of Savannah brought about 2.000 of the Islanders here for work at Camp Bragg. Others left by the ship on her return are still sick In the fort hospital where every thing possible la done for them Pneumonia and kindred affections are maladies that the Porto. Rlcan apparently cannot withstand, and all of Lincoln, j additional deaths are expected. Special to The Observer. Wilmington, Nov. 23. A half mil lion dollars will be spent by the gov ernment on the Carolina shipyard property here to provide houses for workmen. The announcement comes from headquarters, of the emergency fleet corporation in Philadelphia. It Is guessed that this large sum Will provide from ISO to 200 houses of a lairiy gooa quality; more u houses of slightly cheaper character are built. Nothing of the details has as yet been made public. The site Is 30 acres of the property already wm a A Hr ,lia rAv.ram.nt B Inn w - thn viTiivi, J v mv . --------- v - - - - Cape Fear river, adjoining the sub urban settlement known as Sunset park. While the announcement causes little surprise, It will allay fsars that the steel shipyard might be affected by peace. . ELECTED TO OFFICE WHILE ; IN FRANCE; CANNOT SERVE I ii: S S1IDULU Li ! PIIDSPllilTE ' jSSSHBiPSBr arethbsr like rteta BWf-rspkai Fat iiiiii lira rtfc. Viae mi Special to The Observer. Wilmington. Nov. 23. Although Walter IL Blair was duly elected register of deeds for New .Hanover county, the commissioners will ap point a register at their meeting the first Monday In December, when the fiscal year begins. Mr. Blair is In service overseas and under the aw he cannot qualify, neither can he name a deputy to qualify and serve for him until he can return- and take the office. Should the man appointed by the board want to do so, he could, on Mr. Blair's return, surrender the office and allow htm to be appointed; but the board cannot be 'a party to ' ; Stasias tfm the eatiaa rosrstteas- K4 traataraU vklik are attaaally kta YrtlM for the mrnss saaaiat tain m1 tMr, S1IM araaa. aaek. aa jbaat, sat raalaeiae mgy alia' aai aac taa. y la aeft arre. Haaa at fcaalth aaaa ty, tfeara are erldaatlr taeaaaade at ma A waste wae keaaly faal tkalr nomrm ' ahlaaaaa . . - ! 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It ekeals aav', jawlac ta Its raraarkakla aaak-trawtaf yraa artlM, ka used ky enyeae whs sees aet a4 Skm as get aa Sua.-A.t, - ; " : Special to The Observer. Chapel Hill. Nov. 23. "Duty call ed you to "Btay here In college and prepare to fight Just as it called the older men to go to the front. You have shown an eagerness and will ingness to perform your duty. Rest assured that there is no sentiment abroad In the state or iMortn Car olina that justifies a feeling that vou should have volunteered." de iriared Hon. Victor S. Bryant, . of Durham, a member of the classsof 1890, a member of the board - of trustees, and a prominent member of the Durham bar. in an address significant for Its force and elo quence to the'S. A. T. C. students at the University of North Carolina here last night. The crowd that heard him taxed the capacity of Gerrard hall. His speech was a direct chal lenge to the spirit of restlessness among many of the students who are disappointed in not being able to go over. ' It met a responsive -.chord, V,,'i . v ' We should rejoice as- much over how the war ended as over the fact that It has ended," Mr. Bryant -said, In speaking of the termination of hostilities. By throwing the man power, money power, and industrial power of America into the- gigantic struggle as one unit the Issue with the . Hun, who had been preparing for 40 years, has been decided speed fly. A man who had predicted on March 22 that the war would - end before Christmas would have been . called a simpleton. " Mr, Bryant characterized the! al- lied victory as a triumph of right and moral force. President . Wilson had confidence in the 'moral power :of the universe and he believed that , some people in Germany believed In right thinking. - That's why he kept sending notes In spite of the protests of many politicians. That's why he - tried to tell the Germans and Ausrlans their government was -wrong. , f 0 ,. ' Distinctly eriglnal was athe an nouncement sent out by a : certain Welsh musician, when bis wife pre sented him with a baby girl. It took the formof four bars of musio In scribed on a ; letter-card. The re- cipwnis .easny recognised these as from "The MesslahVr-, ointo us a child Is born." ,1 BIG THRi 71 CLUB HEARING THE END Factory Players Allotment of 25 Story & Clark c: 25 Pianos Nearly All Sold. B XEASY TO OPERATE W ifi A MERE CHILD IS CAN PLAY THEM 3 as fl I .Til fkf1 -iVM I ; END OF BIG SALE A MATTER OF HOURS If you intend to take advantage of the wonderful bargains offered in this great bargain event you must make your decision and come in at once, as the factory allotment of 25 players and 25 pianos is run ning low. . Away over half of these fine Story & Clark instruments have been sold. No more of them will be offered at these wonderfully low club prices. Compare them in tone, ' workmanship, construction and price with any other instruments sold in Charlotte. You will be as tonished. . p : -j . j! S I Players, worth t -..W tfHf 4 B $575. WhUa " I II I I B they last Club i I Ji ll I Price ; ' i ' ?M E H ' ' ' I hif-T5 r. 4375 00 P,aI,0,, rirri. S288- j Don't Delay. Don't Put It Off. Come in Today If You Want One of These Fine Guaranteed Instruments. THE THRIFT CLUB PLAN MEANS BIG SAVINGS. Club selling always means Quantity selling.. Selling large numbers of pianos In a short length of time must rsduce the selling cost per plane. Our large patronage and small selling cost. Factory direct to Customer, and the fact that we are out of the high rent district all means a savins;. Our club plan is a great success, and the piano-buying public benefit in being able to purchase the World's Famous Pianos and Players at ear exceptionally, low prices. These lUghost Grade rZ I - J I i Players, ' Worth Fully j hUM .1 II ; t$6&0. While They Last . Ay ' SSS. ' .. $495 d 43 zr , NOT ONLY THE STORY & CLARKS, But every make of piano we handle will be told at special dub prices, including such well known makes a Mehlin, Matliuahek,; Packard, Lester, Smith & Barnei. F. Radle, Etc, ttc We Tell the Whole Story for the Last Time. First Ws are going to place on, sale 25 Btory it Clark Pi anos, brand new and commercially worth $875.00 and $425.00, respectively. These Pianos will be sold for $288.00 and $112.00, according to style. These two styles of pianos offered are mod els for beauty as well as construction and tone and cannot be duplicated In this city for many dollars above these prices, and we invite comparison with any make or kind of pianos sold in this city or state for from $875 to $425. We are also going to placs on sale 25 Beautiful Story & Clark Player Pianos, commercially worth $576.00 and $660.00. , These two styles of Players represent the very highest standard of player building and are the very latest models. These play ers will be sold for $415 and $415.00, respectively. With each player we Include tine bench and scarf and 12 rolls of latest music With the pianos wo will include fine duet bench and scarf. a ' With each piano or player we Include one's year's tuning; free. , - A 10-year manufacturer's guarantee will accompany each instrument as well as our own guarantee of perfect satisfaction. . If dissatisfied" with any piano purchased at 'this sale after 86 days' unprejudiced trial you can get your money back. Tour are excused from payment during sickness or death if your account Is kept up to date during other periods. Just 35 Pianos, Just 25 Players will bo sold at the above dub prices. No more, no less. Come Early for Complete Satis faction. ----.- ..- ,,..-.. . . ,: Mtory.&'Clark, a Fine High Grade Piano Contrary to the false statements being made by competitors who are jealous of our success; we want to say that the old famous Story & Clark Pianos are recog nized by the best musicians everywhere as one of the world's leading high grade p anos. These fine imtrumehts have- been on the market for over 60 years and over 100,000 of them are now. in use in some ; of the best homes, conservatories and stu dios in the United States and Europe. ' F. H. ANDREWS PIANO CO. SECURES YOUR PIANO & MAKES YOU A MEMBER of the great Thrift Piano Club. Balance in small weekly .or monthly payments. 1 INVESTIGATE 0jR GREAT CASH OFFER To those who will pay cash or as much as $50.00 Cash, we have a great premium offer. Ask about it. 'IS00 i ii l i lijiliJiaaBBBjaaBBay.ay, "aljjjlp i I . These Highest Grade rlj 'i:r : t Pianos, Worth FuOy vd i : ,1 M :' k. ( ' J p rcca Vol 6 i OPEN EVENINGS F. t 1DHS f,K mm 213 NORTH TRYON STREET. TRADE VOUR SILENT PIANO FC A ; - : PLAYER. We will allow you full ccnm;r:U v:! 3 for your silent piano or Victrcla to c r. s of our" fine .layers. If no insi p!7J t! y : v : home, here Is your chsncs. r v 1 'V
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