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FOOD CONTROL IS PUT UP TO SENATE GOVERNMENT CONTROL OF PRO DUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION - IS PROPOSED. ? ASKS FOR AN APPROPRIATION S*cr*tory Houston In Cemmujtlcatlan With Senat* Asks For *26.000,000 to Put Plan Into Operation.?Wanta to Fix Pricsa. Washington. ? Tha Government's program tor food control during the , war was put before Congress by Sec retary Houston in a communication to til* Senate asking power for the Department of Agriculture to take direct supervision of food production and dlatrlbution in the United States and requesting a 126,000,000 appropri ation for putting the plan Into opera tion. Authority waa as tod for the Council of National Defend In aa emergency, to bny a%d aell foodstuffs and to ftx minimum or maximum prices. As outlined to the Senate, the Gov ernment's plan la first to make a com plete survey of the country's food supply to determine its ownership and distribution, then If necessary to license and control the operations of all concerns engaged In the manufac ture of foods or feeds, agricultural Implements and all materia)* required for agricultural purposes Authority la sought for the Agricultural Depart ment to take over and operate the concerns If it appear* at any time that course is demanded by the public In terest. Giving the Government power to deal directly in foodstuffs probably would make Its application unneces sary, Secretary Houston declared, as Its very existence would tend to keep conditions normal Market grades and classes for farm producta. Secretary Houaton said. Is one of the chief needs of the country to Insure proper condi tions In producing and marketing farm .products. Authority also was asked for t^e Department to require of transporta tion companies preference for the movement of farm machinery, seeds, fertilisers and materials that enter into the processes of food production. The Department wishes to allow Its market service division to assist in obtaining rerouting of foodstuffs to relieve congestion on transportation lines. ? In Its plan for an investigation of the present food supply, the Agricul tural Department has arranged for the help of the Federal Trade Com mission. which, with the Department, was directed by President WUson early In the year to make an inquiry to ascertain the amount of food stocks and determine if the anti-trust laws hava been violated In food produc tion. storage and distribution. Am soon as Congress makes .the necessary ap propriation for this specific inquiry, the Trade Commission will proceed. Some officials believe the Trade Commission has enough power to make unnecessary the use of extreme legislation In regulating the control of food, although additional powers should be given for an emergency. Officials of all Departments and divisions of the Government realise that the facts of the situation exist ing must be learned before remadies can be planned. STEADY PROGRESS BEING MADE BY THE FRENCH Driving Back Germans in Soissons and Rhelms. Steady progress Is being made by French troops In driving back the Germans in the regions of Soissona and Rhelms. In a new offensive, the French also have entered the German second line In the Argonne forest. Ger man counter attacks on the Vauclere plateau, south of Laon, have been re Julsed. Since the beginning of the French offensive last Monday, more than 19. ttOO Germans have been taken prison ers. Guns captured exceed 100, not Including machine guns. OFFICIAL ROUTE OF BANKHEAD HIGHWAY. Birmingnam. aii.? ine duicuu ivuiv of the Bankhead Highway from Vub Ington. D. C., to Little Rock, Ark., will be Melcted by a pathflnding commit tee, which will make the trip In the next 30 days. the Bankhead Highway Association In convention here de cided. Points _to be reached by the Bankbead Highway Include Lynch burg. Va, ReldsTllle. Greensboro and Charlotte. N. C , Atlanta, Oa.. and Holly Springs. Tenn MANY GERMAN8 IN THE COUNTRY ARC BEING WATCHED. Washington.?Approximately 3.000 -'Gertpan residents of the United States are under close surveillance. Depart ment oT Justice officials announced, because of their activities In behalf of the German Government The De partment's field force of officers Is keeping so close a watch upon the suspects that it would be possible' to arrest virtually every man under sue plcloa within 14 hours. CELEBRATE AMERICA'S ENTRY I INTO GREAT WORLD WAR. London.?The entry of the United Mates into the world war on the side of the Entente Allies was celebrated la St. Paul's Cathedrtl King George aad Queen Mary aad numerous men here of the Royal household, the may ors of the 21 boroughs of London, dressed In their official robes of scar let peers. Cabinet Mlnletere. the Am uaaeadors and Ministers of the en tente countries, with their sulfa were preeenL NATION'S BUSINESS MOST KEEP GOING HOWARD ?. COFFIN WARM* THE NATION ORCAT DANGER OF ILL-ADVWED ECONOMY. TIME TO oral THROTTLE WKmIi Must ?? Kept Turning.? Prosperity I* NnM More fo War time .Than In Poaee Say National Defence Council. ? 1 Washington.?Warning to the nation against a real danger in hysterical an* ill-advised economy and interference' with normal pursuits of the people. Is j given by Howard E. Coffin, of the Ad-' Tlsory Commission of the Council of I National Defense, in a statement Just made public. Just returned from a trip through several Middle Western States. Mr. Coffin dsplores the fact that condi tions of unemployment and close fac tories should arise as ? result of in dlscriminatlve efforts, public and private, toward war time economies. "After nearly three years of re fusal to take the European war and Its lessons seriously." Mr. Coffin said, "we suddenly launched forth in a most feverish actlclty to aave the country overnight. Patriotic organi sations almost without number are milling around noisily, and while in tentions are good, the results are oft en tar from practical. "Because of an Impending and pos sible shortage of foodstuffs, we have hysterical demands for economy In every line of human endeavor. Waste \ Is bad, but an undlscriminatlng econ omy is worse. "Some states and municipalities are , stopping road building and other , public work General business Is be ing slowed down because of the emo tional response of the. trading public to these misguided campaigns for economy; savings are being with- , drawn from the banks; reports show , that some "people have begun to hoard food Applies and thousands of worker* are being thrown needlessly out of employment. All this Is wrong. "We need prosperity In wartime even more than when we are at peace. We need more business, not less. There is real danger in hysteria. In discriminate economy will be ruin ous. Now is the time to open the throttle. N "It seems to me, therefore, that a plain statement of general policy is most desirable. "Upon the industrial side of the war three great problems, or per haps I should better say tasks, con front us. "First and foremost, we must fa cilitate the flow of raw material* and finished products to our Allies and must provide the means of rail and water transportation therefor. "Second we must meet our own great military and naval building schedule*. "Third, we must plan te do all this with the least poeslble disarrange- ( ment to our vast commercial and { industrial machines. i "Through It all w* must keep a close eye upon the poeslble condi tions of peace following the present war. We must insure the business nrocess and general prosperity of the | country during the war, If we are to hold our present strong place among nations In the commercial compe tition of the future." ALL PARTY LINKS WIPED OUT BY HOUSE COMMITTEE. Way* and Mean* Committee Coneltfer Method* of Railing War Revenue. Washington.?With party lines ob literated, the entire membership of the House Ways and Means Committee began consideration of method* for I raising new revenue with which to I meet this country's share of the war expense. The Initial problem will be the raising of approximately 13.000, 000,000 to meet half of the estimated cost of ths first year of war, for which ceriflcatea of Indebtedness soon are to be issued. The committee also probably will lay a ground work for the collection of such other part of the war cost that Congres may determine Is to come from direct taxation. Careful consideration will be given , to a list of suggested sew sources of taxation sent to tbe committeemen last Bandar by Secretary McAdoo af ter conference with various members of the Administration. Ha suggested tbe ratline of about 11,800.000,000 from various sources. Including In come excess profits. liquor, etc. His list will meet wltb strong objection In many Instances. SIX ARC KILLED BY tXPLOSION ON FILM*. Indianapolis. Ind.?Biz parsons are dead and a score of others ara suf fering from minor Injuries aa a result of a lira wblch la thought to have re sulted from an expioelon of moving picture Alms In tba office of a tin ex change In the Colfax office building and apartment house In the downtown district hare. Forty persona were In the building whea the expioelon fol lowed by a wave of teasee, occurred and a score of women ware hurt. PKRMIMION GIVEN RAILROAD* TO INCRKAM THIIR RATI*. Washington? All railroads were graated tentative perm lesion by the Interatata Commerce Commlsalon to Die supplement tariffs Incraaalng freight rates generally It par cant effective June 1, next. In thle manner, the commission dlspoeed of the quae lion of procedure la dealing with the application of the roads In every seo tlon for general Increases The com mission's order Is teaUtlve. subject to recall or chaage. < UNITED STATES BaiIIESHIP ARKANSAS ? UNITED STATES SUBMARINE L-3 WAR FIMXCE BILL PISSES WENT THROUGH ON RECORD TIME WITHOUT A DISSENT ING VOTE. Immense War Cheet Available at One*,?(3,000,000,000 For Alllaa and Remaining ?4,000.000,000 For This NatlBn's Conduct of War. Washington.?The war' Bnance bill, providing for issuance of 17,000,000, OOO In securities, the largest single { war budget In any Nation's history, , was passed unanimously by the Sen ste. After seven hours ot discussion, the * Administration meastire, which was passed by the House and which provides for a loan to the Allies of $3,000,000,000,. was approved by the Senate, with few changes, In record time. The amendment may necessi tate a conference, or the Senate chang es may be accepted by the House. In either event, the executive branch of the Government, conduct ing the war with Germany will, with in a few hours, have authorisation for the great war chest at its dispo sition. To expedite action, the Senate ! appointed conferees to act, if the House should not, contrary to expec tations, accept the Senate changes. Of the 84 Senators present, every one, including all those who voted against war except Senator Lane, of Oregon, who was absent because of 111-, ness,? recorded himself in favor of providing the funds to prosecute hos tilities. Nearly all ot the 12 absen tees were ill. That in the inability of the Nation to supply man at once for the light ing line, money would be America's Immediate contribution to iter Allies, was the dominant thought expressed through the debate. Tew Senators participated in the discussion, which was totally devoid of partisan expres sion Every Senator speaking an nounced staunch intention to aid the Government in presecutlng the war to a speedy conclusion. Only two Senators, Borah and Cummins, de clared opposition to the propoeed al lied loans. A few favored raising a larger proportion by taxatiotf of the present generation and less upon bonds. Amendment! adopted by the Senate Include provlafona for limiting depos its o( proceeda from the bonds to banka to the amount aubacrlbed by the banka and their depoaltora; per mitting depoelt of proceeda in atate banka and traat companlea aa well aa Federal reserve banka; providing for exchange by aubecribere of the iafuea authorised for bnnda subsequently laaued. during the war, at a higher Intereat rate, requiring the Secretary of the Treaaury to report expend! turea of the bond proceeda, December 31, and annually thereafter; and ex empting the 92,000.000,000 of Treaaury Indebtedness certificates authorized from all taxation, except eatate and ?n haritance lerlea SUCCESSOR RECOMMENDED FOR COLONEL FIRST S. C. QUARO n Columbia. S. C ?Lieut. Col. Peter K McCuiiy, Jr., of Anderaon, was recommended by Governor Manning fdr appointment aa colonel of the Firat regiment. South Carolina National Guard, to succeed Col. E. M. Blythe of Greenville, reeigned. Tha recom mendation wae eent in a telegram from the governor to the secretary of war in accordance with paragraph three, cir cular II, War Department. 111*. Army Bill ta be Haetenefl Washington?Determined efforts to haaten action In Congreaa on the ad minlatratton'a war army bill with Ma ae(active draft provision, were begun by Preaident Wllaon and Secretary Baker They take the poeHion that farther delay will endanger tha war plana agalnet Germany. The presl dent dlecueaed the a It nation at length with Chairman Dent, of tha houee military committee and later called in Repreeentatlvee Maan and Lenroet. the RepahHcan leaders of the bona*. ' French Continue OWenelve. The great offeaal*e of the French forcea in the eowthern part of tha battle front ta Fraioe goee an en abated. aad haa reeulted la farther Important gal a a. a coatlnuatlen of which would menace the German front running from bona t? Solaaoaa Tuee day'a flgbtlng wltneaaed >an extenalon o fthe line of etuok well into the Champagne region, where evidence of Ita coming hed been pre*aged by daya of violent bombardment. . The attack of the French wy Irraalatlble. deaplte aaow and rain. WARNING AGJUNST TREASON BOMB PLOTTERS MAY NOW BE GRIPPED WITH LAW* IRON HAND. Reeldent Allan* m Wall aa Citizens Owe Allaglanaa to United States, Saye President.?Treaeen la Da fined. Washington.?All paraona in the Catted States, cltlsene and all ena. are warned In a proclamation laened by Prealdent Wllaon that treasonable acts or attempts to shield those commit ting such acts will be rigorously pros ecuted by the OoTernment. The proclamation defines treason, citing atatutaa, provlaloi.s of the Con stitution and decisions of the courts, and declares that the acta described will be regarded aa treasonable, whether committed within the bor ders of the United Statee or else where. Par-reaching Importance attaches to the direction of the warning to aliens and the declaration that "real dent aliens aa well as cltlzent owe allegiance to the United Statea" and therefore are equa^y subject to the laws against treaaon ai.d like crimes. Bomb plotters now may be gripped with an iron hand. _Not only are con spirators themselves subject to heary penalties, but any one. even a Ger man resident, who has knowledge of treasonable acta and falls to make known the facta to the authorities, may be aent to prlaon tor seven yean and fined 11,000 for misprision of trea son. EVERY POSSIBLE HONOR WILL BE ACCORDED VISITORS J^ashlngton? Major General Leon ard Wood, ranking officer of the act ive list of the armv, was designated to represent the military branch of the government on the committee which will welcome to 'the United States the distinguished British war commis sion headed by Foreign Minister Bal four. ? The selection of General Wood Is in line with the administration's plans for according every possible honor to the high rank and notable character of Great Britain's commissioners The state department Is represented on the committee by Breckenrldge Long, third assistant secretary; the navy by Rear Admiral Fletcher, of the general board, and Commander E. F. Sellers, and the army by General Wood and Col. R. E. <L- Mlcble. it was iiuw ai me wane now that the president had arranged to see the British visitor* this week and the French commissioners at the same time, M they had recalled Washington. The state departm-nt an noun cad, how ever, that It was not certain when Mr. Balfour and his party would oome, and that nothing definite waa known con cerning the arrival of the French com mission. WHEAT AND FLOUR PLACED ON FREE LIST Ottawa?The government has placed wheat, wheat flour and semolina on the free list, thus opening the United States markets to Canada and Cana dian markets to the United States In these produots. Plant Land In Food Crops Washington?Secretary Lane ap pealed to holders of land made valu able by government reclamation work to put all their available soli in food crope. GERMAN CASUALTY LIST FOR MARCH REPORTED ? ' 1 f 9 London.?Qerman casualties as re ported In the German official casualty lists during the month of March show that 54.80.1 men were killed, died of wounds or slcknees or were made pris oner or are missing according to a statement made public here. The tab ulated statement follow*: Killed or died of wound*. 10.WS; died ef sick neee, 1(7*; prisoners or missing, ?.??; wounded. SM14. Asks Parmree to Plant Wheat Washington.?Parnate of the spring wheat belt, particularly thoee of "North Dakota. Minnesota. Sooth Dakota, Washington. Montana, and Idaho were called upon by Secretary Houston to plant more wheat immediately to make up the eerlooe shortage threatened by the unpromising condition of the winter wheat crop. Reduced Ration New In Effect. Copenhagen, via London.?The re duced bread ration In Germany has now goo* Into effect. J OH Millie curs OEM CANTS FOR COMMISSIONS ARK TO ATTKNO. FOURTEEN CAMPS KAMED Will S? Established May 1 ^-Caro linians Will do to Fart. Oglethorpe. Will diva Intsnalvs Military Trsla Inf. Washington.?Establishment of 14 cKiiea training can)pa where roooivs officers and applicants tor commie slona In the now wnf army will re calTO Intensive military Instruction was authorised by Secretary -Baker. The camps will be opened May X and the couraea of instruction under officers and non-eommlaaloned officers of the regulars begin May S. In selecting looatlona. the war de partment was guided largely by the llnaa of the proponed divisional train ing areas. The places selected are: Ktor the New England Statea. Fort Ethan Allen or each other points la New England as may be designated by the commanding general of the Baa tern Department. For Long island. New Tork City and ten-Itsry Immediately north of New Tork City, Plat tsburg Ballacks. For the remainder of ? New Tork state and eight congressional districts of Pennsylvania, Madison Barracks. New Tork. For the remainder of Pennsylvania Including Philadelphia and Pittsburg, Fort Niagara, N. T. For New Jersey. Delaware, Mary land and Virginia, Fort Myer, Vs., or such othsr places aa the commanding general of the Eastern department may deelgnate. For North Carolina, South Caro lina and Tennessee. Fort Oglethorpe, For Georgia, Alabama and Florida, Fort McPheraoa, Oa. For Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky, Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana. For Michigan, lUlonls and Wiscon sin. Fort Sheridan, Illinois. For Arkansas. Mississippi and Louisiana, Fort Logan H. Roots, Ar For Minnesota, Iowa, North Da kota, South Dakota and Nebraska, Fort Snelllng, Minn. For Missouri, Kansas and Colorado, Fort Riley, Kansas. For Oklahoma and Texas Lego, Springs, Tszas. For Montana. Idaho. Washington. Oregon, California. Nevada, Utah. Wyoming. Arlaona and New Mexico, the Preeklfo at San Francisco." COAL MEN BLAME HIGH PRICE ON CAR SHORTAOf. Tall Trade Commission That Rail roads Are Rssponslbls. Washington.?Lack ot transporta tion facilities was blamed for the ad vanced price of bituminous coal, by leading operators of the East testifying before the Federal Trade Commission, which is Investigating high coal prices. Several complained against the alleged practices of the railroads of delivering open cars from the coal carrying trade to the transportation of commodities, for which, they claim, high rates were obtained. T. B. Davis, president of the Island Creek Coal Company, baaed a plea to the commission to take steps to rsm edy the shortage upon the needs of National defense. He suggested a preferential car supply for the trana portatlon ot necessities, and asksd cur tailment of the supply for carrying ar ticles not needed for the Nation's ex Isteace. J. W. Dawson, a West Virginia op erator; Thomas O. Mahar, of Cleve land; Robert H. Gross, president of the New River Company, and several other oiteratara all contended that with plenty of cars available the law of supply and demand automatically would result in a drop in the price. ENTENTE NATIONS MAY DO RECRUITING HERE Washington.?Both the House and Senate passed the administration bfll to permit the Entente nations to re cruit their cltlsens In th? United States to fight agalnet Germany: To meeit objections that the bill as origi nally drawn might open the way for compulsory enlistment of foreigners, the house added an amendment pr<? vidlng that the recruiting be carried on under regulations prescribed by the secretary of war. CHAMBER* OF COMMERCE OF UNITED STATES Washington.?Chambers ot Com merce throughout the country will give the Government concerted aid In mob ilising and conserving food and other resources during the war. R. O. Rhett, president ot the Chamber of Commerce ot the United States, told Secretary Houston that his organisation wanted to pst at the Administration's disposal the vitraally unlimited resources avail able through Its nMmbershlp, com posed of buslnsss am In all eltlea. DETENTION OF AMJERICAN CONSUL* IN BELOIUM. Paris.?Brand WhlUoct, the Ameri can Minister to Belgium, left tor Havre. where the American Legation will be established. Prior to hla de parture. Mr. Whltkx-k had a lengthy conference with Premier Rlbot. Mr, Whltlock has carefully avoided mak-| Ing statsmsnts concerning conditions In Brussels, bat from other quarters It Is learned that he had several dis agreeable experiences with German officials la Bmsssla. ? i.s-vu.' WILSON EXPLAINS NEW ARMY MEASURE PRESIDENT IS STRONGLY SUP PORTING THE ADMINISTRA TIONS ARMY BILL. FOB SELECTIVE CONSCRIPTION WmM Chooee TKom Whf Should Bear Amu and TIwn Who Can Serve Nation M In Other Way*. Washington ? Praatdant Wilton cant ? letter to Repreeetnatlve HelTertnc, of Kaneaa, explaining and etrongly supporting the admintetretlone' army bill, with Its selective conecrtptlon plan. The letter indicated (lie purpose of the administration to lnal?t upon enactment of die measure vigorously. K eaya:, "I welcome the InqMry of your let ter of April If, becauae I hare real lied the truth of what you aay from my own observations, namely, that what la meant to be understood by the selective draft la no* generally understood throughout the country. "The process of the draft Is. I think, very clearly eat forth in the bill drafted by the war department and which I so earnestly hope the oongreas will adopt, bat * la worth while to state the Idea which under Hea the Mil a lktle more folly.. ?~ "I took occasion the other day in an addraaa to the people of the coun try to point oat the many forma of patriotic aervice that were open to them, and to smphaalie the fact that the military part of the service was by no means ttie only part, and per haps, all things considered, not the Bioat vital part. Our object la a mo bUlaation of all the productive and aotlve forcee of the nation and their development to the highest point of co-operation and efficiency, and the idea at the selective draft la that thoae eould be chosen for service hi the army who can be moat readily spared from the prosecution of t|M other ac tivities which the country must engage in and to which M most devote a great deal of Its beat energy and capacity. "The volunteer system doe* not do this. When men choose themselves, they sometimes chose without do* regard to their other responsibilities. Men may com* from the terms or from the mines or from the factories or centers of business who ought not to come, but ought to stand back of the armies In the field and see that they get everything that they need, anad that the people ofthe country are sustained In the meantime "The principle of the selective draft. In short, has at Us heart this Idea, that thsrs Is a universal obliga tion to serve and that a public author ity should choose those who shall do ttke rest of the nation's work. The bill, if adopted, will do more, I believe, than any other single Instrumentality to create the elm press ion of universal service In the army and oat of It. and if properly administered, will ha a great source of stimulation. "Those who feel* that we are turn ing away altogether from the colun tary principle seems to forget that some 600.000 men will be seeded to fill the ranks of the regular army and the National Guard, and that s tary great field of Individual enthusiasm llss there wide open." WILL NOT ESCAPE DUTY. ? Those Who Have MsrrlsS ts Get Out v-of ftervloe Are Olven a Jolt. Washington.?Men of mlllltary age who have married since a state of war against Germany was declared will not eecape military service under a war department policy formally an nounced. The department's statement follows: "The war department announces that all men married -since the oof break of war will be treated upon the same basis as unmarried men In so far as their military obligations are concerned. It Is desired that the ut most publicity be given by the press to this announcement." TV. MAwail In laba i. us ui|?i uimiii wmm uiv* ?u iw uiac this action In order that all man ?hould undaratand exactly what la contemplated In the organisation of an army to flfht Oermany. It was de ?Ired thst there should arise no ques tion of slackers upon the acora of marrlagee contracted since the out break of war with the poaslble con struction that the marriage In any cue waa hastened tn order that mil Itery doty mught be evaded. SUCCESS IS GREATER THAN WAS INDICATED. ? t Prom a Staff Correspondent of. the Associated Press, Grand Headquarters of the French Army on the French front.?The French success In the for ward movement waa mach more con siderable than Indicated by the pub lished reports of the army communl quee which narrate a very sober tale of the erents. There fa no Intention ef relaxing the preaaare oa the Oer mans, who are oppoelnc a tenacious reelstaace without avail. Beeldee polnu of formidable strencth and moat Important strategic ?alae. each ss Oetel. Courtecon and Vailly. which have fallen before the Trench aaeanlta. reporta eent by mn nere from reconnolterlng parolee In dicate steady procreee everywhere and larte captures of material. The staffs take no risks; everything to mehtod Ically prepared la order to bd as ear tain as ta humanly poaslble of sncceee before trying to approach each objec tive point The commanders of the Oerman reinforcements hurry Ins to the front appear to have loat their hesda or hare been badly directed. e ill ENROLL iHV OF CLUB MEMBERS BOY* AND OIRLg OF ITATI TO HAVK OPPORTUNITY TO AIO IN FOOO CONSERVATION. 20.100 MEMBERS WNTED M?r* Than Flv* Hundrsd Have Al ready B*?un AsMvltlss Othere Ar* Urged t* Ballet Halslgh.?A tremendous effort will be made by the Agricultural Club agen ciee to enroll a great many more mem ber* In the various cluba la the etate during the next two monthe, the pur pose being the stlmulaUoa of the pro duction of food and lead crop* An enrollment of two hundred boy* and girl* la each oounty In the etate would mean an army of JO,000 Industrially Inclined, productrle young men and young womea. Already MT1 dub members hare begun their aotlvltiee. The following Is a list of the lead lag countlea. baaed oa the total enroll ment for all clubs: Oullford, HI; Buncombe, 141; . Wilkes !M; Iredell. Ml; Wake, 111; Madleoa. 1M; Stanley. 171; Cleveland. 117; Johnston. Ill; Rutherford. 110. "With the entrance of this country Into the European theater of war," etatee Mr. 8 .0. RuMaow, of the agri cultural club work, "will come not only the call for a display of military spirt and patriotism, but the assur ance, oa the part of the cttlisnahlp of the United Statea. of maximum In dustrial and productive development. Aa a tangible part of each prepared nee* meaauree. the members of the various Boys' and Olrls' Agricultural and Live-stock (Satis, la a nation-wide movement, will do a great dial toward contributing feed and food-etufls for the maintenance of both the military and civilian population. -in Nona t-araaina ins year an amy of (.071 boys ud glrle have al ready baton work on their productive projects. Tbla effort will resolve It self Into I.U4 acrea of corn, 81 acres of cotton. 1.118 pica, from which mar bo expected a very large profenj; 71 acrea of peamita, 100 one-eighth acre patches of Irish potatoes, aad 1.171 poultry flocks. What thla means to ward adding to the state's wealth oaa be Illustrated by stating that the boys' corn crop last year Increased the as sets of the state by $10,000; the pig work produced $10,0M worth of pork aaad the poultry clab waa responsible for raialng 18,000 birds for egg pro- * ductlon "Wars are not only waged with guns and sheila; they are fought along eco nomic lines with food, clothing and shelter aa three great emprlrlcal fun damentais. In Europe the call for In dustrial patriotism waa eonnded al most aa.eooo as the calls to arms waa made. Women and children are now tilling the soils of England. Franca and Germany, so that the men who light may be fad. Thla country is embark ing on an era of suffering and priva tion. Laat year saw v an Incredible shortage of almost every commodity usd for food. Riee waa the only ex cption. With an Increased army and nary to support and feed, with thou sands of man drawn away from their normally productive occupations, with the destruction of millions of dollars' worth of food by those in Europe, who normally would be producing, under such circumstances, every man. wo man aad child who grows an edible commodity la a patriot. In every sense of the word." Durham Employs Weigher. Durham.?The board of aldermen has empowered the city of Durham to employe a whole-time sealer of weights and maaaoree and 8,000 cop las of the ordinance are being printed for distribution. The office is practi cally a new one in North Carolina, and the appointee will be clothed with the authority of a policeman to minimise the frauds peealbly practiced on the ? housewife.'' His' 'term' oif'' office' ' OA-' " braces ene year, aad It U mandatory that he visit all firms, persons and cor porations using balancea, weights, etc. r.Amnnnw Want a iMAHtlilM. Fayettevllle.?The Fayettevllle In' dependent Light Infantry, a military organisation which haa kapt Its In tegrity through tha ganaratlona since the Revolution, haa made application to tha National Ouard authorities or tha itata for acceptance aa a unit of the itata troope. Dr. Canon a ad Mr. T. H Lyon, of Fayettevllle, came hare to Interview tha ? authorities relative to lta acceptance. Mora than one hundred men are enlisted and are ready for eervlce la any branch In which It* work 1a needed. Oardena for Mill Operetlvse. Daridson?At a Joint meeting of the directors of the Linden aad Del burg Cotton Mills, plana were suggest ed by which an organised effort will be aada to arrange it so that all the faolllaa of the operatives In both mllla may bare gardena thla aummer. They will receive all needed help from tha alii management In ike way of gar den plots and help alao la tha direc tion of getting Iheee properly flaw ed and planted Bryan ftpeaka of Werld War. Aahavllle.?"Thf re waa. at on* time, a dllfarance of opinion as to tha advis ability of entering the world war. bal when Congress acted, all diem salon ended. The country la unitedly back of the Government In what It haa done so far. There can be ao doubt as to the final outcome of the straggle, la my opinion. What we may have to pass through baron the end cornea Is mere guesswork, and I prater not to mesa." Thus spoke William Jennings Bryan, aa ha stood a* the Steps of ? .jank building In Ashavllla. * ? j.
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