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WAR TAX MEASURE PHI IN FINAL FORM REVISED BILL IS REPORTED TO THt SENATE Bl FINANCE COM MITTEE. ??' ?? ? * NO PROVISION FOR BONDS Reported Bill Provides For Approxi mately $2,000,000,000 For War Ex peneee.?Increase Taxes on Liquor*, Beer, Wines, Profits, Etc. Washington?The war tax bill, un der revision since May 24, was put Into final form for report to the Sen ate by the finance committee. It pro , wldes for approximately 12,000,000,000 In taxes to meet war expenses, but makes no provision (or further bond authorizations The bill.was increas ed $133^000,000 over the total as H passed the House. About $327,000,000 was added during the last week be cause of the ? latest war estimates. Senators LaFolletto, Gore and Thom as plan a separate report advocating higher tax levies. The new Increase of $327,000,000 over the committee's original draft Is distributed approximately among the following additional leves: On corporate Incomes, $162,000,000. Additional sur-taxes on Individual Incomes of $15,000 and over, $27,600, 000. Distilled spirits, $95,000,000. Beer, $12,500,000. Wines, $17,000,000. War excess profits, $6,000,000. Bank checks. |2,000,000. Floor, or stock, taxes on sugar, cof fee, tea and cocoa. $6,000,000. Total $327,000,000. The additional levy on Incomes of corporations applies also to partner ships, joint stock companies and as sociations, including life insurance companies. Their normal income tax is Increased to six per cent, four per cent more than the present law, and two per cent above the oringinai House and committee program. The increased surtaxes fall entirely on individuals having Incomes of $16, 000 or above. FEW EXEMPTIONS FOR GOVERNMENT EMPLOYES Postal Carriers, Clerks or Laborers Not to be Exempted. Washington.?A ruling by the post office department shows that the de partment officials will make few re quests for exemption from military service. Postmasters are Instructed ^ not to ask for exempiton for carriers or laborers or for clerks in second class offices below the $1,000 grade, clerks In first class offices below the $1,100 grade, or any above these grades un less they are qualified distributors of ?mil. The ruling is the first formal action by an executive department in com pliance with President Wilson's order directing that department officials ln lcadet exemptions and that the re quirement of indispenaablllty be rig idly enforced. As generally con strued the postal ruling shows the purpose of the administration ot make the government departments leaders in freeing valuable employes for war service. The entre mall carrier force, num bering thousands of men, of whom a considerable percentage are within the draft age limits, is excluded from exemption unless for physical reasons tor because they have dependent fam ilies. Every portion of the country Is reached by the ruling, as even the rural carriers are Included. The department's ruling In regard to clerks, leaves railway mall clerks within the exemption class." as they are highly specialised distributors. Provost Marshall General Crowder took steps to reduce the number of exemptions because of dependent fam ilies. Instructions were sent to the governors of all states pointing out that the minimum pay of soldiers Is now $30 a month and that local boards must consider whether a man's de pendents could not be supported on that amount. U. 8. POSTAL AGENCY ESTABLISHED IN FRANCE Washington.?American soldiers at the front no ware recel ring their mall without Interruption, as a result of the establishment of the United State* postal agency in France. Postraaater General Burleson announced. A corps of experienced worker*, under the di rection of Marcus H. Bonn. Is hand ling mall matter at the base post office and at branches established at Paris, the training camps, arid at the American port of debarkation. ?OKLAHOMANS ARM TO?? RESIST CONSCRIPTION DRAFT Shawnee, Okla.?One hundred and fifty men said to hare gathered with the Intention of resisting the selective draft were reported here to hare gath ered at Rock Crossing on the South Canadian river on the boundary be-j tween Seminole and Hughes oountles. This point was selected to be the re sisters"base of operations. Roy Crane, a soclslls tagltator, was arrested at HoldensvHle He carried a grip tilled with ammunition. AVIATION 8TUDENT KILLED; INSTRUCTOR 19 INJURED. WaUsblrg, W. Vs.?When the motor of their airplane stopped three hun dred feet above the gronod, C. 9. Lam t>ert. of Welch. W. Va., a student at the West Virginia Aviation school at Beach Bottom. W. Va. was Wiled. B. U Krey. a member at the British Royal flying corps, detailed as an in structor at the school, was eceom panylng Lambert and sustained In juries which ft U believed w* prove XaUL . ' .. J COL I. W.LITTEIL main""'"! - Col. I. W. Llttell of the Quartarmaa tar corpa, war dapartment ta In eharga of tha construction of tha cantonment campa for the training of the aelactlva army- Moat of tha wprk la being dene by contractora under the direction of regular army officers. GERMAN TRENCHES TAKEN ENTENTE ARMIES ARE SUC CESSFUL IN FIR8T OF RE NEWED FIGHT. The Outbreak Give* Promise to be Biggest Conflict of War?Moral* of Geriqan Troops Appear Below the Usual Standard. f British Front in France and Bel glum.?An epoch-making offensive, launched by the British and French against the German lines between the River Lys and Boeslnghs at day break has, with few exceptions, ac complished all that has been planned for the first day of this battle which, In its early stages, gives promise of being the greatest conflict of the w.r. Roughly speaking, the British pen etrated x 'Sitions held by Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria between Boesinghe and Warneton, and at the time of the filing of this dispatch, were in possession of the first three lines of the German trenches at most points throughout the front. In nu merous places the entente allies en countered strong resistance and counter attacks from tt e desperate Teutons- i . , . Between Dlxmude and Boesinghe, the attacking forces are reported to have secured the two first lines of the German trenches after having fought over the most difficult terrain Imaginable due to marshes and In undaMl areas with which the sector Is blocked. i The German front line about the Ypres salient, which has been held unquestioned by the enemy since the early days of the war. offered little resistance to the British advance. Tlie British again captured Labas see Vllle on the Franco-Belgian fron tier, which a few days ago they had occupied and then relinquished. The Germans made a heavy counter-at tack here in an attempt to regain the position, but the British flung them off and are consolidating the ground won. HA8TY VARfi:AGE8 WON T EXCUSE FROM DRAFT Women Who Wed to Help Men Be come Slackera Make Themeelvea Liable to Prosecution. Washington?Hasty marriages made since July 20, the date of the army draft drawing In an effort to escape conscription through the claim of a dependent wife will not be considered ground for discharge unless the wife la actually dependent on the husband's dally labor. Prompted by reports from many cities of marriage license bureaus besieged by men included In the first diaft call, Provost Marshal General Crowder ruled that "marriage 1* not of itself a valid ground tor making claim for discharge." Dependency Is a matter of tact, not of law. General Crowder pointed out. WAWRtAGrWECOKBl8 SET UP IN NEW YORK V I New York.?The recdrd tor mar riages was broken here when 164 cere monies were performed, the bride groom In almost every Instance being of military age. The number of jnar rtage licenses Issued was 194, consid erably under the expectations of clerks when they saw long lines ot young men and wqmen waiting for the bu reau to open. The reduced number was dne to the action of Thomas D. McCarthy, United States Marshal. METHOD OF REACHING ALIENS ARE DEBATED Waahlngton.?Methods of reaching ?liens under the draft were debated briefly In the senate. When Senator McOurober called up his resolution au thorising negotiations with the allies to legalise drafting of their nationals. Senator Chamberlain sought ansao reesfully to attach a provision for proceeding with alien drafting at once, laelstlng that "If something Is not done we are going to have.tron Me between the Americans and allele ASK mis OF IBM HEEDS INQUIRIES FROM WASHINGTON TO EUROPEAN NEUTRALS SEEK FULL INFORMATION. II NEW PUN OF RHN6 Amerca It Laying Foundation For Plan For Rationing Neutrals Which Will Stop txporta From Finally Reach ing Germany. Washington.?Full information con cerning food conditions In the north ern European neutral countries has bean asked of the neutrals by the United States In notes handed to their diplomatic representatives. I ? The American government's plan for rationing the neutrals through Its control of exports will be finally de termined on after repllea are receiv ed. The information sought concerns the exact food needs of those coun tries, their food production capacity and details of thiir export and Import trade of the laat few years- The In tenton of the United States la to hold exports to the enutrall to the barest neceslties to prevent American food stuffs or food they replace from reaching Germany. Only actual food deficiencies will be made up from America and aasorances will be de manded that no American-produced food la re-exported or used to sup plant food that Is exported. Quick responses to the notes are looked for, since at present no ship ments to the neutraia are permitted to leave American porta and some of the countries are badly in need of grains. MARRIAGE AFTER CALL NO GROUND FOR EXEMPTION Provoet Marshal General Cautlona Local Boarda. Washington?Local boards were for mally instructed by Provost Marshal General Crowder that they may well hold that a marriage recently con summated, especially by a registrant after he has been called for examina tion, does not create a status of de pendency Justifying immunity from conscription. "The selective draft service law," read the Instructions, "does not re quire discharges in all cases of techni cal legal dependency, but only per mit* discharges where in view of de pendency a discharge Is advisable. Local boards may well hold that* a marriage hastily consummated re cently, and especially one consum mated by a person after he has been called to present himself for exami nation to determine his fitness for mll Itar yservice, does not create a status of dependency in which It Is advisable to grant a discharge. "It is to be expected that local boards will exercise this full discre tion in cases where they are con vinced that unscrupulous persons have thus violated the principles of the selective service law In hope of es caping duty." PROHIBITION CUT OUT OF PROGRAM BY HOUSE. Washington. ? National prohibition by* constitutional amendment was hung up In the House by the prohi bition leaders themselves. The resolution to submit the pro posal to the states, passed by the Senate, was put out of the program (or the present session and wilt not come up until the regular session In December. Representative Randall of Califor nia, the prohibition party's only rep resentative In Congress. Issued k state ment declaring that "the friends of na tional prohibition have been flim flammed by the liquor lobby In the constitutional amendment adopted In the Senate." He added that "a great Jollification" was heid by liquor repre sentatives In a Washington hotel and that a well defined rumor had sprung up htat the six-year clause added on Senator Harding's motion was really written by the brewers' attorneys. "The Joker Is not In the six-year handicap Itself," said Mr. Randall, "though that Is without a single prece dent In history. The Harding clause provides that 'this article shall be In operative unless ratified within six years.' The Impression Is that the prohibition amendment would not be come a part of the constitution un less so ratified. The fact Is, it will become a part of the constitution If ratified after the time limit but will be Inoperative, "s The whole cam paign to secure ratification by the states will be clouded by this uncer tain language." - ?? ?? ??? " ' " REGISTRATION LIST 1 " ? IS REPORTED STOLEN. Indianapolis. Ind?The official list of registrants In Marlon county, out side of Indianapolis, Containing 2,891 names, disappeared from the office of Hugh McK. Landon. chairman of the exemption board for that dlvlson. He reported the theft of the number* and tines to tha federal authorities here and to Jese K. ftehabach, state con- ? scriptlon officer. Copies of the offi cial list had been made sometime a SPANISH DISMOUNT SUBMARINE PACT*. rerol. Bpaln.?Several parts of the German submarine U-B-1J. which Is interned here, have been dismounted and stored In the arsenal The UrB-2! recently entered the roadstead of Cor unna In a damaged cnoditlon and wtp sent to Patrol, escorted by a Spanish torpedo-boat. The sajors are being housed aboard a cotter and the officers at ? hotel. The captain of the sub marine left f?r Madrid, accompanied by tM German naval attache. , 7 ' FRANCIS B. SAYRE I ? L This I* ? specially posed photograph of Francis Bowsrs Sayre, son-tn-law of Prssldsnt Wilson, taksn Just before hs sailed to Franoc, to organlzs Y. M. C. A. Work for ths United States troops aboard. CHANGE CENSORSHIP ROLES s NEW LIST OF REGULATIONS FOR THE GUIDANCE OF THE PRESS. Repeated Violations Which War* Ex cused on tha Scora of Mlsunder atandlng Causa New Rulea and Re quest for Their Obeervance. Washington.?A new list of press regulations making material cbangea in the voluntary censorships rules un der which American newspapers have been operating waa promulgated by the committee on public Information. The new regulations contain the first general request that there be no published mention of the arrival of American, troops at European porta, replacing in that respect an express authorisation In the old rules for use of any cable dispatches passed by the European censors. , The old regulations are made more severe by specific stipulations In place of the more general language em ployed In the rules In force until now. Information which the government considers might reveal military move ments or policies is described In great detail. In the statement announcing the new-regulations, Q?orge Creel, chair man of the committee, aays that "re peated and serious violations of the voluntary censorship have been at tempted to be ezcuse4 on the score of "misunderstanding," and that a "re-statement" is made with the Idea that hereafter there shall be no room for doubt as to the committee's de sires. The instances in which the most serious charges of violation have been made, however, have not result ed from misunderstanding of the com mitee's rules, but from following them Implicitly. These Instances have In volved publication of dispatches pass ed by the Europesn censors, announc ing the arrival of American military units In Europe. PROMPT, EFFICIENT WORK BY EXEMPTION BOARD Washington?Prompt and efficient work by district exemption boards Is expected by government officials as a result of stripping all red tape from the procedure of the tribunals. President Wilson's executive order outlining the principles to govern ex- ?< emptlons. coupled with Instructions to the boards from Provost Marshal Oeneral Crowder are regarded here aa setting In motion the 'last phase of the selection process with a mini mum of confusion and delay. The object of the Instructions Is to Impress the boards with the view that their primary purpoee la to se lect the personnel toy the national army In the shortest possible time. To that end they have been informed that no legal precedents will bind them, and that thdrto need be no ad herence to rules of evidence or other technicalities of court procedure. MORE-'THAN 70..000 I , ' APPLICATIONS RECEIVED Washington? lH>r the 18.000 places in the second officers' training ramps to open August IT, a total of 71,114 1 men haveapplled and the war depart ment is considering accepting several ' thousand more than was originally In- i tended. Preliminary examinations given the applicants by civilian physi cians Indicate 51,111 are -physically j satisfactory. In most states the num ber of sppllcants Is from three to 1 five times the state's ??ota. * LONDON CASUALTIES 1 FROM RAIDS BY GERMANS. ' London.?Since the beginning of ( hostilities. 3(6 persona have been kill- , ed and 1,011 injured by air ralda In I the London metropolitan area accord- | Ing to a staatement from Blr George t Cave, .the home secretary. In the \ house of commosi. During the sans 4 period the secretary noted.. 1,411 per- < ions were killed std T.IU Injured In i ordinsry str?M aceldsoU Is the same 1 Isrritpr". 1 MinmsTs' j WIN HI SENATE - "DRY" AMENDMENT RESOLUTION TO FOOD MEASURE IS ADOPT. ID. VOTE sun FIVE TO TWENTY Resolution Now Qoes to Houm Whirl Early Consideration la Expectad.? Senator Stone'a Amendment Waa Rejected. Washington?A resolution for sub mlaslon to the states of a prohibi tion amendment to the federal consti tution was adopted by the Senate. The rote was sizty-flve to twenty, eight more than the necessary two thirds. Aa adopted the resolution contalna a provision that the states muat be asked to ratify the amendment with In alz yeara. The house still must act on the resolution. 8en?tor Stone's amendment provid ing for compenaatlon by the govern ment for damagea to property (row ing ont of the enforcement of the pro hibition amendment was rejected fifty to thirty-one. Senators o posing the reaolntlon were: Democrats?Broussard. Culbertson. Gerry, Hard wick, Hitchcock. Huatlng, James. Lewis, Phelan. Pomerene, Reed and l/nderwood?Total 11. Republicans ? Brandagee. Calder, Prance, Lodge, Penrose, Wads worth. Warren and Weeka. Total I. Total agalnat, 20. Senators voting for the resolution were: Democrats ? Ashurst Bankhead. Beckham, Chamberlain, Fletcher, Qore, Hollla, Jones of New Mexico. Kendrlck, King, Klrby, McKellar. Martin. Myers, Newlanda, Overman. Owen. Plttman, Ransdell Robinson. Saulabury. Shafroth, Sheppard, Shields. Simmons. Smith, of Arizona; Smith, of Georgia; Smith, of South Carolina; Stone, Swanaon, Thompson, Trammell, Vardaman Walsh, Wil liams, and Wolcott?Total M. Republicans?Borah. Brady. CoR. Cummin* Curtis, Fernald, Frellng huyaen. Jlronua, Hale Harding, John aon, of {mlifornla; Jonea. of Washing ton; Kellog. Kenyon, Knoz. LaFol lette, McCumber. McNary, Nelson, New, Norrls, Page. Polndezter, Sher man Smith of Michigan; Smoot, Ster ling. Sutherland and Watson?Total ?9. Total for, 6S. , The proposed constitutional amend ment Is the first Initiated by Congress since that providing for popular elec tion of United Statea senators, ap proved in 1911. It is the first time that either branch of Congress has [ approved a constitutional amendment for prohibition- A few years agb a similar resolution In the bouse recetv- , e da majority, but failed of the requir ed two-thirds. flanders battlefield drenched with heavy hain. i ?? I Strong Counter Attacks Are Mad* by I Germans. i A torrentla} rainfall and the result ant turning of the battlefield, already ! hard of negotiation as many points, Into a veritable quagmire, almost < halted during Wednesday the great allied offensive against the Germans i In Flanders. For the most natt, the i Ijy was spent by the British and J French troops in consolidating post- i tions won In Tuesday's spectacular ? drive or in putting down strong Oar- | man counter-attacks, made in en deavors to wrest from their antagon ists their former positions. At two points near Ypres. the Oermans, us ing great masses of men. were sac- | (easful in their counter-attacks , against the British, but this advantage , was ocset in the ZUlebeke and Yssr ( canal section, where, resepectively, the . British and Ftanch troops advanced ( their lines- V , Meanwhile, the guns of the belllg- , Brents are continuing to roar all along | the entire front in reciprocal bom- ( bardment of the Infantry battle ( whea the clouds lift and the rainfall , ceases. ? v fewer merchantmen sunk by submarines. London.?Some falling off In the lose , of British (ncrchantment by taiimar- . Inee Is noted In the official summary. Eighteen British vessels of more than. I,600 tons were sunk by submarines or mines last week. Three vessel? under 1,600 tons were sunk, while no Ashing vesels were lott. According to the admiralty* report of the pre vious week the losses were twenty one British vessels of more than 1,600 tons each, (Sf, of less than 1,600 tons. cotton affected by Unfavorable weather. ?;? . ? Washington.?Cotton waa unfavor ably affected by weather and other r-ondltlons during July, but an improve ment to the extent' of more than 300. 900 bales was indicated in,the month ly report of the department o( agricul ture which forecast a production of II,14*,000 equlvanlent 600-pound bales from ? yield of 166-f pounds per acre. The crop averages apout two weeks later over practically the entire cot ton pelt. hi eat claims 100 lives in new york. New York.?Heat claimed the lives >t 116 persons In Greater New York, while hundreds of other* were pros :rated. The city's sheltering millions tot only temporary relief from a tth>; J hunderstom and the temperature, rhlch went down to eighty-eight With he cooling rain, again started to :limb with the reappearance of the iua. The humidity also began to go ilffcer and alghtfall found the city's mpelaUoa facing another bad night. SHORT COURSE WI6UST 2V24 KapsetedTVlwt SM Boy* WW WW , Attend Short Couree at A. A E. Col log*. RsMch?The bora' and girl*' short course. which *10 b* held at A. A E. College. August 1124 Inclusire, will b* a very (liable achool thl* f*tr ac cording to indication* The enooll moot already ku aurpaased the at endance of laat year, whloh waa SM and it 1* anticipated that 110 to 100 mora punll* will bo enrolled before the achool open*, giving a to(al at tendance of more than (0?. Not only will tho attendance bo far greater this year than ever before, but the courao itself will bo a mora tub ?tantlal and valuable one. The cjrp3 of teacher* coniltta of the. faculty of A. A E. College, together with the ?Xpert* of the North Carolina Experi ment Station and Agricultural Exten sion Service. Among those who will hare part on the program ar* anch well known oductatora, agrlcultnrlata and puUlc men aa Dr. B. W. Kilgore, Director of the Experiment Station and Agricultural Extension Service; Dr. Clarence Poo, Editor of The Pro greaaive Farmer; President W. C. Rid dick, of A. E. College; Dr. W. 6. Rankin, (Secretary of the State Board of Health I Ool. Jaa. R. Young, Com mlaiion 'of Inauraikeo and Banking; Dan T. Gray, Chief of tho Dlvlalon of Animal Huabandry; Prof . T. E. Browne; E. B. Crow and othor*. Aa in the State Farmer* Conven tion which it precede*, the idea of food production and oonaonration will bo tho central topic for the ahort course. Tho working program will constat principally of lecture* and demonstra tlona, although much instruction trill also be received 'through moving pic tures. tripe to interesting place* at the State Capital and other feature*, ftrhlle base ball, swimming and motion pic ture* will be tho chief recreation features. ? The boys' and girls' short course was first offered particularly for the member* of the Corn, Pig and Tomato Clnbo, but it la open for all young peo ple in the state who desire to arail themselves of the splendid opportuni ties It offers for first hand Instruction and demonstrations by the best agri cultural teachers in tho South. The expense* are normal. Thj railroad* are offering low rate* for J round trip, and the College provides { dormitory space free of charge. Meal* are served at 26c. each, this be ing practically the only absolutely necessary expense of the course. The boys and girl* are required to pro ride their own bed linen, pillows and toilet articles. Catawba Plana Big Pair Hickory?Premium lists (or the Ca tawba county (air. which will be held here September 26-28, are now belli* ?nailed oat and plana (or the occasion are taking definite -shape. = The (air this year bids to be the best ever held* here, -and certainly with the promlaa of good crops will oats trip that of last year. Hickory was one of lb* pioneers In the western part of tw1 state In com munity fairs, and Its street (airs were (amoua, not only In t(ria state but all over the south. But It finally outgrew the street (air stage and organised ?' regular (air aaaoclatlon. The mahga meot owns twenty acrea of ground lost outside the city, alljfenoed in and equipped with substantial buildings and race track. The first fair In these hew quarter* waa held laat tall an<^ Ita succeaa waa gratifying. This In ?pits of the floods that played havoc with the field and garden crops in this community. > Improving Buncombe Highway. Ashevtlle.?Buncombe county Is now building concrete hlghwaya from Aahe rllle to the Henderson county line, ten miles south of Asherllle. which is part >f a million dollar road building pro p-am. Highways from south reported to AaheTllle Motor club In fair con lltlon by automobile parties from Florida, Georgia and South Carolina. Southern hlghwaya reach AshevfUe by Jreenvllle, 8. C., and HendersonVllle, >r Spartanburg. S. C.. and Henderson rllle. Several other, good hlghwaya i*? uj(en\tp Ashevllle.'?' ? .? NORTH CAROLINA BHlKFik Something more than 18.000 In Inee and costs have been pain Into the ( vo( Clerk Of'U. 8. Cdurt-Leo D.. Heart! In settlement of the cases igalnet the Raleigh liquor dealers In which pleas of guilty were submitted in the Federal Court. A number of architects submitted Diana before the council of state for the erection, of (he new state ware louse, soon to -tie built with appro priation made by the laat legisla ture. Greensboro la to have within the lext alxty days a ?100,000 knitting nill, with a capacity of six hundred loien men's half hose dally. The 'actory will be established by the J. B. Latham Company. The machinery 'or the factory baa already been pur thased and a large. portion of It Is tow In transit. Mr. L. I. Caae, beef cattle field igent of the North Carolina Agrteul ural Extension Service, haa just re urn ed from a Bristol (Va.) pure bred tattle sale, bringing back with him $2. 100 worth of pure bred cattle for , forth Carolina farmers. No credlta against quotas for se ectlre service expected from the va lous district* la the atata will be al owed for enltatments since the ap- . ?ortlonment mad* on enlistments tp to July 11 In the first draft, but hese enlistments will be credited gainst th* quotas of the respective tlstriets in the second draft. Frank Moore, a negro, killed Waiter leath, white, at Falson. The murder r was captared Shortly after the \ ragedy aad rushed to the Duplin , The Southern Sociological Congress , ?s Rut held IU annual meeting at . Labevtll*. : farmers punning SEN convention FIFTEENTH ANNUAL MEETlNO OF FARMERS AND FARM WOMEN. IT RALEIGH, MOST 28 30 H la Expected That Nat Laaa Than 1,000 Farmara and Farm Woman Will Attand Convention. Raleigh, August. ? Arranfemanta are rapidly being completed (or tfea fifteenth annual Farmara' and Farm Women's State Convention. which will' be held at the Bute Colleca of Agri culture and Engineering. beginning Tuesday morning. August 28th, at ? o'clock and continuing until Thure day noon. August 30th. It la expected that not leaa than 1,000 farmers and farm women will attend the conven tion thla rear. The attendance, laat year waa more than 700 Tha Convention, alwaya a source of lnaplratlon and Instruction and attend ed by earneat men and women from all aectlona of the State, will this year be more of a working proposition even than uaual. Because of the critical food sltoatlosr throughout the Nation and the world, the central Idea at the Convention will be food production and conservation and the farmara of the State from the Coastal Plalna to the Blue Ridge will have anopportunlty to learn by lecture and demonstration the why and how of the production of all food and feed crop# suitable for their respective aectlona. * The' morning* will ha devofed to aectionarmeetlngs far the men. la which actual claaa room Instruction and laboratory Instructions will be given. This la Something of a depart ure from the custom of the Pffkt but will no doubt be worth much more to those who come to the Convention to learn. On the aftarnoona of Tueaday and Wedneedar there will be Joint see siona o fthe .Men's and Women'a Con vention at which time some of the beet speakers obtainable will addreaa those present upon vital topics bear ing directly upon the part of North Carolina men and women and t*ie pro auction and conaervatlon of food and feed. The evening sessions will bo given over to on* Icciorrftach eveulng and to motion pictures Tha Convention thla year will par take considerably more of the nature of a short course of agriculture and live stock Instruction than has been the custom heretofore. The farmer will be given ah opportunity to get authoratlve Information on any farm problem and to witness actual demon strations In rnrny instances. Th?rfc will be several sections going all hours of tha morning so that the farm er will-be able to get the Information he deal res on a particular subject with out listening 'O other aubjecta whlcj . I might not tnterrel him. Among the subjecta for Instruction and demonstra- I tion will be: Swine, beef cattle, dairy cattle ad poultry, aeqfl selection pre paring aeed. ate. AM the railroads are giving special ratee for thrf' Convention good from August Mth to September 2nd The expense of the Convention to those who attend will be very email?the college provides dormitory rOom without charge and meals at a coat of only 2Sc. each. AH who attend, however, will be required to bring their own bed sheets, pillows, towels and neceaaary toilet articles v Not only the attendance but the helpfutnees of the Convention has been Increaaed yearly and eegpclally be cause of the necessity for the very beet farming at this time, the offi ciate of the Convention are confident all previous records will be smashed. Work For Soldier Insurance. Washington. D- C. Representative Pou U urging the Importance of legUh tattoo providing tor life and accident Insurance (or tba soldiers and tailor* who mar be killed or injured la the war. which Secretary ItcAdoo for eome weeks, baa bad under considera tion. Mr. Pou said that Congress should not adjourn without enacting some legislation of this character. Ha will work to secure its passage. Mitchell Dleburelng Officer. Raleigh?Mr J. Prank Mitchell, who has been traveling pasenger agent of the Norfolk Southern, will be Federal disbursing officer* for the selective draft in North Carolina. The resigna tion of Mr. A. L. Fletcher to become ? captain of the Supply Company. Field Artillery, left the position open, and Mr. Joe Mackey was appointed to K. He having declined to sewve. left tha office again win- and Mitchell was recommended. Mr. Mitchell la a railroad man of wide experience. an4 will bring line abilities into play. Sending Out Premium Lists. Lenlor?Caldwell County's Fair as sociation has Issued the premium lists, which are being mailed out, and many substantial prises are offered for the different classes of exhibits. The fair will be held this year October t. 4 and 5. On account of the flood con ditions there was no fair held last ear and this year It is hoped by the association that the good people of this county will outstrip themselves. The first fair of the aseociation was held In 1*1S and proved a decided ?access from every standpoint. Dipping Vats Dynamited. New Bern.?Three of tha vats, which have been bailt In the county andet the supervision of a state aad federa'i Inspector, for the purpose .of dipping cattle to free them of the fever tick, were dynamited and completely de molished by parties unknown to the authorities. All the rata were la the vicinity of Tuscarora Or. M. Q. Smith, Inspector In charge, was notl Red. He at one* communicated with ? the head office lh Wilmington, N. C.,n ind blood bounds were sent from that 4aoe to trail dowa tha criminal*.
The News-Herald (Ahoskie, N.C.)
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