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THE ALAMANCE GLEANER.
GERMAN PLOT TOI
SWAT CONGRESS
t JSTOK NATION
Revelations by Secretary of
State Lansing Bring Storm
of Denunciation.
BERNSTORFF WAS PAYMASTER
I
Ambassador's Request for $60,000 Re- '
gardsd as Indicating That Money
Had Been Used Before for
Same Purpose.
I
Washington.—Members of congress,
government officials and members of
the diplomatic corps have not yet re
covered from their amazement at the
astounding revelations made by .Sec
retary of State Lansing of the plans
of Count von Bernstorff, former Ger
man ambassador to the United States,
to expend $50,000 In an effort to influ
ence congress and* prevent this . coun
try from going to war with Germany.
The revelation of this plot, follow
ing the disclosures of other cases of
German duplicity In its diplomatic re
lations with the United States and
other countries, had the ~ effect of
sweeping away such antiwar propa
ganda as may still have been alive In
the national capital and giving more
convincing evidence of the hostile acts
which forced the United States Into .
the war.
How Plot Was Revealed.
Here Is the statement of Secretary >
Lansing:
"The secretary of state Issues the I
following statement from Ambassador
Bernstorff to the Berlin foreign office,
dated January 22, 1917:
"'I request authority to pay out up
to SBO,OOO (fifty thousand dollars), In
order, as on former occasions, to Influ
ence congress through the organiza
tion you know of which can perhaps
prevent war.
"1 am beginning In the meantime
to act accordingly.
" In the above circumstances, a pub
lic official German declaration In fa
vor of Ireland Is highly desirable In ,
order to gain the support of Irish In
fluence here.'"
Capital Btunned by' Revelations. .
The publication of this letter ap
parently revealing the fact that Bern
storff had previously "Influenced
congress through the organization you
kntftv of," actually stunned the cap
ltol.
On the floor of the house, congress
men were denounced as "suspicious/*
It was openly stated by some that they
believed their colleagues had received
German money.
According to Representative Tom
Heflln, Alabama, he believes he could
name 13 or 14 men In the two houses
of congress who have acted suspi
ciously.
Fess of Ohio and Howard of Geor
gia both declared the German propa
ganda worked directly, with money
changing hands and reaching govern
ment officials.
Additional startling revelations of
the free use of money by the Ger
man government to sustain the Ger
man propaganda In the United States
will follow Lansing's expose.
These revelations, It was Indicated,
will corroborate the Indictment of
the German embassy as the disburs
ing bureau for propaganda. Certain
Irish-American agitators In the coun
try who have allied themselves with
hostile German-Americans may expect
to be the next objects of the govern
ment's attack.
Convicts Count Bernstorff.
The shower of indictments of Ger
man clandestine pre-war activities In
this country Is relied upon by the
state department to set at rest all
doubt remaining In any quarters that
the German government ofllclSy i
through Count von Bernstorff con
spired flagrantly, as asserted In Presi
dent Wilson's war proclamation, to dl- [
vide the American people on the Is
sues of the war. It Is believed by the ;
state department that public opinion,
after digesting the contents of the
series of exposes, may be depended
upon to deal effectively with those
who became the catspaws of the Ger
man embassy.
The message was decoded by Scot
land Yards experts after vain at- *
tempts by Americans.
Expulsion might have been Von I
BernstorfTs fate as remotely as 1015 If
the state department had then known ,
as much about the secrets of the Ger
man code as It knows today.
Other Shots to Fellow.
One by one the exhibits In the evi
dence In the caaa, It was said at the
state department will be given to the
public. .
That Americans In high public posi
tions lent themselves to the German
embassy's plan to spilt congress on
the question of war, further decoded
messages In the possession of the gov
ernment are expected to demonstrate
conclusively.
More than one of these well-known
persons has been under public sus
picion, but proof of their complicity
with the Oerrnan government ha* not
come forth. It is known that evi
dence of the most dsmaglng and con
vincing character has flnslly been
obtained by the agents of the govern
ment.
Vice President Marshall made a
dear-cut statement of his views to
ward German )H|llUd». following
Iks state department's announcement.
"This ought to and forever," be
said, "any and every doubt la the
mind of any American as to the Jus
tice of and necessity for this war.
It proves that the German government
waa seeking all along to split us Into j
factions, by corrupt means of neces
sary, possibly hoping In time to win
the waV In Europo and then humiliate
and subjugate iw. Ho who Is not
whole-heartedly for the war runs a
grave rjjk at-Uei®* «inMrtf4
GRAHAM, N. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1917
,tlng a part of theflfty -mousand dol
lars. This Is an honest congress, and
all its members wljl resefiiuhis Insult
to Its Intelligence and honor."
Whether the state department I* In
possession of other evidence Indicating
the ambassador's activities bus not
been revealed, but the extraordinary
'disclosures nlrendjr made have fixed
the belief that agents of the United
States government have collected and
complied the entire story of German
dnpllclty and Intrigue and thut addi
tional chapters will be added.
Knew Plan of "Ruthlessness."
The reference to averting war Is tak
en as an Indication that Ambassador
Bernstorff had prior knowledge of his
government's Intention to proclnlm a
merciless widespread submarine war
fare and that he was equally confident
that the United States government
could not be easily placated by mere
promises. The German announcement
of its intention to expand Its subma
rine activities was not mode public un
til January 81, when the world was
startled not only by the determination
to remove all restrictions, but by the
statement that It would become effec
tive on the following dny. Three days
later the United States government
liad expressed Its disapproval by sever
ing relations wltl) Germany. /
That the' German ambassador knew
of h|s government's Intention was as
sumed by some officials, although at
the same time he denied prior knowl
edge and those In close touch with the
embassy were given to understand that
he did not approve the course and
worked to obtain modification.
Small Amount for Bribe.
It has not been assumed thut the am
bassador actually attempted to bribe
or personally Influence any member of
congress, and doubt that such was his
purpose Is supported to some extent by
the comparatively small amouut of
money he asked. Fifty thousand dol
lars, it was pointed out, would go but a
short way toward buying the influence'
of any congressman. Judiciously ex
pended, however, it might do much In
compensating paid agents, such as are
now known to have belonged to the
elaborate machine BernstorlT had so
carefully built up for the production
of propaganda and for purposes of
espionage. „
Search Anti-War List.
As soon as news of the Bernstorff
message reached the capltol members
began a hasty search of the files to find
the names of the men who voted
against war. While there was no as
sertion from anyone that anyone of
these members was Influenced by Ger
man propaganda or money, yet It was
painted out that if such Influence was
exerted, and if it had any effect, the
names of those affected Would be
shown In the lists of those who op
posed the far resolution.
"I was forced to the conclusion some
time ago," Representative Iletlln said,
In discussing the revelations, "that Ger
many thought we were a cowardly peo
ple and afraid to fight, but I did not
know that we were a corrupt people
and would betray our country for Ger
man gold.
"The telegram sent by Count von
Bernstorff Is an admission of the fact
that Germany had a corruption fund In
the United States for the purpose of
carrying on German propaganda.
"If members have acted In suspi
cious fashion by the Introduction of res
olutions or bills or by speeches In con
gress or out of congress, thut leads to
the conviction that they ura not loyal
to this government at this time, they
ought to be Investigated, and, If found
guilty, they ought to be expelled from
the floor of this house aud from the
floor of the senate of thfe United
States."
Propaganda Still Live*.
Senator liustiug was one of the first
to make a declaration after the state
department had made Its spectacular
disclosure.
"Although Bernstorff Is gone," he
■aid, "the spirit of Bernstorff still
lives, and I trust the department of
Justice and the secrej service will go
to the bottom of this thing und that
the organization wMch has been built
up in this country through the efforts
of the German government will be
rooted out and utterly eliminated.
"This Is highly Interesting Informa
tion, but lam not surprised. 1 myself
have an order for $6,000 to be paid to
a'certain publication signed by Bern
storff.
"The thing that Impresses me', how
ever, is that Bernstorff has been gone
for months and yet the propaganda
goes on. Now it was ftppareut long
before we entered the War that ull oi
this propaganda was not coming forth
by chance. It was clear that It was
inspired by some astute, powerful,
clever source, and that source was the
German government.
"Bernstorff was not the only me
dium through which money was paid
out
"I have no doubt that millions of
dollars have been expended liere to
Influence American public opinion.
"This organization must be de
stroyed. We must take It out by the
roots. It must not be allowed to live
here after the war. Otherwise we
shall have In our midst propaganda
which will Influence elections and from
which politicians wlil run this way
snd that."
AUBTRIA-HUNGARY CANNOT
HOLD OUT THROUGH WINTER
Geneva. —The Frele Zeitung. ol
Berne, publishes an article from e
high Austrian official, who recently
traveled through several sections ol
this country. In which the write!
states that Austria-Hungary cannot
hold out the coming winter owing to
economic reasons, as both soldiers
and civilians will be starved. He
gives srveral reasons, notably, the si
most complete destruction of the crop»
In the richest regions of Hungary.
Prices of beef and p'irk in Lon
don after three years war h->!d
out the hopo that prlsaa of meant*
may decline with lh? pirti'l >it oi
in thr> war;
Why did not th? keep-the / unr. -
al-hom-titers thiplt to hav--* t tcir
friend the Kaiser ke?p his army at
home?
ILEIT ATTACKS
NORTH Of VERDUN
BOLDIERS OF "GERMAN CROWN
. PRINCE FAIL TO SHOW ANY
QAINB.
RUSSIANS KEEP HAMMERING
In Flanders There Has Been No Infan
try Activity—German Fire Is Heavy
Around Lens and Northeast of
Ypres.
Violent attacks by the soldiers ol
the German crown prince against tho
new French positions northeast of
Verdun were checked with heavy
losses by General Petaln's men and
the Germans gained nothing.
The assaults began with an attacJt
on a front of about a mile and a quar
ter north of the Bols le Chaume. Only
In the center of the assaulting lino
were the Germans able to reach the
French positions, the artillery dispers
ing them elsewhere. The French
fought valiantly ar.d remained masters
of the situation after Inflicting heavy
losses on the Germans.
| Simultaneously, the German crown
' prince threw forward two secondary
attacking forces, one north of Bezon
vaux, south of the Bols le Cahu
vaux, south of the Bols le Chaume,
and the other southeast of Beaumont,
northwest of the kood. Here the
French did not wait for the Germans
I to reach their trenches, but went out
M to meet the attackers, who were driv
en back with losses.
In Flanders there has been no great
Infantry actlvtty, although the oppos
ing artilleries still are busy. The Oer
. man fire Is reported heavy or. both
banks of the Scarpe, east of Arras,
around Lens and northeast of Ypres.
GERMANY PLANNED FOR
CONOUEST ABOUT 1913
Washington.—Prediction that Ger
many would wage a war for world con
quest In about fifteen years was made
to the late Admiral Dowey at Munlla
In 1898 by Capt. von Goetz, of the
German Imperial navy Senator Lewis
told the senate.
Quoting a report from Admiral
Dowey to the navy department the
Illinois senator said that von Goetz
told the American officer that Ger
many would capture Paris as tfle first
step to subjugating England. The
taking of New Yorlf and Washington
was to follow In order that Germany
might secure an enormous caßh In
demnity.
Tho wiping out of the Monroe doc
trine and the contol of South Amer
ica by Germany also was predicted by
the German officer, declared Senator
Lewis, who was discussing peaco ne
gotiator.*.
For some reason the government
had not given the report wide circula
tion, Senator Lewis contlnind, but In
the face of It now, "any senator who
speaks here gr elsewhere against any
measure of his country lends himself
to the enemy."
Characterizing the German reply
to Pope Benedict's peace note as
"Prussian peace hypocrisy' 'and an af
front both to tltf* pope and Pi%sldent
Wilson, Benator Lewis scored what
he termed "laggards In patriotism,"
and those who argued against the
war.
"The country guarantees free speech
to every American," the speaker said,
"but that man who uses free speech
against America Is r.ot the American
to whom free speech Is guaranteed. In
this country there can bo no free
speech to any man to destroy the free
dom of his fellowmen. There can
never lie liberty of speech to r,a
American citizen to destroy the lib
erty of. the American nation.'"
MADE NON STOP FLIGHT
FROM ITALY TO LONDON
I/)ndon. —Captain I.aureatl, of the
Italian army, accompanied by an ob
server, made a non-stop nlrplane
flight from Turin. Italy to London.
He covered the 650 miles In 7 hours
and 12 mlr.utes.
ARGENTINE ORDERB HER
NAVY TO MOBILIZE
Buenos Aires. —Mobilization of tfie
Argentine navy has been ordered at a
rendezvous 37 kilometers from Rnenos
Aires. There |s also unusual military
activity la »the republic. Although
this Is ostensibly due to the general
strike, a high official said that the
general staff has Its eves open to
"other necessities." The question of
a rupture with Germany Is still be
ing widely yscuascd by members of
the Argentine congress.
WOULD BE ASHAMEO TO
SERVE WTH LAFOLLETTE
Kansas Cfty. Mo.~-"lf I were this
minute a member of the United State*
Senate I would be ashamed to sit In
that body until I found «ut some
method of depriving Senator LaKol
lette of his S'-at In that chamber which
he now disgraces by his presence
there," Colonel Theodore Roosevelt de
clared In a talk at a luncheon given
for MrJ. Gen, Wood and him
self ss a part of the middle western
patriotic celebration of this city.
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Or** C 0... I# ffov. X. V.
"Sorry He Went Wron? " Every
feller kinder feels that w iv on S to
day mornin' after a hard nijfht ol
it Saturday.
GERMANY REPLIES
TO PEACE NOTE
GERMAN GOVERNMENT CHER
ISHES LIVELY DESIRE FOR
SUCCEBS OF APPEAL.
AUSTRIA - HUNGARY HOPEFUL
Kaiser Has Followed Papal Efforts
With High Respect—Hopss That a
Suitable Basis for Pesce Will Be
Found.
In reply to the peace proposals of
Pope Benedict, the German and Aus'-
tro-Hungarlan governments express
the hope that the pontiff's efforts may
bring about a cessation of hostilities.
Emperor William "cherishes a lively
desire" that the Vatican appeal may
meet with success. ..
Germany's reply Is written by a
member of the emperor's entourage,
wwhlle that of Austria-Hungary Is a
personal missive from Emperor
Charles. Both notes to the Pope were
made public almost simultaneously
and apparently both follow the name
general trend.
Emperor Charles "declares the "pro
posals will lead to peace If the bel
ligerent nations would enter Into ne
gotiations In tho sense,.of the pontiff's
suggestions, In which iie sees a suit
able basis for Initiating exchanges to
ward a Just and lastlsg peace. He
expresses the hope that the opposing
belligerents may be animated by the
same Idea.
The future arrangement of the
world, the emperor says, must be
based on tho elimination of armed
force, the freedom of the soas, and
on the rule of International Justice
and legality.
Emperor William has been follom
Ing the efforts of Pope Benedict to
ward peace with "high respect and
sincere gratitude." The German reply
designates the Pope' note as an "em
phatic peace appeal."
Meanwwhlle, the opposing armies
still are busy from the North sea to
Switzerland In the west, from the Bal
tic t to the Black sea in the east. In
Macedonia, and In the Austro-Itallan
mountains to the Adriatic.
SUBMARINE SITUATION IS
FAIRLY WELL CONTROLLED
Washington.—Unless some new out
break of submarine activity develops,
many officials are satisfied that the
situation Is fairly well under control.
Encouraging results have been obtain
ed through convoying of fleets of
merchant craft, tho loss having been
roduccd to less than one-half of one
per cent.
The employment of smoke screens,
klto balloons and other detection de
vices also has shown good results and
progress is being made with the re
duction of smoke from merchantmen
and by painting ships to make them
almost Invisible at a distance through
a periscope. t ,
n discussing submarine condl
tlons, Admiral Benson, chief of naval
operations and acting secretary In the
absence of Secretary Daniels, Indleat
ed the department's purpose to maks
known more of Its accomplishments
here after than In the past. No for*
mal announcement was made, how
ever.
Admiral Benson said the depart
ment had been unable to find any
support for reports that Oerman sub
marines either had begun operations
off the American coast or were pre
paring to do so. The department Is
ready for any emergency. Amusing
results have sometimes followed In
vestigation of these reports, most of
which apparently have been founded
on sounds of gunfire from merchant
men and warships at target practice
off the coast.
.The "smoke box," to be
thrown overboard when
a submarine appears, has proved
highly successful In some cases. A
great smoke rises Instantly when the
chemicals In the box come In contact
with the water and under the screen
created the vessel has opportunity to
change her course and elude tho TT
boat.
EVERY "PACIFIST" SPEECH
IN EFFECT TRAITOROUS
White Sulphur Sprnlgs, W. Va. —
America has entered the war against
Germany so that "freedom and democ
racy shall be made supreme through
out the wortd." Secretary of the Treas
ury McAdoo said In an address here to
the West Virginia Bankers' Assocla
toln. He attacked the pacifist*. de
claring that every pacifist speech !n
this country Is In effect traitorous adn
announced that the government In
tends that they shall be silenced.
McADOO TO TOUR COUNTRY
FOR THE LIBERTY BONDS
Washington— Secretary McAdoo will
devote the' entire four weeks of the
second liberty loan campaign to a
country-wide speaking tour In behalf
of th enew loan Tho secretary's Itin
erary contains the following dates:
Cleveland and Toledo, 0., Oct. 1; In
dianapolis. Oct. 2; Madison. Wis.. Oct.
3; Hloux Falls. S. D.. Oct. 4; Aberdeen,
S. D.. Ori ; Butte, Mont., Oct. 7; Spo.
Vane, Oct. *; Seattle, Oct. •; Port
land, Ore., Oct. 10
Has a High Opinion ol Cliamberlalii'a
Tablets. V,
"F have a high opinion of Cham
berlain's Tablet* for Wlloosne«s an-i
as a laxative, write* Mrs. ('. A.
Barnes, Charleston. 111. "f have
never found anything mild nnl
pleasant to use. My brother hm
also used these tablets with satis
factory results.
"Men Like Monkeys," savs a head
line. Well, now. wo believe if H
was us we would reverse it.
■ii I i I I i ■ w ■ ■■ ——
SCOn, RETIRED, TO
GO TO FRENCH FRONT
RETIRING MAJOR-GENERAL WILL
BE BENT TO FRANCE FOR
SERVICE.
i
■
IS SUCCEEDED BY T. H. BLISS
Now Chief of Btaff Will Be Retired In
December and Will Be Succeeded
by Joseph E, Kuhn, Former Head of
War College.
Washington—Major-General' llugb
L. Scott, who retired from his position
as chief of staff, will be sent to France
for active service. He will be fol
lowed there shortly by Major-General
Tastier H. Bliss, who succeeded him
as chlfef of staff. Both will serve un
der Major-General Pershing.
General Scott reached the age limit
for retirement Saturday, Septembor
22. Oeneral Bliss will reach it In De
cember. Tho war department, how
ever, It was authoritatively stated,
proposes to utilize their experience
and ability by keeping them In active
service indefinitely. Both men are
eager to get to {he firing lino.
When Major-General Bliss retires
in December he wlll#be succeeded by
Major-General Joseph
mer head of the war
commanding officer of the National
army cantonment at Camp\ Meade.
During the first two years of the war
General tfufili was military attache at
the American embassy In Berlin. He
saw much of German warfare.
DECLARATION OF WAR BY
ARGENTINA POSTPONED
• • I
Message Received From Germany Just
In Tims to Avert Break. ■(
Buenoea Aires, Argentina.—Just as
the Argentine chamber of deputy
waa preparing to vote on the question
of breaking off diplomatic relations
with Germany, an official communica
tion w»s received from the Berlin for
eign Office. The note disapproved of
the idea expressed by Count von Lux- |
burg, tho German minister here, re
garding Germany'a "cruiser warfare.''
The word "cruiser" left some doubt
In the minds of government officials
as to whether Germany Intended to
modiry her submarine campaign. A
declaration of war tiy Argentina on
Germany, however, was postponed by
the receipt of the German note.
Note Glvas Satisfaction.
London.—A dispatch from Buenos
Aires to Ileuter'a Limited, saya that
Argentina haa received a note from
Germany whwlch has given complete
satisfaction to the Argentine govern
ment)
NO REASON TO ALTER THE
UNITED STATES' POSITION
Washington.-—'The complete texts of
the German and Aetrlan replies to the
papal peace note show that neither
lays down any definite terms as a
basis for peace. There was no offi
cial Indication that such exami
nation as had been made of tho docu
ments revealed no reason for altera,
tlon of the position of the United
States, lis alms or Its Intentions. I
CONVINCED HE WAS
TOOL OF GERMAN PLOTTERS
Chicago.—Jasper T. Darling, one*
time president of the American em- i
bargo conference, aronsed by the rev- '
elatlons made by tho stale depart- I
mont regarding former Ambassador J
von Bernstorff, In a signed statement
said he was convinced that he had I
been made the tool of German plot
ters.
Mr Darling, long prominent In j
German circles, said that he was con
vinced that he was selected and mis
led by the plotters- because of his
refutation for patriotism, lie said
that the source of money was always
a mystery to him and that a great
deal of it passed through his hands In I
opposing the export of munitions and
other acts which he feared would
draw the United States Into the war. j
MAS DECIDED TO REDUCE
NUMBER OF MEN IN ARMY
Petrograd.—-Tlie provisional gov
ernment has derided to reduce the
number of men In the regular army.
This decision was reached for two
reasons, first, because It was thought
desirable to relieve the army of men
who are too old to fight or who have
been wounded, and whose fighting ca
pacity therefore Is not groat It Is
believed the measure will have Impor
tant financial results by reducing the
amount required for dependents
RELATIVES HAD CRAVE
OF MRS. BINQHAM OPENED
Louisville, Ky.—The body of Mrs.
Bingham, formerly Mrs. Henry M.
Flagler, secretly was exhumed at Wil
mington. N. C„ Sept, IS, nt the In
stance of Mrs. Bingham's relatives, an
autopsy performed In the presence of
a detective of national reputation and
several physicians, some of the vital
organs removed and sent to New York
end tha body presumably reinterr«-d.
according to a statement by attorneys
for Judge Bingham.
WANTED I
Ladies or men Willi rigs or auto
mobiles to reprcs nt a Southofh
Company. Those with selling ex
perience preferred, tho' not neces
sary. Fast selling proposition
Brand new article. Exccil-nt pay
for hustlers. Address Mr. Greg
ory, 160 4th Ave. S. Nashville
Tenn.
OLD NORTHSTATE MtUKS |
Brief Notes Covering Mappenlngs In
This States That Are of Interest tfl
All the People.
Henry A. Page, food administrator '
of North Carolina, has assembled all
the parts of his own machinery for
lighting Oermnay with North Carolina, j
food.
Appealing to the farmers of the ■
state, In a special message, Governor
Blekett urged them to co-operate in
making Thrift Month, November, 1917,
a period of substantial progress In the
agricultural development of the state.
Speaking on the difference between
building for temporary and perma
nent success,'"-William Jennings Bryan,
former secretary of atato and now a
resident of Asheville, spoke at the an
nual meeting -of the Asheville Mer
chants' Association before approxi
mately 160 leading business men of
Asheville.
The North Carolina council of de
fense was In sesslqn and recolved from
Governor Blekett and Adjutant Gen
eral Young a careful outline of plana
for the Immediate formation of a state
guard throughout the state to take
the place of the North Carolina na
tional guard, now in foderal service
In preparation for service In Krance.
Tuesday, October 9, will be Fire
Prevention Day In North Carolina and
Governor Blekett has prepared a proc
lamation similar to one Issued last
year by Governor Craig, for Its observ
ance In North Carolina. In a few daya,
the proclamation calling upon the peo
ple of the state to observe the day
I will be broadcasted by the North Car
! ollna Insurance department.
| Several days ago Mr. Chas. Lutes, a
Wayne farmer shipped a carl oad of
hogs to Baltimore, there being 88 In
the lot. They were the pigs fronj 10
sows, being about 10 months old. Their
average weight was 150 pounds and
they sold for 118.20 on foot. After pay
ing all expenses of shipping these
hogs netted $2,109.80, which amounted
to 15c a pound on foot.
Tuesday, October 9, will be Fire Pre
vention I)ay It. North Carolina and
Ooverqor Blekett has prepared a proc
lamation similar to one Issued last
year by Governor Craig for Its observ
ance In North Carolina. In a few daya
the proclamation calling upon the peo
ple of the state to observe the day
will be broadcasted by the North Car
olina Insurance department.
J. Wesley Helms, young white man
of Monroe, was given a hearing be
fore United States Commissioner M.
L. Flow a few days ago on the charge
of having failed to register. His age
was established at 21 and he was
required to register In addition to be
ing bound over to the federal court,
which convenes In Charlotte -the first
Monday In October. At first young
Helms denied having attained his ma
jority. but the evidence presented by
the government was so strong that
he admitted ho won In the wrong.
So heavy has been the troop move
ment the main lino of the South
ern that the company has almost been
forced to quit handling freight and use
every englno, every car and every
available road man In hauling the sol
diers. It Is no uncommon sight to see
from two to four train loads compris
ing several regiments of soldiers on
the Spencer yards at one time. Sev
eral -thousand men are frequently In
sight at one time. Spencer l» a rest
ing point and trains frequently stop
here from two to four hours.
The mobilization at Camp Sevier
of all former national guardsmen from
North Carolina was completed with
the arrival of aproxlmately 2,000 men
from Camp Greene and other North
I Carolina points. A battalion of the
second North Carolina Infantry, com
pany I), of the first Infantry, and'a
machine gun company of the same
regiment, and company B, engineers,
attached to second regiment came
here from Camp Greene, arriving on
' the first troop train.
The cornerstone of the new Central
j Methodist church In Spencer was laid
with impressive ceremonies ami with
a large crowd In attendance, ,I'resld
, Ing over the »-*ercises was the pastor,
ftev. C M. IMckens, and special music
was furnished by the choir. Other
ministers taking jj»rt Included Ilev. C.
H. Deal, a missionary to Korea, Rev.
K. 8. Itlchards'jn. pastor Ka«t
Spencer Methodist church, Jhe presid
ing elder. Rev. Or. J. C. Howe, and
Rev. Dr. K. I. Rain, of Greensboro,
i who delivered the prlrfclpal aildresi.
Frank McDonald, superintendent of
a fiawtftll! at Bt. Paul, had both legs
cut ofl In an accident which Mr. Mo-
Itonald's presence of mind alone pre
vented from ronultlng fatally at John
sou's mill. Mr. McDonald was on the
log carriage making some adjustments
when he accidentally touched the
lever which starts the carriage. See
ing that he would be thrown on the
Haw before he could stop the carriage,
he managed to save hfs life but both
legs were a»>vered.
WE IIAVK THE EARLIEST, BlG
gest, high class Strawberry grown.
Also the Best one or the ever
bearing kinds; bears the best lla
vored berries from Spring until the
snow flies. Free Booklet. Wake
| field Plant Farm, Charlotte. North
I Cnrollna 17feb6t
Of course Rui-i:i can hardly claim
the position of a first class dem
ocracy until she begins to ' make
loans" to her allies.
NO. 34
(■UAHAM CHURCH DIKKCTORV '
Graham Baptist Church—Rev. W.'
R. Da via, tab lor.
Preaching every first and thira '
Sunday* ac lt.oo a. m. and 7.ito : ij
in.
Sunday School every Sunday at •'
aJo a. m. A. P. iv illiama bupt,,
Prayer meeting every iaeaday at'-: 1
7,»u p. iu.
Uiuliaui Chribiiau Church—N. Main
; Ofci CCI •- IkC V . J . if', iruit', . fal
i'leAtmiig berviceb c»ery Sec- J
i osiu alio v ourlu bundays. at li.uO .
' U. lA,
! Sunday School every Sunday at
lU.uu a. ill.— ii. L. Uenuerson, Supers
miyjdeot.
few Providence christian Church
—i>orlh itiaiu isireei, near Dtpot—
Uev. j. u. Irunt, Pastor. Preach
ing every SecouU and irourth Sun*
I day nighls at a.UU o'clock,
i Sunday School every Sunday at
».4u a. in.—j. A. Uayiifl, Superin
tendent.
Christian Kndeavor Prayer Meet
ing every '1 huruday night at 7.4 a.
| o'clock.
j friends Morih 01 Graham Pub
lic Scuooi—Be v. Fleming Margin.
Pastor.
Preaching Ist, 2nd and 3rd San
day*.
auuday School every Sunday at
10.00 a. in.—lielle Z.iciiury,
lendent,
' Methodist Episcopal, south cor.
Main and Maple St„ y. li. My era
i'astor.
Pleaching every Sunday at 11.00
a. in. and at 7.3U p. in. '
Sumlay bcliooi every Sundny at
4.ij a. in.— W. B. Green, Supl.
M. P. Church—K. Main Streets
Hev. it. S. i rosier, Pastor. V,
Preaching first and tnird* Huo
days at 11 a. m. and 8 p. m.
Sunday School every Suuilay at
9.46 a. in.—J. L. A line k, Supl.
Presbyterian-Wst Elm Street—
Rev. T. hi. McConnell, pastor.
Sunday School every Sunday at
Mi a. m.—Lynn B. Williamson, Su
perintendent.
Presbyterian (Travora Chapel)—.
/. W. Clegg, pastor.
Preaching every Second and
Fourth Sundays at 7.30 p. at.
Sunday School every Sunday at
2.30 p in.—J. Harvey White, Su
perintendent.
Oneida—Sunday School every
Snnduy at 2.30 p. m —J. V. I'ome
roy, Superintendent.
I'ROFESSIONAL CABINS
E. C. DERBY
Civil Engineer.
GRAHAM, N. C..
National Banko! AIiBUM B'l'a-0
BURLINGTON, N.
Uoom If. lut NatlouJ Btik Bttllilag.
'Phone 470
I • * •
JOHN J. HENDERSON
Atlorneyat-Law
GRAHAM, N. C.
over Nalloul luk»l Ataaan
J\ s. cook:,
Attorney-at-Law
• KA HAW, fl. 0.
tlfflce Pattenun'ftuddlnii
tai one rimir
111!. WILL S. LOA6, JR.
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* OH A. LOkO J. KI.MKk LORO
LONG ft LONG,
VI ininnya uud oima»lrrra lit Law
GVAHAiI. N. C
JOH N H. VERNON
Attorney and C'oun»elor*at-l4iw
PoMiH -omre «&J Ke«ld*nc« 331
UUBLIKOTOM, N. C.
Dr. J. J. Barefoot
OI'FICE
* l*ji Stairs in Oolcy Building. . ~
Leave tpessages nt' Jlayoa Drill?
Co.y, 'phone u7, residence 'phone
v»2. 01 fice hourae 2to 4 i». ra.
and by appointment.
OK. G. EUGENE HOLT
Osteopathic Physician
I. 22 tnd '.'l Ural National Han kit BM(
BURLINGTON, N C.
Stomach and N'mnni diseases a
pcciulty '('bones. Office 305,—res-
It* nrc. 362 J. ..
iVES OF CHRISTIAN MINISTERS
over 800 ineinoirtt of Mm*
•ert in the Chrnftiati ('hutch
„ uli historical referent**. An
itereetlug volume—meely print-.
! il and bound. I'riee per copy; *
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Kictiinond, Vg,
)i 'li-rs tnay Ik- luflat this office.
Jloo—Dr. E. Detchon's Anti-Diu- i
relic may be worth more to you
—more to you than JIOO if yoa
have a child who sails ..he ted
ding from Incontinence ol water
during sleep. Cures old and youo*
alike. It arrests the trouble at
once. SI.OO. Sold by Graham Drug
Company. • adv,
T>o '3 the Senate know what it is ■
about in agreeing to vote on the
War Revenue Bill some weeks
ahead, before Mr. LnFollette
fairly begun to speak on it.