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"Reforms are promised in Spain, but it remains to be seen whether they will bo ofsuch a nature ae to make Spain safe for royalty or not. Prodigal sons who return now must be satisfied with the "cheap er cuts from the old steer." The veal must be conserved. Break your Cold or LaGrippe yith few doses of 666. An Ad. In This Paper Reaches Thousands, A Card In Your . Hundreds To Cure a Cold In One Day. I fake Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggiaU refund the . money tt It f»lla to core B. W. I Grove'* aiguature U on each box.) Wmata, 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. You Can Cure Tbtl Backache. I'aln *Wtnir the bsrk. >-«»'lsche m n'l rf-nriernl larsrll'T. ( *'' l e p.C of Vo'h.r Australia nsit Rn't tw-rb eori- for KMni-r, WmdArr ■• 1 I'rtnsrv trouble". Wh-»n ton f*el *ll rundown, tired. w,»k »n,t without »n*r*jr >h|, r.fMrk*W. finrtMßiit'in " f nature. >er»>"»n' r-.Mn A « » r«-*illn > r It he. r>« *i>tsl. M«>ih" fir»r'« Austrait.r» I. SoM »V flnwvt'ta or un t »,» ,11.11 f'tr Wirt* «*nt fr#**. »o*lre.s. Tne »Moth-r 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. • • • DENTI *T . . . Zrmhmm. . . . . NartH Carelt— 'KKJC h IK HJMMOMS BUILDIJWO * 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; * i rloth, $2.00; gi!* top, $2.50. By iail 80c exir*. Orders way b«» .••tit tn I*. J. KKONODLC, 1(>I2 K. Martiliali St., 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.