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THE ALAMANCE GLEANER.
ADJOURNS GIG
WAR SESSION
LAST DAY OCCUPIED IN OEFENBB
AND CRITICISM OF LA
FOLLETTE.
SESSION BEGUN APRIL 2ND
i . —^
Generally Regarded aa Moat Momen
tloue In American History—Gal
lerfea Were Packed to Capacity
During Laat Hours. •
Washington.—ln the midst of •
day's thrilling debate on alleged dis
. loyalty of Senator LaFollette, of Wis
consin, the extraordinary session of
Congress, which began April 2, and
generally regarded aa the most mo
mentous In American history, was ad
journed sine die at 3 p. m.
Vehement criticism of the Wlscon
ain senator and his own defense occu
pying virtually the entire day, mark
ed the close of the war session, with
other customary adjournment and
legislative procedure, including Pres
ident Wilson's attendance at the
capitol. The usual eleventh hour grist
of legislation was put through, fol
lowing six months of Important war
action, and most of the members who
had remained for the final days were
en route home to await the call of
Ae next seMlon, December 9.
With galleries crowded to their ca
paclty, the senate chamber was the
scene of fire hours stirring discussion
of Senator LaFollette's attitude, but
In the house there was Uttle to mark
the occasion except submission of a
committee report mildly censuring
Representative Heflln of Alabama for
criticising fellow members In connec
tion with Count von BernstoriTs re
quest for Berlin to furnish funds to
Influence Congress.
Speake Three Hours.
The day began with a three hours
speech by Senator LaFollette In de
fense of his criticisms of war ques
tions. Without mentioning his recent
address before the Non-Partisan
league at St. Paul, for investigation
of which arrangements, were com
pleted by a senate sub-committee, or
naming any of his critics, Mr. La-
Follette read a carefully prepared
defense of his course and declared
his intention to follow It In the fu
ture! He was interrupted only once
and was applauded by the galleries
when he closed.
ANOTHER NATION TAKES UP
ARMS AGAINST GERMANY
Uruguay Follows Peru In Severance
ef Relations.
Germany has still another nation
arrayed against her in the world war.
'Following closely the action of Peru,
,the republic of Uruguay has severed
diplomatic relations with the Imperial
government and the German minister
has been handed his passports. Al
though Germany had committed no
direct act of hostility against Uru
guay the president of the republic In
his message to parliament said It was
necessary for Uruguay "to espouse
the cause of the defenders of Justice,
democracy and small nationalities."
Montevideo, Uruguay. Uruguay
has severed diplomatic relations with
Germany. A presidential decree an
nounced the rupture In a vote In fa
vor of it by the chamber of deputies,
74 to 23. The German minister has
been sent bis p ash ports. The vote
In the chamber was taken at 2 o'clock
this morning.
». President Vlera In his message to
the parliament declared that the
Uruguayan government had not re
ceived any direct offense from Ger
many, but that it was necessary to
espouse the cause of the defenders of
Justice, democracy and small nation
alities.
•,000 RUBSIAN TROOPS
REFUSE TO GO TO FRONT
' Petrograd.—Eight thousand soldiers
at Gomel in the province of Mohllev,
after a meeting, refused to go to the
front, says a telegram from Gomel.
REICHSTAG TO DISCUSS
WAR AIMS THIS WEEK
i
( Amsterdam. —The Cologne Gazette,
a copy of which has been received
here, in Its report of the address ol
.Dr. Karl Helfferich, German minister
;of the Interior, In the.relcbstag Satur
day, represents him as saying: "Th«
question of war alms will be discuss
ed la the course of a big debate next
week." The Rhelnlsche Westfallache
Zeltmg la Its verstoa says "the big
debate will take place Monday " . >
AMERICAN DESTROYER IN
CLASH WITH A SUBMARINE j
Washington.—Making public an ac
count of an action between an Amert
can destroyer In European waters
and a German submarine, the navy
department avoided any claim that
the U-boat bad been destroyed, al
though all Indications pointed to that
result. The report on which the de
partment's statement was founded
was made by Vice Admiral Sims, 'o
command of American destroyers ID
the war gone.
MRS. SMITH RECOMMENDS
CHAMBERLAIN'S TABLETS.
1" had more or less stomach
stomach trouble for eight or t»n
• Mrs G. H. Smith-
Biewerton, N. Y„ "When suffering
i.o attacks o? indigestion ami
ea'in*. one or two
at CEamberlaln's Tablets hare -•
ways relieved me. I have also
found tW-m a nleasan* la*itive
These tablets tone up the stomach
and enables ft to oerform its fune
tions naturally. If you *r~
| led with indigestion give them a
trial, get eU and stay well. ./
ji CURTIS H. LINDLEY
J I
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Judge Curtis H. Llndley, prominent
California Jurist, Is head of the legal
department of the food administra
tion. j
SENATE ACTED SPEEDILY
( NO FORMALITIES ATTENDED
SIGNING OF BILL WHICH IS
NOW LAW.
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Within Three Montha Senate Adopted
War Appropriation Bill, Said to be
' Largest of Kind In History of the
World.
Washington.—The war tax bill be
came a law with President WHBOB'S
signature.
No formalities attended the signing
of the measure, which levies (or this
Tear more than two and a half billion
dollars new taxes to provide war reve- J
nues. It touches directly or Indirectly
'the pocketbook of everybody in the |
country, through taxes or Incomes, I
excess profits, liquor, tobacco, sod ,
drinks, passenger and freight trans
portatlon, proprietary medicines, chew
ing gums, amusements, musical in
struments, talking machines, records
and many other things.
One of the Immediate effects of the
signing of the law will be an Increase
in distilled beverage prices to meet
.the new tax of $2.10. a gallon, which
reaches even the stock of the retailers
|in excess of 50 gallons.
Within less than three minutes the
senate adopted the conference re
port on the war urgent deficiency ap
propriation bill carrying $7,767,434,410
'in cash and authorized contracts. To
morrow the house is expeted to adopt
it and send it to "President Wilson.
The measure Is said to be the great
est of the kind In the' history of any
government. It emerged this after
[noon from conference between the two
'houses In which sections Involving
over $780,000,000 had been In dispute
iand went through the senate In record
ibreaklng time without the formality
of a roll call.
The bill carries $6,355,976,016.93 of
direct appropriation and authorizing
the government to enter Into contracts
for $2,401,458,393.50 more, almost en- ,
tlrely for war purposes, including the
navy's great destroyer program. In [
conference, subsistence of the army,
for which the house had voted $175,- j
000,000 and the senate $321,000,000, I
was provided for in a compromise of
$250,000,000. For ai my transportation t
for which the house had voted $35,-
000,000 and the senate $413,000,000,'
the conference substituted $375,000,-
000. For regular quartermaster sup
plies, $125,000,000 was agreed to after
the house had voted for $100,000,000
and the senate $163,000,000.
Probably the largest appropriation
in the bill is for the ordnance depart- .
ment of the army, which gets $695.-
100,000 for purchase, manufacture
and test of mountain, siege and field
cannon, and $225,000,000 more of con
tract obligations authorization, to
gether with $663,000,000 of cash and
$777,000,000 of contract obligations
authorized for ammunition.
LABOR TROUBLES THREATEN
FULL WAR PRODUCTION
Washington.—The government Is
working to develop some comprehen
sive system of dealing with the labor
unrest which threatens to hamper
war production. It Is concerned ovur
the pronounced upward movement of
wages, dlsproportlonste for various
Industries, and the difficulty of sta
bilizing conditions without doing In
justice to workers or employers.
AMERICAN GOVERNMENT
FAVORED BRITISH EMBARGO
Washington. — Britain's em
bargo on the export of all supplies
to the northern European neutral
countries. Just announced, was declar
ed after every phase of iu possible
effect was gone over in conference
between American and allied states- ,
men. American officials. It was learn- j
ed. Initiated the discussions snd in
sisted that the British step be taken
to make sure that there be no nulli
flcation of the purposes of the U.- S. .
CHAMBERLAIN'S CO UGH HEME- j
DY THE MOST RELIABLE
After many year's experl -nee :n i
the use of It and other con-fh me-l- I
Icines, there are may who prefer j
Chamberlain's to any oth"r. Mrs
A. C. Klrstein. Oreenvll'e IP . wri es
"Chamberlain's Cough Itena-df has
been used m my mother's hom-antf
mine for years, and wj alwa-s
found it a quick cur? f>- eo'-H
and bronchial troubles We 'lnt
it to be the most re'iable cough
medicine we have used."
GRAHAM, N. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11,1917
OLD NORTH STATE eS
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Brief Notes Covering Hsppsnlngs In
This States That Are of Intsrsst to
All the Peopls.
Governor Bickett has granted a par
don to Carl Thompson of Scotland
county.
/
Newton D. Baker, secretary of war,
visited Charlotte and Camp Oreene
Saturday.
Will White, a farmer of the Pltts
boro section;- Chatham county, Is in
Watts hospital suffering from a brok
en collarbone and shattered lsg sus
tained when he collided with an auto
mobile.
Walter Bradsher, a Durham tobao
conlst, fished seven hours at Smith
Lake, near Norfolk, last week snd
hauled 79 pounds of flsh to Durham
as a one-man -fatch. They were line
specimens, too; consisting of ciab
and pike.
Governor Blckett and Adjutant Gen
eral Young are to utilize the county
councils of defense In the formation
of the selected military organisations
that are to be made up from the 6000
men who are to be called into ser
! vice for home guard purposes. These
county councils are to make up the
list of men to be asked to serve the
county organizations snd report them
back to the governor through the adju
| tant general.
Answering a call for music for the
Ashevllle boys at Camp Jackson and
Camp Sevier, citizens of Ashevllle In
the past two days have contributed
three phonographs and a countless
number of records to be sent the boys
at the two camps. The Idea was start
ed by a letter from Captain Adams,
commanding the Ashevllle boys at
Camp Jackson, In which he suggests
that the boys would like to have a
"music box" to while away the long
hours. ■" v
A telegram received by the presi
dent of the Durham Business School
| announced the membership of the
| school In the National Association ol
j Accredited Commercial Schools. The
Durham Business Schoot is the only
I commercial school In North Carolina
that Is a member of the National As
sociation of Accredited Commercial
SchooU, It Is said, and there are only
flvo others so recognized south of the
Ohio and east of the Mississippi riv
ers,
In rounding out Its work the confer
ence of the state and county councils
of defense adopted resolutions attest
ing thorough loyalty of the vast ma
jority of North Carolinians and catling
for the expulsion from the United
States senate of Robert M. LaFollette
for utterances detrimental to the suc
cess of the war and encouraging trea
son In effect. "We believe his conduct
merits expulsion from the senate," the
renoluton read, "and we recommend
that ths course be adoptei."
j Food Administrator Henry A. Page
'enthusiastically welcomed the an
nouncement of the organization of the
"War Mothers" for service at home
In carrying out the program of the
food administration. "I desire to sug
gest through the press that every war
mother of this state attach herself as
a volunteer to the school district com
mittee which will have charge In her
district of the food pledge campaign,
October 20 28th. No one will be able
to resist their appeal, and the work
that will be dotte during that cam
paign will mean the bringing back of
thousands of their boys who might
otherwise And their last resting placa
under the green sod of France."
David A. Kanlpe, of Marlon, said
to be the only living survivor of Cus
ter Massacre, has cheerfully given up
all three of his sons for Uncle Ssm's
army to light Oermany. The oldest.
James Lafayette, Is In the 321 st regi
ment. lnfsntry, Camp Jackson, S. C.
The next oldest, Joseph Ed, Is second
' lieutenant in the 316 th regiment ol
heavy artillery. Camp Jackson. 8. C.
The youngest, Lee Royl. Is In the navy
on the U. S. 8. North Csrolii,a. All
three of the sons are strong and ath
letic.
Miss Jeannette Rankin, member of
Congress from Montana, the first wo
man to ever occupy a sest In this
great law making body, will visit Win- j
ston Salem Tuesday, October 16.
Morganton now has dty mall de
livery.
With the arrival of a liberal supply
of picks and shovels, the military com- >*
pan loh of the university, under Cap- j
tain Allen's direction, will soon begin
the construction of military trenches
and begin trench warfare.
Willie Hoxlt. the yoang son of 11. J.
Hoxit. of Jackson oounty, Is In a local
hospital with the whole left side of
his face shot sway as the result of an
sccldent while out hunting. The boy,
bunting rsbblts, crswled through a
wire fence and a* be drew the shot
gun after him. the trigger caught In a!
wire and the entire load was dtscharg
ed Into his face.
Miss Lizzie Roddick, who for th*
past two years has been demonstrator
In home economics In Forsyth county,
kas resigned.
You Can Cure Tbit Backache.
Pain along tbe back, (llxxinc-aa. haadactia
anl fennerat languor. Get a package of
Mother (Jrajr'a Austreli* tbe pl-«a*rt
rootan'l h«rb cure for' Kidney, Bladder!
a>d Crlotrf troublee. Wb*n you feel all
rundown, fired. w«ak and without energy
u'e> tb!• remarkable combination f nature.
herbaanl roola. At a regulator It baa ns
e«|ual. Mot'be* Gr*y'» Australian Leaf la
Hold by or aent by wall for M ct a
rarnplc aent free. Addreaa. The Mother
Ciray Co.. Le Kor. N. Y.
The Mexico City and Bueno*
Aires incidents drive horn'- the 010,
old lesson, burn any letter you
dont wish to meet in court. I
NAVY EXPANDS ITS
ACTIVITIES RAPIDLY
Not Lagging Behind the Army in
Preparing for Its Part
, in the War.
With a contingent In France, the
business of raising a great number of
soldiers under the selective draft, and
the officers being turned out at the
training camps, army activities have
overshadowed to a large extent the
navy's bit In the war thus far.
But the navy la not lagging far be
hind. If it can be called lagging at all.
Here Is the situation In the navy, gath
ered from official sources:
One hundred and fifty new destroy
ers are to be provided, in addition to
those now building.
Every reserve ship In the navy has
been fully manned, and a great many
auxiliaries have been added.
Since the day war was declared, the
whole coast of the United States has
been under constant patrol by nnval
vessels and every port particularly
well guarded.
Navy enlistment* have reached 136,-
000. Ten thousand National Naval
Volunteers are In service, In addition
to a reserve force of 85,000 men.
Contracts have been placed for every
destroyer thnt the yards of the country
can build. New construction records
nre looked for, both In the number of
ships built and the time required for
building them.
Some 82.000-ton superdreadnaughts
are being built —the exact number Is
not stated.
Five 85,000-ton battle cruisers, the
largest and swiftest ever contemplated
by any nation In the world, are under
construction.
Six formidable scout cruisers are
being completed.
Contract* have been let for many
needed auxiliaries for the navy.
The navy sent the first contingent of
the American armed force to France—
a corps of aviators which landed
June 8.
The Aeronautic corps of the navy
has been greatly enlarged, several
new aviation bases have been estab
lished and men trained In tbe opera
tion of senplanes, dirigibles and other
types of aircraft.
The Marine corps has more than
doubled Its enlisted strength.
A detachment of marines Is now'ln
Europe under General Pershing's com
mand.
These are a few of the things the
navy has done so far. And they say
at the Navy Department they are just
beginning to do things.
DAN ON RUBBER HITS,
ENGLISH SURGEONS
Cannot Get United States Made
Gloves for Use in Surgical
i Operations.
A serious shortage of rubber oper
ating glove* ha* developed In England,
and unles* the United States Is allowed
to send greater kuppUes to that conn
try there may be bad results.
The situation arises from the fact
that the Board of Trade has prohibited
their Importation. The restriction must
he removed or dlmlnlahed to keep tbe
supply equal to the demand. Since the
restriction wns Imposed the army and
jinvy has been supplied with American
made goods under special license, but
even the naval and military surgeon*
linven't enough, while the local hos
pital* are being forced to dangerous
expedients.
I The Britlnh manufacturers could not
possibly supply the operating gloves re
quired for the army alone, and a*
these demand* supercede the require
ments of the civilian surgeons the rase
of the latter Is nptenable. The British
Medical Association ba* made an sp
peal to the Board of Trade urging II
; cense permitting the civil hospital* to
get *upplle* from the United State*.
The ho*pltal work throughout Eng
land ha* grown to *uch enortnou* pro
portion* that the organization of the
Royal Army Medical Corp* I* being re
built to fit the new conditions. A new
branch I* to be established to deal with
question* directly affecting territorial
and temporary medical officers. The
new branch will collect Information on
the many problem* raised by the In*-
I corporation of so many civilian practi
tioner* In the army medical service.
The*e civilian officer* today constitute
eleven-twelfth* of the army *ervlce
j and Is one of the best evidence* that
England must now face the fact that
! In every direction the drain upon her
man power ha* been severe,
j The United Stale* has already con
tributed greatly to the medical work
on thl* side, and the outlook today Is
that even henvler contribution* will be
j required In the future.
Entertain tlx Generations.
James Henry Brown of Lima, 0.,
believed to be the oldest person In
Ohio, entertained •1* generations at
his one hundred and aeveoth birthday
party. Brown, who was born In slav
ery, educated himself and la one of
the most widely read men In Lima.
Ills eyesight I* aa good as that of a
man half bis age.
Spider Predicts Victory.
Mr*. Jsmes Oates of Evansvllle, Ind..
found a spider web that had been
spun under a peach tree In her back
yard and In tbe web these words could
plainly be seen: "War —U. 8. Win."
Hellefla »ls Hours
Distressing Kidney and Bladder
DlScaae relieved In six hour* b/
the "NEW OREAT SOUTH AMER
ICAN KIDNEY CURE." It i* a
great surprise on account of ll*
exceeding nromntness In relieving
pain In bladder, kianeys and back,
in male or female. Relieves reten
tion of water almost immediately.
If you want quick relief and eure
this I* tbe remedy. Sold by Ora
hsm Drue Co, adr,
| DR. E. 0. HOVEY 1
> Dr. E 0. Hevsy curator of geology
at ths American Museum of Natural
History and member of th* Donald
McMillan polar exploration party, who
haa returned to New York. Hovsy was
In charge of the rsllsf expedition which
found McMillan In ths North.
INSURANCE BILL IS PASSED
WITH THE TEN THOUSAND OOL
LAR MAXIMUM INSURANCE
PLAN RESTORED.
|
Provision Is Inserted Which Rslaes
( Major asneral Pershing and Major
; General Bliss to ths Rank of Gsn
; oral.
Waibli.gton.—With ths SIO,OOO max
imum insurance plan restored, ,aa
urged by the administration and with
an addition provision raising Major
General Pershing, commanding the
American forcea In France, and Major
Oeneral Bllas, chief or staff, to the
rank of general, the soldiers' at.d sall
ora' Insurance bill, carrying an appro
priation of |17,000,000, was passed
by tbe senate by a vote of 71 to o,.tf
An amendment by Senator Bmoot,
adopted, 37 to 33, provide* that )26 a
month shall be paid wldowa of Civil
War and Spanish-American war vet
eran* a* well as to ths widows of met,
who may be killed In the present war.
This will mean an Increased cost to
the government of $3,600,000 annually
and an advance of fl( a month to
4.141 Spanlih war wldowa and tS.a
month to 43.644 Civil War widow*.
Other amendmenta offered by ttye
Utah senator authorltlbg the bureau
of war risk Insurance after ths war
to turn over to life iniurance compa
nies at government expenie policies
held by soldiers and sailors, and pro
viding for the paymont of SIOO a
month to men permanently Incapacita
ted became of wound* or disease were
rejected.
Reductions were made by the sen
ate In the houxo provUlon* for com
pneaatlon paid for death or dlaablllty,
of soldiers and sailors or members of
tbe-army and navy nurse corps. Un
der the bill as It now stands a widow
would receive $26 a month, compared
to $36 fixed by the house, while a
widow with two children would re
ceive $47.60, a redaction of $6. The
other snctlons of the house bill were
accepted with only minor changes with
the eiceptlon of the Insurance section
which permit* a soldier now not later
Mian five years after the *«(■ ends to
convert his life Insurance without med
ical examination Into any other form
of Insurance he may request.
GERMAN RAIDERS ARE
OPERATING IN SOUTH SEAS
Washington. Two Oerman com
merce rslders. manned by the crew
of tbe famous Sea Adler, which It now
develops stranded on Mopeba Island, in !
the South Pacific, after roaming the
aeas for seven month* preying upon
American and allied shipping, are oper
ating somewhere In the South seas,
according to a report rewired at tbe
navy departmet.t from the command
er of tbe naval atatlon at Tutulla, Sa
moa Idand*.
The dlapatch .transmitting the story
of Captain Hador Smith of the Amer
ican acbooner C. Blade, one of the
See Adler** victim*, was sent on Sep
tember 29. several weeks after the
two new raiders left Mopeha Islands,
where they had been captured by the
Oerman• The first put to sea on Aug
ust 21, and the other on September 6.
and It probably was their operatlona
which led to recent reports of raldera
la tbe Pacific.
SCARICITY OP WORKMEN
DELAYS WAR CONTRACTS
Washington— Detailing of skilled
mechanics in the national army with
out discharging them from military
service wss urged upon gfesldent Wil
son by Representative Madden, of Il
linois, who pointed out that hundreds
of employers holding war contracts are
handicapped by scarcity of workmen.
The president promised to aak Secre
tary Baker to Investigate the question
after receiving report a from th* labor
commission now la ths west.
WANTED!
Ladles or men with rigs or auto
mobiles to represent a Southern
Company. Those with 1 aeiling ex
perience preferred, tho' not neces
sary. Fast selling proposition,
Brand new article. Excellent pay
for hustlers. Address Mr. Greg
ory, 160 4th Ave. Nashville,*
Tenn.
HALT FOOD SAVING 1
PURPOSE OF PLOT
Housewives Told Government
Will Seize Provisions.
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FEDERAL ACTION TO FOLLOW
I.
Propaganda Take* Form ef Word-of-
Mouth Reports AssldUbusly Spread
In Evsry Part ef Country—Theu
aands of Housewives Influenced to
i Cut Down on Canning.
Effort to discount the government's
food conservation campaign, upon the
heels of a widespread attempt to dls
.courage farmers from growing larger
crops, have become so general and
that the department of Jus
tice probably will be aaked to Inves
tigate this form of anti-war activity.
!*' This propaganda has taken the
1 form of word-of-month report*, as
i slduously spread in every part of the
country, that the government Intends
to confiscate all canned, dried „and
preserved goods, conserved for/home
use this winter. It is believed that
.thousands of honaewives already
have been persuaded not to pnt up
more than a small amount of fruits
snd vegetables on this sccount.
Pose as Government Agents.
Most finished and spectacular work
of this sort hss been going on 4n Bt.
Louis, according to reports recelval
from s grain supervisor of the offloe
of msrkets snd rural organisation hi
Missouri. There men posing ss sgents
of the government hsve been going
from home to home and after obtain
ing exact information about the
amount of canned gooda on hand,
they have seised portions of the sup
ply, leaving only the quantity they
.told housewives, allowed by the gov
ernment for s family of their sl*e.
To obtsln the Informs tlon they In
formed the women that they were
federal agents assigned to make the
food survey, now being carried on by
the department of agriculture, and
they displayed the bnttona of the food
admlalstratlon, which anyone may
buy for ten cents, as a voucher for
their right to confiscate the goods.
At first It was thought this was •
film-Asm game, but the manner of the
operation of these sgents hss led to
the suspicion thst they sre operat
ing to confirm the suspicion spread
by other agents thst It Is Useless to
put up vegetsbles or fruits for home
use, since the itovernment will seise
'any abnormal surplus. The St Louts
reports, it was stated, probably will
be turned over to the department of
Justice shortly.
St. Louis so fsr Is the only place In
which food actually haa been seised.
But reports from patriotic men and
women and from the department of
agriculture county agents show that
In many states there has been con
certed effort to discount the conser
vation work they have been trying to
perform. Similar reports hsve come
from Independent sources to the food
administration. '
One esse close to Washington was
In western Pennsylvania. A man In
terested In food conservation was
touring that region In sn automobile
and noticed food In fields and fruit
on trees left to rot. He stopped st
a farmhouse and aaked why this food
was not being conserved.
Thought Hundred Jars Limit
"Ain't no use," he was Informed,
"I've got my hundred Jars and If I
put up any more the government will
take It to help feed the army."
> Down In Virginia the same stories
hsve been spread so widely that
agents down there, as well as officers
;of civic putrlotlc bodies, reported to
the food administration that the ef
fect of the canning and drying cam
paign has been largely discounted.
Knowledge of these efforts have led
both the department and the food ad
ministration to Issue denials from
time to time that any selsure of food
on fsrms or In homes Is contemplat
ed. But these have not reached the
rural districts sod the department of
agriculture Is In possession of clip
pings from rural papers which fore
cast the probable seizure by the gov
ernment of foodstuffs to feed the
army.
Tarantula tn His Slseva.
A big tarautula, of the kind which
! ha* frequently fatally bitten human
j beings, darted down the coat sleeve of
I Arthur Bylvefter, a grocer of Potts
vlllc, Pa., the other day and was pre
paring to attack when attendants over
came the Insect by throwing sulphur
over It and capturing U sllve. It Is
now on exhibition. The tarantula,
which Is shout the slue of fifty ordl
nsry spiders, came here In s hunch of
ha lianas
Hen Adopts Kittens.
A hen belonging to Frank Randall, a
I farmer near Carmel. ln(L, has adopted
I a family of orphan kittens. She threat-
I ens to attack persons who approach
the nest In which she cares for her
unnatural brood. The hen was found
with the kittens after the mother cat
had been killed.
Blackbirds Ruin Oardsna.
Blackbirds by the thousands are
(nailing their home In Mount cemetery
at Marietta. 0,. and are devaatatlng
war gardens around this city. In order
to put the birds to flight and secure re
lief the Sre department la called out
each night and the hose Is turned on
the birds roosting In the trees.
CROUP.
If your children are subject to
croup get a bottle &f Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy, and when the
attack comes on be careful to fol
low the direction*. You will be
feurprised at the quick relief It af
fords.
the Rusians don't know what to
do with Korniloff. Well, they
might sent him over to Tobolak as
head Janitor for Nick Romanoff*
flat.
NO, 36
GRAHAM CHURCH DIBEC,TOKi§M
Graham Baptist Church—Rev.
K. Da via, Pastor.
Preaching every first and tliira yfi
Sundays at ll.Gu a. m. and 7.00
Sunday School every Sunday atljß
9.45 a. m. A. P. Williams SupU ■!
Prayer meeting every Xuesday
7.30 p. m.
Graham Christian Church—N. Main
atrtvi - hev. j. tf. Trait'.
Preaching service* overy Sec
ond anii fourth Sundays, at lijtt 4£
a. m.
Sunday School every Sunday at ft
10.00 a. m.—H. JL. Henderson, Super
intendent.
Mew Providence Christian Church
—North Main btreet, near Depot— 5
lie v. J. G. 'lruitt, Pastor. Preach
ing every Second and Fourth Sun
day nights at 8.00 o'clock.
Sunday Bchooi every Sunday at
».46 a. m.—J. A. Bayliff, Superin
tendent.
Christian Endeavor Prayer Meet
ing every Thursday night at 7.14.
o'clock.
Friends—M or th ol Graham Pub
lic Scnool—Rev. Fleming Martin.
Pastor.
Preaching lat, 2nd and 3rd Sunr
day*.
Sunday School every Sunday at
10.00 a. m.—Belle Zachary, Suuc-ria
tendent.
'Methodist Episcopal south—cur. .
Main and Maple St„ U. E. Myers
Pastor.
Preaching every Sunday at 114*
a. m. and at 7.30 p. m.
Sunday School every Sunday at
#.44 a. m.—W. B. Green, Snpt.
M, P. Church—N. Main Street.
Bev. H. S. Prosier, Paator.
Preaching first and third Sun
days at 11 a. m. and • p. m.
Sunday School every Sunday at
9.46 a. tn.—J. L. Amick, Bupt.
a Presbyterian—Wst Bin Street—
Sunday
9.46 a. m.—Lyou B. Williamson, Su
perintendent.
, P £? ,b 7, l#rUn iTrarore Chapel>-
/. W. Clegg, pastor.
Preaching j every Second ud
fourth Sunday* at 7.M p. a.
Sunday School every Sunday at
*.30 p. m.—J. Harvey White, Su
perintendent.
Oneida—Sunday School every
Sunday at SJO p. m.—J. V. Pome
roy, Superintendent
— ' ; 'J
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
ssssmaaamsaammammamtr -4
E. C. DERBY
Civil Engineer.
GRAHAM, N. C.
BURLINGTON, N. G*
*oo« " "-"-Till tMli ImillM
'fhM «•
JOHN JL HENDERSON
Attorney-at-Law
GRAHAM. N. C. J
Ollicc ever Naileaal Beads ef Usaaes
r. s. c ook,
Attorney-et- Law,
• KAHAM, N. 0.
Offloa Psttersoa Building
«Mona yiaojr.
DR. WILIALOMUR.
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GRAHAM. M. 0
JOH N H. VERNON
Attoraey asd t'ounselor-at-Law
PHRMM-oaee UJ Residence 111
JJURLINQTOW, N. C.
Dr. J. J. Barefoot
OFPICK
Up Stairs In Golcy Building.
Leave messages at Hayes Drug
Co.'*, 'phone 97, residence 'phone
203. Office bourse 2to 4 p. in.
and by appointment.
DR. G. EUGENE HOLT
Osteopathic Pbyalclao
u. si u4 n nm nsiimhi iuu im*
BURLINGTON, N C.
Stomach and Nervous diseases a
specialty 'Phones, Office >O6, i»l
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