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Volume XIX Published Tuesday and Friday LENOIR, N. C, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1917 Price: Fit Cents a Copy No. 45 OF FIRST IMFT CUSS TO EXCEED 71010 T E B! SECT BAKER TODAY IN CALDWELL FOR PEACE TILL PASSEDJP NAMES TO SUCCEED HIMSELF Others Will Be Disposed Of Today Evident Loyalty Result in Hi Se- The Board I at Worlc on lection as Head of the Dataifor the New I State Farmers' Union TV Defence la Stiffening The Con duct of American I Worthy of the Army' Bet Tradition Questionnaire Given Out Regis trant Must Fill in Forms to be Divided Into Five Lots of Those Liable Many Hunter Are Out Open Sea ton for Hunting in Surround ing Counties Many Birds Reported The Illinois Congressman Ha Just Returned From Important Bat tle Front German Not Winning, He Say Draft Plans Other Officr. Hardening of the Italian defense aid the precision with which the Brit ish and French reinforcements are being delivered in the Italian war theater leads Secretary Baker in his weekly review Sunday night to con template the future in that field with tenfidence. He points out, however, tkat the full strength of the Austro Gennan efforts has not yet been de yeloped. Further allied offensives on the western front, Mr. Baker says, are iadicated by increased artillery fire and the nervousness exhibited by the Germans. The only reference to the sector of this front where American troops occupy first line trenches is that the men have shown themselves worthy of the best traditions of the American army. "The training of our national army is now progressing rapidly," the statement says. "At all the camps the morale of our new citizen-soldiers is reported as excellent. "The men who have been called pon to defend our country in the present emergency are taking hold of the work in a serious, high-minded spirit, which will produce the best result. "The British and French officers who are to assist in instructing our mew armies are arriving. They come far the purpose of instituting our Ken into the latest developments of Modern warfare, so that from the very outset our forces may be trained according to the most efficient time and life-saving methods. "In France the training of our troops is likewise being carefully con tinued. In the sector where our farces are in the trenches they have shown themselves worthy of the best traditions of our armies. "After the successes gained by the allies in the west during the preced ing week the relative calm of the last seven-day period was to be an ticipated. "It is significant, however, that the reaction of the enemy has been rela tively slight both in the region north f the Aisne and in Flanders. "At this season of the year the dden, fog-bound fields of Flanders and the bad weather which prevails along the entire western front makes it difficult to co-ordinate major oper ations with prevision. Nevertheless artillery preparation has continued ia the two chief theaters of activity ia the west, presaging further offen sive engagements. "Destructive hostile artillery fire is oted in the areas along the Yser, centering around Dixmude, and the (Continued on page four) OFFICERS GOT STILL AND MAN IN FRIDAY'S RAID A complete blockade outfit and a Man were captured Friday on Chest nut mountain, two miles west of Pat terson, by Sheriff J. A. Triplett and Chief of Police Tony Sherrill. Char lie Pendergrass was the man caught at the still, which was. in operation. One other man got away. Pender grass will be given a hearing this week. The still, which was brought in yesterday by Sheriff Triplett, was of about ten gallons' capacity. It was Made from a big lard tub. The cap was a .woodeti bucket, one-gallon size. The only copper used about tke still was a long piece of piping from the wooden bucket cap. A lan tern and an axe were found at the till also. BOWMAN OF BATTERY COMES FOR WAYWARD SOLDIERS Private Lester Jenkins and Private Travis, who have been interned here ia the county boarding house for leaving the camp without permission, were taken back to Camp Sevier yes terday, both wearing the sniue brace lets. George Bowman, another mem ber of Battery E, had the two boys ia custody. James Alyea, a German shot by guards at the magazine of Howard Mill, at Mobile, Ala., Saturday night, predicted a fate for America more horrible than Belgium. He said if German armies failed to invade Arberica German agents her would "bum America to tell." Best available estimates indicate that the first of the five classes into which all draft registrants are to be divided will contain more than 2, 000,000 men, subject for duty with the colors before any man in any other class will be called up. It is regarded as practically certain that Congress will take up the ques tion of extending the draft law to cover men who have attained the age of 21 since it was enacted. Should that be done, and provision made for the registration thereafter of every man as he reached that age, proba bly 600,000 would be added to Class 1 automatically by next March. In that even no present plans for the army would reach the men in Class 2. Officials have already considered the possibility that Congress will de cide to take in these additional young men. Some fair system by which they may be registered, classified and assigned to places will be devised. New regulations, to be published shortly, probably will set a way in which this can be done. New regulations governing pass ports for registered men become ef fective Nov. 20. Aftir that date the nearest local board may issue pass port permits without reference to district boards as is now required. Passports are not necessary to enter Canada. As the first step in the new classi fication of selected men Provost Mar shal General Crowder has directed local exemption boards to compile the information contained in their docket sheets and registration cards. The boards will need for this work from five to fifteen assistants, work ing from three days to two weeks, ac cording to the size of the district. The assistants must bai volunteers trained for this class of work, and a call was sent out Nov. 14 by the (Continued on page two) EAT CAMP SEVIER AOOPTED a Result of an Epidemic Measles and Some Pneumonia Case the Men Are Con fined to Reservation of Maj. L. D. Gasser, acting chief of staff of the 30th division, authorized the statement Friday night that Camp Sevier would go under a sweeping quarantine Saturday morning, due to an epidemic of" measles and some cases of pneumonia and meningitis. The men will not be permitted to leave the reservation. They also are prohibited from vis iting Paris and Camp Sevier, two small towns jn the reservation. All theaters, Y. M. C. A. buildings and other public buildings in the camp will be closed. Men will not be permitted to enter the post ex changes, though they may be served on the outside. Visitors will be permitted to enter the camp, the object of the quaran tine being to prevent the men from gathering in closed buildings. Maj. Gasser stated that the situa tion was not considered serious and that quarantine is purely a precau tionary measure. Detailed reports of health condi' tions in national guard and national army camps for the week ending Nov 9, sent out from Washington, show measles and pneumonia predominat ing among the. ailments among the men. The sick and injured rate in the national guard camps was 33. 9 per thousand nnd in the national army camps 25.2. Camp Funston, UA1TIN Fort Riley, Kan., had 24 new cases Sept. 1-Dec. 16; wild fowl, Nov. 1 of nneumonia and nine new cases of Feb. 1; fox, Oct. 1-March 1. Non- meningitis during the week. There is a considerable increase In measles at Camps Beauregard and Doniphan. Thirty-four new cases of t having (X) following the license fee pneumonia were reported at. Camp! a license obtained in one is good in Wheeler and 39 at Camp Bowie. J all, and no license is required of the Gump Pike had 638 cases of measles ' non-resident child or parent of a res and 76 of pneumonia. Camp Jack-1 ident land owner for hunting on the son had 370 cases of measles. The j land of such resident. In all other measles cases are reported mild and ; counties the license is good only in the emortality rate from pneumonia j the coilnty of issue, and other ex low, emptions are specifically noted. The hunting season in Caldwell for quail or partridge opened today with promise of a hard many men and dogs. 1 :y s hunt oy Quail this year . are said to be very plentiful. The open hunting season in Cald well and surrounding counties, as compiled by W. S. Wilson, legislative reference librarain, follows: How ever, a written permission must be had by the hunter or he is liable for indictment: Caldwell Deer, Feb. 28, 1922; quail (partridge), Nov. 20-Jan. 20;jcate ourselves, because of the col ruffed erouse (pheasant). Nov.20- i laPse of Russia and the unreadiness Jan. 20; Chinese pheasant, Feb. 28, 1922; wild turkey, Nov. 20-Jan. 20; dove, Nov. 1-March 1; woodcock, Nov. 1-Jan. 1; plover, snipe, yellow legs, Sept. 1-Dec. 1 6 ; wild fowl, Nov. 1-reD. l; squirrel, Aov. zu-Jan. i : (by permission of land owner). Non resident license, $10.25. (X.) Watauga Deer, Nov. 1-Nov. 15; (deer raised in private preserves may be killed at any time); quail (par tridge), Sept. 1-March 1; wild tur key, Nov. 1-March 1 ; Chinese pheas ant, Feb 28, 1922; dove, Nov. 1 March 1; woodcock, Nov. 1-Jan. 1; plover, snipe, yellow-legs, Sept. 1 Dec. 16; wild fowl, Nov. 1-Feb. 1. Cove Creek township quqil, no open season, opossum, reccoon or other fur-bearing animals, Nov. 1-March 15. Non-resident license, $10.25. (X) Alexander Deer, Oct. 1-Feb. 1 ; quail (partridge), Nov. 20-Jan. 1; wild turkey, Nov. 1-March 1; dove, Nov. 1-Jan. 1; plover, snipe, yellow- legs, Sept. 1-Dec. 16; wild fowl, Nov. 1-Feb. 1 ; fox, south of Catawba river, Dec. 1-March 1. Non-resident li cense, $10.25. (X) Catawba Deer, Oct. 1-Feb. 1; squirrel, Nov. 25-Feb. 1 ; quail (par tridge), Nov. 25-Feb. 1; wild turkey, Nov. 1-March 1; dove, Nov. 1-March 1; woodcock, Nov. 1-Jan. 1; plover, snipe, yellow-legs, Sept. 1-Dec. 16; wild fowl, Nov. 1-Feb. 1. Non-resident license, $10.50. Written per mission required. Wilkes Deer, Nov. 1-Nov. 15; (deer raised in private preserves may be killed at any time); quail (par tridge), Dec. 1-Feb. 10; ruffed grouse' (pheasant), Dec. 1-Feb. 10; wild turkey, Nev. 1-March 1 ; dove, Nov. 1-March 1; woodcock, Nov. 1 Jan. 1 ; plover, snipe, yellow-legs, Sept. 1-Dec. 16; wild fowl, Nov. 1 Feb. 1; opossum, Oct. 15-March 1; quail and ruffed grouse may also be taken on Thanksgiving day; foxes, Oct., 1-Feb. 15. Non-resident license, $10.50. Written permission required in certain sections south of Wilkes boro. Ashe Deer, Nov. 1-Nov. 15 (deer raised in private preserves may be killed at any time) ; quail (partridge) except on own land or with consent of owner, March 5, 1918; ruffed grouse (pheasant), Nov. 1-March 1; dove, Nov. 1-March 1 ; woodcock, Nov. 1-Jan. 1 ; plover, snipe, yellow legs, Sept. 1-Dec. 16; wild fowl, Nov. 1-Feb. 1; opossum, raccoon, Nev. 1 Feb. 1. Non-resident license, $10.25. (X) Avery Squirrel, Sept. 15-Oct. 31; quail (partridge), no open season; ruffed grouse (pheasant), no open season; ruffed grouse (pheasant), no open season; Chinese pheasant, Feb 28, 1922; wild turkey, no open sea son; dove, no open season; woodcock no open season; plover, snipe, yellow- legs, no open season. Alleghany Deer, Oct. 1-Feb. 1; squirrel, Aug. 1-March 1; quail (par tridge). Oct. 15-March 1; ruffed grouse (pheasant), Oct. 15-March 1; wild turkey, Nov. 1-Marohl; dove, Nov. 1-March 1 ; woodcock, Nov. 1 j Jan. 1; plover, snipe, yellow legs, resident license. $10.25. (X). Writ- ten permission required. In the counties distinguished by Russia's collapse and the unreadi ness of the United States make hope- ess anv thoughts of peace before 1919 in the opinion of Medill McCor- mack, Congressman at large of Illi nois, who has just returned from a visit to most of the important fronts of the European battle line. Mr. McCormack in a statement Sunday said: "The Germans are not winning the war. "Neither are we. "The war presents a stalemate from which we are unable to extri- of the United States. "Nowhere in Europe did I find an informed soldier or niihlio man who ' Wlivvei, thata military deci(lion id be achjeved b(?fore 1919 when I Unitc(, Stafes m-ght effe(. tiv v to pressure on the central em pires. There is practically no hope that Russia can be useful during 1918. Russia is so disordered that she cannot make war. Happily, in all probability, neither can she make peace. "The resources of the central pow ers have been energetically spent They are bleeding terribly. But thev act with greater energy, unity and skill than their enemies. Thus they made a seemingly successful drive into Italy. The real object of their political foray into Venetia was part ly to make camouflage to conceal their steady losses from Verdun to Passchendaele and partly to provoke revolution :n Italy. "The Italians were under-gunned, neither had they enough ammunition, but even so they would not have been driven back as they were if two or three divisions debauched by the spy system of Germany had not thrown down their arms. While there are still excellent German divisions in Flanders, there was an appreciable diminution in the morale and the physical quality of the German troops on the French and British fronts. At the battle of the Chemin-des-Dames the German bat teries were so drenched with fire that they were unable to reply. With mathematical exactness the French took the terrain. Hundreds and hun dreds of heavy guns were employed to wreck the enemy defenses before the advance was mad, so, at last, when the infantry went forward they did so with unbelievably small losses. This is an artillery and industrial war. That must never be forgotten. Above all, heavy guns are necessary heavy guns, with their obvious com plements of aircraft and rail trans portation, but heavy guns and still more heavy guns; twenty-five thou sand cannon to be made in American factories and shipped to France be fore March 1, 1919. This is the es sence of victory' and great guns olfer the only means by which it can be won. "The issue of this war will be de cided in Washington, and by the fur naces of America. "The splendid little American army which already has crossed the seas rendered a great service when the echo of the first American feet on the soil of France carried to every home the promise that that strength and, still more, the industrial genius of America, would bring succor to France. "France is fighting with heroic and dogged courage. Her steady thought ful soldiery are ready to spend their blood and to die in the belief that America will forge the weapons to win the war. They must not be mis taken. "I say very earnestly that we must have greater co-ordination of effort. We must have a true war council such as does not exist in Washington a council of men who represent in the greatest degree the energy and the genius of America, It will be fruitless if we aro ready later." OVER 250,000 VOLUNTEERS IN REGULARS SINCE APRIL 1 Since April 1 the regular army had taken in 249,970 recruits up to the opening of the recruiting offices Fri day morning, which means that the 250,000 mr-k has been passed. Work on the new draft plans of the government is being delayed a few days on account of the work in con- nection with the last call of drafted men. Up to yesterday the board had passed on and certified thirteen men for army service. Provost Marshal General Crowder has requested the board to secure extra help in classify:ng the regis tered men under the new plans. This work has been in progress since last week and will probably be finished today, Mr. F. H. Coffey, chairman of the exemption board, 3ays. Following are the thirteen men se lected. This is a partial list of the required number. The other names will be published as soon as passed on and certified by the board: Lee Ferguson, King's Creek. Thomas Jefferson Hudson, G. Falls. William Fred Haas, Lenoir. Alonzo Mott Joines, Yadkin Valley Clarence Tuttle Coffey, Lenoir. John Vitulas f tames, G. Falls. James Rufus Cottrell, Buffalo. Kelly Micheaux, Adako. David Hunter, Mortimer. Fred Shade. Lenoir. Ross V. Land, Edgemont. James Reid. Mortimer. Jarvis Collie Tolbert, Lenoir. RAN OVER DOG AND BROKE UP A BIG COON HUNT j A big coon, 'possum and squirrel I hunt, which was to have been staged I in the hills along Buffalo creek and John's river, was broken up Sunday afternoon when the lead coon dog was run over bv an au'.omobile driven by one of the party of hunters. Lone Munday wa3 driving the car when the accident happened. The other mem bers of the party were Sheriff J. A. Triplett, Messrs. Wilburn and James Cottrell and Mansfield Shoe. The dog belonged to Mr. James Cottrell. The dog was not killed and, accord ing to late reports, his condition is growing better. ITALIANS ARE HOLDING Again the Artillery Duel on Flanders Front Has Reached Tremendous Proportions British Gain in Palestine All along the Piave river the Ital ians are holding the Uerman and Austro-Hungarian armies in check. Nowhere have the invaders been able to cross the stream and at several places whee they previously had gained access to the western bank they have been brilliantly counter attacked and forced to withdraw to the river's edge. On the Zenson loop sector in the south the enemy has endeavored to extricate himself from his serious po sition, but the Italians, putting down an attack with heavy losses, closed in upon the invaders and made more precarious their situation. The Ital ians in the fighting along the western bank of the waterway have captured considerably more than 2,000 prison ers and also taken twenty-seven ma chine guns. In the Fagare zone the enemy has been completely van quished and forced to give up his po sition. In the hilly region representing the northern front from Lake Card a to the region south of Feltre all the Aus tro-German .:'.. xks, some of them de livered w extreme violence, have been repelled, according to the Rome war office, although Berlin asserts that northeast of Asiago and between instructions from officials of the com the Brenta and the Piave mers the P"? to enfree new regulations Italians have been driven from fur ther strong mountain positions. No advices have come through to show that the British and French re inforcements have reached the Ital- ian line in any considerable numbers, monile trip from their home at Dodgft but the "few days" which it was an- City, Kan., stopped here for dinner nounced last week mtlst intervene be- : Sunday. They had a complete camp fore they could stiffen the front now ing outfit in their car and put up for are at an end. Therefore, it is pre- the niht v. hf rover darkness o vet took sumed that Italians with the aid of them. They have been on the road the allies in their line, will turn the two weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Richards balance of the scale in their favor, j are former residents of this part of , ' j North Carolina, having gone to Kaa- i (Continued en page twe) sas a number of years ago. Not without opposition, Dr. H. Q. Alexander of Mecklenburg, who at- tained considerable notoriety some weeks ago because of his speeches dealing with the war which some per sons styled unpatriotic, was Friday-re-elected president of the North Car olina Farmers' Union assembled ia annual convention in Winston-Salem. Dr. Alexander's name was placed in nomination with one opponent, T. B. Parker of Raleigh. When the vote was taken, however, the doctor's lead was apparently so great that the friends of Mr. Parker suggested that the nomination should be unanimous, and this was done. Perhaps the mot potent factor is. the choice of the Matthews physiciaa to succeed himself was his evident patriotic attitude manifested through out the convention. It is said that he had made declarations which con vinced his associates that he waa whole-heartedly supporting the war j program. It was he who introduced the resolution endorsing the govern j ment and pledging the loyalty of the i organization in support of war meas ures. Other officers elected were J. M. Templeton of Cary, vice-president; E. C. Faires of Aberdeen, secretary treasurer; J. Z. Green of Union coun- ty, state organizer and lecturer; G. M. Glover of Rowan county, county conductor; J. H. Hendren of Wilke county, doorkeeper; G. M. Duke of Franklin county, chaplain. The executive committee is com posed of the following members: W. B. Gibson of Statesville; C. T. Weath erly of Greensboro, Wr. H. Moore of Bruce, C. C. Wright of Hunting Creek, R. B. Dixon of Wilson. Those chosen as delegates to the national convention which will held in Jones boro, Ark., are Dr. Clarence Poe of Raleigh, W. G. Lindsey of Madison; Orlin Crews of Rowan county, and Mr. Bailey of Davidson. Before adjournment of the con vention another "ringing resolutioa of loyalty" was adopted unanimously and without discussion. The resolu tion follows: "Confirming the action taken by the North Carolina Farmers' Unioa in passing resolutions of loyalty t . the government, in its opening ses sion, and for the purpose of defend- ing our country against its foreiga foes, the Farmers' Union of North Carolina, in convention assembled, hereby instructs its executive cora- I mittee to empower and direct the sec retary-treasurer of the State uniom to invest, for the union, $10,000 ia Liberty bonds when the Secretary of the United Stnte Trnflinrv ralla few ' the third loan. NO QUART UNLESS DOCTOR SWEARS IT IS FOR MEDICINE The Southern Express Company Is tightening its regulations for han dling liquor shipments, and, begin ning Thursday, no longer will it be possible for Lenoir people to secure their regular quarts unless they caa produce sworn affidavits from physi-. cians asserting that the alcoholic drink has been prescribed for medici nal purposes. This new ruling of the express company goes into effect Thursday, and after that date no deliveries of liquor shipments will be made in Le noir unless the, consignee can show his physician's affidavit The new ruling does not affect druggists or physicians ordering liq uor for the in their practice. It does not apply to orders for wines to be used for sacramental purposes. L. B, Huntley, local agent for the South- ern Express Company, has received Thursday. STOPPED HFRE ON ANTOt TRIP FROM KANSAS Mr. ard Mrs. Richards, on an anto- 'rr; 1 ; " V ' .'I .,. i : 'j l '
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