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j i 1 - t ; W-CW v. v:axix FUi.Ud Taosdays FrUays . UttOIR, N. C, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1917 Prices Fivo CaU a C P7 No. 52 1 A 1 4 ; MM OUTERS -h -ii n rnn nnimf riv tiih ; v;v. Henry A. Pt Write a Stirring Let- Ur to All, Ministers, Here, 'i-v- WiiltiAU Other Mia V : latere in State " I '.The ministers of Lenoir churches ,v's. bare Just 'jPage, ?tt( received from Benry A. t Camp. Sevier has not affected , teachers and all other teachers in 00 D0"a 1,16 "encl1 une 8Mamin!P ment weather station here registered minister: MKWl?W. NWt &Richarfson;':c.Mnt; at rtii xpioaea;m naroor eight degrees above lero yesterday of the ; lollowing MTi.?s . . T.n.w ! itlll (Hthttii linma hnv ? -r oi .ova scous-. imirsaay morning mornmff. the coldest weather so r m :v j v TTO- ine unruuan Ministers or Mortn aivd'san ho rcertainly hopes to re-r- ;i J. Carolina,' V' , " .' main.-, ' - - . , i ,JC? ' :,i '..Anemeni:. leos ox taousanasi Laeuwa .Jtucnarason s lener was l t men,' women and children, partic-1 written Saturday following the re suaxij u lavter.; wiu peruta in t.u- i A . J 11 jop uua winder jrvm nvriuuo anu i 'f zposiUMt even at the tost ' i -v "Unlets the people Of America, as I iliyiduals ld f famlnes ocono- nature keeping 1 n mixe in the use of foodstuffs and sul. notice, yott carried an item Tegard- - ' 'ititttto' lbMroducts' wnfcharo 'not rwi3fop; d3T tt4W f . lulUWooV'tWinif ftf 'Ji. that BMry fe'-'Yowew tfVror'r . ? 4re "suitkolo for' export: this umfcr, gWdlng tKeviransf er hi me'. ;r am . singpeopif Stmrwith tho tattery oid expect and . tbi ifoloctt wMchf iocauie !of iioir gertainly 'hope1 to remain with it, 'As 5 eoncentrated . , ualitlesaro' Wtabre' fofshipping, I W be ebahged.-' The hew dfll '.m beef,nd pork 'products, 'wheat; htt 6t'. tie battery "are touisB rts "ftu'arid'suifar.f1 V- :, fir.Vto'eAmmaiiier's Ufa fC . "Every AmerTcan u' estod by v - oof government to substitute for the roducts named Other product! which h'eV W secure thd thtlS ifeleW the greaiest'supTpljf ppssible' of ttbso tortabtf product for'the use' of our many as possible' of the' neutrals fu EuroDeV- ' " ' ll "The heartrending part of It all Is A'at! bur people have noi waked 'u ' o the- norrible 'iieatb that'hreatens '1 la Europe or1 even ' W thi,fterribl1 . .. bvivsm wisMWAww.. wwhuii iuuiimwihw '-mWaco 'bf'a .opjB must save wn u our xueB tn uuapsp !T i i 'i t ' " f F j I I00a aammisxrauou vnai r &ota withJ Wrtoods"tuffs ttfey . must I p'ounji'f 6i tfio n'ev urtjtmyw wimmt:?::: ir'ciiba'w 8-cen j,jrrJti to; iaytiiO loodstups wnicn tney '.V ruisb' boc'ause of the' suffering ?and iV, Because our peopje are irawwwn m . xu w .an tbeir liVeS.' . ' . ' I? ' ; : T A"ram Sppealihiio yottas thamih - ten and teachers of our pbotilo to' ? attempt io bring home to you yeol8,iVed so far as any actual "suar , pl iomeehse of the unutterable famine Is1" conceroed. The uhnost horror ot the sltuaon' and ,to "?et each' oiie' of hem to realize thai what the" "can save of ' the Edicts "sutt ui uupyuig wiu iwmy uacu ujj iciioviiig uic uucuug miu ui fijviwteTivee 61 bumWlMstnga in fiie countries of our allies and to u& ' great . an extent as 'possible 'thb comiixies ui hue Aurupuau ueuvtus. "Our government' authorities are sending to Europe as fast as they dare . these products. They are ' not going to send' such a supply as will deprive our people, but they do ap peal most" earnestly to our people to make : available to just as great an extent as possible by saving and by t ' . . substituting of other products those thihgf Fhich may be shipped to Eu- rope . "Wi --1 i ou not lay this matter upon the conscUnce. and heartsof your people both trot- the pulpit .and- in your daily contact .entreat ' - Yours' f 6r humanity, ' , . ' "HENRY 'A. PAGE? ' 'Tood Administrator." ' 1 MR. , PATTERSON . RECEIVES , ; 400 SHEEP FOR VALLEY FARM Hrs ,bere Saturday for Mr. Lindsay. Pat- . TIHav if '-ll bought tersonk wno some. time ago bought K1, "Clover Hill," the Cowlesbomo place V.VMnrthe Valley. 'Mr. Patterson has rented thp adjoinms farmrtoeOwyn Lenolt place, for th winter. The ee& will be Wintered on these tSZ weeks was lifted Fri- ?r I SS i Te7S 11 be .driven" to Mr. Patterson's farms ' in Watauga county v' 'J$ ANTI.ARMISTICE ! SENTIMENT 3" ' j t . ... , i , UV , ' IS IN RUSSIA! While the .LBolshevikli delegates nave agreeo to ten-jiny anniswce, t , J .a-, it i..-u -.1 . Li ' j int.. as announced Officially by the Berlin J war office, powerful and growing op- popltion to the-peace overtures is shaping itseii in iiussia, as appears from advices from various sources lit R1CHARQS0H IS ': n-tiitf:.iimrnm Tie Battery Will Sooa W to tU ctieo 4 Range for Target Practic Cir Nm of IU ', ';. ';vjiw Officer Tho wholesala transfer of officers ceipl OX in iienoir iew8, wmcn gave . - f i . t , i an account oi an mierview wiu one of the toy from-the camp Lieut Richardson's letter reads '.tht friAaVji 4a of The News 1 "have so fir lad no intimation'that Hasd, second liouterianVf JoW 4 W. MboreV'secbnd 4lfeutenant,v with the ottier first lientenancv vacant 14--'Ufl.'wflleW' likelv eo tf the'vrange wffKin the' next two weeWfo? tarmt oractice."' '' ' ' ' PLENTY' OF 'SUGAR StON, SAYS FOO& ADMINISTRATOR f TVnbir folks irhb have Veen with- butViiigaVSweelengpoftion foV the coffee 'durin'tho past week or lwu win uas in LrrrnLeii 111 U1D 1UUU T "of A'i ;food' ad- - ' --'i , ine price oi r crop of raw v sugar to cbmrngyeai; ixno Uuban rop,'.wnicn is now Doing harvesUd, is estimated at from three 'croji sugar Louisiana. &id&?WmM'-m'-jtt our -needs wltn ,tno extrcue OI r rj,ne nw wiu irum vuim nui I U'n ' ,i-V?n"SF fl'nitWi tthin jthe next two orttree we'ekslirid thb I tin rbblm'-'wUi;'Tr,'''laWelv Economy in" thb Use of ?sugar, how eveti will b-, necessary "during tiie period bf tho war on 'account' of the i very great uecrease in me pees bu- gar crop oi rxance ana liaiy. "'--4 ' V"'1 -1 ' ....f r.-,-;ri- xt-.- Change of Pottoffice Addreit Should Be Made Known to Board To Mail 6ut Question . ' nairea on, 15th , d " , tify the exemption, board and advise them, of his new address before next Saturday the ,15th' of1 this month." On ay; uthV.this montlu -On it-. ..-1'.; - ?n twl that evOry . registered s man who .has changed ( Wsjpostofflce i and riot al ready' nbtifiebT; CneV board." tb'. advise the Wrd before- next ! Saturday. (The failure of any registered man to get i. ... i I . 'A -. . . .-.-. . his questionnaire nxea up ana re fnmnd nn time wilt cause him to be - . , .;i . .l . , I considered drafted into the service., t . . ,i v .. ' LiI4 b.MTtwi, ttrTrn at ' q0aRANTLL!S5?pT The -araneVnicKbM boon in . r.l;V,- day'at nobn except for' tWUTth .'tl nofwii inivjitrr aim'-vijr artllleryrallhough'it is; expected that this auarantine" 'will also" be" lifted laoon. - S' ;',Lci;rrlMD niMr.rRniKi V I fawPblVI iUW,w '""YVT' 4 .erainprt AT'PATTFRSON 'Alhft Cloer was nalnf ully. if not dangerously scalded yesterday atari- noon when : the blow pipe under .the I big "boiler at the .WatU.Manufactur- ing .uompany a covwn ; " "v terson ouraiwu mw cymn iuiu.tiui BEblSTBMI l .lOSTlET EXEMRTWH BRfflDKNOW IE WmiWm SUU Supt! J. Y i?oyW 'VrifiM 3upt. Smito A.olh.f L.tt.r V; onllTkrift Aside from ' nrgiiig all ' Caldwell - observance of oxth Carolina Day-; Dec. 14 Superintendent of Public. t . a Instruction J. i Joyner is reconVt ,aj;c tWot TtriAax, in r T-i Vv v" " k V M i ''-' trjotic celebration. County Super- nten4ent . M. Smith has " just re ceived a 'letter, from Dr. )oyner in reference to, fliis worif, urging mm to ' '$tt 'aft, time necessary . to bring about 'a realization of these 'plans. The 'letter reads: t ' ' . ;AalnI urge you to give all the time necessary to making successful Uie . ceieDrauoo . oi ixorui varpiui Day in every! public scbool in" ,our county "for thrift, conservation !anj patriotism. ' yrge your teacners have erprogram well prepared anct weD pVese'nted, to advertise the meet jngs inorougniy wroun ine cnuaren and by pergonal invitation and, pub- ic notice. ... . , . , u . Advertise the meeting ...continu ously through your county newspa pers. -'Enlist actively all your county patriotic , organizationsthe counic of ,4efense the lobd' and fel direct bts " and committee" the ' Red CrbssT tS-ie "of Winston, chairman' of the war savings committee ot ,'toetaU and State director o this work, 'in operation wih ,theT State'cojincl if de'f ens'e,; isorganlzing a force?..6j( co-opers speakers in each county. It is hopeq and expected Ao have a speaker a$ each public schoolhouse 9n. North Carolina. Day to present in five br ten, minutes tiije war savings work people vo-oP7"1? nearuiy ana act ively "with "him, ' his' Iboiamittee' ' and you r&yi&tM&Ws$&vMtfa organlztrig this speakOig iorct Tn your county. If the time is too Short for all your teachers to. maxe aaequate preparation lor tne ceiepraiion oi North Carolina Day-bn'Dec. 14 you mighji. postpone t until Friday,, Dec' 21, proviuca mtcnooia yo nui. ctusc for thebolioays oeiore mat aate It is very.ueslrable, however, to cele brate the day" throughout thb State on Dec. 14 if possible. Should you find a postponement of date in r your county absolutely necessary give no tice of it at once. ' "The development of loyal Ameri can citizenship and of a spirit of ser vice to bur country and of sacrifice jor ner m ner nour -pi neeu is w most ' important duty bf the public schools at wis time. Every public nr.hool now should be a natriotic as sociation" for organized service to our country and people. , The public schools of this State aad of this coun try have never had, before so $ood an opportunity ior sucn service. Here tofore,' the work of our schools for preparing . f or American citizenship has been; largely limited, to instruct tion , about the government ' and its machinery, aqd the opportunities ana privileges of 'American citizenship. War eomUdbimandtbe nMds'bf bur counbry boW; :.o';.opjrtiuiity that must nbC be neglected ! for em Dhasizine the. duties and obligations of American citizenship ana ior prac- ticai training iu uiesa uuu um vir- ligafiohs rough' organized' service. To illustrate j The , war savings stamps and certificates' afford every child, every man and woman, the op portunity to cultivate the commend able'jirtue of , thrift even to the point of,' commendable sacrifice, and to make a practical application of it to the service or our country ana oi the world'. ' Use North Carolina Day for the cultivation of thrift,.consei vation and . patriotism and for the nrafrtianl' annlicatjon of all of these virtues by children and adults to the service" of their 'country in her hour of, need. " . .' .-.I. earnestly recommend. that at least .one Friday v afternoon in each month until the .close pi the scnoo term be set aside for' a' patriotic cel ebration, n every public school It is bur hope and intention to follow up Norjth s: Carolina Day program with brlefT programs for such celebrations about once a months". 2,008 DE?f'; ODnDCD MiiiONS in : weather eight ftBovE '..WoA. of Ma.IUon Ship fUU- '. ' H.rbor Toowdoy A. M. Rlif Ruhoil to Uto Strickoo PoopU ';Tbw thousand tons of munitions bJ a result of 'a collision with the Belgian relief steamship ImO, killed m ikAiir v ill in niMAti m esiiiis.i. M,M " ytovna, w n,u vuie, many u w.u iv.- . bly fataUy, and laid wasU a wide iiaTea of the cityrcausmg millions of dollars damage. -' Practically all the northern and elder part of Halifax, known as Rich mond, was shattered by the terrific ioncusssion or Wiped out by the fires that started at Once.' : ': 1 'The monstrous energy suddenly released by the blast swept irregu ldrry over the country about Hali fax; did vast damage' in Dartmouth, across the bay; broke windows sixty One 'miles off, and by the force of its Concussion killed a telegrapher at his desk four miles from the bay. Witnesses of the disaster who es caped reported that the crew of the Mont Blanc begad to work desperate-Fy- tb check the flames, knowing that their Own lives, at least, were at stake. " - ,'f Men on the waterfront and on Ships' in the harbor within sight of the" Mont Blanc saw the crew driven back step by step by the flame until finally they abandoned hope and tuahed for the boats. ' They rowed as hard as they could toward the shore. While the Mont Blanc drifted. - I w n Seventeen minutes after the col i ' i lision the munitions ship blew up. The harbor at this point is lesi than half a mile wide.' Oh the south, shore ft "the Richmond section of Halifax; On the north, shore is 'the town Of Dartmouth: ' l On each side the land slopes rather sharply upward from &water!rontr so as 'tb ' t brrt " trough, cohflnihg 'the explosion' m some - degree and Increasing its de- struetivenesfi.' - The main -waterfront works, piers for loading ships and warehouses of suppliei and munitions, are located between the 'ocean and a point Some distance to' the southward bf the scene of the explosion, so that they escaped the full effect of the blast They, Were'; damaged badly, but re ports indicated that the explosion had hot crippled the principal Water front developments used by the gov ernment ' in loading transports and munitions ships The great loss of life was in the Richmond district. This is built up for' the most part of small wooden houses on narrow streets. Because of their 'situation on a slop the roofs of the houses Were lifted above those nearer sto the waterfront so that most of the dwellings were ex posed to the full violence of the blow. Much Of thif section was flattened to the' ' ground. ' Women at . home children at school and men at work were caught and crushed in a twin kling when , their buildings sprung down oti thenv like traps. The ter rific heat, of the blast from consum ing gases of the munitions swept an area trewff with thousands of tons of kmaithg wood. ;' Whetf 'i those ' who had escaped crushing in the wreckage could re cover themselves they' found fire racing through? splintered woddwork in several spots tn the Richmond sec tion. 'Nothing could save great -tracts from being 'burned over, and before the fire was out it -appeared that nearly half the area of the city Was (Continued on page two) BAPTIST CONVENTION MEETS , INl,CEENSBQRO) NEXT Greensboro. gets thenfext Session of the Baptist State convention Rev. DrB." D.Jaw," pastor of the First Baptist chutch of Durham, or his al ternate, Rev. JV.Wj Harte of ,Oxf ord will preach the annual sermon. , , The convention committed itself with enthusiasm, to the program Of launchins; a movement tp raise wiUv in the ; next r four years, beginning Jan-ji',' 'a million dbllarsfbr the en dowment and equipment of th Bap tist educational f, .institutions of the State., This is considered the crown ing act of - the convention. . W. L. Poteaf A, T.i Manni B.1 C".. Herring, J. J. Hurt and others spoke advocaV ill Buroou - Sajw 'Wwmir D.yCold S. W.to Oror , Eotro Em Much Saffaruif, Epo- ' cUllf in bitU The thermometer ' at the govern-! this winter. Sunday morning the a thermometer registered ten degrees to auove. ine mouniami nave Been m . a : - coverea witn snow ana tne wuia com- ing from across them has been un usually cold. ' A cold wave has covered almost tne entire country, much suffering has been reported from the cities. "' A report issued by the' weather bu reau says that the weather will be gin to moderate today. " PLANS FOR CARE OF INJURED RETURNED FROM EUROPE ine receiving" hospital' for United States soldiers brought back from Europe,' to be established at Sta'ten Island, N, Y.,' will have a capacity of i,50tf 'beds. This4marks thi beguv hing of a comprehensive 'plan for the care of soldiers who are' disabled, in tib'e linl bf duty". It' will bemused 'only for distribution. . ' v From the' Stateh Island institution men 'will be 'transferred to general or Special treatment hospitalfl, sites for wnich are"', now being selected throughout 'Uie country. Whenever e injured soldiers will be sent to places near their own homes.' "They will be fitted for trades to which they are adapted, and at the time bf'dis charge the 'gbvernment ' wiif assist mem in rBiuruuij wi uieir prujre uacea oi inausuy. FORMER LENQlR WAS NOT IN t HALIFA TME OF EXPLOSION Messages have lust teen received here by Mi.' W. H. Craddock advising him that his nephew, R.' J. Craddock, with the U. SV navy, was not at Hal ifax, N. 8J,' Thursday morning when the French munition ship blew up ahd killed from 2,000 to 4,000 peH ptel 'IC S. Craddock' Is a son of Mr.' and Mrs. J. E. Craddock, who moved from here to Texas about one year ANOTHER! STOVE EXPLOSION AT PATTERSON . SCHOOL The hot water coil in the kitchen range at the Patterson School burst yesterday morning shortly after the fire had been built for breakaf st. No one was injured when the explosion occurred. SUCCESSFULLY HugO Fleet of 1 50 luriasV Planes Fly ing ' Low Scatters Moro Than 2,000 Bombs Among Enemy' 1 ''Troops Assembled in Force The battle of Asiago is virtually suspended, with the enemy checked, ii not ueieaieu, in uis main uesin of breaking' through to the firenta vaiiey ana tne piain a lew mues "" i low," although! he succeeded in iidi- vancmg nis unes a,snort aistance wnen the Italians fell back to new positions,' lays a . report from the Itelian 'army headquarters. " These positions, ' ' guarding the FrenzehTand Gadena passes, have successfully ' rebisted ehemy ' efforts Uid ueItalians' on the steep heigbts on" each ide bf the passes rbin1 flpwji artillery and rifle fire and release huge boulders every time the enemy forces territory to get through."', i'This'hasviitinued until' the'itat ians ieem lasonably assured of hold ing the pusses1 and compelling, 'the enemy' to look for another line- of approach. i! ' 'v " '"-',,s. " ' An ' exceptionally large air; raid Was carried out with a fleet of ,150 airplanbs, including Italian light and heavy 1 squadrons, 'The nuge fleet fleW low, scattering more than2.00a bomb's, whicb caused 1xtenaiv'e dam age hi the northern sector, where the enemy, is assemUinfoxeW.atid plies! j Troop' trains Wre scattered, railway depoti destroyed and muni tion' BUpplieV blown 'up.1"', targe fires maraeu tne route oi tne riuqers, inai catin; the'extent' of the destruction. IUSTMB FORMER LENOIR MHI5IEB is-iio f -R. McCorklo U Arr.,Ud -Chitrgo of Urc.ny Polieo Chargo of LorcooyPoiieo Found Many Item of - UarcoAaJiao Rev. S. R,' McCorklo, a colore who has preached at,oas churchei in West End,' is h-v charge of larceny. In referenX the case Saturday's Greensboro : yaity Mews says j - A: complete line of merchandise ' - varying from a cake of toilet soap tp-.' -a new suit of clothes, was found ysf- I terday afternoon on the premises e - Rev. S. R.vMeCorkle, a negro mhv ' ister residing, pn East Lee street, ea r MeCorkle is now in jau, charged wi stealing them. , Thursday, a derk a local grocery store, tt is said, a reason to believe that the negro stofe- a ham from the store and when ft ; ' came in yesterday ial nurchasai v some candy he was watched andaaOv : ' cording to the story told the.- polielv' ; was seen taking two. twelve-poumj . sacks of flour. The police ' wen ,' called and ,he negro was arrestoJt He has not been able to raise ' bond, asked of him, f $00. , ' .) ; -' Yesterday afternQon the office , went to the home of the , minisr with a, search warrant and found, ft. large quantity of merchandise on ks ' property A . half box of pencils, jk ' large quantity of t flour, and lard, sff- , : eral pairs of, .shoes, and other houOr ' hold articles, were among the thiia found. About two wagon loads ax . the goods were carried. . to poj - It, is said that as many as haHLsv dozen different stores have beenjr&b bed by the negro. He. stated that m i fills a circuit' near Lenoir and fcs preached in Greesboro at times. J usually travels carrying f suit Cfl and when arrested by the police , , terday a cake of soap and a bottle Jl toilet water were m the eujt.Oe, 1 He told the . officers thabis bomoT-a '..." pn East streettbut'he .artieW wU, 'a .he ,i ebargel witb atealing ',wr found at a house on East Lee etrejj; . at which place he is said to, reside. " -Ibai been expressed, as 'a belkf by the jwlice that he baa beea taix - things from stores , in tb westra . : V part of the stete and bringing tisa, " , to Greensboro for . fina dispoai tjoav His Btock of Christmas goods, ijit A; U proved that they were" his, is - . tainly complete, for? from, appeeav ances he overlooked nothing ; in Ha '-. plans for preparedness and bis eff$st h , to meet the high cost of living. 2?v- " , era! of the articles found bear price and cost marks oa them? It'll ,-" said that he has been tried, in kte city court before on charges of hso s. ceny- . : . .'' 'r' - ,L . X CAMP HOSPITALS IN NEED OF TRAINED NURSES The outbreaks, of . rneaslos at Jte cantonments, followed by the result ant complications, including pneumo-; nia, have increased the need fot ad-. ditional nurses at the hoepitahjos- ' teblished in connection with Jfce ,' 0 camps. At least ; v 0 0 trained, ptqax ( are wanted at once., . , JL'ii . . After a recent inspection trip .tV ' one of the camps with a ftigb isk i ; rate the surgeon there had been 8, general ;reporte4 000 cases of Jnae sles. At. the time of, bis visit Jesfc, ; were 300 cases of pneumeaia,i,4h--; hospital.,. ,;. , The height of 'the measles pideaw ic is over, but, pneumonia doWjsofc develop for some time after the nio- dence of, the measles, sp a eo,nsidK. able number of cases of paoumsoaioi " may beexpectl " Th pay of nurss is $50 a aaoaii and maintenance, Application shoall ' , be made to the superintendent, Army Nnrse .Corps, Mills Building! , Wmm ington,'D...C. , .'. v, ' WILL ASK CONGRESS .;r .,, FORSODIUM NITRATE. In session., Thursday the! NorSaf , Carolina board of agriculture at "Raj-' " eigh' adopttd a resolution ta Wait " the members bf Congress from' 5' State are to e memorialised en t-2 necessity of obtaining nitrate of soda ; supplies for the farmers1 of Ihe SUU. ' In preparing" its "Budget fo 3ft year the board virtually V' change in tiie amounts v heretefwe appropriated for thb'valiroea .dSr ions.' The only departure m4de'frU j the regular financial nrofrrain of tli board . waa , the ) salary 1 increase' ill .' t-. ji .a, it . . il. . m :. i ft 1
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