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Ije Jcuoiv yews Iuued Every Friday Morninf FRED H. MAY Editor and Publisher Entered at the Postoffice at Le noir, N. C, as second-class mail matter. the allies have hitherto hesitated to make. A government .which can putj millions of we"! trained men in the . fieM cannot we!l be treated as a, noalitrihla HanH ftf nnt.Tnirs HTid 'Tl entente countries as among the Czechs there would be much dislike for forcing upon Russia a dictator ship which the Russian people did' r.ot want. The question of a Rus-' s an policy, therefore, wii! be one of i- ur- Sub.cription Rate. OSI perpiex.ng: iu One year $1.50 I1-'6 peace congress ana one 01 inose . u : U 1- urn.-nn.m sf Pros. Six months .iii"lu "a l,lc . ' j ident nson spec ai.y imponaiu. WAR SAVINGS CAMPAIGN 1ST BE MADE A SUCCESS Stite's Task to Raise $48,000,000 Not to Be Affected by Peace. Money Has Been Spent. State's Honor at Stake. Advertising rates on application Telephone No. 54 THE CZECHS IN RUSSIA Springfieid Republ.can. From recent dispatches it appears j that the position of the gallant little j arniy of Czecho-S.ovaks in Russia is j becoir g one of increasing difficulty I and that the allies must soon decide whether to send them powerful rein forcements or recall them from Si beria. This is. of course, one of the things to be discussed at the peace congress, and is but part of the lar ger question of the pol'cy to be ad opted in regard to Ku?sia and its bolshev st government, but the cast of the Czecho-Siovaks merits special attention. When at the request o. the nl'ivs they stopped their journey to V ?d:votok on their way to the west . front and remained n S;he r'a to bold the strategist posit'on which they had gained on the rail way, it was probably be ieved that the" bolj-h .'viki wouid be overthrown before the war ended, and that it would 1 vnliif to rally a Russian army and restore the eastern front. These hopes have not been fulfilled and th" Czechs face constantly in creasing forces. At present the bol shevik army number but 227,000, but a new army which the Czech acting commander in chief. Ge. Pyrin y rates at between 2,000,000 and SOOOOOO is being prepared and wil be ready to take the field, well organ ized, a el clad and well drilled. Ger man soldiers aid'ng is the dril ng. The Czech ; are few less than lOO.OOo rmi t'".r aid received from Russians seen to be r. gl:gibie. It is already apparent that the popular support for intervention wh'ch Russian emig pres promised does not exist and there is some reason to th nk that the lesult has been to stir instinctive pa triot.:?i'i to hosti ty t(J Ithe allies even at the price of supporting an ul-tra-rad'eai government. To make matters worse the obscure and hesitating policy of the al'ies,; pend;r.g the decision of the peace con-' press, has a! enated the progressive elements in Russia which were strcridy on :he'r side, and this drift' if continued wou'd soon leave to the al'ies on y the support of the reac tion;1 ;es This aspect of the case: is add'ng to the troub'es of the lit tie garrison of Czechs which has been holding staunchly to its pos'tion on the S berian radway. "The change, of gevernme-it," Gen. Syrovy frankly! tei's ;;n American correspondent,! "has kil.ed our soldiers. They sa j that for four years they have been ! fig'ng for democracy and that! now that a d'etator rules in Omsk j they are no onger fight'ng for de-1 mocracy." The Czechs have from the j beginr.'ng refused to entang'e them-1 selves in Russian politics. The have defended themselves against Hi j tacks by the bolsheviki, and the , have been ready at any time to fight I the Germans, in Russia or eisewher. but they have been averse to intei ferer.ee in the ' ternal affairs ot Russia, and it is largely for thk. i Fo-: that for the most part a kind ( ' a '""d truce has prevailed on tSit f t. As ex-so'diers of the Russian : mv i hey had the respect and con fidence of the pconie, and the bo -sheviV may have hes'tated to press an oensive. v!i"e o'l the other hand. While his declaration of sympathy; with Russian democracy has won j great popular support, it has not been unanimously accepted by d p.o mats, and the recent course of events has made a fundamental de cision of the matters both difficult and imperative. j LIEUTENANT BOWMAN WHITES NOVEMBER li Lieut. Wade V. Bowman, writing on November 12, told Mrs. Bowman of a big peace dinner that he attend ed after the arm'stice was signed, and the letter was forwarded from 1 Ashevi le, where she is visiting, to' the young man's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Bowman, in Hickory.1 I. eutenant Bowman was well and ex-: ;ucted to be required to stay in France for several months. He had sent a little French flag presented VLL CLAMORING TO GET IN j Ind anapolis Star. So many kinds of people are asking to have representatives at the peace table that it looks as if the general mpression were that it is to be a mas meeting. months sold li to 27 points net higher during the early trad;ng, witn January selling at 27.00 and March at 25.83. There was a great deal of realizing at this level, however, and these months eased off two to eight points net lower before the end of the first halfhour. WHEN THE EAGLE LAYS EGGS United States may go into a league of nations, but It is not to be for gotten that on occasion, the American eag e can lay eirgs made of steel and tiliel with Tnt. -St. Louis Globe Democrat. Even though the war is over and peace will sooh be declared, the Wax Savings Campaign is to be made a success in North Carolina by raising ks $48.666.3S0 by December 31. Sec retary McAdoo has said that raising the State's War Savings allotment is the last call of the Government tor war finances this year and should be the people's most immediate duty. He urges the people to redeem their War Savings pledges by Christmas and to keep on buying stamps until the State's entire quota la raised. There are three reasons why North Carolina must raise her War Savings allotment this year regardless of the coming of peace and the end of the irmr. Tbe first Is because the money called for in the War Savings allot ment has already been spent. lAst Jnne the people gave the Government their word that it could depend on them for the purchase of their quota of War Savings Certificates. The Government took their word as thetr bond and pent the amount In equip ping the soldiers with needed guns, ammunition and vpliwi. which act brought the war to a speedier close than would have been possible had this money not been spent By giv ing their pledge the people not only helped to win the war, earlier than wouM have been the case otherwise, bat saved millions of dollars and thousands of Uree. Now the Govenwnent comes to the rHlsens of the State with the request that they make good their word and redeem their War Savings pledges. As patriotic American citizens they can do nothing less. This Is a debt of honor they will be glad to meet. If for no other reason, they would re deem their pledges in appreciation of te services and sacrifices the boys have made at the front. They would show their praMtude in a more sub stantial way than shouting victory ANDERSON'S STEAM PRESSING Is always ready to serve you We clean hats, gloves and dye anything Phone 79 EIGHT REASONS WHY WAR SAV INGS STAMPS IS BEST INVEST. MENT. te C'.-v'hs had inadequate forces for pros" i'" the war in'o Russia. Tb' a tedious deadlock has rt- suhV'l. v'- :ch the Czechs are anx- j ions hue broken. The'r prefer ence ': fr-ink'y to gn home, and this is d.'f:'ed for tlrm also by Pro. I Mai-'' : ';. thovgh he recognizes thai! it iv i). f 'ps. (ry ;o wait upo-i the de- J c'sicr of 'he a lies. This may he' one of the car iest matters to h' ' talei. ;ip at f'e peace congress bo-, cause 'he military situat'on compe s prom''! ae'ion The al'ies are now able ' st. I powerful armies nfo F.;r- :f they derm it w'se. hut '.ha'' is a 1 .'is on to b made upon the bro;i-: t po,ita! grounds. If they, are n t piepaied fl)r that h -.zardous course, the rations f which might be far re-'d: n'.. t'rcre seems no al ternative but to withdraw the little army of Czechs from its per'lous po-i sition in the nterior. Its front is; over 690 mies ong. and Gen. Syrovy,' who is in a posit'on to know; says! that, "The bo'shevist wave is spread ing very rapid'y.'' i dt is even doubted whether the Czechs can hoid out until spring un less strongly reinforced. They can hard'y be re'nforced, however, with out a definite war upon Russia, which Cite Vow Sbrutiihed X llll .4- r l$..n lift Here is your opportunity to insure against embarrassing errors in spelling, pronunciation and poor choice of wurds. Know the meaning of puzzling war terms. Increase your efficiency, which results in power and success. WEBSTER'S HEW INTERNATIONAL DICTIONARY in an all-knowing t :.cher, a universal question iirnwcrcr, inado to meet your needs. It i.-i in daily use by hundreds of thousands of suc- ( - .-I .ii : v :i fUi'.l v, (,Liit n ihe wurld over. 400,00(1 Wor.li. 2730 'afles. 6000 11-isisii-Aiions. 12,000 liioo.runbical En tries. 40,01.0 (jeofU-aphica! Subjects. GRAM) PRIZE. (V.ii'l Award) Puiiaiuu-l'at ific ExpoHtt ion. REGULAR and I'.DIA PAPER Editions. Kl fir S,'(lmm P FKKK 1' t ;-, M :pe ll yoj nalm- thin p.ir. G. & C. MERRIAM CO., SpringficM, Mass., U. S. A. TRY THE SCALES ITie scales seldom fail to reveal the truth, they are a fair gauge of health. If you are losing weight and are not feeling up to the mark, it is high time to re place the loss and build up the powers of resistance. wfi nnininAnAii m I Thei-e are eijrht good reasons whjr money invested in War Savings Stamps in December is the best In vestment that a person can make. , Stamps cost in Deeember $4.23 and ! ar redeemable iu 1!23. f. ur years ( hence, worth J5.G0. The eight rea sons are: j 1. Money invested In War Sarins Stamps bears over 4k per cent com j pound Interest. No other Government i security pays as great a rate of in ! terest. 2. It Is non-taxable. Only when ' money is invested in Government se curities is it free from taxes. 3. It Is not strbject to judgment creditors or to execution of any kind. 4. It is redeemable at any time. If a person who has invested his money In War Savings Stamps finds himself overtaken by adversity,, sickness or other emergency, he can. by siring ten days notice to the postoffice where ! his stamps are registered, get back the amount of mony he originally In- vested with about 3 per cent interest ! 5. It is redeemaole in Installments. If a person needs a part of the money he has invested in stamps before the ; date of matuiity. he can cash in the j stamps in installments at different J times. 6. It enable the small investor as ! foon as he has $4 23 to become owner j of a Government bond and a partner of I the Government This is a privilege ' the average citizen of the State has ; never before had. At the beginning of the war only one person in 300 owned Government bonds. Now at the cios of the war one person in every five owns a Government bond. 1 Are you a bond-holder by owning a ( Liberty Ilond or a War Savings Certificate? 7. Money invented In War Savings Stamps is' an investment made when money has a reduced purchasing power to be paid back when it will have a large purchasing power. To day a dollar has the purchasing pow er of oniy sixty centa on a pre-war basis, whereas, In 1923, or after the war. a dollar will have at least ths purchasing power of 100 cents. 8. Registration of Stamps at post offices insures absolute safety. After a person registers his Stamps at the post office they are redeemable upoc demand even If the Stamps them selves have been mutilated, stolen, ot lost by fire. THRIFT BIT8. m i m II fin 1 1 1 ii I and hurrahing for peaea. Thy would themselves make some self-denial to show that they are worthy of th a&o riflces made by the boys. Another reason for selling th State's full quota of War Savings Stamps even though the war is over ia because the expenses of the war ar still going on. The soldiers ovar there as well as those over here mot be fed and clothed for several months to come. As a matter of fact tfc 'work of the soldiers over there is not yet done and their expense, even thourh an armistice has bea reach ed, continue to be enormous. Not an Ul every AjnwicJin soldier Is safa again on American soil will the ex penses of the war b over. A third reason for making a snc eess of the War Savings Campaign ia North Carolina Is beoauee tbe State'i reputation is at stake. Thus far her war record is 100 per cent patriotic. She has made a success of all of her Liberty Loans, her Red Cross, bar Y. M C. A. and other war meaavrea, and now it remains to her to make a success of her only unflnish war job. The task of the people is u com plete this task and give the Stata 100 per cent war record. Will they do It? Nortn Carfltiaa never has failed her country, and win not fail this time. Her citiaeca win be called cm to redeem their War Savings pledges and to boy an ad ditional amount neceary to com plete the State's allotment by Decem ber 31. They will do It. Two conditions in North Carolina assure the State a War Savings vic tory. The first is the unquentlooed patriotism of her people, and the orrd is the great waalth of her dtlsens. With this combination North Caro Una will rase her entire War Savings quota and make a 100 per cent war record. STATE'S REPUTATION 8TAKE1 AT North Carolina's reputation ti t stake. Her war record which Is now 100 per cent perfect la to be saved or lost by the suc cess or failure of the War Sav ings Campaign. Thus far the State has succeeded in Its four Liberty Loans, in its Red Cross, Y. M. C. A. and United War Fund Campaigns, and if its rec ord Is to remain 100 per cent perfect, it must make success of its War Savings Campaign by December 31. The record made by the boys at the front haa been a com plete success. They have made a perfect score In efficiency, in courage, In patriotism and In whatever else was necessary to win the war and bring peace to the world. They have nobly re sponded ta every call of their Government, to every demand for justice, to every cry of wronged and suffering human ity. Can ths people at home afford to have their record of war activities besmirched with the failure of the War Savings Campaign the greatest war ef fort of the year? If the State's fine war record is to be saved, if the makers of history are to chronicle a per fect score as the citizens' re sponse to every war call of the Governments then they must make the War Savings Cam paign a success by December 31. If the State's envious record of the past is to ru-nain untarnish ed in the future and if its citi zens are to continue to boast with pride of its accomplish ments in war as well as in peace, the one remaining war effort of the year must be suc cessfully finished. TJie State must raise Its full War Savings quota by December 31. North Carolina has never failed, and will not fail this time. STAMPS ARE FOR RICH AND POOR a unique combination of tonic and nourishment, having definite reconstructive properties, enriches the blood, restores weight and imparts vigor and tone to the whole system. If you feel yourself losing ground, try Scott'e Emulsionthe Strength-Builder, keep your War Savings pWdfa. ecou O nowat, tfwomcewvw-J. u-a A man who wont lend is the Kat er's friend. Lend by buying W. S. S Pay up your W. S. S. pledge and gel it off your hands. The follow who feels best feels i War Savings certificate in his pocket Iietter than money because the) earn money War Savings Stamps Save for old age and Old Glory Buy War Savings Stamps. All 100 per cent Americans an making good their War Savingi pledges. You arc a better American It rot No man or woman who has acquired a Liberty Bond is relieved from the duty of buying War Savings Stamps. To leave the Stamps plan of lending money to the Government to those of narrow means and to the young people is to be careless of the cause of America and her allies. Does the average man or woman who earns a substantial salary or good wages have any ida of the sac rifices made by the small Investors In War Savings Stamps to do thesj "bit" in Lho war? It Is often a story of ailent heroism. If those In fairly easy circumstances emulated the very poor, whose souls are Ailed with unyielding resolutions to do their share to win the war, what a boom there would be tn the Government's receipts from sales of War Savings Stamps. Now Is tie tlma for everyone, to matter what his station In life may be, to make as great a sacrifice for Ms Government and for humanity as Is made by the saost humble o Mr eft.'--" uo on time o Bp Wli 0 Rarc i V LENOIR, N.C. v 1 An International Service Built on Tiny Profits Per Pound Some industries have been able to get in step with war demands more quickly than others. In many cases mighty plants have sprung up but at a prodigious cost The packing industry was able to adapt itself to unheard of demands more quickly, perhaps, than any other industry. Arid this was because the vast equipment of packing plants, refrigerator cars, branch houses, etc., had been gradually developed to its present state of efficiency, so that in the crucial hour it became a mighty international system for war service. And how had this development taken place? Not by making vast inroads into the capi tal wealth of the country, but largely by using, from year to year, a portion of the profits, to provide for expansion. Swift & Company's profits hava always been so tiny, compared with sales, that they have had practic ally no effect on the price of meat (amounting to only a fraction of a cent per pound). And yet the owners of the business have been content with reasonable returns on their capital, and have been able, year after year, to put part of the profits bade into the business to provide for its expansion. These fractions of tiny profits have been repaid to to the public many fold in the form of better service, and better and cheaper meat, and made it possible for Swift & Company to meet, undaunted, the sudden cry for meat for overseas. Could any other method of financing a vital industry involve less hardship to the people of the country ? Could there be a better instance of true "profit-sharing" than this return in added usefulness and in national preparedness ? Swift & Company, U. S. A. iFAfNibH INFLUENZA ANTINE QUAR- O.-dinance No. 56. Be it ordained: I'hiit any person reLurnitii; or coming iiilo the town from districts where in fluenza is prevulent and any person who has hrcn exposed, to prne shall he required to remain in quarantine for a period of seven days. Any person who has contracted and had juch epidemic shall be required to remain in quarantine' until they have 1 received (vriiiuvte from attending nhysieiRn that they Ir.ve completely nico.'ered from s;-ine. Any person , violating any of tin- provisions of this ; Ordinance dm II he jruilty of n misde I meanor, and, up 'ii conviction before th e Mayor, shall bo fined Twenty-five ' Dollars for each o'Teane. Passed Oct. 11, 1918. , w t T wr,TR- Mayor. ; E. P. ALLEN, Clerk. .)
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