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A' no A Home Newspaper Published in the Interest df the People and for Honesty in Governmental Affairs. VOL. X NO. 42 SALISBURY, N. O., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7TH, l9r4. Wu. H. 8TSWART, EDITOR The TOTf ::r . TV 'T A Word in Tie. The conference at Raleigh in b e h a I f of ' the cot stitutional amendments deoided upon an ag gresive campaign from now until election and appointed the proper oommitfceei to inaugurate and prosecute this work. From ex pression! already in print then is an indication that the cam paign may oe pitched on 'the wrong plane to produce the re sults desired by the advocates of ihe am ndments . Among those wjo honestly oppose the amend ments are some of the best Demo orats in North Carolina. These Democrats have strong following. Abuse of these Democrats will not draw them into the fold. It will drive them farther and with, them their friends and followers. They are not bushwhackers. They ere good North Ocroliniaus and should be delt with as such. Those who would expect to win by a repeti tion of the tactics in the cam paign against Senator Simmons have short memories. The suc cess of the constitutional amend ments depends upon one thing, and one thing only, a strictly educational campaign, entirely freed from politioal or persona: prejudice. As the situation stands, the prospect for carrying the amendments is doubtful. The inauguration of a campaign along wrong lines would remove it from the field of doubt and make defeat certain-. -Charlotte Observer. Th Watchman may not be much of a leading Democrat, but it is hopiug tbat the amendments will be given the blackest kind of a real black eye. 35,000 voters asked that that they be permitted to vote on au amerdm9nt provid ing that the legislature should pass no law prohibiting the read, ing of the Bible in the public schools, and by the oonnivanoe cf Gov. Craig, J. Y. Joyoer and Judge Walter Clark, this simple request and -.patriotic ambition was squelched. So, if the only amendment that was so universal ly demanded is to be ignored, then the. people making the request and desiring such a law should see that the other fellows also fail to get what they want, even though ubmitted to a vote of the people. And this brings on other matters. For instance, if a baudful can de feat the wishes of so many thous ands, then is there auytbing in these amendments at alt for the masses. Isn't it reasonable to suppose, with such power, these men desire the passage of these amendments solely for benefits that will secure to them; to their advantage and financial welfare? What is in the bidden depths of this legislation? It will be too late, after having swallowed the other fellow's dope, to repair the damage Better vote them down. What Would You do? There are many times when one mau questions another's actions and motives. Men act differently uuder different circumstances The question is, what would you do right now if yon had a severe cold? Could yon do better than to take Chamberlain's Cough Remelv? It is highly recommeud ed bv people who have used it for years and bnow its value. Mrs O E. Sargent, Peru, Ind., say Cauuiberlain's Cough Remedy is wrrth its weight in gold and I taVf pleasure in recommending it". Fr Sale by All DeeWt Italians Make Request. Rom Oct. 5, via Paris, 11 :44 a. m Italians from Trent, in Austria, who reside in Italy have petitioned the Italian parliament to complete the work of freeing Italy begun by King Victor Em minuel and Garibaldi. They re quest that Italy unite to the kingdom the Austrian provinces iuhabited by Italians. Your Pall Cold-Needs Attention. No use to fuss and try to wear it out. It will wear you out in stead. Take Dr. King's New Dis covery, relief follows qchkly. It checks your Cold and 8oothes "ynur Cough avay. Pleasant, Ant 89Dtio and Healing. Chil dren like it. Get a 50 J. bottle of Dr. King's New Discover and keep it in the home. ' Our fami ly Cough and CAd Doctor" writes Lewis Chamberlain, - Manchester, Ohio. Money back if not satisfi ed, bat it nearley always helps. Wilsoa's Messap lo Rome Does our Boieroient Acknowledge Tem poral Power of the Papacj. From the Western Recorder. President Wilson through Seo retary Bryan, sent the following selegram to the, Vatioan: "The resident desires to express his sense of the great lots the Chris- an world has sustained in the death of His Holiness Pint X. By his pure and 'gentle character, his unaffected piety, and his broad and thoughtful sympathy with his fellowmeu, he adorned his xalted station and attracted to himself the affecionate regard all all who felt his world-wide influ ence." i This leads us to ask why should our President leel called upon to send such a message? Did he end th message as an expression of hiB own fellings, or did he send it as the representative of a Pro testant nation? We have not heard of the President seeding a message of sympathy for ourgov rnment upon the death of any prominent man in any other de nomination. It is oustomary, to be sure, for officials of one govern ment to Beudj such messages to another government, but we are not aware that the Pope rep re sented any particular governmsLt or power, though this message of sympathy would indicate that the Pope represents a temporal power Bv addressing his message to the Vatioan, and not the ruler of Ifcalv. he oleary commits our gov ernment to an acknowledgment of the papal pretension to spirit ual and temporal authority. It must be remembered that the mes sage was not sent from on a indi vidual to another, but from the representative of our government to the Vatican.; It would have been better had the message been. addressed to the surviving sisters. We should like for the President to tell us last what connection our government has with the Va tioan that makes it necessary for our Presideut to acknowledge the death of a pope. Several spirit ual celebrities nave passed away during the present administra tion, yet we aav.) not neard oi the President sending a message of sympathy to the denomina tions to which they belonged, sav3 in the present instance. Our government is not suppos ed to have any relation, cmciat r otherwise, with the Vatican tboUsh from time to time, our Presidents will insist on coquet ing witu eooiesiascioai oormor ant. The language used 10 the me 9 sage is about as objectionable as the faot of sending it. The President avers tbat the Pope These words would seem to imply an endorsement of the Vatican as a piritual aud political iustitu tion. Doee our President believe the Pope occupies an "exalted position" We must also deny that the Christian world has sustained any "great loss," as asserted by Presi dent Wilson. We would imagine that the President would have great difficulty in specifically stating this "great loss." Possi blv Mr . Tumulty might be able to shed some light on the subject. We may also be pardoned far questioning the alleged "broad and thoughtful sympathy" of Pius X. For while it is probable tbat he was more sympathetic than many of the predecessors, this argues but little for tne ex- -o tent or quality of his sympathy It is a sad fact tbat uis sympa thies were confiued to the ranks of Romanism. In the present European conflict he constantly prated for the success of the Aus trian arms, and for no other reason than that the Auitrians were KomaniBts. is win pe re . . T Ml 1 . called in this connf ction that the papal blessing was given the Spanish arms, in the Spanish- American war In spite of this blessing it seems that Spain came out second best. Some how -the popes have had a way of blessing what the Lord ourset, It is hard iy neoessary to add that the popes have been the time-honored ene mies of the Anglo-Saxon race. , We really wonder if oar honor ed President believed that the departed Pope was a man of broad sympathies. To "the contrary, does he not know, that in the opinion of Pics X, the noble Christian women who bore his name and was the mother of his ohildren was not spiritually his wife? This being true was it the part of Christian candor to offer the ecoleiastioal hierarchy, of whioh the Pope was the head, the sympathy of a Protestant people? These things are not pleasant to write,"yet they are pertinent and timely. Certainly, it Is irriga ting in the last degree to have those who share the blessings and protection of our government, continually throw in onr face the statement that we are, in the sight of God, a nation of adult erers. The position of the Vati can on this subject is an insult and an outrage, and should be resented, in and out of season, rather than condoned, by expres sions of sympathy. All too long have Baptists and Protestants humored this wilful and wanton iLsult, and for our part, we resent it in any man, dead or living. $ioo Reward, $ioo The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there is at least one dreaded disease that science hse been able to cure in all its stages, and that is Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure now known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh be ing a constitutional dieease, re- quires a constitutional treatment. Hall s Catarrh Cure is taken in ternally, acting direotly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system, thereby destroying -the foundation of the disease, and giv ing the patient strength by build iug up the constitution and assist ing nature in doing its wort. ne proprietof r ha ve io much faith In its curative powers that they of fer One Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails to cure. Send for liBt of testimonials. Addres: F. J. CHENEY fe CO., Toledo, O. Sold by all Druggists, .750. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation. Apply Sloan's Freely For Lumbago. Your attacks of Lumbago are not nearly so hopeless as they seem. You can relieve them al most instantly by a simple appli cation of Sloan's Liniment on the back and loins. . Lumbago is a form of rheumatism, and yields perfectly to Sloan's, whioh pene trates quickly all in through the sore, teuder musoles, limbers up the back and makes it feel flue. Get a bottle of Slosn's Liniment 25 cents of any druggist and have it in the house -againet colds, sore and swollen joints, rheuma tism, neuralgia, sciatica and like ailments. Your money back if not satisfied, but it- does give al- most instant relief. Ownership of How an Homes The United States OensuB De partment at Washington has just issued a bulletin dealing with the ownership of Rowan County homes. The important facts con tained in the bulletin relating to this county are as follows : There are 7,728 homes in Rowan County. . Of this number 3,219 are farm homes. 1,484 of the farm homes are owned by their occupants and are free of mortgaged incumber anoe. The mortgaged farm homes number 487. Rent ? re occupy 1, 215 farm homeB in this county. Oat of a total of 7,723 homes in this county 4.504 are urban homes. There are 1,576 urban home own ers in tne county . Ut tnis num ber 347 are mortgaged. 1,113 of the urban owned homes are free of incumberanoe. There are 2,707 rented urban homes in the county. The oensus enumerators were unable to secure data pertaining to the ownership of a small per oentage of both the rural and urban homes in this county. Whenever You Need a Qeneral Toole Take Grove's The Old Standard Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic is equally valuable as a General Tonic because it contains the well known tonic properties of QUININE and IRON. It acts on the Liver. Drives out Malaria. Enriches the Blood and Builds up the Whole System,. SO cents. FoiFfistfBatUe lit Stubborn UiBtflct io Europe Proceeds Witu Much SltugbUr and Uttli Progress. Sitarday. Petrograd, Oct 2. The Rus sian General Siiff has given out the following ojScial communica- "The Rnssiatt troops have con tinued to repullf the enemy form the boundries of the Governments of Suwalki andtLomza. The en gagement has been very fierce west of Symno. 'The Gernian-troops that were attacking Ossowetz are retreating hastily to the north. Consider able forces of tbp enemy, of whioh the bulk arrive from the west, are concentrating in the districts west of the Governments of Poin trkow and Kieloe. , "The Russian Cavalry and van guard are reconnoitering energeti cally through ail lhat region, im peding through vigorous attaoks the movement Of the enemy. The Germans always f en deavor to use the highways in Russian territory beoause the other roads being rough paralise .' their artillery trains. An attack by the Russian cavalry against the German van guard in .front of Andrew and marching on Kielce was crowned with great success i -The German infantry was caught unawares and is retreating in disorder, pursued by the Russian cavalry. "The bombardment of OesoweU did damage to only a few private dwellings and a few telephone lines as the garrison was sheltered by numerous conorete walls. "The offensive by the Russian troops marching through the for ests of Augustowo was not covered by the artillery. South of Augus towo a hand-to-hand engagement tock place.- It was particularly fierce in the semi-circle, between the Blatobroseg basin, whioh was orossed by a Russian column and the Augustowo Canal near the Borki basin. The issue of this en gagement was decided by an at tack from Augustowo. "Northwest of the forest of Au- gnstowno the Russians were com pelled to attack the rear guards of the Germans through numerous defiles and in fortified positions. where the Russian infantry receiv ed great help from its heavy artil lery which joauied great losses to the enemy, who were dislodged from tne entrenchments and- re tired under cur fire. "rhe battle is p.oceeding over an extensive front, the Germans occupying positions near Mariam pol and outh of Btshutshin. "In the vicinity of Wresouch the ground is very rough, making it very difficult for the troops to keep their battle lines. This has resulted in a Bsriea of individual engagements. "The advance of the Russian troops is meeting with success everywhere." On the battle front, via Paris, Oot. 29:80 p. m. A thrill was in the air all along the ex tended allied lines today. The Frenoh and British troops who for more than a fortnight have been in closest contact with the (iermans. felt tuey had accom plished their bard task or prevent ing the Germans from breaking through the human barrier erect ed between them and Paris, their main objective, and that this meant eventual victory for the allies. The line of trenchea make the battle front appear like deeply soarred fields. The allies who quickly Lamed the lesson of bur rowing, face the. Germans within a quarter of a mile at some places Their .field entrenchments offer admirable shelter from the Ger man artillery which consequently reduces their casualties and per mits the allies to wait in compa rative safety the Germans attacks whioh must be made across the open and often at tumble cost. The fury of the German's on slaught was nnabated today, es- oeciallv on the western wine, but their every effort was met with vigor by the allies, who seemed io fie with each other in using courage This scene of the niost violent attacks changes day by day. The Gernfans finding it imppossible to penetrate the allied lines in the vicinity of Rbeims and Soissons, quickly transported many of their divisions farther northwest and today hurled them against Roye. Again they failed, although to night they had not ceased their efforts to batter down, the resist ance. The allies' great turning move ment continued today tueir west ern wing extended toward Arras Reports from the other end of the line on the frontier show the pro gress of the allies to be slow but sure. Hundreds of German prisoners fell into the hands of the allies at every point and it was remarked that the majority were BavarianB who seem to have been prominent in the front of the German attacks. Spies are so numerous along I the front that orders have been issued stating that any Gorman in civilian dress encountered will be considered a spy and those fur nishing him with clothes will be regarded as accomplices. Ger mans who do not surrender ou the first summons will be execut ed. The order says that any group of more than three armed Germans lound behind the allies' lines will be considered as ghouls and shot .while every person found committing robberies on the bat tlefields whether civilian or sold ier will be court martialed. Monday. "On our left wing the struggle is in. full swing," an announce- ment in the official bulletin issued by the French War Office,' epito- mizes the situation in the field of battle in Northern France for it is at this point that the real strug gle for supremacy is being fought out. The soene of this determined action uroimH Arr.. tha Ac partment of Pas de Calais, show- ing a dicided movement by the Allied army to the northward, as Arraa ia nbonfc on milo nni-th ftf Albert. There has been no d9- m.mo...u whinh in'tha n.tnra of tha flht- dicate that the reinforcements of :j t uauu nun iuuid ua TO uwu auuut .! It is believed that th Rritiah Tn;an 4-.n. i: j j.uimu v.vuua bii uu euv J lilts BLIU nnihi -n.a nt thQ p-.;Bh tn,ui- ,t i- tnn.n tha 0ar ,a ho-aB . .Mm.ti.aaa.M -.a u..j fighting soldiers on the right. Field Marshal French's men eviueneiy nave oeen in close ac tion again for in the region of Soissons, on whioh rests the west ern end of the British line, some cf the German trendies have been! oaptured. Along the remainder of the front the infantry has remained! for the most part in their trenches, while desultory firing continued with the big guns. The Belgians claim to have re sisted the German attaobB on the fortresses aronnd Antwerp al though Berlin officially reports the destruction of several of the forts, as well as satisfactory prog rest on the main font. In the battle of Augustowo in all their strength and against the attackers. nuiBiau roiana, viosory is claim- An Italian foroeis reported to ed for the Russian arms, the offici- have landed at Avlona, an impor al communication from Petro- tant seanort on tha Adviatin r n.i ji grad declaring the German defeat is complete. President Poinoare and Km per or xvionoias nave started lor the -a.T i. a front, probably only with the in- tention of cheering the men who are fighting for their countries. A casualty lilt issued by the British official bureau shows the loss of 727 non-commissioned 0f fleers and men in the battle of the Aisne of whom 55 were killrt What period this list covers has not oeen made public Similarly the Admirality has issued a list of those lost, exclusive of tffioew in th tiniri... 'ira. "i nave taken it off and on l.. "nkU,g f crallerB lor years and it Has never failed auouaw, uressy ana Jttogue, the numeringiwtir,a. Frizes for Best Con Ths Peoples Fair: Mikes Interesting Offer, DiBOBstriurJretBiti Calls Attention. R. W. Freeman, county dem onstrator is sending out the fol lowing interesting letter to mem bers of the Ifcowan County Corn Club: r There are a number of that I wish to call your attention to in regard to our Corn Olub work. The Peoples Agricultural Fair will be held in Salisbury, October 19 to 24th, inclusive. The Fair Association is offering the follow prizes to the boys of the Boys' Corn Club Of Rowan County, for worthy exhibits : For the best ten ears of white corn, first prize, $5; For the second best ten ears of white corn second prise, $3,50; For the third best ten ears of white corn, third prize, $2 50; For the fourth best ten ears of white com, ourth priz, $1.50; For the best ten ears of yellow corn, first prize, $5; For the second best ten ears f yellow corn, $8.50; For the third best ten ears of yellow corn, shird prize, $2 50; For the fourth best ten ears of yellow corn, fourth prize, $1 50; It should be borne in mind that these prizes are separate from the prizes offered in the olub for the best records. These will be award ed on the excellence of the exhib it regardless of the vield. Bach boy wishing to exhibit must bring not later than noon, Octo 1 4 A. I m m m oer iwcn, a bushel of corn in the ear and his ten ears must be selected from that bushel. This bushel of corn must come from fche ft9'e 8ron " the Club work . A nuiftber foys e planniug tlo select seed and build up a busi ness for seed , corn An exhibit at the fair will be ,a good adver tisement. The exhibits will be in charge of a direotor and it will n05 De nMCe8Bftry for tfle boys t0 I attend the fair every day if not oonvleQent' Every member, re Sard,e8B of the sil9 of his yield, " orged 10 make this exhibi- Please seoure a postal card today d notify me to gve you space iior your exnioit lr you can oossi- If 1 t A n7 COffle, I want to call vour attention to the matter of rendering reports as harvest season is drawine near. - I want to urge that the corn be properly measured and weighed I anu sue report witnessed nroDeriv i t . I I I ... 7 two disinterested parties. For the protection of all members I wuh to say that all larire v elds I will be oerBonallv investigated .We want a report from every member however, small vield. flhnw vonr interest, nlnak and amhitinn a do your best by rendering your report at proper time even if your - - report does show a low yield. Many of yon have had ycur suf- fer severely during this contiou ed drought, but -we want you to prcfit by this experience and make greater effort to provide a deep- ftr Boili with more humus in it, and then to oons6rve the moisture that you thus store by better cul tivation. Wishing every Dne of you much I better success next year, I remain, I Very truly yours. - 1 R. W. Fbxemak, oounty agent I . whioh may ahadaw a change in I the Italian policy of neutrality. - The Japanese, in their campaign .1 . ... - against tbe German concession of Kiao-Chow, have been reinforced at Wei-Hsien in Shan-Taung prov lince. Having made answer to the protest of the Chinese Govern I ment thev are orooeedincr with fch - 1 bnines in hand without further comment. It Always Does the Work. "I like Chamberlain's Oougb Remedy better than any other," !frite8 ? E- Roberts, Homer City, to give thedesir 1 sesalt." FotSaleb' 11 Dealers. Beptrain Bffoh 'Op nose Wno Want to Vote la tie General Eelctlcn Must get Properly Registered Thursday, October 1, marked the opening of the ' registration books for the general elections to be held in November. It is desired that as many citi zens as possible register, arid Vote in this eleotion. Chairman Thom as D. Warren of the State. Exe cutive Committee has defined who are entitled to vote as fol lows: 'You can vote on November 8. if yon . "1. Are a male citizen of North Carolina on election day; 11 . Are 21 years old on or be fore November 8, 1914; MIII Have resided in North Carolina two years, in the oounty six months, and in the ward, pre cinct, or election district four months preoeding the election day; 'VA. If you have removed from one preoinot, ward, or election dis trict to another in the same coun ty within four months previous to the election day, you are en titled: to vote in the nraoinet. c , ward, or election distriot from whioh yon moved. "B. To have resided in the State oounty, and precinct, ward, or eleotion district tha ron ni rod - length of time means more the "i merely to have' stayed there on a visit or even on business, it means to have considered the olace your pernament dwelling plaoe your home, the place to which you mean to return,. "C. If yon are married man, vonr rairfri J - ly resides; if single where yon sleep! "IV. Are not a lunatic or idiot; v "V. Have never, been convict- of or confessed in onan onnrt QP0Q indictment, to a crime pun ished by imnrisonment in tha btate's prison; or, if convicted of or confessed to such a erima. have been restored to citizen as required by law. "VI. Are resistered'in tha ore- wnere you offer to, vote; I "A VAOT A Ma 4. A " so be W8UWIBU " 7' Can show to the satisfao tion of theregistrar your ability read n write any section of i , . - , tne Constitution of North Oaro ,1U iU . language i sa r TA-a i w A i.Z a. Juu umhubu so l - I Ma k A . a. I L 1 X T 1U J otase on January i, 1867, or are the son, grandson, or nBr ' aesoendant of sueh one, you can be registered With ou nowing ability to read and write, provided your name was entered upon the pernament rec ord on or before December 1. 18J98. "b. Registration under this, the 'Grandfather Clause.' does not keep yon from having to be registered again, if so required by statue but only abolishes the ed ucational test as to those regis tered under this clause. "2. Will take the usual oath to supprt the Constitution and as to your age and reBidenoe. 'B. You are entitled to be reg istered on election day if you have become elligible to vote be t ween the day thw registration hooks were closed and the day of eleotion. "1. Thus, if your State reBi denoe of two years was completed or your majority was reached be tween the doling of the registra tion books and November 8. vou would be entitled to be registered on eleotion day. "VII. Have you paid" your poll tax for 1918 on or before May 1, 1914, and can produce your tax receipt or will swear that you have so paid your poll tax for 1918. "A. You can vote without having paid your poll tax if1 you, (1) Beoause of age after May 1, 1914, or (2) were 50 years old on or before May 1, 1914, or (8) were exempted by the County Commis sioners on or before May 1, 1914, from paying your poll tax on ac count of poverty or infirmity." Now is the time to subscribe for The Watchman, only 75o a year. .4 ". 4 - J . " .. V " ft, s-S