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-1 'J, ' " : ' ' ' V v ' " !' THE FLOWERS WltfCW A Home Newapaper Published in the Interesfeiof the Pecp'e and for Governmental Affairs VOL. XIV 2D. FOURTH SESISS SALISBURY, N. C., WEB1TESDAY. MAY 1ST, 1918. mmmm X ' - - --r . - - V,; Erf- " - r A FARMER S WIFE SPEAKS HER MIND. fanners' Wives Have their Pleasures too lad n9 Qn3 Complains. Mr Editor: If you will allow me space will drop in a few words on how we Americans chu win the war. We want to win and must win, but it can't be done by econ omy of the farmers and farm ers' wivfs. There has been ; lot of talking, speaking and writing on the subject of economy, all of which has been addressed to the wives of farmers. There are not many farmers' wives who have not done their pare and have been all the while. It is springtime and there is a great demand fir farm hands and we,-the farmers' wives can take our babies to thp tield and set them down under a bush in aencker box and hoe back and forth while two or three little ones play around the hox This is often soen on. the iarm. Avid there is another scene Oftn witnessed in the cities, and that is a nurse in the back yard with the children while the mothers are at card parties arm receptions. or. some other f oci il function. I do not know anything about those societirv-, but I read about them 1 hey do a lot .to win the war, timy say: but they could do more; they could send those colored nurses out in the country and help us farmers' wives work on the farms and attend to their own children like I have to. do. They could do their own cooking and end their cooks to the farms where they are much "needed to raise food -stuffs They could clean ' their own houses, wash their own clothes and the wash women and the scru b w o m e n could be used on the farms. Try this for three months. There are thousands of men and wo men who are doing nothing but having a good time just like there was no war. It makes me tired to read a piece of advice to farmers' wives. After we have finished our breakfast, cleaned up our house milked and churned, fed our chickens and pigs, taken our lox and babies to the field hoed until we think it is 11 o'clock, take up our load and go back to the house to hurry din ner by the time the plow hands get in, Wash days ;come when it is to wet to work, and iron ng Saturday afternoon. And I thin'c after we have gone thrcughall this day after da? we might have our meat or bis cuit if we raise it And if any one has to do without let it be the ones that do not work. I am not trying to run the govern m mt's business, but I say if all the nurses, maids, battlers. Cuoks ana cnaurxers ana corner loafers were sent to the farms fcnd the soldiers to the front, we could win the war and have plenty to eai at home aud to feed our -sol liers. But the farmers cannot ieed - themselves and soldiers and all these idlers. L-it's every body wor r. Let's a.l do something to win the war -and save our country. A Farmer's Wife. Ha'-Jie Cures, The Dictor Takes the Fee. There is an old saying, 4 'That Nature cures, the doctor takes the fee,' but aseveryoue knows you can help Nature very much an I thereby enable it to effect a cuoinmuch less time thau is Usually required. This is .panic ul.rly true of colds. Chamber lain's Ccugh Remedy relieves the lungs, liquifies the tough mu cu and aids in its expectoration, allays the cough and aids nature in restoring the system to a heal thy condition. COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES AT ENOCHYILLE W M McGrady, :Prof. Kizer, Rev Beaty and Prof Robinson Anion? ths Speakers. The Enochville High school commencement iwill begin May 5th. The baccalaureate sermon will be prertched at St Enoch church, Enoch vilie, May 5th at 3 o'clock, by Rev Beaty from Concord. The commencement exercise wi'l commence Monday night, ay 6th and continue through Tuesday nght and Wednesday night. The day program will be rend ered May 8 Declamation and recitation contests will be before noon Address will be delivered by VV M McGrady from Char lotte. Graduating exercise will also be rendered in the afternoon, after which Prof R G Kizer from Salisbury and Prof. Robin son from Concord will speak ;Music will also be furnished by the Kannapolis brass Vand. A, P Brant. LOOK HERE FOR IT. fljny a Salter Rsador Will be Interested. When people read about 'the cures made by a medicine endors el from far away it is surprising that they believe if the state ments are true. But when they read of cases right here at home, positive proof is within their re ich, for close investigation is an easy matter. Read Salisbury endorsement of Doan's Kidney Pills. Mrs T Robinson. 122 E. Kerr St. halisbury says: I had rheumatic twinges tn my limbs and back. I learned of the merit of Doan's Kidney Pills throusrh mv friends and I used them lean's live up to the claims ni-ade for them. -Whenever I have noticed my kidneys the loat out of order since or my back has been weak and lame, I have taken a few doses of Doan's Kidney Pills and they have re lieved me." Price 60c. at ail dealers. . Don't simply ask for a kidney Remedy, get Doan's Kidney Pills the same that Mrs Robinson uses. Poster Milburn Co., Mgfrs. Buf falo, N. Y. Conciliation and Indigestion. These are twin evils. Persons suffering: from indigestion are often troubled with constipation. Mrs Robison Allison, Matoon, 111, writes that she was a great suf ferer from indigestion and consti pation. Food distressed her and there was a feeling like a heavy weight pressing on her stomach jand chest. She did not rest well at nigh and felt worn out part of the time. One bottle of Cham berlain's Tablets corrected this trouble so that she has since felt like a different person. Germany Sends Russia Demands. Washington, April 29. The Germans have demanded of Russia an exchange of prison ers and threatened to take Petro grad unless the Kussians agree to meet the demands of the Ger mans. . The Germans according to the dispatches which are received at the State department are send ing a delegation of one hundred and htteen men a commission to Russia to lay the demands be fore the Russians. According to The udvises the Germans demand all able bodied German prisoners released and all who are sick or disabled to re main and be treated by the neu tral physicians. In exchange for these Germany is to release all Russian prisoners who are disabled or incapacitated. BOMBARDING THE BRUTISH WITH m Americans are Standing With the Allies Bel fore the German Advance London, April 29. The Germans thisjmoming opened a heavy bom; bardment with high explosives; and gas shells on the entire front from Metern to Voormezeelei south and west of Ypres, th! war office announces today. . An intense attack was devel oped afterwards. The enemy attacks which were in the vicin ity of Locre, west of Mount Kem mel were all repulsed yesterday. There was great artillery act- ivity last night from the Scarpe river opposite Arras, north tf Lens between Givenchy and Mieppe wood on the south side J of the Lys front. The post near Fetubert - north of Givenchy taken by the Ger mans last week was recaptured by the Brittish who took a numo ber of prisoners and machine, guns, as a result of raiding par ties on that sector. With the American army in France, April 29. Ameiican trooops have taken positions on the French line under thecom mand of the French high' com mand, in which all ranks have su preme confidence. The Ameri cans face the enemy on the lines which bar the Germans from Amiens and Paris. These .Americans have been on this front for several days. With the American Army in France, Arril 29th. There has been increased artillery fire against the American in the' Toul sector to day At dawn, the Germans began a heavy barage fire against the Ameri-1 can lines. . This was continued with intermittent machine guns and artillery fire. The enemy activity at this point is taken to mean that they- are seeking to keep the Americans busy and prevent their going north to the aid of the Brittish and French; Paris April 29 The Ger mans made several attempts last night to - advance on the Prench position in the Hangard wood front before the Ameins line but were checked by the. French fire. Rowan Goes Over the Top. Rn rra n wonf ntTcr fVia fnn Cot urday and oversubscribed her Libertv Bond allotment. This wo will rA cv,ert " ' ions and still further credit the ronnt.v with hond Thp snlnn. did work done by the workers j m thU sale deRftrvA mnr tWfcW1'-DUl we coma win u wnn- v,; mi 4. a, paorMiif; iiuiio. j. lie uuuul chairman deserves much praise, and the same is truP. of t.h d women undr -t,hP. lpa.dprShin of 1 mi s iNorwooa. wnne every one . Ik m T i t is 1isnrtfipd to nflrl nr-nieo frr ... ... the railroad men who with charateristic zeal went in to win or! finnn wnn Tf thp 0nhc,vin. , , tions were all oroDerlv distrib- utedand credit nlaced with all .i u u i xsc.- - nitiiB wuuiu uts uuuois suuiuieut to ffo well around with all thft r . - . county. Let us not stop todsy, Knf Irppn un'n. nnH. tinup to sfcrensrthfin thp arm of t.hpcmvprnmpht. in it. ficrht. - atrauJij lutj uutv nuns auu llih i i. i i j: rx. i .ii illpp-al warfro nott?nQf' niin,. tion and humanity. May Rowan lUVylUOW UiMIJ g 11.1 V til J ULUVIJ before Saturday night. Wc can and we should. Salisbury Post. RilSUmatiG Pains Relieved. T , . , , . , 'I have used Chamberlain . . - . . , i.l . . , , and lameness of the shoulders due to rhematism, and am pleas- ed to say that it has never failed to give me prompt relief." writes Mrs wnncn, oatayia, x. THE WAR, THE FARM AND THE FARMER. t&y the Farmer has. Been Slow to Get in the War. - Why the Farmer has been slow to get into the War has been ex- plained by .a" member of the ederal Farm Loan Board in a leaflet entitled "The War, The Farm and The Farmer." It s-ays the main reason is that no armtd foe has invaded the United states. The night skies have not been reddened by the burn- tifig byres and farmsteads of r America, that no raiding parties nave nurnea ore our cattle or . t t rv . . i horses. No Saber rattlers have finsulted our women,' In fact, it fcias seemed to many of us that e were not at Cwar, the thing -was so far off, and it came to us iia some unfamiliar guise. ' I Again it says, 'The farmers everywhere love peace. The American ' farmer especially loves peace. Since the dawn of history the farmer has been the man who suffered most from war. All that he posses lies out doors in plain sight, and is spoil of war his house, his grain, his live stock. Tie knows that he pays the price of war in "steer, gear and stack" and that the flames that light the skies in the rear of every invading army are consuming the things that rep resented his life's work, and life labors of past generations of 'farmers. Ir But, it says. ''The farmer every yvhere is a warrior when the war .is-the only thing that will make agind keep him free, either a. war- Jrior or a serf. He cannot rally D. the colors as quickly as can the & . JL I takes longer to send to the farms than to the cities the call to arms. It takes longer to call the farmers from the fields than the cit' dwellers from the shops, for Juany do not hear the first blast of the trumpet, and others do not' lit first understand its meaning they have not had the tim,e to stalk the matter over with their Ulcquaintances, . and instead of Reading a half a dozen extras a Hay the farmer may read week- Ily papers instead of dailies, and ypUst have more time in sudden Emergencies to make up his iind H-The government however, has reat faith in the farmers' abili- Ovto wm the war- ihe larm" : ... it "ST? i Hhis couniry coum carry vluurioUi ?1UU' cvcu 11 411 vuc u i i u u a , ..11 rri. t. :n i SU1Q , but them if we had to do it. The . . T, ;i , 0j -Tmera .OI e umie.u oiaies uld whlP German? wlth guas- ,lu Paucis or ineir larms, , , -n r wiin inerr moucy. xuveiy iarm- er in the United States must re - , . , rT-K.j . mDer inai uie umieu oiaies W Jllit CVC1 V lt3at tie naS 1 ne SPare t,ht in his pocket should be de- IS?" " Ylted to the war' rhls is the Jtocial year of the war. Our u'- diera are at the front, hund- feds of thousands of them in the i" - V.encnes ana miiuous to go. ine utVuv-LJ Wi KJ"L I mh aIa KiifHad r r r n ! xr i t ir ah i I ... . r i P1 in t0e WaF anQ 01 aiaitl& and uui sisiei uduuus iu dims icsis our sister nations , . - onine unuea oiaies ireasury. Ilthe Treasury fails, Germany - . Spe Good Advice. H." Don't think too much of your H nmetneas. watcnotner peo- n;e s ways and learn Irorn them s 3 , . . . , . . n .-v' s w ' ' ' L - j vhen billious or constipated, v0u will "find many people who Chamberlain's Tablet3 for these ailments with the best re shis, and will do well to follow their example. i wellers'in the cities" because fnehch oh the crucial If neaTl ANGLD-FRENCH WON COMPLETE VICTORY. Withstood Tnndaus Assaults of the Ger mans and ?nmi Break in Hill Positions. Tuesday's report from the bat tie fronts only serve to emphasize the victory won by the Anglo- French forces yesterday in with standing the tremendous assaults by which the Germans hope to break into the allied hill position southwest of Ypres and begin cutting their way toward the channel ports. The situation seems to be one of the entente high commands deciding- once more to make a stand after having forced the Ger mau3 to use tens of thousands of men in fighting their way des perately forward as far as they have. The decision made the stand taken and the Germans stopped, as they hate previously been on other fields since the greatest offensive opened March 21st: The enemy is estimated to have thrown out as many as 13 divisions in all about 175,000 men in the attack on a twelve mile front, but despite continued furious assaults has been held'al most on his tracks everywhere At a few points there were slight enemy penetrations but the line was largely rectified late yester day. During last night the French in dashing counter blows drove the Germans from the remainder of the small stretches of ground they had gained in the initial drive Of the day. A most welcome feature in the curreut news from the trout is the announcement that the ere have not lest any of their hold on the dominating "ground. They now have the undisputed possession of Locre itself Jfor the first time in several days and ap parently held off all enemy effotts to edge in around that place and force its abandonment. The importance of Locre lies in the fact that it guards the ap proach to Mouni. Rouge, one of the most valuable hills of the de fensive line which cannot be flanked as long as Locre remains in allied hands. Similarly allied troops stopped a drive toward Scherpenberg by holding at La Clytoe while Bel gians dea t witn them success fully and prevented any breach in the line toward the sea. All evidence points to the probability that the Germans suffered well nigh the heaviest casualties of any day of the fight ing on the northern front, as wave after wave of the attack ing forces were mowed down by artillery and infantry fire. They were so exhausted by tbeir fruk- i less effort that they remained practically inactive all night, while no reports come today indi- eating any resumption ot major activities on their part South of the Sotnme front the Brittish carried out local op erations last night further im proving their position before Amiens by advancing the lines east of Villers-Brettonneux. Irish Roman Cathaiis to Resist 'By Res London April 19 The lead ers of the nationalists in Ireland including the Redmondites, who now are led by John Dillon, the Sinn Feiners. OVBrienites, and clericals are united in their de termination to resist conscription 'by the most effective means at' ... . . . . . ; our disloyal which is the j working- of a resolution passed ! at a meeting of Bishops at May- nooth yesterday. DENICE ID HEALTH -OKS PE (h. -a Diseases Spresd Ttr::C Unwed Fwafiia Bas. . The common drinking cupctl tha trains has gone, never to jtetsrat but the common drinking ' !as remains in most of the soda fountains in North Carolina as a constant menace to the health of each community. As the warn days of summer come the soda fountains will be patronized by an increasingly large number of people and with a proportionate ly increasing menace to public health. An examination under the microscope or one carelessly washed' soda water glass has shown in the invisible coating- which covered it both inside. and outside more than 20,000 human cells and bits of skin. Clinging' to a single one of these sells there were counted 150 germs. Thp total trerm population Of the lass was estimated at 3,000,000, representing a dozen serious idis eises. The glasses at the average ioda fountain does .not receive a eal cleaning. They are given a "lick and a Jpromise." Yet tfcye fountains serve indiscriminately ill who stand before them, and the same glass is passed from lip o lip through out the day. Tu berculosis, diphtheria, whooping cough, venereal diseases, infan- ile paralysis, and many other communicable diseases can easily be spread through this medium. The soda fountains in and' near the training camps" have' been placed under the strictest sojrt of regulations for the protection of th e heal th of the soldiers In train ing. Strict rules provide for the sterilization of glasses, or, in lieu of sterilization, the provision pf individual paper containers. Either method is safe and inex pensive The leading fountains in sev eral of the cities of North Caro lina have adopted the individual paper container. All will do so, or else provide a method of steri lization when their patrons de mand it. Mr. Douihton Sends ContribatiDn. The following taken from the Rev R P Walker's Baptist Mesr . senger published at Albemarle, will prove of interest to our readers generally and to those interested in the splendid new edifice being built by the Bap- istsof this community in par icular. Hon, O J Sikes sent out a few days ago some letters appealing1 to assist us in the erection of our new church building, and the first one to respond was Hon. R L Doughton, Congressman from this district. He sent the neat sum of 25. This is in perfect accord with his custom of help ing worthy objects. He is a great power for righteousness in his community. We have falwaya admired him for his Christian Statesmanship. Few men are loved like 'Farmer Bob" as his friends lovingly call him. His record is clean. The Baptist messenger is not a political paper in any sense of the word, but we do say that we should not think of making any change in our law makers at Washington This is no time for pie hunters. Stanly Enter prise. Whenever You Need a General Tonlt Take Grove's. The Old Standard Grove'i TasteteM chill Tonic is equally valuable as a' Qeaeral Xcl,ic bau: a it contains the vellknown tonic properties olQUINlNB t Malaria Enriches-the tood-aM 4 Builds w the whole w-stea WCUtJ :