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MONDAY MORNING, MARCH 19. 1917. THE NEWS AND OBSERVER FIELD GRAY LINES . OF GERHIiMS FUEE BEFOJjpiSIl Retiring Teutons Apply The Torch To tjsyer Their Retreat in tru? soldier laaguage i "The mopping up of Bapaume ia no completed.'' Fire were smouldering ia many parts, remnants 01 the incendiarism which had been rampant during the last day of (icrmaa occupation. No huw was left intact, for those atill roofed exposed interior! all burned out. There were plentiful evidences of dynamiting on all side. Certain eetions of thv town appear as baviug leen swept over by a cyclone, walla having been blown out by interior explosions, allowing the slate roofs to slide almost Jtudaniaged into the streets. The upper part ef the famous old clock tower had been blown o3 to pre vent its being used for artillery regis tering by the British. All day anil most of uvt night the Germans poured shells Into Bnpauiu, paying particular att.'n ! to -ei-sln seetions on which they had carefully registered before leaving. itii itua iucu a iautilinr practice with the Ocrtnaaa with evacuated positions ever since the battle of the Homme began. The statu uf Oca, Louis Venn Faidberbe, who defended Bapaume gaiut The German in la70, is niiiiig, it having been removed to Germany. Defensive Works Splcn.': I, The defensive works about Uapaurae were all that the Germans claimed for them. Splendid trenches formed a net work alxiut the place and there were fun Rtf? forresnnndenr nf Tha I veritable fo rents of barbed wire. Ke- Associated Press. British Headquarters I ,,uW other for..ned points about - f U,.h 1H via T.nvwlnn Tnl" BU i-rn 11 .1 113. u: lorn ml- the ci.y of Albert, where the famous gilded leaning Virgin nt ill suspends BAPAUME RIDDLED BY SHOT AND DYNAMITE Defensive Worksnglish Find, Are All Germans Claim For Them With Net Work of Trenches and Veritable For ests of Barbed Wire To Aid Redoubts miraculously from the lofty tower or a rather guady and fuutagtically shell torn church there has long been a Brit ish sign reading "to liapaumo." It haa noiatei the way along the narrow, straight road toward the quaint picardy j town, transformed by the German into I what they term a modern field Gibral tar. I Between Albert snd TJapaume lie the battlefields of the greatest martial Strug-, glesof all hintory. 'i'hoy are railed the j battle of the Bomme, but, more correct-1 ly, mi;;ht be termed the battles of tha Bapsumo road. It has been a long ten miles, but at last Maputo h-s been taken, and tho British khaki line ex- ( tomta well bevond it ilk nil direct. uii . I . -- ---- - . ,, 1 obtained rrom tne noan enow mai xrrsn The field grey German la e i are fall-, i11vi3hn( lne!u liTI8 0Be recrnt. forty niilca. They are dissolving in modern defenses. In the town itself the numberless underground galleries, constructed from old cellars end con structed anew, mu t have housed at times thousands of German troops. British heavy shells had penetrated some of these shelters, U-aviig a toll of "keif tons behind. The mad to Bapaume shows scars of many mines exploited under it beforo the German retreat began. Through the hao of smoke that overhung Ba paume itself Inst night cool I be seen the glow of burning villages beyond, marking the path of the retreatirg Ger mans. From all ports of the out Rung British lin? tonight enme further re ports of progress. The German retreat is gaining ia spe-d. Prisoners tr.krn and ldent'fl-ations obtained from the dead show that fresh I clouds ef blue-grey smoke, for the Ger- asaa have lighted fires to screen in their wake. No village is being spared from the torch. The retreat on the British front bow extends from well below Chaulnea on the south, almost to Arras oa the r-orth, and covers about one-third f tha entire British line. H has even extended dowa where the French linea begin. . Today the British pushed Into Peronne, where they had to fight vir tually nery step of Uie way. There have b.n many fires in Peronne burn ing ain.se Friday. The Germans also burned the auburb of Halle before abamdoring it. A aeore or more of towns nnd villages have been taken by tho British during the day and it was reported tonight that patrols hod reached as far aa Ncsle, south oant of Cbnulne. For a time it seemed as if the German retreat would awing from Le Tinnsloy as the sjuthern pivot, but u I ready it has gone far beyond that. Everywhere along this wide front the British are pressing the fleeing German rear guard, and Bapaume witntssed lively street fight ing. The taking of that town meant a great deal to the men in the trenches. Oup British battalion due t be relieved yes terday from a term of strenuous work, actually requested that thoy be sent for ward in order that they might see Bspaumo eleared of the enemy. Ia a war whore tha fighting is often confined for moot hi to a mare of trenches a noted town; like Bapaume stands out as a great goal to tha sol diers. Under the prohetie'sign in Al bert pointing in that uiroction hundreds ef thousands of British soldiers have trudged since last July, many never to return. The Bapaume highway, reach ing out over the rolling fields of Pia eardy, has Indeed boon the high road to "tha great adventure". Out on this road ambled the British "tanks' 'on their startling way to battle renown. It is this road thnt pierced Foicrcs, and on either side lie the unforgettable villages of Thiepval, Flora. Courcelette, Contnl tnaisoc, Frieourt. Mainetz, Martinpuich, sad B-iiii'n! lUi'i "I and the notorious Butte de Warieneourt. Hardest rig ..iu iteap Rewords. It was particularly fitting that the troops which fought wth hardest about the Butte last nutumii bliou'd be among the first to reach Bapaume, of which the Butte had long been regarded as the key position. There waa uo flying of flags or beating of drums as the British patrols penetrated the town, for there waa fighting ahead and Bapaume ia filled with underground strongholds But it was not long before the ndvnnce guard tent hack over the telephone wire, which ever keep pace with the onward movement of the troops, that the enemy rear guard had "all been ac counted for." Later earns a second message, rending ly returned, flurried with victory over the Humanians, have been thrown in as a screen to shiehf the retiring troops. MUSTER-OUT HALTED IN SOUTJI CAROLINA Columbia, 8. C. M Jch IS. The mua tenug out of the iwcond South Caro lina Infantry, recently returned from the border and in camp 'at?" Styx, 8. C, near here as stopped today oa roceipt of orders directing the Federal muster ing oflicer to await fnither instructions. Unly the sanitary detar-hment of tho organization hud been d.schaig d from Federal service when .the orders- were received. No leaves and furloughs were to be granted, it was said. SUDDEN DEATH OF MRS."1 WILLIAM MONCURE Mrs. William Monrure, ono ef Ral eigh's well known citizens, died sud denly of heart trouble at 11:3d o'rl k last night at the homo on 5Uo No.th Blount street. Her death came without the loast warning, the was apparently in good health a few minutes be; ore passing away and there was no sign of the at tack, ili r husband, who ia well known in the JSiiutli as a railroad bnilder and civil engineer, was with lier at -the end Mrs. Monrure had lived in Raleigh about i( years. She is survived by her husband and three children, Dr. Wil liam Moncure of Hamlet, who was a physician of this city until a few years ago; Miss Vivirnne Mnurure, of New fork City, ond M.ss Belle Moncure, of Rsleigh. Funeral arrangements will he an nounced later. FENDER COUNTY TO HOLD IT3 COMMENCEMENT NEXT WEEK Burgaw, March IS. Pender county's Kt'ltool commencement will be held here en Friday, March 2.1. The program which has been prepared for this occa sion embraces many interesting features and everything points to the success of the commencement. The program, in part, consists of a debate between the, Ilurgaw and At k'nson State High School upon tho query, "Eesolved, that the Federal Government should own and operutt, the railroads." Tho allirinative of the question will be debated by Miss Ar line Mntthews and James Lewis, of the Atkinson rVhool, while the negative will be uphold Ly Clifton Moore and Wyatt Blake, of the Burgi.w School. Follow ing this delate there ill be a spelling match, declamation contest, athletis contest and exhibits. Dinner will be served at one o'clock on the courthouse square. A messenger boy is a novelty ia mov ing pictures. PROUD OF RECORD OF CARMEL UNION The erfaatlaera of credit unions in the Btati ar pointing to the first an auat report of the Camel Union, siadb by Treasurer W. II. Pharr with pride. The report follows: The Carmel Credit Union waa organ ised and incorporated under the Uiws of North Carolina, January 20, 1916. "We began) business with $217, paid en ahares, $150 oa deposit, and 1Uj entrance fete total, .."&. Loans made during; 1V18, s)l,D"0; amount borrowed during; 1910, 1,103. "fetatenient January 31, 1Ui7, ahowed 027.10 share capital, with deposits of 303.87; loans outatandiuit, u.m; amount borrowed, none; applications for loam pending approximate $2,uuii; number of depositors, 14; total uein herahip, 63, with 7s ahares subscribed for at par value of $10. "Our aim Is to secure; $1,000 In paid up share capital, inerenao tliii by '.,; or mors each year, so tint wuh.n a few years wo will have euough oi our jwn funds to tako care of the needs of (he borrowers. "Share undl deposit money received is loaned to members at O pur cent. VY; havo to pay 5 per cent for what we or row, so with this transaction wo have only a arr.ail margin of pio.it. "During the first year's business, however, we paid all expenses and cre ated a reserve tound oi $1J.'J.1. "AH idle money is di posit- d in a bunk in Charlutte tor uie -kerpiug, and on this money we gut 3 per cent iuterem on daily baluueis when same amount:! to $300 or more. "We would call your attention espc- I daily to the savings feature. Duriuj 'the year 1B10 we paid on savin ga ill posited totnl interest of $7.43. All i money cii pos'teJ on Bavinjs account draws inlerc-st at the rate ol 4 p. r cent annually, and is either paid or credited to account each quarter. "The CroHt Cuiou treasurer is a bonded o.licr'r. "Offioers and committeemen of the Carmel Credit Union elected for the year 1917 are as folltws: "J. M. Walker, president i C. M. Hutchison, viee-presidi nt ; V. H. Pharr, secretary treanurer. Hoard of directors a!ov with H. D. Faulkner and W. It. Alexnndor. Credit oniniitt'c, 8. 1 Faulkner, J. Id. Walker nnd W. R. Alex anJer. tuipoi visory eoinnitte:, V. b, 1'harr, J. E. Dentoii and J. C. Ueid. CREW OF THE ILLINOIS ALL SAFELY LANDED (By The Aabociatod Press.) Londns, klnrch 1". Tho American steamship Illinois, from London for Port Arihur, Texas, in ballsat, was sunk at S o'clock this morniug. The crew was lauded safely. Newport News, Vn., March IS. TM Americaa steamship Illinois, reporte I sunk by a Uurmau submarine, was built at the plant of tw Newport News Ship building and DryiFock Company liore in 1913 for the TtxasVompRny. Hhe was originally named me Texas, Lut her name waa changed! to Illinois when the owners Milt anotlr steamer snd named her Tensi'-The lllinoia wss the third oil tanker built a the Newport News shipyard. She wss 300 feet long, 52.1 feet wide snd feet deep. Her gross tonnage was 5.-5 and net tnnnrgn 3, 273. She carried a erew ef 35 men nnd her home port waa New York. She had been here several times for repairs. APEX FARMERS FORM ASSOCIATION TO SECURE FEDERAL BANK LOANS Farmers of the Apex section of WaVn eouhty have opn'ied for menferiM') In the "Federal Farm Txan Back" by organizing the Apex National Farm Loan Association, which will have a capital stock of $10,000, but may he gin tuslncBa when $1,000 has been sub scribed. J. Ia Orowder is named as secretary treasurer of the new nwvistion ard the director arc V. T. Fierkwith. J. !'. Fjgon, 0. n. Wilson, Herbert Counc'I, I. F. Kills, H. G. Howard and II. T. Ooo-lwin. The organization of this farm loon S'soriation is the fir-it of its kind i i Woke county and the association will become active in availing its memlics of the proviaions of the Federal Farm Loan Act. It will enable them to transact business w'th the Federal Farm Loan Hank at Columbia, S. C, FORM Fit EMPEROR NOW IS PLAIN NICHOLAS ROMANOFF. (By The Associated Press.) Petregrsd, March If, via London, March l!l. Ni halns Komcnnff, ns th former emperor now ia designated, left with hia staff to.iny for his personrl estnte at I.ivadia, on the south eoast of the Crimea. HEMAKESAPPEA L M SAFE Fill HE Mr. C. R. Hudson Urges Farm ers Not To Depend Upon Money Crops Mr. C. B. Ilmlson, State Dcmonstra tioa Agent, isjnakir.g au apeai through Mr. W. C. Crotby. Secrciary of th North Carolina Community Service Bureau, for safe farmiug in all tit organized communities of the t-tale. lie urges furmers not to hear the n.reii call of high prices now prevailing lor mone crops and turn away from the safer, sener plan of making a living first. His appeal follows: "Wlicnevjr tho greed for a money crop unbalances tho wisilim of 1m ban.lry, the money crop is a curs . When it stimulates the k ncral eenimni of the farm it is the pm'it of lannin "Tho expi'r'enee ff .Southern furuii in relying lrgi ly upon ono or two tta ? crepd '..m pi oven tl:.t the :iboe Mat," nieutj by tho late Kiiiry W. (ira'.y in true. High pries of li.nii pruiUuts i present may caujo fanners to pu:-'i u unwise couiee. Mow while urraii;; ments are being nm.!o for this je.i.' - ron, it is the time to consider t It i -matter well. "While the selling price of rottm tobacco, c'c., in h'j;h. "t the purrhnsin ;irieo of these crops is uo gi-enter on tli Hbidc than it has Imen in (he pn.it, l r nuse the price of meat, flour, hay, et. . is accordingly high. "Tho most important thing, on every farm to far ns i ftrieulture ia'eonrerne.'' is that of making n living nnd -gettiir; .t Lttlc cash surplus. When it t;iVe ill of the n.oney crop to buy food : ii ' 'ee.l on the farm n pi'ifit Is never re-il ir-ed. When all the thiigs needed f r the family to live on lire graven nn tl. "nn, even though the money crop b--",i;iall, yet as n rule t!) re is une mr ilus cash each year. In fact, th wi-e ''irnier has already found, cut that h-:-nn grow corn, pork, hay, syrup, but ter, poultry, etc., a pi-cat deal chonpoi h-n he ran buy tli 'iu. In fact, it i fho growing of the e crops that will ' ring him a ennh ti.!in -e. because h ren'lv makes a profit on them. 'Tho following ontl re, if feilnwcd properly, ouplit to ronhe ariv fa-ni in V-n -n lent, and gradually tbo farrier fhnuM get ahead flnamiaHy in tli world. "1. A homo garden for every family on the farm. Produce enotiffh corn, bay, forape and small groins to Itit the f-mi'lv nr.' "ve stock n full year with a little sur plus for safety. "!1 Prulnee all the meat. pMi'trv. epis end t-nttnr reeile.l for the' fnm'' j "4. When the livinf hns bn-n mnii!" Mrovirlci' for, grew cotton, t"! "rc i, rnd trior enle erojis in uih neriat'e as can then be done. ".V Pe'l or ei"hniiife (he tirp!us prn lin'tl o the grirden, on-h?rd, pim'ty. live stock, etc., to cover the necens'ir 'iriii'n'.r exiienses of the farm durinjr the year. "If fnrmers won1!! follow the five F'i rn:thfti',v, ve would bi'-e fewer f"i'n-e npd fi'i-er farms. Vt tie fntlo'" thoronshly into yenr mi"d. fnd tt'ii' t over fir renri 'f. r-"irrs Ved Fert'le Soli Food sd Fe"t Crops First. BALTIC FLEET JOINS RUSSIAN REVOLUTION Ticndun, Mi". 1". Th entire PuUn Ita'tie fleet nnd the fortresses at Viborn md P'-esnrg li'ivp joiiiei! tlj revobi tionary movement in P" :i. wv n ' spntch to the Etchontre Teh-graph Com pany from Cfipci'hnjren, whi- 'i is bne) on reports received from Haparanda, Sweilen, MAYS WEAKFA' IN ET.IITH Hot Spr'e"s, Ark.. Mnreh IS. Th Brooklyn KwtionalK -defeited the Bos "n Amerieons, 7 -to 2, hei-e today i-i b tirr.t game of the rm-ln Series piling pp five runs when Mays weak- m-d in the eighth inning. Rore: P. IT I'. Hrooklyn 7 " Boston 1 " 2 Cnomls. Cudr-rc. Pe'l nrd M:l'r. Meyers; Hhore,-Ptith, Mays nud Cady. Thomas, Apnew. "l ive et Home" Wadesboro Ansin:nn. Utr. J. IT. Pawl ins of Tt-thel, in Oullrdge. township is nn old farmer of the new school. Hn is sn earner: advo eater of the "live at home" policy an 1 says with emphasis that he has no in tention of goinir over tn Cermsnv ti flht tho "bnch--s" but will lend i help- I ing hand to innk- it warm for them in ' case they head this way. j An e5rt;t is tre?1y a fellow who is eo wrrpiinl up in himself that he pays no f.ltiiition to you or me. CODY OF YOUNG IIETII BURIED AT RADFORD Ttonni.ke, Va.. March 18, Tho re "lains of Stockton lloth, Jr. who was Imt and mortally wounded by Prof. Charles' 1?. Vtiwter iu the Intter's home en the Virginia Polytechnic Iustitute ctttnpue at an early hour Tuesiby morninpr, were burled at Bedford to day, 1 he funeral er vices were held from "Norwood," the family heme of the Ileths. The ceremonies were conducted by 'he Itev. Itobeit Nelson and P. A. B, Marshall, of l'.larksburg, assisted ly 'tev. li. J. Wont's, of ltlacksliirg, and the Hov. J. II. Whitmore. of Kadford. Tho pall-l carers were George II. Miles, of Marion; Fltzhugh Campbell, if Wytheville; Julian H. Addison, of Lynchburg; O. II. and II. C. Tyler, of Uadford; Major M, II. Dright, l P. 'ampiK-ll and U. M. Floyd, of BU. ks burg. ti.pt.-in Stockton Heth, father of the lead man, arrived from California at in early hour today. RUSSIAN POLITICAL PRISONERS TO DE FREED (iiy The Associated Press.) Ism Ion, M uch is. (Iraml Puke I.o.ua hns or.lerod the release of the potituul prUouers who have been iu meraieil at liaku, in the Truns mi a. is, Iteuter s Tnlis rorrespoudent - ;;ia: lis. I In- limn I l)uke enjoined senior and i n. or i i... . is I i a.ivise the Bohlieisaud i.hirs, n ,,iv th: t ti.e thiin' has I con ' ii ..uueed by Kuiperor Nicholas, that hey t h nil i,uictiy await an cipressluu if ui'l fi oin liie l:ieii,u peopla. It is Il.eir i-aeidi liuly, the (iiand luke said, o i.n.tinu- to o''ey the lawful chiefs, to defend the country from its enemies ill ly their ai lions to support their illies. GIVE COMMISSIONS TAKING STEPS FOR 1 IN RESERVE CORPS MORE PRODUCTION There Ins been some uncertainty as to the ule real-cuts of tir:nl Duke Viclio'a-, who is reported to have been M'h ti-i! for chief ivMtitnu I of the llus : u uMuii-i. Tho foregoing dinputeh hows that he is etill in command of he Caili'Ut e-:n front. Grade Second Lieutenant Now Thrown Open To Men With out Experience Washington, March IS. The grade of second lieutenant ia the officers reserve corps of the army has been thrown open by Secretary Raker to men with out any military experience whatever, provided they are physically and nice tally adapted to military life. An urg ent plea has been sent out to men between 21 and 2 years all over the rouutry to sen. I in applications for com-. ruUisons with assurances that the army will supply after enrollment the mili tary training necessary to tit theui for duty. j Vnder the natioual defenne act the corps nhould be able to furnish ofllrers for u force of I.uiM.iuk) volunteers in war time and also serve as a reservoir , froi-i which additional ofti t-rs for tho regular unny roulj be drawn nt ueeo., I' than l.ot-i) nieu hate been given renervr couiuii-duoil ill tli' line, de pito the (. i t th.-t ti e law fins been in opera tion for mire than eight mouths. .-p- plications are"TBmiiig in slowly and army o.li ers are iisiu every means in their power- to attract yuuug men to thi-i Brrriee as a patriotic d.ity. 'ih, ic ;,,iii,ar to l- no la-k of men I -ft - mi th" stlttT .crtii re- serve, such as tho engineer corp, tliet . . . . t. . .s ...v.hou ittitl tne nit'ir. elil v ri,e. Enough comiiiissioiis in tl- s.; i--trps have been IsMled to p'ovl le tiie sji.'e;,il arms -for a million troopn. It is liirl-tmg men who are larking, line ollii-Tt who may look for service et the flint in time nf war. Army illiecu lieii ve the failure to fill up this re TOMMY DIGS GARDENS AS WELL AS TRENCHES (Hy The A-riuciatcl 1'rean.) Iiendoii, March IS The British ."iniiny, home in leave from trench I '- and guarding the lino, now :i.i?.rh nwift of his time digging and '-iclnrj truck gur'luns iu hid m-.tive land, 'n ili,iu( this he is augmenting the ami -army of civilians at home and the ih-H -M'-ls of Bol.liom in trainin; ut th - am. us niil.tury hio;is in lugland who liinl time to do their ''tut'' iu tho gardens. i nroti-h-iut the lenrh and bren lth nf this isl in I, iironioj th" mili ary enmps n l cspeciilly along the tailwiiy lines, in Associate I Press correbpondcut l as booh wi ll l:i t ! on t g-irdens or allotment i, ills' tirst of February there were -o.ii'H of tluv plots und-r cuKiatioir in this ouiitry, thus giving some, idea of the :.;icod with r.hidi the pe. pl- have taken to the spade and plow since the uu 'hjriiies have triid to arouse tht-m to the danger of s'orvatlon as thren'enel ' v the submarines. The government threate-ie.l to eortimnniie-'r i lle Ih n I in!e;s it was cult ivat "I. Th" result wns tliat farmers everywhere gnt busy an I there is now very little laud "going to waste." On thousands of aeres Rritish Tom mies urc to be seen working lusido old men, women nud children, turning tip he soil and gettiuir it ready for tho -ipriiii' planting flower beds sre bar 'id; only frwdstiiffs aro to be raised. In I o nion uml other bir cities every ' i-ily v ho lives .. near a plot uf usable lard has bought siK They are as iis'rd t,v the u-ant Allotment Hoc.iet',. in o-r n; nation whose ramifications ei t nd throughout 1 he island and whose 'iisiness it is to uttrnd to tho applies lions of hoiisehnlib is for a plot of .'round in which to raise vegetables i'he landi"wn-rs turn their vacant land over to the s iety without charge. The rtt-i.-ty fii it up into allotments usual v about tw feet H-iiare'. These can be 'd by a householder for six months -1 1 1 r the d'iriition nf the war for the i'.T-m -nt of a fee of 60 cents or one ilolbir to eev r cost of administration f th- houv-hiMer fails to mako the hind ir'd'ne fomlstuffs it la tnken awa.i from him by the society, which is a s-r ii ;rovernini nt institution. UmphaMs is placed ,on the need for rowiiitr potatoes of which there is now a grc.'.t scarcity. , Sees Welf. '.V.-i'epl nro Arisnnian. Hie rrreiif "varmint", "booga" wolf or wh.iVvr it is hs b-en eausiuj so much e- tenier.t in other pnrta ef ths county his I een prowling around Lileaville. Io'iert Ingram says he saw it one night a t v.cek and it looked like a wolf to him. i serve is I uo only to lack of information ! as to th? requirements, for it is the j tilting lines thnt are attractive to yoiins men in wartime. Eventually the Keservo Officers Train ing Corps, composed of units at uni versities, achools Slid colleges, will pro vide more than 8t0 men a year, it is estimated, for reserve commissions. Tin first fruits of this scheme for edin-nting reserve officers, however, will in t conic tntil 1!1 and then not ino'e tl.: n :t,tnl) junior oincers can be eipectct to be t'l'iied into the reserve. In idl prob ability msnv of these will be required for rekrular-a nny eonimiii'ni, rerlucing th reserve ttrentrth by thnt mush. The law prescribes that no man shall to co!iiiiii-ooned in the res-rv- without 'in:n- p:s-iit esuniinntioii. Th- War I) partment has realised that hick of irevots military exp'-rience of anv kind is probably preventing young men p-st tbeii rollegp day.i from making ap plication. I'or that reason every effort has been made to niak- it known throughout the country th"t military esperionee is not rvnuired. Men will be commissioned who hive never worn a uniform or f-ie-d a at -ill serg-ant. The srmy will gladlv undertake to furn'sh Muse who are otherwise suitable with the neeessary professir-nal training after ther bare entered the service. This applies, however, only to the rinle of s-eend lieutennnt. First lieu :-nint! captains and majors must show previous military evperi-oee to earn .'heir commissions. The heavv respon sibilities for the eare of troops that goes with surh grades necessitates this restriction. Ap-i'icsnts for second lieutenants com missions are being assured thst every opportunity will he given them nft r enrollmint in that grade to ad v.meo thetns-lves to hieher rink. The department has appealed to young men who care to offer their services to apply without delay to the commander of tho military department in wh'eh they Jhre for necessary papers and in formation. Letters should be addressed to the Commanding (ieneral, Eastern Department, Governors Island, N, V.. ent'ral Department, Chicago, II!.. South ern in panmeni, can Antonio, Texas, or Western Department, Ran Prnne.isco, Cal. They will .-."eive prompt attention and arrangements for the eiaminntien of an applicant will lw made to suit his eon venienee us nearly as possible. To those who re-eive commissions the summer training camps of the army will be i pen and they will receive travel al lowances and pay that will more than offset any expense to which they may be put. Only a simple field uniform is required for reserve officers, involving little expense, and the government as sumes this cost also eventually. In war time reserve officers would be required to report for duty either in person or by letter, as he may di rect, to the commanding general of the department which they reside. They will be assigned to regular or volunteer regiments, as the occasion warrants, and when called out will receive the full pay and allowances of their grade in the regular service. Government Department TeU The People IIow To Help In crease Food Supply ' New and Observer Boreas), ' District National Bank BldgV Br U. E. C BRYANT (Bpceial leased Wire) Washington, Uarch la. Within the last few weeks the government ef the United Btates has inaugurated several changes to reduce the cost of living to the American people. Tha feed rlote ia New York were followed ia Wssh ington by the formulatioa of definite programs by the Department ef Agri culture nnd the Department of the In terior for the production of mora of th necessities of life on the waata bade of the towns and eities of the country. Tn every state in the Union, aided by Federal experts, people are planning to utilise buck lots for gardens to be work cd by s.'hool children and others thla spring nud next summer. ' t-eeri'taiy Houston, of the Depurtmsat nf Agriculture, has had garden expert pr. pare u s-rics uf atntcuirnta for the public, giiii;r instructions aa to the) growing nf vegrtabl-s and fruits. 8oe retnry I-an", through the Bureaa ef Ldumtiou, has made an appoal to the s-hool teachers thro..t'bout the nation to nrgauuo their pupils into food pre-i duccrs. a I In the schools of theyTitrea, towns,:, suburban communities, and manufactur ing and mining villages of the United Stub i," said I. I. Claxton, Coiuiaiasioa er of Kd.icntion, 'them are approximate ly fi.(Mit,(un) boys and girls lietweea the litres of nine and sixteen. They are la schoul I, ss than l.ii'V hours iu the year, and allowing ten hours for sleep, ar out of school more than 4.0U0 waking hours, more than an average of aia hours a day not couutiug Sundays. Na tional and statti laws uinka it impossible for most of them to do any profitable work iu mill, mine or shop, and many of them are forming habits of idleness snd fulling into vice. They must be fed) -sud clothed. I'or ,o0u,00 of these chil dren there is access tn back yard, a'd yards, frent yards and vac sat Iota whisk might be cultivate! m small gardens For the growth of vegetsblue and small fruits." 1 Mr. Claxtoa has tested out bis plan for reducing the cost of living. lie has found that profitable resulta eaa he had. "I'ropmly directed," said he, "the school children and elder boys aad girl who ran spars aa hour a day aad avail able men and women might easily pro duce oa the available land aa averag of 76 each ia vegetables aad fruits fer their owa tables or for sale ia their lets mediate neighborhoods. This would add $7.C.U00.C0O to the best food Supply f the country without cost of transpor tation or storage aad without profit ef middlemen. This estimate is very con servative as ha beea shown by many experiments." Heeretary lne thinks that these re sults can be attained by Dlaaina ever every hundred children between th ages of nine and sixteen, one teaeker skilled in gardening and paid for all the year round. Through Mr. Claxtoa tho Interior Departmeet will try t pnt, inte operation this plan for th reduc tion of the high cost of living. Publie officials here are very much interested in it and it has been tried out a a small scale and has worked well. Through the boys aad girl rural flubs, under th diroetioa of th D nartment nf Agriculture, Soeretary Houston will aid the back-yard tardea, movement It is predicted by evnerts in etrterts and food prices that the falling off of sxport because of Oto German ratal submarine wsr will materially reduce foodstuff prices. The loss last month amounted to iU7,0.12.ft5P. No figure ar available at the Department of Com merce to show what articles dropped back, but it is understood that agricul tural products suffreed most. . j Mr. Clsxton ha had hi represent- tiers ia North Carolina aad other 8or thern States. SLASH PINE IS FAST , REPLACING LONG LEAP Washington, March 18. A compara tively little known but valuable tree most often called slash pine Is fait re placing long-leaf pine in many seetlea of th South, says tho Forest Service. Tn some reapeet thi tree Is considered. a better tree thau long-leaf. Its growth, according to the Foresters, Is xsr rapid, and its yield of turpentine larg-j er, while the wood is said to be thai heaviest, hardest and strongest eoalferJ ous wood jrPown in the country. ? An amateur msy be a person wh aa entered the first stage of ignoraae. ,; , HANK AND PETE A WHO. 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The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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March 19, 1917, edition 1
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