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THE CHATHAM RECORD H. A. London EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR Terms of Subscription $1.50 PER YEAR Strictly in Advance hat ham THE CHATHAM RECORD Rates of Advertising One Square, one insertion - - $1.00 One Square, two insertions - $L50 One Square, one month - . $2.50 Larger Advertisements Liberal Contracts will be made. VOL. XXXVIII. PITTSBORO, CHATHAM COUNTY, N. C, JULY 5, 1916. NO. 48. Che 9 WITH MEXICO AS LAST m RESORT, SAYS PRESIDENT III AOORESS AT NEW YORK MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO PREVENT CONFLICT Makes It Plain That He Will Not Countenance Conflict Un til There is No Other Alterna tive For Settling Troubles. WILLING TO SACRIFICE POLITICAL FORTUNES Determined to Carry Out His Convic tions as to What Is Just Course to Pursue Thousands, He Said, Ap pealing to Him to Maintain Peace. New York. President Wilson made It plain in his speech at the New York Press Club b- .iquet that he will not countenance j, war with Mexico until there is no other alternative for set tling the border troubles. Again he declared that he was ready to sacrifice his own political for tunes in order to carry out his con victions as to what would be the just course to pursue in the situation. Bainbridge Colby, who placed The odore Roosevelt in nomination for the presidency at the Progressive Con vention at Chicago, paid President Wilson high tribute in an address, but did not declare unqualifiedly that he would support him in the coming campaign, as it was reported he would do. In his address President Wilson said: "I realize that I have done a very imprudent thing; I have come to ad dress this thoughtful company of men without any preparation whatever. But gentlemen, as a matter of fact, I have been absorbed by the responsibilities which have been so frequently referred to here tonight, and that pre-occupation has made it impossible for me to forecast even what you would like to hear me talk about. Mr. Colby said some thing that was among the few things I had forecast to say myself. He said that there are some things which it is really useless to debate, because they go as a matter of course. "Of course, it is our duty to pre pare this nation to take care of its honor and of its institutions. Why de bate any part of that, except the de tail, except the plan itself, which is always debatable? "Of course, it is the duty of the Government which it will never over look, to defend the territory and peo ple of this country. It goes without saying that It is the duty of the Ad ministration to have constantly in mind with the utmost sensitiveness every point of national honor. "But gentlemen, after you have said and accepted these obvious things your program of action is still to be formed. When will you act, and how will you act? "The easiest thing is to strike. The brutal thing is the impulsive thing. No man has to think before he takes aggressive action but before a man really conserves the honor by realiz ing the ideals of the nation, he has to think exactly what he will do and how he will do it. "Do you think the glory of Ameri ca would be enhanced by a war of connuest in Mexico? Do you think that any action of violence by a pow erful nation like this against a weak and destructive neighbor would re flect distinction upon the annals of the United States? "Do you think that it is our duty to carry self-defense to a point of dic tation into the affairs of another peo ple? The ideals of America are writ ten plain upon every page of Ameri can history. "And I want you to know how fully I realize whose servant I am. I do not own the Government of the Unit ed States, even for the time being. I have no right in the use of it to ex press my own passions. I have no right to express my own ambitions for the deevlopment of America if those ambitions are not coincident with the ambitions of the nation it self. "And I have constantly to remind myself that I am not the servant of those who wish to enhance the value of their Mexican investments, that I am the servant of the rank and file of the people of the United States. "I get a great many letters, my fel low citizens, from important and in fluential men in this country, but I get a great many other letters. I get letters from unknown men, from Hum ble women, from people whose names have never been heard and never will be recorded and there is but one prayer in all of these letters 'Mr. President, do not allow anybody to persuade you that the people of this country want war with anybody.' "I got off a train yesterday and as I was bidding bood-bye to the engi o- neer, he said in an undertone, 'Mr. President, keep out of Mexico.' And if one man has said that to me a thousand have said it to me as I have moved about the country. "If I had opportunity to engage them further in conversation they say 'of course, we know that you cannot govern the circumstances of the case altogether, and it may be necessary, but for God's sake, do not do it unless it is necessary.' "I am for the time being the spokes man of such people, gentlemen. I have not read history without observ ing that the greatest forces in the world and the only permanent forces are the moral forces. "Force will not accomplish any thing that is permanent I venture to say, in the great struggle which is going on on the other side of the sea. The permanent things will be accom plished afterward when the opinion of mankind is brought to bear upon the issues, and the only thing that will hold the world steady is this same silent, insistent, all-powerful opinion of mankind. "Force can sometimes hold things steady until opinion has time to form, but no force that was ever exerted ex cept in response to that opinion was ever a conquering and predominant force. "I think the sentence in American history that I myself am proudest of is that in the introductory sentences of the Declaration of Independence where the writers say that a due re spect for the opinion of mankind de mands that they state the reasons for what they are about to do. I venture to say that a decent respect" for the opinions of mankind demanded that those who started the present Euro pean war should have stated their reasons ,but they did not pay any heed to the opinion of mankind and the reckoning will come when the settlement comes. "So, gentlemen. I am willing no matter what my personal fortunes may be to play for the verdict of man kind. Personally, it will be a matter of indifference to me what the verdict on the seventh of November is provid ed I feel any degree of confidence that when a latter jury sits I shall get their judgment in my favor. Not my favor, personally what difference does that make? but in my favor as an honest and conscientious spokes man of a great national convention. "There are some gentlemen who are under the delusion that the power of a nation comes from the top. It does not. It comes from the bottom." TO SUPPRESS NEWS OF TROOP MOVEMENTS Washington Secretary Baker an nounced that orders have been sent to all department army commanders to suppress all news concerning troop movements. The order follows: "In view of the movements en route to the Texas bor der or in Texas might result in some malicious act that might seriously hamper these movements and also might result in unnecessary loss of life among the troops, it is directed that all concerned be instructed to the effect that no information as to movements of troops is to be given to representatives of the press or any individuals other than the officials of the railroads concerned or the repre sentatives of the American Railway association located at the various de partment headquarters and mobiliza tion and concentration points." The department also announced that National Guard organizations which start for the border without full complements of field transporta tion will be supplied by Gen. Funston upon reaching the border. MEXICANS SEIZE MUCH GOLD AND SILVER BULLION Washington. The state department was officially advised that gold and silver bullion belonging to Americans and seized by local Mexican authori ties at Manzanillo totaled nearly $500, 000. The seizures were reported to have begun before the Carrizal inci dent. A protest already has been made to Gen. Carranza. Reports 'of continued seizures in various parts of Mexico reached the department during the day. In most cases the property has been left be hind by Americans .fleeing from ths country. There has been no indica tion that the local authorities acted on instructions from Mexico City, but no reply has been received, to the rep resentations made several days age to Cn. Carranza. First Troops at Border. San Antonio, Tex. The First Illi nois infantry, Col. Sanborne command ing, arrived at Fort Sam Houston and went into camp. The Seventh New York regiment also passed through San Antonio en route to stations in the Brownsville district. Other New York regiments, including the Seven ty-first. are expected shortly. 10,000 PRISONERS TAKEN BY ALLIES BRITISH AND FRENCH CONTINUE GREAT SOMME-ANCRE DRIVE. REPORT STEADY ADVANCE Continue Efforts Around Verdun In tensity of the Great Battle Does Not Diminish Any During Sunday. London. All through the night and Sunday the great British and French offensive which began Saturday morn ing in the Somme and Ancre sectors continued with intensity. Both British and French War Offices report a steady advance at certain points, but speak also of the formidable German resistance. Fricourt, an important town, three miles East of Albert, has fallen to the. British arms, while the French have taken Gurlu, which lies to the South east. The fighting at the southern end of the British line, where it is in contact with the French, is of the fiercest nature tremendous artillery actions preceding all infantary at tacks. The French have taken 6,000 pris oners, according to the latest esti mates, while the British, though re porting the capture of 3,500 later de clared that the estimates were too low. Owing to the nature of the bat tle, it is not doubted that the casual ties are very high. Notwithstanding the terrific offen sive against them in the Somme River region, the Germans have not ceased in their effort around Verdun. They have bombarded several of the Ver dun sectors and have launched infan try attacks against the French trench es. While Berlin declares that the French attacks against the famous Thiamont work were repulsed by cur tains of fire the French War Office announces that this strategic position has been re-captured by the French forces and is held by them. Referring to the Anglo-French drive the Germans official statement says that at several points of the first line trenches along the Somme the enemy forces gained success and were able to advance. A German division in this sector had to be withdrawn. BANDITS DRIVE HORSES FROM BORDER RANCH Troops Face Each Other Across River and Sentries Exchange Shots. San Antonio, Tex. Captain Leroy Eltinge with two troops of the Eighth Cavalry searched the country on the Mexican s4de of the river opposite Fort Hancock, Texas, for bandits who fled back into Mexico, after raiding the American side. It was reported he had returned to the American side of the river, having lost the trail of the raiders. The best information obtainable in dicated there were eight Mexicans in the raiding party which drove off a few head of horses and cattle from a ranch 54 miles southeast of El Paso. Lieutenant Hardy with only part of one troop followed their trail to a point where it ended at the river, and Captain Eltinge, several hours later arrived with two troops from El Paso to make an investigation and to con tinue the pursuit if he considered it ad visable. He was instructed not to pre cipitate a clash with Mexican troops if it could be avoided. All reports received at Gen. Fun ston's headquarters indicated nothing more exciting along the international line than the exchanging of shots be tween sentries at Nogales. Apparent ly no early offensive by the concen trated; forces of the Mexicans in front of General Pershing's positions was contemplated. All officers commanding the troops along the 1,700 miles of border are cautioned to avoid clashes with the Mexican troops that face them, but the recurrence of such incidents as that at Nogales has caused staff offi cers to fear that something may hap pen at any time that may serve as the basis for further complicating the situation. FORTIFICATIONS BILL BIGGEST EVER VOTED Washington. Approval of a con ference report on the biggest fortifica tions appropriation bill ever sent to the White House was voted by the house and senate. It carries $25,748, 050 in cash appropriations and $13, 800,000 for authorized contracts. The senate added $4,880,050 to the house total, largely increasing items for re serve ammunition. OBREGON STRENGTHENS HIS ARMY ALONG BORDER i San Antonio, Texas. While the war department was moving into the frontier thousands of the National Guardsmen, General Obregon, Carran za's minister of war, was engaged in strengthening the border army. Mi nor changes were directed by him in his armies that now are quartered in force in almost all northern cities, ex cept a few that lie under the Ameri can guns, according to information at Fort Sam Houston. T TO KEEP FOREIGN OFFICE ISSUES MEMOR ANDUM IN REPLY TO LAN SING'S NOTE. REPLY RESENTFUL IN TONE Memorandum Contains 35 Counts. Denies That Bandits Along Interna tional Boundary Line Have Been Protected. As to Huerta. Mexico City. The Foreign Office issued a memorandum in reply to Sec retary Lansing's recent note, in which the correctness of assertions in the communication from Washington were repeatedly denied. The memor andum declares that the United States had no right to maintain its armed forces on Mexican soil. The memorandum contains 36 counts. Although not in the form of a direct reply to the Washington note it is considered equivalent to an an swer to that document. It expresses surprise that the Washington Govern ment should have been pained at the tone and the contents of the Carranza document, since it maintains that the United States has sent to the Constitu tional Government not only one, but many discourteous and even overbear ing notes. Emphatically reiterating the Mexi can Government's position denying the right of the United States to keep armed bodies in Mexico, the memo randum denies energetically that the Mexican Government has protected bandits who had committed depreda tions in the United States Blame for the Santa Ysabel massa- cree Is placed on the so-called impul sive and irascible disposition of Char les Watson, general manager of Cushihuiriachi Company; and General Scott and General Funston are accus ed of bad faith and lack of honor in misleading General Obregon in an alleged evasive reply regarding the crossing of American troops into Mex ico after the Glenn Springs raid. The memorandum asserts that while it is true that the United States ar rested (General Huerta, the motive which prompted the act was not a purpose of aiding the Constitutionalist Government, but because the United States feared that General Huerta was plotting with Germany. The note concludes by declaring that the presence of American troops in Mexico invites rather than pre vents bandit raids along the border. SOUTHERN BANKS 8HOW THE BIGGEST INCREASE Comptroler of Currency's Report Shows Large Increase in South. Washington. A report just made public by the comptroller of the cur rency on deposit accounts in national banks May 1, 1916, shows that the Southern States led the nation in the largest percentage of Increase since June 30, 1910, Tennessee ranking first and South Carolina second. North Carolina occupies sixth place. The Southern States June 30, 1910, was tional bank accounts for each 991 of population. The number of depositors in the Southern Staates June 30, 1910 was 1,272,746. On May 1, 1916, this had been increased to 2,814,508, the in creasing being 1,541,762, or 121 per cent. In Tennessee the increase in six years was 251 per cent or from 73,329 depositors in 1910 to 257,508 in 1916. The national bank depositors in South Carolina increased 217 per cent or from 39,217 in 1910 to 124,423 in 1916. Oklahoma increased 188 per cent. Idaho 169 per cent. Virginia 155 per cent and North Carolina 152 per cent. EXTRA PAY FOR SERVICE ACROSS MEXICAN BORDER Washington. Extra pay for foreign service will be allowed the American troops serving across the border un der a decision by Comptroller War wick of the treasury. Enlisted men will receive 20 per cent additional and officers 10 per cent. FRANK MUNSEY BUYS THE NEW YORK SUN New York. After 23 years of unsuc cessful effort to establish a propri tary news gathering and distributing organization In opposition to the co operative form of the Associated Press, The New York Sun has just been sold to Frank A. Munsey, a member of the Associated Press, ana beginning at once will no longer try to gather its own news and will receive the service of the dominant organization. SENATE PASSES ONE OF BIG DEFENSE MEASURES. Washington. The fortifications ap propriation bill, one of the Adminis tration's three big defense measures, was passed by the Senate and sent to the House for conference. Its total had been reduced from $34,300,000 as it passed the House to $26,500,000. The bill provides for both coast and field artillery ordnance and ammuni tion. Last year's appropriation was $17,000,000. The smate added $4,000, )00 for ammunition w NO filGH IN ME C VITAL POINT HAS NOT BEEN SETTLED THE WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT AWAITS FULL COMPLIANCE OF DEMANDS. CHASE OF BANDITS AN ISSUE Return of Prisoners Clears Atmos phere Pending a Satisfactory An swer to the More Far-Reaching Re quirement. Continue to Move Troops. Washington. The Washington Gov ernment still awaited full compliance with its demands by the de facto auth orities of Mexico. Release by Gen eral Carranza's order of the American prisoners taken at Carrizal has avert ed the probability of immediate re taliatory steps. It is possible that it has also helped to pave the way to ward an attempt at peace settlement of the whole border situation. High officials made it very clear, however, that the vital point at issue, the future attitude of Mexican forces toward American troops in northern Mexico engaged in guarding the border and pursuing bandits who raided Ameri can territory remains to be settled". The State Department had no ad vices as to when a diplomatic reply to its demands might be expected. Pending a satisfactory answer to its second and more far-reaching require ment, the United States will continue to hurry troops to the border and to take every step necessary in prepara tion to carry out its purposes by force of arms. Intimations have come, it is under stood, that Carranza intends to back up the orders issued to General Tre vino directing that American troops be attacked if they moved in any direction in Mexico except toward the border. Officials are fully prepared for a reply of that character, despite the fact that the prisoners at Carrizal have been promptly surrendered on demand. They expect, however, that the reaffirmation of position will be made in a note free from hostile lan guage and continuing the discussion t the advisability of the withdrawal of American troops from Mexico. Apparently Secretary Lansing is de termined to get a clear statement of intentions on which action by ths United States can be founded. Carranza officials profess an earnest desire to avoid a clash, however, and a further struggle to fix diplomatically responsibility for hostilities that may come is foreshadowed. Mr. Lansing made it clear to Ignacio Calderon, Minister from Bolivia, that pending a formal reply from the Car ranza Government to his last note no offer of mediation would be accept able to the United States. DEATH PENALTY PRONOUNCED ON SIR ROGER CASEMENT Irish Agitator and Leader of Separlst Party Guilty of High Treason. London. Viscount Reading, Lord Chief Justice of England, with the black cloth by tradition called a cap spread over his head, and his two as sociates in scarlet gowns, likewise black-capped, pronounced the sen tence of death for high treason on the Irishman, Sir Roger Casement, half an hour after the foreman of the jury, In a shaking voice, gave the cerdict of guilty. Sir Roger addressed the court, reading his final statement, with the explanation that he wished It might reach a much larger audience than the one before him, and particularly the people of America, from whom had come many messages of sympathy to him and whose own struggle for liberty, he said, always had been an inspiration to Irishmen. Sir Rogers auditors, among whom were Viscount Bryce and many other prominent men and women, listened in deepest silence, some moved to tears. The prisoner declared he did not regard trial by Englishmen in an English court; as a trial by his peers, to which he was entitled. PERMISSION GIVEN TO REMOVE BODIES Mexico City. Minister of War Obrgon instructed Gen eral Trevlno, the Mexican com mander at Chihuahua, to In form Consul Garcia at El Paso that no impediment would be placed in the way of the Ameri can authorities if they desired to remove the bodies of the American troopers killed at Car rizal to American territory. HUNDREDS OF EX. U. S. MARINES VOLUNTEER Washington.. Although the United States Marine Corps has no reserve, hundreds of former members have voir unteered for service in the old corps In case of emergency, it was announc ed at Marine Corps heaquarters. The Marine Corps form 'he first line of the national mobile defense, and the vol unteers are likely to get quick action In case of war, as the marines are usually "first in" when actual hosdtiM ties comma'.? REPORT NEW RAID MEXICAN BANDITS RAID RANCH NEAR HACHILA, N. M., KILLING OWNER. ALSO KILL OWNER'S BRIDE ossee of Ranchmen and Citizens As sisted By American Cavalry Are in Pursuit. Will Cross Border Into Mexico if Necessary. U. S. ALREADY HAS 44,500 TROOPS IN SERVICE FIELD. With Gen. Pershing in Chi huahua 15.GC0 At the base at Columbus, N. M 2,500 At Douglas and Ncga'.es, Ariz 2.500 At Fort Bliss and Camp Cot ton, El Paso 3,500 At Fort Sam Houston. San Antonio 4.500 Between El Paso and Eagle Pass 1,500 At or near Eagle Pass 1,000 At or near Laredo 5.000 At or near Brownsville 9,000 Total 44.500 Columbus, N. M. American caval rymen assisted by posses of ranchmen and citizens of Hachita and nearby towns are pursuing bandits who had raided a ranch about 35 miles south west of Hachita, N. M., killing William Parker, the owner, and Mrs. Alice Parker, his bride of five months. The district being remote, no re port had reached Colonel Sickle, com manding the border patrol here, at a late hour, but it was assumed that the raiders had crossed the frontier perhaps with the pursuers close be hind. According to stories reaching here the bandits are Mexicans who re cently committed numerous minor de preciations in the district. Parker, from whom Mexican bandits stole a number of head of stock last week, attempted to drive them off, but was forced to retreat to the ranch house. The maurauders followed, broke through the door and murdered Par ker and his young wife. They are said to have made their way south driving a number of cattle and horses before them. Immediately the news of the raid became known and citizens of Hachita and other communities in the neigh borhood formed posses and motored to the ranch to take up the trail of the bandits. Shortly afterward cavalry detachments were ordered from Las Cienegas, Alamo, Hueco and other outposts. RAID MAY SERVE TO BRING CRISIS TO HEAD General Trevlno Has Practically Com pleted Disposition of Troops. El Paso, Texas. Excitement here over the Mexican controversy was re newed with the receipt of news of the bandit raid across the border near Hachita, resulting in the mirder of William Parker, American ranchman, and his wife. The general sentiment seemed to be that the incident demon strated anew the inability of the Car ranza government to offer any pro tection to the American frontier and would serve to bring matters to a head quickly. Mexican reports indicated that Gen oral Trevino, commanding the Car ranza army corps of the North, has practically completed the disposition of bis troops in preparation for possi ble hostilities with the United States. The command, the strength of which variously is estimated from 25,000 to 40.000 men, has been distributed along the two railroads to Chihuahua, the Mexican Central and the Mexican Northwestern, and in the Santa Maria River Valley, in such a way as to menace the American line communica tion and present an obstacle to a pos sible American drive toward Chihua hua City. 4,000 TROOPS ON WAY TO GENERAL FUNSTON. New York. At the urgent request of General Funston orders were is sued by Major General Leonard Wood, commander of the Department of the East, for Pennsylvania and District of Columbia troops to entrain for the border at the earliest possible mo ment. It was believed at headquart ers that many would move to border toon. The Pennsylvania troops were ordered to El Paso and those from the District of Columbia to Bisbee, Ariz. General Wood in a report to the War Department said there now are 14,061 troops en route to the border from New York, New Jersey, Massa chusetts, Connecticut and Vermont. The quartermaster's department an nounced that supplies for an army of 200,000 men have been provided along the border. From the same source it was learned that 2,000 motor transport trucks had been purchased from 20 automobile manufacturing concerns at an average cost of $3,00 each and that bids had been asked for 460 pas senger automobiles to be used by the WBcers of the various command!. ON BORDER RANCH N. G. TROOPS READY TO 60 ANYWHERE NO ORDERS HAVE YET BEEN RE CEIVED REGARDING THE FUTURE. HEAVY LOSSES SUSTAINED All of Men Are Being Vaccinated Against Ayphoid. Second Regi ment Arrives. Camp Glenn. Wo information hap reached here yet as to the future des tination of the North Carolina troops. Orders are just as they were when the companies arrived at the camp All the officers and men a 'and ready to go with equal alacrity to any point, whither they may be ordered, whether it be El Paso or Del Rio, San Antonio or Marfa, Vera Cruz or Alphine, au unpeopled waste or a populous city. The typhoid vaccination of the men of the First Battalion has been com pleted and now the whole regiment is immune against typhoid. Immediate ly after the typhoid vaccination the whole regiment will be vaccinated against smallpox. There was no joy in Company C, Captain Wooten, Winston-Salem, when the physical examination of that com pany left only 57 qualified, 43 having been rejected principally for under weight. The field hospital and ambu lance conmpanies have been mustered in, officers and men, the hospital of ficers being Maj. F. J. Clemmenger, Lieutenant Piatt, Lieutenant McCon nell and Lieutenant Benjamin Merrl wether. During examination the field hospital lost by rejections eighteen of Its 72 men and the ambulance com pany only five out of 79 men. The four officers passed of the ambulance company are Captain Reynolds, Lieu tenant Meas, Lieutenant Ray and Lieutenant Davis. From authoratlve source it is learn ed that the Department at Washington has decided to furnish only Western horses to North Carolina regiments. These will be delivered to them when they get to the border, though it is understood that the Cavalry troops, not yet arrived, are buying their mounts in their own sections. Just as the supper mess call was sounding the whole camp wan arous ed by cheers half a mile up the rail road. It was the first section of the Second North Carolina coming. In the fourteen coaches were Company B, Klnston, Captain Hill; Company C, Selma, Captain Manning; Company D, Goldsboro, Captain Malone; Company E, Goldsboro, Captain Bayne, and Company E, Goldsboro, Captain Hobbs. They were accompanied by Major Simpkins, First Battalion, and Major Fairchth, Second Battalion, who also was in command of the train. Also came along the hospital company, one officer and 28 men and band, 29 men from Kinston. The regimental staff of the second Includes Colonel W. C. Rodman, Washington, who is already here; Lieutenant Colonel J. Van D. Metz, Wilmington; Major Faircloth, Clinton; Major Simpkins, Goldsboro; Captain Shaw, Adjutant; Captain Freeman, Quartermaster; Captain F. L. Black, Charlotte, Commissary. The first section arrived earlier in the day. Company H brought three officers and 74 men; Company E, 3 officers and 104 men; Company D, 3 officers and 83 men; Company C, 2 officers and 86 mea; Company B, 3 of ficers and 84 men; Sergeant Major Bagby, 30 band members and Infirm ary, one officer and 28 men. On arri val at Camp Glenn they went imme diately into camp, which had been pre pared for them. Major Faircloth said there were no casualties and the con duct of the troops was excellent. Durham Lady Burned. Durham. Barely escaping fatal in juries, Mrs. M. T. Adklne was danger ously burned about the face, neck and arms and was violently shocked when she swept dynamite caps Into a small open fire in the yard at her home. Stanly Farmers Advancing. Albemarle. Some of the farmers in Stanly county have as much as 160 acres in clover sod. Over $10,000 orth of clover seed was sold by the armors of the county last year and the yield is increasing rapidly. There are about 200 boys in the 1915 Boys' Corn Club. Pig clubs are being form ed and a large number of full-bred pigs are being distributed to all parts of the county. Farmers are buying the fullbred Jerseys, Holsteins and other stocks and thereby raising the standard of their livestock. ' Bleachery for Leaksville Spray. Leaksville-Spray Ground has been broken for one of the buildings to be known as the bleachery in connection with the new million-dollar underwear plant by the Thread Mill Company, one of the Marshall Field Company in terests. The Marshall Field interests are ust now completing additions to their jftants at Spray and Draper, which represent a capital Investment of $2, 000,000, adding to the plants they tad kiready.