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BBBBB(II r- T ' ' - S ! . ! THE CHATHAM RECORD H. A. London EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR Terms of Subscription $1.50 PER TEAR Strictly in Advance C It at ham THE CHATHAM RECORD Rates of Advertising One Square, one insertion - - $1.00 One Square, two insertions - $1.50 One Square, one month - - $2.50 For Larger Advertisements Liberal Contracts will be made. VOL. XXXIX. PITTSBORO, CHATHAM COUNTY, N. C, MAY 2, 1917. NO. 39. i i IMPORTANT NEWS THE WORLD OVER happenings of This and Other Nitins For Seven Days Are Given THE NEWS JJFJHE SOUTH What Is Taking Place In the South, land W ll Be Found In Briel Paragraphs. Domestic Hope that any of the 120 men who are thought to be entombed in the Hasting mine, near Trinidad, Colo., may be rescued has been abandoned by the rescue crews. The men were caught behind a wall of fire following an explosion in the main stope early in the morning, and cannot possibly be reached by human agency. The general commission of the Mis sissippi Centennial Exposition has de cided ro postpone the opening date of the exposition which had been set for December 10 next, until February 22, 1919. A New York dispatch recites that some American with a fortune in ex cess of $64,000,000 has paid his income tax six weeks in advance, thereby los ing SS 750 in interest. Payment of federal taxes ahead of time seems to be the order of the day, as reports from all over the country indicate that many millionaires are paying up ahead of time. Complete understanding of the Unit ed Statese' attitude in the war unre served co-operation in the fight of dem ocracy against militarism without en tangling political alliances, was ex pressed by Foreign Minister Balfour, head of the British war commission, in a statement made public. The topmost price ever paid for service on American or any other mer chant vessel is recorded with the sign ing of a crew of an American ship at New York that is to sail through the submarine zone. The United States will lend Great Britain two hundred million dollars, as the first loan to and of the triple entente governments under the seven billion dollar war finance law which has been signed by the president. France's war commission to the United States has arrived at Fortress, Monroe, Va., and proceeded to Wash ington by rail. The intrepid General Joffre is a member of the party. Italy will probably send a war com mission to the United States, which will be headed by a cousin of the Italian king. The United States Steel Corporation announces that it will buy five million dollars of the government's one year certificates of indebtedness. The chairman of the board of direc tors of the United States Steel Cor poration announces that $9,600,000 in come tax not due until June 15 next, will be paid at once. The Young Men's Christian Associa tion announces that it will raise a $3, 000,000 war fund to be spent in the army and navy branches of Y. M. C. A. work. The treasury department at Wash ington will soon place the war bonds on sale. President Wilson gave Foreign Sec retary Balfour and his war party a dinner at the white house Monday evening, April 23. Prominent party leaders (Progres sive and Republican) held a meeting in New York and issued a statement pledging sup art to President Wil son in the administration's war plans, ?nd went a step further and urged the adoption of measures which they said they believed to be immediately nec essary. Washington A London dispatch says that Cap tain Rice of the United States steam ship Mongolia, which has arrived at a British port, says that the Mongolia fired 'he first gun of the war for the United States and sank a (Jerman submarine. The naval gunners on board the Mongolia made a clean hit at 1,000 yards. The periscope was seen to be shattered. The news received in Washington is to the effect that the Mongolia was going at full speed and was a long distance away when the spray and foam subsided, after a clean hit had been registered on the submarine, bur, from the bridge, the officers ob served the spot through their glass, and they are confident the submarine. was sunk. A Pekin, China, cablegram, says that at a conference of provincial and military governors, at which the pre m'er presided, it was voted unani mously that China should enter the War. A message to the state department announces that members of the Amer ican colony are preparing to leave Constantinople. Members of the United States war finance committee have placed before the ways and means committee of the house facts and figures to support their propaganda to permit no income f more than $100,000 a year during the war. A Constantinople dispatch by way 01 Berlin states that, owing to the severance of diplomatic relations be tween Turkey and the United States, wQich heretofore has protected enemy atif , Hoilsnd, Spain and Sweden "J look after diplomatic interests of e many countries at war with the antral powers. A pDrrrwn J Jl x '.vuugiau aispatcn says that as result of the visit of War Minister Guchkoff to the southwestern front, twenty-three generals have been re Placed. Not fewer than 114 officers have been removed. A Colon dispatch says that repairs to the German steamers recently seiz ed there are virtually complete. The steamers are the Grunewald, Prinz Sigismund, Sachsenwald and Savoia. While definite ascendancy over the German war machine has been estab lished by the allied forces in France, many months of the most bitter fight ing are doubtlefes still ahead. Evidence of growing success for the ruthless German submarine blockade has forced the problem of supplying the entente quickly with food and oth er necessities sharply into the fore front of the American government's war program. There is no attempt in official cir cles to conceal the impression that the food problem has taken on an as pect making it incomparably the most pressing question facing the United States in its efforts to stem the prog ress of the common enemy. France and Italy will get big loans. The United States will let these two countries have two hundred million to three hundred million dollars to carry on the war. Great Britain's war commissions are being accorded every mark of honor and courtesy in the nation's capital. A Berne, Switzerland, dispatch, says scores of persons perished and a large number of cattle and many buildings were buried under unprecedented ava lanches throughout the southern por tion of that mountainous country. The commissioners for relief in Bel gium report that conditions in that war-stricken country are very grave, owing to a scarcity of food. European War Two British destroyers on patrol duty in the English channel off Dover on the night of April 20 came upon a flotilla of six German destroyers and then ensued an encounter that will live long in the history of naval en gagements. German destroyers were torpedoed and rammed; every gun on board the combatants was working, sweeping the decks and tearing gaps in the sides of the opposing craft. There was the locking together of a British and German destroyer and the men fought furiously in a hand-to-hand battle. The Spanish note to Germany re garding Germany's submarine cam paign contains a paragraph stating that if Germany continues to sink all vessels in order to defend her life, Spain must take a like step to defend the Spanish nation's life. News comes by way of Norway that as a result of reports by German min isters and consuls in neutral countries to the German government, the latter probably will draft new regulations governing the ruthless submarine war upon neutral shipping. A conference will be held shortly in Berlin by members of the bundese rat and delegates from neutral coun tries anent the present submarine campaign. The Germans claim that the recent "English storm'' on the western front has spent itself, and that they have played into the hands of the Germans. The emperor says he is gratified over the result, and that "God will help fur ther." England will shortly be placed on bread rations. This step is taken to protect the employees of the muni tions plants and the poorer classes, a sit is generally conceded that the upper and middle classes can take care of themselves. The Turks in Mesopotamia have been driven backward. The British pursuing occupied Samara station, capturing 16 locomotives and 224 rail way trucks. A cablegram from an Athens news paper says that Greece is at last on the point of entering the war on the side of the allies. She is taking this step, it is thought, to protect her na tional existence after the war is set tled. A new G.-eek cabinet will probably be formed before Greece enters the war, and Alexander Zaimis, who is ac ceptable to the triple entente, will likely be prime minister. The British are reported to have begun another period of intensive fighting in the western zone of hostil ities. The British war office reports that the army operating in France has captured several more villages and towns. Toward Douia, soutn of the Scarpe river in France, th are ad vancing steadily. The village o- lit and the greater part of ti,e liavrincourt wood is already in ths hands of General Haig's men. The de facto government of Russia has forwarded to the United States the most absolute assurance that Russia will remain in the war to the finish and that she is just as anxious to win for democracy as is the United States. The British army in Mesopotamia under General Maude has gained an other brilliant victory over the Turks, the latter having beat a precipitous rfttrpat. The British hospital ships Donegal and Lanfranc, with many wounaea aboard, among which were many Ger mans, were torpedoed without warn ing, April 17. On the Donegal twenty nine wounded men and twelve of the crew are missing. Of those aboard the Lanfranc nineteen British and fifteen Germans are believed to have TwarielioH MAN TS I MORE PAY FOR MEN PROVISION FOR VOLUNTEER SYSTEM THROWN OUT HOUSE 313 TO 109. SENATE IS FOR ROOSEVELT Liquor Restrictions Included in Amend ments. No Bounty to Be Paid For Enlistment, and No Person Shall be Allowed to Furnish a Substitute. Washington. Doth Senate and House adopted an amendment just be fore the final roll calls which would greatly increase the pay of enlisted men during the war. The House pro vision would make their pay $30 a month and that approved by the Sen ate would fix it at $29 a month. The present pay is only $15. In the House at the last moment, Chairman Fitzgerald, of the Appro priations Committee, objected vigor ously to the appropriation of $3,000, 000,000 carried in the bill for the ex pense of the new army, and the sec tion finally was eliminated entirely. Mr. Fitzgerald declared that to place this vast sum in the hands of the Secretary of War would make of Con gress a "mere automaton," and prom ised that if the section was voted down the committee would provide funds promptly in a separate measure. Among the amendments adopted in the Senate was one which would per mit Colonel Roosevelt to recruit a volunteer force for service in France. A similar proposal had been rejected by the House. Speaker Clark, Demo cratic Leader Kitchin and Chairman Dent, of the Military Committee, who had favored the volunteer system, all voted for the draft bill on the final roll call. Republican Leader Mann also was recorded in the affirmative, as was Miss Rankin, who previously had voted with the volunteer adva cates. Test in Senate. The Administration won its fight for the military draft in the Senate when an amendment authorizing a call for 500,000 volunteers was rejected by a vote of 69 to 18. The vote was as follows : For the volunteer amendments: Democrats: Gore, Hardwick, Kirby, McKellar, Reed, Thomas, Trammell and Vardaman 8. Republicans: Borah, Cummins, Cur tis, Fall, Gallinger, Gronna, Johnson, California; LaFollette, Norris, Sher man 10. Against the volunteer amendments: Beckham, Bfoussard, Bankhead, Back ham, Broussard, Chamberlain, Culbuer son, Fletcher, Gerry, Hillis, Hustings, James. Johnson, South Dakota; Jones, New Mexico; King, Lewis, Martin, Mayers, Overman, Owen, Phelan, Pitt man, Pomerene, Ransdell, Robinson, Saulsbury, Shafroth.Sheppard, Shields, Simmons, Smith, Arizona; Smith, Geo gia; Smith, Maryland; Smith, South Carolina; Stone, Swanson, Thompson, Underwood, Walsh, Williams, Wal cott 40. Republicans : Brady, Brandegee, Calder Colt, Dillingham, Fernald, France, Frelinghuysen, Hale, Hard ing, Jones, Washington; Kellogg, Ken yon, Knox, Lodge, McCumber, Mc Lean, Nelson, New, Page, Penrose, Poindexter, Smoot, Sterling, Suther land, Wadsworth, Warren, Watson, Weeks 29. After the McKellar amendment had been rejected, Senator Trammell re opened the draft question by offering an amendment proposing to substi tute the volunteer system, throughout the bill. It was rejected by an over whelming roar of "noes." In the House there was no roll call. The long fight came to a close early in the afternoon when Representative Kahn, of California, moved to strike out the volunteer provision written in to the bill by hte House Military Com mittee. As the result of the voting became apparent, the members of the galleries broke into cheers, while Speaker Clark, Chairman Dent of the Military Qommittee, Chairman Pad gett, of the Naval Committee, and other Democrats, who had fought the administration's plan, sat silently in their seats Democratic Leader Kitchin, who bad expected to vote against con scription, responded to the call for a quorum just before, but was not present for the vote on the amend ment. Miss Rankin, of Montana, voted with the volunteer advocates. Throughout the remainder of the House debate pro-volunteer members frequently reopened discussion of their proposal, the climax coming when Speaker Clark declared he might drive out of his district some of those who had urged that he vote for conscrip tion. "A lot of old skunkers all over the country who think that nobody is go ing to be forced into this war except boys from nineteen to twenty-five," the speaker said, "and that their mis erable, cowardly hides will be safe, have been sending telegrams here. I know them. I know every man in my district who has telegraphed me, and I know who is at the bottom of it, and I can take a double-barreled AMENDMEN 0 ARMY BILL CARRY BRITISH COMMISSIONER LAYS WRTATH ON WASHINGTON'S TOMB ARTHUR JAMES BALFOUR. shotgun and run out of my district every man who sent me a telegram to vote for conscription, and if school doesn't keep too long I will run a few out, too." Would Send Teddy. Senator Harding's amendment to the army bill designed to permit Col onel Roosevelt to raise four infantry divisions to go to the European bat tle front was adopted by the Senate 56 to 31. Many Democrats voted for the amendment. The announcement as adopted does not specifically mention Col. Roose velt, but its purpose has been well un derstood and its author referred to the fact that it would permit the form er president to raise troops to go to Europe. It was not discussed at length. Senators Ashurst, Broussard, Groe, Hardwick, Hollis, Husting, Johnson, South Dakota; Kirby, McKellar, My ers, Owen, Pomerene, Ransdell, Reed, Robinson, Saulsbury, Thompson, Var daman and Williams, Democrats, sup ported the amendment. Senators Brady, Gronna, LaFollette and War ren, Republicans, voted against it. Farmers Exempt- Among more important amend ments adopted in the House was one empowering the president to exempt from the draft, in his discretion, per sons engaged in. agricultural work. Another would require each state to furnish a 'quota of men apportioned according to population, and still an other provides that "no bounty shall be paid' to induce any person to en list." arid that "no person liable to military service shall hereafter be permitted or allowed to furnish a substitute for such service." In the Senate there was a long de bate over proposal to prohibit the sale or possession of intoxicating liquors during the war. Several amendments were adopted, including one to make it unlawful to sell or give liquor to officers or men in uniform or to mem bers of Congress or other officials, and then the Senate reversed itself and adopted a substitute simply forbidding the sale of liquor to soldiers in uni form, and giving the president wide ditcretionary authority to make other prohibition regulations. An amendment by Senator Curtis stipulating that men subject to draft who voluntarily present themselves shall be recorded as volunteers, was accepted by Chairman Chamberlain, and went into the bill. Another long debate was evoked over amendments by Senators Thomas and LaFollette to exempt from con scription those having "conscientious" .. ' It , T ODjections to military service, duui Were defeated without a roll call, and the bill's . exemption proposal left un changed. "FARM AND ARM" IS BATTLE CRY OF ROOSEVELT Chicago "Farm and Arm!" With this battle cry, Theodore Roosevelt I entered Chicago and in two stirring speeches urged that every energy of. the entire nation be directed toward making the potential might of the Uni ted States felt in the war against Ger many, and he demanded that not an hour be lost in dispatching troops to the trenches. ' His first speech was made at a luncheon at noon; his sec ond at a mass meeting in the im mense amphitheater at the stock yards. He advocated universal training as a permanent policy; he advocated con scription, but he pleaded that he should be allowed to recruit a division for immediate service with the Allies. He was roundly applauded when he urged that, during the war, the use of grain for the manufacture of alco holic 'beverages be prohibited. "I want to get Americans into the trenches of France at the earliest pos sible moment to show our Allies that we are as ready as they to shed our blood for the cause of democracy. I'd go as a second lieutenant," said Col. Roosevelt. "I'm willing to go in the train of any competent officer who may be selected. To get the divi sion there is the thing." On his arrival Mr. Roosevelt was giveri a reception reminiscent of the days when he was president. THREE GREAT FLAGS FLOAT OVER T OF GEO. WASHINGTON GREAT BRITAIN, FRANCE AND UNITED STATES RAISE COL ORS AT MT, VERNON. VISITORS PAY HOMAGE TO AMERICA'S GREAT SOLDIER Eminent Gathering, Including Mem bers of British and French War Commission, President's Cabinet and Members of Congress, Stand With Bared. Heads' in Semi-Circle Before Tomb of Nation's Founder. Mount Vernon Va. Thp fla.ers of i Great Britain, France and the United States floated proudly together over the tomb of George Washington. Be neath them, spokesmen of the three great democracies paid homage to America's soldier and statesman, and pledged themselves, each to the other, In the name of the dead, to prosecute the present mighty struggle against autocracy on the line he himself had followed in bringing America into be ing. In groups of twos and threes, an eminent gathering, including the mem bers of the French and British war commission, the President's cabinet and members of Congress, had stroll ed up through the sloping grounds from the river bank until perhaps half a hundred people stood with bared heads in a semi-circle before the tomb. The day which had been heavy and threatening as the party approached on the Mayflower, suddenly burst into sunlight which played through fthe trees on the unifroms and faces of those assembled. Without formality, Secretary Dan iels motioned to M. Viviani, minis ter of justice and former president of France, who advanced slowly into the center. Before the tomb of Wash ington whose efforts towards liberty his own ancestors had gloriously aid ed, M. Viviaria delivered an address, in which the whole forces of his emo tional power, deepened by the signifi cance of the occasion, fought for ex pression. The spectators, though most of them could not understand French, caught the suppressed feeling and fire of the orator and followed his words spell bound as they quickened under the thrill of his imagaination. his voice not a sound could be heard. As M. Viviana finished, the silence became supreme with the general realization that no applause could ex press the emotions aroused. Then came forward Artnur James Balfour, foreign secretary, of Great Britain, who stood for a moment in silence, a tall, erect, kindly figure. Overcome with all that the situation meant in the lives of the two great Anglo-Saxon countries, Mr. Balfour abandoned his decision not to speak and gave expression to a few poignant sentences, evidently straight from the heart. England had honored Wash ington as she never had before. "M. Viviani," said Mr. Balfour, "has expressed in most eloquent words the feelings which grip us all here today. He has not only paid a fitting tribute to a great statesman, but ha has. brought our thoughts most vividly down to the present. The thousands who have given their lives French, Russian, Italian, Belgian, Serbian, Montengerin, Roumanian, Japanese and British were fighting for what they believed to be the cause of lib erty, "There is no place in the world where a speech for the cause of lib erty would be better placed than here at the tomb of Washington. But as that work has been so adequately done by, a master of oratory, perhaps you will permit me to read a few words prepared by the British Mission for the wreath we are to leave her today: v "'Dedicated by the British Mission to the immortal memory of George Washington, soldier, statesman, pa triot, who would have rejoiced to see the country of which he was by birth a citizen, and the country which his genious called into existence, fighting side by side to save mankind from subjection to a military despotism,'" Governor Stuart of Virginia spoke as the host on Virginian soil. "Washington," he said, "originally belonged to Virginia, but his priceless memory has now become a common heritage of the world. We consecrate here today a struggle bearing the su preme test of the issues for which he lived, fought and died." Marshal Joffre, victor of the Marne and idol of the French people, next came forward in field marshal 3 uni form. Simply, hut earnestly, he spoke but two brief sentences: "In the French army, all venerate the name and memory of Washington. I respectfully salute here the great soldier ami lay upon his tomb the Da m wt offer ou roldiers who have died for their country." Two French officers came forward with the bronze wreath from the French Mission, the humblest and the highest mark of honor which the French Nation can accord the dead. OMR CONGRESS PASSES IT ORAFT BILL HOUSE VOTE WAS 397 TO 24. IN SENATE THE VOTE WAS 81 TO 8. VOLUNTEER SYSTEM KILLED Senate Favors Roosevelt Plan to Take Troops to France. Age Provision Not Fxed. Conflicts to Be Settled In Conference. Washington. The House shortly be bore midnight Saturday passed the bill embodying the Administration's plan for a selective draft. The vote was 397 to 24. The Senate passed the bill by a vote of 81 to 8. Earlier in the day both Senate and House voted approval of the Admin istration's proposal to raise a great war army on the principle of selective conscription, voting down by over whelming majority the volunteer army amendment around which opponents of the Administration plan had cen tered their right. In the Senate the vote on the volun teer amendment was 69 to 18, and in committee of the whole in the House it was 279 to 98, supporters of con scription marshaling a strength which surprised even Administration leaders. On a roll call the House rejected the volunteer army proposal by a vote of 313 to 109, an even greater ma jority than that by which the amend ment had been eliminated from the bill earlier in the day on teller vote in Committee of the Whole. Whether Congress finally would ac cept the staff's recommendations re garding the ages between which con scription should apply appeared more uncertain. In the Senate the hill's wv.suaciavu lliai, uciwccu n ali i. tO should be liable to the draft was changed to make the minimum 21 tnd 25 should be liable to the draft was changed to make the minimum 21 afcd the maximum 27. The House votfrd down all proposed changes in the Military Committee's recommendation that the limits be fixed at 21 and 40 These and a number of le3s?r amendments will be considered a speedily as possible in conference in tne hope that the measure may be sent to the President for his signa ture by the middle of this week. Senator Harding's amendment, de signed to permit Colonel Roosevelt to raise four infantry divisions for ser vice in France, was adopted by the Senate 56 to 31. Many Democrats voted for it. A similar amendment was rejected by the House. The Senate adopted an amendment by Senator Fall to provide for raising three regiments of volunteer cavalry to patrol the Mexican border. The vote was 53 to 25. On the objection of Chairman Fitz gerald of the Appropriation Commit tee the $3,000,000,000 appropriation provided for carrying the' bill into ef fect was finally stricken out by the House by a vote of 351 to 25, and it was agreed that the committee should bring in a seperate measure. MARSHAL JOFFRE EAGER FOR U. S. FLAG IN FRANCE. Will Hasten End of War and Cement Friendship With America. Washington. Marshal Joffre told the people of America through Wash ington newspaper correspondents who called upon him, that France cherishes the confident hope that the flog of the United States soon will be flying on her battle lines. Victories sure to be won by the sol diers of the two Republics, once more fighting shoulder to shoulder for lib erty, declared the hero of the Marne, will "hasten the end of the war and tighten the links of affection and es teem which have ever united France and the United States." The marshal, replying to questions, said he deemed it advisable to send. one American unit a a time to France rather than to wait for the complete equipment of a big army, because of transportation problems. Marshal Joffre told correspondents that he did not thaink Americans now with the French army should be withdrawn to serve under the Ameri can flag except possibly a few spec ialists who might be useful in devel oping the training of the new Ameri can force. He paid hearty tribute to the valor of Americans now fighting in France. American officers, he believed, were fully competent to train American men, and he gave it as his opinion that and American army would deveh op rapidly. , MEXICO TO TAKE HER STAND WITH UNITED STATES Monterey, Mexico. Mexico prob ably will break off relations with the Central Powers within a few weeks, and declare an alliance with the En tente Powers. The attitude of the va rious government officials ' plainly shows that they have received orders from higher up. Some of the hot headed officials who lately were loud est in their anti-American talk have developed a friendly feeling for the Americans. V ARM ORPHANAGE PEOPLE ELECT OFFICERS NORTH CAROLINA MAN 18 NAMED PRESIDENT OF TRI-8TATE CONFERENCE. NEXT AT GREENWOOD. S. G. Fifteen Orphanages Are Represented and Many Interesting and Valu able Speeches Heard. Statesville. The Tri-State Confer ence of Orphanage Workers, which has been in session at Barium Springs for three days has closed a successful convention. Forty orphanage workers were present for the different ses sions, and fifteen orphanages in four states North Carolina, South Caro lina, Georgia and Virginia were as follows: President, Rev. A. S. Barnes, of Raleigh; vice-president. Rev. H. S. Aline, of Macon, Ga.; sec retary, Mr. Archibald Johnson of Thomasville. The last was a re-election. The next meeting will be held at Connie Maxwell Orphanage at Greenwood, S. C. Rev. Dr. W. P. Jacobs, of Clinton, S. C, a pioneer orphanage worker, ad dressed the meeting at the first ses sion. Rev. W. T. Walker, of the Pres byterian Orphanage at Barium Springs, as host, gave the address of welcome, and Rev. J. B. Branch of Clinton, S. C, responded. The child ren of the Barium Orphanage gave a program. Mr. M. L. Kestler, of the Baptist Orphanage at Thomasville, spoke on "The Cultural Value of the Farm." Mr. W. G. Campbell, editor of the Home Chronicle of the Winston-Salem Methodist Orphanage, dealt with the subject, "The Aesthic Value of Phy sical Environments." ReV. A. T. Jamison made a speech on "The An tiquated Goodness' Orphanage;" Rev. H. Z. Naber, on the subject, "The Proper Co-relating of Literary and Industrial Training." The visitors were taken for a tour of Inspection about the Barium Orphanage, which is beautifully situated and well kept. Rev. R. L. Brown was chairman of a 'discussion of the subject, "The Child's Attitude Toward the Institu tion." Rev. J. B. Branch, Rev. M. L. Kestler, Rev. J. A. Smith, and Rev. A. T. Jamison assisted in the discus sion. There was a general discussion of the subject, "Discipline and How to Use It." A program by the children of the Barium Orphanage was given. Rev. J. A. Smith, of Macon, Ga., president of the body, made an address on the subject, "The Divine Thought In the Search of Orphanage Work." At the final session Rev. A. T. Jami son of Greenwood, S. C, spoke on the subject, "The Supreme Value of Re ligion in the Home." Mr. T. S. Scrog gins of Hatley, Ga., led in a discus sion of "The Workers' Attitude To ward the Institution." Rev. A. T. Jamison of Greenwood, S. C, spoke on "The Superintendent's Position Toward the Home." College to Raise Food Crop. Durham. Out of the campus ot Trinity College between 400 and 500 .students are drilling daily in anticipa tion of being called to the colors by Uncle Sam. What has struck many as being equally patriotic in an equally practi cal way is the scheme that is being enacted on the western part of the compus. Here the colloge work force is breaking and harrowing fifty acres of land which is to be planted in corn, Irish potatoes, soy beans and other food and feed crops. The college authorities had planned to plant this part of the campus and the necessary equipment for moving large trees and otherwwlse beautify ing this part of the campus had been purchased. "We can plant those trees later," declared President W. P. Few. "We can do without shade, but having the ground and sufficient stock ' to work it, I feel that it is our patriot ic duty to heed the call of our Na tional and state authorities and assist in increasing the feed and food pro duction of our section and country." 25 Cars Iron From State. Durham. The magnitude of the scrap iron industry can be surmised from the wholesale shipments that will be consigned from North Carolina by a Durham dealer during last week. He waybllled 25 carloads from seven North Carolina towns and villages to Pittsburg and Harrisburg, Penn. The hitherto waste product, for the most part, is commanding the highest prices on Northern markets and North Caro lina assemblers are waxing wealthy. The old plow-point permitted to waste away is rust has a marketable value. Boy Enlisted In Army. New Bern. "My dear father, I have enlisted in the United States Army and am going to do my best to help Uncle Sam lick the Germans to a frazzle." This was the message con tained in a letter which the father of Calhoun Batts, who so mysteriously disappeared from his home in this city several days ago, received from the boy. Batts, it seems, went from New Bern to Kinston and enlisted there, and was at once sent to Fort Scroven, Ga., where he has been plac ed in tiaining. ittlBisdliiBMi.
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