E. A. LONDON, Editor.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1917.
Church bells in Germany are
being used for war purposes by
being melted into cannon and
other munitions of war. This
use of these church bells seems to
indicate that Germany is becom
ing hard pressed for cannon and
other munitions, and it also indi
cates a determination to continue
the contest as long as possible.
During the War between the
States many churches in the Con
federate states gave their bells
to the government to be cast into
cannon ard for other war pur
poses. The bell of the Episcopal
church at this place (Pittsboro)
was formally and officially offer
ed to the government at Rich
mond by unanimous vote of the
vestry, but the bell was not used
by the government. The same
bell still hangs in the belfrv of
that church and its sweet notes
still summon persons to worship.
President Wilson's answer
to the Pope's peace proposal
should meet with the heartiest
approval not only of every true
American, but of every liberty
loving citizen of the world. While
of course courteous to the Pope,
yet the answer of President Wil
son is a very emphatic and out
spoken condemnation of the kai
ser and Prussian militarism. The
president very truly says that no
treaty of peace can be made with
the German emperor signing it,
because he cannot be trusted and
no confidence can be placed in
him.
It is very true, as the presi
dent says, that no nermanent
peace can be made until the pao
pie of Germany are allowed to
express their full and free wish
es without the dictation of their
present masters.
The president is fully justified
in his expression of the want of
confidence in the kaiser because
the latter has violated without ex
cuse the former treaties made by
him. The kaiser must be elimi
nated from all prospects of a per
manent peace. He should not be
allowed the opportunity or the
power to violate any more treat
ies, for his utter disregard of
former treaties has shown that
no confidence can be placed in
him.
The physical condition of the
young men of this state is shown
to be very bad, as disclosed by
the recent examinations of those
between 21 and 31 years of age
for military service. -
In some counties the examina
tions disclose that more than one
half were physically unfit for
military service. In most of the
counties nearly one half were re
jected. The causes for the re
jection of these young men were
various. Quite a number show
ed symptoms of tuberculosis, oth
ers defective teeth, others were
fiatfooted, and many under the
normal weight for their height.
Such a large per centasre of re
jections is a sad commentary
upon the manhood of our young
men, and should arouse more in
terest in their training, and make
them more steady and regular in
their habits. This alarming con
dition of our young men should
arouse public interest and receive
careful attention.
The government is right in re
jecting those liable to military
service who are physically unfit
The enlistment of such defective
men and weaklings no doubt
would put the government to
great expense in having them
cared for, without receiving much
benefit from their services. It
would also be wrong to expose
them to the hardships of a sol
dier's life, which might soon
ruin what health tljey may have
had.
Some criticism has been made
upon the youthfulness of many
of the officers recently appointed
in our military service. It is true
that some of them do seem to be
rather young, as well as inexpe
rienced, but none of them are
probably under twenty-one years
of age. None of them are so
young as were hundreds of our
Confederate officers. Verymanv
of them, especially captains and
lieutenants, were under twenty-
one years of age and they were
not only brave but capable and
efficient officers. For instance,
Col. Harry K. Burgwyn, who
was killed at Gettysburg, was
onlv twenty-one years old at that
time, and was under twenty-one
when he became colonel
of the 26th N. C, regiment. Gen.
Joseph Wheeler attained the high
rank of lieuteenant general when
only twenty-seven years old.
Gen. Robt. F. Hoke, of this state,
was onlv twenty-seven years old
when he was appointed major
general, and was one of the best
in either the Confederate or fed
eral army.
We might cite many more in
stances ef distinguished Confed
erate afficers who attained their
high rank when much younger
than many of our recently ap
appointed young officers. It is
to be hoped that these young of
ficers may become as capable and
distinguished as our Confederate
officers.
Partisan politics should not in
fluence any man in this supreme
crisis of his country's history. It
is to be regretted that there are
some Republicans so prejudiced
against anything Democratic that
they do not give a. hearty sup
port to our government in this
supreme crisis merely because it
is administered by the Democrat
ic partj . This is not a war of the
Democratic party, but of the
American people and should be
vigorously prosecuted by them
without regard to party lines.
The most prominent and influen
tial Republicans are actively and
loyally supporting our govern
ment at Washington, and we com
mend their patriotic example to
the lesser lights and the masses of
the Republican party. Our suc
cess in this war depends upon
the united and loyal support of
all our people, and that man who
is recreant to his duty at this
time, is disgracing himself and
his family, just as the tories did
in the Revolutionary war.
Much of the opposition to the
selective draft act of congress
has abated and disappeared. In
many instances this opposition
arose from a misapprehension of
the law and its effects. Such
men were as patriotic as any
others, but allowed their misap
prehension of the law to get the
better of their judgment and to
cause them to say and do things
which otherwise they would not
have done. This draft act is as
fair as any such law could be,
and it has been executed fairly
and impartially, without fear or
favor.
It is the duty, and should be
the pleasure, of all true Ameri
cans to aid in the impartial exe
cution of this selective draft
act and to give encouragement to
all the young soldiers who are
selected for military service.
Increased Corn Crop.
Washington, Sept. 1. Fairfax
Harrison, president of the South
ern Railway system, who has
been studying the problem of
marketing this year's record
breaking corn crop in the terri
tory served bv the Southern Rail
way system and its associated
lines, has authorized the follow
ing statement:
The preliminary estimate of
the United States Agricultural
Department shows that this years
crop in the states of Virginia,
North and South Carolina, Geor
gia, Florida, Alabama, Mississip
pi, Kentucky and Tennessee will
amount to 678,998.000 bshels. an
increase of 183,762,000 bushels,
or 37 per cent, over the crop of
1916. The South is also produc
ing, in larger quantities than
ever before, peanuts, soy beans,
velvet beans, cow peas and other
stock feeds, and the embargoes
on exports will reduce the amount
of cottonseed meal that can be
sold abroad. The result will be
that many Southern communi
ties that heretofore have not
produced enough corn to supply
the local demand will haye corn
for sale.
F. W. Carroll, of Rocky Mount,
who is fighting with the allies in
France, was wounded a few days
ago.
An Unfortunate Family.
ICditor of The Record:
1 notice in your last week's is
sue of The Record that Mr. Wil
lie Cook, of Pena Illinois, has
suffered the loss of his right arm
in some machinery with which
he was working.
Mr. Willie Cook is a son of Mr.
Frank Cook, who lives six miles
southwest of this place. The loss
of this young man's arm calls to
the writer's mind the fact that
his father, Mr. Frank Cook, lost
an arm in the civil war, alse
Mr. Lnvi Cook, a brother of Mr.
Frank Coook, lost an arm in the
civil war. Another brother, Mr.
Thomas Cook, had a foot and leg
crushed in a horse power while
threshing wheat and lived only a
few hours. Also a nephew, Mr.
Ernest Cook, while squirrel hunt
ing a few years ago, was acci
dentally shot in the knee and
leg and the wound was of such
serious nature that the writer
amputated his leg.
So you see that the Cook fam
ily has suffered severely in the
loss of limbs. Notwithstanding
the losses of limbs in this family,
greatly incapacitating them in
the performance of manual la
bor, th?y have made good citi
zens and have been able to make
a good living on their farms. pay
ing their honest debts and stand
ing well in their community.
Respectfully,
H. T. CHAPIN, M. D.
Pittsboro, N. C.
Preparations for the State Fair.
Editor of The Record:
Preparations are now rapidly
under way for taking care of the
largely increased number of ex
hibits at the great state fair this
year. The fair will be held Oct.
15th to 20th, and it is gratifying
that a special committee will list
every home in Raleigh which
will accommodate visitors so that
none of the tremendous crowd
will be without comfortable quar
ters at night. Another precau
tion which was wisely taken by
the executive committee, was
improvements to the walks in
the fair grounds and the race
track so that if rainy iveather
should prevail the pleasures and
benefits of the great fair need
not be diminished, for indeed
this year, the fair will not only
offer greater and cleaner amuse
ments than ever before, but ben
eficial lesson are to be learned
which are vital just at this time
when food conservation and food
production is of such importance.
Every farmer boy should go as
well as every housekeeper in the
state and visit the new woman's
building. The fair belongs to the
people and President Everett
will spend his resourcefulness in
making it a grand meeting place
for North Carolinians.
SAMUEL T. MEARES.
Nets Guard English Floet
From Popular Science Monthly.
The English fleet is kept in the
Orkney Islands, protected by
great steel chains woven in the
form of simple nets, which are
not stationary, but mobile. If
thev were anchored so that they
could not be moved there is little
doubt but that the industrious
German commanders would find
some way of getting through oc
casionally. The nets covering the grand
fleet are stretched out in great
arms from the shores of the is
land, completely covering the
fleet, Various types of enemy
vessels have come steaming up
to these barriers, though, of
course, under water, in the effort
to catch the great fleet napping.
Whenever a daring commander
has attempted such a coup he has
always, so far, found himself not
only nosing against a network of
great chains, but when he has
turned to go he has found him
self in a circular net and doom
ed. The British operations are sim
ple. A sharp lookout, and prob
abl electric lookouts as well,
keep the chain operators inform
ed as to what is going on. When
an enemy's submarine enters the
nets its presence is soon known
and the operators, taking the
ends of the chain, draws it to
gether to f erm a circle. The trap
is then sprung.
Use Less Sugar.
Washington, Sept. 3. Reduced
consumption of sugar was asked
of the American people today by
the food administration that a
threatened shortage in the allied
countries may be averted. Lack
of ships to move the Cuban and
Hawaiian crops promptly, it is
declared, makes it necessary that
this country share its sugar sup
ply with Europe.
"The conservation asked of the
American people," the adminis
tration's statement says, "does
not necessarily demand great
sacrifices. It Only needs the elim
ination of waste and the careful
use of sugar to enable America
to make up the difference re
quired by the needs of the al
lies.'' With an increase in freight car
equipment of only three per cent,
the railroads of this country ren
dered nearly 26 per cent more
freight service in June this year
than in the same month last year.
Pure Water for Soldiers.
London, Sept. 2 In all wars
that have preceded this war of
the world, sickness has been re
sponsible for a very big percent
age of the total casualties. But
in the struggle which is now go
ing on in various parts of the
earth the surprising fact is that
sickness is playing a very small
part indeed, Many things have
combined in making this an ac-
:C mplished fact; sanitation has
. ... r . n
Doen orougnt to a nne arc, ior
one thing, but the meat import
ant rff s 11 is. savs a statement
from a British official source, that
"E .moire Tommy" has been par-
j tic llarly well looked after in re
spect of liis drinking water.
Water means everything to the
fighting man. Impure water,
and then you get sickness- Water
piooerl t dealt with and treated,
and there is very little sickness.
And for the vav in which Tom
my has obtained his drinking wa
ter as he has done, there is one
branch of the service that has to
be thanked. That is the royal
engineers. They dug wells at
Gallipoli, they looked after the
tanks away in the desert on ei
ther side of Egypt, they solved
the water problems in Mesopo
tamia, and in France they did
everything that was to be done
in this connection.
There has been plenty of water
in France, in the villages, and
far too much not of the drinking
variety, in the trenches at times.
The problem has been to take it
where" it was wanted and remove
it from where it was a burden.
The system is now as near per
feet as it can be. But every drop
of drinking water has had to be
passed by the medical officer be
fore it has been drunk by the
soldiers.
Civilization Versus Germany.
From the New York Churchman.
It would be hard to find a clear
er or more condensed form of the
case of Civilization versus Ger
many than the following nine
counts of gross violation of the
settled rules and usages ot war
drawn up as a part of the report
of the committee on internation
al law at the meeting of the bar
association at Saratoga:
First The sinking of merchant
ships without summons, and with
out placing non-cotnbatants on
board in safety.
Second-Trie assuming to exclude
elude by proclation our ships and
caigoes from many thousands of
miles of the high seas where our
ships and cargoes have passed
and repassed and have had the
right to pass and repass ever
since this nation had birth.
Third Grave and homicidal
conspiracies against the domestic
peace, trade and manufactures
of this country, and against peace
upon its borders, conducted by
agents of the German govern
ment, while still assuming the
guise of and received as friends.
Fourth The wanton and ille
gal murder of great numbers of
civilians and non-combatants, in
cluding women, children and aged
persons, and the unrestrained as
saults to which women have been
subjected, even those shielded
by the garb and vows of religion.
Fifth The wanton devastation
of occupied regions when aban
doned, by the destruction of
houses, churches, schools, fields,
roads and orchards, where no
military necessity warranted the
same, and where it subjected to
great suffering and to death a
great part of the population,
Sixth The looting of occupied
territory, the levy of contribu
tions and requisitions beyond the
means of occupied terri:ory, and
for unlawful purposes, and the
general appropriation of private
property to satisfy the same, or
as the plunder of officers and
men encouraged unlawfully to
appropriate the same by the Ger
man government.
Seventh The claim of right to
put to death any mariner wher
ever and whenever captured who
has dared to defend his vessel
and cargo against the wholly uu
warranted and lawless attacks
of German submarines and espe
cially the wholly unwarranted
claim that the law as to franc
tirreurs on land applies to mari
ners at sea, and the illegal and
inhuman execution, pursuant to
such claim, of Captain Fryatt, a
merchant captain, "whose rights
at the worst were those of a pris
oner of war. '
Eight The deportation of the
civil population from occupied
territory by thousands, including
women and young girls, to be
employed in forced labor against
their country.
Ninth The sinking of hospital
ships and supply ships sailing un
der safe conducts from the Ger
man authorities themselves.
State of Ohio, City of Toledo,
Lucas County,, as.
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he
is senior partner of the firm of P. J.
Cheney & Co., doing business in the City
of Toledo, County and State aforesaid,
fX?r,tnUsa5d flrm wil1 Pay the sum of
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each
end every case of Catarrh that cannot be
?ured by the use of HALL'S CATARRH
MEDICINE. FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence, this 6th day of December.
AVoD-,v1886- A- "W. GLEASON,
(Seal) Notary Public.
Hall s Catarrh Medicine is taken in
ternally and acts through the Blood on
the Mucous Surfaces of the System. Send
for testimonials, free.
Ham X S3"8? & CO.. Toledo. O.
Sold by all druggists, 75c.
Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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the easy, pleasing way by using
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outings. You can fearlessly face
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LyonMfs. Co.. 40 South Fifth St.. Brooklyn.N.Y.
Chapel Hill News: Mr. Row
land Atwater, of Chatham coun
ty, a member of Battery C sta
tioned at Durham, who made the
trip to Chapel Hill and return
with the boys last week, has been
in the hospital ever since. It is
said that he suffered from the ex
cessive heat and perspiration and
that his muscles have become dry
as the result of undue perspira
tion. His condition has been
critical.
Not Asking Much.
"I presume you hope fortune will
smile on you some day," remarked the
cheery individual.
"No." replied the pessimistic man.
"I'm so tired of her frowns that I
would be satisfied if she simply gave
me a noncommittal look."
People Speak Well of Chamberlain's
Tablets.
I have been selling chamberlain's
Tablets tor about two years and heard
such good reports from ray customers
that I concluded to give them a trial
myself, and can say that I do not be
lieve there is another preparation of
the kind equal to them," writes G. A.
McBride, Meadford, Ont. If you are
troubled with indigestion or constipa
tion give them a trial. They will do
you good, adv
There Are Such Cases.
"A forceful character."
"I'm not denying that," answered
the motor enthusiast.
"But he doesn't seem able to muEe
a success of anything."
"Yes. Many a man travels all his
life 'on high' without getting any
where." Experience the Best Teacher.
It is generally admittad thatjexpe
rience is the best teacher, but should
we not make use of the experience of
others as well as our own? The expe
rience of a thousand persons is more
to be depended upon than that of one
individual. Many thousands of per
sons have used Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy for coughs and colds with the
best results, which shoTs it to be a
thoroughly reliable preparation for
those disease. Try it- It is prompt
and effectual and pleasant to take, ad
Eye to Business.
"So you've been touring South Amer
ica?" "Yes."
"How are the revolutions down
there?"
"I made a lot of money out of 'em
last year."
"Indeed?"
"Yes. I operated a merry-go-round."
Has a High Opinion of Chamberlain's
Tablets.
"I have a high opinion of Chamber
lain's Tablets for biliousness and as a
laxative," writes Mrs. C. A. Barnes,
Charleston, 1)1. "I have never found
anything so mild and pleasant to use.
My brother tjs also used these tab
lets with satisfactory results, adv
Up to the Bride.
"If you ever marry," said Wederly
to his friend Singleton, "will you go
abroad ou your wedding tour?"
"I certainly will," replied Singleton.
"That is, if my bride can afford it."
Great Faith in Chamberlain's Colic
and Diarrhoea Remedy.
"Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea
Remedy was used bv my father about
a year ago when ne had diarrhoea. It
relieved him immediately and by tak
ing three doses he was absolutely
cured. He has great faith in this rem
edy," wriles Mrs. W. H. Williams,
Stanley, N. Y. adv
More than $122,000,000 was
loaned to the allies last week.
Russia received $47,500,000;
France $40,000,000 and England
$30, 000,000.
Eleven killed out of every
thousand in battle is the war's
death toll, according to a state
ment given out by the Creel in
formation bureau.
A DMINISTRATRIX NOTICE.
Having qualified as administra
trix of J. L. Tyson, deceased, I here
by notify all persons holding claims
against said decedent to exhibit the
same to me on or before the 28th of
August, 1918.
August 29th, 1917.
JULIA L. TYSON,
R, H Hayes, Attorney.
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.
Wnvintr rinnlifipi oc a. a.
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of D. A. O'Connell, deceased, 1 here
by notify all personsholding claims j
against said decedent to present the
same to me on or before the loth dav
of August, 1918. This Aug. 15. 1917
E. M. O'CONNELL, I
D TT Corinth, N. C. 1
R. H. Hayes, Attorney.
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ANNOUNCING ARRIVAL OF
New DressesEarIy Fall Wear
A new selection of Satin, Silk Taffet and Serge
Dresses sent down by our New York buyers.
$10 value New Silk Taffe
ta Dresses at $8.45
(Blue and
$10 value Satin Dresses at
$7.95
A selection of Blue and Black Taffeta Dress
es from one of the New York shops. Valued
at $10, but priced for $7.95.
New creations in SERGE DRESSES. $12.95
Some very pretty styles just received in $12.75
Navy Blue and Blacks. Priced at up
Those new FELT LACE Trimmed Waists. $1.97
Showing a complete new line. Priced at $2.98
UDSON BELK COMPANY
In Commercial Bank Building,
RALEIGH, X. C.
1 7 Stores Sell For Less for Cash.
DE-SALE OF LAND. -By vir-
tue of an order of the superior
court of Chatham county rendered in
the cause of "Ira T. Clegg et "al vs
David F. C leer- er, al." T will at, th
courthouse door in Pittsboro, North
Carolina, on
Thursday, Sept. 13, 1917,
offer for sale the lands described there
in, to-wit:
1st tract on the waters of Rocky
river.adjoining the lands of J. B,C!egg,
Margaret J. Burns and others, being
lot No. 3 in the division of the dower
of Eliza Clegg, deceased, and drawn
by I. H. Clegg, beginning at a hick
ory, M. J. Bums' corner, running east
66 poles to a dogwood in John B.
Clegg's line; thence south with said
line 106 poles to a white oak; thence
east with his other line 50 1-2 poles to
a white oak; thence south 134 poles to
a stake, corner lot No. 1,W.F. Clegg's;
thence west with his line 98 poles to
a stake in the spring brancn; thence
south 4 poles to a stake; thence west
with his line 17 poles to a dogwood,
corner of No. 2, M. J. Burns lot;
thence north with her line 244 poles
10 tne nrst station, containing 142
acres, more or less.
2nd tract Beginning at a post oak,
Luther Clegg's corner, and running
east with his and H. C Glegg's line
188 poles to a dogwood stump, H. C.
Clegg's corner; thence north tvith his
line 110 poles to a stake; thence west
98 poles to a stake in the spring
branch; thence south 4 poles to a
stake; thence west 88 pules to a dog
wood in Burns' line; thence south
with said line and Luther Clegg's line
106 poles to the first station, contain
ing 127 acres, more or less.
This re:sale is ordered by reason of
the fact that tne two tracts were here
tofore sold as a whole, whereas they
will have to be sold separately; also,
for insufficiency of bid.
I will offer the said tracts separate
lv and thev will not be offered as a
whole but will be sold separately.
Terms of sale One-third casn; one-
third in 6 months; the remainder In
12 months; deferred payments to bear
interest at 6 per cent per annum and
title reserved until all the purchase
money is paid with the right to pur
chaser to pay cash and take title on
confirmation ot sale.
This Aug. 21st, 1917.
it. H. HAYES,
Commissioner.
Notice is hereby given of tbe seizure
of the following property for violation
of the Internal lievenue laws of the
United States: 1 two masted schoon
er named "Daniel Bell," 1 gas engine,
a lot of junk, one oil stove, one wod
stove, and one bicycle of Hubbard
Karnes on July 29, 1917, at BulTalo
City;, in Dare county, N. C. said prop
erty being used in the peration of an
illicit distillery in violation of Section
3450, U.S. Persons claiming the fore
going property will tile their claims
within thirty days as required by
law, or the same will be forfeited to
rne use of the United States. J. W.
Bailey, Collector, Raleigh, N. C, Au-'
gust 22, 1917. j
PEACE INSTITUTE, RALEIGH,N.C.
For the Education & Culture of Young Women
Session Begins September 13, 1917. For catalog and information
address MISS MARY OWEN GRAHAM. President
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SCHEDULE.
Effective Jan 2nd, Ifllfi.
Direct line between New York.Flor
ida, Atlanta, Birmingham, Memphis
New Orleans and tbe southwest, sub
ject to change without notice.
Figures given below are for the in
formation of the public and are not
guaranteed.
Trains leave Pittsboro as follows:
No. 2128:35 a m. connect lae at Mon
cure with No. 18 for Portsmouth
Norfo'k, which connects at W'el
don with the A. C. L for Aston
Carolina points, at Norfolk wit),
all steamship lines for points north.
No 234 2:3. d m. connects at Mun
curewithNo. 11 forCharlotte. Wil
mington, Atlanta, liirmin)?ham,
Memphis and points west, No. 11
connecting at Hamlet with No. .1
tor Jacksonville & Florida points.
No. 231 Arrives at Pittsboro 1131
a m. connecting with No. 12 from
the south and No. 31 (Shoo fly)
from the north.
No. 211 Arrives at PittsDoro 6:1 i
m, connecting with No M from
points noithand No .34 uShooFlv
from the south.
Trains between Moncure uJ Pitts
boro operated daily except Sunda
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