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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. hat ham THE CHATHAM RECORD H. A. London EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR Terms of Subscription $1.50 PER YEAR Strictly in Advance PITTSBORO, CHATHAM COUNTY, N. C, OCTOBER 10, 1917 VOL. XL. NO. 10. IMPORTANT NEWS THE WORLD OVER Happenings of This and Other Nations For Seven Days Are Given. THE NEWS cTtHE SOUTH s Taking Place in the South and Will Be Found in Brief Paragraphs. Sf CUytcm, clerk of the United ,,,.; court for the southern district f Georgia has been indicted by the , ui jury at Macon for the bezdement of $15,000 of govern ment funds and for making false statements to the attorney general as i0 bi? accounts. per aps the most extraordinary rec ord set in all the record smashing of Sixtv-fiftb congress was the vot- , more than tweniy-uiie uimuna The English government has issued a proclamation prohibiting the expor tation to Sweden, Norway, Denmark and the Netherlands of all articles ex cept printed matter of all descriptions and personal effects accompanied by their owners. In their offensive in the Ypres sec tor the British gained all their ob jectives on a front of 16,000 yards and to a depth of 2,500 yards. Sixteen thou sand yards would mean a battle front of more than nine miles. A penetra tion of 2,500 yards would mean more than a mile gain into the German-held I territoiy by the- British forces. Eleven British merchantmen of more than 1,600 lens each and two vessels under 1,600 tons were sunk uj mines or submarines last week. England's impending retaliation for the German air raids is the main fea ture now occupying the space of the British newspapers. The British cruiser Drake has been torpedoed and sunk. The Drake was torpedoed off the north coast of Ire land. ADJOURNS 616 WAR SE LAST DAY OCCUPIED IN DEFENSE AND CRITICISM OF LA FOLLETTE. SESSION BEGIN APRIL 2ND rs for the first year ui iuC . a dissenting voice in either bouse. t0 ;he public to make its tax etH the government under the re venue tax law has been is ue(J Au individuals receiving in $1,000 and over come under 'I'" in of the new law. Per illing to make returns will be nwitited as slackers i - ,,imed out since congress has umed that the administration has its Way in every instance save 0Eethat of censoring the newspa - and the newspapers practically onteered to preserve the interests : ;he country in the publication of war news. Mighty few people, if any, can pos sibly escape the new war revenue law. It incumbent upon practically every man and woman to make returns to the United States authorities as soon as possible. Following a conference between rep resentatives of the freight clerks of ,he N . C. & St. L. and the W. & A.. rhn walked out in Atlanta, officials of the roads, at which no agreement l reached, a formal order for a -eneral strike of all members of the - of the Brotherhood of Railway rlerks on these two roads was issued ; v j. J. Forrester, grand president of he order. The Greater Savannah Commercial Hub adopted resolutions asking for xpulsion from the United States senate of Senator Thomas W. Hard wick of Georgia, declaring that his published utterances and antagonistic attitude toward the government de manded that such be done. Twelve people were injured, the ma jor. :y only slightly when one of the ig irolley cars of the Stone Mountain lint turned turtle on a sharp curve behind Agnes Scott college, in itur, Ga., killing a negro and mak a mass of wreckage out of the Generally Regarded as Moat Momen tious in American History Gal leries Were Packed to Capacity During Last Hours. Washington. In the midst of a day's thrilling debate on alleged dis loyalty of Senator LaFollette, of Wis consin the extraordinary session of Washington. Congress, which egan April 2. and Two German commerce raiders, generaiiy regarded as the most mo- manned by tne crew oi me itmuu i mentoug ln American history, was aa- now develops, SECY BAKER ISSUES WEEKLY WAR REVIEW Washington. Decisive ascendency for the allies in the supreme test of battle strei.gth now taking place on the bloody fields of Flanders is claim ed by Secretary Baker in the weekly review of war operations issued by the war department. While it may be premature to assert that the British war machine has forced a devision over the Germans, Mr. Baker says, the victories of the past fortnight, threatening the Ger man submarine bases on the Belgian coast, are conclusive indiations of al lied superiority. With favorable weather he thinks these victories will be repeated and extended. The review for the week, makes no OR MCE. BILL IS 30 GENTS IS AGREED , WILL BEGIN FOOD PASSED BY SENATE WITH THE TEN THOUSAND DOL LAR MAXIMUM INSURANCE PLAN RESTORED. SENATE VOTE WAS 70 TO B UPON FOR COTTON! PLEDGE CAMPAIGN REPRESENTATIVES FROM TEN SOUTHERN STATES FIX PRICE FOR STAPLE. Provision is Inserted Which Raises Major General Pershing and Major General Bliss to the Rank of General. FAVOR UNIFORM SIZE BALE TO ENLIST EVERY HOUSEWIFE IN NORTH CAROLINA IN CRUSADE. Washington. With the $10,000 max imum insurance Dian resioreu, rs Meeting of Those Interested in Grow ing and Marketing Held in New Or leans Many Delegates Advocated Prices of 35 to 42 Cents. New Orleans. A price o 30 cents a pound to the farmer was agreed upon IMPORTANT ANNOUNGENENT m reference to the American forcee In , admInlstraHoil and witll at n mec J -" OOtvU in uaua vo ... a - " w In Newark, N. J., the offices of the Jersey Freie Zeitung were raid ed by federal authorities and the pub- isher, Benedict Prieth, and two edi- William von Kaepezler and Henry 'p'Mer were taken into custody. The men were arraigned "before the United States commissioner charged with pub lishing seditious matter. A price of 30 cents a pound to the farmer was agreed upon at a meeting in NeW Orleans of men interested in marketing and growing of cotton in Southern states as being justified the present selling prices of manu factured cotton products. - uthern farmers in a meeting at Nut Orleans went on record as op- i t0 federal fixing of the price of cotton and urged instead the creation of an official marketing board through ch to obtain a correct estimate of r and equitable price. Seeadler. which, it stranded on Mopeha Island, in the south Pacific, after roaming the seas for seven months preying upon Amer iman and allied shipping, are operat ing somewhere in the south seas, ac cording to a report received at the navy department from the commander of the naval station at Tutuila, Samoan Islands. Twenty thousand airplanes for the United States' fighting forces in France, authorized in the $640,000,000 aviation bill passed by congress last July, actually are under construction. Their motors are being manutactur- ed, and the whole aircraft program has jeen co-ordinated so that when planes and motors are completed, trained avi ators, as well as machine guns and all other equipment, will be waiting lor them. The soldiers' and sailors' civil rights bill has been unanimously passed by the house. It probably will not be taken up in the senate until the De cember session. It is learned that the Peruvian gov ernment has discovered that A. von Der Heyde, the Peruvian minister to Germany, disobeyed the instructions sent him September 26 to present to the German foreign office an ultima tum demanding, under the threat of breaking diplomatic relations, that sat isfaction be given within eight days of the sinking of the Peruvian bark of Lorton. Testimony that Bolo Pasha, now un der arrest in Paris, as a spy and peace propagandist on behalf of uermany, came to America early in 1916 with representations that Germany was ready for a separate peace with France, was given before Merton E. Lewis, attorney general of New York state, in the investigation in New York City into the Levantine's nnanciai ac tivities in this country. The war tax bill bscame a law with President Wilson's signature. No for malities attended the signing of the measure, which levies for this year more than two and a half billion dol lars new taxes to provide war reve nue. The new war tax law touches every in the country, through taxes on innnmps. excess profits, liquor and to- journed sine die at 3 p. m. Vehement criticism of the Wiscon sin senator and his own defense occu pying virtually the entire day, mark ed the close of the war session, with other customary adjournment and legislative procedure, including Pres ident Wilson's attendance at the capitol. The usual eleventh hour grist of legislation was put through, fol lowing six months of important war action, and most of the members who had remained for the final days were pn route home to await the call or France or to the great preparation arlrminn nrovision raising Major for war going forward at home. General pershing, commanding the Titanic Struggle in Flanders. ! American forces in France, and Major "The attention of the world," it General Bliss, chief of staff, to the says, "is focused on the titanic strug- rank of general, the soldiers' and sail gle now going on in Flanders. The ors' insurance bill, carrying an appro battle raging there is proving an en- j priation of $176,000,000, was passed gagement of wholly unprecedented by the senate by a vote of 71 to 0. scope and potentialities. An amendment by Senator Smoot, thP hPirinninir of the week, ow- ! adopted, 37 to 33, provides that $25 a ing to bad weather, the Germans were able to launch counter-attacks against tVio nncitinna Tppp.ntlv earned bv the British. Notwithstanding the fact who may be killed in the present war. that the Germans made use of smoke mis wiu mow month shall be paid widows of Civil War and Spanish-American war vet erans as well as to the widows of men cotton in 10 Southern states as being justified by the present selling prices of manufatcured cotton products. The price was suggested in an amendment to a resolution adopted just previously which declared against price regula tion of cotton by Congress or delegat ing of this authority to any other body. Although the amendment, intro duced by L. B. Jackson, director of I the Georgia bureau of markets, met ! with some opposition, it was recog : nized as a compromise and was al- mnat unanimously adooted. unsue First Note in Big Drive Sounded by Hoover. Page Has About Per fected Plans for State. Raleigh. The first note in a bio; drive to enlist every American house hold in a definite organization to win the war by the saving and the sub stitution of foodstuffs was sounded today by Federal Food Administrator Herbert Hoover, who made formal announcement of a food pledge enroll ment campaign which will be conduct ed in every state and territory in the Union the week of October 21-28th.. Mr. Hoover's statement follows: "The week of October 21-28 has been selected for a nation-wide cam paign to complete the enrollment of our forces in the conservation of our food supply. "The harvest is now in hand and we can measure the world's re- mmm 11. 1.1 - ..tlln 9 SVWV sources, rne avanaoie auyunoo 1 o tv.o npv, session, uecemoer o With galleries crowded to their ca- j lets and Polygon wood as well as pacity. the senate chamber was tne scene of five hours stirring discussion of Senator LaFollette's attitude, but UUH LUC uciuiauo "'"" " - rR ftftn ..n,1Ql I niOSl UUctllUUUUlJ """ ouu.v-o. - snrPPs linnifi fire and brought into the government of $3,500,0UU annually , offrt tn have the amendment this harvest are less than the last har r.tion an imnosine arrav of artillery and an advance of $15 a month to , instpart of 30 cents were made vest: we exported more than we could in their attack against the advanced 4,141 Spanish war widows and $6 a Dabbg Qf Maye8ville( s. C, readily afford. We can only meet the little tn mark in tne nouse mcic the occasion except submission of a committee report mildly censuring Representative Heflin of Alaoama io r, .u ,.-.. T,pr Ham. month to 43,544 Civil War widows OI1L1HU mica unnu . . lets and Polygon wood as well as Otner amenaments along the Menin road, their efforts Utah senator authorizing ; the bureau oi war nsK iusuia.uc onoi - to turn over to life insurance compa- proved futile. "It is significant on the other hand, that while the -British were sustaining the shock of German assaults suc cesssfully they were able to bring up Hiiffiripnt fresh troons in order to on HHrnsine fellow members in connec- . h another offensive action tion with Count von Bernstorff's re- ftn eyen larger scale than the preced quest for Berlin to furnish funds to mg Qne in tne face of tne enemy's on influence Congress. slaught. Speaks Three Hours. Drive Sweeping Onward. The day began with a three hours , slowly, but therefore the most ir speech by Senator LaFollette in de- ; resisti51y" tne allied drive at the heart fense of his criticisms of war ques- q tfae Qerman iine in the west is tions. Without mentioning his regent . jW.?pi onward. across before the Non-raniwu league at St. Paul, for of which arrangements nies at government expense policies held bv soldiers and sailors, and pro viding for the payment of $100 a month to men permanently incapacita ted because of wounds or disease were rejected. Reductions were made by the sen ate in the house provisions for com pnesation paid for death or disability of soldiers and sailors or members of the army and navy nurse corps. Un der the bill as it now stands a widow would receive $25 a month, comparea while a and other leaders in the movement to secure a 30-cent minimum. Following the advice of John M. Parker, state food administrator, the delegates adopted a resolution pro viding for the appointment of a com mittee oof seven to confer in Wash ington with Herbert Hoover, food ad ministrator, regarding cottonseed prices. Resolutions also were adopted en dorsing the movement to have bales of cotton standardized throughout the cotton belt by making them of the uniform size of 54 inches long by 27 inches wide. While many of the delegates advo cated holding of cotton for mini- mum nrices ranging from 30 to 42 call upon us next year by savings and by substitutions of commodities which cannot be transported. "The Allies are our first line of de fense THEY MUST BE FED. Food will win the war. All Europe is on rations or restricted supplies only in our own country is each one permit ted to judge for himself the duty he owes his country in food consumption, although the world depends upon us to guard and provide its food supply. "This is a duty of necessity, human itv and honor. As a free people we have elected to discharge this duty not under autocratic decree but with out other restrictions than the guid ance of individual conscience. On this success of this unprece- cents, general sentiment was against j dented adventure in democracy will such action. Addresses Dy senate lareeiv stake the issue or tne war to $35 fixed by the house, Tim n- iciinm nf the British in 1 mim with two children would re- titration ti w.iv - muun investigation ; taininK a greai density of front j ceive $47.50, a reduction of $5. The wpre cum- . .. - . . suuu o,nv.. ..,,,1 or.rtp.ar iiiatlfipfl hV tUe 1'cSUUS ! eapt nns of tne nOUSe Olll weio ... . T7i,l minietratnr ' " ' . . i ,..,i,Mip p,etf a -"'r 3Tb5 T. pas'. week. .. ! "eptb on,y mlaor B Tpson. JST naming any of his ' rpar . mnst be borne in mind that it to one . exception of the nsurance seet.on ; oI ,he New Orleans dock i the nation to become a !e TL defaced ' the depth of the Bnush iine as which permit a ao d.er now not .ate, th. W o, a mini. the food nU.raUon fo. mucn as to any umei one . tnan nve ytatra mum price. Growers were urgeu uj . i!nll-a. tlon and to pledge mem- while the enemy is still reeling under , convert his life insurance without med- Ransdell and Mr. Thompson ... insofar as circum- on blow, the allies are ready to de- ical examination into any other corm . their cotton market it judl- " Dermit the suggestions that liver anotner ana snn a i oi insurance ue uy m' . - a.1 e 4-v. -v ' "It has been enaraciensuc ul campaign in Flanders hitherto that neither belligerent has attained what his intention to follow it in the fu- j ture He was interrupted only once , and was applauded by the galleries j when he closed. ANOTHER NATION TAKES UP ARMS AGAINST GERMANY GERMAN RAIDERS ARE OPERATING IN SOUTH SEAS ciously and if necessary borrow mon ey on it in storage. Uruguay Follows Peru in Severance of Relations. Germany has still another nation arrayed against her in the world war. trip nntion of Peru. .." ."I". .... ..vered i, f resistance is sound strategy T??:... be imperiai .'The defeats inflicted npon them Uipiumanv, v- we may call a decisive success. "The Germans have massed their greatest war strength along this, bat tle front." Sound Strategy. To attack them at their strongest tv,p nprman minister during the past ioruiigm 5rSr;T- hi, nassports. A!- elusive indications of allied superior- Lias ucu Two of Them Manned by Crew of Famous See Adler. Washington. Two German com merce raiders, manned by the crew rtf the famous Sea Adler, which it now develops stranded on Mopeha island, in the South Pacific, after roaming ine seas for seven months preying upon American and allied shipping, are oper ating somewhere in the South seas, NO DECISION AS TO CALL FOR SECOND DRAFT ARMY Several Plans Are Suggested and Be ing Considered. Washington. Secretary Baker indi cated that no decision had been reached as to when a second call will he made. There are many deficien cies to be filled up in the last drart would be offered from time to time as to measures of food savings. "For us, there is no threat of priva tion We wish only that our people should eat plenty but wisely and with out waste. Wisdom in eating is to make possible much adjustments in our food consumption, shipping and war necessities as will allow us to fulfill our duty in exports to our Al lies By elimination of waste we serve ourselves economically and morally. I. therefore, appeal to the churches of the selected ' and to the schools for their assistance OI tne sbiclicu a." , nrnnlu- guay the president of the republic in , : i ti nvom nat nn OI tne seiecieu ..... ir,r. according to a report receivea at u pv- . fhe camD3 ln this crusade, to ai department from the commana- men uy ; tlons for defense, local ana n t u , rhough Germany had committed no ity. In the light of past expe, -. AMninf-t- urn. 24- -v- - t' r.o urniiiH ui c lu m-ojw - n o vv p ; r ul 11 vm vv- - . . direct act or nosumy -b ... - r--aoAA , forcing ! ZZZZ't roHr, Tntnlla. Sa- having resulted ln many reiemuu.; -" - commercial, so- tne tsriusn uavc ou- -- - , er 01 tuc uo.ca - , y, omo ov ripnee oi to an ' . . .. . ision. but it may be statea wun ' ... . , . ,,i,o,. i:vnnt ooiH it was o rlpr- bacco, sou arums au u.au, , nis messas L"T" Z trint in nn engagement hith- European. Naval aircraft bombed St. Denis Wfstrm, the Zeebrugge lock gates, the Bruges docks and other targets and Thourout railway junction, and thus began French and English repris .tgainst the Teutons for their air la on French and English cities. Some think that this is the beginning the battle of the air" about which world has talked for 2,000 years. Frankfort-on-the-Main was bombed by airships and five people are report 1 d to have been killed. e, in eastern Flanders, has been fined 80,000 marks for the giving of I and cigarettes to passing English "Hsoners. ;xndon announces that the Austra foree at the front numbers 306,000 men. e German minister to Argentina been forced to. leave Argentina. Things got so hot for him, that his i' ads spirited him out and placed im aboard a Span:sh steamer. The British in Flanders, it is report aro getting a-pady for another hack the German lines. Shrapnel. Were the average layman able to grasp .the staggering complexities of chemical and mechanical details in volved in the making of a shrapnel lie would be amazed. For in stance, one hundred and seventy ges are required to manufacture abination time and percussion for -inch shrapnel. The powder inust have the correct burning or the explosion will occur too ' 1 n or too late. It is impossible to l(.:iii two -powders with the same things. Whether "garabed" is the most mar velous scientific discovery of the age, destined to play a great part in win ning the war for the United States, s to be investigated by scientists ap proved by the secretary of the inte- rior "Garabed" is someiuiug ered or invented by Garabed T. K. Giragossian, an Armenian inventor of Boston, who believes he has the secret of taking from the air a myste rious power which will drive aero planes or battleships. Interests of the nation's ten million negroes are to be represented at the war department by Emmett J. Scott for 18 years confidential secretary of 1 v, o into Rooker T. Washington. Sec retary Baker announces nis appumt ment as a special assistant. With the ?10,000 maximum insur ance plan restored, as urged by the administration, and with an addition al provision raising Maj. Gen. J. J- Pei-shing and Major uenerai chief of staff, to the rank of general, the soldiers' and sailors' insurance bill was passed by the senate by a vote of 71 to 0. The Supreme court has been asked to pass on the constitutionality of the selective draft law at the earliest date possible in a motion presented by So licitor General Davis. Deterioration during September over almost the entire cotton belt caused . ' a co Ann v.aipc in the prospec- a loss 01 tive production of cotton The third contingent a TT,i minr necessary iui uiubj - . . 1 . - u ppv and con- of the defenders 01 justice. erto nas buu. the cause democracy and small nationalities. certed speed of action been displayed ."rv.p fnii success of these opera- Montevideo Uruguay. - Uruguay ' tions means that the Belgian coast, Montevideo y'.,. -th ... niimerous submarine bases, has severed diplomat i ' 7M. tn the enemy. . :.i.. i.-,i nanrpp Mil. nri npi'n nr. uiiiciiuoiu . v . . w n " n , ! . iinA onrl thp RVStem OI Qri tv,P nmture in a vote in ia- zeeorugge, . - a- t .. , . , rtfaa no1o IpadinC OUt Of of it by tne cnamuei m uoj, the battle "T".. .H Z ! ,.tonawo to the enemy. riermanv. A presiueunai " " . TQr r.f ' - - . . . QTin 1 Bruges are VOr OI It oy tile mauiu. 74 to 23. The German minister nas i tnreaieneu. w nnoonnrts The vote I "T'Vip annreme test of heen sent 1110 aooiw. l j r- - . .. in the chamber was taken at 2 o'clock ; strength of the contending belJJger- ta tnkins nlace. Allied ascena- nns morniuft. cuio " - President Viera in his message to the parliament declared that the Uruguayan government had not re ceived any direct offense from Ger many, but that it was necessary to nonnen the cause of the defenders of justice, democracy and small nationalities. moa Islands. The dispatch .transmitting the story of Captain Hador Smith of the Amer- .1 r Clorln nnp nf the ican sc93 y- " . " Pn. I R of local boards to make ri: vrrr,- zz iner showing f There appears to be some eviaence ; - at tney join the ad- . . 1... tua. r. -n nn finernrs . citti em" - - . undue leniency uy m v, in this work for tne iun- BllUlBUOliu" who examined the men in certain sec tions, probably due largely to the de- a goou their 8,000 RUSSIAN TROOPS REFUSE TO GO TO FRONT of national s " 1 tv, oivtopn canton- army is moving IU Ull ments where approximately one-ha if the 687,000 selected men called out by the president already have oeen mrkriilitt'T burning time, hence the burning time has to be determined on each lot of powder. This formally required one and one-half hours; now it takes five minutes. Likewise, the time consumed in blending powders has been reduced from 16 hours to 15 minutes Popu lar Science Monthly. ency would appear decisive. Contributing Factors. "The two immediate contributing factors of this success are: Air con trol and shell supply. "The former made it possible for the allies to locate enemy concentra tions, the latter to break them up be fore they could develop into serious offensive actions, at the same time permitting their own concentration of front, says a telegram juiy they haye REICHSTAG TO DISCUSS not lost a single gun while they have REICM&iMva ..,--ix . j 000 piri mrt heavv guns and WAR AIMS inio wtcr. i captureu oon " . t. tVQn R1 4Xt nriSUIlBIS. tancii w-., - twn new raiders left Mopeha Islands where they had been captured by the Germans. The first put to sea on Aug ust 21, and the other on September 5, and it probably was their operations which led to recent reports of raiders in the Pacific. Before coming to grief on August 2 the See Adler, had added the Amer ican schooners A. B. Johnson, Manila and Slade to the list at at least a allied vessels which she sank early this year in the South Atlantic ocean. In the long period from last March, when she was last heard from, the raider probably sent down other craft encountered in passing through the Atlantic, around Cape Horn and quotas. Decision of the war department on the suggestion that the remaining. 7, 000 000 registered men be examined immediately and classified for ssrvice in order that they may have knowl edge of when to expect a call to the colors and arrange their affairs ac cordingly, awaits action by Congress on the war deficiency bill. Funds to carry out the project are contained In that measure. Governors Favor Plan. Secretary Baker said that of some 35 governors who had been asked if they believed it wise and expedient t0 proceed with the examination of all . . 3 1tt fnm Vinrl nnnosed reeistereu- men. Amsterdam. The Cologne Gazette copy of which has been received j m officerSi to this imposing total the fighting of the past two oays iney have added 4,446 prisoners, including across the Pacific to the Society group n These two djri s0 on the of French islands, of vhich Mopeha ronnd tnat it would make too great a demand on the time or tne exau,.., Ing boards, virtually all the members is one. The See Adler according to Captain Smith's report, arriving at Mopeha on July 31. 20,000 Airplanes For Service. Washington. Twenty thousand air- of which are servfng without pay. Geologists have estimated that Aus tria's little developed tin deposits could be made to supply about three fourths of that country's needs of the metal. - wp In its report of the address of Dr Karl Heifferich. German minister of the interior, in the reichstag Satur day represents him as saying: The question of war aims will be discuss ed in the course of a big debate next week." The Rheinische Westfalische Zeitung in its version says "the big debate will take place Monday." AMERICAN DESTROYER IN CLASH WITH A suBMMmnic Washington. Making public an ac- I - A ff ""VT1 count of an action oetweeu an can destroyer in European waters ard a German submarine, the -navy department avoided any claim that (he U-boat had been destroyed, al though all indications pointed to that result The report on which the de nartment's statement was founded orp hv Vice Admiral Sims, m command of American destroyers In the war zone. Enemy Realizes Danger. "The enemy realizes the danger he is facing. "We may expect him to counter-attack in force. He may even regain certain secondary objectives tempo rarily but the British war machine is moving forward, and if time permits and the combat season remains open, with the weather continuing favorable for reconnaissance and careful air craft observations, the allied victories of the past two weeks mill in all v,nhiiitv he repeated and extended. 1"""""""-' i V.P "The enemy pressure aiun5 eastern front has been relieved by the strong allied offensive in Flan ders No engagements of more than local importance are reported in the east. "The German advance in the nortn east has apparently weakened, and he Russians have been able to re organize their position in the Riga jecVv " RICHMOND FFOFRAL RANK APPORTIONS STATE'S SHARE vn AnnorHonment of 'If liMHl, r ' planes for America's figMing forces in j JbertT loan bori(1s to each state em France, authorized in the $640,000,000 , hracefl ln the fifth regional district aviation bill passed by Congress last waq competed hv Governor Ge July actually are under cnostrucuon. T pav. of tne rea-, n.. The' necessary motors aiso are being; nf Richmond. r. letters annononoms manufactured, Secretarj' Baker an- fhe Rmonr.t hanVinr centers vrot.gn nounced and the whole aircraft pro- 01lt. the district wonld he exnected to gram has been so co-ordinated that hscr?he to the second issue of th 1 ,nri mntors are completed ! nan w mailed out to banks, tmat wneu y-"- " -Mnm mrtA othpr suhsenntion trnineO aViaLUI S, rniniwii'oo guns and all other equipment, will be waiting for them. SCARICITY OF WORKMEN DELAYS WAR CONTRACTS Washington Detailing of skilled mechanics in the national army with out discharging them from military service was urged upon President Wil son by Representative "Madden, of Il linois who pointed out that hundred of employers holding wa r contracts are handicapped by scarcity of workmen. The president promised to ask Secre tary Baker to investigate the question after receiving reports irom the labor commission now in the vest. nnd other . - 1 -1 e-Pies Seretar- McAdoo nas ai Iottp to th district 4 per cent. The various states In the district will be expected to subscribe, in order to secure the amount "imperatively demanded" as announced by Mr. Mc Adoo as follows: Strict of Columbia, $20,000,000; Maryland, $65,000,000; North Carolina, S27 000.000; South Carolina, $20,000.-000- Virginia, $45,000,000; West Vir ginia $23,000,000; total, $200,000,000 The apportionment for this district, or 4 per cent of the total, is $120,000, 000 but Governor Seay expects ho full $200,000,000 to be raised and on ihis basis has made his allotments omental safety of the nation. Nearly 2,000,000 housewives have al ready taken the pledge to furnish the food that our Allies and over-seas armies require, and already their ef forts are visibly increasing the. avail able supply. The small amounts which each individual is asked to save through substitution and avoidance or waste when multiplied by millions be come an effective total. The whole problem will be solved If the American people will eat less of the foods, which because of their concentrated nutritive value must be sent abroad and more of other foods of which there is an abundance. The foods that must be saved are wheat pork, dairy products and sugar Those that should be used generously are fish, poultry, vegetaDies anu reals except wheat. Federal Food Administrator, Henry A. Page has practically Perfect plans for the campaign in North Carolina Miss Rankin to Visit Winston-Salem. Winston-Salem. - Miss Jeannette Rankin, member of Congress from Montana, the first woman to ever ov cupy a seat in this great law-making ZZ, will visit Winston-Salem Tues day October 16. She comes in re sponse to an invitation from th local Rotary club, and will spe : In Memo rial hall. Salem college, this will he the first visit of Miss Rankin to the i Q vinr paction, and will SOU II Dlli . . j file first speech she has made outside of Washington, on account of attend ing strictly to congressional duties. Kanlpe Grves U. 8. Three Boys. Marion.-Daniel A. Kanipe. of Ma rion said to be the only living sur ivor of Custer Massacre, has cheer fully given up all three of bl. son. for Uncle Sam's army to flRht Ger many The oldest, James Lafayette. many. . Jnfantrv. is in the 321st regim..t, ""--"V Camp Jackson. S. C. The next old est Joseph Ed. is second llentennnt in the 316th regiment heavy artillery. Camp Jackson, S. 0. The youngesL Lee Roy, is in the navy on the IT. S. S North Carolina. All three of the sons are strong and athletic