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THE CHATHAM RECORD H. A. London EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR Terms of Subscription $1.50 PER YEAR Strictly in Advance mitt Chatham 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. XL. PITTSBORO, CHATHAM COUNTY, N. C.V DECEMBER 19, 1917 NO. 20. o3 til e I 1008 FOR SPIES IS IHE CAPITAL WORK OF THOSE OFFICIALS WHO GUARD WASHINGTON HAS BECOME ONEROUS. 50,000 WORKERS IN CITY Navy Yards, Bridges, Army Depots, Capitol Building and All Other Vital Points Must Be Protected Against Enemy Machinations. By EDWARD B. CLARK. Washington. Washington today Is a zone forbidden to the trespassing feet of the alien enemy. The cnpitnl of the country is the largest district thus far set aside as one In which no alien enemy over the npe of fourteen years may loiter or re side. I'erhnps the country has no adequate conception of the trying work it is for the government officials to guard this city siirainst the insidious machi nations and overt acts of men who would like to see the United States Jose tfie war in which it is engaged, and who would stop at no means to help accomplish such an ingloriou end. It must be remembered that not alone must navy yards and bridges am' army depots and camps be guarded but every department of government, indoors and out. must be sentineled against the intrusion of the spy and the dynamiter. So far as the safety of the country Is concerned, it is largely connected with the safety of its diplomatic and military secrets. Recently 20.000 ad ditional workers have come to Wast. Ington to take places in the depart ments of :overnnient. There must b adued the 30.000 workers that were here before, and so now the agents of Unde Sam have intrusted to them the difficult work of detecting in the mul titud? the few men or the women who. masquerading as friends, are doing the enemy's work. Money Has Bought Spies. It has been proved on several occa sions since the United States went to wnr with Germany that money has been used to secure the spying services nf individuals who. because of native birth or of naturalization, were sup posed to he loyal to their country n;ainst all temptation. It is a eom iwrntively easy thins for the authori ties to watch men and women of Ger man hirth because their naturalization records tell at once who they are. hnl It !s another thins: for the authorities to be able to determine among th- thousands of Americans of American lineage who it is that needs watching. President Wilson, in one of his Ad dresses to congress, spoke of the dte covery of enemy agents within the of rWs of government. The peril is real one. but in considerable part 't wna met and overcome so far as resi dent Washingtonians were concerned prior to the time that the District of fJumbia was declared to be a military zone, but sinoe the first searching and npnreh ending process. 20.000 additional persons have come to Washington ;n 1 have secured government work. The labor of the detection of disaffected ones has increased in proportion. For a long time the bridges over the Potomac river, and certain vital p'ace in uV city ;tSpif nf,ve heen rrnardpfj by members r.f the National Guard. Many of the public buildings and offices. how ever, have been entr'istcd to the care of privately employed watchmen. These men v f hosen for the work only after a rigid investigation. Vital Places Well Guarded. It now has been determined that the vital places in Washington shall bo Planted by men sworn into the service w the government as members of the military forces. Such regulars as can readily be obtained will be used and with thom be some of the remain ing National Guardsmen and beyond this it is probable that members of the Home Guard organization will be pressed into the service. The under standing is that they will be clad in the blue uniforms of peace days in the anay. . , The capitol has been guarded by eivi ians in the service of the govern Bent ever since that day two year Ko when a bomb was exploded in the hallway leading to the senate chnm-,Pr- Entrance to the capitol has been obtainable only through two doorways. on at the bouse end and the other at , , serate end. The main precaution taken was to see to it that no person with a package of any kind was al towed within the doors. No atlempi ws la id,, to search individuals who might enter and in a way the safe guarding was rather a perfunctorv thing. Now things have changed and it is y intention to station guards in a Pretty closely set picket line about the Went l.ui'ding. in the hall and about wiier places which might attract "the "atnaging attention" of cranks, spies :"ien enemies generally New War Council's 'Plans, in W ashington, as perhaps elsewhere the country, the question frequently this time of war is "Are we getting " results that we should get from the eorgy expended r Of course co-ordination Is the thing sju Is needed and one reason that the ung need has not been emphasized countrfnerally in the rs or th ' unquestionably is that most e reporters of the new. in this er Hnp!e feaml u overstep the proo havehoi , crttIci8m and moreover f hof,f ,hemselves UP the buoy hPe froi 0a, to day that a coal escing of effort would come and thai matters would move more quickly to ward the end of war accomplishment The pnss bus carried the word that the national council of defense lias announced a new and large "co-ordinating body" to include seven members of the cabinet and the heads of the civilian boards which concern them selves with shipping, food, fuel and war industries. Can this council bring about complete order and make oux of the different elements one machine, all of whc.se parts will work in unison, without friction, and turn out rapidly the things needed? In a statement made by the council of national defense this Is said: "Since the Council of National De fense, composed of Secretary of War Baker, Secretary of the Navy Dan iels, Secretary of the Interior Lane, Secretary of Agriculture Houston. Sec retary of Commerce lledtield, and Sec retary of Labor Wilson, represents the military tiuis of the government, as well as those federal executive depart ments dealing most directly with the vital resources of the nation, this larg er co-ordinating body will work toward unification of the machinery neces sary in the prosecution of the war." Aims of New Council. This new war council, with three cabinet members added, will deal with the larger affairs of a government en gaged in war. The attempt will be to see to it that there is co-ordination of purchases for the army, navy and the allied and neutral countries; that there is quick handling of all war sup plies at home; that the direction of the industrial energies of the country be firm in method and rapid in maneuver, and that in short everyone of the great affairs of a country at war be managed without loss of time, without fear of a duplication of effort and with a view singly to getting quick results. If such a program can be put through ; if all friction such as that which developed in the shipping board, for instance, can be avoided; if no two men do the same work daily, neither one knowing that the other is doing it, and in short, if system can be made master of the situation, expedition will be the result and a weight of worry will be lifted from the minds of the officials of the administration and from those of the patriotic people. There is another matter of co-ordination of work which is not taken into consideration in connection with this effort to secure harmony and a syste matizing of effort by means of a high American war council in Washington. Bureaus Need Attention, Too. Things cannot move smoothly nor quickly anywhere along the line which runs from the top of things to the bot tom of things unless the rough places below be smoothed as well as the rough places above. Every man connected with this new war council is a chief of operations so to speak in his own right. He may direct that things be done in a certain way and the order will run down the line, but if it Is found impossible in some of the lower official spheres to make things run smoothly, the whole effort, if not lost, is delayed in its result. There are bureaus in the war depart ment today in which ten men are en gaged at work where the work of only one man was necessary in the times of peace. Into the charge of these bu reaus come daily multitudinous masses of material intended for the army and the navy and in some few instances for the pacific branches of the govern ment. The different branches of the war department have been run for years along certain well defined lines. There was not a great deal of material to handle, nor was there a mass of detail to master; A few officers, trained to do the work systematically, succeeded in doing it satisfactorily. In times of peace there was no great hurry in mov ing material from one place to anoth er. Now everything is changed. When a request comes in for certain supplies of different kinds it mean;? that they must be forwarded immedi ately. There are a thousand new men on the job and thus far few of them have definite information as to the ex act nature of their duties. Neither is there any one man who, as should be the case, can tell instantly where those things or the other things are stored. The result is delay but there are signs that King System soon will begin his reign. Porcelain, Feather, Fur Money. Porcelain money is used in Burma and Siam ; and feather money, manu factured from the short red feathers from beneath the wings of a species of parrot, is the ordinary currency of the Santa Cruz islanders. The Loyalty Islands, which lie in the Pacific to the east of Australia, are famous for their fur money. The fur, which is taken from behind the ears of the so-called "flying fox," in reality a large fruit eating bat, is woven into cords of vari ous lengths, and these constitute the ordinary currency of the islanders. Heel Not to Bear Weight. The weight of the body must never be borne on the heels. In walking, the leg Is thrown forward from the hip. knee acting in harmony, heel touching the ground first ; but the weight should be so quickly trans ferred to the ball of the foot that the heel makes no noise. One who walks noisily is always walking incorrectly and of course cannot be graceful. Keep Grapes Fresh for Months. Grapes can be kept fresh for several months by inserting their stems through the corks of glass bottles fill ing these with water, pressing the corks firmly in, sealing them if neces sary with paraffin and inverting the bottles on wooden racks in a cool, dark cellar. The bunches should hang free, their stems sticking up into the water. MEANS IT GUILTY' IS VERDICT OF JURY TRIAL AT CONCORD LASTED THREE WEEKS AND ATTRACT ED NATION-WIDE INTEREST. G. B. MEANS AGAIN FREE MAN Judge Cline's Order Prevents Any Demonstration Taking Place Means Spends Day at Father's Home and Visiting Boyhood Scenes. Concord, N. C. Gaston B. Means, acquitted of the charge of the murder of Mrs. Maude A. King, for which he had been on trial the last three weeks, spent Sunday a free man with his fam ily at the home of his father, and going about the streets of Concord, his boy hood home, receiving the greetings and congratulations of friends. "Not guil ty" was the verdict rendered by the jury Sunday morning at 10:22 o'clock before Judge Cline, members of coun sel, the defendant, his wife and father and other relatives, and a considerable number of spectators who had gather ed in the Cabarrus county court-room. The jury, having had the case over night, sent a message by Sheriff Cald well to Judge Cline at the hotel at 9:30 o'clock asking him to come to the courthouse. The judge was eating his breakfast, which he finished, proceed ing to the courthouse at 10 o'clock. To the crowd that had gathered, Judge Cline stated that he did not know whether or not a verdict had been reached, but in the event that such was the case, regardless of its nature there must not be any demonstration upon its announcement. He instruct ed Sheriff Caldwell to arrest any per son violating this instruction. He gave positive instruction also that the jury men should not be approached after the veraict was announced before the jury was dismissed. Judge Cline's in structions evidently were effective, for there was absolutely no demonstra tion. Many Congratulations. All was quiet and orderly until after court had adjourned sine die at the judge's order. Then counsel and friends crowded about Means to con gratulate him, he put his arm about Mrs. Means and the two, with other relatives and friends proceeded from the courtroom. On the way to the rear door, Mrs. Means encountered a sister of the defendant and the two fell into each other's arms and wept. When the jury filed into the court room. Judge Cline stated that in his charge Saturday afternoon he had in advertently referred to the time of the shooting as "evening," and asked the jurymen whether or not they had interpreted his use of this word as an expression of opinion on his part as to the fact of the time that Mrs. King was shot. The jurymen, all in accord, stated that they had not. Clerk of the Court Stonstreet then asked the "ormal question as to whether a ver dict had been reached, and Foreman J. Frank Goodman answered in the affirmative. Asked by Clerk Stone street whether they found the defend ant, who had been asked to stand and raise his right hand, guilty or not guilty of the crime charged. "Not guilty," said Foreman Good man. Defendant Released. Judge Frank Osborne, of counsel for the defense, then asked Solicitor Cle ment if he had any further charge n gainst the defendant and the solicitor answered "I have not." Judge Os borne then asked ftist the defendant he released from custody, and Judge Cline said: "The defendant is released." WAR MISSION IS HOME FROM ITS EUROPEAN TRIP New York. What the American mission was sent to accomplish in the inter-allied war conference in Paris "has been successfully and satisfac torily done." was the message brought, to the American people by Col. E. M. House, head of the mission, who re turned to the United State with four of bis colleagues. HOT STATEMENT Y MR. HOOVER AGAINST SP BR ECKELS Washington. Charges made by Claus Sprekels, president of the Fed eral Sugar Refining Company, before a senate investigating committee that the food administration is responsible for a sugar shortage drew from Food Administrator Hoover a vigorous at tack on Mr. Spreckels. An open inti mation is made by Mr. Hoover that Mr. Spreckles' testimony was inspir ed by the fact that the food admin istration cut profits in sugar. GERMANS USED WIRELESS ON SHIP AS BAND PLAYED Honoolulu. While the ship's band was playing lively tunes to drown put all ell-tale sounds, the wireless appa ratus of the German cruiser, Geier, while interned in this harbor, relayed messages between German agents, in the United States and Japan in fur therance of a plot to embroil the two countries in war, according to an ar ticle printed in The Star Bulletin here ALLIES ARE MAKING A STEADY ADVANCE I - N EARING GOAL DESPITE SOME VNTOWARD CIRCUMSTANCES 8AYS LLOYD GEORGE. DARKEST HOUR IS JUST NOW Because Russia Has Quit and Gone Into Revolution and America is Just Doming In. Every Passing Hour is Brighter. London. That steady progress to wards the desired goal is being made by the allies, despite some untoward occurrences, is. the firm conviction of Premier Lloyd George, ie declared. It is because of this fact, the pre mier said, that he would regard peace overtures to Prussia at the moment when her military spirit was drunk with boastfulness asa betrayal of the trust of himself and his colleages. The premier's words were: "It is because I am firmly convinc ed that despite some untoward events, despite discouraging appearances we are making steady progress toward the goal that I would regard peace over tures to Prussia at the very moment the Prussian military spirit is drunk with boastfulness as a betrayal of the great trust with which my colleagues and myself have been charged." If Russia persists in her present policy, the premier pointed out, the withdrawal by the enemy from the east of a third of his troops must re lease hundreds of thousands of men and masses if material to attack Great Britain, France and Intaly. America Is In. "If the Russian democracy has de cided to abandon the struggle against military autocracy the American de mocracy is taking it up." Germany's victories were emblaz oned to the world, the premier said, but her troubles did not apepar in bulletins. Something was known of them however. The deadly grip of the British navy was having its effect and the valor of the troops was making an impression which would tell in the end. He said those who during the past fortnight were organizing a ner vous breakdown in the nation were the same as those who recently were organizing an hysterical shout over the Flanders victories. Mr. Lloyd George said he was glad to understand that Lord Landsowne's recent letter had been misunderstood and that Lord Lansdowne was in sympathy with President Wilson. "I also," the premier declared, "agree with President Wilson and do not desire to force a controversy where none exists. "I warn the nation to watch the ma nwho thinks ther eisahalafw-y man who thinks there is a half-way house between victory and defeat," the premier admonished. "There are the men who think you can end the war now by some sort of what they call peace by setting up a league of nations. That is the right policy after victory; without victory it would be v farce." Premier Lloyd George, who was speaking at the dinner at the Grey's Inn Benchers, said: Is Darkest Hour. "If this is the worst moment, it is because Russia has stepped out and America is only preparing to come in. Every 1 our that passes will see the gap formed by the retirement of the Russians filled by the valiant sons of the great Republic. Germany knows it and Austria knows it. hence the desperate efforts that they are making to force the issue before America is ready. '"AR RESOLUTION IS UNANIMOUSLY PASSED Ha ana. The senate unanimously adopted a resolution declaring that a state of war between Cuba and Austria-Hungary exists. The resolution was the same as that passed by the house. TWO LIGHTLESS NIGHT FOR EVERY WEEK ORDERED Citv White Ways and Advertising Signs Must be Darkened Sunday 9 and Thursday Nights. Washington Two "lightless nights" a. week were ordered by the fuel ad ministration. Next Sunday night will he the fi..3t and thereafter Sunday and Thursday of every week will see the city white ways and advertising signs darkened, only necessary street lights used and only such lights as the law requires in offices and stores not open NO TEUTONS WERE ABOARD THE IMO Halifax. There were no Germans or Austrians aboard the Imo when it collided with the Mont Blanc, Alex B. Bjorssen, second officer of the Imo, testified at session of the government inquiry into the explosion. So far as .he knew the captain and pilot were "both oh the bridge of the ship until after the collision. He had noticed no change in the Imo't course prior to the collision. Twenty minutes lapsed before the explosion occurred .COZIER DENIES ANY DELAY IN EQUIPING ADMITS THAT TROOPS HAD BEEN SUPPLIED WITH FRENCH MA CHINE GUNS. ! LACK OF GUNS IN CAMPS Responsibility Rests on Secretary Ba ker. Training of New Army Will Not Be Seriously Retarded on Ac count of Equipment. Washington. Leaders of the senate military committee subjected Major General Crozier, chief of ordnance, to three hours of sharp cross-examination, seeking explanation of delays in providing the war army with weapons. At the executive session they will press questions which the general ob jected to answering in the open hear ing. Throughout the examinations Gen eral Crozier insisted that there had been and would be no delay in equip ping soldiers sent abroad. He admit ted that because of a shortage of ma chine guns the American troops in France were supplied with weapons of French make, and that there was a lack of both machine guns and rifles in the training cantonments, but de clared that the training of troops would not be seriously retarded. Responsibility for the machine gun situation was placed by the general squarely upon Secretary Baker, who, he said, had taken a persbnal interest in the matter and ordered an investi gation which resulted in the adoption in June of a new gun known as the Browning type. This statement came when Chairman Chamberlain said he was not satisfied with the explanation that the delay had been caused by in vestigation. "Neither am I satisfied," responded the witness, "but I am not personally responsible." Nearly every member of the committee joined in the exam ination and questions were fired across the table as rapidly as the general could answer. Chairman Chamberlain took excep tions to the conclusions drawn from General Crozier's testimony that con gress, by failing to make prompt ap propriations, and labor troubles, were largely responsible for the delay. Gen eral Crozier said he had not intended such an interpretation, and that mil lions of dollars appropriated had not been expended. UNITED STATES GUARD IS NAME SELECTED Auxiliary Force of Trcops Will Num ber 25,000. Washington. The United States guard will be the name of the 25,000 auxiliary force of troops, authorized by the war department, to supplement state and other forces now guarding war supplies, war industries and . do ing police duty essential to the con duct of the war, including patrol ' of water fronts. President Wilson has signed the or der for organization of the force and further orders were going out from the war department. Forty battalions will be organized to relieve regular troops, national guard or other purely military units ,o.f this guard duty. The order prescribes that the force be raised by voluntary enlistment or draft. It is the pirpose of the gov ernment to make it up of men not available for war csrvicc at the front. Volunteers will be accepted only be tween the ages of 31 and 45. If-te-sort to draft is necessary men placed in the special classes under the new .draft system as being fit for limited military service only, will' be used to fill up the ranks. The guards will be clothed in regu lar army blue uniforms for which there is no need in the army during war times. They will he armed with Krag Jorgensen rifles, and other equipment not suitable for modern warfare. AMERICAN ENGINEERS KILLED BY HUN BOMBS With the American Army in France. A number of American railway en gineers have been killed by German aerial bombs in a town somewhere be hind the British front. Details are not yet known. It is now permitted to announce that a German bomb fell in a street in a town through which American troops were passing. Pieces of the bomb shattered the windows of a house in which there were offi cers, showering them with glass. ARE NOT EXPECTED TO RESIST TAX IMPOSITION Louisville, Ky. Collection- by the State of Kentucky, without a contest, of approximately $2;000,000 In inher itance taxes on the estate of the late Mrs. Robert Worth Bingham was in dicated by announcement that :ah in ventory of the eniite estate wpuld be filed with the state taxing authorities. The announcement was made by offi cers of a Louiseville trust company, administrators of the estate with will annexed. - SNOW HELPS HALT 0 0 GERMANS AIDS ITALIANS IN HOLDING POSl- TIONS. REGAIN SOME LOST TERRITORY. STRONG OFFENSIVE IN WEST General Allenby Occupies Jerusalem. Bolshevik! Forces Reported to Have Attained Heavy Losses in Fightng With Cossacks. The Germans, following their heavy artillery preparations of recent days, have attempted to drive a wedge fffto the British line west of Cambrai, but although they used numerically supe rior forces, their effort brought them only a minor gain. The attack, launched between Bullecourt and Queant, was similar to that adopted by Crown Prince Rup precht's troops when they pierced General Byng's front southwest of Cambrai nearly two weeks ago and caused a retirement of the British on the salient General Byng previously had driven toward Cambrai. The British held tenaciously to their ground, except at one point, where the enemy penetrated a front line position. As in their previous attempt to wreck the Cambrai salient, the Ger mans lost heavily, the British mov ing them down with machine gun and rifle fire in the fighting, which lasted from dawn until 1 o'clock ih the afternoon. . , Notwithstanding their failure, the Germans are keeping up an intensive bombardment of British and French positions all along the western front and daily are receiving additional re inforcements in men and guns from the eastern theater. Snow is falling heavily in the mountains along the northern Italian front, and optimism prevails among the Italians that this will aid them definitely in holding the Austro-Ger-mans back from the Italian plain. Amid the first flurries of the storm on Tuesday the enemy resumed his at tack among the hills and was re warded by the capture of several po sitions. Later, however, the Italians in a counter attack regained their lost terrain, after which the artillery duels were resumed, but with less strength than had previously been shown. The Cossacks, under General Kale dines, and the Bolsheviki forces are reported to have met in at least two fights, with the counter-revolutionists the victors in both. The engagements occurred at Moheliv and at Tama novka, and the Bolsheviki losses are declared to have been heavy. General Allenby, commander of the British forces in Palestine, has en tered Jerusalem and taken over con. trol of the Holy City. The populace greeted the British commander cor dially. In a proclamation, he told 'he inhabitants that all sacred build ings and holy nitres would he nrotect ed and maintained. Meanwhile, the British army continues its successful operations in Palestine, havine: rnn tured several additional qpositions from the Turks. RESTRICTIONS ARE VERY FEW SAYS PRESIDENT. President Discriminates iin Favor of Austro-Hungarians. Washington. Austro-Hungarian subjects in the United States, most of the million or more of whom are lab erers and are loyal to the allied war cause, will suffer few restrictions as a result of war between the lands of their birth and adoption. In a proclamation declaring a state of war with Austria-Hungary, in ac cordance with the act of Congress, President Wilson specified that unnat uralized Austro-Hungarian, unlike the Germans in this country, should be free to live and travel anywhere, ex cept that they may not enter or leave the United States without permission, and those suspected of enemy activity may be interned. They need not reg ister with police or postoffice officials. NEW HOUSE COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS APPRROVED. Washiington. New honee commit tee assignments were aonroved at sep arate csucuses of democrats and re publicans, subject to acceptance at the regular session. The democrats did their work quickly, but the meeting cf the republicans was prolonged by an effort to recommend seven mem bers, with Miss Rankin as chairman of the special house committee on suffrage, instead of the six allotted by the majority to the minority. CONGRESSMAN FIRED CANNON AT AUSTRIANS. Italian Army, lieadquarters in Northern Italy. The first American shot against Austria .was fired by Rep resentative Tinkhapa, of Boston on the lower Piave when Mr. Tinkham pulleed a string firing a large 149 mill meter gun. . sending'fa shell hurtliing across the .piaifa te;.theustrta;n-post. tions at Confo." A1 huge cloud oJLblacji smoke marked tho place where the shell bursL ASSIST TAX PAYERS MAKE 00T FORM TWENTY-FIVE DEPUTIE8 WILL AID INCOME TAXPAYERS IN EASTERN DISTRICT. INSTRUCTION FOR DEPUTIES Before Sending Officials Out School Will Be Held in Raleigh Fifteen In Western District. Raleigh. Revenue Collector Bailey will place about twenty-live deputies in the field January 1 to assist tax payers in the eastern district of North Carolina in the. work of filling out in come tax forms and making the re turns to the office. The returns must be made between January 1 and Match 1. Before sending these officials to help ths payers, Collector Bailey will hold a school of Instruction in his office for the benefit of the deputies who will be sent throughout the eastern dist4ct In addition to the regular force of field men. Revenue Agent Vanderford, of Greensboro, will send fifteen of his raiders to assist in this work. "The government recognizes," Col lector of Internal Revenue J. W. Bailey said, "that many persons experience a good deal of difficulty in Ailing out income tax forms. It recognizes, too. that tax-payers resident at points where collector's offices are not easily accessible, find it hard to get proper instruction in the law. Next year when every married person living with wife or husband and having a net income of $2,00Q, and every unmarried person not the head of a family and having a net income of $1,000 for the year 1917, must make return of income on the form prescribed, there will be hun dreds in every community seeking light on the law, and help in executing their returns. My own and every oth er collection district in the nation will be divided into districts, with the coun ty as the unit, and a government offi cer informed in the income tax assign ed to each district. He will spend hardly less than a week in each coun ty, and in some counties a longer time, very likely in the courthouse at the county-seat town. In cities where there are collector's branch offices, he will be there, and in other cities possibly at the city hall. My office will in due time advise postmasters and bankers and send out notices to the newspapers stating when the officer will be in each county. It will be unnecessary for prospective tax-payers to ask 'my of fice for forms on which to make re turns. The officer who visits their county will have them. "It may be stated as a matter of gen eral information that 'net income' is the remainder after subtracting ex penses from gross income. Personal, family, or living expense is not ex pense in the meaning of the law, the exemption being allowed to cover such expenses. "The new exemptions of $1,000 and $2,000 will add tens of thousands to the number of income taxpayers in this district, inasmuch as practically every farmer, merchant, tradesman, professional man and salary worker and a great many wage-workers will be required to make return and pay tax." Car Men Get Raise. Wilmington. What is believed to be the final chapter in the differences be tween employees and management of the Tidewater Power company, the lo cal street railway concern, which reached such an acute stage about a year ago when several companies of state militia were sent here during j strike of the street car employees, has ! been written. The citizens' committee I which was formed as a hoard of arbi j tration to act upon the complaints of j the men and the company, has filed its report which allows an increase of one cent per hour to the motormen and conductors. Our money cannot buy bread and meat in Europe for our allies for there is little to buy. We must give them food REAL food. To do this we must conserve by substitution. Arrange for Nitrate of Soda. Washington, D. C Secretary Hous ton told Senator Overman and Renre sentatives Hood, Douhton and Robin son, and a party of firmers' union del egates, headed by W. B. Gibson, of Iredell county, that final arrangements had been made with Great Britain, i France and Italy for $105,000 -tons of nitrate of soda for the farmers of this county. The farmers will get the soda at from $65 to $70 plus the freight, which may run the total cost to $70 or $80. The prices now are from $90 to noo. Wood for Fayetteville. Fayetteville. Fayetteville's fight for a municipal woodyard is practically won. When the Chamber of Com merce committee which has been working on the matter for the past two weeks appeared before the Board of Aldermen the coldest night o.f the vear and -laid before that body a corn nlete plan for the I Operation of a mu-ntctpa-1 woodyacd, the attitude of the city fathers; was so favorable .that the mo.tlon.trv appoint a special committed to consider 'the proposition was passed unanimously;
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