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PITTSBORO, CHATHAM COUNTY, N. C. SEPTEMBER 19, 1918
VOL. XL NO. 7.
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IMPORTANT NEWS
THE WORLD; OVER
IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF THIS
AND OTHER NATIONS FOR
SEVEN DAYS GIVEN
THE NEWS J1FTHE SOUTH
What "Is Taking Place In The South
land Will Be Found In
Brief Paragraphs
Domestic ;
The impression prevalent in many
quarters that members of congress
are subject to draft was removed by
a ruling of General Crowder. Upon
resignation, however, members of con
gress would automatically become sub
ject to draft.
Medill McCormick, Republican, will
contest the Illinois senatorship this
fall with James Hamilton Lewis, Dem
ocratic incumbent. .He was nominated
by a plurality of 62,000 over Mayor
Thompson of Chicago and Congress
man George Edmond Foss.
Eugene V. Debs, charged with vio-
lating the espionage act, was found
guilty by a federal jury at Cleveland,
Ohio. Debs said: "I repudiate noth
ing; I. retract nothing; I deny noth
ing.. Everything will come out all
right in God's good time."
Joseph- C. S. Blackburn, former sen
ator from Kentucky, and in recent
years resident commissioner of the
Lincoln Memorial commission, died at
his residence in Washington from at
tacks of the heart. He was about 80
years old and served in the Confed
erate army.
The Louisiana orange crop this fall
will be only slightly over 55,000 boxes,
or about 35 per cent of the annual
average yield in this state for the six
years prior to 1915.
Habitual use of morphine, cocaine,
heroin and preparations containing
other narcotic "drugs has increased
Tapidly in the United States within the
last two years? and a drastic anti-har-;otic
law must be enacted to check
the wholesale spread of the habit. .
In South Carolina's second Demo
cratic primary, William P. bollock of
Cheraw defeated Thomas H. Peeples
of Barnwell for the nomination for
the short senate term.
Youths of 19 and 20 years and men
between the ages of 32 and 36 inclu
sive who have registered, will be first
called to the colors, to whom question
naires will first go out, and local
"boards have been ordered to proceed
with their speed classification so that
some of them may be called in Octo
ber. -
Pointing out that in classifying men
above the ages of 31 the army draft
would be attacking the country's eco
nomic life and entering an unexplored
field," General .Crowder, in a public
statement to all employers and indus
trial representatives, besought their
aid in applying the plans of indus
trial deferments so that "the mainte
nance of the military establishment of
the national interest during the emer
gency" may not be interfered with.
It is stated that onlyr 601,000 men
above the age of 31 can be mobilized
for participation in the war that is
to say, that out of the number who
register, not many more than a half
million can be expected to qualify un
less the standard is lowered, which
is not likely.
Washington
General Pershing has issued the fol
lowing order: "It is the duty of every
officer and soldier to kill on the spot
any person who in a fight urges any
one to surrender or 'stop fighting. It
makes no difference whether the per
son is a stranger or a friend, an offi
cer or a private.. Whoever. he is he
should be shot on the spot. In battle
there is no time to inquire into the
identity or motives of persons who
create panic or disorganization, or
who advise surrender."
President Wilson announces that a
fair price for raw cotton will be fixed
if that should be deemed necessary af
ter the committee to be appointed by
the war industries board has complet
ed its inquiry into the general cotton
situation.
Most of the cotton raised 'in the
United States - this year will be used
for war purposes.
The German people ought to know
that if they had dreamed of getting
better peace terms from the entente
than those formulated last January,
they were mistaken, said Gen. Jan
Christian Smuts, mmber of the privy
council, in an address, on being given
tbe freedom of Newcastle, England.
The administration measure design
ed to stimulate the sale of Liberty
Bonds by. making a larger amount of
them held by individuals and corpora
tions free from federal taxation was
Pf.ssed by the house without a dissent
ing vote. -
Destruction of an enemy submarine
on, September 3. off the Atlantic "coast
by gunfire from the American 'steam
er Frank Y. Buck, is reported to the
navy department by the master of the
steamer. He said two shots were ob
prved to hit the submersible, : which
sank after a terrific explosion.
Information has' reached Washington
from a source ' usually reliable that
Turkey has sent a large force to the
Bulgarian border where trouble is
brewing over division of territorial
spoils of war. ...between these two al
lies of Germany.
It is declared that the . American
army next year will be bigger than the
British and French armies combined.
Regional directors of the railroad
administration were instructed to claim
deferred classification for railroad gen
eral officers, shopmen, trainmen, skill
ed, yard men, road and maintenance of
way foremen and skilled workers, tel
ephone and telegraph operators and
other essential employees.
Metz, which, is historically rich in
its past, where Charles IV proclaimed
the golden bull in 1356; which in 1552
was given to Henry II of France, to
gether with Toul and Verdun, and in
1870 became the, pivotal point around
which the French armies under Mar
shal Bazaine operated, around which
centers interest in the present Ameri
can drive, is the most strongly fortified
city in Germany. The fortifications
extend along the Moselle and Seille
and were begun by the French in 1870
and finished later by the Germans.
European
Metz, the center of the present
American drive, is the capital of Lor
raine, and is about eleven miles east
of the French frontier.
The American first army has car
ried out the initial task assigned to
it the -leveling of the famous St. Mi
hiel salient in Lorraine.
More than 13,500 prisoners have
been taken from the Germans by the
Americans, together with many guns
and great quantities of ammunition
and other war stores.
From . Hattonville, on the north,
across the salient eastward to Pagny,
the Americans debouched from off
the big sack that extended southward
to St. Mihiel, trapping within it by
their fast advance all the enemy forces
who failed to take refuge in flight when
the great bombardment heralded the
approach of the offensive.
Beginning in the northwest and
crossing the salient eastward, Fresnes-les-Eparges,
Hattonville,- Preny and
Pagny and all the ground lying be
tween them are in American hands.
First returns to Provost Marshal
General Crowder from the second
great mobilization of the nation's man
power for the war on Germany indi
cates that at least ' fourteen million
men have been added to the army res
ervoir. The estimated number of men
between 18 and 21 and 32 and 46 years
of age, was thirteen million.
A supreme line of defense, to be call
ed the Parsifal line, is being construct
ed by the Germans from Antwerp to
Metz.
An article in the Echo de Paris says
the Germans are putting the Antwerp
forts in a defensive condition.
Nothing but heart failure on the
part of the British nation can prevent
our achieving a real victory," said Pre
mier Lloyd-George, speaking at Man
chester, recently.
"To end all wars we must impose
a durable peace from our enemies.
The Prussian military power must not
only be beaten, but Germany herself
must know, and the German people
must know; the rulers have outraged
the law of humanity and that Prussian
strentgh cannot protect them from
punishment," says Lloyd-George.
"A league of nations with the Prus
sian military power triumphant would
be a league of fox and gees--one fox
and many geese. The geese would
greatly diminish in numbers," says an
English statesman. ,
Emperor William declares that ev
ery one in the remotest corner of the
fatherland knows that he ' has "left
no stone unturned to shorten, the war
as far as possible for the people and
for the entire civilized European
world."
The emperor of Germany says it
takes two to make peace one cannot
do it unless he can overcome the other:
Emperor William says Germany has
made it plain on more than one oc
casion that she is willing to make
peace, which, he says, is plain enough
for any "sensible people" to compre
hend. Twenty-five British prisoners are
confined like birds in a cage near the
flying sheds at Evers, a suburb of.
Brussels.
Fleeing deserters from the German
army recently have, been repeatedly
fired at in the busy streets of Co
logne. This is what a member of the
reichstag says in a message to the
German imperial chancellor.
A troop ship with 2,800 American
soldiers on board has been torpedoed.
All hands were saved. The troop ship
was beached. The transfer of the
American soldiers from the stricken
vessel to escorting British and Amer
ican torpedo boat destroyers was made
quickly without injury to any one. All
escaped injury, when the torpedo ex
ploded and they were soon on their
way .to a British port. There was no
sign of panic on board. The admira
ble behavior of the, men was gratify
ing to the officers. Many of the
troops were from Chicago and Cleve
land. ,
The submarine which torpedoed an
American troop ship off the English
coast was lifted clear out of the wa
ter after one of the depth bombs ex
ploded and then entirely disappeared.
American troops of all units have
been instructed to kill on the spot
any one who in time of battle 'urges
surrender , or atempts to persuade
them that further resistance Is use
less. The statement is . made that a Ger
man soldier was recently found mor
tally ' wounded far inside the- meri-'
can lines at Fismette. He had lived,
for a long time in America and spoke
English well and possibly he intended
to get an American uniform and cre
ate doubt or disorganization among
TERSE REJECTION
OF PEACE FEELER
PRESIDENT WILSON MAKES
SHORT WORK OF GERMAN
TRICK PROPOSAL.
THE ONLY REPLY POSSIBLE
Emphasis of Answer Is Doubled 'by
Length of Time Consumed
in Its Delivery.
Washington. The United States, as
was fully expected, has uncondition
ally rejected Germany's peace feeler.
In doing so, the government has spok
en for all the co-belligerents.
-Almost immediately after receiving
the Austrian government's note from
the minister from Sweden, Mr. Eken
gren, Secretary Lansing issued this
formal statement:
"I am authorized by the President
to state that the following will be the
reply of this government to the Aus-tro-Hungarian'note
proposing an unof
ficial conference of belligerents:
"'The government of the United
States feels that there is only one re
ply of this government to the Austro
Hungarian government. It has repeat
edly and with entire candor stated the
terms upon which the United States
would consider peace and can and
will entertain no proposal for a con
ference upon a matter concerning
which it has made its position and
purpose so plain.' t-
Mr. Lansing's statement was given
out within half an hour after he had
received the Austrian proposal. It
would have been forthcoming almost
immediately: upon the 'delivery of the
Austrian note had it not been found
necessary in order to avoid the possi
bility of grave error to make a care
ful comparison between the official
text and that which was received in
news dispatches last night from Am
sterdam. . '
Thus, emphasis was added to the
declination, if any were needed, the
quickness of the reply indicating the
existence of no shadow of doubt in
the mind of the administration as to
what it sholud be. As soon as Mr.
Lansing's reply can te put ih form it
will be handed to the Swedish minis
ter for transmission to Austria.
STRENGTH OF ENEMY IS
REDUCED FOUR DIVISIONS
American Headquarters In Lor
raine. It probably is not an underes
timate to assume that the Americans,
in obliterating the St. MihteL salient,
reduced the enemy's strength by the
equivalent of four divisions. The vic
tory . of the Americans was due to
German inferiority in numbers and a
greater inferiority in morale.
The statement coming from the
German high command that it is
glad to be rid of the salient may be
believed, but it may be doubted if
the command also is glad to have lost
15,000 men, more than 100 guns, an
innumerable quantity of machine
guns, trench mortars, tons of ammuni
tion and telegraph material, as well
as railroad equipment, rolling stock,
clothing and supplies.
FIRST CALL ON REGISTRANTS
IS ANNOUNCED AS 181.838
Washington. Draft calls announced
by Provost Marshal General Crowder
will' send 181,838 men qualified for
general military service to army
camps before October 16. ' All states
have quotas to fill. Of the total 142,000
will be white registrants who will en
train between October 7 and 11.
The remainder will be negroes, who
will move in two groups, 29,016 en
training between September 25 and
27, and 10,752 on October 16 Men
who registered last Thursday, it was
said at' the provost marshal general's
office, but in most localities sufficient
men remain in class one from the
registrations on last June 5 and Au
gust 24 to meet the requirements.
. North Carolina must furnish 1,374,
South Carolina 793 and Virginia 1,343.
ANOTHER BLOW BY FOCH
MOMENTARILY EXPECTEL
Washington. Another blow agains
the German lines as an answer to tin
peace proposal is expected momentar
ily, by military officials. '
Several simultaneous attacks w.Jl
be delivered, it is thought, with
the Flanders front, the French opera
tions about La Fere directed at Laon
and the new American front across
h.9 mouth of the old SL Mihiel salient
as the logical positions from which
Marshal Foch would strike.
OVERCAME DIFFICULTIES,
ALMOST UNBELIEVABLE
With the American army in Lor
raine.: Difficulties almost unbsliev
able were overcome by the Franco
able were overcome by the Franco
American troops who attacked thf
Germans on the western flank of the
St. Mihiel salient. The heaviest fight
ing occurred on this flankv as. else
where along the line of last week's of
fensive. The attackers .had to storm
forests and thickets which were al
moat a solid mass of barbed wire.
STEADY ADVANG
IE OF
PERSHING'S FORGES
ENEMY'S WITHDRAWAL MAY BE
TO PROTECT HIS RAILWAY
COMMUNICATION.
AMERICAN PATROLS ADVANCING
Two New Divisions. Broken Up by
British German Strength is -Greatly-
Reduced.-
London General Pershing's Army Is
making fine progress. It has advanced
tfrom two to three mi1 es on a 33-mile
front and the fortr.es'. guns of Metz
have come Into action against it.
The enemy appears to be, withdraw
ing to some further line which will
protect the railway communications in
the vicinity of" Metz, which at present
are under the long range fire of the
Americans.
American patrols . are . advancing at
various points a ouple . of miles, be-,
yond the general advances.
The American line at noon ran
through Norroy,. on the Moselle, Hau
mont, Doncourt and ,to Abaucourt on
the aid line.
The ' advance by the French seems
to have been in. the nature of several
local pushes and not a big general
forward move. The situation is much
the same as it was. The enemy has
been reacting very violently on the
Fernch front. He made several coun-ter-atacks,
although he has not re
covered any of his lost ground, he Is
holding up the French somewhat.
The Brititsh are reported to have
captured the village of "Malsseny,
northwest of S. Quintal. It has' been
discovered that there were six Ger
man divisions operating in the St Mi
hiel salient. That would give a total
strength of 60.000 men or a rifl.3
strength of 36,000. The Germans had
broken up for them, two more divis
ions in this action, thus reducing their
strength in the west to 191 divisions,
plus four Austrian divisions and some
dismounted cavlary.
PEACE DISCUSSION TO BE
NO INTERRUPTION OF WAR
Amsterdam. In extending an invita
tion to all the belligertn governments
tion to all the belligerent governments
gome neutral meeting place, the Aus-tro-Hungarian
government states that
the object of the conference would be
to secure an exchange of views which
would show "whether thes.3 prerequi
sites exist which would make the
'speedy inauguration of peace negotia
tions appear promising."
The Austrian prptfosal, which is an
nounced in an official communication
telegraphed here from Vienna sug
gests that there be no interruption of
the war, and that the "discussions
would go only so far as considered
by the participants to offer prospects
of success." i
The proposal calls for all the bel
ligerents to send delegates for a con
fidential and unbinding discussion on
the basic principles for the conclusion
of peace, in a place in a neutral coun
try and at a near date that would yet
have to be agreed upon."
LIVES OF LITTLE CHILDREN
SNUFFED OUT BY SUBMARINE
London. The British steamer Gal
way Castle of 7,988 tons gross was tor
peroed and sunk. She had 960 per
sons on board, of whom- more than
860 were reported saved.
The missing from the Gal way Cas
tle numbers 189. They include 120
passengers, 36. naval and military offi
cers and men, and 33 of the crew.
Ninety third-class passengers lost
were without exception women and
children. 1
The liner floated for two days in
eharge o fthe captain and volunteers.
The passenger list included 300 wo
men and children. The bocjies otf
three of the children who had died
were brought ashore. The captain and
several of the officers are reported to
ha vie been still on board the ship when
she was last seen and sinking. .
FORCE, FORCE TO THE UTMOST;
FORCE WITHOUT STINT OR LIMIT
Washington. Germany's . latest
peace feeler best finds its answer in
President Wilson's Baltimore speech:
"Force, force to the utmost, force
without stint or limit, the righteous
and triumphant force which shall
make right the law of the world, and
cast every selfish dominion down In
the dust." .
That was the President's answer
then, and it was reiterated today; it
is his- answer now.
CONGRESS DISCUSSING MEANS
FOR 'FURTHER FINANCING WAR
Washington. Measures for the
financing of the war will occupy the
attention of Congress this week. In
the house the war revenue bill was
taken up for discussion of amend
ments under the five-minute debate
rule with a view to a i3nal votewhile
the senate, when it reconvenes will
begin consideration" of the administra
tion Liberty bond meisure, designed
to stimulate sale of 1 ends of the
fourth 'ssue.
SI NK IS TAKEN
BY AMERICAN ARMY
MORE THAN. 13,000 PRISONERS
COUNTED AND LARGE STORES
OF ARMS AND MUNITIONS.
IIOUTH OF SICK IS CLOSED
Allied Airmen Already Bombing the
Moselle Region and Metz Out
lying Fortifications.
The American first army has car
ried out the initial task assigned to it
the leveling of the famous St. Mihiel
salient in Lorraine.
In a little more than 24 hours not
only had the work been accomplished
but General Pershing's men had all
the important towns, villages and
stretegic positions in the sector with
in their hands and were" standing on
the banks of the Moselie, river at
Pagny, looking across the stream into
German territory. And the southern
outer fortifications of Metz, the great
German stronghold in Lorraine, were
only four miles distant.
Large numbers of Germans had
been counted and others were still on
their way back to the prison cages
and many guns and machine guns and
great quantities of ammunition and
other war stores were in American
hands. '
From Hattonville, to the north,
across the salient eastward to Pagny,
the Americans have closed the mbuth
of the big sack which extended south
ward to St. Mihiel, trapping within it
by their fast advance all the enemy
forces who failed to take refuge in
fight when the great bombardment of
Thursday morning heralded the ap
proach of the offensive.
In addition, along the eastern sjde
of the heights north of Hattonville
the Americans have debouched from
the hill region and are astride the
railroad running from Commercy to
Verdun. Likewise the Thlaucourt
Metz and Nancy-Metz railroads are in
American hands.
Beginning in the northwest and
crossing the salient eastward, Fres
nes, Les Eparges, Hattonville, Preny
and Pagny. and all the ground lying
between them are in American hands.
The towns of Vigneulles, Thiaucourt,
Pont-AJMousson and St. Mihiel are
far in the rear of the present line.
Montsec, the dominating height in the
center of the salient and from which
much trouble had been expected, fell
without fighting.
Already" allied airmen are heavily
bombing the Moselle region around
Metz and its outlying fortifications,
having dropped many tons of bombs
on the strategic railways leading from
the great fortress and it seemingly is
not without reason to expect that with
apparent supremacy in the air, Metz
and the surrounding country hence
forth is ' to be sadly harassed by the
allied flying squadrons.
Washington. First returns to Pro
vost Marshal General Crowder from
the second great mobilizatin of the
nation's manpower for the war on
Germany indicated that at least 14,
000,000 men had been added to the
army Teservoir. The estimated num
ber of men between 18 and 21 and 32
and 45 years was 13,000,000.
Ten states, widely scattered, and
the District of Columbia gave substan
tial totals by telegraph during the day
and on these figures General Crowder
announced that these states were ex
ceeding heir estimated registration
by 8.5 per cent. The returns will not
be made public until they have been
checked for possible errors. The
states reporting were Virginia, Ten
nessee. Louisiana. Mississippi. Arkan
sas, Oregon, Rhode, Island, Vermont,
Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Complete returns from the registra
tion of August 24. when youths who
had reached their twenty-first year
between that date and June 5, 1918,
also were made public. They showed
that 157.968 men had gone into the
draft reserves against an estimate of
158,011.
GERMANS VIRTUALLY ON
WOTAN-H IN DEN BU RG LINE
With the American Army in Lor
raine. The St. Mihiel salient has
been wiped out and the enemy forces
are now virtually with their backs on
the famous Wotan-Hindenburg line
with the Americans and French paral
leling them closely from Verdun to
the Moselle." .
The line now extends past Norroy,
Jaulny, Xammons, St. Benoit, Hatton
ville, Hanronville and Herbeville.
WHAT SPANISH INFLUENA IS -
IS DESRIBED BY GEN. BLUE
Washington. The new , disease,
Spanish influenza, is thus described
by Surgeon General Blue:
"People are stricken on the streets,
while at work in factories, shipyards,
offices or. elsewhere. First, there is
a chill, then fever with temperature
from 101 to 103, headache, backache,
reddening and running of the eyes,
pains and aches all over the body and
general prostration. Persons so ftt
tacked should get to bed.
AMERICANS ATTACK
IN MIHIEL SECTOR
ALONG FRONT ATTACKOF TWEN-
TY AND DEPTH OF FIVE MILES
. HUNS ARE DRIVEN BACK.
THE CAPTURE OF ST.
Haig Penetrates Old Defense Line,
Taking Important Positions and
More Than 1,000 Prisoners.'
The American first army under com-
mand of General Pershing is in action
against the Germans on a 20-mile front
on the famous St. Mihiel salient in
Lorraine, which has stood a sharp
wedge in the French line southeast
of Verdun since the commencement of
the war.
In the preliminary thrust ground
was gained on both sides' of the trian
gle' and also at its apex at St. Mihiel,
and at last accounts the Americans,
with whom some French troops are
brigaded, were fast sweeping across
the salient in an effort to close the
mouth of the big pocket before the
Germans can extricate themselves
as a result of the suddenness of .the
blow and the element of surprise. -
Although the advance of -the Amer
icans was swift and sure and gains in
excess of four miles on the southern
side of the battle area were made, the
cavalry far outstripped the tank's and
footmen and was last reported oper
ating along, the railroad near Vig
neulles, almost in the center of the sa
lient and some 10. miles northeast of
St. Mihiel and also northwest of Pont-A-Mousson,
through the forests and
along the railway line running north
ward to Metz, the great German fort
ress, the southern outer fortifications
of which are less than 10 miles dis
tant. To the south , everywhere the
Americans penetrated into the
heights of the Meuse and the French
fought their way Into the outskirts of
St. Mihiel. Unofficial reports are to
the Neffect that the town has been re
captured by. the French.
The strategy of Marshal Foch in the
present meaeuver cannot be foreseen,
except that it has as the first objective
the levelling of the St. Mihiel seetor
and the straightening of the allied
line from the region of Verdun east
ward. The obliteration of the salient
would be necessary before a direct
thrust toward German territory from
this region would be possible.
In the north, Field Marshal Haig is
still hard after the Germans in the
region of Cambrai. Here, he again
has advanced his front toward the
much desired German base; . and
sent a thousand prisoners into
the British prisoners' cages In the
rear. The Germans fought hard at
Havrincourt to stay the British, but
all their counter attacks were beaten
off. '
INSTANT DEATH FATE OF ALL
TRAITORS, SPIES OR COWARDS
With the American Army in France
American troops of all units have
been instructed to kill on' the spot any
one who in time of battle urges sur
render or attempts to persuade them
that further resistance is useless.
These instructions, which originated
with a certain division and have now
been' universally adopted because they
proved so popular, were made. neces
sary because someone in American
uniform during a a German attack on
Fismette, on August 27, ran among
the troops calling upon them to cease
resistance and declaring, that the offi
cers advised surrender.
The instructions point out that
these statements were absolutely false
and added:
"The person who spreads such an
alarm is either an enemy in our
uniform or one of our own troops who
Is disloyal and a traitor, or one of our
troops who has become a panic-stricken
coward. . Whoever he is, he should
be shot on the spot. In battle, there Is
no time to inquire into the identity
or ' motives of persons who create
panic or disorganization or who ad
vises surrender.
SUCCESS MEETING EFFORTS
OF GENERAL PERSHING'S ARMY
Reprts show that success is meet
ing the American commander's efforts
to fling the enemy out of this sharp
salient thrust in behind the fortress of
Verdun. But of even greater signifi
cance to government officials was the
fac that the all-American attack
meant that the months of ceaseless
toil and effort have now brought forth
a third great orga&lzed army, which
has' taken Its place beside the French
and British armies.
NEARLY ONE MILLION MEN
REGISTERED fN NEW YORK
.'New. York. New York's new army,
nearly a million strong, marched to
registration centers, voicing in all the
fifty-odd', tongues of the polyglot city
their willingness to Join Gen. Persh
ing's mevn- overseas. -
The work went forward swiftly.. In
some sections at the city, where em
ployers had neglected to make ar
rangements to release "their men dur
ing the day, exceptionally heavy regis
ration was reported at night.
PROSPECTS BRIGHT
FOR UNIVERSITY
ALL DORMITORIES FILLED AND
OTHER AVAILABLE QUARTERS
BEING PUT IN SHAPE.
TO BE FILLED TO CAPACITY
Will Probably Be "a Moving In and
Moving Out" Population Because
of Calls to War.
' Chapel Hill. With' applications for
admission pouring in on every mail,
due in part to the regulations govern
ing the student army training corps,
prospects for a successful opening of
the University of North Carolina,
September 26, when classes meet for
the first time, are exceptionally
bright. Practically all the dormitory
space has been filled, and Other avail
able quarters to take caTe of the large
number of students expected are be
ing rapidly put into shape.
Contagious enthusiasm and intense
interest are being manifested In the
new regulations growing out of the
establishment of the student army
training crops in the numerous col
legiate institutions. ' President Ed
ward K. Graham, who is regional di
rector of the student army training
corps for the south Atlantic states, is
being : literally swamped with inquir
ies from this and neighboring "taf.es
pertaining to the new system of mili
tary training.
The university, at well as other col
legiate institutions, will be filled to
capacity this fall in the opinion of well
informed university officials. - Tb.3 stu
dent body for the most part, however,,
will be a "moving in and out" popula
tion probably, inasmuch as it 13 quite
possible that the 20 year olds will be
called after Christmas; those 19 about
April; and the 18youths about June
next. The university campus will be
a preliminary training camp from
which students will be gradually sort
ed out and sent into the ' various
branches of the service.
Coal Dealers Curtail.
Charlotte. Acting on a request
from Fuel Administrator J. H. Little,
coal dealers of Charlotte are deliver
ing only one ton of coal at a time to a
customer. This request was mad 3 by
Mr., Little in order that each family
may reoeivc. at least a part of the
coal needed for this winter. '
Heretofore the coal dealers of the '
oity have baen delivering coal on tlte
"first come, first served" principle,
and a person ordering flvjor 10 tons
of coal would have that amount de
livered before any other orders were
sent out. This plan, it is explained,,
worked admirably for the persons get-. ,
ting the coal, but caused uneasiness i
among those whose stock was getting
low, and who began to have visions of
the cold, bleak, wintry winds due in .
Charlotte a little later in the year, J
and which bade fair to catch them
coalless. '
As a result of this feeling, which
was beginning to And expression
among the citizens of Charlotte, the
fuel administrator wrote the coal
dealers and asked that they rotate
their orders, giving each family one
ton of coal before starting over their
regular circuit again.
" Apple Exposition.
Raleigh. As .there will be no state
fair at Raleigh this year, the horti
cultural -division of the North Caro
lina experiment station and extension
service is planning to hold a western
North Carolina apple show at Ashe
ville, November 12-14, so as to exhibit
North Carolina's fruit, and use the
premium list prepared for the classes
of fruit which -were to haye been ex
hibited at the State Fair.
According to C. D. Matthews, ex
perimnetal horticulturist, the horticul
tural department plans to offer around
$775 worth of premiums at this show.
In addition to this, however, plans
are being made to put on an interest
ing and instructive horticultral pro
gram which will be given in connec
tion with the show.
A Heavy Allotment.
Charlotte. The Charlotte Ad.. Club
at the Selwyn hotel, where the mem
bers were the guests of Leake Car
raway, the president, at dinner, were
informed in a letter from H. M, Vic-
tor, chairman of the Liberty loan cam
paigns for Mecklenburg county, that . :
this county's allotment for the fourth .
Liberty loan was about one-tenth of
the total quota of North Carolina. . C.
A. Brooks, secretary of the ad. men.
was appointed chairman of publicity - .
for the fou-th Liberty loan' drive by .
Mr. Victor.
Happy and Contented.
Durham. Among the 50,000 or. 60.
000 troops at Camp Jackson none Iodic
better nor seem to be more happy and
contented than the Durham countr
boys declared General Julian S. Carr,
after spending-a day at Camp Jackson
last week. General Carr looked. into
the hundred and one details connect
ed with the camp, and noticed partic
ularly the environments surrounding
the boys and the conditions under
which they live, and after seeing
these it would not be surprising If he
tried to get a job with Uncte Saft
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