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FARM MACHINERY MUS WIN THIS W. WEATHER FORECAST FAIR AND WARMER TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MODERATE WINDS. asusrv bl venm ONE EDITION 2 CENTS MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS VOL. I I. NO. r7. SALISBCKV. NOUTH CAROLINA SUTKDAV, MA Kill 16. I'US. PRICE TWO CENTS T 6 W mm AMERICAN TALK READY TO TACKLE ANYTHING. An American coi respon lent in France with the American army ca - Lies to America that the Amereian sol liers "A 10 ready to attack any thing." The news that comes from the front iniiicuLis that the Ameri-i i jtis are attacking anything that op-1 poses them, and with good success. Ameiicans of the crack Rainbow tli- vi-.mn wauopeo me nuns wncn iney tried out strong sorties on the night of .March -1th. They also penetrated walloped the Huns when they. ami took German trenches, held them an. I consolidated them with their own. Wo rejoice over good tidings from the American army in France. Nat urally we will ho downcast when we hear had news. Naturally the men at the front will Ik- full of enthusiasm an I lejoicing upon hearing cheering news from home. They will also feel downcast, perhaps, upon trotting news that is not of such nature as to cheer them. We ought to see that they get en couraging news from home. Wo mean by this, news of our doing our duty, j When the soldier goes into the' trenches in France, will he wonder if the folks at home are also going to ; the trenches? Of course, the folks! at home will not actually be entering I underground trenches, but they will ; be either goinj into their fighting j duties or thev wiil be holding back. . The boys will be asking are the j folks at home standing by, support- I in'.'-, serving, sacrificing, as we are" I They will questions. n U V (? El i ight to ask these They are reported "ready to attack j GERMAN PEACE TREATY rnvthing," arc we ready to attack. anything that is an enemy to ouriLatest Rep0rtg Indicate That the enemy who plots and destroys in this I country? Are we attacking the (lis- j loyals who are hurting the cause of, America, endangering the army j pbrond, by their contemptible acts? rn v? fighting against selfishness, indifference and onen opposition? Are we fighting for the nation at home us the men "over there" are ? Th? man at hime who does not do the part of a soldier at hime has no right to criticize a soldier abroad for pnvthinir he does or neglects to do. There is no such thing as a double standard: one for the soldier in he fi.'ld and one for the civilian at home. Both are to be measured by the same American yardstick. I; Some American snldiors vvpvo rt. niartiiled for going to sleep on sen- dated Thursday reported that tlx try duty and sentenced to death. Their ! treaty had been adopted by am over "xecution was delayed and the Pros-! whelming majority, advises of Fri ient was asked to pass on their case, 'day say that there has been a division Tt announced that these men will not be shot I wo of them went tojam that Russia has not y i been r'r.nv ai'l were courtmarshaletl Thousands of Americans nt home are s'rprvnT at the pi-it of duty and noth ing is done about it. If an American soldier is hot for sleeping while the enemy may break through Vjt the front, what about the citizen at home who deliberately sleeps away the time ml des nothing to intercept the enemy ? ' Secretary Ianiels is anxious to havp the American n-fy come to erips with the Germans H made it clear in an intvie-.y f'-'ay that he had nothing to fear in the event of a clash with the Teuton's erand flpet. but evnrpss- ed the onininn that the er.emv would never "come out." j "Some people have asketl, 'Why , don't th Americans g-o in after; theni1' " said the secretary. j "Th.-'t is impossible," he continued. , "The Germans are protected by con-! cealed Innd batteries of powerful 1 range, the location of which cannot be deternrned. There's many a pretty! little sr.ot in Heligoland, apparentl" ; just the place for a Sunday school picnic, that masks the most powerful . pieces." we to in and get the enemv , Unt at home we ought not criticize the! navy for mt going in and getting the! Germans over there. Every Amer ican at home is a soldier at this time. He is untie'- obligation to fight for his, countr,. Me is refusing to serve his country if the turns his back on the ' home duties. Ther." are some folks at home who have not done a thing to help win this war enl every crre of them ought to lie hil.i up in shame by their fellow citizens, jut as a slacker who would refuse to fipht at the front. w s s WHEAT HOLDING FALL OFF. Number of Bushlcs Now Held By Mills and Elevators Shows a Great Falline Off Over Last Year. 'By Associated Press) Washington, March 16. Wheat hcldine bv the country's mills and elevators March 1st, was estimated to- day bv the denartment of agri-ulture at KS 97? Ortft Vmshids This is ahntit :0OOO.0C0 bushels "less than was held '. MaTh 1st, Ust year and 86,000.000 bushles less than m 1916. 1 i i ' IS in i v i v h Measles and Whooping Cough. Read the report in this paper from the County Health Officer on the prevalence of measles and whooping cough, two pre ventable diseases that ought to be wiped out, will be in the course of time, if the people will co-operate with the health au thorities, inform themselves and act on the information they receive. A healthy man or woman, from childhood to old age, will make and assure a strong nation, a vigorous people, and the Home is the place for this strength to be looked after. CHEER FOR THE WILSON MESSAGEIA NEW PEACE OFFER All-Russian Council Lends Warm Applause to the Message Which the President Sent. NOT YET ADOPTED THE Peace Treaty Has Not Been Formally Ratified. ( Iiy Associated Tress.) M .ic March Hi. Pre.-ddeilt Wil scn'a message of sympa-hy to the Russian people was received with marked wpplause when it was reid to the Uipenimg session of the All-Russian Council of thte Soviets today. Im mediately a resolution of apprecia tion was adopteid. (By Associated Tress) Final svliM on the (ierinen reace tr?-.ty h is apparently not been taken yet by the All-Russian rc-.int.il of So- . i . it 'i i i .i. vlfls ai Moscow-. vt m- a lispaici in council of the peoples c.immis'Kry comVtited to the German tivuy. Cols-'.-.oviki approval was yiven to the treaty and this hi; aroused the members of the coaivil belonging t th? soi'ilists revnlu ior.ary party an 1 sovml member of this sect have 'uod o ratify the "ins of ihe Germans. This means th;.t a decisive a t on has not len taken by the whole. An Asso?:?"l Tress d'snilc'l from Ms ?y, dated Thursday savr. f-at th- i 'Hols'Vviki mer.-bers voted ai.rvrmcus '' surp "t the I.enine go.emn.cnt ir. agreeing ti the German treity, iev- 'TlMs thev condemn then. The PD!sv?vvi any tVvt it is necessary to r. j7 fHr defense of the na tion against the invaders. Several ministers of th? Lenin - nV inet members of th? Left pari v. These were adnvttod hut December wh -n B-jlshcviki government was tihre it er, ed w:'Mi the loss of pover unless it Tipired t? rev dutionary so'dal- 's. w'-- had bone cppose-1 to the E'dr.he-. iki and threatened to break i constitutional assembly i.nbs tuere ties. w s recoirni'i.in of other par- Tr?r? is no change on ihe Ameri- C'H sector near TjtjI ami near l.ui'e , vdle. The American and British minister.? at Stockholm hive sent a dcx.'T'.d tr General MwoVim, the r--mmanier of ths Finnish army, for th? release of one American: and six ; teen Brii-h citiaens taken from Ai hml island, used ?s f rta German bsse :'t assisting th? Finnish government i ' " down th? revolution in Fin land. Japanese Killed According to Report j Toki... M-r;h 16. .A Toko iww i rvsper savs that 150 Japanese have j been murdered by Bolshrvifci in the capital of Omur prov-nce five hun dred mii:)?s north of HiTben. An other rerTTt says that only 3 .Have i been killed and some others, -wounded. The Italian official statement con tradicts the claim of the Austrains thtit they obtained substantial ad- v"taees throueh the recnt settinir off of a larre minp in iha imrvnrtant Monte Pasu&io area. On the Italian mountam front the Italian positions were not damaged by the explosion, nnirir E OWE GERMANY MAY HAVE Indications That Terms May Be Proposed the Expense of Rus sia Further Strengthened. NO SUCH PROPOSAL WOULD BE CONSIDERED, HOWEVER Washington Officials and Diplo mats Believe Underground Feel ers Have Been Going Out. (By Associated Tress.) Washington, Marc ; 16. 1 inferences 1 that Germai.iy may have made a new pefcee offer to th? allies, propping terms at the expense of Russia, coin- cide with untlercurrent discussion rt'lrmiivg in diplomat'? circles h?ire fcr soime time, but which htive never shown siny evidence of tangible de velopments. I An.iciun -ement 1y I.ortl Roln'rt Ce- ' il in Lonibih that no such proposal would be considered. coiL'pk'J with h ' iLm'.i.iburg annooimcenrcfit that the (irnimn offensive w.nuld go on in view of tho ententes unre.siposive attitude toward German peace intentions, served : strehgtvien the view of neu tral diplomats who for some time have believed underground feelers hive been going out. American officials and allied diplo- t mats here Uhile agreeing entirely with Sic 'ecil's statement that no suca terms tan be considered, give , no evidence of how mui'h may .c j known here of what Field Marshal Hindenburg refers to as German peace intentions. w s s I E E Manager J. H. Robinson of the Pub lic Service Company Annour.'es In crease of Fay of Three Cents an Hcur From March 1st. Manager.!. H. Robertson of the Pal-ishury-Spencer branch of the North Carolina Public Service Company, an nounced today an increase of three cents an hour in the pay of the con ductors and motormen on the Salisbury-Spencer lines, this being effective from March 1st, last, and being en tirely voluntary on the part of the rompany. In making the announcement Man ager Robertson stftes that while sup plies ami expenses have increased in greater proportion than revenue some Disastrous Blaze at Lumber Camp in savii.g has been effected in the opera-1 Nova Scctia Mother and Six Chil 1 tion of the cars bv means of liirht ' Hren Perish weicht cars anil other econimies re- cently inaugurated and the company feels itself able to grant the increase to the operators of the cars and thus shnre a part of the savings. Quite a rumber of men will be af fected and the increase will material ly help these men in the cours" of a month. the Rome war office declares. Berlin reports a somewhat notable i rfivi. h Rrifi.K lo.t n 1 a front near Arras and St. Quintin. j Th3 establishment of a new Ger- mm o-roun on the western front, com-! manded by Genera! Gallwitx. is indi- cated in the army headquarters state- r ment today. j BBS3BB9 KStRHB flflLHHH BIG FACTOR I 'FINISH THE BRIDGE." T u Associated Press Has Information That Dutch Ships Will Be Turned Over to the Allies. DUTCH GOVERNMENT WANT ED SHIPS OUT OF DANGER Great Britain and America Had Planned to Take Over These j Vessels March 18, as Said. j (By Associated Press.) ' London, March 16. A rpply from the Dutch governme"t to the allies ! announcement regarding the utiliza ' tion of Dutch ships is exepoeted be ' fore Montloy. ! According ti information received hero it proposes an agreement for the use of the Dutch ships on the under standing that they be not taken into the tlanger zone. The allies would not assent to this and it is expected the taking over of the .ships March ISth will tioceetl according to program. Di tch Government Agrees lo Plan. ! Amsterdam, March 16. The Asso ciated Press hears on excellent au thority that the Dutch governmenf hns accepted the demand of the a! lietl governments relating to the use i of Dutch ships in the tlanger zone. w s s i 20 PEOPLE DIE IN F1UE. i By Associated Press.) Truro, Nova Scotia, March 16. WcH r. ached here todxv that 20 per- soas were burned to death when a lumber camp of A. A. Sutherland at Albin Siding. Nova Scotia, was de stroyed by fire last night. The dea l include the wife and six children of one of the lumbermen. The fire start ed in a dormitory while the occupants were asleep. WSS - Fifteen women are now included rifteen women in tho membership of the Pollce department. St. Louis W s If h first robin is discreet it wnl avoM coming around on meatless days Chicago News. DUTCH GQVERNMEN ACCEPTS IN WILSON MESSAGE - S. - - --'.' J.t.CVA I . - J STATE OF TEXAS Rule Calling for Substitutes in Wheat Flour Sales Has Resulted in Act ual Increase in Wheat Consumption in Some States. j Wash ngt n, March 16. - The pros- j ent food Jminislator's rule thai an equal amount of substitutes be s il l with ea:-h rale i f wheat flour has re Hultetl in an n tail increase of wheat consumption in some southern states. The use t'-ere of large qualntities of hominy, corn, meal, ri.-e anil other nitive grain ordinarily has been more than .V) per cent of the cereal con sumption. The r-quest of the Texas food ad ministrator to limit (he consumption of wheat t "lore was granted ireadily by the f d administration which ud- , mi'itedly i.j facing a serious situatitm I in supplying the allies .nd this conn- : I try . a ith sufficient grain. i ! To Further Limit Wheat Consumption 1 I Washington, March 16. The fur- I ther limitation of consumption of wheat products in the South will be 1 nsl.etl by the fool administration if the t-xp ; intent of confining wheat ra tion to si pounds a month begun in i Texas t.iilav p:ovcs a success. 1 The South is such a large user 0f other cereal? than wheat that a fur ther curtailment of the sale of wheat wiil not work harships, it is tletlar- . etl. 1 wss IS LYNCHED FOR 111 BcHy of George McNeil Found Early Today Hanging to Tree In the Court House Yard at Monro. Y v-oe, I -a., March 16. The body t.f George McNeil, one of tfw 6o ne- WORLD WA By MACAI LEY. ICANATTITI Officials Remain Reticent, How ever, Regarding Japan's De sires as to Siberia. WASHINGTON FEARS MOVE WOULD SOLIDIFY RUSSIANS Entrance of Japan Into Siberia Might Result in United Action by the Russian People. ( By Ossoeiated Press.) Washington Mrc'.i 1(5 --There were intimaitions D.t e.lTicial tircles today that President Wilson might make an irly decision m t'le Russian situ ution. It was not ind'eated w lvt the fnrm m.ighl be ir the manl.icr of de livery. No Change in Attitude. Washington, Mureh 16. America's attilude t-iwarl interver.'it 1 1 in Si beria by Japan has m l undergone a change, it is s'-atei at the Slate de- I partment today. I Ofti'.cirU rem:-:md retticent regard ;ng Ji ,': i 'a ex,; rersion of her intern Mions, but indi.'atel '.'lit an exchnge of iews would eontir-je an l it is , decide! that Japan his nol determ j ined d ;fViit ly on her course. It was Fugy.vteJ 'that final decision might I be delayed until t' new J'psncse I ami assador, C.aut Ishii, reaches Am I erica, but tihe probability of that was discf unfed at .the State departmetnt. ! It is kno.v.i that (he United States !i s pposed intervention by Japan, i m my offi ials of this g-3vclment Iferia sjch aA:ni mirht bring to i gvlb-r the vtTicua fartScms in Rus I sia ti combat Japan, even if they are ! supported by the armies of the en ! tenres ami America. groes arrets-tl yesterrlay und sus pected of beinr implicated in an as sault on a white w-om.an here Thurs day, was flwnd lvang'ng to a tree in the ecvrt hocse yaTd irly today It is sa:d t h? rhc-'ft" office light the sheriff ri-l de.-'jt'es sturted ;n automobiles tr Shre-eport witS M-Nfil an l Jcn RiohiHs, the other suspect. AMERICAN ATTITUDE IS NOT CHANGED R FOOD THE GREAT WAR MATERIAL I : Food Will Win the War Thinks the Observing Citizen for the Soldiers Must be Fed to Fight MORE ACRES PLANTED IS THE NEED OF THIS YEAR Farm Machinery is Very Impor tant and City Gardens a Fac tor in the Fight. The United Stuteh must have fight ers to win the war and these fighters must Ih fed. Our allies have millions of men on the field of hnttle and they must have tho necessary food or they can not fight. Our allies are looking to us to make up u (treat shortage in their food HupplNtnd unless we fur nish the food Germany will triumph unit Liberty will disappear from the face of the earth. Our first problem is t feed our own people and to keep the wheels of manufacture turning out vast quantities of war supplies und materials. Food is an extremely important ele ment in the morale of any nation. Tho allied governmer'fi all recognise this. In Germany food conditions nre se rious.' Disorganized Russia ny sup ply some food, but not enough Re ports fhdicate that the Germans have perhaps enough to eat, but they aro not getting the kind of food they like. This diet is getting on the nerves of the Germans. They have been fed, not on good wheat bread, not on lus cious pork and beef no, they have L.'on fed on the Kaiser's promises. One of the great signs of hope in the breaking down-of German mor ule lies in the footi conditions of that cpuntry. For when the Germans find that the resources of the allies ore very'much grcuter than the resources of Germany, they willdemand that the militaiy party give up its ideas of conquest; they will recognize the fol ly of militarism. And when the peo ple of Germany come into their own, you and I know there will be peace but not before. While the struggle is still on, it is of the utmost importance that the morale of the people, in England, France, and elsewhere, be not weak ened. Those countries now look tj the United States as their storehouse of food. So, besides urging lesser con .jmption by Americans of certain foods, the government is now urging increased production in the United States in two ways: 1. Increase of certain kinds of acreage by farmers. 2. More garden produce and poul try raised by families all over the United States. The labor problem, of course, comes in most seriously at this time. There has been a heavy demand made on the farms. Men have gone to the army and men have gone to the industrial plants hat are paying large wages ami needed workers for war mater ials. This increases the burdens of th? man on the farm and makes two things moat necessary at this time: The man On the faim must get more for Irs man power, hence improved labor saving machinery is the thuught with the,farmers. Again, the garden must produce more, the city garden must le a big factir. It must be made to carry an im-teascd burden, for the food that comes nut of the garden is a big re lief to thi world food basket. This issue of the Post will be help ful to the niRn who is seeking a way out of his labor problem on the farm. We trust that it will prove truly help- ful. The garden of last yeajdid great thincs for America, it must do grefct er things this year for America, in or der that America may do much for the world. WSS WAKM WEATHER IS TU'E- NEXT WEK (By Associated Prest.1 Washington, Marih 16. Preflur diatir-Hrtion indicates that fair with er 'l rrrv-.il d-jrnsc t-JV eoroinj week with tern peri tvre mcroh ibyrw tH? rormal was th -ed!rt!on for tH v-V r. ri txay by the wrnther bu I
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