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'l- - ISSUED WEEKLY. PRINCIPLES, NOT MEN $1.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE volume xxxxm. Asheboro, North CsroUn. Thursday, October 10, 1918 NUMBER 40 HOW TO PREVENTlNFLlk ENZA FROM SPREADING (Government Bulletin) What is Spanish influenza? -Js it something' new? Does it coma Jrom SoainT The disease now oocoxring in this country and called Spanish influen za," resembles a very contagious kind of "cold", accompanied by jfe ver, pains in me aeaa, .eyes, ears, back or other parts of the -body, and a feeling of severe sickness. In most of these cases the symptoms disap pear after three at four- days, he patient then, wipidly -recovering some of the patients, however, de velop pneumonia, ;- inflammation of the paf. -or' mcnLnsritia. and many of these' complicated cases die. Wheth-1 er this so-called . ''Spanish" influenza is identical with:,thej Epidemic of in fluenza of earlier .years is not yet known. x ' : -'V 'i i; -: -' ' V, Epidemics of influenza have visited! tnis country since uovi. ii in inter esting to know that this first epidem is was vbxonght Jwa. from Valencia, Spain. 'Since that time .there. :have been numerous epidemics of the dis ease. .Jn 1889 and 1890 an' epidemic of influenza, starting somewhere in the Orient, spread first to Russia, and thence over practically the entire civilized world. Three years later there was another flare-up of the dis ease. Both times the epidemic spread widelv over the United -btates. Although the present epidemic is called "Spanish influenza," there is no reason to believe that it originat ed in Spain. Some writers who have studied the question believe that the epidemic came from the Orient And they call attention to the fact hat the Germans mention the disease as occurring along the eastern front in the summer and tail ox inn. How Can "Spanis Influenza Belter ognized? There is as yet no certain way in which a .single case ol Spanish in fluenza" can be recogniaed; ; an the other hand, recognition, to easy where there is a btoud of cases. In con trast to the outbreaks of toMinary rnurk and colds, much usually oc cur in fho cold xnmths, jd?ntics" of intiurnzs My occur t ony wwa vx; the vearr tans the" present epidemic raged -most intensely in Erusl in Mav. June and July. Moreover, in the case of ordinary, colds, the gen eral symptoms (fever, pain, depres sion) ane by no steams as severe or as sudden in their-onset as they are in influenza. Finally, ordinary colds do hot spread through the communi ty so zajddly or so extensively as does influensa.-'ij i . : In most cases a person taken sick with influents xeeis sicic Taxner sua denly. .He feels weak, has pains in the eyes, ears, head on back, and may be sore all over. .Many patients ieei dizzy, some vomit Most of the pa- with this comes a fever in which the temperature rises to 100 to KM. ' In most cases the pulse remains res tively slow. In appearance one is struck by the fact that the patient looks sick. His eyes and the inner side of his eyelids may be .slightly bloodshot'' or "con gested," as the doctors say. There may be running from the - bom, or there may be some cough, v.. .These signs of a cold may mot be marked: nevertheless, the patient 'looks , and feels very .sick, . ,.-..' In addition to the appearance and symptoms . as -already described, ex amination of tiie patient's blood xaay aid the jmyslcian in recognizing "Spanish influenza" far It jias been found that in this disease the num ber of white corpulses shows little or no increase above normal. , It is pos sible that the laboratory investigations now being made tniougo the National .Research council and the - United States Hygenic laboratory will furnish a more certain way in which Individ ual cases of this disease can be recog nised. . ; What Is the Cause of the Disesse? - Do People Die of It? . Ordinarily, the fever huts from three to four days and the patient recovers. But while the . proportion of deaths in tl' e present epidemic has generally been low, in some places the outbreak has. been,', severe and deaths have, been .numerous. ; Where death occurs it is usually the result , of a complication. - ,.- What Cannes the Disease and Ho is It 8preadT - Bacteriologists who have studied influenza epidemics in the past have . mml in fnantf nl f Vi a mim m mm small rod -haned trrrr called, after its discoverer, Ffeifler's bacillus. In ' other cases of apparently the. same i kind of disease there , were found pneumococci, the germs . of lobar pneumonia. Still others hive' been cauied by streptococci, and by other germs with long names. . No matter what particular kind of ' germ caues the epidemic, it is now believed that influents is always spread from person to person, the grms bring carried with the air along the very small droplets of rnuCTJH, expelled - by ' coughing or neeiing, forceful talklngr, and - the like by cn -who alresHr , has , the HUNS ASK FOR ARMISTICE PRINCE MAXIMILIAN'S NOTE . ,vs, ASKING WILSON FOR PEACE The text of the note forwarded by the German Chancellor, Prince Max imilian, to President Wilson, through the Swiss government follows: . ."The German government requests! tne resident ox the United States to take in hand the restoration of peace, acquaint all tne belligerent states Jt this request and invite them to send plenipotentiaries for the purpose of opening negotiations. It accepts the program set forth by the President of the United States in his message on Jan 8 and in his later pronouncements', especially his - ! -1- B A l on 1 1 r 1 speecu m. oepu & i, as a Dasis ior peace negotiations. With a view to avoiding further bloodshed, the German government re quests the immediate conclusion of an armistice on land and water and in the air-",. : The fourteen peace conditions laid down by this government as a basis for negotiations are as follows t 1' Covenants of peace must be reached in the open. t reedom; of seas in peace or waft . Elimination of economic barriers among nations associated to maintain peace. Guarantees of armament reduction Adjustment of colonial claims im partially, ' based on popular rights. Evacuation of Belgium. Evacuation of Russia. Evacuation of French territory and righting of Alsace-Lorraine wrong. Readjustment of Italian frontiers on basis of nationality Free opportunity for Austro-Hunga-rian nationalities for autonomous de velopment. Evacuation of Serbia, Eumania. and Montenegro with guarantees for all Balkan states. Sovereignty for Turkish portion of the Ottoman .empire with . autonomy for other 'nationalities. Independence for Poland with outlet to sea.'..i"' ' Association of nations lot inutual guarantees of independence and terri torial integrity for; nations both Jarge aMd'jnfcaUrf'i.'W-iW.--' ' tf!-?':-fn' teen propositions to four .general prin ciples in -February when he .addnessed Congress in reply to Count Czernin's peace overtures as follows: First, That each part of the final settlement must be based upon the es sential justice of that particular case and upon such adjustments .as are most likely to bring .a peace ihat will be permanent Second, That peoples and provinces are not to oe .bartered about from aov- erignty to sovereignty as if they were mere chattels and pawns in a game, no forever discredited, of Ihe balance of power; but That every territorial settlement in volved in this war must be made in ALL CHLRCDES, SUNDAY SCHOOLS, PUBLIC SPEAKINGS AND PUBLIC1 MEETINGS OF ANY , ; KIND PROHIBITED FOR A PERIOD OF ; v FIFTEEN-DAYS On account of an epidemic of LaGrippe, or Spanish In fluenza, throughout the whole "Country, and on advice of the State Board of Health, the Randolph County Board of Health in a call meeting on October 5th, made an order that all schools in the countychurches, Sunday Schools, public places of worship, and dil places of amusement, such as Maving Picture showstfflower shows, Community Fairs, or public gatherings or any kind throughout the county shall fee, suspended and prohibited for a period of fifteen days, beginning October 5th, 1918, unless other wise notified. . This is done ftnder Chapter 6?, Public Laws of 1911, Sec tions 9, 10 14, and 15. . ? "MOVE PROMPTLY: HUMAN LIFE IS AT STAKE" PERSHING'S THRUST THREAT- , ENS HUNS' WAY OF ESCAPE The following members of the Board of Health were present: W. L. WAKU, Chairman. T, F. BULLA, Secretary. W J MOORE, M. D. X. V. HUNTER, M. D. D B McCRARY. NORTH CAROLINA TROOPS HAVE BEEN IN THICK OF V FIGHT ON WESTERN FRONT AMERICAN TROOPS DELUGING FRANCE General March Announces That Old Hickory Division Has Broken the Hindenburg Line Company K in 30th Division The North Carolina National Guard soldiers have been in the thick of the fight on the western front. General March says that the dutn division, which embraces the Tar Heels, the South Carolinians and the Tennessee xuardsmen, had been active. The North Carolinians, with their carnrades from Hew York, South Carolina and Tennessee have gone through the Hindenburg line. , Joseph W. Grigg. a special corre spondent of The New York ; World, ..rmentionr ia-hie-TdiBpatehes-the ,dash shown bjr the men of the 3uth di vision, composed of North Carolina, Seuth Carolina and Tennessee troops, in the furious fighting which breached the Hindenburg line north of St Several Baits of Mew York More Than 1,800,000 Across and Em . barkation Continues Nearly 1,000, , 000 Carried in British Ships Qi the more than 1,800,000 Ameri can soldiers transported to Europe to the end of September, nearly 1,000,000 were carried in British or British con trolled ships. American vessels ear ned 786,000, and the remainder were brought across the Atlantic on French and Italian ships. -t To insure t.he safetv of this enor mous force has entailed a tremendous arnount of work' for the allied fleet. LThe British navy has done 70 per cent of the, convoying, the American fleet jper cent and the French fleet .8 tr ent. "':ftW ; .. , TDuring September Sll' Americah- trobps, 4,000 United states oiue jaca-r ets and 5,000 Canadian troops were brought across the Atlantic. Ameri can vessels' brought 121,547, or 39 per cent of the total of American troona. British and British controlled ships were responsible for 57 per cent The past week has been more fruit ful in the variety of its gains to the allies along the west front than any other week since Marshal Foch wrest ed the initiative from Hindenburg. Every sector between the North sea I and tne meuse nas seen me uemuuni in retreat with unimportant excep tions. The most stubborn resistance developed by the Germans has been in the Argonne region against the Americans and French. The trust General Pershing is de veloping, of cutting off the German retreat through Luxemburg and forc ing Hindenburg to use only the nar row Belgian passageway nome via Lieo-e. accounts for the desperate na ture of the German defense. vAmprirans Keep Advancing Nevertheless the progress of the Americans has been persistent. An advance of a few hundred yards in this area is far more threatening to Von Hindenburg's major strategy than an allied victory measured by mnes in Pi.arHv Oneral Pershing is forcing his way along the western side of the Argonne massit, wnicn musi ok ueuuu ed of its German occupants before the Germans can progress down the Meuse to cut off Luxemburg. The Americans have progressed the past week to within four or five miles of Vouzieres, an important communi cation center near the northwest cor ner of the Argonne. From here the j;. npivplompTit of the Argonne will begin. Fearing a catastrophe, the beffun to retire tri the Argonne. On o.a the tnassii. wiiem- D-Dv,;r,r ic tnkine- 1UU aavain-agc i the "situation. He is pushing his own front -forward between the Argonne -i Meuse. thus continuing his a v n.nP ao-ainst the Germans m the Argonne and at the same time Viia own front, when the Americans forward movement along the Meuse starts again, the aan irer of Luxemburg being severed from the German armies in France will pro fonndlv influence Von Hindenburg e v plans of retreat. . r t?,.v tne west m the Cham pagne, the Americans and French are aeveiopins a mvi' HERE AND THERE t WHAT OUR FIELD CORRESPOND ENT HEARS AND THINKS ITEMS OF INTEREST PICKED UP OVER THE COUNTY Qnentin. troops acted with the Southern troops, and in -peaking of these , the corre- nr 17.721. while French vessels trans- spondent says: norted 13.951. or 4 per cent of the 1 1- 1. . 1 1 f ' ' uwiog xo me nature 01 ue couu".totaL try, the uermans were aDie to get an enfilading -fire on to the New York era. It was the opinion of an Aus tralian oft er in writing to the com manding general of the New York men, that the gallant fighting of the New Yorkers on their left enabled the southern American troops on the riertet to do what tbev had set out to the interest and for the benefit of !do. break the Hindenburg line, and he iV. I a.: . 1 , i 1 . - ... . . . .1 rf. 1 l -u jwiuuauuiu cuncernea ana not as said that without nis gaiiani ngni part of any mere adjustment or com- j ing against great odds it would have promise of claiais .ameng rival .states; been impossible for the southerners Fourth. That all Well-defined nation al aspirations shall be accorded the utmost satisfaction that can be ac corded .them without introducing new or perpetrating old elements of dis-Ldvision distinguished cord siid antagonism that would be like in time to break the peace of Europe and consequently the world. PRESIDENTS REPLY TO GERMAN PEACE NOTE grmi t f 1 n l ' . (' fi. Tby rssy al- t in the air in the i tnu- '' The text of the communication hand ed to the charge of Switzerland by Secretary Lansing follows: "Sir: I have the honor to acknowl edge, on behalf of the President, your note of October 6, Inclosing the com munication from the German govern ment to tne r resident, and 1 am in structed by ths President to request you to make the following comrauni cation to the imperial German chan cellor; , Before making reply to the re quest 01 the imperial German gov eminent, and in order t'at the reply shall be as candid and straightforward as the momentous interests involved require, the President of the United States deems it imperative to insure himself of the exact meaning of the note of the imperial chancellor.' Does the imperial chancellor mean that the imperial German government accepts the terms laid down by the President In his address to the Congress of the United State on the 8th of January last and in subsequent addresses, and that its obJoct in entering into discus sions would only be to agree-uptn the practical details of their application. " The President feels bound to say with regard to the suggestion of an armistice that he would not feel at liberty to propose a cessation of arms to the governments with which the government of the United States is associated against the central powers so long ss ths armies of those powers are upon their soiL The good faith of any diacimnlon would manifestly depend upon t consent of the central powers Immediately to withdraw their forces everfrhere from invaded ter ritory.' , w The President also lls that he is Jnntlfled in enkin- whether the Im perial chancellor I speaking rnerrly for the ronntltntH nuthorHifH tit the r-nrre i n Jfivo e-i far coniHrt'! the v ''(' 1 ! " e-fr to t '' Of the 311.219 American troops Teaching Europe in September, 153,- 246 landed in France. The remainder remit to Entrland. Jnlv was a big month, with 317,000 arrivals, but "September runs it a close second, and actually overtops it when the Canadians and the American blue jackets are taken into account. The largest single convoy reaching France from the United States last month TuimhAreri 28.873. heln to emohasrze what to accomplish their splendid piece of is ing realized more fully here and wawV i l.s.1 i i j n,nnit a 1 ni fVit onnr. vv ui ia imiKfiiBiv in riprmfiinv also the enor While if it too early to sret any of mnnm Mntrihution America is makinfr tne csnaus 01 wus nuuonc wuw th common cause 01 me anies which the men 01 tne uia bmany small lits of information have lilckie- through to show tnat aneir achievement was considered remark able in taking several . strongly forti fied towns on the Hindenburg line d Hickory They also bring out the strength of themseives,! tho British naval arm and the failure RALEIGH LETTER of the German submarines to prevent the arrival of an American army. Desnite the epidemic of Spanish in fluenza, embarkation of American troops is being continued at the rate of more than 250,000 per month, Gen eral March announces, the total em barked to date now having passed the 1.RK0.0O0 mark. The September ship ments exceeded 250,000, although cas- (Bv Maxwell Gorman.) Baleigh. October 1. Governor Bick- ett lias been a vklim of tbe Spanish ; eg 0I influenza in camps at home ex influenza for several days and his en- .-h 100.000. gagements for Eastern Carolina this The policy of the war department week have "been cancelled. His Excel-lj vnXrr overseas only men who lencv ia not dangerously ill and he ex- vnVA not had the liscane and who have pects to be up again in a few days. not been exposed to it, has necessitat- The Kaieign. ana waxe conrnr puo- material readjustment 01 tne snip lie schools were closed today "for the duration of the epidemic" and all the churches and Sunday cbools suspend ed servkee Sunday. Today all the theatres and "sooovle" picture .shows were cloned tight by order of the citv administration and the "moovie friends will play mumble-peg some-whtre-not-near-the-Tank-Camp. Reports from over, the State show the disease to be spreading widely and caoidlr and the people ol every community should take .e pry precau tion to n re vent it as rar as possiue. Lick -Ejm to uneonouionai aarrenoer Every man and woman in wis com munity are of one mind with refer ence to the latest effort of Germany w socurB k uf crvh mw Thcre will be no council table ouib- Mlnr and no "negotiations" or furth er "discussion," for we alt know that that absolute and object surrender and the oerunaUon of German territory by Allied troops are the only terms that will be acceptable, un to uerum Bed Croes Seal Campaign ' The December campaign of the American Red Cross Society for hew members , and the annual Red Croft seat drive bars been combined, and there will be no sale of Red Cross seals this December. However every one who joins the American Red Crow will receive a rcket containing a certain number of Red Cross seals and litera tire In rrard to the fight against tuttrreulonin. ping schedule, but has not interferred with the total numocr emr. . The entire number of troops em barked from the United States is over 1,850,000. NORTH CAROLINIANS WHO HAVE FALLEN IN BATTLE Reported Oct. 6. Died from wounds Charlie C. Rid dle, Candor; Dandle Harris, Harris- Ville. . Wounded severely Robert M. Flynn, Winston Salem; Robert J. Hensley, Nealsville; William A Brown, Robersonville; Jess D. WaUon, Gastonfa; John F. Hiatt, Thomas ville. Mlwlng In action William H. Leon ard, Marthville. Reported October 7. Killed In action Daniel C. Culbreth, Thomasvllle; Fred Mftthis, Parish, Died of wounds Ucn . tarter, Red Springs. Pled ' of disease John Jenkins, Belmont Wotinded aeverely Sylvester Efller, nuslck! William L Faulk. Fremont: George Flowers, Granite Falls; Manuel K. Fox, Taylors vllle; John t: Gamer.' Iewndale; Julius M. Lam beth, Trinlti Marnhftll L. Pamons, Norwood: Isaac C lhiuins, Hear CreeV; Welter C. FiUgerald, Thorn asville; Gilbert E. Swindell, Fslrfleld. Killed in action Frank M. Thorn p- n, fca'pifrh, ' - Wom '" iK-verety In srtlon -fgi. I. euro-" I'. r-rton. R. F. D. 2, CWI- ViH -whi .basaB8 SXSrsi prfncipal German reserve supply s&r !Y Ph-ima Rctor. lne re- lion XUI WW -- . -11 Tnoval of vast stores from Jumvill must be unaeixaKen iiuurcuij r Ti:.j.k,- nrpnaratory to a vim niiiuciiuuLKi r - general retirement in this area, ihe freeing of Rheims from bombardment by the Germans is now definitely in sight. At present, the soldiers in Rheims must live underground because of the intensity of the enemy's artil lery fire. The redemption ui ic - iu.ji oti the return of its CI- meuiai - ., ..14. nf vilian population as the result 01 American and French pressure may be brought about any aay. fln'ma for I.ille Lille is now the chief objective of Marshal Foch along the northern part t tv,Q oinH front. The Germans are fighting desperately six miles to the west while the British and Belgian movement in Belgium is threatening to develop into a flank attack against the citv from the north. Lille is the moat imnortant French town remain ing in German possession. If Von Hindenburg tries to hold it, he must weaken the German reserves to do so. If he abandons it, he will weaken the German morale at home. ma IOR DON M. SCOTT IS NOW LIEUTENANT COLONEL Old Third Regiment OflBcer Promoted Overseas Friends throughout North Carolina will learn with a great deal of interest that Major Don M. Scott, or uranam, now overseas, has just been promoted to Lieutenant Colonel. News of his promotion was received in a cablegram to his family a few days ago. Licutensnt Colonel Scott will re main with the 120th, Lieutenant Colon er Claude McGee having recently been transferred to another outfit. The 120th Regiment contains most of the old Third Regiment men from North Carolina and many of the old officers, of whom Major Scott was. one, who saw service during the Mexican cam paign. The same outfit is one of the units mentioned in recent press dis patches as the first troops to break the old Hindenburg line. Major Scott was one of the officers who came to Aslieboro in November, 1911, to muster Company K into the service, the company then being newly organised. Swalra-Csndle A beautiful home wedding was sol emnized Monday afternoon, October 7, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bart Cau dle at Randleman, when their daugh- Ml.. l.l. tl.. kJ. . Mr. Joeeph Carl Swaim. of Marshall! Ind. Promptly at 2:30 the guests filed Into the reception parlor led by the bride's pastor, Rev. J. A Ledbetter, then as tho strains of the wedding march came rently from the parlor where Mrs. P. C. Story presided at the piano, the bridal party entered from adjoining rooms and were met by the efttristinf minister of the Methodist Frotestant church ef which the bride it a member.; After the ceremony amid the congratulations of their many friend, the bridal rople: left for Anhe- ville and nlher points of interest before fnif to the.r home in Marnhnll, Ind.. We are glad to know that all the Democratic candidates for the various ' county offices have volunteered to help put the Fourth Liberty Loan "over the top," and have agreed to adjourn politics from Sept 28th to Oct. 19. The people of Randolph county are doing some thinking and the prospect for a great Democratic victory in No vember grows brighter. They know that the present county administra- tion has not done what they expected it to do and the people seem ready and 1 anxious for a change. The farmers are having their clover threshed and are, stocking their farms with clover and saving from high ' prices if it had to be bought. Wonder if the sheriff has put forth any great effort to catch the deserters in this county? Some of the desert ers who have been caught recently in this county say the sheriff has never made an effort to catch them, they have never heard any tell of it. Who is Mike ,Dooganshield? A gentleman and a scholar. A man who has a heart in him as large as an ox a man who at every stage of the game, whether he "sat in the game or not, stood for a fair and square deal. That's where Mike Doogan- shield is standing and always has stood. His record is like an open book. Those who know him best are his staunchest friends. The benight ed ignorant stool pigeons who, like a yellow dog, following the braying of the lead hound, do not have brains enough to know where they are at If you can't invest in a Liberty Bond you can buy a War Stamp or two. Is any business here more import ant than Winning the war? Mr. G. H. Cornelison, a good citi zen of Richland township, was in Asheboro Monday. Mr. L. P. Foust and family have moved back to Randleman township after living a few months in Guilford county. It will be noticed that several other good dtizenrjiaye vurnea to me county wwca is i vent r -proof that: Randolph i? not a bad county in which to have one's abode. Mr. W. h. Wright, ol seagrove Route 1, made The, Courier office a pleasant call Monday .and renewed his subscription for another year. ,, , After you get through reading your copy of The Courier mail it away to an absent. friend. . . , Mr. Clark Pugh, a prominent, cita zen of the Millboro section, spent a. few hours : in Asheboro last . Friday The following editorial appeared in the Troy Montgomerian last week. It shows the methods used by lawyer Cox to get votes for himself and kin dred. The Montgomery Republicans,, it will be seen, have not formed a fa- 1 vorable opinion toward lawyer Cox, and bitterly resent his ways of appeal ing to the prejudices of the people: It is passing strange that the would-be-solicitor for this district, ; republican candidate Cox from Ran dolph, would come into Montgomery county and boldly charge tbeDeni crats with stealing the election two years ago. Those of us who live here have for the first time to hear this slanderous charge from the mouth of a non-resident Republican whose sole object is to try to stir up and play upon the prejudices of the people that he may get the office now held by Hon- , Hayden Clement Such a charge is an insult not only to every Democrat but to all self-respecting Republicans and especially to those who have had to do with the elections. Our elections ' are presided over by two judges, one a Democrat and one a Republican and the Republican is always selected by" the Republican party. Such a slan derous charge either means that the Republican judge of election steals : from his own party or that there are.. not enough competent Republicans in the county to preside over the elec- tions. The latter is not the case for ' the Democracy of Montgomery coun- il ty recognizes that we have some good .' honest Republicans of the highest , character and these we expect to de fend against the degrading utter ances of a Republican office seeker. Mr. Cox ought to know it is not very complimentary to come into good oM Montgomery county and charge theft ," and too, when there Is not a particle ' ' of evidence of it and every one bere knows it The home Republicans have not heretofore made the charge and we are going to believe that Cox can not now make them believe an abso lute falsehood even If he- does want to be Solicitor that bad. Elections are usually hotly contested here and the Democrats win because they have a majority of folks who vote the Demo cratic ticket There Is no theft here at the ballot box, Mr. Cox, and yon ought to make sure of your evidence before you accuse honest Democrats and Republicans of larceny. It is not a good slogan for yon to get In on In these parts, neither can you line tip self-respecting Republicans her and march them in a line to the ballot box like sheep on election mom a advocated by you our folks In Mont gomery are not all cattle and this y i will find otit when jro covrr over t do your shepherding." The MorilriTnrvian f ;r" r r rerU on la ' yr C. I r re; 1 -1. ' ,' n C. Urrrr'i 't, t :,U Tun 'cmn fe-'e Verity the ln