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; GREENSBORO, N. c. TACC TWO THE RIGHT AND ONLY THING. ""The talk ci ihctc who wanted to throw ccid water cn the prosecution cf the wir by tsaistir. that there wouU be a revolution in ttiM country fc4W cl strike and dissans ci laboring mm p4Se as shadow. The recent acticn cl the Actnua Federation cl Labor la edging its sup? to the gercm cser.t rri-t rrerythinr,. It take nmthe strength frcm the pto-German element, which thiciy cUsruUes t lore let the kaiser. The New Ycrk HeraU up: The action d.c American Federa tion cl Labor In unanimously pledging the scpprt cl that body in4 cl its mem bers to the government and la cndcrs-lr-x the jatr.ctic work cl the Alhar.ce fee Labcr and Derr.crcacy cccncs as no surprise. No ur.t p-erven ever has docbled the loyalty and patriotism cf the great cr-ait ci American workmen, . At a2 times and under all circum stance they a;e Americans first, la laiinx these stand let the vigorous prosecution cf the war they show themselres true net crJy to the coun try' tut to their own best interetta. Aa President V.'uicn so clearly showed La his BaUxlo address, a victory Icr Frpw'anisra wcuid be cl rjeatrit men ace to lahcr the world ever. No matter what his naticcalry. the ir.ttthr.ent wcrkmaa should bend all cl his cner git to accomplish the complete defeat ci Germany. The Americaa workman wO. The Americaa workman understands that aJ5 men are going to be deprived cl many things- He understands that at the ma chine, ia the mine, wherever he may be cm ricyed. h caa do his bit by bcir.fi loyal and by keeping down contention. II he Isn't grtrir.g all he ahcu!i. he wi3 remember that oca ia the trer.ches are maybe getunc mere than they should get. He understands that weakh has been asked to give, and has firrrn: that this is every man war and a!l c4 us mi: r,bt. ia cvr cwa way. to settle i. Tb man who wt?uid agitate row and disturb Industrial eend-tiens cannot justify rach cccdact. This the great army cf fed rated wctkrrs knows, and It has 'boldly rroclalmed its attitude. The walking dele gare tststl haul down fus bann-er. The agi tate mutt keep st;U. After the war is ever, after victory cn lb battlefield has been won. then the indttrial army may take its coZcr and make whatever rrat-ccalle de cnaads it wants to make but now is no umc to cUiturb the ration. THE HINDENBURG LINE. II any pcptc are speculating as to resutts d the rrrnt suuntful dnve cf the Britiih against the farrc-s and s-jctcdy tmpeg rahlc Hundrr.hurg Une. an J as there are many views we are f resenting the ipcula tioo cl the New Ycrk Herald. That p4rf says that ""whether the fir.nih advance be tween St. Qurnt:n and Anas is a straight drive through L-.es that heretcf ore have hed and have teen crtrd to hcli. or be twtn a Hindcnitrg Lne wtArned by with drawals to r.ew r';;t;cns in the rear, the mcral efect is the same. The repen cl large hauls ef rmcr.rrs argues strongly again.it the w.:hi;awal excuse which will be aJvar.erd by lirrba and tears cut the Pr.t;h ciErial statement that the attacJe came as a ccmpltte surprise 10 the enemy. "Three facts stand cut frcm the rrccrd cl Tuesiay"s afvd jeiTtrday s acccmrhthrrents. AU-rd s-7reracy in the a;r cn that front cannot te ;uen;rrrd: w-.thcut it there ccild base teen ro taking the Germans by surpr.ie. The advance was made wsthcut the heavy artillery tcmhardment which in the past hat served as r.ct;:e cf ir.ter.ticn to attack, the lumierng tanks, ence objects cl Gtrzrjkr dcr.iicn. taVng the rlace cf the ar tilery barn go-her? is a desc.srmen: that recm.srs rruh fr r the l-turt. The la ct that Um breaking ihrrugh was acccmrwiheJ with ccrrra';irt:y sl fh: lssrs to the at uciung Icete ret cn'y establishes the cauie f;r surjmae. tut a'.to rrcve a brcken cr breaking morale in a large section cl the Germ- a arrrr. "Ilr.tisi ciiu5 re;c::s indicate that there was gtcry encurh to go artur.d and that it was wtU d -st:;-e-J. In the main the at-tacki.-g Irrte vat r-ale up cf Kngfcihmen ar4 Scctthmt-s fr Ir.shmm. These clean ed u? al:rg a fftrt tV.rty fite m;Irs. the.r we lie rra;h -g t a dey-.h cf f;ve mrs. and tr.'l geg. Tht-se -suxcefsrts to Ilnt-a-:.n's ";r;r?rp'.l!t hnlt army otitens fc'raw-s f;.-rr the c.r tin fJe have shown that fee t.vr thr vj-:d Hindtnhurg Irt has r.5 ttrrt? Ty have acccm;:;ihed ata;.--st a I ft dr'.-i-id lY ?Ke kaiter s ewn s " .jj c fk trccs cf a d! ij.ft.m ci'J acco-r-!.h ri-t an Ira' a-. In.; urrm.-,cd by a !:::hmki s-x-al .?m lide ftt ri tnrvt Irtwn that sheuU te cf great sal-f tn ; efrc: upts thr Gtf man rratt-t !;: in , n bf the til ef it r.it'l 't ?ri--; that she-Id heart-s t-t f cf c:. :;a: r-i arrayeJ a -.? t: - G-;i-T r;w4 dnrrcy itv. raven, r :st ?. fn the weak kr-tt h ftrr a? - ? -,n e the Get- man rxTtztt ixl tht-.i tl:.e lb? ears cf Ametias fit f-e to te eils-r-.tr h-rml ? cf Cermet v's h;ttixr pftrpaja-vda in etv-rry. "Th-s war a ra nit C:rr anr is tur.t to t:e wfn. It s: r-r w-cn It -st dr$ts as . x tl i r-en cl G;t4t It: IjtU-1. a--d it w-'l r;t be hi- Wfcre A tran t:li t?- every t t as J they. w3 ItC'.ft a f-.il i-e n--,-gr tllPORTAliT WAf. On tht lf-.l 71 t l-r a rrap cf the famtvs l:vt wx.:? t r t?Tii cf the :1 !- s rra axevratt ani 1 r-vif in the r grcrfifby cn ft ; sat The bee ts t.ut ty a fr x-tti "mx C4n tv.ni t- s it a How- ever, the r.ws tclay reads gcoi let it keea ca ccenir.g tns way. IN THE SMOKE. The world has not gone wrong, not bit cf it: but the people somehow are living; so swiftly, so last, that they haven't time to stop long. No matter much what happens, tomorrow is a long time, and the wheels hardly cease to revolve. II Death comes in and sits at least with Happiness lor a brie! hour all Is bushed and sombre stillness fills the rocra and air; but 'tis only for a little while, and agaia the buxx and whirr and grind are beard d:stinct above the sobs and moans and groans ol those whose hearts were broken. Only a little while and the flowers we heaped upon the new-made mound are dried and withered, and yet another luneral train wends its way to the Silent City, and time is all too precious." and horses that walked with weary tread and rnuHled leet go back with creaking vehicles and hoefs striking fire en the pavements ef the streets. It is true that there are mourners still; but ether things, the things called Duties, press us on and ever en. and while our hearts may sull be sad we are out in the garb of business clutching for the dollars that grow upon the trees: reaching lor the bubble lame that dances in the sunlight cf today; crowding cut ethers, throwing down and trampling upon the weak anything and everything to gain the desired end. And after the week is done we figure down the columns en the ledger's page, count the dross ia the till, and with fiendish leer chuckle to ourselves that the si days find us ahead cf the last si some several sheckels and Monday comes and still fiercer still the neat day's gathering. More, more, more! Not that we reed it. not that we should have it: but we have tasted blood the human blood that is ia all gold and. bke the lion which speeds faster after his prey, we rush en and work en in order that we may have five thousand instead el lour thousand five hundred plunks. And do we love? To be sure we do. Have we sympathy? To be sure we have. Cut we seldom manifest this love or this sympathy because a dollar m:ght drop here cr there and some ether greedy devil might rick it up. In the eld days it was net so. There was a time when a youtfig man would wear the socks his mother knit; would wear the hickcry shirt her tired fingers maie Icr him; would but not so now. There was a time when youth still hovered under the protecting wing cl home and Father and Mother were names revered. These were the days when the head of the hcuae thought thai honesty was a good pmhey. if not the best: the days when every thing wasn't mortgaged to the hilt ia order . that Moneybags might collect his per centum: when a man with moderate means was satisfied to live ia a moderate house, and whea to ewe a debt was evidence that it would be paid. Grccers had no black list in those days, and installment men were rot carting back the furniture tomorrow that made a grandstand play today. Those were the days whea ren leund time to "go visiting." ta spend aa hour cr two talking cn events and ia a social rrnr.tr. Today and two men get together they are talking about how much they made or how much they are going to make. An insurance agent hides behind every bush and an in stallment man is cn every step. Pacer rep resenting fifty times the amount cf actual wealth in the country is floated and kited through the banks and stocks containing n'rety per cent, water sell at a premium because last year they earned a good rate cf ?r teres t. No cne Is kicking, but the old days have gone down the valley, lamed the hill and crossed ever the knell: they are out ef sight, and this new ate.this busy age. this greedy and devouring age. hurls us cn. and pretty soon unless a check is made men and wo men wIl rot find time to even come home to meals. -- The playhouses are not suffering Because cf the war tar. What is a dime more if ycu want to see a play? That is the way it is figured and why not? -- GREAT RESULTS. The Red Cross Seals are going In great shaye, ever a thousand dollars' worth sold in the first two days, and the outlook is for big sales to the smaller customers. This paper caantt emrhatire too strongly the need cf this campaign. No man caa give to a tetter cause. And if he caa give enly a n;:ktl he has helped that much he has WV L. '"LJ0" o" tho tT re "heved. The nurses are Jtn eppcrtunty to secure little comforts fid cften aids to these down w?:h tubercu dene some real good ia the world. Those ttiit. Think it ever, and if vou haven't bought seme Red Cross seals make up your mind to do so. Buy all ycu ccnt-stcnlly car but if tt is enly cne five cents worth, understand ycu have done seme real char- V Samuel Ccmpers has again been ejected r resident cf the Fcderaticn cf Labor, and th;s s Sam's msnycth t;rre en this shift. WAR SAVING CERTIFICATES. Tresty sc-cn there will be a campaign statted to ra;se two HJ'scn do'lars in Amer ica by- new plan, what is taKed the war savings certucates. These certificates will s'itt cif cn the twentyfive cent stamp prop cf.;rr a person secures a book and buys a twcn:yfe cent stamp. This stamp is fut in the bock. s mlar to a trading stamp beck, and when the bock is filled it is re d:emed by a war certificate. These certifi cates bear interest: they are as good as gel J. and the flan is to let every man. wo man an4 child in cn an investment backed by the government- I: is predicted that the war certificate will become cr.e el the most pepular known, and the two billion dcllars will doubtless be raised in short order. BUT WHY SPECULATE? Just now. with a world-wide war. we bad supposed the speculators on the mysteries cf the world would take a tide seatand wait for the stern realities to be cleaned away, but we get from a society of theoso phy a bundle ol literature trying to prove something or other, and we haven t yet taken time to read all of it. We also-jet a letter, not anonymous, but from a reader cl our weekly, who wants to know why we don't write about the end of the world, which is plainly foretold in the Bible? An other correspondent insists that so far as he is concerned one cannot read the books of the great minds of the past and still be lieve many things which are today jumbled- together and called religion. ..But we do not know.. We have heard it stated that when Copernicus wrote his wonderful book away back over four hun dred years ago which he called "Revolution of the Heavenly Bodies. M and sent home apparently for keeps the Helioncentric idea that instead of the sun revolving around the earth, the earth and the other planets re volved around the sun, he completely revo lutionized the old theory of the universe and ol man's place in it.. Those who had believed, and all living did and all dead had, that this earth was. or properly the earth was. the center of the universe, had their apple cart upset, and they stood holding a phsntom broom stick for support. When it was no longer doubted that this was the smallest pebble in the hierarchy of worlds and that man was just an ordinary bug buning around upon it. the stock fell about thirty points a minute for several days. The words of Genesis, to those who were obliged to admit the great revelation, lost their mighty significance, and while the author may have established the fact that we were on the wrong train it was impolite, to say the least, to throw us eut before we got to a station leaving us wondering, doubting, "where we were at." So it may be said that Middleton's "Free Inquiry" didn't leave a grease spot of the champions and defenders of the so-called "Patristic" miracles, which, as we under stand, were the miraeles'that were alleged to have taken place after the establishment cf the church, and this opened up an inves tigation cf the miracles of the Bible, and in the minds of the doubting Thomases who then abounded, and who yet abound, all the Bible was dettroyed simply because an in vestigation found things a little wobbly so far as dates and various books of that grand eld Guide were concerned. And then we hd Lyell's "Principles of Geology," and while with a general reck lessness and almost utter abandon-it was proven beyond a doubt that the earth was many millions of years cf age, and that man had been rubber-necking on this planet in different stages cf civilization for ages and ages and countless ages still, the old world yet spins forever down the ringing grooves of change. We all read Tom Patne's wonderfully adroit proposition which be called the Age eh Reason a dynamic force ef intellect al most strong enough to shatter the strong est faith and DarwTn came along and proved beyond any question at all that roan was evolved from the bowels cf a monkey; and brighter lights and lesser lights have illumined the pages cf time with their won derful productions; but still, but still, my laddies, we find the churches yet rearing their domes to heaven; we hear the chil dren repeating their "Now I lay me"; we tee old folks in tears, and with all our wis dom, with all cur wonderful array cf facts and figures, we stand mute and dumb when the question is pronounced: Whence? Where? The past with its golden glories, the present with stem demands, the future with its promlte. all. all are speculation, and no master mind has ever or will ever solve the problems which concern creation. Geology is a science which knocks the spots out of some things, and then when geology has done its chore they bring us in the twentieth century a bit of radium, a mighty force before which all science stands appalled, and the space writers commence to weave their theories and yet they do not know. And it seems to us that while speculation is an interesting pastime, the man or wo man who wattes precious moments in try ing to "figure it out,' attempting to dis credit the Bible, accomplishes nothing and. -cnlv brings to his or her heart a yearning and a desire that can never be satisfied. What difference does it reallj make, my brother, to either ef us if there was not a universal flood? What earthly reason can you give for wanting to brand as a lie the fairy tale that a whale swallowed Jonah? Suppose the case that many inaccuracies have crept in the sacred history. Suppose, for argument's sake, that the whole story is a myth, a tale told by writers of the East the same as we have told tales to children cf Cinderella and Little Red Riding Hood. Suppose that it would come home to all of us with indisputable and incontrovertible evidence that the whole thing was a hoax from Genesis to Revelation. Suppose by seme mystic fcrce the entire book was swept from the world and all written testi- ' mony and oral tradition concerning it were tott forever. If it all were a lie as black as night, a fabrication as false as hell, wculd the world be better for its going? Hat it not furnished hope for the millions dead, and does it not furnish hope for the millions living? Why should we theorize en such a subject as its authenticity? If one does not care to believe it in its entirety cr in any way. that is up to him. There is nothing smart.. there is nothing learned., there is nothing healthful ia knocking the props from under a man and letting him fall with a dull, sickening thud.' We are not caring about the matter it concerns us in ' no way. Why? Because the intellect which we possess and which controls us as sures ua that there is a livlhs. God. and on every hand, every day and every night, no matter where we turn our eyes, we see miracles still performed; We stand ap- I palled before the evidences of the wonder- " ful and incomprenensiDie snw-ucwi vyw not only planned and set in motion the mys terious machinery of the universe, but which directs with mathematical precision the en tire complex and bewildering groups of worlds which are set-in sublime array, each planet helpful ana aepenacni uu other. . FAR REACHING. The world-wide war is far reaching, vand it will reach much farther before it is over. We have just been reading in the Official Bulletin the announcement that in England it has been found necessary for the govern ment to set the pace and price and style in shoes. The report reads: 0 It ia reported that the shortage in and constantly rising price of civilian footwear has caused the Government to formulate a scheme for the produc tion of cheaper boots. It is proposed that four classes shall be manufac tured under Government. control, two for men and two for boys and youths. Those for men will cost from 13s. to 16s. 6d. ($3.16 to $4) per pair, and those 'for boys and youths zos. 6d. ($a.55 and -above. These standard ized boots will.be especially adapted to . the needs of agricultural .workers, quarrymen and miners, and for com mon, ordinary town .wear by artisans. The plana will be developed speedily and soon these1 boots will be in the hands of retailers. If they lack finish and style they will excel in durabil ity. Later, standardized boots for wo men and girls may also be produced. In other words, the ordinary people will have a certain shoe prescribed, just as the soldier today has his shoes prescribed, and the price will be fixed by the government, and no imitations will be allowed. In a thousand different things the gov ernments have come in and laid their hands on what in times of peace were supposed to be "private aEfairs," and before the war ends no telHng how commerce will be done. In this country the coal production ia watched, and the grocers are restricted from doing certain things that in other years would have at once been termed "uncon stitutional." The railroads are going to re fuse to handle some four or five hundred different commodities, simply telling the shipper his goods are not needed by con sumers. Civilians are practically drafted into war work, which they accept cheer funlly, and high-priced men are 'giving all their time free to war work. Women have shown their wonderful capacity to do things of which 'they never dreamed, and the whole world is changing. After the war there will be such changes in condi tions that it will be ?n entirely different world. Perhaps that is why we are in the war a change is necessary and it must come. The old South was transformed by a four years' war between brother and brother, and today the world is in a war that means an absolute transformation. Whatever is ordered by our President or our Congress we stand for loyally no questions are asked by loyal men. o TATTERED FLAGS. The people forget that Old Glory should always look bright and clean, and when in our enthusiasm we ran up a lot of flags ' months ago we felt we had performed our duty and let it go at that. We know this to be a fact, for the tattered bunting over the doors of The Record office suggest neglect. The Vigilantes send out this little reminder by Pauline Worth Hamlin, and we guess it applies to most all of us at least the flag over the city hall and the two small ones over The Record office. She says: All over this country there are now flying faded, tattered flags. If we do not respect the flag our selves, whom shall we expect to re spect it? v The Stars and Stripes are our em blem. Shall it appear that-we consider dirt 'and tatters symbolic of our coun try? Never 1 Our flag should be as white as the snows, as blue as the. skies, as red as our blood, and as whole .as our hearts. Let it be truly symbolic and when a flag becomes bedraggled take it down. If you cannot put tip an other, be happy in the consciousness that you honor it far more by not flying it when it is faded, ragged and dirty; True, Pauline, and with shame we con fess our part in keeping to the winds a flag so dirty that it isn't what it professes to be. However, one of these days, after we get a big flag on the court house flagstaff and pay for the Thanksgiving turkey purchased by a joint stock comnany on the installment plan we are going to buy a real Old Glory and float it right. Let us hope the other folk who haven't thought about it will also fall in line. o- If never before was there just cause for the war with Germany it is apparent now, because a paper comes to these headquar ters announcing that "the Huns are in ofc very midst." - . o REMEMBER THE START. The stands for the sale of Red Cross seals will be on pretty soon. At stores and public places willing women will give their time to offer to the individual the seal. You are expected to buy some maybe only five cents' worth, but a dollar will look better. These seals are to adorn your letters, post cards and Christmas greetings, and the de sire is this year to make these sales larger than ever before. The fact that the larger purchasers came across more liberally this year than ever before makes us hope that the smaller buyer will do his rjart. o ' The situation in Russia is likened unto scrambled eggs.' One day one thing and one day another, but all the time confusion. - AS PRICES ADVANCE We note that in many places the shoe shiner, the artist f who runs a shoe black, ery plant, has -raised his price to ten cents just a one.hundred per cent, increase at one dash outof the' box, and he wonders why the price of living does not come down We fear the shoe-shine artist has mad , mistake. Five cents is a very good priCe for a shoe shine, and many thousands of people will pay that; but when it goes to ten cents the man" who has his shoes p0i. ished four or five times a week will.ret - along perhaps with one shine, and the art ist will find his business going to pieces Now and then a shoe shine is necessary, but thousands of men, through force of habit take a seat to. have their shoes simply "brushed off." The man who has tried to economize . understands that one shine a week by the artist and four or five rubs by himself will keep shoes looking pretty good. Therefore the theory of the ten- . cent shine will hardly go. " A few years ago tHe shoe shiners of San Francisco had a union .and charged ten cents. When the rate was cut to five cents their business in creased tenfold, and that price has since ob tained, unless the recent high price condi- tion has changed it. o- : i THE VICIOUS SPIES. This country is running over with spies and traitors, and." almost every day some outrageous falsehood is given legs and it is found that it can pass aU over the country, The latest lie has just been denied bV Sec retary McAdoo. He says: Among the many absurd and vicious rumors which are being put into cir culation these days, probably through German influences, is one that the Gov ernment proposes to confiscate the money on deposit in the banks. The absurdity of the statement i obvious on its face, but I have received letters , from several parts of the country which indicate that this rumor is being circu lated for an evil purpose. Of course these rumors' are wholly without foun dation. In fact,xthe Government, has no power to confiscate the money of depositors in banks. Naturally the man of ordinary 'intelli gence would know that the statement con- r .1 r t - 1 . icrzung mc connscation 01 money m Danics was a falsehood, but the Uninformed can be easily gulled. It seems that there is at work all over the country a chain of liars sending out its poisonous stuff and espe cially letting it fall into the ears of farm ers. That is why the farmer is so careful .with his money. He is afraid in many cases to leave it in the bank; he is afraid to invest in Liberty bonds. The pro-German liars are at work all the time, and doubtless have a wonderful system cf dis seminating their falsehoods. Maybe when the lies ere put under cover, as they soon will be, the trouble will be partly overcome. " : . o The Red Cross Seal workers are out among the people today, and they are en gaged in a most holy work. Let every man who can come across to his full limit. The suffering neighbor needs assistance tuber culosis is a plague and a pest Red Cross seals help wonderfully. If you can't buy a thousand, buy one when the time comes. o THE SMALL CHANGE. There was a time when the little brownie, the red copper cent, was a despised sort of thing people were willing for the one proffering them to keep the change. But . this week it is announced from Washington that the penny is now playing a most im portant part in the finances of the country, and it is predicted that when the stamp book is issued by the government aHv toy banks which harbor pennies will be asked to yield their treasunre. So scarce have pennies become that the government in the past six weeks has turned loose sixty-twe million six hundred thousand of them, along with seventeen million new. nickels. It wasn't long ago, as it seems to us, when the five-cent piece was spurned. In the far west we always had what was called the short bit and the long bit the five-cent piece not figuring. In other words, it cost a' "bit" to get shaved, and if you handed the barber a dime, all right; and if you handed him twenty-five cents he gave you back ten cents. The five-cent piece was not used as a medium of exchange it was a coin that wasn't recognised. . Now the cop per cent is a great factor in commerce, and agitation for a coin of smaller denomination is on. Funny how we get closer to frac tions as we get richer and more populous. GOOD WAR NEWS. The war news for the last week has been good good for the allies and naturally people in this country rejoice. Every man can tell you just about how it is now, al though no man has knowledge of what will happen. The best that we can do is to hope that finally the tide is turning and that the Germans will find themselves so over whelmingly outnumbered and outgeneraled that Peace some day soon will .come. But it must not be forgotten that in war, as in all other things human, there is what is called a "run of luck." Just now we are seems to be off for the nonce; the Italians have done nobly; the British thrilled the world by their terrible onslaught on the Hindcnburg line, and yet a day may change that run of luck and ill news"may come. When a world is at battle and when en gines of destruction are employed never be fore dreamed of, no one must be alarmed at the news he hears. Natural to feel the thrill of satisfaction when our side wins, but we must be "prepared for other news, for certainly it is true thrrr? is "no telling what will happen"; over night. Lo -s- - The good weather continues to be good, but ir$ these particular days of November you can't tell what will happen, or when. i
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