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VOL. IU. NO- 1:17
HICKORY, N. C, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 19, 1918
PRICE TWO CENTS
GERMANS PLAN BIG EFFORT
AGAINST Wm fRANCE
Information Gleaned From Prisoners and Other
Sources Indicate Great Battles Allies Are
Prepared For Shock Emperor's Big
gest Gamble of War
XsM-i-iatcJ Press.
j Army Headquarters in
ivi, i v . The great Gor
,;,;e on the western front
"v iH, ,.Nl.trti'l to begin at any
.. 1 .. . f. t a t1n
;j.'lt t'tvut is concerned, the main
ta' nuule I'Oiwccu ;na
i;y
!lul
T;i:.
;uill "a new mysterious
, i ... i
w.ii he employed to ureal
thvi.:':i t !, allied lines. Other at
i. delivered farther south.
jun,,. have beeomo known
tii'vi-h aj-tured German prisoners
.n fi'.'iu ether information gleaned
in .tiier way.
ji,0 jin-i of the German higher
vn,.,UI; u-,- are complete and after
...,:. y w.-vks of intensive training
If a-aul'.if.g troops they are ready
to ..sake the supreme and iinal ef
f,rt Vhkh has for its object the
at-it-u.-tii-n of the allied armies.
Tin' v.arr.u' battles will perhaps
W the ni "-t sanguinary of the war
ar. I t ..ey 11 e most iifii5iv;
Vtt Mi).. But they will mark the
! -:.:::..: of the end, for if the
t ,!, not break clear through
. i 1 .. 1 1 l. . .4.
i 1 . " es ami iney canuui,
ia'.iy wiil be finished. The
is putting every ounce of
;:.;t) this great gamble and
. ;m the early stages it
lapse ot tne oerman
is.
have a superiority In
in men and guns and
as to their ability to
(iiTMians.
LENOIR CITIZENS
PROTEST TO
B1CKETT
i:'" v i
Lenoir, Feb. 19. A copy of the
following letter has been sent to Gov.
Thorns W. Bickett, expressing the
sentiment of the best people of the
county, regarding their position re
hitive to the commutation of the
death sentence passed on two Cald
well county criminals, after after a
fair trial in this county, both cases
having been disposed cf by the su
perior court in less than lb montns
The open letter follows:
Lenoir, N. C., Feb. 14, 1918.
His Excellency,
Thomas V. Bickett,
Governor of North Carolina.
1 Sir:
During recent months, you the
people's guardian of law and sworn
RUSSIA TO SIGN KALE
PEACE WITH
GERMANY
DINE TAKES
LIFE WITH
L
SO
By the Associated Press. By the Associated Press.
London, Feb. 19. Russia is now petrograd, Friday Feb. 15.
forced to sign peace upon the con- General Kaledine, hetman of the
ditions proposed by Germany, says Dcm Cossacs, committed suicide at
an omciai Kussian statement recew- Novo Tcherkask, headquarters of
ed here today.
BOLSHEVIK APPEAL
10 AUST
AN
ON
I
the Don Cossacks, during a session
of the Novo Tcherkask which he at
tended. The government decided
to resign and transfer its power to
the local workmen's and soldiers'
council, and General Kalendine re
tired and blew his brains out.
General Nazaroff, who succeeded
General Kaledine as leader of the
Don Cossacks ordere the imme
diate mobilization of all Cossacks
to fight the bolsheviki troops ad-
BILL FAV
RTED FOU
RESUMES WAR
USSIAN BOLSHEVIKI
$2.50 WHEAT
By the Associated Pres.
Wfashtington, Fteh. ,19. A favor
able report on the Gore bill to in
fcreas the minimum price of the
1918 crop of wheat from $2 to $2.50
per bushel was made today by the
senate agricultural committee.
Teutonic Army Has Crossed Divina to Aid Uk
raine What Russians Will Do is Not Known.
Much Aerial and Artillery Activity on
Western Front.
By the Associated Press.
Bern, Feb. 19. According to Vi-
onnn A i c ra vTi ac Tia Vr1csTiox7ilr -Fnr
oitrn minister has forwarded a wire- vancing on Novo Tcheekask
less messae-e to Count. Czernin as
follows; As leader of the Don Cossacks
"The German government having General Kaledine was opposed to
reestablished a state of war with the bolsheviki and he was the lead
Russia, without even having given er of the counter revolt against the
'the seven days notice. I have the bolsheviki early last December. On
honor to ask you whether the Aus- January 1 the republic of the Don
trian government considers itself in was declared with General Kale
a state of war with Russia, or dine as hetman.
whether it is willing to agree to the
articles drawn up at Brest-Litovsk?"
GERMAN
TROOPS ARE
CONQUERING ROSS
By the Associated Press.
Germany has returned to attack
the Russian front and the bolshevik
government must face its greatest
test the power of German milita-
T 1 ( 1 1
rism. invading iorces nave erosseu
the Dvina and are advancing east
ward from Kovel, Volhynia, to aid
the hard pressed Ukranians and
protect the food supplies in the new
This is the first military
M
. PAGE NAILS
ANOTHER BIG
YARN
PUT CHAMBERLAIN
in Volhynia without fighting.
HELP CAMPAIGN ii K now BOLSHEVIK
It ;t ta;.-ni-a:
til'
military
AGAINST BAD
RUMORS
M.Y'H SOCIAL NEWS
,.,wtn. liin Ot tne cuiiimJii-iw.
Yv-i.l tVio final decision in two
ilagrant murders which stained the
f rvil.hvell county.
In both instances you nave- j'""
to the appeal for executive clem-
.ittur. name v inc "'"-j
ctntn.l that there was no rv thB Associated Press.
ci;s, jwu - nn v,o.l
Mntitinn! me luivicuv-c tj- vv.achino-tnn is. ftursreon
(.UIU.L..L iv. , --. x . . . t. " "
ing that no one was iniereu w. General Gorgas today started an ac-
z vszxrjzrjrz EARL REDDING SIGNS
ARMY DRAFT TREATY
By the Associated Press.
Washing-ton, Feb. 19. Senator
i Chamberlain of Oregon, chairman of
the military committee, is to be op
erated on at once for appendicitis.
The senator apparently was improv
de this morning after a recurrence
of an attack suffered last fall, but
after an examination later m the
day, his physicians decided to oper
ate on him.
pi;
CO us
n!10 nf mir attorneys repre- rv t.i7.P-n to repudiate slanders re-
.'UUS. - . , - iL.l. "J . " x
scnting the state advised you uiat rdiniff the health conditions and
met"
tni"
m:
r,b. 19.-The regular i Wc would offer no counter petition soidierSf The rep0rt that
f th, Woman's Club will! but that the matter vraa leit . w th i . ,
von with the record ot xne suiw io s"'u;ia "W15" "v
. .... tVlPfPOIl! P 1rrM11o of Anniofrm Alii
mil the suurenits iuui w v..,.- , . aUm miu'ciwu iiiiuivu,
i i,,r. in the former case, thati.
ia atten- Rv the Associated Press.
V-hnrlie Walker, we let you know 00vQi Th? Washington, Feb. 19. Signing of
w " . ,.... 4-U.,f 4V.Q nvor- I null Ui Uic Kv,xc. - Kolwapn
in nn uncertain leims n"" '"v- " i , , , . i tne army uijit iitcat wt,v-x.
ill HO lliai.il."'" . a . i L nr., ixrvc. tr-nnaA n thrpp nrivatfiS J. . . i , i tt-.-j.j Oi.i.
whelming desire of our peupie i"ij Great lintam ana tne umteu otatea
was announcea toqjvy. xnts new
British ambassador, Earl Redding,
affixer his signature as his first of
ficial act.
court house Friday
r at :i o'clock. At three
t':,' ! will he a food conser
m .v.wj:. Mr. Killian, food
. ;'. 1-. and other speakers
a'.. irit'Tcstiiiif talks. The
; .'i-rdially invited.
By the Associated Press.
Berlin, via London, Feb. 19. Ger- republic.
man forces have entered Dvirisk, it activity on these fronts since late
officially annpunced today by December. "
the German war office. The Russians .
unsuccessfully attempted to bio up at opposition the bolsheviki
the bridge across the Dvina. can or will offer the Germans is
problematical. Although the Rus-
ANOTHER CAPTURED
sian army has been much weakened
By the Associated ress. b th mobilization and strife in
Th. R.J.I, armv irrouD under the ranks, the bolshevik red guards
command of General Linsinten, ac- have been successful against the
cording to an official statement issu- Ukranians and other opposing fore
ed by the Austrian war omce nas southern Russia. A week
occupied the Kussian town ot iutcK AoiaxrA Ah frnrv. Pot.ro-1
grad said the bolshevik leaders were
confident the Germans would not
attack them.
The food shortage in Great Rus
sia has become desperate. The sit
uation in the Ukraine is serious,
which may account for Germany's
! decision to act.
On the western front there have
been, no decisive movements. In
the Champagne the Germans persist
in their attempts against the French
positions near the Butte du Mesnil.
Twice Tuesday the French, who are
aided by American artillery, repuls-
By the Associated Press. ed enemy ettorts, the Germans oe-
London, Feb. 19. Kumors are cur- ing unable to reach the hrst line.
v- . . tio.il Vici: hfj hnlshevik Aprinl nrfivitv is t.hf. TirpfloTriina-
icm, 111 j-.co-- . ' ' r I 4T-
government in Petrograd has been ting factor on the British and Amer- , . ? l .rvest of
OVerunrOWn uy tne social iicvuiunun- itun huuls, iu cue uuiwi JJiiui"!
ists headed by TchernoiT, according airmen have accounted for 16
to the correspondent there of the German airplanes and have dropped
-1 ..... 1 . 1 1. A 1 r" 1 1 .... f 1. 1 ;l 1
i'OlitiKen 01 iopeniicteii, says x ui-- nunareas 01 uomos on railways anu
patch to the Exchange Telegraph. airdromes. French and P-itish
iNikolai Lenine and T'rotzky are bombing squadrons also have at-
OVERTHR
01
REPORT
Mr-. M. M. U.avc,
Flazier of the Lenoir
ulty spent Sunday and
'v. the city as guest of
SAVANNAH
.Mi Brady Kntertains
Mr-i. (.'Iiarlfs A. Brady was lios
t -' "n :.hi' Virginia Dare Book Club
Friday .'it'tfrii-mn. After all books
we)'" fx iiati.'.''d
V.i'lV 1
v,nf thn vprdict of the jury be al- 0n leave.
lowed to stand; but to our utter cha
...: ,i ,iic.nist. vou not only m-
tervoned but saw lit to pen an apol-o-v
in melodramatic style m which
. - nnonnrt lrvp-sick. des-
picable, depraved wretch who shot a
frightened f lacing innocent girl m
the back, was painted a hero. Ihis
. i.,.i ,,-ifh tho fact that in this,
.t. . n..er,r n.iaf. vou had sriven writ-
ten utterances to tne nm
WORKMEN
WILL NOT STRIKE
ANNUAL ROAD INSTITUTE
WILL BE HELD THIS WEEK
a r,',: rn !n-r t
! cf
Mr;, i;,-S.t-m.-ri
'".!. til I.', (
ray, u !
Chapel Hill, ,Feh. 19. The fifth
annual road institute of North Car
olina wiil be held in Chapel Hill this
fpfl Press
no tiVh 1Q. At. a nnrl Hnsmp- Fridav atternoon. inis
nttpndpfl mpptinf? O f the road institute will be conducted by
v v i y uiK-'j " o . 1 . . , , 1. j-i
n t v,; nnptst. forl, DlnP,l nti strike shm build- the University of North Garonna, tne
name it was found that'.uU wou a t : u ,n0 votprl not. to order anv state hichwav commission and the
. . . - - , . 1 . . .nnv I (' I I. 113 liu v v " I lliu ai vi 1 . , 1
.Murray and .Mrs. L,oy , c ,7": : V ? in know, however. I further strikes on government North Carolina geological and eco
ii-'I npri -ntaire of our law-1 WOrk. The committee returned nomic survey,
said to have escaped to Riga.
YET ANOTHER IDLE
RUMOR IS NAILE
111 1 tun utterances iu uic v
' '.' ' lively score cards tu m ,.take grcat pleasure B the Associ
-1 and 1 were soon en- JaJcupon it (which we could Savannah, (
nr.v,s playing rook with J " ot'hcrwise than that very largely a
..1 inwteu guests. At me '-r , r ,. renucst
foi'lmpr, pmnloved
ha I tin-d for the prize in
i,r prize went to Mrs. Mur-
vi'ly bottle of toilet water.
Tii" l'.i'..;.'..', assisted by her sister
M..- Aim!" Killian, served delight
fa f'.'fri,,hmfnts.
Thi.' P"ciul guests were: Mrs. T.
H. ::'.'.'. Mrs. Sid Smyre, Mrs. Sid
H"-t, Mrs. W. A. Rhyne, Mrs. Gro
V'T Muray, Mrs. Wilfong Yount,
M, Vount, Mrs. Chas.
!!, Mrs. Lee Sherrill, Mrs.
Yount, Mrs. C. W. Sherrill,
A tin it- Killian and Willie Mae
Many well
.V.Uir ,.- citizens did wish the jury s from Washington ast night witn tne autnortes on roau w win -
. 1 .nnfmvu I 4. nirosco waOTS. I rrt rr in thP (IP lnPrHllOHS
vpnlift to stand ana we "k.... annuuuceniKia ji 1111.". 1""" ", r -ii
U1U1L1.1: -Tni-TYiPr rru rrvr. ;nVm IHino- Comnanv Thfi institute will serve
,vpfiitff in mis as m -.1 "'r r, . ,
case.
w
ter asceitaining the whereabouts of
L:! lflil victim, walks two miles
t a ball field and. then shoots an
unarmed man playing base-hjill in
the back does not constitute evei
,umnnt of murder malice, pre-
njoJitaUo... na J are 'fi
norant 01 lhu
Thps institute will serve as a clear-
1 w 1 I . . ,
. ,. 1 1 1 I , T-i j-j.: ov,;nVnillmnr ; . fni. T-r.n H hni rime TroD-
Tf -l man who iuis niiuse" ana tne r ourmatiun sjiupuuuuu.b 1U6 iwn ,
II tl HUlll i ,. I , T II TUn -r.i.nrr-1'amo -ran 11 hp fpatlir-
ciiia. iuc i l
with liqutr, arms himself, strides to Company have plants here.
;own swearing vengeance, and af-
T1
i n .nil
'. I'.
M. . -
i:h v t,--
Mrs. Wiirlick Hostess
Thf i i -I'uiar meeting of the Thurs
,!.v I!"k Club was held at the beau
tiiu! iv,m" of Mrs. G. A. Warlick on
Main trvt-t Thursday afternoon at
'' ''1'-"' Fourteen members re
sP"i:i'"l 1 ) the roll call with appro
pr;4tt. (mutations. Vitally intcrest
Ul'. 1 u: rents followed ,cach member
k'ivii,;- V10 phafjo 0f thought of
vrk Low upjiermost the thought of
tl'(' world today. The subject of
th': lliiv' v.'im Anwntinn nrul two
vjry ii.u-rsting papers, were read by
Mr W. 1). C ochran and Mrs. C. M.
McCdrklc. Following the literary
prratri the needs o fthe Y M. C.
wit.: discussed and the work of
't at the camps, and it was voted
f ,,p ,il'h member to make a volun
tary coritrihution to this worthy ob
J,,(t. The special guests were Mrs.
' 'le Wdlfong, Mrs. Clyde Rowe and
Mrs. Frank Warlick. The club
"K'ets with Mrs. W. C. Feimstcr on
the -8th. Catawba County News.
tacked important points in Lor
raine
On the American sector the enemy
machines have been busy over and
behind the American lines. The
American gunners kept the Germans
high in the air and one of the ene
my was brought down by the Amer
ican aviator. Nine Americans have
been wounded by German shells
Bv the Associated Press. There has been considerable artil-
Wiashine-ton. Feb. 19. Rumors i
mat a large imiiiuci x ici. i auur.. . , . mnnv
J Vq Nnn t trninino- wi " .
uuisuiie &u wii iiii"" o . . ...
wPPk. heeinnine today at 9 o'clock station was cleared up today by a days German airmen raided south-
report from Captain rayton tnat oo east England Monday night. JNone
of his men were made slightly ill of tne raiders were able to penetrate
recently by eating corn Deei nasn
Hp. said there were no serious re
sults and that the men had return
ed to work
known
-ur' t,ii nnntinue our contention
f.- a law-abiding citizenship, but
in view of your action in these two
.. ..... ..ntmt. but feel sympathy
with' 'the oft-heared complaint
iii -non-nvpfution ot tne
law: and in all smcerety we think
that is due you, the chief magistrate
of the State of North Carolina, to
know that respect tor tne majjr
RUAL CARRIERS
ARE LEADING
IN SALES
pi! bv lectures, discussions and de
monstrations. More than 100 en
gineers and road men will be here
for the me'.mg.
Amone- the speakers will be A. U.
.Williams, state highway engineer of
West Virginia; Edwin A. uuetty,
state highway commissioner of New
York; D. H. Winslow, maintenance
engineer of the state hignway com
mission; W. L. Spoon, senior en
gineer of the United States office
nm nublic roads, and J. N. Ambler,
civil engineer of Winston-Salem.
W. S. Falhs, state highway en
neer, will act as director of the institute.
Rural Irrnail catrridrs have taken
the lead so far this montn in tne
rwnuv. --r-- . i ;n our I tne ieau su
of the law is torn to shreds in our rf thrift and war savmgs
stamps and bid fair to keep up tne
Messrs. James a. rry anu
fflw
YORK
COTTON
rtniwnnitv.
tuliiinu.M.j , .
U.,Klrv l rct.tr I T. OJ. LI1I3 l-w"
j iruuauis; iixv tVolpace. IVieSSrs. james ii. i'ljr anv
tPtnnt for the law is evidenced in tne :,, Vrv nf routes 3 and 4 are the
p rir TTennessee in our . i C5,iPo with n tha Associated Press.
niuiui ui ----- . 11V i neau men i
neignuorniK tuunij, - r'nock having a sngnt auvanv-c uy New iorK, reo. ix. iw
people here deciue upon tu '"r" tne 0ther. market showed renewed steaefmess
primitive and less costly execution .. M Lewis Bolick Lw tnrfav., notwithstanding fur-
fv,r.i. will, commonly known as i j v0 oiPs hnt. Mr. H. Tpvns. There
ui iii-i. - . , i ia tineas in -J"-"' . I tntii rain iwvxxo j.-w...
'Lynch Law," (and it was W1U1 II. Bowman says that when he be- was Liverpool buying and a moder-
r n t tnnr. viuiuncc " :., u rio hvoro ot man at xven-i j ,AnA r-r-m tradA smin'es
"Ul;w"'' v A ?f was SJna ""'-V V , -n : a1-5 uciimiiucu. -
ed in the vvaiKcr case, ," worth later m the weeK ne win while offerings continued ngnt.
Cil 111 Hi"- i. --- - , 1WVVUILI1 laici ill. niv- ..wv-ix Wniie Olieilllga (.unimuv
only the assurance that tne iaw his average. Then look out, The ciose was steady
would deal swiftly and surely thaM u he gays.
Open
i. ,.i , l i-.or.ir thp catnerinj; nii"j j " i ah ii am hrti pitv nnn ni- . on on
may congratulate youreslf that you doing gome good work and mracn -
aVe more responsible than any other. da brin results. Tl1lv)""" " 29.26
October 28.03
STIREWA
REMAIN
LT
AT
L
CONCORD
Concord, Ftb. 19. Rev. M. L.
hiin-walt pastor of St. James
'vanKidical Lutheran church, an
nounced to his congregation last
'rht that he would not accept the
"dl tendered him recently by the
congregation of Holy Trinity Evan
f'"'i(iil Lutheran chun-h at Hickory.
lie hud received a unanimous call,
tjtit an he is doing good work here,
whfr he has 400 members, he be
J'Vve;4 that he could render better scr
Vl,,f'. in Concord. Mt. Rtirewalt for-
"'!y was connected with Lenoir
"ge. had supplied for Holy Trin
' ifn( was very popular among the
MAY CLOSE PLANTS
1. v. A wa
Just one more paragrapn uu .
nro throueh. If the past is a xruu
index to the future you or your sue-
...ni imnnttntipi to nardon
ccssor win ...ir - a ;aA Ptp
il n.!mnak and llDOn mai same oy mo naiiuv-ia"-"
limnv tii . t-i.t. in Tl, nn
i n, ftinn our couruv wnii wasninorton. reu. iv. iu
i ' on,i its noace ieopardized .i Tr.ipptric Company has notified L n.
in a few years by the presence of the navy department that it short- m .
who before the courts oi . wU1 have to shut down tnree oi , .
December 27.85
Close
30.07
30.37
29.87
28.66
28.42
HICKORY MARKETS
30c
.$2.40
those who before tne courts ia, y will have t0 shut down mree Good mmmg corn ?1.75
were conuemneu wo iiay v...v...rf .. reat piants engageu on wai ui-
tho r rrimcs so rifiuy uwuvu. ,i fiP I mixed staxes anu tne
t UtLO AVa ... - . I .
Sincerely yours, 1ies because the shipping board is FATHER FORECAST
(Oinm-u; v..j.;w I taKlUg tiUift. sau.v..0 rf o
C. T. Squires, .pastor """ Ueouired by the concern.
,urch of Lenoir; E. N. Joyner Rec-1 re(l
GOVERNOR URGES
CUIIG 001
POLITICS
the defense of London.
Premier Lloyd George is expected
to appear in the house of commons
today to defend the government
action with respect to General Rob
ertson, chief of the imperial staff,
which has caused a storm of crit
icism in the British press.
Dr. von Kuehlmann, the German
foreign minister, it is reported, will
address the reichstag today on the
Ukranian pact.
WOUNDED OFFICER AT
W4LSON IS RECOVERING
Walson, Feb. 19. Improvement in
noted in the condition of Police Of
ficer John H. Herndon, who was
si. Vytt T '. m T? naA O n QfTVA fT "I'll O
' 4- A Dracs 1 1 1 UJ fill nccu, c nv.iu, vii
By the Associaved ress. night of February 12, according to
Goldsborcj, N. C, eiD. x. i reports from the hospital, where he
earnestly hope that this year all being attended. The indications
over North Carolina partisanship are that it will not be necessary
i j-;lc.w. onH iiKt lO ailiUUbcllt: ins left, ivucu, vviiu who
will be buried m patriotism and Jst i Herndon after the offi-
and fair ways maybe found to give wag ghot down by Reed is stnl
each party its fair strength of the in the. Wilson jail, the report that he
rvfflPPs and that each party win naci oeen spirited away -
7 ; -a. 4. 0t mo who have roneous. tie nas empioyea two
nominate its strongest men who have hg defenge
WHipti the officer and defendant have
win the war, and then instead 0 sufficiently recovered from their
Raleigh, Feb. 19. State Food Ad
ministrator Henry A. Page is indig
nant at reports that have been cir
culated in some parts of North
Carolina to the effect that the food
administration, the department of
agriculture or some other branch of
the government had issued an order
limiting the acreage that may be
planted in tobacco, or other crops per
horse or mule. These reports are
not only absolutely groundless, but
Mr. Page states that there is abso
lutely no authority in any existing
laws for any department of the fed
eral government to issue such an or
der. This is the first instance that we
have had in Nora Carolina of what
appears to be definite and injurious
propoganda instigated by German
agents or pro-Germans, with the
deliberate idea of confusing, har
rassing or discouraging North Car
olina farmers," declared Mr. Tage.
"I shall appreciate any informa
tion which will throw any light on
the origin of such reports. Inciden
tally I do not hesitate to express my
utmost confidence in such a degree
of patriotism upon the part of
North Carolina farmers as will re-
season in
J 3
every iooa
crop in the history of our state.
"The attitude of the food admin
istration toward the farmer may be
very simply stated. Our country
and a starving world demand the
utmost pound of production cf all
food crops by every farmer in
America. This increased produc
tion must come very largely through
the increased yield per acre which
may be brought about by proper soil
preparation and crop cultivation and
by the increased use of n(-mures,
forest leaves, wood mold and com
mercial fertilizer. A smaller acreage
in tobacco would be desirable, but
beyond this suggestion the food
administration is not going to urge
any reduction.
"I do not think any reduction in
the cotton acreage is at all desir
able, but rather that a greater pro
duction should be secured upon the
acreage which we normally plant.
Because of the scarcity and the
great demand for fats and the large
content of wholesome edible oil in
cottonseed, cotton may be rightly
considered as a food crop, to say
nothing of the demand for the staple
for clothing and ammunition.
"A igreater production of corn,
soy beans, peas, Irish and sweet po
tatoes, soghrum for syrup, and all
hay and feed crops is extremely de
sirable and urgent. No family in
North Carolina that has an opportu
nity to cultivate a garden should
neglect to do so.
f Any individual inv .North Caro
lina or America who neglects or
fails to do his utmost in crop pro
duction or to make every square foot
of his soil and every hour of his time
count during the coming season is a
slacker and is unworthy of citizen
ship in this state and nation. I
ow. ciirp however, that we have
I few such citizens in North Carolina."
rumWiti? over the DOUies m WOUims uie ynjiiiiniiaijf """6
Pad s Idlers, will forego a partizan be given . before Mayor r. u
lette.
GERMANY
DEMANDS
nnt.pst.
Let's unite to roll up the Mgg Bertje Hunsucker was in the
nnnnnn said Governor isicKeut citv vesterdav after a short illness
u""" , . . . T 4?fV,Q
npakins- to the war savings com- lonowmg xne u-eam ui. u n,
mittee here iouay.
"This may not be politics, con
tended the governor, "but it is pa
trintism it is statesmanship, it is ul
timate salvation salvation, for after
all what will it profit a man it e
loses
win an omce anu mo
thp war?'
Thp o-nvprnor. who has put him-
pif almost wholly at the disposal
Bv the Associated Press.
the war savings campaign; stat- Amsterdam, Feb. 19. Peace terms
. . n v: Via han no orrerea iiuniaman uv "
ed that ior mms r Mwcnanpr oava. must in-
PARI OF RUMANIA
E
GUI
ARE
INJURED
CRUISER
MONTANO
By the Associated Press.
Washington, Feb. 19. Eight men
have been injured in an explosion of
a cartridge case during target prac
tice on the cruiser Montana. A
brief report to the navy department
today gave no details of the acci
dent and did not give the names of
the men hurt.
WILL ORGANIZE
TELEPHONE
SYSTEM
VjiiUIVll u 1 i i 1 t
tor, St. James Episcopal church ol
T.Pnmr? W J. Rof. pastor Lutheran
church, Lenoir; A. S. Peeler, Pastor steeie treasurer
t nio-ht in interior. Colder in
v. porno
ureasiiioi , .... j
Reformed church of Lenoir; W. J- jn0. M. Crisp, register of deeds; W. wmab
Lenoir; W. J. Pof, pastor Lutheran cralic executive committee; L,. Wednesday; increasing south
uaiaweu tuumjf, ' . ,
ctnmafh for stumping tne stave on j aAov nf thp Dobrudia
Fnr North Crolina: Probably ram , , j;flFQVorif.p hptween a Democrat L. ci;,, r.anv also must
tonight and Wednesday; warmer to-, Republican. demand an indemnity of an economic
4 tor nr Cnldpr in West , ana xvejJuuiivw.il. f0, ,
K1I1U especially
t imnir -mnvn-r of T.enoir: VV. xs. tvt ivTnrrp pditor Lenoir lopic; rreu
WJatson, chairman school board; Uj' May editor Lenoir News; G. W.
irnu-e Sisk. sutnerintendent public
schools; F. II. Coffey, chairman board
of county commissioners; J. A. Trip
lets sheriff of Caldwell county; W.
C. Moore, Jr., clerk of the superior
court; J. C. Seagle, Chairman Demo-
F. Harper, president bank of Lenoir;
V D. Guire, member council of de
fense; E. F. Allen, cashier First Na
tional Bank; M. M. Courtney, pres
icbnt Lenoir Odjtton Mills, J. H.
Beall, G. F. Harper.
COMPARATIVE WEATHER
High
Low
Today 41,
1918
44
28
1917
60
mr.H r.w TTpfner and Mrs. D. F. The paper continues:
xxo. Y" . , . , f from 1 we allOW riumania to cep u
Clme returneu uuu n.x. nf the Danube she
e
must.
Dr. Long's Sanatorium nledire herself to support only a cen
ville where Mrs. marion f i r51, Rnronean economic policy. We
rt.Z'Jy.ZAeUould not allow her to have a whol-
and Mr. u. r . "":." Vp- lv anti-German king,
nand s innuence an
be gone altogether.'
but Ferdi-
44, a very serious operation xney ie- , influence after the wal will
nort Mrs. HunsucKer siowiy wu.w - siwpt.hpr .'
There will be a meeting on Sat
urday, February 23, 1918, at 1
o'clock, p. 4m., in the courthouse at
Newton for the purpose of organiz
ing a county-wide telephone asso
ciation. Everybody come prepared to take
stock; both town and country people
are urged to come. All commit
tees that were appointed by Mr.
Mask are requested to make a thor
ough canvass of their district and
come prepared to make report on .
stock that has been subscribed on
said countywide telephone system.
D. E. SIGMON, Pres.
HOMER H. B. MASK, Sec.
escent.