FRIDAY EYi;n-1Ng Hickom Daily Record PAGE TWO HICKORY DAILY RECORD TELEPHONE 167 published by the Gay Printing Co. w. Every Evening Except &unaay. S. II. FARABEE J. C. MILLER - . Editor .Manager PUBLICATION CATFICE: 1402 ELEVENTU AVENUE 3ubacribers desiring the address of Unit paper changed, will please state la their communication both OLD and NEW addresses. To insure eflicient delivery, com plaints should be made to the Sub scription Department promptly. City subscribers ihould caU 167 regarding complaints. SUBSCRIPTION RATES On STJ --0 bix months -U0 Ihrae months - 1-00 Uu Month One weeJt 10 Liitrid ai second class matter Sep Umber 11, ltfl5, ae the postoffice a. pickery, N. C, undr the act of March I, 137V. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS Tnt Aiaoclated Press is exclusively Xiliticd to tne uso lor republication ol ail news credited to it or not credited in tnis paper and tilso uie ;ocul nevvji pubiisned herein. FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 11)18 THE UEKMAN OFFENSIVE Several weeks aiio the Record stated a.s its opinion that the tier mans would attack the Uritis front. The Record reasoned that th British front was the strongest in France and that Britain is now the strongest enemy in coalition agains the Germans. To defeat the great est foe and put it out of the wa would bring peace, according to the Gorman view. The defeat of th smaller nations, as will be recalled only caused the allies to fight the harder. Only a few weeks ago the Record cave it as its opinion that the Germans were bound to begin an of fensive in the west; they could not hold their gains in the east and con solidate their conquests unless they could remove the menace of the al lied armies. In three months, si months or a year the Americans would have an immense army in France. The Germans know this Jt was necessary to strike at once This is not written in the we-told you-so spirit . lhe offensive may not be genuine; it may be a feeler and Germany may have a punch up her sleeve for some other theatre But the logic of the situation fa vored the assumption that the Ger man general staff would deliver mighty blow against the strongest belligerent in the west. That hap pens to be England. The Record declared Hindenburg's armies would not break through. They will be hurled back, and the German hope of conquest will be ended. In any event, the allies will do well to keep their sentinels on the job elsewhere; the mighty punch may be delivered elsewhere, but the logic of the situation points to the British front. LOYALTY TILVT COUNTS Representative Lenroot of Wiscon sin, who has won! the Republican nomination to succeed the. later Sen ator Hustings, was not always staunch in his Americanism; in fact it has been used against him on the stump that ho was rather pro-Gorman at one time in his career. Mr. Lenroot today, however, is one of the most loyal of American rep resentatives, and that is what counts. Wisconsin cannot go wrong if either he or Mr. . Davies, the Democratic candidate, is chosen sen ator. Tartizans may favor one or the other, but the vital thing is that hoth arc right. There are many men in the United States who are ungrudging in their j support or their country who have unwittingly furthered the German cause at times . They could not foresee what Germany would at tempt. Even the cloak and suit makers of New York, at one time in tensely pro-German, have swung round and now denounce the Prus sian robbers with as much spirit as intelligent Republicans and Demo crats. This country is more interested just now in seeing that Americans tfo to congress than that the parti- 111 I'flTtl'nUkntnf limn 1 . - 1 1 1 .r.vaviunwia DUOU1U US a Democrat or Republican. Japan's loyalty to the cause of the allies, in spite of tempting bait angled before her by Germany, has been unswerving. Japan has set an example in fulfilling her engage mcnts that some of the western pow ers might emulate to advantage. We hope this paragraph will find its way to Berlin. . i A CREDITABLE ENTERPRISE The American people are fortu nate in that there are a few publi cations whose vision is broader than the territory in which they circulate most largely. This nation has too many "obscure writers," as Addison remarked in reference to careless English newspaper critics of his time, and they are doing the country im manse damage. Anybody can name the newspapers which see visions of yellow and brown men marching through the United States. We have this kind of newspapers. Fortunately, however, we have the other kind. There are the Outlook and the Springfield Republican and the New York Times, chief exponents of looking at things with our eyes open and combatting the evil ten dencies of baleful newspapers with facts. These things were brought to mind by receipt of the Third Japan Number of the New York Evening Post, a 48-page magazine with col ors, and nontaining speific informa tion on our eastern ally. The chief article in the Post is a plea for an American mission to Japan, written by the editor, and it is followed by other articles by Japanese and Am erican statesmen, publicists and oth ers." The Post brings the two countries closer together. Lately the people of the United States have been more cordial to their friends across the Pacific and there is no reason why there should not be a complete un derstanding. Statesmen of both countries have prevented crises, and newspapers, like the Post, can do a great deal towards creating that sentiment which will insure complete understanding between the "Yank ees" of the west and "Yankees" of the east. SHIPPING LOSSES The British admiralty is announc ing the aggregate losses of ship ton nage since the beginning of the war, together with the net losses, has tak en the allied public more into the confidence of the governments. In cidentally this official announcement has eliminated the element of doubt the people know where they stand. The sinking of over 11,000,000 tons of shipping since the outbreak of war has caused a strain on allied shipping, but the alliied countries have replaced all but a little over 2,000,000 tons with new ships and the seizure of the Dutch vessels brings the net losses down to some thing like 1,000,000 tons. The sub marines cannot win the war. This progress in replacing losses was made before the United States seriously undertook to build ships; the program this year will show that the United States has contri buted many thousands of tons. The allies have nothing to fear. The Record has received a letter from its old friend, Victor Lee Stephenson, formerly with the Ob server, earlier still an old side-kick of ye scribe, and now one of the bright young men on the New York Evening Post. In the olden days, one couiu not ten trom "Vic's" copy whether he wrote it with a pencil and interlined it Jon a typewriter, but he requires no pen or pencil now ex cept to sign his name. When one writes for the New York Evening Post he must have class, and that the former Statesville boy has. GERMANS LAUNCH INFANTRY ATTACK ON A BIG SCALE London, March 22. Following a heavy bombardment, the Germans launched an infantry attack on a biz scale on the front north of Lagin court, to Gauche wood1. Reuter's correspondent iat British headauar- ters telegraphs. f Our counter measures have not yet developed." the corresnonrlent adds. "Therefore, it is difficult, to define the position. Apparently the enemy's purpose has been to launch converging attacks upon the two Hanks of the Flesauieres salient. in me nope oi cutting it off. mere are unconfirmed rumors tnat the enemy has employed tanks." fl""i""uumamamTTTmmmiuu Fraternal Directory ;mii:niiiim;;iiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiu;mtfl Hickory Lodge No. 343 A. F. & A. M. W Regular communication ' FiriT and third Monday nights. Brethren cordially Invited to be present. L. MOOSE, W. M. D. L. MILLER, Sec'y. Piedmont Council No. 43, Jr, O. U.A.M Meets every Ikonday evenlnc ft 7:30 P. M. All visiting brotheia cordially invited. W. I. Caldwell, Councilor A. J. Essex, Rec. Sec. Catawba I 2 'or V li I J ftl r M rz liuuifciiu. .it K. of P Meets vry Thursday night VMitmgr brethren invited. J. C. DeRHODES, C. C. A. M. WEST, K. R. and S. OVER $1,700,000 PLEDGED TO WAR SAVINGS CAMPAIGN Wlinston-Salem, March 22. Forty four counties reporting $1,702,000 in pledges to the "War Savings cam paign have been enrolled at state headquarters here as a result of the Limit Club drive which has been on in the state for the past two weeks. The counties enr.ling more than a hundred thousand dollar members are: Forsyth 182, Wake 130, Cleveland 117, Buncombe, 110, Edgecomb 110, Gaston 107, and Wilson 100. Guil ford reported the next highest num ber which is 93. The remaining counties which reported are: Ire dell 75, McDowell 70, Durham 51, Craven 43, Cumberland 40, Franklin 39, Stanly 35, Wayne 30, Randolph 26, Harnett 25, Cherokee 25, Union 23, Montgomery 20, Halifax 20, Pam lico 20, Beaufort 20, Burke 18, Sur ry 18, Wbrren 17, Swain 16, Gran ville 15, Chowan 15, Johnson 10, Jackson 10, Alleghany 9, Orange 7, Lee 4, Hyde 4, Hoke 4, Yancey 3, Stokes 3, Person 3, Madison 2, Avery 1 and Tyrrell 1. While not half the counties in the state have yet reported, the results are considered sufficient to show that th.e "Thousand Dollafr'" cam paign has met with success. Rock ingham, which is one of the most active counties in the state in war savings work, writes that she is not working the "Limit Club" plan but that she is hard at work on another plan that will reach the people and get results. She promises her full quota of 1,000 members. This week begins a campaign for $500 contributors to the war savings campaign. Every county is expect ed to furnish at least five times as many 500 subscribers as it did $1,000 subscribers. That will mean it is estimated something like 15,000 NOTICE OF SALE Sealed proposals will be received by me as State Treasurer of North Carolina, at this office, in Raleigh, North Carolina, . until April 1st, noon for the purchase of all or any part ol the following bonds: $500,000.00 Permanent Improve ment Bonds, dated July 1, 1918, as follows: $100,000.00 mature July 1, 1928. $100,000.00 mature July 1, 1929. $100,000.00 mature July 1, 1930. $100,000.00 mature July 1, 1931. $100,000.00 mature July 1, 1932. The Bonds will be sold at par to the person bidding the lowest rate of interest not exceeding 4 per cent. Bonds pid for in full on Apu1 1st will be exempted from all taxation including income and also when con stituting a part of the surplus of any tank, trust company or other corporation. Apply to me for blanks upon which to bid. B. R. LACY, State Treasurer. 3 6 Mon Wed Fri F MILLER' ANTISEPTIC OIL known Snake Oil . .Will Limber You Up A New Crea tion, Pain KiUor, and Antiseptic Combined. " For Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Lum bago, Stiff and Swollen Joints, Cuts, Bunions or whatever the pain may be, it is said to be without equal. For Cuts, Burns, Bruises, Sore Throat, Croup, Tonsilitis, it has been found most effective. Accept no substitute. ; This great oil is golden red color only. There is nothing like it. Every bottle guar anteed 25c, 50c, and $1.00 at Lutz's Drug Storl. Adve C06ARETTE IN a year it has become famous; the man's cig arette for the men who are working over here, and fighting over there. The reason? Because it's made of Burlev pipe I tobacco and because I Ol noncDDnnflonnnnnDDDannonnaoDDnnnoDDDnnoDa f Special at Pastime Today g "HIDDEN HAND" 14th Episode HEARST PATHE NEWS U. S. Official War Picture showing our boys in France using the gas masks and "THE FLIRT' a D fa & a si a a Lonesome Admission 5 and 15c :- 13 El a ....Special at Pastime Tomorrow-.. "THE CALL OF THE EAST" A Paramount Picture in 5 Parts. Featuring That Great Japanese Actor a a SESSUE HAYAKAWA a 2 u fiEnsnnnnDHanDanDDnnnnnnnnnnnnnonnnnnnnna people investing 500 a piece in War Savings Stamps. Each mem- ;ber of the Thousand Dollar Limit Club has been asked to secure four $500 subscribers. Governor Bickett is calling on the people of the state to pledge' them selves to make monthly investments in War Savings Stamps. It is only thjs wray, he says, that the War Savings Campaign can be made to go "over the top." Mr. H. F. Dietz left today for Camp Sevier to spend a few days with his sons. He went by way of Marion and Spartanburg, hoping to make better connections. A Few Lines from the New York and Atlanta papers on "Redemption'' "REDEMPTION" Show sold out. Hundreds turned away at Cohan Theatre. N. Y. World. "REDEMPTION" is a sur prise a revelation N. Y. Telegraph. REDEMPTION" is the Te demption of Evelyn Nesbitt. N. Y. Journal. "REDEMPTION" is a box of fice magnet Motion Picture News. "REDEMPTION" conveys a sense of courageous woman hoodN. Y. Times. MISS NESBITT leaps with one bound into front ranks of screen stars N. Y. Sun. EPISODES in Miss Nesbitt's life arouses sympathy for wo men. N. Y. Evening Tele gram. EVELYN NESBITT'S wonder ful personal charm record bus iness of the season;. Atlan ta Georgian. f REDEMPTION" a profound sensation with record busi ness. Constitution. EVELYN NESBITT and RUS SELL THAW compelled thous ands to wait in line for "RE DEMPTION." Atlanta Jour nal. See "REDEMPTION" at the PASTIME, Tuesday, March 26, Prices 15-25c 1 i S TOASTED G B Luke Comedy D S3 b o Special Music Tonight a a Professional Cards SANITARY PRESSING CLUB W. H. BARBER, Prop Cleaning, Pressing, Dry Cleaning, Dying and Repairing Rear Palace Barter Shop Phone 286 All work guaranteed. Dr. W. B, Ramsey Dea&kt Office over Shuf ord's Drug Store. Hickory, N. 6. Dr. Oma H. Hester DENTIST OFFICE OVER BUSY BKB CAFE AND KENNEDY ELECTRIC CO DR. E. E. ROGERS Chiropractic Specialist. Removes the cause of disease. i"ou have tried the rest, now try the best. Charges reason able. Lady attendant for ladies )ffice over Lutz Drugstore. Office hours 2 to 5 p. m. PHONE 77 DR. G. E. FLOWERS Having enjoyed a large coun try practive for 32 yean, an now located in Hickory and so licit a share of the general prac tice. . Office at 8th avenue and 15th street. Children's diseases a specialty. DR. R. P. WILSON Veterinary Surgeon Will answer clls day or nisht.- Residence phone 308-L. JOHN C. MURPHY NOTARY PUBLIC Grimes and Murphy Drug Store HICKORY, N.C. D. T. APPLEGATE Justice of Peace Office Van Dyke Book Store Residence Phone 43-L. iMnn!MiiiiiinniMi!iuiiiii!iiiiiiiiiiiBi;K lllllllnmtmmTTmmmTMllumi Dr. O. L. Hollar HICKORY, N. C. Special attention given to PILES Fistula' Fi""-u Ulcers, Pruritus Cured. No cutting, no confien- Ml FOR HIRE AUTOMOBILE G. C. IVERY Safe D r i v e r PHONE LUTZ'S DRUG STORE 17 and 317 a a a Is Old Age Your Bugbear? It may well be the thriftless, profligate person, fr show that only one man in 10,000 is self-supporting at ' seventy five years. What a commentary on our careless living in th. opportunity and freedom. Sift out these cases of old-age destitution, and back cally every one of them you will find bad hab'.ts, va tunities, general thriftlessnass. The Antidote is simply safe and sane living, the cultivation of h ts and prudence in expenditure. Every dollar you deposit in this bank immediately working for you, and keeps it up day and night, Sundaj holidays a pretty good insurance against old age p.,- a a B a a a a a EIPQT WATIftWA! 1 mui nafiiyiiou Capital and Surplus ?S0C,C00,OO. Hickory, v Four Per Cent. Interest On Savings Account.?. 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