GREAT ARMY WILL
BE RAISED BY DRAFT
OF MEN FROM 21 TOv
30 YEARS INCLUSIVE
Long Deadlock Over Age, Is Finnally
, Broken By , Conferees Roosevelt
Denied Authority To Recruit Volun
teerg House Yields To The Sen
ate's Proposal To Make All Military
Post Dry.
Washington Dispatch May 10.
The loner deadlock of senate ' and
house conferees on the selective draft
military bill was broken today with
agreement on a compromise measure
under which a ereat r.rmy would be
raised bv selective conscription of
men from 21 to 30 years of age, in
clusive. Authorization for recruting Colonel
Roosevelt's proposed volunteer divi
sion for service in Franco, written in
to the bill by the senate, 'finally was
thrown out on the insistence of house
conferees. In return, the house
yielded to the senate's proposal for
prohibition at military posts. :
The conference report is expected
to be approved by both senate and
house in a few days, and within two
weeks after the President has affixed
his signature registration of those
eligible for conscription will be under
way throughout the country. The
war department has erected a vast
and intricate war machine for assign,
ing and organizing the conscription
They will be assembled at trainning
camps in September.
The most important change made in
Congress was in the age limits, fixed
bv the staff at 19 and 25, Inclusive.
The senate made them 21 and 27, and
the house 21 and 40. The ages named
in the conference agreement makes
draft applicable to all male voters un
der 31.
The section dealing with exemp
tions from draft was rewritten in part
bv the conference committee, and pro
vision wa8 made for hearings in ex
emption applications before local civil
tribunals with the right to appeal to
a second tribunal and finally to the
President.-
The prohibition provision as agreed
to excludes liquor, beer and wines
from any military post, but does not
forbid Belling or giving tnese oever
ages to soldiers except when in unl
form. -
Exemptions fromjthe selective draft
were left virtually as orginally sug
gested by, the general Staff. These ab
solutely exempt include officers of the
United States and any state or terri
tory; ministers, students of recogniz
ed divinity or theological schools and
members of "any weU recognized re
ligious sect or organization at present
organized" whose " "existing creed"
forbids participation in : war. The
last class are not exempt from non
rnmhetent service. : -''."".
In addition, the President is author
ized to exclude or discharge from
draft the following: county and muni
tion officers, custom house clerks
postal employes, workmen In navy
yards or arsenals or armories; others
in the federal government's employ
whom the President may designate:
pilots and marines actually employed
in sea service: "persons engaged in
industries.' ! including agriculture
found to be necessary to the mainten
ance of the military establishment or
the effective operation of the national
interest during the emorgncy;" those
having persons dependent upon them
for sunDort: and those found to be
physically or morally deficient.
10 MILLION MEN WILL ,
COME WITHIN AGE LIMIT
FIXED BY THE CONGRESS
According to a Washington dis
patch President Wilson is preparing
a nnvlnmntion- settinc forth the-de
tails of the eovomment's plan for
rarrvinar out the provisions of the ar
my conscription law which has been
agreed to by the senate and house
conferees, tho successive steps which
will be taken after the President"!
proclamation is issuedare:
"The registration of approximately
4 A AAA AAA Uaiiiaoi AtO OffAO ff
21 And 30 years, inclusive, from which
muriater will be taken the first 600,-
000 men for the new army, and such
additional men as are then needed to
bring the regular army and the mv
tinnnl viinrH to war strength.
Plans for the registration of all
men in the included ages are being
norfpctjjH hv Judsre Advocate General
Crowder, but definite announcement of
dates of registration and other details
Ml - : ....... .1 In P-Aeif1nnfrB
Will De incorpuittwu m w ovu
proclamation.
It was announced that the 10,000,
ooo men will not be registered a
classes, according to age, as has been
Miniiitnrnd. and men called to the -col
on in classes beginning first with the
rlnas of 21 vears. Instead the 10,-
000,000 will be registered as one class
and men will be conscripted after ex
emptions are made without reference
to age, so long as they are within the
registration ages.
It is now planned to call out the na-
.n.iJ tn the Ifi Hiviainn.il rrnin-
ing camps, as soon as they are ready
for occupancy, so that the guard may
have two months intensive training
before the first 600,000 of conscripts
re called out about September 1.
The war department would make no
announcement today with reference to
Bending a first expeditionary force to
Franc elthous-h the apparent defeat
of the Roosevelt division plan leaves
the government wihtout and specific
plan lot sending troops apruuu.
English and French believe that
American genius will devise ways and
means lor handling tne suDmanne.
AmarWn naval men are working on
various schemea and what leaks out
indicates that they believe they ; can
turn the trick. Meanwhile hundreds
of sub chasers are being built
I,, - J ;
French and Spanish trawlers,
armed with light guns, engaged in
kettle with a German submarine and
put up a plucky fight, but of course
were sunk." Trawlers are fishing
hnatji and that thev stood up and
fonrht a aub is Usitmony to dear
THERE IS ABSOLUTELY
NO OCCASION FOR FOOD
PANIC, HOOVER CLAIMS
Unless Special Interests Defeat Pres
ident s Alms'America's rrobiem
Is Not Of Famine, But, "After
Proper Protection Of Our People,
Give To Allies The Last Ounce of
Surplus." ..
New York. May 10. Herbert C.
Hoover, who recently came from Eu
rope to advise the government on food
conditions in Europe, savs that with
out control we may see flour at $20
a barrel before the war is over, hut
that , with control "the present price
of flour can be. reduced 40 to 50 per
cent and at the same timo the pro
ducer be treated in a liberal mannor."
Mr, Hoover thus outlined food condi
tions in a statement to the Associated
Press today:' ;'! -:V
"There is absolutely no occasion for
food panic in this country nor any
justification for outrageous prices
unless tho opposition of special inter
ests defeats the President in obtain
ing the necessary powers to control
the nation's food fully and adequately.
America's -problem is not . one of
famine, for we have now and will have
next year a large surplus. Our pro
blem is, after the proper protection of
our own people, to give to the allies
tho last ounce of surplus of which we
ore capable.
"Therefore, the nation needs a food
control for two purposes: To regulate
prices to increase the surplus. After
providing for our normal consump
tion, we will have together with Can
ada, a surplus for our allies equal to
only 60 per cont of the food they re
quire from us. If we take broad
measures of control we can, with
little disturbance to economic machin
ery as need be, furnish them an addi
tional 20 per cent
"Their loaf even then wiu bo .- a
privation loaf, and every ounce we can
put in it will diminish their privation,
The problem is capable of solution. If
however, the whole world, allied and
neutral, is to have the unrestricted
run of our markets in competition with
each other and in competition with
the speculator in this country, we may
expect to see $5 wheat before the
year is over.
"Large measures of food control do
not mean arbitrary interference with
the necessary economic machinery of
trade. - Thoy mean that every branch
be called in by the government and
forge themselves into a link from
the contemplated chain will protect
producer legitimate , distributor and
consumer.
"For instance, I am assured that
the American farmer did not realize
$1.30 per bushel for the 1916 wheat
harvest, yet the price -of . . wheat -m
Now York today is $3.25 per bushel
and flour is $14 per barrel.
"I have no hesitation in saying that
if the able, patriotic men representing
the majority of each branch of the
food trades wore called in and clothed
with the necessary powers to force the
small minority of skunks that exist in
every trade, one result would be that
an equally nutritious lmur based on
even $1.50 wheat could be-sold in New
York for a good deal under $8 per
barrel, and every trade would re
ceive its legitimate profit Without
control,' we. may see $20 flour before
the year is out, and a total dislocation
of wages and consequent . dislocation
of industry and living.
"On the other hand, if we overcome
the submarine and if we open other
markets to our allies we may see
wheat at $1 per bushel and flour under
ie. ,in any event, with sufficient con
trol, the present price of flour can be
reduced by 40 per cent to 50 per cent
and the producer treated in a liberal
manner. '
witnout any lorm ot control, we
are likely to see an even worse situa
tion than the high prices prevailing
"Food conrtol does not mean bread
cards to the American people. It
means the broad conservation of our
food, the better handling by ehmina.
won of waste and speculation. The
government would ask only one- thing
il. . i .
iium mo inuiviuuHt consumer, mat ne
eat pienty, Dut wisely anq waste no
thing. -
- "Hoarding and speculation are rife,
yet there can be no particle of a doubt
that we have today in North America
a surplus of from 50.000.000 to 70-
000,000 bushels of wheat beyond our
ordinary consumption and beyond the
needs of our allies before next harvest
comes in. Out of next harvest, with
ho economy in consumption, North
America, even with the loss in winter
wheat, can give our allies 400,000,000
ousneis or cereals oi one kind or an
other, ; ;.
"But to protect our consumers and
to legitimately expand our exports to
our allies, the government must have
widest and absolutely immediate
powers, no .European government
except uermany was able to secure
tnese powers until after some great
disaster was irrevocable and we ' sit
here dumbly awaiting for disaster and
then we shall scream and criticise the
government, for not ... having - done
something that they art powerless to
UO. - - ' . ': ' ' " . . ,
"There has been a fire.it dnal of Hk
cussion in the press as to my coming
to America to take the position of
food dictator or food controller. This
is not the case. I came to Washington
from Europe with the request of the
government to advise them as to. the
organization necessary to set up for
proper ana emcient rood control.
"Legislation hag already been in
troduced into Congress looking to
ward the creation of food control.' No
one would be willing to take the Dosi
tion as head of a department for food
control if it is based absolutely upon
i a ! i r ... i, i,
renncwn ma control oi inverse in
terests and is subject to a daily har
TEH, VI Ujp,U01bltfl. . ,
"1 do not want the position and
feel there are many Others who could
handle its concrete problems better
than '
"My only desire is td gee the proper
instrumentality get up to meet this.
one of our greatest emergencies and
man of courage, resource and exper
ienccs at its head who is willing - to
sacrifice himself on the altar of the
inarticulate masses whom he . must
protect Such a man can be sur that
I will place my advice at hi disposal.
GIVE T. R. CHANCE TO
LEAD MEN TO FRANCE
Washington dispatch. May 12. The
way was cleared in Congress today
for Colonel Roosevelt if he is given
authorization by the administration,
to jaise a division of volunteers for
service. - - " : ' .'
Reversing its previous action and
overriding the conference committee
on the army draft bill, the house vot
ed 215 to 178 to empower the Presi
dent to extend authority for recruit
ing such a division. This sent the
army bill back to conference but the
senate already had adopted a similar
authorization during original consid
eration of the measure and its con
ferees are expected to agree quickly
to it. now. .
Whether the necessary authority
will bo given. Colonel Roosevelt by the
administration is problemf .tical. The
nrmy general staff, whosa advice
President Wilson has followed close
ly in the conduct of the war, oppose
the plan, and take the stand that a
force of that char.-.cter has no place
in the great army.
Forty-five Democrats and four In
dependents were among those who
voted for it, and there were 30 Re
Publican votoe against it.
The bill with the amendment includ
ed is expected to receive final confer
ence approval without delay and go to
the President for his signature-by the
middle of the week.
Ten million men in the Uuited
States will be subjoct to the selective
conscription on July 1.
. This number of men between the
ages of 21 r.nd 30, inclusive, repre
sents virtually ten per cent of the to
tal estimated population of between
103.000,000 and 104,000,000 o v Julyl,
1917. .
Of these conscription eligiblcs, the
Burer.u estimates New York State
will have : 1,600,000; Pennnylvania,
874,000; Illinois 639,500; Ohio 494,
300 .and Texas 420,000.
Of these conscription eligibles, the
Bureau estimates Alabama will hnve
209.900; Arkansas 156.600; Florida,
95.300: Georgia, 255.400; Kentucky.
202.200; Louisiana, 171.000; Marvland
121.500; Mississippi, 175.100; North
Carolina, 194,400; South Carolina,
137,100; Tennessee, 195,080; Virginia
186,400.
AMERICA HAS PUT ITS
HEART INTO STRUGGLE
SAYS PRESIDENT WILSON
President Wilson said in a public
address in Washington Saturday that
the Btruggle against Germany "means
grim business on every side of it,"
but that America had put its heart in
to the task and would respond as a
united nation to the call to service.
Speaking at the dedication of a
Red Cross memorial for the women of
the-Civil war, taes'P.iwsvteit predict
ed that the present struggle not only
would obliterate the last division be
tween the north and south, but would
wipe out "any lines either of race or
association cutting athwart the great
body of the nation." This now union
he said, would result from r. common
suffering and sacrifice for th unsel
fish cause of freedom and democracy.
"We look for no profit, ' said he.
We will accept no advantage out of
this-war. Wo go because we believe
the very principles upon which the
American republic was founded are
now at stake and must be vindicated."
Former President Taft introduced
Mr., Wilson' as the nation's leader in
the greatest war in history, 'a war
whoso sacrifices we cannot realize."
Secretary Baker formally presented
the -memorial building to the Red
Cross society and the President's ad
dress was made in accepting it as
honorary head of the society. . The
building, a handsome $800,000 struc
ture built by the , government, was
dedicated to both tho women of the
north and south. ;
Mr. Wilson declared that although
the United States had gone into the
war "with no Special grievance of our
own," the cost might bo Sufferings
and sacrifices of such magnitude that
those of the Civil war would seem in
finitesimal. To the end thr.t the best
use be made of aid to' alleviate con
ditions he urged that all philanthrop
ic efforts be directed through organi
zed channels such as the Red Cross.
SNOW IN WASHINGTON.
A note has been handed to us from
J. C..Warlick in which he states that
ha has received information from
Washington City from a daughter-in-law,
saying "We had snow Clusters
here 9th. Rain here almost every day
for 2 weeks. We almost freeze here
it is so very cool. Every thing is
surely high here, flour $0.00 per
sack, butter 60c lb., Irish potatoes $1
PeLPeck-. . ..
"I received a cara irom my irienu
John A. Yoder of Linivlle, N, O., asK
ing me to send him some broom corn
seed (which I will surely do.) I sent
him 1-2 dozen brooms not long since,
he says "I got the brooms all o. k
I want some more later on." But 1
am afraid he will not get them until
new rron comes in.
Mr. Yoder says, "We had a regular
snow storm here on tho 6th. We had
a full week rainy, cloudy ' weather.
Ora n Is fine."
Whv is it Catawba county treats u
old soldiers so much better than we
old soldiers of Lincoln county. I was
informed that out of 20 old confeder
ate soldiers at last meeting of pension
board, all were allowed pensions but, 2.
They have a set on the board that are
not afraid oi tneir snaoow. .
Later on the board of county com
missioners grant paying the old sol
diers way to Washington reunion.
Thev have to ero before Register deeds
and make oath that they served in the
armies in the confederacy. This was
another kind deed which our -county
should have done also. -
The few surviving old soldiers for
this writer, no pension, no pny, to
bear expenses to "reunion, yet after
4th time before the pension board,
they say come and try again, it makes
me feel after all my hardships . and
wounds I was no account soldier.
Respectively,
J. C. Warlick
The little town of Andrews, in
Cherokeo county, in four days en
lited 87 men for a troop of caval
ry. Of these, 76 passed physical ex
amination.
SENATE ADOPTS MENDMENT
FORBIDDING USE OF CEREALS
IN MANUFACTURE OF LIQUOR
Prohibition Amendment Adopted Un
der a Rule Limiting Debate Sharp
ly. Washington dispatch, May 12.--The
first legislative step toward con
servation of the nation's food resour
ces and a long advance toward an ab
solutely dry United States, was taken
Saturday by tho senate in approving,
38 to 32, an amendment to the ad
ministration espionage bill, forbid
ding during the war the use of cereals
or grain in the manufacture of intox
icating liquor.
By a majority of one vote the sen
ate also threw out of the bill the ad
ministration's press censorship sec
tion and then voted overwhelmingly
not to put in a modified section as
was done in the house. This action is
expected to throw the censorship
fight into conference, where the in
fluence of the administration can be
brought to bear more directly.
Effective September 1, amendment
is calculated to confine sale and con
sumption to whiskey and other groin
liquors already in stock and to wines,
brandies or other drinks thr.t depend
upon other materials for their main
constituents. r
Estimates during the debate were
that at least $200,000,000 in annual
internal revenues would be lost if the
amendment stands.
Thero was much discussion of the
constitutionality of the Cummins
amendment snd manj' sunators com
plained that the senate was undertak
ing the most important sort ef legis
lation under a limited debate rule.
Supporters of the proposed amend
ment emphasized the fact that the na
tion and its allies need every bushel
of grain they can find to carry on the
war.
Discussion of the censorship and
prohibition sections prevented a final
vote on the bill. It will be taken up
again today.
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
WON FROM RALEIGH
SATURDAY BY CHERRYVILLE
Lincolnton people showed consid
erable interest in the ' State : high
school championship basebr.ll game
played at Chapel Hill Saturday be
tween Raleigh, Ithe' Eastern cham
pions against Cherry ville, the West
ern champions.
Friday pitched a no-hit game for
Cherryville in Chapel Hill Saturday
in the game for the State high school
championship, fanning 15 men, and
clouted out a tripple in the third that
shoved over the only tally of the
game. Morris, the Raleigh mounds
man, twirled good ball but was given
poor support. The - game ,was a
pitchers' battle throughput, Cherry
ville getting only three safe hits, one
for extra bases. Morris was a little
wild at the start, but soon settled
down to steady pitching. Boggs and
Carpenter hit safely for Cherryville
in the second, but the Capital City
moundsman retired the pext three
batters in order.
Score by innings:: B. H. E.
Raleigh . . . .000 000 0000 0 6
Cherryville ..001 000 00X 1 3 1
Batteries: Moms and Emory; Fri
day and Boggs. Umpire, Barnes.
NEARLY EVERY WITNESS DE
CLARES HIS PARTICULAR BUSI
NESS HAS BEEN SINGLED OUT
Washington dispatch May 11.
While the house debate on the Ji,-
800,000,000 war tax bill was getting
under way today the senate finance
committee heard violent protests from
big and little interests on which the
new war levies would fall.
.Manufacturers who would have to
pay the increased excess profits tax,
distillers, brewers and soda fountain
interests affected by the higher rate
on alcoholic and soft drinks, and to
bacco companies hit by tho tobacco
tax all told the senate .committee that
they faced ruin if the bill went
through as presented in the house.
Nearly every witness declared his
particular business seemed to have
been made the target of an unjust
and exorbitant tax.
- In the house, too. many portions of
the bill were under fire, but the reply
of Democratic and Republican leaders
in charge was that the money must be
raised and only hiah taxes could pro
vide it . Representatives rordney, or
Michigan, ranking Republican on the
wavs and means committee, made a
four hour speech for the measure. He
said he agreed with" Democratic Lead
er Kitchin that the bill had some
faults, but that on tho whole it was
eauitable and should be passed to
meet the war emergency,
FEARS FOR THE WORLD
IF AMERICA SHOULD FAIL
The New York Herald contains this
interesting and significant story:.
- uniy tne exertion oy mi uiuveu
States of its utmost effort in men
and munition will prevent a world
wide catastrophe as the result of the
war and of Prussia's U-boat warfare
in particular is the impression of the
Kight Kev, u. ti. wrent, American
Enlsconal Bishon to the Philippines,
who has come here r.fUr ' several
months in France and England.
'Every ounce of heroism on the part
of Americans and our most sustained
efforts will be necessary to prevent a
cntastropho," he Bald yesterday. "The
United States will De tne deciding xac
tnr in the war. Such proportions has
the submarino warfare assumed that
it is only a question of a short time
till Francs and England will be al
most helnless. as far as obtaining sup
plies is concerned. The ceriousness
of the situation must not be under
estimated hero." -
The Bishop then refered to the
mission of Mr. Herbert C. Hoover,
who was on board the same vessel
"Mr. Hoover's mission." he said, "is
one of the most important, if not the
most important called forth by the
entrance of the United States into the
war, as it deals with the life and death
of the European nations fighting
against the Central Powers. The life
of the entente nations depends npon
the United States, and the life of the
United States depends on the life of
i th Entente nations.''
GOV. BICKETT ADDRESSES
LETTER TO CO. COMMISSIONERS
Raleigh, May 12, Of such great
imnortnnce does . Governor 1. W,
Bickett consider the cultivation of
tenantless and vacant farms in this
time of stress and danger that he has
addressed a second letter to the
boards of county commissioners of
the counties of the State urging that
there be no delay in this activity.
The Governor's letter tells its own
story. It is as follows:
"In the emergency we now face
hot only patriotic duty but the ne
cessity of protecting the people of
our own State from want demands
that we increase our acreage and pro
duction of staple food and feed crops
by every means at our command.
As the constituted authority, in your
county, upon you rests the responsi
bility of doing everything possible to
protect your people from threatened
hunger and deprivation.
The farmers of our State are ral
lying to the extent of their ability to
the demand for increased food and
feed production, but they are handi
capped by a shortage of labor and
work'Stock and they are not going to
be able to supply the deficit of food
and feedstuffs we shall face. , It is
imperative therefore that k steps be
taken to increase acreage and produc
tion by other means. Tho greatest
opportunity wa hav f0r doing this
is through the use of our road forces
of men and workstock in the cultiva
tion of idle and tenantk'" farms,
many of which exist in practically
every cpunty in the State. The pro
duction of foodstuffs is more import
ant in this crisis than the building of
good roads, and I am again writing
to urge that you take this matter up
in your county without delay,
j You have ample authority, accord
ing to the Attorney General, to use
the road forces for this purpose and
you should not only raise sufficient
feed for your stock and food for
your workers but a surplus for the
market, the proceeds of course to
be added to your road fund.
Many landowners of the State are
offering tenantless land for cultiva
tion in food crops fre of charge. A
statement in your county papers re
questing the owners of vacant lands
to communicate with your board will
no doubt result in the offering of all
tho land you will be able to take care
of rent free, or at a nominal rental."
Germans Hoodwink Russians.
Gen. ; Gurko, the Russian com
mander on tl.e western front, has is
sued an order declaring that the
fraternizing of the Russians with
the enemy troops must be stopped.
He declaied that such fraternizing,
which . has become a common prac
tice, enables the enemy to learn
also, by causing a lull en; the Rus
sian front, leaves tho Germans free
to concentrate forces against the
British and French.
General Gurko warns the troops
that if the fighting comes to a
standstill in France the Germans
will throw all their forces against
the Russians, who, lulled by prom
j ises of peace, will not be in readi
ness to repel the attack. He says
that three " divisions of Germans
have already been transferred from
the Russian front, and tnr.t otners
are following, including artillery
and aircraft.
MRS. BICKETT ANSWERS'
LETTER BY FARMERS' WIFE
Deeply impressed by the letter from
"A Farmer's Wife" to Governor
Bickett, that was published ( recently
in the press of the State, Mrs, Bickett,
wife of the Governor, has written a
letter to the president of the State
Federation of Women's Clubs, that is
to reach the club women throughout
the State, declaring her deep interest
in the economies and the self-denials
that are being urged as befitting this
time of war stress. ...;1m,
In this letter Mrs. Bickett says:
"1 neraonallv. am deeply interested
in the work of Mr. Bicketl's adminis.
tration in endeavoring to improve in
every way rural ' conditions, and in
doing all possible for the comfort,
health and happiness of those on the
farms. I honor sinceroly the great
service being done by both men ana
wnmrn in the countrv in food Produc
tion and conservation, and 1 feel sure
that. I voice the inirit of the ' women
of the State in saying that we desire
in every way possible to co-operate
with them in their noble service. We
hnnnr the tndustrv. ability and pa
triotism that is taking advantage ei
thi larger service for our countryand
accept gracefully the suggestions of
our sister to lend our aiq.
"We do not feel, however, tnat we
have been lacking in patriotism and
a real effort to serve. We are buying
at high prices the farm and garaen
products; we are utilizing our own
small plots and corners; we are train
ing the children and thoso about us
to conserve space and material and
each one is doing her bit in the noble
work of the Red Cross. I am sure
we will be glad to add another excel
lent, wav of service by ' omitting, as
suggested by our sister, tne eiaDorate
refreshments so often served at our
entertainments, food that does not, in
deed, feed a single hungry person, but
is usually served to those who would
be better off without it. Surely this
is a most excellent time to break away
from a custom that would be most
honored in the breach rather than in
observance, and use the funds tnat
would be thus exoendod. to help in
the or ent. work hefore us.
"Mr. Bickett and I will gladly do
thin, udinir foresiffht and economy in
every way possible, during these dark
days when our hearts are aching with
throhbinif avmnathv for those suffer
ing and bereaved across the sea and
with fear and foreboding for our loved
ones at home. It is a privilege to aid
in our small way, our sisters of the
farm and town m producing and con
servin? such a crop of food that ou
own may not go hungry, and succor
those sadly needing our help.
News is no longer given out by
bureau chiefs in tho State Depart
ment at Washington. It must come
through Secretary Lansing . or
through the newly created bureau of
intelligence. All of wH-'h means
censorship on account 9 tne war, s)
FOOD GAMBLERS LOBBY
WORKING AGAINST BILL
Washington dispatch, May 11.
Sensational charges that a lobby of
"food gamblers, some of them men of
immense wealth," already is at work
in Washington seeking to defeat the
administration food control bills, were
made tonight in a formal statement
by Assistant Secretary Vrooman of
the department of agriculture.
Secreetary Vrooman's statement
follows: .
"Never in the history of the world
have business men shown as much pa
triotism and Unselfishness as have
been manifested since the war began
by the business men of America. An
overwhelming majority of them have
been as ready to place their business
organizations and their personal ser
vices and their wealth at the disposal
of the federal government in this
crisis, as the young men have been to
do the actual fighting.
. "However, this attitude has not
been universal. There are food spec
ulators, food concerners, and food
gamblers, some of them men of im
mense wealth and others of very
small means, who are taking advant
age of war conditions to exploit their
fellow citizens to the full extent of
their ability. These men ore allies of
the kaiser, and are doing their utmost
to defeat the patriotic Purposes of the
notion ' ''Wk.n.. tl... : I
"""" nuwcici vncjr me seen, in
high places or in. low, they should be
condemned and made to feel the
loathing and contempt of everv na-
triotic AmericaH. These men will be
taken care of in due time by national,
state and municipal legislation, but
until such legislation can be enacted
the only effective power that can be
broueht aeainst them is the nnwer
of an outraged public sentiment and
that should be used vigorously and
mercilessly,
"I am told that some of these men
are actually in Washington today,
conducting a lobby against the re
quest of President Wilson that Con
gress empower him and hia cabinet
to take necessary means to mobolize
the agricultural resources of this na
tion for victory. They are urging
every specious, theoretical, and im
aginary argument against the grant
ing of war powers to the President
and his cabinet, and they are at pres
ent directing their principal attack
as-ainst the lnwa which h, hun n.
against the laws which have been in
troduced by the agfrlcultural commit
tee of the house, with a view to put
ting the department of . agriculture
on a war basis. That step should
have been taken several weeks ago."
WORLD WAR IS OUR WAR
Because you do not hear the can
non's roar; because you do not see the
dead and wounded; because you have- must pay 2 per cent of their subscrip
n't yet suffered any hardships, do not tl0n at time of application; and the
think that we are in a war which is a rest at intervals until August 30. The
runcn ana juay layout, we are in a
war which may last a year or two
years or three years; a war that may
bring heardshlpa on this country
greater than It ever knew. While the
enemy is across the sea he is there
and he may be victorious. America
must help the French and English
not because they are French and Eng
lish, but because they are our partners
in fV,o .t.M.i.. ...i.:' J
ma ml ii.h
ed as an v Nation involved in the war.
It is no longer the war of the French
and the Russians and the English it
is a war lit wnicn America is interest
ed as much as any other nation, and
we must make good, we must go
and fight, and fight to a finish. The
man who says we have no business to
help the other fellows out of a hole
speaks ignorantly. They are no more
in a hole than we are. If Germany
succeeds with her submarine warfare
: i T7. , J . , . , , I
y"s ii wm noi ue long
.CnL t "V; aT'1 L i
""wimi i. io yiic ueai.il oti uggie wil.ll
Germany she is relentless, and we
must help with our resources to sub
due her. It is our war as much as
any other nation's war, and our duty
is at me irom no matter wnere tne
front may be.,,. Get this . idea . into
your head and you will understand
wnai is going on. rTom ,vervtmnff.
m
Those few German-Americans who
put, Kaiserland above the United
States must be actually distressed bv
the words of - scorn " and contumely
neapeu upun mem oy ine xsernn
Krowr. y.oitnnn. A fan oil thai. 1
eitorts and propaganda it cannot be
pleasant i to be assailed for "the
cowardly zeal with which the two mil-
lion German-Americans in their
national associations disown their
race in time of distress." and to be
informed that the use of the word
German as part of the name of their
organizations is "as insulting to the
German people as to themselves."
There really can be no divided allegi
ance. They must be either Americans
or Germans, and about 995 out of
every 1000 of them prefer to be
Americans. Philadelphia Record.
MEMORIAL SERVICES AT
PLEASANT GROVE MAY 20
There will be Memorial services at
Pleasant Grove M. E. Church, South,
tunday, May m at 11 a. m. Those
who expect to bring flowers for deco
ration of graves are urged to bring
as many as possible, Please- hand
flowers to Mrs, J. C. Hoyle, chairman
ot decoration committee.
Program:
Song Mv Country Tis of Thee
i Prayer Bv Pastor.
Solo, One Sweetly Solemn Thought,
Miss Ethel Cline.
Addressi to young Americans, Mr.
Austin same,
Recitation (selected) Miss Jennie
Warlick.
Address Walter N. Keener.
Decoration of graves.
Benediction.
. List of Confederate dead at Pleas
ant Grove Church: Richard Hoard,
Andrew F. Hauss. Luke D.Summey,
L, J. Cornwell. J. M. Leonhardt, E.
M .Sullivan, Robinson Crouse, R. R.
bummey. C. C. Sullivan, E. L. Ratn.
sey, J. W. Payseur. Jackson Taylor,
tienry Mullen, J. 1J, JJrlttaln, J. C.
Carrill.
A bill prohibiting the manufac
lure, sale, transportation or expor
tation ox peverage. aiconoi in war
time has been introduced in the Sen-
ate by Senator Kenyon.
SHORT NEWS ITEMS
A press correspondent on the front
says he saw a site of battle where inj
a series of terrific contests quite 200,-1
000 Germans, English and French,!
were killed all in a few days. ; ."
There are 20,000 lawyers in'1-New:
Yory city and a citizen calls on 'em to
form a regiment of 3,000 to go and
help enforce the law of humanity and '
of liberty and peace,
The United States chamber of com
merce announces that its survey of
the food crop situation convinces it
mat tne united States will measure
up to every demand in feeding the
world this year.
.. 'i - '.'-' '.
L Tho war tax as framed by the
house will mean $33 on every man,
woman and child in the United
States. The bill is to raise $1,800,
000,000 this year, and everything is
taxed from pills to incomes.
Cornelius Martin well says: "The
only successful way to destroy sub
marines is by discovering anddestroy- -ing
them when submerged." It is one
of the essential ways not adequately " .
used.
When the French
3 ... - . , ...
commissioners
vioncu iopi'ingneia, 111., they
visit to Lincoln's tomb and
paid a
Marshal
Joffre placed a wreath on the tomb,
, "one at tne grave of Wash
ington.
Gov. Bickett. h
Mrs. jane S. McKimmnn honH n
------- vuiiiiiuooiuilOU
'he s.tae canning club work, a mem.
oer oi tne btate Commission for the
Conservation of Food Supplies, and
she will take an nptivo hand in th .
shaping of the work of this commis
sion. Llovd K. Enloe.
tho Southern railway, died shortly
after receiving injuries when his en
gine was derailed and overturned on
the Murphy branch, near Junaluska,
Wednesday afternoon, says the '
Asheville Citizen. The engine was de
railed by a bull. .
Four English soldiers, in nn ottaMi-
cooped up 100 Germans in a dugout,
and bombed them awhile, until thev
d., J j j , . ..
;"". u marcneu to the rear.
Dugouts are 20 to 50 feet under
ground, but the British high explos-
jyes search them out. Many soldiers
hidden away in them are burried alive
when a shell hits right.
The "liberty loan" hnnda ni k -
denomination of $50 to $100,000 and
win run ior ao years. Subscrihera
peopie are to De offered the bonds in
smal1 amounts from $50 , up. The
second offering of 200
millions has
Deen taken up.
The Governor fif Miocioainn!
has
the
issued a proclamation
f!""1 uiac oiaie to observe one
meatless and flourless day each week
during the war. He also ureed the
e war. He a
planting of more food
crops, conser-
wa,st.ein homes and elsewhere, and
ki""; ueiiiunswauons on tne day
iui ieiTjSLrtti.i!in m man imrio.. b.n
conscription act.
1 . . - UllVl. bllQ
At the joint meeting of the com
missioners of Catawha nnH TroHoll
counties in Statesville Wednesday it
waa ueciuea to rebuild the Buffalo
Shoals bridge at once by aid of the
State Highway Commission, which
will contribute $10,000 of the -not
Concrete piers will be built and as'
r I
much of the steel of the
former
Pnd,&e as maybe reclaimed
used. The remainder will be of tem
porary structure.
Charles Crews, a
white he married a respectable white
woman in Hieh Point, although mnr.
ricd to a coal black woman in Lenior,
and father of several children, has
uuen sentenced in i;u fnrii nnr
iour years ior miscegenation. He was
charged with bitramv hnt the
ruled he could not be iruiltv of hiov
amy, the law not
ringe between: whites and
iiican aecent.
"s.s,u,1" "eir cups, came on
" """a. aianaing in iront of his
es!('ence in New York, and though
he 18 a niember of the home defense
! . gu,e' an(1,n &od citizen, they took
hlm .for ? German and ordered him
5?.. klss, the insignia on ther sleeves
Wnen h.e refused they all leaped on
him and beat him up. Neighbors
came to the rescue and then the
and they locked up the boys for 15
days each.
Russia continues to he miTvle tA
the allies. Nothing is being done on
their front, and their soldiers frater
nize to an alarming extent with the
Germans. The government is .being '
ruled by a council of worktngmen and
soiuiers, ana wnue they announce :
that they have formed a coalition
government and will - Rtiek in the
V-llies, there really seems little for en-'
couragement in the situation for the
allied nations. "
TWO AVIATORS KILLED.
Victor Carlstrom. one of the for.'
most aviators in America, and Ca-
rcy E. Enes. an armv avintnr 'tn.' '
dent, were killed at Newport News.
Va., Wednesday, when an aeroplane
crumpled in midair and fell 3,500 1
feet. Both bodies were badly mang
led and the machine was smashed.
xoung tpes, who resigned from a"
Newport News bank last week to
entej the army aviation corps, was .
on his first flight He and Carls- -trom,
who was regarded as the pre- '
mier instructor at the Atlantic
Coast aeronautical station, ascend
ed about noon and rose rapidly to
about 3,500 feet, while hundreds of
persons watched the flight from dif
ferent parts of the city.
When Germany gets rid of Kaiser-
ism it will take several years for
democratic Germanv to cure the -
militarists of the habit of crowding
the common people off the sidewalk
in Berlin, Kocnester Herald.