PRESIDENT WANTS AUTH OHITY TO USE FOKO Aaki Congress to Empower Him to Use the Forces of the United State® to Protect Our Righta on the VV., i, V\ .» I »J M t h« U.V . V\ it .1 lj \N.J , 1 . it'll! f«»J - ' I f • • H"|! u " H • •• • i'f «> ni»M ' VV . •' i' ' irri [fvs c! » in-' ;n",. vw... ti ' Hi,,-. • ... ...... ' WafMNM'! • ■ I U hill • ■ 11 .1 i -iury. {.!;»<• .1. .1 • ' K.i' h. wantetl {'• ;»• . 1, -f 1! rhi' pi n .■ <>f \ m»M i' ;i < • • t .! thf A nvi'i1 11 a ,r r ■ n. . C.»r itfn- • liulhuri/.' 1 in I'r. ' force# ..f th« \ inct.' brfun- in ' i,< .1. • ' ' lu R«*pul»l j< a ;i ' a! 1T ^ wa.H pro'-laim«-y hecau -<• -f ' h«- . .• .1 ' h<- 'hi rn.ir ^DverTimi r.' < ■ r <■[.. a' .• • <•! ' y til maru e- w ■ r r 1 •...' • ' I fi.it poltry \ka• !'• a t h a ,' h 1 .1 ' . f• • a t ICC," * :H- I' "i* ' a . ! I ' .1 Keen II) art I vrti1' P • i' • • .1 VV k S. "Its ,W&:,! .. . • ,li-.l ! "In -liinrn, 1 ' a . . r • tinned. ">■ ,t 1.■ -f | • ' .. v rn 1. ! more t ha• ' ■ .' ' ■ before th.- f I.ew > •" • . / .«•! Mieiitj u.i | .• , Th.- ■ • • 11■ • r 1 ~ : • - .' ' 1 • • I • I . ! i 11 • * • i 1 to tin a ... . . h. < . n . .■> 'il-i'itia • 11 •• wa' .. 1 • 1. .. 1 • ' I ' v -r< ilirli' * a f*f tri i'• • fr 1 • • • ' ' ' 1 • • 1 „> Vac-! • v\h-i« hv '\s» 1 11' . - i . 1 • . 111 arid f<" w h 1 V1 •••■., • \ mn irjir. |'M "I am h' it 1 a "1 11!.: M / sv a Jii 11 any '<•[» u hi h m.i I. •! !<• it "No 1 -mi r <.f v < h- . • - r II <-at 1 • •:i■' ' war \\ 1 • rj\f orl> l.y willful a. » • d . i of nth'-r '• I heln-\ ■ t h. |m- ;»!. - . \\ dli' r to t ri>| nic ' • ait with li ' 1 a l r. I . pi 1 d«M 1 • ••, "a r d 1 f 1 t i in ■ piii' nt a in 11 \ ji • 11 1 •'■»•! faith, a the. 1 • -! 1 - j«1 nv • I t'hr'ou^rhowt t h<• 11 \ in- m >••.0 will a 'it hoi 1;/.»• mi ' • • f 11 1 mi 1 mrrihic t \ t I li. vaime t imn the I' • nh » ' • 1 <11: speech with ( haw itia St 11111 ■ ■ 1 ih. Senate Foreign I.'• itnn ( oimnitte. Nn iiiinniiiii ••in' • ' \« • i 111:1 »li' '.i,i it W ;• -I N'U l 11«»11 t Vi '• I' 1 ' ;• I r ' . .' • ja t whll» h. ilr« • 1 hi 11 it ill n 1111 1 'In 1 i a k r 1 • 1 III in •- with < '*•! ri\a • To ask f r ,,-ith. • •!. ... .. r,„, of the \' li 11 1 " . • * • | ' rights of 4lii• natini. . i' no i rvc nn . • * \ i I » . ^ t.. |#I •• J ihi i* t hr III ' i ' ' r A hu t ITUI\ »• 'A a f - IW •- u«'t « '• v an v "t hr r »u»f i««r The I'r,.-i.irn' l.-.-l-:.-o f hat hrf .re ■» (.«•«! ' v* a.- ne« •• -.41 v . ^ - .a* 1 • lit ."Ii.il . .! h'.i . • , |i* ' • ' \ n ai ri(rhf Hi. • «■ 1 ' <-• • 1 hat 11 h ji rrv. .« V.. . •['!• • ' ■ ' *>■*- '•••» §/■ .. ■ i.■ i ... hr 1 • P M wai Ik of fin I' J. .til 'hr I';,.. • a ' " 1 rt .1 1 ' •' ■ « .. • a I • • t' • ' • \S . , I i (J hi r I " '■»' 1 ' I" I " ' 1 ' I" ' ' 1 • Mr l.f "f \n ■ ■ 1! \ rr 1 • : a: ■ I •» -a il t hr -ra > on rn''!r ■ : 1 ' ■ • 1 • ,• ■ • a' i"f 1 nuM .• h.l.l \lr VS . Il l . |Oh to t.u ■ <■ a .1 j . 1 • " . . ' au.iril 1 - . I hr ' 1 ' ' ha ' ' (•<• 1 <>•> ma • « am paitfn 1 • M ,k' Vh• • .1 • hi |i ' if«| up in A n,ii'i'ii at, ' S h a « ondit ion, thr Prr-idrr f f»«-»r»r - »uit. 1.-. urihra rat-lr. \ 1 rpiiiis \int" >• ir m■ • r«• V-;»rif mrn < u,u' ' h--Tn t hi ou^h thr "A a r /.orir art- two mrthod <-f pt otrr» inur A'Tir'i ■ an i-oninvf h-r o»-mtf .-on ..lered. h v a 'ly what -trp w... tak. •• hn r >' been rrvralril. In addition to wiving author it \ to • •.-'tahli^h ntatr of aimi' place in the 1'ienident'* hands the authority to jfet additional mon«y if reeded. A bond 1- ir mav he authorized. I it 1«• r 1 Wil>on ui, point, out that 'hr 1 itf'h-to! other nrutral- have hrrn ;if!'rrt»' . 1 it that ;h#*v ha'r h<>\* : o •1. f»«i ;' • ! •. f 1 •} w f hr ■ •'ifsr la .'i • • >.' \ ' hr I 1 ,: ril St a' N- • w : 1' 1 • 1 a j 1 j *r a I 1 rTiadr t < > them The Press of the Country ComnK-nts on The ^ddreas. a ^ .r' V\, . t P. • ii>ht • l. 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I his •><•: \ li •• < It hinl'il, ||»> 1'iiVf a In- 11 nal i f na f inns 11. • • ' i. i ih.i' hi- i • nil wirrv, «li i\ <• a t * lie in a > ;i • it i ifni >!• il<» ami » i < I»* ;t 1 '* llr ..«1 • 1« •) thiil his attrni|>t 11• .it ;i hm-r m ;'l'i I mighty Mni^'h ' I ■ h.• • »■.1 • I hf 1 iravc us hi ; i' i • " '' t ■ •' a • Y .»I »• " a i id .i1 < 1 ! \ i a la" i • [tun r to On ' ■111 I I n • \ "ii ' t lir niMHi 11r i" 1 ■' a Iiv iiir ' " 1 •• i' i ' - flil m kit-»\vti, t In* T. I ■ I . : I.It. t.. tak. t hi" "t»*p ' ■ u n I > J . I'M I rrlni'MK. I LA CON IA CASE ESTABLISH ED AS OVERT ACT ' First Strp Mity A ming of American Ship* W h Dc frnuve Gun ». *v\ .1 I. ; »• ' •' 1 <•' J" li ' i Hi Si |ill' h«* >r ■ rn ! ! ,i • i ■ • ' t >i • 1 'i«< i i, , i «•:.». ,. l • hi i a »In- "■ i • ' if.- ..." h .s . • , ,, K.i t ?" in a • . i. i' . • t I v ■ • • f i ■ v i :h \ rrn-r « »r Mji' • a i of ?h.- Tu ial i < ;»•.j ' • i 1 f ' tu- I .1' • 'Mia l • •vapl - • ! . i * !:»-r ( it ar, la < a i«* . jrrin I't -1111■'11 KK ' • • n. if w;i an: ' 'la., . nji[)t> »<1 ''i < alhnic n «*xt ra -»«•- k-h ■ .»' ■ '■ i v'11 it ab-><»lwt el> nt'f • • - ur\ W'inl ha* been roiiiveyed ?«> hin: that 'h»* Republicans may fihbu* ... #• ff<■ rt to forre an «•«I♦ »<•»! wiihout warning i. thirlv V. M . February 1 ■"><> miles weft of Fast net. Overeat, heavy -v-'-IN not breaking, fair r>ree£e> "I.aroma carried 4.7 ^un invisible at nijcht. Second torpedo twenty min ute* after first. Thirteen boats f?ot1 away. of which number eijfht with Hoy ladies was lo'-t. Wireless had neen ent out Boat-. picked up ad .niralty pair'., f"ur a. m February J*«. i 'arifn .-fiff.iM, d -f u ff - a r < 1 fSv.on ex p!11 irn1 ir . * i ? \ ppa re-fitly eitf h t deal h ..it on I•• »;if«J I'wo hun • if • ••! I--.''. ..■• i .i1 i h ,t » ; • , • |.at . . • . ..." . , •! , .;r I b .. 1 n ad.- f! • I'M .'Ml- • IK- p:i -.-ni'i : liii-t I' ■-• i. K i r • i, i.-.j it, • • I ind tT' ' r ' < t n.■ l.«a* w ithe r i;r I>r H.,v.lc aid that all I, l, i « d iii a: I : h.j t the di ->ci p! n e \va ti , \ II. -•!.» it u.-.l I he ijI.nia m i- i. ' 11 in , 1 aft uc hi! be. : in t In Ia? and fired a> «.rh• i in ped11 which put nut the h^rhtv ; 'd was followed by a terrif c e\ pi" 11>f and the -hip nu-t have «unk oori after. If fee eci 11 d t"i pedo mind ."I., wii- fired altho the lifeboats were l'>-e to the \essel and the crew of tit'- 'ibmaiitir cic j Id not have failed to -.... ii . a- it w a s tnootdurht. That w a • at'" it !' '<(• p ni . mi Surula\ when u» ' .ok to the boat- and about three i•'i ' m k ..ri the following nnanm^ when V f s\ »"•(• picked U p. " I>r Hawk, nave the hi^he^t prui-e to th. behavior of t he women and ' In Id i en and said that the captain and re.v were rnaixelou- It appears that two boat- reached liantrv with I went v wo pe pie. eivrht of the occupant * 11 1 • i- d n I r of|i e\po- .j rt»: \ m M l" tho ■ iin <>d • the n ZV1 Mi - Mi! ( Me S.kl". . o! I 'a i i • The die- of the ei^fht per ion- •* ti" died w i i e i • i^ced to the deep \ m"M: lite I ..ii ia < fo: emeu were I sixteen Vliulii . n ;e! I . . ' • . • .»• I ■ • if <".Mini i hrouyhowf I liTHmlii'i' St' i r«■ i i at f h •• terminals id the f'»« j r ports wi-ri' 1 L'. >00.000 bushels during the fir-1 half rinnth "f (J boat activit ., is corr '•■rfl with arc* jmulation of M;.f>oo,i,oO in .lanwa• \ an■ had -urr.cd ;i • a^rei-rner.t to return cars at once direct *v. t.h•• • ad.^ iVMimtf them. In ar e'Ji.rt '•< • * pedite car move ni1 ' t . af i - t ic.i are to be made public irn . !_, here ,ii >! ir, Wa-hir.vc *'i ea. h M-riilay. -h-iwinjf what em - a IT' «• \ '•♦■»*/• imposed or lifted • ! • ).'■ a. • irn . »f !": eijifht at HOLLAND IS INDIGNANT ABOUT LOSS OF BOATS German Claims Total Tonnagej Sunk During February Will j Not Lxceed 500,000. \\ • • iT ;• • i i • ; ! ,, [ { V" . ■ I • -V,. ' ; ' '' • [ 1 . h * 'MTT]" •• t • J , I • , g M V, v. .t ■ I - .. Th • •a .♦!, a ». 'a! « ' M 7.» • • • hav e a\ i i. Th• • \ ri. ■ • 1 i • ■ I . i • • \\ • • ') m»-r t Hi.- :V i' h ■ . «• i ' •• .> i»• I lb. . . • . .i• i.• h'a«i a\ a• !«•-i r. i" * h»- • • rn a I' < i* : - h |> : • I a1 rn• ,l h. ■ • It, r u;u v "J"J Th« t'.fal ? ■ • • • -i ' r V i *i tr of u h 11 h w;i« ii til •• II 1 .-'a' : • (!a> , i t . 11 a|.M, f t br ( ihn ,• I ' • k . ! also tint-*- Hri• : h ^liMfllri - u :i > 11 .1 < . rr m a ■ ' i a al :n >\ mil if a - y Ica-ho- > it I'. i l • . ' "iKi'ni 1 i..i! 1 H« '.«fa' t' i 11; i Lr • -nil-. • I 41 i r i ^ I i.i a ry VvotlM r ■«• t • • x«*•**< 1 .lOd iiiMi and \pross«»c*ri hf-1 whi'n th«• Italian trnn^po-t M ih.a- u a tin*. I'rluwarv 17 1 Submarine Bremen Was Lost on First Voyage. <'jMiK.ni. !•' ' Via 1 .ondiiii, I'rli \V h11« Srandmav lau i.ru paprr nro printing ]i rrpoit that the ' In in m 11 m« iii • til.tmai i.nr llnrrn in pon^r n il f tH- \s < trial I'd I'r>*•;s in IU'I '.in t • • i m -it»i () 11 i'i' 1111 it>a111h' art u :< 11 \ v I't r\I, | , f11 t \ • nvff' t«I tin1 I ni t •»«! -tn.tr*; mi the ^fat >torms «a h u h w» < Mir . |11 <* \ a 111'„ in t he i i t h > ■' , • ' i GREATEST RETIREMENT OF WEST CARRIED OUT Germans Fall BatU and British Sweep Into Py», Srrre and Petit Miraumont. I/' -rn 'he Stuff < or re*p" If * ' ' • \ * in' • d I'r • •> • M r 11 • h II »*»»• i< ..i • ' r I .11 > •• »* .•» « »' -.1 • [»• • ' 'III* I f t ; h ( ■ ■ • • ' >1 ' l .1 f ' ^ > 1 .!;i . •• • ni<• . i * n •f f r >•r r11 , . i . i • . i • t • i , i i i ■ .la' i pa I I* hour the ' .••• ni ■ .<1 M . [r i ' I »' A ■ ■ t • • • 1 -I » ' I • .» i- -| »h.- I - - ■ J... . ■ of I'v e M rr. ' r I I'.-' 1 Mir. r»o r 1 ;' ' hi ■ • ' i fM1 i 1' • * t * <• • i«• V\ i • •»,' ;• ,1 • h«" ' . . , . . ■■ ' h«• ' - 1 • • • I ' • •« -•• • iU • ' il.u" * . f f '} A' ' a|»p " I » ■' i ' •.I III ■ <• r r. . ■ at • •Mir , • I pa' • • an* ,f m a I !. • • 1 . ». hut a "' i/ 'He I,' 1 man - .i1 > I ' «• ■ pHj# in f. >iirh i' h I Ik-ir rr:'■ • • rt11• • i! I • ..... i fport ,1 wall ..• • i nU _V j •« ' A la-1 f ' l If 'if II. .. mir- 'I ♦ o f, < t heir t'i* v;t ' • *'i i 'ance. N f . f i the It* • , 11 'an he -tated tfi a! the Mr*111mh now arc or will . pi. itlon possibly to f-.< <• t.-h«r eva . at ion of I'apttUJTie w hi. li ha ithe key to the (icrnian position nme the o«irintn.nif >>f the hat-tie of" the Somme. The points which already have fallen into I he F5ri11 h hands have stood out i'i the history of t.h«» TijfhtinK "'i 'h. iront arid hail heen m< -t -tuhbon..., defended. Only a week a_ro when the Hntish attacked on a two mile front ea-t and south of Miramount and f'\ - the German resistance wan iatter and the high ground desired was won onl> after de.-perat<" hand to hand enrou,ti ters and the taking of more than (ierman prisoners. It u evident now that the German* taking advantage of the last day* of the recent heavy frost and hard gr..f r»*-:-? am e. Thn they had been i-ari t! • doing for the past thre»* -r f<■ .r da-, firing more round.s thari an> < I*-rrr:;i•• gun-. in recent months. The rca-i n for fhi-i i» eon <;dered a- prohaM-. ;t le*i.re to -hoot -1 r» -1 •.r *■ -« of arnm ir : ."H uh; h T h»• ft* wa- ri• •' tinu- '< r» m«>v e ! h-- f< • is■ n . - f y vv»-a* h- 1 to i 1 f • ' he 1 egir • g . • ') ' \ ■ rr , ■ » .n n»--r * a - if • •.m till-? .■ i'. ! ' \ ■ [»• • <• - .f l he ru-'' i-nn-r r " - an • H■ • r • r \ • «if U.r a: r ; •! a • •••- whi ^ • f h • • " v.'■ . ! . • :.i ir.•}.. : .. . • 'V,! (iermar po it ion-. 4*1- ma p' • ' ... ' ma • .i . ' >i»• ■ . ' ' • . 1 1 : .,.1 r tr. : t f . ! ■. a • t • ' 't • ! At:; i .. a . }' ■< , ' ' • 1.1 ;i.t <■ t I ' in- • r..- . A .• r \ I ;I>i• : hr 'i .trh »h. i m 1 • *" 'he pan i« i!.ii i v M.o ' ' .r ! ' . ; ' u - ill < ■■. i . 1 that 1 he I ,..m- • i- •!••.! f'n>m burning '< it? i --m..' d .>••• ii I 'a n ' • e-nt fi a u ai d i ep« •! '« •! t !.«• e aiuati'Mi nf the < lei man outpo-i-. Sim .ii itp..jt- came fi-ni tnuih •«; 'In- \riere. and I»\ night fail >c-terda> t !'• loiti h had e -1 a I»11 - h »•« 1 them el\ e*. I * i til Miramount and advanced all along the line, meeting onlv with .-.nip i?iwr I e-■ i • t ani1 e here and t hei e i day the British patrol pressed foi ward, keeping in do r rout a. I Uith the < in man -. who had retreated a furthe j.olM) yards during the night Thus the cay whs opened to the ground uhn h r.n moaths had l»een contested There w ere hursts o. s::,". resistance from (ieima oh t acting paitie which had heen scattered in the reai of"( the retiring columns. Karly toda\ a, lag mine was exploded in the main' street of Miramounl ju t before the Hr.ti.-h advanced patrols entered Sign of (iood Dilution Win > yn,u 'CM* a cheerful and hanpy "!»t la Iv you may know that she n i ."mxI «'i^ost ion. If your dilution is impai'itMl or if you do not relish your take a dose <»f (Jfcamlxi Ian.'* lahlcts. They strength?" ?h»' a. h, improve Tho digestion hrTi! ■ i-o a gentle movement of the howeK ( tMainnhlc everywhere DRASTIC MEASURES TO MEET FUEL EMERGENCY. Ruf.h Order* Sent Railroad* for Prompt Delivery of Cat Coke to Towot V\ i i 1 I -II I >i «t *. rnea* I ' •• f I I • > r | WIMI' »i»t' I I I f'».s u>- • r ■ oal »{••»1• i s\ i ■ ■ "■ " . ' 1 «.nly .tin• • i' I tr -Mt..H. I i 1 i m i . -« H i ■ < ,i . rre l ' * 1. 11* h 1 Ml' :i_") 'AM Hid jl'* Ke ■ i .i' . tlf ha" any of t -y . on I he Inler-tate ('urriHlfi. >• • rri i - - •mil i work i r i ! < i meet the it nation, in cooperation with t he ran • nl men. \ U'lt'i- '-am from f" trade, i pp»al insr for r«*11•• f and assert irnr t.ba' riot.* woijM f t- 11if 11rI!<»■ •.-. r.n rmha. iru were placed immediately on all pr'xluetM out :i *: 1 < <'rn pi »♦-« 1 by th«- Am»'rifjvn Rail wa . lat ion was made public <-how ' -j .ir»f• ■ ••• ia1 • Idiminution at New • . f'fr-' I• •' |»h i;i. Fin tor, and Balti -t; • <>f ?hi• • jmf'fr • f i a: of export rr» irht on hand a'-! t!u- • imr.»-r of . -I of wheat h«-' i - \* ' and ept ib!v u ■ • h ir: thf pa -1 f rtt il'1 t a ' - ri a-art vr . >' •" a ' -h» ha* ?h«• - • j;i* j f •'ii portat ion. « a* !• ■!••« ..red had impi • . per known that a • ■ • a * ; ■ • 11 >• » f' «j • ' nine ■ i.' New r ■ of jrrain • 1 >},■ i ai! - • \ a V■ . *h v' .• • ' .r ■! ua >• : fei-d I' rr ■ >.a ) ■. , >*\ »••! • a . * r \ r it l»*> , : ,-d h. ir a use a me in v t .i ii •< i • .,,!>• b. in v ; and in WHY SUFFER SO? Why Suffer from Bad Back ache, Headaches and other Distrexfting Ills? Pinnacle people rerommoni) Doar.'s kidney 1'ilU Could you ask for proof of merit ° Mrs. .J. L. Spainhour, Pinnacle, N. C. sa> "Kor about four years. I suf 1"»*r I from tr.> hack. I could hardly get around it 11mes on account of a (lull pain in m> kidneys. If I bent over to do an> thing:, I couldn't straigh ten up without taking hold of some thing for support Nights, ! couldn't rest well, as rn\ hack achesd like a toothache. 1 was always miserable end had no ambition. Nothing did me good until I began using 1 loan's Kidney Pills The first box or two gave me relief and now after finishing six boxes. I am feeling better than I ha\e in a long time. My back doeant ache near so much and my kidney* net regularly." Price •<> u'nti at all dealers, j Don*t simply ask for a kidney reni*fy—get I)"an'« Kidney Pills— the mm« that \i is. Spainnour had. Koster-Milbuni C o., Prop*., Buffalo, N. Y.