Mount Airy News.
i. E. JOH.NHON, Kdilor and Pubiiohrr.
Mount Viry. N. ( Murrh l»l IWI7.
Ht'BHi'KIPTlON *ATKH:
One copy, thrrr monlha, 25
(toe copy, ati months, .56
Dm copy one year lltMl
WAR TIMES
It ih ju«t bffcfiMnmvf lawn upon
thm country t h at we an* ha h v in war
timrn Kven nur own town m n«*Kin
nintf to f«*♦-1 the I'ffiM tf it i[ urn
euillv km<vwi that < art* u| iw'ain-t a
fu.-l 'hnrta^'r l-'rum the -t 11• • Ipo ir I
of a Tnan wrm in in I m rrieil it' i« a
av ■ pi 'ii • rri njs'ht hrr •• . <■ vtour I
A i \ i 1 * ■' - w \ <■ .Hi' ' • i t ' ijrl
\ ' 11 ■ Ih•1 • ' it a. i . I i
' hir «la\ 'hi- wim-k ,t ari'f rrn ti hant
of n , • i' . '. |11 m ■ • I ' ■ fii ||i.nt' . 11. < I
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i lea !i-| 11.i■; < • ■ -• 11111 - >• j .• I k' i . c Ii, in
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hi t hi* • mt. . .i 1 ■ • i ► f\i*i > i ar
f hr\ -an ' n .-a [ ■ " ' a ' . ari• i t hat
th'-^i' lai ire 'nil' i" a ,i! n! promim
a r i r. yr 11* raj in .ui> onr. I hi* uppo
->IU«'ri I* I Mill Lilt \ llll •• III.UM' . I : I «11 I H « -
merits with the icovrrnmenl to help
^••t a Uir up'ply ■>( < oa l about the
shipping "rniri'.i ro meet i hr needs in
ea^e of ahr In th♦* mt-anlinn' the
only coal thai a -mall >l»-u»*r run buy
l.-. from a .-.n.-rrn ?">at no! large
gh fur the (iovernmer.t take it
Kver\ paper bring- fii'WM 'hat makes
the iitw.Jioii look mun- gloomy for
thi * countr\. MuM j>#-«>f»Ii• fee! that it
wmiM f.i' a . alamity for us to have to
go to \k a r with 'ii'rmany and 'hu be
• I awri int.. the great Kiiropeaf ■
flirt. \ •,. J ■ .•{ each da\ -♦•cms to
bring lis that nvc h : «>-i •-••»■ the con
fln t. \ iuu-'i tin- nrs• wh■ / make
war ;| i rv:I) a!l they • -a- to
linn:' ' * r.• • wa- . and it w-ulil be a
great 11 .< 11 \ for keeping up prices
of all kind- <<f farm produc' . There
are many people who would in a way
he financially aided by a war. Not
manv -ccn) to be think i \r of the fe|
iow \\ h<- mii. ^ ■ .. the r-'ont and »io
* h«- .ict jal Wf.rk.
Town Inventory.
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Capture'J Still.
P. . • if 1:.
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Mil'1 rn .. ■ • t h 11, i - i i'\ Th .ir da;»
mn'Mli:' \ II >;i.!:.||(
t h i - ' a' ' 1 >' i t |a | t he of firm I s art*
~Mj»I «. • h:r. e kiihU'm of the -
of f hr »■' • . ! ,1<!« ' !'• • M.nii' da . !
f'ire the \r- Tu • • wa< launched. It
nyt r, < ■ tt j * v\ a > that t h • par'u-- t>>
the • ew . ' trrju i-r had all their plans
la:-! tu nia k e a ? ew : i . an< I t he r
plat; lealud ' lit and L'"t t«. t h<• cars «.f
t h «• ' f fi1 «■ i' - ! or 11; In !'.'••• the -till -va>
pla< ciI or t h<' < iirn made i?11•» l-eer.
At it a -4 th i i» ;>art of th«• ^tory
that we hoar t*«ld on the streets.
At at:., rate on la-t ThurMa\ rivo/i n
ititf. "met ime after midnight, the of
fice: left hi re and drove to within a
-hort di-'atae i.f where the still was
MippoM-d to !>♦» located. The lay of
tin- lar d was such that the\ derided to
wait until day litfht to proceed into the
Ion h and thicket where the still was
located. And so they waited in the
hru-h l\\ the roadside until litfht and
then proceeded to the spring and up
the I• ranch a . "idinp to information
K i■' and there -ure cn<>iurh v\ i flu
still I' prid to In- a jri of
lai re ,/e a» •: a'-mr 'ion ^ari'.n*- of
beei . n hand '« id". t«> cuinei t into the
anient. Th. i ill had heen in opiui
t ' !'«.[ , ... , «».-■ • • I III if t" Ji 11
p. .. . i ' * a <
« , la V.i, ,| u
IIOf It' i • >
Will 111 > i
till;, hat ye»
lew
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GERMANY PROPOSED ALLIANCE WITH JAPAN
AND MEXICO TO WAR ON UNITED SLAIES
MEXICO WAS TO HA VP
NEW MEXICO, ARIZt MA
AM) TEXAS AS SPOILS
Copy of^, Instruct io n» Sent by (icrmunv to (jcrmun
Amhm<tador ut Mexico C^ify In PotHcnftion of
I nitcd Stufen—Senl Through
Hcriifttortf
V\ .1 ri.ipwft<»n. I'd). liM. i hi A mi iaii'i| I'reiw - • ■ ri;t 1 >I• I to
r i \ ;11 'h.it (• i■ rrn«»ri>. .:i planning ruin- inieii Milimanne
wiiPt.aii- • 111• I ■ utiiit iiij.; . 'hi-i-i| ii-ii■ ;n ' >■ . an :iIli.nn »•
u I'll Mexico anil Japan to mike war mi Mm- 1 n.fi i| '-'t;it«•-> i!
lh ; • ii'r\ sh'.ulil nut r> • 11 mi jtctitrul
I par ' hl'oll/h M r i . .ih .T^'illa' lull. . i :•> i • i »•;•••• 11 * 11
1 ■ ■ hi• r 1111 i■ Mi'l n ii t he att;i' I. • '1 • ' • ' i• ■ I -• i at• ■
M.. .-I lor hi*r n■ v. ai*'I, w.i - l• • r*■ * i•. r • ,! ' 11 111 < ., i
-ii nport I rmii (icfnianv. riiuiKpi.ei- T• • x.t •*. \ M . ■ . - > ami
Ai'.'ipita ln-l pr a .in es - a mi share hi 'hi- '. a i i pi-aci'
i-rin Cermany contemplates.
I>i't;iilsi 'A I'M' Icit tn i.rrinan Mini 'i-r 1 n ! :.hai -!i ill M' .
a n l it;. . who l»y instru. I.i.i, .vr11< • i ir, <■ /man • -, /I, .ii...
ister /.: mini'I'mann, at I >« • rl i n. January l'.l, I'iT, was c 11 r«*i ■ t •• i j
In propose tni' alliance with Mexico tu (iencral < arran a ami
suirxcst that Mexico seek to brinvr Japan into the plot.
These instructions were transmitted to von Kckhanl!
through fount von Hern-tort't. former (ierrnan ambassador
here, now on his \\a> home to (.ermany under a sate con.(net
o111a1111-11 irorn his enemies hy the country against which he
was plotting war.
(.♦•rmany putur#*«l to Mexico, by
i-road intimation, Fri^land anil the on
11-nt«• allie- defeated; liermany ant her
allies trumphant ami in world domin
ation by t hf in.-t rumt'iit of unn-st ru t
ed Mtbmarine warfare.
A copy of Zimmerman'- iri truction
to von K' khardt. ->rrrt throujrh von
hern.-itorf I". i* in poMwe.v >ion of the
1'nited States government. It i* as
fnlloW
I»♦'i jr., .January 7.
"On the fir t of February we intend
to beirin submarine 'virfare unrestrict
ed. In spite of ti**•«, it in our inten
tion t<> endeavor to keep neutral the
I' ! S\ ». of A me j i< :i
"If this attempt is not surressful, wr
• ■ i1 • ■ • i ulliarire <-n the I'oUowin^
.1 . ai i Mexico: That we Mia!! make
w i' t • auj toj/i'her rriak«- pe.ue.
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Ma*> lic« n Kept Secret.
• :r».• • f i a '■ th • har.d
»:f the if11\ cmmeTit miht Pi -i<ir. t
WiK..'. i•>•<■!-.t* off diplomat i«■ i«*!;iti«■ r>
a ith (irrma'iy; it ha - been kept < « ret
ip to thi- time, while the President
'ia- beer. a-kinj* ( V>;r.ij^re- for full au
thority to deal with (icrma:iy, and
kvinlf. ijn'ys ha- 1"••■it h« s'at in*r.
11 wa> in the President's hand- while
'ha nrcl I' i r von Bethman n I loll weir
a a* declaring that the I'nited States
'iaiI placed an interpretation on the
submarine declaration "never intended
9\ (iei man\and that (iermany had
promoted and honored friendly rela
tions with the United States "as an
heirloom from Frederick the Croat."
Of itself, if there were no other, it
considered a sufficient answer to
the (ierrnan chancellor's plaint that
'he I'nited States "brusquely" broke
• ff relation- without tfivinj* "authen
tn" rciiMf«>r- its action.
The document suppl ■ the mi-sin*:
liiik to many separate chain** of cir
um-tan < which in.til re w have
• •••med f • i l«',id to no <!«• f inite }»• »int.
It shed- neu liirht upon the fre
: jenlK i. ported. but indefinable
n--\enietif f the Mevian ir< . ernment
' ■ ■ Oil |.!e 11 11 uat ioM With (lie f'li t I •111
' • • h I " I ted S 5. ' e a < .1.11
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Mem-tortr ami the <jcrmun em ha v
iri this <•otjr.fr>, which have been col
ored with pa--po»*t f auds, charpi"- of
• Islamite plots and intrigue, the full
extent of which rover has been pub
lished.
It gives ,i»*w credence to president
reports of submarine na^es on Mexican
territory iri th<• gulf of Mexico; it
'.ir.i co^Mi/.anci' i f a fact long retog
nize»l by American army chiefs, that
if Japan er umlertooK to invade the
1,'nited States it probably would be
through Mexico, <>.«-r the border and
iii*.'» the Mississippi valley to split the
country in two. It. recalls that Count
von Bernstorff when handed his pass
ports was very reluctant to rettiiu to
(iernariy hut e*cpre .<1 u prefe nee
f«»t a-yl.im in ("uba It give»< a new
explanation to the repeated arrest on
the bonbr "f men charged by Amen
tri nn. 'ary awt hont i.e-% with feeing
( . rr i.ag«-"t -
Battle of Verdun B-^an a Year
Ayo.
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; in ; r ' ■ '1 • • . ' i.ir.* I >r T ii > 1 I •• -
•! .. > . • r r" rrrnn . and • v,e
..••v. ■ ■ ■ i ■ • 1 e ..<• Verdun
Was er i»-• I
()•! ( ». t I• f ;'] t'■>»ncb • • • .«.k
I >• • iau.m» • 't in t hr <••• h' i • - ; N---. ember
1 the <f rt' i:,- evacuated Fort Va.\;
Ivccrn'ri I(irr eral Nivelle, just
promoted t-i commander in chief of
the French armies, launched a fan
well a'tai k and -ent the French t r>. >r
I rack again to the Vacherjijiville l.ou
\ em "n't Ii«'/"n\aux line. folding the
heights commanding Verdun.
The ( o r man ^ndvanrr had won a
maximum depth of a little over si •.
miles; all along the heights on the ea>t
hank of the Meuse the French regain
ed from four to five. Tn places they
are hack within a mile of the 'ine of
February 111. 1 i* 1 ♦>, before the battle
bega?>
Eggs For Hatching!
Hro«l Kinglet Barred Rooks. They won
airain this voar, 1st cock 1st and 2nd
)11 s *Jnd pen and Mrd best hen in the
v hi >le show. M y pen^ are now ready for
I'.• 1 7 K<>a^«>n. They are picked from 1 r»0
hi'-' l)iid•- and \jnrttcd with these prize
winners vrreat im ers hiir st ronjr viir
i i- lunl-. the wjnd the farmers like
e\r'\l»< dy likes tnem. They wun f\»r me
• t fhem win for y<»u. Price of ckks
SI.01) for 1. f.o.h. Ml. \irv.
OK \ KOIiKKTS Ml. \iry, N ( .
IJ A Y N K S O COM PAN ¥
IN Silk AN cv:
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NORTH CAROLINA IN 1812.
Fact* About the State Gather
ed From an Old Book.
Sia!»• ■> 'It* f .»<<iIrnwrk
Mr .1 S \1« K'trie ha-» u copy of
""The \m«*ri<an lniv»*rHul <ieoirraphy.
iir a View of Mic Pre-ret t:»•«• - f
\ 11 rhr . iritT'' rriH, Slate* and I'olo
nii'i mi the Know 11 W< ■' itl." The Look
\;i-< 111.' 111 I in IHIJ ill!'! lfJ author
\.i I -Inliab \1orwi\ I' I' . I* \ V .
-v II a '<! the 1 onifri*
lfji!io» <1 « Virrb in ' har l**Mtowri."
I ii f t .ill. • vil! w>ii I that ih.
t real i •• ' '"k ifi r >i i .<»• iaMc !« - r »11 f
..I -! . .* )■>■' h.i-l •' nil! IM •
■ •i • I I'.. .• .• ff.it »rr ••
In • k .i »a i; t ■ • t mi' rn.i" • • - f
11 a i i-.t of M.i
' .ir, '! • ' .' ■ I < ' • J « 'r j ♦ a "H;
pa : . I ! | 1 !: .! • •• I ' I !, ilii I ( »' ! ! • I
. h.« ' *ow • '! t f State »K• •• i
irr «•' -i ■ v I • Moor" . ,1 .
W.i f • • , ilea if"" ■ im• v • I !i*i '
' 'I. • »a' «• « --.I." . . >'ai<"M S iff','
. . i i a i 111ii [■ rani- 11ii ■ oin.l _> . W ii
' ' 'l^'h. I«ia' 11U- - miir:t .
Mofit 'omcfv ' ■ >iin' M-.rt'a; .
I i'oili * v , Tai borough. Kdyc "rnl «
i , Windsor, Bertie county; War
••iMti.ii, Warren count > . N'cwln'rn,
I'lavcn county; Smithville, Brunswick
county; Jonesbofo, ('amilen county;
(ireenvilje, Pitt county; Wilmington.
New Maiiovc count,, Beaufort., Car
teret niun'y; Rockmtfham, Richmond
lunty; Halifax, Halifax county;
F':11-borough, < lia'ham county; KH/.a
be'htown. Bladen county; Raleigh.
"vV; 1- ' ountv; l.'ppcr Saura, Stokes
county; Nixonton, Pasquotank county;
Fayetteville, Cumberland county; Mar
tinsville, cj'iilfonl county; Wadesbo
r.M.trh, An on county; Falenton, Chow
an county; Salisbury, Rowan county;
I.ineolnton, Lincoln county; ('harlott
e*vii!«\ Mecklenburg1 county.
Many of thc-e pla<••*, rt will bl
unted, arc mow unknown. Th»* namf
have been < hanped or the placed have
erased to exist. Who, f<ir in-tancc.
knew that Morjranton wan once known
a- Morgan.
Ir«M 1'»11 is nn'«'(| a-i a n ut'v liut. h;»<!
no chief town. The county '•* popula
tion was lO.I'T'J, If-■ than a thml th♦*
[»M|»u!at i«>ri at pre-cnt.
Nt w f >«■ rrie is iri\ori :i-» the !a:j.re '
v T i rn 'He S'a'f ;• t ' hat ' .me. f '!.<'■
•r.a ; K f 11 -< > ■ pa : • •! i ,»• h. i ha ,«l •
• i ' ). <u <• a • • i a '! ' ' c
I f »vs to I *r■ ' < ii I <
\V} ■ : t h»• ■ f ! I i J' • * * ' ■ 111. • k
of ( • ?•. it ■ • a' '•< • .* a
v\ "'i i r - ri• cai. a :i • < >' ■{} 1■ >a< :»• I ' rn
a ii ma • r»/.vr "ii ;ir> .(-'*( . a!-" \safi h
for t h«« fir t symptom h-»arx-ik'S' .
an'! v 1 'hamln'i !am's < »*!• Ri-me-f;
- -itf" as J h • • chili! become h »ar. e.
( M.laii.altlc e\ crvwhf 'T.
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Mount Airy Iron Works
Foundry and Machine Shop
Repair Work a Specialty
-> .
A large variety a( castings n slock,
others made to order.
J. D. MINICK.
Mt. Airy, N. C.. Aug. 26. 1916.
Hawks-Rothrcck Drug Co.
Successor* to
Hawks Drug Company
NOW LOCATED
Corner Franklin and Main Street in
New Fulton Building
Be&sley & Tesh
M \ S I I \< I I ItKHS <)l
All kinds of I.umber and Building Material*, Door»,
Window*, 5a?h, Moulding*, Mantles. Kitchen Table*
and Shingles. r
Factory corner of F*i'anl<l n and South Streets.
MOUNT AIRY, N. C. PHONE 178
Ldinon WorU» Secretly On New
U. 5. Submarine.
\".v lurk. I' i ■' i "i?. '!'• mi \
I . 1. -.on ha • h i • ! hi- .t i ' < a ;'
• i I h" irniri:' •»» ha^ !!• ■• rr.-air.
' tin ii i «•«; • " .'ity, and i pending
i w••fit ■ h<>ur daily i uitf a oi.
rnar'.i.i' for th«- i «* of the u'"' ' . r• n*♦*r
i< < ordtntf to r»-porli from We t. Or
in i
A vi-it< r to the p'aee revealed the
fact that the ' a-ino vva ihtupied by
exceedingly bu \ K<Ii-ori m«*n arid that
an important experiment was be in if
•forked out on the -mall plateau sur
rounding the '"a-ino ^rounds.
\ watrhmari guarded the only en
trance to the V)iii 1 <iinvr that wan not
hoarded up and he had instructions
to permit no one to enter unless he
had business with the staff of ex
perts at work on the upper f!r;or
Kaj/le Rock mountain lie* a few
mil#-- we-»t of the Kdisnn plants, and
is part of the public park system of
Kysex county.
1'Vw vi.sito;',i are attracted to it in
:he winter, and rumor had it that the
place was selected bv Mr. F.di on for
the *ake of extreme privacy.
He was reported to have been at
work in this isolated place for several
days (ievinintf a new type of irun, a
powerful expl'r i" e ar I a ubm'irive.
Bitter Outburst from the Dutch
Newspaper*.
Th«» I • m I • ♦ i• r• !• .. 1
\V t'J.• 1;• . • 'fI ; ' ;i > 7
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' ,'i i - • ii: • • i ? hi«
t .1 t .,f ;h«* I>-»if. b i ;i |.» • :i' u Y\;\\
Art - * «-r'<:t i•;: ■ i A
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• > a-jr: • I t«i a " j h;i-! ly I•!-Jr ■!••»
»V$ Hers!
Ccsjs Jr.
and See It!
1
The NEW "
Fairbanks
Morse
FARM ENGINE
Economical — Simple —
Light Weight—Substantial
Fool-Proof Construction —
Gun Barrel Cylinder Bore
— Leak-proof Compression.
snd&V,\ , . ..'rice"
These en< s will burn the
he.ipest graJ cf Kerojene Oil.
T. J. SMITHWICK
1 Vi H , P.
on skids with
K U a LT-i N
3H. F.-< ' >' P.-$129.50
Large Apple and Pear Trees at
A Great Bargain!
We have too many large apple and pear trees and
are putting them at a price that will move them at
once. A general line of alT other kinds of Nursery
stock at great bargains.
GREENSBORO NURSERIES & STOCK FARMS.
*
John A. Young A Sons, Greensboro, N. C.
W. L. Steele
Jeweler
Moore Street
N^xt H -r to F * ■'t Nation/*! IJnnk BMg.
First dais work done on every job large or
cmnl! Satisfaction Gn^rantoed.
Watches, Clocks and Jewelry Repairing
A Specialty.
Kmv s and ' cissorj a!ia ■ ncd.