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fOL* XXXIX MOUJfl AIRY, JfORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. APRIL It 1917. MO. 39
FULL POWER Of THE
COUNTRY LAUNCHED
AGAINST GERMANY.
Fwiidit A/fix* hi* Signature
to Roaolution that Smdi Thia
Country into tho Shock of
War.
Wuhinftoii, April (,—With the
United St*ten formally at war with the
Imperial German government, Presi-1
dent Wilaon, commander-in-chief of
the armia» ami navies of the United
Htatea, tonight ordered the full power
of the nation launched again »t the
enemy, immediately after the Preal
dent by hia signature, placed on the
statute books the art of Congress for- j
mally recogniaing the exiatence of a
atate of war, ordem for the lieginning
of the ennflict went forth. The naval
military and civil forrau of the govern-1
ment were placed on a war footing ami |
the nation began the fateful conflict
which may last for year*. Defense
again.it the enemy without and within
waa organized at once. The President
and hia cabinet, at their first war |
meeting went over war placui > of a
magnitude such ait the Unit^T.States
in all ita history has never knowT..;
Within a few brief hour* afte* th
President had affixed hia name to the
law whirh sends the United States.
hurtling into the muiaitonn of Mtrife
which for three yearn has swirled
about Europe, the following step* have
been taken:
Stop* Already Taken.
The nation* of the world, including
Germany, were formally notified of,
the formal recognition by the United
Stamen of a state of war with the im
perial German government.
The grand fleet, of thin navy, with
all l'ti auxiliaries, was informed of the
existence of a state of war, and its
full 400 ships and 100,000 men were
ordered mobilized at once for war
service.
The President called for volunteers
to bring the regular army and the na
tional guard up to full war strength,
and in a statement indorsed the war
department bill, now before Congress,
prescribing a selective draft to secure
500,000 men at once, and additional in
crements of the name ::ize as they are
needed. AH enlistmenta will be for!
the "period of the emergency."
By proclamation the President noti
fied, the nation of the existence of a1
state of war, at.J issued drastic regu
lation to govern the conduct of enemy
aliens who continue to reside in the
United States during the war. The
military and eivil fortes of the nation'
were ordered to enforce these regula-'
tions strictly.
The arrest of 65 enemy aliens under
the regulations was ordered at once by
Attorney General Gregory, and depart
ment of justice agents throughout the
country immediately began to gather
them in.
The Final, Formal Act.
The senate passed an appropriation
of $100,000,000 to be placed at the UU
[.osal of the President for immediate
war expenses and Congress committees
began the whirlwind consideration of
a mass of war legislation.
The President and his cabinet re
viewed the plans worked out by the
navy department for active «u-oper
ation between the navy of the United
States ai>d the entente naives.
The cabinet meeting likewise went
over in detail the problem of supply
ing the civil population, and keeping
the nation's industries intact during
the period of the war.
The executive departments comple
ted the seixure of all German &)iipa
war bound in American ports, which
was begun as soon as the house of re
presentatives passed the resolution
early today.
The final formal act, which plunged
the United States into t ic 'umult of
wa/, was committed with little formal
ity. Til*- momentous document, the
engrossed war resolution, which
Vice-president Marshall signed >0011
after the senate met at noon, wai hur
ried to the White House. President
Wilson and Mrs. Wilson were out
walking, and when they returned, the
resolution was taken to the White
House proper, from the executive of
ficer, by Rudolph Forester, .executive
clerk of the White House force. Mr«.
^ Wilson, Miss Helen Woodrow B ••
the President's niece, and "Ike Hover,"
the White House chief usher, were
with the President when he signed (he
resolution in the little usher's room
near the front entrance of the White
House.
Great Strides Towards War.
The movement toward ar'vml war
then hegnn. with great stride. Im
mad lately the Preaidant'a call for vol
untMra wu iaauad, and Hr announced
the indorHMWi of the draft plan for
inrraaatnc tha land foreaa. Than tha
allan anamy proclamation waa iaauad,
with ita datailad outlina »f tha Una of
conduct which Carman subjects in tha
Unitad States muat puraua. It for
bid* them to hava urma, munition*, or
exploaivaa of any kind.
With tha allan anamy proclamation
iaauad than Praaidant Wilaon and hi«{
cabinet want into aaaaion on war plana.
Thay received a max of expert raporta
on tha food supply of tha nation, and
considered various propoaad plan* for
government rontrol and regulation of
tha supplies neceaaar. • to auataln tha
rivilian population through tha lone
war yaara. After the cabinet meal
ing it waa said that thin problem would
probably ha delegated in ita entirety
to the council of national defense ami
ita adviaory council, which hava al
ready organized a board to supervise
the dlatributinn of commodities to thr»
civilian population.
Co-operation rMaruaeed.
The queation of naval co-operation
with the entente navies and of financi
al cooperation with tan allien weni dis
cussed at length by the cahinet. The
navy department, and the navy heads
of the various entente powers havo al
ready worked out a definite scheme ol
cooperative nnval operations, »hPh
will undoubtedly be put in cffect with
in a day or two. These plans were
laid before the cabinet for its approv
al. and it provoked a discussion of the
general policy which the nation shall
assume in Ompany. The problem of
extending financial assistance to the
allied power* will not be'decided until
the federal reserve boon! ard Secre
tary McAdoo of th« treas iry depart
ment have worked out a complete plan
of war finance, which will take car*
of the enormous war budget of more
than 1.1,500,000,000, already submitted
to Congress, as well as provide the
means for extending monetary support
to the entente.
Rally to T1m Flag.
By Govemer Thoma* Waltrr Btckett.
The time for differences has expired.
The President, from the day of the
sinking of the Lusitania, exercised a
self-restraint that proves him to be a
zealous lover of peace. He in a quiet,
thoughtful man, whose habits of life
have begotten a natural distaste for
'he "thunder of the captains and the
shoutings." It is a sad and serious
indictment—not of the German people,
but of the autocracy that has sinned
against Germany and the world—that
a President who so deeply ahhurs
bloodshed, has been forced to appeal
to the stern arbitrament of the sword.
Henceforwe-d there is but one
course for a good citizen to pursue,
and that is to rally to the Flag.
Hereafter "To doubt would be disloy
alty, To falter would be sin."
Personally, I am .econciled to war,
because I believe that we are fightinir
for the only sort of civilization that
means an end to all war. I am not in
favor of permanent universal military
service. I am against the Imperial
German Government, because it stands
for universal military service. That
govmment has for 30 years prepared
to live by the sword. According to
Holy Writ, it must die by the sword.
When the government that defies blood
and iron shall perish from the earth,
then and not till then, will the nations
forget war, and in their dealings with
each other have respect to the princi
ples enunciated in tne Sermon on the
Mount.
Home Demonstration Work.
Preparedneaa and Club Mem
ber*.
A letter from Bradford Knapps,
Chief of the Demonstration work in
the South ia published elsewhere in
thin issue of the News and should be
read by every .one. Then each should
aik himself "tfhiit part have I in this
work?" The answer should be for
each one to do everything possible
toward producing; or helping others
produce some kind of food. Every
irirl and woman who can grow any
thing or raise any poultry has n part
in this plan of preparation. The pig,
poultry, corn, canning club and Home
Demonstration clubs have been for
several years helping to solve tho food
problem Anil there is still greater need
for their best possible work this year.
If you art doing any of the work which
thrne clubs are promoting you can
scarcely get Iwttcr help anywhere than
they give. Why not enroll at once
and do your sham in this patriotic
work ?
Margaret M. Mcl.'tcao. •'
FLEET AT SEA READY TO
SINK ENEMY SHIPS.
Notified of PoMibU PlMMC* oI
Carman Submarines.
Washington, April 7.—With calm
determination President WiUon and
the whole forre of the government to
nirht moved to meat tha German
menace, in grim and grisly war. Mil
itary and financial plana of a magni
tude which «tagg«r* tha imagination
ware agreed upon, aa the vaet resour
ce* of the World's greataat nation
•wung into nne to combat tha sea
danger which strikes In the dark. Out
of tha deliberations of tha nation'*
second day in the great war cama an
agreement for a war fund of tha1
stupendous sum of five billions of dol
lars. Plans for co-operation on a
graftd scale between the nativaa of
the entente power* and thesi/ nerican
fleet were also brought to a high
slate of perfection.
The enormous war fund will be di
vided. Part of it will go to pay for
the elaborate military preparation*
which the administration has planned.
The remainder, amounting probitbly to
two or three billion* of dollaxx, will be
loaned to the entente allies to meet
the constant financial drain which
operations in Europe have brought up
on the entente treasuries. A part of
the redness expenses will be paid
out of immediate increases in taxation
releasing a greater part of the big war
loan for the use of the allies.
Working Out Military Plans.
While Secretary of the Treasury
McAiloo and the financial lenders in
Congrens were reaching an agreement
on the vast financial operations the
war will entail, war making machinery
of the government worked on the plans
for military co-operation with the al
lies. The state war and navy build
ing hustled with conferences which
took up the details of co-operative
plans. Between times, the navy de
partment kept its machinery at work,
running down reports of German raid
era, German submarines off the Atlan
tic coast. Tonight the department
would make no announcement aa to
what had been discovered. All of the
operations of the fleet were shrouded
in mystery. But it was said that aft
reports of raiders at large were under
investigation, and that ample precau
tions had been taken to protect the
coast, and to protect shipping.
The fleet at sea, and the patrol force
along the seaboard were notified of the
constant reports of German mine
layers and submarines in the coast
waters, and they will co-operate with
the patrol fleet of the entente allies
tp search out and capture or destroy
ail en«my craft.
Conference With Entente.
The problem of active military, na
val, and financial co-operation with the
entente ullies ware taken up at a aeries
of conference* held by practically the
entire staff of the British embassy,
with Counsellor Polk, of the state de
partment. Embassador Spring-Rice,
Counsellor Barclay and the naval at
tache conferred with Counsellor Polk,
and later the British ambassabor con
ferret with the secretary of war. It
was sai' that general plans for co
operation iad been discussed but that'
no announci -nent would be made as to
the result of the conference.
The British and French diplomatic
representatives have worked out with
the state, war and navy department of
ficials a complete scheme of co-oper
ation as to the conduct of the war,
and as to continuing, until improved
the supply of munitions and other com
modities to the entente powers. Co
operation in every line, it was said to
night, will be prompt and complete.
The navy department declined to
comment on the cabled reports that
France had offered the Port of Brest
as a site for an American naval base
in Europe. It was stated that the
United States navy will necessatily
need a base in European water*, but
Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Roosevelt declared that no announce
ment as to the location of the lias*!
could be made uiT.il the lite k selected.!
The state of war with Germany, led
officials to practically abandon all
hope of rescuing the 1,000 or more
American refugees in Asia Minor,.who
are now^. detained at Beirut. The
Teutonic mine fields in the neighbor
hood of Beirut and the danger of Ger
man submarines decided the navy de
partment agninst allowing the relief
ships Caesar and I>es Moines to leave
the British port of Alexandria, in an
'effort to relieve the refugees.
/ The state departnwnt will make a
Fvigurous effort to prevent a break bfv
' tween the United States and Turkey
and Bulgaria, even 'hough Austria la
estranged. A break with Turkey
would raault In tha loaa of the Ameri
can gunboat Scorpion, on station at
Constantinople, in tha midat at tha
Teutonic naval defenses.
Tha danger from within tha admin
istration waa to.lay convinced had
been effectually mat. A total of mora
than 50 arraata of anatny allana and
spy-suspeeta had bean reported to tha
department of juatfea tonight, and it
waa mid that government agents are
convinced that they have the domeatie
altuation well in hand. Many aua
perted persona who have not been ar
Veated are under clone surveillance by
aervice agent* and they ran be appre
hended at >>nce, at the allghteat indi
cation of disloyalty.
RICH MAN PAY MOST OF
THE TAX.
Poor Man Will Furnish Hia
Son*, Rich Man Hi* Money.
Washington, April 7.— Mnjority |
Leader Claude Kitchin, Senator Sim
m>in», chairman of the senate finance
committee, and other member* of the
two revenue-making committee* of
Congress, are prrpt/Tng for a strenu
ous time for the next six weeks or
more. They will ha busily engaged I
trying to provide way* and meana to
raise the >4,000,000,1)00 which Secre
tary McAdoo has asked for to carry
on the war against Germany. Just
how this money la to be raiaed has not
been worked out in detail but it la
certain that a (treat part of it will be
raised by increased taxation. The bal
lance by a large bond ixaue.
About the only thing settled with re
gard to taxea is that the present tax
on liquor, beer, wines, tobacco and
cigarettes will be doublet!, if not
trebled. Liquor and tobacco now carry
a heavy tax but they will be increased
by at least fiO per cent, and perhaps
more. Another well defined opinion
among the leaders in both houses ia
that the income tax, corporation tax,
profits tax will be doubled.
The general plan is to make the man
who has the most money pay the
greater part of the war burden. With
this end in view the luxuries and the
incomes of the rich are going to be
heavily taxed. As already stated,
however, at present the plans are not
complete but the general tendency ia
to follow the lines as stated above.
The rich man is to furnish the most
money while the poor man will probab
ly furnish hia softs. The poor man's {
sacrifice, therefore, is much greater!
than the rich and the government pro-1
poses to see to it that the rich fellow]
contributes liberally to the war chest
fund.
Aside from the fact that Washing-'
ton is literally covered with American j
flags, no one here would know that j
anything unusual is going on. No one
would ever guess that the greatest na-1
tion in the world is at war with an- |
other great nation unless he read it in j
the newspapers. There is no excite
ment, apparently little interest, and no!
enthusiasm among those mingling with j
the every day life of the national cap
ital. Perhaps Washington is waiting!
for something to happen in order that!
she may get enthusiastic. Something
is lacking at any rate.
WARNING TO THE FARMER
OF SURRY COUNTY
And Surrounding Comunity by
W. J. Byerly, President of
The Bank of Mount Airy.
Alarming conditions will confront
the farmers of Surry County and com
unity if they don't make their food
supplies at home this year. The
South has been fed largely from the
Western farms, but this year we must
feed ourselves, because the Govern-!
ment will take the Western food sup
ply for the armies.
There will be wide-spread suffering
in Surry County and community before
the year ends if food crops are not
heavily increased. The only way to
avert the impending calamity la for
every farmer to raise plenty of food
for their families and stork.
This Rank will co-operate, so far as
safe banking methods will permit, to I
that end and will extend credit, en
couragement, and moral support to
those farmers who carry out this poli
cy.
This is a time when our country ex
perts every man to dor his duty and the
farmer who will not co-operate to this
extent is not entitled to the support of
his fellow citizen*.
Respectfully,
W. J. Hyerly, President of the
"Rank of Mount Aiiy.
ENTENTE ALLIES NEED
BOTH MONEY AND FOOD
WORSE THAN SOLDIERS.
Pratidmt Urgaa tha Farmer a of
tk« Country to Iktmh tha
Food Supply.
Waahingtan, April 10. Pre*ident
Wilaon and hia cabinet at today'a meet
ing r« via wad tha many phaaaa of war
activities found that every atap poa
aible to equip tha army and navy and
turn out munitiona ia undar way, and
decided that the newt prnaning naada
of tha nation now are to inrraaaa tha
aupply of fondatuffa and ocean-going
veaaela, and raiae aufflciant money Ui
finance America'a part in tha war and
make liberal loana to tha entente alliaa.
Kor praaent activities tha alliaa are
umleratood to ba wall aupplied with
munitiona, and to have aa many men
in the field aa they ran equip and feed
under peaent condition*. Through a
co-ordination of the munitiona indua
try in the country, and the raining of
a large army, tha (Jnited State* will
be in a poaition later to aupply any
need in either field.
Members or the council of national
defense, who am also members of the
cabinet, have been ■turiyinic the heHt
method* of ajding in the defeat of
(ifrmany, and they took to the Presi
dent word 'hat the most pressing neeil
of Europe is for food and money.
President Wilson personally eppeal
ed to farmers today through the Na
tional Agricultural society to make it
their patriotic duty to increase the
food supply of tha nation, and Secre
tary Lane brought forward a plan for
greatly increasing the acreage under
cultivation on public land 4.
Secretary McAdoo left the cabinet
meeting early to appear before mem
bers of tha ways and means committee
of the houM regarding plana for issu
ing bonds totaling 15,000,000,000 and
treasury certificates totaling 12,000,
000,000; $3,000,000,000 of the bonds to
b« loaned to the entente allies. The
bill for the issues will be introduced
in the house tomorrow.
To quickly meet the demand for
ships, examination was begun of the
condition of the German merchant ves
sels in American ports, which the gov
ernment plans to use. It appeared
probable that Maj. Gen. George Goe
thals, builder of tne Panama canal,
would be placed in charge of the con
struction of the great fleet of 1,000
wooden ocean-going vessels for the
shipping board.
In making exemptions from mili
tary s»rv>«-», if Ongre-s authorizes
the draft, the government will take
the position that if young men work
in industries producing luxuries their
labor is not necessary and they will
not be exempted.
In spite of the break in diplomatic
relations with Austria, the govern
ment made no move today towards
asking Congress to declare that a
state of war exists with that country,
and it was indicated that no belliger
ent fiteps will be taken unless Austria
moves first.
Statement of The Ownership,
Management, Circulation,
etc., of The Mount Airy
New*.
Published weekly at Mount Airy, N.
C., for April Int. 1917.
Publishers, J. K. Johnson & Son,
Mount Airy, N. C.
Editor, J. E. Johnson, Mount1 Airy,'
N. C.
Business Manager, W. M. Johnspn,
Mount Airy, N. C.
Owners: J. E. Johnson and W. M.
Johnson, Mount Airy, N. C.
Known bondholders, mortgages, and
other security holders: MerKentltaleH
Linotype Co., New York, N. Y..
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Sworn to and subscribed before me'
this 11 th day of April, 1917.
T. G. Fawcett, Notary Public.
__________
Majority Washington and Lee
Students Take Training.
Lexington, Va„ April 7.—With more
than 100 men yet rtmainin* to signify
their intentions, 390 students of W ash
ington and Lee have annn>tnc«d that:
they will take military training as pro
\ ided by the general order of the war
department authorising the establish
ment of reserve officers' training rt.rjs
In colleges. Application by 1'iesidant'
Henry Louis Smith for the establish.!
ment of one of the corps at Washing-.
ton aad I ee was made to the war tie-'
partment early in the wvek. and thej
executive committee of the boar.t of
trustee* has offered the government
tks use of the entire plant and etjuip
mept of the university to aid in the (
prosecution of the war.
ROOSEVELT WOULD LEAD
AMERICANS AGAINST
GERMANS.
B«f in* Pmentl Campaign Dm
igncd to Ratall in App«nr
mncm of American Soldier* on
Firing Li— in Franc*.
Washington, April 10.—Colon*!
Rooaavalt, full of hi* old-time igor
snd enthusiasm, began her* today a
prsonal cam puign designed to result
"»t th* earliest pomibl* moment." In
the appearance of th* American flag
md Amerlran soldiet s, including him
wtlf. upon ihe firing lino in Franc*.
Th* former Pr*iiid*nt placed hi*
plans for recruiting a division of
troop* before President Wilson at a
half hour ronf*r*nc* at th Whit*
House. nnd during the remainder of
th* day and evenlnr was huay with
callers at the hom* of hia daughter,
Mr*. Nicholu:. Longworth. He talkad
about hia projaet to th* rli^irmnn and
majority, leader* of th« h»u..e and
senate military committee* and mad*
arrangements to write them letter*
tfivinif more specific detail*. He con
fer ied wi'h -secretary BnUer and with
Howard Coffin. He al*o received calls
from the Rritinh French and Japanese
amliatoudor.* and a wore or mure of
personal friend*.
The colonel apparently enjoyed him
self thoroughly. He did not oend.a
quiet moment from early morning un
til late at night. At all of hi* confer
ence* he spoke not only of hi* own
plans, hut made it clear that h* stood
squarely behind Pr«aident Wilnon in
the proposal to raise a war army on
ti e principle of universal military
service. He emphasized that hi* plana
were not intended to intcrfera in any
way with the policy of th* administra
tion and that he wan anxiou* tn place
himMelf and the diviaion he proposes
raising under th* order* of whatever
regular army officer may b* given
command of an American expedition
ary fore*.
At noon Colonel Roosevelt went to
the White House, where he was im
mediately received by P evident Wil
son in the Green room. Just what
happened during the conference no one
would tell. After a half hour news
paper correspondents gathered under
the high portico at the front door of
the executive mansion, saw its former
oecupr.nt appear inside a window with
Secretary Tumulty. There was an
animated conversation and then the
colonel emerged, Secretary Tumulty at
his side.
Immediately upon his return to the
Long-worth home the stream of callers
began.
Later the former President received
a number of newspaper < or respon
dents, told them of nis a i * s* ;es and
chuckled when one rem:, lied .hat he
seemed to be almost as busy a- he was
when he was President. Then he sat
down in a circle of chairs oceioied by
the correspondents and said:
"I am very glad to have been here.
I wanted to do everything possible to
help the President's mo\e for univer
sal military service, ami in addition,
not as a substitute, urge that im
mediate provision *be made for a vol
unteer force, which, together with a
portion of the regulars shall at the
earliest possible moment put out flags
on the firing line in ?'rar>.-e."
Late in the afternoon Secretary
Baker called. He and Colonel Roose
velt were in conference for more than
an hour. At the conclusion Mr. Raker
said he had "spent a very pleasant
hour" but would not go into details.
WHEN HER BACK ACHES.
''A
A Woman Find* All her Energy
and Ambition Slipping Away.
I I
jit Airy women know licw the ache*
and pains that often corat when the
kidneys fail make life a burden.
Backache, hip pain*, headaches, diizjr
spell*, distressing lamer vt, arae fre
quent indication* of weak' kidneys and
should be checkedf\ny tin*. Doan's
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Here's proof of thw merit in a Mt.
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have been a household medicine in our
family or several years. Juit as
soon u* I have felt any kidney trouble
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