A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PEOPl OF MOW COUNTY.
ESTABLISHED 1896.
MARION, N. C, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6 1917.
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VOL. XXII NO. 15 f
U, S. WAR AIMS DEFINED
president Urges War Declaration
on Austria Gives Basis
for Peace Terms.
Washington, Dec. 4 Immediate
declaration of war against Austria
HuQgarv was recommended to con
gress today by President Wilson.
The president did not, however,
recommend a declaration of war
against Turkey and Bulgaria at
this time.
Immediate war against Austria,
the president told congress, was
necessary to meet the anomalous
situation the United States faces
in its war with Germany even
though, he declared, Austria was
not her own mistress and merely a
vassal of Germany.
The same logic, he said, would
lead to war against Turkey, and
Bulgaria but they do not yet he
said, stand in the path of the Unit
ed States in its war against Prus
sian autocracy.
In ringing and definite terms the
president declared that nothing
shall turn the United States aside
until the war is won and Germany
is beaten. All talk of peace he
pronounced oat of the question.
Peace, the president declared,
could come only when the German
people make it through rulers the
world can trust; when they make
reparation for the destruction their
oresent rulers .have wrought and
when Germany recedes from, all
the territory acquired by armed
conquest.
Thrift Stamps Now on Sale Here.
Thrift stamps were received at
the Marion postoffice Monday and
Postmaster Goodson reports the
sale of one on the first day. The
government's newest plan for rais
ing war funds and encouraging
habits of thrift is expected to re
sult in securing two billion dollars.
Thrift stamps cost twenty-five
cents each, and with the first stamp
bought is given a card to place it
on. When sixteen stamps are on
the card it may be exchanged for
a saviDgs certificate stamp, valued
at $5. It is required that a small
payment, rangiug from twelve to
twenty-three cents, be made at the
same time. When a sufficient num
ber of these savings certificate
stamps have been secured they
may be exchanged, in turn, for a
government bond. The first twenty-five
cent'stamps do not bear in
terest; the $5 savings - certificate
stamps do bear interest at the rate
of four per cent, compounded
quarterly. No ore person-will be
allowed to buy more than $1,000
worth of these stamps.
For the present tnese stamps
may be secured only rat the post
offices, but eventually they will be
on sale at millions of agencies
throughout the country.
Eleven Billions for The War.
Estimates of more than $13, 500,
000,000 the greatest in thenation's
history for conduct of the gov
ernment and prosecution of the
war during the fiscal year 1919,
were submitted to Congress Mob
day by theJFreasury Department. .
In round figures more that .$lli
000,000,000 is for the war alone.
Only part will be realized from
taxation; the remainder will come
from Liberty bonds. .; r
Services at St. John's next, Sun
day at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m.
Germans Put Children Before Ad
vancing Army.
Washington, Dec. 1. All the
oppressive measures which charac
terized the invasion of Belgium
and many of the acts of barbarism
which revolted the civilized world,
semi-official dispatchesf rom Rome
say, are now being practiced by
the Austro-German invaders of
Italy.
Near Zenson, the dispatches say,
the invaders placed Italian women
apd children before their troops as
they advanced and the Italian sol
diers were compelled to sacrifice
their innocent countrymen.
In the Friuli region, war taxes,
requisitions and conscription of
labor is being practiced as it was
in Belgium ana northern France.
Austro-German prisoners tell of
Italian noncombatants massacred
by the invading" trooos, and loot
from Italian homes and shops has
been found on the bodies of w dead
troops. Soldiers on the Piave de
clare they hear the screams of wo
men and children from the opposite
side of the river.
The invading armies have taken
away cattle and other property,
burned household furniture for
their bivouac fires. Bosnia troops
the dispatch says have committed
unnameable atrocities.
Denton-Goforth.
Of interest to their.many friends
at Dysartsville and in McDowell
county is the announcement of the
marriage of Mr. J. Ray Denton,
of Atlanta, Ga., and Miss Maggie
Miriam Goforth, which took place
at the home of the bride at Dy
sartsville Saturday, December 1.
The wedding was a very quiet
home affair, attended by only the
near relatives. The home was
artistically decorated with ferns
and boquets of chrysanthemums.
The bride was dressed in bisque
colored crepe de chine. Her going
away suit was blue ottaman. The
wedding took place at 11:15 a. m.,
and the ceremony was performed
by Rev. J. A. Fry. Miss Lona
Goforth, youngest sister of the
bride, played the wedding march.
The bride has been teaching in
McDowell for severa) years and
has a wide circle of friends through
out the county. Mr. Denton is a
city mail carrier in Atlanta, Ga.,
where he has made his home for a
number of years.
The bride and groom left Satur
day for Atlanta, where they will
make their future home.
Naval Reserve Force Strength 49,
246 Men.
The strength of the naval reserve
force today is 49,246 men, 70 per
cent of whom have volunteered for
general service, the committee on
public information announced last
Wednesday. r
Of this number 2,190 arein the
fleet naval reserve, those who have
rAfflived"haval training; 8,921 in
the naval auxiliary reserve, seafar-'
ing men with experience on mer
chant ships; 36,891 in the. naval
coast defense ' reserve, citizens
whose technical and practical know
ledge peculiarly fits them for the
duty, and 1,244 in the naval reserve
flying' corps, persons skilled in air
craft. .
Will Yaqui Joe Tell? , The
an-swer will be given in the thrill
ing picture, ''The Fighting Trail,'
at The Grand Saturday. Matinee
at 3 o'clock.
CONGRESS IN SESSION
au . .
Big War Session Is Expected by
All Congressmen to Be a
Lengthy Qne.
Washington Congress reassembled
Monday for its second war session.
Most of the senate and house mem
bers had arrived and arrangements
were complete for the first meeting oi
what promises to be another epochal
session. Increased determination oi
the American people for vigorous pros
ecution of the war was the message
universally brought by the returning
members.
Brief and routine opening session
were held by both senate and house.
Immediately after convening and ap
pointing committees formally to notify
president Wilson and each other that
the second session of the sixty-fifth
congress in in readiness, adjournment
was taken out of respect to members
who died during the recess, Senator
Husting of Wisconsin, who was acci
dentally shot, and . Representative
Martin, of Illinois.
Another feature of the opening day
was receipt of appropriation estimates,
aggregating many billions of dollars,
for war and general governmental
purposes for the next fiscal year.
Before the holiday recess, which
Speaker Clark and "others favor aban
doning, disposition fthe national pro
hibition question is to be pressed.
RevenueMegislation will not be tak
en up immediately, but a deficiency
appropriation bill before the holidays
to care for unexpected war expendi
tures is probable. The senate demo
crats' steering committee and house
ways and committee may meet this
week to discuss tentative legislative
programs, but no party caucuses or
conferences for that purpose are plan
ned. .
New War Stamps for Deeds, Etc.
Another war tax became effective
last Saturday requiring business
documents, bonds, deeds and. other
commercial papers to carry special
stamps under the provisions of the
new revenue act. The stamps are
expected to aid in raising a con
siderable part of the money the
government needs and1 are to be
placed on many pieces of paper.
Deeds and conveyances, for in
stance, must have stamps affixed
before they are legal; parcels post
packages must have one cent for
each twenty-five cents charged.
Postmaster Goodson received a
supply of the new war stamps last
week. The stampsare of the fol
lowing denominations: One cent,
two cents, five cents, ten cents,
fifty cents, $f and $2. They are
about the size of the ordinary pos
tage stamp, with the denomination
in large figures in the centre.
Registrants Cannot Enlist After
Dec. 15.
Under the new regulations ap
proved by the President, no regis
trant may enlist voluntarily in the
military service of the United
States from and after Dec. 15,
1917.
No man who has been called for
physical examination by a local
board is eligible forenlistment now
or after. Dec. 15.
Men can be accepted for all
branches of the service except for
the cavalry.
Death of Mrs. J. H. English.
Mrs. J. H, English, aged 76,
died Sunday morning at her "home
at English, N. C, following a long
illness. - The deceased is survived
by three sons and one daughter.
Three brothers, R. S. McCall of
AshevilleI N. NcCall of 'Etowah
and S. A. McCall of Nebo, also
survive, and one sister, Mrs. J. H.
Brown of Ashford.
TeachersCloseConventionVVith Pa
triotic Rally Officers Elected.
Charlotte, Nov. 30. The North
Carolina Teachers assembly closed
its thirty-fourth annual convention
here tonight with a patriotic, rally
in the city auditorium when speech
es were made by Governor Bickett,
President Graham, of the univer
sity, and Arthur Farwell, com
poser and musician, of New York
city. The occasion was the pre
sentation of the Shirley- cup, given
for the best musical composition
in the state for the year.
Friday proved' a busy day for
the delegates, more than twenty
five special meetings being held
during the day. There were a
number of social events, consisting
of banquets held by four or five
large college alumnae and the uni
versity, and a visit to Camp Greene,
where the soldiers went through
special maneuvers for the . benefit
of the visitors.
The annual election of officers
resulted as follows: N: W. Walk
er, president, Chapel Hill; S. B.
Underwood, vice-president, Green
ville; E. E. Sams, secretary, Ra
leigh; A. S. Webb, Miss Mary Ar
rington and R. H. Latham were
elected to fill vacancies on the ex
ecutive board.
RESOLUTIONS PASSED.
In the list of resolutions passed
at the business meeting held today
at noon, the secretary was.instr uct-.
ed to 'write a letter to all Superior
court judges, calling upon them to
charge their several grand juries
as to their duty on the compulsory
attendance law. Owing to the fact
that many valuable teachers are
leaving the service, because of high
er salaries paid by teachers, profit
ingby the world war, the resolu
tions call upon the proper authori
ties to raise the salaries of teachers
to prevent this great loss to the
teaching force of the state.
Pressure will be brought to bear
upon the next legislature for the
raising of teachers' salaries, en
larging the state school funds, and
erecting fire-proof buildings.
Following the conclusion of the
business session and the social fea
tures this afternoon, many of the
1,500 delegates left for their homes
in various sections of the state.
Selection of the place of meet
ing for 1918 will be determined
later by the executive committee.
A cordial invitation for -the as
sembly to meet in Greensboro was
extended.
Jury List for January Court.
Tbe county commissioners were
in session Monday. Only routine
business was transacted. Jurors
were drawn for the January term
of court,, which convenes on the
21st, as follows:
First week: R. C. Nanney, E.
M. Owenby,, E. E. Huffstickler;
Ben PriceC. A. McCoy, L. C.
Blackwelder, T. W. Gowan, M. T.
Pyatt, D. A. Kanipe, A. P. Poteet,
H. B. Brackett, T. B. Ledbetter,
J. B. Marlow, Arthur Gardin,
G. E.- Watkins, E; H. Dysart,
J. W. Noblitt and W. B. Dal ton.
Second week : . C. T. Mode, J . A.
Gibson, M. F.'Hensley, Reid Mor
gan, J. X. Burgnv P. F. Cannon,
J . C. Justice, I. A. Cannon, A C.
Gardin, G. L. Arrowood, , R. Lr
Padgett, J. Ij.' Biddix, Harvey
Morgan, M. E. Goforth, C. C.
Bradley, S. P. Curtis, Grant Har
ris and C. IJ. Biggerstaff.
NEWS FROM THE CPU NTY
Brief Mention of Some of the Hap-r
' penings in McDowell County-
Items About Home People. '
caMp. CREEK
Camp Creek, Dec. 3. Luther Eatmen
of Petersburg, Va., visited friends here
recently
Miss Mamie Bowman of Chapel "FTTH
visited relatives here Saturday and San
day. "
Fate Simmons left Wednesday for
Carlyle, S. C, where he will be engaged
in work this winter. .
Misses Annie Bowman, Rosa Holland
and Dora Hensley were shopping in Ma
rion Saturday. -
Mrs. J. H. Withers and little daugh
ter of Marion are visiting the former's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Bowman."
Fermon Simmons left Saturday for
Richmond, Va., where he has accepted
a position in a hospital.
James Bowman was a visitor on
Thompson's Fork, Sunday. ' ' "
J. J. Holland and W. W. Huskina
were in Marion on business Saturday, i
Miss Hessie Simmons entertained quite
a number of her friends at a singing
Sunday afternoon.
EAST MARION. , j
East Marion, Dec. 4::Judson Nesbitt
of Fairview was a visitor here Sunday, '
Mrs. Rachel Sisk is visiting her daugh
ter, Mrs. B. G. Gettys.
Otis Crawley has moyed to Chesnee,
SC.
Lawson Taylor has returned to his
home near Vein Mountain. ' 7
Miss Ethel Morgan visited homefolks ,
at Curfew last week. ' t
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Ben J. Wylie,
a son. k
Mrs, Alice Austin is on the sick list.
The Sunday School is progressing -nicely
at this place with a good attend
ance. Plans and preparations' are going
on for a Christmas tree and entertain
ment.
Will Sprouse is home again from
Utica, K. Y.
HARMONY GROVE
Nebo. Dec. 2 Dan "and Herman Craw
ley spent Saturday in Marion.
W. J. Snipes made a business , trip to
the Souther Power works one day last
week.
F. W. Bradley of Marion was a visitor
here Sunday.
W. J. Toriey of Marion spent Sunday
with relatiyes here.
Mr. Thomas of this place has moved
his family to the Southern power works
where he is engaged in work. -
Mrs. William Pyatt and son, Ferman,
sptnt one day last week-in GlenwoodV -
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Anderson, who.
have been suffering with lagrippe, are
able to be out again.
North Carolina Day.
North Ca'rolina Day will be cele
b rated in every public school in
McDowell county on Friday, De
cember 14, with appropriate exer
cises State Superintendent J. YY
Joyner has written a letter to
every school in the state outlining
a program for this occasion. Supt.
N. F. Steppe has sent out pro
grams and literature for the prep
e ration of a suitable exercise.
The idea is to make the occasion
a patriotic day. Special emphasis
is to be given to the issues of the
world war. An effort is being
made to have a good speaker in
every district of the county " who
will speak on events of the day.
Entertainment at Dysartsyille.
A Thanksgiving entertainment
was given by the Dysartsville High
School "on Thursday evening. The
program consisted of selections of
patriotic nature. -The children of
the primary grades gave a cantata
which was very prettjr. There
was a large " audience present. A
neat sum was realized as proceeds
which will be nsed for school improvements.