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. '.- - f y '' -f.V': - " "' ' . ,.'; " t - - ' i '-' ' . '" - " . -,:.-,.''-.- v - ' ' . . . . v . - . . -' ' r -'. : ' ' -'.v ; - v Mi J ... ' ' , ' - - - " 11 I-..-.--.., ' A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE OF McDOWELL COUNTY. ESTABLISHED 1896. MARION, . N. C, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1918. VOL. XXll NO, 25 1-- ' '4 I ' f : : .1 RUSSIA IS OUT OF WAR Orders a Cessation of Warj Ue y mobilization of Armies on All the Fronts. London, Feb. 12. Confirmation of the German report that Russia has withdrawn from the war is con tained in an official Russian state ment received here today,. The statement says Russia de clares the war with Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey and Bul garia to have ended, Russian troops simultaneously receiving an order for complete demobilization on all ronts. For the defense of the frontier some detachments ofA younger soldiers will be left. The peace negotiations with the central powers have been ended, the statement says. The Russian delegation refused to sign a treaty providing for annexations by Ger many. Nevertheless, Russia will not continue the war with the Ger mans and Austrians, ' workmen and peasants, like ourselves. President Wilson Answers the Teuton Premiers. President Wilson, addressing Congress in joint session at 12:30 o'clock Monday, replied to the re cent speeches by German Chan- tsellor von Hertling, and the Aus- V. Irian Foreign Minister, Count Czernin. Chancellor von Hertling's sUte . ment, the President said, was very , vague and confusing and leads to practically no conclusion. It was very different in tone from Count -Czernin's, which, he said, had a very friendly tone. .The President reiterated that - the United States had no desire to Interfere in European affairs and 'would disdain to take advantage of any internal weakness or dis order to enforce her own will upon another people." The test of whether it is possi ble for the belligerents to go on comparing views, the President . said, was simple and obvious and the principles tobe arplied, he said, were as Jfol lows: 1. Each part of the final settle ITment must be based upon essential justice to bring a permanent peace. . 2. Peoples an'd provinces are not to be bartered about like chat tels to establish a balance of powr ers. 3. Welr-defined national aspira- tions must be accorded all possible v satisfaction. A general peace upon such foundation can be discussed," said the President. "Until such a peace 1 can be secured we have no choice . but to go on." Number of American Victims of Tuscania at Least 159. A Scotch Seaport, Monday, Feb. ll.: (By the Associated Press.) The American dead as a result of he sinking of the steamer Tusca nia apparently is at least 159. Thus far 145 bodies have been buried along the Scotch coast' and 14 additional bodies were recover- ed today. , fcJi'viau, uut svuu " tJijr . unto 1 1 and save earnestly. Buy, war sav ings stamps. Services at St. John's next Sun day at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. A War Saving Society for Eyery School. "Not only every school but every class at school should be organized into a War Saving Society if North Carolina does her part in raising money to help win the war," says Col. F. H. Fries, of Winston-Salem, the man appointed by Secre tary McAdoo to raise North Caro lina's amount of fifty million dol lars. "Every school child in the State," says Col. Fries, "sbould be a saver and never before has such inducements to save money been offered to all the people, particu larly to children and people of small means as thev have today. This offer is through Thrift and War Savings Stamps. Thrift Stamps cost only twenty five cents eacb and when you have purchased sixteen, you change your Thrift Card for a War Saving Stamp, for which the Government will pay you $5 after January 1, 1923. The pledge and purpose of the War Savings Stamps are: ,4I pledge myself (1) to system atic saving; (2) to refrain from un necessary expenditures and the purchase of non-essentials, in order that labor and material now em ployed in the production of articles not necessary to my health and ef ficiency may be released for the production of those articles and supplies which the United States needs for the support of its Army and Navy; (3) to lend my earnest efforts to encourage thrift and economy in my community and to secure other members for this so ciety; and (4) to invest in United States War Savings Stamps and Thrift Stamps, and to encourage others so to do." The Useless Dog Must Go. West Raleigh, Feb. 9. Says the Agricultural Extension Service of Florida in a recent communication to Director B. W. Kilgore of the State College Extension Service. The sentiment for getting rid of useless dogs seems to be grow ing in favor all over the country. It is a desirable growth. Hun dreds of useless dogs are being pro tected thruout and consume an as tonishingly large amount of food. I is not so noticablo in the coun try and in small towns but in tbe cities where dogs are fed largely on prepared foods, the cost is far from negligible. 4Most of these dogs are worth less. . Some are diseased and spread disease. Others are vicious. They are responsible to a great extent, for the death of sheep in the State. This is one of the most serious charges against the worthless dog for he discourages tbe production of mutton and wool at a time when both are badly needed. The latest report of the Com missioner of Agriculture for Flori da places the number of sheep killed by dogs in the years 1915-16 at 3,651. In the same period, 1, 428 died of disease and 3,307 died of exposure. Dogs caused the death of more than forty per cent of the sheep that died on the farms. "Because sheep are usually car ried on poor ranges, it would not be Drofi table to build dog-proof fences around the flocks.. .The cheaper method to handle the sheep-killing dog is for the State, to taxliim out of existence." NEWS FROM THE COUNTY Brief Mention of Some of the Hap penings in McDowell County- Items About Home People. EAST MARION. Eastr Marion, Feb. 11. Mrs.' Smith Brown was taken to the Rntherford Hospital Friday robe operated on forLfantry on February 3rd? Thirty appendicitis. Miss Ora Bradley of near Old Fort spent last week with her brother, W. Q. Bradley. Lee Lavender of Nebo spent the week end with friends here. John Bnrin of Old Fort visited Mr. Jolly Saturday and Sunday. Misses Nora and Emma McCnrry spent Sunday at the home of Mr. Tony. Miss Cordle Morgan and Robert Moses were quietly married Sunday morning. Miss Mamie Bowman visited her sis ter, Mrs. Lawing, Saturday and Sun flay. Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Lavender enter tained a few of their friends Saturday night CURFEW. Curfew, Feb. 12, The average at tendance of Curfew school is increasing Miss Laura Reel has returned to Ciinchfield after visit of several days with homefolks. Miss Ora Bradley of Crooked Creek is visiting relatiyes herb. Charles and Eck Lail of Construction, visited their parents here Sunday night. MisH Lula Hicks spent the week-end with her parents near Old' Fort. She was accompanied by Eva Hawkins. A. C. Morgan left Monday for Con struction, where he will be engaged in work. We are sure glad, to cee pretty weathr er again. , C. M. Nanney Dies Suddenly. Mr. Columbus M. Nanney died suddenly Tuesday afternoon, Feb ruary 5. at 3 o'clock, at bis home in tbe gap between Round and Stone Mountains, -in Broad River J township. He was buried Thurs day afternoon at 2 o'clock in the btone Mountain church yard near his home, the funeral services be ing csd ducted in the church by Rev. Geo. P. Harrill in the pres ence of a large audience. Mr. Nanney was sixty years old last April. He had been a member of Stone Mountain Baptist church since boyhood, bad been clerk of thecburcb for thirty years and at the church meetings on confer ence days had only missed being present twice in fifteen years. He leaves behind to mourn his de part- ure a wife, five sons, three dabght-Jy ers and about fifty grand children. If is youngest child is now 29 years old and the father's death is the first to occur in the family. To say that Mr. Nanney will be tfreatly missed in his home, in his church, and in the community is only modestly stating what will be true. . He was a man who not only believed in progress but kept his shoulder to the wheel all the while; pushing on when progress was possible, scotching when it was not.' Almost the last word spoken to his wife before falling from his chair was: T have saddled the horse and am going oyer to see about the school house that was burned last night." The family has lost a devoted father, the church a faithful mem ber, and the county a progressive cisizen. G. H. Yesterday was Ash-Wednesday, the beginning of Lent. Easter fall this yearon the '31st v of March. Today is St. Valentine's Day. .:. ;.;r.. Dime oiass Among tne mcuowen Men at Camp Jackson. Tbe Progress has received the following letter from Rev. T. G. Tate, who is now engaged n :re ligous work at Camp Jackson: I bad the pleasure of organizing i a Bible class in Co. K, 321st In- seven were present, and of this number fully half were from Mc Dowell county. Last week part of the men were transferred, leav ing about thirty m the company; but today we had eighteen present. Corporal Bane of North Carolina was elected president of the class; Clyde Phillips, vice president; G. C. Crawford of Sugar Hill, secre tary, and B. G. Walsh of Marion, leader. I am still teaching until tbe class gets under way, when i teacher will be elected. The fol lowing is a partial list of theMc Dowell county men in the class: Crawford, Walsh, Halliburton, Owensby, Conley, Duvalt, Haw kins, Morphew, Daves, Lowery and others. This class meets every Sunday morning at 9 o'clock. You should hear them sing the soldiers' favorite song, "When the Roll, is Called Up Yonder." I want to call on all the Christian people of our home county to -pray for us in this work and to write the boys a letter, of encouragement if you feel inclined. i I bad the rleaurethe -othe4siippoTtrto the govern mentrinT the?" night of meeting Major P- W. Adams, of tbe 3rd B 321st, former ly of Old Fort, and . found him deeply interested in, the boys, especially those from McDowell. A word to those who may enter the army' from McDowell in the next draft. Come to one of the Y. M. C. A.'s as soon as you can after reaching camp. If any of the people of McDowell want any neip in reacning tneir sons or brothers in camp, write to me, care of Army Y. M. C. A., Camp Jackson, S. C, and I will be de lighted to serve you". T. G. TATE, Ai;my Y. M. C. A. No. 137, Camp Jackson, S. C. Schools to Celebrate Washington's Birthday as War Savings Day. The public schools of the county will observe Washington's Birth- this year as War Sayings Day. Appropriate programs and litera ture to aid in the preparation of these exercises are being sent out from the office of the county super intendent. Every school is pre paring an interesting and "instruc tive program for the occasion; the object of thet movement being to promote the sale of Thrift Stamps, An effort is being made by the teachers and school authorities to induce every girl and. "boy in the schools to become a member of the honor roll by purchasing Thrift Stamps. If every child dt school age in the county were to buy even a $5.00 card it would mean that there would be savings in the hands of the children of more than $30, 000. This would be almost double Cae amount of the general school fund of the county. . , - The co-operation of the public in this movement is invited, Pa rents and patrons- bf schools are requested i to "be 1 present at the schools on War Savings Da&Fri day, February 22; arid 'take ' part in the exercises. - ' STATE N EWS 0 F THE WEEK Items Concerning Events of In terest and ImportkncevThrough V out.the State. Secretary has decided that Camp Greene, Charlotte, now occupied by regular divisions, will not be continued as a permanent training center because of unsuitability of the ground on which it Is located. The First National Bank of Mor-; ganton received a car load of J pigs last Friday and sold them at cost to thn farmers of Burke county There were 166 pigs in the lot and they ranged from iO pounds to 150 pounds. The net price to the pur chaser was 21' cents per pounds State Food Administrator Page has made an exception in the re cent order requirinjg purchase of equal amount of cereals with pound for pound for flour. The farmer who raises his own cereals (mav buy flour without taking meal or other, substitutes, 25 pounds being the limit of flour so bought. This straightens out the most embar rassing feature of the new act. Convention Called by Republicans of Tenth. ,,, A- , Asheville, Feb. 9. -rln. session here today, the Republican tenth ' district executive committee adop- ed resolutions pledging loyalty and prosecution of the war The reso lutions also favor exemption of soldiers and sailors from payment of poll tax. :'; Turning to political matters the committee promised former Con- -gressman James J. Britt vindica tion at the poll if he consents to become the standard-bearer of the .v.; party this ear. The seating of Representative Zebulon Weaver is v characterized as "unlawful and " high handed," "an intolerable1 wrong." The congressional convention is ' called for April at noon in Ashe ville. Precinct committees are directed to hold their meetings Friday: March 29. 'Recommendation is made to the counties to hold con- ' " ven tions March 30 to name dele'-" s gates to the district convention , - here. That convention will recom T mend a congressional nominee ; to i ' be voted on in the orimaries. ' Chairman Brownlow Jackson, of., .. ,7 ' Henderson ville, presided, and in addition to the committeemen there . were prominent county leaders in , . attendance. The meeting was held - in the office of Thomas J. Harkins V with Eugene Ward as secretary. Heatless Mondays Abandoned.) The national fuel . administration Friday issued an order abandoning" tne . neatiess monaay.. programme in eight Southern States. rT This order was issued on' account of the milder temperatures In- other portions of the country the?; order remained m fprce AJqnday ,rm. but if the milder weather continues . k the order may be rescifidedas : to all parts of the country. 1 1' The, next terw.otSapferi coUrt jvri ti will convene here on next Mondays ? February ift;f6FtteTltaf:rbotH,,f,",,' criminal and civiL cases. This" term will be for- two -weeksv andi -A JL . will b6! reded Frank Carter of Asheville. i i ' -! 1 1 , 1 1 it 1 i! I! . !! ' ;' t '. -f -