A ; WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE OF McDOYELL COUNTY."
ESTABLISHED 1896.
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CLARION, N. C.; THURSDAY, OCT. 17, 1918
VOL XXIII KO. S
THF PRFSinFNT'S ANSWFR
Makes Cleat Statement That There
HCan BeiNoArmistice While -ther
g 0 uns Conti nue Atrocities. -
xa an ebbcn-making document
President Wilson Monday after-
with li ftlAnr nd unmistakable an
swer to the Cierman peace note, de-
m mm w v u Ka m w w a - m m w w m m w -
Vial tus, luaw iuoi j wu.u u uv
itli ad "autocracy that persisted
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in its course of 1 nantiai atrocities
.sea. w niiesucn. autocracy exisiea
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me presiaeniaeciarea in suosuiace,
: Tri final rofA nnnlrl n.nmfti .v
The chief executive of the Unit
ed Rtatps also made -it Dlain .that
ae terms oi'au arujistiue,- stuuui
one come, would be laid . down by
t, h a - m i I i tarxr ariviSArs of thft Unit-
-ed States and her allies." 3Jbe al
lied armies would fishtbn. so that
they would los& no military advan-
. pi COtUCU UUWI UOill. UUMUU
Mnnaeirianr 11 ri
arbitrary power maKes it impos
sible for the recurrence of another
world slauehter. In' face, the
snarp, incisive note sent oy iue
TTnited States in answer to Ger-
jinany s .apparent ;accepsauce ui
.terms is a clear, unmisxakable de
mand for unconditional surrender.
That the president's reply met
the highest expectations of the
. American people wa? evidenced at
Washineton last nisht when con
gratulatory telegrams from all sec
tions of tne country poured in.
The American press, too, ' with
: phenotoenat; unanimity warmly ap
" proved the president's course.
f : NO PEACE WITH KAISEBlSM.
Washington, Oct. 14. President
Wilson 4 has answered Germany's
peace ' proposal with "a decision
which not only fulfils the expecta
'tion of supporters of his diplomacy
t)ut also dispels the fears "of those
who predicted he.would substitute
victories at arms with defeats at
;:'No peace with kaiser ism ! -vAuto
- cracy must; go ; no . armistice can
ever be thought of while Germany
continues her atrocities on land and
; sea; one cannot be considered un
less it is fully dictated by the al
,' lied commanders in the field i n sucb
terms as absolutely provide safe
guards and guarantees that Ger-
; many's part wilLnot be'a scrap 6
- paperI!
This is in a f ewwords the presi
dent -.answer. WM--lM&-:
If it does hot bring a -capitula
tion which may be more than un
conditionat surrender allied . diplo
mats and American officials believe
: ' it may cause a re vol ution " i n Gr
: many?g 0$MM,i000
Bey ond questron" it speaks for
the entente allies as well as "the
United
' " Theispatchfpf !
reply was followecT by the issue of
this formal statement at the white
V house by SecrefaryvTumulty: Jj
"The government will continue
I to send over 250,000 men with their
supplies every month : and - there
will be'no relaxation of any kind."
- '-Quite outside ; of the formal
phrases of a diplomatic document
that was President Wilson's word
. to the world that he had no thought
of ' stopping the fightin g at this
stage. - :: . -
The ssnato chamber rang -with
applause of csnators C3 the presi
dent's answer was" read a few min-
utes after it had been arinohnced
at the'state department. . Senator
Lodge, the-'president's chief critic
in bis course until today,, issued a
statement expressing his. gratifica
tion ! at "the president's decision.
Opinldn at the capitol and through
out official Washington was unani
mously, in approval.
The official note which will con
vey the" president's decision to the
German government, "and more
important, to the German people.
was delivered today by Secretary
Lansing to the charge of the Swiss
egation who has been acting as the
intermediary. It was given out
publicly by Mr. Lansing at the
state department at 6 o'clock this
evening.
One outstanding point which
does not appear in the president's
note a point on which the world
has. been asking questions can be.
answered tonight.
When the president declared that
the wrong done, to France, when
Germany : took , Alsace - Lorraine
should be righted, he meant that
Alsace-Lorraine should be returned
: W m
to France. ,
Those who contend that the
president's decision arranges the
situation for.something more than
an unconditional surrender base it
on the-argument that he has now
passed the stage where he might
have accepted a surrender of the
Ger mn military and naval forces
land left the Hobensollern auto
cracy, on its throne.
. Mr.. Wilson, according to this
view; has now finally informed the
German people that if they want
peace, they can only attain it by
getting rid of the kaiser and bis
system.
Dr. Terrell Dies from Pneumonia.
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Dr. Albert J. Terrell, of Black
Mountain, died Sunday afternoon
at the Meriwether hospital in Ashe
ville of pneumonia, which follow
ed an attack of influenza. He had
been ill for ten days.
Dr. Terrell was borned at Old
nr 1875. " He was" graduated .at
Wake Forest college, studied medi
cine at Richmond Medical college,
Eichmond' Va., for one year and
graduated in medicine at the medi
cal school of the University of
North' Carolina. r As a doctor he
was. widely known in .this section
of the jstate, both by his skill as a.
practiorierjind his readiness to re
spond to the. needs of those who
were suffering, regardless of per
sonal sacrifice. He was a Blue
Lodge Mason and held the thirty-
second degree in the Scottish Rite.
He is survived by his Iwife and
a son, Albert, J r. ; by his . father,
W: P. Terrell of Old Forti : and
two brothers and three sisters. 7
The; funeral services were con
ducted Tuesday mbrnpg at, the
residence in Black. Mo un tain and
the body , was taken to Old Fort
for the interment.. " ' -
v: American Soldiers Lost. '
-Probably 372 America:n soldiers
were lost Sunday, 6th, on the North
channel between the Scottish ' and
Irishfcoasts, when' the transport
Otranto' and the steamer Kashmir
collided.': ; Qt thie 699 American
soldiers on board the Otranto, 310
YTcro landed. Seventeen were res
cued alite at Islay, leaving 372 un
accounted for.
STILL' DRIVING THE HUNS
tntente rorces n oeizium ana
France Continue to Successfully
Drive Enemy Before Them.
The entente force in Belgiumjaod at prnt U thrted with
and France continue successfully I
tndrivft thA'ftnftmv.'bAfafu thpm .
-r . . t. , .i i .
In Belgian Flinders the advance is
somewnat rapid but on all tne sec
tors in' France the Germans are
fighting with desperation to bold
back their foes.
J. ne great wedge tnat w wing
driven by the Belgian, British and
French troops in Flanders now
threatens seriously the tenure bylwwr felins. for It waa, tbs rtt
u-
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north Belgium from the Lys river
to tne sea, inciuaing nis 'SOOmi-
. 1 w-m-mw-m-mu
rine and other bases aloDg the
coast, while to the south the Lille
salient gradually is being enmeshed
and doubtless soon will receive" at
tention from the pincers, which
are being oiled for tne tass of re
claiming this important tract of
territory as far as Valenciennes for
France
TEN THOUSAND PRISONERS TAKEN.
With the Allied Forces in Bel
mum. wet. ia. untisn. r rencn
and Belgian troops in their offen-
, . i .
sive begun yesterday m Belgium,
have captured more tban 1U.UUU
prisoners and have taken more tban
100 guns.
a j
nailed that they are from stz to
seven miles inside the German
positions. .
Five Hundred People Oead andtheserricesUoa want, Ifcnehelpicg
Many Towns Wiped Out by rire.
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Dulutb, Minn. Oct. 13. With
probably 500 persons dead, thous-
ands homeless and without cloth-
inct. and with DroDerty damage
mounting far into millions of dol-
. , . . t
iars, wuuio. icguvius.ui u"rwuoru
.Wisconsin and Minnesota timber-
land tonight are smouldering tire-
stricken areas, with only the, charr- Uweawr. coat, orercoat and Ufe-pre-A
mine of .honHnnp rWnUt . etrer and am soon goiog below for two
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ea wwds u scceuMe iuo seuora.
desolation, loe oodles oi seventy-
nvevvictims he in Dulutb morgues,
Hundreds more along the roads
leadics to Doloth and Superior
lay wnere wey, ie wueu uver-
taken by the fare.
Twelve thousand homeless and
penniless refugees are quartered
in nospitais, enurencs, scnoois,
private homes and in the armory
here."
Reports that the holocaust re
sulted from the work of enemy
agents were circulated here tonight,
Crop Report Shows Improvement.
The crop report October 1st
cHntra a oreat lmnrbvement in con-
ditiou, daring Septe.W. -
corn crop, esumatea at a oig
in proauciiou us a ruu 01 ouij
and August weather, is cow esti-
mated at ' 2,717,775000 bushels,
which would be 441,000,000 bush.
... t , ; ry m
els less than . last year. Reports
from the spring wheat crop show
an increase over last year and the
toUl wheat! yield in prospect is
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918,920, (K)0 bushels, very close to
the billion bushel mark set by the
government a year ago to'meetthe
war needs. 1
J. M. Tyler, who has been con
fined home for the post week on cc-1
count of sicknee, is able to ha out
again. '
From GranonC. Bird to his Mother
On Ship XkartJ, Oct"
Dearest Mother:
Your darling boy is now oa tiJ?
hdd to France, or otswber
of ickcjt. Hr bia tar
qalte a time so far. Tht Zzhh-
taa hare a peer)
peculiar - brogue Kach
momlogaboutC or T o'clock we are
erred with coUse, tha at 7:3 to 8:03
"we bare breakfast. At nooa luocb.
at 4 p. m. tea (tar), and "at 6 dinoer.
The fare ia fine, .
kt ,ln
onr cabia and aald: I he
TOar pardon, but would you like a' Ui
of cofTeer Now yoq can iiuarice bow
Rooa nlchts aleep we had ha4 Iorx tiro
weeks, for we bad been twice the
0ne f fell0W! .OBSS
that he et oat and he t. Hdnt
show op this morning, but we looked
f him.
Tnere are only tnree neia ciersa on
our boat i no o inert were stnex ca
some of the other boats. We are all In
the same state room, trareliing second
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SECOND INST AILMENT.
I started this letter two days ago, but
couldn't finish it at that time, X did cot
feel equal to the task, but after I was
in bed a few hours I felt better. Hare
not been too sea-sick yet. We bare so
far bad splendid 'weather. The sea bat
v va itm
- knight I was on tbe top deck
and was renr comfortaUe imnr beary
iwff Uouw, oreroat.
I Seema fannr to hare to wear all that
in Aogust, doesn't it?
According to rules, I cant tell you
cne-fif thoi the. thines 1 woald Uke-t.
I guess in about a week I will be on
"yon side" of the pond. I ant enjoying
myself. Four and fire meals a dar Is
telling on me, too- I am getting fatter
already. Thevf ood Is well prepared and
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Hope you ate enjojing the mountain
breexes now. Please write me when
too can. Your son.
. - G. C B.
Dearest Mother:
Once more I hare the pleaaure cf
stating that we hare so far. eluded all
pacing "snbs- and are in the midt of
Ldens fojf. iust off the North Pole, I
hare on heary under clothes, shirts.
or three blank eU Bawther cniUT. you
. k u iptert yon to know
that I bare only had mr clothes off one
tinis since I left , then i wss
taking a bath, and if I bare good lack
!g771yZ2:
. thocxht X T?as tticg
i bnt when I tried to rabe a lather
with some of my soap it wonldn't work.
I d I had to disregard the dirt and ccn-
-7-; lt
stock to me like a brother.
There are two 'TarHeeli" on this
boat, a Mr. Giles from Charlotte and
Mr. Bailey from "Wilmington. Both are
with Che Y. IL C. A.
I am stndyiog military tactics read
inir infantrr drill regulations, etc A
UeatBmnt troa Pr8t u '-
Icr,
&f?Z
to bay out a magme stand. I
bauj a.Post, but It Is gone now. ny lie
time we bit our destination we will be
greatly behind the times-
w to
like the ocean and can always be found
waichlBg the uh come up at mai tin
iot adlr bread and other thic
Take it from me, after the war thrte
will be sowbaBgry fhln the Atlsn.
tio ocean. Think of all the extra meaa
ey bare bad.
.please' write some Umns, and dnl
forget to send me scma new?73?ers-
Tour son,
Grafton C Bikix
' 'Mr. and Mrs. S. C. RoberU find
children, of Bristol, Tcsn., arc vis-
iUnj:
ff-5 Rnlvrts1 1 irczls Mr.
and Mrs, K. II. Bo mar.
A liberty Lean A;;cxl fr:- z f
, - D:e!I Scy in C:-;.
oose lis: s t.s cltpi i:
UaccMr of the Crtl liberty L.:
drirc v Hstjc rrs-i cu escrows re
ports of whit ciber sUtrs are c
teg acd of wbtl a few r.trrt la
North Csrc!is.t are dcirr, I cf::n
wonder wbu McDowell ecctiy. cr
rather taj hose peo?f, ire cr.:;
in ihl$ which is dVlrrd ty b;
greatest Labirtjdnre rrrcrit-.i
in history. Wfcea I lVz cf Ut
Mclawcll cozzij has coze to fcr
ward crtry caUo2wie me ti.it
has ercr bea prcstzl&d lo b:r, 1
am procd to ssjr thtt she It zzt
borne- jOiere is no other s:i
dear to me. Her people are
to
people, Her fcrarslert afe rxy hzt
dens, a.nd co cse ccs!d ba pro-icr
than I to know thtt I htTc il
honor of beisg ia the catsp to ca
r her, as wcJl tt fcr til
the world.
Let me cre upon etery
woman, boy asd girl of McDowell
the great importance cf quklly
giving to the limit of their ability
in the great drirc cow on. Don't
stop and I hare iczt zzt
b;t. Do yocr best aod be tt
tsfied with cotbiag sbort cf yo-r
bet. Think oi the bojs frcn
among you no lozxj are cutr
00 the battle field of 5srope or In
our Ttrious camps, Satse of them.
hate already piii ibeir .liberty
XS&n In full acd others "will c!iIy
do so if ceccisary. . Dire yoa for
one minute thick tbey are cclzz
what they are for their own ber,e
Ct! They are doing what yea ex
pec Co f tbem their best. Ycz will
not be content with them cc'.zz
less, bhoold one of them ciro
turn his back in bat lie, or refers
tajjive his life's b!ooi fcr ycc,
you would at olcc gczqzzz b:m
as a slacker yellow thru ssi thra.
Tbea hire we cot as mcch t'iztx
to expect you to do your bett I Is
your money worth more to yea
than oar life if to est If yes ct!l
ut yellow for refcticg to Cbt,
bare we cot a greater rctin ta
call you yellow for falling lo bzj
bonds to the limit of your ability I
Whn thm Krttt Kr t r n
can you clasp their" htza. tzi t.zy
I did my best to seed ycu f.afc!y
to victorr," or will you harg ycur
bead and say I hare failed to
my part. Yoa hare ncr-Xr-:-!
Jcrerything while I hsre rat ;!y
iby until cow, when it's too Ut;,1
Look aroocd j-oa at those liitla
bright-eyed girls ard boys- D
you wish them to be slarr fcr
Germany! flow abect that wifa
who bis made your home tbe mail
hallowed plat on earth,- sri thtt
mother whose head is crow ced w;ih
silrcry locks; shall they lire iz lbs
ban pi cess they deserre, cr thtll
they be treated ts the mo the rs cf
Bclgi c m an d Frac ce ! Ycz rzzz?y
can decide tbelc fate! Whtt
you do! - , '
Your boys are goirg orr r tha
inn la rirtrr ta mit? t;a trc
a decent p!ac in wbicb lite
Tl:ey will cct heiuta ts rr tlr.r
Liberty bonis in f-jlL Hotr thrct
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pi y ate Lrx La vr r '
As a result cf m ciri
Saturday, HO lircs trcr
For to Rico.. Tbe zrz--
life frcm ths rbr:b tt:.s z
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guci trl Ag-ctii.2, t;c;
citico, tni in tL: iz'.:::z:r z
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