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SYLVA, N. C, SEPTEMBE . 4 1914
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REMARKABLE
PROGRESS OF SYLVA
AND JAGKON CO.
Editor Jackson County Journal:
Dear Sir: It was only upon the
receipt of the Journal of the 29th
that I was reminded that I had for
4otton my promise to you to make,
prior to my departure for home,- a
few remarks upon the impression
made on me by the progressive
Sylva of today as compared with
what I had seen two years ago. I
had so far as I could with the as
sistance of the Journal kept pace
with the improvement and advance
ment made by the county and city,
but I had by no means kept fully
up with the gait they had main
tained It is difficult, without the appear
ance of extravagance, to describe
and define the remarkable differ
ence betweei the Sylva of two
years ago and the Sylva of
today. The splendid court house
alone is sufficient to mark an ac
complishment worthy two years of
achievement by a busy, energetic
and enterprising people. And when
to this is added the municipal and
county road and street work, the
increased number of commercial
buildings and businesses, one is
simply surprised at vhat has been
done and is continuing to be done.
Western North Carolina is having
the greatest year in its history of
its growth and ad vancementand
Sylva is keeping step with the front
rank of the many budding cities
which make up the business ele
ment of the region.
It affords me much pleasure to
add mv testimony !to the univers
ally recognized facts, and to com
mend to the people of the county
and city that they have con
fidence in the basis on which their
well directed efforts are founded.
Work, unity, harmony and perse
verance are all that they need to
add to their natural advantages to
place Sylva and Jackson county at
the head of their respective lists,
J. D. Calhoun.
PRINTERS HIT EIRST.
One of the first things to advance
in price on account of the European
war was news print paper. All
manufacturers have withdrawn
their prices. The war produced a
5?udHpn and material increase in
the demand for newspaper. The
consumption jumped 15 per cent,
in two weeks and in the city of
New york the increase was at least
25 per cent. Much of the paper
used in America comes from Cana
da. England's consumption of pa
per has increased quite as rapidly
as America's since the war began.
Her supply, which chiefly comes
from Sweden and Norway, is likely
to be cut off at any moment, and
when that contingency arrives Eng-
land will have to turn to Canada
This will, obviously, affect the
United States. Ex.
MARRIED LI ENCE.
Elias Burrell 24 (Haywood Co.) to
Lena Frady 23; Dave Buchanan 22
mag23toAnaCochran25;aaude!tors fly over the cty propping
Dehart 20 (Swain Co.) to laura;
Queen Ehh Owen 22 to Jurdy Gal
loway 22; Thomas Sanders 26 !
(MaconCo.)toSallie G.Bryson23;l
Comparative Strength
of European Armies
(Compiled from census reports of 1910-12)
GERMAN EMPIRE
Standing army 870,000
Reserve 4,430,000
Un organized , but available
for military duty 1,000,000
Total war strength 0,300,000
Population 64.000,000
National wealth 60,000,000,000
AUSTRIA-HUNGARY
Standing army 390,000
Reserves 1,610,000
Unorganized, but available. . 3.000,000
Total war strength 5 000,000
Population...' .' 51,000.000
National wealth $25,000,000,00
Total population Y. 115,000 000
FRENCH REPUBLIC
Standing army 720,000
Reserves 3.280,000
Unorganized, but available . . 1,000,000
Total war strength 5,000,000
Population 39,000,000
National wealth ; .$65 000 000,000
BELGIUM
Standing Army
Reserves
Unorganized, but available.
Total war strength
42,000
180,000
400,000
622,000
Population 7,432,000
! National wealth $9,000,000,00
FRENCH MOVE CAPITAL
ARMY ADVANCES ON
News of the War Condensed.
The French have moved the seat
of government from Paris to Bor
deaux. 358 miles south of Paris.
The heavy fighting has continued
during the week between the two
divisions of the warring powers, in
France between the forces of Eng
land, France and Belgium against
the Germans and in East Prussia
and Russian Poland between the
Germans and Austrians against
Russia. Both sides are claiming
victories in the East and both are
persistent in their claims. Howev
er it is known that the Germans
have been forced to withdraw at
least two army corps from France
and moved to meet the Russians in
East-Prussia.
Meager as is the news of move
ments in the war zone, owing to
strict censorship maintained, it is
known that the massive fighting
machine of the Kaiser has been
slowly but surely advancing toward
Paris. The English and French j
have made, n he oic ar.ds bo:n
resistance, contesting every inch of
the ground; but have been forced
back day by day by the furious on
slaught of the Germans in their de
termined efforts to take the French
capital before the British can mus
ter the resources of the Empire and
strike a decisive blow.
The English have received rein
forcements of veterans from South
Africa and are rushing men from
every quarter of the globe to partic
ipate in the most titanic struggle
of the world.
The Germans are now within 40
miles of Paris and daily their avia
hnmhs. Little or no damage nas
yet been done in Paris by this
method1 of warfare.
The municipal government
is
GREAT BRITAIN
(United Kingdom")
Standing army. 254,500
Reserves 476,000
Unorganized, but available. . . .5,200,000
Total war strength .2 ,730,500
Population (United Kingdom)45,221,615.
National wealth $80 ,000,000,000
RUSSIAN EMPIRE.
Standing army 1,290,000
Reserves 3,300,000
Unorganized but available. . 5,200,000
Total war strength . , 9 ,790.000
Population 166 000,000
National wealth $40, OOOOOO, 000
SERVIA
Standing army 32,000
Reserves ".. 208,000
Unorganized, but available. . 240,000
Total war strength 48o,ooo
Total population of Servia . . . 4, 000,000
SUMMARY
Total war strength of Teutons 11 3oo,ooo
Total war strength of Allies 18,622,5oo
29.925.5oo
Total population of Germany
and Austria 115,ooo,ooo
Total population of Allies . . 261,432,oo0
Total National wealth, Ger
many and Austria . . . $85, 000 ,000,000
Total wealth , Allies
.$194,coo,ooo,ooo
making extensive preparations for
the defense of the French capital,
and orders have been issued com
manding all residents within action
of Parisian defending forts (a radius
of approximately 34 miles, to evac
uate their homes and destroy their
houses.
It is reported that the Ottoman
Empire has declared war on Russia
and the Sultan is mobolizing his
500,000 men. Numerous Turkish
troops are said to have landed at
Smyrna in Asia Minor.
The English have sunk eleven
German ships in a Naval battle at
j Heligoland in the North Sea.
A fight in the air over Paris took
place this evening, Sept. 6. Three
aeroplanes hovered over the capital
and immediately two French ma
chines were sent Up to engage them.
Meanwhile rifles and machine
guns mounted on public buildings
kept up a constant fire. By this
means one of the German machines
became separated from the others
and the French aviators flew swift
ly in its direction. The Germans
opened fire, to which the French
men replied vigorously.
Thp fn(Jfldpmpnt cppmoH tr turn
to the disadvantage of the German,
who mounted speedily to a higher
level and holding this position was
saved from further attack. It final
ly disapeared in a northwest direc
tion over Fort Romainville, after a
vain pursuit.
The other German aeroplanes also
escaped the fire of the guns and
after circling about for a consider
able time, disappeared from view.
Samuel Hughes, Canadian minis
ter of militia, states:
"I have just received another of
fer of a regiment of a thousand men
ADAMS BIG CARNIVAL
TO BE AT FAIR.
Adams big ten car Carnival with
a multitude of harmless amuse
ments, including a Ferris Wheel,
Merry-Go-Round, Motordrone, It
alian band of 12 peices, Plantation
Shows, Fat Girl, E'ectric Theatre.
snake show and a number of other !
attractions, all including 24 conces-
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sions, ana carrying witn it izo ODe-
ratives and actors will be at the
Jackson County Fair this month.
The Carnival Company will be here
for the entire week beginning Sept
ember 28.
Indeed a feast of fun, frivolity
and foolishness healhy harmless hi
larity is in store for those who at
tend the Jackson County Fair this
year.
fjorse racing will be another di
version. There will be three heats
each day for professionals in pac
ing and trotting races as well as
races for the home horses in the
amature class.
A big balloon ascension each day.
When the aviator reaches a height
of 800 feet thousands of envelopes
containing numbers and advertis
ing matter of different business
houses will be dropped. One num
ber for each advertiser each day
will be worth a valuable
premium to the person whoislibky
Enough to find it
The Fair will be opened this year
as usual, Jtyith a gigantic parade of
school chfj4r,en csj&
uv tut; uanci. 1111s is educational
day and will be devoted to the edu
cational interests of the county.
The management of the Fair has
left no stone unturnel to make this
the biggest and best Fair in the
history of the Association. The
premiums offered are enticing.
There is no entrauce fee on exhib
its. The Southern Railway's edu
cational exhibit will be here again.
This alone is enough to attract
thousands of people who are inter
ested in the developement of the
county and the improvement of
farming methods and the lightening
of the work in the home. The Fair
has provided for the amusement of
the crowds so that there need be
no idle moments during the three
days of the Fair.
"OBEY THE LAW'
No less than six indictments and
convictions have beed secured un
the new law requiring the registra
tion of births and deaths. All these
prosecutions were made against
doctors, who for one cause or an
other had failed to register births,
in most cases the doctors acknow
ledged that it was a matter of neg
ligence on their part, pure and sim
ple, and expressed an appreciation
of the value and importance of the
law and prTlsed not beJdT
queni m sucn inauers iiereauer. iu
such cases an effort has been made
to secure the minimum fine.
The doctors caught in the mesh
of the law are as follows: Dr, A
A. Bulla, Davidson county; Dr. R. H
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from the United States. This offer
comes from a leading man in a
soutnern state, who writes that if
allowed to do so he will bring up a
thousand men who are descendants
of the best families of English, Irish
and Scottish stock in the South."
OPENING OF THE.
CULLOWHEE NORMAL
AND INDUSTRIAL
Tuesday was the opening day for
the Cullowhee Normal. Promptly
at nine o'clock students and facul
ty assembled at the auditorium
and within a very few minutes the
work of the fall term had been
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.sianeu. mere are now
over one
hundred students on the grounds,
with many more to follow soon.
These figures do not include the
large attendance upon the com
munity public school, which open
ed simultaneously with the Normal
It is a very interesting fact that
the Normal now has one of the
most excellently equipped practice
school departments in the state
Seven rooms have been fitted up
with patent desks. These desks
differ in size according to the
grades for which they are used.
Miss Royal, the Superintendent of
the Practice School, has been on
the grounds for about one week get
ting her department in order. As
a result there was a splendid open
ing in that work on the very first
day.
Never were th-j prospects for a
a year of magnificent work bright
er than at present.
NOTICE PUPILS.
All school children of Sylva be-
.jm. wmiui.
(Saturday) morning at 10 o'clock
at the Graded School building.
MINERAL EXHIBIT AT STATE
FAIR Bt SCHOOL CHILDREN
The State Fair which is to be
held in Raleigh October 19-24. offers
under Department N Minerals and
Building Stone, awards as follows-.
Two dollars for the "best collec
tion of minerals and rocks made by
any pupil of a public school."
A diploma for the "best collection
of minerals made by any child un
der thirteen years."
A silver medal for the "best sys
tematic collection of rocks from
North Carolina, not less than fifty
specimens, labeled with name and
locality."
A gold medal is offered for the
"best systematic collection of min
erals from North Carolina of not
less than 100 specimens, labeled
with name and locality."
These awards are made in order
to interest the school children of
our State in making collections of
minerals and becoming interested
in that phase of our natural re
sources. It is hoped that the school
superintendents and teachers will
encourage their pupils to prepare
such collections for exhibit. Any
one desiring to make such an ex
hibit can obtain further informa
tion by writing to
Joseph Hyde Pratt,
State Geologist, Chapel Hill, N. C.
SCHOOL DPENS MONDAY
The Public Schools of Sylva
open next Monday morning at 9:30
o'clock. Every patronjof the school
is urged to see to it that all pupils,
are at school for the opening day.
Miss Nellie Olstein of Durham is
the attractive guest of Miss Lucye
Zachary.
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