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CAMP CHATTER,
Bv Dan Tomokins '."i
We had a most enjoyable :visit
from a party of Sylva friends; dur-
d the week-end, Mr. M. Buchan
lflnMr T J. Powers, Mr. A. J. Dills,
Jess
Dillard ana jaciv iviuiua, unv-
d through the country to ureenr
and arriving here Saturday
ville
afternoon. Mr. Buchanan haLwired
Corsy Buchanan to lei us www
that they were coming and to en
m rooms for us in the city.; So
Saturday night John Morris. Oscar
toward, M. Buchanan Jr.. Fred Bry
son, Bill Ashe, Bob McKee. Charlie
Cathey, C. C. Buchanan, Elsie Dil
lard and the writer were the guests
of Mr. Buchanan at the Imperial
"Hotel. Ed Dillard was also there,
having come up from Atlanta to
visit his brother. Now talking about
taking in a town, and having one
jolly good time, that was we. We
ate everything in the dining room
except the furniture. It was ?ome
reunion (or as Bob McKee called it
"concert") . -
Harry Buchanan was here Mon-.
day to see the boys, returning to
Sylva Tuesday.
We should all be proud of our
county and the fine record it made
in the Third Liberty Loan, it is a
source of great gratification to the
boys that the folks back home did
what every one. of us expected them
to do and went "Over the top."
Mr. and Mrs. W. 0. Buchanan
Mr. and Mrs. T. 0. Wilson and Mrs
J, W. Keener were here the first of
the week from Sylva visiting "the
bovsin the Signal Battalion, and
Y.M. C. A. Secretary C. C. Buchanan,
Will Cathey was here this week
to see the boys.
Sergeant Robert L. Leather wood
is at home on.a-.-fivs daysp&ss to
attend the funeral of his brother.
Private Leatherwood, who lost his
life in the wreck of a troop train
t Columbia.
A
GREAT SUCCESS
In France was the title of a
)lay given at the auditorum on the
iiht of May 9. The play was o ie
)f the best presented to the people
K Sylva in some time and diew
be of the largest crowds that had
ver gathered at the auditorium
there were anv charges. The
sceipts were seventy-eight dollars
The play was presented by local
alent, and some of those who took
pt would make the professionals
shamed. The proceeds, went to the
Jackson County Chapter of the Red
ross.
Mrs. Geo. P. Miller deserves spec-
1 mention as she wrote the play
trained the characters
ANTS SOMETHING -
INE IN HAMBURG
Editor oiThe Jackson Co. Journal.
fd also to the readers of The Jour-
M: This article is to iiotifv the
Mc Ouif'i.ols nf .Tnoksnn ronntv
also all who are interested in
onety and hptfpr hicJhpr and
foler things, that there is some
CKading bein done in our con
nty, either by making or selling
iskey. N
Hanib'Tg and Jnrksnn' r.nnntV.
1
11Q tor this? Foods are too scarce
precious and needed too badly
supply the soldiers who are- sac
UOS thfMr liirofl. tn malro thie
ntry safe for Democrrcy to be
sted in this way! Saying noth-
crime that is committed
vuose who indulge in those
Ve
tile CltlZPns nf Hamhurd
A t
ip, ask the sheriff of Jrckson
nLy, also the Other dpnnt?PQ tn
"ugdijon at once.
J, M. Cunningham.
th, 1918.
FRANCE
im TBKTir ADDCII
t THRILLS tOlJRT.
.''Vfe may just as well face the
facts," said Judge James E. Boyd
during the course of his charge to
-grand jurors in the United
States District court yesterday
morning. "There h no use to whin
the devil around the stump. Every j
manjmust know that we are at war
with the must cruel, heartless and
damnable set of people the world
has ever seen. But the danger is
iyt in France, where the brave men
of England, France and the United
States ai fa :Ug the onslaughts of
Germany, but :icre in this country
the danger is h-e unless we .back
them up. unless every one of us
does our j art, j.;.d any man who
fails or reiut.es to aid our brave boys,
6r who is a slacker when it comes
to joining the army or lending the
government his money, is a con
temptible coward and a traitor and
should be driven out of the country."
The Federal court room was
crowded to its capacity when Judge
Boyd delivered his charge. The
regular seating sprsce was filled with
jurors, defendants, witnesses and!
specta'tors, while the inside of the
bar was filled with court officials,
memlio-s of the bar and a Ianta
,
number oi ladies who took this op
poituinty to hear the charge of the
learned jurist. And one and all
present felt well er paid for their
attendance, for the reason that
Judge Boyd, justly famous for his
learned and interesting lectures, was
at his best, and his stirring remarks
stirred the patriotism and Ameri
canism of all present. The healthy
manner in which he "lambasted"
the kaiser ("Colonel .Bill,", as he
icalled him) was really refreshing,
and every statement along this line
was lustily cheered by the large
gathering present.
"WLiie this war lasts I don't know
a democrat ficm a republican.
There tliould be but one party a
United America, the purpose of
which is to destroy the military
element of Germany. When the
people of any nation want a popu
lar form of government we are de
termined that no autocratic power
like those Potsdam rapers shall
interfere," declared the judge, as
the large gathering expressed its
approval uf the statement with
prolonged rpplause. "This idea is
now beginnijg to permeate the en
tire world," continued Judge Boyd,
"and is spreading even in Germany."
"Sometimes you hear people say
this is a rich man's war and a poor
man's fight, stated the judge. "A
man who makes u statement like
hat is either a liar or a fool, and
you may tell him so wljen he says
it, tell mm ne is as big a liar as the
emperor of Austria, who learned
fcow to lie under the direction of
BhTof Potsdam, who is the cham
pion liar; he won't resent it he's
too cowardly,"
Judge Boyd then told pf the dif
ficulties being , confront J by the
emperor Of Au stria, and of the many
ies he has been forced to tell to
square hiimsejf withf the Slav and
the Latin-population of that' coun
try on two sides and "Colonel Wil
liam" (colonel in they English army,
by;cburtesy, before the war) on the
other, and of how every lie he told
got him that much more mixed up.
Judge Boyd declared that had the
death sentence invoked upon Aw
nanias and Sapphira for the lie they
told about 'the price received for
their land been, in force since this
war began' tjig kaiser and the , em
peror wxuld doubtless have - been
stricken dead at least 500 times..
This was followed by an interest
ing review of the causes leading up
to the war, ot.no wtne Kaiser .brought
on the war unnecessarily and with
out. cause,"1 Judge Boyd declaring
SYLVA, JJ.C
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RED GROS
Speakings BmMl iid; Pariafde, The
i Hufean Sftiderand Other
One of the biggest rallies ever held In JJackson will be the Red Cross
Rally which will be held ; here Monday. ; Hon. D. Hiden Ramsey, of
Aslioville. will deliver an address on thfeKedlCross, what it is, what it
is doing,and what it needs. Mr. Ramseyhas a wide reputation as- an
e Lcelleht speaker. The Brass Band from Franklin wilt furnish- music;
there will also be some patriotic songs byppcal talent. A grand parade
will be one of the features of the day, ledfby the band, followed by the
Boy Scouts, Camp Fire Girls, Red Cress Nurses and many others. : Bill
Strother, "The Human Spider," will be ffire also. He will climb tothe
top of the Statue on top of the Court House, stand on one foot and rfrake
an appeal in behalf of the Ied Cross. He jivili ride a "bicycle around the
cornice of the building within six inches of die. edge; he will also stand
on his heaj on top of the wall and do ma;nrother stunts.
W. C. Strother is a North Carolina boy 'who has become famous
for his climbing in the past few months and has received more press
notoriety for his daring work than any otjher man in the ,world ever re
ceived in the short time he has been before the public. He has climbed
in most of the Southern cities during the past six months. He spent the
larger paftlof last month climbing iii the interest of the Liberty Loan.
The parade will form at twelve o'clock. Every girl-and woman in the
county is wanted todress as a Red Cross nurse and march in the parade.
Everybody is invited to join the parage. : v'
WHAT THE ASHEVILLE CITIZEN SAYS OF MR. STROTHER
"He did it
"Win. C. Strother, who calls himself the Human Spider' and whose
specialty is clambering up the walls of high buildings by clinging to tiny
crevices and breaks in the wall, climbed the Legal building late yester
day afternoon, according to his promise.
Not satisfied with having scaled the wall of the building, the young
manj conducting a more than mild flirtatioaJwith some undertaking,
establishment, rode a bicycle around tin copingrat the top of .the build
ing, balanced a chair in a precarious position on the edge of the roof, and
stood on his head on the edge of the hih wall, v
A large crowd saw the Spider perform,an(li,.cheered Jiim when he
finally went "over the the top" r
The Spider started on schedule time. Head to work hard for time,
but after traveling back and forth across thgr ae of the building, he
won his. way to the top. and a sigh of ;rehef fVomV the mghy spectators
went up.;; ; - .;...
Ciimbin'upa building, a task
appears to be sport for the Spider. He has a terriffic grip and a trick
of holding with his feet on the slightest projection or crevice that en
ables him to successfully successfully flirt with death at any time.
His "stunts" on top of the legal
variety and brought thrills to his lare
that the English language does not
contain words adequate to describe
"Colonel Bill." The judge then
told a story related by a preacher
in which it is alleged that when the
kaiser goes to his future home there
will be an election of a ruler there,
and that when the latter is conclud
ed the devil will never know there
has been an election, so badly beat
en will he he by the present ruler
of Germany,
The learned jurist then paid a
glowing tribute to the brave Bel
gians for their action in checking
the German hordes in the early
days of the war. while France and
England could mobilize their armies,
declaring that but for the Belgians
the Germans would have been in
Paris within seventeen days. He
also told of Germany establishing
the "black zone," through which
this country was not allowed to
send vessels, which was contrary to
he law of nations; of how the United
States protested against such action.
and against the use of the subma
rines. He then explained the dif
ference between tjxe blockade esr.
tabhshed byermany ana tnat es
tabiished by England, explaining
that England, at no time violated
iuternationallawthat the law per
mitted nation at war to seize ships
in certain instances, uui n was
never permitted that they should
be blown up and destroyed.
"Today, thanks to England's navy,
Germany doesnt dare to operate a
shin on the high seas, continued
Judge Boyd, "but like, the miserable
coward she is she sends the sub
marines under the waves to murder
innocent women and children. Ger-
-
many's kaiser is a scoundrel, the
chief of scoundrelSj and he carries a
withered arm as a sign of the degra
dation of theianjily be came from.
He's not a Germans-he's a Prussian;
a Hun,
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that looks impossible to the layman,
building were all of the hair raising
audience."
"I would not preach mob law
from the bench," continued the
judge, but if congress does not pro
vide a law against sedition the peo
ple will, these gloriods, patriotic,
harmonious Americans will see that
a firing squad takes charge. Every
man with German blood in hi? veins
is under suspicion. But we must
try to put ourselves in their places.
Suppose for a minute that we were
in Germany and couldn't get away,
while we couldn't help secreUy
sympathizing with our country, and
rejoicing in her victories, if it were
to become known we would be shot
in thirty minutes. And this country
wil1 have to tighten up a little along
this line, too,
"yery slacker ia a traitor, and
persons who encourage young men
to refuse to register, or to offer his
services to the country is guilty of
a criminal offense. If you sympa
thize with Germany keep it quiet,
tor if you do not either the law will
take cnarge ot you or your carcass
with a rope around your neck will
adorn some limb. Every man who
fails to do his duty, at this time, or
who is against his government will
be a marked man. If you are too
old to go to war, send your money
buy thrift stamps; save food, and
especially wheat flour; and above
. at never permit the family of any
soldier to want for anything,
"Just at this time everything,
courts and business, is subordinate
to the purpose of the nation the
only thing is to win the war. Put
your money into thrift stamps. It
is -better to lend everything you
have to the government at good in
terestthan to give ft all to meet the
demands made by Germany if they
should win.
"Never since Betsy Ross made the
first American gag has it trailed in
the dust, and it shall not trail n
defeat in this war. . With Great
Rrirnin nn th ipft ani wltfc Pronn.
on the right -our. brave American
boys are going to , march straight
into Berlin." Asheviile . Citizen.
IMOiAY
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RED CROSS PARADE.
A very important feature of the
Red Gross Rally, on next- Monday,
will be a parade. The parade will
form at the foot of the Court House
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j steps promptly at 12:00 noon and
march to the Graded School build-
ing, where the speaking will be held. ,
Every community in the county is
urged to join in the march. Let the
captain of every unit report to Prof.
J. N. Wilson or myself and a defi
nite-place in the Jine of march will
be assigned. 1 This arrangement can
be made as the line forms.
We are especially anxious for
every mother who has a son in the
armjr to join the mothers' division.
Then we ask for the fathers, young
ladies who can dress as Red Cross
nurses, school children v over twelve
years of age, young men of draft
age, Red Cross workers, and finally,
any and all who will join us. t
If it is convenient we vould like
for each unit to carry a banner
with the name of their community
on it; however, this is not required.
Again let me urge .thjat everyone
take part in the parade. This is
important.- Respectfully,
Homer Henry,
Manager of Parade.
TO LEAVE THE 25TH
ine Local coard 'nas numerous
inquiries each day from registered
men inquiring if they wilL be in
ducted on May 25th. We are called
upon for only one man on that date.
Our quota in the first call was 127
men. This has been v fully filled.
Qur4aia:the.:echdUI:
1 13 men. - We got credit for ( 90
volunteers within the draft and
have entrained more than 30 under
the second call. Both calls are ful
ly filled and we are only having
occasional calls for special purposes,
and these men will be credited on
the third call, unless there is some
change in status resulting from
legislation now pending before Con
gress. Those who are farming on a
large scale and in an intensive
manner, will be passed for the time
being, unless there is some ruling
or legislation which would result in
defeating us of the credits hereto
fore given for volunteers from Jack
son County. f
BRYSON CITY BOY
KILLEQJN WRECK
James Leatherwood, of Bryson
City, was instantly killed in a wreck
at Columbia last Friday when a
troop train that was moving soldiers
to Camp Sevier from Camp Jack
son was wrecsea near oiumma.
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Seven others lost their lives and
several were init red, among whom
were two men from this county
McKinlev Henry of Willets and
William Ledford who went .from
Balsam, but whose people now live
at Almond.
James Leatherwood was buried
at Bryson City last Monday morn
ing.
It is thought that the wreck wr s
caused by spreading rails.
All men who have become twen
ty-one years old since the fifth of
last June will oe required j.o register
the fifth of next June. Full par
ticulars will be given next week.
Capt. Thomas A. Cox,- who is lo
cated in Texas, visited his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Cox. at Culbwhee
this week, !
Mrs. J. F; Freeze and children a.e
visiting home folks at Fairview this
I week,
Hon, T, A, Cox. of Cullowhee, was
ihere Wednesday, on business.
Miss Pauline. Williams is visiting
relatives at Fairview this week.
NLYONE
MAN
$1.50 -THE YEAR IN ADVANCE
PRESIDENT'S
PROCLAMATION
Washington, Mayll.Decoratioa
Day, May 30,. was tonight'proclaim
edby President Wilson a day of
PuWict hupuiation, prayer and
f' L ' .
i uu uereuy proclaim inursday
the thirtieth day of May, a day al
ready freighted with sacred and
stimulating memories, a day of pub
lic humiliation, prayer and fasting
and to exhort xmy fellow citizens of
all faiths and creeds to assemble oa
that, day in .their several places of
worship and there, as well as in their,
homes, to pray Almighty God that
He may forgive our sins and short
comings as. a people and purify our
hearts to see and love the truth, to
accept and defend ail things that
are just and right, and . to purpose
only those righteous acts and judg
ments which are in conformity with
His will; beseeching Him that He
Willglve victbry toourarmies as they -fight
for freedom, wisdom to those
who take counsel on our behalf ia
these days of dark struggle and iper
plexity, ahd steadfastness " to bur
people to make sacrifices to - the ut- .
most in support of hajsustvandl
true, bringini'us at "last peace iii ;
which men's hearts can be at res
because it is founded upon mercy, :
justice and good will. ' ' ' '
w. s. s.
RAISE MM
EASES
CONTROL DIS
3y Dan T. Gray, chief, .division of: h
' , y-, ANIMAL 1NIWSTRV .
;Oar armies and our Allies, need
extra meat arid lard am tobe prp- v
duced, America must do it. After
a careful survey of the situation,
the Food Administration asked the
American people to produce 15 per
cent more hogs this year than last,
but North Carolina was asked to
increase the number of her hogs
only 10 per cent.
Is she going to do it? At the
present time it doesn t look as
hough she would, as the last crop
report shows us to have just ex
actly as many sows as vre had a
year ago. And it takes sows to pro
duce hogs.
But North Carolina can still do
what is expected of her if from now
on the following things are done: .
1. Not a single breeding sow or
an available gilt should be slaugh
tered or sold except to some one
who wants a brood sow. They
hould all be kept and bred this
spring for a fail litter of pigs.. The
mother and pigs should be provided
with good shelter so that the moth
er may have a chance to do her
part.
2. People who live m cities and
towns should arrange to fatten a
pig this fall and winter. The peo
ple of Germany are fattening an
nually over 4,000,000 pigs in jus
this way or almost four times as
many as all the people of the
State of North Carolina own. A
pig, when properly cared for, is not -as
insanitary as a dog.
3. Diseases, especially cholera.
should be controlled. Last year
80,520 hogs in this State died of
diseases a loss that could be al
most completely eliminated if prop-
er sanitary ana control measures
were employed. We can't afford to
lose 7 per cent of our whole bog
crop each year, and it is not neces
sary, v
4. P. per feeds should be provid
ed so that the owner can afford to
make the hogs larger than; they
have ever made them in the past
Twenty-five to fifty extra pounds
should be placed upon each hog
this winter before he is slaughtered;
or sold. Tq do this profitaiily, prop-
special effort should -be made tais
spring and eatiy summer to plant
largely of ail good hog crops, as pea
nuts, soybeans,; cowpeas. aaa velvet
beans. VVheu fall arrives ood win
ter growing crops should be put ia,
a3 rape, rye and o4ts,
er permaneni ana , cernararypDt
turesshould be roovdfarw
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