BHnJBBIBS' JURORS FDR THE
THE SPARKS CIRCUS mMm
Tent Was Packed at tile Afternoon
Performance and Seating Capacity
Was About All Taken at -Night A
Fine Show.
aionuay w mem circus aay, not
too hot ad not too cool,and thousands
turned out to see the Sparks shows.
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in tne aicernoon me Dig tent was
taxed to its capacity, every sat
ing taken and there were quit a nm-1
ber standing and seated on the
ground, while at night the seating
capacity was about all consumed. It
was the biggest crowds the Sparks
invito ' w iivi auu vlic
night crowd was one of the largest
ever seen at a night show here.
The show is a - splendid one and
while quite a number of the old per
formers and old acts are missing new
and creditable features have taken
their places. Probably the star act of
the whole show is the one by the
troupe of Japs. These little brown
men take part in several numbers of
the program and are simply fine; the
performing elephants are good, the
trapeze acts and the statuary work in
Wliltii a man auu wuillall, Iiorse 8I1U
dogs take part is worth seeing.
There is a varied assortment of feat
ure on the program and taken all in
all the Sparks circus of 1918 is pro
bably the best ever put on by Manager
Chas. Sparks. There was snap and
ginger about the whole show and ev
erything went forward without wait'.
Something new to the people in at
tending a circus here was the pay
ment of the war tax on every ticket,
those for adults and children side
shows, reserved seats and everything
to which admission is charged, but
there was not one single kick on this
so far as learned.
The American flag is conspicuous
everywhere and in the grand entry it
plays a big part. The Japs received
rounds of applause aS they m&rced
around the circuit carrying the Stars
and Stripes.
Mr. Sparks very generously gav
spac in the menagerine to the can
teen branch of the local Red Cross
and gave the ladies free bourse in sol-citing
funds under the big top. And
they raised quite a sunt -of money in
this way, something over $150. Mr.
Sparks himself was the largest single
contribute" to this fod, chipping in
$25 to help the women in their Work
among the soldiers.
The show loaded up last night and
...i.:v. n J i i
left for Albemarle where they are ex-
hibiting today; tomorrow they Are at
Concord and next day at Hickory
There was quite an Inconvenience
among the people in returning to the
city after the sJKro-lat rtigfoty this be-A
jng due to one of the big summer
cars leaving the rails at the Council
street curve at Caldwell street and
tieing up traffic just about the time
the show was over. There was one
car on the open end of the line but it
could handle only a small jrart of the
crowd, and hundreds walked into
town, while many others secered taxi
machines. After a long wait by those
who were determined not to Walk OteT
cars finally reached the grounds and
brought those who were iwaitiftg
home. But then they had to walk
from the Council street curve.
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WOODLEAF ITEMS.
Woodleaf, Sept. 23. 4Mrs. Guy Eth
eridge of Salisbury is visiting her mo
ther, Mrs. S. 'H. WAmore.
Mr. C. H. Wetmore has returned
home after visiting his brother, Air.
R. H. WetmoTe, in Newport News.
Mrs. Wilkinson has returned to her
rome in Durham after spending a few
days wih her sister Mrs. W. A. Nich
olson. Rev. ,D. Mijnroe of Rew Springs is
visiting friends in Woodleaf.
The ordination and installation ser
vices cf Rev. W. A. Nicholson, were
held1 'Sunday at tfie Presbyterian
church. The sermon was preached by
Rev. Mr. Bradley of Mfocksville, and
the charges, both to tfeh. epeople and
pastor, were made by Rev. D. Monroe,
of Red Springs.
The Woodleaf high school opened
this morning with the folkiwinig teach
ers: Rev. W. A. Nicholson, principal;
Mrs. M. B. Koontz, intermediate and
Miss Helen iBailey, primary.
Mr. and Mrs. C. T. W, Smith were in
Statesville yesterday at tftte bedside
of their daughter, Mrs. J. MoDfanjel,
who is in the hospital.
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wnlTir,l?. TO WTTNTRRS.
We the undersigned farmers and
landowners of the Cress community
do hereby warm all persons against
the hunting . of Opossums, rabbits,
squirreis. orrmi or uy game.
XU" will (hT br.t;d tohe
' w-
full extent of the law.
P. J. Cress, F. C. Cress, J. R. Cress,
J. Ross Cress, G. C. Fropi,-r'. i.
Parks, C. R. Menius, L. F. Heilig, E. StUml. senators desired during the
D. Bostian, R. W. Peatrea, G. A. debatie twdy ftfaat Ouse nd senate
her, J. J. Bostian, 0. L. Heilig, J. L. development are snoUnced that a
Bostian, G. F. Bostfc-. 17-4t VornrBnise in cori.fererice is impossi-
,., W S S s 1 " , bM W,thV
jjr. l' andV Mrs. ttroe Ma
Mrs. Reavis' have returned iioin Au- VfchVuthferiz
gusta, Ga., where they' visited 'their.mieipltlfi'' io-.'-tatre1 ''dVt power
brother, Mr. Thomas. J. Comelison, 'properties at the end Of tbe 'lease e-
Marshal Lake, a graduate of tTae
oO.IISDUry nign scnoi -snu winner m
the soholarslbip to the University of
North Carolina, left iMondoy of this
week to enter rtjpoh Ibis duties there,
who is in camp at that place.
of Men .Drawn to Serve on the
Federal Jury at the Coming Term
J in Salisbury October 22nd.
lig, at Statesvilkltebuiry, to be
held at Salisbury, Tuesday, October
22n4 a 3 tM&dk:
- " ....,
Henry P. Almond, New London.
' Dtaraht B. S-rker -Loud-en.
Samuel Hoffman, jMprganton.
i 0. White, iSfcateftviRe.
J. J. Austin, tbenwr.
J. Frant'4 Clarjk, Minneapolis.
John (L. HatJwodc, Bag lick.
J. M. Benson, Woodiest.
P. N. Bryan, iCtevelafj, lt&.
Elbert MdRoy, Lenoir, R-4.
W. E, HkdtttteA, Sran1fee Mis.
(T. J. Jones, -Salisbury,
J. 3. fcdstiatt, China throve.
C. E. Peapettnan, (Bast cer.
T. I. Bailey, Statesville, R-2.
. O. Lilly, Norwood.
R. L. iBooe, Cana, R-l.
G. W. Green, 31eh Ayre.
W. B. Green, Bakers ville.
C. JL Rosebro, Cleveland.
C. G.' ThieKag, iSps4cr.
S. A. Rarrthardt, East Spencer.
W. C. Weratherm&h, Jennings, RFD.
H. F. Elliott, Catiwba.
A. A. Connelly, iMogantetft.
J. D. Pannell, Balkersville.
Zeb V. 'Alexander, Mooresville, R-l
J. G. iPyatt, Nealsville.
W. S. Miller, Lenoir.
C. M. Hemphill, Nebo. .
John A. Allen, Cornatzer.
J. A. Isenhorvyer, Cohover.
J. L. Siigtoion, Htodsoh.
C. V. "Voils, iMooresnmlle.
Charlie M. Dry, Albemarle.
J. Clay Conley, iMarion.
Samuel A. fPoplin, Norwood.
T. N. Russell, iDenton.
Willie Mace, Mor-gAntora, R-4.
3. J3. R. Moore, Globe.
W. Y. Hair, Cleveland.
3. Frank Hines, iStony .Point.
R. E. Brantley, ftTooreiville, R-l.
Jcihn W. Snider, Snider.
Henry Mize, iLexmgton, R-4.
J. K. Farthing, Patterson.
H, B. Corpening, Newton.
I. V. iStrouds Dome. "
!B. a Teague, Lenoir,- RFD.
Houston jkmes, 'Maiden, RFD.
J. P. Sutx, IHiokory.
1R. A. Maiiow, Stfgar Hill.
Grant Reece, 'Wallburfr, R-l.
W. W. Williams, Hickory.
W. P. Gilliam, Old Fort, R-2.
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SOUTHERN MAIN LINE BLOCKED
Freight Cars Are ' Derailed Between
Greensboro and 'High Point and the
vratie is TT&! Ufc FVft-He.
reertsboro, JSej. -24. Traffic on
the main line between Greensboro and
i HSgb Piowt was tied: tip for more than
en hotir early yesterdaiy mommg,
wbn t 4 o'clock trwtf &t titree freight
cars turned over In soak a way as to
obstfiiot passage itot sJome time. It
is not KttOwnctrjr what cansed tbe
accident, altfwttrgfhf several of tJhe train
creiw beKeVed that "tibe jrtpes coiverimg,
the brakes under one of the cars forc
ed it olff the track and ithat subsequent
ly the cars in the rear" wee derailed
by the sbocfls. V
:Nb one wajs injured in the accident,
although one of (fehe brakemen had
rassed over the portion of thte train
v.f:iicli turrfed over, jisst (prior to,!bhe
liime the wreck occurred- The cars
became detached when the shock was
first felt, and the front f the train
ontintted for sotm distance up the
road before the lose of the cars came
to the attention of the engineer. The
crew began at once to clear the de
railed cars.
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Constantrnopie Bombed By British
Royal Air Force.
London, Sept. 23. -Constantinople
was bombed by the British Royal air
force Friday and Saturday of last
weokk, according to an official com
munication issued by. the admiralty
tonight. The statement says:
--i'The Greeks co-operated in the
bombing of Constanipoje on Septem
ber 20 and 21. and ropped thousands
of leaflets into StambOuI.
"A ballon shotdown in the Euro
pean orperations, in flames set fire to
thre hanger s, which were burned out."
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WATER POWER BlLf IS
SENT TO WASHINGTON
Washington, Sept. 23 After a spir
ited discussion the senate tonight
vjted 42 to 9 to Send tiie srdminisitra-
tkan watefpwer bill as passed by the
bouse 0 coherence fof cxmsideratfem
in conex:tion with tfhe senate bill for
'ith ttTbOtiSe sttbstitsted tbe mas-
Hm bv tJh eetTie of
, interior and mgrteoitere
three
members a5h -of me HcorflSMiaee on
commerce and -ftufoHC lands will bfe
warned as m setmto roatitgers.
rio byitayimg
iim:suneiit .-w uvxctvveu, o aj j
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r Miss' Editfti Avery, of iMorganton,
the guest of .Miss Flossie Harris on,
West Kerr street. ,' '
TADKIN VALuffY HERALD. SAL ISBURY, C SfiPT. 20,
mm mill
SERVICE FLAG UP
Services Held of Inspiring Interest in
Raising the Service Flag at First
Street Methodist Church, Albe
marle. (Special to The Post.)
Albeta'arle, S(?t. 23,-tOne of the
most interesting services ever held in
AJfbemarle was that conducted at First
Street Methodist church at 3 P. M.
Sunday. Tftte icccasion was the 'pre
entatidn 6f a servi'ce flag by the Wis-
:as8ett Mills Company in honor of
hhe aneon who feave gone out from that
-nianufacturinig plant to serve tiheir
country in the army and navy. Rev.
W. I. Hughes, pastor of the First
Street Methodist chiundh, left nothing
f'ofisTble uwdone to make the occasion
i. great success. There was no mas-
I'r of ceremonies dBcpr the occasion,
Suit Mr. Hug'hes iproved wfctat he term
ed a "dumb" prograim could ibe made
i success. The exercises were opened
Sy an announcement by Rev. 'Mr.,
ugthes and by the congregation sing
pg "God Save Our Men." Prayer was
hen offered by iRev. J. K. Higginlbo
LJialm, pastor of t'he First Oongrega-
"ional church, of this place, followed
y a solo, "When the Boys Come
ffome." hy Mrs. W. E. Miltdn. Rev.
nr 1, IV, T7;4-
wn; tt njureatt., ipasbui vi nuv nisi tuany annmuaieu. vuueu iu tne kjiiu xiw mimwuoi 'i.c onv. uv.
Presbyterian choircih, then preserited heavy casualties suffered by the exhaustedi. There have been no com
'he flag wfcfich was accented iby Prof. Turks, hordes of them were mad pris- mercial imports since the first devas-
1. D. (Ritchie, iprincipal of the Wis- j
assett end Bftrd graded sdhools. The
tale quartette, consisting of T. P.
Sumgardner, Ira Plyler, W. J. Cotten
'nd Wilson Cranford then sang "Keep , counts more than 25,000 of the sul
hfe Hame Fires Burning." This was tan's soldiers and 250 guns and larg
olktwed by a solo "Send Me a Rose quantities of war stores Were in Brit
rom Home Land" rendered by the ish hands. .
adies' quartette consisting of Miss j Aviators Playing Part.
3tert Sherman. Mesdames W. L. Mann. ! To add to the demoralization of the
. C. Huneycutt and W. E. Milton.
R. L. Smith, of the local bar, then carrying out successiui pomoing raws grown Qf little value here, but des
'el jvtered one of the most interesting against Constantinople. j peely needed by the destitute
addresses heard in Albemtarle in a long j Over a f remt of 80 miles in south-' trt &ve bene reduced to
ime, wMch was followed by the unale ern Serbia, from Monastir to Lake fasMoning garments from Hour sacks,
quartette singing "Keep Your Face in . Doiran, the entente troops are vigor- od foiankete sheets, 'Hid tableclcibhs,
fS e Sunshine." - i ously assailing the Bulgarians and have new almost disappeared,
The closing prayer was offered by Germans. Already m the swift drive an oes scra(DS ef carpet and
v. A. J. Taylor, .pastor of West Al- m the center, a great spearhead has jue fia;ks Today it" costs eigM dol.
itoiarle BT-tist church. The closing bcen by th(l Setlilfts acros lars to hve a pair of shoes resoled,
-ong was "Tfe Star Spangled Ban- the Istib-Prilep road, rmg com- For sadks stuffed with dry
ler," by all present, followed Iby the munications between the leaves OT moSs serve as mottresses.
rehedi;ction whidh was given by Rev.
T. H. Moton, pastor of the First M.
?. Church of this ptace.
The large First Street Methodist
fourth was comlpletely packed to
Verflqwmg and many were clamor
ing fot admission at the windows and
ioors.
The service flag ipresented contain
ed 109 stars. Dbie church was beau-
i , i -it. n ..il
nuuy aecoraxea witn iiowers -wnicn
r.i JJ- irr: a mi.
vere t?klen fromii the Wisaassett Mills
aiucu nujviiuitg uuc unite.
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VUTOMOBILE STOLEN
LAST NIGHT
Speneer Man Loses a Ford Touring '
Car ai the Show Grounds During
the Night Performance.
A Ford touring car belonging to
Mr. W. A. Floger of. Spencer was
"tolen from the circus grounds last
night during the performance which
Mr. i-oiger was attending, the ma-
hine being gone when the owner went
O get it to return home after the
dtow. The State number attached to
he car when it was taken was No.
15-222. No trace of the car has yet
'jeen secure.
It was an auspicious night for
Ttealmg, as the grounds about the
?how tents were parked thick with
;ars and it was an easy matter for
some one to jump in a car and drive
t off without anything wrong being
suspected, even is an officer had ob
rerved such perfomance.
It is said another car was stolen on
Main street during thecrowd rush of
the morning just before the parade
but that in this case the man driving
it off happened to an accident by run
ning into another car and then aban
doned the stolen car and made his es
cape. W S S
Foreign Diplomats in Berlin Forced
to Subsist on Food That Is Sent
to Them.
Paris, Sept. 23. (Havas) A neu
t .al diplomat who fhas just" passed
through Germany, where he stayed a
few days, declared to the Matin that
food situation in Berlin is s,o bad that
foreign diplomats subsist exclusively
on provisions sent to theml
The German people, crushed by re
cent events, seem like automatons, re
sponding unconsciously to suggestions
received; all spirit of initiative and
free criticism is completely gone.
The diplomat concluded the surn-
ming up of his impressions with the
following
"Everybody wants to group togeth
er, just as before great disaster."
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Japanese Cabinet Changes Won't
Affect War Situation.
Washington, Sept. 23. While the
resignation pf the Teranchi cabinet is
expected to result in important
changes in Japanese administrative
policies, officials who have closely
Watched and measured the develOp
rnent of political issues in Japan ex
pressed the opinion today' that these
Will manifest themselves pricipaliy
ift tne direction of xhfe internal re
forms and will not affect the relations
between Japan and the United States
or cause any substantial change in
is ; the plans for co-operation between the
lwo countries regarding the extensioi
V6 tne Czecho-Slovaks.
FIGHTING THIS m'Wiit the Selgiana is !mpativ.
, AT MANt POrNfS.1 Ten million fmn, Twttmen and eMl-
Allies at Varioua Point if0e -ar:.Fxame agtain look to the Almeri
fronts are Hainmerias tilt JEktemy:' can: ptedpU to grtKmde ithAn witU lotJi-
Turks SaffenAJT.a UuiagtrW Defeat
and Loss.
(By the Associated Pre$s:
Disaster ha
of the. Teutonic alias on AUrfiWt, In
Palestine vtm i uras are mu ttk apao- jh&their these sorely-tried peo
lutely crushed; .itt 't ettouhi icoVering, for
tente forces aw toiryin,., ixiriifaeA bodies durinsg
and threatening thein . JW tfee cold weather,
lar disaster, in France the Broah 'ana unu. u t i
Frch troops 'jMEt'
n K tothese.ipeople as a re-
Pn,dte.fSH J" f feiisW An equal amount
lape of which 4 I was collected m the clothing campaign
portant changes all alo &nd fjr some
battle front, and m J, has been in t5e ocess of distribution
the Japanese have msaa iwaititl . t.l1. , , . .
strides- forward in the procwl Of r in, and Northern France but
claiming terttofy for the Rtffliiaas. atJ,? , TtTT 1,"
In an theatres of th. wr the x. ' coring to Herbert C. Hoover, dW-
tente allies fttove tne iriitiativw fti J hef
their hands anfart passing their ad- Belgiuta. In an ajtepal to the Am
vantage rigorous. The Geitaatts ericfn Pe for a heanty response
and leir allies nowhere are able to . to this rthy .call, Henry P. Davison,
do more than Stand On the offensive ', chairman .of the War Counicil of the
And in Palestine and Macedonia their ; Aimerican Re-d Cross, says m part:
efforts in this respect have proved! "Back tf the iGerman wall that for
sorry ones. i oiaT years ihas hemmed in 'brave ht-
From north of Jerusalem to tke tie Belgiium and ihex neiigrixnrf ,'dn
Sea of Galilee, in the teritory lyixs northern France, 10,000,000 human
between the River Jordan mnd the beings look to us for clothing as well
Mediterranean sea. the Ottoman
forces have been caught by the swift
drive of the British armies and vir-
a. .11.- ?1 '1 j 1 A Jil.J . - J-l
oners and many mere are wandering,
bewildered, without leaders in (the
hills, eventually to be brought in to
swell the great total. , At last ac-.
Turkish morale, allied aviators are
nnwt i """r"
- . 4 . .
,n the Lake tJoiran regim. Urtaal
reporLs are wo txx
Serbs have taken f
10000 prisoners and 120
!gr.:rri
full retreat before the- Italians,
French and Serbians While West of
Dotran the British are steadily am -
1- x,.-!. a.; '
merrag wren wojr xww -
. riAtilWrj triwarti the Bnltar-
enemy northward towara me puigar
AbMH it'mMnvylin '
from Ooiran to a poihrwest of the'iiag diseaepan
irnwlnut Vint! AAY CtTTO lT Q ffiH
1 ill 5
to the north severed, seemingly is in
dane-er of an enveloping movement
unle&g it turns sharply eastward And
nresses into Bulgaria through the ,
mountains.
On Western Front.
Nt. Brt snr.tftpular- but of vitel im-
portance, have been the operations of
the French and British from the South
i . Rf 0,10TvHn n. r.amhrai. Roth the
Frenh and General Debeny and Field
Marshal Haig have won highly essen
tial ground in the maneuvers which
have as their objectives the oblitera
tion of the Hindenburg line, the cap
ture of St. Quentin and the turning
lmd o.f T.nrtTi Smith f
gt ouentin the French have advanced
their line to the west bank of the Oise
canal over a front of three miles and
now completely outflank St. Quentin
on the south and La "Fere on the
north. Meanwhile, Field Marshal
Haig, north of St. Qhehtin, around
the village of Epehy, has taken strong
positions from the enemy.
In eastern Siberia th Japanese
have captured Blagovistehensk, capi
tal of the province of Amur, and also
the town of Alexievsk. Two thousand
Austro-,German troops surrendered.
Japs
Capture 2,000 Austro-German
Troops.
London, Sept. 23- By the Associat
ed Press) Blagovieshtchensk, capital
of the Siberian prdvince of Amur, arid
AleJcievisk have been Occupied by
Japanese cavalry, according to infor
mation' received by the Jafanese em
bassy. Two thousand ; Austro-Ger-
ntans were taken prisoners. They
aid down their arms at Kokka.
The information, which was given
out bye the Japanese military at
tache, is to the effect that Blagovi
esechensk and Alexievsk were dssupi
ed by the Japanese cavalry Septem
ber 18. Troops moving up the Amur
river reached Blagoviestchensk the
next day.
Kokka, where the Austro-Gefmans
aid down their arms, is on the right
bank of the Amur Opposite Blago
viestchnsk? Another enemy formation bas ire-
treated to the upper reaches of the
Zeya river.
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Two circuses jpassed through ..talis-
jfeebmson shows were mnWWfA
rjharlrttto to rebniand Snarks
Charlotte to reehbor?ahd Sparks
"ircus from 'Concord to Hickory.
In the county court this morning
two yoVng boys for riding bicycles on
the sidewalk had their cases .trns
erred to the iuvenile docket and were
placed on probation for a period, of 60, ana-r-wHwusness. loeeiuj wmikwl
days. A case of assault resulted in IfcmlfcSflets 1 mcm
the defendant paying a fm- xi ' iivo ' ty;.tot.-1 imowa raty."
dollars and costs. - - , Miss Elantta Verbtyke, Lima, Ohio.
1918.
Ih WCpied parte of Belgium
ing to get through the ooming winter.
On the BUceoss of the second clothing
drfve wMch the lAJmorrcan Rest Cross,
at "teeniest of the Belgian Relief
Gotasaioa, wffl llctawh on Septem-i
ber qq ftttd C0ltiimie week fe.:
tomtom amowrt the Red) Crofts
as igood. Even the well-to-do lack
neoessi'bies, end t'hte ipoor are in tjne
direst need. All stocks of clothing
1 4-Im.m liirin ciniu fuuin
tatrbn of the country. The quantity
of materials that the -cammisswm for
relief lias been permitted to import
for awaraufacture into clothing has
never been sufficient, iand now the
world is sbort of both clothing and
raw material. We s anftot purchase
what is weeded.
"But you can igtvie it.
Every fitottseihold in ttihe ' land has
some spare clothin, worn or out-
merywireie -vise ncou iui uianj
tTeai1itawUm ,Hbitals atfid other, in-
Everywhere flhe need for blanfiiets is
fttitUtkns suffer for ant of srets.
,in pjaces whole families sleep
'together to Share a single blanket.
"To a plucky and long-suf-
& fJ? JJf
V of sullies as inestable
Your unused igarmenls will clothe our
v,;
oppresseu jaiis s uwnou "'S"
MM.,1,t-iPvm anf.
AouW.edfi4toed, saftemi.fewn ui
V Vrv- ft "-" "
Garments of every kind, for both
sexes, and all ages, are needed, ac-
cording to the appeal Also piece
gooas wnren can oe mae uuv
blankets, and baby clothes. Only gar
ments of strong materials will be ac-
cepted. Aipparel of flimsy (material
.or fancy clothing will not be taken,
i Prospective donors are retrmwded it
will ho tbe necessary to mend the gar
ments a .the repair work will give
employment to the thousands of des
titute women in the occupied regions.
Collections will be made througb the
Chapters of the Red Cross. The drive
will be from "Monday to Monday in
clusive.
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SUBMARINE FIGHTS DUEL
WITH AMERICAN PLANE.
Ensign in Seaplane Probably De
stroys First U-boat That Has Ven-
ed to Fight Back.
London, Sept. 25.-The first case in
which it is known that a submarine
fought back when attacked by a sea
plane resulted in the probable de
struction of the submarine by an
American aviator, Reserve Ensign J
F. Carson, it was announced by the
admiralty todayt
With shrapnel from the elevated
forward gun of the submarine burst
ing around the seaplane Ensign Car
son maneuvered until he was able to
pour machine gun fire into the crew,
felling two of them and then driving
the others inside. The submarine
submerged and as she was "diving two
bombs were dropped on her,
Within a few minutes the bow of
the U-boat appeared on the surface
and remained visible about four min
utes. More bombs were dropped in
this interval and it is believed the
undersea craft Wa3 either badly dam
aged or destroyed.
Ensign Carson remained over the
spot 16 Of 20 minutes, but the U-boat
was no longer in evidence.
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(Mr.yErnest Rufty, of the Charlotte
Yy M. C A., is spending the day in
the city witlto relatives. He is on his
return from fais Vacation, having tak
en Ifi various points in Virginia, vis
iting the riatttral bridge nd other of
"seeing, points and also spent
- a short time with ihis brother, Mr. Hil-
ton. Rufty, at Richmond.
W SS
; Good .forBiiiousness.
"Xfoo vears ago 1 suffered from
f8e1!t, iatta!dks of stoowacb trWbre
WARNING ISSUED' i
AGAINST INFLUENZA.
Virtitent Form of Disease Now Pre
valent in Many Parts Of 'Country
ani Rapidly Spreading.
The disease known as inflaenia, or
"grippe," in a -rtrotent form, has ap- That is Considered Logical Step Now
peared recently m many sections of ! Tfc4t Government is to Set Cotton
4 i Price '
the uoufttry and threatens to become 'By'jUDSON C. WELLIVER
widely endemic. ( StAff (rresottdsnt of Tlwr Globe.
The United States Health Service, Copyright, 1918, by J. C: Welliver)
in cooperation with the State Board' Washington, Sept. 23. The an
of Health, is endeavoring to prevent, nounced determination of the admin
as far as possible, the spread of the istration to fix a price on cotton is re
diseftse, especially to the troops. Ifi garded as the last" step which def i
ordi? that measures to control the nitely commits the government to a
diseaise may be establislied it is de-,
sired to ascertain the prevalence of
the mfuenza throughout North Caro ,
hne,and to this end the quarantine
officers of the various counties, and
the physicians of the state generally,,
are being aSked( to make prompt re-
ports oi its occurrence in their coun-:
ties and contmunlties. I
The last epidemic of influenza in 1
this country appeared more than 25
years ago. Dr. Rupert Blue, surgeon
general of the United States Public
Health Service, has issued the follow-
Ling description of the symptoms, to
gether with a summary of" methods on particular articles. For instance,
for control of the disease. Because with cotton and Wool pripes fixed, it
of the serioras consequences frequently iwas only a Step for the British gov
f olldwing an attack, dnd the alarming eminent to dicate prices of fabrics
rapidity with which it seems to be made from them, then to dictate
spreading to various portions of the prices on suits of clothes. The same
country, the attention of aU the peo- was true to leather.,,, A similar ex
ple is called to this statement from perience in this f. country. is.23iOwvrfi
Surgeon General Blue: j garded as logical, arid indeed by many
"The disease is characterized bv '. as inevitable.
sudden onset.- People are stricken m
factories, shipyards, offices, or else
where. First there is a chill, then
fever with temjperature from 101 to oughly . undesirable are now taking
103, headache, backache, eddening- the position that it is impossible1 to
and running of the eyes, pains and stop half-way of the road. Having
aches all over the body and general entered it and accepted the . theory,
prostration. Persons so attacked prices will have, to be dictated ali the
shottM go to their homes at once, get way. During the Senate's discussion
to bed without delay and immediately . of the revenue bill these questions
call a physician. I wiD be developed at lefe6n ibidf trfb
'Treatment under direction of the : experience i of .other waring ?oune
phyScian is simple but important, con- analysed; t . . ; ; , "V.. y.ji .
sisthrg principally of rest in bed, , .$ofcflier8f4 jmblic .ew.vevroja'i0
fresh, air, aboundant food, with opposc-d'tbe government fixing" a tSic
dover's powder for the relief of pain, prifcel for cotton that ia,4 tliey. havp
Every case with fever should be re- j oppsja$$' . since, the market- price
garded as serious and kept in bed at : Soahlto ' unprecedented altitudes.,
least until temperature becomes nor-! At j lM'rbginning of the war, whten
man. Convalscents require careful jit w'as low as 6 cents, and could
management to-avoid serious compli- notibeisod even at that, there was 'a
cations, such as bronchial pneumonia, ' clani6AoT';ftfee' .government to guaran
which not .infrequently may have fa- ( tee 10 ctents and warehouse the rop.
tal termination. During the present , But when the tide turned and cotton
outbreak in foreign countries the salts j proved a bonanza, the producers like
of quinine ad aspirin have been most wise turned. They, saw cotton pass
generally used during the acute at-' tT:e SO cent mark, and wanted it to
tack, the aspirin apparently with I get tfee benefit of whatever irreat de-
much success in the relief of symp'-:
tdms.
"Infectious agent the bacillus in
fluenza of Pf eiffer.
Source of infection the scretions
- j.frcm the flosel throat and respiratoirylfWonp-h iiWav nf..th ittuann. eiwh
vas made in the case of wheat.
"Incubation period
one to four
days generally two. ....
"Mode Of transmission iby
direct
contact or indirect contact through
the use of handkerciefs, common tow-1
els, cups, jmess gear, or other objects
contaminated -with fresh secretions,
Droplet infection plays an important
Par-
"Period of communicability as
the person harbors the causative or-
ganism in the respiratory tract.
"Method of control the infected in
dividual arid bis environment.
'Recognition of the disease by clini
cal manifestations and bacteriological
findings.
"Isilation bed isolation of infected
individuals during the course of the
disease. Screens between beds are
to be recommended.
"Immunization vaccines are used
with only partial success.
"Quarantine none, impracticable."
W S S
RETURNING OF
QUESTIONNARIES.
Only a Few More Days Left and
Those Who Have Not Attended to
This Important Matter Should Not
Delay Further.
There are only a few more days left
in which those who have received
their questionnaries may fill them out
and return same to the local board
and alnvho have gotten these papers
and have not filled and returned them
should attend to this important matter
at once.
Every morning and afternoon there
is a delegation of attorneys and others
in the " commissioners room in the
house to assist registants in this
work, without cost, and if any who
have received these papers and not
yet filled them out had better attend
to" it without further delay or trouble
will face, those who do not.
4 rs s-
ALBEMARLE WOMAN DIES HEBE
Mrs.iEssie J3. Melton, of Albemarle,
aged 31 years, 'died (hre last night,
having come to 'Salisbury for treat
ment some days- ago. The remains
wer taken throutgb the country to Al
bemarle this rooming, but it was not
known whether the funeral and burial
would .be at that place or Norwood.
Mr. Melton is.ananager of thS tele
phone exchange, at Albemarle, and
was with is wife when she died. v
l-W S S -: -"
Diarrhoea tn Children.
iFbr cUh'saWaseiidtt cMWren one year
old orWlde!r,,yau will iflnd nothinig bet-'
ter tban Cbamberlain's Colic , and
Diarrhoea iRsmiedy, followed by a dose
of castor oil. It should be kept at
hand and 'given as soon as the first
unnatural looseness of the bowels
appears. .
PAGE FTVT
MAY F X PR RF
OF CLOTHING
i
sweeping regime of dictated prices,
For a time there wa some apparent
hesitation between tho. twio opposing
counsels, one ot whicn nrged gerTerai
price fixing, the other reliance on the
law to supply and demand. The de ,
cision is in favor 6t government-made
prices.
Cotton being the last of the great
essential staples oh which a goverri-
ment price will be fixed, it is now ex-
pected that the next step will be to
follow these basis staples injo1 the
various.; products fabricated f rolm
them and fix a great range of prices
No Half Way Step, They Think.
Men who in the beginning regard -
ed g-overniment made nrices a: tT-;r!ir-
mand would do.
Proclamation Ex reeled Soon.
It is expected that trie government
price will be set by proclamation of
the.. President very shortly, after
The big wheat crop this year under a
dictated price is regarded as .areelv
'answering the objection to price fix-
jng.
There is. however, an increasing de-
; mand that a general schedule of
prices for a long list of agricultural
necessaries be fixcdj-an"d" that it be
! fixed for a tenm of several vears. as
was done m Ene-land to insure staWl-
, itv 0t conditions and ake farmers
sure of getting- out without losses
through the sudden break of prices
when peace comes.
The best authorities have littleyfear
of such a collapse of prices, . except
temporarily; the experience of almost
all wars has been that the peak of
prices is -reached after, rather than
during the struggle, and this is al
most universally expected in the pres
ent instance. Butiiith the price -of
wheat alone fixed by the government
the relations between it and other
food staples are liable' to great disar
rangement, and the demand for a
properly balanced schedule of prices,
which will keep relations properly ad
justed and insure proper proportions
of production, is gaining ground.
to
KEEP WELL
f A Teaspoonful of PERUNA
Three Times a Day
Has Never Been Down
Sick Since Taking
PERUNA
Read this letter fm Mr, Robt.
Minnick, Grass Rane,oi1tana.
"In 100 I was out f ri Kansas
randlng a. threshing engine and
the threshing- crew had to Bleep
out of doors. One of the crew
bffturht a Perana Almanac to
the engine one day ajid I was
feeling very HI frerfn slceDlne
odt. rdcldd to 8rlve Pemna a
trial and seat for a bottle, of Pe
ruiia and a box of Peruna Tab
Jets, wliich straightened me out
in a hurry.
"I " have lBver. bn dorni wick
Slnte that , time. 1 do aottakc
aay ether medjclnen except Pa
run a. ' I always keep it ot haOd.
if I get my feet wet, get a cold,
feel chilly, of a little bad, I al
ways take Perana. People should
not wait until . they are down
sick and then take it, but should
keep it on hand like I do and
when they feel, bad,' they ahoold
use . . . .,
Recommended for Catarrhal
inflammation of every description.