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VOL. XXII
(TUESDAY)
WARRENTON, N. C, FRIDA Y, DECEMBER 14TH, 1917
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Number 131
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TEN INCH SNOW
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CELEBRATE HERE
DECEMBER 24TH
YOUR SAVINGS
SURELY COUNTS
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Onward We Go,
Sure Of Our Blow
Townes Randolph Leigh, LL. D.,
D., R. S. Sc., Prof, of
Chemistry Writes.
Fh.
During the last few months I have
herid the Germans arraigned as bla
tant, boorish, barbaric; yet in nearly
every case the speakers suffixed to
their invectives such an expression as,
"But when it comes to them; they have
nlail? science."
Ynv hand it to them ? What epoch
making invention or discovery is of
German origin except a stamp on
which is inscribed, "Made in Germany"
Their scientists have kicked up a fair
amount of spray as they gamboled in
theri pool; but the world has yet to
hear a mighty Teutonic splash. Time
and again, French, English, American,
Spanish and Italian inventors and dis
coverers have sent tidal waves around
the globe. Let us now be specific.
The steam engine has been called
the greatest of all inventions. It
broke the shackles from slaves; it
minded the marts cf the world; it
made neighbors and antipodes. New
comen, a native of Devonshire, obtain
ed the patent for the first partially
successful steam engine; Watt, a Scot
chman, perfected it; Cuynet, Murdock,
and Treivthick brought forward the
locomotive, not on German soil; Ste
phenson, an Englishman, was the first
to apply the locomotive steam engine
to railways for passenger traffic.
France, England and America applied
it to navigation. When all had been
completed Germany pulled the whistle
cord, shouted "Hoch der Kaiser!" and
tagged it "Made in Germany. ,r
The telegraph, which brings us th
daily history of the world, was invent
ed by an American, Professor Morse,
who also suggested the Atlantic cable,
which was subsequently laid by that
American merchant-scientist, Cyrus
Field, assisted in "mooring the New
World along side the Old" by Lora
Kelvin, the prince of physicists, a Brit
ish subject. Graham Bell, the chief
inventor of the telephone, was born
in Scotland and grew to fame in Am
erica. A young Italian, Marconi, gave
wireless telegraphy to the world. The
house of Hohenzollern has made great
ur-e of these inventions in telling Great
Britain, America and Italy in arro
gant verbiage what the Vaterland ha:
dona for the benighted peoples of the
earth.
Cyrus McCormick, a native of West
Virginia, produced the reaping ma
chine which harvests the food of the
world; Meikle, of England, brought
forth the threshing machine; thus was
famine banished. Ely Whitney, of
Massachusetts parentage, invented the
cotton gin; Hargraves, an Englishman
made the spinning-jenny; Arkwright,
also an Englishman, supplied its de
ficiency with the famous spinning
frame; the Englishman Kay introduc
ed the fly shuttle in -weaving; Brunei,
Biggest Snow In Years Brings
Out Old Relics of Fashions
t
Everybody Smiling.
The nine-inch snow of Tuesday night
is still with us, and with the ground
thoroughly frozen beneath, indica
tion are that it will be with us for
sometime.
The sidewalks of the town, due to
Mr. A. G. Elliott, have been partially
cleared and walking thus made much
better.
A snow always brings to the front
a fashion all of its own, and a gaze
down Postoffice way Wednesday morn
ing would have revealed styles de
clared obsolete by fashion of 1900.
Snowballing, of which fact many are
pleased, is practically impossible on
account of the lightness and dryness
of this substance now with us, but
snowballing time is'er coming.
Trains are running late on account
of it, and all news of personal nature
is not obtainable everyone is staying
'round home, unless called out by bus
iness. Complaints of sufferings from the
cold spell have been few. The great
est suffering is indured by stock, who
can't speak their discomforts every
one is urged to be considerate of ou'
dumb friends at this time.
who devised the knitting machine, and
Cartwright, inventor, of the power
loom, were British subjects. Thus was
the world clothed.
Although Germany is militaristic
and worships at the shrine of Mars,
what votive has she made to the god
of war? It was not she who contri
buted gunpowder, smokeless powder,
percussion cap, nitroglycerin, guncot
ton, dynamite, torpedo, shrapnel, auto
matic cannon, magazine rifle, breech
1'jatlinsr gun. gaibng gun, revolver,
iaxim silencer, i.-.mimerless gun, gun
1'at, ironclad int.'-?Jes or ship armor
plate, revolving turret, submarine or
airplane.
Since Germany borrowed her mili
tary appliances from other nations we
are not surprised that she obtained her
tieviees of prosperity from the same
source. She did not produce the. firs;;
aniline dye, vulcanized rubber, liquid
&as, gas engine, water gas, thermome
ter, barometer, pianoforte, barbed wire
cut nails, plate glass, circular saw, ca-b-e
car, electric car, sleeping car, air
brake, bicycle, automobile, pneumatic
tlre, sewing machine, typewriter, cal
culating machine, cash register, steel
writing pen, et cetera ad infinitum.
The greatest thing that Germany
as dor-e is to falsely advertise her
elf as the light of the world. No
son of hers invented the electric light,
gas light, the acetylene light, the
Jashhgnt, the safety lamp, the candle
Jp or tne friction match. America,
ranee, England and other "untutor
s nations performed these tasks. The
Un moon and stars are the only lights
for Germany's contention, and, accoic
ing to the Mosaic account, the Lord
and not the Kaiser made and placed
them in the firmament
Daguerre, a Frenchman, presented
us with photography. Our own Edi
son brought forth the motion picture
to delight and instruct the eye and
the phonograph to please the ear. The
Germans enjoy our reels and records
and lifting high their stein, drink
prolonged toast tot the achievements
of the Vaterland, "Deutschland. juber
Alles." ' ' .
Galileo, who first saw the heavens
with a telescope, was an Italian. The
men who first saw the earth and its
teeming life with a microscope were
not of German origin. Yet many tel
escopes and microscopes in our col
leces. beiner marked "Made in Ger
many," have led students to believe
that these wonderful instruments were
devised bv German brain. The Ger
mans are mechanics, not inventors
By use of the compound microscope
Pasteur, the French biologist, as early
as 1857, demonstrated a connection be
tween microscopic organisms and dis
ease. This was nine years before Dr
Kock, the German bacteriologist, had
graduated. In this connection the
important antiseptic surgery of Dr
Lister, of England, should be record
ed. Edward Jennes, the discoverer o.:
vaccination, and Harvey, the discove
er of the circulation of the blood, were
Englishmen. An American taugh
the world the use of anaesthetics. Our
dentists excel all others, lhey are
employed by many crowned heads
even the Kaiser has his.
The Teutons have not shown the en
gineering skill of the French, who cut
the Suez canal, or of the Americans,
who joined the Atlantic and the Pa
cific at Panama. The decimal or me
tric system by which the Germans
make their measurements is a gilt
from France. The method by which
they make their steel is that of Sir
Henry Bessemer, of England. Many
of the fruits and vegetables, of which
they eat an enormous quantity, were
brought forth by our own peerless
Buibank. No wonder that the Ger
mans can "goose-step" so high, for
what else have they practiced?
Lavoiser, the father of modern chem
istry; Linnaeus, the founder of bot-
any, was oi ncuwi w.v. ,
m,,. of Vireinia, for the physiogra
phy of the sea; to Descartes,of French
parentage, for analytical geometry; to
Comte, of France, for sociology; to
fiprmanv for sauer kraut and pretzels.
Germany has not contributed her quota
toward the world's achievement, now
she struts in her foreign plumage.
She is neither inventive, resourceful
nor original. , . . ,.
She has made no geograpnicai ui-
coveries of importance. Her neignuon.
have. What role did she play m dis
covering various portions of the new
world? Did she estaonsn xny
f T thank lioa, sne uiu
s did not compose the crew of Ma-
ICS
sen
gellan's fleet, the first to circumnavi-
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What does it matter, the place of our birth
Britain, America, Belgium or France? '
Comrades in honor, true children of earth,
Sholder to shoulder our legions advance.
Proud of the deeds that our brothers have done,
Proud of the triumps that others have won,
Onward we go,
Sure of our blow.
Whether we stand or we fall,
Warring that peril of warfare shall cease,
Fighting for liberty, justice and peace,
Not for our own
Birthright alone,
Not for a Few, but for All!
Nothing it matters what kindred we claim,
Slav or Italian, of East or of West.
Kindred in spirit and single in aim,
God for His sacrifice ; chooses our best.
Forward, still forward our conquering lines
Drive where the glory of victory shines;
Ridges of steel.
Billows of zeal
Over the parapet hurled,
Sight for the Truth we were taught to revere,
Battle for all that is holy-and dear,
Not for one race,
Not for one place,
Not for one land, but the World!
f Arthur Guiterman.
-THE HEART'S STORY
I will not doubt, though al my ships at sea
Come drifting home with broken masts and sails;
I will believe the-Hariri that never fails,
From seeming evil that worketh good for mee;
And though I weep because these sails are tattered,
Still will I cry while my best hopes are shattered,
"I trust in Thee."
I will not doubt, though all my prayers return
Unanswered from the still white realm above;
I will believe it is an all-wise love
Which has refused these things for which I yearn;
And though at times J cannot keep from grieving,
Yet the pure ardor of my fixed believing
Undimmed shall burn.
I will not doubt, though sorrows fall like rain,
And troubles swarm likes bees about the hive;
I will believe the heights for which I strive
Are only reached by anguish and by pain;
And though I groan and writhe beneath my crosses
I yet shall see through my severest losses
The greatest gain.
I will not doubt. Well anchoredn this faith,
Like some staunch ship, my soul braves every gale;
So strong, its courage will not quail
To breast the mighty unknown sea of death. .
Oh, may I cry, though body parts with spirit,
"I do not doubt," so listening worlds may hear it,
With my last breath." Author Unknown.
ONE OF THESE DAYS
Say, let's forget it, let's put it aside,
Life is so short and the world is so wide,
Days are so short and there's so much that's true,
Say, let's forget it, let's brush it away
Now and forever, so what do you say?
All of the bitter words said shall be praise,
One of these days.
Say, let's forget it, let's wipe off the slate,
Find something better to cherish than hate.
There's so much good in the world that we've had
Let's strike a balance and cross off the bad.
Say let's forget it, whatever it be;
Let's not be sloven when we ought to be free,
We shall be walking in sunshiny ways
One of these days.
Say let's not take it so sorely tq heart,
Hates may be friendshipts just drifted apart
Failures by genius not quite understood,
We could aljl help folks so much if we would,
"See what his dream is and know how he tried,
Learn of our soldiers won't give way to praise
One of these days. The Roanoke News.
THE THOUGHT THAT MUST
RULE THE WHOLE
WORLD
Germany's success by skill, by industry, by knowledge, by enterprise we
did not grudge or oppose, but admired, rather. She had built up for herself
a real empire of trade and influence, secured by the peace of the world. We
were content to abide the rivals of manufacture, science and commerce that
are involved for us in her success and stand or fall as we had or did not
have the brains and the initiative to surpass her. But at the moment when
she had conspicuously won her triumphs of peace she threw them away, to
establish in their stead what the world will no longer permit to be establishea,
military and, political domination by arms, by which to oust where she could
not excel the rivals she most feared and hated. The peace we make must
remedy that wrong.
The thought of the plain people here and everywhere throughout tne
world, the people who enjoy no privilege and have very simple and unsophis
ticated standards of rights and wrong, is the air all governments must hence-
brth breathe if they would live. It is m the full disclosing of that thought
that all policies must be conceived and executed , in this midday hour of ths
- 1 "II a XI . 1 a ' "1
world's life President Wilson m nis aaaress to congress last weK.
County Red Cross to Celebrate
Christmas Here By Commu
nity Christmas Tree.
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on
The Warren Chapter American Red
Cross is to conclude its membershiu
drive in Warren December 24th at
large community Christmas tree
theCourt House Square.
All the white auxiliaries are asked
to be officially represented, and large
numbers of enthusiastic Red Cross
workers are to take part in the exer
cises around the brilliantly lighter
tree. The officers of the two colorec
auxiliaries will also be present and
fill their allotted space in the forma
ion around the tree. Chrstmas carols
are to be sung, and the gathering wil
breathe of patriotism, the deep joy
of Merry Christmas to all, and the'
high purpose of enlisting others in the
i service of humanity. Booths for en
listinp members will be near at hand
and here Warren will pass the eight
hundred mark in Red Cross members
On Christmas night, the colored au:
iliaries are to have a similar celebiu
Ition.
The two nights will mean much to
ward awakening a more thorough and
profound interest in the Red Cross and
of setting to work in our midst
spirit of Christmas, of love of ser-
j vice to others, which will endure thru
out the year.
Vaughan is a section without repre
sentation in our Red Cross, but expec
tations are that it will have an aux
illiary in the near future, and the Vau
ghan Banner must be present here
on Christmas eve.
Mrs. Peter Arrington, active vice-
chairman of the County organization
t has liberally donated the tree, and the
Town is to wire and light it free of
harger Warren's first popular mani-
testation oi " entnusiasm promises
thorough success.
NEWS LETTER
FROM LITTLETON
nteresting Book Club Meeting;
Marriage; Locals and Per
sonals From Littleton.
Mr. J. T. Delbridge, of Elams, was
-i town on business last weeK.
Dr. and Mrs. Horace Palmer and
hildren, of Hollister, were visitors at
the home of Mrs. Dora Vinson last
week.
Mr. S. G. Daniel spent Monday in
arrenton on business.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Ualloway, oi
; Henderson, were visitors in town last
week.
Miss Etta Belle Stevens spent Fri
day with friends in Rocky Mount.
Mrs. A. P. Tyer has returned from
a pleasant visit to ner aaugnter at
Elizabeth City.
Mr. John Shaw, of Stancell, N. C.
was in town on business last Thurs
day.
Mr. and Mrs. John Taylor, of Au-
relian Springs, were visitors in tow i
Friday.
Miss Mary lies, of Aurelian Springs
as shopping in town Friday.
Mr.-A. Wilkins, of Thelma, was in
he city on business Tuesday.
Mr. Billie Skinner, having stood the
examination at Raleigh last week, left
Monday to join the Signal Corps.
Mr. J. O. Heptinstall, of Aurelian
Springs, was in town on 'business last
Thursday.
Mr.' and Mrs. Harold Smith and
daughter, have returned from a visit
to relatives at Union, S. C.
Miss Maude Iles.of Aurelian Springs
has been visiting her aunt, Mrs. W.
N. Thornton, for several days.
Miss Willie Vassar has returned
from a few days visit to her cousin,
Mrs. R. W. Hester, at her home at
Knightdale.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Tucker, of Hol
lister, were week end visitors at the
home of Mrs. Tucker's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Willie Harvey.
Mr. and Mrs. John Leach and little
i daughter, Katherine, are visiting Mrs.
I Leach's sister, Mrs. J. B. Cole, at her
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Observance of Wheatless and
Meatless Days Are Having
Telling- Effect He Says.
Raleigh, Dec. 12th State Food Au
ministrator Henry A. Page today re
ceived a ringing statement from U. S.
Food Administrator Herbert Hoover
with reference to recent statements
that have appeared regarding the ob
servance of Meatless and Wheatless
Days. Mr. Hoover's straight from the
shoulder message was as follows:
"Statements appearing in the Chi
cago "press and widely circulated,, em
anating from parties interested in ex
ploring the sale of meat; protesting
against wheatless and meatless days
asa unnecessary sacrifices by the
American public are either malicious
r emanate from personal interests en
deavorring to raise the price of meat.
"The result from meatless dayfc have
for the first time created a sufficient
visible supply of meat to allow us to
partically comply with the quanities
requested by the Allies for shipments
during the month of December. It
should be a matter of satisfaction to
Iho entire people that heir devoion in
this matter now enables us to resume
our duties to the Allies in this respect
and our endeavors should in no ins
tance be relaxed. We have already ex
ported the whole of the surplus of the
1917 harvest over and above the nor
mal demands of our populatin until
the 1913 harvest. It is necessary for
the Food Administration to restrict
the export of wheat so as to retain in
the United States sufficient supplies
to carry our own people until the next
harvest. Therefore all exports of
wheat from now forward are limited
entiely by the volume of saving made
by the American people in the con
sumption of Wheatland wheat pro
ducts. We are continuing wheat ship
nent for December as far as our situa
tion allows but even with all the con
servation made we are still unable to
load ever 400,000 tons of the food
stuffs urgently required by the Allie-i
during the month of Pecember alone.
"Statements of the above character
given out for personal interest are in
little accord with the spirit being
shown by Millions of homes in the
United States in an endeavor to aid
the Food Administration in its task of
feeding our own soldiers abroad as
well as our Allies and stabiliazing
prices- to our own people. No more
foolish or unpatriotic utterance has
been made than the statement refer
red to.
"In the critical situation of thri
worlds food today opposition to the
Government's conservation measures
is an act comparable to opposition to
the draft because any failure in sav
ing food means direct and immediate
loss of life, aside from serious inter-
ferance with our War service in the
feeding of Allies. You can giv
publicity to above."
"HERBERT HOOVER."
REV.
WALTER N. JOHNSON
AT BAPTIST CHURCH.
Rev. Walter N. Johnson will preach
at the Baptist church here Sunday at
11 o'clock. At Warren Plains Bap
tist church at 3 p. m.
Mr. Johnson is one of our strongest
preachers and the members of these
churches are earnestly urged to hear
him. The public is cordiallv invitpd.
T. J. TAYLOR, Pastor.
TOBACCO MARKET CLOSES
FOR XMAS HOLIDAYS,
The Warrenton Tobacco market
closes on December the 20th. It will
reopen January 8th.
WHAT'S WHAT IN THE
WORLD OF ACTION.
Furloughs for Christmas holidays
to soldiers in camp has been restrict
ed on account of difficulty of railroad
transportation. No general furlough
says Baker.
It is authoritively stated that a
German munition factory has had -a
great disaster. At Greisheim, near
Frankfort on November 22, occurred
an explosion which caused the de
struction of the greatest munition and
dye factory in the world. The building
covered 54 acres scores of trained
workmen and specialists wer killed.