VOL. XXIII.
(TUESDAY)
WARRENTON, NrC., TUESD ANUimX 15 1010
(FRIDAY)
Number 5
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A SEMI-WEESLY HBW8 PAPER DEVOTED TO THE IHTESTS OS WAiuaai
Sc. A COPT
THE PRESIDENT
STATES PURPOSE
HUGE SHIPBUILD
ING PROGRAM
JUDGE J. H. KERR'S
CHARGE TO JURY
DAfflliKEi
THE WAR SITU
ATION TO-DAY
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OLD
ROBBERY
No Jealousy of German People
But We Are Actuated By
Love of Sense of Right.
We have no jealousy of German
greatness, and there is nothing in this
program that impairs it. We grudge
her no achievement or distinction of
learning or of pacific enterprise, such
as have made her record very bright
and very enviable. We do not wish
to injure her or to block in any way
her legitimate influence or power. We
do not wish to fight her either with
arms or with hostile arrangements of
trade if she is willing to associate her
self with us and the other peace lov
ing nations of the world in covenants
of justice and law and fair dealing.
We wish her only to accept a place oi
equality among the peoples of the
world the new world in which we
now live instead of a place of mas
tery. Must Know Who Speaks.
Neither do we presume to suggest tc
her any alteration or modification of
her institutions. But it is necessary,
we must frankly say, and necessary
as a preliminary to any intelligent deal
ings with her on our part, that we
should know whom her spokesmen
speak for when they speak to us,
whether for the Reichstag majority oi
for the military party and the men
whose creed is imperial domination.
We have spoken now,surely in terms
too concrete to admit of any furthe :
doubt or question. An evident prin
ciple runs through the whole program
I have outlined. It is the principle of
justice to all peoples and nationalities,
and their right to live on equal terms
of liberty and safety with one another,
whether they be strong or weak. Un
less this principle be made its founda
tion no part of the structure of inter
national justice can-stand. --. -
For Human Liberty
The people of the United States
could act upon no other principle; and
are ready to devote their lives, their
to the vindication ofthis principle thy
are ready to devote their lives, their
honor, and everything that they pos
sess. The moral climax, of this, the
culminating and final war for human
liberty has come, and they are ready
to put their own strength, their own
integrity and devotion to the test.
We entered this war because viola
tions of right had occurred which
touched us to the quick and made the
life of our own people impossible un
less they were corrected and the world
secured once for all against their re
currence. What we demand in this
war, therefore, is nothing peculiar to
ourselves, it is that the world may be
made fit and safe to live in; and par
ticularly that it be made safe for ev
ery peace-loving nation which, like our
own, wishes to live its own life, deter
mine its own institutions, be assured
of justice and fair dealing by other
peoples of the world as against force
and selfish aggression. All the peo
ples of the world are in effect part
ners in this interest, and for our own
part we see very clearly that unless
justice be done to others it will not
be done to us. The program of the
world's peace, therefore, is our pro
gram; and that program, as we see
it is the only possible one. President
Wilson before Congress January 8th.
THE LOCAL BOARD
WORK APPROVED
A Government inspector was in War
renton last week inspecting the re
cords of the Local Exemption Board.
After thoroughly investigating the
affairs of the Board, he reported that
the records were carefully and cor
rectly kept and that the affairs of the
Board were in good condition. "Work
progressing steadily here" he said.
These Inspectors go to all the Ex
emption Boards in the State, inspect
ing their systems of filing records and
aid m mbers of the' Board in the right
irterpretation of the Draft law "when
ever such a course is necessary. The
inspector's remark upon leaving that
'the conditions in the office, of the
Board were excellent, as good as any
ne had seen" was a marked compli
ant to Misses Lucy Jones and Sallie
aimer, who have acted as stenogra
phers to the Board. ' ' :
Over $400,000,000 Worth Ships
Building In Southern Ship
yards Figures Tell Us.
The Manufacturer's Record gives
out the following information in re
gard to the immense program of ship
building in the South. Its" stupen
dousness cannot help forcing upon
the average man, our sincere. purpose
to back our words by our acts:
A summary of the main shipbuild
ing activities along the South Atlantic
and Gulf Coast from Maryland to
Texas shows the vast aggregate. value
of over $400,000,000 in ships now build
ing or under contract. About $175,
000,000 is represented by-work in hand
at shipyards at Baltimore and. Hamp
ton Roads, or nearly one-half, of the
total, leaving fi225,000,000 as the amaz
ing sum representing practically new
shipbuilding activities that have
sprung up in the South since the war
began, because but a very limited
amount of shipbuilding was carried on
prior to the war at any Southern ports
but Baltimore and Newport News.
Now thore is not a port from Balti
more to Port Aransas, Texas, that haft
not one or more shipyards speedily
turning out wooden or steel vessels of
varying sizes. At some of the main
ports enormous expansions are plann
ed at the older established yards,while
several new plants that will rank well
with the country's, other big shipyards
are rapidly being created.
At Baltimore ships are under way
or planned that will cost approxi
mately $75,000,000, with an indication
for a much wider expansion at a
early date, as some of the large ship
yards have big contracts pending
which 'are likely to be .closed at any
moment and which will require con
siderable extension in plant equipment
totakexare of'therar-- -
In Hampton Roads, where the great
Newport News shipyard and the Ports
mouth Navy Yard are located, and
new yards are being established at
Norfolk and Hampton, work in hand
will aggregate over $100,000,000 in
value, making this section what has
been aptly termed the Clyde of Am
erica. .-'
At Wilmington, North Carolina's
main seaport, vesseis valued at $1,
000,000 are under way.' Charleston,
South Carolina, comes quickly to the
front with enlargements of its present
shipyards, the construction of a dry
dock, and establishment of a new
plant of large size that has a contract
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GOOD ROAD FOR
AFTON SECTION
Road Froiaa Reams' To Montgom
ery's Store Declared To Be
One of Best in County.-
1
In conversation the other day, we
overheard a gentleman say that the
road leading from Mr. Hugh Reams,
where the Warrenton Township road
ends, to Montomery's Store in Shocco
township was as smooth as the paved
streets of Warrenton.
This testimony came from a gentle,
men who has travelled the County-over
and who is in a position to judge the
condition of the roads.
One thing certain this section of
road illustrates what co-operative ac
tion will do in any community. This
Pinnell, Buiroughs, Limer Fuller, and
Aycock neighborhood is progressive as
a farming community, and know the
value of a good road as common prop
erty. This section of road was one year,
ago almost impassible, and today it
stands forth as conclusive evidence of
the value of dragging after each rain,
and of general upkeep as is voluntarily
practiced by the men of this section.
Rev. R. H. Broom Leads.
In looking over the Raleigh Chris
tian Advocate we note that Rev. R.
H. Broom led the Financial Honor Roll
having procured $149.20 in one year
in subscriptions for this excellent pa
per, f..;".'; ;. ;
Court Room Crowded To Hear
Him On This His First Court
Here; Splendid Charge.
A few minutes after ten o'clock yes
terday morning at the words of Sher
iff R. E. Davis, January term of War
ren Superior Court convened, with his
honor, Judge John H. Kerr, presiding.
After the enpanelment of the Grand
Jury, Judge Kerr delivered an impres
sive charge as to their duty under the
law, and. as to their duties as citizens
of the great American commonwealth.
He expressed sincere pleasure in. be
ing here as Judge, and in that capac
ity to help the people of Warren in
the administration of the laws of the
State. -
After defining crime and making
clear the duty of the Jurors, Judge
Kerr placed before the Jury and the
large number of citizens in the Court
room some very -interesting observa?
tions. He told of the State and its
marvelous undeveloped resources; he
told of. its people and their capacity
to fashion nature's blessings into the
common good. "The purest strain ot
Anglo-Saxon blood found anywhere in
the world exists in North Carolina,
said Mr. Kerr. This priceless heri
tage makes us cherish those high
ideals which are evidenced by our peo
pie everywhere; "of North Carolina's
two and a half million people, less
than one-fourth of one percent are of
foreign birth," he continued. "The
fourth states of Georgia, Virginia,
Kentucky and North Carolina are, ac
cording to four of the greatest preach
ers, the states in which the moril
status of the Nation is at its height.
Judge Kerr spoke the importance
of a just pride as the mother of all
achievement; not a haughty, narrow
minded conceit, but. of a pride botft
Tof past achievement andeiory
of present opportunities such every
North Carolinian should hold.' Ha
spoke of California, exemplifying ths
good effects to be accomplished by
such a pride.
In the affairs of any people, the
just administration of its laws are the
foundation of society, but the freedom
of each individual is held so dear by
the State . that twenty-four . men . must
judge the defendant before the bar of
justice. Speaking along this course,
Judge Kerr "urged that the Grand
Jury go diligently into all present
ments,, and to report all violations of
the law which had come under their
observation as citizens.'
Scoring the importance of obeying
the law, and describing the opposers
of the administration at this time as
"old grabby souls, narrow-minded and
pessis mistic" as - sores on community
life, Judge Kerr stated "There is no
place in society, Nation, State for men
who opposes the laws of the country.'
He urged the Jurors to investigate
conditions at . the county home and the
jail, and. in passing paid a just com
mendation to . Colonel Scrap Powell,
who has the home in charge, He
urged that they see that conditions on
j the chain- gang and in the jail were
of care- was taken, as to the comforts
of prisoners. "It is not the aim of
the State to destroy when it punishes'
declared the Judge in this connection.
Addressing the body as represent
tives of the people, he impressed: upon
them their duty to investigate the, af
fairs of the county : with the view- of
helpful advice rather than of criticism.
He urged the Jurors to inquire about
the school administration of the coun
ty and of the interest of the state, in
the successful working of its school
system. Education is being realized
for its worth, and Judge Kerr declar
ed "a study of the situation, bringing
to light the illiteracy among our allies
and the enlightening of the German
people furnished the key to the situa
tion this was a war of brains." Evi
dence proves, that .educated people
are the better fighters. Judge Kerr
urged that the Grand Jury commend
the county officers for the fulfillment
of their duty reven the little common
place actions in any line of endeavor
merit a kind word for duty performed
and the officers appreciate a pat on
the shoulder. Duty is always more
thoroughly performed, when duty is
appreciated. -
Speaking of the individual duty of
a citizen, Judge Kerr showed concha-
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Jack Seoit and Ed! Petar After
Chase ; Deputy Scott Outran
Negro and - Captured Him.
"Rooster" Davis; a negro with the
reputation of an; "all-around .bad man"
is lodged, in jail here with oyer: a hun
drediajsd; twenty bir4;sh in hiss back
and:a sligt:,wpuiid:; thehadi
'.. Davis .who corneal from-the; Ridge-way-;
seio?h4
years a bad" negrp ; He was wanted
in Raleigh for assaulting anio&ersiinr
Philadelphia for some offense, and was
chargwiiartttnynrf money at Nor-
ilna and v the' carrying of a concealed
weapoiu . - -
: Mayor J; C. Hardy attempted Mt0,ar
rest .. Davis at Norlina and in" this at
; empt firfed -at -hjra, wounding? thejegxcL
slightlys.in the- hand,, bujk, the negrp.
imadeehisiesieajnd iwent.to his horae'
near Ridge way. , .Learning? of! hia
where-abouts Chief E. L,Green, and
deputies Ed Petar and Jack Scott went
to make the arrest.
: : Uponthir; approach Davis v made a
break for liberty, failing to. halt de
puty J ack Scott," erstwhile professional
hall player and athlete, extraordinary;
fired several times - with an . automatic
shot: gswv. and in so doing disturbed
the peace of--mind, of Davis but did
not stop him. Seeing: -the fugitive
was getting out of range and that the
effect of bird shot wasnt hindering
hia leg action, Scott stop firing and
commenced the chase a-foot. After
about a half mile run, through briar
and bramble, Scott overtook his man,
and j made the arrest before Chief
Green and deputy Petar could cover
the distance.
The negro's condition is good, the
shot just stuck and did not inflict any
serious damage.
Oft RED GROSS
Reports Number of New Mem
bers; B. Y; P- U. and Sunday
School Elects Officers.
' The Wise Auxiliary American Red
Cross now numbers 112. members. The
following are the new members ob
tained during and since the Christmas
Membership Drive:
Mrs. Nora King, Miss India Hawk,
Mrs. Edwin Perkinson, Dr. T. J. Ho.v,
Thomas G. Holt, Jr., Mr. E. L. Powell,
W. T. Bolton, Mrs. Addie Mustian,
Zela Newman, Mrs. L. M. King, Mr.
D. P. Hicks, Mr. : I. L. King, Clauue
Painter, Sterling Perkinson, Mrs John
Painter, Jones Rivers, Mr. John Wil
liams, Mr. Marion Bolton, William St
Sing, Macon White, Raymond White,
Mrs. Sally Powell, R. L. Mustian, Mvs.
Anna King, Mr. R. J. White, Mr. W.
R. Ball, J. H; Bolton, L. E. Hicks, Ice
land Perkinson, Gilbert Wiggins, Hen
ry White, Mrs. Henry White, Luther
Painter, Helen Weldon, Roy. Perlcu
son, Julia, Weldon,' Henry Coleman, W.'
R.- Coleman, Mrs. Rowan King, Thorn-
as Salmon, and Mrs. H. F. Munn.
The Auxiliary has recently sent in
to. the Warrenton Chapter the folio -ing
articles: 26 hospital bed shirts;
10 slings; 5 abdominal bandages; 40
gauze compresses, 4 sweaters, 4 mufr
flers; 6 pair wristlets; 7 pair socks. ,
We "have many willing, workers
really- more workers lhan we have
work to do. We need money with
which to buy materials so that we may
be able to keep busy all those who
are willing to sew.' Isn't there some
one who wishes to give something so
that rough material may be purchased
to keep all the workers busy.
Mr. , George Hawk has loaned one
sewing machine; Miss India Hawk ano
ther, so that our need for machines
has been filled. v ".'
The: newly, elected officers, of the B.
Y. P. U. for, a term of six months . be-,
ginning January 1st are as follow ;
President, W M. Rochelle; Vice-pres
ident, Mrs. Charlotte Story Perkinson;
Secty-treas, Mrs. Walter Mackerj.
Quiz leader, Mr. Frank Dunn; Group
leaders Prof.- Craver, Miss Hodges,
Mi3S Justicend Mr. Walter Perkinson
The officers of the Sunday School
for the new year are: Supt., Mr. C.
W. Perkinson; -Assistant superinten
dent, J. R. Thompson: Secretayames
I White; librarian, Elmore King.
Mr. Weldon Capps, Robbed Of
$250.00 and SlighUy; Shot;
Negroes Are Captured. '
Mr, . Weldon Capps a well known and
progressive citizen of the Drewry sec
tion, of i Vance counter, was robbed at
hi$ home.last week, ;and: was slightly
wounded; by the negroes., who perpetrated-the
crime. ' .
; Answering a knock at his door, two
negroes ; who he well knew asked to
speak., to ; him, following them out of
the house, he was prepared to answer
some- friendly- inquiry or be of some
service when the negroes covered him
with , their guns and demanded his
money. . Two hundred and fifty, dol
lars was taken in this manner and as
Mr Capps started .toward his house at
their- command, a load of shot were
fired point blank, at him the shot
went: between ; his -body and arm, only
a few hitting him. Without any fur
ther show of violence, the negroes
left in haste. v-
r Sheriff Bell, of ; Vance, was notified
and was at once upon the scene," ob
taining: the facts in the case and with
the aid .of. his deputy all three negroes
were arrested and are at present in
Vance county jail awaiting trial.
COUNTY COUNCIL
ARE IN RALEIGH
Heads of County Organization.
Go To Raleigh To Meet
French War. Mission.
. Mr. Walter G. Rogers and Mrs.
Kate Pendleton Arrington leave to
morrow for Raleigh to meet the
French War Mission and to confer
with the members of the State Coun
cil of National Defense.
.Mr. Rogers goes as chairman of
Warren County's Defense Council and
Mrs. Arrington as the chairman of the
Woman's branch of this work.
Following the rendition of the pro
gram - of welcome - at the Auditorium
and speeches by members of the Com
mission, the party will go to the Gov
ernor's Mansion where a reception will
be held.
It is the purpose of the State Coun
cil "of National Defense to make all
County branches conversant with the
War situation in regard especially to
economic conditions, and this visit-of
the' Commission to Raleigh offers . an
Opportunity which all County Councils
have; been urged to accept.
EVEN IN STRIFE THE
WAY OF THE CROSS SHINES
However confused we may be by tne
turns events are. taking in the modem
world, we must cling to one one con
viction, that over all a Divine Provi
dence presides and that through alt,
because of some, things and in spite
of. others, Jesus. Christ will march on
to' moral victory. One of the most
noted ocotch preachers once delivered
a thrilling, sermon on the text,. "An
highway shall be there an a way." The
point made by the preacher was that
this metaphor of a road or a highway
rah through the whole of the Old Test
ament, and in he New Testament car
ried still further, being applied to and
exemplified in Christ, who stands forth
amid all the conflicting paths and says
"I am the way!" In spite of all that
looks as if Christianity were defeated,
or at. any rate halted, the Christ of
God. is. leading on the sons of men.
The path trodden as a mere trail by
apostles in the first century, is now a
turnpike, and shall be lifted up we
do. not say made more smooth or easy
as the years go by. The way of
the. Cross; has been discoverable, by
thoso who were looking for it, in every
past .century, and shall not now be
lost to sight. It may not be a broad
way that glitters with seductive lights
!an.d garish decorations a miscalled
White Way but it is safe and sure,
and it ever, leads upward, to planes of
higher attainment, and scenes of eter
nal joy Zion's Herald. '
German Chancellor Expected To
Resign; Germans and Rus
sians Far From Peace.
The war dispatches as given out this
morning through the-daily press are
ss'xolfawa:
I.mo'an, Jan 14 According to tele
grams from 'Berlin today Count Von
ilertling, the German Imperial Chan
cellor, is ill and will probably resign
shortly, says ; an Exchange Telegraph
dispatch.
Speculation, is rife concerning th
conferences that, are being held in
Berlin between the military and po
litical leaders, in which Emperor Wi
liam. and the; Crown Prince also hav?
participated.
"A death struggles is now proceed
ing between the Reichstag peace ma
jority and the military annexationist
party," says a Bavarian newspapt,
v hich adds that it does not know which
side the government will support su
that Egyptian darkness 'enshrouds the
nation's peace terms.' M
To meet the German menace on thft
western front arising from the with
drawal by the Germans of numerow
troops, from Russia to reinforce their
lines in France, Belgium and Italy ,ths
British minister of national aervie
has asserted that Great Britain's man
power is to be materially increased at
the earliest ; date possible. He declar
ed that, the enemy would be able
withdraw X,6O0,Q00 men from the eafirj,
but notwithstanding this fact and Rus
sia's defection, "the resources of the
Allies: and America are sufficient to
assure, victory and nothing but a p&--schological
catastrophe can save the
Central Powers."
Although there is still talk, in unof
ficial quarters of the . possibility of a
final break in the peace negotiations
between the Central - Powers and the
Bolsheviki, the. armistice evidently has
been extended to. February 18th and it
is reported that the pourparlers will
be transferred shortly from Brest-Lit-ovsk
to Warsaw.
Late advices indicate that there was
considerable haggling between the op
posing delegates at Brest-Litovsk the
latter part of last.week over territor
ial questions and the fixing of a clause
in the proposed" treaty announcing
peace between the belligerents. Trot
zky, the Bolsheviki foreign minister,
s in the previous deliberations, proved
recalcitrant with regard to the Ger
man formula- "that the the contracting
parties have resolved henceforth to
live in peace and. friendship," declared
that it was a "decorative phrase," and
did not describe what the future rela
tions between the Russian and German
peoples would be.
Internal strife continues, in various
parts of. Russia. Bolsheviki troops
are reported to have cleared. General
Kalendine's Cossacks from the Don
iver basin and to have captured Ekafc ;
erinoslav. Following previous reporti
of a mutiny of sailors-at : Sebastopool,
where- 62 officers, four of them admi
rals, were killed, Russian soldiers are
reported to have looted the town of
Kilia, and in fighting with the Ukrai
nians to have forced, the second Uk
rainian regiment to surrender and lay
down 7,000 rifles and. 13 machine gujis
The Petrograd garrison also appar
ently is out of hand, idle soldiers hav
ing been reported, going into the prov .
inces and taking food from the inhab
itants and bringing it back to the
capital and selling it at exorbitant
prices.
The social revolutionary members of
the constituent assembly in Russia are
opposed to a general peace at Russia's
expense and declare that the Bolsne
viki are "usurpers of power, who have
precipitated the country into an abyss
of civil war and anarchy."
Cold weather and snows are still
retarding the infantry activity on th3
battle front, where no fighting, of mo
ment is taking place, except in the ai
ture of small patrol engagements and
artillery duels. Notwithstanding the
fact that similar . conditions prevailed
last week, the British casualties f o?
the seven days ending this Monday
were 24,979, as compared with 18,99S
the previous week and 9,951 .the week
before that.
For the first time in many months
British aviators have carried, out aii
air raid on Karlsruhe, capital of Baden
The raid was made in the day time.
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