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I,XXnL 4 (TUESDAY) WARRENTON, N. C, FRIUAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1918 T (Friday) .'. Number 12
31.50 a year Ajma;gimroPAraa devoted to the interests of wabeenton and warren codnty , fcA
THF-RI I R 0 TwF -fill.
Clears Up Doubtful Points And Lays Down
More Stringent Rulings Than Thought
Chairman Thomas D- Peck Gets
Ruling From The State Ad
ministrator; People Are
Asked To Study
Questions.
A telegram of January 25th, 1913
tc A. W. McAlister, State Fuel Admr.,
from Mr. T. D. Peck, chairman of the
County Administration, worded thus:
"Please wire complete list those al
lowed to keep open burn fuel Mon
days" has brought the following from
the State Administrator's office:
To Chairmen Local Fuel Committees:
The State Fuel Administration was
almost snowed under the first few
days after Mr. Garfield's Fuel Order
was issued, with inquiries, by tele
gram and letter, of all kinds and from
every direction. These inquiries were
handled as promptly as it was possi
ble for us, though not as promptly in
every case as we would have wished.
Ycu will find below a great many
typical questions with their answers.,
which will be a guide to you in an
swering inquiries which will be maae
regarding the remaining closing days
under the Fuel Order.
Please give all the publicity possi
ble to these questions and answers, so
as to reduce as far as possible the
inquiries that will come direct to this
office. Yours very truly,
A. W. MCALLISTER,
State Fuel Administrator.
Questions and Answers .
1. Do plants operating ty water or
hydro-electric power have to close on
the Mondays specifiedi
Answer Yes. It has been ruled
from Washington that for such plants
to use fuel for heating sufficient tc
run would be in excess of that needed
to prevent damage from freezing and
to safeguard fire protection, and, there
fore a violation. The reason for this
ruling is that the U. S. Fuel Adminr
istration wishes to close down all man
ufacturing plants on specified Mon
days not specifically exempted, in
order that freight congestion may be
relieved. . -
2. Are plants using fuel in the-pro-duction
and distribution of food ex
empted? Answer yes.
3. May wholesale and retail stores
selliny food remain open after noon
on specified Mondays? Answer No.
Unless in some extreme case the Lo
cal Food Administrator should rec
ommend it as necessary.
4. May wholesale and retail stores
selling food remain open after noon
on Mondays if they use no fuel? An
swer yes.
5. May wholesale and retail stores
selling food sell other articles other
than food on Mondays ? Answer No
6. May drug stores on Mondays sell
other articles than drugs? No.
7. How may mills working on gov
ernment contracts secure exemption?
Only upon the recommendation of the
War or Navy Departments, unless ex
empted specifically or under some gen
cral order. The U. S. Fuel Adminis
tration will grant exemptions when
recommended by War and Navy . De
partment. 8. What is included in the 'ter .:
fuel? Coal, coke, wood, oil and gas
are all fuels.
9. Are laundries, fertilizer factor
ies and cotton seed mills exempt? Yes
1 O.May plants that necessarily must
e continuously operated seven days
each week use fuel on Mondays? Yes,
such quantity of fuel as is necessary
to prevent serious injury to the plan I
or its contents.
11. Does the order apply to print
m establishments, including weekly
newspapers? Yes, except such estab
hshments may burn fuel to such an
extent as is necessary to issue cur
vent numbers of magazines and other
Publications periodically issued.
!2. Does Fuel Order apply to bar
er shops, plumbing establishments.
D1acksmit. oV, .,
mi """P) garages, -ana ouier
lsceIlaneous nloc v-
' n ess specifically - exempted, . as . they
under the general term of
"business houses."
I 13. Does the Fuel Order require
J theatres, moving picture houses, bow-
ling alleys, billiard rooms, private or
public dance halls and other places of
1 public amusement to close on Tues-
days ? Yes. ' The original ortler pro
vided that they should use no fuel on
; Mondays, but the amended order' pro
I vides that they should use neither
.fuel nor lights on Tuesdays, and,there
jfore, they must close on Tuesdays,
j 14. Does Fuel Order apply to hotels
(restaurants or other places where
meals are served? No.
j 15. Does Fuel Order apply to com
, panies in the wood, coal or oil busi
ness? No. The order does not ap
ply to rooms, offices or such portions
. of buildings as are used in connection
. with the production, transportation
or distribution of fuel.
16. Does Fuel Order apply to stores
shoys and ' other places of business if
they do not use fuel ? No. The burn
ing of fuel determines whether or not
the order applies.
17. Does the order apply to wood
working plants and. lumber mills run
ning on their own sawdust, shavings
or other waste which cannot be used
for fuel? No.
18. Does the order apply to lumber
mills if accustomed to supplying waste
fuel to inhabitants of surrounding ter
iritory? Such mills may run during
i suspension period to extent necessary
I to provide sufficient waste fuel to sup
I ply needs of surrounding territory.
19. Does the order require the clos
ing of manufacturing plants where
rthe result would 'be 'serious damage
to the plant, or to property, or to ma
terial in process of manufacture? No
20. Does Fuel Order apply to cot
ton gins using fuel, also to foundries ?
Yes.
j 21. Does Fuel Order apply to light
ing plant operating only at night? No.
j . 22. Does Fuel Order apply to thi
'. schools and public libraries ? No.
, 23. Does the order apply to brick
j plants that will suffer loss on account
of shutting down after beyinniny a
.burning of brick? No. Otherwise,
.:Yes. -
24. Are stores, offices, etc, using
, manufactured gas for heating pur
! poses exempt ? No.
25. Are fruit and confectionery
i stores classed as food stores? No.
I Because fruit and confectioneries are
not necessities.
j 26. Does Fuel Order apply to auto
! mobiles ? No.
27. Does Fuel Order apply to law
yers' offices while court is in session.
Lawyers' offices may burn fuel such
as is absolutely necessary to enable
them to attend to their duties con
nected with court.
28. Does Fuel Order apply to meat
markets ? No.
29. Does Fuel Order permit any
and all places of business to Durn
such fuel as is necessary to prevent
damage to property from freezing and
to safeguard fire protection? Yes,
but only such fuel as is necessary to
accomplish that purpose.
30. Does Fuel Order permit manu
facturing plants to make up time lpsv
by closing on Mondays? No. This
would be a violation because it would
violate the spirit of the order.
31. How does the order apply to
office buildings containing exempted
occupancies, such as banks, doctor's
offices, etc? All offices in such build
ings unless specifically exempted must
cut off the heat, otherwise tney
arf
m
violation of the order.
MR. ALEX BAXTER MADE
MEMBER COSCHOOL BOARD
At the regular meeting of the Board
of Education Monday, Mr. T. Alex
Baxter, a successful farmer and busi
ness man of the Ridgeway section,was
elected a member of this County body.
Mr. Baxter fills the vacancy caused
by the resignation some time ago of
Mr. J. Edward Rooker.
Mr. Baxter is a man of good busi
ness acumen, of deep interest in the
development of his County, and it is
the opinion of the public that the
Board's choice was wise.
LET THE BOARD
HEAR FROM YOU
Help The Board In the Location
Of These Men It Is Your
Duty; Let's Find ''Em.
A number of men have reported to
the Local Board here since the publi
cation of these lists. The following
should attend to the matter immediate
ly the forfeiture of personal rights
and designating one as a member of
Group 1 follows if one doesn't report
to the Board. Attend to the matter
now: -Henry
Green, Littleton;
George Johnston, Littleton.
Plummer Williams, Inez.
Thomas Webb Sammon, Warren von.
Robert Alston Cheek, Inez.
John Snow, Littleton.
Carjyle Malcolm Goodman, Warrenton
Robert Stevenson, Warrenton.
Jesse Powell, Warren County.
Clarenc Davis, Warrenton.
Thomas Alston, Warrenton.
Frank Alston, Littleton.
Eddie Anderson, Littleton.
Ernest Richie, Norlina.
Claude Jones, Norlina.
George Cole, Macon.
Joseph Edward King, Macon.
Horace Robinson, Norlina.
Henry Sanders, Norlina.
James Kearnesy, Norlina.
Jacob Williams, Warren County.
Henry Bracey, Warren County.
Robert Cornelius Elliott, Wise.
Tom Reavis, Warrenton.
Will Stewart, Littleton.
Willis Jones, Littleton.
James Cassell, Littleton.
Henry Davis, Littleton.
Charlie Hill, Merry Mount.
William Boyd, Warren Plains.
Luther William Pearce, Inez.
Robert Alston, Macon.
Willie Wyatt, Elberon.
Robert Haithcock, Afton.
Debid Selimon, Youngs town, Ohio.
George Nelson, Merry Mount.
Joseph Jones, Merry Mount.
Gilbert Williams, Inez.
Sam. Kearney, Littleton.
James Johnston, Norlina.
John Robert Bullock, Manson.
Tollie Thomas Perry, Henderson.
Daniel Dowtin, Littleton.
Taz Hargrove, Farewell, Pa.
Sterlie Lee Holmes, Gold Vein, Va.
Sidney Eaton, Newport News.
John Younger, Macon.
James Rhodes, Goldsboro.
Henry Alston, Inez.
FLYING IN FRANCE
IS DESCRIBED.
Nephew. of Mr. John B. Powell
Of This City Relates His
Experiences "Over There"
Leon Powell, a nephew of Mr. John
B. Powell, of this city; a son of Mr.
Rufus Powell, of Durham, writes aa
interesting account of life in a French
Aviation Camp. Mr. Leon Powell has
often visited here, and his narrative
of adventures as found in the Dur
ham Morning Herald will be of espe
cial interest to people here:
"Leon Powell, son of Captain and
Mrs. R. H. Powell, of this city, whj
is now in France training for the
aviation corps, writes his father an
interesting letter of the work "over
there." Through the courtesy of
Captain Powell, the Herald is thij
morning permitted to print the letter
which follows:
"France, December 31, 1917
"My dearest Father,
Since writing my last letter I
have been transferred to a French
flying school and up to date, I have
had seven flights -or about one hour's
flying.
"I cannot exactly explain the sen
sation that I as an ameteur, exper
ienced, but it is certrainly the finest
thing I have ever run up against.
Flying the thing jthat I have always
desired, is at last realized.
"I am at a French school and have
French moniteurs or instructors, who
cannot talk English. Of course, I
can't "parle" much French, but w?;
get along all right. . The machines
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WAR SAVINGS OR
GANIZATION IS O K.
County Body Organized For Its
Half Million War Sayings
Drive Among Citizens.
Following a conference betweer
County chairman John Graham,Mayor
J. B. Palmer, Supt. Howard F. Jones
and other, interested persons Tuesday!
afternoon with special representative
Traynor the plan of organization for
the War Savings in . Warren was
changed.
This action was in accordance with
the wishes of the State headquarters
in this work, and revokes the system
of organization announced in Tues
day's paper. This new plan of or
ganization has just been adopted in
the State and Warren begins its drivo
for over $445,000 with these officers:
John Graham, chairman; R. B. Boyd
vice chairman; Brodie Jones, Secre
tary; J. B. Palmer, Publicity Mana
ger; Howard F. Jones, J. Edward Al
len, Frank B. Newell,. Dr. Chas. H.
Peete, as Executive Agents; Mrs. Nan
nieMcI. Moore and A. B. Laughter
a 5 well as the tibove are members of
theT Executive committee.
The following heads have been ap
pointed to the committees inumerated
below. These gentlemen are to se
lect from three to five men to aid them
n their branch. The Departmental
Committees: .
Committee for War Savings Socie
ties W. H. Fleming, Norlina,
Finance Committee John G. Ellis,
Warrenton.
Schools Committee Howard F.
Jones, Warrenton.
Committee on Speakers and Thrift
Teachers J. B. Palmer.
Committee on Churches Rev. T. .7.
Taylor, Warrenton.
Committee on Fraternal Organiza
tions -J. Edward Allen, Warrenton.
Woman's Committee -Mrs. Kate P.
Arlington, Warrenton.
Committee on Banks, Stores and
Railroads Robert T. Watson, War
renton. Publicity Committee J. B. Palmer,
Warrenton.
Manufacturers Commitee T. D.
Peck, Warrenton.
Committee on Colored People Rev.
J. K. Ramsey, Warrenton.
The chairmen of the departmental
heads are asked to select and notify
citizens who they elect to assist them
in this patriotic work.
Warren's committee is to raise over
$20 per man, woman and child, and
is to do this this year. To accomplish
this Herculean task, an organization
must be perfected which works with
out a hitch.
A meeting of the Executive com
mittee will be called at an early date
and a definite mode of work decided
upon.
MAKE YOUR IN
COME TAX RETURNS
No Hedging or Getting Around
Uncle Sam On This Subject
Make Your . Returns !
Raleigh, February 8tli Somebody
is going to tell on you if you don't pay
your income tax. Congress has fixed
it so that somebody must tell, whether
he wants to or not. ' -
"One section of the War ineoii
Tax Law, exhaustively comprehensive
in scope, requires every person, with
out exception, and every corporation,
partnership, associationnd insurance
company, in whatever capacity acting,
who paid $800 or more to another per
son, corporation, partnership, associa
tion, or insurance company, as interst,
rent, salaries, wages, premiums, an
nuities, compensation, renumeratiort,
emoluments or other fixed or determin
ed gains, profits, and income, to report
the name and address of the person,
corporation, etc to whom the payment
was made, togther with the emount
of the payment, to the Commissioner
of Internal Revenue at Washington,
using, a form prescribed for the pur
pose Form 1099 now to be had from
this office. The Forms must be filled
out and returned on or before March
1, 1918, accompanied by Form 1096,
which is a letter of transmittal and
affidavit certifying the accuracy of j
faorm 1099." . . ,:
WHAT
German Mortality Rate Must Increase
America's Strength to Force Open Fight
This Will Come As
Germany
Sees The Allied Forces In
creased By Uncle Sam's
Boys and Then De-
r
sive Blow Comes
The following extract " from Sun
day's New York Times is interesting
reading: -
- But, in a military
sense, the game is simply and brutally
a killing match.
"How well are we socceeding at it 7
Frankly, we do not know. Germany
is no longer publishing her casualty
lists, and, even if she were, they would
be but of slight value as, for some
time previous to her abstaining from
this practice, they were totally unre
liable. ; We can form some rough es
timate, however, from a definitely
known factor the loss of the British.
"In the month of January the "Brit
ish loss was, approximately, 73,000
men; in December 79,000, and in No
vember (when there was the heavy
fighting about Cambrai) 129,000, or a
total for the three months of 281,000
men. The British, during this time,
maintained a superiority in artillery
and also in aircraft, which latter
tended to make their artillery, gun
for gun, much more effective. The
German loss during the period was,
therefore,-certainly, no less and prob
ably greater. In addition to the loss
of . the Germans in the west; there were
the losses incident to the Italian cam
paign, which, while not heavy in their
effect on the Germans because rela
tively few Germans were engaged,
were very heavy fpr the number of
men engaged. It is in no sensean ex
aggeration, then, to state that the
German losses in this period of time
were not less than 300,000 men, and
were probably very much greater.
For six months of the year, then, we
may assume that Germany will lose
on an average of 100,000 men per
month, (all of which loss is not per
manent, of course,) while, for the
other six months, because of better
fighting conditions of weather and ter
rain, this number will increase by at
least 50 per cent.
America Decisive Factor .
Hprmanv's t.nt.al Toss, therefore, mav
be figured conservatively at a million
j i,;
and a half men per year, of which
about half will be premanent. At
this rate, if what may be termed the
normal attrition is kept up, the war ,
might last almost indefinitely, as Ger
many can count on an accretion of
about 500,000 per year from the boya
who reach military age. To waste
Germany's strength at the rate of only
250,000 per year obviously does not
hold out much hope of bringing the
war to anything like a quick ending.
Since it is' obvious, then, that the war
can be won only through attrition,and
since it is also obvious that the pres
ent, or normal, rate of attrition is noc
sufficiently great, the problem of th.3
Allies is to devise some means of in
creasing this rate or else acknowledge
that1 the war is to end in a draw.
'""The latter alternative is unthinka
ble.. America, as well as her allies in
Europe, is'not inclined to permit Ger
many to emerge from this war with
the means at hand for- starting ano
ther. Moreover, if Germany were
able to force the entire civilized world
to admit that it was not strong e
nough to beat her, the-world would
not be big enough to hold her, and
life would be unlivable for the other
peoples who inhabit it. . So thisbring-3
us down to the single proposition of
increasing Germany's mortality in bat
tie.
The cheapest way to do this and
when I say cheapest I mean the least
exDensive in that element which is
non-replaceable, human life is by ar
tillery, ever increasing in numbers and
effectiveness. That is why all of tne
European leaders say that it is im
possible to have too much artillery.
There is no such things as surplus artillery-
that is not needed, and may,
therefore, be diverted. On the British
TO !I
Iff
i fighting front there were big guns
over the entire front, spaced but six
feet apart, and still there was not too
much. To what extent we have caus
ed a depletion of this by our failure
to' -produce for ourselves we do not
know. But", as the section of front
we have taken over is at best small,
the demand is not great.
"Artillery alone, however, is not
enough. The Germans, in their posi
tions in the Hindenburg line, are well
under ground. Their large chambers,
such as were found before. Cambrai,
are, in fact, below the depth of pene
tration of large, high-explosive shell
so that the effect of artillery is mini
mized. To make the necessary addi
tions to Germany's casualty lists,
since it cannot be done while she
holds her present advantage, she
must be forced out of her caverns
and made to fight under different con
ditions. In other words, she must be
forced to attack. Here is the greav
allied hope.
"How can Germany be forced to
take the offensive when her defensive
position is so strong? Solely by the
man power of America. The more
rapidly this man power is mobilized
and trained the quicker Germany win
attack, and the more frantic the at
tacks will become. This is not pro
phecy. It is a simple matter of arith
metic. Germany will probably attack
early in the Spring because, as time
passes, she will see the forces of Am
erica in Europe constantly augmented
the tide of allied numbers constantly
rising against her. Before it becomes
overwhelming, which in the end it
must become even though we have to
send 10,000,000 men abroad, she must
make her bid for victory."
REGISTER BEFORE
YOU LEAVE HOME
And Then Wherever You Be You
Can Express Your Prefer
ence Through the Mail.
The Chairman of the County Board
of Elections underd ate of February
j5th received the following letter:
"I beg to call your attention to the
beg to call your
fact that within a short whilet ther'2
will be another call made for men to
go to the training camps under the
selective draft law.
"Many of these men have not reg
istered. The Absent Voters Law was
enacted primarily to enable them to
register before going away so that
they may be enabled to vote by mail
while in the service.
"I am writing to urge you to give
all possible publicity to the provisions,
of this law and to the facilities offered
by it for registering now. - Please
have your local papers call attention
to the law and urge all persons who
expect to be absent at the regular
registration period and who are not
now registered to enroll their name?
at once.
You are required by the law to ket;
your .registration books open at ail
times for the registration of these vo
ters.
"Persons otherwise entitled to vot
may- send their ballots by mail if they
are registered, but there must be per
sonal registration by the voter before
he leaves home. This right of absent
voting applies to the Primary Elec
tion to be held on June 1, 1918, a
well as to the November election.
'Your prompt attention to thh
matter will be appreciated.
WILSON G. LAMB,
'"Chm' State Board of Elections."
Mr. Will Ball Returns Flour
Mr. Will Ball yesterday turned over
to County Food Administrator W. G.
Rogers eight barrels of flour. M:
Ball wholeheartedly and cheerfully
"came across" War - time necessity
interfered for the first time with hia
plan of laying-m supplies for winter.
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