North Carolina Newspapers

WILL DRAFT MEN FDR STATE GUARD GOVERNOR BICKETT CALSS FOR TWEEN AGES OF 31 AND 46. DISPATCHES FROM RALEI6H ' Doing* and Happenings That Mark the Progress of North Carolina Peo pie, Gathered Around the Btate Capital. Raleigh. In a proclamation Governor Bickett havokes the. active service of the "un organised militia." as constituted by | aa act of the last general assembly, ratified March 6 and consisting of all ■ale citizens of thi state between the ages of 18 and 46, the call including those XI to 46. The governor proposes to draft MO Ben from this unorganized mill | tie with not less than 25 men to any eoanty aad bigger companies for the larger counties. The regulations for ike selective draft are to be tmme dlately framed aad the draft accom plished with the least possible delay la aH the counties. Conditions how prevailing in the state, the governor declares, make this move necessary at this time. The plan is one that was worked out by direction of the governor some days ago and approved' by the state council of defense. Among the conditions that are speed lag «p the formation of the militia aompanles are the crimes committed the past few days In Wake, Vance, Harnett and Durham counties, all of which stirred hundreds of people to ■sob violence. The state's prison here is thr> "place of safety" to which criminals are brought to keep mobs from tbem aad a particularly large special mili tary force is contemplates for Raleigh aad Wake on that account, to deter combinations of mob movements from different counties to force even the state's prison under some circum stances. Already there is formed a formli able special company of selected citi senry here for service of this sort to be ready for any emergency. The or ganisation was perfected tonight In the state house with Adjutant Gen eral Lawrence W. Young and MaJ. W. r. Moody directing the movement. The men were called to the service through special letters and telephones the past few hours and they are un derstood to be ready for sny emer geacy. The proclamation of Governor - Bickett follows: "Whereas. It has been made to ap pear to me that conditions now pre vail within the state calling for the aai and service of an effective force for the maintenance of peace, and or der; "Whereas, by aa act by the last general assembly entitled 'An act to revise the military ISWB of the state and Increase the efficiency of the sallltla,' ratified March 6. 1917, all able bodied male citisens of the state aad all able bodied male residents therein, who have signified their pur paas to become citizens, between tho ages of 18 and 46. unless excepted by special law, or constituted and de elared to be the unorganized militia of the state and made subject to the call of the governor' for the purpose tadlcated; •Now, therefore. I, Thomas Rlckett. governor, by virtue of author ity vested in me by the general laws aafl more especially by the provlsons of said act, do make this my procla mation and call into the active service of the state the said unorganized mi litia as described and designated in said act between the ages of 31 and 46 to the number of 5.000, not lefs •fcM 26 in any one county and ■winder to be apportioned to the larg er Counties as the governor may des ignate, to be selected by draft and forthwith organised and equipped as provided by said statute and the regu latlons to be immediately framed and pabltohed." Pardee Granted Clyde Melton. ▲ pardon was granted by Governor Bickett tor Clyde Melton. Buncombe wotjr, nerving since 1912 on an ll lear sentence for second degree mur der. The pardon Is condltloßed on sobriety and law observance for the mat Ave years. The governor says while there were many lndlca- ÜBM of self-defense In the clrcum stances of the killing. It was also deary the result of whiskey. He was a young man at the time and has serv ed Ive years and very many good peo «Aa arge the pardon. Want Wider Use Smoked Fish. Mr. Arthur Orr, a representative of Che United States Bureau of Fisheies, ▼brited Raleigh a few days ago to in terest local fish dealers and the state lorn economics department in the ■satter of using smoked fish to bolster «p the food svpply. He found the 1 dealers ready to cooperate. Mrs. Jane MoKhnmon, heed of the state homo economics department, also expressed hearty interest la the proposal aad f osnlsul to have It taken np in the eoanties by the demonstration agents Cheese Mskers Prepare Exhibit North Carolina cheese-makers are preparing for a s tenuous drive for na tional recognition. Already, the pro duct manufactures in the mountain covee of western North Carolina once famous tor their moonshine, has besn sampled by competent Judges ■ who have declared It good, surpassing oven in quality the Wisconsin cheese which comes South. As the state's infant Industry, >cheese-mnking stands with soy-bean jroductkm as among the very hopeful signs of spreading prog ress. Mr. A. J. Reed, of the dairy field office, states that calls tor cheese ex hibits have come from several fairs and expositions. The dairy field office will seiid Mr. D. R. Noland with a fine exhibit to the Southeastern fair in At lanta. aG The creameries of the state will aead butter and milk; and the cheese factories will send sam ples of their product to compete for the scores and the money. All facto ries will aend three cheeses—one each, to be used and two, each to be In the special display representing North Carolina in the agricultural hall. Some of tho factories plan to semi choese of various types and sites. Another exhibit Is being collected by Mr. F. R. Farnham for use at the Southern Commercial Congress which meets In New York City. Still an other will awake a feeling of pride in the hearts of the mountaineers at the Wayneeville Fair, October 2-5. This will be the first dairy exhibit yet held at the fair and It le expected to en courage dairying and cheese factory organisations In the section. Still an other and larger exhibit will be made by the dairy field office at tho State Fair at Raleigh on October 120 Both cheese and dairy products will be shown here so that ths people may see Just what la being done along this line In their own state. Along with this work, Mr. Farnham haa Just organized three more factories in Alleghany county. These are now buying equipment to be ready for oper ation by spring. Chsess Factories Have Big Output. Returning from a trip to the moun tain section of western North Caro lina, Mr. A. J. Reed, of the office of dairy farming, reports that the 18 cheese factories now in operation aM selling about SIO,OOO worth of cheese per month. Mr. Reed found much en thusiasm over the coming of the cheese factories'to the section. With the co-operation of hla assistants. Mr F. B. Farnham and D. R. Noland. tho farmers In the mountain region have organised 22 factories to date and have requests for perfecting the or ganization of ten more at places where all conditions are extremely fa vorable for placing them. There la also a great demand for trained cheeae makers and a number of young men expect to come to West Kalelgli to attend the cheese-maker's course, which will be given by the animal In dustry division at a later date. Some of the enthusiasm for the fac tories is based on actual cash returm by the patrons. During the month of August Mr. F. R. Rich, one of the pa trons of the Beaver Croek Cheese Fac tory. aold $256 worth of milk from hi* heard of 16 Holsteln cattle, eight of them having already been in milk 'eight months. Mr. A. L. Wilson, of Vilas, sold $106.66 worth of milk from his eleven cows, with only five of them being grade Holstoln heifers. The cows In both of these herds received no food except that supplied by pasturage. Several of tho factories In tills region plan to make an exhibit of their cheese at the State Fair. This will be the first exhibit of the home product that has been seen. Quite a number of them expect to send a good exhibit to the Southeastern Fair In Atlanta this fall. Both Mr. Farnham and Mr. Noland have found It necessary to purchase small cars to aid In their work In the region. New Corporations Chsrtersd. The stato granted a charter amend ment to the Wilmington Light Infan try whereby a general readjustment of thlrf military and social organiza tion Is achieved through provision that the company can hold club prop erty for military and club purposes, elict In accordence to Its special con stitution and by-laws active, honorary and sustaining members and handle real estate at will in furthering pur poses of organization. The company has no capital atock. The president Is Mc. B. Wilson and the secretary J. H. Moore. The application for amend ment of charter is signed by the full membership of the organization. There Is k charter for the Farmes and Planters Tobacco Warehouse of Chadbourn. capital $2,000 author iced and $2,300 subscribed by C. J. Britt, E. H. Miller and others for a general warehouse business. The MooresvMle Mottor Company of Mooresrille. Incorporated with SIOO,- 000 capital and $6,000 minimum to be gin business. The Incorporators are O. G. Ludweg, Nea» Hunter and others. Third Annual Egg Show. The annual Egg Bhow held by the Agricultural Extension Service of the College and Department of Agricul ture will be held again this year dur Ing the State Fair, October 16-20. Sev eral prizes have been offered and many poultry men have expressed their Intention of making entries of eggs In the exhibit. This exhibit Is Inaugurated for the purpose of show ing Just what pure-bred poultry means In the production of a uniform- and higher grade product. In many places eggs are now sold on t qvallty basis T£E ENTERPRISE, WILLIAMSTON, NORTH CAROLINA \ I A Hi i ' I S\"l / I '-I 1 ■ ■ f I | I ■ II MMmmmmmmmJ i, fi -.-.^-.. j tH.'jj;\,^y~.v, ,j vv wn I—Photographl—Photograph of the giant Capronl trlplani', a sample of which has liwii sent to the United States from Italy ami which carries 2f> 2 —PresMcnt Irlgoyen of Argentina, who IN try 1I»K to arrange united action of Latin-American nations againat Germain H—The Chateau of Pvronue, reduced to ruins hy continuous bom bardment hy.the Germans. 4—W,A. Holman, prime minister of New South Wales, photographed In New York where he attended a luncheon of the Ovnseaa ciuh. NEWS REVIEW OF THE PAST WEEK House Decides to Investigate Bernstorff's Plot to Influ ence Congress. Flft NAMED BY TOM HEFUN Bulgaria Ready to Quit War—Ger many'# Conditional Offer to Evacu ate Belgium—Lansing'* Expos ures Well Timed—Haig Makes Further Advances In Flandera. By EDWARD W. PICKARD. The house of representatives has de termined to Investigate Itself, or rath er the action of certain of Its mem bers, as a result of the disclosure of the Bernstorff plot to Influence con gress nnd keep the country from en tering the war, by the expenditure of $50,000 through some organization. Representative Tom Heflln of Ala bama precipitated the Inquiry by stat ing in the house that he knew of some congressmen whose actions were sus picious. Called before com mittee, he named Senator La Fol lette, Representative at Large W. E. Mason of Illinois, Representatives Fred A. Britten of Illinois, nnd l'at rlck D. Norton nnd John M. Raer of North Dakota. He did not accuse anyone of receiving German money, but demanded that the activities of these five men be Investigated. Bulgaria Wants to Quit. Bulgaria, having nttaincd the ends for which she entered the wnr —the recovery of Dohrudja, Macedonia, and parts of Serbia that were taken from her In the Rnlkan war—ls ready to quit fighting If permitted to retain her conquests. So says Stephen Pun ure toff, Bulgarian minister to the United States. Ills country, he adds, has no Interest In Germany's ambl tlon to establish a Mittel Europa, and would have preferred to enter the wnr on the side of the nllles, had their promises been as unconditional as those of the kulser. Austria-Hungary, according to ad vices received In Washington, Is rnp- Idly /icnrlng collapse, and the Ger man war party reallr.es that pence, If It Is to be of the German brand, must be procured within six months or be fore America gets fully into nctlon. There Is great distress throughout the realm of Emperor Charles and his peo ple would gladly stop fighting provid ed they do not have to yield too much to Italy. Germany Offers Belgian Bargain. The replies of Germany and Austria to the pope's peace proposals, filled with high sounding phrases and hypo crisy, were virtually Ignored by the al lied governments and condemned as evasive and Insincere by the press. Therefore the kaiser came forward with an addendum, verbally expressed to the pupal nuncio nt Munich by For eign Secretary Kuehlman, In which he fegreed to evacuate Belgium In Order to gain peace. But the offer was hedged about by conditions that made ull the non-Teutonic .world laugh. He de manded that Germany have the right to develop her economic enterprises freely In Belgium, especially In Ant werp; that Belgium give a guaranty that "any such menace ns that which threatened Germany in 1914 would In future be excludedthut Belgium un dertake to maintain the administrative separation of the Flanders and Wal loon. districts Introduced by Germany, nnd not enter Into any commercial treaties aimed nt Germany. In re turn Germany offers graciously to con tribute n share of the compensation to be paid to the little nation she has ravished. ; The new German party organized by Admiral von Tlrpitz and others not now in office got Into action last week with th •' slogan "IVnro without Indem nity means Germany's defeat." Thin party serves to co-ordinate the uctlvl tie# of the pun-Germnn agencies tinil Is getting large support. The social democrats are gathering their strength to coiubnt It, nnd the result Is likely to be n very pretty light when the relchstag reassembles. Little Newa From Russia. Little IH heard nnd still less Is known just now nhotit condition* in Russia. Plots, countei plots anil ac cusations have not yet unseated Keren sky, IIIMI he and the soldiers' and work men's council may tlnally establish complete control over the situation. The troops In the field and In garrisons have been murdering their otllcers by the score, and one correspondent as serts they have no heurt for the war since the c/.ar was deposed-—ll state ment that only adds to the confusion of the mental picture we over here have of the new republic. The urmles, however, since the Gcrinnns captured Jneobstadt, have checked the udvance of the enemy anil even retook some positions near Pskoff. Winter Is com ing to their aid nnd It Is considered probable that the nfOvciueut of the Germans toward Petrngrad Is jiboiit ended for tills year. General Soiikhoinllnoff, former war minister, tlrst of the autocrats to be Judged by a Jury of the new democ racy, was convicted of lilKb treason on Wednesday, and sentenced to Impris onment at hard labor for life, ills young wiTe, whose extravagance drove him nearly Insane, was acquitted. Lansing's Useful Disclosures. As • means of consolidating the sentiment of the country and arousing Its enthusiasm for n victorious war the disclosures of German Intrigue made by Secretary Lansing nre unex celled. And they are ably seconded by the stirring speeches that Colonel Roosevelt has been delivering. Mr. Lansing times ills exposes well and makes them with a calm duality that ,Is most effective. Ills latest state ment Is that he has conclusive evi dence that Count von Rernstorff on or before January 10 had received and read the Zimmerman note to the Ger man minister in Mexico City tolling of the Intention to begin unrestricted sub marine warfare on February 1. and consequently was fully aware of his government's plan when lie asked au thority to expend s'>o,ooo to Influence congress and keep this country neu tral. Colonel Roosevelt's patriotic ad dresses were n distinct feature of the week. In Chicago nnd other middle West cities he expressed forcibly the opinions he nnd most of the rest of us have of the pacifists and obstruc tionists and other pro-Germans, nnd he gave special attention and some choice language to the case of Robert M. La Follette, the United States sena tor with wlioln Wisconsin Is afflicted. The doughty "T. It." Invaded the ene my's country, delivering one of his most flery speeches nt Racine. At the Chicago meeting and elsewhere resolu tions were mlopted calling for the ex pulsion of La Follette from the sen ate, but that so-called honorable gen tleman, seemingly unmoved by the storm of denunciation, was busy or ganizing his followers In Wisconsin for a tight Iwsod on what he thinks are his principles. Bouth America Is on Fire. Germany sought to imtify Argentina by disapproving the Ideas expressed by Count von Luxburg, but the South American republic was by no menus sntlsfled and the people demanded that war be declared. The chamber of deputies concurred In the resolution of the senate that relations with Ger many be severed, and It wns up to President Irlgoyen. He has been a determined advocate of neutrality, but it seemed likely that he would be forced to yield to the demand for war. Before deciding the matter, he began negotiations to secure united action by all the Latin-American nations. Uru guay and Paraguay were reported »s eager to break off relations with Ger many, and Peru last week presented to the imperial government a demnnd that satisfaction be given within eight days for the sinking of the Peruvian bark Lorton in Spanhth wtiters last Febrtia ry. The people of Argentina have hceu stirred to Increased ludlgnuthm by the serious strikes of railroad men and other workers, which Imve been accompanied by much violence and de struction of property. These strikes are admittedly fomented and flmiticlnl ly supported by Germans. Haig Resumes Hie Offensive. Having spent the tlrst part of the week lii consolidating his gnlns and beating off the desperate counterat tacks of the Germans, Field Marshal llalg on Wednesday resumed his of fensive in Flanders in the Ypres re gion. In n few hours his men had occupied ground to a depth of more than 1 yards along most of the front Involved, and were In posses sion of the Tower Hamlets ridge, were beyond the bloody Polygon wood, and bail taken most of Zonneheke, the vil lage from which they were driven in April, 1015. The Germans made tre mendously strong counter-lit tucks dur ing the afternoon and evening, but In vain. The results of the offensive, ut the date of writing, are pronounced most satisfactory. Very heavy losses were Incurred by the crown prince In futile uttacks on the French ulong the t'liemln des Dames and north of Verdun. Four air raids in two days were made on England by the Germans and about u score of persons were killed. Roth airplanes und Zeppelins took part In these raids and aerial torpedoes were used. The chief result was n renewed demnnd by the British press for reprisals. In several bombing ex peditious the allied airmen did grent damage to German establishments In Belgium. Monday night the German aviators cleverly bombed n French camp of German prisoners, killing two and wounding 17. They probably thought It was a hospital. Bteel Prices Hesvily Reduced. By a voluntary agreement made by steel producers with the wnr Indus tries board and approved by the presi dent, it scale of quotations was estab lished that reduces prices of steel by about one-hnlf. These, according to Elbert 11. Gary, are fair ami reason able, though far below the expecta tions of the manufacturers. The pri ority committee of the war Industries hoard Issued an order that in all cases preference In orders for iron nnd steel and their products be given to con cerns turning out materials actually necessary for the war's conduct. Man ufacturers of fnrticles classed as lux uries are the tlrst to feel the effects of this order. The federal labor trouble mediators nre a busy lot of men these dnys. No sooner was the big strike of Iron work ers at Han Francisco settled than the lake seamen voted to strike, and next the switchmen of the Elgin, Jollet & Eastern suddenly quit, crippling the mills of the United States Steel cor poration at South Chicago nnd (Jary. Also, machinists employed by the gov ernment In navy yards and nrsenals made new demands for more pay, nnd the bituminous conl operators and min ers could not agree on wages. It was a relief to learn that the International Brotherhood of Leather Workers de termined to prevent nil strikes in Its ranks during the war. For Becond Liberty Loan. All preparations were completed last week for the campaign to flout the sec ond Liberty loan. The bonds, which will bear 4 per cent Interest, will be advertised by posters, by every post master, railroad, express and telegraph manager, and every schoolteacher. A letter will be sent to every farmer In the country, nnd a speclnl missive will go to a selected list of a million wealthy agriculturalists. They will be urged to invest as much of the pro ceeds of their harvest as possible In the Liberty bonds. Window enrds, mailing stickers and automobile stick ers will be distributed by the mil lions. The senate passed the $8,000,000,000 war deficiency bill, nnd the lioase and senate conferees completed their work on the great war tax bill. NOTICE TO SICKWOMEN Positive Proof That Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Relieves Suffering. Bridge ton, N. J.—"l cannot apeak too highly of Lydia E. Pinkham'a Vegeta ■ ble Compound for Inflammation and othar weaknesses. I was very irregular and would have ter rible pain* w that I could hardly take a step. Sometime* I would be ao miaera ble that I could not sweep a room. 1 doctored part of the time but felt no change. I later took Lydia EL Pink ham's Vegetable Compound and aoon felt a change for the better. I took It until I was in good healthy condition. I recommend the Pinkham remediea to all women aa I have used them with auch good results."— Mrs. MilforoT. Cum- MINGS, 322 Harmony St, Penn'a Grove, N> Je Such teatlmony should be accepted hr all women as convincing evidence of the excellence of Lydia E. Pinkham'a Vegetable Compound sa a remedy for the diatreaaing ilia of women aucn aa displacements, inflammation,ulceration, backache, nalnful periods, nervou%neea and kindred ailments. Children Want to Know. History repeats herself, but u child Is always original. Smnll Marjorle wiis most Intelligent ly concerned over motion pictures of the war. When she failed to under stand a situation she asked for Infor mation. "Why are those men stooping under that bridge, mother?" Mother explained that they were go ing to blow it tip. "Oh! Will they have breath enough!" Bt. Lcula Lady Cured of Eczema. 6639 Vernon St., Ht. I .null. Mo. I I h«ve had Krwmi for four years end ; have tried everything possible to cure It, without success, until I tried Tetterlne. I Tour medicine has cured me after six ! months' trial. Miss A. B. Kin*, j Tetterlne cures Ecxema, Itching PlTee, 1 Rlns Worm, Dandruff and every form of I Scalp und Pkln Disease Tetterlne #oc; Tetterlne Boap 260. At druinclat* or by mall direct from The flhuptrlno Co., Sa vannah, Oa. With every mall order for Tetterlne we Jive n box of Stiuptrlne's 10c I.lver Pllle ree. Adv. • The Impatient Guest. Ilelolse of tlie rapid-fire* resrnurant nas relating to Clnudlnc, nhother wait ress in the same establishment, certain Interest lug episodes which occurred at the bartenders' ball on the pervious night. "All In the living world I says to llughle was—" "Sn-n-ay!" sarcastically Rnarled a hypercritical customer, "I'm still wait ing for my order ! Is this n restaurant or an elocutionary entertainment?" "Aw, listen to the living skeleton hav ing n lit on the tiled floor!" coldly re torted Ilelolse. "I says tw llughle, 'llughle,' 1 snys, 'I wouldn't have thought it of you!' .lust like that." Perfectly Ridiculous. "It's too bad that you broke your doll," commented the caller. "This doll Is not broken," corrected the child gravely. "oh, Isn't It? I thought that waa the doll that used to cry 'Mamma 1* when It was queezed." "This Is the siune doll. Hut you must remember that was several years ago. She Is much older now. You expect a grown up young lady to cry 'Mamma !' when she Is queezed do you?"* The caller had to acknowledge that whatever she expected, it probably wouldn't lake plnce. Dyspeptic Dangers. "Is this war brend, my dear?" "No; why do you ask?" "It looks to me as if a man had only u lighting chance with it." Some folks mnkc a specialty of ex changing their brass for other people's 11l II r : " u "!!! 11l I 1 „: !l l I II I IPOSTUMI has been adopted as the table beverage in many a 1 Home be- 1 cause of its pleasing flavor ana healthful I jnatures liiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiinHiiai