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The Landmark, December 1917
-_aaa = STATESVILLE,N.©.TUESDAY,DECEMBER 4,1917. —The|ith the DrugGoodBishop's Sermon —Former||5M.B.B.Joyner ”=he Satnarite Merchants’Asso-,Pastors Talkat EveningSer-dn the game.of beskethalli;Friday night,en-vice ;session :.‘night between the —schoolstheadministrationofacoentliindmuchoverItwasagreatdayatBroad|Lenoir and Statesville,placaeeeSe@Statesville,the latter won—2i to 1foranotherterm,Mr.A,W.|men.8 De-|Street Methodist church Sunday,|*vay ’nch is president,Mr.W.H.Mor-Agriculture has esti-|the event being the dedication of the|-~Mr.Ernest Plyler,who hasvieet,Mr.J.Paul crop at about ten million |handsome church building,the ser-oe in on depotweerere,ate.ae ee >based on ne -a saanAtkin,Some es wane art eoreasurerandMr.R.T.Weath-{|ures ationa o €*suspendedfermanattorney.Mr.J.A.Brad +and.this brought |morning service for the occasion and|age.ho wiicars ‘in ‘hcontagtion,|On SMM.Stake Food "Adminiotee:|the tena codittis eaten and —There will be held,and by his —aftware re-elected|tory ee aceording to ~Street ——-ee ae ld,a os service ¢:unanimously acclamation.best Pt can obtain annex and its galleries class}an unskilled laborerIncogventinghisjationofamountofwheatgrownintheState|rooms were filled to overflowing,|ville postoffice.The posithegocealey"coalnaan.r.2 ne four ——a ~some had .nee ~~$600 per annum.SadiBunchstatedthatthesuccessofthesomecomedownfromrewasspecialmusicbyalarge}—iMr.James L.S andorganizationinthefutitofAgriculture's figures.|choir,members of other choirs sup-.%Louise Sloabyloaning|Past,Sane depend on ,Sua number of representatives of the plementing the regular choir at on wee ill with Tonesthewar,and at|tion of its members in its various|grain mills the State met in Ral-|Broad Street.Large and beautiful better yesterday and theirjusthimselfby|activities.It has been charged by |e¢igh last week to urge that the Fed-|chrysanthemums on the pulpit plat-|pore favorable.in great num-making a perféctly saving in-{tWo or three merchants,said Mr./eral food control division suspend an|form added a touch of color,in keep-~The United Daughters oftopiercethe}ctment bearing the rate of 4 per}Buneh.that the Merchants’Associa-|order against the importation of|ing with the beautifal day.Confederacy will cunt at theadeliveringin-all onustnhepuat tion is a one-man organization,but ,wheat into North Carolina.The or-The service wis opened with an -ial ho thie afterncen atailofwhichwereEachcertificatehasspacefor20)5Neh a charge is false.It is signifi-|der has been imposed on the ground|anthem by the choir,“The Heavens The 2 aoe >bemed.Some of stamps and each stamp.will have a|cant,he stated,that those who have|that North Carolina raises sufficient|Resound.”After the bymn and ont.prompt Sen teebyredoubledef-maturity value of $5 January 1,/%¢@P fit to criticise the association|wheat for the needs of the people of |Apostles’Creed,Dr.H.K.Boyer ov 7 *.8theadjoinnig1923.When one stamp is purchas.|@t%e numbered among those who do |the State.There are 180 commercial|offered the invocation.The first ~Policemen G and Neigh-Vertes,but lat-ed a certificate is issued without ex-|Nt attend the meetings nor keep in;grain mills in the State,22 of which|Scripture lesson,Genesis,23:10-22,|bors took Wm.in a counter-at-tra cost,and the name of the pur-touch with it,and who have under-|import move or leas wheat from other |Was read by Rev.John F.Kirk and a Friday,turnedchaseris‘written on each certificate,|‘#ken to do things as one man,with-States,These millers insist that they|the second Scripture lesson,He-|the authorities attformedbytheEachstamp,be it remembered,will |0Ut Consulting the association.He |cannot operate their mills if they are}brews,10:19-25,was by Rev,W.A.|"eceived the rewarderesbytheBrit-{).,worth $h January 1,1923.One|Urged all members to use theassoci-|eyt out of the wheat they have here-}|Newell.Mr.F.B.Bunch,chairman|-~-Mr.E.D.Bradynyhardoneto}oy purchase any number of stamps |4tion’s credit buredu more freely,|tofere brought in to supply their|of the board of stewards,read the|township,who ran into andturdaynightfromoneto20.If five are purchas-|294 to attend the meetings and do/tyade.A considerable part of the |’@mouncements and after the offer-|Mr.Geo.‘s automobileprovehisline.oF-|ad the value of the certificate Janu-|‘heir part toward making next year!flour is,of course,reshipped to points|tery anthem by the choir,Rev.L.9.pan of the village:lary 1,1928,will be $25;ten will,be|the “biggest and best”in the histo-|in other’States The millers,with|Thompson,pastor of the church,in-22%sees worth $50 on the date named and 20 te ~——,all the of-|eo-operation of the State Depart:aed x “kat ie aan coon ie:morn L =rriey »nke Ly ne!’-~Turnernotlearnedofthe}‘The atamps will be sold as fol-}cers was made verbally at the open-|detailed ah snone of the real leatory sermon.115th Machine Gun,»Camppastheywerecontin-ligws:Any time during January at}in@ of the meeting by Secretary|situation in this State and present it The Bishop's Sermon.Greenville,5,C.,spentFatheoldposition.$4.12;February $4.15,ete.The cost |leonard,who told of the a8s0Cia-|t9 the Federal food contro!nuthori.|Bishop Atkins’text was John,7:-|and Sunday beingnouncedthatthe!increasen one cent each =month,{tion's accomplishments along Va~'tiog with demand for re-adjustment |47)“On the last day,that t day}on account of the >cleared of British.|r..¢y stamps purchased in Janua-|}'ious lines during the past year,and|of the order as to importation of |0f the feast,Jesus coed in the|er-in-law,Mr.W.H.base of the line]py wilt cost $32.40.Five years later |°f some of the things attempted and wheat into this State a midst of them and cried,saying,If /is better.o have attempted to},/..,government will pay $100,which |®t accomplished.The review of the Messra.F A Sherrill of the}®9Y man thirst,let him come unto —Dr.Glenn LongofionsaroundGonne-|;,4 per cent.interest compounded |P@%t year's work and the enumera-Stateaville Flour Mlils and “w B.me and drink.”ty whohas beenservingerieandBourbon,but|ausrterly.Persons who desire to in-|tion of the various activities of the|prawn #f the Sterling Mills,attend-|Before beginning his sermon Bish-|cai aeity in France,is at home onSa6atMasnieres,|ct small amounts at a time may|“:seciation showed that it has been od the meeting The hae .—»}op Atkins noted three peculiarities a Hie came 1nothingmorethanad-buy one stamp a month if they pre-|°f great benefit to the community,that the real facts os i nated eamene of the text.The first was the cir-|gonday to visit his cousin,casualtion.The Ger-|er,although all the cortifieates may {2nd some of the members were sur-|the national food administration and [cumstances of its utterance.It was Wiarlick who is a patientclaimsthat60guns})old before the year is out.prised.to know that so much had (1,embargo on the shipment of|*Poken on the last day of the Feast Sanatorium100machineguns|One who buys the certificates may |>een accomplished through the or |wheat into North Carolina be re-|°!Tabernacles.This day.if it was :by them in the fight-liove them redeemed at any time he|“®nization,Mr.Leonard mentioned;If this is not done some of |"t actually the Sabbath,corres-|One case of smallpox,and Saturday.wants his money back,without wait-|]2"elaborated upon —the following |the big mills,that depend largely|Ponded to the Sabbath.It was a )eee —*Ating feature of the ini-ing for maturity.During 1918 items:|i i it |Spoken in th id f the f e "-,"y.D ‘the|items:;.ers spokeninthemidst o throng o':by the Germans Friday money of the investor will be paid The “Made-in-Statesville Exhib-dateon ane a =ae a Jews,who had gathered from all;constitute contagious diseases Gouxeaucourt,a large fick without interest:is,he|it.”conducted by the association a!net parts of their country and colonies |county reported to Dr.Rosspricanarmyengineers}vin ot ake ry ‘is teas int tn{vear ago,in which 40.Statesville |PIY Of whent in exhausted.to attend the feast.The second pe-|wee,county quarantine officer,forxdinthe—encircling January,1919,he will get $4.24 for |Panufacturers displayed their Map-Maker Had to Show His|culiarity of the text is the fact that|the month of NovemberTheytookrefugein|isch $412 paid in,and each month}|80ds,demonstrating that States-|Credentials if there were no other text in theuntiltheBritishpress-|thereafter one cert additional,In|ville is truly a town of industry and sae :Bible which brings hope with _it,|Gandthen,joining the January,1920,$4.36 will be paid for |diversified manufacturing.If a stranger of slender build ap-|this text would contain it.Thefoughtsidebyside!ine original $4.12 and one cent addi-|.The association's agitation in the|Pears on your premises,examines|(jing peculiarity is the appeal itself,|buBertoneamiaidedmateri-|ional each month thereafter.Janu-|interest of more houses for rental |Your buildings carefully and takes}orring with it the consciousness!the enemy.ary,1921,the origian)$4.12 will be |Purposes and its co-operation with |notes,don't be gee =-*ichat Christ was the Son of God.If}Leonard returned toweFighting.worth $4.48 und one cent additional |the local building and loan associa-|Korman.gee and he will do no harm.|He had not been the Son of God thie|Columbla,B.C.fromngonFridaywasfierce}wich month thereafter January,|tions in a “hooster"”meeting in the The ge an is Mr.Chas.D.sppeat would have been the most}__oOwing to theEattacksweredelivered|i929,the amount will he $4.60 for|Mterest of the building and loan as-|Watkins,insurance surveyor,who is flamboyant and empty piece of eg0-|man Webband Mr.orning.One extended/9413 and one cent for ench addi.|°ciations,which stimulated build-|™aking a map of the town for the tism the world has ever known.miemberofthe boarrestoBourlonwood;the|tional month.January,1923,the|ing activities.i tgeA 2s.egRP pe A 0 Returning to the text,Bishop At-|o¢education didalongpracticallya200-|comificate matures and is worth 85.|The development of the Merchants’“how the construction and condition!)in.anid that appetite and thirst thitbetweenVendhuilleon!‘The War Savings Certificates can!Band,promoted by the association .on as to fire risk,the water|are natural and universal.Humanity will 4 he eo’tani Crevecoeur on the he registered without cost to pur.|nd financed by the association with When Mr.Watkins appeared in{“omes inte the world hungry and!ioord until first of nextAfterthefirstshockofthe}onaser.Uniess registered the gov-|™unicipal aid,resulting in States-|,:DE thirsty.Every specimen of*humanityasuperiornumberOf}ap nment will not be responsible if]Vile having one of the best bands in yor Bristol's effice and asked to is at first nothing more than a|,.—Some of the landownersmeBritishorganizedacoun-|ihe certificnte falls into the hands of |the State,and giving to the citizens “°C ®map showine water lines,the}Jtomach wrapped in possibilities.|Little South Yadkin river,inekandsentupreinforce-|jther than the owner and the money |°f the community wholesome enter-!™ayor asked his business.Mr.Wat-|tineer and thirst are both primal }cot’and =|Sharpesburg|The British troops were}i.cotiected.The certificates are|‘#inment one night each week dur-Kits stated it.You'll have to show inetinets.The body needs food for|®¢——aboutagainstGermansinGozuea-|1.4 traneferable and ate payable |ing the summer months.me,said the mayor.Mr.Watkins!vpowth and development.As the|Ttek-s ng along the river.ich represented the ene-|oniy to the person who#e name is}The luncheon to the public school)went ahead looking over the town.|(nig grows another appetite deve!.{hunters are there about everyHemeadvance,a distance Of]written thereon,except in case of|teachers of the county on the occas-,Mayor Bristol sent for him and told ops —an appetite for exercise.He}‘ey say,without permissionDyards.The Germans got}death or disability,in |which case [ion of their last meeting in States-|“!m to show his credentials or stop|;:everywhere and in everybody's}the landowners,and they areBizeacourtabout10o'clock in!neyment is made to the legal repre-|Ville at the close of the past school|York.Mr.Watkins admitted that!way These simioss museie move-|°F it.ing,and from that hour un-|sentative.The certificates are not}year,by which the merchants and |te Mayor was right;that in these]1,nts are necessary to the develop-| *—Miss Luey a~|in the afternoon,hand-fiiatle for any ordinary taxes levied|?U*iness men of Statesville showed |Wat times it isn’t best to give infor-|nent of his body.After awhile he|Spring community,isfightingofamostterribleliytheUnitedStates,any State.|'heit appreciation of the educational mation to wvangers until you O00 losing to eneveine for &purpose,He}in Moore »“found oEtookplacethere.The British}wounty,city or town.They are fia.|/erces of the county.satisfied of their purpose.Mr.Wat-develops an appetite for achieve-|of large denewattation onnumbered,but»so furious |ijo for estate and inheritance taxes!‘The Fourth-of-July —celebration,|Kins —predueed his credentials,|ment,This is*the point of vital con-j¢car,”while attending theonslaughtthattheypushed]inq income taxes,but the latter ap-|oromoted by and held under the au-|“howing who he is end what he it]inet between intilectual life and the|Assembly innsbackfromthetown!olies only to persone of large in-|‘Pices of the association.working fag.The credentials were lire of the animal.He wants to do}Miss Niblock reported her find to theupiedit.Berlin claims the}.omes and the former to settlement The promotion and organization |*2tisfactery and the mayor gave something and something worth|Obsefver and doubtless there will beduringthemovementof4,-]45 osintos,if the Iredell Canning Co.,resulting >’permission to proceed..while.If the good and noble are|claimants aplenty.sh prisoners with several Thrift’Cards.n the establishment of a commer-|!”nornial times Mayor |Bristol |644 always before him and he has|—Mr.J.P.Hughey,formerly ofatteries,and dispatches from!provision is also made for small {cial and custom cannery in States-|*4/d he would have pasred the man the same reward for performing no-|Statesville,who has CsheadquartersreportthattheinvestmentsbythesaleofThrift{|Ule.which was the means of sav-,0?penny sn ai yo these ‘le actions as for performing igno-}a foundry and machineblewupanumberoftheir]Stamps at 25 cents each.These are}ing thousands of cans of vegetables aka wia.a.Wathioe’ble ones.his character will be form-|North Wilkesboro for several years,which were in danger of fall-|..4t redeemable in cash and bear no}‘uring the past season.ae en The precaution was wise,|¢¢_aright.recently sold his business and moy-§the enemy's hands.interest.but after one has purchas-|The special meeting of the associ PUTPose.ee ee ee There is another appetite,an ab-led back to his former home in Salis-m Front and Palestine.ed 16 Thrift Stamps and placed|‘tion in the interest of the Liberty Preachers Changin normal and unnatural appetite,the}bury.He now has a position in theAustro-Germans have not}inem on a Thrift Card,the latter |'!02"campaign and food conserva-Rev.3.©om Ne ——ae of |Hirst for strong drink.is appe-|railroad shops at r,where hetheirexpectedattackinmaybeexchangedforaWarSav-]‘ion.oo Olin cireati.hi ee Aes gh red|Hite contains very little of the physi-iwas em before focating inSe—in =ings Certificate any time during The —effort to get the ic fan te oe eng ston cal craving for liquid,but is the}North Wilkesboro,theater,but all along thisligis,the purchaser payi e dif-|‘tecers of the town to adopt a is famil;ee Sen craving of the nervous system.So Sieiene ecncmevatieandalsoalongthePiaveriverai_—ee”aan a =schedule of deliveries in accordance -hia work.Mr.Postetle oon ~fataly ard wonderfully are we Commissioners Sell Bonds.Se ee ent eet ve |]Thrift Card,which is $4,and the}with the government's recommenda.|Lenoir civeuit last ‘The Olin civeust,|Ade that every appetite may bel At the regular monthly mecting ofWereinprogressatlastre-]War Savings.Certificate,which is|ions.the suceess of which was,Mock,who was on the Olin circuit,pérverted and become an artificial eeNearMelettaanattemptbyexchangedatthesamerateasthose|hwarted by two procery concerns |has moved to Rural Hall,on the Mt ‘raving,a craving of the nervous the county commissioners yesterdayBenemytobreaktheItalianline.|eoj4 for cash $4.12 in January,|“Dich.are not members of the asso-|Airy district.system which is the hardest craving]it was ordered that the sale to theti“—_ae ynorani oe $4.13 in February and one cent ad-ae .;.ot hi -ee -Lk.to satisfy.American Trust Co,of Charlotte offonofgreatintensity,WAS}ditional for each month.The Thrift te treasurer's statement shows siding ele Me Gottingen]The thirst for possession is anoth-|gy ;‘and the attacking forees|way ig for the benefit of those who|be association’s financial condition ™ved to Statesville Saturday and is]...appetite.Coa aah have prog Sa Se wovnoe neeethan =Hl to flee.may want to invest 26 cents at af’?be very good.ww located in the district parson:|...in a meterial line without re-*the .j rued interestPatestinetheTurkswestofJe-|iime and by this method obtain a When the secretary had concluded are on Walnut street card for it.ft in at the foundation “T,on ~eal in .oon ae vie War Savings Certificate.his report,da =_who ‘Doctors Meet f family,social,national and world |.)os ce of de bn Landentetions,but everywhere have cee nce a néw member of the association,‘ee life.he =buildin of this new ; sapeleed with heavy losses.At}Stock For Morris Plan Bank.|complimented the association for be..\t the annual meeting «f the Tre ak eer ite aie in the love of |°°the smagn of $40,000,datedinplacetheOttomanspenetrateda.hal 1g the “livest organization in the,de!l-Alexander Medical Society at the nossession.When men put 810 or ber 1,1917,be issued,for buildingpositionbutlaterwereejectAtthemeetingofbusinessmenat“ity.”and expressed appreciation of Commercial elub yesterday morninu.|finn int.the buildine of a church,|Oridges over the Catawba river.from it,leaving prisoners in the =s _—=ona Friday!i.”work.He stated that he ia in|Dr.P.S Eastey was elected president;|they have done according to the word|Bonds are payable $4,000 on the firstmandsoftheBritish.might to “aes Oh ©organiantion of sympathy with its efforts toward Dr.EF.BE,Little,Shiloh township if God.at least thus far.People fail of October in each of the years 1918-1 focal Morris Plan Bank,33 shares economy and food conservation,and vice president,and Dr.J.E.Melaugh-|,realize the far-reaching effects of |'227,inclusive.The sale ofTheMeansTrial.a —a.urged co-operation with the city in lin.secretary and treasurer.Dr.M +werk like this.You can't take bonds to the American Trust Co.ofestedintheMeans,Seca :efforts to bring about economies R.Adams was elected a delewate to our money with vou into the next |(harlette is approved,the rate of in-:Ap yustertay and the Ni hense tes pom ogy n the administration of municipal)the meeting of the State Society,to],wid and a can't pull it over af-_——to be 5 per vent per annum,def began putting on testimony.|mitteeto begin today an active cam.|°Usiness._The centralization of the ,be held at Southern Pines next April [er yon Only spiritual things can ro semi-annually.testimony for the State was|paiyn for the amount of stock want-|“ity’s business is proving a success,Ir.T.E.Anderson was clected alte:nter heaven.The onty way you can|—ae coole —to pay $850 to-to that at the preliminary |-)—about $20,000 The interest in ‘eclared the mayor,but the public|nate.lay up your treasure in heaven is to ee .¢ter ee ao for the mem-»,with some elaborations.|the institution is such that those in.|°"°t.iving the new plan the sup-North Carolina Day 2ist send it ahead by putting it into a itt t -=nt ome Guard.The citytestimonyofexpertswesoffer-|terested feel assured that the cap-ort it deserves,especially in the The celeb a i all verk where t can accomplish spirit.|Wl be asked to giveasimilar amount.to show that it would have been]ital stock will be promptly raised,|™*tte?of calling at the city officeto |D '‘i a of North (arounal cal benefit on earth,the education In Jail on F Ch argePhysicalimpossibilityforMrs.|My.Fred.M.Hull of Asheville,or.|‘*)Water and light bills.The pres-ao aan =of the county has]af children or the salvation of souls,orgerytoshoothervelf;and testimony |canizer for the Morris Plan Bank,is ent collection plans will save the Pris oes rom Friday 14th,t Money used in this way is trans Deputy Marshal Miltholland Satur.also offered to show that Means|here helping with the organization,|°!'",#considerable amount of money eee st.The postponeme nt is iN}formed into a spiritual reality,|day arrested J.C,Bost,a 14-year-oldmdmanipulatedMrs.Kine’s finun-_————the citizens will give it the prop-order that pamphiets may he Biver|chich will last forever.God’s bless-|neero boy of Catawba station,i aMfers and hed a motive for Biggest Month's Collections,‘support.Following Mr.Bristol's ateyb at their meeting on Satur ng will be upon every one who help-forging a postofiice money order.ting her out of the wey.Means.)for the month of November ga,|“citement,the association voted its day,5th pm “l to bujld this church,without ref-|was given a hearing before Commis.twill be remembered.alone i nee {cidorsement of the city’s collectign ||The boske,“Special Methods in|«rence {o the amount he gave,|sioner Lazenby Saturday nBail . it ! : fi n e d il l oe ‘533,547.86 of internal revenue taxes olan.Readin trades,"may be se |whetha ha ;.oR :‘:rs.King when the latter was]were collected in this district as fol-The request of the Commercial cen ake =anetehienekr ons sea lay —co give ce ome Soak Wie tiem ante wastwinkwillprohcblyiastallre:emacs aa Economy a of the-National |-he “War-Time Recipe”hooke,from]more than those who give much,payable to another party andBrees:reintine :weer ty Sone ae ee om the Department of Agriculture Vay’many souls 4 —ae charged with forging thedeepertntinene-ciatpedineadtinntn aumne 7ba6.o4|Shar splay 8 ans |See ind may it be used for the spiritual |the other party and collecting onDeathatMooresville.Floor ee.(413.46)Urging patrons to carry home their stamps and Similar schemes with the|iphuilding of the community.eae6neeatCinGein,Fines penalties ae meee.eae to discontinue the sale of merchandise,and the presi-Continuing,Bishon Atkins spokeDec.#—Mrs.J.W.ene ation|Sending goods on approval,—)lent was instructed to appoint alof the thirst’for fame,which ifcitydiedSundaynight,;145.00 }oresented to the association by the!ommittee te eall on all the mer-|riehtiy used helps men to rise in are r io eee tag;ip he we?¥H.peeetnas.|taste and secure their signatures life.Wf perverted it turns the per-4 ‘¥..Bowles .L.Poston onan @ ”e Oh.lower worldly ambi- mee is aac pA.ate=oo over last month the matter their endorsement,ona itiauy :‘96 2 im deo “—-ae always forart,daught oy N r—of $2,013,172.44 |was decided to comply with the re-|At the of their session,the the good opinion of his fellowmen.,several —ate *ta ——6,or 192 per cent.|quest,’;merchants wet into the meeting!The man whe upon the fickle—.wh is od ys amount ever col-|The association adopted a resolu.{held in the interest of a Morris Plan|praise of his is an unhap-lected district in one month.}iton comlemning the use of trading|Bank for Statesviile.(Continued on Fight). a es te e l l y -:$f The transporta- tion problem is of such a grave na-jture that the utmost endeavor will|be required to enable the authori-| ties to transport even from Americaittheamountoffoodstuffsthatwillbe square miles of the North Sea onceaselessvigil,in unflagging hope thatonedayitswatchingwillbereward-ed by meeting with the enemy undercircumstanceswhereinhecannotavoidbattle.Moreover,this sweepingoftheNorthSeaisnomereaimlesspatrol.In the most casual moves ofandmenthereisalwaysadi-.The North Sea is ay swept in relation to its size as drawing room of a well-ordered.enemy's coastline is stil’British navy’s frontier. Relgian Arthy Still ting.Notwithstanding the GermanshavetedsolareeaportionofBelgium,the brave little Belgian ar-my,which obstructedthegreatGermanarmy at the out-set of the war and enabled France togetready,and thus materially help-ed not only to save France but theworldfromGermandomination,—isstillinthefight.Ten divisions strong,the BelyianarmyisreadytotakeitspartintheoffensiveinFlanderswheneverthe word is given,the Belgian ministerofwartoldtheAssociatedPress. Belgian army was composed of 117,000 men at the beginning of thewar,was increased by 20,000 volun- teers in August,1914,and was re- duced to 60,000 after the battle oftheYser.Since then by the enroll- ment of Belgian refugees and theenlitofvolunteerswhohavebravedthelive-wire barriers on theHollandfrontier,it has been brought=to ten divisions of well-trained wellthe in the “If our army has not undertaken operations of a wider scone up tothistime,”said the minister,“it is se it does not devolve on it todecidethemomentwhentheseoper- ations should-bevin.The army iapartofthecombinedforcesactinginunisonandinaecordancewithcarefullydevelopedplans.Thearmyhasvaliantiv§filled the :of! more ungrateful than glorious,that assigned to it.It has justprovedbyitsbrilliantparticipationinthelastoffensiveinFlandersthatitisreadytoattackwithfervorandawaitsimpatientlythehour.” EeeMrs.Field Gets Her $25.50. A benevolent and thouchtful gov- ernment has ardded $25.50 a month to the income of the wife of Marshall Field,M1.Mr.Field,one of theprincipalheirstothe $120,000,000estateofthelatemerchant,Mar-shall Field,is a sergeant in a fieldartilleryregimentnowinTexas.Assuchhedraws$51 a month and asMrs.Field did not waive the gov-ernment’s allotment,nor show thatshewasabletosupportherself,herusband’s superior officers ruled that she was entitled to the money.That is to say,no matter how wealthy one is in his own right,ifisservingthegovernmentintheranksasasoldier,or in any othercapacityforthatmatter,he is en-titled to the same allotment for de- pendents,and to exactly the sametreatmenteveryway,as he would beifhewereapauper.That is theonlywayitcanbedoneanditisfair.Sometimes the wealthy menwaivetheallotmentsandsometimes they don’t.It is optional with them.The government can't discriminateinthetreatmentofitsservants.canna Government Seized Tin. Protests by canners against gov-ernment commandeering of tin re-vealed that the Navy Departmenthascommandeeredal)tin in NewYorkwarehouses.The Navy Department's action was prompted by the competiiion fortin,which has resulted in forcingupthepricewithinamonthfrom54centsto80centsapound.Tin can-not be bought on the open marketnow,because of British export re-strictions,and it is said that firmsgovernmentcontractsrequir-ine use of tin,including thosemanufacturingtinnedgoodsforex-port to the allies,will be in seriousstraitsunlesssomeactionistakentoremedythesituation. Ground Glass in Tomatoes.The discovery of ground glass intomatoessoldfromtheofaeryrunbytwoGer-at mn,Hl,has caused onecanstobesenttotheFederalforexamination.A sediment like wiass was noticedoFthetomatwhohadboughtacan of and she reported itin,the city physi-can was bought andglassfoundinquanti-can was bought andofficials. RZ Ss ? ) - fr ! be a t —_ — _ — — the path of| required.The shipping problem,in|;fact,is giving the authorities almostasmuchconcernasthefoodprob- jlem itself. Just how grave the food situationismaybejudgedfromthefactthatwehavenowexportedtoourallies|about as much wheat as our normal|margin amounts to.The same is trueofbeefandporkproducts,and fats. A larger quantity of sugar was long since exported.All that we can send to our allies and to the neutrals of Europe from now on will be what we can save from our perma!consump- Lion through economy and through the substitution of vegetables and ‘other cereals for wheat,fish,poul- try,game and nitrogenous vegreta- oles for meat.The fats and sugar we send must come through reducedconsumptionoftheseproducts. The sppply of these exportable products is being carefully gauged by the food aministration experts| and exports will be made ua rapidly as they can be to not endanger (he supply required by our own people. The first consideration the food administration,of course,is the welfare of the people at home and cheir welfare will not be cndangered by shipments which will draw too heavily upon the supply which they will require.At the same time ev- ery individual is being urged and mtrested to reduce his consumption produets to the minimum to the available increa sod of the exportable very lowest possible vl that the supply shipping may be nunce possible. Not only does the success of war depend upon the co-operation of the American peop'e in the matter of foodsiuffs,but the fete of severe! hundred thousands of European neu- trals at stake.In facet,Dr.Wil bur brings the startling intormaty that despite the very most that we on do,tens of thousands of neutieleopleinEuropewillnedoubtpe:ish from starvation during the roxt ‘ew months.If the American peo- le through economy and =substitu- save more than sufficient food- to barely suffice for our allies,be diverted to the to save as many as from star- foi eve! the is y stuffs the balance willneutralnations possible of their people vation. Every man,woman or child in America who saves the smallest quantity of beef or pork or mutton or sugar or fats,can have the satis- faction of knowing that he is not only helping to save our friends and ailies,but that he is helping to save the innocent people of neutral Eu- rope from actual starvation and death. Price of Coal Increased. A general increase of 35 cent a| ten to the price of anthyacite the mines has been added by Fr dent Wilson to mect v in@ease for anthracite mi new prices are now effective add mere than 836,000,000 publie’s annual coal bill ‘The wage increase wa by operators’and miners’ tatives two weeks :mhighercoalpricesto When their negotiations the operators and 7 ito the fucl admini 'ment and estimat add to the cost of asked that price 15 cents a ton Fuel Administi Garfield id he hesitated to decide whether it would be worse to add the burden of those who buy coal or permit workmen to leave the mines for higher pay elsé where,thus reducing the coal output It was evident,he said,that the pro ducers were ready to fight the waveincreasesifforcedtopaytheentire amount themselves. -E @oe ere Measles and Hookworm. Two hundred and forty cases ofmumpsand80casesofmeaslespre-vail among the 30,000 soldiers atFortOglethorpe,but there havebeenfewdeathsfromthediseases.Col.Thomas J Kirkpatrick,inchargeofthemedicalcorps,saysthatasignificantfeatureofthesit-ation is that nearly all those whohavediedofmeasleswerefromStateswherethehookwormratewashigh.Men from these States aremoreapttotakemeaslesandthediseasemorefrequentlyrunsintopneumoniathanamongsoldiersfromStatesnotaffectedbyhookworm,ac-cording to Col.Kirkpatrick. Sn:ee W.E.CHANDLER. Wm.E.Chandler,long in pubticlife,died Friday at his home at Con-cord,N.H.,awed 82.He served intheNewHampshireLegislatur.®,,Was Speaker of that body;was judge‘advocate general of the navy in1865;assistant Secretary of the.|Treasury;Secretary of the Navy|under Arthur;member of|the electoral commission that gave | coul at t proposed ive icra.The and will to the ayreed on represen £0,C6 ingent on absorb we tu ation thei s of what itin tre raixe *ended ed ove agres would They least xtuecth nised at nator the presidency to Hayes in 1877,and—14 years in the United States eee Siaeaees thedepartmentsofthear-my that have to do with the ylines,transportation, and a hundfed other non-combatantfunctionsoftheservice,is a diffi-eult one.There have been numer-ous cases of young men of draft ayewhohaveobtainedcommissionsinsuchserviceandthereforeareex-empt from the operations of thelectiveservicelawunderwhich fighting forees are being .it is the desire of Seeretary ir,apparently,to keep this element ofthecommissionedpersonnelofthearmyatminimuminjusticetethe wréat body of the drafted me and‘o prevent any suggestion t men of draft age have.found shelter in he commissioned grades of the non-mbatant branches of the servicefromtheliabilityofserviceatthefront. Mr.Baker’s ruling as to army‘ynetions which need not of necegsi-v be given military status applicparticularlytoinspectionofmate-‘tals manufactured or produced forthearmy.Food,clothing, tentagecndthousandsofotheritems,it he'd,e iaspected as well iy 1 civilian as by an offieer,and pro- ysals to commission men for in- pection only have been held ues oO efee ores Wood Por Army Campa. :‘Onserving cou!*the nation,the War De- rv will probably cut weed innePiocahnetionalforestandshipthetrainingcampsatSpartan-ur and Greenville,according to y officers in Asheville,who wereablyimpressedwiththeplan, Citizen The wood may be by soldiers and it is be- be delivered at the camp spehle price, tvere ho could ¢ unaly artmen tha shortage ofuteitheroneof—thwassaid,“the War De ouiemplat ng acewmu stack o winter.”Army officers ste- t the Spartanburg heville lookingeasihilityofccuringa winter’supply of fuel ‘rom the national fer vrrvoundin heville.They wi!l nuke their repert and recommendatonstotheirsupesteraidheWerDepartmentshortlylecide(he matter,est Will be called upon to supply2veryconsiderableportionofthefuelatthetwotrainingcamps 2CE5 offiec r, will ie State of Oh!.,City of Toledo,Lueas County, Frank J.Cheney makes oath that he is sen.or partner of the firm of F.J.Cheney @ Co.,foing business in the City of Toledo.CountyindStateaforesaid,and that anid firm «illiythamofONEBRUNDREDDOLLARSforeachandeveryeaseofCatarrhthatoan-ot be cured by the use of BALL'S CATARRHCURE.FRANK J.CHENEY.Sworn to fore me and subscribed thin 6th day of Deeember, A.W.GLEASON,tfeah Notary lutlieHallsCatacchCaretstakeninternallyactathroughtheBloodontheMftheSystem.Bend for testime- free, F.J CHENEY @ CO.,Toledo,0.Sold by all druggists,750.Haile Vomile Pilla for constination CLIMBED STAIRS ON HER HANDS Toofl to Walk Upright.Operaticn Advised.Saved by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. This womannaw raises chickens andRichmond,Ind.—‘‘For two years Iwassosickandweakwithtroubles oom)resence,bdinne andSurfafials,os from my age that |4}when pyise up stairs ;-_to goverysiowlymyhandsonthe,thensit down at top to rest.Thedoctor said he thought I shoul:have an operation,and my frierdsthought|would notilivetomoveinto,}Ournew house.MydaughteraskedmetotryLydiaEF.Pinkham's VegetableCompoundasshehadtakenitwithgoodresults,ae weakness eeappeared,I gained in ta pa movntoournewhome,did kinds ofgardenwork,shoveled dirt,did build-ing and cement work,and hun-dreds of —.and a,s can-not say enough aydiaPinkha.-'s Vegetable Com :if these facts are useful you maylishthemBathebenefitof.''~-Mrs.M.©.JOMNSTON,ByBor1m,bichonUSTAN |For Sprains,Lameness,Sores,Cuts,Rheumatism Penctrates and Heals,Stops Pain At OnceForManandBeastSe.50c.$1,At All Deulere,LINIMER we wood in readiness camp |into the | It is believed the’! with |; lispatches say,have committednameableatrocities,i— i Constitutional Remedy ThatWeGuarantee Lagrange,N.C.—“For years Isufferedwithachroniccough,so Icouldnotsleepnightsandcontinuedtoloseflesh.My amyVindtotryVinol.It tissue builderaD.ane,Sgomeee.@ guarantee ‘orcommecoldsandbronchitis.pabottle. Ww.F.Hall,Druggist,Statesville. ‘Fresh Breakfast Bacon Oysters and Fish. Cocoanuts. Chickens,Eggs and other Groceries. ~f -=+Phone 85,65:-% WL.NEELY. | ‘ } i ‘Washington Red Cedar Shingles Make the prettiest Roofs.They are’ andjuertersawn,without a knot,(best of all)are “All Heart.”C.WATKINS,Shingle KingiredellCounty. {%"|PHONE 89 FOR !'Pure mountain Buck- wheat Flour and Log Cabin Maple Syrup. Fresh lot of Davis Brothers Graham Flour this week. Trya package of Kel- log’s Bran,you will likeit. ons | Our Government has taken theoutputoffactoriesthatmakevuleanizingoutfits.ThiswhatUncleSamthinks of vul-canizing Tires.Why not you doasherepairyourTires? THE IREDELL VULCANIZING&SUPPLY COMPANY.| {Phone 201 Court Street. af shows | a Line of HEATING and COOK STOVES,Ranges, House Building Material, Oliver Plows and Repairs, we have added the cele- brated GEO.E.NISSEN WAGON to our already complete line of hard- warfe. “Drive a Nissen Wagon home”and you will al- ways have a good wagon’ Lazenby-Montgomery Hardware Co.|: || |} | at| t| | | C.H.LESTER, ||REGISTERED AKCHITECT, Statesville,N.C.’Phone 340 Green. ~-‘School Books— . Victrolas and Victor Records. Columbia Grafanolas,Columbia Records, Packard Pianos,Hobart M.Cable Pianos, F.Radle Pianos,New England Pianos, Auto-Piano,Player-Pianos,PutnamOrgans, Estey Organs,Banjos,Guitars,Violins, Mandolins,Sheet Music. See us before you buy ANYTHING in the music line. ANDREWS’MUSIC STORE.s{==—EVERYTHING MUSICAL,$uamaffe aes . . ;acento elesos* "soo tecene aes of byend |,but most active departmentsat,and thatPe:»foodPp _—_ofaeoiingtheweek-end at his in rlotte.| “What is the limit set by the State food administration board on) ew. po p e e e e ae 3 3 3 3 Pr e r r e r f t SP tP S 3 3 5 .8 ar.0.6 =’osavewateperetedon se Faceto Foe. The Wavas correspondent at British front,describing the f.- able attacks before Cambraiony,which he asserts 11 oroerhans12enemydivisionstiedtosneireletheBritish.only filing be-‘ause of the vigor of the cou.ter-at- ,says:courageous conduct of anumberofAmericansoldiersat- tracted much attention.They werepioneersandspeciglistsengagedinconstructonandworkingonfield |railroads.When the enemv appeared Friday morning,they exchanged their shovels for rifles and —and fought alongside the TSeveralfellgloriouslywitharms in)their hands,facing the foe.No man, who saw them at work but pra ‘ glowingly the coolness,diseipline| and courage of these improvised|¢@5, fighters.”we Another correspondent saysfightingSaturday: “During Saturday ”® e r ythi where a charge of 11 (eleven)cents is demanded;anything under 11 cents is all right,”replied Mr.Lu- cas.“If sugar is eld ander,1! cents,we have nothing to say,but ass is our limit.”ed how the board operated the machinery of price control.Mr.Lu- cas said board desired that allofprofiteeringorofsupposed|Soeiiivering be _reported to them,with names given,and that the board,upon receipt of such com-5 plaints,immediately warned the al- leged profiteer that he must quit | right then and there.:t “Most of those whom we have oc- easion to call down,”said Mr.Lu- “have complied at once,so that have not had to go as far as an § of the|indietment or the taking of drastic % steps,but it was because they all did the Germans|stop that we have thus far avoided § delivered no less than 15 attacks|amy extreme measures.We want the § inst our positions in Vac-|e to report to us any cases Qeire.Those in a position to know|there is reasonable evidence say that we killed more Germansop-|that a dealer,grocer or handler _of sosite La Vacqueire in.12 hours|any kind of foodstuffs is,in the than in any other spot in the same|words of the food rules,‘EXACT- time during the whole war.By far ING M _A REASONA- ‘he ‘greater proportion of guns,BLE PROFIT.ON ANY FOOD abandoned in the first German on-COMMODITY,”for those who are § set on Friday have been recaptured;|making such oxaction are violating § others were disabled.The,the food laws.” f territory the enemy has!Mr.Lucas said that |the machin- the rifice of thousands ery of the law,when in practical op- of lives is so trifling that tactically|eration.carried first a warning a! the situation remains unchanged.”|then the revoking of licenses,in the gecore=:case of those doing $100,000 busi- Railroad Men Ask For Forty |ness or over.==case .“ ismall grocer,Mr.Lucas said thatPercent.Increase.s id |Wage increases,amounting ERNEST PLYLER. _—tenn aakaens ener — :You AreInvited —~To visit —— THE QUALITY GIFT SHOP And enjoy a few hours inspecting | While you can have access Their exclusive lines of Quality Christmas Gifts. Statesville Drug Comp’y to full stocks and get the best. the food administration would first aP-|warn him,and if that did not imme- roximately to 40 per cent.,have!diately end profiteering,the whole- wen asked of all railroads in the galers,jobbers,or any other house United States by the brotherhoods |celjing such smal!grocer,would he f railroad trainmen and conductors.|aytomatically required to cease sell- The new wage serle affects about tng such small grocer. ‘50,000 men.Railroads are given!(Folks who have complaints of |until December 31,1917,to reply in yrofitecring in foodstuffs now know mmiting.where to carry thelr complaints—to The railroad managers are request-| od to enter into a collective movement are coming toilleforhigh !| ——= ‘The Most Exquisite P For The Skin,Iswee's Planters’Ware- ,Statesville,N.C.Hl.A.Page,Raleigh,State food ad- ministrator.It is fair to say,how- |'| |1 ‘| pe This Number|—511— DE YOUR PHONE. yepresents most prempt, tory service and a reas- e price.New,self -start- Buick Cars for Statesvilleengers. ‘our calls promptly answer- May or night.Enjoy the afort our Cars afford.Two pnes—No,511. ider &Miller Transfer Co. ‘pally Jitney Transfer Co. 'C.WATKINS for _“Everything to Build With.” 'Full Steck—Lowest Prices. ,Doors,Windows,Ceil-Flooring,Siding,Boxing,s,Le Lime,Cement, —, Planters’Wh.,Stateerille. ————= DR.J.M.HOLLAND. DENTIST. OFFICE MILLS BUILDING. Over Mrs.Sims’Millinery Store. Statesville,N.C. HOURS 8 to 6. |‘PHONE 31.| ae te oe DR.VANCE HASTY, DENTAL BURGECN. Rooms 6-7-0,Second Floor. FIRST NATIONAL BANK BUILDING,Statesville,N.C.TELEPHONE ENGAGEMENTS,197,Hours 8 to 5.SPECIAL asraes TO CHILDREN'S reeThreeCarsDoors and Windows bought.One car has been delivered.But the manufacturers have offeredmetwentycentseachforeveryDoorandWindownotalreadyshipped,ifIwouldcanceltheremainderoftheYOU'RE GOING TO ceiADVANTAGEOFTHOSENTIES,”MR.BUILDER!C.WATKINS. jamebile.AWilltakea AUTOMOBILE,care TheNov,2 SatineFORSALE—Five-passenger autgoodcar,in good condition.Kantor : ‘Home Comforts Are toundinthehome.Good plambingmakesthelonghours} spent bythewife at a home a] pleasure -such a pleasurethat| nothingelsecangive. W.E.MUNDAY, USEFUL ARTICLES From which to make your selections. Suits,Coats,’ Furs,Neckwear, Gloves,Shirt Waists, Jewelry,Hosiery, Traveling Bags, Bath Robes Handerchiefs and many other items you will want. RAMSEY-BOWLES-| ie ee for the purpose of handling the prop- ogition at one and the same time) hrough a joint committee represent- ing all railroads concerned,and the two labor ofganizations stand ready ie do likewise.It is expected that |the raitroad managers and the repre- |sentatives of the employes will meet in joint session in about two weeks. The demand for increased wages is the result of a referendum vot taken by two Jator orgarizations, ollowing the approval of the prov lesition by the executive committes jof the several avsociations represen jirne two organizations,which met in shicago,November 1-4. The increase asked ‘would |‘hat rates paid employe» itrains,with runs of 155 miles |in or less,would be about as j ‘ws Conductors,not less than $16 per ronth;ticket collectors less than $139.50;baggagemen,not less \than 116.40;flacmen and i }net less than $108.50 ean on.stean net rakemen Chicago the food enforce packing packers’ Food rally hy great pac A vigorous protest by packers has failed to shake fadministration'’s decision to ‘ogulations whieh will cut profits to 9 per cent.The |shjeetions were presented to Administrater Hoover perso ‘opresentatives of the five ne houses, The decision that ea shall [not exceed 9 per cont maximum profit |was reached,the packers were told ifter a careful investigation of pre |war profits and after considerat: |was given to the entire situnt |Pre-war profits,the investigation ch closed,were slivhtly less than !ve ‘eri.And profit hizher than tha Mr.Hoover declared,would force pro \duecers and consumers of the count ito pay for plant expansion and wo lraise a serious question ef public pol jiey and the rights o?the public |extensions of this sort |The packers argued that limiti |their profite would limit their borrowingcapacityandthattheycouldno ,expand to their maximum efficienc and the increases in the world’s de mands.Mr.Hoover expressed th pinion that since the export demand for packing products is greater tt the supply,there can be no lack o confidenee by banks in the packers’ ;earning eapacity Soldiers Hurt in Stampede. Nine soldiers from were carried to the Presbyterian hospital in Charlotte,Saturday night,the result,the Observer says,‘of a stampede which followed theburningoutacontrollerboxuponiastreetcar.%It seems there were \flashes of flame all about the car ,and the soldier boys made a dash forheopen,nine being hurt in the |“stampede.”The soldiers are train-|'ng for worse things than that “oniheotherside”and they will doubt- _get used to it before they get in ithe ¢ '|Soldiers Killed By Trains. Goll of the Fifthivateieeotanstansupplytrain,Twen-ty -seventh division,United States,army,Was killed st Grover,Cleve-Saturda afternoon,was drivingtrainony."s home is N \same day two soldiers weredalematleatWeheey’a (truck Ww.about3--‘Phefrom, |ariny ;ri aa rings ha ‘ Camp Greene | were all *.a ia j a eer |Meat Packers’Demand Refused ” ever,that correctness of li-cent sugar formation re Landmark by retailer who s -~@ few poun there is doubt as to the the statement about .Aecording to the in cently furnished The a wholesele grocer,the eNs sugar in small lots ds at a time—would have to charge at least 14 cents to sectge any profit worth while).ae isaciaitananaunenennpeniiaguantentin Priority The govern: curtailing during thewhenthefeelcoalproducers customers to,The !i: hioment GETS. htie wtihitievensandmt Although =issued a mede and fue! helieve it will ity is asked “The reques Fuel Adminis ure fulfiiingthosecoaluse emtial to the military ic efficiency of tuct ef the wa fo obtain « jrements ap’ iotifv the fuc diately of the tonnage.Thi supply comm: uncxpeetedly rt wor t establishes preferen for roverfol.railway fuel,houscho Ceal Shipmcn's. nent’s first move toward reessential inaustr! was mode ©Sunday istration sent t preferred list of serve when filling or- ment ordkrequiremet plants,¢ initie!; >dire ference erd wa py definite adrainistration oMfeial he follow :pri i re !Che for a period of 30 days ts are d trator Garfield,“to inoftherequirementsof ors Whose netivities ar end ceanom con inated.”o:sir the nation in the eal for eres rotors reo asked t« }admit nn imeamonatsoftheirfree coal will be ed te wnitics that ran chor N atvati " eR =EeSE© American Soldier Killed Bs Mevicars. A report fro: ,Sunday ni Cameron coun 1 battle betwe dit lay,one soldie “lt aad a Mex emoley of the United Awounded. are reported to have beer sS Ant nin,Tex v1 la Feria,} thet nm Si ght,fre ty.Tex vayve ren Me atte ican soldiers there r wae killed,one ar tr you ca yuard tt States bands! killed numi¢the Ee Re ETT LEVEN BILLIONS FOR THE WAR | Estimates « 100 ,000—the +5 histerw—for « ment and =pi during the fis submitted toiheTreasuryInroundfigures 000,000 ig for nart the remainder bonds. will be realized yf than in the conduct of the ocecution of cal year 101%,wer Conwress yesterday by Department. more th war S13 2000 nation’ yrovernthewa mort greatest in $11,000 the alone Krad} f.it rom will coine fiem nner OBSTRUCT They had ar kin ponior ( fen whe in obstraeting a ED AUTOMOBILES. »unusual in Yad Yourt last wee Rk dicted in two cases for publie road and refus aa ing @@ allow an automobile to pass The jury convandhesubmitmentwassue of cost,w icted him in one case eo |The Mahogany Trays We Wave Hall’s Glycerine Lotion. Cures Chapped Hands,Irritated Skin and Excellent for wse after Shaving.© 25 CENTS A BOTTLE AT HALL’S DRUG STORE, Phone No.20. ees —-—-nnn eee eee We Can Sell For frem $1.75 up.T make a real nice gift Cheap,but do not look cheap. Take 2 leokfat them.R.H.RICKERT&SON. anemone athe Oe eitA NT AT A:— % vt wy ——ee INGERSOL DOLLAR’WATCH War price 41.25.See me if you are in need of any kind of a Watch.I can_supply that need.In stock,Hemilton,South Bend, | a 'We Offer For Sale ihal |The Hardware Merchan- { { ! ‘ Only |to engage. ted in the other.Judg-| pended uponhichwas$50 payment to $75 The répert of this case will bring joy & Ataie adrivenwhichcaused ime. os ReSidicton of Pere wi,ow (FULL c automobile folks. Sunday Fairly Broom,|was struck a an au-|a R.F.Mescham|f received injuries| his death in a short) the trentwent of this dietychildren.were|Coiling, croup frequenstlybrone ¥,these ItTknever o jished I .ReadySaatoars&tis LOAD |Statesvill 'of about * Waltham,Elgin,New York Standard, Reliance.H.&.WOODWARD eee eee Jewcler.| WE C\eR FOR Parties,Weddings,Anni- rsary or other Social Gatherings.Service fur- nished at hotel or in the home.Information at STATESVILLE INN.— =<a altonFRESH CELERY and |OYSTERS -Every the [redel! Company of N.C.This stock inventories $21,295. 41.Thisisa portunity fo one desiring 1 the hardware business (na growing City dise stock of Hardware e,. ~Jendid op- 090 population, W.}.TURNER and D.TOMLIN,Recetvers. Ur Statesville,N Nov.27,1017‘it _—aeee, Battery Inspection rrec. We are thoroughly fe em to recharge Batteries a ave in stock a fall line of Battery ac- ceasories. asaint=sone ehlianenlalene aallmt em| Siding,Base,Case,Parti- Cham |tion and all-einer of Rough and Fin- for u F ei l e i ia iiiitita l z2ef =‘i resume.That is the sortyedon’t want.A lastingnone,should be the motto. |emma We judge that the StatesvilleLandmarkwouldnotobjecttobeingoneofProf.Williams’stretcher-/"Phe Americans have been bearers.—-Hickory Record.in shifts 24 hours a day and aeLetitbeunderstoedonceforall‘amount of track has been laid in thisthatTheLandmarkhasnopersonalpasioninsoshortatimebeforeanimusagainstProf.Williams.[It pe manner in which they s updoesnotknowhim.It has pursued under the strain has led to theif be- i for reasons which should be ap-ing dubbed the “force of Americanservingthewesteandsubstitutin:He is a member of the fac-athletes.”other things for mest and wheet.olty of our leading State education-Naturally the Americans have for The greatest calamity that could be-al institution.He gave utterance °a long time been working under the use for mang years.Its ood quali¢hesdktheworldwouldbethefailure-vhat this paper conceives to be dis-renge of enemy artilery and more been fully proven by many thousands of pec.|the armies of our allies to had ‘oyal and hurtful statements;and gain once thoy have ecome under me.pleasant take.{back and push back the Germans.If The Landmark refuses to be silent heavy shell-fire.One of the most =-==a=SeccsSeeee |this failure should result,the burden when his offence is passed without striking siehts along the front hasofAmericainthewarwouldbein-yebuke,while less prominent and been tha:of the engineers laboring|immeasurably.The load tess influential men and men of less ooolty at their tracks while greatwouldstaggerus,with all ovr wealth knowledie,are arrairoed at the bar spans were bursting 100 yards away.|and resourees,And if our allies of public opinion and in the courts,at one time the Germans cut loose should fail,it will be for lack of for offerees ne more serious,if so with their guns on a section of thefood—-the fuod we should provide;crave.In other words,esteemed tracks and tore up three miles ofthefoodwemustprovideifweareort,The Landmark is laying pails but they scarcely had finished to-win the war.Taat is the se:ious-hare the infamous custom)of dis-this bombardment when the twinofthesituation.It is not a -rimination,so often and so glaring-jines of steel began to creep forward once more.After the engineers hadmatterofsentiment;not a matter of ly practiced in North Carolina. ator ae AERA CRN IALES RSS .reached a point where they were ex-‘6 ‘6helpingothersalone.It is a matter .of self -preservation --of helping The State's ye of the Inter posed on the sky =it was aeveenalTaxes.sary to work at night or on foggyi»needs of our a!- of So Cugee occas,a as ,The annual report of the Commis- well as themselves,there are neutral!sioner of Internal Revenue,for theeovntrieswherethereisactualsuf-fiseal year ending June 50,shows thatferingforfoodandwheremanythecollectionsinNerthCarolina“eople will starve this winter amounted to $30,898,082.01.Thatlackofit.Their desperate condition sum’is divided as follows:%29,104,- should appeel to us.But if we have 283.37 from ordinary sources,includ- mo consideration for the neutrals ing emergency and other revenue; $1,232,609.13 from the corporation income tax,and $561,150.51 individual who ~perish of hunger—and wehave,i——the instinct of self-pres-income tax.. jon,should appeal to us.|The division according to districts peace OF the2read-suspect there is—-tion is invited to a state-this pa today with refer-situation.We haveSlreadyexportedoursurplusofWheatandmeat,the amount of thissurplusbeingbasedontheestimated amount usually consumed at homefftherearefurtherexports,thes must be provided by saving -—con- the highest praise from the Britishauthorities, “When my son Bilis was dick With a coldoat,ceuere gave =gypeeRe.-im at opebrokeuphiscold,”writes Mra,P.tge i,Momer City,Pa.This remedy has been in Suits andOvercoats,$800 to $35 Men’s and Boy’s Sweaters,from $1.50to $12 ““2 Suits,“1.00 “ 6“Shirts,66 65e.6 “HatsandCaps,“256.“ “Mackinaws.“3.00 “| “Extra Pants,“100“8 The Home of Good WearabiGriffonand‘Society Brand Clot os ““ days.There have been three forces of ——-At the “=Americans employed in thissinceabout\ugust 1.Two of ““ ——aemli.Sloan's Old Place.Crowell Clothing Co. On The Corner. have been occupied with the opera-tion and maintenance of light rail-°°ways and the other has been con-Right Pricestructingnarrowgaugelines.’°‘The correspondent washeonancenwiththreeofficersand future was the fear that they mighte;4 a later be compelled to work for back We Have It.:’There is nothing in these appeals is:From the western district (A.D.of the lines,out of the fighting zope.food conservation that means |Watts,collector),$22,287,186.37;the ‘The engineers love to hear the iweshouldhungry;that we eastern district (J.W.Bailey,collec-and to get as close to the fringTne go on half rations.We should tor),#8,610,895.64.as military orders permit.Ladies’Skirts in al!styles to do it before the struggle is production of cigarettes not weighing perience,much to their liking,on theWehaven’t come to that yet.more than 3 pounds per thousand:first day of the offensive.The Brit.,|and Splendid Quality.}first is to provide was taxed for 10,743,467,940.New!ish called for volunteerfor“_Dut the ap-;Yorkcame next,but was 3,000,000,000 bearers to go forward to the battle-|Krom $1.98 to $6.00.{to waste,to econo-|less than North Carolina.field and bring in wounded BritishofthefoodstuffsNorthCarolinaalsoledintheyuan-and Germans.A large number of ance eae |Ladies’Coats,the kind |= that will suit your taste e and pocketbook,etc.From isit $3.00 to $18.50.{ Our line of Shirt Waists On TheCorner. ene —— _ »“Slack-|chewing and smoking,producing 117,-which were accepted.They had just cepensieetest|337,285 .Missouri came next finished a hard day’s work on theiod.We usu-|with 73,420,745 pounds.|railway,but they gladly undertooknectionwith!Some of the taxes North Carolin-|the new,arduous and dangerous task|jans last year were:On wines,/and labored through the night get-|.|$1,825.40;special taxes relating to|ting injured soldiers back to theonedefinition.All|the manufacture and saie of tobacco,|dressing stations.They were high-|us,every one —have a duty in leigars and cigarettes,$35,090.90;|ly complimented by the British forwar.And the |special taxes,including corporations,|their efficiency in this line.kers are bankers,brokers,theaters,etc.,$88,.Aviators,Too.refuse to do |459.94;documentary stamps,etc.,|A dispatch from the headquarters,;who refuse to $40.599.55;perf ,cosmetics,etc.,|0f the American army in France|pleasure or |$73.79;‘estate tax,072.37,says a substantial vanguard of the;any sacrifice,to|North Carolina made 4,991 returns|@teat army of American aviators,win the strugile.the corporation income tax.|Which eventually will operate in| SS France,has arrived near the front.)mili svevies is jucth For weeks some ¢—_re beenoo:nes oes chun on training actively for battlefront ser- the abnormal conditions vice,co-operating with the maneuv-Tae thee te auscaaunaaee Deputy Commissioner F.M Jor-|ers of the American troops,hehears-, unjust profits for the necessi-dan,of the State Insurapce Depart-‘ing and practicing attacks.Army of life,may be a “respected cit-|ment,sent to Salisbury to investi-|flying fields have been established in| {"of the community;he mayoc-|ate the fire which destroyed the {can alges in aioe a acupythechiefseatsinthesyna-/ew $30,000 graded school building|France have been watching Ameri-|~gogve and-may make long prayers;|%t that place,finds,and so reports o.,aviators cireling above their~-tt the man who runs away from |t®Commissioner Young,that the pends.-tuilitary service,or the highway-|“8telessness of gamblers who had|And National Guardsmen.man who robs at the point of a gun,|heen using the school building for Another Associated Press dispatch|ate patriots,gentlemen and Chris.eir games of chance,caused the from the same source says it is now!tiams compared with the hypocrites|‘te.Mr.Jordan found ample evi-permissible to announce that Na-|who ob under the guise of logiti.dence,he said,that gamblers had tional Guardamen from every Statematebusiness,These facts should|Used the building;and he also stated in the Union have arrived in France|be kept in mind in these days when that.ether buildings in Salisbury,in-and are among the troops in trainingthetemptationtoprofiteerisstrong;|luding a church,had been used’for or lately arrived.Gale ts probablyandthosewhoengageinitshouldthesamepurpose.the Ralvhew Division so-called beehaveamarkputonthemthatwill).The commissioner of public safety ;cause it was made up from Nationalbrandthemforalltim:in Asheville finds that the recent fire!Guardemen from all over the coun-which destroyed a school building for try,who were assembled in camp on/|Hon.W.E.Chandler of New Colored children in that city,whieh Soeae ——=cee oeHampshire,who died last week,:°fs net.1 the loss of seven lives :;!While it is net permitted,the As-“fall of Years and honors,”was coi ’‘.;:dially hat in the South the quar-.' anxiety they expressed that if necessary and we may;/North Carolina led all States in the gome of them had an unusual ex-: streteher |j meat—that tity of manufactured tobacco,both|the engineers offered their services; Children’s Coats to suit anybody.From $1.98 to $10.50. Men’s Suits,all Styles and ality.From $6.95 to$8.50 It will pay you. are complete. We still have some good numbers in CoatSuits,which we are offering at a big re-ductions,Now is your opportunity to getagoodSuitforlitulemoney.Our Coats,both iz Style and Material,are wonders forwifatweareaskingforthem. We also have a-Hat for everybody andpricestosuityourpurse.It will be to yourinteresttoseeusforMILLINERYANDREADY-TO-Wears. MRS.MARY SIMS. )The Cash Store.7 [Save Shoe Money| ——At——— TheGrowingShoeStore —~—Ring Leaders — ee Men’s Overcoats,any kind you want.From $6.00 to $18.50. Shoes for Anybody aud Everybody,You'll save money on them.wus Causer h ‘by ¢ivarettle i rhe:>ve _7 Cigarette,un overheated oo ciated Press story continues,to tereo?a -@ntury following the ¢but he gives the ciealse ina i disclose the identity of units,it may;arette first hon ho said that all those which sailedff,ah =i a ne feom the United States have arrived/{Come and see ours before-ere epi South as the “bloody you buy. —The— type of «President's Today —**fely and that some already are in.‘::training within sound of the guns onvielenttowardtheSeutha:Congress in Session.the battlefront._—mdvocate of extreme neasure }ident Wilson will read h:‘.;They are showing:a spirit in keep-against the Southern peopl,He was ve a jeint ing with the purpose to make the@eablelawyerandanablemon,and about 1 o'clock tuday,American expeditionary force a ho-”<j -¢;sy ’*g °with thepassing o the years his ex The first regular)session of the Mosenous Ameriean army in which on ue i modi-Congre-s elected in Never ber,1yi6 (cach division,whether Regular,Na-:fied.e was defeated for the Se convened yesterday The ‘session:tional Guard or National army,|-!aa and while he had held 8 which odjourned $5 dav<ago was a Cannot be distinguished in efficiency |minor =vlic ask since,h had special session.The bu of this from the others.The former StatePassedfromepublitagearssionwillhelargelyurbusiness,Was al t f t ‘‘Ge troops are billeted over a wide area}aimosr orpotten vo far :the without politieal considerations Th.,and are pronounced excellent’sol-=@encral public was ORCETDEG line-up in me:lebrship is almost ever Geers.‘2 ’“The dedication of road ly divided.There arc 215 Democrats The Guardsmen have been arriv-|Statesville’s Best Popular ist church Sunday ®Priced Store,next to Alex- “11 Republicans,two Progressives,™%in the American zone for many} a big event in the Messave ession of Cong: Street was not two Independents.»Pr ionist,Weeks.history of ndents,one Prohibitionist, an event for rhe They are seattered some-; congremation,butgeehawell peopie have every proud.Their church is by fa:largest and is a community asset or community prideisanedificethattomuchlargertowns.to build and equipchurchwasaone,but the work is ——s4 ER ©a! Broad reason to handsome st in is on a most eligible site, would do The thisong_andnisheditis4goodjob;it is worth all one socialist and three vacancies.Two members,Representatives HeintzofCincinnati,O..and LaGuardia ofNewYorkcity,resixned to fight Germany.The third vaeancy ix ewusedbythedeathofRepresentativeMartinofChicago.All three were mem-bers of the Republican party. ALRcel ‘Save Sugar and Fats. An annual saving of 16,000,000sofsugarand12,000,000poundsofiswhattheeecenthecoun-ty estima accomplishunderthe2madeforcnistration. ‘hats.A what,but as far as possible the units|from the same State have been kept|close together.They found the reg-ular army had made good prepar-tions for them and while many arebilletedinhousesinFrenchothershavebeenquarteredinlowwoodenbarracksspeciallyerected,The troops from the vaihaverecognizedpopulationandhavebeenenthusiastically.Many ofworetheFrenchred,white andbluecockadepinnedtotheircampaignYasufficienttimetorest"rom the journey,thebeensettoworktra: ander’s Grocery. OurStore will be open ForStyle,Quality and Low Prices. .Tayloraville-Charlotte train for Frigay Waugh of Spartanburg,.kegiving with Mr,Weusgh’s ir.J.L.Waugh,who har been quite 4.™.i with bia parents,Mr.|.M.m.A and ch 4 =€ with ts,.a areturnedFridaytotheirhome at ae Mr.Garrison returned to a .visit to relatives here.a <=spent Thankasiving bere vv,Mrs.F.FP.Steele,returning F.TA was 0 gmt of c..return y at heG.Ledeotter and little dausrbier, |of Columbia,5.C., .Jr.,of Greensboro 43 J Ge spent Thursday parents,Mr.and Mrs.Wm.Led (end Mrs.Edgar White of Durham,who n few days here with Mr.White's .Mr.Earle White,have returned Willie Ledbetter wax at home from "Normal Coli-xe,Greensboro,to n ee with her perents,Mr. ‘Lila.White,edbetter. ve who is teaching at Hun- wv at home for Thank«givins,re-10 Hegnterarie yesterday4.F.of Monticello,Ark.is in Ivedell and Alexander.Hantery was reared in the tg section and this is his fret vixit +and uo.Chas.MeCaniess of Alexan- spent ie week-end with Mra.Me- aa re a Ht.A.Yount. Me m of Winston-Salem ar- afternoon to visit her daugh- *||,Steele.A.A.Colvert returned Saturday from te Marion.; —_Kimball and Rachel Kingm@oturdaytovisit M.Gray spent Saturday bere with j .BP.C,Gray,,and returnedtohishomeotLunn. ae.Me.Mary State,n ving with relatives at Elkin .WwW.Leinster of Washington,D.C.,is here to spend some weeks with home folks. c.A *mnt toMe.&oe baa Poverty Party —Harmony News. Correspondence of The Landmark peepee.Nov.20.Mr.and Mra.RB.OH Lankford entertained the eleventh rade stu- im,the faculty and a number of outetde ata “Poverty perty”Tuesday wimht, »The crowd met ot early candle lieht, all belies dressed tacky and as 40 years aso. The parlor and bell were fornished with ’made of slnhs and nail kemw.Man games were played,after which acourse,mince pie ond stick candy were od.Then came the “pumpkin bent.” pumpkins were cut from cream card ox and hidden in the reom,Miss Alda Ost- rl reevived the prize for finding the most pumpkins.Prof.H.W.Bullard received the =plug of tobneco _for being the tackiest man,and Miss Foda White the prize -box of snuff for the tackicst dressed girl. The crowd broke away shout 11 o'clockaeetandintermediategrades ofthermanyhichschoolsaveoninterestingThankseivingpregraminelastTucadayeftornoon. We are ali giad to welcome back with os Ee.Wall as pastor of the Methodist chu:Misses Alde Oxtwolt and Mary Lee Miller and Wright Lankford spent ThanksgivingwithMr.and Mrs.J.C.Holmes at Elkin Mr.Bright Lankford is «vending »few daysaithMr.MeFarland Woodwides t h Miss Stacy Huyes will leave for Kimwond |ee to aasixnt Misa Nannie Powell in teach- school. Al the teachers of the Hermony Farm Lite Sehool attended the Teachers’Assembly in Charlotte. In Olin Community. Correspondence of The Landmark. Olin,R-l,Dec,1.Themkegivings passed of very quiet.A few spent #part of the dny honting and |am clad f have no neeidents to report. Mr.B.PD.Wooten has been quite sick of wreumonia for more than a week.le is ved,Mrs.Wooten and thelrLillie,are confined tw =their rooms,fe hope for all of them a speedy.Miss Moggie Marris of Davieiy,a niece of Mrs,Wooten,came to be in the auditorium Olin visited her sen,|in Statesville this week..Weisner and little son,Billy,,visited relatives at Olin lust.&Current has returned to her|»Myr.‘Current cam*stay and accompanied Current,who has been con-a street car in Greenshoro for quiteatthehomeofhisparents,Mr.and.A,Current,tosnendsemetimeBerthaandClariceHolmesenteredtheHiSchoolatHarmony.and Mre.W.C.Haves spent Thankegiv-with Mrs.Hayes’duaghter,Mrs.W.M. of the farmers are enjoying fresh Social. _|The in Shiloh | z7 ; sa t ! stock z2 3 Zi n ‘ is t fF ' he Fe e8 8 3 er ? e e R e e . e f e s r = Mr.James 8.McIntosh,who ‘heen an efficient mail clerk on past 25 years,has been transferred tothe position of transfor clerk at the | coltwpy station in Charlotte.He and jee eIntosh have moved to Char- Le,’ pany.Lieut.George BogforMcColl,8.C., ‘He will be stationed at Ft,Ogle- ae Ga.,after December 5th. |Mr.T.H.Miller left Friday for Min- neapolis,Minn.,and other points North and northwest.Miss Kate|Stevenson,who is teaching atPatterson,visited herDelyhiaandEllenStevenson,return- ing Saturday morning.Miss Willic Crmmpbell of Davidson,who has been i visiting her aunt,Mra,W.P.Hedrick,|during the Thanksgiving holidays,will return home this evening.|Mr.Atwell Mathesor has returned toGreensboro,after a brief visit to hisr,Mrs.R.L.Matheson,Mr. N.P.Alexander of Statesville was among the Thanksgiving visitors here.Miss Evelyn Henley,a studentatthehighschoolatJamestown,igpent the Thanksgiving holidays herewithherparents,Capt.Mrs.1D.C.Henley.iss Irene LeQueux and DrandMrs.C.R.Zickler have returned ifrom a trip to Charlotts,Mr.RayNelson,son of the late W.E.Nelson of this place,spent the weck-end withhisgrandmother,Mrs.Jane Herman.Mr.,Nelson is in the PerishableFreightServicewiththeIlinoisCen-tral reilway.Mrs.John Lackey andchildrenofStatesville,spent the week-end with Mrs.Lackey's grandmotherMrs.Caroline Ingram.Mr.and Mrs.Robert Bolick and children of Union,8.C..are visiting Mr.Bolick's sunt,Miss Esther Bolick.Mrs.Burke and Master Harold spent Saturday in Charlotte.Thanksgiving Day was a very_rainy.day,bere,.heree_a..neod.manyrabbitsandquailwereseved.The services announced for 2.30 o'clock at the court house,to be conducted by the Raptist pastor,Rev.L.P.Gwalt-ney,were not held on account of therain.The morning service at theMethodistchurchwasheldandthe collection was for the Orphans HomatWinston-Salem,Taylorsville StotHighSehoolhadholidaysThursdayandFriday.The handkerchief bazaar,given bythelocalRedCrossauxiliaryfortheRedCrossfund,was a financial suc- cess,despite the inclement weather. Mrs.John Ferguson of Beomer istheguestofMrs.J.P.Echerd.Rev.J.C.Umbeerer and pride of Franisdin,Mrs.J.M.Terrell,missionary toBrazjl.who is visiting her parents,Mr.end Mrs.C.W.Umberger at Mt. Ulla,and Mr.O.T.Umberger of Con- cord,ename here from Mt.U'la Sun- day and spent the day with their brother-in-law and sister.Rev.andMrs.J.J.Edwards.Mrs.SallieWalker,who had speat some time herewithherdaughter,Mrs.A.M.Braw-ley,returned Friday to her home i Statesville. The Teachers’Assembly. The North Carolina Teachers’As- sembly closed its thirty -fourth an- nual convention in Charlotte Fri-day night with a patriotic rally,when speeches were made by Gov.|Bickett,President Graham of the University,and Arthur Farwell, composer and musician of New Yorkcity.The Shirley cup,for the bestmusicalcompositionintheStateforthevear,was awarded to Miss AllaPearlLittleofHickory.Her compo-sition was a song cycle in five parts.The annual election of officers re- sulted as follows:N.W.Walker,president,Chapel Hill;8.B.Under-wood vice president,Greenville:F.| .Sams secretary,Raleigh;A.8.@bb,Miss Mary Arrington and R.)H.Latham were ed to fill va-cancies on the executive board,Among the resolutions adoptedwasoneinstructingthesecretaryto write a letter to all Superior Courtjudges,calling upon them to charge urand juries as to their duty on the compulsory attendance law.An in- erense in the salaries of teachers is urged and pressure wil!be broughtoBearuponthenextLegislature| for the raising of teachers’salaries, enlarging the State school funds and erecting fire-proof buildings. Notices of New Advertisements The tight merchandixe at the right price } Ram- Burke | n Store.vicles for Christmas #ifteCo.UeefalwRow oe.Christmas.Crowell |Clothing Co.|Bee as for millinery and rendy-to-weare .Mary Sim } ynest Plyler is now with Yount @ Alexen- ite and erepede-chine presents found at Caaper of money found..Cali at The Land) 2.128,Statenville..rent.Realty @&1 :be cmae*rs gz 3 ; aP S c i - Hi e 8a FF 5 mts for each $100 of face i .tainment for or policies of reinsurance are cxempt.Atax of 5 cents is leviedon eachoriginalissueofcertificatesofstock,either on organization or -tion,of face value of $100 orTomeetthepracticeinsome 8ofissuingstockwithoutfacevalue .it is specified that the tax shall be laid on the actual value if there is no face valueFordrafts or checks payable othe: than at sight or on demand,and for promissory notes and their renewal, the tax is 2 cents for each $100 or fraction.Ordinary vank checks are not taxable.Realty conveyance and deeds are taxed cents where the value of the |irtterest conveyed is between $100and$500,and 50 cents for each addi-tional $500 or fraction.Deductions may be made of only a lien or encum- brance remaining on the property at the time of sale.Before any Ja.post ae may be acce ya pos itmustbear,in addition to the regularpostage,revenue stamps amounting to one cent for each 25 cents postare or fraction.Passage tickets to trans-Atlantic. South American,or other ports net intheUnitedStates,Canada or Mexico are taxed according to a sliding seale, running from %1 on tickets costingbetween$10 and $30,to $5 for tickets costing more than $60, Proxies for voting at any meetin.except of teligious,charitable,frater-nal,educational or iiterary organiza; tions,must bear 10 cent revenuc stamps.For a power of attorneythetaxis25cents.In addition to the old tax of two cents on playing catdsH.a new levy of 5 cenis a pack is im-posed. Must Ge Slow With Russia,, Realization of the great danwer abycausingareactioninRussiafavora’ ble to,the Central Powers by inter*’ vention in the political affairs of the’new democracy has caused adminis+tration officials at Washington to sound a note of warning against)ad condemnation of the Bolshev- iki.Back of what is described as.atolerantpolicyindealingwithRus-sia apparently not only is a purpose}to demonstrate faith in the ultimatestabilizatignofthedemocracy,but}a faint hope that the extremist fac-! tion,which is for the mement in control of the seat’of government at»Petrograd,will refrain from violat+! ing Russin’s treaty pledges to theErtentealliesandmakeaseparatepeace.' So long ss there is a possibility| that these overtures will fail becauseoftheapparentlyirreconciliabledif- ference between the Bolsheviki peace scheme founded on “no annex- ations and no indemnities”and the German demands for compensation ind “adequate safeguards for the future,”it is regarded as bad policy to exert any pressure from the out- side at this stage.To do so,it is be- lieved,would only tend to gause re-'<entment in Russia and to solidify j the various elements around the Pet-“—.. rograd regime. Information That is Private. Provest Marshal General Crow- der announces that all records kept|by local and district boards,adju- tant generals and other persons —in connection with registration,selec-|tion and mobilization of registrants)under the selective service law,will!he oven to public inspection durnig usual business hours,except an- swers to questions concerning phys- ical or mental condition and =de- pendency.General Crowder stated draft of-ficials have noinjusticeorembarrassment to regis-vrants,and the rules and regula-tions make it a misdemeanor to di-vulge any information regarding physical fitness or dependency of a registrant,to persons other than those directly connected with the administration of the law,and one year’s a will be imposed for violation. Mrs.De Saulles Acquitted. Mra.?Blanca De Saulles,on trial at Minneola,N.Y.,for killing herhusband,August 3d,last,was ac-quitted.The woman is aendwasdivorcedfromher husband, The latter had obtained possession of their only child,refused to surrender him.Mrs.De Saulles went to her husband's home to obtain the boy and shot and killed De Sauiles.She claimed that she did not know what oceurred from prior to il some time afterward. rs.;Saulles was given por: seasion of her son immediately after the trial » inclination to cause, Chilean | a little boy,and |ong shooting until she found’ Music and games severalwhichtheguestswere servedsandwichesandhotchocolate.Miss Helen Misenheimer of th: graded school faculty spent the week- end at Davidson,where she attendedtheseniororatoricals.She was ac-.companied by her sister,Miss Ruth|Misenheimer of Winston-SalemMissesCelesteCarpenterandMarie Cloaninger,students at Lenoir Col-| lege,spent the Thanksgiving holidays|at their homes here.Miss Mary Lawrence of Olin community wes theguestofMissesJuliaandGertrude| McNeely for several days last week.Miss Roselyn Summers of the facultyofMontAmoenaSeminary,at Mt.Pleasant,spent Thanksgiving here,|guest of Miss Lorene Brown.Miss,Louise Campbell left this week for! Lovay,where she will teach in the public school,assisting Miss EllaGross,principal.Rev.L.A.Falls,pastor of theMethodistchurch,has been ill for the past week and was unable to conducttheregularservicesSunday,TheSundaymorningserviceatthischurchwasconductedbytheRev.Dr.Tur- rentine,president of Greensboro College for Women.\Miss Cora Miller of Statesville ar-rived Saturday to visit her brother,Mr.E.H.Miller.Mr.and Mrs.E. G.Waugh of Spartanburg,8.C.,are the gucsts of Mrs.Waugh’s sister, Mis.E.C.Deaton, For a Weak Stomach.As «genera!rule all you need to do is to dopt a diet suited to your dge and cecupa-tien and to keep your bowels regular When you fee!that you have eaten too much andwhenconstipated,take one of Chamberlain's Tablets. MARKET REPORTS. Preduce Market.The following prices were paidproduceonthelocalmarket: When the year has nearly rolled cround satisfaction it is to have for your ‘months of NET RESULT!The man‘who BANKS his money hashis {money safe not only enjoys the feeling of dependence but spurs himself on toGreater what labor and in- work. We offer the services safety of our bank to those who have not yet ed with us.We refer them to those who have made our bank their bank.. Make OUR tank YOUR bank. We pay 4 per cent interest on time deposits. THE FIRST NATIONAL B Statesville,-N.C. CHRISTMAS GIFTS? Sentiment is a great force,it is the life of LO-V-E,Crist. mas is the happiest time of all the year.<ice Why? Because at Christmas time we all turn our minds away» from ourselves and our hearts toward others.+:Mes This,to remind you that ‘our jewelry store now. with enchanting gift-zoods and that those whoreceivepresents.i which come from us cherish them,because they know tag” the “quality is there.”ak forHens.Chickens,}6c.to Iie.per th. d ite.per tb. ,Be.per dozenRoosters,Se.to Me,per Th.Tub Butter,whe,to Le.Hecewax,28e.per Tb.Green Hides,Ie.to Hie.per th.Green Salted Hides,lic.to [SeHams,%3c.3He.per Ib,Sides,0c.x th.Shoulders,25¢.to the.per tb _New Red Honey ‘strained)ie.to Lie tb New Red Honey Comb,12¢.to l4e.per tb.Rourwoed Honry Comb,S2e.to 25c.per Ib.Extracted Honey,22¢.per lb.Auto Rubber Casing,4¢.ot th. Irish Potatoes,$1.45 per bushel, ‘The per Ib. per tb, Grom.following prices were paid ygesterdayinonthelocalmarket:t,$2.90 per bushel.Corn,$1.20 per bushel‘Oats,ete.to #2 Lede.per bushel.Statesville CottenOntheloca!market yesterdayperpoundwaspsidforbeatCottonSeed,$1.05 per buehel,Seed Cotton,12 I-4e.per tb e SO certs RENT—-Modern,two-story,6-room dwell-ing,with bath convenient.Possession afterJanuary|.191*.Apply tw STATESVILLE: REALTY &INVESTMENT CO.Dee.4perenne TO LOAN—$i,400 on first real estate mort- weee.Address BOX 128,Statesville Dee.4.It FOUND—Sum of money.Owner may have same by calling at Landmark efffee,de- seribing property and pay for ad.Dee.4. LOST—Several very old deeds and an old Stategrant.Please return to The Landmark forsultablereward.*Nov.10. RENT—Stere room nowrpeFiveandTenCentStore,sion dnnuary |,1918 CC.8. Posses-HOLLAND. WANTED—Hickhors Logs.Will pay $13 per cord for the best quality.THE IVEY:MPG.CO.,Hickory,N.C.| Oct.30eectsarmen it.a.w ;cere erataccented jSPECIAL —Every— SUNDAY,50c. A trial will please. STATESVILLE INN. Statesville Grocer Thankful. “JT had been sick nearly 20 yearswithstomachtroubleandwasslow.|ly sterving to death,as everything Iatecausedterriblegasandpainandtamyfooddidnotdirest.I was,re-\duced to 115 pounds.A friend ad-vised me to take Mayr's Wonderful Remedy about four months age, which |did and now weigh 151 Ibs,!ean eat anything.I am very \thankful for Mayr's Wonderful Rem- edy.It is a simple,hermlese prep- |aration that removes the camucousfromtheintestinaltract andtheinflammationwhichcaus-| es practically all stomach,liver and) '|ailments,including appen-/|is.One dose will convince or)cy refunded.Statesville Drug) D SHORTLY.— ON 7AR E;ON R 'ou te aneAlA3TS;ONE | the theeee f b ¢i om on.C. { ty sa ene “ * R.F.HENRY,Jeweler.= a WE WANT YOUR We have always tried to work to interest in furnishing a market for his will buy all the Corn you eS aishelledorcob—and will pay the price in cash or exchange Flour,Meal or for Corn.Would like to have 10,000beforethefirstofJanuary,1918. Has your wife tried our XXX FancyFlour?She'll likeit.ee R.L,MAIDEN, @ as THE HOUSE THEY TALK ABOU See Our Line Silks,Satna Velvets of Wool Dress Fabrics.Gordon Hosiery, Silk and Cotton.We sell ‘em forLess. |Johnston-Belk |PrepareForCold Weat We have received an elegant line of Furs, consisting of Red Fox,Mountain Lion, Natural Wolf,Black Coney,ete.,both in Sets and separate Muffs,Scarfs and Neck pieces,all shapes of the latest styles. TOP COATS. Just received by express aline of SAMPLE © COATS from the best Manufacturers in New York.Al Wool,Velours,Broad-- cloth,Kerseys,etc.Up-to-date in style’ and of the best quality. Come Today and.Every Day. Save You Money. chow joonte i weet de oft Go ee Eee ‘ et?viet »ee ie 4 Bs hs “ City Flour Mill;= ,’ s Useful Christmas Presgats Are Always Found At adil ER ai ale Tea A surplus of Corn and Home-made Molasses is raised in our territory and we have arranged to handle it.Can handle Sun on the EAR or SHELLED and Molasses in good tight barrels. you CASH on delivery.' J.K.MORRION GROCERY a PRODUCE,COMPANY. LANDM ARK ||(TEMS OF CURRENT NEWS. December4,1917. ovEE THE COUNTRY. Hems'df Interest About Various Matters. Overdoats for American soldiers in} oe ill be made shorter.The long got in the mud and imped.|| cf prepress Thursday Chas.|was accidentally shot by hisidson,Herman Leonard.nd is in the arm and side is entertained that it may tal. Theand f ‘prove The @f Mre.Mary Mosley was found”“wr Tar river,Nashy,and it is believed the woman‘murdered.Her daughter,re-released from an insane asyissuspected. negroes were shot and killedcrapgameatRoss,Ark.alumbercamp.The negro who‘the shooting escaped.About a ago @ negro in the samo vicin-ilied seven negroes and thenittedsuicide, Norman,®zell Bolin and Fredr,White men,and WilliamandFrankTwitty,negroe: auequitted at York,S.©.,r of W.T.Sims,negro preach 1s shot to death Ly a mol ‘night of August 22. .3.Harris of Georgia,chair-of the Federal Trade Commis-will resign that position to op-the re-election of Senator ick of Georgia.And ail whoHardwick's war views willthathewillbedefeated. dispatch from Dyersburg,Tenn..that Ligon Scott,a negro with criminally assaulting a woman in Dyer county,Tenn.. r 22,was burned at a siakepublicsquareatDyersburgy.He confessed his guilt. Pershing Friday reported of five members of the Amer- expeditionary force in France. include Private Clinten J. wick,engineer,November 26, pro.)-=Oo spinal «meningitis.His mey address was Chadbourne, a total of 12 vie-— Me season,which with “Thanksgiving Day ,according to reports to the jated Press.The number was than in 1916 and four lesstwoyearsago.In 1015 ther 16 deaths. help meet ‘the shortage tens in the country’s coalthenationalfueladministratio: ration With the Department of Myriculture,has inaugurated ar ve campaign for the substituofwoodforcoalinallpartsof untry where wood is ple itiful perfect Liberty loan organizathroughoutthecountryforthe of.the war,Secretary McAdoo allied a conference of represe: s of the Liberts loan commit in each of the 12 Fedesa)ves es and of the wom:babeerts organization,to held ington Decembe: 24-passenger ‘eaid to be Resnati and ‘in af th ne in's he 10, Caproni driven by carrying pa wrecked =at Langles .hear Newport News,Va..Sat y afternoon,when it crashed 100 to the earth while being taken or the initial test.The fiver i f thout serious injury Mary Burns and James L.m were instantly killed Setur morning wher the automobilebyWarrenupsetroad Norfolk,Va.Three other per in the car were slightly hurt.Burns was from Winston -Sa- N.C.and was employed =in mt store at Winston-Salem \Duplesis Simon,a daught. 16 and a six-monthe’infant drowned Sunday when an avleimwhichthey«sat was ad off a ferry into the Mermen- near ings,La.Simon, +the automobile,and 1 nh were rescued,the engine the the landing reverse lever by mis 41 Lieut npyers, on a eeeAMMUNITIONWAGON. killed two five a of shell,Theup. og rg aloe m mg,hit 'Happenings Here and There in the State. Scotiand county the ne- groes have been told thar greenback: bank notes and Treasury notes 'won't be good much longer The corner stone of the new build- |ing for the State School For the Blind,in Raleizh,was laid yester- day by the grand lodge of Masons. Arnold A.McKay of Maxton has been appointed United States consul at Valparaiso,Chile,and will anil for his post soon.The salary is $2,500, Mr.R.L.Jarvis,who accidental- ly shot himself about a month ago, died last week at his home at Elkin of blood poison,the result his wounds, The 4-year-old son of J.L.Bailey, f the Sandy Run section -Wilson copnty,was playing in a wagen bed when the bed fell on him and cruched nim to death.Everett R.Rogers,a young white man of Henderson,was killed by a Seaboard train in Charlotte Sunday night.Railroad men say Rogers at- tempted to catch the train while it vas meving. 3.A.Romer,44 years found dead in the woods, j cinity his home,four Lumberton Had gone woods to gather fucl and to heart disease. The Boone Democrat makes cor rection of a former statement that the average weight of a drove Watauga turkeys was 45 pound.Thirteen pounds was the figure,the Democrat says,which is some fall. In Duplin Superior Court,at Kenansville,Frank Moore,negro, sas convieted of the murder of Wal- ter Heath,white,and sentenced to leath.Three white men are also mplicated in the murder and the vegro is a Witness against them The Greensboro Va.!;‘ areudly fleats a “service fae”on it Suilding,showing that nine men rave gone out of the News office in o Uncle Sam's fighting forces since war was declared.Of the nine two first lieutenant and two eants. Editor Rutledge of the Yadkinviile drove a friend's new Ford to Wu Salem and while the edit- back was turned somebody rar with the Ford.The Land- aes i with Editor he has that to Dewn in of old.was the vi- miles from into the succumbed! m of ol Al ae a are ser- Rippie Vinston mark's Rut eds car c ‘or. 4 he North Carolina Methodist Episcopal which embraces in its territe- ;eastern section of the State ind is sometimes called the Eastern North Carolina Conference,meets t Greenville tomorrow,.Bishop Candler will preside \young county eat hack fe ho Conference of Church, south,he Scotland fournine mart negro it jail,under a the reads, saws from a Chicage with the purpose tof jail.The saw:ut the postoffice folk omething and the sentence of ordered mail o to saw cami sur- wit on Ise elf nt ay arnhe COVE ed The contention rstoffce has tled by the des Bagby,a attorres postmaste the Hickory temporarily tion of Chas. of Hickory, The designa surety compa- esponsible for office sir the Aiken ‘owe,a merchant doing bi Wi and was trying to force an en- into hi store Pag “woos stated,had ordered negie from his place for rderly ict Later,after the =store closed for the night,the returned and tried to force ance WwW. ws ber wii tory MA made by the which has beentoofthe ostmaster the vond ‘ eath of Das Ness ewTo trance P wl | shot killednearIson, who tne awa con had Heer egre an en W Va Joseph Greene on ly of reached uncon- from hospital consclousher Parkersburg and,Private at Camp aged June, iv arsuffering died in a not pain to recognize Coming to join her Ww Hore, Mrs.Norma Hoce, vears,a bride of last Charlotte Wednesday eyous condition pneumonia,and Friday,She did wuthic tently hand The Maryland Casualty Comapny has filed sutt in Buncombe Superior Court against the Southern RailwayCompanyandtheBrevardTanning Company,asking $1,300 for damage to the automobile of Louie Carr,which was smashed when an éngine tion The a | and the insuranceingtorecover—_ mmhust who is hue Wal” camila,——et ‘Million Dollar Incemnes lemons Ineome tax figures show oe ~ government collected taxes oniimesasmanymilliona - comes this year as last. Whether this means more Amer.’ icans are rolling up massive fortunes trom the war,or merely that the gevernment has “uncovered”many more big incomes to tax,is being sked.Income figures showed in 1914 just 44 collections on a million dollars or mere;in 1915,60;in er 120,and 1917,376. ——————MILLIONSARE NEARTHEBRINK OFRUINANDDON'T KNOW IT,HE SAYS StatesvilleHas a Vast Multitude onWhatisBeingDonetoBring If you have any surplus and want to dispose of it now,bring it tous and we will pay sical and MentalBrinkofRieftoSufferers—ManyMen and Women Give TheirTestimony. AMAZED AT WONDERFU L RESU LTSTheGuisineThatDocsHetAffecttheHeed|‘SAY THEY ARE Becauseofite tonic and laxative effect,1.42.4- TIVE BROMO QU LNINE isbetter than orasnrty ry a Goes not canst bervousners noxtRememberthetollpomemg =fook ferinheads hem oa i.W.¥.Gnove. “CATARRH»VANISHES — Here is One Treatment That All Suf- ferers Can Rely Upon if you want to drive e¢atarrh vnd all its dingusting symptoms fcom your system,in the shortes(possible time,wo to your druggist and ask for a Hyome!putt totlay Breuthe a mei and it will rid'y my oof en terre ~quick relief that all who it fey the at Ube are astonhed Hyomei is a pure piessant antiseptic,which is breathed into the jungs over the inflamed vembrane;it kills the eatarrh ernie, thes the sere spots,und heals all inflam bec t it wives day with catarrh;theandoftenenticeHyomeitreatmentta dea ine no eprayéthasall. Company. tk CONDITION of the first National Bank, in the State of North Carotina,attheClaseofBusinessenNovem- ber 20,1917. KESOTRCES. and Lay thoesnnd4 awmal bell sues anetheisdangerouStartthe stomach just breathe ile Deus OF n thisense teipetion,tha Nodouches the States: REPORT on,Awk sis Ths counts except 4,030.1 ecured,none >Unbecur- fled te dimtiom tC qeag }depo $100,000.09 30,000.00 Bond‘cure ‘ thopos tts : 1 ner cent than 1 nad ot eomt und oth t tneluding 0,000.00 8.bond: owned un- it hes rnent iz wh Re ubsertptior ing bh Pek yve Bank +50 °,760.0 and f vse Zz.OD0.00 tures 4,283. with Federal Re ar eee) n vault and net amounts due nal bankafrom banks and and trust companies othfidedonftoms$8,14 cm natn amount “ than ine In thetingbur same own «i ope ban than itemwhfn boeytownofwe stash outside of ting bank and cash tar fund with UU. due from t 5. Redemypt Trens-en urer and ws 6,000.0 colloeted Se TO LF LIABILITIRS, uk paid on $100,000 05 25,000." paid $4,G0 95 collected but virmate:sae outstanding 1 (rtp 4 ubject to chec! deposit due in ters (other than for mor {en fappro Cireulat:ne Indivitual deprensit Ce tiftentern of than 30 day ey borrowed: Cashier cheeks outstanding Dividends unpaid Total demand depen itsotherthanbankdepor- iis)subject teItems88.34.36*,30 and 40{deporit berrowed depo its time depos: shject te Reservettems41.42,423 and 44 221,668.00 Other United States deposits,includ ine deposits of Uo B.Giapursing officers Hills payable,other than with Federn! Reserve Rank,lnctuding all obliga-tions representing meney borrow- ei,other than redisenunts nm ytes Jet ele is tiflente tether thanorme * ithe Tote Cer ney time ff fota! Liabilities for rédiscounts,those with FederalteeTemtds 8870,265.46inchudireservehen 98,048.91 | at Statesville,| ;ieand-mixed \George EnbankWants the =te Know How HeTrouvle-G.H.Reid Says:‘Your Grand Medicineis| Wea Pee |“IT WORKED WONDERS -NEIGH BORHOOD SURPRISED!” cally tic of ruin ers wh |they possess Ww liv lagain in health dure a health a: view. “Tr prop):. ha id who should appreciate not and there i eommon sense and ‘ »would € w i hygiene pace “ft is mostly is making.this a reople—stomach tr ations and manybloodandbho mostly from ‘Neglect of the ach trouble Sealth and vieious wasy feeling af hing, stomach, at before the ith and many may be mething i ee unless “But there news that {here a Vin «r, We tor i.| i is new is being pronounc ‘all sufferers from fhe wonderful 'ried at the No matter how ding the case ey what kidney. ttarthal complica er in,Dre for o quick health, Thousands of WHAT'S lo pean and dis fring on |t wth off \{ al J ie-made PURE cover and out- at and cost you FOR BA ther not and ell known hx is not one ayroitet the danger stomach trou!place wel di brings undigested constipa .oh, eyes, all warning wron attended to: cheer and there natural vilid Dreeo and } might be, iver, is prom recovery trength THE old-time, ole;.wh "a few sutfer- give anything e their lives overstrength.”ce- authority on a reeent inkr €ate Ei 4 full of half-sick ve yvood health it the othe biel of them but warn you neglect, le that full of sick ouble,its compli forms of kidney, sorders that stomach trouble. first symptoms of On More il FOUN!That ent npr,KR food t} ‘ would se of di ter LATEie shorter of‘ Jittle ei signals pnd will time hope it has been intro herb)et medicine doa vn t stomach lect medicine being dis- Drury otner sor- that ret ) now Strtecvilee long mrt rheumatic or ma have d ta pave 4 ind retur’ happine have slight or De tion antl doubters USE old-for ys that will Boor Wey can NIB:~ENT thoroughly modern,scientific,ma that will le:lead -and-oil oa money”? LE BY oo. ,Lazeaby-Montgomery llardware Co. Sta eeville,A ply te HB,BULA,FOR BALE—tine grade ebenLife ARD,Harmony ‘ Perchoren colt,Ap-Harmony Farm Nov,20, THIRD INFANTRY DIVISION, oe Third infantryedivision (regu- RY dy United States army,hes heen formally eonetituted at Camp Greene, Charlotte,where inter quarters.ihe assignment ofmarking|vision,the |hematin|divi units. |Rew. numerous |vewhments have beenArmy orders showofficerstothatdi- regular assembled =in beginning of the 100,000.00 protess of organizing regular troopsintheUnitedStatesinto|Major Gen.Jos.T.' 26,000.09|)Dickman is asvigned to the command PR.SWOPE DEAD. Dr.Rodney RuskStateofNorthCarolina,County of Ivedell,«.:/mor rector of All Soulx’ch1,J00N W.GUY,Cashier of the abeve-vamed hank,de solemnly —,-the above cmt walt,SOM We Guy,v Somandbellet Rulecribed and awerh to me tht28thdayofNovember,1017, te Dee.4 tort, the IntebuiltBiltmoreal. |hilt *Soule’chereh,De.Swo |rector,which positionwalgateaches gel aeAll he a te nl move,died Friday in Biltmore hospitWhenmGeo,W.‘own made | ily on the!new medicine singting tts thi away? me to try nave {J Hiundreis ©ceing rer ed attesting to the re- x thle wults obtained after most everything else had failed.”What.ft Did Vor This Family. grood medicine is worthMarstoemeandmine, dene us #9 nach good,”declares Bulent 210 8S.St. s “My wife has trouble tler appetite was se on herwshecould wn t ‘ praises.| ~ a reeTe ‘, of vunton,Va. mach ree al ere stofve ind the dsher condition ecacds tof the many >e getting trentment i kal wonders mie thinks fin ‘ hot wo bed we finally all hope.f Southern people well with the Pre- f it Fv- She bright now,| one.” ive up ne ame. her system. remarkable, are well to every 12 Pounds. v "i "t color,|eve and sleer amending itHusbandGainsmyselfhaveheen greatly ben i by the treatment.Having been vwufforer from nervousness anda ral in-dewn condition fer a licke.dust like my wife's case Iiveea was the first medicine that ev- did me any good,and both hove 'of della trying to y,|gained 12 pounds the treatment!The at appearniwe.| Dreco e eatyo “| ih relic by ered ne the world for me and mine.” Seemed My Stem Fire.” ‘t suffered from ya consti- tion and kidney trouble,”declares W.Bartley,the well known young omer of Spotswoort,Vo.,in a sign- tatement.“Every time »it eemed my stomach wa ir n mv to knew what Wasach on witis ‘ LIGHTEN THE LABOR War-time Demands Evft-cient Methods in Your Home! Throw out the Wasteful Broom and Do Your Clean-ing the Electric Way. The Eleetrie Vocui offers a pfactical economyeveryhousewifeshouldtake vantage of at once.It saves most of the time now spent in sweeping.It saves the Rugs and Carpets.It protect your health from flving dast andgerms,It cleans the house far better than the broom can.Here is something you neednew!And yeu can buy it on convenient payments.Why wait longer?For the time it saveswillbecleargainforRedCross work or rest or recreation.And it costs almost nothing to use.We want to chow you the ApexElectricVaewumCleaner.It isaperfectcleaner--the best oneonthemarket.Come and thy it. HomeElectric Co. 516 Center Sireet. AEST m Cleaner that ad- IN YOURHOME rampart ”VeterinaryHospital DR.C.L.CRUSE. F FiI <nod testimonials are}neys got all out of mange,an api|now |time. it |welgs Claire | ‘for aj Dull, stomach Va..sleep.)maticm of ‘the joints and muscles, } fare and}Then the gas would accumulate andeoernasifIwouldburst—Kid- “J took two bottles of Dreco and1amwellagain.I sleep fine,wowels act naturally,can eat /S?.i*hing 1 want and am hungry allIgainedfourpounds in Threw Away My Crutches.” ere sa case that man le gaherdersonthemiraculous.W.E.the popular West Main streetcontractorandbuilderofStaunton,was all erippled up with rheu- Thi.ic what he says in a signed totement:1 have taken lots of —_and tone ever did me any good.1 startedtotakeDrecoandthreeweeksafter turted I threw away my crutcheswasabletoresumework.Ihaven't had a pain sinee.TFT also rained four pounds in weight.”Rreco Within Reach of Al.These are just a few cases select- “i at randem from the mass of sign-ed testimonials received from scores of rvhevrhatism, liver troubles ble od ¢ tive Teas mon and women in all walks oflife.Who is there can doubt thelain,straightforward statements of hese people?Dreco has more thar once been,‘ed “The Miraculous Medicine” folks who tell wonderful stories its quick and effective action instomachtrouble,kidney disorders,eatarrh,constipation, and ailments of the and nerves,Dreco is not an expensive medi-It is now within the reach ofhumblelaboreraswellashis olthiest brother.It is pleasant to ike and remarkably quick in its ac- Dreco is recommended and sold n Statesville by the Stateswifte Drug hy we = We Are In TheMarket for old scrap iron—not less than carload lots.Want any quantity of mink,‘possum,taceoon,musk- rat,fox and Otter furs.Also rab- hit skins;beef hides,rags,bones, ent all kinds of rubber and metals.We pay highest market pri for feed bags.Write for qnotations on all the above prod- wets.Reference First National ce !} Bank of Durham. C.SWARTZ &00. L.ARNER,Manager. STATESVILLE,N.C HAVE JUST TRADED For the i :ow neNo.= 10-15 Hi. Boiler on —OneDanie.“OL—SawTecanho 3 ing Bethisat 2 bargainaRg S bonerandes aumitesoftownthatorpate pO.H.TURER. TOOTH AND SANITIZER Whitens,Brightens,Tightens TesthLARGETUBE2%CENTS Fer Sule by the Lead ng Drucgists PRO-PHY-TOL PLODUCTS COMPANY Richmend,Vieainja , The United States pverninent Co-operates Cd .Hen ects Sint RL CU:tt «Ot EL the 7,600 member banks in maintaining the Federal rve Banking System for the protection of the busi- interests of the country.Through the Federal Re- ve Board in Washington it supervise the twelve Fed- bal reserve banks;.t appoints one-third of their diree- :it deposits its funds largely with them;it guaran- s the currency they issue, his co-operation greatly inereas@s the value of the sys- to us aad cur community. re you linked up with this new national system as one our depositors?If not,you should delay no longer. MEMBER FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM. ‘COMMERCIAL NATIONAL BANK. STATESVILLE,N.C. W.D.TURNER,E.MORRISON,D.M.AUSLEY,G.E.HUGHEY, President. Vice President. Cashier. Assistant Cashier. Your Money With! If for any reason you are dissatisfied with the place you are doing your —BANKING BUSINESS— T-R-Y U-S You will.find us polite and accommodating.Prompt inlo after your business and NEVER TIRING in looking after our host of depositors and patrons. C-O-M-E I-N MAKE THIS BANK YOUR BANK. We are hoping to open an account with you soon. People’s Loan .and Savings Bank. “THE BANK THAT ALWAYS TREATS YOU RIGHT.” DO ©MOS Trust | - NOW IS THE TIME TO BUY THAT CAR You have been plénningonsolong. Why wait longer when you can get suchgreat ‘enjoymentfromitnow? in the observesisaGemak, annual hundredobservance.’State and local anti-tuberevlosis as- |Statesat the time of thedeclarationof ; | We offer you the best thereis at the price you can well afford to pay. DONTDELAY ~~COMEINTODAY: i SeAO D paabs tore rie | | a8 war.As aliens they «vere amenable totheimmigrationlaws,and ‘as alien enemies’under the terms of the Presi- dent’s proclamation,they alsodubjecttotheprovisionsofthere-vised statutes on which such proclamationisbased,Theirwhichwouldfollowin the course of events,was iinviewofthe “It early became apparent prd*{vision musi be made for some centralconcentrationcampwhichwouldbe adequate to house tnese aliens who were temporarily detained at variousimmigrationstationsthroughout‘the country.After a eareful survey ofavailnblesitesthedepartmentemect- ed the resort at Hot Springs,N,C.,which offered admirable location from the stagdpoint of isciation as well as that of climate,acgessibility to therailroadsandahotelofvroportionsforallimmediateneeds. More recently additional building:have been constructed,so that nowcuarierssimilartothesewhichwould he provided ia immigrztion atations ‘or first-class nessengers erriving at ports of the United States are fur-nished officers,and lodging similar to that which would be given steer-age or third-class passengers is fur-nished to the crewmen,Get Meney Fie Working. “Contrary to the gencral impression, these sliens receive no compensationfromthegovernmentexceptsuchasallowedthemforworkactuallyper- formed.Those who cngage in con E struction work of one sort or another are paid at the rate of $20 a month, with an additional aiewance of $5 per month to those acting in the en-pacity of foremen.The interned offi-cers have been permitted to receive from any source not to exceed $10 and the crewmen not more than 85 a month.Reeeipts in excess of there amounts are placed to the credit ofthealiensinapostalsavingsbankor otherwise disvosed of as desired,Per mission is of course granted for le- ritimate urchases of clothing and othe:necessities.Well Cared For All Around. Sanitary conditions are maintainedunderthedirection«i an experienced eMicer from the Public Health Serv-ice who has been detailed for this prr-nose.Under the direction of the ¥, international situa-. socintions are planning programmes that will bring the subject of tebe:- culosie to the greatest number of people on this day.. “This request is made of tae churches and their pastors,”says the State Board of Health,“for th: main.reason that a large part of the human misery to which the charcbrs minister and over one seventh of all the funerals at which tneir clergymen officiate,are caused by this great lacue.Another reason is the chore! always lo to as a light-bearer. It is expected to embrace those causes making lighter the burdens of the af flicted;and relieving suffering wher- ever it is found,The various organ! vations of the churenes through their work of merey and velief have e won derful opportunity to spread the pe pel of the prevention and eare of tu- bere ulosis.. “The physical examination inci- dent to the selective droit uncovcreu tuberculosis in the lives of thousands ef men who never suspected they had it;it i#continually peing discove:ed at the cantonments,and yet whother stream will be those returned from ‘renee,Whe broke down with the dis- eese under the streizousness of wer. War inereases tuberculosis and =in creases our respousibility to keep il down,” (JOHN B.JOBSO 1M.C.A.suitable facilities have beer:provided for recreation of a health- ful and wholesome nature.Arrange-ments are also mate so that marriedmenmayhaveopportunitytoscetheirfamiliesonceaweek,under the super-vision ef government officers,in quar-ters provided for this purpore. “There is no warrant whatever forthestatementthatthesealicnsareal-!lowed an exeessive amount of food.Three meals a day of plain but chor-oughly palatable and substantial food are provided for each ipan.A limited number of eggs is furnished.For the most part evaporated milk such as samen prepare on shipboard is usod.There is no waste,and the same meas-vres of economy and conservatio. which are being ureced upen every housewife are being practiced ot HotSprings.”“Meatless and Wheatless.”It is also stated that “meatiess and wheatless”’days are row heing ob- served at the camp.One day erch week no meat is served and one dav exch week there is no wheat bread. The Germans,however.probably use comparatively little all-wheat breadTheyareusedtoryebread,at homeanddoubtlesspreferthat.* Mr.Kimball's Pound Cake. Correspordence of The Landma Washington,Nov,28 Just as J “von about to finish reading my very irteresting Vandmark,which camo o hand about two hours ago,IT no ‘eed an advertisement near the hot- tom of the third column on nage eight.which read:“The sugar fam- ine need not interfere in the least with vour cake for Thankse@ivingandChristmas.f have plenty —of pound cake and fruit cake,just like vou bake at home,and far better than you can bake it,”signed D.J, Kimball.No dovbt the sugar famine will affect the cake-baking to some ex- tent.but I think Mr.Kimball made a rather broad assertion in the last phrase of his advertisement,whea he said “and far better than you can bake it.”Mr.Kimball has some good enke,I assure you,for he usu- ally keeps about everything good to eat in stock.Bout that “far better” is what especially attracted my at- tention.I wish to inform Mr. ball that IT am from Missouré I mar- ried a girl from near Statesville a few months ago,and I am sure that shecanbake Just gs good ake as he ever ate or has fd sale.Perhaps he will think that this is a rather broad assertion,too,but if he doubts it,as he is a 1 friendofmine,Ipersonan will ask him to call the next time he, comesto or passes through Wash- ington,and take dinner with me, I will proveit.P.EB.HEFNER. (Mr.Kimball corrected the “ in next issue.What he wrote,tried to writeor to write,was“for less than Kim-; of Georgia,the man whose remark- ably prectical invention,it is said, will enrich the farmers of the coun- _try by untold mitions, An Interesting Character John #.Jobson,the inventor of she gemirkable plow W hich bears his name,id expounder of progressive theories of soil tillage,is one ot tbe most interesting characters in Gceor- gia,He is even more remarhuvie than anyihing he has yer produced for his gritty struggle for over fil) years to realize the big dream ot his life marks him as a man of unesual Lenacily faith injudgment. Born in Houston county,Georgia, sixty-six years ago,John:B,Jovuso Wis brought up to know the value honest toil.When nineleen year: of purpose and unswervilg the soundness of his owu age he hired out as a regular farm - hand at $12.50 per month,and it wa his duty to get up at daybreak aud blow the horn (to start a 46-plow plantation on its long saniumer-day stretch of activity. it was just at this time and on this very plantation (hat )ouns Jub- gon began to study the underlying principies of plant xrowth and plant culture,and then and there he cot ceived the idea of a deep reaching tiller that would be practical for The @verage farmer Even in those day4 he worked and schemed to get an in- strument that would prevent the clay trom being brought to the lwp to bake and clod. His first ideas. practical,and were many years,until he became @n vA pert mechanically as well as axricul turally,When he did complete his famous plow,about the year 1905,he continued to conduct experiments and further perfect it until now he believes his work is finished and that nothing further remains to be done but to give the result of his labor to the peopie.As anounced in a paper,the Jobson Cotmnon Sense System has been brought to y and is being introduced by some of the most prominent and public spirited merchants and 5 ers of the people he admi's.,were not laid aside fer recent issue of le.j the official paper of theSense |’“Common g.”is being given out free of charge to all who call on these mer- chants,The paper gives full par regarding Mr,Jobsen's plow <a epataine much valuable informa- tion on other topics.It is spicy,read- able and extremely useful. To secure one of them our readers whould cali at one of the following Jobson agencies: Mount Movrne.=eT Hardware Co. the cighth | ”C.Johnston &Co.of Moores:| i :2 from it.ThereisnoursC when they erewetted down a halfhouror before.ss formly with the other foragethan theoid style hulls, UseBuckeye Hulls properlyand willfindthem a better roughage than old style hulls and far more eco- nomical.Other Advantages Buckeye Hulls cost much less 2000 poundsrealroughagetothe than old style hulls.ton~not 1500 poundsofrough- They allow better assimilation of age and 500 pounds of lint. food.Sacked—easy to handle. No trash or dust.Take less space in the bara. Mr.E.W.Leonard,Ellendale,Tenx., has been feeding Buckeye Hulls to He says that the cowsaregiving more milHeprefersBuckeye Hulls. No lint. and are in fine condition. bestresults and to devclop the ensilage oder,wetthe ierineTosecurethetiitiseasytwelvehoursbeforefeeding.a i ior tho nest feeding.horoughly :wetting them down night and morma: this cannot be donc,wet down at thirty mioutes.If feed thehullsdry,use onlyhalf as hybulkasofold Book of Mixed Feeds Free Gives the right formula for every combination of feeds South.Tells how much to feed for maintenance,for milk, tening,for work.Describes Buckeye Hulls and gives j using them properly.Send for your copy to the nearestmill. pen.k The BuckeyeCotton OilCo.om.« “35.exe rlotte pe me =to CORN SHOW SATURDAY 24TH, Was the best we have had.The exhibits are still on display,aad all our friends in the County are cordially invited to come in and see them. of Statesville,N.C. “THE BANK FOR YOUR SAYINGS.” nate blag acenbittinoaessen.-aos,silage|s|FOR SALE!||_ a ee tenm oe ov taccacatagatmaiatn”saauasitaan”silat i42-acre level farm,on public road,between Oak Vorest and Cool Spring,near sehool and church,9 miles. from Statesville. Six-room dwelling,barn and out- buildings.Sixty acres in cultivation,balance in timber land;well and two small branches.A fine Tobacco, Cotton and Small Gram Farm, Sixty-eight acres,ore mile from Statesville;3-room dwelling,soil harr,well,fine spring,branch,Forty peres in cultivation,Level and productive,balanee in woodland.ideal location for truck and dairy farming. Will exehange for city property. Other lorge and timbered farms for sale. For further information call on or write:ERNEST 6.GAITHER,-Statesville,N... CAISSON ST THE STATESVILLE REALTY &INVESTMENT COMPANY Appreciates the very liberal tronage of friends and policyholders,both NEWandOLD. Our office is an opén one,and we invite all our customers and those who will become cus'As inthetousethesamewhentheysodesire. wé will strive to give the same a HIGH GRADE SERVICE x that has wonfor this Company the will and confidence of over ‘ons, “WE INSURE ANYTHINGINSURABLE”end PAY ALLMegeNees DT Merchants &Farmers’Bank : in a day or an hour,althoughPhas.made more noise than al-thing in the world,The de-:el fills us with a desire the character of God and Him as much as we eancattainperfectioninthis ®hut will work toward it in that ak isto come.The thiret for fel makes us desire the com- ea of our ‘cllows No ma te himself and who trie do #0 is a miserat creature and is to be pitied.The vho ‘how to value truce i not take millhons of ie Ou comradesh p and part with ou)@lhow Mme rt j a higher and |fellowship,wp with Jesus Christ -clos Bishop Atkirs again calk “albention to the tex!,reminding “heare that Chr valled =then |pt to the |rch.but t¢ H “Himself.if ir thirats have :verted He can cure |Let UR Reerefer come >»Him rt the ane maifrie dotlarsadel e oe Dedication Service. ter the Rev i exon burned the note for ¥t the last debt to be paid off ce of the congreva after this ceremony the officethechurchgatheredaroundtherai!and presented the house.The bishop spoke the serofdedicationandofferetthoryprayer,and the =service le with the doxelogy and tion.The officers participatthededicatory service—the rds and trustees--were fF.BS Banch,chairman bower!stewards;| J,Axley,vice chairman;J.L.She treasurer;J.G.Colvert,secre- Dr.T.E.Anderson,J.A.Con7.M.Crowell,E.G.Gaither,oR Holland,W.T.Nicholson,J. ,W.R,Sloan,B.L.Sronce, :.Matt.Thompson, L.B.Tomlinson, .Watt,W.FE .N.White,J.F.Anderson. The Evening Service. @ervice at Broad Street church evening consisted of abyformerpastersoftbo and the wife of ai formerwer.The first speaker was Dr.Hr,who created a sentiment 'starting «a new and largerfhwhenhewaspastor16you's Mr.Boyer recalled his firstimfonsofStatesville.He arWivedduringasnowstermanthsimpressionswerecold time.He soon found,howttheheartsofthepeoplewarm.Ministers espeviutly friends.There is a vreat p between true friends andngenerallyandDrBoyer Bhat he had always felt that beMeadtruefrievdsinState.ie 4 of the meet yr itn hye ae plans for eit ehur h r oad#8 now '.Sone wer&Were not.Spevl sermon Pe at a a + o i founded Word ofthef God you build a house like this,o upon any phase of—reliiousitisawarfare,and you ar the enemy of Godsoul,In order thatthegoodfirhtwe Peweneration upon the at Word enterandproduces regeneration i@hest culture comes out of « dof God.Th Bible te Man's armory Out of it hehisweaponsof=worfare.The j against sin is the most im because it will put war outws.The Bible is the onlyintheworldthattellsusthe to come.This church has founded upon the Word and it Very important that we know the @nd carry it with us.As soofJesuswearetoputonthe armor of Goi and hecome expertinuseoftheSwordfthwhichisthewordofGod »Frank Silk church afte: whose p i was teh ,»but Mi i mad.a sho Dieenial pe i and of we may musty Word of nto the row 0 he »Whe Wit } DD R ‘ of intere r com @tay here, fond of th. rf interested b me read «&pocm « nsitic »Refer: As her «the peop! r new opport4a*the bs fo or the Master's king Mr.Dorman Thompsothemomoryof Purner.Mr.Turner J had been started uc’plete ana € work He rn|hin life to 1rer4refouryear ye @fter leaving hy Rev.John F.Kirk waReaker.be comer atwlnpHuponth fad with vy: “for you hay well,anil n of which you may iWr.Kirk reminded therm 2 Should be grateful for th founded the firet Methe »cy Were Hiener;we bee a a: BOW organivation,and a ix+they did a might are filled with ; today,for you hav: this achievement.Yopetwereequaltoitand :2 ae your ow .weare aiways as av wea ee od BROAD STREET METHODIST CHURCH DEDICATED SUNDAY,DECEMBER The agitation for a nmwhatwasthenknown Methodist congremat 1:4,during the | ate of Rev.DP ehurceh was then and M ‘ as then,b Hi.kK an | Snuler White srbstitutics secured plar Death af VM M Fa Well t\ ind wa i J.Will M foM \hys f Medal Winnc, } RED CROS~All , and pla THETY|ve ee $4.00 WOO,SKIRTS «98MeKER&00 PRY OUR b.«to $9.4 ¥.M.MchEE &CO J w church for gan ast \r of the pa Boye .Tinees M SCURFP ERS 8150 aad 2,1917. which pians were adopted,with some eharages,by the church. emainder the funds for building the church were raised by the qule of ef the okt chureh atte,the church wer having becn damaged by tight- ning,and by the of the Miser. imer property Tradd street which had hav willed to the church M.Miserheimer.:The erection of building beg:in 1006 and was mopleted in 1910,while Rev.Harold:Vas pust At its comple. mit 2 ck bt on it of pastorate red subserip f this and wh'le he was pould on at, 1 Rev i... Rey tew- and tect, a the ot c he seet here last vent nd =o hoard of rctive campanrn $5.00 on the ip: Mr.Kirk haw secured 'i subscriptior the congregationandlthedebt.w entirely wiped out. PY trl ¢building andhe«round num 4 which had the court house <cheol room of the worshipping in ta lvloe ante \"ibac mit R Sept a vas taaen trom at of h te Wits :Tix en Worshipping and thehurch,| enburcn thorch has sol Mulberry street ana cree re ge on Walnut st'ehuren tf.at a cost ¢ S40,080 an congreruiian Sundays since then th a site f the disthiet pu provided a *to cost no Thos prop the person née less than osition w: ige built SEVEN TO CAMP JACKSON, iF Others S4 00M) aecepted and 4H Formers Four Had Been sick. al exemption hour>Cane dacks faime ‘Qton,States1894 ;born Octo Pufola,R-1 >sinirte, 1,Stutes 1H;farmer Troutma INOS;farmer Mooresville: reer,singel han eharze ¢ Sine,Sy! Sylvanu Grove ¥‘ Water yone,we id been sie thom hiweil wa th the nes emyptio ‘©Cure a Cold in One Day.A i K BROMO Quinine.It stope the S Pefre momey fm it4OVESs«ture on Tak fails to cureexchbos.Sor 'FOOK? SMITHEY & y ek and idence ¢ Statesvilie!in Be Hac rd.Wha with ¢ ing from uri kidney il! word in the 402 Seventh a |iferec «tle» all rr at nigh‘ r elt tired out «ond had dingy Kidney Pill stop in my beck and made rmal.” YEARS ‘Tl haven't rin hime y ! bHREE *added LATER Mrs had to take few wveral ,at all dealers’,Don’t) imply ask for a kidney remedy | ret Doan's Kidney Piile—the same |hat Mrs.Nicks has twice publicly |recommended, Foster-Milhurn Vrops.,Buffalo,N,Y¥. The| +tae he and works off the Cold.| co" Theseare QualityBlouses with Splendid Mate- rials—fine Needle Work atid Per- fectFitting. hine and G PRICES. Blouses FOR LESS thanlysellthemFORLESS. 3024 ; Appealing tailored of fime ront,Convertible Crepede-ching, 1226. Dainty,pretty, Front eollar and and effectively ere ny pearl buttons and GAIN tomorrow will be ouses.RECENTLY-CREATED STYLES months ago~before the present-day greatly advanced prices mae]—tucks and hemstitching trim collar. Georgette mode! cuffs distinctivelytrimmedwithtuckingandhemstitching. of all seams lends added attractive MILLS & put on uate a ~~peyen ofAgainwillweoffertheseat‘the OLD,MODERATEAgainwillwedemonstratemostconttionandco-operation with the makers of fine Blouses—we are to buy ourtheprevailingmarketprices—andthat wecanconsequent.On these particular models—ouwr orders wereonthematerials, at.$3.50.at $3.50,3023.; Hemstitching,tucking and ornatepearlbuttonstrimfrentofthispleasingmodel.Large collar attractivelyfinishedwithPicohematitch-ing.”Cuffs hemistitch trimmed,OfCrepe-de-chine of splendid quality. $5.00, Of rich,heavy,lustrous Crepe-de-chine.All seams finely corded.At-tractive convertible cellar.Large or-namental pearl buttons.A simple, ciegant,refined nedel, POSTON.& groups of fine at.$5.00. fineTi. hemstitching 4‘' For Mother. Ever Bought. The Grandest Gift $1.00 YTheHOOSIERCLUBOpenedSaturday,With 19 Members Mrs. Mrs. Mrs.Mrs. Mrs Miss Pay Only $1 A.P.Edwards, C.L.Parker,( Crawford Mrs.Jo.Johnston,Eufola.Miss Ruth Brown,City.Miss Eula Summers,City.Mes.Julius Waugh,City. 8.D.Chipley,City.R.f.Murdock,R.F.D.No.3.J.8S.Simons,City. ‘ity.Ester Reid,City. ‘As Follows. Mrs.W.J.Cunningham,City.Miss Annie Fowler,City. Mrs.1.A.McLain,R.F.D.No.5. Mrs.(.F.Johnston,Mocksville,N.C.E.S Hager,Elmwood,N.C.J.W.McNeely,Troutmans. J.C.Troutman,7: J.C.Reseman,R.F.D.No.3.W.W.Moyle City. 00 Now.Choose Any Hoosier. City. Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Pay the Balance $1.00 Weekly. -Bunch Furniture Co. “THE STORE THAT ALWAYS WELCOMES YOU.” METALS. Nothing can take the place of metals,We are sheet metal workersand will make anything ‘you want——tin roofing,gutters, |Valley tin and ride roll.Let us |knowyourwants. STATESVILLE TIN CO. ‘Phone 66,114 BR.Broad street. FOR QUICK &beshels bert wine nee jhe,t 81 ver teehed at4M.Wr HERS,Ta laplorgvilig N.C,a *®aNow, “on —_ IT’S VERY TRUE That an ‘‘ounce of prevention is worth apoundofcure”,but when you’ve failed onthepreventionyoucancountonacurewhenjourelyonourPRESCRIPTIONDEPART-ENT for help in timeofsickness. Sens d Maken ent,conbemadel alltuaity,skill and care.'POLKGRAY DRUG 00,“Onthe: ie was a tremendous ex-th destroyed the two shipscrews.i (wesulting caused thene|ay depot to col- ‘.@ mile and a halfi.The premises affect-Ph pes caught fire.The concussion was se xreat ears were blawn off %along a stretch ofmiles. Fham is located well within rheor at the mouth of Bed-It sis at the northwesttheharber,and since the|been used as an examinineFOcean’steamers.At thejottheexplosionafierce*sweeping the harbor and itdthatthecollisionofthe due to this. teh from St.Johns,N..B.,as a result of the explos-one-half of the north end}city of Halifax has been de-»&great fire is raging,thearelyingthickinthestreets,hospitals are «filled to over-.Three hundred killed and¥injured is the estimate. Court Decision in Ire-dell Case. Supreme Court this week af- the ease of White vs.Good- n tredell.This was an actionitbyMrs.White to contestgonstructionofthewilldfTil-Holland and wife,Sarah Hol-who devised a tract of 8&7oflandtoJeremiahJ.Rhynewife,son-in-law andmis.Mrs.White,rh of Mrs.Rhyne,ownership of land. land by virtue of deedRhyneandwife.The Supe held with defendant andinti?appealed.The Supremejourtaffirmedthedecisionofthe perior Court, Inheritance Tax Value. The Supreme Court holds valid theslativeenactmentof1917,which poses a tax of 1!per cent on in-neces of widows,except the first 0,000.The test case was from klenburg and was the result of the division of the estate of the lateFM.Brown of Chariotte.The wid-|ow,Mrs.Daisy Pharr Brown,daugh-|ter of the late Rev.Wm.W.Pharr of'Mooresville,contested her husband’s“will and by agreement was ailottec @ share of the estate amounting to$56,222.The State carporation com- mission proceeded to impoee the 11percenttaxon$46.222,whieh actionwasresisted.The Supreme Courtholdsthelawvalid. Discussing the Armistice. A dispatch from Petrograd,Rus-sia,sifys representatives of Germa-ny,Austria -Hungary,Turkey andheartsmettheRussianemissa- ries at Brest -Litovsk to disevss terms of the armistice.The delegutesoftheCentralpowersinform- ed the Russians that they had pow- er to negotiate only the conditionsofanarmistice,which a Russian of- ficial communication calls an “evas-ive declaration.”The request of theRussiandelegatesthatallofthe belligerents be asked to take part in reaching an armistice on all fronts,was met by the answer that it didnotpossesssuchpowers. CARL BYERS DEAD. Carl Augustus Byers died yester- day morning in a Charlotte hospital, the result of burns he received at Camp Greene on November 13 from inition of kerovene ail while he was attempting to make a fire.Byers was born in Davidson town-ship,fredeil county,October,1869,a son of Washington Byers.He livedforatimeinStatesvilleand‘waswellknowntomanyStatesvillepeo-ple. MR.THOMAS BUYS STOCK.Mr.D.8.Thomas yesterday cios-ed a deal with the receivers for thestockofgoodsoftheIredellHard-ware Company,which went into thehandsofthereceiversseveraldaysago.Mr.Thomas is the sole pur- chaser and-will open the business atoneeinthesamestand, LESS COCA-COLA.Coea-cola plants all over the coun-try will begin to shut down or workleasthanone-fourth time by thefirstofnextweek,statere Asa (.,Candler,president.of the Coca-ColaCompanyofAtlanta.Scarcity of sugar is the trouble.Aerereneeene me \}the warehouses on|‘ of jsermination all the resources \ ‘STATESVILLE,N.0,FRU lution reads as follows:“Whereas,the imperial and —arian srovernmentsevereddiplomaticrelationswith the America,and has committed acts ofwaraguinstthegovernmentandthe ica,among which are its adherencewthepolicyofruthlesssubmarine rerial «German vernment,withwhichtheUnitedofAmerica ctive support and aid onundseainthepjon of war of the United States of America;therefore,be’it House of Representatives of theJnitedStatesofAmerica,in Con- be and is hereby declared to existandtohaveexistedsincenoonof tween the United States of AmericaandtheimperialandroyalAustro- he President be,and he is hereby,authorized and directed to employ of the United States and resources of the government to carry on war tro -Hungarian government,and tobringtheconflictto«a successful country fre herehy pi byCongressoftheUnitedStates.” t a dissenting vote,the reso- Austro-Hung: rovernment of the United States of reople of the United States of Amer- warfare adopted by its ally,the im- s at war,and by giving [>= against the government and “Resolved,by the Senate and gress assembled,that a state of war the Sth day of December,1917,be- Hungarian government;and that the entire naval and military forces against the imperial and royal Aus- <£ The Red Cross Wants MoreMembers. At their meeting Wednesday themembersofthelocalRedCrossaux-iliary discussed the Christmas mem- bership drive.This campaign,which is a nation-wide movement to gain nev members for the Red Crqss,will con- tinue from December 17th to 25thThequotaoftheStatesvilleRecCroasis300newmembersfromthe town and county and the campaigrwillbeginimmediately.Officers forthemembershipdrivewereelectedas follows: Mrs.Chas.Anderson,general chair- man;Mrs.D.8.Thomas,chairman ir first ward;Mrs.L.C.Caldwell,chair- an in second ward;Mrs.D.J.Crai¢ chairman in third ward;Mrs°J.F Bowies,chairman in fourth ward: Mrs.J.C.Fowler,treasurer;MrsWm.Wallace,chairman publicity committee. Mrs.E.G.Gilmer,who is treasureroftheRedCross,reported the scxil- iary practically out of debt and e balance of $371 in the treasury. Statesville Witnesses. Reporting the evidence in theMeanseaseTuesday,Mr.Tom Bost says in the Greensboro News:“Representative Harry Grier oftredellcountywasputupandtesti-fied to going out to the grounds atthespring.Somebody said the forksofthetreewouldnotholdaColt's‘automatic.Judge Cline sent the ju- ry out and Mr.Grier tald the story,vhich disposed of the theory,butludgeClinewouldnotallow‘it.Mr. Griet’s testimony was too badly cen-sored to help on the pistol.”Mr.J.A.Hartness of Statesville estified to the facts stated by Mr. Grier.He was with him at the spring.Mr.Derman Thempson of Statesville was a character witness for Means.He knew him at the University. Four Stars on Flag. Floatiny from the front of store of the Johnston-Belk Co: hanner on which ave four.stars.TheWannerisofredandwhiteandwas made by the ladies of the storefourstarsrepresentthefour young men who have gone from the sales force to serve the country itthewaragainstGermeny.Grier Hunter is a member of the MilitaryPolice,Camp Sevier,Greenville,8.C.:Erskine Johnson,Jno.D.Pattersor and Jonah Neighbors are “SomewhereinFrance.” Mayor Bristolsto|Chairman. .M.Pries of Winston-Sa-of the National the lem,War Savi Cc T.of Miss Pannic raiseENGAGE oie of,Chartobte,snd .ie ———is announced. a erwan ~—— wewon?From one point of view,it is notnecessarytobroachthisfundamen-tal matter,As a nation we are unit-ed in spirit and intention.I pay lit-tle heed to those who tell me other-vise.|hear the voices of dissent—/ae,Save pet o oe ae noneofsespeakfornation.‘They‘o net touch the heart of ‘an |They may safely be ieft to strut!their uneasy hour and be forgotten.|But from another point of view Ibelievethatitisnecessarytosayolainlywhatwehereattheseatofactionconsiderthewartebefer,ind what part we mean to playhesettlementofitssearchnig is-sues,We are the spokeamen of theAmericanpeopleandtheyhaveatighttoknowwhethertheirpucverisours.They desire peace by theovercomingtheevil,by the defeat,mee for all,of the sinister forceshatinterruptpeaceandrenderitimpossible,and they wish to know|how closely our thought runs with:theirs and with the action eecose.They are impatient withwhodesirepeacetyanysort ofyand- compromise —-deep’vantly impatient —but theequallyimpatientwithusif wevotmakeitplaintothemwhat our*bjectivés are and what we are plan-ning for in seeking to make conquestofrabyarms. believe that I speak forfening’ot withtis"meditate thing ofmastersofGermanyhave shown us|he ugly face,this menace of |vined intrigue and force which we‘tow see so clearly as the German|power,a thing without conscience or|honor or capacity for covenanted|reace,must be crushed,and,if it besotutterlybroughttoanend,at.east shut out from the friendly in-|tercourse of the nations;and,sec-md,that when this thing and its|ower are indeed defeated and the|ime comes that we can discuss)neace -—when the German people, lave spokesmen word we can|relieve and when those spokesmen|‘re ready in the name of their peo-|we to acrept the common judgment|f the nations as to what shall |henceforth be the bases of law andofcovenantforthelifeoftheworld-we shall be willing and glad to paythefullpriceforpeaceandpayit! ingrudgingly.We know what that|orice will be.It will be full,impar-|ial justice —justice done at every|‘oint and to every nation that the|inal settlement must affect,our en-mies as well as our friends.Voices of Humanity.}You catch,with me,the voices of|iumanity that are in the air.Theyrrawdailymoreaudible,more artic-|lute,more persuasive,and theyomefromtheheartsofmenevery- vhere.They insist that the warhallnotendinvindictiveactionof| ‘ny kind;that no nation of people hall be robbed or punished because| he irresponsible rulers of a single‘ountry have themselves done deepindabominablewrong.I is this hought that has been expressed in he formula,“No annexations,no ‘ontributions,no punitive indemni-|ies.”Just because this crude fer-nula expresses the instinctive judg-nent as to right of plain men ev- rywhere,it has been made diligent ‘se of by the masters of German in-‘rigue to lead the people of Russia tray-—and the people of every oth *country their agents could reach, »order that a premature peace right be brought about before au ocracy has been taught its final and onvineing lesson,and the people of ‘he world put in control of theirrwhdestinies.iButthefactthatawrongusehas ‘een made of a just idea is no reas- mowhy a right use should not be made of it,It onght to be broughtderthepatronageofitsrealfriends.Let it be said again thatuteeracymustfirstbeshownthe!utter futility of its chims to powerrleadershipinthemodernwork.|'t ia impossible to apply any etand-|ard of justice so long as such forcesreunchecked,and yndefeated as the|present masters of Germany com-mand,Not until that has been doneonrightbesetupasarbiterand/neacemaker among the nations,But,when that has been done—as God|willing,it asauredly will be—weshallatlastbefreetodoanunpre|cedented thing,and this is the timetoavewourputodoit.Weshallbefreetopenceongen-!eresity and justice,to the exclusion| vietors,j in to t At last report no infantry,opera- tions 6f great magnitude were irprogressonanyofthebattlefronts,but indications were not lacking thatsoontheCambraisectorinWiceceandnorthernfineintheItalian—again witness great strug- The Germans in the Cambrai re-i brought reinforcementsob.out theintotheirlinebyGen- small portion ve apen-the Italian positions andseveralhillpositionshavebeencap-tured in small attacks.Both beforeCambraiandintheItalianregionthealliedarmiesareawaitingwithcom-Placeney the enemy's assaults.After four days of onslaughts thathavebeencharacterizedasuallinganypreviouslywitnessedduringthewar,the Germans ceased infantryoperationswhiletheyclaimtheeap-(tare of more than 6,000 British pria-oners in their attacks and alse morethan100guns,reports from the sceneofbattle,both from the British warofficeandfromcorrespondents,haveindicatedthattheGermanloasinmenkilled,wounded or mado priso-ny,was a terrible price to pay fortheverysmal]recovery of lost terrain.While it is ex ed that furtherattackswillbedeliveredontheCam-brai sector,which is a salient vitallymenacingtotheimportantrailroadjunctionofCambrai,with its hiftth-ways and railroads radiating in alldirectionsasfeederstotheGermanlinesnorthandsouth,the Britishtroopsaredeclarednowtobeinaceefentoofferstrongerre-sista:to their efforts,if such athingispossible,than heretofore.In Mesopotamia,the British andRussiantroopshavecarriedoutasuc-cessful operation against the Turks,but just where has not been statedishassignificance,inasmuch as it kthefirstreportofthefightingof¢Russians with the British in thisregionsineetheyformedajunctiotiaftertheBritishcapturedBagdad._Su %or mines were reapon-sible for the sinking last week of 16Britishtmenofmorethanwach,as compared withthepteviousweek.Only one ves-sel under 1,600 tons was sent to thebottom,however,as compared withseventheprecedingweek. 'Webb Arrested Al-leged Blackmailer. Postoffice Inspector B.B,Webb ofStatesvillearrestedArthurJones,»at Greensboro Wednesdaythechargeofattemptingto‘iackmail M.S.Satterfield,a whitemanofLexington.Satterfield received an anonymous‘etter demanding $100,the demandbeingaccompaniedbythreatsto‘amare Satterfield.The Greens-horo News,from which this infor-imationisobtained,the lettervriterappended“Beware”at thenattemoftheunlawfuldemand,inirst-elass “Black Hand”style,andorderedtherecipienttodirectthe*100 to “J.M.Jones.Jr.”care ofhegeneraldeliverycierkatGreens-hore,The letter also asserted thathewriterwantedto“horrow”thenoneyfor60daysandwouldreturn‘t with $10 interest upon the expira-‘ion of that time. Mr.Satterfield received the letterTuesdayandInspectorWebbwaanotified.A decoy letter was sentndwhenArthurJonescalledattheGreensboroofficeWednesdayformailfor“J.M.Jones,Jr.,”the in-nector was on hand and took himuteeustedy.The negro had tittle ®Ray except that he was calling for|wail for his father and knew noth-‘ng of the offence charged.He wascommittedtojailindefaultof3100ondforahearingnextweek Died at Breakfast Table —The Death Record. Harriett Hart diedMrs,Tuesday|morning at the home of her daugh- Gilleland,on Conner street,death resulting from heart ‘isease.Mrs.Hart was 70 yearsid.She had complained a few days efore her death but her conditionvasnotconsideredespeciallyde-‘ious.Tuesday morning,while athebreakfasttable,she fell over lead.She was a widow and is suf- ived by three children Funeral services were conducted Vednesday afternoon by Rev.GeoM.Chureh and interment was inOakwood.Mrs.Millie Mason,widow of the late W.P.Macon,died Monday at herhomeon+Fifth street.She was 7¢ years old and is survived by four soneandfouydaughters.Interment was Wednesday at Friendship church Their Trip Was Short. Jeter Abernethy,son of Mr.F Abernethy,and Edgar Feimster,«orofMr.Clay Feimster,boys about 1yearsold,ran away from the gradedschoolsTuesdayandstartedforVir er,Mrs,T.N |einia,they claim.Sheriff Alexanderwasnotifiedoftheirleavingandover.took them at Cleveland.y weremakingthetripafoot.One had nemoneyandtheotherhadabout#2. Wis.HAVETHEBANK. Thecommitter at work'raisingstockfortheMorrisPlanBankhedsaa.yesterday about $20,000 undertaking. toassuringthesuccessofthe]¢ AY,DECEMBER 7,1917. ro a i f 3funeral of Mr.C.W.cFredCorrellisanephewandMr.ton and Mrs.Starrette cousins of thedeceased, Mrs.Eimina Long,wife of Mr.J. «Leng,whosenighthasbeenmentioned,was aged65yunee,11 months and three days.—her —she is survivedhythreesonseiMessrs.R.P.Long of High t,J,e of Marshville and W.M. ne;“esdames Jo.Hobbs ofangele,E.J.Coilins and J.BE.At-well of near Mooresville,J.H.May-hew,J.A.Motley,J.R.Allison,Thomas Youngblood and Miss BerniceLongofthiscity.She is also -vived by four sisters,Mrs.,Mrs.Will.Graham and Mrs.Jo.Douglass of neur Mt.Ulla,and Mrs.Kate Sdmmers of Stony Point;andbyonene,Will Poston 4 i r z“iff friends.All of her childrennearrelativeswerethelastdaysofherhfewitheachofthemonsciousness. Ei5r z scarcity of sugar hasmanypeopletetownduringfewdaysinsearchofthat article.beg afternoon,in spite of the rain,little Misses Ruth and ElizabethHendersonofDavidsonrodetheirbi-eyeles eight miles to Mooresville toProcure25c.worth of “sweetin’.”Mr.Adam Young of ©was a business visitor here Wednes-day.Mrs.J.¥.Templeton and littleiyJohnvo*of ®»are vi @ Mrs.=eparents,Mr.and Mrs.T.J.Wit.iams.They will remain until Christ-mas.Mrs.Jas.W.Brown spent sev-eral days this week with her sister,Mrs.R.A.Goodman,in Mt.Pleasant.The children’s missionary societyofSt.Mark’s Lutheran church willrenderapublicprogrammeSundayevening. Rev.and Mrs.A.W.Connelly ofWestVirginia,who spent the ‘pastmonthwithMrs,Connelly’s pa-rents,Mr.and Mrs.R.E.‘Woods,est of town,will return to theirmewithinthenextfewdays.Private Floyd Barker,who hasheendischargedfromthearmyafter'®months service,js visiting rela-tives here.Young Barker was dis‘harged onvbility,resulting from measles andpneumonia,‘Rob Campbell and Selvey White,‘oth colored,went on a hunting ex-pedition this week.All fared well“ntil time to divide the game,whenRobdecidedthathewasn't gettinga“fare divide”of the rabbits,andxecordinglytookoutawarrantforSelvey.The parties appeared beforeRecorderStarr,but owing to the factthattherabbitshadalreadybeendis.posed of and no facts could bepreventheyweredismissedwiththe~oet John Havlin,colored,formerly ofMooresville,was arrested here Wed.vesday on the charge of burglary,heaving lifted a comaidernble amountfclothinginSchoolfiel,Va.,fromwhichpointhecamehere.Mrs.Floyd Menius and littlelaughtor,Opal,of Hartford,Tenn,are visiting Mrs.Menijus'prrents,Mr.and Mrs.W.Pp,Goodman,atAmity.Mr.and Mrs.A.M.Adamshavereturnedfromavisittorela-‘ives at Taylorsville.Mr.©.O.Lents of Winston-Sa-lem was here Monday en route teTroutman,where he is getting outlumbertobuildaresidencethere.VERNIE GOODMAN. Confederate Daughters Meet.The United Daughters of the Con-federaey held their monthly meetingvttheCommercialclubTuesdayafter-noon.Very little business was trans.seted.The Daughters recently sent avaantityofcannedfruittotheaS.Home at Fayetteville account of physical dis.|‘ a License has been issuedmarriageofHa: yesterday,in Mr.Darvin the vtorelyoceupiedbyAllison’sAnumberofhandsome &articles wereCooner,Mrs.B.L.Srance andwere’in chargeJ.3.Mthesale and to $36.35, y.W.C.A.BAZAAR,eeThe¥.W.lege will have ‘a lege gymnas beginning atmadecandy sold in cles,and oroney displayed. the proceeds nomen C.A. Tt iSFANCYGOODSSALE,The local workers of Broadchurethadasaleoffaney room 7.30 o’dlock. feature of the evening.ie invited, and sa—to = “_-shows a DISTRICT BOARD YESTBRDAY. The exemption boardWesterndistrictwasinterdayandman,Two. Mooresville, aanIredell nota eeMRS.JONES WILL REST.Mrs.Veravisi tion aPrestonof Jones B.Jones,has asked a a a a at dependents;: I i s 5 z | jc i t e s i d . l l e Hu e i&& fs ifrf t#7:Hf‘ at ee t 6 ty.The city is a big. ion and you areapart of it. should take pride in helping to jntain the business organization has been extablished. The elimination of the has saved the city $50 te month.Think what this os in helping the needy and is collector other things,and all that on your part is for you donot forget ‘that the city compelled to conform to its to these conditions.Yours v truly, cITy OF STATESVILLE. The municipal administration not only attempting to save waste and man power by the elimination0! a collector,but it has put in practice a business system;and all that is necessary is to enforce the regula- and waste no more time on talk.All patrons have been warned jand these who refuse to heed the warning deserve no consideration. In this part of the country credits have been so easy that slowpays and deadbeats have not only been toler- ~—they have been encouraged ry extension of credit,by all rules of common sense and business prin- is a matter of courtesy.If one is granted credit he should ap-. preciate the courtesy by promptly paying on demand.But so easy and demoralizing has been the credit that many people demand credit as a right,and especially the @lass who don’t intend to pay are loud in their demands. if the private individual, #r corporation,wants to chances on credits;wants to empley collectors and spend a good part of the claim in collecting it,that is business,although one's pri- vate opinion of the method may not firm be complimentary.But the city offi-; eials have no such right.They are trustees for the taxpayers.The wa-, ter and light and power current be- longs to the taxpayers.If these city Offigials allow the bills due the city to go uneollected or spend more than is really necessary in their col- lection,they are guilty of a breach of trust.They are wasting the tax- payers’money.The men who pay ptly not only pay for what they get but they must make up for the defaulters,if there is default in the collections.Such a svstem is — rageously wrong and unjust.v what cathontigy would any public of ficial wive away a part of the public funds or public property to »private individual?He would be giving away what is not his,but what be- Jongs to all the taxpayers;and that is Tost what a public officia!doe: when he fails to make all pay public dugs alike;when he allows one claim to go uncollected or employs unnec- essary expense in the collection. As said at the outset,further talk! The city has the remedy and it should be applied.Not only shoul!water,light andbecutoffwhenbillsarenot ,but the expense of turning on again,or making the col Jection,should be charged.And thenifanybodycomesupwhining,postthemfortheslackersthattheyare.That remedy promptly applied,without fear,favor or affection,willnotonlycurethetrouble,but it istheonlyjustandfairremedy.—-The Landmark, Observation BalloonsRampage. A Kansas City,M ..dispateh,Sd,says that two United States army ob- servation balloons,unleashed by acci-dent and shot unguided into the air, Were brought to the ground carly to- One,a huge bag of the new type,escaped from students at Fort Omaha,Neb.,late yesterdayandtrailing6,000 feet of steel teth- ering cable,traveled 8 spectacularCoursethrowghNebrasks,Kansas, Oklahoma and thence back into Ne-braska,where it was captured.Theother,apparently a smaller type.ear- army officers when its an-ried twoxline was broken by an oirplane.balloonabout is annecessary. on a was brought down hy the n 30 aniles from Fort Sill,C where it had broken away: Omaha balloon,inflatedthcubicfeetofgens,for hours yed hide and seek take’ Germany ‘admired,.for herself a real empire ofondinfluence,secured by the peaceoftheworld that‘were involved for us in her success, > war carry us.but it"seems to metradethatweshouldgoonlywhereimme-|considerationsdiateandpracticalleadus,and notheedany others.Legislationfringasa ¢riminal offencewilfulviolationoftheproc’and stand or fall as we had or didjrelating to alien enemiesnothavethebrainsandtheinitia-(tive to surpass her.But at the mo-ment when she had conspicuouslyjvonhertriumphsofpeace,she 'threw them away,to establish intheirstead“what the world will nolanwerpermittobeestablished,mil-itary and political domination by arms,by which to oust where she sould rot excel the rivals she most feared and hated,The peace we imake must remedy that wrong.It must deliver the once fair lands and jhappy peoples of Belgium andnerthernFrancefromthePrussia: ynquest and the Prussien rule No Wrong to Germany. We intend no wrong against the German empire,po interferencewithherinternalaffairs.We should ‘aem either the ore or the other ab- clutely unjustifiable,absolutely con trary to the principles we have pro fessed to live by and to hold most acred throvghout our life gs a ona On. The worst that can happen to the triment of the Gern people i his,that if they should still.after he wor 3;over,continue to he ob ged te live under ambitious and in t r masters interested to dis rb the peace of the world,men or men whom the other peo les of the world could not trust,itsightbeimpossibletoadmitthem »the partnership of nations whieh nus henceforth sruarantee the vorid’s peace.That partnership must be a partnership of people ot &mere partnership of eovern ments.It might be imnossible,also in euch untoward circumstances,to i4mit Germany to th®free economic ntercourse which must inevitakls pring out of the other partnerships of vw ren!peace.But there vould t )aAreression in that;and auch a itvation,inevitable becanse of dis rust,would in the very nature of hings sooner or later cure itself by ‘processes which would assuredly set n.Wrongs Must Be Righted. The wrongs.the verv deen wrongs, ‘ommitted in this war will have to he righted.That.of course.cannotindmustnetberightedbythecom- nission of imilar wrongs againstGermanyandherallies.The world vill net permit the commissionimijarwrongs°means of repar ition and settlement Statesmen must by this time have learned that he opinion of the world is every-vhere wide awake and fully com- nrehends the issves involved.No epresentative of anv self-roverned sation will dare disre@ard it by at- tompting eny such covenants of self- hness and compromise as were en- ‘ered into at the Congress of Vienna. oveht of the pinin people here nd everywhere =throughout the vorld,the people who enjoy no priv- lewes ond have very simple and un- ophisticated standards of ri¢ht or ‘vrony,is the air all governments ust henceforth breathe if the?It is in the full diaclos- of that the must be conceived this m)deja ho r ef Germ ruler have een able to unset the neace of the orld only be«German peo le were pot suffered under their tu to share the comradeship he other peoples of the world,eith r in thought or in purpose.They“ware allowed to have no opinion of their own which mivht be set up as 1 rule of conduct for those who ex- ‘veised authority over them.But he Coneress that concludes this war will feel the streneth of the tides that run now in the hearts and con- aciences cof free men evervwhere.Its onclusions will run with those tides,Our entrance into the war has not Nered our attitude towards the tleement that must come when it is very,When T said in donuary that he natir af the world were en-titled not only to free pathways up- »the gea,but also to eesared andinmolestedaccesstothose path- I was thinkine,and TFT am thinking now,not of the smaller and wenker nations alone,which needourcountenanceandsupport,but al- »of the great and powerful na- ions,and of our present enemies aswellasourpresentassociatesinthe war.I was thinking,and am think- ing now,of Austria herself.among the reet,aa well as of Serbia and of "oland.Justice and equality of riekts can be had only at a @reatrice.We are seeking permanent.not temporary,foundations for the weace of the worl.and must seckthemcandidlyandfearlessly.As al- lesser of gwoy *thhet would live 5 thst a! and exe-the eht'he oyat it cie “ated in vorid'’s life lage © ret. ns “hye -;wave.the right will prove to be the basinese ough hand ali itsacrosstheplacetheroofofo expedient. Must Clear the Way. “What shall we do,then,toithisgreatwaroffreedomanditheetoitericone?We must clea push cess and we must makementoflawthatwillfoeiiftate thefullandfreeuseofwholecapac-{Syne fern as fighting unit. of ic “they are i {; lusionawaywithathor-Ctimtosuc-|T ~l under section 4.067 of theedstatutesandprovidingappropri- ‘te punishments;and women as.1a men should be included under shouldbeenacted @e-| terms of the acts placing restraints|upon atien enemies.It is likely that a8 time goes on many alien enemies vill be willing to be fed andtttheexpenseofthegovernment indetentioncamps,and it will be thevurposeofthelegislation|have igiested to confine offunongtheminpenitentiaries and other similar institutions,reheycouldbemadetoworkasother riminals do.¢Recent experience las convineedmethattheConrressmustgofur-ner in outhorizing the governmenttosetHmitstoprices.The law ofupplyanddemand,I am sorry ,toay,bas been rewlaced by the law"ofunrestrainedselfishness,While we“ave climinaated profiteering in gev- al nehes of industry,it still “ons impudently rampant othersThefarmers,for examnle.complain vith a ewreat deal of justice that, hile the regulation of food pricesrestrietstheirincomes,no restraints re pnleced upon the prices of most ‘the things they must themselvesurehase;and similar inequalitie:tain on all sides. Foed AU Right But Kitchens Not. Food provided for the National army and National Guard units jn training in this country is ‘excellentnquality,”says a report of the foodivicionofthesurgeongeneral's of-ice,but conditions surrounding —its preparation in the National Guardcampsleavemuchtobedesired.“In the Naticnal army cantén-ments,”the report said,“the cooks have the advantage of permanentkitchens,previded with a plentiful supply of het water,good store ‘somes,laree refrigerators,ete.The National Guard oranizations hous- es in tents,has temporary kitchens,often with dirt floors,poorly con-structed .store rooms,smoky stovesandrefrigeratorstoonearthefire. “The surgeon-general upon the re rort of the officers of the food divis-on,has recommended the inaucurs- tion of systematic instruction ofOks,mess sergeants and mess offi- »the National Guard camps. quartermaster general has acted ‘pon these suggestions and such in- structions will seon begin.”Instructon of cooks,mess er-‘eants and eempany mess officers intheNationalarmyhasbeenunder way for some time and as a result rnditions in these camps are betternintheGuardcamps,it was aid, Public Land Parchases. Under the Weeks law,which pro-vides for the purchase of mountainandsintheWhitemountainsof New Fnyiland and the Appalachian mountains of the South,provress has been made,a total of 1,617,790 rcres have been appreved for pur- chase at a rate of £5.16 per acre,or FR24R,674.08,Of this,294.205 acres re in’North Carolina,which were ight at an average of $6.54,or a nuind value of $1,868,802.26.ThesegurescovertheperiodendingJune 0,this year. During the fiscal year just ended,here were purchased in North Caro- tina 25,508 seres at an average priceof$6.90,with a total investment of $175,989.55.t Much progress hes been made in the administration of the Southern‘ands purchased,A trained force ofmenisbeingbuiltupforthework. The forest serviee has recruited the ranger foree from persons familiarwithconditionsintheregionswhere to work. — Rumania SeekingArmistice? An Austrian official statement saysthatRumania,which has been iden- be in Some e The Is an tifled with the Entente allies and was overrun by Germany,i@ agrecable to!the negotiation of an armistice,suchasisproposedbyRussia.A Pritish!official statement says “there is no!truth whatever in this shameful| ‘tatement,”but Berlin reports that“negotiations between the Germans,and Russians for an armistice areextendingtotheRumaniantroops.” Scameee+eeee Certain Core For Croup. irs.Rowe Middleton of Greewville,I!),hashyexperteneetnthetreatmentofthiedin.onae.She says,“When my children woresmal!my son had croup frequently.Cham.berlain's Cough Remedy alwayr broke up these|attacks try yw,and 1 was never withoutitinthehouse,results. Senge HOR _— { | ' !} || your requirements BUILDING?C.WATKING.' oe . 1 “BANISH CATARRH.Tas ‘ Breathe Hyomei for Two Minutesand Stuffed Up Head Will Get Relief. li 44 Want to vet from eatarrh,cold the head er from an irriteiing cough ic the shortest time breathe Hyornei It will chan aml allow relief evt your head in tyo minutes you to breathe freely. Hyomei will end a cold in one day.it will relieve you of disgusting «aufftes,hewking,epittine and offensive breath in a week. Viyemei is wade ebhietly from a soothing,healing,werm killing antiseptic,that comes fyom the eucalyptus forests of inland Aus- tralia where entar eethma end consump tien were never known to exist.Hyomei i want and easy to breathe.Just pour a rato the bard rabberinhaler,use as directed and reticf is elmostcortain, A complete Myorei outfit,neluling inhale end one bettie of Hyoimel,costs but Httle at druggists evervwhere and at Btatesville Draw Ce.F@ you already ovn an inhaler sou ens wet an extra bottle of Hyomei at druggiats Fresh Breakfast Bacon Ovsters and Fish. Cocoanuts. Chickens,Eggs and other Groceries. hy, few dron «i==-Phone 85,«-<te W L.NEELY. “Washington Red Cedar Shingles Make the prettiest Roofs.They are querter sawn,without a knot, (best of ail)are “Aji Heart.” C.WATKINS,Shingle iredell County.King UNCLE SAM KNOWS | -Our Government has taken theoutputoftavtoriesthatmakevulcanizingoutfits.This showswhatUncleSamthinksofvul-canizing Tires.Why not you doashedoes—repair your Tires? THE IREDELL VULCANIZING &SUPPLY COMPANY. Phone 201 Court Street. x — C.H.LESTER, REGISTERED AhCHITECT, and of ! Statesville,N.C.’Phone 340 Green. alle School Books| Eve.xe | STANDARD OIL COMPANY by| ‘ In Addition To Our Splen Line of HEATING and COOK STOVES,Ranges, House Building Material, Oliver Plows and Repairs, we have added the cele- brated GEO.E.NISSEN WAGON to our already complete line of hard- ware. “Drive a Nissen Wagon home”and you will al- ways have a good wagon’ Lazenby -Montgomery Hardware {o, ed jaesn Anemos Victrolas and Victor Records. Columbia Grafanolas,Columbia Records, Packard Pianos,Hobart M.Cable Pianos, F.Radle Pianos,New England Pianos, Auto-Piano,Play er-Pianos,Putnam Organs, Estey Organs,Banjos,Guitars,Violins, Mandolins,Sheet Music. See us before you buy ANYTHING ia the music line. ANDREWS’MUSIC STORE. Any good cook can make a first rate cake with —butter.But my!how that cake does eat into a pound °with of expensive butter!two children survive.An ’inf understandine for a!|?i licious ¢an =a tet ene,|Yet there is a way to make perfectly delicious cakeir:J ‘womansuffrageand nation-wir'»pro-rithout using a speck of butter.May we whisperhibitionconstitutionalameniment|with -9°&”_|bills,December 19 o>d 29.y-spect.|the secret/as has —reached by t:.Jars of||ouse of Congress.|Sn ’;Eight men were killed and more|Use ric h,pure Cottolenc.Keep to your rceipe.|than 26 injured,many of them seri.eet Leica a ;‘—one-thiously,by an explosion thet wrecked|But instead of using butter,use Cottolene hirdtheplantoftheAetnaChemicalCom:|less than vou would ordinarily use of butter.ae,at ie.a suburb of i ‘urg,Pa.property damaice,ss :is estimatedat$250,000,o Profit by the experience of other housekeepers,oepefe Es who have found that Cottolene—because of its greatertheRussianarmiesafterthe|i pentane ;>‘sl ings whi|een.&he throw of Premier ‘Kerenahy,“wa richmess—goes farther than other shortening ich133beenseriouslyiifforweeksathis|‘P'e~n from @ train and killed as they had been using.ome :the résultoflynch law,according to |4 .ime in Winston-Salem,is improv-|1)official announcement from Petro-|=-~|Brad.Sec if you don’t make a cake that you are proud of,Within the last month 77,500,000 .t one-cent pieces have been coined to(relieve the penny shortage eauesd [f you could taste the delicious cakes,flaky pies(by imposition of war taxes.The ;ag ] ? eS a iS|:= ef SE F il l fe r ;Fp : i !i iH |talkinglouder tha ‘usual swollen demand for smail coin |and pastrics,crisp’biscuits,tender muffins and di-A d '||ipetedtn the eeeghee “sahaee.gesiible fried things that rich Cottolene makes,weyoudonlimesand11,000,000 nickels.ae sie aie ;i.80 and see |Five deaths among the American are quite sure ye would —Cottolene =all _—expeditionary force in France was nwt ‘;aking.;“aa copeued te”the Ger tee frying and in all your bakingyouyourTuesdaybyGeneralPershing.Four :a|were from metered concen,Veo Se,|Wholesome Cottolene produces perfectly delici-‘that of Sergeant J.H.Houston,}‘.last week Gatland,Als.was accidental.Hous ous results.It combines true economy with better.‘__ee ton was killed in a railroad mn.‘3 and still climb-—~~—At the Rear,Admiral Charles Custis Rog-|cooking.ers,U.8.N.,retired,who was.con-istructor of the naval station at :.;Guantanimo,Cuba,1904-1908,"and _Fry it in any familiar regipe and see.Cottolene‘They are coming to Right Price.yard br HOIDAPLL dled tae bean ey is sold by grocers in tins of convenient sizes.*°n Washington Tuesday night.He.Statesville for high was 61 wiare a ;native of Vir-|prices.ginia.11ITheInter-State Commerce Com-i Recipe for MARBLE CAKEbwee's Planters’Ware.|W©Have It.|mistoxtnasscentedmetape ff F +cup Comtolene 1%eps ouwee§lanters are-of i trunk line rnlroad 4 sugal -®teaspoon cinna-‘east of the Mississippi to raise joint {eggs monEhouse,Statesville,N.C.Moo oe se th cece rai!and lake rates to the level of all 4,cup milk *¢teaspoon nut. .Ladies Skirts in al}sty les rail rates.Investigation of the en-3level teaspoons meg°:.ire water competition situation on Pr..1 tablS’,|the Great Lakes will be mad h-<baking powder ae are This Number and Splendid Quality the Grea akes will be made mea Ee TT -¢senapaiiasdol ditana?'.:res,wi}Yd $6.00,‘t Camp Meade,Md.,Private RE 3 Dream Cottole:sugur gradually —51 pf...From $1 8 to $6 0 Claude W.Enlow =Philadelphia :ba |ber of eggs >thick andlight,,wee petty was sentenced to three years’im-f vis 1 |;,j BESIDE YOUR PHONE..Br «=me nse ony *\ae ]flour —_withbaking —it represents most prompt,|Ladies’Coats,the kind |/sherge from the service for his oy me a a Cae dap tains suit.Pour one=Batisfactory service and a reas-=16 bene ;nerior officers,when ordered to do 7 A SN a -ied tumor as heel ad a as:sonable price.New,self -start-that will suit your taste P kitchen police duty.He also forfeits at oe as rian t ee eal te et ines aingBuickCarsforStatesville1.’,|wl pay and allowances.“Kitchen po-Seat ot ree :'moles an oe.aa ..and pocketbook,ete.From }tice duty”means helping the cook ‘Spay ee an greased pan,alternating light and darkjPomanit]go ot $18 50)wash dishes,peel potatoes,ete.j ‘ct ’a 1 1 uxtures,our calls promptly answer-($3.00 to $18.50.A.S.Thweatt,general Eastern fe ee :ed day or night.Enicy the ]~passenger a «id Southern Es Bake40 to 45 ™‘ars afford.T -.railway,and for more than 34 years Oe,ted Tan "‘phones—No.sti,7%st"his home in Now York Tveetee Ce al (HEI FAIRBANK2am)BNO,O11.se %»¢'3 :*his home in New York Tuesday,.Fender &Miiler Transfer Co Children’s Coats to suit after a brief illnéss.He was bern o.——: ,:°F.7}dy Fr $1 9x ‘2 Milledgeville,Ga.,55 years ago,%Originally Jitney Transfer Co,|29yYDody.rom 91.98 to a etn thaneseteamgmee jend was widely known in the Southaicioa»s well as in New York.Mr.Thweatt$10.50. earphone, C.WATKINS fer foe ‘leaves a wife,four married ——as a)as ters,a son and four grandchildren,:“Bverything to Build With.”Men’s Suits,all Styles and|)Burial in New York.:-SL TA SENGetaciie,Doors Wnt ten ||Quality.From $695 to|!trEMs OF CURRENT NEWS.ing,Flooring,Siding,Boxing,}|$18.50,;-OG Happenings Here and There in “eitiog,Leths,Lune,Cement,_the State.Makes GoedNestPlanters’Wh.,Stateavilic,Rev,W.W.Rowe.pastor of GraceMoan’e Torenate <>bevy Reformed church,Newton,has beenMen’s Overcoats,any kind S Aes Gistacen Ok tein ..rmed hur h,Hiekor 7 o cusDR.J.M.HOLLAND.you want.From $6.00}ey te ea:DENTIST.to $18.50, OFFICE MILLS BUILDING. \Over Mra.Sims’Mittin Store.estigation diseloved ‘mottressesStatesville,N,|in one of the celle on fire.BelievedHOURS8to6.‘PUONR 31 Shoes for A nvybody aud o have been work of two deserters—————..Im Intl who planned to escape,ivery body,rou'll save P|.M.Welta of Greenchera was ex.DR.VANCE HASTY,Kv rybody You'd]€onerat!from blame for the death EVERYBODY WANTSDENTALSURGEON.ere{:,|money on them.e WwW.Barnes,who died as the re eonReome5-7-,Second Floor 2 !{'t —- lav afternoon fire was discov-red in the Guilferd eounty jail and 2s knocked down by an autamohilerivenbyWoltz.,-A 'ae AJmost al)the tewns f :Come and see OWPS HClOre F pave -‘ported a scarcity of sua nee ee, of injuries sustained when —heFIRSTNATIONALBANKBITILDING,Statenvi'tea,N.C.TELEPHONE .ENGAGEMENTS."Phone 197,Hours %ta &,SPECIAL ATTENTION TO CHILDREN'STEETH.CO O K S Ot times—either no sugar or sales lim Daerah een Ue i ;::“Pp Phat an ‘ounce of prevention is werth a.-you buy.n ad to two or three po mds to a en “=e ,5 pound of eure”,hut when you've failed on>s Ne?ow some of ye we re >—:y °onneThreeCarsPoorsandWindowsSortKwareyofwaht.Why oh awn.Wet the preventionyori can count on a cure when‘3 ‘’ASS :+Butethe Sena gns_been delivered,The “Rew.Dr |a 7 NY you rely on our|RESCRIPTION DEPART.ut the manufacturers have offered —ee te r.Boyer,for a short time CNT for ae ;ia :me wate,cents each for every Door rector of AN Souls’ch reh,Bilt.}MENT for he ‘pm time ofsickness. and Window not already shipped,if ~more,has resigned LO-Gevote his .5 et ala cue ad »},+ I would cancel the romaine of the BARGAIN STORE time to Red Cross work.Dr Rover 'h A&We're alwuys ready to aid you with ourorderUREGOINGTOGETwasanambulancedriverinFrance,*}soft ai rg aalitv.comnot \ TWEATION Aes Shas THOSE I &OF for aie years and ee given much BECAUSE IT IS THE BES tn |ighe t quality,com rund:d with“TWE)sO .BUILDER!qeeuedilinadee--osscaneeeeeetee attention to war wor SCAUSE ‘IS THE SK f care,(WATRINS.Gov.Bickett has pardoned Charlie FOR SALE BYFORSALR—P St r nille’s Be t P lo McDaniel,15 years old,convicted ofgoodtantaeatetnnae,4 Statesvi Sf POPULAT F housebreaking,larceny ‘and receiv-/Mggenby-Montgomery Hardware Co.venation house land receit |POLK GRAY DRUG CO.“On the Square.”good paper.AUTOMOBILE,care The ne,at the August term of Davie Stateaville.N.Cne.me.Priced Store,next to Alex.{Superior Court,and sentenesd to a}—BOC om.COOROrNE ‘healtterminpriserBisponishmenthas: ~~ ha r t <t K Us te e Ba l lt a Oea a ee ee -—e ential Sieeeilaadee caneete -ender’s Grocery.——-oe is argued a ue |pene —i —— Home Comforts Picuery Union eee cee enics F R E SH |T ve Most Exquisite Preparation Known the report that the Farmers’Urian Ou Storewil be Mf will publish a paper with J Hamp *Are tound in the home.Good :Open hich ft Wuaken nditor CELERY |For The Skin,Is 4|>*e ,,arm paper,but it will not be under 7mireeat]tomiintes fie)gH Halts Sleeorine Lotion~guch a pleasure that ._yO san of Aahowilie 8 }1."else can give We will cheefully refund Grinles jo.5g -cme|oO Y Ing T E R S Cures Chapped Hands,Irritated Skin andyourmoneyforanydis-fand W.C.He Ison,superintendentWw.E.MUNDAY.of the Asheville division,declaring |Every iolationacoadewive;2 ‘ENTS .aPhone55,Brotherhood of Railway ‘Trainmen.|Tuesday and l'riday.25 CENTS A BOTTLE AT ;Bec oe ee Ee tele oe Oe HALL’S DRUG STORE,ffaraeeapronFioreCompany,Can >¥-.ioe aandRedCedarShingles,{from us,but when you}wood county,had wine children tn |Miller.McLainSupplyCo.:Bgh Pine Shiagies.iP tiae buy in Statesville towt contro!of his car,it ran off .Phone No.a 1:aise.Brown and y,y «.embankment,t twice on ee .ln and Bonlteltengy Tom ,beam Gio &—a er ca a RIN~WATKINS,‘phone No.4.*||ceinnaens Sed.olktdee’aie,one Le wake ee nase every night until 9:30)'.Alexander understands that Richplumbingmakesthelonghours|y 8 is contemplating the publication of¢i $7,000 ‘omages from the Southern Excellen!for use after Shaving..-satisfied rehase.the defendants discharged him in vi-}Your Plumber,114 B.Broad St.i hie car,taking them for »ride.He! feite yetny MM ee ...y : .|Hons.as ee a may net be entirely sat-withthereport. Naturally we ack,why does thLaummieeteadeduretenwaragainst.Austria -Honesrytheotheralliesofthe© |OF,(in Dorham county,a member of the- —and it is prob.it!he -——Northern andwillmakean_ef-price of cotton.ThatbytheSoutherncon-—_and will likelyL3 7 2 at i; at t i what to expect andpricewouldbe price of cot-.mm 4d the way topricetohaeco.The hichofcottonandtobaccothisyearnaturallymeanabigcropofwillheplantednextyear,tothe:exelnsion of food crops,a result|‘ho menns desired, SienSrEsERNE the inter-allied conference in Par- representati manipuiatiFixt ves of the En-allied =countries planned,other things,to co-ordinate"transportation facilities.For in-|supplies in the way of guns@ammunitionthatcanbefurnish-|ihe American army by Europeanwillbesecuredthere,andortationfacilitieswillbere-!ed for the transport of troopseucheunvliesascan't be fur-d in Europe.Since America)d the war there has been some on among allies as to}needs from America.One setdformvnitionsand_foodfat;the other vrged that men bepromntly.The conference was vurpese of securing unity of and eo-operation,which will Btiy facilitate the work of fur fing both men and supplies. o EE ee ee upTa good many peonle.probably the fe generally.are disposed to re government price -fixing and fomi administrators.as ofivaive.The following frem the Ne.8.C.,Enquirer is a con-iNustration:ith the consumer now paying $18 a berre)for flour mode offorwhichthefarmeris @ $2.20 a bushel,againsi & rrel for flour made «f vhent Which the fermer.received only a buehel.it will have to he.ad- thet the food administrationbeensomewhatofasuccessin freletion to the flovr avestion 1 we come to consider that BO raved is the amount thatheretoforeronetothesnecula- we are led to very serinus!y in-»what is the use of the snecu-,anryway—what doce he do in nl for the heavy tox he levieson'both producer and consumer’? ,Seeeeemee live stock men of the middle world abolish wheatleee =and these dave.They insist that theofheefhas,not increased war and that heef is nilineintherefrigerators;that thesearcityisinpork.Frvidentlylivestockmenarelookingsole-their own interests.If beef isastheyovretenditis,tednee the nrice a few cents?That.The gatheredthegovernmentfor*-ars,beforeware@afactor,haveasteadydecrenseinmentan-the rising have con-the statistics;and the livemenwhofearthattoomuchwillbeaccumulatedare=evi-moved by the fear that de- profits.The ‘bli a5publicwilbeifitgivesnoheedtothiswailfromthemiddieWest. State Board of Health contin-its ertédde against the doctorsfailtocomplywiththeStatelaw,ich requires phy-to report all contagious dis-¢and hotel men are being pros-for failure to observe certainrequirementsandtopostPratesinpublicplacesintheirs.The officers of the StateDHealthmaybecomeunpop-Har with some of the slacker dochotelmenandtheirfriends,but deserve ~“ublic commenda-quarantine laws are es-‘1a mt to the publichea!a doctors who fail to¢requirements imposed onomarenotonlylawviolators,butaseriousoffencewhen,eaepeoplearesubjecte.!ee diseases.All law:le to ‘enforced and the ‘i & wBoardof an exampleitselftoall ed oo Dine o- trants innumofthe 2ee ‘by a.acterized as >the commission no compromise,neither to anni Germany nor®reconstrnet internal affairs.Bet that Thing in Germany which is)ithout conscience or honor or ca-!»aecity for covenanted peace,mustbecrushed;if not utterly brouchttoanend,at least shut out from)friendly intercourse with other na-When the German peoplehavestatesmenwhosewordwecan!helieve,spokesmen who can betrustedtoaccertthecommonjude-| ment of the nations as te what rhall he the bases of lew and of covenantforthelifeoftheworld,then wevillpaythefullpriceofpeace.A careful reading of the addressastudyoftt—-will be worth while.[+fe on informative statement of|var aims,i The béard of education of Durham| sounty has elected Miss Li'lian Ful!-,who is operating a modern farm committee of one of the Farm LifeSchooleinthatcounty.The Durhamechoolhoardhassetanexamplethat‘ther school hoards could followvithprofittotheschools,The wo-men as a rule take more intelligent|‘ntereet in the echools than the men,|and wherever an intelligent and pro-.ssessive woman can be found in aeehooldistrict,who will serve in!that enpacity,she should be made a/member of the school board.The)richt type of women on aschoo!/ ‘onards will give a great impetus to)*chool betterment. Drastic Chadlges in RailroadOperationRecommended. Immediate action to effect nation-;al unification of the-railroads,eith-er by government operation or bysuspensionforthewarofanti-trust|ond anti-pooling laws,a Federal:loan and regulation of security is-es to permit more effective volun-tarv co-operation,is recommendedhytheInter-State Commerce Com-mission in a special report to Con- gress,Neither plan was specifically en-dorsed,but an implication that themajoritybelievedtherailroads|might successfully work out theirownunification,prompted Commis-sioner MeChord te submit a separate,revort emphatically urging govern- ment control an saying:“The strong arm of covernment authority ‘s essential if the transportation sit- ation is to be radically improved.” Anv voluntary pooling plan wouldfatltomeetwarexigencies,h e- elered,because of the unavoidable influence of selfishness among roads. There was no disarreement that competition amon:railroads muat diminished,if not altogether ‘liminated,to vrevent a seriousbreakdownoftransportationfacili-| ‘ies under the war's strain.The rail- reads’own propused solution for the —an increase in rates in —was char entirely inadequate by VMeculties arder to aitract canital LD Abolish Meatless Davs. Atolition of wheatless and meat- ‘esas days was recommended to the foul iminietration Tuesday bv “tate live stock associations in the Middle West,who met in Chicago ith Josenh C.Colton,meat admin-trator.Members of the associa- ‘ors agreed with Arthur Meeker,of \rmour &Co.,that the abstinenec m eatine wheat and meat rr’ te eon srecifie davs was an unnec- sacrifice.Mr.Meeker declar- ehortage now exists only irsosrnnlyofpork.He said stocks ‘heef were piling up in the cooler:f packing honses and that there vas an adecuate supply of beef andtrononhandtomeetalldemand: ‘ithont decrease in domestic con- Contrary to general be-Nef,it wns enid.exports of heef heetincrensedgreatlyduringthe,war.A decrease in the use of porkanditsproducts,however,was urg- apy 1 that ymption will increase con-od A Washineton dispatch says the xrotests by Chicavo packers arainst2meatiossdaywillnotdeterthe‘ood administration's plans for fur-ther conservation of ment.Directionsareabouttobeissuedtohousehold-ors,urging still closer savings. (CO REETED«EDoe ee He'd on a Murder Charge. L.Sturm of Berkeley county,8C.,and Rose Edwards of Winston-Salem.charged with the death ofAngelesMoutos,Greek restaurateurwhosebodywasfoundboundandvaggedunderabedintheirroominalodginghouseatFayettevilleMon-day night,were arrested at RockyMountandarenowinjailatFay-etteville.They allege that ©Greek went into the woman's roomendassaultedher;that while she.was oprengiing with him Sturm ap-peared and the Greek attacked him;that Sturm forced the Greek to thefloorandgaggedhimwithasheet.but did not think he was dead whenhelefthim.Tt is admitted that Sturm and theEdwardswomanarenotmarriedandthereisanintimationthatthe———the wae into theroomforthepurposerobbery,sheeallingSturmto”her assistance.This is denied. SO NS NE ee ree. Can,Must,Will Be. Bishop Luther B.Wilson,who re-cently returned to New York fromEyrope,where he went on a missionfortheY.M.©.A.,brought backwithhimamessagetotheAmeri-can people from General PorshingThemessagesnid: “Tell them there is no fortheheresythatGermanycannotbe‘beaten,¥ean be beaten.’Germany must be beaten.And Ger-|‘ameny will be beaten”— cendly teased os¢na annartmenttolook afterofthensoldiers,—a races to R prevendietsfrom atRacialdi!randum said,hadbothasamatter ofsafeguard“the veryvhichweorenowatsacrificeengagedindefendingwhichanyracialdisordersmustdanger.I very much regretseemstobeacertainamountwverworkedhysteria,”thesays,“on the part of somecomplainanis,who seem tohatonlycoloreddrafteesare and s id |assigned to duty in serviceaesSuomnetsofirafteesalreadyhavebeenandofthemnecessarilywillbe»duty in such service battalions.”These complaints are held by the‘eeretary to be unwarranted infthefactthatmorethan626uatesofthenegroofficers’‘amp have been commissionednedicalcorpsandthatafull‘ng om _30000.ar-ny divisien—of negro woe‘s being organized “for duty“rance under General Pershing.”Relations between white and =nen at the camps “have been1outonasatisfactorybasis and‘ttle or no trouble seems likely towise,”Mr.Baker finds, More Meney For the War —People Must Save. In his annual report to CongressSecretaryoftheasuryMeaysthat$5,128,208.793 must beyroviinadditiontofundsfrom‘axes and bond issues alreadytized,in order to make esti‘eceipts for the fiscal year eTune80,1918,equal disbursements.'f this deficit is met by a newfbonds,the total amount of‘ies to be issued in the next sevensaatheisestimatedat$9,969,433,-360.For the fiscal year ending30,1919,the excess of disburse! wer receints is estimated at $7,78,980, Huge war expenses and leans toAmerica's allies at the rate of a half‘illion dollars a month have madeheseestimatesmanytimeslargerhananyeverpresentedinaSecre-ary of the Treasury’s annual re- ort.Of the 812,316,000,000 esti-mated ordinary expenditures for the rear ending next June 80,$11,627,-00.000 is for war purposes,and thewroportionisaboutthesameforthe iscal year ending in 1919,So far the nation has borne the inancial burdens of the war well,saya Secretary McAdoo,owinghealthybusinessconditions,and thevaluableaidoftheestablishedFed- oral reserve system.In the future,iowever,increasingly greater habtisfeconomymustbedevelopedbyin- lividuals and business institutions, he Seeretary declares,and “busi ess as usual”cannot be adopted asheguidingprincipleofthewar. eople must save and invest in gov- rment securities to avoid postpon- 1g victory. Prisoners Beat Off Captors. in ° to One of the many exciting episodes|the Cam-' rai fighting,was that involving 50) engineers | tlated in connection with \merican and Canadian nd some British fighting troops.These men were cut off in the Ger-|an turning movement near Gouze-|neourt and were taken prisoner.Atermanescortof20soldiersormoretartedwiththemalongadingfromGouzeaucourttoCam-rai.As they were proceeding disonsolatelytowardthezoneofthe‘erman prison cages,they came up-m a small body ofhohadalsobeencut off from theiromradesabout.The British Tommies immediatelyhargedtowardsthem.The Germansriedtodrivetheircaptivesoffto-wards La Vuecquerie,but the prison-rs huried themselves upon theircuardsandctruggledbare-handed and ntil the Tommies arrived and dis.|posed of the Germans.The engineersandtheircomradestooktheGerman|fles and worked their way backviththeirrescuersuntiltheywere|vble to reach a t they‘ould join the British line. Beginning December10th,The Food Ad-ministration requiresaLoafofBreadto weigh 16 ounces.This necessitates an ad- vance of one cent on the loaf to the mer-chant.If the con- sumers wish to con-tinue getting bresdat10cents,we wouldttheypaycashanaithome,and save unneces- expense of col-lesliag and delivery. ‘Adoo|f au.) the road) British troops| were wandering | ‘|The reduced price at} enemy,propaga ey || [Express shipment of} Coats, ‘Jat much less thantheir ' i]value.Weoffer these with balanceofour | Coats }| | { ‘ |at reduced prices. . tractive patternas in Misses’ Coats. And if you expect to buy a suit you can’t afford not to see ours. t | is moving them. See our new Tan Home Steam Bakery. BUILDING?=. We call especial atten-} |which weofferthem} { |} ¢ tion to several most at-| service.4 We are weil conditioned right now to handle ©this work.Whenspring comesweshallbe7 Will you please bring it in and ask for an :inspection?That costs nothing. AUTOMOBILESanv ACCE:Statesville,N.C.BRANCHES -NEWTON-MOORESVILLE - +e ‘ ' } eee r "moneda“A Friend In Need Ts a Friend Indeed.” Butthemostvaluable friend we can haveatalltimesisaBankAccount.WithintheBankyouarei;independent,tho Look,andBeholdThe Value of Having Money’¥In TheBank.sie | ‘Get the np ee Lc enenne-ae Come Let Us HelpYou. We are equal to the best and better than therest.Open an account here. People’s Loan and Savings Bank. “YOUR LIFE IS NO STRIFE WITH A BANK ACCOUNT” Linen Lawns,50c.and75c. Crash, All Linen Toweling For Guest Towels,50c. TABLEAND HOUSEHOLDLINENS. Due to the scarcity of ALL-LINEN fabrics,arepinea.Take cur advice:BUY NOW AND SAVE We are offering this week: 72-inch beautiful patterns in ALL-LINEN Damask,at $1.98,$1.50,$1.25. 72-inch Mercerized Cottonask,at 50c.,59e.,T5e.ALL LINEN Napkiius,$2,98,$3,$3.98,$4.95 per dozen.10-4 ALL LINEN Sheeting,at ..16c.10-4 Union Sheeting ...10-4 P rell SheetingLINENToweling SHEETS AND PILLOW CASES. 81x90 Seamless Sheets 81x90 Wearwell Sheets 42x36 Pillow Cases BED SPREADS. White Ma.;‘/es SpreadsWhiteSatinSpre :White extra size Crochet SpreadsWhiteRockdaleSpreadsWhite81x90SanitaryCrinkleSpreads 72x90 Sanitary Crinkle TOWELS. Mercerize«'Bath Towel Bal } 45,5Mon55,Statesville Drug|\Munday $6.50,B.M.Me.|&Co.$9,all for supplies:Ladies Aid)jes,quilts,$48;L.J.Taylor 8%,Bya-|tine Grant #4,for temporary relief;W.C.Perry,superintendent,$60;Lettie Dry,nurse,$-L.Warren,farm hand,$25,all for;Selary;E.BK.Shervill $12.65,Home KlectrieCo.$23,4,©.Brookshire $4.60,all forwork;©.H.Bradshaw,veterinary servicer,e Inpdell Telephone Co.telephone service, dail and Prisoners-James Stone $2,Wal-,inee fron.Co,$10.48,Home Eleetrie Co,|$3.46,Drug Co,75 cents,ail forWerkxedGupplics;Geo,Ayers,conveying|priyone.,21,50;O.L.Woodsides,jailer,$4.75.Court House and County Offieers—T.CYates$3,Edwards &Broughton Printing ¢#35,Geo.D.fernard &Co.$96.53,Latenhy.wey Seen.Co.,uss.a for sup-*+W.A.“ee 829.66,Home Electric Co.we will have 10 oonts,W.J.Lezenby €2.90,for work;Ire.deit Telephone Co.telephone rerviee,$80.10;HM.C.Cook,janitor,$45;J.A.Harinens #3M@.BP.Alecander $3.45,for postage:M.PAlexander.expenses to Ralefuh at call ofx»821.85;Dr.Ross MeBiwee,evunty~~.$50. ecelinneous--G.&.Dull,county demon-stration agent,$60,Mixs HM.Celeste Honkel,|County demonstration agent,$25;H.G.Morri-80m,taking jurors te chain gang,%5;StateHea,|expenses of David Wood,$17.15.c,Tomlin,commissioner for fourth quarter|ead extra time,$10;€.L.Githert,cobate on‘poll tax,$9.19:H.C.Bennett,rebate on polltax,$2.69. board ordered that |8.Tomlin and J.E.Bosd make final set.tlement with sheriff after public cudit ismade,add 10 per cent and place in hands afcollectors.‘ Ot a.:A Thanksgiving Reunion. Corveapondence of The Landmark. A beautiful and plensure-filied feature ofthe‘Thawkagiving tide in Troutman was afandlyreaanddinneratthehomeofMr.C.HM.wh.The family “tree”restedupon“Unele Jack”Cavin ax the “wtump.”Unele Jack was rooted into the soll and so-j clety of this world and country almost ov|Years ago.Thanksgiving day bein just sevenrevolutionsofthesuninteUneledack'sninetiethyeas.From Uncle Jack as stampofthefamilytree,the tvee has crown andSpangledoutinteelmoet46souls.All theseexcepttwowerepreventatthedinnerInetThursday.Besides Uncle Jaek’s tribe,a very fow intinaty friends of the family werewuerts. The dinner was #mest sumptuous oneAonethatwouldmakeMr.Hoover angry)in his endeavor &conserve the food supply‘of our country,Shut one that would be a‘eredit for any family to set before its father ,,a8 &token of love and esteem.Uncle Jack}wa altogether happy in the festivities of thedayandthesewhohadprovidedthemfeltjthatthelrlaborsinitepreperationwereitweebicased,|After’the dinner the quests retired’to theparlors,where songs of the former days,suchas:“When You and |Were Young,Maxsrie,"}were sung,Restle Unelo Jack cat his cheter-in-lew,Aunt Mag Willis.Aunt Mr:used tbe«great sineer in her younrer days.For}@everal years she led the music in her old |home church «Perth',but now she gave placetotheyoungerandstropgervoicesHutAuntMagcananddoesapprecintemusicjust;ae much now as any of the modern musicians She hus ber feverite sone and know whentheyarebeingwellsungItwusaseencotunusualbewutytoseetheseoldpeoplesitad-miring!y by and to see their frail formbegintreelwhenthemusiestruckout|fights of unusual anneal After a good number of songs oxjtneleJack's pastor,the Rev,& irem?the igh TPoetm -nd . wiving te Ged fer the uonuecdn!the day:and invoked the divine btthevenerablepatriarchinwhosevocationwasgiver About 4 p.m.thehomes,feelinw that it joyous and impressivelitlebarehaseverknown ear,try us again :lots of new thingsfresh from the C.Caldwell,C. Northern Markets. Shoppers will lots of suitable gifts inour stock for each one in the family. ih to call special atten- tion to Khaki Reefers with Regulation Cra- vats,which makes Thanhkaivine ou \GUEST Notices of New Advertisements Freeh buckwheat flour and cream of rive at K Poston’s Pine framing lumber wanted.JHousesforsale©.M.AdamsSaddleandbarnes.horse for|Duneh, Mechanic wanted pair shop.-W.4 Girls wanted to sew on overallsMix.Co.,Cheater,8.€Stenorrapher wantedTheLandmarkOlfalketeothwanted a very suitable W.Allison sale AforthegiftforblacksmithandTempleton,Jenning se Address ¥ |ti XXX 5.'Te Baltiid,Cash paid for slot machines.—LewisCharlotte.7 New Ford touring tty for return.Notify W.KEWehavejustreceivedship.)“ta.0 iscsory vioeke wanted 1runhickorybloewanted heMix.Co.,Maiden,N.C {ome for rent for light housekeering1C.Wineoofl,Marrill street. Sew motors are prwaticn’Christmas wifts2dlHomeElectrieCo-ment of Ladies’Brown |)Morven,white fish and fron oyetors onFridayandSatarday.Bagie &Mitholiand *iShoes,English Last, Battery tnapection,testing and fitting ad-view,--ttatesville Motor Go: Military Heel. *Price $6.00. |A bank gecount is a rood friend at ali timesRank. $50 vewar ' Yadkin- stolen Rutledie, Clay Let us inepect your car now before the rushins.-Caralina Moter Co.clearance sate on mitlinery MarySima Pocket Bon watches for Christmas uWoodwrrd a oad household Hnens,dohneton-fetl Rerais your car property and efficientlyMotorCo,ivBarcnineinmillinery for cnsh Mr " Saturday,tan or Astonishin, "ae eee on ’ on *,dreewes wand»Satiebury. 'Houpe i and Tuesday,Mills &Pow han“arba ie now oe ‘ork buying new | Go ee spent in knitting.ites were served. Eclectic club held a very en-yable meeting with Mrs.B.F.Longyafternoon.“The Spanish re- ? Administration in the Seuth Ameri-Colonies”was the subject,“Treatment of Indiens and,Negroes”was the topie of a paper by Mrs .M. R.Adams.“Soviecty in the SpanishColoniesComparedwithPlgntation Life in the Old South.”a paver writ- ten by Mrs.Ernest G.Gaither,wasreadinMrs,Gaither’s absence byMrs.A.L.Coble.An interesting dis-cussion of current topies followed theliteraryprogramme, Mrs.Mary E.Coffin has issued in-vitations te the marriage of herlaughter,Mrs.Rosa ©.Nicholson,to Rev.©.W.Edgerton,the ceremonytobeheiWednesday,December 12,it high noon,at HuntingFriendschurch,Hovstonville.At home at Mt.Airy after December 13. Mr.Luther Boyer and Miss Bessie Carson were married at Sparta,Alle- ghany county,Wednesday morning,Rev.Dr.H.K.Boyer,father of thegroom,officiating.Mr.and Mrs.Boyer came to Statesville throvigh the country and left on the evening trainforCharlotte. Mr.Darwin Hayes and Miss Ne-vella Campbell,both of Harmony,were married Tuesday afternoon at1.20 o'clock at the home of the officlatingminister,Rev.J.H.Pressly. Rook Secial at Mooresville. Special Correspondence of The Landmark. Mooresville,Dec.7 In answer‘o the call of the Y.M.C.A.forhooksforthesoldiers,the EpworthLeagueoftheMethodistchurgh gave a “Book Social”in the BaracatoomsTuesdayevening.The occa-sion was in charge of the reereati and social culture department of theTeague,directed ty Miss Mabel Cocke.«The rooms were attractive withvatrioticedecorationsofflagsand Sunting.Just inside the door stoodahugebasket,decorated in the na-tional colors,into which the guests dropped their books as they arrived. Each one wore some sign to desig-nate the title of the books ¢ed,and the guessing of the titles af-forded much merriment.Games and‘ontests afforded merry diversion, among others being a patrioticmu-sica]contest.Two letters by Pres-‘dent Wilson concerning the need ofhooksforthesoldiers,were read by‘Dr.G.W.Cocke.In keeping with the patriotic spir-it of the oceasion thewereHooverized,but nevertheless tempting,and consisted of hot cornmuffinsandbuttermilk.Twenty- right books were donated. Harmony Items. Correspondeneer of ‘The Landmark Harmony,Dec,3 —Mr.Forrest G.Heath,who i¢in schoo!at David- zon College,spent several days withhisparents,Mr.and Mrs.J.A,Heath.Misses Ophelia Hunt =andPaulineCaseyofMocksvillearethe guests of Mrs.W .Henry.Misses Nannie and Mattie Mae Powell,who are teaching,spent the week-end athome.‘ Mr.Lon Fleming has moved in the J. this place.There will be a Christmas tree at the Harmony Baptist church on Thursday night before Christmas.Everybody is cordially invited to ‘ome and bring presents. The Harmeny Farm Life SchoolopenedafterThanksgivingholidayswithquiteanumberofnew=stu tents.We are always glad to wel came new students to our schoolMr.James Marlow of Winston-SatemspentSundaywithfriendsnear Harmony.Mr.and °Mrs.c.Holmes of Elkin visited friends here Saturday and Sunday.Mr.RaymondHolmes,who is in the Sevier trein ing camp,is at home for a few days ‘ of HamptonvilleL.Belk house at The Crops Gathered. Correspondence of The Landmark Statesville,R-2,Dec.6 Mr.J.e,Ingram has bought Mr.L.R.s farm and has recently mov- Mr.L.RB.DealispreparingtomovetohisfarmnearElmwood.The Trinity school hee opened withMr.Perey Brown and Miss ClydeGibsonasteachers.An attractivetwo-room building has beenperectedThisdelayedtheopeningoftheschool.A special tax for schoolsbeenvotedinthisdistrictMr.and Mrs.Avery Frye have returnedfromavisittotheirsons,Messrs.Thos.and Claude Frye,whoGreenville,8.sick with measles ed his family to it. ior |ond mia,but are reported tobegettingbetter. People’Loan &Savings Mn.P.0,Me Rew She CuredHer wiok —a oooheypeedqualities,here Creek | refreshments , %V.tone and A,i.,turned Wednesday from Wasrhington,D.|Mr.Lone wea also in Baltimore, Wren,who vivited her daughter,MreWalker,returned Wednesday night tw |at Wren,Ge.Brady of Stony Point will «pendwithMiveLiezieHalliburtenat !rs.Clydeher thas ws id!weok-enMitrbeit ; es !*Swann 4 at home from Nor-|fak,Va.,to visit relatives‘SOME NEWSFROM EUFOLA. |Aute Accident,Death,PoundParty.and Personids,Correspondence of The Landmark.Bufota,Dec.4.Thanksgiving has come andpateedoncemore,end wonder how meny oftt«ven took time to thank God on that day for the many blessings He has bestowed upenassobountifuilyinthepastyour.Thanks-|#ing waa very quiet in this communityRevJ.M.Brown moved his family toAshecountyJastweek,where My.Brown ixteachingasoho! Mee.Wit Pope aed child of Virginia areeyiwitinggetativesinthincommunity,Mrx|Bell Hatimer of Florida is at the home of herjSitter,Mra,Preston Steuart,to spend some|time Mr.and Mra.W.M.Morrow of Lorayapenttheweek-end at the hame of Mr.Mor-brows father,Mr.Robert Morrow.Mr.and|Mr.Marry Garrison of Statesville spentjtheweek-ond with Mrs.Garrison's parents,|Mr.and Mere.G.W.Wilson,Mr.BM.)Wastnor spent Tuesday with Rev.and Mrs.1 W.J.Wyatt at Shepherd's Crone Rowds.Mr 3.A,Eiler is at the home of her son,|Mr.Tom Eller,near Kast Monbo.Last Brine |day evening the death aurel visited the homeofMr.Eller and claimed one of hin twinbatric:We extend to this young couple courgreatestsympathy.Last Monday morning Mr.Garland Mer-}row left for the camps.Mr.Morrow is the|firxt to leave this nekzhborhood for thecampsandhere's hoping it’s the leat.|,Mr Joh Gantte had the misfortune to letbibmachinewetthebestofhimjastSundayjevening,the reoult being a broken limb.jMissNBenfieldentertainedMondaynighta,#number of her friends by giving|®pound party.After a table was preparedjboMinaBentield’s mother,the guests wereinvitedintothediningroom,where a bewuti-|j ‘al table of many nice eakes and candiesaweitedthem.After eapper thePlayedgamesandtalkedwithmuch pleasuuptiltimeeametodepert.Then every one ||started for home,thanking the hostess for the|#@od time they had enjoyed.i ‘nectarinesStateofOhip,City of Toledo,Leens Coupty,ss.Frank J,v makes onth thatpartnerofthefirmofF.J,¢net by in the City of TendStateaid,and that said‘pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARSfareachandeverycnseofCatarrhthatcan-RRAhotbeewmedbytheuseofHALLSCATA'CURE,FRANK J.CHENEY.|Berorn to before me ond subscribed in my!|@ieenge,this 6th day of December,A.is.A.W.GLEASON,Seat)ry Public, ® ak ';F.J CHENEY &CO.,Toledo,O.by all druggiats,7b,Vn Famile Pille for constinatian eee -SS mee eli|MARKET REPORTs.;ME The following prices were yesterday|for produce on the local market:}|Spring Chickens,1¢¢.to 17e.per tb.i6c.per tb.»iSe.per dozen iter,Be.to pic.per th.Tub Butier,28c,per tbwer,28¢.per Tb.Green Hides,ive.per tbGreenSaltedHides,18 per tb. lb .per ib. New Red Money (stenineds 12 1-2e.per ibNewRedHoneyComb,t#e.per th Sourwoed Honey C-»28e.per th.Extracted Honey,cic.per th.Irish Potatoes.$1.75 to $1.85Grain.The fntlowi ‘i re paid yeaterdny7in2theeegmA per bushel the lore!market per pound was paid for teatCottonSeed,£1.05 per bashel.Seed Catton,}t-te.ner Mh JUST RECES KD.Cream of Rice,that deHetonscores)RK.PUSTON,‘Phone 194Dee,j-it POR RENT--Two or 3 rooms for light house-keeping CG.©.WENECOFF Harristreet.7 WANTED.—PineALLISON 7238 Dex 4.Witframingtamber. D it ote-third { year wrytil »Statenvitte, interest each MONROE ADAMS FOR SALE-—Saddle and harness horse.Price$80,Terms,32 months’note.A.WBUNCHDee |STENOGHRAPHER WANTRD—Apply in own handwriting,wiving perience and refer-enees.Sainry £59 menth XXX,careTheLandmarkDe7H STOLEN—Pord Touring Car,brand new.Mo-tor No,2266274;mohai corner of windshield cracked ent reward for re-‘erp of car tif RUTLEDGE,Yadkinvitle,N fee.7.it WANTeD—ow fale teeth;don't matter ifhraken.1 pay 82 to 615 per set.Send by!parcel post and reeetwo check by retarnmall.F.TERL,492 N.Wolfe St,Baiti-Dee.4 WwW.& sot machine.Write meLEWIi8LONG,Dee 7ateeeen Vieur. ee.7 wt yeu havetlette,N. tain BuchwheatRaton‘ON,a4"Phone :mechanic to run BlackemithrepairshopGoods-horse power gaso-ithe engine and mill,locwted 24 miles north@StatesvilleonthenewroadtoWilkesvo,Will pay mlnry or commission,WriteoFneeW.1,TEMPLETON.Jennings,&-2Dee.7.40"eet ae wage ee et |WANTED—tiirls to sew on overnite,GoodcleanWerkandlocatedin:heart of city.|sewing machines,lNieht work and.Apply to SOUT)N MANU.=COMPANY,Chester,8 ¢. 41.BR it wontory,6-reem dweil- THE FIRST NATIONAL BAN When the year has nearly rolied around whet asatisfactionitistohaveforyourmenths.of labor a ~NET RESULT!The man who BANKS his money end.-has his {money safe not only enjoys the fin =dependence but spurs himself on to Greater work. te We offer the services and sofetyof our benk tethosewhohavenotyetbankedwithus.We referthemtothosewhohavemadeourbanktheirbank. Make OUR bank YOUR bank. We pay 4 per cent interest on time deposits. Statesville,N.C.* aeeatedeeel |Big Clearance Sale On Millinery. Beginning Saturday,December 8th,we willputonsaleallourWinterMillineryatagreatreduction. All pattern Hats at a big sacrifice. One Lot Hats,Trimmed, Untrimmed, **Children’s Hats, ee é $1.98, 1.48,© a oe sé 4 ee “ ee as 44 é Wide Ribbons,Feathers and half price. MRS.MARY SIMS. The Cash Store. To Do My Kitchen Work I Bought My H-O-O-S-I-E-R. Club Closes Tomorrow.Pay $1.00 Now.Choose:Any HOOSIER.Pay Balance $1.00 Weekly, Crawford-Bunch Furniture ‘The Store That Always Welcomes.You” eee —— POCKET BEN WATCHES.— Get the Boy a Ben for Christmas.Will be aveel wudalltheyear,See my line before you buy caChristmasgewelry,A Kodak the very thing. H.B.WOODWARD, eg THE Bae of serious tho The reductions namedbelowareadvertisingpolicy.You will be able toaoa considerable ing is worth while. COAT SUITS 10 Suits,Re- duced to Heretofore $22 to $27.50. $16.50 25 Suits,Re- duced to $22.50 Heretofore $29.50 to $35.00. 25 Suits,Re-duced toHeretofore$37.50 to 845.00, SALISBURY,N.C. KX LANDMARK .>-December7.| Results of the Inter-Allied Con- ference in Paris. The following made from Paris,action ,of theheldthere: “The minister of 1917 announcemen ( foreign affairs result of the conference of the alliesreadingofcommunicationsfrom the presidents of each section of thealliedconference,at which were present for the first time representa tives of all the countries taking partwithusinthiswar,has given felici-tious results from every $27.50 is| inter-allied conference |la reported to the cabinet council the|ies and | point of |view.They give assurance of prac-)tieal unity of action,economically,financially and militarily. arguments have beenauponthebasisofa com plete understanding and close soli-darity among the allies for the solu-tion of the questions in which theyhaveacommoninterestinthewar. con- The financial needs of each of them,,the requirements of their armament,their transport,their food,have|been the subjects of profound studywhicharanteesperfectsatisfac-tion.ter-allied naval committee has been ined upon.Military unity ofactionhasbeenplaceduponthe course of certain realization by theRavageneralstaffwhichisat upon an established pro-gramme of all military questions.“From.a diplomatic point of view~mentire accord resulted from the dis- , oa &. ee we or ee ee ¢ Po eS ee ee ee a ee je emanns the representatives:of ers upon all the business,|cate has been arranged together, to assure the common victory of countries.” The Bailey Estate. After hearing argument- matter of the administra: estate of W.A.Bailey,de Davie county,Clerk thCatheyofBuncombecount that the should jr»and case will beuncombe.Some weeks ago Me-Williams,executrix of Mrs.8.J.Dulin of Davik@petitionbeforetheB ty clerk as an heir | in the Bailey esta: Claims that the testsie:sively domiciled in Buandthat‘the proceed ‘ the will and adminisie:ip:ie county are a nullity,Was a Pesident of Bleck Mi some CRY:nl h deat! respondents de:that Bath resident of lg >und true will was probatedhishomecount, SC ene To Prevent Abuse of the V1: Privileges. Regulations to restrict the tMissiontoorfromtheUnited8:of letters or communications exceptthroughtheregularcourseofthemail,were issued to customs colle:tors Tuesday by the Treasury.Hereaftercommunicationshencarriedageorcommercialshipmensubjecttoinspectionby tome agents,under autho:ity oPresidentWilson's veda with the enemy protlamation,aud withtainswillbepassedcustomslicensesorleavingthecountry exdestinedtoEngland,and Canada,are re.to declare whether they carryeveorotherforme ion of issues be bh the 8 Ma am aM ny Vine comet i ites cer only Persons pam 3 agg BeWar en th: Vsaatinindpemadethroorh e creation of a supreme in-| ) 'Lension fired ifto 3 Suits,Re- ‘duced to$32.50 Heretofore $47.50 to $57.50 <iy wey ‘UT OUT THE FIREWORKS. Commissioner Young Says Their Use Will Aid the Eene- my Danger and Wanton Waste..‘To tireworks this Christshoot in regard to the |mas is to give aid and comfort to the the way Insurance Com- James R.Young begins sive campaign to have cit- towns completely ban the ise explosives this Christmas. Commissioner Young issued atatementontheuseoffireworks, vhen his attention was called to the Levies certain fireworks manu-Facture!have city ordinances ‘or bidding restricting fireworksamendedorrepealedsothatfire- works could be used.The manufac- turers make the plea that pyrotech-ic display this Christmas would aid in a patriotic celebration. “A few years ago we had in North Carolina at every Christmas season scores of people killed or injured on account of the use of fireworks,” rays the commissioner's statement. ‘In recent years every town or city }of importance has passed ordinances either prohibiting the shooting of fireworks or restricting thetr use to a minimum.As a_result we have comparatively few accidents of this nature reported.The property los from this cause,once very large,has also been greatly reduced. “Our country is at war.Every de partment of the government of na ‘nemy” Amsioner i anrere is of of to or to vroduce and conserve ev- ery resource to the end that ow eountry and our allies may prosecute this war to a speedy and successful end.In spite of all these efforts more than $12,000,000 loss of food- stuffs,so indispensable to this pros-itior occurred in the UnitedstatesbetweenMay 1 of this year.In North Carelina veur more than a million dol- rth of food was destroyed by last jars oW fire ‘Eves very sky that explodes, Roman candle arries a stre: firec rocket or the night,« and seatters sparks, has a mechanical controls its course.It is possibility to deter treak of fire will vo vill atrike,Fired are and by the hand of ed oman,a roenet may yinto a barn,a ware nod |tored or a eot compre an hour or soconflagration, oas of soldier racke) of fire of them ance that yond human where thi contriy ar carrying material badly und our allies. rial that goes inte the ,of firework the material heeded most in Burope te e the world safe for democra The needless waste of it here at time is nothing snaert of treasor Sam expending milhons of oll and the brains of highlyrainedmentoprevetheactivitiesfallenenericmicdat‘ citizen Whe at of heart the loyalty,in t moment ofalledpatrio very act this igiling to prevent” to know oo this critical time no1pieceofremprnswouldbees Nor th Carolina during ef 1917,"tamremmapapeennenesliounn Debate at Loray. «ju *i atyy Lora,is ‘belie Laray school house th =Subject gration inte the te py hibited = \firmative-—J 4,Watt Summers Negative Maurice Feimster,I a Peter. emotion,er m,commitwoVornment |would |i! Pioded in holidwys eluate Friday night, “Resolved,that immi- United States should The speakers are: Clinton Stikeleath at icalprice t in these war-times when eve SUITS,DRESSES This Pre-Holiday Sale offers the most radiChristmas.scral are that weweSeeowever—— youyee is so high.Any sav- SILK AND SATIN DRESSES, 33 1-3 PER CENT DISCOUNT. Our Entire Stockof Sixty Dresses.All Included. Furs At a 20 Per Cent Discount. This Twenty Per Cent Discount affects our entire stock of high grade Furs,with the exception of Children’s Furs. weerTHE ion and State is moving under high: i mother: 1 and October! his Not vi :| with! platform,| and then; DRAFTED MOTHERS The Silent Ones Who Wait and suffer —The Comfort Consolation That Should Come to the Mothers uf Sel- dier Sons Allen Poeten,N iM Mothers: stment K enter Harber, with sons, pa known t enlist,but and draft drafted into the most e nnd heroic service ind.Life at the front, hizzing dar y and rdventure,rav beside the —lor le,nel like waiting of tho who stry behind At the call of t iht,men,forgetful of self,sprin: forward with the sheer hilarity {wivancve.At home rm: that love,stand peering surrounding blackness, tip-toe,wonder to croucl cannot rye!of }ev are t<i?att hi ° sent he oow 1 they on ny not is often & >of =inaction than that of action.It »fling oneself into the flam- then it BYto suppress a as wounds of the flesh are beside tearings of the heart oted sactifice to which mot! give their sons are called reat bloody days.Is there hem no halm in Gilead, ashes,no oi!or joy for n who no peru. They who go forth on he- (must first be pukniehthoedwasinflowe i full armor slept atl ghtensonthebarefloorofthesanctuty,waiting for his vision,and only .the pure-hearted was the ¢: theafed.Have you not said,O “Why all the birth-pain andwhyalltheanguish ind prayer,if now my must be snatched away"?\ ith and beauty have been fulfillment,and any da w marred face may be ring ut empty sky,some.here “Oh.God!It 0 ‘Let the tears bh e then,dear lady, What had Wa t opot lif hoped fi ten!juest,r,the oy r nt ‘rifice, ving r his yur boy? spend hi ‘ou had |wenlth these you had pla I "f barte y .|them all per mal, a cause ! Sodom t and roh of apple.wet fo hot the Ou Cannntthatthe mu to take Hear bred te fathes won that nd|know y on che Cont n't vou? happ,to be my fathe than af —wa T kre in spite ofheartache.We heroiem think ourselve jel up to the where i me houl ration mar tre) vou are and the f ealeinto a not been the world :few enurr Th it feel over there how they all Could your boy have a hetter cause’?=Leeyourvisionandyourpuri Mothers are the symbols reality of devotion.Ought net,then, your feelings be guided by thefeolingsofyourboy?How docs hefeelahoutthiscallto me the moet marvelous fen:the ora i6 the:eagerness with wh the youth of the world has le amt tothecallofdangerandsacrifice,What can it mean except hat hero.lem is the substance ofmanhood,only the effectual pent that itren ered the eery ice of - Te! and, with al aik=e 7 They 1 eith: ‘ow Ww oy had ered a recic —thi ng thooarer arely joni heir} '|ttie rommy “hen they a weir OWN ' } eam|he tons iP Me rene hik!! AY WIiV@és Aenlous n Nur renms gw.it t nother fF re cha wie rember famon the ta ihe. may feel it,bu ay while impetuou re,to inklin county, Treadayed819in ymps and estaped in STYLISH to $17.50. to $25.00. COATS 17 Coats,Reduced toHeretofore$35.00 to$39.75. 11Coats,Reducedto$42.50to$47.50. 6 Coats,Reduced 0 $11.75 20 37Coats,heres ys 715 Heretofore $15.00 leretelore 19.50 910,00 to $32.50. DAVEOESTREICHER,| RTeeREY |in khaki} not only»but .\ the ¢hes *!anv of our” but they they had fal: lin inty .but there’s a in this | w befor heeause tf worth while" s not fair to them to grievenon,for they are not grieving;a whim about hardships, for wounds,only invelmoaforthgreatpainsisallthisbutthe,glory thetofyouhopedtogain?ould you feel,mother,if yourhidbehindyourkirtsandvoutolethimescane? !Angas 1am not arguine,but fy another thing.a very The tragedy of our that our children he affection we need somehow th iwwele them ‘ems only rollict with no time uise to cuddle u im returt >mt and women with d terests,and of im heart offe from mo ig e real than 7 S00 @X- tet NOt ret ever is sogiveust it We abyhood.but befere they in a care "i are perent for t} war ish the hay of mothe Suddenty the xe adrothe “rt thents V haat th ‘ hureryAndthi tion of a uv trea york over reall At en .mothe inv hi yn vait hurt pain the an, how to fix hat pillow and ‘™m aw pain with the of her He has always tal Ver ind thourh he a big mare’o long,in ilwavs a ba e voly he's the hour of in the { onld kn cha tral On thatveret »the eall;and hip with come back, spell ont feelinys (the o oOAteenreeee Mrs.Shoher Dead. !Vieut Shove aged nt the home of \.HH.Boyden,in Shoher as the :F.Shober, ’secretar tinguished sister of commanded ann Tigers in the Her father,Dr. an Episcopal min- ‘ud her ef ¢ if senate Carolin rie a Wh:i Leu arms Bol who “ate wMyont, eeee posteffice safe at Younpeville, was blown by bur morning.They se-money and $100 in an autome- |h OST KX PATH.H.Dr.S.Wwwe eeeOVEReat,"in| 2 Coats,Reduced to $62.50. A For Style,Quality our store exceedingly styles of Browns,Mahogany,F ardailybyfreightan The high cost of leatin to heen down prices. iow prices before buying your shoes. SHERRILL-W HITESHOE CO. Save Shoe Mone t -—-— The Growing Shoe Store Ring Leaders ——- and Low Prices.: Our reputation for Fit and Wear has madepopular.We are shgwing the newest and smartestSportBoots:Blacks,Nigger icld Méuse andWehavelandedsomebigbargains in all kinds of shoes,which we are receivingdexpress. er has kept us bubyCallandseeour CermanNavwail Sex Rap:city. ©Hath =Plymouth Chin Bron Fright{o!» navinalive,pro-ully niegral with Gernmiar taining t inion oa hel. Sex-rapacity |fre«’ in scheme o !i there wond w if i were (rorman : t asta of 1 now that it he not mt scores 0 ne I know that the foun thi halling Ge whe dar: ade:hat foath,transmit of the wh reg the thi nt ovetreethatitoffthe 1 knov once " oldtera had ever ¢ Marty.tone :ark the not, his uns camp wome h ment, Then,that he Hun mav ‘ .they mutilate omen and girltrikinglyandfen Germans deunllessofcor |the warning0eoeeemeee emcee aoe PEACE ON CONDITION, \dispatet n Vienna quotes myperor Charlee of Austria Hun wary @8 saying in an address to Austro German delegation,that the dual monarchy is ready at anytimetoconcludeapeacethatwould wuararntee the integrity of the mon- rehy.He added that his country would net cease fightine until itsenemiesrenouncedtheirintentions f digmembering it, eeee *IN CALLING TIE LANDMARK * pe to one tne uni tnd heed eb here outragedTheyaremutilated illy,that ewer the upon champagne and cannot dis rm OF ©Warn "are tre ' an Save time stating your lese of courseandprivate ot | and trouble hyhusinessun- it is personal to whoever an- * 4 * * * **+*>* ~pate ean on Barium Springs Water. “wit getlovs SaStomach,kia >£2seyaetionae ee TAR HERL FARMER SAYS IfQUICKLYHELPEDHISWIFE! ‘d ‘Twist and Turn Al Through the Night —Rut Now She StLikeaBaby—Tells What Did i urdens of life arenot cqust. ly e by men and women. Women often suffer from weakness that was never in- ierded for them by nature. When trouble or hard work or ex- clement have rendered the nerves wide-awake that sleep is denied,over-tired brain.must be helped back to its healthy,or serious mischief sitin too so ‘he oO get ,eatekly condition,ensue ‘ Geese the ne Y al wonderful herbal med- icine,sims to accomplish this as no- j else ever has done.Its missonistobrinethedisabled,debilitated nerve nes the peculiar nerve food «h they must have to build i ther partife 1.8 ihe on,hea suffered back and terribly fromlimbs,consti- laches,and,worst of all, lex ple pe A declares .the well- Tar Heel Farmer R.D.Gour- F.1D No.3,Winston -Salem.would fall asleep early nthe!but would wake up soon and would ond heer the cloek strikeeveryaluntilmorning.Shewouldjtwistandternallnightandwasal-ways more tired in the merning|than when she went to bed,“A friend told us of Dreco and lhow it had helped just such acaseasthis,and so we ided to rive it a trial,We're mighty glad we did that now,because itpoelvgavewssplendidresults,My:sleeps Hke a baby now,alllone.Her pains are gone andnowhesagoodappetite,the firsttimeforyears.I want threemore hottles of Dreed now,so we eanekeit,as I believe it yin make mefeel20yearsyounger,”knownDrecois Sametheone,Tar Heel State as severestomachwean kLnown lev,R“She wht medicine that acfat.in waves ofconeepeniens ‘Theamotion and =simi-lar iisTtis sold by allrecommendedvilleby—— c he laxwe Car and use it”oo it is the of the ieeee Be Gas A Se Sie Socal seSaneetvtyoverGecountry‘sensible thrift. galt besinwdepend onthe fie1oflabor-sa time-caedvine,v= Touring Car $745;Roadster $745;Couwe $1095 Berline $1095;Sedan $1095.F.O.B.Detroit ee ee ee on the batin“—an frst linetrehadsattotheirsalmonachescolfeewhentheyjumpedupandcutloosewith»their automatic rifles at Germans hourprogramme of pa’“aononthechurchchimes.Many ministersassistedintheservice,inwhic!seven Methodist churehes united.President and Mrs.Wilson wereamongthegreatcongtegation,Theysatinthe“President's pew,”whichPresidentsGrantardMeKinleyoc- eupied,Secretary Daniels and afamilyandothergovernmentwereintheconcregation,whie!heard the resident hishon of the MethodiatEpiscopalChurchcal!wu thenationtokeepthenntionalideal:keep the moral diptinetionsrandtoreconsecrateitselfteeternalprinciplesand“complete theworkofJosusChristintheworld.”Bishop W.F.MeDowell,in the course of hie sermon,declared that theUnitedStntesis“in better case todaythanlestyear,”«ince the country wa “not in the World's Gethscmane,ex- cept in sympathy.Now we cre sweat ing oor own drope of honorable.bloodandpreparingtegoup.to ovr ownCalvaries,and that puts heert tints ne.For we can even sing a6 we climbrewCalvaries,with the cross that turns not back.Those who e@arry ics,with Chyis(,for hamanity'’y sake,may well lift un their hearts ;Bishop MeDow:Nl also said in part: “This is a day of netieral thankegiv ing and domestic reunion,for ‘the raising of Ged for His mercies,We have never met before: wonder whether God is is hiding:where He i forrnerere table and besid nect as we when many down at y hearthstor who were discovered hanging outclothesonaaeins'battered vil-*Inger They saw the =dive forcoverlikerabbits,a on theywenton,with their meal as if noth-ing had happened.,As the correspondents approachedthetrenchlinesovertheshel!pittedround,the enemy started breaking nrapnet over the first line.Thisfiringlastedbat2brieftime,stop-ed as suddenly as it began.Imme-ately afterward came detonationsromtherearandthewhizofchellscverhead,as the American batteriesvotinteaction.Then smoke puffssaddeniybeganappearingovertheGermantrenches.The infantrymenokedcautiouslyoverNoan’s aaa while the firing was going or,but a8 soon as it was over they ap- peared to forget all about it. le a nearby dugout the men off iy had not even heard the racket.»ely principal worry seemed to be.One oceupart of the durout plained that there was sleeping room in it for 38 men and that 12 eets were kept in it.Cats were ev-eryswhere,some sleeping on foldedinketsandsemeprowlingindark corners or stalking their prey.The men all appeared to be in thebestofhealth,although during thewetandcoldweatherofpreviousdaysgeveralmeninthisunithad ntranted “trench feet”and cold. While the sun was going down be-hind the hills and the darkwerss wasomingonswiftly,searcely o shotwosfired.Jurct es the sun passed low the horizon,however,the Ger- nan batteries opened up on one ofheAmericanbatterypositionswithhotfire,the high explosives burst- ne with the regularity of the clock alout gne every second.The te ee onae c=: aa at aa A Be Oe ers re 7)-meee Pee ets Mr.D.W.Gaston,Pres the FirstfeedsBuckeyeHu'ls to his @ecrs and eonsnders henssugnontocontinuetouseaitemeystylehull.The most sucerenful of livecommunityrealizetheadvantagesandeconomyof cowe.He save They reads .’0 Jose then old you get tuore real ¢“tes y thould you buyBuk:te con ©how muck farther they go Mmutk av wi To secure wt sects and be develap te enailage oder,wetthesevarghdeeiuetourehefaveFew’wg.le cow to wWaltiac thee lowe m od wereay forthe aes?ieeding,Hatthiscinuwofdame,wet Gow at Lees?thirty minetes.Bffeodtiebalecre,war evokeAa’a>tele be Gad as old Book of Mixed Feeds Free Qi oer at fur morte Oa Pee fat ‘feeds ood inthehow»feed Pee ner wedes ber ty *te 4 fertee 4,tor week.Gorkers Ha Ms givin dec?pein propesly,Sendgva+).sCoy Berk The Buck .Cottor oiCo.Dept.K ‘ saga tad iu Meck Mason Menghie SelmaMisxiadugusiaPiraea ~eRe mR me rspanespe.iesOSsOUSA“eetNewe |WE WANT YOUR We have always tried t)work to the fainterestinfurnishingamarketforhisgrain.will buy all the Corn you bring to us-either.shelled or eb —-and will pay the highest marketpriceincashorexchangeiour,Meal orforCorn.Would like to have 10,000beforethefiratofJanuary,1918.‘ Has your wife tried -XXX Faney Flour?She'll like it. y The trenches of rs re ran relentless/y through our m vats,ovr worehiy and eur efforts ombe rdmei lasted a covple ofutesandthenendedabruptly.{ Hiemediately the American batteries | sit tour hearts in paise,Our dox-retalinted,fiashes of orange-colored logies are likely te bo choked with Aome stabbing the night.The deto-| } kd.G.White Meter Company, Staleeville,N,C.on City F lour Mill, RL.MAIDEN,- EREaOe sobs aned our family partien breken “ations seme heavy and somewitherie?!lieht —-continned fer some time “Idealiam must ai]us How.th as much spced as the GermansWe=must follow he gleam.bad shown.The:the “strafing”and The things thet are truc,honorable the answer being over,the artillery just,pure,lovely anu cf good repor eitled down for the night of usual must now shape eur lives.We must GUict meen keep our moral distinction clear,out Sur 6 Weak Stoma ch sense of real values sharp,our devo poner be ry tion to moral principles forever vig 2crevs,if we are to heve sn a gKround ef thanksgiving.For this our victory:net the:h om ove! come the world,but that we have kept the faith nustdS“In a time ike thi ¢the nation mus"The Unite tates |cunts Hr (A2 seh Jesu;Christ in the w Our thankevivir !Hey ney up SRY seeAES TARTTHECORNSHOW SATURDAY 24TH, A GriesApiderni ic Every winter Health Boards yarn against this weakening disease hich often strikes those who are least prepared to resist it,You should streegthen yourself against —1taking OFHULSIONCJ which is th Perearm «f co d liver ciil, refined,purified and so skilfully prepared that it enriches ihe blood streams,creates reserve strengti and fortifies the lungs and | Don’t delay——}t may ineseSCOTT'S.RefuseSubstitutes.—. “le FOR“SALE![a ren”cine ccm.grime work ernment (Co-operates|* sade for the Home of the city.Many song: *ritter apeciall f¢5‘with the 7,600 member banks in maintaining the Federal a y nn an ig Has wreReserveBankingSysiemfortheprotectionofthebusi-he eres Wala. ness interests of the country.Through the Federal Re-to help America and al! serve Board in Washington it supervises the twelve Fed-4 this -may 8:irity: eral reserve banks;.t appoints one-third of their direc-”hon spires ro tors;it deposits its funds largely with them;it guaran-the Sah wed thes eetic tees the currency they issue,:chapter of St.Lok» ;Atte he service ©4 rerThiscooperationgreatlyinereasesthevalueofthesys-Wa wee estern*to us and our community.;their piaces until the President a +Are you linked up with this new national system as one a ee ee ee of our depositors?lg not,you should delay no longer.MAY SWICEG MEMBER FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM. COMMERCIAL NATIONAL BANK. er én Tredcll,now hold :position mm Waeshi hark.) STATESVILLE,N.C.bi W.D.TURNER,_President.§E.MORRISON,Vice President. D.M.AUSLEY,Cashier. G.E.HUGHEY,Assistant Cashier. —Vas TF have had.The exhibits are still on disp'ay,and all our friends in the County are cordially invited to come in and see them. Was the best we Merchants &Farmers’Bank of Statesviile,N,Cc “THE BANK FOR YOUR SAVINGS.” throne. an gtor Che Tiond > Red Cross Pener'+-Wh t is Dene With the Money. «months of effo:t to meet themostfar-reachinj;dpneals formhistoryisdescribedina-American peonie,made by the war coane:!of theRedCrose.Wis the semi-annual report end it teil more than $49,000,000 of the 000,000 war fund cortri!uted neonle has been allotted for iture at home and abroad.-SahooDemandsfromEuropecontinueto icreane.and on the recent basis ofinrenne,ana on the recent basisict |We Are In The Market)§a war fund will not last much he-dyondspring.So far about $&88,009,-100 in cash has heen paid into the ft nd by the subseribers. qo s A tn eo lef report to public American first how $100,ving >the Bent expend-yw NOVI! Having « Sumracrs,1holdingclain the same to Sth da;will be pleaththe PO CREDITORS os l4s-aere level farm,on publi¢road,betwen | Ferest and Coral §‘pring,near school and chureh,9 from Statesville. Six-room dwelling,barn and a buildings.Sixty aetes in cultivation,balance in timberland;well and two smal branghes.A fine Tobacco,Cotton and Smal!Grain Farm,Sixty-eight aeres,one mile from Statesville;3-roomwelling,small barn.well,fine spring,branch. acres in cultivation.Level and productive,woodland.Ideal location for truck and dairy f Will exchange for city property.Other large and timbered farms for sale. For further information call on.or write:ERNEST G.GAITHER,’Statesville,N. THE STATESVILLEREALTY&INVESTMENT COMPANY Appreciates the very liberal petronage 4friendsandpolicyholders,both NEWandOurofficeisanopenone,and we invitecustomersandthosewhowillneOetousethesamewhentheysodesire.past,we will strive to give the same HIGH GRADE SERVICthathaswonforthisCompanythe confidence of over seventeen HONEST LOSSES INCASHWITHOUTWewillbegladtohaveforanyinformation,orserviceinneeded.Wedo NOTARYPULI:workalso.J.F.CARLTON, inci .DD.TerrCleansTeeth-Kil's Germs You can brush your tecth and yet fail to prevent decay. Teeth need more than mere brush- ing.Germs and acid forming debris are the source of dent altrow le,and for old scrap iron—not Ices than .carload iots.Want any quantityatoothbrushplusanordinaryden-Fy,Of $40,272,657 appropriated hy the |of mink,‘possum,raccoon,musk- trifrice is powerless aj.ainet germs.a council.$7.659,000 has been advane tf nd Otter fur Also rab-ed to chapters for the purchase of §T8S TOX and Witter turs.;material and will be refunded.bit skins:beef hides,rags,bones, work broad $27,895,816 has been |sacks,all kinds of rubber ant ee oe Py 240 =the |metals.We pay -highest marketaztoFrance,exicusive :m twt ,of $750,000 recently sent for emer-,Prices for feed bags.Write for gency relief in Italy,the following |QWotations on all the above prod-appropriations have been made :|wets.Reference First NationalBank&f Durham."eC SWARTZ&00.066,520;Italy,$214,000;Russia,$1,- L.ARNER,Manager. 359,440:Roumania,$1 518,898:|Ser- STATESVILLE,N.C. bia,$493.208;Armenians and Syr-jans,$1,800,4@0;others,$113,012. The report describes in detail howjallthismoneyhasbeenspentandtellsofthevastofvanizationsetupbythewarboardsince.its appoint-vee ee —Tt —.,the —of the Junior Re ross,naval auxila- ries,the camp service bureau,the HAVE JUST TRADED |sanitary service bureau and other For the following:One No.&x-divisions and describes the membet-49.15 H.P.Frick Engine andshipcamaipgnwhichbrowchtthefleronwheels;One No,01 rick Saw Mill,with 50-inch In- serted Tooth Saw,70-inch of 10-inch Belt and Dust Rig.Willsellthisatabargain,if takenwhereitstands.it is located in a boundary of timber in threeMilesoftownthatpartieswant number of members of the Re eut. c.H.TURNER. Cross beyond the 5,000900 mark. Soldiers Hustle For Wood. PULL STOCK OF FLOORING, Coiling,Siding,Base,Case,Parti- The business of cutting and trans- _|tion and all cites of Rough.and Fin- ished Lumber.Ready for delivery. For is a germ destroyer. 2 st tains yaal anti-Thi coh oe soreole tivePro-ph: ‘an ©the teeth.but Sentimentis 3 great force,tis the life of LO-V-£,Christ- omerhappiest the year. at Christrnas time we ail en our minds away mrad har wordoe cinMead msyouthat‘our jewelry’st gica us cherishthem,SeussWan beknow that IN AND LOAD Ur!=is there.” IXS,next to MeFi weesR.F.HENRY,Jeweler.venti DOLL BED,54.00 COMPLETE. GUARANTEED 25 YEARS, |Poster tdeal ~~4«Jee-Jrp Crib a $11.50. Useful Christmas Presents Are Always Found At PRipAY,-fasae aCRUELTYTO Sewers Arraigned Foi tarving Her Stock —Court Cases.Mary Jane Sowers,resident « Bethany township,was before JustiSleanyesterilayafternoonchargwithcrucitytoanimals.The wome:has about a half dozen head of ho and about half as manyhearingyesterdayaftcrmoo:ed a horrible situatio:Accord witnesses all of the wonan'sandmuleswrepitifullypoo majority of them can alk oar the lot.Three horses a suspingeAethehallwayofthe to keep them from falliny,shebeingthatiftheygo would not have strengt to their feet aynin.One of tu has been swung for oi THE|LANDMARK WEbbING \ppreciation mark's New.ANIMALS.ing Columns — items. ander *weeks and the other two er time.The have sores a result of lying down on ¢with no meat to procectInbehalfofthewoiman i »@8 a reason for the conditionstock,that all her propcrt: ered by mortgage,she did the fwed for her etoe’s au: secure any on crea!ft that she is invalved i $8,000,Witnesses who t« to present condition of June's atu stated that heretofore,when shebetterable,she had take:of them.Justice Sloan has 1decision. In the mayor's court WeHenryMavhewpaidthecostsfor exceeding the automobile speed lim i,“Crip”A¥iaon,white,wa discharwedforspeedinyIfheviolatethelawagainheistopayapr $10 and the costs Will Summers was befor Mayor on two charves of di conduct.In one case he way$10 and taxed with the costWasrequiredtopay$5 to Mrs lie Summers.In the other case is to pay a fine of $20 and co offends again.He was also charve with assaulting Policeman N« bors and was discharge) ww.C.Kyles,charged with ceeding the speed limit,was eharged with the condition thatistopay$10 if he violate:the again. Three Aged Ladies Deod. Forres pondences ef The I j Stony Point,Dec.7 Mis.Elis Combs died at her home in Concord townshin.Iredell county,November 2ist,in her (lst vear.Survived four sons and five daught Ik @l and burial at Stony Point Nber:22d.Death resulted from ° and the iniirmities of a ShebeenamemberoftheMetho ehurch for 80 years and known and highly respecte Miss Annie Moore died her home in Concord tow: two days’illness of paraly: S4th =year Funeral aid @t Stony Point MeSelock.She ij reine fer.Mrs.Mary Goodnit Mrs.Adaline Bruce at her home in Cwalt Alexander county,at @ve.Burial at Pievah 1 Wae an sister of Cla Who was jaile in dre ars ago,and the wideeratesoldier Crops All Gathered. Correspondence of ‘The Landms Statesville,R-1,Dfarmershaveabout hered and shuc! this neighborhood 4 cotton is picked and so! ing very wood Aboysarehavin the rabbits over thMr.J.1.Hoover ani \ re.Charlie and FEm«ley HH.; ve this merning for M Gras ers,another «on of Mr.Hex ,newer Davideon (ollege,wh will attend Mr.Gr Hoove He is going to sell off and ¢6 to South Caro! on a farm which he purchs BP ATY PERISHED The British steamer Apepe has Wen torpedoed afd gunk.nevor:i % Righty pa ‘ el perished,|we passenir oak » a Peported Vhat th There tablet bow es Women ani chil nation th AT TROUTMAN.SOME Knittins on Sund..ilnd,!1 m4 };ing,fittings ‘ch end eonMe 1 &perfeevneeSunethomswaterpliy,They aloo cause*wentle movement of the bowels.te |Life. CHANGES MADE j of The Land-in Read Ferce By Alexander iandAcvertis-Road Commission —New :Troutman Game Warden —Still Dee i” stroved, Special Correspondence of The Landmark, Taylorsville,Dee.6 At the weting of the county commission- Monday Mr.Carl Moose was ap- ame warden to succeed Mr. rose,Who has jeft the county. business was largely reuw- re ‘wads COMMISSION,Wt SOR é sion Tuesday,made the following 30.000 Stitcheschanges:Mr.J.C.Gell was elected |YobookkeepertosucceedMr.KR.B.!for One CentSmith,resigned December 1st Mr. Requires “almost no current”to R.F.Sharpe,who has been a fore- tha ince the read work was begun,gned,his resignation to take ef-in it,yet does all but guide theDecember15th.Mr.S.H.Shu-! maker of —fredefl county,who has een doing some right-of-way work, |succeed Mr.Sharpe Mr.R.&Aen,as ae ‘in :a .hit any machine.No adjusting.eh A ,et ore!i ne we .a few weeths,han gone Simply sets on the stand under lke unty to take charge of the !wheel.The remainder of |the lhis is the year foroutine.Gifts Electrical—A.Adams and son,Mr. found 2 copper stil,|AMERICA'S ELECTRICAL y some SO pallens,eap,warm CHRISTMASuchments,Puesday after- h mile oof Sulphier That means a scasen of practi- E ad had on |cal,useful -every -day -in the- e-Term Lore,-‘i:ov and dee year giving. Come and see the Sew MetorandscoresofotherElectrical Gifts —every ene practical —suitable for ALI Home Electric Co. 516 Center Street. SEW MOTOR eC“Poi nt will } tvers of the Lanier so chool building Frida: Tth,for the benefit Association. CEs and haby 1 %county the first on Mr.Serowes.Mr !children Rave gone t ———_—_—__ss »visit her father,M ahersister,Mrs.Knight “P Us F aiVENFORTHEAIRSERVICEhoneSfor | Wl For Expert Mechanics fo: the Aviation Section..hanTyareneactiosNicefatMackerel, ection of the arms Caj Richards of the Aviat Corps.Depurtn of the Southapublicati Fresh Oysters on White Fish, Friday and Saturday. PHONE|Eagle &Miolland testhe 4 “YOUR BATTERY |Requires Special Winter = E realize the responsibility that attachesWtherepairandadjustmentofyoutcar. NE little overeight incompetence partOofthevepallieanandabad,eecidentresults. are your carleaves this»pow may know —y —_‘eapestal by one whoknows h bolnantaccunaie We give you fr aglvic : Get the halt come weekly If you lay up your *,leave your Battery with STATESVILLE MOTOR CO, Phone t4o ,"’:°WE WILE PAY 13 per cord for good |yun Fick vy blocks,cut 40°inche long and loaded on cars any place in Iredellfeseel!county.We pay cash the day theclomom‘S dows are unloaded.THE CLAYhasnowbeenMANUPACTURINGCO.,Maiden,N hort perio!WL ©,Dee.7;1h mber Mithy METALS. Nothing can take the place of metals.We are sheet metal workers and will make anything ed the seventh New York ye vent tin reefing,putters, Sie mecrst lado valley tin and ridge roll.Let wsccKakeeeecearom|MOOP Yor wane,STATESVILLE TIN CO.tions committee,‘entklee m 8 a ‘Phone 66,114 &Breed Street. =reputation as an advocate of econo. yly teCi doa i "1 teuF Vifled man the h elf of this opportunity,|} ‘ongressman Fitygerald Resiens Renr st Fitzrerald of Nov &®chairman of the House appre ‘oemmiltee,has announeod ivnation from Conprress toeffectDecember31,He will remwpractice.Mr.Fitgrer home is in Brooklyn,has cl the need of ™Y in government expenditures,hecorveetthedisardesheficuredasavigorousdebateroncontainpepsin,bert floor and one of the leading par.anes experts on the Democrat."08wide, 1 AM NOW With Yount &Alexander’s Garage;west Broad street,Phone 41,and my friends andformercustomersarecordiallyinvitedtocallthereforany-thingin connection with Auto Repairing, ERNEST PLYLER. You Are Invited —-To visit——THEQUALITYGIFTSHOP And enjoy a few hours inspecting Their exclusive lines of * es DM STATESVILLE,N.C.,TUESDAY,DECEMBER 11,1917. whe torpedoed and sunk afternoon bya German a ei eeandmenonthe de-eportedsaved,In d6andsank at|4.29,The submarine,which was not,Seen until some time after the ship‘»pie up one survivor,whoseidentityisnotknown.|‘The report indicates that the tor-|pedo went home in such a vital Spot;that the vessel was sinking even astheflareoftheexplosiondiedout.Night was at.hand.There was notimetomakeprovisionagainstthejcoldandtheseaasthecrewleapeditotheliferafts.The Jacob Jones|Was on patrol duty in the war zone.In October the destroyer went to thersecueoftheBritishcruiserOrama,‘which was torpedoed,attacked thesubmarinewhichhadtorpedoedtheOramaandputitoutofcommis-sion,earying 305 British seamen tosafety. The Jacob Jones,one of the larg-est and newest American destroyersoperatingintheAtlantic,was thefirstAmericanwarshiptofallvic-qm to a German submarine,but waskKAmericandestroyertobe Carolina Dayheldinthepublic savings work to thePublicschoolinthey.The 14th was thetheseexercisesinthe ‘State,but they haveto=in Iredell.and stamps areatevorypostoffice,and_been sold in Statesvillecarrierisasolicitingsale.Other fatenatedlater.:proportionate partarSavingsStampsis$48.is an average of $20)nm,Woman and child in the ee |County's part is $754,920,portioned as follows:*Fabs $101,178 lost foreign waters.The Chaun-cey Mink with her commander,Lieu-tenant Commander Walter EF.eee:two other and 18 enmen,after being cut in two by the transport Rose early on the morningofNovember20. 240 Mr.Leonard Will Go to France. Rev.Chas.A.Leonard,who hasbeeninChinaforsomeyearsasamissionaryfromtheBaptistFor-27,764 cign Mission Board,will to49,610 France in Februa oery.The govern- 064 thors Le eR CuhtoneSlanguagetowotoFrancetoassisttoinhandlingChineselaborerswho74,-are there at work.Rev.Mr.Leon-ard asked the foreign mission board for a vacation for a year,in orderthathemightvolunteer.The re-quest was granted,Mr.and Mra.Leenard and chil-dren have been back from China forsomemonths,on «furlough.AtpresentMr.and Mrs.Leonard areinNewYork,where Mr.Leonard is taking a special course in Biblestudy.They go to Winfield,La..the20th,to join their children,where Mr.Leonard's family will remainwhileheisinFrance. Col.Jehn A.Hampton Dead. Col.John A.Hampton,a nent citizen of Vadkin county at his home at ith and was buried ‘hurch on the 6th old and is survived by his wife,thr sons and two daughters OneMr.Frank A.Hampton “of RockyMount,formerly lived in Statesville Col,Hampton was for years pron inent in the affairs of Yadkin county He had represented the county in theStateSenatetwiceandhadvedinothercapacities.He was a cap-tain in the Confederate army andInterlieutenantcolenel.He wa alawyer,but had not practiced in late wre, Dr.A.T.Graham Dend. Rev.A Graham,D.D.,a Presyterianministerandformerlypas-tor at Davidson Collewe,died FridayniehtatthehomeofarelativeinCharlotte.Bright's disemse.H,800yearsoldandanativeofhester,Va.He was pastor at tsen from 1891 to 1910)andlvaspastoratLexingbon,Va.,his health failed recently.Wifetwochildrensurvive.A mar?laugh is in China and a son is aiptainintheUnitedStatesnavy Funeral and interment in CharlotteDr.Graham was known to Statesville people,having frequentIvvisitedhereduringhispastorateinDavidson. Has Cause For Thanks. Jim Beit,the negro who was senttotheStateprisonforkillingOM-cer Campbell of Vie county,writes The Landmark a long lettercomplainingthattheState's wit-nesses lied on him at the trial.Hedoesn’t deny shooting the officer.butsavethewitnessesputhiminafalelightbynotstatingthingsastheywere. it may not he any comfort to Jim.but it is The Landmark's opinthatheshouldthankGoidail:he is alive. Value of Exports Increased. Although the cutting off of shipmentstoBuropeannewtralsresult-ed.in exports of food-stuffs,nnd mineral oj]in Oc-tober,prices prevailing inforeign‘brought Americansere amounts apportionedMeandStatesvilled$101,178,respectively©out of the apportionments fortownshipsofStatesvilleand!Creek.For instance,the)apportioned to Coddle CreekMmshipoutsideofMooresvilleish000andtheamounttoStates-township outside of Statesville in France —Others Will Go.irs.Belle Hill received a cable-last Friday announcing thatson,Lieut.Robt.M.Hil,hadedsafely“Somewhere —in .”Lieut.Hill is surgeon ofTwentiethregimentandthezewasfromhitcommander. vates John PD.Patterson andkineJohnsonofStatesvilleare“Somewhere in France”accord-to a letter from Mr.Pattersonceivedbyhomefelksafewdays“RRO.letter was written Novem5lithandstatedthatMessrs.PatPtersonandJohnsonwerewellandinFspirits,although they arrivedringthecold,rainy season.MessrsttersonandJohnsonwereformer-dy located at Camp Mills,Hem),stead,N.Y..and were in the engin-eering branch of the service.Mr.Roy Chipley,son of Mr.8.1DChipley,who had been with the PackardMotorCa,,Cleveland,0.,hasbeenacceptedasaprivateinthemechanicalrepairshopunitsforserviceinFranceMr.Chipley is now atCampMeiges,Washington,D.C,aodexpectstowotoFrancecoon. Deaths in Rowan. Mr.Game.Hobsor,oged aboutYears,died yesterday morning at hhomeatCleveland.Funeral serviceswillbeconductedatCevolandthisMorningat11o'clock by Rev.Dr.CEB.Raynal and interment will be jn «the Hobson graveysrd in Daviecounty.He is survived by his wife who was Miss Annie Osborne ofHlcounty,two sons and twoters. rs.M.C.Quinn of Salisbury diedsuddenlyyesterdayfromanacuteattackoftheheart.She had startedwalkuptownardwasablockhomewhentheattackcameandshewascarriedintoadrugstore,where she died.She was 60 —old and survived by her hus-and and three children. Y KNOWN DEAD,1.200. esterday’s report:from Halifaxhadthefollowing:‘Known dead 1,200.Unaccounted for 2,000.Dead which have been identified 900Woundel8,000.25,000arrests of Germans wasHoelifaxyesterday. BAZAAR AT STONY POINT. *.Aid Society of thehatStonyPointwill,and concert at the{nm Stony Point Satur.5th,at 7.20) nremi ?died at Flat ae? ”' i Win- Da ‘4 he uptil ieey that i |theofLieut,Com-!oy:broth-|the Navy)'mahy‘of buildin Part efTown De- bw!gh life us te nate theexplosamupinHal-|ifax ,Nova Scotia,last ‘Thura-|day,estimated at 4,600 by theofficials.Other observers It will be some time before the num-ber can be definitely estjmatedy aseswereburnedintheruling@sandmanyworethrownintothewater. It was a French munitions ship,_|not an American ship,as the first re-|P#ports had it,thet exploded as a re-sult of being rammed by a Belgianreliefship.No American lives werelost, The ertimated property damage ia525,000,000 to $30,000,000 Relief is being sent from AmericancitiesandfromCanada.H is est)mated that $20,000,000 to $25,000,000isneeded.A preliminary appropria-tion of $500,000 has been made by theCanadiangovernment.The mayor ofthetownhasissuedaproclamationcallinguponallnon-residents not en-gaged in relief work or in businessofextremeemergencytoleavethecity,and all outsiders not engagedwithreliefmissionsareurgedtostayawayfromHalifaxduringthenexttwoweeks.The relief committeeaskedthatnomoreworkerscomeun-‘il ealied.Severe storms of snowandsleet,followed by rain,haveaddedgreatlytothesufferingandhamperedreliefwork. it Happened.»An official investigation of thecauseofthedisasterisbeingmade.There have been many reports ofGermanplots.but so far as anpearsthecollisionofthevesselswasacci- dental. The Mont Blanc.a French shiploadedwithmunitionsofwar,boundfromNewYorkforBedfordbasin,was in the narrows leading from theharbortoBedfordbasin,whenToma,lvaded with supplies for theBelgianreliefcommissionandboundforsea,crashed into her. The Mont Blanc was pierced on theportsidealmosttotheengineroom.The Ioma,’which was only —damaged,backed away whenburstoutonThemunitionsship andwasabandonedbythecrew.ThecaptainoftheMont.Blane also |ar-dered his crew to the boats,as he realized an explosion was inevitable.The men reached shore safely beforethetremendousblast17minuteslat er,which blew their ship to pieces and wrecked a lar¢e part of the city The business life of the city had just begun for the day when the town was shaken to its foundations hy the explosion.Persons in the ‘treets were picked un bedilv and hurled to the ground.Occupants of off'ce t wildines cowered ashoweroffalling@lassandplaster. Houses in the Richmond—section rumpled up and collapsed, under ‘their tenants.Havoc Wroucht in Richmond In the main part of the city,where the buildings are chiefly of stone nerete,the damaye was ”the shattering of Ww nidow confine: and Hamptonville on the} Rock jwere cansed by fiving gla He was 81 years|vest and northwest || | | }‘ manv|whieh followed the explosion | nost of the casualties in thi In the damage the ends the <ten and there ho:*«were blown te Ri hmond,howeverofthe greatest vas wll mere 6afmon ite,Tt was in aeperite the sce that the havoer wa locks of dwellings,mostly matruction were =leveled ifter street is in rains and the res Which were left explosion were ex which brok: "core of pla ©impossi!0 ad burned me swept 1natelytwoand a half sonar helieved seores of pe eon iniured by the eoll ho ES ne rished which they were ve explosion Wholeoff Truc standing bysdestrevedbv simultaneously vd check themselves vwered ~ Pe which it until they out TheApprox e mileswhe "ex 1ti Pa c } reons1pae of flames helpless 1 t n vt heir whe “om ry after the 1 al perts oFwith frey striving t in ar effort to >mintnte tres filled ‘ ie ricken throne takirt vhat thevrrmanflehadheen¢ 1e 1 or t believed was a raid bv : »t Hundred«ther it by the shower of g@la tn the enact Seriously wled from end lay oO ichmond section the «renee ed defied description. red men and women cra ho wreckare of their homes the streets wnt!they weremovedinambslancesand autome les to hogpitols.Those less serious- ty hurt aided those more gravely in iured.In the streets piled high with lehrie were fonnd the shattered bod ios of many women and children Several children were crushed =to jenth when they were hurled against‘erreph poles by the force of the explosion.Other Destruction.The town of Dartmouth, river from Halifax,was wrecked nd nearly all the buildings in the dockyarde there are in ruing.Scaresfpersonsinallthewreckedroneswereinjuredthecollapeeof buildings.Many members of crewsonvesseleintheharborwerekilledorinjured,Warse Then the Rattleficlds.The battlefields of Burepe do notprovide|to the scenes wit-nessed at Halifax,in the opinion ofDuncanGrey.He was engaged ininsshellsinashedonthe re acroms'hye be the;water front ant barely escaped be. fore the building collnpecd.“A few second’after the rear of(Continwed on Page Two). think the estimateistoohighbyhalf.{4 burying | ‘than | rame |Street | - 4 From PartofCambraiSector. The Itallans are holding back the rush of the Austro-German forcestheAsiagopiateauregionto*plains ef northern lyaly.Althoughtheenemyhadbentthetinepfthede’mders to a point where it seem-it Mitist give way under pressofoverwhelmingnumbersofmonantguna,the Italians,reinforced.byFrenchandBritishtroopsrushed ,to the front.have stemmed the tide of onslaughts,and for the moment at st brought the fighting to - we,‘hoir infantry and shoek troopsbalked,the Austrians and Germansarestillheavilybombardingvarious its along the front between theBiseandBrentarivers,but they are the cannon of the allies.From|¢sides of the passes which theyare | holding,the Italians have brought | into play with great effect Jarre| boulders which were rolled down upon |the enemy on many occasions as they| tri¢d to make their way southward |toward the plain.|The Central powers developed on |the Italian front the maximum mili!tary effort of the war,acceording to&cable dispatch from Rome,and the|struggle was terrific.The bravery of|the Italian troops,who have sacritic- ed themselves in large numbers inblockingtheenemyadvance,has kepttheholdinglineintact.Even the|Viest enemy masses thrown against |the defenses,seemingly regardless ofes,have not sufficed to effect a break in the chain of strong positions im which the Italians are now con- timaing their stand.On the Western Front.Little infantry activity is in progfemonthewesternfrontinFrance am Relgium,although ‘on various |af*tors from the North sea to the|reyion of Verdun mutual bembard-|ments are ensuing.The Germans|have not yet decided to again offer battie to General Byng’s ferces intheirnewlychosenpositionsontheCambraisector,although their artil-lery has shown considerable activity south of Cambrai and in the regionsofMoeuvresandBanieax.The carefully laid plans of GeneralBynxtowithdrawhistroopsatvari-@us points on the Cambrai salient to re tenable positions,were carriedOWinperfectorderandapparentlywithouttheGermanshavingknow!edge of their movement.The falline driven into the salient by the Ger-mans,which on several sectors threat-ened disaster to the British sheuldtheycontinuetoholdtheirpositions;From an are extending before Cam beai a distance of about !the new British front has been lessenedtoalengthofabout10mileswiththebasesrestinginthenorthintheregionofMoeuvresandinthosouthnearGonnelieu. As a result of the ment,the Get mar cupation of Noyelles and the orth of Marcoin rontested ~ain has heen ti about two and half n mt of six und a quarter Berlin war offic t the German offer revion be gan Rritixh s of 9,000 ;i taken, niles, SC hack || ward movelaimthere-oc-| rt.An eux,| | Graimncou woods and heights do that their un a depth o iles ever miles.The t that }the brn rar { Sines Cam)» !in |ex a t { ‘ ce h “4 Masses (reatest Germany has ma ern front her vreatest art ir,Seeretare Baker declare ekly war rv T:vneetmenacethe|r tupitemilitaryprene:atic the ‘ {retary adds,with warning thet the jenemy is preparingionplanshehaxbeen mat the defeat of the RosiaTannenburgenr!y i;peace negotiacionermittedthe» vestern front for Army. ed on the we of at th j n his} thispeedited>d \ »>puf into execn nee py hay the ith >aK fo men or that ournpeos |Questions to Re Mailed. {Reginning it in the ||mptian board mtoregistrant |estiongires (35 a day wil! been served The sever m »Columbia e accepted.accordine from the camp to the Inca! This is a tet)of 99 fram the county The fecls sure thar itwetaof144 th who hayheenaeeeptedbutnotttocr including the colored regi trants .Truck and Car Collide. The Texaco Company's oil truckinvenby2negra,and a touring cateupfedbythreewhitemenfromKannapolic,collided Friday nighthiesideofLoray,on the Taylors-Ne read.Poth cars were damag-4 and had to be pulled in.From thenositionsofthecarsaftercollisionitwouldapnearthefaultwaswithteKannapolisparties,as thetruckwasfartotherightof¢hewhiteoftheroad, Freight Wreck Blocked Track. Freight train No.82,eastbound, vas derailed Saturday night aboutilo'eloek at the cast awitch of thelocalYards,Four or five loaded carejumpedthetrack,necessitating theuseOfaderricktogetthemback.The track was cleared Sunday morn-ime.r train No.16,west.bound,due here at 6.45 a,m.,did notafrivew=until afternoon,afterthetrackheencleared.:: a « wop Jnet}on cays ago eport ard1ted| local board| finish out r ven ar its Trem e se nn ' ' {| the baek was made necessary by wedges|‘ Irede BER (18th WithRussiaandRumania, The expected civil war ainRussia,toheonGen.ledines,the leader of the Don Cossacks,sup-|ported by Gener!Korniloff,former|commander-in-chief of the Russian|forces,is declared in an official com:|munication issued by the Bolsheviki ®*the government to have raised the stan- rs’club willThursdaySone oa will attheCommercialclubthisKaukat40’ —The last teachers’meetheldbeforeChristmascollegeSaturda dard of revolt in the Don Cossack re-|of Charlotte is new engaged ingionagainstthepeopleandthérev-|iting the county's books,olution.|As a counter to the movement the to Baltimore Saturday night,where Rolsheviki government hes ordered|Mrs,Eyvin willitstroopsandfollowersimmediately| to set to work to put down the upris- ing,forbidding even any attempts atmediation.No details of the upris-ing are at hand,but the proclamation of the Bolsheviki government asserts| | |the seorebeing 19to3. that the constitutional democrats and| ment against the Leninite faction. "Phe Cassacks,of whom Kaledines istheleader,are famous as deshing fighters, An armistice for 10 days,agreedenbytheGermansandtheRolshevikigovernmentofRussia,began FridayatnoonandincludestheentireRus- sian front.An official communicationfromdassy,the Rumanian capital,says that as a result of the Russianshavingproposedanarmisticetotheenemyj Rumanifins should associate them-selves with the Russians and that therefore fighting has censed,The Rumanians,however,have declined allattemptsbytheenemytofraternize with them,and another report says the Rumanians will be governed bythewishesoftheEntentealliesastotheirfuture.A report that the former Czar of Russia,interned in Siberia,had es-caned,has not been verified. i In the matter of the armistice theRussiansproposedthatitsdurationbesixmonths,with three days’no-tice of the resumption of hostilities;the armistice to embraee all fronts in all countries;no troops to be trans-ferred;Moon gound and Moon islandtobeevacuatedbytheGermans.The Germans made this counterproposal:The armistice to last 28days;to embrace only the Russianfront;the transfer of units less thanadivisiontobepermitted;MuonsoundandislandtoremaininGermancecupation;the Russian troops ite heremovedfromtheMacedonianandFrenchfronts;Russian and TurkishtroopstoevacuatePersia. The armistice continues for tenlavewhilethereportsareconsider-el Food Supplies Cut Off.The provisional government of Si- beria has ordered the stoppage offoodsuppliesforBuropeanRuszia. varticularly Petrograd,on the wround that they may reach Germany.The counter revolt in southeastern Russia under the leadership of Gen- erals Kaledines,Dutloff and Korniloffapparentlyisaimedatseizingtheauthorityinthatregionandinecut-ting off food supplies from Siberia. i Man Has Meningitis— Battery Quarantined, Reid Morrison of Battery Fiell Artillery,loeally the Piedmont battery, organized Mooreaville Charlotte Observer from 'vier,Greenville,as follows: “Gartand \Haver of Moaores- e developed a case of meningitis battery has been sent to the euarantine,As soon as hie each man will tye teated by from the throat and those menityrit tv will be freed from quarantine in few day will be ited by 1 other fF (+:py awn ich ac Ww t tre at Sy Y ut the »m res mVin ne n quarantine and spraying nose and throat until free of germs.enerally thoucht that not very than may him nose ievelop meningitItsobtainedinmenig Camp Sevier are 90 per serum pinnl n 1eU kept:: Ww ‘ ow ho mor pe rean 0 pneumo-1Live or earry with in never Y at veragingthe overnew the had a » w 'nta loxt op have ta de auch wh death »be complete relatives and n Battery F,v.need not rant which duration.” OFFICERS GO TO CAMP.ut and Mrs.D,F.Mayberry leas to visit relatives in Charlottesaxton,after which Lieut.May goes to his military assi at Comp Jackson, ‘ich —probaliy Also re rie is of the Piedmont the frien "Thworry w over Vil 1)benekel)o Itoulas nd M erry meant ( !Morris Dunlap left Ta redo,Tex.,to join the jout fo:vester- tay 87thInfant: pe.KING HOME. (fr.)Ed,8S.Kine,who has mn at Camp Meade,Md.,for some time,arrived home Friday Lieut King wna recently placed on the ineetivelietoftheMedicalReserveCorpsonaccountofphysicaldis. qvalification for active service.He etpecis,however called inteserviceinthespring: ROTH GOOD. The Landmark tried to aay in InstirovethatChristmas“decorations”were in evidenee.The li madeit“declarations,”and that will de,tom Jt's time to make “declara.tion”for Christmas,as Well as to Lieut hee to he { germs proba-|with the district exemption beard, infeetious,|jfortably warm.The repairs amount-~ e| had been decided that the|jud tf any show such germs |},,, || |marriage of Mr.Morris Phifer || ~-Mr.and Mrs.L.A.Ervin went havean eye treated. he Hick Hivh 1 ketball game here Saturday hei g answered almost shot for shot ,the bourgeoise are aiding the mave-!ind pointed a intorWatts’at $1,200 per annum. —Five white and fourplicantstooktheteachers’examination of ~~MMiss Mabel Rivers, ~-Mr.T.W.Fox ~—-Mr.EB.V.Privetttownship to The —A examination qualifies forplaces.’ Alex Little,a‘merchant at Ciicatedabankrupt.$7,088.08;assets,less $6,910,a : wanes ee wascalled te ome at ‘arlan,AnsonFriday,on aceount of the seriousnessofhermother. from Rochester.had been to seevidFox,who isers’hospital for bupe that he Tala ors yesterday,the weights were 432 brin,‘No.Asheville, of 8 p.m.;40 p.m.instead of vrratifying.Heeecollections tor -—MasterRobert ,whobrokebiscolarboneseveraldnpiAabscesshadformednearthefracandthiswasremoved,He is proving. lie cordially invited to attend andtakeboxes, «Some improvements aremadeontheroofwees—. catcrmined @blindsofthe are being re-moved and replaced with shades. -Agent Cowan of the Southernhadinetraetions3placeboxearsforshi: thing exeept prevernment vevishables and cotton Fhis embargo became terday,: Miss Dorothy Gill,several months in Atlanta with aunt,Mra.PD,F.Stevenson, taking a course in stecompletedhercourse andhomelastweek.She has a The heating plant at theusehasbeenrepaired»peration for the first timewinter.The occupants,whobeen“fussing”a d“freezing to death,”noware com- to £390, <License has heen issued for the and Miss Amanda Bobbitt;ur Sharpe and Mies Grace Clanton;Vr.Marshall Addison Morrow andMiesDellaMayWagner,The lastamedcouplewillbemarriedThurs. ter Tole |tay | | }j }{ iG Columbia,8.| decorate. ENGINEER RUSSELL. B.F.Russell.who had beenhardwareponte5States-ile for several years,returnedtohisoldlineofwork—a railwayengineer.He stood and passed theexaminationinAtlanta,Ga.thepastweekandisnowtweenAtlantaandGreenville,8.Mrs,Russell will remai *¥ the present with her father,Mr.J.Colvert.: ARM BROKEN, Lessessne Allison,who hastworkwiththeWesternBCo.,New Kensington,Penn.,)home Sunday night with apledarm.He slipped on theFriday,fell and the smallhisrightarmwasbroken,HeprobablybewithhisandMrs.W.H.Allison,first of the year. MESS HALLS BURNED. areThirtiethdivision,ac Campanditwillinterestthebome fknowthat¢ix messvision u thre flue.Somehavetoeatoutdoors untilhallearerebuilt, The ore , NO.47. ITALIANS HOLDTHE LINE CIVIL WAR IN RUSSIA.|BRIEF ITEMSLOCALNEWS te OnslaughtsThatistheLatest—Armistice wicket at4doaThe Civie —-Supper atschool,miles east *the Mocksville road,tProceedsforbenefitof ie.’ ti ee ee rte .Many werethatitwasdifficulttothatwerehuman.Someeeedemented.Think- in they Shel wives and children,’about in the burning3theirliveswithofrescuingtheir never forget.I saw little children»some with bloodeeslo.parents,ile fatracedaboutinfrenzy.seen anything so pa-on the battlefield.”Adds to Suffering.following the dreadful was visited by aSofiercewasthestormworkerswereforcedto their .-section.It isinjuredburiedun-shattered buildingsandhunger.Batter-wind and blindingoftheen= was desperate.edoorsofvirtuallyeverywereshatteredbywhichsectionanddevastatedthewaterfront.Im-barricades of boards gavetheelements to heat buildings intothesnowwassteadilydrift- F Eg how I felt Zthat it 2ffi i gTe en i e 7 almost hopeless.Thus wasgoferingofthosewhoescapedincreased.fiMontBlancMeaInjured.those board the Mont Blancfromtheship,but three men wounded by pro- a gunner,died.Atogstruckbyabitofslyinjuredandinjuriesofthethird H! ? u g harbornextdayspereettoananchorage in the ba- out. lain out-Wednesday night was ordered totr e y :she wos passing through thei,the relief ship was movingCaptainLamedoesaidthatinnarrowchanne!there was a mis-“take somehow,in the exchange ofbetweenthetwovessels.TheBlanewasstruckonthestar-side and veered toward ashore.Lamedoc said that ‘an in-after the crash “a gush of”was seen issuing from theHeimmediatelygaveordersallhandstotaketotheboats. “There were tanks of bensel andpierieacidaboard,”he said,“and‘we knew that the jar of the collis- i caus a spark,had _ignitedchemicals,among which thecouldburnonlyafewmo-before they spread to the ex-‘oe \all small coats were swam in our efforts to es-cape.We feared that the explosioncomebeforewe boat trip to the shore andlikedesperatemen.we found =multitude lining"s and watching the black and yellowisingfromthedeckoftheship.A few took warn- our mad flight and follow-e made for the woods andileinland,I should judge,explosives let so.”SPREETE Germans Poison Water. It is a well known fact that whenGermansinandjumtheynoteverythingthatcanbede-but pollute the water~——fill up the wells and pois-iter. us more pumps"!is an ap-from a Red Cross delegate indevastatedarea.The retreatingleftlittleuntouchedtherespring.Spokes were cut fromfarmcarts,orchards werefarmhousesIn i f us. destroyed,-a filled with rubbish and _pollut- Of the few men and women whotofilterbacktoliveonecorneroftheirWreckedbuildings—it a good cornerclearthefieldsofbarb-‘and try to till them,nonefromtheoldwellswhichdonalltheirlives a sign feading'—to show they haveTothesesafewellsfarandnearwithls.To make theirealittleeasierpossibleformoreoftotheirdevastat-have—as soon astheywillbe :sail OF HUNGER. could make ! On © only , { |fered /.Caustic criticism of|Ruth Law, ition enlivened the House pro-missioned in armhis ¥corps,has_been introduced inceedings.The Senate acted first the res-|cress by Representative Hullolution,presented by Chai Stone’New York.Incidentalty,itwiththeunanimousindorsementof|authorize army enlistment of wo-the foreign relations committee.Af-|men between 18 and 35 in the dis-ter brief addresses by Senators Stone,|cretion of the President and Seere-|Lodge,Hitchcock,Vardaman and tary of War.|Owen,the roll call followed.When!Fifteen members of the sixth cav-|the document was transmitted to the|alry are on trial before a court-mar-|House it was substituted there by |tial at Fort Sam Houston,—-on|unanimous consent for the Gore |charges of mutiny growing out of an|lengthy resolution reported by the ‘lleged refusal to obey an’order toHouseforeignrelationscommittee,‘rill September 25,when they were|after conferences with State Depart-stationed in thé Big Bend district.ment officials.t is said the men refused to drill Senators Stone,who had charge of |because they were tired out by atheresolution,Gronna,Norris and |!0ng sieze of guard duty.Vardaman,who voted against the!Serretary of War Newton D.Bak-German declaration,joined the ma-or made the opening address injority.Senator LaFollette of Wis-|Richmond,Va.,last week at the first, consin,who also opposed war with °%2 serie?of war conferences to beGermany,was absent when the ro!!eld in every State incallwastakenanddidnotvote.Later ‘ithin the next few months,atheaddresserdtheSenate,explaining |Which speeches will be delivered bythathedidnothearthesummons|™embers of the cabinet and other |to vote,which was taken while he was "Tominent citizens,for the purpose at his office preparing an amendment %#¢vising the people as to war con-| providing that the United States||‘tions.should not observe any agreement 6f Next Meeting at Greensboro.|the Entente allies to deprive or conmnh The Baptist State Convention,|trol any territory of Austria held’17 :August 1,1914.The Wisconsin Sen-Which was in session at Durham|ast week,selected Greensboro as,ater said with inclusion of this rthenextplactofmeeting.|amendment he would have voted ne p ..or the war resolution,but against,Ministerial relief vlans,in accord-|ince with the general plan of theitwithouthis,belated proposal.j ;jDebateinbothscootwasunex-Southern Baptist Convention,were |pectediy brief,lasting but an hour in adopted by the State convention.|the Senate and only twothours and 40!This provides for the retirement of|minutes in the House.Also in sharp “aptist ministers at the age of 68)contrast to the discussion which pre-‘ith an annuity for the minister.or|ceded the war deciaration agains:|%is family.Several million dollars|Germtiny,it was almost devoid of will be raised for this purpose,eachspectacularfeaturesinspiteofthe3tstebeingallottedacertain|dramatic setting furnished by erowd-|*mount,in proportion to its Baptist|‘rength. E.M.Uzzell Dead. Mr.E.M.Uzzell,commissioner|f nublic safety for the city of Ral.|suggestion,action in respect to Tur-ith,died Friday at his home =key and Bulgaria,Germany's other |Raleigh,aged 66 years.He was a)allies,was left to the future,Wide-ative of Virginia and had —_=spread demand in Congress for their ®aleigh sinee 1872.Wife and four|inclusion in the declaration was in-‘augbters survive.dicated in both Senate and House do-Mr.Uzzell was best known as ahate.Representative Flood of the PTinter.He was a practical printer| House foreign relations committee,224 Tor 45 years was engaged inspokeatlengthuponthereasons|'2&t business in Raleigh,retiringin | for not extending the declaration to i215.when his place was burned.| Seeman y’S alien é For many years his firm,E.M.Uz-|Germany's other allies.He said auch ne (lid State intin M“step merely would strengthen Ger Cas fi was ‘cent ciieeblesioner:ofmany’s hold upon Bulgaria and Tur-a lie Pe rae a spring :|key,while for the present at least PY!oa axeemu —_there could be no question of directRateraennettherecomes.cReet,Nature Proves Jobson Theory ed galleries.Members apparently acted in common accord to expedite action,the few who spoke refrainingfromextendeddiscussion. In aceord with President Wilson's the Union |:it |i "Vinoldoes notimprove your healtWw.F When a man gets so no one fearshim,no one loves him respects him,rope and >United States failed to declare warafterGermany's U-boat decree,itwouldhavebeenfearedbynonationintheworld,respected by none,and|loved by no decent people the work! over. ae——_a -=.Mrs.P.©.Stuchell TellsHowShe CuredHer |of a Cold,ja“When my son Bilis was sick with a cold|last winter I gave him Chamberlain's Coughcedy.It helped him et once and quickiybrokeuphiscold,”writes Mra.P.O.Stacheli,Homer City,Pa.This remedy has been inuseformanyyears. been fully proven by many thousands of.Tt is pleasant and safe to take.AONE eeenaiee an eneeemneees |—-—=<—mee Many so-called remedies for anae-mia are so in name.Their -ers are their claims “Toom waypeopleistoletarepab formula, ou canprovethisatour {.Hall,Drugzist,statesvi.ie. Fresh Breakfast Bacon Oysters and Fish. Cocoanuts. Chickens,Eggs and other Groceries. ~t==+Phone 85.+:=} ef the oltied powers,he declared,hasevensugestedthattheprosecutionofthewarcouldbebeneficiallyaf-1 by such deciarations;neither josTurkeynorBulgariahascommitted*Little Green Spots Where Stumps Have Been Dug Teach Farmers A Valua- ble Lesson—Same Medi- cine Good For The Whole sgreasions against the United States,and the latter has not even bro} Field, diplomatic relations The situation of American mission-aries in Turkey,now heine well treated,also was touched upon,and M;:Wlood pointed out thet while TurkishinterestsintheUnitedStatesarein-significant,those of the United StateintheOttomanempireereverylargeThereisnothingtofearfromTurk in this country,he said,as most othemareChristianSyrians,Asayr broken Did you ever notice little paiches of deevyer green and higher stalks ofiansandArmenianswheatorcornoutinthefieldwhereRepresentativeMillerofMinnesota.Old stumps have been dug?Theseaforeignaffairscommitteemember.rege healthy —_—a ys madea bri ne 4 o show up in such cases,’Torkey.cr peizument,for imladine Never,wil”-vecouse seat”‘erouis hetion.The attitude of the Ho van |°@R loosened up to @ depth and theevidenforaesuseWasrootshavegonesomewhere.Now getcedbyenthusiasticcheering|your Jobson and give the rest of the| of Representative Flood’s reply that field the same medicine,There will |declarations against them would fol.be no more green spots because itlowassoonasthePresidentbelievedWillallhegreen,it expedient.This is just one fllustration of theLLAwayJohnB.Jobson developed hisPriorityShipments.Common Sense System of farming,| an in accordance With nature's laws,for!A general priority order,giving bigger pe and constant improve-a shipment to food,fuel ment of the land [a re | and government supplies,low,which is now being pushe y |issued by Robert Tue eo cous of the leading pubic men,and|Settee Te cee ny,wenuner-|Mahe ules mntieday chose oatalteanniee——practicable for the small 7ats;‘oe ;“|well as the large planter,Ii's goingatingcommitteeofrailroads,giving to do a great aaas tee the food cropstothesecommoditiespreferencein!richt here in this county @ movement.Officials believe it will!‘For full information and come veryvofartowardsreliovingtheBeets|3 interesti reading on this big subfreightcongestionwhichhasthreat-jectapply to:.industries|ened to close down warendpublicutilities,Railroad fuel,|yy,©2°hnston &Co.,of Moores.live stock,perishable freight,mili-|1.Nitarysupplies,other government|ye —i a Co.,shipments,coal for certain purposesistheorderofpriority.=Cleveland Hard- sone) Church Marriages Abolished. |WL.NEELY. ee ce e te =ee ee ———=|Keep Out The Cold AirWithTightFittingFlooring,Ceiling nd Wall Plaster C.WATKINS,'phone No.43. 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Statesville,N.C.|—— ;—511— E YOURPHONE. y service ahd a Yeasce.New,self-start- Cars for Statesville ails promptly answer- or night.Enjoy the fort our Cars afford.TwoNo,511, '&Miller Transfer Co. ly Jitney Transfer Co, Poncecontin a "C.WATKINS for ‘FanOct Lonet Pre,eo ksaCement, Next Plenters’Wh-,Stateeviile. Home Comforts Are tound in the home.Goodplumbingmakesthelong*hours spentbythe wife at a home a pleasure such a pleasure that nothingelsecangive. W.E.MUNDAY. Your Plumber.114 B.Bread Phone 55. FRESH CELERY and OYSTERS —Every— TuesdayandFriday. ' | ist goneto New York If you have not been able to get just whatyouwant- ed in Ladies’Ready- to-Wear,tryusagain for we will have lots of new things fresh from the Northern Markets. Christmas Shoppers will find lots of suitable gifts in our stock for each one in the family. Wish to call special atten- tion to Khaki Reefers with Regulation Cra- vats,which makes a very suitable gift for -the soldiers. Wehove just rensived ship- mentof Ladies’Brown Military Heel. Price $8.00 4f con one hears the cscaning (same can be aren anproaching ;ae wapcher ae a vellow clowd cline- Sen to take them i eenatof gases,theirueMillikenfactslearnedfrom4onwergases.He says:are more than 40 dif erent enaes used in the present war,but all of them come wn’y ase of chreeeaneralgroups,vixn.:(1)Lachry-mating;(2)w«sphyxiating;(3)pa- principle of lachrymatingaelorine.Chiorine is a con-stituent of table salt sles.Thin.ofgroupfectsonlThe mucous\cemuarnse tai oe the lids swellenormously.The pain is severe,vision is cut off and the victim istemporarilytotallyincapacitated.Then the enemy charge and do notmeetwithanyresistance,Notwith-standing the fect that there is aewreatdealofpainanddiscomfortfollowinganattackwiththisgroup,these gases are the most there being ro per- coleincapacitate only temporary,manent ill effects,theheingtotemporarilytheenemy.The next and most popular group are the asphyxiating gases.They are also the most inhumane forms.The most’popular one is phasgen.This gas is sometimes accidentally vroduced by leaving chloroform ex-,posed for a time to the light in acolorlessbottle.This group of gas-es destroy the lining membrane of |:the smaller air passages.The vie-tim usually drowns in his own se-eretion:the lung has lost its fune-tion.The only remedy so far knownisenormousdosesofmorphineandabsoluterest;patient not even al-‘owed to move his hand or turn over in bed.If he recovers from the at- tack he is usually ruined for life,tires easily on exertion,short of breath.The changes in the lungs ~roduced by these gases are perma- nent.*The paralyzing group is the most fatai group.The chief one is hvdro-evniae of prussic acid.In exceeding- ly minute quantities it may be ob- tained from the kernel of a peachseedandisoneofthemostdeadlynoisonsknowntoscience.One ortwobreathsofthisgas.mixed as one part of the gas to 20,000 parts| of air,is fatal,death being instan-No medical aid can bevictims,even were ‘the physicien present.for *eomes too quickly.Besides,there is no antidote for prussic acid except fresh air,and in a gas attack fresh air is conspicvously absent. Defensive vas attacks come wader the head of the medical department and offensive attacks under the en- gineering department The different weeeg are made in this country and are sent to France wier pressure in tanks of varvir?sizes Som elaim that \'wo-fifth ol}shella meee nove ent Rome of ttWhent seattere ovoffpoisonhours,Lia class ontaine: fram the sky bv aviators But to eo b:>»the eas attacks.The ernmint the cover of darkness dig ; about 300 yard«from enemy trench es and place one of the tan)nd cover .t over,Jeavir the ston cock of the valve exposed toward the en- emy.They mov have to wait for days for n suitable wind,Wind mus: the blowine towar!the ri a from seven to 15 miles per heur. Now theee tevks are usually vards apart.When the sical even the ston-eecks are oanened ali the tanks ‘ord the mas rushes «with a poizs like escapine stasm They only leeve valves open for a fow three jimes at POomin ete intervals.Ten minvie Inst.one the eremy is charge! Ovy men carry two aa minsle The firet will 'ret 12 hours.the oth er four to six hour The mask fits “tehthy eronnd the face with ve ad eve-onenines.There which is plecred over tt that the tiep ie fopead ts —throneh a tube whieb rrr month to a ean containin eheenie ale T.eadin ft is fp valve h ae on inspiration but ovens miration One eannet tall anv direction ercen—On a hot day they ar omfortable. Every soldier going to France will he trained to put a mask nove they have to do it in six seconda.He must holt his breath until the mek fe on andl in position when order. “Macks on”!is given.You ean readily onderastand why this is so vary imnortant.for in some prases ove breath is fetal.Every man.both aMicers and enlisted men,when in ave mile of the enemy's trench, “nat wear the mack in the so-called “gag alert position”:that is.mash lanen,the mask conteiner in front. wieh oy on chest.It never leaves \this position:eating or asleep.it j has to be worn all the time when lone mile from the enemy.Thev are —~by the company ot )" seconds ifter the clamn of on =to the barth),the order is“Mears on”!and they absolute’have to stay on orders are giv-possiblyseveral ti!Inter.Ofwers give the gS. make ! humane |forms,for usually the discomfort is —| object —,. death > .he poad " is safe,‘oy inhal- tity of air through ;the order is ificer thinks it sate tester toe woe if airaminutecuan RL after a gas attack ell metalstobeconeover,seraved and oil-4 Twelve hours later the processhastoberepeated,even to tele-vhones and wire connections.Gunshavetobetakenapart.Those piecesthatcannotbeveachedhavetobesenttothereartoafactorylocatedthereforthatpurpose.These cave have a powerful corrosive action wn!eny metal not attended to within | hours is ruined.|‘The liquid gas is the most incon venient of them all.(Of course anyeasatthepropertemneraturnaieressurecanbemadea_liquid)When thé shell explodes the liquid ieseapes over the round and vive |off fumes for several hours This en‘only be overcome by covering th entire area with dirt Any one exposed and was is spoken of as beingandatfirstopportunity the hospital,wher: with morphi: rest Horses weur overcome | “yassed.” taken t he trenute | Gao ereres Means Trist to End itis Week. «‘ot? Much feel exanii! hegun by A ney Dooling «‘ uetion beeame <0weresuggestion~( Hilisville —a sho room.Judge Cline ( the examination was mi ing and the New Yorke:in the trial are cordial!Means’friends and =re!atthisfeeling.seems to ¢engraged in the prolMoadtnMean. seems certain. oped into considerable of a farce y.M.C.A.sacicolabae Wanied. Thousands of able-bodicd men are vanted for foreizn ser by Young Men's Christian A and t are needed almost a G.C.Huntington,avy for the Carolinas, he great need ofer:for the camps ant the for field,and a special meeting of the secretaries and others interested the work has been called for Thur {*ay,December 12,to held ou harlotte.Men pasi Fre are wanted, Cross - In fact it has devel the tation, onee inter-State secre po nts out “association work he the drat |—fhe municipal woodyard i ing business.The cold5inanycalls, do nap brought LOCAL RAILROAD SCHEDULE. Arrival and Canpenane of Trains at StatesvilleWESTERNROAD.Train N 18,weet-bound,dueTraintl,weet-bound,@ue 19.10 a m Trein No.2),t-hound,due 2.44 p.mTrain}4,weat-bound,due 4.65 pTrain>,eust-hound,due 10.19 a Train eatt-bound,due £2.50 p,Train paxt-eund,due 6 ‘5 p.Train »seat bo 4.dur “CUARLOTTE AND TAYLORS’ ' 649 a om ain Mo FOUR WiikS IN HOSPITAL No —Mrs.Brown Fin- Fecieet Ceca Compound. Ohio.—‘‘For years I suf- for if Letepped on » little stone |wouldalmostfaint.One day |did faint andmimyhusbandwas i sent for aud the doe- itor came.I was ta-ken to the hospital and stayed four weeks bat when I cam:‘»heme I would feint just the same end hadthesame peins. A friond who i6 @ Murer ake me to try L E.Pinkham’:V er leCom I began taking it thot very day ‘or 1 wassufferinga great dec.ithas already done me more coud than theToanyonewhe|is suffering Was my advice is to stop in the firstandgetabottleofLydiaE.‘et ‘jetable Compoundbefore~~Mes.W.Brown, a W.ioe12th ayCleveland,“Ohio, CATARRH "at =|_ family. !Ne Needles to Change. Buy Now,Prices AdvanceJanuary 1sist.f Crawford-Bunch Yurniture Company, “The Store That Always Welcomes You”i ,=Linen Linen Crash, 38c. TABLE AND HOUSEHOLD LINENS he scarcity of ALL ing higher.aL MONEY All Linen Toweling For Guest Towels,50c. Due v tu i NEN fabrics,prices ate’— BU Y NOW AND SAVE sehs beau $1.98,$1.50,$1.26. 50¢.,59e.,The. °3,83.98,$4.95 per dozen. ;$1.69. $1.48 25e.and 50c.yard. SHEETS AX VILLOW CASES, Sh She Cases BED SPREADS. Marseilles Spreads Satin Spreads extra size Crochet Spreads White Rockdale spreadsWhite81x90SanitaryCrinkle Spreads 2x90 Sanitary Crinkle TOWELS. 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N 0. eo fot Quickly Ended by a Pleasant,Ge:m-|killing Antiseptic.The little Hyormel inhaler meade of hardrubberendcancovllybecarriedinpocketor puree,ft will nwt a lifetime,IntePao,inhalermaigl"anens hed by the antivepticwithinonswowyouareteadytoinoverthegerminferredmembrane whereitWHenerdilybeginit)wor)of killing en tarrhal germs.pore!ie made of Auetoatian =combined with=to breathe.to banish catarrh,cre,courbes and coldsbron- woretack.‘ionat cleans out o stuffed up The Mahogany Trays We Have We Can Sell | tg ey 2.aa Gn k.uTakelook*atthem.R.H.RICKERT&SON. en you your a few drops of / other a@itisepties | twoa Bratervine Prag Co.and drug- Fe eseaeamayseobtained * POCKET BEN WATCH GettheBoy a Ben for Christmas.Will be a.all theyear.My fh ane, H.B.aa Sad aie anand :liens Aislea ie what was ex-gave accordingatasacrifice,butsame.Doubtless the aH is notbadatheart—just care--like and thriftless,and while henobusinessgivingliberally,)he could do worse.The onescangiveanddogivesrecred- ited with plain duty done:those whorivetillithurtsgettheirnameson the books of the reeerd'ne arcel: but the desvicable,close-fieted hound who has plenty and gives a hundredconts—well,he is the only reasonwhyafellowwouldliketoseetheHunscomeoverandburnupsomeofhisstuff.”If the country was mace up of the type le<t named the Hore would come:and the pity ofhovndsiikethet(ese _Meeted from the Humaketheso( can’t agree wwhegivehi 32 5 | gery,” ber:; arvrravated \ fayhom they ov,sactyerried the tless and =thrirtpay. But in the matter of .@eription lists,au Wavs show that ii folks who herr the { ’bear it in mat ‘,in fact,in ali public |=A ;™man well-fived $100:anothergives$25.The latter may be ableitogivethe£25 without material sae-*vifice,but if wifte were made pro-Pertionately,the man who gave the“Boo wovld probably have to give ;or $1.090 to equa)the #25 man. t,the $100 fellow walks aboutwiththumbsinthearm-holes of hisvest,chest expanded,as if he haddonesomethingwonderful,and getscreditordingly.The seme waywithreftotaxes.Often the=who pays a few hundred dol- \ghewt ft rives in taxes will talk as if he wasthesolesupportofthesov-»@rnment,while it is often true thatiwhopays$50 is paying 2560percent.more taxes in pro-to what he has than hisneighbor.It is the Aver-Man in all lines of human en-who makes up the bulk of the iption lists,pays the bulk oftaxes,and does more generallythepublicwelfare. Possibly the reason the theft ofaahasbecomesocommonjisthatthethieves,seeing that so—automobile owners treat withabsolutecontemptthelawscovern-‘ing the operation of the machines.that there is no harm in a ear,either for a joy ride or permanent use,without the own-c consent.Far We it from The :ark to say anything thatwouldhavetheanvearanceofexcus-the automobile thieves,but itbewellforrecklessautomo- ‘bile drivers to reflect on the powerofsuggestion.If the machine iswithoutthepaleofthelawinone‘instance,why not in another’ Eemeeeeee The entire North Carolina deleva- ‘tion in Congress with two excep- Bon”—Representatives Smal!and é —will vote for the prohibition Bmendment to the Federal constitu- .On the other hand the entiretionexceptRepresentative@averofthetenthdistrictwill the women—suffrare ieral constitu- Meesrs.Stedman and vor woman suffrage but ' come throwrh th are willing,however. bition by nationa! amendments vr ¢ come to a vote nextibitionisisexpec 'amendmentPiiptinienaneenees !The Governor |!,Convicied of pieinWiland+i ”i the §,,ac @tcumuleted :‘of rinissduringh the recent’he investwis »Landmark obser: Norris whe help _weentiae the hd would unqy § ee ly ha roa the praper- the Newfaranpear in the t)a ii »the farmer zh E a: Fs ifes tremendous changemillionsof Americans now.“The cost‘e,and a anevolvesthemateconsumermore.Railway employes demnadmore,the railways demand .more,more,andeachinstaneethedemandsare justandneededtopayincreasedex-nenses.The war legislation has re-vealed how elastic is the eongtitutionnathenecessitiesofaprolonged -onflict will brine about still ‘moretartlinelegislation.In conservativeFnglundtherehasbeenanactual vanfseation of wealth as of men,ed the same may happen in this ountry.And not the least inter-|tine festure of present-day condi-' ions is the fact that great wealth) ane?the ilied ‘predatory inter- ts’view the promise of such legis- hout alarm and without sO-( ‘ani we ‘atest. oy me veers from now may see xtalism in the sh piled-up pri- ite monopoly of will)distmbute¢“4 af x bal ? houldethatthegovernment le to do wit lividual.leaving him to work (his own anivation awn vey,unaided and unfettered:that ha pe nle are sroverned hest who are least.We had gottenvwayfrofnthisideain)manynects,and to our benefit,before thewarhevan.The evovernment has, been doine many things for us thatvehadheretoforegerariedasan‘mypracticahle e@overnment function. We hove learned also that co-opera-ive and community effort means‘reater and more ranid progress inwoneralbettermentthanindividualinitiative.Governmental fufictionwillhavesupplantedprivateeffort| in many directions by the time the‘truggle closes,and those thingsthatseemgoodtouswewillnotsurrender.The danger is that somemaybecontinvedthatshouldbe)promptly surrendered,If.for instance.the governmentfixingofwheatpricesinwartime nroves that the farmer gets moreforhiswheatandtheconsumerpavs|less for his bread because of theeliminationofmiddlemenandsnec-ulaters,why should not the consum-er and the producer benefit by thisarraneementinpeacetime?If the municipality can buy wood and coalantsupplythecitizensatlesscostthandealers.and satisfactorily,inwartime,why should not the ar- rangement be continued in peacetime?The plaint that a few menwillbeputoutofbusinessdoesnot rewer.The fortunes of a few‘aunt as nothing compared to the well-heing of the whole. All thie leads to talk of socialism. Some of these plans of managing throueh the government business thet has been left to the individualwillprovefailuresforvariousreas- s,Some for leck of canable man- orement,Rut some will,succeed end they will not be surrendered. “he ery of socialism will be in vain ‘f the publte benefits are sufficiently prarent to anneal to the people. ee for the defence in at Concord objected to bv Assistant Dis- n his cross. of Gaston Means.They that their elient be treat- rentleman.Their demand ly proper,The eross-ex mn have hee %,doubtlessas]“ob t the foke ‘the m ewhn ude it is, )misrenre Vier noes in his eaverned re. Lewyers the ns trialrearm used et Attorney Pooling examination emandeddasa 2 entire rotoe- ecami rast te _down rapidly. ty ate for M Veans that »convin the Ca-of hie itmecerce on the ‘\ting Mire.K rather ovity as a finaneier.- coro News,.Probably it is fortenate that theta:of My,omg =his owintoiceluryagainst¢in Cisse peanle whoratherthento‘the defendant's ne of living runs in a cir-|the wheel Weeply Ge lose vote.Some North Carolina people andnewspapersseemedtoseeinthe measure at the time solely an at- tempt to displace Judge Boyd ofthisdistrict,and it was charged thatCongressmanWebb,chairman ofthejudiciarycommittee,was t to make a place for himself. was nonsense of course.Judge — isn’t the only Federal judve in thecountrywhohaspassedtheageofretirementandfriledtoretire,andunderthemeasureproposedhewouldnotberetiredunlesshewasdeemedphysicallyormentally4nea-nable of performing the duties ofhisofce.The bil!wes defeated intheHouse,it was said at the.time, bw the enti -prohibition element, who were engered at Convressman Webb beenuse of his activity in be-half of prohibition. EeAREER aeONANEIA Reporting the Means trial in Con- cord,Mr.Tom Bost writes for the Greensburo News: “The community is not interested in the inquiry and is not listening te it.It has not been concerned sinee he State bevyan showine its hand, and it is hardly probable that any- bedy has seen or wished to see thehand.The face and form of a court vet remain,and the jury of appar-tiv good men make prodijious ef- ra te look rto the volum- ronimscantiality.of detail. five cmains that no fair olgce ine community m es hn :nvenrgs to n a tr ale expect-wa “will sing 16 Newspaper programme for»Charlotte.It vs hv a la-it the news- hisplay head-the pub-ys FROM OVER THE COUNTRY.' ‘tems of Interest About Various Matters. Mrs.Sheba Taliv.who died at her! ne in Bear Creek township,Chat- ham county,a few days ago,aged84,was,by her snecial reauest.says|the Chathem Record,vuried in w| vault,conetructed of brick and ce- ment,on ton of the vround. Samue!J.Ashbury,long a promi- nent citizen of Charlotte.a contrac-tor and builder,died Friday,aged68.He wasa native of Lincoln}county and had lived in Charlottefornear10years.Wife and four ons survive.| A syndicate is making prepara-|tions for the development of what is:helieved to be a rich vein of iron ore,located in the northern part of Dur-|ham county.The ore has been analyzed by mining experts and isdeclaredtobeveryrichiniron. Will Grubb,a Forsyth countyman,who persuaded his son,a_sol-dier,not to return to camp when thehoywasathomeonafurlough,wasfined$20 in the Federal court atGreensboro.The boy was returnedtocampafterhisfatherhadbeenindicted. Moore of Lumberton bh Mr.Juddie owned a couple of pet coons.other day .one of the varmints,show its affection,jumped on Mr.Moore and bit him through the leftwrist,on both knees and chewed oneofhisheelstoafinish,records the Robesonian. Half the front of a three-storybrickbuildinginCharlotte,under- voing repairs,fell Saturday morningandlaterotherportionsofthebuild-ing fell.Workmen in the building were warned in time to escape.Un- dermining the walls is thought tohavebeenthetrouble. Miss Esther Mosley is in Nashville,Nash county,charged|with responsibility for the death of|her mother,or being an accessory.|The mother's dead y was found in Tar river and the doctors whoexamineditstatedthatthewomanwasdeadbeforeherbodywasplac-|ed in the river.| Shelled Women and Children. _Further details regarding the sink-ing of the British steamer Apapa,|which was torpedoed recently by an/enemy submarine with a loss of some|80 passengers and members of thecrew,says the steamer with 160 pas.sengers was proceeding to Liverpoolinacalmsenwhenshewasstruckbytwotorpedoesat4a.m.The shock was tremendous and thepasseneersweremostlywomenand‘hildren and invalids.There was nopanic,although the vessel wasPaasenin thefaceofimminentperil,helpedanothertocecurelifebeltsandinorderlyfashionfiledoutonandintelifeboats,whieh werediatelylowered.The work offerringthewomenandchildrenmallboatswascarriedoutwithouthitch,and with remarkable quick_As the boats rowed away from )sinking liner,submarines,ofisbelievedthereweretwo,the surface and commencedtheopenboats,and despitemosteffortsofthe to jail ati i ce e s t e s i l i t i a cy& ToCure{iyaae os bs ' Procuring a big lot of Ladies’ CoatSuits, Coats and Ladies’and Juniors’ Wool Dresses, For very much less than regular price. We offer them at from one-third to one-half less than their value. GoodMaterial,well Tailor- edandLatestStyles. Colorr:Black,Navy Blue, Taupe,Dark Brown, Green,Burgundy,etc. If your needs in this line are not supplied it will payyou to see our show- ing. re n e w a l OS A wa c o ee re e ti i e A “athRobe..eee $5,$7.50 oF$2,$3,$8.50,$4,$6 $1. 25e.,50c.,$1,$1.50,+.26e.,50c.,65c.a ee ee ee we eee50to$20,Rountree|$2 to $20,RountreeFORTHEBOYS Sults,sizes Overeoats,sizes shirts,all sizes .j Mackinaws,all sizes, Hats Cay :ses es Sweoniors,differ Noulhtios!Neckties: Cateye.Pisce AG Ti Sweaters Riding Vants Suit Cases a all prices, si ens eee $1 toNeckties,of all kinds,prices's Christmas gift. Griffon and Society Brand Clot ana.Sloan’s Old Place.Ge Crowell Clothing Co. On The Corner.On The Corner.:Will be open every night uatil9 o'clock from)now until Christmas, 1 Tet pies in ae eked THE GREATPre-Holiday BARGAIN STORE Will Start Promptly on WEDNESDAY,DECEMBER 12thAt9A.M._and willcontinuefor 12 days untilMonday,December 24th.y,EXTRA SPECIAL--THIS SALE1200Yards,Fine Dress Ginghams at 10c.per yard. CALICO1250YardsofGoodCalicoes at 8 1-2c.per Don’t miss this great opportunity.We have y of clerks to wait on you.it means ‘Nt save maney on each article.Come early.Don'@ wait until the lastminute.Avoia the rush,:Store will be open every nightTheBargainStore.Sitsse anit'taxr 105 E.Broad Street,Next Alexander's and R.F.Henry's.ATTENTION!We willpayyour R .R,Fare Both W;within adistanceof 90 miles,if'you trads $25._ ’ i af 4= 2 ii . t ai s . 4 2- 8 e e Fi &é “?: aE ra t EE E £.&é i :z 3#i f i i 2 | fe li Tr e 4 :: $2 3 -;went to Charlotte Fri r qii.Carson is to #8 ©y Columbia,é.Cc\iting Mrs.Matheson’s son,Mr,Ross|Matheson,who is in “3;Camp Jackson.Mr.C,4, ners.;,Ross Alexander returnedifromavisittorelatives in game.Mr.W.M.Shimpock left last week,for Asheville,where he will remain'for treatment.He was accompanied,by his sister,Miss Lula Shimpock.There.was a great searcity of sugar|‘here the past week,winding up Sat-\urday night with none “for sale atanyprice,price last week wasvletwopoundsforaquarterandthat,was ail you could buy.Now there isascarcityofsalt.Our merchants.have bought and bought but goods are slow to arriveMr.F.A.Cloaninger of Eastern Heights killed an 11-months-old pig‘last week that weighed 406 pounds.There seems to be pienty porkers,asmosteveryfarmerhasfromoneto‘half a dozen or more;and they are‘worth lots more than feeding dogs,as many do,for a hog like Mr.Cloan-jinger’s is worth about $140 at retailprices,which are about 35 cents. ae hostess.The‘ing for the Red Crom:and at‘of the light refresh-served from the i store.Mra.prin will be hostess at the nextwillbeheldonthe19th. Sehool —NeighborhoodNews.of The Landmerk R-1,Der.&—The farmers havebusygatheringtheircropsandwheat.Early sown wheat is looking W.Rost and J.|.Hoover at-sale at Mr.Gray Hoover's jast.Mr.Hoover expects to moveinSouthCarolinainaweekor fo goes to Winston-Salemrswitfriends.®school hope to get moved we Gray.Mise Pear!Niblockaschoo w jday night showing a strange fow! which was shot and crippled on thewingSoserdsafternoonbyMr.Jno.Hf.Jones,ile they were hunting|The.fowl was on exhibition at Good-;man’s drug.store,but no one,not-even.Elder Tom.Hall,who is -Moeres7oom.‘“ve Ville's encyclopedia,could tell for cerin -days with her son, |Mr.Billy Jones was in town Satur-| ville.Mr.and Mrs.Chas.H.well,Misses Kate Neal and|Alexander,of Sugar Creek commu-nity,Mecklenburg county,came up{by automobile Friday to ae a few‘days with Mrs.Caldwell’s mother,Mrs.C.T.Sharpe,and her-aunts,Misses Polly and Amanda Matheson.Mesdames T Miller and J.Friday inoMissSaraBurke,a mil-liner with Mrs.Mary Sims,has fin-ished her work for the season andreturnedtoherhomehereynight.Mrs.Cameron WitherspoonofKernerrvilleisgoieafewr.H.D.Lind-LeQueux went S riend, .'Frank Clement spentCharlotte. say.Miss Irene | Statesville Saturday evenin —a few days with her Mrs.Bryant.Miss,Watts hasitionassalesladyCecnee&Munday,dSueHerrick,who has he the posi-tion of milliner at Claxten,Ga.,thepastthreeseasons,has returned home,Lieut.Bogle,son of Mrs.L._P. Bogle,leaves this evening for Me-Coll,8.C.,where,tomorrow eveningat5.80 o'clock,he will marry Miss Atlanta Gibson,daughter of Mr.and Mrs.F.P.Gibson. Save the Leaves.} Why not save the leaves for fer }ytilizer?Mayor Bristol recently ask- ieee J.MM &Ca:Huy useful things this Christmas.--Mille &romtern,bive-feom house for rent,J.W.AyersRisht-room house for sale,BR.V.Hrowley —-Christmas presents at Cooper Fur- niture York Institute Community. Correspondence of The Landmark. York Mmetitute,Dee.*)Mr.Parleiders,whe bas been in Winston-Salem sotime,be at .He hes mensics and bee vi Mr.Vietor Abernnethy »been for some day>Merers.D.A.Lackey and Numa Mitche!!made «9 trip to Winston-Salem thie weekLittleMinaLucileLackeyofHiddenite«pentTatMr.W.A.Sharpe's put a fine monument to week..Georwe Walden receivedHewastobetoMixesEmmaSehieumerofCentre|,lowe,at the home of her brother in c Mr.G,G.Allen is Maving «revidence built the »,on his farm near the Rocky Pace mountain An Old Man»Stomach. As we grow colder and lees active,less andleesfoodisrequiredtomeetthedemandso!our bodies.If too much io habitually taken.the stomach will rebel.When a mam reachetheadvanéedageof85or#8,you will find|that be ie @ lieht enter.Be ae cgreful as you‘will,however,you will occasiondlly ext mor\then you should and will feel the need ofChamberlain's Tablets to correct the disorder,These tablets do not eontain pepsin, ions .a wentle movement of the bowels. —oa aN oat =eee a a8 to SeiThefolowingvprlcaswere,eld”esterdayforproduceonthelocalmarket:Spring Chickens,I@¢:to Iie.per |b. Hens,16¢.per th.ams,46¢.per doren.Roosters,8.per Ib.Tub Butter,28e.per tb. Beeswax,Lie.per . Green Hides,16¢.perGreenBattedHides,1Tums,Be,to Be. Biden,Be.to 32e,Shoulders,32c.per Yb.New Red Honey (etrained)12 |-2¢New Red Honey Comb,Se.per tb ry tbxHoney,22c. Irish Potatoes,$1.75 to 81.85 per bushel . following were paid pesterdayontheTa.$2.20 per bushet. Corn,$1.26 per bushelOats,9¢.to 92 1-2e,per bushelStatesvilleCotten per tb for On the local market yesterday 29 1-2 cents per pound was paid for teatCottonSeed,$1.06 per bushel,Seed Cotton,12 1-é¢.per Ib. a FOR SALB—Bight-room,two-story house withailmodernconveniences.Lot 100 feet front~$00 fect deep.See BR.V.BRAWLEYdee.U1 FOR RENT—Five-room houseonWebb street.‘eer and sewage.J.W.AYERS.i “Bee.1f-—1t*. LBTENOGRAPHER WANTED—Apply in own|handwriting,giving experience and refer- |N At Christmas time or as soon after as you can,or better still RIGHT NOW.try giving your Wife or child an account in our bank,however SMALL it may be. You will be teaching a lesson in SAVING and promote thrift and economy Money extravagantly spznt lessens the determina- tion and weakens GHARACTER Make OUR bank YOUR bank. We pay 4 per cent interest on time deposits.‘THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK, Statesville,N.C.: IF YOU WANT Your Victrola and Records delivered to your Home on C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S_D-A-Y, BUY THEM NOW.- The demand is larger than the supply, and you don’t want to disappoint your tain what it was.The nearest de- scription given was that it looked like a heron or an eagle.It seems tobeviciousandwantstokeepupe&fight.It pecked Mr.Jones on thefaeecomingtotowncandcamevery near putting one of his eyes out.Mr.and Mrs.Lem White of Ashe-ville arived here Saturday night onavisittoMr.White’s parents,Mr.and Mrs.M.W.White.Mrs.RobertGrimesofHickoryandMrs.John C.,Yount of Newton came down last|week to visit Miss Margaret Rankin.Mrs.R.M.Knox,who had been here|visiting her parents,Mr.and Mrs.W,C.Patterson,has returned to her‘heme in Newton.Mr.Louie RodgersoftheUnitedStatesnavycamein‘from Detroit,Mich.,Saturday night on a furlough to visit home folks.Mr.William Creswell of Boston isspendingafewdaysherewithhir mother,Mrs.W.N.Creswell. Mr.William L.Cook,long in theliverybusiness,formerly of Deaton &Cock,and later Cook &Rankin. ‘Harmony,Dee.%—The boys’basketball Who sold out,has a position with theofSpringHighSehoolplayedtheCarolinaMotorCo.Mr.Co k him- “Grite”on the Harmony court Fri-|self jooks natural but not the sur-the score teing 14 to 21 for!:;aitei“Grits.”,roundings,The buggies,hacks,car- 1Cotianeatte,weet euvecting |comes,horses and yyules are no more 4 Harmony "«wists las wt Place that was once alive with ,od uatil 3 oe a the fame wa"'those things is now the home of the, will be “at the Baptist|Ford.Slowly but surely the livery|7 next Sepdey at Il a,m.,and at night.|business is giving away to the auto |recital Brown Bros.,for 40 years liverymenbegivenbythemusicstu-intheauditoriumof the Harmony Farm|:;;at Concord,wil!sell out and discon|tinue the business.next Friday night.The public is An old-time fiddlers’and o_o vee |to’‘ayes’sister,.asae|yevent tre and entertainment,a8ofwhichwilwaeee“|school,will be held atbuildingatCorneliys on Saturdayight,15th,-—=At the meeting of the U.D.C.'swasappropriatedbytheorgan- ed that leaves raked up from home ences.Salary $50 per month.XXX.care premises in Statesville be not burn-|)The Landmark.Dee.11. ed on account of the danger of fire,'The city garbage wagon will haul the leaves away,if notified,after they are raked up.A lady who has noticed that manypeopleareburningleaves,asks :Landmark to suggest that theysavedforfertilizingthegardens.The suggestion is a good one.Rot- ted leaves or any deqpying vegetable matter will create humus in the soilthatwillmateriallyaddtoitspro-ductiveness next season.The farm-ers know this.Many town peopledon’t,or don't think about it.Savethewaste,Put the leaves in a peaorsomewheresotheywillrotandmakeamulch.Spread on the gar-den it will mean more vegetablesnextsummer. HAVE FEW ALIENS. The declaration of war on Austria- Hungary will not affect many aliens in North Carolina.The last censusshowsthattherewereinNorthCar- olina 6,092 foreign born persons,«undofthisnumber129wereAustrians and $7 Hungarians. i. are all trying to do our bit in saving Wife and Children. was «fine cay for killing hors fine-ones were killed in this com-RENT—Two or 3 reoms for lightkeepin:G.CC.WINBCOPF,723 Harvrill street Dee.7.a Correspondence of The Landmark. .Dee.10.--Mine Grace Kipha en-a number of her friends Fridayfrom§to 11 in honer or her cousin,.who was at home fromMcKnightpUniPiareaeatiaroeetotheLuckyThirteenclub.A xaladowasservedafteranenjoyableafter- sewing.in ;D.Ga,met at the home of theMierJuliaStiirewalt,Wednesday club held its regular meetingeeeseeks’ot Tuesday afternoon.Music club will meet withJohnstononthe13th.Norman entertained the Wed-Circle at her home,Satur-Pefoe at four wbles of rook.Thesnich ANTED-—-Old false teeth;don't matter ifbroken.I pay 82 to $15 per set.Send byparcelpoetandreceivecheckbyreturnmail.F.TERL,403 N.Wolfe St,Balti- »Ma.Dee.7.4. "ANDREWS’MUSIC STC of;EVERYTHING MUSICAL. Phone 304, aaah CARR PAID for slot machine.Write me;;what you have and price.LEWIS LONG,|!Mins Ruth Lent:was Charlotte,N.C .Dee.7. WANTED—Good mechanic to ren Blacksmith|and repair shop.Good &-horse power gane-line efigine and mill,located 24 miles northofStatesvilleonthenewroadtoWllkes-bora,Will pay salary or commission.Write7W.J.TEMPLETON,Jennings,R-2. »V.--4 WANTRI—Cirls to sew on overaiis.Goedcleanworkandlocatedinheartofcity.Rlectrie seving machines,Hett work aad pay.Apply to BOUTHERN MANU- ee COMPANY,Chester,8.C. »T--o . ilha a as SOMEOF THE WESELL. A spent a plensant afternoss,Afterasaladcourse,sandwiches and colfeeserved.VERNIK GOODMAN Harmony Items. Correspondence of ‘The Landmark were ‘letcmeiatteiaaare arenes sentioerteirinareuannaniagenannatesieesnaiianinasriniee: POR RENT—Modern,two-story,6-room dwell-ing,with bath convenient.Possession after danuary 1,1918.Apply to SPATESVILLEREALTY&INVESTMENT CO.Dee.4. ‘POR RENT—Store room now occupied byFiveandTenCentStore.Porses-ogSasaary 1,1918 =.&HOLLAND.| ie aveyjrearednearStonyPoint,left home when a young man and this is his first trip back.He has met many)old friends,relatives and school- mates who were as glad to see himashewastoseethem. WANTED—Hickory Logs.Will cord for the best quafity. MPG.CO.,Hickory,N.©.Get.40--1t.a.w. FOR SALE—Five-passenger automobile.Amoodcar,in OAUTONOMLE,wil m8Mr.Stewart Lipe,who was hurt #04,paper.AUTO!E,carebyafallafewweeksaxeandwes2seuehbones laid up,is getting better and _able For RENT—Meht-coom stngsioe on Davie to sit up.Mr.Bob Deaton,who was =srenue ith all modern improvements. so badly bruised by a fall at No.1 &Y.BRAWLST.Rev. cotton mill,is improving very slow-A UCTIC N SA LE. ly."Mr.and Mrs.J.A.B.Goodman At my place in New Hope town- |gy iean’t get done ties about Se ~ee on =wl wsye only see pleasure trip and fine Thanksgiving|f..mning atizationto>Ra ane =dinner at the ent home of Mr:oa household property,farm- -a Mrs,Bruce Templeton,near i s,Mowing |ne agon,&‘member present for the Contre church,at Mt.Mourne.Mrs.“and two Mules,"W..M.We asked ©)Tompleton’s father,Mr.Jno.A.MONEY.Dec.11—It*.AUCTION Shingles,Cypress Shingles,Pine Shingles, Paroid and Granitized Roofing,Doors, Window Sash,Geo.E.Nissen Wagons, Oliver Plows,six styles of Ranges,Cook Stoves,Heating Stoves,Lime,Cement, Terra Cotta Pipe,heavy and shelf Hard- ware,Belting,Steam Pipe and Fittings. Tell us your needs in our line.Wetry to Please. s 7Rconvention art of thegotothetheschool Cross work |joheeton,who lives with them,is a SALE »and willLe coal bunch are petals tn - ‘—OF.PERSONAL PROPERTY|‘Tuesday,December 18,1917. ‘whole*tertaining.Mr.Templeton,who has }The undersigned will offer.for sale at, ja fine farm and dwelling,has A&A‘splendid barn,painted,with glass public outcry to the best bidder,at,the late residence of L ~'windows,the doors and stairway-|iyat like a dwelling.From the road .T.Stim .at mnersburg,N.C.,Household and|+Purniture,Piano,Farming|\nts,Hay Press,Drill,Har. Ww z2 OurJewelry Is The ThingtoCHR--S-T-M-A-S. Thereis 110 doubt about it--Jewely is the thing to give forChristmas.Joweeay hasWare UAE te it.’one Butdo not think becauseweselltheBestJewsah,ed,peek alee Penve in Ga Sean ereargR is 2= e if Fe “ a e e .a ,fl given by it looks as fine as a church,Rev.Mr.ayhew,MAN-West was to have preached thatrh Mowing Machine and Rake,|.aron,two jes,Harness and W.W.Rankin Co.,for oo4 they had to go to chu mat other articles.4 ‘lone time where the editor ofrkwentwhena,but the to Commence at 10:30a.m.Terms:CASH ut.Mr.Clark, Dee.ro ia Lime. l i i c 3 L i 7 i s i Ri t it [i¥¥ s e BE E 77 2 F 77 | rf3° i ag i t 2 ef i fs UITS,DRESSES AND Cf This Pre-Holiday Sale offers the mostradicalprice reductions that we have ever made bef Christmas.reductions below are actual and real---characteristic of our q advertising policy.You will be able to save considerable on each garment,this is worthy — of serious thought in these war-times when everything you purchase is so high.Any sav-© ing is worth while.COAT SUITS STYLISH COATS: 10 Suits,Re-oa ee 811.75 17 Coats,Reducedto @oon , duced to $16.50 to $17.50.Heretofore $35.08“< to $39.75. ee ae $22.50 7 ™ 20Coats,Reducedta Heretofore “10.50 910.00 te $25.00. Heretofore$77,092000D to $32.50.DAVE OESTREICHER,suum, Kg PSi Bas "hy SILK AND SATIN DRESSES, 33 1-3 PER CENT DISCOUNT. Our Entire Stock of Sixty Dresses.All Included.Suits,Re- duced to$22.50 Heretofore $29.50 to $36.00. Heretofore $42.50 PuUd to $47.50.6 Furs At a 20 Per Cent Discount. This Twenty Per Cent Discount aflecis our entire stock of high grade Furs,with the exception of Children’s Furs. Suits,Re- duced to$32.50 Heretofore $47.50 j to $57.50. 25 Suits,Re-duced to $27.50 ; 2 Coats,ReducedtHeretofore$57.50 to $62.50. PHeretofore$37.5 to #45.00, SALISBURY,N.C. a nee als hit i,a ama a eRPeFareed %LANDMARK ~»Peeemiber 11,1917. Church Items. ‘The Baraca class of the First me Sunday school has elected offi- for the first six months of next as follows:R.T.Weatherman tencher,©.E .Echerd and J Leonard second and third rs,J.G.Lackey president,E.Brown vice president. Reece secretary.R.P.Muse nt secretary,J.B.Reece rer,A.C.dohnson press re- .F.HL Eecherd librarian,Hen Heinzerling artist. A week's merting wes closed at Jo.’s church,Barium,Sunday »oF.ires of Lenoir did the ing.wenty made profes- ,werk wonders with him. :Hearing on Western railroad ap- tions for 15 per cent.increasefreightrates,set for December 17,been indefinitely postponed by Inter -State Commerce Commis- at the request of the railroads The reasons assigned by the rail- for the postponement were the ‘s reeommendations for of the railroads and the inty of the government's fu- dre action.The pending demands of for wage increases,and the fact that earnings for the entire year of 1917 will soon be available were mentioned as reasons for ng the hearing. NARITAALETTfh——Reer-Boaked Brutes. Manufacturers’Record. A Baltimore physician vives a opinion that Germany's brutality heen largely developed by the that for generations its peopl been steadily soaked in beer. this heer-drinking habit has made them out-and-out drunk- .im his opinion it has kept them gottked in alcohol thai the mora! of the nation has been largely royed through this evil influence., ‘EN { fBermans and =Austrians Are|Displeased.1 ¥The German press generally us guage of denunciation in ting on President Wilsor rte Congress.That was ex) he declaration of w: tia-Hungary by the United State “painful”to the empire, affect the events of the war,ir j of Count Czernin,the Aystro-Hangarian foreign minister rom agarrmst é _eae Ea aT RAIA }t Ginned to December 151 Oottor of this year’s growth gin {before December 1 amounted to 17 running bales. inchadingroundbalesand77,348 balesSeaIsland.To December 1 last ®10,352,081 bales,including 177,tound bales and 102,496 bales of,Were ginned.| gimned in North Carolina|ber ist amounted to 482,- _erePmNTESENRON TRE SERAKR. “WH Hh cost too med“Wilt h pay »“De the Meters « ,“nn we tind the + fore the nieit wWiten the Beeter had heard theniywhet“th ho ote my seid,“Il cannet hein. |;kets wre not filled “That lao mort waiWrondfleltearerithed“TL 4 Wnd »hand.tear 1 shall mine»“There areepertaine.” .eer and of fittic pew:and untavdnt, ee ther tiving~~re istrong and agile in body,he willif me errsTHEMAKINGOFASOLDIERry Only One Man Impossible,and | That’s the Man Who Doesn't | Learn to Obey. Arthur Hunt Chute,in Leslie's. The making of a soldier begins on | the drill field,but the last and hard est lessons ure learned on the firing line.He whe has mastered ine ‘ sons at home may have no fear for the higher tests at the front. geant Major Fury,theadjutantandallthose in authority at the training depot have a hig ideal for the young recruit.himself must awaken and cherishthatsameidealferhimselfandtoil and strive unceasingly toward attainment. lf the vieht staff in months in the has the days depot willWithina short period of time the moon-faced young recruit him the training Ser-&colonel,the jf But he its | and | youth who ambled under the barrack | gate will be finer man.Clean and smart in pearance,keen and alert ap- i mind, ssing out a new and. passes | with all the promise of come day be-| ing truly worthy of the hicn his profession. Only one type of man ‘ts iA the army,and that ts the man who an't obey;such a onc invariably passes through defaulters’parades name of | impossible |B and cells,out through the back door,| Let the young recruit recognize at the start that the army is based on | authority,and that discipline is the # bedrock of soldiering. In the army you nus:be thinking | out your rights,you must be con-| erned about had all kind claners,ni)cenke try Discipline is a stumbling bloek to many wm young recruit he finds himself inveivhing your duty.We of indiscriminate of oblyration to the coun have } for-| who at the same time have | Instinetively | against |1 heard it at Plattsburg recently,| smd TP have heard it at training camps me into a machine,” all of our the recruit proteats drill so often”? rutside the linengelsetodo"? “Why when |have noth “Way must 1 waste tanding at attention,hike a trtue’?“Why must |take orders from on empty-headed corporal’? ‘Why can’?Louse my brains”?These re a few of the questions that leap the tongue of the Discipline means the loss of self r the sake of a yvreater self.Why? »that thousands of men may be wht together and directed ax one man for the accomplishment of a ingle purpose.How is discipline manifested?lt manifested by mmediate,unquestfoning and —in tinective obedience to every orderfromahighercommand.The sentry who stood immovable at the post ofdutyinPompeiihasbecomeanex- 1aurs & ample of devotion to duty through-|But he has nothing on)France today.| out the ages. Many a sentry inWhenthedeenrumblings under the young recruit.| “They are making | “Why must |do this foolish can't I go | Ie a Ta a SO Ye t fe a t ee e ee | earth give warning that a mine may |explode any minute under the trench,|| he order is given to retire.All run for their lives through the commu- nicating trenches.But the allotted to the post stand firm,their ince to the foe.Though the earth be removed,their duty remains |remember remonitions of a mine were given, \s |was rushing owt with the rest |aw the sentry with fixed bayonetookingOutacrosstheparapet.Thefirstrumblingswerealreadyheard uvder hie feet,but he at firm inhispostofduty,and a few momentslaterwentupwiththemine.|shall always cher that asupremeexampleof _——— such a trench where’ sentries |# 7.4 Operareee n Sa a aSENSIBLECHRISTMAS PRESE Christmas would not be Chrisimas to any member.of the Family without some sortof“Remembrance”and yet this is net a day for frivolous giving.Let ‘your Christ-mas Gift this year be Practical—one that that will endure—be useful and at the same time appreciated by the whole Family.off your mind. Perhaps there is nothingsomuchdesiredbyeveryhouse-wife as a_neatequipmentforherdiningroom.It even -ranks above her parlor in most instances.How aboutmakingherhappythis Christmas with new dining suite. We feel a pardonabie pride in our dining reomsuites.Have them in almost any price youcandesire.From seesS45.TO S150.© Come in and get that “what to give”Here are a few suggestions to aid you. Kitchen Cabinets ard Ant 'f farm « it same have »father machinery There is to her aaa inge. conserved, both,and YOU enercy Ranges. wants in tabor-sav- equipment —for he but mother becrnuse the so helpful me <¢Kitchen Cabinet or a ?re office, and deserves nothing tops saved andMany -temper maintained and her She ought to ARE A BIG, OVERGROWN HOG IF YOU DON'T GET IT FOR HER! To the one buying the biggest bill of goods FOR CASH from us during December we will rive a $25.00 KITCHEN CABINET or a $25.00 Sewing Machine. ©the one paying the most on their account during December,we will give a $15.00 LEATHER ROCKER. Cooper ote .5 2 oe |oe-_Seanee oe mYaanealia neers i DR.J.M.HOLLAND. F DENTIST. a OFFICE MILLEBUILDING. ian Rheumatism Penetratesand ,OverMra,Gime’MillineryStora, Heals.HOURS 8to 6."PHONE 5. PainAtOnce ForManand Beast “WANTELS,COLUNNG, Statesville,N.C. Be,5001,AeAR Stair Rail,Raluetere,Mewele,Greck-ots,Step Mak,Base,Case and 52| @icy kinda of :*ae & Furniture Company 'Statesville,North Carolina., CR en ne nnn enn eeaanuaiaanemaaall . eeWE Will PAYey atten eee nnn a ‘pes, ee DR.VANCE BASTY,DENTAL BeenndRove BUILDING, me—_ Car First Used Benes ernment Co-operates A AS=eeSe ee o the 7,600 member banks in maintaining the Federal erve Banking System for the protection of the busi- is interests of the country.Through the Federal Re- ve Board in Washington it supervises the twelve led- il reserve banks;.¢appoints one-third of their diree-- :it deposits its funds largely with them;it guaran- the currency they issue. co-operation greatly increases the value of the sys- n to us and our community. you linked up with this new national system as oneourdepositors?If not,you should delay no longer. MEMBER FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM. COMMERCIAL NATIONAL BANK. ’STATESVILLE,N.C. |W.D.TURNER,President.|.E.MORRISON,Vice President.|D.M.AUSLEY,Cashier.|G.E.HUGHEY,Assistant Cashier. He : un nt to the iard. 3 Phe fat ld be cut into small blocksorstrips,from 1 to 1 1-2 inches square,as nearly equal in 3 aspossible so they will “try cut”in a the same time. ®.A clean vesse!shovld now be ‘filled about three-fourths ful!ef ft harvest over and above the normal 4»q quart of water poured in.The demands of our own pulation,UN-.mall amount of water is used to til the 1918 harvest.It is necessary,prevent the fat from burning when for the food administration to -the heat is first applied. Histrict the export of wheat so a8 t+,{,The kettle should be kent over F retain in the United States sufficient .moderate fire until the cracklings supplies to carry ovr own people Un-are brown and light enough to F til the aext harvest.Therefore all float.It is neeessury to stir fre- exports of wheat from now forward cuently,else the fat will burn. are limtigd entirely te the volume of ©;When dome remove from fire, Fo h y T U e r e s t re r rr e r e r e s or y saving made by the American people aticw it to cool slightly,and then in the consumption of w and strain through a muslin cloth into a wheat products.We are continuing cvitable vessel,a large earthern jar wheat shipment for December a8 far pyobably heing the most suitable. as our situation allows,but even 6.To whiten the preduct ard de-. with all the conservation made We velup smoothness or “grain,”it are atill unable to load over 400,000 «ould be stirred constantly while tons of the foodstuls urgently Fe-cooling. wired by the allies during the month =7 en solidified cover the ves- a ‘. of December alone.;cel carefully and place in a clean, “Statements of the above charac-)..),darkened place. ter given out for personal interes ee are in little accord with re =State of Ohio,City of Toledo, ‘any .Micnsa Loews Coynty,e.eing shown by millions of homes in n , tol ;t 6 F k J.Cheney makes oath that be is sen- he United States,in an endeavor Si come of the Gren af ¥.J.Cheney &Co aid the food administration in ite joiny tusinese in the City of Toledo,County ask of [ceding our own soldiers ind State aforesaid,and that said firm will task af fool Ws “ilies,and vay the com of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS oe,a oF *tee each and every ease of Catarrh that ens- stabilizing priess to our own et be ened by the ase of BALL'S CATARRA ple,No more feolish or unpatriotic|-FRANK J.CHENEY. ‘latterarce has been made than the me and subecribed tn mys :|statement referred to. ;Fort Caswell Troops to Clavance Sale On Millinery. re Beginning Saturday,December 8th,we will put onsale all our Winter Millinery at a great reduction. All pattern Hats at a big sacrifice. One Lot Hats,Trimmed,$1.98. =Untrimmed,1.48. .‘*Chifdren’s Hats,1,25. es ““sé 98c. =“*“-50c. of 6s 66 Wide Ribbons,Feathers and Flowers at half price.MRS.MARY SIMS. The Cash Store. —aen iio iewae ome:ee Save Shoe Money resence,this 6th day of 3"eH i dD _:net A.W.GLEASON ‘In the critical situation of the “(sear Notary lublie. world’s food today opposition to the Ralt’s Catarrh on pee,_totarnaaly o §*:ati “3 ond gts throne he ond on >Mureene a ee a.ae surfaces of the Syatem.Send for teatime. ,-OPPOS'-isis,freetiontothedraft,because any fail-|“F.J CHENEY&00.Toledin,©. ure in saving food means direet and)$4 by al!wortote,' iemediate lesa of fife,aside foam “-"~Sete Wire far gematinetion serious interference with our war ="),—" serviee in the feeding of allies."|BLOCK ADED!“HERBERT HOOVER.”pioey —ouschold in _Statesville Should Know How to Resist It. .ae |If your back aches because the Made Ready For France.©|piineys are blockaded. a ae =ee You should help the kidneys with says that Col.A.W.Chase,in com-their work. —of the troops at the Fort,has Doan’s Kidney Pits are especial- it known that he intends to|ty for weak kidneys. prepare the men to leave for France|Reeommended by thousands— as,soon ‘as possible and it has been)iome testimony proves their merit. announced to the companies that no H.S.Stroud,229 Boulevard St.,more furloughs or passes will be is- 'gued exeept in cases of emergency,Statesville,says:“Some years ago {t is understood thgt Colonel Chase|]—was in pretty bad shape with intendstomake thebest time possibl®|jianey and bladder trouble.My) in the work of training the men,; Within o short time they will be put|Waek was so weak and stiff that 1 |thro»an intensive course of train-|couldn’t straighten after stooping.| ‘ing which will be as nearly as is pos=|Mornings I could hardly get out of sible similar to the warfare they|peg,My kidneys were sluggish and —~y ag ———on of the kiiney secretions scanty and un- |pected that at least two months wiil |natural.I never experienced such ibe required to complete the training.|misery in my life as when the kidney The correspondent continues:secretions were passing.Doctors did- “The announcement that there/n't seem to be able to help me and I would be no more furloughs or passes!ese : granted canie as sad news.When the ‘kept getting worse.|was advised to \imen left home last August they ex-|try Dean's Kidney Pills.J did and, pected to be able to set back home|was permanently cured of kidney for a short stay,but they have been |trouble.” disay.pointed.During the four months|bist ca eee SsofencampmentherenotonepasshasPrice60c.,at all derlers’,Don’t ibeen granted except in cases where simply ask for a kidney remedy-—<qet urgent business or a death or serious Doan’s Kidney Pills—the same that illness of a relative required the pres-|eyred Mr,Stroud.Foster-Milburn ence of the man at home.”Co.,Props.,Buffalo,N.Y renCEED ergREEeGeemy “REEDUre 7”saad x -.i Twelve Engineers Wounded.ower ee ‘ Second Lieut.Allie L.Cone and 12 ! enlisted men of the American army WeAre In The Market' engineers,have been wounded in ac-tion,Gen.Pershing reports to the‘War Department.for old scrap iron-—not less than ,American engineers,working With ‘eers were killed,but General Per- ‘ville,the coroner’s jury found that STATESVILLE,N.C. ;~~Leon Sturm and | General Pershing gave no details|}earlead lots.Want any quantity except that the men were wounded |[of mink,‘possum,raccoon,musk- November 30,the day on which |pat,fox and Otter furs.Also rab-i the British army,assisted General bit skins;beef hides,rags,bones,| Byne’s forces in stemming a Ger-|]sacks,all kinds of rubber and moan ossauit near Cambrai.Cable')|metals.We pay highest market dispatches caid some of the engin-')prices for feed bags,Write for shing’s report contained no names of quotations on all the above prod- dead.ucts.Reference First National °Bank of Durham,Two Held For Murder.c .W At the close of an investigation of AR |Z ms killing of Angeles a ge -S &C0. ly was found concealed under a)L.ARNER,Manager. bed in a lodging house at Fayette-|- Moutos came to his death | strangulation,uced by ca i.|Sloeae |HAVE JUST TRADED For the UCKE LINTLESS contain no lin to clog or ux the digestive tra are digested auc they alow the ether forage to be gested the samc 29 hay or any other roughage. When you mix your feed +)i-4 Buckey?Hulls you know that you are using roughage (at wil!hcl»-—not hinder, the meal.com,oaty,or whatever concentrate you prefer. Orher Advantages 2000 pounds o arhaxe ts No trash er dust. the to t 1369 Tlacy to handic because sacked, Cost much less pe~tun.They wus well with other forage. Go much farther,Ti y take less spaceia the bara. Mr.C.K.m,lite ~C.,saya: that he ie ‘Puckeyo Hulis than any others. Hie uchkeye J together ---scys they tre To secure the oct resus ina ibe ontlare acct,wee the hulle thoroughiy tw weicte jevelay.Kt easy ts do this by wotting ther:4 y ibe mest roby.If at any time this cannot ‘ec «we €!thirty minuies.Hf you prefer te feed tie bulls d se onlt ssc stu hy bulk ce of old Gitehuis, Fac!-'sede Free Gives ther"tion of feeds usedin the South.*v,for milk,for fat- tening.f ¢.co directionsfor using,the.|ncarect mili,;;.ve De-t.i ef ‘or.fou Oy Dept.& Atlanta Ever fittle Rech Dagvets Ae hiaconr = eeae a **5 PmtWe —_ogee ee ne eee-ce ED LATE DFTHE.‘CORN SHOW Was the best we have had.The exhibits are still on display,and all our friends in the County are cordially invited to come in and see them. Merchants &Farmers’ of Statesville,N.C. “THE BANK FOR YOUR SAVINGS.” eee piscoe fe =ee ee 143-atre level farm,on public road,betweenForestandCoolSpring,near school and church,9fromStatesville.Six-room dwelling,barn andbuildings.Sixty aeres in cultivation,balance inland;well and two small branches.A fine Cotton and Smal!Grain Farm.Sixty-eight eeres,one mile from Statesville; dwelling,small harn,well,fine spring,{acres in cultivation.Level and productive,balance HULLS \s | SATURDAY 24TH, woodland.Idea!location for truck and dairy farming,7 Wil!exchange for city property. Other large end timbered farms for sale. } ERNEST G.GAITHER,-Statesville,N.€ eI eTceeeeResaee LL.TT TTT. RRL NITHE STATESVILLERFALTY&INVESTMENT COMPAN Appreciates the very liberal patronage offriendsandpolicyhalders,both NEW andOLD.Our office is an open one,and we invite all ourcustomersandthosewhowillbeeome'to use the same when they so desire.As inpast,we will strive to give the saméHIGHGRADESERVIC that has won for this Company theconfidenceofover0eee stro“WE INSURE ANYTHINGINSURABLE”and PAYiu os Mor further information call on or write:‘_ C4 cael halacneroeemecinaniediinaiiaaeaetenieatn intial atsecaaiaeeiniatienen aiideaneinanTALEABOUTOLDBOLL( .AND |Net About Old Mollie Cotton|Tail,and What |Have To nn a eee tareeh ners man Jack Frost came early this season and nipped a great deal of cotton in the bud’ In consequence there wil!be lots of unmatured cotton or cotton in the boll that will not open. L have bought a complete outfit,aad will!iuste!l it atthe Old reliable Staad.A device that will put them allto shame.i HULLER GINS and BOLLER Something new for handling cracked,poddy cotton,that never sees daylight,mor you never see any result from your labor.[In other words,lost money restored.: In the Middle West these Botlies are pulled by the wagon !oad and hauled to the gin: You do the same thing and bring vour Boilies to Bristo!.He willshow vou the res! Iredell Farmers,|have tried hard to please you,and always a square ceal. Now show me your appreciation by bringing the balance of your vood cotton,and at the close of the season,the old Bollies that you have thrown away,er plowed und I will give you money for this oi bolly cotton to buy little things cat the Children ond the Old Women have had to do wi!iout heretoforRememberBrito!will give you the top of the market for sour good cotion or your bolly cotton or will gin it and buy it L.B.BRISTO!The “hankful Man. PT FATEEEAP TT LO ee I ee ete peeree Wt ae eeOe en ee GS,POEEROR AT EPLOE ETT eR.kL eeeaSe MONEY FOR CH ISTMAS Corn,Peas,Fees,Chickens,Turkeys,Buttes,.Patt MA Wodnaat Nerncls,Peanuts,“White Beans,Mixed Beans,Furs, -1 buss ed >...etc ...Dressed gs Be A\potes,Dried Be »,Ha :MEoviss Weowill pay BIG PRICES CASH FOR FHESE IN ANY QO!NTUTY.W e make a qu ive YP cand ve tod »>drive to the side entrance of our store and our menin charge v.dl ewive vou ear J.K.MOR RISON.GROCERY Re CK COMPANY. CO EE.lh ES.CE TS EE OS s oe 7 i °*(ec?)Vr oeBLANDMrisrorreson0Tybarnesen]MMS se Peston--P Holiday Shoppers women are being tried i ear conductor:in N :L ry a “oy s ::j ad a a .a dwtiwimas. below freezing he The eaptain and ten mewerelostwhen«©|’a in the storm Satu:' City,N.J...;:‘ men were drowns!\i =9 ”.os.~,‘oo 7 3 steamer Desmond cap MF.;¢‘\\INJES: p harboroff the mouth .tN i 2 ,7 O ¥ING LINES: tiver,in the vicinit; "eg tive line of Stapie Articles lasting.impression of the 4."TWoyoung menand a ;‘ij 'im,farvit ron tad and’'Calvert Mills” 8 a boy,traveling b }cae arrested on gmap ' le aren eqpety.One NS,.cai."0 end’g2.00 Ber mi,The other a:detained by the officer .Two soldiers from Cali,Private WalterPrClaudeEstes,hae)nia at Camp Bevi Pee duys of each other.m ef Mr.and Mrs.J t Mieville,Caldwell county ear-old daugh Panther Bra: iW.was albmo ay when run «by Which wasmmYoung.Said t wat,the driver p ter has voted in htobelocatednot| om a residence 1amonth.Each | fernished a ballot,t of the ordinances Vote wae 147 fo Rey.&FR MeCorki : home is in Gree {iB ik _ fo is anid to be paster of :To visit — j Caldwel!co \Mee ||=“THEQUALITY GIFT SHOP And enjoy a few hours inspecting th So e ® SE VICTIM OF MENINGITIS Barrei'Hyams,sor of ¢ 4 getter od an at of sf in Winste . ago He wat a ©come §ago but in a condition Appt! on Made to the count admit him to the éountMatterisbeingco Mr.Hartnees te “penk. r donee of The Landma-s ©A apecial North Carolina Day |;/:,the re »will be giver I wan eal December 14,2»!’-a oo h High School,After ae CA'S ELECTRA!enmnne ©sebool,.m3.Harte las 7 ,vif AGREE THAT Barium SpringsWater. on o matter of interest to a ?v ti f eutte +"ping vo pe 1.484 .“Will relieve when drugs fail-— wip IN SHAPE OF HAND.—;oe ry aay <a Re so.Stomach, Kidne and ==-:Bladder E.L.Rufty Seott’‘:1 and rey US)|Bit §Trouble,Rheumatism and i T. p bvengllg f 1 e ihe Sew Motor ,other Skin diseases.eit h of deonio one ef them a vl Wants,i aed seores of other Electrical EVANS and the PO GRAY "ps,‘ee we ne practical —DRUG co.oneae|STATESVILLE TIN CO,|suitable tor ALL.=e A with four fpeermisbeholdentoMr.Rr ott ft ,:i -:‘.j nr .;‘ .lor ‘et Toclintes e co “;Prewe 4%,11 K Bread reet,Home Mlectric (‘a,\OSTEOP ATH. gifts worth whil ,'a Se aa aa ;e .}American Standard of Ex-De.5.W “OR BAL e grade Percheron colt.As 516 Center Street cellence. WwboosWetAftecttheone' :ply to wULL AKD,Harmo Fa o effect.1.:tum,KHOA wo '|bite Seheol,Harmony.7 N 26 FOR SALE BY M o yee ae sliaaes Real .oid,Races ee apintenieaaecnctenenaniennny iene mM SOF =y T~~Soverat very old Goods and an old State SMALLS STOCK Of freeh and ana ‘Qratle,Hardware Co,"Phone, famegud |||gt 4 pote t Pls corm ty Th :alan wtawe Hietigres,for sels,Addrmee NO.1 GROVE,Be.tabiv sit tavte,Bown me ‘ss oe .care Che Lagiitnark Nov.#7 Statesville,@.C. Their exclusive lines of Quality Christmas Gifts. had bo l e oi 0os di t Statesville Drug Comp’y QUALITY PRESCRIPTIONISTS,%for ee TO ee ‘ en n a c their heavy|send out men tohelp you./It aross Sue up to you to hunt upthesemen,who cht’s troops whereGeneral % been in the rjiandcaus-|),the British on the 7 rev «iesr ground,ex-where the enemyitlineposition.Theheavy.their failure-theupanintensive and Frenchthewesternfront‘ing additional re- men and guns fromAlongtheentire |ing a net income of $2,000,and everytheNorthseato'unmarried person not head of ery duels of reatprogress, the forerunners of aTeutonicallies| before the American|ever and he&man will be around,to find him.He will answerukesesceamsGawemy.ee fete nethora itan'.“Phe izes,”ColgovlectorofInternalsays,“that many persons experienceagooddealof¢in filling outincometaxforms.It recognizes, too,that taxpayers resident at pointswherecollectors’offices are not eas-ily accessible find it hard toproperinstructioninthelaw.Nextyear,when every married person liv-ing with wife or husband,and hav- a family and having a net income of$1,000 for the year 1917,must makeareturnofincomeontheformpre-scribed,there will be hundreds inycommunityseckinglighton the battle fronts in |the law,and help in executing theirreturns:My own and every other and Arras fronts,|collection district in the nation willish,on various sectors be divided inte St.Quentin to Alsace,mntry bordering the !tal- ind at points along thebiggunseverywhereoperation.On the Brit-|r numbers of airplanes| Bally winging their waynes,engaged in battles iningoutpointswhere | concentrated.Helps have fallen inthenorthern the hills ly been shown. and Bolsheviki. the moun:|ItalianoptimismprevailsamongthatthiswillaidtheminholdingtheAustro-Ger-from the Italian plain.©first flurries of the storm|the enemy resumed his at-and was re-the capture of several po-ter the Italians in a coun-kK regained their lost terrain,lich:the artillery duels werebutwithlessstrengththan districts,with the leounty as the unit,and a govern-ment officer informed in the income‘tax assigned to each district.He willspendasmanydaysasnecessaryineachcounty,very likely in the court house at the county seat town.Incitieswheretherearecollector'sbranchofficeshewillbethere,and inothercitiesatthecountycourthouseorpostofficebuilding.My office will in due time advise postmasters andbankersandsendoutnoticestothenewspapersstatingwhentheoffiecr will be in each county.It will be un-necessary for prospective taxpayerstoaskmyofficeforformsonwhichtomakereturns.The officer whovisitstheircountywillhavei“It may be stated as a matter ofgeneralinformationthat‘net in-come’is the remainder after sub-tracting expenses from gross in-come.Personal,family or living ex-pense ig not expense in the meanofthelaw,the exemption being al-lowed to cover such expenses.“The new exemptions of $1,000 and $2,000 will adtheCossacks,under Gen-'number of income taxpayers in this ists the victors ,»and the}are reported to have met in at|merchants,tradesmen,“two fights,with the counter-men and salaryboth.great many wage workers willin Bolsheviki district,inaxmuch as many farmers,professionalabeworkersand ments occurred at Moheliv required to make return and pay tex.ft Tamanovka,and the Bolsheviki|are declared counter-revolt against the Bol-| iki regime in southeastern Rus-i tly is gaining momentum.|ent has spread fan-likebasesnorthward,and northwestward,preparations are hastening toitsouthwardintotheCauca-The Bolsheviki zovernment con-to issue manifestos calling onfollowerstoresistatisbeingmadetooverthrowit."Although it has not definitely align-|itself with the revolutionary move--t,the new republic of Siberia has|an order that promises mate-Kaledines forces.order forbids the shipment ofsuppliesintoEuropeanRussia,und being taken that they may ;movthe«tward il to aid the haveto n the the Germans. From between tothe xe! in Operation.P Baltic sea to the moutheftheDanubethearmisticebetween||the Russians and Rumanians and theppmaeeoisstillinoperation,agreement for the cessation ofthe not be removed to other fronts.proposal is still under discussion.Gen,AllenbyGeneralAllenby,commander of theBritishforces.interedJerusalemand taken over con-trol of the Holy City.the British commander cor-In a proclamation he told!bitants that all sacred build:|oi,the in ly City. Palestine, ings and holy places would beandmaintained,Meanwhile,|~rowine out of convictions in GeortheBritisharmycontinuesitssuc-|ein,New York,Ohio and Minnesota cessful operations in Palestine,hav-|under the selective service act,ured sevefal additional posi-|wen vesterday in che Supreme Court|ing caytions from the Turks. Death Record. Mrs.Dessie Montgomery Tharpe,wife of Mr.Geo.Tharpe,died Tues-day eveninghomeinsou and at 6.50 o'clock at sisters. services bypo,©8.CashwelMr.W.Vweekathis home at East Bend,Yad-kin death resulting from e ies been taxpayer to seek out attempt ’RumaniansandtheTeutonicalliescoversthere-¢ gion running from the Dniester river ,¢ mouth of the Danube,accordtotheBerlinwaroffice.ial dispatch from Jassy,the Ru-manian capital,says the armistice ivtocontinueforthreemonthsandthattheTeutonshaveagreedtoalltheproposalsmadebytheRumanians,e that providing that troops shall An un-| Thi has en- The populace ro- hethStatesville,death re-| sulting from childbirth.Mrs,Tharpewas21yearsold.She is survived byherhusband,parents and several brothers Interment was at Harmony Wednesday with a wasasonofTomlinsonofIredellsurvivedbyawife,and sistersTom-icy,‘at River “The law makes it the duty of thethecollector.Many people assume that if an in-come tax form is not sent,or a gov-‘ernment officer does not call,theyarerelievedfrommakingreport.This is decidedly in error.It is theotherwayround,The taxpayer hastogotothegovernmentandifhedoesn't within the time prescribed,he is a violator of the law,and thelgovernmentwillgotohimwithitspenalties.”__ Means Case to Jury Today. The Means case is expected to ro to the juury teday. The State announced Wednesday morning that it would offer no moreevidenceandargumentwasbegun.Solicitor Clement made the openingaddressfortheStateandwasfollow-ed by Judge Osborne for the defence.|The closing argument for the defencewillbemadebyBE.T.Cansler andfortheStatebyL.C,Caldwel!Others who have addressed the juryorwereexpectedtodosoareH.8.Williams,T.1).Maness,M.H.Cald-well,L.T.Hartsell,Frank ArmfieldandLeeCrowellforthedefence;Phil.McDuffie,Assistant District At-torney Pooling and J.F.Newell for |the State. Refore the argument was berunJudgeClinegavenoticethathewouldnotpermitreflectionsonwitnesses simply beeause they were non-residents;nor would he allow any com-ment on the towns,counties or States .from which non-resident witnessescame.Neither would he allow coun-|wel to comment upon the legality of|the method by whieh certain docu-ments came into the Rands of theState.This ruling evt gut much ofthematerialforsomeofthedefend-;ant’s attorneys. Draft Law in Supreme Court. |Arguments in the draft enses, of the United States,Nine separ-!ate suits are involved and,becauseofthenumberofattorneysdesiringtobeheard,the court nted anextrahourinadditiontotheusualry|three-hour period for argument.Attorneys for the defendants at-tacked the constitutionality of thelaw,contending that it prevents po- litieal and religious freedom and de-nies citizens equal protection.It wasalsoallewedthatthelawwasvoidbecauseStateofficialsaidiniteen-forcement,contrary tq the constitu-tion,atid that the measure,by au-|thorizing the President to establishinhisdiseretionlocaldraftboards,j usurped judicial power. Dr,Andrew Taylor Still,founder,died atofthescienceof(fie Ti thousands to the) OFFICERS THAT ARE FIT. GeneralOfficersof ArmyGeardtoBeSelectedWhenTneyStandTest. Secretary of War has an-nou that all genere!officers of the Regular army and the National Guard are being examined by medi- the view of determining the advisu- bility of sending them for service abroad,The conditions of foreign service in this war are unusually severe,re- quiring that general officers shall be not only adequately «rounded in mil- itary science and adequately alert physically to acquire rapidly the les-—,ane ae Bae —of warfare .»ab!o d 4edhardship.Sate venThedeterminationoftheseboardaareimpersonalandintheinterestofeuccessofourarmiesandthefarebothofleadersandmen,getjand will be affirmed by the denart- ment.This icy will no doubtcommenditselftothepeopleofthecountryasbeinginthepublicinter- est,and even where it is necessarytedenytheopportunityforforeignservicetosoldiersoflongexperienceitwillbeunderstoodtoimplynoth-ihe in any way prejudicial to the of-fieers involved.Boards have already foundgeneralofficersofbeththearmyandtheNatienalGuard acallydisqualified.Such finding not in any way reflect upon.the pastserviceoftheofficerorupon present zeal and willingness te —_personal sacrifices in the fuserviceofhiscountry,but thetiontobedeterminedisone ca-pacity to ‘orm a highly specializ-ed and a s type of service,The general ers of the Nation-al Guard were taken into the Feder-al service with their State unitswithoutexaminationstotheirpro-fessional qualifications.Some ofthemhadservieeontheborderdur-ine the Guard mobilization and allofthemhavebeenunderobservationsincetheGuardwascalledintoFed-eral service for the war. Most of the present Regular armyofficersaremenoflowerrankwhohavebeengiven war only.They were selected,soew»the line uaeont concerned,v same process ich is follow-ed with the ofpermenentin generaleradesofthearmy.By this processithasbeentherulethatsenioritywasfollowed,unless the record of anofficerforbadethispromotion.The new order will undoubtedlyeliminateanumberofgeneraloffi-cers,even of the grade of major gen-ers],It is understood that no stepwillbetakentowardstheappoint-ment of lieutenants general as corpscommandersuntiltheWarDepart-ment is satisfied with the result ofitsweeding-out process among themajorandbrigadiergenerals.Secretary Baker's statement car-ries a warning that no appeals fromtheboardswillbeconsidered.Thefendwoodistobecutoutwithafirmhand,it is said,and with reliance upon the best judgment of the offi-cers constituting the boards. Snow and Rough Weather. Snow began to fall Tuesday after-noon late and contipued into the night,eovering the ground to adepthof4to5inches.Early Wed- nesday morning the city authoritiesgotbusyandwiththeco-operationofthemerchantssoonhadthesnowclearedfromthesidewalks.One of the fire trucks was run along thesidewalkswithasnow-scraper trail-ing.The snow was fine for sleigh-~<a some sleighs were out.ore snow fell yesterday but thefallwaslight.But little of the snow has melted.A rising tempera-ture is promised for today and theslushwillfoiiow.The snow covered sections of Vir-ginia,North and South Carolina andnortheastGeorgia.In some placesitreachedadepthof8to10inches,being quite a heavy December now.To the discomfort of the snow isaddedunusuailylowtemperaturesandthesearcityeffuelhasdoubt-less resulted in much suffering inmanyplaces.In Statesville the mu-nicipal woodyard has given relief tomanywhowereshortoffuelandbutfortheforethoughtofMayorBris- tol in stocking a woodyard therewoylthavebeenmuchsuffering hefe. BLAMES SECRETARY OF WAR. Major General Crozier,chief ofarmyordnance,testifying before the Senate committee investigating war»reparations,declared the responsi-bility for delay in getting machine wuns lay personally with SecretaryBeker,who took charge of the tests»between the different types.Because of the machine ge shortage,Gener- al Crozier testified,foreign gunswerefurnishedtotheAmericantroopsabroadandtotroopsintrain- ing at home. ADDITIONAL JUDGE. A bill providing for an additiona!Federal judge in the wertern §dis-trict of North Carolina was introducedintheSenateyesterdaySenatorItprovidesthatanysubsequentvacancyinthe§dis-trict cannot be filled. .SEIZING COAL. Over the of national andStatefueladministrators,Gov.CoxofOhioisseizingcoalshipmentsbyStateauthoritytosupplyneedsin STATESVILLE,N.OC.F eal boards and efficiency boards,with}4 his the colo’ general officers’commissions for the duration of the mento | ‘ RIDAY,DECEMBER 14,191%. —e 2S ee ALL SHORT OF SUPPORT. at)gislative Appropriation Not Only “Saleen Fer Insane Hospit- a The board of directors of the State Hospitals far the Insane —Morgan- ton,J an —wastheCentralitalinTuesday,nt:torsThompsoiGoldsbere,B.B.of Four Oaks,Johnstoncounty;W.H.Williams of Wash-ington (N.C.),PF,B.MeKinne of Louisburg,A.BE.Tate of HighPoint,Chas.P.Matheson of Tay-lorsville and R.R.Clark of States-ville.The absentees were Jos.G.Brown of Raleich,who had beentalledto‘ashingten on importantbusinessconnectedwiththewar,and Dy.€,A.Woodard of Durham,who is now in theyer ga ore rector on,Wi is viee chair- man,wae in the absence of Chairman Brown.7Thereportsofalltheinstitutionsshowedthemtobeingoodcondition,=in two important particulars:appropriation made by the Legislatureformaintenancewasnotsufficienttosupporttheinmatesand the room ig insufficient to care foralltheavplicantswhoneedhospital treatment.The Legislature reduced theamountaskedforthesuprortofthe inmates of these institutions;thecostoffoodhasexceededtheesti-mates made when the appropriationswereasked.The combination hasWeeultedimadeficitinthesupportfundofalltheflospitalsfortheyearendingNovember30.That forinsaneatGoldsboroisebout$7,000,for the Raleigh Hos- pital $16,000 and the MorgantonHospital$22,000,in round numbers.Because the directors knew that theav,~priations made by the Legisla- ture would not provide for the pa-tients al received,new build-ings at igh and Morganton,completed last winter,with a capacityofabout100patientseach,havenotbeenopened,although the demandferroomforpatientsisvery urgent.Gov.Biekett,who met with =thehoard,stated that he would insistthatthedirectorsopenthesebuildaoetakeineverypatientforabedcouldbeprovided;andthathewouldasktheCouncilofStatetoauthorizethedirectorstoineuradebttoprovidesupportforthe|patients.e Gov-emor in s the levislative pur- bnose to be te nrovide for these un-fortunates and he thinks it proper tocarryoutthatpose,when theamountfurni:is not sufficient.in other words,the Goverror con-tends that insane people should notbeleftinjailsandcountyhomesandprivatehomessolongasbedscan be found for them in the Hospitals,simply for lack of means to support them;and he is willing to take theresponsibilityofprovidingthewayfortheirsupport.tt is probable that the Governor'svlanwillbeactedoninthenearfu- ture,Ace Congress Seeks Information. A general inquiry into the work of the War Department,especially inarmingandequippingthenation’smanpower,has been ordered by theSenatemilitarycommittee.This inquiry,already begun,is said to be the forerinne:tions of all phases of executive con-duet of the war,which would in a measure accomplish the purpose of the proposed joint committee for “the conduct of the war.Inquiries by standing congressional commit- tees into the Navy Department's ac- tivities and the work of the shipping board and other war-time agencies of War Department's operations cameaftertwohours’discussion of reportsfromSenatorswhohavevisitedarmy camps.Senators Chamberiain,Wad worth,Frelinghuysen and others toldofconditionsobservedandreported to them,especially regarding lack of clothing in many G@ampes,lack of ord |nance and unsatisfactory sanitaryconditions.| Enlist in Mr.D.Frank nesday night for Aviation Service. in Wallace left Wed Fort Sam Houston,} Texas.He has enlisted in the cleri cal department of the aviation sex tion of the army and has been assigr ed to duty there Mr.Wallace is asonofMr.and Mra.Wm.Wallace of Statesville Dr.Fred,Anderson and Mr.HaroldYounthaveretarnedfromWash, ington,where they took the examinationforenlistmentintheavia- tion service.They will know the re sult of the examination in about ten days.Mr.Mauriceedforenlistmer Dunavant,who offer as an avintor,fal!ed on the physical examination.He|then offered ss a mechanic in thesameserviceanitooktheexaminaHewilllearntheresultlater.|--||RED CROSS WORK COMMENDED.| |The ladies of the local Red Crossjauxtliarywereverymuch=sratified recently when they received a natefromRedCrossheadquarterssayingthatthearticles«ent from Statesville |tion, hy |had been inapected and were found to)pontsyjhesplendidlymade. |RECORD TOBACCO SALE.} .of AlexandercountysoldontheStatesvillemarketthisweektobaccofrom21-3 acres ofground,by actual measurement,forwhichhereceived$1,497.06,or practically$641.60 an acre.How iv thatforarecord? of similar investiga-| the ment,are said to be con | te » ion to inquire into the PRIVATE HAGER IS DEAD. Victim of Meningitis —Color- Red Cross Membership Cam- Special Correspondence of The landmark. Mooresville,Dec,13 -Garland Hager of Battery F,113th Field Artillery,known locally as thePiedmontBattery,died Monday at Camp Sevier of «pina!meningitis.Private Hager was the sen of ; and Mrs.Jackson Hayer of this city, and besides his parents is survivedbyseveralbrothersandsisters.He was known as a young man of industriousandquietnature,and was popular with his friends here and incamp.His death marks the _pass-ing of the first of Mooresville’s soldierboys,Who so bravely respondedtotheircountry’s call last summe: The body was brought to Williamson's chapel,near Mayhew,for bu rial,the funeral service being con-ducted by the pastor,Rev.J.T.Rat ledge.elissa Kilpatrick,a coloredmanofthetown,was fatallyedTuesdaymorningwhenher ing caught from an open fire.‘The clothing was burned from her bodyandherhomepartiallydestroyedbxforetheflamescouldbeextinguish ed,She lived but a few hour-The graded schools will,observ:Friday as North Carolina Day ApublicprogrammewillberenderedattheschoolauditoriumFriday morning.Messrs.Fred.McNeely and kugeneCorneliusofthePiedmomtBat tery arrived this week from Camp Sevier to spend a few days their homes here. Mr.J.P.Mills,Jr. Friday to Fort Ca-well, spending the week at his home on what he describe ‘“my lastfurloughtillit's over over there.” M:.Gus.Leavar,a former Moores ville hoy,writes frends here that will leave for France within next few day a member o wo burn cloth will returr Ky., us aviation corp Mr.FE.FF.Harrington has purcha ed the barber shop |wh in charge of FE.F.Friday, for a number of year Mr.Harring ton proposes to operate a first-class shop and will install a new barbers.Mr.J.F New York,where he will consult specialixt for eye trouble Mr.Geo {Goodman, chairman of the Red Cross ry for Moore ville,« Wednesday night of the —executive committee,consisting of Messrs,W L..Matheson,Side Mack,J.M nette,J.A.B.Goodman,J.W But ler,J.F.Campbell,L.A.Robinson Hugh L.Sloop,G.H. who Auxilia riail,superintendent Was unant Mr.W.C.J the Mooresville schools, mousty elected managerChristmasmembership for the instance of President ofWoodrowWilson,SkeltonUnitedStates;Johnliams,comptroller of Wm.Howard Taft, the United States,of national reputation. end we are sure,,iwill do her best.The territoryIredellcountysouthA has been allotted to thia territory VERNIE GOODMAN. Someof theSick. and other was operated on for ap- pendivitis at Long’s Sanatorium a few days ago His condition was quite serious but is improving.Mrs.J.F.Kirk,who was at Dr mng’s Sanatorium for treatment for |Mooresvill’ }1ja week, jhome in [her and a Shelby.Mr.Kirk came for ynopanied her home.Mre |Kirk expects to return to the Sana ltorium afier Christmas |Mrs.Eh Warliek,who has been u ‘patent at Long's Sanaterium for a month,was taken Newton Wednesday. not impr 1 home in condition herHerto ved Witnesses in Means Case. Messrs.John Lewis and J.A.HartnesswereinConcordTuesdayto estify for the defense in the Means cane Gaston Means had testified that he laid a pistol in the forks of a at Blackwelder spring the f August 24,and that while he ‘Mr King took the pistol from the tree and in hand ling it was shot.The Stateevidencetoprovethat2pistol would not He in the forks of the tree mon tioned and the defence offered testi mony to corroborate Means.Lewi catified that to test the matter he iid the pistol in the forks of the treeanditremainedthereHewascor obornted by Mr.Hartnes PATRIOTIC EXERCISES AT THEGRADEDSCHOOL.The graded schoo!will have a po triotie cclébration of North Carolina Day this morning at 9.30 o'clockThelaunchingofthesaleofthrift tamps the children will be the object of the exercises and therewillbeanumberofaddresses,In are cordially invited. ORGANIZE IN JANUARY. The subscribers to the StatesvilleMorrisPlanBankCompanywillmeetattheCommercialdebvemTues-day night,January 8,1918,at & tree on riacht ‘rt the spring among 'LIEUT. \Married in South Carolina —ed Woman Fatally Burned—_|Leazar in Aviation Corps — ‘mother andPrivatejandMrs. jlanta Gib lof the lai -Wie after here, he thethe h has been colored, number of is| Ken- Holtshouse: and k.O.Miller,at which seusting right yesterday. o the campaign.|avenue,when he turned a pan of hot This campaign is being launched at |water over himeadlf.the Red Cross exec- utive committee at Atlanta,Some of the national Red Cross officers are:|ice and fell on the sidewalk near thethe|First Baptist church Wednesday night |°Wil-!and suffered a fracture of a bone irthecurrency;ex-President of menItishoped,that south IredellinofStatesville ‘dressed the inj jand was badly shaken np |nlain that muchThe5-year old son of Mr and a on from their fatms Ww.W.Lowrance of the vicinity of |landowner,«hose returned Wednesday to her! e{coal would be |mercial purposes,“is offered|for the sale of War Savings © a BOGLE’S WEDDING. Death of Mr.Lucas at StonyPoint. Special Corr-spondenee of The Landmark Taylorsville,Dec.18 Lieut.George Boule,aceompanied by his ister,Mrs.Leila Bogle,M.L.Gwaltney,wernt toMcColl,8.©.Monday evening,where he was married Tuesday af-ternoon at »°0 oeloek,to Misa At- laughter of Mr.and‘been,in the Methodist Lieut.Boyle is:a sonliamG,Bogle of Tay- lorsville und was reared here,butforseveralyeorshehasbeen@sue-cessful business man at MeColl.He entered th -ceond training camp at Fort Ogletho:,e,receiving the com- mission of treat Heutenant,and he uid his | (Chattanooga,us at Og} Mr.Wall Ss.©,the o }.&.Touea home of h Mra.T.i:chureh ti he is to be station sope for a time. Lucas of Columbia,eat son of Mr.and Mrs. f Hiddenite,died at the parents Wédnesday at 5 o’cloct had been i!health tor a long time and ime to Hildenite three weeks ago I»aved wus 52 vears of age and i irvived by three daughters and =a en,hi purents,two brothers, Messrs.Jame.PL Lueas of Hidden t John OR Lucas of Louisville, n ii ister,Mra.A.F Sharpe ‘Pout,all of whom were when the end came,except who arrived Wed- dav at noon.The remains willtakentoSharon,8.C.,for inter-ment,leaving Hiddenite on this eve train and Mre.W.L.Matheson re- ec Mooresville Monday afterashortvisittoMr.Matheson'smother,Mrs.W.B.Matheson.Mes- dames Lelia Bogle and W.L.Gwalt-ney,who attended the marriage ofLicut.Bogle at MeColl,8.C..willpendafewdayswithMrs,Bogle’sMrs.Fred.Page,at Aberdeen, before returning heme The weather has been cold here since Saturday was some warmer and snow began to fall about 4.30 p.m.The snow fell thick and fast to a depth of 6 to 8 inches.The ground was frozenandnotaflakemelteduntilabout noon Wednesday,and very littl has Heening Stan ho him JOR Mi to niece, unusually Dorrah left this week for disappeared yet. A Chapter of Accidents, Mr.John G.Miller of Shiloh town- ship was brought to Long’s Sana- Hed a meeting terium Tuesday with a crushed and mangled arm.He was at work for the Southern Power Co.on the Ca-tawba river and a heavy piece of steel fel on him.His left arm wascrushedattheelbowandhedtobe amputated.He was getting along all A little son of Mr.and Mrs.Sam Holcombe waspainfally scalded Waed- eft Tueaday night for Tuesday]. ofSundayrthechurch o'clock te exercises,~ eastbeu westh —Mra,RaynalStatesville fenrence Charlotte ladies waa) —Mr.J.ed somenlefor Cross of wLandmark - tributed,* bs nesday night at their home on Davie when Dr.F.L.Sharpe baciMrs.V.E.Lackey slipped on the her left ankle;alsu torn lHiaments.She ia at Long's Sanatorium fertreatment.Mr.1).8.Thomas slipped on the ‘ceyesterdaymorningnearthefirehouse No bones broken. Wholesale Thefis of Wood. Landowners near Statesville com- ool has been stol- recently.One farm borders the cords of his wood have ‘isappeared and can't be leeated.Another landowner thinks he isshort100cords.The wood had been ‘ut and corded in the woods.It is amazing that so mach wood‘ould have been hauled away,prob-ibly most of it in open day,without omebody taking notice.The folks who have lost the wood,however,'on’t undertake to account for that.They know their wood is gone.It isaconditionandnotatheorythatis onfroenting them Thefts of foodstuffs and fuel willnumerousthiswinter.It was tobeexpectedthatmuchwoodand sto'en from premises in town,but wholessle thefts likethatmentinoed.evidently for com!going some,” in the languawe of the street. Meeting Next Tuesday Night. Next Tvesda,vight,the 18th,isthedatefixedforthemassmeetinginStatesvilleinbehalfofthecampai fi- cates and Thrift Stamps in the coun- ty own,says 50 The meeting has been postponed on account of the severe weather.Mean-time,Mayor Bristol,chairman of thecountycommittee,is formulatingplansforthecampaign.The States-ville public schools and some of theotherschoolsinthecountywillhaveNorthCarolinaexercisestodayandtheplanwillbeexplainedtotheschoolchildren.Friday,2let,it ishopedtohavesimilarmeetingsatalltheotherschoolsinthecounty, Meantime stamps car be boughtfrompostofficesandmailcarriers. Begin buying now.Don't wait forthecampaigntoopen.. HAS APPENDICITIS.It is learned from the GreenvilleReflectorthat.John Tharpe oftheHarmony«Was taken ill atGreenvillesomedaysago,while thereattendingthesessionoftheNortho'clock to perfect a permanent organ-|Carolina Conference.ization and elect a board of directors. About $25,000 wag subscribed to thecompany. attending pronounced bisattackof«a anandwastakentoahospitalatWilson, THE LANDS V.s ‘OL MBE Ns VEPNGIFe TiVo:he (ide bats tid HEN APES OU NCCE A Gaim oon ral erm PArtillers |Vetis Civil \ r\ ."*ettenetatammy me, es‘eewi:Ee ee is,Military Sets,Mesh Bags,Dorins,Van- fa Cases,Purses,Knitting Sets,Crochet any novelties.Ladies and Gents’Silver Silver. Parisian Ivory. Military Sets,Manicure Sets,Combs, Powder Boxes,Hair Receivers,Cloth “i Brushes,Shoe Hooks,Mirrors,all sizes,Shoe Horn,Salve Jar,Tale Box. Leather Goods. Traveling Sets,Manicure Sets,Military Sets,Safe- ty Razor Sets,Hand Bags,Purses,Card Cases,Lap Pads,Letter Books,Soldier Sets. “ smokes.We are oulderinBoxesof25for$1.25,$1.50,$2.25,$2 and $3theBox.ee Garden,D’Jer-Kise rele,Azurea,Toilet Waters,Extracts, HudnutsSachet: ift for theanniaahdboge fh e Lavaliers---Solid Gold with Pearls,Diamonds,Rubies,Amethyst,, from $6.50 to $35.00. Gentlemen Walking Canes,with Silver Handle,Umbrellas with Sil- ver Handle.Swagger Sticks,Silver Mounted. Solid Gold Cuff Buttons,Stick Pins,Hat Pins. Watches,$16.50 to $25.00.Lucia Pearl Necklace. Come,Give Us The Pleasure of Showing You Through. Ladies’Gold wrist stoRE.STATESVILLE DRUG COMPANY.QUALITY PRESCRIPTION Negro Soldiers Pay the Penal-|ty For Riots at Fort Sam.)ion,Texas. Thirteen negro soldiers of theTwenty-fourth Infantry were executedTuesdayatSanAntonio,Tex.,for rT in the riots at Houston,| ,August 25.After dark Mon- day night motor trucks carried th:lumber for the scaffolds and a com-pany of engineers to clearing.The‘olds were built by _firelight.Motor trucks shortly after 5 o'clockTuesdaymorningcarriedthecon-demned negroes and the officers and| military guard to the place of execu- is f f e ' from|sraif tion.The trucks later carried thebodiestoaplaceasindistinguishableastheexecutionsitewheretheburia!took place.Then they hauled backjtoFortSamHoustoneverypieceof|lumber used in the scaffold so thatthesitewasclearbeforeformaian-|nouncement of the ecxecutions had|been issued by the southern depart-|ment headquarters.|©ned negroes had known|of their fate since Sunday.TwelveofthemsoughtspiritualcouncilofintarmyY.M.C.A.workers.The thir- acon-| .|maijor-,officials | in | teenth,whose name has not been disclosed,gave no inklingknew.Outwardly all were §astoical. They did not know the date of the execution,but Monday night theyweretakenfromthecavalryguard:! house,where they had been prisoners| more than a month,and placed inseparatebarracks. Aside from less than a dozen officers } ‘of the southern department and the|sheriff of Bexar county,no one in the|city or the army camps knew of the execution,date or place.The otherdefendantswereignorantofthefateoftheircompanionsuntilafterthe ,formal announcement had been made. rike a B to con-|mine The condemned men were arousedTuesdaymorningafewminutesbe-fore regular army reveille.The mil-itary guard had been summoned silentlyandnosoundwasheardinthecampwherenearly46000menweresleeping,except the purring of thearmytruckmotorsawaitingtheirloads.The negroes dressed in theirregularuniformsascarefullyefforin:jon. displayed neither bravado norrodeto :execution | thetrucks to thescaffolds and seatedonchairs.A low “good-bye boys”addressed to members of their mili-|guard who had heen in charge’ neyroes sincetheywere brought ,Bh was the iy ex-any of the negroes,|feet An "7 andas ont i iifi =* i°F Hi = that he. BreSerae ,ey THIRTEEN WERE HANCED,|The men hanged,ati enlisted men!MONEY jof the 24th infantry,were: William ©. J Brow n, Moore and Nesbitt,Corporals Larnon James Wheatley,Jesse Charles W. C.Hawkins,Carlos Snodgrass,Ira RB.Davis.James Divins,Frank John-sen,Risley W.Young and Pat Mac- Wharter Of the others four were sentenced to dishonorable discharge frem_the army,forfeiture of all pay and allow- ances due,and prison terms of two ' years and two years and six months.Five were acquitted and sent to join their commands, in spite of the executions and an-|nouncement of the other sentences, the riot at Houston is not a closedincident.Investigation is still inprogressanditisexpectedadditional ourt martials will follow. Supreme Court Upholds Idaho Prohibition Law. With a derision upholding the Idaho prohibition law,the SupremeCourtgaveanoptionwhichmaybe one of the most far-reaching victo- for “bone-dry"”prohibition yetrecommended.It was held that 4citizenhasnoconstitutionalrightto possess liquor for his personal use if a State wishes to furnish it. Justice McReynolds,who gave thecourt's opinion,said that a State“has power absolutely to prohibitmanufacture,gift,purchase,sale ortransportationofintoxicating liq-uors within its borders without vio- lating the constitution.” “We further think,”he added,“itclearlyfollowsfromournumerousdecisionsupholdingprohibitionleg-islation that the right to hold intox- ieating liquors for personal use isnotoneofthosefundamental_privi- lewes of a citizen of the UnitedStateswhichnoStatemayabridge.A contrary view would be incompati-ble with the undowbted power to pre-vent manufacture,gift,sale,pur- chase or transportation of such ar-ticles the only feasible way of getting them.An assured right of possession would necessarily implysomeadequatemethodtoobtainnotsubjecttodestructionatthewillof the State,” After Food Speculators. Investigators of the Federal Trade ries n,but the singing was |Commission have been sent out from select your plant be dock into reported speculation in food-stuffs,which PoodHooverhascharged are responsibleforshortagesandhighprices.Desti- nations of the agents were kept se-eret and nothing concerning their ac-tivities will be made public until thecommissionissuessubpoenasforsus-pec’rsons.Al offenderswillbehaledsummarilybeforethecommission,an unprecedentedandorderedtostopany Sergeant } Ba!timore;| Privates William Brackenridge,Thos.| Administrator | St€P,|tobneco is a small rt a al ee IN TOBACCO. Mr.Tharpe Tells the Farmers| What Thev Can Do if They)Will.:|Under the which! ‘surround the people of this coyntry | jowing to the great war,I i the farmer one of the moat impor-| tant factors in a suceessful prosecu-tion of the war.1 would urge every!farmer to produce all the necessn-|ries of life that is possible for him ito do.He should utilise each kind ,soil to the vlanting of plants|jand grein adapted to its own kind.| Having been renred on the farm,) nee leaving it I have been «close;observer of how our fermer:are}succeeding.{ obacco ‘ircumstances eonsider of hi '|is our best money cropthroughthispartofthecountry.| !Owing to the very ‘igh prices paid|for the weed this cerson,I imarine! there will be many fermers who haveneverraisedanywhowilltryto raise some next year.I would sug- gest that you select your gray soilwith»yellow sub-sofl,or light,san-dy soil.Fregh land is preferable,ifvouhaveit.Old sage fields whichhaveagrowthofbushesandpines,should be turned up this winter and allowed to rot during the winter, with from 200 to 600 pounds of fer-tilizer.The latter amount =broad-cast will give good results.:Do not plant after cotton.There is plenty of the kind of soil describ-ed in Tredetl,Davie,Rowan,Yadkin.Wilkes,Alexander and Caldwell counties.Success can be obtainedbyplantinginMay,anyhow not lat-er than the middle of June.You can grow about 5,000 plants on one acre.You should prime very little,as thefirstleavesmatureveryquicklyandeanbetakenoffandallowthere-mainder to mature.Do not top tomorethen12leaves.Of course itdependsonyoursoil,Good ripe to-baeco is always in demand.As I have said,there is no money|crop equal to tobacco.Many farmers!have received $300 per acre andi some have gotten over $400,1 ad-|weed all farmers lest fall to plant)tobacco this vear,beeause of the in-}j¢rease in demand in our foreign’jtrade.I well knew i¢would put uptheprice,and in my Own opinion it;will be high next year,You should on the banksofsmallstreams,where there is nonew-made soil,and burn to a depthofabout21-2 inches,Dig and pul-verize well and sow r seed,andbeattheminwithebrush,andthen.tramp your beds well, Labor is a great item now and willcontinuetogrowworse,and for thatreasonIcontendthefarmercanusehissmallchildrenforwormingandsuckeringthecrop,wet by farwrenterreturnsfromamountof|inbor expended thananyothercrop. time in this isaboutAtBoth “Phone ‘Us For” Nice fat Mackerel, White Fish, Fresh Oysters on Friday and Saturday. PHONE 89. Eagle&Milholland. Keep Out The Cold Air With Tight Fitting Flooring,Ceiling and Wall PlasterBoughtfrom C.WATKINS,"phone No.43. UNCLE SAM KNOWS| OurGovernmenthastakenthethat Why notyoudoashevepairyourTires? C.H.LUSTER, REGISTERED ARCHITECT, Statesville,N.C.’Pheae 340 penne Has a Full stock of all books used inGradedSchools.They School Books| a eth rs Big Cléarance Sale On Millinery. Beginning Saturday,December 8th,we will put onsale all our Winter Millinery at a great reduction. All pattern Hats at a big sacrifice. One Lot Hats,Trimmed,. Untrimmed, ‘*Children’s Hats, $1.98. 1.48. 1.25. 98c. 50c. 25c. Flowers at sé “ay “é oe ee “6 oe 6 “s ts iy «6 ss “se ““ Wide Ribbons,Feathers and half price. MRS.MARY SIMS. TheCash Store. of “A Friend In Need Is a Friend Indeed.”Rast the eaeat esferitetolend we.ene tave ot ithe Rash you are iodepondos,deat,thoughnmongrangerayourwantanddesiresmay| andBeholdThe Value of HavingoaaeGetthesavingshabitit's agood habit-~teachwetr a We are equal tothe best ter than the.est.Openanaccount agp old tor CASH,___Ii 3 ‘ i tu g ! re l e Gi i g e ! |ar for high lanters’Ware-ville,N.C. Number UR PHONE. most prompt, service and a reas New,self -eturt Mars for Statesvill\ {' }| 'i ° A j From sd mo) LADIES COATS the manufacturers in New York last week at a low price and are offering this special in four lots: Lot No. Lot No. These are excellent Coats for the prices.See them " SS Ee e Pr r e r pe p e R E e S : a Signals By Relief Dee.9 —Farm-with their fallbutthesawmillcrew;t ave always y.:—T of =a sommpenty is |very _lem to say.vjmondHolmesofCampSeviervisit-|its recent ed his parents,Mr.and Mrs.R.A.rin ©Every member of the conference,to)*fa a Yandcollectively,|Holmes,lestnatonlyedgedhimselffight|:Jonday, mare intensely to control tuberculo-|S*2tesv'!le is visiting home folka to-:ie |lay.vio in his community,but adopted »As common among the renters, ts neces-nl ig impro there will be some changes of loca.sary to make the 's fighting|“°"around here.Mr.J,E.Marmachine:»what it <hould be low,who has heen a tenant on Mrz.|One 0°the requirements contained |!A Totes farm,aoe Net.for ,>ooramme ithe past eight years,will move +ak Ge Se cae ae tee ee Rows of H.A.Gill,near Olineelshe:one Sal ing wenlic ToeiT.V.Magers,whe farmed for C.(er govnty sengtoriom for at least |AyHee,Wae TArMe:. wy A description of what took on ithe French steamship Mont Blane iscontainedinastatementissuedat|Halifax,N.&.,Tuesday by the mas-‘of the vessel,Captain Lamadoc. ’master places the blame for the re #the Norwegian Belgian r p ores Be we board nearly 6,000 tons of freight,mostly explosives,”|}Captain Lamedee said.“The ballasttankswerefilledwithwater.In theforwardholdwesstoredpicricacid; came a steel bulkhead and inthenexttelwas7.N.e \fe also had T.N.T,inthethirdhold.On top of the for- ward deck were stored about 20 bar-rela of benzo!over the picric acid,with a steel deck in between. it was a clear morning.The wa-|$¥was smooth and we were at half-‘on the starboard side toward Bedford basin.There were novesselsinourcourseuntilwesighted}the Belgian relief ship Imo coming ifor the Dartmouth shore,She was|more than two miles away at the time.We signalled we would kee to anchor.We headed a little more{in shore so as .to make clear to|Imo our purpose. ;um,We were keeping to the right,| ;Pales,and could not understand whattheImomeant.But we kept onourcourse,hoping that she would as she should,on the star le,which would keep her on Halifax side of the har!and»Mont Blanc on the Dartmouth “But to ovr urpr.is th feomine down on |signalled again. Ime the port side,so weWesawtherewas ie stop the engines,at the sameveeringslightiytoport,whichwroughtthetwovesselswithstar-|boards parallel when about 300 feetinpart. “Then we put the rudder hard uport to try to pass the Imo befor:»sWbuld come on us,and at thmetimetheImoreversedenginehcekelirhtandwi ,broucht her time é wa ||reverse aroundhthytoport Imo.| z.,@ high | }out of the Bedford vasin and headed! the Mont Blane on the starboard tack ||going up to the basir,where we were} (She signalled that|she was coming on the port which|would bring her on the same side with| jer starboard,according to pilotage| kept | danger of collision and signalled to| thout caren | ow pointing to-| anne j Tharpe this year,will e to RB.A.|$3772)Aaath gocorring from)sic candep's,at Willlemabure.|péther vgovision was that every)The school at Holly Spring is,‘own of 5000 population or over|Prosressing nicely,with Miss Carshouldhaveatuberculosisorpublic|CarsTrivette ure|health-rrorse for the town and outly-|_This is a good time to kill porkers.|jing ¢ountry districts,Open air!There have been several killed and |yehools and fresh air elasses in con-|"ore will be butehered tomorrow,lneetion with all union and graded}™“r.Curtis Barnard and family|eotaate throughout the South,and a|'!l move to Statesville in a few o OUs iste !i (ays, [comepies ‘ae ie |ay eg t have no weddings to report,butevalpublic,the medical profession|“cording to observations there will|und public officials.were other feat-|'°one about Christmas.npedt included in the programme,|May Be Used For Civil Work.“The number of beds Morth Caro-lina would need,”says the State Under the new selective service|Board of Health,“should the pro-|regulations,one found to be disqual-| jctamme be adopted in this State,ified for general military service,ijwould be over 8,500,Her bed ¢a-\and who is physically capable of |pagity at the State Sanatorium is rendering special or limited milita-Teas than 150,and while a few coun-|ry service in any trade,profess!on|{ty senatoria are now open,the bed or oceupation,may be called upon bylempacityoftheseinstitutionswiththeWarDepartmentforserviceoth-that of the State Senatorium ip no .»than active military service in theiwayequelsthenumberofdeathsan-|field, 'nuatly in the Btate from tuberculo-The regulations governing are un- j aie.”lerstood to mean that a man mayhavecertainphysicaldefectswhich|will prohibit him shouldering a gunandgoingonlonghikes,but he may be able to hold a clerkship,operateetypewriter,or similar light du- ties.A man with one leg could not march,but he may be an expertstenographer,or an expert at civil ovcupation, PRIVATE ERVIN DEAD. ee+owen een CAN ENLIST AS AVIATORS. Provost Marshal General CrowderihasnotifiedtheGovernorsofStates|that the new draft rerulations havebeenameniedtoallowregistrantsto lenlist in the aviation section of thesignalcorpsascandidatesforcom- missions,and to provide that when registrants who have been in mili- tary or naval segvice are discharged, their discharges shail be reported te The body of Private James Ervin, the loca)bonrds,so that the men may |who.died at Camp Sevier,Greenviile,be reclassified 1S.C.,last week,of @neumonia,was |!eneee eee:broaght to the home of his parents, SWITZERLAND'S NEUTRALITY.and Mrs.H.D.Ervin,near Attempting to excite the people of Newton,Sunday morning.The fu- Switzerland,the Germens ha re-|feral was condu ted at Olivet churehsortedtheUnitedSiateswould|>Y,Rev.J.8.Connell,Young Ervin ‘invade Swiss territory,Secretary |Ye'Untecred the Charlotte engin- i Lansing has offieiaily advised the ume r |govermrcnt of Switscrland that its nreutralitywillberespectedandits|territory held inviolate by the Unit-ed States,so long as Switzerland re-| mains neutral and its neutrality is)respected by the enemy.| |5 ae AEee REYom ARNON _9HE Y.W.C.A.BAZAAR. Tho Y.W.C.A,bazaar at Mitchell |; |College Monday evering was a dis | }iinet suecese.Fancy articles,candy,| jsamdwiehes.and fot chocolate wer |séhd and the side shows,in which <« inuiaber @f the young ladies purtic ted,were the “hit”of the evening.|Te Sailor's Dream and several othe:| »leaux were given.The proceed of“Yr, eer corps last } Bacaieee 5 : Do You Want To ° High Cost Of We are going to give cath discounts to allwho groceries and earry them home.Any amount or n chase up.This saving will amount to from2 te) which means an average saving of $2 to $2.60"/ groceries.Just think what you will have savéd in@ or even a few months,tc carry out this plan,<°~ You are your own loser by not adopting this , today AND LET US PROVE IT TO YOU! Our Holiday stoek is now complete,We ¢ thing to be found in a first-class grocery. Yours for SERVICE ana QUALITY,‘J.R.POSTO! W.Broad Street.” Ster|This brought her |}ourd our starboard and as a collisiontheninevitable,we held the Mont|lane so she would be struck at the;forward bold where the pierie acid!are gone.jonas,a substaree which would otjexplede,rather then have her strik«|where the T.NT.was stored1TheImocutintousaboutedeekandholdand the into the pieric acid,ig- a cloud of smoke vessel forward.I*was no hope of His promptly answer night.Enjoy th| Cars afford.Ty: WNo.511. Miller Transfer Co. :Jitmey Transfer Cou.| WATKINS for || hing to Build With.” |Btockh—Lowest Prices,Doors,Windows,Ceil- ing,Siding,oat | Latha,Lime Cement, {re’Wh,Stateevtile. vented to $18. (2eee:ES MORE SUBMARINE ‘TOLL. Twenty-one British merchantmeunkbyminesorsubmarinc week,as ayainst 17 the previou |week, WEDNESDAY;DECE At 9 A.M.ond will comtiaye,Monday,December EXTRA SPECIAL- 1200 Yards,Pine Dress Gi 30,000 Stitches for One Cent st no current”to all but guide the early,before the best ones Requires “alm ul does cwing. a meee se renee yetathirdTHEREVEILLE. SEW MOTOR No adjusting.| stand under The f poem,writtea by Bret {hostilities ip 1-6],i oriate in vit: !1 hear the trar f thedoingany-nd cf armed men the humNovelties,too,All on dis-;i knew that an exok !a nation’s hosts gathered f |:};‘ton Wes inevitable,so the boats wer:the quick ne drow ‘NerwlWegotloadsofChristmasNee — nine. ihe Fits any m: Simply sete drive wheel. This is the year for Gifts Eleetrieal— AMERICA’S ELECTRICAL CHRISTMAS 250 Yards of Good CalieoesDon't miss this great oppertunitclerkstowaitonyou.it meanseacharticle.Come early.Don't minute.Avoia the rush,‘|The Bargain Store.Sadat wee 105 E.Broad Street,Next Alexander ATTENTION!We will payyour &’reWithinadistanceof30miles,if you trade4 wre—, he sands,on Roundplaynowforyou,\lowered ond all hands Pence,ithem,ard rowed for thePilotMcKaywi all there wv got aboard Dartm uth Ere your :t with alarming dram nid the quick |ay me of my heart ix not of life t )doe and i.‘That means a season ofameComforts[TORS SK KIMONAS Poa bic Mane act,i emt”«dd we fel ovey es SHIRT WAISTS,BATH tS — |t Plane ;practi- -in the- lean Come ard see the Sew Motor| und scores of other |Gifts —every one practical -— suitable for A’L. Home Electric Co. 516 Center Street. 1 flames ROOM HO.90 minutes»heard r things,bu eriously injures METALS. |Nothing can take the place of| i metals.We are sheet metal ‘workers and will make anything in the home.Good Po ooisdnthe’fang heen ROBES,NECKWEAR,BED fans towedthe | by the wife at a home aj,SLIPPERS,the exis: fare -such a pleasure that;|SIERY AND GLOVES.)i \woe ecu j else can give.oa‘HANDKERCHIEFS,BAGSJ aint”F I Accerding (o statems a AND VANITIES,and pu-.OF thes gird a neo merous Faney Articles.iets that oO [. FRESH CELERY and Peet.=Hatifax.es *S |wo STATESVILLE TIN CO. |P,your shoppi he explosionofthSTERSs|or late,but do your shopping ot tame de | Mr township 1 the a; Sharpes oa ee This Weather Demat BLANKETS and COMFORT) We Have Them.. We are open evenings from you want—tin roofing,gutters, vailey tin and ridge roll.Let us |know your wants. burg th week u baandcollisiuntilChristmas,a mow FROZE*will be glad to see you early Q 0eulti: ¢IN CALLING THE ‘Phone 55,114 E.Broad StreetLANDMARK*| 4 Munition harhor 12K,ineluding len.Save time and stating your }ness less of course s persenalindprivatewhoeveran swers no —Every |JTucedayandFriday.eo Aer Poy ae ol “ibe ‘phon.eth *ewers the “phon 7 °}FY ,i ;ttend to any |[Miller-McLain SupplyCo.|R AMSEY-BOWLES .:dee ols ;|-.*to Itisa wa |vo 'rives needless “viduals hibita any « County me id editoria ing to any office | comes to hand. Keep that in mind and oblige The Landmark and save time trouble for yourself and thisoffice. **¢ VOY4i ;trouble byearlyifyoucan.‘1 unid ntified bodies ar DR.J.M.HOLLAND. DENTIST OFIICE MILLS PUILDING Over Mra.Sime’Millinery Store. Statesville,N.Cto& hoever an- unsousually ness of the t attended of time and ible to ONL *ceeeencenenemcteneuaminnenneiebenanestensneeeeinante aan No regulation *DR.VANCE HASTY,|‘|F 7nmthebusiDENTALSURGRON|(PL)" } a . * . * . * . er {rasa7ahi4;AOURS *PRONE hh e soar ee anagem“YOUR BATTERY | RequiresSpecia!WinterCare. We give you free inspection,test- fitting advice.} t he in ne *}ney &¢t ry ‘.{Toledo,nad,Stat rows ard that «aid firm willHUNDREDDOLLARS Optarrh that can tf HALL'B CATARRA “HUENEY. d-GieiiiienNeoattoeRoows5-1-0,Beoand Pleor me nllisinessthatFIRSTNATIONALBANKBUfLOING,-aber -candi meiahidiliaaioeaninnt sey gs rer 1 ;w ViOSTEOPATH.“J ie : Dr.S..__taenann.be pe ry Verchants’@ Fotmers’Bn "ot Stageovitte,MN.©.TELEPHON ENGAGEMENTS,"Phone i?Hour §&6 |APRCIAL ATTENTION TO CHILDREN'STRETA hor oii nd every|t be curedDytheurejUREFRANK }|Sworr before me and subscribed in my 'peernee,this 6th day of December,A.Db MORRISONCO. weg,A W.GUBABON,Bent)Notary PobttcTall’:Cetarrh Care &taken tnternally end arte thre@eh the Blend on fhe Mucous ***.ene eeeeeHtthehabit—come weekly.|, you lay wp your car,leave out Batterywith us. SH Surfecee of the System Send for teatimetals,freeoute “4 Cat ©©6.,Toledo,0.{,The,|Malte nentie Flite tae romatination CC.WATKINS. ADVERTISERS will ,ploase bring AUILDING?| WitbiNc:”G,WATKIN Sodag ae eed‘fd.guaranteed after@2eelock to‘morrow!a MANTELS,COLUMNS,| Stair Rail,Balusters,Newels,Brack- ets,Step Plank,Base,Case and 52 other kinds of Mouldings ready madeCc.WA Office "Phone,824;Thene,279 Green a @pdsition to OF the 63 on trian!only five were ac- tod.Thirteen were put to death. :were not allowed the usual “Amilitry methot of execution—a fir-|ing squad—but were hanged,whieh|; ~\ig the extreme military penalty.The a re were dishonerably discharged | _and sentenced to terms of imprigon- ment,41 of them to life imprizon- meni. The court martial before which ithese men were tried gave them a patient and impartial hearing.After the evidence and ergument were in, not a word of the court's decision was made public watil the execution| lef the sentence was announced.The} punishment was swift.There was no delay of months in the trial or by) §such as the civil courts al-| the judg- ment of the courts are swift.That is) "the!necessary to enforce discipline and) ta restrain others;and the fact that there are few outbrenks among reg- :alar soldiers is ample evidence that ae aonaitons.the swiftness and certainty of pun- |shment under military law has the vsired-effect. ee 6 Cem STSTE REE.omOwe too much|Few Restrictions For the Aus:| tro -Hungarians. Austro-Hungarian subjects in the|United States,most of the million or|-|more of whom are laborers and are|js loyal to the allied war cause,willsufferfewrestrictionsasaresultof|war between the lanas of their birth|-|and adoption..In a proclamation declaring a stateofwarwithAustria-Hungary,in ac-cordance with the act of Congress,President Wilson specified that un-naturalized Austro-Hengarians,un-like the Germans in this countryshouldbefreetoliveandtravelany-:where,except that they may not en-ter or leave the United States with-out permission,and those suspectedofenemyactivitymaybeinterned.They need not regisver with police orofficials,as Germans willrequiredtodoshortly,are notbarredfromthe100-yard zones about—oe and warehouses closed to»and are noi required t6leavetheDistrictofColumbia.The President's mviive in drawingdistinctionsbetweenGermansandAustriansweredescribedastwo-fold.|First,it was realized that the syin-|goshy ef Hungarians,Rumanians‘oles,Serhians,Szechs,Slovacs and *|other immigrents from the Austro- t!Hungarian empire,generally is nothaveto)With the mother country in the war,.tand they have not been guilty of theBj}multiform campaign of vioicnce prac-8 ticed umier the Germen war system. nt 1;be Secondly,such a large proportion ofilaberersinmunitionanaFiSsandcou]mines consists of Austria:a ;He i t t oe Fe d d i s of public safety subjects that it seas found practieall;impoesible to ad ister ageinst themout,that a |the rigid regulations imposed en the ™Germans,who are half as numero»'and more individualistic. ity~ere losing ieee Jaeob Jones Survivors. is to say,a @f;.Lieut.Commander David Worththepoundbut-|Pagiey,of the American torpedo boat weigh destroyer Ja:Jones,which was re-jeently torpedoed by a German cub-marine,was rescued by one of his |Seamen,who aftorward died fromjuriesandexposure.The seaman, with six other members of the crew, were swimming toward a raft when|he bumped into a floating object whichhethoughtwasabundleofclothes Asheville is the but which proved to be Commander fm most if not all Bagley with the fur ccllar of his grentcommunities,=wrapped about bis head.Bar *|ley appeared to be almost unconsciouspaidtothe’réguia |Although suffering intensely him- and mponwanan,This {celf ~_—his injurte}and the coldwater,the scaman caught hold ofothe|the commander and with the assist- Ww M4 lance of his shipmates pulled him to ||the raft,where he soon revived.Theseamansuccumbedafewhourslacerandwasburiedatsea. men not previously known|to have been aboard the torpedoed|destroyer Jacob Jones have been add-ed to the list of known missing in adispatchtotheNavyDepartment from Vice Admiral Sims.The mes- sage also named four members of thecrewwhowerenotaboardwhenthe ship was lost,and five others not list-ed as missing and who possibly hadbeentransferredtoanothervessel before the Jones started on her lasteruise. of Had to Dispose of Their Sugar. PORPOOey,|The Wilmington branch of Garrettformerare*..,_&Co.,ine.,wine makers,having been discovered to have on hand a large amount of sugar were instructed by weights the food administrator to dispose of to all above their immediate require-|ments at a reasonable profit abovemillycosttothem.The company promptlytocomply‘with the instruc-s.This is an instance of inter-ference for the pubiie good whichundernormalconditionswouldneverhavebeendreamedof.As a reputa-business coneern,the right of Garrett &Co.to purchase sugar for|their use for any petiod of time they|desired would never have been ques-‘j tioned,but the whole course of the reno.|food administration ts without preee-Bees,|sen:and the few precedents which‘may be cited are being smashed tosmithereens.And yet,because everyrensonablepersonrecognizesitsac- _tivities as a necestary means of win-ning the war and of protecting the100,000,000 consumers of foodstuffsathome,nobody is kicking and a grat-=spirit of cooperation is being spown,Se eneat ina0ofburnsybe-caught, |combination of teel plants at in-|ip Mes.Geo.Lindsay of Baltimore,|Md.,left her three young sons in the!kitehen while she went jor a phumb-er to HX frozen pipes.When she re-turned all three were dead as a resultofburns.\ An embargo on all export freight|except for the United States govern-ment,on all railroads reaching Nerth|Atlantic seaboard ports,is ordered bythegcneraloperatingcommitteeof|the eastern railroads. Two million dollars will be advanc-ed by the war and navy departmentstotheBethlehemStee!Company,onmunitionscontracts,because of the)company’s difficulties in «obtainingfundsfromprivatesourcestoexpe-dite deliveries. At the request of Food Administra:|wr Hoover,President Wilson will is-'sue within the next few days a proc-tamation reducing the alcoholic con-vent ef beer to 2 3-4 per cent.Theuseofgrainforbrewingthuswillbecutabout30percent. The Webb export bill.to legalizeAmericanexporterstopromoteforeigncommerce,haspassedtheSenate.The bill passedtheHouselastJuneandandits-sage was urged by resident Wilson in his recent address to Congress. A recommendation that threewheatlessandtwomeatlessdaysbeobservedeachweekinNewYorkres-tavrants has been adopted unanimous-ly by the New York Society of Res-tauranteuvrs.This is one more wheat-less day than the government is ad-vocating. Construction of a cenerete vesse!larrely as an exPeriment,will be be-eun soon by the shipping board andheUnitedStatesbureauofstand-ovds.The vessel will be built afteriesignsbyexpertsofthebureauandfitprovessuccessfulmanymore may be turned out. Four thousand 38-inch shrapnelshellswereexplodedbyafireattheplantoftheBethlehemSteelCom-pany,near New Castle,Del.Onemanwaskilledandthebuildingwheretheshellswerestoredwasde-swroyed.Whether the fire was acci-dental is a matter of doubt Miss Katherine Stinson,Texas avi- etrix,made a non-stop flight from San Diego,Cal.,to San Francieco.She was the first persen ‘to pilot anairplaneovertheTohachapimoun- tains on a non-stop fight.The dis-tanee between San Diego and San Francisco on an air line is 461 miles. A division of regular cavalry,the trst the American aimy has had i Civil War daye,is being formedhiPaso,Texas.Officiale say th SPECIAL vious forecasts.estimated cvaluedat372,000,Oats iv a recotd crop with 1,587,- 286,000 bushels,valued at §1,061,-' ihe te the tans¢potato crop is the ever|mrown with a total St adhebhe.000 |bushels,valued st $543,256,000,{Other crops whieh established rec-ords are rye,sweet potatoes,heans,onicns,cabbage and tobaceo.—_—_—————{FOUR DOZEN ORA $1:)7 Ibs.California Prunes.at!SMITHEY &FRALEY’S this week. Auction Sale Friday,December 28,1917, 1 will offer for sale at my farm,five|miles east of Statesville,the -follow-_|ng personal property,towit:\ 80 head of Hogs;one red|Berkshire Boar;12 to 16 of|ar onebemgeo J ~_ nair large u new Wagon and |new enews.complete;Pony andPonyBuggyandHarness;7Bbush-els of Peas;10to12 tonsofgoodHay:500 bushels of Corn;half car|\oad of Lime;all Farming Tools and|Implements.| Sale wi'l begin at 10 o'clock a.m.a Jno.A McLean. ' |Tuesday,December 18,1917.' The undersigned wil!offer for sale atpublicoutcrytothebestbidder,at the late residence of L.T.Stimpson,at Turnersburg,N.C.,Household and Kitchen Furniture,Piano,Farming|Implements.Hay Press,Drill,Har- rows,Mowing Machine and Rake,;Wagon,two Buggies,Harness andmanyotherarticles. Sele to Commence at 10:30a.m.Terms:CASH. Clarence Stumpsen,Owner. Dev,11—2t. DINNER in preparation for eventuali- ‘act, une Mexican border is con- The division is to be orgasedunderthecldarmy’plan,with about 11.500 men. ‘nty pers ©ort vere killed and j Lin the vovrising *ortugel last week,aceording to ad vaching Vigo,Spain,Most of of that city were damayred he ymmbardinent.Several pro- ruck a hotel occupied !s,including the Spanish mi: nad the British mission,n« whom was hurt. Navy Department bills to increas the midshipmen at the Annapolis naval academy to a maximumof5,198,and te allow navalWdmeriveoffiecrsandenlistedmerervingintheDominicanrequblicto ‘ceive compensation from that governmentinadditiontotheirregular United States pay.have been favora-bly reported to the House of Con-grees. Representative Shirley of Kentucky|will be chairman of the approprin- tions committee of the House of Con- »houses number of gress,sueceeding Mr.Fitzgerald,who .retires from Congress.The Republi-|cans wanted Miss Rankin made chair-|man of the new committee on woman|suffrage,but the Democrats assignedMr.Raker of California to that po-sition.Miss Rankin is the rankingRepublicanmember. Horace Jordan,colored,has filed‘suit for damages against Edward Davis,a Seaboard Air Line railwayforeman,who shot him a few weeks ago.Jordan was ordered to leave his squad of workers and get his payasdischarged.It is said that he per-sisted in continuing his work,andtheshotwasfired.Davis was finedinthecitycourt.The Seaboard is to be involved on the ground that DaviswasactingfortheSeaboard. j EPL Congressman Fired First Shot. A dispatch from Italian army head- quarters says the first American shotagainstAustriawasfiredbyRepre-sentative Tinkham of Boston,on thelowerPiave,when Mr.Tinkham puil- ed a string firing a large 149 mili-metre wun,sending a shell hurtlingacrossthePiavetotheAustrianpo- sitions.A huge cloud of black smoke mark-~ed the place where the shell burst. The Italian batterymen gatheredaroundthegunandraisedacheer as the American Congressman fired. NEAR ELEVEN MILLION BALES Cotton production this year is esti- mated at 10,949,000 equivalent 500. pound bales,the average weight per ranting bale being estimated at 501.5 pounds gross.The number of bales estimated for North Carolina was |57,000,ue EGGSTOSMITH...and get 4he.enshoT i and has no signifiernce|—very—SUNDAY,50c. A Trial Wiil Please. STATESVILLE INN. Doors and Windows | by C.Watkins are made of prop-y kiln-dried lumber,The at-kinscs have been handling SnowmberCo.'s Doors and Windows (|.WATKINS. Next to McElwee's Warchouse. SERVICE OF SUMMONS AND)NOTICE BY PUBLICATION, All stockholders,erediters,dealers,and oth-ers interested ip the effairs of the Iredell Hardware Company,will take notice of the)ing summons |iA,IREDELL COUNTY,|r Court.|}Tomlin,B.F.Russei!.and all otherstockholdersandcreditersofdefendantcome; pany,whe may cone in end make theemalves|plaintif?.vs,Iredell Herdware Com.| SUMMONS FOR RELIEF of North Carolina.Sheriff of Ivedell county Greeting:You are hereby commanded to summonIredellSardwareCompany,the defendantabovenamed,if ft be found within yous}county,to be and appear before the judge of| our Superior Court,at @ court to be held for |the county of lvedell at tue court house in Statesville on the (fh before the firstMondayofMarch,the same being the 28thdayofJanuary,1018,and answer the com-|plaint,a copy of @hieh will he deposited in| the office of the ciegk of the Supertor Courtforsnidcounty.within the first three days of said term,and let sald defendants take notice if they Pail te onewer to the «ald complaintwithinthattime,the plaintiffs will apply to~court for the relief demanded in com. plait Seldle or :yea follos partiespany State To the Hereof fall not,and of this summons makeduereturn iGivenundermyhandandsealofsaid!court this 12th day of Noveraber,1917.|J.A.HARTNESS,Clerk of Superior Comrt of Iredell County. The sinekholders,erecttora,i.|others interested will further take notice that)if they so desire they may intervene in said]proceedings and become parties thereee for|themeelves in the manner prescribed lat,Witness my hand,this the 12th ,4 ofDecember,1%!J.\.HAWENESA,|Clerk of Superior Court of Iredell County.| Tee,14,1917 dew,t NOTICE TO CREDITORS.|Having qualified as administratrix of P.M..Summers,notice is hereby given to all partes| botding claims eenieit said extate presentthesumetetheundermienedonorBeforethe|oth day ef November,1918,or this notiee|will te plead in bar af any re~very,Parties|owing the estate wil make |pay-meni iL.8.SUMAdwes.of P.M.Summers.W.D.Tormer,Atty Nev,9,1997, CAR WASHINGTON | Red Cedar Shingles just arrived,|I intend covering my own house with some of them.How about a foof of them for yours? ©OREN Rite King of tre:|i aed Seethebargainswe ofter. Onelot Ladies’Wool Dres- ses,in Navy Blue,Black, Taupe and Brown. and $20.00 values for $9.98; $12.50 values,$6.98. One lot Ladies’Suits,sold $18.00 to $30.00.For quick sale,$9.50 to $16.00. Que let Loties’Conte,west $8.00 to $18.00,will be sold from $4.98 to $9.75. $4.00 Sport Coats,$2.98. |We have several very fine Coats in Broadcloth,Plush and Valeurs,in Black,Taupe, Burgundy,Oxford Gray, Brown,Navy,etc, Worth from $15to$30. Will be closed out regard- lessofvalue.Seeus. J.M.Meliee&CO. Your big,heavywarmforordinarywear,isn’t it?— You have to have it to keep|driving,don’t you?a .Butin a Nord sedan you don’t ’ bundied up,You neednogloves orovershees.no ear-muffs,nophernalia, You sit ®comfort.Fivegetherinsideacomfortablelitt!protected from the winds of wintercozya@thoughinyourownliving An ad.isnoplace to tellallthe ¢a Ford sedan.We invite you to visit”room and look insidethis car.Sitjustwhatanadvancedstepitisint ing. AUTOMOBILESann ACCE: Statesville,N.C. BRANCHES -NEWTON-MOORESVILLE -# MELA BRS AS lll a For quick cash sale,$18.00], There Is As Much Diffe In Cars As There IsiIn Ho ‘ay respends immediately to your nd you are off like the wind;a top as quickly as you please. xperienced or aot,a Buiek or ° car to buy for comfort and ease Thien the price is right. rn en : EK A reaver laf*de alaalDt ee Me erNines ee Friday and Saturday, DECEWBER 14TH AND 15TH, The members of the CHRISTMAS SAVINGS CLUB will receive their checks,amounting to $20,000.00ISN’T THIS WORTH WHILE? THESE PROPLE have been THRIFTY.They have formed &good habit —the HABIT OF SAVING.Some have been mem-bers of the club for three yeats and find it easy to save now,be-couse they have formed the HABIT.The new club for 1918 will open MONDAY,DECEMBER 24TH,i9t7.The old members wil!all join again,and we believeothers,as the club is growing each year.Many people now re- alize that the CHRISTMAS SAVINGS CLUB plan is —= because it educates the members to save systemat y, teaches them to be THRIFTY. lf you think the CARISTMAS SAVINGS CLUB PLAN a good one,then come in and join the club this time,and we are youwillbemadehappywheryoureceiveyourchecknextTheNewClubWillOpenMonday,— Deceimber 24th. Merchants &Farmers’Bank Statesville,N.C.“THE BANK FOR YOUR SAVINGS,” en * seacarneé‘RH.RICKERT&SON,«4 OT YOU? f twelve civims under our up-to-date Accident andthisyear.It will cost but a few cents per day toSomewonvarteedbyourAccidentandHealthPoli-become disabled from any accident or sickness. do hart,sickness is pain.; have not protectionwearenottoblame— it,just the same. |to al!ir a certainty,acciden.,sickness or pain;life Policies for you, is just the proper thing. when contemplating LIFE,FIRE,HEALTH andINSURANCE.Our Poiicies are surpassed by none'G.GAITHER,-Statesville,N.C. WRANCE,STOCKS AND REAL ESTATE, all's Glycerine Lotion. ‘Cures Chapped Hands,Irritated Skin and 'Excellent for use after Shaving.'25 CENTS A BOTTLE AT ALL’S DRUG-STORE, Phone No.20. | ’ve Shoe Money ee At The Growing Shoe Store —Ring Leaders —— Style,Quality and Low Prices. Our reputation for Fit and Wear has madeourstoreexceedinglypopular.We are ng the newest and smarteststylesofSpartBoots:Blacks,NBrowns,Mahogany,Ficld Mouse and .Wehavelandedsomebig bargains in allofshoes,which we are receivingfreightandexpress. before buying your shoes. SHERRILL-WHITESHOE CoO,|oatWallPlasterExpected. *@ ..Begining today,all our high grade Boots at a cut price until Christmas. $8.00 Ivory Kid Boots,High Top,for $7.50 Black Kid Boots o ee eeeeeee $7.00 Gray Kid Cloth Top .*i ;aos $6.00 Black Kid French Hee! $5.00 Gray Kid Vamp,Cloth_Top $5.00 Pai.Vamp,Gray Top $4.75,Pat.Vamp,Black Top|$8.60 Dall Kid,all black .« let Ladies’Shoes,special value up to $5,for choice,$2.60, OPENING EVENINGS UNTIL CHRISTMAS.ILLS &POS om en ;brideahandsometravelingsuitwithhatandglovesofdcarriedanarmfulofbride'sAftertheceremonythe desorations in this room.Aclothcoveredthetable andpenterpiecewasabasketofationsandfernwithtullenthehandle.At each cornerthetablewere bow with lighted candles.Mr.and Mrs,Mciver motored toStatesvilleandleftonNo.12 for awedditriptoNorthernpoints.The bride is the daughter of theInteW.L.Dunlap and Mrs.DunlapofBethanytownshiandisanex-cellent young lady.and unassumin she has averylovable.¢and her friends,who kno . -town sruests,tendedthewedding,were Dr.E.E.Gilles-pie of York,8.C.;Mr.and Mrs.Me-Iver of Gulf,the parents of thegroom;Mr.and Mrs.Evan Gilles-pie of Durham and Miss Mary Flem- ing of Woodleaf, “The Portuguese in Brazil!”the general topic of discussion atmeetingof©Eclectic club withMrs.‘Dorman Thompson,Wednesdayafternoon.Mrs.D,Matt.Thomp-x a x on the special topic r :uguese Colonial Sys-tem,”and Mrs.L.P.Henkel aselectedarticleon“Billy Sunday.”The hostess sang “O Little House ofDreams,”by Oley Speaks.Her sis- ter,Mrs.A.J.Salley,played her ac-companiment.A general discussionofcurrenttopicsclosedthemeeting. was Mrs.Glenn Lazenby was hostess totheWhyNotclubTuesdayevening. Bridge was playeé and Mrs.HenryLewismadethehighscore.Therewerenoprizes.A_delicious salad course was served after the game.The ladies of the Why Not club havedecidedtogivenoChristmaspres- ents among their club members thisyear.__. Items From Reute 6. Correspondence of The Landmark. Statesville,R-6,Dec.11.—Rev.Mr.Foster of Barium Springs wil!preach at New Salem Presbyterian churchSundaymorningat11o'clock.Miss Julian Lackey,who underwentanoperationatLong’s Sanatoriumforappendicitis,does not improveveryFast.Mrs.Lizzie Mock,who has been confined to her room for some time,does not improve.Mr.Lawrence Paenhardt will movethisweektohisfarmnerrHarmony. Mr.B.W.Marshall also expects to move to his farm near Harfhony soon. NO CHRISTMAS FURLOUGHS,| Men of the National army will notbegivenChristmasholidaysunlesstheylivewithintrolleydistanceof th@ir camps.Secretary Baker as-'siens the harmful effect a generalleavewouldhaveoncampdisciplineandtheheavyburdenit-would throwrontherailroads,as reasons for hisaction, C.WATKINS. 5.50 Be) 5.00 4.00 4. 4.00 3.00 None 00 TON,= lie schoola by Prof. ros.|to animalsi‘must be anginvitedinto|Humane of |,Mrs..5.Auaeae.Sonne of lesticks |the park and p’is ~commit-silver cand tee,reported that the hedges at the of fsf| it fr a t i } ended.: or several yearstheCivie AR I E ! e z and this year other memtocontribute.boxes will delivered at the CtyHomeonChristmasDay. published oy thereneedinStatesvillefora!Society,but the Civie|Ieacve voted not to undertake this/|od.work for the present.All the mem- P ‘hers of the League are actively en-ite carnations and pine were the |awed i oe ek eee { thewhite work,50)with other things undertaken by ‘theLeaguethewomenthinkitbestnot to add another branch. Park had been trimmed and fertiliz-|led,Thisjofthe |Stamps. |The Civic League regrets,the Rest Room was found uncom-fortable during this cold weather.|The custodian reported that it wasjimpocsibletoobtainfuelbutthisjmatterhasbeenremedied,and visit-|jos will no longer be annoyed.| Notices of New Advertisements See our bargains’in wool dresses,|ia suits and coatay~J.M.McKee ,o.|Comfortable closed cars.—Caro-jlina Motor Co,Cut down the high cost of living.j-J.R.Pow|Do your Christmas shopping ear-‘ly.Bee line ofTohneton-Belk Co. Buy &Buick or Dot for com-fort.—Statesvile Motor To. )Christmesea,at the qualityvilleDrugCo.contemplatingrememberErnestG.Gaither. funds in War Savings| New line of ladies’coats in four ~lots and Christmas novelties.—|Ramsey -Bowles -Morrison Co.Auction sale,Friday,Deceniber28th.—Jno.A .McLean.Join ovr Christmas banking club.Starts December 18th.—FirsttionalBank.Bathrobe lost.—Reward for re-|Theturnto Landmark or M.J. Scroggs.Six-room house for rent.—Ap-|ply to Mrs.D.M.Furches.Notice ofRogeaeeCo,— 8.C. Hartness,C. Five -room cottage for rent.—J.| C,Steele.Fifty bushels of corn wanted.—W.L.Smith,Bloonifield.Heati theafteraford-Bunch Furniture Co.Be thrifty and join our new Christ-mas savings club.Opens December_~~Merchants and Farmers’nk, W.L.Smith,Bloomfield.Christmas offering of ladies’bootsatcutprices.-ls Poston.Meeting of subseribers of Morris Plan Bank,January 8,1918, Snow Good For Small Grain—Damaged School House. Correspondence of The Landmark. Harmony,R-1,Dee,12 Theweatherforthelastfewdayshasbeenverycoll—colder than usualbeforeChristmas.More ice in creeksandbranchesthanformanyyears.Tuesday evening it began snowingandWednesdaythegroundwascov-‘ered to a depth of 6 or 7 inches.The!vor RENT—Storesnowwillbewoodforsmallgrain,as much of the gfain is not up inthispartofthecountry.Crops formanandbeastareabundantinthis |part of the country and the hog cropisalsogood.Numi of fatmershavetakenadvantageofthecoid |weather and butchered.The highipriceofmeatwillaffectthefarmer as a whole in this section.Some one broke a number of win- dow lights out at Gum Grove schoolhouseweek,and.other damagewasdone.It is hard to believe itsdonebyanyoneinthecommu-inity.Whoever it was should be‘brought to justice and taught not to dam:blie roey.=je Heath in States-ville and has a position with the be several removals:in 5 F2 9 8 fe e t ii r |}amation in which heJudzingfromthecasesofcruelty!not already a member |Red Cross during éontinuing until ;@iship as “the Cl,of action.” Christmas gifts.—| giftsypmade in Ameri-,wife shop.—-States-| insurance,| action against Iredell home is no problem| Joric is installed.—Craw-| ;Lot of boys’suits just received.—| jot 8 ocloek,to perfect a L o l l i F e ‘ d ge r it R!cross M President Wilson hasi Hi en startin M The tollowins pricescommitteehasinvested£25 for produce om theSpringChickens,Ie.per tb,H ib.dozen.Roosters,fe.to 10¢.per Ib,Tub Butter,tic.per IhBeeswax,ite.per Ib.Green Hides,Lie.per tb.Green Salted Hider,Me.per th.O14 Hams,Me,to S5e.per tb.Green Salted Hams,Zhe.to 30.per Ib. Sides,S0¢.per tb,Shoulders,#2e.per tb.New Red Honey (strained)ite.per Ib,New Red Honey Comb,i8c.ger Ib.Sourwoed Honey Comb,24e.per tb,Sourwood Honey Comb,Extracted Honey,Irish Potatoes, SaeeeFoReeaecottagenearsebool,J.C,LE.Dee.on WANTED—Piftybushelsofcarcorn.81,98.stark we te eMITH,‘Bieosekeld.| Dee.14 it, JUST RECEIVED—One lot boys’sults,Sellfrom$2.50 tw %.W.egfield.Dee.14. FOR RENT—Six-room house with allconveniences.Apply to MRS.D.FURCHES.Dee. a-emer -|LOST—zoethrobe,betSeromasandSharpe'sreturntoThe Dee.14-18", FOR SALE-—Bight-reom,two-story withalimodernconveniences.Lot 1 frontand200feetdeep.See R.V.BRAWLEY.|Dee.11.| STENOGRAPHER WANTED—Apply in own|handwriting,giving experience and refences.Salery $60 per month.X,careTheLandmark..xxDee.11. FOR RENT—Two or 3 rooms for os ‘ | >.WINECOFF,F ect |keeping.G.C,street.Dee | WANTED—Old false teeth;don't matterit!I pay $2 to $16perset.Sendby |parcel post and receive cheek by return)F.TERL,403 N.Wolfe St,,Baiti-|Dee.7.—4t<avsn-<eeenseeaeanaaeceniaiaiininaaniatihCASHPAIDforslotmachine.Write me whet you have and prices LEWIS LONG,|Chartotte,N.C.Dee.7% WANTED—Good to run Blacksmithandrepairshep.Good @-horse power gano-line engine and mill,loeated 24 miles northofStatesvilleonthenewroadtoWilkes boro.Will pay salary or commission.Write~~W.J.TEMPLETON,Jennings,R-2.| Dec.7.40”.| WANTED—Girls to sew on eversile.Goodcleanworkandlocatedinheartofcity.|Electric sewing machines,work and|we pay.Apply to SOU MANU.| FACTURING COMPANY,Chester,8.C.tDee.7-40".'scxsissiesinnepien eieeteesantaannesanatiatattininmaunaninentite |FOR RENT—Medern,two-story,room |ing,with bath conven:r ieeener 1,Me.otis to STNTRBYILL | REALTY &INV NT CO.Dee 4 |niceneeticeseeaansaiaitnicnsatantasdannianiefoomnewTharpeFiveandTenCentStore.sion January 1,1018.CC,& Oct.2. WANTED—Hickory Logs.Will pay 013 percordforthebestquatity.Te IvEYMFG.CO.,Hickory,N.C.| Ort,1-1 a w,} POR SALE—Fi \wtemebile,Agoodcar,in a jon,Will takegoedpaper.AUTOMOBILE,care Landmark.5 FOR RENT—Right-room bungalowavenue.With all modernRk.V.BRAWLEY, SMALL.STOCK of fresh and cleanalsostorefixtures,for ante,Address NO.14,care The Landmark,Nov.27 FIVE HOUSES FOR SALE.—-Geed Terms,Five houses in South Statesville,one-third|down,$100 and interest exch year wntll|ped for,C.MONROR ADAMS,}Dee,i,t -Th &Ww.ALEOLA A meeting of the subseribers toTheStatesvilleMorrisPlenCompanyheldintheroomeoftheCommercialJanuary 8 nation leet «a board directors.Sore b.M.AUSLEY,L.B.‘A ATON, tien Committee. — se e i es t s Statesville on Tuesday night, ri |||O.STEELE,Orwanien-|Dee.14-dan,4 At Christmastimeorassoon after better stillRIGHT NOW,try giving y an accountinourbank,however| You will be teachingalessonin thriftandeconomy. Moneyextravagantlyspent tionandweakensCHARACTER.MakeOUR bank ee Wepay &percentintereston time 4THEFIRSTNAT Tite Hold Brand pacific Const By Shingles,CypressShingles,Pi Paroid and Granitized :WindowSesh,Geo.E. Oliver Plows,six styles of1 Stoves,Heating Stoves,LiTerraCottaPipe,heavy and§ ware,Belting,Steam Pipe and| Tellusyourneeds in ourline, Please.‘ ca rm ah .*"Sb"oe es .a 4 ;[Tt eo ‘A WORD TO THE WISE — |YOUR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING EARL “Our Stocks are complete,variety is good and our prices for less.If you wait F “The best goods will be gone and prices certainly will be higher..P For Christmas Gifts we We suggest any of the following,which may now be found here in abundance. *READY-TO-WEAR DEPARTMENT.ee GIVE MISSES AND CHILDREN’ OS :$1.98.. ,Je:we offering very remarkable values in this line.bh hella!;Silk and Crepe Kimonas,98¢.to $7.50.* s Ve are howing wonderful bargains in Coats and Gordon Silk Hose’NS Full line,all sizes and colors,98c.,$1.25,“— OU ARE WANTING TO BUY yee _NEW HANDKERCHIEFS.po Ow!98e.,$1.25,$1.50 $2.00.re nes A beautiful line to select from.4s avy CLOTHING DEPARTMENT. Read this list and see if you will find something will make father,brother or son appreciate.le are ing special holiday prices on the veryfabanoniteat..desired garments in the mr Fiber Hose,48¢.,50c.and 75e. ‘a oe Black and White.Overcoats,Suits,Pante,Hats,Caps,Shirts,i uve Socks,Ties,Gloves,) Good Jine of Gordon Cotton Belts,Underwear,Union Suits, .Suspenders,Handkerchiefs,Shoes, tHose,25¢.,5e,and 30¢.Overshoes.Sweaters,Rain Coats. Nothi ,SHOE DEPARTMENT. “Ing }Ter sy : Nothing better than the :Christmas comes but once a year,but such She _Gordon.values as are now piled up in this store that SEL ;FOR LESS,come only occasionally in a whole life SILK DRESSES!GIFTS THAT MOTHER WOULD LIKE.time.Most any kind of a Shoe that you cou dhe $20 Silk Dresses for .All Wool Blankets,wish,from Os for the Baby to 12s for Grandpa.& nil WAISTS.Table Damask Prices,25c.to $10. DeChineandGeorgette,$1.98,$2.98,$7.50 Napkins,!Table filled with Sample Shoes,worth up to $3. LADIES’S TERS!Quilts,Your choice,$1.98. ,Navy,Black,Rose and Green,$2.-Comforts,|1 Table filled with Odds and Ends,worth up to $2.- ,$3.96,$5 up.Towels,Etc.50.Our price.$1.48. STON-BELK COMPANY.The Sore That Sel forCashandFor _os a,aaa cee A AAO A LOE noose amt erproapmmeamarcaa ——_ RK |"TEMS OF CURRENT NEWS.)Suit For Coal Seived.eAare ARE ug CO a =P the State.oF 'a ompany ~bh a EGGN.|3.0.Berkley has sold the Times-ingainst the South rn Roilway Mercury,Hickory’s weekly paper,to pany,asking payme t of $1.as Christmas would not be Christmas te any member of the Family without some sort of “Remembrance”and yet this is neta day for frivolous giving.Let your Christ- mas Gift this year be Practical—one that that will endure—be useful and at the sametime appreciated by the whole Family.Come in and get that “what to give” off your mind.Tieve are a few suggestions to aid you. a.Treat/F.A.Slace of Lincolnton lalleged to be due for coal se te the}Captain Isnnc R.Self,who fought the Tailway companys four years in the Civil War,died a y maaitiona’for few days ago et his home in Lincoln to have beet county,aged 76 years,Nine chil-tiff compa Elm-|dren survive.een s at|At Gastonia Wednesday Rhea Ki- ii by,22 years old,was shot and killed ate in|bY Harley Jackson,about the same | g.C ;ace.Jackson is in jail.Liquor is |, ‘ane |Stsiened as the cause. The Charlotte High school defeat-ye, t-|ed the Chapel Hill high school,ut +r ‘om |Chapel Hill Monday efternoon,and 95 was |thereby won the State high hoolwho Dirhane the Se nothine met enjoy his|footba championship.The s Pernaps ther@ is nothin ie re- much di sired b\every house-wife as 2 lipment forher dining iwas 41 to 0. In ac-}Rev.8.R.MeCorkle,the nes .j preacher in Greensboro charged wit! to the stealing merchar »,was vict n of Elm-!i»three cases ut sentenced to M4 \roo.it even ©aks months on street.He apps edt \}‘ iving was)Superior Court Tee above her parlor in most for me and 1)Albert Cloer wax seriourly sealde.!!of t)t}val,a iistances.How about of you per-|Monday at Patterson,Caldwell coun 1 let the maiter .ta maine her hile boxes of nlee |ty,when the blow-pipe under th:oO asap t Oh is ner happ’Unis ition to the!boiler at the Wat Manufacturing »y of a ttlement nristmas with new provid-|Company's cotton mill burst and cov-.rs oc gare cea TS dining suite ing dinner.)ered him with hot water and hes.Further Price -Fixing Urged.ee Ea mahie of turkey;The United States Supreme Court *t t oar Leel a par onable Sines But |this week upheld the ee priae in our dining room ity of the North Carelina liquor law ae T ons ae . things |requiring railroads and express com utes,Have the y In almost any*price you can desire.From s $55.iQ)S150). De e Ta e ee WU E ES LE ee aee ES ee en RR R , ce t e r a Se "lave panies to keep for public imspect QVC|cords showing liquor shipment is af my home com-|received in the State. i to some|Two men and a women,the la ter -ret.of the/|dremsed as :—-_"S a Rowa :,county,paid a otal of $250 fincas u %sent aoe ie the county court,for d sorderly « is to duet and carrying concealed weap .rty.When and one of the men-—Blaine Greer ce our ties will be|Was taken to Camp Greene a The : then|serter : =yp md Sergeant Harry H.Thomp m of ee impor:|Oswere,N.Y.,at Camp Greene,aa ce *t arrest strag-Charlotte,was killed Monday night fea eae _b to “escape vhen his motorcycle etruck an auto :: m @ understand mobile on the streets of (harlotte me us by our The automobile was driven by Rich-|- -—will not be|ard Torrence,Thompson wa 6 re ar air ;ak:>|)° .and that cer-}years of age.af ee r -¥4)satin ‘nt .:'re ':}.o ame There nothing so helof ie aver the oth-|E.L.Snecd,proprietor of a hotel tne final pr See ha GONKUME::a ee ‘H ~C as a)Kitchen Cabine ®most of thelat Badin.waa in coort at Albemarle x :sate 7%£“» on in the}charged with having mer whiskey |.oce of .than the lew allows,The offtcers if existin or eight |found &rallons in hot water bors in 1 inflate prices,are w ‘’_—|: out boys|his hotel.He was fined $150 and or-|continue "pf ;rt wis vert conserved the ought oe -dered to turn over hot water bags to .5 Lik ee Keema -oeamen FB eet \nave both,and YOU ARE A BIG, ye -—song a further Women Ack Damages.,OVERGROWN HOG IF YOU DON'T , pot occupied _Governor Bickett grants a further In addition the sume women have as on ©wee ad 90 days’furlough from prison for fled sixteen suits in the United Sts GET If FOR HER! i y :*ri :uits int 1 at YMCA H.A.Hayes,who is serving a States)at Rimmed agent W.1 Pelee prison term for embezzlement of °O'at Richmond agair ..: a |ee Coreting intendont of the|Whitaker,superintendent of the Ins To the one buying the biggest bill of goods FOR CASH from us Guring December we will eastern Carolina Methodist Orphan-|‘iet of Columbia v wwkhouse ;(:IPCHEN C NII’295 00 §a“Mac! “lage at Winston-Salem.This is in|coquan,Va.,and Emanuel Reams give a $25.00 Kl rr HEN ¢ABI NET or a $20.Us ewing Jiacnine..,ss *l order that he may continue hospital assistant superir tendent.They al To the one paying the most on their account during December,we will give a $15.00 LEATHER treatment in Baltimore.|lege injury to health and roputatior nt?¢: eel Eight suits for 850,000 each have ROCKER. GERMANY'S ATR STRENGTH.i been filed against the three commis The Associated Press reports that sieners \ho govern the District:a |eetlebie information @hows that the ¢Jumbia and the superintendent of s |German army possesses 278 squad-the jail ir Washingt by the Wom Y urnil }e Ti.rillas,comprising about 2,500 air-ans party militants re tly lpr 9 wen,planes.The squadrifias art divided oned for picketing the White House as follows:“artillery spotters,The women charge assault and con Statesville,North Carolina. ae ae (R e : a Kitchen Cabinets and Ranges.A T — ie av e a ts in jabor-sav- equipment —for gure wi t te b e and omether dererves the Mar tep®a ab e se t - tem!’Cay r at bers,SS spiracy. aqua 66 Oethebombers,|BULLDING?.WA rae re EE See oe i Se . a he e Et n a li n e t aa a = $745;Roadster $745;Coupe $1055 4095;Sedan $1095.F.0.B.Decrsit 4 || White Motor Compaay, |$tatesville,N,C. |5 A jaeee-1}"+toO more |1,200 years’ponsession of the seat oftheChristianmbytheMe-| ms.For S75 years the ho-|jly city has been in undispyted pos-session cf|Christian ruler of edans,the lastJerusalombeing}the Germen emperor.Froderigk HL,)whose short -lived domination lasted|ifrom 1220 to 1244.|The Turks have held «wey in Je-‘rusalem since 1617,when they over-),‘came the Ma es.| |Apart from its connection with thecampaignbeingwagedagainstTur- key by the British in Mesopotamia,‘the fall of Jerusalem marks the def-\inite collapse of the long -protract-|‘ed efforts of the Turks to capture the/Suez canal and invade Egypt.|Almost the first move made byTyrkeyafterherentranceintothe-was a campaign against Egypt,!in@voss thesgreat desert of Sinai_pen-‘insula.Im November,1914,a Turk- jish army.variously estimated atfrom75.000 to 250,000 men,marched| on the Suez cana!and suceeeded in}reaching within striking distance of||*he great artificial waterway at sev-|jeral points.For several months bit-|ter fighting took place,the canal be-ing defended by an Anglo -EgyptianarmyaidedbyAustraliansandNew!%alanders and French and British)forces,| For the greater part of 1915,con-|fiieting teports of the situation were)received by the belligerenta,but in}December of that year definite infor-| ;mation showed that the TurksbeendrivenbackasfarasElArish,about 86 miles east of the canal.‘ull eeeurred then which lasted for|six montas and in June,Turks agein advanced as fitieh,about 15 miles east of the ca-nal.Here they were decisively de-|feated,losing more than 3,000 pris-| oners and a creat evantity of equip- ment.Another period followed inwhichthesituationwasgreatlycon-‘osed through the vagueness and thesontradietorycharacteroftheoffi-|al statements but in December, 1916,the British stormed El Arishandafewdayslaterseverelyde- feated the urks at Maghdabah,about 66 miles to the south,on thesamefront.Two weeks later the in-'vaders had been griven out of Egypt}and the Britich forees crossed theborderintoPalestine.There had been no hint from either TANT YOUR CORN PB always tried to work to the farmer’s bin furnishing amarkect for his grain.We wall the Corn vou bring to us-either for cob--and will pay the highest market }eash or exchange Ficur,Meal cr Feed m.Would like to have 10,000 bushels the first of January,1918. wife tried our XXX Fancy PatentFlour?She'll like it. City Flour Mill, MAIDEN,:-Manager. cm <) Cleans Teeth-Kilis Gers in atoe 2 *teeth and yet Teeth need more than mere brus'- ing.Geri !ns and acid forming debris are the source of dental trouble,aml a tooth brush plus an erdisary dea- trifrice is powerless aguinst_verms is a germ destroyer. This tooth paste contoins Pro-ply to!anti- septic olution.nore effe tive agsinet dacte ria than carbolic acid.An ordinary deotri- frice may clean the teeth,but Pro-phy-tot kills the veeth destroying germs that are aiwave in the mouth and throat Pro-phy tol whitens,tightens and brightens the teeth.Pet up in lenge,convenienttubeswithribbonmouth25cts.a Tubs at theLeadingDruggiststheI’ve -tol dentalAshyourdruggies[Sed Ansicaplic Solasienendotherjotletpreparations. ,Progh-tel Products Co.,Richesed,Ve. C-H-R-L-S-T-M-A-S. There is no doubt about it--Jewely is the thing to give for Christmas.Jewelry has more LOVE init. But do not think because we sell the Best there is in that we do not also have in our store many gift goods Er POPULARPRICES. Christmas is nearly here.Come in now that we may have ampletime to engrave and deliver your present. _R.F.HENRY,Jeweler. comers: Thing to Give For Meial or unoffcial sources,as to a British intention to undertake a def-inite invaeian of the holy land,andtwaswithintensesurprisethatthe verid Joarned March 7 last,that.theBritishforceshadcapturedElKhy4.18 miles south of Jerusalem.TT! Khulil is the modern name of an-cient Hebron.The campaign lapsed into stagreney through the heated ‘iod bat was actively renewed with the setting in of cooler weath- er.Early in Novem!tivity vaswited.in Beevehel.o, ten,=Siraiult Britieh a capture of miles south of Jeruea- ly,a coastal eel- ump became active.By November7,the city of Gaza was in their ands and the British were hing the Turks nerthward,ofter having inflicted casvaltice estimates as " exe ¢18.000 By this time thforeswusap hood Hebros wer2 f erved ov wanitirg fence of Jcorvealem.General Allenby, the British commander,meanwheptbisforcesnearthecoastinrap- d rm vahed on to Jaffa,the port of Jerusalem mid-November By November 22,the British had sushed within five mi of Jerusa» ‘em,on the northwest,and on De- 7 General Allen!announ “d that he bad definite possession i alem thus was virtu- elly cut off on ail sides but the cast.Few details have come throughsincethatdate.but the encirclingmeVementmusthavebeencarried out with considerable rapidity. In sentimental and romantic as- pect.the capture of Jeruenlem farexeventhefalloffable-crown-od Bagdad.The modern city of Jeru-calem contains about 60,00@ inhabi- tants ard fe the home of pestilence.fith and fevers,but in historic inter-est it naturally surpasses,to theChristianworld,all other places itt the world.Sinee the days when DavidwresteditfromthehandsofJebusitestomakeitthecapitalof the Jewish race,Jerveatem has beentheprizeandpreyofhalftheracesoftheworld.It has passed suc- ceasively into the hands of the As-yrians.Babylonians,Greeks,Ro-mans,Persians,Arabs,Turks,themotleycrowdsoftheCrusaders,finally to fall before the descendantsofRichardtheLion-Hearted,whotroveinvainforitspossession ,more than 700 years aro. Cotton Seed Meal $49.50 a TonintheState. Representatives of cotton seedcrushers’associations of the twoCarolinasmetinRaleighthisweek with Food Administrator Page and fixed the price for selling meal at $49.60 a ton in North Carolina and$48.50 in South Carolina.The government at Washingtonassistedmateriallyinthepricebyfixingcottonseedat$72 a ton.This means that the farmers will get less than they have been paid and thatmanydealerswilllosethousandsoncontractsalreadymade.O11 whichhesbeensellingat$1.51 1-4 4lonwillremainunchange4. r the tne neous h inks neighbor the Tarkfortuede- Brits im up in the where irma rember of liebren Jera xceed SOCKET BEN WATCHES.ke eres ,WOODWARD,‘Jeweler. . y price fixed means carlond The government sets the load ai 50 tons.Piess then car leads will be sold ataninereaseof$2.50 a ton. pushing tion gi | assisting the government toDYwarandeconomizingonmatend.enxerey devated toproducingnon-ossentials,hoard «dollar it te make ofitanidledoliar,an unelar,”seid Mr.Vanderlip.“that ie pot at work fs almest as trm-ly @ drain upon society as an idleman,end in the time of this crisis,when the world tiy needs ev-ery doller,a hoar dollar is a slacker,“There is something worse than aslacker,thourh.A slacker is oniy 2acgativequantity.But a dollarapentforanunnecessarythingtedayteeomesanallyoftheenemy.It isatraiterdollarbecausethecaeof men and women ie ciwnnloyed need- lessly to make uselesg things,when the geyernment needs that labor tomatethingsthataveessentialforsursoldiersinwinningthewar—sowemust¢ec that the dollar spent for unnecessary things is a menace o ovf country,@ menace in this world fight for freedom. “I¢ig for every person to stop avd consider,before spending each dol-i which pan «the sale throw it.Will they buy unnecessary things,«and by the weight east on that side of the scale contribute to our defeat,or will theyrefrainfromtheunnecessarypur-chases and put the dollar into theofthegovernmentenablingit to buy the things,the weight of which will be a real help towards victory,Let every one picture that Air A |seale in front of them when they are spending ‘roney.“American soldiers need a vast —~of swine.a2 preset ie to produce ar pmen a treat oe wat want in the shortestsessibletime.unless the govern- ment is amply supplied with labor. “When you hire a man to produce ‘or you an unnecessary article,you are competing with the government fom that man’s labor.By just so much you are helping to make inef- fectiv®and more ‘dangerous the work he American soldier has to do.You are payee to make that soldier in- efficient.”seee Canned and Dried Fruits and Vegetables Worth $2,000,000. Mrs.Janc McKimmon,in charge ot the home ccoromies division of th Siate rtment of Agrieviture, finds that during the pest searen there were canned and dried in Nerth Ca-- olina not less than two million dol lars worth of fruits and veretables hat wovld otherwise have been lost. iter figures are that.there were can-ved and dried $2,102,507 ef fruits and veretables,at 2 cost of about $548,- 1/7.viving an estimated net profit of $1,448,450 the firure the 69 oreanicod counties and reasonably certain that t! countios also } These are from %i it in vis cann!vation work. ——See 6 reeoe y @ Weak Sioma:h,1 cule alt you need toageOn te ZES_ umber on handRovehandFinished!at ali timex,Also Nails,b Hinges,Batts,Rid Rolltin,Sash Weights and Cord, C.WATKINS. a wKE, Valley 5 OTHERPAINT Other paints are found wanting—when weighed in the balanee withDAVIS’100 PER CENT PUREPAINT. FOR SALF BY Lazenby-Montgomery Hardware Co. Statesville,A.C. Colds,Coughs,Croup and Catarrh Relieved in Two Minutes. ls your throat sore?Breathe My i.Have you eatarrh’?Itreathe Hyomed. .? the one treatment for all nose,tbles.IhHyomeitslunetre nat con-threat endtalaany er morphine and all that innecessary{8 to breathe it throurh the littlpocketinhalerthetcomeswitheachoutti,A complete owtht conte tut_Hitie at drue-mists everywhere and at the Statesville DragCo.ond Hyomet ty gunranteed to banish ex-tervh,croup,coughs,colds,sore thrent andbronchitiscrmoneybackAHyome!inhe'slestsalifetimeandextrabottlesofHyomei |obtainedcanbe droww Fresh Breakfast Bacon | Oysters and Fish. Cocoanuts., Chickens,Eggs and other Groceries. <t==-Phone 85,+r-*-W L.NEELY. how cold it is outside,In five nwthePertectionmakesthechilliest goomcomfortable,It's easily carried upstairsordown,wherever extra wart isneeded,Feonomical to buy and to use;durable and trouble-proof. Now used in over 3,000,000 homes. Aladdin Security Oil as fuel givesfesults—eight hours of comfort |gullon,=és SFANDAD OF,COMPANY ©. (New feraey) Washington wD.ch re tMertutn’varlotte,M,CCharieston,W,¥A.Charleston,8. grippe and pneumonia have i treatmentOTT The develops or=fgnte: a. which first builds up the forcesby rich1 a,to theblood streamsai»,Its cod liver oil is the favorite ofndcreates r bronchial disorders and chest troubles. The import refined ju 1 Norweris our own Ameri SPIT aera aaeesaai ae The Unite ment (-operGovern te ,” athenatee a it €or Cha .ied raisin Ban!erests of the countr:rve Board in Washington \4 ba Neturel Sioctening”the At proc ot Conv 4.¢This « tem to us and oUF Communitreaint He Ses =astenesaraanttasmaaaiaatintieSreRFOrasa We Are In The “Market! ' we e ) of our dep sitora? 2. Ga m e scTn|for old carload lois Want of mink,‘ofraum, rat,fox and Otter bit skins; sacks,all metals.We pa prices for feod oi s Y-@.TURNER, K.MORRISON, D.M.AUSLEY, G.E,HUGHEY, beef hides, kinds quotations on sil U ucts.Referes tank of Durham. C.SWARTZ &(0. L.ARNER,Manager. STATESVILLE,N.C. First Appreciates the veryfriendsandpolicyholderee,Ee ‘HAVE JUST TRADED|{ For the following:One No,&x- }10-15 H.P.Frick Engine and ;Boiler on wheels;One No.01|Frick Saw Mill,with 50-inch In-|serted Tooth Saw,70-inch of 10-inch Belt ant Dust Rig.Will } |sell this at a bargain,if takenwhereitstands.It is located in }\a houndary of timber im three miles of town that parties want 1 evt.|C.H.TURNER. Flooring,Ceiling and Siding Full Stock ready for dell-very.Drive in and load up.. HIGH GRA! We will be glad to-hav for any information,or service in neededWedoNOTARYPULA:work J.F.CARLTO ||©,WATKINS,N.Center stron. ~~THE STATESVILI REALTY &INVESTMENT Mi an ced Liver oft abwaye used dy wich gucrasteesit ff «%, a .Through thetsupervisesthe trvebanks;.t appoints one-third of ‘_,“>,ores it de posits its funds largely with them;# Coticlene ;the currency they issue,, ys operation greatly inereases the value of .7,509 member banks in maintaining tht ug System for the,protection of ec ¥ 3 ked wp with this new national eystenIfnot,you should delay MEMBER FEDERAL RESERVE &COMMERCIAL NATIONAL i STATESVILLE,N.C, Vice B +sasreanmm-onesuenseen liberal Lor‘3,both NEWOurofficeisanopenone,and we invittcustomersan¢@ those who wilt become¢to use the same when they so desire,past,we will strive to give the sameIESERthathaswonforthisCompanythegconfidenceofoverseventeenhund|}“WE INSURE ANYTHING INSURABLE”HONEST LOSSES IN CASH WITHOUT: ©you call a a es ee * - It Costs Nothing to Join. .f j There is no entrance fee of any kind.INWITH You get back every cent you pay into the Club. =How To Start Look at the different clubs in the table below,andwon™~._=ge See.cr =come into ourebankwitC.,OF or whatever sum you~—We will make you a member of our Christmas«.«Banking Club and give you a Bank Book showingtheamountofmoneyyouhavepaidin,and theClubyouhavejoined.This is all there is to it " Everybody Can Join--Nobody Is Barred Out. Everybody should join. MEN and WOMEN,BOYS and GIRLS.L!TTLE CHILDREN,the BABY—all should join.You can take out membership for your family or friends.An employer can take out memberships for his employes. We will welcome every one. Parents should join our Christmas Banking Clib to set a good example to their children.The saving habit acquired early in life is of untold value to them in the future.The Christmas Banking Club is the best:wav to learn io save money, The Reasons for the Christmas Banking Club. thev earn. ave each week. To provide a way for those of moderate and even small means to save a part of To teach the saving habit to old as well as young by having a certain specified s To make it easy for little children to learn that saving and banking money is the suretoaccumulatemoney. To teach economy by showing that.the small amountsarythingsamounttolargesumsinashorttime. To make “SAVERS”instead of “SPEND ERS”out of he people,To help others to help themselves, usually frittered away for uni WHAT THE DIFFERENT CLUBS WILL PAY YO ie CUB |2.CUB PAYMENTS.PAYMENTS.a3 -7 Ist Week ‘vice eee.BO. Every Week 2d Week .2d Week ._100. by le. Total in 50 Weeks Sd Week 6e jd Week 15e. 5c.CLUB PAYMENTS. lst Week.5e. 10c.CLUB PAYMENTS. Ist Week 2d Week 3d WeekIncrease Every Weekby10c, Total in 50 Weeks $127.50 Increase Every Week |Increase Every Week by 2e.by he,Total in 50 Week«Total in 50 Weeks $25.50 $63.75 D0c.CLUB PAYMENTS. ist Week2dWeek 3d Week Deposit 50ce.EveryWeek.Total in 50 Weeks $25.00 $1.00 CLUB PAYMENTS. Ist Week 2d Week3dWeek $1.00Deposit$1.00 Every Week. Total in 50 Weeks $50.00 $5.00 CLUB PAYMENTS. Deposit $5.00 Every Week, Total in 50 Weeks $250.00 Xe for2,$3,4,Si or any 4 Amount, You can pay as many weeks in advance as you wish. Make the Largest Payment First A vers popular way of joining the Club is to begin with the largestYoudecreaseyourpaymentsexchweek.This niikes it easy at the end.For instance,if you join the Se.Decreasiny Club,your payments are— payment first.Then Ist week 1...a .Aree ys 2d week ....$2.46Rdweek..Henle ..S240* \Each week you decrease your payments 5 Your layou$63.75, e@ have decreasing Clubs in le.,¢..Se.und 10e, {payment is only 5e.In 50 weeks ings Account. Make your start. Clubs to Fit Every Purse. Our Christmas Banking Club is for YOU. Clubs for small as well as larger amounts. No matter how much you earn,be it a large or ama‘!amount,we have a Club that you can and should join, The best advice your best friend ean give you is to jearn to save your money. Ii you haven't yet learned this,begin now It is the only sure road to wealth, Ask any rich man today how he got his start—He will tell you it began with a small Save It was made to admit every one by having Join our Chrigtmas Banking Club. Make it NOW—Join our Christmas Banking Club, You WII Receive 4 Per Cent Interest. nate MRST NATIONAL-BAD eee ate aeweaaca aake .|DEATH BY HBR OWN HANDa Mrs.1.Ash Died Saturday Night From Self -inflicted Wounds.~. Mrs.Blair Eliason Ash,wife of LiMr.Ludwig Ash,diednightat11o'clock at ,. torium,death resulting from self- inflictedeei7.never very strong hye for some years wat in delicate health.her condition im-woving latterly.Recently she had heen and had been con- ‘ined to her bed for a few days pri- or to her death.Saturday afternoon _lebout 4.30 o'clock a servant was in the room gave her some water, She was all right then.Mr.sh went home work about 5 o'clock.When he entered the room iMrs.Ash was quiet and he suppos- ed she was as and did not dis- turb her.went to‘conscious and bleeding at the wrist from an artery whibheencutwitha_knife. were called and she was taken to Long’s Sanatorium,where she died a few hours later.She never wholly regained consciousness after her jon condition was discovered, Mrs.a oe a free = tlate Col,an rs,W.A.son o “_o gi gieek Siatecviile and was 44 years old. .|shall not,if anybody > She was one of a large famliy of :hildven an was the me ng of the family except one brother,Mr. this with ¢|Sis A.Eliason.She =of ._— =disposition,was r,r —<>‘trae death has brought much sor- ity 5.F ,t row to many friends.Her husband, "ie itty”!whose devotion to her was most Not gulny *|marked,has the sincere symptahy -b his '°!all in his affliction.ee nis Mrs,Ash was a member of the '-be ty the First Presbyterian church and the oy By Be ey gy conducted at the >on .7,Ash home Sunday |afternoon at 2 Beene here|eee ty De.C.E.Raynal.The solicitor if inet |interment was in Onakwood ceme- ol id tery.ize “Oshorne asked ‘THE LAWYERS ON DUTY. ree,which was or-/|ain ansboro News’re-)They Will Give Free Service to .T.Bost,from which —_Af facts are gathered,—The Assign Yesterday morning the Statesville left |lawyers went on voluntary duty to met Solicitor Clement,|give professional advice to all regis- 9 shook hands affec-|trants in the draft,without charge. id talked a moment.Some |The Iredell County Legal Advisory n of the family were Committee,appointed by Governor came up and Bickett,MH,P,Grier,Dorman Thomp- him and the defend-son and R.T.Weatherman,‘secured vp street.He held an the signatures of all the attosmeys jon to many friends of the Statesville bar to a pledge to in his brother render this assistance to the young te of business,and rel-men,except L.C.Caldwell,who by by gave him a loving,virtue of his position as appeal at- a short time he was at torney for the government has other 7 and all those who had duties teperform. attending the trial were;Attorneys Starr and Turlington of home.=i Mooresville will give advice free of verdict was inevitable.It charge to the registrants in their sec- ve resulted in 99 other tion of the county,who call upon them. The Statesville lawyers have beendividedintogroupsoftwoandassign- ed to duty.The grouping dnd as-signments have been made for a pe- ried of 21 days,and it is possible that the work will be douse by the expira- tion of that time.If it is not,other assignments will be made.The first two went on duty yesterday.The lawyers will be in the court room,atthecourthouse,and will.serve theregistrantsofthecounty.Any in- formation or help of any kind the law- vers can render they will furnish the registrants,who will be =struggling with the voluminous cquestionair: The grouping is as follows: Group No.{—4De-man Thompson in doubt.On the next bullot Buren Jurney,December 17,26 and voted for acavittal.The jurv January 3 1: the Inst ballot Sunday morning Group No.2—R.B.MeLauchlin, the verdict was unanimous A.;‘oble,December 18,27 and Jan :e's Lawyers Made Good.uary 4. I iE Wose mee at the attorneys for;Group No.3—D.L.Raymer.Jno State:i G Lewis,December 19,28 and Jan- here was early in the contest a vary >.|_; tion in ps to belittle the Group No.4—H.P.Grier,W.A .It was a part of the general Bristol,December 20,29 and Jenu- iatility to an investigation.When Sty ¢... spirit could assume no other Group No.5-—J.Y.Caldwell,C€ it took the vely tury of com.Monroe Adams,December 21,31 and i Clement with Cansler and January 8,. hing Jake Newell with Judge |Group No.6 ~Z,V.Long,H.E borne.This untovely divertise-Lewis,Deeember 22,January 1 and “ment became bold enough to guess % that Gaston might be guilty but the |eleverer lawyers would make a rim about the prisoner.‘The a lawyer,’went the ’ town slogan.“The State had ‘em,The State out-tried the defence.It was over- matched as eight to five in speeches end mon for man easily out-talked i Jake Newell andpowerfulasCans-Dooling drew fromounsel, 3 Inevitable.the prisoner i taiders oie i q It might have been better ghosen some of these juris- but none could have con- f murder.From the moment Frank Osborne laid the for the defence,“reason- bt.”no jurv could have been ble enough to ignore it. opinion alone gave the ne of conviction and deliver- perts of experts,it left room meonable doubt.Judge Os- .arraying experts against ex- then the opinion of experts themselves,introduced =an t of doubt which was all-im- n the jurors took the first bal- e voted for acquittal,three Group No,7-—R.T.Weatherman, W.).Turner,December 24,January 2 and 10. All registrants in the county,who desire lewal advice or assirtance ar urged by the lawyers of Statesville tocallatthecourthouse,where theywillfindlawyersondutyatalltimeswhenthelocalboardisinsessionInasmuchastheseattorneysarecivingfreeservice,registrants shouldcallonlyontheattorneysassignedforthedaysonwhichthecal)is made To do otherwise will give unnecessar)trouble to the lawyers ler and Osborne. Cansler the warning to his c ‘A very dangerous sveech.”Newell was n whirlwind.Clement laid a concrete foundation,Phil.Mc Duffie of Atlanta was par-eleganee and Cam.Caldwell walked about.| “The State out-tried the defence otherwise.It pores a portant —_ in stopp!its imony where fs show a full hand and make a desperate fight or leave a to wrestle with greater doubt a lawyers all over North Caro- have been writing here and de- the State’s management ‘per State lost the case be- t lacked the evidence to con- defence won because it +o win,Its foolish friends cunning above morals med of thom-elves.” is Strong | ..Cansier of fence,tal A small numberpresentattheNorth Crrolinaexercisesatthegradedschool Frday.The sperial object was toarousetheintersstofthechildrerinthesaleofThriftStamps.MayorRristol,Dr.C.F.Raynal and Supt Thompson =discuseed the ThriftStampsandtheirimportance,bothinaidingthegovernmentandteach-inge the individuel to save.After theaddressestherewererecitations,tableaux,patriotic drills and patri-otie songs.Prohibition Amendment Adopt-ed By Congress. ked,for The Howse of Co yesterda rs,two of voted for the prohibition amend afternoon,ment to the constitutionby262 to a Ye.128,S 25 =than the necessary i Naver feetiee ten will be Pose tures fect. &the Sate. Thrift Stamps —Patriotie Dav: of visitors were!Day | STATESVILLE,N.C.,TUESDAY,DECEMBER aYS REV.DR.SCROGGS DEAD,|WILLASKFORMORE PAY. Prominent Methodist Miréister SalaryPasses—Rev.W.J.Wyatt,Teacher Other Deaths.—— A tel to relatives yesterdaybroughtnewsofthédeathofRev.Dr.J.R..which occurred at his hame at Ma-rion yesterday morning.No par-ticulars were learned,but it is sup-posed his dearth was suddon,astherehadbeennonewsofhisill-ness.Mr.M.J.Scrogws,a brother,left for Marion yesterday abioBgoor—onqocts to taket,but the place ofnotCiesped Increase<<G‘MeetingsSales.December meeting of the Ire-dell Teachers’Association was heldinthelibraryofMitchellSaturdaymorningMayorBristol, ; ‘ounty chairman of wings Certifeates and as been |ser|he “cou a |iwe paign to the teachers.We aremidstofagreatwar,saidistol.a great struggle for freed-om,Every st every aoe .re song —_ote a3 =r.roggs,who was one of t ne to fe et the front.best bnown ministers in the Weat-os all wert 8 ether to seeernNorthCarolinaConfernce,M:t we can do.Aberty bondEB.Church,South,was a native of |has blazed the way and -veTredellcounty,having been born and|helped the government to billions of'renred in Concord township.He wag /4ollars,but the governntentiasonofthelateJ.Hyal ,;more.It is calling for more end will|long @ prominent citizen of the coun-continue to call for more.Mr.Bris- ity.Five sisters and three —-tol said that he wotild look to thesurvive.The sisters and one |temchers to put the matter beforeer,J.Hali Scroggs,live at the old)their pupils and interest themin the goroes:penta Be Copeeed ee =-TGS cee:=captainssrother,Mr,M.J.plan of saving and asked eaclivestwoandahalfmileselkotteachertobuyoneoftheThriftpeierite,-_,a er,Mr.John =on going home,so thatE.Seroges,at Lenoir.they might have it to show theirBanalSeremweeet=a,—-—_-of the Rude e n 2 an a nm active w wed to is.Zeng.|in ministerial work since!Mr.J.Paul Leonard,secretary of hen.i.c was at one time presiding,the State Merchants’Association,elder of Statesville pray A and heartily endorsed Mayor Bristol'sfowyearsagowaspastor0’lremarks.Mr.Leonard said he felt Street chureh,Statesville,At the |that this was one time when thetimeofhisdeathhewaspastorat|teachers had an opportunity to real-Marion.He was an earnest ly serve their government.TheeroftheWordandafaithfulserv-jteachers are a great force in StateantoftheMaster..and national life,for they train ourMr.Scroggs married Miss Sue best asscts —our boys and girls.Gunn,a niece of Mrs.Sue |They are already overburdened andSe_EEatts cass tautb sorcatn.“Top¢=\extra b is excusable.Scroggs,editor of the Winston -Sa-|country is engaged im a new busi-lem Journal;Mrs.Fortune of Ashe-/ness,the war business,is unprepar-ville and Miss Stella Scroggs.ed for it,and the rmment needs Mrs.Margaret Poses sentraion.*s,BS.i Solement ‘tewidowofDanielShuford,who died!win the war.Those of us who can-27 years ago,died Friday morning|not go to the firing line can give andat1o’clock at the home of her son,|give til!it hurts,if necessary. me.J.H.Shuford,near Loray,aged dollars invested in the Thrift stock88years.Funeral services —were|will come back to ys in 1923,at theconductedatConcerdchurchSatur-|very time when we will need themdaymorningat11o'clock by Rev.most.Speaking of interesting the8.L.Cathey and interment was in|«hildren in the Thrift stock,Mr. »ee,Bg -ond 8 Leonard said that more interest ee,SAUIOMTS Geatn reee Tom |would be aroused if the names of the infirmities of old oe She isithe soldiers,lieutenants and cap- survived by three sons —D.W.Shu-|isins of Thrift,ete.,could be printedford,Gas City,Kans.;C.R.Shuford,|;.:;'lin the news rs,evenifthey hadWindsor,Mo.;and J.H.Shuford,;,,peprinted small type.This willLoray;and six daughters —Mrs.|;i.:jinterest the parents as much as the&,A.Rankin,Barber;Mrs PD.A./children.The boy or girl on theSloop,Mooresville,Mrs.Ed.G.'saem ean make more money now White,Statesville;Mrs.'Mary },ee betore.#dealty ev Freeze,Mrs.L.E.Hedrick and Mrs.ies 4 “~*ye Pe aaak af ofMatgndetCock,Lovay.AM her Gl.|er7nrae cme eine to tale mace band\It is not only going to take men anddrenwerewithherwhenshedied)winions to win this war,but boysexceptthetwosonsintheWest.|and.billions,and the more billionsSheissurvivedalsoby50grand-|ihe jess boys : children and 35 to 40 great grand-Dr.C.E.Ravnal,the last speak- aT Ryne &good woman |.said that he wished every one _—oo ie cocetecnet might look dowft into the —_—and see this terrible war as it really is. Mrs.Frances Victoria White Hoop-——would then —os Mae‘er,wife of Mr.M.L.Hooper,died|leness of it and there would be no Friday afternoon at 2.05 o’clock at her further trouble in getting them to home on Oakland avenue.Mrs.Hoop-|™!¥¢-It has been said that there areerwas73yearsoldanddeathre-three ways in which one can aid sulted from heart trouble.Her has-|™issions and the same might be ap-band,one son and two daughters sur-|Plied to this war.You can go,youvive.can,give and you can pray,but you Funeral services were conducted at|°2"'t Pray unless you go or give.the home Saturday afternoon by Rev.|“Very,man,woman or ce ild who isJ.W.Williams and interment was in|2%Sifiag in this war,cither erecttekweoodlyorindirectly.is any,Sane,even a hough he or she may have everyRev.W.J.Wyatt died Saturday |“Prearance of life.Our govern-fternoon at 6 o'clock at his home at|ent is the only thing that secures Bell’s Cross Roads,near Troutman,'°UT property,ovr lives and ourruneralserviceswereconductedat2/Nes.=7 pro pee willing _ the home by Rev.Mr.Wilcox of *1%More Toons ings are ask- Mooresville and interment was ini¢d of preachers und terchers than of Oakwood cemetery,Statesville.{any one else,but we should be will-Deceased was a native of Rowan |'"¢to do even foolish things if ourountyandwas76yearsold.He is <overnment asks us to do them.urvived by a wife,a sister of Mr.o _a war ———eS j.A.Wise of Statesville.He had #!l of us,teachers eapecially,navebeenaBaptistministerforprobably9°“eht against ignorance.we ‘0 years and was a good man,igen’t go at least an ne and let us strive to teac the supreme Mrs.M.C.Hedrick diefl Saturday |lesson of patriotism,which is serv- afternoon at 5.30 o'clock at the home|ice.f her son,Mr.F.G.Hedrick,at the|North Carolina Day. city pumping station.She was 72|The programmes for North Caroli- ears old and her husband has been na Day,which ill be observed in iead .[oor ~is a by _—county next ae o—- nine eniidren —ree sons and six |imibuted among eachers anc inughters.Funeral services were |cach teacher wes wu i to prepare conducted yesterday at 11 o'clock by|special exercises ‘or that.day. Rev.C.S.Cashwell and interment|Speakers will be sent from town to was at Bethany church,tnik to the children @bout the sale of :rns lthe Thrift stock if the teachers will|:Mise 4 a a ~—",of |notify the county superintendent.he graded school faculty,t yes-tt was suggested by Miss Celeste 1 2y morning fer Harrison,Meck-|Henkel that the dues of the teachers, lenburg county,in response to a tel-|hich are $1 per year,be uced for jevram saying that her father,Mr.|the Red Cross this year,so that ev i A.Tuttle,had died suddenly.ery teacher might beeome a member }.y of this organization,There is ie The Coupon-(lippers.enough money in the treasury tohCéupon-clipper”is a term that)ony all expenses of the association ised jn this country to de-|This plan was adopted,It was also the wealthy.To call a man|decided to give Miss Henkel au-pon clipe r’meant that he)thority to put all money in the wa nanneaner usually a large}treasury,which is not needed for ac |mean oO clipped prest cou-)Lo the savings de nt the sons when the eevee was due;col-!hank,so thet it porn Sone lapapent..‘wetted the interest for spending|Group Teachers’Meetings.money and had his principal intact The association discussed the_a Keremit oe 7 poacnane —n@s and lave inerease §°y e\it was decided to have these meet oer ‘ko eo oo term wit}ines in i and February . s!}inte diese as a eription of stead of t regulat Meeting at the |mer of wealth,although it will re-|<vente?seat,provided the plan canmainoneofdistinction,All this )be carried ovt.A n@mber of town- means that thousands and thousands|ships will be crouped together for of holders of the firet issue of Lib-|these meetings ond the meeting held erty ee a oi _7 is Friday,at %me ees nee ns leet turday,»when ~|school regular echool Wor ret six months’interest was duc|will go on at this school until noon and payable,“jand a practien!demonstration f o The sensation was agreeable.The|best methods in ing whinterestwillcomeinregularlyolivenbyareptiveof theerysix—on oe are a State.Only two there onagoodasgold.ore Liberty are i township «roup -will be issued before many ing :theandthenumberarepaid&day's workontheday will increase,(on Page Right). en=a eterna niarafran e eea College | the campaign for the sale of War)Thrift|mmps,presented the pian of cam-|the most Mr.| quarter,| The|finest interpretation of oo 18,1917. THis IS REDCROSS WEEK.|BE EnlistintheRed Cross Army and the MenWhoBearthe“if cannot enlist in the battal-|ions thekhaki,you can at least) |join thearmy oftheRed Cross,”says| Gov.Bickett,in a proclamation urg- ing new enlistments in the Red Cross this week.Says the Governor: “The American Re@ Cross calls for ten million new members.Facing ~Fy in = this za must have —pg order to meet its }r responsibilities.s Red Cross follows theand 1- forth to close to the men Next Friday,Day will be obsecountyschools;part of the day's ntation to‘ar Savings CeStampsplan.Mr. director of the Nacommittee,has statement: “Every school teacherisaskedtogiveaPatrioticDuyby¢ Savings Society iOneofthesesocie ized as soon as tenwar-savers by p' | |history fight.It must sta|who are bearing rea!burdens of this world war,Whenever a soldier}Th-ift Stamps,acfallatheRedCrossmustbereadyto/|of the National Warsavehim.Wherever there is human|teesufferinginthewarstrickencoun- tries of our comrades in arms, there the Red Cross must go to com- fort and sustain.‘If you cannot enlist in the battal-|As ions of the khaki you can at least jointhearmyoftheRedCross.izing its importance in the presentworldconflict,President Wilson has called for volunteers in this army and during the week ending Christ-mas Eve,the Red Cross will make a special appeal for your support,“Now,therefore,I,Thomas Walter Bickett,Governor of North Carolina,in an earnest desire to aid this splen- did cause,and in accord with thesroclamationofthePresidentoftheJnitedStates,do hereby set and proclaim the week of r 17thto26th,1917,as Red Cross Week,and.urge the people of North Carolina to join the American Red Cross during that period.“It is peculiarly fitting that the|week preceding Christmas should be |selected as the time to offer our sup-port to this great branch of the na-tional service.If there were noChristmastherewouldbeno,Cross.The Red Cross is the world’sthespiritof Christmas.If you want to traslate the Christmas spirit into terms oftionyoucandonobetterthantalmembershipintheAmericanCross,the only agency through those who stay at home can ,Christmas joy and good will tomanonthefiringlineholding the Hun.” A partial canvass has been madeinStatesvilleforRedCrossmember- ship and the canvass will be continuedthisweek,All who will enlist,in thetownorcounty,are urged to give their names to the ladies making thecanvass,or to Mrs.H.P.Grier,8-ident of the Statesville Red Soon Auxiliary.The payment of $1 is good for a year’s membership;$2givesthemembertheRedCrossMag-azine in addition.As the Governorsays,all of us who can’t “enlist in thebattalionsofthekhakicanatleast join the army of the Red Cross.” The service done by this organizationcan't be estimated.Send your nameandadollarwithoutwaitingfora personal visit. Hog Pens in Limited Territory—Guard Appropriation. At the meeting of the board of al-fermen Friday night it was agthathogpenswillbeadmitted totheterritorysouthofthe-WesternandA.,T.and O.railroads under cer- tain restrictions—a pert of the re-strictions being 200 to 250 feet from 1 vesidence or street.Other re-strictions will be enumerated in an ordinance to be effective for a year only-—a sort of trial measure.The aldermen have as yet no jurisdictionoverthenewterritorythatistobecomeapartofthetownnextspring, but they will have a sort of “gentle- man’a agreement”as to hogs in that territoryTheboard appropriated $250 for-quipment for the Home Guard.. The Meeting Tonight. The meeting to plan a campaign for the sale of War Savings CertificatesandThriftStamps,postponed from last week,will he held at the court house tonight at 7.30.All cit izens are urged to attend and show the interest Pians will be made for a thorough organization of the county for theimportantworkinhend.The first ction will the appointment of speake o visit the county schoolsFridayinbehalfofthiswork.Those ippointed to visit the sehools are urged to take Thrift Stampa withthemfordemonstrationpurposesndforsale.Stamps not sold can be Hi 8s : a 2 t t t i ; M t i 3 é v A tt culeated by this his tendency toeygnmakehimappree of economy andthere” neratures kept for thebyProf.D.Matt,Thompson,lowest temperature of thewas8lastFridaymorn Satur-tay morning it was 8,y morn-ine 11 and yesterday 18.Many people were im-pression that the temperature wascontinuouslybelowforaweek.This is incorrect.:est temperature for the nineheginningSunday.9th,was aslowe:7 32,34,24,34,32,26,38.So it will be seen t tempera-ture wot abeve freezing on four oftheninedaysanduptothefreesingeintentwodays,But it was the ‘most continuouscoldspellintheyoftheold-est inhabitant.the mountain‘ounties below ero temperatureswerecommon.Seven below zero wasrecordedatBoone, Seventeen Engineers Missing. Seventeen enlisted men of theUnitedStatesarmyengineerco’are reported missing in aetnaGeo.Pershing,in a dispatch toWarDepartment.They were miss-ing on November 80,the day of theGermanturningmovementatCam- brai,and are believed to have fallenintothehandsoftheGermanswhilefightingvaliantlywiththeengineercontingntewhichdistinguivheditselfhelpingtheBritishtochecktheat-tack,The men were all from NewYork,New Jersey and New Eng- land points. Sent on to Court. Bud Hayes,Gaither Hayes,LesterHunterandH.L.Moorefield,theyoungwhitemenwhoweresomeweeksagoonthechargeoflarcenyof«from the stores oftheSherrill-White Shoe Co.andsey-«Morrison Co,.,were|Mayor Bristol Sattirday and were re- ‘quired to give bod in the of of court and ace being distritvuted.|$200 each to appearin Superior Teer, There are two seecnd-class soldier|Av the hearing at tne time of their pensioners —~R.A,Deal and T.A.|arrest they were under §200 White—who receive $75;three third-|bond each for a hearing on clase-—J.A,Fox,J.C.Joyner aad R.|the 15th. N.Ryan—who receive $55.There Basketball Games. are 182 soldiers and 115 widows ofthefourth-class who receive $45.The basketball at the ee| Pensions were disallowed Mesdames|Friday evening M M.I.Bost,S.E Hoke,D B.Moore,|College and Lenoir high school ida Tomlinson and Mary Speaks,|sulted in a victory for the widows,the reason for disallowance 15 to tl. being “they married too late.” PLAY AT HARMONY. A play will be atStateHighSchoolvat7.90.A small admission fee wibecharged,for the benefitofthe= . be recteemed But don't varht forget the meeting to- Pension Warrants. The pension warrants for the Iredellcountysoldiersandwidowshaveheenreceivedattheofficeoftheclerk ony21 pa -f 2 Ph e eall on.them, ca There hascropofeott ber 1,4,421halfbales;4,714,In for the samelastyear. Emperor final peacewhom,inthe1918,”lin t R e ¢ Vs ay ee it. si Ed e fi a h a a e at e ra e is Fa i . ; ef i ut a F ie . LP F be nt zfs F i2says,“is far graverreaeof the food worth,or hold at o:ofthe or this year $).000 worth ofthe |made.We have an abundance’Thrift Stamps ne cents| for ourselves and it is the policy of each may be purchased from time to|the food administration,by the pre-time and affixed to a Thrift Card,vention of exports,to retain for our|which ij i ithout :“apely of every es-|These stamps will not bear interest,—ee of |but 0 Tenn Coss woes =at alouraveprovedmcon-cost of $4 may exchan or an templated and the great curtailment interest -bearing war -savings|.BOXSTATIONERY. of shipping by the submarine has|stamp by turning the card infurtherpreventedthemfromaccessnayingthedifferencebetween$4 and|Waterman's Ideal in all Fancy Box Stationery,‘intoremotemarkets._the current price of a war-savings .“Every particle of diminished con-stamp.With the first war-savings |pricesranging from $2.50 anice assortment.FromsumptionbytheAmericanpeopleisstampboughtthepurchaserwilloneparticlemoreforthesoldiers,tain without charge a war-savings to $15.00.50e.to $6.00per box.men,women and children of our al-|certificate containing space for 20 ofwesthe|Hes and for the —s people >these stamps."4 2 RR STERN ENEDSAAD have|other countries.is Is &persona If the 20 spaces are filled prior to ¥ad-|obligation upon every one of us to-February 1,1918,the cost’to the |BIBLES.~LOOSE LEAF BOOKS.was sup-|ward some individual abroad who purchaser will have been $4.12 forSunday|Will suffer privationto the extent of each stamp,or $82.40 for the filled 7 :: yy and Thurs.our own negligence.”certificate,and on January 1,1923,©Bibles and Testaments in I P,Loose Leaf Memo. —h in ;al .2 2 .s :nae ia Sty A NEW MILITARY FORCE.$100"‘giving the holdera net prott fj |@ Variety of bindings and Books,in all sizes.Recipened.only |memnmimse of $17.60for th f hi b **:on _—the |To Be Organized For Home,ear derived from war-cevings wf prices.A very acceptable Books,especially appre-stores vy —Volunteer or Draft.|investments will be used to meet the .:-ad ay al States Guard will be expenses of the war.The greater gift.ciatedby the housewife.one which the name of 25,000 auxiliary troops °2't of these funds will be expend-used by the War De ent ed within the United States."Tea : lays,which 0 tices Sone aad see toes *Wewillbe delighted to have you come to our new k > ajnow guarding war supplies,war in-German War Practices.id upon not only |dustries and doing police duty €3-') «corman War Practices”is the .(just across fromthe Postoffice)andsee what weare UD)»i had ‘i »fon.‘. ‘saving of coa »|Senate ve a of So M-tithe of a book issued by the commit-says,“to cluding patrol of water fronts.tee on public information for freenn syBeingialvienethatPresentivanhesitwedte(Stig ogame ofthe Machest .conde x of rid|force and further orders have been (""*°'”all history,comprising a i e m u /greatest ‘Wwortd |iccumentery record of ‘deeds that ©issued by the War Department.For-make one despair of the future of‘‘;applytolights’ty battalions will be organized to the human race,”is the way the)-Seapets 2 |Gardor ether papety military units|ommittor described the,work,rR.RRR TO Pe or ¥‘ee a 7|Guard or other purely military units The purpose is to show that the any »and street of this guard duty.system of frightfulness practiced by ~~pos |om sac saeerceeepRRNENRAROENAE “iTheorder@reseribesthattheforce,es ;:'Se arytein ri iyMona tint y|comen,oeery oe deinteyoel Auction Sale.PRICE 5-PASSENGER CAR,$635 F.0.B.FACTORY.| a fF S are (cy of the German government itself,al gee that the pro-|draft.It is the purpose of the gov-and individual acts of cruelty and de-.jarescrupulously|eT?ment to make it up of men t struction are cited to illustrete the Friday,December 28,1917,|t depend available for war service at ::; =|front,Volunteers will be accepted °Perationofthesystem.1 will offer for sale at my farm,five|NAtoseo}5 |oat f Statesville,the follow-sup jonly between the ages of 31 and 45 An Old Mane Stomach.miles east 0 :»ee ;le resort to the draft is necessary,As we grow older and less active,less and !N&personal property,tow't:——ae :ee y JimenplacedinthespecialclassesuN-tess food is required to mect the demands of —.d of Hogé;one Registerod ;re =7 Wewer der the new draft,system sa being ir cote Manat whenstey ririe;BerkshireBon:id to 18 head,of =|a to the sto .“y cae!orks At;‘-4 *ts,ir fit for limited military service only,{h.“avuneed sce of 86 or \pea ais fee Cattle;one Registered Jersey Bull;; 9 }3.that he is a light eater.careful as you -»ew faren afegConference|Wl!be used to fill up the ranks t r.Be pair large Mules,new W “Ww k.‘tralee will be clothed in reg-vill,however,you will oceasionally eat more new Harness,com lete;ny and!obithanyoushouldandwillfeeltheneedor iblueuniformsforwhichChamberlain's Tablets to cerrect the disorder.Pony Buggy and Harness;75 bush-|¥Mission was!there is no need in the army during These tablets do not pepain,but.»;tons of good 4 p im the inter -al-|war times.They will be armed with ctrenpthen the stomach poy 4 "t -fea -at oe a @ Cora:Neil cueainParis“has,Krag -Jorgensen rifles and other form ite fonstions suneaaile,They also cause amis face:all Farming Tools and el A ::we tle v en °DOW eo 1 »and satisfactorily equipment not suitable fer modern satan:|Genplomnente.| ea s at to |warfare..P Se ae eeoe sams ;B :©o'clock :|ae 5 Cal.E.el ete far as pune Se _——5 Is Enthusias-eos =at 10 o'clock a.m ’3 |give service in .ms |"te theU States with neighborhood of their homes.Each tic Over New Remedy..ns ean [battalion willbe commanded by a ——y Jno.K Mclean.|,anes 8 the influ-|major from the list of those-classed Savs ‘Here Goes Another Dec.14—4t. rs Col Six ‘is a De oe jailable for arduous cam-_aeSineeth|peigninginEurope,Men who failed Dollar’When He Bought Doors and Windews splendid—|to qualify for commissions at the of-irst 4“.:ee Lk See ees ye wae fet bem eene|CHEVROLET,the World's Automobilesincethebe-|commissions or places as non -com-on Vy fa erly kiln-dried lumber.The Wat-9 o |missioned officers.Bottle For $500.”kinses have been handling Snow ’ -a Lumber Co.’s Doors .and WindowsCol.House was,ee eace yl PROXIMITY WEAVER IS NAPPY for 35 years.©.WATKING !You could not invést your money any better than to buy a men in|Canter was convieted of murder in!’Thousands of Greensboro people Next to MeElwee’s Warehouse.|CHEVROLET automobile for the family a Christmas t.It *|the first degree and sentenced to life have been reading in the news ors more pleasure safe -vestmento|imprisonment for the murder of of the wonderful results Sela aa:wouldgive them Pp and would bea .tpoughtofthecost|Mrs,Maude |Wilson,near Bristol,tained heve throurh the use of «UNCLE SAM KNOWS than anything else that you could spend your money for.Welatecole©wee al lowy of ce on ack an can make immediate delivery of any ,Fries a:|e orthe same’ctine "in the tum-"lathes “pconle “ate “monly ovtput of factoreathatmake Tt id aes ;nay |mer of 1915.James Canter,who glad they took the chance,because —-yng OR na =y —y . At their Sas ona A,*.:wa Lone daily.S ai cig rg a canising Tiree,Why not you do-.-confessed at exonerated James be-pain and sickness for them.Here 8 he does—repair your Tires?N W FOX Local Deale "|fore i is just one instanee of this kind.It)}j >aanFo Subsequent trials of James result-js written by a weaver in the Prox-THE IREDELL VULCANIZING -:9 r.—two ®be-od in hung juries.About two months jmity mills,a man who is well and i and two works|ago,following the fifth trial,he was favorably known among his host of &SUPPLY COMPANY.U >]A Co >.Wi Northormfeeredthreeyearsinthepeniten-friends in this section.Read his sto Phone 201 i hiversa uto eg Inc.,Distributors,inston-Salem, «Food|tiaty 23 4 compromise and to clear ry carefully.You will certainly find ‘4 the case from the court docket.He jt full of interest.This is what he =<i “sii itaPielControl.\refused,saying that he would rath-says:|emin|er die in electric chair than ad-|“Dreco has worked a miracle in METiatgedtothefoodadmin-/|mit a crime of which he was not my case.I have been crippled up 1 e aaimpricebyClaus|guilty.quesemmenen «with rheumatism for years.My i¥t of the Feder-“a J :tee hands were so badly swollen that I i asingCry,testify-Rebuked By Chief Justice.,could hardly keep at my work.My Nothi take the place tii investigating,A seathing rebuke administered by knees and ankles were also badly ing can oy)Offe ° ABs that raw!(Chief Justice White to one of the swollen and [cannot express in |7 p passing through loupeus otteckiang the draft lxw,en-|words the pain I endured.‘|metals.We are sheet metal ePCanewhererefin-|\ivened ment before the Su-“I had spent so much on medicines!*.m tt rs pay higher |preme Court of the United States,|I was disgusted with ell of it,but workersand will make anything Begining toda all our highgrade 8 inch Ladies’we in cases testing the constitutionality when Dreco was being introduced want —tin roofing gutters y;na a ove ago J.of the army draft act.a _-—people who you .at a °Christmas. J.Gordon Jones,ntin -'had taken it struck me as being!::Boots cut priceuntilofcoal.There «rt Jones,convicted tn Geo 4 of |truthful and sincere,so I went -e valley tin andridge roll.Let |of coal,he thought,|foiling to register,declared the law (trlk to the Dreco Man about my)knowyour wants.|$8.00 Ivory Kid Boots,High Top,for .........wecne babes $6.00 '’.Pena yp ~~use Pods pet ot oe on tees |$7.50 Black Kid Boots es sone ‘i -men to a war c “He explain ome wha 0 |.s ’ ‘WER cansee nothinggeod |never received tb people’s approval.was and I remarked,‘I have thrown STATESVILLE TIN co.oe —ae Hep «606 fuel administrations.|His remarks were cut short.away many a dollar and here 8,#6.00 Black Kid French Heel “]don't think pnpcaaes bone more.I'll take e ehance on |$5.00 >Kid Vamp,Cloth Top .... legal argu-co.j t.V ,G evecestheRetJustice,|“When I had taken one-half of |:pea por Pet waar oneck on p sharply,“and should not have been that first bottle 1 would not have if 50 Dull »we see2‘said to this court,It is a veryun-|sold te ow half for $500 if I $3.MD Hebd,all Dhneke cence cc cccccccccece eetstecbemnetseess ce el and administrators Patriotic statement to make.”new I couldn't get any more,|.One big lot Ladies’Shoes,special value up to $5,for choice,$2.50,None;'oo od The atto-ney apologized and con-“On the fifth day after I started|char,at cut price, »therecoal rath ;ee \\agrBed,andwhen the bestewes|OPENING EVENINGS UNTIL CHRISTMAS.eimene,ut "Hct Sino Sm hb ekefcofaverage|Frank J.Cher :ai O O:|Bes 2 tn cos Mie ert ce |TheBrady Printing Co,|]=="MILLS &POSTON.c&Hh I was in before I took | yr re r r e e r #9 5S FE D e s E D E $5 i a [ L - t Fiii = ig ai t at t ?z; i g ? v i i t i e f s Knows that our High-Gradeah id]Clothesaremadewell and fiandthepleasureofwe themlastsaJong time ths |Suits and Overcoats,00D: € ij |f Le i li a “k t _i eyomy,6/ist,W the hope of ‘'‘llworth],but without avail.fc :fl i]One lot.96.00 to .:“tally grew worse after his return,|‘Men’and >from 'ffor:\4ill death claimed him.He suffered 8 Sweaters,Meares 7 oo tony the last few days be-Tile $12.50,now sell from jinette and W.poe,.'|,:.e deceased was 39 years old.«““ee _McPherson and)guviving him are six children,ell Suits, girls,their ages ranging from threeto15years.What a housefull =-Shirts,”$3.00to $7.50.$12.50 to :little orphan children!Their mother|ion,died last February and their little|'‘The ladies’societies of the First brother last summer.'This homelfvecheterianchurchhaverecentlyfromwhichpapaandmammahave $30.00 in the church handsome|been taken leaving these innocent,which the helpless children alone without sup-orts.port,counsel,protection or gui save what their grandma,;}who lives near t can do for them,| oO f Fe a Coatsgf be Sell any where from $6.98Ga b a F< | this summertoprovwhenhewasnot to $18.50. One lot o jand ceiling of his se.ey haveCoatSuitsiGeplioreadandthechildrenbeenworkingeachsummerwiih Useful Giftsficold.great energy,storing away honey..Raymer arrived The other day he decided to rob thomatkansastovisithis’and took from this big hive aboutE.T,100 pounds of good honey. i "¥WAR HOSPITALS AT ASHEVILLE| To close out at about It is probablethatthegovernment|:in Arkansas for the past|will locate one or more base t-|30 years.He will probably spend als at Asheville.It is said that a jtwo months here.ilworth Inn,now near completion,. Mrs.D.A.Sloop was called to Lo-!will probably be taken over for a! ray Friday by the death of her moth-|base hospital and that a tubercular| er,Mrs.Shuford.hospital may also be located in the “Call the police,quick!We've seen |Asheville section.\a German spy!He was dressed like “ThatReneMetAtte sold regardless of cost.&woman,andhe wascarrying pack-ihe GuniunThet Dees Wet Affect the Heed jages under his coat:He went to-|ott tithe te bdcior chen extiuaty Shopa.Rememberwardthemill—atid,wh govdsess!|ns celica”|iy i We oe Ledies’7 ot Eee afternoon and “the <.'WEDNESDAY,ut) ladies were breathless and excited.NOTICE OF SALE OF VALUABLE ;. The gentleman accosted got a bit LAND.Ga OA and will continue we excited himself,and he obligingly : ispread the news.In a few minutes Mfault having been made by the grantor |’weseveralbravepatriotswerehot-foot-|{>the "tan vetof tran mudte Early EXTRA SPECIAL--TH |trai the supposed spy,|tre for the Sceurity Life and Annuity 1 tound i e hon Good a Sunetheir town Renn pene.Company of Gree are.Ch v ®1200Yards,Fine Dress G 3 Se ble destruction,|They soon located|{7 "Raptember af”eset nthe CALICO —- t their search,anc lottiee of the Revister of Deeds of Iredell -. makes the long hours|Gacte’caus went ——with ~crane.bm Book 22 at pee B21,ot ne.U wil,1250 Yards of Good Calicoesat 8!2 *and trembling,for who knew how (rter are ny oe ad nuieer of eae :: by the wife at a home a |tuch dynamite might.be concealed |yrs,Sf itt cat Want cad er the Don't miss this great opportunity.| y coat?B 1 ;.hurel »debt secured Wy clerks to waitonyou.it means youll &under that bulky coat’?ut all purpose of dischurging the di od by |I he d if : +-such a pleasure that they found was a mountain woman cole one fog aomee Ae ae el nt ay,you can each article.Come early.Don't else can give who had recently come to the mills joi-"in Staterviile.Iredell county,North Car|minute.Avoia the rush,: half price.All others Re ee eating soln RAGRSAT ARieEamy 10,30 |.Storeboardingplace,a not wishing :RD TARY 19,1918,:The St a he W.E.MUNDAY go to any expense to convey,her ‘Milireal count.mum nt townie,N.C Bargain OFe.watit ..~acl oes m y wer 6 me fi y north en r o ~gradeddj a Tour Plumber,114 B.Breed St.|eee eT,gd carried |Sch Yee Sy el tess hese Coctn'es ||Before the crowds come,105 E.Broad Street,Next Alexander's,inder of her worldly goods|derrees east 130 fort toe stone;thence pogh ATTENT t We wil pay a ‘are85.i the rema y 6 dubiels cant 1%)fell to a aume cn WE TTE t you tn —4 Phone j —under the top ~~a ‘and eee,1 ak free Pall veseen:|within a of 30 miles,ifyeu trade oe \s en a \clothing.The woman was asto -'thence north 24 dewrees wert 120 feet to the i t F oe ed at caused so much excite-corner on Bel)street:thence with Bell treet|ament,and expressed the opinion feet to Se x ee ,onlaeeTtaeemorin’Mt)roan eo,8 SMMBLEY tooaee.|]but if can’t come early,i F R E s H warn't none of nobuddy’s bizners.”bora,Ne ¢Dec.1K,1017.| ;j we el N.°oa :=Wool Sweaters,Vaeews SOORNAR.NOTICE OF RE-SALE.i | i Tredell Officers Rhode Island,virtueof an or of the Superi iCELERYRedClub.st lnk gaseee,cae ie oe tae)come anyhow.ceding entitled Ro T.Weatherman,admin-|At the ie at ofPass inrator ofGaltte —_-Grasnnet.*.Raggpend State branch ol ade slanc omey,undersign comm earomer ¥on [Red Club of America,in Charlotte ,,tapcae hows ae Gs Teedeil pn at]j ;rs for the ongeing 12 o'clock m.,sell to the ishest bidder ‘for|WwW wa:EB.sash the following deserited tracts of land:p Serge and Poplin Woo |ferviogn,,iredell qounty,president;Pest Tract Line and being in Palstown |We Will give you our lj.C.Parton,Charlotte,vice presi-wna tevinning at's Sie er cmah Gnmeall.‘,.Mi ata or #jdent;Miss Sallie Davidson,States-=Kester tine,ae evener of —a;od y t oe S dewr@ee enet 142 to «a4Skirts,reduced.\den ae —W.d.(adhe ta Gp of line;Wimuas with acte obs Baswards,Charlotte;.north 77 dewreee west 31 poles to a stake or|The State club made an unusually|pine knot,corner of lot No.&;thenee south |Best attention.+*'-f ”|good showing at the Charlotte poul-'%Wet 182 poles to a ping knot orObserver,win-stake in Kestler’s line;thence south 77 de-)|the|Try «pair of our heavy the ste sara airtt call eet setae etthe|Me ¢.ceaholdin te ivlston ofthe Tei}i -Joney land.: 200 birds from Virginia and nee Ty".\sinamed veten nPotetewn| Carolinas on exhibition.a the tract of land above den:a;Sa Seat ena beginning at ; fogwoed,or pine Kinet,corner of }o.and running 18 degrees | five-» poles to @ stake in the old taining 36SheThird‘TracttownshipACantata,“An Ameri-Santa nextclass of ¢ge we Oy jii zg i t “i t ei i:ri ;z I af i i fe s t f z ifofi * ‘1 weevevenene Men whe hadenldStews, es oo =sins cf the fathous on the childres.Reynolds cays that the right LaSomeofthetype,were practically imtoxteating liquors for personal use ,folks,tAiracized;more fortunate,is not «fundamental privilege of the ing a were tolerated.few peoplere-citizen and may bé abridged.Mf it Sat them and the feeling crop-wos held that the right to possess on all occasions.\tiquer fer personal ure war fonda-)type held in seeret con-.mental,then it would follow,says and often in open contempt,the learned Justice,thet the manu- who pfrefiteered during facture,sale or tranepertation could vi l e tT fi i . f ti 2S Ee e EE N E E T Er e ee r e s e si t n a s n t n i n h d i t i n t n b i p s t e b e i n i i 2 oo S| ile aie harsh the war.They may have been toc not be prohibited.Since the manu-i ORM!"U -ptrict hol woedon.or physically unfit for military facture and sale may be prohibited.;toy ial ippery .‘of them werekind |"vice;or may have served in i follows that one may be deprived ::;5 Ce ,"at their men,but yet Some civil capacity,that permitted of the privilege of keeping liquor .ain.!ti ‘NGINE COVER: :ently firm and strict to them to stay at home.After the fer personal use;and that being so,.cas!¥respect and obedience great conflict,when the country was why may it not be made a crime to Ss aii,Who yielded the officer ‘9vastated and the masses destitute,drink the stuff?That logically fel-93.and f :am ||Q ‘a Ii Campt2becausehe,was %few men were found well fixed.|tows the findings of Justice MeReyn-ALS :.~ while made -olds.0 )}”_stake,some-'Until that is done,there he anae |g CATS me . times at the expense of men away at old-timers in this country Asheville :f 7 AS i aminiiihe oh:ae a"—the front,or at the expense qf the die believing that they have the py,iat |Gh),|;r S._.SoetNorthCarolina,fovernment,which was in the end at right to buy liquor,where it is legal-ae :b «oe In that the expense of all the people.They)ly sold,for personal use.The class VRS ad , .a a nen,ees of-Were referred to as men who had in mind eaise no objection to the HE!ITE a * who had known “kept out of the war"and made prohibition of the manufacture and TEP M ted d when they were ™oney while their friends and neigh-sale;they would not buy liquor ille-’,:lah ome.Feeling that ie bors were at the front.vally because they stand for law ob-clase would .1s é F ; togreetanold friend,the When this world conflict closes vervance and would not be a party,.a a ee :: ‘Wildier made his way to the ®!!the types mentioned will be ob-|to violating the law.But until it is 95 hes :oo jects of public wrath,and if any made illegal to take a “whet,”these there be who are falling in any of |folks will continue to believe that;*uos“lH leoked at him these now they bad better take heed.they have the right to buy,in limit-Pp r ' carried kindly The day will come when they will od quantities,for personal Use,was unexpected,Sot ae dele e ||a r “|know feel public wrath.The slacker who where liquor is legally sold,and that been nulsing somewhat pv ;brutal dodges military service through de-'to deny them that right is to deny |FO Bd.’years ma.=Electrical Gifts 'ception will be marked.Morally he is them a fundamental privilege.lin Durham and Poteet tor ry ns *|mo better than the deserter —he OF CURRENT EVENTS |'°"¢,than year served as clerk of |will please by their utility and:|who runs away.A greater offender NEWS OF CURRENT EVE?|he Federal court.{sense—suit the sender by their rejistheslackerineivillife,not iiable ,s Gathered From Al >.i >.|Consistent prices and their inher-eeeael tee military service,who refuses to —.a the Country.Statesville Banker’s |ent value.Gi g D0 $x= : bit;who doesn’t buy Liberty niners were killed Saturday .Electrical Gifts last.Make it an War Sa Certificates or sent ay explosion in =mine of FriendsElated Electrical Christmas!Stamps;doesn't contribute to the Yuk ceahontas Coal Company,“pwelve years 1 became af-We’Red Couns,ts army Y.M.C.A.st Susar in Melcwell county,W.flicted with s wrestle,which hey ve big stocks any ef the worthy causes to help Va.|steadily became worse until two chesse =from.mabe bette Cuba has joined the United States|years ago I frequently became pros ,elifecasterandrforthei‘declaring a state of war with trated with colic attacks and tloat.Home Electric Co.in the ranks;who sneers a!\ustrin -Hungary,both houses of ing.My doctors wanted to operateandwheatlessdaysan!the Cuban Congress having passed for gall stones.I wished to avoid 516 Center Street.whose the war resolution.on —.~,ee ¢a «yere conviet-friend tried Mayr’s Wonderfu om-sole purpose is to get what he can,A man and a woman were convie oly,ie anata maura Rem;¢at Hartford,Conn.,of selling liq-;wit and do nothing,while others strug-wer te soldiers.The woman was sen-aking it about two years ago,my DR J M HOLLAND ' j @le that such as he may live.tenced to a year in the penitentiary ‘rouble has entirely disappeared.Tt ov.°L |Next and the greatest offender of and the man to 18 months.is a simple,harmless preparation DENTIST.a on om we oe ai;hat removes the catarrhal mucous|1—althou;eo The torpedoing of two Austrian .oe mucous —<aS ©aubecbine in the harbor of Triest ‘TOM the intestinal),tract,and allays OFFICE MILLS BUILDING. Hl td :i|iBS 1 2 28 . 5 1 1 4 , an f iie hold himself in|grees worse than the last type de-ron.)torpedo eraft on the night ‘he annaiaatiee ‘Which causes prac-—“aaa —iat Hone of them will |scribed—is the man who engages in ¢f Pocemper 9,is reported in a mes-nah ea oo a”bea sdilae ROURNS 8 to 6 ‘PHONE 6.$:a mo coty Ip w fe &.rhe this,'in enlling him by his |profiteering in foodstuffs;who sage recelved in New Yerk.One dose will convince or eney se ovinother wa .|tharges unreasonable prices,makes Private Lawrence W.Trefenphen of|tunded.Statesville Drug Co [Oa |j the 154:h depot brigade at CampTheofficers|unreasonable profits,engineers deals aa.Ma.panels pane : sas "MAMMEMOG 6onaniuicua”DR.VANCE HASTY,got that good sense and|and manipulates markets to make dao ‘*ty tiem MANTELS,COLUMNS DENTAL SURGEON,:that obtain among|big money at the expense of the peo-,ar 1 dishonorable ’Rooms 6-1-9,Second Floor.Stair Rail,Balusters,Newe!s,Brack-}FIRST NATIONAL BANK BUILDING,If the friends who have not paidets,Step Plank,Base,Case and 52 Sataville,WC. i ! station,will go Pie who must go on short rations be-fo srmy. ;can’u State of Ke cky will get j TELEPHONE ENGAGEMENTS,/}b Make fools of ;cause they age pay the price,A $2 conan ied on fram other kinds of Mouldings ready made.|"Phone 197,Hours 8 to 6 accountwithus would come up ,.Reape discredit on |highwaymen ix an honest man and a Coot.of Mrs.R.W.Binghara,C.WATKIN ||SPRCIAL ATTENIONTO CHILDREN'S now,they wouldrvigentlemancomparedwiththehYPOformorlyMrs.Henry M.Plagler,,Ss.|»they place themselvesoe.jerite who robs under cover of law.who dicd in Louisville last summer|TS :eee eae eee jSon;Webb tried to|God forbid that the military forces and whose estate is valued at $80,-_—=—=—=>position toge@bill,in accordanceof the Huns shall never set foot on eed eee or ek a eeaeaiecemeena”Sate HY |f ENJOY ‘THIS CHRISTMAS,ee leould be reconciled in a measure to himself.Was 47 years old and leaves éwheninee®\their coming for a little while if a wife aad three diiron.LX.|4judgewhoreachedthe|they ‘last one of the publishers of the Yor :'e 4fetirementandhadfailedt©|two ao,enauen a Enquirer,was a church officer and ;To say nothing of what it would do|highly esteemed.ers in civil life and the profiteers.It is si :for us.s stated that John D.Rockefel-All that could be done to them they 5.has personally expeaded £70,000,-would deserve.006 in gifts and investments for the,;.ee amie Belyian relief,Red aa I have about 1,000 Plain and Set Solid |f ar e n an c i e n t f i i dis-eThowl,contending ladies ivie League!War Y.M.C.A.and Liberty bonds.|.ps :aot Boyd and aie coe to SS ae "at This is aside from the expenditure Gold Ladies’,Gentlemen =and Children’s‘Web.Tt was ns ¢the 4 js Of the Rockefeller foundation.Rings.This is too many Ri tpointed|be kept decent after wontating MEE:Theedore Holtz was|‘in,0 carryetthegeFederaljudges|cleaned,calcimined and repainted.|ney $o00 Yor seciinng |President .—of the country,profiteth it to spend good tax|Wilson and Police Lieut.Patrick for the size of our town,From nowintage,held on to making the Temple of Jus-Hogan,who had rebuked|Daniel til Chri.@ priv zen,for ar-i ;;were physically so-called)fit for human habi-Keto tier wun severely ‘criticte.until Christmas night we will givea liber- |restingafiiseuousspitters|,}7::ae apenas ee aie?the judge who imposed the al discount 0:them.Will offer nothing is possible that one!Three men were killed and one se-schewtobacco—we riously injured as the result of the;but SolidGoldRings.It =that point but it is fuel oi!fire on a navy tug in an At-! the Fe bg zfRe t e s t p Boyd.Now comes A ..and offers a bill for the time —but no man aor ke ua a neat Nice stock of ail that belongs to a jewelryjudgeinhasarighttodecoratewithtobacco|:water tender,whose mother livesicethelandscape,the atmosphere *t Bamboo postoffice,Watauga storeto select from.Come and see.ty,N.C.|the howls,|or the walls and floors of a public |°°".»|The plant of the British-American| |building,to the annoyance and |Tobacco Company,composed of two,°ns wo b,jconvenience of others.There are!six-story buildings on Water street,|—"|times,during the sitting of court,Norfolk,Va.was completely de-arch of the when the court house,despite the ef-|sttoyed by fire early Sunday eve-|the |torts of the janitor,not only resem.2ine-The estimated loss is $500,000 R.F HENRYSSTheplantwasusedforthemanufac-i r nd |bles a hog pen in spots but smells|ture of cigarettes for export.ineee-|}e e 2sE very much like ore;and this condi-,diarism suggested.I tion is a very give reflection on the!The ways and means committee of .eaipamane SS,Suggests|customs modes of life the House of Congress has directedtheirdining|ofsomeof ‘9 a Chairman Kitchin to draft an ee! Siiaeaieesiebateinmeenenessee he Li :ment to the excess profits section of.|the war tax bill that would clear upjanydoubtastothetaxonthein-| Holidays Happy With |There Is As Much Difference | Handsome Gifts.With In Cars As ThereIsIn Horses. H t t i 5 3 = 2. e wh...dood suggestion and “|comes of professional receiving |ay adopt in win-oe =have §,000ormore &year being applies:|‘solely for com-accustomed ~|ble to members of Congress.-Meemeee That all fires|man for day tips,simply for com-|Comelius Jones,&negro,lawyer,|The greatest happinesswe have ourselves is in making ‘Oe ee ee oe oedispaleedwith,even for of a con-others happy;This is the time to show your affection to your ouch.A little more gas und you are off like the wind;a press-f;cutout during lovedonesand your devotion to yourfriends.ure on thebrakes andyou stopas quickly as youplease.i lnsappatint.The neces-aie,Pevermment,Ses.e0e,e00|Whengifts come from our store the “quality is there.”on a “ei war cotton ._aT ”was arresteda|Those who feceivethem will be delightedwith them and Sn See eon eNENS w ot 6 ORD»*Gnerish the giver.Dodgecar is the carto buy for comfort andensemaphis,Tenn.Ourstock of holiday goods is yet unbroken.ofoperation,Then theprice isright. wirelessapparatus of thegovGermancruiserGeier,¥hile interned |——:iret ——_—___—-in the harbor at Monolulu,relayed ||:in| 35 fur| HIS CHRISTMAS CIGARS. The one most acceptable gifts for the man who smokes.We aré pre- pared to take care of your order in Boxes of 25 for $1.25,$1.50,92.25, $2.50 and $3.00 the Box.’ THE QUALITY GIFT SHOP. Statesville Drug Comp’y ANNOUNCEMENT! I havepurchasedthestock of the Iredell HardwareCo.andhavere- opened the doors to the public. New stockwill be added and an up-to-datelineofhardwarecarried. I wantyour patronage. est in mabe ite m|home near Sul ey ae Me ale oP “1 x |Mary Ane rni ae10o'clock at in Char-|morning @ _|Pith Creek Presb cam Mr.W.W.Leinster and Mrs,Roy!Mr.Pink tare Ps oe L.Leinster were Charlotte visitorsbuildon terday.‘daughter of Mr,and Mrs.W.7 Bobbitt of Cool Spring ps gy |aa pt,lien.ill ot home em ae‘te i the‘groom is a son of Mrs.Laura ai his parents,Mr.and Mrs.J.B.|nyheen chose a8 |Foster. Next Fr Mrs,H.McLelland of Newton|North Carolina The Entre Nous club met Friday| |afternoon with Mrs,A.P.Steele.ispending the winter at Mr.R.L.crecies,=~ ryan’Mrs.L.White has potgonad from|Harmon Rose Stephany gave a resume of the |*“init to a.and Mrs.J.H.Wood|speakers wt war news for the past two weeks.|trons -invited Mrs.B.B.Webb read an article on “Slang and Slogans of the War in |France.”Mrs.Z.V Longread two |oays articles,“Clothing and Food Controldays. ‘in the Centra!Empires,”and " \“Prench War Economies.”“The ‘Face of Paris”was the title of an ‘spent yesterday for a few|went trem} ington lastweek with a North Caro-|GanPEb—At once Fifty lina de!fi the}‘article read by Mrs,Bryant,|Mrs.|passace ofthe a |See 1mam Staienville,novi Steele servedsandwi Evelyn Shepherd entertain-|im Ss _|imatcra!for montattery nae ‘ea the,onaaiee Belles at on tables |Notices of New Advertisements |a shorage“e Pianos.ee yours lof bridge,Saturday evening.Miss;Christmas cards.—Statesville ae “—.jLRONARD PIANO and Sherrill a >S gee |hae ge ean “Brrr ar ic saesiioinetreigoblen resented with a et a Chevr or ristmas.—LOST—Ladies’silver a.mn selad course with coffee|N.W.Fox.THE LANDMARK. Hand bonbons was served after the,Join the Christmas banking club|POUND—Pairapectactes, game.Mrs.Fred.H.Deaton q _.have money.—<First National sameby ravine for ad. i Newton and Mrs.Aaron Clarke tap wants - Baltimore,two former club ay ~..otherstkith our hand-|ee.ss Write F.5,ater ' }bers,and Mrs.Coite Sherrill of Co-|we f Cacaaaeas son Bidg.,14th St.,New York,N. ,lumbia,S.C.,were special guests.|Cc _Dee.hee.It |.The meeting of the Thursday at-|"Sie Ch }ternoon club,which was to have|ville tightly ‘heen held with Mrs.L.White Thurs-'List Bee.et |day afternoon,has been postponed |ipa .cols Bottling Co.noes juntil after the holidays.Place your sa with wus.They ny| will be in the “4 ee oe| new place,GT E PRESSING CLUB.|:place.—an il!be a dance at the armo-ple's Loan and Savings Bank. [ty vonig'shopping message from Santa.|R.A.LOWERY,aelliaes.Dee.18-1.| Sherri W Shoe Co.LIBERTYBONDS—We will eccentyour,Lib [TEONARD PIANO stoke"Dee.18 |-;Thursday, io ore!See one ||Paying water a light bills.—City 7 >toeson,*ae |Highly instructive was the paper |of Statesville.e tea ne.ar - written by Mrs.Vera B.Jones on |aie agave A.o -"Ls.ad DB “Moral Value of Sex Knowledge esctaae Uo.Mat. |Learned in Early Childhood.”?aon a =row a — “The stories of “The Baby Flower,”|...*¥our cern oo and oo.BALE—Eight-reem,twe-ster7 ease |“Baby Fish”and “Bab:Frog,”which|4,°icesCo.ua -ike .om See R.V.eee |have been sobeautifull arranged by|ratgomery ime of enedwearablos Dee. |Della T.Lutes,and in which set truths |*¢Crowell sienocaaritl WANTED—Apply'in }are taught through nature s ,a _ant bege.<giving experienceTerebeWea|"Ceancomet —Thomas Han-|fiesta bee ae |On the programme for Jenuary|Girl wanted.—Write F.Hawley,only ghasRgpey J Bo Ge"Waling:Teh state Nee | Long and L.D.Thompson.Each |‘Notice of sale of land,oped be Imemer is asked to respond to roll 19th..Geo.A.Grimsley,trustee. |eal with a current event.|Planes a pres—|amore, MOVE PressingovatPrinon“Court sistreetformereccupliedbyMrs.Posterbegladtoseeallm Revorted for The Landmark. In spite of.the inclemency of the Electrical fice for him or her.— t Home Electr'weather,quite a number were presen i hn FORconveniences.FURCHES. "Pasa et ate arSate : Venus Piays BaseandPeep.F cakch,cow wented,—~Bee)caterers—arowernenemeee lve the Béitor ofThe Landmark:oat en \—o-weahd’rice LbwigLONG, |Statesville,R-1,Dee.15.—I would *Notice of removal of ~~c.i. |call your attention to the evening star|Pressing Club—R.A.Lowery,Semtia oaah —Venus,“the onnaing star.”She|prietor,aad sapele i has been having a fine time playing|Bargains in ladies’sport oa line engine ot mil, |base and -a-booin the southwest-|wool sak.——skirts,ete.|M.ce iiernskthelastfewweeks.On | |the 2ath ofof November she had a fine|lace ~~<aa of Sevwetes ‘Rg gameofbase,It wasoneof the pret-_- |tiest scenes 1 ever saw—the bright,|Ville Realty and Investment Co.|WANTED Glee soeeens tet.Tone |beautiful star playing over the clear ent te ole Se)=Electric sewing ee comk =played peep before eeers.—Merchants &Farmers’|FrerURingCOMPANY,Cheter She plays peep almost every eve-ning.She had a game of base No-wie stor wate lost.—Re-|amora Se ¢-r00m ier, |vember 26th,but nothing like as fine Jon 1,1908.STAaoneasshehadonthe24th,I find Fer 2,nt —AO|ee INVESTMENT.CO. on looking up the history Venus |Le The lan of |that she has a habit of playing games|."eer‘inthe sky,ThePathnder mre she once.John D.Foard,Srateovile,+ as play them for thousan of}rings.—jen:| years,and yet it is a thing that few vec me oo |saaapmapeabaes tae iy 913.per | |people know.a aaF,.”os are Ronis of lai.of land.—R.T.Weather-|got,for ie pen a is iv you that you a ing aman,commissioner.=FZcee |Venus ?MRS.NDA MeRDOCH |e _——of Mr.Bentley —_Per.sonal Items. wanted at|POR RENT.newTharpeFiveTensionSnnuary1,1918.C.8. CorrespondenceofTheLandmark. AfteryouhaveputyourMONEY & pitedup a nice,tidysum,keep it ther good,safe investmentathomeforit.‘Ail investCOMEIN and talkit over with: Steer clearof “wild-cat”schemesreturns.If the schemewasa legitimale strangers wouldn't be peddling it wouldn't have to.ah palkareneaene in rdTHEFIRSTNA‘sitevile,NO The Nec worea “AS OF -YOURBANK/ Dependentonyoursavingas rs Loan mS If you are looking for useful genuine pleasure,real economy isfaction doing your Christmas SHERRILI..WHITE SHOE.C We have the newest and best of ery member of the family,‘at complete stock of Bedroom Sli Men's Underwear,Night Robes,4WoolGloves,Scarfs,Neckwear,Swe kerchiefs,Men and Women's Lile@ siery,and the newest and latest in Shirts, —<—mPHONE 88 SHERRILL-W |York Institute,Dee.Deetee—-Mr.Wik!'§liam Bentley died last night at his,ur Springs after a! |long illness.is survived by his)j wife and two daughters.The funeralRev.Messrs.)urial will be at) y-|Mr,Jim Crouch came home from'|the West last week but left Monday|the army.Glenn harpe,who came homefromWinston-Salem last week,has That in.‘‘ounce ofFatesMEtorhelpintime<essere Clubanditis an way to have nextChristmas..soehon You start with le,,ba Se.or c.andincreasewiththesameamounteachweek.ore os$1,$5or moreeach weekanddeposit this sameamount w|—...HOW TO JOIN. Look at the different clubs in table below and select the one you wish tojoin—the Ic.,2c.,5c.,10¢.,50c.,$1,#5—then cometo our oe goeS7‘Chet ‘——rst weekly payment.We will make you a member of the Club and:4 OR ro-te*you a Christmas Banking Club Book showing the Club you have joined. CLUBS WILL PAY YOU: fWHATTHEDIFFERENT oc.CLUB PAYMENTS. Ist Week .........2d Week ....: 3d Week 15e.Increase Every Week 2c.CLUB PAYMENTS. 3d Week bean.6e. Increase Every Week by 2c. PAYMENTS. Ist Week .$5.00 .$5.00;-85.00 Deposit $5.00 Every::Week.Total in 50 Weeks Total in 50 Weeks Total in 50 Weeks$25.00 $50.00 $250.00 and Decrease Your Payments Each week. The sensibie thing forall parentstodois tojoi Christmas Banking Clab d Maybe thislittlestart you give them nowmay someday setthem § PAYMENTS.Ist Week2dWeek3dWeek Increase Everyby5e,by 10c.Total in 50 Weeks Total in 50 Weeks Total in 50 Weeks$25.50 $63.75 $127.50 You Can Begin with the Largest Payment FirstTheReasonsFortheClub.~FOR OLD AND YOUNG.moderate even smallmeans to bank theirmoney.'never learnedi moneyandhowto bankandHAVEwep?=in businessor bay then a home.dimes,often foolishlyspent,grow into dollars;dollars growinto afortune.Start Sp nie ele had the value of :you wished yourparents you banking your money.show youhowour Bank canbeofservice toyou.wouldbewellofftoday.Sur'l makete comsaldehn oi pa GalenWEPAY4PERCENTINTERESTINOURCHRISTMASBANKINGCLUB.ia jFIRSTNATIONALBANK,Statesville,N.¢ MATTERS OF NEWS.| PAYMENTS.Ist Week .‘2d Week .. 3d Week ...50,Deposit 50c.Every 7Week 14588 .4e,occccee 208,oo 200,.30e.Week Deposit $1.00 EveryWeek |Meeting of Presbytery Restrict Wool Shipments. % Ba a a Se re 7 a ND ;N eMARK The New Yorkers interested in theoe-De 18,1917,|trial had left Coneard when the ver.|,:a was nS —generally.DR}y |understood that will try t *PAY |tradite Means —ae him "a tenHisargumentto|York for trial on charges of mis.>much ——— compliment.|managing Mrs.King’s estate -—em-of it:bezzlment or forgery,or both.of counsel,wit-|Whether he will be surrendered toafine|New York for trial is with Gov.close with |Bickett,who can refuse to grant ex.Frank Armfield|tradition papers.{floor.The de-|Mrs.King was killed on the eve- t and|ning of Aurust 29,at Blackweldernearfor-|Springs,near Concord.Mrs.King,l,with a|Means and others went out for atures,|ride and took gins and pistols along,ly before as Mrs.King wanted te practice‘Gentlemen,|target shooting.The woman andthatmanis|Means were alone when she wasallegedexami-/killed.Means said she accidentallyMeans’accounting |shot herself.The State contendedMrs.King’s that the location of the wound wasitnameis/such that it could not hvae beeninthebodyofthere-self-inflicted,and that Means had ®ay ea Owing to the fact that the Na-never seen.|,;1 ,Ttaaes jtona!army still has,for drill purand|his fist atId taken a!one the defence |ArmsWasaconclusion|For Home Guard was forged st him,Poses:to hold on to thé older type ofoe(rifle,the government has been una-i oe ble to arm the reserve military com-wou Whe 8 panies.These older arms will beme,ao.seued to me —-wtitia o soon9|a8 they can be replaced by the new5copa?How|vifles.How soon this will be the80wheosNorthCarolinaCouncilofDefence=Bad,He oo has not information.Meantime,a kind of dev.S@¥*the council,if any of the re-;mne OF ev:serve companies.wish w buy theirownarmsitwillbelawfulforthemjtodeso.If «county or town wish-es to furnish its company,it will al-|so be in acvord with the law.Unti!|—~furnished,it may =well |or each reserve com:to aregisterofthenamedofwhethene|who have serviceable weapons.Some|of these might be k at a con-venient ,in case y should beneeded,ie Dead on Street—Auto.The dead body of Chas.Ausband,14 years old,was found in the street |in Charlotte Friday night.He had |evidently been com ,as his broken_sled was found |his body.The|sled was badly doing,and| are trying to his gavelr~the col- ta stageSpeakingthreeandwithhand»he pac-scene.He im Wasandcaughthisfinalleeunex- to go down came near ee to the been that plainly|dissipated her estate and had a mo-erpMespeeforputtingheroutoftheway.:LLL broken and the sur-|oyr honorableroundingsindicatedthattheboyhadtol,for the shown us instiaeautomobileand|clearing our streets of snow so nicely, Church News, 4 called meeting of Concord Pres-bytery was held at the First Pres- byterian church vesterday to dismiss Rev.A.E.Wallace from ConcordPresbyterytoPiedmontPresbytery,Seuth Carolina Rev.Mr.Wallace stor of the Presi yterian at Cleveland,Third Creek, Cooleemee and Unity.He will be loo cated at Piedmont,8S.C.Outsiders here for the meeting were Rev.DrC.M.Richards,Davidson;Rev.T H.Spence,Harrisburg,and hew JG Garth,Hickory In the afternoon the quarterly meet-ing of the home mission committee of the Presbytery met and transacted general routine business.A com mittee was appointed to select and employ a home missionary for (C; barrus county This committee iscomposedofDr.C.M.Richards,Da-vidsen;T.H.Spenee,Harris- G,Garth,Miekory;Dr. ,Dr.Byron tev.©.T.Squires, Martin,Davidson; rlington,Moores-Isaac ty.Morganton,andJ.B.Johnste Mockaville The First yterian SundayschoolwillhavfhiteChristmas”|at the church,inday evening at 7|o'clock,There will be exe os hy |the children of the prima ‘pari.ment,assisted by a class from the|Barium Orphans’Home.The mem.|bers of the Sunday school wiil bring |gifts for the children of the Home.| ville; Laying For the Kaiser. Graham Gleaner Some days Master Charley | Foushee,son of Mr.C.D.Foushee,| who lives about a mile south of Gra-| ham,armed with a corn knife and a 22-rifle and took his seat at the mailboxontheroadside,askedwhathewasdoinghesaidthathetokilltheKaiserandwaswaitingforhimtocomealong.ThelittlepatriotandenemyoftheKaiserisnotyet3yearsold. Thanks For the Mayor. ago Correspondence of The Landmark We,the undersigned,wish to thankCol,L.B.Bris -|and aed ee eeSe ae betlybeendead|accorded us.when 4.W,BYERS,Tae PRaLeyhewasdiscov.| ,bile ran over the body hefoge itwasseenbythe\rome »whore automo-SCOTT ALIASON,HILLIARD BY-PRS.Green I,south street. i;ning, Alexander Helpon,a negro boy was burned to death in Charlotte,inafirewhichdestroyedthebuildinginwhichheslept The at the State 3rooks hall building Sanatorium theoriumSatyonyithaofproximately815,000, all escaped without harm. Miss Margaret Woodrow patients || burned | Wilson,|prices, Restrictions governing the exporta- wool have|tion and importation of var trade board,|with a view to conserving American| been tightened by the supplies and chec in prices,which have risen cent. ng incrense | 200 per; “It is hoped,”said a statement is-| these regulations will |causes for illogical inflation of pool| the President's daughter,who yave aj United States greatiyvocalconcertinCharlotteFridayeve-|advances in otherpleasedtheCharlottepeople!price in England is fixed acentinexcessofpro-war prices.the United States it has stadvansed j with her singing and also delightedthemwithherpersonality. Henry Dean,a young man of RedSv‘8 Vicinity,went hunting anddidnotreturn.He was found deadontherailroadtrackandtheindica-tions were that he was killed by theaccidentaldischargeofhisgun, Jchn Johansen,helmsman on theNorwegiansteamerImo,the Belgianreliefship,whose eollision with theammunitionsteamerMontBlancledtothedisasteratHalifax,was de-tained as a German spy,but latereportsIndicateafalsealarm. There has been much sufferingthroughoutthecountry,especially inthelargecities,within the past weekasaresultoftheshortageofcoal.I of sufficient ears to haul coal is|the tirst trouble;labor shortage andminedisabilitycomenext. eel Municipality Net Liable. ity of Asheville,decided in theStateSupremeCourtadverselytoheplaintiff,is said to fix the prin-iple in this State that a municipal-ty owning waterworks is not liableordamagesfor|in fire due toinsufficientwaterPpesnureMrs.Mary 8.land =6broughtwitfor$26,000 the city ofAshevilleforthejonbyfireofherhome.jent waterpressurewasalandwastheprincipalissue,plointiff lost inBuncombendpa:rior amandapteupremeCourt.It is stated that v States have adopted the princi thatpalitiesarereslosses,but thatneverbeforebeenNorthCarolinathatthetribunal question munici-|7forsuchfire), 200 per cent. Eseee countries ap-'sued by the board,“that the effect of the Prices have advanced in the |in excess of| The j Careless handling of a 22-calibre ri-|fle ewused the death of Ab.Poston,ali-year-oldriflewasin the fin when it was fi boy, What isLAX-FOS| LAX-FOS1SAN (MPROVEDCASCARA The |s of Ralph Grif: A Digestive Liquid Laxative,Cathertie |ana Liver Tonic.Contains Caseara Bark,Blue Flag Root,Riubarb Root,flack|Rovt,May Apple Root,Senna eaves a)Pepsin.Combines strength with mrotmatic' Will relieve when drugs tan |BladderStomach,roub! Cc Red Cedar Shingles just arrived.|I intend covering my ownhouse withsomeofthem.Howabout a roof of § Kidne 1ste, one,Green Does noberipe.ide | 824; ae OSTEOPATH. Dr.S.W.Hoffmann.OFFICE OVER Mesinate &Farmers’Bank.(|"Phone,270 Crawford-Bunch Furniture“The Store That Always Welcomes You"’ Cures Chapped Hands,Irritated Skin andExcellen!for use after Shaving. |25 CENTS A BOTTLE AT|HALL'S DRUG STORE, PhoneNo.20.7 winning Saturday,December 8th,we will onsale all our Winter Millinery at a reduction. pattern Hats at a big sacrifice. ne Lot Hats,Trimmed,- “««—Untrimmed, “Children’s Hats, $1.98, 1.48. 1.25. 98c. -5@c. -25c. Flowers at MARY SIMS. The Cash Store. 6 “6 oe “é os 46 it |Wide Ribbons,Feathers and |half price.|MRS. YourVictrolaandRecordsdelivered to your Homeon C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S D-A-Y, The demandislargerthan the supply, and youdon’t want to disappoint your Wife andChildrem . this b in-superfivity of Christ-he money willinabetterway.t Morgen and,of Gainesvilie,Tex-guesisbrotherandsister,er and Mra,J.P.Oatwalt.Friends of Mr. presente,be |Mr.and Mrs.T.P.Loftinicelyanditisnowthought that both will live.The attendance at the Ostwaltschoolhasbeengoodinspiteoftheweather.Snow paths were 4:|trom the different farm houses to |rc t her of ¢this s¢now boarding at E.J.T Amity School Will Help theRedCross. Correspondence of The Landmark. |Mt.Ulia,Des.15.—Friday,21st,the teachers and pupils of Amityschoolwillgivealittlesocial,towhicheverybodyisinvited.The pria-cipal feature will be a collection takenforthebenefiteftheRedCrossSo-i Foretofore the teachers hereventhechildrenatreat.Itsugestedtotheschoolthatin-ef this each pupil be asked togiomethingforthiscause.Whentheywerenakednearlyeveryhandwasraised,showing that they werewillingtogiveupsomethingforour|soldier boys.We feel that it is the|duty of each and every child to betaughtthespiritof.1ving as well as|receiving.Now patrons —fathors,mothers—see that your child givessomething;not only your child but be|on hand yourself with an open pocket-book and free heart.Amity has 9'good many aecldier beys already andithisisoneofthefirstopportunities|this school has had te show our loy-alty to ovr boys and conrtryEymemberofibeclubis tomato club sent cars of veretal|Society last werk.> able soon to give the exn- cans.Ww lad to report thathildrenare¢ regular,despite the1. our s< seheo!pret }that so manywanttothankingusinexchantring.te town we,all books could beMrs.Floyd Me ing her parents,|Goodman,will b the Christmas holic To Build Munition Plants. Government explosive plart to isupplement the present output ofvrivatemanufacturefsaretobebeiltintheimmediatefuture.DanielC.Jackling of San Francisco has been named to take charge of con- struction work.The number and locriionplantsarenotdisclosed,but Secre tary Baker announced that their construction would e an expend- liture of more than $90,000,000.De-jcision to build the factories,the Sec- retary said,was made because itwasnotbelievedprivatemanufac- turers would be able to meet futurejneedsofthearmy,and was in ac-leord with the War Department's|purpose to k abreast of war re-jquirements aad to anticipate them|where necessary. Fate of the Men on the Acteon. |Seamen John Thomas Moran andChesterTheodoreBerryofthenavalguardontheAmericansteamerAc-}teon,torpedoed and sunk November 25,died from exposure,and two oth-era,Gunner's Mate Leonard RichardKabkeandSeam&n Howard SpraguePlatt,still are unaccounted for,theNevyDepartmentannouncesinastatementaddingdetailstothemea-gre reports of the torpedoing re- ceived last month.Sixteen men of the armed guardandallofthecivilier Vro r help- several y,and Mrs.Wroountilafte ef the |The council willitheministerofmarineandjnavalstaffofeachjeaseoftheUnitedDanielsandAdmiral ,‘Roe ther ene held in ernments LUBE phave been per-| littleheld fast,in the face of a partial Mrs,M "sGirW.A.Bath R.A.Eller will behas adiminia- |“It requires no praef from me,”eaid Mr.ver,*establish that'Mr.Spree a i<sugerlar,is sore at the administrationandwouldliketo,deatroved:“T realize thet ”kela’bal-Lance rbeot,ue go 80 nextvearaslast,for ners’profitslated.Furthermore,‘his balance i have lookedibetterthisyearifpriceoflastAuevsthadnotbeenreducedand shortage that promised fair opportu-nity for 30-cont sugar and much in-crersed profits.“Mr.Spreckels therefore has reasontofeelbadly,There are otherenswhowillfeélthesameway,Ht,and no doubt con entertairie|Iting the food ad-n.@ vast mafori-of men and ere sacrificing their profits daily tothenation’s nee ies withevt comnlaint,for many sacrificing moremntheirmoneyirsons.“We have had two months of par-‘ial sugar shortage—October andNoverrber—and will also have De-camber before relief from the newcrop.The American people have had£00,000 tons of sugar in these twomonth—that is 70 per cent.of theirnerms!supplies in each month—andifcarsareavailabletheywillhaveTpercent.in Deeember.“This 70 per cent.is,twice thehration.In the meantime weivenFranceagoodpartofthe$0 per cent,ard are proud of it.ThissupplytoFrancewesgivendeliber-ately and the American neovle wereioldofitatthetime.We have alsoagreetodraw10,000 tons for ourfriendsinCanada.“As to the food administrationstoppingthesoureesofsupply:Thefactthatallavailablesupplieshavebeenbroughtherethatshipsandearscouldbring,and thet it has el-ready been eaten,is sufficient an- swer.“If Mr.Spreckels will tell us where there is any sugar today thai shipseanbeobtainedtocarryorcarscanbeobtainedtodeliver,it will be deliveredatoneewithsamereso- lution that we have requisitioned ordictributedover60,000,000 poundsofembargoedsugarsinceOctober1.In the meantime,the 960,000 tons of sugar in Java is ag remote as cheeseovtofthemoan—tnless we wish toakebreedshipsfromourownsol-diers and the allies to provide our- selves with @andy.”oe ad en Five Years For Talk. the pen- Mo.,wasWadeon convicted ces in a speech atummertending lence to the mili- ‘ollowed a long speech by Mra.¢,in which she r ated her opposition to war anc»Federal Judge Wade to doWitressesathor.triad testiMra,O'Hare détlared in her speech at Bewman that “mothers who rais- ed their sons to be cannon fodderwerenobetterthan«farmer's broodsow,”and that “young men whe are fcolish enough to enlist.or unteerareonly”good ugh for Cerman fer- tilizer.”M of a vo- and lateraseditor Louis wherever You Need a General TonicTakeGrove’s. The Old Standard Grove’s TastelesschillTonicisequallyvaluableasaGeneralTonicbecauseicontainsthe-well knowntonicproperties of QUININEandIRON,It acts on the Liver,DrivesoutMalaria,Enriches andBuildsuptheWhole e i t l t : t,Statesville. Q5e.50c.$1,At AN Dealers. nm of our busi-'ness community and of our farmers) 4 : ®MatchedtywhichjSataieVe consumer and is a aahenms to:rr.iCustomerschepaycashandaayownsinmanyes_are simply Zoe inj:and poeta dis-|counis from the trices of foodsteffe'charged io consemers who utilize theerecitanddeliverysystem, !tretion has -ncourawedideauaeitrealizes and deliver system devejusticeonthemanwhoprefers to pryvashandcarryhisbundles,beeaus:the cost and the loochargeanddeliver eongiderable,and if the cash customerpavsthesomepriceshehelpstopavefordeliveringtheotherman’ revodsa apd to make up te the merchan the loss cavaed by bad accourts. errer ESR Eee onewe Others to Be Tried. Other negro soldiers are to be ried or charees erowing out of the‘let at Hovsten,Texas,August 23PorrteenwhohavebeenconfinedatPortBiice.Bl Paco,Texas,haveheenbroughttoSanAntonio.Some,it is anid,mav be held aa witnesse*while others likely will be charged“th participation in the forwhich18membersoftheregimentalreadyhavebeenhangedand45othersgivenprisonsentences. “NO REASON POR IT! When Statesville Citizens Show a Way. There een be no reason why any reader of this who suffers.the tor- tures of an aching back,the annoy- ne>of Liedder disorders,the pains nnd dangers of kidney ills will fail to heed the words of a neighbor who has found relief.Read what s Statesville woman:says: Mrs.C.B.Morrison,739 W.Front Street,says:“I tried in vain lo get something that would cure me of backache and kidney trouble that had bothered me for years.Finally, I got Doan’s Kidney Pills and they made a great improvement.I had used them only a short time before I was in good health.Best of all,1 haven’t been botheree by my kidneys sinee.”+k Don’t simply ask for a kidney remedy—-et Doan’s Kidney Pills,the same that Mrs.Morrison had.Foster-Milburn Co.,Props.,Buffalo,N.¥i C.H.LESTER, RSGISTERED AkCHITECT, Statesville,N.C.’Phove 340 Green, “Phone Us For” Nice fat Mackerel, White Fish, Fresh Oysters on Friday and Saturday. Price 60c.,at all dealers’. PHONE 89. Eagle &Milholland. ALL SIZES Rough and Finished Lember on handatelltimes,Also Nails,Locks,Hinges,Butts,Ridge Roll ValleyTin,Sash Weights and Cord.C.WATKINS.FreshBreakfastBacon| |Oysters and Fish. Cocoanuts. |Chickens,Eggs |and other Groceries. <{<1:Phone 85,-==}- W L.NEELY. eenoe HAVE JUST TRADED For the following:10-15 H.P.PrickBoileron$Frick Saw MisertedToothSaw,70- a ales Chagem,tobethisawhereitcr.located inaboundaryoftimbermilesoftownthatpartieswant cut.|©,4.TURNER. —ceean na lentetme |Flooring,CeilingandSiding‘PullStock ready for deli. | 1G WWAPKING,N.Conger street. Cm oe ge Or e BRIGHTEN THE COR2:enou amtinclpeefromwncomtortali glee, RAYO LAMPSlightlike«gasjet.Jthegeandtouchamatch.Simple am ive design, es The AETNA INSURANCE CO Conn.,writes us as fcllows: To the Agents of the Aetna Insurance C rOwingtoourcarnestdesireto : sources of the Country and protect same Stdarestrenuouslyopposedtotheuse,storage Fire Works during the Christmas The storage of Fire Works voids vill thevefore positively refuse—j storage ‘or sale of:Company covering stociesi ings ¢ No extra premiam in our opinion additional hazard assumed,thaoh ims under our up-@ltwillcostbuta&d by our Accel»divabled from any Whether accicen..jkWehavelifePol for you,Which is just the proper thing.ct wa when contemplating LIFE,JACCIDENTINSURANCE.Our ies are @andequaledbyfew.asERNESTG@.GAITHER,-INSURANCE,STOCKS AND United with the 7,600 member banks in mReserve—-System for thenessinterestsofthecountry.—_Board2 «7 e reserve a;.t nts Gs tors;it deposits its fund Ilargely with tees the currency they issue.— This co-operation greatly increases the Va tem to us and our community.ae Are you linked up with this new nofourdepositors?Wf not,you MERCHANTS &FARMERS’BANK Saved $20,000.00 This Year. ISN’T THIS WORTH WHILE?If you want tobe numbered with this ARMY ofStheNEWCLUBNOW.It isnot an experiment with us now—but a department of oh —s thenClassestoSuitEverybody,As Follows. FIVE CENTS PROGRESSIVE Cl Ass,IN THE$1.00 CLASS.Ov.in the ®2 cents class,you may start with $1.00 and pay 2;You pay $1.00 each week for 30 w 4 om rive check @Pay5centsfirstweek,10 cent second week,15 centa third weck,an ot aes ;Cer »and you receive check $5).99 cents lees cach week for 50 Weeks,and you will receive—~had weeks,—-’I you2 *k 364 61 +book with credit therswhcradlethereintwoweeksbeforeChrietmanfoYOUMAYREVERSE 1HE ORDER OF PAYMENTTWOCENTSPROGRESSIVECLASScorinerand®YOU WISH TO DO SO ;_IN THE FIFTY CENTS CLASSFORINSTAN(n the 6 cents «you may -turt with $2.50 anc °Pay 22 cents first week,4 ec second week,and 6 vist 3 thir:ween,pay 5 cents les ach we !wee and tw eks +’ You pay oO cents each we ek for 50 wert ks,and yuu wil!re- fi 't wi£0 on for 50 weeks,and we will issue you eheek or pa $95 84 Coristm you |‘ach 0 book with or _$65 42 he it dit th'th .toe..;ceive check or pass bceok with eredit therein for ancreditthereintwoweeksbeforeChristmasfor.therein fe ? You not ae get the amount you saved---but 4 per cent interest added.The New Club starts Saturday,December 22d,but those who wish to avoid the rush onJQINNOW.=Join yourself,and get your friends to join---everybody welcome.opening DAY MAY MERCHANTS &FARMERS’BANK Of Statesville The Bank For Your Savings. ittn irenecendined te ee +m-mecar _HAMMER THE FPALIANS.:LANDMARK aA:SurCiETKIGNIKGi 7 TALE OE eeraas.’ny la tu :¢ue te .me —_ er msx -December 38,1917 ——_ans and =‘usire -Hunga-io “i on the wa frowt-:ans Make Desperate Ef.99)*9 the cast ce‘GUILTY For ME ANS:~—om Fresh German ood if cose i ee ba in :—Treops For Western Front.rewn from the latte:nt for serSceneSalaries.Notwithstanding the terrible loss.“os in ul ee .‘nion xfivemenwasse-6.the,huve sustained,the German£0before the co com.md Aurtro Hungarian armic in :tte)a :Nie tr i ("}fra what cante done fM!Av:to.Hungarian ermicn im ice matter.4!the vest before Christmaswould not be Christmas to any member of the Family without some sortwaewilbeofiilyne:0 contin chefs Gr ben hj so teven dea |i “Remembrance”and yet thisis nota day for frivolous giving.Let your Christ-ir selection and aiso of the Itaiian line and open a passage-the will go before cayte the plaine Ralew.©The Cenual powers,hedeclares,are nas Gift this year be Practical—one that that will endure—be useful and at thefdoard.selected were:Ip FranceIfromthecountyseat,‘ttle military activity,except fo a r reserves,so thsignfromnorthtringtatswoaaect ci time ‘ppreciated hy the whole Family.Comein and get that “whatto give”os br O20.ste,“the nenvest “approach to at VF.t hall milion Treat vayhung off your mind.Here are a few suggestions to aid you.Tredell.The ‘2cks in force were made,by the 1 expeMesterboardwillbermanturdaynightinthencthewestwith)Aveameran section of the parne region ef France,and ‘oy increase in guns and airme ®Perhans ¢}re!:to be appothted by rovth of the Chemin -Des <ae )y 1 ere m In beth of these the Ger-Privates Shine Shoes lo:av.ge SOMuU nitesRe-Elecied.™ans re worsted by the French ee ae houseswife aePpofficersoftheassocia-Ae sm all,Brits h maneuver south of :a ve Males ‘a r i vewite us Saotee by acclamation ti resulted in the capture of a on,one of v of (men equipment for herigenersandama-who ‘Rare pem tlef t oom It ever R cigs!ee »Viewpresident:Miss Celeste etween the Brenta and Piavenkel,and treasurer.ARSC until next Italian highlands,hard continues without cessa-on.The enemy to the cast of theofboysandgirlsfrom"rinta has been able,by throwing,under theRowe,their prin.»special music at nt From Iredell.line we numbers of men into the fray =seeming’;disregarding th meus casualties that are being nfhicte‘d upon him,to advance histoCaprillehill,a dominating t the +!of the San LarenthasbeenreportedtotheStatezovalley,which leads.io the Vene- f @dministrator that excessiv: m are being charged for food im Iredell,in some intances;Sally that more has been charged orthefoodregulation:t Thos.BR.Anderson is sl Ffoodadministrator and if the Alpict regiments are tationed to Atlanta heer mim:act (wmrereportedtohim,with th;dealers who have beewillprobablyfindthenofbusiness.That's thePandthefolkswhothinkti .8 are a joke have a coming to them.T! for a season w thoBecausenobodycomp!air te willalmost eerta:Ovepintheend. A.Leonard Here. ae:Chag,A.Leonard,in New Yor!acdmMSundayandspoke iehtireh,which sup me OS A MWeSier .bnard arriveependafowdaOrejoiewhe wa « to ‘The mili tary Corréapand Here,howe ver,he has reed to stop undec the terrifidetonceoftheHalians,who evi Pn ceireseiminnenauaeccnimantenacenehave+eed their foree i .telertebarthewaytofartherodExemptionBoardFired. In the valley itself and on the The e:©pt bre |pes on either side of it,well-tried on ce tv,Ga.,whieh ! vy Wi for ey y inch of \1 1 ay omarannalfromthemralrderfromPre f Ypre )mores attline rds Y eation,have rept h attack in the Cambrai Bullecourt,lnunched wv t recapture fost posit Armistice Agr «ment. nm fo:APM At ice the Rolshevit government ?ind the ‘Beutenie allies ha Se,er eetunfronxeThreeRurnedtoDeath. apd Ter nettomatically Gallagher,Monhell,Pa | er i Har t ss LEfori bertnie ‘+ in the hours,|Reve taken it myeel!ftHORvewntee.”e,|Tandon Tithes,in &gonern!review:coughs und cote with ‘of the aaahe tnmmmdienahep-gind hemum.ane ver without jf 4 ry Pa r e a ee s . SR E Be ER E RR S hp A TE S DE abo e her parlorin ow pride inoar dining roomaleeHavethemin alm any price you can Fein From S+4.5,TO S150. SAVE:yo ie r me and Anything father wants in labor-say- ing machin:or equipment for farm or he bays —because pas ar mother deserves the ia nothing so helpful Kitchen Cabinet or a teps are saved and r maintained and her ’ed.She ought to have beth,ood YOU ARE A BIG, OVERGROWS HOG IF YOU DON'T CET [T FOR RER! »the one baying th Nigeest bill of goods FOR CASH from us during December we willfvea$25.00 KITCHEN CABINET or a $25.00 Sewing Machine.o the one paying the mosi on their aceount during December,we will givea$15.00 LEATHERReCKER, Cooper Furniture Company, Statesville,North Carolina. d: Fa t e t : te t s u F continue to comeTegardtotheoperrevolutionaryandforcesin is impossible toideateaeyisintheas- jimary peace dis-the Bolsheviki adelegatesof rea.- view the bringingandtheconsequent|the Ruscian army assttheTeutonictobeginnext less —Air Reid.WoasestoBritishship-mines or submarinesAccordingtotheoftheBritishad- a lastweek, 8jaldamage was in Tuesday»Essex . were sentascompar-week cd persons wereand70injured.Out-five persons were enemy machine was,and another believeddestroyed.German Forces By Rus-i Must Be Met. strength on the Fran-fen front is estimated in of-th received in154divisions,or withinfofgreatforcelastJuly,when the military effort againstatitsmaximum.ls from Russia and the younger classes ofhaveenabledtheKaiserpbmakeuptheenormous fered in bloody battles withes,but to replace the mentheAustriansintheirin-Italy.Winter,therefore,‘the Germans with armies fac-allies in France virtuallytothelargesteverbefored,with advertisement of a ive,which may presage \,ge ge’out of the war—:to be a settled fact—German fighting men are released.France9,000,000 men and with 1,- is holding back an equalGermans.Italy is aboutherown.If Germany and ean transfer half of the 1,-men on.the Russian front,mention the German _prison-t can be released,their forces‘western front will outnumberrenchandBritish.In addition.one os the Content pow.era have men in training.it is said,cannot increasetBritaingan,butburdenisontheUnitedaaasendmentoFrancetomeetthisGermanforceasaresultsia’s default. Damage Suit Against DeputyCollectorAllison. M.and W.J.Shouse havesuitinForsythSuperioragainstDeputyCollectorAllisonofStatesvillefor$5,000forfalsearrest,conspira- fe the result of the hold-upautomobileofbrothers,in north Iredelldeedoe7CollectorAl-Cc.haere :a Baity andwyhavefrequently brothers ! a Cc. The Landmark.t suitCc.L..Gilbert in ae “ee rk $1,000.They in-in the same court ~aste|"3and ofarmy STATESVILLE,N.0., thetheSenateoe .regulations in regardYor :ited men as the on or - tion now existing relative to this mat- ter:“‘Superiors are forbidden to injurethoseundertheirauthoritybytyran-Inical or capricious conduct or by abu-language.While maintaining dis- =72a) iwiththefiguresrives.Expenses deductedfamilyexpenses,moneyoffthe1ofadebt,new¥,buildings,vr anTheymeanwhat spentmakingmoney—interest,taxes—es paid for.stock bought,rent (exceptfordwelling),ete.Income includesabouteverydollaronegets. For the purposespecialmanvisitthegiveinformationand aid in gettinguptheincometax,Collector Watts Fi u i s that. is has sub-divided the district into 19]ajdistricts,as followsNo.1,Rockilkescounties;m,lo.2, icDowell;No.14,Alleghany,nd Watauga;No.16,Avery,Mitch-it and Yancey;No.16,Buncombe;No.a,een,neTransylvania;0.jaywood,Jackson Macon;No.19,Chero-kee,Clay,Graham and Swain.All the men who are to work inthe19districtswillmeetherethe27thandspendseveraldaysac-qainting themselves with work. Might Mean An Indictment intheFederalCourt. Municipal authorities,the State in-surance commissioner,newspapers and citizens not a few,have urged thatfireworksbeeliminatedasapartoftheChristmascelebrationthisyear.They ought to be eliminated at alltimesasanuisanceandamenace and as an entifely be od method of celebrating the birth of the BabeofBethlehem.But this year there istheaddedreasonafunnecessary waste—waste of materials needed intheprosecutionofthewar. It is probable,however,that therequestthattheChristmasexplo- sives be omitted will be disregardedinsomecases—from force of habitandbythoughtlessboyswhodonotunderstand,or care to understand theseriousnessoftherequest;and by men who want to be defiant and do as they please.Before the Christmas explosivesaresoldorsetoff,however,it mightbewellforthecelebrantstogive thought.Congress passed a law reg-ulating the sale and use of exylosiveswhichisnowbeingenforced.Before one can sell or buy explosives he mustgetaFederallicenseandstatethepurposeforwhichtheexplosivesare to be wi e The explosion of dynamite crack- ers and baby-wakers this year,there- fore,might mean not only a hearing in the mayor's court,but an indict.ment in the Federal court,along withblockaders,postoffice robbers andcoynterfeiters,and ‘this experiencemightproveexpensive. Peace Proposals, According to press reports,Rus-sia has been informed by the Cen-tral that they irtend to make R.|pesee proposals to the ellies.This|repor:says the representatives oftheCentralpowersatthefirstpre-liminary conference with theRussians,he!ednesdanouncedthattheireinen in- tended of ee ieee mi =race ‘oreeam,and thet they had~—=to do likewise,.was requested‘similar steps.It is stated thet theRussiansarecndeavoringbyallnatosoundtheallies. ;VISITING NURSE.Miss Lula M,Preston of rie »and the thorough and pro!lormence of military duty,all os ors,dealing enl men,bear in mind the absoluteofsotreatingthemsoastoprese!their self-respect.Officers will kinasclosetouchaspossiblewithmenundertheircommand,will sttobuildupsuchrelationsofconfi-dence and sympathy as will insure thefreeapproachoftheirmentothemforcounselandassistance.This re-lationship may be gained and main-tained without relaxation of the bonds of discipline and witheobenefittotheserviceasawhole.’“In this p:ragraph will be seen anendeavortoarriveatatruebalanceintheproperrelatioushipbetweenofficersandenlisted men;ontheone might have a tendency to lead to fa-voritism or the suspicion of favorit-ism in assignment for duties,or cause ster sponeon oe ee‘or spec’in question.All officers are ympathy,confidenceandsoldiersandithasal- e themselves to promotetionship. nections of rank in the armyintheinterestofthemili-discipline.They imply no social ;.indeed,in a country like ge of education andculturewillveryfrequentlybefound in favor of the soldier;and yet it is|necessary that the soldier should ac-quire by continuous and unvaryingpracticethehabitofinstantobediencetohissuperior.This is as true ofofficersasitisofmen.”Emphasizing the absolute necessityofunquestionedobedienceonthepartofthementotheofficer,the Secre-“2.continues: “But this is entirely consistent withrespect,sympathy and mutual con-sideration,and the best officers arethosewhohavemostcompletelywontheaffectionoftheirmen.Militaryannalsarefilledwithsplendidstoriesofmenimperilingtheirlivesoutsideofthenecessitiesofmilitaryactioninordertosavethelifeofabelovedcaptain. “The War Department,therefore,has endeavored and is endeavoringbyeverymeanswithinitspowerto impress upon officers the militaryvalueofthiscordialrelationship,tohavethemunderstandthatesistheofficersoisthecommand;that theirspiritandtheiractionsconstitute—upon which the spiritedactionsthemenaremoulded.While here and there instances un-doubtedly occur of thoughtless and in-considerate conduct on the part ofofficersandofunreasoningcomplaintonthepartofthemenwhohave failed to understand the just obliga-tions of this disciplinary relationship,I am still persuaded that in the greatarmywenowhaveinthefieldandintrainingthereisagrowingrealiza-tion that it is both possible and usefultobefaithfultomilitarydiscipline and at the same time to the demo- cratic ideals of our country.” The Thrift Stock Campaign.At the meeting Tuesday night toplanthecampaignforthesaleofWarSavingsCertificatesandThriftStampsinthecounty,Mayor Bris-tol,county chairman,presided.Mr.W.A.Bristol was elected vice chair-man for the county and Chairman|L.B.Bristol was authorized to ap-point the members of the camcommitteetobeassociated |There was considerable discussion,of the best methods of reaching thejpeopleandmuchinterestwasman-ifested held in as possible and|talk to the school children about thesaleofThriftstock.|Food DealersGetTheirs.°The nationel food administrationstatesthatLesterBrothers,whole.|sale food handlers of Newport News,|.li of Congressstatedinthelast he totalOnpartisan its.Against the amendment —64rats,62 Republicans and two A_wumber of absentees were pair-a +and ole the amendment. amendmen having previouslytheSenate,will nowtheLegislaturesofThreo-fourths of the he mty -seventesnowhaveprohibitionbyvotethepeople.Not all the 27,how-,have prohibition by State con-utional amendment;one prohibi-tion State —lowa —recently re-.by a close vote,to engraft Seven years is the time allowed |for the States to take action and itfareasonabletosuppose,unlessthereisarecessionintheprohibi-which is not now ithree-fourthsamendmentadoptwithinthetimestated,which will|ansville for 40 years.mean a by consti-|ried at the residencejonalFollowingistheproposedamend- ment:“Recolved.By the Senate andHouseoftives,that thefollowingamendmenttotheconsti-tution be,and hereby is,proposed tobecomevalasapartoftheconstitutionwhenrati-fied by the Legislatures of the sev-eral States as provided by the con-stitution:“Article —Section 1.After oneyearfromtheratificationofthisar-.sale or trans-intoxicating liquorsportation ject to the —aces%,ro-—-7“Section 2,The Congress and theseveral—-_,aeouncepowertoenforcethisaebyap-propriate legisiation.“Section 38.This article shall beiiveunlessitshallhavebeenratifiedasantof,provided intheconstitution,within seven yearsfromthedateofthesubmissionhereoftotheStatesbytheCon-gress, District Stewards MeetItemsofChurchNews. The district stewards of States-ville district were in session atBroadStreetchurchTuesdaymorr-ing.Presiding Eider Newell presidedandMr.L.H.Phillips of NewtonwassecretaryTheworkoftheruralchargesinthedistrictwasdiscussedanditwasdecidedtopushthiswork.There are25chargesinthedistrictandCon-ference assessments were levied onthesamebasisaslastyear,as fol-lows:Bishop’s fund,$395;Conferenceclaimants,$1,852;foreign missions,2,246;home and Conference §mia-sions,$2,791;church extension,$1,-368;church extension special,$206;education,$2,143;Conference ex-pense,$308.Total,$11,489.In addition there are assessmentsfortheChildren’s Home at Winston-Salem and the American Bible So-ciety,which will bring the total as-sessments in the district up to about$20,000Rev.J.N.Binkley will preach atHollySpringschurchat11a.m.,on December '0th—the fifth SundayHissubjectwillbe“Religious Econ-omy.” poor at Broad Street church SundaymorningottheSundayschoolhour.|work mailingThosewhoattendtheserviceare|to the registrantsaskedtobringgiftsfortheneedy,either food or clothing. Buy Red Cross Seals. The maximum rd setNorthCarolinainCrossChristmastheminimamstandardisTheminimumstandardhasreached.Help make thestandard,Tuberculosis isthatGermanyhas,most formidable enemedStates.Every Red Cross Sealsoldisabombthrownintothetrenchesofthishorridenemy.Wemaynotallbeabletogoto been hence theoftheUnit- be able to buy Liberty bonds,but ev-ery one of men,women andhi—can buyRedCrossSeals.i Christmas Gifts. Why not Thrift Stamps or War||Savinges Certificates,or a Red Cross|Drug Co.,postofficebershipforaSeetins tfriendship.the“recipient wil berender- AY,DECEMBER 21,1917. constitution,| vote was divided as fal.|We For the amendment —141 Demo-|erates,137 Republicans and four in-| |never _—into the State constitu-| ‘of his aunt,Mrs. in}member of a large family.of theled in Statesville about the year 3Ev-|She =i (from the Brushy |rapidly, Thera,will he an offering for the| |per day.jen days in which to fill them out andfor!return them.They aresaleofRed| seals is 5,000,000;|correctly and sct forth facts in the) 3,000,000,| maximum|minds all registrants of the greatest ally!ant |right to claim the |charge.front “Over there”;we may not all) Mies Rowena Hoffman,ayred years,died yesterday morning at o'clock at the home of he: 18 uncle, town- ship.Miss Hoffman was in school and was apparently inhealthwhensheretiredWinight.Early yeoterdaymorning,ler uncle called and afewminuteslaterheraunt,Mrs.heard a noise in Miss Hoffman’s room.’She called Mr.Sher-ri and when he investigated hefoundhisnieceinanunconsciouscondition.A doctor was called buteffortstoreviveherprovedunavail-ing and she lived —an hour,regaining consciousness.Miss Hoffman had made her homewithMr.and Mrs,Sherrill for sometime.The newsof her suddendeathwasagreatshockteherfriendsandshewillbemissedjnthecommunity.The remains will be interred at Beu-lah church this afternoon,the fu-neral being postponed until the ar-rival of Miss Hoffman's cousin,Mrs,Cullen Ostwalt,from Virginia. Mr.Logan Stimson received amessagefromEvansville,Ind.,afewdaysagoannouncingHarriettStimHarrer,which oecyrred on the 14th.She was 91 years old and the lastSheliv- |1843 to 1846.She had lived inwasmar-of her brother,the late E.B.Stimson,in States-i ville,by Rev.KE.F.Rockwell,|1845,and moved to Kentucky.Mr.A.M.Settlemyre of NewtondiedTuesdaymorningatLong’s San-atorium,where he had been a patient|for several days.He was 73 years jold and is survived by a wife and;several children.The remains weretakentoNewtordTuesdayferinter-ment. Harold Starrette,11-months-oldsonofMr.and Mrs.Noah Starrette. died Tuesday at their home in CoolSpringtownship.Interment wasWenesdayatNewSalemchurch. Rev.Dr.J.R.Scroggssuddendeathathishome buried at Shelby Tuesday.Dr.Scroggs was 73 years old onthe2dofDecember.When a youngjmanhewasemployedasasalesmanjin»store in Statesville.He was intheministryfor45yearsanddur-ing that period served as presiding)elder.of Old Trinity district,States-ville,Salisbury,Greensboro,Wins-ton -Salem,Charlotte and Shelby|districts,and had also held impor-|tant pastorates.He was a memberjoftheboardoftrusteesofTrinity College,was chairman of the Con-|ference board of publication forjmanyyears,and held other positions‘in his Church. |Saw an Airship? |A citizen of Scott’s communityitellsTheLandmarkthatanairplane|passed over that neighborhood Tues-|day morning about 1 o'clock.Sever-al persons heard the noise of a mo-j tor,says The Landmark's informant.;One got up to see and he has put outjthewordthathesawoverheadthelightsofwhatwasapparentlyan|air lane.|It will be recalled that some citi-igens of Alexander county reported|seeing an airplane recently andwhenTheLandmarkonpeaneansome|doubt,Dr.S.T.Crowson of Taylors-|ville overwhelmed it with a cloud ofreputablewitnesses.|¥f an airplane.is operating in theseregionsTheLandmarkisofthe}opinion that it is not for per|poses —at least not for the ro-jpean war.Possibly some smart fel-‘low has decided that trips to andmountainjoncanbemadeandChristmascheer‘conveyed to the arid regions more|and with greater safety,in|an airplane than in automobiles, Questionaires to Registrants. The local exemption board is at/out the questionaires|of the county.) |They are being mailed out at the rate of 5 per cent.—about 135Theregistrantshavesev- warned to be careful and answer all questions| affidavits.The prevost marshal general re-their dutyinkeepingthelocalboardadvisedofanychangeintheiraddress.Regig-trants are bound by law to kthemselvesadvisedofallproceed- ings in respect of them and failuretodosomayresultintheirlosingexemptionordis | The Red Cross Call —Where’ You Can Enroll.| The Christmas drive for Red Cross Imembers will be continued through today,in the Red Cross booths at Polk Gray Drug Co.,the Statesville and =Ramsey- mem Die @ ;Rift t |Rowles-Morrison Co.'s store.' sol BA and what could be!than one of the|girls haveInadditionto} Different committees of ladies andoccupiedtheseboothsheireffortsshowastnrm.daily and tincreasein new subscribers,Wm.Wallace,chairmen of thelicitycommittee,$162.85 col- lecteduptoyesterday.nt if are not enrolled under the|ed Crane 1 the8Fenn:= la 'rkindaytimethvt wether and ta a.“back home.”ile says when he andHenrycomehometheywill|certainly have some het air to handouttotheboysikhere.Mr.A.Davis ©and Miss Cal-here Wed the death|Sidesthe remains,Mrs.‘of Rev.Bates,died at her home at Mazep-ee rae4 *ti, id fi . t CyAsaltfaminethesugarfamineinSalthasbeenin,Mocksville,Faylorsvilleforseveral of salt this week itinafewhours.due to freight =. fa contin:The sugarwholesalehouse ten barrels of stic!Folks who saw cha level was ®r and put out the oanten,The waite for numerous and continuous,not be satisfied WILL GO TO HIGHPOINT. Me?’Fred.A.Thomas,been secretary -treasurerDiamondFurnitureCo,fortime,will go to High Pointofnextyear:Ww ahisbrother,Mr.the manufacture : a .a i ee Ga i aie ei a ee aeae A fi ee e ee e te e w a e e v ee e en et r e :ES F E 2, 2 i, é §> Hi ae t n i a a m e r a t s i m s t s n e s ne t m e n c i v e t t i t i n i n r e s t Ata y Pe . , : si HE ge e Ss3x Aimost everywhere in this broad land, blest home or Fifth avenue mansion,you Sign of Service.Like the National Servitsstarsstandingforeverymemberofedtothecolors,”the Red Cross Service crosses,stands for another kind of Ni Service of Merey.President Wilson says:“Red Cross Membership is the Ctermaofaction.” A Red Cross Service Flag in your wi world:“Thefe is a trve American Ameriean home beca isc’Red CrosshelpsupplyourArmyourNavyand ouFcomforts,the hospit:!supplies and themustbehadheyareathiswar, Display a Cross §icewillbesuppliedbythelocalRed © bekd Dinise youre @ hed.Oras.Make yours a meWillyoudoit?EnlistintheRed Crome“Ten Million New Membersby | rozen rer .:jThefuelquestion,I ¢o not think,y Loon serious,&Corvcrell,cod and coal dealers,eucec sded innginseveralearsuicoaljust‘ore the snow fell,Then,notwith-|tanding the snow,foads are good products.Restrictionsthearmyby!and a lot of wood is being hauled in-the new rulings,it isGa.to town.I wish Lenoir had followed not seriously change the present)thampien heavy-|the example of Statesville in insti-quality of flour nor meonvenience thentsascrap|tuting a municipal woodyard.1 un-consuming public,derstand the town churches are Prescribing the wheat content ofyplanningtoholdSundaynightun-flour,the statement says:to help the/ion services to —*=.é Ror “No eo Mg —egeatineJess,[the union service will be helpful oth-25 use more t n 264 pounds of cleanjerwisethantheconservationoffu-wheat in nee ips paree of 1005)el.per cent flour.”From the 100 pertheSomefruit,waanees ~~——t cent flour so produced the licensee|moods have been damayed by freez-may,at his option,remeve not morehon-;ing.Our limited meat supply has than five per cent of clear or lowtheUniversitybeenmateriallyaddedtobyrabbitgradeflours,none of which may beyasincethe‘ee=‘tn old mixed ..sold as _—roomenevroes,uring e cole.per cent of the 196 pounds o urodtheihavenearlyfrozentodeathwhileremainingshallnotbesubjecttofur-!6,000 —amount °Ut bunting for whiskey at ‘night.ther separation or division,J years One came to my Bouse between 1 Millers are directed to establish,ed in Cong:bySen.|9nd k a,-on ols *from time to time,a price,at which 'BOXSTATIONERY.of It is safe to oonte come te and forme Searchers =~_f ow —Pe =W:’s Ideal i llpass.:cme cartioad lots for a period of 24 hours termworeoutnextmamileokingforsme,sush prices are established,and,-ans ideal in a Fancy Box Stationery,inLanehasenotherwhowasMissing,but beth ©se talinn tn ee a :.8&EBPTO-were found with badly tistered test until a new price is named by the li-,:prices ranging from $2.50 a nice assortment.Fromcensee,all flour sold shali be sold atandhandsandprobablyareunablethisferur..t ::gure.A marin of 26 cents :©eae cai the yencral health Pe”barrel bulk at the mill above or |to $15.00.50¢.to $6.00 per box.i-of our people is good.When we get ~oe ki pee oo 4 ee ie ..a rimtry (or mills making #price to mee ‘weather.we will rather enjoy itr T competition of miis'in various tosis 4 BIBLES.LOOSE LEAF BOOKS.ion to make it unlawful *not ane we ought to —too —ie te H at -a-pteh os Bibl at %te any Federal closely indoors,but get out and oe-©be sold at @ price per |.tsomApri!6.1917,for casionally breathe Steely the pure onset perp a Fd per ere —1bles an estamen I,P,Loose Leaf Memo.the accrued inter-air.It may be t bigger ond of S¥erage cost of wheat to the miller.§‘::in Congress winter ix coming fret,|My observa:“Shorts,”and “middlings”are to be |a variety of bindings and Books,in all sizes.RecipeofIndiana.tion has been,if we have verv cold Sold at approximately $2 per ton |;to prevent depreciation weather before Christmas,we do not —the .of —prea a Re prices.A very aeceptable Books,especially appre-securities.have so much after,but this may be at not more than 34 above this basis ::‘American|8"exception.There is an old say-fikure and flour middiings a t gift.ciated by the housewife, , in August ing that if the streams freeze over More than $9 above the|German|#nd the ice breaks up and gets outparentsatbeforeChristmas,the streams will Why the Coal Shortage.We will be delighted tohave you come to our new fF is well treat.ot freeze over again during the The ns for the coal 5Sriss|S riche now Sati dae nk SEE ther tated he ret atm (just across from the Postoffice)and see what we are off.a story 4!)rieht now,but it does not look tration: to ‘°the submarine cmmmmnnentintet HOMAS.vnufact crs an 2 railroad DORRIT RRC cee RES pe Ose ae aa a e navy ~would Being alone and so blind that I ine fo =ee —Friday,December 28,19}Sinica es ;he bretelt|’ po of Sam L.Rogers,di-|When the court house stood in the ‘making upon rai adc -_%!oa one Re gone downstairs and wandered over make when it is needed to keep t to If Willis Ww like the j ¢Will get out before (1)The govermment wi —-—a o :The Growing Stocannotseethewords|write ‘have ¢The United |center of the public square of State n have resulted ‘in oe meer ee fe :a : cafmot have a ‘ville,my father had some business ed ex sumption «3 .5 Registered der ay ee ALIKE comparable With a county official and took me Wholesale con!wation b =,Mules,pew W:‘meal ‘Se If you are k oking for useful gifts,you'll } to the store of J i.Stockton,trains running,With the pul Mf Lime;sli Voomting Toals and|oe cue coe enn Bee ;j ;bt TORE. =e store «oseph W.Stockton,trai:noing.With t }ym “:SHERRILL-WHITE SHOE COS 8 4 ,as they are,Christmas.Mesa Ce oe tee ree :| iF snrting.lf a .editor,the offee cent in excess of ne al pe ‘.;i 4 » orce and all the readers of “The of war han pana)—,:esvl ,>the aIe sone =Landmark a sane Christmas and a Da has resulted in a 1 Hincreased | +Atlantic Jiner "T*PeTous New Year.| to be on watch,ae iiroad :m7‘Ja &sailor,was sentenc.Mr.a on Reminis-.and summer of 1:17,A ;Sal AVICE OF SUMMONS ANDAND|itisthat Ke ndtoot to teetmareeme nese:five uction Sale.Since Peicaon nite ark:ate,,t chine rae anc fan 04 supervision of been so far seven years),|am in Portations facilitie i -I will wr f Slimane We oO ;ane tion.to sup-a reminiscent mood and I am moved th g ,rad care fe ni :stesville,the fo!ow-/!xorra’MINA,IREDELL COUNTY,S OP |Hin of municipal to revert to the following facts of fhe es of (|Wwreas-ny sonal preperty,towit:|tn |Re Gn|memery:whi ;,tassel |other Dee of foreign countries until all Slong to town.In my wanderines |du of vont datecaa <.Harness complete:},, x aivelinenSo we oo aes Tt »-a anutactu ’,Which they are prop-ty t nd H tn ,good i t genume pleas ire,real economy and lastingy<a ene WAS SOOR ®leet bey,erly permitted by the vernment to ©(to of good |ive he a F .sa ;:;—a |o ce ir Hay:300,bushels of eee a is andl einen bol ;isfaetion sloing your Cicisimas shopping at.on the southwest corner of the on coal to begin \me implements.ly the Ho-square,where my father found me!roads taking a rt of tnat Sele will begin at 10 o'clock a.im.|wus.wee eed leaders :eating an apple,which Mr.Stockton which can be procu to relieve this 2 2*ms cash.5 5.IMIS :_of the Zion-had given me When asked my shortage,the put a bac way J A McLea taal ‘ted in ery member of the family,at very low priofthecountrynamemyonlyanswerwas,“Henry a)no.n.|the offiee of the clerk of t cout ,sia :14—4t et three days ow complete stoe’.of Bedroom Slippers,Leg>to realize Jew-The only men of that visit of mine 5 aie :iid |al ie cua ai iaint °,.ae : mitity asa result of the whom |remember were Mr.Stock.4p!leiesy eee ee i d Window:wit t Gime,th Men's Underwear,Night Robes,Kid GlofromTurkey.ton,who was lame;Mr.Thomas An-will :—oors an MGdows sieice -ee .“s Wool Gloves,Searfs,Neckwear,Sweaters, @ resumewasgivenduringthederson,who mace saddle and }.:rks ,\nas t se practi :et :2 ee ;Ai the last day's ion the Senate Sold by C.Watkins are made of prop-Eee amu aS ee 1»j ’she :Fae i ee on a oe -oe on a ordered two ost ons dete rah,kiln-dried lumber,The Wat-|‘;md aes kerchie/s,Men and Women’s Lilé and Silk‘Way Within a or two,which my mother wove.He failed rinses have been handling Snow |wr t NA mrite cs sicry,and the newést and latest in Men's Eelit A ie received from Landen (to allow for the gtowth of the in-shipbu ding sitantion and at wes Lumber Co.'s Doors and low:.\.HARTN ’eyeicians and nurses and med-genious lad,and the coat was soon le,scisposal of the coal and oil Innd for 35 years..reat Shirts,to Palestine with-too small,Boys grew those days easing bill on J:uary i Tr fous c.Ww ATKINS.month,andthat f TTcena1$&‘convention in Baiti-.C.’s my name.”Holiday Re =Dee otice a read legislation nd the merch it was infor-and at 18 1 weivhed 108 pounds.An-Passed the resol ore >doubt Next to McElwee’s Warvhouse.in:American oher man of my sprouting days wax “*to appl »‘=ss :*.rrofit :7 1 one by the Hadas-Milas Freeland.a teacher of young Profits taxe ¢sio wi maw,ths the 1th day ¢ ''s ist organiza-ideas how to shoot.He taught me 4 arranged fo I Mle ct Beucsios Co aslriteounAready>be not to ghet the for,but oo het the -i ames ffrage Jany UNCLE SAM KNOWS bec.id.168 ie.;re «bs,PHON E S33.ae 4 K at once.door be and close shutter to the 2")’)when the suffrage ame j of an int tional door.f pine teach!»Ment to the constitution will come Our Government has taken the ®“ee,cnine coy lial,Nowe wf pte"TSE cmelto Oe tataee tat mae |Keep Out The Cold Air]SHERRILL-WHITESHOE G‘:t the tea s I remember was Calvi uring the recess a half-dozen jn.|Vuleanizing outfits,This sho i ..j ”}Paise aes$85,-Plyler,‘“—attertuede.tou ve tivation into v ar tiie oh o |what Uncle Sam thinks of vul-With Tight Fitting Flooring ‘ :ther . - : pe be oeba50 initial $1,-preacher.roia et Heading the list is the |canizing Tires.Why not you do a WSL LRtionalfund=Nearly 60 years ago F was con-railroad inquiry Oth.ar as he does—repair your Tires?Ceiling and Wall Plastertobeginthere-assimila-firmed member of St.Paul’s church,tions in addition to those of railroadland.”The then located two miles east pf |Problems and the shipbuildj z THE IREDELL VULCANIZINGfobeusedforStatesville,Rev Wm.Gerhardt,D.|vation,deal y and ny :&SUPPLY COMPAN ‘;‘phone No.43.—ped 2.caging -This venerable operations,the ;:oe ~,ine - P e-,man of God is yet living and on the ages and the Newrec shi 20 i to return to their |28th day of October celebrated his |Paul speech ‘ef s a A LaPheiee”i ———|Limit About Up.:° local organizations |one hundredth anniversary at Mar-——ec ,Ot havi money in the Bank 18 realized for the nal treas-/tinsburg,West Virginia.Though 75,Artificial Arm Good .PI ber that T om i years mark my pilgrimage,I am yet A]:ease remember that hurs-;when ou thinkof the greatnessofthe Dol- Of gratitude to Great),pastor,preach twice every Sunday!“london dispatch says a soldier M day 20th,is the limit for ity of its dec-to the same congregation,teach recently rave a newspaper represen.:rey lar.value.he “aablich:|adult class of 30 and lecture every |Orn’wun oe demonstration if ing Light and Water, nationa yeni :a tificial arm made by cs .|in ijth;|the work Neier and meter’geval oat"e-i'on "th Koya?<P"|Nothing can take the place of|bills.Electric current and]fe Lous De is,of |more appreciative people.‘At eve.|9.Instead of being stragyey wcnde:»fF |Water will be cut off promieCoofthepaaes|Seg time it is light.Fhe peace 6 el w the .@ are sheet metal |if bills are not paid bs .x *i ‘ia |:ew oat.»’2.. %the [sweet ond aemstethunderstanding,18 movement of the elhow and a ons workers and will make anything }realiza-|Greeti oe 1 d willOf the artificial hand are controtled |.leo a waretioe nil aniaein by using the muscles of the thich,you want—tin roofing,gutters,..jacting through a loose steel ¢sot.:.Pg eR ATENCON.gto"Th nar swage beh.|valley tn and ridge rol,LatTheritThatWillWin.used a hoe,lifted a bucket full ofarWitherspoonofHickory,7 ue fraty on the sane 1,Met know yourWants,|Is YOUR HAPPINESSlewiceer|,’car- jhochde|theUnited States army ‘nase gene torPons all by means othe |STATESVILLE TIN CO.Leal Vom isthion allingare|jected both times because of physical "i doseennenamenenen i "Phone68,M4 BhBroadStreet.|Dependent on your savings i our savings disability.He went to the local hos-May Enlist By Request.eee grow beyond expectations iSeaweed,straw)pital,underwent an Operation,was While the acted for —{:‘*i *if f maize|restored,tendered his services to the y them in right place.PLA’=WITH US. ; enlistment in the military service,|fe i sugar-'government and has been sent to,for men of draft age,ended on teprrirndwildradish|Fort Thomas,eee where he will be |15th,the provost marshal has issuedeYeast,beechnut trained for hospital work Glory to new rules under which men of draftandvariousmixedyoungWitherspoon!That's the spirit |age may join the colors at their own||that overcomes all deficiencies;and,request.White men only will be—made |as the Record observes,that's why we accepted and they may enlist only inuseof|will win the war.No doubt of it.It's |the infantry,signe!corps,medicalbutitap-|the indomitable Anglo-Saxonspirit,|corps and qartermasters’depart.|dangerous.and in no place on is that spirit |ment.Supply conditions are such,|better ex fied in ea,|General Crowder said,that no men ||©ean be accepted in the const artil.|llery,field artille cavalry or en-||sie |voluntecrThthe “brnnchen nomety’a|Has a Full stock ofconstitu-;may do so through their local ex. *are soldforCASH,~ Ve Tr e r r r e r ad Ze e PE E R S £3 3 eurt-boundANDTi Colgate &Co.,dealers in perfumes ;jand other toilet articles,have beener.10.00,leaves 10.m.indicted for violation of the anti-ar.6,90,™trust law,Their offence is ar.9.50,leaves m.|the price at which retzilers >jFigsBe6.26,kaon,65 2s sell their products,OT Unidentified ‘eiies of 200 vietiane ji=?the Halifax disaster were buriedjaHONORROLLMonday=—ee services|}ucted ‘rotestant Catholic||Names of Pupils Entitled to)[ivmen,“Nearly 100 of the bodies|is bwinction.were charred beyond recoggition.*jlonorofTroutmanHGW.Dailey,residing at Fen-|for third schoo!month:-tress,"Norfaih count,Va am trstgrade--Boyce Brown,Con-|inviantly killed his sister,Mrs.Wil-|prem Robert Cavin,Robert |liam Dudley,thenanHartline,Helen}suicide.Mrs.Dudley was a of|*Nesbit,Glenn Warren,|fonr weeks and her brother had op-Wagner,George Young.posed her marriage.Booond grade —Holwin Brown.)bemands for wage increases ofJornelius,Homer Cornelius,!pon,10 to 40 per cent have beenKyles,Bain Matheson,James.submitted to 75.000 locomotive fire- : ? FP Teacher —Miss Blanch Kyles.men on railroads in the United StatesThird;for a vote.The demands were drawneeaiebycommitteesofthetrainmen's MRS.M ARY ~.brotherhoods.The question of strike|{innie Warren.;CashStore|Fourth grade —Ernest Brown,|'*®t inygived.The i rank Brown,Katherine Keever,|Representative Royal C.Johnson of|Vannah Mills,Lonnie Rogers,Lucile South Dakota has given up his seat)Young.in Congress to enlist as a private in|feacher—Miss Frences Gibson,[the regular army,and has enipred sae.Fifth grade —Ralph Alley,Hun-|Camp Meade,Md.Mr.Johnson is PRESENT:||ee ;Brown,Fannie Cavin,Edith)32 years old and was formerly At-.|F~~Parness Holtshouser,|torney General of South Dakota.|.yond Neilson,Janie Rea Smith,|!!e is a Republican.‘;beSmithLittleWih|i illiamson.ro salt re ken by the Ger-| ;Pe ”|Sixth grade -Jessie Brown,an sen ae ‘cape"santero er,|(.|Katherine Hetheox,Anna Keever,|Jaoo}Jones,according to official Ger-.}Hadith Kyles,Nellie Lawson,Kather-|man announcement.The first re-|.ont.pune 7 eee 4.¢tae rt onl one —Ghee.=i nails ita teenequality\ee aes =|dacob Jones wasto and sunk in t b;—Lorene Kerr.)‘the war zone on December 6 ard 65|Seles ing;HEAD OF DA-|Charles Neil Herman —_Neilson,men on board were listed as missing |I haveabout 1,Plain and rePAINT. Hardware Co.|BUY |r.Carl Smith,Nonnie be Smith,|Presbyterian Churches met“in Rich.|dies’Handkerchiefs,Fancy ji}Rings,This istoo many Rings,te .A.a -_|I Wayne i?we Irene os oe -aeoa for thin dae 6+oe ae iLL PAY.Teacher-—-Miss Bessie Brown,garding plans for closer union of the|.a :“aygNinthgrade—Vienna Houpe;|Church.Ss wise woe ee 3 to ol until Christmas night wewillgoodlok|onrine tshouser,Mary Kyles,!An official dispatch from France'\}OF mn,from 5c.up;3 to 6 ie ae :0 f co poole }i tcla nye,Emma Kennerly,Homer wn that“ie Turks,before surren-|,i al discount on them.Will offer |HiKeever,Flora Overcesh,Flossie|jerine J k to the British,|;ieFanyplaceinIredell|Troutman,Nonnie Troutman,Edwin ppetally “rT mistreated *Christian !but SolidGoldRings. Prater mn 9 eaeeed com oe ong Ca a Lela Waugh,Janie Ost-|priests,carried off _the femmes | d .=y wai.treasure of the Church of the a:}.aINGCO.Maiden,EARL Tenth grade —Estelle Brown,|Sepulchre.value’at millions of dol.in Fancy Christmas Boxes,Nicestockof all thatbelongsDee.7.°Lois Brown,Gradie Cook,Albert|tars,and sent to Bertin the Church's |‘ree a cpt Clark,Lillian Ervin,Bessie Gant,|celebrated ostensory of brilliants.|storeto select from.Comeand "ec i Fannie Haithcox,Czar Harwell,Bu-|4,olq Prench cruiser,used as a '’ ;-T'"Rankin,Thelma Smith,Janie)transport,was torpedoed and sunk in||,:"Tene —the Medit December 14,and||25c.to 0c.Crepe de Chine,If 11—}sun ted ee =aot ie submarine”wich aed er | |ee ae ater was destroyed,accordingtoan |otYOURPHONE.|IND THE__[nits 01%Su oo Sm interofmarines he 'pvocnser fall shades,25e,Umbrella,|mo t ste m -’j ”*ts.most prompt,|First grade —Harold Clark,Har-|on the transport were saved.Ten|service and a reas-/|-——pBd.|members t :ak hod . ».ew,self --win Parker,cond grad —Janie|Mayor Smith o jadelp!|a3 |a : Ca ag”=—Hudspeth.Third grade —Edna}been Trdicted for contempt of court 1 $1 to $5.Kid Gloves,for rs for Statesville |Hudspeth,Willie Mae Haynie.!and violation of the election laws in|Pleasy Bumgarner.Fourth grade connection with the primary elec- promptly answer-j}—Mason Adams.Fifth grade—tion in that city last September, night Enjoy the Emgna Bumgarner.Sixth grade—jwhen a policeman was shot and kill-Men or Women,Black,Gray, :as ’Francis Colvert,Willie Christen-|ed by alleged New York gunmen.| Cars afford,Two MORNING bury,Ray Stewart,Glenn Stewart,Other charges,including one alleg-|0.511.|Rorenia 7.pen Orren,ne ing malfeasance in office,are being| o /inette,Elizabet febb.Sevent onsidered.j ThiMillerTransferCo.tgrade —-Lizzie Bradburn,Mary “‘Cenk miners of the country are White or Brown,$1.50 to Jitney Transfer Co..|Bradburn,William Covert.apiece calied wpe ,.Pai usually waseereot fi snanastaesan-merainerre-vesmqauentan ,Ma ON maak extended holiday this Christmas tme;}and Miss Selma Sides.and take only two days—Christmas||$960,Bed R4\an e onl uays-2.50.oom Slippers, Atl KINS hel |‘The following pupils were on the "7d New ce rll oe ae |to Build Wi ,'‘attendance honor rol!of the Nor-|Mert issue at th internat i ‘head.| an 'hool h yuarters of the United Mine WorkerStock—Lowest Prices.wood school for the first month:quarters oF Une ee ;.im,Doors,Windows,Ceil-||Fannie Troutman,Estelle Trout.of America at Indianapolis.This is |]al]shades.Ladies’Collars,‘Sons »va >"a compilance wi e rec ‘i ;1 th the request of theng,Siding,Boxing,|man,Sones Troutman,—Trout-Pick ciuaiaisieaticnLatLCemenjman,Ruth Troutman,Lura Collins,|be §BtTRUON.po mn,liam,%|Carrie Collins,Pauline Lippard,Ha-In oem Fer ’a and Sail-|k Sitk C dePlanters’Wh.,Statesvilie,|zel Rumple.s Soldie “ii Fancy Silk or Crepe—.=,os Mil se ors-—Stenographers Wanted.||, -——ive to ven jon =MeN,The act which provides for rovern s :ae B |Says Mr.Taft.mont life insurance for soldiers and|Chi Shirt Waist 1 At 9 A.M.and will continue for.yme Comforts UY |The United Bates ia not _oniy|talons hes been 1g operation for mace ff Chine Shirt Walete,a Monday,December 24th. .Pievhting the Kaiser and the Prussian,tcuae .ad ea "oesaan j EXTRA SPECIAL--THIS::;{liailitary system,but the German!;;-5 that up to that date 64,168 ap |.i 2 r akin j poae (+)6 eFtoundintheheme.Geed loeapte,said former President Taft,|riications uncer the new Inw had|shades.Silk Hose,all shades 1200 Yards,Fine Dress Ginghams at .ing makes the long hours jaddressing a gathering of mar ufac-"reeeivi d,representing inauranes CA LICoO "bah OS &OGr turers.“And the only way we can/i the sum ef £552,093,000,From|j ee Ago Pah :}.1 lwin.”he added,“is by hittine the!)ur to six thousand applications are .1250 Yards of Good Calicoes at 8 1-Be ly the wife at a home a ieoms people on the head with al seceived each day at,the Treasur and qualities.Table Linen,Don’t miss this great opportunity.We e-such a pleasure that Oe eh aa es ee ee ee clerks to wait on you.It means you'll :sm punia ats I h the defeat of the Germans the of fifty million dollars in a singte |\@ each article.Come early.Don’t weit: ing else can five.j United States must send from five)Jay.;Wool Blankets and many |,minute.Avoia the rush,4 ; fis seven million of American sel-The law provides that soldiers,.~Store will be YF.MUN YY }iiera to Franee.Two million would lors,marines and nurses in active The Bar alii Store ,+:1w.F.ND “Y.jnet be enough,in his opinion.eovice may obtain from the cover:+until 9:50 d oe OER ee Te owenPourPlumber,114%,Bread Bt 1 jrvent life insurance in amounts not €seful articles ditt!SF t rsPhane3)|Shot at Member of Exemption ceding $10.000 at premium refes other u articles.And if 105 E.Broad Street,Next Alexande a URERare EpmEaN »anging from 65 cents a month a ATTENTION!We will payyour RR, —ae While in the country a few miles |ihe ave of 21 years to $1.20 a month »withia a distance of 30 miles,if you trade $25, feom Jefferson,A.T.Baird,a mem-ave of 51 years,for e&ch $1900 6°F von have not bought youl 2 |jher of the Ashe county exemption nee ,.Re Sadana aaa Oe ere F R E S H oard,was attacked by Tom Bur-(of the primary objects of th —f jcess,a registrant of the community,|'"to lersen the tremenilous bur jcho had heen allowed exemption on)ler «ren s which hes followe’Suit,Dress or Coat,see us -\™i sccount of dependents.Burgess fir-|f quence of ol}Amerienr “:wits i (E I E R Y |.1 ceveral shots at Baird,it is claim-|»vident that the adminis->J 24 ae } ”=i!|).hefore he was overpowered and|\:on of this new brarch of overt { rken to jail,It is believed his mind|t work bige business in itself j'eeame impaired brooding over be t this is only one of meny eovern and \ne drafted,thourh he had been ex-|mental activities incident to the war mipted at the time of the assault.hich are addirg great numbers of eeecenwena ween:|steno rn @,and other se A O Y S T E R S Cotton Ginned to 13th.‘ata eek Seok er Liter half price, |lly ral ©f *or nCottenginnedpriortoDecember|*!!y thousands f stenographers and 118 amounted to 10,142,858 running - at All at big reduction,many at '[typewriters have heen appointed ir cans \.:‘i¥hingt luring »nat fewEveryJnales,exclusive of linters and in-|edaee tk —ey isin the ioe te katuding?180,22 round balex and g8..|mo this and thousands mor r »beimpointedassoonAstheyarravaiia-rare b&e censusTuesdayandFriday.[398 Rates ver See Hetand,the census |iin The United @asnes Civil Servic|thureaw announced yesterday a .Last year te Bectaher 13 ginnings |Commission is holding examination: McLain SupplyCo.|sete 10:88,700,running bales,in,|for thewe poem ee ert}‘lading 184,285 round bales and)vt the country.etaries of lo-Miller-McLain 0.jtading |104005 round [cal onede of cvit aepvige examiners |OPEN EVENINGS ALL Ginnings in North Carolina to the |ot (hn postoffices in all cities are for aea ith ‘atnaanned to 621,000 bales.|nithing detufed information.eee CF RE Os A Oeee ee me oe re YOUR BATTER Mr.C,8.Tomlin is spending ih Nineteen Lives Lost.WEEK.F I F T y B E »| jfow days with Mr.A.J,Durham at)Nineteen lives were lost when the{Ackworth,Ga,ard Mr.Sam.Tom-|a setecen teh onan «,ak andWi’Cc iin at Macon,Ga.American submarine F-1 was rammed 0 .y ‘ 'iy RPL ¢? Misees Rachel King and Lucile;end sunk by schmarine F-3 in home we you free inspection,tent Kimball have returned from «\sit |waters luring «fog Monday after‘i Pe aed am ee ee Atting advice -het @See ae ane The F-8 =eae and ;:..eines ,Pa picked up five survivors of her vic-|the habit —come weekly.|:*FRIENDS OF THE LANDMARK ;\tim.Seeretary Dandeta announced theyor.leave *in Mooresville and South tre-|Seanteh &a beliineeemees wade|\ a ae eS dell will confer a favor by giv.*)oe |¥~~, jar Battery with vs.’the pews ee ee Gener te rave no further detaite ’ Mi 8 “"Voont Goodman.‘phone *|The list of those Jost announced hy °°. STATESVELLE MOTOR CO..|>$98".Mooresville,who is The *){2°Nav @epartaaent shows men to t Phone 140."he from far western States,with the|ae OeLearrknr©corres.:;oe a €«|exception of two Whe are from OhipwetmeGaal3ieee her.”’ ee CW fH i . y 21,1917, —_—While The Landmark's ‘enditure had grown up that,.,i ,’terse i vestirati he holiday a positive burden to5eeee.;,;vate |iadiha Lon sah ree is not infallible,investigation “h?he =Message a ea ee Oe shee.Oe per cent.of the many people,who foolishly felt that ID G S .@ oF the towns ‘atl hae «vee .y Omplainte,that the ‘fault is not in cvstam required them to give many NECKWEAR for Men.25c,360 auhelptoget;:Sa :.he *the paper és mailed eut r ite,whether they were dole to CREPE DE <HIN i AND 5 ‘a }; a Bocas nm :.Phe fete ont hether the aif were appre:|WORTH MORE an?WELWORTT LINGERIE WAIBaibars;|Se emer aoe SKIRTS,Pi’TTCOATS,OUTING GOWNS AND BCarohnafoi.the custom had |line sample COATS at $12.50,$15.00,$1 .n re .=2 a ieee ELKIN BLANKETS AND COMFY:BLANKE¢-:of thi |\t routly medified |:and $7.50. { |{ | the of lagation ineurred 5 War ampie Sale ninii :4impendingscarcityia=,ihe ia ama ;nec ne The war PILGRIM COTTON COMFORTABLES,Guaranteed 1 othe people §genera!!=abeenwillingtotake pactient a Thee ro reasA.) ’k foota will double es oreal spurt oof Christmas shoul’that many who could ho lar °'|,wintéMs supply of co.).has pr }Y }obe ove widely prevalent than usu- Good will kundne 1 the «e summer,chore to .: ov a Peductfon ‘‘,a ‘)anvtle of that spirit,It need mot he MILLINERY—Finest Trimmed Hats,halfprice. -“3MILLS &POS TO OPEN EVENINGSUNTIL CHRISTMAS.'t ry .t'y gif er oin gett.toe V t os Sees the small tov ‘\"mropeey uu efficient!oreur :3 ,SSS 6 eeeamplesnp:cated vedi the army tall os Chisimis cing is usual’CARRY YOUR BUNDLE.eethehomepanierstood:but ail of ue can shes a *oy remularity bY a spirit of thoushtfulnes »of And Sell a Red Cross Seal—rove ';eis eos the Pleasure nel:fulmese ia willinyvess to try ¢The Plan.OialshenoeeoheimentminiantWhileconethewectdbrighicrandbesTheFoyetieviilepianofsetting; Rod Cross Christmas seais is recom1“4 ‘:.mented by y 8 re ofRisapiiifulottosayn.;wrong Boerey Y 1 Barke the shy ott =aseal ce os i =in her tewns and agenciesRiesexumpleofca;the cost ¢.Teanageme ct,wrich ha Se earn arene eames nthe State,interested in’making eo egerofindivittscidconatedheMcicswheeTheNOLONGERANISSUE.ber sales this vear the largest theyimth¢t le -imarh >kept stent,hoptte Aiyirt the exception of Meas:;rver had.The plan,as explar the fa amp)ey ;"'cdoby the board,is simply an unde:,par:r ait ha it mr 'ave ome Sinall a *all the hers of .s s reeinmakingyrerersmnaga;ne Teen Pe ey Moad Poa,all the Saeenies stunding:between the merchant.ati“a ef cold weather.If i ee ey i .service at the same ey North Caroling delegatio he people that on every package or e oucommunitiesthrough«;.‘,Y t paved Money made Corgress voted for the prohile vundle.bie or little,that the purratweeffort,either throusch tt!amendment.te le cOustitution,Ff chascr faxes home with him,insteadt ;Co havirg the merchant to”send itity,chambers of commer «:ANE Peps be presume!that)Messrs my he merchant will place a Red Crossrxanizations,had tah:THE FRROR 'ett.)wheat .vy nd Pow had very strong convict Srestmaa neal,fuel problem the tn:Phe xtcry,|department re tag »take about the ametviment.cr they wo.“The manner of wetting this un}el )©ta trpineiiet \;lorstandiny,”says the board,“is bywkultimerorearlyfa/!."n te try f ’MOUaNaTenecett ;pposition t °ys”ans:|‘eee!:ne the merchants and askiny=mallet been sup et I moe,7 !ts HAO?‘ont AM Gey rob il nosenftiment in the tor their co-operation in this partic‘Pum most.ef.them,with th ‘hs lof the te rowular!y tute Tecbng chat owes about ot tlar way from now until Christmas .i could.ebtain,throuch the was boo.t Wits '\aol w fale ‘The her wetonm was courely proper,Me Tas After securing a list of all the Every year the normal travel,;'}er ates owillin »€0-0 e .®i without inconvenience.But -9 <0)whee the ver.candmerk reculerls anton (m+ne smal!«pub eppesitien tat :leo ne increased during the Holiday § ,however,why cm oval t)veur is usual,tH : . ry ht em oF ae he:at huce beea ham va i the war clouds cov a: butte ow informed as to who they arefedanddidnothing,trust.)ict wos renin!I't have asked te cont teoonetfy ties of “ing hie Opposition 0"ana what is expected of te oste.:a t and NAL as pected of it)in the 7g ,7 elled thetotheLébd-or to the gov.to quality t t :BO EtHe mise wal self -qwovernmert and Feder roreement,whieh is,that everybody year itwill be aw byPeel@ndaswhattheresulti‘Thos Dhe Xl AW oother oo punl cbers te fererce vweth the riechts of the “tl take home nas Hes those of their homes for Christmasof aieeuetalan=ni :.a ...:to :|..rank ovenient size,and is to sce before‘es*ae :ey tain ai a ak es Ihe poy amert i sos eu’sng the tore that.each tundie ber of troops nowin the South.peop e@ ovidence and the clement of creas t \a Sew porn?Me Sill Ut hears fed Cross sea::.a Eee een ee more an extraordinary currentthegovernmentand|thle |doutt Was oo stron,Wea rs,after satisfying Vie ‘t ae that folly talk a tle (o>menting en tne 1 lan adopted aeMeWie)Seed|Have Geen due siesne on dn \cepel o ee uf 4 ,er et Sean kane Rawettes Te women.the military supplies,fuel andar'on SH\“It is a pla:ta islargely —in some ee mony for the J ';:ON Ri E a “ny nt ’pis Wire he der rain Tie will work wth alvantece to mercial freight may be expectedtheirown.on in ne me Counts f ¢:‘:-oe Not ‘'}''The m mer l ave :.ae Re oe i hope i aiea the holidays,to thelimit of ourcused,a memicr of oneeersandinfluentol The Da Liat ba conta roe bes :ee oe ete Mesides,this provide comfortable passenger t:boy|mark has nesher rest ono os eroudieabs oth Pee ere ;:mens ;:ry °as .*street,in the |anything that yoits mit settle t i pols or \.ut rape v :oy te "In a of the ’of an automobile,|quest:on of Means’guilt er x iF r toy e ton ;Site rath at meaty \Railway (0.carnestly appealstothe ‘os wae gered eee st bar re }can plant 1 Ne co see ‘wn tae ep ee eeah onWe ing public not to attempt tripsrtheverdictofthotar'Pf a Phere Ley toa ‘D neves 0 ha’een wet ‘,re ‘:anSeattant,for|.a 5 stor ¢might ha ren tere meee es omarht .a ‘Ome Mane ef the at Christmas holidays except therebe 7‘boy was practically oF|the same vor):i Bos in ‘’American-Made Tov -.Rense of deliveriuar pacnase u necessity,to the end that thosewhooak!.P :,.,.re Ks eh i cent It erctess f ..ce aoofthecarpassed7|Pe he tah lenis .oC te eek Game be the heats of ay who pays the till,The custom travel may do so with a minium of &+}shoul ave teen tried |abart tints wall ie ie Whe ut sy cee y the petit ao tal having every oartele pi ,;.,Bleeding and dy-}county.If it had been tried in a:if they :Meroe us tre TO ee a fee en moa stoel of corto ‘ventence.ut stopping to offer aid,!other cou ty the pubhe —jrenera!!s ,Racrants and are kept up.ss.Germany.long the dependence Monte.‘sent up ;baa heey po he itheangerofthepopulace|would have 1 cepted the acquittal,naps amaeaanae Xi the trade,is our of it.The Unit-habia @hick ‘heined to ae ee neFemakeCharlotteadanger-|if one had Leen secured,as just.The WHE GFPICER,NOT THE RULES od sty,has discovered thatit can "ame of the most extravagan:na:saity,!‘tien en earth.”for.the driver of that car result in Cabarrus,with the attend-;Secretory Baker's citation of the make the dyes for which we were so eee eneeeisteund.ant circumstances,will always leave 1 '‘ers j a:S,always revulations governing officers and iong a time dependent upon Germa-Nae ak :'We nat the first of ite/a doubt whether justice prevailed.privates in the army,and his accom.“Y,and would have yet been Je-el ———pide ata SOUTHERN RAILWAY A ;and it won't be the last unless |Judge Cline's orvor was in not re-|sanying explanation,show that it is eg:but ter ver.a es ondi tons =Army Camps.=Jautomobiledriversare)moving the case to another county,|the fauli of theofficer and wot-of the orc’on Sure CGnaty gee Insufficient clothing,overcrowding’;sj the fauh of the officer and wot of the juccess has been attained by Ameri-|and bad sanitary conditions sre held By FAIRFAX HARRISON Pres.and there is at present |or at least in calling a jury from an-|regulation:if the officer is a snob.‘an wenius in the making of toys.A largely responsible for disease epi’’jhépe for anythingof|other county;and these remarks)And the conduct of officers who are Pode ba pposed is quoted by Face demic at Camp Sevicr,South Caroli-‘;apt apenas senrted would apply to Iredell if it was the!-entlermen a3 we'll as oMcers is fur-vehi Seung ao GORek te oo —ym ~~i ——=a a©assert cannot/home of the accused,under similar|;)widence f ths fac jen.terfu :ee on,Kansas,anc amp omiphan,,|’er evidence of thai fact.Gen.lerful opportunity and has made the,~Bu.wecn Caneel Co he as—that a majority of|circumstances.|Sweeter,at Camp Greenc,Char-most of it.”Another toy dealer says ae tiene ta a)Pals ;Lib:-WENEVER .US ee,treat With absolute con-See lotte,asked if he objected to an en.“28t America “has taken hold of a the result of his pee al inspee-a aztheregulationsgoverningthe,MORE PAY FOR TEACHERS.laecad ma;‘leichaue which oes industry with wonderful grasp Sen-ot us ee ':ispeofandverymanyof°The Iredell county teachers are ‘‘“O ™'"8 @ faneheon whic ind is prepared to hold it after the With the exception of Funston,noneotwee¥y within their rights j ki for |¥®8 invited to attend,answered:way he holiday tey market is al-of ‘the cai ee ee tal ie art eV"absolutely indifferent to a ”sg ronan ora |‘I expect to go into the trenches Tost completely stocked with the °ht at nari C ae conte resofothers.The efforts |™ore pay.The pay of teachers Ben-|with him,and IT certainly ean afford American -made articles.Switzer-this is handicapping ‘the dieal 4 ..'s :,’n oe inne wi brea?=,7 8 Necapping the modical offi-f enforce ‘the regulations are |tally is entirely inadequate for the to sit down at the table with him.”innd contributes musie boxes,France cers in treating patients.He recom:.‘my ajor Ge:ry ireenc,sends dolls and England's contribu-j ;idic and short-lived.Pedestrians|8€Tvice they are expected to rendc Major Gc Henry <A.Greene,a ny fo _yo ny bos rl mends the rushine of this work,par-o id,|comene roof ivision :Camp ;:icularly the installation of the neces-j *°.si constant danger on country|*"d should render.It may be said.commander of a divi aes American product —predominates “ularly the installation of the neces S he WiththeGree ReefZeaswellasoncitystreets,|and with truth,that some of the|Jackson,Columbia,§S.C.,suid re-inrgely.Tho toy made in the Unit-}ny pating.h ;fgp at f Garage a TP”,ie |ceebto:in me eae a d Btntes s echanie:e ar epartment s ipthesemodese.juggernautsmay |teachers in our public schools,poor-ontls in an int view:i to the mechanical and (ia ae —a.nant.buat the lug less |'y equipped for the work,get all I do not know what other can-recommendations of Surgeon Gener-ee |:;|-orment commanders intend doing p ..w Sonos |may wet in their way.|they are worth.But what can be |bout it,but so far as my division Former Seldiers Wanted For)1!Gorgas for removing and allevi-ay i :"tbo .but so 5 ,:;:es :jsncaperncomieringthevayeyaconsize.here wit”BE oe tne Guard Duty.“Sevteve™messicy"snd™“premwonts{fad LET US CARE FOR YOURilRooseveltisamanofin-|get?What inducement have teach-|>f social caste.”Gen.Greene con-Soldiers passed the age when they cases in many American camps.His—that fact no one ors to spend the time and money,inued the interview by recalling are accepted for lime service,men}main recommendati i—but at the same time he necessary to equip themselves for =—~~oe oe aed a ae who have at any time served honora lieve over-cnetineg,aes son TIRES.}|oc ic a y a 3s »servicer »‘Beale eden thar nga “he important work,when the re-|\e"democratic”“Oficern.and men 7javeminaewhaniet terres Wat or Ave men inetead of neaentthatisdan-|wurns are so poor?question is|of my command may meet as social cepted as recruit ‘the United |The Fifaulty,”remarks the Ch cute now because so many teachers|“uals outside the cantonment,”he States guard.te reliove troops on!Commisai .Saran on he|have entered ether employment aim:|SH ctneMyatneste mM home duty a5 ti icp "har Toeekien|[ial Did you ever hearthestoryofthe little holeofknockingthead-ply because of the fact that they|The general told of meeting a pri-a oe abrcoda.ore oe ud is or cious fires since January in ~pres pe ——beenHensconductofthewar.an get more money.The inter-|vate in.the home of a ‘acoma,|;-Old offfeers,«°!1,1917,Forty -six cases were car-with a smal!stone t which;see ..?ily.¢%|60 years,will be accepted if they are|ried into th k \.speed:ra his efforts being cal-|-sts of the children are,or should b=ag ig ve bed wae Gee |physically fitted for the work.Men ‘anne comes.(t un ce on intoa big@tocreatedivisionsamongbe,paramount and those who levy!2.not |shake ‘oor By birth,|of this type should understand that |12 are now awaiting trial.The re-rather than the carnest ‘-‘:they are sought by the government |maining 85 were eith conanddispensethetaxmoneycannotbreedingandeducationhewasmyHeretoforerecruitingoffhaveerquitbytheeamenaablen'tiesupportnecessarytowin!allow licy of so-call onomy |social equal.Whv should we be-fTruebill.The pare bo ‘au .pa apa cea -have other than two gentlemen in "0t accepted men above 40 years._|inveetigation or sufficient evidenceThecolonelisthathei:the presence of a Indy.It is the,The government,as mentioned in|could not be obtained to take thetheco!is obsess-/best possible provision for training yommon sense way of looking at it.”|the lust issue of Landmark,de-|matter into court.the idea that only one man in|iti ip.-|6 Gen.G !sires torecruit 25,000 auxiliary troops;“I have been amazed at the lacm¥an in|our future citizenship.The teach tory to Gen.Greene!and we vented,for home guard duty,to relieve the |number of lives lost by fire oicanpfoperlymanage|ors should be paid a fair wage,|constrained toebelieve that there are tedWhenhisterm|which few of them are paid now—|many like him;in fact it is*probable|pages ingy otgame p Mype Jhon A,Sock eaaety Curing Sp_he wane |ond then equipment and service in|that the snobs are in the minority.i _is separate ont apart |Cqramatesioner.“I with the —~his ss .|ee rom e loca gu co o|every zen cou ocu onKpplhlemtan-wrig with the pay could be Suit For Christian Science nics.—oo me"these events like mine naturally is.beat|a |Healer’s Fee.is r School“For Pre on ie a —showed theIntheCircuitCourtofMercer;What is said to be the first suit mer spot ofOctober to be ekaenaeecounty,Ky.,William Baskett has ever brought by Christian Seience|rian have been completedby -sixth,or more than $4,-raed Henry Bishop for $500 dam|rayTeerectocrone”ands the Westen [0:00 osm foutsena:A ltgs|been filed in New York North Carolina Conference for the|Porlian .establishment of the “Methodist Se It won’t cost much to fix them now,M,|Summer School”at Trinity College,renee.|ho tell?>asks $12,156 which will be an eight-lay school for ater on—who canaervicesandinstruction”2 [la ministers of the two/ed to have been given betweenApri)©1 andOctober 1,this year.en ©re 9 tom h ee Cae of yoar car that you want to .If you bay your lubricants right-and of service repairs you are ear economy.We offer in this lineatthis garage. Friend In Camp ! will make him happier thana boxafewpackofTobacco,Ci-bes,or one of the beautiful Pipes we have all the best brands,INALLY’S CHOICE CANDY,the rich-of sweetmeats,pleases cverybody. us your order and we'll send it any- Ihave purchased tie stock of the Iredell Haruw ind have re- opened the doors to the pul lic. New stock will be added and an up-to-date line of hardware carried. I want your patronage. CC COS thomas Hardware Company. Trays We Have We Can Sell For from Ls up.They make a real nice gift Cheap,but do not look cheap. Take a look{at them. R.H.RICKERT &SON. oo‘FLOWERSaeee C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S. Largest and most attractivefortmentofPottedPlantsatPlaceGreenhousewehave shown. Also Carnations.*Phone 285 black,or call early andmakeyourselections. 4MRS.ORIN TURNER. .1CALENDARS! }We wish to thank ovr many friends and customers for the con- tinued business you have given us during the year which has almost past. as-Park ever matter—4t isn't possible to make a mistake if you give = Personal Mention of People and .D.M.Mrs —=andriotte.y wnywithrelativesin |}.Mrs.Geo.L.Vallance and twoNetledaughters,Constance Eliza-beth =and linn,went toAshevilieyerterdaytospendChrist- ‘mrsDr.and Mrs.H.C.Cowles,Jr.,and littl daughter,Grace,of New Youik,ave @xpe.xi here tommorrow to spend the holid.vs with Dr.Cowles’ mother,Mra.H.C.Cowles,Prof.and Mrs.J.WH.Mclver ofWadesborowillarrivethiseveningvovisitMrs.Mcliver's parents,Mr. and Mrs.P.V.Lovsen.Mr.J.Frank Davidson of Pedro Miguel,Panama,arrived this week to spend a vacation of several weeks with his parents,Capt.and Mrs.1 M.C.Davitison,near town.Mr.J.F.Lentz,who has been ai!Cartisie,S$©.is at home for che holidays.|Mr.and Mrs.A.A.Fisher and daughter,Miss Marjraret,will arrive eortuie ifrom Norfolk tomorrow to spend the +,holidays with Mr.Glover Rev.Chas.A and Mrs.J,B. Leonard left Wed-neslay night for Winfield,La,where he will spend a month with Mes.Leonard's relatives.On accountfofitinesshisfather,Mr.J.8.}Leanard,will not accompany him,as|he had expected,instead has gone j to Kinston to spend awhile with his son,Mr.J.B.Leonard |Mias Janie Leonar|left yesterdayiferSouthmont,Davidson county,te |Visit her sister,Mrs.S.1.Swaim.Mr.F.L.Johnsen will leave Mon- day for Davis,W.Va.to spend 'Christinas with relatives.Mr.Julius Wallace |Washington,New York and Lan- caster,Pa.,nexi week to visit for a few daysMussHal.Morrison arrived yes- terday afternoon from Tarboro tospendtheholidayswithhomefolks. Mr 1).©.Rhyne of Olin townsnip has gone to South Carolina to spend Cheustmas,Mrs.WO HE OH.Cowles and Miss Sara Cowics w Bolisbury Visiter TuesdayMra,b.©.Cakiwel in Charlotte Lieut.Gadifrey from Camp Jacksor pend the bh mas with Mr Arnte MarMeLinnleftTues Pherson,Ga.,to #fMissMarvin,is with aFortMcPherson.Mrs.A.D.Cooper goes to Schen- ectady,N.Y.,to spend Christmas with relatives.Mrs.¥\ week fo ‘she will spendativesProf.and Mrs.A.8.Webb andsonofCencordwillarriveMondaytospendtheholidayswithMrs.parents,Mr.and Mrs.Logen nd Mrs.S.S for Fort Me- nd afew days.Marvin's brether,~Mr.Oscarhospital .Thomas loaves roxt ral weeks with re!- on. iv.Frank A.Hampton of Rocky Mount was here Wednesday on busi-ness with Collector Wotts.Mrs.W.E.Anderson has returned irom a visit to Charlotte. Weddings—Social Items. |A danee will be given at the ar-mory Tuesday night.An admis-sion fee will be charged the public‘and participants and the proceedswillbegiventotheRedCross. Mr.Foy Allivon Deal and MissEthelBradyofShilohtownshipweremarriedTuesdayafternoonat3.30 o'clock;and Mr.Ford E.BeaverandMissGraceyMayGoodinof{Cool Spring township were marriedVednesdayafternoonat=3.5o'clock,Moth marriages took place|t the home of iating minis-iter,Rev.J.H.Pressly. (|The meeting of the Embroidery,Circle,which was to have been heldattheRedCrossroomWednesday|afternoon,was postponed.There!will be no meeting until after the| holidays,Instead of sending Christ-|mas cards to each other this year,|the ladies of the circle willChristmasgreetingstothesoldiers.| License has been issued for the!marriage of Mr.James Abner Guy |and Miss Oéta Eliaabeth Brace;Mr.|Fresca Brown and Miss Fannie Ger-| will go to reor ‘several head of horses. unit at iE jmobile and he and maslydefective diildrengatedhereattheCaswell Training School.We have 188 children here ne.9 of whan are orphans,twe deaf,three biind and 45 dumb Owing to the high cost of living we have pot been able,out of our maintenance fund,to provide any- thine but the absolute necessities for living.We have no play grounds, no swings and no form of entertain- ment more than the litde kinder- gaite rames ete common ch teristic of all our chikiren is they are especially fond of |musie.s nothiew that will calm an ‘ceble minds and wreck-,ever the lowest types,in rental wandert and mani- outbursts,bike music:and in vy cases will aet as a lullaby andnireducethemtodreamland. »have asked nething heretofore »public in the way of alms or ontributions.We have set asideproceedsfromthehand=and works ef our girls for a fund to»a picture show equipment.To this fund has been added the vol-untary contribution of a few visit- ors,but we have as yet only a nu-cleus,Will not the public help usbycontributingtethisfund—suffi-eently to purchase the picture showoutfit.remembering that our chil-dren have no means of entertainmentsfthisnature,and we have no con-veyances that will enable us to take them to the city. We ure greatly inandequipment,and willany<:ft or donation in the way of endowment,money or any equip- ment for play grounds,school'kad at buildings or indus- sork,or anything for amuse-ind entertainment for the chil- dren in the way of toys,picture books We will appreciate ev ery m -~even the widow's. sure vou there is no class of people who will appreciate and get moreoutofthisthanthesechildren. [I Thessalonians,4:“Now we exhort you,brethren,**°omfort the fechle-minded, tle weak,be patient t all men.”Cc.BANKS ¥Sapt.Caswell Train tine need of roomappreciate Drag Snow From Roads—News of Olin Section. tonee of The Landmark R-1,Dec.18 It was ai)snow “pth 7 inches ‘ing ow frozen srround,a good ‘There is a the ter perature and we hope tty weither for the holidays. wish wh the next snow comes the men folks of our com- \woul follow M CoG: the w roads few oray our public troveis over the nes cleared =cen age it would be, {roadMessrs,Emmitte Sutherland and Flovd Eller.of Ashe county,are stopping at Mr.L.H.Fraley’s,with Some of our farmers are trading with them.Misses Clarice and Tina MaelolmesentertainedanumberofyoungpeopleattheirhomeSatur-day night.Rook and other games were enjoyed.Several of Mr.W.R.Holmes’ lymiles *friends took dinner with him lastSunday—his birthday.The sugar famine will cut our holi- siay cake short in this section.Mr.Carl Fraley,who worked inNewJerseythissummer,is at thehomeofhisparents,Mr.and Mrs.L.H.*Fraley.Christmas greetings to The Land-mark and ali of its readers at home ind abroad. Business HouseTaylorsville News. Special Correspondence of The Landmark, Taylorsville,Dec.20 —Mr.C.L.Frader has moved his stock naceriesfromtheRobinettebuiing to the brick building of Mr.P.5S.Little,on Main street,which was re- cently vacated byMissesSue Campbell and MaryFeimster,seniors at Salem College,Vite oP expected hometodayforthejidays.’W.T.Bobbitt purchased Mr.Kelly's five --auto-his family leftbyautomobileTuesdayfortheirfarm,recently purchased in Moorej}ecounty,about seven miles from San- atorium,Rev.J.M.Clark,D.D.,of States-ville,auper ena and evangelist of=terial ne —in ‘one Presbytery atthePrecbptertin‘church kere Gun-day,the ,at the morning and evening services,Taylorsville State high school willcloseFridayfortheholidaysandthefollowingnatedteacherswill “Aspendtheholidaysattheirrespec-tive homes:M Ney Smithey and|Wilke VloraMabelHendren,Wilkesboro; support easily see both to \ Changes—| Mr.W.T.Bobbitt., we wwill,h cost living,are —from sehool,not - ing jent shoes and clothing,shall be glad to receive old shoes,|clothing,or any material that we can, mend and present to those whe are |needy.Any one desiring to make a donation or help in any way wilplease"phone 393 ved,and shallbegladtoeallforRackages.Thank-ing you for past “favors and a nykindnessyoumayshowinthismatVerytrulyyours,0.J.ALEN,Pastor Col.Baptist Chureh.| Notices of New Advertisements present WeausefulChristmas J.M.McKee &Co cuslomerrevsferour Statesville for Christmas,Mrs.Orin Turner ohn 2 blackGetheranelectric vaeaum cleaner Bicetrie Couscare for your tires Company Useful «ifte with goaranteed value &Poston | 'Practica!holiday gifts in every department. dohasten-Belk Co.Buy cacty in the morning and’buy from Rumsey-Bowles-Morrison Co. Practic r economy.Statesville Motor Co. Cheistmas x«reetings t our customers. Lagenby-Montwomery Hardware Co.| See our assortment of Christmas gifts. Mrs.Mary SimsWehavetobacco for that friend in campPolkGrayDrugCo.| Join our Christmas banking club and learn to save -First National Bank. Three bird dogs for sale.WM.LHiddenite.Auction sale,27th.—Jim Statesville,R-7Moneylost The Landmark Horse ard buery for sale.L. «to trrpayers,MP Home Carolina Meter Mills Mays. December Smith, Liberal reward for returp to| Ash.{ Alexander, Farm or town property wanted.-8.,care (The LanA M.P.Alexander,Sheriff.»traveling public,Soushern ch atolen Reward for to Mexte Gabegeas attae is Statesville House- MARKET REPORTS. Statesville ProduceThefollowingprices OT eecteeeenthelocalmarbetsforproduceon Spring Chicker $11 25. Irish Potatoes,$1.60 per busbelGreta.The following peforgrainonthe|market:per bushel er bushel per bushel On the loen]market yesterday 2 1-2perpuundwaspeidforbestgradecotton.Cotton Seed,$1.05 per bushel. heed C mm,12 1-4e.per Ib. |FOR BALE—Gentle family horse and|hand Columbus buggy.£Dec.21 20. STOLEN—15-jewel,double-case Kigin watch.|Reward for information or return.MEXIEOSBORNE,at Carolina Motor Co,Dee,21.PenntoberSDesa)|reward for return to THE LANDMARK.}Dee.21—1¢*. WANTED—To bey farm near town,or|proeprty,direct from owner,|cere The Landmark. |For SALE—Three bird :one will retrieveHL.MAYS,‘ite.j Dec.21.-™, |AUCTION—DECMEBER 27th I will sell atanetion,at my farm,100 bushelsFodder,Hay,two Mules,Wagon,sehold goods,Milch Cow..HowSMITH,Statesville,Dee. |WANTED—Good,fresh mitch °eens|MORRISON,=18. |WANTED—At_once.bushels of peas.Pitty—°FOARD,Statesville,B-3..Te.t. and 300Dee.11. STENOGRAPHER WANTED—Apply in ownhandwriting,giving experience refer-ences.Salary 850 per month.2X.The Landmark. FOR RENT—Two er 3keeping.G.C,WIstreet. |CARH PAID for setwhatyouhaveand price.|Charlotte,N.C, FOR RENT—Medern, io oa poy STA’REALTY @ INVESTMENTco.:|qcemnasditeeeapeemnatpnenctndanmaisinamapiaitFORRENT—Btere seem,sow }|‘TharpeFiveand ||ston dnnuacy1,1918,Oct,2.iments sererinaitnenomn|AEDheteak eatity,SR IVE | After youhaveputyour piledup anice,tidysum,keep it there un good,safe investmentathomeforit.An investCOMEINandtalk it over withus, Steerclearof “‘wild-cat”schemes feturns.If strangers Address 8.,Dee,21--2t*. of corn,|) SilkHose,Tbe,980, Comeand SeeUsFor Your C TheStoreThat §andfor an—We have a few nice calendars trude MeLain;Mr.John Henderson |Garrett,Burlington,and Ruth Stan- ELECTRIC VACUUM CLEANER.which we will gladly give to any |Steelman and Miss Janie Wooten.=Leesburg,Caswell county. the country this is to be J)customers who may call for them.|Mooresville Social.|Christmas and Peace. or lgticali ——;Thanking you again for your past Special Correspondence of The Landmark.|Corresponds nee ‘J‘The a S&S are wu £}3 6b4,Mooresvilice,Dec.20.—The Mec-|Statesville,R-1,.9 — every day in the year—and for |)°U"78**We are yours =oe Dowell Music club met Monday eve-|Sterling Smith has returned to ee NOTICE 10 TAXPAYERS.| Mr.! Hi years.ining with Mrs.Bugene Johnston.'Camp Sevier after visiting home d °Everything Electrical |Supply The evening was devoted to study |folke for a few days. ;for the Home and Office.Statesville Auto and rendition of the musical composi-|the cold weather :|itions of Horatio Parker and Mra,H.|past week,creeks and§\streams were frozen over.The farm ;_|livesofeach were read by ha J |C,Goodman.=nel nn |gramme was rendered:—a —|Valse Graeilte.Parker,|been Ke H »F an -Mice Mary Jobnaton.|a few ‘i ‘The Lark Now Leaver Its Watering Nest..|the happiest t ‘ker.ongela sang ‘lon it we only.Whispering Hove Or ie Rp ae50c|Mesdames &Prontht and Gari MePheron,|,a ©Ah!Love Bot a Day.each,|Saviour’s love,The Year's at the --Sam |Sia Charlotte|we Miss Greee Rankin, ng)erg eliggeney e:ie ee,Case asehaPeoSowoot SUNDAY, *C.WATKINS.— ro me i| ‘Mixe Mabel Cocke.Mr.J.F.damison of.with *<avttin,one-th Christmas eae ryaAT MERCHANTS &FARMERS’BA saved $20,000.00 This Year.ISN'T THIS WORTH WHILE?Tf you want to be numbered with this ARMY of Savers next year,then|the NEW CLUBNOW.”It isnot an experiment with us now—but a department of our bank.Classes to Suil ve vbody,As Follows. FIVE CENTS PROX KESSIVE CEASS,N ri 1 HCE ASS &50.90 | shed 6 —;Lay ;os LQ REVERS!THE ORDER OF PAYMENT tart with $1.00 and pay 2youwillreceive TWO CENTS PROGRESSIVE CLASS IN Tilt FIE TY CENTS CLASS,mere: credit th. Isld4 DOO DONO “0 weeks,and you will re-hereia for$65.12 !|| | V _seennmdé ata:tA we qaounotmnottheamountyousavede--but 4 per evit interest sae,The New Club starts Saturday,December 27d.but those who wish toavoid the rush on cning DAY MAqS§JOIN NOW.Join yourself,and set your tricnds to join---everybody w:lcore.“MERCHANTS &FARMERS’BANK Of States Bank Por Your Savings. ae eo ee ~———- ne es eS ---~-a *-on -~- PEER LAND:A Ly Ns BL #UC IVES URSA UV uk J JUN a eeSeeaTHESENSIBLECHRISTMASPRESENtsbelievedtohaveberite\2H Yr aEtokillGov.Will wf GREENSBORO MAN 6 Ath|Se ney sinswaht Feehan tw hoc egy)UN ta IN TWO 4 Christmas would not be Chris:nias (0 any member of the Family without some sort‘resulted in the wreck.ard the m i opped te »:. Tilia tbe sates reer ent,Richard”KS.2 of “Remembiance”and yet thisis net a day for frivolous giving.Let your Christ-ato,entire rear end Richard Har ruves,a national bir hia se ‘arpenter hesebbVowsootThencewhehome.in Hak,Proximity¢War Se mas Gift this year be Practical—one that that will endure—be useful and at theFatobthetheofficeofthepaymanterval“!“The Story of His Deli:same_time appreciated hy the whole Family.Comein and get that “whatto give”jury.the navy.Hargraves is aflevingfromofCol.W.I)Bryan verance From Pain,:off your mind.Here are a few sugvestions to aid you.iately after the ex A stranger who stopped at a lodg “OSjonmationwasheardinghouseinSalisburytookuph,WANTS THE WORLD TO KNOW || re es rere a hed :1 wal They ce:ut ohim!OF TY.ane there se nothin Z©two ort on the “blind”of an out t oT ™t >th pach.7 7 i a fe believed that with the quilt-a blanket)wrapp mnoneel a middle-aged man aS ichdesired by everyfo2sticks0dynamitewereabouthim,:escotted him ic 3 rewded his way inte.the Far ,i ae 4 aieaKlutzSinshouse-wite ae ai neatSteveIaaaConcooneex'va é ene ale ety Ss nsandMrs.Stephens were ,inahot :nfl ;van ‘ca ‘pment for ber diningieunanpuMlictedbyAlberteteGene:ymthewingofthehousead-Johnson.'.,,n jail.Bot Misi.Vitel!him what Droco dit for me i om it even ranks Piepeada nenrone niet ok.Lanier started “the trouble,by "4 MY wife,£0 that he ean *above her parfor in mostbutBeyondanervousshockemptying1revulveratJohnson.The ay ee Sim eee +etepe S}wereunharmed latter got his chot gun inte action _ine Ferries?tz tore instances,How ahoutemmaandLanier«hree d :t y e makita bur ann thiaChiefCredittoWilson.Mrs.CL:ore ere oe t a ,we i or.rit Be hay PV ue }menofall creeds and ter section of Burke cou was f Gnthusiactic (mw rad to 4 Hel eee:mer =ebeliefstoatheteilyburnedwhenperclothtouweworth7diningsultewar.former (x ousht fire from a heater in her o Sota)ae am Vee fea ¢wa ‘»Speaking at At.room.She died in a hespital in Ma:“he mn,it waloq qs }ye |:mes lonableaanid:ranton,whéte she was take for j,.3 Saainger,a carpenter of Pr.a Prite inoul dining roomWilsonPeeaeENCCHRCTiEsmsspecnethinmmembenes=:rly Station,end he has gi 4 Suites.Have them inHillyWhereasingGexree,a!Another One.nee story luc ae he ton ther |alMost any price you&is te -i ‘It —>to Persistent repetition of a stor y ’2 wha »Sai :ig can des ire rae mm4leacP.Gdemocrn-that a woman had been execut-lave nt es hottles ofaPPontheearthedinpUniteFnenhascausedMrMvmen't all out,&s t.»,I (ss 1.0,aof autocracy fall from ihe State Department to send an of-||Peaples,the chief ‘icial denial to American levations how =u ey a a done fi is °°ie thie achievement will be and consuls in the Revepeen |sutral myself and wife ;Kitchen Cabinets andalapproval,to The story originated in.“I ‘ought che ¢satiate ie oe ‘t widespread use is'two weeks ago.t th time w*os epard s another case of =propa-so bad off I hadn't been ab wor R gesLosesMembers.w me of the woman 4 whole week nn an _VietorA maa who com-,“*eno as a Huitems.Ordina 4 adios T need m vould :4tri»attent Md have been n't take thouser }t ‘= American supe tre d t i wou'r ave been the ’1 ’—j ee -i > a ran a 1 story so palpably false,for what th shicctoes :a iy ii Nike ll Dale ay;Anything fath r wants in labor-say-Was #entenc:y 2 Oe ee es venese to have been;me.My back ache ’.I ne machiner or equipment —foray;;!to it ir utral countries ht lke ne one we thhing Perl . of 20 numbers,ome m a —;seen ibis ep farm or offe>,he buys —beeausecommanderoftheAt4cae:knife into me coukin laeep fe a —oo ,:;:zWt,FeGommended tha:i:|.Rur !¢errier’s Good Work.He R ful pais n f yo j ‘|\r J 't pays--and mether deserves the-‘ten.Cupt.=.or \Live M.Cathey,rvra)mail car-{|oat ‘‘se -—as ee 2 i 'a 4c same.There is nothing so helpfuloffices=in t)ran Route No.24 from Davidson,i!Wou'l have faintec \..i 2 i _—rs eetevin"fewfor promotion h et the pace far the wher a al ‘I took 16 boxes of a certain kind fe -a ;’to her as a Kitchen Cabinet or aROWipsessiont.ty inail carriers of the State)Popular good Fn eee been "}4 a mee 'Range.Many steps are saved andadmiellarsaycates|rented by good |a I ;|;Pe “eh ‘.i amira!coh cee ey a aol and now a few het O Cincom I A]me a better tero-«r maintained and her:>i wae one wha 1 others }f ]Hy at,e+'7i"worth,for which he col-|C0P®fi 1 i .at 1 energy conserved.She ought to onserve Fuel.ae -Ne Mee coll For toni tf om e w as ng vo L iif mye 7 ere)‘“”in the State there ;,,‘nning up t “TThia man again,with not a |'‘-‘ae 4 i have beth,and YOU ARE A BIG,ation.of church ||°"BR OUe olenee:body.ik OVERGROVN MOG IF YOU DON'T yy gy yen alee ‘t 7 authority of |“Ree how [can at Op a y a ?ow oh a7 ORG,‘.qGETITFORHER!=whi ‘The or Farrington,Wilson,a}ont ity mail ver!How I enn hit myself on eae ,voli: carriersugrec»hold a Soe :/:vies oo h sta ns ns FS t prom ite dire regu what Dreco has done!If sleeps »Susp Phaweinneed.2 of thrift stock and they are ex.|S2URd now tt nt fer te §To the one buying the biggest bill of goods FOR CASH from us during December we willaxpectedte4he«vn f ow ¢sort ra'churctes 2 sue My wife eget dered from rheu 4 .#25 oy KITC Se:nS AB INE T s$25.00 Sewing Machine. arct °gave fuci.VIL.BE REAPPOINTED,matism and Drgco =relieved every if 0 the one secede most on their account during December,we will givea$16.00 LEATHER.nited ’+ram er Hoty OLMn ¢u have >CANDLI 8:Wot alt thee pe sar Chas A.told many of our friends about thi Re uC KE R.sac cd canter :ai rag an rood medicine,and I want eve ry suf i€appoint Ges 'th rine man and weman to knew Fi e 1 Overman a +ae .‘bout what it has done for me and ;a eee Cooper Furniture ComricanRedtquestion,ii ge Fie _apt erre s te in the @sanaahowestatement«!8BeNoseUYBOERChinasrages\ispensed ty mat good dtwy stoves Sta:2sville -North CarolinaieitthefromSMITHEYFRALEY,ow ie‘Ss particularly recommented anil ds ;,me,“ibeeNfor wat “as a Statesville hy Statesville|-nei|Drag 0.j small of my back!It’s wonderful When the Sandman Comes Kiddie on one side—Perfection Be sure the little fellow doesn’t yPerfectionOilHeaterisporailo,« extra warmth is needed.becononin feliable.Now used in over 5a.con Behaves best with Afoddin Security Oil STANDARD © Wasi neton,DC.Norfoth,Va,itichiwond,Va. on the et « BAL iDBOwowedaMoyongoN)* ae se Apsadosa toq)Buwr 207 even Pin ale borsenes S05 QYt 203 ‘ooUeL Vt BG}Utpeer epaay fo VoHeuIqun >dsa- G04]Spee.DIX yo yoo gq. pre je fe en hq paws se yipy Ayaoan*ap ‘sey an yee@o,17 uA ie '¥4 “atep oq youNeD 8.) il “Buypes)qRow oy)se:Wowow pT Pu daep many Pulses fewe my FEpers 49)errony Ary sos ys gem ‘opeodensur «.,sopcapre Byres sym eqn p94 se y Osman ne et)5 . meray 3\L “yenp jy...t gr wath yay Aare IM ft Ay 9OU age STFAehagongyou 4: st)pe 40}Wu er |e WOR 24)03 BBLqENO:: {yy Osos OE >horry ' ' SILNIT GS”wt Mit reO27 ITROyon jo Satowose ene MII SPI0/a sod seatSe hon wry 3809 Koy avr roca,ps B aseAaya senv00g aj4.e po UY cadet: “ery ‘uemod ‘Ay 107)wjonogy so isoug ‘Aeyy “y UUOL “sIN Dayo BAD Cou?Bsnw22q SPpMEY ecoyongy sdazaty TTD.a.Pe Pere Bey 2 mm eurmydxs erry ¥‘)uq]OU PUP ayy q 2B SBT akayong ywyd Se renin e Their Holidays HsappY Handsome Gifts. :The greatest|neon ie .ave Gurcelves f3 in maki |others happy.This is tim snow yo ir affzction to yc ©lovedones and your d When gifts come from c r store th>“quality is the Those who rective them will be deiighted with them —the giver.stock of holiday R.F.HENRY,“Jeweler. With Gert gcc: Seee aaa IF YOU WANT Your Victrola and Records delivered to your Home on C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S_D-A-Y, BUY THEM NOW. The demand is larger than the supply, and you don’t want to disappoint your Wife and Children. OytsTT ANDREWS’MUSIC STORE. {eq EVERYTHING MUSICAL.me?f+ Phone 304. other,t the Geureery Yalleat s ly curtI D Preota euht LL COMPANY sy TIMOME v Young iWothers Reserve strength for mail.hood is of two-fold impo:isanondthoughtfa!women before urd after maternily takeCOTT’EMU!SION It supplies pure cod liver oil wor rich blaod and contains ime and soda with medicine! g!vcerine,al!important ingredi- enis for strengthening thenervoussystemandfurnishinc abundant nourishment. It is free from alcohol. >Insist on the#genuine. The Norwegian cod liver of!inScott's Easulsion is now refined in our ae|own American laboratories which|Ae|makes it pure and palatabte. “ecott @ Nov whe,Bloomfield,N.J.tt e Phone Us For” Nice fat Mackerel, White Fish, Fresh Oysters on Friday and Saturday. PHONE 89. HAVE JUST TRADED For the following:One No.&x-| 10-15 H.P.Frick Engine and Boiler on wheels;One No.01| Frick Saw Mill,with 50-inch In- serted Tooth Saw,70-inch of 10-inch Belt and Dust -willsellthisatabaryiftaken where it stands.is located in a boundary of dei in three miles of town that parties want eut.C.H.TURNER. ALL SIZES Rough end Finished Lumber on hand at all times.Also Nails,Locks, Hinges,Butts,Ridge Roll Valley Tin,Sash Weights and Cord. c.WATKINS.© wa ne name C.i.LESTER, Recisterey AKCHITECT, Statesville,N.C."Phove 340 Green. Flooring,Ceiling andSiding ‘Full Stock ready for deli-*y%, ARK|T 18 voINGWhattheFoodAdministration! ie’ ‘fe the Wditer of ‘The Lantmarkt 1 oer no excuse for these vain,lu evbrations,“While they cialis om and,consthyGed’? many have es- ‘oy unte mé,where is We.Bditer,many wise men, ‘‘men wpen the towers, the vie: }five ‘alteioe »inter tines ver th prot. is Wat to Ceatroy »flagrat i big? al »Pick 1 tha.all th .ne Ww a th ’ira entiment t arry out that su cavmand,*1 thy netehber thyself.”it il though high, rth tke pi TB.AsLSRT British Los in North Sea, One ?art fi eutral mer ficish destroyer,i rs have been No by German moan 6&6 .on a eon- »bound from Scotland to Nor vay,Sir Eric Geddes,first ‘ord of he Britigh sdmigalty,announces.ighty-cicht§Beandinavinas,twoen,and 10 British wereABritishdestroyers,ed to the scene.Othersurvivors"poached Norway in boats.The merchant veesels were beingonvoyedbytwodestroyers.One de-troyer was sunk and the other was lisabled,but eventually was broughtcafelytoport.The enemy then at- tacked the convoy,sinking thenerchantmenandfourarmedtraw!l- ers. an (raefourming suk im Ubeavalfor The Fire at Sanatorigm. The burning of Brooks hall Sanatorium was a serious loss.The State institution’for tubercular pa- tients,like all the State's charitableinstitutions,is not able to care fornearallthosewhoneeditshelp,andtheloseofebuildingthataccommo- dated 30 patients will be felt.In addition practically everything —in the building was lost—including about $1,200 worth of canned fruits and vopratables. The fire seems to have originatedintheattic,which suggests defec-tive electric wirimg,but Dr.Me-Brayer,the superintendent,says thecurrentbadbeenoffforhoursbe- at *fore the fire was discovered.Ee Cut Wood,Says the Governor. After endeavoring in vain to seeure coal to meet &situation of absolute want in his heme town,Louisburg, Gov.Bickett is acre the citizens of those cities in the State suffering from lack of fuel,to go out into the woods and eut down trees.The chamber of commerce of Wil-non asked the Gevernor to aid it in a request to the fuel administration for relief.To this,Gov.Bickett replied: “|made a des effort to get one car for Louisburg and failed.The only way I see out is for citizens togointowoodsandcut.” on 2 6 Oe an oo isa Fie ea aulekP.O. upen ad toteat ene Doesand the Benofits, ~-Bvidences arettheFoodAdmintatrationthefieldfordefinitepthatthesepurposesareVoinatitepreen-|tivities,that considerableequiredtowetundersidewableconfusionof«witent te ite develop- ‘aceon pliched. iaek‘ Soandeoutteriy—its ac »bes heea wigantic iswithout ind has been ment.oF practioally eferts %5 as fur -ite han!ng On,a ¢} ieeee.ae Moers WW he i. Carete Can Ce vould ror comme ret The State food ad isira 1 that insi 10,000,000 Nerth Carolina wheat han half thet.When ver laid heforefoodadministration, arnes of the Fedoral grain}nid the corgeration hadroyoflimitingshipmentsof wher North Carolina millers with refi to er on account of the quanticy of wheat produced in NorthCarelina,and that any statementtrarytothishithertomadeby ’1 the service of the grainvasunadvisedandwhol- 1 raills o ¢a af nee and made in misapprehen-|purpose of the grain cor- cuncement by instructions te the milling divisions which have been refusing ahipir of wheat to Nerth Carolinamills,c°a situation which had bee sme ‘embarras sing to North Caro- Ina ‘miller : eeES Why They Kept Him ondob. ynesvillethat Th Mr,Barnes and hi the The Wa ourieri of County Home,has been trying towetawayfromthejobforseveral yeers and the county commissionersven’relense kim.Last year he actuallymovedout,but the commis-ioners managed to induce him tocontinueinchargeoftheHome.ThereasonisexplainedinthefollowingtatementbytheMountaineer-Cou- rier:He Mountaineer -Albert Howell,the Haywood Says “Mr.Howell is efficient.hasjctheCourtyFarm_practically-sustaining.Of the 140.acres,niy about 50 are in cultivation.Butonthat50acreslastyearheraised63busheleofwheat,160 of oats,100 of potatoes and 900 of corn.Thewheatwillbringabout$1,000.Thehaycropwasshort.He hashogs-—Poland Chinas and allspecimens—averaging from 200oDpounds,of which nine will thiswinterfindtheirwaytothetablesintheHome.”Sensible county commissioners—when they hold on to a man who can farm like that, eeeeee STUDENTS AGREE TO SAVE Every one of the 650 undergradu-ate students at the Whiversity ofNorthCerolingatChapelHillagreedtpurchaseawarsavings certificate and to save through itduringthecomingyearallSee stn spent on non-necessities Each alsoEachsane Pcteed,eee reaching,of the flour »develon- Youcanbrashfal}te prevent ‘Teoth neost more (haming.Germs and acid {6arethesourceaf¢@ tooth bruh pleam ,ete¢ty powetlens & DENTAL CRE orm destrinyer, ovetet olineeeanal CHRIS CIGAR one most acceptable gif man who smokes.We ‘red to take care of your ses of 25 for $4.25,$1.50,§ ¥and $3.00 the Box. THEQUALITY GIFT§ tesv ille Drug ¢ PUTTATMPescaeTeaewaneeetemenmeanetniasmata mare, [No Firev 3UR ANCE aa fe ows: the Aetna TrsuraneecarnestCesireto untry and protect san sed fo the use,#U ,he Christmas semggm .” Lue Works voidathe P p voly refuseroorsaleofFives\@ (y covering stbecl No«{tre promium in our opinion #, nal hazard assumed, Statesville Realty &Inves ered WHY NOT We have paid twelve claims’under our’Henlth {olicies thie sear.It will cost but a fewhaveyourineameguararteedbyourAcies,should you beeeme disabled from any d fonts do hurt,sickness is pain,If you have not protection *Surely we are not to blame—We had it,just the same. Deeth te allir a certainty,Whether aeciten:,sickness or pain;We “_life Policies for ou,Which ip just the proper thing. Remember ug when creo LIFE,urBoACCIDENTINSURANCElicies are and equaled by few.ERNESTG,GAITHER, INSURANCE,STOCKS AND REAL Government with the 7,600 member banks in maiReserveBankingSystemforthe7nessinterestsofthemneyserveBoardinWashingtonitsupeeralreservebanks;.t appoints one-t tors;it deposits its funds largely withteesthecurrencytheyissue, This co-operation greatly increases thetemtousandcommunity. Are you linked up with this newtfofourdepositors?If not,youMEMBERFEDERAL W.D.TURNER,E.MORRISON,OE ivGHey, iItcostsnothingtoourChristmasClubanditis thecasewaytoHAVEMONEYnextChristmas.— It is the best way to save for INSURANCE PREMIUMS,TAXES,INTEREST and other obligations you have to meet. The Christmas Banking Club puts your nickles and dimes to:work—it keeps them for you,and they grow into dollars,dollars grow intoafortune.Start yours today. Look over the table below:select the club you wish to join and comeintoourBankwiththefirstpaymentTODAY. You can pay in advance if you wish.AS BANKING CLUB How to join,Itiseasy.ALL YOU NEED TO DO is bring in lc.,2c.,5c.,or 10c.,»cents nd 0c.,$1.00,$5.00 or any amount.That's ALL you need to do.WE O.3L2 DO THE REST. Who Can Join 2c.CLUB PAYMENTS, Every one can join and everybody SHOULD JOIN.Men,Boys,Girls,Little children and the Baby, Ist Week2dWeek WHAT THE DIFFERENT CLUBS WILL PAY YOU: ac.CLUB 10c.CLUB 0c.CLUB $1.00 CLUB Women, PAYMENTSs.,Ist Week 2d Week od Week 0000...85.00 Deposit $5.00 Every Wee k. Total in 500 Weeks $250.00 PAYMENTS,PAYMENTS.PAYMENTS.PAYMENTS.Week .........5e.lst Week Week Ist Weekde.2d Week lie.2d Week Week 2d Weekbc.3d Week ,.LOC.Sado Week :se,Week Sd Week.Week |Increase Week J Increase Every Week Tk posit Deposit $1.00°Everybvbe,Week.alin 5O Weet Total in 50 Weeks $127.50 $50.00 Loe,Ist A pee:Ist Due, W eck , m 50 Weeks Every by Se, Total in So Weeks $63.75 Every hy 2c. Total in 50 Weeks $25.50 Tot Potal You Can Begin with the Largest Payment First and Decrease Your Payments Each week. Why We Have Our Christmas Banking Club |We put this Club into our Bank to educate the people to help themselves by giving Save,Save,Save Now your Country's good.for your own good,quit all kinds of extravagances and wasteGaveyourmoney.Tt will help your country—it will help you and protect your old J Patriviic thing:for you to du;itis the saneforyoutedeNOW, a pian by which they can save a little every month and acquire money.rs .»“1 :,_”ly make "Severs"out of our Men,Women,and (¢hildren,instead of ‘‘Spenders.To show them that our Bank's s ifety and se-vice is for ALL of the people. }’ uu te UGGS Et I Crit rightthingforv: eee WE PAY §PER CENT INTEREST IN OUR CHRISTMAS BANKING CLUB.<iHEFIRSTNATIONALBANK,--Statesville,N.G neameamcREA~The Most ExquisiteTOPRIVATES. A Confederate "Veteran SaysHighOfficersoftheConfed- Teachers Off For Vacation.a COURTESY The out-of-town member {the GETS. graded school faculty left TuesdayandWednesdayfortheirhomesto CHRISTMAS =LANDMARK Hoeee For Chetetenee a2veyoungladiesfromtheStatess=December 21,1917. How seliom Christmas comes |Normal,who have already come homeaeod.. 4 er |c Physician of the Wheatlandthe1Dr. fora Ww.Phifer, ne Unele Sam’s|8.C.,will arrive home today for the i Washington the President. work of the general's office work is who following offerisana-!Pe ane’practiced mod-|frem the Atimeseveraly.ars | returnedaylast,ap- Phifer was andofacommis. Reserves He is n from the‘to act as aids to| rs in per- selective and respon.the greatestbeengiventomedicalederalgovernment.bapBee the United feel gratifiedjosenforsuchisthesmall- States thatsuchrecognition.ater martin the t a Wr.Phifer statesmedica!and suzvi-Country are taking an War. Minnesota as entire list from the sev.of men whose Dr.Wm. e Wyoming. is Colorado's hewn in the medica! duties willhimfromWheatintervals,ancofmuchsatisfac.niblic general!emt work of the a will not be in- y to know Wheat were |for the holidays or are expected today,|are Misses Florenee Miller,McBrideAlexander,Blanche Laugenour,Wil-|lic Ledbetter,Mary Stearns and Katherine Millsaps,Mr.William Moore is at home&E.College,Raleigh,tospendtheholiduys’with his parents,|Mr.and Mrs.J.M Moore.Mr.Rob-}ert Moore,who is a student at theCollegeofCharleston,Charleston, spend the holidays.Miss AlleneCurtiswenttoherhomeatLiberty,Randolph county;Miss Mary Werth-am to Franklinton;Miss AnnieBruceTerrytoReidsville;Miss Nel.|lie Hines to Pelham,Caswell coun-|ty;Miss Ethel McNairy to Greens-boro;Miss Margaret Willis to Lex-|ington;Miss Jo.Dunn to Albe-marle;Miss Margaret Petrie toAsheville;Miss Mamie Eaton toGarland.Sampson county;MissThessaJimesontoMarion;Misses Sarah and Christine Rutledye toMt.Holly;Miss Beulah Isenhour toConcord;Miss Ethel Monroe to Bis-coe;Miss Marea Jordan to Dur-ham;Miss Cora Belle Sloan to Da- vidson and Miss Annie Glenn to Gas-tonia.Miss Mary Thompson willspendtheholidayswithhersisterinNorfolk,Va.Miss Janie Tuttle was called to her home at Harrison, Mecklenburg county,Monday on ac-count of the death of her father Y.M.C.A.Subscriptions Due. Mr.Wi 1...Gilbert asks that sub- seribers to the Y.M.C.A.war fund,who have paid their scriptions,send the amount to him! at holidays.Mr.Alwyn Morrison,who is astudentatJeffersonMilitaryCollege,Washingtor,Missy will arrive to-morrow to spend the holidays withhisparents,Mr.and Mrs.EugeneMorrison.|Misses Maryoret Brawley and|Gladys Sherrill and little Miss AnnieEugeniaCulbreth,students at SalemAcademyandCollege,came homeWednesdaytostheholidaysMiecesVeraMillsapsandRebeccaStimson,who sre teaching at Gas-tania,will come home today for theholidayvacation.Messrs.Lewis Poston and CowlesBristol,students at the University,are expected home tonight for theholidays,not ul once. In theseCourtCases.of sub-|Geo.Ayers was before the mayorWednesdayforinterferingwith‘anofficerindischorgeofhisdutice.Heallowedtogeonconditionthatifhedoessoagainheistoforfeithislicensetooperateanautomobileintown,Roby Moore,a white boy 10 or 12vearsold,is required to appear be-fore the mayor once 2 week andhowthathehasbeenofgoodbe-haviour,The boy was charyed withtnkingandcarryingawayawhip't belonged to another. COLORED COUPLE WED.L.A.MeLelland,a colored resi-dent of Shiloh township and oneofTheLandmark's faithful constit-vents,asks the paper te announcethemarriageofhisdaughter,Myr-tle,and Geo.Smyers,which tookplaceWednesday,so that his whitefriendsmayknowofthisimportanteventinhisfamily, NEW BUSINESS.The Sunshine Lighting and Sup-wly Co.,represented by Mr.A.G.Doerfler of Minnenpolia,Vien,wit strenuous days and worthy purposes,busy businessmenoftentakethetimetoactasso-licitors good many peopie put!their name on a subscription list andneverconcernthemselvestopayuntil|called on personally;and a few don't|always pay then. Tt is not to be expected that menwhogivetheirtimetocanvassfor |war funds can also give the time to! act as collectors;or that subserip- tions for these worthy purposesshouldhavetobeartheexpenseofmailingstatements.Every subsecril-er who doesn't remember whether hehaspaidhissubseription,or theamount,can find owt by using the|"phone;and the idea is that he shouldcomeacrosswithoutfurthertalk. THR WHEAT CROP. Winter wheat this year,planted on the largest acreagehistoryofthecountry,showedHecemberIstthelowestconditionrecord.A forecast of a crop of only540,000,000 bushels is the estimate oftheDepartmentofApriewlture,hut wsa occupy the room on Center street re- }.|Creaseof 16 percent over last year. led Press a :the final yield wilt el on condi-salmon only once a year,and how soon it is over—-a dav and a night!If that ix the whoie of it,it seemsnotmuchmoredurablethanthelitetoysonebuysofafaker on_the street corner. But surely that need not andoughtnottobethewholeofChristmasonlyasingledayof °*generosity ransomed =from the °*dull servitude of a selfish year.*If every gift is a token of per-°*sonal thought,a fricadly feeling,*and unselfish interest in the inyofothers,then the thought,the **feeling,tne interest,may remainaftertheyiftismadeHenryVanDyke..*-*& * Educational Commission. The Su educational commissionthatthelastLegislatureprovidedthattheGovernorshouldappointforgroneralinvestivationandreeommen-dation as to the edweational systemondlawsoftheState,has been ap-pointed and is to meet and organizeforworkasearlyaspossible,Itconsistsofthefollowing:R.H.Wright,of the East Carolina Teachers’Trainin School,Greenville;E.C.Br cheir of education,Trinity Dr.Charles C Ke,of ¢Coleg:seviption soliciting for many good|Brewer,Meredith College,Raleigh;4 that the thing be stopped,whichC.Wright,s iperintendent Wilkesintypublicschools:PF 9.Bell, uperinter of the Richmond cortyschoolsandRoekingham «tyhool Has Kep!Down Loss.Arthur Pollen,the British navalexpert,who has sailed for EuropeafterspendingsixmonthsintheUnite!Stuies,gave to the Asxsociat-statement in which heaidthatthecampaignofthealliednaviesagainstthesubmarinehasatlastresultedinkeepingtheworld’sshippingtonnagefromshowingamonthlydecrease,of will soon do so.Mr.Pollen gives credit for this suc-cess to the change in the chief com-mand carried out by the British ad-miralty last spring and the partici-pation of the American navy. PLENTY OF SALMON,Food added nation’s war-by thea.ne wasamountinthehistery of the Torri-tory and far enteeded te value thatofanyotherseason.The pack ofennnedwillaggregate5,- ce dent vathe*alneofthecatchof1916.“« *were inefficient,and never amounted For TheerateArmyWereCourteoustoTheirMen,- Correspondence of The Landmark. During our Civil War companyofficerswereelectedbythecompanyandusuallyfromtherankandfileofthecompany;and it was very sel-|dom that privates were insulted bytheofficers.It was always by thosewhocoujdnotcommandtheres:of the yen in any other way.Vv Our greatest generalstoanything. their commandtreatedthemeninwithamarkeddegreeofcourtesy.|The best thing to do with a young |offer who insults a man because of;his renk,is to give him a gun,put)wim in the rear rank and Jet him |work himself up by studying humannatureaadmilitarism.I ams re-ey Raymer,minded of an officer who accidental-Statesville.ty became.a commander of the When Gen.Lee would have led aFurthNorthCarolinaregimentandchargeatGettysburgamantookhistriedtobringhimselfintopromi-horse by the bridle,saying,“Gener-nenee by snubbinw some members of al please yo behind that hill andtheFourthN.C.band.The matter command us.We will go where youwasteportedtoGen.Grimes’-want ux to go.We can be spared,ovarters.An investigation was un-you eannot.”J.C.8,der way and when the officer found beremceanaaaeyteecqenmepePROUIBITIONMEETINGS,this out he came to Nat.Raymer |‘nd myself and apologized and ask-|Under the direction of the State Anti -Saloon League,meetings intheinterestofnationalProhibitionwillbeheldallovertheStatefromJanuary6toFebruary24,inclusive.The speakers include Sam Small,Capt.Richmond Pearson Hobson,Gov.Patterson of Tennessee andothernotedprohibitionorators. ERRELEVEN’PARDONED, Gov.Bickett issued 11Weilnesday.J.Adam Hartsell,Stan-ly,second degree murder;H.C.William.Mecklenburg,manslaugh-ter;Bol Alexander,Cabarrus,man-slaughter;John Thomas,Durham,intent to commit rape,were some of|the recipients of executive clemency. StateofOhio,City ofLameCountyakFrankJ.thathetesen- seam ‘vas reed to after he was advisedbyGen.Grime.’adjutant general,vno was Capt.W.C.CoughenhourefSalisbury,that the reepeet thatvereceivedfromrnycnewaspaid»his commission,and not to himpersonally.After the war he drop-ped inte oblivion,“He that humbleth himself shall beexeited,and he who exalteth him-self shall be abased.”Gens.Lee,|Johnston,Beauregard,Jackson,Grimes,Ramecur and others alwayspaidthehighesttributeofrespectandcourtesytotherankandfile,because the brunt of the bai.ie rest-ed on them.The Fourth N.C.bandtookdinnerwithGen.John B.Gor-don at his hedaquarters in the val-ley.Nearly all of the commandingofficersmentionedhereéxtendedcourtesiestotheFourthN.C.band.|Nat.was a noted beritone playerandwarcorrepordentoftheIredellExpress,which was a local paperpublishedinStatesvilleatthattime.Nat.’s name was a wordnfrede!]during the war.He and I ' un-were we and roommateshoavenduringready elloderthebigcanopy ofthewas,“We was alweys to thie ashes.He was an uncleof i oo.tats0.Soe Skin,Is Will relieveStomach,Trouble, ex -postmaster of Barium ! |Hall’s Glycerine LotiCuresChappedHands,Irritated Skin andExcellentforuseafterShaving. 25 CENTS A BOTTLE AT HALL’S DRUG STORE, Phone No.20. esibidaae other Skin diseases.EVANS and theDRUGCO. CAR WASHI Red Cedar Shingles just i I intend covering my own house some of them.How about a roof them for yours?C.WATKINS,Shingle King of Ire:—dell County. rdons by |form.|ed from+OF &®©..'the United SMOKE AND Peace a : OL! e om.a U cs se Swe a bi STATESVILLE,N.'C.,MONDAY,DECEMBER 24,1917. j FIXTHEPRICE OF WOOD.|THE RECORDOF DEATHS.|MUSTNOTHOARD FOOD.|MRS.S.C.RANKIN DEAD.NEXT CALL | .a " State FuelAdministrator.Ad-|Those Who Answeredthe Call/Stering |Large Quantities of |Qneof the OlderResidents .+oe on the Eve of Christmas.ed By Food Con-|Mooresville Pa This issue)@ ;a ‘Mrs.Marthe Evaline Hampton,|trol Law.ville News.aes Se :The local Red Crose oualttary’s widew of the late Adlai A.Hampton When the word goes out that sugar,|!specia!Correspondence of The Landmark.tecctn,2 eampecen for new members enaed The Tredell eoun faci administra-|of Statesville,died Thursday about!qour or other articles of foodst iffe |Mooresville,Dec.24 —-Mrs.Alice y, “ eR Bator rN ,:noon at the home of her daughter,::|Friday's "Mt e t:may be searee,many people who have}Alexander Rankin,widow of 8.}h an .|give the val :men!‘\4 }in|ag owe.at Safety Mar net because eon the sash vere ’''ed here |the mone and tolChal Rankin,died Bere early Sat-+fone a shoreshort t im ;Tf,i b yaad ;‘‘; Russians :‘:1 ‘n Oah-1 1 rae ag Ner a protractes bakes ar ;foe javier ;mets ng Burst servtelehingn |ial Ph ‘ph:,‘Phe "z ae '+Cie The Mir for \‘:s !neat ;ie MM a mopoli «:5 a ee stat {|:a Fo crate ats nder-in |see :kk legac caaaiue Mir.and Dr.vor ::mes ‘‘'’»4 a ''en mahing t foreix’!Th 'aiid u ‘\on .,;a +1 fine a \Rankin for the t politician,|,.z :ae h :four and ’,:ae were all wit tne f official mn)four wood ove ve cents addi :hes H :by Te ttke from other tt two week Her ;or any’a composi ee eat AO ee |Mr RRA we |DEAREIMTY Bbln be {eet oy f a /i i wou id tet '‘p!;.zs tit 'j ‘:’'we arr o eharrinen ‘memberships t i |ne »|titte who did +eaition of the —maga ‘aTtoin cash rt =m :eens wood.Tams of Stonv I ent mn thas line ':M :Howar 1 Turlingto :be printed et Pird ward,Mrs.DY sawed,cy Yo,sawed and split,M ante long ,lauliinieteution has ;Howard Turlington of Co :7 He ema ie :|le.=oM Rankin was Miss ee e e e ee e wmelude |.,$4.75.For det 512 al ,| sirmar 142 mem ership :ITVEEN Pl mdeditomaly ye Sh yteswille fk pling to county food acti *' in whe (:er cord \,Total carl ee Cee :.:,exander oof Meeklenbur count’ c magurines,¥1 to in east pe allowed etal $6 fOr}Vege ry)lived We have had informats>:eS &y ,=had ed in |oe ft .wos a life long member of the wi teran Church,Funeral servir)f -.{t io.a 4 iy okPaiceoareeeeanne ORE ete hate ee ,deeirmen:(2 1 iershin pin i hal ae eae ee ,’rave rchaned suftcier ;. the most ¢agh.ms ,cil be exactly half except for deliy-|irq ner nie ‘pay and she |them a tit.the jae h Os ust The were conducted from the heme} A polities.brede!!On throu ery.Whreh will be 4 ents;for a],eu Ce a fr a i ;a ontrol law ia d ip nel sunday wfterncon @t 8 o'clock by ew fect in Wea Coles ‘fe ie me is one hese load,not less than a quar oe ‘bo Pom ne Le é a ae poe .‘i !e-|Rev.£,A.Hav,paster of the Firat Ene formation|ships.1.eee Titer cod,the delivery charge will be]|Mrs.Marton Pong War!of cr nvantaracgaak aividicls ee |Presiyterian church,of |wale me fer beve Poke booth 1 memberships,[Ye Bat secu ail deagh [ig deaiea.atl thie occ Gina aay |S,coe gy member,and in- Romania is}4).;:Th herense,as #U lene atlithellate tie 1 Se Mac lei pcre tpmmcmenins ace demos tcrment was m the eity cemetery.| sent dele-aie i i ve “pric and ‘;:W eitieadi Seni -’he 7 e "rman iH can secure te-|Tie Huntersville basketball team . €possi-|ne ricss ,:;int bie rood,how rlinaroniother in Newt Peers |eerd ae oe oe mae course the was defeated —by Mooresville at! Rumania};|that ‘cord.notl intntnent waa KU Catawli REO uCer Ole i at or any other food pfuntersville Friday night,the geore|* f discussing a ’re .at !Seer erton Keita w-|product is privileged to have it ground |peing 22 to 13.The Huntersville ; Seithetanding |.‘Po :}‘rh /and keep it in his hands as lone astteam put up a stiff tght.but | ;‘"‘>Mrs arlick was a patient at he desires,but after it passes ',; Hy she will].t we (Caig'a ‘Sahutoriim.(Staten Vee arts BILet passe Mi splendid team work and @ from her al eee re ane ey ire it ak aL nea i“the hands of the producer it under spport.of Mooresville High School | ions result i::.‘a 6 ||We )fixed Meena veneer ie s Se eee -he control of the food administra in the victory.| War.'1 a poe las ny Veet Rs '5 ae ees }a ele ee |e Ula aL Uv oe perative that Among the members of ays the Russin:‘:;‘expect [rape ig pee en,:|Perc ni Des Bowes Food commod hool faculty whe left ameeniog |:No Wait bor Connection—.Ask-|'¢’HINT Newton on the 1 'th Pr Unive an cane ee respective cae pre “This xtc |EPR Folks to Siay at Home.|I cam :oy anddlaus hter of Mr.‘roremeuts:tor 2 ee :Si menhi:ae t onhetmner @ !:eet a ‘!eet cont t Fy ‘Salem,and Mise c copiurmatio ,Cony ed cot i et {nod ane Teutonic offer-he ‘us }.th Clan ats an nt 9 i!tate to sas 1,ar f Ter nesseevelbyherhutatetoPearl Bumganerofthe.eptable nature !'i i '}‘'5 'ap ¢4b rr nets ?Obkla.,is indicated they aiare,while ft 'i 't Deaton be found in aj”tran :ae fa aa .;se i Trotzkv,the|*|Rae yo +f ;:fi at ;et penta \moiy the bays aad siete minister,that the |oor timed the f nie wll Veh ses vith promptly and)home from.various,amines t rather than]!t }‘{'a f Nor are aie :pve ve for the heli a our 'deat i ‘'-}rrding Lathan Mills,Ww. ble terms.This}!:‘tt n \truce am Lae |bteful1ik it clear Ray Morrow, wer,with what ap-tk ‘\'.ut '.i acetne tne admission of Rus.joes t ‘,‘jrranicfeen i oie ;fon ey j 1 noducer is excepted eight Samedi Sone \ary imp:tence and to ead tineir i ;ees eats Mian eee a 1 !ss those product raised by |Knight and Sam. it if the Russia:Ne vis t hove io ';Be ¢Eee “he ‘:,ae elf a cone)1.”|University;Gilreath,Adams led temporarily |Woheve t ‘:ieee ae :A Dp ey ;ns |Rutherford;Misses Lois d join with th mts a ae ener .i a;Refuse to Take Bonds,jrive Hall and M Lowrance im fis a ;:::,REA ericann Tr ‘wmaweny af\|trere MeDonala"Collage»Trust Company ite Brawley and jem—the farmer [os r i t t ‘+Sse ee ;\a i harlotte has de “ce |thrown,from ’,‘}tv D a eclined to aecept the the Gresnel Ni 1: on of ai Ge |é a t ;;mW ompsor f SO of Lredell tridge bends,re-| thusechoed,see:ui ’tt '‘ette and 4 tt Fhomi nity i the compeny by the Ire Carpenter and Marie ' ia Retosia.rates eaters ,ae +and.the{dell commissioners.The reason for \from Lenoir College,and strife for.cont:|Vers ',‘ahh hostpee cae for many ‘efusalas that there is some question|Troutman from Greensboro anpects.a |t 5 ‘4 ,son and #8 to the jewality of the act under j for Nad spot died Hon of the Uk 'ml ws 4 |jampaon's Which $40,000 uf the bonds were is |g Mrs.Ed.Plasterof Enochviile souther |t }leat ;=e See aUell nachus been exriaivedlin The cee day,aged 70 years,and Was giving the =)te ;;ws eee ar ora!an (ee The legality of $20,000in|DUCts d there Sunday at 3 .leon :aii iena atthe Aimerican Trust :aves a husband,80m ai <<. ry.,.:;oS)ae ne ‘unetal services we cond Baonesive:Lieut.Col Flanigan te ‘Cale en Hort PS eae a Bee Rev KS.Dasher of Usoting,7 by the exes Training Scho '{\Ta ae SO ES ees,My fewey G.Templeton,son of t moven 4 ae :a lists eee ra aa ahi \g Templeton,arrived last fe cute,fii :core ;vo ae ue OS art n Camp Sevier,8.C.He bas 'territor::7 .‘’,:ies BoA ie es n discharged for an affection of the band th:?:;‘:':Ree :a rt m a ervous breakdow: rter 2 .mu Hi ;',Pu ‘°he the service for 1s D their ;np \:.:\::,‘nent uw 1 in the service for a .;f var Gant ‘eek 'i the Mexican border,He nev ot Wn '‘;'Ay i :a "morn \:nits ’all,and has a fine rec L .eet ’;‘pa reece 3 ns Pane {:ie peared a“:onorable mention He is etteville,was run eva S i tiwtil 1 aan “Te }‘oe ie len f B,105th regiment ing en : e Supreme ¢t a is ‘hiskey Famine.hristmus exercises will he held Concord townstiy Husband and five];1)at the First and Second Baptist children survive,Burial at Trinity jeq on (Ay en ADRS on ncehe post-|churches and at the Methodist church Methodist church this morning 1 GS eMac etn iad market,|tonight.They were held at the Lu- i purely as a matter of information,’theran church Sunday night.The ‘red Ce .le,with his fs ly,§af al wood té be observe ,Mre.Neoma Vanee Mctoy,a wid-!tetic “The ie \ cing Maximalists and So ne ihe a ..a egpe heii Ji it be obse ved by thi vendor.|ow died Thursdiy eleht eed coca|eli The Las imark that there is pastor,Rev.L.A Thomas,will preach RIPEN i ay ere will wo to Texas.he instructions o ,math \leas liquor in evidence 8 at-’ ich it contends alone can tion f the fuel admit cath of town.aged BB yen Fun-|4 this Christ-4+st.Luke's church,Bear Poplar Se dec t restio ,=:.istration marks the passing of th:si wo >years.N-|mas than was ev know s eo , ;nt tee —or —The yy:M.(o A.War Fund.cient if prong <a a i able eral services ere conducted Satur-‘avs pogo si known in the hi ae yr fi -m.\by P.Little §declares itself favorable to Total subscriptions in Statesville |“lead.”The wood dealers must sell day afternoon at 3 o'clock by Rev.D This.he says,is not due to any ex-|w ag aap na 2 F +|evece ‘in .;hin ane :H.Rhinehardt ond interment was in|e f The |who has accepted a eall to the First crossing Phy peaceful methods politi-|to the Y.M.C.A.war fund were |)"6°ds or stipulated divis‘onal parte]Qaywood,8 ey .i memes ct vires There See Nee Baptist church,will aprive here with |but not Hational questions,but as-$3,970.89 >this -wan_added $30 |thereof.No longer will an ultimate ‘ate th =cen.pordaingg =ae anxious to a who his family Friday and will hold his |19 years sled if the commissaries as-|from Harmony,making a total of|Co"samer pay $1.50 for a “load.”but .eima Carrgan,som }}have failed to secure a supply sim-|4 ie :next |recovery consequences of civil war,|$4,000.89,,.—;what he pays will be fixed by he ad-7 old,daughter of Mr.and Mrs.3.|ply because it can't be had.Neither —ERNIEGOODMAN E onan was Faccept the challenge and stop Of the above amout 91,422.89 has |ministration and it will be on .¢Carrigan,died Friday night at herjis the scarcity due,he further|;[RNIBGOO .cael obstacle.hese nc teaving outstanding $2..|derstood portion of a cord,a full cord |jeath re ee mor|oes a cotucine©zeal of the off-/Thrift Campaign Committee.ly feason for the quarrel!is the }548.60,This amount,or that por-or the multiple of it.In this manner —resulting from typhoid fever jeers,in enforcing the law.The whis-ite | refusal to permit breadstuff]}tion now due,should be paid the woed business of North Crrolina,|12.parents and several brothers and}key famine the result of the re-|The ——of executive com- mt to northern Russia in con-|promptly and without further re.|temvorarily at least,is Geough!withol ioe ae Interment was Sot lent col i snap,whieh froze —the mittee for the War Savings Certifi-| of the refusal by the com-|marks.See Mr.W.L.Gilbert,who,i?the law of weights and mea:os.|Ea?Souenes:&Thyatira,church.|blockacers’beer and put them out of cates und Thrift Stamos campaign Bios to issue money to meet the |has the subscription lists.,|“On account of the diversity af ,—rt yey —_wife of Mr.|.—:<a preventing e -a gee chairman; of the Ukrainian overnment.:enema =:|ditions of supply and demand ir _|P.Benenid,died thts morning at 4)their making the usual run.-4 ristol,elec vice chairman; stand,it is stated,threatens |lies intended to make peace propos-fockeh \aasiilen ca ae will ap.o'clock at her home in Shiloh town}*fh ef the article as can be had,|R.A.Cooper,J,Hoffmann,Dy. Hy to starve the north.es-|als to the Entente and that Russia ply everywhere,”Mr.McAlister ship,aged 51 years.She had been|!t is sai’.\s retailing for about $12.-|Chas.Anderson,D.ML Ausley,©.8. aE General Dutoff’s Cos-had been requested to take similar,wrote In other words,it is quite —for some time.Her husband,)50 per gallon,_Tomlin,T.N.McElwee and J.C. «9 0 ee —Ee wes 7 =oe ——to eri he asible that the plan will estyblish oa ee nein i |Forty -Seven Wreck Victims.|Te ecavios ry committee,which wil asi supplies |her former allies in arms as to pir three or ©g prices for|o”sn agi P hive.’:ores °| .Siberia.In the snsantine,the |requirements for a a eatics YY ee pola o ae Bn "lterment will be at Bethichem church Forty-seven persons were killed consult ton the nnycee | eeeeeesce cee |on ae mat Fe aN oe pices i val ere ROTNNEa AR Suree,ant oa nara Thareley ON Ciemens Deth agm uae ab war 7 ‘*A a Da th»~~efronts,abilize prices,so that wood sctlers |5,4 at obs “o'clock t ‘\r.norn-‘ou ,e .as wi e passer —-‘nama C y *cel | *i s ar.sats ol fe rec n ie fighting fronts,even i:It may know that holding for higher ne t 0.00 0 a er ome at u train o.7,Trom incinnati to oe ve.Mm ..‘*|ment services to the Ukraine govern-|aly,the activity of the troops ix be-prices will be useless.Th Eimwood,aged about 50 years.’New Orleans,crashed inte the rea PD.J.Craig,Wm.Wallace,J.M.Da-: t.Most of the reports of mil-|low normal be renes raat)\Bhal’|cichoc eallcal eke cakes nan :'Sti Death resulted from heart trouble necommodetion train near the vis,Wm.Morrison,T.D.Miller,Orin will be when the movements in connection with|giam the fightin t is =ot all ot]She is survived by her husband and |staton at Shepherdsville,Ky.Turner,G.E.French,J.G.She’| :'gx 2 g that is in prog ut oall.y }f ed the apparently impending clash are|ress is merely In the nature of out Cooty to:sie alae wi several children.Funeral at Elm The accomodation train had left Hf.A.Yount,Dr.M,R Aan,M.P.' ‘ander Thursday's date.post encounters and bombardment Iso been advised th -hoteles.tebe wood tomorrow morning at li the station after making a stop,Alexander,H,O.Steele,L.W.Mac- :War Aims of Allies.while on the northern italian front '30 cents on a on ef Se0e |crease of o'clock and interment at St.Paul's;when the fast train came in sight,Kesson,J.M.Deaton,A.B.Johnston.)wr,Lb.A |In the midst of the peace pourpar-|the enemy has lost the initiative.|anthrecite coal is all @ pounds ae church,running at a high rate of cpeed,and J.A,Hartness,A,L.Coble,EB.B.)pusins .: lers that are in progress between the |«-hieh ‘s entirely in’the hands of the coal was hie 4 —th Lay te Send Calis to Mi s.BB Webb.|!nged into the rear end of the Watts,J.F.Bowles and Herman Wal-| representatives of the Teutonic al-|General Diaz's men.fram the mines cakes?as lo aae :*»Webb.i eoin ahead.The two wooden coach-lace.Co fies and the Bolsheviki government |Not only are the boca’iene ol a ceeias oF eae —Ps All calls for help through the As-es and the baggage car making up A_teachers’committee,preachers’firgt of in Russia,,>bn _—“a ing in the Monte Asolone region on |second letter urged the cman ener ee we =the lighter train were Smears committee,manufacturers’commit.| on -dou on eel .t *-ere front,=a threat-men to set their shoulders to the cer W.hb.The oe eae et tha A ft nig se toggec sie aa |tee,speakers nea eres |( jes have been co etely se orth ening salient was driven in them shortage easc.by taal ehb e Te o e Assoc!‘ast train was”killed and none of ¢ymmittee are to appoin an in the House of Commons by David |early last week,but considera)l an aa 7 a ae ated Charities,Mrs.Durand Cooper,them received more than minor in-will be announced later, Lloyd George,”the British Prime|progress has been made toward re-Urging the prompt acha alo be in Gehene¢pW.Y.,for,juries.''The inportance of the Thrift stock|have bi iving . Minister.is ,;__[storing the original position.This corsa,State Fuel Adminjstrator Me —Mrs.yg bg vn 4 pe aoe injured were —campaign and its value to children of to The ony ~=rape ge =groarees,begun oy —-Alister says:=---e work while Mrs.:uisville hospitals on a relief was zed in manyofthe county |ek tory now in ands ©je enemy |uresday,was conclu ‘riday,the “Don't let loaded or unloaded cars 0 ay.rain,|schools y >havec they ;:;eae ¢loa:Those whe |Christ -.ee a ese “eH So]compametin or heSant |Ree Pah oe ema ent tan arame ge Cae var rae mocking fr ie gue |NR oe omee |gg,ga Many Hol be demanded for the laying down of|disputed area.movement of them.No tere than|ere”me asked to send them to ee =«%.Kadrew Smith will preach -.. arms and the bringing about of The situation on the Italian front 24 hours should be required for un |Mre.W.J.Poston’s this afternoon so oo Tt of —wth Caro-a ,Tharch Ganday ocen =snow ae.is not.expected lonw to remain as it joa .,48-\that the stockings may be distribut-,ins 1 armérs nior,whose business :Tt so mas Great Britain did not seek terri-|is,however,for the Austro .Ger-ages on Se oe rite |ed on Christmas Day.it is to contract for fertilizers for |!Be Sines oe 2 Pm £ torial aggrandizement for herself ot |mans are constantly "baling a work of nights,holidays and even|—_|another year,met here Friday with a:New Hope chureh for any of her allies when she en-heavy reinforcements and >return aoe tens een ie set en 0 |Fiest Baptist Henor Roll.the chairman,Mr.WB.Gem.*"a Se aceon and a tials cilctaien,nite ite |move coal cars promptly,for the un-|ay py Bantint os gon.number of fertilizer manufacturrrs il ner on the ground and z ales a 2.3 ce 2 necessary gon of coal cars is go .e eS 2 ne ae Sen-fee he ting to submit service the afternoon ;.plain,is ing to mean eulfering for somebody.|{#y School Rave eleven who ate in .;Preach ’ m :f her honor,!‘o be expected.The enemy is faced Tell the ccneiaden like thie:»branch of the military service.~———_ate a.ches ae oe say a 11 mage Atte is the hands of the os tae it as difterem army that ae adds “y Te’ton “scoal |nyt “a i eaten Se Thore here for the meeting were at “Mt.Herman at 2.90 p.mn.i om .a v,uu m|wayverry,..i *egies ome Mr.Lioyd George snid their)he must meet than that which re-|America i i S on |Austin,Grate B.Millsaps,Oscar Messrs.J.A.Lore,Lincolnton:q,A.|N det oul eartying.Every moment »Propat,Hickory;8.M.Asbury,Mor-NI NINE Lost. musi be 3 ve S.treated from the Isonzo.Reinforced you save helps your country.Keep |Mills,1.R.Jurney,Erastus John oonton:W.F Meese.Ceneord ond).™%officers and 94 of the crew of e by British and rent Seeepe and every coal car on the job,”son,Prank Dorrie,Hurst Turner Grin Cruse of Rockwell,Rowan the British mer Stephen Furness, i ee neem cat . at i,7m nurt”RAN sans and on ‘eens —been placed county.The amount of fertilizer to en armed used if boarding vee men italiane now .Pr .EPR RESIG?‘on the oner inside =the ne pure’is about 40,000 tons.at sea,were lost When a Ger pared tosell,and at adear |Med WS hureh.A ~_oy Ss price,ev-Mr.4.‘aneer,for several|church.service flag has been @ sunk that vessel,in ft orate ak.Vile inch can al that the Austro-years superin t of the States-|placed on the outeide of the building.Several cars of troops passed up irish chatinel,the Aritich admiralty Teutonic Germans may take.i Ville Cotton Mills,has resigned.ye ave 1)stars in the flag.the Western road Sunday morning.|announces, Mada and the Becontinues natgted Col.Ro 1L..Flanigan of Statesvi will j and Av centa for jarter ¢t,of J ne te an ultimatum attend this school of instruction.|less. heviki.in on crea Cot Flanigan is expected to arrive,Of irterest only secondary jis ‘he Federal Socialistie repul it Statesville tonight,from (ireen-|standardization of the measur or ent fie Landmark learns that Lieut.ery,75 cents fo mn 'yj.Mes 'turdaythoneit W eal ntleman came in my store,first remark,afterevening,was:“My,isn't this an awful night”?and added,“It is noticeable to me,"\for I have just returned from Ashe-|ville,N.C.,a place I love more everv time I go there-a most delightful ie ee climate,”and other words of praise,oA their little if t i f :: apparently taking it for granted youth sli f 1 al did love th -|th 5 ps away so fast.always ‘e ; it wil T knew about that ots of that good old proverb,“If thy heart fail thee in the day of er:—_——_troops arrived in aJousity.thy strength is small.”Ne sugar coating en that pill is there?port se ureda s an a - just an ald-fastiened des of hard common seo.and courage.had §specia veng t cars a an Mes fardsas Patterson.in Progressive Parmer extra Reavy vetal o men to handle ae -—_n .-’.will r ver te wiae mercial freight may beRussionOQthoersWonttoPiphtPentflit:::;__Witl Aipectoses ‘neith 7.the holidavs.to the lumit of% j ry a Mc GON Nace provide comfortcble page: ;tion,Inviow of tie eentaiidCh A hack in the ene :=e an ,;ha .:‘be ainned Pare)a oa ‘had We LL acca a is .Sa eee ee Railway Co.earnestly Br,underneath whiel .Reet in ;'Hie 'Auction Sale.ing public not to attemptimFranceand|i ;Te :q 2S on ee -Christmas holidays exeept:nas a wath bean ward dee Friday,December 28,1917,:;i fn ce Ge M necessity,to the end thathttattef,I will offer for sale at my farm,five -iBeisnileseastofStatesville,the folios travel may do so with a th armed with 'roms t ‘‘that t 'personal property,towit:;.;which they have dles,skyrockets,«bis bat ;hte t mer {Moge:cients venience, aful pry of sugar fort 'aatioa pert two nopht!It had ‘;sein i ".i head f .ale :«a ui ap : ring the con 4 hours.”pe rfeety clea ‘n ,\an tar |%\a :UES 4 .aca J a EB AbyEarl|)Bal~:,was @uite pleased to evervturng covere |'lie ane ccd 'elas eo one a is bbe Ween pd the American Sugar R roLe and he must have fireworks would ba 'red oy Preot et a it he I ries com 104 ys ony anilompany.Hifying befue ty Ws EN ntenance,ins gnificant bur cor the Sy oe t igsrestior OER eevcas lcrnese:73 bush COMM te «‘’evap yome ths college bused!‘that ht bet to mm ’.at Pes a 10 to 12.tons of good +a himit on don EV cont es :,.!e who Bave:mescr seen SUUspe tu \Non sam 1 shel f Carne Wall Gat UTH R RAILWAY pt contendi that an :;BNE Phat el mies!he neh haters ”tooth 'ie aie .a crs >Too san;.al Mes u ;.a °:|_.a ,are a agree ate .-i :rey a :1 i 1 me;all Farming Tools and SO E Nwae,ts oa viral awl 6 cl wslack am By FAIRFAX HARRISON,:powers,r.Balat i ven Chi muc }enized :7 ef im?,5.the United State et The 1 SS Ot a i :Us '14 +)‘“te \"ones dots i Jno.A McLean. if of ld’s pugar crop out the citizens woul and if prop m the college build.1,this producti:|ose ven tip their hats to t n to “es :UN EY usiators:a Cu +18 ‘Dec 1eattomeetdomes:a ,a Utne ae sa oe "them,whe 4 :ie}can tie nthan thet t nr is ta -ererade nd Ree ee a So e i Prench a ;;x van eM thet can te Fie then Gian thee ta suing na Rnttiestice von Doors and Windowsfowor y ©.Watkins are made of prop-typyeersshortage,Mr.Bal«:0 he poem We hinge fe4i|heal there tee eee ee “Is he ba |ting was erly kiln-adried lumber The Wat- BOW; in unws)4 stories which result!De le A Ut :ne ue ,IVs eae :8 ive bee handling Snow seraing.jae jl nies vo :nt ADs ‘;;Tous Doss and WindowsavoicconditionseversincCuesersteurs:u Yat 'fur SO yea‘ee Peat C.WATKINS.|people bexanto hoard the r:ies held large stocks,but +.:nies a _Chriscn ,ae Ae ane ae C my on CH §Next to McElwee's Warehouse, Ee Ber ania ed NE Nag Mea tete M LDREN RONG UNCLE SAM KNOWS | t t.af a}“y \ 4.,And Invigorates Old People..Our Government has taken theAny@cctorwlltelvouthatthoutputoffactoriesthat=make ingredic.:printed belay vulcanizing tits This shows COMA:te €mente Neede 217 what Uncle tain thas of vul- et @ekcats wwcre anizing Tir W ret you dote.eeandrestorestrengt3 to old p-op H !?e strengty to old p.opts.as he dves—repair your Lires? <4ViAG: 4 7 Re a vered Beef Pepton 1.i--n It ix in the uphecp of your car that oupoedantitanaes|THE IREDELL VULCANIZING —eaa&SUPPLY COMPANY.practice economy.If you buyneSs....t one a ..TR KER h i :=a P n L .<i ;Me /1 HE Hi x RI Re 1 '|vk 2)‘Tun.jown chiic nminr in 1 "3 Phone 201 Court Streev LAs and lubricants right and,Ve ose thevoorove this at oug exvensNorthCar!r ere be no Additional Disclosures of Gere ©Soret *.mervneedlecoeiastCEL!!:Heswles the good it does clldre:-_a wet the rightedicalaPaeSmanPreachersinSouthaniteagedthereasnohingbretemaeeeeeee the G nor,a r WS mY :;\nol to tore nd vi ,7 :+.rain,Aimee felt Reet womeeS ee ||METALS pit asMiltteeonnationaldelsI.vorked,pun-down ar WERT AAD,:7 the plan of othe ee ac fahes Try it.Wf you are not en irety oot on repairs you aremedreadistOeea-Sema sfied.we wl return)your ’Nothing can take the place of!afomtainineathat.Without question;that proves ouy |inne take the paace oF]practicing car economy.We offerae8hy;"Mess and your protection Al}vaetal We hee tal!More associates.;phy :18 of pespic have besa qunvin oe eresene.who ti 2 on Glest Aitm us f :..;.|mt Re purpose oof creatinis ”Some one saver eee workers and will ake anythiny ; et medical boards «thae °f tbe ng y the xy '!$‘\; i will hear appeals from the Igo.Ht the ae .vou vant -tin reettpg,gutters,|c2 rH ;cod ;':"4boardsontheple:)Bese :more wii ‘’'a :t "7 })a a heeadisabilityThedistricts/™mohome had to rem for .4 a i fvalleys tin and rdge coll Tet ust a BUICK eer alles ali©an average populetiv:ut )We question:herr wee dat }¥5 ';;si p comprise five or more ad.|es CO,ither the permission py :“hnow sour wants.\;ie n .f the prir 1,Mrs.Grant—-thet)ar dace om IL Bay Goratne eer |’ eo of the district medi.Maem cent lady,whose name would go ceccer ;ement vw or Sprain-,Lamienes ,STAI ESVILLE TIN CO |.‘edvisor are nominated heve been more in keeping with her Re iy;for protest 1 "OQpv.Bic to the President of life and character,if it terminated Ayerca cia?re ‘Phone 66,114 E.Broad Street.NE PA/A S;who appoints With ad.I use the word magnif-i.taken up uvain”Th¢The selec-;res thate would imply when in writing lovable :nireps ea ..Guerin upon his |Dr.Wood.The challenge was writ pies for @ Latin-American neutral you every advantage in this line at this " |Sores,Cuts,Rheumatism voene ||Uenetrates and Heals, icent in the same sense that one be ae ca en have jeen a 'Stops Pain At Once eee 7 edad :|For Man and Ecast|2 conference,strongly supportedi2 Lees ';ten in a very formal wa 8 ks ,b to an oath,Two-yf !¥)OF BS PEAT President Carronaa of Mexico,ar 2c.Hc.$1.At All Declers,\eorrect as we .physicians “ee ee |colored eee ——.aane much discussed in some of the South j )while he Seve \Gepthes.ianooor delight up-American countries,The proposedignOnreceivinganageceptance,backed *€C"et agreement may explain reportnametosignbyathreatintimatingwhat_that came from Buenos Aires re-7 would do to us.feently of President Iriroyen's pro-SERVICE TY :|Christmas|Christmas,‘81,was before the Pols for a league of South Ameri-e NOTIC a ponLacaT?iy *?||The Printing Co.Children.|wireless,or even the telephone,but °#?"ations.,:oo .#—|..$.|we had 'a system of our own and it In Latin-American diplomatic quar-4.1 jsscssoitorn,GQdligmm,dealern,end othe||Of having money in the Bank is realizedsentweekfromiwasputintousever.|ters it is regarded tain that the i'y promptly;|*¢garded as certaim that the |...ated ten of 4 |*eo the American jand in a very short time all ~~!disclosures will result very quickly in odune amen a tee pa ad of the |H F Hi when thinkof thegreatnessof the Dol-in Fr te purchase|girls and boys had the word to meet ®"Argentine declaration of war following summons 1 as a fu stock of laaoeofworthofinfrontofthegollege“at S o'clock,against Germany.‘Congress ‘end a NOWER CAROLINA,IREDELL COUNTY,|r.The value.'clothing for the Among the number,including those|™ajority of the people favored this |N.D.Tomlin.B.F.Russell,and all othe.all books used inyea:i |Fra Was being aie &oe.&i,and Re--—a Anes government ae and roe ’——aepeechaseconsist-becca E.,Mam jamie §..;Made public the “spurlos versenkt,”Dering’piaintif.re”ined Hardware Onan|OF YOUR BANK ACCOcethechildren|Louise »Elia G ‘Annie C.,Lala and (sink without a trace)messages of ae ea .mae “seyerything has been Lelia C.,Carrie W.,Hattie A.Hat-|Luxburg,and it is believed that the SUMMONS POR RELIEF.Graded Schools.They the gl toy rifles and tie ¢.,”Miss Mei.K MeD.,!president's opposition now will be State gf Nerth Caring |°7"7 ee ft :.ci e She:o coun 3 ine:"x pi |Glaude”M,,Jun Fl C.Tom |swent away if it is not withdrawn.—'You are hereby commanded to summon|are sold for CASH.a *a Julius W.,e messages were made public |Iredell Hardware Company,the endant °squadron will|/Ed.R.,Tom B.,John G.,Es y W.,/by the State Department in agree-Sbeve named,if it be found within yourtreeinahangerWillH8.,Avery Henry|ment with the Argentine xo ornment,|Gur Biperior Court "tm eourt tote RAN fonearbytown.It'C.,will There were others,I'm|which in an acco y ;Yo H;€.,\°.|ye tatement the county of tiredell at the court house in IS R A ESSregulationcan-|sure,but memory.of the most!by its foreign elehae a i j DR.HOLLAND Nn\.é ,says the “in.|Statesville on the fifth Monday before the:firstapoemforwonderfulthingsinthislife,will |accuracies”of the oun di =meg £cart,the same being the 28th |J.M.*U PPI ad will \lapse when it comes to names.We)mat’s reports are so surprising that saxon,a ca et —ae aa oe instal DENT!ST.S canesand Seeyte tak TEEcated Taine epithet will At them.‘The mise.De athe of to de a tip Mpsme,Casey OFFICE MILLS BUILDING.Dependent onyour savings?Your savings will:in ‘wo,enced §at/snges were sent to Argentina soon|[07 "Hie county,within ret three days of |°Gime’Millinery StoreRBwhatthatpar-once to make piles of pure/after the State Deportes are Out |ieee tellce eee Seraehate Vie matien|=2 * |white ammu balls.|the first ri f int ted tel-|within that time,a et HOURS _™&’..!ifMrs.Grant was to be masterof |cgrama,wat heretofore éccmends —"the court for’the rellet demanded in Sie}eh them in right place.PLAheceremonies,and at a drop of the|their publication have been in vain,|>"im.—_—_—_—_—_———Usch.Some handkerchief the battle Was to be-Parte aes —_ont DRY S.wun rin.ot derpublicsquares,I*can see dear Dr.e|rdons Instead of Paroles.court thie 12th SF tn.A.“=.VANCE BAthe=Ticive th ott r :Instead of granting a blanket pa-|J.A.HA Booms Becond:Y and Miso Mi role to ail honor roll orisonets,“as |Glork of Supeeter Court of Inet!County vinst ON:garepaidforwasdonelastChristmas,Gov.Bick-|otiern tnvorested ool furthertakenotice aot |being ae ond|ett has issued Christmas pardons to if they so desire they may intervene in said|own se $7,about a score of prisoners.proceedings and become parties theesto for erpeiaTheGovernoristhisyearhandling|Witness oe tall this ‘the 12th aed it is snowing so the Christmas December,1917 4.A.HARTNESS,Clerk of Superior Court of Trede!l County,Dee.b,1917 itw. fio STRESS PHONE. most sivanpts|service and a reas- New,self -start- ‘Cars for Statesville promptly answer-night.Fnujoy theCarsa‘ford.Two611. Miller Transfer Co. Jitney Transfer Co. WATKINS fortoBuildWith.” est Prices.Windows,Ceil- Siding,Boxing, Lime,Cement, Wh,Statesville. so Comforts ‘foundinthehome.Good ing makesthelonghours at by the wife at a home a Seere -such a pleasurethat else cangive. |w.E.MUNDAY. Plomber,114 8.Bread 8. C-H-R-1-S-T-M-A-S 4] i' iq Co,frreetings.—M'lla @ Pos- |the New Year right by beingthrifty.—Coca-Cola Botiling Co.|We are ready with everything “That‘a man likes "—Crowell Clothing Co.Special Christmas dinner at the Statesville Inn. ME oaties ve ORristmas banking barst Nuttonal Bank saw "suthit HP.Cashion,.R-1 Wheat wanted Gitvy Flour Mills Hern wagon and harness fur sale —A.(.Metlaryue Yours man wented ,work Hox S17,Wen Our Chiistmaes -oavinges club open and folka aie jo“Old Fashion Way.” Farmers’ Man wanted us compation foro {Valid-—Write OR.care The Landmark, Baled shucks for <iale J)W.Allie San )Mr.York Dead—A Wedding. 'Correspondence of The Landmark Harmony,Dec 24 Mr.Alfred York died at the home of his son,U S.York,in Union Grove township, |yesterday morning at 3 o'clock Hle j was about 60 years old and had been |helpless for about 15 vears or more |He has six boys—W.B.York,T |W.,Sim,Rome,Sam and John\dead,Newton),and two girls,|W.P.Sharpe and Mis.Mary Speaks{Mr.York was buried at Winthropjehurch,of which he was a member, |Rev.Mr.Welborn conducting the fu- jneral.|Mr.Lee Bridges and Miss Della |Mullis were married at the home ofthebride’s father,Mrs.J.W.Mullis Sunday at noon,Esq.1.G.Reid offtei-the bride's father,Mr.J.W.Mullis, jof our most distinguished young peo- ple.{Mr.-L.G.Reid and family |moved into their new home. Join now tanked i money saved elub wanted at once Stotesvaille for clerneal ston Salem now myo the Mercharts & Sant nye q Mrs. have |Secret Messages By Neutrals. |Operation of a system of regule:icommunication between the United States and Germany.Austria andEuropeanneutralshasbeendiselos- ed in New York.Within the last two weeks,customs offi have found scores of Jetters «aining inserip tions in invisible ink or code phrases in the clothing or personal effects of ships’crews bound te or from Scandi- Navian Ports Swedes and Norwegi ans were most prominent in the traf Sand about one-fifth of letter of suspicious OMemls susp sels plying between ti Vote anc nerthern Bur has arried raany Maan spue no otha NOMS Che on the charscter et that crew were of ve i State ypreaay catral port otte fron (yer beng senttea dernmany from tt neutral pert at whieh thew ¢led From the York In- stitute Community. orrespondence of York Institute,I Childers and family left th ‘for Kannapolis to make ther hor there. Mr.Numa)Mitchell,from neat Monticello,Ark.,whe has been visitingrelativesforgomeweeks,left Wed jneaday for his home. News The Landmark Ten |Miss Blanehe Claywell is expected| home today from Whittenburg,wher«she has been teaching.Miss Ger-itrude Allen is at home from Daven-‘port College for the holidays.Mr. |George Drum of Statesville has been|up around his old home for a day oritwo.,Will Not Ask For Means’In-|dictment in New York. A dispatch from New York says|that after a conference with a rep-jvesentative of the State’s attorneyjofCookcounty,Minois,District At-|.orney Swann announced thatwouldnotasktheNewYorkcountyurytoindictGastoninconnectionwiththeman-avement of the estate of Mrs,|Maude Robinson King,of whoseimurderMeanswasrecentlyacquit-—by a jury at Concord,N.C. -and thewar trade 5B 3i F /i ? :iioi | t e t . i e e t :? fone’ he! 'propriated a W.H.Moran,deputy director of| the service,will suceeed Flynn.| e of gold coins as Christmas has teen almost entirely elim- this veer by a campaign of vy the public te the need of ne the pold supply ins bank Cox of Ohio,accompanied by Mrs.(ox and many Ohio people,went ona «pecial tram to Camp Sheridan, Monty Ala,with Christmas present Obhte tdjers oan camp there The lished LF Ameren t Churle aodaily paper pub- ton,S.©.,edited by former mayor of Charleston,has geen denied secondelaussmailprivileyes.for violation of the esplonaye act Cyrurce, Australia,whieh is ai colony of Great Britain,has Voted against con- scription Many volunteers from Australia are oan the British army and that country prefer to stick to the volunteer methad, Gen.Pershing reports the loss of two soldiers swept overboard and drowned from a transport at sea,De- cember 17,and the death of two oth- ers from gunshot wounds.Six have died from natural causes. The Supreme Court of Arizona has|decided the contest for the governor:ship of that State in favor of G.W. Haunt.Hunt contested the election ofGovernor,Campbell,who now holds the office.Haunt ix a Democrat. U_S.Grant,a great grandson ofthefamousUniongeneralandfor- imer President of the United States, who has been serving as a private in the army,at Camp Wadsworth,Spartanburg.8S.C.,har heen pro-moted to corporal. Nearly eightberswereadded to the rolls of the!Red Cross for the week ending Sat- jurday night.In theStatesofFlorida,Georgia,NorthandSouthCarolinaandTennessee, 1 438,000 members were added. Two deserters from the army arrived at an Atlantic port in America Sunday as stowaways on a} Heigian rehef ship.They were turn- ed over to the immigration.offrials ,Both were said to be under 30 vears | of ave and te hove escaped from theRussianfront Geo.Mo Rolph, rdministration prohibition ha head of the food| sugar division,says caused an increased| femand for war,particularly in the South,where there are thou- mds of soltiers who,in the absence Laver,are using more chewing im,enndy avd <oft drinks, More than a pounds of Chas temas pa forwarded parcel p of the American forces inthePostofficeDepartment The mail comprised 374,751 | parcels,which filled 31,341)sacks and weighed 1,281,055 pounds,| Three aviators,members of the|Royal flying corps in training at }Fort Worth,Texas,were killed Fri- iay morning when twocollidedintheair.Two of the men |were in one ine.The collisionleceurredatalowaltitude,and less a a half mile from the landing|field. |“Four workmen perished Friday inafirefollowinganexplosion,wrecked the p theRubberCompany,where rubberized cloth for the gov-ernment is being manufactured.Theexplosionisblievedtohavebeen|caused by a bomb,set off by ene-| million ayes were to soldiers peditionary France, J states, mies.4 Freedmen's Aid Gociety of the|Methodis Epise Church has ap-million dollars tonalworkin|money willbeexpendedfor21Southernschools,be spent to spread tion amongnegroesoftheSouth,appropria-tion this year is $16,000 greater than |last year. million new mem- Southern | German ' machines | a ich |Eerk,N.Jd, PRESENT Select:something useful.La- dies’Handkerchiefs,Faney rorPlain,from Se.up;3 to 6 in Fancy Christmas Boxes, 25c.to Ge.Crepe de Chine, all shades,25c.Umbrellas, $1 to $5.Kid forGloves, Men or Women,Black,Gray, White or Brown,$1.50 to $2.50.Bed Room Slippers, all shades.Ladies’Collars, Fancy Silk or Crepe de Chine Shirt Waists,all shades.Silk Hose,all shades and qualities.Table Linen, Wool Blankets and many other useful articles.And if you have not bought your Suit,Dress or Coat,see us. x halfprice.Finland way of Sweden has beenrrantedbythefoodadministrationbearduponevi-dence that thousands of the Finnishpeoplearestarving.An agent of the|war trade board will beFinlandfromSwedento 1 OPEN THIS EVENING. re p r s p a n y e i r t t n a ‘ i tsi MRS.MARYTheCashStore,— SLSPECIALRING fi;ley All at big reduction,many at # Ihave about 1,000 Plain and Set Bot Gold Ladies’,Gentlemen’s and.‘@ d Rings.This istoo many Ringa..a.; for the size of our town, until Christmas night we Will give: al discount oa them,Will offerbutSolidGoldRings. Nice stock of all that bélongs: store to select from.Come Sia Will continue uf New Year. EXTRA SPECIAL—THIS 8A 12)Yards,Fine Dress Ginghamsat 16 CA LITce ): 1250 Yards of Good Calicoes at 3 1-27 Don't miss this great opportunity.We clerks to wait on you.It means you'll | each article.Come early.DON'tminute.Avola the rush, ATTENTION!within «distanceof30miles, i i a r h i r f 4 g ig 5fti £fé:E °i ; fsk¢ F ;sta are an-B of Collector4notonlyhasreecannotnowmakepub-facts that makesaloonseverdid r ing business. ect has been aided by : unhesitatingly that many State reity oTicers that these Lt Violations ar :voing on.“If ance Peep!hoe MA F is being soll t .ee Mol allowgoodoverheSPbigenentsby eed coming int year,”he continued, lations are so flavrant are obliged to know $ .’as ¢ kin,;on one town y tit tl place of not more tha: peop):by one of th: As survey of this mu ty is incomplete aid the of p=Me sive undetermined,i&Yet withheld.Butmn(his town has delivered ’6500 packages of ig no way to tell in bat the chances favor if half have been be more than 9,-@¢soldwould one in this onebemoreItisanincredi- the town.And no up any of this. the Brushy moun- fm this part of the rious,according tp re- ly The Land- thet a farmer mountain sec- preparing to part of the State. of corn for sale. ached him and offered }‘the 200 bushels.The eb of cormat the time ‘The farmer's curiosity |and he asked the caller ine going to do with the out of it,”was *any hesitation. a man,re- he would not sell corn to at any price.The would- Was insistent and finally for the 200 bushels of perbushel.The offer was #and the farmer sold his corn at $1.26 per bushel. favmer Was an unusual man Ht font to talk about him that ig Writteh,It is to call atten- pide the Holdness of the blockad- are high prices they are Pe to pay for material.Last ,feilowing the flood of the summer,complaint was dn this same section that poor li ved of bread were buying up tea ,re 7s |Statesville people have of thom do. often and their as fastasthey can who go after it, )is beingmanufac- saleathigh “~ a1 ‘ t i 5 z | T i l a ai ) H i l H i é: i f it| g i t i 3]i . v t ee 7 0 E a ii i i 3ei gi t it man who is in the at Zachary Taylor, |Ky.The volunteer who quietly step- |ped into line without waiting to be sent for,may feel that he has not received fitting recognition from| the home folks.Possibly they thought the volunteers didn't need t faint Nearted who gt | ha hole ne t them. aeoe OLD PUBLISHERS. The Saiishu Watechm:: ited by J.J.Bra y owned and ¢€ the oldest newspaper in th of the State,hes entered upon 86th year.The Watchman sys was founded in 1832 by Col.Chas R.Jones.It is quite a coincidence that another Col.Cha R this one a ve f Jreotell, publisher Iredell Intelli- n Staves- ‘Wor.In abandoned nat 0 was prominent as a newspaper about 40)years ago R.established puper, the (1 the early 70s Col,Jone the publication of —the Intelhgencer in Statesville,went to Chartotte and took charge of the Daily Observer, which had been founded in 1869)by Gen.Johnstone Jones.For ten year or more Col.Jones published the Ob- server successfully.It was quite prominent paper for that day.Ire- dell county's first and only newspa- per for many years the Iredell ‘Express —owned and edited by EF B.Drake,was changed to the Amer- ican,Republican in politics,soon af- ter the Civil War,and the Intelli- vencer was established to provide a newspaper for the Democrats.After Col.Jones abandoned the =publica tion of the Intelligencer in States ville The Landmark was established in June,1874,by John B.Hussey al Some people cultivate the habit 0! saying nice things (flattery)as policy;some say kind things because they are naturally kind and love their fellows;while others praise only when they are really impress- ed.We are putting that stranger who visited Statesville and said nice things about the town to Mr.John |A.Davis of Baltimore,in the latter class,because he didn’t know that |Mr.Davis had ever ceen Statesville |when he was talking to him. |cause for pride in this volunteer tribute to |their town by a stranger.The sin- leerityof it is evidencedbythefact \thathedidn’t know what he said would ever get back to us;and this The Chas the gencer,a weekly ville early after a a nothing *overwhelming defeat will make them is an interesting Landmark to thelofChristmas,‘81, feature of today’s *NO c t ? M t aa to o t s i e a F E s °E |and the sorrowing and the destitute. Jones,* 5 ~~ :i ii | éH|f :5 ;it : ;[ =Aat £2 of : F 2 & SS A et e r n a f i = 3 g k * F e z ? f s t t ¢ ¢ é ig 4 z;ga t fl ékg e:iEz [ To all who read this paper The| Landmark renews its greeting with the hope that this will be a pleasant, 1 happy,holiday season for them.- NEWS IN CONDENSEDFORM, ‘tema of Interest Gathered From Over the State. ~vear-old negro gir!,shot with tol at Wilson,is expected to\ B tov | ty,Friday night, shot ned billed m- Cha ments fer achwhich¢ wea anilies, feste emer fru non lis.Barber.aly white man ito be wher and burned to death 19 amty when the enbia,in which he located,burned.There is a it is said,that the house becn fired ty blockaders Barber with reporting Johnston wa.was uspieion, may have who chargedthem. The State Supreme Court,which adjourned Saturday,did not -pass on the case of the negro Neville,under leath sentence for rape,and who war saved from a Wake county mo) by Gov.Bickett.His case was ap- pealed but not pul or the docket over until sping,prolonging hfe til then and yot his ee ae Nerve Ourselves For Long and cont :Desperate Struggle. Manufacturer's Former Presider!bi ao rece? address said the war mcoy last three to five years,and that we may nave raise an army of ©any t “oO men Vo Caldwell Record (nye TAD gresarian Chasles bE amen be the House committee on military vu? fairs,is quoted in the New Yo Times will be ai long war and a war to the bitter end t may take from 5,000,000 0 to Te OOO)men from America.It probably last from five to ter lenge The price going to high,but liberty 1 cheap at price fat mar’has rove where its people know they | world’s loathing and hate;they know that nothing but victory,it matters not what the price they may now pay, can possibly vive them any vantage ground for generations to come.The HWohenzollerns and the Hapsburgs and all their crew know that defeat would mean their own death and the death of their dynasties,and so they /too feel that they better fight on to ithe last available soldier rather than give up. |Everything therefore in Germany ie keyed up to carry the str last desperate notch,and of New York, as saving “'t will vear- is any to the pave the but yield,We must therefore face the situation of liberty or slavery,of civ- ilization or barbarism,and carry the fight to victory full and comp'ete.If by tremendous preparedness and throwing into the =str le 6 avery ounce of strength we can )the struggle,so much the better.But j let us nerve ourselves and prepare for la long and desperate contest. AAT TASTED ALCOHOLICFORAMERICANS IN Alcoholic beverages,exe wines and beer,are denied ,of the by GESANCE. ‘oreesinFranceingingeneralareand : ra p al r i p e = every Interest of self-defence com- pels hor togive every su |we worthless.dvetri be uggletothe| ?F se r i e s el z‘od i e e :nt cannot be upon in tement of our purposes,nor their | ie . sponks the truthorsreLeoufortheworld. jowever,4 1 choose to place before A her specificreasonstoherselfalonewhycheis justified in entering the war and why | é ee ing the free institutandovercomingttothe;United Statesmaybe|s for which}ing destroyed on the United States America wos!America by military established.{ft is now the time that;This fi for should tell America al!of the/life of America the truth of the reasons why America|America.The‘Meerican must Above all,the first rea- son is t we must fight.to prevent Prussia from seising the continent of Smeriea,possessing by military|strength the weak countries of South |Amcriea;to defeat it from subju->name of an vating the const States of the United|ES States and bringing upom America |How lt Get the Name. the peralysis of her commerce,the| nalsy of her business and panic and! orfusion in all the undertakings of \meriean life.The country must .ow knew thattheRooseveltadministration, ia in her round of imperial con-exeeilent nowspaper published vast.posailed the established policy Rich Square,and ia as follows: ct the United States known as the,“Rich Square obtained its “doctrine,which opposes theshmentinNerthorSouth of kingdems on monarehiestyvasties.Prussia en- Rre il and with her im- to possess por- reome it to the Stater We, Pre 1 eon fer a strategs y bv diplomacy Frevident war.,it io that Ameodforthepreserve withallhehas ican, the nome. dor was long known as off by the public the place,on stores haveRich's Square roads that ceeded ,ail and «¢since been wastad w i ¢mma atic of Por o Weak Stomach. As a general rule all you need to do is to occupa.Whentedinherdetermi me American i upen Venezuela:the herbe adopt a diet sulted to your age andtionandtokeepyourbowelsregular.you feel that you have eaten too much Prbrte ta, t nx te get militarytheraStutesof theretinSaree Coat Wall om,@ to oes t1 *aga termary that «Cc.WATKINS. had enforved wade bLaoeeh Americawineoftho @fornearly100yearspreventedlibertyfrombe-the continent of is for theesSten|a'to that truth and he must know that|any American who will not now fight; against Prussia andheralliesferAmericaandherpeo-ple,is unworthy the protection or the Rich Square is the name of a vil- lage In Northampton county.The |Landmark has often wondered whyTheexplanationisgivenibytheRoanoke-Chowen Times,the at namefroraamanbythenameofRich,who established 2 business on what ‘Squere,’about an acre of land cutledtowhichmostoftheerected,finally eatled Rich Square,and it was one of thepostofficesestablishedinthe :when constipated,take one of Chanberlain’s ind throvvh en nee al bette of ¥vl Car First and Second =>MILLS &POSTG a gg ig Ay eg SUGAI May thisbethe SWEET ™~xmasofYOURlife,andmay Year bring YOU much| totheWORLD.— te Carbide THRIFT stamps will make THRIFTY. START the New Year Ri BeginbuyingthemTODAY.© imperial France in Me wee.4 undeg Cleveland acai Ks Venervela—-America for re demovracy.We asain thwa he ne of Germany and pis fiom Jodgong a meiuary pres in Venezuela from whic verthiow thar republic von the Uinted States For our action in the p the American oe nt i Nurpose Of TApet ad ye othe hi Carman Masty? Has She a Maid?Does She Do Her Own Housework? No matter—it isn't possibletomakeamistakeifyougive an— ELECTRIC VACUUM CLEANER. All over the country this is to be“America’s Electrical Christmas.”For Electrical Gifts are useful West it would f surrender oor °yearsof. te Everything ElectricalfortheHomeandOffice. Home Electric Co. 516 Center Street. compromise Our pron tples of American government only Amertiea .America must know that Germany is not seeking peace or rights but,has set out on the policy of destroy. for {That FriendInCamp! of Tobacco,Ci-tiful Pipes we Nothing will make himofCigars,a few packgarettes,or one of theareselling. We have all the best brands.NUNNALLY’'S CHOICE CANDY,the rich-est of sweetmeats,pleases everybody. pe od us your order and we'll send it any- POLK GRAY DRUG CO.“On the Squate.” nnn aiuuuumannneen every day in the year—and for f |YOU WILL FIND US |.WITH EVER| 1 “ThataManLi Ladies will find this fully prepared to rend intelligent service and a stock of the newest and most Stylish Furnishings to " be had. y several of CityofToledo, a8.i i)wed Miss Dr.H.M.Mr Hu Pe [ ZFo S e l i f a t t e i:i i 2 |eaaee were Miss Madison county,the 17th.The!William |Asheville Citizen this mp A dog Tee.casing was,quiet,afele,borete ae eee bride and invest COME IN andtalk itover with us. Steer clearof “‘wild-cat”schemes th returns.If the schemewaso ne strangers wouldn't be peddling wouldn'thave to. MakeOURbank Wepay 4per cent interest on BtateovitiePredece Merbet. The following pries were paid this morning produce o@ the local market: i n we have a newmodel of the purposein writin:this letter lis,came home Friday night to spend| come and seeit.It is the lat-the holidays. |Mr.Grier Gibson,a student at the|Asheville,is atc a l i do ra n e "4 g Bi i Aaa Albert Eugene Hi and|ing the holidays rene Wilson;Mr.James!*7MiseiosiyRo.lenther's father,Mr. |theoieole SeRenegar;Mr.Isa-|1,nd ov dase with,his mother and Miss Emma yy W.H.H.Lieut.Cowles |“ >was transferred from El Paso,Tex-| togget foe Teach cheb as,to Camp Greenethe week.|Rowe oo date |Lt cate Gace | te i it,|A Pp ..it . Mrs,Win.‘Wallace,Fridayatternoon.to spend the holidays with rela-Oe neat.} A most interesting programme from|tives. re the works of French composers was)Mrs.S.B.Miller and énuateers|“hae shucks,one,be 495 enjoyed by the members.Themem-|2re_in Elkin to spend eda Nels responded to the roll call with With relatives,heyae ereteeSe leurrent events in the musical world.Mr.and Mrs.E.R.Rankinandlittle|mark.:%. The programme follows:json went to Asheville Seterdey |catreetewiemmninieretineinageanesaidieeanammila |Harlequin pas agers Chaminade.—Christmas with Mr.in’s Came ep orom.at ence =on| .e rs.Crate.parents. a ASHI L 1 |fons—"Untll ..Sanderson.|"Mrs,B.C.Talle arrived Divide |eae | |Mrs.Agron Clarke NCCC COD \Fatt Clarke cneminade.ftom Chattanooga,-Tenn.,to {POR BALE—Gentle family and secend-Realty &Investmmgmt,,.Co.Pew e507 come.Serperen ra Bis.ae)Sgt oe = /Pantoches .ee esse Debuiey.|vert,~~2. a:PROM.le Debussy.wk c we —|W.To Fe or .pn Mrs.Clapp,|Va.,is here spend.the s|Proeprty,direct .Address &., 4 Its Manager,Dr.J.F.Carlton,|whee 1 Walkedin Dreamy Woodtands,Frans.with her parents,Rev.Soe ae eeeeenema bettie’bits cates routmna®.|.Debussy.|Andrew Gmnith.FOR GALR—Thece bird dogs:one will re- Miss Stephany.|"Miss Louise Culley of Winston-Sa-—<&MAYS, s that Christmas may find its itiesStephens Lode‘CLOSE OF AMITY SCHOOL.|(Shristmas week with Ther”mother,|308 SALE—aightooom,Donan Neue oa+pat friends prosperous in much For the Holidays—Exercises!Mts.J.1.Culley.i,o|Sendoie .is >teac . har s,and the New Year happy and Contributions For Red!riovence,8.C.Oe ene ENERO |a —aemerreeeetenenamnamiennl .Z y i Cross—Amity News.night for the holidays.FOR RENT—Twe or 3 eome for light i in much prosperity.j torr spunea awe of ‘The Landmars Mr.and Mrs.Roy Plott and little|——G.Cc.WE .aS | :|Mt.Ulla,Dee,21.—This afternoon daughter,Martha Elizabeth,will |oe ieee |school closed at Amity for the holi-|spena the holidays at Plott,Hay-|Casi PAID for sist machine,Writes me what you he nd price.Lowe ' |days,with a very interesting and in-vood coynty.we a r :Mr.and Mrs,Charlie E.wlnol-_Gharlotte,B.C aaa ”)M aINSUREEVERYTHINGINSURABLE.”—fysvvcse wort carton "Duy"pr \I"sf'Gocmes apn fo du Fa mme,consi '—Modern, with relatives in town last week.|ing,with bath convenient. ‘tations,readings and declamations,: vhi :\They will spend Christm:with|4 y 1,1918.Avoly to ‘all of which were good,considering fing alihotands oun Te as quALiY ‘sin ithe time spent in preparation.The \children had not soen the programme Mrs A,Murdock,in Chambers-RENT—Store i townshi =Five Tr Ten . a . :until Monday morning,when Miss bury . ’Bagwell,the efficient principal,an-Mir.Ralph Norris is at home from|gf e nounced that we would have it.eens where he has been in O°|a sen tenn cosa eae We were glad also to have Miss "o —Robi os |aa oe anBy vr Henkel and Miss Carrie Hoffmann of ihe woe ie CL MFG.CO.,Hickory,xc |Statesville.Miss Henkel talked to us =.Kew Fs left Friday for "ase |_eS Snes I have purchased the stock of the c yee,Seow oe heal home at Greenville,Tenn.|fs he —mctecompoate oe i oo ;r.Julius Wai a ughter .BRAWLEY.° Iredell Hardware Co.and have re-—,-—_Sere =Red leave tomorrow night for cities in the|8S its opened the doors to the public “ross work.Severe!joined the Red North to visit relatives.ire Born south,Bee! i |Cross and hope to take up and do»~~—J at home|down,$100 and lnterest cach veer New stock will be added and an [some work.Amity can boastof hav.qroie Unchington Ss Gane Oe Se)es Co .:ec nl up-to-date line ofhardwarecarried re)old "Tee ob Tit,on os Page 4 Mr.and Mrs.Roy P.Waugh and)waNTED—Young man to °diers are so badly in need of knitted little son of Sussex,Wyo.are visit-|i . 1 want your j ing Mr.Waugh’s mother,Mrs.8.K.|clerical work,one not sub- y pa le things,why not put this talent,or w . |accomplishment,to use.ng “Ww Lowrance of M ject to draft.Good opportu- |,Oh,the Red ‘Cross collection!yes,vitle spent F iday here with hor fetle nity for advancement to lit was a success.The children were con gt Long’s Sanatorium.ey.Oe references. dress d, F |allowed to carry out an idea of theirThomasHardwareCompany.|[tensics'wer ©orig ins ite,MT Maier Mono |_§_ :|Ghristmas tree,on which they tied end Mr.Reginald Turner of Monbo'Salem,N.C. little bags of various colors,with 9°at home from ——College,|~~WANTED. l their money and names in each.You Durham,to "cs }| i tonaet ldbked,,Sergeant iiliam Rrad |,———| Then ae +rar ol taken quartermaster’s department,Camp|We want all the Wheat we Greene,Charlotte,is at home for the can get and will pay best mar- from the visitors and the |The Growing Store!‘ferent wea"tteGSP ete ant gene om"RES,ou |$12.60,‘ar ato club here!,,ES +CITY,FLOUR MILLS Frank,of Asheville,ing th ,.has given,23 tin cans of veyetables Prank,Of ANGE,“Moore's faker,_R.1.MAIDEN,Manager. ito the Red Cross.,ASHOPPING MESSAGE FROM SANTA.|stse"ist'.comin,smiy H,Pigneremmmiy.”|Dee soon after the holidays to help us|’?axe er,i. make some plane for «special Une!visting his son,De.T.D.Webb,wn-MANTELS,COLUMNS,| |We are sorry,that we are to lose suarecny,| four of our pupils,Marxaret and Ev-ee et ee afiall,who |Stair Rail,Balusters,Newels,Brack, :ve @ :S|ets,Step Plank,Base,Case and 52 If you are looking for useful gifts,you'll find win Goodman.and Carl Beav,5 |Hall few days,have gone er.Soon after the holidaysthey e ]Wines éomte to iait ‘wr Vials|other kinds of Mouldings ready made.| _genuine pleasure,real economy and lasting sat-move to Bear Poplar, isfaction doin;;your Christmas shopping at Beaver will be engaged,in Toten married at ‘tae te,oo C.WATKINS. ‘and | SHERRILI-WHITE SHOE CO.’S STORE.jand merchandising aad fir.Osvscore.|in |e will have chargeof Mr.Beavers store.Ms.walterDsSharpe ofAlberta.’NOTICE 10 TAXPAYERS. oe We havethenewest andbestof Footwear forev-and E ;;i .week 7 .|Sean erymemberof the family,at verylow prices,Raleigh,‘Kate from ‘ie A.Clayton at Loray,|at"Spee ‘ completestock of Bedroom Slippers,Leggins,holidays only.Mrs.Geo.T and otherrelatives i Ce peo oe oe eae, r her |..i P. Men’s Underwear,Night Robes,Kid Gloves,c.R.: Wool Gloves,Scarfs,Neckwear,Sweaters,Hand- kerchiefs,Men and Women's LileandSilkHo- siery,and the newest andlatest in Men's Eclipse ‘t. | PHONE 83,_ 'i au a :|a: '“=2°ese,eee ee And the folks are joining in the:“Old Fashion Way.” t The fact that the members come in and join year after year it’s good evid that the Club is a good thing. y SavedThroughTheChristmas SavingsClubIs Money That You Nev But comes in at a mighty good time when the Club matures,two weeks!before Christmas---just in time to do your Christmas Shopping.| If you have not already joined---come in and do so now. Classes to Suit Everybody,As Follows: FIVE CENTS PROGRESSIVE CLASS. 'Pay 5 cents first week,10 cents second week,15 cents third week,andbSnfor50weeks,and we will issue you check or pass book 61psitthereintwoweeksbeforeChristmasfor‘< TWO CENTS PROGRESSIVE CLASS. 2 cents first week,4 cents second week,and 6 cents third week,and50weeks,and we will issue you check or pass book withthereintwoweeksbeforeChristmasfor pix IN THE $1.00 CLASS.You pay $1.00 each week for 50 weeks,and you receive check$50.99orpassbookwithcreditthereinfcr.........sales A YOU MAY REVERSE THE ORDER OF PAYMENTIFYOUWISHTODOsO. FOR INSTANCE,in the 5 cents class you may start with $¥.50-andpay5centslesaeachweekforfiftyweeks,and two weeks beforeChristmasyouwil)receive a chechthereinfor Gr,in the 2 cents class,you may start with $1.00 and pay 2centslesseachweekfor50weeks;and you will receive .......4. IN THE FIFTY CENTS CLASS. You pay 50 cents eweh week for 50 weeks,and you will re-ceive check or pass book with eredit therein for You notonly get allthat you put in---but 4 per cent interest added. FARMERS’BANK Of States The Bank For Your Savings. MERCHANTS & 25x SPIRIT THAT WILL WIN.|Increase theHog Supply.[pgeeesenna|There has been a large increase this 'f1917.Feelings of the Men on the Rat-,x i243tlefieldtetheHereafter.|fall in the number of hogs shipped } to farms and ranches for breedingHarryLaudertells,in the January land feeding, jence in France,and he says:| 4 e M {Los i .i.|her and There in |American Magazine,of his experi slaughter,This movement of “stock- -a “f spent many days in the trenches,[ove Gag Seeders”from the ee .+e |nts,hotels,|the rest camps,the hospitals and in |Kets of the ocies|the surrounding towns,and tie mostaioe5te|definite impression I carried away was|5 i Charlotodeterminetheir|phere which surrounds the French and |theintheirprea-|English soldiers in France.1 talked |"this yearwithsomeofthenienforhoursata)th®t,have gone back to farms and:.[ee :ranches instead of being slaughtered||p ;William Turnage,|time about their experience in bat-will of eserén,in a ater |e $i cir thoug ri me course,increase pig crop.and killed his!tle,about their thoughts of home,next yeer.The venmet \consid.|timeme18yearsold,Sbout their feeling toward the enemy,ly a patient in|but the one thing J came sway with, heavy during October this year as\[i during the same month last year,and|/§tte|one concerning the spiritual atmos.|for September and Octaber combined United States Department of Agri- vuntry was four times as ristmas would t was three times heavy-|E than last.These hogs| | e apprecia be Christmastoany“Remembrance”andyet this is not a day for frivolous ivi(aft this year bePractical—onethatthatwillendure—ted by the whole Family:Comeineredadefiniteindicationofsomeof|jf ?}i ;mt.in Raleigh.Re-|above all other impressions,wes the|the results of the campaigns of the}mind.Here are ad few suggestions to aidviolentattimesConvictionthateverysinrleoneof‘Selifined these men,no matter whet mannerAPeracaroflivestheyhadlivedbefore,now ®#*ncies,wag culture,State colleges and other |K Perhaps there is nothingedinalltheleadinghog-|>ot :possess a calm,elesr conviction that Producing States with the object of|80much desired by everyD8.Overcash ofoefireinNorth ii pana (aee Gin tite bawons$alii,eth,gnd|at,Will Pass inte the tite boyona."why we take such chanc-b that would burn |ys .a told me simply.‘Do you Fisgrures of ed.;B were four oth-'think for a moment that if we thought Agriculture show that from the largeTecarwithMr.Overcash.!that tite he Id nothing more for us Markets of the country (with the ex- or Puller,died Fri-!we would fight with suca a confi,Vbich figures {Sf they fall in the thick of the fight,orinking ahout the saving of breeding of the United States Department of house-wife as a neat the bureau of markets |/§equipment forher diningigroom.It even ranks'@ above her parlor in most|}j are not new available) Drewry,formerly than the earthly bedy we possess,“Pton of Chicago aad Omaha,er |.instances,How about ’oa City,while en|dence and eagerness?We would not 65,210 stockers and feeder hogs were]i Pinehurst.be able to,because we would be doing vhipped during October this year,;| making her happy thischristmaswithnewofinjuriesre-|everything in our power to preserve While only 14,264 moved from the|ining suite.bile accident 10)this life of ours,But seeing men die S8Me markets in October 1916,Pines,and/as 1 have seen them,I know betterMr.and Mrs.than to divbelieve in a future hfe.Speakers Who Rend the Air.at that resort.| might.a shiftiny |street crossing,|selv«s over the bags and on the Huns otherwise ex:D and in-|with ©fierce,almost savave joy.We ,larri and his,are almost Japanese in our fatalism,;bn,who and because that spirit is sweeping»Was buried be.|among our men we are going to win e machine,with’this war.We don’t believe it possi-urandson,under the!ble that men who go into battel,away in theWatmorethanan|knowing that they are fighting for a is.Lawyerbereleased.righteous cause,and unafraid of|.suffer much and their j death,can be beaten back forever.more,from this.mistaken notion.Wearrestedonthehermother,was !preliminary hear-y over the toy und nothing will hold!court wereeeFecourtat*k.We know it just as surely worship hadMrs,Mose-know the sun will rise tomor-|two feet Some day,at some point,the cnemy have heard y¢ ound in the river |.le sheendthatshewaseeeiDeta‘.aWasputintheAttackedBillySunday.[pote oo»Said to be un Charged with assaulting Billy Sun-'!Suspected of/day at the evangelist’s meeting in|.Atlanta Thursday night,W.H.' Beuterbaugh,said to be a German,at War.was fined $100.and sentenced to jail Broadus beca spoke in an ¢ reaping a }And because we have no fear of Charity and Children.death,every one of us fling our-Some of them (the preachers)spoil;suites,Have them m +TANWefeelapardonableprideinourdiningroom almost any price youcandesire,From$45.TO 8150,BURR ellent sermons by their It is a very errone- ommon notion,that nove;and some speak- have failed unless “’block or two qjdeliveryoftheirser. especially young law hearers nung fellows in the mag-}must weaken,and then we will sweep!igtrate’s courts bawl as though thestonedeaf,though hiskeencarsandwasonly from the speaker.As a der a tian speaks the We heard of a man wholisappointedinJohnAusehedidnotsplittheairwiththunderoussentences,but misy conversational tone,|}nd discordant voice es-A -fer 30 anys.Later he wes ind ery should be carefully modu-} on three counts by the Fulton countygrandjuryinconnectionwiththeas-sault.Bai)of $1,000 was fixed in each count,which charge assault on aking war is nev-not noise.AforitisnotAndthosewhoitdoesnotthreetimes« e¢and restrained,Eloquence is mocking bird outclasses&peafow!but the latter can be heard |s far. B well as might be,|Sunday,assault on one of the evan-|tue Qumme That Bese Met Affect thetees | ig ;for |arraignment of Turkish atrocities in |The city schools of Cleveland,0.,thecon-|Palestine,in which he was quoted as except the high schools,have closedatice|*#ying,“We will get all of them|for 9 month on account of the short-| ' gelivt’s workers,and disturbing pub-j ,ition,$e|lie worship.COMO QUININEtebeticrfawn seitentytentotheentoeee——‘a not tyefoileaime)|Bevterba attacked Sunday after a the i i—_;the evangelist had delivered a bitter ~ Ciateneseomenm FREE:To =buying the bi God is with us.”age of fuel.quiet proc .|over there to the stern oa,aoale te agety"voles osgeSetteeceaeas LON te anteceeete 2.*,¥eee we aeogressn4. enemas©GeuerstTowle =Cave @ ColdinOne Nay. ve a $25.00 CHEN le Ce?os ah Kitchen Cabinets and Anything father wants in labor-sav- ing machinery or equipment for farm or office,he buys —because it pays—-and mother deserves the same.There is nothing so helpful to her as a Kitchen Cabinet or a Range.Many steps are saved and a better temper maintained and her energy conserved.She ought to have both,and YOU ARE A BIG, OVERGROWN HOG IF YOU DON'T GET IT FOR HER! est bill of goods FOR CASH from us during December we willABINETora$25.00 Machine‘o the one paying the most on their account during December,we will give a$15.00 LEATHE:ROCKER.f ~ :id t PStateseVille,North :om