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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1915-03-11

Wpd d consistently require CT us,
~ aid, "vould be to insist that
when the war is over, if Germa-
nywere successfully she could not
take over the territory OF Cam
dA and overthrow her govern.
( uijlt and' establish her own
nthsse, or take any oppressive
ln1asure which would have q sim
ilae,efect. Should we think that
Osrnany's taking possession Of
canadian soil temporarily
thwatened US in adangerous way
wet course could take such mea-
Y l0res to secure our safety as na
} onal policy would dictate; but
1tt would not be an enforcement
lie Monroe doctrine, but q
I'm policy
Lhe suspicion mentioned by
Wi. Bingham as cultivated by
tSeIpress OF the South American
\. : nptries agains the g nite d
tes, Mr.. Taft characterized az
utterly unjust" !" and-aded: "Is
1it q reason for us to give up
4 doctrine that our motives in
maintaining it have been miscon
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klsttsF Fioa 10 vlkllslty.
Mr.. EDITOR: A great interest
in North Carolina is beingarods-
ed and maintained in the ap-
proaching Statewide contest Of
the High School Debating Union.
This interest embraces in it's
scope boys and girls, men and
women, schools, rural commune
ties, small towns and large cit
les. z
Two hundred and fifty schools,
representing 80 counties Of the
State, with one thousand deba-
ters, all told, now have theirear-
nest attention and effort center
ed on the triangular debates
which will occur on March 26.
All Of the schools winning both
of their triangular debates will
send their teams to Chapel Hill
on April 9th to com9ete in the
final contest for the Aycock Me-
mortal Cup. This Cup. is the
trophy which the inter collegiate
debaters Of the University which
wins out finally. It was won in
1913 by the Pleasant Garden
high school.
The Question to be discussed
this year is one of much timeli.
ness: "Resolved, That the Uni
ted States shonld adopt the pol.
icy OF subsidizing it's. merchant
marine engaged in foreign trade. y
At present only 80 per cent. OF
American SHIPPING is carried un'
der the American aag. The high
school debaters in their eager
search for vantage ground in the
debates will thoroughly thresh
out the subsidy as q; means oi
building up the marine. It must
be that these debates will have
a wonderfully instructive effect
upon the so, 600 or more North
Carolinians who will make up
the total audiences.
AS a part Of the State Univer
stiles policy Of extending ita
helpfulness. to every section O
North Carolina, the High Schoo
Debating Union takes high rank
1t is safe to say that this series
OF debates will be the largest il
size and most far.reaching in in
fluence OF all debate series to b
held in the various States Of tn
Union this year. =
Inquiries from other States a.
to the nature and conduct of tn
Debating Union come regularl,
to Secretary E. R. Rankin. Froa
the State Universities Of Virgins
Florida, Kentucky, and Califol
MIA have come inquiries abou
North Cardinals system ofdeba
ting. The University and tn
high schools have given to tn
State q debate sysrem which eel
YES as q standard wherever it
known. -,
s. R. WINTERS.
Chapel Hill, N. c.
II
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Proper Treatment for Bilious.
mesa. e.
For a long time Miss Lula
Skelten.. Church vile. New York,
was bilious and. had sick head
ache andldizzy spells. Chamber
iain's Tablets were the only thing
that gave her permanent relief.
Obtainable every where.
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SIGNS u iii ::flllks.; !:
Ihs litisaal vlsx 3 ti,MAit 1igy'miy
lealb P0rtold. :;;,.s: :. !,

Realty P1rtlat. :,;'.,: !.
Rev. B.. f.. Hargstt,, in Charlotte
Observer. { .. ~. I
Your Editorial commentsiR to-
lays Observer on Mr.. RI. O.. AL |
Interpretation aiproph
'cy on abe "Signs qf the Times"
$ very timely. Evidently Mr.. Al
,xander and Others who, believe.
With him that the European war
Is the beginning OF the end, have
not made q very close study OF
political government and t b e
trend OF the current of
world events and mans civilisa'
tion. Judging by the, past, the.
time is ripe for o great political
revolution in Europe.
Beginning with thefalfof Rome
there have been4 four distinct e.
pochs in European history The.
first. known as the Dark Ages,
dates from the fall Of Rome "a.
d. 5OO) to the Eleventh Century;
the second, the age of Revival,
from the opening Of the Eleventh
Centure to the discovery OF A
merica in 1892; the third, the
Era of Reformation, from 1892
to- .1848; the fourth, the Era OF
Political Revolution, from 1913
to .179S: From 1898 to the
present;has been one of forma--
tion OF Federal States, territor-
ial expansion, invention and in
,dustrial development. Never, in
the worlds history has. there
been so much done for the prog
ress and the:development Of the
race as within the last 1O0years.
This is not a new idea of the full
flllment Of prophecy, but the
working out Of the historic evo-
luton and the divine destiny oil
the race.
The war in Europe today is
clearly the end; Of royal and mon.
archal government and the COM
ing of democracy: and the feder-
alton of States uhder. q govern
ment modelled after. that Of oul
American. Any. one :.can SEE
that is bound to be the ultimate
j result or there. will be q break in
the current: Of. events OF the
worlds history: - -
Europe, the mother ofNations
has gone t, the zenith Of herglo
~ in dominating. the thought,
business and education, Of til
world; her civilization is crumb
ling; other nations are waking
up; Eastern and Western power
are preparing to take out OF thi
worlds tragedy today tho ele
,nents needed to build a'newe
and b ,tter civilization. And. a.
our countryis-now almosti in tn
center Of the civilized world
may it not be that here in ,thi
land OF the free and the home G
the brave, is to be the stage up
on which is to be enacted the, f
nal drnma of q new and bette
Christian civilization? From TIL
standpoint of Christianity we sc
that in the last millennium tina
every 500 years has witnessed
great forward movement tof tn
Church. In the Twelfth Ce1tur
was the revival of faith anon
the Wafdenses inSonthern Franc
and Northern Italy; in the 'fou
teenth Century the giving OF, tn
Bible to the world by Wyckli
and Others; in the Sixteenth Cer
tury the Reformation under Ma
tin Luther; in the. Eighteent
Century the great revival OF We
Icy and others.
Now, what is to be the gres
|, forward movement OF this cent
~? I Isittuot the Layman's Mi
sionary Movement when the bu
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Lumber for Sale!

We now have oursteam saw
mill located about one mile
above Winkler'sm mill, and can
ill bills on short notice. Lum-
Der delivered if wanted.
w. L. HAYNES & BRO.
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larislk,a ~. esllsu,Js Visit hx,.

NJ lssSsAN ~ eahvWsy SssNW 1--WE
=. :::.':tisga. 4 i
!, EDlroR DEMotnAr:. Accompa-
MED by Senator J.,sE. Lmebaek,
Of Avery county, and Hon. A. H..
Etheridge, of Dare county, the
writer had the pleasure OF visit
ing Western North Carolina and
the great Appalachian Training
School located at Boone, N. C. |
We had never visited your sec.
ton of the State before, and the
trip was most interesting. Being
from the level country OF East
ern North Carolina, we especial
ly enjoyed the beautiful noun
tain scenery. "The Land of the
Sky" is indeed q great land-a
desirable place for men to dwell.
We enjoyed feasting on the beau
tiful red apples and inhaling the
pure, inyigorating air.
At Elk Park we took a car
riage and wound around those
beautiful mountains until we
reached Boone, the home of the
Appalachian Training: Sch ool.
Boone boasts Of being the high
est county site East ofthe Rocky
Mountains, having an altitude
Of 8, 1893 feet. The Appalachian
Training School is the highestin-
stitution oflearning in the South:
The plant consists of six princi-
pal buildings and q number Of
small cottages and farm houses:
| A landscape architec wAsemploy.
ed to lay off the campus, which
is dotted with beautiful skade
trees, and covered with grass and
ornamental shrubs.
In this institution we found a.
bout three hundred youHg men
aaa women. whose influence will
be greatly felt in the prog gsessive
movements of North Carolina.
The faculty consists of six, men
and nine wome. Each seemed to
be peculiarly, fitted for his or her
work. They are indeed interested
in the great work they ore doing.
Upon inquiry we found thntthe
boys pay $3.50 and thegirls &c..
.|:5Q per month for board, which
has been found to be the actual
cost of board. The products oi
the farm, orchard and garden
are utilized by the school,. which
. accounts for such: cheap board
; Having the sabose.advantages,
the cost OF board at the Appa-
, lachian Training School will al
ways be cheap compared to TIN
cost atother similar institutions
The location and advantages
OF the institution are especially
ing to any young man or wo
man seeking mental training
The climate IS good, the water il
pure, coming directly from the
mountain: springs, and the stu
> dent is free from the inviting
: temptations to dissipation, sc
often offered by large towns ant
cities.
r Long will W. remember the da.
o we spent in Boone. A more hos
% pitable people We never knew
: Kind words and pleasant smile
= seem to characterize the peopl
- OF Western North Carolina.
- All the people of Watauga ant
= . adjoining counties are proud Q
g g the Appalachian Training Schoo
= 1t is indeed a great institution
- situated at the right place. "
# trust that it's great accomplish
:. ments may increase and that
. will soon be our good fortune t
h visit the school again.
= J. C. GALLOWAY.
Grilnesland, N. c.
~ No Use to TRY and Wear Oh
u Your Cold. 1t Will Wear You
g. Ont TnateAd.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1915-03-11
MAlNE WATAUCA


WHAT II DOESN'T MEAN.
|| President Taft who in public
ssses recently has contribu-.
much enlightening ihforma-
about governmental affairs
\ 4king before the New. Haven
homie club at its annual BAN
at New Haven a,iew days
discussed the Monroe doc
!; and his remarks on that
!. st presented q view. notgen-
y known, but which is OF
Icular interest as pertains to
a co.
\ Taft expressed his belief in
wisdom OF maintaining the
6broe doctrine -aaAs pointed
that the original! & declaration I!i
4 Ie doctrine was prompted BY
lands wish when Canningwas
\ Ign minister for a joint dec
uation OF such a policy, and
Y there since have been fre-
1t intimations. by English
! iesmen that they do not OBJ
t to it. ~
N Whether the other govern
ITS Of Europe have acqu iesced
& or not" the ex-President
scn4i 4inued, lit is certain that
nons of them have insisted upon
yfplAting it.
lie Monroe doctrine. MIR.
ISlt went on to say, us apolicy
\ NE United States and is not
\ 3 obligation Of international
u w binding upon any OF the
1Ountries whose territory and
Cvernment it seeks to protect.
u of indeed does it involve an ab-
/ n1lste obligation on the part OF
u ~ United States to enforce it.
- Itsssts primarily upon the dan
n ~ to the interest and safety OF
the United States. The extent
U our Intervention to enforce
fAA policy is amatter OF our own
! siul1 cement, with a notice that it
! oovers all America. It therefore
joIDows that the Monroe doctrine
- ihr asit applies to- the social
y a B G governments of South
kulsrica, is now never likely to
\ \ psnased, first because they have
ached such appoint that they
~ able to protect themselves
aeainst any European interfer'
nIpace, and second because they
ass soremote from us that a viol
Non OF the doctrine with respect
,yto 4hem would be little harmfu
D oar interests and safety.
III, Taft said that the doctrine
doos not, contemplate any inter
iseance on the part OF the United
" e6Aes with the right of a Euro
Il poan government to make wal
upoh any American government
ort y pursue such course in thu
! y IaSindication of it's national rights
oswo'ld be proper underline rule
cfiaternational law. In this con
nection he said that it woult
suogn that the United States wal
~ required by the doctrine tx
ohIGct to any warlike measur
der the rules of lawful wa
kkh England's enemies nigh
nate against Canada. ;
" that the Monroe doctrin
~ consistently require ct US
- aid, "vould be to insist tha
when the war is over, if Germa
nywere successfully she could no
take over the territory OF Cam
dA and overthrow her govern
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1915-03-11

"a wise man allows his wife to
have the last word fret"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1915-03-11
VETERINARY SURGERY.

81 have been putting much study
on this subject; have resolved my
diploma, and am now we'll equipped
for the practicsf sfof Veterinary Sar.
gerry In ell Ito branches, and am the
only one In the county. all on or
address me It Villas, N. =. r. E. d..
g. n. HAYES, j
Veterinary Surgeon.
5.17.'l1.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-12
CIVIL REVOLT IN
MOSCOW REPORTED
PITCHED FIGHT BETWEENPOLIC
AND ToWNSPEoPLE is SAID
TO HAVE OCCURRED.

Berlin, Oct. II. (By wireless to Say
ville)- Under the heading Fighting
in Moscow's Streets" the following
was given out today by the Overseas
News agency:
1T is now learned that on Septem-
Ter 27 the civilians in Moscow built
barricades in the city. Eight high Of
flcials and twenty-five policemen were
wounded. Of the civilians three were
killed and twelve wounded.
Among the dead was student,
whose body was left all night in the
street. The students went on strike
in protest, and there was great dem
onstration at the funeral. The students
held back the police. The president of
Moscow university signed proclama-
ton concerning the death of the stu
dent. He was asked for an explana-
ton but his answer was suppressed by
the censor.
"Other street fights are reported in
st. Petersburg, Kharkov, Rostov and
Odessa. In each instance small riots
led to serious disorders
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-12
MORSE WOMEN
ALLOWED BALLOT
ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY
THOUSAND NEW VOTERS FIG
URE IN BIG ELECTION.

Christiania, Oct. 11.-Women are
voting today for the first time in Nor
wegian general elections. There are
10000 new electors on the rolls. Press
forecasts predict the women's vote
will bring large gains to the socialist
representation in parliament, making
them the strongest single party, al
though the government expects to
maintain itself by combination of
three political groups.
The socialists platform is devoted
largely to anti-military propaganda.
The government program includes a
grain monopoly, old age pensions and
restrictions Of almost = prohibitiye
character on the sale of alcoholic hq-
uors.
The Norwegian Storthing unanim-
ously agreed on June II, 1918, to ex-
tend female suffrage SO that all Nor
wegian women would have the right to
vote at parliamentary elections with
out regard to the amount of their in
come tax.
A bill passed in 1907 granted the
women of Norway the franchise to the
extent that those who had paid their
taxes for the year preceding, or those
whose husbands had paid for them,
were qualified to vote at any election.
This enactment added about 100000
to the electorate.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-12
SEC0NDWEEK0F
| BIC FRUIT CASE
NOWUNDERWAY
Cases Involving $4,000 and
$4,000 Bushels of
Peaches Is On
ASK THIRD TRIAL
OF DAMAGE ACTION;
Bennett : Warner Personal
injury Suit Up Again; /
Was Tried Twice

The second week OF the r. H,
Emery 4 Co., actions were begun this
morning before Judge G. w. Vsrmilion
In the district court. Prediction oi
court officials Is that the cases will
not be concluded this week. although
the term is scheduled to close Satur-
Gay, October 16. The cases, which In
votve damages amounting to nearly,
$4,000 on $4,000 bushels of peaches.
are being sttffly contested by counsel
Tor the local fruit house and the rep.
rcsentatives Of the railroads and ~
fr3geraton companies concerned.
Motion for new trial has been
filed In the case of Robert Bennett W.
J. l. Warner ct al. This action, which
was the second trial, was heard week
before last and resulted In a verdict
Of $4,000 damages for alleged personal
injuries. J. A. Silvers & Co., has filed
q petition with the clerk against the
G. b. & @. r.. r. Co. The concern
asks damages amounting to $130.64
for the alleged injury to cases Of
eggs shipped from Stockport and Ba.
tavia to New York and Chicago.
c. Fl Miller has pstitioned the court
to give him Judgment OF $3.50 and In
terest against ]. 8. Reno for the
services of stallion. o. d. Tisdale VS..
Ben F. Little ct. al. Is the title OF q
suit filed In which Judgment and the
foreclosure of q mortgage s asked.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-12
.CH|CAC0 CRIME
DUE TO SALOONS?
CLOSING UP OF BARS ON SUNDAY
CAUSES RECORD SMALL NUM-
BER OF ARRESTS.

Chicago, Oct. 11.-Closing saloons in
Chicago on Sunday for the first time
in forty-four years resulted in the day
passing with the lowest crime record
in the history of the police depart
ment, Chief of Police Healey an
nounced today.
Out Of the 1852 saloons in the city,
only twenty-eight were found to have
violated Mayor Thompsons closing
order, which became effective yester-
day Most of the violations were Of a
minor character. But one saloon
keeper was arrested Hardly an intoxi-
Gated person was seen on the streets.
Chicago for the most part stayed at
home. There was marked increase,
however, in the theaters, the movies
doing a rushing business. Saloons in
the suburban districts, where the state
closing law was not enforced, received
an unusually brisk trade from auto
mobile parties.
There were only sixteen arrests
made for drunkenness yesterday, and
forty-seven on Saturday according to
incomplete records, as compared with
24S as the usual number of arrests for
the TWO days.
Closing the saloons gave twenty
thousand saloon employees day of
rest, it was figured. Some Of the
down town bars and few in the
densely populated districts opened
their places for business between last
midnight and 1 o'clock this morning,
but the amount Of trade was not up
to expectations.
Basing an opinion that every saloon
averaged $50 business on Sunday,
liquor interests pointed out that the
saloon keepers, collectively, lost near
ly 100000 yesterday as result OF
being obliged to close.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-12
SERBS RESIST sToUTLY.

Budapest, Oct 1.-THE Austrians
and Germans encountered desperate
resistance from the Serbians at Bel
grade, and for two days terrible bat
tie with bayonets ragged in the streets
before the capture of the city was
completed Describing these opera
tions Az Est says:
Our gain Of ground and the breadth
of our mach into Serbia continues to
increase. Despite all efforts of the
Serbians, in whose ranks are British
officers, and who use British artillery,
the river crossing has been accom-
plished according to the plan made.
1.-The enemy attempted with all
means at his disposal to hold his line
Of defense. Though he subjected those
of our troops who crossed the river to
a murderous fire, the latter neverthe-
less succeeded in attaining Serbian
territory.
"A severe battle ragged about Bel
grade, where the Serbians offered par
ticularly bitter opposition. Neverthe-
less we succeeded in reaching the new
ly installed connections over the Save
and invaded the northern portion OF
the city, where our troops remained
until reinforcements arrived.
"A bloody battle followed in the al
leys In the northern part OF Belgrade
terrible encounter with bayonets rag
ed for two days and nights. The Serb
ians were pushed back step by step
in these fights, and finally had to sur
render the whole city,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-12
ALL SERBiANs ARMED.

London, Oct. IL. The Austro-Ger-
man armies, which with the help OF
their giant 305 millimeter guns cross
ed the/Danube and Save and occupied
Belgrade, are meeting with stubborn
resistance at the Serbian advance de-
fenses but have not yet come in con-
tact with the main Serbian forces.
The Serbian plan Of campaign de-
pends considerably on the amount OF
assistance it will receive from allied
troops, but it is not believed an at
tempt, in any event, will be made to
make decided stand north of the
mountain range near Kraguyevatz,
which already has proved to be a line
offering superb facilities for defense.
The population Of Macedonian Ser
bia has gathered into bands with the
object Of repulsing possible Bulgar-
ian attack In addition to 100000 sol
diers, a million Serbians of both sexes
and all ages are said to be ready to dis
pute all attempts at Austro German
Bulgarian conquest.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-12
Thousands Of Dead Said to
Be Strewed in Front Of
French Defenses
BALKAN SITUATION
is STILL MUDDLED
Former Serbian Capital Is
Almost Destroyed When
Teutons Capture 1t

London Oct. 1.-THE Germans left
dead estimated at between 1000 and
5000 in number in front of the allies
lines, after their ineffective assaults
of the last few days in the vicinity Of
Loos in northern France, according to
todays statement of the French war
office It alludes to the outcome Of the
fighting as "a grave and costly check"
to the Germans.
Heavy artillery engagements north
of La Scarpe and in the Champagne
are the only activities on the western
front mentioned in the official state
ment from Paris.
Much Importance attaches to the
meeting today of the Greek parlia-
ment at which the new cabinets de-
c1aration Of future policy in connec-
ton with the war is expected. The
alleged secret treaty between Ger
many and Bulgaria is also likely to be
a subject Of debate. The German leg
alton at Athens denies the existence
Of such treaty.
King Constantine of Greece is again
ing to advices through Berlin.
Paris gets reports that three-Quar-
ters of Belgrade, which now is in Teu-
tonic hands, was destroyed by the shell
fire of the Austrians and Germans,
whose drive into Serbia is now in full
swing.
1t is limited in an Athens dispatch
that a much larger allied force than
has been reported constitutes the ex-
pedition being landed at Saloniki for
service in Serbia.
Reports from Bucharest are that
Bulgarian troops are digging trenches
near the Rumanian frontier and that
artillery also has been brought up.
Reports of the results of the visit of
Premier Salandra to the Austro- Italian
front are awaited with interest, as it
is reported in Rome that his trip has
a bearing on the international situa-
ton.
Sinking Of the British steamer
Thorpwood, a 31,184 ton vessel, is re-
ported by London. The crew escaped.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-12
new PROTEST IS READY.
Wilson Studies Document That 10
Soon to Go Forward to the
British Government.

Washington, D. c., Oct. 11.-Presi-
dent Wilson today studied the long
note prepared by Secretary Lansing,
answering the several notes received
in the last few months from Great
Britain on the subject Of interference
with American trade. The note, which
has been delayed largely because the
president wanted to keep 1t apart
from the controversy with Germany.
is now expected to go forward within
a few days.
The case of the American meat
packers is covered in a broad general
way in the same note although specific
cases are being dealt with in separate
communications.