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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1916-02-08
Washington Preparing For Reunion.

Birmingham Age Heralh.
;. Although the Confederate re-
union, to be held in Washington,
is more than four months Off
June 4th preparations are we'll
under way. This willprobably be
the last reunion, but whether it
is or not, it is safe to assume
that it will be the last big one.
Not only is the Washington
committee ofarrangements busy
every day in the week with de-
tails but veteran camps in every
State of the South are perfecting
plans for moving on to the ma
tional capital. Also the RAILROADS
are giving a great deal of public
inv to the forth coming event.
The lines traverslng this part
of the South with eastern connec-
tions-that is to say practically
all the lines-are making an
nouncements which appeal to the
sentiment of the old soldiers who
fought for the lost cause. One
railroad company is. stressing
the fact that it's trains run thru
historic battle fields of Virginia,
taking in view of the crater
near Petersburg and the fortifi-
cations around Richmond. An
other company calls attention
to the tact that the veterans who
travel on It's road will ride over
one stretch of miles which was
built by Confederate soldiers,
''and which has remained, per-
haps, the most permanent mon
ument of any work done by the
Confederacy." 1t is the line be-
tween Greensboro, N. G., and Dan
vile, Va.
When the war began there was
no railroad connecting the old
Richmond and Danville with the
North Carolina system OF roads.
A railroad official in sketching,
the situation, says the Confeder-
ate authorities saw the strategic
value OF such a line, "and were
able to bring to bear sufficient
pressure to overcome the obsta-
cles which had previously stood
in the way of its construction
owing to the rivalry OF North
Carolina and Virginia, each
State seeking to protect it's own
railway interests"
The rail necessary for the con-
struction of the Greensboro Dan
vile connection was procured by
tearing up other lines. At the
close of the war the 4S-mile
stretch was confiscated by tie
United States as zone OF the as
sets of the Confederacy and there
was prolonged litigation before
the Richmond and Danvllle re-
ceived it.
This section has been double
tracked and but few changes
we're found necessary.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1916-02-08
Leather Famine Predicted.

ledtilei IdilIIhe TIcuiCtGu.
A Los Angelese. Cal, special
says:
Dealers greed and a leather
famine threaten to make a bare
foot nation of the United States
within the next two years.
Shoe dealers and manufacture
ers predict tnat before the end of
1917 the price of women's fancy
boots will be $35. per pair, and
that all other foot wear will be
correspondihgly high. Ere long
a pair of all feather shoes will be
a curiosity in this country.
Heretofore most of our shoe
material has been imported from
South America. The Uni t e d
States furnishes only 25 per
cent of our leather.
But blood-red Europe, having
in spite of the war lost no whit
of it's business acumen, has con-
tracted for the entire output of
South America for the next two
years. And the irony of the thing
is that they clinched the deal
with American capital--money
loaned by greedy Wall Street and
the American banking interests! ,
Substitutes for leather are be-
ing used by shoe manufacturers
in this country wherever possi-
BILE. In the next few years the A.
merican people will be divided in
to classes by their shoes!
The very poor, for instance, if
they wear shoes at all, will wear
a clumsy, cheap brogan, such as
graces the feet ofpeasants in ma
ny foreign countries. And the
middle classes will be marked by
the cloth uppers of their foot
gear, while fancy, high topped
leather boots will be left to the
very rich.
"The problem that is now fac
ing the American shoe manufac-
turers,' says the man with the
information regulating shoes, is
to create a leather shoe that will
be substantial and at the same
time stylish, and which also will
be within reach of Mr.. Average
Mans pocket-book.
"Shoe manufacturers of this
city have come nearer accom-
plishing this than have Eastern
makers. The "openwork shoe,"
which has become so popular for
summer wear throughout the
country, and which is a product
OF this city, will be put Oh the
market with a few variations in
the near future for $3.50 per
pair.
"This shoe, however, has prac-
tical value for year round wear
only in that portion Of the coun-
try where the weather is mild en-
ough to permitit. Nevertheless,
the popular shoe of the future
will be built along these lines,
and undoubtedly it will have un-
disguised wooden heels!''
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1916-02-08

The Won Hindenburg notifica-
tion of a new campaign of fright
fulness makes it too late for "sol
emn warnings" The strict ac-
countabillty warning two years
now means severance of rela-
tions, then war:-Danville Regis
ter.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1916-02-08
Sloan's Liniment for Stiff Joints.

Rheumatic pains and aches get
into the joints and muscles, ma
king every movement torture.
Relieve your suffering with Sloan
Linimrnt; it quickly penetrates
wit hout rubblng, and soothes
and warns your sore muscles.
The congested blood is stimula-
ted to action; u single applica-
ton will drive out the pain.
Sloan's Liniment is clean, con-
venient and quickly effective, it
does not stain the skin Or clog
the pores. Get n hottie today
al your druggist, 25c.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1916-02-08

Germany's note will fall upon
the American people with stupi-
flying effect. 1t is impossible for
this government to tolerate the
new rule which Germany seeks to
impose, Washington Post.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1916-02-08

The rationale OF fGermany's po-
sition is brutal, insanely brutal,
in it's utter disregard of t h e
rights of neutral nations and in
its brazen contempt for the de-
mands OF humanity and of civlli-
zation itself.-Lynchburg News.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1916-02-08

II this note is a bluff, it is GER
talnly a most audacious one and
will not terrOrize neutral nations
into taking the German view of
the situation in Europe. Age Her.
aid.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1916-02-08

Woodrow Wilson's speace moves
were what they purported to be,
the last attempt to keep Ameri-
ca out of war. Seemingly the at
tempt has failed.-Macon Tele-
graph.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1916-02-08
Inactivity Causes Constipation

Inactivity Causes Constipation.
Lack of exercise in the winter
is frequent cause OF constipa-
ton. You feel heavy, dull and
listless, your complexion is sal
low and pimply. aud energy at
low ebb. Clean up this condition
at once with DR.. Kings New Life
Pills, a mild laxative that re-
lieves the congested intestines
without gripping. A dose before
retiring will assure you a full and
easy movement in the morning.
25c, at your Druggist.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1916-02-08
A Bill That Should Be Defeated.

Editorial from Greensboro News.
The newspaper of the st t e.
both small and large, have CO.
operated finely, generously, with
the, medical leadership OF the
state for years past, in a cam
paign of education in Sanitary
matters. Ii. the medical authori-
ties had given the newspapers
an opportunity of considering
the proprietary remedies bill
that they are now attempting to
whip through the Legislature, it
is not at all probable that there
would have been a chance fol
this bill. This uncandid course,
this elaborate strategy, whatev-
er merit it may have as strategy,
or generalship, is amazingly un-
fair, and arbitrary, and auto
cratic.
1t has been suggested that the
MAN enterprise here is to find
revenue for the state board of
health at the expense of the news
papers of the state. This the Dai-
ly News is loath to credit; yet
that legitimate advertising inter-
interests are ruthlessly and reck-
lessly ijeopardized is one of the
outstanding facts of the situa-
ton.
This with reference to the Crig-
inal bill. There have been numer-
GUS amendatOry suggestions;
there is no way for the newspa-
pers and the people of the state
to know just what is about. to
happen to them. We hear of pro-
posals that seem altogether to
ignore the federal laws. There
ale others that appear wildly i'm
practicable.
The substitute offered by the
pharmacists for their own gov
ernance, and passed by the SEN
ate, inasmuch as luwould extend
the operation of the principle IN
the federal law to lntrastate bus
mess, is an unobjectionable mea-
sure for which some present ne
cessity may exist, and necessity
for which might at any time a.
rise. This would make unlawful
the sale OF any proprietary or
patent medicines purporting to
cure certain diseases for which, it
is well known, there Is no cure at
the present.
Much as has been said, it is
learned, in the rhetoric which has
been employed to becloud this is
sue, of the intent of the physi-
cians's bill toward remedies in
which alcohol is contained. This
must be almost wholly disinge-
uous, and is certainly unworthy,
in the case of a measure for which
a body of scientists stand spon-
sor, There are numerous enact
ments, state and federal, t h a t
fully cover the phase of the busi-
ness, that are enforced and Oh
served. The very essence OF the
original bill, moreover, is to com
pei publication OF the formula
and statements of the ingredi-
ents. The statement on each pack
age of amount of alcohlic con-
tent is fully secured by laws now
in force.
The newspapers of North Caro-
lima should at once advise them
selves as fully as may be, under
the disabilities and emDarrass
ments that have been carefully
created, of the nature and indi.
Gated effects of this astounding
legislative proposal If they viii
do so evidence will point to the
conclusion, we think, that it is 8
piece of folly, freighted with iniu
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1916-02-08
A DANGEROUS CRISIS AT HAND.
Bristol Herald Courier,

Bristol Herald Courier,
Driven to bay, and therefore
desperate, Germany declares her
purpose to use every weapon at
her command against her ene-
mics. Beginning the 1st she re-
sumed her illegal submarine war
fare, than everbefore. Her warning
was sent to the neutral nations,
and for them the gravest situa-
tion of the war has suddenly de-
veloped.
Yet the neutral Nations, espec
tally the United States, should
not and may not have been sur
pr!sed by such a development. 1t
was to have been anticipated
since the rejection by the Enten-
te Powers of Germans peace O.
ventures, and more certainly
since those Powers issued their
statement of their aims and OBJ
jects in this war and the terms
upon which they regarded peace
possible.
Germany made her peace pro-
pOsals as q victor, but perhaps
not as a Nation which felt that
it could hold to the end the ad-
vantageit had gained. 1t is WIDE
ly believed in this country t h a t
Germany's overtures we're promp
ted by the realization that she
and her allies had reached the ze-
NTH of their strength and power
and must begin to weaken and
give way if the war should con-
tinue much longer. Doubtless the
same opinion prevailed IN Enten-
te countries, where Germany's
sincerity was promptly question
ed and the German Government
was charged with resOrting to a
subterfuge to solidify sentiment
at home and to win the sympa
thy of neutral powers.
Whatever may have been Ger
many's motive or reason, she
signified a readiness to enter in
to a conference with her enemies
for a discussion of terms of peace.
According to her own eXplana-
ton, she was prepared to con-
tinue the war indefinitely, but
made her proffer IN the interest
of humanity and to wash her
hands of responsibility and fur
ther bloodshed. The reply of the
Entente powers, as contained in
their Joint statement to Presl-
dent Wilson. was not only an en-
phatic rejection of the proposal,
but amounted to an announce
ment OF a determination to pros
ecute the war until Germany was
crushed. And, as was to h a We
been expected, Germany now de-
clares that she is fighting for ex-
istence and that she will hesi-
tato at no means or methods at
her disposal to defend herself, to
defeat her enemies, to make the
war more terrible and bring it
more quickly to an end. Her
statement and warning are re-
ceivcd in the United States with
serious misgivings.
The stage has been reached
where Germany no longer re-
CARDS the friendship or neutral
ity OF the United States as of
more value to her than the war
she can make on British ship
ping. Another enemy will not
increase the gravity of the situa.
ton for her, if she is free to wage
the kind of war she considers to
her advantage. Therefore, she
will break the promise made to
the United States, following the
sinking of the steamer Sussex in
the English Channel and resume
her submarine warfare on d more
extended scale. She has drawn
wider sea zones around France
and Italy and the British Isles,
and will destroy without warn
.uo. ,,,apobont uoccaIc onfnripu
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1916-02-08

This And Five Cents. Don't
Miss III lis. Cut out this slip, en-
close fl We cents to Foley & Co.,
Chicago, ILL.,, writing your name
and ado lress clearly. You will re-
ceive in return ii trial package
containi ng Foley's Honey and
Tar com pound for coughs, colds
and Gro up; Foley Kidney Pills
and Fo ley Cathartic Tablets.
Sold eve rywhere.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-28

Ssenger-gueSt, mean-an Amer ican, but of long Swiss residence Hiand got this story. I believe most of lit. He said: 'a r, ftWhen I came to Switzerland and found out what a wonderful little country 1t was. it's, government so economical, so free from party cor ruption and spells, from graft and politics, so different from the home life of our own dear Columbia, thought: The man at the head of this thing must be master hand; I'll find Tout his name So T picked out a bright-1ooking subject, and said, What is the name of the Swiss Pres ident ?'
 ttHe tried to pretend he didn't un- derstand my French, but he did, for I can tear the language off all right learned it studying art in Paris. When I pinned him down he said he knew the name well enough, parfaitement, but couldn't think of it at that mo- Tnent.
 That was a. surprise. but I asked the next man. He couldn't think of it. either. Then asked a police of ficer. Of course he knew it all right: oh ouT certainement, Tnais-then he scratched his head and scow1ed, but he couldn't dig up that name. He was just a plain iar--tout simple ment-like the others I asked every man met, and every one of them knew it. had it right on the end of his tongue, but somehow it seemed
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-28
WHO IS THE PRESIDENT
 OF SWITZERLAND?

Switzerland is a republic that runs with the exactness of a Swiss watch, it's machinery as dramatically con cea1ed. I had heard that the Swiss republic set the pattern of govern ment for the world, and I was anxious to know something of its methods and personnel. I was sorry that was so ignorant. didn't even know the name of the Swiss President, and for a week was ashamed to confess it. was hoping I might see it in one of the French papers puzzled over ev- cry evening. But at the end of the week I timid1y and apolo6 etica1ly in quired of our friendly landlord as to the name of the Swiss President.
 But then came a shock. Our land lord grew confused, blushed, and con fessed that he didn't know it, either! He had known it, he said, of course, but it had slipped his mind. Slipped his mind! Think of the name of Roosevelt or Wilson or Taft slipping the mind of anybody in America and a land1ordi I asked the man who sold me cigars. He had forgot ten too. I asked the apothecary, but got no Information. I was not so ti1nid after that, asked a fellow
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-28
ANNIVERSARIES
 OF RING BATTLES

1905-Battling Nelson knocked out Young Corbett in 9th round at San Francisco. The Dane and the Den verite had fought three months be- fore, when Nelson put Young Corbett to sleep in the 10th round. The Den yer boy was dissatisfied with the re- suit and demanded a return engage ment, and Nelson was willing to oblige. Young Corbett smashed Bat on the jaw repeatedly, putting every ounce of strength he had into the blows. but the durable Dane only smiled and took advantage of every opening to pound Corbett over the kidneys. Young Corbett declared he didn't get over the effects of his sec ond bout with Nelson. for more. than a year. Bats old boast that 1T ainft human certainly seemed true in his contests with Young Corbett, for the latter. who was much the cleverer Of the pair, put, over dozens of punches that would have felled any ordinary lightweight. Although Young Cor bett continued fighting for several years, he never met Nelson again. Twice was quite enough for the Den verite. Soon after his defeat of Young Corbett the Dane knocked out Jimmy Britt.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-28

Way because the delegations appoint ed by the house of peers and by the government seem unable to reach an agreement. s
 The controversy has reference merely to the guns and ammunition sold by the government and which either formed a part of the current stock on hand in military arsenaIs or were manufactured in government arsenals. Opposition papers spread ton and other matters such as the controversy between the cabinet and the privy council concerning Japan's s adherence to the London Peace Dec laratfon had so wearied Count Oku- ma, that he had decided to surrender his premiership.s but there is no con hrmation whatsoever of these reports.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-28

to stick there. Not a man in Vevey or Montreux could tell me the name of the Swiss President. It was the same in Frib ourgs the same even in Berne, the capital I had about given it up when one evening there in Berne I noticed a sturdy man with am honest face approaching. He looked intelligent. too. and as a last resort I said, Gould you, by any chance, tell me the name of the Swiss President 2
 'sThe effect was startling. He seiz- ed me by the arm and, after looking up and down the street, leaned for ward and whispered in my ear:
 Mon Dieu! c'est moi!, I am the President; but-ah, non, don't tell any one. I am the onty man in Swift zerland who knows it.
 You see,'' my friend continued, 'fhe is elected privately; no orch-lght campaigns. no scandal, and only for a year.
 file is only sort of chairman. though of course his work is impor- tant. and the present able incumbent has been elected a number of times. His name is-is-is- As yes, that's my tram. So sorry to have to hurry away-see you tonight at dinner ''- Albert 2Bigelo+v Paine in Harper's Magazine for March.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-28
DisprEte m Japan Over Proceeds From
 Sale of Munitions,

ToIzio. Jan, 2s-The sale of rnuni- pan has been followed by a conflict between the cabinet and the house Of peers concerning the budget distribu- lion Of the proceeds. The contro- eyersy arose from the fact that the proceeds we're not placed in the gem eraI esttnzates of the government but were credited to the accounts for mill ttary arsenals- This proved dispIeas- ing to many of the peers who be1iev- ed that the money should be entered tn the general estimates so that it might ne used for any purpose which
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-28
the government deemed best or which the Diet approved. They held that

the government deemed best or which the Diet approved. They held that the crediting of the money to military arsenals was irregular and express
 ed apprehension that the public would suspect the military authori- ties of wishing to monopolize the en- tire funds for military purposes only.
 The government, on the other hand. contended that the matter was one which entirely concerned the army. It admitted that the money would be tused-rightly used, it believed-for the purchase of new material for the army. Nobody questions the legiti- mate nature of the sale of the muni- tions; the controversy is only over the question of procedure, and while interest among the Japanese public it possesses importance in a political
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-28

The Italian freight steamship Ma po1i, with three inch guns mounted on her decks, arrived at New York from Naples
Arizona republican., 1916-01-01
Colorado In Dry Column

DENVER, Dec. 31-Colorado at-mid- night was to swing into the dry column and early tonight thousands paraded the streets in d carnival of merry mak- Ing, while patrons of fashionable clubs and other societies were framed to celebrate until midnight the passing Of John Barleycorn' and the old year.
 The throngs that crowded the streets like the saloon keepers appar- cntly took the advent of prohibition in 8 philosophical way.
 Last drcp gone. We're through read a sign in prominent dispensary The supreme court got our goat read another
 Many saloons, sold out, closed earlier ir the Gay. Numerous pedestrians went home tonight, carrying suitcases Others crowded the home bound cars with bulging pockets
 Denver hotels agreed to close their dining rooms at o'clock and at that hour the last strains from the orchestras died away.
 Seventy-tWo arrests for drunkenness were made in Denver today, breaking the record for a single day within the last five years. the police say
 F'orty-one applications for liquor licenses were placed before Governor c. Carlson today. Thirty-eight apph- cants were cIassed as wholesale and retail druggists. The remaining thir- teen were from churches seeking per mits to purchase liquor for sacramen- tai use Governor Carlson said he would personally examine the applica- tons to determine if there were am bootIegEers among the applicants.
 Patent medicines containing more than five per cent alcohol were banned effective tomorrow by an order issued by District Attorney John A. Rush. He sent notices tc druggists giving the names of 43 patent medicines.