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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1917-03-29
Mr.. Doughton's Position.

Congressman Doughton is al
ways "open and above board"
as the saying goes. He has been
offered support if he will enter
the race for Governor three
years hence. He feels it a compli-
ment, which it is, to be consider
ed in that connection, and if the
way should be clear when t h e
time comes he may be a candi-
date for Governor. But the Con-
gressman will not be a candidate
against his brother, Hon. r. a.
Doughton: neither will he be a
candidate for Congress if his bro.
ther is in the race for Governor.
The Congressman does not think
the members ofone family should
monopolize the offices; and as
evidence that he is not obsessed
of the office-holding idea he says
there is at least one other man
beside his brother for whom h.
would step aside in the guberna.
toriaI race.
Spoken like a man. II is that
characteristic of Congressman
Bob that makes much for his
popularity and his strength. And
it may be said in passing that
numbers of his constituents, who
want him to stay in Congress a.
long as he is willing to serve
would be delighted to see him
Governor. He would be a strong
candidate and would make a rec
ord as Governor. - Statesvil't
Landmark.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1917-03-29
IN EPocHAL DECISION SUPREME
COURTS OF UNITED STATES
UPHOLD LAW.
VOTE Was FIVE. TO -FOUR
Congress Has Power to, Keep Com
meroe Channels open.-FIxes Eight.
Hour Day 40 Basis For Wases.-
Chief Justice Delivers Opinion.

Washington an epochal decision
holding congress to be clothed with
any and all power necessary to keep
open the channels OF interstate com.
merce. the supreme court dividing five
to four, sustained the Adamson law
as constitutional and enforceable in
every feature.
The immediate effect of the decision
will be o fix a permanent eight-hour
basic day in computing wage scales on
interstate railroads, for which a ma.
tionwide strike twice has been threat
ened and to give, effective from Janu.
ary this year, increases in wages to
trainmen Of about 25 per cent, at q
cost to the railroads estimated at from
$40,000,O00 to $50,O00,000 a year.
The court, through Chief Justice
White, declared both carriers and
their employees, engaged in a bust
ness charged with public interest,
subject to the right of congress to
compulsorily arbitrate a dispute af.
fecting the operating Of that business.
whatever would be the right Of an
employe engaged in private business
to demand such wages as he desires,
to leave the employment II he does
not get them and by concert Of action
to agree with others to leave on the
same condition" said the opinion. such
rights are necessarily subject to lin
itation when an employment is accept.
ed in a business charged with q pub
lie interest and to which the power
to regulate commerce by congress ap
piled and the resulting right to fix in
case of disagreement and dispute q
standard Of wages as we have seen
necessarily obtained"
In delivering the opinion, the chief
justice departed at this point from
his written text to emphasize the posi-
ton of men operating trains in time
Of national emergency by comparing
them to soldiers facing an enemy.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1917-03-29
PRESIDENT wills MAKES
APPEAL TO PREVENT STRIKE.
"country's Safety Makes Settlement
Observation-Disclosures Appeal to
prevenf RaIlroad cfrike

"country's Safety Makes Settlement
Observation-Disclosures Appeal to
Prevent Railroad Strike.
Washington.-President Wilson late
Friday sent personal appeal to the
representatives Of the two sides In
the railroad controversy urging that
they do everything possible to cooper.
ate with the mediation committee.
The Presidents appeal follows:
II deem 1t my duty and right to ap-
peal to you in this time Of national
peril to open again the questions at
issue between the railroads and their
operatives with view to accommo.
dation or settlement.
with my approval, committee of
the Council Of National Defense ID
about to seek a conference with you
with that end in view.
"A general Interruption Of the rail-
way traffic of the country at this time
would entail q danger to the nation
against which have the right to enter
my most solemn and earnest protest
ut Is now the duty Of every patrio
tic man to bring matters Of this sort
to immediate accommodation. The
safety of the country against manifest
perlls affecting its own peace and the
peace Of the whole world makes &C
commodation absolutely imperative
and seems to me to render any ethei
choice or action inconceivabls."
The Presidents message was sent tc
Elisha Lee, chairman Of the confer
ence committee of railroad managers;
L. e. Sheppard, acting head Of the
conductors; W. @. Lee. head Of the
trainmen; w. 8. Stone, grand ehiei
of the engineers. and w. 8. Carter
president Of the hremen and engine
| men.
Tho President Is confident therl
| viii be no strike. However, he al
ready Is considering what may bt
done II his appeal to the patriotism
Of the men involved Is futile.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1917-03-29
The Presidents Proclamation.

Washington, D. c., March 21,--
The Presidents proclamation fol
lows:
Whereas, public interests re-
quire that the Congress of the
Tinted States should be conven.
ed in extra session at II o'clock,
noon, on the second day ofApril,
1917, to receive q communica-
tion by the International policy:
"Now, therefore, l, Woodrow
Wilson, President OF the United
States of America, do hereby pro
claim and declare that an extra
ordinary occasion requires the
Congress OF the United States to
convene in extra session at the
Capitol, in the city of Washing.
ton on the second day of April,
1917, at - o'clock, noon, of
which all persons who shall at
that time be entitled to act as
members thereof are hereby re.
Quired to take notice.
Given under my hand and seal
OF the United States of America,
the 2lst day of March, in t h e
year of our Lord, one thousand
nine hundred and seventeen, and
in the independence oil the Uuited
States the one hundred and for
ty-tirst.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1917-03-29
ALEXANDER RIBoT Is
NEW FRENCH PREMIER

Announces Formation Of New Cabinet.
-Painieve is Minister Of War.
Paris.-Alexandre Ribot has formed
the following Cabinet:
Premier and Minister Of Foreign
Affairs-Alexandre Ribot.
Minister Of Justice-Rene Vivian.
Minister of War-Paul Painleve.
Minister Of Marine-Rear Admiral
Lacaze.
Minister of Munitions - Albert
Thomas.
Minister Of Finance-Joseph Thi-
erry.
Minister of the Interior-Louis J.
Malvy.
Minister of Public instruction
Jules Steeg.
Minister Of Public Works. Georges
Desplas.
Minister of Commerce-Etienne
Clementel.
Minister of Agriculture-Fernand
David.
Minister Of Subsistence nce-Maurice
Viollette.
Minister Of Labor-Leon Bourgeois
Minister Of the Colonies-Andre
Maginot.
Under-Secretary Of Aviation--Dan
lei Vincent.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1917-03-29
MOST ALL OF THE 1,400 PRESl.
DENTAL NOMINATIONS WERE
CONFIRMED.
COLOMBIAN TREATY FAILED
Treaty Was Unexpectedly Withdrawn
on Motion Of Chairman stone-Sub
stlute Pact viii 30 Submitted q.
Extra Session.

Washington.-The special Senate
session which began March s adjourn
ed sine die after Democratic leader.
had secured confirmation OF most o.
the 1,400 nominations which failed al
the last session, and had despaired O
attaining ratification of the $25,OOO, ,00C
Colombian treaty.
The treaty was Unexpectedly with
drawn on motion of Chairman Stone
Of the Foreign Relations Committee
Its provisions for payment Of indem
nifty to Colombia for the partition OF
Panama and its expression Of regret
for the ill-feeling arising out Of that
incident had encountered stubborn
Republican opposition which convinc'
ed the Democrats there was no chance
Of ratification. It is expected sub.
stitute pact will be submitted during
the extra session Of Congress beginning
April 16.
The session Just closed was the
first Of its kind in many years which
was not called upon to confirm o
cabinet nomination. President Wilson
decided that all Of the members Of his
official family could be retained with
out the formality of denomination.
Among tho hundreds II nomina
tions confirmed, only one met with
pronounced opposition. It was that
Of DR.. Cary T. Grayson, the presidents
naval aide and physician, to be a real
admiral. No action was taken on the
nominations for the tariff commission
made this week.
The outstanding achievement Of thu
session was the senate's quick re
sponse to President Wilson's plea FOL
a change in rule to limit debate and
prevent in the future, such filibusteri
as that which killed the armed neu
trality bill.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1917-03-29

Sudden changes OF tpmpSra.
urp and underwear hrin9.Spring
Odds With stuffed up head, One
lose of DR.. Kings New Discove.
v is sure relief. this happy com.
'inatiun OF autis'ptic baleams
lpars the had, .sooth1 the irri-
rat-d membranes and " b u I
night have been a IineeriDgcOld
$ broken up. Don't stop treat
.npnt when relief is first felt as a
,ulf cured cold in dangerous.
Take DR.. Kings New Disco very
till your cold is gone. At all
druggists.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1917-03-29
THREE AMERICAN VESSELS
SUNK BY SUBMARINES
City Of Memphis, vloIIaneIa and I'LL
nols Are Sent to Bottom.

City Of Memphis, vluIIaneIa and ILL.,
nols Are Sent to Bottom.
London.-The sinking Of the Ameri
can steamers City of Memphis. Illinois
and vigilancia was announced. -Four.
teen men from the vigilancia are miss
ing, as are some Of the men from the
City Of Memphis. The crew OF the
Illinois was landed safely.
The City of Memphis. in ballast
from Cardiff to New York. was sunk
by gunfre. The second officer and
fifteen men of the crew have been
landed. A patrol.boat has gone IN
search Of the other members Of the
crew. The Illinois, from London for
+ ort Arthur, Texas, in ballast, was
sunk at s o'clock Sunday morning.
The vigilancia was torpedoed with
out warning. The submarine did not
appear. The captains first and second
mates, first, second and third engin
neers and % men Of the crew have
been landed at the Scilly Islands. The
fourth engineer. 1s men are missing.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1917-03-29
BIG STRIKE HAS
BEEN CALLED OFF
PRESIDENTS MEDIATION BOARD
BRING ABOUT SATISFACTORY
AGREEMENT.
GREAT CALAMITY IS AER7ED
Settlement Early Monday Morning
Nulllfes Order for Four Hundred
Thousand Tralnmen to Walk Out.

New York.-An official Of the con
ference committee Of railroad mana
gers announced at 12:45 o'clock Mon
day morning that the railroad strike
was off.
A few minutes after the announce.
ment wa smade, the railroad mana.
gers went from the Grand Central Ter.
minal to the conference hotel and
were Joined Immediately by the medi.
ators. They refused to make any state.
ment on the way to the meeting room
It was presumed the announcement
would be made through Secretary
Lane.
The mediators and managers were
believed to be awaiting the arrival OF
the brotherhood chiefs, who had re-.
tired, before making the announce.
ment that the strike had been averted
The brotherhood men arrived at the
hotel at 1:20 o'clock and immediate.
ly went to the conference room.
The managers left the conference
room at 30 clock, but the brotherhood
chiefs remained in conference with the
mediators. It was learned that Daniel
Willard, one of the mediators had In.
formed the hotel management that he
would give up his rooms.
Statement by Lane.
The managers, headed by Elisha
Lee, returned to the conference room
at 2:3O and Secretary Lane sent for
the newspapermen. Secretary Lane
issued this statement:
Regardless of the decision OF the
Supreme Court on the Adamson law
the basic eighthour day will 90 into
effect"
"The details are being worked up
on by Joint committee which will
have its negotiations completed by
noon," Mr.. Lane said.
The conference committee Of rail
road managers early this morning
authorized President Wilson's media
tors to make whatever arrangements
we're necessary with the railroad
brotherhoods to call off the threatened
strike.
The formal letter in which this au
thorization was made signed by Elisha
Lee. chairman of the managers com
mittee, was as follows:
"In the national crisis precipltatet
I by events Of which we heard this after
noon, the national conference commit
tee of railroads joins with you in the
conviction that neither at home MOI
abroad should there be fear or hopt
that the efficient operation OF the rail
roads Of this country will be hamper
ed or impaired.
Therefore you are authorized t
assure the nation there will be NJ
strike, and as a basis for such assur
ance, we hereby authorize the com
mittee Of the Council Of National De
tense to grant the employees who ar
about to strike whatever adjustment
your committee deems necessary t,
guarantee uninterrupted and efficien
operation Of the railroads as an indis
pensable arm OF national Defense"
The decision reached by the mana
gers at their midnight conference
means that the brotherhoods hav
won an important victory, although
It does not bring them all their orig
nal demands. BY the agreement,
is assumed they will be awarded pre-
rata time for overtime on the basi
eight.hour day which they have bee
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1917-03-29
FIFTEEN WERE DROWNED
WHEN VIoilANClA SUNK.

Plymouth, via London. - Fifteen
members of the crew of the American
steamer vigilancia lost their lives
when the steamer was torpedoed by 3
German submarine The survivors
wer. in llfe-boats from Friday morn.
Ing until Sunday afternoon. Among
those drowned were several American
citizens, including Third Officer Neils
Pddorth and 1hird Engineer Car
Adeholde. This Information was Civ
en- out BY Capt, Frank A. Middlet IN
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1917-03-29
NEW ALIGNMENT RUMoRs
AFlOAT IN MEXICO

Ell Paso, Tex.-Reports OF q new
political alignment In Mexico. with
General Obregon leading the opposi.
tion to First Chief Carranza which
were brought to Juarez by Mexican
and foreign refugees from the inte
rior, were defined by Carranza OH
cials. They said General Obregon was
loyal to the first chief and that his
retirement from the cabinet several
days ago was due to Ill health and
not because of any political differences
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1917-03-29
FORMAL NOTIFICATION
SENT TO CARRANZA

Washington. - The United States
sent to General Carranza formal no
tihcatlon that It cannot participate In
his proposed pan.American concert 10
cut off munition and food shipments to
the European belligerents with q view
to fsrcing peace. The reply is under.
stood to point out that such a move
would have no justification in interna
ttonal law. 1t 10 going forward
through Ambassador Fletcher, 1t Mex
leo City.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1917-03-29
An Honest Letter From an Hod
eat Man.

Enos Halbert, Paoli, Indiana
writes: II contracted u sever
cold this fall and coughed con
tinually. Could hardly slpep at
nights. / tried several remedies
without reliet. Got Foleys Hon
ey and Tar and the first bottle
relieved me, curing my cough en-
tirely. l can recon mend it for.
all coughs. Get the genuine. For
sala everywhere.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1917-03-29
children Cry
FOR FLETChER'S
q a STo a

ted States is going to begin these
operations can no longer be
doubted. 1t is the only course
to this government.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-06
ex Basil IA. Manly.

Notwithstanding Germans will be
forced to retire across the Rhine as
soon us the allies, with the help Of
the United States. are able to establish
supremacy in the air and put on the
western front Il fleetfof 10000 battle-
iplanes and bombing machines Of the
type which America Is capable Of pro-
ducing in enormous numbers" says
Commander J. W. Seldom of the Brit
ish royal naval air service.
practically all the German army's
ammunition. food and other supplies
must be brought across the Rhine.
The great German munitions plants at
Essen. Dortmund. Barmen and most
of the other centers of the iron coun-
try lie beyond the Rhine. and every
gun, every shell they manufacture
must cross the railroad bridges of the
Rhine
Could Destroy Rhine Bridges.
with 10000 battle planes and
bombing machines organized in large
squadrons. we would be able easily to
destroy every bridge across the Rhine
as we'll as the railroad terminals on
this side and cut the German army Off
from all their sources Of supplies. And
as fast as IL bridge was rebuilt it
would be destroyed. Tunncling under
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-06

rs It your judgment" asked Com-
inander Seldom. t'that we can produce
the battle planes In sufficient numbers
to achieve even part Of the wonder
ful results you have outlined?"
There Is no question of your ability
to produce all the battle planes need.
ed was the reply. THE only ques-
lions are how soon you start. how
much you spend and how well You or
game. And the biggest question Of
all is how soon you start. In this war
time Is everything.
Flying boats built Ia America are
being used by the British navy and
are doing fine work.
when you Americans do get your
airplane building program actually UNI
der way. you win make the number
of planes which the British and French
have been ables4o manufacture seem
small In comparison.
There is no doubt about the ability
Of a country that produces million
and a half automobiles a year to turn
out airplanes in enormous numbers,
and these. added to the British and
French air squadrons, will be able to
force German retreat beyond the
thine and threaten every German
city and Industrial town with certain
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-06
RUSS INVALID CORPS
SHOWS MUCH HEROISM

Pctrograd. Aug. 5.--Colonel Karat
koff "A member OF the executive COM
mittee OF the soldiers on the south
western front. has described in re-
port the exemplary heroism OF the lin.
valid corps"--a detachment Of crippled
soldiers recently organized in Petro-
grad and sent to the front at their
own request. While the corps COM
mander was attempting unsuccessfully
to persuade the officers and men to
advance. the crippled soldiers seized
two of the reluctant officers and forced
them to conduct the advance. The
crippled men advanced into the enemy
trenches and took q Considerable num-
Der of prisoners. The other soldiers.
SHADED by the example followed and
invaded enemy trenches.
Colonel Karatkoff added that his Oh
scrvation was that the disorga MIA ion
of the army was due primarily to the
large number Of criminals. deserters
and former policemen among the re-
serves, who spend their entire time in
spreading nrschievous propa ganda in
the army
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-06
''WHY REPUbL|C?" ASKS
BRITISH LIBERAL CHIEF
Viscount Lewis Harcourt
Says Imperial Govern
ment Is Best.
CROWN NOW IMPOTENT
Democracy Already Estab-
lished, He Says, in Peace
full Way.
CROWN NOW IMPOTENT

Rawtcnstall. England.-Opposition to
the idea of rcorGanizing the British
government on the lines of a republic
recently was expressed by Viscount
Lewis Harcourt, member of the Lib
state for the colonies. In a speech de-
livered to his constituents here. He
said:
Because there has been q revolution
in Russia and deposition in Greece.
and because there were already re-
publics in France and the United
States, a small minority Of thought
less and illogical persons in this coun-
try thought or said that we shall have
or should have n republic here.
Why in the name of wonder should
seek anything Of the kind in this
country? What in Heavens name
could any of us gain by it? We have
already the most perfect and complete
democracy that the world ever con-
ceived or constructed. We carried out
an orderly revolution through parlia =
mentary legislation by which we de-
prived the crown of all it's undcmo-
cratic prcrogatives, until today the
king stands as the best hereditary pop
ular president which any constitution
monger could create.
Our own system of ii limited mon
archy is the most strictly limited and
most piebeian form of monarchy which
any sane republican could desire OF
devise. No elected president would OBJ
tain the prestige especially in India
| which we happily find in our prcsen,
hereditary head of the British com
monwealth."
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-06
ISSUES PRECAUTIONS
TO OFFICERS OF LAW

Bismarck, y. d., Aug. Ex-Governor
Lynn }. Frazier in a proclamation to
officers of the law. just made public
calls attention to ''rumors that a law
less element is passing through the
country bent upon destruction and
urges officers to take every prccau-
tion to prevent lawlessncss. He cau-
tons officers againstpcrmitting acts OF
mob violence, which he says have dis
grnccd other states and warns them
that the constitutional rights Of all
persons must be respected. The gov
ernor says he will not hesitate to
cause the removal of any officers of
the law who assist or countenance
violence"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-06
SURGICAL SOCIETY
JOINS RED CROSS
Has Membership of $4,000
Throughout ountry.

Washington, Aug. 1.-The national
surgical dressings committee. with IS.
600 working members throughout the
United States and a well-cquippcd ad-
ministrativc branch in France. has be-
come an auxiliary Of the American
Red Cross. It will continue preparing
and forwarding dressings to the hos
pitfalls abroad and it's officials will be
retained in their present capacities.
The committee. which has sent to
Europe more than 100000 dressings
since the war began. is the first relief
organization TO merge with the Red
Cross since the latter began it's cam
paign to centralize all war relief work
Red Cross channels.