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Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-06-06
TRAINING
CAMPS ORDERED
EIGHT CAMPS TO TRAIN OFFICERS
TO BE ESTABLISHED IN
JULY.
MATURE MEN ARE WANTED
Volunteers Between 81 and a. VIII
Be Trained to Officer Second lncre-
ment of Half Million Men to be
Ordered.

Washington.-A second series OF Of
fcers' training camps will be held be-
tween August 81 and November 70 In
eight locations, to develop officers for
the second increment of SOC, 900 men
to be called into service by the selec-
tive draft, Adjutant General Mccain
announced. In general, qualifications
for admission to these camps will be
the same as for the first series, but a
strong effort will be made to obtain
men above 81 years OF age and the
number admitted to training will be
smaller than in the present camps.
Applications must be sent to the
commanding generals of the depart
ment in which the applicant lives, be-
tween June Is and July 18th. Citl-
zens between the ages of 20 and nine
months and A years are eligible.
The camp sites chosen and the
from which applicants will be assigned
are as follows:
Fort Myer, Va.-Vermont, Maine,
New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode
Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, Del
aware, Maryland, Virginia and the Dis
trict of Columbia.
Fort Mcpherson, Ga.-New York
City and contiguous territory. Ala
bama, Georgia and Florida.
Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.-The greater
part of New York State, the northern
part of Pennsylvania, Tennessee,
North Carolina and South Carolina.
Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind.-The
southern part of Pennsylvania, Ohio,
West Virginia, Indiana and Kentucky.
Fort Logan, H. Roots, Ark. Cor 9TH
er place to be Observation-Disclosures
Michigan, Mississippi, Louisiana IL
Arkansas.
Fort Leon Springs, Tex.-Illinois,
Texas, Arizona, New Mexico and Okla
homa.
Fort Riley, Kan.-Minnesota, North
Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa,
Kansas, Missouri and Colorado.
The Preside, San Francisco-Utah,
Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Nevada,
Oregon, Washington and California.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-06-06

MEMBERS DECLINE TO ACCEPT
PROVISION IN MODIFIED
FORM.
SENATE ALREADY OPPOSED
Espionage Bill Will Be Reported to
Both Houses Now With Censorship
Measure Omitted.-House Vote 1874
to 144,

Washington.-The Administrations
papers was lost in Congress, at least
for the present, when the House re-
fused by a vote of 1874 to IA to accept
even the modified censorship section
written into the espionage bill in on
ference. AS the Senate already is on
record Is opposed to a censorship, the
leaders in Congress do not expect any
further Administration effort to enact
one in the immediate future.
The test in the House came on a
with instructions that the censorship
regulation be eliminated. Despite a
determined effort by Democratic man.
ayers to line up the party strength be-
hind President Wilson's demand for
censorship, 81 Democratic Represen
tatives joined the Republicans voting
for the motion. Eleven Republicans,
disregarding their party's caucu de-
cision, voted in the negative.
Conferences for the House will re-
put Cl1Cll llollU Ct1O1lo DdCh ~ CI1C
Senate conferees and the bill, short of
the censorship provision, probably
will be reported to both Senate and
House within a few days and finally
accepted. 1t carries important modif-
cations of the spy laws and authoriza-
ton for the President to lay embar-
goes in war time, but most of the con-
troversy regarding it has centered
about the censorship proposal.
No comment on the outcome in the
House was forthcoming from the
White House. The section which had
been agreed on by the conferees was
somewhat similar to n which the
House had substituted during first
consideration Of the bill for the more
sweeping provision drawn up and sub
mitted by the Administration. The
Senate, while the bill was under de-
bate, threw the censorship section out
entirely by a vote of 4S to "a.
In the House debate opponents Of
censorship argued that a restriction
such as the conferees proposed would
violate the right of a free press. The
voluntary censorship under which the
country's newspapers now are work
ing was pointed to as demonstrating
the patriotism of editors and as prov
ing that no legal restrictions are
needed.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-06-06
SENATE PASSES BILL
PROVIDING FOOD SURVEY
Already Passed in House and Now
Goes to Conference.


Washington.-The first OF the ad-
ministration food bills, already pass
ed by the House, passed the Senate
without a record vote. Numerous
amendments were attached to the
measure, which provides for a food
survey and crop stimulation, and it
was sem to conference where the diff
f~erences will be threshed out while
the two houses are considering the sec
ond administration measure, providing
for food control and pr~ice-1xing.
The bill, as finally accepted by the
Senate, provides for a comprehensive
survey of food resources, and for the
stimulation of agriculture, and re-
stricts drastically the storing OF food
stuffs, fuel and other necessities and
speculation in futures. The restrictive
provisions we're added by the Senate.
Hoarding or storage of food, fuel
or other necessaries of life in order
to limit the supply or affect the prices
would be made a felony under the SEN
ate boarding amendment, but farmers
who hold their own products would be
excepted.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-06-06
PROHIBITION TAX is NOW
PROPOSED ON WHISkEY
Committee Measure Would Prevent
Manufacture During Period of War

Committee Measure Would Prevent
Manufacture During Period of War
Observation-Disclosures legislation
was approved by the senate finance
committee as a new feature of the war
tax bill.
PrChibitive taxes upon distillation of
whiskev and other spirits for bever-
age purposes, with 2 ban upon their
importation, were agreed upon by a
substantial majority of the committee
Taxes fixed by the house on beer and
wines were left unchanged though they
have not yet been finally approved.
General suspension of beverage pro-
duction by distilleries and use of
liquor now in bonded warehouses prob
ably would be the effect of the new
tax section if enacted into law.
Curtailment of liquor consumption
during the war and conservation of
foodstuffs used in manufacturing dis
constituted the dual object of the com
mittee in adopting the substitutes for
the house rates.
In addition to the present tax of
$3.50 a gallon on the liquor, a tax of
$40 per bushel (from S. to So a gal
lon) upon all grain, cereal or other
foodstuffs used in manufacturing whis-
key or other distilled spirits for use
as beverages was written into the
bill. Senator Simmons said the in
creases would be prohibitive upon
manufacture while the law is in effect
or during the war. Increased taxes of
SIS per gallon upon molasses, syrups and
substitutes used in distillation for bev-
erage purposes also was agreed upon.
Permits for expectation would be given
only for war purposes upon applica-
ton by a nation at war with Ger
many. AS supplementary legislation,
the committee further approved an
amendment prohibiting importation
into this country, Porto Rico, and the
Philippines of distilled spirits made
from any foodstuff except for indus
trial, mechanical or scientific pur-
poses.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-06-06
ENTRY OF JAPAN INTO
WAR WITH ALL RESOURCES
Is Necessary to Insure Safety of Amer
lean State Say Chilean.


lean State Say Chilean.
New York.-Alejandro Alvarez, of
Chile, secretary general of the Ameri-
can Institute of International Law, ad-
dressing the conference on foreign re-
1ations of the United States at Long
Beach, declared that "the safety of the
American State demands that Japan
should enter the war with all re-
sources"
Japan" he said, has already reap
ed important material advantages, and
is exercising certain supremacy on the
Asiatic Continent. The American
State should not be left to exhaust her
self to the point of falling under the
menace of another's domination"
The Latin-American countries of
South America and the United States,
Mr.. Alvarez asserted, should unite in
bringing about such action on Japan's
part.
Prof. George Grafton Wilson, of Har.
ward, speaking on the status of the
Monroe Doctrine, said that in a broad
sense, the principles of the Monroe
Doctrine as supported by the United
States have made the Western Hem
isphere safe for democracy"
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-06-06
FOURTEEN MEET DEATH
IN MISSOURI STORM
Wayne County is Devastated BY Tol
nado.-Scores Injured.

nado.-Scores Injured.
St. Louis, Mo.-Fourteen persons
we're killed and scores injured in a
tornado that devasted Wayne County,
according to a telegram received from
Piedmont, Mo.
Rumors that more than a score of
persons were killed in BOllinger cOun-
ty, Missouri, could not be confirmed.
1t was known that at least three per.
sons met death near Zalma and ad.
vices from Cape Girardeau said that
a family of seven was drowned when
River.
The tornado evidently be IN near
Salem, Mo. Some property damage
was done, but there was no loss of life
until the storm reached Mineral Point
in Washington county, where four per
sons were killed and twenty-six in
jured.
Relief has been sent to stricken
points from St. Louis.
A woman was reported dead at
Dongala, and a boy was killed at Ad,
vance. Diehlstadt also reported two
deaths.
A telegram from Cairo, Ill, stated
that four negroes were killed in a
storm in the southern part of Illinois.
Wires were down and communication
was cut off both from St. Louis and
Cairo.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-06-06
MANY LIVES LOST IN
STORMS IN MIDDLE WEST
Towns in Kansas, Oklahoma and Mis-
souri, Are Stricken.

Towns in Kansas, Oklahoma and Mis-
souri, Are Stricken.
Kansas City, Mo. Twenty-one
known deaths, more than Il hundred
injured and unestimated property dam
age resulted from a series of lorna
does that swept several towns and
sections of southeastern Kansas, north
central Oklahoma and southern Mis-
souri,.
With 400 houses reported Destroy
ed at Coalgate, Okla, a town of 5000
inhabitants, and possibly 200 at Cot
feyville, Kan, it was feared that the
death total at these two places would
be high. One message said that 10
bodies had ben counted at Coalgate,
and that the business section Of the
town was virtually destroyed.
Three persons were killed, several
seriously injured and much property
was damaged by a tornado which
struck Moore, five miles southeast Of
Olathe, Kan.
Unconfirmed reports from Buffalo,
Mo-, told of considerable damage
there. Another storm was reported to
have passed between S%prinfeld and
Lebanon. All wires were down both
directions.
Nine persons we're injured two per-
sons fatally, by the tornado which
passed north of the town of Seminole,
Okla. Much livestock was killed and
crops in the path of the storm were
badly damaged.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-06-06
u. S. MISSION TO RUSSIA
ARRIVES IN THAT COUNTRY.

Washington.-Safe arrival at a Rus
sian port of the American Commission
to Russia, headed by Elihu Root, Am
bassador extraordinary, was announc'
ed in a dispatch to the Navy Depart,
ment. The Commission left Washing.
ton about May 5, charged with greet
ings to the new democratic Govern
ment of Russia, and authorized to
pledge unstinted aid from the United
States not only in the prosecution of
the wal against the common enemy.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-06-06
PACIFISTS IN MEETING
DENOUNCE ADMINISTRATION

New York.-A report of it's Commit
tee on American liberties which
pledged support to all conscientious
DIRECTORS" to the CONSUMPTION law and
a telegram from former United States
Senator John D. Works, of California
in which he said eve dishonored our
selves by declaring war without ade
quate or reasonable cause" were fea
lures of a meeting of the so-called first
american conference on democracy
and terms of peace"
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-06-06
MISSOURI TOWN WIPED
OUT BY TORNADO

st. Louis, Mo.-A tornado twisted
into Mineral Point, Mo, a village of
about three hundred inhabitants, kill
ed four persons and injured 80, de-
molished the town with the exception
of the schol house and then moved
southwark to Eye, where Fred Harper,
a farmer, was killed by flying debris.
An Iron mountain passenger train
bore the most seriously injured to De-
Soto, about Is miles north of Mineral
Point.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-06-06
THREE AMERICAN SHIPS
ARE SENT TO BOTTOM

London. - The sinking of three
American ships was announced. The
vessels were the Dirigo, the Frances
M. and the Barbara. All were shelled
without warning and then sent to the
bottom with bombs. but the only loss
of life reported was that of Third Mate
John Ray, of the Dirigo, who was
drowned while attempting to enter a
small boat. The Dirigo was sunk May
81, the Frances M. May Is and the
Barbara May "a.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-06-06
PRICE OF UNDINE DE-
LINERS MESSAGE TO SENATE

Washington.-The Prince of Udine
head of the Italian war mission, on the
floor of the Senate, delivered a mes.
sage to the American people in the
name of King Victor Emmanuel, vel
coming the entrance of the United
States into the was as the final moral
justification of the cause for which the
Allies are fighting. The message
stressed the necessity of destroying the
prestige of a perverted German scinece
and philosophy.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-06-06
MODIFICATION OF WAR TAX
LEVIES ARE CONTINUED

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of popu'
lar price moving picture theaters from
amusement taxes and the levying of a
new federal license tax on automobile
owners ranging from $3.50 to $25, with
reductions for cars used a year or
more, were agreed upon by the senate
finance committee in continuing revi'
sion of the house war tax bill. With
it's task virtually completed the com
mittee adjourned for the week.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-06-06
TO TRAIN OFFICERS
FOR MERCHANT MARINE.

Washington.-A campaign to recruit
and train 10000 men to officer the
ships of the new American merchant
marine was announced by the Federal
Shipping Board and the Department of
Commerce. Henry Howard, of Bos-
ton, has been appointed director, with
offices in the Boston customs house.
The first nautical training school I'M
der Government direction was opened
near Boston. Fourteen similar schools
will be established along the Atlantic.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-06-06
AVIATRIX BOOSTING
LIBERTY BONDS SALE.

Cleveland, O.-Ruth Law, aviatrix,
in a biplane, circled over Cleveland
and environs dropping liberty loan
another flight, but the weather was
so fine she decided to make the trip
now. She started from Nela Park in
East Cleveland and flying at a height
of 5000 feet, dropped liberty bond lit
erature. Thousands watched her flight
as she circled along the lake front.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-06-06
OLD NORTH STATE NEWS
Brief Notes Covering Happenings In
This States That Are of interest to
All the People.
Plans have been accepted for a new
school building at BurgaW.

Fire which destroyed several bust
ness houses in Burlington, doing dam
age to the extent of $4,000 or $4,000,
for a. time threatened the entire town.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-06-06

Governor Bicket reappointed all the
members of the state board OF cleo
tions for another term. Col. Wilson
G. Lamb, of Williamson, is chairman.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-06-06

R. O. Everett, president of the
North Carolina Agricultural Society,
has appointed the executive commit
tee of the society for 1917 and notices
are being sent to them for acceptance.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-06-06

1nofrmation has reached Spencer
that every employee in the Southern
Railway shops will receive an increase
in wages Of six cents per hour.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-06-06

William Wallace Bean, aged So, city
editor of The Knoxville Sentinel and
formerly news editor of The Asheville
Citizen. died at Ashevile at the home
of his wife's mother, Mrs. N. J,Rey-
nolds.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-06-06

Everett Carrigan, 14-year-old son Of
Sam A. Carrigan, of Mill Bridge, Ro-
wan county, is dead as a result of in
juries received when a tree fell on
him.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-06-06

Citizens of Wilson met recently
and organized what is to be known as
"Wilson Community Store" Over
$4,000 in stock was subscribed.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-06-06

Marshall Field & Co. of Chicago will
build a model manufacturing town
four miles west of Martinsville, Va,
W. Fraker, resident manager at Spray,
for the company, which has mills at
Spray, Leaksville and Draper.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-06-06

To bring the freight claim depart
ment of the Southern Railway System
more closely in touch with the ship
ping public to the end that quicker &C.
ton may be had in the adjustment Of
freight claims, a central freight claim
office will be established at Chatta-
nooga, Tenn, effective June 1, with
branch freight claim offices at Char.
lotte, N. c., Atlanta, Ca, New Or.
leans, La, and Louisville, KY.
Every Scout to Feed a Soldier" is
the new slogan of the Raleigh trop of
boy scouts and the scouts are working
hard to live up to their slogan. Every
one has a garden that he is working
to do his "bit" for the country.
The Wilmington Red Cross unit re-
ceived a check from Henry Walters,
chairman of the board Of directors of
the Atlantic Coast Line for 81, 400 with
which to purchase and maintain for
one year an ambulance in France. The
ambulance is to be named Whining
ton.
The expected has happened. With
the announcement that the Winston
Salem base ball club will not finish
it's schedule the North Carolina League
closed it's 1917 season. The directors
met at once to wind up the affairs of
the league.
One June 18th, the children of the
Orphan Home are going to give in
Goldsboro a magnificent musical con-
cert in celebration of the twenty-ffth
anniversary of the establishment of
their home-the Odd Fellows Orphaus'
Home at Goldsboro.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-06-06

While the farmers of Carteret coun-
ty make a specially of raising sweet
potatoes, this years Irish potato crop
will exceed $4,000 barrels. During the
past two weeks farmers of this COM
mun1ty have shipped 5000 barrels at
prices of ST to $3.50 a barrel.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-06-06

John Paul Lucas, executive secre~
tary of the North Carolina Food Con-
servation Commission, in reviewing
the food situation in this state gave
out a lot of good advice in his sug-
gestions of ways every person can
help improve the food situation.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-01
Bedtime Story For the Little Ones
UNCLE wIGGLY AND THE CHESTNUT BURRS

II T>C-E WIaGILY LONGEARS, the
nice rabbit gentleman. was
- walking through the woods
near his hollow stump bungalow one
day, when. all OF a sudden, something
zen 'ker-bunko." on top OF his head
-Oh. dear." cried the bunny uncle.
u wonder If that was a piece of the
sky which fell down on my head, as
Henny-Peuny thought happened when
m acorn topaled on her. Oh. dearr"
Then Uncle Wigsily felt something
sticking him, like a lot Of needles
rom Nurse James sewing bag, and
he saw on the ground near him a big
sl-ckery Chestnut burr.
"Ha. So it. was that which fell down
on my head cried the bunny uncle
40 wonder I thought it was a piece
OK the sky u ELI II the chestnut trees
IN these woods are going 10 throw big.
sharp burrs at me, the sooner ! cut
down those trees the better for me.
I'll 20 get TOodle and Noodle FIat-tal
the beaver boys. and with their sharp
teeth III have them cut down this
.ree. Then IL can't throw any more
burrs at mel"
Away hurried the bunny rabbit gen
t-eman, never stopping TO hear what
the chestnut tree said, which was:
Oh, Uncle Wiggilyi Please don't
have the beaver boys gnaw me downi
I didn't mean to throw that sharp
burr at you, The wind blew it, Don't
cut me down.
But Uncle WigEily was too far away
TO hear he was hurrying after the
beaver boys
OF course wen come and gnaw
down tie tree for you" said Toodle
and Noodle when Uncle Wiggily told
them what he wauteI them to do.
we just love to cut down trees. We
have four orange colOred teeth in
front. as sharp as chisels and wen
have that bad chestnut tree down in
no time! The idea OF throwing sharp
bUrrs at y0u,"
So Uncle Wiggiiy hoped back into
the woods, intending 10 stay near the
chestnut tree and wait for Toodle and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-01
NEWS NOTES FROM MOVIELAAD

lish author, Harold Chaplin. who was
an aviator, was recently shot down
while on scouting duty inside the
German lines.
Frank Mills is one OF the most
valuable members OF the Metro forces.
He has recently appeared opposite
Emily stevens in "A Sleeping Mem
DRY" and The Wheel Of the Law" He
was starred IN the Kay-Bee Triangle
picture, The Moral Fabric" and has
been featured player in The Golden
Claw" The Edge Of the Abyss" for
the same company. and for Famous
Players, The House of Mirrors and
The Flower OF Faith" on the speak
ing stage he has appeared in the sup
port of practically every well known
star IN America and England In the
London production Of The Three
Nusketeers" he played AthOs 10 Sir
Herbert Trees D'ArtaEnan. Bought
and Paid For" Ready Money" and
The Family Cupboard" have been
among his most prominent American
successes. Mr.. Mills was born in
Kalamazoo. Mich. and was educated
at the University OF Michigan