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The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-11-15
Forming Safety Leagues in State.

To stop the immense loss in life
| in North Carolina. Insurance Commits
sioner J. r. Young is organizing Safe
ty Leagues in every schoolhouse in
the State.
The objects of the leagues, as out
lined in the constitution, are:
81 To reduce the fire waste i'll
North Carolina and it's loss of life and
property.
"2. To teach every man, woman.
and child that the annual loss amounts
to over three millions Of dollars in
property and about 800 lives, and
many manned and ruined for life.
SO. To let the people know that
our Insurance Commissioner says over
60 per cent of this awful destruction
of life and property is due to ignorance
and carelessness alone, and Is easily
preventable.
81. To study the causes of fires and
accidents. and keep the subject before
our people. especially the young, until
every one shall regard it as a patriotic
duty to prevent them"
School children and every man and
every woman willing to aid in the up
building and the safeguarding Of the
State of North Carolina and her peo-
pie are eligible for membership. All
members will take a pledge which
reads:
81 am for safety, and pledge myself
to aid in the protection of life and
from fires and accidents, and
will endeavor to influence others to do
the same"
The first Safety League was organ
lied at the Richards school. The
Federation Of Women's Clubs is TAX
ing up the matter and the civics de-
partments of the various clubs are
for the organization OF
leagues in the schools.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-11-15
o. A. r. Reflects Officers.

WinstOn-Salem-At the morning ees.
sion Of the annual convention Of the
Daughters of the American revolution,
the following officers we're reelected
for the ensuing year; recording sec.
rotary, Miss Jennie Coltrane, of Con.
cord; registrar, Mrs. J. L. Chambers,
Of Charlotte; chaplain, Mrs. Mary Nc.
Elwee of Concord. A committee com.
posed of Mrs. E. B. Jones and Mrs.
John Gilmer was appointed to have
charge Of the conference printing.
The state organization will present
at the next general meeting of the D..
A R. the name of Mrs. w. N. Rey-
mods, Of this city, as a candidate for
vice president general. The confer.
en"e unanimously adopted the report
OF the nominating committee and the
D. A. R. Of North Carolina will pre-
sent the name Of Mrs. Reynolds at the
,ex& general conference. An interest
ng discussion of the morning session
vas the question of the adoption of
design for state badge. The old
cid daisy was one Of the most promt
len- mentioned
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-11-15
School for Adult lllterates.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES cOunty's first
school for the teaching Of adult illit-
crates, and the first line trench in the
battle just opened by the county
against adult illiteracy, is now in op-
Grafton in Ivy township and meeting
with the greatest success. according to
Miss Laura NJ. Jones, director of the
campaign, who is back in the city aft
er tour of the county. Miss Jones,
who specializes in correcting adult
illiteracy. has been engaged by the
county to oversee this work and has
actively taken up her new task
Schools are beng organized IN every
section of the county
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-11-15
Suffrage Convention Adjourns.

Goldsboro.-The annual convention
Of the Equal Suffrage Association of
North Carolina came to close with
two splendid addresses by DR.. Dixon
Carroll, of Raleigh, and Mrs. c. NJ.
Plat, of Asheville, and the election of
officers which resulted as follows:
President, Mrs. John S. Cunning
ham. of Durham; first vice-president.
Mrs. Palmer Jerman, of Raleigh; sec,
ond vice-president, Miss Gertrude We'll
of Goldsboro; third vice-president,
Miss Julia Alexander, of Charlotte;
recording secretary, Miss Exum Glen.
ents of Asheville; corresponding sec.
rotary, Miss Eugenia Clark, of Raj
eigh; treasurer, Mrs. J. w. Cone.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-11-15
North Carolina Day, Dec. II.

North Carolina Day, Dec. a.
| North Carolina day will be cele'
braIed this year in the public schools
of the state on December IA.
The state superintendent of public
instruction is hard at work OH the pro-
great patriotic delegation in each
great patriotic celegration in each
public schoolhouse of the state for the
stimulation of thrift, conservation
and patriotic service among the chill
dren and among all the people of the
community, and for the general dis
semination of information about the
great state and national movements
for thrift, conservation, and patriot
ism, and the reasons therefor, and the
aims and purposes thereof.
The entire program will be builT
around the three ideas OF thrift, con
servation, and patriotism. The slogan
of the program VIII be "TO make, to
save, to serve" The active cO-Opera-
ton of all patriotic organizations OF
the state and county-the food con-
servation boards, councils Of defense,
the Red Cross, ETC., with the educa-
tional forces in each county and
school district, will be enlisted for
making North Carolina Day power
full agency this year for the promotion
and advancement OF the patriotic puT-
poses for which all of these organiza-
lions are unselfshly working.
The chairman of the state council
of defense, the secretary of the state
historical commission, and the state
food administrator, are cooperating
with the state superintendent of pub
lie instruction and the state depart
ment of education in the preparation
of the program.
In such a celebration of North
Carolina Day at every public school
house-the logical and soci?l center
of every COMMUNICATIVE the active
and sympathetic cooperation of all
the educational and patriotic organ
izations of state, county and COM
munity can be reached splendid
climax to the activities of the past
months for the promotion Of thrift,
and patriotism.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-11-15
Livestock Meeting FOR AsheviIIe.

Asheville. - Farm demonstrators
from Madison, Haywood. Henderson
and Pennsylvania counties as we'll as
r. S. Curtis, animal husbandman OF
the state department Of agriculture,
and several other officials of the state,
will be present at the hog and cattle
conference to be held here Friday.
November 16. according to announce
ments made last night by the COM
mittee in charge. Local men, &C.
quainted with the condition of the sur
rounding country will explain the de-
STABILITY of this section as a hog and
cattle raising country and the affair
promises to extend itself so as to take
in all of western North Carolina. Of
f1cials of the board Of trade. city Off
Gals, county authorities and n>omho~s
Of the various civic organizations are
cooperating to make the conference a
big event.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-11-15
Red Cross Seals Are Ready.

For the reason that Christmas pack
cts must be sent by the Red Cross
chapter TO the soldiers not later than
November Is, and again for the reason
that every packet will be expected to
carry one or more Christmas messages
through Red Cross Christmas seals,
the sale OF seals was allowed to begin
this year November s. This was the
order of DIR L. B. McBrayer, exc cuttve
secretary OF the state Red Cross seal
commission, to all agents or chairmen
OK local Red Cross seal committees,
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-11-15
Cotton Acreage Reduced.

reduction of forty per cent in the
cotton acreage of the state this year
is shown in the ginning report just re-
leased by the census bureau. Against
PSI, 164 bales ginned in the same pc"
riod during 1916, the report shows that
only 151. 331 bales have been ginned
In some few counties, the report
shows a surprisingly heavy increase
and in others a tremendous reduc-
ton. In Robson county 1881 bales
were ginned this year against 1929
in 1916 and in Scotland 1887 more
bales were ginned this year than last.
Less than a twenty per cent crop has
ceen ginned in Halifax county this
year compared with the same period
in 1916. In Camden county only SO
bales have been ginned this year
against 1921 in 1916.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-11-15
MACHINERY FOR End
DRAFT IN OPERATION
PRESIDENT WILSON WRITES
FOREWOR DTO REGULATIONS
FOR SECOND CALL.
MAY Be MADE IN FEBRUARY
Regulations and Questions Forwarded
to Local Boards-Must be Complete
Inventory Of Qualifications Of Each
Reqistrant.

Washington.-Presid Wilson for
mally put the new machinery for the
carrying the selective draft bill into
operation with the publication OF the
foreword he has written to the regula-
ions under which the second call VIII
be made The regulations themselves
and he missionaries which more than
100000 registrants will be required
to fill out are being forwarded to local
boards but have not yet been made
public.
War Department officials estimate
that the whole process can be {" o.
pleted within 60 days. This means
that no second call will be made upon
the draft forces before the middle of
next February, as the period Of CLASH
fication will not begin until December
18th.
The president describes the new
plan of dividing all registered men not
already modified into five classes.
subject to military service by classes,
as being intended to produce "a more
perfect organization of our man
power"
THE selective principle must be
scarried to it's logical conclusion" the
President said and he added that
there must be made a complete inven-
tory of the qualifications of each
registrant in order to determine ''the
place in the military, industrial or
agricultural ranks of the nation in
which his experience and training can
hest be made to serve the common
good"
The inquiry projected in the ques-
tionaire will go deep into the qualifl-
cation of each of nearly 10 100000 men.
The success of the plan and it's compile
ton within the estimated time rests
absolutely upon the whole-hearted sup
port given by the people especially by
the doctors and lawyers Of each COM
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-11-15

Sergeant Edward M. HalyburtOn,
son of G. B. Halyburton, of Stony
Point, Alexander county, this state, is
probably now a prisoner in a German
camp. Young Halyburton, who went
to France with the first American ex-
petition, was in the first fight that
Americans had with the Germans
lover there" and was reported by
Leuteant General Pershing as among
the missing. It is assumed that he
was taken prisoner His fathers COM
ment, when a war department tele-
gram advised him that his son was
missing, was that they never took
Edward without a fight"
Sergeant Halyburt~n has been in
the regular army about eight years,
faithful service winning him promo
ton to the rank of sergeant. The
censorship forbids mentioning the
name of the regiment of which he
is a. member.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-11-15
CALLS ON PEOPLE OF STATE TO
OBSERVE WEEK FOR BIG WAR
WORK.
DISPATCHES FROM RALEIGH
DoinVs and Happenings That Mark
the Progress Of North Carolina Peo'
pie, Gathered Around the state
Capital.
Raleigh.

A proclamation was issued by Gov
er1Eor Beckett setting aside the week
OF November 11-19, as Army Y. M. c
A. War Work Campaign Week, urging
every citizen to contribute literally tC
this cause. North Cardinals allOt
ment for the campaign is $500, 900. Al
ready the state has been divided into
districts and the wheels of Organiza
ton started in district, county and city
in order that Their may be no lost mo-
ton when the campaign begins.
The proclamation by Governor Bick-
ett reads:
been called upon to contribute $780,
900 to the national fund of $35,OO0,OOO
for the support OF the Young Mems
Christian Association in the work it is
doing among our soldiers at home and
abroad.
in view OF the service being rem
dered by the army and navy war work
council for the moral and military eff
hciency of the soldiers and sailors of
our country, in training camp and at
the front, and among our allies in the
great struggle for worldwide democ-
racy;
Nov. therefore, /, Thomas Walter
Beckett. Governor of North Carolina,
do hereby set apart and proclaim No
vember 18th to 10Th, 1917, as Army Y.
VI. c. A. Wark Work Campaign Week.
During this period I earnestly urge
and request that every citizen do his
duty by contributing literally to this
cause of SAFEGUARDING and giving hap
piness to the nations youth in arms
I especially urge all pastors and
church leaders and members of
churches of all denominations and of
all creeds to cooperate in this cam
paign. 1 also earnestly request that
all people who are not members of
any church, but who believe in the
cause for which America is fighting,
devote their best energies to this cam
paign to the end that >.orth Carolina
may do it's full share of the work that
must be done in order that the ma
tiOnal fund may be raised"
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-11-15
sickett Visits Camp Sewer.

Special from Camp Sewer, s. c.
Hon. Thomas Walter Beckett, governor
OF North Carolina, was the guest of
North Carolina troops at this camp
Last Friday and Saturday. The gov
arnOr and his party were the guests
0f Brig. Gen. S. L. Faison, command
ing the 60th infantry brigade, COM
posed Of North Carolina troops. on a
"trip over the camp. At lunch the
party was entertained by Col w. S.
Minor 120th infantry (3rd North Caro-
Sinal. Among others, Col. Minors
guests were Governor and Mrs. Bick-
EFT, Gen. L. w. Young, Maj Gen. and
Mrs. c. P. TOwnsley, Brig. Gen. and
MRS. s, L. F'aison, Brig. Gen and Mrs
L. D. Tyson, Brig. Gen. G. G. Galley,
Col and Mrs. Van B. Nets, Col
and Mrs. J. T. Gardner and Col. and
airs. Albert L. Cox.
At three o'clock the Goth infantry
brigade was reviewed by the governor,
the review being held on the infantry
parade grounds. Immediately follow
ing the review the governor spoke.
Col. Albert L. Cox, commanding the
18th field artillery, formerly First
North arolina field artillery. entertain
ed at dinner in honor of the governor
This is the first visit the North
arolina chief executive has made to
Camp Sewer and he planned to re-
man over Saturday.
"The Russian collapse is the colos-
sal tragedy Of ignorance said Gov
ernOr Beckett of North Carolina A
newspaper correspondent asked Gov
ernOr Beckett, VIII chad on several oc-
casiOns said he believed the war would
end in the autumn Of 1918 If he still
believed the war woul dend next year.
81 think that I am, by all the laws
OF logic, entitled to a rehearing on
that question" he said. eat that time
had not anticipated the total col.
lapse Of Russ an military power This
revolution, which means the collapse
OF Russia, is the colossal tragedy of
ignorance. They are destroying the
very thing they ask for-peace. What
peace can they have with Germany?
What value is a peace with Germany?
The German could go into Russia cny
morning before breakfast and clean
them UP, which they would have done
had it not been for the allies.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-11-15
SERUM FOR TREATMENT r.
OF SCARLET FeVE"

Stockholm. - Announcement w.
made at a meeting of the swell e,ns
Medical society Ivy DR. Carr ,Dot.
bacteriologist at the Carollnian lD ~,
tute, OF the discovery OF a serum "a,
the treatment of scarlet fever Ia
stated that the use Of the SERUM -
reduced the mortality in the mus sor.
we're cases to II 3-6 per cent a. % ' ner
pared with a mortality of over Snich
cent in equally severe cases
were net treated with the SeFum
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-11-15
sac, 900 Worth Of Red Cross Seals.

North Carolina will be expected to
sell $4,000 worth of Red Cross Christ
mas seals this year in the program
of the American Red Cross and Ma
tional tuberculosis Association TO
treble the total Of sales for the nation
recorded last Christmas. II IS pls,--
ned to sell 100000 worth Of stamns
with which to meet the demands for
anti-tuberculosis agencies in the ma
ton. he year before the total was
$S,033. In the campaign this year, the
, mail sale plan will be largely adopted
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-11-15
Newsom Is Mavor of Durham.

Durham.-Three minutes after the
motion had been made to go into the
election Of a mayor, M. E. Newsom,
Jr., Durham merchant and former
member Of the board of aldermen,
had been elected to succeed the late
B. S. Skinner. Only one other nomi-
natin was made, that of Prof. E. c.
Brooks. He was nominated by Alder
man Tilley and received three votes.
Mr.. NewsOm received five votes.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-11-15
State College Doing Its Share.

Coincident with the great liberty
loan campaign waged so successfully
at the state college was campaign
Of equal Importance to the students
of the state college. In this campaign.
nearly IS per cent of all the students
and SO per cent Of the faculty cheer
fully contributed their part to the mil
lion dollar Friendship War Fund" be-
ing raised by the college students Of
America.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-11-15
A NORTH CAROLINA
MILL LEADS NATION
ERLANGER MILL VILLAGE STEPS
TO FRONT WITH GARDENING
RECORD.
GARDENS PRODUCE $4,000
Under Supervision Of u. S. Bureau OF
Education Eight Thousand Dollars
Have Been Saved.

! Lexington.-The Erlanger mill vii
lage steps to the front with garden
ing record that beats the United States
according to all available statistics for
the year 1917 Under the supervision
of Miss Linda Clement, a United States
department of agriculture expert, this
village entered the mill garden con-
test conducted under the eye Of DR.. Z.
P. Claxton, of the United States bureau
of education. The records have been
counted up at Erlanger and the net
results was a saving Of eight thous'
and dollars in garden truck used on
the table.
In addition to this the people of
the village have canned 14,468 quarts
of vegetables, practically all from
these gardens, and in addition 2,1O3
containers of jelly and 384 quarts of
preserves The value of the canned
stuff, at very conservative estimate
in view of present prices, is three
thousand dollars. Thus have these mill
toilers produced on WORKOUT soil, in
small back yard gardens, eleven thous-
and dollars worth Of products in one
year.
The final garden roundup was held
in the nature of an entertainment at
the village Y M. G.. A, probably the
best in a village Of the size in the ma
ton. Prizes for gardens, flower and
vegetable, were awarded to the extent
of SITS
One hundred and eighty gardens
were enrolled in the contest against
fifteen last year. J. w. Smith estab.
lished himself as champion, with pro.
ducts worth $1O2.SO grown in a small
back lot. Mrs. Burt was second with
$86. and Mr.. Freeman with $78.79 was
third. The average yield of gardens
was $45. After the prizes we're award
ed, a ten dollar gold piece was pre-
scented to Miss Clement by the garden.
ers as token of appreciation of her
work in assisting them to such a /
splendid victory over high living costs. |
u addition to her gardening work
Miss Clement has conducted a green.
house at Erlapger. which Is doing it's
full share in identifying the homes
with flowers.
So far as can be learned here, the
nearest approach to the Erlanger
recOr dwas made by two combined
mill villages in Concord, which report
10000 cans of vegetables, with no
estimate on the amount of truck used
from the gardens on the taN>s.
The town of Lexington has con.
Quoted SIMILAR contest during the past
summer and the big roundup was he'd
in the court house Friday afternoon,
with Mrs. Jane McKimmon and E. S.
as speakers. Seventy-nine
prizes of total value eof $3.50, given
by the city commissioners and Licking.
ton merchants were distributed. The
contest was inaugurated by the town
council and has been under the direc.
ton OF the county farm agents at Dav-
dson
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-11-15
ENEMY ALIENS ARE
TAKEN TO OGLETHOhT-

Baltimore-A train from BUSH.
passed through this city on its way "
Fort Oglethorpe, Ga, with 00 an.,
enemies under guard for interhm'nI.
Three Germans arrested here recent
Joined the train and were welco,T
on board by the others, who Durs' in'
the chorus of die Wacht Am Kn0i"
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-11-15

Paris.-A wireless dispatch from
Haparanda in Sweden, near the Fin
nish border, says that Premier Keren-
sky has 100000 men supporting him.
The wireless message, which escap-
ed the censorship Of the Bolsheviki by
being sent from Haparanda, says Pre-
mier Kerensky left Petrograd Tues
day for general headquarters. being
concealed in the bottom of an auto
mobile ambulance. 1t is understood
he was accompanied by General Alex
Jeff, former commander-ic-chief. and
by Foreign Minister Terestchenko.
Premier Kerensky now has 100000
men devoted to him." the dispatch con-
tinues cit is believed h is going to
Moscow to reestablish his government
there and march on Petrograd This
possibly may be unnecessary as the
latest news from Petrograd says bat
tie is going on in the streets and that
the Cossacks have joined the minimal-
lists and are mastering the maximal-
lists"
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-11-15
REVOLUTION IN RUSSIA
ON VERGE OF COLLAPSE
Troops Loyal to kerensky Are March.
inc to Capital.

Troops Loyal to kerensky Are March.
ing to Capital.
Londoa.-The Bolsheviki revolution
in Petrograd is reported to be ap-
approaching collapse. Regiments loyal
to Premier Kerensky are marching on
the capital and fighting is under way
in the city, according to reports reach
ing here from Petrograd. An organ
ization which has adopted the name
Of All-Russian committee for saving
the country and the revolution an
nounced that the defeat Of the Bolshe
Wiki movement was matter only Of
days or hours.
The town of Tsarkoe-Selo, Is miles
south of Petrograd, where former En-
peror Nicholas lived much of the time,
is said to have been captured by loyal
forces, after which the rebels retired
to Petrograd in disorder1y mobs.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-04-03
(BY UNITED PRESS)

WASHINGTON D. c. April phases Of Presidents
recommendations will be seriously considered before such sanction
Congress- Congress
must be waged to the last
The matter of extending credit the allies will probably
the president urged for the will have
objectors in both houses.
whole unanimously behind presiden.
what the president asked
ed.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-04-03

Commission today went on record as
warning the dealers that there is plen-
ty Of coal in the country and plenty
of facilities to distribute it; and that
if they fail to make their regular de-
ductions they will be answerable to the
commission New York dealers an
nounced they wouldn t make their an
nual 80 cent reduction beginning NOR
day. That was before the Commission
spoke, however.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-04-03
(BY UNITED PRESS)

WASHINGTON D. c., April 3.-The foreign relations
committee reported favoraby the
Germany and this strengthened
Stone again dissenting
The President directed ''Tha
tire naval and military
successful That United pledged
Other committees have been tentatively been considering the
to prosecute the with
The question Of espionage censoring
ing Of the German population the United States has been
ly considered by committees