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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-08-29

News aud Ols,ryer.
Before the war Germany had a
merchant feet OF about five. and
a half million tons, OF which more
than half has been destroyed or
taken, while the ships still held
up in neutral harbors leave Ger.
many with about a third OF her
merchant navy that sheihad four
years ago.
To be ready to start anew Ger.
man ship yards are said to be
building several big vessels am
ounting to about q million tons.
This would give her about half
the capacity she had on the eve
OF her commercial suicide. But
naturally the world, except Ger
many, vii! wonder what she is
building the new. ships for. Not
to sail to the United State. When
peace is declared this country
will have on its list of regis
trants every man between Is
and As years old. How many Of
them will buy German goods or
make things to sell to Germany?
How many OF the women repre-.
sented by families OF which these
men are members will buy Ger.
man stuff?
How many English will buy
German stuff? How many Cana
dians, Australians. Chinese, Ja-
panese, South Amt ricans, unless
in Mexico? What will Germany
carry in her ships? " here will she
get anything to carry? Where
will che find q market for any.
thing she has to sell, or a port
friendly enough in which to land?
When will a German ship be safe
to tie up in New York harbor or
Baltimore, or Norfolk? Peace
may say that Germany may
have reciprocal rights OF some
sort in the United States, but
what dock near men who have
been in German prisons, or gass-
ed by German armies, or injured
by German frlghtfulness, will be
Il safe place for such q ship to
lie alongside?
Germany has angered the civ
ilized world. II she thinks she is
coming back after this saturna-
liza of frightfulness to sit in the
friendly commercial councils OF
those she is doirg her utmost to
ALLEVIATE she gives further evi.
dence of her arch-stupidity. The
world has no confidence in the
German and will have no tolera-
tion for him. He may bsild
ships, but who will sail in a Ger
man ship if any other ship j.
available? Then Germany might
figure if she had as much sense
as a man with a wooden head
that the ships America is build
ing will sail in u trade that is
friendly, and be sailed by men
who are going to hustle for bus
ness for their own country. Ger.
many is going to find a lot of
predicaments that her good
sword will not get her out OF,
although it got her into them.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-08-29
Chamberlain's Tablets.

Th"se tablets are intended IS
pecially stomach trouble, lii.
iousness and constipation. II
you have any trouble of this sort
give them a trial and realize for
yourself what Il f st class n edi.
cine will do for you. They only
cost a quarter.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-08-29
lsbsrt |. Aoeeyeutt Whites.


Following is a. letter from R.
L. Roneycutt, of Battery E, 113
F. A. in France to bis mother,
which will be OF interest to Bob's
many friends in Watauga:
!, My Dear Mother: As this is
Sunday and l have aqittle leisure
time, thought about the best
way could spend it would be to
write home. l hope this finds
you we'll. l never felt better in
my life, and the nearer we get to
Berlin, the more anxious We are
to fight. We are a very busy
bunch of fellows now. The Ion
ger we are in the army the more
we learn. But you don't have
to teach things to the Dixie boys
very long. to have them learn 1t,
especially anything about fight
ing. for We all have inherited the
courage of our forefathers, We
have not lost any one out of our
battery since We started over.
We sure have enjoyed life since
we have been in France and Eng.
land. We will get more educa-
tion out OF this trip than we ev.
or could get out OF books in fif.
ty years. They have some very
beautiful farms and cities over
here, and also some good look
Ing young ladies. but as soon as
an American girl passes you can
soon see that she is not a local
product. We sure would like to
be home these pretty July days.
But as you know the kaiser's
heart is like an abcess full OF dir.
ty rotten stuff and our artillery
10 going to open it up for him.
We are doing our work as fast
and good as We can now. for in
q few days We will be praticing
on real Huns instead OF num-
mics.
Well mother | guess you have
been reading how our boys have
been hitting the line, and believe
me we will continue to do so un.
til we will have the Huns down
to where little Belgium can han.
die them, and as long as old
Battery E fights they will find
me still tacking on horse shoes.
When our boys are marching
thru Berlin with the kaiser's
head on a pole, then you can
look for ne home.
Imust close for this time; will
write more later, anil don't for
get to pray for our army, for
there are none of US perfect, so
good bye for this time.
As ever your faithful son,
ROBERT l.. HONEYCUTT
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-06-20
FIRST AMERICAN CANNON
ARE SENT TO FRANCE.

Washington, June 1.-THE first
shipment of twenty-four American
made eight-inch Howitzers, enough
to fully equip a full regiment Of
heavy artillery, has been made and
will soon be followed by others, the
house military committee was told
this morning by the war department.
TWO hundred liberty engines have
been delivered to the allies and
1000 engines to our own navy and
army. This is the high water mark
of engine production. Two hun
dred Hispano-Suiza engines for the
fast fighting planes have Teen pro-
duced and the war department Off
Gals say this eight-cylinder engine is
now coming into quantity product
ion
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-06-20
ITALY HAS new
DRIVE BY HUNS
Austrians Cross the Piave River at
Last.
ALLIES HOLD THE LINES WELL
Captured 5000 Prisoners and Drive
the Enemy Back-LittIe
Danger of Break Thru ~
Line.
ALLIES HOLD THE LINES WELL

London, June 17.-Italian head
quarters, according to an official re-
port received here, claims the cap
ture of three thousand prisoners in
the battle now going on on the Ital-
ian front.
The Austrian troops who pene-
trated the line held by the British
on the Italian front have been
driven back and the British line has
been completely re-established.
This announcement is made TODAY
in the official statement issued by
the war office on the operations in
Italy.
Vienna (via London) June IT.
Ten thousand Italian, English and
French prisoners have been taken
by the Austrians in their great Of
fensive, according to the official
communication from headquarters
Today. The Piave River has been
crossed.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-06-20
TO TRAIN ALLIES
IN THIS COUNTRY
May Have Foreign Stations Next
Year.
RAISE DRAFT AGE TO As YEARS
Secretary Baker Favors 1t and Leg
islation Will Probably be
Introduced in this
Session.
RAISE DRAFT AGE TO As YEARS

Washington, June 19.-Congress
is to be asked by the War Depart
ment for an appropriation to provide
training facilities in this country for
forces other than American troops.
This was learned authoritatively to-
day, but it was said that no definite
project has been discussed, nor has
the matter reached the point where
it has been the subject of diplomatic
communication.
The natural assumption is that
any troops to be trained here would
come from some one of the nations
in the Western Hemisphere who
have Joined the countries at war
with Germany.
Congress may be asked at this
session to extend the draft age so as
to include men from 18 to As.
Provost Marshal General Crowder,
who says that the draft age must be
extended up and down unless the de-
ferred classes of present registrants
are to be invaded to satisfy immi-
nent demands for soldiers is in
favor of that legislation.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-06-20
CAPPER ORDERS LOAFERS
TO WORK OR GO TO JAIL.

Topeka, June 19.-Governor Cap
per sent an order to the mayors of
all Kansas towns and cities today di-
recting them to lock up all L. w. w.
agitators, Migrants and hoboes who
may reach their cities and who re-
fuse to go to work at once The
governor said that nothing should be
allowed to interfere with the peace
full harvesting of the wheat crop and
Kansas has no time to waste listen
ing to agitators.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-06-20
ITALIAN DRIVE
IS HALTING NOW
Austrians Not Able to Make Head
way.
PINcERs NOT WORKING WELL
Allied Troops Hold Lines Along En-
tire Front-Seem to he Cap
able OF Standing the
Strain.

Rome, June 19-The Austrian
pincers are not closing upon Italy
with the precision OF last October,
when they forced back the Italian
armies on wide fronts. In fact. they
do not seem to be closing al all
The upper jaw in the Venetian
Alps is stalled under the resistance
of the British, French and Italian
forces, and the neither one seems to
lack the force necessary to bring It
across the Piave River and push
back the italian troops which are
clogging its path.
In the Alps the Austrlans have
been unable further to advance their
lines since their initial onslaught
last week. Everywhere from the
Asiago Plateau sector eastward to
the Piave River all their attacks |
have quickl been repulsed by the |
Allied troops who. in their turn,
have delivered counter attacks, re-
gained lost terrain, inflicted heavy
casualties on the enemy and taken
a considerable number of prisoners
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-06-20
WHEAT PRICES TO
BE CHANGED NOW
Grain Dealers 10 BE Given More
Chance.
FEW CENTS HIGHER LIKELY
Fight Increase 10 BE Allowed to the
Wheat GroweT-Millers to
Have More Restrictions
on Handling.

Kansas City, June ia letter
from Herbert Hoover says wheat
prices will be advanced a few cents
bushel to Offset the increased
freight rates.
The price paid the farmer by the
grain dealer in the districts handled
through Chicago is $500 a bushel;
Minneapolis, $2.17 a bushel; Omaha
and Kansas City $2.15 a bushel and
for each bushel of wheat sold the
farmer receives the price quoted less
the freight from the shipping point
to the dealer. In order TO enable the
farmer to still obtain his usual
profit on shipment the prices paid
him for bis product must advance in
proportion.
A meeting Of traffic experts has
been called for some central point, |
probably Chicago or New York. to
determine the increase to be made
Wheat millers in the United
States will have to hustle for a liv-
Ing under the regulations tentatively
proposed by the Food Administra-
ton for handling this years crop of
wheat The plan, in brief. is to fix
4 maximum price for -four, based on
/ reasonable milling profit on the
guaranteed minimum price of wheat,
md then turn the business of mer-
the wheat crop over to
he millers and grain dealers, per-
hitting them to compete for the
business. The effect of this plan
will be to keep wheat little above
he guaranteed price and narrow the !
largin of profit in milling; and un- |
II a stock of wheat is accumulated q
t market centers and in mills, COM I
etition is likely to keep the milling I
largin so small that only the best
quipped mills will be able to make /
ny profit.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-06-20
New Rate on Export Freight.

Washington, June 19.-New rates
on export and import freight on a
basis of something over rs per cent
increase over existing rates was or
dered today by the Railroad Admin
istration to become effective next
July Is. This modifes the recent
rate order which cancelled existing
export and import tariffs and sup
piled domestic rates to that traffic.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-06-20
LOUISIANA SENATE FAVORS
LETTING PEOPLE DECIDE

Baton Rouge, la, June ia
house resolution providing for ref
erendum at the election next fall on
a state constitutional amendment
granting suffrage to women, was
adopted today by the Louisiana state
senate, 20 to II. President Wilson
urged submission of the question to
the people in recent letter to the
state assembly.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-06-20
Austria Wants Peace.

London, June 14.-In a recent
memorandum issued by the Austrian
Mems Democratic League, 1.-THE inn
mediate opening of peace negotia-
lions in a neutral country" is de-
manded. Other demands voiced in
this memorandum are "The demo-
cratization of the Austrian constitu-
ton and immediate consideration of
the laws proposed by various lesser
nationalities in Austria-Hungary."
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-06-20
PALACE TO BE
USED AS A WAR HOSPITAL.

sayvile, N. Y, June 19.-Idle
Hour, the beautiful Long Island
country estate of William K. Van
derbilt. offered some time ago as a
site for war hospital for American
has been accepted by the
federal government The large
buildings are being dlsmantled and
re arranged by government work
men for conversion into a hospital
unit.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-06-20
Two Kansans Killed.

Washington, June 1.-THE army
casualty list today contained fifty
seven names divided as follows:
Killed in action, 81; died of wounds,
10; died of accident, /; wounded
severely, 16.
Two Kansas boys. George w. Hill,
of Burr Oak, and William H. Stone,
of Ogden, were killed in action.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-06-20
Army Officer Under Arrest.

Washington, June 19.-The trial
of the governments pursuit of illegal
proffteers on war contracts today
led to the arrest in New York of
Lieut.. James c. Staley, a reserve
army officer, on charge of accept
ing money from the Truefit Raincoat
Company OF New York for a con-
tract which he promised to procure.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-06-20
ALASKA HAS TWO MONTHS
TO REGISTER THE MEN.

Washington, June 19.-President
Wilson in a proclamation today fixed
the period between 7 a. m. July 2,
and 8 p m. September b for the
registration for military duty o. men
in Alaska who have reached their
since September 2, 1917.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-06-20
A Woman Gives Out
Important Secrets

Madame Langford, well known beauty
specialist, in recent interview told the
secrets of her success in improving the COM
piexion. She says: The average man has a
better complexion than woman of same age
men use lots of soap and water in shay
ing and the massaging necessary prevents
wrinkles, etc. Women are too apt to de-
pend on a casual washing with cold water,
then try to cover up defects with powder
and rouge and this makes the complexion
worse. She must give the skin careful
attention at night-sleeping with powder,
dust and CRIME of the day on the face will
soon coarsen the finest skin and cause
various complexion troubles Use a soft
wash cloth, rubbed on Velvetina Complexion
Soap and warm water, and after cleansing
the soft, oily Velvetina Massage, using
an upward and outward movement with the
finger tips, working out impurities from
the pores of the skin. This treatment soon
produces marvellous results. Then in the |
apply Velvetina Vanishing Cream |
and Velvetina Face Powder to protect the |
delicate surface of the skin from the sun
and wind and this gives the whole secret
If perfect complexion for women, ADJ.
G. e. Northcraft & Co.
Troup 4 Leonard,
Druggists.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-06-20
TO CREATE A UNITED STATES
HIGHWAY COMMISSION

Washington, June 19.-Creation
of the United States highway eoun-
ell in which all functions of govern
ment agencies having control over
street and highway construction will
be co-ordinated, was announced to-
day by the Department of Agricul-
ture. The council was formed pri-
marily to keep in touch with the
various state highway commissions
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-06-20
HUNS THINK THEY CAN
DEMAND PEACE.

Washington, June l9.-As evil
dence of the arrogant tone now
adopted by the German press in dis
cussion OF peace an official dispatch
received today quotes the Berlin
Kreuz Zeitung as urging the govern
ment to initiate negotiations for
peace and saying 1--WE need not offer;
we can begin by exacting, having
the upper hand"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-06-20
BOOZE MAKERS ARE CHARGED
AS BEING DISLOYAL

Washington. June 19.-Wayne R.
Wheeler, general counsel of the
Anti-Saloon league, today charged
the liquor interests with disloyalty
and accused them of supplying
money to promote pro-German pro-
paganda in the United States.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-06-20
BREAD RATION IN VIENNA
HAS BEEN LOWERED.

London, June 19.-The bread ra-
ton for the city of Vienna has been
lowered from 1860 to $50 grams
(less than " pound) weekly &C
cording to a Copenhagen dispatch to
the Exchange Telegraph Company.
This decision, ii was added, has be-
come necessary because of the
Ukraine fiasco.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-06-20
swatting a Food Hog.

Washington, June 17.-Drs Fran
els S. Nash, a medical director in the
navy, was fined $1,000 today in the
District of Columbia Supreme Court,
after entering a plea of nolo con-
tendere to a charge of unlawfully
boarding food stuffs.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-06-20
MORE LOANS TO BELGIUM
AND ENGLAND

Washington, June 1.-THE treas
ury today extended new credits OF
$175, 100000 to Great Britain, and
100000 to Belgium. This brought
total credits to the Allies of 1884,
$4,000, including $3,170,000, 900
to Great Britain and $l21,55O,OO0
to Belgium.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-06-20
SENATE PASSED BILL TO
OPEN 80 MILLION ACRES.

Washington, June ia bill by
Senator Ashurst, of Arizona, open
ing about 30,OO0,O00 acres of west
ern Indian reservation lands to pri-
yate development, upon royalty
basis, for minerals needed in the war
was passed today by the senate and
now goes to the house.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-06-20
NEW RULING FOR REGISTRA-
TION OF FEMALE ALIENS

Female enemy aliens, who belong
to any religious sect or order requir-
ing the wearing of a special head
dress as part of the religious habit
must furnish photographs of them
selves wearing the head dress, ac-
cording to instructions received by
the registration board.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-06-20
TROOPS TO FRANCE UNTIL
GERMANS ARE OUTNUMBERED

Washington, June 15.-The pur-
pose of the United States to send
men and materials to France until
ANY temporary inequality of force
is entirely overcome" was reiter-
ated by President Wilson today.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-06-20

Lima, Peru, June 15.-The Peru
Wan government, through its mill
tary forces, has taken possession of
the German vessels interned at
Callao.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-06-20

For any itching skin trouble,
piles. eczema, salt rheum, hives,
itch, scald head, herpes, scabies.
Doan's Ointment is highly recon-
mended. 60c at all stores.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-06-20

Heavy, impure blood makes q
muddy, pimply complexion, head
aches' nausea, indigestion. Thin
blood makes you AK, pale and
slckly. For pure blood. sound diges-
ton, use Burdock Blood Bitters.
1925 at all stores.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-06-20

For g mild, easy action Of the
bowels, try Doan's Regulets, q mod
ern laxative. zoe at all stores.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-06-20

Clean old papers for sale at this
office; Sc a bundle.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-06-20

Clean old papers for sale At thA
affics: Sc q bundle.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-06-20

*7.05am S32am l0.46a m
&C. 30am II. 10pm 3.O5pm 4.l3p m 6.OOpm
43O'' 81 S19"
'Daily. fDaily except Sunday. +Sunday
Only.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-06-20
For Busy Mothers.

That it is good for all of us to he
alone once in while is truth thae
is growing fast among sensible women.
More and more are we hearing of the
"quiet hour imposed by busy mothers
in homes not only for themselves hut
also for their growing boys and girls.
The "quiet hour means certain
fine every day set apart for mother.
hov and girl to sit down with book or
toy and keep perfectly still.
The mind, temper and body all de-
uond and are better for one hour OF
ouiet through the day 1t may be spent
~ roo1inr or looking out the window
or taking a nap. Try tt',mothers' who
have not done so. Take one hour from
your busy day and rest.--Exchange.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-06-20
Sensible Table Discourse.

Speaking Of autobiographic recipes
for domestic use, there's nothing bet
ter than Benjamin Franklin's descrip-
ton of how the table was managed by
his father when he was a boy. "At
this table he took care to have some
sensible friend to converse with and
he always started useful topic OF
discourse which might Improve the
minds of his children. BY this means
he turned our attention to the proper
conduct Of life and no critical notice
was ever taken of the victuals on the
table-whether they were cooked well
or Ill, whether they were in season or
out of season. Thus was brought up
to be quite Indifferent as to the kind
Of food that was set before me and to
this day If am asked after dinner TO
tell what have dined upon l am
scarce able to tell"
Catoctin clarion., 1918-06-20

Russell Sealey was not In cheerful
frame of mind that night.
"Whats the matter, old man?" ask
ed Ogden. Has Mollie refused you
again?"
"Yes, she has. She simply doesn't
care anything about me-that's all"
Look here, Russ, do you want me
to give you piece of adviceT
81 don't want you to, but you can
fire ahead if you want to-"
"Well, then, you are all wrong in
this matter. The whole trouble is that
Mollies too sure of you-yOu've never
kept her guessing at all. Now, what
you want to do is to so away for a
while and leave her alone. Then you'll
find out whether or not she cares any.
thing about you--it's the only way you
ever will, either"
81 suppose might go off for lille
do you believe there's any chance of
my getting a job in the army? I'm
over the draft age, but I've wan Dl
to enlist with the engineers fcS
long time. I'd go in minute ~,
but | don't think 1t would do any eDa
us far as Mollle is concerned,'
you leave Mollie to ME. Pm AIRg
to be the doctor in this case ana 6y
prescription Is not TO see Mollie al all
for the present-it may be hard, bat I
think 1t will pay in the end. What do
you sayT
"That I'll try it at least. I'll call off
nv date for tomorrow to begin with"
The next afternoon Mollle received
n note from Russell which caused her
to frown slightly.
Dear Mollie lawfully sorry | Il We
to break our engagement for toni ut,
but something quite unexpected las
come I'D and I'll have to attend t. it.
Hone to see you soon. Take god
care of yourself
"RUSSELI.."
This was the shortest and decid, ly
the coolest note that MOllie had ever
received from Russell, and she did lot
like It at all. He had not even t"id
her what the important thing was ;nd
she really wanted very much to know.
She would probably hear the next
day.
But she heard nothing at all from
Russell for three weeks, and she began
to feel very low in her mind about
things in general. She had not known
that the absence Of anyone could make
such a hopeless gap in her life. And
then she received note from Mrs.
Ogden asking her to come to fare
we'll dinner for Russell. This was the
last straw.
81 won't go to any farewell dinner
stormed Molle. "He never even told
me he was going sway, and won't
got"