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Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1918-04-17
We2thar Forecast For April 1918.

From 10 to II fair, cool by
sh overs west mostly threat niGg
east.
From II to % fair, slightly
cl.angeabIe and cool, thunder
storms northwest and sou 5b
threatening some east.
From 26 to ! ay 3rd some
cb tngeable by heavy storms
west and north, threatening
sn w northeast.
April cool and frosty along
halls around, short storms .
heavy west north and south;
some snow threatening north
east mostly. Lots Of c2ol threat
nin4 dry for April. Fruit wi
stand slim chances.
April 3rd. HENRY REID, R 3,
Salisbury, N. G.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1918-04-17
China GROVE SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT.
Dr. ". A. Lambeth and 0. Max Gardner
Among the Speakers.

The China Grove Graded
school and High school com.
n1encement begins Friday eve
ning. April 10Th, at $50 with a
recital given by Miss Ada Stir
walt.
Saturday evening at Sis there
will be a debate by pupils of the
High school and music by Miss
Ada Stlrwalt's pupils. There
will be an admission of Sc and
loc to this entertainment, the
proceeds are to be given to the
local Red Cross Chapter.
Sunday at $50 p m, the baca-
Iauerate sermon will be preached
by Rev W A Lambeth of
Salisbury.
Monday at $3.50, play entitled
"Dlamonds and Hearts," will be
5}ven by High school pupils.
Tuesday evening at 2 p. m. a
atrlotic program given by the
:rinary and Junior grades. Tues
i'y evening, at SIS, Hon. O
lax Gardner, will deliver the
,tlncipal address in the High
:chool auditorium.
Wednesday a m at 1870 COM
deuCement exercises.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1918-04-17
JOHN NJ, EIOREHEaD 70 OPPOSE SIMMONS.
VI. P, BynHm, Endorsed For Chief Justice.
Others Selected For Places on Ticket.
Greensboro News }

!
Circumscrlbed by the prim ary
law, North Carolina Republican
in convention here yesterday
could not nominate, they merel,
could indorse and recommend
Despite the removal Of power
from the convention significant
party history was made. A plat
fVtm accepted by the delegate;
as solid and sound was adopted
unanimously and men were
named as the delegates choice
for the important places on the
ticket.
The recommendations of the
convention to the primary fol
low:
For the Senate. John Motely
MoTehead, of Charlotte.
For chief justice of North
Carolina William P Bynum of
Greensboro.
For Associated justices, Judge
Il t Starbuck of e, inston Salem
tnd H F sewall, of Carthage.
For corporation commissioner,
j Jenkins of Silver City.
The convention recommended
careful selection OF candidates
for Congress III each district:
and gave the same advice in re
>pect to rhesch0osing Of men to
run for the judgeships in the
s,ate judicial system open this
year and for the solicitorship of
all the - districts. The indorse-
n1eot Of the districts conventions
choice i'll each case is 10 receive
sbe sea, OF Tie State executive
co3:tHj3toe
l'h- executive COMMITTEES was
elected and men were named for
the party club in eastern and
Wester1 North Carolina. By &C
c:aanatjon Frank A Linney of
Boone Watauga county, was re-
elected state chairman, aud the
convention wanted to show sinli-
l#r approval of Gillian Grissom,
OF Greensboro, secretary, but it
was pointed out that the com
nlttee must name its own secre.
tarv.
A H Price was named as a
member of the Republican club
from Salisbury.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1918-04-17
WCHEN'S LIBERTY Loan Committee.
The County is now Thorauehly Organized and
Systematic Efforts VIII be Made

Today, this government Of ours
must have money. We must buy
bonds. and they want Liberty
Bond in every home in Rowan,
County.
a third Liberty bond is the
direct oblig alton of the United
States bearing interest at 4 4 pei
yable semi annually, is free
from the local taxes and natures
in zen years. 1t is the safest in
We tment IN the worl, and as
sures our soldiers the comforts
we want them to have.
The county organization Of the
Wonen's Third Liberty Loan
Committee, cOnsits of The follow
ing: Mrs J D Norwood, county
chairman, Mrs ] D ieilig, vice
chairman. y iss <5ary Henderson,
ch airman for the city Of Sails
bury.
The women of Rowan have
perfected an organization for the
thi:d Liberty Loan cam mpaigu
that will assure the quota allotted
to the county
In all our preceding wars sue
cess has been due largely to The
heroic efforts aud sacrifice OF our
women. Today they are willing
to put forth the same efforts and
make the same sacrifices whicit
Our mothers did.
They waut their SONS and
brothers to 90 across the seas
with every comfort that warm
clothes and bi l1Eets couid civ.
them, they want heu1 t>ctcd
FROM disease by every art known
to modern science. They want
them supplied with necessary
guns and ammunition. THY
want them equipped, fed and
clothed in manner that is wor,
thy Of cur great nation
Mrs J K Dorset, Spencer.
do w J Swjnk, China Grove.
do W Peeler, Rock well,
Lille Shaver, Gold Hill.
r B Edwards, Lands.
do John Lyerly, Granite Quar-
ry.
do H Pee1er, Faith.
do Clarence Roseboro, Cleve-
land.
do / T Bailey, Woodleaf.
Miss Annie Fowler, South
River.
MrsFrark Thomson. Franklin.
do Z A Kluttz, KIuttz. school,
do E J Rosenan. Barber.
MissFannie Goodman, Mt Ul1a
Mrs Whit Graham.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1918-04-17
Nature Cures, The Doctor Takes the Fee.

There is an old saying, "That
Nature cures. the doctor takes
the fee,' but as everyone knows
you can help Nature very much
and thereby enable it to effect a
cure in much less time than is
usually required. This is partic
ularly true of colds. Chamber
lain S Cough Remedy relieves the
lungs, liquliies the tough mu-
Gus and aids in its expectoration,
aiiays the cough anda ids nature
in restoring the system TO a heal
thy condition
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1918-04-17
HOTEL. KEEPERS TO TOE The line.
Some New Rulings by the Food Administrator.
Chicken OIi3f Re13a|9l.

r leigh, A pril 15.-The Foo(
Administration today announced
that manufacturing CORRECTION
ers, soft drink establishments
bakers or other users OF sugar OF
-four or other manufacturer oi
the less essential sugar and flour
products which have started ii
business since January | will be
cut off from any further supplies
of flour or sugar unless their CO
operations are approved by the
food Administration at Washing
| ton.
The hotel and restaurant men
Of North Carolina who have not
been observing the conservation
program of the Food Administra
ton, will be required to walk the
chalk line from now on.
A number of North Carolina
hotel men, with severa! hundred
other important hotel men OF the
country, have pledged themselves
to Danish wheat products from
their bills OF fare uutil next har-
vest. The Food Administration
does not think that it is fair to
the hotels and restaurants that
are cooperating, to th> house,
holds that are cooperating, and
least of all fair to Our soldiers
and the soldiers of OUR Allies in
Europe, 10 allow any uupatriotic,
scifintercsted, Establishments to
disregard the program, and the
State Food Administrator Henry
A Page has addressed d frank,
vigorous letter to the hotels and
restaurants in the State which S
Designed TO secure their i1nmedi-
4le and rigid observance OF the
clt1re conservation program.
In his letter 10 the hotel and
and restaurant men. Mr. Page de-
clareS:
"Yon are required to rigidly
observe whcatieSs ondays and
Wednesdays, and at least cne
wheatless nleal each day. On
these wheatless days and at
wheatless meals no wheat prod
uCts CT any sort
should be served. not even Vic
tory bread, because Victory
bread contains up to IS per cent
of wheat flour. Al every meal,
corn noal or other cereal products
should be served in preference to
other wheat products, and bis
cults or wheat bread should be
served only when they are specili
ca1!y requested, As above stated
the utmost caution in tbs
use of fats aud sugar is also re.
quired,
The far famed Hen and pull
ct order Of zthe Food Admin
stration which t,c Came effective
Z 1bruary 1st aud which was de
signed to prevent the slaughter
Of laying stock during the heavy
laying and breeding season has
accomplished its purpose so we'll
that the Food Administration
has amended the order to make
it expire Friday uight the 19,h in
stead Of the 5Olh instant. The
order has resulted in att increase
of several million dozen to the
egg supply of the country.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1918-04-17

it Resolved That | endorse
my candidacy and invite all
the sorehAad>, Bolsh evikis.
di@gruntled rainbow chas4rs
aDd mucl2rA'' rs 10 join ne in
a game Of g:3i PING toe dev !
around the <:'f.1o and | will
show y0u H1~ ,ot 10 10 Th~t
I promise 5o do shon:I | g+t
attached to~yonr Uncle Sam
uel's feed trough,
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1918-04-17

ways been wisely and economi.
>2lly handled by competent Dem
ooratic officials in such a way
.es to make Rowan county one of
the foremost counties in North
Carollna, be it
Resolved by this Convention
assembled that the Democratic
administration of Rowan county
be, and the same is hereby
heartily indorsed and a continu
alton recommended.
We bring before our party the
especial demands and the needs
Of the farmers of North Caro-.
ina in the convic ton that all
that serves them serves oil the
people. We recommend that
the State follow up it's increas
ingly useful work of inspection,
education, and instruction, with
aid to IL system of rural credits,
designed to enable the produc
ers Of this kind of wealth, to
manage their enterprises at the
lowest possible rate of interest
aud to market their products to
the best advantage. We urge
our Representatives in Congress
to up hold the the President in
his plan to aid our farmers in
the matter of rural credits.
We recommend the encourage
mont of studies in practical
agriculture in our free schools.
We urge the building of good.
roads throughout the State and
the encouragement Of our farm
ers in the splendid progress
which they are making in the i'm
proved conditions of country
life.
We demand every possible
safeguard for the health of the
people of the State, and that
the Government of the State
shall be at all times responsive
to the needs, demands, and hap
piness of our people.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1918-04-17
DEMOCRATS ELECT new CHAIRMAN.
Cofnty Convention Held April 9Th in Court
House. Small Attendance.

house. small H[Iel1anGG.
The Rowan County Demo
ratio Conven ton was held il
the court house Aprils 9th, Will
Chairman W H Woodson wa,
has ably served the party fol
ten years, presiding. After The
meeting was regularly opened
Nr Woodson asked that J .
Norwood, vice president of the
Peoples National Bank, be elect
ed by acclamation This was
done and Mr. Norwood then took
charge and the business of the
convention was proceeded with.
1t seemed to have been agreed
by the few present, that one
delegate, one alternate, and any
other democrat in ''good stand
ing," be named to attend the
State, Congressional and judi
cial conventions.
Hayden Clement, Esq, the
present solicitor OF this judicial
district was endorsed for renom
inati0n and election: and Wal
ter >5urphy, Esq, was endors
ed for Congress. Murphy, ii is
said, was called for. and infiict-
ed upon the audience one Of his
usual il effectu1l, unWise, un-
democratic and egotl stical ha-
r4ngUes.
a sci Of resolutions pro oably
dictated If not written by MUIR
ply, were offered and adopted.
] hey are as follows:
AdI1iaist.rga3 5 War Policy Endorsed,
Whereas Cur nation has been
forced into Jue greatest World
w5ar in history by the intoller-
ant oVerb caring attitude Of
Germany N making war upon
all neoafaIs, in deoying US the
{: + /. Z - - -s.s - 72s, ~ :
Us free government and in
numbering our citizens and
whereas. the United States has
been compelled to fight for
world peace, and our great and
wise President has dedicated
our lives and our fortunes and
everything we are and every
thing that we have for the prin-
cipjes that gave this nation birth
and happiness and the peace
which We have treasured;
Now therefore, be it resolved
that we hereby unanimously ap-
prove Of the course our govern
meut has taken IN a determina-
tion to fight for the principles of
freed0m and llb5rty until Prus
Si9DIsm is crushed and conquer
ed aud is no longer q menace to
our civilization.
b. it turther resolved that
We heartily indor~e the attitude
O. our National Goverum ent ana
our State Government in it's
tight for the principles Of de
mocracy and liberty and a per
peiuation of this republican
form Of government.
We indorso our County, State
and National Government as
wise, capable and efiaient and
Q elc2 our nnanim0us support
there ts. W. 3I@ proud Of the
fact that nany Of our Rowa n
county boys are now fighting in
the battle6elds Of France, and
we hereby enthusiastically
pledge them our full co-opera
ton, aid and assistance.
We denounce as unpatriotic
aud undemocratic any effort
made at this time to stir up
strife OF Torment djscord among
our people. Aud whereas the
affairs of Rowan county have al
%z4.ss-z E4ar a-~z-a
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1918-04-17
The MURPHY ENDORSE HEYT.
H3 Has Decided to Take the Job Of Congress-
man. Subjects Take Notice.

The Democratic Convon,
tom took 4 departure I + 0 L
/ Democratic pgiucipIes at it,
recent convention when ii
ErOc6eded to indOrse candi>
dates before The citizens had a
chance TO express their wish :
IS, and then it went farther
when it attempted 10 resoIufe
" alter Murphy into t. !
p2llnarys S choice before such
primary has been held. This
may be politics but ii won't
pro1uCe a strong party.
hoy way the resolutions as
passed are not correct, poli~
tteally or otherwise, and we
VII take the liberty to give
tenn their proper ing, to
v it:
Resolved, by me, Walter
f!.uryhy, tbs perpetual cam
didate and would-be permae
neat occupant of The public
cnD, being ln convention as
sambled, that,
Where as, | being t b 9
greatest 2idapp8r that ever
hcHped i"to Bull Frog Lake.
3"d expecting to hold a pnb>
he office all my lite regarI~
less OF the rights and marj
Of others, have decided .4
take tue congress nanship oI
lujS, The eighth district, and,
" heraaS, nowinaoever, con-
$ 41dntly, having lived eX,
e esljngjy vaI. { the public
CRIB for twenty-five years
more OF less, having grown
IL end wali>+o~0) on fnrrI
bucks per day I9r period Of
50 days bi~anuua!iy, having
therefore earned the right to
take auY jJo at any time AID
l0!' it as long a. | wish re-
paIdiess OF ice fast that 9TH
0rs just as deserving have
never been recognized in any
manner, and being TIE fittest
person / know CT to draw the
salary; | will give my subs
joots fair notice of my inten~
tluns that they may have
time to rap9nt, that | will
noW tell them Of such THINGS
as (nay assist me in dacalv ng
them and, when | get next 10
tEo pay counter I will do is |
please as my previous record.
the only guide that they
h a V g, Indicates, knowing
that a:tions speak louder
than words: of course every
bOdy knows Of my ''extjnr
qnisled" ability and that |
have ni@r5pr6sented the dar>
ling cd county Of Rowan on
numerous occasions, thar |
am going to do something no
one else in the district ever
did, which Is to be lOyai to
my couutry atd the Demo-
cratic party q have .. p;;;enG
right on that as intarprotea
by me: you may look at my
charming cOuntenance, re-
111ct on my numerous successes
ful business and professional
undertakings and, remember
| am telling you these things
for your own good that / am
not asking fDr jha job because
| merit it or that | care to
serve you, but because | have
the desire to satisfy my per-
sonal am billions and need the
money, the job therefore be-
ing Jnlne by divine right, CT
b"caus1 the jjCu0r Interests
need my vote
n W, therefore, having
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1918-04-17
Murphy Endorsed For CONGRESS.

Whereas, Our fellow county
man, Walter Murphy, pre- sent
speaker Of the State House of
Representatives, is candidate
for the Democratic nomination
for Congress in the 9th Congress
sional District, and,
Whereas. His twenty five
years of unselfsh service to his
State and his party and his pre-
eminent fitness for the office to
which he asplres entities him to
consideration; and knowing that
he will represent the District
faithfully and with the same
credit and distinguished ability
with which he has represented
our good County of Rowan in the
past, in our own Legislature,
and will be loyal to his country,
and the Democratic Administra
ton;
Now, Therefore, Be it Resolv
ed thst his own County unqali
hedly endorse his candidacy and
asks the loyal Democrats of the
81h District TO do the same and
Itnd their energies and efforts
to secure his nomination and
election.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1918-04-17

Drive~ Out n .asia, Builds Up System
= Clo Standard ees;"rs-. :-"el.a ing tocic,
GROtE..S / - IELES>s chil4 TONIC, drives out
Malaria, ,enriches the blood, and builds up thesys
TEN. A true tonic. For adults and children. eQc
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1918-04-17

Buy a Liberty Bond and help
win the war, every little help,
The Washington times., 1918-06-15
". S. S. WORKERS
SOLICIT MEMBERS
FOR $1,000 CLUB

4 eom1llEtSe under the leadership
Sf Milton z. Allies has inaugurated an
intensive campaign TO bring within
the membership OF the $1,000 club
composed Of holders OF war savings
stamps to that amount, practically
every business house and corporation
In the District The purpose Of the
movement Is to MI the quota OF stamp
sales assigned to the District in the
drive which comes TO an end on the
2Sth Of this month.
The American Security and Trust
Company, Lansburgh Bro. and the
Riggs National Bank have announced
their readiness to cooperate in the
movement, and have made subscrip-
tions. Another effective plan has
been put into effect by Hecht & Co.
and Saks & Co. in the organization OF
thrift clubs among the employees OF
those firms. Practically every en-
ploye has pledged himself to pur-
chase from one TO four thrift stamps
each week, which are placed in the
employees envelope in lieu OF their
face value in cash.
Encouraging reports were received
at q meeting Of the District War Saw
inEs Stamps Committee yesterday
from the eleven district chairmen
who have charge OF the canvass Of
the entire city in behalf OF the two
weeks war stamps drive. It was de-
cided 30 extend the drive for another
week. in order to fully complete the
District quota
The Washington times., 1918-06-15
ny BERT FORD.
international News Service staff
CorrespOndent.

Correspondent.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY AT
THE MARINE, June 10 CnighO.-rhe
steady progress Of the Americans In
the sector Of BeIleau wood and. Bour-
.s.bes has cut the Chateau Thierry
yillers-Cotterets railway line which
vas previously in German hands.
Information obtained from German
nrisoners- one -Prussian captain In
particular, as well as from other
sources. shows that the German at-
tack this morning was an Imposing
operation.
Snecially trained storm troops who
bad beeu carefully rehearsed, were
hrouRht IN from General Won Bellows
divisions to partake in the assault
and the men were under orders TO IN
fict a decisive defeat on the .Ameri-
cans as IL was recognized their NOR
ale and confidence had been Infinitely
raised by their continued successful
progress.
In strong Positions.
The enemy found the Americans In
strong natural positions, but the Ger
mans were bountifully supplied with
machine guns and flame projectors.
Artillery in adjoining sectors were
ordered to concentrate a destructive
hre for several hours.
The Germans were found to be car
rying six days rations and a tremen-
dous amount OF machine-gun ammunt'
ton. They had figured on stoTming
Belleau wood and Bouresches, on dig
rinE in there and upon holding to the
positions until they were consolidated
with the old lines.
Krupp guns were moved up to sup
port the operation. The attack was
utterly crushed at Relleau wood
French and American artillery blasted
the ground beneath the feet OF the
attackers.
Foe Losses Heavy.
The Germans lost very heavily, not
only from the cannon fire but from
the continuous blasts from the Amer
| lean machine guns. To the eastward
/ the Germans succeeded in debouchinI
/ from the Bouresches railway station
penetrating along a sunken road
After American machine gunners hsC
/ poured in a withering fire the Ameri
| can infantry debOuched from tn,
I
The Washington times., 1918-06-15
AN ANCIENT FOOD
HOARDER IS TEXT
OF SUNDAY SERMON

washington will turn out in force
tomorrow to attend the open-air serv-
ices which will be held at 5 o'clock
on the Ellipse, south of the White
House, and which will be repeated
every Sunday afternoon during the
summer. Government officials and
clergymen of various denominations
will take part in these. exercises.
which will be accompanied by the
singing of patriotic and camp songs
and hymns.
The Rev. Arnim A. Holzer. son OF
Rabbi Holzer, will preach at the First
Baptist Church tomorrow morning on
''The United States in Prophecy"
a'NatIOnaI AnEelus.r
"The National AngeIus" will be the
topic Of the sermon to be preached by
the Rev. Charles Wood az the eve
ming services at the Church Of the
The Washington times., 1918-06-15
AMERICANS HURL'
BACK ENEMY WITH.
CASUAL TIES.

ruins bf Bouresches village and swept
the station at the point OF the bayo-
net. Many German bodies were
found along the road, transfixed with
the cold steel. Not a single American
was bayonetted.
German machine gunners abandoned
their weapons and fed. Minenwerfer
SQUADS threw down their mine throw
ers and took to their heels, rushing
across the feld that bordeFed the
road. Later they were rounded up
there.
ThrouEhout today German batteries
maintained q harrassing drumnEe
against the American positions. 1t
was exasperating, but a complete fail
ure so far as results were concerned.
Men Lied To.
German prisoners reveal that Ger
man officers have been feeding their
men with wild stories about the al
lies being finished" The officer de.
scribed the killing OF Germans in the
recent battles on the western front
as a slaughter"
Frenchmen who have witnessed the
Americans in their successful combats
north Of Chateau Thierry, on the
Marne front, are enthusiastic over
them. This is a description that one
gave of the American methods:
Baseball has made the Americans
the premier grenade throwers Of thu
world. / saw Americans, at a giveI
signal, shower grenades unerringl!
ninety feet at a line OF German hel
NETS peeping above a shallow trench
Later the trench was found to b,
filled with dead. Also football hai
made natural strategists Of the Amer
lean officers.
The poilus are fred with enthusi
asm at the way the Americans go int,
battle. They lunge forward, yellinl
like saYages. and they are gluttOn
for bayonet fighting. The cold stee
has no terrors for them. They ar
proud OF their wounds. They know
what 1t Is to be a German prisoner
and they fight to the death rathe
than surrender. They are dead shots
and there is no danger that they ar
afraid to expose themselves. TIL
Germans are open mouthed with as
| constituent at these veterans frOr
/ America"
The Washington times., 1918-06-15
WIFE SAYS HUBBY
WAS WITH EVE IN
FIG-LEAFLESSEDEN

NEW YORK, June l5.-"Thsre was
such a scene as might have been in
the Garden Of Eden, only there were
no trees" was the way Miss Irene
Bordoni, French singer and dancer
described what she found when, with
detectives, she broke into her hus-
The Washington times., 1918-06-15
PRISON TERMS GIVEN
REVIERSOF PRESIDENT

NEW YORK. June 15.-Peter schell-
bach, Of 80 Armstrong avenue, and
Thomas Yarkineas, OF Jersey City,
were sentenced to three to ten years
and four to ten years, respectively, by
Judge Richard Doherty yesterday for
reviling President Wilson and wish
ing 10 see the Kaiser in the Presi-
Dental chair. Sche1lbach pleaded non
vult and .Yarkineas vas tried and
convicted. .... .-. .,s.. ...
The Washington times., 1918-06-15

bands apartments smashing down
door. -...-...
Two bath robes reposed over a chair
and Miss BoFdoni's husband Edgar
Bocman. an actor, and French come
dienne, whose identity was not ais-
closed. covered in a corner OF the
room. -.-.
Miss Bordoni was granted a divorce.