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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-03-14

OF pnllOSOpny aC lale university
expresses the opinion that Scr.
many is not far from collapse"
He advances what the New York
Journal OF Commerce, a mighty
high authority in the financial
and commercial world, says isan
opinion founded on q pretty
solid hasis." Doctor Ladd main-
tains that Germany is in a des-
perate condition." and is in fact
"on the verge OF a total COL
lapse" He says it is not safe
yet to predict when the war will
end, bnt '.'if the Entente Allies
stand firmly to duty, there are
abundant signs that Germany's
condition of desperation is so
great that a peace acceptable to
the Allies and dictated by them
may be reasonably hoped for by
the c'ose OF 1873" The Journal
of Commerce makes intelligent
review of the reasons Doctor
ILldd has advanced for his con-
tention Of the waning strength
OF the German Government, be.
ginning with the failure of it's
first thrust, when it was in full
strength and those who it made
enemies were utterly unprepared.
Doctor Ladd maintains a fact
which is of common knowledge
among students of the war, that
the strong and highly trained
Army of four years ago has been
greatly depleted and renewed
with material of depreciating
quality and subdued spirit. 1t
has nothing like the vlgor and
confident or reckless courage of
August and September 1914.
There are many indications of
that, and that the ruling power
has lost puch of it's ability to
keep up equipment and supplies
and take care of the people at
home. The Government is load.
ed With debt and tire people ex-
haustcd by taxation, All the
means of pr o duction and
distribution are very greatly
impaired without capacity for
renewal. During this process the
ontrages committed and the be.
trayal OF every principle of hon
or or fairness or justice have de-
etroyed all confidence, incurred
utter distrust and intensified en-
lnity. Still, the old methods of
dealing are kept up and the sam"
ambition is cherished in various
orln. The design for controlling
Belgium, Holland and Northern
France with u view to domina-
ion over the Atlantic was utter
y defeated. Then the energy was
directed to carry ing out thatof a
Middle Europe power extending
Eastward to gain control and in.
Frcase possession in southern A.
ia and in Africa. NOtwithstand-
ng much lack in the resistance
Pn that line all hope of success
cemed for the time to be- aban-
oned. Then came another turn.
)ne OF the bars to domination
Vas the Empire OF Russia; but,
nrgely through cretpropegan-
anda and subtle influence oyer
lscordant elements the power
1 that nation was undermined
order that the course OF Ten
onic expansion might take a
orthern course to u new desti.
alton. This appears to Doctor
add as "a sign of present des.
ration and thepresage of colos.
al blunder in the future." Ger
lany, be declares, 'is not grow
q stronger and more to be fear.
as it loads itself to wer
spths with this intolerable bur.
Pn. But, perhaps, the most
amediate and threatening form
Germany's rapidly increasing
Plrit OF DESPERATION" he says.
'ncerns its Obvious inferiority
Its enemies in all manner of
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-03-14
Try This For Sour Stomach.

Eat slowly, masticate your
food thoroughly. Eat but little
meat aud none at all at supper.
Ii you are still troubled with q
sour stomach take one of Cham-
herlain's Tablets b'fole goinn to
bed. ADV.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-27
HOOVER Denies CHARGE
Says Aids Have Nothing to Do
With Packers.
Declares Former Employees of Meat
Firms Are Working in In
terest of u. S.

Washington, Feb. 27.-Food Admin
istrator Hoover issued a statement
denying Francis ]. Heney's statements
that food administration employees
were exerting an influence in the in
terest fO the packers.
HOover's statement reads:
"On behalf of, and out of considera-
ton for the men referred to In the
packers investigation In Chicago, who
are or have been employed in the food
administration, wish to say that none
Of the men referred to has anything
whatever to do with the regulation Or
control Of the packing trade. They are
employed in other directions and are
not now paid by the packers
From time to time, as in these
porarily in the food administration
and if they are able to give the time
and prove to have the devotion, expert
ence and skill necessary for this work,
they are required to resign from any
connection that would involve any
conflict of interest before they become
permanent employees Of the admins
tratiOn.
"All of the men referred to have
rendered valuable service to the gov
ernment at considerable sacrifice to
themselves and there is no question
whatever as to their loyalty to the
public interest"
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-27
ONE MUTE STORY OF THE WAR
Sunny Nieuport on the User, Little
City of 4,ooc, Among Others
Wiped Out of Existence

Nfeuport lies upon the User, the tidal
stream that stopped the German rush
for Calais, writes William Townsend
Porter In the Atlantic Monthly. That
June before the world went mad, the
peaceful town drOwSed In the sun-the
pearly Belgian sun that painters love.
The men went down to the sea in their
fishing boats, or worked their fields :;
old women, their lace upon their knees,
sat in patch of shade before the door
and piled their bobbins; children, with
shrill sweet voices, darted about like
birds; the creaking vain went to and
fro piled high with the harvest.
Four thousand simple folkl Not one
remains. Their houses, too, are gone
Their ancient church, their historic
tower, are mounds Of ruin. And still
the kissing shells, hour by hour, day by
day, tear down the crumbling walls
adding fresh ruin to scene most DESC
late
The people of the sun are gone. An
other race inhabits there. They live
in holes beneath the ground. They
come not forth except to kill.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-27
RUSS RESISTANCE GROWING
TO GERMANS ADVANCE
DISCUSS COOKING METHODS
AT THE HIGH SCHOOL GYM

The two day session Of the Home
Economics School held in the gymnas-
ium of the high scnooI Tuesday and
Wednesday under the auspices of the
Saturday club was brought to a sue
cessful close this afternoon. The at
tendance was large.
The Saturday club deserves the
thanks Of all who attended for they
were instrumental in securing the
demonstrators. The club paid the ex-
penses of the demonstrators while in
the city and purchased the supplies
necessary for the practical work.
The lectures throughout were of a
practical nature though each speaker
prefaced her actual demonstration
with short talk on the product she
was demonstrating
The school was conducted by Mrs.
Vaughan and Miss Boenig, home eco
nomic experts sent by the state; the
use of the high school gymnasium
for the two days was granted by the
board Of education, and the local COM
mittee Of the Saturday club in charge
Of the arrangements consisted Of
Mrs. Eli Fischer, Mrs. John G. Con-
way, Mrs. Max Rohr and Miss Amalia
Ruesch.
Mrs. Lyla Flagler, county home
food demOnstrator of Jefferson and
Waukesha counties, was also present
and actively assisted in the work.
Mrs. Eli Fischer introduced the speak
er and spoke briefly on the purpose OF
the meetings.
To discuss what was accomplished
at the meetings would necessitate de-
voting an extra issue to the subject
have cause to feel thankful. The pro-
gram as rendered was:
Tuesday, February 26.
10 a. m.-Preparation of Recipes
for Meatless Tuesday-Potato--
Mrs. Vaughan
200 p. m.-Remodeling of Gar
ments
Miss Boeing
(a) Conserving of materials which
are needed most
(b) Renovation and cleaning of
those materials
&C. Using materials to best advant-
age in making over. Patterns given
OUT
Wednesday, February 27.
$50 a. m.-Discussion on war
breads-Starting breads------------
Mrs. Vaughan
10 90 a m-HOw To cO-Ona, ata with
relief organizations in sewing and
textiles
Miss Boe1ng
200 p. m.-War breads
Mrs. Vaughan
(a) Yeast breads that save one
quarter wheat -four.
(b) Wheatless quick breads.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-27
TROOPS QUELL
RIOT IN IRELAND
County Clare Placed Under Mar
tiaI Law Following
Outbreak.
LAWLESsNESS IS SPREADING
Telegraph Wires Cut and Trees Cut
Down to Hinder Soldlers--Farms
Are Seized by the
Rebels.

London, Feb. 27.-The outbreak Of
lawlessness in County Glare, Ireland,
it Is announced officially, made neces-
troops to the county to assist the pO-
lice. County Glare has been declared
a special area under the defense Of
the realm act, which Is tantamOunt to
martial law.
Rebels Seize Farms.
Recent shipments In London news
papers of all shades of political belief
that lawlessnesS was spreading alarm
ingly in the west and south Of Ire
land, were supplemented by the
Times Dublin correspondent.
The police are In daily conflict with
lawbreakers.
The telegraph wires have been cut
and trees are thrown across the roads
daily to hinder the movements Of troops
and police. Farms are being seized in
the name of the Irish republic.
Stop Export Of Pigs.
Dublin Is particularly startled over
the successful attempt of the Sim Fein
to stop the expectation of pigs, which
the Sim Feiners declare 1t Is their In
tention to continue.
The general belief, the correspondent
says, is that the police and troops have
received orders to evoid conflicts with
lawbreakers, but that If this was in
tended to preserve the Irish convention
atmosphere it has failed lamentably.
Irish Convention Forgotten.
The state of the country now is so
serious that the people are wholly alb
sOrbed in this and have forgotten the
very existence of the Irish convention.
The correspondent concludes by say
ing that if a national government were
established tomOrroy it would be com
PEELED to begin its functions with q
system of coercion.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-27
TEUT0NS ASSA|L YANKEES
TWO GAS ATTACKS MADE
KAISER LIKES TO FIGHT
Hertling's Speech Is Effort to Fool
German People.
dent Wilson's Aims, Declare U.
S. Officials.

Washington, Feb. 27.-German I'M
perial Chancellor Won Hertling's
speech in the reichstag continuing the
discussion of the war aims of the bel
Hgerent powers has not changed the
situation, in the opinion of high off,
cialS here.
Instead of marking an advance to-
deliberately calculated to strengthen
the hands of the German militaristic
party by endeavOring to convince the
German proletariat of the impractica-
bic nature of President Wilson's aims
as disclosed in his most recent address
to congress on February IL.
While stating his readiness to ac-
cept the presidents four fundamental
principles for basis of peace, Count
Won Hertling dismissed them as ideal
istic and unworkable by insisting that
they must depend for their application
upon the realization of conditions
which cannot be met.
In the official view his treatment of
the subject was ironical and designed
for very different ends than the ad-
vancement Of peace.
Attention was directed by officials
to President Wilson's former charac,
terizatiOn Of the German chancellOr's
utterances as very vague and con-
fusing," and it was said that the pres
ident's comment had peculiarly apt
6DOliCatiOn tO the HprtI ling SDopch Of
Monday.
Officials noted particularly Hert-
ling's references to Ireland, India and
Egypt and regarded them as calcu-
lated to create discord between the en-
tente allies and continue a deception
of the German people, who apparently
believe the military party is willing to
make peace without annexations and
indemnities.
Hertling's suggestion of conference
Of the belligerents apparently meets
with no greater favor than heretofore,
and officials see not the slightest hope
Of round table discussion" In ad-
vance Of a complete acceptance by the
central powers of the broad principles
upon which the entente is willing to
consider peace terms.
Hertling's speech was carefully stud
led by President Wilson and state de-
partment officials. Intimations that the
president would make it the occasion
for another address Immediately found
no Official support.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-27
PUTS BLAME ON GARFIELD
Senator Says Fuel Chief Is RESPONSE
BILE for Coal SHORTAGE,

Senator Says Fuel Chief Is RESPONSE
BILE for Coal Shortage.
Washington, Feb. 27.-Responsibil-
ity for the coal shortage was placed
sQuarely on the fuel administration
by Senator Reed of Missouri in q
statement of facts" submitted to the
senate subcommittee on manufac ctur-
ers as a basis for a report of it's re
cent investigation Of the fuel situa-
ton.
1.-THE chaos now existing in the coal
business" the statement said, must
give place to stability or we will in
the near future be confronted by a
coal shortage of the most disastrous
character"
For this reason Senator Reed said
there should be an immediate an
nouncement Of prices and contracts
which will be allowed to replace
present coal contracts, practically all
of which terminate April 1. Senator
Reed declared the recent fuel order
closing industries east of the Missis-
sippi river was issued by the fuel ad-
ministratiOn without warrant or au-
thority of law" in order to "extricate
itself from It's self-created dilemma"
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-27
BROWNING GUN TRIAL TODAY
Output of Several Thousand Weekly
Predicted by June.

Washington, Feb. 27.-The new
Browning machine gun, which is de-
clared by army ordnance officers to be
the best machine gun yet produced,
will be given it's first public test at a
demonstration here today before Secre-
tary Of War Baker, army officers, mem
bers of congress and the press, The
gun is now being manufactured in
three factories. One hundred guns
have been delivered. The war depart
ment estimates that by June, several
thousand guns will be turned out each
week for the army. Twenty enlisted
machine gunners will give an exhibit
ton test at the Congress Heights rifle
range. The gunners will be arranged
in line Of skirmishers prone, and will
open fire semi-automatic, firing at will
until one magazine is exhausted.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-27
DEALERS HIT PACKERS
Retailers Say Meat Men Plot to
Rule Trade.
Letters Show Two More Food Aids
Are In Swift's Employ-Increase
in Negro Labor.

Chicago, Feb. 27.-t lditional dis
closures, both from witnesses and let
ters, showing the Chicago packers in
efforts to stifle competition in the food
industry, were made before federal
trade commission examiners.
Small dealers, who confessed fear Of
financial ruin because Of their testi-
mony, told how Swift & Co., either
'steam-rOllered" them out Of existence
or brought them into line.
Francis ]. Heney, attorney for the
commission. introduced correspondence
tending to show the patriotic" ac-
tivity Of other "dollar-a-day" men act
ing in official capacities for the food
administration, while drawing salaries
from the packers.
II. B. Collins, assistant head of the
division Of coordination of purchases
Of the food administra ation, is one Of
these, Mr.. Heney said.
Collins has drawn a salary of $10,-
600 year from Swift & Co. as mana
ger Of It's produce department up to
January 23-the date Of fhe lest check
by the trade board.
w. F. Priebe, whose name was
brought out the previous day. and who
has been known generally as the
Largest independent poultry and egg
dealer" was shown to be on the pay
roll Of Swift & Co. at a salary of S275
a month.
He is chief of the division of poultry,
eggs and perishable markets for the
food administration, and ''W. F. Priebe
& Co." is owned by Swift & Co.
With regard to the increase in negro
labor Mr.. Heney produced figures show
Ing that Armour & Co. employed 1900
negroes In 1915, compared with 1900
in 1913. Comparisons of others Of the
packers follow:
Morris & Co., 1,116 in 1918; 2,15O in
1917.
Swift & Co., 2,1OO in 1915; 2,e32 in
1917.
An increase was noted in the en-
ployee roll Of Libby, Mcneil & Libby.
On August 10 ]. Burns of the Denver
plant of Swift & Co. wrote Louis F..
Swift he had started an employment
bureau and would try to obtain negro
help to the extent Of Is per cent of
the plants labor help.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-27
URGE JAPS EcT IN SIBERIA
British Believe Time Has Come to Re-
store Order

London. Feb. Pin the face of the
steadily increasing decentralization of
Russia, the opinion that the time has
come for Japan to act is growing here.
She is the only one Of the allied ma
tions which, for geographical reasons,
can act, and she has a powerful army,
SO far unaffected by the war. Those
who advocate japanese intervention in
Siberia realize fully that such action
would have merely an indirect effect
on the main struggle, but they suggest
it on the ground Of common humanity
There is no doubt here that Japan
could establish order in eastern ST.
IBERIA with a very small display Of
force, and it is argued that she would
thus provide the nucleus Of quiet on
which whatever elements of order re-
main in Russia could rally.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-27
PRIZE SHIP is WRECKED
Spanish Steamer Captured by Germans
Goes Ashore-Prisoners Safe.

Copenhagen, Feb. 27.-The Spanish
steamship Igotz Mendi, with a German
prize crew from the Pacific ocean on
board, Is ashore near the Skaw light
house Two Of the prisoners aboard
are Americans.
1.-THE Skaw is the northern extremity
of Jutland, Denmark
The prisoners on the Igotz Mendi
were taken from six ships which had
been sunk. Several Of the prisoners
had been aboard the vessel for eight
months while she cruised in the Pacific
ocean.
twenty-five persons, including nine
women, two children and two Ameri-
cans, have been landed by a lifeboal
from the Skaw.
London, Feb. 27.-The Steamship
Igotz Mendi, according to a dispatch
from Copenhagen to the Exchange
Telegraph company, was captured by
the German auxiliary cruiser Wolf
nine months ago in the Gulf of India.
The Wolf reached port after raid1ng
expedition of Is months in the Allan
tic, Pacific and Indian oceans, the Ger
man admiralty announced.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-27
ONE DEAD, 80 HURT IN GALE
Hurricane Hits New York and Sinks
Several Ships in Harbor.

New York, Feb. 27-One man was
killed in a hurricane which swept
New York and the vicinity; two 9th
ers were reported missing and are be-
neved to be dead, and about thirty per-
sons, including a score of women and
children, were injured. Damage done
by the wind, which included the sink
ing Of several ships in the harbor, the
demolition of building, the uprooting
Of telegraph poles, the overturning of
wagons and the killing of several
horses, and the destruction Of hun
dreds of plateglass windows in stores
and private dwellings all over the city,
was estimated by the police at upward
of q million dollars. The wind came
from the north, reaching a velocity Of
81 miles an hour
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-27
ESCAPES FROM THE FLORIZEL
One Man Saved by Air Pressure at
Top of Flooded Room.

st. Johns, n F., Feb. 27.-After fac
ing the despair of death for hours, sur
vivors Of the wrecked Red Cross liner
Floriel, lost north of Cape, Race, told
Of miraculous escapes. John Kelley,
manager of a mOving-picture theater,
the only one Of those trapped below
decks who lives to tell of it, was
caught when the first rush Of water
flooded his staterOom. The air pres
sure at the top of the room, however,
kept down the water SO that by lying
on the upper berth with his nose to
the ceiling he was able to escape
drowning.
His greatest fear was that life saw
ers might overlook him. He cried for
help at the top of his lungs and beat
the ceiling with his fists until his
knuckles bled. But the gale and
crash Of seas drowned out his cries.
Finally rescuers heard him and
smashed a way to him with axes.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-27
Archbishop Prenderqast Dies.

Philadelphia. Feb. 27.-Archbishop
Francis Prendergast died here. He
had been Ill for some weeks from a
complication Of diseases. He was sew.
enty years old. Archbishop Prender-
CAST was born in Ireland. He came to
the United States when sixteen years
Of age. He was ordained Roman Cath
olic priest in 1865. For more than a
Roman Catholic church life in this
country.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-27
FOOD PROFITEERS PUNISHED
New York Firm Loses License Because
of Sugar Sales.

Washington, FeD. 27.-The license
of Moses Newberger of Amsterdam, N.
Y, has been revoked, the United
States food administration announced,
because Of sugar sales at more than
reasonable figures.
San Francisco, Cal, Feb. 27.-The
license of III. P Cox, San Francisco
grain dealer, was ordered revoked for
the period of the war by Food Admin
istratOr Hoover The order was the
result of Cox's failure to make deliv-
cries of rice sold last June.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-27
STEAMER PHILADELPHIA SUNK
British Freighter Torpedoed on WAY
to England

New York, Feb. 27.-The British
steamship Philadelphia of 5,12O gross
tons, owned by the Leyland line, has
been sunk by submarine. 1t left here
with cargo for British ports on Febru-
ary IL and was torpedoed about Feb
rusry 81
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-27
MExICANS SHOOT TROOPER

Member of U. s. Border Patrol AZ.
tackled Thirty Miles From FL Paso.
Ell Paso, Tex, Feb. PA soldier Of
United States cavalry border patrol
was shot through the upper left arm
while patrolling the border near San
Elizario, 80 miles southeast of here.
The soldier was riding with comrade
when two Mexicans opened Ere.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-27
U-BOAT CHASER MAKES PORT
Missing Craft Arrives Safe After Be-
ina Disabled in Storm

Washington, Feb. 27.-Safe arrival
at European port Of 11O-foot sub
marine chaser, with a French crew
aboard, which had not been heard from
since January Is, was announced by
the navy department. The little craft
was separated from its escort during a
terrific gale while bound for Europe.
With the engines disabled by the
storm, the crew rugged up sails from
bed covers and sailed for 80 days.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-27
NEW RECORD FOR COAL. MINE
Company In Indiana Hoisted 5,911
Tons In Eight Hours.

Vincennes. Ind, Feb. 27.-The
worlds record for coal production in
eight hours time, held by an Illinois
mine, was shattered when the Ameri-
can mine. located In this county, hoist
ed 6,011 tons.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-27
Liberty Loan Interest Hiohsr

Washington. Feb. 27.-"The next Lib
erty loan will bear interest at a rate
Of Az per cent" said Representative
Meeker of Missouri, On the floor of the
house. II have that Information di.
rect
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-27
w. H. TAFT GIVEN new TASK
Will Represent Public at Labor Con-
ference In WASHINGTON.

Washington, Feb. 27.-Former Presi-
dent Taft was chosen by representa-
tfves of capital as their representative
for the public in the joint conference
heG between employers and employees
to establish a basis Of relations dur
ing the war. The workers representa-
tives also will name a man to repre-
sent the public.
Mr.. Taft has wired his acceptance
and is expected here today.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-27
THREE SHOT BY U. S. FOE
DisIoyal Musician Wounds Men When
Ousted From Union.

San Francisco, Feb. 27-Three
members of the musicians union were
shot by a fellow member who had been
ordered expelled because he had re-
fused to stand when 'The Star
Spangled Banner" was played recently
IN the Civic Auditorium. The expelled
member fired six shots into q crowd Of
union members, three taking effect.
The wounded were A. F. Less, SER
geant-at-arms; F. Seller and Herbert
Schultz. They were shot by Guido
Tuzi. Tuzi was arrested.