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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-23
BARKER FOR TREASURER.

Harry e. Barker has proven
the most competent and satis-
factory Treasurer Kansas City
has ever had and we will only
be serving ourselves by return
ing him to that office by what
we predict will be the largest
majority a candidate for that Of
flee has ever received. Reward
faithfulness and ability; re-elect
Harry e. Barker.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-23

Mrs. A. Compton, 1425 Michigan,
has been confined to her home this
week by a painful attack of la grippe.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-07-18
N MEMORY.

Mr.. J )hn Lookabill was born
in 1851 and died June "a, 1918.
He professed religion and Joined
Hopewell Methodist church a
number OF years ago. he was
united in marriage to Susan Hod-
ges and leaves to mourn his de
parture, a wife and eight chill
dren, thirty-eightgrand children,
and three great grand children.
lie was laid to rest at Hopewell
near his old home. Brother
Lookabilt will be greatly mis- sed
in his community. He was very
generous and was always ready
to lend a helping hand to those
who had been less fortunate than
he. May we all live Christian
lives so that we may meet our
dear friends in Heaven.
EMMA NORRIS.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-07-18
$500 REWRp 500.

The readers OF this paper will
be pleased to learn that tht re is
at least one dreadfuldisease that
science has been able to cure in
oil its stages and that's catarrh
Catarrh beng greatly Influenced
by constitutional conditions re.
quires constitutional treatment.
nali's Cutarrh Medicine is taken
internally and acts through thu
blood on the muscular surfaces
of the system thereby destroying,
the foundation OF the disease.
giving the patient strength by
building up the constitution and
assisting nature in doing i t g
work. The proprietors have &C.
much faith in the curative pow
ers of Halls Catarrh Remedy
that they offer One Hundred Dol.
lars for any case that it fails to
cure. Send for testimonials.
Address F. j. CHENEY & co ,
Toledo, Ohio. Sold by all dru g.
gists, 75c.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-07-18
Death Of Miss DAISY Reid.
lgusta Smith. Barrier In The News

Augusta Smith.Barrier In The News
Herald.
Daisy Reid, the daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. McD. Reid ,ol Drexel,
was born May 22nd, 1895, and
died May 3lst, 1918, at the age
OF ~ years aud 8 days.
She is survived BY her parents,
two brothers, Messrs. Elijah Reid
OF Blowing Rock, and Chas. Reid
OF Morganton; four sisters, Mrs.
j. F. Reid, Kendrlck, Idaho, Mra.
Joe Winkler, OF Blowing Rock,
Miss Florence Reid, of Boone,
ard Miss Louise Reid, OF Drexel,
Two sisters, Emma and Ruth,
have gone before her to the bet
ter land.
Daisy was a victim Of thegreat
white plague, having contracted
the malady nearly Z years ago.
The following year, she gave her
heart to God, and joined the An.
tioch Baptist church, and from
that day until her death, al
lived a beautiful christian life.
She was a great sufferer. yet ere
never murmured, but bore all her
trials with lovely patience, and
resignation. All thatskilled doc.
tors, loving parents, devote d
brothers and sisters could do,
was of no avail. Year after year.
she slowly faded away, until she
finally passed into eternal rest,
at the home of her sister, Mrs.
Winkler, at Blowing Rock.
The funeral services were con.
Quoted by Rev. Cross, and her
feeble little body was laid to rest
in ".The Land OF the Sky" where
she sleeps, to wake in heaven.
She was very young to die. Yet,
measuring her life by her beauti
full christian character, and the
good she did, she was ripe for the
reaper
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-07-18
GRAHAM FLOUR FROM NEW
WHEAT WILL be POPULAR

Raleigh.--The grinding Of new crop
wheat into graham -four 10 being en-.
couraged by the Food Administration.
In some sections Of North Carolina
the new wheat is reaching some of
the mills already. Most Of the mills
refuse to handle the new wheat eI.
cept In very small quantities on &C.
count Of its poor milling condition.
The Food Administration is 40 doua
chat no further wheat flour shall be
imported into the State and for this
reason, and for the additional season
that mills hnd II exceedingly difficult
to grind new wheat and get the ex'
traction which they are required To
get, ID encouraging the grinding OF
wheat into graham -four. Whole whest
graham dour from the new crop whe eat
Is sweet and wholesome, having a dis
tinctive flavor which makes II OK
ceedingly palatable and promises to
make 1t very popular.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-07-18
Mrs. Burne'S Letter,

Here IS a Letter that is certain
to prove Of interest to people in
this vicinity, as cases of this sort
occur in almost every neiehor-
hood. and people should know
what to do in like circumstances:
Savannah, NO., Oct.I12,' 'l6.
IL used a bottle OF Chamber
Iain's Collie and Diarrhoea Rem.
edy about nine years ego and it
cured me of fnx (dysentery.) !
had another attack of the same
complaint some. three or four
years ago and a few duses Of this
remedy cnred me | have recOm-
mpnded Chamberlain Collie and
Diarrhoea Remedy to dozens ol
people since ] first used"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-07-18
N klux In Alabama.

An automobile load OF men,
garbed in tho attire OF the Ku
Klux Klan. drove to the court
house square in Gadsen. Ala er.
ected a Stacker cage placed a war.
ming thereon and drove away.
The cage is built of feavy tim
bers and bears the le. end "big
enough for ALL" The notice with
"Ku Klux klan" printed in red
gives warning t at loafers must
e. to work and that every per-
son must do lis part to help win
the war or suffer the penalty .ol
the cage, accompanied by a coat
OF tur and feathers. Landmark,
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-07-18

Convaleseent American SOL
diers from the battle6elds Of
France and Flanders soon will
be familiar sights on the streets
OF London, says a London dis.
patch. Already many OF the
American wounded are being ca
ed for in hospitals in London,
but plans are being made to
bring all, or practically all, nc.
TOSS the channel.
Those declared unfit for iurth.
or duty will be sent back to the
United States as rapidly as pos.
sible and the question ofsending
over Tor the later stages OF con.
valescence those whose complete
restoration is certain but which
will require many months, is
understood to be under consid.
GRAFTON.
The medical department OF ar.
my took steps early this m )ntbs
to establish two more base hos-
pitfalls at English ports and to
increase the facilities at those
now in operation, and the Red
Cross is preparing to open a g..
O00.bed hospital. The largest
hospital now used by the Ameri.
can army is one in France equip.
p.d to care for $500 patients.
As a part OF the plan for resto.
ring the wounded IN England in.
stead OF France, there has been
placed at the head OF the Ameri-
can armys medical departments a
general officer, General Winters.
One of the reasons for the decis.
i'm to bring the American wouL-
ded to London for treatment
was the conviction that recoye-
ry in many cases would be has.
tened by the absence from the
depressing proximity to the bat
tlefronte, and that the men would
become fit for active service in
less time if 10 the environment OF
a people speaking their own la1-
guage.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-07-18
Chamberlain's Tablets.

Th' se tablets are intended es-
peel lily lorstonach trouble, bill
iousness and constipation. il
you have any trouble OF this sort
give them a trial and realiz, for
yourself what u first class medi.
cine will do for you. They only
cost u quarter.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-07-18

Fine Wofk u tue TANKS.
Details now are available con.
cerning the work OF the large
feet OF tanks which participated
in the recent attack by the Aus.
tralians and Ame' leans on the
battlefront. The tanks gave ill.,.
valuable assistance to the at.
tacking infantry, says the Asso-
ciated Press report. Officers say
that this was one of the most &c.
onomlcal assaults ever underta-
ken on the British front, owing
to the fact that the tanks saved
casualties among the infantry
by mopping up machine gun
posts and strong points In ad.
vance. In numerous instances
whole machine gun crews with
their rapid-arers were literally
ground into the earth by the
tanks, which swept over the en-.
eIny posts like steam rollers.
One group OF tanks alone de.
stroyed or captured more than
30 machine guns and brought
about the surrender OF at least
800 Germans. In addition, ma.
ny Germans were slain by these
great engines.
Other tanks were doing similar
work. Taken as a whole, the
German infantry surrendered or
bolted on the approach Of these
monsters, the appearance OF
which in itself is terrifying. The
German machine gunners, fought
to the last in many instances.
Numerous times the Austria.
liam and American infantrymep
communicated with the tank
crews and gave them the direc.
ton from which hostile machine
gun fire was coming. In every
case tanks were able to deal with
the rapid fires, and thus allow
the infantry to advance. One
tank, that was O0yards in front
OF the allied infantry destroyed a
nest OF six machine guns by run.
ming over it after the guns refus.
ed to surrender.
Another tank crushed t b rec
rapid fires. but a fourth machine
gun continued firing at a dis
tance Of five or six yards. This
gun, in turn, was run over and
destroyed, together with it's crew.
At one point a tank moved q.
gainst q mound which seemed a
likely place fer d machine gun
No sign OF the enemy was to b.
seen at first, but after the tank
had circled the mound once, O.
bout 40 Germans came out OF q
camouhaged trench ond ran to-
ward the allied infantry to sur
render.
During the consolidation OF the
new lines, the tanks patrollsd
the front for n'arly half an hour
for protection. On ono sector
when snipers on a corn field were
making things uncomfortablefo'
the men at work on the defense
q tank advanced across no mans
land and fired several shots into
the corn. With the explosion
many. OF the enemy jumped W
in various parts Of the corn. f1elt
and fall were killed by tie f1r'
from the tank.
Several officers have sal since
the battle that the prospects fol
victory never seemed so bright
as now. The latest work OF the
tanks has really opened thei
eyes to the possibilities OF caus
ing the Germans heavy defeats
with slight casualties to the at
tacking infantry.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-07-18
Lame Shoulder.

This auinent is usually caused
by rheumatism of the muscles
All that is nee1ed is absolute rest
and q few applications Of Cham
bs,lain's Liniment. Try it.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-07-18
u.s.. 70 Make Huge 4.Mstsrsd Planes.

US. 70 Make Huge 4.Mstsrsd Planes.
Harry c. Hunt In News and obser-
yer.
Washington, July S.-Monster
airplanes of hitht rto unbeard.o:.
power and carrying capacity are
being designed by Uncle Sans
aviation experts as the next step
in our aviation program.
These new planes, to be used
for night bombing purposes, will
be OF 800, 1900 and 16O0.horse-
power, and will be able to carry
up to three tons of high explos.
ives. They will be driven res
pectively by two, three and four
Liberty motors each.
Work on the design OF these
planes may properly be begun
now, az actual production OF the
Liberty.motored day bomber is
now coming along in better shape.
One factory alone, in the last
week in June, averaged more than
20 complete De Haviland bomb.
era each dav, the weeks ship.
ments from this plant numbering
140 planes. All went direct to
France, and each was completely
equipped with Liberty motor,
synchronized and flexible mach.
inc guns, bomb.carrylng appara.
tus, etc.
This factory, which Is months
ago was not yet conceived, to.
day is turning out more planes
than any other airplane factory
IN the world. But it's output 10
to be practically doubled by a.
mother still greater plant that is
just now getting into production
while a score of smaller plants
will each turn from 5 to Is planes
daily into our accumulating air.
plane reserves.
Already within a year We have
produced 5000 airplanes in tbis
country. This number can be
doubled, within the next year.
In addition to the larger pa.
nes for night bombing work, We
also are preparing to turn out a
great number OF smaller cornl at
planes. These will be equipI ed
with an e,ght-cylinder Liberty
motor, instead OF the 12.cylinder
liberty by which our present two
scatter planes are driven. The
Liberty twelve is now being pro-
duced in quantities sufficient to
meet all immediate feeds, and
production OF the Liberty eight
il to be hegnn at once.
Recent speed and altitude tests
emphasize the fact that in the
Liberty motor the United States
has the peer of all airplane en-
gines. The big day bombers were
hartlsd through the air at 13s
miles per hour. 1t is in climbing
however, that tho most remark
able showing was made-and il
is on ability to climb quickly that
the air fighter often has to de
pend for his safety.
A big De Haviland plane driver
J by a Liberty twelve, and carry
ing two men, making a total o
more than two tons weight, elm
bed to a height OF 10000 feet ir
Just " minutes.
A climbing speed Of 1000 fee
par minute is normally considered
good. That means ascending a
about twice the speed Of the nor
NAL express elevator, in addition
to the forward speed of the ma
chine. But the Liberty twelv,
pulled the plane up 1898 feet pc
, minute, or ons.third fasterclimb
ing than the usual battle plane.
M xlmv II llahama
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-07-18
BANK aEpoR1.

Following Is the report OF the cen
ditlon Of Vale Crucis Bank at Vale
Crucis, in the state OF North Carolina
at the close Of business June 20, 1918.
RESOURCES:
Loans and discounts SG4,5l75l
Overdrafts Secured 1884
1" Unsecurtd l21.Oi
Banking House 1895 ~
Furniture and Fixtures 1854 81
De nand Lpans $500 90
Due from National banks 2,440.92
Due from Banks aud b'krs 182.Sl
Silver coin, including all mi
nor coin currency 1el.27
National bank notes and 9th.
erT. S. notes 40O,Oo
$780,
Total ............... ...... S76, 1856
LIABILITIES:
Capital stock paid In 1S,4?5 on
Surplus Fund $4,000
Undivided profits less current
expenses and taxes paid 64%.l5
Notes and Bills rediscounted 100000
Bills Payable 13 500 0o
Deposits subject to check l7,44'T
Time certificates OF desposit 2D.442 IA
Savings Deposits 1,W6.8
Cashiers ch'ks outstanding 1,046.68
Total. tal........................&70, ,7CS SO
State OF North Carolina, County OF
Watauga 81. l, L. M. Farthing. cash.
er Of the above named bank, do SO
emnly swear that the above state
nent Is true to the best of my know
ledge and belief.
l.. NJ. FARTHING, Cashier.
Correct-Attest:
II. b. PERRY
ID. T. MAST
Directors.
aubsrribsd and sworn to before me
this 9th day Of July 1918.
w. H. MAST, N. P.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-07-18

=
tsiies Fna Francs.
The following letter was receiv.
"a by MrsSGhsuey lsaacs, OF Ma.
bel. from her con, Lloyd who 10
now with the. American Expedi-
tionary Forces in France:
Dear Mama: Its a great pleas
uy- TO attempt telling you about
myself this beautiful Sabbath
morning. I am we'll and have
been every day since / was at
home on my furlough. l have
been having a good time and
have learned many new things.
will tell you a few briefs IN re.
gard to our trip. Tonight We
arp sailiag on the waves- OF the
Atlantic 1t Is fine to see its
waves hitting the ship sides, and
the beautiful moonlight sending
forth its sllvery rays, which
brings fond recollections of the
ia t to nv memory. !
Ne are having a good time on
the ship, music, singing, and all
kinds of amusements. Good
board and every thing we need
to make us comfortable. 1enjoy.
o. the rid. ape. We are now
,"S)uewhere III France Have
been here something over a week
Our superiors are giving US all
the privileges a man needs, they
are letting each man rely upon
his own manhood. We 60 to
town just as We did in U. :. A.
I wantto tell you q little joke
which happened soon alter We
landed: Fifteen werei in ourquar.
tors sleeping and about midnight
a German aeroplane passed over
and two or three mac hine gums
fred at it which walked US all.
Someone over in the crowd said
1.-THE Germans are making an air
raid" Another "mutt" raised
about half asleep "a parade!'
"Who is It paradine?" This fell
low knocked me ont of my eleep;
for l laughed until l was sore.
Our greatest need now is the
ho1ne.tie amid the soldier boys.
Letters from the folks. Please
tell oil the mothers and friends
to not neglect their duty. Write
us cherry home letters telling uf
what you are doing and letting
all know there Is loved ones al
home who believes in them and
trusts them.
The country is beautiful; per
fectly level, nice trees, somewhat
like America. 1t is very interest
. ing to see the F'ench pecullari
tles. The homes are all brict
all have wine rooms and beaut!
. full flowers. We can't talk mucl
t. them; they can't understand
our language, neither can w
theirs: l know a little French
girl uine years old; her name il
Jeanne Cusin. She gives MI
e ,wers and goes about with me
All the mothers treat the boy
90 nice.
The nights are only about 4o1
s hours long over here and l am
really glad, for l can get to SCI
these pretty French girls lonpe
in n day.
More than North Carolina bow
are over here, for got myself
bunch OF dirt near Raleigh, N. I
and have it yet. II l MARI.
over here I may put it in 10.
wii-'s flower garden. Don't yo'
sse l am patriotic from th
ground up?
The nice maple sugar whic|
you gave me while at home last
ed me over here. The further
got the better it tasted. ] hav
"A
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-06-14
Esteban and his followers ar
rive on the scene In the nick Of
time. What happened when
they encountered Colonel Cobo
and his men Is told In the next
instaIlment.
GRO BE CONTINUED)
Many VIII Claim spItxberqen.

More than 800 years ago, In 1914.
James / Of England. formally claimed
Spitzbergen. The Muscovy company,
British concern, was ordered "to up
hold the kings right to Spitzbergen"
by an order in council. That claim
was allowed to lapse In the same man.
ner In which the Russian claim lapsed,
the Britons interested in the country
say.
With the end Of the war old data
will be dug up, with records Of COM
paratively recent times. to bolster the
contentious Of the various claimants,
as Spitzbergen Is sure to occupy q
prominent place In north European af.
fairs. Uncle Sam Is happily out Of the
matter because Of the sale by the Arc
tic Coal company. although jude
ing by precedent 1t never was likely
that this country would go so far al
to desire to exercise suzerainty over
the land. Such a course was urged
In America in 1912 and 1913.
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out losing control Of himself. would
you permit that traitor to fatten upon
the profits of our plantations? I shall
ruin him, as he ruined u.s."
Rosa shook her dark head sadly.
And we are indeed ruined. Think OF
our beautiful house; all our beautiful
things, too We used to consider our
selves poor, but--how little we knew
Of real poverty. There are so many
things / want. Have we nothing left"
II thought 1t best to buy those rifles" :"
the brother murmured, dropping his
eyes. 1T was one chance In a mil
lion"
mo doubt II was. 1t seems those
Spaniards will sell their souls"
Exactly. We can dig food from the
earth and pluck 1t from the trees, but
good Mausers don't grow on every
bush. Besides, Of what use would
money be to us when we have no place
to spend itr"
''True!" After moment Rosa
mused aloud: 81 wonder II Cueto found
the treasure? II only we had that"
"He didn't find It," Esteban declared.
positively. "I"-he hesitated-'T think
know why he didn't. think know
where It Is"
"Where Is it?" breathlessly inquired
the girl.
After a furtive look over his shoul-
der Esteban whispered, "In the WELL"
You're joking!"
"No, no! Think for yourself. 1t
was old Sebastian who dug that
we'll"
"Yes."
"And he alone shared fathers conf
dence. That sunken garden was all
Sebastian's work. No one else was al
lowed to tend It. Why? I'll tell you.
They feared to let anyone else draw
~ water. Isabel searched for years:
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"I'd make ii worth while IL you could
put an end to him." Pancho said, hes
itatingly. Then, recalling some Of
those stories about Colonel Cobo, he
added, There are two Of them, you
know. a boy and girl"
"Ah, yes ! remember"
IL can direct you to the house OF
Asenslo, where they live"
"Um-m" CObo was thoughtful. "A
girl. How old is she?"
Eighteen"
ugly as an alligator, I'll warrant"
Hal The most ravishing creature
in all Matanzas. All the men were
mad over her"
Colonel CObo. the guerrilla, licked
his full, red lips and ran a strong.
square hand over his curly, short
cropped hair. You say you know
where she-where they are living?
"Ah, perfectly! It's less than
nights ride. There's no one except
the boy TO reckon with"
How much Is he worth to you?"
bluntly inquired the soldier, and Cueto
sat down to make the best terms pos
sible.
"Do you think he received my let
teri" Rosa asked Of her brother one
evening as they sat on the board bench
by ASensiO's door. 1t was a familiar
question to Esteban he had answered
it many times.
"Oh, yes :" he declared. Lopez mes
senger got through to Key West"
Then why doesn't he conner?
But, my dear, you must be patient.
Think of his difficulties"
This subject always distressed young
Varona; therefore he changed it.
Come! You haven't heard of my good
fortune. | captured another fine snake
today, big, sleepy fellow. Believe me,
he'll wake up when | set fire to his
tail. He'll go like the wind, and with
every foot he goes away will go more
Of Pancho Cueto's profits"
you intend to burn more of his
fieldsT absently inquired the girl. 1T
seems terrible to destroy our own
property"
Esteban broke out excitedly; he
could not discuss PanchO Cueto with
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-06-14
BROUGHT War Into Home.

The beginning Of hostilities between
Italy and Austria was the cause of SIM
liar activity In the household Of An
thony Sokelic, says his wife, formerly
Baroness Blanca Alessi, in her divorce
complaint, filed at New York.
"He is Croatian." she alleges,
"and ! am an Italian baroness. He
has been a raving maniac since our
respective countries sot into war. -
through"
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-06-14
CUETOS TReACHERY BRINGS NEW PERLS UPON
ESTEBAN AND ROSA

synopss-Don Cuban planter hides his wealth
well his The hiding
Don EStebans dies at
Of I,steban maes the
Angeed his refusal
sell Eyaugena Sebastans daughter Don
in gambling risks
Crazed by the loss Of his daughter
himself killed Many
hidden Don Mario
returned
IN Johnnie OTly American who loves
him until he New
Esebans
connection
compelled flee York. OIteily
peril urging Oely Immediately
%
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my quarters, and I'll show you a map
IL you're Interested"
81 am" said O'Reilly and, rising, he
followed his new acquaintance.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-06-14

lie fames grief that fetters II In
rhyme