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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-02-13

maineth still to the dog whose
habits are good and whose repu-
tation is Immaculate.
BY all means let's grow more
sheep, but'not venture into the
sheep business with our eyes
shut to everything but the yelp.
ing phantom Of the worthless
hound. : Charlotte Observer.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-02-13
Marks Of S0rvies.

As the soldiers come back it
will be interesting to distinguish
the meaning of the various chew
rons which they wear upon their
sleeves. We subjoin a list:
A single red chevron signifies
discharged with honor,
A single blue chevron signifies
less than six months's service a.
broad.
A single gold chevran for each
wound received in service is worn
on the forearmofthe rightsleeve.
A single gold chevron for each
complete six months service a,
broad is worn on the forearm Of
left sleeve.
A single whitechevron foreach
complete six months service in
the United States is worn on the
forearm Of left sleeve.
There is generally amereques
ton Of opportunity, not ofwilling
ness orability, between these ser
vice marks. Often the man who
would gladly have served abroad
has been retained in this country
simply because he he has shOwl
superior ability and therefore wa
better qualified to instruct 9th
ers. u The man who displays an.
one of the chevrons above des
cribed has done his full duty b,
his country and is worthy ofhon
or. Elk.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-02-13
(Spurgeon.)

The objects of our care are not
far to seek. They are at our
gates; widows worn down with
labor; a brave man fighting ades.
perate but losing game with fate;
children of poverty neglected,
surrounded by temptation.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-02-13
70 tho f1nsrs d Watsusa esuOty.

Now that we have the railroad
to Boone, SO that products, diff.
erent kinds of amusements etc.
may be brought in, a real county
fair is the next and most impor,
tant thing for US.
We have been classed as back
numbers, 'po' mountain whites
and such long enough. Let's
wake up! We raise the finest
cattle, horses, sheep and hogs Of
any county in the, state. sOar.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-02-13

tslrt}sFflNf' y y
women are noted for their splen.
did handwork. In the pastry
line they have the world beaten.
Let's give them a chance to show
what they can do.
l want to help organize each
township so that we may begin
at once to arrange to grow some.
thing for the Watauga County
Fair.
If Interested write me at once
to Boone, N. G. and I will try to
help get things in line.
Yours truly,
w. L. WINKLER.
Boone, N. G.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-02-13

Tho shssD's Futyfl.
Now that the dog has been care
fully buried underneath an avail
anche of rhetoric, it may not be
amiss to remember that the mere
absence of dogs on the farm does
not necessarily mean that sheep
will grow and thrive like weeds.
AS a matter of fact, the rearing
of sheep proftably entails num-
Der of very essential elements.
In the first place, one must have
"a pretty good practical idea Of
fsheep epslogy, their habits, th
likes and dislikes, their pleasures
and their needs. Unlike a goat,
a sheep cannot be turned intothe
thicket and expected ito become
rolling fat feeding upon cookie
burs and pine needles. He must
have grassland thereby hangs a
tale.
A good section of North Caro-.
lima has never studied very deep
ly the science Of grassology.
Grass on a lot of farms simply
happens just like the change of
the moon, election day and the
measles. 1t has been demon
strated, however, that North Car
olina soil, in most sections Of the
State, is susceptible to success.
full growth of many kinds of
grasses. Where one kind -four
ishes in one section, another kind
is more suitable to another Sec
ton. The sheep crops his break
fast close to the ground. If left
constantly on one grass plot the
sheep will remain, but the grass
will not, for he cuts his meals SO
closely that the burning sun
bakes and destroys the grass
root.
There isunquestionably money
i'm sheer, if the sheep are handled
sIhz.a man who Knows some ahine
about the sheep business, and il
he first of all provides feed for
his sheep out of the soil without
running the risk of losing h s
profits in purchased feed. Too
many men have attended live
stock meetings, became obsess
: ed with the idea of live sock Gu.
| ture, sunk a lot Of money in bloc
ded cattle, then settled down tx
r buying feed for same, with theft
nal result that mostof the money
$ moving was settling on the wrong
side of the ledger. In theabsence
3 of natural grass of a sufficient
' luxuriance, silos and lagumes
stand as becoming sentinels II
! the prospective livestock breed
n er. 1t has been proven that ou
= soil, when properly treated thru
! a number of years, will produc
! any sort of forage crop or gras
II desired, but simply shooting tn
dogs off the premises will not re
n move the last obstacle from tn
n path to wealth thru sheep.
le The dog law is all right, n
doubt. 1t is true that for man
s. years worthless dogs have mad
g. savage ravages uponthe flocks {
r sheep in the state, and immens
10 loss has been sustained. Curbin
ID or destroyingthe worthlesshou
y is a measure ofpatentgood sens
IN And yet it is we'll enough tor
as member that the dog family, lii
n the human family, is divided in
~ two classes-good dogs and bt
s. dogs.
Nry 4
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-02-13

,. Ifyou are an investor in this
crest craft you'hsve sn interest
a the greatest economic orgsni-
sation the world hes ever known.
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4 Var Dog Story.
Lexington Dispatch. }

4 Var Dog Story.
Lexington Dispatch.)
During his recent visit to Lex.
ington, Sergt. Grover Cleveland
Conrad related the story of an ar
my dog to The Dispatchreporter
which was so full of interest that
an effort is made herewith to pre-.
sent it:
The dog, Mr.. Conrad said, was
q medium sized, ordinary looking
French cur. He was found by
some American soldiers in No|
Mans faad, %ssandering around,
lonely, hungry and cold, with q
broken leg. Not a very promising
specimen, but, as misery loves
company" the lonely soldiers
pitied the poor little beast and
carried him to the first aid sta.
tion with them hereakind hear.
ted surgeon set the broken leg.
He was fed and cared for in a
kindly fashion and no dog ever
made a greater effort to show his
appreciation for a kindness
He seemedto benaturally adap.
ted to trench life and warfare.
Whenever a drive began, he would
become as eager and excited as
the men were and grow as fierce
as a little tiger. He was of great
benefit to the soldiers because of
the fact that hecould, by instinct,
detect danger in the air before
they were aware of them. One
special feature was his unfailing
ability for detecting gas. just as
soon as he shifted the first odor
of that deadly poison, he would
run to the gas officer and holdup
his nose for his own mask. The
soldiers all knew it was up to
them to use their masks at once.
He could also hear the whiz Of
shells coming through the air be-
fore the men could and would i@; i
mediately stretch, and Hatten
himself upon the ground, so fiat
that he was hardly visible to the
men around him.
Duringthe terribletwo days hand
to hand to hand fight at Chateau
Thierry, when men were stick
ing their bayonets into each 9TH
er, slashing with swords throw
ing gernades into the faces Of
each other, scratching, beating
and killing, the little dog was in
the midst of it all, tearing at the
legs of German soldiers, crop
ping and biting like a wild cat
Mr.. Conrad said he saw him save
one American soldiers life. A
German soldier was in the very
act of thrusting his bayonet int
the man when the little dos
sprang at his throat and huns
there long enough for the Ameri
can to make way with the attack
ing German.
Another accomplishmentofthi'
little dog was that of acting q
mascot for the soldiers. H
could carry important messages
in every direction among tn
trenches, scouts and snipers
During heavy shell fire he woul'
60 out to the men at the yer,
front, whenever ordered to e
with important written message
i fastened around his neck. H
+ could also locate wounded men al
ter q battle and proved himself q
priceless value in that capacity
His was q wonderful record, b
. was Q faithful little dog soldier
/ The men were ell devoted to hir
md would have fought for him
J. my time he might have needle
e 5heir protection.
e Mr.. Conrad was seriously wou
, led and taken to a distant hosp
/, tai. He did not hear from th
dog for several months. just b
lore leaving France for Amerie
{ le happened to meet some me
i from his own outfit and inquire
Z Il ahauk.hiia They rep0rted &hi
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-02-13

beams and plates, the rattle Of a
thousand riveters, swarms Of ar
lists. artisans and mechanics
climbing over II bke. bees over q
giant honeyconh, until in your
minds eye you can see the great
task completed; q fiagbearingthe
word security" ingoldenletters
floating at the bow and another
embaasened Thrift" at themast.
head.
You see this ship ather deck in
q great harbor with a towering
skyline as a background; pow.
erful creation Of man built to
withstand the shocks of all ages.
The laundering bass of herwhis-
tie sends vibrations through you
as the roaring of a volcano and as
the huge hulk moves away, SLOW
ly, almost inperceptably, you as
q small speck on it's wide dock,
feel it increasing in motion until
it clears into deep water and for
ces ahead at top speed.
Top speedl
Imagine the inertia!
90
There are approximately 30,-
OOc 900 bondholders in the Uni
ted States Government. For a
large part they are investors who
have not been accustomed to
saving. The bonds they now hold
have been acquired by steady,
systematic, conscientious thrift.
They haxe got. the habit, They
nov Have S5&et tkihs sley never
had before. They have astake. In
times ofsudden stress they havea
tangible source Of revenue. They
have learned how to save and in
saving have driven q rivet in that
wonderful, massive ship which is
now forging ahead at top speed.
Imagine the momentum Of this
habit Of systematic saving?
Think what 1t will mean to the
nation in q few years. It will
have Q direct bearing on every &C
tivity. It will become ingrained
as an American principle and ii
will acquire such headway that
you viii be unable to get into ex
trsvagsnt wasteful habits ever
If you wanted to. The result viii
be q nation of,savers, not only o.
money but Of the things tina
mean money, and before long w
will have erected q monument t
thrift that BENJAMIN Franklin il
"a,
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-02-13

1oM BLAINE eAAnfa.
Thomas Blaine. Banner was
born in Elk Park, N. c.. on June
10, 1883, and died inaFrench hos.
pital, somewhere in France, on
Dec. 10,191e., Betweenthesedates
there is a period Of thirty years
and six months. They mark the
beginning and the end Of the
existence ofan exception
ally fine Christian character
one that the world could i'll af-
ford to lose. especially at q time
like this. But we know that God
doeth all things well and that
some day, when the mists have
rolled away, we will be able to
understand why certain things
happened, which, at the time,
seemed almost more than we
could bear. A feeling like this
filed the heart Of every
one who heard that Tom Banner
had died in a hospital in France,
and our first impulse was simp.
ly to mourn his death. But as
those of US who knew him best
began to enumerate the many
fine traits in his character, anoth-
er light began to fall across the
sadness Of his untimely death in
a foreign land, and we thanked
God, not for his death, butforthe
useful life he had lived.
Very early in lille Mr.. Banner
began to develop traits of charac-
ter that showed that he had in
him the making of a christian
gentleman. He was fond of chill.
dren, courteous TO women snd
true to himself, which means that
to others he could not be false.
He was pleasant and agreeablein
business and social functions,
which means that his circle Of
friends vas widening one,
WhHe spproachi6 the yearso q
maturity heunited with the Meth.
odist church at Banner Elk and
remained q loyal member to the
end. At the same time he was an
active leaderin the Sunday School
Christian Endeavor Society and
Laymen's Association of q sister
church. When he left home tojoin
the army, it was hard to know
which church, the Methodist OF
Presbyterian, felt his loss the
most.
In all matters thatpertained X
law and order and to the mora
and civic uplift Of the community
Mr.. Banner couldalways becoun
ted on the right side, not only
so, but he was a man who both
leadership and initiative in him
At the first call of the govern
ment he responded, andlsterwhel
he was offered an honorable dis
charge on account Of his health
he refused to accept it.
Before leaving for the camp
he wisely fixed up his private bus
mess in a way that indicates NOR
than anything / can say, tn
broad type Of christian patriot
ism that was in his heart. Ate
, providing for his two faithful an
devoted aunts, and his brothe'
/ through insurance policies an
) personal effects, he devised Gel
tain land to be converted int
{ money by his personal represen
. ative, and the proceeds therefrol
> to be paid to the trustees Of Rutl
ertord College as an endowmel
, fund; the interest to be apple
{ toward the education Of eertai
1 young men of Avery County.
few weeks before his death I
a sc mt q check through the Y. \
!. G. A. headquarters for the VOL
9 at Banner Elk.
No wonder is it then,. when '
! see these rays Of beautiful ligl
/ falling across his sad death tn
tive prieye that he died, but tn
New-York tribune., 1919-01-07
The full story of
Colonel Rooseveli's Career
On pages IL and 13
1. II. Famous as Phrase Maker.

1OLONEL EOOSEVELT'S clcyl pnd a,7 ycncaouf phrase
o'oqy e0ablcd him to pnl tj ciovs before the oubc
~ memorable fshion The oio~lg oacopts from spcoch
cs letters and statements shov the glonpcy OF he oos
6" don't hang the want that canal built
TO Colonel George W. Goohols durng the Of the
Coual Zone Commission.
After you have learned to tight he peaceful
want to.'<sug IS, 1918.
81 wish to smitc The wish strike with the
Of the Lord and Of Gideon. wish hev Ammon hip and
thgh'-Specch TO Progressive leaders, Arg. o, 1914.
g" haven't bit of for bully other hand
haven't got the least use for softy'Dec 92, f9fG.
"WEcn the with Spain through it through
But peace still continues furously
1ug. 81,
"The important save is lis own
sou."-Sept. e.
"And than that don't you if you expect me to
pussyoot single issue have rascd. Republican
delegate oyster Bay, A pru ), 1916.
almost without exception these Gne had ths
meaning weasced of them By ether Creek
(llch) oddrcys oolicy Sept so 1gfc
g" wise the event. they were wise after the
cvent.Dscnssion Of the 4dnin;strac programme
Oct. 1915.
"stead of speaking softly carrying big stick Presi
dent Wilson spoke bombastcaly and carried disag"d-
dress at Loujsville hyr Oct. 49, 1916
"a good motto for all my friends hit unless it
necessary, but you hard address nj pboe
nle Ari~, Oct 21 1916
worthless promises about the future unless
in the present keep those have already madeJa 22
1917.
Let wage Germany our energy and cour
and regain the right to look the whole ewes with
out hinching g"-Jiarch 10. 1917
"t rests with the people of country see that we
strike as hard and effectively possible
eve Americans the children the crucbep-sept 9
an this country there room for $3.50 men who
half German and half American Bou 4vqs 10
1917.
"Any who says he country from which he
we'll this country man who loves
another woman we'll as he loves his Trinity College,
June IL, 1918.
New-York tribune., 1919-01-07
YUn Noltryas Death
As Personal Loss

TT ARRlS6URG, Pa, Jan. c.
y d Commenting on the death
Of Mr.. Roosevelt, William II. Taft
said to-day;
Il am deeply shocked by the
death of Colonel Roosevelt. ]
saw him in the hospital six weeks
ago, and he seemed to be very
vigorous. He was suffering from
rheumatism, but his voice was
strong, his personality was as
vigorous as ever, and his interest
in questions of the day as tense
and acute as always.
Il mourn his loss personally.
and | greatly regret it for thc
sake of his country
Asked if he thought Colonel
Roosevclt's death would affect the
international future Of the ma
ton, Mr.. Taft replied:
"That's difficult question to
answer. His influence and advice
were important His patriotic
Americanism will be missed, Of
course. | am very, very sorry"
New-York tribune., 1919-01-07
Germany Expects To-
Unite VIII, l1yiies
70 Rcpei Bolshcriki
BY Joseph c.. Sake
fEy " Uclcss)

fcop,rigl'. 1919. Sew York Tribune lnc)
BERLIN, Jan. 3.-Grcat excitement
has been caused throughout Germany
hy recent events in the Baltic prov
inccs The situation appears to be
pulling indcctl.' 1t is difficult to fore
tell to what strange developments it
may yet lead.
Reports are coming Of commou ac-
ton by German and Entente troops
against the Bolshcvik forces.
The facts appear to be that the
newly established democratic republics
Of Esthonia anJ Liyonia have applied
to the Entente fos help against strong
forces Of Bolshcyiki, which arc steadily
advancing. The Entente hositatcd to
comply, and merely sent small naval
forces, but, being dcsirous of blocking
the Soviet governments road to the
west and keeping the Baltic provinces
with their ports and railways, under its
control, tho Entente ordered the Ger
man occupation authorities to keen
German troops iii the country until
further notice for The purpose of
rcpcllpg the Bolsheviki.
Based on Armistcc
In justification of this demand The
Entente officials referred TO Section ]
of the armsticc convention. about
which important correspondence has
passed between the Allied supreme
command and tic German armisticc
commission.
Section II sets forth that all German
troops now in former Russian territory
must retire behind the original German
frontiers as soon az the Allies think
it opportune, having regard for tho
lnsornal condition cf those areas.
Marshal Toch, ii is said here, inter
preted this provision AK meaning thai
German troops must remain in Russia
Coufiuued on 71n0e nina
New-York tribune., 1919-01-07
R00seDelt Dies Suddenly in Sleep;
Nation M0ur71s Loss OF Ex- Presiden
Wilson Viii Return
To address Congress

ID AK1S, Jan. 6.-President Will
= son will return to the Unit
cd States to attend the closing
sessions of the present Congress,
leaving Europe about Feb. II,
and will come back to France for
the later sittings Of the peace
congress, according to present
plans.
The President not only intends
to be in Washington before Con-
gress closes, but to deliver sew
eral addresses concerning the set
tlement of the war and the estab-
llshment Of peace which it is
hoped will be durable.
He is expected to return to
France soon after March A.
New-York tribune., 1919-01-07
Bryan Pays Tribute to
Colonel's Rare Qualities
picturesque Career viii Form
Fascinating Chapter of
Nations History

BALTIMORE, Ian. 6. William
Jennings Bryan, who is staying in
Baltimore while his wife is undergoing
treatment at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
paid the following tribute to Colonel
Roosevelt:
"Thc rare qualities that won for
Colonel Roosevelt multitude of dc
voted followers naturally arraycd
against him host of opponents. but
his death puts an end to controversy
and he will be mourned by foe as we'll
as by friend.
"lle was a great American and made
profound impression on the thought
Of his generation. His picturesque
career VIII form fascinating chap
ter in our nations history"
II YOU have money buy more
LIBERTY RONDS-from u~
II YOU need money. W. wil1 huv
LIBERTY BONDS-~from Won
John Muir y Co. u B'way.--Adyt.
New-York tribune., 1919-01-07

AMSTERDAM, Jan. 6.-There was an
attempt at coup d'etat in Berlin yes
terday, it is believed here, on the basis
of advices from the German capital.
Attempt to Seize Power
The Spartacus group made an effort
to seize theIreins of power.
The Offices of the "Tageblatt, "voss-
ische Zetung," "Lokal Anzeiger,' "Vor-
waerts" and "Morgenpost' were occu-
pied by the Spartacdes. according to
a telegram from Berlin. 1t is added
that the newspapers will not appear
Monday with the exception of the
"V orwaerts," which will be issued by
committee of revolutionary working
men.
The office eff the Wolff Bureau has
been closed by the Spartacides. and
the news agency has ceased operations.
There had been intimations that an
ovcrtum of some sort in the German
capital was expected Saturday.
The officers of tho Wolf Bureau and
the leading newspapers arc coMccn-
tratcd in . small area south Of Inter
don Linden which is accessible from
Oranicnture, workngmcn's quarter.
This is orc q TIC stronghoids Of The
Spartacidos, who previously seized
newspaper Offices. but were unable to
gain control Of thc city.
New-York tribune., 1919-01-07
Diplomatic Hostilities Ex-
ist and Military Meas
ures Are to Follow Soon
Spartacides Start
Revolt in Germany
Radicals Seize Five News
papers and Attempt to
Operate Government

LONDON, Jan. 6-Germany has
taken diplomatic and is about to take
military measures against the Boil
shevik government of Russia accord
ing to German official statement re-
ceived here by wireless to- day.
The message says:
THE advance OF the Bolsheviki and
the presence in Berlin of NJ Radek
a Bolshevik cmissary) have brought
about diplomatic state of war with
Russia and a military state of war
almost has intervened. Germany,
faced with the necessity, not for
the purpose Of pleasing ! the Entente,
but OF protecting her own interests,
must intervene encrgetcally by
taking diplomatic and military meas
ures."
New-York tribune., 1919-01-07

Confined on page sir.
New-York tribune., 1919-01-07
W MA T H E f

Overcast and rising temperatures to-
day; unsettled tomorrow; mod
crate south winds.
Full Report on Page 10
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-08-14
TRIBE DEFEATS
sioux CITY TEAM
indians Get Seventeen Hits
at Sioux Clty, ~>,a


SIOUX CITY. -. Aug ii--tspe-
Ftai Oklahoma City hammered Sioux
PITY pitchers for seventeen hits and ns
many runs yesterday snd s1ened the
. hen. II 10 7, being the final count.
Barnes started pitching for sioux
FIFTY bnt was wild and iieffcctve
chrcs OF bis passes IN the first w'ue
olIowed by Pii,s' double after 'vn
kers down and three runs were r-ored
rhtse clean hit. Noted another ~ IN
No second After two hits were mac,
~ Barnes In the third. Lyons val sent
b 10 bitch Two more runs wore scored
ms inning
Lytns got safely by the fourth hut
b the NTH. the Oklahomas fell ~ him
or a brace of hits, one, o homer by
lparks, netting four runs Lyons gavo
hvse passes IN the sixth and one iun
kss ~ ored.
- uckor. a yo,Lgster. replaced IScns
n IN" seve.'n bit was unable - stop
,. "itung 1~f r,ins wers scor,i 1i
tishtiL Griffin hk a homer In the
k,oux City xas unable 10 find spnrh
EOt, emily, a.th ugh he was r.ueh'y
heated In spots Three hNs In 20
Fourth by Moron Goodwin and Eliicr'
>. ~, two iLr. A pass, two nits nd
\ 4. crifice ~ In tho sixth pfv1u' -
I'm. run. In ih' eighth Moran WAS sci,
|bn i,,ndlnore bad throw, tcoh 4, I'd
|bn Gvodwins single and scored when
|bsi nte forced Goodwin at seconh ~. :.
Rsrt was out but Malone 'sinxicd sra
scored. Robinson was safe on
|t,rIrrs error. and took second on a
|I,Sssd bail Af lone and Uoh n
be- ed on Bronsu's hit.
Tho Oklahomas had on their hitting
Hogs and scored In every inning eScept
khe fourth when E4indlmore, Grigss ana
|Falk went down In order Lndlmore
Rpade a great stab Of Moran's bner W
|ihe first. GrIggs and Falk drove liners
|So the outer works In tho nrr tina,
booked like certain hits. bns Robinson
and Eiffert pulled them down. This