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FOUR YEARS OF WAR tKroio Saturday's Charlotte Observer) . J It Was four year* ago toinowow- J*dy -'H, mhi- wIhii. prompted by I*rutuiiaa militarism, tll(! (IrNt, act ocelli i i d which plungml Cm ope into the ? mod i >? 1 1 1 ill !? uiii in llit \m. rld's hlvtory^ It wtfs four yeiu'p UK" tomorrow t lit* t AuktHa, tit -the behest of OeiiiMiuy and with |M?rfwt accord existing betwe.ou tip* Central pow ers, declared wti r on Sri bin, as u se ? lueucc of tlyu assassination. JijMt a moiitli before, of A rcli<liik?* l*>i*tlfliiand, heir of the Hapsbiirg dynasty, Today Jimls men of all nui'^ and eroedw covering nl( t)u< world except a few i m d 11 1 ed HpOtl( handed together for one pur|?oHe- to crush Prussian militar ism and* make t he world riaft f<"' jlf* mocracy N' ul ion after Nation having plunged into the catastrophe, after their sense of right and justice hau heen out raged i'i Miiue direct or indirect manner by the Heust ??f Merlin. Seven Nations have heen added to the lint lighting against Germany within the past year, two ofthein, China and Hrazll, lands of resources and potent iulil ies unlimited. The other live, Costa Itiea. Liberia, Nit ajnigua. Guatemala and Haiti, are small Nations which hut recently asserted their own Imlepimdomv, In the category of neutrals are (eft the Scandinavian conn-' tries Switzerland and Holland, Persia ami some of the South Ajnorieati Ite . publics. Hy far Uid_auLtilunding feature of the r fourth ,vwii of wur bus been the sur prise given the world by |he speed with 1 which the I'nited States made her par Ttctpntlon Tnnrufent mid Hfa.Uvts I.awt ?I'd.v America had jnst tiirown down the gauntlet to (H't'iuuny, to he spurned by the Prussian War l>ordfc; a few Ameri ' ' : tr can troops bnd been landed in France; tile first Liberty loan had befm oversub scribed by more than a billion dollars; AtpMcaVAfmy of ten billion youth* had beep drafted, and Congress was wrest liiiK with tremendous plans for the eg* inuisii.ii of tlir Nut Urn'* lighting fore?*.: lOverytidng that hud bwii done wuk only n preparatory nature, the Nut Ion w?* n:ii> aflniug for 1 1??- fray, Today the Nation i? Htill preparing, lint, With H speed that ninnzod the World. America ma> l>c x?tid to have half completed the Job "f preparation. .America Inn* performed a feut unprece dented In world history and one which 1 probably uobofly two yours ago would have believed iHMwIble a performance w hit It probably uohoily n year ago hoped to sot' gchifVCd within a year. Mint' than a million uicu have boon transported a< -Voss *nbTiiartne Infested Mpna, dewpite I lie determination of the (Jeniian War l.ords that it should never he done* and limit* haughty boast that it could never be accomplished. They are of tho flower of the country's manhood. Already ttyey have convinced the snecrlug I'rua Mian J nnkor* that Tfnole Mam could atep across the Atlantic und strike a blow that tlu> (iirman solar plexus will feel for a hundred year*. The lighting qual ities of these men haV$ surprised and .ajn.futed bo| ouly tin- French, British, and Itiilians, ,lmt the Ccrmans theft selves. . Germany was 40 year# building np her \Vur machine; America has bnllt up ono within a year wbhh Oertnrtny ?fears and which ha* turned the fide of battle in tin* direction of lierlin instead of l'aris, snatched the initiative from the (rcmnn strategists and placed it in ? h*? bunda oX- tiuumul Fuclu changed the whole trend of the war and shifted the ...I. * ? offensive from the Teutonic to the En tente side. The comparative qualities of the (retinnii 'and the AmeriCau and Allied war machines have been demon st-vatod to the satisfaction of the world Good Tires Are Scarce and High And they are going to be scarcer and higher. We haye a most complete stock and /all sizes. , Can $give you money now -and in the fuftite. Prompt and satisfactory Adjustments. They are no higher than the ones you are using. GEO. T. LITTLEvd.stributor FRANKLIN, HUPMOBILE, CHEVROLET DON'T NEGLECT PLANT YOUR GARDEN NOW , Ruta Bagas, Early Turnips, Early Corn, Bush Beans, Babbage, Lettuce, Beets, Carrots and Spinish. W. Robin Zemp's Drug Store Telephone 30. *$3 MiU'llC. ? ' ' ? ..V' '/ Itnl I lull llrst million 1 1 1 <- 1 ? Im not all. | The two million mark will be reached before tin* end of the year if not b?v the clone of the present tigftting -i as.,11. It efore the fifth > ?*4i r of tin- war Inn* ended, threw million mote will be roud/ to join tli?*ni if 'tl^e two million en n not I -ni-.il tbf Hull nun-bine. The iKirt played by the American Navy dur-* iliK this |>nst year hatl been no le*s creditable than t b at of the army and liunlly less renin rKuble. Despite t U?* UU i-fsi rii-tiMi wfrfire wii<4 by tin* < ;?i mini sea wolves despitr tin- determined a nil desperate effort* of tin' Kaiser's iiiimiI forces to prevent even a shipload of American soldiers being landed on lOuropean noil or a shipload of muni t ions and war supplies? -the American Navy has put a million and a quarter fit, fighting nii ii on the other ?Me with out the loss of but otto man out of gyyj six thousand. and the few who were lout wore on transport* not Cou Wyed by tin1 American Navy. Manned by 10,000 sailor*, 150 Ameri can wii rsliips have Joined the Britiah fleet in blockading the coasts of (Jor ? many. Million* of dollars have been 'appropriated for buildiug more ships, l*?th for tin' Navy and for the Merchant Murine. The American Nevy Is ready for a tent of strength with the German sin power any time the Kaiser's ad miralty wants to try it out. America has aguln am axed and oht sttrippod the world In the matter of shipbuilding. She in building ships twice rts fast as the (icrman submarine can Ml Hit them; Aifiwte* and tier ANtes w c.an cotilidently declare : "We have abol ished the submarine menace." In air '?rjift production, while America was slow in getting started, she is striking the pace now that has been set in build* ing ships and organizing armies.. Unbind 1 the. Allies for Winning the war have been thrown the limitless finan cial resources of this N'atiou. Ameri ca's war bill has mounted month by month since April ^ 1017,"" when we en tered the war and spend $280,893,000 in preparing. For ,tlie present month the expenditure* are estimated to exceed .*1.070.000,000 which brings the cost of the war to date to |ii?$&700,76& Three great Liberty loans have been oversubscribed," This vast "scheme of warfare was the most important development of the year, 'not only to the Allies, but to Germany. The II un has learned to respect A '"eri ca as his chief enemy. Recognizing .the menace to t,heir plans for conquest that lay. in American preparations, Germany hastily forced a shameless peace on chaotic Russia, withdrew her armies from the eastern front, and launched them with unprecedented violence and V kl barbarous disregard for human lives at the French and. British armies on the western front. The ICaiiier and his general recognized the fact that they were defeated unless they could force a decinion before Ameri ca's manpower reached Its fullest ex pression oa the battlefield. Therefore the word was given to seize Paris nnd' the. Channel Ports at all costs and bring France' U? her knees. Five tcrifflc offensives such as the four years of war hijd never witnessed were the result. The firxt three were x'uccewful to the extent that the Ger inans were permitted to cxchauge count less lives for a few miles of fdtell'holes and ruined villages. The ** last two brought utter defoat to the. Hun hordes. The .American troops came out of their first clashes with the Tlnn hordes cov ered with glory. In larger battles they have maintained the standard first es tablished. They have been the -chief factor in enabling the Allied forces to make the mighty counter Offensive of the last ten days, the like of which had not been witnessed on the western front for a year. Every American at home has already been inspired with the ut A HOME y? . ? THE FUNDAMENTAL WANT OF EVERY NORMAL MAN. - ^ THE IDEAL HOME CAN'T BE MADE IN RENTING PROPERTY. QUIT PAYING RENT OWN YOUR OWN HOME. DOUBTLESS WE HAVE JUST THE. PROPERTY YOU HAVE REEN -LOOKING FOR. OUR BUSINESS IS BUYING AND SELLING HOMES FOR OTHER PEOPLE. . WE WANT TO START Y_OU ON THE ROAD TO HOME MAKING. C. P. DuBOSE & COMPANY REAL ESTATE INSURANCE CROCKER BUILDING PHONE 43 , ? . . ? . . M, r. lino i < onfuiiin r thai, with tii'- 5?ito.fcatp. sluntliiiK like ii stone wall before, ii<> 1 1 1 , 1 1 1 c r tiiw many attempts I In- <!"i mans make to . iVarh I'arls, "They Shall Not Pass." Hy the nid of tin* American# the (>><?.? halt been turned, and 1 1??- > ?? M? fVory ri'UMin to btfllcv# that hcuceforth th?* irftt movement# of the coutestiijig it rni i?-M are to he In tin* general direction of Iterlin ami not toward I'ai'la. it m;i\ now in- Miiii that the turn In# jH.iui of tin1 war htt? been reached. It is likely that it will In* recorded by tin* future historian an the great event of tin' 'ninth jurat' of t lit- eontlict. Ma.\be tin* <;<vnvauu ha vi' not yet become tlwd of throwing themselves, recklessly but with ever declining force at the Allied liar, but . it appear* th^t (Jeneral Foch has about reached tin* rud of hid period of waiting until hi' was assured that Ameri ca's maujtower .^ud overcome the Teuton numerical KUi?oiiority that resulted from tlu> defection of Rujwffc When that hour arrives- or has it arrived^? -he will launch his a tin let* for the great offeusive that Is to drive the hordes of IIuu* out of France and Heljltttn. We may veil expect that Mit oh an .event will erovn the fifth year of the war. Hunger, -M* oase and striken are playing their part ii\ the weakening of the Teutonic power, as well a* the enormous price in men and material they are and have been (>ayit>g for their' recklessness during- the last few mouths and weeks. Kven worse will grow tin- weakening conditions in (ierinany and Austria thljK fiftjb year of the war while the American foi'res flfii overseas in a constantly and rapidly increasing stream and ships ;?re being launched by the hundreds. As the fifth year of the world's moat terrible war opens, everything looks good 'firr '"America "WTd~tn*r ? Attirjr, -thn situa tion -on the battle front and the prog ress that i* being made at homo to put the full force of the American nation in the balance against the War Loids of (ierinany and their hordes of slave-sol iliers. Today all Seems to be conspir ing to hasten the day of ultimate vie* tory for Civilization? the victory which must free the world from the reign of brute force. That victory may now be said to be in sight, and it is 'not -too much to hope tjhat it will arrive during the fifth year of the horror, Nevertheless, there is much to be done, much to be suffered yet. America has yet to perform the greatest portion of her task ! HLNASK'S DIKTY TALK Truth About (lovernor Manning's Sons Whom Klease Would Belie. , Columbia, July 23. ? An taken from The Charleston American, which was twice excluded from the moils because of disloyal utterances, ^Cole L. Please said in his Branwood speech : "The Governor brags that tte has five sons in the army. It is ho. Yet all of them are strutting about in pretty uniforms aud holding commissions and are in no more, danger of meeting bul lets than this electric light which I stand". . That the public, may knpw the truth of the matter the following information an to the standing and whereabouts of Governor Manning's sous is published : \V. S. Manning is 311 years old. He enlisted as a private 'when the call was t tnadc fotV >iwJdiers to go to , the", border. He wcnt<.^o.-the bo "served as pri vate untif tin* troops were ordered home. f CyMi the decimation of war with Ger many he again enlisted us a private. Subsequently he went to a training camp mid won a captain's commission. He is now in active service on the front in France. . Vivian Munning Is 82 years old. He was a successful business man in Green ville. He closed up his business and volunteered as a private. IT is still n private and is at Camp Tay, . I,oiiis ville. Kentucky. Bernard Manning is 25> years old. He enlisted as a private, and subsequently went through *the ti'ninlng school at Oglethorpe where In* won a captain's commission. If he is not now on the seas or in France it will not be long before he will be on ?he western front in active serviee. W.vndham M. Manning is 2S years old. He graduated from West Point in 1I>1 He served in Alaska, and went to the border as Captain of a company of cavalry raised in Charleston. When he returned from the border lie was assigned ns aii instructor at Oglethorpe and has been promoted to be major. He too, if not on his way to the western front will not be long in going. Purwell Dens Manning is 10 years old. He was nt the University of Virginia when war was declared. He enlisted as a private. He is now a corporal and i* in France. John Adfcer Manning is 18 years old. lie too. was nt school but volunteered as a private and is now a sergeant at Camp Jackson. So noon as command is ordered to France he will, go and whether or not be has already gone is only for the authorities to know or say. George H. Jenkins, a farmer of Page land, died n?*ar Charlotte in an auto mobile Saturday morning while en route to a hospital for treatment. He was 6T? year* old and was declared a man of prominence in his connty. ? ? ? ? . . I -V V Squinting is a cert uin indication of defective vi ion. It is caused by a straining effort of the eyes perform a duty to which they are unequal. HELP THE EYES Giv them a pair of glasses that will magnify their power and make their Work easy. This relieves the strain and prolongs their life and usefulness. 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