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BURLINGTON, ALAMANCE COUNTY. NORTii C-4ROLlNA, FRIDAY, MAY 28. 1913.
nehuskan
lY SIHMMRINE
So Says British Admiralty Report, But
, Captain Thinks Might Have Been
' Struck By a Mine.
FREIGHTER PROCEEDS, UNDER HER OWN STEAM.
None of The Crew Were Hurt, But Forcholds of Ship Fill
With Water; Was Bound Out From Liverpool, With
Name and Country Painted On Side and Flying a Large
American Tlag; Submarine Campaign of Germany Has
No^ Been Cea^ and Other Neutrals Suffer.
London,' May 26.—The America*!
steamer Nebraskan, Captain GvcC^w,
from Liverpool, May 24, for ^3ela-
ware Breakwater, was torpedoed yes
terday by a submarine at a point
forty miles west southwest of Fastnet,
off the south coast of Ireland. Nd
lives were lost.
The crew at once took tc the boats,
tut after finding that the Nebraskan
was not striously damRg:ed, they re
turned aboard and got the vessel un
derway. She had b«en struck forward
and her foreholds were full of water.
The Nebraskan did not carry any pas-
scng'ers.
The foregoing information was re
ceived today by the British Admirnl-
ty in Lcndon, and it was at once com
municated to the Anieric*n Eaibnitr
py.
steaming to Liverpool. Water ir. low
er hold. No one injured.” t
The Nebraskan was iinder charier
on this trip to the White Star Line.
She was built in 1902. She is 360
feet lon|7 and was built with eight
watertight bulkheads, here fuel being
oil.
4rish Saw Snbmaruu!.
Crookhsven, Ireland, May 26.—It
wjis learned today that a submarine
was seen last night off th« souther.n
coast of Ireland. She vvas sighted
shortly after 9 P. M„ near Galley
Cov'e, which i.s about ten miles from
Fwstnet. No connection has been
established between thtR incident and
the mishap to the Nebraskan which
tB*«»|Wrti>d -ttr havg--t?cfeurred sfcwthr
before 3 o’clock at a point about 40
miles from Fastnet^
A steamer was seen outside Crook-
haven, which lies just north of Galiay
Cove, at about 9 o’clock last night.
.\s she approached in the direction of
Fastnet Lighthouse two loud reports
of a gun were heard.
Several residents of Gi-ookhav('n
sighted t\ submarine off Galley Co™.
One of them. (5red two shorts with a
rifie at the m«n in the conning tower
of the sibmarine, which divad imme
diately but soon rose again further
out. Three more shots were firod at
WeiTSETT CLOSES MOCAIE MSSAGEOF
GREATEST YEAR,
More BijiMing to be Done and FacuHy
Enlarged For NVxt Session,.
SGHOOLBONBISSIIE.
Rev. Martin W.. Buck, says; “1
know of lip other town anywhere the
size of Rui Ungton that has such poor
Whitsett, May 2e.--Tlse comment school buildings ftfr its children. I ain
ment exercises of the twenty-seventh school bonds,
year of Whitsett Institute closed Min- i
day night after three days of delight- iiscussing the school bond
COMMENCEMENT ATj CHAHTAUQUA CONING.
FRIENOSHtP.
ful exercises. Monday brought
The children dur-
thousand people to hear the great ad-i‘"»
‘conjfortal)Ie in the present building'.
Some have to l)e too fold while others
dress of Attorney General T. W.
Bickett, and to witness^the gradua-f
tion exercises of the class of twenty-:
one in the Literary Department. The
medals were
iare uncomfortably warm. I shall vote
for the school botids.”
awarded as follows:! . “' Tuttle says: “I have
from the Athenian Society to E. L.
Wharton of Pamlico county; from th?
lived in a dozen different towiis in
North Carolina and find the children
Dialectic Society to J. Mui-phy Clapo, bright and cap-
of Guilford county, and from the Star 1“^'® "^ey should
Circle to Johnsie Smith of Guilford,«P'e"did opportunities for
county. The Senior Orator’s ^^dul The present
was »uu Li- Hcr-m M. Claop of ;these. l am.
Guilford county in a splendid speech
on Man-Making Foixres. The year] inter^-iewed but
just closing has been a most success-' expression
ful one with over two hundred and
twenty-five students from a large area ^^e people in th j
of territory. Additional building will;”^**
be done during the summer vacation^ to j
meet the increasing needs of tha! The Board of Education of Buriing-
school, which will open its twenty-'^**' ^“Mh Carolina has placed ths
eighth ycav August 25th. forty-ti:ou.sand-dolltjr bond issue be-
Onc of the finest features of the people and is advocating its
the alumni re-union of the more than
two hundred former students who
TO
HAVE FOURTH OK
CELEB«ATI0X.
Immediately after she was struck
the Nebraskan began calling for help
by wireless. Browhead received the
wireless communication at 9 A. M.
yesterday from Grookhaven.
The torpedoing of the Nebraskaii
apparently occiured before 9 o'clock
last night.
£at>y to Identify,
All foreign vessels leaving Liver
pool recently have had their names
and nationalities painted in large let
ters on their sides and have flowii
large flags. Yesterday evening was
clear and the period betiveen 8 and a^'l she apain disappeared,
ft o’clock is the twilight hour in the
British islands at this season. A
message to the Lloyd’s .says an arm
ed trawler went to the assistance of
the Nebi'askan sad stood by her ail
night.
A tnessage to the Star, from Liver-
p!>i>l says that the name and national
ity of the Nebraskan wer painted in
large leters on her sides,
Norwcigisas Are Aroused.
The German submarine campaign
continues actively. Dispat;hes from
Norway say the people of that coun
try have been aroused by the sinking
last week of the Norwegian, -»team*r
Minerva and the attempt to torpedo
the Iris, which went to her assistance.
The steaiT-.er Cromer, loaded with
passengers, had a narrow escape
while bound for Rotterdam. A sub
marine fired a torpwlo without'warn
ing, bat missed by fifteen yards. This
attack occurred four miles north of
North Hinder lightship.
Captain Was not Certain.
New York. May26.—The Ameriqan-
Hawaiian Steamship CciapaRy, own
ers of the Nebraskan, received a mes
sage today from the Nebraskan’-s cap
tain, relayed by cable, in which, Ha
said the vei^el had been struck by
either a mine or a torpedo, and that
he had turned back.
The text of the message, dated yes
terday and signer by Captaift John'S;
Greene, was as foSbw:
“Struck either by mine or torpedo
forty-eight miles west (rf FastneC and
JULY
Burlington will cclebrate thp Fouith
of July this year in a manner quite
diiTerent from all previous Fourth of
July occasions.
Preparations are already being
started for making the ev-snt a big
and enjoyable one.
One unique feature of the iittraj-
tions will be the present of the Chau
tauqua Teiit with its ipnny interesting
and valuable features.
Announcements of the approaehinf
event will be made from time to time,
keeping our readers and friends in
formed as to the progress of the plans
for the occasion.
TO THE CHILDREN OF BVttLINt^
TON.
The two moving picture shows in
Burlington offers to give to each child
bringing tert tin cans to E. L. Mor
gan’s warehouse, a ticket to one of the
picture shows. The City of Burlington
will have a wan at Morgan’s ware
house between the hours of two and
five P. M, commencing nejrt Monday,
May 31, to receive the cans and to
present tickets. This movement will
he on 10 days.
J. E. MOORE, Mayor.
May 26. 1915.
So; it is unconstitutional to swear
before a lady in North Carolina.
entii’e commesicement eX£rcise.s wbs|p^®**’®' ^‘^ause the need of a new
building is imperative.
The present building is inivdequut'j
were here for the exerciiies, the.se cam'j j increased enrollment of chii-
froni every section of the State, and j Th* enrol-iTient this year has
numfcers from beyond the borders of Pa^soiHiHe eleven hundred nua-k. Tho
the State. | average attend:! n>.:e has been avouiiJ
For th>j coming year the facuity , We have «mp!e se."ting capacity
will be strengthened and the equip-about 700. Because of thas-3
went will be mjch improved.
(crowded conditions the school children
! /•
MiLLKK-BELL MEETING.
lOf Bi!rlingto.*i are being deprived of
'those larger educational advantages
' to which they we entitled, and which
I would come with a comfortable 'inti
Three more tlays and the Miller- ^ commodious building.
Bell meetings held in the Christian i (t is solely in the interest of all the
church will come to a close. j children of all the people that we p^-t
Considering the adverse weather,'forth this effort. V/a have exKminod
conditions on some evenings and the [the conditions and know that the
counter attractions on others the at-1 needs are great. We advocate a new
tendance has been Very good. |builiing; because, in our opinion, a
The morning services* have been i better and more commodious building
fairly well attended. Rev. Miller hns ^ is al).solutely nefessary.
been unfolding the word of God in a j The ."sueecss of the pjoposition is
wonderful way, leading those who,with the people of Burlington. We
have heard him into the deeper and are williag to let the people rule. If
higher truths of the Bible,
It is quite evident, however, that th'i
people of Burlington do not realize
howr great a teacher of God’s wo’-l
the people wish their children to ha’-e
opportunities equal to those enjoyed
by the children of Graham, Haw Hiv^^r,
and other neighboring towns; if they
there is in our midst or the Christian jwiiih a building that will furnish com-
church building would not have begun fort and convenience to their children
to hold the crowds. ! and that mli t,e a pride to our growi.ig
Rev. Miller is in great demand at town, let tliem prove thciv faith by
the leading Bible Conference in this
country. Some churches get him to
come; -Hiiu stiij fcr a month to ureach
every night on one subject. Do not;
fail to hear hitn in his closing mes-1
sages, ■ j
The singing undar the direction of:
Mr. Bell has been excellent. Tho!
s\yeet, sptritual rendering of his !>otos,
have been an inspirtation to all-
Friday evening a ThSknk-Offering
will be taken for th«se earnest gifted j The News hii.- asked .-ieveral citi-
servant.*; of God lyh© have labored soizens for expression.-? in re.erard t>o the
assiduously in our midst. Any one j school bonds and has elicited the fol-
who feels that they have been spiritual- Rowing replies:
ly blessed by them asid who »vould j Kr. W. E. Walker wa.s seen and he
like Jo make a thank-offering, an > s;iys; **l am going to vote for the
expression of their gratitudtj, pleai>e school bonds because I realize tho
their works at the ballot i>ox on th;
Sth of June, 3 915.
B. R. SELUARS,
J„ M. BROW.MNG.
J. P. MONTGOMKKY.
EUGENE HOLT.
S. G. ROGERS,
OR. J. P. SPOON.
MSS. W. H. CARROLL.
Board of JId’ication.
j The Chautauqua will be here tha
j Week of June 30, 1915 and the, fol-
The closing exercises-of Friendship i>een. elected to serve in
High School took place Friday, May below;.
21, at Friendship.
J. U Scott, Chiiirnmn of the Chaa-
The school was taught this year l>y tauqua -Asrociation in Burlington and
Prof. Meade Hart of Mooresville, N, chairman of the Ticket Selling
C,, Miss Christmari of Burlington and Committee.
Miss V'erna Garrett of Friendship. • Sharpe, Secretary and Ti-eai-
Or Thursday night the Primary anii
ititermediate rooms under the super- J’ W. Cate.s, John M. Cook and Rev.
vision of Misses Christman and Gar- ®. Kendall as the hospitality Con,-
rett, ga»'e an entertainment, consist-
ing of songs, recitations, drills and y ' ^rs. L. S. Holt, Ciiairman of th»
play. Junior Chautauqua.
Friday, at ten o'clock the i-ommehcE- Crowson, Chairman of
ment address was delivered by Dr. J ^’ublicity and Advertising.
O., Atkinson, editor of the Christian The Committee on grounds to re-
Sun, and professor of philo.sophy at as last year.
Mr. I), R, Fonvilie, Chairman (>f
parade on the opening day.
Mrs. A. V. Pate, Chairman of Dec
orating Committe for the town.
The program for this year will le
one 01 ■ iutf vi«k'o»2g** th*
South and everything points to a granij
success for this year’s meeting.
Elon College. Dr, Atkinson took f'jr
his subject, “The Value of Time,”
and made one of the best addrei'se.'’
ever heard at Frisndship.
Prof. J. R Robertson, county super
intendent, next presented the “Honor
Certificates” and “Graduation Diplo
mas.”
•After luncheon the graduation ex- —
ercises were held. The prize for the REVIV..\L MEETING AT M. P.
best essay was won by Miss Litsey CHURCH.
Isley. The Declamation Meda! was —o_
won by Mr. S. Linn Homewood. Miss ' special series of evangelistic ser-
Esther Coble then read the valedic- vices wilt begin at the Methodist Pro-
torian e.ssay, . testant church next Sunday, May 30th.
In a special declamation contest The pastor. Rev. G, L, Curry, will be
open to any member of the Higa assisted by Rev. A. «, Dixon, pastor
School, Mr. Seymour Stafford won tlii? of the North Main Street Methodist
medal. Protestant church, High Point. Rev.
I'mmediately after this Mr, E, V. Mr. Dixon is one of the ablest ininis-
Patt^rsoh^ Princijpal of the New Beti»l ters of the M. P. church in thi.? state
School, Lancaster, S. C., formally and is noted as a successiful evange-
presented three silver loving cups to list. He wii! arrive on Monday and
the .school. These cups were won at do the preaching- during the meeting,
Green.sboro and Chape! Hill, and reprc- Rev. J. H. .Stowe of Asheboro
ae.'it the State High School track mil tiM the pulpit at both serviees
championship. , Sunday. Rev. Mr. Stowe is the father
Friday night the High School gave of Mrs. G. L. Curry,
the play, "Tl.e Girl.” Tha play was The public is most cordially invited
well played and was a complete sue- to attend these services which will hs
cess, M-'jssrs. Heart, .Alexander Woods, held each night at eight o'clock. Th»>
and Stanford, entertained the audi- day services will probalily be held it
nee with several musical .seiections half past nine in the morning. Mem-
between acts. ber.s of other churches are invited tj
The High School has cIo.-e:l a vcvy attend and as.«st in every way posaib'-e
Rucce-ssful year. This year graduating for the sueces of the meetin. The
clas.^ of ten being the largest in the singers of othnr churches are especi&l-
large.st in the history of the institu- ly invited to attend and help out ic
tion. The song services, Th meeting witi
l.'ist ten days or two weeks.
MAYOR MOORE XO.MIXATED.
\r
bring or send such off'ering to th-3
church Friday night.
NO COURT NEXT WEEK.
We are requested to state that thera
will be no court next week, and *the
jurors and, witnesses summoned for
the second week of the court need not
appear.
children’s need of a more sanitary, u
better ventilated and a more evenly
heated building. The physical com
fort of the child means a great deai
in its development. This the present
building does not furnish,”
“I have no children to send to thj
scJiool,” said Mr. D. M. Moore, our
popular groceryman, “but I am goinj
(Continued on Page Five).
Si(ME SPECIAL FEATURES
Mr. J, Ed. Moore, who has been THE GROTTO,
mayor of the city of Burlington for Tomorrow (Saturda.v) “The Cycle of
the past two years, was nominated fo;' ^Hatred”, (Thanhou.-ser) featuring;
re-election in the municipal convan- Florence LaBadie.
tion held last Monday night. Ther; iMonday, “The Station of Content,’*
were other candidates for the nomi:i- Reliance, a great railroad story,
ation, Mes.srs. A, F, Barrett, L. B. ■ Tuesday, “The Rough Rock/’featar-
McAdams and V. H. Snyder. Mayov '^m. S. Hart.
Moore was declared the nominee upotiWednesday. “The .Exploits of
fir.st ballot which was as follows;, Elaine”, ,A pathe Masterpiece, this i.-=
Moore, ISO; Barrett S5; Me.'ldams is; - Mr:al p^ture but ijnfikB other fienal-f
Snyder 14. ^it is complete in each episode, if you
The convention set the time andj*^'*®® one you can see another and gei
place for the different ward meetings ^ drift of the story ar>out as well,
to nominate aldermen, which were as There is fifteen episodes to this pit-
fpllows: First Ward at Mayor’s Hail, ,ture. Have you seiin that Auto, the
Friday night, at eight o’clock; Second Manuo! is going to give o some lit-
jWariJ at Union Church, Friday night,girl? It's a dandy.
at eight o’clock; Third Ward, Thurs-'
day night at Graded School a,id tho | A (IRE.VT MYSTERY,
Fourth Ward, Tuesday night r.t' “One of the- most baffling of th*
Blackman’s Store. * ^ many mysteries that enshroud us.*’
The Fourth Ward convention was'grimly remarked the Old Codger, “i.-.
held on Tuesday night and nominated, why pet^ple per.Mst year after year in
Or. H. F. Moore and J. W. Montgo-'going away o» vacations when thay
mery to succeed themselves, : could be jtu.st as uncomfortable az
As the Dispatch goes to press on home."
Thursday night with the Friday’s is- j
sue, we are unable to give the result
of the Third Ward convention at the
Graded School last night.
.Keystone Finshing Mills are finish
ing heavy orders for export, having
shipped out the past week, 12,000 pair.?
hosiery-to Buinoes Arier.s, Soath
-\s we may, possibly, have taken America. This cotton grew in Ala-
soitifi previous occasion to rentork,' mance county, spun, knit and finlAed
this is the Climate! in Burlington.
RINT