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BRYAN RESIGNS
MEMBER OF CABINET
Disagreement With Wilson's Views
as Expressed in Second Note to
Germany Causes Secretary ot State
to Send in His Resignation. . . ,
William Jennings Bryan, three
times democratic candidate for
the presidency of the United
States and author of nearly thir
ty peace treaties with the prin
cipal nations of the world, re
signed late Tuesday as secretary
of state as a dramatic sequel to
his disagreement with President
Wilson over the government's
pj.'icy toward Germany.
The resignation was accepted
by the president. The cabinet
then approved the response
which had been to tne
German reply to the Lusitania
note.
Secretary Bryan will return to
private life. It was learned that
he intends to continue his polit
ical support of the president.
Rather than sign the document
which he believed might possibly
draw the United States into war,
Mr. Bryan submitted his resig
nation in a letter declaring that
"the issue involved is of such
moment that to remain a mem
ber of the cabinet would be as un
fair to you as it would be to
the cause wh'ch is nearest my
heart, namely, the prevention of
war.''
/ The president accepted the res
ignation in a letter of regret,
tinged with deep personal feel
in e of affection. The letters, con
stituting the official announce
ment of Mr. Bryan's departure
from the cabinet to private life,
were made public at the white
house.
Dramatically the official affili •
ation of Mr. Bryan with the ad
ministration of the man whose
nomination he assisted so materi
ally in bringing about at the Bal
timore convention of 1912-came
to an end. It has caused a sen
sation in the national capital
scarcely paralleled in recent
years. Ambassadors, ministers
and diplomats from foreign lands
officials of every rank and sta
tion, heard the news as it was
flashed by newspaper extrs.
They interpreted variously its ef
fect on the delicate situation that
had arisen between Germany and
the United States. The resig
nation of the staunchest advo
cate of peace in the president's
official family spread broadcast
the belief that the policy of the
United States as definitely de
termined upon would assert and
defend the rights of the United
States in any eventuality that,
might arise.
Originally it was the intention
of the president and Mr. Bryan
to have the announcement of the
resignation made simultaneously
with the dispatch of the note to
Germany, but when Mr. Bryan
did not attend the cabinet meet
ing today until President Wilson
sent for him, rumors that the
president had been unable to
bring the secretary of state to
his point of view filled the air.
Finally, the news leaked out and
was confirmed.
Just when the subject was first
broached between the president
and Mr. Bryan is not known def
initely, but the fact that Mr.
Bryan would resign was known
to a small circle of officials as
early as last Sunday. When the
principles on which the note to
Germany shculd be based were
discussed at the cabinet meeting
of Friday Mr, Bryan found that
he could not reconcile his own
position with that of the admin
istration. Work on the note
went forward, however, Mr.
Bryan keeping his secret, as did
THF HICKORY DEMOCRAT
other officials, awaiting the hour
when the communication would
be ready to be cabled.
Tuesday the cabinet assembled
for a final reading of the note.
Mr. Bryan was absent. He de
clined to receive newspaper men
or callers and sent out word that
he had been delayed on account
of important business. At the
white house no word as to the
reasons for his failure to appear
at the meeting were given, but
after the cabinet had been dis
cussing the note for an hour Mr.
Bryan arrived, telling the news
paper men at the white house
that he regretted being late.
It was learned that with th e
knowledge that his resignation
had already been accepted by the
president, Mr. Bryan felt it
would be indelicate to attend to
day's session unless his presence
was desired by the president.
When Mr, 'Wilson teleDhoned an
invitation, the secretary hurried
(Continued on Page Two.)
Wished His Deeds
Had Been Recorded
Iu the current issue of Farm
and Fireside S. R. Ahrens, an
Arkansas farmer, advises other
farmers to be careful about the
recording of deeds, and tells the
following story of some of his
own personal experiences.
"Nearly thirty years ago I re
corded papers that I supposed
were the deeds to two tracts of
land I had bought. Twenty years
later a neighbor discovered a
part of one of the tracts had been
recorded as being a tract of land
a mile from its proper location.
"This mistake caused me to
look up the registration of the
deed of the other property I
bought at the same time. The
county records showed me own
ing only one half of the tract cf
land I had purchased thirty yea s
ago. Both of these deeds I had
recorded properlv with correct
descriptions.
"Some time ago I bought a 40
acre tract of land for my brother
and a4O acre for myself. One
of the tracts adjoined land I own
ed. The land agent said he would
have the deed to that 40-acre
tract made to me. By mistake
he had the deed made out to my
brother. I didn't discover the
mistake until gas was discovered
on the tract."
Mt. Olive Evangelical Lutheran
Church.
Rev. E. J. Sox, Pastor.
Next Sunday. June 13.
Sunday School at 10:00 a. m.
Preaching service at 11:00 a.m.
A sermpn by the pastor on the
theme. The utter folly and the
awful danger of excusing one
self from the service of God's
House.
"He that hath ears to hear, let
him hear." Jesu3.
Gastonia's New Paper.
We were pleased to receive
this week a copy of The Gaston
ion, a new paper published at
Gastonia Mondays and Thurs
days by Messrs. Brumley
and Crooks.
It is a clean, newsy sheets and
bids fair to run a better race
than its predecessor, The Gaston
Progress.
Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days
Yi/ur druggist will refund money if PAZO
OINTMENT fail* to cure any case of Itching,
Blind. Weeding or Protruding PUe* in 6 to 14 days.
Jbe fir»t applicatioa SIFC» Ea»c and Re it, 60s.
WIDE OFFENSIVE MOVE
INITIATED BY FRENCH
Series of French Attacks Ap
pears to Be Under Way on
the Western Front.
London, June B,—Virtually the
entire western line of battle, ex
cept that part held by the British
and Belgian troops, is the scene
of what appears to be a series of
offensive movements initiated by
the French.
In the region of Arras the
French have extended the area
of attack while pressing the Ger
mans all along the battle front
from the angle of the Aisne and
the Oise in a northerly direction
as far as the British positions
near La Bassee.
While the British have been
lying apparently quiescent for
the past three weeks the French
have been advancing slowly but
steadily in the country north of
Arras, where they have met de
termined resistance from the
Germans, especially at the works
known as the "Labyrinth," part
of which however, is under their
control.
- The French troops have taken
many prisoners. At Hebuterne
the French took 400 prisoners and
ac Soissons they took 250.
Desperate German counter at
tacks, according to the French
reports were macfe without suc
cess and at terrible loss to the at
tackers*
The German official announce
ments make but brief raference
to the events on the western
front, merely recording repulses
of French attacks.
Rivers figure more or less
prominently today in reports
from both sides on the eastern
front. The Russians claim to
have pushed their offensive
movements across the River
Pruth, near Kolomea, while Pet
rograd admits that the Austro-
German forces have crossed the
River Dneister in Galicia. The
River Dubysa has changed hands
five times in one day with the
Russians finally in possession, and
the Isonzo is the scene of the
most important Italian advance
into Austrian territory.
Undine, Italy (Via Chiasso,
Switzerland and Paris) June 7.
A general Italian advance pro
ceeds across the Isonzo river
from Caporetto to the sea, a dis
tance of about 40 miles. The
movement is one of importance
and there has been hard fighting
at Gradisca.
The Italian authorities are
drawing tighter the screen of
secrecy over Italian operations.
Nevertheless, it may be said that
masses of Italian troops are being
concentrated along the roads
from Cormons, Palmanova and
Servignano.
The resistance of the Austrians
is daily becoming stronger. This,
Italian leaders declare, has had
the effect of making their men
more determined.
Rome, June 7. —Serbian forces
continue their adyance in Albania
from two directions and are now
only two days' march from Scu
tari, according to a dispatch from
that city to the Giornale D'ltalia.
Russians Lost Many Guns.
Berlin. June 7. —A special dis
patch from army headquarters
says tnat the Teutonic allies took
7000 prisoners, 31 cannons and
31 machine guns when they en
tered Przemysl. The Russian
garrison had received orders to
hold Przemysl to the last mar,
but they were overwhelmed by
the terrific artillery fire.
There is every indication that
HICKORY, N. C., FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 1915
the Teutonic allies have begun
their Gaiician campaign with a
promising outlook. The Russians
have lost their line on the San
and apparently are about to lose
their positions on the Dniester.
These same advices indicate
further that the Russians to the
e ist and northeast of Czernowitz
have already begun to retreat.
Allied Troops Driven Back.
Constantinople, June 7.—The
allied troops on the Galliopli pen
insula have been driven back
with heavy losses, according to
an official statement issued yes
terday by the Turkish war office.
London, June 7.—A telegram
from Vienna, says that Lemberg,
the capital of the Austrian crown
land of Galicia, now in the hands
of the Russians may be taken at
any time, according to a dispatch
to the Exchange telegraph com
pany from Copenhagen. One
message from Vienna says the
Austrians are now only 25 miles
from the town while others say
they are only 10 miles distant.
Ivey Dots.
West Hickory, June B.—The
West Hickory Band furnished
the music for an ice cream sup
per given here Saturday night
on the vacant lot near Ed. Hahn's.
Miss Vida Abernethy is spend
ing a few days with ftiends at
Asheville.
Mrs, Charlie Jones is very
sick, and her many friends wish
her a speedy recovery. Miss
Tessie Butler has also been ricrht
sick the past week.
Mr. and Mrs. Jones Lowman
have returned from Alta Vista,
Va.
Miss Rosa Hudson of Henry
River, spent the week-end with
Miss Mary Cook.
Miss Mary Propst of Newton,
spent last Saturday Jje^e.
Mrs. C. M. Ervin has moved
from her farm near here back to
her cottage in Longview.
Mr. Robert Fowler of Rings
Mountain, is visiting his sister,
Mrs. Josephine Starnes.
Master George Sharpe of Gran
ite Falls, is visiting his cousin,
Miss Ruth Starnes.
Mr. Dan McKenzie of Rock
Hill, S. C., has been here sever
al days visiting his brother, Mr.
Make McKenzie.
Mr. John Lackey and wife and
children were here Saturday and
Sunday visiting Mr. Lackey's
mother, Mrs. M. J, Lackey.
Miss Myrtle Mace of Enola,
Saturday and Sunday here visit
ing relatives and friends,
Firemen's Relief Fund Ready for Dis
tribution.
The Firemen's Relief Fund,
which is collected by the State
from the Insurance companies
doing business in the State, is
now ready for distribution. This
fund is one-half of one per cent,
of all the premiums collected by
foreign companies. The State
comparies do not come under
this law. The total amount to
be distributed is $9,090.97. Char
lotte heads the list with $967.
Other towns as follows: Burling
ton $106.66; Concord, SB6; Eliza
beth City $209.76; Hickory.
$84.90; High Point $325.38. The
statement is made that the bet
ter the fire department the less
| is the amount received, from the
' fact that the town is a better risk
and the amount of premiums are
not as large. This fund is to be
deposited in a bank and is for the
support of disabled firemen, or
firemen who have spent ten years
in the service, if they ever get
where they would be a charge on
the county in which they reside.
In other words, it means that a
man who has served ten years
in a fire department shall never
go to the county home.
Neuralgia Pains Stopped.
You don't need to suffer those ag
onizing nerVe pains in the face, head,
arm, shoulders, chflfft and back. Just
apply a few drops of soothing Sloan's
1 Liniment; lie quitely a few minutes.
, You will get such relief and comfort!
I Life and the world will look brighter.
I Get a bottle to-day. 3 ounces for 25c.,
at all Druggists. Penetrates without
iuboing, adv't.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
MARE TAX LEVY
Road Commissioners Instructed
to Place Signs at all
Gross Roads
In monthly session the county
commissioners made the annual
tax levy, and at the call of the
county board of education in
creased the special school tax
from 6 to 8 cents, in order to
take care of the farm life school
at Startown. The levy for 1915 >
will be as follows:
State and pensions 27 2-3 cents
on the $100; county tax, 19; roads
20 cents; special school tax 8
cents, total of 94 2-3 cents. The
poll of $2.18 W2S increased to
$2.24 to keep tftfe equation made
necessary by the increased school
tax.
All road supervisors were in
structed to place signs with dis
tances at all cross roads. In lieu
of the $175 to be paid by Hick
ory to Jacob's Fork for road work
territory ceded, that amount is
to be taken from the Hickory
automobile apportionment and
paid over to Jacob's Fork. The
sheriff is to select a jury to as
sess damages, if any, on road
survey across lands of C, H.
Drum and Miss Sue Abernethy
from Catawba to Central high
way. Petitions for change on
road from G,W. Pope's to Clare
mont, and for road near S.L. Le
fevers on Jasper Johnson's land?,
were filed, W. :T. Holdbrooks
was ordered paid S3OO for
crete piers across Terrapin creek.
C. D. Drum was relieved of
sl.ll tax error; C. W. and Chas.
Huffman were relieved of $2.65
ana 64 cents, respectively, being
outside special tax district.
The county physician was in
structed to visit Jennie Arrow
ood. at Oliver's, and if found
physically incapaciated, to have
her sent to thecountv home, Ma
hala Gantt was ordered back to
the home and W. M. Harrison
paid $2 monthly for support.
O, F. Lackey of Hickory, tax
ed on $3,000 property he didn't
have, was relieved of $27.80. C.
L. Hawn was exempt from ped
dler's tax. The funeral expenses
of John Anthcny, $5.80, and
Pearl Whitener, $7, were paid.
The county surveyor was in
structed to locate a site for a
bridge near Plateau roller mill
and survey a road from Ed
Blackbam's to Geo. Cansler's.
The jury for July court was
drawn yesterday, the jurors be
ing as follows, those after the
dash being for the second week:
Catawba: T. E. Harwell, R.
L. Setzer, James Christenbury,
Newton: Carl Asbury. Z. P,
Drum. W. A. Williams, A. M
Dea\ L. M. Pharr, D. E. Aber
nethy, Z. N. Whitener, C. E.
R. Lulz.
Hickory: J. B. Adams, J. P.
Boggs, N. O. Coffey, E. D. Eck
ard, Wellington Barger, G. H.
Geitner, A. W. Buff, G.P. Camp
bell, H. E. McCombs, Sanford
Anderson, J. N. Deaton—Ave y
Baker, O. V. Yv,unt, C. H. Geit
ner, J. Q. Deal, J. L. Eaves, H.
F. Fry, W. A. Stine.
Jacobs Fork: C. C. Coulter,
G. H. McCaslin, C. R. Scronce,
L. L. Hill—D. A. Goins, C. F.
Weaver.
Ciines: Lewis Little, M. L.
Holler, J. M. Setzer—N. L. Deal,
J. V. Roseman, W. M. Dellinger.
Caldwell: A. F. Taylor, Mar
cus Beal, J. R. Link.
Bandys: A. F. Wood, C. M.
Rhoney, P. A. Wyant, D. A. Wil
liams, A. M. Reinhardt.
Mt. Creek: E. J. Sherrill, T.
E. Sherrill, S. S. Goodson, all for
second week.
An election was called in dis
trict No. 8, Newton, for 25 and
75 cents for schools, J. A. Deal
registrar and J. N. Setzer and
W. J. Mcßee. judges.
The sum of SIOO was appropri
ated to the State department of
agriculture, for road demonstrr -
tion work sometime this summer.
The department is establishing a
boy scout patrol to maintain
roads. Road dragging will be
done and the boys organized in
Catawba.
The board instructed the jailor
to file his bills for keeping pris
oners with the county court
when prisoners are under the:
jurisdiction of that court. —En-
terprise,
Deeds Filed
For Record
The following deeds have been
filed with the Register of Deeds:
Martha C. Miller to D. W. Kist
ler for $lO and consideration of
support 7 acres adjoining Henry
Sigmon.
T. L. Henkle to Mintie b. Boyd
for S3OO, half interest in lot 1,
block A, Townsend property.
Wm. H. Woods of Patrick
county, Va., to Wm. F, Fogle for
$6,620, tract of 10* acres adjoin
ing C. H. Geitner and others.
R. O. Colt of Mecklenburg, to
W. S. Stroup for $5,000, tract of
121 acres adjoining L. C. Yount
and others.
W. S. Stroup to R. O. Colt for
SI,OOO, lot 300x300 feet in Long
view.
J. F. Abernethy, Z. B. Buch
anan, commissioners, to C. H.
Abernethy, for $551.25, lot 12.
Margaret Fry lands in Long
view.
W. F. Fogle to Samuel Goodson
for $535, lot on Thirteenth Street
Hickory.
John Henderson
Win? a Prize
Mr. John L. Henderson of this
city, won the prize at the State
University for the highest gen
eral average made in pharmacy
covering the two year's course.
Mr. Henderson has completed
the course.
Campbell-Miller.
Mr. Leonard A. Campbell and
Miss Bessie Miller, daughter of
Mr. Frank Miller of the South
Fork section, were married Sun
day morning by Rev. J.E. Barbe,
at his home in this city. The
Democrat extends congratula
tions.
Pithy Paragraphs.
Some of the weath=r bureau's worst
predictions come true.
Among the common mental diseases
include cold feet.
Laziness is a spring fever that has
reached a chronic stage.
There never was an excuse as inter
esting as a duty well done.
A peace-loving person doesn't have
much chance to make a noise.
Fishing is about the most peaceful
pasttime. provided one goes alone.
In the country a hired girl is a hired
girl. In the town she is a maid.
Paying the expenses of the European
war will be a big job for posperity.
Genuine civilization is not the kind i
women and children have right to fear.
Nobody 'objects to "broken En
glish'' when it voices solid American
sentiment.
Sometimes the man who likes peace
most fights hardest when war comes.
Count among the heroes the man
who can keep sweet under great prov
ocation.
Age brings wisdom, but most men
would rather have youth than be wise
old O'tls.
Many of the good things to be said
about men are held for release until
they die.
If there were not two sides to every
question the lawyers would nave noth
ing to do.
Blessed is the man whose country
dosen't do any thing for which he need
be ashamed.
Suggested marriage proposal for
some men: "will you take me and re
form me. ?''
This country has a mission, and,
if there is anything in a history, it
isn't to get licked.
Man, every time he looks at a cor
set advertisement, rejoices that he is
not a woman.
The American navy seems to look
pretty good to President Wilson. And
he knows it is loaded.
A woman gets relief from tears. A
man chokes a few times and finally
swallows his emotions?
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New Series Vol. I, No. 6
INTEREST NC ITEMS
OF GENERAL NEWS
Condensed Paragraphs of Im
portant Happenings the
World Over.
General Villa has decided to
ask General Carranza to agree to
a neutral territory for a confer
ence to consider the suggestions
contained in President Wilson's
note.
Three Mexican generals and
ten other Mexicans, connected
previously with the army of Gen
eral Eulalio Gutierrez, were ex
ecuted by Indians composing
part of Carranza's army, accord
ing to dispatch from Matamoros.
The hearing in prize court of
the cases affecting the cargoes
of American meat on the steam
ships Fridland, Bjornstjerne,
Bjornsen, Ktb and Alfred Nobel,
was postponed for three weeks
according to a dispatcn from Lon
don.
The signing at Kiakhta, Sibe
ia, by representatives of Russia,
China and Mongolia of a treaty
establishing the status of Inner-
Mongolia marks the removal of
one of the main obstacles of *
complete understanding between
China and Russia.
Department of Justice agents
are seeking to locate Knox
Booth, former internal revenue
agent for Alabama-Tennessee
district, for whom a warrant has
been issued in connection with
the alleged wniskev tax frauds,
through which the government
is said to have lost about SIOO,-
000.
The governor .of Ceylon re
ports that on the 28th of May,
the birthday of Buddha, Moslem
shops in Kandy were looted by
Buddhists. The outbreak was
quelled in Kandy, but was dif
fused throughout the central
province where it was arrested
by the arrival of a military de
tachment.
The National American Wo
mans Suffrage League in confer
ence at Chicago, went on record
as opposed to attacks by the Con
gressional union on the demo
cratic party, A resolution, adopt
ed unanimously, also declared
that the congressional union had
failed of benefit i n suffrage
states and worked harm in states
where women were still seeking
the ballot.
I
The will of Elbert Hubbard
and his wife, who lost their lives
in the the sinking of the Lusi
tania, divides the estate equally
between the two children by
Hubbard's second marriage. Sev
eral children by his first mar
riage are not mentioned. The
value of the estate is problem
atical but is known that Mr,
Hubbard carried insurance to the
amount of SIOO,OOO and
considerable real estate around
East Aurora, N. Y.
Reginald A. J. Warneford, a
young Canadian sub-lieutenant
in the royal navy of England,
single-handed destroyed a huge
German Zeppelin, and for the
first time on record proved the
superiority of an aeroplane, in
which he accomplished the task,
over the huge airships in use by
the German forces. He succeed
ed in getting far above the Zep
pelin in the air and dropped
bombs on the airship which,
caused its destruction.
Constipation Cured Overnight
A small dose of Po-Do-Lax tonight
and you enjoy a full, free, easy bowel
movement in the morning. No grip
ing, for Po-Do-Lax is Podophyllin
(May Apple) without the gripe. Po-
Do-Lax corrects the cause of Consti
pation by arousing the Liver, increas
ing the flow of bile, Bile is nature's
antiseptic in the bowels. With prop
er amount of bile, digestion in~ bowels
is perfect. No gas, no fermentation,
no Constipation. Don't be sick, ner
vous, irritable. Get a bottle of Po-
Do-Lax from your Druggist now and
cure your Constipation overnight.
All of the rulers claim they were
forced into the war. No one has yet
offered a reward for the fellow who die}
the forcing.