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ESTABLISHED 1899
DEMOCRAT AND PRESS CONSOLIDATED 1905
Teutons Are Driving Russians
Before Them Near Lemburg
Much Hand to Hand Fighting Between the
Allies and Germans Along the Western
Front—Allies on the Offensive.
Dispatches from press head
quarters of the Austro Hunga
rian army indicate that the Rus
sians everywhere haye been
driven back on their last defen
ces before Lemberg, running
north and south about 10 miles
west of Lemberg.
Russian troops along this line
comprise the third and eighth
armies which, after their repulse
in May and their retirement from
the San front, again were
brought up to their normal
strength in men and received
heavy reinforcements of new ar
tillery.
Tiie dispatches say that the
Russians are retiring in disorder.
It is added that among the pris
oners taken are many territorials
who asserted that they were
drilled for only afortnight before
they were dispatched to Galicia
and received rifles on when they
were assigned to the division of
the reserves.
Having defeated the Russians
on the San line, the dispatches
say, Field Marshal Conrad von
Koetzendorf is now pounding
against the crossings of the
Dniester, where the heayiest
fighting is in progress. The Aus
tro-Garmans, it is asserted, are
pushing the campaign with the
utmost energy and without re
gard to the expenditure of men
or munitions.
Telegrams from Bucharest
state that the Austro-Germans
on the Bakowina front have ad
vanced about 10 miles into Bess
arabia, covered by their heavy
artillery, and now threaten Cho
cin, northeast of Czernowitz and
just across the Russian border.
It 13 added that Austro-Hunga
rian troops have occupied Novo
elica, Russia, across the north
ern bound of Rumania, on the
river Pruth, and have established
a number of heavy gun 3 there.
The dispatches say that the
Russians in their retirement are
fighting desperately to defend
their home soil and are burning
villages behind them and urging
the inhabitants to retire with the
army.
Although disagreeing as to re
sults the German official state
ment and the French and British
communications indicate that the
fijhting in the Arras sector and
at the northern and southern
parts of the short British front is
as desperate as any the western
theater of war has developed.
The area of hostilities is tiny as
compared with the sweep of the
Galician front where the Austro-
Garmans are still driving for
ward, but the last few days have
brought much hand-to-hand
fighting, the British and French
striving to hold the trenches
gained and the Germans, with a
preponderance of machine guns,
as promptly initiating a counter
attack.
Each side dwells on the losses
of the other, and each empha
sizes its gains, all of which have
been costly although compara
tively small as measured in dis
tance. It is too early to say
whether this means a serious
Franco-British at temDt to break
through, but it is patent that
they are on the offensive.
In the east, the Austro-German
forces are not only nearer Lem
berg. Galicia, but claim to have
driven the Russians farther
across the frontier of Poland in
the vicinity of Tarnograd a3 well
as penetrating further into Bess
arabia. The battle for Lembeig
is now raging along the fortified
Grodek line where it is predicted,
the Russians will give a final
stubborn battle to save the capi
tal.
The British press, pending
such time as the Russians stiffen
their resistance, is finding solace
THE HICKORY DEMOCRAT
in the reports of the colossal hu
man sacrifices which the Austro-
German drive through Galicia en
tailed. It is claimed that the
Russians, even if forced to re
treat by clever managing have
drawn the Austro-German forces
perilously far from their rail com
munications, meantime so seri
ously sapping their vitality with
estimated losses of 10,000 men a
day as to contribute materially to
the outcome of the western cam
paign.
1,000 British Shells
Made Daily In N. J.
New York, June 18.—Shrapnel
shells at the rate of almost 1,000
a day are being made for the
British government at the Inger
soll-Rand plant at Phillipsburg,
N, J. More than 2,500 men are
working in three shifts of eight
hours each.
At the West Easton, Pa.,'plant
shells are being turned out. Barb
ed wire on a high fence keeps
intruders out, Men work behind
high canvas walls, under the su
pervisionof three British officers.
Germans Announce
Submarine Loss
Berlin, June 17.—The Over
seas News agency gives out the
following
'The admiralty has announced
the loss of Submarine No. U-4.
The crew was captured."
Fred Parks of Morganton May Lose
One of His Feet.
Morganton, June 18.—Fred
Parks, an employe at the tan
nery, had the misfortune of get
ting his foot crushed between
two cars iast evening while doing
some shifting. It was badly
mangled and it is more than
probable that it will have to be
amputated.
At their meeting last night the
town council changed town man
agers. R. W. Pipkin, who has
been manager since the com
mission form of government was
adopted over two years ago is
succeeded by C. P. C3in. Mr.
Pipkin made a fine reputation as
manager, which has attracted a
great deal of outside attention,
and many regret that he is not
to be retained. At this same
meeting W. A. Leslie was reelect
ed fire chief and Robert Wall
was reelcted chief of police.
Deeds Recorded.
L. Flagler to J. N. and M. A.
Flowers, for $3,200, two lots on
Fifteenth Street.
Mrs. J, W. Robinson to J. C.
Deilinger, for slls, a lot on
Eighth Street.
W. M. Null to Q. C. Matthews,
$685, 34 acres adjoining Augus
tus Pope and Jeff Hollar.
Not Sure of Herself.
Even members of the family
had to look twice to be sure as to
"who was who" of the twins.
But they didn't put different col
ored hair ribbons on them until
the day when grandma, coming
into the living room, said to the
small person lookin out of the
window, "Is it Josie or Rosie?''
And the twin replied, '"I fink
its Josie."— Pittsburg Chronicle.
In a Few Words.
Hawker —Buy a flower, sir?
Billion—No, thanks.
Hawker —Buy one for your
wife, sir.
|. Billion—Haven't one.
Hawker--For yodrsweetheart,
then.
Billion—Haven't one, either.
Hawker—Well, buy one to cele
brate your Juck.---Exchange.
Garden Notes.
. Just now the important matter
in the garden is to keep the land
at work, and never to have the
space lying idle. Constant suc
cession of crops all the year
round should be the aim in all
Southern gardens.
I have just finished my crop of
early peas, and cantaloupes are
already up between the alternate
rows and the peavines are in the
compost heap.
Between the rows of sugar
corn I have rows of the Ford
hook Bush lima bean now up. As
soon as the ears of corn are used
the stalks will be pulled up (not
cut off), and the corn rows will
be prepared for the later snap
beans, and these and the bush
limas will grow very well to
gether.
The early Irish potatoes have
now had their last and
corn will be planted in the alter
nate middle for the latir roast
ing ears.
The Yellow Potato onions are
now nearly ripe and when they
are pulled I have some tomato
plants ready to take their place.
The succession crops cf green
peas are now ready for the table
and will soon be off, and there
the salsify and parsnip 3 will be
sown to hold the ground till next
spring. At the same time part
of the land will be sown to Half
long Danvers carrots, and these
too will be left in the rows where
they grow all winter, as they
keep better in this way than if
lifted, and seem to get sweeter
for the frosting.
Then where the second plant
ing of sweet corn was made I
will sow late beets on the corn
rows and between the corn rows.
The third plantiflg of corn will be
fallowed by spinach in rows in
August for fall use, and the
fourth planting of corn that is
made in July will be followed by
spinach in Septembersown broad
cast on heavily fertilized soil to
winter over for spring cutting.
In late June the onions sown for
sets will be ripe and will be
replanted in September, and thi3
land will be sown to curled kale
for winter use.
As I grow flowers, too, I have
1000 gladioli growing in rows.
These will bloom and mature
their bulbs in September, and
the place they now occupy will
be heavily fertilized and onion
sets planted in September of .the
Norfolk Queen for early green
onions and of the Yellow Potato
onion for ripe onions. Then
where the early cucumbers are I
will sow cabbage seed in hills
the last of July and thin them
later to one plant in the hili, and
in this way save the transplant
ing in hot weather.
. The last thing in the fall is to
cover the whole garden thickly j
with manure, vacant spaces as
well as crops, for the manure
mulch is very useful to the on
ions, spinach, etc. This heavy
coat will lie on top the ground
all winter to be dug in the spring
for I cannot buy any but fresh
manure, and fresh manure ap
plied. in spring is not so good for
plants, while that which lies on
top the land all winter puts the
soil into the best possible shape
for the plants, and the manure
has decomposed enough to feed
them. In spring commercial fer
tilizer of high grade is used at
the rate of 1,000 pounds an acre,
and while my garden five years
ago was a poor piece of an old
sandy field, it is now rich and
productive, and plants flourish
amazingly.
There is really very little va
cant ground in my garden in
winter, only enough to give me
space for the extra early crops of
peas, etc., in spring. An all-the
i year-round garden is the only
kind to have in the South. —W.
F.Massey in Progiessive Farmer.
Bryan to Asheville.
Ex-Secretary W. J. Bryan has
announced his intention of going
to Asheville for a long rest. He
will be accompanied by Mrs. Bry
an.
HICKORY, N. C., TUESDAY, JUNE 22, 1915
Hickory People
at Blowing Rock
Mr, Geitner and party, of Hick
ory, while making a tour of the
resorts in this section, spent a
day or two at Watauga Inn.
Mrs. Emma Taylor, her son
David and Mrs. Alice Councill,
her mother, are at the Blowing
Rock Hotel helping the Moore
Brothers in their arduous task of
getting that well known resort
ready for the season. Mrs. Coun
cill, however, is quite indisposed,
but her many friends hereabout;
and in Boone hope that she will
soon be feeling better and visit
them ail.
Mr. Robert Ransom and sister,
Miss Esther, and mother, widow
of tne late General Matt. Ran
som, an honored son of the old
North State, have opened their
charming home near Blowing
Rock Hotel. No summer resi
dents are more heartily welcomed
than the Ransoms, who for years
have not only visited this place
as regularly as the seasons comes
around, but have all these years
proved their loyalty by singing
the praises of this noted resort of
the Blue Ridge.—Blowing Rock
Correspondence, Watauga Demo
crat.
Incident of the Civil War.
Some U. S. soldiers came to my
father's house in the spring of
1865. When they came near the
house they saw A. A. Shuford
sitting on the front porch and a
gun was by him. My sister, Alice,
was sweeping the porch at that
time. She was then thirteen
years of age,
A. A. Shuford was fully per
suaded that the soldiers would
not shoot at him when in the
presence of the girl on the porch.
He had presence of mind and
picked up his gun and walked in
the house, He then made bis
escape. He went through the
house and crossed the lane and
then jumped over the fence
which was near the negro house
and the loom house. The houses
were then between bim and the
U. S. soldiers. The writer was
behind the loom house at the
time.
A. A. Shuford passed by the
writer running as fast as a deer.
As he passed along he threw
away his gun and watch. He
soon reached a small plum or
chard in the valley below the
buildings where the horses were
kept and concealed himself be
hind some brush pile sin the
plum orchard.
A. A. Shuford was a soldier in
the Confederate army. He had
been in camp, in prison and in
battle.
He said he knew that the sol
diers had guns that would shoot
a long ways. He did not run far
but took the first opportunity to
hide. When the soldiers came
to the house thev asked the white
people present where the rebel
soldier was that left the house.
He was called by them a rebel
soldier. The white people seem
ed to know nothing about him.
There were some negroes about
the house. The soldiers then ask
ed the negroes where the man
was whom they called a rebel sol
dier. They said they did not see
any one leave the house. They
did not betray as. They were
loyal to the white family when
some U. S. soldiers were present.
J. H. SHUFORD.
Wedding Announced.
Mrs. Clara Finger
announces the marriage of
her daughter
Clara May
to
Mr. Eugene R. Long
on Tuesday June fifteenth
one thousand nine hundred and
fifteen
Hickory, North Carolina
At Home
after July firit
Walnut Street and Highland Ave
nue
piuefield, West Virginia.
Dr. Flowers Returns.
Dr. G. E. Flowers returned
home Wednesday from Greens
boro, where he had been attend
ing the meeting of the Medical
Society of Nojth Carolina. Doc
tor Flowers said that there wa3
a record-breaking attendance at
the sessions and that much good
would undoubtedly be accom
plished by the meetings. He in
cidentally said a good word for
the semi-weekly Democrat, add
ing that he liked it much better
now than when it was a weekly.
"Satanet" Falls at Columbia.
Harold Gardner, known as
•'Satanet", the man who climb
ed the front of the Hub Theatre
here some time ago, fell from the
capitol building in Columbia, S.
C.. a few days ago and was se
verely hurt, though not fatally.
He slipped from the dome of the
building to the roof, not falling
to the ground. He said he would
be climbing again in a week but
would never again climb a wet
building.
Unconstitutional.
"What's the big gathering at
the depot for? Some eminent
citizen expected?"
"Nope. That's the usuai crowd.
Everybody comes down to see
the train arrive."
«
"Oh, that's it. And supposed
the train was wrecked on the
way?"
"I dunno what they would do.
Sue the road, mebby. Anyway,
th' railway folks better not try
it. Our pecple are mighty tick
lish 'bout their vested rights,' "
—Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Smart Aleck. -
A teacher was examining a
class of small boys in arithmetic.
Addressing a particularly smart
boy, she asked:
"Can five go into one?"
"Yes," came the answer at
once.
"You stupid boy!" she said.
"How do you make that out?"
"Please, ma'am," he said. "I
put five toes into one stocking
this morning!"— Exchange.
Misinformation.
"I understand, Cuddyhump,
that your wife is convalescing?"
said kindly Mrs; White.
"No mom. if yo' please, and
t'anky for de 'terrogation," pol
itely replied the colored man;
"but 'stidder which she's gittin'
better, mom!"— Judge.
First Gold SSO Struck.
_San Francisco, June 15. —The first
SSO gold piece ever authorized by Con
gress was struck by the San Francisco
mint today and purchased by President
Charles G. Moore, of the Panama-Pa
cific axposition, for SIOO. The new coin
commemorates the exposition. On its
obscure side is stamped the head of a
laborer and on the reverse two dol
phins, emblematic of the meeting of
of two oceans through the Panama ca
nal.
Twenty-five thousand so-called "ex
position coins." rangling down to half
dollars, will be struck and' offered for
sale at double their value.
DOUBLY PROVEN
Hickory Readers Can No Longer
Doubt the Evidence.
This Hickory citizen testified long
ago.
Told of quick relief—of undoubted
benefit,
The facts are now cor firmed.
Such testimony is complete—the ev
idence conclusive.
It forms convincing proof of merit.
Mrs. J. W. Neil, 423 Tenth Ave.,
Hickory, says: "My,back ached and I
had pains in loins. My kidneys
didn't act right ana I felt miserable.
Doan's Kidney Pills, procured at Lutz's
Drugstore, restored my health and made'
made me well." (Statement given
March 6th, 1912)
OVER TWO YEARS LATER, Mrs.
Neill added: "whenever I get backache
or feel any symtons of kidney trouble,
I use Doan's Kidney Pills and they
quickly remove the ailment. I gladly
confirm all I have previously said aboit
his medicine."
Pripe 50c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy—get
Doan's Kidney Pills —the same that
Mrs. Neill bad, Foster-Milbum Co,,
Praps , Buffalo, Ni Y,
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Miss Grace Patrick is visiting
friends in Roanoke, Va.
Mrs. Edwina Chadwick expects
to leave Thursday for an extend
ed visit to Wayne, Mich.
Miss Maiy Abernethy is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. J. L, Thomp
son, in Alabamba,
Misses Lillian and Fannie
Fields have returned home from
school.
Dr. E. R. Russell of Asheville,
was in the city Friday on busi
ness.
Messrs. John Yount and P. O.
Carpenter of Newton, were Hick
ory visitors Monday.
Mr. D. M. Boyd spent Sunday
at Lincolnton with Mrs. Boyd,
whots in the hospital there.
Dr. and Mrs. W. B. Ramsay
are attending the meeting of the
Dental Association at Wrights
ville Beach this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Julius Ramsay
and baby, of Yorkville, S, C.,
are visiting their mother, Mrs.
Belle Ramsay.
Mr, and Mrs. Clifford Aberne
thy have returned from their
wedding trip and are keeping
house on Tenth avenue.
Miss Georgia Herndon of Kin
ston, arrived in the city Friday
to spend some time with her sis
ter, Mrs. E. A. Herman.
R. G. Long 4 son of county su-
Derintendent Geo. E. Long, has
been elected superintendent of
the Newton Graded Schools.
Miss Isabella Morton left Sat
urday for Greensboro, Danville
and other towns in the north
eastern part of the state to visit
relatives and friends.
We are glad to inform the
many friends of Mrs. D.M. Boyd
that she is getting on as well as
could be expected and is expect
ed to be able to sit up soon.
Mrs. J. T. Johnson and family
left Monday for Morganton,
where they will make their home
in the future. We regret very
much to see them leave Hickory.
Those who attended the meet
ing of the Merchants' Associa
tion at Asheville were Messrs.
W. C. Shell, J. A. Moretz, Rob
Martin, N.W. Clark, A.M. West,
J. A. Bowles, N. M. Newton, J.
B. Gibbs and Miss Annie Down
um, their most worthy secretary.
They all report a delightful time.
In order to afford better frcili
ties for meals to travelers using
trains on which there are no din
ing cars, the Southern Railway
Company is furnishing free to
inn-keepers, hotel proprietors and
restaurant managers at points
where trains stop at meal hours,
nice lunch boxes, these boxes to
be used in serving lunches on
trains. This is a splendid move
on the part of the railroad man
agement and one that bids fair
to be popular.
Mrs. Florence Hefner, aged 54,
died at her home in Cline's Town
ship Wednesday morniifg and
was buried at St. Peters Church
the next day. Mrs. Hefner was
the widow of the late David Hef
ner, who died about 10 years ago.
She is survived by three sons and
one daughter, Messrs. Preston
Hefner, who lives in Idaho; Tol
ley Hefner and Earl Hefner and
Miss Lottie Hefner, all of this
county.
The county treasurer's books
show that under the salary sys
tem for county officers, inaugura
ted at the beginning of the pres
ent fiscal year, in December last,
there has been a total collection
of fees in the offices of the clerk,
register and treasurer of $1,356
during the last quarter; and as
these three officers received a
total salary of approximately sl,-
100 during the quarter, there is
left as "profit'' about $256 which
goes into the general fund and
which under the fee system
would have gone into the offi
cials' pockets.
The total area of Russia is 8,505,-
000 square mites, and that of South
America 6,851,000,
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INIERESIiNC ITEMS
OF GENERAL NEWS
Condensed Paragraphs of Im
portant Happenings the
World Over.
W. M. Furr shot and killed his
brother, Ephrain Furr, at the
home of their step-mother in Ca
barrus county Friday.
The board of aldermen of Lin
colnton have decided to perman
ently pave about one mile of
Lincolnton streets. The pave
ment will be of asphaltic con
crete.
The new battleship Arizona
was successfully launched at the
Brooklyn navy yard Saturday.
The new sea fortess as she took
the water cost more than seven
million dollars. That was for the
hull and machinery alone. The
guns and armor will cost as much
more and other equipment neces
sary to fit her out for duty wili
add another million to the total
cost. She is longer and wider
than any but the newest trar s-
Atlantic liners. If it is desired
to put her through the Panama
Canal the locks and ben is in the
channel will be taxed almost *o
the limit to give her passage way.
The Arizona is the fourth battle
ship to be built in a government
yard and her place on the ways
will be taken at once by the Cal
ifornia, a larger and faster but
similarly armed ship. The Ari
zona will carry twelve 14-inch
uuns.
The strongly fortified town of
Grodek in Galicis, where it was
predicted the Russians would
make such a stubborn stand, has
fallen before the Austro-German
assault.
Changes in the Federal quar
antine law against foot and
mouth disease, effective yester
day freed all Henrico county,
Va., from restrictions, with the
exception of the Richmond stock
yards and territory within three
miles of one dairy farm, which
will become "'restricted area."
Beginning July 1, with the new
governmental business year, Un
cle Sam will launch into biggest
enterprise he has ever undertak
en for the betterment of Ameri
can Agriculture and the help of
the farmer. Uncle Sam is going
to teach the farmer by
farming for him.
Although the bulb business for
which Holland is world famous
would seem to be immune from
the effects of the war, it has, like
other industries, had a sad blow
from which it is even less able to
recover as time goes on and the
war continues.
With headquarters at Pless, in
southeastern Silesia, the German
emperor is said to be directing
personally Austre-German oper
ates in Galicia against the Rus
sians.
General Felipe Angeles, artil
lery expert, and General Villa's
right hand man. is in the United
States on a visit to his family at
Boston, His visit may presage
the formation of a new party in
Mexico.
Cov. Craig Grants Pardon to Three.
Governor Locke Craip, who is spend
ing the summer months at Asheville,
Saturday announced the granting of
pardons conditinal upon good behavior
to Geo. Ellsworth, of Anson county,
convicted in September, 1901, of safe
cracking and sentenced to ten years
in the State's Prison; Jacob Heavener„
of Catawba County, Convictel in Feb
ruary, 1914, of manslaughter, and sen
tenced toeighteen months in the State's
Prison; and Robert Phifer, of Union
county, convicted cf manslaughter in
October, 3912. and sentenced to five
years on the roads.
Oklahoma seems to be growing
remarkably polite. In the town
of Newkirk two candidates were
tied when the vote for mayor
was counted. Did they cry loud
ly for a recount? Not they. Both
stepped politely aside, and the
man who was mayor before the
election will another term.