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GASTON I A G Mb published evert Monday," we dnesdat and fridax. VOL". XXXVIII. NO. 71. GASTONIA. W. O, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 27, 1917. $2.00 A TEAR Ef ADVANCTX. ; ! 1 - ml AJh XL 11 JIUMC ix - USTS NOT RECEIVED YET JIHE PBOBJISLT DELATED IT RALEIGH Chairman Craig, of Local Exemption Board, Expects to Receive Master List for Army Draft Tomorrow or Monday First 428 Men to Be Called in Three Installments on Sixth, Seventh and Eight Days Af ter Cards Are Dated -AddlHoi Physicians Probable for Help Examinations. Col: T. L. Craig, chairman of tie local exemption board, stated this morning that he had not yet receiv the master list of numbers as draw in the selective draft lottery at Washington last Friday. Press dis patches from Washington, he said, had stated that these lists had been mailed out but the delay in receiving them is perhaps due to the fact that they were first sent by the War De partment to the State capiatl from which point they are dispatched to the various registration precincts m the State. He is expecting, however, to receive the list . probably tomor row or Monday. As yet the board has very little light on what it is expected to do, Instructions already received, how ever, require that the board mail no tices to the first one-third of the number to be called first, which in Gaston county will be 428 men, to appear on the sixth day after the no tices are mailed, the second third to appear on the seventh day and the last third to appear on the eight n day. It is provided, however, that any man who has cause or so desires, can take ten days from the date of his notification card to appear for ex amination. It is understood that the board has the power, if it sees fit. to recom mend, to the War Department the ap pointment of one or more additional physicians to assist in the examina tion of the men called. After the board has recommended one or more physicians for this work the one or ones selected by the department will be notified by wire of appointment. The various blanks for notification and for keeping the records have. been received but the board has po itive instructions not to let any fl the cards or blanks get out of thlr hands or be seen , by the public prior to the time they1 are given out or made nubile in the course of the board's work. The local exemption board, on as It is now designated selection board, Is composed of Col. T. L. Craig, Cbl. C. B. Armstrong and Dr. L. N. Glefcn. DISTRICT CONFERENCE Thirty-Fourth Annual Sesionof the Statesvllle District t'onrerei of the M. E. Church Comes to -Close Tonight Meeting Had Many Splendid Features. The thirty-fourth annual session of the Statesvllle District Conference of the M. E. Church is' in session here. The session opened Tuesday evening with the Introductory ser mon by Rev. T. W. Bryant, of Arar at, anJ the business sessions opened Wednesday morning. Rev. J. L. Dennis, of Troy, the district superin tendent, is presiding and Rev. C. M. White, of Statesvllle. is secretary. Several of the ministers are de tained, but the reports from the dif 'ferent charges show the work pros pering, with gains in membership and Interest in the various objects of the work from all sections. The ter ritory is widely scattered, embracing the entire tier of counties Just Cast - - of the Blue Ridge and extending from Virginia on the North to the Soutn Carolina line. Wednesday evening Dean Richard M., Millard, of Athens, Tenn., ad dressed the conference with a stirring plea for Christian education. Thursday evening Dr. J. T B. Smith, D. D., of Chicago, editor of "The Veteran Preacher," delivered a stirring address on the Conference '"; Claimant's Permanent Fund. This , fund already amounts to $15,000, 000, the Interest of which -Is used for the assistance of the wonnout minis ters and their widows and orphans. The Blue-Ridge-Atlantic Conference Is waging a campaign for a fund of $50,000 for this work in its territory, and Dr. Smith Is spending several days in the State. He and Mr. W. A. Pegram, of Winston-Salem, treasurer, of the fund, left last night for the eastern part of the State, and Sun day he will be back on the Walker- town charge near Wlnston-Salefa, for two addresses. Dr. .J. S. Burnett, of Chattanoofca, Tenn., will deliver an address on. Home Missions and Church Ex en sion this afternoon, and Dr. A. S. Beaman, Sunday school mission ry, . will speak tonight. The session,, which has been me of the best In the history of the . wnrlr will HflM tftnleht. Rev. S. W. Johnson, the local pas tor, has worked nara tor me cot ; tnr nf thA vlnltnrs and all exnreaa a' ' preelation of the splendid entertain ment that has Been accoraea inem Baseball Saturday. . The Charlotte Highs will meet the High Shoals team on the latter's I grounds Saturday, Julr 28, at 4 p. m. The batteries will be Murry and Stll well for Charlotte; Friday and Dy sart for High Shoals. Friday and Murry are both classy amateur pitch ers and a good game may be expect- '' "' ' - -: '-' '' TODAY'S COTTON MARKET, " (By International News Service.) NEW YORK, July 27. Today cotton market opened with October selling at 24.40; January 22. 8. COL ARMSTRONG IS CrlAIRMAN V o. C B. Jfrmstrong has been sp linted l6:Lfate Chairman D. H. Hill 'ol the North Carolina Council of De fense as .chairman of the Gaston County Committee of the Coun cil of Defense and has notified Dr. Hill o his acceptance. He has been asked to name six other men to serve on this commit tee. This he expects to do within the next few days when the names will ha maria nil hi to. xJLack of space forbids any extend ed notice here of the plans and pur poses of the Council of 'Defense fur ther than to say that one of its chief functions is to look after the various interests of the soldiers and their families. While the soldier Is away from home, fighting for his country, the council will see that his insur ance policies do not lapse, that he Is not taken advantage of in any legal proceeding, that wounded soldiers in valided home have a chance to be trained in something that they can do, that their families do not suffer, that employment Is provided for them when they return home from the trenches, and in every possible way see that the soldier's Interests are looked after. Col. Armstrong has also been ask ed by the Council of Defense to act as local chairman of the "Four-Minute Men," a committee whose duty it is to provide speakers to make four minutes addresses in picture shows and other public places on the vari ous topics of vital interest to tne people and the country. He has not as yet accepted this appointment. LOCAL WOMEN ORGANIZED At a well-attended meeting of wo men of Gas'tonia and the county in the Assembly room of the Chamber of Commerce Tuesday afternoon the Gaston County Committee of the Woman's Committee of the National Council of Defense was organized with the following officers: Chair man, Mrs. F. P. Hall,. Belmont; first vice-chairman, Mrs. Rufus M. John ston, Gastonia; second vice-chairman, Mrs. D. R. LaFar. Gastonia; secretary, Mrs' W. C. Barrett, Gasto nia; treasurer, Mrs. S. A. Kindley, stonirThese officers also com pose the executive committee which may be enlarged later by the addi tion of other names. Representatives were present from Gastonia, Bel mont and Bessemer City. ' A heavy downpour of rain perhaps prevented representatives from other towns attending. The plan of organization contem plates a committee for every county and sub-committees for every town and rural community in the county. The officers of the Red Cross auxili aries in the other towns of the coun ty have been asked to serve as offi cers of the woman's committee ror their town. ' In Gastonia a local com mittee was formed by the naming of the officers of the Gastonia Woman's Betterment Association as its offi cers, v y Already the committee has dis tributed the Hoover food conserva tion cards through the various Red Cross auxiliaries in the county. No regular meetings will be held. Whenever occasion arises demanding a meeting of any of the local com mittees the chairman will 'give no tice of such meeting. BANK TO MOVE TO NEW BUILDJNG In a large display advertisement on page four the First National Bank announces that it will move into its new banking rooms in its handsome seven-story building tomorrow ar ternoon between the hours of 3 and 7 and will open for business as usual in the new location Saturday evening at ,7 o'clock. The. First National's new quarters are the last word for beauty and convenience and this move marks an epoch in the history of Gastonla's oldest financial Institu tion. The Bank of Gastonia' will open for business Monday morning in the building to be vacated tomor row' by the First National." linage Meeting. . re will be a meeting of the Crowders Creek Drainage Associa at the Crawford school house on Sat urday afternoon. August 4, at two o'clock. All members of the associa tion are -urged to be present, as busi ness of Importance will come np for consideration fir which all are inter eated Mr. W. A. Falls, Jr., Is presi dent of the association. . Miss Maud Rankin will return tnis afternoon from Marion, where she has been spending the week as the guest of Miss Nell Blanton. t'l BULLETINS SITUATION NOT HOPELESS. (By International News Service.) WASHINGTON. July 26; The administration does not consider the Russian situation hopeless. They be lieve that Premier Kerensky will -succeed In stopping the retreat of the Russian forces. No attempt is made, however, to minimize the seriousness of the situation. WOMEN SOLDIERS ARE KILLED. (By International News Service.) PETROGRAD, July 26. Five wo men soldiers, members of "The Bat talion of Death", were killed in the first engagement with the Germans. The number of wounded is not given. The women fought with conspicuous bravery. VOTE ON DRY BILL NEXT WEDNESDAY. (By International News Service.) WASHINGTON, July 26: Leaders on all sides of the prohibition ques tion drew up an agreement today to have the Senate vote next Wednesday on the Sheppard resolution propos ing a nation-wide dry amendment to the Constitution. Under this agree ment the amendment will be auto matically nullified unless ratified by three-fourths of the States within six years. Twenty-five States are now dry and prohibition leaders are confident they can win the other nec essary eleven States within the time specified. ADMIT LOSSES TO GERM-INS. (By International News Service.) . PARIS, July 26. The loss of first line trenches to the Germans east of Hurtsbise farm is admitted today by the War Office in an official state ment. Near Auberive in the Cham pagne district the French drove the Germans from some trenches, in flicting' heavy losses. III SOGIALGIRCLES LATEST EVENTS IN WOMAN'S WORLD CLUB TO WORK FOR RED CROSS. The regular meeting of the Eight Weeks Club will be held at eight o'clock tonight in the Chamber of Commerce. After the business ses sion, instead of a program, the club will adjourn to the Red Cross worn room upstairs and put in the even ing making surgical dressings. It is hoped that all the members of the club will be present promptly on the hour. ENTERTAINED FOR HOUSE GUESTS. At her home on South Broad street Tuesday afternoon Mrs. E. O. Jen nings entertained a number or friends most pleasantly in honor or her house guests, , Misses Manning and Jetton, of Charlotte, and Misses Etta and Guy Skipper, of Lancaster, S. C, and Miss Ruth O'Xeil, of Mc Keesport, Pa. The house was beau tifully decorated for the occasion with cut flowers. The prize, a set or' silver hat-pins, was won . by Mrs. John Fayssoux. After the games the hostess served a delicious salaa course. DINNER PARTY FOJt SHELByVlSIOK. Miss Ethelda'Armstrong enter tained at a delightful six course din ner at the Armington Hotel Tuesday evening in honor of Miss Millicent Blanton, of Shelby, who is the house guest of Miss Mary LaFar. The guests were Misses Millicent Blan ton. Mary LaFar, Sadie Thomson, urnie Boyce and Christine Sloan ind Messrs. Henry Jordan, Plato rham, Lewis Moore, Lamar Cara way. Lawrence KanKin ana w auer Anderson. After dinner the party spent several hours very pleasantly In dancing in the Armjngton ball room. COMPLIMENTARY TO VISITING YOUNG LADY. Miss Millicent Blanton, a charming young lady of Shelby, who has been the house-guest for several dayb of Miss Mary LaFar at her tome on 'South Chester, street, has been the recipient during her stay a ere of a number of social compliments Thursday evening Miss LaFar gavo a delightful porch party In her honor, there being being about forty guests present. The decorations and re freshments were both in the nation al colors. Japanese lanterns were used for lighting the porches. The feature 'of the evening was a tele graph contest. Each guest was re quired to write. a telegram, the girls to their boys in. the army and the boys to army nurses. The reading of these messages furnished much amusement and pleasure. , Friday morning Miss Christine Sloan gave a delightful porch. party for Miss Blanton at her home on South York street. Games were play ed and a delicious Ice course was served. ' - . ... - Miss Burney Boyce entertained In Miss Blanton's honor with a water melon feast at her home on South York, street Following the playing of games, the melons were served on the rear lawn and on the pergola porch. -' ' ' Miss Blanton left or her home at Shelby yesterday. . ' . COMPANY B AT CAMP GASTON Name Chosen for Company B's Camp at Fair Grounds -Boys Are Getting Along Splendidly, Thoagh Equipment Has Not Yet Been Re ceived. The Gazette man spent a Yew min utes this morning at Camp Gaston, which is the name given by Company B, North Carolina National Guards,. to their camp at the fair grounds Just east of the city. The boys were ap parently having a good time. t Some were handling the' baseball, others were gathered around the company's vlctrola in the band stand, gome were lounging in their tents while still others were busied about the various details of camp life. Company B has its full war strength, namely 150 men. They went Into camp Wednesday, the 25tli, simultaneously with tho other Na tional Guard companies all over the country. Captain Reinhardt has a splendid company and the boys are In splendid spirits. As yet the com plete equipment has not been receiv ed. The men are occupying quad ents, eight to the tent, pending the arrival of other tents. New uni forms and other necessary equipment will be in hand, it is expected, by the time the company Is ordered to report to the cantonment at Green ville, S. C. Camp Gaston Is an ideal place for camping. The tents are all located on the eastern edege of the fair grounds which is high and dry. The ground is well drained. There is am ple room for drilling, playing base ball or for any other sports that the fancy of the boys might lead them to Indulge in. Six hours' each day is devoted to firming. From 7 to 10 p. m. the boys are at liberty and most of them take occasion to come up town. They have many visitors from town and from other towns. . The Gazette has made arrange ments to give its readers the news from Camp Gaston each issue. This is a feature that our readers will no doubt greatly appreciate. Mr. Chester Rankin has been ap pointed second lieutenant to succeed Clarence S. Stroup, promoted to first lieutenant. Capt. Cherry announces that his company now has 106 privates and four -officers. He is expecting a mus tering officer within the next -few days. The men are being given light practice and all are in excellent con dition. AT THE MOVIES COZY. FRIDAY: Florence LaBadle in "Her Life and His", a five-act Gold Rooster Play. SATURDAY: Helen Holmes in "The Railroad Raiders ": Ham and Bud comedy. MONDAY: Marin Sals In "The American Girl": Hearst-Pathe News. TUESDAY: Mme. Petrova In "The Soul of a Magdalen. FRIDAY, August 10: Return en gagement of Mary Pick ford in "The Littlo American". IDEAL. TUESDAY, July 31: Thomas, H. Ince's Cinema triumph, "Civiliza tion", two performances at 3 and 8 P. m. . Scout Meeting. Troop No. 3 Boy Scouts will hold a meeting Monday night at the home of Scoutmaster Kenneth Babington, 511 Lee street, at 8 o'clock. Ilij: Day for County. Wednesday, August 1st, will be Everybody's Day at Dallas, the event coming as a climax to the farmers meetings that have been held over the county during the past ten days. An unusually elaborate and interest ing program has been arranged for this institute, which is expected to be one of the best things of Its kind ever held in the county. A number of experts from the Agricultural De partments are on the program for addresses and many subjects of vital importance will be discussed. Every body in the county, and especially every farmer, is urged to. be present. A more extended notice of this meet ing will appear In Monday's Gazette. WAS COSTLY EXPERIMENT. (By International News Service.) . AMERICAN CAMP. July 27. The American troops training here have made even better progress than was expected of them. General Pershing told a visiting English journalist to day. General Pershing and his staff will make a tour' of the French front. An American private had his hand blown off while trying to open a French grenade to see how It was made. r , The Gazette is requested to state that Mrs. M. P. Shetley, county home demonstration agent,, will con duct,, a canning demonstration at Union school bouse next Monday. The demonstration will continue throughout the day and those Inter ested hope that a large number of ladies of the Union section will be present. : ' LEIIOIBALUII MEET REUNION TO BElElDONAUGUSTTENTH Fourth Annual Meeting of the Aseo ; elation of Alumni and Old Stud ents of Lenoir College, Lincoln and Gaston Counties Promisee to be Best in Organixaztlon's History Excellent Program Arranged. At Chapel Lutheran church on Au gust 10th the Association of Alumni and Students of Lenoir College of Cleveland, Lincoln' and Gaston Coun ties will hold its third annual reun ion. The program will begin it 10 a. m. All alumni, former students and students living in these . three counties are urged to be present. Those in charge of this reunion are very desirous of making this the largest assembling of Lenoir College enthusiasts held since the organiza tion of the association. The meeting is designed to be not only Interesting but beneficial to all who attend, af fording an opportunity for the re newal of old acquaintances ana the making of new ones. Dinner will be served on the grounds and a delight ful time Is anticipated. The program Is as follows: MORNING SESSION. Opening, by the. President. Mr. M. L. Mauney, Cherryville. . Response, by Pastor Loci, Rev. A. L. Bolick, Stanley. Greetings from Cleveland County, Mr. W. K. Mauney, Kings Mountain. Greetings from. Gaston County, Miss Dora Rhodes, Dallas. Greetings from Lincoln County, Mr. L. L. Lohr, Jr., Llncolnton. "What Lenoir College Has Meant to Me," Mr. V. V. Adderholdt, Crouse. Reading, Miss Elizabeth Lineber ger, Belmont. "What It Means to Us to Have Le noir College an A -Grade Institu tion," Mr. J. J. Georg, Cherryville. Vocal Solo, Miss Grace Kohn, Mt. Holly. "The Boost We Laymen Should Give Lenoir College," Mr. J. A. Ru dlsill, Biscoe. Reading, Miss Pearl Setzer, Hicko ry. Dinner on the grounds. AFTERNOON SESSION. Quadrl-Centennial and Endowment Rally. Speakers: Rev. R. L. Fritz, Rev. F. C. Longaker, Ph. D., Rev. E. H. Kohn, Ph. D., Jlev. B. D. Wesslnger, Mrs. Rosa Yoder. Business Session. Election of Officers. Reports of Committees. Adjournment. EXEMPTION IS A LOCAL MATTER (By International News Service.) WASHINGTON, July 27. Exemp tions from the draft law are entirely a matter of local jurisdiction. The War Department is playing bands off, said General Crowder today. This statement was brought out by a flood of Inquiries. Likewise the lo cal exemption boards themselves must not refer questions to the de partment for settlement, but must appeal to the governor of the State. Attention is also called to the fact that industrial and class exemptions are in the hands of district boards in stead of local boards. RUSSIA'S DEFEAT TEACH KS LESSON. (By International News Service.) WASHINGTON. July 27. There were big benefits for Russia in her recent thorough defeat, says a dis patch by cable from Ambassador Francis at Petrograd. He states that the defeat has taught Rtfssia the ne cessity of discipline, and that a turn for the better has set in. The Sweet Potato Growers Associ ation of Catawba county is planning to increase its potato crop. A meet ing will be held Saturday for the pur pose of making plans to increase the supply. In an effort to raise $100,000 as a guarantee to. secure 'Billy Sunday, Atlanta realized $70,000 on the first round. It does not seem that our people are such "tight wads" after all, that is, whenwe take Into con sideration now the whole country has put itself behind the different 'ob jects. Just the American spirit. Appropriate. Lady Shopper I am looking for a suitable Christmas present for a gentleman. Clerk What is your friend's occu pation? Lady Shopper He is an underta ker. Clerk An dndertaker! Let . me show you a nice berry set. Boston Transcript. Played Second Fiddler. - Todges AhTCount, let me 'intro duce you to Mr. Saton. . Count It ees a great pleasure for me to meet a musician like you, mon ster. 1 hear sat yon and your fami ly Plf music. Saton Me? Why I don't know anything about music. - , Count Non? Zey tell me all a round tat yon play seeond fiddle' to your wife. M. A. P. . THREE KILLED DURING STORf.1 (By Internationa News Service.) ST. LOUIS, July, 27. Sergeant Davis and privates Tramp and Car roll of the First Misouri Regiment were killed by lightning during a. storm, which swept over Camp Max well this morning., Many others were injured. , GERMAN ARMIES ARE ADVANCING (By International News 'Service.) GENEVA, July 27. The Austro German armies are converging on the great Gallclan fortress of Kolomoa from X. wo directions, according to Berlin dispatches. v , IS KITCHENER REALLY DEAD? (By International News Service.). LONDON, July 27. Is Kitchener . really dead? Is the question that is being raised high in the public minds ' today by Mrs. Parker, Kitchener'! , sister, who was quqoted as saying ; that she believes her brother is alive and would return some day. KERENSKY WAS . WOUNDED ( By International News Service.) ' PARIS, July 27. Kerensky was -wounded while attempting , to check the Russian retreat. The Russtan prisoners "-state that when the Rus sian Infantry division began to re treat the Russian artillery, being furi ous turned their guns on the Infantry, v Kernesky drove his automobile . be- . tween the guns and the infantry and ' ; succeeded in stopping the slaughter, ' but was severely wounded In the arxi. GERMANS ON VILLA'S STAFF (By International News Service.) EL PASO, TEXAS. July 26. The Vllllsta forces are in complete con trol of Santa Rosalia, Jlmlnez and Parral. It is reported that there are 10 Germans on Villa s staff. AMERICAN SAILORS ARE KILLED (By International News Service.) WASHINGTON, July 25. Five American sailors were killed and three injured by the explosion ' of gasoline vapor aboard the subma rine H-7 at Cavlte, the Philippines, yesterday afternoon. The dead are: Lieut. Arnold Marcus, Machinist Lang, Gunners Mate Hopewell, Elec trician Curry, Machinist Kunz. A BIG LOAN TO CANADA (By International News Service.) .WASHINGTON, July 25. The Treasury Department has approved the floating of a $100,000,000 loan to Canada in the United States. Miss Ethel Smith, of Goldsboro, will arrive this afternoon to be the guest for some time of Miss Maud Rankin at her home on South Broad street. PROHIBITION AMENDMENT TO BE SUBMITTED. '(By International News Service.) WASHINGTON, July 27. Sub mission of a nation-wide prohibition amendment to the States seems cer tain. Dry leaders today, declared they have' 66 votes In the Senate, more than enough to win. " ... ITALY'S WAR AIM'S. (By International News Service.) PARIS. July 27. Control of the Adriatic sea by the occupation of Tri eatino, the Austrian peninsula, Dai tnatla, and the Dalmatian peninsula, are Italy's war aims. Italian diplo mats announced today for t:.a bene fit of Americans. Italy claims that all this territory rightfully belongs to her. . . I i t! A r fl ff ' i! i if i i;
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