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' - . THE GA8TOX1A GAZETTE. WAGS TWO WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15, 11T. The Gastoni a Gazette. GASTON IN THE EIGHTIES WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15, 1917J Interesting Events In the County Thirty-Odd Year Ago as Recorded In the Gazette To Which Is Added State and General News Notes and Some General Heading Mattel That Proved of Interest a Third of a Ontury Ago. 144TH INSTALLMENT. Locals. From The Gazette of N'ov. C, S.) Mrs. C P. L. Hoffman, of Dallas, was in our office yesterday. Mr. J. G. Gullhk, of outh Point township, was in town yesterday. Charlotte, having " busted on tier treet railway scheme is no ( onsid ering the electric light. Mr. Charlie Hubs has arretted a position at the depot under Mr. O. id. Gaines. A good appointment. We are pained to hear of the death of Mr. Nathan Armstronp. Sr. near Lowell, which occurred on Wednes day morning Parties interested will read tne notice signed by J. G. Gullick, ad ministrator upon the estate or Ann M. Friday, deceased. The paintings of Mr. Butts, exhib ited here on last Monday and Tues day nights, were well patronized by the people of the town and vicinity. JUr.' Butts is an artist of decided merit. (king West. From The Gazette of Nov. ti. "sr..) Messrs. J. M. and O. P. Rhodes and John Lineberger. of Dallas and ricinity, will leave about the 20th Inst, for Minnesota. If they are pleased with the country ihey will probably move out there to live. We wish them a pleasant trip, but do not like to hear of citizens of this i-tate seeking homes elsewhere. North Carolina needs all of her sons, and we hope the gentlemen will return to the "Old North State." Ih-. K. K. lloyce. (From The Gazette of Nov. 6, '85.) The Statesville Landmark of last week contained the following notice of our townsman. Rev. E. E. Boyce: "In the communion service of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian church, which embraced last Sunday, ' the pastor was assisted by Rev. E. E. Boyce, D. IX, of Gastonla. He charm ed the congregation by his preaching. Hlf series of sermons was remarka ble for the ability which they dis played and their elegance of diction, and It will be long before Dr. Boyce is forgotten by those who heard him here s. Mr. George F. 15a son I From The Gaxette of Nov. The people of Gaston county nencv ull will be Klad to hear that there is a probability of the appointment o: Hon. Geo. V. Bason, ol this lounty, to the olflee of Assistant District At torneyship. Mr. Bason is the choice of District Attorney Jones. He wiii make a good otticer, and will, no doubt, appreciate the position as much on account of its having come to him unsolicited as for the otiier inducements that make the position a desirable one. By-the-way, if tne appointment should be made, it wiii be the second time within a year that an office has soucht Mr. I'.ason. Whiskey's Work. (From The Gazette of Nov. ('., '8j.) At a corn shucking in Lincoln county, ne.ir (. herryville, a man un der the influence of whiskey attacked and severely cut Mr. Jonathan iiar ve.. . a citizen of thij county. Whis key generally gets in so.io ug:y work; but, may be, tho day will yet come when the good and true people of the country will unite in some way to drive it from the land. "'Woe unto him who putteth the bottle to his neighbor's mouth and make him drunk also." Still Progressing. (From The Gazette of Nov. 6, '8o.) It is generally a cold time when we do not find something to report every week that Indicates that we are progressing. This week it is our pleasure to say that a gentleman from Denver, In Lincoln county, named Kidd, has rented the storehouse of Mr. A. M. Smyre and the resideneesof Mr. Miles Hanna and that he is goifhe into the mercantile business in our jtown, and will move his family here And locate with us. (To Be Continued.) SITUATION SERIOUS IN SWEDEN (By Karl H. von Wiegand, Interna tional News Service Staff Corres pondent.) NEW YORK, Aug. 11. "If the American people expect that Sweden can be forced to break with Germany and enter the war with all its miser let, either on the one side or on the other, they do not know Sweden's situation and will be disappointed." This is the statement made to me in Stockholm by a high official the day I left for America. "It is quite impossible yes quite impossible," he said with emphasis. "You do not understand the difficul ties of our position between 'two fires.' Disagreed as they may be on some points, the Swedish people are in absolute accord and unity to pre ', serve our neutrality to the end of the war and unalterably opposed to en tering the war. Even the opposition or so-called Pro-Ally party, which is Tery strong in Sweden, does not want to enter the war, and on that point is In accord with the government. Only one thing can bring Sweden into this conflict and that is. if one or the other side attacks or invades us. That and that alone With our difficulties and miseries already great, with the horrors of war so close before our eyes for three years, we would be nothing short of madmen to plunge into this conflict w hich could only in crease, not diminish, our miseries and sufferings and in w hich Sweden could only lose and gain nothing." If 1 were permitted to uote the official by name, the importance of the statement would be seen. But lie insisted that he was talking privately and not officially. I touched upon Sweden breaking relations with Ger many or closing her borders to the central empires. "Impossible --piite . Impossible. We are too dependent upon Germany for certain things, es pecially coal things we must have to live." The question, much talked aboiit In Europe, whether an absolute agree ment exists between the three Scan dinavian countries to jointly main tain neutrality and not to act singly, the official declined to discuss. That some such agreement, whether only a "gentleman's agreement," or some thing more formal, does exist, 1 was assured In well-informed circles, both in Copenhagen and in Stockhalm. Sweden with an effective army as large as that of both Norway and Den mark, undoubtedly better equipped and far better supplied with guns and ammmunition than either, can be said to practically dominate the Scandina vian situation. Danish officials frank ly told me that Denmark would last about two weeks If It entered the war against Germany, even in the present stage, without other assistance. They proiessd to Deiieve mat uenmark s entrance in the war could only serve to strengthen Germany's position strategically and help her out greatly FREE OF CHARGE. Why suffer with' indigestion, dys pepsia torpid liver, constipation, soar stomach, coming-up-of-food-af-ter-eatlng, etc., when you can get a Flower free at J. H. Kennedy & Co's. This medicine has remarkable curative properties, and has demon strated Its efficiency by fifty years of success. Headaches are often caus ed by, a .disordered stomaco. Aligns Flower is pnt np in 2 and mm & . . a 1 an, . . . . 11 u. vuiun, (i mic iu ii civi lised countries. - ' . 2 I in the matter of food. Sweden can put an effective army of 600,000 men in the field. In organ ization, drill, discipline, equipment and appearance, they remind one strongely of the German army. The Swedish troops make an excellent im pression. In artillery and In aviation the Swedish army is so far ahead of the Danes and the Norwegians, that there is no comparison. It is easy to see why Norway and Denmark can hardly make so vital a move as enter ing the war without knoiwng what Sweden would do. I asked the high government officer whom I -have quoted, to explain to me Sweden's position. He turned to his desk and drew out a mass of official data and figures, which is explained and cited in detail. The following are some of the official figures and data given me: The chief scarcities in Sweden are coal, wheat and fodder. Sweden re quires 400,000 to 4."0,00O ions of coal per month to keep ber railways and industries running and for other domestic purposes. Before the war by far the greater part of her coal came from England. Since the war, and especially after the beginning of submarine war, she has had to rely- on Germany. In 1911 Sweden imported from Ereland 4,110,Oo2 tons of coal and coke as against only 11 1,212 tons from Germany. In 1914 from Eng land 4,fiS2,."o 1 tons as against :''!", L'2 from Germany. In 1 !) 1 " Swed en s coal supply from England had dropped by one-half. In that year she imported 2, 1 .:!,:! 4 tons of all varieties of coal and coke from Eng land as against 2, si .",7?.u tons from Germany. In 1 !' Ui from England 1 . T 7 . :: 1 : tons as against 4,:jSo,.".7; ironi Germany. This year no coal whatever was obtained from England in the months of February and Marc;i when the ruthless submarine cam paign began, a small amount In April and May and a little more in June. The present agreement between Swe den and Germany calls for a mini mum of l.'iO, nun tons of coal per month. The Germans have fulfilled thfir agreement. This together with what was imported from England in May and June is about one-half of the amount required. Were Sweden not obtaining any coal from Germany, the street rail ways and private railways in the country would have to suspend with in one month, the state railway svs tern within three months, which together with industries which would have to shut down In consequence would throw more than a quarter of a million men out of employment lins is tne statement made to me upon the basis of figures shown About s.'mio men are employed in the Swedish ore fields and ll.nnnin the paper pulp industry. English coal Is commanding a price of 2, it shillings per ton in Stockholm as against Ger man coal at so shillings. That Sweden is exporting large quantities of iron ore to Germany, was frankly admitted. It was de dared that ore is a domestic product,, that Sweden has a right to export it and that she is exporting it not only to Germany but to England. It was declared that Swedish steel is the chief source of supply for the Shef field fine tool industry. Also 3"0,000 tons of ore had been exported to the Lnited States this year. Iron ore. it w as explained. Is one of the "compensations" insisted upon by Germany. No ore from Sweden, no coal, no salt, no medicines, no dyes, no chemicals from. Germany, is the latter's ultimatum. It was also frankly stated that a certain amount of copper and brass is exported from Sweden to Germany, Dut explained tnat this was for the TIME TO WAKE UP. Americans as a people have not yet awakened to a realisation of the peril which this country confronts. We have seen no fighting, we have heard no guns booming on the bat tlefield, no airships have dropped ex plosives on our towns and villages, no scarcity of food has pinched us. Hence we are going on in about the same old way. It is hard to realize that our country is really in immi nent danger but such is certainly the case if we are to believe the men who arc in a position to kno.v the reai situation as it exists, remaps wo shail beain to realize it ere long. Hudson Maxim, a member of die advisory board of the American De fense Society, inventor of smokeless powder and other weapons of war, has recently written an article which was given wide publicity in tho Sun day papers, under the heading "America in Grave Perii: the War is Going Against l's." Some may think Mr. Maxim overly pessimistic but we can well afford to pauso and red what he has to say. Among other interesting things In this arti cle the following paragraphs are worthy of serious consideration: "The war is going against us. Our country is in grave danger. The loundations of free institutions are quaking under the assaults of Ger many's great guns. It is of the ut most importance that the American people should realize, and without a moment's delay, that our peril is ac tual, colossal and imminent. "The time for united supreme ef fort is now. The time has come when party politics and policies must be submerged and every selllsh interest made to yield to the one common su preme interest, the salvation of tbe nation. "It is time that treason should be defined, and if its definition is not found encompassing enougn to in clude all traitors anH enemies of the country, its definition snould be broadened to include the activities of all persons, whether actuated by good intentions or by bad intentions, whether based on ignorance or on German propaganda, so long as those activities tend toward the country's undoing. "To advocate pacifism, that tells the people there is no danger, when there is very great danger, should be treason. "To advocate disarmament when we should arm, to tell us that we should disband our army when we are in urgent need of raising and training a great army, should here after be treason. "To proclaim that there is no danger of war and to discourage en listment, when we are resting on a very volcano of war, should be de clared treason. If such activities be not already recognized as actual trea son, they should be so recognized and so proclaimed and made punish able with death. "There is, even now, a wide lack of appreciation of the fact that tiie country is in danger, the pernicious fatuism that 'of course we could lick all creation and not half try is hard to eradicate. Had we entered tne war at the start and done then exact ly what we have started to do now. we mgiht have made the winning or the war by the allies assured; but now it may very likely be too late. "No statesman, no philosopher, no prophet has yet, to my knowledge, foreseen or foresaid that if Germany wins the war. which means the win ning of world domination, nothing ever afterward can break that domi nation. "Once the German yoke shall have been forced upon the world's neck, it w ill then be beyond the power of any people to throw off that yoke." tides not obtainable elsewnere. Sweden imports from Germany all the tine copper wire nets used in the making of wood pulp. Sweden has never had the facilities for manufac turing these copper nets which re quire a special process. For this and for machinery with brass hearings, Sweden furnishes the German manu facturers with the amount of copper returned to Sweden as manufactured article together with a specified al lowance for wastage. Touching upon Sweden's mercan tile marine, the following figures were given: Sweden has a total tonnage of 1 ,1:1111 nun dead weight or "loading tons. t this amount. .;i.J.hoii tons are held in British ports, and 4 70. non tons in other ports controlled by the Allies. Sailing in the service of the Allies are 1 L .".( tons of Swedish ships. 2 1 0,11011 tons have been lost and sunk since the beginning of the war and between 2'i and :( lives lost. That Swedish ships were reluctant to sail to England, was explained on the ground that they had to run the risk of being torpedoed, and If they did reach British ports, they were im pressed into service and compelled to make a voyage to France or Italy be fore allowed to return to Sweden with coal or other cargo, it was stated that over $tio, 0011.000 worth of Swe dish goods were tied up in British ports. The Swedish trans-Atlantic passenger steamer "Stockholm," It was pointed out. was held in Halifax from February until the middle or July. Sweden is very hard up for cot ton. Whether the action was based upon evidence or belief, that Sweden was letting imported cotton reach Germany, the fact is that England has allowed little or no cotton to get Into Sweden for more than a year. It was stated to me by high official per sonages that no cotton had been ex ported to Germany for two years and no cereals for one year. Sweden has bread, sugar and coffee cards. The bread allowance in Swe den is one-fifth less than the present bread rations in Germany. TODAY MARY MILES MINTER "Melissa of the Hills" Exceptionally Good Feature -Act THURSDAY JIMMY DALE ALIAS "THE GREY SEAL" Hearst Pathe News Showing the World's Latest News FRIDAY GLADYS HULETTE in Pots and Pans Peggie A Gold Rooster Play in 5 Acts way. Cread is better and much more plentiful In those two countries than in Sweden. The cost of living is much higher in Sweden than in tho tw other Scandinavian countries. RUSSIANS WILL GIVE SUPPORT (By Agence Radio to I. N. S.I PARIS, Aug. i:'. I am convinced after return of firm discipline that the Russian amry will shortly lend full support to the allies and all its efforts will be directed toward com mon end ", said ?. telegram to General Foch from General KornilofV. the new Russian commander-in-chief . MUST STAND BY AGREEMENT (By International News Service. ) Russia PETROGRAD, Aug. 13. must continue in tne war in accor dance with an agreement with the allies, declared former foreign minis ter at a national congress cadets to day. He states further that we must not lose our heads. Russia needs only one government and to it all must submit, and we must use force where persuasion is useless. WHEAT ON DECLINE (By International News Service.) CHICAGO, Aug. 13. September wheat dropped nine cents and it is $2.06 today. WILL DELAY DRAFTED MEN (By International News Service.) WASHINGTON. Aug. 13. The drafted men for the new national army will start for the cantonments September ."th instead of the first General Crowder announced today. The delay is due to a necessity to avoid labor day excursions and con gestions. si: electricity TO TAME "IMU XKS." ( By International News Service.) SIOI'X CITY, IOWA. Aug. 14. An electric chair, which will convey just enough "juice" to make the per son sitting in it think he is on nee dles, has been built at police head quarters for use on drunken prison ers who are obstreperous. An an noying voltage" is the way the build ers describe the current that will be used. Ml, CI TS IMWX TREE AND IKMS V IIRIDGE. (By International News Service.) FAIRMONT. W. VA.. Aug. 14. Elbert Moran, '.' years old, does not shy at hard work despite his age. To insure the safety of the many guests who were coming to his home to help him celebrate his birthday. Moran went out on his farm at 2 o'clock in the morning and chopped down a tree. With the aid of a son, he cut the tree into sleepers for the sup port of a bridge it was necessary for his guests to cross. (CUcstctylncc Is the Ideal Place for Your New Home All Modern Conveniences Close In For Prices and Terms See GASTONmNSURANCE & REALTY CO. Telephone 89 Office Realty Building PI A MT YOUR MONEY IN GASTONIA iLAlN 1 DIRT AND SEE IT GROW! DO YOU WANT TO PAY RENT ALL YOUR LIFE ? Why not buy a home with rent money and live in the house while you pay for it? Let us show you some nice homes that can be bought on the EASY PAYMENT plan. We have what you want. What better investment can you make than to buy a home in Gastonia? See us for business. PRICE REAL ESTATE & INSURANCE CO. J. L. PRICE, General Manager A. E. MOORE, Pres. A. E. WOLTZ,Secty.-Trea. $500 Reward Five Hundred Dollars Reward will be paid by the SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM for the arrest and conviction of the person or persons who removed Spikes, Bolts and Angle Bars, resulting in derailment of Pas senger Train No. 26, near Huntersville, N. C, Tuesday morning, July 17th, 1917. All communications pertaining to this subject should be addressed to J. W. CONNELLY, Chief Special Agent, Southern Railway Systen, Charlotte, N. C. If arrested, wire him or Sheriff N. W. WALLACE, Charlotte, N. C. W. N. FOREACRE, General Manager POWER There a ra hreari and at) ear rnrdu in manufacture of copper and brass ar-J Denmark, but no bread cards in Nor- ' ... Milton II. Rohleder was drowned in the Catawba river Sunday. He was in swimming with several of his friends and his brother made an at tempt to rescue him, but was unable to save the drowning man. Physici ans worked several hours trying to restore life, but their efforts were all to no avail. 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