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ASTONIA
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VOL. XXXVIII.
NO. 81.
O ASTONIA. N. O, MONDAY AFTERNOON, AIC.IST 20, 1917.
$2.00 A YEAR IX ADVANCa.
SIXTY-SIXARE HISSING
FAILED TO REPORT TO EXEMPTION BOARD
IS HERE FROM
INDIANA
TWO KILLEDrBY TRAIN
BRIDE m SROOK OF ONLY II WEEK
$100,000,000 LOAN
TO MEXICO
UNIFORMS
$1,000,000, FIRE
HAVE ARRIVED
IN NEW YORK
xoA
Of 833 Men Summoned by Gaston
County Exemption Hoard 60 Did
Not Report These Men When
Found Will Re Treated a Desert
era Unless Exceptionally Good
Reasons Are Forthcoming for Ab
sence Citizens Asked to Aid in
Ijocating Them.
Of the 833 men summoned to ap
pear before the Gaston County Ex
emption Board for examination for
service in the selective draft army 66
have failed to put in their appear
ance. A list of these is given below.
These men have been listed by the
board as "accepted", having by their
non-appearance forfeited their rights
to physical examination or claims for
exemption. Those who do not show
up at once will, it is understood, be
classed by the War Department as
deserters. The members of the local
board ask that all the citizens of the
county use their utmost endeavor to
assist the board in locating these
men whose names are as follows:
3404 4, (Jeo. Bird, colored, Gas
tonia. 36?y 16, Sam Morris, colored,
Chain Gang.
3074 .7, David Keerans. color
ed, Mount Holly.
3.".o.". ;:n, Joe Hunter, colored,
Belmont.
2 7 40, Horace Cleveland Ross,
Gastonia.
3S27 41, Ed Rozzell. Stanley.
945 46, Robert Lincoln Ilensley,
Gastonia.
75T, 70, Filo PInkney Sn.itn,
Gastonia.
3496 !)4, Frank Hunter, colored,
Greenville, S. C.
3254 106, Fred Mosley, colored,
Gastonia.
3358 150. William David Jones,
colored, Gastonia.
3232 193, Paul Morris, colored,
Belmont.
3208 197, Joseph Jones, (Col.),
Gastonia.
3749199, John Harris Whit
worth, Cherryville.
3828 217, Sam McNeill, (Col.),
Gastonia.
3 250233, Alvin Matthews, col
ored, Humbolt, Tenn.
3251 2 4 4. Oscar McClurkin, col.,
Gastonia.
2124 266, Defoe Armister Knight
Belmont. "
3273 27 1, John Robinson, (col.,)
Gastonia.
2017 287, James Boyles, Bel
mont. 2100 293, Edward Wm. Starnes,
Gastonia.
1470328, Henry Price, B. City.
2622 331, Earle E. Davis, Cher
ryville. 3245 H.:7, Tom Wilson, (Col.),
Dallas.
3123-- 33N, Boyce Ballard, (Col.),
Gastonia.
3.-71, 362. Luther Birdell. (Col.)
Lowell.
.",(: 37"'. Cleophus Terry, Besse
mer City.
3 I 01 -r-4 21, Laurence Elsie, col.,
Gastonia.
3 33 4 4 22. Robert J. Wallace,
colored. Gastonia.
y ii(: 4 64, Earlie Leeper, (Col.),
Lowell.
(137 n;s, Edgar Bell Moore, Gas
tonia. :;l'."2 ."iiis, Chas. McLaughlin,
colored. Gastonia.
2439 19, Geo. "Van Phillips.
Lowell.
36."4 ."2.", John Henderson, col.,
Stanley.
3417 530. Cleveland Johnson,
colored, Ixiwell.
2462 54l Samuel Stone, Lowell.
1585 552, Clarence Barswell,
Mount Holly.
1073 :,t;7, John Lee Franklin
Smith, Gastonia.
3722 "78, Thomas Friday, color
ed, Stanley.
1730 5S4, Zebulon Thomas, Mt.
Holly.
889 .-go, Walter Davis, Gastonia.
2263605, John Rufus Withers,
Belmont.
3107 609, Charlie Adams, (col.)
Gastonia.
3216 63 5, Jack Ianier, (col.)
Gastonia.
3681 638, Earl Owens, (col.)
Gastonia.
70064 1, William Rudisell, Gas
tonia. 3236 644, Sam Mason, (col.)
Gastonia.
3548 677, William Armstrong,
(col.) Lowell.
656 680, Samuel Marvin Howell,
Gastonia.
2405684, Allen Xesser, Lowell.
2652--690, Geroge Henry Heaf
ner, Crouse.
3308 693, Joseph WestbrooK,
(col.) Gastonia.
3262 706. John Pursley Partlow,
(col.) Gastonia.
2300 714, Fred Bridges. Lowell.
1510 729, Ed Terry, Bessemer
City.
3427 739, Henry William, (col.)
Lowell. R-2.
2671 753, Henry Franklin Hen
derson, Cherryville.
130 758, Chas. Robert Hendricks,
Gastonia.
3566 763, Raymond Adams,
(col.) Lowell.
1023 764, Isaac L. Privett, Gas
tonia. 2815 774, Marion Dellinger, Bes
semer City. R-l. , , , T,
1172 799, Frank Pickens Vance,
Lowell, R-2.
532 800, Aaron Richard Holland,
Gastonia. , , , ,
3778803, Jesse Cothran, (ColO
Kings Mountain.
.1214807, William Alexander
Anderson, Kings Mountain.
3665 821,. Geo.. Ann Gibson,
(col.) Mount Holly.
Rev. Brady L. Stroup, pastor of
the Lutheran church t at Colburn,
Ind., arrived here Friday afternoon,
having come for the purpose of in
vestigating the circumstances sur
rounding the mysterious disappear
ance of his brother, Mr. Abel C.
Stroup. His family came with him
as far as Hickory and are visiting
relatives in Catawba county. This is
Mr. Stroup's first visit back to his
home county since he went tolndi
ana a little over two years ago. He
expresses himself as most agreeably
surprised at the progress made in
Gaston in many lines since he was
last here. Mr. Stroup is actively en
gaged in assisting the family of the
missing man In an effort to obtain
some clue as to what has become of
his brother. Since reading the note
left by A. C. Stroup and hearing all
the circumstances connected with his
disappearance. Mr. Stroup inclines
somewhat to the belief that his
brother has done away with himself,
as was hinted at in the note left. Mr.
Grady Stroup. a son of the missing
man, has arrived from Akron. Ohio,
and is also assisting in the search.
ALL GIVEN
COMMISSIONS
Gastonia's representatives at the
lirst officers reserve training camp at
Fort Oglethorpe, (5a., received com
missions and are now at home on a
brief leave of absence preparatory to
reporting for active duty in the near
future. Mr. F. P. Sessions 'was com
missioned as a captain. Messrs. Wil
son McArver, Francis A. Whitesides,
Thomas L. Wilson and David Outz
were all commissioned second lieu
tenants. ..Mr. Raymond Cnderwood,
of Gastonia, was commissioned a sec
ond lieutenant but did not accept it.
it is understood that Mr. FnderwoouT
resigned to go into business. The
new officers have been ordered to
report to Camp Jackson at Columbia,
S. ('.. where they will be detailed to
officer newly created companies of
drafted men.
The World's greatest Actress,
"SAKAH BERNHARDT," Broadway
Tuesday.
RETIRED GENERALS
CALLED TO SERVICE
(By Internatial News Service.)
WASHINGTON. Aug. 18. Re
tired Major-Generals and Brigadier
Generals were called back into serv
ice to today to command the eight
departments from which commanders
have been taken to organize the new
National Army. Major-General W.
P. Duval succeeds General Leonard
Wood as commander of the depart
ment of the Southeast.
TYPHUS EPIDEMIC
RAGING IN ALSACE
(By Agence Radio to I. X. S.)
GENEVA. Aug. 18. An epidemic
of typhus has broken out in Mulhau
sen. Outbreaks of the disease, due
chiefly -to lack of food, are reported
from other Alsatian towns.
FOOD ADMINISTRA
TOR FOR GE0RIGA
(By International Xews Service.)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18. Dr.
Andrew M. Soule, head of the Geor
gia agricultural school and formerly
professor of agriculture In the Uni
versity of Tennessee, has been ap
pointed food administrator for the
State of Georgia.
EXPLOSION DES
TROYS PLANT
(By International Xews Service.)
ONTARIO, CAX., Aug. 18. The
munition works of Curtis & Harvey
and the town of Dragon, 70 miles
east of here, were annihilated today
by an explosion. The dead may num
ber 200. Several thousand men and
women were employed In the works.
Wire and railroad communication
has' been suspended. Scores of build
ings were razed and others burned
down following the fire.
Mr. and Mrs. Iloruce Smith Met In
stant Death on tirade Crossing In
. West Gascon La Saturday Xiglit
Had Been Married Only One Week
Ilodie Buried in Same Grave ut
Harris Station Yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. Horace Smith were
struck by Southern passenger train
Xo. 3" about 11 o'clock Saturday
night at the grade crossing just in
the rear of Settlemyer's store at the
Loray Mill. Mr. Smith's death was.
instantaneous, while Mrs. Smith died
within a short time after being tak
en to a local hospital. ,
Mr. Smith was 34 years of age and
a carpenter by trade, a son of Mr. n.
M. Smith, of Harris Station, Ruther
ford county. He had been in Gasto
nia only about four weeks working
at his trade on new houses being
constructed at the Pinkney Mill. Mrs.
Smith was before her marriage one
week ago yesterday Miss Delta Mil
ler, a daughter of Charles Miller, al
so of Harris Station.
Exactly how the fatal accident oc
curred, or rather why Mr. and Mrs.
Smith failed to step out of the way of
the on-rushing train, will of course
never be known. They had been up
town to a moving picture show and
had returned to their home at Mrs.
W. P. Conner's, w ho is a sister of
Mr. Smith. At her request they had
gone across the tracks to a market on
Franklin avenue and made a small
purchase, and were returning to the
house when killed. It is presumed
that in crossing the railroad, there
being two tracks, the main line and
a siding, that they stood on the main
line thinking it was the side track.
The train was approaching them a
round a sharp curve, and the rays ot
the headlight shining on the siding
may have misled them. This how
ever, is mere conjecture.
The bodies of Mr. and Mrs. Smith
were taken to their former home at
Harris Station Sunday morning, and
funeral services were conducted at
the home of Mr. Smith's father at 3
o'clock Sunday afternoon, following
which the two bodies were interred
in one grave. Besides his father,
Mr. Smith is survived by two broth
ers, Messrs. Boyd Smith and Fred
Smith, and one sister, Mrs. W. P.
Conner, all of Gastonia.
Thursday's Bed Cross Buy Broad
way. "HKIt TEMPTATION," Fox
Feature.
MORE THAN MILLION
HAVE VOLUNTEERED
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON-, Aug. IS. Since
the I'nited States of America entered
the war against the Teutons, more
than one million one hundred thou
sand men have volunteered for serv
ice in the army and navy, according
to an announcement made today by
the committee on public information.
Volunteers in the army number
710,024, while the navy has accepted
233.1 1 7. There were a total of ::."6,
850 applicants rejected.
U. S. HAS ACCEPTED
CUBA'S OFFER
I By International New s Service.)
WASHINGTON',, Aug. 1 S . The
I'nited States Government has ac
cepted tfie offer of "the Cuban govern
ment of training sites for American
soldiers. A considerable number of
men will be sent to the eastern end
of the island for training.
HIGH COST NOW;
MAY BE HIGHER
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18. The
announcement that the "high cost or
war" may be even higher is causing
senators to more carefully consider
Senator LaFollette's proposal to put
an enormous tax on all excess war
profits. Senator Borah urges a levy
of three billion dollars entirely upon
large incomes from war profits, li
quor and tobacco. Senator LaFoI
lette declares, that he is reliably In
formed that next year's war bill will
reach a total of forty billion dollars,
when America must take over the
financial burdens of all her allies.
JAPAN REFUSES
PASSPORTS
(By International News Service.)
r TOKIO, Aug. 17. Japan, Joined
the other allies in refusing passports
to persons desiring to attend the so
cialistic peace conference at Stock
holm next. month. .
(By International News Service.)
EL PASO, TEX., Aug. 20 .Mexi
can officials state that negotiations
are in progress for a hundred Million
dollar loan from New York bankers,
if Carran.a gets this money, it is
stated, he will discharge all officials
and army officers who have expressed
pro-German sentiments.
"SAMMIES" MAKE
PROGRESS
(By International News Service.)
AMERICAN CAMP IN FRANCE,
Aug. 211. Commander-in-Chief Te
taine of the French army and Gener
al Pershing of the American troops
in France inspected the American
camp Sunday. Both were well pleas
ed with the progress the Americans
are making.
GERMANS AGAIN
YIELD TO BRITISH
(By International News Service.)
UlXDON. Aug. 20 The German
forces in West Flanders yielded a
gain to Britisli attacks during last
night according to an oliicial state
ment which says, "We advanced
slightly in the Ypres sector in the
neighborhood of St. Jane Hoik.
GERMANS BURN
FAMOUS CATHEDRAL
(By Agence Radio to I. N. S.)
PARIS, Aug. 17. The Germans
holding St. Quentin today burned the
famous cathedral at that place. It was
built in the twelfth century and, next
to Rheims, was the most historic
church in Europe.
The French and British continue
to advance in Belgium, capturing im
portant positions and taking numer
ous prisoners. Two attacks by the
Germans In Alsace were repulsed.
ROME NOT HOPEFUL
OF EARLY PEACE
(By International News Service.)
PARIS, Aug. IS. Diplomatic cir
cles in Rome are not hopeful that the
Pope's peace endeavors will bear
fruit, wires the Koine correspondent
of The Ecode, of Paris, today. The
moment when the I'nited States is
preparing to Uirow her full force on
the side of the Entente powers is a
very unopportune time for such pro
posals, rhey think. The French view
is that any peace proposition must
embody a complete restoration of Al-sace-Loraine
to France. The Social
ists are bitterly attacking the papal
peace movement, declaring; that it is
made in an effort to save Austria.
REVOLUTIONARY
FEELING IN TURKEY
(By International News Service.)
ATHENS. Aug. IS. - A strong rev
olutionary sentiment is springing up
in war-weary Turkey. Itakmi Bey,
governor of Smyrna, believed to be a
sympathizer with the Allies, is gain
ing strength.
THREE GERMAN
SHIPS DAMAGED
(By International News Service.)
LONDON. Aug. IS (Official.)
German attempts to press back the
British lines near Ins were repuls
ed. The Germans made their heavi
est thrusts unsuccessfully against
Hill 70 where theCanadians held the
line northwest of Ypres. The Ger
man artillery was active all night. A
German destroyer and two German
mine-sweepers were badly damaged
in a running light with British war
ships Thursday.
BROADWAY Today: "T H E
PULSE OF LIFE," Gypsy Hart.
NEW HIGH RECORD
ON PORK
(By international News Sendee.)
CHICAGO, Aug. 20. Twenty
cents for pork on the hoof appeared
certain today when hogs reached the
record price of 19.50 here this morning.
There was a stir at the Armory on
Airline avenue this morning, the oc
casion being the arrival of the long
delayed uniforms for the Machine
Gun Company. The officers were bus
ily engaged in getting each man fit
ted out. The work was progressing
rajddly and it was expected that the
entire company would drill in uni
form this afternoon at the regular
hour for drilling. The company will
probably be ordered to Camp Sevier
at Greenville, S. C, in a short while.
PROMINENT GERMAN
WAS ARRESTED
(By International News Service.)
NEW YORK, Aug. 18. Helnrich
Ficke. auditor of the North German
Lloyd Line, charged with being Im
plicated in sending information to
Germany of American transport
movements, was arrested today.
SUFFRAGETTES
SENT TO JAIL
(By International Newsservice.)
WASHIXGrON, Aug. IS. Six
militant suffragettes who flaunted
banners outside the gates of the
White House late yesterday, were
sent to the Occoquan jail this after
noon for 30 days. They were found
guilty of violating the peace and or
der regulations of the District of Co
lumbia. Judge Peace charged them
with "seeking notoriety."
SMALL HOPE OF
SETTLING STRIKE
(By International News Service.)
LEXINGTON, KY., Aug. IS It is
reported this afternoon that the coal
operators and the miners' officials
have given up hope of settling the
strike of is, nun miners in Tennessee
and Kentucky. It is expected that
thj government will take charge of
the mines at any hour.
to m: manned by 1:1 ;i
ARMY OFFICIOUS.
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON. Aug. IS. - Offi
cers of the regular army will occupy
the top commands in the new nation
al army. This was made certain this
afternoon when the War Department
announced a list of 1 4 5 names as col
onels in the infantry and 4ti colonels
of artillery. The men selected are at
present lieutenants and cftlonels In
the regular branch.
('All ICK.MOYKD FROM TSAIIKOK
HE IO.
(By Agence Radio to I. X. S.)
PETROGRA f, Aug. is. - The
former Czar, wearing a military uni
form ancl accompanied by 5u serv
ants, has been taken from Tsarkoe
Selo to the Romanoff estate near
Kostroma. Premier Kerensky per
sonally superintended the removal,
ac 1 ompain im: the party to the sta
tion :iikI ;isistiir-: the former Czar
into lii- carriage.
AT THE MOVIES
IDEAL.
TODAY: "Battle Cry or Peace"
failed to arrive: Five-reel Cniver
sal program will be shown Instead.
Tl'ESDAY: "!ove or Justice",
featuring Iuise C.lawn. Triangle
feature. Extra; Triangle Comedy.
BROADWAY.
TODAY: "The Pulse of Life",
with Gypsy Hart.
Tl'ESDAY: Sarah Bernhardt in
' Mother of France", a AVorld Brady
picture.
COZY.
TODAY: "The American Girl":
"A Soldier of the Iegions" and
Hearst-Pathe News.
Tl'ESDAY: Viola Dana in "Lady
Barnacle", 5-act Metro feature.
Edward H. Overcash. a prominent
building contractor of Charlotte, died
last Thursday.
Near Gold Rock, Nash county,
Friday Cicero Sessonis, a negro, shot
and killed Carey Weeks and wound
ed four other men. The dead man
and his companion were attempting
to arrest the negro, who had barri
caded himself in a house. The ne
gro escaped and at last reports a
posse was searching for him.
LOST: Between Gastonia and Olney
or at Olney church bunch of keys.
Name on tag. Reward for return to
P. E. Saunders. Gastonia, N. C. 24c
( By International News Service.)
NEW YORK, Aug. 20. Ten steam
ships and ten , smaller vessels laden
with sugar and glucose and the
docks where they were tied up at
the foot of Congress, Brooklyn, were
Jieavily damaged by fire this morn
ing The loss is estimated at $1,
(iiii.uoii. Two explosions occurred
w lien the fire started but an official
expressed the belief that the blaze
was accidental and was not the re
sult of a plot.
WILL REJECT THE
POPE'S PROPOSALS
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20. It
seems certain that President Wilson
will reject the Pope's peace propos
als, although his reply has not yet
been reduced to writing. The cabin
et, it Is said, Is agreed that the Pope's
proposals cannot be accepted. That '
the rejection by the I'nited States of
these proposals will hasten peace is
the general belief here, owing to con
fidential Information that has reach
ed here from Germany and Austria,
direst in these countries is certainly
increasing and when the people are
finally shown that they cannot obtain
peace until the Junker regime Is
thrown out of power it Is believed
that they will act decisively.
SHIP BUILDERS
GO ON STRIKE
(By International News Service.)
NEW YORK, Aug. 20. Eight
hundred more ship building workers'
engaged on government contract!
went on strike today, making a total,
of ten thousand men who are de
manding a 10 per cent increase In
wages. !,t
RUSSIANS CHECK
TEUTONS DRIVE
(By International News Service.)
PETROGRA I). Aug. 2 0. Advices
from the front state that the Rus
sians have checked the Austro-Ger-m
u 11 drive everywhere except In Mol
davia, where desperate fighting con
tinues on the Galician border. The
Russians have taken several villages
on the western hank of -the Zbroce
river.
TUESDAY WILL BE
MEATLESS DAY
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20. Ameri
ca's meatless day will be Tuesday It
it is finally ordered. A publicltly
campaign to reduce the consumption
of meats must be launched shortly.
No drastic orders will be issued un
less the public fails to regulate it
self. Hotels, dining cars, restau
rants and clubs will serve no meats
on Tuesdavs after the appeal is issu
ed. REPORT MADE ON
COST OF COAL
(By International Xews Service.)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20. The
federal trade commission has made
its report to President Wilson on the
cost of coal production. It is re
ported that the President wiil com
mandeer the mines unless the opera
tors abolish extortionate prices.
WILL BUILD
MORE DESTROYERS
(By international News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20. More
destroyers, deadly enemies of the
submarines, will be built by the Uni
ted States than any other nation pos
sesses. This was decided on at a
conference this morning between
Secretary of the Navy Daniels and 2
ship builders. Work will be speeded
up all along the line.
TOIAVS COTTOX MARKET.
(By International Xews Service.) .
NEW YORK, Aug. 20. The cot
ton market opened today with Octo
ber contracts selling at 24.21; Janu
ary contracts at 24.15.
Edward E. Britton, editor of The
Raleigh News and Observer, , has
been appointed private secretary to
Secretary of the Nary Daniels - and
has accepted the post. , ... ... , 2 -
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