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7. G. COBB, Editor and Owner, The Burke County News Subscription Price $1 Per Year in Advance. The Morganton Herald Consolidated November 29, 1901. VOL. XXX. MORGANTON, N. C, MAY 6, 1915. ma 1 Burke Wants New Railroad a Election on Bond Issue Ordered Registrars and Judges Ap pointedSurveys Being Made. Interest in the proposed new rail road from Casar to Morganton (per haps better state from Morganton to rcar has run high in Morganton during the past week, and it looks when the long-talked of road- will be wfllltv. The election on the bond X,- r i v- ni-orc in TVTvrtrnntrvn issue nas uccu - 1 Upper and Lower Fork townships for Siturdav, June 5th. The petitions ly. c; A election were presented to J. CI J. a hnnv( of county commissioners Monday, and the order made forth- .,.;v .Tnflp-insr from the number of 1 L 1 X CJ J signers to the petitions the majority for bond issue will be overwhelming. The following registrars and judges were appointed for the townships: Morganton, T. N. Hallyburton, registrar- J. M. Clark and H. C. Deaton, judges. Upper Fork township, G. C. Cook, registrar; C. H. Bradshaw and J. R. Carswell judges. Lower Fork township: John Rhoney, registrar, and R. P. Cloud and M. A. Carswell, judges for No. 1; J. R. Chapman, registrar, and J. N. Gales and Amos Swink, judges for No. 2. Another thing which has added to I the interest in the railroad subject was the work of a surveying corps in and near Morganton during the week. Messrs. J. W. Weldon and Robey Clay- well are the surveyors and have for their assistants a number of young men of Morganton. They spent the first part of the week surveying in Morganton one survey being made through "Break Neck," another by the old fair ground. Last night they camped near Enola and are in that section to-day. Everv citizen interested in the growth and development of Morgan- ton and Burke county is anxious to see the railroad proposition matrial- ize speedily. RANKIN WINS IN ASHEVILLE. Municipal Election Most Bitterly Contested in Recent Years. Asheville Dispatch, 4th. Casting 2,175 votes in the most bit terly contested election of recent records, the citizens of this city to day elected J. Kankm, mayor; James G. Stikeleather, commissioner of public works; D. Hiden Ramsey, commissioner of public safety and J. Frazier Glenn, judge of the city police court. Mayor Rankin led the ticket with a majority of 421 while the closest contest was waged for the position of judgcj, Mr. Glenn's majority being only forty-six. Mr. Ramsey won by 355 and Mr. Stikeleather's lead was 165. Jap Ultimatum Reaches Peking. Peking Disaptch, 6th. Japan's ultimatum to China reach ed the Japanese legation here today and will probably be presented to the Chinese foreign minister this after noon. Prepared for Seige. Hankow, China, Dispatch, 6th. The Japanese barracks have been prepared for a seige. Following the consular advice, many Japanese have Nt the city, although the Chinese are apparently completely indifferent. Several prominent native residents "were entertained last night at a din ner by some of the leading Japanese. Statesville Evidence Interest in Baseball. Statesville Landmark 4th. Up to yesterday afternoon about $700 in subscriptions of $5 each had been subscribed to the stock of the Statesville Athletic Association for the promotion of baseball in States ville. It is the purpose of the pro moters to incorporate the association ith a capital of 1,500. i Next Sunday, the second in May, is Mother's Day. GERMANS CLAIM VICTORY IN BOTH EAST AND WEST. Conflicting Reports, However, Make Extent of Victories Un certain. London Dispatch, 5th. The German official report to-day claims victorious both over the Rus sian in Western Galicia and over tljf British in Flanders, Field Marshal Sir John French, British commander-in-chief, admits he was compelled to re adjust his lines in the region of Ypres, but the French communication far from confirming a German victory in Belgium, declares the German at tacks were repulsed and that the Germans being taken on the flank by the French artillery suffered severe- A late report trom the Uritish War Office also says that German at tacks were repulsed although the Germans used asphyxiating gases and by the use of these fumes did get a footing of Hill No. 60, south east of Ypres, which since -the Brit ish captured it recently, has been at tacked repetedly There has been fighting all along the rest of the western front, in all of which the Germans claim sue- cesses, rne .trench, nowever, insist that their advance continues both along the Yser Canal and in Flan ders and in the Woevre, where bat ties have been continuous for weeks on end. Conflicting reports from the East make it impossible to judge of the position there. The Austrians and Germans to-night say the Russians have been beaten badly in Western Galacia and have commenced to re tire from the western Carpathians, whereas the latest Russian report while admitting that the Austro-Ger-mans got across the Dunajec river declares they were checked there. The country around the East Prus sian frontier also has been the scene of battles of more or less impor tance, while at the other end of the Russian line, in Eastern Galicia the Russians are attacking the Austro- Germans despite their reported de feat or check in the western part of the province. COMMENCEMENT AT GLEN ALPINE HIGH SCHOOL. Finals Will Take Place Wednes day and Thursday May 19th and 20th. Commencement will take place at Glen Alpine High School Wednesday and Thursday May 19th and 20th, and an interesting program has been plan- ned Large crowds are expected to at tend these exercises. Class of eleven, thefirst in the school's history, will graduate. Six boys and five girls will receive diplomas. The Hill string band of Connelly Springs will be present on Thursday and Thursday night to make music for the occasion. Program. Wednesday, May 19, 1915 Com mencement Sermon 11 a. m., by Rev. C. E. Gregory, of Morganton. Class Exercises 3 p. m. Primary and Gram mar grades 8:30 p. m. Thursday, May 20 Address, 11 a. m. Address by .Froi. a. u. Keynolds, of Cullowhee Normal. Graduating Exercises 3 p. m. Presentation of diplomas. J. H. Giles, Pres. Board of Trustees. Annual High School play, drills and pantomimes, 8:30 p. m. 8,000 Men in Dardanelles. Berlin Dispatch, April 29th. Oversea Agency advises from Con stantinople say the French and Brit ish, who attempted to land at the Dardanelles numbered about 8,000 men. - President is Godfather to His Only Grandson. Williamstown, Mass., Dispatch 2. President Wilson became the god father of his only grandson here today and added to his duties by promising to safeguard the religious welfare of the child, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Francis B. Sayre. The child was christened Francis Woodrow Sayre. This winter The News-Herald in stalled a Babcock printing press. It mav be of interest to some of our readers to know that there are 1040 Babcock presses in operation in the Southern States. Baltimore alone has 126 Babcocks and Richmond 77. The closing exercises at South Fork institute were held yesterday and to day. CABINET DISCUSSES CASE OF GULFLIGHT. In Absence of Detailed Report On the Incident No Policy is Formulated. Washington Dispatch, 4th. President Wilson discussed briefly with his cabinet to-day that torpedo ing of the American steamer Gulflight off the Scilly islands, but in the ab sence of a detailed report on the inci dent no policy was formulated. Messages from American Consul j SteDhens at Plymouth and Consul General Skinner at London added lit tle to earlier information. Both were instructed to-day to get complete statements from the ship's crew and to gather such technical evidence as could be obtained by an examination of the vessel. Officials want to establish beyond doubt whether the vessel was struck by a torpedo or a mine. Secretary Bryan declared that until these facts were known no speculations could be made as to the course of the United States. Thus far it is known defi nitely only that a submarine was sighted by an officer of the Gulflight shortly before the attack. There is no positive information available to show whether the Gulflight flew the American flag at the time or what colors were shown by the two British patrol boats said to have ac companied her. To enable the German government to present any information it may have, Secretary Bryan explained that an inquiry had been directed to Am bassador Gerard. This, he said, should not be construed as implying that the United States assumed that a German submarine had attacked the Gulflight. Investigating Gulflight Case. London Dispatch, 4th. The American embassy began to day an investigation of the torpedoing of the Ameican steamer Gulflight. An examination of the ship as well as of the crew will be made. It is prob able the inquiry will be carried on principally at Plymouth, where the crew landed. The investigation will be conducted as expeditiously as pos sible so no time may be lost in trans mitting the report to Washington. The London afternoon newspapers comment only in the briefest manner on the Gulflight incident. The West minster Gazette asks whether Pres ident Wilson "will make good his words of February" and hold the Ger man government to "a strict account ability." Capital Stock Home Canner Company Now $125,000. Hickory Special, 4th, to Charlotte Ob server. The Home Canner Manufacturing Company of this city has been reor ganized and incorporated with an au thorized capital stock of $125,000, with E. L. Flowers, W. X. Reid, G. E. Crosby and others subscribing. The growth of this company under the direction of E. L. Flowers, inventor of the outfit manufactured, has been such that the quarters occupied for the past several years have become too small. For the past several years this concern has done a large business which has extended into several for eign countries. In a short time branch factories will be opened up in central portions of the United States in order to give prompt and complete service without the usual delay and transportation charges to meet with. Rural Mail Service for One Mil lion More People. (Washington Dispatch, 2nd. Plans for a general readjustment of the rural postal service through the country by July to provide mail facil ities for a million persons not' in cluded in the present routing system were announced to-night by Postmas ter General Burleson. Motor vehicles will be provided under the new plan where high ways will permit. "Rural service will be extended to every farmer reasonably entitled to it," said Mr. Burleson, "as rapidly as the new adjustments can be made." Augustus Tomnkins Gravdon nf Greenwood, S. C, a law student in the University of North aCrolina, dropped dead from heart trouble Wednesday afternoon. He was participating in a light form of baseball practice for exercise when he suddenly sank to the ground. He was removed to a near by fraternity hall and within five min utes was dead. ULTIMATUM ILL BE SENT TO CHINA. Critical Point in Far East Situ- ation Chinese Capital Pre pares to Defend Itself Against Feared Invasion by Japanese Troops. . 0 Tokio Dispatch, 4thr The Yomiuri in an extra edition de clares that the elder statesmen af ter listening to lengthy explanations from premier Okuma and Foreign i Minister Kato have approved a pro ject to send an ultimatum to China. The information reaching Japan, this paper says, leads to the convic tion that the nature of the last Chi nese answer obligates Japan to resort to this logical diplomatic step. The Yomiuri says the concessions by Japan, particularly the restoration of Kiao-Chow to China, had created the belief that 'China was satisfied and that the matter would be arrang ed peacefully. There is an impression now that Yuan Shi Kai, President of China, desires an ultimatum in order to justify China's eventual accept ance. According to the Hochi Shimbun, martial law will be proclaimed in South Manchuria simultaneously with the issuance of the ultimatum. It is explained in official circles that Japan has no desire to resort to force but that China "must be made to realize this country is determined on the acceptance of its program for so lidifying the peace of the Orient." The press considers the ultimatum a proper step. The Times believes that if China refused to yield Japan should occupy provinces like Shan tung, "until China comes to her senses." This, the paper says, would not constitute a violation of China's integrity "since its sole aim would be to ensure the integrity of the coun try." The belief is expressed in some cir cles that China may send word at the last minute, that additional concessions are possible and in this way avert the ultimatum. The Kokumin Shimbun today quotes Premier Okuma as expressing disap pointment with China's course. In the beginning it is related Japan ask ed China to keep the proceedings se cret, and China promised to do so. Nevertheless the proceedings were published broadcast. The Kokumin Shimbun says it is in a position to declare with authority that whatever action Japan takes her course will not disturb the friendly relations with the United States and Great Britain. ' Peking Prepares for Defense. Peking Dispatch, 4th. Military preparations are being According to Chinese officials, whose statements have been corrobo rated in other circles, the Government is making no preparations elsewhere than at the Capital for defense, con sidering that the Chinese will be un able to oppose the Japanese should they attack. It is asserted in high quarters that 100,000 troops have been concentrated in the environs of u Peking, but with sufficient ammuni- tion for only a brief resistance. Later. London Dispatch, 5th. "The Japanese ultimatum to China j. J -1 j? 10 1 i i1 . Tokio correspondent of the Central .News.- Tokio Dispatch, 5th. All Japan has focused its atten tion on the Chinese situation which is believed to be full of historic possi bilities. It is reported that the for eign office has sent telegrams to all the consuls in China instructing them to prepare their nationals for possible departure. .The Japanese at Mukden have been asked to hold themselves in readiness to withdraw to places nearer the South Manchurian rail way. Lieutenant Count Terauchi, govern or general of Korea, has held confer ences with the general staff. The de cision of the cabinet and elder states men is expected tomorrow. The press says that 48 hours will be the limit I proposed in the ultimatum. News- I papers- characterize as insulting the insistance of China that Japan's of fer to restore Kia Chow be reduced to writing. - Baseball may have been designed to make town people worry about the breather. MONDAY'S ELECTION. Messrs. J. L. Nelson, J. E. Er win, Huffman and J. M. Mull Chosen School Trustees. The election held Monday for the purpose of selecting four graded school trustees was perhaps the warm est since establishment of the school. There were two tickets in the field, and the supporters of each were very loyal to their candidates. J. L. Nel son, whose name appeared on each ticket, received the highest number of votes cast for one candidate, his number being 405. Other candidates and the votes received were as fol lows: J. E. Erwin 386, S. Huffman 270, J. M. Mull 267, J. W. Garrison 210, J. M. McGalliard 192 and Dr. A. M. Dula 173. The total number of votes cast was 504. Messrs. Nelson, Erwin, Huffman and Mull, having re ceived the highest number of votes were declared elected. The first two are Democrats, the last two are Re publicans, it being a provision of the school charter that there shall not be more than two-thirds of the board from one political party. STATE HOSPITAL NEWS. Oak Forest Sunday School to Build Church New Dormi tory Opened This Week. Correspondence of The News-Herald. Dr. and Mrs. E. M. Gale are now visiting Dr. Gale's old home, Ports mouth, Va., on account of the illness of his uncle. The Oak Forest Sunday school con gregation have commenced laying the foundation for their church building on the hill near Mr. W. K. Houk's residence. The cornerstone will prob ably be laid in the very near future. Part of the farm wagons and farm forces have been busy during the dry weather hauling over from the depot another coal supply for the Hospital. The dormitory or new colony build ing will be opened up and partly oc cupied during the present week. The structure will accommodate 75 men or more. The electric light line has been constructed as far as the Caldwell colony. The line will be completed to the Sawyer colony as soon as the necessray poles are received and can be put in place. The watermelon and cantaloupe patches have been planted and the re- cen snowers win nasten tne coming 111 . . n v i j i . I UP OI ine seea Mr. W. D. Clarke, the affable man ager of the dining room, has been con fined to his room several days from sickness, but we are glad to state he is out again. Mr. Edison Mull sup plied his place. Miss Mabel Foister, of Asheville, L . v:R1-tW hpr aiint. Miss VAun iGrady. Messrs. S. W. Hoyle and Harry Bow- Iman visited at their homes in the county Sunday. Miss Beulah Stroup has gone to ;her home in the county to recuperate after a recent illness. Change in Mail Service. The change in mail services on the western division of the Southern went into effect Sunday. Hereafter trains ; Nos. 15 and 16, which now operate only between Hickory and Asheville, will not carry man, ana i. wiu 11 . '1 1 T CI -I J myiwmmt ,1 HmriTC the ueonle become man trains asam. I "t, r jr--jr-- all along the line between Asheville and Salisbury of getting the morning papers east of Asheville. As it is now the Asheville Citizen is the first daily paper to reach Morganton. Heretofore the Greensboro News and Charlotte Observer came in on No. 15 due at 7:35. Our people miss the early arrival of these papers and it is hoped that the Southern will soon feel justified in having the former ar rangement resumed. War WiU Cost England Over Five Billion Dollars. London Dispatch, 4th. ' Davied Lloyd-George, chancellor of the exchequer, to-day gave the Brit ish public further insight into what the war is costing the nation. The expenditure now, Mr. Lloyd- George said, was $10,500,000 daily, and he added that if the war continued for a year Great Britain's bill would be upward of $5,000,000,000. . Great preparations are being made for the coming session of the State Medical Society. This year the meet ing will be held in Greensboro, Tues day, Wednesday and Thursday, June 15-17. - NEWS ITEMS OF ENTER Brief Notes of Keeeni ings in North CaroSsa. The 1916 convention of Jbc HorW Carolina Federation of yfaaeifJf Clubs will be held in High 1&n4. " j The thirteenth annual meeting vfp the North Carolina Ntrrsojciatiifiai will be held in WilmingtopfromjSifQ 25 to 27. The introduction of elefci&y. power in the South Africa!- g0 mines has reduced the anypuntjof to? berculosis among the miners. General Julian S. Carr, ofPUBrlum, will deliver an address on Corn federate Soldiers" at the Confederate reunion in Richmond in June. A horrible death occurred mew Troutman Saturday morning whej Mrs. Mary Hartline, an aged - lady, was caught against the hde of la woodsaw and so terribly mangled that she died forty-five minutes later. At a municipal election at whick six of the seven registered vqters caaeb their ballots, the officer?! of Kenil worth, a suburb of Asheville. wens chosen Monday. Of the six men who voted, four were elected to office. The newly elected city officers off Hickory were sworn in Monday. Jones W. Shuford is now nrayor q Hickory, with J. L. Abernethy and A. P. Whitener, aldermen. C. H. Geit ner, the retiring mayor, has serve! two terms. Pink Beck, a farmer living in the edge of Davie county, lost a barn dcor ing the rain storm which visited that section late Sunday night. The bam was fired by lightning and was com pletely destroyed with its .contents, which included two mules. The Supreme Court in an opinion delivered Wednesday afternoon hell that there was no error in itvs .trial of Charles Trull, of Mecklenburg, UM der death sentence for the murder anil robbery of Sidney Swaine, a .Charlotte merchant, Saturday night, April $5, 1914. Everybody misses the jearlyl morn ing train more than .any other ...that : could have been taken off. .It put Hie morn;nCr tinners and Northern- .let- ; tera here at breakfast fime. It 5a hoDed that summer travel mil snK -. ! become so heavy that this Jcain .wHF, be put back. Newton' Enterprise. In the town election in Warrenton -Monday there were 75 votes rast, jeuiifr' the Democratic nominees: received ITS votes. There was not a singlejbalfet scratched. This is said to be a thing unheard of ii North Carolina his tory. John W. Allen, inayorrrs en tering upon his. sixth term oi :offiee. Mrs. T. W. Kimball was insjantly killed by a stroke of lightning while standing in the door of her Ihome about one mile from Waxhaw, Mon day afternoon. There had been a"co siderable storm and Mrs. Kimball hacl I gone to the door of her home "io'eejl the rain had stopped when tire stroKe of lightning came with fatal, results. George Lyons, a white man, "was fatally injured, and Jim Carr, co!ore3 also badly hurt, when a carbon ator in t goda fountain in Wilmington ex- ploded Tuesday morning. Th6 'cause of the explosion is thought ,by 3the proprietor to have been caused .Jj the men turning the full ioree ofxar boy into the carbonator. fcaier-7- Lyons died Wednesday "night jami the negro is expected to dieT) Reuben White, a negro who plSl guilty of stealing a hse, : was ' Wed nesday given twenty years 5nTprison in Rowan Superior Court, - but JvQ Long- intimated that he wotIoxo sider a change in the eenfenee ,K White would tell what he hacl .Hope with the harness, which informafln he has refused to give. The ore was recovered by the ,wner in .aJjfijw hours after it was -stolen from a Salisbury back lot. The county coMmissi oners nf JRa therford adopted a reeolnmendatton of the county board of health "coneem ing a- county -campaign against ty phoid fever. Working with He State Foard of Health the county physician will direct a campaign 3x f rte vaccination against typhoid 'jn every township in the eourity. Ru therford is the first county "in 'the State to vote this campaign. 1