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T; G. COBB, Editor and Owne. OL. XXXII. PLANS FOR THE 4TH CELEBRATION ood Roads Rally With Hon. H. B. Varner of Lexington Prin cipal Speaker. With the acceptance of Hon. H. B. 'nrner, of Lexington, of the invita- f )n to make a good roads address re on July 4th the plans of the com- fittee in charge of arrangements for ie observance ol tne day are taking finite shape. At noon it is planned to have a bas t dinner on the graded school lawn d everybody is invited to bring a sket and have a social hour togeth- At 1 o'clock Mr. Varner will speak the school auditorium. Those who ar him will hear a practical, com- iin sense talk. Mr. Varner has been meat power in his county not only o-ood roads movements, but in se ving better cattle, in helping rural iooIs and in everything which im oves rural conditions. He is known oughout the State as one of the , 1 J -C 1 J TT. longesr aavoatLcs ux guuu roaus. xie ; 5 recently reelected president of the "nth Carolina '-Good Roads Associa- . So active has he been in the in vest of building and maintaining i.ds that he has received the name I ood Roads Varner." fter the speaking Tuesday a meet- L- of the Burke County Good Roads tsociation will be held. BASEBALL. iorganton Defeated Kannapolis in the Two Games Here This Week. Hn the series with Gastonia last Iek Morganton took Thursday's me 5 to 2 and Friday Gastonia beat . prganton 3 to 2. Saturday the game Is rained out. Statesville and Kannapolis broke fcn on the games Friday and Satur y at Kannapolis, Statesville win pe Friday 5 to 3 and Kannapolis turday 6 to 5. Iorganton won in both games over nnapolis here this week. Monday's e was a walk over, but the result esday was shaky until the 9th, in-. Morganton won Monday 7 to 1, ans pitching a one-hit game. Tues- the score was 6 to 5 for Morgan- astonia played Statesville a shut- 1 game Tuesday, defeating them 2 0, and on Monday was also the vic- 4 to 3. ckory Boys are Given Picnic Dinner. ikory Special, 24th. ompany A, first regiment infantry, rained for the mobilization camp Morehead City this afternoon with :omplement of 120 men, including ,cers. lodav was erven over en- sly to the soldiers. A big picnic ner was spread for them in the k where several patriotic speeches e made. Veterans of the Civil and finish-American war also were Ists at the dinner. . The. city . was ifusely decorated with flags and Iting. A very patriotic spirit was infested. ick" Pearson Promoted. he Willows, Cal., paper of June h had the following item of local I rest: Richard V. Pearson, locally, known "Little Dick," a clerk in the local toffice, will leave tomorrow for tisville, Ky., to which office he has n transferred. The transfer is a motion. 'earson was transferred in 1914 n Deactur, 111., to Willows, and r has been promoted to a position first-class postoffice. I Jillander-Haddock. r- and Mrs. Joe Kjallander arrived Iorganton Tuesday afternoon from lidal trip through the North and keep house in Miss Cornelia Car ? cottage. Mrs. Kjallander was s Mary C. Haddock, of Providence, f- The marriage, a home affair, place in Providence Wednesday ast week, June 21st. The bride receive a warm welcome back to ?anton. She was formerlv a mem- f the Deaf School faculty. 1SS Kli7ciKotVi PiUrm Who ' Vins spending several weeks with her- -Iis. J. A. Gilmer, leaves Satur- visit her. brother in Berkeley, 1 -hiss Colton occupies the chair "gusn at Meredith College, Ral-. She is president of "the South tollege Women's Association. 9 TTImi t i ! THE GUARDS GOING SOUTH. Fifteen Thousand Sent From Four States to the Mexican Border. Fifteen thousand National Guards men from the States of New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Con necticut started for the Mexican bor der Tuesday. The selection of the units will be left to the Guard commanders in the different States. General Wood speci fied in his order only the number of troops to move and their classification. Transportation details also will be ar ranged by the quartermaster's depart ment in each State'. In all there will be 11 regiments of infantry, one complete regiment of cavalry, one complete regiment of field artillery with the usual hospital and ambulance units and signal corps for such a force. The infantry regiments will average 950 and 1,000 men. The other units are believed to be recruited almost to war strength. General Wood announced that he had telegraphed General Funston, ad vising him of the intended departure of the troops and asking instructions as to where they are to be sent.. STATE HOSPITAL NEWS. Correspondence of The News-Herald: Dr. W. R. Griffin returned Saturday night from his old home in Union county, where he had been for two weeks attending at the bedside of several sick ones in his family. He left all much better Miss Priscilla Summers is expected to return Monday or Tuesday from her vacation at Statesville and other points in Iredell. Mr. Chesley Hauser is now taking his vacation. Mr. Peter Tallent is sup plying for him. Mr. G. V. Brindle has resigned and will leave this week. Mr. R. P. Justice spent Saturday at Marion with his sister, Mrs. R. L. C. Gibson. Misses Ophelia Butler and Eliza Shuping have taken positions in the laundry here. Miss Claudie Harris, of Table Rock section, has recently taken position as nurse here Mr. Henry Hennessee and Miss Lucy Alexander were . quietly married at the Methodist parsonage Saturday night at 9:30 o'clock. Rev. E. E. Wil liamson performed the ceremony. They will reside with "her parents, Mr. and Mrs; R. V.' Alexander. Miss Ethel Beach, daughter of .Mr. John Beach, was married to a 'Mr. Moran Saturday at Norristown, Pa., where the bride has held a position as nurse for several years past.,. The chapel services were conducted on Sunday afternoon by Rev. E. E. Williamson. Mr. Houk's Oak Forest Sunday school have decided to picnic at Pool's mill on Linville river July 4th. Mr. W. K. Houk was called to Ma rion Sunday night on business. Mr. J. S. Parsons is having his cot tage remodeled and' will also give it a new coat of paint. The picture snow ' Saturday" night was well attended from the Hospital nd colonies and much enjoyed. Mr.JTom Sparks and family enjoyed nice roasting ears for dinner Sunday, the 18th. Earliest we have heard of. Mr. Kaylor and son and Mr. Romey Houk are now giving the Sawyer col ony a nice inside coat of decorating paint. The lawn mowing! squad are now taxed to their utmost to keep pace with the grass, since the nice rains. Mrs. J. O. Hudson, of Westbrook, Va., has been visiting Mrs. ; Tom Sparks and other friends at Hospital recently. Miss Ruth Sparks has been staying with her grandfather, Mr. J. M. Pat ton, since her grandmother's death in February. The nurses and attendants dance on Tuesday night: of last week was well attended anti enjoyed. Many visitors from, Morganton. June 27, 1916. Bridgewater Items. j Correspondence of The News-Herald: j Messrs. B. H. Seals and Carl Jus itice. who have been engaged in bridge I work for the Virginia Bridge Con jstruction Co.. at Murphy .returned to j their homes here Friday to spend a !few weeks with home folks. ! Mrs. Ben Martin, of Marion, return ed to ner nome baturday after spend ing a few days iiere with her husband jand mends. j Miss Tressie Ballew, of Marion i Junction, spent the week-end with her j mother, Mrs. J. W. Ballew. ! Mrs. C. B .Kincaid was shonnirnr in Morganton Saturday. Mrs. Ed Byrd and three children, of Morganton, spent Saturday and Sunday with Misses Cecilia and Norah Ballew. Brvan Hemnhill left for HirVorv j Friday and joined the military boys tnere and t leit there baturday for Morehead City. June 27, 1916. An Ice Cream Supper. Correspondence of The News-Herald. There will be an ice cream supper at Bost schoolhouse Saturday evening, July 1st. Come and bring the chil dren to see, the fireworks. The Burke County News The Morganton Herald MORGANTON, N. C, MEXICANS AGAIN RAID BORDER Bandits Kill American and Wife in Another Raid Across. Bor der. .Columbus, N. M., Dispatch, 27th. American cavalrymen assisted by posses of ranchmen and citizens of Hachita and nearby towns tonight are pursuing bandits who early today raided a ranch about thirty-five miles southwest of Hachita, N. M., killing William Parker, the owner, and Mrs. Alice Parker, his bride of five months. The district being remote, no report had reached Colonel Sickle, command ing the border patrol here, at a late hour tonight, but it was assumed that the raiders had crossed the frontier perhaps with the pursuers close be hind. According to stories reaching here the bandits are Mexicans who recent ly committed numerous minor depre- jdations in the district. Parker, from jwhom Mexican bandits stole a nura iber of head of stock last week, at tempted to drive them off, but was I forced to retreat to the ranch house. jThe maurauders followed, broke ( through the door and murdered Par j ker and his young wife. They are said jj:o have made their way south, driving . T i j i i i , u iiuiuuer oi cattie and norses before them. Immediately the news of the raid became known citizens of Hachita and other communities in the neighbor hood formed posses and motored to the ranch to take up the trail of the bandits. Shortly afterward cavalry -detachments were ordered from Las Cienegas, Alamo, Hueco, and other outposts. News From Chesterfield. Correspondence of The News-Herald. Mrs. D. H. Peeler and daughter, Miss Henry, of Rutherford College, are spending some days with their kinsman, Mr. Eston Lackey and fam ily. The funeral of Mrs. R. W. Sud derth was held at Mt. Pleasant church last Thursday afternoon. There was a large crowd present. The ser vices .were conducted by her pastor, Rev. A. C. Swofford, and she was laid to rest among friends and loved ones near the home which mourns her de parture. The floral tribute was beau tiful. Mr. E. L. Perkins, our county dem onstrator, was here one day last week. He seems to be a hustler in his work. Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Powell spent last Saturday evening with their good old friends, Mrs. Eveline Kibler, and the family of her son, Mr. W. M. Kibler. Mr. Dick Whisenant had the mis fortune one day last week to get one of his fingers badly mangled in the reaper. Mr. Morgan Smith, of Drexel, has been visiting kindred p.nd friends here. Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Hood and little son, Ned, spent the week-end with her daughter, Mrs. Alphonso McGimsey, at Tabel Rock. The writer attended the interesting missionary meeting in the Methodist church in Morganton last Saturday morning. , - June 27, 1916. Rollins Notes Correspondence of The News-Herald; Mr. George Stacy is very sick with stomach and bowel trouble. He is old and feeble and his. age is against him but every one who knows him hopes for his recovery. Mrs. Alfred Sprouse is very sick and under the doctor's care. Charles Saunders and Grace Boil ing were married Sunday by Esq. L. T. Waters. After the marriage cere mony the bridal couple and relatives and friends went to her father's for their wedding dinner. For the time being they will live with his father. Everyone is hustling either in the wheat or corn field taking advantage of every minute of sunshine. Oscar, Danner and Rhenus Denton are running W, N. Woodbury's saw milll for him. ' There is much sickness among the children of this section. Everybody is bustling trying to gei wheat cut during the fine weather. The Glen Alpine 'Milling Co. is anxious ly awaiting the new wheat crop to begin business. OPTIMIST. Stores Which Will Close on the Fourth. The undersigned stores will be j closed on July 4th in order that all; employees may observe the holiday,: the grocery stores to be open until 10:30 and closed thereafter: Morgan-' ton Hardware Co., Lazarus Bros., B. F. Davis & Son, Kirksey Hardware Co., I. I. Davis & Son, Presnell & Hogan, W. A. Ross & Son, X. H. Cox, B. Bristol, Claywell Bros., Patton's Jewelry Store, Lane & Co., L. A. Kin caid and H. L. Whitley. n ' , t . XT Consolidated November 29, 1901. JUNE 29, 1916. PROGRESSIVES LIE DOWN COMPLETELY. Will Not Put Ticket in the Field But Vote to Endorse Hughes. Chicago Dispatch, 27th. By a vote of 31 to 15 the Progress ive National Committee late today went on record as being opposed to putting a third ticket in the field. The committee voted down a motion ot substitute the name of Victor Mur dock of Kansas, to fill the vacancy caused by the declination of Theodore Roosevelt to head the Progressive ticket. The Progressive National Commit tee tonight voted to endorse Chas. E. Hughes for president. The vote was 32 to 6, with nine declining to vote on the ground that the committee was ex ceeding its power in taking such ac tion. Hughes Sends Telegram. New York Dispatch, 26th. Chas. E. Hughes, Republican nom inee for president, sent a telegram to O. K. Davis, secretary of the Pro gressive National Committee, tonight welcoming the support of the Pro gressive party and arraigning the present administration for its "weak ness and incertitude." Why Wilson Will Win. News and Observer. Woodrow Wilson is going to be re elected President of the United States. His career has been such, his accom plishments have been such, the pro gram of the Democratic administra tion has been such, that the country is not going to permit the reins of government to pass into the hands of those found unworthy in 1912. The condition of the country today is such that it is recognized that only the guiding hand of a master of events and circumstances could have so con trolled as to maintain neutrality in this country while all of Europe is ablaze with war. Maintaining the high standards of America, President Wilson has so conducted negotiations with foreign countries as to have giv en peace with honor to the United States. A" statesman of the highest type, President Wilson has so dealt with matters concerning the relations of this country with the warring Eu ropean countries as to set forward the cause of civilization. Never unmindful of the high tradi tions of this country, the President has met difficult situation after dif ficult situation, and has drawn from the great powers of Europe agree ments which are making for the cause of humanity and civilization, his deal ings with Mexico being such as to show this country to be the good friend of that country. He has been patient, for he has recognized the dif ficulties to be met with in securing a stable government for Mexico. If war comes with that country the fault will lie with Mexico, not with the United States. In the material prosperity of this country the course of the Wilson ad ministration has been such as to strengthen our domestic affairs and to obtain the very best possible for our foreign trade. Financially and com mercially the country is in splendid shape, and the prospects are that af ter the war in Europe closes business will continue to advance.. In all ways President Wilson has kept an eye upon matters here, his course such as to enable one to say with conviction: Woodrow Wilson is going to be re elected President on the day of the ballots. Why Not Plant Peas? Do you consider yourself a pro gressive farmer? If somebody were to say you were not progressive I am sure you would be angry with him. A progressive farmer is one that reaps a better crop this year on all his land than he did last year. Some farmers plant peas and clover for a few years, then stop and tell how good they were for the land the rest of their lives. The has-been farmer is a re tiring unit in the world and some what out of place in this progressive age. The farmer who works for a golden tomorrow is the man who will remain on the top round of the lad der. Now listen. Lots of farmers tell me that peas have failed to grow for them. Now it does not look very good for any' farmer to quit improv inghis land, because soil improving crops take a bad cold and fail. It is right up to the progressive farmer to give the soil a dose of medicine, cure the disease, remove the cause of further disease and feed the land with a goo dsoil improving plant. There are lots of peas yet in Burke county. They should be planted after wheat, and sown in corn at last working. Now if your land won't grow peas, I would like very much to come and ex amine your soil. E. L. PERKINS. Subscription DECLARATION OF WAR EXPECTED Unless Prisoners Are . Surren dered President Wilson Will Probably Ask Authority to Rescue Them By Force. Washington Dispatch, 27th. Unless General Carranza surren ders the twenty-three American troop ers held at Chihuahua City before to morrow night, President Wilson prob ably will go before congress Thursday to ask for authority to rescue them by force. Pending heir release the United States government will not consider any offer of mediation or ar bitration. The State department had no inti mation tonight as to when a reply to the note sent Sunday demanding im mediate release of the soldiers might be expected. It was delivered yester day at 11 a. m. Congress Ready. Prompt compliance by contrress with any request the president may make as to Mexico was foreshadowed today by the calm -which prevailed in both houses. Although measures de- j signed to prepare for war were under consideration and the corridors of the capitol hummed with rumors, there was no excitement and discussion of the subject on the floor was avoided. The legislative branch of the govern ment was plainly waiting to do its part when what the majority regarded as inevitable should come. THE BOYS IN KHAKI. Greensboro News. It's "Tommy this and "Tommy that," an' "Chuck 'im out, the brute!" But it's "Saviour of 'is country" when the guns begin to shoot. So the cduntry falls back on the National Guard at last. Mr. Garri son's continental army, Mr. Bryan's million men who would spring to arms between sunrise and sunset, the Plattsburg campers, and Mr. Roose velt's conscripts, may all appear at some time in the more or less distant future; but in the meantime there is the devil to pay on the border and the only . pitch of. creditable temperature that the regular army has at its dis posal is the guardsmen. A lucky thing it is for the country that Mr. Garrison failed in his little project to break the spirit and blast the hopes of the organization last winter. It is going to be difficult enough to get the guardlnto line as it is. With all the resources of the United States treasury at is.disposal and five years of preparation it took .the regular army 10 davs to e-et into motion. Tt will take the guard longer than that: but we hazard the assertion that de tachments of the State troops will be gin to move within less time than the first division that was sent to the bor der from the regular army moved un der the Taft administration. We can not believe that all the lessons of the past five years have gone for noth ing. Putting 100,000 men under arms and moving them thousands of miles is still a gigantic task for this coun try; but at that we believe that it will be easier than moving 20,000 was five years ago. And we have faith to believe that the North Carolinians are going to be among the first to report. We will yield precedence to New York and Pennsylvania, and perhaps to one or two more of the richest and most highly organized States. But if Gen eral Young's command is beaten by any other of its size, we are badly fooled. It is up to the boys now to prove what sort of stuff they are made of.!1? Iay upon tne aItar of Patriotism tate believes in them. It doesn't ! the last of lts treasure and the young- The State expect any miracles. It doesn't look for them to move with the speed and certainty of the Brandenberg corps, or the Chasseurs Alpine; but it does ex pect prompt and intelligent assembly. For it is not without records and traditions behind them that these men flock to the colors. The military his tory of the republic goes to show that they are citizens "of no mean city." North Carolina has had her brilliant captains, but it is not the renown of a Hoke to which the guardsmen are ex pected to add greater glory. It is the North Carolina private of other days who has set the .mark toward which they must aspire. The raw levies of squirrel hunters at Guilford court house, who dared meet the shock that Vi o rl Vi-ml-on AT,-... 4- 4 . il l S ..cv iuuiai a vcieians; mat pn-i vate who was the first to rush in de-! fense of the South; Pettigrew's line,! uit was me very crest oi tne highest wave that ' the Confederacy hurled against the bastions of the republic; Price 1 Per Year in Advance;' NO. 6 NEWS FROM GLEN ALPINE. "Jap" Visits Valdese The Pic nic at St. Paul's Bridge Work Progressing. Correspondence of The News-Herald. I was at Valdese last Saturday and witnessed a land sale conducted by Pinnix Bros. Valdese is destined to become an important place in Burke county. Evidences of enterprise and thrift are seen on all sides. The em broidery mill is soon to be enlarged. A large rock two-story store is being built for -the use of the Farmers union. There is talk of a building be ing built to take care of the large output of the vineyards. Mr. J. M. Brinkley has bought a nice house and lot and may move there in the near future. A'large number of new houses to accommodate the growing popula tion have been built. Little Guy, 18 months old son of Mr. J. H. Lefevers had his finger cut off playing with a reaper. The little fellow was lucky to get off so light. The ladies of the Methodist church realized quite a nice little sum Sat urda'y night from the ice cream sup per. Mr. J. H. Giles has exchanged h 5 passenger car for one of larger ca- ! pacity. Mr. J. D. Pitts is to be added to the list of the car owners. Mr. C. L. Pinnix, of Greensboro, is here until after the big land sale of part of the J. D. Pitts lands on Ca tawba river which will take place Fri day, July 7th. Considerable excitement here over the war question and should it come to the need of more troops we have several young men who seem willing and eager to enlist. The rock work on bridge is about done and the other . material will be hauled in and placed ih position soon. The treatment for typhoid that the county is giving free so far has cre ated very little if any interest. It might be a good thing to do. St. Paul's Mission will hold its an nual picnic on the 4th of July. Rev. George Hilton, of Morganton, will con duct the morning service at 10:30 o'clock. After the dinner Judge I. T. Avery will deliver an oration. Mrs. Avery will give some choice selec tions on the violin. The usual games and races will take place. The bas ket brigade are requested to be in evidence. The public is especially in vited to come and spend a pleasant day with neighbors and frends. JAP. Glen Alpine, N. C, June 27, 196. 1T ' Gordon s men who made the last con vulsive struggle of a doomed army; that boy who was there when the first enemy shell hurled death into the navy of a re-united country these are the men whose record it is the duty and the high privilege of the North Caro- ' lina National Guard to uphold. This record does not call for genius, nor frantic recklessness, nor for high technical skill. But it calls for hard er things utter devotion, inflexible resolution and loyalty that never fails. To make a great captain out of a mil- itary genius requires only the acci dent of war. To make such soldiers as North Carolina has heretofore fur nished the nation out of ordinary men, requires hard, grinding toil, and pa triotism of as high an order as ever existed. A great State pins faith to these 3,000 men a slow-moving State, a phlegmatic State, one is tempted to say almost a stolid State, yet, for all its unemotional exterior, a State that has never failed when the test came. . wow vi ua suns, me guarasmen are fts latest offering. Whether they come back crowned with laurels North Car- olina does not greatly care, so they come back with a record of duty dis charged to the uttermost exaction. One injunction she lays upon her sons as they fall in line beneatfi the Stars and Stripes, and only one to be, rather to seem. Goode-Houk. On Saturday, June 17th. at tha hril'e home at Rutherford College, Miss Nell oode and Mr. Herman Houk were married, Rev. T. J. Houk. cf Mt ttm. ly, father of the groom, performing me ceremony. Mr. nrA TT 1. 'have gone to Mt. Holly where thPv i Mi i .... ' J win maKe tneir home. ' Miss Willie Seaford, who was the guest of Miss Addie Coffey for several weeks, has returned to her home at uranite Quarry.