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""" P ' " I f" ------- " "j ' poblished by the Estate of T. G. Cobb. The Burke County News v The Mnrntnn nBraM f consolidated November 29, 1901. Subscription Price $1.50 per Year in Advance I -OL. XXXII. MORGANTON, N. C, APRIL 12, 1917. NO. 46. " ' ' 1 ' i. i - - - - L -V i i i fx r. m u U c si vt mi t If u 0 u 1 if i m L' V D u C I 0 I 0 I I 0 I r I i m I 0 I 0 l 0 V 0 L 0 - -r V TTTT T T1T4 -W.T Lose Lives When Eddystone Ammunition Works Explode .Probably- Accidental But Suspicions Were Aroused. QVtQ hundred and twelve persons, ost of them women and girls, are -own to have lost their lives, and 121 Lfgi'e mjuicu v - - . plosions Tuesday in the shrapnel jilding of the Eddystone Ammuni m Corporation at Eddystone, one Lne from Chester, Pa. Many of the ured were mortally nurt, ana it is jarcd the final deatn list win reacn while others probably will be Uimed for life. There was scarcely a fragment ot structure left intact. Fire ad- - 1 x. - -f XT j(j to the norror, ana most ua. uie vdies were so badly charred that entification was impossible. in the absence of any official state- . i i i ont many tneories as to we cause the disaster were advanced, Ru- Ol'C 01 piULS ilUU itlIClS Ui. JJCI suns, ,h inside and outside of the plant, i ii i i i .tlOli Twenty Fhiladeipnia detective sent to Eddystone soon after the . . . 1 1 a. - X. xxpiosions on a rumor mat it was ae result of a plot. After spending vera! hours investigating they re- rteii that they had learned from of- ials of the corporation who had ade an nivesugaLiuii moi, . v of shrapnel had been placed near re exploded it. Their opinion is the explosion was purely acci 1. A canvas of the police sta in the vicinity and inquiries SOUTH, WAR AND War Means Southern Calamity .Unless Farmers and All Cit izens Pitch In and Make Food Crops. The following address has been is suei from Atlanta by the committee on food of the Atlanta chamber of commerce : We call your attention to the ca lamity which threatens the South. In war the problem is one not sole ly of men and munitions, but of food supply. The South can furnish men to a certain extent munitions, but in the matter of food supply we are helpless, unless there is a heavy in crease of food crops at once. We do not even feed ourselves. As mat ters now stand, we are fed from the hog pens and the stock farms of the graneries of the West. Many people in the South have felt it necessary to. deny this or gloss it over. This may be all very well in times of peace, but when this war comes the truth will be exposed. We will be face to face with absolute want. Not only will we be unable to furnish food for the armies, but we will be unable to feed our people at home. We will be come a burden upon the nation, be- FOOD. MR. R. W. PIPKIN AGAIN CHOSEN TOWN MANAGER New Town Board Held First Meeting Monday and Elected Officers For Year Patriotic Resolutions Adopted. The recently elected members of the town Board of Aldermen held their first meetings Monday and Mon day night. At the morning meeting the new members took the oath of office and the only important busi ness which came up was the adoption of a resolution, which was done unan imously, pledging to President Wilson the loyalty and support of town in the war with Germany. The resolution follows: "It is resolved by the Board of Al dermen of Morganton that the dec laration of war against the Imperial German Government is endorsed and the Board of Aldermen hereby pledges its loyalty and support to the National Government to the fullest extent of its powers." At the night meeting the election of town officers was taken up. Mr. R. W. Pipkin, who was town manager until several years ago, was elected to take the position again, succeeding the present incumbent, Mr. C. T. Cain, f-iVilXA trio natimi will -Pin A nninAM ' - to supply us with something to eat. It has been estimated that $600, 000,000 of food stuffs, including ani mal products, are brought into the South each year in addition to what we, ourselves, produce. When ,all this food is needed for the armies and for the civilian population in other sections of the country, to say nothing of the exports to Europe. We must take immediate steps to produce upon our own farms some thing that will support beast, or we shall suffer. reveal tnat any arrests uau wen ; 1 can be avoided no lonp-er. ee' ! r ii. ,i j- , , , , . - i. wtc ii aim lace ii. unce. The explosion, which was felt m . '" ir It WTO-Mr it'fil I . lnfnKmaH win vt Ir-nnttTr- . . ; ajtiy vYb.ii iiuuiuicu mail miuvvo ilnrU lr.hiR lr miles awav. occurred i r . . . . , . i tnat iood is scarce tne world over. "10 F" building, a two-story picture, 75 by 30U leet. in uns hilding time fuses were prepared, tare than eighty per cent of the ENTRY OF AMERICA HASTENS WAR END. BRIDGEWATER NEWS ITEMS NEWS ITEMS FROM Russian Liberals Greatlv Re- ioiceH at. Artinn nf ih TTnifH Murphy, and Miss Delia Haskins, " " j 1 . of or ;ng officials of the company failed , that any arrests had been ' man and This issue We must i election. ! Mr. J. A Wall was elected chief of police, and Messrs. S. S. Lane and R. T. Wall night policemen. Avery & Huffman were selected town attorn eys, and Mr. H. L. Millner was chosen mayor pro tem. jAll the board was present for both meetings, the mem bers being Mayor W. A. Ross and Al dermen H. L, Millner, X. Cox, J. W. Garrison and F. Duckworth. The board ordered that bids be re- j ceived for the laying of a sidewalk ' States. An Associated Press .dispatch the 9th from Petrograd by wav London says: The Russian revolution and the entrance of the United States into the war, following closely upon each other, can hardly fail to shake the determination and courage of the German people and will undoubtedly oring the end of the war nearer, was the opinion expressed today to the Associated Press by Prof. Boris Bakhmetieff, Vice Minister of trade and industry. Prof. Bakhmetieff said he saw a tremendous advantage to Russia in the action of the American Congress, not alone morally, but financially and materially. The declaration of war, said M. Bakhmetieff, eradicated the long standing suspicion in the Russian mind that the United States not only was not neutral, but that she was anti-ally, and particularly anti-Russian. "When I left Russia in 1915," M. Bakhmetieff continued, , "Russians generally were inclined to view the at atude pf the United States toward the warring nations with great sus picion, to say the least. President Wilson's efforts to bring about peace were pointed out as not being favor able to the entente allies, but to Ger many. The wisdom of his course, which has long been apparent to me, now is clearly seen, by all Russians. Those who doubted his honesty of purpose at that time, now are con- jyinced," r a rtu xt t, i, ! RUTHERFORD COLLEGE Correspondence of The News-Herald, j Mr. John Murphy, son of Mr Frank PIatonic Debate Friday Night urphy, and Miss Delia Haskins, u r r it- u daughter of Mr. Mike Haskins, both; XiUW lllc iV v 1CW of this place, were quietly married War. here Sunday afternoon. Rev. Frye, j Prof, and Mrs. M. T. Hinshaw are of Nebo, officiated. ; spending the Easter holidays at their Little Ruth Anthony, who fell and , , , xr . i 1 , . - , ' . . old home in Yadkin county, broke her arm last fall, had the mis-1 ortune to fall and break it over again j Mr E" C Harris' who is attendin& Saturday afternoon. - Dr. Long, of school here, is spending the holidays Glen Alpine was called in to reset th his people at Unionville. Mr. it. i Harris is a man 58 years old, and has The remodeling of the Southern j been teaching school for 30 years. He depot here is a decided improvement ! s oldest student Rutherford Col in looks as well as convenience. There! Iee llas ever enrolled. He should' en is still a little grading and filling in courage boys who are so anxious to along the. railroad track which, whenl&t out in life- If it; PaYs Mr. Harris completed, will add more to the con- j in his 58th vear to S to school, it venience of the traveling public as ccrtainlv should encourage the boys well as the trainmen, Mr. Robinson Sudderth, of Lenoir, has taken charge of the dredge boat and girls in their teens. We hear a great deal of war talk. Our boys all stand for peace so long on South creek since the resignation I as can De at a reasonable price. of Mr. Robert weeks ago. Shuford some few But if the President must have men I think R. G. will furnish her part. Mr. and Mrs. John W. Ballew went We have a fine bunch of boys here and it seems rather hard for our youns men to so. They are all patri otic. One young man has already signed up at Hickory Mr. Moore, of i-enoir. The Platonic literary society will house, closed a very successful term hold its seventeenth annual debate on of lve months last Thursday and it at Friday evening, April 13, at 8 o'clock, bome. college auditorium. Program: The egg hunt was very well at- MusicJ Address of Welcome, by pres tended and very much enpoyed by all ident Declamation A Scene on the present. j Battlefield, by George M. Mauney; j Dec. Nature Declares There is a V A A. KJm -1..- V4 1 J. VVMi. . WVt to Morganton Saturday and brought home their little daughter, Katie, 1 tt i i mi t i irvm virace nospitai. ine cniid is ! .mpioving rapidly. j Mrs. Abner Seals, who has beenl teaching school at Eplev's school-' Saturday from a visit to Mr. and Mrs. Lon Cowen at Statesville. Mr. Ben Seals left Tuesday to re sume his work at Great Falls, S. C, after spending several days here with nis mother, Mrs. T.-A. Seals. 1U O ClOCK 111 WllilU la nuiuvrii an i , , , , , . ouu iuuu uupa uiuci Liicac cuuuiumia Gilboa News Items. Ion West Union street to a point be-' Correspondence of The News-Herald. ; jTond the residence of Mr. I. I. Davis, Mr. Ed Dale has bought a new Ford ;and that, following out the plans of automobile. i the old board, the east side of Avery j Mr. N. F. Rusmisel and son, spent j avenue be the next sidewalk paved. : Saturday in this vicinity.' The meeting adjourned until next j Mr. Dewey Duckworth has returned Monday night. ' f rom St. Joheph, Mo. Misses Bessie and " Jane Keller spnt the week-end with their aunt, Mrs. Margarette Keller. God, Charlie H. Harbison; Oration, Honor, by James D. Pyatt; Music. Debate. Query, Resolved, That Mili tary Training should be given in il American Schools, Colleges and , Universities. Affirmative Lester A. 5 A;eas, Jcseph C. Bass; negative are sure to bring high, prices. Corn is selling at the highest price ever known in th nisrnrv rvf t.Viic oni-m-fv t .... . J w W J A TV n Y in f" c:l 1 -T 4-1 lr-nrvF nvaliAf o jrker being women and girls. Prob- , , ... r . . & , , i that no wheat will be available m this blv nrtv men ana Doys were em- . J ' . . countrv bv Julv 1st for anv nurnose lloved' in the building at the time oft . T. , . f ?e blast and the majority of them i . . . x 1,1. i mal for our farmers, and for the men Great excitement followed the ex-for the who" finance : groom at Hennessee, Esq. J Edgar A neavv pan oi smoite , . ., , , , , i ocoxi omciaung. xnere were oetween Rollins Notes. Coi-rer,pondence of The News-Herald. Mr. W. A. Gurley, popularly known as Dan, oldest son of Mr. John Gur ley, and Miss Effie Michaels, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. P. Michaels, were married Sunday at the home of the This was osionr.. kened the entire town. i . 1 1 a " iL rm licrntenea Dy tne names irum irnmg; ounaing. rescue squaus cuni- sed of other employers at the plant rere quickly formed and a call for stance was sent to Philadelphia, Mr. W. A. Hood closed his school Wednesday on account of illness in his home. Miss Tracv Sisrmon. of Nebo. re turned home Monday after spending ; Dewey K- Lane oy C. Rutherford; r!avR hp. with hpv itT. Mr. ! -olo bv Mlss Annie Luck; Judge's Decision; Reception. The officers are: Several days here vith her sister, Mrs. ; ; .vl. L. Hildebrand. Keller spent Saturday in Morganton. A little girl arrived at the home of ! Kofln QncfnTHor1 r cnnr1 xr Viitvi r : 1 iL . A , , i guests present and a fine dinner was i follow out their present plans and put , ,,T, . , . . , ., , , . . X served. When the groom returns to ; every avanaDie acre -in cotton, uur , , . - , , M v tTwc. va rki i . . , his sawmilhng work at Mortimer he ! xVIr. and Mrs. Ed Dale. :S 1 y ueyeuwill take his family with him. . Mr. c-Xiu xuia, uav hi iiuncto vy lit. ' iiiuiinikuiii Mr. Billy Tate visited friends herejhi11 are visiting their sieter, Mrs. Ed Saturdav and Sundav. 1 ueer m n19 Rpv. A. C. Swofford was in thisi Miss Nettie Hemphill vicinity uuruig ujc weea. , j Misses Hattie Bowman and Vera Mr. M. F. Tate and daughter, Miss1 John H' Mvers' Pres- CJyde R Ed" Carrie, visited at the home of Mrs. : ;"diUb' Vice"rreh-' auoeu, T. W. Wilson at Glenwood Sunday. , j ec' Mr.. Pat Thompson spent Easter 'in! 0n amnt 0f the sickness of Mr. Asheville Joseph Bass, Mr. W. G. Gabriel will Miss Ceceila Ballew, who has been! his Pce on the debate B' C teaching school at Enola, closed her Clontz will act as secretary. The de school there last Friday and is now at!ba Pmises a lively discussion on y10me ' military training. (A cordial invitation is extended to tne editor and readers of .The News-Herald. ' visited News Items From Worry., ! triends in Marion. Saturday. ! '.'oirespondence of The News-Herald Mr. Joseph Tate, of Marion, spent; Mr. I. D. Whisenant returned. Sun Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.! day from a visit to relative:; in Rock 3. P. Tate. . j Hill, S. C. and Gastonia. Mr. Vance Hunter, who has been Mrs. tJ. JNelson ot vaimeade, is ! a l it: t- J " - t ji . ' ! ii 1 ZaX. 1 Mr F B Walker snent Saturday in ' wun ine Virginia xjnage io. lor tne:spenuing some ume nere wilii ner past two years and wno now nas worK! latner, Mr. juiius riemmg. It. If, nndprstnod that fartriPrs havp . - . . i . , . '"at Wil-min rrnn ?o eruinino rx fow! Mice Tn Rnmconr WTHV tViia wpplf. h... TTr.-i: -i. A 4-U ' nA Vlio Vimiao haro Wo wich Tlan i Mrs. K. A. HnkP. returned from a MV """"b v. ..feW.. i determined -W plant all this oat and; jr.-i.-j v. . uoinis. ine tram c hcoici nx, , , , . v-"- ""rj visit to her daughter,, Mrs i A. 1 ,1 1 Lee," from Philadelphia and Chester i TJfJtrlL tluTZ fjr ' sLmU to Chase City, Va., where he Miss Annie Bowman, whose school I , A :Ti!G blff farmer and the little farmer . , - Tt t at.tti-u ia, poV inmaf hnma ambu-! !fnd in con: Every means ! Mr; John Landreau has moved his!Tate, al Knoxville, Tenn. Robert ' ays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. ! A. P. Hunter. rtr ;ta r v con at tne scene, .v sirong. nard was thrown around ; throughout the South ought to be I will work for H. M. McEirath. closed Friday, is now at home. ae plaYrt ssisting m tne rescue worK were and everyone except those j bidden to approach. r-hown that it is his patriotic duty to : ow sumcient iood stuns upon his ' farra, not only to feed his own ami- As soon as Neil Lane, who has charge' of the Glen Alpine Springs Valdese News. Chesterfield News Items. Correspondence of The News-Herald. Kev. W. E. Whisenant and wife, of hotel property, can arrange his ! fairs, he will move to Virginia. Saturday as Mr. G. S. Bridges and nnp nf his sons were, takinc their crnment in taking care of the men in j , . , , - ho af-! Correspondence of The News-Herald. Woodlawn, are-visiting the former's ly and his own stock, but to give some assirtance at least to the gov- Brindletown Jottings. i r- rm. -ivT tT..l i.1 . J T ii. i- V impendence OI ine ew uie army au tmvy. iiuk uC , . ,g & whirlwind formed in the W. M. Hull passed away Tues-; said that m these critical times thej . , he b tore off 1 I n x 1 11.. CI AT. V. I 1 .J 1 , ' m, April rd at ms name nr vy- ooum uas uecume uuxtiru uFu utc . , f f, f fc t - wtsvilie. He leaves a wile and sev- nation, is unaDie to sustain itseir and pal children to mourn his loss. unable to be of service to the comi tate a number of our young folks ! try. Bryan, three President and State, Friday President Wil- fcte&ded the entertainment given by! - - Mt. Olive school children. ! Mr. Brvan Offers His Services. Kss Bethie Neill is home from; wmiam Jennings twland, where she has been teach-; .Podidate for. PS school the past eight months. ; f ocretarv of The whirlwind was very severe at; . Anr.A r1 is. Hrideres' Saturday alter- : h -J sun; oc, lifting the top off his barn. ; ..Reliftvin it to be the duty of taster was very unpleasant to the , iti to bear his part of the pacg folks on account of rain. k -aray 9nH ni shaw nf its Krs. Tcmpey Morrison is visiting T herGb tender mv services to ' daughter, Mrs. T. C. Williams. . ovpr7imGnt. piease enroll me as r. W. C. Morrison was in Morgan-: . whenever t am needed. As- Saturday on business. ; . to anv work that I can do J. A. Scott spent Easter with untU. caUed the colors j shall 't1- I through the Red Cross, contribute to' ersrs. Ray Morrison and J. H., , comfort of soldiers in the hos- an attended a singing at Mr. J. o . flt.mic.n i-n vnne- Men's Christian Association, aid in guard ing the morals of the men in camp." Entertainment at Amherst Mr Rrvan. with the rank of col- ried it over the barn and landed it 60 or 70 yards away. It also took away S about 40 bundles of fodder, scatter ing it over the place. The damage to the barn was repaired that afternoon with the help of neighbors who were called in OPTIMIST. Getty's home Saturday night. Keep Your Mouth Shut.1 The Department of Justice at Wash ington has sent the following order to all United States marshals and dis trict attorneys: "You are hereby directed to give full publicity, to the following: Mr. and Mrs. Brownson, who are settling up the estate of Mrs. Grant, jpiesented the school with 180 volumns of children's books. This exactly doubled the library and is a great im provement to the school. They also presented the school an organ and several suitable pictures. Not only th school but the entire community Ireqjtly appreciate these gifts And hope they will prove beneficial. Mr. and Mrs. Brownsosv o New York, are spending some time ixx Val dese settling up the estate f Mrs. A. G. Grant who passed away several i months ago. Miss Marj- Ann Garrou, who is in school at Asheville, spent the Easter holidays with her father, Mr. John Garrou. Misses Jennie and Cararine Ribet i were in Morganton Saturday, shop- ond guest of her brother, Mr. G. S. Ramseur. Master Richard Michaux, of Gibbs, v- spending several clays here with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Michaux. Miss Kathryn Bost was hostess to a number of youiiir people on Friday evening. Mr. L. 'P. Henderson spent Friday in Statesville. t Misses Katie and Sallie Ramseur j left Tuesday to enter Lees-McRae In- A number of the Chesterfield peo- " , pie attended the Salem entertainment1. Mlsse 5noxess a"d Lucy. Brad- j jey anu mr. rju&ar viwaiiney were the guests ot .Miss Mary Kamseur Easter. ! Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Arney spent the week-end here with Mr. and Mrs. parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Whisen-; ant. ; Mr. John A. Dickson, of Morgan-j ton, was here Wednesday on business.: Mr. Columbus Moore, of Lenoir, ) t visited friends here Thursday. Matrons of Amherst school say that onel, commanded a regiment of Ne- best school entertainment in years ' braska volunteers during the Span- and Mrs. Brownson, of New ish-American war. '&ht marking the close of the school "No German alien enemy in the ! pmg. country, who has not hitherto been Miss Emily Geugon spent the Eas implicated in plots against the inter- ter holidays with Miss Jennie Perrou. est of the United States,' need have! Miss Mary Long gave the little any fear of action by the Department j folks of Valdese an Easter egg hunt, of Justice so long as he obeys the fol- j After an hour of searching Nellie lowing warning: j Garrou found the most eggs and re- rur vn wvnr month : ceived the prize, a miniature rwaiw, VI LIC V LllLr 1C4 w0 m vw-- .7 " : - shut." Saturday night. Mr. and Mrs. Henry "Whisenant and children have been on a visit of some : days with relatives in Smoky, Creek. and daughter, Miss Claudia Harbison, i M' b Arney- of Davenport College, Leooir, visited L. - . . relatives here Friday. j Bishop Horner to Be in Morgan- Mr. Robinson Sudderth, who is run-; toil Sunday, ning the dredge boat on 3&Iuddy creek,; Rt. Rev. J. M. Horner, D. D., of in McDowell county, passed through j Asheville, will pay his annual visit here , Saturday to spend Easter with j to Morganton next Sunday. The his family near Gamewell. : bishop will preach the sermon and Miss Augustus Smith was a visitor j conduct confirmation exercises at of Mrs. James Mull, near the State ' Grace church at XL a. m., at St. Ste Hospital, Friday night. I phen's (colored) church at 4 p. m. and Mr. Malcolm Kincaid spent Satur- at St. Margaret's (cotton mill) church day in Lenoir. 'at7p.ni. ' Mrs. Robert Sides and children, of j Lenoir, spent the week-end with her j ijss Margaret Wilson, the Presi parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Arney. nt's daughter, has handed the Red Mrs. Herndon Kmcaid and son, of; have been "visiting at the t.v- ' ,-vMv p f; Morganton, &' -wu" " . - v Ihome of her daughter, Mr. and Mrs. At6V1Tnt T Fncisi Jn Harbison in Quaker Meadows. Mr. J M. Brmkley an - Mr. Eston Lackey was a business (iarrou nave nau ujtir nuuca i.cv. Cross her personal check for $1,000, the proceeds of her , spring concert tour. The money goes to a fund for the use of American soldiers and sailors.. Miss Wilson will make Representatives of 72 high schools ; will participate in the fifth annual; ! finals for the Avcock cup at Chapel i Messrs. nenry uuun m;0c0C Wp . MiHmi Smith: orthe winter. The Dlav. "The Trrn c-ninr Reserves Called to Meet!TT;ii th iQth and 20th. This is an: rick Ribet spent Saturday in Morgan-, P the Tide," was one of the feafss . t rouri House Saturday. increase over last year. The final con- ton. ..".! Wise Fridav nis-ht ith a succssful Thpv nf .nA ; ftUrUin,t. Mr.J.H.WMs-1 .Jurt takes pUe. on the niht of the JUr John AX i -Urtainnt. ' ' 'Asheville' as a legal h,": . the popular pnncpal of ! m;mbe,s of a Com- 20th- Tb Aycoek cup " ! Maimed by the mayor a patriotic mi this vear. , un,ne w uw. ' .. un? kv Vin.PlPisnnt Garden hiffh - at the school Tuesday. . , A ... - - : . . L0 j-v n AtMTVf? n unir ill , AU'iU . m . i Mm mJ mrm -w W - KJft W U . ' ir I Illll 17ILJ 0m. IW. e-m. Ill I I I i fl'J TJ school; in 14 by the Winston-Sa- School will dose Fnday . Mrs. Durant i Pub!ic meeting ana adeW7 111 h school. , jue.f cnuarenuc. - - t The l'tvinit ftl1wtirn! fnr . 3ie , distriM-'-- f r? Marph amouXTTd lingness to become members of a com- j tJany of Senior Reserves and any oth-. rs who may desire to join are called meet at the court house next-Sat- at 3 o'clock for tne purpose; i. i : pi 1, i t i t "1 f'f : 11 iy iill oi it (
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