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The Morganton Herald
J Consolidated November 29, 1901.
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t. XXXIV.
MORGANTON, N. C., AUGUST 29, 1918.
NO. 13.
P0WER BILL PASSES
XATE AMID APPLAUSE
I
Within Draft All Men
Um is to 4o Years Ula
(;oes to Conference Mod
led" Work Fight Clause
idopted.
HOW W. S. S. PERCENTAGES
STAND BY TOWNSHIPS.
Only One Township in County
Has "Gone Over" Some Show
Poor Record.
As a matter of information and
that the different townships may
SENATE IS CONSIDERING
NATIONAL PROHIBITION.
With General, Informal Under
standing to Provide For Na-tion-Wide
"Bone-Dry" Prohi
bition July 1st.
With a general, informal under-
r-L nr-cwer bill bringing within ; know how much effort is expected f0rstanding to provide for nation-wide
. i,., nil rnen from 18 to 45
nrji. Uiil
was Dassed late Tuesday by
lenale, with a modified work or
tl t-oits to change the age limits
U J 11 i 1 T t
them to mit forth durine- the sernr,d """ pronioiuon Beginning juiy
, 0 . , . , M1 , 1 1919, and continuing during the
W. S. S. campaign which will be con-i , , , .,
fe jwar, the senate has resumed consid-
ducted in this county the week oferation Gf the prohibition measure
September 9-14, we publish below the j which has been pending for many
percentage record of the different months.
Leaders of both "wet" and "dry"
factions have announced that senti
ment was general in support of the
THE BOYS WHO LEFT
MONDAY FOR CAMP.
SGT. BEVERIDGE HERE
AGAIN SEPTEMBER 5TH
cnnvate classification of townships in sales and pledges tol
i;iit-i- ov. f" .
-nder 21 failed, and the mea- date. Only one, it will be observed,
t -v o-oes to conference between ; Lovelady, has raised her quota. Mor-
ouse and senate with no differ-; ganton and Linville should have no,compromise negotiated to postpone
controversy except trouble going over in tne coming tne effective date of absolute prohibi-
- - t -m m 1 til I
ork or fight provision. j drive and uuaKer iueaaows snouia eas- .tjon from january i) 191 as pro.
,oo was recorded unani-iily raise her 67 per cent to 100. The ncpfi. until .Tnlv 1 nevt Pmmnt t
v for the bill. Senator Uore, 01 otners must get ousy:
The record is as ioiiows:
ihoma, who cast tne oniy negative
on the roll call, withdrew it ana
excused from voting.
ere were 75 affirmed votes.
lie final vote in the senate was re-
:d amid unchecked applause irom
calleries filled with spectators,
attended the session to wit
final congressional action on the
live that will add approximately
Jo.000 men to the potential mili-
strength of the nation, and pro
in the opinion of war department
s the army that will enable the
ilEi to defeat Germany next y.ear-
conference the differences in tne
of the bill as passed by the
e and as enacted Saturday by
i-l. w q vntp nf 336 to 2 are
"PV' Ated to bee ompromised speedily,
i the bill m its nnai iorm trans-
Ibirld to President Wilson for his
iture late this week. Prepara
I being made by Provost Marshal
Ce lral Ciwder to carry out the pro
of the measure are expected
S'b iisure the registration of all men
Si in-'-In the ases of 18 and 21 and 31
1
Sa t. , t
Lovelady, 100 per cent.
Morganton, 86 per cent.
Linville, 86 per cent.
Quaker Meadows, 67 per cent.
Icard, 55 per cent.
Upper Creek, 40 per cent.
Jonas Ridge, 39 per cent.
Lower Creek, 38 per cent.
Silver Creek, 33 per cent.
Lower Fork, 17 per cent. 1
Smoky Creek, 16 per cent.
Upper Fork, 12 per cent.
isage of the measure with the compro-
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iniae inciuueu was preaictea.
Under the compromise arranged by
the leaders of the two senate factions
to be formally presented as an amend
ment by Senator Sheppard, manufac
ture of beer and wines would stop
j May 1, 1919, instead of November 1,
1918, as provided in the present bill.
Production of distilled beverages al
ready has ceased under the food con
trol law.
BRYAN TO BE HERE
OF CAMP GLENN TO NAVY Famous statesman and Lecturer
Will Speak in Morganton Sep
tember 10th.
The Hon. W. J. Bryan will lecture
in Morganton September 10th, at 11
o'clock in the morning. Mr. Bryan
May Establish Seaplane Patrol
Station and Training Camp
on Coast.
Governor Bickett authorized the
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statement last Friday tnat ne nas;has probabiy talked to more people
tendered to the United States navyjthan any other living man and is
department the site of Camp Glenn, known around the world. He will
Morehead City, for the establishment j speak at the graded schooi auditorium
of a naval seaplane patrol station j and in order to be assured of a seat it
onrl froim'n cr pamn anH 59VS tVlflt. inst". I -n t n . 1
;-. 4:1 tne ages 01 io auu .j. aim oija"u f - iwiu oe wen to reserve one as eariy
0 i within aweek or ten days af-jas soon as some minor local adjust- ag possible. Tickets vill .be on sale
giter the rresident attacnes ms sigiw-'mcnia 1 o ,at tfte bUTq urvig store xnursoay
libel !ment the order designating this newmorning September 5th. General ad-
jrae senate adopted virtually all of .federal enterprise for North Caro- j mission 50 cents; reserved seat 25
he principal provisions of the bill de-lina will issue and probably two jcents extra Fifty per cent of the
& rr: 1 by tne administration, mauumg , uumwu " u t"" gross proceeds win go to tne scnooi
K .J V T3r-QT-,4- cntVim-ifv tn pmiinmnp' the station and traininsr' j 1, . j v. -,,r.
Nj; I jisiiVHis; liic 1 icjiusut civi.j --a x-r o " aim uc uscu iu uuicutsc ipuaiaius
hT' 1 . ... . Tfn 1 i- t 1 xt :n u
t;t!ish orders of call-for semce 01 camp, vvnen eswuiibuai uie wm u for a science laboratory.
Thirty-Nine Young Burke Men
Were Sent to Camp Jackson
Monday.
The following young draftees left
Monday for Camp Jackson:
James B. Orders. ,
Harper Whisenant.
James C. Harris.
Glenn D. Hogan.
Mark Huffman.
Samuel J. Bird.
Frank J. Cline.
Horace R. Powell.
Charlie Bailey.
Lester McNeely.
Chas. M. Smith.
William C. Lambert.
Ernest F. Smith.
Henry Winkler.
Thamar E. Propst.
Eli Cook.
Ernest Price.
Alphonso Hudson.
Frank James Hawkins.
Julius Jennings Clark.
Wallace Hudson.
Clarence Carl Shoupe.
Joseph Marcus Taylor.
Andrew Edley Logan.
Vernon Oto Sipe.
William Charles Yancey.
James Franklin Faulkner.
Herman Acquilla Rhodes. j
Felix Gordon Smith.
Andrew Jackson Corpening.
James Walter Brittain.
Joseh Kelly Clontz.
Alhonso Settlemyre.
William Vance Thompson.
Walter McKinley Hoyle.
Rorest Smith.
Jacob Ernest Mull.
Frank Elisha Walker.
Robert B. Sauls.
GERMANS GIVE WAY
ALL ALONG THE LINE
Canadian Soldier to Speak Here
Thursday of Next Week, at
Glen Alpine Friday and Hilde
bran Saturday.
Morganton people will be delighted
to know that arrangements have been
made for a return speaking engage
ment of Sgt. John D. Beveridge, who
so thrilled an audience here several
! months ago. Sgt. Beveridee will
speak in Morganton at the graded
school auditorium on Thursday night,
September 5th. On Friday night he
will speak at Glen Alpine and on Sat
urday night at Hildebran.
THE YOUNG REGISTRANTS.
Young Men Who Have Reached
1 21 Since June 25.
Earl Wesley Abee, Earl Durant!
Bailey, Frank Barrett, William Ed
gar Benfield, Frank Bradshaw, Frank
Nichols Brown, John W. Burrus,
Jesse Cannon, William Gulmer Caus
by, Erwin Moran Clay, Clarence Er
win Denton, Webb Wallace Estes, Gro
ver Cleveland Hice, Samuel Bruce Hil
debran, James Peter Hildebran, John
Harry Hurd, Emile Jacumin, William
Clarence Johnson, Joseph Johnson,
Jethro David McNeely, Joseph Samuel
Michaels, Fred Harvey Mitchell, Lon
nie Michaux, Gorman Lee Orders,
Douglis Parker, John Cannon Patton,
Ulys Wiley Perry, Charlie Herbert
Piercy, Horace Velvie Ross, John
Pinkney Stilwell, Grover Wilson
Smith, John Smith, Earl Fate Whisenant.
of Knoxville, have been visiting rela
tives here and near Glen Alpine
Mr. T. B. McDaniel spent Sundj y in
Asheville
THE SOLDIERS DESERVE
CONFIDENCE OF PEOPLE
i General March Says 4,000,000
Will Bring End to the War.
Announcing that to date more than
1,500,000 (American soldiers have em
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he inen affected. President Wilson ; maintained at tnis station airplanes
s efpected to follow the plans of the j for patrolling the coast possibly as
raJ department which, according to j far south as Charleston in protection
fc-'4nonv before the senate and house against submarines, and
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L':i$ary committees
arch, chief of staff,
( . mm m . 1 1
by General mail lines will relay there, m addi
and General j tion it will be a training camp for
older, provide for the calling of airplane service on the battle fronts
-rfli, is nftor the other classes i for the duration oi tne war at least.
avi been summoned and the educat-
Bridgewater News Items.
airplane Correspondence of The News-Herald.
t.g'of such boys while training and
rior to their being sent overseas.
Clntroversv which has engrossed
;:.s senate since the bill's considera
ionjwas begun last Thursday center-
Id in a spirited struggle over the sen-
tir.jnt against calling youths under
!1 and on the "work-or-fight" amend
lent. Before adopting, by a vote of
to 29, the "work-or-fight" amend
ment providing subjection to the draft
f felon exempted for industrial and
hhlr reasons who do not continue at
k, a pi-oviso was added that in
pass of strikes, penalties of the
e men submit their disputes to the
labor board and continue their la
This limitation, offered by Sen-
p- Cummins, of Iowa, was incor
brited, 73 to 0.
ifie re ei strati on d?.te will in all
irckhiHty be September 5th.
Astor Yelton and Dan Rowe left
Monday for Camp Jackson to enter
training.
A series of meetings is in progress
Capt. Vernon Has Arrived in; at Snow Hill church this week with
Rev. J. A. Frye in charge of the ser
France. .
vices
Capt. J. W. Vernon, M. R. C, has
Mr. Clyde Usry left Tuesday forbarked for foreign shores, General
his home at Douglass, Ga. (March, chief of staff, reiterates his
Misses Margarite and Charlotte j firm Deiief that the presence of 4,000,-
Anthony visited friends at Marion ;000 troops 0f the United States in
Junction last Tuesday. France by next summer would enable
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Sam Black
burn, the 12th, a son.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Lyerly and family
the allies to carry out any campaign
that may adopt for the defeat of
Germany and the end of the war. Such
and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Abernethy, of declarations, General March said, were
Hickory, spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph Abernethy. -
written to Morganton friends of his
Morrison Hemphill received some
pretty bad cuts on the arm last week,
safe arrival m France and oi inter-1 cause(j by the explosion of a cocoa
esting features of his trip overseas i cola bottle.
with experiences entirely novel to
him. The censor would not pass oth
er details. It was especially interest
ing to him to have been placed, soon
after his arrival, in a part of Fiance
with which he had become familiar,
on a bicycle touring trip about five
years ago, with Dr. Lingle of David
son. Letters have come dated as late as
July 20 and the last information is
that on August 20 in Paris presuma
bly on his way nearer the front. He
was in good health and enjoying his
work.
Winslow Ballew left last week for
Charlotte where he is doing some con
struction work.
Roy Dabney, of Lancaster, S. C,
visited friends here last week.
Miss Julia Benfield spent the week
in Glen Alpine with friends. -
Miss Tracy Sigmon and mother,
Mrs. L. E. Sigmon, of Nebo, spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Hildebran.
Mrs. George Simpson, of Graphite-
Bridgewater, Route 1.
There was a baptizing at Mt. Olivet
church Monday. Seventeen were bap
tized. We are very glad to note that Mrs.
Seals is still improving.
Mr. B. L. Morrison was in Morgan
ton on business Monday.
Miss Beth Neil was accompanied
home last Friday by Mrs. Cloer, of
Joy. Miss Maggie Neil returned with
Mrs. Cloer to teach school there.
Miss Maggie Simmons, of Gaffney,
S. C, is a pleasant visitor of Miss
Ethel Morrison this week.
Miss Hattie Cowan leaves next
week for Knoxville, Tenn.
Misses Maude and Elizabeth McEl
rath have been pleasant visitors of
Mrs. W. H. Morrison the past week.
Mr. Fred Hall is spending some
ville, is visitng her sister, Mrs. Bivens time at home now. He entertained a
RIease Beaten in the Sen
ate Race.
fcnated for thp lone term in the
-; eu states senate to succeed tsen--iin
R. Tillman, defeating both
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v i. uiccist; anu dames r. xviv;c m
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Mr. Bower to Be Here. For Ser
vices Sunday.
Writing The News-Herald from
RrrHn wliprfl he and
jat B Dial, of Laurens, has been, been spending a
month, Rev. F. A. Bower, pastor of
the First Baptist church, says:
"Would you kindly mention in next
issue that I will be home in time to
imeet my appointments, morning and
. , . evening, Sept. 1st, and at State Hos-
Dial had; , . , afternoon?
of approximately 10,000, , o . . . Hp.lie-htful
M V 11U V W Mi - 0
missing all the warm weather
friends have been writing: us
Cool sea breezes have kept
nwav- anv tendencies to discomfort.
i. tTT 77 j e ii I' "Times are pretty sad, generally.
belief Fund W onderf ully : The recent offensive, in which the
Successful. j Canadians have been prominent, has
edinsr m hlj report the first of j taken a big toll of our Nova Scotia
1 veek for the Jewksh Relief Fund i men. But our people here are de-
eminfv Tv T T.oTovna vo-nvrf ' termined to see the thing through.
.Uli A. UUliUl J XV-'AV. -
ihutions amounting to $718.25. 1 Haven't the reports for the past
canton gave a jrood Dart of the, month been grand?"
unt, Connellv Serin ers sent S10,
Too much sugar is used on tne
American table, with a consequent
this week.
Mr. Albert N. Corpening, of Le
noir, spent several days here last
week with is sister, Mrs. S. P. Tate.
Misses Cecelia Ballew and Pinkie
Tate spent the week-end with Miss
Norah Ballew, in Asheville.
Mrs. lAnnie Boyd, of Granite Falls,
I visited her father, Mr. Eugene Boyd,
last week.
Miss Essie Boye Conley of Morgan
number of friends Sunday kodaking.
Miss Essie Neill will leave this week
for Greensboro to visit her friend,
Miss Bessie Seals.
We are glad to hear good reports
from our boys at the front and in
camp. We know they are doing their
part.
'Tiith Carolina 'Democratic pri-;
dav.
in the morning Mr.
jority
i'Oth nnnn-nontc n lenrl nf !
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- 14,000 over Blease. The vote
Tl" 1 nt ..n-.s 1 OU1
-'a!. .ii,iu; mease, ana about
Fruit canned without sugar can be
sweetened later by opening and re-
trm visited fripnrls nenr her hn laf- Tontine' with SUETar. SOrffhum, molas-
founded upon cold-blooded study of
the respective manpower of the allies
and of the enemy in June, 1919, and
are "not issued as spread-eagle state
ments." "The American soldier deserves the
confidence of the American people,"
said General March. "On every occa
sion so far as where he has been test
ed has absolutely delivered the
goods.
"My confidence in them is inspired
and developed by serving with them
and beside them in battle. I have or
dered back from France certain men
who have won distinction over there
to give them increased rank in the
divisions organizing at home. These
men talk the same language I do.
You do not find any lack of confidence
on the front in France among the
American forces.
These officers are now telling me
interesting things which have not yet
come over in official reports. One,
officer reported specifically that in
one engagement of the first American
division they captured 68 German
guns and brought them in at the rear
of our trucks. On the same occasion
they took 3,500 prisoners.
"Another officer reported that the
secdnd division, which he was with,
captured 10 complete German bat
teries which they brought in and pre
sented to General Pershing."
ter part of the week.
ses, sugar cane syrup, white syrup
Mrs. Caliway Gibbs and children, beet syrup, honey, or maple sugar.
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A -kiriT'TJ-VTIHTT'XTT' "OTTT TAJn
Frenzied Counter - Attacks Fail
Many Towns, Villages and
Hamlets Captured Foe in
Serious Predicament From
Strategic Standpoint.
Roye was taken Tuesday morning
by the French in the course of a bril
liant attack, following an unsuccess- -ful
counter-attack by the enemy. The
Germans are m retreat over a seven
mile front north and south of Roye.
The Associated Press dispatches
yesterday had the encouraging news
that frenzied counter-attacks by the
foe have failed to hold back the Brit
ish and French armies who are hard
after the Germans on the 75-mile
battle front from the north of Arras
to the region of Soissons.
All along the front the German line -has
given way before the pressure of
the British and French troops at
points where the falling back of the
enemy or the capture of towns and
roads running eastward adds greatly
to his already serious predicament
from the standpoint of strategy.
Numerous towns, villages and ham
lets have fallen into the hands of the
British and French in the continua
tion of' the fighting, and scarcely any
where along the battle front have the
Germans been able to do more than
delay the allies when they knock for
admittance to the German line. Rear
guard actions also are serving merely
to keep the allied advance slowed
down as far as possible while the
main German bodies make their way
eastward in retreat toward new posi
tions. 1 In the region around Arras the
British now are well astride the roads
leading to Doual and Cambrai and
further south along the Somme they
have pressed forward until they are
i almost at the gates of Peronne.
French Capture Roye.
Between the Somme. and the Oise
the French have broken the backbone
of the German resistance at Roye,
capturing this pivotal point to an in
vasion eastward of the plains of pic-
ardy and advancing their lines north
and south of the town over a front
of about 12 1-2 miles to a depth of
more than two and a half miles at
certain points.
North of Soissons the- French, al
though the Germans are fighting
them bitterly, again have advanced
slightly their line in the outflanking
movement both against the Chemin-Des-Dames
region and the Noyon sec
tor. Everywhere the Germans have lost
heavily in men killed or made pris
oner and in addition the allied troops
again have captured, numerous guns,
machine guns and war stores. The
prisoners taken by the British from
last Wednesday to Monday of the
present week aggregated 21,000 . In
the fighting Tuesday around St. Mard,
west of Royes, the French secured
1,100 captives.
The Canadian troops are fighting in
lively fashion between the Sensee and
Scarpe rivers, and to them have fal
len numerous German - held villages
and many prisoners.
Germans. Hold Bapaume.
Bapume, one of the strategic
points over which there has been
much heavy fighting, is still held by
the Germans, but the British are so
nearly around it that possibly few of
the enemy remain inside the shell
torn town. The "British on the west
are in the outskirts of the place and
doubtless it soon will be nipped out
of the battle line in the pincer move
ment that is being employed against
it.
In the north the British already
are across the upper end of the old
Hindenburg line, and if their progress
A GOVERNMENT RULING
Mrs. Hossfeld Leaves For Iowa.
Much to the regret of many friends ,
here Mrs. Kate V. Hossfeld left last continues they soon will be able to
Friday for Des Moines, Iowa, where operate to the east of the line on
she will make here home with her Junscarred ground on which tanks and
daughter. Mrs. Hossfeld has lived j cavalry can be brought into the fray
t i i r 1 " - !! i i
j nere ior a numoer oi years anu is , witn gooa results.
H I held in the highest regard. The ! Behind the lines everywhere French
-flletown S10. Anvone who has
iyc-t contributed and would like to
?o should see Mr. Lazarus. A
jer of contributions have come in
f the report was made.
fr- J. M. Keller, of Connelly
?ns, spent Monday in Morganton. ;with sugar.
loss of variety and piquancy of flavor.
The nutty flavor of grains, the nat
ural sweetness of cornbread, the dis
tinctive flavor of fruits and the real
coffee taste are too often smothered
The War Industries Board has issued a number of rulings ap
plying to the method of conducting the circulation department of
newspapers. We are printing tnat particular ruling which becomes
effective October 1, 1918, and we request that all subscribers read
this ruling and act accordingly. The ruling follows:
DISCONTINUE SENDING PAPER AFTER DATE OF EXPI
RATION OF SUBSCRIPTION, UNLESS THE SUBSCRIPTION IS
PAID FOR. (This ruling to be effective October 1, 1918.)
This rule forces newspapers to stop all subscriptions that are
not paid in advance on October 1, 1918, and prohibits newspapers
extending any credit on subscriptions.
All subscribers .will please take note and act accordingly.
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breaking up of the home and Mrs.
Hossf eld's departure has occasioned
sincere regret.
and British airmen are harassing the
Germans in retreat, but in this work
they are being met by large forces of
enemy airmen who are fighting hard.
Deserters Brought In.
Vocterrlnv mnminfr officers arrested ! For the Red CrOSS.
near Erwin's chapel three deserters
from Wilkes county. The men claim
ed they were on -their way back to
camp.
Syrup made by reducing the juice
of. grapes, apples or pears to one-
seventh of the, original volume can
be used in preserving, in canning or
on the table to replace sugar to a
great extent.
The Burke county chapter of the
Red Cross is in receipt of a check for
$66, the proceeds from an ice cream
rand box supper given recently at
Obeth school house by Mrs. W. C.
Gibbs and Miss Ola Giles. The whole
amount taken in was $84, ,with $18
expense.
Mrs. George Burns, of Rock Hill, S.
C, is visiting relatives here.
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