Th." .CZ",7& 1 Consolidated November 29, 1901.
SubscriDtion Price $1.50 per Year in Advanct
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it XXXIV.
MORGANTON, N. C, NOVEMBER 7, 1918.
NO. 23.
published by the Estate of T. G. Cobb.
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COUNTY GOES REPUBLICAN BY
MAJORITY AVERAGING 150
i AUSTRIA IS OUT
OF THE WAR
TV
5 u
cfncial Returns Show That Entire Republican County Tick- tTo Be Made By United States
et Has Been Elected By Good Majority -The Vote Was?1 and Allies Terms of Armis
Comparatively Light. j tice Drastic and Far-Reaching
. ; Austria-Hungary, the last and most
powerful ally of Germany, passed out
of the world war Monday under terms
GERMAN DELEGATION
TO WESTERN FRONT
.r..;e county has gone entirely Re
.vian. for the first time in a num-
'''" m
-f vfprs iwo .years atu tuc
bcr
Coroner Goode 74; Clark 73.
Commissioners Harbison 71,
Fleming 60, Duckworth 72, Bumgar- of abject surrender.
i:a 4-li,-. DnniiWiVono tr 1 n ' Tl pr 73 Ttrftwn fifi T-TnflFmon 7Q flay. , Trf- rmliT Viairo rv.w,-l ninr.
1 Vin ninftT nfflooo ' llCnn 7A Alovonlfll' Ofl Wall 7Q rl-.o -inro -r-i niTrni.fn 1 A iiK.n U..nn.-:
llUniDcr JX liic (.uuiiij u"'vv. uvj it an iu, ii tu- , viiv-v jjun ti x ui nusn u-liUIlgallall
nsr
time
Ml it l
ThP board of elections win meet 10-,
to canvass the vote ana unxn xnai ;
uch reports as we nave are un
i 1 1 i
cffcial but are prooaoiy very nearly
ccirect. The Republican candidates'
majorities average around 150. Re
r"crts from the congressional count
t&A not come in sufficiently when the
given DeiOW was wuumicu iu
man 73.
Will Arrange Terms of Armis
tice and Begin Peace Negotia
tions. An official statement issued
by the German government yes
terday says: i
"A German delegation to con
clude an armistice and take up
peace negotiations has left for
the western front."
ORGANIZATION FORMED
i FOR WAR WORK CAMPAIGN
i tote
empire laid down their arms to await
Icard No. 2. the end of the war and peace terms
State Senate Spainhour 20, Pless 'dictated by the allies and the United
24; Wakefield 198, Teague 196. I States, but Austro-Hungarian terri-
Representative Avery 24; Wilson jtory is open for operations against
196. ! Germany. Even the' munitions of
Clerk of Court Arney 25; Hicks I the former ally are to be used against1
195. the kaiser's armies- if refusal to aC-j Chairmen ,and Workers For
Register Ross 24; Howard 198. !cept conditions now being prepared! Campaign Next Week.
Coroner Goode 24; Clark 198. ifor them make prolonged fighting! Plans for the United War Work
Commissioners Harbison 24, ! necessary. j Campaign to be carried on next week
Fleming 24, Duckworth 24, Bumgar-' The terms which stopped the victo'-are being made and committees have
ner 24, Brown ; Huffman 198, Gar-jvious advance on the Italian front) ben appointed. The organization al-
t notflC nvnKaKlu 1 0 liison 197. Alexander 198. Wsll 197'wp nPntpH hr tha -.Anetrian r-nm. rcadv formed IS as follows:
'.f Otllfl lanumaivu, ..... - I ' r i j ww -
;Vebb has from all indications a good I Wellman 198. . ? .. mander-in-chief in the field in the. A. M. Ingold, chairman.
Majority in the district. j Lower Fork No. 1. 'name of the Vienna government and ' Miss Beatrice Cobb, publicity direc-
In the absence of complete returns, State Senate Spainhour 8; Pless their execution is guaranteed by the tor.
- figured that the senatorial dis-7; Wakefield 89, Teague 88. 'thorough beating already administer-1' E. B. Claywell, treasurer.
ric't will be represented in the State j Representative Avery .6; Wilson Sed which had converted the defeated; R- U Huffman, chairman speakers
i j. D.iWlUnno PollumlTo ! R9 I nrmr intn a rK cni-o-a n vrA flooino- bureau.
majority offsetting' Clerk of Court Arney 7; Hicks horde
TERMS OF ARMISTICE .
ARE IN FOCH'S HAND
The
Terms On Which. Germany May Secure Peace Are De
livered Germany- Must Pay Price.
The news was given out in Wash- j which Austria passed out-of the' war
ington Tuesday night that Marshal j have been followed ciosely ,and in an
Foch has the 'terms of armistice forjswer to queries for further informa
Germany and awaits application for j tion, officials said tfie statement of
them by the German military com-! Premier Clemenceau, cabled from
mand in the field. . ! Paris by the Associated Press, told
The government at .Berlin is so in-2 story:
formed in a note which Secretary Lan- i "The terms," said M. Clemenceau,
sing handed to Minister Sulzer, of;' are what President Wilson himself
! Switzerland, Tuesday, announcing ; recommends to use for the security of
.hat the allies have declared their ' our troops, the maintenance of our
willingness to make peace on the superiority, and the disarmament of
principles enunciated -by President j the enemy insofar as that is necessary
ine note was then on the 'to prevent a resumption of hostili-
give it witn any uegree ui atcuij,
but it is generally thought that Mr.
Jena?' majority over Mr. Webb in
LvVe will run along very much as
Wilson.
cables.
In 24 hours it should have i ties.
been in the hands of the Germans; in Seeretary Lansing's note gives the
48 hours the.; world may know wheth-first hint of what has been going on
er an immediate end of the war is atjm the momentous coherence at Paris
n . (between Colonel House and the al-
. Publication of details of the arm- lied premiers. It quotes a "memoran
istice terms still is withheld. TheyJdum of observations" bv fhp aIUpH
Pemocratic
Burke's Republican, McDowell having! 86.
almost a tie and Alexander turning
the tables with a big Republican majority.
One of the county commissioners,
Sheriff Boger 7; Johnson 85..
Register Ross 6; Howard 89.
Coroner Goode 7; Clark' 88.
Commissioners Harbison
0 F. Wellman, had the distinction of I Fleming 8, Duckworth 7, Bmgarner trians are compelled to retire from a
petting all the votes, Democratic andj?, Brown 5; Huffman 88, Garrison i wide strip of territory within the bor
PeDublican which were cast in his i 87, Alexander 88, Wall 89, Wellman ders of their empire when the war
Terms Are More Rigid.
Even the terms imposed previous
ly upon Bulgaria and Turkey hardly
I were so drastic. In ' addition to all of
0, ' the military precautions, the Aus-
r.rpfinpt. Lower Fork No. 2 87
fv 7
votes. .
The Election passed off very quiet
ly. The vote was comparatively
light, due possibly to the influenza
tpidemic. .
According to the returns as report
ed yesterday the unty officers
elect are as follows:
Solicitor R. L. Huffman (Demo
ciat no opposition).
State Senators E. F. Wakefield,
90. ; began, surrendering all Italian Irre-
Lower Fork No. 2. 'denta and thereby losing any advan-
State Senate Spainhour 16, Pless tage for argument over boundaries
; Wakefield 71, Teague
Representative Avery 16;
Wilson
;71.
Clerk of Court Arney 15; Hicks
73.
Sheriff Boger 17; Johnson 71.
Register Ross 17; Howard. 71."
Commissioners Harbison 17,
around a peace table.
A map survey of the geographical
lines fixed for Austrian evacuation
shows that the area is even greater
E. L. Perkins, chairman boys' work.
Rev. F. L. Brodie, chairman colored
work.
W. C. Ervin, Morganton township.
J. H. Giles, Glen Alpine.
Francis Garrou, Valdese.
Frank Pascal, Valdese.
J. C. Berry, Drexel.
J. E. Coulter, Connelly Springs.
Prof . J. B. Walker, Rutherford Col
lege. Robert Taylor, Rhodhiss.
J. W. Beach, Hildebran.
D. W. Adderholt, Henry River.
W.'Y. Frazier, Icard. j
James Huffman, Lower Fork town-i
may not b made nown until the Ger
mans have accepted or rejected them,
the course followed by the allies in
dealing with Bulgaria, Turkey and
Austria. Only the details are in
doubt, however, and no one questions
that acceptance means abject surren
der. The statement has been authorized
that the drastic conditions under
(Tovernments on the President's cor
respondence with the German author
ities disclosing the approval of the
President's peace program, with res
ervation of freedom of action in .the
peace conference on the moot ques
tion of freedom of the seas and a spe
cific statement that by restoration is
meant that- Germany must make corn
continued on sixth' page)
PROMINENT BUSINESS MAN
PASSED AWAY TUESDAY.
Mr. John L. Garrou, Patriot and
Good Citizen Victim of Influenza-Pneumonia
Funeral and
Burial Yesterday.
Mr. John L. Garrou passed away
SENATE
ARE
AND
STILL
HOUSE
IN DOUBT.
Fleming 16, Duckworth 14, Bumgar-' dicated on their war maps the terri-
of Lenoir; T. Ovid Teague, of Tay-f Ti i w i T" T . "wu '
;on
man 87.
Upper Fork.
State Senate Spainhour 24, Pless , frontiers.
; Wakefield 95, Teague Tn decreeing Austria's surrender
Representative Avery 23; Wilson terms.' the supreme war council at "F. W.-Bicknell, Linville Falls.
!95. iVprsnillP.s ba followed this outline J. L. Houk, Quaker Meadows town
! Clerk of Court Arnev 21. Hicks rfoUr w Wp pnlarpH nnnn it to shin. ' t . land a friend. The county has lost a
102. come extent. The riaht of occupation ' J. V. Powell, Lower Creek township fine citizen, one who was progressive,
Representative J. E. Wilson.
Cleik of the' Court C. G. Hicks.
Sheriff Dan A. Johnson.
Register of Deeds J. R. Howard.
Coroner M. L. Clark.
County Surveyor D. F. Denton
(Democrat no opposition).
County Commissioners S'. Huff
man, D. B. Garrison, W. J. Alexander,
W. M. Wall, C. F. Wellman.
The following is the vote as nearly
correct as The News - Herald was
able to gather it yesterday:
Morganton No. 1.
Solicitor Huffman 311
State Senate Spainhour 294, Pless
SCI; Wakefield 186, Teague 187.
Representative Avery 273; Wilson
1ST. ' .
I i i 4 O AO TJiV-ei
vicrK oi ooun-Arney ow, xxio clerk of Court
Sheriff Boger 308; Johnson 186. f Sheriff Boger 118; Johnson 182.
Register Ross 299; Howard 192. j RegisterRoSs 130; Howard 170.
Coroner, Goode ; Clark 179. j Coroner Goode 131; Clark 169.
Commissioners Harbison 302,, Commissioners Harbison 131.
299, Duckworth 297, Bumgarner p97 j Fleming 129, Duckworth 78,. Bumgar-! German,
arown 304; Huffman zuz, uarrison
than that set by the Italians as the ship. Tuesday afternoon at 2 o clock at his
goal of their ambition wtien they en-1 J. P. Bumgarner, Upper Fork town-jhome here after a week's illness of
tered the war. At that time, the Ital- ship. ' j influenza, . which several days before
ian leaders carefullv outlined and in-'1 S. A. Matthews, Silver Creek town-, his death developed into pneumonia.
hip. . His condition was not considered dan-
Lawrence Jarrett, Bridgew'ater. ! parous , until Sunday and even after
W. M. Money, Construction. jtha.t anxious friends were hopeful that
Roba: t McGimsey, Linville town- 'his r-plcndid .wilL.power--would. win. in
' for iaciarand 'sentimental leasons and
t6 insure the security of their , ship.
I the valiant fight that he made against
S. Arney, Upper Creek township: the disease. . .
J. W. Teem, Jonas Ridge township.) In his death Morganton's loss is
! inestimable and all Valdese mourns
'as for an elder brother, a benefactor
H. C. Smith, Smoky Creek township
Women's Organization.
Valdese Lovelady
Sheriff Boger 23; Johnson 99. 0f these vacated provinces is stipu
Register Ross 29; Howard 94. . lated; but it is to be noted that for
Commissioners Harbison 27, j the time being, civil government is! Mi"s. Wilson
Fleming 29, Duckworth 27, Bumgar-' to be administered by the existing i township. -ner
30. Brow 28;' Huffman 97, Garri- iiocal civil authorities in co-operation I Mrr. Ghigo,
son 94, Alexander 94, Wall 92, Well-'with the occupying garrisons. This , township.
man 97. ! means that the whole question of final Mrs. Lillian Tilley, Drexel.
Silver Creek No. 1. "'disposition of the territory involved Mrs. Ledbetter, Silver Creek town
State Senate Spainhour 146; Pless -. ieft to be settled at the Dcace table, ship.
'131: WaTcefield 171, Teague 143. ! "It is triumph." said General Gug- Miss Serepta Smathers, Glen Al-iested.
Representative Avery 129; Wilson ; Uelmotti, military attache at the; pine.
165. ' iTtnh-nn Pmbassv. "which hardlv ten Mrs. Vernon Cashion," Bridgewater.
Arney "131;. Hicks : davs ae-o seemed far distant but in! Miss Zahe Henderson,
which Italy and her soldiers have al
ways had an unshakable faith, even
in the saddest moments of last year
when they were compelled to give way
before the crushing superiority of the
Austrian, Bulgarian and
ner lau, urown ics; nuirraan - ado, Turkisn torces
.ncrgetic, far-seeing. In every pa-
Campaign Leaders Claming Are
Claiming Success Statement
Given Out at Both Democrat
ic and Republican Headquar
ters Claim Workable Majori
ties in Both House and Sen
ate. .
Late last night it was not ap
parent whether the Democrats
or "Republicans would control
the next congress.
. " Party managers bn both sides
predicted they would have sub
stantial working majorities, but
the returns showed . between 50
and 75 congressional districts
unreported and the lineup so
close as to make the result in
triotic movement he was a leader and ' doubt.
Tate, Morganton j it seemed characteristic of him that
j whatever he undertook proved a sue-1 SUGAR ALLOWANCE
cess. A man closely associated with, uc rppm mrDPAOPn
him remarked yesterday, "He was a
regular dynamo of energy, giving pounds Month por
new me 10 ana energizing every en-
. . . - rn TTT.ll I '
-iUo, Alexander 18b, Wall wen- Garrison 224, Alexander 166, Wall
a!1 1&2- - " - l70, Wellmarf 164. ; .
Morganton, No. 2. ' Silver Creek No. 2.'
Three Contributing, Changes.
"From a purely military point of
view, three causes have, in my opin-
Solicitor Huffman 263.
State Senate Spainhour 255, Pless ; Republican votes were cast.
Reported that 8 Democratic and 14 ; ?0n, 'especially contributed to the tri-
9S
Wakefield 168,. 169
' .Linville.
Avery 252; Wilson state Senate Spainhour 76, Pless
1 75; Wakefield 34, Teague 33.
-Arney 261; Hicks! Represeritative Avery 75; Wilson
'33. ' - ;
Clerk of Court Arney 75; Hicks
33. '
Sheriff Boger 79; Johnson 31.
Representative
ly. Clerk of Court
170.
Sheriff Boger 263; Johnson 166.
Register Ross 258; Howard 174.
Coroner Goode 258; Clark 163.
Commissioners ' Harbison 260,
Fleming 248, Bumgarner . 255; Brown
2C6; Huffman 179, Garrison 179, Alex
bander 164, Wall 165, Wellman 164..
Lovelady
umph of today, the choice of the
right moment, the efficient direction
of the attacks, and rapidity of execu
tion. "The happy successes of the allies
on the French front, the. withdrawal
of Bulgaria and Turkey from the war
left Austria,- although with forces
greatly superior, alone against us.
O LCI
158; Wakefield 196, Teague 197.
Representative Avery 152, Wilson
2f9
sei-K
of Court Arney 159, Hicks
Register Ross 75; Howard 34. jThe bad weather and the snow had
Coroner Goode 75; Clark 34. ! already begun .to make , the move
Commissioners Harbison 76, 'ments and the provisioning of the ar-
Fleming 77, Duckworth 76, Bumgar- mies in the mountain zone rather dif
ner 75, Brown 74; Huffman 31, Garri- ficult. The same effec: was produced
in the plains near the sea by the vio
lent rains "which caused the streams
ito rise and overflow the lowlands.
Pless Such conditions narrowed the defense,
!in the concrete case they made the
te Senate Spainhour 159,. Pless j son 34, Alexander 32, Wall 35, Well
1!!.
man 35.
Upper Creek
State Senate Spainhour 66
74; Wakefield 55, Teague 45.
Representative Avery 76;
Mrs.
Miss
Creek.
. Mrs. F. W. Bicknell, Jonas Ridge.
Miss Winnie Smith, Lower Creek.
-Mrs. D. B. Moore, Smokey Creek.
Mrs. Money, Linville.
terprise in which he became inter-
Thoueh a young man, only 32
years of age, his success was attract-
Upper i ;ng attention here and elsewhere. As
secretary of the Valdese Manufactur
ing Company he , had brought that'
Sergeant
Dead in
Sheriff TWer 150: Johnson 205. 47.
Register Ross 15j; Howard 200.
Coroner Goode 158; Clark 197.
Commissioners Harbison 154,
Fleming 140, Duckworth 152,' Bum-J-a-.vtv
i47 Brown 150; Huffman 204,
f:a;:hon 200, .Alexander 222, Wall
224. Wellman 197. "
Icard No. 1.
ate Senate Spainhour 74, Pless rison
Wakefield 73, Teague 73.
Clerk of Court Arney 9c
Sheriff Boger 80; Johnson 48
Register Ross 85; Howard 46.
Coroner Goode 85; Clark 46
Commissioners Harbison
Bonner is
France.
Hickory Record, 5th.
News of the death of Sergt.-Theo.
P. Bonner, Jr., which was reported
in Hickory on Friday, was confirmed
in a letter received today by Mr. H.
E. Whitener from Corp. Harold- G.
Deal under date of October 16. Mr.
Fred Sharpe mentioned the death in
a letter that arrived last week, but
no official confirmation has been re
ceived. Corporal Deal and Sergeant Bon
ner were members of the same artil
lery regiment and saw each other
frequently. - This regiment had not
been in action, and Sergeant Bonner
died of disease No details have been
received. Corporal Deal said the
body was buried the week before he
wrote.
Sergeant Bonner, was the eldest
son of Rev. and Mrs. T. P. Bonner,
of Hickory, and was in Canada when
the war broke out. Although a sup
port of the family, he did 'not claim
Representative Avery 74; Wilson j
70
70:
. Jonas Ridge.
Reported Democratic vote 54, Re-
Oerk of Court Arney -77; Hicks publican vote 22.
ljuaKer jueaauws iw. x.
Representative Avery 59; Wilson
(Continued on last page)
Wil:-n ! attack easier because such difficulties
-made it impossible for the enemy to
Hicks counter - attack successfully on our
flanks and gave us an opportunity to j exemption, but welcomed tne oppor-
concentrate greater forces, in a nar- itunity' for service. He was a hand
; rower space. - ' isome young man, and his sterling
; Division Was Sought. j qualities won many friends. He was
S4, "From the very first moment the 'engaged in business in anada, and
' . - . . . ..... .. .-t "1 i . V. - , J rt4 Kacklt
tor tne last iew yeais uau uui un
to Hickory except on visits to his
Besides them, he is sur
vived by two brothers, Mr. Kooeri;
Bonner; of Marion, and Mr. Brem
Bonner, in France, and one sister,
Miss Emma Bonner of Hickory.
mill to he forefront with the cotton made some months ago.
Each Member of Family Now
Allowed Fulfills Promise.
State Food Administrator Page
Thursday issued a statement, author
izing an increase from two to three
pounds of sugar for each person a
month, thereby fulfilling the promise
manufactories of the State. He was
president of the Garrou Knitting
Mills, of Morganton, and was con-
Mr. Page's statement follows:
"The rapid manufacture of the new
crop of beet sugar in the West, and
nected with a number of. other busi-.the new crop of Louisiana cane sugar
ness entef prises. ' j in the . South, together" with the freer
When influenza first ,began its rav-j railway transportation- conditions,
ages at Valdese he' began ministering the reductions that we have made in
to the needs of his afflicted employees the cSnsumption of sugar in the man
and it is probable that in these min- j ufacture trade and the patriotic con
istration he contracted the disease servation in the past months, enables
which brought his death. It can be;us to increaSe the household allow
truthfully said that he gave his life;ance 0f sugar. from two pounds for
in service for others. each person a month to three pounds
Mr. Garrou was a native Walden- for each person a month,' with the
sian, born in Piedmont Italy, Prov- rame rati0 to public eating places as
ince of Turraine. When only seven from November 1. :
makes good our promise to
with his parents, who settled with the increase the household allowance of
Waldensian colony. at Valdese: About i sugar at the earliest possible moment
two years ago he moved to Morgan-; tnat our- supplies would justify, and
ton, having purchased a beautiful makes im possible for the householder
home here, but went every day to to moe freely ' use the apple, cran
Valdese, which always claimed him berry and grapefruit products and to
as the town's first citizen. !Use the fruits canned during the sum-
His wife, who was Miss May Lack-jmer without sugar.'
ey, daughter of ex:Sheriff J. A. Lack-j "The regulations are also revised to
ey, and four small children survive, jthe extent that any pson may .
as do his. father, three brothers and a hase his whole monthly allowance at
.sister. One brother, Albert Garrou, one time if he so desires that j
is with the American army in France. j&milyi may purchase a month's sup.
At the time of her husband's death jply for the entire famiIy in one
Mrs. Garrou was ill with influenza. Jcha5e from the retail trade
The funeral and burial servides I
were held yesterday afternoon at thejDn Du,a R ns Qffi
Fleming 84, Duckworth 79, Bumgarr intention has been evident of divid
ner 79. Brown 82; Huffman 47, Gar-jmg the Austrian, army in such a way
46, Alexander 45, wan 4.,;as to separate the mountain section , parents.
Wellman 45. ;from that of the plains and possimy
j cut the retreat of the Austrian troops.
Hence, the rapid and vigorous push
towards Vittorio, Venito, Ponte Nelle
Sheriff Boger 69; Johnson 73.
Register Ross 69; Howard 74
Alpi, Longarone, whicll promptly at
tained the first aim. Hence the rapid
(Continued from first page.)
Rev. and Mrs. Bonner have the
sympathy of all their numerous
friends. .
cemetery. Conducted by Rev. C. E.
Greory, of the Presbyterian church, of
which Mr. Garrou was a member, as
sisted by Rev. Pons, of the Walden
sian church, the services were . very
impressive.- 'The Masons had charge
of the burial and attending, in a body
was the - Waldensian Mutual Society,
Le Phar'e des Alpes. A large truck
carried to the cemetery the many
I handsome floral tributes.
After a stay -of several months at
Black Mountain Dr. A. M. Dula has
returned to Morganton and has re
opened his dental office here. Dr.
Dula expects to mave his family back
to Morganton soon.
The War Camp Community Service
has been actively established in 62
cities in this country.