published by the Estate of T. 6. Cobb.
SZT$SSl Consolidated November 29, 1901.
Subscription Price $1.50 per Year in Advance
VOL. XXXIV.
MORGANTON, N. C, NOVEMBER 28, 19i8.
NO. 26.
... nfiivT WFRF TIM
THICK OF THE FIGHT.
BURKE WENT OVER
IN WAR WORK DRIVE.
THE PRESIDENT TO BE
ABSENT BUT SIX WEEKS
Commanding Officers Commend j In the United War Work Cam
Bravery of 30th Division in j paign the County's Apportion
Breaking Hun Line Thisj ment Was Over Subscribed.
Division Had 122 Burke Men.! Burke county's apportionment in
nni 0f o-eneral orders No. 33 by!ther Unite War Work Campaign was
Copie T . A. $6062 and to date $6288 has been col-
,r Ton E M. Lewis, commanding;, , , , A , ..
Maj-eii. r-. t 6 jlected and reported. There will prob-
the famous 30th division, and general jably be further collections before the
Xo. 2 from Brig.-Gen. S. L. finar report is made. Mr. A. M. In-
gold, the county chairman, worked un
orders
faison
of the division, in
commend the men of the division for
the part they played in breaking the
great Hindenburg line at its most vi
tal point on September 29 are of the
greatest interest to every person who
has relatives or friends in the "Old
Hickory" division.
of the 60th infantry brigade
which these ofncersjtlrmgly and faithfully and due to his
ettorts and the splendid assistance
given him by the committees the
work was so well done. The collect
ors worked enthusiastically and are
due much praise.
He Plans to Leave For Europe
Next Week and Be Back in
Washington During January.
President Wilson will sail for Eu
rope next week to attend the opening
of the peace conference and he expects
to be back in Washington soon after
the middle of January.
Plans for the President's trip are
going steadily ahead, but beyond the
original announcement that he would
leave immediately after the convening
of Congress on December 1, no details
have been made public. However, it
was said authoritatively that the
President plans to be back on Ameri-
SCHOOL WILL REOPEN
ON NEXT MONDAY.
The largest individual contribution can soil within six weeks after the
was from Mr. A. M. Kistler, who gave
$500 personally and $2000 in the name
of the Burke Tannery $2500. Mr.
This division includes all the Na-' Kistler always does his part and more
. a nr 1 j J in anv rtf Vio nofrintifl on1 Vi n vif oViln
tinnal guardsmen oi iviorganton anu " va -"v- i""1" uwi.ioj
Burke county,
ship leaves this side.
There has been no indication when
the peace conference will assemble,
but the general belief is that it will
convene immediately after the Christ-
After Suspension For Eight
Weeks School Work Will Be
Resumed Saturday Work.
The Morganton graded schools will
re-open on next Monday after being
suspended for eight weeks on account
of the epidemic of Spanish influenza.
Every precaution so far as possible
will be taken to care for the health
of the children. Children who have
colds or sore throats should not be
sent to school and in the event they do
go the teachers will send them home
immediately. The compulsory at
tendance law will be disregarded for
the present and there is neither desire
nor intention to enforce the law so
long as the present conditions con
tinue. The schools will continue for
three weeks and adjourn December
21st for one week only.
A number of the schools of the
TOWNSHIP AGRICULTURAL
ADVISERS FOR COUNTY.
more than 122 Burke jcalls that come' The helP he eira holidays. The President goes in! State are expecting to make up lost
always enables the county to make a; advance to confer with the entente
men being in me umi.s, -"" jmuch better showing and in this case
with a number of selected men who ma(Je it possible for an over-subscrip-
time caused by the influenza epidem-
staiesmen, and it is expected thatjic by having schools continue on Sat
the b: oad outline of the treaty will ; urdays. The Morganton schools have
were afterwards transferred from ( tion to be reported, when his contribu-ibe framed beforehand with a view to 'decided to follow this policy and it is
Czmv Jackson to Camp Sevier and;" was over a third of the whole jit- ad?::r. socn after the confer- j sincerely hoped that the patrons of
placed in the division. The work of
tke boys of the 30th in breaking this organization at its first formation and
strong line was highly commended by be posted on all bulletin boards.
the London papers the morning of j
September 30, and the American pa-j
pers everywhere have paid splendid!
tribute to these men.
ence ir.eets.
Reports of censorship of the news
the schools will co-operate with the
teachers in making this arrangement
of the peac; conference were met j satisfactory. With a large per cent
with the statement that not only ' of the pupils out on Saturday the
would there be no censorship, but ; work will be valueless.
With the loss of two months in the
S. L. FAISON,
Brigadier General, jthat the American newspaper corres
U. S. A., Commanding, j pendents would be given all facilities
possible for . transmitting their dis-
In this connection also the follow-i patches.
The general orders are as follows: -jng clipping from the Stars andj
Headquarters 30th division, Ameri-: Stripes, the official A. E. F. "newspa- fav Extradite the EGerman
n expeditionary forces, France, uc-jper mn be interesting as the action
Farmers Who Will Advise With
County Agent in Regard to
Farmer-Soldiers' Return.
The 'following 'farmers have been
appointed township Agricultural Ad
visers for this county:
Linviile J. T. McGimsey.
Upper ' Creek J. A. Fleming.
Silver Creek J. M. Harbison.
Morganton J. F. Abee.
Upper Fork J. T. Bumgarner.
Lower Fork George Hilderbran.
Icard Henderson Berry.
Lovelady J. E. Coulter.
Smokey Creek Cameron Smith.
Lower Creek J. V. Powell.
Quaker Meadows J. D. Alexander.
Jonas Ridge G. H. Barrier. "
It is desired that these farmers se
cure the foreign address of each farm
er boy in his township who is now in
the army, not in the camps, but in
foreign service. We want the names
of the boys who were at work on the
farms when they entered the service,
and will work on the farm if they
are released from the army.. It is
not certain that all the soldiers for
whom we expect to ask release will
be discharged from the army, but we
expect to make an effort to get the
release of as many as possible in or
der that we may have sufficient farm
labor to carry on the farming of the
very beginning of the year schools j country. We have a great undertak
will be handicapped. It is not pos- S if we produce food enough for our
sible to make up all this time, as the own people, and still have enough to
first of June is the natural season for feed the people of Europe, and pre
closine schools. The neople general-1 vent the spread of Bolsheviksm which
ca
tober 1, 1918. General orders No. 33::noted was largely that of the 30th di
1. The division commander wishes vision. This is taken from a marked
to congratulate the 30th division uponpaper sent to homefolks by Plate Wil
the success of its first divisional ac-i?on cf Morganton:
tion, and to express appreciation of j A week yesterday morning
when the darkness melted away into
a heavy fog that hid even the oppo
site bank of the narrow, breast-deep
the courage, fortitude and devotion
displayed by its personnel.
2. To be given the task, in its in
jtial effort, to play an important role
in breaking
the strongest defenses on the
Emperor.
It is understood that the quesl
lly are not in favor of having the
is even now a greater menace to the
world than autocracy. This informa
tion is wanted by the 20th of Decem
ber, and I call upon all the people of
the county to lend a hand in ascer-
o play an important roieriver gelle hid even the-railroad bank!;" - '
through the Hindenburg ;naralleHn the stream behind which !t0J?
-'children go to school later than that
tion of A . ... , r . i
Hcto I-ln i-F ovovw rnno will nut TArrh
the extradition of the former German : , , , , .
.... . , , , -r, ., ,an effort to do the most work in the
emperor is being. considered by Brit-' . ., . .. , , .
. , , . , limited time the school year will not
isn aw omcers ox tne crown, wno are be & R .g amazing how gaining the following information: The
rTs rr r . much real work can be crowded into name and rank of the soldier, his com
rencn aucnomies. Aion in me Jf of consid. j plete foreign address, the name of
premises was tanen immediately ai-1 . ,
ter the flight of the former emperor
APPOINTMENTS OF METHO
DIST PREACHERS FOR YEAR
line.
paralleling the stream behind which'. vw-, s j
& .. ... lne ravening rvevvS of London says.
ering the year a failure everyone ine camp where he was trained, wheth-
should determine to make it a sue- er ne worked on tne tarm bet ore go-
cess, it will be a success. A spirit of ,mg to the army, and whether he will
this kind will have a vast deal ofiWorK on tne iarm u ne is released.
The parents or guardian, wife or
r ,1,: ; ,1 j
western front, was a great nonor, anaillMtyi hlllff . vilompter awav where. " " . weieht.
the fact that the break-through was', Germans for two davs had been'f0, uded,tnat thf aS;es are entitled! Q serious objection to having, other relatives should at once inform
.. . . 1 i- i " ,Tri noma in rnp AYTraniTinn -rT Tno mr.' - . . ii. a. i j. ii i.
school on Saturday is that the boys.L" wwnsniP auvisers Ui lIiese iacis-
mer emperor, and that this decision; , , . . c-e !It it not exnected that the township
. 1 -
actually made on tne divisional irom digging-in, two American' "divisions
is ample evidence that the honor was th . d h d fout their
1 f 1 t..i'i 1 1
. . , 1 . jii. x 4.1. v anniies aiso to maiviauais wno nave
mun oiort orin is n frpiu . ii Lilt: 1 -i j. j 0.1 -tt: 3
aui iiiiiavtu, - way 0 Kilometers past tne xauiuen- i j
n niviinn. of, v , committed or given
uguuiig cim-icm.; uo. vv. , ourg line iound tnemseives at tne zero ,v . .
, , .r.:v, u vnj.rcn s " . ; ! the commission of extraditable crimes
me commanu uj. wmcu vc uuUt.6.. hour of a new attack.
ed has every reason to be proud.
are
It is added that Holland takes the
I J. J il. . J 1
c-or, ,701-1 o-.-,n ft th wnnn !aavisers get out over tne townsmps
inStrUCilOnS tor1,,- , , , ci-. nnd fnr nut nhnnt tfipsp mpn Vint
we wonoer now many Doys use oai-r"" -
urdays in this way? A few minutes ! t"eir relatives must furnish them the
t !informat.ion PIpaspi at.t.p.nd to this
ti,q.q Ar;a firr-htrr th . . 1 1 . . . . m tne mornings anu a iew nours m, .7 : '
j. . . . inmT,nMT.;iv Ato wx.jxo x.v.fe w.v - view mat sne nas not tne power to l, ... , , immediatolv The soldiers mav not
The division retires temporarily , n--u T jOTTt5 unvn , , , the afternoons will take care of the immeuiatiy. xne s,oiuierb may not
x-uuilii uiHion axmj c o .vx v. , gurrenaer sucn nersons witnout tne ... . hva wnr nn the r nmo forme tv.o
boys spend all Saturdays in real work ?joy who worked as a farm laborer
!L rr?STJl J": ;:; to an eager halt on the t cf Germany
uut iLn a west bank of the Selle SQuth Qf Le
tion at a task well done and wxth aug- Cateau m frQnt of the newly blasted
merited faith in itself. .Avails of St. Martin Riviere and Mo-
4. There is deep and keen regret .
for the gallant comrades wno nave
gloriously died, and an earnest inten-
Of
Grace Hospital Auxiliary
Red Cross.
The following rural meetings of
the Grace Hospital auxiliary of the
Nowt artillery was massed in the
ton of further perfection as a comDat - ,Red Cross will be held as fonows
organization in order that the division j"" iy, r ! Friday, Nov. 29, Red Cross meeting
i ,u n 4. .QT, T.ociV.ia ;down on the opposite valley a tre- , ,;' , &
may do to the fullest extent possible; . t.i j r - -u on the Laurel road.
early menaous loau OJL S"iiiiei anu mgu
I In ordinary times Saturdays are
!not considered school days. But
these are more than ordinary times.
The situation should be faced as it is,
not as it might have been.
i---V. o in V vi i-i r-i vine o VriTI T tiP
"ic ""6"'6 " i i n ;i,4- u-e
. .1 t rV,iVi explosive snens, nu .n wsui uciuic
saccers of the great cause m which . v fe
Thev 1-av fallen the going over time the machine guns
) '!e a ,6 . . -A played on the misty slopes where the
o. This order will be read to ev- '
ery conization at its first formation ;eney laJ- ,
, , . , , n4.: Kovie ! When the zero hour came the dough
tr.d he posted on bulletin boards. , . , - c,
E M LEWIS boys took the riverside towns of bt.
Maj-Gen. Commanding, j Martin and Molain in their first rush,
Headquarters 60th Infantry bri- j and for -o kilometers along :SeHe
.ade. American expeditionary forces, j arched .into the fog, waded the river
Sunday, Dec. 1, Sunday school on
the Laurel road.
Monday, Dec. 2, meeting on Enola
road.
.Wednesday, Dec. 4, meeting at St.
Mary's Quaker Meadows.
Thursday, Dec. 5. meeting on the
Dysartsville road.
Friday, Dec. 6, meeting at the Yel-
f i .. -. ' n iAin l . .3 . XTi- O
uLLUuer o, iyio, general wueia. aw.
meeting at St.
Michaels'. The meeting will be held
on' Friday, Dec. 15, if the weather or
roads are bad on the above date.
i n
nr. nmeeoA n hrlHws whirh the en-;low i'
ATnMrlotT 1 laI U
"V,J1 'J 1 A"J.V, vnviw. 1 . ,1 J iUUllUa V, XJm
1. The brigade general takes tms;5
. , ,. ftnfv T For hours there was fought in that
means of congratulating the 60tn m- ,
t x , j . , . a' a i blinding fog on the east slope of the
fantrv brigade upon its splendid sue- Uls ius -
.u f valley of the Selle one of the strang-
cess m its encounter with the enemy v1Ilcf . i
est battles m wmcn American sol
diers in France have yet engagjed.
In front of the dough-boys a bat-
j 1 ' A mariiinc ot tVlA
played by all troops. . , . , .. . . .v
or,,- iiT u u;ri0r, steering wheels and Americans at the
L Breaking through the Hmden-, & , . , j t ia
Vn, r t- 4. j o t v,o guns nosed into the drizzling cloud
burg Ime, the strongest defense of the &un
ana iumoereu on tuwcuu tuvnij.
on the 29th of September, and to ex
press his sincere appreciation of the
courage, fortitude and devotion dis-
Junior Order Box Supper at Hil-debran.
n-n - A C i i. H
iha . ' nS In the fog they loomed large as lo-
i . . v i nnmftr vps. M nil liikii jiiulvji.3 iw-"
nis command for the accompnsn-. , -- - ,.,;
mt of this feat; the utmost confi-ja-d jhugpd w.th the sound intens -
,as placed in the command y e fog temfy.ng above all
fo.e undertaking this important oper- other battle no.ses. Gu.ded by com
ation. and the t success attain- Pass and .nst.nc they lumbered
,.a l- . r i nnrt over routrn &iuuea, wnnc
was
shown that this confidence
misplaced. This signal vic-y barrage hft.ng and rolhng
4- t . .... t-, ohoori on rne Lime wuic, -cai i."-u vv
iui nas givftn the brigade a very mgnj -
not
, ntr?hntpd tfir-
i-eputation for fighting efficiency and; " -
the l,rioa,!e commander feels that ev- r of its own. , QnnpnPf1 Tn
.... fA. . ... Then the inevitable happened, in
ofiK-er and man will continue to , .
r'n v; - 4. t v Mn ithe fog the tanks, the attacking
f"0 h! utmost to maintain this repu- 1T1C. .Dm.
tnt-v i i i j doue-h-bovs and the Germans became
tatio': and in so doing he is render-, aous" u& dv
in,, v u- t. i. ! 4- r mixed in one confused mass, rushing
' Lne highest service to his country. mixcu 111 ' , . ,
o tl i ' . . , . back and forth on the lower slopes.
ihe keenest regret is felt for : DK dI , .,.. Tko
, . -.ii i-ulAll sense oi oirecuuu wa
The Hildebran council of the Jun
ior Order had a most enjoyable and
successful box supper last Saturday
evening, the amount realized from
the sale of the boxes, $120.65, to be
used for the benefit of the council.
This council, which is one of the most
progressive in the district, has 31
members and is continually adding
to its membership. It is a most rep
resentative body of men, composed of
manufacturers, farmers and mer
chants of that section. Mr. F. P.
Cook is councilor and Mr. O. M. Yoder
recording secretary.
Thanksgiving Proclamation.
By Governor T. W. Bickett,
There has always been danger that
our annual Thanksgiving Day might
become a mere formality observed at
the behest of the State.
But this year our hearts forerun all
proclamations, and the grace of grati
tude attunes our souls for the uni
versal anthem of praise on Thanks
giving Day.
We are grateful that we did not go
to war in anger or in haste, but sober
ly, reverently, in the fear of God, and
in love of humanity.
We are grateful for the miracle
were given eyes to see a righteous
cause, and ears to hear a holy call to
arms.
We are gratefulfo r the miracle
wrought in the transportation of our
soldiers through perilous seas and in
their delivery on the battle front in
time to save the civilization of the
world.
may be just as useful as the one who
worked on his father's farm. What
is wanted is the names of the farmer
boys now in foreign service. All the
boys in camps will soon be at home, j
Some of the boys in foreign service
will soon be at home, but we need,
and must have, more farm labor, and
we are going to ask for the release of
farmer boys. This information must
be in my hands not later than Dec. 20,
1918. E. L. PERKINS, Co. Agt.
or
W , , 7 i flare of the guns lit the dense mist
'e,d f hnr; their death can be.nare ot tne g
w until the whole slope seemed aflame.!Many friends here regret that
oi tne i .... . ;i. 4.1. I - .. i- -L : j
00
--t avenged bv a continuance
'i.'ht already begun, until th
victory is grained.
tantiv ...,.:.i. -i: ...Jfresh oncoming waves
rnpanv. nstVi Tof mt - The prisoners began to come even be
ndei-ed able assistance to the bri-
pde in stabilizing its line and hold-
positions gained, and full ac-
owiedo-ement is made of their, ser
ies. - This order will be read to every
a lranot v.17 thp law oi gravity uie
prisoners began to filter to the edge
of the river to be gathered in by the
of attackers.
fore -the main infantry attack was
lafjiched.
One tank, scorning to use a bridge
for such a stream, plunged into the
Selle at a ford near St. Martin Ri
( Continued orl last page.)
Mr. Williamson to Spencer.
Rev. E. E. Williamson, who has
served the Methodist church here for
the past four years, returned Mondag
from conference and left Wednesda""
for Spencer, his new appointment
th
conference time limit required tlm
Mr. Williamson move this year, bu"1
their best- wishes follow him to hi
new work.
Court Called Off.
On account of the influenza epidem
ic the December term of Burke Su
perior Court has been called off. It
is probable that no court will be held
until March.
Judge Webb will be here on Wed
nesday, December 4th, to hear mo
tions only. No jury cases will be
tried and no jurors will attend.
Remember Grace Hospital.
At this Thanksgiving time it is fit
ting that we remember a home in
stitution which is doing a work of
inestimable value in the community.
We have been giving to the various
war work calls and it is well to di
rect our attention to giving of our
means and substance to the worthy
work which is being carried on at
Grace Hospital. No, case has ever
been turned away from this hospital
because of a lack of money and a
vast amount of charitable work is
done each year. Gifts , of money or
provisions would be most acceptable.
At this harvest time of the year many
should be able to spare something
from their store to help make the bur
den easier for those who are directing
the institution. Make a Thanksgiv
ing gift to Grace Hospital.
re
ce
TS,
on
ir
he
Unless the lords of vast estat
in the South can quickly come to th
senses and hammer out a plan of prae ;
tical, generous statesmanship, our ep
of the country is likely to be left fi
ithe lurch for long years to come, s
In Georgia alone 1100 landlords ov
more than 2 million idle acres, and!
large delegation of these men weD
in attendance upon the important ca
Baptist Convention Postponed.
Since setting and printing on an
other page ah article concerning the
Baptist State Convention, we have
learned that the convention has been
postponed on account of influenza.
The convention date will be announced
later.
.Rev. A. C. Swofford, former pas
tor of the Morganton circuit, con
i-ftpd influenza while attending th
Methodist conference at Charlotte Jas"
week and is in a hospital there, re-
ported to be critically ill.
gress that was in session
doors. Or presumably, so.
at th
Two Morganton Boys Missing in
Action. I
i
Telegrams have been received by
relatives here announcing that Lewis
LBeach and Derr Duckworth were
missing in action. The hope is held
out that they are safe and that good
news will yet come from them.
"M. P." on a soldier's sleeve mea
military police, not mother's pet. j
you don't believe it, start somethin
There are about 270,000 women
working on the farms in Great Brit
ain and 13,000 as volunteer workers
in the Food Production department.
Where the Preachers Were Sent
For Work Rev. C. M. Pickens
Comes to Morganton.
The lift of appointments of preach
ers for the ensuing year as read by
Bishop Darlington before adjourn
ment of the Western North Carolina
conference follows:
Marion District.
Parker Holmes, Presiding Elder.
Bakersville A. L. Lucas.
Bald CreekJ. B. Mitchell.
Broad River D. S. Richardson.
Burnsville J. P. Hornbuckle.
Cliff side A. J. Burrus.
Connelly Springs M. B. Clegg
Enola To be supplied.
Forest City W. L. Dawson.
Henrietta-Caroleen W. R. Shelton.
Marion Station W. L. Hutchins.
Marion Circuit M. G. Ervin.
Marion Mills J. B. Folger.
McDowell J. A. Fry.
Micaville W. J. Hackney.
Mill Spring R. L. Shelton.
Morganton Station C. M. Pickens.
Morganton Circuit R. F. Mock.
Old Fort N. M. Modlin.
Rutherfordton T. C. Jordan.
Spruce Pine J. P. Morris.
Spinedale J. B. Carpenter.
Table Rock J. B. Tabor.
Thermal City M. W. Heckard.
Professor in Ruthereford College
J. A. Walker.
Student Trinity College T. F. Hig
gins. Student Weaver College S. P.
Mauldin.
Army Y. M. C. A. Work E. O.
Smithdeal.
Charlotte District.
H. K. Boyer, Presiding Elder.
Ansonville A. R. Bell.
Charlotte-Belmont Park A. L. Ay-
cock.
Brevard Street L. T. Cordell.
Calvary A. R. Surratt.
Chadwick R. L. Forbis.
Dilworth L. B. Abernethy.
Hawthrone Lane T. F. Marr, W.
L. Nicholson, supernumerary.
Seversville B. F. Hargett.
Spencer Memorial C. M. Campbell
Trinity J. W. Moore.
Tryon Street Z. E. Barnhardt.
Hickory Grove K. H. Kennington.
Lilesville W. S. Cherry.,
Marshville Seymour Taylor.
Matthews J. E. McSwain.
Monroe-Central H. H. Jordan.
North Monroe J. R. Warren, sup
ply. .
Morven S. T. Barber.
Pineville W. F. Elliott.
Polkton L. H. Griffith.
Prospect M. A. Osborne.
Thrift B. F. Fincher.
Unionville T. J. Huggins.
Wadesboro C. S.. Kirkpatrick.
Waxhaw E. Myers.
Weddington E. P. Stabler.
Missionary to Japan S. A. Stewart
Missionary to Japan N. S. Og
burn. Dean Candler School of Theology
P. T. Durham.
(Assistant Editor N. C. Christian
Advocate W. L. Sherrill.
Principal Southern Industrial In
stitute J. A. Baldwin.
Conference Evangelist G. W.
Fink.
Secretary of Education H. H. Jor
dan. Salisbury District.
J. C. Rowe, Presiding Elder.
Albemarle-Central R.. S. Howie, C.
M. Gentry, supernumerary.
First Street W. F. Stanford. ,
Albemarle Circuit H. F. Starr,
supply.
Badin J. E. B. Houser.
Bethel and Loves R. F. Huney-
cutt.
China Grove W. S. Hales.
Concord-Central Z. Paris.
Epworth-Center M. H. Vesta.
Kerr Street J. W. Strider. ;
Forest Hill R. M. Taylor.
Westford-Harmony A. P. Brant
ley. Concord Circuit P. L. Shore.
Cottonville and Oakboro J. C.
Brown, supply.
Gold Hill E. M. Avett.
Kannapolis Station G. W. Vick.
Kannapolsi Circuit J. S. Gibbs.
Mt.. Pleasant B. Wilson.
New London S. E. Richardson.
Norwood-Randall J. A. Bowles.
Salem Circuit E. Y. Yates.
Salisbury - First Church J. E.
Abernethy.
Park Avenue A. S. Raper.
South Main P. W. Tucker.
Salisbury Circuit R. C. Kirk.
Spencer-Central E. E. William
son, G. A. B. Holderby, Jr., preacher.
(Continued on seventh page.)