North Carolina Newspapers

PUBLISHED EVERY MONOAy AMD THURSDAY .l'SI -cTAF'-ISHED 1821 GREENSBORO, TJ. C, THURSDAY, APRIL 1 , 1915 VOL.-94nOi20 r, - inr.IT. NEWS 1H ..TTERS OP INTEREST TO'fetJf Cbebs of the patriot fr'AR AND NEAR. ReidsvUIe Rev. J. Clyde . n XT' DanMat rT lilt! rusi iJBuuDi, llajLv Beidsville last night. Beball Saturday. Greensboro's .nfessional baseball team will play proles" i-irm i a me with won uuc6C .u,. Saturday afternoon Jill be called at 3.30 o'clock made an address on -foreign in the iiapust cuuu u this The game ap- neigh four was peci ni, TVia Npprn ivicVague of Greensboro was or ;7Pd Tuesday night at a meeting . rpspntative colored people of the city at St. James Presbyterian x.hii rch. Alad Pog Scare. A mad dog nP3 red in . inst week and created con- siderable excitement. It bit rows and two dogs before it The cows and dogs that were bitten were killed by their owner. Court House Election.-: It is ex- ted that the call for the election nn me ui"" 000 for building a new court house vill be called by the county commis sioners at their meeting Monday. The election probably will be called for an early date Moves to Country. Mr. Thomas 1 1 it it - - C. Hoyle has movea nis iamuy irom his residence on South Eugene street to the cottage on Judge S. B. Adams' farm, about two and a half miles from the city on the Battle Ground road, where they expect to reside until next fall. Many Have Mumps What amounts to almost an epidemic of mumps is prevalent in Greensboro, A physi cian told The Patriot yesterday that he had never before known so many people here to be afflicted with the painful malady. It appears to be as prevalent among adults as children. Prizes Offered. The civic, depart ment of the Greensboro v Woman's. Club has announced that five prizes -sill be given for the five best sug gestions for the improvemnet of Greensboro along the lines of a "city beautiful." The contest is open to any resident of the city and will close April 15. Interesting Meeting. Good con gregations are attending the revival meeting being conducted at the First Reformed church this week and con siderable interest is being manifest ed. The pastor is assisted by Rev. Harvey A. Welker, of Faith, Rowan connty, whose preaching is making a very favorable impression. Bnys Guilford Farm. A Mr. Hes ter, formerly of Forsyth county, has purchased the Emsley Coble farm, near Julian, and moved to the place. The farm consists of 100 acres and is considered a desirable piece of prop erty. Mr. Hester is preparing to raise tobacco, very little of which is grown in the Julian section. Iied Suddenly. Mr. H. J. Bray, the father of Messrs. C. A. Bray, of Greensboro, and A. B. Bray, of Stokesdale, died suddenly Sunday night at his home near Milton, Cas well county. He was 73 years of age and a well known citizen of his sec tion. He is survived by his widow, r-ve sons and two daughters. loung Man Arrested. Sheriff ovdnorci Tuesday served a warrant on Lacy Scoggins, a young man of the Oak Ridge community, charging him with the crime of seduction un- 'tr u;e promise of marriage. He ?ve a bond of $500 for his appear ance before Justice of the Peace W omiln Anril 1 0 fnr n rrfliminflrv fearing. droon For Youth. Gaither Holt, was convicted in Guilford Su perior court in June, 1909, of an as uu with intent JQ sentenced for 1 r, uun by Governor Craig. The pris was a boy of about ape ;.t the time of the orime and has served nearly . :rs of his sentence. "n ... -t-,uu,L'irisi Robert V snip, S- I to commit rape, to the penitentiary years, has been granted a par- The pris 13 years of commission ami Sold. Mr. R. D 1 ho recently purchased the oods farm, in Greene town- i!as sold the property to Mr. C. lf,rpon. of ConnPftiniit whn Is 'atn ':,nK l engage in the dairy and p business on an extensive scale. ' build a new residence and or more modern barns and make r "nprovements. The .property Prises about 225 acres and is one nf ,1 -ou beSt farms in Guilford DurT U iS understood that the hrJi price was in tlie neighbof fc00(1 of $6,000. ' John JValls Pardoned John Nallsl i a .young white man of High Point, Who was convicted at the March. 1914, term of Guilford Superior court and sentenced to the county roads for five years, was pardoned yesterday by Governor Craig. Ed. Craven, a white youth, died as the result of being struck on the head bj a rock thrown by Nails, death result ing some time after the injury. After New Members. Two teams of the Y. M, C. A., known as "the army" and "the navy," are conduct ing a vigorous campaign this week for new members of the association. A similar campaign is being carried on in Winston-Salem and a trophy is to be awarded to the winning as sociation. Greensboro has won in similar contests with Winston-Salem' for three consecutive years. Approaching Marriage. Mr. and Mrs. James M. McMurray, of Roa noke Rapids, formerly of Greens boro, have issued invitations to the marriage of their daughter, Miss Mabel, and Mr. William Francis Joy- ner, the ceremony to take place in the Presbyterian church at" Roanoke Rapids Wednesday afternoon, April 14, at 4 o'clock. Miss McMurray is a niece of Mrs. J. M. Reece, of this city. Deaths in March. The bureau of vital statistics reports that 28 deaths occurred in Greensboro during the month of March, the number being equally divided between the white and nejrro races. Three of the deaths credited to the white race occurred in hospitals, the patients not being residents of this city, from which it will be seen that only 11 white Greensboro DeoDle died during the. past month. Shot His Boss. D. L. Patton, foreman eneaged in the double- track work on the Southern Rail way, was brought to St. Leo's hospi tal Monday afternoon suffering from a bullet wound inflicted by a negro laborer under his supervision. The shooting occurred in Reidsville. It seems that the negro was loafing on his lob. and when the foreman re monstrated with him. he drew a re volver and fired. The negro es caped. New Deputy Collector. Mr. Au gustus Bradley, a well known drug gist of Burlington, has been appoint ed a United States deputy collector of internal revenue for the enforce ment of the federal anti-narcotic law. He will work under tne direc tion of the revenue agent in Greens boro and assumes the duties of his position today. The new deputy is a brother of Mr. J. P. Bradley, who is connected with the Fariss-Klutz Drug Company. Buffalo and Midway. Services at Buffalo and Midway Presbyterian churches will be held Sunday as fol lows: Buffalo, Sunday school at 10 o'clock A. M. and preaching by the pastor at 11; Midway, Sunday school at 2.30 P. M. and preaching by the pastor at 3.30; young people's meet ing at 2 o'clock. The holy commun ion will be administered at the preaching service at both Buffalo and Midway. The public is cordial- lv invited to attend all these ser vices. Postoffice Robbed. The postof- fice at Elon College was entered some time between midnight and daybreak Tuesday morning and rob bed of about $650 in stamps. The robbers broke open the outer door of the postoffice and unlocked the in ner door. The safe was wrecked by the explosives they used. Postoffice Inspector Hodgin, who had just re turned to his home in this city from a search for the yeggmen who rob bed the postoffices at Hillsboro and Mebane last week, went to Elon Col lege Tuesday morning, but so far no clew has been discovered as to the identity or whereabouts of the rob bers. It is believed that the three robberies were committed by the same gang. Kime Murder Case. The trial of Ernest Kime, charged with the mur der of Frank Garner, his brother-in law, is to be taken up in Randolph Superior court, at Asheboro, today. The jury is to be selected from a spe cial venire of 100 men. The crime, which was committed a few weeks ago, aroused a great deal of indig nation. It will be recalled that Kime went to Garner's house at night and engaged in a quarrel with his broth er-in-law that resulted in a fight Kime attacked Garner with a knife and cut his throat, inflicting a wound that resulted in almost in stant death. Hon. A. L. Brooks has been retained to prosecute the case with the solicitor and Judge W, P. Bynum is of counsel for the defense Blockader Arrested Charles Har rison, a wjiite man of Rockingnam county, who has been wanted by the revenue officers for some time on a aharge of illicit distilling, was ar rested at the Southern passenger sta tion here shortly after noon TuesdaV hby Deputy Marshal Boger and com mitted to jail. Harrison had just arrived from Reidsville and was waiting on a train to carry him to Madison .when he was so luckless as to come into the .range of the offi cer's vision. Magistrates Appointed. Mr. M. W. Gant, clerk of the Superior court, has received official notification that the recent session of the legislature appointed the following justices of the peace in Guilford county: D. H. Collins and R. E. Sims, Gilmer township; W. I. Underwood, More head; M. Li. Kendall, Friendship; G. M. Amick and L. W. Causey, Greene; W. G. Brown and A. M. Idol, High Point: J. M. Burton. Bruce: J. Li. Coletrane, Jamestown. The term of office is for six years from today. Effective Today. The law provid ing that no person in North Carolina BRITISH LOSE FIVE VESSELS GER3IAN SUBMARINES ACTIVE THIS WEEK 150 PEOPLE Upward of 150 persons lost their lives Ifl the sinking by German sub marined of the Dempster liner Fala ba and the British steamer Aguila Saturday night and Sunday. TheiFalaba, bound from Liver pool fgr . the coast of Africa, with about $60 passengers, was torpedoed Sunda lit St. George's channel. Thef&Lguila, sent down by shell fire ofiptne submarine U-23 off Pern military authorities no longer hide the German thvperpr Is at' 'Berlin their disappointment, and the peo- holding a war '. council ' with Field ' pie, threatened with starvation, now Marshal von der Goltz, the German wish to see the end of the war. military commander .of Constantino According to confidential informa- pie, and other leaders and is plan-; tion, conclusion by Austrians of a I ning a new campaign to offset the v separate peace is no longer consid ered N Impossible, since Austria's ex istence is now dangerously threaten ed. Germany's help is out of the question. Austria is now compelled to withdraw her troops from south ern Hungary and the Servian fron tier and concentrate every effort against the threatened Russian inva sion of Hungary. Thus Transylvania will be exposed to attack by Ruma nia: Bosnia to attaclr hv Servia. brokesfilre Saturday night, had three I while Italy may invade the south- passengers and a crew of 42 and of western provinces and send her army these jS 3 of the crew and all of the against Vienna, which is only 200 passengers were lost. The Aguila miles from the Italian frontier. In also Was outward bound from Liver- spite of the undoubted failure of pool and was enroute for Lisbon. Prince Von Buelow's negotiations, Atf Official list supplied at the of- it is said that Italy's intervention. fall of Przemysl and meet the situa tion in the Dardanelles. flees ox the Elder Dempster Steam ship Company, owners of the Falaba, shows vthat so far as is known at preset 52 first-class passengers, 34 secon&clsss passengers and 49 of the crfew of the Falaba were saved. although practically decided upon, is not imminent and not likely to take place before the end of April, since in the meantime, things may happen which may alter the situation and render possible . the realization of shall receive more than one quart of Four kt the passengers and four of Italy's aspirations without war. whiskey or five gallons of beer every 15 days is effective today. The man who attends to the delivery of liquor at the Southern Express Company's office in this city had a busy day yesterday, delivering several hun dred packages to thirsty citizens. Not all the liquor that had been shipped to Greensboro was delivered, how ever, and what remains on hand will be sent back to the shippers. It is said the new law will increase the price of blind tiger liquor, which is already pretty stiff. Spring Snowstorm. A snow storm on the thirtieth day of March is something out of the ordinary for the "sunny South," but that was the dose the weather handed out to this part of the moral vineyard Tuesday. Snow began falling in Greensboro about 1 o'clock P. M. and continued through the afternoon and much of the crfew.are reported killed and 61 passengers and 43 of the crew are missing. Whh the submarines appeared, both iteamers tried to escape by crowding on full steam, but the un derwater boats overhauled them af ter short chases, and in each case the Germans then allowed but a few minutes to get passengers and crew into the small boats. v The captain of the Falaba, who was lost, was given five minutes to 11,000 Dead Germans in Trenches. Eleven thousand German dead have been taken from the trenches won by the French during 20 days of fighting in the Champagne coun try. The German losses in killed, in prisoners and in wounded are es timated by the French military au thorities at 50,000. The German wastage, they say, has been two to one compared with the French loss- Death of Edward T. Hunt. Mr. Edward T. Hunt, who had re- sided in Greensboro for the pait two years, died Monday afternoon, following a long period of ill health. He was a victim of diabetes and had been in a critical condition for sev eral weeks prior to hfe death. Mr. Hunt made his home in Los Angeles, Cal., for a number of years, coming, to Greensboro when his health fail- . ed in the .hope that the change of cll mate might prove 'beneficial. He was 54 years old and is survived by his widowr two sons and a daughter.. The illness of Mrs. Hunt prevented her and the children from being with Mr. Huntin bis last days. Mr. Hunt was a'brother of Mr.:C. W.. Hunt, of Charlotte; Mr. John ,T. Hunt and Mrs.. L. B. Sadler, of this city, and a half-brother of Rev. R. E. Hunt, of Taylorsvllle; Messrs. W. 1 B., M. W. and H. W. Hunt and Misses Jennie and Lila Hunt, of this city. He is also survived by his aged step-mother. The funeral was held from the residence of Mr. John T. Hunt Tues day afternoon at 4 o'clock and inter ment made in Greene Hill cemetery. The services were conducted by Rer. Dr. C. W. Byrd and Rev. R. D. Sher-rill. es, because tne Germans would try- get hil- passengers and crew off, but, to regain lost ground by counter- according to the survivors, before attacks, repeated again and again, this was possible a torpedo hit the engine! room, causing a terrible ex plosion. Many were killed and the steamer sank in 10 minutes. Trawlers rescued most of those who wjere saved; others got away in the boats. Those still on the steamer when! ithe explosion occurred were with obstinate courage. It was in these counter-assaults, supported by relatively inadequate artillery and what the French offi cers, assert was inadequate morale, against the allied troops that so many German soldiers have fallen. The graves in which they are buried the night, and yesterday morning the tnJ fe4ae(n? TTaS ihrnnllrmeir ahrmtee to pick: Bowman-Troxler Wedding. A pretty home wedding was cele brated last night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Troxler, in the Ala mance church neighborhood, when their daughter, Miss Blanche, be came the bride of Mr. Will T. Bow man. Rev. Dr. E. C. Murray, pas tor of Alamance Presbyterian church, was the officiating' minister. Mr. T..K, Causey, was the best-man ground was well covered! ground been cold, there probably would have been a depth of six or eight inches. The snow melted as fast as it fell Tuesday afternoon, and it was not until about nightfall that it began to remain on the ground. Two Years on Roads. C. E. Har rington, the young white man arrest ed here Saturday for passing worth less checks, as related in Monday's Patriot, pleaded guilty to the charge when arraigned in Municipal court. There were two cases against him and he was given a sentence of 12 months on the county roads for each offence. Harrington is also wanted in Davidson county for passing worthless checks, and when he fin ishes his sentence in Guilford he will probably be turned over to the authorities of the sister county. Just a week before he was arrested in Greensboro Harrington cashed a worthless check for $20 in Lexing ton. Harrington was convicted of check-flashing in Baltimore in 1912 and given a sentence of five years. but was .pardoned after serving 20 months. up -those v in the water who managed to keep afloat. The Aguila's captain was allowed four minutes in which to leave Iris ship. The submarine opened fire, killing a woman passenger, the chief engineer and two of the crew. Even after the crew had commenced to lower the boats, according to the survivors, the Germans kept up their fire and some of the boats were rid dled. 5 VrftSw8 Woman Robbed by Highwayman. While on her way home Monday night Mrs. Orlando Andrews, a mem ber of the millinery firm of Lewis & Andrews, was attacked and rob bed by a highwayman. Mrs. An drews, who was accompanied by three other ladies, had just turned into Bellemeade street by the Farm ers' warehouse when the robber sprang from cover by the side of the street and grabbed her purse, which contained $5 (in gold, a check and several small articles such as women are accustomed to carry around with them in purses and mesh bags. The four women, frightened almost out of their wits, screamed loudly, but by the time several men appeared on the scene in answer to their cries the highwayman had made his es cape. The women were so badly fright ened that they were unable to give a description of the robber and were not certain whether he was white or black. Tuesday the police officers arrested a negro as a suspect, but Mrs. Andrews could not identify him as her assailant and he was released. Daughter Exonerated. Mrs. Bet- tie Parker, who shot and seriously wounded her father in Goldsboro some time ago, has been exonerated. When the old man recovered he went into court and .took, all - the blame for the trouble on himself.' Two More British Vessels Sunk. A report sent out from London yesterday says that two" German sub marines, the U-28 and another whose number has not been ascer tained, which have been operating off the west coast of England during the past few days, have added two more British steamers, the Flamin ian and Crown of Castile, to their list of victims, totalling five since Saturday night. There was no loss of life on the two vessels, although the submarine fired before the crew of the Crown of Castile left the steamer. The Crown of Castile was sunk by shell fire, but the Flaminian was tor pedoed. As an offset to this, a French de stroyer rammed, and it is believed, sank a German submarine off Diep pe. As the destroyers have been un able to round up the submarines, ship owners have petitioned the gov ernment to be allowed to arm their ships. This has not been permitted heretofore, as steamers then could be considered ships of war and be sunk without notice. The heavy loss of life in the sink ing of the Falaba and Aguila has aroused a storm of indignation and the demand is made that the cap tured crews of submarines be treated as pirates. This question and that relating to drink, which is said to be causing de lay in the delivery of munitions of war, absorb public interest. The king, through his secretary, has sent a letter to the chancellor of the exchequer, emphasizing the neces city of stopping excessive drinking, and has offered, if it is considered advisable, personally to give up the use of alcoholic liquor and to pro habit the use of it in the ropal house hold. The government has reached no decision in the matter. men. day, the UPOUF miles. For nearly a month now the French, their officers declare, by the superiority of their artillery of both large and small calibre and by a cer tain irresistible spirit have, day by day, gained ground, sometimes a few hundred yards of trenches; on other days a mile of frontage and from 300 to 500 yards deepl The Germans are bringing up new contingents steadily. They have had in action on this segement of fhe fighting lines during March five army corps, or about 200,000 Yet, on the evening of every the French officers assert, French have held somewhat more of the field than they did the evening before. The Associated Press correspond ent has been over the ground and found that this is what has taken place : The French artillery; numerous and concentrated, at . times subdues the German guns and tears up parts of the German trenches by sustained shell fire. Then at a moment sig naled by telephone the guns cease and the men in the trenches, with re serves crowded into the approaches, jump out and make a quick run for the trenches opposite. Then body- to-body fighting finishes the attack. Meantime, a barrier of bursting shells behind the German front line prevents reserves from' coming up. This is continued until the captured trenches are put into condition to re sist assaults. These assaults some times are unsuccessful, but the re sults from day to day apparently have been gains for the French. relatives and -friends of the young couple were present to witness the happy event and offer congratula tions. Mr. and Mrs. Bowman will be given a dinner and reception today at the home of the groom's parents, Rev. and Mrs. J. H. Bowman, in Greene township. The bride is an attractive and pop ular young woman and has a wide circle of admiring friends. The groom is a well known and prosper ous young farmer of southern Guil ford. They will be at home in a handsome new residence Mr. Bow man has just, completed on his farm. Austria May Ask Peace Alone. Pessimism is rapidly spreading throughout Austria-Hungary, where, since the fall of Permysl, even the Say Vessel Was Destroyed in Neutral Waters. The German government has is sued an official statement, in which it was affirmed that the German cruiser Dresden, which was sunk off the Chilean island of Juan Fernan dez March 14 by a British squadron, was destroyed in neutral waters. After condemning the British gov-, ernment for the manner in which the German warship was attacked, the statement says that it will be inter esting to see what attitude the United States government will adopt "in the face of such a violation of the neutrality of a South American republic." Mrs. Rachel Hodgin Dead. ' r Mrs. Rachel- Hodgin died Tuesday night at her home at Jamestown at the advanced age of 81 years. She was a well known and beloved wd man and leaves a large number of relatives and friends to mourn her departure. She was the mother of 12 children, 10 of whom are living. They are: William E., George L., Charles H., and John H.; Mrs. Jamie Kersey, Mrs. Emily White, Mrs. Han' nah McGehee, Mrs. Minnie Hoi ton, Mrs. Annie Moxley and Miss Martha Hodgin. She also leaves 54 grand children and 21 great-grandchildren. She is survived by one brother, George L. Irvin, of Richmond, Ind. The funeral and interment take place today at noon at Center Friends church. Four-Year-Old Boy a Hero. Chicago, March 30. Four-year-old David Reynolds proved a hero early today when he routed six fam ilies from their beds. Little David lived with his pa rents, both of whom are deaf and dumb, on the first floor. He smell ed smoke, about 3 o'clock. He got up and dressed. Then he wakened his mother and father, ran around to the back stairways and in turn awakened the families in each of the other five apartments. By the time the last occupant was outx, the build ing was a veritable furnace. Planning New Campaign. Germany's next move in the. mili tary field is the chief subject of speculation and conjecture. . Ac cording to reports from Petrograd, More Horses For Italy. East St. Louis, 111., March 3. The Italian government has eon- : tracted with dealers here for 15,000 horses, it was learned today. A contract for 8,000 horses al ready has been filled and several thousand horses have '.been shipped -s under tfie! new; contract J 0: C Thus far '80,000 horses have been" ; shipped from here to the EnropeisJU belligerents. -;v- u m ,-,-.r . V . ' -ST m m tf-.vt-f :-.vw?. : ' .'-4. if-" St. m 1 -lt. -. 1 'V ?7 ' ft i