North Carolina Newspapers

.... -r ! 1 i t -1 - sji .s- ; : PUBLISHED EVERY MONDAY AtJD 3 THURGDAY '-i. ::'(.fZl, -':' - v-.-:.:s-, ."--. - ' 11 1 " i i ' 1 " ' ''" ' ' 1 '. " in- i i -."i ' , ' :. i '' i ' i . ' f ' 1 " - "' ' 1 1 f ' ; Vr.-- 1821 . ; . QREEMiioraai-fi: wowbAYfDECEncsnFo;:..:-. : : -V '-.-vo-iDo-rjo.'iOT: LOCAL MEWS 111; buIl UATTERS OF ' IOTElUESXTO;J BJSADERS OP nHBy PATRIOT FAR AND NEAR. 1 viitin Minister. Rv. Donftld" Mclver, pastor .of the Presbyterian rhurch of Burlington, preached at Buffalo Presbyterian church yester day morning at 11 o'clock and at Mid way at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. Plan Big Celebration. -The ne groes of Greensboro are planning for a big celebration of emancipation day on January 1. The exercises will take place in the county court house -and will be under the"auapoes of the dreensboro Negro Civic League. Move to Charlotte.- Rev. R. D Sherrill and family have moved to charlotte, where Mr. Sherrill be nastor of Hawtuorne Lane j XT " Methodist church. Mr. Sherrill was pastor of Centenary church, in this city, for four years, and he and his iimily leave many friends in Greens- oro. United States Court. The Decem ber term of United States District :ourt was convened by Judge Boyd this morning at 10 o'clock and will probably be in session for two weeks. There are 47 cases on the criminal docket, and it is thought that they will be disposed of in time for the civil docket to be taken up early next week. Seriously 111. Mr. Moses T. Staf ford, an aged and well known citi- -zen of the county, has been seriously ill for several days at the home of his nephew, Mr. W. J. Stafford, of Sum merfield. .His condition was consid ered so critical Friday that relatives were summoned to his bedside. Yes terday he showed signs of improve -ment and hopes are entertained for liis recovery. xt . rfevir1uifi Returns. Mr. J. A. Davidson has returned from Balti more, where he spent some time m a hospital for treatment. While still a little weak from, his long' illness nd confinement, . he fs greatly im proved and will soon" be himself sigain. The specialists who treated Trim thinks he has recovered from the stomach trouble that has bothered him for years. Endorse Bond Issue. At a called meeting of the directors of the Cham ber of Commerce Thursday after noon a resolution was adopted giving the endorsement of that body to the proposed issue of $125,000 of street and sewerage bonds to t;e voted on Tuesday of next week. A commit tee of business men was appointed to assist in getting voters to register for the election. Rabbi Resigns. Dr. J. Friedland er, who has been rabbi of the Jew-; ish synagogue in this- city for the past 15 months, has resigned on ac count of the condition of his health. He will leave in a day or two for New York to place himself under the treat ment of specialists. Dr. Friedlander came to Greensboro from Orange, N. J., and during his residence here made many friends Court in session. me uiuci civil term of Guilford Superior court . Twon this afternoon at 2.30 "J ' o'clock by Judge M. H. Justice, who arrived from his home in Ruther- fordton on train no o. me .m .i, nA fr.i-.nv.-Rd Kv i (wa.w(.pVr criminal term. The mJ J Ul VTTV - first week of the criminal term will be presided over by Judge J. L. Webb, of Shelby, Governor Craig hav- ing authorized an exchange between him and Judge Justice. Aged Man Dead. Mr. Henry An- derson Odell died Saturday afternoon at his home on East Bragg street, following a long illness. He was a native of Rockingham county and had made his home in Greensboro for the past 15 years. He was os years old aand is survived by his widow and four daughters. The fu neral was held from the home yes terday afternoon and interment made in Greene Hill cemetery, the services being conducted by Rev. Dr. C. W. Byrd. H. G. Griffin Dead. Mr. Henry G. , m i ir-1 1 . Vnnwn in rirnn, wuu w, " Greensboro, where -de heaa- T:i in tne service ul mo way, died Friday night at a hospital i 9 a. in Charlotte. The funeral ana inter- ment took place yesterday in Kin- t i m i tlTi- n.Hffin sluu, nis lorraer uuuic. was aooui yearn Tied. xk, wo rmrlr em- nix. ui ituu r uo ployed as baggage master on rne Southern between this cityt. and Golds- boro, but for the past year or two had been in the LrviL of the Nor- "folk Southrn road. JBpard t Education. In addition to the routine busineafe that came be fore the meeting of the 'county board of education Saturday, a petition was received asking that an . election be ordered held' in the South Buffalo school district on the question of is- uing bonds to the amount of $10, 000 for the purpose of erecting a new school building. The board approved the, petition and it is expected that the election will be ordered by the county commissioners at their meet- ing today. W. H. Leak Dead. Mr. W. H. Leak, one of the leading citizens of KernersVille, died at his home Sat urday night. He had been in poor health several years and critically ill for, two weeks. Mr. Leak moved from Guilford county to Kernersville in "1873 and engaged in the tobacco manufacturing business in which he was quite successful. He is sur vived by his widow, three daughters and five sons. Two of the sons, Messrs. Frank and Hugh Leak, re side in Greensboro. Rogers-Hayden. Mr. Joseph Rog ers, of Winston-saiem, and Miss Stuart Hayden, the daughter of Mrs. Dorothy Thomas Hayden, of this city, were married Saturday morning at 7.30 o'clock at Holy Trinity Episco pal church, the ceremony being per formed by Rev. Robert Ewell Roe. Immediately after the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Rogers left on a trip to Asheville and other places in western North Carolina Upon their ' return they will be at home in Winston-Salem, where the grpom is engaged in business. Robbed of 20 Cents. Mr. Joe Gardner was held up and robbed of the princely sum of 20 cents at a point near the Southern station Thursday night. Gardner was walking with a friend when the hold-up occurred., and having some suspicions of such a happening, he had fortunately con cealed his money with the exception of the 20 cents. It is understood that the robber was not recognized on account of the dim light at the scene of the hold-up, , although enough wa seen to be 'bure that -it was a white man Death of Mrs. Ij. W. Battle. Mrs. L. W. Battle, who had been in noor health for several years and seriously ill for a month, died Fri- day morning at her home on Tate street. A funeral service was held tended the celebrations, and its adapt- taken regarding other higher offi at the First Baptist church Friday ability for drilling purposes has been cia's of foreign embassies in Wash- evening at 8 o'clock, conducted by Rev. J: Clyde Turner, and Saturaay morning the body was carried to Durham for interment. Mrs. Battle was 69 years old and had made her home in Greensboro for 12 years, moving to this city from Durham upon the dearth of he husband. She is-survived by three chiMren Mr. Lee HI Battle, of Chattanooga, Tenn.: Ihira there is, of course, the ities with attempts to violate neu Mr. Fred G. Battle, of Newbern, and further reason why it is appropriate trality laws of the United States. The Miss Bessie Battle, of this citv, who resided with her mother. Prof. Fount's House Burned. The residence of Prof. Thomas R. Foust. county supenniepui ui euu- cation, situated on West Lee street, woa Karfiv Hamaered bv a fire that was " ' - discovered a few minutes before 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon. The flames maae rapia progress duu ' I 4mA t,a hn.,a KofnrA thiv were extinguished by the firemen. . - only a portion of the furniture and other household effects was removed ana that which was not burned was badly" damaged by water and smote. The origin of the fire is unknown, though it Is thought to have been caused by a defective flue. Prof, Foust carried $2,01)0 insurance on tne house and $800 on the furniture. Says Villa is a Madman. Gen. Obregon, operating in Sonora, Mexico, has sent the following ofl&cial message frfm his headquarters to Carranza: "An ofiftcer who belonged to Villa's staff informs us that Villa has lost his reason and is now in a bad state of mental unbalance. "Alexandro Cerezola, commodore un.n flMt vhn sur t armed aU Ms .nfantr, to arms aA Hinahled his artil- . I 1 X TA7 horses I "At At Magdalena we picked up 300 i ,,,, f Villista wounaea. ine gainwu ui ... i j oka fflon ndpr liano, ComyuDcu "i I iL.' nrti "VflJenzuela. also X w- fltnt :WmfJ&ir -abandoned aMtofitfg -stock lhAj. possession. We took two locomo. tlret at Magdalen. BATTLE GROUIID IDEAL PLACE , t SUITED FOR PURPOSES PROPOSED MILITARY TRAINING CAMP. WELL OF The article in Thursday!s issue of The 'Patriot in regard to efforts be ing made to have the war depart- ment select Greensboro as the loca- t!von for the citizens' military trai- ing camP tnat may be established .t some point fn North Carolina next summer stated that the use of tle Guilford Battle Ground had been ten dered to the. government for this pur pest. It is not believed that a more desirable location for the, proposed training camp could be found any where, and should Greensboro be se lected as the location of the camp It would doubtless be on account of the superior advantagesof the Battle Ground. Mr. Paul W. Schenck, president of the Guilford Battle Ground Company, has written the following letter for mally tendering the use of the his toric battlefield and calling attention to some of its advantages: "Referring to the proposed mili tary encampment in North Carolina, similar to the one at Plattsburgh, N. Y., and to the suggestion that this en campment might be located at the Guilford Court House battlefield, write to confirm my statement to you that this suggestion has my cordial approval, and, since talking with you, I have consulted some of our direc tors, and anf glad to state that they favor the plan. "It is, therefore, my pleasure to utender to you the Guilford battlefield free of any cost for the purpose of 1 this encampment. "There are some reasons, it seems to me, why the suggestion to locate the encampment at the Battle Ground will be both practicable and appro priate: First There are 130 acres of high, rolling land, splendidly drained, and tre-Jttungarian consul general at I IsaDelle J. Paschal ana EN F. Pas with plenty of water: and there is an New York, whose name frequently chal, to Esther, D. Michael and R. L additional tract of land of 80 acres adjoining the Battle Ground which couia oe naa tree oi cost, ana very probably even further tracts will be tendered by the owners. The Guil- ford battlefield has been cleared and is very suitaoie Dotn ior camps anaijusi wnai action, n any, wouia pe for drill grounds, there being both forests and open fields, 'arge bodies - . . . ...... - X of troops have from time to time at- favorably commented upon by mill- iary experts. aecona ine oattieneia is very easy of excess from all points in North Carolina. Special trains can be run direct to the field. The bat tieneia is also reached by a splendid macadam road from Greensboro, a laistance or nye miles. for such a camp on account of its . i ....... i historic significance. "Fourth The Guilford battlefield, while not actually owned by the gov ernment, is, in a way, really a na tional Dark the national eovernment havinfr erected monuments and arch- es on the battlefield costine $40,000. . t' fVllU U1C UUUJCUlttlC Ul lliU UU s M - SZ. :::;rr W I ll'l I .IHMK IIIIII1 II IMHII I K 2.1 r-fr lll'UIUIl field, have been deeded to the govetn- . r . . . , , . 'If the Guilford Battle Ground Companx can be of any assistance to you in this connection, we would be very happy to serve you." German Plotters Sentenced to Fed- eral Penitentiary. New York, Dec. 4. Dr TTarl Buenz, George Kotter and Adolph Hachmeister, of the Hamburg-Amer ican line, recently convicted of con spiracy to defraud the United States government, were sentenced today to serve one and a half years in the fed eral penitentiary at Atlanta. Joseph Poppinghaus was sentenced to one year. The 1 am du rg-Ame ncan line was fined $1. Bail was fixed at $10,000 in each case and was accepted from a surety company The trial of Doctor Buenz and his associates was the culmination of an investigation begun last winter by federal ; agents into the chartering and sailing of certain vessels from American ports in August, Septem ber and December, 1914. It was charged that these vessels, concealing their purpose by false manifests and clearance papers, were engaged in supplying provisions to German cruisers which wre raiding entente commerce in the South At - I lactic ocean. v GERLIAII ATTACHES DISUI8SED TWO' 'DIPLOMATIC rt OFFICIALS 3f AbJb OBNOXIOUS AND IUST LEAVE THE COUNTRY. Immediate? withdrawal of Capt av r IWoeJnatnn hot Wn rAnjiPstAil I uy umj 8ianj;aepariiueai. in iuajimg formInouncement- of this action aecretarv liansing, said the attaches nau fenaerea inemseiTes persona non i grat4fe;thenited States govern- I men! lfmproper activities in con- nectwith naval and military mat- ters Te secretary acted with the full approval 6f President Wilson, who is lerstood to have determined. thatfthe United States shall be rid of f oreigjpfficiais wio make themselves obndxfojby activity harmful to the. bstHirterests of the nation Th&Mate department made its re- quest Wednesday through Gount von n .-mmii "t ' am .l - " -1 ' j ron ocruBvpru! 1 me uermaB amcassaaor. i Anribuhcement df the fact was with-1 held as a matter of courtesy to Ger- many and to prevent the charge be- ing made that the Jury trying the warsnip Vupplr conspirators of the Hamburg-American Line in New YorK had in any way been influenced j in reaching a verdict. No reply has been received, but none is necessary, and it is taken for granted,, that the ambassador will or der, the attaches away as soon as hie has exchanged communications with Berlin. 7 Official Washington is speculating uppnhe effect the action might have I on oublir nninlnn In nefTftanv . Tn- formation upon that subject; it was safd in hiffh offlrlal fti'rrfAs. wmiM hA J awaited with interest. It also became known that the de- partment has under consideration the! case&of Alexander von Nuber, hastbeen mentioned , with those of BoFand wim'-aciivnres wmcirnve-N& frowned, upon by the United States government. It was said authorita- tively that it had not been decided taken. It was intimated that the state aepartment also was consider ing whether any steps should be ington. Complaints against Von Papen and Boy-Ed were accumulative, dating back to the early days of the Euro pean war. The case against them is peculiar, not being capable of legal proof. It consists of an accumulation J of suspicious circumstances and con litions which connnected their activ accumulation was sufficient to con vince the department that the official status of the attaches in the United States should be discontinued. Secretary Yansing is understood to Kard Boy-Ed and Capt. Franz .von cases'of tlte attaches, upon the aues rumored building of An electrtcVcar V - Papen respectively, naval and mill- tloji "obnoxious conduct. The at- between' Greensboro and Spray, f tary attaches of the German embas- tdrhXihfri nnt haw tPn ffniitv of vdA 'while any. negotiations that . may; have given consideration to the at- gn0w park, city of High Point, $1Y5 asked for R. M. Williams mail un tempts to supply German warships a e pordham and others to Mrs. 4il the letter containing tne money . , coa1' tttlu ammum" Hhn I i-U a-U .K.1.in vvu, "uouu f I a . . m.m . . I or tne compllclty ot eitner ot tfte men j yaooyyjxt. ouuo tuBU state denartment a mm at testi state aepartment, a mass oi testi- mony accumulated to nlace them un- der the gravest suspicion. The Steg- ler passport case, fals.3 affidavits which were made in shipping matters and the sending of reports to Aus-1 The Proximity Mercantile Com-tria-Hungary by James I. J. Archi-V panys store at the Revolution mills bald, an American citizen all were among the matters taken Into ac- I . ' count by the department I evidence in the Hamburg-American conspiracy trial in New York did not prove to the satisfaction of the de- partment that Boy-Ed had violated the neutrality laws or tije united States or that he had done:. anything which at the time.of commission was in violation of the federal statutes, In fact when the effort Tas made to supply the German fleet in North and South American waters xhere was up law on the statute books which per - mitted prosecution for that action. It was only after the German7- fleet had been driven from American wa- ters and the activities of the Ham - Viiirff. a tti ATinan TAn had ceased, that Congress, during the closing days of the last session, and at the Urgent re- ' quest of the president, passed the act I any belligerent or group of belliger- dividends oM 3-4 per cent on tpref er which makes such proceedings un-1 ents. The Chinese government has- red and 3 per cent on common capi- lawfuU that while in the nothing actually dnst Cantain Boy - It jys understood 1 case, In f New Yorlt had been proved against Captain BoyrPwer8' Ed"; in view of the attention attracted by the case; officials; reviewed hi' re cord: and determined that now was a good. Ed and United States. 'The state department dux can act, as nas aone : in ine i - .I3L'sM i. . 1 VanvPapen S principal Offenses con- 1 sisted "of sending a report to the Ger- man war office by Archibald and the interest he Is said to have had n fomenting strikes Xv. munitions factories: It was Van; Papen who; in a letter taken from. 'Archibald ' when : the British authorities searched him. made a reference to "these idiotic Yankees." ) ' The -view of German officials in this conection is understood to have been that! the United States in taking any action 'upon the papers found on Archibald was using evidence which was furnished by ihe enemies of Germany, and therefore was Im-1 proper. V Safe conduct home for the offend ing attaches has not yet been re- quested of the entente allies, but it was said at the state department it probably would be. It is assumed that the attaches, will leave the coun- try immediately. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS OF THE FAST FEW DAYS: real estate have been filed during the past few days as follows.- John W. Walker to 'Mrs. William H. Walker, a tract consisting of 6:500 sauare feet on Carrie avenue.- in the city of High Point, ?land other valuable considerations. J. A. Mumford to Adora Adkins. a lot 817 by 194.5 feet on Mitchell street, in the city of Greensboro, Aus-l?375 .. '. !ftae1' a ld 5P by 21 feet on West Lee 'street Wrenn, trustee, to J. W Johnson, two lots in the plot of the Carolina Loan and Realty Company, High Point, for $2,000. J. H. Montgomery to Miss Iris Hammer, a tract of one-hail acn fronting on the old Plank road, in the city of High, Point, for $50. Virginia E. Ramsey to Hiram M. Smith, lots 18 and 20 in block four of Piedmont heiehts. Morehead township, $10 and other valuable considerations. The Guilford Insurance and Realty Company to Jessie McLean, a lot 40.6 by 136 feet on Carr street, in the city of Greensboro, Morehead township,' $10 and other valuable considera tions. B. King and wife to John W. John son, a lot 83 by 210 feet on Davie street, in the city of High Point, $800. A. H. Jenkins to Eva J. Cox, a lot 50 by 150 feet on Park street, in ' ' " L . . Ida H. Ector, a lot 100 by 242.5 feet I - .. on uaK street, in tne city or. iireens- boro, Morehead township, $1 and other vaiuaDie consiaerations. J. A. Odell to Rosa Etta Atkir.s, a 95a ' I Business Houses Robbed. was entered last night by thieves, Uhn VrVo nnon th safA and secured I rZ about $500 in cash. Z. V; Cdnyers' drug store, on South Elm street, was I also entered last night, but here the robbers were not so successful, se- curing only about 50 cents in small change that had been left in the cash I register. The thieves enterea tne store through the rear door and car- I ried the cash register out to an alley, where it was broken open. I r j No Desire For War in China. 1 The Chinese government has made 1 formal denial that it had considered 1 the possibility of Joining with the en - tente powers, or had been requested to do so. The statement, issued dj i the foreign office, says: I "The Chinese crovemment has l Uever considered the possibility of I abandoning neutrality and jbining Inot received a proposal to that ef - iect from,-or opened such rnegoia- tions withitaa owerxi frrblip of 1 powers.' ; V ' time to get both Captain Boy- PROPOSED ROADTO CONNECT v , , Captain von Papen,out of the uiuvonuiw o-wxx .rr ; , in ine .cuy ; oi ureensDoro. i ,v,;ow.wwjr,-v.:((, y,. y ; tibns. rri i u&g&ts T. F. i IIAYc BUILD' 'ELECTRIC tlllB A , - r :-. w --T.---- --- - - be' under wav have nol. reached s the 5 , . vaiiauv .it umvin.-,;. statement, it is .belieyed -b,y --manyq;.; peopie , inat, ine4roaq wiu oe; ouut. "c uv vwuiyau mw ests ar.e bac of the " movementr it is said. The company has made; a sur-1 . ve '.between 'W1?0 '??t?pay;.i' w u wvk .pu.uaiuc,,Buu xuui o rece.nuy inquiries npe; Deentjmaae vlf:;,-; ?9.n5F9in. Phl& PrVilee3 OT a trdl X The building of the proposed road t i 7 woud Pe ha?led ; wit1 deMght b'. the ' I; lf. PePle of Greensboro, Spray and ;the intervening country. That ,-the 'line ',; would-be well patronized, goes, wUh ; e lv out saying. The-twin towns of Spray ; ; and Leaksville have ' no outlet by rail to the .south,- and the. proposed electric road would relieve a situa tion tnat at present is a handicap to the future growth .and . development of that tusy manufacturing center, Tne textile mills of Spray and Leaks ville would furnish a big volume of freight for the new road.-' ; ''C-'. Should; the; roafl be built, g t is nriSbfthlfl - th at. " a hran rli ' Kno. wnn A A be extended to Heidsville from some ;fe : Point' between: Greensboro and Snray. , Tne ' manufacturers mi Wher; busi- yV, ness men oi-iteiasviue are-preparea.-; to lye a hearty welcome to the en i V terPrse - ""r'"'''55S?''5- iHwouw . traverse sooa-;.:, farming (country and act as a 'great . V v stimUlusto the section. : V-: ' Ae Dusiness men or ureensporo I - . . . are anxious to give any am ana en couragement in their power to the "building of the road, which would serve as a splendid feeder to this city. Richard N.- WHliams, a white ybuUi 1' of 19 year was arrested in High Point Friday charged with forging a money order f6r $50. He was brought to Greensboro and placed in jail for trial at the present term of United States court. Saturday Charles Sut- tenfield, who, it is alleged, identified Williams at the High Point postoffice and assisted him in getting the money order cashed, was arrested and com- mitted to jail. It appears that about six months ago Williams called at the High Point postoffice and, through a mistake on the part of a clerk, was given a let ter addressed to R. M. Williams. The letter was from a brother of R. M. Williams, a soldier in, the United States army, and stated that in a few days the writer would send his broth er $50. Richard N. Williams, who is illiterate, carried the letter to Sut t en fie Id, who read it tot 'him. He tnen called at the postoffice daily and , . : wa3 ueuverea 10 mm. I A i Tirllll no ocoi nHiwuiB uiuue a confession and told how he and his confederate had cashed the money oraer na men spent tne proceeds in a few davs of riotous If vine.' I Youasr Williams is from the RtAiro. dale section ana has been employed in one of the High Point furniture factories. Canning Club Girls Make 2,721.04. I nn.. m m ' I. ivyvr w Jur lne o. ULCtVim- mn utta ront i a-.J I tion work, for the year endinr 'Dei cember 1 shows that 81 members of the girls' canning club in Guilford county piit up 30,728 tins and glasses Gf fruits and vegetables during the past season. The money vain a. f these products! is given at S4 017 3 and the cost at $1,295.89, leaving a profit of S2.721.94. Th lahnr nt :h ) girls is not included in the cost and the. profit takes no account of th products sold freah and t,aA home, the value of which is stated j to be $431.35. The profit is a frac- tion over $33.60 for each girl report- jng i i-tii.a -m m jv v. . - lu iwunu. In addltion to .regular quarterlyt 1 tax Wock,rthe R. J. Reynolds Tobac- copompdjt ofiv Winston-Salem, has ; declared an extra dividend of ten per .T nt u P7ble -Jmany: ,y... ' ; , '1 T . 7r:. t-.r v. ' . :.:!' f I I" LA. t r :.: .-t- Y- ' '-'' "-'.-v ..