North Carolina Newspapers

THE PUBLISHED EVERY MONDAY Aft D: THURSDAY GREENSBORO, N. C, THURSDAY; JUNE 22, 1916. 1821 VOL. OS CJO. GO 1 . . .. . . . - T . ' . , y- . . I . ' . i tv,n OF AMERICANS RE- fir5t real battle; between iPxican soldiers is re- Aciei'K " yo 0CCurred yesteraay Dortei to 0f General n HP dl"1" filings . 1 pers rv and Carranza sol- about 90 miles south rpral1 Funston re- tbe bCX ' war department that tea 10 1 ......i'nnnfipTnat.inn ved onicicti lui.."-: but the number ot cas- s unknown. frnm Mexican inrnia bl?t American -..officials- are s0Urf! mat a battle occurred The f0Ecm El Paso, Tex., says: -achment of American .cavalry , -'vitli Caranza forces at Car 90 miles south of El iZft1' , . vn-. Diloc ciir- nor fif a oattie, Pas0, n,-oc nnor8ine fcrins heavy IV'-- . . mfficial reyui to ,:i;om- authorities in XUllii-a.1 received by to Mexican juare tonight - - - . . According to tne reyu:i sn investigat- forty Americans e n .u firo in a surprise ai ms LarMne gun The Mexican casualties wcic :o been so heavy, out tack. said not to hav v.vy , oi war or i peace wuu jucjuu uuug iV in the balance tonight awaiting Gen-, I eral Carranza's . decision as to the course he will pursue. Officials here believe that forty-eight hours might bring a clear understanding of-what the immediate future has in store. A note signed by Secretary Lan sing, conveying President Wilson's rejection of the demands for with- Ux C J in " uututvi a. a mil Mexico, accompanied by ,. a specific warning that an. attack Qn the troops "will lead to the, gravest conse quences," was telegraphed to Mexico City today by Eliseo Arrendondo, Mexican- ambassador designate. In 4 plain terms it accuses General Car ranza of haying brought matters to the verge of war by open hostility toward the United States and failure to safeguard either the lives of Amer icans in Mexico ; or on the ' border from the lawless elements among his countrymen. False Imputations Resented. r In the sternest terms, the note re-: pudiates and resents imputations of bad faith j and ulterior motives brought against the Washington gov ernment in I the 'Mexican communica tion to which it is a reply. General Carranza is informed in so many words that protection of its own bor ders is the only object sought by the United States, and is told that the ral Felix Gomez is named as be- object will be pursued, whatever the the Mexican dead. Gene in? ?moiin The American command is saa 10 I have been part ui a. r0K Guzman, returning to General Pershing's line of communication-. Carrizal. named as the place of the encounter, is about nine miles south west of Villa Ahnmada, the JVTexican Eeld base m northern Ciiihuahua Later General Francisco Gonzales, Mexican commander at Juarez, gave out ?. statement in which he an nounced officially that the . Mexican (command had taken 17 American prisoners. He also said that General IGomez's death had been confirmed, but said he had no official reports as Ito the number of casualties on eith er side. The wounded, both Amer ican and Mexican, the -exact number of whom i.? not known here, were taken to Villa Ahumada. ,. General Gonzales said that the re port of the engagement was made to Mm by Lieutenant Colonel Genoveso ISiyas, who succeeded to the com- Jmand of the Carranza troops with jthe fall of General Gomez. The Americans engaged were RCUgnt to have been mpmhprs nf n 3pfrom the Terth cavalry, a. ne resraent. The size of the Mexi- pa rorce whose conrmaL-der, Gen? ral Peiix Gomez, was killed, was not xno'vr.. vs cf the battle was received in Da:2z arl" today by General Fran co Gonzales, Carranza conimand r of tne military zr.ne nf th hnrVr 'w seme reason General Gonzales e story secret until late in the taioca, when an Am rienn. J. C. llD'4e, returning tn ti ,a e toe intenfti v.. i.. .. ; U1UU5UC 10 Paso the PeAs that he wi Ono pr.:. -jv-c u uumueis OI SUPERIOR COURT ADJOURNS WINSTON MAN GETS 15 MONTHS FOR HAULING LIQUOR IN : GUILFORD COUNTY. 1. fiiere had the tracks Mexican at . Villa in nau ueun toia that Den an eneo-mtor tatoPn;;r"c to i . . uiacm.? tho u. commander tnat tho V1 r, l'--Sl 11 liny , -fVXi oat th0; . '-Quest tnat thov v,- . J vlll XJ he Parsed step after 3 SUC; a lame upon He American trooDs the Mexicans, and' directed at a 'n army off uie disbelief consequences may be. When the note had been handed to Mr. Arredondo, for delivery to his chief, copies wejre sent to all embas sies and legations for their informa tion. A summary was telegraphed to Special Agent Rogers, in Mexico City, that he might wisely- counsel American residents there. He will not communicate it to Carranza offi cials. " . Mr. Rodgers reported during the day that he had arranged for a ref uge train tomorrow to . carry Ameri cans and other foreigners from Mex ico City to Vera Cruz. He will . re main at his post himself, unless a declaration of war or a deliberate act of war by the de facto govern ment "should make it necessary-for him to leave. Mobilization Proceeds. While the United States awaits Carranza's next move efforts to make the border secure against whatever may come are going steadily ahead. Mobilization of the national guards men is proceeding expeditiously in all states, and plans for sending some of them southward in response to a request from General Funston are under way. Secretary Lansing today, described the policy of the government jas being founded only on a resolve to protect the border, and said no j military step taken has another object. ' ' Gen. Funston today sent a long code dispatch to. Secretary Baker in dicating what portion of the 100, froo guardsmen ordered under arms he needs immediately to stiffen his border guard. The points at which he wishes the men mobilized and the proportions of infantry, cavalry and artillery he desires to have at each place were included. Not Ready Yet to March. Assignments will be made from the first state units mustered into the service, i None of the guardsmen summoned under President Wilson's call were ready tonight for marching orders, as the men have to be exam ined physically, additional camp equipment assembled, and the trains to earry them to the border arranged for. . The June criminal ' term of Su perior court adjourned this morning after Judge Cline had -passed sen tence on A., C. Jackson, of Winston Salem, who was charged with haying liquor Jn his possession ' for, illegal purposes. , Jackson .was sentenced . to the county roads for 15 months and gave notice of an appeal to the' Su preme court. He was held under a bond of $2,000, which he gave with out any trouble. J Jackson is alleged to have been the owner of an automobile load of whiskey captured near Oak Ridge some time ago by Sheriff Stafford and Deputy Sheriff Benbow. Eugene Charles, 'of Winston-Salem was in charge of the 'machine when the ar rest was made, Jackson having left upon the approach of the officers. Charles was used as a witness for the state, and told of having accom panied Jackson to Ridge vay, Va., for the load of liquor. The sheriff confiscated the auto mobile. Monroe Coble, who was captured at a blockade still in Greene town ship a short time ago, was acquitted of the charge of illicit distilling. Coble did not take the witness stand, but proved by a companion that he was merely a visitor at the still. Coble was the only man arrested, the others in the party making their es cape. Eight boys of the Glendale school community John Kelly, Stephen Baker, Jesse Baker, Roe Stout, Tom INorwood, Roy Leonard, Lloyd Pike and Harvey Meade submitted to a charge of breaking and entering and were taxed with the costs of the case, amounting to about $1.4 each. The youthful defendants were charged with entering the Glendale f school building and making awny with some of the products of the domestic science class. . , , Gilbert ?. Newel, charged svith the larceny of over $500 from the" office of the North Carolina Public Service Company, where he was employed as a clerk', was sentenced to the roads for 12 months. It will be recalled that, following the theft and the con fession of his guilt, young Newell was given a suspended sentence by he judge of the Municipal court and placed in the care of the city proba tion officer for two years This was done under authority of an act of he last legislature giving judges au thority to exercise their discretion of offenders under 18 years of age. The hearing in the Superior court was on the question of the lower court's jurisdiction in the case. Judge Cline .held that the statute was not intended to cover crimes of the' character of which Newell was convjeted. An appeal was taken to the Supreme , court and the defend ant held under a bond of $1,500. TO EXAUIII&CONYIGT CAMPS SPECIAL COiaHTTEE FROM THE GRAND ZtiRY APPOINTED FOR TillS PURPOSE. .-4. I Acting-upoiav recommendation in the report of;he" grand juryfor this week's term. oSuperior court, Judge Cline has appointed a committee of six men fromt body to" inspect the convict- camps of the county at such times as nay be deemed proper between" nowSdT the next criminal term of courtrhe following were nanied as members of the commit tee: Charles ;:H. Ireland, E. Stern berger, J. R,sR6ss, . W. A. Branson and R. L. Small.; -; - . The report Submitted to the court by the grand jury f olio vs : ; ,"The grandjury, having the entire interest -of the- county before it, is glad to annouiice 'many ' items ( of prgrss Vn4 improvement, but it feels in duty bound to call attention to one place ;!tiich we believe is sus ceptible of improvement . "From -reiports received from sources whih ;we can but believe are reputable,' there are conditions that need imiitoveinent in the man agement of theScoiinty convict camps. Nor do we believe that it can be reni edied by visits : of ttie grand jury while sitting,-and if we had the power we would appoint a hold-over com mute of the grand jury to visit the oamps between ithe sittings of the grand jury and report its findings to the incoming granvi jury, having in mind the sanitary conditions, the comfort of the convicts, tne charac ter of the guards "and the overseers; and if: it be possible 'for this provis ion to be" made' we would 'respectful ly recommend that the same be done. "The grand jury, having learned of the' generosity of certain public spirited citizeivs of. Guilford" . county in making generous gifts toward Ai,.Al:frt.l et in ertions. icials- declared General Gon- s 'i t The- :.at if the' a opinion was in ericans fired they clifi ?r Ko, necessary In 1 mvia ' .A ll safety. - i.t Tr..: bena ins tronns i-" ' '"Hill 0'" -R-O-i. vr 3 iJ eatof "tOir positi ,:Pr?ad !pv"El,Paso as -uea and tho - r-u )v,'n . c.s .le va ons POV: evi llet waa maln-aintd, W. 'Ill VI ers eouia t101 that Ms ,ol. 'A nil- err! laitin rters Ben 1 nio, Gen- in In the -struetions fr Kent i-..- ns . " entire forA 1 '--'U. ' CI . H-n.-.. J ez ii. ' "U1U came ttle " lAL though thp fettn "! 'there . ki J' received h,. u r . Need Horses and Mules. . , . . . i ne war department has an- npunced that bids would, be opened at Front Royal, Virginia, the great remount station of the government, for approximately 60,000 horses and mules on June 26. The government wants immediate ly 26,550 cavalry horses, 15,900 ar tillery horses and 192 light draught horses. It also wants 8,100 draught wheel mules, 8,100 drought lead mules, and 4,000 pack mules. Those intending to submit bids should address the depot quarter master at Front Royal, Va. Blanks upon which bids must be made wil be sent upon application to the above mentioned official! ' i0n June 20 Salvation Army Will Assist. Durham, June iJO. Telegrams from Southern headquarters of the Salvation Army' in Atlanta to Cap tain W. M. Bouterz of Durham, au thorize him to personally Visit Gov ernor Locke Craig and tender the ser vices of the army, workers in the Te issue ' mobilization i of troops for Mexico! He will see the governor today and the efforts of the 2,500 members of the organization in this state will be pledged in whatever capacity they may serve. ' Warships in Mexican Waters. Washington, June 21. The fol lowing list of American war vessels in Mexican waters, en route there or held in readiness to go was given out by" the navy department: East Coast: Battleship Nebraska at Vera Cruz; gunboat Wheeling at Puerto; gunboats Machais and Mari etta at Tampico; tender Dixie " en route Philadelphia to Tampico; scout cruiser Salem, en route to Guantanamo to Tampico; transport Hancock, en route San Domingo to Vera Cruz and three destroyers en route to Key West to Vefa Cruz. West Coast: i Gunboat Annapolis at Mazatlan; gunboat Yorktown and supply ship Glacier at Topold Bam po; cruiser Cleveland at Guaymas; cruiser Albany at Manzanillo; . ar mored cruiser San Diego, cruisers' Chattanooga, Denver, Milwaukee and fQur destroyers held in readiness at San Diego; and transport Buffalo en route to Mazatlan. Money Raised for Soldiers Families. ? Staunton, Va., June 20 At a. mass meeting here i tonight citizens sub scribed $ 1 ,0 0 0 i for the families of state guardsmen called for Mexican border service and pledged support of dependent families of 2 00 soldiers in event pf war between , the Unued States and Mexico. T - generous gifts the establishment fa tubercular hos? pital .for the treatment; of ' patients afflicted. witnttiiis7tisease; commend 7tlils r act ; on ; the part of those "So generp&siy ' v 4nclined h and would - recotamrid". liberals agement of that, act on the part of the private citizens and also com mend it to the general co-operation of the board of county commission ers.' . . . "The grand jury would record ts pleasure at the announcement of the intention of the enterprising board of county ; commissioners in their ef fort to establish a school for unfortu nate negro boys, who have started in the wrong course of life, and by this act to set in motion forces for the prevention of crime and thus do away with the necessity of so much punishment by reason of the reduc tion of crime. We wish to commend this wise act on the part of our board of county commissioners as deserving the highest praise. "The grand jury would cail atten tion to the inadequate furnishing of the grand, jury room and would rec ommend tjhe immediate purchase of suitable furniture, the secure fasten ing for the locking of tne door and the more careful sanitary keeping of the room by a proper janitor. "The grand jury wishes to com mend the splendid system of roads which has been laid out and built by the board of county commissioners, but we would recommend a more ad equate provision be made for main- Laming, me roaas alter they are built." . - : .;' . ' The following were drawn for grand jury service at this week's term of court: Charles H. Ireland, foreman, S. S. Higgina, E, Stern berger, A. VV Scoggins, S. W. Pee ples, J. B. Apple, J. R. Ross, E. S. Wilson, J. N. Peacock, Thomas P. Connor, P. W. i Smith, II. R. Ger- ringer, A. C. Qfinard, J. R. Sullivan, Robert L. Small, W. A. , Branson, Thomas M. Starr and T. J. McLean SPECIAL "TRAIN WITH " REFUGEES TOTHE BORDER. Douglas,- -Ariz., June 20. A special train left ,- Nacozari, Sondra, last night with lip Americans and other foreigners aboard. , It is also reported here on good authority that American employes of the mines' and smelters in Cananea are leaving to come to the border, at Naco. - -"v i - A telegram from W. A. Julian, United States consular agent at Can anea, yesterday said: " "Local conditions here are again normal. General P. Elias Calles Is sued a circular yesterday calling on all citizens to respect the rights and safety of foreigners. Mines and smelters are working with full crews." - .y" ' .'r ' ; ; t It was reported today that Consul Simpich had issued orders from his office at Nogales that all Americans should leave the portions of Mexico under his jurisdiction at once. .' Adolf o De La Huerta, civil govjer nor of .Sonpra, has issued orders un der which the civil population Of the state are arming themselves, adr cording to Americans" reaching here from Naco, who -were in. Cananea Saturday, night and listened to the reading of the official message in a theater. De La Huerta is said to have used strong language in urging the Mexicans to make haste to pre pare to meet the American forces." i From the same source it is learned that the demonstration of Saturday night at Cananea was more violent than indicated by the first; reports Many Americans were at a dance and these were, herded to their homes ike cattle. Others were stopped- on the streets by armed guards, who menaced them -with pistols and rifles while they searched them for arms. A number of shots were fired at the Homes of Americans, .rraed guards stood watch over the homes of many throughout the night.. i - HUGE COST OF WAR ALARM AS FIGURED BY EXPERTS. Washington, June 21. A salary loss of $1,500,000. a week to militia men and their families was est-mat ea to a ay py government experts as the cost of kepeing men au camp. It was estimated that the average wage loss per . man will be $15 a week. It has cost a little over $ x 0 0,0 0 0 a day to keep the regulars in Mexico for three months, or n Utt 7c $10,000,000 'thus far. . When the militia is mobilized it wni cost an Huaiiionai sj3oU,000 a day. to support the Troops. The American soldier isthe best fed in the world. . His food costs the government 30 cents a day per man. RUSSIANS ARE STILL GAII1IKG CAPTURE LARGE AMOUNT OF SUPPLIES, MACHINE GUNS AND AMMUNITION v There are approximately 650 Americans in Cananea, accbrding to information, herev To Mobilize Saturday. The first regiment of the North Carolina national guard will mobilize at Camp Glenn, Morehead City, next Saturday. The two other regiments will .be ordered there just as soon as the camp can be put in readiness to receive them. This was the informa tion given out by General Lawrence Young Tuesday night. Order Americans Taken Prisoners. Guyamas, -Mexico, June 20. (Via Radio to San Diego, Cal.)-r-Accord-ing to reports Mexican authorities have ordered all able-bodied Ameri cans', taken prisoners and intend to disarm all foreigners in the Yaqui Valley. Many Americans employed on the railroad in this vicinity are taking asylum aboard the ' United States cruiser Cleveland, and the supply --.--. ship Glacier, which are. anchoroed in Guymas harbor. Posters calling all Mexicans to arms were displayed throughout the city and also it was reported, in the interior. . Red Cross Preparing for Service. , New York, June 21. Activities of the Red Cross today in preparation for eventualities in Mexico, included the placing of persons and nurses at the disposal of the government as well as plans to forward supplies and gifts from relatives and friends to soldiers' on the border. More than 600 nurses have bten enrolled in this city and are avail able for immediate service it was announced. Training classes are be ing conducted to handle the volun teers. The Red Cross has prepared a tentative list of articles that may be sent through its agency to the bor der and, this has been submitted to the war department. This list in cludes tobacco, games, reading mat ter and articles of clothing. London; June 2 0.- Having " cap-, tured C-zernowitz. the Russians are well on their way from that city and from various points along the-river Pruth, driving the Austrians before them toward the Sereht river and the -Carpathian mountain passes. Nu merous additional points have been captured by the Russians in their driver and 'more guns, machine guns, ammunition and foodstuffs have fall en into their hands.. , Heav fighting is still in progress to the north, in Galicia and Volhynia, with the Russians generally on the offensive, but with the Austro-Hun-garians and the Germans tenaciously battling against their further ad vance. In the region south of the Pripet Marshes to the west of Kolki, and along" the Stokhod river where the: Kovel-Kovno railway crosses: the. stream, the Russians attacks have been-partly repulsed by the German General Von Linsingen's forces, . ac cording to Berlin, while northwest.of Lutsk the battle is going in favor of Germans. ' ' Petrograd admits the penetration of the Russian lines by the Aus trians north of the town of Lokatchi, but says that later the Russians re trieved this setback. Tie announce ment indicates that the .drive in Volhynia has brought the Russians to within. twenty miles of Vladimir Volynsk, the head of the railway running north through Kovel. Along the Galician ", border near Raziviloff the Russians announce the capture of 1,800 prisoners. Berlin reports the situation of the Teutonic, allies in Northern Galicia, near Bucz acz, as unchanged. On the front in France only one" infantry action took place Monday. This was between the Avre and the Oise, where the. Germans attempted to approach the . French-. lines, . but N were" repulsed; with , , hand grenadesr Onlyvornbardme theL'; region-northeast . of Verdun an'd '! against the British positions near Neuville St. Vaast but intermittent eisewn ere, have taken place along the rest of the line in France and RpI- Numerous battle in the , air, in- which six German machines,' among them'two Fokkers, were driv en down by trie British, are recorded in the British- official conrmunica- , tion. TJie British themselves lost two aircraft. A severe battle between the Aus trians and Italians is in progress, on the Setti Communi plateau, to the west of Asiago. On the various oth er sectors southeast of Trent numer ous Austrian attacks li flVfi liAan re pulsed. ;; The Italians report some progress northeast of Asiago and the capture of 100 Austrians and" two .machine guns. ; Three Italian steamers and five Italian sailing, ships have been sunk. At least one of v the vessels, the steamer Leprovedita,, is reported to nave been sent to the bottom by Austrian submarines. JOSEPH 31. VAUGHN DIES ' AFTER LINGERING ILLNESS Asheville Lady Offers Aid. Asheville, June 21. Asheville women are not lacking in their pa triotism, as was shown here today when Mrs. J. F. Thorn, of San Francisco and the Republica of "Sal vador, " Central America, who lias been living in Asheville for several years, appeared at tbe armory of the field' hospital corps here and offered her services as a Red Cross nurse. rShe also offered to equip three auto mobiles herself and tura them ' oyer to the hospital corps if allowed to' do so. ' Mr. Joseph M. Vaughn, one of tr-e best-known citizens of Rockiigham county, died at his home in Madison last night after an illness of several months. Mr. Vaughn was :n M3 83rd year. He was a native of Rock ingham county and-for many years was actively engaged in business in Madison as a tobacco manufacturer and merchant; and amassed quite a fortune. He is survived by Ms wid ow and four children: Messrs. RobC G. Vaughn and Jas. M. Vaughn, of, Greensboro; Edgar W. Vaughn, of Winston-Salem, and Mrs, Harry J. Penn, of Madison. - The funeral will be onducted funeral j from the Methodist church in Madi- son tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. ' sheriff Weds Candidate -Marshfield, Ore., June ,20'. Poli tics became somewhat mixed .in Cur- ry county by marriage of Sheriff C. H. Bailey and Miss Kate Lehnherr, the Democratic candidate for county ' treasurer, nominated at the May pri maries. Mrs. - Bailey unless she withdraws-her name from the ballot, is ' almost certain to become county treasurer, for" she is. popular and will draw a heavy vote.'. -