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THE CHATHAM RECORD H. A. London EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR Terms of Subscription $1.50 PER YEAR Strictly in Advance hatha m THE CHATHAM RECORD Rates of Advertising One Square, one insertion - - $1.00 One Square, two insertions - $1.50 One Square, one month - - $2.50 For Larger Advertisements Liberal Contracts will be made. VOL. XXXIX. PITTSBORO, CHATHAM COUNTY, N. C, MARCH 14, 1917. NO. 32. IMPORTANT NEWS THE WORLD OVER Happenings of This and Other Nations For Seven Days Art Given. THE NEWS JF THE SOUTH Whst Is Taking Place In the South land Will Be Found In Brief Paragraph. Domestic Directors of the committed ?Sr lanpeiiients for the Confederate veter an? reunion to be held in Washington the week of June, have held the first of a series of weekly meetings, plan ned between now and June. A sub committee was named to investigate the advisability of holding assemblies of the veterans in a convention hall, or in a t ig tent located in the middle of the group of sleeping tents on the campus near the Washington monu ment. Washington citizens have contribut ed ten thousand dollars to entertain the 'onfederate veterans' reunion, and all ".he old veterans are looking for ward to the '"biggest time" of their lives. NVws that the postmaster general will after April 1 make appointments of all postmasters of the first, second and third classes subject to competi tive examinations, has set the "patron age " congressmen in a frenzy. It is .-rated that President Wilson is heart ily accord with the plan. Between 5,000 and 6,000 enlisted men in the United States army will be given commissions. Sixty men from each regiment will be selected and appointed, not upon examination but for their military fitness. This announcement has sent joy to thou sands of enlisted men who are glad of the opportunity to prove that en listed men will make good comman ders. The latest report is that all the National Guardsmen will be mustered out of the service by April 1. The United States Supreme court has decreed restoration to her English owners of the liner Appam and cargo, brought into Hamptoa Roads more than a year ago by a prize crew from the German raider Moewe. Ship and cargo, valued at between three and four million dollars, must be delivered within thirty days, as the court's or der is final. In the Supreme court's decision re storing the Appam to her English own ers, it is pointed out that Secretary Lansing was right in holding that prizes coming into American ports un accompanied by captor warships have the right to remain only long enough to make themselves seaworthy. It is pointed cut that it United States ports were used to harbor prize ships, it would mean that Amer ican harbors would become havens of safety into which prizes might be safely brought and indefinitely kept. The federal grand jury which has been in vestigating the high cost of food and fuel in New York City has return ed twc indictments naming as defend ants in the first 108 corporations and fifty-five individuals; in the second, ten corporations and sixteen individ uals in the business of producing or selling coal. Four men are dead, another Is be lieved to be in a dying condition and eight other men are suffering from serious injuries as the result of an -xplcsion in the assembling room of an automobile plant in Cincinnati, Ohio. James W. Paige, only a few years ago a millionaire, died in the poor bouse at Chicago, and was given a Pauper's burial. Washington The Austrian note is said to contain a paragraph which takes full respon sibility for submarine operations in the Adriatic and Mediterranean, and further states that encroachments in those waters need not be feared. This, paragraph is regarded as hopeful. A President Wilson has renominated Dr. Gary T. Grayson as medical di rector in the navy with rank of rear admiral. Brig. Gen. Hunter Liggett has been nominated for major general in the army vice Maj. Gen. Frederick Fun- sln, deceased. The impression is growing that the President will call an extra session of congress. Vice President Marshall holds that the senate cannot act on bills unless toe reuse is called in special session at the same time the senate is called. The president has placed squarely before the senate the responsibility frr changing its rules so that filibus Tei'in. by a small group of senators cannot prevent action by congress. it is pointed out that the president has a right to convoy United States ' K but this plan is opposed by the navy department for strategical ''fa.scns. i It is suggested that the shipping "oanl take over United States mer man men, arm them as naval auxil iaries and send them abroad, but it s hardly probable that this plan will e aJopted. Of icial confirmation has been re ceived of the safe arrival at Bordeaux the French Line steamship Chicago, hich sailed from New York February !9 with 141 passengers, 90 of whom ere Americans. A determination to arm United ates merchantmen if a legal way to so can be found is generally apparent. President Wilson, from a sick bed, ordered the arming of American mer chant ships against Germany's ruth less submarine warfare and at the same time issued a proclamation call ing an extra session of congress to meet April 16. Details of the government's armed neutrality plans for defending the mer chant marine are withheld to avoid endangering Americans and their ships by permitting the information to reach Germany. The only statement at the white house and the navy department is that the president has determined to fully protect American rights. The action of President Wilson in arming merchant ships was taken only arter the president became firmly con vinced that Germany is actually pro ceeding with her campaign of ruthless- hess and has in deed made efforts to plot with Mexico and Japan against the territorial integrity of the United States. The press of the nation is requested by Secretary Daniels to refrain from discussing the arming of merchant men. Senators still hope that war with Germany will be avoided, but say that the issue rests entirely with Germany. About five hundred marines and bluejackets have been landed from the cruiser Olympia, the mine layer San Francisco and the gunboat Pe tral at Santiago, Cuba, to protect Unit ed States interests in Cuba. A newspaper correspondent in Ha vana, Cuba, sends the report that the leader of the Cuban rebellion, Jose Miguel Gomez, and his staff, have been captured, and are prisoners in the toils of the Cuban government forces. The news set the crowds in Havana to cheering vociferously, and it is added that the rebellion is practically at an end. Austria holds that neutrals are re sponsible for losses they suffer by en tering territory where war-like oper ations are taking place. Some of the more pessimistic in Washington credit Germany with try ing to force Austria to take a step which that country does not wish to take. It is pointed out by this circle that German naturally wishes all her allies to take the same course with the United States, which she has pur sued, and is urging her great influ ence to that end. However, it is gen erally conceded that President Wilson will deal with the Austrian note on its merit. European War Holland newspapers publish a state ment from Zimmermann, the German foreign secretary, in which he observes that the German government has spok en its last word to the United States, and that the whole matter is now up to President, going so far as to say that Germany is determined to carr the submarine war to the end, the re sults of which have been satisfactory to the central powers. He says that the condition of all the armies of the central powers is perfectly satisfactory to Germany. The British transport Mendi, carry ing South African native laborers, sank after a collision on February 21, and the report is that 625 persons lost their lives. The collision occurred off the Isle of Wight. The British government makes no secret of its intention to purchase the Canadian wheat crop, and the British premier says that unrestricted subma rine warfare will in no way hamper the delivery of the crop to British ports, as the English navy is better equipped now than ever before to guard and equip its merchant ships. Grea Britain bought the Australian wheat crop last year, but it is pointed out that three trips can be made to and from Canada while one is made to Australia, and that as a matter of expediency the Canadian crop is the most accessible. The last of the Americans tak en from vessels sunk by the German raider in the south Atlantic and taken to Swinemuende in January on board the captured British steamer Yarrow dale have been released and are now on the Swiss frontier, where they will be cared for by American consuls. Bitter fighting is reported in the Champagne sectqr, and the French re port that the Germans have been re pulsed at every point, and some pris oners taken. Count Zeppelin, the inventor of the airship bearing his name, is dead at Charlottenburg, near Berlin. Death resulted from inflammation of the lungs, superinduced by pneumonia. The count's death is mourned by all Germany, as he was considered the "Edison" of the imperial empire, and his place in German industrialism will not be filled for many years. The British officers in Mesopotamia report that the Turks are demoral ized, and are leaving behind them large quantities of stores. War ma terial abandoned by the Turks is said to be strewn over eighty miles of ter ritory. East of Bouchavesnes, in the Somme sector, the British report the raiding of a, German trench and the scatter ing of the German forces who were massing for a counter attack. The torpedo boat destroyer Casein! of the Mediterranean French patrol service was torpedoed by a subma rine. The vessel sank in two min utes. The captain six officers and 100 of the crew perished. The Russians claim to have cap tured Asadabad summit, a strategic position ten miles southwest of Ham adan, Persia, from the Turks. According to Lord Bryce, former British ambassador to the United States, massacres of Armenians are inspired by the desire of the Turkish ruling classes to eliminate all Chris tians from Turkish dominions. RESOURCES OF THE NATION ARE REM SHOULD SUBMARINE ATTACK AMERICAN SHIP ALL FORCES WILL RESIST. SHIP OWNERS ARE NOTIFIED Vessels May Now Mount Guns and Will Have Full Backing of Govern ment Forces, But Shoot-on-Sight Policy is Not Announced. Washington. The United States Government has begun actual prepar ations for arming Germany's sub marine warfare. Ship owners hav ing been notified of President Wil son's decision that he has full author ity to proceed with this policy, de tails were taken up so there might be as little delay as possible in granting requests for defensive armanment. When vessels sail under the policy of armed neutrality, they will have the full backing of the Administra tion, expressed in the form of naval guns and gunners and war risk insur ance. It was made clear that the entire resources of the United States will be ready for action should Ger many attack an American armed ship in violation of the warning of the American Government. The State Departments view of de fensive armament, was that the mere appearance of a German submarine periscope near an American armed vessel would entitle the ship to take all measures of protection on the pre sumption that the U-boat's purpose was hostile. This was based on Ger many's announcement that her sub marines would attack without warn ing any belligerent or neutral mer chantmen encountered within the barred zone. Whether this position will be em bodied in instructions to command ers of American armed ships, and whether arms and ammunition will be furnished to vessels carrying con traband were up for discussion, but no announcement on either point was authorized. President Wilson's attitude has been that no steps of a belligerent character should be taken and that if a state of war comes, it must be through Germany's commission of acts in clear violation of international .aw. Despite the State Department's ruling, some officials are known to feel that in line with this policy the TTnited States should not sanction a shoot-on-sight program which might be construed as aggression. TORNADO IN INDIANA KILLS MORE THAN SCORE. Newcastle Wrecked by Storm, Dab age Estimated at $1,000,000. Newcastle, Ind Twenty-one are known to have been killed, several are missing, more than 100 persons were injured, some fatally and property damaged to the extent of 11,000,000 was the toll of a tornado which struck Newcastle. The damage was roughly estimated at $1,000,000, but may exceed that figure. The storm swpet over the city in a southwesterly direction, de molishing practically everything in a path almost two bolcks wide and more than ten bolcks long. For sever al hours the city was entirely cut off from communication. Appeals for help were sent out by Mayor Leb Watkins, and Governor Goodrich was asked to send troops to police the city, which is in darkness owing to the demolition of the power plant. The exact number of dead my not be known for a day or two, as prac tically all the bodies thus far found have been rug out of the wreckage. Although the skies had been threat ening during the early afternoon, there was little warning of the ap proaching tornado. A huge funnel shaped cloud suddenly appeared in the west, hanging low and sweeping toward the city. Groups of persons in the streets began seeking shelter, men and women running wildly through the streets. UEN. CARRANZA ELECTED PRES. IDENT WITHOUT APPOSITION. Mexico City. Gen. Venustiano Car ranza was elected President of Mexi co by what is believed to have been the largest vote ever cast in the Re public. Although the voters had the privi lege of writing in or declaring any name they desired, General Carranza received all but a few scattering bal lots. The estimated vote cast runs all the way from several hundred thousand to a million. APPALLING TOTAL OF TEN MILLION IS WAR'S. TOLL. Washington. More than 10,000,000 men are recorded as killed, wounded captured or missing in the European War in the first complete tabulation of official and authenticated semi-official reports of the various belliger ents Among the military proper, 4. 441,200 are reported dead; 2,598,500 wounded and 2,564,500 captured and missing. Among civilians, another 400,000 are figured as either dead or wounded through the war. ORDERS STATE OE ARMED NEUTRALITY PRESIDENT WILSON TAKES ONLY STEP TO KEEP MERCHANT MARINE AFLOAT. SITUATION IS VERY GRAVE Calls Special Session of Congress for April 16. Decision. Came Quickly Following Action of Senate Amend ing Rules to Stop Filibustering. Washington. President Wilson from a sick bed ordered the arming of American merchant ships against Germany's ruthless submarine war fare, and at the same time issued a proclamation calling an extra session of Congress to meet April 16. The President's decision came suddenly, following the action of the Senate in revising its rules to permit prompt action on important questions and the submission of formal opinions by Sec retary Lansing and Attorney General Gregory that he has the power to arm merchantmen t without action by Con gress. Details of the Government's armed neutrality plans for defending the merchant marine were withheld to avoid endangering Americans and their ships by permitting the informa tion to reach Germany. The decision, coming at the end of a period of tense waiting, was gen erally hailed as the natural and un avoidable next step in the policy adopted by the President when the broke off diplomatic relations with Germany and gave warning that the United State could not tolerate at tacks on American ships and citizens in violation of international law. Fraught with the grave possibility of war with Germany, the action was taken by President Wilson only after he was vonvinced that Germany actually was proceeding with her campaign of ruthlessness. Long before the order was given from the White House, all necessary preparations for the arming of mer chantmen had been completed at tho Navy Department. Secretary Daniels, however, issued an appeal to the press of the Nation to refrain from discus sion of these preparations. The President's action sent a thrill through the Senate, meeting in spj cial session and through the Govern ment Departments. Still hoping that war with Germany will be avoided, officials and Senators declared that the issue rests entirely with Germany. FIRST COLLISSION WITH SUB MARINE MEANS WAR. Washington. Armed neutrality will be the status of the United States the moment that the first merchant ship ' under the American flag puts to sea with cannon mounted for defense. President Wilson made this clear in his address to Congress February 26, when he asked specific authority to arm merchant ships for defense against submarines, the steps he or- i dered upon his own responsibility. Writers on international law have ; held that armed neutrality consists in placing the country in a position to defend itself and its neutrality against threatened attacks or inroads by bel ligerents. This state of preparedness ' may last an indefinite length of time, through good fortune in avoiding con- tact with belligerent forces afloat or ashore, or through the design of the belligerent to confine its declaration of purpose to infrange the neutrality of a contry to mere threats unsup ported by action. AMERICAN SEAMEN HELD BY GERMANY ARE GIVEN RELEASE. Berlin, by wireless to Tuckerton, N. J. Fifty-nine Americans taken from vessels sunk by the German raider in the South Atlantic and brought to Swinemuende on January 1 on board the captured British steamer Yarrow dale, were released from quarantine and left for the Swiss frontier. The route over which they departed was the one chosen for their return. by the United States Government. GERMAN SEAMEN GUILTY OF SINKING SHIP. Florence, S. C. Eight officers and men of the German Hansa Line freighter Llebenfels, which began sinking in Charleston harbor on the night of January 31, were found guilty of sinking the vessel in a navigable stream by a jury in the United States District Court here. They were ac quitted, however, of a charge of con spiracy to sink the steamer. Capt. Johann R. Klattenhoff is ill and was the only one of the men not tried. ADDITIONAL GUARDSMEN ARE ORDERED HOME. El Paso, Texas. Orders were re ceived here from the Southern De partment for all National Guard troops in this district to be en route home by March 21, in order that they may be mustered out by April 1. Orders were also received for the following units to leave: Troops B, C and D of the First Tennessee Cavalry, to leave March 17; Comparies A and B, North Carolina Engineer a, March 13. S AUTHORITY TO ARM VESSELS AGAINST SUBMARINES RULING OF SECRETARY LANSING AND AT TORNEY GEN. GREGORY. WHAT COURSE HE WILL PURSUE Whether to Act on This Advice op Call Special Session of Congress Will Be Determined Soon By President. Washington. Secretary Lansing and Attorney General Gregory have advised President Wilson that he has full authority to arm American mer chant ships against illegal attacks by German submarines. It was to these two officers, the Gov ernment's authority respectively on in ternational questions and law, that the President referred the contention rais ed in the Senate that old .statutes en acted to authorize merchantment to resist pirates raised an insuperable bar to the step he desired to take to meet the submarine menace. They have re ported that the statutes have no ap plication to the present situation. Whether the Presiaent will act im mediately in accordance with this op inion, or will wait to call a special session of Congress to pass a resolu tion similar to that killed by a filibus ter during the last session was not re vealed at this time. In view of the action of the Senate in revising its rules to prevent an other filibuster, it was thought in some Administration quarters that the Pres idena would immediately call an extra session. One problem involved is the prob able difficulty over the organization of the next House because of the almost evenly distributed balance of power between the Democrats and Republic ans. A long drawn-out fight, such as has marked the organization of more than one House, probably would de lay action on the armed neutrality question, a contingency which the President is determined to avoid. It is taken for granted in all quart ers that before July 1 Mr. Wilson will summon an extra session of Congress. The only question open was whether it will be called immediately. At lea.t a week's notice is considered impera tive. Many officials expect a decision by the President, either to call an extra session immediately, or to arm Ameri can merchantmen on his own author ity, before the end of another week. REPORT MEXICO AND GERMANY CONNECTED BY WIRELESS. Washington Information reached the Government from a semi-official source that through a powerful wire less telegraph plant in Mexico City direct communication between the Mexican Capital and Germany ha3 been established. Officials realize that if confirmed this news is of great importance, and an investigation has been ordered. Through connection by Mexico City with the land telegraphs leading into the United States, Germany would be able to secure complete exemption from the censorship now imposed on its communications by the American Government at the wireless stations at Sayville and Tuckerton, and by the British and French Governments in ' their control of the Atlantic cables. Far-reaching possibilities thus would be opened for the violation of Ameri can neutrality, or even for menacing the National safety in the critical situ ation existing. Sea raiders and sub marines might be directed and full in formation concerning the departure of ships from American ports furnished. SERIOUS SPEECH ON FOOD SITUATION MADE TO DIET. London. The Prussian food con troller, Dr. George Michaelis, made in the Prussian Diet what The Koel nische Zeitung calls a serious speech on the food situation, says a Reuter dispatch from Amsterdam. Doctor Michaelis declared that the distress was such that a more severe state of things, especially in the large indus trial centers, could hardly be imagined. NAVY DEPARTMENT OFFI CIALS ARE SURPRISEO. Washington. Word that men from American warships had landed at San tiago surprised Navy Department offi cials, who had just referred to the State Department a request for such action. The American naval com manders have broad authority to take such steps to protect Americans. As the United States Government recog nizes only the Menocal Government, the trouble at Santiago presents a dif ficult problem. WITHDRAW WARNING AGAINST FOREIGN LOANS. Washington. In a statement re iterating that its warning to American banks not to invest too heavily in for eign securities had been misunder. stood, the Federal Reserve Board said it regarded the placing of foriegn loans as a natural and proper means f settling trade balances, and gave notice that the country's gold reserve now "has been materially strengthen ed and supplies a broad basis for addi tional credit." PRESIDENT TO TAKE NEW ACTION SOON VERY LIKELY THAT FEW DAYS WILL BRING MOVE rN SUB MARINE MATTER. EXTRA SESSION OF CONGRESS That Ore Will Be Called Not Later Than May 15 is Forecast of House Leader Kitichin. May Arm Ships. Washington. New action by Presi dent Wilson within the next few days in the situation resulting from the German unrestricted submarine cam paign was forecast confidently in Ad ministration quarters. If the form of the action has been determined upon, it was not revealed. The possibilities are the arming of American merchant men by the Government in spite of old statutes constructed by some offi cials to prohibit such action, the con voying of the vessels by warships, the immediate calling of an extra session of Congress, and the placing of Ameri can ships desiring to pass through the danger zone under Government con trol. Reports conveyed to the President that the prospects are excellent for prompt and favorable action on his suggestion for a revision of the Sen ate rules so that action can be secur ed on an armed neutrality resolution were believed to bring the calling of an extra session nearer. While some officials, notably those at the State Department, have ad vised the President that he has full power to arm merchantmen without congressional action, others feel that such a step would be stretching the law. It is pointed out, however, that any restrictions surrounding the arm ing of vessels do not apply to sup plying convoys. The best judgment of the Navy Department has been against convoying for strategical rea sons, but it was considered possible that if no other way is found, this course might be adopted. The President was understood to feel that the tying up of American vessels in port cannot be allowed to continue much longer. He also be lieves that the Nation stands behind him in advocating steps to defend American lives and rights. Mr. Wilson was forced to retire to his room by a cold but previously he conferred with Secretary Lansing about the German crisis and talked with Senators about cloture. When Representative Kitchin, the Democratic leader of the House, left for home, his parting information to his colleagues was that an extra ses sion of Congress would be called not later than the middle of May. Mr. Kitchin made this prediction after a conference with President Wilson, al though a Ca' net member was auth ority for the statement that an extra session is unlikely before "the first of June or the last of May." IRISH QUESTION STARTS TROUBLE IN PARLIAMENT. Loyd-George Faces First Embarrass ment as Premier. London. The presentation by the Irish Nationalists in the House of Commons of a resolution calling for the immediate application of the home rule statute to Ireland precipitated one of the most bitter sessions in months, and threw the home rule question beck into its old position of uncer tainty. The resolution forced the Gov ernment into a declaration of policy towards self-government, namely, that any part of Ireland that wished home rule could have it, but that no coer cion would be employed to compel Ulster to accept. At the same time, the proposal drew from the Ulsterites the ultimatum that they would not ac cept, which, coupled with the Govern ment's pronouncement, effectually crushed hopes for speedy settlement. The Nationalists, headed by their leader, John Redmond, were in con ference, having withdrawn in a body from the House of Commons, and Mr. Lloyd-George was facing his first em barrassing situation since he assum ed the Premiership. CUBAN REVOLT LEADER IS NOW HELD PRISONER. Havana. Announcement was made at the President's Palace that a mes sage had been received there stating that Jose Miguel Gomez, former Presi dent of Cuba, had been captured with his entire staff by Colonel Collazo, commander of the Government troops. The news of the capture of General Gomez came in a dispatch from the Secretary of the Interior, Colanel Au relio Nevia, who is commanding the campaign in Province of Santa Clara. WAY IS CLEARED FOR A REVISION OF SENATE RULES. Washington. Democrats and Re publicans of the Senate in. caucus cleared the way for early modification of Senate procedure so as to make filibusters such as defeated the armed neutrality bill impossible in the fu ture. The Democrats voted unani mously to support a rule under which debate could be limited by a two thirds vote, and the Republicans voted 30 to 2 to support the same chango FAREWELL SPEECH OF PRES. GARDNER ELOQUENT AND FORCEFUL WA8 SPEECH OF PRESIDENT OF SENATE. WAS SADNESS IN SEPARATION Lieutenant Governor Thinks That Leg islature Has Worked Not in Vain For Betterment of State. Raleigh The views of President Gardner, of the Senate, on the work of sessions just ended were eloquently and forcefully expressed in his little speech accepting the silver service by the Senators. The speech follows: "This is one occasion in my life in which my real sentiments are sup pressed and circumscribed by the ut ter poverty of words to express the thonghts that arise from within. I stand in this presence paralyzed as it were with a deep sense of obligation, love and affection for each member of this Senate and the silver token of your generous thoughtfulness will forever serve in my home as a per petual and personal tribute to yoar memories, and as I drink in these goblets in the years that are to come, there shall go out from my heart a silent but spontaneous response to each of you and to the scattered forces of our lives.' "We leave In a few hours and one generation after another will assemble in these halls as our successors to work for the upbuilding of our dear Mother State, until on every hillside and every valley, by seashore or moun tain brook, in the towns, counties and villages there shall filter the human ities, justice and social betterment of this General Assembly. The water is a little too high for the mill to grind tonight and we are a little too near our efforts to properly ap preciate the significance of the con structive work of this assembbly, but my sincere hope is that in the final analysis of our services the verdict of posterity will be that we labored not in vain for North Carolina. "My association with you has been so delightfully happy that I reluctant ly and with keen sorrow contemplate its dissolution, and standing with un covered head in this presence, I de clare to you with all the earnestness at my command that there is a fel ing in my heart that after all we are strongly yet securely linked with each other in a common cause for a common good, and that our pulse beats and heart throbs will be strik ing harmonies with the vital forces of m;mory and forcefully tugging away at. the final threads of our af fection, and insinuating themselves into the warm and gentle glow of the sunset of unforgetfulness. "Let us here re-dedicate ourselves and pledge each other that we will henceforth love and serve North Car olina more devotedly, that we will ever be mindful that bitterness and passion may inflame the weak and degenerate to violence, but that this body of men will forever stand clean, upright and wholesome for the com mon good that underlies all difficul ties of calling, class, party or creed, and which makes us all brethren, be cause we are children of the same God. "To me there is a genuine element of sadness in this separation, and the pent-up emotions of my nature as I thank you and bid you farewell and God speed, are but the silent and in definable expressions of one who deep ly loves his friends, and of kinship with the race to which we belong, and membership in the immortal throng of God's children. "May your efforts, aims and aspira tions throughout life be covered with the blessings of the Great Jehovah is my earnest prayer as I bid you good bye." Grading Interurban Road. Salisbury. The county commission ers have ordered a survey and esti mate made on broadening and grading Salisbury avenue from Steele street in Salisbury through Spencer. Another Flour Mill For Statesville. Statesville. Statesville's four'.h flour mill is a certainty with the or ganization of the Sterling Mills, Inc. A five-story mill building and ware house will be erected near the rail road station. Machinery will be in stalled capable of producing 500 bar rels of flour per day. The building will be equipped with a 50,000-bushel ele vator. Work will at once be begun on the building, and it is hoped that the machinery will be in operation with in six months. Three Bridges Washed Away. Charlotte. Two bridges spanning the Catawba river near Mount Holly, N. C, were swept away by the high water, caused by long continuous rains, one of them used by the Seaboard Air Line and Piedmont and Northern Interurban road and the other a toll bridge. Both were temporary struc tures erected in the place of perman ent bridges washed away by the flood of last July. The Southern Railway bridge at Catawba Junction was also destroyed. The river reached a high water mark of 18 feet.
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