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XXXVII V NEWTON, N. C, TUESDAY, JULY 27, 1915. 4' ' NO. 34 PRESIDENT INDICATES FINAL WORD IN LATEST NOTE TO GERMANY tv1 nvv t'r Y toi T - V. v- - the ea v ty r; nv.u: r.o:v N ing is the official text of ; st American note to Ger yarding submarine war. -h was delivered to the Office at Berlin Saturr Ambassador Gerard. ::iie Department to Am- (.Gerard.. i:rtment of State, shington, July 21, 1915. ;ie instructed to deliver .. the following note to i.isterof Foreign Affairs: of the Imperial Ger- wrnment dated the eighth ITflo, has received the consideration of the gov : of the United States ;; rets to be obliged to v. it has found it very un .y, because it fails to real differences between h governments and indi- way in which the accept iv iples of law and humani sm applied in the grave in controversy, but pro- :i the contrary, arrange At a partial suspension of rir.ciples which virtually and method of attack produced by the use.of instrumentalities of na val warfare which the nations of the world cannot have had in view when the existing rules of inter national law" were formulated, and it is ready to make every reasonable allowance for these novel and unexpected aspects of warv at sea; but it cannot consent to abate any essential or funda mental right of its people because of a mere alteration of circum stance. The rights of neutrals in time of war are based upon principle not upon expediency, and the principles are immutable. It is the duty and obligation of find a way to circumstances to EDUCATION LN CATAWBA Substantial Headway Being Mada in Farm Life and Domestic Science. Think of the Engineer At the Grade Crossings - 1-K 11 ide. that i nient tioii ' tne the ter mi: government of the United notes with satisfaction ie Imperial German govern eeognizes without reserva- :e validity of the principle ii i on in .tne several . com munications which this govern ment has addressed to the Im perial German government with reirar I to its announcement of a wiv ..one and the use of sub mai'ies against merchantmen on iuh seas the principle that l.s are free, that the charac- ea -.-go of a merchantman nr.-: be ascertained before ?u . fully be seized or. de :. and that the lives of mv: .nbatants may. in no case k put in jeopard unless the re-e; resists or seeks to' escape li'.j: being summoned to submit roc lamination, for a bellfgerent retaliation is per se an vend the law and the de of an act as retaliatory is mission that it is illegal. Tr.e government of the United Sia:.es is however, keenly 'dis i;i pointed to find that the Im lerial German government re gards itself as in large degree exempt from the obligation to observe these principles, even where neutral vessels are con cerned, by what it believes the l 'licy and practice to the govern ment of Great Britain- to be in ti e present war with regard to neutral commerce. The Imperi al German government will read ily understand that the govern ment of the United States can not discuss the policy of the government of Great Britain with regard to neutral trade except with that government itself,, and that ii; must regard the conduct of other belligerent governments a irrelevant to any discussion v.it i tne Imperial German gov ernment of what this government regards as grave and unjustifi able violations of the rights American citizens by German rav.i! commanders. Illegal and of belligerents to adapt the new them. The events of the past two months have clearly indicated that it is possible and practicable to conduct such submarine oper ations as have characterized the activity of the Imperial German navy within the so-called war zone in substantial accord with the accepted practices of regulat ed warfare. The whole world has looked with interest and in creasing satisfaction at the de monstration of that possibility by German naval commanders. It is manifestly possible, therefore, to lift the whole practice of sub marine attack above the criticism which it has aroused and remove the chief cause of offense. In view of the admission of illegality made by the Imperial government when it pleaded the right of retaliation in defense of its acts, and in view of the mani fest possibility of conforming to the established rules of naval warfare, the government of the United. States cannot believe that the Imperial German government will longer refrain from disavow ing the wanton act of its naval commander in sinking the Lusi- tania or from offering reparation tor the American lives lost, so far as reparation can be made for a needless destruction or numan life by an illegal act. The government of the United States while not indifferent to the friendly spirit in which it is made, cannot accept the sug gestion of Imperial German gov ernment that certain vessels be designated and agreed upon which shall be free on the seas now illegally prescribed. The very agreement would, by impli cation, subject other vessels to illegal attack and would be a cur tailment and, thereof, an aban donment of the principles for which this government contends and which in times of calmer counsels every nation would con cede as of course. The government of the United States and the Imperial German government are - contending for the same great object, have long stood together in urging the very principles upon which the govern ment of the United States now solemnly insists. They are both contending for the freedom of the seas. The government of the United States will continue to contend for that freedom from whatever quarter violated. It invites the practical co-operation of the Imperial German gov ernment at this time when co operation may accomplish most and this great object be most strikingly and effectively achieved. The imperial uerman govern ment expresses the hope that this object may be in some mea sure accomplished even before the present war ends. It can be The government of the United States feels obliged to insist upon it, by whomsoever violated or iernored, in the protection of its citizens, but it is also deeply interested in seeing it made prac ticable between the belligerents themselves, and holds itself ready In the educational edition of The News and Observer of the 19th, the following from Supt. Geo. D. Long appeared, along with reports from all the counties of the state: The most notable progress made during the year in educa tion in Catawba county was the establishment of a farm-life school at Startown and a depart ment of domestic science in the state high school there. The county built a dormitory and home for the agricultural teacher at a cost of $2,500 and acquired a tract of 21 acres for experimental farming. - The - enrollment of young farmers was 22 and there was a total of 46 students in " the sewing and cooking classes in the high school. Six new buildings were erect ed in rural districts. The pre vailing type of school houses now is the two and three-teacher kind substantial wooden structures. Claremont during;. the year built a handsome brick . building cost ing $5,000 and carried a tax for a graded school. The shabby one-teacher school house has dis appeared from. Catawba. Two districts have voted special tax and a third will do so, making a total of 35 out of 76 white districts in the county, or about one-half. There has been a decided increase in enrollment and daily attendance, and a larger increase in attendance of teachers at teachers' . meetings than ever. More interest is manifested throughout the coun ty by parents, teachers and stu- dents, ihe educational tide is; setting strongly. The first county commence ment held in April was a great eye-opener. Several thousand school children attended and . the public was impressed as never before by the importance of schools. Incidentally the com mencement aroused vast pride on the part of the people in their educational investment.. It was historically one of the greatest days in Catawba county. " The county has now practically a rural library for every district. There were 13 additions during the vear. The progress of the schools has been smooth and with less. friction than formerly' and the prospect is bright for greater development. Illiteracy has been fought to a standstill and educa tion here is keeping pace with the marvelous development in agriculture which is attracting the attention oi the entire coun try. The county will spend $3,000 more this year than ever before on its schools and the total ex penditure will.be around $55,000. There are two towns in es pecial that we think of In North Carolina connected by a fair automobile road that crosses the railroad jjo fewer than 15 times, at grade. On this road many automobiles race : the trains automobiles, even ;with women and children in them. An engi neer on this line said that just the other day he closed his eyes, when he expected to kill a car full of people at one of these crossings. The people, however, managed to escape; The engi neer goes along, wratching these racing cars; now they flash across before him, yonder they dash to ward another crossing, and the engineer watches to see who will get there first, and whether they will both try the crossing at the same time. When they do, some thing has got to give. And it wTill not be the locomotive. How would you like to be the engineer? The above appeared in the Greensboro News a few days ago before the tragedy at Hickory. It is hoped that the lives of the two children sacrificed at Hickory - i i will not have been lost in vain; that others may be warned by that awTful tragedy to be more careful. Speaking of the strain on the nerves of the engineer when he sees people taking chances at grade crossings, calls attention" to the distress of Engi neer Pitts, in charge of the engine that ran into the automo bile at Hickory. The big strong man, with tender heart, wept for the lives of the. children his engine had killed. He was help less to save them, but the horror of that day will doubtless long be with him. Yes, the engineman, to whom little thought -is given except to blame him for what he can't prevent, is often more to be pitied than censured. States ville Landmark. MECKLENBURG FARMERS COMING inhuman acts, however justifi soA they may be thought to be, :t any enemy who is believ havc acted in contravention v and humanity, are mani ' indefensible when they de b-neutrals of their acknow le j .1 rights, particularly when th r,- violate the right to life it-E-!ib If a belligerent cannot re- tahate against an enemy withcut injuring the lives of neutrals, as v'e!l as their property, humanity, well as justice and a due rogurd for the dignity of neutral le vers, should dictate that the practice should be discontinued. If persisted in it would in such circumstances constitute an un pardonable offense against the sovereignty of the neutral nation affected. The srovernment of the United States is not unmindful of at any time to act as the common the extraordinary ' conditions I friend who may be priviledged created by this war, of the radi- to suggest a way. H.l . . . I . . - . t i aerations of circumstances In the meantime the very Excursion to Norfolk. The Southern Railway wil operate its annual popular excur sion to Norfolk Va., Tuesday, July 27th, and a special train will leave Marion, N. C., on that date and will take on passengers at all points between Marion and Barbers Junction, round trip $5 from Hickory; Conover, Newton, Catawba, fares from all other points on same basis. Pullman reservations should be made in advance. Call on local agent or write R. H. DeButts, D. P. A., Charlotte, N.C. Can't Get Anybody to Send Him to Jail. Asheville, June 23. Henry Howard is a typical hard luck, ar tist. The poor fellow is chafing to sro to iail or join a convict squad on the roads but. he can't find a jurist who will let him attond for an eight-year-old crime. Appearing at ' police headquarters, he asked that a warrant issued for his arrest eight years ago when he stole a cow from his employer be served but the officials had lost the warrant and refused to put the caller in jail. They told himthat JudgeJB. F. Long might give him a long term if he would visit him but Judge Long disappointed him. The presiding officer of the Superior Court almost broke Howard's heart when he declared that he didn't intend to try a case which was not on the dock et. Dismayed at his inability to get a sentence in Buncombe County, Howard has gone . to Georgia where he hopes he'll be able to land a long sentence. He committed various crimes in hat state, he says, and will call on the owners of property from whom he stole with the request hat they prosecute him. The man from whom he stole the cow in Biltmore couldn't be found to press the charge. Howard's de- ermination to get a sentence is due to his recent conversion at a revival meeting at Morristown. Delegation Will Visit Catawla ii Inter ests of Farming and Dairying. The Charlotte News of the 22nd carried the follewing story that will be of interest in this county. It is needless to say that Cataw ba county will extend a cordial welcome to the Mecklenburgers: County Farm Demonstration Agent R. W. Graeber is planning a trip for farmers and dairymen of Mecklenburg county to Cataw ba county the 10th of August which is expected to be not only a very pleasant but a profitable trip to all who make it. This is a trip by automobile to Catawba county and to Hickory, where they will inspect Hickory creamery and the stock farm of Mr. R. L. Shuford, as well as other farms and daries. . The trip will constitute the first one of the kind ever taken by farmers and dairymen of this county and .will be somewhat unnique in other respects. There is every likelihood that there will be a great parade of automobiles here' on the morning of August 10 to make the trip. Already many have signified their intent ion of going and Mr. Graeber is anxious to communicate with others who would like the trip. He desires to communicate either with men in the city or the coun ty who . have automobiles and would like to make the trip. He expects a willing response inas much as the trip will be a very pleasant one and will give dairy men and farmers of this county the opportunity to see and study first hand the methods that are employed in one of the most suc cessful dairies and creameries in the south. Methodist Primary Children Picnic On College Grounds Quite an interesting scene was presented on Catawba Coflege campus Saturday afternoon when 175 gaily dressed children in the primary grades of the Methodist church Sunday school "went on an excursion" and held a picnic that lacked none of the elements of the regulation kind. Eight gallons of ice cream and numerous cakes turnished the big excitement and seated in rows on the grass, the children were served their favorite refreshments. The teachers of the Sunday school and parents of the children were invited also, but while most of the teachers were there, only a few of the Darents attended. Miss Matt Cochran is superinten dent of the primary department of the school and was in charge. The scores of small folk gather ed at the church and were trans ported to the campus in automo biles, which was no small part of their afternoon out. The ma chines were furnished by Frank Bumgarner, P. O. Carpenter and Dr. J. A. Young, each car mak ing many trips before the last of the children were carried down. It was entirely delightful, and the fine Newton band added to the pleasures of the event. ' SIMMONS VIEW OF SITUATION HIGHEST HERD IN value which this government sets upon the long and unbroken friendship between the people and government of the United States and the people and gov ernment of the German nation impels it to press very solemnly upon the imperial German gov ernment the necessity for a scrupulous observance of neutral rights in this critical matter Friendship itself prompts it to say to the Imperial gov ernment that repetition by the commanders of German nava vessels of acts in contravention of those rights must be regarded by the government of the United States when they affect Ameri ran citizens, as deliberately un friendly. LANSING. PRODUCING SOUTH. The R. L. Shuford farm is credited with having the highest producing record of any Jersey farm in the south. There are 100 or more thoroughbred Jersey cattle, all registered. A visit to this farm, an opportunity to study the methods that have been pur sued to make it so successful will Catch Auto and 45 Gallons of It. A Durham dispatch of Friday says: Word comes from Roxboro that the revenue officers and county officers have made an other raid on an automobile car rying whiskey and as a result of the watchfulness of the officers two men have been arrested, gallons or wmsKey seizeu ana an automobile in which the whisk was being carried confiscated. This is the third eonsignmen of whiskey being brought into tne state irom some point m Virginia, which has been seized by the officers of Person and the second automobile which has been taken because it was being used for illegal purposes. Person countv borders the Virginia line i and the handlers of the whiskey y m get ting from Virginia into North Carolina, where they hope to have a sale for the booze. A Jersey Calf Stung to Death. At the home of Mr. Arch Nes- bit. eight miles west of town on the new river road near Hins Collins', a very pathetic tragedy was enacted one day last week. Mr. Nesbit had a; five-months old Jersey calf that was tied out in the yard near the bee gums. The animal was stung once, and in her efforts to. get away from the busy little .workers, turned over four gums, The bees pour ed out by the thousands and the stings were so fast and furious that the little calf was thrown in a fit of suffering. The next day the calf died. The suffering was intense, and the soft dreamy eyes of the heifer closed never again to open upon the green pasture surrounded by such sweet eviron ments. Mooresviile Enterprise. Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Beatty ar rived yesterday from Mountain Creek to be with Mr. Q. A. Set zer and family. ..... I uci -yJ uoc ounic jl luc ivyctv-io j Ye o -r-.i iti mmrtvrnniTT trT all W h Ct I - "Tithat section of the state are interested in dairying, wnicn is rapidly becoming a matter of importance iri the south and which is destined according to far-seeing ones, to become with succeeding years a more important one. At Hickory the party will be conducted oyer the plant of the Catawba Creamery Company, which has come to be a synonym in the south for a successful plant of that kind. Started only a few years ago it has grown in efficien cy and radius of operation until it is everywhere pointed out as a model of its kind. Every, ar rangement will be made for the reception of the visitors from Mecklenburg, who are looking forward to the trip with pleas ure. . . PARTY WILL LEAVE AT 7 A. . M. The party will leave Charlotte at 7 o'clock on the morning of August tenth and the trip to Hickory will be made, it' is ex pected, by 12:30. The party will have dinner there and will visit the creamery shortly afterward. At three o'clock the Mecklenburg delee-ation will meet a srroupe ot farmers and dairymen from Ca tawba county, the meeting to take place at the chamber of com merce in- Hickory. The party will leave Hickory at 4:30 o'clock and will arrive in Charlotte about 8 o'clock. In view of the greatly increas ed interest in dairying matters in this county during the last few .1 . j i? years, the recent organization oi the Mecklenburg Live Stock As sociation and the good results that have already been attendant upon the establishment of cream routes in several parts of the county, it is likely that announce ment of the proposed trip will create a great deal of interest and Mr. Graeber is expecting in the next few days, at his office in the court house, or at his tele phone number 1870-L inquiries t Congressman Webb to President. A dispatch from Shelby says: Congressman E. Y. Webb who has the particular interests of the cotton farmer at heart and the welfare cf our export trade in general, has sent President Wilson the following telegram urging him to insist that England stop blockading neutral ports and seizing American cargoes of non contraband goods: "I trust that you will immedi ately press upon England the necessity of receding from her order-in-council of March 12. Her illegal blockade of neutral ports and her seizure of Ameri can non-contraband goods will have a most depressing effect upon the price of the south 's cot ton crop. The position of the American government as ex pressed in your note to England of March 30, is undeniably sound and 1 regard it as highly impor tant to our country that England be compelled to abide by that position." Would Have No Other Issues Up Till We Settle With Germany. Washington dispatch to The Charlotte Observer: Senator Sim mons and Representative Godwin are here. Thev will be m the pital several days. Senator Simmons will see the President and go over the foreign situation with him. Mr Godwin has busi ness with the Postoffice Depart ment and Mr. Simmons. It is understood that Senator Simmons will support Mr. Godwin in his coming campaign. Senator Simmons thinks that the people of the South, instead of trying to embarrass the Presi dent by making new issues. should stand squarely beside him on his foreign policy and, by their moral support, help him at this critical hour. The German controversy is very serious, and those close to the President know how important le considers it. Great Britain is to be dealt with when the German matter is out of the way but the President desires one thing at a time. A number of Southern Con gressmen are trying to put an embargo on arms and munitions of war in retaliation for the order-in-council. "Our people" said Senator Sim- L t. Ill TV " mons, are upholding the presi dent. Thev will support him in whatever course he takes with Germany. 'T have found no sentiment for the moment to call Congress together to place an embargo on munitions of war to retaliate against Great Britain. There is a desire among Southern cotton farmers to have the President demand of Great Britain that she cease interfering with shipments of cotton to neutral Nations, but they have confidence in his ability to work out his present plan, and would not embarrass him in deal ing with Germany by forcing the British controversy to the front at this time. ''President Wilson has a care fully thought out plan, based on the law of war and precedent, in handling the international situa tion and I think it is not becom ing in Democrats to start any thing that tends to embarrass, or handicap him. If the President fails then it will be time for Congress to act. "I find that the people are with the President." Talking Shop With Advertisers. The big department store an nouncement of C. M. Rowe is presented this morning to Enter prise readers, and of course will be read through from end to end. They have made arrangements for a big time, a big crowd and big business, because they have cut the life out of prices. If ever the people of the county had a first-class chance to "buy goods at less", it is nowr. The last day of the booster con test at the Freeze Drug Co. is next Saturday. Some lady will get the piano. The Enterprise of next Tuesday will tell who. The Ciapp orug store has re- 1 1 .1 .1 1 C A ceivea a spienuiu une oi cosmetics "the Penslar", and you can sea what in the adv. Abernethy's Cash Store has cut the price of low cuts and is offering something in aluminum that is arousing interest. The North Carolina Supreme Court has made a rule that, be ginning with the session which opens on the last Monday in Au gust, all applicants for license to practice law must register with the Clerk of Court not later than on the Friday proceding. (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) A dispatch from Granite Falls says that the boiler at the saw mill of Floyd Justice, three miles east of Hudson, exploded at 1 o'clock Saturday, killing Justice and badly injuring his son Ralph. It is supposed that the water got low while the men were at din ner.and when they returned they pumped in more, bringing about the usual result. The boiler was hui'Iad 50 yards. D. M. Etheridge, a son-in-law of W. C. Newland of Lenoir, has been appointed a deputy in the office of Collector Watts at States ville. The sudden and alarming ill ness of Mrs. W. R. Self Saturday brought hurridly to the home her daughter, Mrs. R. F. Cox of Bel mont; Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Sum- merrow, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Frickhoeffer and Mr. and Mrs. Parker, of Charlotte. Capt. and Mrs. W. W. Motz of Lincolnton were guests at the Piedmont Sunday. Mrs. Motz, wTho was Miss Edna Easterday, formerly of the faculty at the college, was warmly greeted by many friends. Subscribe to The Enterprise;
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