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WEATHER FORECAST-RAIN AND COLDER TONIGHT A J D THURSDAY. THE POST RECEIVES IN JTS OFFICE DAILY LEASED WIRE REPORTS OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. NEWS SOURCES ARE NOT EXCELLED BY ANY NEWS PAPER IN NORTH CAROLINA. SPEAK OUTI LET POSJ WANT ADS ACT AS YOUR SPOKES MAN WHEN YOU WANT HELP. WANT TO SELL, OR WANT TO BUY. THEY GO HOME. v- VOL. 12. NO. .19 SALISBURY. NORTH CAROLINA WEDNESDAY, FEU. 23. 1916. FEIGi TWO aura g Posit BRIDGE-ROAD MEETING WAS A j SPLENDID AND MOST INTERESTING DISPLAY OF KEEN INTEREST! RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER MAKES Rowan and Davidson Join Issues For a Free Bridge Across The Yadkin River Large Working Committee Named To Push the Matter and Today This Committee is at Work and the Matter Will be Pushed Before the Com missioners of Rowan and the Road Commissioners of Davidson at the Next MeetingRoom Full Of Men Dis cuss the Matter of Free Bridge in Serious And Deter mined Manner. AMERICAN FIGHTER LOSES ARM FOR ENGLAND. BOLD STATEMENT FREE BRIDGE COMMITTEE Rowan. W. F. Snider. II. A. Rouzer. J. H. Ramsay. W. H. Woodson. W. D, Hartman. D. A. Reaver. N. W. Collett. A. H. Price. M. C. Quinn. W. H. Burton. Davidson. A. A. Young. l. V. Griflin. M. A. l.omax. J. B. Snider. V. H. Mearen. Dr. F. L. Mock. C. B. Leonard. C. C. Shaw. II . B. Varner. J. B. Bailey. The first meeting of the committee held Tuesday night named A. A. Young as chairman and H. A. Rouzer as secretary. One of pie largest rooms in the j It planned for taking up the work at Community building was packed to ! daylight Wednesday morning and overflow Tuesday night for the c-it- continuing to the finish, when there izen's meeting called to discuss the would be a free bridge across the riv free ibr!dge across the Yadkin con-j er connecting th"e two counties, n acting Rowan and Davidson coun- j There can be no doubt about the ties, and the road to ANtemarle and i sentiment for this bridge. It is doubt- Badin. The meeting was organized by naming J. F. Hurley chairman and W. C. Maupin secretary. It was explained that the meeting was called to formulate some plan for securing a free bridge across the ful if there was ewer held a more en thusiastic meeting than this one. It was conservative but in desperate earnest. The opinion, was unanimous that the toll bridge ought to be bought. I, M 1 ll fctreep i I ir ipiMiMiiiii.ii in THE SENTIMENT TOWARD SWEDES IS ONE OF SINCERE FIUENDSH1P. GERMANS AGAIN ACTIVE Yadkin and to further plan for the ! Every one agreed to this. The senti road to Albemarle and Badin. Mayor Woodson in a very brief but illumi nating talk laid the matter before the meeting. Mr. Wooason declared that whole county is interested :n roads and the scheme of building roads to net the whole country in elude bridges as well as roads, and that every county sought to connect up with its neighbors that a bridge is birt one span of a public hvghway and present day conditions do ' not permit toll bridges, i Mr. Woodson was followed 'by oth era all speaking in favor of the free ;bridge. Mr. A. H. Price spoke to the ,point and, was followed by Mr. Griffin, 'of Davidson, Mr. Snider of Davidson, Mayor Burton, of Spencer, Mr. J. H. Ramsay, Mr. Collett, Mr. Young, of Davidson, and others. The meeting voted strong to en dorse a free bridge. It voted strong on the motion to name a working committee, composed of ten men from Rowan and ten men from Davidson, to push for a free bridge, to secure signers to a petition,, confer with the owners of the toll bridge and to meet with the commissioners of the two countties. Un motion tne cnairman was in structed to name a committee to re present the counties. The chair named four from each county and asked these to confer and fill in'the full committee for each county. .For Rowan Messrs. W. F. Snider, W. H. Woqison, J. . H. Ramsay and H. A. Rouzer were named. For Davidson Messrs. A. A. Young, D. V. Griflin, M. A. Lomax and J. B. Snider were named ,and these eight at once went into conference and completed the committee as named in ie beginning of this article. While the committee was attending to this matter the meeting talked the road to Badin. Messrs. S. W. Harry, W. B. Duttera, A. H. Snider an! others spoke of the road and the plan for holding a con- feJNice at Richfield was discussed. TJWF Assemblage was as enthusiastic jfa;T a road to Albemarle and Badin (J over 'the proposition to secure a free briige acros sthe Yadkin river. it was agreed that conference be held at Richfield on the 29th and that the details be left with the committee to be tamed, and found elsewhere in thia paper. Before adjournment Mr. I Woodson moved that a vote of thanks be ex tended to the representatives from .Davidson county for their interest and attendance on the meeting. This ;was unanimously adopted. Immediately following the adjournment-of the meeting the committee of ment was to deal with the owners of the present bridge and (buy it number of the speakers referred to the toll bridge and declared that they were of the opinion that this eouli be arranged. It was generally agreed that the owners of the toil bridge are deserving of every consideration and that they will do the right thing at the right time, DEATH LIST REACHES TEN. Only One of the Many Injured in the Mil ford. Conn., Wreck Reported to Be Dangerously Hurt. (By Associated Press.) New Haven, Conn., Feb. 23.- The death list resulting from the rear-end collision of two passenger trains on the New York, New Haven & Hart ford Railroad at Milford, Conn., on yesterday stood at ten this morning. Of more than three score of injur ed passengers who have been or are at present under observation only one is reported to be in a dangerous condition. An inquest into the cause of th wreck opened this morning. SPECIAL ELECTION IN HICKORY Catawba Town to Vote on School, Water and Sewerage Bonds Prim aries Also Called. (Special to the Post.) Hickory, Feb. 23. The city coun cil of Hickory has called a special election to be held on April 3rd to vote on. a proposition of the issuance of $25,000 of bonds for schools and $10,000 of bonds for water and sew erage extensions. The primaries to select candidates for miyor and city councilmen arc called for March 23rd, the election be- in? on April 3rd. the two counties met and decided to push. the matter from the start. It elected Mr, A. A. Young chairman and Mr. B. A. Rouzer as secretary. Some people are so convinced they are go ng to wake up some morning and find themselves famous that they can't sleep. LOOKING FOR MAN WHO KILLED HIS WIFE. Jack Munxoe. This photograph, taken someiwhere France, shows Sergeant Jack Munxoe of the Princes Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, since the famous ex-pugilist has received his first wound. Jack fought with the famous Princess Pats in the front trenches in France and Flanders for nine months before he received a scratch. Now, he is convalescent af ter a three months' siege in hospital, but is doubtful whether mere is a haymaker left in his bandaged right arm. ) After his brief fame in Montana during the ring career Jack Munroe drifter to Elk Lake, Ontario, and be came first mayor of that mining town. He has been with the Pat ricia's since the day in August, 1914, when the Princess presented the orig- nal regiment with the, colors worked by her own hands. When he was wounded less than fifty of the orig inal eleven hundred Pats were left In action. . Hickory, Feb. 2Jv Police- . men axe on the lookout for t Charlie Mace, a Burke county farner, who is wanted by the Burke officials for the alleged murder of his wife. Sheriff Berry, of Morgantoa, phoned to local officers to look out for Mace, that kia crime Is evidently a very af grevated one,, a murder in cold blood. The crime Is reported to have been committed m Tuesday at the home of. Mace, about tea miles from M organ to. GERMANY MAKE FORMt PROTEST IN APPAM ty Holds That No Legal Action Can Lie Against Either the Captured liner Nor Her Commander, Lieu tenant Berg. (By Associated Press.) Washington, Feb. 23. Formal re presentation was ma'Je to the State Department today by the German embassy against the proceedings brought in Federal court at Norfolk to return the captured British liner Appam to her owners. In a note pre sented iby Coufit Voi. Bernstorff, the German ambassador, it is contended that many precedents;' as well as the terms of the Prossian-AmericarT treaty provide, that no legal action can He against the Appam held by a German crew as a prize of .war nor against lieutenant Berg, her com mander It is "also contended that in asmuch as Lieutenant Berg has extra territorial rights no legal action can lie against him. The note wggerta that svhen the case comes up in court on March 2nd that the State Depart ment inform the court of the terms of the treaty. Their Offensive on the Wext Front in Again Causing Concern IVtro grad Announce Continued Pursuit of the Fleeing Turks From Erezum Another Body of Turku Proceed ing to Scene. ''(By Associated Press.) In his speech opening thr HussLn I Him Foieiijn Minister Snxanc.T mndu a striking statement regarding Russia's attitude toward Sweden and t.iat of Rumunia toward belligerents. "Russia," he declared, "was not im pelled toward the coast of Scandana via and her sentiment toward the Swedes was one of sincehe friendship She was looking for her outlet to the sea in quite another direction." As'to Rumania the foreign minister gave the impression 'oy remark that he believed in due time she would be found o the side of the entente pow ers, i "She will know how to realize het national unity at the cost of her own blooi," he declared, "and would find real support in defending .her against the attempt of the common enemy to interfere with the independence of i , her decision." Petrograd announces the continued pursuit of the remnants of the Turk ish army which fled from Erzeruin with the taking of that Turkish stronghold by the Russians. Newspaper dispatches report the Turks as evacuating Trebizond on tht Black Sea coast toward which city, howeVer, another body of Turks from Erzerum are said to be proceeding. The Russians are making an effort to cut off this force. The German offensive on the west front is again commanding attention in its renewed outbreak, having re sulted in what looks to be an import ant breach in the French lines in the Arlois region, the whole effort being to turn- back the French lines neat Verdum and which also had some measure of success. ' There is increased activity along GOOD ROAD CONFERENCE AT RICHFIFLD TO BE HELD THE 29TH OF FEBRUARY Mass Meeting of Citizens in Salisbury Tuesday Night Ad vised a Road Conference to Be Held at Richfild on the 29th, Next Tuesday, and a Conference Committee Is Named for the Date to Represent SalisburyOthers In terested Are Cordially Invited to Join. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE SENATE COMMITTEE FAVORABLY REPORTS FLETCHER'S AM E NOMINATION OF MAN TO BE UlVlcrru ta upvipa ta ivim S t m S- I J HI bAlVY 13 Wi SIDEREI) BY COMMITTEE. The following are named to represent Salisbury in a con ference to be held at Richlield on the 2!tth for the purpose of planning for the good of a mad through to Albemarle: Messrs. L. I). Peeler, A. L. Sinoot, Ed. Overman, J. E. IfrnnstiNoe, It. Iee Mahaley, S. W. Harry. J. I). Norwood. R. L. Avery, W. H. Duttera, H. K. Howan. I PRESIDENT -WILSON .:i DOES NOT WANT : AMERICANS WARNED IS GOVERNOR OFFi A REWARD. One Handled Dollars ia the Prfce to Be Paid for i Capture of Murderer of Greenville Coariet Guard. 'iXBy Associated Press.) Raleigh, Fob.' 2X Governor Craig today, issued notice of a reward of $100 tor th ecapture of Javid Evans, a negro convict ; eflarged . with the killing . mar GreeirrtUe recently of Joseph .McLa's'horn, a convict guard. Dvans'and rereral other convicts "who were working on a road near Green - rills escaped when McLawhorn was J laiauy-wouncea wun a pica axe. . the front in Russia but the operation; for the most part are confined to ar tillery battles and outpost engage ment. Italians Make Gains of Importance. The Italians, after weeks of ham mering at the Austrian positions with their 4ig guns, have captured the mountainous region of Callo (Collo) in the Sugana Valley, and also have occupied the towns of Rodcegno and Ronchi. The Italians now are almost within striking distance of one of their chief objectives of the- war the city o Trent which lies protected on the north, east and south by a linfc of forts, 15 miles west of the captured region. Aain there has been vicious fight ing in the Artois, reg.on or France, in Champagne and alo-.g both banks of the Mouse. To the east cf South'-? aftier a heavy bombardment, t':e Ger mans attacked and captured 800 me tres of French trenches and took sev en officers and 319 men prisoners. So); powerful was the attack that the (Germans, seven battalions strong, not alone occupied first line trenches but at points gained access to some of the communicating trenches. The French by a counter-attack, it is officially announced by Paris, suc ceeded in driving out the Germans from all but a few of these positions, the Germans suffering heavy casualties. Thy general mass meeting held at the Commun'ty building TuesJay ev ening waj emphatically in favor of a jood road through to Badin, and the hairnian was authorized to name a committee to hold a conference with '.he people living along the line of the road. It was agreed that this meet ing ahoul i be held on tjhe 2ith at Richfield, and that the pepole along the line in Rowan and in Stanly, who might frel an intereHt in the road be invited to attend thia conference that ome definite step might be taken looking to the completion of tfhe road and its maintanence. The gentlemen named above are asked to act as a committee repre senting this city, and it is also de sirable that others go to the Rich field "meeting on the 29th. This con ference ought to blase the way for a ;etter road. It ought to concentrate jnd organize the road Intertst In Howan and Stanly looking to this jarticular road. It Is therefore very necessary that those named here at '.end the conference and that they see jo it that the pepole of the two coun t'es along the line of the road, at '.end the conference. Richfield is named as a convenient place for the conference. It is on midway ground between this city and Ubcmarle and it is a convenient place for those living above Richfield and for those living below to gather for a roai conference, and the invitation is General to all who will attend The resolution calling for this con ference committee specified nine or ten men, Ibut every other man who would like to be present and join the onference has the same privilege. A cordial invitation is extended to people in Albemarle and between Sal isbury and Albemarle to poin ronference. IS OPPOSED TO RESOLUTION OF SENATOR GORE REGARDING ISSUANCE OF WARNING. Action Taken on Name Sent In by President Wilson as United State Representative to Southern Repub licFrancis to be Named Minister to Russia Pork Barrel Rill Re ported. '"' ' (By Associated Press.) this . Nell I na moment of frivolity I told Mr. Guttler he held the key to my heart. Belle Don't lose any slept about that. Mr. Guszler can never fi.nl the key hole. Tommy Pop, every church has a nave, hasnt Jt?": Tommy's Pop "Urn- how do yog spell itT" "'Happiness depends half on what ws d and half on what ws don't Good Road Interest. Albemarle Feb. 22nd. As March 'th draws nearer, the date on which the good roads meeting is to be held lere, interest develops, both here and 'rom other places along the proposed ine of road. Mr. W. M. Ivey, of New London, end a booster for the Albe-marle-Badin-Salisbury road was in town yesterday and he thinks the road ivill be completed from here to Salis bury in a very short while. Mr. Ivey ;ays that, since Albemarle Township was practically to take care of the "oad leading out fiom here to Salis bury, to the township line," there really remains two miles of road to be considered as unsettled, that being the two miles from New London tj Albemarle Township line. He says that within a week the road will have en finished from Salisbury down to New London. He thinks the township (Harris Township) will take car of the two mile link. Mr. Wilson is Unchanged in His Op position to Such Action and So Ad vices Congress Not Likely to Pais' if President Objects Not Discuss ed at Monday's Conference. (By Associated Press.) Washington, Fefi. 23. PresWent Wilson is unchanged in his opposition to having Congress pass a resolution warning Americans to keep off of armed merchantmen of the European belligerents and Congress has been so advised. It is stated authoratively that the discussion of such a move did not come up at the conference Monday n ght with Chairman Stone ani Chairman Flood of the Congressional committee dealing with foreign af fairs and with Democratic Leader Kern. Congressman who were at the White House today said there would be considerable discussion of Sena tor Gore's resolution to warn Amer icans to stay off belligerent merchant men but that there was very little prospect of passing it if it is undesir ei by the administration. Just now the President wants to be free to handle the international sit uation and the word has been passed that the administration would like as little discussion as possible. Washington. Feb. 23 Henry ' Fletcher's nomination as am- bastiador to Mexico was' this morning reported to the Senate by the Foreign Relations com mittee with 'he recommenda tion that it be confirmed as soon as possblle. , APPEALS FOR PAROLE OF 14 LABOR LEADERS A barber is naturally too sick to work when be is so hoarse he can't speak above a whisper. BURTON MAKES ANNOUNCEMENT. Columbun, Ohio, Feb. . 23. Former Senator Theodore E. Burton, at Cleveland today, fil ed with Secretary of State Hflderbrandt formal announce ment of his candidacy for the Republican nomination for President. ' Men Are Now Serving Sentence In Leavenworth Federal Pemitentiar Parole Board Refuses to Act. (By Associated Pres-a) Washington, Feb. 23. Appeals for parole of fourteen labor leaders who are serving sentences in the Leaven worth penitentiary for their part in the socalled dynamite conspiracy of which the destruction of the Los An geles Times building was the climax, was laid before President Wilson to day. The fourteen men are eligibile for parole, having served one-thiri of their sentences. Their cases have been heard by the parole board which took no action. NEW CHARGES AGAINST BRANDEIS AUeged That He Was Employed by E. H. Harrimsn to Secure Proxiea in Celebrated Illinois Central Rail road Matter. (By Associated Press.) Washington,' Feb. 23. New charges alleging the employment of Louis D, Brandeis by E. H. Harriman to ob tain proxies in the celebrated fight for control of the Illnois : Central Railroad and of Mr. Brandeis' relar tions to the Equitable Life Assurance Society were filed today with the Senate sub-committee considering the Brandeis nomination for Supreme Court Justice.- RECEIVERSHIP SUIT DISMISSED . (By Associated Press.) . V Dallas, Texas, Feb.' 23. The re ceivership brought against' the Tex as A Pacific Railroad Company by the Bankers Trust Comspny of New York : was dismissed hi the United States district court here , today on tli rrnund' at lack of Jurisdiction. j Attorneys for the plaintiff ssid an , j appeal would be taken. Washington, Fifo. 23.-nHenry ; Fletcher's nomination to be Minister to Mexico, was taken up to jay by the senate committee on foreign - rela tions and it is expected that a prompt report favoring a confirmation will be made, despite the fact that some Republican members of the commit tee are dissatisfied with ths recent report of President Wilson telling of ; the facts wtych 11 to his racognl tion of" the de factor government headed by Carramaa. Some think it is unwise to delay longer the matter of sending a diplomatic representa tive to. Mexico - fro lUhe United States. .... 'v 1 ,j , President Wilson will nominate Da vid R.- Francis, former governor of Missouri, to be ambassador to Rus sia, as soon as it can be ascertained, that he will be acceptable to the Rus sian government. Mr. - Francis' ac; ceptance of the post was announced ' yesterday following a conference & : held -with the President Mx. Franc e's is to succr jd Ambassador Marye, ' who resigned some days ago. The' Russian ambassador Is a very hnpor- . , I, . i. . ' mm jmjsi, especially just how tnat the war h bringing many difficulties to -diplomats. , , . , , The annual rivers and harbors ap propriation bill aggregating $39, 000,000 in direct approbation for, expenditure through many sections of the country, ws favorably reported to the house today. The bill has been cut four million dollcm from the original estimates. A lively fight ia to be on the New York harbor Item. BLEASE TO ASK TO BE , NAMED GOVERNOR. Columbia, S. O, Feb. 22. Cole L. Biease today formally announced : that he wouIJ be an aspirant for the Democratic nomination of Governor in the next primary. He will oppose Richard I. Manning, present Cover- nor. Blese served aa Governor from, 1911 until last year, making his term li spectacular chiefly because of the many pardons he Issued. Cotton Shows Renewed Nervousness, New York, Feb. 23. The cotton market showed renewed nervousness early today and " first prices werei about S to 7 points net lower on more acWe months position. Mardh con tracts sold at 11.18 on call or 9 poiwta under Monday's close and into new low ground for the movement, while May sold at 11.46 and July 11.68 or 4 to 5 points net lower. The market steadied by covering shorts and buy ing for reaction with ruling months ranging steady and quiet. ' , " The engagement had Just been an nounced. "All th man tell me you are a thoroughry ood fellow," she said. "Oh, dont let that worry you," be replied. "I txpct to reform after we are married.'' If the truth were known, it Is fre quently the unde dog that begins the fight.' Tell a womaa you can read her like a book and see she immediately gets red. ' ' Would you say Of the setrs i the Ta m I Ate show of themselves?
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