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WEATHER FORECAST UNSETTLED TONIGHT AND THE SHAY, THE POST RECEIVES IN ITS OFFICE DAILY LEASED WIRE REPORTS OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. NEWS SOURCES ARE NOT EXCELLED BY ANY NEWS PAPER IN NORTH CAROLINA. SPEAK OUTl - LET POST WANT ADS ACT AS YOUR SPOKES MAN WHEN YOU, WANT HELP, WANT TO 8ELI OR WANT TO BUY. THEY CO HOME. T VOL, JJ. NO. 49. SALISBURY, NORTH CAROLINA. MONDAY, MARCH 6, 1916. rilCB TWO C3NT2? IS Crown Prince's Armies Turning Attention to Flanks of the French Position. ARTILLERY ACTIVITY RAGES IN WOERVE j s a mi a m ' Jincucauqn Are inai uermany May Be Planning Another Of fensive Movement. (By Associated Press.) With the French center in the Dou aumont sector apparently still hold ing firm against the desperate assault of the Crown Prince's armies Ger many is again turning attention to the flpnks of the French position around the stronghold. Intense artillery activity in the Woevre region was reported in the Paris bulletin last night, the fire cen tering; upon the region of Haug-vnont and Fresnes, about ten 'miles south east of Verdun. The testing of the French strong hold by furious assault on the main defenses is continuing. Illustrative of . this was yesterday's attack on the left of the Douaumont sector near the Cote. Du Poizro. There the French lines held firm, according to PariB, while in the immediate front of Dou- aumont the German assaults were , temporarily suspended, the heavy French artillery continuing' its ans wer to the rain of giant shells which the Teuton's heavy guns twere pour ing upon the defenseless trenches. A correspondent 1 quotes French military men as , declaring that th? German achievements so far in the trreat battle for erdun has resulted merely in restoring the lines to the position they occupied at the end of 1914, before the French in a series of local attacks began ex panding the defenseless area about the fortress. .. , Verdun itself is now-under German artillery fire, but according to cor respondents little damage has been done. ' Indications that Germany may be planning another offensive movement on the west front were contained in reports from Dutch sources that im portant troop movements were going on behind the front in Belgium, 40,000 derinan cavajrymeu are saiu w uts on the way to the battle lines near Ypres, in which sector the famous German attempt to break through and reach Calias occurred in April, 1915. From the French front to Asor ' Minor there has been no events of importance of a military way so far as the official bulletins show. . Jn Armenia the Russians are re ported' continuing their pursuitof the defeated T urksr and the drive south ward toward Tigris and far off Bag dad. '( . . TWELVE PERSONS ' IN AN AIR RAID England Was Again .Visited by. Zep pel ins Sunday Night and a Dozen Lives Were Lost, Thirty-three Per i som Killed. . ' J (By 'Associated Press.) London, March 6, Twelve persons were killed and-33 injured last night in a Zeppelin raid. Three Zeppelins took part in the attack, 'according to information given out official today. An official statement given out in London last night said that two hos tile I air crafts had crossed over the Northeast coast of England. At that time their movement was not quits ' dearly defined. Some bombs were tiretamed into the sea near the coast The number of casualties .reported VERDUN Nl UNDER GERMAN FIRE is mucn smaller xnan mac in ine last " 'raid in which. -7! persons were killed and 117 were injured. This vat Jan vary' Slat over the middle counties of England. " , ' . HOMICIDE IN GREENSBORO. Greensboro, March lv Carl Freddy, foreman in the spin afng and apooHng room of the White Oak Cotton Mills here, was shot todsy by Norman Johnson, his second hand. It was said that Johnson had been discharged by . Freddy. ' The wounded insa lived only a few mlnstes after being shft. John ' son is under arrest. ' ARMY BILL IN HOUSE AND SENATE Second of the Preparedness Measures Oet Before Congress Today by House Route. THE SENATE BILL WAS INTRODUCED SATURDAY The Army is to be Raised to a Fighting: Strength of 140, 00Q Troops. Washington, March 6. With the introduction of the House army bill the second of the Nationul defense measures recommended by President Wilson was before Congress. The first of these measures was that in troduced in the Senate on Saturday, the senate army bill. As complete the bill proposes to increase the regular army to a strength of 110,000 fighting troops, which means the addition -of 40,000 men and 7,439 officers. It also pro vides 780 additional offkers for de tached service with the national , military schools and elsewhere. 7. . . , Its provision is for & maximum strength of 170,0OoSnen. Senate Bill in Saturday. Washington, March 4. The first of the national preparedness bills, said by its sponsor, Chamberlain, chair- man of the Senate military commit- : , . tee to be the most comprehensive ever - , r, , . , . . day. It contains all the elements of the army plan prepared by Secretary fin ann tnnliiftiMiy f n n KAnrmnnrn IS J i.u u i j i i form. 1 FREE BRIDGE IN With Numerous Signers the Peti . tions Were Placed Before the Board of Commisisoners. WILL ASK FOR A JOINT COMMISSIONERS MEETING The Petitions Asking the Coun ties to Provide a Bridge Will Be Laid Before Davidson. Members of the committee named some days ago. to take up the matter of a free bridge 'across the Yadkin river were, today before the commis sioners laying a petition before that body, the petitions being signed by the people ,of each county. A number of the members of the joint committee from Davidson coun ty were here this morning nd with the Rowan members went before the board and laid their petitions before that, body, and this afternoon the committee will go before the board of commissioners of Davidson- county and present petitions' favoring a free bridge. ; It is understood that the commit tee nil ask for a joint meeting of the two boards some time soon to eanvass the matter and to see what can be done in getting a free bridge across the Yadkin connecting the two counties. ' The petitions were quite freely signed in. each county. Jn some in stances the petition was not pressed, being in the hands of a committee man who for some reason or other dlj not push the petition, but the to tal number of signers was said to-be large, especially considering the abort time the matter had been1 in the hands of committeemen.1 , , - .' v- i - ' ) i r 'POWER TO TAX. COUPONS. State Havel Right to Puce Tax oa Coupons Good for Premiums De cision Rendered by United Ststes Supreme Court. - - (By Associated Press.) t ' Washington, March ' 6. Power of States to impose taxes on coupons redeemable in premiums was upheld by the Supreme Court today. The effect is, that the legality of premium advertisements by which it is ex plained 1125,000,000 worth of merch andise is used annually will depend upon State laws. r. , . ::: Webb With the President . . , (Special to Post) - - Hickory, March 6 Ae-resontative E. Yates Welab, in a telegram receiw ed here today, states that he will stand with President Wilson on the subrnarino question. - ; . . . PET N FOR Baker Named Secretary (By AsHoriated Press) Washington, March 6.Newton D. Baker, former mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, has been selected by President Wilson for Secretary of War to succeed Lindsay M. Garrison resingned. Mr. Baker has accepted the position and is now arranging his affairs in Cleve land preparatory to coming to Washington to take up his new duties. Al BE GROWING FINE Directors Name the Pate and Plan for the Event-This Fall October Fair Month. DATE OCTOBER 24-27 FOR THE PEOPLES FAIR Contracts Have Been Signed for Attractions Advance Sale of Season Tickets to Feature. The directors and stockholders are IaaUrm .aiak.l ' a V.I Hi. , , . ,. 1 season in the way of one of the big- . . est "BtJ ff inquiries haVe been coming in as to I what date would be selected and what is the program and it is the desire of everyone interested that no pains . uc mLimi uj ni Kiviiijc bile nnjiK I .. . ....... . . i the best exhibition ever pulled off in this section df the state and. proba bly will lead all other fairs of our good old state along the agricultural ' Ill-IAS A ft tW AO rut" AAitaMniiaf Sam A irwl i various consultations with the weatn t o man t hA naannlntinn K a a onlAAin,! er man October 24-27 for this big event. Thif date, will not conflict with any fair near Salisbury so far as we know at the present time and . will allow enough time for an exhibit to be sent to the State Fair and returned to Sal isbury for the , JRwwan fair. Our County Farm Demonstrator Mr. Crumpton hsi' already started plans for a big agricultural exhibit and as sures us that Rowan will be second to none this year. The association is very much pleas ed to announce that contracts have already been signed for some df th best attractions that have ever been booked for Salisbury, . arrangement? having been made with Henry Meyer hofTs Mammoth Attractions of New York, and this company will furnish a select lino of the very best and clean est, attractions that can be secured. Mr. Meyerhoff was Jn the city last Wednesday and after a visit to the fair grounds made the statement that Salisbury had one of the best arrang ed grodnde for amusements that he had seen in the state and he would take the entire Midway and guaran tee to All it. This will remove the disappointment that we might other wise undergo if we waited till all the other fairs had the pick first. The Meyerhoff Company will also furnish the free acts for the Grand Stand which will be the best we have had, one of the features for this season will be Apdale's Zoo consisting of bears, dogs, monkeys. Antes ters and several trainers in charge. This at traction has been the hit of the big northern fairs and is always booked by the Big Canadian fairs, these an imals will perform twice daily in front of the Grand Stand and will es pecially take well with the ladies and children. The association expects to an nounce at an early date plans for an advance sale of season tickets which will give many societies and organi sations as well as individuals ', a chance to get into a very popular con test which will .be worth while to oive some attention as a number of at tractive premiums will be offered. The Jpramium Jist is ww being worked 'up and '.' a' committee is at work on a program that will give ev eryone in the county a "chance to take a part, watch fbr the daily paper and be on hand when the announcement is made. DENTIST LOOK OUT. Greensboro Dentist Lost a Lot of ' Gold Over Sunday, Others May " Watehout , . . ' - i (Special to Post) ' , Greensboro, . March 6Dr. J. W. Griffith, a wH known dentist of this city, lost a lot of gold from his office some time between Saturday night and Monday morning. It seems that a sttewids visit is planned by these thieves, if or Durham was visited last week and Greensboro was warned to look out" for them. : " V .' ;The New War Secretary (By Associated Press.) Washington, March 6 When Pres ident Wilson was making up hia cab inet in 1913 he offered the ,pWe oi Secretary of the Interior to Mr. Baik er twice hut the latter was then may or of Cleveland and declined for that reason. The President and Mr. ltuksr have been close friends tor some time and have corresponded frequently. Mr. Baker is sai.i by friends to be in close sympathy with the Presldent'r policy and is known to have had th.-1 support of some members of the cab inet for the war office. The SO-day period for which Major General Hugh L. Scott, chief of utaff of the army, was named to have charge of the war office expires March 11th and it is believed Mr. Baker's nomination will be sent , tu the Senate before that time. Mr. Baker is 44 years old and wan born at Martinaburg, W. Va., and at the age of 25 years was appointee private secretary to Postmaster Gen eral Wilson in President Cleveland's cabinet In 1887 iic began the prac tice of law at Martinaburg.. Later hs moved to Cleveland where he be cajne city solicitor in 1902. He held this office for ten years until his elec tion as mayor. In 191 he was re elected mayor for a term of two years. At the time of the Baltimore con vention Mr. Baker was prominently mentioned for the vice-presidency -because of the flight be made for Mr Wilson. He has been known for years as one of the leaders of. th? Ohio bar and is highly regarded by the President as a Isryer. ' President Wilson wanted a law yer for the place because of (legal questions constantly arising in the administration of the War Depart ment Mr. Baker is a member of the Ohio State Democratic Tmmittee and is chairman of the executive comtwit tee of his county. He has the record of hsvirg run. for public office in Cleveland during the last . 14 consec Utive yesrs without defeat STATE-WIDE PROHIBITION BILL PASSED IN VIRGINIA. Richmond, Va., March 4 By a vote of 85 to 6 the lower branch of the general assembly tonight passed the state-wid prohibition bill practically as it came from tke senate. The bill provides for the creation of a commissioner of prohibition whose duty will be to see that the law is enforced, while one quart of whis key a month a person is the limit placed on importations off intoxicants from other states. The. law will gf into operat'on on November 1, 191C NORMAN & MACK FORMES NATIONAL CHAIRMAN, ENDORSED AND RE-ELECTED AS A MEMBER OF NATIONAL COMMITTEE BY THE" DEMO CRATS OF NEW YORK STATE. ,- 1 1 " " T" , , i .. .. . i. . . - - . . of War. E House Committee on Rules Agree on One Limiting 'Debate to Four Hours. ADMINISTRATION LEADERS CONFIDENT OF SUCCESS Action of Committee Puts Resolu tion Into a Parliamentary Po sition in House. (By Associated Press.) Washingtqn, Match . Tht House rules committee today agreed upon and will bring in the House tomorrow a special rule for four hours debate on the McLemore resolution warning Americans off armed ship, of Euro pean belligerents. 1 This action put the much discussed resolution into a parliamentary posi tion, where administration leaders are confident they can kill it. The rules committee's action is a preliminary victory for the adminis tration forces. NEGROES OPEN FIRE ON OFFICERS IN ROBESON. Later the Negroes ..Are Pursued and Shot by Possemen -None of Wounds Inflicted Necessarily Fatal Lumberton, , - March 6. Sheriff Lewis and Deputies Prevatt and Phil lips came, in ?rom. the upper end of the county tonight about 8 o'clock bringing four negro prisoners, three of whom had to be shot before they were arrested. Aboia 11 o'clock this morning Offi cers Townsend and Few, of St Pauls were called to a farm three miles away to quell a negro disturbance. Officer Townsend entered the house to arrest the negroes when they seized him, took his pistol and beat Vm up badly about the head and face. While this was going on the other officer was held up outside. The negroes made their escape but .were soon pur sued by a largv party of citiiens who overtook three of them at Lumber Bridge. When ordered to surrender they opened fire on the pursuers but theii shots went wild.' Two of them were shot at that place while another was located and shot at another place, None of the wounds are' necessarily fatal. . Feeling against the negroes in the St. Pauls section is said to be running high. Hit a Vehicle on the Road Near Lan dis Sunday and Did Considerable Damage to Buggy and to Car-. Driver of Ford Was Injured. Landis, March 6. Yesterday after noon about 6:39 o'clock a Ford car driven by the night policeman of Al bemarle ran into the buggy of Floyd Goodnight, while both vehicles were going 8oub in the big road near here. Mr. Gpftdnight was driving en the right hand side' of the road and was near the bank by the side of the road when the machine Vsn into him, strik ing the front wheel cf his buggy, the par running to th left and seemed to skid or swerve at angle across the road, striking and breaking' the wheel, shaft and cross bar of the buggy.' The horse ran ; across the road and was unhurt The Ford, turned turtle and the occupants were thrown out, ex cept the driver who .was pinped in under' the car and right badly hurt There were three men and one woman in the car. The cat was badly used "Every man should study himeslf," remaked the Wise Guy. "Yes, and even at tnat a ieiiotr never Knows half as much about ihmself as some woman knows about him," added the Simple Mug. . '. . . a vv .V- The man who decides ta settle down and look for a wife should be eare- fult whose wife he looks for. . ., SPECIAL RuL FOR RESOLUTION WASHING ONIANS ARE NOW WALKING National Capital in the Midst of a Big Street Car Strike With Service Badly Crippled. MEN DEMAND 30 CENTS AND TEN HOURS WORK A Few Men Stack to Work and Were Augtunented by Clerks. Inspectors and Others. Washington, March 6. The na toinal capital realises fully today that it surely hus a street car strike on its hands. When the com pany began running cars with the few men who stuck to their post aid ed by recruit crews of inspectors, clerks, machinists and former em ployees it managed to give a service of about one fourth the normal. The result was that between the hours of 8 and 9 o'clock this morn ing, when mote than a hundred thous and men and women moved to their day's work the cars were hopelessly loaded in the early stages of the trip, and many of them warped under their heavy human load. , So far there has been no violence. Leaders of the strike have urged the men be peaceful and to remain away from bar-rooms. The demand of the striking men is for 30 cents an hour and for ten hours consecutive time. One company now pays 22 l-2c an hour and another pays 25 cents an hour. ; The men con tend that some of them are obliged by reason of Interrupted runs, so ar ranged to meet th rush hour traffic, to be ' practically on duty lto 18 hours at a time. couni County teachers Meeting Takes up Largely in cuoussing This Coining Event. VALUE OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY TO SCHOOLS This is Discussed By Miss Chilson , of Kern School Corn Club r Members Urged. . V " ;-'U'' Wi. i ii j .-';r;',;. . The meeting of the members of the Rowan County Teachers Association, held in the 'auditorium ofthe com munity Building in this city Satur day, was one of the best meetings yet held by the public teachers of the county. The attendance was large and very few school were unrepre sented. ..This ;efssion t, was devoted largely to the interests of the coming county commencement which? takes place in Salisbury on April 7th. President M. L. Barnes . 'of the Spencer schools presided and gave a lesson on language, then turned the meeting over to County Superinten dent R. G. Kirer, who is also secre tary of the association. Vrof. Kizer took occasion to explain the com mencement pamphlet which has just been issued, and enlightens? these present as to the parade on that oc casion, also touched on the prizes and other features of the commencement A number of teachers also spoke, ex plaining various features of the pro gram as outlined. Among those who spoke were Mrs. T. E. Johnston, Miss Lillian Crisp, Prof. Barnes, Miss Katherine Robertson, Miss Nena Do Berry. Prof. J. A. Leitch, Jr- and Miss 'Annie Bostisn. - Mrs. M, O. Linton, secretary of the Public Library Association, expla'n ed the prise of a gold medal which this association is to give for the best essay! on the part Rowan ' county took in the war between the States Miss Mary Chilson, . of the Kern school, mads a talk oh the value of the public library to the public school children of the county, and gave some personal experience along this line. " County Farm Demonstrator W. B. Crumpton made a talk and emphasis ed the value of enrolling members on the corn clofos of the county. ; The county superintendent report ed that more interest was being mani fested in the " atwosching county commencement ihsn hsd. been shown at this tune in these event In yesrs j pest and the outlook is fbr a great gahterrrr here on ,' that dsy and a most successful oemmeneement:; All schools of the county and hundreds of friends of the public "school are talk- ing and arranging for the event REV. SAM SMALL IN SALISBURy Noted Lecturer Talks to a Large Audience on the National " Prohibition Fight. ; ,, t'Vri; THE OPERA HOUSE FULL ' . TO HEAR DISCUSSION He Flays the Whiskey' Interest and Save National Prohibition I is Already Assured. , , . ( . Sam Small had a full house (Sunday afternoon to hear him discuss Dry America. The Colonial theatre was oik.it un I ... u. u i a I it nutnorirt( ,turer floy the whI)key terest and paint an optimistic, pic ture df the success of National prohi bition, which he declares is here now Mr, Smal is a representative of the National Anti-Saloon League' and is out in the interest of National prohi bition, which measure is .before Con determined organisation to see it trough.; " ' - Mr. Small believes that he will iive trt ansa K 4hlnfs ttiMcrl mnA usilnnn - less nation of the United Sttes., He backs his faith on what has been ac complished, on the " fast growing sentiment and the ftowerful hold the temperance forces have gained dur ing the past eight years. With state after state "gone dry," with ' the sale so curbed in other states and with a sentiment: sweeping ( over the country like a w)ld ; fire 'Congress must act quickly on' a resolution to submit an amendment to the consti tution to prohibit the sale and manu facture of f whiskey in tbe . United States. ' Reviewing the past and what hns been done, showing the strides made during the past few years and comlntr down to the present fight, Mr. Small devoted considerable time to the an swering of the eld argument that na tional" prohibition Interfere . with sUte-rtghtt. ' Rather1 w! II It enforce states rights, and prohibit' the na tional government from dealingg in whiskey over, the lawa and protests of the indivdual' . states that have voted whiskey out The speaker j)ro t rayed Ubcle Sam as a dealer in whis key and said that the fountain head is the Federal government and that to amend the Federal constitution is the only logical and reasonable way to and the traffic His address was strong and appeal ing. He presented facts and figures to show what has been done, what is being done, and what must be done to get rum driven out lie presented the, facts and. figures on the sale a-d manufacture of rum and showed the decrease4..sals.'.i'?f-:-''' f Mr. Small is one of the old school humorirta. -Hs deals f in hard hlowe atid hits fast and hard.' He made prohibition speeches " when ' It took nerye! and courage, when , sentiment was neglible and interest less than nothing. 1 , ' t - t ' He referred to h!s nrt visit to Sal isbury twenty-five years aaro to speak on this israe and compared that dv with this. ; He said that no place had done better than Salisbury, that far and wide has gone the good reports from Salisbury, where the state pro hibition laws are being enforced most splend!hy. ,-' , . ,t , ' ' - He called for a vote and many . hands went up in favor of National prohibition in the form of an amend ment to the constitution.' He appeal ed to the audience to help finance the movement and took many pledges for the work. -High Point Votes on Bonds. - ' r (Special to Post) Hjgh Point, March oWThe cltisens of this city will tomorrow vote oa a proposition to Issue .'bonds to the . amount of $60,000 for stret Improvements.- -', 't .' Even when a thing Isn't all it Is cracked up to be, it is just as well to save the Dieces.' '' . ;'viV'i' Vv'J.' e t DATE IS MARCH 24. -- The anneal meeting of the Chamber of Commerce is to be held oa Friday evening, March 24, instead sc Monday. April 24, as annonced Saturday. This Is to be aa Important meeting, at which officers' sre to be elected and other matters of importance taken up, s- i all members sre asked ' r date in auai sri a- ;tiH present
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