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TRUE REBBPimtQ (DmmfWQim BURIES EM SMUSBLUUSV MA V TO TO SomTEErJUL Sal THE POST RECEIVES IN ITS OFFICE DAILY LEASED WIRE REPORTS OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. NEWS SOURCES ARE SPEAK OUT! LET POST WANT I AOS ACT AS TOUS SPOKES I MAN WHEN YOU WANT HELP, I WANT TO SELL, OR WANT TO I BUT. THEY GO HOME. I NOT EXCELLED BY ANY NEWS PAPER IN NORTH CAROLINA. VOL. J2. WO. 85. MAL1MBUKV. NOKTU CAatOLlNA MONDAY, APRIL 17. 1916. rtuvm mi is, gP PERSHING-CARRANZA REPORTS DIFFER Amencan Commander Says it Was Carranza Soldiers That Attacked the Americans. FINDING OF VILLA BODY IS NOT CONFIRMED Remains Were to Have Reached Chihuahua on a Special Train But Have Not Arrived. (By Associated Tress.) Wasiintrton, April 17. As the hours pass without confirmation of the story of the findinir of the body of Francisco Villa Washington crows more doubtful. Villa's body was to h- Taxied Chihuahua City last night by special train but American Consul Fletcher has not forwarded to rumors as to Villa's leath, which must be circulat ed there. State and War Department official:? refuse to comment today on General Pershing's report of the Parra! fijht. which is much different from the ver sion transmit'ed General Carranza to support his suggestion that the Am erican troops be withdrawn. The American report shows thai , ' arranza troops not only joined in the attack upon the little detachment of Americans but followed them sev eral miles as they withdrew in orde to avoid a clash. ine majority a .Mexicans killei are reported by General Pershing to have been Caranza soldiers, one of whom was an officer. It was indicated at the State De partment that further details would be sought from the American officers before a reply would be sent to Gen eral Carranza. Secretary Lansing plans originally to deal with the Parral incident as a separate question, not to be included in the reply to the note of Carranza suggesting the withdrawal of the American expedition. Villa's Body Has Not Arrived. Kl Paso, April 17. A dispatch re ceived by General Gavira, commander of the Juarez garrison, from Cusihui riachie, at 10:30 this morning stated that the body of Francisco Villa had not arrived there at that hour. ' Villa's Whereabouts. Washington, April 17. Secretary of War Baker today received a dis patch from Naeo saying that Villa was last seen heading in the direction of the place where reports yesterday said he-was buried. The dispatches are taken by War Department offi cials to mean that the report of Vil ja's death might be true. The dis patch was immediately sent to Presi dent Wilf-n. Villa Has Been Taken. Washington, April . 16. Amer'can troops will be withdrawn from Mexi co immediately if Francisco Villa is dead. Administration officials made this unqualified statement tonight, commenting on reports 'from Mexican sources that the bandit's body ' had been discovered and was -being taken to Chihuahua City by special tra'n. Villa Reported to Be Killed. Mexico City, April 13. Villa's dead foody has been dug up out of a two weeks' old grave by Carlos Carranza, nephew of General Carranza and is being brought by him and an escort of soldiers to the city of Chihuahua. This information was contained in a telegram received iby the war depart ment late today. Why the President Fails to Answer You L . V iJi: ml f - 11 fAW ii Mi ALL EMPLOYES MAY I BOMBARDMENT ONE AMERICAN WAS HURT IN ATTCAK. RECOVER DAMAGES AVOUCOURT Federal Safety Appliance Acts So Rome Reports Heavy Fighting on construed by the Supreme the Austro ltalian Front With j Court of the U. S. Italian Success. ! DECISION ANNOUNCED IN TEXAS AND PACIFIC CASE , THE FRENCH INFANTRY IS HELD IN CHECK 1 1 n J.1 te? t No Matter Whether Injured Per son is Engaged in Intra-State or Inter-State. IRA SMITH. Ira Smith's job is to see that the about five President of the United States is not annoyed by the thousands of people who write to him. And Mr. Smith is a very busy man. Every day many hundreds of letters addressed to the chief executive usually they are marked "private" or "confidential" unsvev reach he White House. Aa a rule (By Associated Press.) Washington, April 17. The United States Supreme Court today so con strued the various Federal safety ap pliance acts so that all employes no matter whether engaged at the time in intra-State or Interstate nny recover damages ifo injur es occur ring through failure of inter-Stite railroad to comply with the State ap pliance laws. This is regarded as a precedent making decision, giving safety appli ance laws a scope far greater than Rioutous Demonstrations Occur in Athens at Meeting of Ven irelos Adherents. (By Associated Press.) After temporarily assuming the aggressive in the Ven'un battle, laun ching attacks in the Douaumont Vaux region, w:th which it is declared they gained some ground, the French yesterday and last ngiht held their infantry in check. Neither was there any move by German infantry ac cording to the Paris bulletin. Apparently a new movement of some importance is bcTng prepared west of the Meuse. Heavy bombardment of French po sitions in the Avoncourt region and Washington, April 17. One of two Americana aboard the Russian bark Imperator, from Gulf Port. Miss., to Marseilles. France, waa wounded, when the veatiel was Ared on by an Aus trian submarine In the Mediter ranean, according to official ad vicea received from the State Department today. The State Department' in formation came from the Con sul at Barcelona, Spain. He aald the ship waa flred on April 1 1th without warning. The wounded American la In a hos pital at Barcelona. iTO HANDLE THE iSOUTH'SROP QUICK Inter-State Commerce Commis sion Issued a Memorandum to Roads Handling Fruit. MU8T HANDLE THE CARS , AND PROMPTLY RETURN A Shortage of Oars is Threatened and the Commission Urges i Their Return to Roads. ' , TWO SHIPS SUNK. London, April 17. The slnk- ing of a neutral ship and a British steamer was today re- ported by Lloyds. The Norwe- gian ship Glendoon was sunk by gun fire. The lost British steamer waa the Harrovian which waa unarmed. ox tne Dacn is sent un- , opened to Mr. Wilson. The rest have failed tc passMr.Smith,who is a I handwiitting expert and can ell , which of the le'ters ihc President must see and which should be turned ! j that of the Federal employes liabili- along the line some distance north- ty law. The first employes liability law was even annulled years ago be cause it applied to employes engaged in intra-State companies as well as interstate companies. The decision was anounced in the over '.a the executive office staff for FOR LEGISLATURE Report Says the Well Known Teach er, Editor and Preacher Will be a Candidate on Republican Ticket for the House. Rev. Dr. J. L. M. Lyerly, well known pastor, editor and Rowan cit izen, is likely to be a candidate for the legislature on the Republican 1 ticket. The Post is not authorized to say SOME LIVE STATE NEWS OF THE DAY i A Few Items of General Interest Just aa Taken From the Wires1 Robbers at Raleigh, New Candi date for Attorney General la An nounced, Walser to Withdraw. (By Associated Press.) Greensboro, April 17. Wash Cars well a negro committed suicide at his home at Guilford college early to day. The man was sitting in his bed when he killed himself with a revtolw- positively that he will ber(in politics, . er. but one very close to the gentleman and high up in county politics de clares that Jja7erly will be a can didate for the general assembly. Dr. Lyerly is Well known in ths county and in nearby counties. He has been engaged in educational work in Kowan lor some years and was i the candidate for the office of super intendent of public instruction on the sxate nepuniican ticket some years ago. He was editor of the Albemarle Chronicle and followed it to Concord a few years later. He has 'been prominent in local church and educa toinal circles for many years. suit of a brakeman on the Texas and J Pacific railroad injured by a defective i ladder on a car markeu ibad order," and left standing in the Marshall (Texas) yards for repairs. It was necessary for the brakeman to take the car over the main line to the shops for repairs. Justice Pitney, speaking for the entire murt, held that frr in has taken to Itself exclusive jurisdiction over safety appliances for inter State railroads and the State did not have authority to make laws regulat- ing them for the benefit of State em ployes. The court held that all that was necessary was ths' the railroad be engaged in inter-State commerce for i ! A. T-J I 1 - A. 4. .11 -A ' Iuie rcuerni law w ajspiy iu mi ana regulating safety. The judgment of the Texas court in favr-of'thfr-ibTakerrran for $15,000 was affirmed. . east inducing uead Man's Hill sec tor, has been mentioned in several of ficial statements by the French war office, and similar artillery activity is again recorded today. Although Rome has reported heavy fighting on the Austro-Italian front with successes for the Italians the headquarters statement from Vienna mentions only small engagements and records no changes in territory. Riotous demonstrations occurred in 1 Athens when an attempt was madej to brewk up a meeting of adherents! of former premier Venizelos, sup-i porter of the entente cause. One re-1 port says several shots were fired and that a number of the former pre mier's followers were arrested. ICrown Prince Had Narrow Escape. Geneva, Switzerland, April 17. Paris reports reaching here state that the Crown Prince had another escape from death or injury recently n the Verdun fighting. L CHINA GROVE PASTOR Rev. W. II. Riser Wanted aa Pastor Washington, April 17 The South's early fruit and vegetable crops are so threatened by a shortage of re frigerator cars that the Inter-state Commerce Commission has issued a memorandum calling attention to the railways responsible to the Import ance of having sufficient refrigerator cars to supply the demand for the movement of the crop. "The importance of having refrig erator cars for the movement of these irroDs is obvi os," the memorandum reads," and there would seem to be no reason for diverting the cars In tended for this purpose. The com mission therefore urges all roads to make immediate arrangement for the return to the owning lines all cars In their possession." That mamttia tt ataa aVV& nMA . road which is .being called upon to of First Church In Gate City to handle a larger volume of shipments of fruit and vegetables reports that tt finds upon investigation that prac tically all its refrigerator cars are now on other lines. PRECINCT MEETINGS HELD. BAD FIRE IN AUGUSTA, GA. El Paso, Texas, April 16. Francis co Villa is dead and his body, dis'n terred some days after his burial, is in ryossession of the Carranza troops, according to a series of telepraiohic messages received in Juarez today by the Mexican officials. For more than a' week reports that Villa had died from wounds have been current here and in Juarez. To day's accounts were the most circum stantial and apparently reliable yet .. received. They were accepted with (By Associated t Press.) Augusta, Ga., April 17. Fire which last night broke out in the Harrison, building on Broad street and at one time threatened to spread to' other' structures was extinguish! early this morning after, damage es timated at $7.5,000 had been done to the buildjng and property of its tea ants. .-j. The .Harrison building is directly across Br6ad street from the princi pal buildings which were "destroyed w the big-, fire -of March 22. ages to the telegraph 3 operators ; at Madera and Cusi'.iui'acliicv asking for confirmation; ' The Madera and Cusihuriachic op erators-answered confirming the re port and stating- the body was being taken to. Chihuahua. The telegraph operator at San An tonio, miles west of Chihuahua, telegraphed Consul Garcia that Vil la's;, body was in possession of Co. 'reserve by American officials includ-; Carlos Carranza, nephew of General Ag General Bell but Mexican officials Carranza, who was taking it in a j,. .pressed confidence in their relii5S- special train to Chihuahua, nty. The messages, in the order in' In reply to these messages Jele which they were received (were as fol-i grmme were eent to-the CaVanza gen lows: j erahi in the field and to officials in The dispatcher of the. Mexican, Mexico ityehihuahoa, and other Northwestern railroad at Juarez re-points ira'ng ? confirmation ' but no ported to General Gavira, Carranza: answers jhave yetfbeen received. -Commander at Juarez, that: he had. Apart (from tho telegrams sent 'heard a conversation on the tele- here there --are some known facts graph wire to the effect that Villa's which leave been pointed out by, Jfex body was in the hands of the Car- Scan officiols as lending strong sup ranza troops. . ' . 1 lort to the truth of thereport that General Gavira notified Consul, the bandit chiefs career, has been Andres Garcia hero who ruahed mess-closed fey dath. . . Robbers at Raleigh Raleigh, April 17TRoHbers blew open the safe in the office of the Texas Oil Company between mid-j night and morning and obtained ap-, proximately $400. 1 The police are. working on the case Ibut have not hit i on any sort df a clue. A New Candidate. Winston-Salera, April 17. It was authoritatively announced here to .lay that J. J. Parker, of Union county, wjll be a candidate for the office of Attorney general on the Republican ticket. General Zeb Vance. Walser, of Lexington, who was named for this position by a caucus of the Repub licans, will withdraw, it is said. NOTE READY TO GO. Washington, April 17 It was announced at the White House today that the Presi dent has practically completed the forthcoming note to Ger many and it will in all likeli hood be sent forward either this evening or tomorrow. Delegates Chosea to the County Dem ocratic Convention Here Next Sat : urday. , .The precjnet meetings were held throughout the county last Saturday to name delegates to the county Dem- ocratic convention in Salisbury next Saturday These meetings included , those held in Salisbury, Spencer, East ( Spencer. A complete list of those chosen had not been turned in o Chairman Woodson at noon today. It is hoped to have them, at least those from Salisbury, Spencer and East Spencer, by tomorrow in order that they may be published. Succeed the Late Rev. J. E. Shenk, The official body of the First Luth eran church of Greensboro has ex tended a call to Rev. W. H. Riser, pastor of the China Grove Luther n church to succeed the late Rev. J. E. Shenk, who died several months ago. The call was extended at the unani mous request of the entire congrega tion. It is not known whether the call will be accepted or not. Mr. Ri er is a native of South Car olina. CHARGED WITH HIGHWAY ROBBERY. Frank Howell, a White Man, Taken in Charge on Request of Concord Officers Pistol Found on His Pen. ' son. ' ; ' ; ', ; Early Sunday morning Chief of He was educated in Newberry Polica Miller received a nuun tt, college, in South Carolina, before he on the lookout for a white man took the course in the theological name Frank Harwood and had de seminary at Columbia, S. C. ! scriptlon of him, he being wanted in The minister wss ordained in 1898 Concord on a highway robbery and he took up his first w6rk for the charge. It was not many minutes un church in the mountains of West Vir- til tha chief located tha man on East ginia. He preached for two years in the valley of Virginia and he followed the late Mr. Shenk In a pastorate in Norfolk. There he preached for 10 years. . He has been in CMna Grove for nearly five years. He was highly recommended to the Greensboro church by the mission board and the Council street and when arrested a pistol was found on his person. Ho was tried in the county court this morning and plead guilty td carry ing concealed weapons but demled any knowledge of the highway robbery for wh'ch he is charged. : Judge Carl ton fined him 50 and costs in the pis- Press Issue to a Decision. "Washington, April 17. .President FOREST FIRES CONTINUE. Sections of Eastern Carolina Still Suffer From Flames Local 'Show ers Help Fire Fighters. Wilson, it was said, has been stead'ly (By Associated Press.) Kinston, N.fC, April 1. Reports Stales can prevent a break of diolo received here! early today indicate matic relations. that forest tires in Eastern counties Unofficial dispatches from Berlin of the State still prevail in - several ( indicate, that the . Germm govern districts. Property, warned by re- nmi ig to meet the Unted ports of damage Friday night and gtates ;mqre tnan half way and were Saturday, protected their belnogings read j, interest by onVals, but it by counter firing, however, and with g-y they woud ot chin-re the President Wilson Approves Sentence. (B Associated Press.) engaged on the note to Germany forj Washington, April 17. President two days. - The document, officials i WClson today approved the recom said, will 'press the submarine iasue mendation of the Secretary of War to a decision. The communication, imposing a sentence of reprimand now almost completed? was character- upon Lieutenant-Colonel Goodier of ized today as being very firm in tone, the aviation service, who was recent Officials believe that only the ( ly tried by court martial in connec-j prompt acquiesence by Germany in t tion with charges over conduct at the the position taken by the United Sandiego station. A fellow, may be scattered-brained expression was made yesterlay by 'tof case and on allure to pay this he memmers or tne irst cnurcn mat ne win rve,90 day on the can. Judge would accept the call and In a shorC Carlton is set hard anlnst the car. rying of pistols and it is $50 or three months in his court for conviction in such cases. i " .Howell will be held for the Concord , authorities aa soon : as he pays up hsre or serves his time. while to begin his ministry. EASIER IS RIGHT HERE' i The Business Men Who Rave Season-1 able Goods are Making the Last ' Call this Week for Shopping for' WORK OF COUNTY COURT. Easter Wants Read Today's Ad- .A Number of Defendants Appear Be- and still 'not distribute his thoughts liberallyi INSPECTING THE fcOADS. vertisements, Only a few more days until Easter, one this week to shop for the all in teresting season, only the few re maining days of this week to get yourself and your household in readiness. fore Judge Carlton and Pay Fine and Get Time. Cases disposed of in the county court this morning were as foMowsr Paul Barber, colored, for carrying a razor got three montha an the I roads. For engaging in aa affray the exception of the destruction of a few unimportant structures in Car terett county early Sunday late dam age has been confined to(, standing timber, Local showers were reported in several districts' last night .land served to heift check the flames. SAN FORD MAN ELECTROCUTED. Employe of Carolina Power Light Company Meets Instant Death When 2,300 Volts Pass Thro His Body. . , (By Associated Press.) Sanford, N. O, April R. Sandy, an employe of th Carolina Power and light Company, was elec trocuted her this morning; when he accidentally received 200 volts of electricity. - He amt to Sanford u? months If or Durham. :JHeuwas a program decided on at Friday's cabi- , net meeting. The President and his cabinet have agreed on the steps to be taken and the President is 'now fin'shing the 1 ohh-azeology 1 i' the communication. He -intends to include in, the indict ment of Germany's submarine cam- paign attsciks on neutral vessels not I carrying Americans. That will be , done on the ground of humanity and for the reason that many of these neutral vessels are going to and from the' United States. MAY NOT BE NICHOLSON. (By Associated Press.). ' Washington. Apr! 17 Alfter a conference today with Secretary of, War Baker Senator Kern said the . prospect of the appointment of Mer , native of Raleigh, and is survived by idith Nicholson, the Indiana author,, wife. A J "Howr canifeDow get in - the swim'T" asked the social climber. "Oh, there are divers ways," replied the so ciety reporter. , ; . , as assistant Secretary of War, was very doubtful Secretary Baker herd ( not reached a final decision but if the, Kern said Mr. Nicholson would re ceive it , ' 1 The Post published some weeks ago the Itinerary of the inspection trip, over the -Central Highway and ppst'Uad, starting at Morehead City and ending at Winston-Salem, ifter crossing' the mountains to Ashc'ville. This itinerary is made under the direction of the state high way commission and is accom panied by a United States en gineer. This city will be the point for tomorrow afternoon, and at 4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon there will be a meet ing held in the Cominunity au ditorium to which the public is invited and especially are all good road boosters expected. . The party making this tour will spend tomorrow night in Salisbury and should be given a cordially wefcome and a large audience at tho commu nity building in the afternoon tomorrow, ' Tuesday at 4 o'clock. The business men of the city are, calling for the Easter shoppers to take advantage of these few days. It has been put off until now, the buying of some much needed article, but the a time for buying is here now, the pol i icy of waiting will not go much longer. I j There are. a number of new and in teresting advertisements In the Even ing Post today, every one of which is worth reading, and each, of which will proVe helpful to the shoppers of this Easter week. Some ohe( advertise ments we wish to point you io are: T. M. Kesler ! V. Wallace & Sons. Oestreicher's. Empire Drug Store. The Colonial Theatre. J. Feldman & Sons. The Iris ' Theatre. The Main Theatre. Arey Hardware Co. W. A. Brown. rlrk Titti IVollrAl liairmsiMtV waist w 4 1" wen vMa. ARRESTED ON pended as to Barber. Wblker . was fined $10 and costs, ' t - , Jim Disiner, a one-legged .white man, for being drunk, was given 30 days, sentence to begin this afternoon at 6 o'clock. Jim Immediately left town. . He would be a burden on the county aa or is-onv-iaggoa aau na a erippled hand and, this was why he was given opportunity to get away.' He hailed from Virginia, , Frank.' Howellr cfcrryinft a pistol was fined 50 ,and eoets er ;9Q days, t Same' Hope, a Orahloi Quarry ne gro, for being drunk in that town, was let oft on payment of costs. Sobert Cole, a strange young negro for stealing a quart of frape uict from a Southern freight car, was giv en six months on the gang. Wfill Kelley, colored, was indicted on four charges, drunk and disorder ly, carrying concealed weapons, dis turbing religious worship, and inde CHARGE . cent exposure. On the drunk and dis- OF THEFT. orderly and ; indencent exposure charges judgment was suspended; for Chief Miller received a ' message disturbing religious worship he gets, vwctenlav to arrest a whif.a man bv itr montha or tha s-anr and ifor car- , name of E. E. Tenant who bad stolen ryihgconcealed weapons he serves an a bicycle, a pistol and other articles additional ninety days. - at New London and was headed to-' 1 ward Spencer. The wheel was recov-' "Mono j is a joke," exclairrJ tve ered and a New London officer came rich man," eontemtuously. "V.", it up this mom tog for Tenant and took isn't every fellow who can ; - ' I him there for trial. - J with it," replied the irrr :
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