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SALISBURY, NORTH CAROLINA,
FRIDAY, MAY 19, 1916.
PRICE TWO CENTS
SATISFACTORY
NAVAL PROGRAM
Administration Officials Confi
dent Congress Will Make
Plans for Such Measure.
TWO DREADNAUGHTS AND
FOUR BATTLESHIPS URGED
House Leader Kitchin Makes
Formal Announcement That
He Will Not Oppose.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, May I'.K Adminis
tration otlie als re tod jy co g ent
that Congress would provide a jnt
isfactny naval iitiildi'i;r program d
,spite the fact that the r.uval ;vim
ni'ltee of 1 he House abandoned the
five year pi-o-jrnm n commcndr i b:
I "f, siiiedt Wilson aril S.-rctarv l:ui-
OHi'-ials were dis:'.r,o.inted at
the action of
viiimir for a!!
I .lievc that f
the vonimit'ei' 'n pro
linttlo cruisers, as they
om irf ::dnauirht.s
a :e
n t ct ssary.
It i. understood t at C njr-es will
l'C pressed fur a program for two
dread naughts an;t four !attlesh:ns.
The formal an"ouncemenl of House
Leader Kitchin trat he would n t
impose th? projmm but that he ap
pr.jvtd 4he naval opporpriation bill
as complete 1 yesterday is considered
si' -nif' -ant 'n view 'f the f a-t that
he oppose! the administration's pre-1
parrdness measures. i
lltotprtsentative Kitchin declared j
that the bill was satisfactory to him J
and that he mipht make a speech in ,
favor of it.
Washington, May 19. The House
Committee on Naval Affairs trnday
a f pted the following construction
i J'ur the fiscal year 1917:
Five battle cruisers at $20,533,531
caA-h; each to carry ten 14-in5h guns
andto have a speed of 53 knots; '.10
submarine, three of which are to be
fleet and 17 coast defense submarines,
the form?r to cost $3.fiO0.00O a-d the
latter $12.325000; four scout cruisers
at $5,571,900 each; 10 destroyers at
$1,325.:U1; one hospital sh'p at $2,
500.00!!; one fujl ship at $1,363,272,
an I one ammunition ship at $2,711,
(;."(. The total amount appropriated for
n:w construction in this year's uro
gram is $100,211,317, which, together
with some $10,000,000 provid for
the purchase and manufacture of am
munitionwill aggregate $170,000,000.
The amount appropriated for this
purpose in last year's naval ibiH was
only $50,000,000.
Secretary Daniels' plan, which call
ed for an eventual appropriation of
$502,482,214, called for ths following:
construction if or the fiscal year 1917:
Dreudnaughts," 2; battle criusers, 2;
scouts 3; destroyers 15; fleet submar
ines 5; coast submarines 25; gun
hTats 2; hospital ships 1.
. For five years the Secretary asked
.'or a total of 10 drpadnaug.rts; 6
battle cruisers; 10 jfccfut cruisers; 50
destroyers; 15 fleet submarines; 85
coast submarines, and 4 gunboats.
He recamm smde 1 tha cons true-dor.
of a fuel oil ship in 1918 and another
in 1920; an ammunition ship in 1920
an'i another in 1921; a repair ship in
1921 and a hospital ship this year.
In addition to the authorizations
for new constru:t'on the b;'l will
carry $2,000,000 for aerrvautics; ap
propriation of $1,500,000 each for dry
docks at Norfolk and Philadelphia;
13,700,000 for ammunition for ships
already built or authorizad and $4,
' 500 03 in addition for reserve ammu
nition.. In all the measure carries
a total appropriat'on df $240,000,
000, which is $90,000,000 in excess
of the total appropriation carried in
last years program. The measura
increases the navy personnel to a
total of 80,000 men, including marines
and excluisev of officers. The addi
tions! men for the navy authorized
today is 16,500.
CHARGED WITH TREACHERY.
Mayor Mitchell, of New York, Makes
Serious Charge Against Senator G.
-S. Thompson in Connection With
Wire Tapping Case.
New York, May 19. Mayor Mitch
ell, in statement issued todiy, ac
cused Senator G. S. Thompson, chair
man of the legislative committee
which has been ' investigating wire
tapping activities of the police, of
"treschery to the United States," be
cause he attempted to investigate the
tapping of telephones to the munition
plants of Seymour and Seymour. .
COL. ROOSEVELT AT DETROIT
i
Theodore Roosevelt.
PRESIDENTS SPECIAL
E AT 8:35
Mr. Wilson and Party to Travel
on First Section of No. 37 To
morrow Morning.
TEN MINUTE STOP AT I
THE SALISBURY STATION I
Splendid Opportunity Will Be
Given to See the President and
Probably Mrs. Wilson.
President Wilson, Mrs. Wilson and
the distinguished party that is to ac
company them to Charlotte tomorrow
for the big celebration in that city
are to travel on a special train which
will leave Washington some time af
ter 10 o'clock tonijrht and run as first
37. This train will pull into the
Suthern passengci station in Salis
bury at 8:35 tomorrow morning and
will make a stop of ten minutes here.
It has already been stated officially
that the President will make his ap
pearance on the rear platform of his
car and it is hoped Mrs. Wilson will
give opportunity for Salisbury peo
ple to get a glimpse of her.
It goes without saying that a tre
mendous crowd will be at the station
to greet the distinguished party.
There is in waiting at the Spencer
shops a magnificent, brightly polished
locomotive, No. 1270, to take the
Presidential train from Spencer to
Charlotte and in the cab will be that
veteran engineer, W. A. Kizziah.
This engine is said to be a beauty
and has been "trimmed up" especially
for this trip.
The engineer to pull the train into
Spencer from Monroe, Va., is En
gineer Hippert and he will ride loco
motive 1362.
On the return trip the President's
special will run as first 32 and will
pass Salisbury about 8:50 p. m.
WELFARE AGENT RECEIVES
I
Southern Railway Created Such An
Office and it is Being Approved by
the D. A. R's.
Washington, D. C, May 19.--The
action of Southern Railway Company
in creating the position cf welfare
agent for the benefit of its employees
hns received the official e:dorsement
ci the Daughteis of tba American
Rev Jution who adopt' t".e fmlow
iii resolution at -th twenty-fifth
eor.tir.etntal congress vf the nationni
society:
"That this congress endorse ths
cction of the Southern Railway in
creating the position of welfare agent
and in appointing th Rv. Charles
L. Bass, of Atlanta, to till this most
important and intetestin oHce."
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GOOD NEWS FOR AUTOISTS.
Washington, May 19. A bin
to nake motor .cart license of
on State good in any other
'State ' favorably reported
to the House today by the In-ter-State
Commerce Commission.
Detroit, May 19. Hundreds if
school children waving American
flags were among the throng to tfrt-et
Colonel Theodore Roo.'evelt here to
day when he arrived to be guest of
honor at the Am;ri-n Pay cele n a
tion. . Bi-fore he was driven to the le-
I troit Athletic Co where he was
j quartered a guest of honor, the Col
I onel made a talk to the Boy Scouts
I gathered at the station.
I Colonel Roosevelt tol ! them that
he believed in thir organization be
cause it taught thtm to fight for the
truth and not to be mollycoddles.
Many of the Boys Were at the
Meeting Despite the Rita. Last
Meeting for School Year.
CLUB HAS MADE RECORD
FOR CLEAN SPEECH
Community Y. M. C. A. Notes
From the Activities of the Boy3
Camp Being Planned.
The Hi School Clubs last meeting
fo; this year was one that will be re
iiembi'; rd. The ri'in kept buck a
'rreat number of boys but it wa
nearly forty lads who braved the
clouds and came out. A glowing
vamp-fire was already ri the grounds
when the crowd arrived and for a
half hour games and stunts kept
things lively. The meeting was then
called to order by Harry Arey the
newly elected president of Che Club.
Short talks were made by different
Senior boys. Every one of them !
paid high tribute to what Hi School j
Club had meant to them and Spoke in
no uncertain terms of what they had
seen accomplished in High School for
better things as a result of the in-j
fluence of the club. All of them urged
Lthe incoming members of the High
School to loe no time in identifying
themselves with the club and to seek
for the all-round life of High School
Short talks were then made by Other
fellows on Hi School Club Camp that
will come just before school opens.
Enthusiasm runs high on this subject
among the boys ho have been on
Hi School Camp. Special recognition
was made by different boys of the
efficient work of Ralph Johnston as
president of the Club for the past
year. Under his leadership the Club
has made a good year's record in the
seeking to carry cut its platform,
"Clean Speech Clean Athletics
Living." Arey gave a short forecast
of what the next year holds for the
club. After several prayers were of
fered by jliffereift boys for the work
ahead of "them and for the welfare of
the boys during the summer months
the meeting turned itself into a wee
nie roast. Every fellow enjoyed him
self keenly from the start to the fin
ish;of the affair and not a fellow was
there who did not gain something rf
an inspiration to seek in his own life
the ideals that were so freely dis
cissed aro;:nd the fire.
Outdoor All Round Athletic Tests
Records have been worked out for
the Seven grades.
These may be seen at the Y. M. C.
A. office. So far the highest average
is held by Miss Kluttz's room 311.
Mr. Anderson's average is 25&. Miss
McKenzie's 250. Miss Jenkins 236.
Hoke Basinger holds the all-round
championship at '147 points. He is
from Miss McKenzie's room and in
the 125,-lb.1 class.
: Do' not forget to save the date
Juns 7 for the Hi School Club play.
Tell your friends also.
Inter-Sunday School Camp will be
gin June 9 and close June 21. Camp
ers must sign up for at least six
days. The cost will be $3 for six
days and $6 for the whole term. Reg
istrations are coming in daily.
Woods Hutchinson says: "Better a
playground without a school than a
school without -a playground." This
means of course a playground super
vised by trained instructors. Are you
keeping in touch with, the meaning
cf playgrounds? Over 1000 play lead
era were employed last year in this
country. More than 14,000,000. was
spent last year ou playgrounds. We
need better equipment and better
grounds in Salisbury Will we have
them this summer ;
HIGH SCHOOL CLUB
HAS LAST MEETING
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WRESTING GROUND ! French liner sunk in mediterranean EU
Austrian Offensive is Still Meet
ing With Success on the Ital
ian Front.
NOTABLE FIGHTING ON
THE VERDUN FRONT
Germans Have Thrown Fresh
Troops Into the Fray and Are
Making a Great Fight.
(By Associated Press.)
Although the Austrian nfTVr.xiv
thr- 1'alian fro-t is meeting with
moi'r rtsistHi'.-c thin at th nits"',
ground is stil" b ing tested fr.w
the It -'in- fo,' . w ' 'h f -t I r '
!o one report, hi r r
to u point us mn 'h 'iv
The main line atta '; m S 'ii ;
Tyt1'. v Y 're :h rimt r. ar
nroarh cf th Italians thrnrrh Kiz
erto had threatened that pla.'e. wa--repulsed.
Latest reports .from Vienna show
eo-tinued -rogr.ss for the A'i'riaiv
in the valley southeast of Roberto,
the forces having crossed the frontie'
by capturing the Magib bri'ge an'
are working into Italisn territ irv a--far
as Costabella, which was captur
ed. C mnter attacks by th" Italians hai
not resulted in any territory h?i
won beck, according to Vienna wi'
office reports, wLich a'so cln:m th
capture of more than 900 add'tionat
prisoners together with 18 cannir
and a number of machine guns. The
Austrians losses were small.
There is notable fighting on the
Verdun front where the Germans
have thrown fresh troops 'nto t'ir
conflict. Two new divisions atta.ked
the French lines west of the Meuse
between Avoucourt wood and Hill 30
and obtained a footing in the smal'
section near Hill 287 east of the
woor1.
Elsewhere, acording to the a.fter
noon p.rjs bulletin, the attacks were
repulsed, as was the German attacV
on the front on tV north slope of
Hill 304, which the French took the
previous day.
I According to Berl n advices the
Russians believe that the treaties re-
cently concluded between Rumania
and the Central powers go beyond
, the bounds of commercial agreement
and have a political significance a?
they have taken measures to ascer
tain the circumstances which arise to
the conclusion of the treaties.
No German Note Coming
Washington, Mny 19. German
consideration of the submarine con
troversy with the United' States is
closed, Germany having determined
to make no. reply to the last Ameri
can note on the subject. Information
to this effect was contained in confi
dential, advices received here today
from Berlin.'
Steamers Assembled at Hungarian
Port.
Paris, May "19. One hundred ano
fifty steamers have been assemble;'
at the Hungarian port of Fiume t '
transport troops, munitions and sup
plies under protection of the Austr"
Hungarian fleet to Durazzo, Albania
This information was received here
in advices from Innsbruck. It is sun
posed here that the Austrians intenn
to make a strong attack on the Al
banian town, of Azlona, which is oc
cupied by Italians
Dr. J. L. Price Moderntor.
Birmingham, Ala., May 19.Rev.
Dr. J. L. Price, of Searcy, Arkansas,
was elected moderntor at t':e morning
session of the 86th meeting of the
General Assembly of the Cumberland
Presbyterian church, and the ap
pointment of committees was an
nounced. LAST DAY TO REGISTER.
Are you expecting to vote in
the Primaries in June?
If so be sure that you are
properly registered. Tomor
row, Saturday the 20th is the
last day for registration and
the matter bad better be at
tended t.
The books wiH be open Sat
urday from 9 o'clock in the
morning until sunset and after
there will be no moie registra
tion for the primary voting. If
yo are properly reglstered, all
good and well if not, better at
tend U it before the sun, sets
a tomorrow.- ,
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LA PROVENCE
NORTH CAROLINIAN
Asheville Man Attacks a German
Aeroplane and Brings it Down
on Fire Escaping Himself.
TWO ROCKWELL BROTHERS
ABE AIDING THE ALLIES
Kiffln Rockwell is Engaged Twice
and Today He Made Successful
Attack on German Craft.
Paris, May 19. Corporal Kiffin
Rockwell, of Asheville, N. C, a mem
ber of the American flying squadron
on yesterday attacked a German aer
oplane in Taction near Hartsmanns
Weilerkopf. 1 ne German machine
vas brought down in flames.
Unlisted Early After the Outbreak.
This morninf's Asheville Citizen 1
'arries this short article with refer
ence to the incident of Wednesday
nnd the Rockwell brothers.
"Kiffin Rockwell, of Asheville, an
viator in the Frrnco-American fly
ing corps, took part in the first ac-
DISTINGUISHES SELF
:ion of the corps since its organiza- Carolina, with their staffs, arrived to
'ion as a separate unit on Wednes-Jday.
.'ay and although the fllyers werej The President will be met by the
ubjected to a heavy artillery fire as Governors of the two States, and the
Ihey re:rossed the front the Asheville1 mayor of the city and prominent citi
"oung man escaped unscathed. zens w'll form in parade headed by
Mr. Rockwell, or Corporal Rock- the United States Marine Gand and
-veil, as hiss rank entitles him to be
iillod, enlisted with his brother Paul
it the very outbreak of the war. They
iailed for England and crossed the
Misnnel. The brothers joined the
Foreign legion and saw service in
the trenches tn the first Teutonic
Irive on Paris. Paul was wounded
nd is now at Paris doing special
newspaper work.
The American flying corps was or-
Tanized -recently and the majority of
he aviators who are units in the or
ganization have been taking a course
in aviation to fit themselves for the
work. Aviation on the European bat
tle fronts has become even more
hazardout than ever owing to the long
range of the anti-aircraft guns. Ac
cording to a recent dispatch, German
shells struck aeroplanes that were
flying at an altitude of 12,000 feet,
indicating that the range of these
guns have been considerably length
ened. ,
Among the members of the Ameri
can flying corps is Lieutenant Wil
liam K. Thaw, of Pittsburg, who was
interested in avia'jort some time be.
fore the wbb's outbreak. The well
known Pennsylvaniaa , lost - part flf
the -tail piece of Kiamachine in the
recent flight and the propeller was
somewhat .damaged, but ha succeeded
in hHncrW the machine back to its
I base in safety. - j -':.. j
j CHARLOTTE READY
T
City Fast Pilling With
and Activity is to Be
Everywhere.
Visitors
Seen .
MR. WILSON TO REVIEW A
! MILITARY-CIVIC PARADE
Governor Craig of North Carol!-
na and Governor Manning of
South Carolina Arrive.
(By Associated Press.)
Charlotte, May 19. -A multitude of
people will welcome WesMent Wilson
ami party on their arrival here to
morrow mornimg for the Mecklertburg
Declaration of Independence celebra
tion." The city is fast filling with visitors;
flags are flying from every mast
head; the business section of the city
and many private homes are gaily
bedecked with the national coiors;
bands are playing and soldiers in
form are to to seen on every hand.
Governor Craig of North Carolina
and Governor Mawring of .South
proceed to the grand stand where a
parade of military ami civil bodies
will paes in review.,. ; .t
President Wilson's address will be
delivered at 12:30, after which .the
President and Mrs. Wilson and party
will be tendered a reception la )he
Manuafcturer's Club at 2 o'clock.
TWO MEXICANS TO BE
Fl
(By Associated Press.)
Brownsville, May 10. The first
legal execution in payment " of the
penalty for American lives taken-' In
raids across the torder by Mexican
bandits, will occur here today when
two Mexicans will be executed for the
killing last summer f X. L. Aus
tin, and his son, Arthur, at Sa Bas
tian. The killing of these two' men
took place last August.
Itvt'mar Fiwuaon has announced
that he will . not, interfere which '
maVes their execution practically eer-,
tain.
fou never can telL ' Many a true'
rd is spokm in Jest, an-d many a
word is spokm in test.
lie in dead earnest.
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FOR
PRESIDEN
ROPEAN VAR ,
HINDERS WORK
Southern Baptist Convention at
Ashevilla Makes Minor
Changes in By-Laws.
GUARANTEED RATES OF
HOTELS IS DESIRED
Desired to Know Rate in Tutor
Convention Cities Ahead of
Selection of Same.
(By Associated Press.)
Asheville, May lb. At .the morn ,
inv session here of the Southern Bap
tist Convention minor changes In the
by-laws were adopted, the chief of
which makes seven a quorum on the
thrt.- uauiuk. cf the c-nvention. ''
A motion to ieiuire all cities seek
insr to entertain the convention fur,
nish guaranteed lihts of hotel and
boarding house rates to protect dele--t's
to the convention from exhor .
bitant rates was offered. After ob
jection was made and it was stated
that sue lists wfie not always ob
tainable in advance the motion was
temporarily withdrawn. , ,
At the request of the Woman's
Missionary Union the delegates to the -convention
went to hear the address
on the proposition to raise the for
eign mission board debt. - ,
The report of tho committee of the
World Conference on Faith and Or
der was then read. The committee
stated that the European war hud
bi ought the proposed movement to a
standstill. It was added that "Amer
ican Baptists are not ready to yield
assent to sacramsntal theories upon
which prelacy would seem to rest as
upon an essential foundation.
"Division existing in large denom
inations of this country should be
recc.iciled among themselves and
their separated groups reunited as a"
step toward the unity sought," the
report added. 1
WIDESPREAD UQUOR SEARCH.
Practically Every House In Girard.
Ala, Visited and Country Districts
Now : Receiving Attention Stat
Troops on Duty,
(By Associated Press.) -
Girard, Ala., May 19. Search for
liquor, which began hire three days
-to iby a large squad of special offl-
ce rv wis continued today. Besfc'es
pushing the work of investigate
nearly every building fh the town the
officers in charge sent eight automo
Mles carrying deputies in as many
directions in Russ county to search
the country districts,
M. S. Baugh, representing the Ala
bama attorney general, said he wis
sure there were large quanties of li-
rjutr stort i in the country..
Two company's of State guards
men are on duty here Dot there is no
disorder. .
DISCUSS
COUNTRY
CHURCHES.
Presbyterians at Orlando, Fla Take
Up Matter of 1, Rural Church
Representatives of Oglethorpe Unl
entity Heard. '
By Associated Press.) ''
' Orlando, Fla., May ; 19. Country
churches and routine work occupied
the attention of the General Assem
bly of the Presbyterian church in the
United States at today's session.
The report of the . executive com
mittee on publication . dealing with
young pee pies' and women's auxH
iarise were received and representa
tives of Oglethorpe university , were
heard at the day session. The night
session will bo given over to the dis
cussion of "the country church."
AN UMJSUAVQUARREL,
(Special to the Post.) ,
Hickory, May 19At Lenoir on
yesterday, according to a reliable re
port reaching here a difficulty eceured
altogether out of the otinaryv the
details df wheih are as follows:
According to the story Mrs. W. S.
Miller threw ilotof scalding water
on two mules belonging to a neigh
bor; John Harshsw.; Mrs- Harshaw
came out with a revolver and fired
five ahoU at neighbor Miller's wife.
Mrs. Milhsr waa not hit, she Jumped
twh'nd a tree and escaped. The two
families are prominent and lived aide
by side.
Commencement exercisea at Lenoir
eollege begin hero - nfplit. The
college bas closel a most successful
year and much interest is manestel
in the closing exercises.
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