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L&CAL WEATHER FORECAST CLOI DY; PROBABLY LOCAL TH I'NIVER SHOWERS. 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. Salslbiuiify EvemEn SPEAK OUT! LET POST WANT ADS ACT AS TOUR SPOKES MAN WHEN YOU WANT HELP, WANT TO SELL, OR WANT TO BUY. THEY GO HOME. VOL. 12. ,NO. 141. SALISBURY, NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY, JI NK 20. 1916. PRICE TWO CENTS r: HJHSTOM CAES FOR LARGE PART NAUQNAL GUAR! HURRIED PREPARATIONS FOR GUARDING THE MEXICAN BORDER FROM BROWNSVILLE TO PACIFIC IT ALL DEPENDS ON PREDICTS EUROPEAN GENERAL CARRANZA WAR END IN 1916 H. S. WILLIAMS Hunger of Peons Swell Ranks Of Carranza's Recruiting Army and It is Estimated259000 King Alphonse Ask ed to Intercede in Be half of Peace Vets and Junior Order Ten der Services Other News oi Situation. MAJOR GENERAL FUNSTON i i i ' --H I mi a i wtjmniv. . i Washington, June l'.l. -With Mexico (impends upon General Car ranza's reception of a stern r fusul by the United Stahs to heed his mand for a recall of American troops, in the opinion uf President Wilson's close advisors. They were prepared tonight for the possibility of open host lities uifter the note, which will he sent forward tomorrow, has reachid ( 'urninzaV hands. No indication has come that the first chief's attitude of iinpl:i;":Mo hostility would he shaken by the re iterated declaration of the latest j communication that the United States has no aggressive or warlike ' purpose toward Mexico, hut is firmly j resolved to protect her borders and end brigandage in the border states. The reply to Carranza's not de- ; manding recall of General Pershing's . expedition was in the hands of the government printer tonight, prepa- ' ratory to its delivery and publlca- ' tion tomorrow. Secretary Lansing Great Wave of Optimism Sweep ing Over British Lines as Re sult Recent Events. GERMANY SAID TO BE MAKING LAST STANDING? Matters of Great Importance Awaiting: Consideration by the British Parliament. 3 CONVENTIONS (By Associated Press.) London, June l!0. The Times' mil itary correspondent in France writes that opinion on the Hritish front is most opt mistic and that it is pre dicted the war will be brought to n successful conclusion during litlti. This feeling of optimisim is said to lie based on the following factors: The continually growing number of men and quantities of ammunit on on the entente Ifronts; the extraordinary successes of the Russian army; the arresting olf the Austrian offensive In Trentino; the silencing of the Ger- i -Til' j f? lfeM4' X ; i i w I I " I i V 7 -aaseaalsl" ARE BEING HELD Druggists Retail Merchanti and Red Men Are Holding- Their Annual State Meetings. . ' BIO CHIEF ATTENDINO THE ASHEVILLE MEETING Wilmington is Entertaining the Pill Roller While Winston-Salem Has the Merchant!. ( AKR AiNZA GOVERN iM ENT REBUKED BY L. S. Major-General Funston is the man of t.ie hour on the borderf, being in Washington, June 20. The American note flatly reject Carranza's demand for the withdrawal uf the United States troops from Mexico and rebukes the Carranza govern ment for the discourteous Tone and temper. The last commu nication was handed to the Mexican ambasador today. . (By Associated Press.) iSan Antonio, Texas, June 20 Gen eral Funston today requested the War Department to send to him as soon as posi'jle a large part of the national guardsmen to be stationed on the Mexican border from Browns ville, Texas, to the Pacific ocean. General Funston did not nia'e pub lic the exact number of guardsmen he had requested 'be sent at once but it is said he asked for enough to pro vide adequate protection to the bor der. He also withheld the names ct: the stations to which the guardsmen will be sent, although admitted con siderable forces would be mobilize.! at San Antonio as a reserve. Orders to Move Expected Before Night Washington, June ' ' 20. General Funston's ' request for national guardsmen reached the War Depart ment shortly afternoon and resulted in telegrams of request for informa tion as to when forces in certain States would be able to move. Orders for the entrainment of units ready for service are expected to be issued before night, t'arranza Promises Food and Cloth ing. El Paso, Texas, June 20. Hunger is swelling the army that Carranza is recruiting in Northern M-xico in preparation for possible Tiostilities with the United States, according to stories brought here today by Ameri cans arriving from the interior. Large numbers of peons who for gome time have been on the verge of starvation, have been flocking to his standard the past few days in return for promises of food and clothing. No applicants have been rejected, ac cording to the story, which told of boys ten and twelve years old and old men ibeing recruited. One arrival estimated that there were now 25,000 Oarranza troops in Chihuahua, otf which 12,000 practical ly surround the American expedition on the south, east and west Both El Paso and Juarez remain outwardly calm but in both towns sol diers are being kept close to camp. Spain' Kin; Asked to Intercede. Madrid, via Paris, June 20. Kin? Alphonse received a telegram today from a committee representing the Spanish colony in Mexico appealing to him to offer to mediate between - ' - -i ' 1 The war department announced upon calling out the National Guard that the movement of the troops and the ( i command ol the American troops and situation very largely would be left , ; the movements at the Mexican Border, to General Funston. Mexico and the United States so as : went to the White House a few min- to prevent war. The committee at the same time sent, telegrams to the Spanish Press Association and to the governors of j the South American republics asking their support for the proposed medi ation. ! Confederate Veterans Ready Durham, June 20. General J. W. Hamilton, commander of the Durham county confederate veterans associa tion this morning issued a call to the members of his camp to meet Satur day in Durham Y. M. C. A. Ifor the purpose of issuing a notice to Pres ident Wilson advising him that about 110 seasoned veterans of the civil war in the organization who can be count ed on, General Hamilton says. Uniformed Junior Order Tendered. Wheeling, W. Va., June 20. The services of the members of the Uni form Rank, Junior Order United American Mechanics, in the event of word document necessitat ed delay. Although it had been plan ned to send it by special messenger to Mexico City, the sitution has changed and it probably wil be hand ed to Eliseo Arren.iondo, Mexican ambasador designate. While the diplomatic steps were in progress today the a: on was stir ring throughout its width and breadth with the movement of na tional guardsmen mobilized to guard the border. At least. 100.000 and possibly a far larger number were prepared for active service und:r President Wilson's call. For the nre- Utes' before the other members of the chanped and it probably will be hand cabinet for the cabinet meeting for a j uf defnse; but sh0u, war come, they private conference with President gent their mjssion wil be purely one Wilson. forces wjj not ibe assigned for border . After the cabinet meeting Secre-! duty unt:, musU.red into federal scr tary Lansing said the situation was vjce unchanged. Even when mobilization is cnmplet- in congress steps are being taKer onlv 8Uch units will 1)p orior,.,i man navv through the sea battle off had intended to send it forward to- , jut)ltm1. the exhaustion of the (to day, but at the last moment m nor mgn r?serve as is in(lleated by the changes and additions to the .000 ! ..: .. of 17 ... (l1H VI..lthl, nnH to render the national guardsmen south as General Funston desires to ready for any duty that may come by I fiu the jn his x im mile ,,uar,i . i j a .. if i..: l. : i r . . uie auupuuH o a rcsoiuiiwn nmn.mK ; jine Tne rernajnQVr wjll rPst immediately effective certain sec war, has been tendered to secretary I of War Baiker by the Supreme Coun cil now. in sesison here. Telegraph Employes Be Paid. New York, June 20. The Western Union Telegraph Company officials announced today that any of its em ployes in any part of the country who have been in the service of the com pany more than a year will receive half pay during military service, pro vided this with his military pay does not exceed their normal salaries. Prominent American Murdered. Brownsville, Texas, June 20. The ibody of William Browne, a brother of May or Albert Browne of this city, was found in the Rio Granie river on the Mexican side ten miles south of Matamoros today. Browne is said to have been last seen in Matamoros Saturday a'fternoon. He is believed to have been murdered and his fxody, thrown in the river. . : CongTess Paving the Way. Washington, June 20i -With Pres ident Wilson's firm refusal to with draw the American troops from Mex ico on its way to the de -facto gov ernment, embodied in a note arraign ing Carranza's course in the situa tion which brought the two countries on the verge of war, the administra tion continued to "prepare to meet any emergency that may arise. War or peace rests with Carranza. The position of the United States is pointedly set forth .in its review of the apparent inability df Carranza to prevent other raids land tkeep the ob ligation he owes the world by pre serving order in hisdom)in. , ' Secretary Baker was' busy at the War Department all morning with details of the mobilization of the na tional guard for border duty, but tions of the. new army reorganization bill. Administration leaders in Congress decided not to seek immediate action on a resolution to provide for making the national guard eligible for "for eign service. on their arms at the state mobilization camps for the present, await ng the turn of events. the use of prisoners in German mu nition factories. Much Business for Parliament. London. June 20. Matters of great importance are waiting consideration by Parliament. Since recess, taken three weeks ugo, there have been three happenings of great import ance, namely: the naval battle off Jutland; the allied economical confer ence at Paris, and the death of lord Kitchener, which necessitates the ap pointment of a new war minister. The legislators will want much in formation concerning these matters an i in addition the attitude of the al lies toward Greece and the Irish problem will call for deep considera tion. Attention is also to be given to finance, as the new .budget is prom ised for next month. There remains beside the problem olf the extension of the life of Parliament. It is reported there is a division among the members of the cabinet over the proposed settlement of the Irish question which is one of the pincipal topics discussed in political circles. It has been stated that the (By Associated Press.) Wilmington, June 20. The annual Pharmaceutical Association began j here today with President E. L. Tar- kenton, of Wilson, presiding. The I opening (tension was held this morn ing and the first business session will i he held this afternoon. Merchants Association Meet. Winston-Salem, June 20. Business I men from all parts af the State are The Republican candidate for Con- i here today for the opening tonight greas from the Eighth Congreaalonal District is Mr. H. 8. Williams of Concord. STATE TROOPS MAY BE Irish negotiations have been stopped umcial reports irom many quarters for the moment owinir to this differ Raleigh, June 20. Although all units of the North Carolina Nation al Guard, ordered into active service, has been mobilized at the home sta tions ready to entrain since noon yesterday Adjutant General Young stated this morning that he had re ceived no instructions to concentrate of the annual convention of the North Carolina Retail Merchants' Association. The first session will be called at 8 o'clock by L. B. Mark ham,, of Durham, president of the or ganization. In addition to the regular business of the convention a number of enter- , tainment features have been provided I for by the local committee in charge j of arrangements. Red Men at Aaheville. Ashevllle, June 20. Led by D. E. Henderson, of New Bern, head olf th organization in North Carolina, mem bers of the Improved Order of Red Men from all sections of the State arrived here today for the annual convention of the order. The conven- tion will be called to order tomorrow the forces. It is stated indications now are and will adjourn Thursday, that the troops will be unable to as- Prominent members of the ore'er semble at Camp Glenn, Morehead f from various parts of the country, in City, because accommodations there eluding Fred O. Downes, of Boston, are provided for only one regiment, head of the organization in America, The troops on duty consists of three will be in attendance, regiments of in'fantry, two troop of 1 PLANNING THE DETAILS show that a name of pipular feeling against the United States is heing kindled throughout Mexico, aparent ly with the sanction of General Car ranza, "or the acts in many cases are those oif his authorized military or civil agents. Raleigh, June 20. Reports reach ing the office cl' Adjutant General Laurence Young yester'ay indicated a general response from the entire National Guard to the order for mo bilization at home stations. Imme diately upon receipt of orders, work of recruiting the companies to war strength was 'Begun. In the end, it will mean the assembling of 5,750 men in the three regiments with 300 cavalrymen in addition to sanitary units of hospital corps and ambulance company. General Young last nignt expressed gratification for the imme diate, and "apparently eager response of'tfe companies of the. Guard, and he voiced his .confidence that the or ganization would not be found lack ing in the grim .realties of war. Today, the r Advisory Board of the North Carolina National Guard, call ed to meet some thme ago, primarily for the purpose of arranging details for the summer encampment of ' Company B, Kinston troopa,,.-w,iIl have the duty oif deter-1 Company C, Selma NORTH CAROLINA GETTING READY. Recruits are 'coming to the guar s in this "and in other states, the re quest being made for recruits being met with a considerable interest. The towns in which companies of the guards are located report men enlist ing with considerable interest. The following is the make up of the , raent North Carolina guards: First infantry, Col. J. T. Gardner, commanding: Company A, Hickory. Company B, Gastonia. Company C, Winston-,Sab m. Company D, Charlotte. Company F, Statesville. Company F, Ashaville. Company G, Shelby. Company H, WaynesvlUe. Company I, Mount, Airy. Company Jt Asheville. Company L, Cunto.rd. Company M, High Point. ! Second infantry, Col. W. C. Rod man, commanding: Company A, Tarboro. ence oi opinion. Deep interest is shown in today's cabinet meeting at which it is expected an attempt will be made to reach an agreement. Russian Resistance Broken. Berlin, via Ixindon, June 20. German troops have broken the re sistance of the Russians at various points northwest o'f Lutsk and are fighting their way forward, the war office announces. German Attacks Repulsed. Paris, June 20. Three German at tacks made last night on French po sitions northwest of hill 321 were re pulsed .by fire of French machine iuns, according to an olncial state- issued by the war office. 'The (iermans are heavily bombarding the French positions near Vaux. Against Charley Fairbanks' butter milk vote, Tom Marshall will have the five-cent cigar contigent. Cin cinnati Times-Star. cavalry, one field hospital corps and one ambulance corps. Instead of holding one annual en campment with all troops present heretofore it has been the custom to send only one regiment at a time. To accommodate the forces under arms it is said there would be much work necessary to provide Ifor a place for them. No one has estimated how long it would taike to do this. Officials here today discussed the possibility of concentrating the forc es at the State Fair Grounds in Ral eigh. Returns received 'from throughout the state indicate that recruiting is heavy and it is stated that the quoto of troops from North Carolina will aggregate 5,000 or more if opportuni ty for recruiting extends over two or three weeks. ENGINEER KEEVER'S ENVIABLE RECORD. Spencer to Asheville Run is a Record Which Any Man Ought to . Be Proud of. (Asheville Times.) Engineer D, P. Keever, of the Asheville division who entered the service in 1887, is very proud of the record which he has made with en gine 1223, running between Spencer and Asheville. Engine 1223 received general repairs on August 12, 1911, and made its first trip On the line August 17. Other than for a (few minor repairs, it was not placed in the shop again for general repairs until November 8, 1915, having made a total mtleage . in the meantime of 256,131. PRESIDENT MAKES NOMINATIONS. HOSPITAL INVESTIGATION ON. mining -upon similar details.not for three encampments of one regiment each for practice, but for the entire Guard at one time, immediately for service. The fourth estate has already been aroused, to ie possibilities in Mexi can excitement. '.One of the applica tions Tecejved.by. General Young for service yesterday was from a news paper man in Statesville, wljo applied te appointment as press correspon dent attached te the First Regiment. There is no paradox that will quite ejnal an optimistic with a boil en his aeck, ' . . .'. h W -at. fS. aaarf aaaa Sam sjsn m Company D, Gojdabpro. Company F," Fayetteville. (Company G, Raeford, Company H, Clinton. Company I, Edenton. . Company K, Wilson. . Company L, Lumiber Bridge. Company M, Dunn. Third Infantry, Col. S. W. Minor, commanding; Company A, Lexington. Company B, Raleffcft. Company C, Henderson. (Company D, Lauisburg. Company E, Oxford. Company F, Franklinton. Company G, Reidsville. . - At the present rate Francis Joseph will be asking Constantinople to lo cute a quiet pla?e for two. Wash ington Post. Company H, Warrenton. . .' Company I, Burlington. Company K, Ashboro. Company L, Thomasville. Company M, Durham. The cavalry troops are at Lincoln ton, Capt. W..A. Fair, commanding, and Asheville, Capt Frederick Rut ledge commanding. The first regi mental infirmary is at Rutherforo'ton; the secand at New Bern;- the third at Reidsville; the field hospital is at Asheville; the ambulance corps--at Canton. . Consul Johnson Leaves Mexico. Brownsville,- Tex., June 19. Unit ad States Oonsul J. H. Johnson ar rived here from the post at Mata moros late today and announced that he had received ordtri ifrosi the state department at Washington to quit Mexico. Matamoros expects to be attacked by the United States, Consul Johnson said. ' Robert F. Whitehead of Virginia First Assitant Patent Commission er North Carolinian Named for Office. (By Associated Press.) Washington, June 20. Robert F, Whitehead of Virginia wast today nominated by President Wilson for first assitant patent commissioner. Samuel E. Fouts of North Carolina and James K. Newton of Georgia were nominated for examiners in the chief of the patent office. RALEIGH WANTS GRAHAM. "Lefty" Graham, Crack Moundsman for the Railroaders Sought by the the Capital Club Will Continue With Spencer Team. There has been considerable spec ulation over a report that Graham, Spencer's crack pitcher, has been sold to Raleigh. The facts are that he has a very attractive offer from the Raleigh manager but he has not ac cepted it He is expected to continue with the Railroaders, much to the de light of his many frineds in this sec tion. Probe Into Charges of Mismanage ment of Patients Goea Forward. (By Associated Press.) Raleigh, June 20. The invest'gs tion into the affairs of the State hospital for the insane here was re sumed today a number' of witnesses being present to testify as regards the charges of mismanagement of the institution and mistreatment of pa tients. Chas. Latta who was a patient in the institution, mad the charges after his discharge from the hospital. He has since been recommitted and is again an inmate of the institution. 1915 COTTON STATISTICS. The interesting narrative set down in Mr. Perkins check book may be regarded as having reached its clos ing chapter, Washington Star. Blessed be agriculture if one does not have too much of it! Charles Dudley Warner. Census Bureau Statistics Shew That Crop Was Smallest Since 1909 .Four States Produced Bulk of the kCrop. ! (By' Associated Press.) s ' Washington,- June 20. -Final sta tistics of the 1916 cotton crop of the TJnited States,1 "issued today bf the census bureau, 'gave the production, at 11,191,820' equivalent 600 pound bales, the smallest crop since 1909. Texas,, Georgia, South Carolina and Alabama produced almost two-thirds of the total erop. ' Why not keep thst Supreme Court vacancy open until after November 7? Mr. Hughes mv wish to return to hLs old lob. New York World. Everyone la in a small way the im age of God- Manillas.
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