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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST-THIN HER SHOWERS. TFIE POST RECEIVES IS ITS OFFICE DAILY LEASED MIRE REPORTS OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. NEWS SOURCES ARE NOT EXCELLED UY ANY NEWS PAPER IN NORTH CAROLINA. SaMbusiry Eveaiiint 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. 152. SAL1SBI RY, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY. Jt'LY 191R. PRICE TWO CENTS REGIMENT OF NATIONAL GUARD IN CAMP General Barry. Commander In the Philippines LAST CALL FOR El E g Posit IRKED SUCCESSES ARE FOLLOWED UP 5 V. -i 'iTJ tM n Heavily Pounding German Sec ond Line the French Capture , Trenches and Take Town. ; FIFTY-FOUR ENEMY VESSELS DESROYED North of River Ancre British Met a Most Determined Resistance j and Advance Checked. L s wiin liy the in t ho initiat- ninvenicnl up. ANNOUNCES A CHANGE Vienna, July 1. After l.ngthy ("in ferences In-t ween the ministers uf tii" interior anil of agriculture f ir both Austria aiul Hungary, a system fur the tiiial)le distribution of gruin of all sorts thruout the monarchy forth, year 9lt!-li)17. beginning Airjust 1, has been settled upon, rt will differ from last year's met'iod. and will t'.r accompanied ,l.y a rise in prices. Under the new plan the . is;ribut ion will be direct, and under no circum stances through associations, guild;-' or other bodies that in the past have been the equivalent of middlemen. 1 he war pram association for th empire will be the only organization entitled to give mills orders on stor age houses foi the grain, and, wIh-p the frrain has lieen milled, it mu-t I t turned over to the indivi'iual nnniici palities for distri; utinn e.iii::i ly among the people. The rise in prices that is in pros pect promises to ibf due to the mi!! rather than to the crops, which are far better than last year if not re.'-ortf-breaking all around. The mills in Austria-Hungary wart, this yev, a six Kronen Instead of 4.20 as 1a::t 1 year for milling the same quantity of grain, and will get it unless the pro tests of the ckies are made effective. Reports from all over Austria Hungary, especially along the loAer, Danube and from Bulgaria and Ru- ! mania, indicate that there w ill be a bumper crop. In sharp contrast to last year, the weather has been ul-j most ideal witn aiiout tne ngnt pro portion of sunsh ne and ' rain, and with little or no late frost to nip early planting: ' The same conditions, according to reports, prevail in Ger many, which this year not only will have a ibig crop on her own territory iut also will harvest an untold amount from the land in occupied re gionsterritory either that she did not occupy a year ago, or that w-.is taken too late for cultivation and planting. Experts here believe that the Cen tral Powers will be almost the only countries now at war to benefit from this year's Ibig crops, this because of the loss of territory on the one han Shooting House Held Court in Neighborhood of School YVherr Sinking Was Being Other Cast's in the County Today. Judge Carlton's session of the coun ty court this morning was quite a lengthy on-, there being quite a num ber of cases on the docket and in sev eral of them there was many wit nesses. Two young men of near China Grove were in.iicte-d for disturbing worship, said worship consisting of a winging at a school house, where re ligious songs were being sung. The evidence was that these young men had engaged in promiscuous shoot ing around the place and had created some excitement. Thev were fined $';i and costs each in this case am in another case of carrying concealed weapons both were adjudged fru'lty and judgm-nt suspen ed on payment ol costs during good behavior. Only one was said to hav? been carrying i Readjustment of Authority Along the j Mexican Border is Announced by the War Department Believed to ! Mean a Maior General to A'sumc Supreme Command. (By Associated Tress.) Washington, July A division of the authority among the military commands along the Mexican .border was today announced by the war de partment. The new order r-duces the juricdictinn of th- Southern depart ment commanded by General Frede rick Funston from the Texas line to El Paso, creates a mw department of New Mexico, with General Pershing commanding and adds Arizona to the Western department under General Bell. Hitherto the Southern department 1 has embraced th'e entire border fr- m the Gulf to the California state line and the expedition of General l'rsV ing into Mexico was und.-r this rnm-; mand. The changes announced t d:iy by the DuWicitv bureau of th war - :V r rid roid (he n.-'i i (By Associated ! The niarkel sunesx British and the French ion of their great offensive along the battle front have I tained and successfully followed Heavily pounding the German ond line south of x'e S imm French have captured two br, trenches along a three-mile fr o:! taken the v llage Herbecourt. The raptured village is on the to Jeronne. which is apparency immediate objective of the I'r forces in this sector. It is live mile; distant form the further thtust f the French advance. To the north the British arc press ing for Bapaum where numetous main highways join. Having taker Friecourt, which formed a salient desperately held by the Germans to chexik the British advance on either side the British forces now comman 1 the territory on toward the Bataume. North of the river Ancre the Brit ish have met the most de'.ermin' I German resistance and the'r advances here have not been so marked as ! tween that stream and the Smime.: Nevertheless, they are declared t" have maintained in conjunction with th? French the initiative all along th. line of the grand offensive. Assault Continued Through Sunday. London, July 3. All through the night the great British and Frcn-- . offensive which began Saturi'i,' morning in the So mm e and Ancre TO i: I Vs kit. -A , x fws, Photo liy Anicniun PresH Association. .Major Oenernl Thonins II. Hurry cotnninnds the Important detnebmeDt o! the- 1'i.lieil states army In the Philippines Before taking cliuree there he wo lie.nl r tl:e very Importaiit ileiurtnient of the enst. AMERICAN M A KING KILLED. TROOPS CROSSED BORDER. the pistol but it was held that the either was aiding and abetting in this, partment is without explanation, but sectors continued with intensity 'im' Appeals were taken in all ease. , it is beUevxL that, the. -change is 'irer thar was no timiiiutiun-in. thfihattle 5 I., a f-r-.'-e of f. and a. the man was paratory to the appointment of a on Sunday. Both British and French fined $50 and costs or four months Major General to take supreme com- ar Offices report a steady advance mand of all troops along the border at certain points, but speak Washington. July 3. Two eiiTimters at San Diago, San Domingo, on July 1st between American marines and revolu tionists bands resulted in the killing of one marine and the wounding of two others accord- MexirnnH Had Raided Across the Border and Soldiers Went in Pur- suit of Raiders. Katbens, Texas, July 2. American troops which crossed the Rio Grande into Mexico near Fort Hancock lats yesterday afternoon iir-pursult of Mexican raiders, recrossed the river today, the trail havinfr been lost c- Parade Forms at Lutheran Church Big Turnout From Spencer Expect ed The Judges Appointed A New Feature Added, ' the Junior Band. LasL call for entries in the pre paredness pared are being made to ,i .. n.i ; f i ... k.. uujr auu u ju nave mrii airii u j biiv committee don't wait for them to cull on you for it is impossible to see everyone who will want to take part 1 in this Grand possession, just be on hand where the line will form in front of the Lutheran church, prompt !y at ten o'clock. A U. S. flajr will delay in starting the para e prompt ly at ten o'clock. A. U. S. flag will be furnished everyone who take part in the parade but a requ.:tft la made that they be returned after the parade to Saleeby's. A big turnout is expected from Spencer and Salisbury will havt to hustle or Spencer will she us that they are better prepared than Salis bury but a large number is expected from both towns as well as surround ing towns to come in and tak part in this line. A call has been made by Mr. Parker for the Confederate i veterans to report and fall in line, an invitation is extended also to any 0. , A. R, veteran or goli.'der to "take part also. The following judges have been ap, pointed to pass on the awards: Judges for parade M. C. Quinn, W. F. Snider, T. B. Brown. Judges for reel races and hose wag on races J. C. Kesler, A. P. Hartline, M. A. Shank. Judges for races at fair grounds , M. E. Harper, G. Y. Thompson, R. W. Walker, H. P. Brown. A new entry has been made for th parade which will Interest the young folks as well as the old and that is - the Salisbury Junior Band made up of Salisbury boy who -will help fur- nish the music for the occssion. - . Arrangements ha v been made for ine navv aennrimeni . , , i on the roads, while the woman will pay $25 and costs or go to the work house two months. In a disorderly conduct case judg ment was suspended on payment of costs. For an affray two defendants were taxed $o each and costs. In another between two young white men one was taxed $15 and costs and the other was let off with costs. A plain drunk paid $5 and costs. In an assault cas one defendant paid $5 and costs while another was let go on a suspended judgment. of and in Mexico. MRS. HETTIE GREEN DEAD. a the formidable German resistance, j Fricourt, an important town, three i miles East of Albert, has fallen to t'; 1 , British arms, while the French have Wealthiest Woman in the World Dies taken Curlu, which lies to the South at the Age of 80 Years at Her New east. The fighting at the Southern York Home Paralvsis Wis Direct end 0f tne British line, where it is in KEEP TAB ON AMMUNITION. War Department Desires to ;Khpw Just How Much War Material Has Gone into Mexico in Past Year. (By Associated Press.) Washington, July 3. The Customs B.ureau of the Treasury Department and the lack of workmen and laborers i today, began examination to learn the 0n,the other. The parts of Russia it about 80 per cent while France and crops in certain is claimed are behind normal, England, ,-whieh never did 'raise . enough for them selves, will be at , a disadvantage in importing ' a-, sufficient quantity by reason of the growing scarcity of ton nage 'and the" high freight an insur ance rates. New York. July 3. The cotton market opened firm at the following prices: July 12.75 1 October. 12.85 December.. .13.05 January........ .....13.16 ' March.,' .. .. 13.38 amount "of arms and ammunition that has been exported to Mexico within the last year. The work was under taken at the request of the War De partment. Orders sent to all customs inspectors to tabulate the informa tion and send it to Washington as as possible. Cause of Death One Son and a Daughter Survive. j Ni-:w York, July 3. Mrs. Hettic 1 Green ,said to be the wealthiest wo-1 man in the world, died at her New' Yoric home today. She had suffered three strokes of contact with the French, is of the fiercest nature tremendous artillery i actions preceding all the infantry at-: taclcs. I The French have taken (i,00 pris oners, according to the latest esti-, mates, while the British, though re- paralysis during the past two months porting the capture of 3,500 later d.-' and for several weeks had been prac- ciared that the estimates wer too tically helpless. She was 80 years jow Owing to the nature of the old. For several weeks past Mrs. battle, it s not doubted that the cas Green had be,-n una-hle to walk an! ualties are Very high. , had spent practically all of her time in a wheel chair. Her son. Col. the navy department. CIRCUIT COURT AT ASHE VILLE. The Senate judiciary com mittee tod,ay reported favor ably a bill providing for a ses sion of the Federal Circuit court to be held at Asheville. constant artillery and infantry en gagements in which neither side seems to have made any notable gains. The Italians are pushing their strong offensive in the Trentino and, indeed, along almost the entire Aus-tro-Italin front the Italians are forcing the fight, probably part of the concerted plan of the Entente AH'es to press matters to a decision at all points. British Push Northward. London, July 3. British forces riett at the head of the preparedness line and with everything In readiness for the 4th, Salisbury is looking for ; big celebration., , BUSY DAY AT COURT HQUS& BARON WINBORNE EXONERATED t ' V "".. ALL STORES TO CLOSE. A petition has been circvlat ed among the business houses today asking-the merchants to close their stores at 1 o'clock tomorrow afternoon for the re mainder of the day in order that all who . may desire will . have opportunity to take in -the festivities at the fair ; grounds fn connection with the ' Fourth celebration. ' At .2 o'clock it was assured that : all mercantile establish ments .would be dosed, includ ing barber shops, bsnks. oost offke,' freight depot And other places. Responsibility for the Irish Rebellion is Placed on Augustine Birrell, Chief Secretary 'for Ireland. 4 'By Associated Press.) London, July 3. The Royal Com mission, which investigated the Irish rebellion, in its report submitted to day says responsibility for the out break does not rest with Baron Win borne the Lcrd Lieutenant, since re signed, who is declared to have been in no way answerable for the policy of the government. The chief secre tary for Ireland, Augu.srt.ine Birrell, who resigned shortly after the sup pression of the outbreak was primar ily responsible, says the report. Keep Up Verdun Blows. Notwithstanding the terrific offen- Green, and daughter, Mrs. Wilks, who s:ve against them in the Somme were the only children, had been with rjver region, the Germans have njf n ,..tn of FHcourt have nushed for mer much of the time and it was re-1 ceased in theii efforts around Ver- warfl to higher ground, says a Reuter cently reported that Mrs. Green had .jun. They have bombarded severtl .j-cnatch from the front today. The turned over all her financial affairs of tne Verdun sectors anj nave .;itliati,n here is promising, the cor- to her son's charge. launched infantry attacks against the respondent wires. French trenches. Wh le Berlin de- SPKVif'KH VS KNOX VII I.E. ' -l twU " - - -J- - tiaiTo hid . .v..,.. , , n rcxrogran, via i.oniion, tiuiy o. 54 . ,, n, . i . r ... enemy sailing vessels on me mac iMtseoaii leaniM w nm u i.oi r rencn war umce announces urn - ... , ! . . . , , Sea near the Anatolian coast on June Diamond. i this strategic position ris ' ?en re- Two strong Southern Railway shop j captured by the French forces aid is sa's an ofrR,,al statement, teams are engaged in a baseball bat-. hed by them. t:ermanB Claim Advantage Small tie on the Spencer diamond this after-1 Referring to the Angl -Fren-h Berlin, via Ixmdon, July 3. The noon, these being the Spenc?r Rail-1 drive the Germans offiH 'l f'-ttpm-nt war office report of tolay says that roaders and the team from the Sou- gays that at several point-, if e a continuation of the French and Brit- thern's shops at Knoxville, Tenn. fjrg yine trench ;s Rlong the Somme ish drive on both sideu of the Somme The Tennessee boys are said to b? we enemy forces gained successes has not gained any advantage for the some ball players and hope to go back, anj Were able to advance. A Ger- allies north of the river but south of home wiith several games to their j man div'sion in this sector had to be the Somme the Germans withdrew a credit. A double header will be play- withdrawn and material in the first division to a second line position, Many Sailing Vessels Destroyed. i nnuincl famnn Thitvmnnt work -., S,,thprn Rilwv Shoo i0j k. f fi, tv,,. Russian torpedo boats destroyed M. nr vmm. -'- " - r Wfl C ICUUl.llU -V -VWI w ... - ed tomorrow on the Spencer grounds ;n0i which was immovable and which between the same teams. ARMY BILL IS REVISED. Senate Adds One Hundred and Forty, six Million Dollars to the House Appropriation BilL (By Associated Press.) Washington, July 5. The army ap propriation bill, revised by the Sen ate military committee and ordered reported today, carries $325,000,000, an increase of (146,000,000 over the bill passed by the House. Holiday Hours at Post Office. Tuesday, July 4th, being a legal holiday the post office will be closed except as follows: City earners will make morning delivery only. General delivery and stamp win dow will be open for the delivery of transient mail from 11 to 12 a. m. Patrons will please take notice and jn(f. 'pruviw i.iiifioeivr9 wiui stamps, trv. in advance. had been rendered 'useless, was lost. Aerial Activity Marked. In connection with the operations now going on aer'al activity was marked. There have ibeen many air fights, and Berlin reports that eight British and three Frerveh machines were brought down within the Ger- on virtually the whole British front, man lines and that four others also. Above the river Ancre there has been were shot down. The British admit j p important changes. The British that three of their machines are m'ss- have heavily bombarded ThiepvaL - I North of Friecourt the British Additional success are recirded pushed their position forward to by Petrograd the official communis- higher ground. ThV situation hers German Remnant Surrenders. London, July 3. The surrender of the remnant of the German garrison in La Boiselle was officially announc ed this afternoon. Intense Fighting on Whole Front. Brit'sh Headquarters in France, July 3. Fighting continues intense tion announcing that Austrian oosi- jg promising for the British. Th Rural Letter Carriers Meet. Hons west of Kolomea, in Galicia, heavy shelling of Montauban by the Greensboro, July 3. About 100 have been taken by storm after' n- Germans continues. The British ap. rural mail carriers from all parts of tense fighting with the capture of 2,- par to be well established" in the the State are here today for the open-! 000 -prisoners. The Austro-oemmns town. ing of the annual convention of North Carolina Rural Letter Carriers As sociation. It will adjourn tomorrow, in Volhynia are making desperate counter-attacks, while in other sec tions of the Russian front there are Three troops of cavalry under Cap tain Leroy Eltinge pursued eight Mexicans who raided the old post at Fort Hancock and escaped with sev eral head of government horses. I Washington, July 2--Sunday i brought no important developments here in the Mexican crisis. The only County Commissioners, Board of Ed- official dispatches rece'ved juring the ucation and county, renaion ooarv dav ftnide from routine reports, was c Meeting Other Business Trans- message from Gen . Funston, irons- acted. mittiny information reaching Gen. - Th has been an unusually busy Bell at El Paso, regarding the Mexl- day about the court houae and a largo can raid rtear Fort Hancock. It said number of people from the county a that raiders took two horses last well as in the city have had matters night near Old Fort Early, Texas, to look after. nnH escaned into Mexico. An invseti- The county commissioner!4 ar gation was in progress and Gen. Bell holding their regular monthly meet- said he would take any necessary ing and as this is the beginning of steps. The order to American com- the last half of the year much busl- manders to follow Into Mexico any ness has come before thia tody. hot trail they find remains unchang- The county board of education la ed. also in session and one matter raeir ' Neither the State Department nor jn(r attention is the choosing- of one the Mexican embassy had any word school committeeman in each district as to which Carranza's reply to the to fill expired terms and also to se- American demands, awaited by Pres- ieot others to take the places of those ident Wilson with some impatience, I who have resigned, d!ed or otherwise might be expected. relinquished their positions. There seemed little probability that The county Confederate pension the Washington government would! board, composed of Mesan. W. C. consider further action until late in Couhemour, A. H. Boyden and Dan- the week. The Heiuse will not re-as- jej Sifford, are holding a session, go semble until Wednesday, having been over applications of veterans and adjourned over the Fourth of July, widows of veterans for pensions, of While the Administration could take which there are quite a number. any necessary defensive steps in the t addition to these meetings thtre event that Gen, Pershing's column was a big session of the county court was attacked, no aggressive move- an(j the usual routine of court house ment would 'be undertaken until lf- business, making it one of the busiest ter President Wilson had advised dmyg the year at this place. Congress of his purpose and definite authority had been granted. MRS. KEXNERLY INJURED. Officials profess complete ignorance as to the time President Wilson is Mra. H. C. KennerlyA of Franklin willing to wait for General Carranza's township,' was painfully Injured Sun- reply. day afternoon, when she alighted from The War Department issued a onei a afreet car on the Main street, line, official statement today regarding the near Council street, when she stepped good progress being made m Nation- on running board she tripped n al Guard mobilization. some manner. And felt violently to the "Mobilisation of the Nation und, dislocating a shoulder bone. Guard in all departments is proceed- ghe was given medical attention and ing without a hitch," is said. Large removed to her home In the country. parts of the guard have already en- Mrs. Kenerly is a sister of Messrs. trained for their destination ana me h., J, T. and Lewis Miller ana nas muster of .the remainder is proceed- m Jtost of friends who will hope for ing as- rapidly as possible." Secretary Baker said be did not "know how many thousand guardsmen already had reached the borier. There is reason to believe, however. that upwards of 30,000 will have been added to the .border guard within tne next two days. Durmg the last 24 hours regiments from Maryland, Missouri. Wisconsin, Kansas her a speedy recovery.. Nothing ef Carransa's Reply. ' Washington, July is No Indication concerning General Carransa's reply to the American note demanding that he state his intentions toward the American, forces has : been received. President Wilson has ' not let it be and known how long be would consent to The number of German prisoners taken in the south so far exceeds 4,000. Weather continues favorable, j ing to War Department report. ' tion before Congress. Pennsylvan'a have entraintd, accord-1 wait before taking the Mexican ques- .
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