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PAPER IN NORTH CAROLINA.
VOL. 12. NO. 187.
SALISBURY. NORTH CAROLINA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 12 .1916.
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MEDIATION FAILS IN THE DISPUTES
BETWEEN R. R. AND BROTHERHOODS
Announcement is Made By Martin A. Knapp, of the
Mediation Coard Another Proposal is Made to the
Employes and They Are Now in Conference President
Wilson Asks for a Conference Before the Strike is
Declared Situation Now Looks Gloomy.
New York. Aug. 12. The
final effort of the United
States board of Mediation and
Conciliation to settle differ
encea between the 225 systemx
of railroad and their 400,000
employes through mediation
ha failed, but the mediators
have proposed to the brother
hoods a new form of arbitra
tion which shortly after 11
o'clock the representatives of
the four brotherhoods began to
consider in executive session.
Depends Upon Employes I)ecis:on.
New York, Aug. 12. Upon the de
cision of the employes as ta whether
this form of arbitration will ' e ac
cepted depends the question of call
ing a nation-wide railroad stride.
If the proposition is refused the
only chance to prev:nt a ',rike rs by
an appeal to President Wilson to use
his good offices to bring the disput
ants together.
Announcement of the failure of
mediation was made bv Martin A.
Knapp, of the Mediation Board, af
ter ai hour's conference of the med-
latora with the Brotherhood
chiefs
and the delegates.
The precise terms of the new ar
bitrat'on proposal were not made
public but the proposition is under
stood to involve the enlargement of
the arbitration 'board, provided under
the Newland act, to twelve meimhers.
No Decision is Reached.
New
York, Aug. 12. Whether a
nation-wide strike will be called or
prevented still hung in the balance af
ter the United States Board of Med
iation and Conciliation announced
that the mediators had failed in their
efforts to induce the railroad broth
pi hoods to arbitrate their differences
with the railroad managers,
i The brotherhoods after discussing
the arbitration proposition made by
the board under the Newland act ad
journed without .reaching a decision.
Announcement was made that an ans
wer would be given tomorrow morn
ing after another meeting of the
chiefs and delegates of the brother
hoods. '
A. R. Garrettson, head of the con
ductors' brotherhood said that in pro
posing arbitration the mediation
board did not inform the men wheth
er the railroad managers had any
specific question to arbitrate and they
proposed that the mediators obtain
from the managers a more definite
proposal.
It was indicated that the arbitra
tion proposal was a general one and
that the men were withholding final
decision to learn if the railroad heads
Would be specific.
"We arriver at no decision," said
Mr. Garrettson, "the men will meet
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock with
the mediators and unless we find the
mediators are in a position to stat?
definitely what 'the railroads v;il'
agree? to arbitrate there can be no
further progress in the matter."
Wilson Asks for a Conference.
Washington, Aug 12. Pres'dent
Wilson sent word to the mediators
how attempting to settle the threat
' ened railroad strike that he would
INFANTILE PARALYSIS
RECORD FOR 24 HOURS.
New York, An. 12. In
crease in both deaths and num
ber of new cases in the epidemic
of infantile paralysis is report
ed today for the 24 hour period
ending at 10 a. m, according to
the health ballet ia of this morn
ing. According to the .Genres
there were 42' - deaths among
children and 167 new eases for,
this 24 hour period. Since the.
beginning, of the epidemic it
( .has attacked 6,105 children of
. .? whom 1.371 have died. '
ml a 'V .' '
! like to consult the representatives of
both sil's before a final break oc
curs. The President was in communica
tion liy telephone with the Federal
Meditors and asked that he be in- I
formed if a strike becoimes imminent.
The President informed the medi- i
ators that a strike must be avtrted :
and that if a deadlock is reached he
would like to have an opportunity to
talk to representatives of the rail
roads and employes.
Non-Union Petition Presented.
Washington, Aug. 12. A petition
signed by 6,000 employes of the Nash
ville, Chattar.ooga and at. Louis rail
road, not members of the brother
hoods, was presented to President
Wilson today asking Congress to i
pass legislation protect'ng unorgan- !
ized employes against a tieup which '
wAuld result from a strike of the
brotherhood members. I
R. T. Fetzer, of Nashville, who;
took the petition to the White House,
said more petitions from unorganized i
employes of many railroads would be I
sent in the near future.
The petition expresses the hope of
the nm-brotherhood men that some
definite legislative action be taken
j whereby the vast majority of people
of the country shall be protected from
a destructive interruption of inter
State commerce due wholly to the sel
fish action of a small group of men
and that all differences which may
arise bet wn railroads and employes
shall be settled by proper arbitra
tion. THE PROBLEM IS
STILL A SERIOUS ONE.
New York, Aug. 11. Whether the
leaders of 400,000 employes of the
railroads of the country will make
good their threat of a general strike
unless their demands for an eight
hour day and time and a half for
overtime are granted by the manag
ers of 235 railroad systems probably
win De Known tomorrow, it was
learned here tonight from an authori
tative source.
The only hope of a peaceful settle
ment apparently rested tonight upon
the possibility that the men might be
induced to accept a new form of arbi
tration, although thus far they have
steadfastly: refused all such propos
als. Their, chief objection to arbitra
tion has been lack of representation
upon any of the boards providing un
der existing statute.
The members of the Federal Board
of Mediation and Conciliation, while
declining to discuss the situation, are
said to be hopeful that an expansion
of the size of the board provie'ed
for under the Newllands Act, may
meet this objection. Effort to obtain
from Washington approval of this
plan was reported to have been re
sponsible for an apparent suspension
of the mediator's activit'es today.
If this suggestion if not accepted,
it was' said tonight, the mediation
board will have failed in its efforts
and the only recourse will "be an ap
peal to President Wilson to use his in-
Lfluence to avert a strike.
It was pointed out, however, that
the President's powers Will be limited
to suggestion and recommendation.
The three ' mediators Chairman
Martin A. Knapp, Wim. A. Chambers
and G. W. W. Hanger were to meet
with : the 'brotherhood men early' to
day, hut requested an adjournment
until tomorrow. The mediators .also
failed to meet the railroad managers.
Leaders of the brotherhoods have
declared that they. would not-eonsider
abritration under ' the Newftnds act,
as it now stands.
The railroads have rejected the
men's' demands and . have stood oat
firmly for arbitration. The men have
served notice that rather, than arbi
trate they, will 'strata. ''WitV both
sides taking men an unbending1 atti
tude there is no solution to th prob
lem except the new arbitration plan
according to a responsible authority.
: The ' principal feature of the aew
RECORD RAINFALL
BROKEN IN STATE
Weather Bureau Finds that Rain
Fall at Alta Pass in Recent
Rains Was Highest.
PASSED PREVIOUS RECORDS
ESTABLISHED IN THE U. S. A.
22.22 Inches of Rain Fall Was the
DAtAr1a Pet a YMcaA Tult? 1 ft
in Western . c.
(By Associated Press.)
Rale gh, Aug. 12- Rainfall of 22.22
inches at Alta Pass, in Mitchel coun
ty, during the 24 hours preceding 2
p. m. July 16th is believed to have
established a new record for the Un
ited States according to A. L. Jen
son, of the Raleigh station, who has
just completed his report on the
floods of last month in this state.
Mr. Jenson said today that so far
as he knew Alexander, had led pre
vious records with a rain fall of 21.4
in a similar period of time. Mitchel
county was hit hard by this flood and ,
at Alta Pass it was said that 11 I
persons had lost their lives.
Washington Confirms Records.
Washington, Aug. 12. The weath
er bureau officials today confirmed the
Alta Pass rain fall record as the
greatest in 24 hours. The highest
previous record was that at Alexan
dria, La., in June 1886 when there
was recorded a rain fall of 21.4.
JILVEDOttM
A Third Donation From the Machin
ists of Piedmont Lodge Adds to the
Amount Contributed by This City
and Community to the Flood Suffer
ers.
Previously sent in.. ..$670.31
Sent today 12.75
Total $683.06
A third contribution to the flood
sufferers is handed in to the Post this
morning from Piedmont Lodge No.
136 I. A. of Machinists, the contribu
tion today being $11.25, which added
to their previous contributions makes
a total of $54.40.
In addition to this the Post today
acknowledges a dollar from Mr. R.
G. WllPams and fifty cents which was
dropped in the collection plate at St.
Luke's church.
Those who donated through the
Machinists lodge stand as follows:
T. C. Cox. ..$ .50
W. F. Nifong 50
H. B. McCormick 50
J. R. Burton 25
R. M. Holt ' 25
C. H. Atwell 25
G. G. Myers 25
F. A. Bradley 25
W K. Benson 25
J. K
Loflin
J. H. Hafrris
0. W. Mowery..
Geo. C WiilHard..
Hilbert Trexler..
R. L. Hartman. .
W. G.'Hprne, Jr.
95 I
.50
.50
.50
.50
C. E. Helms..
h, L. MeCarn!. .. R0
W. D. Guin...
CW. Waller
J.' A. Dry
.50
.50
.25
1.00
.?
.25
.50
.60
.50
.50
R. C Harris
R. L. Julian
S. S. Pierce..
T. E.PIckard
J. E. VcfcJ
W. C Feam8ter. .
C. C Gahrin.. ..
plan IU said tobe the formation of i(
board' of arbitration that wm ve
each of the four brotherhoods a rep
resentative on the .hoard while thea . were killed and about 40 eth
srbitra tors' of the railroads will tWk injured at Echo, ten mi lea
increased -to -an equal number with; frm fcre, in a street ear
four neutral arbitrators, making . wreck today. ' .., -. m
total of 12. ': '". ? , '
i DR. JOHN R. MOTT
WORKER.
Just back from Europe where
; inspected the Y. M. C. A. work.
i
FIVE MILLION MEN
I PRISONERS OF WAR
Dr. John R. Mott, Back From Inspec
tion, Declares Captives Well Treat
ed. New York, Aug. 12. "More than
5,000,000 prisoners of ware are con
fined by the various powers
in the
prison camps an i stockades in vari-
ous parts of Europe, double the nurni-,
i ber of men engaged in any pervious
war of history.'
This statement was made by Dr.
John R. Mott, general secretary of
the International committee of the Y.
M. C. A., who has just returned to
this country from an inspection of the
military prisons and camps in connec
tion with the Y. M. C. A. work that
is go'n on there.
Dr. Mott states that the prisoners
constitute one of the biggest orob
lems on the hands of the belli ger
ent powers. Germany has the great'
est number, he state, there being
aibout 1,700,00 in German camps. Rus
ein enmej? next, with 1.500.000. Aus
tria has 1,000,000. Russias prisoners
have increased with great rapidity,
more than 400,000 having been added
a sa result of the last Russ'an drive.
The reports that the prisoners ar
being ill-treated have been hitrhly
colored. Dr. Mott said. The prison
ers are as well housed as possible,
and are beinsr given the game fool
the nrmies are receiving. There are
forty-five American Y. M. C. A. seere
tarics wonVins with the various
arm'ts, and the number is shortly to
be increased. Educational work is
being carried on in the prison camps
by the Y. M. C. A.
Daniels to Campaign in His Official
Yacht.
Washington, Aug. 11. A new idea
in political campaigning will be in
troduced shortly by Secretary of the
Navy Daniels. He will cruise along
the Maine coast in his official yacht,
the )olphin, going ashore at various
points to make speeches. His vaca
tion will be combined with this speech-
making. '
Million is Paid for
$400 Oil Land
. Lease.
Oklahoma City, Aug. 10 A check
for one million dollars, made payable
to a lo:al oil company and drawn on
an oil concern of Tulsa, has been re-
Iceived by a law firm here in payment
for a $48-acre lease near Yale, upon
I which oil as vet has not .been found.
Tha nritrinnl mst nf the lease is
said to have been $400.
.
Fortunate is the man whose trou
bles are not worth the time it takes
to tell Jthem.
A pessimist is a
man. who always
buys a
return ticket on th? road to
success.
A girl would rather be told She is
passing fair than that she is already
past
i
FATAL CAR ACCIDENT.
i !.
' . ; Johnstown, Pa Aug. 12-
: From ten to fifteen persons
I THE Y. M. C. A.
aMUt
I '
he
GERMANS STRIVING
STOP OFFENSIVE
Heavy Attacks Last Night on the
Franco-British Lines But With
out Success Says London.
RUSSIANS KEEPING UP
- DRIVE TO LEMBERO
Petrograd Reports the Crossing
of the Koropieo River by Rus
sians North of Buczacs.
(Hy Associated Press.)
Persistent efforts are 'leing made
by the Germans to stop the allied of
fensive on the Sommp !y counter at
tacks. There were heavy attacks
last niv'ht on the Franco-British lines
but neither were successful, accord
ing to the allied war office. The
I French were attacked both north of
the Somme ani near Hemwtod and
j south of the river at I .a Maissson
j nette. The art'llery stopped both as
i saults. The attack on the British
took place north of Pozieres. Ixmdon
j declares it was nowhere successful
and resulted in heavy losses to the
Germans.
In Galicia the Russians are keeping
wp the drive toward Lemberg from
the southeast. Atfter taking Stanslau
they are pressing on toward Hallitz,
the important railway junction to the
north on the Dniester, and the Ikey to
the pos'tion in the Lemberg defenses.
Pefrograd today reports the cross
ing of the Koropiec river by the Rus
sians in the region north of Buc-
zacz. I his advance still further im
perils the Strips line of the Teutons to
the north, and Hallitz to the west.
South of Stanslau the Russians are
advancing westward in the Dystrit
za river region.
Air Raid on England.
London, Aug. 12. An air raid on
the British naval port of Dover by
two German seaplanes occurred this
afternoon. An official statement says
four bombs were dropped ,one officer
and six men being slightly wou.nded,
but little material damage being done.
Austrians Are Being Pushed Back.
Rome via London, Aug. 11. The
Italians have occupied the entire Do
berdo plateau, the War Office an
nounced today.
The Italians also have captured
Rubbia ind San Martino del Carso.
They have reached the line of the
Vallone River. The Austrians have
retired to the East of the town of
Vallone.
By their new victories the Ital
ians appear to have taken an impor
tant step toward clearing the salient
formed by the "bend of the Tsonzo be
low Gorizia. The Doberdo plateau
was the scene of heavy fighting ear
lier in the war but the Austrians ob
stinately withstood efforts of the Ital- j
ians to win this important posit' on.
This fighting took place on a front
some distance below Gorizia, the cap
ture of which enabled the Italians
to push forward in the direction of
Trie8t in this region. San Marto del
Carso is six miles southwest of Gor-
iz-ia. It is about 20 miles from
THest.
Stanslau Falls Into Russian
Hands.
Petrograd, Aug. 11. Via London.
Stanslau, an important railroad
center, southeast of Lemberg, capi-
Tnfl of Galicia, has been occuoied by
Russian troops ,the war office an
nounced today.
"The troops of General Litchinzsy
captured Stanslau Thursday evening
and pursued the Austrians, who re
treated In the direction of HaVcz.
'The Russians also have made lm-
nortant successes n tne beretn re
irion. They compelled the Austro-
Genmans to retire from the fortified
positions, of Guia'dka and VoroNvsk
and, have occupied the town of Mon-
tv. ...iM nt Sfnnslau arives tne
X 11V VCIV ' ; -
Russians anojner giewy vwr"
wh'ch they can march -toward Len
rerg. Like Brodv. Stanslau is an
important railroad center. . Railroads
radiate" from Jn five directions. ' It
is 87 miles sbuthest of.Lembenr an
i situated between two forks of the
Bystrftsax, river ten miles south of
the'Dn'ester. Stanslsn was a manu
facturing city and agricultural cen
ter before the-war n dhad a papula
tion of 83,000. '
. . . 1 J.WA1.1
It int necessarilT because a rirl
love her enemies that 1 she invites
them all to her wedding.
Many a ballroom cown In covering
a warm heart reaches Ita limit.
GOVERNOR HATFIELD.
K "t f i
K H 4; . .. f U
My
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Chief Executive of West Virginia
who is now in the flood district of his
State overlooking the work of reliev
ing distress and planning for the re
building of the desoryed properties.
GOV.
HATFIELD GOBS TO
FLOOD-SWEPT SECTION.
Charleston, W.. Va, Aug. ll.--Gov.
ID D. Hatfield, accompanied by Adju-
tant General John C. Bond left here
toaay to survey the situation in the
Caftin creek and other districts swept
by a flood laat Wednesday. The
governor tonight camped out with the
,oldie now on duty Ve flood oia-
trict Dr. S. L. Jepsoni state health
commissioner, went to the dry branch
district today where he will super.
tend the bringing of better si
Station -
AdiuUnt Generrl Bond issued a
statement before leaving based on ; nndJ busines. under certain eondi
the report, of members of the na-1 tionl' w" c,Ied ? W' Hul,t " '
tional guard of West Virginia now on
reliff d"ty, showing that 38 persons
are missing. Of this number 16 are
missing at Ferndale, five at Orange,
11 at Cabin Creek, four at Horse
Creek and two at Peytona.
TO
Twenty-Five Thousand Additional
Soldiers Will Join Those Already
Along the Southern Boundary of
the United States.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Aug. 12. Twenty
five thousand more State troops have
been ordered to 'the border by the
War Department. All of the Ken
tucky, Ohio and Vermont troops have
been ordered to move and all depart
mental commanders have been in
structed to send the troops as soon
as they are equipped. s
N. C. Troops Ready.
Raleigh, Aug. 12. At the Adju
tant General's office no instructions
had been received at noon which v. ould
indicate that the North Carolina
troops would go to the border at this
time.
It is said that the troops at Camp;
Glenn are ready to entrain and in
structions to move at once wonld not
be received with surprise in jfficial
circles.
Mr. W. F. Norman, of Winston
Salem, who is visiting at the home
of Mr. Geo- Archie, had quite an ex
perience while coming over in his car.
When some miles bat from the Twin
ttyi the car ran into a ditch and ov
erturning pinioning Mr. Norman, wno
is quite a fleshy man, underneath it
In some way he fell in a small hole
and this prevented the car from
crushing him. However, the car had
to be prised up in order that he could
be extricated. He, was uninjured,
and after securing a good wheel from
Winston-Salem proceeded on to Salis
bury. ' ; ; . - : .
The fellow who thinks everything
it for the best may also tell yon no
body in any better than he is.' ?
,Yoo never, can tell.' An innocent lie
sometimes -does-less harm than a de
liberate truth.- . i
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A woman should never go-out walk- .
ing in a driving rain. , l
ANOTHER BIG LOA
FOR THE BRITISH
In Financial Circles it if Belli
Reported That British "Govern
ment Asking' for Loan. v
LOAN RUN TWO TEAR
AND SECURITIES DEPOSITED
Will Be Canadian, Argentine and
Swiss Bonds Also American '
Securities.
(By Associated Press.) .-,
, New York, Aug. 12. The free ex
pression is being made in financial
circles that within a fortnight nego
tiation! will be completed for a new
loan of $250,000,000 to Great Britain.
This loan is to run for two years
according to a summary published to
day, 5 per cent interest, the notes
maturing in two years and being of
fered at 99 and will be handled by the
same foreign securities corporation
which recently advanced $100,000,000
to France or a new company which
will have practically the l sane identU '
flcation. I ! '
The securities for the loan will be
deposited to the extent of $300,00O,
000 and be represented in Canadian
Argentine, and Swiss government
bonds and stocft in American rail
roads ani other commercial stocks.
The interest it to be paid in gold in
the city of New York.
SPECIAL MEETING BANKERS.
Gath;r
, eUmm.iUd pw... r.-.
. . . ;
, T aZv.L! Pr-..
,W T '
, ,H,nd?n' f "rTZ
J1 r "f
n' tftio" T ""
ReWgkWWneedajr to discuss the
1checkto
9t ftter General Burleyeon
' pefWWStOT De empowereu W
mis city looay. r. mun n wvcrv
tsry of the association ani made the
call under instructions received from
President Blakely. ?a
$ 13,200,000,000 Now Great Britain'
. , Debt .; ' I , '
. London, Aug. . 10. Great Britain'
indebtedness at the end of the finan ,
cinl year was estimated at $17,200j
000,000. less $4,000,000,000 loaned to
the Allies and Dominions, Chancellor
of the Exchequer McKenna announced
in the House of Commons this after
noon during a debate on the question
of raising money. The Chancellor ;
aid that the annual national income
was estimated at over $13,000,000,000.
So Great Britain was in the same po
sition as a man with an income of
$25,000 whose debts also were $26
000.
This was not-an alarming prospect,
he said, and Great Britain could meet
the burden. ' -
Bearish Effect on Wheat '
Chicago, Aug. 12 Absence of frost
reports from Canada had 1 a .bearish
effect on the wheat martlet here to
day. The opening which ranged from
1-4 to 2 1-2 lower with September at
1.42 to 1.43 7-8. and, i December at
1.44 1-2 to, 1,46 was (followed by a
moierake recovery!
Cotton Market Opens Steady.
New York, Aug, 12-Th cotton
market opened steady at an' advance
of 3 to 8 points this morning. De
cember contracts sold up to 24.30 and
January to 14.39 daring the first few
minutes, or 7 to 8 points net higher.
The market turned easier before the
end of the first hour, December eas- .
ing off to 14.22 and January to 14.32
er back, to about last night's close.
V Marke Cloned Steady.
New York, Aug. 12 The cotton
market closed steady. - , '
? '.October.. .. .. . ..14.11
' December.. .. ..... ..14.32
January. t. .14.41
March.. ..14.66
May.. .. .. .. ... .14-87
WARSaiP CROSSES BAR.
1 , PenaaeoU. Fla, Ang . 11 A
four-fun nl warship, identified
as a French vessel, crossed the
bar here today and hoisted the
quarantine flag, calling a re?- (
reawalative of the marine hos
pital service. Imar.at !y af
terward the vessel iHttn l
its speed until it btrf'r r wl