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VOL. 33. NO. 92.
.SALISBURY, NORTH CAROLINA. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 1917.
PRICE TWO CENTS
LAR DAY THURSDAY
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SPAIN SENDS NOTE TO
RUSSIANS EXPECTING ATTACK ON
Heaviest Sort of Undecisive Fighting on the Western Battle
Front Marks the Day Unrest Through Europe is Growing
Spain May Break With Germany Over Submarine Issue
Germany Launching a Land and Naval Campaign Against
Russia Violent Outbreak Against German Chancellor is
Expected Today Europe Facing Sensational Developments
(By Associated Press.)
One of the greatest and most bit
terly contested battles has entered its
third day on the British front and is
still in doubt.
While the mighty struggle rages
inconclusively developments in other
fields of the world upheaval are oc
curring with sensational rapidity.
Spain has taken a long step forward
along the path, which seems to be
pushing her into the great confliga
tion. The Madrid government has handed
a note to the Berlin government
which on its face may indicate that
Berlin may either compromise its
ruthless submarine campaign or ac
cept another new and important foe.
The situation, is however, modified
to some extent ty the resignation of
Premier Romanones who wrote the
note handed the Berlin government.
The growth of anti-German sentiment
in South America is having its effect
in Spain, though a rigid censorship
leaves affairs in the peninsular king
dom obscure.
Next in importance are the grow
ing reports that Germany is t.o launch
a great campaign against Petrograd.
This s taken 8eriously in the Russian
capital and accounts for many civil
ians leaving the cty for the interior.
According to a rumor the plans for a
combined land find naval attack t.re
already under way, and transports
convoyed by a powerful German fleet
ha ssailed from Leibau.
The .oolitical situation in Russia re
mains confused, but there are uncom
fortable reports of the activities of
the Radical Socialists and new out
breaks of Argarian troubles that
seem to amount to another revolution
in character.
The unrest in Germany is haviirf a
new manifestation in fresh outLrcaks
against Chancellor Hollweg by the
conservatives and national liberals.
The Chancellor is being violently at
tacked for his alleged subservience to
socialistic influence and the opening
of the Reichstag today is expected to
bring these attacks to a focus.
In the meanwhile there is indica
tion that the tremendous current of
unrest and discontent throughout Eu
rope is growing in strength.
The visit of the King of Denmark
to Stockholm is regarded as particu
larly significant of the recent demon
stration !by workmen in Sweden
against the government. May Day is
expected to bring matters to a cli
max in Sweden as the socialist lead
ers have warned the government
against interfering with the labor de
. monstration on that day.
In pushing the British offensive to
day General Haig directed attacks
along the front between Cojeul and
Scarpe rivers. This is a stretch of
about three miles.
Further German ground has been
seized by the British here, says to
day's official statement, and gains
have Ibeen secured south of Arras
battlefield.
General Haig is eating bit by bit
into the German line between Cam
brai and St. Quentin. The British
front was moved forward two-thirds
of a mile at one point last night
south of the JJapaume-Oambrai road.
With the French armies along the
Ainse front and in the Champagne
the battle just now is confined llain
ly to the artillery.
The French are continuing to make
progress in local fighting, however,
and advances in .both the Aainse re
gion andi" the Champagne are re
ported byParis.
German Reichstag Adjourns.
London, April 25. Adjournment of
the Reichstag until May 2nd, after a
brief session yesterday, is reported
in a Central News . dispatch from
Amsterdam.
Norwegian Vessels Sunk.
London, April 25- A ataiement
from the Norwegian foreign office, as
forwarded from Copenhagen by the
Central Newt, reports the sinking of
five Norwegian steamships, "" three
Norwegian vessels, and the capture
of one Danish steamship by On Get- j
mans. .'
HERE IS DOLLAR DAY
DOLLARS OF VALUE
Salisbury Pulls Off the First Dol
lar Day of its History, Thurs
day, April 26th.
MANY THINGS PUT ON THE
DOLLAR COUNTER THURS.
The Merchants of the City Com
bine to Give a New Life and
Significance to Old Dollar.
SALISBURY'S FIRST
DOLLAR DAY.
Thursday, April 26th. will be
First Dollar Day for Salisbury.
Everywhere tried Dollar Day
has been a pleasing and profit
able feature, proving satisfac
tory and pleasing to both buyer
and seller of goods. In every
place we know of the first Dol
lar Day has been followed by
others, made continuous. . ,
Fcr Thursday, Salisbury's
first Dollar Day the following
have combined to make the day
a success and these offer bar
gains for the people of Salis
bury and the surrounding sec
tion: The N. C. Public Service Co.
The Belk-Harry Company.
D. Ocstreicher.
Efird's Department Store.
V. Wallace & Sons.
T. M. Kesler.
Feldmans Department stores.
Bell Shce Store.
Smith Drug Co.
Peoples Drug Store.
Main Pharmacy.
C. D. Kenny Co.
Clyde Ennis.
Hub Dry Goods Co.
Salisbury Evening Post.
Smith Drug Co:
Peoples Drug Store.
Main Pharmacy.
J. Hunter Kerr.
Next year no doubt there
will be many more to join the
Dollar Day list and Salisbury
will present a long list of mer
cantile firms that pay this trib
ute to the Dollar as a power in
these days of high prices.
Read the Salisbury Evening
Post today from cover to cover,
from first to last page.
Salisbury's first Dollar Day is to
morrow, and in preparation a number
of tire leading business houses have
.placed on the bargain counter articles
that the dollar mark stamps as bar
gains, goods that are worth more
than the dollar.
The importance, the deep signifi
cance of the dollar is realized when
it is measured up by articles, espec
ially as compared with the same
goods or articles of some years ago.
The dollar today is not almighty as
it once was, and the term "the al
mighty dollar" is not so significant
as it once was, for even the small lad
knows that the dollar is not the pow
er it used to be. People used to take
off their hats to the dollar, but now it
would take a big shining ten spot to
influence one to tip the top lid.
However, Dollar Day is supposed to
dignify the dollar, set before the pub
lic many things the dollar will buy,
and we hope that the Salisbury Even
ing Post of yesterday, and -today, will
be kept as a shopping guide.
Make the most of the first dollar
day in Salisbury and the event will
be sure to be repeated as time passes.
' The motion picture now running at
the Main theatre is fine, and if you
have not seen it you should take the
afternoon or evening off and go wit
ness it
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Sergeant Elizabeth Harrison, the
pretty twenty-year-old daughter of
the late President Harrison, who is
studying law at the New Y'ork Uni
versity, has taken charge of a class
of girls to teach them war. Here she
Would Not Think of Asking Am.
erica to Depart From Her Tra
ditional Policy at This Time.
NO TREATY COULD IN
CREASE CONFIDENCE IN U. S.
Expresses the Belief That Ser
vices of America in World War
Could Not Be Exaggerated.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, April 25. Arthur J.
Balfour, British Foreign Secretary,
stated today that the allied govern
ments were completely convinced of
America's whole-hearted consecration
toward the common end of destroying
Prussianism and would not think of
asking this country to depart from
her traditional policy or enter into
any formal alliance which might
prove embarrassing.
"Our confidence in the alliance and
assurances of this government, " Mr.
Balfour said, "is not based on such
shallow consideration as arises from
treaties No treaty could increase
our unbounded confidence that the
United States, having come into the
war, will see it through to the great
end we all hope for."
Mr. Balfour after his first two days
in the American capital consented to
an interview to express his deep grat
itude for the manner of his reception
and his : conviction that America's
services in the war could not be ex
aggerated. Cotton Opens With General List
Steady.
Now York, April 25. The coton
market opened today with th6 gener
al list steady at an advance of 2 to
10 points with July and later deliver
ies selling about 8 to 15 points up.
After selling at 19.64 on call May
advanced to 19.90 or 28 points net
higher. Buying of late months was
held in check and after the initial
flurry in May fluctuations were ir
regular. ,
ARTHUR J
BALFOUR
LAUDS OUR COUNTRY
PETROGRAD
-rtr fiftf-' it-ifti t-iliiiflf. .unfit .ii ..n-i..,
is shown in the-field with one of her
pupib giving instructions in signal
np. She epent several months last
year taking instructions from Gen
eral E. Z. Steever in military drill and
discipline and earned the title,jf ser
geant.
BICKETT HAS POWER
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North Carolina One of Three
States Granting Chief Execu
tive Authority to Draft.
WHAT WILL GOV. DO?
IS QUESTION ASKED
Military Men in the National
Guard Wonder What Slowness
to Enlist May Bring Forth.
(By Associated Press.)
Raleigh, April 25. Officials of the
North Carolina national guard here
were interested today in the question
of whether conscription would be re
sorted to in order to bring the State
guard up to its full strength.
Col. H. J. Slocum, of the regular
army, stated today that the military
law of North Carolina is one of the
most complete in the country. North
Carolina, it is said, is one of the three
States in the union in which the gov
ernor can draft men into the national
guard, and because of Governor Bick
ett's opinion as regards conscription
during the present emergency, there
his been much speculation in several
quarters as to whether the governor
would take advantage of the power
given him under the law if men were
slow in coming forward.
Officers of the guard throughout
the State are making every effort to
recruit more men for the various
units, it was said today.
Chicago, April 25. Fresh record
break advances here today in wheat
took place largely as a result of even
steeper upward swings at Winnepeg,
presumed to show urgent buying for
the allies. Most of the demand here
appeared to come from shorts, espec
ially in May delivery, which showed
the sharpest upturn, going to $2.48
an overnight jump of 7 1-4 to 7 1-2.
The opening prices for the market as
a whole ranged from 1-2 to 4 cents
with May at 2.44 to $2.44 1-2 and
July at $2.07 to $2.09 1-2 but it was
not long until the rise extended in
some cases to 6 3-4 above the initial
figures.
3 DRAFT IN
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FAIL TO ARRIVE
Probable Misoarriage of Money
Vouchers for Over Two Thous
and Men.
SUCCESSFUL BOX PARTY
AT THE Y. M. C.
Frame Work for New Steel Car
Shops of Spencer Has Been
Completed.
(By A. W. Hicks.)
Spencer, April 25. What is pre
sumably a miscarriage of a package
from Washington, containing the
Southern Railway pay chocks for the
mechanical department, caused sev
eral hundred employes to miss their
usual pay today. There was consid
erable disappointment at the non-arrival
of the checks and the agents aro
without any information as to the
cause, though it is presumed the
whole package was missent in some
way and that the checks will be de
livered here Thursday, there arc
probably 2,000 men interested direct
ly to say nothing of the large num
ber of merchants and other business
men.
A box party at the Y. M. C. A.
Tuesday night drew a large crowd.
The sale of boxes was under the aus
pices of Circle No. 1 of Spencer
Methodist church and something like
$40 was realized. Bob Jones acted
as auctioneer and the boxes brought
from 50 cents to $3 each. In a vot
ing contest for the most popular
young lady present Miss Mary With
ers won the prize, a handsome croch
et gasket Preceeding the sale a mus
ical program was rendered with selec
tions by Utarlin and Elizs'beth
StoudeAiiw Miss Isabell Perry, and
readings- by Miss Gladys Young and
Miss Kathleen Armstrong.
An eftjoyai'jle surprise party was
tendered little Miss Edna Mae Holt
on Tuesday night at the home of her
sister, Mrs. R. -J. Tompson, when a
score of her young friends marched
into the home with all sorts of fruits
and nice things to eat. The party
spent several hours in playing games
Bnd at the close were served to re
freshments hy Mrs. Thompson.
The frame work for the new steel
car shop at Spencer has been com
pleted and the contracting force has
been ordered to Jacksonville for an
other large job. The roof of the shop
is now 'being placed and is of heavy
concrete.
Mrs. J, B. Boswell, a former resi
dent of Spencer, died early Tuseday
at her home in Burlington and her
brother, Wesley Squires, and a sister,
Mrs. R. A. Andrews, of Spencer were
summoned there for the funeral to
day- ... .
Interesting visitors in spencer ims
wee' are Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Cook,
of Baton Rouge, La., who made the
trip here by motor. They are guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Barringer.
Mr nH Mrs. J. H. Benton nave re
turned from Durham, where they
were called Sunday by the death of
Mrs. R. K. Ferrell, an aunt or jars
Tfontnn.
Mrs. E. M. Sweetman is in Atlan
ta this week taking in the grand op
era at that place.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, April 25. The House
and Senate resumed debate today on
the war army bill and House leaders
hope to have the measure brought to
a vote by Friday, but this is by no
means certain, since more than sixty
meirfbers have signified their desire to
speak on it
In the senate a similar situation ex
ists and many senators want to ex
press their views on the bill before
consenting to vote, and leader dis
liked to resort to the new rule under
which debate may be limited.
Chairman Chamberlain, of the mili
tary committee, expected to ascer
tain the sentiment in the Senate to
day, however, on a general agreement
to set a time for voting.
Dr. Pratt Goto a Commission.
(Br Associated Press.
Raleigh, April 25-Dr. J. H. Pratt,
of Chapel Hill, State geologist, has
been commissioned as major of the
first battalion of engineers of the
North Carolina national guard, the
adjutant general's office announced
tavU. Perrin C Cothren. of Raleigh,
has been commissioned captain and.
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adjutant oi tne oaiwimn.
SOUTH
RN CHECKS
RESUME DEBATE ON BILL
American Ship Sinks
Germanjubmarine
London, April 23. Captain Rice,
of the American Steamship Mongolia,
which has arrived .at British port,
told Associated Press today that Mon
golia had fired first gun of war for
the I'nittrd States and had sunk a
German Submarine.',
Rice said submarine was about to
attack liner in Britlnli waters on April
nineteenth. Ho declared there was
no dcubt that the submarine was hit
and had every reason to believe it wss
destroyed. The , naval gunners on
board the Mongolia made a clean hit
at one thousand yards.. The periscope
of the submarine appeared to be shattered.
MAYOR WELCOMES
THE LIBRARIANS
Official and Formally Mayor
Woodson Speaks a Word of
Welcome to Librarians.
MISS PALMER MADE REPLY
MUSIC PROGRAM RENDERED
Tuesday Night Found the Com
, munity Building a Center of
the Keenest of Interest.
A welcoming address hy the May
or of Salisbury and a musical pro
gram featured the meeting of the
State librarians at the auditorium in
the Community building on Tueaday
evening. The special program in
which local talent joined with the vis
itor was one of unusual interest and
drew quite a ..number ,of Salisbury
ninnl,'. ; . cr'4 f V'!
Mias Palmer, the President of the
Librarians, presided and presented
the numbers on the carefully arrang
ed program and responded to the wel
coming address which Mayor Wood
son made to the visitors. The musi
cal program included several num
bers by the Music Study Club and al
so by Mr. Francis Griffith and one
from Mias Julia Crouch, Salisbury's
talented piani t.
Mrs. T. S. Lucas, of Society Hill, S.
C, who u a most delightful story tel
ler delighted the audience with her
stories and the audience heard Mr
George F. Bowerman, of the Public
LJbrary at Washington, D. C. This
distinguished speaker was heard with
large interest, not only hy the libra
rians who were keenly alive to the
topic he discussed, but the visitors
as well, for the speaker was on a sub
ject in which every one is interested,
the library in the small and medium
sized town. Ha spoke of the library
from many angles, especially from
the viewpoint of the general public
and the possibilities to the communi
tv.
A very delightful feature of the
day on Tuesday was the ride over the
city. The visitors were shown Salis
bury and given 'a very enjoyable mo
tor ride.
At 1 o'clock today the visitors were
given a uelfghtful luncheon by the
club women of Salisbury at the Com
munity Building.
The dy's program included a num
ber of discussions on questions of vi
tal interest to Librarians and to the
public library, led by and entered in
to by a number of the visitors and
covering a wide rtnge of thought.
The concluding session of the
year's convention is held this after
noon, when- the reports of commit
tees are to be received and the elec
tion of the officers for the coming
year is a closing feature.
The session has keen a very pleas
ant one for the visitors, and the peo
ple of Salisbury have thoroughly en
joyed the two days session of these
splendid workers for advancement in
the state.
TWO HUNDRED MILLION
HANDED AMBASSADOR.
Washington, April 25. Sec
retory McAdoo today handed to
the British Ambassador a
treasury warrant for $200,000,
000, the first of the war loan
this government Is making to
the Entente allies under , the
$7,000,000,000 war bond issue.
Washington, 'April 25v The
French Commission, headed by
General Joffre and Former
Premier ViviannL landed safe
ly at the - Washington Savy
yard today soon after Boon.
T
HE CHAUTAUQUA
TICKETS SELLING
The Guarantors Are Selling the
Tickets to the Chautauqua and
They are Cheaper Now.
GUARANTORS TO MEET
FRIDAY AND PLAN
Money Will' Be Saved by Buying
the Advance Tickets and There
Will Also Be Change.
The guarantors of the Chau
tauqua will meet in the Com
munity building on Friday af
ternoon at 4 o'clock, to discuss
the plans for winding up the
sale of tickets.
The Chautauqua a til he in Salis
bury next week, opening the week's
program on the 2nd. Tickets are now
on sale by the guarantors.
Tho tickets are now selling ' for
$2.60 for adult ticket and $1.26 for
the half ticket for children. The ar
rival of the Chautauqua on May 1st
will be the signal to advance the
prices to $3 and $1.50 ao that no one
should fail to make their purchase
before tho first of the month.
The gurantora wiah it well under
stood that the city gets no benefit of
tales other than the Advance sales
above the amount guaranteed. Sales
after the 1st of May go entirely to
tho Chautauqua and do not go to the
relief of i'k' guarantors.
So in ;i Klilion to being a aaving in
tho cont ..i the ticket, there is the
pojsibi'.ty of settng a sum of money
for the local library. Everything Is
to ! gilned and nothing lost bythe
advance sale. ,
Nothing; is gained by., waiting, and ,
(here will be a loss by waiting beyond
the period of the advance sale, ' '
It is likely that a whirlwind cam
paign 'ft ill be put on for Saturday and
for Monday in an endeavor to close
out the tickets alloted for the advance
sales. 1
The guarantors are very desirous
that the public bear the following
luggestiona and facta in mindr "v
First Jn order to apply on contract
made with the Redpath Chautauqua
tickets must be paid for .prior to the
arrival of the Chautauqua staff for
the week'a ahow. After that time all
tickets sold will go to the Redpath
people without any regard to the
gun ran tors. - i
Second In order to participate in
the proceeds above the amount guar
anteed for the library, sales must be.
made prior to May 1st time of the
arrival of Chautauqua.
Third Tickets sold after May 1st
bust be at $3.00 each for the full
ticket and $1.50 for the half .tickets.
No exceptions. i .
Fourth When advance tickets now ,
on hand are sold additional tickets
cannot be had, any additional tieket
aold above the tickets now in hand
will be sold at $3.00.
Fifths Children's tickets for ages
0 to 14 years sell for $1.25 until
May 1st, after that for $1.50 each,
no exceptions. V. ,-,.
Sixth One-half of the proceeds
above tho amount guaranteed will go
to the Salisbury Library, sales to be
made .prior to May 1st
Seventh Last year through cour
tesy of the Chautauqua the local com
mittee was given additional time be
yond the date cf guarantee to make ,
up the deficit. They Will not ao so
again.
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Only One Quart of Liquor or Wine or .
Beer Allowed aclt Adult a nonut
Religious Bodies May Get a Little
More and Heads of Jewish Famines
Also During Passover Season.
(By Associsted Press.) . -Columbia.
S. C. April 25.outh
-.mlinu new nrohibition law allow
ing a male adult or a woman who is
the head of a family to receive one
quart of liquor or wine orAeer a
month effective today. ! -
The law provides that before re
ceipt of shipment, which mnst.be in
person, the consignee must make
affidavit before a probate judge that
it is for medicinal purposes.
Religious bodies are allowed a gal- .
hn of wine a month and heads of
Jewish families are allowed a rllon
of wine during the passover season. '
- Mrs. C . Norman and little daugh
tor, Catherine, leave tonight for At
lanta, Ga, for a brief stay. :
SOUTH CAROUNA BON
DRY LAW NOW EFFECTIVE