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An Advertising me dium for Business Men. Iv i m m mi mi m, Rftv Rh, m& & & N fa fa fa MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS k fa fa fa fa ft mfa Local and General News at First Hand VOL. 13. NO. 1SU. SALISBURY. NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY, Aid ST 20, 1917. PRICE TWO CKNTS SIXTY-FOUR ROWAN MEN ACCEPTED FOR THE NEW NATIONAL ARMY Rowan County Exemption Board Considers the Claims of Two Hundred and Thirty Six Men and Grants Exempt ions to One Hundred and Seventy-Two-Accepted Men May Appeal to the District Board, While Government Will Appeal All Exemptions i to This Board Considera-J tion of Claims Still in Pro-j gress. ' I HEMS OF THE BILL War Tax Measure Debate Resumed With Prospect of Delay Being En countered Cloture Rule Not to Be Invoked. (By Associated Jress.) Washington, Aug. 20. The third week of debate on the Senate war tax hill pened today with prespec' of being delayed until next week. Be . I fore the Semite discussion began the , finance ommittee met and deeded not The Rowan exemption hoard for the : to resort to cloture to expedite the bill. DRAFT LAW HELD II con IQNAL new national army has completed con sideration of 2:St exemption claims i During the next few days, however, PtiuirmHn Ssimmnns PYnprts tr auk filed by men who passed the physical ' th . d . b f , f fi , t test in the first examination and who filed exemption claims, principally on ground of having dependents. Of these 172 were granted ..'xemption and (!4 were accepted and me drafted into the new army unless they are ex cused by the district board at Htates ville, to which they may aupeil their case3. Blanks can be secured from the local board for filing claims with the district board. Of the 172 who were granted exemption it is not cer on prominent questions in contriver sy. Senator Lafollette's speech in favor of increasing inome and war tax profit levies, planned for today, was postponed to tomorrow. EXAMINING MILL CHILDREN Woman Representative of the Federal Government Here in Interest of the New Child Labor Law. Miss Ketehum. a renresentative of tain they will De nnally excuse.! as tne the cmjd jabor bureau of the federal government is appealing all exemp- J government, is in Salisbury and her tions allowed by the local Soard to the . headquarters at the city school build district board. All cases of discharge ing jg a busy place A1 children who on the grounds of having dependents are to 1)e anowe( to w jn the mills after the first of September are be ing examined to establish their age and physical condition. The govern ment requires not only that the child be 14 years old, but it must be so big and so heavy or what the family Bi ble says about the age birthday doesn't go. have been appealed to the district board, as directed by the government, by Kerr Craige, Esq., local attorney for the government, he having been appointed under the selective draft act and as attorney for the Council of Defense. There are yet many claims to be considered out of the number passing the physical test in the first examina tion, and the board is now considering these and another list of those ac cepted, together with those exempt, will appear tomorrow or Wednesday. The following is a list of those who have been accepted so far for army service by the Rowan board and whose only escape now lies with the district board at Statesville: 43 .Ben Augurs, Boston Ally, Sal isbury, N. C. 75 Walter A. Andrews, Spencer, N. C, Newton St. 107 James Brown, well, N. C Woe to the people among which acts of injustice fail to arouse the chivalrous spirit of indignation, for such are already in the high road to !ondajre. Thomas Paynton Cooper. We seldom meet with joy and de light by appointment, but. unexpected ly they smile out on us their sudden welcome round some old corner of life. Miss Falnier. Federal Judge Speer at Mt. Airy, Ga., Passes on Case of Albert Jones, a Negro. DEFENDANT REPRESENTED BY THOMAS E. WATSON Judge Speer is Coming to North Carolina and Will Pass on " Jeffersonian" Case. (By Associated Press. Mt. Airy, Ga., Aug. 20. Federal District Judge Speer held the selec tive draft law constitutional in a de cision made public here t)day. The .ase was that of Albert Jones, a ne jro, held in the McDuffie county jail harged with violating the law and vas represented by Thomas E. Wc son. m: Watson contended that the lav was a contravention of the involun tary servitude amendment. Judge Speer left for Fairfield, N C, where it is expected he will decide whether or not the "Jeffersonian," a magazine published by Watson, shal be allowed in the mails. The publica tion has been denied admissiona to th mails by the postmaster at Thomson Ga., the place of publication, because it contained what has been character ized as sedicious utterances. Twenty-Seven Members of Organiza tion Arrested by Guardsmen at Spokane, Washington Eight Tak en at I-ong Beach, California. (By Associated Press.) Washington, Aug. 20. The depart ment of justice officials today declined to comment upon the labor situation in Washington, Oregon, Montana and Idaho, where a general strike of the Industrial Workers of the World had been set for today or on the arrest of James Rowan, district secretary and 26 other leaders of the organiza tion. It was intimated that the arrest of the I. W. W. leaders was only one feature of the program contemplated to prevent a general tieup fo indus- One of the easiest ways to cool an lr,es ln ?ne aneea section. overheated oven is to stand a basin 0 'u'e R. 1., Rock- of Cool water in it. ' Portland, Oregon, .Aug. 20. ho far I as early reports indicated mere naa been no interruption to the industries in Oregon as a result of the I. W. W. 440 Jesse Black, 44 Vance Mill, i Mrs. Doar 'Long, residing near Salisbury, N. C. Neodesha, Kas., has a crop of 7,000 C02 Joseph Chapman, Vance Cot ton Mill, Salisbury, N. C. 001 Miles B. Cauble, N. Church St., Salisbury, N. C. h-64 'Daniel C. Click, R. 1, Salis bury, N. C. 486 Troy Marvin Correll, Landis, N. C. 676 Ed Cox, IR. 1, China Grove, N. C. 927 Martin Luther Early, 312 S. Long St., Salisbury, N. C. 1142 Carl H. Goodnight, R. 1, Barber, N. C. 1095 Richard V. Goodman, 614 E. Innes St., Salisbury, N. C. 1430 Thomas M. Hines, 208 S. Fulton St., Salisbury, IT. C. 1287 Arthur J. Holshouser, 310 N. Shaver St., Salisbury, N. C. bushels of June wheat worth more than ..17,000 Church St., Salisbury, N. C. 3245 Herbert K. Williams, 327 E. Innes St., Salisbury, N. C. 3450 .Austin White, Spencer, N.C. 3342 Raeford Watson, 252 Mitch ell St., East Spencer, N. C. 3257 Moses L. Wyatt, Granite Quany, N. C. 3471 Pleasant James Yost, 1518 S. Fulton St., Salisbury, N. C. 2078 Arthur Montgomery, East Spencer, N. C. 33TWRussell H. iBingham, 606 Car olina ve., Spencer, N. C. 1896 Quincy Oscar Lyerly, R. 6, Salisbury, N. C. 1366 Grover Hoffner, R. 7, Salis- 1292 Lee Horton, Granite Quarry, j tury, N. C. N. C. 1354 Chas. H. Harris, 420 Vander ford St., Salisbury, N. C. 1331-nWalter J. Holt, R. 2, Salis bury, N. C. 1509 Daniel Jackson, R. 3, Salis bury, N. C. 2723 Oscar Clement Kendall, 517 S. Mair St., Salisbury, N. C. 1913 Willie Lake, Spencer, N. C. 2148 Willie D. Morgan, 215 E. Fisher St., Salisbury, N. C. 2135 Arthur Miller, R. 2, Salisbu ry, H. C. 1956 Lee Ernest Martin, Kan napolis, N. C. 2479 George W. Penley, Salis bury, N. C. 2466 Fred Parker, N. Long St., East Spencer, N. C. 2707 Charlie A. Sosman, R. 1, Sal isbury, N. C. 2886 Henry D. Simmerson, Salis bury, N. C. 2796 Charles S. Shell, Barber, N. C. 2884 Eugene M. Shaw, 223 West Council St, Salisbury, N. C. 2962 Albert Floyd Safrit, China Grve, N. C. ffl3765 Jerry W. Smith, Salisbury, . 518 N. Lee St 3064 Tom Turner, Landis, N. C. 3090 Glenn Van Trexler, R. 1, Gold Hill, N. C. 2622 Carl M. Van Poole, 428 S. Ellis St, Salisbury. N. C. 3304 frank Washington, 307 N. C37 John Correll, 835 W. Innes St., Salisbury, N. C. 972 Jacob L. Fisher, 310 N. Shav er St., Salisbury, N. C. 1625 Thomas Lee Kesler, Barber, N. C. 2579 Raymond Fafayette Reavis, R. 2, Barber, N. C. 6 John William Allman, R. 1, Mooresville, N. C. 3123 Percy Teamer, Spencer, N. C. 309 Henderson M. Earnhardt, Chi na Grove, N. C. ' 505 Will Drakeford, East Spencer, N. C. 741 Guiliano D'amico, R. 3, Salis bury, N. C. 1185 Josh Gibson, Salisbury, N.C. 1436 John Henry Hamilton, R. 1, Salisbury, N. C. 420 Elbert J. Brady, R. 9, Salis bury, N. C. 1732 Richard Thomas Lingle, R. 7, Salisbury, N. C. .r" 2233 George H. JitCatl. 839 Stake St., Danville, VaV 2494 Ambrose A. Phelps, 704 Ro wan Ave., Spencer, N. C. 2622 Thomas Rooks, East Spen cer, N. C 2501 Jack Poe, Spencer, N. C. 3176 Marshall Leroy Upright, China Grove, N. C. 3200 James C. Wilhelm, Cleve land, N. C. 1676 Jacob Martin Kluttx, East Spencer, N. C. general strike scheduled for today. Federal, State and local officers de clared themselves prepared for any eventuality. HALF OF SAL0N1KI DESTROYED BY FIRE (By Associated press.) London, Aug. 20. More than half of the walled city of Salorwki in Greek Mace donia, which has been under occupation of the allied troops, was destroyed by fire Saturday. Twenty thousand people who were rendered homeless were removed to neighbor ing villages last evening, ac cording to a dispatch re ceived in London. The fire is reported to be under control. MR. WALTER M. CRUMP ! FRENCH OFFENSIVE NEW SUPERINTENDENT ! ON VERDUN FRONT Strike Along Eleven Mile Front on Both Sides of the Meuse . River and TJain Oround. Native Young Wow an Mun, Now With 1 the Cabarrus MiinulailiiriiiK Com- HEAVY FIGHTING ON THE pany of Concord, to Late V. A. Ft!er. Succeed the ITALIAN FRONT, ALSO STEAMERS DAMAGED BY FIRE Norwegian Vessel in Brooklyn Dock Damaged to Extent of Million Dol lars British Vessel Also Damaged (By Associated Press.) New Y'ork, Auk 20. The Norwe gian steamer Christian Bors was dam iged to the extent of a million dol lars by fire early this morning while lying in dock in South Brooklyn. The steamer arrived recently from Buenos Aires and had about complet ed the discharge of her cargo of hides Firemen had the fire under control :wo hours after it was discovered. The origin of the fire has not been determined. The British steamship Baron Jed durgh, a vessel discharged a cargo of sugar and glucose, was also badly damaged by the fire. YOUNG PREACHER AT PARK AV. Rev. A. C Tippett, Who Goes From Park Avenue Methodist Church, to Preach. Fills Pulpit of His Old Church. Rev. A. C. Tippett preached a very able and interesting sermon at Park Avenue Methodist church. East Salis bury, yesterday, taking for his text Mathew 11, 27-30, and for his subject "Rest." This sermon was given very close attention by a large and appre ciative audience, bing filled to overflowing. Rev. Mr. Tippett is one of the young preachers licensed to preach, at the District Conferncce which was held at Albemarle a few weeks ago, -from Par'; Avenue church. There were four young preachers who have been recently licensed to preach and one who will apply for li cense next year, piesent at this service. Mr. Walter rruniji has been ' elected superintendent of the Salis- i j l.ury Cotton Mills to succeed tile lute ; ! W. A. Fowler and ill enter upon his j duties at an early d:it", ;i ; sjii as he can be relieved of a similar posi j tion with the Cabarrus Manufacturing I Company at Conroid i The announcement of the return to j Salisbury of Mr. Crump will be go. id news to the people of this .it y. He is a Rowan boy, a son of the late Dr. W. I.. Crump and was at one time connected with the Kesler Manufac turing Company in this city. He is a most excellent young man and will be a valuable addition t the commer cial and business as well as civic life of the city. He will bring with him hi wife who will be a valuable asset to the social life of Salisbury. Mr. and Mrs. Crump have a legion of friends in Salisbury and Rowan and these will rejoice to know that they ar to take up tneir residence nere. Mr. Crump is well qualified to fill the vacancy made by the death of the late W. A. Fowler, who was one of th most capable and efficient mill superintendents in the South, and the directors and management of the Salisbury Cotton Mill are to be con gratulated in securing the services of this popular youm? man and exper ienced mill overseer. MICHIGAN INFANTRY FIRE ON LAUNCH (By Associated Press) Salt '.ake Marie, Mich., Aug., 20- Alfred Meninghaus, a German mer chant, was wounded today by machine gun bullets when his launch was tired on by Michigan infantrymen after a command to atop was not obeyed. DRAFT BOARD UNDER ARREST, MR. RUN ELL DEAD. Spokane, Wash., Aug.", 19. James Rowan, district secretary of the I. W. W. and 26 other alleged members of the organization were arrested here this afternoon by a company of Idaho national guardsmn and placed in the county jail as military prisoners. Ro an had ordered the general strike of I. W. W. labor in the northwest to be gin tomorrow. Strike orders advising farm work ers "to lef, the fruit lie on the ground" and calling on construction workers to lay down their tools have been sign ed by Rowan. "Lumber workers in the four states are already on strike," Rowan said while he was awaiting his turn to be searched and booked. "I think the strike will spread further now, and probably will affect industries in which no strike has been called. Even though all the officers or employes of the organization are put in jail and all the halls closed arrangements have been made to handle the movement," Only a vote of the members of the organization can halt the strike, Row an aaid, as there is no one with au thority to take such action unless I. W. W. members alleged by leaders of the organizations to be illegally held in jail are released by that time. Rowan and William Moran, secre tary of the local I. W. W. organiza tions, were arrested at the local I. W. W. hall by Maj. Clement Wilkins, in command of a battalion of guards men on patrol duty here. While Maj Wilkins, accompanied by Rowan, went to executive headquarters three blocks distant to unlock the door, 40 mem bers of the company, under the com mand of Capt. F. A. Jeter, rounded up 22 other men who wer in the hall and took them with Rowan to the jaiL "Y'ou men are military prisoners and are not detained under civil law," Major Wilkins told the men in the jail. Eight Arrested In California. T.nnir Reach. C.l.. Au? 19. Eight members of the I. W. W. were arrest-1 Probably couldy tonight and Tues- ed as they stepped from a Los Ange- day. Well Known Granite Worker Died at His Home in This City This After noon. Mr. W. J. Runnel' died at his home at 718 South Jackson street this af ternoon at 1:30 o'clock. Mr. Runnell was employed at the Leland Granite Company, has been living in this city for several years and is well known to many of the people of this city. He was a native of England and a cutter by trade. Surviving are a wife and three chil dren. The funeral services are not yet arranged for. Mrs. iRunnell's people live in New York state and the burial will likely be held following the arrival of relatives. Deceased was about 45 years of age and a mem- befUiesi les train here today by police, assist ed by several national guardsmen. Two were released after examina tion by department of justice officilas who 3aid they have trailed the men from a meeting of their organization in Los Angeles last night. The oth ers were held for investigation. Some of the men, it was said, came from the mining districts of Bisbee and Jerome Ariz. WEATHER FORECAST (Bv Associated Press.) Russcllville, Ky., Aug. 20. Sheriff James S. Taylor, a member of the Logan county exemption bord and Countv Judue J. W. Edwards were placed under arrest today by Deputy United States Marshal B. M. Kicnara son on a charge of conspiring to late the provisions of the select draft luw. Hurry acros the lowlands that you may spend more time on the moun tain tops. Holmes. BIN. NS After Destroyers. Washington, Auk., 20. An imme diate expansion of the business of building facilities in the United States which will mean the doubling or treb ling of the number of destroyers with in the next 18 months considered in a conference today between Secre tary of the Navy Daniels and repre sentatives of twenty-five ?hip build ing and engine plants. "If we get what we want, ," said Mr. Daniels, "we will have more de stroyers than any other power on eaith. These desiroyers are what the submarine fears." Aerial Raids Over Belgium Made by British Airplanes Num ber Objectives Bombarded. (Hy Associated Press.) The Iheiuh to.)k the offensive this morning on the Verdun front, strik ing along a Hector of 11 miles on both banks of the Meuse river. Ear ly official reports from Paris, while giving few details of the battle, say they developed an, advance for the French and that prisoners already are passing to the tear. The first report did tut show whether the French had in aim urn ted a major offensive althoug indications were that operations were unusually important ones. There has been sharp fighting re iL'tilly on the Verdun front which has bei n the scene of some of the most santuinuiy fighting of he war. It whs in this sector the German Crown Prince launched an offensive ear'y last year in an attempt to break the French line, and lost several hundred thousand men without gaining any material advantage. Last week the Germans made a sharp local attack there, possibly hav ing learned of the French preparation and hopinj? to break it up. For sev eral day the French conducted a tre- rilic bombardment on the German lines. In th north the Germans made counter attacks on positions taken yesterdav by the British near Ephe ny. London reports the assault re pulsid completely. The British line ITALIANS AR E VERY ACTIVE Press Regards New Italian Moves as Reflecting Sentiment People-Army Towards Peaoe. AUSTRIANS REGARD THE SITUATION VERY SERIOUS Emperor Has Gone to the Front to Cheer and Enoourage the Soldiers Against Italy. (By Associated Press,) Rome, Aug. 20. Commenting on the new Italian advance tho press sayi it is to be of service in demon strating how thti people and the army of the allies feel towards the prema ture peace proposal. It is said that the Austrian realize the gravity of the situation and it is announced that Emperor Charles is soon to visit the Austrian front to encourage the men along the Italian line. The official statement of the Aus trian government says that the Italt ians have begun an offensive along a front of 37 miles in the region of Tolmino, but the Italian statement does not mention this. on the Ypres front was advanced slightly. Heavy lighting is in progress on the Italian front The Austrian war of fice announced yesterday that a gen eral offensive' had been inaugurated by . the Italians on a 37 mile' front from the region of Polmine to a point rlear ths "Adriatic. The Ital ian official statement yesterday did not mention the altck, but press dis patches from R,omc speak of the Ital ian offensive and say the Austrian situation is grave. Aerial raids over Belgium by Brit ish airplanes were conducted Satur day night. Many tone of bombs were dropped on objectives. The British aiplanes returned safely after the bat tle with the enemy machines one of which was shot down. DISTILLERS TO MAKE MUNITIONS ALCOHOL Chicago, Aug. 19. The demise of King Alcohol in whiskey form Sep tember 8, under Food Controller Hoo ver's ruling, will mean merely a change in pace of many distilleries. Glenn L. Haskell, general manager of the American Distilleries Com pany, said today. "Some of the distilleries have Gov ernment contracts, Haskell said. "They are going to manufacture mu nitions alcohol. Others are going to make industrial alcohol. Relative to Exemptions. Washington, Aug., 20 A new and definite statement of the matter of exemption fro mmarried men and and thoe with other dependents is expected in a few days. President Wilson is to taJte up the question personally. Exemption Members Sent to Prison. New York, Aug., 20. D. J. Bern velt and Louis Cherry, indicted mem bers of the exemption board No. 99, today pleaded guilty of conspiracy to restrict the irmy draft. They were sent to the Federal prison at Atlanta for a term of two years. Fraudulent Claims Gets Man Money. Washington, Aug., 20. A mysteri ous stranger has oeen passing off as a son of Secretary of the Navy Dan iels and has obtained numerous sums of money and is today eluding arrest. The department today issued a state ment warning against the impostor, and according to the warning the first offence was in July, when he present ed himself to the officers of the New York navy yard, was invited to lun cheon and succeeded in borrowing a sum of money from the pay master LOCAL Rev. C. P. Fisher of Faith, whu preached at the Second Presbyterian church Sunday night was heard by a large congregation, the capacity of the edifice being taxed, and those pres ent heard one of the finest sermons yet delivered by this able minister. $1,400 BURIED MONEY OBTAINED FROM THIEF rn Eufala, Ala. Aug. 19. About $1,400 was obtained today of the . 500 of buried money that was stolen sev eral weeks ago from George C. He" nolds, a prominent business man of Clayton, this county. He buried the money in a large jar in the garden at the rear of his home. Returning from a day's absence several weeks ago, the first thing he looked for was the hoarded coin. It was gone. Since then the Sheriff has been busy looking for it and has found the thief, a necro, who had some of the money on his person, but had sent the bulk of it to a friend in Birming ham. The total obtained from both is only about $1,400. ADD WAR g,irgba Italians Crosa Isonso. Rome. Aug. 20. The Italian in their offensive on the Isonzo front yesterday crossed the Isonzo river and have already taken 7,500 prison ers, it was officially announced by the war department today. Soldiers Passing Through Take En tire (Charge of Mr. J. C. Walton'a Automobile and Proceed to Tour the Town Spencer Methodists to Pic nic Y. M. C. A. Collecting Books for Soldiers at Cantonmeat. (By A. W. Hicks.) Spencer, Aug. 20. A train load of soldiers from "An Atlantic Port" passing Spencer Saturday afternoon JBPed. i or two hours and during the time gave evidences of a desire to take the town. They did not storm the place just as they would a Ger man villa tut proceeded to com mander an automobile owned by Mr. C. J. Walton, loaded it with about 20 Sammies and drove over town. Not content with a normal load of about ten thev kept piling on until it is aaid the little Ford was tooting around the streets with iust 20 men on it., riding on the hood, fenders, sides and even on top, the top being conslder rMv dsmarod bv the soldiers. When through with the machine it was abandoned at the depot. Mayor Bur ton made known to the commanding' officer that the, company will be held responsible for the damages which was agreed to and the soldiers moved on South. There is a strong probability of a high class entertainment course for Spencer during the cominj fall and winter. Leaders of the school and Y. M. C. A. are working on a plan that will give Spencer something ex tra fine in the popular entertainment line. The Spencer Methodist Sundy school is to give its annual picnic in a grove on Second street Friday af ternoon of this week. There will be a big supper on the grounds and there will also bo plenty of music and other interesting features. The railroad Y. M. C. A. at Spen cer has joined heartily in the cam paign being waged this week in an effort to collect a larrje number of books for the soldiers in the Char lotte cantonment. The movement is under the direction of the State Li brary Association and the eamnaio-n is to close Friday night. The books are to be forwarded Monday. . A pumpkin weighing 65 1-2 pound is on exhibition at the Spencer Cloth ing & Shoe Co. It was raised by fir. P. M. Nussman on his farm near town and is the largest seen here in years. ..." ' Among the Spencer boys Wining the U. S. Aviation service during the past few days was Mr. John Cru who left today for Cincinnati He joins Messrs. Everett Kritxer. Robt Stmpson. Ned Prettyman, W. D, Kix ziah and E. H. Clapp at that place and all will be in the quartermaster department. DeWitt Conrad, another well known young man, has made two . efforts to enter the same service but was refused on account of weight and therefore cannot be counted a slacker. Miners Not to Be Repreaeated. (By Associated Press.) : Exmouth, England, Aug. 20.-Tbe National Conference of . Miners, a, branch of the federation of labor, de cided today by rote of 376 to S54 jthat . Women ar the ruler of the laltnd the British labor party should not be of Tiburon in the Gulf of California : represemw at xoe ""nj ..'.... . uil.i rv;- and the men are made to do all tne ciaiisi vomerine. o.. ,u.. i,nin.r the naner as Herbert J. work and act as servants of the fair is a reversal or a previous occisjob vi Daniels. ' I sex. , iliill.111 nne federation.
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