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VOL. 14. NO. 61.
SALISBURY. NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MARCH 21. 1918.
PRICE TWO CKNT8
AMERICAN TALK
Says the Tampa Times: "Today
one is either an American or an ene
my of America, land the Times does
not intend to allow any man or insti
tution to stand in the way of its
(i Jampioning or protecting' every
principle of Americanism."
Any newspaper that would be in
fluenced in any way, directly or in
directly, to soft-pedal or to evade its
c'.uty in this crisis,, is unworthy of
American citizenship.
The Ojpen, clear-cut statement made
by the newspaper here quoted should
be the rule -with every individual in
America iho is an American. Noth
ing less than a full arid complete ser
vice to the country is expected of any
man, and any man who refuses cr
neglects to take the stand of a full
fledged, ope .hundred per cent Amer
ican is failing to do i'da acknowledged
duty.
Today one is either an American
or an enemy of America and those
-wl-.o do not tome out good and clar
for their country are known and
marked to 13 certain degree. The man
or woman who is not actively, ag
gressively an American is playing the
part of an enemy, whether or not they
, desire or intend to do this.
Passive, indifferent Americanism,
that which sits idly by and does noth
ing, is about as ibad as open enmity.
The time has come to draw the line
between the American and the anti
"ipricpn. Every man is making
and finding his place in this sountrv.
lie must either stand wholeheartedly
on the side of his country, suptport
his country, sacrifice for America, or
he must clas3 himself as an open or
passive enemy of America.
There is no twilight zone, no half
way touse. One must 'be either flesh
or "foul." . He must either be for or
against America. He Must stand with
loyal Americans or wfth tfiw enemies
cf America. There is no midway
station.
From the Manufacturers Record
we quote:
"Here are the two classes into
which all fcieople now Jiving in Am
erica are divided.
The line of demarkation is very
clear, and it must be imade so strong
that there can be no straddlers, and
that no one on the (pro-German side
can try to make Ibelieve he is on the
othei side.
"Every man and woman must be
an out-and-out American, or else an
enemy of America.
"On one side stand fee men and
women who uphold Ihonor and mor
ality. '0n the other side stand men and
'men who uphold crime land immor
ality. "On one side stand (men and wom
en who are patriotic.
"On the other side stand men and
women who are traitors not only
traitors- to this country, but traitors
to c'viliaation and to God and hu
manity. "ILet every man note carefully on
which side he stands."
In some sections of the United j
States tf-ure are a great many dis
loyal dogs and dirty traitors. They
are ell mixed In with aliens and ene
mies, spies and .pro-Germans land in
sufficient strength to cause trouble.
While there is .practically none of this
with us only a little indifferent
skulking now and then, it is necessary
that loyal Americans everywhere put
it the whole' American front, and be
loud an! strong on this issue in or
der that the mouthy, fussy land al
ways bu?y enemies of America may
not mislead or deceive any one. The
policy of tfnie government is to anin
ir'ze Vh-e activities of these dirty
dogs but it should not be the policy
of any individual niho loves Lis coun
try to minimize their efforts. The
wholehearted Americanism of the
riljit majority must submerge the
disloyal treason of the very few.
W S S
RED CROSS MISSION SAFE.
Arrives in Moscow From Jassy Head
ed by Henry W. Anderson, of Rich
mond. Va.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Mrch 21. The Amer
ican Red Cross mission to Rumania
which fled from Jassy to Odessa to
escape the advance of the German
armies has arrived safely at Moscow,
according to advices received here at
Red Cross headquarters. The party
is headed by Henry W. Anderson, of
Richmond, Va., and consists of 28
members, mostly physicians and nurses.
GERMAN SHIPS GET
PARTING
Four Vessels Sunk by British and
French Ships Off Dunkirk
Early in the Day.
SLIGHT DAMAGE TO BRITISH
FRENCH SUFFER NO LOSS
Two Enemy Destroyers and Two
Torpedo Boats Sunk by
Allied Force.
(By Associated Press.)
London, March 21. Two enemy de
stroyers and two enemy torpedo boats
have been sunk by a force of British
and French destroyers. One British
destroyers was injured, the official
British admiralty announced.
The engagement occurred off Dun
kirk this morning. The British cas
ualty was slight. There were no
losses.
W S S (
Y
FOR FIFTEEN BILLION
Financial Strain of the War is Tell
ing on the Empire and Has Great
ly Increased From Time to Time.
(By Associated lress.)
Amsterdam, March 21. A war
credit of fifteen billion marks was
brought before the Reichstag today
for first reading.
ICournt von Doeders, secretary of
the im,prjl treasury, said Germany's
monthly 'war. cost had increased from
two billion marks in the winter of
1915-1916 to three .billion seven hun
dred and fifty million marks in the
last five months owing to increased
supplies of the necessities of war.
TOe secretary gave the total cost
of the war at five (hundred and fifty
billion marts of which he said 'the
ententes had expended three hun
dred and seventy billion.
The credit passed the first and sec
ond reading without debate.
W.S S
TUALLY BECOME A
E
So Declares lAmariean Ambassador
David R. Francis, if Country Sub
mits to German Forced Peace.
(By Associated Press.)
Moscow, Mardh1 19. .Russia -will
eventually become a German province
and the Russians lose their liberty if
they submit to peace forced by the
Central powers, David R. Francis,
the American ambassador, declared
in a statement to the (Russian peo
ple, issued from the American em
bassy at Vologda.
The ambassador pledged Ameri
ca's hejp to any government in Rus
sia that would resist the German pen
etration. He urged them to forget
political differences and said he would
not leave Russia until compelled by
force to do so.
W S S
Will Be Used in Trans-Atlantk Ser
vice. Washington, March 21; The" 600,
000 tons of Dutch ships seized in
American ports last night on orders
from President Wilson will be put'
in service, it was said today, as soon
as they can be made ready for the
sea and loaded. The vessels will be
armed by the navy department. Most
of the vessels will go into trans-At-,
lantic service to transport food to the !
-ll: ei i i m
auitrs. oane una ilea lor cargo worn
may be used as transports.
iff s S
A flirtation is the salt and pepper
on life's porterhouse, bat. the world
finds too much seasoning; hard to
swallow. ' I
MP
S INCREASE MI
SEIZURE OF VESSELS
British Government Issues State
ment Showing That Addition of
Dutch Ships Reduces Loss.
SECRETARY BAKER COM
PLETES HIS INSPECTION
Looks Over the Verdun Sector
and Drives 100 Miles in Auto to
the American Headquarters.
(By Associated Press.)
The seizure of Dutch vessels by the
United States and Great Britain and
their use to the allied purpose re
duces materially the net loss to the
entente powers of tonnage since the
beginning of the war. A British gov
ernment statement says that the
prH lnm lin to Januarv 1st. of 1318
was 11,827,572 and the net loss is
placed at 2,643,297 tons. The Dutch
ships taken over by the allied powers
aggregate 1,000,000 tons.
To make up for the deficiency in
world tonnage caused by the German
ruthless sea campaign 6,672,000 of
IZ JoJiTSJJ tSnTS
from Germans interned during the
war.
- The net loss is further reduced
Dutch vessels taken over. These ships
have been lying in .ports out of fear
of the German submarines during the
last 12 months has been announced in
the British house of commons by Sir
Eric Geed as lord of the admiralty as
having been 6,000,000 tons.
Riifioh lnanpa In at wppk urprp 17
esseis, including 11 of more than
1,600 tons or over, a decrease from
the previous week when 18 ships were
sunk. In the previous week, however,
15 of the vessels were of more than
1600 tons
Owners of the seised "Dutch ships
will derive revenue from their use.
Holland also will be allowed to obtain
foodstuffs from abroad for her popu
lation and her colonial trade will be
protected.
There has been no change in the sit
uation on the western front. Small
raids have occurred here and there but
the main activity is confined to artil
lery bombardments which are intense
on sever 1 important sectors.
Artillery action also is predominat
ing o nthe Italian front
Secretary Baker has completed his
inspection of the American army sone
in France, A brigade of veterans
who went to France with the first
divsions wero first in he tren he !
Qivsions, were nrsi in me irencnes
and suffered the first casualties in ac
tion, were reviewed by the Secretary
of War. In his final day with the
American army Secretary Baker visit
ed the Verdun front and drove in an
trore wi nil
automobile more than 100 miles from ,
veruun io me American geueini ncuu
quarters.
W S S
PANIC IN NORTH-
Seizure of Odessa and Gsining by
Central Powers of Control of Black
Sea Has Stirred the People Trot
sky Wants War on Germany.
(By Associated Press.)
Moscow. March 19, The uneasiness
caused by the seizure of Odessa and
the raininir h vthe central nowers of
REDUCES NET LOSS
control of the Black sea has intenai- O. Deaderick, from Fort Worth, Tex,
lied the panic in northern Russia and and a brother, Dr. William Deader
strengthened the now general belief ick. of Hot Spring, Ark. The body
that in a short time the, Germans will wiH be carried to Marianna, Ark., the
advance on Moscow and Petrograd.
The Trans -Caucassian constitution
al assembly met at Prislis and has re
fused to ratify the peace treaty with
Germany and urged immediate war on
Germany.
Leon Trotsky has arrived in Mos
cow from Pretrograd. and announces VMkd aboard an American destroyer
that ha will remain here te assume the March 19th when the, vessel collided
duties of war minister if there is a with a British warship, the navy de
war but otherwise he will decline the partment announced today. A number
post.. ' of American sailors were injured.
A TTMOlT MT
lMTOTOilVJlllilM it OTU
PARTY SLOGANS MEAN NOTHING
(President Wilson's Letter.)
"The old party slogans have lost their significance and will mean
nothing to the voter of the future, for the war is certain to change
the mind of Europe as well as the mind of America.
"The days of political and economio reconstruction which are
ahead of us no man can now definitely assess, but we know this,
that every program must be shot through and through with utter
disinterestedness, that no party must try to serve ITSELF, but
every party must try to serve hrmanity."
MERCHANTS MEETING TONIGHT
FOR ORGANIZATION PURPOSES
I The Merchants of the city are
in Community Building for
ganization tnat was begun some
State Sec. Leonard is in the
1 with the merchants this evening.
flit to attend this meeting,
ization be Completed.
LEXiNSTDN MURDER
Mr. Hege Admits He Telephoned
Deaderick Before Shooting that
He' Wanted to See Him.
. TOLD DEADERICK NEVER TO
ENTER HIS HOME AGAIN
Defendant Refused to Make Full
Statement, But Will Do This
the Preliminary Hearing.
(By Associated Press.)
Lexington, March 21. The history
surrounding the cause of the killing
of J. F. Deaderick, bank cashier, by
J. Graham Hege, prominent manufac
turer of this place, which occurred
Tuesday afternoon in the home of the
latter liere, remained unsolved this
mornimr but in a statement made in
his cell at the jail, Hege declared he
hd rea80ns for ihJ ct f nd that
. ,. t n t t th -, -,
he would tell it at the preliminary
hearing, which will probably be helc
next week.
Hege this morning in an interview
is quoted as having admitted that hi
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ing him he desired to see him, but de
clared positively that he did ask hin
him to come to the Hege home. Hi
added that he had more than a month
before forbid Deaderick ever again tr
enter his home and did not expect
him to come there. Hege says he was
at dinner When Deaderick arrived
at the Hege home and he suppose
Mrs. Hege admitted him. He denief
any harsh words passed before thr
shooting and says they talked calmly
Hege dwelt on the previous cordial
relations between the two families anrt
said he regretted the affair had to
occur.
No inquest was held over the body
of Deaderick.
The funeral of Mr. Deaderick will
be held at the home Friday afternoon.
after having been delayed awaiting
the arrival of his mother, Mrs. T.
former home of his wife, for burial.
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FOUR- AMERICANS KILLED.
(By Associated (Press.)
Washington, March 21-One Am
erican officer, and three men were
IS STILL UNSOLVEB
MMDS m MI
A GRAVE CRISIS HAS COME
to meet this evening at 8 o'clock
the purpose of completing the ir-
days ago.
city this afternoon and '."ill meet
President Harry is urgnj tne
as it is desired that the organ-
SPENCER JUNIOR
ORDER FORMS WAR
I
Will Hold a Meeting in Mayor's Office
TonightSpencer Boy Arrives
Safely in France Personal Items.
(By A. W. Hicks.)
Spencer, March 21. The War Sav
ings Society of Spencer Council No. 74
J. O. U. A. M., will hold a special
meeting at the office of Mayor Burton
at 7:80 tonigh. The members of the
council and all who are interested in
the sale of Thrift stamps are urgently
requested to be present. This socie
ty is now a part of the state and na
tional organization and the charter
will be received at this meeting.
On Tuesday nieht the council voted
to buy $200 in War Savings stamps
at once and a similar amount in April.
The purpose is to lend all possible aid
to the government in the war,
This
' matter is also to receive attention to
,
light
A small blaze occurred at the home
if Mr. L. A. Vuncanon Tuesday night
ind the alarm brought out the Spen
der firemen. The blaze was under
control however when the department
irrived and the damage was small.
Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Neister have
eturned from Richmond where they
vent to attend the 74th birthday of
Mr. NeLstetr's mother, Mrs. M. V.
Veister. Six of her children coming
'rom Spencer, Baltimore, Roanoke and
Richmond gave her a genuine sur
prise. The first Spencer boy to be heard
from since reaching France is Ned
rettyman, son of Engineer and Mrs.
I. R. Prettyman of this place. He
writes his mother that he reachel
Prance safely, is well taken care of
and that all goes well with the Amer
ican boys. He has many friends in
Spencer who are watching his ca
reer. Mr. H. T. Cook, the Spencer shoe
man. has returned from Lynchburg
where' he spent some time in the big!
shoe factory there. He went to buy,
machinery for his plant in Spencer
and was greatly pleased with what he
found in that line. Mr. Cook expects
to install some of the most modern
machinery made.
Miss Marie Shuford, of Gastonia,
has been a guest at the Spencer Inn
for several days.
Mrs. H.'A. Williams is Ukmg
treatment at the Whitehead-Stokes
sanatorium and is reported
doing
nicely.
Mrs. J. J. Shuford, of Shelby, is vis-
iting her son, Mr. J. S. Shuford at the
Spencer Inn. " 7 J
Mrs. J. N. Boone has gone to Cm-
P1W MTMTTOF
Uill! PUIMMM
PinSCASEGOESTO
JURY TOMORROW
M. M. Harshaw of Counsel for De
fendants Occupied the Morning
Session Addressing the Jury.
YOUNGER OF THE PITTS'
TAKES WITNESS STAND
Seven More Attorneys Are to Ad
dress the Jury and Case Will
Get in Its Hands on Friday.
(By Associated Press.)
Morganton, March 21. There was
little prospect at noon today that the
case of uarnew ana Aaron mis,
charged with the murder of Dr. E. A.
Hennessee, would go to the jury be
fore tomorrow.
iM. M. Harshaw for the defense oc
cupied most of the morning session
n argument for the defendants.
There are seven more attorneys to be
'ieard. I':,
, Aaron Pitta oil Stand.
Morgsnton, Msjvh tS.MAf ter Gar
field Pitts completed his testimony
his brother, Asron Pitts, rwas called
and1 he stated that h was aged 16,
and cleifted for his father. He was
on the qr:tt of the store at the time
of the shooting. . He started up to
wards the sUtion, He saw someone
go into the store, but did not .shoot.
He did not know anything about the
plan to kill Dr. Hennessee. II did
not make any threats', to Williams
about shooting hint Ml of Iholes. He
had talked to Aiiron Wiseman till
train time. ' Wiseman got the cart
ridges ordered for him. Ha hid no
pistol in his hand near .the time of
the shooting, , He did have earlier
when Wi'seman was in the store, but
it was a 82 "own heud," wMeh be
longed in the store and not either of
the ones exhibited in court '
He inquired several times about th
train for Wiseman., He said Garfield
went to the train to see if any one
wanted livery service, and that if the
train had been on time, Girfleld would
not have been there on time. He went
into the store rhile the shooting was
going on. Ganfield came in later and
said some one told him Dr. Hennes
see had been sF-.bt. He had had his
pistol about a month. He did ' nit
see Wiseman and his brother at the
t'me of the shooting. He .was afraid
to go rp to the station while the
rihooting was going on, and did not
know it was over. He had had feel
ing against Dr. Hennessee Ave years.
He had not hearj of Hennessee's be
ing isway. He told his father when
he got home that Hennessee was
killed, but he did not know b,y vtCiom.
Many exceptions were taken by
attorneys snd several clashes occurr
ed during the testimony of the Pitts
boys.
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GENERAL WOOD ARRIVES HOME
Has B'-en in France Since December
Studying War Problems at First
Hand-Bell Also Arrives.
(By (Associated Press.)
An Atlantic Port Mron 21. Ma
jor General Leonard Wood and, Ma
jor Genera J. Franklin Bell, Com
manders respectively of the 89th and
77th divisions of the national army,
arrived ihere today from France on a
French steamship.,' General Wood
went abroad last December to study
war problems at first (hand.
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Today, March 21st is the first day
of spring, the winter season, accord
J" - ZZZ T.t
expired at midn!fct last
ing to the almanac and calendar,
night
cinnati to spend several weeks with ,
relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Cates have re
turned from a stay of a week at Hills
bora. Mr. Cates xpects to resume
his run on the road soon, after several
weeks' illness.
Lewis Parks leave
Mr. and Mrs.
this week for Erwin, Tenn., where
they will reside in the future and -
where Mr. Parks has a good position,
Mrs. F. S. Cam , returned today
fiwi Macon, Ga., where she visited
friends for the past two weeks.
GERMANS BEGIN A
BIG eOMBARDMENT
London Officially Eeports a Live
ly Bombardment on Verr Wide
Front by the German Troops.
GERMANY INCREASES HER
DEMANDS ON RUMANIA
Emperor William Says the Decis
ive Moment of the War is at
Hand for Germany.
(Ay Associated Press.)
Big German guns openel up a ter
riflce bombardment on a front of ap
proximately 50 miles in northern
France this morning and the lorfg her
alded German offensive in the west
is under way. :
"We are at the decisive moment of
the war," Emporor William declares
in a telegram given out today. His
declaration follows many others of a
similar nature from the emperor and .
his generals.
These utterances seemingly of con
certed nature lead to the belief that
a German offensive on the Franco
Belgian front was' imminent or at'
leant have made it apparent that Ger
man leaders had strong reason for
desiring such belief to prevail,- '
The I'ront amfar artillery attack
stretches south from the Scarpe riv
er in the vicinity of Arras to c point -South
Of St Quinten. All of this line
is held by the British whose war of
fice today reported the opening of the
bombardment. Nearly all of this
ground has been fought over in en
geggments of the past two years, the
areas of Somme, Arris and Cambrai
battle being included in the limits of
the front attacked.
, Concussion Felt in England.
London, March 21. The Germans
shortly before dcrn tnis morning ,
began a heavy bombardment over a ;
wide section of the British front, he- :
cording to an official announcement
made this morning.
T;'3 artillery action on the western
front could be heard at Dover and
cither towina on the east coast of
Errand. The doors and windows of
houses in Dover were shaken by t've
heavy concussions. The firing which
wss the heaviest heard on this dis
trict from suoh distance began at
8 o'clock this morning and lasted at
brief intervals until 7 o'clock this
morning.
Americans Raid Germans.
With the Afmerican Army, Wed
nesdsy, (By the Associated Press.)'
A-nertein . troops In the sector east
of Toul and iLunevllle jparticipited
in a raid tonight on the Germans,
penetrating the enemy line for some
distance. There was some hand to
hand flgfhting. , (; ..'
The raiders 'returned, to the Am
erican trenches in about 40 minutes. ,
Further, details nt this hour (10 A.
M.) are not to be had. The raid was
carried out In conjunction with the
French after a brief but terrific bar-
rire. The Germans retaliated by a
shel land gas fire.
Germans Increase Demands oa Itu
' mania. ,
'Moscow, March 21. Germany has
iirreaeed, her demands on Rumania
and now asks that Rumania turn over .
to her all of fter own munitions as
well as those left by her allies. All
entente ministers are still at Jassy, v
bet will lesme in rase (Rumania sur
renders the munitions to the Ger
mans. The Hour Has Come," SaysGer
nan Kaiser.
London, March 21"We are fac-
. ing tr-; decisive moment of the war
and one of the greatest momenta inv
the historv of Germany. declared
Em,-tror William, in a telegram to
the Rheiniah provincial council, ac
cording to Central news dupatch
from Amsterdam.
WSS
Many a man possessing Liberty
button carries ft in concealment while
the neome tax deputy is about : ' -r
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In " Mnlinomah countv. Oregon.
which includes the city of Portland,
nearly 40.000 women voters have re-
istered for the coming .primary clec-
tion. t