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VOL 11. NO. 81.
SALISBURY, NORTH C OLINA, SATURDAY, APRIL 13. 1(M8.
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AMERICAN TALK
"T!ie iv:ir must be won not only
by our armies ': but by the person
;'l sacrifice of every man, wmun and
''-il l of the nation." l'rs-idcnt Wil
son. The war will be won, but perhaps
ru.t until WE Iv.ive made GREAT
sa;-rifi;e.
To Bring Them Home.
O.er in France, where ifae death
shells scream,
The boys are fiehtinpr, is in a dream,
A glorious dream of blood and hell
While I stay home and prosper well.
Over in France they are dying now,
Like rod earth turned by a giant
plow;
They are. going across, with a smile,
for me
While I stay '!-.ome in security.
Over in France the pas clouds roll,
And the shower of steer is taking its
toll;
The flag drives on, but the boys lie
still
WV-.jle I live on and I eat my fill.
Dear God in Heaven, in whom we
trust, I
Turn the food in my throat to dust
If I miss one chance which may come
to nie
To bring them home with victory.
Kenneth Groesbeck, in Life.
When the mother of an American
son in France, or on tihe way to
France, prays the Good God of
Heaven to keep her boy pure and
clean, and return him safe again,
she feels like praying also to the
r ime Good Good of Heaven to par
alyze the lhand of the disloyals at
home who would stab her boy in the
back.
Wlhat have you given; what have
you done?
What are you going to give, whit
do, for the sake of your country, for
the winning of tfnas war? Are you
buying bonds! Very good, buy
bonds, and then back the bondswltn
Voyal action and cheerful giving.
"When President Wilson said that
ti'ie iwar mu;t ba won through the
F'i-rificir,r of the people, the men,
the women and the children, he know.
He knc-V" what it would take. He had
taken the measure of tihe onemy. He
had discounted the jib as much as
was safe and then he spofte out of
information at hand. His knowledge
13 sunfficienc for us, and should lead
us to grasp the idea' most signifi
cantly and prepare for the fight
ji'iead, the sacrifices ahead.
Whenever all good .Americans real
ize two things, we will have taken a
long step towards the exterminition
of autocracy from the earth. These
two things are. first, the situation,
the igraivity of the situation, and sec
ond, the direct responsibility that tihe
individual must assume. Before we
can or will bring ourselves to as
sume our full responsibility in a per
sonal way we must realize the seri
ousness of the situation. To realize
this situation we must open our eyes
and look the beastly thing squarely
in tihe face.
The American people have been too
miir.li iliDnool t n nrico tin pnnaiH AM -
t:on of this grave situation. They I
have ben dir"'9ed to pass it by
if t looking r-he matter fullv and
honest!'- in the face. There is noth
j u t:t. iT
gamed by this attitude. Igno-
ing
rar. e helps nothing; refusing to face
the issue does not change the situa-
tion. We have chosen too long to let I
President Wilson do the whole job j
rid pass ty with a view of attending '
ta our own selfish business.
Mr. American, now do you treat
some earnest mnn or good woman
whs comps to ask you to buy Liber
ty bonds ? How do you act when
some nriqihbor and fellow citizen in
terested in t'-is grave situation comes
to you to ask you to loan your gov
ernment your money to carry on
your war? Do you meet them Aiith
a smile and give a subscription, or
do you pfcear to resent their com
ing, tre?t them coolly and ask to be
excused ?
Remember tese things: urging busy msn to do their duty, obstructing production of war mater-
Thrse men and women are just as 1 None of these things. They are big, i rjRl were eliminating from the meas
busv as you. I loyal Americans men and women j ure bv the senate and house confer-
They have just as much selfish ready to give, to sacrifice and do un- ees. The conferees also struck out
business to attend to.
Th'Mr time is worth just as much
to them as yours is to you.
They are not getting a cent for
their time and effort.
In fact they are actually losing by
giving their time to the rsnvass.
They have no more interest in this
matter than you Jiive, hav no more-!
nt issue than you have and are un-the
der no more obligation to give than
you are.
AIMMS
iSflH IRHI EBSH iLLLI HBHH' 10 B9Bfl IDiHbl HBLwiB B
Forty Children Burned to Death in Qldahoikj
WINS $1,000 FOR
Jte AMERICANS CREED
00 believe in the United
Stater of America as a gov
ernment of the people, bu the
people, for, the people, whose
just powerf are derived from,
the consent of the governed;
democracy in a republic;
sovereign, nation of many sov
ereign dates: a perfect Union
one jnd inseparable-.esiablic-hed
upon those principles of
freadom., equalitq. justice and
humanity for which American
patriots sacrificed their
live and fortunes.
I therefore believe it is
my dutij to mu country to love
it, to support its constitution,
to obcu its laws, to respect
its flag and to defend it aga
inst all enemies.
The city of Baltimore ipaid Wil
lian Tyler Page of Friendship
Heights, Md., $1,000 for "The Amer
ican's Creed" in a contest in (which
many thousand creeds were submit
ted. Henry S. Chaipin, nearly two
years ago suggested the contest, and
when it was tafioen up by tihe city it
E
WILL BE MET AT THE
Noted Movie Actor, Now Selling Lib
erty Bonds, Will be Escorted From
Station This Evening at 7:30
O'clock to the Tabernacle With a
Parade.
Charlie Chaplin, the great movie
star who is making a whirlwind tour
of the South in the interest of the
third Liberty Loan campaign, was in
Greensboro this morning and from
there went to Winston-Salem, then to
High Point and this afternoon late
to fill a date in Lexington and comes
to Salisbury tonight at 7:30 o'clock on
No. 35 and will be met at the station
by a large crowd and numerous or
ganizations in a body and these will
form a parade and escort Mr. Chaplin
to the tabernacle where he will speak.
It goes without saying that a tremen
dous crowd will be on hand to see the
clever movie actor who has delighted
millions with his antics as pictured on
he sr-reen I
! Along with Mr. Chaplin are a num-
Alon Wltn mr napiin are a num-,
i ber of roDresentatives of the bier news- I
papers and several others. The date
; . . . -1. ri.i:
for the beginning of the Chaplin meet-
ing 13 8 'cock
wss
What hr.s become of the old-fashioned
conscientious objector? New
York TelegTaph.
Remember that some one must do Grimes and Ludwick roller mills,
these things, must do them because offered closed for a week, would be
people will not give and will not do j permitted to operate Monday in or
these things until they are person- der to supply meal to the local mer
ally solicited. I chants to co with flour sales.
KememDer inai it is not me most
pleasant job in the world and no man,
or woman, is crazy about leaving
their own affairs, their own business,
I their own nork and homes and can
! vassing for subscriptions No, they
; f'o not do these things from choice.
They are not professional beggars i
who delight in worrying busy men, ;
pleasant things to help their country
in times of distress. j
1
Remember tfrase things and smile
when you are asked to bay a Liberty (
Loan Bond. Buy it with a smile and j
hela to maks the hard task of the
workers little more agreeable,
Smile and take out the sting wfciah
last grouch left in the hippy lit-
tie (woman servinf her country at a
sacrifice.
ADM
AMERICAN'S HIRED.
became the "National Citizens' Creed
Contest." President Wilson, Speaker
Clark and other prominent Ameri
cans have endorsed the award of Mr.
Page, who is a descendant of Presi
dent Tyler and of Carter Braxton,
who signed thevDeclajation of Inde
pendence. ' ''
A telegram was recei-.-ed today by
Chairman Rouzer, of the Liberty
Bond campaign, stating that Attor
ney General Manning will be here on
the evening of the 28th aod deliver
a public address in the Community
Building.
Charlie Chaplin will be here on
train 'No. 35 tonight. The disting
uished visitor will be given a rous
ing demonstration at the Tabernacle
tonight
W S S
OVER FIVE HUNDRED MILLION
Reports of Liberty Loan Subscrip
tions Slightly More Than One
Sixth of Amount Sought.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, April ',13. Subscrip
tions to the third Liberty Loan, re
ported to the Federal reserve banks
today as the first quarter passed, to
talled $536,426,100 or slightly more
tran one-sixtD 01 ue amount sougnt
lby Secretary iMcAdoo.
W 3 b
MILLS TO RUN MONDAY.
Salisbury Flouring Plants Will Be
Permitted to Make Meal in Order
to Supply Merchants.
Mr. A. H. Boyden, local food ad-
i ministrator, announced today tihat on
i account of the inability of merchants
. to is-et meal to o with flour sales
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CONFEREES ACCEPT CHANGES.
Sabothe Bill Penalizing Acts Obstruct
ing Production of .War .Material
Has Strike Clause Taken Out.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, April 13. Provision in
the Sabothe bill for penalizing acts
the clause permitting labor to strike
f or higher wages and which the sen-
ate rejected.
WSS
Cottrn Consumed in March.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, April 13. Cotton con-
earned in March amounted to 671,202
runnine- bales exclusive of nters, the
census bureau announced today. For
the eight month period it was 4,400,-
!i
O :j
233 bales.
ERE
The French City of Rheims
SAMMIES COMBAT- FORTY CHILDREN
GERMAN ATTACKS BURNEDTO DEATH
i Enemy Renews Attack on French
Position in Brule Forest But
Are Beaten Off Again.
GERMANS REPULSED NEAR
NERYVILLE ON THE WEST
In Sector South of Somme Brit
ish and French Drive Attack
ers From City of Hangard.
j (By Associated Press.)
i Paris, April 13. The Germans
last night renewed their attacks on
j tfte French position in Brule wood in
I the forest of Aprement. American
I troops in this sector in conjunction
j with the French, says today's official
statement, have combatted witlh vig
or and broken the enemy attacks. At
one point where the enemy had gain
ed a footing he was throwin out by
; counter attacks.
On the Somme front the entiie
(illa-re Haawrird thirtiiuMntit
'cemetery -was regained from the Ger-
! mans.
British Advance Lines Slightly.
London, April 13. The Germans
made an attack last night west of
Neryville on fhe northern battlefront
and were repulsed, the -war office an
nounces. The Eritish advanced tneir
lines sligthtly in the neighborhood of
Festubert and took a few prhoners.
There was heavy fighting last
evening near Neuve Eglise and Wul
gurtfiem and the battle here was
still in prorrress at a late hour last
night.
Strong enemy forces launched at
tacks last night east of Locon ond
succeeded in entering tne Britiih line
at certain points but were ejected by
counter attacks. A second tittack
was attempted later at the hame
pla'ce but was beaten on".
In the sector south of the Somme
the British and French troops ty
counter attacks drove the Germans
from Hangard which they had pen
etrated. Air Rail on England.
Ixmdon, April 13. Tn last night's
air raid on England one German air
ship' reached the midlands and an
other penetrated almost to the north
west coast, it was officially announc
ed today.
Finnish Government Asked For the
Troops.
Washington, April 13. A message
reached the state department today
from Stockholm reported that the
Finnish official mi as bureau had
given out statement declaring all
German troops landed in Finland
had been sent at the request of the
Finnis'h gi;croment. When the
CerTnsn3 landed on the Auland is
lands Sweden protested.
WSS
DRAFT QUOTA BASIS CHANGED
House Adopts Resolution to Put the
Draft Quotas on Basis of Number
of Men in Class One Instead of in
State Population.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, April 13. The Sen
ate resolution embodying the war de
partment's plan to put the draft quo
ta on a basis of the number of men
in class one instead of state popula
tions was adopted by the house today
in a vote of 325 to 3.
NO
AUTOMOBILES
PARADE.
IN THE
No Automobiles Are Wanted
in
the Parade This Evening.
Chairman Rouzer requests
that no machines be in the pa
rade or in the way of the pa
rade. Only pedestrians are
wanted In the Chaplin parade
and the request for automobiles
is revoked by the chairssaa.
Horrible Holocaust at State Hos
pital at Norman, Oklahoma.
Early This Morning.
ALL BOYS AGES RANGE
FROM TEN TO FIFTEEN
Greatest Loss of Life in Ward 16
Where Children Had Little
Chance to Get Out.
(By Associated Press.)
Norman, Oklahoma, April 13.
Between thirty-flve ami forty boys,
ages from 10 to 15 years, all pa
tients at tihe State hopaai, foi the
insane here, were burned to death in
a fire of unknown origin and which
completely destroyed three wards and
t)he dining room of the institution,
line blaze started at 3 o'clock this
morning. Later in the morning Dr.
Prissen said the death list might
reacih forty. The greatest number
of deatM occurred in uvard 15 where
0-"t
'SfP bC' the the
Ljjjiiics miu Buuamuviib jja'iiii:. jv
lives Were lost in wards 10 and 14
hut a
number of inmates wj,-e in -
jurad.
In the onfusion eome of the chil-
dren are said to have ran back into
tihe f lamos after they had been Fafe-
ly removed from the burning build
ing. Dr. Prissen expressed the opin
ion that the Are originated in the en
gine room of Che hospital.
W S 3
A BIG BREAK IN COTTON.
Represented a Decline of Fifteen Do'
uara a Bale From the Prec ceding
High Price Break Followed That
of Yesterday.
(By Associated Press.)
New York, April 13. There was an
other big break in the cotton market
A 1 : 9 4 knln in
r rV u.'"7"",7, h- requisitioned by the United States gov
the first few minutes of trading. The , ' ..
break followed that of yesterday and
occurred under heavy general selling,
particulalry from the South, coupled
w'h further rains in Texas nnd pessi
'I
. .: .... i..k. in nn Tn.
minim urwa. vuiv wuliicu t,i.tv. j
' , , , j j i;
dav's break represented a decline of,
more than $15 a bale from the pr
ceding high price.
WSS
FOR A GREATER FINLAND.
Germany .Agrees to Establish One and
. ,. ur-.i. k! i i
Desires an Alliance With Finland
Jaran Would
Joined In.
UCl C1IIMTIH II .Mir
Oil !- Ol
(By Associated Press.)
London, April lo. Germany
has
agreed to the establishment of n
greater Finlund, including Petragrad
Murman railway to the Artie, accord
ing to Swedish press reports forward
ed
in nn Exchange Telegraph Dis-
patch from Copenhniren. In the event '
Germany win3 on the western front
dispatch says she will begin a new
war on Russia, operating with Fin-'
land. Japan, it is added, will rec?iv
Siberia if she joins in the German-
Finland alliance.
WSS
A GRETNA GREEN MARRIAGE
Cevr-'c Attempted to Get License m
Salisbury But Age of Girl in the
Way.
The following is taken from this
week's Sttesville Sentinel:
"A marriage of interest was that of
Mr. Clint F.astep, a soldier from
Camo Sevier, to Miss Alice Harbin,
daue-hter of Mr. R. J. Harbin. The
young couple tried to procure license hospital where she had been under giderable, most of the bombs dropping
here, but could not on account of Miss treatment. The remains ' 111 -be in pen country. Five persons wera
Harbin being sliehtly under age. Then brought to Salisbury tonight and the killed and 15 injured,
they tried in Salisbury, and failing j funeral will be held some time Mon- j Through" last night's air raid on
there, went to Newton, and got it, day, t'he hour to be announced later. Paris, 24 persons were killed and 92
and were married there yesterday Surviving are the husband, mother, wounded,
evening. Eastep will return to Camp three brothers and tlhree sifters. I Allied airmen hava been very busy
Sevier, while Mrs. Eastep will mike, W S 8 bombarding military targenta behind
her home with his parents. Mrs. Ess-1
tep is an attractive young lady, and
numbers many friends in the town.
!GH SCHOOL
5 THE DEBATE
Contest Was the Closest in Yesrs
Thomas Burton and William Ander
son Represented Wilson Wilson
Gets the Cup, Having Been Victor
in 1915.
(By Associated Press.)
Chapel Hill, N. C, April 13. In
the debate finals here last night the
Wilson high school in the negative
dofeuted Jamestown in the affirmative.
The debate was the closest in years.
Thos. Burton and William Anderson
poke fWuoi and William. 8tanly
and Nellie Haynes represented James
town. Medals were presented last
night to all four of the debators.
The cup goas to Wilson the second
time, as it was the victor in the 1915
contest.
wss ,.
UNION .MEETING , TOORRQW. j
Will 0JMAiikEtl
IBe Addressed by ' " m:iTi7W
rette, of Aekeville.
i There is to be a meeting of all un-
1 ion men of Salisbury nd Spencer in
Eagles' mall in this city tomorrow
afternoon at 3:30 o'clock, at w4ikh
time an address will be made by Mr.
J. F. Barrette of Asheville, organizer
for the (American Federation of La-
bor and editor of the Asheville La-: orous resistance and in conjunction
bor Adubcate. Matters of interest to with the French bent off the Germans,
nil union men 'ill fee discussed and throwing themselves by counter at
it is hoped to ihave a large attendance tacks from ono point where the ene
at this rally. 1 my footing had been obtained.
WSS
TO SEIZE CERTALSTWHEAT.
Where Wheat is Being Held Under
Pro-German Influence Government
Will Take Over the Entire Supply.
(By Associated Press.)
Fargo, N. D., April 13. All wheat
in the hands of farmers has been re
crnment, according to annoucement !
today by the state food administrator.
Only That Under Pro-German InSu-
ence.
Washington, April
13. Food ad-
..... i i t,.i
ministrat on officials said today no or-
, .,, . .. .v. ,
1 der providing for the requisitioning
of nil wheat held by farmers had been
issued. State administrators, how- j way base of Ilazebrouck is the objec
ever, have been instructed to seize all . tive, repulsing an enemy attack. Like
grain wher it appeared the farmers ! wise they held up the enemy in his
"
'man influence.
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APPOINTED NATION
AL CHAIRMAN
Rev. Dr. W. B. Dultera Nsmed as One
Of National Officers of the Junior !
Order United American Mechanics, themselves but advanced their line
Rev. Dr. W. B. Duttera this morn-1 slightly near Festubert, charging im
ing received notice from the National' portant enemy posts. v
secretary of the Junior Order United
American Mechanics notifying him
that he had been appointed National
chaplain of the order to fill the place
made vacant by the deth of N. D.
Lichliter, of Pennsylvania. Dr. Dut-
t -n will notify the head of the or-
der of his acceptance. The appoint-1
ment was made by National Council-
or Noyes.
WSS-
MRS. I- U POOLE DEAD.
Salisbury Woman Died in Charlotte : today. The French are working un
Hospital .Early This Morning dcr a heavy shell fire to limit the
Funeral Some Time Monday. burning area.
Mrs. Nancy Poole, aged iibo it 44 , Four German airships raided Eng
years, wife of Mr. L. L. Poole, a well land last night. Only two succeeded
known Salisburian, died thH morn- jn penetrating any considerable dia
inz sbout 7 o'clock in a Charlotte tance inland. The damage was incon-
Mr. . D. altera, of -near Balti-
more. Aid, ia here on a visit to his
son, Krr. w. B. iratera
fflospitapFire
In names
GREAT FRENCH CUT
French Troops Working Under
Heavy Shell Fire to Limit Area
of Flames in the City.
DRIVE IN ARMENTIERES
REGION LOSINO ITS FORCE
Allied Suooess Scored on Somme
Battlefront French and British
Unite in the Fighting.
(By Associated Press.)
Paris, April i;;. The city of
Rheims li inflames. The French, at
tempting to limit the burning area,
ure working under heavy bombard
ment.
Indications that the German drive
In Armentieres region is, losing some
of its force were contained in today's
REPORTED
official news from the battlellnei. ,'
Simultaneously the American help is
counting strongly in the holding of
the Franco-Belgian front at other
points, notably in the region wit bt
hav"agiri given a splendid account t
of ' themselves in hard fighting in
Apromont forest. C
The Germans last night returned to
an attack on the French position In
Broule wood on the Apremont region
where the French and Americans yes-
terday repulsed a German thrust The
Americans once more disDlayed vig-
In Flanders fighting the Germans
Apparently are making their strong
est effort in the drive for Bailleul, the
important railway point northwest of
Armentieres feeding Messines ridge
section. The heaviest fighting last
night in this section seemed to have
been in the new Agulise-Wulverdhem
sector, the Germans directing their
thrust there instead of directly below
Balieu and southwest of it as indicat-
ed yesterday. This engagement is
still in progress, or was at a late hour
last night.
Kleswhere the British successes
were of a positive nature. They stop
ped nn attempt of the Germans to ad-
i vance west of Merville where the rail-
push southwest for Bethume, check-
ing him at Locon, three miles north of
Bethunte, where two heavy attacks1
were beaten off.
Meanwhile the southerly anchorage
of the British line was being strong
ly held just to the north of Givenchy
where the British not only maintained
Allied success also was scored on
' the Somme battlefront, the French
land British in united attacks near the
j river Luce south east of -'Armiena
j where their lines join driving off the
Germans completely out of the village
I of Hangard. which bad been penetrat
ed in a German attack during the
da
Part of the city of Rheims, close.to
the batle line and which is under Ger
man "reprisal bombardment" ia In
flames, the Paris war office announced
the German lines and in artel fleht-
inr the British brought down 35 Or.
man machines.