North Carolina Newspapers

THE AMERICAN RED CROSS WANTS $100,000 -000 IF gP WEATHER FORECAST Fair tonight and Wednesday except probably shower in the west portion. ONE EDITION 2 CENTS MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS VOL. 14, NO. 101. SALISBURY, WORTH CAROLINA, Tl'ESDAY, MAY 7. 1918. PRICK TWO CENTS AMERICAN TALK "I am an American prisoner in Ba varia where I have bjen for tAO months. Because of the Red Cross work through Switzerland real food, soap, and otiier 'necessaries are sent to me. Continue to help the Red Cross an 1 I '.vill continue to be helped while, 1 remain a prisoners." How would you like to be shot down in "No Man's Ind" and lie Mere wsunded and bleeding for hours? What would you think of the folks at home if tihey failed to supply the things that were needed to administer to y uir relief while in this dire dis tress? We folks at home wlho are not to be called for service in the lAiar zone should remember tih'at we (must he'n to sustain and support these men, tS.;t we cannot afford to deny them snytainijr. We may not mean to neg lect them, but we will unless we meet the demands made on us. The Americsi Red Cross is asking f )r $100,000000 and of this amount Salisbury is expected to give $10,000. This money is to be used for sup plying and supporting thousands of nurses and for buying and distributing the millions of medical supplies, band ajres and surgical dressings needed on the field of battle. When asked to give, give most icheerfully, like a real one hundred jper cent American. With'n the unek .past several men of more or less iwominence in this Ftnje have been caught with seditious talking. They claim to be American, hut they are evidently sorry types of Americans. Many people are not able to buy bonds. Many cannot give much if any to the various agencies asking for help, but there is no one, old or younr who cannot support their coun Irv. their government by talking loy alty and true Americanism. It does not icost a thing to talk for your coun try, and while Mere are a few low down things who are jwjlliniar to talk p gainst their country and their gov ernment their contemptible and cow ardly mouthings should be met by a full reply of American loyalty artil lery such as will silence them for all time. The American people loathe war. Tint is one of the sufficient reasons why we are in this ar. The Ameri can people love peace, that is another reason whv we are fighting the rvorld enemies of peace. The men who love peace, bate war are the, very ones who are fighting at the front and at home. They know 'what hey are up against and that tihe easiest way out is the t'lortest way through. Tit is ervery :iow and then that we hear some poor deluded fool lift his voice in ccrardly treason, to condemn Ihis government and to hinder and injure his country at war. Such a one on ay escape the prison bars which he ftas justly earned, but he should never escape the condemn ation of ihis fellow men. If sich a man were to live million years he ought to be under the righteous con demnation of his fellow countrymen every moment of that million years. The man wiho deliberately refuses to surrort bis country mow ought to lie deserted for all time by all of his -wintrymen. The man who talks and nets treasonably now ought never swin to enjoy the respect of a single real American. If a man cannot be an American now, he never can be and he ought to be registered and filed away for all time for just what he is, so that any one in the years to come mey Ioci'j him over and see who and fiat he is. There is mi.?hty little of this in tihis state. Praise God for it. But there is some, iid it lis time to make these few feel tie weight and burden of the community in which they live. The dooM of the prisons ought to be opened for the reception of some, and they ought to be made to suffer to the l'mit the just condemnation of ttheir fellows. France is executing spies. America ought to be executing spies and trait ors and punishing those who are guil ty of lesser crimes in the manner their crime deserves. Begin at Wash ington on the disloyals and the graft ing profiteers and work outward until the rountry is rid of enemies of the country and the enemies of tfhe peo ple engaged in a just and righteous w s s Judge Kluttx Out Friend of Hon. T. P. Kluttx were delighted to see turn out yesterday. Judge Kluttx niu on his porch for erne time and thoroughly enjoyed the un and air. Hk friends war mighty ft lad to im him advancing on the road to recovery and tape that H miU be K-t a short while until he is COW letely restored t fcetltib. AIMHW Warns (Government AUSTRIAN WORKMEN E Manifesto Issued to the Working Men Urges Them to Prepare to Fight if Needs Should Gome. i DENOUNCE PR0E0UOINO OP AUSTRIAN PARLIAMENT One Socialist Paper Declares That the Rulers Are Standing on Brink of Precipice. (By Associated Press.) Berne, Switzerland, May 7. Labor and socialists organizations in Aus tria threaten to revolt against the government's actioii in suspending parliament. Swiss newspapers print a telegram from Vienna quoting the socialist-demokrat correspondent of the Kollerstondenze to the effect that a committee of sooialists party mem bers and a committee of German so cialists deputies have issued a mani festo to the working classes regarding this overt action in which the follow ing paragraphs appear: "If absolutism is re-established out of reeard for pan-Germanism which is prolonging this war the working 1 classes will be forced to fight for their rights." The manifesto concludes by exhorting the workingmen to hold themselves in readiness to fight if needs be." The socialist Arbiter Zeitung, of Vienna, declares tliat the action is childish and criminal on the govern ment's part, the idea that it can cool the passion of the people and assist the crisis by prolouging parliament. It warns' Premier Von Ziedler and those behind him that they are walk ing on the brink of a precipice. W S S IGHT E Steamer Tidewater Had a Running Fight with a German U-Boat and it is Tohught Sunk the Submarine After Several Shots Were Fired. (By Associated Press.) Washington, May 7. A fight be tween the American steamship Tide water and a German U-Boat on Marc 17th, in which the U-Boat fled and was perhaps sunk, was reported by the navy department today. The steam ship encountered the submarine and came near colliding with it as she was ' submerging. The Tidewater fired a shot which fell short some distance but a second shot apparently hit the mark. The crew of the 9hip was satisfied that the second shot wag effective, but a third was fired at the place where the Boat submerged. W S S Espionage Bill in Final Stages. (By Associated Press.) Washington. May 7. The espionage bill proposed by the administration to punish disloyal acts and utterances and giving the postmaster general broad powers to determine what are disloyal publications was before the j House today for final legislative cc- tion. WSS E F I Draft Will Include a Number of Men I in the Registration Who are Eligible ! for Various Special Departmental Works. (By Associated Press.) Washington, May 7-4A requisition on all states except Ariiona, Delaware and Vermont for 4,000 especially qual-1 fled draft registrants to go to Camp on May 20th was sent out today by Provo-General Crowder. The apportionment of men for the several branches was aa follows: Signal corps 401 men; Engineers 2, 963; ordnance department S; quarter masters department 67. HAV IDE A REPLY WO FIRST These are the first photographs showing incidents in the great battle of Picardy now raging in France to reach the United Spates. The upper picture shows a long line of British supply wagons and guns being rushed to the front. When the battle began the cry among the British was for big guns, and these in many cases had to be hauled to the front with long teams of horses. The roads were jammed night and day with the tramping men ORDERED ON THE OVERMAN BILL Measure Granting Broader Powers to the President in Reorganization of Government Departments Gets Fa vorable Report. ! (By Associated Press.) ' Washington, May 7. The Overman bill ,granting broader powers to the i President in the reorganization and co-ordination of the government de partments was ordered favorably re ported to the House today by the house judiciary committee by a vote . of 15 to 1. An amendment by Representative Walsh, Republican, of Massachusetts, to exempt dnter-etate commerce com mission and Federal Reserve board was defeated 12 to 6. A proposal to change the language of some sections was defeated without a record vote. Chairman Webb lanommced that ef forts piloaild be made to bring the bijl to en early vote. w S S AMERICANS GOING TO FRONT. Premier Clemenceau Returns from the French Front Feeling Confident of Invincibility of Entente Foices. (By Associated Press.) Paris, May 7 American troops continue to arrive on the French front, Premier Clemenceau told Mr cel Huton, editor of Echo de Parie, on his return from a two-day visit to the front The premier brought back, he said, a feeling of confluence in the in vincibility of the entente forces. TODAmlinriisT (By Associated Press.) Washington, Msy 7. The day's cas ualty list' contains the names of 41 men divided as follows: J died fa action 4; died of wouads t; died of disease S. died of other eauses 1; wounded severely 15; wounded j slightly 13; missing in action 1. I 4C 0 " IJ hi iV ttj&txZxil LUV 1 jy J2tttJW&. Z - H-Ul .fcrfMM I m . fVf?,! It A ... f m in lii mi iwiwni.i.uiiiuni.ij'iwtiiii'' urn ' TnjniTT-ff"r"i rr"nrrMn ' "(i)!"''"""' '" Y&idx . . . A-.".V;ivf,tr4 1 MB Working PHOTOS OF THE HELD IN CHECK On Both Battlefronts, However, the Artillery Fire Has Been In tense and Attacks Expected. GERMANS CANNOT MUCH LONGER PUT OFF DRIVE Southern End of the Arras Sector Has Been Taken Over By Cana dians Who Are Shelled. (By Associated Press.) The German hordes are still held in Check. Neither in Flanders nor Pic ardy nor along the important Arras sector has the enemy renewed ihis at tacks in force and the (has not reacted against the gain nte de north of the Somme by the Australians in which more than 200 prisoners were taken. On both sides of the battlefronts the artillery has .been most intense and the German attack cannot much lon ger be delayed if the enemy hopes to take advantage of Afhatever damage has been. done to the allied positions by the (heavy bombardment carried out by his guns since the repulse north of Mount Kemmel more than a week aigo. The greatest German artillery ac tivity his been on the northern half of the Flanders front and south of the Somme to and below the Avre in Pic ardy. A large pt of the southern end of tft- important lArras sector has been taken over by the Canadian troops, wfoo ere also being visited by a storm of German shells. French generals beKeve the German attack will come simultaneously on the Flanders, Arras and Amiens fronts in an effort to push the allies ba:ik in one mighty blow. The hill positions 'ire held by the allies and their guns dominate the Germans all Along the the line. The Austro-Hunetrhin blow agWnst the Titian front (has not dmwkmed and Rome reports moderate artillery fir on the front from fiwitserkrad to the Adriatic and no infantry activity. Tae Austrtans msy be riting for a 1'' j u '- m 1 RFRMAN HnRnFN I NfiT HNF AMFDIOAN K M m mmm M ISSUE People Wffl Fight for BATTLE OF PICARDY wi vimiiiiimiiviiii PLANE TO EUROPE So Declares Senator Chamberlain of the Senate Military Commit tee in Urging the Probe. WHERE DID THE $640,000,000 APPROPRIATION GO TO? Attorney General Gregory at the Request of President Wilson Sets Wheels in Motion. (By Associated Press.) Washington, May 7. Investigation of the aircraft situation swiftly be fran talking shape today, both in the department of justice and in congress. Attorney General Gregory, acting at President Wilson's suggestion, began planning an investigation which is to disclose if there has been malfeas ance or misuse of tlhe groat $640, C 30.000 appropriation. Seimtor Qtamberlain, chairman of the senate military committee, an nounced in the senate today that -with the euport of his committee he would investigate the aircraft situation with a via to determining how and where the money appropriated for that pur pose has been spent Senator Cham berlain declared that his committee was prepared to "put its finger on the men (sponsible for the conditions of aircraft production, and added: "This committee does not propose to engjge in any whitewashing." Ir. resoonse to a question Senator Ghasmberlum unreservedly declared tivat not one American built plane had yet been sent to Europe, although ma terial in large quantities had been ah'tned abroad for assembly. : WSS A fellow ought to so live that bis days have eyes and his nights have ears. most favorable moment, probably the renewsl of the German drive in Flan ders. Todir, May 7th, is the third anni versary of the sinking of the Lusi tsni by a Getnvtn submarine with a loss of 1,275 lives. A tiff and teams. The lower picture shows the French at their new 155 millimetre guns, the gun known ttj the Filloux, which was completed just in time to help stuy the Hun hordes. There was no time in the fighting about Arms and Yprcs, where this photograph was tnken to cover or camouflage the guns. As is seen they tire in the open with little attempt at concealment. This wus just the kind of fighting the French sought for these powerful weapons. KUKLUX KLAN RIDE THR0U6HSTREETS0F , ALA. Idlers Warned to Find Work and Go to Itr-Silent (Riders Distributed Cards Saying the United States Was at War and Erery Man Was Needed. (By Associated Press.) 'Birmingham, All., May 7. 'About 1&0 wthSte-robed men attired in the regulation. Kn Klux Klan uniform and carrying American flags 'and a fiery cross at the head of the iprocession rode through the streets of Birming ham last night wanning idlers to find work and to do it The silent riders distributed cards bearing the warning that the United States was at war and that every man was needed, except those ivifoose attitude was hostile to the 1 government and that tlhe clan intended . to see that there were no Idlers. WSS I OF CONCORD DEAD Well Known Citixen and Widely Known Over the State Died at His If..-. tkt Mamliit mt P. w w ffntiv ' (Special to The Post.) Concord, Msy 7 Mr. Gowan Du- enbery died at his home in this city this mornine- at 1:15 o'clock. Mr. Du- senbery had been in bad health for months, but had regained In part his broken: health and returned to his home after a long rtay in a Richmond hospital. A day or two ago he be- came weaker and last night ssnk rap- Wly until he passed away. Mr. Dusenbery was a native of Con- cord. He was with the Southern Bail- way for years and while agent at Dur-' hara established the Gowan Medieal Company, making Gowan 's Prepare-1 tlon. and this he managed and directed until his death. . : Mr. Dusenbery survived by t wife and one son,. Gowan Dustnbery, Jr. ESTO Rigis LAITY RIGHTS FOR METHODIST UN Committee on Revivals at General Conference Recommend Concur rence on Favorable Memorials RETIREMENT OF BISHOP HOSS IS RECOMMENDED Announced That Seven Instead of Five Bishops May Be Elected at this Session of the Conference (By Associated Press.) I Atlanta, Gjl May 7. Atmounce ntent that the committee on reviaals had decided to recommend concur rence on all memorials requesting lai ty rights for women caused much ju bilation amdng thei women at the opening of today's session of the Gen eral Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, 'While it was stated a minority report would probably be filed also tlhe women lead ers believe Dhelr long-standing fight is at last to be won at this confer ence. The committee of episcopacy, it iwaa reported, will recommend the retire ment of Bishop E. E. Hois! At the same time it was stated seven instead of five bishops may be elected during the present session. Bishop James AtHcma of North Car olina, glided at today's meeting. The religious exercises were conducted by Rev. A. J. iLamar, of Nashville. An open letter was presented by J. Henry Smythe, Jr., of Wsshlngton, dealing with the abolititon of the ban on dani ing. theatre going and card laying. The writer snaintaniqd that tIHe "movies" should also be added to tVe list fonbtdden by the Book of Dis ciplining if the church is to be con sistent, The letter w referred to fche committee on revisals. For Trial of Bishops- ' Atlanta, Ga., .May 6. In connec tion with the demands of .the .ay men of the dhurch that the power of the college of bishops be curtailed, addi tional memorials were, presented at today's session of the general ednfer-t ence of the Method st Episcopal church, South, asking 1avs providing for the trial of bishops against whom i targes have been made and rrovid- ; ing: that all involved kn the appoint ment of ministers at annual confer ences be given full and free consul tation. The (presentation of memorials and on outburst of riatriotism in connec tion wi'Jh the address of Major C W. Cordon, of the Canadian army, better Ifiriown as "Ralph Connor," the author, featured the conference session. Gir don's declaration that the war would be won pulhen the United States gets two million soldiers on the western front, brought a demonstration which, it was said, never had been equalled at a Methodist conference. A reception was held this after noon by the general (Sunday school board for the members of the general conference and visitors. Dr. Eilgar Blake, general secretary of the hoard of Sunday sdhool of the Methodist (thcrch, dss the principal speaker to i night at the anniversary of the Sun day school board. ' i : STEAMER IS SUNK ' : - OFF FRENCH COAST V.A t&r-.--- (By Associated Press.) ' i' 'i New York, May 7. The American steamer Tyler, formerly, an Old Do- minion freighter, has been torpedoed and sunk off the coast of France by a German submarine, according to ait announcement made today. Eleven members of the crew , were killed t drowned. - ' ' The Tyler was a vessel ,-of . 3,920 tons and was built in 1913. She was sunk May 3rd. . ' . ---WS S " . . ; Secretary MeAdoe I1L f y ' (Br Associated Press.) . Washington, May 7. emtery of the Treasury MAd has developed mse of tonsilitis and is cempelleJ. to do his pork at dome.