North Carolina Newspapers

'V,. i’ -ft ISSUED WEEKLY. '"-VV VOLUME XXXXII PRINCIPLES, NOT MEN $1.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE Asheboro, North Carolina, Thursday, November 22, 1917 NUMBER 41 WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA CONFERENCE AT ASHEVILLE THERE ARE 27,000 MEN EN- McADOO CALLS ATTENTION TO CAMPED AT CAMP SEVIER NEW WAR INSURANCE LAW The Methodist Episcopal Conference at Asheville closed Monday night. The next conference will be held at Monroe. The followoing list of_ appointments was read by the bichop just before the close of Conference: Charlotte District H. K. Boyer, presiding elder. Ansonville—John Cline. Charlotte—Belmont Park, A. L. Ay- cock; Brevard Street, L. T. Cordell; Calvaiy, A. R. Surratt; Chadwick, G. W. Fink; Wilworth, L. B. Abemethy; Hawthorne Lane, T. F. Marr, W. L. Niftiolson, supply; Seversyille, B. F. Hargett; Spencer Memorial, C. M. Campbell; Trinity, J. W. Moore; Try- on Street, Z. E. Bamhardt. Hickory Grove—R. H. Kennington. Lilesville—J. P. Hombuckle. Marshville—Seymour Taylor. Matthews—J. A. J. Farrington. Monroe—Central, J. E. Ab'emethy; North Monroe, J. R. Warren, supply. Morven—S. T. Barber. Pineville—W. F. Elliott. Polkton—W. B. Davis. Prospect—M. A. Osborne. Thrift—B. F. Fincher. Unionville—J. W. Bennett. Wadesboro—A. L. Stanford. Waxhaw—W. H. Vestal. Weddington—C. L. McCain. Missionary to Japan—S. A. Stewart. Missionary to Japan—N. S. Ogbum. Dean Candler School of Theology— Plato Durham. Assistant Editor of Advocate—W. L. Sherrill. Principal Southern Industrial Insti tute—J. A. Baldwin. Salisbury District J. C. Rowe, presiding elder. Albemarle—Central, J. E. Gay, C. M. Gentry, supply; First Street, W. I. Hughes. Albemarle Circuit—H. F. Starr, supply. Badin—J. E. B. Houser. Bethel—J. T. Stover. ' China Grove—W. S. Hales._ Concord—Central, Z. Paris; Ep- worth, Center, A. S. Raper; Kerr Street, J. W. Strider; Forest Hill, R. M. Taylor; Westford, Harmony, A. P. Brantly, supply. Concord Circuit—P. L. Shore. Cottonville-^. *G. Brown, supply. Gold Hill—E. M, Avett. Kannapolis Station—G. W. Vick. Kannapolis Circuit—R. L. Forbis, Mt. Pieasani.—G. A’ Stempei. New London—S. E. Richardson. Norwood), Randall, J. A. Bowie#. Oakboro, Loves, J. J-. Eads. Salem Circuil^A L. Cobum, sup ply. Salisbury—First Church, W. A. Lambeth; Park Avenue, C. M. Short; South Main, P. W. Tucker, A. H. "V^isner, supply. Salisbury Circuit—R. C. Kirk. Spencer—Central, C. M. Pickens; East Spencer, North Main, R. K. Brady. Woodleaf—E. J. Poe. Agent Superannuate Fund—J. P. Rodgers. Assistant Sunday School Secretary —W. R. Shelton. Statesville District W. A. Newell, presiding elder. Alexander—J. J. Edwards. Catawba—A. G. Loftin. Cool Springs—C. P. Goode. Daidson-Huntersville—W. A. Jen- kins- Dudley Shoals—H. G. Allen. Granite Falls—E. Myers, M. B. Woosley, Jr., preacher. Hickory—First Church, R. M. Court ney. Hickory Circuit—J. A. Peeler. Lenoir Station—D. M. Litaker. Cenoir Circuit—Elmer Simpson. Maiden—D. F. Carver. Marvin—To be supplied, > Mooresville Station—L. A. Falls, J. W. Jones, Jr., preacher. Mooresville Circuit—J. T. Ratledge. Mt. Zion—T. A. Groce. Newton—R. iL Hoyle. ■ North Lenoir Circuit—J. M. Price. Olin—J. C. Postell. Rhodhiss—John H. Green. South Lenoir-Whitnel—D. A. Lewis, supply. ^ Statesville—Broad Street, L. D. Thompson; Race Street, J. W. Wil liams. Statesville Circuit—D. H. Rhinehart. Stony Point—E. N. Crowder. Troutman—J. C. Keever. President Davenport-College—3. B. Craven. Professor Davenport Callege—E. J. Harbison. Student Trinity College—B. C. Rea- yis. Army Y. M. C. A.—0. L. Simpson. Shelby District John F. Kirk, presiding elder. Belmont—A. P. Ratledge. Beiwood—D. W. Brown, L. E. Stacy and H. G. Stamey, supply. Bessemer-Concord—J. D. Rankin. Cherryville—R. F. Moser. Crouse—D. P. Waters. Dallas-High Shoals—R. A. Taylor. Gastonia—East End, A. . Burgess; Franklin Avenue and ^est End, E. P. Stabler; Main Street, H. H. Jordan, Fred H. Price, Jr., preacher. King’s Mountain-El Bethel — R. A. Swaringen. Lincolnton Station—W. F. Womble. Lincoln Circuit—J. P. Davis. Lowell-Bethesda—J. W. Kennedy. Lowesville—J. A. Sharpe. McAdenville—A. R. Bell. Mt. Holly—J. S. Hiatt. Polkville—C. R. Canipe. Rock Springs—W. B. Shinn. Shelby—Central, G. A.. Wood. Shelby Circuit—W. C. Williams. South Fork—T. A. Plyler. Card Index of Roster of the 30th Divi sion Has Been Completed — Trench Digging Machine Gone—Left With Fifth Battalion of 105th Engineers For Destination Unknown. Camp Sevier, Greenville, S. C., Nov. 20.—According to repoi-ts sent out by the statistical departmen tof the head quarters of the 30th division, 27,000 men are ndw encamped at Camp Se vier. A card index, with the entire ros ter of the division, w’as completed sev-; eral days ago and is to be kept in this. department of the division for refer ence. Not .all of the 27,000 men, however, are in the camp itself, a number of men being stationed elsewhere, but they are recorded as belonging to this division. In the division proper, there are 24,- 000 enlisted mep and 769 commissioned officers, a total of 25,729, in which are included 86 enlisted men and six offi cers left over from the distribution of the personnel of the 55th depot brig ade which was disbanded several weeks The personnel of the remount station of the 320th truck company of the de pot quartermaster, ordnance and sig nal detachments, of the bakery compa ny, and of the base hospital, amount in all to 883 enlisted men and 8 officers, bringing the grand total of the divi sion up to 26,620 men. Wireless Station The signal battalion of the 105th field signal corps at Camp Sevier, has erected a small wireless station and is now able to receive messages from Sayville and Arlin^ori', although the size of the outfit will not enable to to send messages to any great distance. The outfit is the so-called “pack set,” used by the signal corps on the march and in a very quick time it can be set up for field service. The time is received twice each day, at noon and at 10 o’clock at night. Expect Visit From Mr. Baker According to reports from several business men of Greenville, Secretary of War Baker will soon visit Camp Se vier on a tour of the camps and the cantonments of South Carolina, and pre.parations are to be made at an ear ly date to receive the distinguished vis itor. It will be remembered that Secretary Baker was invited to visit tha camp several weeks ago when h« was a visit or ut Chtirotte but pieesur# of busi ness forced him to abandon his plan and it i3_ now thought that he will be able to visit the camp in the very near future. Elaborate preparations will doubtless be made to receive the distin guished visitor. Trench Digging Mackine Gone One of the most interesting- sights at Camp Sevier was the giant trench digging machine, which was, until a few days ago, behind the sub-depot of the 105th Engineers, almost direcbly in front of divisional headquarters, but which has now been moved, to some place unknown, but presumably with the first battalion of the 105th Engi neers, who moved from camp last Sat urday to some ’’unknown place.” The enormous machine, which driven by a four-cycle, foux’-cylinder automatic gas engine, rated at 102 horse power, was built by the Buckeye Traction Digging Company, according to government specifications, and is ca pable of excavating seven-eights of a mile of trench, about four feet wide and twelve feet deep, per hour. For driving it, two large caterpillar treads, each ten feet in length and about four feet wide, have been pro vided with two large wheels in front to guide it by. The digging- will be done by a large wheel fitted with projecting- buckets carried in front, and enables the ma chine to cut to its full depth. The giant dig-ger weighs- about 87,- 000 pounds or practically 44 tons, and its enormous weight is mstiTimental in digging the trenches for the “boys over there.” The 117th Infantry Lead y The Liberty Bond Officer for Camp Sevier, First Lieutenant Gaston Tisne, N. A., has published the following- list of the subscriptions^pf the 30th divi sion to the Second Liberty Loan, in which is announced that the 117th In fantry lead in the $1,000,000 dihve, which was oversubscribed by $382,950. To the Officers and Enlisted Men and Women of the Army and Navy of the' United States and Their Rela tives: The Secretary of _the_ Treasury, WAR SAVINGS STAMPS TO BE SOLD IN NATION Expect to Market $2,000,000,000 Worth of These War Savings Certificates— Opportunity for Thrift Plans have been announced for a na tion-wide campaign for the sale of through th£ Bureau of War Bisk In- $2^00,000,000 worth of yar savings surance, has been, charged with the administration of the War Insurance Law enacted by the Congress as' a measure of justice to the men a.nd women who have been called to give their lives, if need be, in the service of their country. I wish to acquaint you with the ben efits and privileges which your Gov ernment has placed at your disposal. It is essential that you and your fam ilies at home should know of your and their rights under this law in order that full advantage may be taken of them. To care for the wife and children of the enlisted man during his service, the War Insurance Law compels him to contribute up to one-half of hts pay for their support. The .Government, on application, -will generously add to this an allowance of from $5 to $50 a month, according to the size of the family. Moreover, if the enlisted man will make some further provision himself for a dependent parent, broth er, sister, or grandchild, they may be included in the Government allowance. If, as a result of injuries incurred ■ disease contracted in the liiie of duty, an officer or enlisted man of an Army or Navy nurse should be dis abled', provision is made for compen sation of from $30 to $100 a month to him, and, should he die, compenss tion of from $20 to $75 a month will be paid to his wife, his child, or his widowed mother. In order, however, fully to protect each persoh and family, Congress has made it possible for every soldier, sailor, and nurse to obtain life and total-disability insurance. This insur ance applies to injuries received while he or she is in the S' wice or after he or she shall have lelt it. Exposure to the extra dangers of war makes the cost of life insurance in private life insurance companies prohbitive. It was, therefore, a plain duty end obligation for the government to assume the risk of insuring hun dreds of thousands of our soldiers and sailors who are making the supreme sacrifice. Under thi# law, every sol dier and sailor and nurse, commission ed and tfnli#ted, and of any age, has the right, between now and February 12, 1918, to tak# out life and total- disability insurwioe up to $10,0000 at very low coit, witli tiio Govemmnet without medical examination. This right is purely optional. The soldiers and sailors are not compelled to take insurance, but if they desire to exer cise the right, they must do so before the 12th of February, 1918. The cost ranges from 65 cents monthly, at the age of 21, to $1.20 monthly, at the age of 51, for each $1,000 of insurance. This is a small charge on a man’s pay—small in proportion to the bene fits it may, bring. The premiums will be deducted from his pay, if he de sires, thus eliminating trouble on his part. To provide adequate protection until February 12, 1918, during the period when the soldiers and sailors are learn ing the details of this law, the Gov ernment automatically insures each man and woman, commissioned or en listed in the military service of the United States. It pays the man $25 a month during total permanent dis- ab^ityj if he dies within 20 years, it pays tlie rest of 240 monthly install ments of $25 each to his wife, child or widowed mother. I desire to call the provisions of this just and generous law to the attention of our officers and enlisted men and women so tliat they may not be de prived of their rights through lack of knowledge. lleWxam’S letter FROM THE CAPITAL INTERESTING ITEMS OF STATE AND GENERAL NEWS certificates. Any person may invest amounts as small as 25 cents at a time at post- offices and other places where cred ited persons will act as selling agents. After the sales begin the certificates may be purchased at any time. At the average 1918 selling price such investments will yield 4 per cent com pounded quarterly. The certificates will be dated January 2, 1918 and will mature January 1, 1923. No person may purchase at one time more than $100 worth or hold at one time more than $1,000 worth of the certificates. These obligations will be evidenced by stamps of two denominations, aj war savings stamp, costing from $4.12 j to $4.23, according to the month pur-j chased, and having a maturity value of $5, and a thrift stamp, costing 25 cents. During December, 1917, and Janua ry, 1918, war savings stamjis will be sold for $4.12 each. At the beginning of each succeeding month of 1918, starting February 1, the cost of a stamp will increase one cent per month. All war savings stamps is sued during 1918 will mature on Jan uary 1, 1923, when they will be re deemed for $5 each. With the first war savings stamp bought the purchaser will obtain with out expense a war savings certificate containing spaces for 20 such stamps. If the 20 spaces are filled during De cember, 1917, or January, 1918, the cost to the purchaser will have been $4.12 for each stamp, or 82.40 for the filled certificate and on Jan. 1, 1923, the government will redeem the cer tificate at $100, giving the holder a net profit of $17.60 for the use of his money. The first stamps costing 25 cents each are from time to time purchased to be affixed to the car(^, which will be supplied without cost. Thrift stamps will not bear interest, but a three-cent card when filled at a cost of $4 may be exchanged for a war aavingo stamp bearing interest at 4 per cent compounded quarterly mere ly by turning the card into the pofit- bank or other sale# agency and jrfi'/ing the difference between $4 and the current price of a war savings •tamp. The thrift stamps feature of the plan .will afford an unparalleled opportunity for the small investor to save in order to place his or her money at interest with absolute safety. Iffie privilege of surrendering a cer tificate to the government and receiv ing cost thereof plus interest at the rate of about 3 per cent has been provided for the convenience of those who may have certificates and later find themselves in need of their money. (By MaxwelF Gorman.) Raleigh, Nov. 20.—Much interest is developing in the latest plan to enable the poorer classes to aid the govern ment in raising ready money to pros ecute the war, through the sale of “Savings Stamps” to pui'chase U. S. certificates in small denominations of $5 to $100, and which will draw inter est at the rate of 4 per cent. The initial arrangements will be made at an important meeting to be held next Friday and Saturday at Winston-Salem, which has been called by Col. F. H. Fries, who is State Di rector of the war tax savings commit tee for North Carolina. A number of newspaper publishers will attend this meeting, by invitation, as well as many financiers and other business men. The amount North Carolina as asked to raise in this way is forty-eight million dollars of the total of two billion dollars desired and provided for in the recent Act of Con gress. The war saving stamps will be put on sale December first at every post- office in the United States (in the ru ral districts especially) and in this way will give opportunity to those who were not able to invest in Lib erty Bonds to help in this smaller but equally patriotic way. The stamps can be bought in de nominations as low as 25 cents. When as much as $4.25 worth of stamps have been bought the purchaser can get a $5.00 Certificate for them, and when he gets enough to foot up $82.00 he gets a $100.00 Certificate, which is the highest denomination. Not more than $100 at one time and not over $1,000 during the campaign of sales ^vill be allowed one purchaser. The Certifi cates will be “good as gold.” The story printed Sunday and writ ten from Asheville to the effect that the Republicans will try to_ defeat Senator Simmons for reelection next year is more amusing than newsy. The statement th?t national interest attaches to the subject and that great speakers from other States, including an ex-President, are to be brought here to work for national committee man John Morehead whom they would have succeed the present chairman of tile Senate finance committee, add# to the ludicrousness of the proposition. Former lieutenant governor W. D. Turner, of Iredell, and present State Senator from that county, doubtless is greatly pleased at the way in which his new law, for the improved condi tions and treatment of prisoners is bettering conditions of many “poor devils,” who for need of a friend in position to help them have suffered abuses and cruelty so long. The new superintendent of the state peniten tiary, Mr. Collie, is in hearty sympa thy with the new Turner law and the more humane methods put in prac tice by him are succeeding finely. Many hopeless souls in the pris on will leave there at the end of their terms blessing the name of Wilfred D. Turner—because they will not leave, as so many in the past have left, ut ter wrecks, physically and morally. Thanksgiving cheer is just around the comer, hurrying your way. Don’t Sunday School Institute Closed Sun day Afternoon—Large Audience At- Iended Meetings The Sunday School workers’ insti tute which closed here Sunday after noon was a pronounced success. It was the first countiyw’ide institute of its, . ‘j 4: kind to be held in this state. This was!forget the little motherless and ±ath- the first big definite- undertaking in erless children of our own state—send the county following the election of a;a contribution to one of the orphem new board of religious education and ^ homes. They all need help very much, the employment of a whole-time di- —-—;—^ ; ; 7~ ^ rector for the county. Those; Reported Dead—Again m the Service who came for the whole time worked Burke Styles, a brother of Mr. (Continued on page eight.) iiGt.^, D. C. I earnestly mge.derwood, Mr. J. O..Keddmg and :recovered from his wounds but was ' stop the practice of maKing combma- ■r. ofT-r-rrs rtf fk/tt Avmxr nnH MnvviQ^ Whitaker. Judge .-Stepheiison s ; , n . .v qprvico as flisa-' tion sales requiring customers to make “TltP Rnrtrljtv SpVtnnI I ? SO“aigeCl llOm tilO SeiViCO aS Ctlba in nrHpr rtkfain a Divisional headquarters Headquarters troop 8,500 Fifty-Ninth Brigade— Headquarters 3,106 117th Infantry 207,650 118th Infantry 111,200 114th Machine Gun Battalion 24,150 Sixtieth Brigade— Headquarters • 1,900 119th Infantry 143,320 120th Infantry 156,500 115th Machine Gun Battalion 22,.50 Fifty-Fifth Field Artillery Brigade— Headquarters 2,550 113th Field Artillery '51,050 114th Field Artillery 14^6',750 115th Field Artillery 73,300 105th Trench Mortar Battalion 8,800 Fifty-Fifth Artillery Brig-ade— insurance may bring to their families and the small cost at which it may bo obtained. This is the greatest measure of pro- tection ever offered to its fighting nation in the histoj^ of Dr. Headquarters First Training Battalion ... Second Training Battalion .. Third Training Battalion .. Fourth Training Battalion.. Fifth Training Battalion ... Sixth Training Battalion ... Trains— 106th trains headquarters and military police I05th ammunition train .... 105th engineers’ train 105th supply train 105th sanitary train: Ambulance section .. Field hospitals Truck Company No. 334 ... 113th machine gun battalion 9,700 32,400 28,90u 33,750 33,950 15,650 14,100 21,050 30,500 13,150 8,000 7,850 9,550 82.900 42.900 diligently from start to finish, and every class meeting was full of help and inspiration. The public meetings were appreciated by large audiences and tli% Mass Meeting Sunday after noon was attended by interested work ers from all parts of the county. County president, Mr. D. M. Snarpe, presided at the Mass Meeting. An in- Full information may berteresting song'service p^'ce-eded the] obtained from the Bureau of War Risk'addresses. Miss Lucile Rush icmkr-; Insui'cnee of the Treasury Department,: ed a solo assisted by Mrs. W. A. Uu- V/asliiiigton, D. C. I e.arnestly urge' ’ •, -.r r ..... -r^ .. that the officers of the Army and Navy give to the men under their command;address, “The Sunday School Uettingsrry f-" . 1 rc-enlisted all possiblo aid in helping- them to | Down to Businfes,’’showed plainly and: P™; I" v L,. .v.I understand fully the benefits that this convincingly what the Sunday school: to see th?war tbv*Lb must do if it is to take its place as ™ a factor in the reiig-ious education of American manhood 'and womanhood. He declared that through increased ef ficiency among Sunday school teachers the Sunday school would be rated in religious education on a par with the public school in secular education. He said that Randolph and Guilford coun ties were already leading all the other counties of the State but that these two counties “are just beginning to get down to business.” Following Judge Stephenson Dr. A. D. Wolfinger, pastor h^rst Reformed church, GreensboiX), spoke on “The Supreme End of Sunday School Teach ing.” He developed his theme in an interesting manner and showed above all the supreme task of the Sun day school teacher to be» developing and enriching the spiritual life of every member of the class. He urged the importance oi adequate training and equipment- on tlve- part of the teacher for the attaining of this supreme end. After the Mass Meeting- adjourned the County. Executive Committee met j Moore, for a short while to discuss methods 1 Dixon, of township work for the future. This meeting was very well attended. At the close of the class periods Saturday afternoon every member of the teacher-training classes signified their intention to continue at home the course begun in the institute. Teach er-training work is not, as has been supposed, a fanciful ideal impractica ble for the small church; but it is the one thing that will do most to vitalize Sunday school work in every locality. It is gratifying to see such an auspi cious beginning as was made at the Many cases of measles and pneumo nia are reported in the National Guard and National army. The five French officers were guests of honor at a dinner last Friday nigh at the Chamber of Commerce, at which the close ties of friendship so long ex isting between America and France were the more solidly cemented. The Western North Carolina Meth odist conference passed a resolution last Friday forbidding the use of all tobaccos. Three'Austrians, a woman and two men, wCre murdered at 'Virginia, Minn, last Thursday night because they had subscribed to the Liberty Loan and Red Cross funds. As a result of a disastrous fire which destroyed the Catholic Hillf school house for colored at Asheville, five children are dead and eight w'ere seriously burned. John W. Foster, at one time Secre tary of the State and a former minis ter to China, died at Washington last ITiday after a long illness. Col. James R. Young, of Raleigh, State Insurance Commissioner knd ex- officio fire marshal of North Carolina was elected president of the Fire Mar shal’s association last Friday. y Theodosia Goodman, of New York, who petitioned the court as an actress who has become celebrated through her own efforts, was given the legal right last Friday to use the name Th.e- da Bara both on and bff the stage.' A party of Americans were fired upon last Friday by armed Mexicans ' while hunting on an island in the Rio Grande river, near Fabens, Texas, 30 miles from El Paso, Texas. '* Premier Venzelos of Greece, who is in London conferring with the British government and Col. E. M. House, head of the American mission regard ing the war, announced last Friday his intention of visiting the United States next spring. Plans for placing war savings stamps on sale 4n a million establish ments for the campaign opening De cember 3 were made last Saturday by treasury officials and the war savings committee. The new and excellently equipped ' school building of Salisbury was de stroyed by fire recently. One of the best endeavors by Doctor Kilgore, director of the co-operative extension work in Nprtb Carolina, has been in the direction of bee culture, which has lagged in the face of tre mendously inviting opportunities abounding in everyone of the 100 coun ties. General Pershing has just visited the United States soldiers in the trenches and is satisfied with their _ efficiency and discipline. He also visited' the graves of the men who were killed in a recent raid. • Five members of the party of Amer ican Congressmen and private citizens who spent last Thursday visiting the Belgian war zone had a narrow es cape from death or injury when they were caught in a sudden burst of Ger man machine gun fire while inspecting the front line trenches near Dixmude. All financiers and newspaper pub lishers are asked to meet in Winston- Salem this week to attend the meet ing called by F. H. Fries, State direc tor of the war savings committee, to sell war saving stamps. It is reported that the Germans in terned in camp at Hot Springs, N. C., eat fiva meals a day and enjoy many extravagences of diet. Entries for the Sandhill races to be held in connection with the Sandhill fair at Pinehurst November 22 and 23 were closed last Saturday. About 50 horses have been entered. Darlington high school and Donald son Military school played a football game last Friday afternoon to a stand still, 7 to 7. Retail dealers were ordered by the Scroop Styles, of Asheville, went to Prance with Canadian troops in 1915. At the battle of Ypres in July, 1916, he was wounded and taken from the field with the dead, his name being published in the official Canadian \yar records as dead, the recoi'd stating that out of the force to which young Styles was attached only two came out alive. ’ [ But Styles was not dead. - After: j months in a London hospital he ' f°o<l administration last Saturday to the world. It is not charity; it is simply justice to the enlisted men and women and to their loved ones at home, and each and every one of them should promptly take the benefits of this great law. W. G. McADOO, Secretary of the Treasury.* State S. S. Convention Postponed The North Carolina Sunday school association has found it best not to hold its annual State convention in Charlotte, November 30, December 1 and 2, partly in connection with the State teacher’s assembly, due to the abnormal and congested conditions which render entertainment difficult. Henry Ford Joins Shipi)ing Board Plonry Ford joined the staff of the shipping board last Friday to lend talent for standardization of produc tion in speeding up the building of a mcji’ch^nt fleet. Base hospital 31,050 Bakery company 308 14,000 105th field signal battalion Remount depot Coiystiiiction quartermaster Depot unit quartermaster’ corps 424th depot detachment en gineers ". Depot ordnance company .. 12,300 4,000 4,450 4,000 1,250 1,650 Total $1,382,950 other ijurchases in order to obtain a cert,ain commodity. An American soldier of Gen. Pershr ing’s forces, found guilty by cour£- martial of the rape and murder if a French woman, has been executea by a firing squad. Ci^tizens of Hot Springs are still in dignant over the raising of a small German flag, on a miniature flag'pole at the internment camp last week by the Germans held prisoners there. S. W. Cramer, formerly of Thomas- vilje, now of Charlotte, and president of'" the Loray and the Mays Cotton mills, has been appointed a member of the advisory board to aid the treas ury de;^rtment and other government officials in the rightful interpretation of various features of the recently en acted revenue law. * Rev. J. H. Bennett, former pastor of Centenary Methodist church, Greensboro, was expelled as a minis ter and as a member of the Western through. H. Q. Alexander Unanimously Elected President of Farmers’ Union Dr. H. Q. Alexander was unanimous ly elected president of the State Farm ers’ Union last week. Mr. C.» S. Bar rett, national president, made the principal address in which he reviewed the progress the Union had made for the past few years throughout the country. Hundreds of new Unions are formed each year. The following officers were elected: Dr. H. Q. Alexander, Mat thews, president; Dr. J. M. Temple ton, Cary, -vice-president; E. C. Fairies, Aberdeen, secretary-treasurer; J. Z. Green, Union county, state organizer; G. M. Glover, Rowan county, conduct or; D. M. -Duk'e, Franklin county, chap lain; J. H. Hendrcn, Wi|kes county, j North Carolina Conference'hf the ses- doorkee^er. Tiit executive committee sion in Asheville la^j??eek. The com- is now composed of'Meg^iTS.- W. B.! mittee which congidered his case was Gibson, Iredell; C. T. ’Weatherly, Guil-j’CoTni^^ied j>£--^vs. H. H. Jordan, W. ford; C. C. Wright, Wilkes; W. H. A. NevvoH, W. T. Albright, C. M. Biuce Postoffice and R. B. Campbell, E. Myers, A. S. Rogers, G. '' I D. Hormr.'i, !■;. !'!. ’''/niiain?, Ira Erwin, W. M. Robbies, J. E. \'7&OL.>-Iy. institute here last week. Another 'iiificant thing about the institute en-! IMiss Gt rollment was that the rural churches ' came in for their part "of every sc-s- sion. Leadership in our rural commu nities is training itself for definite constiuctive Christian woi'k. The institute instructors threw themselves wholeheartedly • 11, 0£ lirdin, Be. r.’ r, J. . Coiuirt f’i'>)rr''t>^,ff was married at her ]u)me ai. iooqin to rir. J. W.'Co- zart, of Tviioxvil’:-, '’{'cun. on Nov. 19. After a" cxt 'od.'d ’t3:-!dal trip through the North'u’n cities the bride and into their I groom will be at home in Knoxville, work and their systematic method and | Tenn. . kindly manner won fpr them the The bidde lived in Randleman until friendship of every member of their a few years ago when they moved to classes. ' Asheboro and later to Badin. «