Hr-^-y *■ %r‘^ H vji i)BVOTBfe» tHE IIPBUD^ HOMES AND AMERICAN INDUSTRIES NORW CAROlINA, APRFi 28, i9U Announce Accept- l9f O^r of Meditation hy Re- - publics of South America ACTICW OF RIPUBLICS MAY BRING RESULTS Washington, April 27.—rFomwi ac- l/ -! !.mptftnce by .the Huerta GovemBient ' tii« offer of Argriitlne, Braril and CUIe to use ^ir; good T c^es ^ ' biinit about aivamicabis liettiein^t of v difficolty between f&e Vnit^ Stitts Aiid HexK^ was cVcled ttf Spanish An^iBssador 'Buum here tonight by Porttllo y Eoja^- Soreigrn Minister in tte ^erta Cabinet. WasSriu^on, Api-i! 27.—^The terise- aest of. tbe Mexican sHoation distiecUyTeliev^ today ^ea the lep- remotatives kT Xr^ntine, Braxil and Cbiie, svtijpoxted by pi^sure frori fill Latinr^jnei’ic» »isA front the fore- ■ nmst powers A. Saro^, concentrated .Jjean averted. the day. “We are getting Americans out'of Mexico.' That is the important thing iriow.” - ■ Ooii^l C^a^ reported that a for mal raising of the American flag oc curred at V'eiia Cnia at 4 o’clock this afternoon with impressive ceremonies, “Secreta^ ' Bryan announced that the President’s recent address to Con gress and will'full text of the eor- respondince , between Argentina, Bra zil and Chile hkd now reached all Central . and South Americasi capl tals and that Bad it gotten to Monte video, I'ruguay, earlier the %nti-Amer- ican demonstration there would have thw efforts toward a pacific adjust ue^t ctf the crisis. TSo success of the first steps to- . . mediation—^the prompt accept ance by the United States and the announcement of the Spanish Ambas sador that Huerta had accepted the tender of good offices—produced a feeling of distinct hope which was re flected not only in adnunistration quarters,bat in Congress, where "war talk” gave way to ji spiril”" of con ciliation. ENVOYS HOLD CONFERENCES, i; Throughout the day the three South . sBvttys, who -have under- tre- ^ent' cnitf^nces to arringre the pre-- 'Ithdimries oif procedure. Sending the receipts of formal acceplttiiee by Geaeval'Huerta, no proposals will be subnutted iv either th; Usit^ States or to the Huerta Government. It also has been made pfain tha no conditions {roKv either party aa to tho terms that will be acceptable as yet has been f may formulate. ACTION 18 SIGNIFIED. •‘The ocncensas of opinion in Latin- America,” said a statement from the Pan-American Union here tonight, “seems to be that this action of Ar gentina, Brazil and Chile is, in many respects, the most significant and faV- reaching event in the history of the Americatr •epnblics since the decla ration of the Monroe Do-jtrine, and it is hoped that tha press and people of the United States wii! try to curb the rising war spirit and give thp mediating nations strong moral, sup port in their efforts for peace." Whiie Secratto^ »Bryan and gov- wiratot • disiwii- n^tion to discuss the me&tion plan during its present stage, they said it had not reached the point of actual "projiisals." The American Govern- jnent simpiy has expressed formally its »iUjiigness to lig«^ to my jglan of intermedistion which the representa tives of Argentina, Brasil and Chile Huerta informally St^rs and Stripes Raised Over Divi sion Headquarters Accoinpanied by Salute and Dress Parade— Re- be's Said to Be Gai ing Ground While More Friendly Feeling Dis* played Toward Americans Vera Cruz, April 27.—With all ceremony, the firing of a salute and dress parade, the American flag was raised today oyer the division head quarters of Bear Admiral Frank F. Fletcher, Over the customs house of flag has been fiyingjsince the landing of the American forces but until now there had been no ceremony indicat ing the formal occupation of Vera Cruz. The transports with Brigadier Gen eral Funston’s command aboard were off the port iate today, but there has been no indication that the military forces will be sent ashore at this time. If the army lands, the bluejackets now on duty here will go aboard their ships, but the marines will be left for land ser\'ice. AMERICANS EXPEIXED. Five Americans who arrived by ii'ain from Mexico City today, were expelled by General Huerta. They had been siijested at Pachiiea for no known cause. They are Dr. Hoskins, R. Chsttion, J. Punstion, O. G. Smith and Mr. Maddox. Dr. Hoski7is was subjected to rougher treattnent than the others becSBse his pocHetsjvere foit'nd to contain papers indicating that lie had ot)CC sewed as surgeon in order to show disapproval cf Huertii's attitude and to indicate their own fiiendliness towards Americans. The parade to!,>fc place Saturday. The fact that ii wa.s permitted by Huerta was construed as an indication of the weakening of his power. The Rebels are said to have been gaining ground ;i> the territory elo.‘;e to Mexif^ City. Four hundred .red- OTals wounded were brought into tha capital on Friday fiom nearby points Where the battle was foupht the ugees did not know. COMMENCEIHEirr WEEK. The I'ommencement at thf Graded iicbooi Ccmmenced Sunday— , Will, Last Through Week. ADDITIONAL FIGHTING FORCES TO VERA CRL’Z. Galveston, Te,':., .April 27. —The note of peace sou.-^dsd in the mediation ne gotiations proposed by the three South Amei'ican republics to solve the Mexican trouble found m echo here today in the hurried pronara- tions ft> embark ari additional f.n-. « to Vera Cruz. All .day iortg th-?, quarternn.-it'.'i'V, department rushed the work of re fitting the freighter San Marcnn into an ars^ tra.^sport ansi tonight th! sl»am®ip .was loaded with suppUc?, ( Baptist f'iiurch and teiiiii U/saii early tomorrow wiJh a traop of the Sixth Cavalry and sev eral batteries of the Fourth Field TT j rt, 4. A ^ 1 Kicii utttienta *jjL me ryurui r lem the united States Army of Volun- . rn, j , j , , 1 Artillery. Thr«« hundred and forty tccrs. The.?e ms.i were sent to the . . , artillery and cavalrymen were ready at Texas City tonight tu boiird the San Marcos. capital from Pachuca and Huerta or dered them to leave the countrj'. placed formally before the intermedi aries, The PWBident and Secretary Bryan were asaared through two sep arate diplomatic aouress that Huerta waa ready to accept the tender of gm>i oflSces and was drafting a form al *cceptanc6. IVesaure from Gen- imhy. Great Britain and France advis- s«g Uttnrta accept the first steps toward mediation, ond the approving stt’tiide of Wn-American countries to the settlement of the contirover.sy ’ hy .American diplomacy, empha- si».sd he wotid-wide influences which are waking to bring about peace. CARING FOa aiSFOGEES. Meapwhiltf the Ha’yy aisd Wtr De~ pftrtmenta are coDttBuing their efforts to care for reftsgoes and perfecUng the maehinety of the arasy and navy iSs- any ajiexpeeted turn in events. Secretary Daniels announced he had telegraphei‘the full text of the ) mediation a®er, and acceptance 'by the United States to both Hear Adnuisls Badger and Howard, with WORK in to h&ve the ccmmaadets has shown bis readiness to give a Us tening ear to the peace plars of the South American envoys. When for mal acceptance comeR from. Huerta, formal proposals will be made simul taneously to tHfe American govern ment and the Hticrta adirinistration. ELlMl.NAT,J,ON OF HUERTA ES- „. SENTIAL. The attitude of the administration long has fcaer, established tliat t*w eiiminatioii of Huerta was an essen tial to any settlement of the Mexican problem. Tnis view was reiterated i-ecently as Saturday at the Wiite fiousa when Senators and Eepresenta- tfoea were comjaited as to the pro posals of good offices. But, white maintaining this view aa to what would ultimately be essential to a reiil settlement, there has been no formal svsbxni^sion of such a condi tion to the envoys, now entrusted with :he work of conciliation. OF of aU ships Ob the east airi west coast spread the news a»oaghout M;exi£& By this Mr. Daniels boj^ "^the -ieeling toward Asnerieans may alleviaM and reftag’ses enabled to ipart without snolestation> •Advices received through the Brft.- XAslMissy told of the completion 'of sTMmgements for. the safe depaict of Aiaerieaas from H^co City whUe the breach Ambassador giave the Steifc Dciiartnioant » messages he had taca'fed from Uie'^lich Ijegsttons stattog that bridle there had bean josM sAli-Ainerican manifestationc in the jt^^n capital, vow pce- BEMOViNG AHESI- CANS. While the Latia-American envoys bent their eaeigies today toward peace negotiations the t?ar and Navy 0^>aitiaent directed their attention to bringing AmericsnB oufbf Mexico and to the transfer bf the situation at Vera'Cp^ from the navy to the army with the expected arrival to- night of Brigadier General'Funston and' his army brigade. Throoghout the day, in consular despatches to the State Department and in reports from TO chax;e public opinion. The .more friendly attitude display ed 5n, the capital toward foretgaers in the ia.-it day or two waa e.xplaided when it was learned from refugees thai Rebel supporters in Mexico Gity had taken, steps to' change public opinioii. They circulated handbills ailing upon the people to protect Americsiis and denouncing lluei^a as With the sixteen iiiouniiii.'; guns that were sent away on tlie .Satiiia yc.sterdJij' and .the batterief: .sailing to morrow there will be nearly a rej,’::- ment of artillery ready to ta':c the field at Vera Cruz within the week. While Brigadier General G. G. Da vis, in command of the army here, would give no intimation of plans for movinsf troops, it was reported thr.t artillery was being gi-ven preference the cause of the landing of the over cavalry in the dispatch of men to American r^val forces at Vera Cruz Vera Cruz. There are how 300,1)00 and also as the author of infiamma- ration.s at Vera Cruz with additional tory statem^ent.'i published i.i Mexico supplies going on the San Marcus. Gity. DISAPPROVAL OF HUESTA. in the handbills the people were called upon to join in a big parade in CALIENTES. Partial lists of Americans held at Aguas Calientes were forwarded by Consul Canada at Vera CrUZj but he was unabel to give any information ss to ^osa held at Orizaba. The Jan- anese Ambassador at a conference with Secretary Bryan, secured per mission for Japanese leaving Mexico to take nsfiige in tha United States, although this will necessitate a sus pension of the immigration laws. Refugees from the east coast co.n- tintied to reach Vera Cruz in various vessels. War talk in Congress was sup planted Hj a spirit of conciliation pending the mediatian negotiations. There were surface outbreaks in the House mostly along political lines, but ,the under-current of gossip Colonel Kranthaaf, of the quartcr- mastev’s depsrtment, said tonight that the army had an additional three months’ supply in Gai-\eston ready for sliipment. Tents, blankets and other camp equipme/it are also in storage here. naval commanders in Mexican wat- last week had grown jato a : THINGS LOOK BEPPEB. Bryan &tid he. VMb sbl« infot7B»^«>a through leipttieiai, ts sty tiiat b«d Sseea loUed or ia- r j3l«d iseeo the o£ Ul'e last two '•‘vnira «nd ^t, tsMny :■ -liitd ba«s^d0tt»osd ut A^ies Ce^eote^ tSats now ^ Qhijr tni^asm. ' •‘7SdsJ»..S^ my ' »aae!t batii#' sow,".B«cr«te7; ers, caioe rcAssuiing msnsage? as to -i3neric«a| rejfugses. Ana^meiits ware completed for getUng aU Amer- icsns out at Mesdco City and Adsniral Btidgefi feow Ve*» Om», rej>orted formidable SBrtiment for extreme measures almost disappeared during the day’s session of thd House. No war mesBUI^es bitre been drafted on the various, committees and for rswminff trftin servicei special meetinga rf Hie FoJ«tgn iween Mexico City and Vera Crui. | Affair* and Foreign Eelationa Com- Sei«g««s w«r« r^drted to coadder ‘Tsispi«o, Masdw iwd pha^ of the isitoation. «»iiit ec»st towns. ■ M^ean dutettasioi^ i* being nsaitB to - AdraW'HM»sd; regeiMI t>n ^ ■wmf tO'Saa TOb^ a&vm In the Honso tcok a wide x%iige, 'B«prese!i- tatiTe HondeU, ctf-^ypieing, arraign- ^ C«atols C§4*d» and Ban- 7a tsa Guicii^’wb^ hsi a»i4 «$!8«rs£«d, fijBeiiii. ^ osxar- ses^ i;t .Ifefclptt,. , to 'is- pollic Saturdity's Games. Slyvan swamped Burlington last Saturday at The Piedmont Park by a score of fourteen to two. The chief features of the game were the pitching of Murchison for Slyvan. In the afternoon the two teanis- played another game with a score of three to l^ee, the game being for feited to Burlington. The feature of the game was the pitchip', of "Red" Fowier. No Break Ie Accepted Policy of ,\d- ministration. That Elimination of Huerta Mnst Be Included in Any PfopositiCB That Wil! Prove Ac ceptable to the United Stoles—^As i'et There .Has Been No Final Pro posal—Government. Officials Are Hopeful. Nel^ O’Shanghnessy will now be gin to train himself to get along with out Huerta’s Msaesi—^e Greensboro News. We dtall iPl l&adee with peace and happiness, if w« have to break every greaser’s head, first.-—Greensboro News, j a." staaips on yaor baak AecTis.^" Greeu^bcM Mnn.’ ■' GoGd Exercises The Bui Ungtoh Graded School Com mencement which began Sunday "night with the Baccalaureate -sei'mon,preach ed at the Methodist Church by Dr. •S. B. Turre:itine, p."esident Greesi.-:- boro College for Wort:en will rofitirjue duriiis: the wpe's. The S3i-mo:i Sun day Di^lit was a masterpiece of iiter- atuie, delivered from the sacred desk by an orator who knew how to in terest an audience. . The chief aim was the keeping of the jeligiou.s life no matter what vocation the grauu- ating- C12SS might enter. Une speaker very beautifully illustrated hi3 dis- cour.^e by quoting from a number of literary authoritie.-i. Dr. Fleming Vt’an very, lorttiuattj tu sec 'ring th^ serrices of so great a speaker for this occasion. Monday evening was known as “Contesti Evening-” The scripture ies.son of the e-.-ening was read hy Rev. Jfihii Uennei'i Gibble, lollowetl riy a chorus, Twilighi Dreams, Ma.s- ter Odgen t'rowson read a paper on Oral Hygiene, which waa the best selection from a number of papers read at a preliminary hearing. The p.> '- .■a, given by the Tije.--d;iy .Af-, t >n Club, The following young | Jaaie.-i ;'i--ad papers e’:(.it!ed “.Articie.^ on Buriir.gton" and cor.teslcd for the prizi offered by the Cliambei' of Commerce; Misi.se.-^ Kathleen St! id;, ler, Mir,nip Mary Elli.^. Viviur, .Steele. Luv^y ]^,ro\vv, and P.osa Brunnoek, The prize was won by Mb., Strickb-r. A scriptural readins foi- the “Buck’’ prize followed. The prise was jjiver. by Rev. 31. \V. Buck, pasf.tjr' of the Those whu ,*«ntest- ed wereY Minnie Mary EUi.s, Lucv Brown and iMartha PaKi;. The jirizu was given to .Mis.s Page. .\ duo was rendered by Misses ln>;|e and r.ennie Malone. The Annual Debate for the John JJcimcr.s Giobie Meda! was a very warm conteai. The query: Resolved, “That for .Anu'i'ican (.’itiai. Municipal Owner.ship c,f Public Ser vice Corporation, whicli furnish Wat er, Light and Tran.sportation, is pref erable to Private Ownership.’^ The speaker.^ oii the aiHrnfiative w'erc C. B. Way and Mias Nina Ing^; iieg;:- tive, David Curtis and Hobart Steele. The negative won the quei-y and the meda! vva.s awarded to David Curtis. The different essays and debate speeches of the evening were ail ex cellent. Tuesday night a -tiu.sical will be given, in charge of Miss i.oi* Ber.- boiv, music teacher. Wedne.sday jiight will be .Senior Re ception Night. Thursday night, OIrss Night, at which time exercises will be rendered by the graduating class. Friday night the graduatiiig ad dress will be delivered by J. Moore McConnell, professor of History, in Davidson College. Coble’s Tow-iiship Sunday School Con vention. Coble’s To«niship Sunday School Convention will convene in Friendship Church, Sunday, May iOth, cpmmenc- .ing at 10:00 a. m., with the follow ing pi'Dgra.ii; Devotinr'al K.':ercises conducted by Rev. A. B. Kendall; . ' , Music. The Eoyt ill the Sunday School, ■ and the Boys oui of the Siinday School, by Rev. A., S.. Kendall. Music, ^ The Country Church:. Its ^Problems a.-id Opru>tunirie..- Prof R. .A. Camp- bel!. ... Music. Where the Money Goes, Hoit.. " Mu;;ic. Thi- Imj!ortu;-.ce of the School a.-i aj! Educational \Villie L. Kinp.ev. Or^a)ii7.ed (.,'liis.i Work. Verno!'.. M us:c, Busiiies.-i Sesii-.m. Music, Rev. ,C. Brown Cox. H. M. Nee.^e, Pi'eside;:c. I-. W. Sunday Fai-tor, John H. Or. Fleming Called to New Englajwl. We understand that Dr. Fleming has received a unanimous call to the pastorale cf the- First Christian Church of one of the large cities in England, and that he has ac cepted the call and will enter upon the v.-nr-(V a,s pastor just as sOon a.-, he can cluse up his work here. The- church ha.s been anxious for Dr. Flem-* ing fm- ,teveral months, but he felt he ought not to give up the work licj-e arai; the clo.se of the .school yenr. Death of a Baby. 0:i Tue.^day, the 21st of April, the death angel visited the home of Mr. at;d Mr.s. T, VV. Bright and took their little .^j)n to his Heavenly Home. Jii- n-a.i 1 n months and vz days old. He ivas a rweet little boy ar'd loved !>y ail who .knew him. Hta reiTiuin.-? laid to res- iu the cerr.- Ptery at Bethel ;ii. E. Church on the i-ird. Thij services v.'ere conducted iiy the Rev. Mr. Tuttle. ‘ “Suffer the Httle children to co:iie Urit:^ .\Ti, and fjirl.'id them :!Ot, for of !. the Kiuedom of God, —A Friend. Loive-Summers. Mr. Early Lowe and Miss Annie Sammers were married Sunday by Sev. W, J. Hackney at the Methodist parsonage. Jir. Lowe is a resident of Route S, but is now connected with the Kub Milling Co., at Altamahaw. He is a brother of Mr. J. A. Lowe the carrier of Burlington Route I. Miss Summers is a very pjvpular young lady of the Altamahaw Route 1 sec- :;ion. She has been teaching for some time and has-made many friends in the school room. i>eath of Myzell Edith Capps. April 19th the death angel entered the home of Mr. P. A. Capps and bore little Myzell Edith to her eter nal home. She was one year, foui". months and sixteen days of age. We cannot know why God called her home. We loved little Myje;i. but God oved her better than we. lie funeral was conducted by Sev. W. E. Swain. He gave us something: to lis ten to in his servioit. He makea us think we ou^t to live, bet ter tKan we are living; Remember the Haiae? You i»SI -' Capps wishes to Aank the good preaentljr '^en foay are liekti^ ^rienfte tor tbeir Mp. ^nd sympathy iisey rendered him in Sta death of his Lutheran >ynMl Kcri W'xl Week. The North ^’Hri>liMU Lulheraii Syii- ■id, nf the Lutheran chiirche.-i ii; .^Late will convene harf; for rtvo days commenciiifl: next Wednesday, May il. Tbc president of the Synod is Kev. M. M, Kiuard, D, D.. of Salisbury, and Rev. George H. Cox, D. D.. of Spencer, is chairman of the rommitiee on exandnation.s. Three young men are to be- ordained after {standing the clx.'^minationa Those include G. H. Parks, of Organ church, and L. Thomas, of Christiana, Rcwaji County, and W. G. Cobb, Jr,^ at KruMlen; Guilfor-I County. Bridal Couple Here on Visit. ' Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Hayes arrived ihere Thursday evening from Golds boro to spend ten days visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Hayes. They were married in Goldsboro Wed nesday evening at ten o’clock at the home of the bride, who was Miss Sarah Casey, a popular young woman of that place. Mr. Hayes is in the employ of the Southern Railway be- tweei! Durham and Goldsboro. One of the many sad things about this conflict is that it made it necea- sarj' for Huerta and O’Shaughnessy to part,—Grensboro New.s. It is a Veia Cruaial moment for the well known friendship betwee.n the peop'i! of the United States and tho.se of '■iiodco.—Greensboro News. Hi 'ory of the beginning of the v/ar . f 19I4; Samuel: Salute'! Huerta: Shoot!—Greensboro New!^. As a prophet we are Btill going strong. The 100 per cent, purity of our goods in this lin® is now l!»eing, almost univer8all.v scknowlsdsed.— Greensboro News. Bepresentative Gudger, who has been doping it out for six months tot there wooid be war with Mex- sco> ia absut to .qmdify for the O^der of ^J^jphets,—Gteeiwboro Naws. Ice cream !C«wM fttStradet’s. Chee]^ eat Mid heal. 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