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THE V J J - TL J. B. SHERRILL. Editor and Publisher. PUBLISHED M O N DAYS AND THURSDAYS XL CONCORD, N.C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 14. 1915. NO. 3 v VICTIMS OF 50,000 THE' EARTHQUAKE AH APPALLING LOSS OF LIFE AND PROPERTY:: YESTERDAY. -ONE OF GREATEST CALAMITIES IN WORLD'S HISTORY. Reports are Still Fragmentary And The Number May Be Increased. Eaxthauake Zone Apparently Extends S00 Miles From Nables to Fer. rara And Practically Across the Width of the Oonnry in That District. -Almost a Score of Towns Entirely Destroyed. Fifteen Thousand Killed at Vvezzeno. No Loss of Life in Rome. Every Hour's News Adds to the Disaster. (By The JiuKodated Pre) Rome, Jan. 14. The victims of the earthquake disaster, according to lat est reports received here, number about 50,000, including dead and -wounded. ' r Official reports received from Avez zeno declare that the dead-in that ity and in its vicinity in the earth quake yesterday number more than 15,000 persons. Another Shock. London, Jan. 14. -A news agency patch from Rome says that a further distinct earth shock-was felt in Rome about 3 o'clock this morning. In sev eral sections of the . city people fled from their houses into the open air. Avezzeno Destroyed. Paris. Jan. 14. A dispatch to the Havas agency from Aquilla, Italy, gays that later news received there confirms the report that Avezzeno has been completely destroyed by the i . mi. ism' rf VAlnno and eartnquaKe. me Peszina, close to Avezzeno, are par tially wrecked. There is a great num ber of dead and many victims buried in the ruins." Trains Bears 100 Injured. London, Jan. 14. A train has just arrived at Rome with 100 . injured Ktxovx Avczznno and Taghazozzo says a dispateh to Renter's Telegram Com pany from the Italian capital that confirms tho news that Avezzeno has been completely destroyed. Appalling Loss. Rnmo Jan. 14. Late reports from the zone which suffered from yester- which suffered trom yester-side. day's earthquake, wnue sun l a-. mentary, indicate that there has been an appalling loss of life and proper ty. Acording to the latest reports, victims of the. disaster number about 50,000 people. 'Extends 300 Miles. The earthquake zone aparently ex tends for nearly 300 miles from Na ples to Ferrara, in the north, , and practically across the entire width of the country in that district. The countries to the east and southeast Of Rome suffered the most, reports of loss of life, and damage to proper ty come from all that district. Avezzeno, a town with 12,000 in habitants, 63 miles east of , Rome, cAPms to have been the center of the disturbances, and this place is re ported as having been destroyed. Great loss of life occurred. The num ber of dead there are reported as more than 1,000. Towns Wiped Out. Amon? the towns reported entirely destroyed are Bussi, Captele, Scurcola, Maglinmagliano, (Celano, Pesziro. Sora and Arpino are said to have been partially wrecked. At the lat ter place 40 were killed and 110 wounded. Naples felt the shock severely but suffered slight damage. Foulmonia and Aquaila in the province of Abruzzi and other towns in that re gion report damage -and some loss of No one was killed in Rome but there was considerable material dam age. About 100 persons were killed in towns near Rome. King Visits Center. It, is stated that Kink Victor Em . 'ufamiel left last night for Avezzano. Premier Salandra has personallv tak en 1 charcre of relief work. .Special trkins with doctors, ambulances and nJrsps have been dispatched. Pope Benedict is awaiting a re port! from Monsignor Sagni, Arch- bishop of Aquaila. He has expressed a desire to go to the. front if his pres ence is necessary. Eeports from the province of Potenza say the earth quake damaged buildings thera but caused no loss, of lif e. Greatest in juries occurred around , the extinct volcano Vulture. Lasted 40 Seconds. Director Friedlander of 'the inter national vnleanolosrical institute at Naples says that the origin ; of . the earthquake is, geological and not vol canic with its center at Garitlinano river. Registration of the earth quake at the observatory lasted forty seconds and was so violent the need lea broke. Mount Vesuvious, according to the observers, has shown no sign of unu sual activity. Everv Hour's News Adds to Disaster. With every hour, as additional and more accurate details are received, the horror of yesterday's earthquake increases, threatening to place it in the list of similar catastrophes in Eu- rope, second only to the Masseni dis aster of 1903. The list of dead, dying and injur ed has increased frorri a relatively small figure last night to more, than t ou,uuu, accoraing to omciai announce- ment last night, and it is expected this number may grow. . The most disastrious disturbance seems to have centered in the vicinity ' of the town of Avezzeno, where 15, 000 have been killed or injured. Dead at Evezzeno, 15,000. London, Jan. 14. The Express, in an edition issued at 7 o'clock today, estimates the dead at Evezzeno, Italy, at 15,000. The correspondent of the Express in Rome says the shock was felt with varying results throughout the whole district between Rome and Naples. In Rome he declares there was no loss of life. STAH VISIBLE IN BAY. Brilliant Planet Can Be' Seen With! box, prettily decorated with pinl? the Naked Eye at Eight O'clock. : flowers and, ribbons. The presenta Salisbury Post. tion proved a great surprise to the A friend of the Post, liying out-j of the dty called us tMg morning at 8 o'clock and gave the information that the star now known as the Star of Bethlehem, could be plainly seen with the naked eye at that hour, boing at that time about where the sun is located at 12 o'clock. Many have risen early to take a look at this star, which appears in the eastern sky about three o'clock and remains visible until after eight o'clock. Of course it can be seen to better advantage before day, even though the moon is hanging close by. HOBS ON INJHJRHAM. Predict! National Prohibition in 1916, But Will Not Be a Candidate for President. (Uy Th Associated Press " Durham, Jan. 14 Representative Richmand Pearson Hobson, of Alaba ma, arrived here this morning and will address the Anti-Saloon League this evening. In interview Mr. Hob son predicted national prohibition in 1916. He denied emphatically, that he would be a candidate for Presi dent on the Prohibition ticket. Surpasses Messina Disaster. 11 f By The Associated Press) London, Jan. 14 News dispatcies reached here from Rome says that the members of the chamber of depu ties for Lipari has telegraphed tothe capital that the disaster of yesterday surpasses the Messma catastrophe. The ruin is more widespread and the injury to life greater. Cotton Used in December. By the Associated Press. Washington, Jan. 14 Cotton used during Pecember, 450,843 bales ex clusive of linters as compared with 456,262 in December 1913, the cen sus bureau announced today. For five months ending December 31 there were used $2,122,212 bales against 2,299,326 bales in 1913. Nineteen fifteen got off on the wrong foot, beginning on Friday. However, 1914 began on Thursday, and what good did it dof Apparently Gen. Carranza is no mean strategist, having dug himself into the national box office, with the road "clear to a foreign refuge. Many brave men went down in the recent sea fight. It is painful to think now many more are fated to go. - . ; , KANNAPOLIS NEWS. Secretary Owens, of Y. IL C. -iL, Plans Big Membership Caapaignl The Kannapolis Y. M. C. A. mil open its membership campaign Sat urday. Mr. Owens, secretary of the Y. M. C. A. was here yesterday and spoke in a most enthusiastic manner about the proposed campaign. He stated that the Kannapolis institu tion was in a eon test with Spray for tne championship; of the State and would wage a lively campaign to win the prize, a handsome silver cup. The contest will close January 30. The Y. M. C. A. will make an effort to secure 1,000 members. Notices zivinsr an account of the progress of the cam paign will be published daily. Mr. Gordon Lectures. Monday night Mr. Arthur V. Gor don delivered a lecture at the Y. M. C. A., at Kannapolis to a meeting of fathers and sons.1 Mr. Gordon's subject was "Traps For Boys." He was heard with manifest interest by an audience estimated at 400. Tues- day night Mr. Gordon addressed an-'night, when hi3 barn waa destroyed other audience estimated at 500 and;bv fire - ' ' his subject was, "Traps for Girls," plr. Gordon delivered a series of six ( lectures at Kannapolis and created a fine impression durincr his visit there. He left Wednesday for New- ton, where he will deliver a series of lectures. Stores Move. jvicnmona-oioan company are pre- paring to move into their handsome new store buildin 1T Fisher's is also making a number of attractive improvements, prepara-1 ivry io moving into a new store room. IN SOCIAL CIRCLES. Linen Shower for Mrs. Means. Bridge Club Meets. Mrs. Brown Entertains. ; Mrs. Victor . A. Means was the honoree at a delightful party yester day afternoon given by Mrs. Charles A. Cannon at her han:e on Franklin avenue. The home was most attractively de corated for" the occasion and there were about" 25 guests; present. Soon after the guests assembled the host- ess presented Mrs. Means with a larsre honoree,' who, amid showers of con- gratnlations, opened the box and drew therefrom manv- beautiful and use ful gifts from the friends assembled. Following the linen shower re freshments were served. Bridge Club Meets. Mrs. M. L. Cannon was hostess at a delightful meeting of the Wednes day Bridge Club yesterday afternoon at her home on. North Union street. The prize .for the highest score was won by Mrs. Louis A. Brown and the visitor's prize by Miss Anna Branson. Following the game refreshments were served. Mrs. Cannon 's guests in addition to the (members of the club were: Misses Lucy Brown, Laura McGill Cannon, Lenna Stevens, Anna Bra nscn and guest, Lucie Stokes, of Durham. 'Mrs. Brown Entertains. Mrs. Farl.H. Brown delightfully en tertained at three tables of Bridge at her attractive home on South Union street this '"morning. Following the game refreshments were served. Mr. D. F. Widenhouse, of No. 9 township will go to Carthaee tomor row to look after, one of his farms. He will spend a month there. The specials at Browns-Cannon Co. tomorrow will be odd trousers and ov eralls. As a: sample, $1.25 Carhartt overalls will be cut to 90 cents. Ofifer Will Positively I Expire February 1st AFTER THAT DATE PRICE OF TIMES AND THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER WILL. BE $2.00 By a special arrangement with the Progressive Farmer we are offering for a short time only (till February, 1st) tHat paper and The Times both one year for only $1.50, the price of The Times alone. The publisher of the Progressive Farnierwrites us that they will continue this arrangement ' ONLY UNTIL FEBRUARY 1 arid therefore after that time the price for the two papers will be $2.00 as usual. ' v We have no control over the matter and cannot extend the time beyond" February 1. Come in at once and take advantage of this unheard of offer. , ; v J. B. SHERRILL, Publisher Times. SLEEPING III Bill; B1IIED TO DEATH MHAS HOLSHOUSER, Or GOLD HILL, THE VICTIM. Aced Citizen, Unknown to His Fisi ly. Goes to Sleep in His Barn. Building Caught Hr Last Nihtf and With Contents, Is Totally DVj the State Senate shortly af stroyed. Owner's Charred Body teT 1 'clofk mas h Was rmndfa tho Ruins TMs , I4eBl?"1 Gr A j Smith then-took the oath of oil & Daughters, Who Discovered the Body. Livestock and ram Imple ments Also Destroyed. . Salisbury, Jan. 14. Milas Hol shouser, an aged citizen of the Gold Hill KPctinn. vn Vitii-tia fr 1nK Inct Holshouser, who made his home with his two daughters, had. owin to mental weakness, formed the habit j ittitiy oi Meenuiir in cib uarn ana would go there without the knowledge of his family. Daring the early morning the piements, nay. grain and feed stuffs, were destroyed. ' They had not missed their father from the house until after the build ing had fallen and and, when the flames died away, they found his body in the ruins of the fire. The body, although severely charred, was easily recognized. : j Bird Season Closes January 15. " .The bird season in Cabarrus closes JanuaryLlSth. A large number of huhters are. taking advantage of the final oppotunity to shoot quail, to day. In . speaking , of the bird . law, me question arose mis morning as 10 wneiner iuis was me lust uay m. which quail could be killed legally , An ' o t f rvrn rf om w.19 n cVaI nWmt fTiA mnftpT. TT hfitated a few minutes and then sxilingly declined to render an opinion. From a friend in was learned that the attorney and , !a friend had planned a hunt for to-S morrow and, therefore he wculd pre- ! fer rendering an opinion on the mat- j ter Saturday. In the meantime there) those who state that the season closes closes today and others who state that it includes the 15th. Mr. Lee B. Burris has sold a house and lot near the Gibson mill to Mr. Irvin L. Dry. The consideration was, $950 Church Workers' Convention at Sal isbury. A Church Workers' Convention comprising congregations in Rowan, Stanly and Cabarrus counties, will be held in Faith Reformed Church, Sal isbury, Saturday and Sunday, Janu ary 30 and 31. A programme of special interest is being prepared bearing on the work of the Sunday school; general church work, and the Prince of Peace Fund Movement, which will have promin ence. Mr. T. W. Best, the Raleigh corre spondent of the Greensboro News, says there is a suggestion that Mrs. Charles B. Aycock be given the Ral eigh post office. - . Misses Holshouser were awakened and somc PI:tion. Johnson, of Duplin, discovered that the barn was on fire. ! introduced a resolution Ui reconsider v:ew of iJ:e rcbtivrjy rn&U Without fire fighting equipment their thc hr'an resolution, hut the . mWon nl of lr.und rnir..l ifo . wf efforts to save it were futile and the failctl Senator Johnson later mtix-: ic iiave hiavy on Uth tidm. building and contents, including two .duced a rcsoluUn discouraging tpc f the iirrmang L n ud,ra!..,a ELEASE EESISXS. Hasdt la Eesifnitiea Today, to Take Erect IctdUuly. Ttso Tli Hort Expired Kth. C. A. Esith Now GoTtrasr f cr UsCTtirtd Tern. CcInr.M. Jan. H.- r CVl man Uriatoa 1I tUy Ht resignation a South CWts!;n"s chkf executive with SrrUry cf St a! to take titeti invrscdittely. Governor Mca-v? g tmn would hre expired January 1 9. HU mijroaiioa UVH1UUI iVI 11V bb(AJ'iil4 in ua. THE LEGISLATURE. Mr. Bryan Will Address Body Janu ary 20. Some Opposition. Bill to A f V ft Wt ft Statewide -Primary BiU Introduced in House. oiuuon to mat vueci was pacu oy ixtn tt.e House oca tM-nau-, aisjutc being waste! tu and liable to bring in six'cial pleaders. The bill to uhstitntc t!e laying of hands on Bible, or raisin? tie hand, Knleigh, Jan. 14 Nrrttary of 11 " iruC lor laia tf fTvWij State liryan' today . was foruislly in- n At .f Snfur4, tt.ua t 'j.r vited to address the Xt-rth Carolina rvtnaihi ttni!r-Jt-J ldav, ar- General Asemblv Januarv HO. A ivu ruri!ir,5? to iufurn:i!i,.fi rvr.,. 1 : for kisa:n2 the Bible was killed in the.uaor na-.pt fhan-rd nutrriallv Senatc today, when it came up for passage -on third reading. Representative Vann today intro duced a state-wide primary bill in the House. . Cotton a Little Off Today. (lif The Asitoelsled Preaa) New York, Jan. 14-Cot ton opened steady to a decline of one point to jin amame ox vu ji.ita uuu mac ance 01-iwo pcinw anu.iuwc to bo considerable covering, ie of yesterday s sellers, owm, ly to the. steadv owuz t becius. w ue roiiMuciuwc by some TrnTin1v the southern soot trarket at tester- - , 1 11 day's close. Tl'erc 1 was renewed sell- in$r by commission houses under which prices sacrged ou with acti'c months shewing net losses of three or four points before the end of the first hour. j - Opening prjeps were: Jamary, 7.R' March, 8.13; May. 8.33; Jtint, Furious Fighting in Rurslan Poland, i Petrograd, via Ixndon, Jan. 14 - - Furious fichting has bem resumed in Russian Poland. The Russian forces l in the north which arc pusiiri? toward east Prussia in the regions near Mlawa have captured a number of 'tl ' villages. In made the center the Ocmrans have more nolent attacks. They forced back th Russians and occu pied considerable ground. Berlin Statement Tcday. (Ilr The Asorlaed Trews) PrlIn Jan 14 Tho nfTirinl st.ntp-! ment given out todav record Gerraan ' successes to the northeast of Snissrm and to the earth of Perthes.- At Sois- ana lLC wercaie ox court ban son the Germans attacked the heights nefS" of Uregny, clearing them , of the French and in a pouring rain captur ed trench after trench. Fourteen French officers and 1,130 men were taken prisoners. New York Stock Market tltr Thr 4BM-Iald Preal New York, Jan. 14 Speculative issues showed all of their recent un- certainty at the opening today, Unit- ed States Steel and Heading selling slower while Union PaciSc and Amal- gamated copper were fractionally higher. New York Central was the strongest cf all the railway issues. . - HooTer's Biz Sale. The Me January Clearance Sale at reirular prices. Their stock is lartre and right now. roa can r&c d ae- - lleetions. ion whi ima a wooie pare ad. in this paper today telling you v 4-u- r,: ro!fl about this big sale. Eritish Aviators Drop Bombs cn Gr- nana In Antwerp. CDr Tfc AMoeiated Prei Amsterdam, Jan. 14 -The Tele- praaf in its issus today says it has learned that British aviators last Monday dropped bombs on Gens an ; positions at Antwerp. JJaago not i learned. , ' Hoover's will begin-' next Saturday, I -r . m . T the ICtb. Daring this sale they will! Mcsic Club fesne, a Prcfnase. ,T, offer men's and boy's elothin?, furn- 7h -"a5iC nieb wr, rn rA ht J ftHr,liff th gently organized here, h& imnt l vo;i kuigk mm IS Ann 132" JUTTES BATTLE ATOtrrn mn "ji AT.OD T2U3 Cc?artd Wii Us SulVcty Oca. Wsted BatU th Zulj Drt tf tt War If Cczsiiatd Uf ou fcx Pci2t fcr Otrciaa OcrsUca of Wert nardtra Ort Lc of Lift Bst aIl Oaia ef Ttmtofj. Ko EadicU Drrtieyssi ta tlm Eat. TcikUh OptraUflta 14 jVo Pcstd IzrxiU cf Eort Hard IU rorexrcMd. Ujrnly rontrtol U m iU Iffy of the ar in ii(it iinstt , "- urru nt h.n vr w w in ociier jtotaUan ctarJ ."' J i4 ih&l Utn. on. C'lyrV I1 now a .command of th? Ilcnnant. ciAt, r.ra? IVrtKct, rr ftn. c,-fr &harj fiht rontinur. i, in tie ca&t in tU'nWnrc o radiral drvrltipmmlt in Voln, flnj lal:cia Tnrkih titration hnJ.J fore-round of intcrtirt, ith the tnwh heralds, bnt rfjunlly !mMc rtfrt of a Turknh advenre int Kw tht is Mid to virtually rcfidf n. it,H ikc oeupion by Tarkry of Cain. Today diinatfli-s a uu H- iwyetbat the Turkkh Watlaa r,f iVr. a contintiwi and ih tK- t- penetrating farther into the wuntrv The Russian .till rlaim !i boM IU upper hand in the fl-ht in th Can. . butjl lark of dctaiU mt penetrating Tartber inta th mri thnt ih ),mi l t . JlTi. . i'uiiic 1 1 1 r 11 ttOV? ui'CTt in prorcsii for wven dny ha Tint yt resulted decisively for either ide. , T:P I prinrjnjil fra!nr nf news in Iicdon is tl'i rriunntio f Count von Bernchtold the ttriin foreign minixter. f on e maintain tJt ).,-, notion indiVn't f hat - m at - .. . cjtienDurg Court May Be Estab lished. Charlott?. Jan. 13 A nntrmf : on foot to establwb a county court to be known a Mefklenbnrc comty rourt, a petition bing rircuiaird !-' ' r-V - ay asking that the eoart he UV lithed, "at a cot net to eicrrd fl,0'' with jurv, judge, MHtor and'rlcrk to be clertfd by the rvple of the county, this iurt to take the rdaro of the present recorder's rourt." The eojrrt, if established, would be an appellate court and also of ori ginal jurisdiction. The desire for it foT fra !J rn' f.re not heard before a ywr'n etrnt- Stamped Enrelopes fcr Oar Corre ipondenta. The Times ttill b glad to famish all its regular correpycdent starrp. 1 and adJres4d envelope ia which V I0"11 ineir news letters for the paper. i v h-i-iiuvihs, CO are W1 r r- feady provided, are rcqacttcd to tend in thc:r address on a- pcMtal erd acd the envelopes mil be eU to' them oncc- They save a great deal of tsme anJ trouble and always get tie PT0Tr atteritioa when thy rtah l! 1. f05'- At-wrral important p4r.t n thc county the Tince would hU t hare corrctpondf-nt. .If--co' on (writes thc news from your eorsniusity . w Htc to us Unt -i t . : . r . ? ""c" f Pr YT' "f1 lj c eIjb " f.r t!j! Prpo . . . ... . ... J . P posed of a number of the e:ty' mot ' , , . . t - aeccapl:shcd rn:c:cs. The dab will B"t- twice a month. I . . f . . Whitney is to be raised to a pru dent bl jost office. The change will take place soon. ! people n so for.d o! tU-lnclr f-at-they Ttm aJ'ay to meet it- - ; Douglas Jerrold, FOR 'IMM lis
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