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VOLUME XL.
CONCORD. N. C. THURSDAY, JUNE 17. 1915.
7
ML BRYAN CONIIIES
HIS ATI ACKS OIH'l
OFFENSIVE WAS STILL UNDER
WAY THIS MORNING.
ELLS WftR WITH PRETTY THEORIES
Declares That the United States
Above All 'Nations Is Without Ex
CUce for Entering the Mad Rivalry
With Belligerent Nations in Prepar
ation for War. We Have Necess
ary Men and Money in Case They
are Needed for Defense, He Says.
Praises President Wilson for Set
ting the Old World an Example.
(Itf The Auoclated Preu.)
WasUuititon, June 17. Asserting
that t ho preparedness provoked rath
er Uian prevented war and that the
upheaval in Europe was the result of
the false philosophy that "might
makes right" former Secretary Bryan
to.lay in the second of his three state
ments on "the causeless 'war' " sub
mits an argument against military
preparation uy me uuneu oiaies auu
praises the course of President Wil
son in the international emergency,
"If any nation Is without excuse
"for entering into a mad rivalry with
the belligerent nations in preparation
for war it is the United States," said
Mr.-Bryan. "We are protected on
either side by thousands of miles of
ocean and this' protection is worth
more to us than any battleships.
"We have additional protection in
the fact known to every one that we
have nien with whom to form an army
of defense if we are ever attacked;
and it is known also that we would
have the money too, more money than
i l... iU. TT.'l, J Pi. 1
we would have had if all the surplus L
earnings of the people had been in
vested in armament. We not only do
not need additional preparation, but
are fortunate in not having it' since
it seems impossible for a nation to
have what is called ' preparedness
and not to have along with it a dispo
sition to use its preparedness on the
slightest provocation. '
"The leading participants of the
present war are nations best prepared
and I feel it would have been difficult
for us to keep out if we had been as
well prepared as they.
"Happy for our nation, that we
liave'in the White House at this time
a President who believes in setting
the old world a good example instead
of following , the bad example which
it set in this matter. What an' un
speakable misfortune it would have
been if in such an hour as this the
nation would have been under leader-
oi,; , ;a4- iann,AA w
a, jncsiucuii muouiu tjj
false philosophy w'hich has plunged
Europe into the abjTss of war."
In discussing the cause of the Eu
ropean conflict Mr. Bryan in lengthy
analysis argues that it is no war of
race reliirion of flames but is the re
sult of false philosophy, the funda
mental precept of which is " might
.makes right."
JUNIOR ORDER OFFICERS.
C. B. Webb, of Statesville is Chosen
Counselor or Order.
Sandusky, O., June 16.-The nation
al convention of the junior Order of
United American Mechanics' is ses
sion at Cedar Point today elected offi
cers and voted to erect a memorial to
President McKinley at Niles, Ohio, his
birthplace.' . '
C B. Webb, of Statesville, N. C,
was chosen counselor of the order to
succeed A.. D. Wilkins of Pittsburg,
Pennsylvania.
Twenty Delegates to to Atlantic City.
Twenty delegates were yesterday
appointed by Governor Locke Craig!
to represent North Carolina at the
Convention of the Anti-Saloon Lea
gue of America at Atlantic City June
The appointment was made at
the request of the headquarters com
mittee of the North Carolina Anti
saloon League.
Charlotte Observer : The members
of the Dolly Madison Book Club will
motor to Concord Friday afternoon
and have a picnic lunch on the lawn
of Mrs. B. F. Rogers'. .Mrs. John F.
Yorke, who is a member of the"club,
is spending a week or more in Con
cord with her mother, Mrs. Rogers.
The members of the club will be ac
companied by their husbands on the
inp.
Mexico must feel like somebody who
is about to get money from home.
HEARING CONTINUES.
Investigation of the Sinking of the
! Lusitania Resumed.
1 By the Asaoeiatrd Press,
London, July 17. The investiga
tion into the sinking of the Lusitania
was resumed today under direction
of Baron Mercy. Sir Edward Car
son, the attorney general, expressed
his conviction that a second subma
rine was laying in wait on the port
..de of the Lusitania. Sir Edward
iaade this statement in reply to an
rrgument put forward by Baron
Mercy, who said he thought a mis
take had been made by Seaman
O'Neill, one of the witnesses before
the court, who testified he had seen
the wash of a torpedo passing the
stern oi the .Lusitania irom port to
starboard sidej immediately after tlie
liner had been hit on the starboard
side.
O'Neill, who was formerly in the
He is positive he recognized the wash
of a torpedo, although he did not
see the submarine which fired from
the portside. His testimony was cor
roborated by another seaman who
said he say the wash of a torpedo
from the starboard side.
O'neill, who was formerly in the
navy is positive that he recognized
the wash of a torpedo, although he
did not see the submarine which fired
it from the port side. His testimony
was corroborated by another seaman.
The evidence showed that Staff
Captain Anderson countermanded the
orders of Captain Turner to get the
women and children into the boats.
Anumber of witnesses testified they
got into the boats and had to leave
them later on orders of Captain An
derson. That no life belts were available
on deck 'during the voyage was tes
tified by Betram Jenkins,. New York.
He said: he had remarked . several
times to other passengers on the ab
sence of life belts.
A woman witness told the court
she wras unable to find life belts.
: Another . passenger said that'' - he
helped to launch a boat filled with
women and children but the boat
leak'ed so badlv it sank in a few min
utes...
A; Thomas, known, as the British
coal king, testified that some mem
bers of the crew did not. obey r the
captain's orders to attend first to the
rescue of women and children , but
tried to save themselves.
VALUABLE LAND FOR
SALE NEAR KANNAPOLIS
Dick Winecoff Lands Divided Into 14
Tracts. Part of Property Within
100 Feet of the Cabarrus Mill.
Mr. John K. Patterson, the real es
tate agent, is offering for sale the
Dick Winecoff lands, just outside of
Kannapolis. This has been didived into
separate tracts, ranging in size from
1 up to 28 acres. Tract No. 14 is
with 1,000 feet of the Cabarrus Mill,
and has been divided into 82 building
lots. These lots will make ideal
building sites for homes, and are
within easy walking distance of all
the Kannapolis Mills These lots and
tracts are being offered at such low
price that they will no doubt soon
change hands. See Mr. Patterson or
Mr. Winecoff at once.
..... .
Albemarle Willi Have Baseball Team.
Albemarle, June 16. Albemarle
has at last decided to have baseball
during the coming summer. At a
meeting last evening of the ball play
ers and those most interested in the
national pastime the Albemarle Base
ball Association was formed with the
following officers: G. D. Blalock,
president; W. L. Mann, secretary and
treasurer; T. A. DeVane, manager;
Cyril Winecoff, assistant manager,
and Watt Efird, captain.
It was decided to, order uniforms
for twelve men at once and have the
grounds put in proper shape.
The manager of the local team will
endeavor to arrange games with Sal
isbury, Concord, Mt. Pleasant, Rock
welll, Spencer, Cheraw, Rockingham,
Turinburfcr. Hamlet. Maxton. Red
Springs and Raeford. In. fact with
any team that ha a standing in the
amateur world.
Victim of No. 13.
"What are you here for, and why,
my misguided friend J" queried one
of those sympathetic prison uplift ad
vocates recently.
"Well, you see, mum, I'm the vic-
tim 01 ine .umucivy uumuer i,Lu.xtccix.
. n 1 1 1 1 . 1. ft
"Mv. how novel and superstitious!
Tell ' me all about it that unlucky
thirteen.,, '
"Yes, mum; twelve jurors and one
judge."
Uncle Sam is conducting the diplo
matic business of the world and is
not overworked at that.
Col. Roosevelt must be more care
ful of his distinguished slats.
KI 10 REACH
LEMBERG BY MY 1
NOTHING HAS HAPPENED TO
UPSET MACKENSEN'S PLANS
M TO I
Austrian-German Army Expected to
Reach the Galician Capital on Time.
Tuetonic Forces Meet Several
Repulses, But Not Enough to Offset
Russian Losses. Russians Will Be
' Forced to Retreat on the .Wide
Front in Central Poland. In the
West the Allies Have Resumed the
Ofinsive North of Arras, and the
French Claim Progress in South,
(By The Associated Press.)
London, June 17. The latest news
the eastern front does not indicate
that anything has occurred to upset
the plans of General von Mackensen,
who has fixed July 1 for the arrival
of the Austrian-German army in
Lemberg, the Galician capital.
General von Mackensen 's army, di
verging due eastward across the San,
north of Przemysl, already is half
way iromjthe river to Lemberg. On
the Dniester the Tuetonic forces have
suffered several severe repulses, but
their check thus far has not been
of sufficient moment to offset the
Russian, losses. ' '
If General von Mackensen keeps to
his schedule it is probable the , Rus
sians will be compelled to withdraw
from " the Dneister and they must be
forced to retreat on the wide front
in central Poland.
In the west the Allies have resum
ed the offensive, north of Arras. The
French claim progress as well south
and southeast of Souchez, east of
Lorrette'and in " the labyrinth.'
TANK. STEAMER SUNK.
Was Under Charter to British Gov
eminent by American Company.
(By The Associated Press.)
San Francisco, Ca., June 17. The
tank steamer Desable, under charter
to the British government, was sunk
by a German submarine off the coast
of Scotland Monday, according to a
cablegram received by Robert Mitch
ell, treasurer of the General 'Petrol
eum Company, from Andrew Weir, a
British oil finjancial. Weir's cable
gram wTas made public today, but con
veyed no new fate of the steamer's
crew.
CHILD'S DEAD BODY
FOUND IN BACKYARD
Had been Missing Since Noon Tues
day. Throat Had Been Cut.
(By- The Associated Press.)
Cincinnati, O., June 16. The body
of 11-year-old Elizabeth Nolte, miss
ing since noon Tuesday, was found in
the back yard of the Nolte home here
today. Her throat had been cut. The
body was without clothing and was
wrapped in a sheet. Police believe
she had been assaulted and murdered.
Student Conference at Black Moun
tain.
Black Mountain, June 16. The an
nual meeting of the Southern Student
Conference, held under the auspices
of the International Committee of the
Young Men's Christian Association,
in co-operation with the State com
mittee at Blue Ridge. There are more
than three hundred and fifty dele
gates in attendance representing over
eight-seven universities, colleges,
high schools and preparatory schools
throughout the South and foreign
countries as well. !
There are representatives from thir
teen States of the Union, Cuba, Mexi
co, Brazil and other Latin-American
States and many Oriental countries
including China, Japan and Korea.
The conference will be la session
for ten ,days and will close on the
night of June twenty-fourth
British Steamer Trafford Sunk
(By The Assoelsted Press)
London, June 17.- The British
steamer Trafford, 234 gross tons, has
been torpedoed and sunk by a Ger
man submarine. The crew ras saved.
Siberia is calling for settlers and
its fertility and resources should at
tract them. There is all the differ-
ence in the world between going to
(Siberia and being sent thither.
May and June want to know why
April has a reputation for showers
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BASEBALL TOMORROW.
Lawyers izd Druggists to - Play,
Proceed to Civic League.
Baseball Tomorrow!
That's the schedule. Lat Friday
the lawyers mopped tip with the doc
tor. There were a few druU in
the doctors line ap too and the de
feat did not go well with the drug,
gists. Therefore they pok op and
challenged the hwvers. Tfca rkl.
j lenge was accepted and tomorrow af
ternoon the following line up will
do battle, one representing tie drug
gists and the other the lawyers:
Draggbts James Sappenneld, p;
Leslie Correii, c; Jack Wadsworth,
lb; Bill Bingham. 2b; Luther Sappen
neld, short; I. I. Davb, 3b; Ross
Blake MeConnell, Gray Boat, Archie
Miller, W. A. SappenScld, W. Tucker
and Brice Willeford, outfielders.
Lawyers Van Hoy, p; Hutchison,
c; Carver, lb; Palmer. 2b; Sbcarrin,
short; JVilliams, 3b; E. Caldwell, left;
K. Caldwell, center; H. Caldwell,
right; means, Furr and Caldwell sub
stitutes. The game will be called at 3:30
o'clock. The proceeds will be given
to the Civic Improvement League.
'- Notice.
The. Has-Beens, the real original
winning team, today serves notice
upon and does hereby challenge, the
winners of tomorrow's game for a
game to be played next week. If the
challenge is accepted it is agreed that
fhe proceeds will go to some chari
table or worthy cause.
PLOWS UP $1,000 IN GOLD.
West Virginia Farmer Uncovers Pot
Containing Coins.
Elkins, W. Va., June 16. While
plowing corn on his farm above this
city, John Tracy upturned an old
iron pot cotaining $1,000, mostly gold
and some, silver, in good, state of pre
servation. The pot had a figure 'S"
on it,. and a tree near by had a figure
'18" carved on it. It was supposed
some boy had cut the figure on the
tree, .but now it is believed the per
son cut the figure to guide him to its
location. . . - - . , .
rThe, find has created great . excite
ment. A11 farmers; of that sectionare
plowing for gold, Sand all trees are
being closely examined for marks to
indicate the location of treasure. .
The
''Dare Devil" Building Climber
Falls at Columbia,
The Charlotte Observer says:
"H. A. Gardner, ihe Virginia
Dare Devil,' fell 45 feet while climb
ing the Capitol building in Columbia.
S. C, yesterday afternoon. He fell
from the dome to the roof. Three of
four ribs were broken. He was con
scious when his manager. Mr. A. F.
Stainback, reached him."
Several hundred people saw Gard
ner climb the Morris building here re
cently. He also climbed the Grubb
"Sky Scraper" in Salisbury, just previous-to
his visit here.
New York Cotton Market.
New "York, June 17. In place of
.easier cables than expected the cot
ton market opened steady -with prices
.three points lower to one point net
.higher. Later the list , eased off
.three points, under last night's close
on moderate selling for Liverpool ac
counts. Cotton futures opened steady.: July
.9.54; October 9.93; December 10.12;
.January 10.26. :
West Virginia WiU Pay Debt.
Washington, June 16. The opinion
is growing in Washington that West
Virginia will pay the $12,394,000
judgment which the Supreme court
of the United States rendered agamst-
the state in the Virginia debt litiga
tion without compelling that tribunal
to employ drastic methods to enforce
its degree and collect the money.
New York Stocks.
New York, June 17. Firmness
ruled at the outset of today's trad
ing, leading issues adding to yester
day's late gains, united btates Meet
gave promise of resuming its former
prominence. H ar specialties were
variable.
Turkish Troops Repulsed.
By The Assoelsted Press.)
London, June 17 Turkish troops
in the Dardanelles have been repulsed
in their attempt to recapture trenches
lost by them to the British on June
12, according to official statement on
the situation in the Dardanelles,
made public today.
Anti-Liauor Shipping Law Constitu
tionaL -
(By The Associated Press.)
ArfT0i.ir Ala.. Jnn 17. Til ft
-iuuigw; i J
Alabama Supreme court today- held
the recently passed anti-liquor ship
ping law as constitutional.
FOR LEAGUE OF PEACE
HEN TZOIX ALL WALKS Or LITE
GATHER TOD AT.
IMS HOD IN BOTDffiCE EM
Is to Decide ca Stej to O It via tie
Support of j Public Opinion trd
Governznentj for Peace, Ex Prtsi
dent Taft Lirftly Reipomihle for
the PUn. Hu Personal Thocxh
Unofficial Endorsement of Presi
dent Wilson, To Provide Means
For Settling International Qsar
rels, or for Su pending Thea Un
til Blind Passion Has Cooled.
(Dr The As4lte4 rressj
Philadelphia, June 17. Men di
tinguished in many walks of life
gathered in historic Indcpxndener
Hall today at a conference to consid
er a proio&al for a league of peace
and. to decide on htcps to obtain the
support of public opinion and govern
ments. The meeting was called by na
tional committee which include well
known public citizens, peace advo
cates, editors and economists and was
presided over by former President
Taft. The plan largely is the idea of
the former President and is under
stood to have the Jtcrsonal though un
official endorhcxent of lreident
Wilson.
Mr. Taft outlined the purpose of
the conference, declaring he believed
a league of peace- could be formed
which would enable the nation to
avoid war by furnishing, a. practical
means for settling international quar
rels or suspending them until the
blinding heat of passion had cooled.
DOCTORS ADJOURN.
WilT Meet in Durham Ifext Ycar
Officers Elected.
(By The Assoelsted Press.)
Greensboro. June 17. The North
Carolina Medical Society adjourned
today after a three days' session here.
Durham was selected as the place for
the next meeting, which will be held
during the third week of-: April.' Offi
cers were elected as follows:
President, M. H. Fletcher, Ashe
ville; first vice president, J. L. Nich
olson, Richlands; second vice presi
dent, L. N. Glenn, Gastonia; third
vice president, W. H. Hardison, Cre
well; secretary, B. K. Hayes, Oxford;
treaurer, W. M. Jones, Greensboro.
Urged That TJonley and Not Frank
is Guilty.
Atlanta, June 17. Jim Conley,
who is now a free man. was airain at
tacked yesterday afternoon in, the
speech of Attorney. William M. How
ard, in the hearing before Governor
Slaton on the appear for commuta
tion of Leo Frank's sentence. Mr.
Howard's speech was alonsr the same
lines as the arguments which have
been made in the past and which
were made at the time of the trial,
urging that Conley and not Frank
was the guilty man.
The hearing is practically ended
and it is still expected that Governor
Slaton will render his decision be
tween now and Saturday.
Bishop Kilgo Win Move to Charlotte
in a Few Days.
Durham, June 16. Bishop John C.
Kilgo is making preparations to move
to Charlotte. Members of his family
have already left the city, and wity
soend some time on a visit to relatives
in South Carolina before they go to
Charlotte, wjicre the bishop will make
his home in the future. Bishop Kilgo
moved to Barbara in 1894 from Woff
ord College S. C. He came here as
president of Trinity college, and he
has lived here since that time. He
was president of Trinity for 15 years,
being elected to the college of bish
ops in 1910.
Turkish Artillery Causes Heavy Loss.
By The Assoelsted Press.)
Constantinbple, June 16, via wire
less to London, June 17. Turkish
artillery caused heavy losses to the
enemy at Ari Burnu, according to a
Turkish war office statement. The
Turkish batteries successfully bom
barded the enemy's transports, camp
and airship sheds at Seddul Bahr.
Mr, J. A. Peck left yesterday for
Charlotte. He will bare a run
as railway mail clerk from Charlotte
in Clarkton. His wife and children
are visiting in Mount Pleasant.
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Indi4na.
Mh j?rah SiT Kuiil, (Tk,
Mit Sallry C. FaiiSitkftiT, Pfr-
ick, MaryUfid.
Mrs. Thosas McMir VeaV CKk
Mrs. IL J. ruler, Ciifj
MtM Harriet lUr, UVtJruJry,
MaKarhurlt,
Mra..fJ.'C. Sti!Uon. 8th Nr lk,
Ctnneeticut.
Mr., i I. flflou;b, Gsit.muHr,
Honda.
Mr. Strwart (J.-nll. IW Mitne.
Iowa. ';'
Mm. iMtie J?hfttmt IWrd.
Mh Virginia MHVnjl, amtrr.
bur;,'. Pennsylvania.
Mi Mora Henry, t Moice,
Iowa. v '
Meiklatur B.M.Uohnstift. Yt R.
Jnltnwin, and MirfV Mary Kin and
Nannie Alexandrr will leave tonsor
row for San Frmneiwo to attrnd th
Panama-Pacific Kiit ion. M r. B.
M. Johnson, at abovr tatrd, will p
from there to Japan.
$50,000,000 WAR OIIDER
DECLINED IN BUFfALO
Aldrich Company J Says Xlakisg cf
Shells for Bellifcrtnti Vlclatct
Neutrality.
Buffalo, June 15. Contenirsg that
the manufactory of tnunitioss c war
by an American firm for foreirn war
ring nations ia a direc violation of
lt,!0 -principle of neutrality, the Al
tlrich Manufacturing Oorcpany today
refused to aeeept an order from repre
sentatives of the Allies for 00,000,
000 bra shell, which would eot
$5,000,000. One-fourth of the con
tract price would have been paid ia
eash immediately.
I'll not help prolong the war,"
said J. A. Aldrich, President of th
concern, to a British agent.
ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION
CALLED OROWINO MENACE
Dr. Odlesman Demands Govtrnsent
Control of the Big Philanthropic.
San Francisco, Jane 15. Govern
ment control of great philanthropic
foundation was urged by Dr. T. I).
Odlesman, of Brooklyn, N. Y Presi
dent of the National Klcctrie Medical
AftMK-Iation, in an address before the
fifth-fourth annual convention,' which
oened today. -
"I view the Carnegie and Rock
efeller fundation with more than
suspicion and ditrut," he said. "S"m
should , not allow such autocrine.
They constitute an ever growing, ever
increasing menace to our liberty and
to our system of medicine."
DECISIVE BATTLE
IS NOW XW PROGRESS.
German Forces Along the Rawka
River Have, Taken the Offensive.
(By Tho Associated Press.)
Berlin, via "wireless to Cay vUlc,
.Jane 17. According to the Ovcreaa
News Agency, a decisive battle i now
in progress all along the Roa.iian
front,
"German forces along the Rawka
.river .have no taken the offensive,
savs the agency's announcements The.
'German battle line in Poland, Galieia
and Bakowina is 1100 kilometre
long.
"German and Austrian forces are
attacking the .enemy in a dtcuhv
'battle and big rtiults are expected."
British Sink German Submarine, U-H
(By Tho Assoelsted Puss.)
Berlin, Tia wireless, Jane 17. The
Oversea news agency today gave out
the following:
''The admiralty announces the 'lose
cf the submarine U-H. Her crew
was captured by the British."
"Many intelligent people believe in
a protective tariff,' ' remarks a con
temporary. Brother yoa left out the
word "otherwue," after "many.!?