established 1899
GERMANS
VICTORIOUS
Succeeded in Repulsing the Of
fensive Movement of the
French and British.
EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA: ILL
The French and British troops,
the invasion of the Ger
-1 army in Belgium, have suf
fered a serious reverse, accord
'to the official announcement
Issued by the French war office.
She battle line, which extends
from Mens to the Luxemburg
Eer several army, corps,
mnosed of both British and
fib took the offensive on
Say against the Germans,
but their plan of attack failed
owing to the "unforeseen diffi-
S" as described by the of
, 1 statement and the troopi
retired on the covering positions.
The losses on both sides are
reported as extremely heavy,
an d the French officials describe
the Germans as being obliged to
establish themselves in- fresh po
sitions in Lorraine. The French
have abandoned those portwns
of Alsace and Lorraine which
they previously had occupied and
now look for heavy righting m
French territory.
Detachments of German cav
alry, operating on the extreme
right, have reached Roubaix, a
few miles north of Lille. This
territory is defended only by re
servists.
At Tsmg-Tan, capital of Kiao
Chow, the German protectorate
in China, the German forces
have prepared for a bombard
ment by the Japanese fleet by
dynamitincr all the tall structures
there which might be used by
the attacking forces as sighting
points. They also have taken all
possible measures to oppose the
advance of a Japanese field army. 1
There is a report emanating
from Rome and Avlona that the 
Albanian insurgents haveeatw
ed Avlona and raised their flag.
Emperor Nicholas of Russia is
reported to have gone to the
headquarters of the Russian
army which has taken the of
fensive in full strength and is
said to be advancing rapidly in
east and west Prussia.
A late dispatch from Copen
hagen gives further reports from
Austria that Emperor Francis
Joseph is in a grave condition.
NEWS OE NEWTON.
Negroes Arrested Charged With
Murder.
Newton, Aug. 24.— Sheriff R.
L Hewitt went to Lincoln Coun
ty Saturday afternoon after
three negroes, David Nixon,
Sam Henderson and Ed Rozelee,
charged with the murder of a
negro at Motz Grove camp-meet
ing several days ago. He re
turned in the evening with all
the above mentioned parties. A
hearing will be given them on
next Saturday.
On Friday morning at the
residence of his father near Ca
tawba Mr. Joe Lawrence died of
typhoid fever after an illness of
several weeks. He was a splen
did young man, about 30 years
°tage. He leaves a wife, but
do children.
Mr. John Wilfong, son of Mr.
Summey Wilfong, suffered quite
a painful accident a few days ago
when a mule kicked him, break
ing a bone in the arm#
Two very popular young p#o»
Jefrom the Startown section,
Clarence Smith and Miss
®ary Reep, were married yes-
Way morning at the Reformed
iftk parsonage by the Rev.
J'W. sowe # They will con
d t0 i p esi( J e at S^rtown.
ijowe and Jtev,
ifhn C, Peeler attended fche
!fn 2 , tha Ministerium of
L. ft£ orme d Church, which
JM hfcld at Lenoir today at the
3*# R - v - A. C. Peeler. They
JJle the trip in Mr. Peeler's
BUIO. ,
The funeral services over the
Si? j® B of Kit Whittle, who was
jjled W South Carolina Friday
flighting were held this after
oHK c,o( * fpor » & he
fii , the deceased,
com? the Methodist Church
Jducted the services. The fn
rilf? ° lace in East View
e(1 ® eter y- Six young men act
-I*] Pallbearers; The service
largely attended. The floral
very beautiful.
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THE HICKORY DEMOCRAT
Jib' TRADE POSSIBLE
WITH SOIIIIHHERO
Washington, Aug. 19.—1n re
ply to a letter from Representa
tive E. Y. Webb asking for in
formation as to markets for cot
ton and other manufactured pro
ducts made in North Carolina,
Acting Director General Fran
ci3o J. Yanes, of the Pan-Ameri
can union, writes Mr. Webb that
there is an enormous trade in
articles such as he inquired
about m the South and Central
American countries.
Mr. Webb wrote to the Pan-
American union at the request of
A. K. Joy, of Hickory, who
wanted to know as to the mark
et for goods manufactured at
Hickory. Mr. Yane3' letter to
Congressman Webb follows:
"Replying, in the absence of
the director general, to your es
teemed note of August 14, in
closing a letter from A. K. Joy,
secretary of the chamber of com
merce at Hickory, lam pleased
to say that the articles mention
ed in Mr. Joy's letter as pro
duced in the factories at Hick,
ory, namely, farm wagons
school furniture, case goods com
pressed pumps, horse collars and
tanned goods and cotton goods,
including hosiery, are all con
sumed at present in South
America, and some in very con
siderable quantities.
"Case goods (canned vege
tables). — There is a very small
trade in these articles in South
America outside of the California
fruits. This trade might be ex
tended by proper effort
"Horse collars, saddlery, etc.—
There is a very large trade in all
of the South American countries.
There are some imports from
the United States, but the bulk
is from England, Germany, Italy
and Spain.
"Cotton goods.—There is an
enormous trade, principally from
England and Germany.
"Hosiery.—The great bulk
comes from Germany. Of the
higher grade of goods, some
come from England and France.
—"School furniture.—There is
very little trade in this, mostly
from Germany.
'*The above is a general state
ment as to" South America as a
whole.
"Mr Joy asks especially as to
Argentina. The imports of these
articles by that country in 1912
were as follows;
"Cotton goods, oyer $40,000,-
000, of which more than one
half came from England, the re
mainder principally from Ger
many, Italy, France and Belgium.
The United States was repre
i sented in this trade only to the
extent of something like $500,000
and in a few special lines of low
grade goods. Cotton stockings
nearly $2,000,000, of which about
three-fourths came from Ger
many and the bulk of the re
mainder from France. The
United States' share amounted
to about SI,OOO,
'Saddlery, approximately $200,-
000, principally from England
and Germany, but with some
from the United States.
"Farm wagons.There is a
very small import trade in com
pleted farm wagons, but there is
a very considerable trade in
parts, such as axles, wheels,
brakes, tires, poles, shafts, et".
The imports of springs alone
amounted to $350,000. and of
wheels and axles nearly twice as
much. England and Germany,
with France and Belgium fol
lowing, have controlled the great
bulk of this trade heretofore."
Mr. Webb thinks that those
interested in this trade would re
ceive more prompt replies and
perhaps more accurate informa
tion by applying direct to Fran?
Cisco J. Yanes, acting director
general of the Pan-American
union, Washington, D. C.
Deputies Will be Put on Salary Basis
i**.
Washington, D. C., Aapr. a) -
Seven of the fourteen deputy j
marshals in the eastern North
Carolina district are to be put on
a salary basis as the result of a
conference held today with As
sistant Attorney General Gra
bam by Marshall William Dortch
and Collector Josiah W. Bailey.
Those put on a salary are to be
the ones »OfV regeivjng hig
est remuneration under tfce fee
system. The seven low men are
to continue on the present basis.
Dortch returned hom# tonight
and will advise the department
of those to be advanced. AH the
deputies in the western district
are already on salary.
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si* and constipation —yefkeqf we
whols system. Doac 9
per box) act nwWJy the liver and
bowels. At all drag stores. —* dvl '
HICKORY, N.C., THURSDAY. AUGUST 27, 1914
! FIRST NEWS PICTURE OF THE WONDERFUL PALACE OF HORTICULTURE
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ill REFUGEES
REM HOWE SAFELY
White Star Liner, Baltic, Puts in
at New York With 2,120
Passengers.
New York, Aug. 22 —The
White Star liner Baltic arrived
today from Liverpool and Queens
town with 2,120 passengers and
nearly 6,000 sacks of mail. The
passengers included more than
1,500 American refugees, who
reached Qjeenstown or Liver
pool from the contineht after
suffering many hardships.
Seven hundred of the 1,100
steerage passengers were Amer
icans, unable to get accomoda
tions in the first and second cab
ins. One of the passengers was
Miss Florence Ralph, of Buffalo,
who at the outbreak of hostilities
was studying mu ic in Berlin.
She heard the emperor deliver
the speech in which he said his
sword had been forced into his
hands by his enemies. As he
said it, Miss Ralph declared; he
patted the hilt of a heavy saber
hanging at his side and tears
came into his eyes. The Germans
cheered the emperor's speech
until he told them to go to the
churches and pray.
•'The day before I left Berlin,
the authorities issued orders/'
said Miss Ijalph, "that no par
ades should be allowed and that
any persons found singing patri
otic songs would be arrested.
The idea, I understood, was that
the government wanted to im
press upon the people that it was
a time to be solemn and not to be
overconfident."
Samuel Untermyer, the lawyer,
said that American women, who
were forced to take passage in
the steerage, sat at tables sand
wiched among foreigners of the
kind usually found in steamship
steerages. In the steerage were
J5 Americans who had been ar
retted in Germany and Russia as
spies.
Dr. B. Pollock, of San Antonio,
Tex„ was a steerage passenger.
He was in Liege August 1 and 2,
and said the streets were filled
with wounded men. M an y w . ere
sitting with their backs against
the sides of houses, nursing their
wounds. He said there seemed
to be few physicians in the town.
He himself dressed the wounds
of several men.
The Baltic was convoyed by
the British cjrqiser ssse* from
the middle of the Atlantic to a
short distance outside the three
mile limit. 411 the passengers
praised the British government
for its efforts to ease hardships
of stranded Americans.
Killed by Lighting.
Marshall Lee Whittle, 20 years
gf age. whose home Is In New
ton, was killed by lightning near
Florence, S. Ci, last Friday,
while working on a pql§ for the
Southern Power Company. The
funeral was held at Newton.
How To Give Quinine To Children^
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improved Quinine. It is a Tasreless Syrup, pleas
ant to take and does not disturb the stomach.
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posif. AJkk* lor bounce original package. The
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Caldwell County Roads Being Greatly
Improved.
Lenoir, Aug, 23.—The bonds,
which were voted for the im
provement of the roads in Love
lady Township, this county, early
last spring, have at last been
sold to a Hickory bank, and it is
understood that the money will
now be available for the work at
an early date; The depression in
the money market has delayed
and prevented the sale of the
bonds up to this time.
The road committee of the
township is now making active
preparations for the commence
ment of the work, and it is ex
pected that several miles of good
sand-clay road will be built dur
ing the fall. The first work to
receive the attention of the road
committee will likely be the Le
noir and Hickory road, as this is
the most important highway
passing through that township.
During the summer many im
provements have been made in
the Lenoir-Hickory highway, the
most substantial ones being in
Hudson township, and below the
town of Hudson. Here a new
iron bridge, 99 feet long, has
been erected over (gunpowder
Creek, and with the completion
of the grading now under way,
more than a mile of new road
will have been built. The road
4s of sand-clay and topsoil and is
on a splendid grade.
All this work has been done by
private subscription and some as
sistance from the county on the
bridge. The leading spirit in all
this work is George F. Harper, of
Lenoir. Mr, Harper is a promi
nent business man and manufac
turer, and naturally a busy man,
but for more than a month he
has given his entire time to sup
erintending this work, and with
out one cent of remuneration.
He has ridden out from his home
here early every morning six
miles to this work, donned his
working clothes and spent the
entire day, returning late at
night.
Suicide in Alexander.
. Taylorsville, Aug. 24 —Mr.
Natnan Bently committed suicide
Saturday afternoon near his
home on Barret mountain, Ellen
dale township.
Mr. Bently was about 75 years
old and it is understood that he
has never been strong-minded,
Saturday afternoon he went out
on the mountain and was gone
longer than was expected.
Search was made and his body
was found with one end of a hic
kory withe tied around his neck
and the other around a hickory
tree. He had evidently tied
himself to the tree and then
placed his feet against the tree
and puUe4 ijapk, choking him
self to death,
Mr. Bently is survived by his
wife and five grown children.
Two weeks ago he told his wife
he was going to kill himself but
he was not taken seriouslv. Bur
ial was Sunday in the Bentley
graveyard, with funeral services
by Rev. J. M. bhaver.
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OINTJitgNT fcult"to cure *ny ca»e of Itching,
Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Pilea in i to 14 day*.
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EDUCATIONAL MEETING OF
COMBO CDIWTI PEOPLE
Meeting to be Held at Killian
School House to Discuss
Better Education.
On Saturday morning, Septem
ber 12, at 10 o'clock a meeting
will be held at Killian School
House for the purpose of dis
cussing the educational problem
in Catawba County. In view of
this being the subject for fre
quent and considerable discussion
among the citizens of the county
for some time, it was thought
best to arrange this meeting and
get the people together and talk
the problem over.
At this meetihg it is earnestly
desired to have a large and rep
resentative gathering from all
over the county. Not 'only the
farmers are urged to be present,
but every business man, the
school teachers, the entire county
board of education and the can
didates for county offices are es
pecially urged to be present. In
short, everybody interested in
better education is expected to
be there.
The farmers want a more prac
tical system of education, and we
are with them, as should be every
other person interested in the
advancement of-education and
the upbuilding of the county.
Let everybody that possibly can
be there ou the above date and
take an active part in the meet
ing. It may mean much to you.
Ball's Creek Campmeeting.
The News man attended the
Ball's Creek campmeeting on
3und£y« An immense crowd was
present from Lincoln, Iredell and
adjoining counties.
There was preaching at eleven
o'clock by Rev. Albert Sherrill,
and at three o'clock by Rev. W.
M. Biles. The Arbor was filled
at both services. Not one-tenth
of the crowd could hear the
preaching if they wanted to do
so.
These tremendous gatherings
have lost their old time power.
The social feature is about all
there is left.
If the church would devise
some plan to reach the young
people on these occasions in Sun
day school work, Teacher train
ing, Epworth League and other
phases of the church work it
seems a great work might be
done.—Catawba County News.
Claremont College Opens.
Claremont College will open
Wednesday, Sept. 2, at 10 o'clock.
The buildings have been put in
fine shape, the faculty will be on
hand and everything ready for
work,
The regular college courses,
Music, Expression, Art and Bus
iness course, taught. The pat*
ronage of the town and commun
ity is solicited.
J. L. Murphy,
Hickory Selected for Place of Next
Conference.
At the southeastern conference
of the Missouri Synod of the
Lutheran Church held in Ashe
ville, Hickory was selected as the
place for holding the next semi
annual meeting,
Democrat and Press, Consolidated 1905
PROF. NEWCOMB / '
- TO LECTURE HERE;
The many friends of Prof. I
Chas. Newcomb will be delight-,
el to 1 arn that arrangements
have b en made to have him
deliver his famous recitation,
"The Piince Chap," at the Hub
Theatre on Tuesday, Sept., 1.
The proceeds of this entertain-1
ment wi 1 be for the benefit of
Hickoiy's Free Library, which
is badly in noed of new books.
Howt ve-, aside from the good
cause that the gate receipts will
go to. the recital will be a great
treat to all who will be fortu
nate enough to attend. We
doubt if any entertainer ever
visited Hickory and made quite
as many friends as Prof. New
comb, the gentleman who so ably
filled the position of Platform
Manager during our Chautauqua
week
Mr. Ross Crane, whose name
is known wherever the Chautau
qua week, says:
"I want to state my impres
sions of Ciarle3 Newcomb's
platform ability, as the result of
hearing him under distinctly ad
verse conditions:
"First—He has a winning per
sonality, which always counts
big with an audience.
"Second—He tears in his
manner, voice and attitude the
insignia of a gentleman, and
that inspires confidence.
"Third—His voice is a fine in
strument—strong, clear, mobile,
and under perfect control.
"Fourth—He has artistic in
sight and intuition, without
which no man may hope to in
terpret life as expressed in lit
erature.
"Fifth—He has been trained
to platform work, not only in the
arts of speech, but the broad
general culture which is the nec
essary foundation for all high at
tainment in Lyceum work."
We believe that Hickory peo
ple will thoroughly indorse the
sentiments expressed by Mr.
Crane, and will thank the Li
brary Association for giving
them another opportunity to
hear Newcomb. ■
~ V ~ A - K - JOY.
H. A. Adams, the Marrying 'Squire.
It is believed that 'Squire H.
A. Adams of Burke County holds
the record in Western North
Carolina, and probably the state,
for having married more couples
than any other justice of peace.
During his service, covering a
period of thirty-three years,
which is also thought to be a
record, Mr. Adams has united
more than 600 couples at his
home in Icard township, a large
number of which came from
Catawba and Caldwell counties.
Mr. Adams was born and
raised in Yancey ville, Caswell
county, and moved to Burke
county in 1876. He is now 71
years of age and still performs
ceremonies for all who apply
with as much enthusiasm as he
did 30 years ago, and, although
his eyesight is too dim to read,
he has long since memorized the
marriage ceremony and as an
accomodating 'squire his fame
has spread far and wide, and at
any hour; day or night, he is
ever willing to officiate.
He does not hesitate to marry
all who have the proper license,
even though they are runaway
couples, and firmly believes if a
couple are determined to marry,
even though they are running
away, that the best thing to do
is to perform the ceremony.
In his long experience it is
said he has never made an
enemy in his township and in
settling disputes and other legal
business his good judgment and
honesty has won him the esteem
of all.
Germans Claim They Have Whipped
The French Army Near Neu
fchatelau.
Berlin, Aug. 24.—8y wireless to
Associated Press from Nauen, Germany
to Say ville. L. I.
Official announcement was made
here today that the German army com
manded by Grand Duke Albrecht, of
Wuertemberg defeated a French army
at Neufchatelau.
It captured many guns, flags and
prisoners, including several- generals,
German armies under Prince Rup
precht, of Bavaria, Crown Prince Fred
erick Wilhelm and Grand Duke Al
brecht are vigorously pursuing the
French.
The army under Rupprecht captur
ed 150 guns at Luneville, and Bla
mount and Cirey (in the French de
partment of Meurthe and Moselle).
The army commanded by the crown
prince pursued the French beyond
Longwy,
The Germans are west of the Meuse
i and advancing against Maubeuge.
They have defeated an English brigade
of cavalry
JAPAN JOINS
THE ALLIES
Time Limit of Ultimatum Expires
and Mikado Declares War
on Germany.
WILL PROTECT FAR EAST
Tokio, Aug. 23. The emperor
of Japan today declared war on
Germany. This action was taken
at the expiration of the time limit
of Japan's ultimatum to Germany
demanding the surrender of Kiao-
Chow.
The Japanese government has
ordered the beginning of opera
tions on land and sea.
The imperial rescript declaring
war on G?rmany was issued this
evening. It officially inaugurates
hostilities in the far east as a
result of Germany's failure to
reply to the Japanese ultimat
um.
Thelproclamation of the empe
ror sent a thrill through the
country. Japan's entrance upon
the fulfilment of her obligations
to her ally, Great Britain, re
sponds to the popular will from
one end of the land to the other.
Cheering crowds assembled to
day before public buildings and
tonight there were lantern pro
cessions through the streets. The
popular manifestations, however,
do not approach the enthusiasm
which preceded the with
Russia.
Count Von Rex, the German
ambassador, has been handed his
passports. He probably will leave
for America. George. W. Guth
rie, the American ambassador,
will represent Germany. The Diet
has been convoked in special
Bession for September 3.
The Russian Jew's One Civil Right
is Army Service.
The sole ciyil or political right
that the Russian-born Jew shares
with other Russians today is
that of service which in
Russia il compulsory. The Jew;
in company with avery other
male Russian subject* is a sol
dier from his twenty-first birth
day until he has completed his
forty-third year.
Not only is the Russian Jew
without the right to vote, hold
office or otherwise participate in
the civil or political affairs of the
kingdom, but he is also compell
ed to live within the "Pale." is a
section consisting of 25 provinces
of the Russian Empire. It be
gins immediately south of the
Baltic provinces, stretches
throughout the west and extends
as far east as the Don Cossack
territory.
A few privileged Jews—such
as merchants who pay an exor
bitant license, professional men
and master artisans—are per
mitted residence in any part of
Russia, but 93.9 per cent of Rus
sian Jews are confined to the
"Pale." Only 4 per cent live in
the remainder of European Rus
sia and the others are scattered
throughout the Asiatic possess*
ions of the empire.
By a law passed in 1891 Jews
are pronibited from buying land
or renting it from peasants, save
in special villages called 1 'Mies*
techkoes."
Berlin Says French Beaten.
New York, Aug, 23. —The follow
ing unsigned dispatch has been re
ceived by the Associated Press:
Berlin (no date) (wireless to Say
ville, Long Island, August 23d.)
"The third French army has been
defeated. This is highly important
strategically as well as because of its
moral effect. The campaign seems
to be the product of the much discus
sed French policy to anticipate an ad
vance into Belgium by attempting to
crush the center of the German posi
tions in Lorraine which they were led
to believe were weak.
"As a result of the French failure*
it is held probable that they will re
new their defensive position. Ger
man experts are confident the frontier
forts, like those at Liege, will speed
ily succumb to the heavy artillery.'l
Zeppelin Airship Destroyed.
Paris, Aug. 23.—Zeppelin airship
No. 8, according to official announce
ment today has been destroyed by
French shells at a point between Celle
and Badonviller. The airship waa
coming from the direction of Strassburg.
Badonviller is in Muerthe-Et-Moselle,
nineteen miles southeast of Luneville,
There Will be a Vacant Chair.
For you in the Northwest cor
ner of the First Methodist
Church next Sunday morning at
9:45 o'clock. Come help usen«
joy thirty minutes of live Bible
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