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GERMANS RETIRE
BEFORE ALLIES
Tide of Battle Turns—Great Britain
Orders Germans and Austrians
From Egypt.
The British official press
bureau has issued the fol
lowing statement.
•The general position
mntiflues satisfactory. The
te are gaining ground
ootheir left. The British
! ve driven enemy
back 10 miles."
Washington, Sept 6 -German
J Austrian Consular officers
S e been ordered by British au-
Sorities to leave Egypt lmmedi
tania has announced of
litially that if she abandons her
oosition of neutrality, it will be
tofollow the course taken by
Itt Great Britain has informed
the United States that she would
look with favor on the sending of
American warships to Turkish
ports to care for Christians in
a# there was a Mobammedian
uprising against them These
developments in the highly criti
cal situation brought about by
the feeling of the Triple Entente
that Turkey is certain to join the
conflict on the side of Germany
and Austria were conveyed to
day in official dispatches to the
United States Government.
Great Britain's expulsion of
German and Austrian Consular
officers was taken here to mean
that she had determined to put
an end to pro-German propagan
da which she believes these con
mlar officials have been circula
ting, The affairs of Egypt, a
aani-soyereign State, under the
suzerainty of the Sultan, have
been virtually administered by
Great Britain eyer since the
bombardment of Alexandria and
the suppression of the Arabic in
rarrection 32 years ago. The
natives never have lost their
aversion however for the intru
ders and Britain believes Ger
many has been busy for a de
cade fomenting anti-English
feeling. Word of the Saltan's
friendliness of late to Germany
wd Austria is believed by Brit
ish officials to have been spread
to Egypt, an appeal being made
not only to the Nationalist senti
ment of the natives but their re
ligious feelings.
France in her communications
with the American Government
, has openly charged that German
propaganda is busily astir incit
ing Mohammedan uprising, not
only in Egypt, but in India and
lurkey.
The intimation from Great
jtotain that she would be pleased
J see American warships in
lorkish ports is in line with
*nat France informed the
United States two weeks ago.
Mth Nations have stated that
"ley feared a general Moham
medan uprising against Christ-
JM- They feared to send war
-B"ips lest the move be misinter
preted.
While the cruiser North Caro
llaa has been sent on a mission
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THE HICKORY DEMOCRAT
of relief it generally is under
stood she will rendezvous in
Eastern Mediterranean waters
for salutary effect of her pres
ence. There is talk of sending
the Tennessee with her to be
ready for an emergency in
Egypt
Great Britain is apprehensive,
it is understood about the possi
ble insurrection against her rule
in Egypt Khedive Abbas, the
native ruler is said to be in sym
pathy with Germany and Aus
tria. He is closely related by
blood to the reigning house of
Turkey.
1 Whether Turkey will join the
cenflict may depend finally on
the attitude of the Balkan States
and Italy. The announcement
by Roumani of her intention to
follow Italy was regarded as
meaning that both countries
would side with Great Britain,
France and Russia.
Turkey has felt certain that
Bulgaria would fight with her
but the announcement by Rou
mania, it is thought, would ef
fect a change. With Greece,
Servia, Montenegro, Italy and
Roumania joined solidly against
the Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria's
Slavic sympathies may cause her
to withhold from the conflict en
tirely.
Death of F. J. Hunt.
The many friends of Mr. F.J.
Hunt will be grieved to learn
that he died last Wednesday at
his home in Detroit. Mr. Hunt's
death was not altogether unex
pected, as he had been lying at
death's door for some weeks, but
some -topes were entertained
that his oft-expressed wish
would prove tone—that he would
survive sufficiently to stand the
trip to Hickory. Once here, he
thought he would surely get
well,
Mr. Hunt had been a resident
of Detroit for 47 years. About
ten years ago, Mr. Hunt con
tracted tuberculosis, and his
home physician gave him no
hope of recovery. Without much
hope, Mr. Hunt drifted into Hic
kory, secured a home at Mrs.
John Robinson's, and the combi
nation of climate, Hickory food
properly served, and good medi
cal attention soon put Mr. Hunt
on his feet and made him a well
man. He came here in the fall
of the year and went back to
Michigan in the spring, and from
that time to the day of his death,
he has been preaching Hickory
climate to everyone he came in
contact with. That his preach
ing got results is evidenced by the
fact that he "organized and was
President of the Hickory Society
of Michigan, composed of about
600 persons who have been cured
of tuberculosis at Hickory," ac
cording to the Detroit Free
Pfess. .. *
It is hard for us to realize that
when the late fall comes we will
not see Mr. Hunf s smiling face
among our winter visitors, to
help introduce those who are
making their first visit here, and
to greet the host of friends he
hsd made in our community.
When he went away laet May,
we urged him to stay and make
Hickory his permanent home,
but he wanted to take another
whirl at the business, and then
it would be Hickory for his
home. But alas, this was not
to be, and we can but express
our great sympathy with his im
mediate family and friend 3 in
Michigan,
Paint.
Every gallon costs a painter's
day's work.
Poor paint more gallons; good
paint, less gallons.
Every extra gallon adds to
your job its price and the paint
er's day'B work: not far from $5
a gallon. . . ,
There are a dozen good paints
and hundreds of poor ones. De
voe is one of the dozen. The
chances are: there isn't another
in this town.
DEVOE
adv't. F. B. Ingold sells it.
The farmer asks no special
* privileges. The business of farm
ing only wants the same oppor
s tunities afforded other lines ol
5 industry.
HICKORY, N. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1914
Hunt-Campbell.
Saturday afternoon at 3:30
o'clock at the home of the bride's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M.
Campbell, on Tenth Avenue,
this city, Miss Mary Stevenson
Campbell and Mr. Henry W.
Hunt of Greensboro, were united
in marriage, the ceremony being
performed by Rev. A. L. Stan
ford, pastor of the first Metho
dist Church of this city, assisted
by Rev. Robt. E. Hunt of Black
Mountain, brother of the groom.
The parlor was beautifully
decorated with mountain ferns
and snow-on-the-'mountain. Bo
fore the ceremony Mr. Howard
Campbell played "O, Thou Sub
lime Sweet Evening Star," on
the violin and Mrs. Grace Kep
hart of High Point sang "A Per
fect Day."
The bridal p irty entered the
parlor to the strains of Mendels
sohn's wedding march. Miss
Florence Gray, pianist. The
bridesmaids were Misses Jennie
Sadler and Marie Crutcbfield of
Greensboro.
The bride entered on the arm of
her father who gave her in mar
riage. She was becomingly
gowned in crepe de chine, trim
med with lace and pearls. The
many beautiful presents received
attested the love and esteem in
which the people are held.
Guests were present from Col
umbia. Pa., Baltimore. Kissimee,
Fla., Greensboro, High Point
and Black Mountain.
Mr. and Mrs. Hunt left on No.
12 for a trip north. After ten
days thev will be at home in
Greensboro.
At the Reformed Church Next
Sunday.
Rally Day in the Sunlay
School. An interesting Pro
gram. All the members and
friends urged to be present.
At 11 o'clock, the "Harvest
Home Festival" will be held.
This is a Thanksgiving service,
and one of the most appropriate
services of the year. It does
well to follow Labor Sunday and
will be of special interest to the
men in the shops as well as those
mi the farm. The church will be
decorated with fruit, grain and
flowers.
The North Carolina Classics
dismissed Rev. M. M, Noacher
to the Presbyterian church at a
special mesting held September
5, at St Matthews.
Announcement.
To my fri3nd3 and patrons in
Hickory and vicinity:
I wish to announce that I have
accepted a position as clerk in
the City Bikery and I will be
pleased to have you buy your
bread, cake 3, pie 3, soft drink 3,
■cigars, cigarettes, tobacco, etc ,
from me.
adv. BLAKENEY HARRIS.
Ambrose Williams Dead.
Last Thursday at his home| in
Bandy's township in this county,
Mr. Ambrose Williams, aged 7C
years, and an old Confederate
soldier, passed peacefully away.
The funeral was held at Ebene
zer church and the body laid ti
rest in the church-yard cemetery.
He is survived by a wife and the
following children: Mr. A. M
Williams of this city; Mrs. Julis
Hudson; Mrs. Emma Aiken oi
this city, and Miss Minnie Wil
liams of Norfolk, Va. The be
reaved family have deepest
sympathy of all their friends in
their sorrow.
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GENERAL PUTNIK
ll Commander-in-chief of the Servls
armies.
PLANS MADE SHIM
TO SAVE conan CHOP
Mass Meeting Held in Newton
Saturday Names Com
mittees.
As we were not present at the
cotton meeting held in Newton
Saturday we give the following
report taken from the Catawba
County News:
Mr. A. C. Shuford was made
Chairman of the meeting on Sat
urday. A representative meeting
assembled and short talks were
made by Messrs. Shuford, Ell
iott, Gaither. Ft imster and others.
After much talking without
any plan on the part of any one,
a committee composed of Messrs.
Elliott, Menzie, Gaither, Yoder,
Smyre and Robinson was named
to formulate some plan of action.
The committee reported as fol
lows:
"Your committee recommend
that a committee be, appointed
from Hickory Township, a com
mitte from Newton Township,
and one from any other section
of the county that may be deem
eJ advisable, to devise plans for
securing cotton storage in their
community or for building cheap
warehouses, their committee to
have full charge of all matters in
working out warehouse plans for
the storage of cotton.
"We also recommend that all
farmers lend their aid and sup
port in holding a large per cent
of the cotton crop off of the mar
ket and that all landowners aid
their tenants to hold and take
care of their cotton.
"We further recommend a re
duction in the cotton acreage to
be planted in 1915 and that the
farmers of Catawba county turn
their efforts more largely to rais
in? grain, grasses and live stock."
For Newton township the spec
ial committee is as follows: W.
B. Gaither, A. H. Crowell. W. C,
Feimster and R. L. Shuford.
For Hickpry township: J. D.
Elliott, Jones Abernethy, S. L.
Whitener, J. W. Robinson and
D. M. Boyd.
For Clatemonk Wj A. Hoke,
Guy Hewitt andEdlsooee.
For Catawba: R. E. Lowrance,
J. U. Long and J. H. Adderholt.
For Mountain Creek: John J.
Ratchford. T. D, Sicrmon, M. C,
Wilkinson, M. Robinson.
For Maiden: M. Bost, L. A.
Carpenter, Baxter Murray.
Escapes Drowning and is Killed by
Auto.
Fayetteville—Thomas Chason
was instantly killed by being run
over by an automobile, two miles
from his home. He stepped from
the running board of the moving
machine and was run over. Mr.
Chason's death occured a few
hours after he had narrowly es
caped drowning. While fishing
his boat sank with him. He
managed to save his life only to
lose it a few hours later.
Mr. Chason had three uncles
who met violent deaths, One of
them, J. A. Chason, was killed
by a negro, Tom Walker, in a
raid on Walker's house in 1907;
another uncle, James Chason was
killed by an officer during the
Fayetteville fair in 1911, while a
third, Charles Chason, was killed
on the plantation of Capt A: B.
Williams in Bladen county:
If all the European rulers had
worked as hard to prevent war
as President Wilson has done to
keep the peace with Mexico,
would there not have been an
international conference at The
Hague, instead of innumerable
battlefields covered with dead
and dying human beings? —Bal
timore Evening Sun (Ind. Dem,)
Paste this thought in the conspi
cuous foreground of your mind
and give it thirty seconds every
day for a week.
When you get a good man un
der a two-year contract, one who
does more and better work than
anyone else ever did for you be
fore, what do you do at the end
of the two years? Do you dis
charge that man or do you offei
him another contract? Use voui
noddle when you think politics
just as you use it when you
think business. There's a little
bit of something in the good and
faithful servant argument.
The Administration's war rist
bill, a measure vitally important
to quick and profitable transpor
tation of American grain to Eu
rope, after being unanimous!]
a passed by the Senate, was delay
ed in the House by the objectioi
of James R. Mann, of Chicago
™ Republican leader. A piece o
typical Republican obstructs
- statesmanship which we tak
S great pleasure in submitting to
the notice of American farmers
A PERPETUAL MOTION CALAM
ITY HOWLER.
Editor Click of the Hickory
Times-Mercury is one of the per
petual motion calamity howlers.
He howls calamity in season and
out of season. Take a tquint at
this paragraph from this week's
issue of his paper:
~ "We are indeed sorry to hear
of so many mills shutting down.
Sorry not only for the ownern,
but also for the operatives, those
whose meat and bread depends
upon their running. And they
are not shutting down to hurt
the administration, either. We
rather it was that way. Then
Mr, Wilson would have them
took out and hanged, and set up
that little legalized reign of an
archy he threatened. But the
owners are not shutting down to
butt the administration, but- be
cause the administration has
done gone and so hurt them that
they had to shut down or bust.
However, they will be more
Christian than Mr, Wilson—they
won't hang the administration,
but at the next election they will
yote for their own interest and
the interest of the operatives of
the mills and the good of the
mills and the good of the country
generally, instead of party."
After reading the editorial we
scanned the Times-Mercury from
one end to the other, column by
column, expecting to find numer
ous items of news chronicling the
closing of factories in and around
Hickory. How many did we find?
Not a one. To be fair and just to
his readers Editor Click should
tell them where these "so many
mills closing down" are—give
their names, location, etc., and
tell why they are closing down.
Gaston county has 64 cotton
mills. Gastonia has 17 of these,
besides a number of manufactur
ing plants of other kinds. Some
of these may be closed, but if so
the Gazette has failed to hear of
it Even those few mills which
occasionally run on short time at
periods are now on full time.
Not a few run both day and
night. Everybody is busy. We
hear no complaint because of
lack of work.
It is really, however, not sur
prising that Editor Click and
others in his class howl calamity
whin there is no calamity. They
are agin the government and want
to do all they can to discredit the
present administration. Their
efforts will fail. The Wilson ad
ministration has already demon
strated its ability and fitness. It
is giving the United States a
government that appeals to the
people of the country. Such stuff
as the quotation above from our
Hickory contemporary cannot
fool the people. It is too thin. It
is not backed by facts. Its pur
pose and intent is too obvious.
The professional calamity howl
; era might as well call off the doge
1 for all the damage they are do
! ingthe Democratic party and
[ President Wilson.-Gastonia Ga
zette.
The need of the rural commun
| ities today is intelligent and con
• secrated leadership.
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r e are serving under their war lord, th
[Q Kaiser, la the grand duke of Baden.
Democrat and Press Consolidated 1905
OLD-TIME CIRCULATION LIAR
BOBS UP IN HICKORY.
Since taking charge of The
Times-Mercury Mr. J. F. Miller
has been making some absurd
statements, or rather claims.One
of these to which we see cause
to take exception is the follow
ing sentence which appears on
all their stationery: "The Times-
Mercury has the largest circula- (
tion of any paper published in
Catawba County." This we
know from good authority to be
absolutely false and misleading
to the public and advertisers
generally, and we ask the mer
chants to ask for proof when
such a statement is made to ,
them. The truth of it all is.
The Mercury has the smallest
number of subscribers, instead
of the largest, and we are in po
sition to prove it.
Resolutions of Respect.
In view of the great sorrow
that has fallen on the Highland
Baptist Church and community
in the sudden death by accident
of our honored pastor, Rev. C.
M. Ervin, and inasmuch as we
wish to record some expression
of our sense of grief and loss at
this hour, Therefore be it resolv
ed
1. That we hereby express our
gratitude to God that we have
had the honor of such a life and
ministry in our midst as that of
Brother Ervin.
2. That he gave us, as a church
and as individual members, the
example of a blameless life, and
bore upon his heait at all times
the best interests of the whore
church, ever working and prav
ing for the blessings of the Lord
upon efforts.
3. That we tender to the be
reaved family of our pastor the
expression of our tenderest love
and sympathy, and assure them
of our continued prayers and in
terest.
4. That a copy of the se resolu
tions be furnished the papers of
the town for publication and that
a copy also be given the family
of our deceased pastor.
H. A. Ball
Miss Essie Teague
W, T. Harris
Committee
Killing at Newton.
News reaching here Sunday
morning told of a homicide near
Newton late Saturday night, A
remark made by a girl is
alleged to have been the
cause of the death of Robert
Leonhardt, aged 23 years, who
was shot and killed by Lester
Hughey shortly before midnight
on the farm of Zeb Hunt, about
three-quarters of a mile west of
the town. Hughey was jailed
on the charge of murder some
time after the shooting, by the
sheriff, who found him at the
Hugliey home.
Leonhardt was in company
with the girl Saturday night,
when, it'is said, Hughey met
them, drew a pistol and declared
his intention of shooting the girl.
"Don't shoot her, Lester;
shoot me," Leonhardt is said to
have asked Hughey. Leonhardt
was opening his coat when
Hughey is allegdd to have fired.
Leonhardt lived but a few
minutes, his last words being a
prayer for mercy from his
maker. From the scene of the
shooting Hughey went home.
Funeral services for Leon
hardt, were held Sunday and
the body was taken to Lincoln
ton for burial.
Services at the Church of the As
cension.
Rev. S. B. Stroup, Rector.
Holy Communion 7:30 a. m,
Sunday School 10 a. m,
Morning Service 11a. m.
Evening Service 8 p. m.
Monday Bp. m., Girls Friendly at
Rectory.
Wednesday 8 p. m., Litany and Ad
dress, followed by Choir Repearsal.
First Monday in month 4 p, m.,
Women's Auxilliary.
Second Monday in month 4P- in, »
Guild Meeting.
The rural press, the pulpit and
the school are a trinity of power
ful influences that the farmer
must utilize to their fullest capa
city before he can occupy a com
manding position in public af
fairs.
The chip on Uncle Sam's
shoulder is to be eaten, not knock
a ed off. It consists of meat and
bread which he is carrying to
j the war-stricken miliions of Eu
-9 rope.
Not Democrats alone testify tc
• the good works of Demoracy.
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LENOIR COLLEGE HAS
A FINE OPENING
Hon. Walter C. Feimster of
Newton, Delivers Strong
Opening Address.
Lsnoir College opened her Fall
Term Tuesday morning Septem
ber 1, under most favorable cir
cumstances. Among the im
provements noted are the New
Highland Hall annex, new baths,
much new paint, and consider
able work on the beautiful cam
pus. Above 200 have enrolled
the first week. The new depart
ment of Domestic Science and
Domestic Art is in charge of Mrs.
M. B. Scherer of Altoona, Pa.
The new teacher of Biology ia
Prof. J. P. Coble of Toledo, Ohio.
The annual opening address
and reception to the students took
place Thursday evening, Septem
ber 3. Atty. W. 0. Feimster of
Newton, delivered an eloquent
and powerful address on the sub
ject: "Which Shall it be, Suc
cess or Failure?"
A high tribute of appreciation
was paid to the work of the
Christian college. Present-day
conditions and oppoitunities were
skillfully delineated and the need
of preparation, of education, waa
stressed in a masterly way. Dili
gence and faithfulness in study*
the conservation of moral and
physical strength and integrity,
were enjoined in a manner sym
pathetic and most impressive.
The places of honor and trust
today are held by college trained
men and women. The world
needs and calls for men and wo
men of character and efficiency
as never before. Frivolities and
tomfoolery, shady practices and
dissipating habits must be put
aside for genuine work and pre
paration. The price of
hard work and self-sacrifice,
mustfbe paid.
The climax and end of the
orators' effort was reached in a
brilliant apostrophe to the beauty
and glory of true manhood and
womanhood and on alluring ap
peal for faithfulness and courage
on the part of every student pres
ent.
The address was one of the
most helpful and inspiring ever
heard £at the college* Atty.
Feimster is an attractive speaker
and his deep, active interest in
all public matters, and especially
in education, causes his services
to be much in demand. Without
doubt, his heart-to-heart talk,
as he called it, will bear rich
fruit in the lives and work of the
students during the coming ses
sion.
After the address a most de
lightful social evening was spent
by students, faculty and frienda
of the college.
A number of former students
returned to participate in the
informal reception.
The passage by the House this
week of the General Dam Bill*
by a vote of 190 to 47, means
that one of the more important
of the Administration's tasks ia
well.ajcomplished; so well accom
plished that even the Progres*
sives, who once claimed to be
the only true conservationists,
have nothing but praise for the
joint conduct of two Democratic
Cabinet officers and two Demo>
cratic committee chairmen.
New York Evening Post Clnd. *
Rep.) Thirty-nine Republican
and Bull Moose Congressmen
voted for this Democratic solu
tion of the water power problem.
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