Hickory RECORD - k. . 1 Vol 1. No. 5. HICKORY, N. C. THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 16, 1915. Price Two Cents SSIANS CHECK MARCH OF Fierce Drive in Mid-Poland Regarded as Spent and Muscovites Assume Offensive at Many Points London Critics Think Kitchener Spoke Advisedly. . '' I liy th Associated Prettit) London, Sept. 1G. The Russian ar mies are showing a disposition to re-a-;:iu:r9 the offensive at many points on tluiVastern front. TL are not only pressing their altat ' i against the Austrians in Ga licia, but are holding up the German rush i& mid-Poland, also asserting the offensive at many points here. Midway between Dvinsk and Vilna, where, the German cavalry has cut the Petrograd railway, the Teutons are still held up. 'Counting the capture of Austrians irT Galicia, the Russians assert that they have taken more prisoners than "they have been losing. j in England it is believed that Earl Kitchener's assertion that the Ger . mans had "shot their last bolt" was not an incautious statement. It Is said here that von Mackensen's drive is losing vigor, and the Austrians ap pear unable to regain the upper hand in Galicia. ,The Balkan situation remains un settled, and is affording worry for the entente. "Bulgaria's aims," says the Manchester Guardian, "form the sub ject of increasing anxious thought by thV entente powers." The heavy guns continue their bombardment along the western front, and in the Vosges another bat tle is in progress for possession of Hartmans-Weilerkopf, which has changed hands often during the few past months. J Acording to dispatches from IIol-; land, the British warships have again j attacked the German positions on the Belgian coast. Air raids by Allied airmen on towns now occupied by the Germans and by Zeppelins on Eng- j laud are of daily occurrence. Tl'lE NAVAL ACADEMY BE i (By the Associated Press) Washington, Sept. 16. President Wilson drew on his years of exper ience as the head of a great university today in a conference with Secretary ynw ami yunai r"cT . . , ly pointed head of the United States , lias iii accademy at Annapolis. The conference was over the trouble in tho management disclosed at the re- cent investigation, and was looking to the 'reorganization, management and discipline of the institution. Many changes as the result of hazing, irreg- ularities and other breaches of dis- cipline are contemplated. MAY EXPRESS VIEWS i ; (Special to the Record) Washington, Sept. 16. President Wilson proposes to go to Princeton September 28 to vote in the New Jer sey primary elections. He may ex presw his views at that time on the question of woman suffrage. MARKETS NEW YORK COTTON ( By the Associated Press) New York, Sept. 16. There was heavy realizing and local selling for ft reaction when the cotton market opened today. The market opened at ft decline of 11 to 13 points and soon Bold a.s low as 14 points under last night's close. COTTON FUTURES '.New York, Sept. 16. Cotton fu- tures; Open October 10.75 December 11.05 January 11.26 March 11.54 May 11.81 Close 10.71 11.06 11.21 11.49 11.78 NEW YORK STOCKS a ( Hy the Associated Press) I New Vork, Sept. 16. The early 'deal:; in stocks today were of the superficial and professional charac ter, war specialties again being the specialties. Bethlehem Steel opened a point, but declined five points to 342. Willis-Overland lost at '83 and Crucible Steel lost 1 at 92. United States Steel opened at a gain of half a point. at 73 and soon reach ed 74. General Motors and United States Alcohol fared better in that WILL REORGANIZED WOMAN SUFFRAGE they retained much of the initial gain, 'Among the railroads Reading, C. & O., and B. & O. showed advances. i TEUTONIC INVADERS NORTti CAROLINA FOOD ? Mr. II. E. C. Bryant, the Charlotte Observer's Washington correspondent, sends that paper the following: The crop report for September 1, this year, issued by the department of agriculture today shows large in creases in food crops for North Caro lina over 1914. rni. : : l i. f ine lonowing increase over ibt j tai uic oiiv vvii Corn, 2.085,000 bushels; oats, 1,- 009,000; peaches, 92,000; potatoes, 1, 313,000; sweet potatoes, 53,000; rice, K'ntoanc,CO' 19'374'000 PUnds; hay E RUSSI CALLED TO COLORS (By the Associated Press) Petrograd, Sept. 16. An imperial nkasfi was issued todav calliner to the colors the reserves of the imperial guard. The ages at which the men will be taken will be determined by the war office. NTEREST RATE SHOWS INCREASE MOR ANS NOW CAUSES CONCERN This was her dying request. "The parrots were brought to her (By the Associated Press) by her husband On one O? his VOy- New York, Sept. 16. Members of ages from Curacoa. The couple had the Anglo-French financial commis- no children and almost her chief in sion and the American bankers who terest had been bringing up and car ore endeavoring to arrange fo. a JXtIl. credit of one billion dollars had come day that she was dying she made the to an apparent deadlock today, the j request, saying that no one else would chief obstacle being the question of ! care for them as she has. rate terms. Some members of the j two birds were chloroformed . . , , , , ,. by the S. P. C. A. in btapleton yes- commission are reported to believe . terdav afternoon and last evening that a five per cent rate is sufficient American bankers are said to favor I five and a half, while there is some talk of six per cent. One member of the commission is reported to have said that the credit should be sold at par or a shade un- . . , a , , . , der, but some financiers doubt wheth- er the American public would sub- scribe to a five per cent loan without conateral. T ' , , . aiivm It was expected that the differences would be adjusted, : KINSTON'S INCUBATOR BABY Little Kathleen Parrott Poplin, Kin- ston's incubator baby, daughter of J. i D. and Mrs. Poplin, celebrated her firt ; anniversary recently. The first months ! of her life, at the beginning of which she weighed less than three pounds, K-.thleen spent in a glass box, getting scientific food, perfect air and un- changed temperature. Now she is a whopper. She weighs around twenty pounds, has six teeth, and crawls, fane always was pretty. SHOW DAY IN HICKORY WILL DRAW A CROWD Tomorrow is circus day. Old and young will turn out in large numbers from pu parts of the county to wit ness the exhibition of the famous j day in the condition of Associate Jus Gentrv Brothers Doc and Pony show. ; tice Lamar of the- United States su- This is one of the best shows that come to these parts and always draws a crowd. Von Tirpitz is taking a rest. Let it vot be forgotten that the victims of bis policy of frightfulness are taking a rest still longer. New York Even ing Telegram. A proposed union of the M. P. church and the United Brethren churches has fallen through. The death knell, it appears, was sounded at a recent meeting of the bishops of the United Bibthren church in Indianapolis when they announced the purpose of the board of bishops not to submit the union proposition to the membership of the church. ANOTHER FRENCH LOAN Paris, Sept. 16. Minister of Fi nance Ribot announced that the gov ernment soon would issue a large loan. Mr. T. G. Cook of Concord, state vice-president of Patriotic Order Sons of America, is in the city for the pur pose of establishing" a camp of that j order here. Supplementary Note. Sofia, Bulgaria, Sept. 15. Via Lon don, Sept. 16. The ministers of the Quadruple Entente today presented to the Bulgarian government a supple- , mentary note relative to Serbia's at i titude toward the Macedonian claims j of Bulgaria. The contents were kept j strictly secret. TROOPS WATCH MEXCANS TODAY (By the Associated Press) Brownsville, Tex., Sept. 16. Mexi can independence day downed along the lower Texas border with more than 4,000 United States troops ready for hurry calls to any section where demonstrations against American citizens might develop. Everything was reported as quiet, however. Carranza gave assurances that no violence would be done Americans on the border. Two thousand Carranza soldiers arrived at Matamoros yester day, and the Laredo garrison, its commander announced, would spend the day patrolling the river. There were fears of outbreaks of animosities towards Americans along the river. Much shooting and shout ing prevailed along the Mexican side, but nQ disorder3 were reported. Mex ican soldiers wer)3 concentrated at Matamoros for a parade, and bands attracted large crowds, but practically no Americans crossed over the river. BERNSTORFF THINKS TROUBLE NEARLY OVER New York, Sept. 16. Settlement of the difficulties between the United States and Germany within a fort night was predicted by Count Berns torff, the German ambassador, here shortly after his return from Wash ington. Questioned by a newspaper man, Count Bernstorff said: "Ordinarily, I give only prepared interviews over my signature. I shall mak: :an exception. You may say for me that I am sure that within a fort night all supposed difficulties between the United States and Germany will have been settled and permanently settled, and the nations will be more friendly than they ever have been." TWO PARROTS IN COFFIN Pets Killed to Be Buried With Their Mistress. The New York Sun says: "When the body of Mrs. Anna O. Furst of 501 Frelinghuysen road, New Brighton, Staten Island, wife of Capt. Thomas T. Furst of the Red B Line, is interred in the Moravian Cemetery two parrots which had been her sole companions during the ab sence of her husband for 10 years 1 will be lowered in the coffin with it. when the funeral services were held at the Furst home were laid in the coffin. Mrs. Furst was 60 years old." (By Associated Press.) Washington, Sept. 16. American marines have been despatched to the west coast of Hai to quell an up rising there, Admiral Caperton re- ported today. HICKORY MASONS MEET Hickory Lodge, No. 343, A. F. and A. M., last night conferred the third degree on Mr. J. S. Shuford, quite an interesting meeting being held. Mr. p. A. Henderson conferred the work and a delegation of Newton Masons was present. A social session follow- ed the work. Last week the third degree was conferred on Mr. L. F. Abernethy. The Hickory lodge Is u live organization and is growing. Justice Lamar Remains III. White Sulphur Springs, W. Va., Sett. 16. No chanee was noted to- preme court, who has been slightly ill here for the past several days. Compulsory School Law. Montgomery, Ala., Sept. 16. Gov ernor Henderson today signed the compulsory education bill, under which every child between eight and fifteen years old must attend school 80 days each year. COMPARATIVE WEATHER " 1915 1914 Maximum 88 77 Minimum 67 49 Mean 77 63 ANOTHER CELEBRATION OCCURRING ATI SUBSCRIPTION BLANK. Hickory Daily Record, Hickory, N. C. Gentlemen: Please enter my the Hickory Daily Record for hereby enclose for $ Give full name. Address. SUBSCRIPTION RATES One year $4.00, 3 months, $1.00. Six months, $2.00, 1 month, 40c. Weekly subscribers will please pay newsboys every Saturday. Rate 10c per week. LADY HELD AND M0NEV GERMANY AT - CON STQLhN PARTING Munroe Coffee, the negro arrested last night on the charge of snatching the purse from a young white lady, confessed in recorder's court this af ternoon and was bound over to tha next term of Catawba superior court. He was unable to raise $500 and was sent to jail. Coffee said hish ome was near Lenoir and ; that he attempted the robbery because of hunger. The charge against him is highway rob bery. Some fancy work belonging to the young lady was found in his pos session, but none of the other articles were recovered. Munroe Coffey, a negro, was ex pected to face trial in Recorder Camp bell's court this . afternoon on the charge of snatching a purso from Miss Birdie Yount, stenographer for the Shuford Hardware Company. Miss Yount was held up while walking in the path through the woods to the rear of the Richard Baker Hospital yesterday evening at 7 o'clock, the neero placing his hand in an inside pocket and demanding that the young lady drop the purse on penalty of her life. She was on her way home. Miss Yount promptly dropped the purse and fled to Mr. Bill Miller's home, where she telephoned to the police department. Chief Lentz, Ser geant Sigmon,Mr. Wilburn Lafon and . Mr. Will Seaboch set off in pur suit in Mr. Long Holler's automobile and in twenty minutes had captured the negro. He had in his pockets the exact change described by Miss Yount $2.38 in all. In the purse also were Miss Yount's keys and a gold watch, and these are missing. It is assumed that Coffey, when he learned that the officers were on his trail, threw them away. The officers carried him out to the scene of the hold-up today in an effort to find the articles. Officers believe that they have a plain case of highway robbery against Coffey, and they think there is no doubt that he is the man wanted. (By the Associated Press) Petrograd, via London, Sept. 16;- Premier Goremykin has been author ized to prorogue the Russian duma. Public feeling is stirred deeply by the announcement and meetings areW scheduled for Moscow and other cities (By the Associated Press) London, Sept. 16. The Reuters' Petrograd correspondent telegraphs that the Russian duma will be pro rogued today until the middle of No vember. An imperial decree to this effect was issued and communicated last night to the premier and presi dent of the duma. Precautions are being taken in Mos cow and other cities to forestall popu lar demonstrations. Since the formation early this month of liberals and progressives, the new majority put forward a pro gram of important reforms and it was reported the premier might re sign. He went to the field headquar ters of Emperor Nicholas and was informed that the measures under consideration were untimely. BOOSTERS COMING LATER The Charlotte boosters, due here this morning, did not arrive, Secre tary Joy receiving word that the trip had been postponed until a later day. Hickory was ready to welcome the visitors. Mother "Always think twice be fore you speak." Tommy "Gee, ma, if you do that yourself you must do some swift thinking when you get goin' for pa." Boston Transcript. "Now, Tommy," said the teacher, "you may give an example of a coin cidence." "Why, er " said Tommy, with some hesitation, "why me fad der and mudder was both married on des ame day." Chicago News. Member General Board. Washington, Sept. 16. Captain L. H. Chandler today was detached from the naval academy at Annapolis to becom a member of the general board of then avy. name on your subscription list for a period of I to cover same. Yours truly, PROROGUED TODAY OP ROUMANIA AND BRITISH PRIZE COURT (By the Associated Press, London, Sept. 16. A Copenhagen dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph Company says that German newspa pers were permitted yesterday to pub lish sensational telegrams saying that Roumania's participation in the war was expected at any time. The massing of troops on the Rou manian frontier already has taken place, and reservists have been ord ered home. Roumania's steadfast re- al to permit the transportation thr'Mgh her territory by Germany of military supplies for Turkev is sun- posed to have aroused the animosity i of the central powers. ! N-vs from Rome says that a new j Balkan league has been formed con- i sisting of Roumania, Servia and ! Greece. Bulgaria is not included be cause of her relations with Turkey, ; uy wmcn sne will secure territory. Montenegro probably is in accord with the three other Balkan powers, in asmuch as she is on the side of the entente in the war. TEN TENTS FOR FAIR Durham County Event Begins Next Tuesday Morning. Durham, Sept. 16. Secretary C. A. Gribble has received the 10 tents which will be used as an adjunct to the buildings at the park for the Dur ham County Fair, which opens next Tuesday morning with T. W. Bickett as speaker. Mr. Gribble and other fair officials believe that there will bel arger and better exhibits for this fair than were put on last year. The fair has been more widely advertised than in former years. Several men have been working over the adjacent counties and all of these workers re port that the farmers are taking much interest in the event. CLEVELAND'S TOWN "DRY." o Resolution New Way to Put End to Saloons in Jersey. ; A Caldwell, N. J., dispatch says: The council and voters of Caldwell tonight passed a resolution to make Caldwell "dry." The deliberations of the council, began a week ago were brought to a close tonight by 50 members of the W. C. T. U. Headed by Fillmore Condit, president of the Pacific Ofr Company, they"called up on the councilmen and presented a petition expressing the wishes of 420 of the 737 voters of this place. If the court of common pleas, which has the licensing power, approves the resolution 1 Caldwell will have what it believes is practically local option. In cidentally, it is said, the "lid" will close Caldwell House, one of the old est hotels in the state, which has en tertained with its bar since 1732. No criticism of the hotel is made. It was said tonight that the rum and ap plejack tippling once indulged in at church meetings was stopped in 1830 by a temperance society founded by the father of Grover Cleveland. r 10n 5UDIVIMKMML IS REPORTED AS SUNK (By Associated Press.) London, Sept. 16. The admiralty announced today that the British sub marine E probably has been sunk in the Dardanelles. CHARLES T. COLYER DEAD . i Asheville, Sept. 16. Charles T. J Colyer, landscape and building archi- tect, designer of the State Hospital j for the Insane at Morganton and a j number of state institutions of other j states, died at his home at this city ; following an extended illness. Mr. j Colyer was 82 years of age and had j been a resident of Asheville for the : past several years, coming to this i city when he retired irom business a few years ago. He is survived by a wife, four sons and three daughters. The funeral was conducted today by Rev. Wyatt Brown, rector Trinity Episcopal church, and Rev. Charles Mercer Hall, rector of Saint Mary's Episcopal parish. SOME FINE PEARS Mr. Craig Shuford, although busy in his new-mown hay, made a hurried trip to Hickory today and while here left the Record force nine of the finest pears ever grown. They were of the magnolia variety and were as sweet and juicy as any to be found, despite their large size. CARR-MATHESON Troutman, Sept. 16. Wednesday afternoon at 4:30 Miss Jessie Lillian Matheson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar A. Matheson of this place, and Mr. Broadhurst Carr of Mooresville were married, the ceremony being performed by Rev. T. P. Weston of Mooresville. A few intimate friends of the bride and the groom's best man were the only attendants. A short time after the ceremony they motored to Mooresville where shortly they will begin housekeeping. Mrs. Carr was for two years assistant postmaster here and has many friends. Mr. Carr is a young artisan of many sterling qualities. MECKLENBURG INCREASED Raleigh, Sept. 16. The state tax commission has issued orders in creasing the tax assessment in Meck lenburg county 15 per . cent, Wake county 5 per cent and Pender county 10 per cent. Consideration of these counties was delayed. The first order increased the assessments in 78 coun ties, among them being Catawba, which was increased 15 per cent. nniTioii Condemns Several Million Dollars Worth of American Meat Products Consigned to Copenhagen, but Probably In tended for Germany. ASHEVILLE AND ROCKY MOUNT START SERIES (Ey the Associated Press) Rocky Mount, N. C, Sept. 16. Ideal weather conditions favored the opening game between Rocky Mount, winner of the Virginia League pen nant, and Asheville, winner of the Carolina League pennant, this after noon. Three games will be played here and three at Asheville; the sev enth game, if that many be necessary, will be played on neutral grounds. L (By the Associated Press) Berlin, via London, Sept. 16. Fur ther gains in the vicinity of Prinsk, 100 miles from Brest-Litovsk, were announced at German war headquar ters today. The battle for the pos session of the Riga is resulting in further German successes. (By Associated Press.) Petrograd, Sept. 16. Alhtough Vil na and Dvinsk are being flanked by the Germans, the Russians still are holding out, according to a war of fice statement, and there is no 'im mediate need of abandoning those points. Neither point has any star tegic value, it is said. Russian successes in Galicia are causing elation in army circles, but it is pointed out that these will not betray the army into pushing into the Teutonic lines. In support of this claim, is cited the Russian action in j raiding a position and capturing 1,- ; 500 prisoners, when the Russians vol- j untarily returned. j In the southeast the Russians are 1 guaranteed against a turning move-1 ment by Roumania and the Prepet j river. i DR. HALL LECTURES Speaks to Pupils of North School This Morning. Dr. Hall of New York gave an in teresting and instructive lecture ai the North graded school building this morning, the main point and moral being that of character and actions. He said "let your life be one of sun shine and happiness to others." A beautiful example of this was given and this is a good rule for daily life take j from joyous, e from energy, S from Savior, the One on High; u from useful, s from save, "save your money," he said. "The whole of the initial letters spells a beautiful name, a greater name than any general or statesman it is Jesus." He talked especially to the small boys and gins, appealing to them to follow Jesus ana scatter sunshine in their homes. He said there're different kinds of 'tators" in life, the spectator, the one thai looks on; the imitator, the one that imitates, the distator, the one that is always distating, and last but not least the "tater" slips, the little taters just ready for setting out in life. He named the teachers as an im portant part of every child's life. He made an appeal to every child to save money. "I knew a boy," he said, "wnv, every time he got a nickel went to the drug store and said 'Give me a package of cig cig cig aw coffen tacks, that's it'." The lecture was amusing, but, be hind it all was a certain amount of seriousness. Dr. Hall will give a lecture at Clare mont College tonight. AT KING'S MOUNTAIN Ex-Governor Folk Scheduled For An Address There. t ic mnrlp from WaiVi- ington that ex-Governor J. W. Folk of Missouri will attend the annual celebration at King's Mountain battle ground and will deliver an address. Governor Folk is special attorney for the interstate commerce commission and for a time was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for pres ident, giving way to Champ Clark. It is announced that Secretary Wm. J. McAdoo has indicated his willing ness to attend Founders' Day cele bration at the State Normal. GERMANS CLAIMING ADD NA SUCCESSES HAVE NO FEAR OF GERMAN ATTACKS- FISCATES GOODS (By the Associated Press) London, Sept. 16. A British prize court has condemned the greater part of the American products forming the cargoes of four steamships. The products, valued at several million dollars, are declared forfeited to the crown. All the goods, consisting of Ameri can meat products, were confiscated except a small portion which were re leased to claimants. The case has been pending sever al months and the hearings closed last month. The decision was rend ered today. In a lengthy opinion it was said that the ships were carrying in the direction of Copenhagen more than thirteen times the goods which un der normal conditions are taken to that port. That fact gave practical and overwhelming assurance that they were destined for Germany, al though there was no indication in the manifests that they were intended for that country. COMPLETE LOSS (P.y the Associated Press) Chicago, Sept. 16.- The meat car goes confiscated by the British govern ment will be a complete loss for the packers, according to the president of Morris & Company, as- no advances were made on the goods. REFUSES TO GRANT PARDON Raleigh, Sept. 16. Person county citizi:- to the number of 100 vainly pleaded with Governor Craig yester day for the pardon of Dan H. An drews, a wealthy Person county citi 7.en, undrr sentence of six months for transporting liquor in an automobile. Andrews contended that he hauled the stuff for a man named Williams, whose utomobile had broken down, and that it was an act of the road. BIG ATLANfIC FLEET TO VISIT CHARLESTON (By the Associated Press) Washington, Seut. 16. A large rep resentation of the Atlantic fleet will be in Charleston harbor when the Southern Commercial Congress meets there December 13, 14 and 15. This assurance was given by Secretary Daniels today to Senator Smith of South Carolina, Senator Fletcher of Florida and Mayor Grace of Chartes ton. Members of the congress will be en tertained aboard the warships De cember 14 and taken around the har bor. The public will be admitted aboard the vessels December 15. STILL SEARCHING FOR T Hickory police still are searching Ralph Brown, who is wanted at Foi- ' est City in connection with the mur der of Dave Wilson at that place. The Forest City authorities telegraph- ed that Brown was seen to get off. a train at Hickory, but Chief Lentz, who knows the man, said today thai, he had been unable to find any trace of him. Ben Hensley is also wanted , for his alleged part in the murder. FORTNI (By the Associated Press) Warren, R. I., Sept. 16. A contin uance of two weeks was announced when Mrs. Elizabeth Mohr, accused of inciting the murder of her husband, Dr. C. F. Mohr, and Geo. W. Healis, I C. Victor Brown and Henry Spelman, ; negroes, charged with the crime, were ! called in the district court today, i The prosecuting attorney said that ! Miss Emilv G. Bercrer. Dr. Mohr's secretary, was unable to be presert.. She is recovering in a Providence hos pital from wounds inflicted at tne ! time Dr. Mohr was killed. She is I the state's most important witness. ! CITY COUNCIL MEETS IN SPECIAL SESSION City council meets in special session tonight to consider the revised ordi nances drawn up by City Attorney Bagby. In many cases these have j been condensed and simplified. An other ordinance that may be revised ! is the Sunday closing law, although j there is some likelihood that council ! will refer the question to the people, j There will be special meetings until I the revised ordinances "are considered, WO FOREST CITY MEN WARRE N MURDER CASE POSTPONED GHT