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If You Have Anything to Sell, Advertise it. HI VOL. 1. NO. 161. iCARKANZA'S a J JMS .J..J w ashmgton AMERICAN CONSUL HAS LEFT TORREON, MEXICO Turns Consulate Over to British Agent There Forty Americans Delayed by Wreck Wash ton Worried Are Troops Moving? ( By Associated Press.) Torreon, Mexico, March 15. The Amerlin consul, A. L. iVill:ims,. has turned the American consulate . at Torreon over to the I'rllTsn vlce 1 consul. More than 40 Americans are awaiting here for a train that , has been delayed four days by the 'blowing up of a bridge on the rail road. ' WASHINGTON SURPRISED (By the Associated Press) Washington, March 15. State de partment officials are puzzled by the departure of Consul Wjilliams from Torreon, They have given him no 'instructions to leave and have no re ports of any disorder in that region; $till they realize the consul must have some good reason for leaving. They are anxiously awaiting definite hews. COULD NOT CONFIRM NEWS ' ;IJy Associated Prts.j I El Paso, March 15. Reports that the American military force at Co lumbus, N, M., had broken camp could not be confirmed early today. .Dispatches from Columbus started coming through the censor today, but nothing was said of troops m ments. NO NEWS COMING (By the Asociated Press ( El Paso, Texas. March 15 The wires from Columbus. N. M., where the first expedition was in readiness for entering Mexico, was working today, but no messages about the troops was received since last n.t During the early hours this morning news was cut oft completely. I (By the Associated Press) ! I Marfa, Texas, March 15, Reported ! death of Col. Rojas, Carranza com- 1 i r.v 4U p i mander at Ojenaca, at the hands of : his own men who attempted to muti- ny last night was confirmed by tele- ; phone here today. Rojas was try ,'ing to control his men who were 'drinking and threatening to invade the United States. He was shot from his horse. READY TO MARCH (By the Associated Press) :' Hachita, N. M., March 15. The sec- ; movement of American troops to ond cavalry brigade under command Mexico he would have heard of it. of Col. Geo. A. Dodd completed to- i He said General Pershing would day preparations to go forward from j have notified him immediately if he Culberson ranch on the border south j had crossed the border. Interest Grows in City Primary Election; List of Candidates Urged IntctVst in the primary election : Grimes, John C. Murphy, D. M. Boyd, V f ''' Monday, March 27. to so-; Goo. WooU. ry. E. lect candidates to run in the regular L Rj(j(ne. ( ity elections has increased with each ; ' For Aldermen ! passing 'lav and rumor of additional Frank P. Johnson, ward 2. Sig ! petitions are the rule rather than the 'natures: E. V. Morton. J. F. Click, 1 I'Vi'i.nlinh SI. fur SIV netitions B F. Campbell, W. J. Kennedy. J. i Vifivi ).... i f.h.l in mifh rase bv I I'l ii'i ds of the men endorsed. The i fir-it thvi-o petitions advocated Mr. I S. L, Whitentr for mayor, Dr. W. B. Kamsay for alderman in the urst ; inomason, n. vv. joh., xj. mu-1 j.ie uui oi employment nas ueen it- aid and Mr J L. Cilley for alder-j ser, F. A. Henderson, R. A. Grimes, duced to ten per cent. 'nan in the second' ward. Three John C. Murphy, M. H. Yount. Geo. Excepting anions such employes as 'her petitions were filed yesterday, ' R. Wootten. J. M. Stephens. R. B. garment workers in Paris and kindr Mr. J I) Elliott being urged for Fry, J. E. Abee, W. C. Shell. C. A. ed industries, all wages are higher, mayur' and Messrs W B. Menzies Moser, J. L. Riddle. , according to the official figures. l lrank Johnson for aldermen, i W. B. Menzies, ward 1. Signa- Th.. ... last ititi n" contain the fol-itures: E. V. Morton. J. F. Click. B. LARGE STILL DESTROYED '-.viig names- ' Campbell, W. J. Kennedy. J. Lee; 'For Mayor ! Stone, J. A. Sellers. Donald T. Ap-1 One of the biggest stills ever de- J I). Elliott Signatures: E. V. Morton .J v (Mick B F Campbell, Wl. E. Kuhn, S. R. Morrison. Dr. II. j county, was cut up Monday by Kev W. .J. kcrmiMlv J Lee Stone, J. A. j C. Menzies. F. A. Henderson, R. B. , enue Officer Richard Boger, accord- j llhod..;. J T Stephens W, ' E. .. I . X iJonalrl I Annietfane. o. w. I Kuhn, s R Morrison Dr H C. ! Grimes, John C. Murhy. M. H. Yount, 1 Men.i.-s' F" A Henderson' R B. j Geo. R. Wootten. R. B. Fry. J. E. Shell T Ii Hetikel R E Thomasson, Abee. W. C. Shell. C. A. Moser, J. f H. W. Jones, A.' L.' Moser, R. AJL. Riddle. 1 CEORY MIXIAMS Has CASE DISMISSED AGIST MR. OSBORNE (By Associated Press.) White Plains, N. Y., March 15. Supreme Justice Tompkins today dis missed the indictment charging perjury against Thomas Mott Os borne, former warden of Sing Sing prison. Justice Thompkins ordered the jury to acquit Mr. Osborne and then dis charged them. Cars of freight moved out of Hick ory Monday and yesterday for Bridgeport, Conn., in response to in formation received Sunday night that the embargo on freights declared by the eastern roads had been lifted for four days. The embargo was clapp ed on again at midnight last night. Three cars were made ready for shipment Monday and thirteen were sent rolling northward yesterday, th f factories and other woodworkin lants loadi their products in record time. How long the embargo on this class of freight will continue railroad mn are unable to say. It was estimated today that 10,000 cars moved north- ward over the Southern yesterday as regult of the q thg emar Congestion still is great at the big terminals in the east and north. of here into Mexico, i ment was expected. A quick move- NO MOVEMENT YET (By the Associated Press) San Antonio, Texas, March 15; General Funston said this after- noon if there had been any army Lee Stone. J. A. Sellers. Donald T. Applegate, J. O. Rhodes, w. Kuhn, I S. R. Morrison. Dr. H. C. Menzies. , R. B. Shell, T. L. Ilenkelfi R. E. plcgate, J. U. Khones, J. ai. atepnens, j II. W. Jones, A. L. Moser, R. A. , oncu, x. u. i.nv., ... HICKORY SHIPPERS RUSH SIXTEEN CARS HICKORY, N. C, WEDNESDAY EVENING MARCH. COMMANDER EAYES TO Heard of LARGE INCREASE IN COTTON USED (By the Associated Press) Washington. March 15. Cotton j during February amounted to 540,- 711 bales, the census bureau today announced. That compares with 463.307 used in February last year and 542,055 usedi in January this year. Cotton on hand February 29 in con suming establishments was 1,985,045 bales against 1.654.169 bales a year ago, and in public storage and com presses 3.971,316 haHes against 4, 075,435 bales a year ago. Cotton spindles active during Feb ruary were 31.982,499 against 30, 748,949 a year ago. COLD WAVE COMING 110 STATE TONIGHT (By Associated Press)) Washington, March 15. Cold weather for the south tonight, with a cold wave in North Carolina and frosts as far south as central Flori da if the weather clears, was indicat ed by the weather bureau today. The middle west storm has reached southern Virginia and North Carolina with further development of the cold wave to the northward. Storm warnings are displayed on the Atlan tic coast from Jacksonville to Port land, Me. The weather bureau issued the fol lowing supplemental warning: "Advisory northwest storm warn ings 10 a. m. from North Carolina to Jacksonville, Fla., and northward to Hatteras. Storm moving over North Carolina moving east and probably will turn to northeast along the coast." REVIVAL OF INDUSTRY E (By the Associative Press) Paris, March 15. Official figures just given out by the department of labor and inspection show a revival of industry and a decrease in the number of idle workmen in France. More than half of the indsutrial and commercial establishments of the country closed at the beginning of the war, when an average of twenty four per cent of the workmen were called to colors. Forty-two per cent were thrown out of employment by the closing of the establishments, leaving only thirty-four per cent con tinuing to earn their wages. In about 50,000 establishments inspect ed. 1,700.000 workmen were em ployed in times of peace The fig ures fell one-third of that number in August 19,then increased progres sively to 1,300.000 in January of this year, which is seventy-seven per cent of the normal. Taking into account the twenty-four per cent mobilized, there are actually employed now in French industries one per cent more of workmen than before the war. These figures would seem incom patible with the fact that many in dustries are still closed, but it is ex pected that, though building indus tries and a few others have less work since the war began, other in dustries have more. It costs the government 3,784.000 francs to support idle workmen in i aris alone during thes econd nan ', of Januarv. 1915 In the second i half of January 1816 this allowance j had fallen to 1,524,000 francs. In ; some other cities the number of peo- stroyed in Lanville townsnip, dutkb j ory today. The capacity or the still , ... iuiuiiiiouuh . --- REPORTED FRANC ; was not learned, but persons irom i that section say it was a whopper. No arrests were made, so far as I known. Bud no i;ilill!!ll!l!i)!!li;iiill8l!i!li8ili!ii! MARKETS nHMMinmmHinmnBm NEW YORK STOCKS (By the Associated Press) New York, March 15. Activity and general strength were again the dominant features of today's early market, yesterday's buying move ments being resumed on a broad scale. Gains of a point or more were registered on American Can, Bal dwin Locomotives and Mexican Pe troleum. The latter opened above yesterday's final quotation. Cana dian Pacific led the rails with a rise of 1 1-4 while Reading rose nearly a point. COTTON FUTURES (By Associated Press.) New York. March 15. The cotton market opened steady today at an ad vance of three points to a decline of two points, and, the active months sold four to six points net lower right after the call. The census fig ures on supply and distribution for the month of February made as bul lish a showing as had been ex pected. This served to steady the market and prices rose five or six points "before the end of the first hour. The market closed steady, Open July 12.21 May 12.06 October 12.36 December 12.47 January 12.53 Close 12.09 11.99 12.21 12.38 12.48 HICKORY MARKETS Cotton 11 W?heat $1.20 CHICAGO WHEAT (By Associated Tress.) Chicago. March 15. Crop damage reports from Ilinoise and Missouri rallied the price of wheat today after a display of weakness at the start. Opening prices which ranged from 3-8 to 1 cent lower with May at 1.07 1-2 and July at 1.06 3-4. were follow ed to a rise well above yesterday's close. For North Carolina: Cloudy to night with rain near the coast. Col der with a cold wave except extreme west portion. Thursday fair; col der east portion; strong west and northwest winds. COMPARATIVE WEATHER March 14 191 iyl5 Maximum 78 65 Minimum 50 35 Mean " 64 50 READY AT TWO POINTS (By the Associated Press) El Paso, Texas, March 15. Unit ed States troops with Camp Logan were under marching equipment at the Mexican border at daylight to day in at least two positions. The troops in readiness were at Columbus and Hachita. NO ADVANCE AT 12:30 (By the Associated Press? San Antonio, March 15. At 12:3u today no information was obtainable that there had been troop move ments at Hacinth and Columbus. L (By Associated Press.) London, March 15. A dispatch to the Exchange Telegram Company from Rome says that Austria has de clared war on Portugal. TO MAKE PICTURES OF POTATO GROWERS Mr. R. G. Hanson Jr.. of Ashe ville, in the land and industrial de partment of the Southern Railway Company, desires to have a group photograph made of the members of the Catawba Sweet Potato Growers Association and also a photograph of a car being packed with juicy vegetables. Secretary Joy of the Chamber of Commerce and Mr. W. J. Shuford will notify Mr. Hanson when a car is being loaded so that the photographs may be made. The pic tures will be published in Southern Field, the road's industrial paper. THE WEATHER j AUSTRIA OE ARES WA PORTUGAL Record 15. 1916. eports in T PEDDLE IN FIRE City Council passed on second and final reading last night an ordinance top revent peddling in the fire dis trict. The action was aimed at a class of peddlers who buy up pro visions, apples, fruits, and vegetables elsewhere, ship them here on the railroad, and sell them in front of the stores which are compelled to pay taxes for the support of the commu nity, ine ordinance was not aim ed at the farmer who raises his own produce, but was designed to nrntprt merchants from unfair competition. Anybody can peddle in the residen tial district. A number of merchants have pro tested against the custom of itin erant wagons pulling up in front of their stores, unloading their produce on the public which invariably calls on the merchant for paper bags to carry the goods home. Several merchants said they had given away $15 worth of paper bags in a single year, and they didn't appreciate it, either. Council passed to second reading an ordinance for a survey of Four teenth avenue from Firteenth to Seventeenth street. This survey will run from the North school to near Mr. J. W. Shuford's place. A number of second reading bills were passed and bills ordered paid. Councilman J. L. Abernethy was ab sent, owing to the serious illness of his child, who has scarlet fever. REV. RlTicf ACCEPTS A CALL Rev. R. G. Mace has accepted a call to the Baptist church at Bel mont and will leave tomorrow to take up his new work there. Mrs. Mace left today for Hendersonville to visit relatives before joining Mr. Mace in their new home. The work of Mr. and Mrs. Mace has been highly appreciated and it is with regret that the people give them up. He is a fine gentleman, an industrious leader and undoubted ly will add strength to the church at Belmont. FUNERAL PLANS FOR (By the Associated Press) Washington, March 18. Funer al arrangements were virtual ly complete today for the late Ben jamine F. Shively of Indiana who died here late yesterday after a lengthy illness, aged 58 years. Death resulted from a complication of diseases. The body will remain here at the Shively home until tomorrow when it will be taken to South Bend, In dinan, for burial. IS CAPTUREO IN BURKE A report reaching here last night that Charles A. Mace, the Burke county wife-murdered, had been cap tured and was being taken to Mor ganton. It was said the man was located in the South Mountain sec tion of Burke. A reward of $250 has been placed on his head, and many efforts were made to take him There has been several reports of his capture, and it is possible that this last report might be untrue. CAVALRY AND INFANTRY (By the Associated Press) San Antonio, March 15. While regiments of United States cavalry, heavily supported by infantry, await ed orders to advance, General Car ranza's troops worked desperately in order to forestall American troops by capturing Villa. General Fun ston worked until midnight. It was reported here that Ameri can troops would be across the bor der by night, but General Funston did not know when the start would be made. General Pershing's orders were "Start when ready." iA 4 I -1 1. 11 J LA J t AiEMCMS CANNO UMTS SENATOR SHVELY MACE REPORTED Interior FRENCH LAUNCH ATTACK t' ON GERMAN POSITIONS Drive Out Invaders From Positions Won Earlier in Present Contest Allies Successful Every where Submarine Campaign Not Abandoned, Berlin Says. GOVERNOR AFTER OF (By the Associated Press) Raleigh, March 15. Governor Craig announced today that if Mrs. Ida Ball Warren and Samuel Christy are not delivered by the sheriff of For syth county by tomorrow he will take steps to ascertain the cause of the delay on the part of the Forsyth county officials. It is understood the sheriff will be asked why he did not take steps to comply with the law by bringing them to the penitentiary twenty days before the date set for their electrocution. They are sen tence to die March 31. State prison officials here this af ternoon said they had heard nothing from Winston-Salem in regard to the prisoners. CHRISTY'S WIFE SAYS SHE YET LOVES (By Associated Press.) Haleigh, March 15. The wife of Samuel Christy, with Mrs. Ida Ball Warren sentenced to be electrocuted for the murder of George J. War ran, the woman's husband, has writ ten the governor from Texas asking for clemency for Christy. The wo man says she still loves her husband and does not believe he participated in the killing. She expresses the opinion that Silver Stonestreet, now serving a sentence of three years as an accessory, is the guiltier one of the three persons. SENATE APPROVES E Y (By the Associated Press) Washington, March 15. The sen ate today approved unlanlmousdy the joint resolution adopted by the house yesterday to bring the mobile army up to its full strength, which would add about 20,000 men up to its full quota at once. CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION 1 AKISH MEETING TONIGHT The anual Parish meeting will be held this evening at the Episcopal church at 7:30 p. m. The public is invited. The friends of the church are urged to be present. The work on the boys club room is going on. A good tennis court and basketball court has just been completed and are in use daily. The parish house ad joining the church has been painted and many other improvements are being made and others contemplated. The bible class for grown-ups is growing each Sunday in number' un der the leadership of Mr. Berkley who has had much experience in thrt work. The Lenten services are being well atlanded with increasing interest bv meditations is "The Christian Sol dier." It ia Vinnprl thai- mv.n ,.'n be present this evening as plans for the future will be informally discuss ed. The meeting is called by the iuut uiu vestry oi tne church. OFFI mm HM INCREAS ARM Record Want Ads Bring Results. Price Two Cents of Mexico (By the Associated Press) The French have turned to the ag gressive in the desperate struggle in progress northwest of Verdun and have recaptured a part of the ground gained by the Germans in their drive west of the Meuse, Paris announces to day. Yesterday in a two and a half hour battle, the crown prince's army by delivering mass attacks succeeded in gaining a footing in the French line at two points between Bethin court and Deadman's Hill, the domi nating height which is the immediate object of the present German anve. Last night the French launched heavy counter attacks and by using tne bayonet and hand grenade freely succeeded in retakine- the nositions lost. The Germans made heavy sacrifices in attempting to cut the French line and retain possession of Deadman's Hal, Paris advices state. French ar tillery swept the field over which the Germans pressed.andParls announces that the French gained Possession of the field. It is still in French hands, however, the French war office an nounces, although the German line ad vanced northward until it now sticks in the woods to the east of the heights Berlin officially denies that the new submarine campaign, under which submarines will sink armed merchant men without warning, has been ahan. doned or postponed. On the contrary, it said the campaign is in full swing. The British evidently are breaking up the oposition of the Senussi tribesmen, led by Turkish officers, in western Egypt. An official report from Major General Peyton com mander of the British force's says the occupation of Solium on the Egyptian-Tripoli frontier, is immi nent, that the Sheik Haran has sur rendered and is in the British camp and that the head men of the Aulad L tnbe are askin for pardons The Russians are still harrassing the Turks on the Caucasus front and have made further progress against the Teutons in East Galicia They entered German trenches in the re gion of Riga, killed the occupants and returned to their own positions without suffering any loss. The Italians are keeping up their strong infantry offensive, begun sev eral days ago. on the Isonzo front Especially fierce have been the at tacks around San Martino Here Rome says, the Italians 'captured Dante Del Croviglio, the pivot in Austrian aeienses. and in the same resrion storms hm fv- and seized Austrian trenches. Vienna, on tne other hand de clares that near San Martino the Italians seven times attempted to storm the Austrian Twitim v.. were repulsed with heavy casualties. iIlc nuauion XiinDassy in Berlin accuses an Entente Allied submarine vviwi naving attempted in the Adri atic sea off the coast of Ralmatia to tornedo. -unfhrvii ,r , '-vvuu wauling-, two Austrian passenger steamers The steamers escaped only by skilled ma neuvering. In explaining the entry of Portu gal into the ixrn- v. r.;:i. o tary for Foreign Affairs, Sir Ed vvaiu urey miormed the House o Commons that tVio of - uiiuau govern- ment had urged Portugual to re- viowwn tue uerman ship a right . ,Tery loreiSn state and one that could not be challenged by any foreign power, he declared Por tugal promised to indemnify the own ers of the vessels hn c-a -e eign secretary of Germany saw fit i , war. xnus altering the whole position payment of compensation. FOR ABANDONMENT Chief of Police Lentz today tele phoned instructions to Biltmore of ficers to detain white man of West Hickory, there TtnJ T r-f. mpt to Pass fay that station. Milton is wanted here for abandoning his wife, he having skipped a $300 bond S MEN DETAINED SeT ? RePublican candidal tor the nomination at Chicago, in need of an issue, chosen 50-cent gas oline to prove the utter depravity of NeaTd0
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