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If you Have Anything to Sell, Advertise it. DRY AILY ECORD Record Want Ads Bring Re sults. 01, 1. NO. 21m HICKORY, N. C. SATURDAY EVENING JULY 15, 1916. Price Two Cents MM T1 HICK D HEAVIEST WW FAILS ITffi STA OVER EIGHT INCHES OF ! BRITISH RAINFALL IN HICKORY OVER THEIR Two Railroad Trestles Partly Washed Away, Catawba River Out of Banks, and C. & N. W. Trains Annulled Power To Go Off at 4 O'clock. PROGRESS British front in France, July 14, a. m.. Via London Fven tVio phlegmatic British generals an staff ! ihcers are showing elation over fie results this morning of the night 1". inches of rainfall from ? public Utilities Company announce 1 11 ,Lt,:ick a"'ainst the German second line " nK l ' cm rent on uiHT. i o'cioci: I iiy oarely started. Soon after day lulling at J:.".0 and giving It may not he on again tonight ! 1 -ht lne joyful news of the British ating. there ,vas though he expected to resume one - SU('CPSS slipped into a telephone mes sage over the area occupied hy the !riusn army CO .vas though he expected to resume opei i'i'I late today that Cataw-.t ions within half an hour. j ,ms mimcuiaie socuon r..MI(.l, U IAI . ,. CAROLINA As a spectacle to an eve witness ; this action of the second" big stage (P.v Asnc in fori Pvnac. lf the battle of the Somme surpassed Washington, July 15. The' Atlantic ! tIiat of Jul-V 1- Taking needed ground ast storm was -central this morn- j Z( ? Z weather observer ,ni'r extreme western North themselves in the army has heen Carolina. The weather bureau re-! .gradually gaining a position from P' rted that the wind had subsided ' Lal,OIS(,lie and Montauban. on the coat. although it was high "'il""00 !foUr mlclrT 'whioh . . M to deliver a blow, and until the many mi Jhe interior. points wt.re wUhin 200 yards 0 I lie Taiii area from the storm In. ! the German second line pivfanurtitlo Georgia I 1,10 shells of the British artillery j could be seen cutting the wire and j which Gen. vegkqetai E4 Acmfwy m.iMrig morougn preparations or which Gen. Sir Douglas Ilaig, tne British commander, insists mere is evidence on every hand. ''Tomorrow morning at three," came the laconic word yesterday ev ening, "precf":ed by the usual inten sive -reliminary bombardment, only i little hotter." The ground gained by the British ricace a tiooii such as ;ias known to this section, i ' us iies of rain hail ' 1 ii'ck'ck without a doubt. ., :n k'ca t li'.'urvs. t:e m-esage .Tom :tev. A. ,!M lives near the dry l - xan'k'i' county, said the I . (!; was :a) feet above 1 ..i rising at the rare h ur. All the bottom ;r. !-r water at that ti'nic. . - nf the C. and X. W. . !, !. iu-it beyond Maid- : 1 1 1 i y, were reported to away. One of the I I .1. .. 1. V.. i :nrp'' lien ci ecu. i no r-'d by water. All have been rn Railway trains I ni" ing !l'vlv and cau- GIVE $50,000 TO FIGHTERS (By the Associated Press). New York, uJly 15 A marked drop in temperature failed today to materially reduce th- fatalities in the epidemic of infantile paralysis. During the 24 hours ending av 10 o'clock this morning there were 27 e.eatns and 141 cases reported in New York city. To control the epidemic which has been felt in all parts of the country the. Rockefeller Foundation today vot ed a sum of i)0fim to those in charge of the fight to those in cahrge of the disease ELATED ROCKEFELLER TO SAYS CARNIVALS TORRENTIAL RAINS FALL CAN BE KEPT OUT OF CITY OVER NORTH CAROLINA RAN PROiSEO eluded the Carolina, east and southwest Virginia GREAT DAMAGE REPORTED (By the Associated Press ) Charlotte. N. C.. July IS The wind and rain storm that has been Maiden creek, the ; raging over this section for the past 1- hours settled to a steady down pour of rain early this morning. The aii- wind locitv which at times reached a vr-' July 1 ''lu'1 subsefl"ent opera P. ., , .... itions gave the Associated Press c of miles an hour did damagr ; s,,rvPr a viewpoint from which th ;i' ! telephone lines : i'ii of 1 1 ickroy, and re- i : .'ivj, liable. j i 1! drove from Newton i !'' noon in his auto- ricts wa aid at that time cot- ports stated that the field narely could water. No deaths or i"'. of the Southern was reported. contour of the to telegraph and telephone lines. ' whole line of attack could be seen. Trees, poles and fences in the c-ity "e faint moonlight enabled the gun wer.. blown Wn in ..n .h.., .. !t : ilfrs limly to see their work, 'the f , e , .. , i infantry and the stocks of merchandise were damaged ' ..rminl by leaking roofs. j Seemingly, as the observer pushed Communication with the rural dis- audaciously close to the German vine, difficult but meagre ro. ! t'as the greatest concentration ! hi yiin ui an canores proDaniy ov crops were badly r,. msu(, ;n damaged, drow ned or under water. ! after battery was shoottri"- at high AGAIN NEXT WEEK In the opinion of formejr Judge W. B. Councill the city has the right to pass ordinances that will prevent carnivals from showing in Hickory. He is aware of the fact that the state imposes a license of .$50, which seem ingly admits the right of these thinsrs to invade the state, but the whole trend of legislation and of construc tion of laws is to s-i'ls the local communities the right to determine what kind of amusements they shall have. A Record reporter also ask ed Mr. W. A. Self his opinion, and, although he had not investigates the question, said he would say off-hand that it was reasonable to believe the city had the right to censor this c'ass of shows. The reasoning is not nara to fol low. It is common knowledge that the class of people who conduct car nivals are the riff-raff of the show world. They bring nothing worth while nnd Ipsivp nnkin Vio io some. The average "citizen 'gards j no electric flashes accompanying it, them as a nuisance, and a community or the. power lines wrould be paralyzed has the right, these lawyers believe, today. The Western Union reported For Over Eighteen Hours Water Literally Poured DownImmense Damage to Crops Streams All Booming Telephone and Telegraph Service Interrupted. Telephoen and telegraph lines were grounded, trees were fallen, corn flat tened and streams swollen by' the wind and rain storm that struck this section Friday night and continued with slight intermission for 18 hours and seemed destined to be prolonged for several hours more. It was the worst rain storm, so many o? me old er citizens said, ever -xpenenced in Hickory and the rainfall must have been immense. The storm began about 8 o'clock last night and continued throughout the night. Fortunately there was (By Associated Press.) Washington, July 15. Tempera tures will average near or above the seasonable in the southeastern states beginning tomorrow, the weather bu .eau announced. Unsettled weather with frequent showers is forecast for the southeast ern states. s MAI MADE personal damage Egypt, Although Object Of War, Has Not Heard Sound of Gun in Valley speed. The scene of artillery nower ! was no less indescribable than the thrilling suggestion of the waiting nfantry batallion lines which were seen going into progress before the NOT A SINGLE MAN OR GUN TAKEN FROM VERDUN FRONT L BOAT 100.000-MILE TRIP (By the Associated Press.) London July 15. The little 23. on yacht "Mana" has arrived safely n an English port after a voyage of ioy.uuu miles, lieionginc to Mr. and Mrs. Scoresby Routledge. the vessel Cv ilie Associated Press.) ' .Mv A U. -uter cor m'Ui 'he Egyptian expe- "'. f. it.' w rites: "CVrta'n it ' ''i country remains mar- V i r. u lil i I in the midst of ' - tl uproar, though its peace '-'.I'iy threatened, for title re 1 '!"iilr that it was long ago ' " " . ii by our enemies n otip ' " of successful war. I.ut Berlin, July 15 By wireless i ieiL .Ijn"iana .mTr "vo years ago on The allies offensive on the western ? scientific irmsi. a to taster island, front has not caused the withdrawal Jn,e Y" 1th 1 CU CS -by the Germans of a single man or The !ast stae ,;f '-vessels cin-rlo tnr 7Qwi fn voyage was ijrom San 1- rancisco where the attack on -the French for- I vhlc'h sue left five months ago. AI- (,... ilf-.ino- nnsiafrmtiir anri together there were eleven oersons land, but all the fresh vegetables for ' ?X 1,77 Jt?tjl i on board including two men from issued iv the 'Overseas News A o-pn Pitcairn Island. iMr. Routledge had to prescribe an admitted nuisance Even should a carnival crowd ftgit the authorities in the courts there vxjuiu uc a xew juries to renaer a verdict against the community tnat would be few juries to render a Hundreds would testify to the repu tation of carnivals in general and to any carnival in particular, and tAere would be a small chance, in the opinion of lawyers, of Hickory's los ing should it buck an aggregation. Every member of the city council is opposed to carnivals and trie only rea son these shows have been allowed to come here this summer was the fact that Winston-Salem and Reidsville nave oeen unable to prevent tnem from appearing in those towns. Coucil did not want to get the city in a lawsuit, but members have said that they will pass an ordinance prohibiting them if shown that it could be done. There is no doubt that the city will take steps to pre vent such "entertainments" trom comin to Hickory in i. !) ! 1;H -n- i the army are bought in Egypt and enormous quantities of fruit . are bought by the solditrs on their own account. Oranges, of which this country is a large producer, fetched unprecedented prices last season. The cultivator is not slow to observe these things and is growing much more garden stuff than ever before., in particular, the very hurh nrice of in the desert keeps potatoes last winter has eneouraced and watchful enemy on, him to devote more land to growing frontier in check. The (this indispensable vegetable. There rdes of the Western Dos-1 is in fnrt. nofhi that does not pay him better than in ordinary times. The army Is a mighty purchaser of camels and needs vast quantities of fodder, which it buys from the Egyptian farmer. The cy summarizing newspaper comment -o-.-n .o ui VUJ,- on the west front campaign. The j nq'f . Gnrmnn iifpf.c0 vn,- voetoro i Alter leaving San b rancisco," he l r 7 to have won on right bank of the said. 'we came down the Mextcan Mouse near Fort Souville and Laufee ! ( oasc. i"o nunurea mnes irom lana plateau is commented upon by the I we ca.m,e ,U.PV thi:ee 11sla.n,ds, marke(? German newspapers as r, re'nt of;as uninhabited and I decided to land rprntivK-nhV. immrhr, n,r ha 1 to try and get some meat. But our :n 1 1 1 ! : I I :iff oiir have received a les ''ii will rirobably last them 1 the end of the war, tcrim the real Egypt, 'rip of the Nile valley and the Egypt of the peasant oi tne teeming hems and !nlt villages, have not been uar. It has not heard a or army has resuscitated the mori bund salt industry at Damiett. It has created a timber industry which never existed before in Eirvnt. The paid a penny of extra country is not rich in timber, but ! large quantities are needed, and the iropean clement in the army buyers have looked around till ' f' lt the near neighbor-' they found supplies in various parts -i'. The shortage or tow-: of the country affert,d business in many Tm. js ,so a ,a employer '"uii'h in others business ,lf iiwi,. Tf iu iifi u' i-u of high freights anr un ,nnn mi- n:ti 1 ;. are doing ' ' d before. better than native laborers on their pr.yroi!, and - - j ""H'l- l "t l 1 II UK I . , , , , , HH .11 I J - II ll II II. r III I I IL I til, IUIIVVU 1'alians have been calle( i,.ii,...i u:.,.u " v.., ' ln l'-iirope. The per- thov in timo whfn 7h(v hnfI to live out. of their wages. It should I nans and Turks have been i interned. liut tne na V- i iV tu " itel too that although last year's id y ,. fleeted at all. They (.(U()n (.r was smal jt wag at ,;d 1,, serve the merest ia )(, nricp nml his thprp Js I'.gytitian reservists have , m,l, ,.rf unn v ' i '' t up to serve as camei- I I.... 1 ! 1 .. . ...y nave no inu rescs in ,(i pn)()ut.er jn al, ways than she 1 'I y of lists. All that the i u,r i J more land under cotton than ever be fore. Egypt this year will be a ''. f,,P them is higher pnc- r 'a;r products and their labor, I 1 in'i.fi larger amount of money; ' 'i a i ion among the poorer class was ever the case before. In '," l 'fries of short tonnage nm ! '"" everywhere, it is natur ' policy of the army author ' . :; K"vpt to utilize, as far as , the produce of the country i " it' .port only what Egypt does 'U'p'y (.r can only supply at 'vc prices ' "' is a military Local Resources " ', Cairo, which, with the aid "i'i'ri advisers familiar with the syslematically collects, ' 'port'; and utiliveu nil fTirvntian l'"1''". wherever obtainable, that the turn of the army. Nat ,''"' f'"d.4turrs and especially I'"" thi. first need. All the I f'laizi. and barley required is if,'-'. . 1 1" an'' at' prices which ( '"ir';i'''.v how a substantial increase ' the pre-war prices. Purchases ,," ade m a wholesale fashion. The , iiiim vv niiv. maize crop at an aD- t r. l!"' last ,i, m'1' Price, and has seen to it that ,( ( .'nr there is a larger acreage .,,'.'' '',,r,als than ever before. w,( ,! 'Vl't loes not supply the troops rm. 't "i'"1'1 il ,'i'iot rival the frozen 1 Australia and New Zea- has ever been. "The Egyptian peasant, therefore, has done well these last eighteen months. lie buys little and is saving money. The high prices for Im ported goods affect him far less than the Europeans in the country. The dearnc"" 'if coal ha'- bem r d'Ticulty, bu'. it as rot r.fse!; the 'lig'n prices of all lh: country's products. 'Tn ote respect. Egypt h? been a loser. There is now no winter tourist traffic. Th' tourists come no more. But their plae is taken by the larete numbers of officers who spend their lives in Cairo or Alex andria, and the vendors of costly cu rios find them fairly good customers. The men spend a great deal of money with the small shopkeepers, and the Australians are customers worth having, even if they have no more than an Australian private's pay to spend. Also the new military season lasts all year round, while the tour ist season at best was a matter of two or three months. Hotels in Cairo which formerly vegetated ?n summer now do a thriving business right through the hot season. Sev eral of the great hotels have fceen taken over by the army as Tiosp tals or for other military purposes and those that remain have as much business as they can cope with. news agency summary, "this, me first enterprise attempted at Ver dun since the beginning of the grea enemy offensive, proves conclusive landing was delayed as th-- mouth of the cove was occupied by two whales who were feeding and who refused to move until the following day. On that the head of the German armv, j lam,in we found a rough shanty to ;'osnit, .ill hostile attacks on ,.tYi gethjsr with a derelict boat and BIG CONTRACT LET Southern Power Company Will Build Great Dam at Bridgewater Charlotte, July 15. The contract for the big dam and power plam' at Bridgewater. near oMrganton, to .be erected by the Western North Caro lina Power company, was awarded to the aHrdaway Construction company. The contract, as previously noted, is one of the largest of its kind ever let in this country.. Only the Roose velt dam at Arizona and one or two others in the countrv impound more water than will be impounded at Bridgewater when the great engineer ing feat is to converge and lmpoune? the waters of the Catawba river. Lin ville river and Paddy creek is complet ed. It is said that the work of construction will require a year. The contract will include the removaf ot four million cubic yards of earth ana rock. wires grounded, only one line being open at 11 o'clock. The Hickory Electric Company reported many wires out of commission r, the Bell's .long distance systems, and it was doubtful whether communication could be maintained throughout the day. What must have been the tail-end of the coast storm struck this sec tion Friday night and for more than is hours resulted in a continuous downpour of rain, accompanied by a high wind. The most surprising thing about the storm was the fact that corn, instead of lying flat today, seemed to be standing well and that the electric power lines were able to withstand the shock of the tem pest. Water poured through the streets all during the night and early morn ing, and reports from the county stated that the streams were boom ing. Many hundreds of acres o? fine corn in this section only emerg ed from the water a few days ago to be covered again today. Trees and limbs were blown down in different parts of the city. The water,, which had thoroughly satu rated the earth, lessened the staying power of trees, and some tumbled during the worst part of the storm. It is surprising that more damage has not been reported. The storm was not confined to this immediate section. As the Record reporter attempted to receive the As sociated Press reports over the tele phone at 11:30 today, he heard con versation among linemen as far north as Lynhburg, Va.. where wires were crossed. It was expected by linemen that the service would be clearer. CommumVI tioni ito Giastonla was impossible, except by Western Unron, and all messages to that point were accepted subject to delay. It was not known when service would be re sumed. Mr. J. M. Steven?, manager or the Southern Public Utilities Com pany here, worked hard today to pre vent a break in the service, and he seemed to be succeeding. It was sard the power might have to be closed down by 3 o'clock. 4 at latest, and the Record force rushed to have the printing done before the power was paralyzed. At noon it seemed that the storm was breaking, but at 12:30 another curtain of rain descended. There seemed at that hour to be no indica tion of a let up. The Catawba river was reported un usually high at noon and all streams were swollen out of thler rianxs. Enormous damage probably will be done by flods, especially in the coun rty below here. Marines and Sailors are Rescued From the Collier Hector in Atlantic Ocean CATAWBA OUT OF BANKS the eastern and western fronts, has! akirtgsidfc a rouglh cross evidently not lost sight of the orlgnal object marking a grave. In a ritt in a clirt in view." we found a sort of cave stream with old bottles and odds and ends of a i camp. iNearby was a piece of wood I bearing the names Annie Larsen which I learned from a shipwrecked j sailor who was on the yacht was the j name of a vessel engaged in blockade ' running or contraband. There is no j doubt that the remote island had been i a dumpingground for Mexican revolu ! 1 ionists. I "There were so many turtles that J wo got tired of feeding on them. It was curious to see these creatures being regarded by the birds as a kind HAY NMD TO JUDGESHP TODAY of floating island, and to see gulls Valdese, N. C. July 15 The Ca tawba river here at noon today was out of its banks and tsill rising. This section experienced one of the worst rain storms in years. Rain was still falling at 12 o'clock. RULING S MAD E (By Associated Press.) Washington, July lil. President Wi'ilson today nominated James Hay of Madison, Va., chairman of the house military afairs committee, for judge of the United States court of claims to succeed Judge George W. Atkinson, who retired for age. Representative Hay has been rep resentative from the seventh Virginia district for 20 years and since his youth has been a power in the Virginia Democratic organization. GERMANS ARE FORCED preer.mg tnemseivos on tne turtles "'Th T-ia.-i:'.' a i.-itetl ore small island in the guli of panama where phantifsis war. nnnt among the peonV. ".. r ? i;v::?r.s h: this region we';' -iy uifiicaifc and there was one sai!:t Sf.itt thiil had been drifting i i :-3 for '.i.-'rteen months and had Le-i :;::ai:."e to get out. The Panama C:ia' whs closed to traffic but the Aieviea.-i government kindly allowed the ".v?r:;a' as the vessel of a scien 11: 'x expedition, to go through. ?! IN FAVOR OF U-BOAT "Sum." fH'tv les ,'rom JamAica BACK TO THIRD LINE (By Associated Press.) London, July 15 The British of fensive was resumed today. The war office announced at one point the Germjans were forced ba to the third line. Two thousand prisoners were taken. BRIDGES WASHED AWAY Conover, N. C, July 15. Four "bridges were washed away today on creeks near here. The downpour was terrific. -,e miw whit appeared to be at first a b'.rning ship and afterwards looked like ;ol;e lioiK a naval action. We fouid it. to be a submarine volcano blow 'ng c'.y The sea flow had been broke i. . nd ,e sa w seas breaking in plac "? vhero the chart showed no land. L : toe circumstances no investigation was possible." (By Associated Press.) Washington, July 15. The state dapartment formally ruled today that the German submarine Deutschland was a merchant vessel. In announcing the ruling acting Secretary Polk said it must not be taken as a precedent and that any similar cases arrising in the future would be dealt with on their own merits. (By Associated Press.) Charleston, July 15. 102 marines and sailors were landed here this morning from the Hector. They were brought in from the stranded ship, which is now lying off the Charleston lighthouse with the captain and 15 men aboard. The tug Wellington bound for Jacksonville from Philadelphia ar rived her this morning with 102 men aboard. The Cypress left her last night to pick up the captain of the IIector and 15 men left aboard rough seas preventing the tug from res cuing any more yesterday. ,The Hector, according to best in formation, broke in half yesterday afternon about 4 o'clock. The destroyer Peary arrived this morning badly battered from rough weather. She was in tow. British Push Germans Back to Third Line in Second Drive, Take Men DECIDE ON PROGRAM (By Associated Press.) Washington, July 15. Senate Democrats will caucus tonight to decide whether the legislative pro gram drawn up recently will be ex tended at the cost of lengthening the session of congress beyond Septem ber 1. COMPARATIVE WEATHER July 14 Maximum Minimum Mean Rainfall T DISCUSS CARNIAA L (By Associated Press.) British guns and infantry conttnue to deepen the big dent in the Ger man line north of the Somme. After forcing the second line along a four mile-front, the Britsh forces continued the attack tody. The Germans at one point have been pushed back to their third line of defenses. This marks a British ad vane of four miles from the original line since the beginning of the olfen- DEATII OF MR. BOGGS Following an illness of three weeks, Mr. W. J Boggs, an estimable ctizen of Longview, died at the homo ot his daughter. Mrs. W. H. Goodnight, this morning at 4:45. The funeral will be held Sunday or Monday, the arrangements not being completed be cause of the absence of a son In Tex as. Mr. Boggs was a native of Cleveland county, owned a farm near Longview, and was C,9 years old. He was a ouiet. unassuming o-pntleman. sive July in "the Fricourt-Mametz j and did not have an enemy in the AT MORNING SERVICE At the Presbyterian church Sun day morning, Rev. J. G. Garth will preach on the subject "Young Men, our Hope and our Danger," an5 will discuss the recent situation brought about by the carnivals in this town, including the attitude of the town council and public sentiment gener ally regarding these things. The sermon will be addressed to the jun ior Order of American Mechanics. 1916 191b 81 91 1 I 1 ' U J r.- 4 U nni no wn en worsmus m a uuuv at wic .19 Presbyterian church Sundjky morn- 4:30 o'clock sector. , The force of the renewed British drive is shown not only in the ground gained, but in the number of priso ners captured. London reports the taking of moee than 2,000 German prisoners within the last 24 hours, the total now being in excess of 10,000. While the British are thus pushing back the German lines, the French on their right flank are remaining com paratively active, having already ad vanced as far as the British. They are busy at Verdun, however, where they have repulsed an attack near the Avocourt wood on the ex treme left of the Verdun front. On the east bank of the Meuse attempted German attacks were re-! pulsed. Hard fighting continues between Rusians and Turns in Armenia. The world. He is survived by his wife pn.1 f6ur children Mr. Charles Boggs of Cherryville. Mr. Guy Boggs ot Plateau, Mr. Frank Boggs of EI Paso, Texas, and Mrs. W. TT. tiood night of Longview. 'THE TRIUMPH OF THE LAUGHING MASK' The Last of the "Iron Claw" The question that has been agi tating the minds of more ppope than are concerned in the outcome of the present European struggle, or the result of the coming presidential elec tion, viz: "Who is the LaugKTng Mask," will be answered at the Pas time theatre Monday, when the tmai chapter of the great Pathe serial. The Iron Claw, will be shown. The name of this episode is, fittingly, "The Triumph of the Laughing Mask." We're not going to disclose any more here than that Legar, escaping from ail, meets deaths at the hands of his foe. "The Laughing Masx " ind that the latter, cleared of the result, of the battle so far is not de-i criminal charges made against him :s -loses nis identity to all concerned and marries the or.ly v sure-enough cisive Constantinople reports. Mrs. T. L. the U. D C's. Henkel will entertain Monday afternoon at "peciless. fearless girl," to the ex- ce(ding delight, of herself and mil lions of other enthusiastic well-wishers.
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