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MlCKOMY Daily ECO VOL. II. NO. 91 HICKORY, N. C. SATURDAY EVENING DEC. 9, 1916 Price Two Cents R MP GERMANY WILL EXPLAIN BELGIAN DEPORTATIONS Is Expected to Contend That Measure was Taken to Give Work to Unemployed Class United States Makes Vigorous Protest Against (By Associated Press.) IVrlin, Dec. 7, via London, Dec. 9. (iirmany in a day or two will re ply with a memorandum to the rep-ivsi-iitations which Secretary Grew o,f :no American embassy has been mak ing regarding the deportation of Bel ciati laborers. The reply will fol low much the same line as made to the elllgian protest through the punish minister, the subject of which was published in the North American C.iette this morning. It is explained that it has not al- viys been possible to prevent the , M-usure being applied to Belgians j ."On to Washington," which was not of the unemployed classes, but the war cry of Lee's serried brigade at greater care is now being ex-;Jurin,f tne sixties wil1 be echoed by i i A i A ... . , i the survivors of the armies of the that Wlth thp use of BeH Confederacy next May when the vet ;:an lists it is thought the measure erans of the grey yill journey to , " 1 the restricted solely to the Washington for their annual reunion , :,,s which it is designed to affect.1 The railroads of the south have agreed upon one cent fare per mile j each way for the occasion, according The position of the German gov-jto an announcement by H. P. Cary, , niMient on the Belgian deportations general passenger agent of the South outlined in a statement carried!"" Railway, who is chairman of the . . j d v 1 finance committee for the twenty v. the Associated Tress earlier in 0,.-fi, v- 'a 'h week. I PROTEST IS FORWARDED Washington. Dec. 9 The Ameri- government's formal protest to' ,,,tmanv against the deportation of, ) !- ans for forced labor, as a vio-!'s I :"M of the principles of humanity, ,i been made public by the state ! o:ii t'i eiit. It was in the form of a v. cahlfd to Charge Grew at Ber :: with instructions that he seek an : review witii tne iierman Lhancel ,.i ..,.,! i f v,im orwi , .-idling arranged ior visits to Baltimore, : ! the department with the terse ! to he. ottysbuurg battlefield where .,.'.. I a Confederate monument will be un- 'f he" 'interview has taken place."! veiled on Friday of reunion week to n -Vials refused to add to this! w York and other Places of m" - ncnt. and so far as could bej101"681, " ! last night there has been no !.!.- from Germany. All informa- GEORGETOWN TO PLAY , ; available, however, indicates TURANE THIS AFTERNOON the deportations are continu- 'Hy Associated Press.) u nl it is known that through New Orleans, Dec. 9 Cool weath .: "i : informal representations er and a clear sky early today gave drew learned that the Ger-' position was that tne policy was a "military necessity and not in viola- i of international law. The American note was put on the i !c November 29, the night of the i y Ambassador Gerard saw Presi- Wilson preparatory to his return Hi rlin. and the night the Associat- I 1'iess announced that the United .' v had made further representa- on its own behalf on the broad . !m ,n Is of humanity. Its text fol- "n November 29, Mr. Grew, our : r-e at Berlin, was directed to ob ' 1 i; an interview with the German ( h ini cllor and read to him the fol lowing: " 'The government of the United s-atfs has learned with the greatest ' nrt rn and regret of the policy of 'if German government to deport f f i hi, liclgi.im a portion of the civil ian population for the purpose of f-rcing them to labor in Germany and Business Men are Aiding in Efforts to Maintain Standards of Morality (By Associated Press) Washington, Dec. 9. The coun try's business men have given hearty cooperation to the federal trade com mission in its efforts to maintain Ptopcr standards of commercial mor ality in American business, accord ing to the annual report of the com mission made public today. Development of the commission's policy has had for its first purpose, the report declares, promotion of the best business efficiency. Its aim has ln'cn to understand and make al lowance for the difficulty of the prob lem, to see both sides of every case, to protect men in the furtherance of legitimate self-interest by all reas onable and normal methods, and at t he same time to keep the channels of competition free and open to all, ho that a man with small capital may engage in business in competitor with powerful rival, assumed that he may operate his business free from harassment and intimidation and may b given a fair opportunity to work out his business problems with such industry, efficiency and intelligence i'S he may possess." The report lays stress on the work of the commission in preventing un fair competition. Since its creation nod up to the end of the fiscal year 'he commission has considered 246 i'pplications for the issuance of com plaints against corporations and firms "'(used of unfair practices. Of those, 107 have been disposed of in various ways. !Some concerns were ordered fo discontinue the tactics complain 1 of, others voluntarily agreed to cease unbusiness like methods, and in some cases no law violations were Practice. VETERANS 11 E CHEAP the effect of this will be to attract a record breaking gathering. I 'This twi11 be h reunion of theu veterans at Washington. An I elaborate program of entertainment being arranged which is expected tne, reunion one oi tne most "uiuic uiiu ciijuyauie m History. Most of the time will be spent in Washington where the citizens axe preparing to look after the visitors in royal fashion. Side trips are be- promise of ideal conditions for the football game this afternoon between Georgetown and the Tulane elevens. This is the last college game of the season scheduled in the south. Coach es expect to send in their strongest teams. is constrained to protest in a friend ly spirit but most solemnly against this action, which is a contravention of all precedents and of those hu mane principles of international prac tice which have long been accepted and followed by civilized nations in their treatment of non-combatants. " 'Furthermore the government of the United States is convinced that the effect of this policy, if pursued, will in all probability be fatal to the Belgian relief work, so humanely planned and so successfully carried out, a result which would be general ly deplored and which, it is assumed would seriously embarrass the Ger man government.' " found. The charges covered many kinds of law violations. ' The trade commission's work has included also economic and special in vestigations. What the commission considers its most important econ omic inquiry was into the subject of cooperation in export trade. This reDort was issued during the sum mer and recommended to congress that American manufacturers be permitted to form export combina tions. A bill providing lor mat, having the endorsement of the admin istration, is now pending m con gress. One investigation had to do with uniform accounting methods. That , i -. tVio (nmnussion. a large percentage of the country s it l MAMilmnts nnn manuiacturers aim mcivu'"-' slight knowledge of their co3ts of pro duction or selling expense. An in vestigation of trade possibilities and conditions in each of the country s industries, the report says, developed information that will prove vmvalua ble to producers and persons contem plating investments. The commission investigated the high prices of gasoline, strated inquir ies into the print paper situation and the bituminous and anthracite coal industries; continued its investiga tion of resale price maintenance and aided in disposing of the Mexican si sal crop. . ... Activities in connection with en forcement of the Sherman act includ ed an investigation to determine the reiaiKvi eimwf r companies into which the btandara Oil Company was dissolved nd preparation of a decree in the Corn products Refining Co, case referred to it by the federal courts. An urgent appeal is made to con gress for a larger appropriation for erryino" on the work of the commis sion, which, the report declares, has grown so heavy the present force oi employment cannot handle it. AV RATES HOLIDAY BUYING F00 STARTS OFF WELL Christmas trade opened nn in WoV. ory this afternoon in earnest and by next week the holiday buying will be vigorous. The fine rain last night, the warm sun today, and the fact that this is Saturday, brought crowds to the city from every direction. There are just two more trading weeks until Christmas and tho mer chants are prepared for the usual big aemana. In connection with early Christmas shopping the postoffice department at Washington has urged the people to mail their packages early in the hope that the postal clerks might be able to get some rest Christmas day. Sunday is a holidav. but tHere will De utue rest tor tne army of em ployes oi tne postothce department. Unless Dackaees are mailed enrlv. many of them mav not reach their destination until alter Christmas day. i he express companies have made similar requests and it is believed that the .earlv buvinc and mailings mf C " -0 - - . movement win De realized this year, (By Associated Press) Washington, Dec. 9. Senator Hardwick has prepared an amendment to the Adamson act which would give the interstate commerce commission full authority to fix the hours and wages of railway employes. The amendment would make it unlawful to obstruct or hinder the operation of trains because of any dissatisfaction with the orders of the commission. The commission would be empow ered to fix hours and wages on its own initiative or on the request of outside organizations. The Georgia senator will seek ear ly consideration of his amendment be fore the interstate commerce commit teee. LONDON SAYS QUIET (By Associated Press.) London, Dec. 9 No important event occurred on the Franco-Belgian front last night, the war office an nounced today. COLDER WEATHER EOR NEXT WEEK PROMISED . (By Associated Press. j Washington, Dec. 9 Generally fair weather with temperatures much be low the seasonal average is forecast for the southeastern states during the week beginning tomorrow. Warm er weather is indicated towards the1 last of the week. FOR 96 AIRSHIPS (Bty Associated Press) Washington, Dec. 9 Contracts for 96 high-power hydro-aeroplanes for the cost artillery stations in the United States, Hawaii, Porto Rico and the Philippines were awarded today. Immediate construction is to begin on the 96 and contracts soon will be let for 52 more. FOR AN EXTENSION (By Associated Press) Washington, Dec. 9 The joint house and senate committee investi gating transportaltion prbblems de cided today to ask congress to extend its life so it may postpone further hearings until after the adjournment of congress. This is considered ne cessary so that time may be devoted in congress to President Wilson's pro gram of railroad legislation. If con gress does not extend its life, a par tial report may be made before Jan uary 8. (Rain and wind last night norther ly wind caused many people to be lieve that an inch or two fell, but the precipitation was slight. HAS AMENDMENT FOR 8 HOUR LAW BRITISH POSITION CONTRACTS PLACED COMMITTEE ASKS T IS MASHED WHEN TRAINS COLUDE Mr. W. W. Dysart of Lenoir, fore man on a Southern Railway work train, lost his right foot as the re suit of a head-on collision between the work train and the Marion shift er near Marion Friday afternoon be tween 4 and 5 o'clock, the foot being so badly mashed that it had to be amputated. The injured man was brought to Richard Baker hospital about midnight Friday and Dr. Shu ford removed the member. A small part of the heel is all of the foot that was left. Three other persons were slightly injured in the accident, the details oi which were not learned. IMr. Dysart's son, Conductor W. A T A- i n iii i jysart, was Daaiy scaiaea about a year ago, and remained in the hos pital here for several weeks. He re covered all right. .Dr. Shuford said that the elder Dysart was doing well today. DELVE INTO PRICES (By Associated Press.) Washington, Dec. 9 Federal grand jury investigations into the high cost of living were ordered today by At torney General Gregory to begin in New York and Detroit next week. Similar investigations in Cleveland. St. Louis, Minneapolis' and other cities. (By Associated Press.) London, Dec. 9. A German war ship has succeeded in running the British blockade cordon in the North sea, according to the report of a ship captain who says his vessel was held up and examined in the Atlantic. The vessel is not a converted mer chantman, the captain said on his ar rival here, but is a regular cruiser. 'The West Hickory quarterly meet ing will be held at Bethel church on Mbnday, December 17, at 3 o'clock p. m. Rev. W- R- Ware, presiding elder, has requested Rev. A. L. Stanford to call attention to the fact that the first quarterly meeng oft the Hickory cir cuit will be held at Houck's chapel on bunday and Monday, December 16 and 17. Methodists are urged to bear the dates in mind. iiimiHiH::mmnmmHmi ; MARKETS Kt:MHHt COTTON FUTURES (B(y Associated Press) New York, Dec. 9 There was a renewal of yesterday's selling move ment in the cotton market early today and a further break in prices. The opening was steady at a decline of three points to an advance of four points. Before the end of the first hour prices were $150 a bale under last night's close. The market closed steady, Open Close 18.70 18.79 19.05 19.25 19.28 17.34 December January . March May July October . 18.80 19.03 19 25 19.46 19.50 17.68 HICKORY MARKETS Sotton 18 5-8 Wheat $1.80 CHICAGO WHEAT Chicago, Dec. 9 Increased danger to ocean shipping and the continu ance of railway embargoes put wheat prices on the downgrade here-today. 'Opening prices, which ranged as the same as yesterday's finish, with May at 1.74 1-4 to 1.74 1-8 and July at 1.57, were followed by a further de cline. muHMMnnmiMMMttmtt THE WEATHER COMPARATIVE WEATHER iDec. 8, 1916 Meximum 57 Minimum 45 Mean 51 1915 30 43 GRAND JURY WILL GERMAN CRUISER AT LARGE IN ATLANTIC BUTTER BY (Ly Associated Press.) Chicago,' Dec. 9 Pursuing his in quiry into food prices, United States District Attorney Klyne today sent investigators to Elgin, 111., to attend the meeting of. the board . of trade, which organization fixes the price of butter that is said to -govern largely sales throughout the country. 'Federal officials have served sub poenas' i)n a number of smaller pack ers of this city to appear before the grand jury Monday and answer to charges. At the United Sattes attorney's offi ce it was announced that the egg supply of Chicago is controlled by four men. Miss Milles Edmundson- is spend ing the week end. in Morganton with friends. j (By Associated Press) , New York, Dec. 9 A renewal of j heavy general liquidations following yesterday's break in prices , caused ex citement verging on demonstration in the cotton market here today. For a time prices broke 10 to 15 points between sales, and before there was : any pause in the decline March con tracts had sold at 18.50 or 75 points under last night's close and the gener al list was fully $14 a bale under the recent high level. There seemed to lie' no reason for . the sensational ; break, but bullish confidence had been shaken by the break of yesterday, . , . .' Coverings caused rallies of 20 to 30 points from the lowest as soon as the market diminished, but the mar ket was still nervous. F TO IfORT OF PAPER (By Associated Press.) Paris, Dec. 9The government has decided to prohibit the importation of cutting paper, according to a semi official announcement. ,The object of the step is to encourage the French, paper makers and to utilize the for-; rests of French for wood pulp. UPPER PASQUOTANK NOT TO BE (By Associated Press.) Wlashngton, Dec.' 9 -An adverse re port on improvement of the upper j Pasquotank river, North Carolina, from Turner's Cut to the head of nav ivation at Lebanon Road, was made in a report submitted to the house to day by the war department. DON SEITZ TO (By Associated Press.) Chapel Hill, Dec. 9 Ari address on ''The business end o newspaper -making," by Don Seitz, business 1 mana ger of the New York World, featur ed the program of the closing session this morning of the 'newspaper insti tute. 1 ' '." ' l lOther speakers . included W. H. Savory of . the . Mergenjthajer Lino type Company jind H. B. Varner of . the Lexington Dispatch. j (By Associated Press) Washington, Dec. 9 Ambassador Sharpe at Paris notified the state de- partment today that the allies' block- i ade of Greece began yesterday at 8 o'clock. FEDERAL AGENTS COTTON BREAKS RAPIDLY IN NEW YORK RENCH PROHIBIT SPEAKS NEWSPAPER MEN UNDER i 10 CKAD E GREECE TO STRIKE Constantine and Royalties More Hostile and Large Army is Being Organized-Mackensen Said to be Ready for Drive at Saloniki. ANOTHER GREAT CROWD HEARS DR. DEW Though it was rainy last night, yet a large congregation was at the re vival meeting at the Baptist church. There were many new faces among them. New faces are recognized at every service. This shows the in terest of the meeting, is spreading. All miss Rev. A. L Stanford in the meeting, and regret to hear he is in bed sick. He with other pastors, has aided materially in the meeting. The spirit of the meeting seems to get better and better. All enjoy the singing. Many choruses are sung from time to time. The fa vorite one seems to be: "Keep sweet, keep sweet, This is the only way; This is the way to win the day, If you'll just keep sweet." Everybody, old and young, have learned to love that chorus. . Dr. Dew discussed the subject ''How one may know he has been born again?" He had many passages of scripture read, making it plain if one will just believe what the bible says about it People read and be lieve history written by man, but do not read and believe what is written by the Holy Spirit. iAs it seemed, he made it so plain that a way-faring man or woman, though a fool, need not err there-in. His illustrations are apt and have the sticking quality. His condemna tion of many sins are sharper than a two edged sword; but is wielded in such a kind spirit, that those who are thus wounded, say "it hurts good." There are many, it is said, who will stop cussing, gambling, drinking, smoking cigarettes, dancing, etc. If they do not after hearing him, theyi will be sinning "against light and knowledge. And those who have seen theerror and sin of it, will need help to quit it, and only the spirit of the devil himself would tempt them to violate their enlightened, and good consciences. And no one class can say he hit others, but didn't hit me. That would be self-righteousness gone to seed. All must go away from ev ery service, saying, he gave us all our portion in due season, and that, too, without sugar, salt, salve, or white wash. EPSTEIN CASE WILL REACH JURY TODAY (By Associated Press) iChapel Hill, Dec. 9 Argument in the case of Hyman Epsttin, on trial for the killing last spring of Leonard Edwards, still was in progress this afternoon in Wayne county superior court and was expected to go to the jury late today. Church Unification Idea Has Advanced Steadily in the United States (By Associated Press.) ' St: Louis, Dec. 9. Important move ments of church unification in Amer ica have advanced during the last four years and will have a far-reaching effect upon the mission field, ac cordiriff to the Commission on For eign Missions which reported at to day s session of the quaarenniai meeting of the Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America. The report is ah ; exhaustive review of mission work abroad, laying stress upon the great advance that has been made in cooperation. Discussing Church Union, the commission says: "The proposed union of the Metho dist, Presbyterian, land Congrega tional churches in Canada will not on ly deeply influence the home miss'.on policy and situation in Canada, but will deeply affect foreign missions in many fields. The movement toward the unification of Methodism will completely change the missionary sit uation in Latin America and Asia and Africa, and is rightly stirring pro foundly the thought of the mission ary leaders." In conclusion the report reads: "'The events of the last two years have made humanity deeply conscious of its unity. 'To the uttermost cor ner of the world the influence of the European war has extended. Man kind recognizes that it is one body in which each member must suffer or profit with every other member. The common experiences of all men have been so deep and piercinar as to eclipse their isolated and partisan experiences. The unity of human IS READY THEM I BACK (By Associated Press.) The situation in Grece is not only again of decided political interest but potentially of marked military im port in connection with the suppos ed purpose of the central powers to turn important sections of Field Mar shal von Mackensen's powerful Ru manian army in a campaign against Saloniki. iCorrejspondenits - an Greece report a persistently hostile .attitude by King Constantine and the Greek roy alists towards the entente, and de clare efforts are being made to gather a strong army in the Lar issa region for an attack upon the entente forces from the rear simul taneously with the German attack. .British military writers call atten tion to these contingencies and de cisive action towards Greece is urg ed in view of the military necessi ties of the allies. Latest reports from the Ruma nian campaign reject the continued retirement of the Russo-Rumanian armies in eastern Wallachia with the figures of men and materials by the invaders constantly increased. How far the advance of Field Mar shal von Mackensen may take him before the entente allies may feel able to oppose him is not clear. It is con sidered that not much if any of Wal lachia will be left in Rumanian hands. The Abuzu river which mil itary commentators has picked for the Rumanians to make a stand is a boundary of the southern province of Rumania. ' That there ois every indication on the part of the Russians to maintain firmly the line along the western Mol davian frontier to safeguard that province is indicated by today's re port from Petrograd of a Russian of fensive in' the Putna valley region. The announcement declares that the Austro-Germari forces were dislodged from two heights, losing 500 men in prisoners, one gun and six machine guns. T OF WAY PRETTY TO LOOK ON The railway right of way from the depot to Hotel Huffry, thanks to the efforts of the Chamber of Commerce, Manager Huffman and Colonel Robert Ransom and Mr. T. L. Henkel, is to be made attractive by the planting of grass and flowers. The city has cooperated also and by spring the place will not look the same. In stead of seeing tin cans and paper, passengers on the trains will behold grass and flowers all the way from the depot to the hotel. A pretty walk way and driveway will add to the attractiveness of the whole distance. Mrs. J. H. Dew will speak to the intermediate classes of the Methodist Sunday school tomorrow morning at 10:15 o'clock. history and of human life has as serted itself against all that separates it. These unifying forces have col lided with the enterprise of foreign missions. It has always been a movement of cooperation and unity. It has proclaimed the duty of inter national sympathy and . good-will. Even in the midst of the divisions and misunderstandings of war it has pre served the catholic mind and the christian spirit, and has held up be fore all schisms the loyalty of its unity. ''In China, where the Continental missions suffered great distress be cause of the cutting off of their sup plies, the missionary agencies of other lands took up the burden. In India the American Lutherans came to the aid of German missions, while the entire mission body in India as sessed itself for funds for the relief of German missionaries who might be in need. To relieve the strain of mis understanding between Japan and the United States, and to maintain the traditional relationship of common understanding and friendship by the sending of Dr. Mathews, the presi dent of the federal council, and Drs. Gulick as a commission of good-yiJI fro'm "the churches of America. 'The Christian churches working together in the missionary enterprise confront today both the privilege and the duty of unique service to human ity which needs above all else that principle of service and of unity and of love, of which the enterprise of foreign missions is the purest expression." MAKE RIGH
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