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Hickory Daily Record VOL. II. M)- 153 HICKORY, N. C, MONDAY EVENING MARCH 19, 1917 PRICE TWO CENTS BROTHERHOODS WI EARLY SES T HOUR LAW; ONGRESS OK ELY MAY ASSEMBLE CONGRESS FOR FURTHER AUTHORITY President Considers Advisability of More Drastic Action in Face of Submarine Peril Won't Enter War on European Scale, Officials Make Plain Today. ZEPPELINS RAID LONDON SAYS , It Aiociated Pre) UVishinu-n. March 19 New and WMrrwdv.- action to protect Ameri can W.?:u aaiiHt Gorman sib roarine a!'!''-'" rtain as the re sult of w't.Tilay'! sinking of three unnrm.'.l American steamers and the possible !v of American lives. Calliiu i f ot'iijrrt!3 in extra session before Apr:! lt loomed up a the strong' possibility, although Pres ident Wilson was understood to have been einsi.U-rii'i: other measures. With American ships already be inir armed, the next probable step would be active plan to clear sub marines c i:, of sea lanes. There would appear to be no plan to have the United States enter the war on the icale of Kuropean nations. The fin that some American ships ire on the other side of the ocean unarmed factor in the situation, and as lare warships are unsuited to submarine warfare, many small chasers may be ordered. Most of the American fleet is need ed at home to guard against German submarines in American waters. There seemed to be no doubt that steps to supplement arming Ameri can ships would be taken, but the question of what these steps would be was not disclosed. No comment was made at the white house today beyond the state ment that President Wilson was (retting1 reports and consid ering the question thoroughly. Sec retary Lansing was called to the white hj'iuse early today and they discussed the situation thoroughly. ALL MKMHKKS OF CREW OF CITY OF MEMPHIS SAVED AMERICAN MAIL RIFLED 0 N SAXONJA BERLIN TO MUSTER OUT ALLNATiONAL (By Associated Press) Berlin, via London, March 19. An attack on London by Zeppelins last ing one and one-half hours has been made, the war office announced today. Bombs were dropped successfully and the airships returned safely. ILLINOIS WAS BUILT AT NEWPORT NEWS DRY DOCK (By Associated Press.)" Washington, March 19 Twenty six mail bags addressed to Wash ington and the British embassy mail 'long, 521 feed wide and 308 feet deep aboard the Cunard liner Saxonla Her gross tonnage was 5225 and net Newport News, March 19. The American steamship Illinois, reported sunk by a German submarine, was built at the plant of the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock company here in 1913 for the Texas company. She was originally nam ed the Texas, but her name was changed to Illinois when the owners built another steamer and named her Texas. The Illinois was the third oil tanker built at the Newport News shipyard. She was 390 feet (By Associated Press) Washington, March -9. It was au thoritatively announced today at the war departmnet that demobilization of the national guard would continue as plained and that delays in the mustering out of troops in certain districts resulted' from local condi tions. : It is expected ,; that a'l national guard troops will be mustered out by April 1. FEDERAL AND STATE EIGNTY OVER UPHELD CAPTAiN AMONG 1 ! BOA! have been rifled, it was announced today. TWX) GOOD SERMONS QuensWn, March 19 The Am- trican steamer City of Memphis was torpedoed, according to information received here by a German subma rine at 5 o'clock Saturday afternoon. The crew, numbering 57, took to five boats, Three of the boats, with survivors, were picked up by a ateamer at 1 o'clock in the morning nd the men have been landed. The other boats, with 21 aboard, jre believed to have been picked up. Tin captain was in one of the boats, i Rev. W. R. Bradshaw of the First Baplit chvfrch preached two good sermons yesterday to large and ap preciative audiences. At 11 a. ni., his text was I Peter 2:21. His sub ject was: "Christ our example." He showed the importance of our being like Christ: (1) In perfect charac ter, (2) in humility, (3) in sympathy, (4) in prayer, and (5) in true great ness. At the night servi his subject was: "Selling the soul for naught." This he made very practical and Im pressive, leading to Christ as the only true and just master. tonnage j,zo. ,ne carried a crew of 35 men and her home port was New York. She had been here sev eral times for repairs. MUSTERING OUT IS SUSPENDED WES J GERMANY URGES MEN TO STAY ON FARMS (By Associated Press.) Berlin, March 19. YTo prevent any further exodus of agricultural work ers from the farms to highly paid iobs in the munition factories, the following appeal signed by the direc tor of civil and mi"tary supplies. General Groener has been placarded in all the rurald istricts: "Agricultural work is a patriotic auxiliary service. Our brothers at the front and in the factories at home rely on you. Be pround of this. He who runs away from the plough to the town for the sake of earning a few pence more is a deserter. Hold back such weaklings by example and word." (By Associated Press.; Chicago, March 19. Orders were issued today by Major General Bar ry, commander of the central depart ment, suspending all mustering out of troops in the department, "sub ject to further notice." (By Associated Press; London, March 19. Captain Bor um ami eight men who formed the complement of his boat are among those missing from the sunken Amer ican steamer City of Memphis. Four of the eight sailors are Americans. The boat -was picked up yesterday, and it is hoped that the men were picked up by a vessel without wire less and landed at some port. The survivors say that the cap tain's boat became separated from the others about 1 o'clock Sunday morning. The City of Memphis left Cardiff Saturday with 58 on board. The sur vivors number 33. Fifteen men from the American steamer Vigilinicia, sunk by a Ger man submarine, are now listed as Pv Assoc-Htod Press) 'missing, ihe American consul learn- Washintgon, March 19. In sus-jed that the submarine fired two tor taining injunctions oustin Utah hy- Dedoes at the Vifrilin The first missed by considerable RAILROADS BACK DOWN STRIKE ORDER RECALLED Reads Surrender on Patriotic Grounds Media tors Succeed After Many Hours of Discus sionMeans Increase of $60,000,000 in Payroll Members Notified. (By Associated Press) New York, March 19. The rail road strike has been averted. Yield ing to the appeal of President Wil son and facing the probability of this country's entrance into the world war, the railroads early today grant ed the demands of the brotherhoods for a basic eight-hour day. The telegraph wires today are carrying orders from the brotherhoods recall ing the strike. The decision is regarded as a com plete surrender to the brotherhoods,! brought abot, however jaSer the ! patriotism of the railroad managers had been brought to the test. MR. C. S. WARD KILLED BY RAN Mr. C. S. Ward, manager of the The .Chero-Cola bottling plant here, was dro-ciectrie companies from federal forests, the supreme court today up held federal and limited state sov ereignity in developing land in wes tern states. BRITISH TROOPS CONTINUE ON HEELS OF GERMANS president's mediators, playing what '.alm instantly killed Sunday after jthey considered their trump card,;0"! a o'clock when Southern were not successful in this mission Kauway westbound passenger tram London, March 19. (British troops continuing their rapid advance on the heels of the retiring Germans have occupied the important towns of Nesle, Chaulnes and" Feronne. Along a front of about 45 miles they have enter ed the German positions to a depth of 10 miles, in p'aces. In addition the British " have taker more -than 60 villages. '"" - ..r The annov.nce.ment of these gams was contained in the official report last night from Britsh heaidquarters. distance. It was immediately fol lowed by the second, which found the mark. FARMERS TO BORROW iONEY AT 5 PER CENT (By Associated Press) 'Washington, March 19 The farm loan board announced today that the interest rate to farmers throughout the country would be 5 per cent. A rate of 4 1-2 per cent will be secur ed for the banks. Adamson E s Held French and British Push Germans Farther Back on Front of Hundred Miles fir AoHatod Press.) The greatest military movement on the Franco. vidian front since the battle of thv Marne is still in full mir with the Germans in retreat ',n a front of loo miles. French Armory of i,o mi(,s ha3 beetv PVac. uated. The retirement of von Mackensen's wtwn Brmies has already resulted straitening out of the fa ui xoyw Silli(;nt af)(1 apparentjy reirojrriult. " "Kress. Should t.h expectations of watch) nsf the m "e retreat m tv. f, ," ",n-lf' line running 7; V N'ayon and th Power- t,' lfrns!v potion at St. Quon- DS?ay'!I "fTR'ial f5erman statement w of th,; movement with a cer ";'' of f);,lity as if it was en ly co,nPi,t( The prcvimi3 re mw?' TH ,"ilrk',l y state tir in th milHt f thC re" v!Siu.ann,,,in,,,!s thnt the rund hi ' m il ot land be- t.L ' Arta and the A tane whch movement is still In many who have been ovemenit be realized, not stop short of HAD PLENTY OF JERSEY CATTLE TO BE The following letter from Mr. Al vin J. Reed to Mr. John W. Robinson will be of interest: Answering your letter of the 10th, will say I have just returned from Ohio and found plenty of first class Jersey acttle for sale. I consider the prices very reasonable as com pared with prices asked by breeders Supreme (By Associated Press.) Washington, March 19. The Ad- amson eight-hour railroad law was held constitutional and valid in all re spects by the supreme court today. The decision makes eight hours the standard of a day's work and for rail road employes and ratifies the in creased pay awarded them by con gress. The decision was five to four. Jus tices Day, Pitney and Vandevanter announced dissent from the bench and later Justice MidReynolds an nounced his. Federal Judge Hook's ruling in the Missouri, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad test case, enjoying the Adamson act and holding it un constitutional, null and void, was re versed. The immediate effect of the decis ion concerns 400,000 men and will give them back pay amounting to be tween $48,000,000 and $60,000,000. Justice McKenna concurred in the i majority opinion, but on slightly dif- rent grounds. Justice Day deliver ed his dissenting opinion, in which H B W W it CmMiiuiional by Court Today until after 56 hours. if0- Z1 struck the rear of his auto- By the terms of the settlement the. mobile, smashed it completely, and combined salary list of two railroads . injured Masses Pearl Frazier and Be will be increased aproximately $60,-iatrice Sigmon, who were with Mr. 000. 000 a year. " (Ward at the time. Neither lady was Conferences will be held here be-'seriously injured, though Miss Fra- tween the managers and the broth- zier was carried to the Richard Bak erhood chiefs to decide a basis for er Hospital. It was said there to back pay as the new agreement is. day hat her condition was good, and to be retrocative beginning January. she appeared to be suffering more 1. It is estimated unofficially that',0 nervous shock than anything the men have coming to them be-!ese' Mr. Ward and the young ladies were making the turn at Longview THE FRENCH INTERESTED I when the accident happened. ihe CHIUFLY IN A BIG VICTORY j passenger train was running nearly half an hour late and a strong wind i deadened the sound of the train and feween $12,000,000 and $15,000,000. Paris, March 19. Interest in the! retreat of the Germans on the bom- me somewhat dimmed interest in the the whistle, which the engineer 'is of fancy cattle elsewhere. The Justice Vandevanter joined. Jus Winona Cow Testing Association isjtjce pitney held that the law should located near Salem they have the, unconstitutional and void be- highest average record per cow , of any cow testing association in the cause congress confessedly was not takes lif lm ... i. .-f " or the ground Wu'f ,S"iHon's'-ajf'n district N nh . French and n,lfl L-nch following and British the retiring . hl,S' 11 CaValry keePin on the -Mow....:. ''K Germans. ' lr also much ,mPortance f in pfclN. in fr,,"s in other fields. Z,l ,Ko Russian colums '1 Turk t0 htm in the disorgan Uh CrTink' bcfre th0 Brit" world. There are probably over 450 breeders of Jerseys within twenty miles of Salem. I saw a good many of the herds and found very satis factory cattle. I will be glad to meet with wour di rectors on March 24th. Let me know if this is the date they desire. Your letter is addressed to Mr. Arev and I presume he has had some corres pondence with you since I have been away. ADVANCE OF THE FRENCH TROOPS IN WEST CONTINUES Paris. March 19 The advanca of the French troops continued Sun day between the Avre and the Aisne along a front of 60 kilometers (about 37 miles,) according to the official mm n nip at-inn issued bv the War office last night. French cavalry entered Nesle. In the direction of Ham. on the Somlme river, the FVTih movement reached a depth nbniit 12 1-2 miles. North of Soissons the French have occupied Crouey and in the same district have taken the villages of Carlepont, Morsam and Nouvron Vingre. TWO BRITISH SHIPS UI IN SEA RAID (By the Associated Press) London, March 19 A British de stroyer and a merchant vessel were suni: and another destroyer damag ed in the German naval raid at Ram-sgate. CAPTAIN BORUM NATIVE OF MATTHEWS COUNTY, VA. Norfolk, Va., March 19. Capt. L P. Borum, commander of the steam ship Memphis, is a native of Matthews county Virginia, and is one of the best known seagoing commanders of the state. He has been in active ser vice for over a score of years and during the war has been noted for his daring in handling his ship through the war zones. He bunker ed the City of Memphis in this port on his first voyage to Germany with a cargo of cotton. Captain Borum has never resided in Norfolk and nothing is known here of his imme diate family. in nnssession of information neces ... r sary for intelligent and just treat ment of the controversy arbitrarily imposed upon the railroads by con gress. Justice Day in his dessenting op inion said the decision amounted to depredation of the railroads' proper ty without due process of law. In concurring with the majority opinion Justice McKenna, differed in that he concurred in the eight-hour statute. In dissenting Justice McReynolds said that congress did not have power to enact the law, but the majority decision now gives it authority to fix trainmen's wages, to require compul sory arbitration of labor troubles, which may seriously affect the move ment of traffic and to take measures to protect the free flow of commerce whether against the owners, train men or others. COTTON FUTURES (By Associated Press) New York, March 19. The cotton market opened steady at an advance of nine to 15 points. May and Oc tober advanced 45 to 50 points from the low level of last week. Consid- j erable realizing was encountered ati these figures, however, and prices eased oiY towards the middle of the j morning. ' The close was quiet. Open March May 17.95 July 17.86 October 17.20 December 17.34 January 17.39 HICKORY MARKETS Cotton . 18 1-2 Wheat $2.12 1-2 BICKETT AND ROYSTER NAMES OF CAMPS cabinet crisis here. Nevertheless, i the French people are deeply impres sed with the political changes' which are occurring. The newspapers com ment diversely. The I independents and governmental organs dwell upon the coincidence of Premier Briand's retirement with the developments in the military operations that must be regarded as the fruits of the patient and presistnt fforts of the outgoing prime minister, while the opposition press is divided between a demand for men of greater energy and a de mand for arbitrators who do not pre tend to regulate everything. "Astride Briand leaves power after having shouldered the crushing re sponsibility of premier and foreign minister for 18 months," say the Ma tin. He retires on the very day when the Franco-British armies gain a victory rich in consequences be cause it marks the obligation of the enemy to renounce all plans of con quest before the superior force of our military organization." President Poincare conferred today with the president of the senate. An otnine Dubost, and the president of the chamber of deputies, Paul Des chanel, iri regard fjjo the situation created by the resignation of the Briand cabinet. The president then received M. Briand for further con sultation. president Poincare later asked M. Deschanel to consider forming a cab et on the principle of a national un ion. 1M. Deschanel replied that he considered it his duty to remain at his present post. M. Poincare then requested M. Ri- bouit, minister of finance, member said to have sounded in the hope of preventing the crash. The rear of the automobile was astride the track, and the engine lifted it up and sent it sprawling. From all that can be learned of the accident, it appears that Mr. Wtard had backed his Buick roadster on the railroad track in or der to complete the turn, and that the passenger engine hit the car be fore it could be known of. The highway parallels the roadbed, and at this place both were on a level. The impact broke Mr. Ward's neck and he died in less than five minutes. Misses Frazier and Sigmon were jarred considerably, but they mira culously escaped death. The gas tank of the automobile was knocked about 100 feet and other parts of the machine were driven in all directions. The injured were rushed o the home of Mr. J. B. Johnson, 100 yards away, and physicians from Hickory hastened to the scene. There was nothing that could be done for Mr. Wlard, but the young ladies were giv en first aid. Later Miss Frazier was removed to the hospital an4 Miss Sigmon to her home. Mr. Ward came here about nine months ago from Columbus, Ga., as manager of the local plant of the Chero-Cola Company. He was 34 years old, was a widower, and is sur vived by one son, ITcrchel, aged 15. Mr. Wfcrd was popular with the trade and had won manv friends among the business men of the community. His death caused a severe shock in Hickory. Mt Ward, who was 34 years old, (By the Associated Press) Ealeigh, March 19. The camps at r' , 1 .i i, , . r l ,.i u ...I, i. j illlU VcllCliU, W11C1C LUC j first and second regiments of the Close j North Carolina national guard will 18 50 ! mustereo- ou' were officially de 18 41 i signated as Camps Royster and Bick- of the war council, in the Briand was bom in Whycross, Ga., and had i . . j i r T" ' . -.-rt caoinet, to iorm a ministry, m. ru bout reserved his decision until he could consult the various members of parliament. 17.94 18.02 XV3HAV Oi)V3IH3 (hy Associated Press. 1 Chicago, March 19 Moderate strength developed in wheat today as the result of the railway strike. The opening which ranged fron about the same as Saturday's close with May at 1.84 1-4 to 1.85 1-8 and July at 1.55 1-2, was followed by a further upturn. THE WEATHER For North Carolina: Fair tonight with heavy frost. Tuesday fair and warmer; moderate north and north west winds. ett today by acting Adjutant Gen eral Peterson. IT GERMANY? ASKS BERLIN PAPER (By the Associated Press) Amsterdam, via London, March 19. The Berlin Vorwaerts, comparing the situation in Russia with that in Germany, asks, "Shall the world say that all the nations around are free expect Germany?" BRITISH SPEND DAILY SIX MILLION POUNDS (By Associated Press) London, March 19.Replying to a question in the house of commons to day, Andrew Bonar Law, chancellor of the exchequer, said the faily av erage expenditures of the British government from April 31, 1916, to March 31, 1917, would work out 6, 000,000 pounds. resided in Hickory since June, 1916. He was a member of the Methodist church and held membership in the Wloodmen of the World and Travel ers' Protective Association. Besides his son. Herchel T. Ward, the de ceased is survived by three brothers, Messrs. J. B.. Edgar and Thomas Ward of Loachapoka, Ala. CONGRATULATES BRITISH CREW GIVEN FIRST MONEY IN WAR (By Associa'-'d Press.) iLondon, March 19 Prize money to the value of $4,650 was awarded to officers and crew of the destroyer Lance which fired the first shot in the war and sank the German mine layer Koenigin Louise, on August 5, 1914. RUSSIAN DUMA Owing to the funeral services of Mr. C. S. Ward at the jyietnoaist church tomorrow at 2:30 the Mis sionary society has postpaned its meeting from 3 to 3:30 o'clock. The meeting will be at the home of Mrs. A. P. Whitener. Bowman-Reese Mr. James W. Bowman' of the Fair jrrove section and Miss Mary Paul (By the Associated Press) London, March 19. Premier Lloyd George today announced that on Thursday he would move a resolution of congratulations to the Russian duma. NEW COMPANY CHARTERED (By Associated Press. J Raleigh, March 19. The WTelborn Reese of near Hickory were married , Furniture Company of High Point Sunday evening at 7 o'clock by. Rev. ! pitalized at $25,000, was chartered B. A. Yorke at his home on Eighth ' ' street l by the secretary of state today.
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