ickory Daily
ECORD
NO- -'
GREAT HUMAN NIPPERS
CLOSING ON GERMANS
Rolling up of Hindenburg's Hastily Prepared Bar
rier Question of Few Days Australian Troops
Heroes in This Terrible Fighting News
From Other Fronts.
HICKORY, N. C, TUESDAY EVENING MAY 8, 1917
PRICE TWO CENTS
Associated Prsss)
!,um;in nippers which
... i:ts forced around the
tu Drocourt-Queant ;
steadily closing and
m. rf this important sec-
v. v.rrnan uer.-iiM-a iuivai
m- of a few days. The line
.; - improvised barrier
1 , t. ;.t Marshal vrn iiin-
Cambrai and Douai
: ...-nburg line collapsed.
m stance otTered by the
Uritish in their ad
,!!ti'red at Bullecourt. 2
h of Queant. To tht
: -h forceil ahead of the
uith of Bullecourt the
Wp an- n-arking tim?.
The capture f the village was en
trusts! t. Australians and these
hanl fi.cht:r.' colonials have almost
surrounded the Carman stronghold so
that its cap:'.: re h Tmminent.
The Prxe'ir: Q.ieant line forms a
broad saiieiit h the Uritish front and
parallel in-' t! ! ouai-Queant ltr
The crush .". of this salient mean.
that the Gcr'v.an vrrip on the gre.i'. j
coa! fields of I. aim will be broken
rJ the (lerioan line in northrn1
France imHrr;l!'d.
There w vr.w.y siirns that th? Ger
mans realise the menace to them in
the alterr.a'e ''dv hammer blows
Tht? H'1'1 ;;
General li '.
southern em!
Switch l:i'' :
tJie row"
tion of
to be a
is the
thrown un i'v
denburc i'
after the ti
The bin
Germans
vanoe has .'
1-2 miles
south the Hr
villain. )-':
iuiiiiTrr. iimr at
WINItK WrltAl
ESTIMATE
MADE
(By Associuced Press)
Washington, May 8 The winter
wheat crop forecast by the depart
ment of agriculture today shows 3G6,
116.000 bushels.
Area to bo harvested 27,G53,000
acres.
Condition was 73.2 per cent of a
normal on May 1.
MEK
BETTER AS F,
THAN ROAD WORKER
CHECKS POUR IN GERMAN SEAM
FOR BIG WAR 8E INTERRED
CREDIT . I IN STATE
OF
SUPPLYING
(By Associated Press.
Washington, May 8. Telegrams
and letters containing checks for sub
scriptions to the $2,000,000,000 loan
for the allies came to the treasury j
so fast today that even the augment
ed force of clerks could barely tabu
late them.
Miany were from individuals appar
ently in moderate circumstances anx
ious to put part of their savings into
the war cause.
"'File my application for 10 liberty
bonds $100 each," wired a Mississippi
farmer. "This and planting extra ac
res of corn is the only way I can help
bring the war to a close."
(By the Associated Prsss)
lAsheville, May 8. (Information was
EN SUSPECT VESSEL DESIRE BILLION DOLLARS
TO BUILD FLEET OF SHIPS
Shipping Board Evolves Great Program of Boat
Construction to Overcome Submarine Menace
All Steel Mills to Divert Plants and
Products to Government.
u-
BOAS
(By the Associated Prsss)
,Wlashington, May 8. The govern-
received here today that E. B. Gresh- ment is making a rigid investigation j
man has closed a contract with the of the steamer Manitowa and other!
government for the location of a camp vessels of the American Transatlantic
for interned German sailors at Lakft Company which are said to have car- j
Kanuga near Hendersonville. It is'ried supplies to German submarines
stated that these civilian German in the Atlantic. This was admitted
prisoners will begin to arrive in at the navy department today.
10 CONSIDER WAGES
RAILROAD
SHOPS
(By Associated Press)
Washington, May 8. Railroad offi
cials representing the mechanical de
partments of practically all the lines
southeast of Wjashington are in ses
sion here .considering questions of
increased wages and readjustment of
hours affecting 25,000 shopmen. It is
understood the readjustment involves
expenditure of about $12,000,000 a
year.
The meetings are in private and the
greatest secrecy attends the sessions.
squads of 250 and that transportation
will be available until approxima
tely 3,000 are here.
The officers of the interned mer
chant ships will be interned first, to
be followed by the seamen. Immi
gration Commissioner, Howe of New
York was here last night inspecting a
permanent site for the prisoners. He
suggested that the men would be
employed in agricultural work and in
building roads in the Pisgah forest,
near which the camp is located.
The American Transatlantic Com
pany has offices in New York and Bos
ton and its ships fly the American
flag. Officials say they could not say
what caused their suspicions, but ad
mit that the ship is being held.
AGREEMENT YET
ON ARMY WAR BILL
DESTROYED TWO
STILLS IN ONE DAY
BRITISH ENVOYS
CHEERED
SENATE
(By the Associated Press)
Washington, May 8. Foreign
Minister Balfour, Lieutenant Bridgers
and Admiral DeChair of the British
mission were received today in thw
Deputy Collector P. P. Jones and I senate with a demonstration which
Possemen H. W. Jones and C. A
Moser Monday destroyed two block
ade stills 11 miles southeast of Hick
ory in Burke county. Two complete
rivaled the acclaim accorded them re
cently in the house. After the recep
tion on the floor the party was enter-
(By the Associated Press)
Washington, May 8.- -Congress
will be asked to appropriate $1,000,
OO0!,000 $oi! the building of the
great American merchant fleet which
is to overcome the German submarine
menace.
The program evolved by the ship
ping board contemplates the diversion
to government use of the properties
of every steel mill in the country, the
cancellation of every contract be
tween these mills and private consu
mers and where necessary the govern
ment is to make goo the losses.
Estimates by the shipping board
are that 5,000,000 to 6,000,000 ton
nage of wood and steel vessels will
be constructed in the next two years..
(By Assc -i Press.)
Raleigh, May 8. In stating his
reasons for granting a full pardon to
Thad Brown. Pasquotank netiro who I NEW RESIDENTS FOR HICKORY
of the British and French by which, was convicted in December, 1915,
their choice: tr-op are b.'ing driven , of manslaughter and sentenced to
from virion afr.T position. News' seJv ?v aa'fV vWr Bicketit
from the w,-stmi front is not merely pasquotank county, who said that
gallons of corn liquor, were lost to
the moonshiners. In one lot were GOO
11 Ml 1 . 1 .1 '
(By the Associated Press) gaiions oi Deer ana in tne otner iuu
TTrt i ir o fetviW.
vvmnun, may o.-omerecs on The officers werJ Qut earJy and r9
on the army bill tuday fell into a turned fairly early, heaving into
deadlock over the amendment to per- Hickory shortly before 4 o'clock,
mit sending Colonel Roosevelt's di-' :
viirm tn Frstru-o nnH it qpatyioH liVa-, INTERESTING CIVIL SUIT
1S " ! rance nd xt semf llk5Sl ON TRIAL AT NEWTON
ly that the members would have to
return to their houses for instruc- Superior court convened in New
tion. iton Mlonday morning with Judge
:n Garland S. Ferguson of Waynesville
outfits, including caps and worms, Hamed by Vice-President Marshall.
and 1,000 gallons of beer and live
bein? supprt v-o !, hut is being doctor
ed fur the consumption of German
newspaper readers. Discrepant W-? bo-
Brown would be worth more on his
farm than on the chaingang.
Brown killed a negro in the dark
whom he believed was approaching
him with a gun. After the killing
it was asserted Brown's opponent
The father of
the negro Brown killed, as well as
prominent citizens of the county,
joined in the petition.
TU
MADE
1 and official versions
ire apparn:!. arousing suspicions
in some parts at least and Berlin! had onlv a brick
rsders arc1 putting questions that
newspaper writers find some difficul
ty in answorii!','. It is noted that
the German emperor speaks of this
43 a critica" ti;-io. instead of exulting
over victories, real or imaginary.
Apart from France the only fight
lr.fr cf siirnifU'a'ico reported from the
war theatres is taking place in Mac
edonia, The reports from this
front are meauro and they indicate an
wreasir.i: activity which may1 (iy tne Associated rressj
presaco a ir rra! ..ffensive bv the' Memphis, May 8 L. C. Persons, ;
j!' 1 negro who late last night confessed to ,
"' killing Antoinette Rappal, a 15-yar
" old school girl and then decapitated
MiiH ( i ns! ,!: . Host will entertain her body near here several days ago,
the Chris ian l-'n.l ...v,. o.,, ' it was said today was enroute to the
11C
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wagner of
Dublin, Ga., who for the past two'
weeks have been residing in Hick-1
ory, have rented a furnished house
from Capt. G. W. Tayne on Eighth!
street and will spend the summer and
probably the fall and winter here.
Atrs. Wagner, who suffered from the
southern climate, came here in
search of her health and Mr. Wagner
says Hickory has done her so much
good that they are contemplating lo-!
eating here permanently. Mr. Wag
oner spent two years in the newspa
per business.
NEW BOARD TO SIT
COUNCIL
TON GH
T
START MEMBERSHIP
CAMPAIGN
THURSDAY
irru ma u ; arianu o. rersuson ox wayne
A iicr Luuici ceo vji uicraoti. lu uc hi . ,. ml n , , , , ,
.vwae)i-tvi(v 'I Ka firct s n c si 4- V H I -
complete ignorance of the admims- was Shuford Thornburg bv his
tration's wishes and some of the next friend J. L. Thornburg. vs Dr. J. t board will consist of these two and
Messrs. J. L. Cilley, Eubert Lyerly
and A. P. Wliitener, the two first
holdovers and the latter reelected.
The various positions are scheduled
EIS
OF DEAD GIRL'S EYE
me Kefn.ed church tonight in hon
or of Mr. W-frH In-old. nresident
penitentiary at Nashville, where
will be held for safe keeping.
On the theory advanced by some
Of the Sijt'; tV who If.iVPU f , T?r ! criminnlfKriate flint: thp PVPS of some
Oif'.ethrop.- in a few days to enter the'P3rsons who me a violent death ot
officers tra;n n ' cimTi' I ten mirror the last object seen, offi-
cors disinterred the body yesterday,
w n ... ., , " , , "7"! . ' and a photograph was taken of one
u. , i,A,.:r left this morning eye." Officers assert that it disclosed
on a buHim-ss trip to Salisbury. the head of a man. j
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Baby Week Celebration is
Brought to Close With
Play; Prizes Presented
WANTS PRISONERS
FED IN AMERICA
(By Associated Press)
Washington, May 8 Senator Hale
of Maine conferred today with ' Brit
ish Foreign Minister Balfour on,
German prisoners on the isles. Sena-,
tor Hale recently made a study of the ;
prison camps in England and sug-!
gested that prisoners be brought to!
the United States and fed. !
One feature of Senator Hale's plan :
is to relieve Great Britain of feeding I
great numbers of Germans and use
their ships for carrying supplies oni
the return trip. j
.members said a few words from, the P. Mlatheson of Charlotte, the plain
white house would clarify the situa- ff alleging thalt Doctor Matheson
J .was negligent m the performance of
l0n- - an operation on young Thornburg
;for mastoditis in 1915. Among the
(By Associated Presi.) (witnesses for the defendant were the
Washington, May 8. Another at- following prominent doctors: II. C.
tempt on the war army bill to recon- Menzies and J. H. Shuford of Hick
cile differences between the senate .ory; H. Long and Reuben Campbell
and house measures failed today A of Statesville; Gibbon, Peeler, J. P.
the committee recessed u(ti!l later. Monroe and Fred Leinbach of Char
with no nrosnect of agreement. The lotte. The plaintiff is suing for
chief obstacle is the provision to per-. damages in the sum of $1,500
mit Colonel Roosevelt to raise volunteers.
FALLS INTO FIRE AND
IS BADLY BURNED
JOHfl A. M'RAE TO
MAKE SPEECH HERE
Mr. Wylie Jones, aged about 55
years, was terribly burned about the'
face this afternoon at his home in
Wiest Hickory when he fell into an op- '
en fire place. He is subject to par- Mr. John A. McRae of Charlotte,
alytic strokes and it is believed that state senator from Mecklenburg coun
it was that a temporary stroke was tyt in 1915, will deliver the address
responsible for the accidenit. All an Hickory Thursday night at the
the hair was burned from his head formal celebration of the opening of
and his face was badly injured. the white way. fThe Charlotte at
Dr. Hollar, who was called in to torney accepted today. He is a young
dress the injured man, said that his man of unusual power and the ad
condition was serious. In addition dress will be in keeping with the oc
to the burns reported on the head.casion. He is not unknown in
and face, Mr. Jones' right shoulder Hickory, where he spoke several
and neck were severely burned. His years ago.
recovery is doubtful.
The close was steady.
HIGHLAND
ELECTION
FREE TRIP FOR CONFEDERATES
HOM
E
ANN
The bal.y ., k celebration came to
dcse Mor,, !;,;,- at the academy
"music, where, despite the very in-!
cienv..m weH-h.T, a large crowd of:
rested p.-were asscmbk-d.
m mtnjr last flight was planned
w accommo.h'M those who were not
awe to R,.r. lt !ast Saturday night to
m Ue. Narrow Door," but supph-1
Jjntinir tho,,. ..vh() ha(, not b(.t,n pres.
ni on the pr.'viou.s occasion were
'""I'y wm cam,.
"men wi'.h
to see again a play
ipremo effectiveness
central idea of the
necessity of saving
'v home
whole week
e babifi
Supt, Melrivh presided, and took
ion at the ut.H,.t to thank the
l'lie f.r- tl I ...
ffi Mu"1' Ui' ftattvl that the!
Z lu ! ,h' Wfrl they hadi
i11.- '! ! children which
tSl v, rv h. neficial to them in
-minK'no, tiahil, of ivin(r that
thini l;t!ltC!,t '" th"(' hundred of
ittu i .r'" in ,f'" wer grades the
in , !ll, y h;i1' wven yesterday
tie 1,', s,h,,",H il splendid lit-
with T, 'r' what their duty
that h,v"!"", 'arirtr for the baby-
oni? r l St-"J a contest arrr
tvemv, ,hl!';r,'ri "f the third to the
offf-rVlj Krn,i" '"'-lusive and had
to haw pr '" f'a'ri adjudged
r9 a Li J'"."" th,! h('H on the
"f wh ,,f hlbi! For all
thankwi . :s!,r-rinU-rnlvnt heartily
ehooU , ," ,a,i,': "thalf of the
the soh, ,T rr"mi'J them the use of
In 1,1 tll,f futur to furnish
which' thi- y ,mhi the cause in
tmt;sti7lr p'rvl('" have been so
Th ;V,',',!'''I this year.
w"rB n n who ha,i wo" the pri
them w,J j1'1 '"""'ntfd, and each of
ssay 0f ,r'.''l" st,(..! to read the prize
.Liin .h'sllM'h""l. The children
choii Jl ? i il,u,i(',1 from the North
m Joe Well from tjie Clare-
mont school and Frances Ntwton
from the south school. The essays
were splendid and evoked the highest
praise from those present. "i'he,
prize for each of the essays was a
picture of a strong healthy baby
wearing a dollar bill formed into a
cap. A prize was also presented to
Miss Margaret Hruns for selling
more tags last Saturday than any of
nor competitors, the amount which
she turned in from this source being
$ 1 The orize was a two pouna
box cf candy.
After the prizes were presented,
Mr. J. D. Elliott was called on for
an address and he responded in his
usual earnest and happy style. He de
clared that he hardly knew what to
make of all thi? talk of keeping
folks clean, especially babies, saying
that when he was young baths were
scarcely heard of among children and
that sometimes the best specimens
of physical childhood were found
. tuon. xtrYin tViniir'ht to take a
bath was a sign of weakness. He
said that he was always the cnil-
dren's irienu, nowevci,
had no doubt that the greatest hap
piness for them was to follow the ex
cellent advice to which they have lis
tened during the exercises of the past
several nays. no uiai.i.
dies on behalf of the town for what
they are doing with the Community
Club, mentioning the campaign for
the Carnegie library, the Clean-up
week, the establishment of a domes
tic science department in the city
high schorl, and the successful way
jn which tney had staged baby week.
The play "The Narrow Door was
then presented by the same cast that
presented it Satuiday cver.tnff. Mr8;
George Bailey sang "The Captain
and Mrs. Karl Patterson sang The
Little Tin S-ld'er." When the car
tain was lowered on the performance
of tho e'cnmg, every one
agreed that the exercises of baby
i- - j i v;vnlv successful.
weer na uwu
HELD ON MONDAY
Mlnyor W. S. Robinson was re-elected j
by the voters of Highland in the eiec-!
tion held Monday, and the following;
nominated for aldermen: Messrs. T. i
P. Mouser. B. E. Houston, George
Sigmon and Chas. Fry. Messrs L. L.
Luther and Joseph H. Bolick were el
ected cchool trustees.
There was only one ticket in the
field and Highland voters declare it
was a good one.
TO BE SOLD AGAIN
Squire Sam E. Killian of Hickory
yesterday appeared before the board
of commissioners and presented a'
petition asking for transportation for( ,
any Confederate soldiers of the coun- Mf w L Mitcliell raised the bid
l,y' t0ur6Kni01i at aSlngt"' on the property of the Home Canner
June 4. The board granted his peti- Manufain)g Company?, bankrupt,
tion, and any soldier who goes be- w h bid in at the gale b j L
fore the register of deeds and certi- Blod tt for $3ro00, and Referee W.
fies that he served m the Confederate g pars'on of Morganton ordered a
armies w-ill be granted railroad fare - f th prt in twenty
to and from W)ashmgton Newton. i!T J.J rrf '
enterprise. . Nt,iH.t, Ac
i 1
MARKETS
The Hickory auxiliary of the
American Red Cross Society will
make a special effort Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday to increase its
membership, looking to a more ef
fective organization to be at the
Mayor M. H. Yount and Councilman command of the national government
F. A. Abernethy, who were sworn in-'should it be needed in the present
to office Monday morning, will sit at crisis.
the council table tonight in place of j An army tent with Red Cross flags
Mayor S. L. Whitener and Council- over it will be pitched on Union
man Joseph L. Abernethy, the latter square green and will b3 in charge
not a candidate for reelection. The of the local Red Cross. A bevv of
young ladies in the regulation uniform
to be filled tonight, but few changes
are expected to be made. No candi
dacies had baen filed with the city
manager this morning and it is prob
able nothing will be doing until late
in the afternoon.
IS DEAD AT 123
WARREN
COUNTY
(By the Associated Press)
Henderson, N. C, May 8. An
thony Seawood, a negro said to be 123
years old and believed to have been
the oldest person in North Carolina,
died at his home in Wjarren conunty
about 15 miles north of here last
night. .Seawood claimed never to
have taken a dose of medicine pre
scribed by a physician. He had been
married twice, the second time after
he was pas-t 100 years.
Seawood had several children who
died past 70 years1 and ona child
still living is 80 years old.
of Red Cross nurses will assist in
the registration of members, while
the Boy Scouts will also take a prom
inent part in the campaign. A bu
gler from Company A will also aid
in giving a real military effect to the
surroundings.
Every one in Hickory and the sur
rounding country is invited to visit
the tent and see an actual demonstra
tion of Red Cross work.
The membership committee will
also be glad to have the aid of ser
vice of any members who will volun
teer for such work.
The membership extension commit
tee in charge of this work is composed
of the following. Mrs. T. A. Mott,
Mrs. Frank Henderson, Mrs. H. C.
Lutz, Mrs. R. A. Grimes, Mr. Rich
ard Little, Rev. deF. Heald and Mrs.
J. M WJiitfield, chairman.
PLAY VALLEY FARM
TOMORROW
N GH
T
The two banks will not open
Thnrsdav. Mav 10. as this is a legal
holiday in North Carolina. Customers
with important ousiness to atuena to
would do well to call tomorrow.
GOOD SHOW AT HUB
The Palm Beach Girls made thir
'.first appearance last night and to say
it was a good show would be express-1
ir.g it mild it is the best show seen,
in Hickory in many moons. Despite
the bad weather there was a large
crowd out and judging from the re
marks after the show the house will;
be filled to capacity tonight The
Piedmont Harmony four, are f our
men that know how to sing, their ren-1
dition of the "Rosary" was the best
ever heard here and was enjoyed by
all, as was their raw number. The
audience could not get enough. The
show as a whole was pleasing from
... imi . . 11 1 h.
beginning to end. inere win ue a
change of program tonight.
SMALL SUM VOTED
FOR BATTLE GROUND
fBy Associated Prsa.)
Washington, May 8.-aAii appropria
tion of $8,100 to begin the estab
lishment of a national military park
at the battlefield of Guilford Court
HnaP. was recommended by the war
department today.
Sang Hickory Song
(At the Pastime theatre Friday
night, before the beginning of the se
rial picture, "Patria" about thirty
Viilli-tvn ntilor r?irpjinTi nf Miss
:Sy,3attS-lg-ffl Esther Ransom raised the flag and)
COTTON FUTURES j.sang a patriotic sOng, the words of j
. i which were composed by Miss Ransom j
c.-k and set to music by Mrs. J. H.
.k Tor May 8The' cotton' H.tch,Aftjr the sinking : of ,e song,!
market was very au.et today wit ESSSr, Alv.rah ndco.nb, Mis, OneiU Mil
sentiment unsettled and fluctuations f q lcr.
irregular. July and October sow 1",". ' Liza
Be sure not to forget the produc
tion of the comedy "Valley Farm,"
in the auditorium of Lenoir College
Wednesday. The play will be well
worth seeing, and the proceeds will
be devoted to giving Hickory base
ball enthusiasts a chance to see better
contests, for even college baseball
needs money. The cast, which, with
few exceptions, is the same as that
which so successfully produced the
play in December, is as follows:
Harold Ruthledge, Ewart Huffman.
Perry Dean, Mark Longaker.
iSilas Holcomb, Carl Plonk.
Azariah Keep, Max Ritchie.
Jennings, Max Ritchie.
Hetty Holcomb, Miss Jo Moore.
Isabel Carney, Miss Dara Walters.
Mrs. Ruthledge, Miss Evangeline
XJt Tll . 8WJ iS the ,5 Ct
Ann Tucker, Miss Edith
advance was i.un.u j ,
i 1 1 fF ior m,
realizing anu w. . , d &nd .
x.oo jjumanity's hope and Liberty's
19.56 friend,
18,77 The flag of our fathers, the flag of the
li 84 iree,
to'oe The stars and stripes, may it always
18-86, be
Then up with the flag, raise her on
HICKORY MARKER (high,
Cotton 20e The stars and stripes may they always
Verbenia, Miss Katherine Hardin.
MASONS
SESSION
NW
AT FAYETTEVILLE
(By Associated Press.J
Fayetteville, N. C, May 8. Mem
bers of the Masonic order from all
parts of the state were arriving here
today for the first of three sessions.
The chapter of Grand Royal Arch
Masons of which Harry E. Reid of
Lincolnton is high priest will hold
its initial session tonight.
The grand commandry Knights
Templar of which Dr. Joseph Rhem
of New Bern is grandmaster will meet
Thursday morning. The meeting will
be attended by three representatives
of each branch of the state, all hav
ing a total membership of 11,000.
Officers for the ensuing year will be
elected.
SOUTHERN
ROADS
ASK
FOR
INREA
E
(By Associated Tress.)
Washington, May 8. Representa
tives of southern railroads were heard
today by the interstate commerce
commission for a general increase of
15 per cent on freight rates. They
followed the lead of eastern roads on
the ground of increased cost of opera
tions and service to the government.
May 19.50
July 19.45
October - 18.63
December 18.65
January 18.71
Good clean wheat
CHICAGO WHEAT
By Assoelatad Prsss.)
Chicago, May 8 (Fresh record
breaking upward swings took place
today in wheat. The opening, with
May at 2.86 and July at 2.26 to 2.27,
was followed by a sharp rise all ar
ound, carrying May to 2.90 3-4 and
July to 2.30 1-2.
fly
Then up with the flag and raise her
on high, 1 i 1 iHI
And swear for those stars to live and
die.
Make Final Arrangements
Tonight for Celebration
of Hickory's White Way
GERMANS
R APTUR
THE WEATHER
T SIT "l
tniiiiiiiiiiiiiiinsimmmnwrriiiiiiiiioit
E
FRESNOY, BERLIN SAYS
The committees having in charge full force.
xt 4.1. -".i. t?,v inrTit ed todav bv the German army head-
and Wednesday; continued cool. quarters staff.
the arrangements for the big cele
bration of the opening of the Wjhite
Way will meet at the Chamber of
! Commerce rooms this evening at 8:30
' o'clock to perfect plans for that oc
i casion. It is hoped to have present
' a representation from the various or
, ganizations that will take part in the
! parade, including the women's organ
izations. Mrs. W. B. Council! is
planning to have the Red Cross well
represented in the parade, with ambu-
(By the Associated Press) lance, internes, orderlies and Red
T.ii t a xr o nD. uross nurses. ine uausrnters 01
man troops have recaptured Fres-'the Confederacy and Daughters of
noy. says the official statement issu- e evolution are aiso expec wi
be in the procession.
nity Club of "Course,
'Hickory's crack military company,
headed by a brass band, the bronzed
veterans from the Mexican border,
will make a fine showing. The
Knights of Pythias, headed by the
Qas)tonia Drum Corps, than which
there is no better, will make their
initial public appearance in grand
form, while the Woodmen of the
World, with their red, white and blue
colors, and the Junior Order, United
American Mechanics, the champions
of "Old Glory," will be second to
none."
Wjednesday evening's Record will
give the full program and line of
procession. iret your nags reaay
be out in for this event.
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