Hickory Daily
II. NO.
VOL
ANGLO
HICKORY, N. C, THURSDAY EVENIK G.MAY 10, 1917
PRICE TWO CENTS
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ARIES
CONTINUE TO ADVANCE
... l Tighten Grip on Lens and Nearly Sur
round Bullecourt, While French Enlarge
Gain Nar Laon and Bring in Another
Bunch of Prisoners.
WER
EXPECTED
E
TO BETRAY
i" , ., il reports throw
it K"A the- situation
-,,r... the heaviest
week. they
,.IS fur the Brit-
Mile u'
.round 'ro
i r...n,' i i-i
lint.
LonJon's ar.n.'
pini on the
, further puh:i:
line south
hold of the n.pi t
iuswuJ town a:i.
Farther ir.roai-
..u urwn the
nu -
ht points of the
;iMi-.et of British
(iuz river means
i)aik of the Ger
.i... tightening the
is which the British
-hi important in
i iial district.
.i!m have been
i.;,"-M,;tn positions
fear Bullecourt ,v. iae
Where the t.ernuin.. although re
Jrf nearly surrounded, are cling-
.L ..un
fr to the
troops have pusae
Drkourt.
TV. Frt'TH'h like
in
..Unn if mi era 1 attack
MUC ud
Mimed a thru-.
irh General Haig's
eastward from
ie l-ritish have
but th'?y have
lure ami ther?
t 1 t . n fmoll
indira maK'.ntr mu;i
Pyh. One of tho.e attacks was ear
wd'out loit r.iu'ht northwest of
Craonne. A f-rtiii.-.! support near
Chevrcux wa. e.M'tur.'tl in this ad
nncf The French a'so repulsed a
Gcnn counter-attack.
In mother operation just to the
VMt Vilucleure plateau the recent
fwnch gains were enlarged and
pritoners taken fnm a fresh German
Won.
Th enormous concentration of
Gtrman divisions on th British
front Md the marked increase in gun
power fives added signi fioance to
lh reports tha F'el.i Marsi.fi.! von
Rindenbursr i withdrawing both
Ben nd artillery from the eastern
ir. The disorganization
NEW YORK CITY
HALL PARTLY
BURNED
(By the Associated Press)
New York, May 10 Fire broke
out early this morning in the city
hall, where yesterday the French
commission va3 received.
The firse started m the cupola of
the edifice about 12:45 o'clock and
indications were that it had gained
tremendous headway ten minutes la
ter. The whole building had been
wired for the entertainment.
It was thought possible the blaze
started, from defective wiring.
With nothing but the shell of the
HOMES
PLANS FOR CELEBRATION
WHITE WAY COMPLETE
(By the Associated Press)
Amsterdam, via London. Mav 10
Bitter condemnation of German
Americans is the feature of an article!
of a Berlin npwsnaiwr tw nn..!
. . J- f . a iiv niitti
says:
Referring to the loyal resolutions
at meetings of German-American cit
izens, the writer says:
,'German-Americans could not be
tray their old mother country more
shamefully, seeing that nobodv will
assort mat tne United States is en
aangered by Germany. The more
pitiful is the cowardice with which
tne two billion Germans in America
have apparently rallied to the presi-
uent ana congress."
AMERICANS STILL
HELD IN GERMANY
By Associated Press.)
Washington, May 10. That 127
Americans still are held prisoners in
Germany probably crews from mer
chantmen was revealed at the state
department today. It is presumed
the men were taken prisoners by a
raider in the South Atlantic and oar.
cupola and its famous old clock stand-!ried to Germany.
in the tiremen at 1:45 o'clock an-' Ane men were neia not because ot
no wiced that they had the fire un-' their American nationality, but be
cause tney took pay on armed mer
chantmen. Other Americans are held
in Germany under nominal restraint,
Germany being intent not to recog
nize a state of war with the United
States.
do. control.
MORE HOSPITAL
SHIPS ARE
SUN
RESPITE IS GRANTED
CHARLOTTE
DOCTOR
(By Associated Press)
iRaleigh, May 10. In order that
he may make application for pardon,
Governor Bickebt today granted Dr.
W Summers of Charlotte a res-
Dr. Summers is
(By associated Press.)
London. Mav 10. Two further hos
r.f ho pital ships have been torpedoed by J
v ""vio ..! : ; u..:t.:u nn j
, , , . i Herman suuinui uica amis uunsu piue 01 ou uays
Marm na m:uenau increus-, airplaneg ralded Zweiberg, Andrew under santence to serve three vears
id th burden of the British and j p0nar Law announced in the house . - , -
French. of commons today,
The news from Russia is far from (
rwinrir.fr. in any repcct and appar-j
wtly the provisional government still ,
U in i precarious position. There are
M marked developments in other
w theatres.
ARGENTINA AROUSED
OVER
SINKING
SHIP
in the state prison for malpractice
in causing the death of a young
Greensboro woman.
IAN SEAMEN
HAT III ft nrr-r
III) I WAN I tU
AT LAKE
KENTUCKY FARMER
KILLS FOUR AND SELF
Tress.)
10. J3uenos
(By Associated
Buenos Aires, May
Aires papers declare that the govern-,
ment has positive information that
Liie AiucnLiiiu oa in oiiim vh" , . , -
ibeen sunk by a German submarine, lean a promineni young i.rp.r, .g-
The Pap- syay that thejncldent has Jo'
sinking of the Protagido and demand ""1- w ej
Ul till W 1I1VUV110 C4 W1V viuv.v4
(By Associated Press.
Elkton, Ky., May 10 Frank Mil-
that the government act.
(By Associated Press)
"Wimpon, May lo. A dUpute1
J pnptv.y fvY.u ly haUtsdl
IV department' plans for "n-j
colony at Lake Kanuga fori
Jned alien sailors. A commission
to to North C
to tW. 4. . .
w nraiKhten out the tangle.
iCivPartmentlld up by wire 200
i! Way l" 8turt t0 the co1-
ATTEMPT ON LIFE
OF
CUBAN
RRESIDENT
(By Associsaed Press)
Havana. Mav 10. An attempt was
arolina tomorrow i made last night to assasinate Presi
dent Menocal of Cuba by means of a
bomb explosion. Nine arrests were
made before the conspirators could
act.
IN
PI
il WILLIAM'S LIFE
MADE
his life by hanging. He was sup
posed to have been driven to the act
by brooding over the war.
L'! i'on,,jn- May 10. The
ONE MAN KILLED
IN NAVY EXPLOSION
Philadelphia, May 10. One man
Berli
hthlr. y ''ri'ting from was killed and several others injured
1 m tv;iaio1nViia navv vards when
?"nte K-m,..i... s.. ! n. A 11am in rlrvrinck fell
ill
i in all
ofTwiiui
'tatement.4 to-1 against the coast guard cutter Guth-
rits, alsk) in drydock.
Army Bill Age Limit
Fixed by Conferees From
21 to 30-No Volunteers
ta Hinjfton v, ,
i ""i tod
ny K.- -Conferees the sale of liquor at army
reached an
camps
ZTm'h' mwure will
lfonfi.. tk t0 lh" two houses
u i i mi ri
amend-
.... .
the
'"ni-diately.
. , , v
? ond , ""r,Ht(! Permitting
Pri w. , rU!S" fo,ir divisions in
tW minat'"1 f'm the bill
auih..
riz'ng three
reg-
Si t e P,iU'(5f the' tO
416 arnendment :v-u:
FRENCH ARE PLACED
IN ZONE OF DANGER
(By the Associated Press)
Berlin, via Amsterdam and Lon
don, May 10. An official statement
issued today says:
''In reprisal for the placing of a
German general and 15 staff officers
on French hospital ships in the Med
iterranean the Germans have placed
thrice this number of French oiiicers
at French industrial centers on the
French front sulbject to aerial at
tacks.
TO TRY PRICE FIXERS
Patriotic Demoustration to Begin at 8:30 Tonight
on Union Square in Honor of New Lighting
System -Parade to Precede Exercises
Line of March.
L
MEMORIAL DAY REGISTRATION IS
OBSERVED IN TO BE MADE
.Memorial Day will be observed in
Hickory this afternoon at 4 o'clock
with exercises in Oakwood cemetery,
under the auspices of the Abel A.!
Shuford chapter, Daughters of the!
Confederacy. Flowers and small'
rlags will be placed on the graves of!
those men who have joined Lee and!
Jackson in the last bivouac, and an I
oration will be delivered by Mr.
Kismp B. Nixon of Linccinton. School
children will join the veterans and i
it is expected that a large crowd will
be out to do honor to the" occasion.
Memorial Day is observed in sever
al southern states including North
Carolina as a legal holiday, and
tributes will ba paid the men and
women of the Confederacy. Tkere
is not a village, town or city in the
state which does not boast of a num
ber of heroes, either living or dead,
and honor will be done thsm today.
The following is the program:
My Country 'Tis of Thee.
Prayer, Rev. A. L. Stanford.
Memorial Song, Dixie Greys.
Introduction, Prof. C. E. Mcintosh:
Address, Mr. Kemp Nixog.
iSong, Carolina.
Taps.
Disband and Decorate Graves.
A
NT 1
WITH UNITED STATES
PATRIOTIC
(By Associated Press)
Washington, May 10. Ctfany states
planned to make registration day for
the new army conscription the occas
ion for fetes and patriotic demonstra
tions, according to announcement by
the war department today.
The men who must register in ac
cordance with the requirements of
the law will find registration easy,
says a war department satemsnt.
The questions will include few ans
wers: The age, time of birth, place
of birth, trade, occupation or office;
employment and by whom employed;
dependents if any; married or single,
race, former military service, and
where it was rendered, and lastly
claims of exemption from service.
The nationality of the citizen will be
included in the registration.
SELI GRANDIN CO.
AT
PUBLIC
AUCTION
(By the Associated Press)
Washington, May 10. Liberia's
decision to sever relations -with
Germany was officially reported today
by the American minister there. Con
siderable importance is attached to
this step, as Liberia is the landing
port of many cables and was used for
some time by many German residents
as a base against the British.
Recently, however, the Liberian au
thorities have taken control of the
situation.
MARKETS
COTTON FUTURES
(By Assiated Press)
New York, May 10 The weak
ness and big declines of yesterday
were followed by a sharp advance in
the cotton market today. The open
in p- was stead v. There was active
CBy Associated Press.) Jhnvincr and Julv contracts sold up to
New York, May 10. The trial of ig 45before the end of the first
the five members of the Newsprint ,
Manufacturers' Association and the
two others charged with violating the
Sherman anti-trust law for alleged
raising ofthe price of print paper was
fixed today.
SCHOOL. FINALS
WILL BEGIN
TONIGHT
The close was stead.
Open
May 19.47
July 19-35
October 18.63
December . 18.65
January 18.76
Close
19.62
19.43
18.64
18.72
18.78
The property of the Grandin Lum
ber Company will be sold at public
auction on Tuesday, June 26, by Judge
W. B. Councill of Hickory and Judge
R. W. Winston of Raleigh, com
missioners, appointed by Judge
in Hickory, and it is probable that Mr.
Jas. E. Boyd in federal court, in a
suit in equity. The property will
be advertised four weeks, but in the
meantime it is believed the financial
matters will be adjusted and the sale
called off. The Grandin Company
operates a railroad from Wiikesbroo
to Watauga county.
Plans for the celebration of the
opening of tne white way tjonightj
awaited the hour and the weather.!
Every detail had been arranged at'
noon today! an(l the cclabrants at !
least, that part which had r.o tasks:
to nerform .marked time. Manager
Stephens ar.d his men had seen that!
;'he lights were ready for the signal,
ami ihe Merchants Association and
the Chan.bcr of Commerce commit
tees were ready fir the joyous occa
sion. The parade will form at S o'clock
at the corner of Fifteenth street and
Thirteenth avenue and proceed to the
business district headed by Chief
Marshal J. H. Aiken and his assis
tants. There will be some features
of the parade that the public was not
been put wise to, and those who arej
not down town will miss something;
worth while. It is hoped that oil'
the houses in the city will be lighted
so that the whole town will be white'
tonight. Persons with automobiles are;
RED CROOS MEETING
TONIGHT
POSTPONED
HICKORY MARKETS
Cotton 20c
Wlheat $3.20
CHICAGO WHEAT
(By Asso'a -d Press.)
Chicago, May 10. Sharp breakjs
m wr. eat took place today owing to
; vague rumors of impending peace de
j velopments. Opening quotations,
with May at 3:10 and July at 2.46
! to 2.45 1-2, were followed by a gen
' eral fall as much as 5 3-4 in some
The annual literary address will be cases, but then something of a re-
and protecting the morals of sol
diers was retained.
iGeneral staff officers were much
pleased at the agreement of the con-
fcree, and tne tota. ' defiwed before the graduates of the actio
M'&SSaJS? SEW .choo, .onlfht .
THE WEATHER
limit of the senate Din,
as it would give a younger army, they
were satisfied with the agreement. .
iSenator France of Maryland, be
lieving the bill defective because of
thA 1 miteri ranee Of ages, mirouuteu ciwi.., j 1,0
today a separate resolution g mng children i wno gy For North Carolina: Fair tonight
the president the power to enroll all mmar grades to tne n g p mtle ch e t
men between the ages of 18 and 45 for and tomorrow nij ht uie c perature, gentle to moderate north
national defense. The resolution .cises will be JjeML jwinds
would authprize a cadet corps. Yount will present mpiomas. j
fnr fhA children
eS Will " Over in n"c "
to participate in the white way pa
rade and celebration,
m nrmw morning at 10 o'clock
certificates will be awarded those Knnnmntm;mmaaannffl8a
The Red Cross meeting scheduled
for the Chamber of Commerce to
night has been postponed until next
Thursday night. Mrs. Wi. B. Councill,
chairman, announced today. All
members are urged to bear the change
of meeting in mind.
Pledges for the Red Cross ambu
lance already are being made, and so
far $160 has been pledged. If Hick
ory wants to put a car in France, with
two local boys in charge, it will be
required to raise $1,000. This can be
done readily, it is believed, and there
are indications that it will be done
shortly. Asheville already has
raised one ambulance and expects to
put another in the field.
SENATOR JOSEPH
B.
FORAKER
IS
DEAD
(By the Associated Press)
Cincinnati, May 10: Joseph Ben
son Foraker, former United States
senator from Ohio, died at his home
here today, aged 70 years. He had
been in poor health since his retire
ment from the senate in 1909.
Mr. Foraker was twice elected and
likewise twice defeated- for the gov
ernorship of Ohio, while he served two
terms in the United States senate. He
presented the name of William Mc
kinley to the Republican convention
in 1896 and 1900,
i
requested to park them on the
streets not required for the proces-j
sion, and it is hoped that there willj
be the fullest cooperation in order to
avoid danger and confusion.
Mr. J. D. Elliott, president of the
Chamber of Commerce, will preside
over the exercises at the depot, Man
ager Southerland having gladly con
sented to turn over the platform for
the speakers and singers. Two bands
will add to the martial occasion, and
the several score of singers will ren
der patriotic airs, in the singing of
which the public is asked to join. The
principal address will be made by
Mr. John A. McRae of Charlotte. -
The Merchants Association has se
cured about 1,200 patriotic caps and
hats and. these will be worn tonight.
If anybody has not secured one, it
is not too late yet, probably.
;Mr. Z. V. Taylor, general manager
of the Southern Public Utilities
Copany, will be here tonight for the
celebration, as will also Vice-President
Harrill, who was here much of
the time the standards and globes
were being erected. President Duke
and Vice-President; Lee had hoped
to come, but Mr. Duke is in New
York and found it impossible to at
tend. Undoubtedly a feature of the pa
rade will be the Gastonia drum
corps, the crack Pythian organiza
tion of that city. No military com
pany is better drilled and it will
make a display tonight. Local
Pythians are responsibly for its com
ing and a meeting will be held in the
lodge room after the parade. All
Pythians are invited to attend.
Another feature will be the military
company and the public will have its
first opportunity of seeing the boys
drill since their return from the bor
der. Several drills have been held
by Captain Lyerly's men, but on those!
occasions the crowds were not 3age. '
The Confederate Veterans will- have;
the place of honor in the parade andj
one of these, Mr. David Miller, will!
be dressed in a manner to make hats'
come off to him.
Juniors and Woodmen also will par
ticipate in fact the parade, with the
fraternal orders, military company,'
veterans, two bands school children!
and other marches will be worth see-!
ing.
The order of procession and line of
march follow: j
Order of Procession !
Decorated automobile, with J. D. El
liott, chairman of the evening, and
speakers.
Decorated automobile, with mayor
and city councilmen.
Brass Band.
Confederate Veterans.
Company A, First N. C. Infantry.
Ambulance.
Red Cross Society.
Boy Scouts with Drum Corps.
Gastonia K. of P. Drum Corps.
Knights of Pythias.
Woodmen of the World.
Jr. O. U. A. M.
Odd Fellows.
West Hickory Brass Band.
Lenoir College.
Hickory Public Schools.
Fire Department.
Everybody fall in Line.
Line of March
Parade form on Fifteenth street.
From Fifteenth street to Eleventh
avenue.
Along Eleventh avenue to Union
square.
Along Union square to express, of
fice. Swing around express office to
Tenth avenue.
East on Tenth avenue to Twelfth
street.
South of Twelfth street to Ninth
avenue.
WTest of Ninth avenue to underpass.
Through underpass, and swing west
of bank.
East on Union square to speakers'
stand.
After the parade the Gastonia drum
corps will give an exhibition drill,
followed by the soldier boys giving
a short exhibit of their skillfulness in
drill and the manual of arms. For
the benefit of our suburban vistors,
our fire department will give a de
monstration of their activity with
their fire fighting apparatus. Fol
lowing this the program will be in
the hands of Chairman J. D. Elliott,
who will introduce the speakers of
the evening, while the gigantic cho
rus will send the red blood coursinc
through your veins as they render pa
triotic airs.
Ex-Mayor Wlhitener and Mayor
Yount will give short "addresses, and
Mr. J. B. Duke and Mr. Z. V. Taylor
have written that if it is at all pos
sible they will be on hand to repre
sent the S. P. U. Co. The speaker
of the evening will be Mr. John A.
McRae, who will make a patriotic ad
dress. Mr. McRae is so well and
favorably known here that he needs
no introduction. Those who heard
his address at the Hickory Cham
ber of Commerce banquet January
12, 1911, will certainly welcome the
opportunity to hear him again.
PROTESTS ARE MADE
AGAINST REVENUE BILL
'By Associated Press.)
Washington, May 10. .Protest
against many provisions of the $1,800,
000,000 war revenue poured in by tel
agraph and mail today as the house
prepared to consider it.
The senate finance committee ex
pects to conduct public hearing on
the bill, and these probably will bring
out strong opposition to the measure.
The bill will raise the per capita tax
of the American people to $33.
REUNION
CHURCHES
OF
TO BE CONSIDERED
(By th Associated Press)
Dallas, Texas, May 10. Reunion
of churches of the northern and sou
thern branches of the Presbyterian
church will come up as one of the
important subjects to be decided at
the meeting in Dallas May 17. The
reunion sentiment has gained steadily
since all the branches met in Atlan
ta four years ago.
BR SH
ENGAG
E
11
GERMAN
VESSELS
(By Associated Press.)
London, May 10. A British force
of light cruisers and destroyer
chased 11 German destroyers today,
engaging them at a long range but
being unable to overtake them, says
an official statement issued today.
DIRECTORS INDICTED
'Ly Associated Press.)
Pittsburgh, Pa., May 10 Fifteen
former directors of the Pittsburgh
Life and Trust Company were today
charged with conspiracy to defraud.
Mayor Yount Urges People
to Aid Red Cross Work in
Hickory; Members Wanted
Whereas war has been declared,
and a call made upon' every man, wo
man and child in these United States,
and,
Wlhereas, I believe that the popu
lation of Hickory and community is
100 per cent loyal to our country and
our flag.
Therefore I call upon all our peo
ple without distinction, to help and
assist our president and the Ameri
can Red Cross Society by enrolling
thamselves as members of this so
ciety between Thursday morning and
Saturday night, should they feel able
to do so.
Therefore, I ask and urge all citi
zens who feel so disposed, to record
their names on the books of enroll
ment, wVh the membership commit
tee of the local auxiliary located
within the Red Cross tent, on Union
Square green. Each one can help
and the aggregate of the endeavors
of all will total a large sum.
Signed.
M. H. YOUNT,
Mayor,
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