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ckory Daily On itjte Library HICKORY, N. C, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 25, 1917 PRICE TWO CENTS CAf.r AlGN UN il-BOATS EETING WITH SUCCESS GUARDSMEN ARECENSORSHJP I S'PLAN 10 i-orgc Says Destruction of Merchant in May Will be Less Than in Aprii rican Navy Praised for Fine As sistance Rendered. NOT REQUIRED TO SIGN AGREED N TODAY . " i Pros. The slices ' r, c resulted in . in oar food . , ! I .' 1 1 t'u'olge ..roil. The ptv-; w blow. havo ' , in tho past .iiiy period ilur-! . for May 1, ., ; vobably would j -.v. tho April tig-1 .: (.f I ho suooos Mr. Lloyd -. , . MsitiroabT.. d.bt ! , r.car. people for j . ,:w thoy hav.'i . r:; ft oy have I ...I Now that ' in tho war, i. ..t;:t-.rvtr.vnt to it was! a -cl't'-'il th: " r.i till' .'".TTlt .-v t'-.o m '.t r'vrul ' "'.' to !'. p!';",.". !C- 1 i ,;UT !! .! C '.'SO . . r g.i'ng ' V ! : ," !-o .L-lar.-d. j (M'i'!v:mj ai'o ib-j -we. on sub-j . :i ro doomed to i V r, 1,'t.yd Gooruvi nil a niii in fun ii ro IYIHI11 mmm HAVE JOINED ARMY ., ; i.. 1 - a fine warfare '.- irivatcst aiis s'Tios of mis '. ! country " The Hickory regular army re cruiting station yesterday sent Isaac J. Bell forward to the recruit de pot at Fort Thomas, Ky., where he will be enlisted in the field artillery. Today John Riggs and Will Anthony of Newton were forwaided to join the United States cavalry. The regular army is composed of volun teers only, and all enlistments are made for the duration oi the war. Tho quota of volunteers for the regular army from Torth Carolina is -1,1 12 and since April TOO young North Carolinians of spirit ' have joined the "best fed. best paid, best clothed, and best lighting army m the world." There are a large number of Ca-' tawba county boys who will enlist in the next few days. They will be stii to Fort Thomas, Kentucky, where they will be trained for a month be fore they can be assigned to their regular regiments. ' The members of the recruiting party in Hickory ar? always delighted to answer any questions relative to the regular ar my service and assert that Western I v.ti. - -i : : t vi in v. ai vnn it is iivieu us one oi the leading districts in the country for furnishing the highest grade of regular army men. Washington, May 25 Members of any newly organized and recog nized forces, military or naval, sub ject to be ordered for drafting are not required to register June 5 under tfu. selective service act. In telegrams to all governors Provost Marshal Crowder today said: "The only exceptions are persons in tVi m i 1 ! t r i ... .. -"iiuiij ui unviii service ui j the United States which includes all officers and enlisted men in the regu lar army, the officers reserve corps, the national guard and national guard reserves recognized by the military bureau of the war depart ment; the navyi the marine corps" and the coast guard; the mania corps reserves and the reserves rec organized by the navy." HEADY TO OPEN WORK FOOD ADMINISTRATION MUTARY F Bill. TO HELP HI e-IITUCDM 111 OoUliiLIUl ITERS I I i THREE ARE DEAD AND FOUR ARE VERY SICK i ... v , , .1 !:' ' T-.'.-S. .y u.". According : v, it was decided parliamentary :. is-:uti yesterday li't.- of revocation 'i rality between ;t.; 1 ;. rmany and a Atlantic seas. DD ERS EXAMINE RAIL EXPERTS Newton, May, 25. In response to urgent summons, the state board of hralth has sent Dr. Crouch here from Raleigh to investigate the strange disease that has caused the death of three children of the Marlofe fan?Tiy and which has gripped four more, for whom not much hope is felt unless the nature of the malady can be swiftly determined and a remedy found. Newton and Hickory physi cians performed an autopsy on the latest victim of the deadly visitation and discovered that the intestines ol the lower bowels were ravaged to an amazing degree by a bacillus the character of which has not ben as certained; and specimens of the af f?cted parts have been sent to Ral eigh for microscopic examination anwhile, the autopsy has caused a change of treatment and today the four surviving children seemed im proved. While here, Dr. Crouch, at the instigation of the town authori ties, will make a sanitary survey of the southern part of the community, inspecting a number of premises that have been under suspicion. Local doctors have been completely mys tified by the affair and frankiy con fess that they know nothing about it. That it is infectious is proved, and speculation as to what would happen should such a disease become epi demic in a community leads to the conclusion that it wouldn't take long to kill up a town. STEEL AGAIN BREAKS NTO HIGH GROUND Tress. Cr- -rivf. of western .'!'"! today at thfe trv commission's ( per cent increas? '"iiiniorcial repre- j -iiippors endeavor-1 u to show that h the carriers con-! By the Associated Press, i... met out of cur-' NW York. May 25.-United States Steel leu tne general usi i securities to fresh high ground today in !.n pvtmordinarv buil movement accompaning enormous trading. In the first half hour more man ow, i tri .Vinnrrfwi hands. Ship- i w''l riiciv. vit"i'ri - Maske, ping issues and kindrt,! shares also WJashmgton May 25. offers to serve without compensation in the' nation's food administration were1 received in great numbers at the of-! fice opened by Herbert C. Hoover.' No names were made public but it was said a surprising number of j prominent men were among vclun-' teers. 'Mr. Hoover, who agreed to act as food administrator on the condition that he and most of his aides serve without pay. will select men who are! to work with him without delay and will proceed with organization of the administration to be ready to start work as soon as congress pass es the food bills. Yesterday ne went over details at a conference with President Wilson. The food administration will be di vided into four branches. The first will comprise a number of sepa rate executive bodies for regula tion of certain commodities, along the line of commercial institutions with a board of directors, a president and executive officers, who will work out problems involved in handling the commodities and who -will insti tute measures necessary to regulate j distribution and prices. The mem-?, bership of the executive bodies Avill I comprise leading producers, distribu-l tors, bankers and consumers. The second branch will handle mat-; ters of cooperation with the states and will direct local distribution of foodstuffs and seek to prevent ille-J gal practices. The third branch will deal with questions of domestic economy and will put before the women of the4 country a plan of organization to conserve foods within the household. Every American woman will be ask ed to become an actual member oi the food administration. The fourth branch will have t do with the food exports and probably will assist in purchasing for the al-; lies and the European neutral coun-i tries, to eliminate competition and to( force down prices. The subject of food exports was' gone over by Mr. Hoover during the' day with Secretary Redfield who will! administer new provisions of the ex-! port control and trading' with the enemy legislation asked of congress. The administrator's conference with President Wiilson lasted more than half an hour and is understood to have covered many features of the food situation here and abroad. By the Associated Press. Washington, May 25 Conferees on the espionage bill have drawn a modi fied cemjoTishjp section, which wlilHj be brought before congress with the influence of the administration be hind it. The working of the new section confines prohibitive pubdicaltion, to military information and leaves tcj a jury to decide' whether the publish-, ed information was of value to the' enemy. The conferees also agreed to the! senate amendment to permit thej presidenft to declare embargo ex ports. It is designed to prevent shipments to Germany through neu tral countries. Hope prevailed among supporters of censorship that most of the Dem ocrats and some Republicans, de spite house Republicans in conference have voted against all censorship, would support the section. The cen sorship was insisted upon by Presi dent Wilson. Doubtful of its success, they prepared one and sound members as to its chances of passage. The conferees also agreed subject only to formal action at tomorrow's meeting extending the use of search warrants and for censorship of the mails. By the Associated Press. "Washington, May 25. Foreign systems of compensation for the fam ilies of soldiers are under study by .the government with the view of in stituting an insurance plan for .h-; American navy and military forces. Assistmit Secretary Sweet today- said: 'Many plans have been suggested to the government and a number oi persons interested in the subject have sent in drafts of legislation to be enacted." There have been many abuse of the pension system, said Mr. Sweet, and a program is expected to be inau gurated before the American armv enters France. INSUREITALIANS STRIKE SERIOUS BLOWS Of THEIR SECTOR Austrians Admit Offensive is Serious, but Triest is Long Way From Capture Austrian Par liament to Assemble Amid Confusion of Elements. REDUCING TAXES By the Associated Press. Washington, May 25. Sentiment among members of the senate finance committee considering the war reve nue bill was said today to be strongly in favor of reducing the total am ount carried in the bill from 1,800, 000,000 to $1,250,000,000 and in rais ing the difference by short term loans. This question was up for considei ation when the committee met today. ASSESSED FIFTY DOLLARS FOR TOTING A PISTOL FORD STATE AGENCY UNDER INVESTIGATION I I I ( TK)( 'L'TED i're:-s. i in tne neni- wurw hi-.uvc. , for murder last' (Steel and related stocks reacted :!;;..ns.. a member one or two points, but moved fard -f Wingato, Union! again in the early afternoon when r wa.s attempting Meei exceeusu iua - - . . r-t 1 A T n n I f f IT IH M 1 11 l.i'l. snares at i.u" tailed 1,250,000. 'W511 Pitts, the white man who went hunting with a big pistol in Kenworth on Sunday, May 13, drew another un lucky number in Recorder Russell's court this afternoon. It was a $50 fine for carrying too much armament. Pitts also was required to ante the costs for disorderly conduct and he squared accounts with the law by do nating the fine and costs to those responsible for seeing that the public is protected. mmsiiiiiinniiiiiiiimnniitniimninm MARKETS H COTTON FUTURES 'Mi fro a minor or .-hot and killed Ely Construction Co. of Charlotte Given Street Paving Contract Here '!'"! th f'".!.ru..',. of at m,' V-'ntutiv. , nt, Mr. J. v inf. v ' r 'I u "Him ursday night awar f'.r $10,000 worth paving to the Ely I'iiny of Charlotte, yard being the low submitted by con o,;r ran if fid from The meeting was ' Ii r of Commerce, " i ! not being large ''oi.'iiodute the repre 'M -1 ruction firnu and mi who were pres- engineer of Win ith councii and ''ids. Mavor Yount t had been awarded, thanked the contractors for their presence and said the city appreemt ed the fact that none but fir-t class concerns was represented here. The streets to be paved include Trade avenue,, Eleventh avenue Ninth avenue, Thirteenth avenue and Sev entheeth street among others. The bidders Thursday nigi were Ely Construction Company, Charlotte, which secured the contract; est Construction Company. aUanoo-P-fl. Robert C. Lassiter and Company, Oxford and Raleigh; Gulf Paving Company, Monroe; Asheville Paving Company; R. M. Hudson, Concord, Noll Construction Company, Chat tanooga; Crinkley Construction Com pany, Asheville. By the Associated Press. iRaleigh, M'ay 25. tComplaint that the ord Motor Car Company through its state agency at Charlotte is violating that section of the North Carolina anti-trust laws, which pro vides that dealers cannot be vonfined to handling one article, is being in vestigated today by Attorney Gener al Maning. Numerous automobile dealers were present. The Ford company has not revoked contracts with any dealer in the state because they sold other cars in addition to the Fords, it was sanv but testimony was brought out to show that the Ford people had not al lowed agents to handle other cars. A fine of $1,000 is the penalty for violation of the state law. CONFEREES DRAFT CENSORSHIP BILL By the Associated Press. Washington, May 25 Conferees on the espionage bill met today to draft a modified newspaper censorship section which they believe will be ac ceptable to both the senate, former ly opposed to all censorship, and the house which passed a censorship bill. The compromise gave the president authority to prohibit the publication of news regarded as prejudical, but does not prohibit editorial criticism. The new proposal has the backing of President waison- Bv the Associated Press. New York, May 25. Still higher prices were reached in tne cotton mar ket here today with all active deliv eries selling about the 21-cent level. t'Vio mai-Vftf rnpn?d firm and the ad- X 11V iiiuiuvv x - vance met considerable realizing but the offerings were readily ausorDea with market selling 29 noinls net higher during the first half. July sold 57 to 60 points above the low TJHE WAR AND BUSINESS Nashville Banner. As to the effect the war will have on business, there are two salient facts to be considered, it will greatly increase production and it will keep prices high. These facts necessarily augur good business. The wealth of the country is in production and increased production at good prices njeciessairy means more money in the hands of the people. More money means lar ger expenditures and that means active business. The war will bring a tremendous demand for the production of the farms, mines and factories. Not only the armies of the United States but those of Great Britain, France and Italy are looking to this coun try for supplies of food, munitions and general equipment, and we must feed the people of these counlrics as well as their soldiers. Billions of dollars are to bt ex pended in the United States for these purposes, and that that money will go into the pockets of producers. The constant employment of all the labor in the country will be required to supply the demand and a ready market at good prices will be assured for all that can be produced. It seems beyond all controversy that a condition of that kind will stimulate business. It means great industrial activity and that is an as sured concomitanjt of business. Where everybody is at work ev erybody will have more or less mon ey, and when money circulates ireely among the people it will be spent with the merchants. There are some commodities in trade for which the war will not cre ate an extraordinary demand, but the general activity will be in their fa vor. It is estimated that more than half the world's supply of gold is alread in the United States. As long as all the world is this coun try's debtor and continues to look his way for its supplies this gold will not depart. Money must ne cessarily circulate freely because there is to be so much active buy ing on the part of our own govern ment and that of the foreign coun tries that are looking to us for sup port. Tjheir purchasing agencies are already being established here, and will have billions at their com mand to be expended. iSuch a demand will be put upon this country as it never knew before, and the country is aroused to the necessity of a production that will meet the demand. There wiil be a ready market at good prices for any thing anybody has to sell and that all must necessarily mean brisk business. The entire logic of the situation points to a" lively business period. Those who are holding back and ap prehensive of evil have not studied what the logic of the situation por tends, but are governed by fears which have no basis in reason. ANOTHER LARGE LOAN MADE TO ALLIES By the Associated Press. Washington, May 25 Another loan of $75,000,000 was made to Geat Britain today by the United States, bringing the total loan to that nation thus far to $400,000,000 and the total loans to all the allies $745, 000,000. A payment of $45,000,000 also was made to Italy toda in the payment of the $100,000,000 announced sonu time ago. Italy already has ob tained $25,000,000. MAKING PUBLIC SCHOOLS PHYSICAL TRAINING CAMPS The physical reconstruction camps for men rejected from the army be cause of physical unfitness should be provided by congress is the opinion of Mr. E. E. Rittenhouse of tho Equitable Life Insurance Society of! New York city. According to MrJ Rittenhouse, these health camps J would be receiving stations for the' 50 per cent of the men who volunteer! for service in the army and who for some physical impairment are not ac-j cepted. To work on the subnor-l mal and inefficient men of t.odav in an effort to bring them up to requir ed standards of fitness and efficiency is, in the mind of Mr. Rittenhouse, an undertaking worth while and feasible. But in the opinion of the state! board of health, this plan proposed! for rerredy'ing a Serious .condition! irom both an economic and health point of view, is the old story of pro viding an ambulance at the foot oi the precipice instead of building a fence at the top of the cliff. Medical school inspection wcrk properly conducted is acaordirwr to the board, the fence needed to nrp. vent the work of the ambulance in! the valley. England, Japan and Germany have already recognized this work as sufficient to this end. The United States is rapidly coming to it. At the meeting of the last gen eral assembly recognition was given this work of relieving youths of their handicaps and directing them on the road of health and efficienc in North arolina through an act pasa ed requiring every school child in the state to be given at regular in tervals a physical examination for the purpose of discovering and cor recting defects and impairments that would otherwise become handi caps to manhood and incapacitate for service. . In other words, the public schools of the state with all the people co operating with this law can be made physical training camps for futurt, citizlens and soldiers Mie principle of which will be that training the child is more practical than making over the man. By the Associated Press. Austrian; IpfilciaT statements sup plementing the announcement from Rome indicate that the Italian offen sive is steadily growing in intensity and extent. General Cadorna ap parently is making a supreme effort to smash the Austrian defenses be tween Gorizia and the sea. The Italian commander is appar ently following the Anglo-French tac tics of striking mighty alternative blows at the Austrian flanks. The roar of his guns already can be heard in Triest, but the wilderness of volcanic rocks and caves which lies between him and his goal makes rap id advance under the most unfavor able conditions slow and tedious. The most advanced Italian posts are more than 10 miles from the great Austrian naval base, but this distance is not to be compared with an equal extent in an open country. The Italian blow was struck at a time when political conditions in Austjria,-Hungary had reached an acute stage. The resignation of Count Tiszah, staunch junker expon ent and supporter of the Germans, comes on the eve of the assembling oi the Austrian parliament, a step bit terly fought by the bureaucrats sine the outbreak of the war, and as bit terly contended for by the Democrat ic leaders. The new situation gives color to the now numerous reports that the young Emperor Charles has Democratic learnings and is bitter ly opposed to the junker crowd in Berlin. iNo change of importance is report ed from any of the other war thea tres. The British are preparing for another drive in the Arras region, but bad weather its hjalting opterations. In Russia Minister of WTar Keren sky is vigorously working to restore the morale of the army and is re reported to have met with consider able success. Presumably they de morailiza:on an Russia's fighting forces has had jts effect on the Brit ish campaign in Mesopotamia, as no fighting has been reported from that artea lajtejyj. NEW BAPTIST CHURCH AT MjORGANTOjN COMPLETED BRITIS MISSION October -December fjanuary - March Open Close r. 21.25 21.64 20.98 21.27 21.07 21.37 21.09 21.46 .21.21 HICKORY MARKFTS Cotton 21 1-2 W'fceat $2-80 CHICAGO WHEAT By the Associated Press. "Chicago, May 25. Although wheat prices showed a temporary disposition . n vo AoHnp which re- suited from the rumors of a naval battle, the opening was somewhat unsteady. The opening with July at 2 23 and September at 1.93, was fol lowed by a slight further harden ing of values and then a setbacfc all around to little below yesterdays close. .minimum miMnmiw THE WEATHER iMbrganton, May 25. The First Baptist church here has made an ex penditure of something like $7,000 in improvements and an addition to the church. The work was begun about a year ago and last Sunday the entire remodelled church was used for the first time. The addition includes a large Sunday school auditorium, a ladies' parlor, class rooms and Ba raca and Philathea r.-oms. A hand some pipe organ wili be installed at once. For convenience of arrange ment and beauty the Baptist people of the town have a right to be proud j of their church. j Morganton people are especially in-( terested in the story carried in the daily papers this week in regard toj the invention of Simon Lake of Phil- J adelphia, who is thought to have found "the perfect answer to the Ger-' man submarine." Lake spent several weeks in Morganton a few summers ago as the guest of his friend, James W. Gait. IS IN DOMINION TODAY By the Associated Press. Washington, May 25. The British mission left Washington last evening for Canada. Official announcement was made at the state department today, lhe mission crossed the Ca nadian border today. The mission left here quietly last night on a special train. The de parture was withheld from publi cation at the request of the govern ment for considerations of safety. As was the case with the French missioni, American newspapers co operated loyally with tht govern ment in keeping the movement a secret. TO N A ALL GERMAN SUPS By the Associated Press. Rio Janeiro, Mby 25. It is stated in official circles that parliament will order the confiscation of all Gerniau ships in Brazilian ports as soon as the official inquiry into the sinking of the Brazilian steamer made at Bor deaux is ended. TWO STILLS FOUND IN A SINGLE DAY Yesterday Deputy Collector P. P. Jones and Possemen 15. W. Jones and C. A. Moser captured two plants. At the first place they seized the still six ferm enters and about 100 gallons of beer and the second the still was found in operation. It was a oO gallon copper still, cap arm worm and about 400 gallons of beer, the beer in the still boiling and whiskey run ning from the worm. The two men escaped, but they are known to the officers. uiuwuuiittxtxmm For North Carolina: Probably frmicrht and SaturdAV! f?en- OllvVTlk VVa&- f tie to moderate west winds becoming variable. First Detachment Leaves for Aisne Front Carrying American Flag to Battle MORE TJHAN DOUBLE NUMBER OF WIRES OUT OF CAPITAL Wahine-ton. Mav 25. A war re-ar rangement of telephone and telegraph wires so as to provide 50U long dis tance wires radiating- irom vvasn ington, instead of 150 as in ordinary times, has been nearly completed by the council of national defense. When the plan is in full operation it will be possible for officials to commu nicated quickly with any military or naval station) in the country. 'Plans have been made to wire the war army camps so as to provide a service extending to every company. By the Associated Press. iFrom a Staff Correspondent of the Associated Press, Grand Army of the French Republic, May 24. The first American combatant corps went to the front today under the command of Captain Pinkham and Lieutenant Sully of Princeton. Cap tain Pinkham won the war cross at Verdun. It was a proud moment when the first American field service detach ment, consisting mostly of Cornell graduates, departed for the Aisne. They were armed with carbines, and drove American motor cars. As they left, the French and other detach ments cheered them to the echo. They are all strong young men, I many of them civil engineers and they show an adaptability to meet any cir cumstances. Many of them had en listed for ambulance service, but de cided to go to the firing line when the United States declared war.
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