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VOL.11. NO. 229
HICKORY, N. C, FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 6, 1917
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GERMANS STRIKE FRENCH
BUT FAIL TO GO FORWARD
Petain's Men Hurl Teutons Bar1- Cham
paigne Region French ArtV .vlusy at Ver
dun Fighting Reporte Macedonia
Bulgarians Lose.
By the Associated Press.
I raving failed disastrously in their
recent efforts to drive th? French
from their commanding positions on
the Chemin-des-Pamcs on the Aisne
front, the Germans are now turning
their attention to the Champagne
region.
Attacks were made by the crown
prince's troops last night north oi
La Courcelette. The drives werr
not of such intercity as were those
earlier in th week along the Aisne
and Paris says they were easily re
pulsed. Artillery fighting is proceeding
the Aisne and also Verdun sector.
With the effort of making the Ger'
man trenches north and west of hill
304 untenable General Petain's ar
tillery i pouring a destructive fire
on them. Apparently the crown
princ?'s troops have not the firm po
sitions that their sharp attacks gave
them early in the week.
London is reticent as to what i
going on along the British front in
France, where there have been indi
cations of some important movement i
in process. A violent bombardment
is in progress.
In Macedonia there is some revival
of activity, but seemingly not on a
large scale. Enemy troops, prob
ably Bulgarian, launched at attack
southwest of Lake Poiran, but wre
compelled by a British counter-attach
to yield the ground won.
DRAFT BILL
TODAY
By the Associated Tress.
Ottawa, July f The Canadian
house of commons adopted the res
olution offered by Premier Borden
passing to second reading the bill for
compulsory military service. Excit
ing scenes attended the passage,
11S for to 55 against.
MEXICO MAY JOIN ALLIES
IN WAR ON THE GERMANS
El Paso, Tex., July C (Since the
pro-ally campaign in Mexico was
first started by El Universal in Mex
ico City, the sentiment favoring the
allies has reached northern Mexico
and, t'ring the past 30 days, a weii
defined movement favoring an open
break with Germany and the align
ment of Mexico on the side of the en
tente allies has developed. 'Una
has been in spite of the pro-German
sentiments published daily in Chihua-
hua City, and in other papers believed
to be subsidized by the Germans in
the north.
A reflection of this sentiment va
seen recently in the statement by
Gen. Francisco Gonzales, acting
commander-in-chief of the north
eastern military zone with head
quarters at Chihuahua. lie was
overcharged by the (Jerman firm of
Ketelsen and Dagsteu for some pad
locks. The manager was arrested
and placed in the penitentiary. Tht
(Jerman consul made a demand fot
his release "in tho name of the im
perial German government and the
kaiser," according to an American of
ficer who was present at the time.
"Tell the German consul he, the
imperial government and the kaiser,
may all go to hell," General Gon
zales answered.
Prominent Mexicans in close
touch with the capitol, predicted Mex
ico will declare war on Germany
within 30 days. According to these
men all German money in Mexico
City, Torreon, Chihuahua City and
other banks and all German boats
will be seized as soon as war is declar
ed. Machinery for placing the great
amount of sheet asphalt in Hickory
has arrived, Seventeenth street is
being puowed up and the Ely Con.
struction Company is preparing to
push the paving work.
REHEARSALS PROGRESS
FOR COUNTY FAIR
Rehearsals for "County Fair" have
been progressing splendidly. The lit
tle tots at 5 o'clock each afternoon
have entered into the spirit of rehear
sals with unusual vim and the drills
and choruses taught them by Miss
Bock, the instructor, are unusually at.
tractive. The grown up folks rehears
at 8 o'clock showing unusual interest.
The committees are much gratified
with the hearty response and inter
est in their undertaking and feel
satisfied wlfrn they get started with
their ticket selling they will have no
difficulty with sales and will net a
neat sum for the Red Cross and Com
munity Club.
CANADA
PASSES
WOMEN URGED
TO
F
Ky tho Associated Press.
Chautauqua, N. Y., July 0. -Women
were urged by Mrs. Percy V.
IYnnybacker of Austin, Texas, for
merly president of che American Fed
eration of Womens' Clubs, in an ad
dress she delivered today at wit
speakers' training camp for education
in patriotic service, to aid in the war
by conserving food.
"If we do our duty by our allies
and the neutral countries over the
seas, there will be this fall a serious
lack of meat, potatoes and white
Hour," said Mrs. Pennybacker. "In
this delemma the government makes :
direct appeal to women."
"First, it asks that we help the men
to produce more."
"Set'ond, that we eliminate waste."'
"Third, the government asks that
women substitute the cheaper foods
for those that have grown costly."
"Fourth, we ate asked to conserve
all fruits, and, vegetables that are
produced this summer for we shall
not feel the full brunt of war prices
until cold weather comes."
"'There is a concrete contribution
that each of us can make, beginning
today, toward the elimination of
waste. A 'war portion' should b?
our watch word at each meal. This
does not mean hunger, it means tak
ing on the plate only what we will
consume, wasting nothing.
"It becomes the solemn duty of ev
ery woman to keep before her the fact
that this food campaign is ngj. one
of short duration. As long as the
war lasts, we must 'stand by our
guns;' we must remember that for
every man who goes to the front five
people at home ar? needed to sustain
him. Above all things, we must let
it be known that no woman has the
right to buy in large quantities and
hoard food for her family. Some one
has well said hat 'such a woman in
at heart a traitor.'
"There was never greater need for
women to be sane than at this hour.
There is not excuse for excitement
or for hysteria. Let there be no
weeping, no complaining, no lamenta
tion, when our loved ones answer the
call to duty."
IS
ORDERED 10 SCHOOL
By the Associated Press.
Raleigh, July f. Capt. Bernard
Sharp, United States army, for three
years detailed as inspector-instructor
of the North Carolina national
guard, has received orders to report
at the army service school at v ort
Leavenworth, Kas.
STILL IN BUSINESS
The Guilders supply company, a
recently-formed partnership, has not
taken the whole of the Home Canner
Company building, but only an office
there. The Home Canner phone
04 and the Building Supply Company
phone is G4-L.
ARTILLERY BATTLE
ON RUSSIAN FRONT
3y Associated Press.
Berlin, July G An artillery battle
of great violence developed yester
day near Brzenazy in Gahzia, says
the official statement issued by the
German war office today.
The bombardment diminisher
during the night, but increased again
this morning.
CORONERS' JURIES
fBy tho Associated Press.
London, June G. Coroners juries
are now sitting with less than twelve
jurors for the first time for a thous
and years, according to the state
ment made by the Westminister cor
oner last week.
PETROGRAD ASSERTS
By the Associated Press.
(Petrograd, July 6--The heavy gun
fire on both the Russian and Germans
in the region of Zlochoff on the eas
tern Galician front was increased
yesterday, says todays' official state
ment.
CONSERVE
CAPTAIN
SHARP
GUNFIRE
INCREASED
PREPARING FOR
DRAWING OF
ARMY
By the Associated Press.
VVmshmu'ton, July 0. Secretary
Baker and Provost Marshal General
.rowder today were completing the
nal details for selecting registrants
for the new national army.
Complete registration of every ds-
rict and precinct will be stuuied.
No date has been announced for
rawing.
The drawing wiil be in Washington
nd indications point to the use ot
numbers ins 'ad of making selections.
As there will be exemptions among
the drafted before the first incre
ment of (500,000 men can be called,
ecessarily, a larger number will be
rawn.
It is probable that as many as a
million or two million names will
drawn-.
Other men will be drawn from tht
remainder until it is decided to raise
nother increment.
INAL PASSAGE OE
PROHIBITION BY NIGHT
By the Associated Press.
Washington, July G. Final dispo-
ition by tonight of the prohibition
ssue was procaine . wnen tne ioou
ontrol bill was taken up in the sen-
te today.
The bill was taken up in the sen-
te under an agreement to begin
onsideration of the prohibition sec
ion at 2 o'clock under limited dc-
Ue.
N EWSPAPER DI STRIBUTES
(50,000 POTATO PLANTS
Greensboro, July G Again the
Dailv News has to extend its offer to
supply potato plants to those unable
to procure then elsewhere. lhis
ne weather for setting out, no
oubt caused the -rush, every plant
being taken mid-afternoon yesterday.
A new supply will be on hand today
the quantity being limited to 5,0uo.
Those who apply first will get them
t cost price of 20 cents per 100. The
News thoroughly appreciates thfe
privilege it has had of serving its
friends, and in being instrumental
through them in making G0,000 sweet
potato plants grow where none would
ive grown otherwise.
In closing its potato distribution
ervice, it does so with the hope thai
11 who have been induced to plant
nore, will have bountiful yields and
ood eating next fall and winter, wiu.
plenty to spare for others not so
ucky or provident. Catawba has won
ational reputation for sweet potatoes
.et Guilford, after this year, learn
f her neighbor county, the value of
pecializing on any one produce, and
naking it go commercially.
ON JOB AT TRIAL
LJy the Associated rresa.
Bradentown, I la., July 0. Will
M,iles, negro, charged with the mur
der of a mother and baby in a fatal
criminal assault April 1, was brought
here at 5 o'clock this morning on a
pecial train with 100 soldiers, pick
ed from three national guard com
panies as guards.
The arnaal of the train was kept
secret and there was no demonstra
tion. Judge Reese appointed the en
tire Bradentown bar as counsel for
the negro who had no attorney, and
consultation was begun by nine law
yers. Guards were placed about the
court- house.
ISE
By the Associated Press.
Rome, July G. The Italians made
a surprise attack northwest oi ben;
on the Carso on Wednesday night am
advanced their lines, the war office an
nounces. Prisoners were taken. Ihc
Italians held their gains in spite of
Austrian counter attacks.
NOT BELIEVE
U-
IS
By th,s Associated Press.
Fortress Monroe, Va. July 6.
Naval patrol boats today continues
their search for an enemy subma
rine which is reported to have been
sighted sub-merged in these waters
late yesterday, but no trace has been
found. Naval observers did not be
lieve it possible for a submarine to
submerge in these waters, because
of insufficient depth, and in this con
nection they pointed out that the
German submarine merchant ship
Fatherland was compelled to sub
merge outside these waters.
L0RI0A
GUARDSMEN
ITALIANS
RPR
A IAN
ARSO
A
ABROAD
TROOPS ON JOB
AT GLOBE,
ARIZONA
Sy the Associated Press.
Globe, Ariz., July 6. The presence
here today of four troops of United
States cavalry ' and a machine gnn
company was expected to have a
quieting effect on the Globe-Miamia
copper district -which has been the
icene of a strike of miners.
The soldiers were given an enthu
siastic reception by citizens on their
arrival last night and there was ro
evidence of hostility on the part of
the strikers, who dispersed at the
command of the officer.
ABLY TE LL
Oy the Associated Press.
Washington, July 6 Enough im
portance was attached to the mission
A Jlenry P. Fletcher, ambassador to
Mexico City, who hurriedly left
Mexico, for Secretary Lansing to
charter a special train to meet him
"n his trip to Henderson Harbor.
New York, for a three weeks' vaca-
ion.
By some officials it was believed
le ambassador wished to explan.
oersonally to the secretary the ex-
ent of German puttings in Mexico
Reports that Mexico would enter
he war as an ally of the entente
powers were
not given much cr
lenco here.
IUSSIA WILL FULFILL
MISSION OF REPUBLIC
Petrograd, July 6 The Russian
ocople will fulfill their task of estab-
shing a republic,. in the opinion of
harles Edward Russell, a member "of
he American mission to Russia. Mt.
vussell issued the following state
ment on the observations he has
aade here since his arrival sonu
eeks ago:
"I venture to appeal to my fellow
iemocrats in the United States and
ireat Britain for a more sympathet-
c attitude toward the struggling de-
nocracy of Russia. 1 appeal to edi-
:ors not to print wnd-eved stones
if impending ruin and chaos and to
lewspaper readers not to believe such
stories if printed.
"There is no anarchy here. There
s only a limited amount ot disor-
ler. The people of Russia under the
nost trying conditions in history have
iven an example of dignity and self
restraint.
"It is well to face the facts frankly.
wt it also is well to look beyond sur
face conditions to the true basis of
Russian development. Every phase
:f the present situation is a logical
ind normal outcome of natural caus-
i. The substance is sound, and
lopeful, if only other democracies
?ivc help wholeheartedly instead of
standing by to prophesy destruction.
"these people know their job and
VM do it. I suggest it is abou
time to do away with all criticism
md give them a chance."
MARKETS
COTTON FUTURES
y the Associated Press.
New York, July 6 There was i
renewal of scattering liquidation a
the opening of the cotton market to
day the first prices showed a decline
of several points. The market turn
ed firm on reports that the rains in
phe southwest had not been sufficient
The close was steady.
Open
July , 24.90
October , 24.45
December 24.G1
January . 24.73
LI arch 24.83
Close
26.4
zo.ys
26.15
26.25
26.32
HICKORY MARKETS
Cotton 25 1-2
Wheat $2.00
CHICAGO "YVJHEAT
Py the Associated Press.
Chicago, July 6 WJheat ascen
ded today with corn. After open
ing one to 2 1-2 cents higher wit
September at 2.02, further gams
were made.
g THE WEATHER
12
For North Carolina: Probably
thundershowers tonight and Satur
day; gentle to moderate east and
southeast winds.
PROB
GERMAN
PLOTS
NEGROES REFU
SE
0
TO RETURN
By the Associated Press.
East St. Louis, July G Efforts oi
large corporations here to induce ne
gro workers who fled from the city
Monday have not been successful.
Agents went to a large municipal
house in St. Louis, where 400 men are
sheltered, and said he had work for
20 men. Only five men returned
to work.
OFFER TO AID NEGROES
By the Associated Press.
St. Louis, July 6. An offer by three
Mississippi business men and planta
tion to charter a steamboat or spec
ial train to take 500 or ,000 negro
families back to Mississippi has been
made to the St. Louis Red Cross which
is helping in the work of providing
for the refugees of East St. Louis.
RISH CONVENTION
10 MEET JULY 25
By the Associated Press.
London, July 6. Premier Lloyd
George announced in the house ot
commons this afternoon that the Ir
ish convention would meet July 25
to deal with the preliminary plans
for the meeting. Henry W, Duk.
has been suggested as temporary
chairman.
GEN. WtOOD IN CHARLOTTE
Charlotte, July G Gen . Leonard
Wood arrived in Charlotte at 11
'clock yesterday morning to inspect
sites offered by this city for canton
ments, fle came from Athens, Ga.
housands of people met him at the
station, " cheering hiin continuously
as he passed to a waiting auto in
which he was visit the various
sites offered. Prominent citizens,
in autos, accompanied him to the
ites. At 1 o clock he was ten
dered a luncheon at the Manufac
turers' Club. At 6 o'clock he was
the speaker in the big yard of the
First Presbyterian church and at
8 o'clock he was given a banquet, tiy.
eft at 11 o'clock last night on a
pecial train for Charleston, S. C.
General Wood expressed himself as
being surprised at the absence oi
red clay m the soil. His hrst
tatement on meeting the reception
committee was "Well, gentlemen, I
am ready to examine the land you
have to offer." General Wood will
insist on moral conditions about the
antonment being the best. He told
members of ail committees that there
would be an absolute ban on liquor.
and immoral influences would not be
olerated.
SOLDIERS ARE CALLED
FOR STRIKE SERVIC
y the Associated Press.
Bloomington, 111., July 6. Nine
onmanies of Illinois national guards
men were ordered here early today to
restore order following a night of
iotins- caused by a strike of the em
nloves of the Bloomine: and Normal
T.io-hi-, Cornnanv. The striKe naa
been accompanied in an ordeny
manner until last mgnt when the
strikers attacked street cars.
One man in the crowd of rioters
was shot and several carried to
hospital injured.
RUSSIANS AND TURKS
REPORTED IN BATTLE
By the Associated Press.
Pet-yjerad. July b. Russian troops
and newly reinforced Turkish de
tachments are engaged in battle on
the Persian Mesopotamia!! frontier
says the official report issued today
N
AUGUST
By the Associated Press.
iDurham, N. C, July 6. Members
of the North Carolina division, Unit
ed Confederate veterans, will hold
their annual reunion in Durham
August 25 to 31 inclusive, it was an
nounced today by the Durham Cham
ber of Commerce. There had been
some suggestion tf.at the reunion b3
abandoned this year.
The reunion will be held m Dur
ham in honor of Gen. Julian S. Carr,
it was said. .
Gen. James S. Metz of Wilmington
nnri Adintfint General H. A. ixm
arran
don of Pittsboro will maice
gernents for the reunion.
HOLD REUNION
DURHAM IN
NESE
TING
Tuan Chi Jui, Leader of Republic Forces, in
Command of 50,000 Men Converging on
Peking Small American Force Trying
to Reach
OF
Offiial announcement by the adju
nt general of the army to the Hick
ory army recruiting station states
hat the field artillery branch has
been filled up. The regulars have
the medical department, infantry
and the signal corps open. The sig
nal corps offers exceptional advanta
ges foy young men of character who
re fitted for this branch. The in
fantry, "queen of battles," is the
most popular branch of the servu..
and the "dough boys" claim that it
hy far the easiest.
Wath the use of the armv trucks.
the infantryman has it nrpt-t
they do very little hikinar and wrv
seldom carry a pack, the truck trains
ing used to carry both men and
oaggage. The infantry regiments
lave been greatly increased and there
will be many vacancies in this branch
ior clerks, cooks, me.ch
"act nearly every trade is practised by
Eleven men have ieen sent from
he Hickory station since the first of
uly and during June thirtv three men
were forwarded from the station. Ca
tawba, Caldwell and Burke counties
rave aquitted themselves well for the
egulars, besides sending their vouth
to the various national guard organi
zations and if the other counties in
the state had frunished the same nro-
portio the ouota expected would
have been obtained several weeks
ago. The young men who have en-
iisted are indeed the "flower of the
and" and whatever duty these boys
are called upon to tulnll, are the
fellows that can be depended upon to
carry it to a successful conclusion.
3y the Associated Pi ess.
Winona Lake, Ind., July 6. The
wo greatest camp comforts which a
soldier knows, cigarettes and play
ing cards, will be notable bv their
absence from the comfort baers to be
prepared by the Christian Endeavor
societies. This was decided on to-
y-
ASKS EMPLOYMENT
STATE GUARDSMEN
ijy the ssociated rress
Raleigh, July G Governor Bicn.
tt today telegraphed Secretary Ba
ker of the war department and ask
ed that national guardsmen who
ire not employed be given work on
the cantonment camps.
The governor stated that many
guardsmen were out of employment
'n this state.
WANT GRILLE REMOVED
By the Associated Press.
London, July 0 The wives of
more than 250 members of parliament
have addressed to the members of
the house of commons a petition as.
ing for the removal of the grille
which sere is the visitors' gallery
from the chamber itself. The peti
tion points out how uncomfortable
a thing it is to sit in a gallery from
which little can be heard and still
less seen.
FIRE ON STEAMSHIP
DOES MUCH DAMAGE
By the Associated Press.
Bordeaux, July G A fire broke
out today among some moving picture
films in the forward part of a steam
ship dock. The flames badly dam
aged the cargo and spread to the
dock.
The confiagation was extinguished
after considerable loss. An official
investigation has been ordered.
NAVY INVESTIGATES
SUBMARINE STORY
By tho Associated Press.
Washington, July 6 The report
ed sighting of a periscope of a sub
marine at Hampton Roads caused
the navy department today to send in
structions to the commandant to
make an investigation. According to
the report sent to the department to
flnv. officers on one of the warships
Uifrhted what he believed was a pen-
- i scope, but the location was not matte
; public.
Ains
FILLED
ARMIES
NEAR PEKING
Capital.
I By the Associated Press.
j Peking, July 6. righting began
i yesterday at Lang Fang, about 35
miles southeast of Peking between
the troops of General Chang Hsun,
supporter of the monarchy, and the
forces of the republic.
The situation in the capital is be
coming serious. Trains are fillec:
with fleeing Chinese going to Tien
Tsin. The hotels are-full of for
eigners. Small American and Japanese
forces are endeavoring to come
from Tien Tsin, but their arrival may
be delayed by the fighting at Lang
Fang, where General Chang Hsunt'a
force of 5,000 regulars is battling
with 20,000 men of the republic.
HAS BIG ARMY
By the Associated Press.
Tien Tsin, July 6. Fifty thousanl
soldiers of the republican forces are
converging on Peking and the at
tempts to restore the Manchu dyn
asty appear to be at the point of fail
ure. By midnight Tuan Chi Jui, who
has been appointed commander in
chief of the punitive expedition, is
expected to have 20,000 troops be
tween Fang Lang and Peking.
Along the Hank Kow railway 10,
000 soldiers are mearching. General
Chango Hsun, the dictator, who at
tempted to restore the monarchy, has
only 3,000 men.
Tuan Chi Jui today addressed an
ultimatum to Chang Hsun's troops,
promising them favorable treatment
if they would lay dowm their arms.
Northern military leaders do not ex
pect any fighting. They believe
Chang Hsun's forces will desert tc
the republicans.
Fifteen provinces are supporting
Tuan Chi Jui.
SIANS SHOOT
ATGE
By the Associated Press.
Petrograd, July 6. German sol
diers near Baliestchi on the Ruma
nian front yesterday held up white
flags ancT called upon the Russians Lo
fraternize, says the Hussian official
statement today. Russian artillery
fired on the white flags.
WILL GUARD CABLE
MESSAGES CLOSELY
By the Associated Press
Washington, July 6. Censorship
of outgoing cables undoubtedly will
be made much more rigid to prevent
advices from reaching the enemy. Al
ready it is said the government in
cases that excite suspicion is chang
ing wording of messages.
A. L. McLean of Lumberton was
elected president of the North Car
olina Bar Association at the meeting
in Asheville and T. B. Finley of
Wlilkesboro, N. J. Rouse of Winston
and O. F. Mason of Gastonia were el
ected vice-presidents. Senator T.
R. Walsh delivered the principal ad
dress Wednesday night.
AMERICAN GOLD IS
REMINTED IN MEXICO
By the Associated Press.
Mexico City, July 6 American
gold coins are being, remin ted in Mex
ico at a profit V the Mexican govern
ment. Many t:ses, federal and state
are paid in American gold which by
decree is accepted as the equivalent
of $1.90 Mexican money. The gold
in each $10 American piece is suffi
cient to make two "hidalgoes" or
Mexican ten dollar pieces.
i.
REFORMED CHURCH NOTES
The mid-summer communion ser
vice will be held next Sunday morn
ing and every member is urged to be
present. Strangers in town not
enjoying the blessings of their own
communion are invited and will be
welcome to unite with us in the
holy supper.
Services preparatory to this service
will be held on Saturday at four
o'clock. This is an important ser
vice and all who can should be
present.
The Christian Endeavor society has
prepared a very interesting program
to be rendered Sunday night. It is
an evening with some of the hymn
writers and the great hymns.
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