North Carolina Newspapers

Record GKORY ABLY VOL. II. NO. 230 HICKORY, N. C, SATURDAY EVENING JULY 7,1917. PRICE TWO CENTS RUSSIANS STRIKE HARD ON ANOTHER PART OF LINE While Keeping up Progress in Ftern Galicia Our Allies Begin su VrW attack on Pinsk British Take Some More Ground French Inactive Today. By the Associated Froas. General Brussiloff seems to haw boon arranging a surprise on thj Russian front, judging from re ports from lYtrograd today of vio lent lighting in the Pinsk sector. Apparently Austro-derman atten tion has been contired on the Gali cian fighting, where General Brussi loff last Sunday began his ollensiw There has been no mention in any of the uJUvial statements recently of any special activity along the Rus sian line except in Galicia and the sectors immediately adjacent north and south. The reports from Pipe!:. 105 miles distant, therefore has in ii the elements of surprise for tin world if not for the Germans. Pinsk, which has been in German hands since the tide of the great in vasion of 1915 swvpt Grand Duk. Nicholas armies far into the into rior of Russia, is reported in flame. The city lies in a pronounced sa lient in the lines and the statement that fighting is proceeding in front of it may mean to the northwest of the Jasiolda river. Th? infantry may not yet hav been thrown into the fighting at Pinsk, th? one of 1.2 pparently bein. Jging from the i.he Russian ar- .a statement tilltry, v 2 e Vto be "haiu- menng ai wvv1 On the Fra.1eo-I5elgian front thej British have made another thrust, sharply advancing their lines in the Wytschaete district, where General Plumer bit w the Germans out of the Messines ridge a month ago. With the French their is no unu sual activity. AMERICAN STEAMER ORLEANS IS SUNK' BY SUBMARINE Washington, July 7. 'The Ameri can steamship Orleans, of the Ori ental Navigation company, has been torpedoed and sunk by a sub marine. Four of the crew were drowned, but all members of the arm ed naval guards were saved. The state department, announcing the sinking, withheld the place and the time of the attack. First to Brave Barred Zone New York, July 7 The Orleans a vessel of 2,808 tons gross, left here June 18 with a cargo for France, commanded by Gapt. Allen D. Tuck er. Of her crew of 3(5, 10 were Am erican citizens. After Germany announced unre stricted submarine warfare the Or leans was, the first American steamshi f to reach France from ao American port. She was form erly the Avellaneda and later the Menaptha, under the Argentine flag. Mrs. M. S. Clark and son of Char lotte are here for a week and are visiting her mother, Mrs. Geo. A. Link. Thirty-Seven Persons Are Killed in Big German Air Raid Over By the Associated Press. London, July 7. lAbout 20 enemy airplanes bombarded London today according to an official statement by the war office. The raiders were attacked by ar tillery and a large number of British airplanes. The result of the damage done was not known at noon. Damage was done in the heart oi London by the raid, which was one of the greatest ever attempted by the Germans over London. ,The raid occurred about 9:30 this morning. Thousands of persons crowded the, streets, many of them women and children. The police and soldiers had difficulty in re straining the populace. Anti-aircraft guns throughout the city and British airplanes immedi ately engaged the hostile airplanes and for a time the exploding bomb: and the vigorous replies of the de fenses made a great din. Straight over the city flew tho squad of German raiders. The sun was shining brightly, but f the sky was overcast with a haz? such as is so favorable to raiders Notwithstanding the haze, however the people could see the raiders dis tinctly. The raiders appeared most sudden ly and few persons realized that raid was in progress until the soun of bombs was heard. The Germans were traveling at a tremendous rate They appeared to be traveling at a CHANGE IN TIE OF TRAINS 21 AND 22 Effective Sunday, July 8, trains Nos. 21 and 22 make the following changes: 'Both trains discontinued between Salisbury and Greensboro; they being run via Barber and Winston-Salem and Greensboro. No. 22 will leave Asheville at 8:10 a. m., arriving at Hickory at 11:20 a. m. with 15 minutes at Hickory for dinner. No. 21 leaves Barber at 3:15 p. m., Hickory at 4:55 p. m., arriving at Asheville 8:20 p. m., in time to make connection with Caro lina Special for Cincinnati. All other schedules same as before. PRESIDENT KEVIKWjS GUARD Washington, July 7. President Wilson reviewed an exhibition drill of a homo guard sanitary corps of 1,000 employes on the monument grounds and accepted the unit, one of many to be organized throughout the country, for Red Cross service. DECLARATIONS AS A PEACE BASIS BY THE CHANCELLOR London, July 7. Declarations which will serve as a basis for peace negotiations will be made by the German chancellor, Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg, in his coming speech before the reichstag, ac cording to German sources of in formation at the Hague, as quoted by the Central News correspondent there. The changed attitude is said to be the outcome of the conviction that all hopes of a separate peace with Russia must be abandoned and that a Russian offensive must be faced. CLASH IN HOLLAND BETWEEN THE SOLDIERS AND WORKERS Amsterdam, July 7. Workers from the government munitions works at TIemhrug, a short distance from Am sterdam, and soldiers clashed in a continuation of the food riots, ac cording to the ITandelsblad. The munitions workers were joined by strikers and were fired on re peatedly by the soldiers. One man was killed and 11 wounded. PLAN FOR CHURCH UN IT Y RECOMM ENDED Atlantic City, N. J., July 7. Tho plan for the unification of the three great branches of the Lutheran church into the united Lutheran church in America was deeommendtd by the committee on constitutional re vision of the general council of the Lutheran church in North America at the close of a two-day debate here. London Today ower altitude than the last raider? An official statement issued this afternoon by the British admiralty says that three of the German air planes were brought down in the North sea. The German raiders came from the north and left by way of the south The glass in some of the streets re sembled that in some of the street; in New York and its suburbs after the explosion in Black Tom Islam' last July. The people of London are urging reprisals. The people of the fashionable west end had a good view of the fly ers. Thirty-seven persons were kille in the German air raid this morning it was officially announced late thi afternoon. LAST BIG RAID By the Associated Press. l he most recent big air raid on London occurred June 3. At that time the German squadron consisted of 15 machine and the downtown sec tion of London was their chief objec tive. Many bombs fell in the heart of London. The casualties., officially announced were 151 killed and 430 persons in jured. No damage of a military or naval nature was done. The Ger mans remained at a great heighth. The British flyers had difficulty in pursuit, for the loss of only one en emy craft was reported. TURKEY REGARDS GREECE AS AT WAR By the Associated Press. London, July 7. According to a press dispatch received at Amster dam from Constantinople, as for warded by the Exchange Telegraph, Turkey consid?rs as a declaration oT war the sevtrence of relations be tween Greece and the central powers. . The Turkish government, the dis patch says, will deport all Greeks nd confiscate their property. FOREIGNERS SAFE Uy the Associated Tress. London, July 7 A dispatch from eking to the Times says that dan- er to foreigner's in the capital is not feared. According to an Exchange Telegraph, from Trien Tsin, fighting i occurring along the Mukden ekin railway and th e republicans his far have the advantage in the ghting. REEO'S AMENDMENT KILLED IN SENATE BY the Associated Press. Washington, July 7 Senator Reed's amendment to the Cummins' provision proposing that the pres- lent shall be empowered to witli raw liquors from bonds when in the public interest was rejected by the enate today. The senate voted G5 3 12 in ft J or of Senator Cummins' mendment, a provision that should quor be withdrawn the president should be authorized to take all whiskey in bond and pay a reasonable price, plus 10 per cent profit. CONCERT CLASS HEARD BY APPRECIATIVE CROWD Thecal Odd Fellows will supplement the amount taken in Wednesday night when the concert class of the Oud bellows Orphanage appeared here. ast year the class was given $GC and that is the sum to be forwarded this year. The class was one of the best ever sent out from the Golds- boro institution and the musical num bers, taking- the form of light open- were heart y enjoyed by the 290 or more present. ROFESSOR SCOTT WILL APPEAR MONDAY NIGIli Prof, Raleigh Alonzo Scott, o? the Royal Academy of Music, Ches terfield, England, the "world re nowned singer, poet, musician, el ocutionist, musical composer, orator and humorist" will appear at St. Paul M. E. church, colored, Monday night and a treat is promised all who attend. A section of the church will be reserved for white people. Ad mission will be 10 and 15 cents and 'babies five dollars." EVER SITUATION AT CANTON MUCH BETTER A letter from Mrs. J. L. Berry oA Canton says the typhoid situation grows wetter eacn day, tne water is 1 A. i . 1 i 1 i absolutely pure again and that tht death rate was very small. Can ton has been given some unfavorable advertising, Mrs. Berry states, and most of it was not deserved. MAY ELECT OFFICERS SOON Washington, July 7 One rear ad miral and a number of officers down to the rank of lieutenant com man der will be selected soon to fill vacan cies in the" line of the navy. Secretary Daniels has ordered the selection board to convene in Washington July 16. , EXPECT VOTE ON FOOD BILL By the Associated Press. Washington, July 7 The battle over the prohibition issue involve in the food control bill is being fought out in the senate again today. this time over consumption as we as manufacture of distilled liquors. The contest has narrowed down to this phase today, following th defeat of the bone dry amendment which action makes it certain th all legislation stopping manufacture of intoxicants will be limited to dis tilled beverages. Champions of the food bill expect tion issue tonight (plan to obtain tion issue tonight pran to oatbin agreement to vote on the measure as wholo by Wednesday or Thursday. CHINESE CAPITAL SOON CHANCELLOR TO IKE TALK MONDAY By the Associated Press. London, July 7. The report that political developments of exceptional importance are being awaited in Ber lin in connection with the seassion of the reichstag is reiterated in a dispatch from Berlin via Amster dam today. The dispatch states that Chancel lor Bethman-Hollweg had planned to make an address to the reichstag Monday. Cable dispatches yesterday said the chancellor's speech would be delivered today and that he was expected to make declarations as a basis for peace. FIRST SLACKER TRIAL HELD IN HICKORY The first trial in Catawba coun ty of an alleged slacker took place before Mr. John F. Miller, United States commissioner, on Thursday, when Amos Gaither of N'ewton was given a preliminary hearing for failing to register June 5. Probable cause was not found and the action was dismissed. Gaither's mother brought the fam ily Bible along to prove by it, her self and another son that Amos was 3 years old. The government con tended that Gaither was 29 years old and they produced the tax books and the school census to Drove their laim. Since there was a chance of error n these do.ments and since the mother swore positively, and produced her bible to prove it, the commis sioner was of the opinion that her ev- dence would be accepted in federal court and discharged the young man. Deputy Marshal J. L. Milholland in vestigated this case and he has some ther names under investigation. CIIILREN OF HICKORY Are you not glad to learn vou can o your bit now. for your country? Jhe grown-up workers of the Red Cross are preparing: to make frac ture pillows and we appeal to you o aid us. You do not have to be a Red Cross merger but just a patriotic child. Wie areanxious to have you organ- ze yourselves m blocks or neighbor hood units gather at your home in your block, equipped with a pair of scissors and a piece of white cloth. You can take a piece of cheese-cloth or a bit of old sheet, some red paper and paste, and fit out each unit mem bers with a headdress and arm band. Wie want you to cut scraps for the fracture pillows, white scraps, cot ton scraps, linen scraps, old scraps and new scraps. 'Snip, snip, snip, and watch the fluffy pile grow lar ger and at the same time know that these little bits of cloth represent the bigger bit which all children of America are now doing for their country. You will be so interested in helping us, that we feel sure your meetings will only be limited by your scraps. When you have enough to make a big package this can be done up in the presence of the assembled unit, luly labeled with the members names and ages, sealed with a Red Cross and carried to the Red Cross sewing room. As each member looks' at the fin ished work, all ready for the fracture pillow tab:e, we know vou will sec retly rub the cherished blister which fond parents will warn you not to get, and will swell with honest pride BED CROSS MARKETS 8 v COTTON FUTURES By the Associated Press. iNew York, July 7 The cotton market was somewhat nervous and irregular today after the big ad vance or. late yesterday. IN ear months were relatively firm on a re newal of the buying movement. Ihe close was steady. Open Close July. 26.60 26.40 October 26.00 December 26.10 25.87 26.02 26.12 January 26.10 March ,26.28 26.28 HICKORY MARKETS Cotton 25 1-2 WVheat - $2.00 CHICAGO WiHEAT By the Associated Press. Chicago, July 7- Wlheat sagged today owing to neglect. After op ening two cents lower, with July at 2.10 and September nominal, the market descended to 2.09 for July. THE WEATHER tmmttnma:mmmmtmtw For North Carolina: Probably thundershowers tonight and Sunday; moderate east to southeast winds. MAY RAW By the Associated Press. , Washington, July 7 Prospects for setting in action the draft ma chinery for the new national army by Provost Marshal Crowder were re garded today as remote since organ ization is complete in only eight states. It may be necessary to de fer the first drawing to the middle of next week. The method of making the selec tions has not been disclosed by the war department. RUSSIANS ARE BEATEN, 10 By the Associated Press. 'Berlin, via London, July 7 The war office announces the defeat ot Russian attacks in the neighborhood of Kbniuchy and further to the north in Eastern Galicia. Russian attacks on the Carpathians also were repul sed. The Russians suffered heavy casualties. SOME LOCAL RAINS By the Associated Press. Washington, July 7. Normal temperatures and occasional loca showers are forecast for the south pastern states for the week begin ning tomorrow. WAR MAKES VACCINATIONS ALL THE MORE NECESSARY Take a vacation if it is war time is the advice of the state board of health. The board calls attention to the fact that the more strenuous the thought and activities of the times, the more needful is a complete u laxation, both mental and physical, and that a period of recreation of rest is a duty that one owes to himself, family and business and should be taken as often as he can afford it, but at least once a year. As to whether one can afford a va cation or not or thinks that he can, the board says: "Don't think you can't afford a vacation when prob ably the truth of the matter is you can't afford not to take some time off to refresh your mind and see your self from another point of view. It is too often the case when people get in the ruts that they think the bus iness can't run without them, thai they are indispensable to its main tenance, etc. Vacations are good to help a fellow get a true perspective of himself, to see what he really is and how he stands in relation to other people and things. And yet that's not the best part of the real purpose of a vacation. "The best vacation, says the board, "is when all worries and cares are left behind and self is given over to a period of re-creation. A change is always beneficial. Pleasant sur roundings and good food are stimu ating, but the spending of money is not absolutely essential. To be most benefitted from a vacation one does not have to be surfeited with pleas ure or burdened with attention and amusements. One should, however, cultivate a vacation attitude, to let down and forget, to take care of self, but not become selfish. "But a vacation that disregards all health laws will most likely be failure. One cannot outrage nature and escape her penalties. An over crowded stomach will balk sooner or later. Continued loss of sleep will have its price. Filth whether drunk m water or milk or gotten from flies or dirty fingers will work its usual dire results. Health laws cannot be too closely followed for a successful vacation." Mi. Burgan Witherspoon went to Greensboro today to spend Sun day. LEAVE U. S. AT By the Associated Press. . Washington, July 7. (Germans formerly connected either with the embassy or any one of the many con sulates in America have been re quested to leave the United States. Notification that their presence in America is undesirable has beej. sent them by the state department. They were not told that they were suspected as spies, but their loyalty to the kaiser might make it difficult xfor them not 1 send miormation to Germany of a military nature, it was made clear. NOT 0 NAMES FOR OAYS ACCORDING RERUN ARE PROMISED SOUTH HANS MUST ONCE MATERIALS ARE PLACED FOR HORSEFORD BRIDGE Catawba Commissioners Seek Joint Meeting With Caldwell Board Contractor Likely to Be Instructed to Proceed Too Long De lay in Matter Already. MORE GAINS FOR RUSSIANS IN GALACIA y the Associated Tress. Petrograd, Friday, July 6. Fur- ther gains have been made by the, Russian forces in Galicia. Advices from the front record the taking of 1 first line trenches by the troops of j the 11th army which has als Lured some other points on the line. SERVE TERM IN JAIL!a Jolnt meeting. , i, j The Catawba board is ready to Washington, July 7. (Eleven of the - have the work done at once and 1 3 suffragettes arrested at the Fourth j of July demonstration in front of th white house were tried yesterday and -iven the alternative of a $25 fine cr three days in jail. They chose to serve the three days. The police judge offered to take their personal bonds on a promise to stay away from the white house but they refused and were taken to jail. The suffragists are: Gladys IT. Garner, Margaret F. Whittemore, Vida Milholland, Mrs. Helena Hill ed, Iris R. Calderhead, Mrs. Fran ces 13. Green, Elizabeth tstuyvesant, Toy Young, Mrs. Lucilla Shields, Lucy Burns and Dora Lewis. Miss Hazel Hunkins, who contended he did not carry a banner in the lemonstration, was granted a separ ate trial. Miss Kitty Marion, a suf fragette, and Charles E. Morgan, a war department clerk charged with fighting, also are to be tried today. Police Judge Morrowny showed great reluctance to sentence the women to jail. He pleaded vainly that they accept $25 fines each and offered to advance them the money. T den t a?k you to stop marching entirely, h) said. "I only ask you to keep away from the- white house. You know the times are abnormal. We are at Avar and you should not bother the president." While waiting for the jail van the uffragists listened to the trial of William J. Cain and Arthur L. Simpson, charged with seizing and tearing banners carried by the suff ragists in the demonstration. They were rynvicted and fined $25 each. Mrs. Weed insisted on paying Cain s fine. The ourt rebuked the man, saying: "It was a unmanly, undignified act." COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISES SHOULD BE FOSTERED New Y'ork. July 7. President Wlilson in a letter read at a meeting of the New York committee which s arranging for the Southern Com mercial congress,, declared legiti mate commercial enterprises should be fostered. "Commercial activities should go an as usual so far as possible," the president wrote. "Indeed, I think that they should be stimulated in every legitimate way and that every oroper means should be taken to con cert the best plans of action and de velopment. I have been surprised Lhat there should have been any where entertained a contrary opin ion. y the Associated Press. Savannah, July t 7 Monday morning the plant of the Savannah Sugar Refining Company, built at a cost of $2,000,000 will be started up. It will be one of the two biggest re fining plants in the south. When operated at capacity the refinery can turn out 1200,000 pounds of sugar a day. To Form Organization in Every County in State to Protect Soldiers' Interests 3y the Associated Press. Raleigh, July 7 Plans for the organization in each county of the state of a soldiers' aid served to .manage tne private ueum ui business of soldiers and sailors and to arrange for their employment on their return were announced here to day by the state council of defense. The council committees would in clude in their organization one ban ker, one lawyer and one business man. In their statement the council de clares the objects of the organization are: To render without charge any le gal service desired from the time of call to the colors to the end of the war. To see that during the absence of the soldier, there shall be no, lapse Although the Caldwell commission ers, owing to a resignation of one member and illness of another, hav been unable to reach an agreement as to that county's part of the cosi of constructing the new Horseford bridge, the work of building the structure is actually under way. Under a tentative contract the C. W Requarth Company of Asheville is placing materials at the river, is erecting cottages for workmen ani is getting ready to rush the job on the $38,000 concrete bridge. Commissioners Stroup and WSlfong aml Countv -Attomev iShuford tn,a c,liru c. , , ... .. . , """ L"c for Tuesday, and the Catawba boara probably will go to Lenoir at that n u i i u j i. Mx. stroup said today that he was heartily in favor of having the Requarth company go right ahead. As a matter of law, if the Catawb board is willing, the proportionate part of the cost can be assessed against Caldwell and it wTould be forced to pay. Residents of the southern part of CaldAvell are parti cularly anxious for the bridge too and they are said to feel that they have not been accorded much consid eration. In case the wooden temporary bridge should be washed away by a freshet and the railroad bridge, also a temporary affair, should be destioy cd, Caldwell would be isolated ex cept for the Rhodhiss bridge. It would be difficult to serve the peopis of that county in such an event, and manufacturing plants and farmers would be up against a hard proposi tion. The whole state is interested in th Horseford bridge because it is on thw main road from Hickory to Blowing Rock. Tourists use the bridge a great deal and they are a source of wealth to the mountain section. 'Mr. Requarth probably will be in structed to proceed with the work of building the bridge. He certainly would get his money, it is declared, and under the law the adjoining coun ty would beTequired to stand its part of the expense. This has been held in other bridge cases and there is no fear as to Caldwell's liability. Ihe Catawba board, however, is hoping that there will be no further procrastination, but that the work will proceed without a hitch. TRYING TO ROB UNCLE SAM FOR REGISTERING Raleigh, July 7 A.. L. Fletcher, who is federal paymaster for the North Carolina expense of the selec tive army draft preliminary work, says there are large numbers of the registrars and board members who make no charge for their service and turn in no expense account to am ount to anything. But there are others that are attempting to rub it in in the matter of piling up ex penses to be collected from Uncle Sam. These are being ruthlessly trimmed, however. One city registra tion board- files an account amount ing to $67 for supplies that includes such items as $37 for a desk, $7 for a couple of chairs, $1 worth of pens $1.50 ink well, $2.70 worth of clips, $2 wrorth of ink, and a lot of others. Thirty-six counties have reporter additional selective draft registra tions since July 5 that total 538, of which 255 are white and 283 color ed. There have been received at headquarters the final reports and listed registration cards from twenty-six counties only, and one oi these, Greene, had to be returned for some error that must be correct ed before the final report can be ac cepted. in his insurance, no failure to pay taxes on his property and no mort gage or indebtedness on his proper ty. To aid him in securing employ ment on his return. To see that no advantage shall be taken of any soldier in legal pro ceedings in which he may be a par ty and in which he might have an interest. To look after all persons who may be or who may hereafter become de pendent on a soldier for support. To arrange for special training fr soldiers disabled by wounds or dis ease. To see that all soldiers called to the colors are properly registered. To perform any other service for soldiers in their absence.