Hickory Daily
Record
VOL. II NO. 216
HICKORY, N. C, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 25, 1917
PRICE TWO CENTS
AlE BETWEEN STATES
h.
TO COMPLY
ten Being Called Before
HO
Some RegionsWhen Man's Name is Posted
He is Subject to Military LawNo Sec
ond Draft Thfs Year.
dated Press.
..'.i-hlngton, July 125. The race
Htalfs for the honor of bo-t,r-t
to call their quotas under
tise draft was on toda,
, ;.,,,,.(. Calling up for physical
(j..,.-;,tH.n began today in some te-
:,;,,r.ulni' details of the machin
i' . .u tually calling the men into
,r,, sending them to their or
,,,:,.,' n k'a'nps is being worked
I'c.unI Marshal Genera.
,;is already ruled that the
,.s ;i!!,u iii'S a man as soon a the
,,!, summons him for erami-
i . ,. tii.,t time on he will he
... the military law and the
, , f war. Failure to appear
i ;!..; the forves of the provost
; general in search of the
. .,- ;:i;n and lie will be tried by
':,artial.
.ulnars probable that the ac
rc:i will be first assembled
r ."el.vt.ive Unxrd headquair
'l"r.e distribution in the 10
. ' !s, General Crowder said
. uuiiU be assigned as far as
, , with troops from their
ta'cs and in training camps
t ,.; -.,ti:d to avoid extra expense.
i iiiation lias reached Gener
i r i. r indicating that there will
. !:!. 1 to summon n second
;: ,', ,i id tioti to the ON7.000 men
.. 1 tr during the present
. intimates to cover expenses'
r tl.- vrutul increment have i
o ,a if, it is pointed out, because '
expenditure must be ready.
fk.::ds must be actually on hand ;
. :; ' ! vail is made. f
A SUMMER DM
D
Mis Clarissa Abernethy j
t r.f role of Summer, the pre- (
M ,,f "A Summer Day" at the!
.f Music Tuesday night by
iadt-rirarten class of Mrs. II.
: :n thy was thoroughly -njoy-
,n a-tdience that should have
;.. h larger. With the excep-
f .Miss Clarissa the cast
. d d" little tots and what they
: h- historionic ability they
a,- iii enthusiasm, j
letting and costumes were,
at I i he litth maids and lads,
fitiiu: various insects and
m l'airyl;.:.d, applied them
the task of giving pleasure1
av that won applause. I'robab-
r,M't't Abernethy, as '.'..j JL.i-1
.t, w,; brighter light in a con
;u uf little folks, but it is hard
i an individual from a cotn
thar was so delightful to the
i'onald Wjtrliek as Chicadees,
with gusto, and Barry Black
", as Grasshoper Green, had a
mi an tne time. as tne
m Fran. vs Ferguson was
'he Windmill chorus, in
children sang, was one of
bits in the whole perfor
Ma lielle. Timberlake. as
i,
hi lies, also was sweet, but
. i i . . t t
I ;iie utile ones were adorable.
au.iienct. enjoyed every minute
phantasy, and what is more to
". tho little folks who ren-
derived their share of fun
it.
THOrSAM) BRITISH
I lillKTS HAVE ENLISTED
' York, July 25 Brig.-Gen.
White in charge of British
' '"',' in th United States said
''living for a trin through the
the work of his mission
had resulted in the enlist
' "f more than 4,800 British
"J, of whom 3,800 had been
b' Canada.
fal White said it was hoped
::",i,imi recruits would be ob
1 m the west during tho next
:""'dhs and an equal number in
EASES
AUDIENCE
Reorganization of Shipping
Board Prnrffrls Ranidlv:
Colby Held
''.'' 1' Antedated Press.
m' -diington, July 25 Reorgani-
of the .shipping board and the
fervency fl.et corporation was in
,,wing today following President
Vh.-f.ris acceptance of the resigna
"" "f Chairman Denman and Ma
S acral Coethals to end the
''''I'Vh internal row.
1 ,,,! senate commerce committee
'' " "'dy reci.tnmended conlrmation of
Jvlw.ad Hurley ot Chicago as the
"'w chairman, Iut action was delay
1,1 the nomination of Bainbridge
WITH DRAFT
E.
uon Boards in
LOCAL COMPANY
TO
MUSTER
Members of Company A, Hickory,
fell into their places at the armory
at 10 o'clock this morning in accor
dance with the orders of the war de
partment and, like the other units of
the national guard, began the first
stages of their preparation for the
war in France. It will be several
days before the muster roll is com
pleted and in the meantime the men
will take it easy. By Friday, Cap
tain Huffman expects to have the
men, most of whom now are rookies,
doing drill work in Hickory and the
campaign of preparation will be
pushed before the company leaves for
Greenville.
Federal mustering officers may
not be here for several days. In
the meantime Captain Huffman and
Lieutenants ('line and Cilloy, the lat
ter expected here shortly, will have
plenty to do in r.-aking tabulations
and assigning positions.
The men scattered for dinner to
day, but the mess hall will be in op
eration by night and the soldiers will
be rationed there.
With a nucleus of seasoned veter
ans, the officers are counting on
rounding the company into shape in
short order. There is not a man who
served on the border that cannot drill
the recruits. The company, however,
is over-full and it may be necessary,
after the examinations are made, to
transfer some of tho recruits to other
organizations.
FOR LAST SIX MONTHS
There were GO births in Hickory
during the first six months of the
year, according to statistics com
piled by Mr. C. E. Keever, vital sta
tistics registrar, and forwarded to
the state board of health at Raleigh.
Cf this number f" are bo.s and 31
girls. In Hickory township outside
of Hickory there were GO births, an
equal number of boys and girls. This
gives for the city and township a
total of 12G ! ;nhs, in which the boys
have u niajoiii,y of four.
NATIONAL ARMY UNITS WILL
HIS SMALLER THAN ANT1CHTEI)
Washington, July 25.
Baker confirmed that in pu:
suggestions growing out of
ferences of American arm
with Generals Joffre and
tactical units of the natio
will bo organized on the
about 10,000 men each in
lecretary
lance of
the con-
officers
Bridges,
al army
basis of
place of
;:4,o0d.
Generals Joffre and Bridges ex
plained that the smaller and more
mobile division used in European ar
mies had proved highly satisfactory
Cooperation of the American army
with those now fighting in Europe
would be simplified, they declared,
if the divisions were reduced
Only minor changes in the lesser
units will be made, their personnel
of rank remaining virtually the same
By the Associated Tress
Washington, July 24. iThe senate
today again dubutcd the $27,00(V
000 rivers and harbors bill Wltn
the prospects that it would be
placed tomorrow by the war
bill.
ICE CREAM SUPPER
dis
tax
The Woman's Club of Minerva
school will give an ice cream sup
per at the school house, Saturday
evening. July 28. Everybody is
ted. Proceeda for
. -V w. ...
school improvements.
up by Senators
Colby for member of the board to
succeed Capt. J. B. W Mte. sen
ators Wadsworth and Calder of New
York requested the delay. Mr. Col
by has been prominent in the pro
gressive party in New York. Ad
ministration leaders, however, ex
pect no serious objection to his con
firmation. Acting Chairman Brent today al
so offered his resignation, but the
president took no action on it. Mr.
Brent was a supporter of Chairman
Denman. s !VvV'.!
ANSWERS
BIRTHS
HICKORY
SAY AMERICANS
SANK SIX
U-
By the Associated Press.
Halifax, N. S., July 25. British
sailors arriving here today who claim
to have been in the vicinity of Am-
lcan transports en route for France
say they were credibly informed
that German submarines made a con
certed attack and were beaten off
with a loss of six U-boats, only one.
submarine escaping1.
The sailors said they were within
hree miles of the firing. The men
were on three Dutch ships which were
aken over by the British govern
ment. ' ' i r
EIGHTY WORKMEN DIE
E
Ry the Associated Press.
Halifax, N. S., July 25. Eighty
workmen were killed today in an
explosion at No. 6 mine of the Do
minion Coal Company at New Water-
ford, N. B., according to advices re-
eived here from Sidney. Australia.
Twelve bodies had been recovered at
noon.
10
FROM UNITED STATES
By the Associated Press.
Washington, July 25. 'Secretary
McAdoo has notified the Canadian
minister of finance that this govern
ment has no objection to Canada s
extending alshort time credit of $100,-
000,000 from private sources in the
-vmeriean markets.
FARMERS' INSTITUTES
IN CATAWMJA COUNTY
Farmers' institutes will be held at
Terrell on Friday, August 10, and at
oards' Store on Saturday, August
11, under the auspices of the state
department of agriculture, the State
College of Agriculture and Engi
neering and the farmers institute
committee of Catawba county. Dis
cussion of the agricultural situation
confronting the farmers will feature
the institute work this summer.
Along with the institute for farm
ers there will be held a womans' in
stitute under the direction of Mrs.
James S. McKimmon of Raleigh,
who is worth more to the state, ac
cording to Andrew Joyner of
Greensboro, an old newspaper man,
than a hundred politicians.
Mrs. W. A. Stone of Concord is
visiting her daughter-in-law, Mrs.
. Lee Stone.
MILLION GALLONS OF
By the Associated Press.
Philadelphia, July 25 The fire
at the Atlantic refining plant last
night caused a loss estimated at
$500,000. Nearly a million gallons
of gasoline were destroyed. Com
pany officials said all the men em
ployed with one exception had been
accounted for.
MAKE ARTICLES
"Housewives" for 150 sodiers, who
are members of Company A, are to
be made in Hickory within the next
few days and Hickory women are
invited to call on Mrs. J. worth El
liott for the material, pay for it and
make the capes and return them to
Mrs. Elliott for distribution to the
soldiers
Each soldier will be equipped with
a housewife. A soldier is his own
seamstress, launderer and so on, as
thosfi who had read Kipling will re
call, and he must have the things
with which to do his domestic work.
The housewife will have a place for
toilet articles, incuding combs and
brushes and other artices used in the
nrenaration of the toilet.
BOATS
MN
EXPLOSION
ANADA
BORROW
GASOLINE
NED
FOR HICKORY
SOLDIERS
A housewne is a pieco vl miumoluuh
cloth made like a cape, with places "Wlneat
for the accommodation ot tne articles
the soldier uses. Mrs. Elliott is
having the garments cut out and
those who will make them up should
call or send for them. It is sug
gested that some ladies will be too
busy to make the tapes, while others
will not feel able to pay the price of
one. inose who waau m jr
Hia material and those who will be
1 glad to make them up can do their
I bits, however.
MANY FIGHTERS
CALLED TO
BY the Associated PreBS.
Wlashingtf.l, July 25. The second
increment of national guards was as
sembled at their armories today.
All troops from Maine, New
Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts,
Rhode Island,-Connecticut, New Jer
sey, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia,
North Carolina, South Carolina, f
Tennessee, Wriest Virginia, Illinois,
Montana, Idaho, Washington and
Oregon came in under President
Wilsons' proclamation preparatory to
mobilization at southern training
camps.
The remainder of the state forces
will be taken in August 5 when the
Iraft clause of the national defense
act will be applied and the guards
will cease to have any state connec
tion.
The first increment which includes
the New York and Pennsylvania di
visions, was called out July 15, and
lave been held at their armories
preparatoi-y to being sent south.
After August 5 there will be no
constitutional or other legal barrier.
FIVE ARE KILLED IN
U-
$y the Associated Press.
Washington, July 25 An explo
sion yesterday on Submarine A-7 at
Cavite, Philippine Islands, killed
five and injured three of the officers
and crew. . i
3y Associated Press.
Washinfton, July 25. Announce
ment was made today at the white
house that Theodore Brent, vice-
chairman of the shipping board, had
tendered his resignation, but that it
has not been acted upon by President
Wilson.
A TIME FOR PRAYER
"Let us pray." This is Wednesday
and the call comes to each one to en
ter tonight the place where prayer
is wont to be made. Tonight our
boys sleep in the army tents. Yes
terday they were our boys, today
they are nobody s boys (they have
lost their lidividuality and are sim
ply units m the great multitude of
a mighty army. The best thing we
can do for them and ourselves is to
assemble as congregations and talk
to God about these things. "Let us
pray. The regular prayer ser
vice will be held at the Reformed
church and the pastor will talk about
"A Talk With God."
J. L. MURPHY.
FOOD BILL IS SENT
TO
E
By the Associated Press.
Washington, Juy 25. .The food
control bill was sent to conference in
the house today under a rule without
a vote. Opposition which developed
yesterday was not present today.
tt:nt
MARKETS
i:nntimMnu8mmnmtms
COTTON FUTURES
By the Associated Press.
New York, July 25 The cotton
market had an irregular opening to
day with first prices 12 points higher
to one lower. (iood buting causea
alarm among shorts and quick ral
lies followed with October and De
cember higher.
; The close was steady
Open
July 25.00
October 23.90
December 23.77
January 23.60
March 23.70
Close
25.05
24.26
24.05
23.98
24.16
HICKORY MARKETS
24 1-2
.$2.50
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THE WEATHER
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For North Carolina: Probably
iOPni thundershowers tonight and
i Thursday, gentle to moderate winds
mostly south.
BOAT
EXPLOSION
HEODORE BRENT
ALSO QUITS
BOARD
CONFYRENC
WILL
SUMMON
MEN AT ONCE
FOR EXAM
By the Associated Press.
Wjashington, July 25. Master lists
of the army conscription drawing
were in the hands of a number o
local exemption boards today and
others were on their way to other
boards more distant from Washing
ton. Each local board on receipt of tht
lists is expected to summon for ex
amination twdce the number of men
required of the district. Thus the
work of making up the army here
after is in the hands of civilians.
OF
By the Associated Press.
Berlin, via London, July 25. The
advance of the Austro-German forc
es in eastjn Galicia continues un
interruptedly, the war office announc
ed today.
Tarnapol has been captured and
the Germans are nearing Buczacz.
AT
By the Associated Press.
Louisville, Ky., July '25. A sen
try guarding the cantonment dis
charged his rifle at the parade in
honor of the Belgian mission today.
He had ordered the parade to stop.
The fireman fired above the heads
of the occupants of the car. He
was placed under arrest.
PARTY LINES DRAWN
IN FOOD BILL FIGHT
By the Associated Press.
Washington, July 25 Partly lines
apparently were drawn tight today in
the house for the itght over the ques
tion of whether unanimous consent
shall be given for sending the food
bill to conference.
Todays' session is the outcome of
Republican Leader Mann's refusal
yesterday to give unanimous consent
unless a separate vote were permit
ted on senate amendments to create
a separate board .to supervise the ex
penditure for the war.
This caused a commotion and an
early adjournment of the house.
"'Save those chickens."
The Merchants' picnic, which was
booked for Thursday afternoon, has
been postponed until August or until
there is a chance that the weather
will he more favorable. Owing to
frequent rains, the probability of
more downpours today and Thursday,
the committee, of which Mr. L. F.
Abernethy is chairman, has decided
that tomorrow is not the time.
The picnic will be held later, how
ever, and everybody is warned to be
ready for it.
The following teachers were elect
ed Tuesday night by the city council:
Miss Cornelia Miller of Lenoir,
first grade B section, South school.
-Miss Janie Lyerly of Hickory, sec
ond grade, South school.
Miss Marjorie WTihitener overflow
3-4 at North school.
Miss Lenore Sourbeer, Mr. Arthur
Moser, Miss Margaret Jones, the
latter of Maryville, Teim., for va
cancies at the new high sfchool.
Miss Marv Dorrity who had been
released as second grade teacher at
the . South school wis changed to
; the first grade, due to the decision
GERMANS
CONTINUE
PURSUIT
RUSSIANS
GUARDSMAN
IRS
BELGIAN
PARADE
MERCHANTS
P M
A
BEN
POSTPONED
IRE TEACHERS
FOR HICKORY
SCHOOLS
of Miss Pearl Gall ot Maiden not to far,try and two companies of engm
return. Provision was also con-1 , - 4Q0 were d;3.
firmed for a business department ana,
Supt. McJIntosh was autnonzea; to
make inquiry for a suitable teacher
to fill this position. -
These elections complete the list
for the white schools, with one or
two possible exceptions. The Rec
ord will publish the complete list,
with the assignments, as
soon as all the details have
completed.
LULbl'IlV'l " " '
.... II 1 1 .
been
RUSSIAN RETREAT STILL
CONTINUES IN GALICIA
Germans Have Everything Their Way, But Pet
rograd Hopeful of Checking Enemy Ger
mans Fear Bold Stroke on Western Front
and Cannot Push Offensive
STREET WORK IN
HICKORY IS
UNDER WAY
In addition to considering school
matters Tuesday night, city council
devoted a deal of attention to rou
tine business and to the large amount
of street work that is to be done this
summer and fall. About 27,000
square yards of asphalt will be laid
at a cost of approximately $70,000.
The streets that are to be paved
include Seventeenth street from
Thirteenth avenue to Fifteenth ave
nue; Trade avenue from Fourteenth
street to Thirteenth street; Thirt
eenth avenue from Sixth to Seven
teenth street, and Ninth avenue from
Fifteenth street to Eighteenth
street. Eleventh avenue will be
widened and made a sandclay road,
with sidewalks.
In addition two miles of sewer
mains are being laid and citizens
are ordered to connect up wherever
possible.
FIRST DRAFT
Sunday's New York Times
con-
tained a story of the first draft
ever employed by the United States
to raise soldiers. This was in 18G3
and it caused widespread angdY1 in
New York city, the; death of several
negroes and many whites and de
struction of over $1,000,000 in prop
erty.
'There were something like 14,
000 persons registered in New
York and of this number not a sin
gle conscript reached the front. All
who were drawn managed to raise
$300 to give the government to es
cape military service. The treas
ury was enriched $10,500,000 in this
way, the men of the north not car
ing to face the Confederates. The
present draft law, however, plays no
favorites and the rich and the poor
are treated alike.
The drawing in 1863 was crude. It
was done by the provost marshals in
the various districts of the country
in full view of the men who had
come to watch the wheel of fate turn
out the numbers. The drawers
were blindfolded then as they were
last Friday,1 the chief difference be
ing that the present draft was made
in W-ashington after elaborate prep
aration. The men back home receiv
ed the numbers over the wires in
stead of gathering at an office and
watching the wheels turn out the
names.
The first man. drawn in New York
was named Jones, and spectators
remarked that he had many relatives
throughout the country. They joked
then as other men jested last Friday,
and there were good laughs, dismal
puns and all sorts of horseplay.
The draft was followed by riots,
public opinion not being as strong
then as now. The country is back
of the war against Germany and a
crowd of rioters in any citn in the
United tates now would find a worse
fire than on the French front.
Fire Monday afternoon called the
department to Tenth avenue, where
some papers piled in a barn in a
house which Mr. Lafayette Shell was
vacating, became ignited. It is not
known what started the blaze. The
damage was practically npthingj
ROTS
W
Seven Thousand National
Guardsmen Mobilized in
State New England Moves
By the Associated Press.
Raleigh, July 25. More than 7,
000 national truardsmen were mob-
...
.
atory to being drafted into the fed-
eral service. One regiment of in-
; - .
charged from the federal service
after their return from the Mexican
border and Adjutant General Royster
said today the state would send be
tween 8,500 and 9,000 men to the
camp at Greenville, S. C, if all units
t t ii.
were oruerea mere.
Many recruits are being added to
By the Associated Press.
Russia's shaken armies in Galicia
are still in a retreat which, bids fair
not to end until they reach approxi
mately the line occupied by them be
fore General BrussilofT began In
big offensive last year.
Despite this extensive retrograde
movement covering virtually all the
front on the Galician border the ton
of all offitia dispatches from Pet
rograd is optimistic.
There is apparent confidence that
the disorganization of the ranks
induced by the machinations of the
extremists and believed to have been
argely promoted by German in
trigue wil be adequately dealt with
and a firm front put up by the Rus
sians. For once the Germans by their
own admission have not the men to
spare to prosecute an offensive
on a large scale on the eastern front.
The British and French are keeping
them too busy and they are too ap
prehensive of some extra forceful
stroke in the west to transfer any
great number of troops from the
Franco-Belgian front.
For another the Russians have
big reserves of men and Premier Kei
ensky will find it possible, it is be
lieved, to weed out the disloyal ele
ments rapidly from the front ranks
and place them with the hosts of
dependable troops which Russia
still posseses.
The inherent strength of the en
tente positions has just received a
fresh illustration on the Aisne front.
Here the French have just emerged
victors in a long drawn out strug
gle with the Germans for the high
ground in the Craonne region.
Yesterday's brilliant attack gave
General Petains' troops renewed pos
session of almost all the ground
gained by Germans in previous at
tacks. The French gained this
ground and took additional positions.
This morning came the tests of
the German reaction. It was direct
ed against the positions recaptureu
by the French on the Californie
plateau. Although delivered after
a violent bombardment it was en
tirely futile, the French hurling back
the attackers with great loss.
The path of the Russian retreat
in Galicia is traced in today's oflicia
Berlin statement reporting the occu
pation, of Tarnapol by the Austro
German forces which are moving
down the Dniester and nearing
Buczacz and still farther south have
occupied Stanislau and Navdavorn.
The last named town is on the edge
of the Carpathians.
Emperor William who was reported
hastening to the Galician front short
ly after the outbreak in the Russian
line witnessed some of the fighting
on the Sereth line between Tarapol
and Trembowla, it is now announced.
If a British offensive on the Bel
gian front is in prospect, and an un
precedently heavy artillery re so in
dicates, it evidently has not been
launched. London reports con
tinual raids and air fighting.
The Berlin bulletin announces con
tinuation of the exceptionally heavy
artillery engagements.
By the Associated Press.
Washington, July. 25 America's
war bill for the fiscal year will total
$17,000,000,000, Senator Smoot told
the senate today, instead of the $14,
226,000,000 he estimated yesterday,
the increase resulting from the in
crease of $500,000,000 for the ship
ping board, $2,000,000,000 for the
allies and $1,000,000,000 for the exe
cutive departments.
the rolls. .Movement of the troops
will be started August 10, it is be
lieved, if the camps are ready.
NEWr ENGLAND READY
By the Assiciated Press.
Boston, July 25. .Forty thousauu
nationa guardsmen were mobilized
in the New England states today
preparatory to beinx drafted into the
federal service. Brigadier General
Edwards in command of the depart
ment of the noreast said that trans
portation to Charlotte, N. C, al-
ready had been arranged