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TT TT Record ICKORY AILY a I j -.1 I 1 l: 1 HICKORY, N. C, MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 20, 1917 PRICE TWO CENTS FRENCH STRIP JSSaaN !NE ON YERDUM FRONT Paris Reports Attack Progressing Satisfactorily on Both Sides of River Many Prisoners Cap-tured-British Repulse German Counter Attacks on Flanders Front. IV ,!,,, oriafrd Press " I .1. iV - 1 lL! . i , , i tiui nil' on ensiw uii K :f- 'A -r bfi'i: f-..nt. .UiV ' Last ;:.ir: :i .-,rr..',l mi h-'! tr. mi: u,ir Hi: Verdun front, striking ,, , Vv of 1 1 miles on boti' i he Mouse. Karly othVa. c- mi Paris while tv i v i n .v f"v f '.in1 battle, say tho o'".' !r., r:,.i!m." favorably to tho ,. i ih.-i: Civilian prisono ' r. -is Lvlit in. .: icpcrts do not shew !',,. Kivtvh have inaugurat r ,.;!'. !i-ie. although iruli'-n-;Vi: t!u' operation i an uiv rtant one. There h.v -. f-Jiting mi the Verdun sV't has beeti the scene of tV w.ot sanguinary battloi ,v It was on this front ,i :i prince struck 1 lt vs ; '. iiieh netted him p:is. .'!i'r".r and lost for him over urk th.e Germans made a M,- there, possibly having f the Kretn-h preparation j : break thorn up. For i.,4 the French have cot. ,i heavy artillery lire on lyr;!; the Germans made a on the positions tak .i.-.y by the I'.ritish at Kph ::,! 'ti reports that this va- i-i.h line on the Vprcs front ;i lv.i:nrd slightly. iu1!! is in progress on n fmr.t. The Austrian v :.'.:iM ini'ed yesterday th:.. RHODHISS YOUTH IN PATH OF U-BOATS Walter C. Taylor, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter S. Taylor of Rhodhiss, has written a daily story of the life aboard a transport bound from tho United States to a port in France and, although the stories arc in the form of letters to his sister, they make good reading. The young man is a graduate of A. and M. College, ariu is with the 11th engineers, railway division, with the American expedi tionary forces in France. The first parts of Sergeant Major Taylor's articles for he is all of that relate mostly to the doing aboard ship, such as boxing, entertain ments, and music by the band ana speaking. The rations aboard ship were mighty good, according to his letters, and he does not fail to re mark occasionally that his appetite, which had been keen from the day he boarded ship, has not been effected by rumors of submarines. Sergeant Major Taylor has been in France almost a month. The nam0 of the ship on which he sailed is with held by the Record for obvious reas ons. His promotion came on the sea, and he was kept busy for part of a dav making the change in uniform BIG DEMAND MEAT SUPPLY OF U. S. By the Associated Press. Washington, Aug. 20. The prob lem of supplying the allies with vheat has devolved on the United States and daily the burden is grow ing more onerous according to a statement issued by the food admin istration today. War time demands have been so great that Europe hai been making inroads on its herds with a consequent reduction in its domes tic supply. During the year ending June SO, 1916, America exported l,339,193,00o pounds of meat as compared with a three year ante bellum average of 493,848,000 pounds. These exports went chiefly to the allies, whose cat tle have decreased approximately 36, 000,000 head. COAL ADMINISTRATOR TO BE NAMED SOON By Associated Press. Washington, Aug. 20. Plans to. appointing a coal administrator were taken up today by President Wilson with the trade commission. ,The president is in favor of one man in stead of three, as asked by mine own ers and mine workers. There was talk of Clairman Lovaux of the Un ion Pacific system and opinion prevail ed that he might not undertaek it in addition to his work as head of the war industries board. ON ALLIES TO CONFERENCE FIRST HOLD ITALY'S TO By the Associated Press; London, Aug. 20. Lord Robert Ce cil, minister of blockade and under secretary for foreign affairs, announc ed in the house of commons today that the entente allies would hold a conference before making answer to the popes' peace proposals. BRITISH SEA LOSSES MERCHANT SHIPS By the Associated Press. London, Aug. 20. (Since the out break of the war 6,727 officers and men of the British mercharjile men have been lost, exclusive of those in the pay of the admiralty, it was stated in the house of commons to day. MfM'" " 1 ' ni-.ni. INnWFRDRAFT CO 1 II 1U I I ft-1 j PROPOSAL J OF PEACE By the Associated Press. Rome, Sunday, Aug. 16. Com menting on the new Italian advance, the press says it like the British in Flanders will demonstrate how the people and country have answered the premature peace offer of the pope. It is said that Austria apparently realizes the gravity of the situation as announcement is made that Em peror Charles is soon to visit the front to urge his soldiers to renewei efforts. The official Austrian statement o. yesterday said the Italians had begun an offensive on a 37-mile front from the region of Tolmino to a point near the Adriatic. The struggle was said to be raging with bitterness. The Italian statement did not mention the battle. a :'."-;,! MlYiivo had been inau- Xaturallv. he felt good and hi L-irati'l lv the Italians on a 37-nr.kJ tor, which was intended only fr-'iit f r-:u Tehnino to the Adriatic. Jl.fur-i from Rome yesterday d!d r. tm-nti.-n the offensive, but to-iLiy'-i irc-s a.-,-. mnts declare the Au trian are seriously threatened. lei- for Another irreat .aerial raid over n'iu:n v. made by the British on Ml!' r,:t. Mi' at'.'"!-: ' av r o,, Many tons of bombs n German positions. ''"'i ylw.p returned safely r.f- German airships. !:;m 1 n a considerable stiff- i the front in Rumania and Hi-'ia in the region of Vil '' h "f (iiobchtiz, southern i. tho Kalians have made & -t ntta.-ks of the Teu i n 'I repulsed them and in 'i tor also have beaten 'y the invaders to take in I. In the Lake Narco f the Vina front the Germans i" I to win Russian trenche. down tin del a : ' : i anari broke -el harrajje lire. ' ' i;t week will witness the r.'-' in Hi rlin of the main com ' f itv Gorman reichstag. It ' i'iTv, probable that at this 'i ('f (he committee the pope's K ; '-: 1 will be discussed anr 'Iv-r" will he a frank debate on '"i'itary and economic quca-. ' i ( ft.,!, Ma. th,. IS 'l!h;ii., t arriv ""'I had the eyes of loved ones, breathed a spirit of hope that he would contin ue to advance in the cause of his country. The Record! is reproducing ex tracts from the sergeant major a letters of July 23 and 24. They follow: 4'I did not have a chance lasL night, that is Monday, to write this little daily story, but guess that one day can bo caught up when we are yet at sea, and have a chance to do a little extra work. I am getting along very nicely on the new job. Keeps me' pretty busy and there aie a lot of things that come up, but we are safe and in the danger zone so to speak, but it looks no different from the other part of the ocean, and I do not feci any great differ ence. It has been pretty warm and a lot of the men have been sleeping on the deck for the past two nights, but I have a perfectly good beet with springs and sheets so I feel l can afford to take advantage of same until I have to get back to the blankets. "W passed an old craft that maue a lot of the follows heave a sigh of relief and she was bound for we know not where. Nothing further happened to mar the events of the day except we saw a fish that caused the hair of some of the boys to stand on their heads as some thought it was a "torpedo." Wfll, this is Tuesday and I fee lik-o n million dollars. This morning renorf nd c:to n re- atmut oreaKiasi, um-, uiki.. w ."-"";" e. period of unrest an., we coul.l see a Jitue spec on in ine n'n;in workers. several (lISwai- aiui -"v" w.wiv - , t, nvorv onn feels better as we ll 'II l IT AI U ' Mil L itL "--".' 7 - , .' have struck because Oi two perfectly pood torpedo Doat . ae- f mil of their leaders while ! stroyers looking atter us. came well witnin nailing lusucwitu and the cheer that went up was some cne. and the happy faces the men arc wearing is a pleasure to all. There is certainly one happy regiment on thia rld tub tonicht. A lot of tun ny things come up at sea; get that. TViia afternoon, vou know we have sevwal landsmen aboard, a whale nt.e moved in sight and well, there was some fun. One of the boys discovered it and yelled as he saw the old boy blow and spout up the water and he grabbed his life pickler and beat it for the lite boat after he recovered nis muni TViia i noxt. to the last night on board and we are eager to get ashore nnd I can tell vou I am just as happy as the cats are good here ana to sleen and if you fcea mo well. I like it very much. Good night." ir.- '-r.er in the Hssen Drusseldorf I l.hi'ie provinces are throateii- ' a!loiit. (,ri account of a shor. (,l rahions. y the Associated Press. Washington, Aug. 20. The mys terious sti nger passing himseit oa on naval officers and others as a son of Secretary Daniels has obtained nu merous sums of money and today has eluded the efforts of the police and secret service to capture. The navy department today issued warning against the impostei. Ac cording to infoi-mation the first oc casion was July 9 when the importer introduced himself at the New York navy yard and was invited to lunch. Ue said he was robbed of $47 and borrowed that sum from the paymas ter, giving a regular navy receipt signed by "Herbert J. Daniels." EGi STEAMER BADLY DAMAGED i'.v Assiciatod Press. "w York, Aug. 20. -The 'A'"U'lan toarner f'Viriuti-iti P.,,ra N'or- was t the extent of $1, 000,00 ) My today while lying at her "iit.h Brooklyn. The steam recently from Rueons Aire about completed the un f a enre-o of iulos Fire- iJ1'" I11"1 il'" fire under control in two The origin i.s unknown. Ih' ilritih steamer Ryron Jed rnipii, .. .... . j "li'fr and glucose, was also badly riiai'eil. 'f Rev. R. G. Mace, a former resident cf Hickory was in the city today. W YORK GRAFTERS WILL GO 10 ATLANTA L ASK FOR VOTE WAR REVENUE BILL Rv the Associated Press. Washington, Aug. 20 The third week of debate on ine senate wn t- bill opened today with the prospect that the bill's passage wouiu do In vnrl until next week. liefore the senate discussion bcgai. today the finance committee met ana ,l,.,.ilrwl nnt. to resort to cloture to ep- eite the bill. During the next few rlnvs. however. Chairman Simmons nlans to ask permission to set a dat tho TYiost imnortant sec tinntt. iSenator LaFollett's speech in fa m '. i . A- n n I in mw .tk "" whucumi witn inom'vor ot increasing war pruuts tri.a t iiargc. UecK ed to sianu pomes was nostnoned today unui to fiv Associated Tress. , -"J'-w York, Aug. 20 Dr. J. li.-t..1.! " "r"1 ,',"wiH l- (:horry. ln- ,, ',' ""''nberH of exemption board IU ',' ''"'ay entered pleas of guilty ruri'-cs f frau,i n connectioi. 'J,? "''Grueling the draft. ''iiM, y rn' s''rit,,o'',d to two years Atlunt!! f('d('ral penitentiary in Kiiii,,.,,, ..i the i . , "r,iri,,r, not a member oi out ('( witn i.nn i 0 AS 1 A OF SECRETARY DAN ELS By the Associated Pfesa. Rome, Aug. 20. The Italians in their offensive on the Isonzo front be gun yesterday have crossed the Is onzo river and already have taken 7,500 prisoners, it was officially an nounced today. ENENIES OF ALLIES TO BE REMEMBERED Bv the Associated Press. Lortdon. Aug. 20". 4The pitfnciple of the British government is of the opinion, Lord Robert Cecil, told the house of commons that neutral ship ping that has been persistenly friend ly to Germany will be treated in a class with German shipping after ths. war. Vessels that lie in port (in conse quence of the German government's threats will come under this class. MILITARY BALL TONIGHT FOR OFFICERS HERE KENTUCKY MEMBERS ARE UNDER ARREST Bv the Associated Press. Russellville, Ky., Aug. 20. Sherirt Tamcs S. Taylor, a member of tht. Logan county exemption board, and County Judge Edwards were placed under arrest here today by Deputy United States Marshal Richardson on the charge of conspiring to violate provisions of the selective draft law. BEING TRANSFERRED TO S. C. E NGINEERs Bv the Associated Press. Greenville. S. C, Aug. 20. Foui hundred and twenty men, drawn from the South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia infantry, are today being transferred to the South Carolina engineers battalion. THOUSANDS ARE HOMELESS IN SALONIKA Italians! cross the ISONZO RIVER GOVERNMEN T READY TO HANDLE STRIKERS NSTITUTIONAL, UDGE SPEER DECLARES Case Brought By Tom Watson For Georgia Ne gro Decided in Favor of Government Ques tion of Suppressing Magazine to be Taken Up at Once. CUT MEN NOTREQUIRED In honor of the officers of the va rious military organizations in Hick ory, Lenoir and other places and tne visiting officers, a military ball will be given tonight over the Chero Cola nlant. Good music will be pro vided and Hickory people are invited to attend. By the Associated Press. Washington, Aug. 20. Officials of the department of justice today de clined to comment on the labor con dition's in WJashington, Oregon, Idaho where a strike has been called for to- day and where yesterday leaders of i the Industrial "Wiorkers of the World were arrested. It is intimated, however, that the ar rest of the I. W W. leaders was only one feature of the program of pre venting strikes. The following men have been dis charged by the county exemption board for various causes. 458 Albert L. Reinhardt, r2 2 1095 John D. Kiser, Newton 7 783 David C. Barger, Hickory 10 1858 Walter A. Reinhardt, Hky, r3 12 15 16 20 21 23 23 18 33 TO BUILD GREAT NUMBER OE BOATS By the Associated Press. Washington, Aug. 20 Immediate expansion of building facilities of the United States to double or treble the output of destroyers during the next 18 months was the object of a con ference today between Secretary Dan iels and representatives of 24 ship building companies. "If we get what we want," Sev retary Daniels said, "the United States will have more destroyers than any other power. They are the one thing the submarine fears." 46 49 51 60 64 65 GG GERMAN MERCHAN T WOUNDED L AUNCH nsmiiiiinnniiiiiiinmnnmiininimnm MARKETS ThmrnnxmnmiiiiMMMiniiiiiiiinimTn COTTON FUTURES punoqjeaAV New York, Aug. 20. IThere wa a very snarp aecime. m tue cutujn market todav. After opening steady at decline of 25 to 29 points the near months were relatively easy when Oc tober declined 234 points from the high level of last week. The close was steady. Open October..- 24.45 December 24.17 January 24.15 March 24.30 May 24.48 Close 23.88 23.73 23.72 23.87 24.12 HICKORY MARKETS Cotton Wheat , CHICAGO WJHEAT 23 1-2 $2.00 By the Associated Press. Chicago, Aug. 20. JTrading in wheat today was entirely absent. WEATHER FORECAST By Associated Press. Salt St. Marie, Aug. 20. Alfred Benninghaus, a German mercnant, was wounded by machine gun bul lets early today when his launch was fired on by Michigan militamen alter their command to stop was not obey ed. STRIKE N OREGON HAS NOT DEVELOPED By the Associated Press. Portland, Ore., Aug. 20 So far as early reports indicated there was m interruption of work in Oregon by the strike of the Industrial Worker of the World. .Federal, state and local officials, declared they were able to handle the situation. By the Associated Press. iLondon. Aug. 20.-More than half of the walled cityl of Saloniki in Greek Macedonia which is occupied by the allies was burned by fire which started Saturday. Eighty thousand people who were rendered homeless were being removed to neighboring villages, according to dispatches re ceived here today. IB MINERS AGAINST STOC iW OLM MEET 1572 Martin Withers, Maiden 1748 Lee R. Campbell, Maiden 337 H. L. Wihitener, Hickory 676 Homer P. Fry, Hky r5 1913 Walter L. Potts, Catawba 596 Ben Isenhour, Hky 837 Ernest Chambers, Hky 1495 Edgar T. Barker, Clar rl 1237 William L. Thornburg New 37 784 William M. Busby, Hky 38 1732 Willis Beal, Maiden 39 107 John Rufus Hallman, Hky 41 1526 Manson L. Jones, Maiden 4 2099 William L. Horket, Monbo 43a 616 Marcus II. Hoover, Hky 4o 373 John C. Wilson, Hky r4 1891 George R. Early, Catawba 486 Charles P. Petros, Hky 437 John H. Spencer, Hky r5 2181 Ernest O. Hefner, Catawb 1763. Albert L. Detter, Maiden 1548 Henry O. Lee, Catawba 1705 Cecil G. Thornburg, Conover 79 1685 Robert W. Punch, Newton 81 1282 .Richard Fry, Newton ' 83 1323 Charles H. Deal, Conover 84 452 Grovcr C. Starnes, Hky r2 95 652 Frank B. Glass, Bkfd 97 513 John McGlonery, Bkfd 111 46 James M. Cook, Hky 112 117 John D. Huffman, Hky 120 757 Ivey M. Burns, Hky 139 2124 Logan. ..L Wihitener, Newton r-5 153 1354 Robert L. Setzer, Claremont 163 343 William Whitener, Bkfd 166 2100 Julius R. Price, Long Is 169 452 Clarence Stafford, Hky rl 179 355 William F Whitener New. r4 180 1611 Adolphus Lynn, Henry r2 192 1848 John A. Mull, Henry, r3 199 18 Henry II . Beard, Hickory r2 9t' 1771 Macon R. Hudson, New. r3 110 332 Samuel E. Wright, Hkv 143 1857 Horace R. Williams, Maiden 201 982 Ernest Reinhardt, Hkv 203 1868 Henry D. Shull, Mf.id-r. r3 209 1509 Sidney Campbell. M-iidp.n 210 525 William M. Mavley, Hky 212 2128 Gordon Mutz, Lin. r2 350 George H. Whitener, IJky 1580 Carl Shipp, Maiden. 2336 Silas W. Sherrill, S. Fd. 335 JJav.id Wjhisnsnt, Ny 391 Dock Spencer, Hkv, rl 353 H. A. Whitener, Hkv. 360 Thomas C. Wilfong, Jfky r4'271 263 Grover C. Wilkie, Ilk 298 327 Clifford E. Warren, Bkfd 304 721 Clem V. Cook, Bkfd. 129 542 Everett L. Miller, Hky r2 zl47 1570 Albert L. Withers, Maid 200 870 Mose Michaux, Hky 228 1132 Robert L. McRee, Newton 231 2316 Clement R. Holler, S Fd. 239 1430 Dorsey L. Proctor, Reeps. rl 254 1764 Sidney M. Finger, Maiden 263 571 Joseph B. Landis, Bkfd 275 488 Hillary J. Propes, Newton r4 277 704 James A. Davis, Bkfd 280 72 Jesse D. Franklin, Hky, r4 2h 1896 Carson A. Hicks, Maiden 282 2082 John F. Eades, Monbo 287 2116 Robert Fry, Newton r5 288 128 Lawrence O. Hall, Hky, r3 289 679 Edwin E. Fisher, Bkfd 291 2167 Dallas E. Fox, Catawba 303 2132 Neil D. Aderholdt, Catawba 158 440 Fred L. Sides, Hickory 232 1485 Chas. F. Bumgarner, Lincoln ton 235 1674 O. H. Isenhower, Conover 234 741 Robert W. CHne, Hky, r3 235 1314 Leslie M. Brady, Con 250 970 Porter A. Clark, Newton 267 2108 Rodney W. Turner, Monbo 257 1722 P. William Abernethy, Mdn. 308 2231 John A. Spencer, Catawba 347 154 Hannibal E, Little, Hky 327 552 Eugene H. Lawrence, Hky 151 140 Roby W. Johnson, Altavista, Vao . 87 2148 James Cook, Catawba 51 1355 M'arshall L. Setzer, Clare. 316 Mr. John Aiken, who was in the aviation school at Atlanta, Ga., arrived in the city today to spend a few days before going to New York, where he will receive further training before going to France. Another Hickory boy, Lieutenant Jacob Doll, has ar rived in the city to spend some time with his father, Mr. H. M. Doll. By the Associated Press. Mount Airy, Ga., Aug. 20. Federal District Judge Speer held the selec tive draft law constitutional in a de cision handed down here today. The case was that of Albert Jone. a negro, held in the McDuffie county jail charged with violating the lav and was presented by Thomas L.. Watson. Watson contended that the law was in contravention of the l-?th article of the constitution of the United States. Judge Speer left for Fairfield, S. C, where it is expected he will de cide whether the Jeffersonian, a mag azine publishd by Watson, should have access to the mails. It has been denied use of the mails by the postmaster at Thompson, Ga., because it contained what was alleg ed to be treasonable language. ICARD PEOPLE PLAN COMMUNITY A For North Carolina. Probably showers tonight and Tuesday; mod erate east to southeast wind. By the Associated Press. Exmouth, Eng., Aug. ine na tonal conference of the Miner's Feder ation of Great Britain decided to day by a vote of 376 to 354 that the British labor party should not be rep resented at the international soc'al ist conference at Stockholm. This was a reversal of the action taken by the miners. 223 225 226 237 253 264 266 The Icard Community Fair was organized at Icard Saturday night, but the date of the event has not been decided on. It is expected, however, that it will be held the lat ter part of September or the first ot October. The officers are: President IT. Berry; vice-president, R. F. Ber ry; secretary, D. B. Mull. Mr. E. L. Perkins organized the meeting. An ice cream supper will be giv en at Icard Saturday night for th( purpose of raising funds and the public is invited. The following live committees have been appointed to provide for the fair: On Farm Products iW. L. Eckaru, S. Berry, W. A. Hildebran, M. C. Perry, B. J. Temple. On Live Stock W. J. Layton, A. S. Wfiite, J. W. Beach. On Cured Meat W. W. Aiken, M. D. Arney, C. L. Carroll. On Cooking Best Loaf of Bread Mrs. W. L. Eckard, Mrs. S. Berr,, Mrs. J. W. Beach. On Canning (Mrs. H. Berry, Mrs. B. J. Temple, Mrs. Stanley Berry, Mrs. F. P. Eruder, Mrs. M. E. Evan. On Fancy Work Mrs. B. E. Shu ford, Miss Lola Carrell, Mrs. W. L. Ekard. On. Fancy Work Miss Lila Eck ard, Miss Marion Ogle, Miss Bulali Berry, Miss Ethel IJrindle, Miss Ge neva Wilson, Miss Lottie Berry. On Arrangements C. L. Carrell, B. A. Berry, W. L. Ekard. WILSON TO STATE HIS INTERPRETATION By the Associated Press. Washington, Aug. 20. A definite statement of the adminishtiration's interpretation of married and thos with dependents is expected with in the next few days. President Wilson has given this question his personal consideration. MARYLAND MALES REQUIRED TO SIGN By the Associated Press. Baltimore, Md., Au.g. 20. Th work of enrolling the state's unem ployed began today in the 'several counties of Maryland. Every man without a definite job must register if he is between 18 and 55 years of age. The enrollment is mandatory Un der the compulsory work law. Those failing to register will be prosecuted. ENGLISH SINK E HAS T MATERIL ZED By the Associated Press. London, Aug. 20. The strike of the Associated Societies of Locomo tive Firemen - and Engineers, which was to have been called today, involv ing about 40,000 men, had not begun at noon, although some of the men had quit work at midnight. The ex ecutive committee of the union re mained in London discussing the sit uation. The opposition of the en tire presis is believed to throw a dam per on the strike. LOCAL COMPANY WILL LEAVE SEPT. 4 Co. A will leave Tuesday, Sep tember 4, between 5 and 6 a. m., for the camp at Greenville, S. C, ac cording to information reaching of ficers here today. It was first thought the soldiers would entrain to morrow, but official instructions are expected today saying that the move ment will be a week later. The company first will go to Charlotte, where it will join othe units of the first regiment and pro ceed from there to Camp Sevier. Hickory people will be at the sta tion to see the boys off and it is prt flicted that more people will arise early on that morning than has ever bern the c-.zc in IT:'"!.crv ozforo. r"ui, - - - morrow. j r
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