North Carolina Newspapers

H iCKOMY Daily MECORB c::.e. or. :) fi- r. jr.: : V, By ,h.. W:,.. P.! flu' ... I.'-,,.' 'I I;-,, Ei' tin- , 'f ti 'i'!,', Wli, VOL- "' i s iaio a - HICKORY, N. O, WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPT 19, 1917 PRICE TWO CENTS Forty i MEN ARE CALLED Per Cent of Men Each State is to Now Has Been Ordered to Can j -ais -Columbia Camp Ready For Tar Heels. A.'"" "' I'.t Throe hun- o tho national : way to 1(5 i undergo interi or vut1 overseas. piV'-u'tits 1" per . ; the lirst ca'.i. : i civilian it, ,, t.f their meni ", every seetion i t i .aeei unuer , , cf their mom. a avIiT. t will join tin men called to r mUMBIA !Te. . .. St pt. 10 The f in per cent of I. v-teil for the na X.rth Caroling, lr"("ssee. Florida ! today. !;'"o0 men are .Tement, which is i : i: -e!y of whue , n ,iU of selected t.i total about li -, re from North and , ! pot expected to :v Thursday. Tho : i inrrement is not .-..t irday night. ?z everything iv .idiness at the . i.n of tho men. IS ARE ORDERED Til BULDNGS ; v. A' .' -i natures had been rr.'M'fl for the Chau r:, -and Mr. Garth ' secure the remain tie close of the day. MHERBIG LOAN S MAD 10 ALLIES 2y th A.".,-iat...,i rrcss. S"i't. 19 Loan of at p.ritain and $'20, i " nidde by the Un- . 'mi' the total loans ! to .f-JJU 1,100,000. PUBLISH WEEKLY m SOLDIER BOYS r 1 V ve! IT03S. .''!(.. 19. d'lans for i ! 'i soldiers weekly ' i : 'tat ional army and '!n beginning Sop ite auspices of the ' , wen: announced ':'riri Stuart Bryan, l;iehmond News I'-.-od details, i ' -f.4 will bo Colon " any of tho best " "niU. 'resident ! the plan. The ' i t will be under ;f Mr. liryan. The a conferonce hero 1 . . j f.ar'a Dim a mm ' BE REPLY NTED DA " ! I'ross. ;" '' ! '. 19. Austria's rc '' ""' t'rt peace propo ,:' ; '" newspaper will be ' nuncio at Vi- ' ' 1 V it ml will be pub I The reply wih ''' -i detaiU. discussion , ' ti. -.rest ions. it will contain now ' I'.'auire.s is without : -.'.ay niirht instruct .: Mcintosh to pur--ks for the high and I t!ie attendance at . r than .council had i t::e contract was jdv- ei'ii L'csk company or :a-t 100 additional re'iuired. c.-.i.- taken to pave E woon Fifteenth and and the Ely Con ; y will put down The Garnefrie Li "r which was donated - .f. Elliott, will street. i soldiers of street t' tiiis year, this ac- r. after Dr. J. L. t u tho question. MEANS IS CUED TO APPEAR TUESDAY Iy the Associated Press. Greensboro, N. C, Sept. 19. Fed eral Judge Boyd today issued a ruling citing Gaston P. Moans, business manager of Mrs. Maud A. King of Chicago, killed at Concord on August 29. to appear in court next Tuesday and show cause why he should not be held in contempt of court. This de cision was made as a result of an ef fort of Phil A. Mc Duffle for Mrs. A. L. Robinson, mother of Mrs. King, who alleges that Means has in his possession $00,000 in cash, property of Mrs. King, that ho hn's not turned ov er to the Ashoville bank as trustee. Attorney McDuffie requested Judge P.oyd to have Moans appear in court here Friday. ' This the judge refus ed to dq. on the ground that this has, nothing to do with the death of Mrs. King, but was a civil suit to recover funds, and said Means should hav time to make answer. Papers, documents, at; automobile, jewelry and a check for $3,000, the property of Mrs. King, have been turned over by Judge Boyd's order, according to McDuffie, who said Moans told him had $00,000 of Mrs. King's money. In replying to this allegation by Attorney McDuffie, Judge Boyd said a man had a right to make, sucn -reply to an individual, but such statements did not constitute con tempt of court. TO LAY CORNERSTONE FOR LENOIR METHODIST CHURCH Lenoir, Sept. 19. Next Sunday will be an eventful day for the Methodists of Lenoir. With appropriate exet cises the laying of the cornerstone for the new $32,000 church building will take place. Immediately pre ceding the exercises, Dr. T. N. Ivey of Nashville. Tenn., editor of the Christian Advocate, will deliver a sermon in the old building. At 12 o'clock the congregation will go to the new building where Dr. Ivey will lay the cornerstone. The building of' this church one of the handsomest in the state shows remarkable en terprise on the part of the local mem bers and unmeasured energy on the part of the pastor, Dr. D. M. Li aker. A HARMFUL REPORT It has been a cause of wonder why so few lidies come to the Red Cross rooms to sew. This room has been open almost every afternoon, Sun day excepted, from three to six o'clock since war was declared. Vbout ten good sewing machines have very generously been loaned by patriotic' citizens. The room is large and cool on hot days and coni fortable on cool days when the win doys are closed and the sun pours in. It is a generous act of those gen tlemen who loaned this large hall for this purpose and it is to be at the disposal of the Rod Cross so ciety until the first of the year. Those ladies who go there to sevv find it plensant and comfortable. That work has been done is shown by the box that was sent to Atlanta last week packed with so many well made garments. But there are so few who come to sew regularly and why is it? A rumor reached us this morning that it is talked in the different so cieties that at the Red Cross room one must do perfect work or be se verely cricised and that so much of the work has to be ripped out and done over. So this is what has scar ed them off. The truth is that the sewing is very simple and those in authority are most kind in showing just what is to be done and give measures, etc. After making one garment the worc is repeated until one gets used to it and it seems easy. The ladies oi. the town have been very busy all summer canning and this was as it should be, but now most of that is ..- ,i nnn i.nw nre coming ana it is hoped there will be a good many who will come at leasL once, a wc and let us not be sensitive but patient and realize the need and importance of the work. It would be fine to have all the machines humming every afternoon and other doing hand work. One mother sets a fine ex ample who is the mother of seven children and does the sewing for them all. She came into the hall one af ternoon recently and took home ten pair of pajama pants to make and apologized because she could not fin ish them ali in one day but wou.d be two days getting them made. Those who come more than one aay in a week these are only a f ew--deserve honorable mention. Une lit tle lady comes nearly every day and gives cheer by her presence and it i,s only her patriotism that gives her strength for it. Let us all try .v,, ,1,ifv wore fully in go- ing out often to the Red Cross room Qe c run and if we can t go takt. Rework homef ONE INTERESTED. SEND OFFICERS Gill TO EUROP EAN FRONTS By the Associated Press. Washington, Sept. 19. Regular and national guard general officers commanding training camps will be sent to Europe to observe actual fighting in France. Formal announcement of this plan Iby the department is expected. Under the vigorous censorship specific information- of the movement of divisional com manders is not expected. For this reason the list of divisional commanders selected to make the tour will be available only when the de partment is ready for them to sail. HUNDREDS OF CHINESE KILLED BY TYPHOON By the Associated Press. Amoy, China, Sept. 18. (Delayed) More than GOO natives were kill ed by the typhoon which struck Am oy without warning at the end of last week. Eighty-five percent of the water craft in Amoy harbor was destroyed. Outside districts cannot be commu nicated with and it is feared great damage has been done there. One village reports that only 16 of 200 fishing boats were saved. MAJOR RIDLEY NOW PRESIDENT'S AID By the Associated Press. Washington, Sept. 19. Major C. S. Ridley was presented today by Presi dent Wiilson by Col. W. Wu Harts, whose place as military aid to the president he is to assume, Major Rid ley has been stationed at Wilmington, N. C, for the past two months. Col onel Harts will go to France. MRS. TJHOMAS W. LINGLE IS NOW DUING EXTENSION WORK Chapel Hill, Sept 19. Mrs. Thom as W. Lingle of Davidson has join ed the forces in the extension work of the University of North Carolina. Mrs. Lingle's work will be in general, in putting the resources of the uni versity more completely at the ser vice of the women of the state, spec ifically through the correspondence courses. This work has developed to such a degree during the pa&, two years as to make this additional orgaization and guidance advisa ble. Another important feature of Mrs Lingle's work wili be acting as ad viser to the women students of the university. This year there arc some 25 women registered in the various courses. Mrs. Lingle will ac. in an advisory capacity to this special group of udents, and in stimulating the interest of the women of the state in higher and professional edu cation of women. ANOTHER EN DOOR FOR ACCEPTED MEN Qy the Associated Press. Washington, Sept. 19 Men sum moned for service under the draft and wVin have been denied discharge by local or district boards still have a chance to show if there has been an error in acting on their applications. On such a showing governors of the state are told to refer the case to the local boards. FINA ANS FOR LPL FAIR NEXT W K Final plans were made at a meet ing Tuesday night of the directors of the Catawba County Fair for the formal opening next Tuesday and the program will be issued during the week. In the meantime the amusement committee was able to announce that several first class attractions, in cluding shows, ferris wheel and merry-go-round, had been secured and in addition the balloon ascension will take place every day, with a spec tacular parachute jump, and fire works has been added. There was much interest in the fair and reports showed that every foot of space will be taken up with ex hibits. The live stock show this fall promises to be the best ever held, and as particular attention is being paid to exhibits by women, it is expected that the pantry and fan cy work departments will excell anything ever shown. With good weather promised, there is every reason to believe the fair next week will be the most success ful ever held. The crops are twice as good as las tfall, when all re cords were broken for attendance. DINNER OR SWEDEN CATAWBA BOYS Catawba folks joined hands av Newton today to give the 46 men summoned to the colors a royal send, off and to let them know that the whole community is back of them. Hickory people joined the throng at Newton, where a basket dinner was served in honor of the boys who have passed all examinations and been accepted for service in the new national army. Another quota will leave in about a month and soon the 103 soldiers that the couny is to furnish under the draft act wili be at Camp Jackson training for sejrvice against the Germans. The men who leave to day for Columbia are as follows: Percy L. Rudisill, Lincolnton. Charlie G. Smith, Reepsville. 'Beverly C. Locke, Hickory. Peter Barger, Hickory IFrankling Hedrick, Connelly Springs. Clarence Heavner, Newton. Luther E. Hodgin, Hickory. 'Arthur M. Brown Hickory. James B. Setzer, Newton. William L. Seaboch, Hickory. Melvin R. Harwell, Claremont. John A. Hass, Newton. Emmett G. Hewitt, Claremont. Oscar E. Pope, Hickory. Adolphus P. Lawing, Maiden. Thomas R. Wylson, Catawba. Jenks L. Miller, Hickory. Lester G. Reinhardt, Newton. Larrie Bain Sherrill. Terrell. Grover Dk Arndt, Maiden. John M. Cline, Newton. 'M'arion Butler Cook, Newton. Murphy P. Jones, Sherrills Ford. Loyd Rowe, Newtonk Gus A. Price,, Newton. David Drum, Lincolnton. George W. Rhyne, Catawba. Joseph Johnson, Henry. Zeb Michael, Newton. John F. Irvin, Catawba. . Albert Wk Rhodes, Newton.. Franke E. Cline, Hickory. Alfred B,. C. Leonard, Newton. William F. Buff, Hickory. Herman Hefner, Conover. Robert G. Aibernethy. Hickory. Harold G. Deal, Hickory. James A. Reinhardt, Conover. Rv Adrian Little, Conover. Tosso F. Cline, Hickory. Claude M. Setfcer, Maiden. Shuford Mai tin, Hickory. John V. Fry. Newton. Elmer E. Hamilton, Maiden, Ephriam E. Abee, Hickory. Geo. P. Lail, Rt 1, Conover. 1 U MA N S ARE SUNK BY BRITISH By the Associated Press. Copenhagen Sept. 19. Two German submarines have been sunk by Brit ish naval forces, reports the Bergen correspondent of a Copenhagen newspaper. Six members of the U-boat crews have arrived at Bergen. An armed British steamer in the North sea sank a German submarine which was shilling a neutral vessel. The second subiarine was sunk by a British patrol. WAS AMERICAN STEAMER By the. Associated Press. Christiania, Sept. 19 The Bergen correspondent of a newspaper here says that the armed steamer which sank the submarine in the North sea while the U-boat was shelling the neutral was an American steamer. ICARD BEGINS WORK ON CENTRAL HIGHWAY Icard township road forces today began working on the Central high way, 12 or 15 teams beginning mid way between Hickory and Hildebran and working in opposite directions. The delay was caused by the failure to secure federal aid until certain details were arranged, ind now the work will be pushed. Dirt is being moved in Longview preparatory to connecting up with the Icard road. A trainload of men passed through Hickory this morning en route to Co lumbia. iMost of them were from Morgan ton. NEW YORK CTTN By the Associated Press. New York, Sept. 19. There was ac tive general buying in the cotton market at the opening today. The opening was firm at an advance of 12 to 53 points. These prices attract ed considerable realizing and there were ieactions, but the market firmed up. The close was steady. Open Close October 20.82 21.40 December 20.74 21.26 January 20.83 - 21.13 March , 20.99 2121 May 21.31 21.47 HICKORY MARKETS Cotton 21c Wlheat $2.20 WEATHER FORECAST For North Carolina: Fair tonight warmer in central and extreme .west nnrtinns Thiirsdavr fair exntle to moderate rortheast winds. I i L IS R MORE T ROUBLE By the Associated Press. Stockholm, Sept. 19. It is gen erally believed here that the troubles of the Swedish government in con nection with the German telegrams forwarded through the Swedish lega tion at Buenos Aires are not at an end yet. The question of the hour is whether the United States will rest satisfied with the tone of the Swedish reply issued last Saturday. It would oc casion no surprise here if Secretary Lansing would ask for an explicit statement regarding Sweden's inten tions in future. CLAY COUNTY IS MAN RANTED PARDON By Associated Press. Raleigh, Sept. 19. Carl Martin, convicted at the spring term of the Clay county court for dynamiting a crib, and sentenced to 12 months on the roads of Haywood county, was given an absolute pardon today by Governor Bickett. The Governor says MJartin has established an alibi and that the request for his pardon was joined in by a number of the jury. USE EVERY VESSEL IN ATLANTIC SERVICE By the Associated Press. Atlantic City, Sept. 19. Within the next six months the demand of the American army abroad will re quire that the government divert every available American v-essel, coastwise and other kind, for over seas service, American business men were told today. SENATOR SIMMONS HAS MORE THAN HIE CAN DO Washington, Sept. 19. Senator Simmons has been so busy with the revenue bill that he had to turn over to other members of the finance two important measures ithe bond bill and the insurance bill. Senator Stone handled the bond bill and Sena tor Williams is handling the insur ance bill. (Senator Simmons did a good turn in designating Mr. Stone to take charge of the bond measure. Mr. Stone had been out of tune with the administration, and that was the first opportunity he had had to get back in line. DENIES REPORT By the Associated Press. Washington, Sept. 19. The Span ish ambassador here issued an official statement here today denouncing pub lished reports that German submarines operated on the Spanish Mediterra nean coast, near coast. FIRST WHEATLESS DAY MASSACHUSETTS By the Associated Press. ;Boston Sept. 19. This was the first of the two wheatless days of the week prescribed by the state food administration. Responses received to thfc appeals from hotels and restau rants thiymghout the state indicated it would be difficult to buy white bread at any of the hotels. BADLY HURT IN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT Mr. John M. Newton, who was bad ly injured when his automobile turn ed over a mile this side of Conover Tuesday afternoon, was said to be doing nicely at Richard Baker Hos pital today. He was restless dur ing the night and did not sleep much until early morning, but this was to have been expected. It is not be lieved that he was injured internal ly and it is thought he will be out again in several days. The accident occurred about 1 :30 o'clock as Mr. Newton was carrying his son-in-law, Mi. William Fred Buff, to Newton to appear before the examining board preparatory to leav ing today with the soldiers for Co lumbia. The Dodge car was moving about 25 miles an hour when it struck a bad place on the side of the road, bounded up and turned com pletely ovej.once and then stood on end, Mr. Newton being caught un derneath. Mt. Buff escaped injury. The injured man was brought to Hickory immediately and taken to the hospital. His many friends hope he will be out soon. RUMANIA CONTINUES FIGHT AGAINST ENEMIES Capture Positions From Germans in Moldavia. British Losses Indicate Stiff Fighting in Flan dersBerlin Says French Air Raid Did Very Little Damage. GRAND! N SALE BY COURT tGreetfsboro, Sept. 19 Confirma tion of the sale of the assets of the Grandin Lumber company, of which certification has been made in the district court here, marks the passing into other hands of property which the promoter had hoped to make one of the great lumber produ cers in the country. Had the decla ration of war which were epidemic in 1914 been delayed 00 'days, some believe, W. J. Grandin, the head of the corporation, would have weath ered his financial troubles and emer ged with his business on a safe and sounds basis. Mr Grandin and one of his attor neys, Judge B. Councill of Hick ory spent yesterday here in confer ence witn Judge W. P. Bynum, also of the counsel, and they will be here throughout today. At the present time, the chief interest of Mr. Gran din is in tne railroad property of the Wl'atauga and Yadkin river, which was constructed to tap the great timber lands and provide a mearia of movement for the product of the mill. This railroad has not been sold. It was under a separate cor poration and had no original bond ed indebtedness, although mortgages now secure the several "hundred, thousand dollars owing on it. The receivership remains in tact, Mr. Grandin being receiver but it is be lieved that the sale must be made ultimately. i Abel Davis, pf.i Chicago, bought the lumber company for $800,000 at the sale in July in Wilkesboro. Al though it did not appear at the time, Mr. Davis was representing a commit tee of the bond-holders and they are actually the owners of the land. The figure was very low, as is indicated by the fact that the bonded indebted ness originally was $1,600,000 and the accured interest made the debt much larger. " When the bonds were sold, the property was estimated as worth a great deal more than that suni, and Mr. Grandin would have ex perienced no difficulty in getting en ough to complete his project had the bond market not been disturbed by war, his friends assert. The timber land lies in three counties,, Watauga, Wilkes and Cala. walk and is 65,000 acres in extent. At Grandin, the town in the heart of the development, is the mill built at a cost of about $100,000. The railroad built especially for the company runs from Wilkesboro up the Yadkin to Grandin in Caldwell county.. This is a distance of 20 miles, and from Grandin the road has been constructed up to Elk river toward Watauga, a distance of eight or nine, miles. The work was aban doned on this extension at the time of the disturbance of the finances of the company. By the Associated Pres3. Philadelphia, Sept. 19 A riot to day in the fifth ward of this city where two factions of the Republican party are fighting for control result ed in the killing of a policeman and the wounding of two political work ers. Primary elections are being held throughout Pennsylvania to nominate local officers. FROST DAMAGES CROPS IN AVERY AND WATAUA Boone, Sept. 19 Reports come from various parts of Watauga and Avery to the effect that the recent frosts have greatly injured crops. In Watauga, in Boone and east and south of Boone, corn, buckwheat, and vegetables were bitten badly. There was a killing frost hre June 17 and this frost came on September 13. On the former date the corn was kill ed down to the ground and hence it was not yet matured when the latter frost came, there being only 88 days between the two. Some fielub of corn are reported to be almost an entire failure on account of these conditions. The report that comes from Avery is that the corn crop is almost ruined. The farmers are beginning to haul their cabbage to market and are getting a good price. This is some encouragement since the apple crop is not nearly a full one. The potatoes too were injured by the frost on June 17 and may not be a full crop. ! 1 - , i James Harmon of Cove Creek died Saturday moi-ning. He was not thought to be seriously ill and his death was unexpected. He wras a good true man, attentive to his duties to his church, and will be greatly miss ed in his community. The Woman's Missionary societies of Boone, Blowing Rock and Cove Creek Baptist churches met in Boone Baptist church Friday for one day's session. Quite an interesting program was rendered. Mrs. J. M. Htoretz oi Boone, delivered the ad dress of welcome. Rev. Baylus Cade of Lenoir preached in the af ternoon at 3:30 and at night sermons of rare interest to his hearers. By the Associated Press. Rumania's army is continuing its activity on the Moldavian front and has won another success. Petrogiad reports the occupation by Rumanian troops of a Teuton position The Russian front is compara Lively quiet, neither side .showing any activity. Reports from th British front in Flanders continue to mention only raids,, artillexy ;. : 1 airplane activities. Although the recent Loicum state ment have been similahly lacking record of hard fighting, the British casualty lists do not bear out this impression. Casulaties on all fronts during the past week amounted to more than 7,000, of which the killed numbered 4,890. Point is given these facts by tao recent report of correspondents that despite official announcements the British activities are by no means as unimportant as they might seem, and that all arms of the British ser vice are being employed to the ut most in wearing down the Germans. The German casualties of specific periods are not so readily available, but observers on the front say the are large. Berlin minimizes the damage done by French airplanes in their extensive raids last Sunday over Wurtenberg, Munich and upper Alsace. It de clares that only one casualty occui red. The attacks on other towns re, suited in no material damage, whii three of the raiders were brought down, Berlin says. The Norwegian foreign office an nounces destruction by German sub marines of two steamers of combined tonnage of mere than 6,000 tons. HORSEFORD BRIO E READY THIS WEEK Mr, George H. Fry, who has been awarded the contract to replace the spands washed away in the Horseford bridge, expects to have his work com pleted by Thursday or Friday and Saturday .at latest the bridge will be in use. Mr. Fry will charge tolls, but they are declared to be very reasonable. The rates agreed upon by Mr. Fry and the Catawba and Cald well boards of commissiolners fel low: One horse wagon, 5c each way; two horse wagon, 10c each way; four horse wagon, 15c each way, 25e round trip; one-horse buggy, 5c each way; two horse buggy, 10c each way; roadster automobile, 15c one way, 25c round trip; touring car automobile, 20c one way, 35c round trip; auto mobile truck, SOc one way, 0c round trip; horse-back rider, 5c each way; horses and cattle 2c each. STRIKE SETTLEMENT IS EXPECTED SOON By the Associated Press. Washington. Sept. 19. tLabor de partment officials today expressed the opinion that there are "some pros pects of an adjustment soon" of the" shipbuildqrs and ironmakers strike on the Pacific coast. ANOTHER CAMP SITE WANTED IN SOUTH By the Associated Press. Washington,-Sept 19. The war de partment is now seeking a site in the southern portion of the country for an additional camp for a machine gun company, where an adequate range can be obtained. The new range will require between 15 and 20 miles of unhabited territory, broken into level lands and also into hill country so that battle conditions of all kinds can be reproduced for the target practice work. There must be room for a cantonment in which the troops can be housed, good railway facilities, and adequate water sup ply. The site will be leased or purchased. AN AGREEMENT REACHED N BILL By the Associated Press. Washington, Sept. 19. Agreement on the wrar credits bill authorizing $11,385,000 bonds and certificates was reached by the conference com mittee today. Adoption of the conference report tomorrow by the senate and the house on Friday is planned. Minor chang es are expected to be made. i i t