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Hickory Dai ME CORD War fv- Ita; t'v - ''I p HICKORY, N. C, MONDAY EVENING NOV. 12, 1917 PRICE TWO CENTS A LOOKINoETTER; ALIAN LINES STIFFEN 1 a lion Considerably Improved for Allies, y Forces Regaining Part of Lost nil and Allies Holding Germans in italyBritish Continue Drive. KER GAIN ENSKY FOLKS LARGE FAREWELL THRFE SOLDIERS PRESIDENT URGES LABOR GROUN D Press, at the head of : v s marching on thi-y will moot the ; pricing ir. Moscow -r;-.t!y and the loy I'll the rebel Kremlin. General , f the former rev !erensky: General , ; liftman of th" r;w Roginko, pres-r-.a. and Prof. Mil a". Democrat leader, forming a jrovorn I'robably such an ,1 :e more eonser Kereiisky ministry, .ifiil the Kerenskv vr! engaged in bat-! ie occupied Tsar '.i -s -smith of Petro : Kerensky and his -i at Katrina, about i i mith-west of the -.pp'.ies in the capi a and the Cossacks r.ir.r.emal'sts in re- iv.ts. re have been no : - to the bolsheviki i'vl navy except Pot i '.v and the plot e extended to other control the chief '".e of which report- j ..imalists would lij a few hour. This . in part by the lack - from the bolshe- ' n-nt in Finland has rt unity to set up a j vent. The prove r-j . - been dismissed and V a sailor, irvf is stiff enine: al !::, and :n the Su-Autro-Cerman prog ip. The invaders .I-' to cross the Piave it:. and the bridge- river was defended ' Italians, who blew , after abandoning it. ' .r is in progress ar-' I the Setti Communi to 'Mere has been l'ttle ' i:ent. The Germans at tack !n an effort to ', -hendacle village. the P.ritish advance' re villages and addi - have boon taken. : n: lay from London I revolution in Pet- ; 1 to b approaching acts loyal to Premie? n:archinjr on the eap-n.;- is under way in ii. ;- to reports reach fnm Petrograd. Ak i ii'eh has adopted the .'-:an Committee for m'ry and the Rcvolu- 'rat the defeat of the ' it ion was a mattci 'r hours. ' f Tsarkoc-Selo, Is.. I'etroirrad, where for ':"lnlas lived much oi i to have been cap f rc' after which the ' Petrograd in disor- HICKORY OFFICE FIGHT TO BE SETTLED Mr. Marshall L. Brawn of New York, special agent of the Nat'omw Surety Company, which was on tht bend of the late J N. Aiken, post master of Hickory, and which placed Mr. V. F. Foglo, its local agent, ir charge of the office last July, came to Hickory Sunday to straighten out the situation for his company and left at noon today for New York. Seen by a Record reporter. Mr. Brown said he thought the matter would be set tled satisfactorily to all conecrneu within a few days. Just what turn the postoffiee bus iness will take is not known, anu speculation would be va n. Judge Council! also returned Sunday from New York, he leaving the metropolis on an earlier train. Mr. Brown saw a number of Hickory people Sunday,! inciuuing .ur. i ogle, and this morning was in conference with a representa tive gathering of business and profes sional men. As the Record said Saturday, the matter will not be settled for sev. t ral days, and it may be the end oi the week before an announcement can be made as to what the part es at interest and their friends will do. As Mr. Brown explained the bonding company is not interested in the of fice directly, its concern being to see that it is run well. COLORED CONFERENCE MEETS HERE TUESDAY AGAIN By the Associated Press. i etrograd, Sunday, Nov. 11. Street ogntng is proceeding constantly. Junkers loyal to the Kerensky gov ernment regained ' possession of the telephone station this morning. The wnereaoouts ol Kerensky's ar- RAILROADS MUST SHOW COOPERATION By the Associated Press. "Washington Nov. 12. The inter state commerce commission, the su preme court he'l today, has authority to compel railroads to establish through rates and joint hauls to the connecting lines. CAMPAIGN BEGUN The fifty-n'nth session of the annu i al conference of the Methodist .Epis- copal church w 11 be held at Hartzel Memorial church, Hickory, this week with Bishop E. II. Hughes of Mal ; den, Mass., presiding. The opening session wil-be held Tud;day even ing and the address of welcome on the part of the city will be delivered by Mayor Yount. The various colored ministers will respond. Bishop Hughes will stop at Hotel Huffry and 1 the other rrnisters and laymen will , stop with the colored people of Hickory. xiri'h'.m station now is i'Wal troops. I has been defeated in '" ' t Kerensky is said ng Petrograd. ' was received today !' 'm Russia. y o:grJiritions and The revolt against the in ('easing in Petro ''pen attacks against '-I fusilades were tak-1 ' " Mreets at some plac- ' e'l'Tie is in the hands ' The Downm'n (?) by the general army ii:,,h has removed the 'he red guard was de- Mrs. T. W. Shuford and children, Mrs. V. V. Barber and Miss Yifilhel mina Barber have returned from Co lumbia and Ashev'lle where they were guests of relatives and friends. feated. "Pcmier Kerensky will approach Petrograd toward evening. Communi cation with him has been established. A delegation from the committee for saving the country and the revolu tion has been sent to M. Kerensky. "liquidation of the Bolsheviki ad venture i3 only a matter of days or hours. For the more successful li quidation of this adventure it is no cessary that all democratic forces unite around the all-Russian conr mittce for saving the country and the revolution." Rebels Retire in Disorder Another Russian wireless dispatch says: "A regiment faithful to the gov ernment and the revolut'on, in fuh agreement with the Cossacks, the sol diers and workmen's delegates and all democratic organizations, occu pied the town of Tsarkoe-Selo and the chief radio telegraphic station. The rebels are retiring in disorderly mobs on Petrograd. ''Severe measures are being taken against marauders and pillagers. Those caught w'th stolen goods are being shot immediately. Those guilty of rebellion are being handed ovei to the military revolutionary court. A proclamation has been issued "to the soldiers of Petrograd by M. Mal coskj, who describes himself as a member of the all-Russian committee for sav'ng the country and the revolu tion and as commissary of the Pet rograd military district. Fighting is in progtress in the lrand Morskaia between bolsheviki infantry men and junker forces in armored cars. ins Foil Efforts of iemy to Outflank Them; Another Menace Removed IN SOUTHERN STATES By the Associated Press. Atlanta, Nov. 12. The campaign to raise $1,500,000 in the southeastern district Y. M. C A. war work at home end abroad was met in full fcJT-j ct tod(ay. The drive begun in this district to day isc part of a nat on wide effort to raise a total of $35,000,000 for the association's war work. MEAT AND FUEL TO BE CHEAPER IN M ORG ANTON A Mbrganton special says: The town commissioners are getting the praise of the people for taking hold of the food and fuel situation with a firm hand. " Meat was getting so h'gh it was almost prohibitive and for years it has been so a farmer couldn-'t peddle meat, in order to' pro tect the meat dealers but Monday night the commissioners did awaj with license taxes and any one in Burke can sell what he pleases in Morganton. One man was around todrdlulu One man was around Saturday selling beef at just a little over half the prices prevailing last week. The farmers have been getting at the most 5 1-2 cents gross from the meat dealers, and from that it was quickly transferred into a 30-cent per pound article at retail. A numher of farmers are gett'ng ready to do a regular meat peddling business, and claim they can furnish the finest meats at not over 20 cents, and from that down to 12 1-2 cents. Taking up the fuel situation, the town is going to purchase coal and distribute it at actual cost, and large amount of wood has been pur chased from the Hardaway Contract ing company, who is clearing lands for the Southern Power company's dams. This wood is to be shipped to the town immediately and distribut ed according to the needs and every body is to share alike. In the meantime the fuel situation is more critical each day until the plans of the commissioners can bf put into effect, and a cold spell now would mean suffering to a good many people. Mrs. E. L. Shuford and two daugh ters spent Sunday at Camp Sevier. TO PLACE BAKERIES E UNDER GOV RNMEN T Bv the Associated Press. Washington, Nov. 12. All bakeries in every city of the land are to be put under government license begin ning December 10 and made subject to govarmmerit food law by the plans of Pres'dent Wilson's procla mation. Th pftcrt. of the food administra tion will be to standardize bread and perhaps to bring the price of a loai down to seven or eight ents. IS GIVEN MR STANFORD USE DUTCH SHIPS FOR BENEFIT OF WORLD '"'ited Press. ' "I'l'iarters in Northern v, Nov. 11. The- ene ;is on the north and east 11 at an encirclement of 1,;tv! not succeeded. The !,l' Italian left wing 13 AUSTRIANS CHECKED Ry the Associated Press. 1 Rome, Nov. 12. The Italians have resisted the enemy everywhere along the northern front, along which the Austrians are attempting to out flank the Italian river J'ne, the war oIke announced today. On the plain there is brisk fighting across the Piave river. , . Enemy activity on the plains wasj checked. ' "I The farewell service at the Meth odist church Sunday night for Rev. A. L. Stanford, who closed his four years as pastor of that church in Hickory, brought out the largest gathering of people that was ever seen in that edifice, and this great concourse, no less than the several ministers who spoke words of appre ciation, attested to the good work done in Hickory the past four years by the minister. Mr Stanford goes to conference at Ashevfille this week and will be transferred to some oth er charge. The congregations of the Reforn. ed, Presbyterian and Baptist church es turned out en masse, their pastors having arranged the un'on service for the retiring pastor. Not only was every available seat in the main au ditorium and Sunday school room fill ed, but the aisles and class rooms were packed. A feature of the even ing was the unusually fine music by the Methodist choir, which was re inforced by other voices, and a solo by Mrs. J. II . Shuford. The ministers in the pulpit with Mr. Stanford were Rev. J. G. Garth, Dr. C. A. Munroe and Rev. W. k. Bfadshaw. Each of these gentlemen spoke br'efly and eloquently of Mr. c inni.uiu a vvuiiv, itiiu nicy jjuiiilcu uui that what he had done here could be done by other churches. They paid t. tribute to his genius as an organizer, as well as his ability as a pulpit orator. It was fitting, Mr. Bradshaw saiu, that Mr. Stanford preached on "What think ye of Jesus Christ?" This was a message that should be delivered constantly. Mr. Stanford declared that the most important question in the world today was the answer to this question. He gave the answeia of Jesus' d sciples and followers lii the early days and of latter follow- rs of the Master, and called up the mortal saints in support of the arra, of biblical facts. Before concluding his sermon, Mr. Stanford called attention to the fact, that there is a subtle agency working in the church that would deny the di vinity of Christ. He showed that this doctrine was not only false, bu, would undermine Christianity throughout the world. He pleadeu with the church not to admit such doctrines, and to hold true to the. faith of the fathers. Naturally the retiring minister was, grateful for the outpouring in his hon or, and he said he did not wish to assume credit for the work done here. A loyal congregation had made thfa task comparatively easy, and he gave credit to his heavenly Father. At the morning service the con gregation and pastor grew closer to gether than they had been, it seemed, at any time during his four years as pastor. If a good feeling was shown, those who displayed it were glad of it. It was the last day as pastor for Mr. Stanford here and his congrega tion expressed their feelings by their acts. AD N AN WRECK Rv til A A asnpiaoH Prets ( Denver, Col., Nov. 12. Three sol ' diers were killed and 16 injured to ! day in a wreck of a troop train near , Cotopaxi, Col., according to a mes ( sage received at the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad offices here. The troops were from Utah bound east. TO BACK COUNTRY IN WAR Contest Cannot Be Won Unless AH Americans Cooperate Says He Is Ready to Await Ver dict of History on Germany's Guilt. Talks of Austria-Hungary. ANOTHER BUNCH OF ITALIANS TAKEN c5y the Associated Press. Berlin, via London, Nov. 12. The Austro-German forces in northern It aly have cut off 10,000 retreating Italians in the upper Piave valley, the war office announces. The Ital ians are believed to have surrendered, the statement says. 10 PROUST FRIDAY T AGANS INCREASE Y.M.C.AJEE N SUNDAY Some sort of a scrap occurred in Highland Sunday night, but the par ticulars were not obtainable today. It was said that some men were drinking and that one of them cursed a sober man, who sent his flsi straight out before him, and smeared the other's face. NEW YORK COTTON By the Associated Press. New York, Nov. 12. A more op timistic view of the European situa tion, firmness and strength in the stock market served to stimulate in terest in the cotton market today. The opening was firm at an advance of several points over Saturday's close. The close was steady. Open Close December 27.55 27.93 January 26.98 27.25 March 26.48 26.64 May ,-, 26.22 26.40 July 26.12 hickorTmarkets Cotton 27 1-2 Wheat $2.40 By the Associated Press. Washington, Nov. 12. The final drive in the fight of the eastern rail roads for a fiat increase of 15 pel ', cent in fre'ght rates will be made this week. j The opposition to the higher rate j movement evpects a nem day i1 riday when shippers generally are to tes tify to the financial and other condi tions of the railroads. OVER 200 DESCENDANTS AND RELATIVES PRESENT Newton, Nov. 11. (More than 20u descendants and relatives of Thos. F. Drum gathered at his home on Second street to celebrate his 88th birthday anniversary. The following children were present: Mesdames Martha Cook, Charlotte Campbell, oi Charlotte; Etta Coleman, Ida Mar tin, of SherrilPs Ford; Harvey Jones of Valdese; R. P. Wilkinson, Maiden; Willie Wlilkie and . F., J. T. and Rev. Geo. P. Drum. Mr. Drum mar ried Miss W;rlkinson, who died in 1901. There have been 16 children, a daughter died in youth and Mrs. E. W. Bost died in Moore county some two years ago. The total number oi grand-children and great-grandchildren is 214. Of these 182 are liv ing, 102 were present at this gath ering. These people all live in North Carolina and are scatterea from Burke to Kinston. A bounjteous dinner was served. Rev. C. H. Curtis of Maiden made a talk, after which Rev. G. P. Drum read a sketch of the family, then introduced Hon. W. C. Feimster ana he was followed by Rev. W. L. Hutchins, the pastor of Mr. Drum. Mr. Drum was for nearly fou years a member of Company T Forty-ninth regiment and was woun ded at Malvern H'll. He was alsa with his company at the surrender at Appomattox. Mr. Drum is a muctv better preserved man for one of his age than is usually found. His mind is still active and his general health good. Mrs. Hugh S. D'Anna and two chil dren are guests of Mrs. Geo. Lyerly at Greenville. AMERICAN A L BOAT GOES A E WEATHER FORECAST By the Associated Press. An Atlantic Port, Nov. 12. Indi cations that a satisfactory agree ment has been concluded between the American and Netherlands govern ment officials whereby the more than 100 Dutch ships which have been tied up in American ports ffor several months were seen today in the an nouncement of the sa;ling last week of a Dutch vessel. Wjith a cargo of coal, she is en route to South America, her articles of manifest showing she was to re-1 turn - For North Carolina: Local rains to night and Tuesday; gentle to mod erate north and northeast winds. " COMPARATIVE WEATHER October 11, 1016 1917 Maximum 68 b Minimum 41 6y By the Associated Press. Washington, Nov. 12. The navy department announced today that a patrol boat had gone ashore in hom waters, the name of the boat and the place of the accident being with held. None of the crew was lost. TIRPITZ INSISTS ON KEEPING BELGIUM By t?e Associated Press. Amsterdam, Nov. 12. At a meet ing of the new Fatherland party in Munich! yesterday, Admiral von Tir pitz, former minister of marine, made a violent annexationist speech. He said the question of whether Ger many or Great Britain should control Belgium would depend the winning of the war. - "A mistaken solution of the Bel- ggian question would stunt our ex ports and the reserve capital oi our industry and degrade us to being the bond slave of Anglo-Americanism," said the admiral. "Our military se curity lies in Belgium. It is the only way for obtaining compensation for the great losses sustained." It was an interested and appre ciative audience that gathered at the Reformed church yesterday afternoon to listen to the addresses on Y. M. C. A. work in the army, and the cam paign to raise Hickory's quota of thb $35,000,000 needed to carry on the work received quite an impetus as x result of th's meeting. Dr. W. H. Nicholson, chairman ox thj executive committee, presideu. Rev. W R. Bradshaw, after reading a scripture lesson, spoke feelingly of the work of the Y. M. C. A. am ong the soldiers, and stated that in this work they were waging a war against sin, as well as supplying tht comforts of life to the boys who were fighting our material battles. Dr. Nicholson said few people r alize the importance of the work be ing done by the Army Y. M C. .-.. The immensity of the work requireu systematic organization, and fortuna tely for us the Y M. C. A. was al ready organized and only needed ex tra financial support to get down to business, and it is up to us to see that they get this support. Rev. S. B. Stroup said there was no doubt whatever in his mind that the United States had entered into a relig'ous war; that the eternal prin ciples of right were at stake; that we cannot thmk for a minute of with holding what is needed not only to carry on this war but in supplying everything possible that will, help the Army Y. M. C. A. in carrying on the great work they have undertaken,, and this, too, in spite of any sacrifice required. ! Pvcv. J. G. Garth sa d the V. M. C. A. always had his unqualified indorse ment, that his boyhood life had been largely influenced through that organi zation; that the Red Trinagle stood for the ministration of the body, mind and souls of the soldier boys who are fighting our battles or preparing to fight them. Mr. J. M. Morehead, Y. M. C. A. secretary at Camp Greene, said he could talk for two days and not tell half what his organization was doing- in camp and battle field. To il lustrate the work attached to eacn secretary, he said that in his build ing alone he was responsible for 4, 000 men, besides the base hospital, that now had in its cots about 400 men. A Y. M. C. A. secretary be gins his work at 6:00 in the morning and keeps it up until after 10 o'clock at night, and in many cases long af ter that. Onfc hundred thousand pieces of wrifng paper and 50,000 en velopes are distributed weekly, while the cost of postage amounts to about $60 to $70 per day. In explanation of the entertainment features of the association, the speaker said that the various classes of entertainments were all first class, and that they went from building to building, an were af varied character. Each building, however, had one night ev ery week that was known as "Write-a-letter home N'ght." Almost ev ery night the buildings are crowded with soldiers; in fact the men have to climb up and sit on the girders of the buildings at times on account of the crowd. Mr. Morhouse paid his respects to Teddy Roosevelt's recent charge that many young men were seeking en- rollment with the Y. M. C. A. to avoid actual war duties. This charge, the speaker said, was entirely wrong. In the first place, all men w thin the draft age in Y. M. C. A. work, even including ministers of the gospel who under ordinary circumstances would be exempt, have to take the same chances of being drafted as other men; that the secretaries at the front have no light jobs, but risk their lives in every way; that the Army Y. M. C. A is the last thing seen by our soldier boys When they enter the trenches and the first thing they see when they come out of the trenches; that is the duty of the Army Y. M. C. A. men to not only minister to the wants of the wounded as they are passed back to the rear, but to even go 'nto the trenches with sandwiches and hot cqffee to strengthen and cheer our nation's defenders. The speaker said his organization had frequently been attacked for not stressing evangelistic work in the cantonments, but experience had taught them that it was better to go slow along that line, that more gooa could be accomplished through kind ness and example, persistent and con tinuous under all circumstances than in any other way. This point wai. illustrated "n some interesting human interest stories that was part of the speakers experience in his work The j home, the church and the school formed the work of the Red Trian- j gle, and the Y. M. C. A. was notj neglecting any of the three l'nes. To j illustrate how they endeavored to j keep the home fires burning thej speaker told of a young man who ; came to him with a request if a let ter came to him from Wilkesbarre to be sure that it was sent to him. By the Associated Press. Auditorium, Buffalo, N. Y-, Nov. 12. President Wlson made a personal and eloquent appeal here today for the full support of organize ! labor for the government in the conduct of the war. Speaking before the annual convention of the American Federation of Labor, he declared that the war could not be won unless all elements cooperate. The president paid warm tribute to Samuel Gompers, president of the federation, and virtually called upon the federation to give him support. He denounced pac'fists who were hindering the conduct of the war. Discussing Germany, the president declared Germany had started the war and that he was willing to await the verdict of history on that state ment. The creation of new instru mentalities for better cooperation between labor and capital was one statement by the presi dent which was of prime interest to the delegates to the convention. The president alluded to the pres ent war as the last dec'sive issue be tween the old principles of power and the new principles of freedom. "I believe," he said, "that the spirit of freedom can get into the hearts of Germans and find as fine a welcome as it can find in any other heart. But the spirit of freedom does not suit the hearts of the Pan-Germans. "You know," he continued, "how many intimations come to us from one of the central powers that it is more anxious for peace than the chref central power and you know that the people in that central power know that if the war ends as it stands, they will be vassals of Germany, notwithstanding the fact that their pnp'ilntioTiG aro arimpoSPfT hy all the people of all that part of the world, and nothwithstanding that this is con trary to their interests." Referring in another part of his speech to the Russian situation, the pres'dent said: "May I not say it is amazing to me that any group of people should be so ill informed as to suppose as some groups in Russia apparently suppose that any reform plan in the interest of the people can live in the pres ence of a German powerful enough to undermine Or overthrow them by intrigue or force?" The president referred to the send ing of Colonel House to Europe as :having sent "a greater lover of peace than any man in the world, but I did not send him to negotiate peace. I sent him not to talk peace, but to learn how the war can be won." Taking up the labor question, Pres'dent Wilson said: "If we are true friends of freedom, we will see that power and produc tivity of the country are kept at max imum. Nobody should be allowed to stand in the way. The government will not keep them from doing this, but the people will" The president appealed for coop eration. He said he would like to see all critics deported. "We must get down to business and every one must do the right thing. Never show ourselves Am ericans by going off ;n separate groups to talk by opurselves, but cooperating together." The president denounced organi zations which he said are trying to destroy the law but in every case they should be dealt with justly. "I am opposed to our taking the law into our hands, as much as I dislike the activities of tat kind. The man who takes the law into his own hands is not the man to cooperate. We must not only take common coun sel, we must take common action." To the convention he said: "I am with you if you are with me," explaining that he did not want cooperation with himself, but with the government of the United States. (Continued on page 4) CLARA KIMBALL YOUNG AT PASTIME TOMORROW Do't fail to see Clara Kimball Young at the Pastime tomorrow, Tuesdav. November 14th :n "Deep Purple." The most thrilling adven tures ever known to have been ex perienced by a country lass, are those portraved in this great screen triumph. "The Deep Purple," Clara Kimball Young as Doris Moore, in this production, has excelled all pre v;ous efforts to attain screen per fection. This wonderful stasre suc cess, which played cn Broadway for over two years, srives her ample op portunity to display her ability as a screen star. It :s a play that opens with- a touch cf human midnight, but it ends beautifully with the sunrise of eternal love.
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