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i i ! Hickory VOL. !U. NO. 71 HICKORY, N. C, THURSDAY EVENING. DEC. 6, 1917 PRICE TWO CENTS MUNITION SHIP EXPLODES WITH TERRIBLE RESULTS Hallux Probably Destroyed and Hundreds of Vople Killed When High Explosives Burst. Two Ships Collide in Harbor Full De tails Unobtainable. Vsjtociated Tress. V. S.. IVc. I. Scores of w Wen killed, hundreds .-. destroyed anil portions . . i't on lire by an explo- iM-urri'iI as the result of '"i'.M'ini an American am- i , communication between this .um uaiuax was interrupted Mon after the explosion and before more than fragmentary reports had Wvn received. The munitions ship Iown up was said to have been an A.'.icncan. f't'.i " and another ship at j ., ,t T Cnt f the- explosion ,. , . Ul 1111 co storm was sweeping the har- iuvord.ng to telephone ! bor and it is supposed that the col iwivtvl here today. j iyion of the vessels was clue to i-icn was so terrific thatj sT'f ! the installation in the that thlre llHf positveJy , here 1 , , 1 ,1"U- mere were several trarUnor)- telephone office for , in the harbor when the explosion i:;d Halifax, while it was j occurred. Nothing as to the fate !iro, f.l miles distant. I .h:se was obtainable. Neither that the American!-. ffl M n.imvi was iuuin- iut liuneti oniy their crews it and rammed the other; I II ITV M l nro i . . IN GREAT EXPLOSION FIRE IN SAYS REPORT CONTROL HOUSE IS READY GERMA 10 DECLARE TWO LATE WAR By the Associated Pre St. Johns, N. B., Dec. 6. An un-' BF the Associated Press official report received at 2 o'clock Washington, Dec. 6. With a for- AT N ATTACK FRONTS ONCE By Lhe Associated Press. In the Cambrai sector and on the this afternoon said the fire was un- mal report -from the foreign affairs . northern Italian front the enemy egraph report was not learned. QUAlS MEETING HICKORY MERCHANTS der control. The origin of the tel- committee, the resolution to de- , clare war on Austria-Hungary was ! today brought into the house of representatives. There were no dissenting votes in the committee and at the request j cf Chairman Flood the house gave its unanimous consent to take up the resolution tomorrow at the open ing of the session. has resumed his efforts to dislodge the allied tro.ops. COMMUNTY CLUB I.- 'n;dsido. Inside a few there was an explosion and - of both vessels were killed, wisslon that resulted caus i ".-.ad depot at North street while all the warehouses it.rfront were damaged, f of the concussion was so .: freight cars were blown tracks along a stretch , two miles. Messages " tire righting apparatus, v.'.'.rsos, etc., were received - . at Windsor and here the his met this morning and take immediate steps to r "tive aid to the citizens of It is understood that ' tines of food were destroy ur.less relief is sent out will face the populace. By the Associated Pre. Halifax. N. S., via Havana, Dec. (. Hundreds of persons were killed and thousands injured and the city of Hahfax is in ruinsas the result of explosion of a munition ship in mt naruor mere today. It is eswmaieu mat the property loss will run into the millions. The norm end of the city is in flames. ANOTHER REPORT i:UUER STORY the AsflrH Pr. -7' N. S., Pec. G. A large ' Ha!. fax. N. S., is in flames "n explosion in the harbor r:.' rrhr.ir. Two vessels, one of with munitions of war, hiirh explosives collided. t M..".y huihiings along the water . v. ' r torn to pieces and many ' are believed to have been .v.."; Shi; u: in the harbor suffered nr. I the crews of several .' -aid to have been killed. K.v the Associated Press. Truro. N. S.. The Ins nf i;fo ,-r, the Halifax explosion is placed at .'u, according to reports received here. It i also understood that the number of injured is corresponding ly iiirye. SCORES REPORTED KILLED By the Associated Prs Truro, N. S., Dec. G. Reports reaching here early this afternoon x i i staieu it was teared that several score of people lost their lives when xne railway station at , Halifax collapsed. Twenty-four railway workers were killed on the tracks at "hmond. Advices from Halifax state that the munitions ship was an American steamer. The advices further state that the ship which collided with the muni tions snip was a Red Cross liner, What the Red Cross Did For Wounded Soldier, Told By One Who Praises Nurse 5 Tk' War Council of the American F.o. r r,,,. v,as conceived that a great ':. m: purpose will be served by v:r- Hibership in the Red r,V h-rr" a3 universal as citi- h pledged as a Nation to ; purpose during this it will not be granted '" prrcorjtage of us to ;,rt in the fighting branch- country's service, i-. however, can bo iden- .V! "f-' ltWe wondered where we would light up." All this passed in a moment of time, and then we decided that it would be better if we paired up, two men taking one box of ammuni tion. This offered a small target for the busy enemy, and also made for increased speed in covering the remaining ground. Wl! spranir UD once mnre anA dodged and doubled as we leaped v(, , . ' ' vy.wv 1.. uirougn tne rain ot bullets, machine whrn whole nations are gun and rifle. How we lived I . f -r warfare, is big en- don't know. I was sharing a box ."CI' SV0TV7 enough t0 ,c,arry with a lad whom I heard the fel- . n.- ,,urden for our soldiers, iowa can Bou He n attain Rftt T-rir r,'! r'-, hri,.,, I'M c. spirit -,t W.. !. i'.- rah mur;'- ' iir-l ; Kv. 'i !. ''ilT,i. 'r, .,, V firV ith',; n-.i r, f rim ''fl,;ah '''n': and our allies, 'f a Red Cross of fifteen ' - mhcrs. We want the and support that will 1 this army of members. ';'t Christmas time to ' 4 :oal, because we believe ; Iti Cross and Christmas '" m the same spirit, and f bring together these two of mercy, sacrifice , that trench and UTn in 't. un wis, our nrst i? in the war, we want the symbol to add not a '.''ftion but the thought ,;i i'liroose and sacrifice r-iih accomplishment it ' 'hat from this Christmas T.M7 will crow a per- ;a ."ni which will increase "in"c of both Christmas Cross. ' I''n not now bclontrlng y 'irihfr during this drive ' 1 ''HO'rr'n int''So ir t;io human live to ioin "'i'htation. The following, " (ho good work of the r " f"ir thr French front h'-'ik writton bv Private, '' ''"at!, of the Ex-Third 'hrst Canadian Contin- :i.'o iTt; f...r 1,1 f.-.v i th Ir ff'll1.,,.,,. Wf. -Mil no no fd for the eno- ' !i;o the rapidity of his and over the boys in 1,1 lot us know what was ammunition had already ''! wo had to face the ":ln;d yards without pro '"rr th ought it had been We knew thero was r that trench who had a Wo know that as far noornod, we were done. "':""-!lv hook hand with w;sh('d friond self Vro looked at the a , UB ;,n,, tt 6M "', i f1ash of thought what 1)11 world would be like without "Tra-la-la" to it, and we than a boy, but we were much of a size ana ran light. We were the only two of the twenty-niine left on our feet. Today I am one of live of that bunch left alive. About fifty yards from the trench we dropped for a last rest before the final spurt which would decide the whole course of events in the next ten . minutes. Would we reach our box of ammunition, or would we "get our" and would the boys so eagerly waiting for us be surrounded and captured? Or would many of them do what they had threatened? "If it comes to surrendering," sev eral had said in my hearing, "I will run a bayonet into myself rath er than be taken." When a man is lying close to the ground there is not so very great a chance of his being hit by bullets, ihey pass overhead as a rule. It is when a man is kneeling or stand ing or between the two positions that the great danger 15es. The lad Bob and I were just in the act of rising when mine came along. I felt no more than a stinging blow in the right shoulder, a searing ':ut and a thud of pain as the bul lot exploded in leaving my body, i fell on my face and blood gush d from my shoulder. "Hit hard of soft?" queried my companion, as he threw himself down beside me. , "Don't know," I gasped. "You're hit in the mouth, he said, as the blood poured from be tween r,y lips. "No, by gum, you're hit in the back." I gasped, nearly chocked, and spluttered out: "You're a liar; I'm not hit in the back.' But there was a gash in the back where ;ne exploding missile had torn away and carried out portions of " i fln,l bits of bone and J1JJI lunj, n" flesh. I closed my eyes. Then from a The quarterly meeting of the Merchants Association, to be held Friday night at 8 o'clock at the Chamber of Commerce, will be of un usual importance to members and a full attendance doubtless will be on hand. Every member is expected to be present. GERMANS CLAIM CAPTURE OF ITALIANS 04LY MODP I TOY DAYS LEFT READ THBADS g0. HOLIDAY TRADE STARTS OFF WELL guns. By the Associated Presa. Berlin, via London, Dec. 6. Eleven thousand Italians have been captur ed by the Austro-Germans in their new offensive on the mountainous front of northern Tt.alv. it wno offi. With les's than three weeks be- cially announced today. i ore Christmas, the holiday shoppers ,, ,. ... . , t have begun their annual pilgrimage strong Italian positions m We to the var.us stores in search of Mafletta region of the northern articles for relative and friend. The front were taken and held by the 1 trade, merchants say, is starting off Teutonic forces who captured 60 ! . conservation oi resources aoes not apply to the many thousands of articles and varieties of merchandise which merchants have in stock, but to the one essential for winning the war foodstuffs. Trade is ex pected to be carried on by everybody, and the money that is spent is kept in circulation. Even the money that bought bonds and aided the Red Cross goes back into the chan nels of trade and m Hickory the various lactones . are receiving in orders far more money than has gone away from here. Hickory stores, as usual, have am ple stocks from which to select and careful shoppers are beginning to make purchases. It will be next wjjek, however, before the usual holiday rush is on but the Christ mas trade promises to be as satis factory as ever. Sheriff Isenhower will be in the city manager's office Saturday from 9 until 4 for the purpose of collect ing state and county taxes. 12 6 2t Mrs. J. A. Sellers is visiting daughter, Mrs. Funderburk Cheraw, S. C. her at Messrs. J. D. Elliott, F. A. Hen derson, Geo. S. Watson, Dr. C. L. Hunsucker, Walker Lyerly and Eu ber Lyerly were -among Hickory Shriners leaving today for Char lotte. Mr. K. C. Menzies Charlotte today. motored to Sheriff Isenhower will be in the ity manager's office Saturday from 9 until 4 for the purpose of collect ing state and county taxes. 12 6 2t MORSE TO BUILD TWELVE LARGE STEEL CARGO SHIPS Washington, Dec. 6. Contracts for the construction of 12 8,800 ton stell cargo ships were let by the shipping board to Charles W.' Moore to be built at a plant recently con structed by him. 1 ERICA LIKELY m TROOPS TO ITALY j t Aociate4 Prs. Washington, Dec. 6. The house foreign affairs committee's report on the war resolution declares that the United States probably will send roops to Italy. listance I heard Bob speak. "I'm going to fix you," he said, nd knelt beside me. He got into such a position that his own body shielded me from any ot the ene my bullets. It was a marvelous piece of bravery; less nas earnea -.T' 1 "I i victoria oruss. Up turned me round so that my head was toward our reserves and mv feet were toward the Germans. Tn almost all cases when a man is hit he falls forward with his iace to the enemy. In all probability he will become -unconscious. When he awakes he remembers tnat ne fell forward. A blind . instinct works within him and makes him strive to turn around. He knows danger lies ahead, but friend and safety are back of him. Bob shifted me round. "Kemem- br." he whispered, "that if you faint, when you come to, you are rfaced rtigivr iou are m xne right direction dont turn round." A wonderful motto for a man to carry through life. Bob had no thought of future or fame. In keen solicitude for a fallen comrade (Continued on page 4) CATAWBA OFFICERS WiLI LEAVE SOON Catawbia county's qfficer gradu ates from the Fort Oglethorpe train ing school will be assigned to dif ferent camps in the south and all of them will report for duty on De cember 15. First Lieutenants Earl N. Carr of Hickory and Andrew Wilson of Newton go to Chickamauga Park, Ga., where United States reg ular infantrymen are in training. Capt. Eugene Gwaltney of Hickory, field artillery, ,First lieutenant C. C. Freeman of Hickory and Second Lieutenant R. Lee Hewitt of Newton, infantry, have been assigned to Camp Gordon, Atlanta. First Lieu tenant John G. H. Geitner will go to Camp Greene, Charlotte, and Second Lieutenant Philip Gwaltney will go to Camp Pike, Little . Rock. Messrs. R. E. Martin, H.. L. Yo der, H. J. Holbrook and Chas. H. Geitner are in Charlotte attending a meeting of the Shriners. NEW YORK COTTON By the Associated Press. New York, Dec. 6. The eotto. market opened steady today at an advance of 27 to 32 points in re sponse to Liverpool interests and trade buying. The close was steady. Open December 29.10 January 28.60 March 28.43 May 28.20 Julv 27.84 TO MEET TOMORROW All members of the Community Club are urged to be present at the meeting in the Chamber of Com merce rooms tomorrow afternoon at 3:30. Administrative business will come up at the meeting. GASTON MEANS ON STAND TELLS OF GERMAN PLOTS Court Permits Evidence Showing That Dafend ant Was Not Traitor to His Country Says He Told Secretary Dan?e!s of Several Plots Against Nation. 8y the A'asociated Press. Concord, Dec. 6. Gaston B. Huerta and Germans. Huerta Means, beginning the story of his re- ! agreed to follow German interests. It lations with Mrs. Maude A. King agreed that a peace conference was at his trial for her murder today, re- j to oe nela" in a southern city. counted to the jury his activities as an agent for German agents before MEET BAPTISTS GREENSBORO NEXT By the Associated Press. Durham, Dec. 6. Greensboro was today selected for the next session of the State Baptist convention. B. D. Gow of Durham was se lected to preach the annual sermon and J. D. Harte of Oxford, alternate The convention today endorsed with enthusiasm the plan to raise within the next four years the sum of $1,000,000 for an endowment to Baptist educational institutions. The purpose of the whole move ment was to bring about war be- the entry of the United States into ' tween the United States and Mexico. the war. Because he exposed to United States officials the German plot to back Huerta in a war with Mexico, Means was discharged, he said. La ter he told Secrelry Daniels of other German plots to destroy mu nition plants and told the secretary four weeks in advance of the plot to burn the capitol at Ottawa. Means had just begun his narra tive covering his business relations with Mrs. King, which the state de clares furnished a motive for the killing, when court took a recess. His version of tlie occurrence, when Mrs. King met her death, is ex pected this afternoon. Gaston B. Means took the stand in his own defense today and told the story of the death of Mrs. Maude A. King. He began under questioning by E. He mentioned a number of promin ent Mexican leaders who were in volved in the alleged plot. A let ter to Afton Means dated February 7, 1917, was identified and one pho tograph stated that a Pinkerton de tective was looking after him since the tension between the United States and Germany ,hecame so great, but that he was not wTorried over his position. He told of going to Washington to lay before Secretary Daniels the details of German plots, the Huerta revolution in Mexico and the plot to blow up the capitol at Ottawa. The witness pointed out that the Huerta plot was partly carried out. That General Huerta left New York for Mexico and was captured on the border. Means said he told Secretary Dan iels of the munition plant destruc tion plot that men, -because of their MANAGER MILLER LOOKS FOR BIG SUCCESS WITH "THE SEV EN PEARLS." "I consider 'The Seven Pearls' as entertaining and as weU produced as any of our best serials," said Manager" J. F. Miller of the Pas time Theatre in discussing the Pathe production he will present Monday. "Miss Molhe King, who did such excellent work m "Mys tery of the Double Cross,' plays the leading role in this serial. Creigh ton Hale, who become popular with serial fans by his work as the 'Laughing Mask' in 'The Iron Claw' is the leading man. Leon Bary, well known on the French and Am erican stage as the leading man for Sarah Bernhardt, who made a success as the 'heavy' in 'The Shielding Shadow' and as the hero in 'Mystery of the Double Cross, again enacts the role of the villain. "The story by Chas; W. Goddard, a well Known dramatist who wrote 'The Perils of Pauline' and collabor ated with Mr. Reeves in 'The Ex ploits of Elaine,' is one that will in terest American audiences. It is romantic and thrilling, it has been well produced by the Astra Film Corporation under the personal su pervision of Mr. Louis J Gasnier and has the atmosphere that we put in our five-reel features, plus the snappy serial action." Mrs. J. W. Hoke and daughter, Mrs. Henry Leonard, spent yesterday in Charlotte. . '" AIRPLANES RAID LONDON, TWO ARE LOST Close 29.27 28.56 28.25 27.96 By the Associated Press London, Dec. 6. About 25 airplanes raided England today, it is announced officially. Of these six reached London. Two of the raiders were brought down, the crew of three men on each machine being captured. NORTH CAROLINA DAY WILL BE DECEMBER 14 HICKORY MARKETS Co':ton Wheat WEATHER FORECAST Raleigh, Dec. 6j "We appeal to you in the name of your state and your country to utilize the opportunity- offered by North Carolina 27.64 Day program for rendering a splen- did and greiatly needed service at j this time in informing and arousing i the patriotic activity of all the children of your school district by 29c ' disseminating the knowledge con- $2.40 tained in these program pamphlets about the war and orzanized move- ; ments for winning it." Thus reads the introductory paragraph of an anneal beiner sent to every school T. Cansler at a point several years j loyalty to Germany, were willing to ago. The first phase of his testi- go into plants and blow them up mony told of his relation with the j and lose their own lives. Cannon Manufacturing Company, by; The witness said he told Secre vvhich he was employed for 12 years tary Daniels of the plot to burn nrst in the New york and then in the capitol at Ottawa four weeks the Chicago office from 1909 to ' before it was destroyed and the 1914, when he severed his connec-, fire occurred just as he had outlined .ion by mutual consent. 1 it. His salary was $4,200 a year and certain commissions totaling an in come at the time he quit the Cannon Mill of about $10,000, including incomes from his writing for jour nals, such as the Journal of Com merce, as to sales, grades and mar keting of textiles. When he left the Cannon employ he went to New York and called on W. J. Burns, the detective. The defense insisted that the witness' testimony along this line should be admitted. The jury was excused and the defendant's coun sel explained that it was desired to have the witness clear up the pre vailing idea that he had been some thing of a German "spy. The court agreed that as the Hamburg line was a client of Burns, Means should tell his connection with it. The witness was allowed to tell what kind of work he did in the absence of the jury. His work was to ascertain for the Humburg- American line whether British war vessels were hovering near the coast of the United States and whether -hey were receiving any fuel or other supplies from the United States. The court agreed that the jury should hear this. The court ruled out, however, that part of the testimony relating to neutrality. The jury returned and the wit ness proceeded.J He said he was engaged in this investigation) five or six months, the result being the discovery that reports were not bas ed on facts and that the Hamburg "FATTY ARBUCKLE" AT PASTIME FRIDAY Don't fail to see Roscoe "Fatty Arbuckle at the Pastime Friday in a two reel side splitting comedy. The following is a short story of what he will do: Between delivering purchases of calves' brains to customers of the butcher shop where he worked, Fatty Arbuckle . made sheep's eyes at the pretty cashier. He also sent her notes on wrapping paper by the change carrier. He also thereby incurred the enmity of the careless clerk, and the careless clerk told the proprietor and so on. Before two muscular locomo tives began to haul Fatty Arbuckle from the Pacific coast it was said that the corpunt comedian was worth his weight in laughs. He's heavier than ever now. DR. SHUFORD IS CAPTAIN IN U. S. ARMY Dr. Jacob Harrison Shuford, pro prietor of the Richard Baker Hos- pital and recognized as one of the leading surgeons in the state, has re ceived his commission as captain of the officers reserve corps of the Un ited States army, and will leave next spring for the front. The lo cal hospital will not be closed until Dr. Shuford is called to the colors and this will be some time in the line was informed that American I sP"ng- .,..., ... neutrality was being violated. Itifive surge0ns assigned to the North was established by the mvestiga-, Carolina base hospital, organized by tion that the neutrality laws were not being violated. His next investigation was to as certain if submarines were being built in the United States for the allies. It was ascertained that no submarines were being built in the United States, but all the parts were being manufactured in the United States and sent to Montreal for shipment to the allies.. Dr. J. W. Long of Greensboro who will be major. The staff will con tain 22 physicians. Dr. Shuford's close friends knew several weeks ago of the oiTer of his services to the government, but the matter was not made public until he received his commission. This came today from the war department. In offering his services to the government, Cnptain Shuford makes a real sacrifice. His hospitaL here has- been a success and he has taken ! tiiP-Vi rank in t.hfi st.at.p. Thp Innfpr I went in and submitted my m i r,mMiso n hptfr hi probablv rain tonight. Friday fair and colder in west portion, increasing northeast winds on the coast. COMPARATIVE WEATHER ideas to him," said the witness, and made a contract with Burns in. which the witness was made mana ger of the commercial department of the Burns agency. Some days the witness had three men under him and sometimes one hundred. The statement that Burns had a contract with the Hamburg-American line was ruled out by Judge Cline. After- severing his connection with the Burns agency, the witness said he discovered a plot on the part ot German sympathizers in the United States and reported it to Burns, having previously agreed that what ever evidence he should find of val- -l i xt j-T. 1: T T For North Carolina: Cloudy and rT" ur L" V?1 V O . i. llCfl , state owyciiiniiuvjiv of public instruction. The letter apeals for special ef fort at organizing and drilling the j children for the special features otj the program, effort to get out the inir m-ic fronts and friends of the schools Dec 5, 1917 191b . , numbers for the North High 51 69 Carolina day exercises, set for !0e jow 29 50'er"bcT 14. business grows, and Dr. Shuford will leave at a time when he was safely over the top. He did not feel, however, that he should remain at home when the country needed his services, and the result will be that he will close up the Richard Ba ker Hospital until after he returns from the war. Catawba county has done well by the government in furnishing its young medical men, who have re sponded to the call. Among those who are actually in the service now are Dr. Roscoe Mauser, formerly of Hickory, who is now in France; Dr. Glenn Long of Newton; Dr. Locke McCorkle of New'ton; Dr. Kluttz of Maiden; Drs. Fred and Frank Ford of the county. Dr. Gaither Hahn of Hickory; Dr. F. S. Steele of Hick- ue to the United States should bejory, now with the navy -at New turned over to the government Whf-n he discovered the plot he made full report and filed it with W. J. Burns to be delivered to the government. Th W1U UJ. a (.UlUCICilLC dill pL MTI -ft- j , . . , , , . , i bnernll. s Ford were rejected because Barcelona hetwsn former Gsncra! '.,t- .. Bern. Dr. B. B. Flowe, veterinarian, is in France, and his brother, Dr. Homer Flowe, is with theh colors. Dr. C. L. Hunsucker of Hickory was rejected on account of physical Phis report was read by the wit-! disability and Dr. George West of is. It told of a conference at!?" ?r" W- Ea Wilson of
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