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vol. ui. no. so BRITISH REPEL ATTACK nitAR CA Vigorous Defense Enables Haig's Men to Hold All But Small Section of First Line Snow in Italy Aids Brave Defenders of Plains. -iviatid Press. .,-r.ul tho tx!sluwikt con- ! r f (Torts to train control liuicnt assembly, although v.irns from the recent ul tho bolsheviki ton- ;!..,v tho bolsheviki alone I ,! o ;t majority in the as- 1 Orders for the arrest and; :!',( haulers of the Const i-1 i'f:::o.Tatie party, most of rv supporting the Cossack ,.v been issued by the bol- ; M.u-shal Haig's troops have repulsed the first mass at ;!.o western front in several I have inflicted heavy loss t . . ': Germans. The attack was , ,t . '.o front east of Boullecourt a-! .v.. ,n that town and Queant ; 1 . 1 it succeeded might have '. i ; '.i.-tii-al etTect upon the shor :, - - . r.t before Cambrai, A'- - ; heavy bombardment, Ba- .- . r. 'ps went forward in ' rrr.ation. Tho British line v i: on the right and the i- were driven back with :. i y ' On the riht the en- .T-y -."i a short length of trench : i hi! been destroyed in tho :-r.t!it. No further attempts u '.I'try were made, the Cier r :-. tenting themselves with ?:. artillery fire against the i'-r : V -i t : Tis in this area. I - .,,:'. Bulleeourt and Ypres :S (i-rrv.an artillery has been ac ' :" no infantry attacks have ! ; 1. The heavy bombard " nrinues in the champagne :: - Kist of Rheims. The Ger- vrr; vtack on tho French east of C :ry in this resrion was without! :'.-!. Northeast of Verdun the: hrr.v artillery battle continues, V.1 ,':wr conditions on the Ital are bocomincr more favor- a the defenders of the Vene-j t "i- r i iir.s. Snow is falling and J Ir.-iiians hope this aid will help i" ha: i. r.tTintr the offensive of r.hfi Au5tro-Germari3. Be--v.v... p rent a and the Piave the ' r-y 'Stacked as the snow began to .'v' :l gained several small hill pihior.s. '' ' r.d A 11 en by, commander of !'"itish forces in Palestine, has ""'! ! Jerusalem and taken over ' ! of the Holy City, The pop--i:T' greeted the British comman- r r -rlially. In a proclamation, he ' 'i ,''K inhabitants that all sacred r : and holy places would be ?"'".".'"! ian.d maintained. Mean- ! the British army continues .--'t'-ccssful operations in 'Pales- ' ' having captured several addi - '. j"sitions from the Turks. Tv.vr;i y-one British merchantmen 'nk by mines or submarines v-m.;, as against 17 the previous A resolution declaring thint a " :i 1 f war exists between Amer ;"' ';r: i Austria-Hungary and Cuba ''"''!! passed by the Cuban of representatives. CUSS OF RECRUITS EO BY i':i l men are needed for the ,r -frps of tho army. By the f- t-ifr corps is meant those "" I-, r,. of the army, composed of y ' ! men, whose duties are various ;': ; ' rriplcx. Their work is 'behind K:.fS. ,";"i"n corps: Many squadrons ,r 5' ! '1 workmen are being form ' i r service behind the lines, so ' ;' "a:!-, airplane may be ready for ';; ' " - action, and each aviator sup ;'; I "nth ammunition, food, cloth ':fv ' lartrs everything needed to '-T-tho Teutons back into their .' 'untry -and towards Berlin. ' !-" ''' trice corps: Tho chief of ord ,i;J 'harged with the supply, 1 ' '..airi'ancc and 'repair o:f all , ,: : and artillery vehicles and ""it; all machines for ser ",,";id 'Maneuver of artillery; all y 1 i arms, ammunition, harness, ' "" 'Mck motor cycles, railroad l almost every device for hanical service of the front ' ': '';'.M'r rorps: Engineer corps ' ; n.iryt'd with the construction r' railroads, bridges, big ' ""placements, saw mills, water in fact, everything 'that goes the soldiers in the front ""cries more efficient. In a recent telegram from the ',. '1 'nti K"nt'ra1 the army, It" i,rmy recruiting statioi to ion au- " i,,,! 'i H tfivcn to accept qualified r, -rn''n fr tho engineer regi r , r 1 n'nety-socond division. r, ';'"; ('hnufTeur3, auto repairmen, , ' 1 '"cycle drivers and repairmen V ' j'riy nan whoso previous train v. .ft civil lif0 fits him for like ser- DESIR ARMY GP?' MBRAI . j 'j gtt if I'll I 1 v 1 L. oiaiesvnie, Dec. la. You wont have to figure out your own income tax all by yourself hereafter. The goernmcnt is going to send out men C A. . i . ' 1 1 T- - to help you. It will be up to you lo hlunt up these men who will be sent into every county seat town, ami some other towns besides, to meet the people. Postmasters, bank ers and newspapers will be able to tell you when the government's in come tax man will be around, and wurix" u nnu mm. lie wm answer your questions, swear you to the re turn, and take your money. lie turns of income for 1917 must be rnado between January 1 and March 1, 1U1S. The government recognizes," Collector of .Internal Revenue Watts said, "that many persons experience a good deal of difficulty in filling out income tax forms. It recognizes too that taxpayers resident at points where collector's offices are not easily accessible find it hard to get proper instruction in the law. Next year, when every married per son living with wife or husband not having a net income of $2,000, and every unmarried person not the head of a family having a net income of $1,000 for the year 1917 must make a return of income on the form prescribed, thctre will be hundreds in every community seeking light on "the law, and help in executing their returns. My own and every other collection district in the na tion will bo divided into districts, with tho county as the unit, and a government cfPcer informed in the income tax assigned to each district, lie will spent as many days' as neces sary in each county, very likely in the courthouse at the county seat town. In cities where there are collections branch oflices, he will, be there, and in other cities at the county courthouse or post office building. My offke will in due time advise postmasters and bankers and sT.d out notices to the newspapers f-tating when tho officers will be in each county. It will be unneces sary for prospective taxpayers to ask my office for forms on which to make returns. The officer who vis its their county will have them. "It may be stated as a matter of general information that 'net income' 5s the remainder after subtracting expenses from gross income, person al, family, or living expenses is not crnense in the meaning of the law, the exemption being allowed to cov er such expenses. "The now exemptions of $1,000 and $.2,006 will add thousands o the number c income taxpayers in this district, inasmuch as many farmers, marci-wnts, tradeifmen, prefessional men and salary' workers and a great many wage workers will be requir ed to make return and pay tax. "The law makes it the duty of the taxpayer to seek out the col lector. Many people assume that if an income tax form is not sent or a .government officer does nc call, they are relieved from making report. This is decidedly in error. It is the other way round. The taxpayer has to go to the govern ment and if he doesn't within the time prescribed, he is a violator of the law. PYTIIIANS MEET Tho Knights, of Pythias will meet in regular communication tonight and one of the important matters will be degree work. There will be one more meeting, before the first of the year, and the Knights hope to close up the year's work by that time. Every member is urged to attend. GOOD SIDE MONEY TTue-o Masters in Physical Culture. Money means work, it means pro duction, it meansi ,the things that have been made by men's brains and hands. It not only stands for the things we eat, the clothes we wear and the houses we live in but it stands for works 01 art mm i ; the services of artists. It means the services of the entertaining writer in the form of books. it means tho pleasure-giving efforts of the musician in the opera or con cert It mearTs musical instru-, ments for the home, educational op portunities in the schools, publicity in tho press, inspiration church, fun and emotional .relaxa tion in the theatre, police protection on our streets and justice in our courts. M.onoy means cleanliness, 1 oolf rpsnpet. Mon- PV is th? -source of good just as it j mqy be the source 01 evu, " either case only because of what it; stands for. i REAL LANGUAGE QUESTION RNMENT TO :lp you HERE HICKORY, N. C, THURSDAY EVENING, DEC. 13, - ---- -i BEGIN CAMP MEMBERS The Red Cross membership drive will begin Saturday morning and continue until Saturday night at 9 o'clock the campaign to be staged in the stores of Lutz Drug Com pany and Hickory Drug Company. Membership in the Eed Cross will be sold by a committee of young la dies at each place and the cam paign will continue all day. If any of the young ladies are not able to serve they will commu nicate with Miss Prances Geitner or Miss Louise Jones. The following will keep the oooths at the two stores during the hours given: Seven to 9 o'clock Lutz's: Misses Louise Jones and Kate Elliott; Hick ory Drug Company: Mrs R. C. Buchanan and Miss Virginia Aiir, Twelve to 4 Lutz's: Miss Emma ttonner and Miss Virginia Sellers; xucKory: misses Uladys Keid and Mary Allen. Four to 7 Lutz's: Misses Mary .Aoernexny and Kathleen Whitener; Hickory: Misses Greta W.ezen and Helen Springs. Seven to 9 Lutz's: Misses Cath erine Shuford and Ola Warner; Hickory: Misses Constance Bost and Amy Sellers. A subscribing member will pay 1 and receive the Red Cross Magazine a year; a contributing member will pav $5: Rustaininc mpmhoT sin- life member, $50; patron member! uuu; annual membership, $1. GE T By the Associated Press. Washington, Dec. 13. A. bill pro viding for an additional federal judge in the western district of North Carolina was introduced today by benator Overman. It provides th at any subsequent vacancy in the district would not be filled. By the Associated Press. Pans, Dec. 13. Active artillery fighting is in progress along the whole front, the war office announces. IS IN PROGRESS TODAY fc A.S89ci&t4 Preas. Halifax. N. S-, Dec. 13. Official inquiry was begun by the Canadi an government to determine the re sponsibility last Thursday with the oss of nearly 1,300 lives. Among the first witnesses were the pilot and captain of the Mont Blanc and the steward of the Irmo. Relief is prceeding satisfactor- ly and with the injured all proper- y cared for, the task of restoring normal conditions is proceeding rapidly. The imoortant need is said to be for expert oculists to save hundreds from becoming blind. OLIDAY TRA In suite of the worst pre-Christ- mas weather in many years, the hol iday trade has begun in Hickory in dead earnest and many merchants report sales up to the standard at this season of the year. One great difficulty to shopping, however, is the condition of the roads;, which are covered with snow. That pre vents farmers from reaching town in arty considerable numbers, and unless the weather moderates con siderably they will not be able to mnko their usual purchases. It is suggested that the township roads should be dragged at once not only in order to clear the ave nues of traffic, but to prevent acci dents to automobiles and horses that are forced to use the roads. Until 3 Weather moderates, however, not much can be done, but if the sun comes out tomorrow and the snow is loosened, drags could pull much snow to the side of the roads. 'The' streets have been dragged in Hickory, but they are slick and horse-drawn vehicles are having dif ficulty in negotiating them. SAIUKUAY FDR FOR ANOTHER JOD IS ERN m ARTlLLEEY BUSY ALONG WHOLE FRONT HALIFAX INQUIRY V LI I N HICKORY IS ON A GN ANGThrR .SFVFRF MANY AIIRTIflN CONFLICT! mam, m W U U Eta I b I I I I IS 1 g Bm im 1 I W i 1 i ; I With the '.. ometer registering- six degrees a zero this morning the sky leaden and nearly five inches 1 of snow under foot, Hickory faced the worst weather that it has ex j perienced in several years. Last 1 winter the mercury went down and J remained down for days, but at that time there was no snow on the ground, and if memory is not f aul- ty, there was no snow on the ground during that severe break. Coing back to last winter, it is recalled that one day the ther mometer dropped to two degrees, rose to three and stood at eight on three successive mornings. Water pipes which had stood the test for years froze up and cracked. Then, however, there was plenty of fuel on hand, and there was no fear of a shortage. The present sharp break began Saturday night and has continued since. Sunday the mercury fell to 11 1-2 degrees,' Monday to 10, luesday to 9 1-2 and Wednesday to 19. There was a big drop this morning, when the recolrd pointed to six degrees, but some thermom eters, Morgan Hawn's among them, stood at zero at 5 o clock this morn in;g. The mercury got no higher than 30 degrees yesterday afternoon, but the sun was warm and the snow began to recede. It was banked up today, or stuck in icy glaze to the streets and , sidewalks. To make the situation more discourag ing, the nights weataer forecast in dicated more snow today, and snow actually fell during the early morning. There was an intermittent fall of snow during the day, the mercury rising slowly in the meantime. At 2:10 the thermometer registered 21 degrees, which was cold for that time of day. The Washington bu reau forecasts rising temperatures for this section of the state Friday GVLY LEFT TO SHOP 6.ATE SHOPPER- EARIY SHOPPER 10 INSTALL PASTOR ON SUNDAY MORNING Sunday, Dec. 16, bids fair to be come a red letter day for St. An draws Lutheran church at Lenoir College. At the morning service Rev. J. C. Peery will be installed as pastor. Rev. A. R. Beck of Statesvills, president of the Tenn essee synod, will deliver the charge to the pastor, and Rev. Dr. C. K. Bell of King's Mountain will deliver the charge to the congregation. During the afternoon la commit tee of 30 men of the congregation will make the every-member canvass to provide the finances for the budget of the coming year. They will re assemble at the church, and make their report at the evening service. The 7 o clock service will be a sa cred concert given by the choir aug mented and accompanied by the col lege orchestra. . This is under the direction of Miss Hallman, director of music in Lenoir College. To all of these services the entire public is cordially invited. The whole programme will doubtless be very interesting, and well worth' at tending. SUNK LAST WEEK My the Associated Press. Paris, Dec. 13. In the week end ing December 8 only one , French steamship of more than 1,600 tons were sunk by German submarines. None under that tonnage was lost. Three were attacked but escaped. No fishing vessels were , sunk. NEW YORK COTTON fly tfe Associated Preae. New York, Dec. 13. The cotton market opened steady on relatively j firm cables and a more optimistic view of the war news. First pric- i es were 30 points higher on October, ! with active months showing net ad vances of 11 to 15 points. There was a good deal of realizing, parti cularly by houses with Wiall Street connections, and prices eased off several points after the call. WEATHER FORECAST For North Carolina: Probably snow tonigh'(. with rising temper ature. Friday fair m the west,; rain or snow in east portion; colder! moderate guth winds becoming-west. I n r ONE FRENCH SHIP 1917 By tka As.ioiatra Press. Washington, Dec. 13. Major General Crozier, chief army ord nance, testifying today before the senjate committee investigating ar my affairs, testified that the delay in getting machine guns lay princi pally with Secretary Baker, who took tests from various types. Be cause of the machine gun shortage, General Crozier testified, foreign guns were furnished to the American troops abroad and to troops in train ing camps. Senators of the committee press ed General Crozier vigorously for ex planation of wdiat he had been do ing when it wias almost certain that the United States would enter war and after it had entered. The senators said they wanted specific information and not gen eralities. General Crozier explained that there was a delay in changing the type, but that it was a beneficial one, and declared that any changes were beneficial. By the Aisocitd Pre Washington, Dec. 13. Demands for specific explanation of delays in supplying armg and artillery to tne nation's fighting forces were made today by the senate military affairs committee members in cross-examination of Major General Crozier, chief of ordnance, in continuing the senate investigation. From all sides question were fired at the ordnance chief for informa tion on why money furnished by congress had not been more rapidly expended for ordnance. By the Associated PreM. 'The Germans have been conduct ing a submarine offensive of great magnitude complementary to their offensive on land in the hope of in clining Great Britain toward peace, but have failed signally in their na val, as well as in their military ef forts, according to a high naval au thority in London. The counter measures of the en tente naval forces reinforced by the American naval contingents; are becoming increasingly sucess ful, it is declared. Recently the production of new tonnage has bear- ly equalled the tonnage sunk and the destruction of submarines has reached a point close approaching the maximum capacity of the Ger mans for building submarineis. PIANO BENEFIT AT SOUTH SCHOOL FRIDAY Attend the South school piano benefit entertainment . tomorrow af ternoon at 4 o'clock and buy your Deanuts and noDcorn from the sixth grade children, who are in charge of the affair. The admission is five cents. LIKELY By the Associated Press. Concord, Dec. 13.' As argument of counsel in the trial of Gaston B. Means, accused of the murder of Mrs. Maude A. King, proceeded, it became apparent that the conclusion would not be reached before tomor row without a late night session. Phil C. McDuffie for the state made the first speech of the day, declaring that M'rs. King's life was the price of the defendant's lust for money. That Mrs. King's wealth wias reduced from $l,03d,000 to $193,000 from 1915 to the time of her killing was the assertion of T. D. Maness of Concord, addressing the jury for the defense. He bas ed his figures on the testimony of T. B. Melville, state witness, who was formerly Mrs. King's attorney. He declared Mean3 hired expensive apartments after being employed by Mrs. King. HUGE CAMPAIGN IS DECLARED FAILURE NIGHT SESSON S NG BATTLE One Correspondent Wires That Korniloff is Wounded, but Another Sends News that He Wins Big Victory Over Bolsheviki, Most of Whom Fled. ALISHORTAGE 0 U The coal situation in Hickory has become acute and unless the rail roads are able to deliver coal, many places will face a freeze. The lo cal coal dealer, owing to the shor tage of coal, has been forced to cut out stores and churches, and filling orders only for the homes. Everybody is urged to economize as much as possible. The present supply will not last but a few days, though sent out to residents in driblets, and after it is gone, there might not be any more for some time. Here as elsewhere, it is not the fault of the dealers, because the fuel has been ordered, but there is no way of getting it here. A carload received Saturday lasted only a little while. Every man and woman in the city is urged to be as sparing as possi ble, even for this severe weather. Burn wood if possible. With Mrs. Councill The Round Dozen Book Club met with Mrs. W. B. Councill yesterday afternoon and in spite of the bad weather twelve members were pres ent. The book for the afternoon was "Bromley Neighborhood," by Miss Brown. The hostess gave an interesting criticism and by request Mrs. C. C. Bost read a short O. Henry story. During the literary hour all the members were doing Red Cross knitting. A salad course was served before adjournment to meet Jan. 16 with Mrs. Hugh S. D'Anna. YS OHIO GOVERNOR SHALL NOT INTERFERE Sy the Associated Press. Washington, Dec. 13. Fuel Ad ministrator Garfield today inform ed Governor Cox of Ohio that he would not be permitted to interfere with distribution of coal in Ohio un der the direction of the state fuel administration. CONFISCATES COAL By the Associated Pre8s. Columbus, Ohio, Dec. 13. Work of confiscating from railroads coal consigned to the northwest to alle viate suffering in Ohio, caused by the serious; coal shortage, was be ing continued today by state author ities under direction of Governor Cox. ACUTE Here is An Army Two Days' arch From Has Not Fired Single Shot By the Associated Press. The Hague, Netherfands, Dec. 16. -Only some two days' march north of the battle arena in Flanders cfQnHs a fnrmidablaar mv. intact, fresh and vigorous, that has not yet fired a shot in the great war. It is the army of the Netherlands. That army is ever growing. me work of trainfing began feverishly st. 1914. and it has been carried on without a break ever since in all parts of the country. A special law was passed some two years ago since greatly widening the circle of those liable to service, with the result that all the men un der arms on August 1, 1914, now have been relieved by newly-tramed men and sent home, though they can be recalled to the colors imme diately should occasion arise. .'That the country's military leaders have no intention to rest on their cars after the achievement is shown by a bill that has just reached par liament for a re-examination of all men of the Landsturrn born since 1885 who had been rejected for one reason or another. This measure i expected to yiejd a very substan tial amount of fresh human ma terial. How large a mass of trained men Holland could now place in the field is easily discernible. There is first the army that was mobilized in the days of the war's outbreak, probably not far short of a quarter of a million men, and now all at home on indefinite leave. Then there is the new army, now under army, of a like size. Moreover, there is a very considerable body of men who, prior to 1914, had finish ed their period of 15 years in mili PRICE TWO CENTS REPORT! By the Associated Press. London, Dec. 13. A battle has occurred near Bielgorod in south ern Russia between bolsheviki forc es ana troops under General Korni loff, bat the outcome has not been established Imd Petrograd advices are conflicting. The Petrograd correspondent of the Daily Mail reports that General Korniloff was defeated and wounded and that his capture was to be ex pected. A dispatch from the representative of the Post, however, denies the re ported bolsheviki victory, saying General Korniloff has routed his opponents and will soon join General Kaledines at Katzerkask. The Pest correspondent, who re ceived his information from an un named source, sends a detailed de scription of the battle. He says General Korniloff has about 3,000 men, making what is known as the "wild division" of the battalion of death. When the bolsheviki troops j were encountered General Korniloff j divided , his army and sent one part j forward by train. This was quick ly followed up by the bolsheviki, who promptly trumpeted a great victory. General Korniloff in the mean time maneuvered his main force and attacked with artillery. Some of his opponents fled, surrendered or joined the red guard section of the Korniloff army. The remainder was dealt with drastically. ALL ARE ACCEPTED FOR U. S. SERVICE A telegram last night to the Rec ord from Asheville states that all of 13 of the young men who left here Tuesday for Fort Thomas, Ky., had been accepted by the Kentucky camp. The message was signed by Ezra Hunsucker, principal of the South school, and Burgin Wither spoon. Those representing Lenoir College were : Prof. M. C. Yoder of Hickory, J. M. Patterson and C. R. Patterson of Kannapolis, R. G. Sigmon of New ton, C. A. Black of Kings Moun tain, quartermasters corps, all from the college, and C. H. Reitzel of Newton and Burgan Witherspoon of Hickory, former students, medical corps. The others leaving Tuesday were: J. J. Walker of Hickory.. Thos. R. Holloway of Blowing Rock and James Jones of Lenoir, av.iation corps. Grady II. Yount of Granite Falls, medical corps; Walter B. Parks, Catawba College, quarter master corps. Mr. Hunsucker left yesterday for Asheville. Front That tia, Landwelre and Lanrsturm, but who are subject to call should occa sion arise. That the country's military leaders have no intention to rest on their cars after tho achievement is shown by a bill that has just reached par liament providing for a re-examination of all men of the Landsturrn horn sincp 1885 who had been re- !- r I. 1 nnu JKCUJU lor oil'-" ii'iiAuii ui iuiumei. . j.iiis measure is expected to yield a very substantial amount of fresh human material. This should bring the number of trained men available to half a mil lion men and possibly well over that number, constituting a far more for midable and probably better-trlain-ed fighting force than the Nether lands has ever before possessed in her history. In equipment too, the Nether lands army has made great strides during the past three years. The ammunition industry has been rec ognized and enormously extended. The artillery arm, in which the country was notoriously weak, has been reinforced in so far as material was obtainable. Some guns are on order. TTrie delivery of anti aircraft guns is also in course of execution. Serious efforts are being exerted to improve Holland's aerial service. A reorganization is contemplated that is estimated to cost between $7,200, 000 and $7,800,000. The new scheme Ipirovides ffor 15 airplane divisions comprising fifty-eight battle planes and 66 scouting planes. Despite Germany's own big needs., the arri val of a dozen machines frota that country was reported! a few days ago. IN RUSSIA
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