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Hickory Daily V0l, III. NO- VS HICKORY, N. C, MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 18, 1918 PRICE TWO CENTS I i i t i I I I' 1 AMERICANS ARE IN MILITARYJPERATIONS Hold Trenches in on One of Most Famous Sec tors in France and Outwit Enemy at Every Turn Bolshevik Government Has More Trouble On Hand .... I'd- more active iu.)- , ,ii the western front . American cxprdition- w 1, Ionium its sphere of ,,.y f.rw ik:..'. ;ho front lino.. Not! , Ante, u an hold a see- , S; Mihicl. but American j ;., the fnn lines I !'' pi,i fa num. sectors ;,i :,, '.r.v'etl where thin see- ;-.t . ,, . i , .,! are well cqa'ppeil ,A .. their enemy and their :T:eu'ty restrain them ;i-:a,:,;'. the f.ennans. j !i:t ri.-an sector, especial-, ,..-.;);!:; liavo tried various r.i ' ,r v V.I.-- . rrMeavor 10 ihiiii. '.m. ,-. . t!;c battle line, but in !;,, ,, , ha e lid no evtl'ct. j ha sappel and destro ' .,v. xx.. he has sent up ;:- ; ; .! everything to trap ' . .. , kit has been outwit- Tr..- .i.c: i i t .;: An- T':.' it: y.i. ;-.; has been active a-. ; the British, , ; American fronts. I'rit - l:.,ve been intensely busy m- ; 1 1 1 I downi!i.ir one- j ( . S- entei-n German - l.rt-ai.t dewn and sev-1 ; Ti-e British lost' ..- a u ith IVtrogrnd has !,.., -;i ri.,:,,, .; :i:l reports tell of bC t;,,At i 1 .- t", re and imlications r'-..- v.k power U waning. A.", u'tim.i' i'", has been sent to Ru- !:.,,', t Tr ,:!:- U.inuuiia has been ! uk- : ; ;.'"ii.!e I'.fssarabta and to vru::: a free passage through Ruma- i.:a !:! i.t.!..':.'.Aik troops. K'-v. a i'.'eii uv.il a few days ago va, ri-.e .-.tr .t.il t.f Ukraine, is the tenter i f much activity, it is report !, ; 1 i i--nr.-ii;;, intends to send an limy ''"!'" a -list the ratla in its ?'; v, bolshcviki. A IAI(, SHOWER A TST. ANDKKWS l'AUSONACJr; The w n-..-i of St. Andrews Lu- tbHm church have dory a beau- j t.f a! th. -Airh hi arts, like nature, caiTi.'.-i w:- ;..ve, when the winter 'ur-s t vrirv. On the fifteenth 'iay ,f th- rurrt-nt month, these :.m I ia li-s came, with arms v.v'i !a ! with packages white, and ii--.": f--r j :iro!iage dame. These ! - :. ; I the many things in !!-! :: -prirg time sewing: Uom- f -r 'M:y, itiuu.es for boys ,anu ,!:-,;..-, -r.-e-.-fMily flowing, for the hi 'y !f '.v. fabrics fair and in r.i-'r.; .!,'- . . t . -1 c hot.stng; the senti 1 f -'.'t -rs being expressed in 1 - ptn-t's musing: n y ..i !!. on a journey '-' i ' -,i I hih roatj towanl health 1' i.- ik" jirogress, you must Ti..' !..-.. r t-nrf- of yourself. ; 'f us are mothers, (mow how in spring Ar.. ': " ;-t all the family - ''"pifiiUhing. ' iv- y..u all the? worry !;'! !i" '"''h'T, and the fuss. W " 1 e h have done a little bit ' ' '!' ' ' 'i our spring rush. e''.f !:.:i.t. nil these things for :' 'hat they will prove UV l-.-lp and pit-aaure to one w ;i:,-(.ady love. , 'Y" i ' ii '"it, please, dear lady, ,M in which they're given A ,,f ,,v, ,f0r Jt'vi iove that '''!' ' ;r';i -"'tn close to heaven. Ar. I h- parson himself was not 1 'iV'.'; '! ,vns seen to by one of the :'" will see by reading this ,r"n " MuseV grtieeful Vxv. "' ''f ptir.g a woman's fancy Al,'V' !lr"-i to thoughts of clothes '"rt. maris needs ar( then foryot 'Vt rybody knows. s,"''" I laaintain this isn't fair v K'.t.vt fast is growing, Si- i",n" "' 'ts V'1'11 Uii women, a 'U. l have their own spring sew- l row from out the depths ' my brotherly sympathy li.'t'l this sewing done for you, 1 hi.pi: that it will be A ,., ,(f (.omfort on not nights, ''l'""fort small but mighty, ' om forts that a body gets """ .a ,i;"tonless, sleveless "nighv A;i'1 now, dear ladies, and your f'-r spring shower and heart's '.'i". we send this expression of our ST- ANDREWK PARSONAGE. f Ii BEING ENOUGH Vasi;rii..tori l'ufit. '"ming an account 'of a soldier " mis deserted twice, one is im- I y fu(;t that jt neyer oc ... '." Ull! Oerman armv that num- t-r i,t t iinea. ACTIVE FERENCE FOR Ernest II. Abernethy, manager of the Hickory high school basket ball team, today received a letter from K. ii. Rankin, secretary of the ex tension service of the University of North Carolina, advising him of a conference to be held in Statesville tomorrow afternoon at 5:30 to ar range a .schedule for the high school championship series in the western part of the state. Several schools have been declared eligible, among "iheiii JIVkory, and Mr. Abernethy and Superintendent Mcintosh will represent the local highs. The coi;Vrence will mV.ke rules for the series of games and adopt a g rat! Mate 'this spring and he wrote w'll m ;et the winner in the east at Chapel Mill for state honors. Hickory boys are delighted with their prosrccts and they will work hard to win. 'linnmt. the Carolina star, will !. rad:;at:ie this spring and he wrote that ho would hate to be absent from college at this time, but would come if .some other good man is not se cured. Mr. Abernethy is trying to get a coach fvom Davidson. By tha Associated Press. London, Feb. 18. Elevjen per ,?..r;s were killed and four injured in tlie aerial attack on London on Sat urday, it is otlU-ially announced. S AT U U I ) A Y'S C A SUA LTIES F.y the Associated Press. London, Feb. 18. .The casualties in Sunday night's air raid were lb killed and .'57 injured, it was an nounced oflicially this afternoon. KNDINCi OF LAWSUIT IiKlNGS 15()Y FORTUNE Slisbury, Feb. 18 One of the lar gest land suits ever docketed in Kowan courts was terminated aft., it had occupied a day in superiwi court. Uy compromise, Philip K. Sovvers. the 17-year-old son of the late Jake Sowers, gets fee simpi possession of lands valued at any where from fpfJO.OOO to $100,000, these lands being a part o fthe estate of the boy's grandfather, Phillip Sovv ers, who was Rowan's largest land owner and one of her wealthiest cit izens. THAT IRISH SPIRIT Two Irishmen, Pat and Mike, stood looking at bricklayers wht. were working on a building that was being erected, when the following conversation was overheard: Mike Pat, kin yez tell me what krapvs them bricks together? pat Sure, Mike, itfs the mortar. Not by a dom sight; that keeps them apart. Buffalo News. By the Associated Press. Washington. Feb. 18. Viscount Kikujo Ishii has been appointed am for .lanan to the United States and will soon reach Washing ton. He succeeds Ambassador Sato, who takes the place on the unassign ed role of diplomatic representatives in Tokio. FOR COMING YEAR By the Associated Press. Washingtor, Feb. 18.--- Supple mental estimates for the navy for the next fiscal year aggregate $230, 077,152 for ammunition, reserve sup plies, pay and other purposes were submitted today to the house. CON A m BALL GAMES LEVEN PERSONS ARE KILLED i RAID m AMBASSADOR COMG FROM APAN MORE EMS SOCIALISTS A R E NOW AGAINST RUSSIANS By the Associated Press. Stockholm, Feb. 17. The German minority (iatysts jare dissociated from any sympathy with the bol sheviki in an article in the Berlin Voerwarts by Herr Braum. He charges that the Russian delegation at Brest-Litovsk did not intend to utilize the armistice to secure peace, but to extend the territory of the central powers. "'The hope of a revoltion in Ger many, is an isnane delusion," Herr Bxauni decres. !"They apply liussian patterns to Germany, which ire about a century behind Germany n social and democratic matters. There is no soil in Germany for the bolsheviki movement)." German Solialitts, s,aid Herr Braun, sharply condemn the meth ods of the bolsheviki. "We must Iraw a broad line between our ielves and the bolsheviki," he adds. The article is more significant in .iew of the fact that previously oerwarts had shown a disposition o conquette with the bolsheviki. Its irticles from Stockholm for a long ime in favor of the Russian radicals were noted. IS DEAD IN HICKORY Mr. E. A. Maynard, known by his friends as "Lon," ended his life with a pistol at his home on Ninth avenue this morning at 7:30 as the result, it is believed, of despondency. He had been in poor health foi years and awoke this morning with a terrible headache, and the last his family say of him before he fired the fatal shot he had his hands clasped to his head to lessen the pain. Mr. Maynard for 20 years, with the exception of a few months abjut a year ago when he resided in Flori da, had been an employe of the Lat- ta-Mart'.n Pump Company and was a first class mechanic. Major Latta, in commenting on his death today, said that he was an unusually able workman, was faithful to his trust and was liked by every person at the shop. He stood well not only with his associates in the pump fac tory, but with a host of frienas in this section. His death can be ex plained only by despondency over his health. The deceased had been in bad health for several years and t.iis ia thought to have undermined his resolution to live. He was aoouL 50 eais old, wras a native of Ciaven c -imty is survived by his wife anu hr-daughters and a brotner, Mr. R H Mavnard, a photographer of Xorth Wilkesboro. He was a mem ber of Holy Trinity Lutheran church. RED CROSS NOTES Those atatending the wor kroom Friday were: Mrs. W. B. Ramsay, Mrs. E. A. Taylor, Mrs. W, B. Yoder, Mrs. Wagner, Mrs. Wesley Martin. Saturday iMrs. W .B. Rawsay, Miss. Amy Wheeler. The vouner people working- last week were: Misses Mary Allen, Con stance Bost, Ruby Ferdue, isaben Hancock, Frances Hancock, Edwina Hancock, Christine Shell, Margaret Springs, Margaret Holbrook, Eliza beth Councill, Mary Dellinger, Ciar Ballew, Charlotte Payne, Mary L. Smith, Margaret Hefner, Elizabeth Abernethy,', M.ary Oilley, Ailer.e Wst and Andrew Rudasill. ER ON VISIT TO AUGUSTA T By tne Associated Presa. Augusta, Feb. 18. Newton D. Baker, secretary of war, accompan ied by Surgeon General Gorgas, Lieu tenant Colonel Firbush and Major; William H. Welsh, medical officers, spent today in Augusta and during the morning made an inspection oi Camp Hancock. Secretary Baker describes as news paper talk the ' statement accredited to him that because of the heat it might be necessary to move some oi the southern camps to the north. Mr. Baker and party will go from Aui-usta direct to Washington. The I secretary stated that it was neces- sary that he return to tne capital ana that it was impossible to stop over at any point en route. He said urgent business demanded that he pass Charlotte on his trip. YOU'D TELL ABOUT IT TOO, Atlanta Constitutm. Don't blame the weather man. Ii you were certain you saw a blizzard coming, you couldn't keep still. MAYNARD BAK ODAY AUSTRIA WAR NSjSTRIKERS AGAIN BELATED NEWS INDICATES ALLY AGAINST RETURN TO j MUCH TURMOIL IN RUSSIA I 1 ft i a a m MIA WUKK By the Associated Press. London Feb 18. A serious schism has been created between Germany ;and Austyia-Hunlgary by the termination of the armistict between the central powers and Russia and the renewal of a state of war, according to the Copenhagen correspondent of the Exchange Tel egraph. The Austrian press, continues thb correspondent, is warning Ger many against hostilities in which Austria does not wish to participate, the semi-official Fremdenblatt is si lent, but the Nieu Frei Presse is quoted as pointing out that the Austrian monarchy no longer bor ders on Russia and is not, like Ger many, compelled to resume the war. The only thing Austria can do is to keep communication open with the republic of Ukraine. Die Zeit, which has intimate con nections with the Austria-Hungarian foreign office, is reported by the correspondent as saying that Aus tria will not make war on Russia. It says: ''The war is in the main finished and for one of our antagonists it has virtually not begun. "Millions of thinking people now point to Count Czernin and Presi dent Wilson. The article concludes with a sen tence whjich tJie correspondent .in terprets as directed to Germany: From our side the pre-disposition to positive negotiation has never been interrupted and it is to be hoped that the negotiation will not be interrupted from the other side." By the Associated Press. Stockholm, Feb. 18. The Russians resumed war measures against Rus sia today, the Social Demokratic to day states. Their first objertive was the seizure of Estohina and Livonia, it declares. The U. D. C. meeting scheduled for this afternoon has ' been, post poned until Feb. 26 with Mrs. Ben Seagle, hostess. LIEUTENANT DANIELS OF MARINE CORPS liy the Associated Press. Fhjadelphia, Feb. 18: Josephus ; Daniels Jr., son of the secretary of I the navy, has been commissioned as f second lieutenant in a. marine corps, i He enlisted last fall as a private. FUNERAL OF MR.. FLANNIGAN The funeral of Mr. Luther Flan nigan, whose death occurred at Morganton Saturday, was held here yesterday afternoon, the Rev. R. M. Courtney conducting the service. Burial was in Oakwood cemetery. Mr. Flannigan was advanced in yeras and for the past several years had been in poor health. He was a member of Holy Trinity Lutheran church and during his active years was a strong churchman. NEW YORK COTTON By the Associated Press. New York, Feb. 18. (Private re ports of rains in the southwest caus ed scattering liquidation in the cot ton market at the opening today. First prices were five points lower to five higher. 'The close was steady. Open Close March 30.20 30.19 May - 29-74 29-73 July 29.20 29.24 October 28.00 28.03 December 27.80 27.70 HICKORY MARKETS Cotton 30c Wheat $2.40 Good milling corn, $1.75. WEATHER FORECAST For North, Cjarolina: Fair and continued cold tonight. Tuesday partly cloudy and warmer; probably rain in extreme west portion; mod erate northeast winds fresh on the coast. GERMANS BEGIN WAR AGAIN ON RUSSIA By the Associated Press. New 'York, Feb. 18. The strike 7 i of carpenters on the Atlantic sea- j board engaged in ship building, John j Rice, national organizer of the Car- penters and Joiners, said today had j come to an end. Several thousand men who are still idle are expected to be at their nosts t.nmnrrow. About 3,000 of the strikers return ed to work this morning-, Mr. Rice estimated. In the yards at Balti more, New York, Jersey City, Eliza- i bethport about G,000 carpenters quit work this morning, Mr. Rice an nounced because they were unaware that Mr. Hutcheson had responded to Mr. Wilson's call to end ihn strike. He announced he would endeavor to influence the strikers to resume work pending settlement of their grievances by the' wage board. Many of the 6,000 men returned to work, Mr. Rice said. A mass meeting of striking car penters has been called in Brooklyn today, and at this gathering the mei. will be instructed to return to work. LET WILSON NAME FINANCE DIREC By the Associated Press. Washington, Feb. 18. Amendment of the war finance corporation bill, so as to give President Wilson, iustead of Secretary McAdoo, the powefr to appoint the directors ot 'the corporation, was unanimously agreed to today by the senate fi nance committee. , ONLY ONE OF RAIDERS REACHED THE CAPITAL London!, Feb., 18. Oniy one oi the six German airplanes which made an attack on London Sunday night succeeded in reaching ; the cap ital, it is aifiounced officially. This raider dropped one bomb in the southwest district which caused foui casualties. An aerial raid on Do ver was repelled by British pilots who engaged the Germans over thb Kent coast. One large raider is reported to have crashed into the sea. 'The text of the official statement reads: "About six enemy airplanes ap proached the mouth of the Thames about 9:45 o'clock last night and uopuoq suibSb jpsB ut? no poixieo All were turned back save one ma chine which penetrated the capita along the line of the river ana dropped a single bomb in the south west district about 10 o'clock. "The bomb demolished a house and buried an invalided officer and his wife and two children. Several oth er bombs were dropped by the raidei in the eastern outskirts on its way in, but no serious casualties or dam ages have been reported. "An attack which was delivered against Dover about 10:45 o'cIock was driven off, some bombs being dropped in open country." Prof. Roy M. Brown of Boone passed through Hickory today en route to Chapel Hill to attend the road institute. MADE FIN! St. Andrews Evangelical Lutheran church inaugurated the campaign in Catawba county Sunday with an in ital subscription of $664 towards the $750,000 fund being raised this week by the Lutheran churches of America for keeping ministers at the mili tary camps to look after the spiritu al welfare of Lutheran youths. This fine pledge followed the presentation of the cause by Mr. A. II. Snidoi of Salisbury, state chairman, and was a start that will give all the other churches inspiration. Thb contributions came from young and ond, including Lenoir College stu-' dents. Among them were Messrs. F H Dietz, $200; J. A. Cline, $100; Carl 'Cline, $100; and Claud Setzer j Following the presentation of the cause at St. Andrews, Chairman talk at Holv Trm- OlHUUl ixicva v- " ity Evanielical Lutheran church, anu volunteers raised $250 in a few mln iutes. The campaign will be con tinued this week at this and thb other churches m, tne county anu there is no doubt that Catawba Lutherans will do their full share. Chairman Moretz today had not heard from any of the other churches in regard to the cam paign, but he was confident that when the figures are in they will be , satisfactory. i i u ST. ANDREWS HAS START Bolsheviki and Various Other Elements Have Serious Battles Kiev Captured by Trotzky's Red Guards Reed's Appointment Re called as Consul General nni rrm a as sat jslL I filLLll5 llluui To all retail sellers of wheat flour in Catawba County: Herewith ' is a form of certificate which must used by all retailers of wheat flour for their farmer cus tomers who have corn meal, etc, made' of their own production of corn and to whom the retailer cai. sell not more than 48 pounds ot wheat flour at one time without the 'accompanying cereal substitutes. The retailor must prserve tjhest certificates to balance against their next purchase of flour from whole salers of mills and to protect them selves against embarrassment if call ed upon by the food administrator to produce these certificates. Form of Certificate "I hereby certify that I have pro duced and am consuming upon my own table wheat flour substitutes at the rate of not less than one pound of such substitutes for every pound of flour I use. I further certify that I have on hands or under con tract net more than pouna., of floui'. Sign J. Y. KILLIAN, Food Admr. :5y the Associated Press. Paris, Feb. 9. Charles Humbert, senator from the Meuse and pro prietor of The Journal, was arrest ed this afternoon. Senator Humbert was one of the principal figures in the case of Bolo Paha recently convicted of treason and sentenced to death through the fact that . it was his newspaper, Le Journal, which was purchased by Bolo. When the facts regarding the German source ofg money involved in the transaction, Senator Hum bert cancelled the contract and re t"r:ied th-? money. It had not been charged that the policy of Le Jour nal was affected in a way injurious to France. ROYAL AMBASSADORS Tpie Eoyal AmU.ssadors of the First Baptist church gave a birth da v party Tuesday evening from 7:30 to 9:30 to about 50 of their friends. After the crowd gather ed the R. A's san- their hymn, "The King's Business," followed by Rev. W. R. Bradshaw who led in prayer. An interesting and timely talk was given by Rev. Bradshaw who commended the R. A's highly for their work the past year and for raising a special sum of $60. Many delightful games were played after which the society served refresh ments. RESIGNS HIS PLACE EFENSE COUNCIL By the Associated Press. Washington, Feb. 18. Correspond ence with the war department dis closde today by Senator McKellar of Tennessee, a member of the military committee, shows that Chas. D. Eiseman of Cleveland, former vice chairman of the supplies committee of the national defense, has given up his connection with the govern ment. FOR ANOTHER JUDGE N NORTH CAROLINA By the Associated Press. Wiashingtonl, Feb. 18. Senator Overman's bill for appointment of '. an additional federal judge in the western North Carolina district was ordered favorably reported today. FRcNCH SENATOR flK ON D By the Associated Press. Petrograd, Sunday. Feb. 17. Kiev, one of the principal cities of the Ukraine, was captured by the bol sheviki on Friday after sanguinary fighting. The sti-eets were filled with dead. While the fighting was in progress Thursday bolsheviki air planes dropped bombs on the city. By the Associated Press. Petrograd, Saturday, Feb. 9. In a battle at Odessa on Monday between the bolsheviki and the moderates hundreds were killed. The city was bombarded by warships. THE POLES WIN By the Associated Press. Petrogradj, Saturday, Feb. 9. Polish troops have defeated the bolsheviki at Boeruisk, 85 miles southeast of Minsk. Other Poles are advancing towards Molensk. Ru manians control the Akkerman dis trict of Bessarabia and are threat ening Odessa. The casualties at Kiev are esti mated at 4..000 killed and 7,000 wounded. APPOINTMENT RECALLED By the Associated Press. Washington, Feb. 18. Foreign Minister of the bolsheviki govern ment of Russia has withdrawn the appointment of John Reid as Russi an consul general at New York city, Ambassador Francis cabled today. Reid is now at Stockholm on his way to the United States where he is under arrest for violation of the espionage laws. The question of hij& irrest has not given rise to any controversy be tween the United States government and the bolsheviki, although threats are reported to have been made that Russianjs would hold Ambas sador Francis responsible for his safety. WAR AIMS OF PRESIDENT ARE INDORSED BY LABOR Washington, Feb. 18. American labor's indorsement of war aims as stated by President Wilson and re cognition that the war against Prus sianism is a workingman's war is recorded in a declaration issued by the executive council of the Ameri can Federation of Labor at the closo of a seven-day session at headquar ters here. The declaration says the peace parleys between Russia and Germany have shown the futility of diplomatic negotiations until the German mili tarists are convinced they cannot superimpose their will on the rest of the world and that spontaneous uprisings in Germany have demon strated that the militarist govern ment still is stronger than the gov ernment there for emancipation. gigantic struggle lies ahead and now is a time when all workers must so berly face the grave importance oi their daily work, says the declara tion, and it adds: "Give workers a decent place to live, protect them against conditions to take all their wages for bare ex- I istence, give them agencies whereby grievances can be adjusted and i industrial justice assured, make it plain that their labor counts in the winning of a war for greater free dom ncb for private profiteering, and workers can confidently be ex pected to do their part. Workers are loyal. They want to do their share for the republic and for win ning the war." LETTTER FROM GERMAN MILITARY PRISON CAMP Stony Point, Feb. 18. Newspaper readers will remember that among the first Americans reportc". missing s a result of contact Mlh sae Ger uan lines ir. France v;as Sergeant Edgar H. Halyburton, of Stony Point, N. C. Later the national news service announced that he h3d been located in a German prison camp. His father, G. B. Taly'ou' to.i, has received the following let ter from h m which was, of course c .nsored by tae German auln '::e.-5: "Darmstadt, Germany. "Dec. 31, 1917 "Dear Father: "Will write you a few lines. I am well and all right. "Write the First National bank, of El Paso, Texas and tell them to put my money on interest in saving deposits until they hear from me. ''I will see you after the war is over. Tell Jim and Mae to write me. Also Bub. "Also tell the bank I am here anu don't know when I will get back, but to put all deposits to my credit on savings and give them my address and tell them to send me a state ment of balance. "Well, I will close for this time, and will write you again soon. "Your son, "EDGAR M. HALYBURTON, l "20th Company, 5th Battalion, 1 Darmfctat, Germany."