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vol, in. HICKORY, N. C, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 20," 1918 PRICE TWO CENTS NO. MS !. 'I 4 PRUSSIAN WAR MACHINE T S MARCH On Stretch of 400 Miles German Armies Invade Russia, but Remain Inactive on Western Front-British Planes Keep Dropping Germans. Other War News I'.v 1 ! tli' AMi'iaUHl Press. L.,v has nut yet replied to oilVr to accept an en- 111 I illlll'li'l ll.il',, 1 1;., iiisk and Lutsk, contin- satu-it of (Ireat Britain on k,f inni'i' than -100 miles ...-.If of Riga to Lutsk. ,1 !v the power of Herman the bolshevik govern - i,aii tl for warfare and , i.;ir:ly iHomobli.ed, ha ,Uvi;t the peace terms laid i;tv.-i-Litovsk. It is un- xhctlu-r the Germans will t ; i , ; i- ii'.vasion. Miwor depend greatly ,,l..ui'( the cry for which i ii tiii' I'Vertnrow 01 mree , rnments within a year. ;.. a Gorman peace, the iv!,-U'd atrainst an inva-';i-i troops have been or :.,.... to the German sol ;;, y refrain from lighting n failure, to attack OORGOVERNM'NT URGED SINGLE FRONT t 1. 1- a .inr.i 1 Austrian newspapers ever the renewal of w r, wui- against Russia, r.,.; popular with the peo two countries, especially ltiiir.i papers say there ... f.r war with Russia and i!Ut entail in Vienna de- i.a.e be made. n.' 'thing, however, G.Tinan terms to Rus , ;.;.! the surrender of 1. ;:!,.: Riga and Moon is i j-aynient of a tribute of o. Although quite pre . ;i ivaaee against defenseless , Germans have shown ;,'it.a -f attacking in the ;r.tv ; ' : ) i: . t . . '.'.;aL y pur '.h ma' Will Washington. Feb. 20. Frank ad mission Ly Premier Lloyd George that the convincing demand for uni fied military efl'ort under a single directing body had come from the United States, confirmed the impres sion that has prevailed here since the proposal to send the mission headed by Colonel House to Europe first became known. It vas known unofiieially at that time that Pres ident Wilson had become convinced that the allied cause stood in grave danger unless a central body could be erected with authority to initiate vigorous warfare based on a well digested plan of strategy that cov ered all fronts. The president was determined that the United States should not waste it:', strength in the war, but should with the co-belligerents, wage an of fensive ba'itle of the most vigorous t h '.ii '. ler. His military and naval advisers ha. I strongly urged upon him the advisability of seeking to unite all the forces opposed to Ger many into a single unit of military power, striking every blow fur its relation to a grand scheme of cam paign and wasting no strength in minor engagements or unrelated of fensives on the several fronts. The Italian disaster has been cit ed as a striking example of what the lack of complete cooperation among the allies might bring about. When the Austro-Gorm'an drive into Italy began, the Italian armies were threatening- the very heart of the whole German military fabric, lne mighty German defenses on the west front were threatened from the rear for Austria was crumbling under the punishment administered 'by the forces of General Cadorna. There are officers here who believe that the war would have been " virtually over now had Cadorna's greata effort been mad- with the full support of the Briti.di and French behind it. Failing that, it was swept back and the en era v given the best military position he had occupied since the defeat of his drive at Paris in 1914. Armv ofllfcers here profess com plete ignorance of the plan of cam paign mapped out by the Versailles il, and upon which Mr. Lloyd George unhesitat m ' askrd the survival of the gov . r.:men:. In boldly challenging par 'ii.Ticnt, it ."is pointed out, the pre W. '-now be., ond question that the deiV't- his 'ministry and the con pnuenv -..Nlraw; 1 of Great Britain from tdh..-ci.fe to the full purpose of th" Voi's-Mi'.es co 'ncil meant that no highly oi.ru nizcil allied offensive 'juuld bj looked forward to this Vt'lhe premier's statement did not throw any light on the plan of i irmn it Versailles. of I His words apparently were carefully UL . , i i- of.r ink-lino" OI to accent the policy, . from being drawn from s or put in tin- thr m. l ne prompun. r gove.nment. No proposal of h-rige to his critics .nuwuni, " -f want of confidence was tV- unreserved nature of that chaN .ilen go was interpreted as a lunt ai ; 'n.' Weosition apparently noti S00T1 to come. t- a r -y the war that far. r' r c-n in conn ution with President ipn-m.r council, the premier vv'.n's recert statement that 1918 h.l a,ceptc,l with slight modi-lwouhl bo t'oe decisive year and the e r tho P.ritish and French Iveen confined almost I'Kfy bombardment, at Ari'as and Ver- H': !;. An.', riean sector a German I vr! b.i- b.-en dispersed with cas-a!r;-. w American artillery has .,-.. -.'af.rring shrapnel over ti f;..rrti;.:i trenches. Raiding and. a r'.ii 'e l".- ejn-rations are becoming nmri' ai'.tiv.' (,n the Italian front. Marked atrial activity contintnes ' ti :!.' wvstern front and entente a iiit'Ti luve accounted for S9 more ;t:v,i; , . p-itih airplane0 in s have brought down 57 ;r!:::i'i machines. Faitish and f ' i- r i ! h .I'rmoii have not let up in thwr operations back of the Gcr-l':-s. Airdrom's, docks and '!)-r tar'o.e; jn iM.f;um are being hi'iiih' - by British naval airmen. I: 'ri:r; i . ports the destruction of -'"a alii- d planes. At', ,;s on the Lloyd George ;"e.i !'i,:,; t in F.ngland have been T'i' ''! j a in by the premier in a "-r- v. il af)p- il to the house "ii;mo;;., either at Versailles or put in an o, the e pica wiin sugnc mum- wwum , - , ,.,.,;- . , renepd warnings from the -western American proposal. lf . w .rreat German offensive D ATDin IIC DRIVE IN SALE OF SUPS ,'loii on War eh. "11. ' Hickory mail carriers and patrols arc k'ttirmined that veck, the one containing Wash- irthdav. will show ranid -r',s in the sale of war savings thrift stamps. This determi- ii is bearing fruit as is shown Wic aabH fin Tm.adnv iVifl totill tiiat day being over $1,000. '" race between the rural and tity carriers is getting very sni'l exceedingly warm. Captain " I' 'rye. who alone on vester- 'i" M st-nps of the value of ays that his team of rural ' "'i lor ; iire going to "make rings" in. i the week's record of the city ""'. Gaptain Uolick. of the city smiles at the boasting of UMll N.iVi unir nno 5u fnnlish - "JT MK, - fik iVi.'if fVin fr tiuffntia will ("'rriit the rural patrons to show patriotism during the week. ni" land car J era arc a little ner- over tVio n vtw.ct in! Ar'wo from Hth and nr. Viiifrioillv making iiviti..c. ,. i. i..e. vnf- '"inkwl on that front. 11 -VI I-111 I I 111 II III 1 1 1 V I I lilLfti !ll UI illR" UIMIliim limiiffiflil mb mm m i a ir hub or m m mm b m i bm h mM v? Sh h am k.-' a bbh U D m I U v B at W m 3 S ri m IB B 9 mm M S ' ' H S S m A." n il i ma irii i. t ! i i ii u a iu 4 R i uiamsiii.HB-ieiiB e k u js c ii l vali 1 1 ni! i uiuvi I us Lmj i lriiu muiiuiie LLiiiJiii sell mm TO ALLIES By the Associated Press. El Paso, Texas, Feib. 20. Be tween 30,000 and 50,000 tons of wheat and flour have been purchased in Chile and Argentina for distribution' in Mexico, according to El Univer sal published in Mexico City, a February 11 copy of which was re ceived here today. Ships already are being loaded at South America, and are expected in Mexico by March 11. By the Associated Proea. Washington, Feb. 20 An attempt by Argentina to dispose of any considerable quantity of wheat oth er than to the allied countries prob ably will meet with opposition from the United States and her co-belligerents. The report that Mexico had made purchases of Argentina wheat was supplemented today by the statement that the Mexican mission, headed by Luis Cabera probably had made the purchases. Contracts already have been made by the French and British here for .he surplus Argentine wheat, anu mTicials of the American government issume tht there will be no viola tion of these contracts. In the event an effort is made to move grain to Mexico in large quan- lities probably will be placed in the way of providing bunker coal for ships. NEVILLE MUST PAY PENALTY OF CI I3y the Associated Press. Raleigh, Feb. 20. The supreme court today affirmed the decision of the Wake county court in sentencing to death E-arl Neville, a negro, con victed of assaulting the wife of a street car conductor last fall. The governor, on receiving the certified papers, will fix the date for execution. UNDERGROUND iTIANGARS FOR GERMAN AIRPLANES By the Associated Press. i Amsterdam.. Feb. 20. The Ger man army is now constructing un derground hangars for its airplanes as protection against Hmgnsn rjoniD ino. raids, savs the Echo Beige. At one of the principal Belgian aero dromes, hangars ot this type capaDie nf Vimisiro' t.wplvp machines have al ready been completed by the use of war-prisoner labor. The rangars are ot great aeptn nnd nrft protected overhead bv a chick roof of concrete and earth. The machines are underground and em- erge by a Jong runway m iuu nignt. In returning they alight on the in-el-'nffl nlane "down which the ma chine runs easily to their shelter. U wiininih'1 ., i flni-witin nftpnSlVC i.t unit iv t. , is imminent these yesterdays pio ceedings in London are regarded as highly significant. . , u nnrtod officially and Jt Heir uvv.ii fc7. - unofficially that the allies still have a preponderence of men and guns on the western front, and the hliC i : iU.,. iha nllinil council WOUld no he content to await the blow of the enemy. , . . The explanation of the premier of the rejection of Gen. Sir Wuliam UobortWi proposal to p ace a sub---ljtn ndW-or as Glreat Britainlfs representative on the supreme coun cil probably throws ugnt up.. ... p WsKsViincrton covern- mont in continuing Gen. Tasker II. Bliss, its representative at Versai -i,. ' f,f Rtiiff. although all hi functions in that capacity are in process of transfer to Maj. utn Peyton C. March. STURDEVANT SHOT BY ''Hill, Iiin-k tlii 'ii- DOWN GERMANS K ITl ''II VVO p.w the, Associated Press. ,T7,v,inMon, Feb. 10. Vice Au .'i ..wlvlsspd the navv de partment today that the American cnii..nn in i7hich En.si.cn Albert Stunlevant was lost, is claimed by Germans to have been shot down in flames. Ensign Sturdevant was sec ond pilot in the machine. "Apparently this machine was at tacked by 10 enemy planes," tho dispatch added. By the Associated Press. . Amoy, qhma 'eD. zu. reports fViP districts iL'aii;i!i u-i - visited by earthquakes last Wed-?.Ar,-.T ci-,rv,,r Inns nf lifp nnrl heavv damage resulting. Two hundred were reported near here. The num ber of persons injured have not been tabulated. une-niin oi tne uunu ings, it is said, were demolished and a number demageci in otnei towns. POOR OLD RUSSIA IS BEING VE RUN n. XT. A nnniofnil PrpSS. J . i -mU OA i '-i Berlin, via liOnaon, r eu. fu. uw- man loicea - i 1 AxrannaA frv thfi nOl'tn- yesieruay auuv,.i - -- - J . j. -j! T-w..:cl IViq war east ana easi oi " i f office announcea xoaay. with MRS. WINKLER 'c TVTissinnnrv Society 1 lie iiumoiio - of the Methodist churcn met at wie home of Mrs. J. u. wiMier iut day afternoon. Quite a number be lucent fnnsiderinsr the weatner 1 1 1 i . - - - . a :i .r.cHnr tirnirram was tTlVen on the study of China. Mesclames Courtney, Peterson ana onuioiu tcn ing of the work done in that portion of" missionary interest. It is the plan of the society to study from time to time different phases of our several mission fields. It is hoped that the ladies ot tne cnurcn wn take advantage of these meetings. ARRANGFSTRIKES IN GERMANY IN MARCH FOR EVADING DRAFT By th3 Associated Press. Camp Funslv-n, Kans., Feb. 20. George ,Yeager of T'noy, Kans,, convicted here recently by court artial on charges of evading the draft law .today was sentenced to 10 years in the federal penitentiary at Leavtnworth. Yeagre, who efused to serve, denounced the gov irnment and, 1 :isted that he Was l member of ', :'v Industrial Worker8 )f the World. NEW MEN RT NEWS ASK FOR INCREASE By the Associied Press. Washing!-.!, Feb. 20. A dele gation of Nevvport News ship yard workers today appeared before the wage adjustment board and asked that the Deln-ware River bridge award recently made apply to the Newport News district. The board todav held a conference with Wil liam Ilutcheson, pr-esident of the brotherhood of carpenters and join Ins 3 ti 2S'3 WILL PLAY IN CITY MEXICO IN SYMPATHY WITH ENTENTE IN WAR By the Associated Press. Laredo, TeMas, Feb. 20.' Ameri cans arriving from Mexico City say the Mexican congress rejected a bill providing for benevolent neutrality by Mexico on the side of the entente powers in the war solely because of constitutional provisions that gave the president, not congress, au thority to act on such a question. The debate on the bill which was secret, is said to have been mainly pro-entente, especially m the cham ber of deputies. Hickory and Lenoir high schools meet here next Tuesday night in the first game to decide the champion ship of western North Carolina in the high school basket ball contest. This was decided by the flip of a coin at Statesville last evening, when Flickory's representatives, Messrs. C. E. Mcintosh and Ernest Abernethv, met Mr. E. R. Rankin of the State University and representatives of other high schools. Bill Holding, famous Wake Forest player for several years, wired to day that he will come to Hickory to coach the locals a few days. lie is expected by tomorrow night. The other teams will begin play ing Friday night and as one team loses, it will be dropped and the winner matched against the loser in another contest. If Hickory loses to Lenoir the locals will be more or less interested spectators for the rest of the season, and it will be the same way with Lenoir in the event Hickory wins. The meeting was enthusiastic ana the rivalry in the big state contest staged by the University authorities is keen. Hickory was lucky from the start and gets the first game at home. This, as was said, will be iwith Lenoir next Tuesday night, i The other teams will play Friday night. The schedule follows.: At Charlotte vs Mooresville. At Wfinson-Salem vs Statesville. At Lexington vs Greensboro. At Jamestown vs Liberty. BRITAIN IS SPENDING MONEY THESE D mir miuai on TO SHOW IMPROVEMENT Low. Point Passed in Available Ocean Tonnage, Thanks to Several Causes. American Ves sels Being Delivered. Submarine Cam paign Grows in Efficiency yi I m Sf f P" a a n r i ! ill ii is II m UKRAINE 10 SELL ITS WHEAT TO TEUTONS By tne Associated Press. Basel, Feb. 20. Dr. von Seydler, the Austrian premier, has announc ed that the Ukraine rada and the Austro-Humg? via:i government have signed an agreement supplementing the peace treaty with Ukraine whereby the province of Cholm will not revert to tr Ukraine republic. A mixed comnr"i-'..n will meet to de cide its fato iv.ee principles with regard to the population. The an nouncement was greeted with ap plause. TO OBTAIN WIHEAT By the AssociacacI Press. Amsetrdam, Ff b. 20. In an ad dress to the Austrian reichrath at Vienna, Dr. ven Seydler, the Aus trian premier, declared that under the treaty with the Ukraine there had been " placed at the disposal of the central p.wers the surplus of grain produced in that country. This surplus, the premier added, was greater than the central pow ers had estimated that they could move. NEW YORK COTTON By the Associated Press. New York, Feb. 20. The cotton marlfPt showed t " newed strength early today. Live: pool was firm with reports of cor' .nuea activity were H tl local rinsr. March touched 31.15 bef re the end of the first hour. Thp close was steady. Open Close March 30.84 30.77 May July October -. December 30.49 29.99 28.78 30.47 29.96 28.70 28.53 By the Associated Press. London, Feb. 20. Andrew Bonai Ljaw, chancellor of the exchequer, speaking in the house of commons today said the average daily expen diture during the four weeks ena ing February 14 was 6,384,000 pounds. WILLIAMS AND MURPHY W,RITE FROM FRANCE The Hickory Red Cross has re ceived a letter from Mr. Chester C. Williams, member of Co. C, 117th engineers, "Somewhere in France," thanking it for the Red Cross box sent him for Christmas. The let ter was dated January 26. Mrs. Councill has received a let ter from Mr. Joseph L. Murphy, al so with this company, extending his thanks. He has been in the base hospital, but writes that his health is much better. The work the no ble women back home are doing, Mr. Murphy says, cheers the boys at the front. Every man is determined to do his bit, and nobody wants to re turn home before he has done it, he says. SPARING THE GERMANS By the Associated Press. Londono Felb. 20.-nOnly one in pvpto t.wpnt.v of the able bodied Ger man prisoners in this country have been utilized tor work, on ((arms, according to the Agricultural Ga zette. The journal says there must be well over 100,000 able-bodied pris oners in the kindo-m and such a number could do wonders in the way jOiB food production if organized. Within the last two or three weeks the number actuallly working on the farms was less than 5,000, the paper asserts. HOME GUARD WILL HAVE BUSINESS MEET Capt. L .F. Abernethy has called a meeting of the Hickory home guard for the Chamber of Commerce to morrow nighjt at 7:30 and every "soldier" is expected to be pres ent. The question of uniforms and raising the local militia to its full quota will be 'taken up. Cap tain Abernethy has received details from the adjutant general. The Hickory organization was formea Ti-rino- a snow storm with more than 30 members, Repre- sentative Yates Jtuiuan sweaimg the "boys." all of whom are over 31 years old. BOTH SIDES A Nobody has been able to estimate the number of bushels of corn grown in North Carolina last year. Thous ands of bushels remain in the fields and thousands of cribs are bulging with the maize. In Catawba county the crop was a bumper, in the states it surpassed all former records, ana in the nation it set a mark that with difficulty may be reached again. Good milling corn is quoted at $1.75 and $1.85 a bushel. That is fin North Carolina 'y.nd Tennessee. May corn closed in Chicago yester day at S1.26 1-2 and the Chicago price ordinarily governs the grain market throughout the United States. The Chicago price, plus the freight charge, normally is the North Caro lina price. The reason for the abnormal price in North Carolina of course is the price of wheat and everything else. That's the reason for the big price offered in Chicago. But another reason for the difference between the North Carolina and Chicago prices is the inability of western growers to move their product. When freight cars are released corn will flow east, dealers say, and the North Carolina growers will face the competition of the west. Producers in North Carolina are said to be holding their corn in the hope of getting even better prices. In the minds of men who have no stakes at issue, the question is in teresting. It is a game of chance that the farmers are playing, and 'the unusual thing about it is that there are few people who can say whether th' will be borne up by the bulls or lowered by the bears. Everybody knows the corn in the country, but nobody knows what may happen. If and there's the rub if the war should end soon, why corn would sell at about $1 a bushel, it is believed, and if the war should go on another year, it might sell for more than $2 or anything. The farmers with corn are sports, not short .horns. By the Associated Press. Washington, Feb. 20 The low point of available allied shipping has been passed two or three weeks ear lier than was expected and confi dence was expressed that conditions would improve. Several factors were said to have contributed to advancing the amount of available tonnage". Included am ong them wore the increased effi ciency of the offensive against the submarines and the beginning of de liveries from American ship yards. The transfer of neutral shipping to trade outside the war zone, thereby releasing allied tonnage for wa transatlantic service, also contribut ed to available bottoms. Improvement in. harbor defenses and facilities in France so as to facilitate the loading and unload ing of ships is expected to enable vessels to make more frequent voy ages. , ; If production continues unhamp ered by labor troubles and if anti submarine operations continue to give the result expected, the amount of tonnage is expected to show steady gains as the year advances. NOTED VETERAN TO RELATE EXPERIENCES ST REET IMPROVEMENT nnnrnrn oy onu UrULfLU DI DUM DR U By the Associated Press. London, Feb. 20. The German in dependent Socialists are arranging for a remonstrative strike in the munitions factories in the empire commencing March 1, according to reports reaching here from Berlin. nicKor.y markets Cotton 30c Wheat $2.40 Good milling c r.i, $1.75. READY SAYS WEATHER FORECAST For North Carolina: Cloudy to night and. Thursday, probably rain on the coast, nvich colder with mod erate cold wave, fresh west to north west winds. BAKER COMPARATIVE WEATHER High Low Today 37. Rainfall .48 1918 1917 47 56 34 43 , By the Associated Press. WUshmigton, raw. . i, tensive preparations silently and systematically carried on, it is ap parent that both the Germans and the allies are ready for the long ex pected offensive in the west, says Spcretarv Baker in his current re- , view of the war issued today. City council last night designated Mr. J. A. Moretz to represent the city in assessing the value of the land that will be cut off adjoining Ninth street between Eighth and Ninth avenues in order to widen Ninth street, and the property-owners were notified today to name a representative by next Tuesday night. In case of failure the city will name another man and proceed to assess damages. The land was condemned for a street some time ago, and when the thoroughfare is widened adjoining property will be benefitted and persons living in the South school section will have a good way of getting to town. Council will have the Trade ave nue improvement completed just as scon as the weather breaks and it is believed that some of the younger inhabitants will not know the place after concrete is laid and the ugly steps removed. Citv Manager Ballew was instruct ed to' build a rock retaining wall on Tenth avenue from near the begin ning of Thirteenth strteet to Twelfth street. This will be done in order to be ready for laying permanent pavement. GERMAN SENTENCED By the Associated Press. Copenhagen, eb. 20 An 18-year old German workman has been sen tenced to six weeks' imprisonment in Berlin for calling out to a pass ing detachment cf soldiers, "Throw away your rifles and make an end of it." LOCAL JUNIORS BUY SMSLEAGE BOOKS Piedmont council, No. 43 Jr. O. U. A. M., has purchased 11 Smil eage Books for Juniors in the nation al service and in addition has bought Liberty Bonds to the amount of $400. The local order, with its 200 mem bers, has given 11 young men to the country and has provided tnem with entertainment, and then proved its interest by going the limit in buying bonds. Councillor W. I. Caldwell said to day that the active members would be glad to see all the brethren out at the meeting. Mr. A. J. Essex is secretary. Captain David Fallon, recently from the trenches in France and Belgium, will tell the people of North Carolina in the next two weeks the story of the world war as seen by one who has been through it, suf fered in it, and returned a cripple for life. Captain Fallon is an Australian soldier who served three years with the British forces on the battlefields from Gallipoli peninsula to the Somme front. Having been wounded fifteen times, the fifteenth wound incapacitating him so as to cause his dismissal with the honor of the Military Cross, he has been "invalided home" war-scarred and wounded. Instead of returning to his Auralian home at Sidney, he came to America and is lectur ing on the war for the purpose of informing Americans as to its true conditions and prospects, as well as to what is expected of them in the line of duty for both civilians and soldiers. While in North Carolina, Captain Fallon will spealj in the interest of Wiar Savings Stamps. His itiner ary which is now being arranged at state headqifirters, Winston-Salem, will reach nearly every town in the state. He will speak several times daily and will relate his actual ex periences with the Hun. He tells how he threw himself in a shell hole in "No Man's Land" which was filled with muck and water, in which he had to keep himself sub merged three nights and three days, only raising his head occasionally to breathe. A tentative schedule arranges for Captain Fallon to speak in Lexing ton, Salisbury and Concord on Wed nesday, February 20. at Charlotte and Monroe on Thursday, at Wr.ades boro, Albemarle and Rockingham on Friday, and at TLaurinsburg, Maxton nd Lumberton on Saturday. He will probably go from Lumberton to Wilmington. Further dates will be assigned him later. COL. G. M. YODER ' Oldest Weather Prophet His records extend back over a period of many years and he has ex act data on climatic conditions for j half a century. He is also a his j torian and although he is 92 years old, he is as chirp as a much younger ' man. Colonel Yoder is interested in public questions, writes for the pa . pers and his articles in the Record j and the ether publications of the . county attract wide attention, es ' pecially when he brings the signs of the zodiac to the ken of the public.
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