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HIP KlRfPOl? FT) iVaii y r JfX . mJr VOL. lU. N-1,;0 PRESIDENT HICKORY, N. C, SATURDAY EVENING MARCH 16 ,1918 PRICE TWO CENTS MM Hlil DSSGi'CS SITUATION 'S-TO RUSSIA Believe J Wilson Will Give World His Views on Question Attitude as to Japanese Inter vention Has Undergone No Change. What Officials Fear I'y ... .a.itod Tress. I Marc h 16. Thorn I ., j ,,:'. in official circles !'!,';;. lint Wilson m is lit: .,; v ilfv ision on the Uii3-1 ; , i;, It was not indieat-l .. : tin action would take ; j ,'. , : : : u-K- towards inter-j . ivriu by Japan has not , change, it was in-.li- -tato department to-! . . , i-i : if.oil reticent regard , -!vion of her inteii- ...i i:id:cated that an r , -as was continuing ; i 1 'that Japan would; ' - present, j . -toil t hat final decis-! a.ai'd until the newl - ; .;; .-aih't', Count Ishii, I r , a. but the probabil:ty ; . ; . n t boon indicated. ' it the United States , tf-.i! of the need' : !-y Japan many ! :' this government fear- -n might brintf , .ii'.i'i's factions in ' -. .it tin- JapaiH'st', ev-. aiv-'inpanied by a-'- ' I'nited States arid , :. : ..'.tile actr-: n was WHEAT IS SHORT THROUGHOUT COUNTRY A KV a. '.v v, M'UAN AHSKNT ) iiUAL GOF.S OVER . '.-'i.iih 1 One man it; i-f the citizenship waiting and ques :.ty. for. to juib.ro by ' 1 'a ii. t.ne would thin!: ..f 'the male popula- , i ' ' i-.t b.'.tiu'. That man, A ' , I- 1 1 Awry county, f : .-L ir witnesses in the !:,!! ,.f the Pitts boys '. a u;- nurrder on Janu 1 : K. A. Hennessee of - ,! t have been the . .A Tar:ivli I'itts and - ' : l b -fore 'the train Ih'Micssee alighted ..." ' the murder at (lien i at the (Men Alpine : ' : evidence is con.sid . i -1 r 1 1 : : 1 1 for the state. ' has store near the ' ; train's whistle blew, - ' rvport-:, and walked ' v; rd the train with V' man was here for i ;.' hearing February 4 '.: h'-r'- when court con-) !K- was instructed Thursday afternoon, ;r opened the witness ' : :;d. The case was S .!;;' r II. L. Huffman -,iy that he was ready i o.,e i f the princi- absent. - ' : n.t.h wires and, ts!e- to work in an tf- ' ' .Mr. Wiseman. Court ' ' 11 o'clock, until 2, !: ' .'it in that time h? i !'.; .- I..s appearance or some ' ! c ():.' from him. ' '' ' ' ' ii.r, be situation way as before noon the ' ' ' ": "ere htro,, or at ' 'l-o'.vd it is supposed all here; all the other f f til.- tate were present ir W'-'-i'ian. Judu'e Clino : i ' i nun nee of the case I v rnnrnint; of next week ' 1 D -puties V. V. Mailman n to iro on the af ' ra' ii t i ..Avery coun-ta to 1 f Wi a man, and find out i ! Tint come and brinjr y '.'' them if he could be l"ne Wiseman home is about tV m Spruce Pine, on the I 'i. nV.way. It is said '' father of the man in -;riiT Wiseman has been ill. and the theory ad ' ' fx.ssibly he has died, cot realize the serious ri'portinjf to the author At any rate there was ! " do but to continue 'til lie can be located. ''j'"'S, if there are no un 1 i'tpments, the trial will ;h-y i i. r.nt 1 i-ri 1 ; iwtil M-' ur..i r--I.. Ur.';.,',;, wh- i,.. him i.'n'k fmrA. '"''' n in.i '' ;iii hen. '1'i.t , Mi'.;,,.,- (. Wi-cif,.,., ri" ,.f , ,t ll'-f". r.;-th:i. , j. 'n' ca.-... ui 'I'll!, ;i y ri,.,, f'll'-I.C-i ,1,... . i1'". :" ''m.' f th" trial is await ("1 wiih .:.'. t.se interest. . Anlrt v.H Kv. Lutheran I vi l v, JlclPlLUI . ' li .ol 'J: to a. m. h I'al'ers.on., Supt. 'rvice 11 a. m. Subject: Sapper. Evening ser in . subject: "The Joy r." S Mm--I'l." I; By the Associated Press. Washington, March 1G Wheat holdings at country mills and eleva tors on March were estimated by the department of agriculture at 68,972, 000 bushels. This is about 20, OOO.odo bushels less than was held March 1 last year and 86,000,000 less than in 191(5. SPIRIT OF ARMY Captain in Medical Corps Gives His Impressions The following letter frpm a cap tain in the medical corps at . a hos pital in Tacema, Wsh., is of such :'('!' i t'M 1 intprpsf tluifr Vio T?oi-vil io t...... Hilt V g'ad to publish it. The letter was v, :ittcn by the ofOcor to his father: Not hav'njr heard from you in months, I will make the start. As you know, I have been on duty at Camp Lewis for five months. My days start early in the morning and it is usually midnight by the time I turn in. I might as well be many miles from my family as so near. I do not average getting home of ttner than once a week. I usu ally get in Saturday night about seven and leave at seven Sunday -morning. We have 'tonight 1,691 patients in our hospital, it is con structed for a 1,000 bed hospital. Uy good spirit and cooperation we take care of them well and comfortably. Of course it means hard work, but that capacity seems to be catching in the army. This is a wonderful experience. I saw the first raw recruit come in as a conscript and now see him a well groomed soldier and anxious to fight for his country. I am proud oi our young Americans. It seemed pretty hopeless at the start. These men were branded as drafted, were n?t anxious to be soldiers, were phy sicallv unfit but in these few months of military disciplinj have developed into a wonderful person tali'iy. You need, never fear ftjr the bravery of the "Wild West Di- ision." 'We are very proud of our hospital here. Jt was started Aug. 25, 1917. On Sept. T had its first patients and bv September 10 had over 500 pa tients. It is now running to more than its intended capacity by half and is a-, smooth and well organized as an old established hospital. This s nearly miraculous when you consid er that out of its staff of 64 officers them are only two regular army men and its staff cf 100 nurses two army nurses, and its 450 enlisted men on ly six regular army. This group from civil life have been able to adapt themselves tr army methoas and so gr:sp it that efficiency has been present almost from the start. The spirit of the men is well ex emplified by my chief. He is pay-in-- an income tax this year on an income of $18 000. This practtce he h:t3 given up to do his bit for his eountry. His income tax is more than his year's salary will be from the government. TO HOLD DUTCH HOLLAND Y i SHIPS IN OUR TO DEMANDS HARBORS OF ALLIES ELDSSWEEDISH Mr. II. W. P.hyne of Newton was a Hickory visitor today. URGED FINLAND 15 10 RELEASE CITIZENS By the Associated Press. Stockholm, March 16 An at tache of the American legation left today for Finland carrying a formal protest from Minister Morris to General Maunerheim, comrander of the government forces, against the arrtst by Germans 'on the Aland island of Henry Crosby Emmery. Demand is made that American be released immediately. Wilson's Message Reached Moscow in Time and Drew Applause From Delegates Associated Prtsa. toight at the . opening of the con- v,.,'!";"'. March 14. President gross of Soviets. thM '"' 'r"'SSi,;''' of sympathy to. The csngres3 immediately adopt '! 'iusii'" people was received with ed a resolution expressing its ap ' 1 "l'l'Wso when it was read' preciation of the message. By the Associated Press. Washington, March 16. With the exception of two steamers, the Unit ed States "is holding all Dutch ships njnv in, American ports " pending their escape before being requisition ed Monday. No bunker licenses will be issued for their sailing, it was learned today, until they are taken over either by commandeering or voluntarily. By the Associated Press. Amsterdam, March 16. The As sociated Press hears on excellent au thority that the Dutch government has accepted the demands of the al lied governments relating to the use of Dutch ships. APTUR SHIPSGER ED BY TuIE LONDON STORY NEGRO MEETS DEATH AT HANDS OF MOB By th3 Associated Press. Monroe, La., March 16. The body of George McNeil, one of two negroes arrested yesterday sus pected of implication in the assault of a' young white woman here Thursday, was found hanging in the court house yard to a tree this morning. It was said at the sheri's office last night that the sheriff and depu ties had started for Shreveport with McNeil and John Richards, the other suspect. RED CROSS TO HAVE OFFICIAL AVAR PICTURES The American Red Cross has been designated1 by the government as the official and exclusive distributor of the United States official war pic tures both motion pictures and ster eoptjicon slicjes and likewise the sole distributor in this country of all official French war pictures released except those pictures which are distributed through news weeklies. The southern division, comprising Georgia, Florida and the two Car olinas and Tennessee, the bureau of publicity will handle these pictures and all requests for same, whether by chapters or by motion picture theatres, must be made to the pub licity director. There are already on hand at the national headquarters in Washing ton five motion picture films, two multiple reel pictures and three single reel pictures, and two sets of stereopticon slides which may be had either in black and white or in coior. Te Southern division has just placed an order - for these slides, and as soon as they arrive in Atlanta, they will be offered to chapters throughout the division at a ?mall rental. These pictures show various scenes and activities in France and else '.vhere in Europe., and should be most interesting to the people of the United States. Some of them pic ture war activities and others the work of the Red Cross in Europe. The United States official pictures are taken by the signal corps, pho tographic division, of the United States army. The French official pictures are taken by the cinemato graphic photographic division of the French army. TO MEET MONDAY Tlv Abel A. Shuford chapter J. D. C. will meet Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock with Mrs. A. L. AVhite ner. All the members are urged to be present as important business matters will be discussed. i By the Associated Press. London, March 16 A reply from the Dutch government to the allies announcement regarding the utiliza tion of Dutch shipping is expected before Monday. According to in formation received here, it will pro pose the use of Dutch ships on the understanding that they will not be used in the danger zone. The allies wii lnot assent to tins and it is expected the taking over of 'the shfps March 18 will pro ceed according to program. SITSO WITHOUT OP ARE CANDIDATES Mayor M. H. Yount and Council men J. L. Cilley and Eubert Lyerly will be returned as members of city council for another term with out opposition, te time limit for candidates having expired last night without an opponent of either man coming to the front. This is the first time in many years that Hick ory will escape a municipal contest. At one time i seemed there would be opposition, but n!o candidates appeared and the excitement died a-torning. The primary will be held on the last Monday in March and the elect ion will be held a week later. Although the time limit expired last night, candidates may be "nom inated until and including next Fri day for the reason that no more than one candidate is out for one position. GERMANS By the Associated Press. London, March 16. A number of large Swedish trawlers and one of the largest Gotenburg steamers have been captured by German subma rines off the Skaw, the northern ex tremity of Jutland, Denmark, and forced to go to Germany, according to the Goten'berg .shipping gazette and forwarded from Copenhagen. ALL PERSONS SAVED ON WRECKED STEAMER By the Associataed Press. Dublin, Ireland, March 16. No lives were lost in the collision Thursday night between a trawler and the steamer Rockmore, it was anounced today. The Rockmore was on its way to ! Wales, carrying 732 passengers and a crew of 50. PROFESSOR HEAFNER'S MOTHER IS DEAD MAN PEACE TERMS ARE NOT YET RATIFIED All Russian Congress Has Not Taken Final Ac tion and Opposition Develops in Meeting. Revolutionists Oppose Acceptance No Change on Western Front TEXAS IS READY 10 USE LESS WHEAT SEVERAL TILTS IN BLACKMAIL AS E AURA AROUND SUN ATTRACTS ATTENTION Did you notice the aura around the sun. this afternoon? Persons with good eV saw the colors of the rainbow red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet but the humble scribe was able to observe only that the sun possessed a sort of halo, and he could not detect the primary colors. iMr. Herbert Lowery of Newton phoned to the Record and said the phenomenon had caused a mild sen sation there and many Hickory peo ple also looked up . What does the aura signify? the Record was ask ed. Only a few 'lights ago the aurora hie here, and there were many predictions of good luck. If the aura around the sun is an omen, the Record's guess is that it is a good one. FIFTY ARMY HORSES DEAD FROM POISONING Covington, Ky., March 16. Fifty horses are dead of poisoning in Cov incrton and many more are expected to die out of a government shipment of 726 horses from Camp Grant, Rockford, 111., consigned to Newport INews, Va. Dr. L. ,E. Crisler, veterinary surgeon, pronounced the death of the animals to be due to bclladona and croton oil poisoning. The consignment of horses reach ed Covington Thursday night at 6 o o'clock in charge of Lieut. Frank Lilley and 16 sobers. Doctor Crisler said he believed the poison had been placed in water given to the horses in Covington. Govern ment authorities were notified. An agent of the department of justice began an investigatioiv Dqaths cf the horses generally are said to be ramifications of German plots. By the Associated Press. Atlarita, March 16. Evidence in the case of Mrs. Margaret A. Hirsh on the charge of attempted blackmail Asa G. Candler was com pleted shortly before noon and ar gument of counbei was immediately begun. One hour and a half was allotted to each side instead of the 30 minutes ordinarily required. Frequent tilts (between opposing counsel marked the third day of the trial. Two of the clashes became so heated that Judge Hill fined both partiripants. Mrs. Hirsch also showed consider able feeling and broke into sobs sev eral times. She was cautioned by a court attendant. Asa G. Candler", Jr., and William Candler, sons of the mayor, were the principal witnesses presented by the state in rebuttal. The former was present at some of the conferences between F orest Adair and Mrs. Hircsh, and he testified Mrs. Hirsch was the one to propose a payment, naming $500,000. She also demand ed the payment of her husband's debts, figuring them on the margin of a newspaptl. as $5,000. William Candler swore Mrs. Hirsh called him over the telephone asking him to come to see her, saying her hus band was away most of the time. Mr. Candler and Mrs. Hirsh knew he was married The horticultural editor of the rec ord is indebted to Mr. Luther Leacn for some tomato plants that will bear in June. NEW YORK COTTON By the Associated Press. INew York, March 16. The cot ten market showed renewed steadi ness today. The opening was two to 12 points higher and active months sold eight to 12 points above last night's close on the call, which was due principally to lack of rain in the southwest and the . bullish (average on spot transactions. The close was steady. Open Close March 32.75 32.80 May 32.90 31.96 July 31.38 31.41 October 30.38 30.36 December 30.15 30.16 HICKORY MARKETS Cotton 32c Wheat -$2.40 Corn.- -- $1-75 WEATHER FORECAST For North Carolina: Fair and warmer ton:ght and Sunday, mod erate to fresh east to southeast winds on the coast. iNewton, March 16. Professor Hugh H. Heafner, principal of the Newton graded schools, was called to his home at Crouse yesterday in response to a . message that his mother, Mrs. G. P. Heafner, was seriously ill. A message was re ceived here by Prof. Ballard last nigt stating that Mrs. Heafner had died at 8 o'clock. The deceased was injured a few weeks ago when a horse she was driving to a buggy ran away throwing her out. Mrs. Heafner was 50 years of age and an estimable Christian woman. The burial took place this afternoon at Pleasant Cove church, near the heme of the deceased. Among those attending from this place were Dr. J. A. Young, W. B. Hargett, Sam Herman1, H. H. Lowry, J. O. Gilbert, Miss Olive Du'ke, Jlebecca Trollin ger and! ,a large number of the 9th and 10th grades of the graded school. Rev. J. D. Andrew, who for the past five years has been president of Catawba College, has been called to the pastorate of three churches in Upper Davidson, and has accept ed the call. He will .go to his new field of labor about May 1. Rev. Mr. Rupp of Allentown, Penn. has been secured to deliver the com mencement sermon at Catawba Col lege on May 5th. A message was received here to day from Thomas Warlick from his brother, Attorney Wilson Warlick stating that he had arrived safely "'over th ere." .Before joining the army Mr. Wlarlick was a practicing attorney at this place. STORMY SCENES OCCUR IN TXIE AUSTRIAN CHAMBER Washington,, March 16. An of ficial dispatch from Zurich says that tumultous scene 4 occurred Wednes day in the Austrian chamber on the discussion of the food situation. They were provoked by the Austrian Teutons, who accused ,te Czechs of wanting to starve Austria. WHien a Czech orator declared that Pra gue had no flour, no potatoes, no wine, no milk and no eggs, the Aus ityian cried Wte have not any either," and Pan-Germanist Member Wolff said, "You are the allies of England." WALTER MURPHY TO SPEAK HERE TUESDAY By the Associated Press. Washington, March 16. The fur ther limitation of the consumption of what products in the south will be asked by the food administration of the experiment of confining the flour ration to six pounds a month in Texas proves a success. The south is a much larger user o fother ce reals than wheat and the curtailment of flour in that section will not be a hardship. The present food administration food rule that an equal amount of substitute shaall be sold with each bag of wheat flour has actually in creased the consumption of wheat flour in the southern states. The use there of large quantities of hominy, corn meal, rice and oth er native grains ordinarily has been mere than 50 per cent of wheat flour. Requests by the Texas food admin istrator to liiit consumption of wheat there was granted readily by the food administration which ad mittedly is having difficulty in fur nishing the allies with wheat. VON LUDENDORFF BOASTS OF GERMANY'S STRENGTH Mr. Wlalter Murphy of Salisbury, one of the most popular men in the state, will speak here next Tuesday night in the interest of the War Savings Stamps. The place for the speaking will be announced later. Mr. Murnhv is a picturesque man and as may be inferred a pictures que speaker. He is as near origi nal as they make men these days, ar.rl will be heard bv a large crowd. He comes at the invitation of Col onel Fries-' who adv:sed7 Secretary Joy today of the meeting. Hirkorv went a lone way towards doing her bit last week in the sale of War Savings Stamps, and it is hoped to take another step. Newton and Hickorv toðer bought more than $50,000 worth that day. COMPARATIVE WEATHER March 15, High Low - Today, 30v 1918 .46 1917 67 38 Amsterdam .March 16 Germany is now stronger than her enemies in men, material and air forces, and in tanks as well, General von Luden dorff declared in an; interview ijn the Cologne Volks Zeitung. The general said the enemy was welcome to attack and would find Germany ready, and that if he was not in clined to make peace he would have to fight. MOur front in the west is now much more favorable for us than it was last year," General von Luden dorff told the interviewer. "How difficult the situation was must be guaged from the fact that we had to restore calm in the east and defeat Italy in the south. But now we are stronger than the enemy, both as regards men, material, aerial forces, tanks. Everything in fact of w'hich he boasted, is standing in readiness on cr side in the greatest abundance." Presbyterian Rev. J. G. Garth, pastor. Sunday school at 9:45. Christian Endeavor at 6:45 p. m. The pastor will preach at the 11 o'clock service and at 7:30 p. m. a special service will be conducted at which a service flag for the church will be present : by the Philthefa )B's of which Mrs. A. C. Kelly is teacher. A roll of honr containing 16 names and the military rank of the boys will be presented by the Sunday school. An address by the pastor will bs given. The public is cordial ly invited. Mr. W. J. Rector of Conover route 1 was a Hickory visitor today and joined the host of Record readers By the Associated Press. The Italian official statement con tradicts the Austrians that they ob tained substantial advantages through their recent setting off a mine in an important area. On the Italian mountain front the Italian positions were not damaged by the explosion, the Rome war office de clares. Berlin, reports somewhat notable activity by the British last night on the front jbejtween Arras and St. Quenin. The establishment of a new Ger man army group under the com mand of General Gallwitz is indicat ed in the army headquarters' state ment. Final action on the German peace treaty apparently has not been tak en by all Russian congress of So viets in Moscow. While dispatch es, dated Thursday from Petrograd reported the d decided overwhelmingly to ratify the treaty, advices from Moscow Friday say there has been a division in the peo ple's congress and strong opposition to ratification has developed. Bolshevik approval of the treaty seemingly has aroused that part of i the government belonging to the Social Revolutionists of the left, who refused to ratify. The Social Rev olutionists are said to have threaten ed to resign if the treaty is ratified. This probably means that the fi nal action has not been taken by the congress as a whole. An Associated Press dispatch from Moscow says the bolsheviki at a par ty caucus voted to approve the ; course of the Lenine government in agreeing to the German terms, which nevertheless they condemn. The bolsheviki said it was necessary to organize for the defense of the country. Several ministers in the Lenine government are members of the Social. Revolutionist p'arty. They were admitted last December when they threatened to overturn the gxvernment. There has been no change in the situation on the American front. '.The American and British ministers at Stockholm hjave sent ' a protest to General Mannerhein in Finland for the release !of one American and 16 British citizens taken from the Aland islands to Dantzin, Ger many. The Aland islands are be ing used by Germany a a base in its operations against the revolu tionists. , A Tokio newspaper reports that 150 Japanese hjave been murdiered' by bolsheviki and the capital of Amur province some 500 miles north of Harbin, Manchuria. Another re port is that only three Japanese were killed and seven wounded. Mr. J. E. Wlilfong was a Hickory visitor today. FAIR WEATHER ALL NEXT WEEK PROMISED By the Associated Press. Washington, March 16. Pressure distribution indicates that fair weather will prevail gerraUy throughout the country during the week beginning Monday, with tem peratures above the seasonable aver age, according to the weather bu reau in its weekly forecast. DAYLIGHT SAVING BILL PASSES THE CONGRESS Washington, March 17. The day light saving bill was passed by the house yesterday and now goes to the president. The plan is to set clocks forward one hour at 2 a. m. on the last Saturday in March and set them back an hour at the same time on the last Sunday in October of each year. The vote 'was 252 to 40. The plan was adopted last year in (IigVnd, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Por tugal, and thjs year in Australia and Iceland. The Canadian government is considering it. but has withheld action until the United States de cided what to do. The bill has had the support of practically all the large industries in te country, and its prorl'nents have argued that it will result in a great saving of fuel and benefit wage earners in that they will have more time for recreation during daylight hours. COLONEL BOST'S HIDE Statesville Landmark. Vvrhen a number of prominent and lAflrlinp- citizens of Lenoir signed 0 nwUmcm of Gov. Bickett for com muting the death sentences of two Caldwell murderers, lour preacneit. headed the Y t- thereupon Col. Tom Bost fell upon the preachers v.; Qtntp Journal, denouncing them as blood-thirsty. Col. Sam Farabce ; cf the Hickory Record remarked . that Col. Bost was apparently safe being 2000 miles from Lenoir. But. distance didn't save him. Rev. C. j T. Squires, one of the preacher , signers and Presbyterian pastors at Lenoir, has replied in kind and has warmed Col. Bost's jacket so vigor ously that he must have . raised blisters. If he didnjt get under tv,a Trlp rf the srenial and popular newspaper correspondent and State i Journal editor, it is thicker than the j Landmark thinks it is. j Washington Knew Germany Had Tried to Cause Allies to Sell Poor Russia Out By the Associated Press. j Washington,, March 16. Infer- I ference that Germany may have! made a new peace offer to the allies j proposing peace at the expense of j K'JSSia coiriciue w-tii itii uiiucn-uiicii. Which has been, running (in diplo matic channels for several days. Announcement by Lord Robert Cecil in London yesterday that no such proposal would be considered coupled with Marshal Hindenburg'3 announcement that Germany's of fensive would go on towards a con clusion tended to strengthen the view of neutral diplomats, who for some time have believed that under ground feelers have been going out for some time. American officials and allied diplo mats while agreeing entirely with Sir Cecil's statement that no terms can be considered, give no intima tion of what the prososals were.
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