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CKORY kecord ii Ea VOL. III. NO. wo GERMANS ARE TO RENEW Bringing Up Fresh Troops and Applies For De livery of Another Blow Af st Allied Line?. Artillery Busy On Most of Line. Americans Victors Ii; the Associated Press. p.r Germans are displaying in-tH':i.-.i activity on the Smme bat :'unit and a rem ml the Montdidier :i-t:i: ti 'oyo:i, probably in prop :.i: :i tVr a renewal of the battle ;. I-'r.itu-e. t ; v last week by the stiff iW-u.-'li atul Franco-American resist or., ' their attempt to push farth , r w.iriN Amiens, the enemy forces :.' -.v i n gaged in trying out other f-:... i s m the line in an ell'ort to iind m v .1 k spet. I. -! niirht there wm a thrust at l-'rei'.eh in the Thannes region, ... ,:!".vtst of Hansard. The nrtil ; i-. in pt !y broke up this drive.! '!'. in ming the German suns open-; up in the Villers-Bretonneux ar- , ! . f r..h inf.mfrv of f nl- An. ! vhi'e the lull that foMowed i .-man defeat on Monday has i in ;iu Flanders front, artillery activity was display.nl The German guns were report . : i,'.: uii a somewhat spirited morning, ind'eating a possi t'nat the German offensive - Kennies may be developed al : Hailleul-IIazebrouck road. 1 I; .y there. I'-ritish have been ho'ding thi3 ."nvrly as it guards the road to ; ; Mi'ently the Germans are not mt I to break the second lull in i'la:. Ui's battle until still more! : an i greater concentration of are massed along the few s from south of Ypres. Signs not wanting that General von :m is bringing up reinforcements supplies, but the Anglo-French es. ;ifter their severe repulse of An :r: ! f,r. t :i' my Monday, are waiting in e ti:. i.'i.ce. A- tiie first break in the hard ! . i: :r- was followed by stronger at ' it is probable that only the dif-i'-iiS's of transport and supply corn it: tae enemy to' withhold further a -a ilt-i against allied positions fioiii Mount Kemmel region west "ai l, Except for Mount Kemmel i: I i 'r-'t's strip to the east, the 'i'-rntans are on much lower ground ' ; h French and British and v..!! Ie compelled to fight or even- )' vci'hdraw from thest positions f 1' 1 .-mothered by the allied artil !i ry. Firth. T artillery firing continues -" 'he fr nt. South of Ypres ti" .-lii'Hing has been heavy by the ,r my. On the southern leg of the al.i.t the German guns have been in th- region of Bethune. S-.::hward in Picardy only arti'lery 11 -v.'y was reported. Am-Tican troops in Picardy south ' f Amiens have engaged the German '."''P f r the first time on the great !a'!- tield and have emerged victo After shelling the Americans '': dy, three enemy battalions Tuesday night. Severe '-"titiv followed and the Americans '.VT" victors. The American lossfts are reported as "rather severe.' I'n" Hohemian troops are joining I'alians against Austria, ac f'.phvr u the London Mail's corres- ' n t. at Italian headquarters. Even r ' v orri" of the Bohemians are on kalian line, clad in Italian uni f'nrn. , Th s information has passed '''"'''!i the hands of both Italian and l!ni.ih censor:! and would therefore ;i!'l''ir to be authentic. The defect ' f the Bohemians would in a '"'ire explain the delay in the !"'o.s.,l great fferv;ve long her t l 1. ',f the Austrians against the lta,:iin-v. I'l'ani'.'i.ie, capital of the crownland "' Uohcmia, has recently been the "'"r of riotous demonstrations a l-; i , r , s t Germany and the Germans. -. Mara Finger, who has been ill ' '"' mrc than a week, was reported :, f o better today. To Give of Americams ,!v lie Associated Pres. W.t.-ibinton, May 2. The war de- : 'ti ii i. nt will resume almost immedi- ;,l'ly the practice 0f giving addresses ,,f American soldiers killed or w' Uii,U.( in France MASSING GREAT P '.TTLE CO COTTON MEN ARE By the Associated Press. New York, May 2. An ureent in. vitation to American cotton growers and manufacturers to affiliate witn the international cotton federation was extended by Arno S. Pearse of Manchester, England, secretary that orgar -nf -n a paper reau here todr ' . joint convention oi the American Cotton Manufacturers' Association and the National Asso ciation of Cotton Manufacturers. Mr. Pearse asserted that the view., of American cotton men were not considered abroad because they are n:t represented m the international body which was formed more thai. tojrteen years ago as a result of th. Sully "corner" and is composed of L-aders in the industry from Enfe land, Russia, France, Italy, Den mark, India and Japan. German and Austria have been excluded since the war. "Cotton will be extremely scare, for many years after the war," stated Mr. Pearse, "and its growth shoulu be encouraged wherever it can be carried on with success. He said n, was questionable whether the south ern cotton planters would in future find itjnore lucrative to grow food stuffs than thei rold staple. The A'meri.inj cjpttani men wer& asked by their British informant to take an international view of the sit uation notwithstanding that the United-States produces two-thirds of the world's cotton supply. 7n the five years between 1911 and 191b, he said, America had increased its consumption 1,500,000 bales and with in the next five years, he predicted tli!s country wtould be using two thirds of its own yield. In view of the fact, he said, that the cotton industry is in a "most pre carious rosition," that the world's production and prosumption of cot ton from 1905 to 1914 only just bal ance, the following tentative program for combined action in the Unitca States cotton belt by the Internation al Cotton Federation, based upon the Americans becoming members, was suggested: 1. Reforms in compressing with consequent saving in freight and packing. J. (Improved sampling of bale3 with corresponding economy in cotton. 3. Organization of an efficient crop reporting service throughout the cotton belt. 4. Closer relations between pro ducers and consumers of cotton. ENOUGH SAYS By the Associated Press Philadelphia, May 2. As many millions as may be needed to win the war, will be sent to the battle front, Secretary Daniels declared to the Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce today. "Let us not think in terms of fixed numbers," said the secretary. Con gress has provided the selective draft and when there are enough ships, all these men will be on the field in France. If there are not enough men in the draft age to win the war, the age limit will be ex tended to take in men 40 and 50 years he said. Namues The decision was made by Presi dent Wilson to whom the public ap- pealed when the . addresses were or- ( dered discontinued. The president took up the subject with Secretary' Baker immediately after the secre tary's return from France. URGED TO BE MEMBERS m RAISE MEN DAN EES HICKORY, N. C, HEORIC STORIES RELATED BY By the Assoclataed Press. An Atlantic Port, May 2. Sur vivors of the coastwise steamer City of Athens, sunk in a collision with a French cruiser in a fog off the Delaware coast yesterday morn ing with a loss of 66 persons, relat ed here today many tales of hero ism on the part of the crews of the two vessels. All praised the ef forts of the French sailors, who launched boats a few minutes after the accident and aided by the cruis er's search lights, picked up the sur vivors. The survivors agreed that the speedy sinking of the steamer with in five minutes after struck by the warshirj was responsible for the heavy toll of life, although some claim that the City of Athens' life saving apparatus failed to work properly. There were i35 per sons on board the ship which contain ed a cargo worth $2,000,000. FINE MEETING HELD AT NORTH WILKESBORO A note from Rev. R. M. Courtne, who is conducting 'a meeting foi Rev. W. R. Ware at North Wilkes boro, states that the services havt been good. "We are having one of the greatest meetings I have ever been in," writes Mr. Courtney. Ther. have been about 175 conversions ana reclamations tk) Clj& Mr. Court ney had expected to return home Fri day, but may not arrive before Sat urday. The meetings in North Wil- kesboro have continued nearly two weeks. Mrs. Courtney, who attend ed the missionary conference at Winston-Salem, has returned. HEARST NEWS CASE HEARD" ON APPEAL Sy the Associated Press. Washington, May 2. The case o the Associated Press against the In ternational News Service, or Hearst service, to enjoin the latter from pi rating news dispatches was up for argument today in the supreme court. Lower courts had enjoined the Hearst service from taking As sociated Press news. GERMANS REPULSED WITH HEAVY LOSSES Wlifli the French Armv in France. Mav 2. fBv the Associated Press.) A heavy German attack launched yesterday against the Americans in thje vljrKnity of Vijllers-Brtetonneux wnj rermlspd with heavv losses for the enemy. The German preliminary bombardment lasted two hours, ana hen the infantry rrished forward only to be driven back, leaving large numbers of dead on the ground in front of the American lines. TVip Herman bombardment opened at 5 o'clock in the afternoon and was directed! especially against the AmwicnTiR. who were suDDorted on the north and south by the French. TVip fire was intense. ancTat the end of two houri the German command er sent forward three battalions of nfnntrv There was hand to hand fip-fit-'ntr all alone- the line as a re sult of which the enemy was thrust back, his dead and wounded lying on the ground in all directions. Five prisoners remained in American hands. ! '" The struggle, which lasted a con IflpraKlp tini. was extremely vio lent, and the Ametrichns displayed marked bravery throughout. It was the first occasion m wnicn iho Americans were eneaffed in hnt.f.le which has been rasing since March 21 and their French com rades are full of praise for the man ner in which they conducted tnem colvptt under trviner circumstances, octwm:11v in view of. the fact that they are fighting at one of the most ifficult points on the battle iront. T AS REPORTED TODAY These. additional subscriptions were handed the Record by the First National Bank today: O. O. Bareer, John N. Bohannon, W. II. Boyd, Hampton Burns, C. M. CtcPFeji J. M. Cook, lius wmans, H. L. Coulter, Chas. W:. Crisp, Noah Deal Albert Cv Edwards, Mrs. h . Ferguson, First Building and Loan connintihn. Mirs.--J. B. Giffffs, Vera May Gibbs, J. H. Hatcher, E. Ham A T.. S. H&saue. Hickory Seed Co., Bines Lumber Co., O. P. Hood, T. Earle Hjyder, J. L. Johnson, W. R. Jones, J. H. Justice, Mrs. b. vv. Lawrence. J. C. Martin, Dr H. C. Menzies, J. W, Moose, Rufus Mostel ler, T. L. Nichols, Wi. Oscar Orr, B. E. Pease, P. D. Plank, B. N. Pope, Jno. R. Reid, D. L. Rink, O. O. Rowe, R. T. Seitz, John Senter, J. E. Sen ter, Roy Senter, J. F. Setzer, Jr., G. W. Setzer, P. A. Sigmon, Mrs. A. C. Shuford, Mrs. W. J. Shuford, Tom SmHh, Win. Smyre, F. S. Steele, A. A. Wfcrd, J. P. Whitener, Murphy Whitener. A: L. Yourit, D. C. Yount, Gordon Yount. Previously reported $163,000.00 Today's report 10,750.00 SAVED BOND SUBSCRIP IONS Total 1173,750.00 THURSDAY EVENING, M. E ORTED IN Hickory people were divided early this morning as to whether serious damage was caused by last night's frost, those voting against much loss evidently beiijg m the majority. As a matter of fact there was ice last night in exposed places and quite a bit of frost, though many people said they saw no indications of dam age early tJay. The government thermometer reg istered 34 degrees and Professor Barb reported ice on the north side of hir-, barn. Mr. Geo. B. Hiss, en .route to O'tu-lotLe .rom Rhodhiss, said he observed frost on the hill sides between here . and Granite Falls, but in the bottoms there was none. The foliage on the trees is so far advanced as to minimize the danger to what fruit had. escaped former freezes. Generally over half of the fruit has been reported killed, though there are places where the peach crop will be as large as in any good year. This is the except ion, however. A light wind blew during the night, tempering the frost to the ten der plants, and further reports may be even more encouraging. By the Associated Press. jWsh;ingiton, May 2 Investiga tion of the army aviation situation, with a view to criminal prosecution, was urged today in the senate. Gross misuse and extravagance of the aviation funds were made and senators declared that criminal prosecution should follow an investi gation if it established that any per sons were guilty. ISIS ARE MEETING IN ATLANTA By the Associated Press. Atlanta, May 2. Wth more than 4,000 delegates in attendance, includ ing members of the college of bish ops and other prominent leaders, the 18th quadrennial of the Methodist Episcopal church, south, began its sessions here today. GERMANS PUT KIEV UNDER MARTIAL LAW By the Associated Press. London, May 2. The Germans have established military rule in Kiev, the Ukranian capital, and have arrested a number of representatives of the government on the ground that the government had "proved too weak to maintain order in the city." The Ukranian government officials arrested include dtks minister of arrested included the minister of TO ELECT DELEGATES Delegates to the State Federation of Women's Clubs,, which will meet in Raleigh this month, will be elect ed tomorrow afternoon by the Com munity Club and Mrs. Elliott re quests every member to be on hand. Miss Stanley Hall is out today af ter an illness of several days with grip. NEW YORK COTTON By the Associated Press. New York, May 20. Prospects for fair and warmer weather in theouth served to restrict buying and promote realizing in the cotton market early today. It looked as though the ad vance of yesterday hfl left rather an easier technical position, and after an irregular opening prices broke rather sharply. Cables .were better than due and July opened at an ad vance of 13 points, or into new high grounds for the movement, but later deliveries were lower. The close was steady. Open Close Mav -- 27.18 26.58 Julv 27-00 26.58j October 26.20 25.95 December .25.90 . 25.14 January 25.80 25.05 HICKORY MARKETS Cotton 27c Wheat $2.40 Corn $$$ -.$1.70 WEATHER FORECAST For North Carolina: Fair tonight, probably light frost in the interior. Friday and Saturday fair, moderate north and northeast winds. FROST AND It P HICKORY TO INVESTIGATE ARMY ME! CASUALTY 1 1 ST HICK CONTAINS 96 By the Associated Press. I AVSashinjgton, May ,2. .The casu jalty list today contains 96 names, di vided as foll&w.s: Killed in action, 11; died of wounds, 2; died of accident, 3; died of disease, 7; died of other causes, 3; wounded severely, 11; wounded slightly, 60. Several officers are included in the list. Lieut. C. L. Ingersoll died as a result of an accident, LieuL..August Mundhall died of wounds, Lieuts. John R. Feeg-el and -Frederick B. Stckes were wounded severely, and Capt. Frank J. Abbott and Lieuts. Will F. Lovett and Edward C. Swin son were injured slightly. Francis J. Cahill and Lieuts. Sam uel Miller and Robert II. Jeffrey, pre viously reported missing, are now re ported to be prisoners. WHEAT OUTLOOK GROWS BETTER IN COUNTRY Although the prospects for wheat m tms section are good, it is of course true that the crop in North Carolina is as a gra:n in a bushel compared to the nation's output, but the national weather and rrnn hnl- letin has announced that the winter wneat outlook is good in all sections of the country. GonKH'cions -continued favorable, it was said, in Nebras ka, Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri and the Ohio valley, where a large part of this cereal is produced. The forecast by the department of agri culture, to be issued May 8, will show a larger quantity than 500, 000,000 bushels, it is believed. ERS KILLED AVIATION FIELD By the Associated Press. Dayton, Ohio, May. 2. Major O. B. Brindley and Col. Damme, two expert aviatior men from the McCook ying field here, met death in the Mor raine City aviation field there today. The machine dropped 400 feet while in the air. MR. WOOTTEN CH AIRMAN IMPORTANT COMMITTEE Mr. Geo. R. Wootten of Hickory heads a committee appointed by Pres ident E. L. Keesler of Charlotte of the North Carolina Building and Loan League to meet with Insurance Commissioner Young at Raleigh and confer with regard to modifications in the audit law as applied to build ing and loan associations. It is hoped that an agreement may be reached on the method of auditing the various associations in the state. The qt;er members are Messrs. V. A. J. Idol of High Point, John Fox of Concord, J. C. Allison of Raleigh and WJ M.. Cummings of Wilming ton. Mrs. W. Y. Davis of Cincinnati will arrive in the city today to visit her daughter, Mrs. W. R. Woodall. Mrs. Susan W- Hall who makes her home with Mrs. R. J. Foster has been ill for several days. ECTOR DUNAWAY EF IGHT Prof. John A. Dunaway, director for the Swarthmore Chautauqua which will be in Hickory June 8-14, will address the citizens of Hickory at the Chamber of Commerce rooms Friday May 3, at 8:30 p. m. Prof. Dunaway is fresh from the lecturers' onflerencte at Washing ton, D. C, which was addressed by the ambassadors from Servia, Bel gium, and Great Britain, the high commissioner of France. Secretary Redfield, Herbert Hoover and other noted government officials. These officials recognize Chautauqua as a channel for sending a message to the people. , Besides outlining the general work, and helping to get a good local or giani,4itioni, Profi. puna way will have a lot to say about the pro frani that will be given next June. We are all pulling together for the good of our country, and as Presi dent Wfilson has said he considered the Chautauqua an integral part of the national defense, Hickory people will sret behind this movement as they have done in every patriotic movement heretofore advanced. Every person, woman as well as men, interested in Chautauqua is invited to be present. The one hundred guarantors are expected to be there, of course. MAGAZINES FOR INVALIDS The Record is advised by one of its friends that he has a quantity of good magazines that he would be be glad to donate to invalids who are fond of reading. Those who would like to have copies will please leave their names and addresses at the Record offlpe. NAMES TWO TH ER R DAY N ORY FAR IN SUPPORTING COUNTRY This City Buys $200,000 in Bonds, is Ahead in Selling War Stamps and Pays 95 per Cent of Extra Taxes Two Months Before They Are Due ni AiAJtn nrnitfiiii iUL W AN SHOT MRS. Concord, May 2. A warrant for the arrest of Otto Schumann an in terned iermy alifen, charging him with the murder of Mrs. Maude A. King, was issued here yesterday. The warrant alleges that Mrs. King was killed by a bullet fired at Gas ton B .Means. The death of Mrs. King occurred at Blckwelder spring, near here last August. The local prosecuting attorney, who caus ed the warrant to be issued, stated two persons claim to have seen Schumann hurrying away from Blackweider spring after Mrs. King was shot. The warrant Wia-s issued by Po lice Justice A. B. Palmer, upon af fidavit of M. H. Caldwell, attorney for Gaston B. Means in the notable trial last fall Mr. Caldwell, prose cuting attorney for the city of Con cord, issued a lengthy statement set ting forth what he "expects to prove." He says that in July, 1917, following Means' severance of his relations with German inter ests, he called upon the representa tives of these interests in New York in connection with profits Mrs. King and himself "had in the custody of these interests, derived from the shipments of rubber and copper to Germany" long prior to the declara tion of war by the United States, Means' profits in these transactions amounted to .Jbout $85,000 and Mrs. King's to about $145,000. In this interview with the German interests, Mr. Caldwell says, Means told them he was going to offer his services to his own government, and that these ir. .rests knew that he had full knowledge of how the Ger man government had been able to get its requirements of rubber and copper and that ptto Schumann, j"at the direction of the German interests with whom Means had his interview," followed him out of New York to North Carolina land then followed him and Mrs. King on a motorcycle nn ihhf-ir sieve-ill autdtmiobile trips during the tw weeks just prior to Mrs. King's cieatn. On the evening of August 29, ci,tc hTy- P.fildwell's statement. Otto Schumann, on a motorcycle followed Means and Mrs. King and otners oi v,a rvarf.v to Blackweider spring. where Mrs. King was killed, and that an unnamed man ana woman saw iy.ed Schumann leave his motorcycle in the woods and walk to the underbrush on the nin just ohm. thp snrinp-- shortly thereafter they heard a shot near the spring and a few moments later saw Schumann return and mount his motorcycle and speed away. Mr. Caldwell alleges that this was the motorcycle which witnesses at the Means trial testified they saw near the time of the shoot ing from their residence near the spring. He alleges that this explains the "eye witness" which C. B. Am brose was expected to produce at the trial, but who never appeared. Means was acquitted of the mur der of Mrs. King at the end of a notable trial of three weeks here last December. OVER 5,000 PRISONERS CAPTURED BY BRITISH LiorrloX I.ay 2- "The number of German prisoners captured by the British armies in France during March was 1,061, including 69 offi cers," says General Haig. "In April a further 5,241 prisoners, including 136 officers were captured. These figures are exclusive of the prisoners taken by the French." KING French Repel Enemy Attack TOTAL IS GROWING IN LIBERTY S By the Associated Prest. Washington, May 2. Telegrams pouring into national Liberty Loan headquarters today told of the suc cess of "buy another bond," ana "match the president contest" every where yesterday that added $62, 000,000, making the national total $2,641,631,850. DON PRICE TWO CENTS OVER TOP j Hickory not only has sold over ! $60,000 more than its allotment of the third Liberty Loan, not only has run ahead in the sale of War Sav ings Stamps, but has paid 95 per cent of income and excess profits tax es, instead of waiting until July 1 to turn them into the federal treasury. These are the facts. Nobody is bragging about contributions to Red Cross and Y. M. C. A. funds which, are also simple duties but Hickory people have a right to feel proud of the showing in regard to bonds, War Savings Stamps and the extra tax es imposed on business by congress. Over $200,000 in bonds have been purchased in this city and the total for the county will be more than $300,000. Incidentally it is inter esting to note that Hickory has subscribed as much as the total al lotment for the entire county. The good record for the county is made possible by the fine work here and the good work in Newton, Maid en, Claremont and other communi ties. The sale of War Savings Stamps for the entire county now ap proximate $115,000, and the start is just being made. Mr. K. C. Menzies, in discussing the income and excess profits taxes, said today that Hickory people had not waited until July 1, but had sent the money to the agents of the treas ury department so that the money could be used now. Every bank in the county has seen that the allotment of bonds made it has been taken and there is not a piker in the lot. By the Associated Press. Washington, May 2 Secretary Baker today ata a hearing before the house military affairs committee in confidential session asked that con gress grant unlimited power for the creation of an army. He told the committee that it would be ill advised to restrict the number of men to be utilized, and that the size of the army should be increased in the discretion of the government as the shipping situation improved. Secretary Baker said he would submit a proposed measure, probab ly as an amendment to the draft law, to grant the unlimited authority asked. Secretary Baker was questioned by the committee regarding his views in regard to extending the draft age, but said he was studying the matter. LARGE CROWD HEARS MR. BRADSHAW PREACH A large congregation heard Rev. W. R. Bradshaw preach last night in his series of meetings at the First Baptist church and interest was unusually good. The services, which l'e beingc -'Hucted entirely by the pastor, will continue ti.rough Fri day night and on Sunday Mr. Brad shaw will deliver two sermons. The public is invited to attendand lend assistance in the good work. By the Associated Press. Paris, May 2. A German attack last night on the Thennes sector failed, the French war office announc ed this afternoon. The French troops made raids on LaMonchel and west of Ccucy-le-Chateau. ARTILLERY BUSY By the Associated Press. London, May 2. The German artillery became active this morning in the Villers-Bretonneux sector and :n the Amiens front and on the Flanders front, it is announced today. 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