Daily
ICKORY
VOL. Ill, NO. 198
HICKORY, N. C MONDAY EVENING, MAY 13, 1918
PRICE TWO CENTS
KECCMRB
FRENCH MARINE MINISTER
SAYS U-BOAT HAS FA1ELD
German Officials Still Try to Fool People, but
Facts Are Against Them More Submarines
Are Being Destroyed Than Are Built.
Through Danger Zone
BY the Associated Press.
Paris, May 13. The effectiveness
of the German submarine campaign
is declining. The German govern
ment is aware of this fact, declared
Georges Laygues, minister of ma
rine, in the committee of the cham
ber of deputies today, but Germany
has made the greatest effort to make
the public believe it is a success.
lie said the situation was favor
able and that the sinking of subma
rines in the first three months in
11)18 was greater than production.
Minister Laygues referred to the
statement that was made in the reich
stag on April 17 by Vice Admiral von
Capelle, German minister of marine,
in itiui.il iiv ?aiu dw,uvu luiis ui ill
lied shipping were sunk monthly. This
figure, the minister said, was greatly
exaggerated. It was reached and
past in April, May and June, of
1D17. In July i declined and in No
vember it fell below 400,000 and
since has diminished continuously.
Leguyus lidi that Jini February,
March and April, 3,273 French
steamers and 788 French sailing ves
sels passed through the danger zones,
where a few months ago losses were
heavy. Not a single ship was sunk.
By the Associated Press.
Atlanta, May 13. When the South
tin Methodist church general confer-t-nee
convened today, it became known
that the entire question of the time!
limit of the pastorate may be open-j
(I ajrain this week in a resolution ,
providing that the action of the con-J
ft rence in removing the limit under.
certain conditions be referred to the
annual conferences.
Rev. Robert Hood of the Memphis
conference announced that he
would introduce a resolution to re
consider. Bishop E. D. Mouson of Dallas, who 'f
presided at today s session, set aside
an hour this morning for the dele
gates to hear an address by F. S
Brackman, assistant general secre
tary of the national war worked
council of the Army Y. M. C. A.
WE MEAN YOU
University News Letter.
Today the Shah of Persia cables in
to Washington an order for $100,000
writ-Ml ft f Liberty bonds. So much for
the patriotic interest in humanity, of;
a pagan on tne otner siue oi wie
globe.
And, the liV-'rty bond purchases
f the North Carolina Mutual and
lyroWident Association of Durham
now amount to $100,000. It is a ne
gro insurance company the largest
in the world. So much for negro
patriotism here at home.
Ami th leners at Molokai have
bought $3,000 worth of our war sav-,
ing stamps. So much for the pa
triotism of those on whom God has
laid the hand of incurable disease.
But how about your .patriotism?
How much is it worth in Liberty
bonds, or war savings stamps, or
lied Cross support, of army Y. M. C.
A contributions?
Nothing?
You can't fight and you won't work
for or lend to the cause of liberty
and humanity? Can't put $50 into a
Liberty bond, or $4.13 into a Thrift
certificate, or 25 cents into a Savings
.stamp?
Wlho are you anyway?
Are you just busy laying up treas
ure on earth? If so, how many pock-
MAY RECONSIDER
TIME LIMIT
ACTION
Lord Reading
Has No News
By the Maoclatefl Press.
'Washington, May 13 Lord Read
ing, the British ambassador, in a
statement here today declared that
the announcement coming by way of
Ottawa that the American army
would not be used on the western
front until developed to its full
Htrength was directly opposite to in
formation he had received from the
KINSTON SUSPECT IS
A
By the Associated Press.
Kinston, N. C, May 13. A man
giving his name af George Jenkins,
under arrest here on a charge of va
grancy, and who was believed by the
police to be a dangerous enemy alien,
suddenly cleared up the mysterv sur
rounding his identity today in a let
ter to the chief of police declaring
he was an American, being a desert
er from Camp Wtidsworth. He is
being held pending an. investigation
AT LENOIR
The 27th annual commencement ex
ercises of Lenoir College will begin
next Friday night with the annual
concert and will end Tuesday night
with the alumni exercises. The bac
calaureate sermon will be delivered
Sunday by Dr. J. V Horine of Co
lumbia,' S. C, and the literary ad
dress will be made Tuesday by Mr. O.
Max Gardner of Shelby, lieutenant
governor. The program follows:
Friday, May 17, 8:30 p m. Annual
concert.
Saturday, May 18, 8:30 p m. Ju
nior Orators' contest.
Sunday, May 19, 11 a. m. Bacca
laureate sermon by the Rev. J. W
Horine, D. D., Columbia, S. C
8:30 p. m. Address before the Lu
ther League and Missionary Societies
by the Rev. L D. Miller of Mt. Pleas
ant, N. C.
Monday, May 20. 10 a. m Sub
freshman declamation contest.--
2 to 5 p. m Art exhibit.
8:fi0 p m. Dramatic entertainment.
Tuesday, May 21, 10:30 a. m.
Graduating exercises and address be
fore the Literary societies by the
Hon. O. Max Gardner, Lieut. Gov. of
North Carolina.
4 p. m. Business meeting of the
alumni.
0:00 p. m Alumni picnic.
8:30 p. m. Alumni exercises
Classes of 1893, 1908 and 1913.
Dr. Horine, editor of the Lutheran
Church Visitor, is one of the strong
est and most favorably known men
among the leaders of the Southern
Luthcra l church A deep, logical
thinker, a mature theologian, a ready
and attractive writer, a vigorous ana
inspiring speaker he will be heard
with greatest pleasure.
The Rev. L. D. Miller is a gradu
ate of Lenoir College and the South
ern Lutheran Seminary. He is one
of the leaders among the younger
ministers of the church, and a strong
attractive speaker. His address and
visit back to the college are antici
pated with great pleasure.
Mr. O. Max Gardner, lieutenant
governor of North Carolina, is known
throughout the state as one of the
rising young statesmen of North
Carolina. He received his education
at the A. and E. College and the Uni
versity of North Carolina. Lenoir
College and the class of 1918 are
fortunate in securing Mr. Gardner
as a commencement speaker.
ets will you need in your shroud?
Are you just a trick and flea citi
zen? Surely not.
Or are you just willing for George
to do it all?
In either event, your neighbors
are weighing yoil in exact balances
these days?
And their estimates of you are
varied, variegated, and lurid.
When this war is over there are
some people that will have to move
into new communities. Their old
home towns will be too hot to hold
them.
British war cabinet and that he wa3
in the dark as to its meaning.
The ambassadojr's statement ad
ded to the doubt in which American
officers were left by the announce
ment from Ottawa.
Confidential information reaching
here recently indicated that such a
plan had ibeeni under consideration
at allied headquarters.
MERELY
DESERTER
CLOSING
VN
PRISONERS
HINDENBURG
IS
By the Associated Press.
"VMasWington, May 13. All Ger
man prisoners captured in France
say .Field Marshal Hindenburg is
dead, letters from British officers on
the western front report, according
to a dispatch to the London Express
At the same time the name of Gen
eral von Mackensen is brought into
prominence as that of a great man
who is to bring the Germans victory.
The Express assumes that the Hin
denburg story is circulated to explain
the failure of the German offensive.
TELEGRAPHS AGAIN
By the Associated Press.
Amsterdam, May 13. Replying to
a message of congratulations froiv
King Ludwig of Bavaria on the con
elusion of peace with Rumania, Em
peror William telegraphed:
"I know I am as one with you in
firm eonvdence that the Almighty will
load our good cause to victory. May
God grant that our brave and faith
ful people will reach the fruits of
their sacrice in long and many years
of fruitful peace."
AT
1ST
Rev. R. M. Courtney yesterday be
gan his revival meetings at the First
Methodist church and delivered two
powerful sermons to large congrega
tions. At the evening service his
subject was "The Passion for Souls,"
and he gave the congregation a keen
er insight into this greatest of evan
gelists. Mr. Wi. A. Bassett of Asheville, an
evangelistic singer was in charge of
the music and this afternoon Mrs.
Bassett will arrive to preside at the
piano. I he singing win ue an at
tractive and stirring feature of the
meetings. Mr. Courtney will do all
the preaching.
Mr. Courtney at the evening ser
vice followed St. Paul's career from
Asia to Europe, from the time he was
on).!3rteS between Jerusalem and-
Damascus and showed how his great
desire was to bring sinners to Jesus
Christ. Paul may have been suffer
ing bodily afflictions, but his thoughts
were not of himself . He convert
ed the jailor and the judge who tried
was all but persuaded to become a
Christian. Even on being tried for
his life, Paul was thinking of salva
tion for others, not saving his lite.
If we could get Paul s zeal into our
hearts, Mr. Courtney asserted, we .
'could revolutionize tine community i
ami the state.
Services will be held twice daily
at 8 a. m. and 8 p. m. There was
a large congregation at the morn- j
ing service today, many school chil- j
dren being present. Today at 12:,i0
a short service was held at the Pied
mont Wlagon Company's plant and
tomorrow at 12:15 a service will be
held at the Ilutton & Bourbonnais
Company's plant.
By the Associated Press.
London, May 13. The hostile ar
tillery was active during the night in
the Somme valley and Albert section
nnil ulso hfi.wpfn Tiocon and the
forest of Nieppc (Flanders front)
says today's official statement.
. i
ARTILLERY ACTIVE
By the Associated Press. x
Paris, May 13. Active artillery
fighting in Picardy on both sides of
the Avre river is reported in today's
official statement.
Misses Mary and Anna Rowe were
here today from Newton. Miss Mary
Rowe said the, cans would arrive
about June 1(.
MEN ARE ON TRIAL
By the Associated Press
EdWardville, Ills., May 13. The
trial of 11 men on murder charges
growing out of the lynching on April
5 at Collinsviile of Robert Paul Pra-
ger, enemy ilien, was begun here
DEAD
EMPEROR
WILLIAM
BEGINS
METHOD
CHURCH
ARTILLERY BUSY
ON VARIOUS
FRONTS
OR
LYNCHING
PRAGER
today.
S AIRED CROSS
TO BE SOLD
25
Those 25 Durco-Jersey pigs order
ed by Mr A. A. Shuford, chairman
of the local Red Cross campaign, will
be sold at auction in Hickory on
Saturday, May 25, at 1 o'clock in
front of the First National Bank,
with Mr. Z. B. Buchanan as auc
tioneer and Mr. E. Bryan Jones as
manager of sales.
The pigs will be from 10 to 12
weeks old, are entiled to registration,
will be named for world celebrities
and wil be of the best stock ever put
on the market. A lively contest is
(assured All the money received
for them will go to the Red Cross
$100,000,000 campaign fund.
Persons who purchase these pigs
will be entitled to contest for good
prizes. The First National Bank
will award $50 in Wiar Savings
Stamps to the owner whose pig has
made the best progress on Decem
ber 1. A committee will be ap
pointed to visit contestants, take
weight and judge the hogs. In ad
dition Mr. Christian, the breeder, wili
give as a second price a registered
Durco-Jersey for the next best ani
mal.
Many inquiries have been received
regarding the sale of these fine ani-1
mals The Liberty Loan drive caus
ed the postponement of the Red
Cross campaign, but the sale will
take place on Saturday, May 25
FAIRY FESTIVAL
AT
1
In the second paic of the Fairy
Festival, to be given at the North
school Tuesday night, a patriotic tab
leau will be staged. The part of
Liberty will be taken by Margaret
Holbrook; France will be 'represent
ed by Mary Stuart Menzies; England
by Alma Schell; Italy, by Elizabeth
Wjalff; U. S., by Vera Crouch; Bel
gium by Charlotte Payne; Scotland
by Elizabeth Russell; Canada by
Louise Flowers; Russia by Julia
Mitchell and Walker Geitner makes
a typical Uncle Sam. The national
songs of these nations yill be sung
by a well trained chorus of 50 voices
frora' the South school" This alone "is
worth the . price of admission.
B. SU
N
Mr. Rufus B. Sullivan died sud
denly last night at 'J : 10 at his home
on Eighth aVenue of heart trouble.
He was born April 2:1, 18G1, and was
57 years old. The Vuneral will be
held at Early Grove Lutheran church,
near Lincolnton, tomorrow morning
and will bo conducted by Rev. Mr.
Adcrholdt and Rev. J. C. Peery, the
latter of Hickory.
Mr. Sullivan, who was united in
marriage to Mrs. C. B. Henderson of
Hickory in December, 1915, moved to
this city from Lincoln county about
eight months ago. lie was a mem
bar of the Lutheran church, was edu
cated at the University of North
Carolina, class of 1888, and well
read and scholarly gentleman, quiet
and unassuming, and noble in charac
ter. A sincere Christian, he had a
host of friends in Lincoln and Ca
tawba counties who "v ill. sympathize
with the family.
Mr. Sullivan was first married to
Miss Sarah Hargrove and to this
union six children were born Kemp
B. Sullivan, who lives at the old
homo place; Mrs. Brown of Spar
tanburg and Misses Clara, Mattie
and Dorothy and Muster Blair Sul
livan of Hickory.
Though Mr. Sullivan was conval
escing from an attack of pneumonia,
there was no indication! of his death
five minutes before the end came.
Mlrs. Sullivan was sitting by his side
and Mr. Frank Henderson had just
left the home when Mr. Sullivan
was stricken. (News of his death
reached Mr. Henderson by telephone.
The deceased was a farmer and
teacher and his influence was en
nobling. NEW YORK COTTON
By the Associated Press.
iNew York, May 13. Unfavorable
weather and crop news led to con
siderable covering in the cotton mar
ket during today's early trading.
The opening was firm and after some
irregularity active months sold
about GO to 73 points net higher.
The strength of the stock market
.was a fraction on the advance, which
attracted enough realizing to cause
reactions of 15 or 20 points before
the end of the moaning hour.
The clo.Se was steady.
Open Close
May 26.70
July 26.15 26.45
October 25.37 25.71
December 25.24 25.59
January 25.22 25.73
HICKORY MARKETS
Cotton 27c
Wheat $2.40
Corn $1.75
WEATHER FORECAST
For .North Carolina: Thunder
showers this afternolon. or tonight
and cooler. Tuesday fair and colder
in the east portion, moderate south
west and west winds.
MAY
NORTH
H
RUFUS
LLIVAN
PASES
HiCKORY
IS
By the Associated Press.
London, May 13. The soviet gov
ernment, according to a Times dis
patch from Petrograd, dated Friday,
confirms the report that Nicholas
Romanoff, former emperor, and one
of his daughters, was removed to
Ekaterinburg from Tobolsk as a re
sult of the discovery of a peasant
conspiracy to assist in 'his escape. Al
exis Romanoff, the former heir ap
parent, remains at Tobolsk owing to
ill health.
The question of the ultimate fate
of the emperor, the dispatch adds,
will soon be known.
ARE TAKEN PRISONER
By the Associated Press.
Amsterdam, May 13. The Ukra
nian press has received information
from Odessa, according to which the
former Dowager Empress Feodorna
and Grand Dukes Nicholavitch and
Alexander Niteholaniitch (Michaelo
vitch?) who had been living at Bevur,
near Aitodour, in the Crimea, are in
the hands of the Germans.
TO MEET IN CITY
The classis of the Reformed church
of North Carolina adjourned on Sat
urday afternoon to hold its next an
nual session in Corinth Reformed
church, Hickory, Nov. 5, 1919. At
this time the congregation wall also
hold appropriate services in honor of
the fiftieth anniversary of the organ
ization of the congregation.
Rev.. J. H. Keller was elected pres
ident of classis and he presided over
the sessions with marked ability. Rev.
A. S. Peeler of Lenoir is vice-pres
ident; Dr. Leonard of Levington is
stated clerk and Rev. D. E. Bowers of
Wiinston-Salem is treasurer.
Action was taken to put the Re
formed Church Standard into every
home of the Reformed church in this
state. The paper is published here
in Hickory. Rev, W. W. Rowe is
editor-in-chief and Rev. W. H. Mc
Nairy of Lincolnton is business man
ager. Inspiring addresses were made on
the subject of missions, Sunday
school ministerial relief and education
by the following brethren: Revs.
Rupp, Mttllan Dr. Hauser, Rer, Rup
ley and Dr. Wolfinger, president of
Catawba College.
Catawba College received due con
sideration and much enthusiasm was
manifested for the future of the
school. The financial plan for the
future of the school is to raise a fifty
thousand endowment fund, two-fifth
of which shall be applied to the debt.
A Catawba College League is to be
organized' of one thousand members
of' ten dollars which will bring in
the sum of ten thousand dollars for
tho curent expenses of the insti
tution. The committee on ministerial nec-;
rology reported one death in the
classis during the past year and
this was the late Dr. Murphy of
this place. Rev. V. W. Rowe was
chairman of this committee and read
the account of his life and labors.
TALIANS DRIVE
OFF AUSTRiANS
EASILY
By the .Associated Press.
Rome, May 13. Austro-IIungarian
troops yesterday made an attack on
Mont Carno which recently was cap
tured by the Italians. The war of
fice announces that they were repuls
ed with heavy losses.
The Red Cross sewing room is be
ing moved from the post office to the
Chero-Cola building and workers will
assemble at the latter place tomor
row.
IN CASUALTY LIST
By the Associated Press.
Washington, May 13 The casual
ty list today contains 96 names, di
vided as follows:
K;lled in action, 10; died of wounds,
9; died of accident, 2; died of dis
ease, 9; died of other causes, 1.
Thirty-eight are reported missing.
former cam
REIVED BY
SOVIETS
RUSSIAN
LEADERS
REFORMED
LA IS
NINETY-SIX
NAMES
ALLIES ARE CONFIDENT
OF ABILITY
Report That American
Separate Organization Indicates This Ar
tillery Active, But Germans Fail to Strike.
More Dissension in Austria
HOUSE STANDS PAT
TO
By the Associated Press.
Washington, May 13. The house
today refused to recede from its ac
tion in voting to abolish eight Unit
ed tSates sub-treasuries and sent back
to conference the legislative, judicial
and executive appropriation bill car
rying a rider to do away with them.
The sub-treasuries proposed to abol
ish are at Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati,
New Orleans, Philadelphia and other
places.
The commencement exercises of
the Hickory high school were begun
yesterday morning with a strong
baccalaureate sermon by Rev. W. R.
Bradshaw in the First Baptist
church and -will close Friday night
with class day exercises in the audi
torium of the high school.
The program includes a play to
morrow night at the North school;
the literary address Thursday night
at 8:30 by Dr. Charles Lee Raper in
the high tschool auditorium; gradu
ating exercises at 10:30 FTiday morn
ing at the high school, and the class
day exercises in the high school Fri
day night.
Mr. Bradshaw in his sermon held
up to the young people, "The Model
of a Perfect Man." He might have
taken other subjects, the pastor said,
but he chose the greatest character
in all history, and pointed out why
he should be imitated. If some oth
er great figure had been chosen, his
young hearers might have copied his
defects, but in the case of Christ,
he had none. Mr. Bradshaw told how.
service to humanity would cause more
happiness than making money, and;
he appealed to the graduates to go to
college and prepare themselves tor
greater usefulness. '
WJhat is needed now- above every
thing else is a world of vision, Mr.
Bradshaw said. In future legisla
tors will have to represent more
than their (counties, congressmen
more than their districts and presi
dents more than the United States.
The president of the United States
now speaks for the world, and the
premitf of England does likewise.
This war was brought about be
cause of the particular kind of edu
cation the German people received,
and there was nobody in England,
France or the United States to fore
see what that kind of education
meant. If there had been, the Unit
ed States would have an army of 10,
000,000 men, Mr. Bradshaw said.
But we do not want wars. We
want statesmen who can prevent
wars; we want men and women with
the vision and wisdom to prevent
them. By service to humanity we
can make the world better and that
is what the pastor urged upon his
young hearers.
The sermon was preached to a
congregation that completely filled
the auditorium of the church and ov
erflowed into the Sunday school room.
CORPORAL DEAL IMPROVING
Mr. W. M. Deal and Mr. Claud
Deal returned from Columbia, S. C.
last night where they visited Mr.
Deal's son. Mr. Charlie Deal, who
was injured in the wreck last week.
They found Mr. Deal getting along
nicely and was well impressed with
the splendid attention the doctors
and nurses were giving the injured
man. Aside from a broken wrist
and a bad shake up Mr. Deal was not
badly injured.
ABOLISH
MNTS
BACCALAUREATE
10 HICKORY
GRADUATES
Scoots Raid
Germain Nest
By the Associated Press.
With .the American Army in
France, May 13. American scouts
yesterday afternoon attacked a Ger
man strong point in the Luneville
sector, in which enemy snipers had a
nest and had been operating with
such success that several Americans
had been killed by the snipers.
The scouts found the nest held by
TO HOLD LINE
Army Will be Used as
By the Associated Press.
Assurance in the ability to stem
the tide of the German advance grows
among the allied leaders as the
enemy delays a renewal of his offen
sive from day to day. With the
French reserves almost intact it has
been decided not to incorporate the
American army in the Anglo-French
armies at this time and not to use it
until it is complete and self-sustaining.
I Washington Tins n nfn;oi nc,
mation of this report received in Ot
tawa from the front in a summary
of a report issued by the British war
cabinet, but gratification is felt that
. the American army is to be used as a
whole.
When the German menace against
Arras and the channel ports became
serious and Foch became supreme
commander, all American troops were
offered the generalissimo, and Am
ericans are holding a sector of the
line near Amiens.
Germany's military geadeirs have
used up most of their resrves in at
tacks since March 21 and the Brit
ish and French forces are believed
fully able to meet the enemy.
The allied strategy is aided by the
fact that the Germans must attack
or admit defeat.
It is now two weeks since the dis
aetrous Repulse nkrth of Mount
Kemmel and in that time the Ger
mans have gained hardly a foot eith
er in Flanders or in Picardy. The
French and 'British, however, have
taken some small but important po
sitions in local attacks, the latest
gains having been made by the
French north of Kemmel village in
the capture of Hill 44 and an adjoin
ing farm.
It is felt the Germans cannot delay
their attacks much longer and the
front southeast of Ypres will soon
resound to the shock of battle. Mean
while the opposing cannon are fir
ing thousands of shells into and be
hind the hostile positions.
Announcement that Emperor
Charles had gone to the front to wit
ness a new attack against the Italians
has not improved internal conditions
in the dual monarchy, and there is
agitation for another separate state.
Baron Burian and the emperor now
have gone to German great headquar
ters, where it is said the foreign min
ister will discuss military qlans for
the empire.
The serious lack of food which has
caused outbreaks in Austria and Bo
hemia has spread to Galicia and many
are reported to be dying of hunger.
By the Associated Press.
Washington, May 13 Gen. Julian
S. Carr and Dr. Charles J. Owens,
representing the Southern Commer
cial Congress will begin a campaign
for speeding up shipbuilding in the
south at Wilmington next Monday.
They will go from there to Charles
ton, Savannah, Jacksonville, Mobile
and thence into Louisiana and Tex
as. The shipping board has furnish
ed General Carr and Dr. Owens with
detailed information of the southern
shipbuilding program.
an officer and 12 men. The eeouts;
attacked the post, captured the offi
cer and killed four men. Impor
tant papers were found on the cap
tured men-
Upon the return of the scouts, 25.
Americans crossed the German posi
tions and renewed tho fight. Re
ports on this encounter had not been
receiped up this afternoon.
CARR WILL VISIT
SHIPBUILDING
PLANTS
A