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Judge Pritchard A Church At 3:30 Sunday 5 Hickory coei v'o I , III. No. 20;J HICKORY, NORTH CAROLINA, SATURDAY EVENING MAY 18, 191S PRICE TWO CENTS Re JUDGE PRITfARD'S TALK TO IIP ATI? uuuiiniL Red Cross Drive Will Be Initiated Sunday After noon and Workers Will Take Field Monday. Everybody to Give Day's Wages. Ward Captains Named v whole week of advertis ,ilh an address tomorrow ;!:;'o in tho Reformed .1.1, ke Jeter C. Pritehard i.e. 11 itkory's Red Cross f A- (i raise .57.0uO or more to- sloO.O'iO.OOO second war l.fin in earnest Monday ;:h every man, woman, and : :'s eommunity enlisted in , li'ise. Committees have d and everything is ready art. Hundreds of people will wear a little tag, , My Day," and the por- iafe-s not wear that tag . s-iae. ':hanl is well known in l lueds no introduction : it be said that his heart w.r, that ho believes the ..- has per formed a real ; humanity by joining1 in !e t-n the side of the wost- aa 1 that he is doing all in promote the cause. A .e mountains, he is rugged , aad those who have heard thrilled. They will be High School Exercises Are Enjoyed by Large Crowd; Some of Main Features ii h.sh school graduates - ad. d the commencement J 'se with an entertainment ' ; a hundreds of parents and fr'-r. tii.' high school auditorium ,:'y to all. It was dis ,ri!a..'f night, and the 27 " . f the class had-their own !' v, a- a way that won tn-. " i' the cmwd that packed the ' ::. !':'.;. d the aisles and ovcr ' building. Many people .; ' i away. '' : II. Yount presided over : n.d presented the diplo- -.wlmion of the exercis- r'r.ten lent Mcintosh, mak '' i .v. il appearance, outlined )u schools in his for'e :. i r, emphasizing the need of : t ral high school building a iditorium and asserting ' Ii J'v should go forward in ' t ' children. That the ! i'c to do these things, he ' ' T-vts and as another sign is loyal and intelligent '" ' : .' the Iai!y Record had A newspaper like the Rec ' r i i live in a poor town, ev '' !; ' as or larger than this, '-I '! M 'It tosh wanted to see the '-! t'a.'il ties of this city ad - - . ery way. ' Y'.'int likewise stressed the ''" 1 '" f,.r facilities and a cen- ' -hfH.l and auditorium has ' ; ' 1 -'mcnt. I' i'" 'j 7 members of the grad and Miss Mary Doll, the ' t ad of the ups and downs ' ' " ' for 1 1 years. An in- ' ' l1 art of the history was the f !hne members of the ' 1 .vh - are with the colors! !i' :' Hag in the school keeps " '-rifs dear. There are ' II "kory school boys in the i 1 : ' : .avy, but only three who 1 ' '" :" of the present highi "re Ralph Shell, John '' in d iiordon Messick. ; ' - "t.fK-ction, Mr. C. W. Bag ''" 'lass to erect a tablet "' l ames of Hickory boys on it "" -erving their country. di'.ols have been buyers of a vs Stamps and a total of v.:is suliseribed during tho ,",!;;'- J.-l Shuford led in sales with ! - Mrs. H. I). Abernethy's , "-' y r.uU- children, scored 100 !,.''' " ' '-. cry child buying stamps. 11 " f'(i i-rade taught by Miss ', : orcd lo0 per cent. The at the North school, ' v .Miss Field, was the lar- Use !.' ' aay-Y. ' th(.;-;e rooms whs given a '';';" ' ' dollars for their excel ' ! ': The donors of the prizes " Mi , ,s. j. J). Eir10tt, C. W. '::'-y M. II. Yount. Mr. Bag-i''t."-f"'". I'r''S''ntation speech on 1 ' ' 'he donors of the prizes iecy was read by JV1IS3 ian, who (honed into the '"' 'nd found a good place for '' , ' -'raduates. The following - roll: , Class Roll v. ""' 1 ' f nry AcraftWiy, A,ilcen j'''"' '''hirine Lindsay Allen, Mn !.v H'-wles, Willie Bryan, ,.,:uy aaast liumgarner, Ellen ( !. i, Carrier, Clinton Albert .orenn Guy Cline, Mary Mat- (;,.,.' ' f;("'r! Worland Eaton, f ' .r.i-ie. KoX) Sjlliie (m Frazier, j;,,.?'" trier, Vera Mae Gibbs, . Misha Hamilton, Josephine (.eorBo Shuford Johnston, I CAMPAIGN stilrred to their depths again. Chairman A. A. Shuford today outlined the campaign to begin Mon day. Every manufacturing plant in the community has been canvassed and with practical unanimity all em ployes have agreed to give a day's wages to the cause. The Ivey Mill Company sent word this morning that if any institution in the coun ty does bqtter than the empoyes of that mill, all they want is anoth er chance. This indicates the spir it of the people. A rally will be held at Brookford tonight with Judge Councill and Mr. C. W. Bagby as the speakers. Xext week the colored people will have a rally. Dr. Spurgeon is chair man for the colored people and is planning a big occasion. Team captains have been appoint ed as follows: Ward 1 Roy Abernethy. Ward 2 Hugh D'Anna. Ward 3 C. W. Bagby. Ward 4 Frank Henderson. Lenoir College and Highland J. A. Moretz. Each team captain will name his workers, and will begin the canvass Monday morning. From the inter est already aroused, Hickory un doubtedly will go over the top. Ann'e Elonora Killian, Lucy Hettit Locke, Lesta Ellen Mitchell, Mary Huitt Murphy, Jessie Patrick, Eru I'ropst, Kate Shuford, Norma Ste venson, John Summie WMtener. The program rendered last nig'it follows: Class Exercises Music, Mary Murphy and Kathei ino Allen. Salutatory, Jessie Patrick. Ilictory, Mary Doll. Statistics, Summie Whitener. Music, Ellen Carrier Will, Bethe Hamilton and Er nest Bumgarncr. Jokes, Clement Geitner and George Johnston. Poem, Flow Frazier. Music, Mildred Bowles. Gifts, Norma Stevenson and Ger trude Fox. Prophecy, Annie Kilian. Valedictory, Aileen Aiken. resentation of Diplomas, Mayor M. II. Yount. Class Song By Worland Eaton and Vera Gibbs. Class. ANOTHER FINE MEETING The high school entertainment last night drew most of the people of Hickory, but the meeting at the Methodist church was interesting for all that. Though lacking the usual large congregation, the pastor, Rev. R. M. Courtney delivered a strong sermon from First Peter 5:8 "Be sober, be vigilant: because your adver sary, the Devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour." Mr. Courtney made the point that no one is exempt from this enemy, whose attacks are made in a way to trap all. Satan studies human na ture and acts accordingly for the de struction of souls. A large congregation heard Mr. Courtney this morning preach from the text, "Remember now thy crea tor in the days of thy youth." There will be a service tonight at 8 o'clock. Tomorrow morning the Sunday school hour will be given over to an evangelistic service, there will be preaching at 11 and again at 8. NEW YORK COTTON By the Associated Press. New York, May 18. The cotton market opened steady today at a decline of 2 Opoints with active months selling 22 to 25 points net lower. The clcie was steady. Open Close juiv .25.00 24.94 OctobeV -24.05 24.08 December -23.92 23.98 January 23.85 23.86 March 23-6" HICKORY MARKETS Cotton 2c Wheat $2.20 Corn - ?1-65 WEATHER. FORECAST For North Carolina: Fair tonight and Sunday; gentle east to south east winds. METHODIST CHURCH VIOLENT BATTLE OF ARTJLLERY By the Associated Pxegi. Paris, May 18 Violent artillery lighting north and south of the Avre on tho front below Amiens is re ported in today's official statement. ALSO ON BRITISH FRONT By the Associated Presa. London, May 18. Heavy artillery fighting last night between Givenchy and Robecq on the southern side of the Flanders sailent is reported in the war office announcement. E PROMISED NEXT WEEK By the Associated Press. Was(hingtonj May 18. Generally fair weather with normal tempera tures was forecast today for the southeastern states for the week bc binning Monday. St. Paul's Lutheran J. E. Barb, pastor. Service at 11 o'clock. Sunday school 10 o'clock. Everybody invited. RED CROSS PRAYER A three minute prayer service will be held every day at noon next week and the fire bell will ring. The public is advised of this fact so that nobody will think there is a fire. The first man to make a donation to the Red Cross fund was Mr. R. M. Burgan of West Hickory. He brought it in this afternoon. He made his pledge this morning and paid it as soon as he could reach Mrs. Geo. C Y'oder has returned ;from Wilmington where she spent some time with relatives. RE IS FIXED FOR JUNE 5 By the Associated Press. Washington, May 18. June 5 has been fixed as the date for the regis tratljn of youths who have attained 21 years since the first army regis tration on June 5 last. The resolu tion authorizing the registration is awaiting the president's signature, but the provost marshal has com pleted arrangements. It is estimated that about 800,000 men available for military service will be found amor. the new regis trants this year. During tie year beginning June 5 it is planned to have quarterly reg istrations. Three carloads of soldiers, most of them victims of German gas poison ing, passed through Hickory today en route to the mountains, where they will recuperate from their illness. No sooner had the news leaked out that the wounded soldiers were com ing through on 11 than Hickory people got busy. The heroes were lit erally showered with sandwiches, coffee, cigarettes, candy, flowers and ico cream if the term showered can be used in this connection. The response in this city was spontan eous and many contributed to the good cause. A large crowd met the belated train and young ladies went the roaches distributing the Vgifts. One of the coaches, con tained negro soldiers ana tnese re ceived their share. One of the officers in the party said that Hickory's treatment of the first company of gassed soldiers was known by these men a' case where good news travels as fast as bad. BANKS TO CLOSE The banks will be closed Monday on account of the state holiday, May 20. FORCES M FAIR WEATHDR AIN GIFTS SHOWERED ON WOUNDED SOLDIERS LEN 1 COLLEGE FINALS ARE NOW ON Commencem'enit exercises have be gun at Lenoir College. The initial number on the program is the an nual concert by the piano and voice departments tonight at 8 o'clock in the college auditorium. The baccalaureate sermon will be delivered tomorrow at 11 a. m. by Dr. J. W. Ilor'ne o? Columbia, S. C, editor of the Lutheran Church Vis itor. The address before the Lu ther League and missionary societ ies will be made tomorrow night at 8:30 by the Rev. L, D. Miller of Mt. Pleasant. Events next week will crowd each other rapidly. The . sub-freshmen hold their annual declamation con test at lf a. m. The art exhibit, will be held on Monday from 2 to 5 p. m. and the ckumatiic entertain ment will be given Monday night at 8:30. On Tuesday at 10:30 the graduat ing exercises will be held and the address for the occasion will be de livered by Mr O. Max Gardner of Shelby, lieutenant governor. The alumni will have business meetings and exercises during the afternoon and evening. SIDE PLAY By the Associated Press. Washington, May 18. Another of ficial communique from General Per shing was made public today by the war department. General Pershing transmitted de tails of the bringing down of two German planes by Captain Peterson of the American army, while aviators were waiting for a French general coming to confer decorations. niLLIE BURKE COMING TO PASTIME TUESDAY, MAY 21 Billie Burke one of Paranrounts biggest stars is coming to the Pas time Tuesday, May 21st in "Arms and the Girl." It is a particularly timely picture and despite the fact that it has war situations all around it, it is distinctly not a war picture. It is bright and clever, highly en tertaining, rather than depressing. The story has many unusual twists, it is intensely thrilling and is in terspersed with Billie Burke's ir repressible humor and charm. It is a tale of the opening of the pres ent great war and Billie Burke, in the role of an American girl strand ed in Paris, outwits the Huns and triumphs in a story that offers the prettiest romance the admirable star has ever played. 10 HOID (EM PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 1 1 -mvm 1 Vk$:Al Above are the pictures of the evangelist and singer who will con duct the meetings from May 2G to June 9 at the Presbyterian church. Dr. J. Ernest Thacker is the general evangelist of the Southern Presby terian church and has been conduct ing meetings all over the south for a number of years. He has been associated with Dr. J. Wiilbur Chap man, the noted American evangelist, in several meetings. Dr. Thacker is an earnest, simple, eloquent speaker and has been used to bring many hundreds to a decision for a Christian life. Mr. J. W. Jelks is a singer who has been with Dr. Thacker for sometime. He is a fine leader of choruses as well as a com poser, and desires to have both a se nior and junior choir. The services will be at 10 a. m. and 8 p. m. for two weeks. First Baptist Sunday school at 9:30, J. D. El liott, superintendent. Rev. L. P. Smith of West Hickory will preach at the morning hour, 11' o'clock No services at night on ac count of the revival being conducted at the Methodist church. B. Y. P. U. at 7 o'clock, Thomas Pruitt, president. SHOT DOWN TWO GERMANS AS HERTLING LOOKS F OR VICTORY IN 1918 By the Associated Press. Amsterd am, May 18. "I am still optimist enough to believe we shall have peace this year," said German Chancellor Count von Hertling in an interview with the Berlin correspond ent of the Budapest newspaper Az Est. "I cherish confidence that further events in the west will bring us near er a speedy end of the war. "If the wiorld should one day unite ii an international pcace league," added Count von Hertling, "Germany would unhesitatingly and joyfully join in it. Unfortunately present indications give little hope for it. Our desire is to win and preserve peace." ONLY 39 NAMES IN TODAY'S HONOR ROLL By the Associated Press. Washington, May 18. The casu alty list today contains 39 names di vided as follows: Killed in action, 3; died of wounds, 3 died of disease, 4; wounded severe ly, 5; wounded slightly, 9; missing in action, 12; prisoners, 2. By the Associated Press. Paris, May 18. On the eve of the great German offensive, says an offi cial note hre today, President Wil son, anxious to address a message to the French people, has asked one of his personal friends, James Kerney, director of the Franco-American com mittee on public information, to con vey the following: "The people of the United States is happy to find itself in the broth erhood of arms with the people of France in a war in which every man who loves right ought to be proud to take part. Mrs. P. W. Carpenter of Conover is the guest of her daughter, Mrs P. J. Suttlemyre. By the Associated Press. Washington, May 18. The Ameri can expeditionary force has become such a military factor on the wes tern battle front, members of the senate military committee were told today in their weekly conference with the war department, that they now rank third in the mileage lield. The French hold the most mileage, the British second and the Ameri cans third, exceeding the Belgians. ED The Hickory colored school held its closing exercises in the armory last night before a large audience. The program consisted of patriotic songs, recitations and drills,- short addresses and a general evening of pleasure and instruction. Seven pupils were awarded certificates of graduation. The singing by the large chorus of children would have done credit to any institution and the way they sang "Is There Any Other Country Like the U. S. A.?" brought the au dience to its feet. The drill was an other pleasing feature, the children performing evolutions like soldiers. Principal Ramseur was given sin cere praise by several speakers and Attorney C L. Whitener said the en tertainuent was a revelation to him. A Red Cross was organized with many members. In his talk, Mr. Whitener told of the two negro reg Jimeolts with Pershing's army and said they world render a good account of themselves. Discussing Germany, he remarked if hades were turned up side down, you would find on it a la vr.i "lM-wlo in fiprmnnv." V 1 .TJ.UUV - - I The diplomas were presented byj Dr. Smith, who is a Keel Oross worK-di- n hnvpr of bonds and stamps. Dr. SDura-eon is the head of the Redi Cross campaign among the colored people and he made a stirring talk in its behalf. . AMERICANS ARE HOLDING 3RD PLACE COLOR SCHOOL CLOSING 6 AFFAIR SINN FEINERS ARRESTED BY OFFICIALS IN IRELAND President of Organization Among Those Accused of Being in Plot With Germany Landing of Huns on Irish Coast Was Expected. Arests Made None Too Soon By the Associated Press. London, May 18. Prof. Edward de Vale'ra, president of the Sinn Fein, Arthur Griffith, founder of the Sinn Fein, Countess Markievicz, Dr. Dil lon and Wiilliam Cosgrave, Sinn Fein M. P. for Kilkenny, have been arrest ed, according to an Exchange Tele graph dispatch from Dublin. Additional arrests in Ireland re ported in a Times dispatch from Dub lin include Dr. Hayes. ACTION WAS NEEDED By the Associated Press. Dublin, Ireland, May 18 The Irish Tjjjmes today says the governmenjt has not acted a moent to soon, as all the signs pointed to another outbreak of armed violence, connected with a possibility of Ger many landing forces. ARRESTED IN BELFAST 8y the Associated Press. Belfast, Ireland, May 18. A num ber of Sinn Feiners were arrested here last night and removed to the military1 barracks. PLOT ANNOUNCED BY the Associated Press. London, May 18. Ireland and Ir ish affairs have again come to the fore. Discovery of a German plot involving certain persons was an nounced last night in Dublin by the issuance of a proclamation signed by Edward Shott, chief secretary of Ireland, in the name of Lord Lieu tenant Viscount French. The proc lamation asserts that British sub jects resident in Ireland have enter ed into treasonable relations with the enemy and calls for drastic meas ures to put down the German plot. Voluntary recruiting is urged in or der that enlistments may be obtain Clung To Boat For 80 Hour By ti Associated Presa. Washington, May 18.. Ensign E. A. Stone, U. E. N. R., of Norfolk, Va., given up for drowned in the English channel last month, has safe- ly arrived in London, according to in- Big Explosion in Pittsbwg By the Associated Press Pittsburg, Pa., May 18. An ex plosion in the soda house of the T. N. T. plant of the Aetna Chemical Company at Oakdale, west of Pitts burgh, soon afternoon today, tore a number of buildings to pieces, and caused what first reports indicated great loss of life. Undertakers summoned to the place declared that more than 150 persons had been killed and telephone reports from the Stop Germans In Far East By the Associated Presa. Paris, Friday, May 17. Japan and China have informed the allied gov ernments that they have arranged for intensive military cooperation to meet the dangers threatening the fa'r east by German penetration. TO STOP GERMANS By the Associated Press. Washington, May 18. The entente ed. Communication with Dublin is slow, but a dispateh to the Times says that a large number of persons already have been arrested in Dublin and other places. The number of Irish in cooperation with the enemy is said to be very small. There have been various hints recently of German activity in the Sinn Fein ranks and there has been no full explanation of recent events, including that of the arrest of a man who was landed on the Ir ish coast in a collapsible boat. The reference to voluntary enlist ments tends to confirm predictions that the government has stayed con scription because of the opposition of the Sinn Feiners. PRESiBYTERIAN BODIES UNABLE TO UNITE By the Associated Press. Durant, Okla, May 18. The pre sentation and discussion of reports was expected to occupy today's ses sion of the Southern Presbyterian church in convention here. In advance of today's meetings, in terest centered in the report of the committee on union with the north ern branch. It was said the com mittee had been unable to reach a basis of unica. BROOK FORD RALLY TONIGHT A big Red Cross rally will be held at Brookford tonight and results are confidently expected. Brookford got on the war map by subscribing to bonds and Wjbr Savings Stamps and it will do its part by the Red Cross. Judge Councill and Post master Bagby will be the principal speakers. Miss Rachel Pugh of Salisbury is spending the week end with her sis ter, Mrs. Geo. S. Watson. s . formation reaching here today from London. Wlith a companion Stone clung for 8A hours without food or drink to the underside of a seaplane boat until he was picked up. village said it would be hours be fore an estimate of the casualties could be made. Another big explosion occurred at 1:50 o'clock, this time a big reservoir in the T. N. A. letting go. Debris was scattered far and wide and it was reported that a number of per sons in the great crowd who stood on the hillside and watched the fire were killed. military cooperation arranged to meet threats to the peace of the far east by German penetration, as re ported today from Paris, is under stood here as merely a defensive measure, in which participation for the present will be confined to Jap an and China. Its primary purpose is for the safeguarding of Manchuria, with a possibility of its extension to Siberia.