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HICKORY, N. C. THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 22, 1918
PRICE TWO CENTS
HEROIC FIGHTERS
POOR
KN9CKINGAT NOVON TODAY
Made Rapid Progress Last Night Pushing Ger
man Before Them and Moving Forward
Le 5 Than Two Miles of Sossions on
the Marne Front British Gains. I"
1 1-: r '
'.itt'd Tress.
. r v;iy forward along
;...;Uhos of the Picardy
:vivh troops today are
This town has been
. Ciaman stijnghold
more ship: are
0:
nicht General Hum
... , ' the Divette's r'.v
. : ,!'.-ta:u'c west of its
.. ':i ho C'lse. South of
. : .: 11 1! chert's men hold
. : 'Mi -iirny to Bretigny.
v Cl.n;r; they are only a little
. .. ... K- troin
: , to the south at
. to r.ourguidnon,
k-jrvo to the east and
A.:.-;,e river at La Qu n
!; then extends south
;. ; ..I'.A-ia'ly reported that
reached the out
! , :;',. ri. a village on the
-. two miles west of
Br
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Frd!"
ATTACKED By
RAIDER
By the Associated Press.
A Canadian Atlantic Port, Aug. 22
The American schooned Sylvania was
sunk yesterday by an armed trawler
on the fishing banks. It was pre-;
sumed that the trawler was the fish
ing vessel Triumph captured Tues
day and armed b;y a German subma
rine. The trawler also sank the Nova
Scotian fishing sclijooner Pasadena.
AWFUL FIGHTING FRENCH
REPORTED BY
BRITISH
By the Associated Press.
Paris, Auf. 22. General Byng's ar
my is encountering desperate resist
ance in the region of Bapauime. Ach-
iet-le-Grandl changed hands several
times late yesterday afternoon and
last night. The British now hold
it.
The French troops reached the
Ailette river at several points. It' is
not expected that the Germans will
try to hold the Ailette line.
T REGISTER
IS
in the sector north
-v.- the Oise are!
,.itin(. .which may
,-:ip'd progress of
; ..rrny. It is said.
;;;:ut with the Ger
ai it.iincd by the
ARMY CASUALTY LIS!
TODAY NUMBERS 194
pr;;;.;; . ; ar.aCKeu me ur
t ...,. . i A:.. !- rivtr at 4:43
.V th - rr. rt.iii-. Th's may be
tn,;.!ir i .1 M.i.f.mtatlon id the at
.;iA j. the Ancre at dawn
y,,Jtl.r iay. T;u front of the latest
a::-; ;' -:it :ive miles long. No
(ifti;is ..f thf prvgrm made there
haw Ux: rc. ived.
N, r.ii f v:v .!'. ! the British
haw a lvu:u i ;;. spite of enemy ro-v.vi'v.-
ar.i crossed the Arras-
r.,;;n.ad line. This rail-
, t':!.!:. . i.t was a ser ous ob-;
ln-itish yesterday.
Flaii.L'fs area the British
:'.v f I'.owing the retiring
German ami' have reached; Neuif-
Beriuain. a viiSatre two miles within
the (;. mar: !;;. as they stood when
the '.as: .';.?'.;: reports were receiv
ed frei this .-eetor of the front.
B:ij,ium..
s'.acie !"
h th.
are s? ai
By the Associated Press.
Washington, Aug. 22. The second
section of the army casualty list to
day shows:
Killed in action, 11; missing in ac
tion, 71; wounded severely, 81; died
of wounds, 6; wounded degree unde
termined, 25; total, 194.
The list included the name of Ser
jeant Caries J:irt n off Asheville,
who was wounded severely.
IIP! IKS
i FISHING
FLEET
The morning list published today
contained the name of Sergeant
G((orge W. Goodman of Salisbury,
wounded severely.
Mr. J. E. Peterson, of the Marine
corps, who has been in training since
May, spent Tuesday visiting his lit
tle son and parents before going
across.
SATURDAY IF
21 YEARS
All young men who have become
of age s'nee June 5 last will regis
ter Saturday under the selective ser
vice act. In Hjickory registra
tion will take place at the office of
the First Building & Loan Associa
tion and in Newton registration will
be at the office of the local draft
board. Registration is mandatory.
Major General Growder, pxlovost
Marshal general, has issued a warn
ing to all who are called upon to
register under the selective service
law on August 24, that they must
register regardless of whether any
grounds for exemption may exist.
His announcement reads:
"In order to .clear up any misun
derstanding that may exist, the pro
vost marshal general desires to em
phasize the fact that regardless of
any grounds for exemption that may
exist, all tyoung men in the United
States, who shall have reached their
twenty-first birthday before . August
24 must present themselves before
'theijfr local f.ards for registration
between the hours of 7 a. m. and
9 p. m., August 24.
Any claims for exemption may
be filed subsequently in filling out
the questionnaire blanks which will
be furnished to the registrants.
. "Provision will be made for the
( Continued on page 4)
Germans Fail
fo Stop Allies
By the A. .::uud Press.
Mw;'n;.'. .Viy. 22. Virtually the
:V :. the .Maritime ' Fish
J,'!"'iv..- ' Us hoen destroyed by
' :r:iv. r 'lr, jmph, which was cap
tJri'l by :i Ci-rm.tn submarine crew
f'1 "rm-si.v. rdinjc to reports to
the corrv.r::',,-. k ...
v, : '.perating off the
'!' New Foundland. It
"I .f hoth Canadian and
v'strv.
Ti
Orur.d !;..
Was (.(iff,;
A.TV'U.ui
V. r, .
'i'm
an:'.', i,f .i
fr.-m t!,, '.
S'nvc'l,
: in His infinite wis
i w sely to allow the
to visit and remove
i of care and sorrow
tr esteemed brother,
. Therefore, be it re-
Ti
'i mfmbers of Pied-N'-.
Jr. O. U. A. M.
n,;5;1;. it tu wi:i of ood.
1 .;. v: fxtenl ,our sym-
mor
bo'.V u;'(
(j I'
By the Associated Press.
London, Aug. 22. 12:2Q P. M. In
the Flanders battle area the British
last night attacked and captured a
German position orth of Bailleul,
according to the official announce
ment today.
It is reported that a strong local
attack made by the Germans yes
terday morning against the Locre
Hostico was repulsed.
Fresh German counter attacks are
reported to have developed east of
Maramont and Irles. The hostile
artillery is said to have been very
Vncltive durfmg the night and this
morning.
pathy to our bereaved Brother, and
family in this their time of bereav
ement, and may their faith be
strong n the Father that doeth all
things well. m .
.3rd. That a copy of these reso
lutions be spread upon our minutes,
a cony be sent under seal of our
Coutncil to brother Propst, a copy
be sent to the Record for publication.
Respetfully submitted, m Y. L.
& P" A. J. ESSEX,
HERBERT G. MILLER,
W. W. BRADFORD.
Many
Killed
ENEMY AIRPLANES
VISIT FRENCH CAPITAL
By the Associated Press.
Paris, Ax$g. 22., Several enemy
airplanes flew over Paris this morn
ing. They were at a very great
height, but were fired upon by anti
aircraft guns and pursued by French
planes. They returned in the di
rection of their lines.
ELIZABETH CITY MAN
COMMITS
SUICIDE
By the Associated Press.
Elizabeth City, N. C, Aug. 22.
Mathias Owens, former head of the
Owens Shoe Company, committed sui
cide last night by strangling himself
with a cord. His wife found his
body in a closet this morning.
Mr. Owens' friends attribute his
death to financial troubles.
HARASS
RETAEA1G
ENEMY
By the Associated Press.
Paias, Atyg. 22.-1 P. M. From
the heights of Plemont on the Oise
front the French troops are now
harrassing the Germans in their re
treat.
PRELIMINARY TRIAL FOR
THE SLAYER OF SIGMON
' (Newton, Aug. 22. Pink Cline
was given a preliminary trial before
Judge J .C. Sigimon in county court
here yesterday on the charge of kill
ing: Alf L. Sigmon last Saturday af
ternoon. An abundance of evidence
was offered by the state showing the
incidents that led up to the tragedy.
Dr. George Shipp testified to the
nature of the wounds and the exam
ination given. Five other witnesses
wero examined by the state. Their
testimony was more or less corrobra
tive. The substance of the testi
mony was as follows Sigmon was
first seen by his eldest son whom he
called to as he was returning from
Cline's after the shooting. ,He was
assrsted from the buggy to the houst
by his son and wife. Mrs. S graon
immediately called a physician. Mrs.
Sigmon testified that her husband
made a statement to her relative to
the affair but her statement was.
withheld. Sunday morning before
Mr. Sigmon's death Squire Lazenby
testified that he was called to the
hospital and took down in writing
a voluntary statement which Mr. Sig
mon desired to make. This statement
was offered by counsel as evidence for
the state.
iNo witnesses were put on the stand
by the defense. Cline was remandeu
to jail without bail to await trial aL
the October term of Superior court.
Tiie defendant is represented by
W. C. Feimster, A. A. Whitener, W.
B. Gaither with County Solicitor L.
F. Klutz, L. C. Caldwell of States
vilfle and W. A. Self of Hickory ap
pearing for the state.
PRISONERS
SHUULD
NOTIFY RED CROSS
"If unlucky enough to get captur
ed, send your first prison camp post
card to the American Red Cross at
Berne." This is the substance of
the advice which the war depart
ment is having all officers give the
men of the American expeditionary
forces before they go to the front
:n France. By sending this post
card to the bureau of prisoners re
lief of the Red Cross at Berne, the
cfaptured knan teets in motion the
machinery which will cause his fam
ily to be notified promptly and also
enables the Red Cross to begin ship
ments to him of twenty pounds of
food every veek, and clothing, to
bacco, toilet articles and other com
forts and luxuries as they are needed.
Awaiting the arrival of such cards
or other reliable evidence that an
American is a prisoner at a camp in
Germany, the Red Cross has at Berne,
Rerens and Copenhagen quantities
of food and clothing which it holds
as the agent of the army and navy
for the relief of captured men. The
Red Cross also has supplies of its
own for the care of captured civil
ians, and many comforts and luxur
ies which it furnishes captured sol
diers and sailors.
NEW
YORK
COTTON
A STORY FOR THE KAISER
.By Tofeiooo
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" ,l M . -A bhITVV.I
::r. r i.tn-,i
i". -mis wuru miicu aim
l're thi,i io( ijur,.,i by the torna-
' Mrm k Tyler about 10
''k :a.t r,:,,lt umJ torc the town
P'H;,!. in a twinkling. A moving
;ctur' Kh.,w collapsed with 200 per-
aThfi Kr(!ti.,t Jos of life was in
"staurant. Eighteen persons
' e ln th; place when the brick
ij W'"r" 'f,llapsc;'1- Sixteen per-
wcru killed and two were injur-
EARLIER REPORT
By the Associated Press.
Minneapol's, Minn., Aug. 22. A
tornado striking Tyler, Minn., a
town of 1,110 inhabitants in the wes
tern part of the state at 9 o'clock
last night .destroyed the business
section and part of the residence
section and caused deaths estimated
at from 50 to 125, according to an
estimate made by .officials of the
Great Northern Railroad.
Atflanta Journal.
Senator Smith of Georgia said
at an Atlanta luncheon: "German
militarism set out to overrun the
wcirld. Before the disasters that
nave befallen it, however, German
militarism must now be feeling a
good deal like Cal Clay. Calhourn Clay
of Paint Rock was fishing for tarpon
in Florida, and he hooked such a
big one that it puWed him overboard.
As Cal went over the side of the
boat and tore through the water in
the tarpon's wake, he said: "What
ah wants to know is dis is dis nig
gah a-fishin' or dis fish a-mggenn'?
By the Associated Press.
New York. Auer. 22. After open-
-ncr at n denlme nf two to nine Doints
on over night selling orders, the eot-
ton market becalme excited r:ght al
ter the call. Sharps were alarmed
over the continued drouths in the
southwest and inside of 30 minutes
October and January sold up 50 to
61 points net higher.
The close was steady.
Open Close
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October 31.75 32.00
TWmher 31.07 31.47
January 31.02 31.33
March 01.10
May - 30.80 31.15
HICKORY MARKETS.
Cotton. None
Corn $2-0
Wheat - $2-20
SWEDEN TI
ALLIES WITH
VESSELS
By the Associated Press.
New York, Aug. 22. Terms -of
the commercial treaty recently sign
ed by the allies with Sweden and
which; is expected to diminish .the
sending laf supp'liei.s to Germany ;
were made public here today by Ax-
el R. Rorval, head of the special
commission of the Swedish govern
ment 0 the United States. It gives
to the allies 400,000 tons of dead
weight shipping and 2,000,000 tons of
Swedish iron ore.
D HELP ARRAS-ALBE
FIRMLY HELD
RT RAILROAD
BY BRITISH
Make Progress In Right Direction and Take Im
portant Positions About 3,000 Germans
Are Captured Yesterday Gains On
22-Mile Front Are Valuable.
PLANNING TO AID
i v
RELATIVES OF
SOLDIERS
The home service committee, tem
porarily organized with Mr. C. II.
Geitner as chairman, plans to be of
service to the IVumllies of soldiers
and sailors in Hickory1 township
and to help it render effective aid, it
desires the name of every man who
has gone to the army, marine corps
or navy from this township.
Very few families in this section
will need any assistance, at least of
a financial kind, but the committee,
which is an aux;liary of the Red
Cross, wants to be of service in oth
er ways and relatives of soldiers may
feel free to calll on it at any fine.
The committee met yesterday after
noon and decided to enlarge the
membership, and this will be done
soon.
It will be difficult to obtain the
names of all men in the service, and
the cooperation of relatives and
friends of the men will be asked. Mr.
Geitner and his committee will be
ready at all times to render assist
ance and much good undoubtedly
will be done. Besides the chair
man, the present membership con
sists of Mr. L. F. Abernethy, Mrs.
W. B. Ramsay, Mrs. S. L. Whitener,
Mr. W. C. Thompson, Mr. Chas. W. !
Ba.gfby and Dr. W. H. Nicholson., I
chairman of the Red Cross, who is
a member ex-offiteio.
By the Associated Press.
London, Aug. 22.-1:15 P. M.
French troops under command of
General Mangin, according to the of
ficial announcement today, in their
advance from the battle front along
the Oise river are continuing to press
back the Germans. Several new po
sitions have been gained, despite
stiff resistance. The battle is pro
gressing satisfactorily.
JUNIORS ARE INVITED
TO MEET IN
CKORY
Mr. David P. Smith, a delegate
from Piedmont council, No. 43 Jr.
O. U. A. M., has invited the state
council of the Junior Order, in ses
sion at Wrightsville Beach, to
hold its next annual convention at
Hickory and local Juniors are hopeful.
No word had been received from Mr.
Smith today, but he is expected home
tonight.
David listened to the firemen tell
how they busted the waves . and
fought the sandflies and mosquitoes.
"I'll fight 'them," quoth David, "but
I won't trust my frame in the brimy
deep not if Dave knows himself."
Whether the popular Hickory bach
elor was able to keep out of the
water with so - many mermaids flit
ting about in it' is another question,
and he wiUl .ba compelled to speak
true on his return.
By the Associated Press.
With the British Army in France,
Aug. 22.-2 P. M. British troops
are nodding virtually all of the Arras-Albert
railroad and have estab
lished their posts well east of that
line.
British successes in that region
enabled the tanks to penetrate far
in front. Some were working this
morning among the Bapaume-Arras
road. In the new attack the Brit
ish early this morn'ng had taken
their final objectives on the right
side.
South of Arras the British crossed
the Ancre river.
JHUNS FORCED BACK
By the Associated Press.
Paris, Aug. 22. German troops
were forced br.ck from two to three
miles over a 22-mile front from Las
signy to the Ailette river during the
night, according to the oflic'al
French statement today.
CROSS RAILROAD
Noyom To
A
n
1 1
-4
arly
COORDINATE EFFORTS
OF ALLIES IN. RUSSIA
By the Associated Press.
WSashiingtoni, Aug. 22. In order
to cordinate the efforts Of the allies
:n "Russia, an official disnatch from
France today says it has been de
fiHprf. tA create a commission at
Archangel, including the entente am
bassadors under the American am
bassador and another at Vladivostok.
WEATHER FORECAST
Mr. L. G. Frazier and mother and
two sons motored over from Winston
Salem and spent Tuesday at the" home
of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Peterson.
Mt. Harley Carriker of Sheffield,
Ala., left today after 'having spent
several days visiting his sister-in-law,
Mrs. J. Frank Carriker.
For North Carolina: Fair tonight
and Friday. Wiarmer xonigm. uigm.
variable winds.
By the Associated Press.
London, Aug. 22. British forces
attacked this morning between the
Somme and the Ancre river, the of
ficial statement oi' the war office an
nounces. North of the Ancre. the statement
says, the Arras-Bapaume railway has
been crossed in spite of strong en
emy resistance. Between 2,000 and
3.000 Germans were captured yester
day. British troops have reached the
village of Neuf Berquin, northeast
of Merviile, the statement says.
Dr. and Mrs. Reid Russell and
children of Asheville passed through
here last evening from a trip , to
Bristol, Va. They were accompan
ied by Dr. Charles Phillips.
Miss Ethel Vannoy of North
W51kesboro and Miss Gertrude Coop
er of Taylorsville are guests of Miss
Norma Stevenson.
The Do As You Please Club will
meet tomorrow afternoon at 5
o'clock with Miss Adelyn McComb.
Date MANGIN DRIVES
IN BETWEEN
GERMANS
By the Associated Press.
Paris, Ai 22. iGeneral Hum
bert's aimy has made a great ad
vance between the Matz and the Oise
rivers and has reached the Ailette
river. French military men say
this makes the early fall of the town
of Noyoii inevitable.
AMERICANS IN CHILI
AND OTHERS HELP FUND
WALKER TAYLOR IS
REAPPOINTED TODAY
By the Associated Press.
Washington, Aug. zz. 'JNomma
tions made today by President Wil
son included Walker Taylor of Wil
mington, district No. 15, to be col
lector of- customs of the port of
North Carolina.
LIEUTENANT TURNER WAS
KILLED BY A SHKLL
nr T T 4- XT Tiimoi. VlflQ VPPPIVpd
.WITS. IVUUCIl. li. J. uiuv o r
letters from two army officers, Capt.
TnOS. J - Viausc ouu vi. vw-
-. r . 1n.4-ni1a vf V10 flAnt.h
JylOTTlSOIl, giving ucw"
of her husband, Lieut. Turner, who
...... T-i Tl.. OA T :onf
was killea m r ranee juiy " "
Turner was an officer in Capt.
Cant. Morrison
who is a North Carolinian, from
Lincoln county, was with young Tur
ner when he died. ,
Capt. Morrison wrote: "i was wiwi
Lieut. Turner when he was killed
and am the only officer who knows
all of the circumstances.
- l i - 1 1 i I e tin
"We were aooui one-""-the
rear of the enemy's line when a
three-inch artillery shell came over
and struck Lieut. Turner in the cen
ter of the back, going through h:s
(body. Dealth )Was Snst,aivaneous.
He never knew what struck him. He
had been to dinner with me and we
were going back to the place where
his company was located when it
ha?IPehave served in the same outfit
with Lieut. Turner ever since he has
been in the service. He has al
ways been a popular- officer, wen
thought of by all officers and men,
and we are all deeply grieved over
los'ng him "-Statesville Landmark.
IWashington, .Aug. 22. The Red
Cross war council has received a
cablegram from James Healey, chair
man of the American Red Cross
chapter at Valparaiso, Chili, stating
that during the Red Cross war fund
drive in Valparaiso and the coast
towns of Chili, which ended July 6, a
total of. $118,000.00 in American gold
was collected, as follows:
Valparaiso $84,000.00
Antefacasta 8,000.00
Iquique 10,000.00
Concepcion 8,000.00
Other towns 8,000.00
The district in wh:ch this collect
ion was made had -less than two hun
dred American residents.
By the Associated Press.
London, Aug. 22. 4. P. M. The
French army under command of
General Mangin in its attack on the
Oise front today has reached the line
of the Ailette river, according to re
ports reaching London this after
noon. The possession by the French of
the whole line of the Ailette, accord
ing to London military experts,
means that Marshal Foch's design
to drive a new wedge between Gen
eral von Boehn's army and the forc
es of the German crown princ has
been successfully accomplished. Al
so the Germans have been placed n
a position of utmost difficulty, both
north and south of the new French
salient.
Mamy Delays
Are Demounecedl
By the Associated Press.
Washington, Aug. 22. The long
awaited reports of the military "sub
committee on aircraft production was
submitted today with a scathing con
demnat'on of delays in the early days
of the war, a review of conditions and
recommendations for the creation of
a separate department of aviation
with a cabinet officer at its head.
Failure to adopt successful foreign
airplanes and motors, waste of mil
lions of dollars in aircraft appro
priation, dominance of the airplane
program by inexperienced automobile
manufacturers, and other incompet
ence are criticisms made by the subj
committee, the chairtman of which
is Mr. Thomas of Colorado.
Disclaiming wholesale condem
nation of the aircraft program, the
sub-committee praises much that has
been accomplished and says "we are
approaching a period when quantity
production of planes soon may be
hoped for."
The report is impersonal and says'
all questions of personal dishonesty
of official corruption are left to the
department of justice's inquiry con
ducted by Chas. E. Hughes.
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