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Hickory aili 7 CORD VOL. IV. NO- 33 HICKORY, N. C. TUESDAY EVENING. OCTOBER 22, 1918 PRICE FIVE CENTS ACTION EX WILSON IN ANSWERIN LAST OFFER H JLL PROMPT PECTED OFFICIAL NOTE AT SWISS LEGATION T In Meantime President and Secretaiy of State Confer on Situation No Intimation From the White House, But German Com manders Must Surrender. gy the Associated PTess. Washington, Oct. 22. The official est vt Germany's latest note to President Wilson was received by ca ble today at the Swiss legation. The Swirii iharu'e arranged to del'ver it to Secretary Lansing as soon as it could bo decoded. The charge's appearance at the state department was delayed for sev eral hours as the task of decoding and translating proved to be long and ueousk Considerable differ ence in verbiage may be shown and it is considered sure that the official text will dear up certain points that were not clear in the wireless version. Imi tations wore that no announce ment of a decision by the president could be expected before tomorrow. Secretary Lansing was with him un til near midnight last night discuss in? the wireless version, but there must be further conferences and it is assumed that there will be ex changes with the allies. Official comment continued to be withheld awaiting an indication of the president's views. Every one ex pected him to decide very quickly whether the note, with its promises 'n support (f the plea for an armis t'ce, and its assertion that the gov ernment of Berlin no longer is re sponse to an arbitrary power creates a new situation requiring action. Informal oijnion cpneming 'the reply of the president covered a wide range, although it did not indicate that peace is at hand and that how ever sincere the German overtures may be, no armistice will be agreed to except upon conditions of an abso lute surrender and that would de stroy the kaiser"s power forever from harm. Some observers thought no reply would be made and the German ar mies left to evacuate occupied terri tories as best they can with the allied amies at their heels. Others believed that the next step n agreement with the allies would lie a suggestion that the German military commanders, if ready to ac cept dictated terms, should approach Central Fooh on the subject of an ar mistice. Those who are convinced that the enemy is beaten into submission and that efforts at bargaining now are merely a prelude to complete surren der In the near future if the allies hold firm to the determination to ac cept nothing less are guided by con fidential diplomatic advices purport m' to show that there has been a rt'al political revolution in Germany nl that the people are ready to throw out the ka;ser and all his war tads to gct peace. It was learned May that a private dispatch from Germany has been published in a Copenhagen newspaper stating that trooPH on leave have received secret orders not to return to the front nd that demobilization has begun. American ni'litary observers here. Wever, believe that this s impos ,;Mc, in view of thP stubborn re sistance of the Germans. Loedoira ! Distrusts , By the Associate Praaa London. w Vi ilfcllflii'v HLmOst Without avorvfiftr, iriow t.hft German mdv tn TWirlonf Wilson 'th imnaticrwo orwi i;,ma ..jr omi inpen.beiiv. la tic apt on on the editorial of the Chron- v,, uie editorial 01 tne v. Je; which dismisses the reply as -"'urny unacceptable, the Graphic is more optimistic and "verbally the Germans are get "lightly nearer the point of i!tVn which the allies mean t0 in" RECEIVE! ODAY BRITISH ADVANCE! LINE IN SHA By the Associated Press. London, Oct. 22. The British have advanced their line to the left bank of the Ecaillon river and have cap tured the western part of the village of Thiant, five miles southwest of Valencennes, it is officially announc ed. The Br'tish, after sharp fight'ng. hove advanced to within less than a mile of Tournai. ICE IS 0 By te Associated rPre.ss.f . - -ChaTlotte, Oct. 22. The annual conference of the Southern Metho dist Episcopal church, which was to convene at Monroe November 5, was postponed indefinite'y at a meeting of the presiding elders here today. Bishop U. D. DarVngton- of West V'rginia presided. Mrs. R. D. Abernethy has received a letter from her son, Mr Olin Aber r:ethy, who states that he is well and ak'nsr much zest in the work of put ting the Hun to the bad. He wrote enthusiastica'ly and the message was welcome news to home folks. Paris At FIGHTING MONROE CONFFREf POSTPON TODAY eace flv the Associated Press. Paris, Oct 22. The German reply to President Wilson was received here too late for the afternoon news., papers, but was eagerly discussed in offic;al circles and in parliament. Among deputies of all shades of opinion the feeling was first one of awe and then conjection as to the depression caused in Germany by al lied victories. BRING BODY TO HICKORY The body of Mrs. Howard Mur phy, formerly Miss Mary Sm th, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Smitn "'-o d l"ed at Newport News, Va , last week, will be brought to lPckory tr morrow and interment will be at 30 at Granite Falls. She was a n'ece of Mrs. J. W. Hoke and a granddaughter of Mr. P. A. Moore of Granite Falls. Press "The nigger in the woodpile in the German reply" according to the Ex press is an armistice based on con ditions that would leave them a chance to barter. Thi's the newspaper says is a disin genuous twist of the Wilson con d'fons and continues: "We dare not ' consent to a sus pension of hostilities unless we can obtain in October the terms we shal. dictate before July to an enemy who is broken and beaten to his knees." WIRELESS TEXT OF GERMANY'S LAST NOTE 3y the Associated Press. London, Oct. 22. IThe text of the German note as received is as fol lows: "In accepting the proposals for an evacuation of occupied territory, the German government has started fro mthe assumption that the proce dure of this evacuation and of the conditions of an armistice should be left to the military advisers and that the actual standard of power on both' s'des in the field has to form the bas is for arrangements safeguarding and guaranteeing this standard. "The German government suggests to the president that an opportunity should be brought about for fixing the details. It trusts that the president of the United States will approve no demand which would be irreconsllable with the honor of the German people and with opening a way to a peace of justice. "The German people government protests against the reproach of il "egal and inhumane actions made ngainst the German land and sea forces and thereby against the Ger man people. For the covering of a retreat destruction will always be necessary and they are carried out in so far as permitted by international law. The German troops are under most strict Instructions to spare pii vate property and to exerc!se care of the population to the best of their ability Where transgressions o.-cJi- 1st Spite of these instructions the guilty are being punished. "The German government further denies that the German navy .in sink in? sh'ps has ever destroyed life boats w th their passengers. The German government proposes with regard to all those charges that the facts be cleared up by neutral com missions. "In order to avoid anything that misht hamper the work of peace the German government has caused or ders to be dispatched to all subma ( Continued od uage 4) Note HICKORY PEOPLE THINK KAISER SHOULD FALL H'ckory people received the Ger man reply today with various emo tions. Frankly,, they did not know what to think about it. Some thougnt it was an awkward attempt to sur render, but all agreed, that Germany j. ru ,,r v,ay c"nreTitv hpfore anv ! sort of armistice can be concluded. The allied genera. s must hx the terms and they must be fixed right. One Hickory citizen, who has three sons in the service, wanted to be sure the job was done thoroughly, and he took the position "of the sol diers that note-writing is not doing it. Like everybody else, he took no stock in the denial of savagery com m'ttcd by German land and sea forc es. Everybody knows about these outrages, he and others declared. If the Germans are ready to sur render, let them do so, was the gen eral comment. The allies will make them pay for wanton damage and crae.ty and Germany has little right to speak of a peace of justice after all that has happened. , Mrs. George Link has been called to the bedside of her daughter, Mrs. Georgia Doster, who is critically ill vv'th pneumonia in Atlanta, Ga. F IS BY 3v the Associated Press. Paris, Oct. 22. Further progress was made last night on the Serre front, the war office announced today. The French , reacherd the railway northeast of Ailly-Sur-Serre and also the St. Jacques farm northwest of Chalandry. W ondeirs URTHER PROGRESS SCORED FRENCH PAUSE REPO 0 ON BELGIA! FRONT By the Associate Press. With the Allied Armies in Belgi um, Oct. 22. .The general situation in Belgium this morning on most of the front was that the allied arm'es had reached a pause, which w.as ine vitable after a rapid advance. Ger man resistance was growing stronger. IN PLACE OF By the Associated Press. Paris, Oct. 22. The Germans are hoping by their discussion of an ar mistice to substitute General Per shing for General Foch, the Paris Matin says. It is declared that the supreme .commander only has the right to lay down the conditions of an armistice. DEALT WITH SAVAGELY ..... . s By the Associated Press. London, Oct. 22. With reference to a paragraph in the German note denying that the German navy is sinking passenger ships eVer sank life boats, it was pointed out that nu merous instances could be cited. Two recent cases are the Landovery Castle, the Canadian hospital shir sunk in the Atlant c, and the French Jhosp'tal ship, Lyndia, sunk off the coast of Spain July 15. Todays Casualty List Washington, Oct. 22. The army casualty lists today show the follow ing names from North Carolina. Killed in action: Thomas Vaughn of Madison and John T. Cox of Wiin terville. Died of wounds: Bugler Charles N. Watson of W'inton, Privates Red dick David Dew of Lucanna and Wil liam Baxter Melton of Caroleen. Missing in action: Barney M. High of Sims. Wounded severely: Josiah S. Fair cloth of Fayettevilie. By the Associated Press. New York, Oct. 22. The German note resulted in selling in the cotton market at the opening today. First prices were 13 to 39 points lower. At about the 30 cent level for December there was renewed trade buying; which helped to absorb the early offerings and the market turned steadier with prices showing ral lies of 1 5to 20 points before the end of the first hour. Hickory Cotton 30c WEATHER FORECAST For North Carolina: Fair contin ued cool tonight with light frost in mountain districts. Wednesday fair, except probably ra-ln and warmer -in the extreme west portion, diminishing northeast winds. w ; WANT N HERE ARE SHIPS NEW YORK COTTON ORK The executive committee of the Hickory Chapter Red Cross met at the Chamber of Commerce rooms last night to consider the postponing of their regular meeing to elect offi cers, which is due Wednesday, Octo ber 23. On account of, the quaran tine against public meetings an in definite postponement was agreed up on. Mr. C. II, Geitner, chairman of the home service committee, made a full report of the activities of his comm'ttee, and said they had respond ed to every call made upon them. 'Mi's. K. C. Menzies chairman ot the canteen committee, reported her organization working smoothly; that she had divided her working forces 'nto two divisions ,one division to take Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri days and alternate Sundays, while the other division would take the oth er days and alternate Sundays. The canteen building could not really house the whole icompany without their being in each other's way. Chairman Nicholson called upon C. H. Geitner to explain the government plan for sending Christmas boxes to the soldxrs. Mr. Geitner made the explanation in full, and stated that he would prepare a paper for the pub lic in a few days giving the entire plan. The "flu" epidemic was discussed In full, and Mr. Geitner outlined the work of the, home service committee in meeting ex; sting conditions; that the greatest difficulty was in secur 'ng enough ladies to volunteer as nurses and attendants on the most argent cases; that whenever a report was made of the need of an attend ant a visit was at once made and a nurse secured if it was the desire of the people; that in some cases report ad It was found that the people per ferred not to have a stranger in their houses. With regard to the need for food or fuel, Mr. A. A. Shuford said they had plenty of wood at both ends of Lown, and ;t was available when ne cessary. Mrs. K. C. Menzies said he canteen force was ready at any time to take up or supplement the work now under way to supply cook id food wherever needed. Asked as to the financial condition jf the Red Cross treasury, Chairman Micholson said the Red Cross had ara ble funds to meet the emergency now confronting us, and that these funds ire held subject to any legitimate de mand that may be made for help. RED CROSS W DISCUSSED MEETING 'reech Attack Enemy Center In NEARLY TWO THOUSAND OUGHT LIBERTY BONDS Tffie total subscriptions to the fourth Liberty loan bonds in Cataw- 1 1 a itpf nrn 1 oa county amounted lo ooou, ue - ir.g $62,950 over the allotment for the county. Every bank in the coun- ty went over the top on the allotment crossed the Lys canal at Neve!, sev of 15 per cent of their banking re-J en mles west of Ghent. sources. However, the treasury de partment, where 15 per cent of the banking resources d'd not equal $20 .er capita for the county, added en jugh to make up the diffarence. In the case of Catawba couny this am ounted to $158,00ft additional to the allotment of each bankir.?; irstitution. It was a big job, but Catawba county arose to the emergency and raised the full amount, and some. The total number of subscribers was 1,932, as against 754 for" the third Liberty loan. Of this number 1,67 5were c'ty subscribers and 257 country. OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS Mrs. M. J. Abernethy rep'orts con tributions of chickens and milk from the following ladies in West Hickory: Mrs. G. D. Berry, Mrs. R. P. Dakin, Mrs. Jackson Moss. Mrs. J. L. Miller and Mrs. Ed. Flowers. DRAFT CALLS NOW By 'the Associated Press. Washington, Oct. 21. Draft ca'ls suspended three weeks ago because -f the influenza epidemic now are go n? out in certain zones where the s rgeon general has decided that it will be safe to send them. Tho localities and the exact riunv-b-r of men will not be announced for the present. ARE BEING SSUED ALLIED TROOPS CONTINUE l DRIVE AGAINST GERMANS In France and Belgium Military Activities Pro ceed, Though Not On Great Scale of Last Week French Repulse Attacks Near Meuse Other War News Today. DECIDED CHANGE IN WEATHER FORECAST ! By the Associated Press. j Washington, Oct. 22. A decided i change to cooler weather within the next 36 hours is indicated for the plain states and w"l extend into the west gulf and middle lower Mississ ippi valley by Thursday, the weath er bureau announced. In the south Atlantic and east gulf states the cool er weather will come Thursday night I and Friday. LITTLE CHANGE TODAY IN FLU SITUATION Again today there was little change in the flu sltujxtHon jin Hickory. There were several new cases, and one or two persons were critically ill, but there was no rapid spread. It was hoped that conditions would show steady improvement from now cn. The weather is good and with proper care, it was hoped that no change for the worse would be report ed. In the suburbs there was also lit tle change reported. Here the dis ease has claimed most victims and has rendered many families helpless. Aid is being rendered and the situ ation is being cared for by volunteers and other agencies. By the Associated Preas. British Headquarters in Belgium, Oct. 22. (By Reuters) Strong French forces attacked this morning on the center of the allied front in Belgium and are reported to bze making ex cellent progress tovi(ards Ghent. French troops hold a front of 10 , mileg Qn th L canaL On Monday it was reported that the French had ASSOCIATION POSTPONED The South Fork Baptist Associa tion, which was to meet at Belmont on October 30, has been postponed on account of the influenza until Novem-J ber 2. Papers m Lincoln and Gas- ton county are asked to give pub- licity to the postponement. Geranae Press . After Jirakers By the Associated Press. Amsterdam, Oct. 22. ((British Wireless Service) German provin cial and Social newspapers continue Kbieir campaitn against the "chiet culprits" responsible for the -war. The Frankische Tages Post of Nur enburg, the first paper in Germany to demand openly the abdication of the emperor, declares that the acces sionof the crown prince is entirely out of the question. "The Grman people is searching for the guilty" says the Volks Zeit- By the Associated Press. Allied troops on the northern end of the front in France and Belgium today are driving into the German line from west of Ghent to Torunai, past Valenciennes. This is the im portant line of the Scheldt and two important parts of it are taken. German re:( stance is stiffening between Tournai and Ghent on the 80 mile line to the Dutch frontier. The British, c,ver, continue to make progress. Ourcq, within a mile of Tournai, has been captured and the British hold a town a mile west of Valen ciennes. North of Tournai the British are on the Scheldt for five miles and north and south are rap idly gaming. They have reached the Ecaillon river at Thiant, south west of Valenciennes. French forces continue their prog ress on the front from the junction of the Oise and the Serre eastward to Vouziers. On the extreme left they have advanced north to the Serre. East of Vouziers the Ger mans have ceased their efforts to dis lodge the French from the hill posi tions. West of the Meuse the Germans are attacking the French vigorously. General Gouraud's men, however, have defeated all enemy attacks. E LOST ON TICONDERAGO 8y the Associated Press. Washington, Oct. 22. Two officers and 99 enlisted men of the army lost their lives in the sinking of the Am erican steamer Ticonderago in the war zone September 30. This an nouncement today by the war depart ment brought the total to 233, the navy having reported 10 officers and 102 of the crew dead and two officers carried away prisoners. More than hauf fof 'the soldierfe lost were from Ohio. The list al so gave the names of 14 southern men. The Ticonderago, formerly the Ger man steamer Pamelia Rickmers, was torpedoed almost 1,700 miles from shore and the only known survivors and five men of the crew in addition to 14 soldiers saved. The subma rine is reported to have shelled the l'fe boats., killing many of those who escaped from the ship. The army's list included the name of Charles Wlalker of Newcastle, N. C. By the Associated Press. Washington, Oct. 22. Two officers and 99 enlisted men were lost in the slinking of the United States ship' Ticonderago by a German submarine in midocean September 30, the navy department announced today. The officers were Lieut. Joseph W FrfteniaT1 nf W-pflltllfa Aln anH rw eland C. Frost of Berea, Ky. ung, the organ of the Nurenburg So cialists. "The pangers and junkers are silent today, but we do not for get that they are the great war in citers in Germany and that they re main the support of social and politi cal reaction and that they are a menace to the future independence of Germany. "The pan-German policy has gone bankrupt, but unfortunately " it has led the German people to disaster. "To the gallows with the guilty, wnorver they may be,' HUNDRED AND
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