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VOL. 22. No. 30.
MONROE, N.C. FRIDAY, MAY 12,1916.
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ADMIT AMERICA WAS RIGHT
German Government Says Sussex
Wu Destroyed by Submarine and
That the Commander Has Been
Punished.
Washington Dispatch, May 1i.
Germany, In a note received by the
State Department today by cable
from Ambassador Gerard, admits
that a German submarine torpedoed
the channel steamer Sussex in viola
tion of assurances given the United
States, expresses regret for the inci
dent, announces the submarine com
mander has been "appropriately pun
ished" and declares readiness to pay
an adequate indemity to Americans
Injured on the vessel.
Case. Will Bo Considered Closed
It was indicated at the State De
partment that the German statement
that the offending commander had
been punished would be accepted,
and the Sussex case considered
closed except for arranging for the
payment of indemnities to the several
citizens of the United States who
were hurt. There probably will be
no attempt to negotiate for these in
demnities or for final settlement of
' the Lusitanla and other cases pend
ing, however, until sufficient time has
elapsed to indicate how the last
American note was received in Ber
lin and whether the new submarine
policy is being lived up to.
Commander Disobeyed Orders
Results of an investigation, based
on facts supplied by the American
Government, the German communica
tion says, has shown that the con
tention originally set up that the ex
plosion on the Sussex was to be
traced to a cause other than a Ger
man submarine attack, cannot be
maintained. While asserting that the
submarine commander thought he
was dealing was an enemy warship.
Foreign Minister von Jagow admits
that lie formed his judgment too hur
riedly and therefore did not act fully
In accordance with the strict lnstru
tlon which called upon him to exer
cise particular care.
Accepts the Wheelborrow Challenge.
Correspondence of The Journal.
Monroe, R. F. D. 9, May 11. Mr.
Frank Griffin of Wlngate spent Sat
urday night with Mr. Car King.
Mrs.' M. V. vTucker spent last week
with her daughter In Charlotte.
Mr. Tom Alexander has been very
sick.
We have some measles around here
at this writing.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Griffin, and Mr.
Solan Price spent Sunday In Char
lotte. I want to make a bargain with you
Scapegoat, I want to make it square
and fair, I will go with you and help
you roll your wheelborrow. I will
roll you down hill if you will roll nie
up hill. I will roll you half of the
level road If you will roll me the oth
er half. Also I will sleep in a grave
yard if you will, but not in the same
one. Now Scapegoat, If you are
game, crow.
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Richardson and
little daughter spent hint Friday
night with Mr. and Mrs. Zeb Helms
near 1'nionville.
Where are you Plow Boy?
There will be preaching here Sun
day evening by our pastor, Rev. R.
M. Halgler.
Mr. W. A. Whitaker has prepared
some nice lumber to make seats for
the enlarged part of our church.
FARM BOY.
They are AH Right for They Knjny
the Circus,
President Wilson went to tho cir
cus Tuesday night. Seated on the
front row, fanning himself and Mrs.
Wilson wiih a palm leaf fan and shar
ing a bag of peanuts with Secretary
McAdoo, he apparently lost nothing
of the holiday spirit of the occasion.
A group of clowns who carried out
their antics just In front of him
found a particular apreclative specta
tor in the President, who many times
laughed heartily.
When tho party entered the big
tent the big crowd cheered. As he
passed one of the rings the President
took off his hat nnd laughingly made
a motion ns if to throw it in. The
crowd quickly caught the point and
'.pplauded again.
congressmen scrap
Honth Carolina Member Slapped Now
Jersey Man Who Talked at Pal
metto Suite.
Washington Dispatch, May 10.
Representative Samuel N. Nichols
of Spartanburg had a tilt with Rep
resentative Frederick R. Lehlbach,
Republican, of New Jersey, In the
dinning room of a Washington hotel
last evening.
Mr. Nichols was eating supper
when Mr. Lehlbach and his sceretary
entered and sat down at the same
table. Several people were In the
dinning room. According to the re
port Mr. Lehlbach remarked that Mr.
Nichols was from South Carolina, a
place where the people mistreated
and abused the negroes.
With this as a starter words were
passed until Mr. Lehlbach In vigorous
style disputed the word of the South
Carolinian, thereupon tho latter, ac
cording to one who gave account of
the performance "slapped Lehlbach
out of Ms chair." The South Caro
linian was informed that if such an
act was repeated it would be resent
ed, whereupon It was repeated.
The secretary of Mr. Lehlbach In
the meantime bad left the dining
room post haste.
This morning the card of Mr. Lehl
bach was left at Mr. Nichols' room
with profuse apologies and with the
expected hope there would be no
hard feelings. .
Locals and Personals From and About
Wlngate.
Correspondence of The Journal.
Wlngate, May 10. Almost cool
enough for frost. Fire feels good to
ua old razor backs. What a change.
Two days ago the mercury stood for
hour sat 90 and up; night was so hot
that bed covering was a burden even
with all doors and windows open.
Just the right temperature for the
cotton plant. The mercury must
range from 85 to 95 for cotton to do
its best. Guess there's plenty of hot
though just a little further on.
Mesdames T. L. A. Price, H. K.
Helms, E. H. Williams. B. D. Austin
and little Misses Thelma Austin,
Kathleen Helms and Master Page
Austin were welcome visitors in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. O. P. T. Sat
urday afternoon. Judging from feel
ings and expressions the occasion was
one of special delight and Interest.
How interesting to listen at these
good housewives discourse upon the
various departments of their sphere
the hens and chicks, the eggs, the
kitchen, garden, the propagation and
culture of flowers, the culinary de
partment; in fact, every phase of do
mestic life. God bless these good
useful women. How could we get
along without them? Heaven pity
the women who are so rich (?) that
they have nothing to do, nothing to
accomplish, no object in life, their
whole being absorbed in pleasure
seeking and finding none, dress,
dress, dress; hold and attend func
tions, entertainments, games, etc.,
and that at the expense of those who
sweat and toil, while they never add
a penny to the wealth of the com
munity In which they have their be
ing. Strangers to real pleasure and
Joy.
The Wlngate Telephone Co. has In
stalled a new swlthboard which adds
greatly to the efficiency of the serv
ice. Now, if patrons will see that
the receivers, batteries, transmitters,
etc., are kept in good condition that
will be a still further Improvement.
Mr. Vann Griffin of Erwln, Tenn.,
Is visiting the home of his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Billy Griffin of Win
gate. Miss Pearl Humphrey, who has
been spending some time with rela
tives here, has returned to her home
at St. Paul. N. C.
Mrs. Ada Gathlngs and children
are visiting her brother, Mr. John F.
Williams of Bakers.
Mrs. James Lowery is on a visit to
her sister, Mrs. McEwin, of Macon,
Georgia.
Tho new brick building has been
completed and the Wlngate Drug
Store will move Into It at once.
The W. M. Terry Milling Co. is re
modelling and enlarging its building
so as to give room for more machin
ery as well as to make it more con
venient and handy to operate.
Pastor Black is moving into his
new residence in the eastern part of
town.
Mr. A. L. McWhlrter is collecting
material for the erection of a hand
some residence a little later on.
Several of the Wlngateans are at
tending the Chautauqua at Monroe
this week.
Born Monday to Mr. and Mrs.
Blair Trull, a son.
Mr. J. T. Meigs of the Bethel com
munity spent Tuesday afternoon with
the family of his brother, Mr. II. P.
Meigs.
Messrs. W. M. Perry, George W.
rounds, Y. M. Boggan, Mr. and Mrs.
Marshall Nash and Bon Parks and
Master Voyger Perry were most wel
come visitors in our home Sunday af
ternoon. Bro. Perry took us out for
an airing In his fine car which was
perfectly delightful and invigorating
to an old shut-In. Wish I had one;
I'd ride some, sure. 'Think it would
beat medicineas a tonic out of sight.
Bro. Perry proposed to come out any
time and give me a "spin," if agree
able; but I can't afford to have my
friends bother with me so much.
Mrs. Wiley Hefner is visiting her
sister at Belmont.
Mr. Jesse Moore of Charlotte re
turned to his duties with the South
ern Oil Company Tuesday. Mr.
Moore had been with the family since
tne death of his father, Esq. J. F.
Moore.
Yesterday morning (Wed.) was ao
cool that we had to have flre to keep
from chilling. Last night was so hot
that anything that shone, even the
lamp and the "llghtenlng-bug" were
repulsive and the sight of bed cov
ers fairly grated upon our nerves.
How hard it Is to keep in harmony
with all things. O. P. TIMIST.
This Jap was Prepared.
The wife of Louis Ryse, a Japa
nese porter of St. Louis, died at eight
o'clock Sunday morning and before
noon Ryse had obtained a marriage
license and married a sister of the
dead woman. Monday Ryse and the
new Mrs. Ryse attended the funeral
of the late Mrs. Ryse as chief mourn
ers. They are now occupying the
home where the first Mrs. Ryse was
mistress.
Union Sunday School Service.
Correspondence of The Journal.
There will be a union meeting of
the three Sunday schools, Mill Creek,
Pleasant Hill, and Benton's Cross
Roads, held at the Intlrr place next
Sunday. In the morning tho respec
tive clarses will be taught by Prof.
O. M. Garrison of Unionvllle, follow
ed by short talks by all the teachers
and superintendents. After dinner
served on the grounds there will bo
a sermon by Rev. A. C. Davis.
Ruy It Now.
Better buy a piano right now. For
the next fifteen days we will sell you
one at 25 per cent discount. Call
and talk it over. T. P. Dillon.
DR. CHEW WAS A WARM NUMBER
Eloquent Chinaman Spoke With
Great Interest of China and the
World and Said That China Must
Develop a Fighting Spirit Paid a
Great Tribute to the United State
and to the Missionaries.
Dr. Chew, the eloquent Chinaman
who spoke at the Chautauqua Tues
day afternoon, was a warm number.
He was for many years Chinese Con
sul at San Francisco, and Is now an
editor and lecturer. He runs a pa
per In San Francisco, and has travel
ed across the continent thirteen
times. His command of the English
language is marvelous and he speaks
with fluency and eloquence. lie is
thorougly Imbued with western Ideas
and has high hopes for China, but
realizes that progress among four
hundred and fifty millions of back
ward people must be very slow. His
lecture was one of the real big things
on the program.
"The greatest single event in hu
man history, from the earliest dawn
of events down to the present hour,"
declared Doctor Chew, " was the
transformation of China from a mon
archy into a republic four years ago.
You cannot appreciate the magni
tude of the change until you have
considered China's history for the
past 45 centuries, the extent of her
civilization and development under
the old regime, the wonderful scope
of territory Involved an the almost
unnumbered millions of people In
volved. I speak nothing but the
truth when I declare that the revo
lution, this turning-about face, was
the result of the permeating of West
ern Ideas and Western civilization,
the seeds of progress being Implanted
by missionaries who came over to
our country 60 years ago, learned our
language and gave to us glimpses of
the new order of things across the
water. This set the leaven to work
ing and the manifestation of this
work is to be seen in the transforma
tion effected in 1911-1912."
Doctor Chew asked the indulgence
of America in not Judging hastily the
slow progress being achieved under
the republic for he declared that the
leaders of the new China were per
suaded that they would have to work
with tho coming generation rather
than by trying to convert the older
heads to the new regime. He stated
that it took the Uniled States 40 years
to build up a republic when it had
nothing to do but build, whereas
China would have to unbuild before
it could begin to build, and that it
had to deal with 450.000.000 people
instead of a few hundred thousand
such as lived here at tho beginning.
Two (.rent Problems.
Looking Into tho future, Doctor
Chew stated that two great problems
confronted the leaders of the new
republic of China, which were im
mediate and pressing and which
would have to be settled. The first
related to finances, there being a Na
tional debt upon the people of $600.
000,000. .Thin !io declared was only
$1.71 per capita, whereas the per
capita debt in this country was $14,
in Japan $50, England $00 and other
Nations even more, and yet with
Chlua's undeveloped resources this
was a problem to the Chinese lead
ers. This he declared however could
wait. The second problem related to
international relations nnd Just here
came the sharpest part of the ad
dress. He declared that the Chinese peo
ple would have to readjust their
ideas of things and that they would
have to come to realize that unless a
Nation was prepared to defend its
possessions, that Nation would not
have Its possesions for long. He re
cited China's experience with the
world Powers In substantiation of his
claim that "might" too often made
"right" for one Nation to neglect
such an important element. He there
fore declared that China would have
to develop the fighting spirit, build a
standing army, prepare to defend her
borders against aggression and other
wise qualify to stand in tho parlia
ment of Nations and not He down or
run away as had been tho case in
the past. "We have fought many
wars against aggression and yet we
have never won a battle," said he.
Development One-Sided.
"China's development has been all
one-sided" he continued. "We have
had too many Bryans and too few
Roosevelts. We want moro Teddys
and less William Jays. We need
Teddy and we would like to borrow
him from you. We may not like all
of his politics but we want his poli
cies and his Big Stick. And from
what I understand, you folks down
In North Carolina would bo perfectly
willing to lend him to us, certainly
until after next election.
Doctor Chew scored Japan and al
so England, the former for her re
cent aggressions and Great Britain
for having forced upon China the
opium traffic, which he characterized
tho greatest Iniquity In the history of
the race and for which If there be a
God in heaven that proud Nation one
day will have to answer for. with
weeping, wailing and gnashings of
teeth, commensurate with the woe.
tribulations and distress created.
Doctor Chew slated that the Chi
nese were all for the Germans to win
the present world war not so much
because they loved the Germans, on
the contrary the Chinese hated the
Germans, but the measure of their
hate for Germany was Incomparable
to that of Japan, who Is the ally of
Great Britain, Russia and France.
Ho closed with a fine tribute to
America and the cordial relations
that should exist between the two Na
tions. The right kind of a girl doesn't
need to wait for leap year.
PRETTY PICTURES IX LAN
CASTER AND YORK COUNTIES
Scaiegiat Took a Sunday Spin and
me itoan colt carried Them Over
a Fine Country.
Correspondence of The Journal.
Waihaw. May 11. Miss Ethel
Rodman, who has been teachlne In
Sanford, returned home Wednesday.
miss Lola Rodman, who has been a
teacher in the Wader-boro school for
the past term returned Wednesday.
Air. uscar Cunningham, who has
for some time been real sick, Is bet
ter now and it is honed he will soon
be well again.
Mr. Walston Locke, who has been
right sick is about well again.
Mr. Hughie Broom, who has been
visiting at Mr. W. R. McNeeley's in
the College Hill community, returned
home Wednesday.
Mr. Pratt Simpson, Miss Anna
Simpson and Mr. and Mrs. R. L.
Montgomery visited in town Tuesday.
Mr. Ruskln McNeely is staying in
town for a few days carrying the mall
for his brother, Mr. R. B. McNeely
on route 3.
Dr. T. n. Nisbet, Messrs. Olln Niv
en and D. C. McDonald SDent Tues
day evening In Charlotte.
Mrs. J. C. Steele and sons, James
Gaston and Joe, are spending some
time in Rock Hill.
Miss Rena Tillman has been elect
ed primary teacher In the Fort Mill
school.
Mr. T. B. Currants of Jacksonville,
Fla., visited his sister, Mrs. M. S.
Ashley, here this week.
Miss Bessie Starnes entertained a
crowd of young friends Tuesday
night at the home of Mr. Jack Halg
ler, on north Providence street.
When one of the boys came along
last Sunday evening in a new rubber
tire and driving a spanking roan colt,
we gladly accepted his invitation and
climbed in beside him for a ride to
Six Mile, Belalr and the Ivy Mill on
the Catawba. At Six Mile, where a
cnurcn nas Deen located for more
than a hundred years, we found a
goodly assemblage of well dressed
boys and girls and their elders gath
ered for Sunday school. We talked
a few minutes to some of the boys,
then the roan colt was turned back
into the big, level road and a few
minutes travel brought us to Belalr
a closely bound little Methodist cen
ter. It was not the hour for service
and we did not stop, but three hun
dred yards further on we loft the
highway and turned off on to an al-
fffiofit equally good road, ami two
utiles over its splendid surface
brought us to the tumbling waters
of tho Catawba, spanned by an eleven
hundred foot steel bridge which was
built by the commissioners of York
county three or four years ago. Leav
ing the colt in the shade at tho brow
of the hill, we walked down to the
bridge and across its smoth surface
till we had reached a possition of
vantage where we could take In the
magnificent scenery, wrought by
greater hands than those of man.
Below us, seventy-five feet, flowed
the transparent waters, clear and
Fpnrkling, revealing the trencherous.
slippery and Jagged rocks. Against
the protruding angles of some of
them tho swiftly rushing waters beat
itself Into angry ball3 of foam which
rode the stiller waters till other rocks
below caught and tossed It again.
Down the river are a number of is
lands some of them an acre or more
in extent, others but sand bin a left
there by some previous flood. One
of these sandbars was black with
buzzards while innumerable others
circled and swooped in close proximi
ty seeking a landing. On tho east
hank of the river rose the towering,
rock hill, to cut a road through
which, was Lancaster county's solo
obligation. York on one side agreed
to build the bridge If Lancaster on
the other would build two miles of
road. And the last was nearly as
hard as the first, as Is witnessed bv i
the specified grading never having
heen reached. Directly below the
bridge on the east bank is the Ivy
.miii, so called after the big farmer
who built it a hundred or so years
ago. It is still doing duty though a
a gasoline engine has superceded
water to turn the stones which a hun
years ago made bread for our fath
er's fore-fathers. It Is but a scant
six miles from the bridge to the In
dian nation, where dwell tho few
remnants of a historic people. Some
day we may try to tell you about
them.
Now the roan colt has been rc-
hltched and we are headed for home
through a country where good roads
has brought many changes that I
could not help noticing even with
my thoughts a hundred miles away
with a l;ttle girl who drove with
mo to the hride one Kiimlav nnd
balked at crossing and I perforce had
to leave her and drive across alone' "-puu." vunpeugeoi kuck
for there was no room to turn. Ingham.
Makes me Inueh now to think of that
triD across the river even if I did eet
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th niA ii.. i..ni,inH !.. ...
the old Harry for laughing Just as
soon as I got back.
Hut. the roan coll is covering Rome
good country, some of the houses
big and resplendent In tbelr coat of
write pn liit. A!' of them good end
substantial, presenting a contrast to
the many tumble-down and neglect
ed houses that were there In our
memory. In tho barnyards of some
of thm were well-built sheds stocked
with modern tools, bales of cotton
and perchance an autemobile. Good
work ftotk were taking their Sunday
rest In the lot or pasture with sleek.
well-fed cows. Oats, wheat and rye
grew everywhere,
We saw no clover,
but It will bo there. Aided by Its flew down right Into bis lap. Mr.
good roads that section of Lancaster , I.avlna threw his arms around the
county will move steadily forward. turkey, and bold onto him. until help
Large crowds from here have arrived when his turkeyshlp was
been attending the Chautauqua this landed In a coop, where, at. last ac
week. SCAPEGOAT. counts, he was cettinc on nlerlv.
Medal Winners at Unionvllle
Correspondence of The Journal.
May 11. Dr. Whitley and daugh
ters. Misses Ona and Eula, and Miss
Flonnle Purser are attending the
Chautauqua in Monroe.
Miss Dora Helms of North Monroe,
spent the week-end with her cousin,
Miss Annie Helms.
Mr. Frank Helms and rhidren.
Miss Maude, and Messrs. Carl and
Lester, of Charlotte spent commence
ment day with us.
Mrs. W. A. Benton Jr., of Tampa,
Fla., has returned to her home after
spending some time with relatives
here.
Mr. Otis Braswell, son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. H. Braswell, met with a very
serious accident while cutting wood
with a companion Thursday. In
some way bis axe slipped and his leg
was cut in the ankle joint. He was
carried to Charlotte Tuesday to have
the wound cleaned.
Mrs. E. E. Presson died Monday.
She leaves several children and step
children besides her husband. The
youngest child is about four years
of age. She was a good christian
woman and was an Ideal wife and
mother. She will be greatly missed
by her host of friends. It has not
yet been a year since her daughter,
Miss Aurora, died, and a while before
a son was killed In a mill. The fami
ly have our heart-felt sympathy in
their many bereavements.
Mrs. Presson was 49 years of age.
She was a daughter of the late Mr.
Allison Price and was Mr. Presson'a
second wife. She leaves a number
of children and step-children. She
was one of the best women of our
community and will be greatly miss
ed. Blood poisoning was the cause of
death. She lay totally unconscious
for more than fifty hours preceding
her death. She was ar faithful mem
ber of the Methodist church. The
remains were burled at the family
cemetery. Services were conducted
at the home by Rev. J. T. Stover and
Rev. M. T. Steele.
Tuesday night of commencement,
the exercises by the primary and In
termediate grades took pluce and
was enjoyed by a large well behaved
audience. Then on Wednesday night
the recitation and declamation con
test by the seniors nnd four high
school boys. Tho reciters medal was
awarded to Miss Margarctte Faulk
tier, and the declamation medal to
Mr. Jesse Tarleton. These young peo
ple centainly gained this honor un
questioned. All the rest received
many congratulations from tho
Judges and audience. On Thursday
night the debate held between tho
Franklin and Philomathean societies
was highly enjoyed by a large crowd.
Mr. Ii. Hargette of the Franklin
society won the gold medal. Tho
Franklins also won the question.
Then on Friday the graduating ex
ercises were held in the morning.
The ones who graduated are: Misses
Margarctte Faulkner, Rayniello Pur
ser, Miranda Price. Ona Whitley,
Lydia Frosson and Messrs. Clayton
Guion and Sylvester Price.
On Friday night, the play "Cham
pagne and Oysters," was a very
good success and would have been
better but ono of the characters took
measles Just two days before com
mencement and a new character had
to take her place.
Well 'Tad" I want you and Scape
goat to get Into that debate on wo
man suffrage right soon for I am
anxious to help you out. But If you
get too heavy on Scapegoat I'll cer
tainly have to take his part some.
Little Spriggs, I am late with my
welcome to you but you have it Just
tho same, also you, Contented, I am
glad to have some sisters in our
band besides myself. Come often,
both of you. I enjoy your letters Just
fine.
I now return thanks to Mr. Laney
for his nice poem. Don't the rest of
you correspondents think it was just
as nice as it could be? I for one do.
WILD ROSE.
Meeting of Rural letter Carriers.
Tho rural letter carriers of Anson,
Richmond, Scotland and Union coun
ties will meet in the courthouse in
Monroe, May 30th In their annual
business session.
Every carrier in the four counties
is urged to be present as this is the
most important meeting of tho entire
year. All the officers are to be elect
ed, and delegates are to be chosen to
the State meeting, July 3 and 4, in
the city of Greensboro.
The following is a partial program
for the day:
11a. m. House called to order by
' President, T. L. Love.. Devotional
seises conducted by Rev. L. M.
I " hlte-
' Address of Welcome Mayor John
Griffith.
I Regular order of business.
1:uu P- m. Adjourn for dinner.
1 -AO n tn A14
' 2:30 Address
by Hon. John J
Parker.
3:30 Relation of post master nnd
carrier, by J. W. M -lin of Waxhaw.
Discussion of Lvc topics bv carri
ers and visitors. COMMITTEE.
Fed by tho Raven.
The Chcraw Chronicle tells the fol
lowing: Mr. J. H. Lavina, who lives over
in Marlboro county. Just about six
miles from Cheraw, had a most un
usual experience last Friday. Mr.
Lavina is a paralytic and was sitting
put on the piazza at his home when.
without warning, a large wild turkey
PREDICTS SKY-HIGH COTTOX
If the War Close and the Crop I
Not Too Large She Will Sail
Better Not Think Too Much of
Prediction
Charlotte Observer.
The market, since the German an
swer to the note of President Wilson,
has been ihowing somo unmistaka
ble symptoms, which ore being diag
nosed as a fee ing that the beginning
of the end of the war ia very nar.
The Observer has been inclined to
the opinion for weeks that Germany
would waBto herself in the assault
agalntt Verdun and that the eventu
ality of this mighty ptruggle will
mark tho turning pm'rt that vill
lead swiftly to the end. There seems
to be a feeling in tho air that "pc-ie-thing
is going to happen roon." Tho
country has evidence that the cotton
trade holds to that view. We find
Theodore H. Price, from the offi o of
Commerce and Finance, et 15 Wall
Street, talking about how cotton Is
likely to act when the war end.;. Ht
sees signs of a speculative cyclone in
the market the like c which was
never known. According to his opin
ion, "a cyclonic readjustment is in
evitable the moment the barrier;! of
war are removed." H r.oes a sana
tion "commencing to dnvolop." And
what will happen when the war Is
actually ended? "If tho excitement
of the stampedo," says Price, "phalf
be Intensified by report that suggest
a short crop the market may be car
ried to a figure the mention of which
Is unnecessary and would seem ridic
ulous. All that need be said now is
that the material for a great specu
lative conflagatlon in cotton has been
assembled and only awaits the niagin
signal for Ignition. That cotton will
be carried too high before the fir
shall have burned itself out Is al
most certain, but we need not con
cern ourselves with tho culmination
of a movement that hps hardly yet
begun except insofar as those who aro
more forehanded or bjMor Informed
than most have commenced to pro
pare for It." It Is a pity Price- dfcf
not have tho nervo to give tho figures
to which It is probable tho cotton
market may go when compete ivu
buying in Esrope at tho close of tho
war begins. Tho observer's own opin
ion is that 15 cents will bo merely a
stepping stone. Eighteen cents rmy
bo probable as soon as the end rhall
have come and 20 crnls is no at
alll a wild improbability. King Cot
ton Is booked for tho h'ggrst frolio
of his life when the wr.r endn.
Mt. IroMcct News.
Correspondence of The Journal.
Monroe R. F. D. 4. Mny 11. Mr.
James Ellis and Miss Br'ght Mont
gomery were married Sunday morn
ing at the residence of tho officiating
magistrate, Esq. R. E. Starnes. Thesa
young people have many friends who
wish them well. They will make their
homo in this community.
While returning home from church
last Sunday, Mr. Bunyan Nesbit's
horse became frightened and . ran
away. Mr. Nesblt was thrown from
the buggy but did not get hurt. Tho
horse ran to tho home of Mr. L. A.
Mitnus nnd was caught.
Miss Vivian Starnes delightfully
entertained the young people of tho
community Saturday nifjht at a lawn
I party.
Mr. and Mrs. II. B. Dopt.-r and chil
dren visited at Mr. P. W. Filler's
Sunday.
Miss Maytnc Starnes visited friends
I In Lancaster last week,
j Mr. Bunyan Nesblt Is spending
some time at Kershaw with Mr. J.
D. Plyler.
Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Rcuntreo have
;been taken to the county home,
j where Mrs Rountree will be treated
'by Dr. Stevens.
j Miss Nancy I,athan r,f Monro
spent Sunday with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. R. Lathan.
SPRIGS.
ESTIMATES OF (JKIIMAX LOSSKS.
British Figure Tlmt Nearly Tlirco
Million Men Have Ittu-n Irfist or
Wounded Since the Wii" Regan.
London Dispatch, May 10th.
An official British ertinu.to of Gor
man casualties in April, issued h'r
jiouay, piaces me lotai at !H,162. Thw
nunmer or German casualties siaco
, the beginning of tho war is given as
2,822.07!). These figure, were givon
In the following statement.
I "German casualties: Exclusive or
corrections, were reported during the
(month of April, 1916. ns follows;
Killed or died of wounds. 17.455;
died of sickness, 2,395; prisoners,
921; missing, 6,217; severely wound
ed, 14,557; wounded, 4,001; slightly
i wounded. 38.979; wounded remain
ing with units, 5,637. Total, 91, ICS.
"These, added to those reported In
I previous months, Including convc
itlons reported In April. 1916, brio
, the totals reported In German official
i Huts Bince the beginning of the war
to:
"Killed or died of wounds, 664
C52; died of sickness. 41,325; pris
oners 137.798: missing. 197.094:
severely wounded, 1.023. 212; wonnd
ed remaining with uniis, 117,058.
Total, 2.822.079.
"These figures Include all German
Nationalities Prussians, Bavarians.
Saxons, and Wurttenbergers. Tliry
do not Include naval or colonial
troops."
Protesting Against Executing Irtfi
men.
Strong protests are going up front
the United States and from promi
nent people In England against tht
execution of Irishmen who took part
In the Insurrection. The English goT
eminent baa been heavily blamed for.
us crueny.
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