XL.
Governor Bickett will DeliverOne of His Famous War Speeches in the Court House Saturday at 3 oclock P M
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VOL.24. No. 20.
MONROE, N. C, FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 1918.
$1.50 PER YEAR CASH.
regrets do xot do any
GOOD, SAYS BOXXER WEXTZ
Slayer of Will Wentz Seenw to Be In
(ootl Spirit. Hut Hits Becoue Con
1 ' finned Cigarette SiiMker Siuc Con-
lilU'llH'llt.
" Bonner Went, the young man who
shot and killed his cousin. Will Wentz,
In Goose Creek township Monday
morning, was brought to Monroe
Tuesday evening from Charlotte,
W here he had given himself up to the
Mecklenburg authorities. Passengers
on the train that brought him here
F report that he seemed to be in a very
tiuposed state of mind, reading
newspaper in an unconcerned man
ner. Sheriff Griffith says that he con
versed with him on various topics of
interest.
Young Wentz is now confined in
L the Union county jail. The date for
the preliminary hearing has not been
fixed, but it is thought it will be some
time next week. Mr. Washington
Wentz of Pineville, father of Bonner
Wentz, was in town Tuesday and
Thursday. From his appearances he
seemed, like his son, composed over
'the affair.
A Journal reporter, being allowed
an interview with young Wentz, was
rather surprised, on entering the jail
to see an open-faced young man of
fine appearance, and to learn that he
was the accused man. He greeted the
reporter with a smile, and proceeded
to calmly place cuff links in the wrist
bands of his shirt. He wore a negli
gee shirt with soft collar and tie.
Wentz seemed to be in good spirits,
and talked Intelligently on various
subjects, even laughing occasionally.
J He refused to make any statement re
garding the shooting. One of his
v friends dropped in to see him while
The Journal man was there, and in
I the course of the conversation, asked
) him if he regretted the affair. Wentz
; replied that regrets would not do any
I good.
1 Beneath his outward calm manner
could be detected a 'slight' nervous-
i ness. mis was aiso snown oy me nu-
' merous cigarettes he smoked. He said
I that before the shooting he had not
ibeen a confirmed smoker.
FUNERAL OF WILLIAM -
! WEXTZ HELD TUESDAY
.Mrs. Wentz, Following the Awful
f- Tragedy, Was Almost Prostrated
By Grief Taken to Her Father's
I Home.
Correspondence of The Journal.
J Indian Trail R.'F.. D. 1, April 10
rFuneral services of William S. Wentz,
who was killed by his cousin, Bonner
Wentz, Monday, were conducted Tues
day at the home of Mr. H. M. Furr
by Rev. J. W. Bennett and Rev. J. S
"Simpson. The remains were interr-
td in the Emanuel cemetery. The fu
neral was largely attended.
Mrs. Wentz, after witnessing the
killing of er husband at their home
was taken to the home of her father
on the afternoon of the tragedy in
Mr. W. H. Pressley's car. Mr. Samuel
Wentz, a brother of the murdered
nirf, who is in one of the tsainlng
camps, was unable to get here for the
funeral.
The deceased had a host of friends
and there were many present to pay
their last respects at the sleeping
mound. He leaves a wife and five
children, father, mother, two sisters,
and five brothers. All have the sym
pathy of the community in this sad
hour.
The school at Furr's, taught by Mr
J. S. Simpson, has closed. A prize
for the best debator and one for the
best reciter wert given by the teacher,
and the judges decided in favor of
Miss Eva Ford and Mr. Ray Simpson
We have kidnapped the whole fam
ily of Mr. J. C. Hill of Monroe town
ship.
Eighty-six present, with 76 eggs, at
the egg hunt given by Mr. and Mrs.
D. M. Simpson. '
Since the advent of spring the boys
and girls have decided to barefoot It
The beans and fruit were all de
stroyed by Ice and frost last week.
Mr. Jonah Clonts has corn up with
five blades on It.
I thank the Charlotte Observer and
The Journal folks for the nice com
pliments about this scribe's writings.
Mr. L. C. Hasty says he likes The
Journal fine; that he gets hungry to
see It come, and that he will continue
to take It all the time. Messrs. Dan
Austin and J. O. Sossaman also pay
The Journal nice compliments, and
say they Intend taking it later on.
Mr and Mrs. Edgar Phirer or
Marshville recently visited Mr. and
(Mrs. H. E. Rowell here.
Mr. Wesley Rowell of Waxhaw rls
ted relatives here recently.
Mr. Mike Helms has returned from
L visit to relatives at Morganton.
I was in error when I stated recent
y that Mr. J. B. Beckham had been
aken to a Charlotte hospital. He was
tannine to eo, but later decided that
t would not be necessary. Fairness.
MAY FIX PRICES OF NECESSITIES
Such Action by President Wilson Is
Being Intimated.
President Wilson and his war cab
inet discussed price-fixing at their
session held Wednesday, dispatches
from Washington state. It is under
stood that Mr. Wilson believes that
drastic action, to stop the trend of
high prices, will have to be taken
soon. Prices of domestic necessities
including cotton goods, woolens,
manufactured clothing, shoe3 and
hats, may be fixed.
There is an insistent demand in the
North that the price of cotton be fix
ed. If there is any more price-fixing
done, it is believed, cotton will be in
eluded in the list. But. if a fair price
is allowed for the staple, and the
prices of other commodities fixed in
proportion, the Southern farmer will
not suffer much by the action.
WlllanI and Fulton May Fight Ger
mans Hut Xot ha h Other.
Sporting men have persuaded Jess
Willard. champion prize fighter of
the world, to meet Fred M. Fulton,
who aspires to the title, but it begins
to look like no place can be found to
stage the big fight. In reply to
query from eastern papers asking if
the two men would be permitted to
fight in Reno on July 4, Governor
Boyle of Nevada sent the following
reply :
"Willard and Fulton cannot fight
in Nevada on July 4 or any other
date. They have my unqualified per
mission, however, to go to France and
fight the Boche any time they are
ready."
SWINGING HIS BIGGEST GUNS
IX LIXE, HUX PUSHES ATTACK
German Field Marshal Driving At
tack Against British Lines Between
Arras and Ypres.
Swinging his heaviest and might
lest guns far to the north of the Pic-
aruy Dauieneia, field Marshal von
Hindenburg now Is driving attack af
ter attack against the British lines
between Arras and Ypres. Charging
across the level country behind a tern
pest of high explosive and gas shells.
the Germans have succeeded by ter-
nne ngming in penetratltfglne Brit
ish defences at pints over a front of
nearly thirty miles to a depth of al
most six miles Just to the south of
Ypres.
The loss of Armentleres is admit
ted by the British, but this was ex
pected from the trend of events In
that sector during the last few days.
The enemy had driven in on both
sides of the town and holdlne out
longer by the British would have im
perilled the whole line. So far as
known, the withdrawal of the Brit
ish forces from Armentleres was or
derly and was only for the purpose of
straightening out the line In the re
gion where the German pressure Is
tne Heaviest.
The British have stood firm at vi
tal points along the line.
This particular part of the battle
line in the west has been the scene
of terrific fighting for nearly four
years. Armentleres marked the far
thest retirement in this region of the
t rench, British and Belglums in Au
gust and September, 1914. Just to
the north, near Ypres, the Germans
on April 22, 1915, first loosed on the
Canadian troops their poisonous eaa
and here on December 19, the same
year, they drove hard at the thin line
of Canadians in a desperate effort to
reach Calais. On both occasions the
Canadians beat back the enemy and
held their lines Intact.
Nearby the British launched their
counter-offensive in February. 1916
and withstood furious attacks during
April and May, the same year.
The drive south of Ypres has de
veloped into a major operation.
would appear, and the Germans, us
ing their massed attack system, are
not counting the losses Inflicted upon
them In their advance. So far they
have gained little of great tactical
value. The high ground alone the
front Is still held by the British forces
and the retirements here and there
have not as yet endangered the In
tegrlty of the line from Arras to the
North Sea. While this battle Is go
Ing on, there Is a lull In the struggle
before Amiens.
Since the announcement that the
American troops had made their ap
pearance in the sectors occupied hy
the British, there has been nothing to
show that they have actually entered
into the battle.
In the Toul Bector, however, the
American troops have again been
fighting. The Germans have abso
lutely failed In an attack on Persh
Ing's men, the excellent artillery
work of the Americans breaking up
an assault by special shock troops be
fore they could reach the American's
barbed wire entanglements. The at
tack was evidently intended to drive
out the Americans from their posi
tions as there had been a rain or
shells poured upon the Americans for
seventy-two hours, before the German
Infantry launched Its attack. The
German losses are believed to have
been many.
Irish Question Bob Up Again.
Lloyd George, the English premier,
has caused the old Irish question to
burst forth again In all Its fury by at
tempting to- pass an Irish conscrip
tion bill. Mutiny In some sections of
old Erin Is feared. Thousands of T-.
Ishmen are in the British armies, but
an attempt Is being made to pass con
scription laws for all of the colonies.
JERUSALEM AWAKEXIXG FAST
Holy City Shakes Off OKI Yoke of Op.
pression and Misrule.
Jerusalem. April 9. Under British
rule Jerusalem is fast shaking off the
weight of centuries of oppression and
misrule. Recently work has been giv
en to people of all classes, Including
Christians. Moslems and Jews, as fast
as they applied for it. Many are en
gaged In building or repairing the
roads, which had fallen into a sad es
tate under Turkish neglect.
Thousands of farmers an.l persons
In kindred occupations hav resumed
their labor with zest, icalizing that
at last they are safe from marauders
and will be able to reap the benefits
of their toil. The railway to Egypt
is expected tv assist greatly In the
general revival of prosperity in Pales
tine. GOOSE CKEEK DISTILLERS
BOUXD OYER FEDERAL COUTH
Caught With the Goods After All
Xiglit Watch, Luther Love ami J.
W. Tarleton Will Face Uncle Sam's
Judge.
Luther Love and John W. Tarle
ton were given a preliminary hearing
yesterday before United States Com
missioner M. L. Flow charged with
distilling and retailing whiskey in vi
olation of the Federal law. Love Is
about 25 years old and Tarleton is
abqut 60.. Both are white. They
were bound over to Federal court
which convenes in Charlotte in Octo
ber. They were released until then
under a bond of $300 each. In the
preliminary they submitted to the
charge.
These men were captured early
Wednesday morning while operating
a still in Goose Creek township by
Sheriff J. V. Griffith. Officer Fowler
and the constable of Goose Creek
township, W. H. Pressley, after an all
night watch. A quantity of beer was
poured out and about a quart of
whiskey sejzed. The still, which was
forty gallon capacity one, was
brought to town by the officers. They
state that it was the best concealed
illicit distillery plant they have ever
captured. The still when not in use
was taken down and hid in a pile of
straw,
.Uvthyoonger' of thl meMW?- N;w, cl' al
ainwMt hiinH Sovorai vcr. .,n hJhaa Tbeen raised to $5,000,000. The
almost blind.
was digging in a well and placed a
charge of dynamite which failed to
go off. He went down to remove it,
and just as he entered the well the
explosive went oft. He stated to the
court in the preliminary that his eye
sight prevented him from making a
living In any other way and so he
started the blockade still.
Few Whiskey Shipments Xow.
Mr. H. D. Browning, for years
express agent here, says that the ex
press companies are now transporting
more freight than ever before in his
knowledge of the business. There Is
such a congestion of freight that
many things weighing several hun-
dred pounds which formerly went by
freight now go by express. Rush or-
ders of bales and boxes of goods for
the United States government are al-
so going through dally. Mr. Brown-.
Ing says that there Is one thine that
Instead of Increasing has decreased
and that Is the whiskey shipments,
Where formerly several cases were re-1
celved now only a few quarts. He
says that if whiskey shipments were
riding the roads as in days of old the clared to have said that Prager de
company would not have have been 1 nled he was a spy or that he had
able to handle them along with the
Increased shipments of merchandise
In a satisfactory manner.
Kaiser Inspected Long-Range Gun,
Amsterdam, April 8. Emperor
William on March 23 Inspected the
gun with which the Germans are
bombarding Paris, says Karl Rosner,
war correspondent of the Lokolaniel-
ger of Berlin. It looks more like an
enormous gray crane than a real gun,
according to the correspondent, and
can throw a shell for a distance of
180 kilometers (80.6 miles.) Firing
a shorter distance than that on March
23, he adds, It required exactly 183
seconds for a shell, to reach Paris. .
Senator Stone Strirkened.
Washington, April 10. Senator
Stone of Missouri, chairman of the
foreign relations committee, was
stricken with paralysis today while
riding in a street car enroute to his
office in the capitol.
We must meet sacrifice at the front
with saciice at home.
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CLEAN UP WEEK IX MONROE BEGINS NEXT MONDAY, APRIL 15th.
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SENATE PASSES SEDITION BILL
Xew Law Would Inllirt Sever Pun
Mi men t on DNoyal Element.
The sedition bill, prohibiting, undep
penalties of twenty years iniDrison-
nient and $10,000 fine, language or
acts of disloyalty or obstruction of
tne army draft and Liberty Loans
was passed Wednesday by the Senate
without a record vote, enjing pro-
iracied debate. In now goes to con
ference between the House and Sen
ate and final enactment is expected
soon.
Though modified to meet the ob
jections of Senators who claimed the
original draft would curb legitimate
rreetioin of speech, the bill retains the
oroar. inhibition of word. or acts
which "support or favor the cause of
the German Empire or irs allies
or oppose the coum of the United
States." It also would punish wilful
and "disloyal, profane, scurrilous
contemptuous or abusive" language
about the American form of govern
ment. constitution, military or navjl
forces, flag or uniform," and wilful
utterances designed to curtail produc
tlon of essential war materials.
OYER 273,000,MK BONDS
SOLD IX FIRST FOUR DAYS
Seven Hundred Communities Sub
scribed Full Quotas and Won Hon.
or Flags Pledges Backed By In
Rial Payments.
Washington, April 11. Liberty
Loan subscriptions for the first lour
working days of the campaign ending
last night, reported by banks and
trust companies, in ten of the twelve
Federal Reserve District, amount to
$275,919,000. These represent the
pledges backed up by Initial payments
but since many banks' reports were
not. included in this total, and two
districts, Philadelphia and Minneapo
lis, were missing from the tabulation,
it is believed the actual total is near
$400,000,000. The New York dis
trict alone reported $181,400,000.
The 700 communities which have
subscribed their full quotas and won
the ; honor flag are continuing their
efforts. Lynn, Mass., passed its goal
of $1,917,800 in a night canvass start
ing ft minute after twelve last Satur
village of Standish, N. Y., near Platts
buig, with 300 population has sub
scribed its quota six times.
PRAGER ASKED LYNCHERS
TO WRAP HIM IX FI-AG
Last Words of the Victim Told in
Confession of Colllnsvllle Mob
Leader Denied Spying.
Colllnsvllle, 111., April 10. A re
quest that his body be wrapped in the
American flag, formed the last words
of Robert B. Prager, hanged here by
a mob early last Friday, according to
testimony to-day before the Coroner's
jury by Joseph Relgcl, it was said to-
i night by persons present at the In-
quiry, which was held behind closed
doors,
Rlegel, according to these persons.
admitted that he was the leader of
.the mob
Prager was hoisted Into the air by
boys from 12 to 18 years old, Relgel
is said to have testified. He is de
hoarded powder to blow up tne Ma
ryville mine. Relgel, it is said, paid
la tribute to Prager's bravery, saying
' ,V 1n4t.v n At'av abort fl torn arppnt
when he kissed the flag and that he
did not beg for mercy.
Hens Should Not Be Hurried to Mar
ket.
Correspondence of The Journal.
Washington, D. C, April 11. "A
rush of to many fowls to market as
soon as the restriction against selling
laying hens is removed, may result
In food losses," says the United States
department of agriculture. "Tklnk
twice before selling a hen that is still
laying. Green food Is becoming more
plentiful and the demand for eggs
continues. Universal marketing or
fowls may react on prices as well as
cause spoilage of dressed poultry."
The corn crop In the South, accord
ing to the department of agriculture,
Is progressing well.
Save food or go on short rations.
WILL REDWINE RUX?
That's the Question Puuling the Mon.
roe Politicians These Days.
A determined effort Is being made
by a number of prominent Democrats
especially here in Monroe, to induce
Hon. R. B. Redwine to make the rac
for the legislature. Most everybody
seems to be for him, but the question
Is will he make the race. Mr. Red
wine Is a mighty busy man, and he
has reached the age when enthusiasm
for legislative honor isn't so much I
evidence a it was back in his young
er days. netner or not he can re
sist the appeals of his friends remains
to be seen, but it is true that they are
going alter him good and strong.
Democrats, it is freely stated, ar
urging Mr. Redwine to make the race
on the ground of party service, as
has begun to look like all profession
al men are fighting shy of politics
this year. With Mr. J. N. Price al
ready in the field for the senate, an
no announcements from any of th
Monroe men for the legislature, it ap
pears, that unless Mr. Redwine con
sents to run, that the rural section
will cop all of the honors this year
Besides, say his supporters, our coun
ty needs the services of an able law
yer in the house along with one gen
tleman from the rural side.
WAXHAW AWAKENING TO THE
THE TRUE MEANING OF WAR
Patilotic Expressions Made By Num
her of Prominent Citizens Mr. Da,
vis Goes Back to Work.
Correspondence of The Journal.
Waxhaw, April 11 Rev. E. C. SnI
der will preach here Sunday. Every
one Is cordially invited.
Mr. R. C. Nisbet, mail carrier on
route 5 from Waxhaw, bought Rev
C. E. Robertson's Ford during the
past week, and he will begin at an
early date to deliver mail on his new
schedule.
Mr. J. D. Davis began work again
at the depot Monday morning. He
has been out for about seven months
having been taking treatment In the
hospital. He is now well again and
in better health than he has had for
several years. Mr. Davis has been the
most efficient and best liked agent
Waxhaw has ever had, and we are
certainly glad to have him back again
Rev. O-E. Robertson and Mr. S. J
McGulrt were the delegates from the
church here to the Presbytery which
met in Monroe this week.
Sgt. Carl Burgess is expected to
spend the week-end here with his pa
rents.
Messrs. C. S. Massey and T. R. Nis
bet attended Tiesbytery at Monroe
Wednesday night.
Mrs. Murray Clark spent Thursday
in Monroe.
Waxhaw Is waking up to the true
meaning of the war and the fruits of
It were very much In'evidenoe at the
school auditorium Tuesday night. The
'Americans" were all there and the
speeches were to the point. Mr. G
Nisbet made one of the best spech-
es we have ever heard here. Talks
were also made by Messrs. Dr. Bur
gess, C. S. Massey, Rev. M. H. Vestal,
J. W. McCain, J. L. Rodman, Rev C.
E. Robinson, T. W. Secrest, and W
W. Black. A few more such meetings
over the country will soon put an end
to all this pro-German propaganda
It Is not healthy for this kind of sen
timent in the United States. As Mr
Nisbet said In his talk, we are In now
to fight our way out. Let's finish
the Kaiser before the Kaiser finishes
It to suit himself.
Will Houston, a well known dar
key who lives about two miles out
from town, has the champion hens
around here. The other night dur
ing a hard wind Btorm he says that
the wind blew most of his hens out or
their perches. Next day he counted
them and had only 22 left. He was
asked how many eggs they laid dally
and reclled between two and three
dozen for sure. When questioned
closely about it he said that he got
that many himself besides the ones
his kids got out of the nests and that
they didn't keep account of how many
the eathered.
Mr. Olin Niven and family visited
in Albemarle this week. They made
the trip by automobile, Mrs. Dr. Nis
bet going back with them, but owing
to the bad roads, they had to return
on the train.
Messrs. W. J and Henry Sims spent
Thursday In Monroe.
The last few nights have been pret
ty cold. Makes a fellow step fast and
get more cover on the bed. It was
predicted that all the gardens that
have started growing would be killed
but up till now not many of them
show muoh bad effects. Wm. R. Mc
Donald, Jr.
f HE TWO CONTENTIONS.
Democrats Silent on Issue, But Re
publicans Accept Suffrage.
The state Democrats, in convention
In Raleigh Wednesday, maintained si
lence on the woman suffrage Issue.
while the Republicans, In session In
Greensboro on Tuesday, came out
boldly for the issue and endorsed
John M. Morehead for the Senate
against Simmons, who comes up for
re-election this year.
It is said that Simmons, through
his henchman, A. D. Watts, Instruct
ed the convention to keep silent on
suffrage, but It seems that most of the
Democrats entertained the ame view.
and accepted the order willingly.
Only four ships were sunk
last
week by German submarines.
THOUGHT U. S. OUGHT TO
TAKE CANADIAN STATES
That I the View of Native German
Who Goes to Work on Union Coun
ty Bonds For Thirty Days Like
the Kniser, But Not His Army ami
Nay Wiints to Go Ibuk to tier
many to Marry.
Peter Youngblood. a native of Lux
emburg, Germany, was brought before
Recorder Lemmond this morning
charped with beating his way on a
freight train. Nothing was found on
his person that would Indicate that
he Is a spy, but he was loud in his
expressions of sympathy for the fath
erland. The only papers found on
his possession were ones showing that
he had registered as cn alien enemy.
He was sentenced to the roads for
thirty days.
Railroad detective Joe Rogers took
him off a freight train here last night.
On the stand he said that Youngblood
had told him that he would like to
see England put out of business and
that he seemed to think the United
States was fighting for territorial
gains as he had said that the United
States ought to take Canada if It
wanted any more land. He told him
he was a farmer.
When Youngblood took the stand
he seemed to want to impress It upon
the mind of Judge Lemmond that he
very seldom took a freight train. He
repeated thiB statement several times.
He said that he had often walked
four or five hundred miles rather than
take a freight. By questioning him
it was learned that he had been In
this country about thirty years. He
had for a number of years worked on
a farm in the middle West, but had
traveled over a good part of the
United States. He had been on the
chain gang several times, last at Che
raw. When asked by Recorder Lemmond
what he intended doing he stated that,
he would go back to Germany today
if he had the money. Later he told
a Journal representative that he did
not want to go back to fight, but to
marry. ' How do you like the Kai
ser?" the reporter asked. "I like the
Kaiser all right but I don't like his
army and navy," was the reply.
He said that he could not read
English. His speech was very brok
en. It seems that one who had been
here thirty years should have been
able to speak English better than he
does.
Commencement of Wingate School
April 10 to 22.
Correspondence of The Journal.
Wingate, April 12. On Friday
evening, April 19, the first exercises
of The Wingate School commence
ment will consist of a recitation con
test by the athletic society and a dec
lamation contest by the Gladstone and
Philoshophlan societies. The program
for Saturday night will be the Brown-
ng reciter's contest and the inter-so
ciety debate by the Gladstone and
Philosophian societies. At 11 o clock
Sunday Rev. W. E. Goode of Wag-
ram will preach the annual sermon.
Monday will be commencement day
proper, and the exercises will open
with an orator's contest by the Glad
stone and Philosophian societies, fol
lowed by the graduating class. At
two o'clock in the afternoon Dr. B.
W. Spilman will deliver the annual
address. On Monday night the pa
triotic play "Claim Allowed" will be
rendered. The music department has
prepared special music for every pro
gram, and everybody Is again
gram, and everybod yls given a cord
ial Invitation to attend. On Monday
music will be furnished by the Wades
boro orchestra. The school has had'
most successful year, and with the
construction of our dormitories we'
are planning for much larger things
In the future.
Big German Gun titrated by the
French Aviators.
Paris, April 9. French aviators
have discovered the location of the
big gun with which the- Germans
have been bombarding Paris at long
range, and the continual bombard
ment of the spoty the French artil
lery and bombing by the airmen have
made the handling of the piece diffi
cult. This explains the Intermittent
fire of the long range weapon.
The piece is mounted at Crepy-en-
Lannonois, near the road from La
Fere to Laon.
Captive observation balloons of the
sausage type have been seen rising
over the region of Paris on recent
ights and there has been considera
ble speculation regarding the purpose
of this move.
It is now explained that the bal
loons are used in connection with a
system of metallic nets as defenses
against air raiders. The balloons
were first sent up on the occasion of
the last attempted raid on Paris, but
the enemy, having been fought off be
fore he was able to reach the capital.
the effectiveness of the system has
not yet been tested.
Mk 12 ounces of bread do where
C served bcfo.e.