Newspapers / Yadkin Valley Herald (Salisbury, … / Feb. 20, 1917, edition 1 / Page 1
Part of Yadkin Valley Herald (Salisbury, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
- 1. vr-.s 1 'I A PAPER THAT SHOULD BE READ BY EVERY CITIZEN OF ROWAN COUNTY., THE ONLY SEMI-WEEKLY THAT COVERS THE EIGHTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT if I - VOL. 3. NO. 33. $1.50 A YEAR AND WORTH IT SALISBURYrNORraCA4lOL. TUESDAY, J'BRUARY 20, J917 $1.50 A, YEAR AND WORTH if PRICE TWO CENTS 5 U-BOAT SITUATION IS AT STANDSTILL Washington Government Appar ently Closely Watching Developments. THESE GUNS ARE SUPERIOR TO ANVTH1NGSTH?ERMAN iS. THE NEW MINISTER TO MEXICO STRUCTURAL IRK BEGINS ON SHOPS SUBMARINE SUNK PRESIDENT WILSON WILL AGAIN GO TO CONGRESS Austria's Real Attituce is Per plexing the American Officials, No Answer Being Received. (By Associated Press.) . Washing ton, Feb. 19. The subma rine situation seemed at a standstill today with the government, apparent ly closely watching developments for eventualities and furthering plans to the taking of action to protect Amer ican righs when the moment arrives. The slackening of the ruthless cam paign in the last three or four days is regarded as reducing the chances of attack on American ships or l'es, but with the coming- of warmer weath er it is believed it will increase in intensity. The President plans going before congress to ask for additional auth ority. v Thrctugh the Spanish minister the department has been notified that the sailors taken prisoners by Germany on the prize ship Yarrowdale ' would be released shortly. The State' Department through the Swiss minister forwarded to Berlin Saturday a request for their immed iate release. Previous messages of inquiry had been sent asking for the reason of their detention as prisoners and insisting upon their release. Because of the slow and uncertain communication between Washington and Berlin State Department "offi cials were unable to decide whether today' dispatch was in answer to the last request or the previous one. State Department officials were watching the situation with someim patience. Ausria's real attitude pernlex.es of ficials here and there is hope that Ambassador Penfield will find some way to influence the Vienna govern ment to not formally sanction the extreme position taken by Germany. No answer has been received to the direct inquiry as to whether Austria intends to follow Germany. it was authortatively stated at the State Department today that so far nothing had been hp&rrl fm ,,-. Central papers as to what course would be taken in vne evenjt the Un ited States authorized the arming of American merchant ships. It was stated definitely thait Presi dent Wilson had ma:;e no definite plans thus far for going before Con gress but at present is considering the advisability of such sj',ep. In some quarters it is said it is possiibl? he might conclude not to go befor2 con gress at present. Officials generally said that some means must be found for getting American and other vessels to resume sailings. While consideration was given to various suggestions for arm ing and convoying merchantmen it is thought possible 'before long sailings will be resumed on their own accord. Although officials maintain sihnce there has been unmistakable tension for the past few days. E House Did Not Meet Until 2:30 This Afternoon and Senate Did Nothing of Great Interest This Morning. (Special to the Post.) Raleigh, Feb. 10. With the House not in session until 2:30 this after noon interest in the legislature today centered in the meeting of ths Sen ate. One bill of importance was that in troduced by Brenizer of Mecklen burg designed to furnish legal ma chinery for towns and cities undrr the operation of the new constitution al amendment. A number of local semi-public and public bills were passed. A bill to prohibit inter-marriage of races which the Senate passed lasit week was recalled for consideration, and there is now little real opposition to the measure. ' NAVY CONTRACTS CHANGED. Contracts for Making Projectiles Had Previously Been Awarded to An English Concern. (By Associated Press.) Washington, Feb. 19. Contracts for navy projectiles which had been let to Hadfields Limited, an English concern, today were given to the Midville Steel Company, the Washing ton Steel and Ordnance Company and the Crucible Steel Company. ASSEMBLY MOVES SLOW HOUS NOT N SESSION I ' JLs ill sh z s 1 : 1 "u 1 1.1 These minghty 14-inch rifles of the j battleship Pennsylvania, flagship of j Admiral Mayo of the Atlantic fleet, are superior to anything in the Ger- j The Fifty Thousand Troops on Border Will Be Divided Into Two Divisions 25,000 Each. WILL REQUIRE FOUR WEEKS TO RETURN MEN HOME First Group to Move Will Take in the Second North Carolina In fant and Others. (By Associated Press. San Antonio, Texas, Fcp. 19. The general plan to be followed in send ing all national guardsmen organiza tions home from the border for mus tering out w as announced today. The 50,000 troops will be moved in divisions containing approximately 25,000 each and the units in th? first contingent have been arranged in four, groups. It is estimated that four we elks will be require,; for the movement of these four groups. It is said the idea is to move each group at intervals of one week, then the home coming of th? troops in ithe second contingent will be commenced. The first contingent will get away this week and the 4th Illinois infan try at Camp Wilson prd':ably will in augurate the movement by leaving February 22. The first group will in clude the 2nd North Carolina infan try and brigade headquarters, the 2nd South Carolina infantry while the second group will include the 1st North Carolina infantry amibulance corps, field hospital No. 1, ami troops A and B of calvary. 8 GERMAN OFFICERS ARE HELD FOR TRIAL. Charleston, C, Feb. 18. Captain Klattenhoff, master of the German interned freighter Lieibenfels, and his eight officers, are formally charge,: by the Government with "voluntarily sinlking or allowing to sink" the ves sel while it lay in the hanbor here, soon after Pr&sidenit Wilson broke diplomatic relations with Germany. The officers were taken before Un ited States Commissioner Hager yes terday. A bond of $5,000 each was filed for apipearance for a hearing be-" fore the commissioner tomorrow. All pleaded not guilty. Captain Klattenhoff is in a hospital, ill, cut was represented by an attor ney. The Liebenfels went down almost directly across the channel. When tugs rushing to the scene, offered as sistance the master, it is charged, re fused help. ADULT DEATH FiRiOM MEASLES Mr. David Yates, Aged About 21 Years, Dies at Home of His Broth er Near Kesler Mill. , Mr. David Yates, aged about 21 years and single, died at the home if his brother on Boundary street, near the Kesler mill, Sunday after noon at 2:30 o'clodk of measles fol lowed by pneumonia. Deceased had teen employed at a sawmill near Wtoodleaf but came to his "brother's when stricken. The funeral was held from the residence this afternoon apii the interment was in Chestnut Hill cemetery. NATIONAL GUARDS 10 STAR! HOI man navy. No single battleship of the kaiser could cope with this vessel. ; In fact, only the five great warships j of the type of the Queen Elizabeth, ; JTIVITY ON FROM HAS SUBSIDED Official Statements Indicate No Real Severe Fighting in Past Twenty-four Hours. RENEWED OPERATIONS BY ZEPPELINS FORECASTED One Great Airship Flies Over French Boast as Far as Bologne Near Channel Entrance. (By Associated Press.) Activity in the various war thea tres reflected in the bulletins of the war office during the last fe.v days has subsided temporarily. None of the official statements today indicai'3 any real fighting in the past 2i hours. Operations along all of ths fronts have been confined to reconnoitering aiiftiHery engagements and aviation activities. The current Paris official statement contains an item possibly forecasting a renewal of operations by Zepipelins with the coming of more favorable weather. One of 'these big airships flew over the French coast Saturday night, proceeding as far as Bologne near the entrance of the English channel. The :bombs dropped did no damage, the French report declares. Great British War Loan. London, Feb. 19. The new money subsevrif'ted to ithe new British war loan is at least 700,000,000 pounds exclusive of contributions from banks, Andrew Bonar Law, Chancellor of the Exchequer, stated in the House of Commons toray. Another British Vessel Sinks. London, Feb. 19. The British steamship Okemant also has .been, sunk, Lloyd's announces today. Philadelphia Nears Home. New YoilV, Feb. 19. The Ameri can, liner Philadelphia which left Liverpool on February 14th for New York with passengers reported her position iby wireless as 1,235 miles east of New York at 10 a. m. today. She is expected to arrive Thursday. EMBARGO MAY EXTEND TO PASSENGER TRAFFIC. Washington, F.b. 17. Whether the east bound freight embargo on the west- will be .broadened so as to in clude passenger traffic, and so inter fere with plans of hotels and board ing houses preparing for the big in augural crowd was a question of con cern here tonight. iRailroad officials are trying to ov ercome the middle 'west car shortage ani there is belief here they will not look kindly on the heavy traffic of .pleasure seekers to Washington.- Inaugural heads are going right ahead with plans and until railroad officials announce .curtailment of pas senger traffic there will be no let-up. AN ATTACK' ON GERARD. High German Official Devotes Edi torial to Lambasting the Former American Ambassador., (By Associated Press.) Amsterdam via London, Feb. .19. Count von Eeventlow devotes a' strong editorial in a Berlin newspaper to an aittack on James W. Gerard, former American ambassador to Berlin. finished sinceMthe ' beginning of the war by GveatiBritain, are the equal of the Pennsylvania, Jl r;- 0 CROSS I WJG APPEAL American Branch is Asking for a Membership of a Million New Names at This Time. IT CAN CARE FOR MANY WANTS LARGER SUPPORT The Appeals Far Has Brought Many New Members and Much Washington, Feb. 19. A million new members to aid in the nations present crisis are sought by the American Red Cross in an appeal made today from headquarters here. The appeal says the Red Cross is pre pared to provide personnel for the sick and wounded of an army of a mil lion and to bring aid to the families of distressed volunteers, but. stresses the fact that the country should be prepared for the relief oi a much larger scale. Atlanta is in the midst of a very vigorous campaign for new members to the Red Cross and is setting her goal at 15,000 members. Many other cities are also doing their bit in ex tending the membership and the use fulness of the Red Cross and in Sal isbury a membership campaign is on and volunteers are asked for. Mrs. F. J. Murdoch is chairman of the membership committee of the Salisbury Red Cross and will be very grlad indeed to have the names of those who will aid in this great work. The local dues are $1 a year and may be paid to Miss Mary Henderson, the treasurer. GREAT COTTON MILL Contracts Let by Three Mills for Houses for Employes in Addition to Those Given Out LasW Week. 'Albemarle, Feb. 17. In addition to the forty residence, the contract for the erection of which was let several days ago, another contract has just been closed with Holdniooks & Brad shaw, contractors, for the erection of twenty additional c'wellings which will make in all sixty new residences which are now ceing com'msnced by the three cotton mill manufacturing concerns of this iplace, the Wisicas sette Mills Co., Efird Mfg. Co., and the Lillian Knitting Mills Co. While nothing officially has been given out, it is rumored that within the next two or three months another contract will be let for the erection of one of the biggest cotton mills yet contsructed in Albemarle, and many believe that the sixty new residences contracted to be built are for the pur pose of housing employes of the big mill which is reported to be near the point of oomimencing to 'be erected. TOURING THE SOUTH. Board to Select Site for the Proposed Eleven Million Dollar Plant. Bristol, Teniw,-- Feb. 19. The navy army plant board made its firstt stop in the Southern tour of inspection of proposed sites here today. The board is touring ths Southern states visit ing the cities in the territory offered. RUMORS OF ANOTHER Force of Men Arrive in Spencer to Begin Steel Work for the New Big Oar Shops. A FIFTY BY ONE HUNDRED FOOT WING TO BE BUILT Congregation of Calvary Luther an Church Has Not Yet Called a Pastor Other News. (By A. W. Hicks.) Spencer, Feb. 19. In charge of R. Hudson a force of men employed by the Virginia Bridge and Iroii Co., came to Spencer today to begin structural work on the large new steel car shop for th? Southern Rail way Company. While a large force of trained workmen was brought here a still larger force will be employ ed locally as it is the policy of the company to secure labor from local territory when possible. The founda tion for 'the new shop 100 by 600 feet in size has been completed and struc tural worfk. began this week. It will require several months to. complete th: jcib. In addition - to the main building, which is the second of the same size to be erected in Spencer, a wing 50 by 100 feec will be erected adjacent. A message received late Sunday afternoon stated that Miss Christine Tinling, of London, the naitional tem perance lecturer who was to be in Spencer tafay, was severely ill and could not possibly fill her engage ment. A later date will be named fo rher appearance in Spencer. The congregation of Calvary Luth eran church here has not yet made a call for a pastor, the church being without a minister since May of last year when R:v. Geo. H. Cox resigned. Rev. C. A. Brown, president of the North Cayolma Synod, .will visit Spenoe Sunday and "' will; jpreacli at " After'spealhig' fwTS mon9hs here with his mother and other relatives H. T. Hackett and family left to:"ay for St. Anothy, Iowa, where they have made .their home for two years. Engineer C. H. Chandler returned Sunday from a stay of a week at St. Myers, Fla. That town was in gay attire in anticipation of a visit from Thos. A. Edison and Henry Ford who arrived there Friday. They own win ter homes side by side ani somf'.hino: like 100 Ford automobiles, geogeously deicorated, were lined up at the sta tion to greet the distinguished visit ors. ANOTHER CHAPTER IN BRITT-WEAVER CONTEST Asheville, Feb. 18. Another chap ter will be written into the Weaver Brit t contest Wednesday when Thom as J. Rickman, designated as notary public to conduct this phase of the hearing, starts taking evidence at the Federal building here. Mr. Rickman has already issued subpoenaes for a number of election officials and other citizens of tho Tenth District, and these will appear at the hearing at the Federal building this week. Mr. Britt filed notice cf contest about a month ago, and Mr. Weaver answered the charges with counter charges. Each is allowed the sum of $2,000 to conduct the contest. Marked and un marked ballots and "amended and supplementary returns" are expected to Igure in the hearing. Governor Dead. (By Associated Press.) Santa Fe, N. M., Feb. 19. William Lindsey, lieutenant governor of New Mexico has assumed the office owing to the death of Governor E. B. Deba co, a democrat eleqted last November. Mr. Debaco was ill when nominate,:1 and took no part in the campaign. TWO STEAMSHIPS OUT OF NEW YORK SUNK. New York, , Feb. 19. Two steamships oat of New York and under charter to the Kerr Steamship Company, one a Norwegian and the other Span ish, were sunk in the subma rine zone, according to advices received by tne company today. They were the Dalmata, Nor wegian, sailing on January 24 for Havre, and the Mar Adrie tico, Spanish, sailing on Janu ary 16 for Bordeaux. The Dalmato was sunk Feh 'ruary 9 and the Mar Adrietico on February 11. The latter ar rived at Lisbon on February 2, and was probably proceeding to Bordeaux when sunk. Officials of the Kerr Steam ship Company said they did not believe either vessel had Am ericans on board. Henry P. Fletcher, the new minis ter to Mexico, has received his final instructions from President Wilson, ami is now in Mexico City. ANOTHER BIG DAM Tallassee Power Company Begins Active Operations on Big-Job Fonf 'Miles Below Badin. t RAILROAD BEING BUILT TO THE NEW SITE Reported That a Big Reservoir is to be Built Several Miles Up the River. (Special to the Post.) Albemarle, Feb. 17. That there is to 'be another big dam on the Yadkin river constraeted by the Tallassee Pc.ver Co., no longer is any matter j cf doubt as more than three hundred men are already engaged in active woilk down the river about four miles below Ba'iin and a railroad is being built from Badin down the river so as to convey materials and supplies for the work which has already been commenced. It is also reported upon good authority that a big 'reservoir is to be several miles up the river at the head of the cig lake which will v:e made when the water is stopped by the big Badin dam which' is now well on towards completion. It is said that this big reservoir will be about four miles above the old Whitney dam site, and this is to be used only as a reserve for any drought that might cause a shortage of water on the dam's" lower down. THREE FIREMEN KILLED. Falling Walls in Quebec Fire Brings Death to Firemen. (By Associated Press.) Quebec, Can., .Feb. 19. Falling walls of a building wrecked 'by flames crushed (three firemen to death an;i badly injured five others ' today. Six business houses were destroyed by the flames. LOSSES OF SHIPPING SINCE FEB. The daily record of shipping losses due to Germany's U-boat warfare, February 1 to Febru ary 17, inclusive, has been as as follows: Ships Tons Fef:mary February February February February February February Feftnruary; February 1. 2. , 3. 4. 5. 6., 7.. 8.. 9. ...10 13039 ...8 7,337 ... 6.. 10,159 ... 2 2,623 ...5 8.729 ...14 44,457 ...13 30,352 ..10 21,504 ...6 10424 ...7 22,271 .. 2 1.725 . . ., 5 8,361 . . . 5 14.S96 ..5 12287 ...5 t,750 ... 7 9,736 ... 1 1.016 February 10. February 11. February 12 . February 13. February 14. February 15; Febaruary 16. February 17. ON YADKIN IV R IN SEA FIGHT French Freighter Stopped by a German Submarine -and in Turn Sent to Bottom. SUBMARINE MISSED FIRE 3 TIMES BEFORE SINKING Captain of the French Freighter Guyane Reports the Fight on Arriving at New York. (By Associated Press.) New York, Feb. 19. In a, forty minute battle 'between a German sab marine and the French line steam ship Guyane off the coast of France on January 22nd the submarine was sur.if, according to the report made by officers of the freighter which arriv ed here today from Bordeaux. The Guyane was one day out from port and at 3:30 o'clock in the after noon the casptain cited the submarine some distance to port and apparently endeavoring to cross the freighter's bow in ordr to stop her. The sub marine fire: a sht which fell short and the Guyane 'turned star Jboard side so that the gun on .board could te turned on the undersea craft. The submarine fired a second shot which f dl short, and a third hit the water a very short distance away. Meanwhile the gunner on the Guy ane had fireii one shot and narrow ly missed the submarine by a close margin. He fired then a second shot which hit the submarine squarely and the craft was seen to collapse. Durig the nexjt 30 minutes the craft was seen to be struggling for exist ence. No one appeared .on deck of the submarine. No one appeared on deck and no further attempt to shell the freighter was made, and the Guyane refrained from firing any more shots an.d at the tmrftfva'half hour the submarine dis appeared. . The freighter's -officers submarine was lost. FLETCHER NOW IN MEXICO CITY. Military Escort in Procession El Paso Hears That Villa Has Gone to Japan. Mexico City, Feb. 18. The Ameri can Amfbassador Henry P. Fletcher, arrived here late last night. He was met by officials from he Mexican Foreign office, members of General Carranza's staff and a big delegation of Government officials headed by a military escort. Ambassador Fletcher expressed his apreciation of the courtesies shown him on his journey through Mexico. Report That Villa Has Gone to Japan El Paso, Texas, Fm. 18. iEduardo Soriano Bravo, Mexican Consul, to night declared Carranza officials here and in Juarez had heard several days aigo that Villa had embarked in dis guise for Japan on a political mission. "Villa has not been accounted for since he went to Parral about six weeks ago," said the Consul. "How ever, we are inclined to doujbt the story thait he has gone to Japan. That may have been invented to ac count for his aibsence. It "s bel.eved more likely that he is in hiding in the mountains, either to try to reor ganize his bands there, or because he is sick or wounded." Consul Bravo said he heard that the raid on the Corner Ranch was us ed by Salazar as a diversion in ord:r to smuggle ammunition over the bor der. CELEBRATE PYTHIAN KNIGHTHOOD. Salisbury Followers of Damon and Pythias to Hold Big Meeting in Castle Hall Tomorrow Evening. (Salisbury Pyuhians' are looking forward with a great deal of interest to the meeting to be held in Castle Hall tomorrow, Tuesday, evening at 7:30 o'clock in celebration of ithe 53rd anniversary of the founding of the order by Rathbone. The guest of honor will be Hon. Wim. A. Owen, of Covington, Tenn., a representative of the Supreme Chan cellor, who will talk - on Pythianism. Other talks will be made by promi nent local Pythians anil refreshments will be served and a smofker in dulged in afterward. Every Pythian whether in good standing or not, is invited. No secret work and an open meeting. A big crowd is expected. Cotton Opens Steady at Advance. New York,- Feb. 19. The cotton market opened steady today at an advance of 3 to 16 points and active monhs sold 25 o 29 points net higher shortly after the call with May touching 16.27 or 48 points above the lew level of Friday. The demand was limied, however, and prices reacted 5 or 6 points under realizing toward the end of the first hour. IS si;: . it 1 i i i mmm
Yadkin Valley Herald (Salisbury, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Feb. 20, 1917, edition 1
1
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75