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SALISBURY, NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11,.
VOL. 3. NO. 80.
$1.50 A YEAR AND WORTH IT
1917
$1.50 A YEAR AND WORTH IT
PRICE TWO CENTS
STATE OF WAR IS DECLARED
PETROGRAD
IN
REVOLT OF COMMANDER IN CHIEF LEADS
TO A MOST SERIOUS SITUATION IN RUSSIA
Premier Was Asked to Deliver to the Commander of the Ahny All Civil and Military
Matters for the Organization of the tyew Government The Ministry is Consid
ering What Course to Pursue and Will Defy Kornoloff-New Commander is
. Named to Take Charge.
Petrograd, Sept. 10. Premier
Kerensky has announced that a state
of war exists in Petrograd and in the
district of Petrograd.
The Premier hjas also ordered
General Kornoloff, chief of the
Russian army to resign his command
and has placed supreme command in
the hands of General Klembovisky,
commander-in-chief of the Northern
army defending the Riga section.
Premier Kerensky issued a proc
lamation in which he said that on
September 8th a delegation compos
ed of a number of member of the
Duma, called on him inthe name of
Kornoloff and demanded that he hand
over all civil and military matters
to him as generalissomo to form a
new government, at his pleasure.
The statement continues to effect
that the commander-in-chief sought
to profit by the serious conditions.
In the proclamation Kerensky ord
ers General Kornoloff to hand over
all his functions to General Klembo
visky, whose army is barring the
way of -he Germans to reach Petro
grad. "I declare a. state of war in Petro
grad and the Petrograd district," the
proclamation continues, "and appeal
to all civilians to remain calm."
Cabinet Ministers in Session Seek
ing Way Out.
Petrograd, (Sunday). Eleven
cabinet members have been in -continuous
session in the Winter palace
'to cbnsMer methods to lace General
Kornloff's revolt, which they admit
in conversation with the Assocated
Press to be the very greavest event
since the revolution.
So far as the revolt is concerned
the ministry is determined to defy
the action of General Kornoloff,
though no measure of defense is yet
agreed on.
One plan on which they are pro
ceeding is to place the affairs of
the government in the hands of five
men -vested with supreme power.
A Mm
Official London Looking for Such
a Move Before Winter, on
the Status Quo Basis.
SUCH TERMS WOULD BE
REJECTED BY ENTENTES
Germany Endeavoring to. Avert
a Revolution at Home and
a National Collapse.
London, Aug. 27. (By mail)
Throughout official London belief is
held that a definite peace offer will
come from Germany before winter
and that it will suggest the immediate
cessation of hostilities on the statues
quo basis. Entente statemen have
fully indicated that they will refuse
such terms and no doubt Germany
is aware of this, but the German lead
ers regard the offer from the Ger
man side as an indispensable step in
the reparation of the German public
opinion for further concessions. High
official authorities today gave the
Associated Press the following state
ment as regards peace:
"There is no doubt the German
government is anxious to get out of
the, war at the earliest possible mo
ment on any plan that will insure
against revolution at home and a na-
inal collapse." t
Riot it Illinois Prison.
(By Associated Press.)
Joliet, 111., Sept. 10. A riot oc
curred at the state prison here today,
during which one convict was shot
and three guards stabbed.
The first trouble occurred yesterday
at breakfast call when about 20 con
victs broke from line and one seized
a spade and is said to have threaten
ed a guard. Latr, after ordering the
convict to drop tve weapon, the guard
shot him. This morning at the same
hour the trouble broke out afresh.
The men again broke from line and
in the melee which followed three
guards were stabbed.
The rioters had become angered at
imposing of restriction on discipline.
FROM
GERMANY
CLINE
LOYALTY OF PEOPLE
September Term of Rowan Supe
rior Court Opens for a Two
Week Term 3 Murder Cases
THE TIME FOR PATIENCE
WITH CRIME HAS ENDED
So Declares Jurist Presiding Ov
er Court Service and Duty
Is What Counts New.
The September term of Rowan Su
perior court convened shortly after
11 o'clock this morning, opening up
immediately after the arrival of
Western S6 upon which Judge E. B.
Cline, of Hickory, who is presiding,
arrived. Immediately after court
was called to order the drawing of
the grand jury began and as soon as
this body was sworn in Judge Cline
proceeded to deliver his charge to
this body.
Judge Cline prefaced his remarks
by saying some time ago he, along
with other judges 'in this state, re
ceived a request from the State
'Council for Defense to dwell in his
charges to patriotism and loyalty to
the government at this time. Judge
Cline said he had done this on sev
eral occosions but felt that there was
little, if any, need of his doing this
in Rowan. HoweveT7rie tS2; touch
on this phase and also on civic mat
ters. He said that this was a time
for all men to be loyal and patriotic I
and that those who are left at home J
should do their bit just as willingly
and just as loyally as those of our
boys who have gone to the front. He
urged conservation, production, and
paid a tribute to the good woman
when he said if the men woul do
half as well in this crisis as the wo
men there would be no cause to wor
ry. He said that if ever there was
a time that called for law enforce
ment" and a time when-there should
be little patience with crime that
time was now. The courts were the
embodiment of freedom and justice
and they must be upheld, the arm
the government most be strength
ened and upheld. It "was a call to
duty, to service and for the citizens
to put forth their best efforts at this
time, Judge Cline also paid atten
tion to the duties of the members of
the grand jury in reporting any vio
lations of the law to the solicitor
and investigating thoroughly all
matters coming before them. It
was a charge in some respects out of
the ordinary but was a timely one
and an address that it would have
done good for every citi en of the
county to have heard.
The court adjourned shortly after
the charge was delivered for the
noon recess and this afternoon took
up the criminal docket, which in
cludes three murder cases, all of the
defendants being colored. It is the
two weeks term, the first' for crim
inal cases and the second for civil
docket. The grand jury is composed
of the following:
Z. A. Klufz, fgoreman, Radford
Freemen, E. L. Peeler, M. W. Klutz,
G. B. Ketchie, J. R. Graham, W. L.
Page, J. H. Horton, Henry Hill, T. L.
Carriker, J. E. Alexander, E. J. Dry,
J. L. Glove, Irvin" A. Hill, R. C. Bost,
E. L. Owens, W. A. Barber, Paul W.
Whitlock.
LIGHTNING AT LANDIS.
Severe Rain and Electric Storm There
Saturday Barn Was Destroyed by
Fire; no insurance to the Building.
Landis, Sept. 10. There was a rain
and severe electrical storm here Sat
urday evening. The lightning struck
the noted large white oak in Martin
Blackwelder's yard, however, it did
slight damage to the tree. Light
ning also struck the barn of J. J.
Sechler one mile east of Landis. The
barn and contents were completely de
stroyed,' except the live stock was
saved. There is no insurance and the
loss is $8O0 to $1,000. This is anoth
er warning that every farmer in Row
an county should not be without in
surance in the Farmers Mutual Insur
ance Company as the money they pay
in all stays in the county for the ben
efit of the farmers who meet with
misfortune from fire or storm.
JUDO
URGES
MORE TEUTONIC
ROTTENNESS SHOWN
State Department Finds That
the
Sweedish Minister has Been Send
ing Unneutral Dispatches Through
His Official licenses.
Washington, S?pt. 8. Copies of
three brief dispatches made publis by
the state department today revealed
another case of sinister German di
plomacy, this time directed against
Argentina, and involving the Swed
ish foreign office in an apparent
grave breach of nautrality and diplo
matic propriety.
They were messages to Berlin from
Count Luxburg, the German charge at
Buenos Aires, forwarded by the Swed
ish legation there as its own com
munication. Besides advising that no
concessions be granted Argentina in
the submarine controversy, they sug
gested that the South American
country's ships be sunk "without
leaving a trace" and gave information
as to the sailing and positions of cer
tain vessels.
The department's announcements
was sent to the Argentine embassy
and the Swedish legation here at the
same time it was given to the pub
lic. There was no explanation at to
how the message came into the hands
of the United States nor discussion
as to what may be the result. i.
The action created a serf ation, par&f
tkularly among the neutral diplo
mats. The Baron Akerherm, thev
Swedish cargo, in absence of advice
from his government, would not
comment further than to say it was
improbable that the Swedish minister
at Buenos Aires knew of the contents
of the dispatches. Axel Robert Nord
vall, of the special Swedish economic
mission, declared he was certain that
Baron Lowen,- the Swedish minister
to Argentina, had no knowledge of
the contents of the dispatches.
"Moreover, I am sure," said Mr.
Nordva'll, "that no Swede would have
been a party to such a heartless pro
ceeding. I know Baron Lowen very
well, he is not in good health, and it
is possible that he was unaware of
the sending of any messages. If the
dispatches were in German code, as
I assume they were, even if he knew
they were sent, he could not have
known their contents and may have
thought they were harmless business
messages."
Mr. Nordvall was of the opinion
that Baron Lowen would be recalled
by fhe Swedish government and said
he looked for an explanation and a
disavowal of any intention to com
mit an unneutral act.
What effect the disclosure will have
on Argentina's relations with Germa
ny could only be guessed at both by
state department officials and by
Ambassador Naon. The ambassador
alreads has transmitted messagey
to his government and until instruc
tions are received he will not com-
PEA1CE COUNCIL MEET
l!?Z'TJt -
nesota drove the Peace Council from
his state th delegates hopped on a
TRAINING OF NEGRO
TROOPS OUTLINED
Those Called in States Haying
Cantonments Will Be Sent to
That Place for Training.
WILL BE FIGHTING NEGRO
REGIMENTS LIKE WHITES
I Sflr.retarv of War Baker Gives
Out a Statement Regarding
the Handling of Negroes
(By Associated Press)
Washington, Sept. 10. Negro
troops of the national army will be
organized in separate units as is done
in the regular army and as far as
possible will be trained in the states
where raised.
The call for negroes to mobilize at
camps will be postponed to allow of
ficials at these camps to arrange for
the organization of these separate
units.
Both white men and negroes of
the selective draft forces will be giv
en opportunity to volunteer for ser
vice in battalions of troops for ser
vice on lines of communication, the
work being military but non-combatant.
However, there will be ne
gro fighting regiments of the na
tional army as well as regular and na
tional guard.
Secretary Baker today outlined the
policy of the war department in a
3tatemnt dealing with the methods
to be followed in organization and
training of negroes liable to draft
under the national agray act:
"Presumably nezTKK, resriments of
will be 'retained as tney are a nght
unit. All colored troops called in a
state which has a cantonment will be
trained there."
The heart-breaking moaning yon
hear is the coal barons parting with
thqir graft. New Orleans States.
Pitcher Carl Mays, of the Boston
Red Sox, vows he will not shave his
upper lip until he loses a game.
ment on the incident.
It was suggested by some diplo
mats that Germany might have lit
tle diffculty in arranging her rela
tions with Argentina so as to cause
the South American country to main
tain her neutral attitude. It was
pointed out that having entered into
an agreement with Argentina recent
ly not to sink any more Argentine
ships and to pay for damage already
inflicted Germany was in a position
to explain that she had ntot accepted
the suggestion of her agen in Buenos
Aires and that after all there could
be no diplomatic conflict if he were
removed.
That Argentina at least will de
mand the removal of the offending
German was assumed both at the
department and by diplomats.
Argentina's evident desire in pastf
months not to enter the war or even
to break relations with Germany has
caused, the belief here that she will
look with certain favor upon any
practicable way out of the new. diffi
culty. ING WHICH TWO GOVERNORS
' Chicago, and there, by per-
mission of Mayor Thompson, they met
for their convention. Governor Low-
60 WHEN
DRAFTED 1R ARMY
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Exemption BoavS for Western
District of NtJ Carolina
Passes on ManyvV er Claims
M
INCLUDES MEN BOTH
THE CITY aUxt'. COUNTY
Still Other Claims Filed by Local
Men Are Being Considered
by the Final Board.
The local exemption board in the
new national army has received from
the district board at .Statesville an
other list of men from Rowan who
had filed exemption claims and which
have been passed on. This list is
composed of sixty men who have been
called into the service of the United
States and not exempted or dis
charged, therefore will be among the
number to be sent to the training
camp at Columbia, S. C, at an early
date. The list follows:
James Robert Albright, China
Grove, N. C.
Milas Jacob Arey, Gold Hill, N. C,
Route 1.
Richard W. Arey, 423 E. Kerr St.,
Salisbury, N. C.
Joseph W. Brady, Salisbury, N. C,
Route 9.
Roy N. Brown, Salisbury, N. C, 622
W. Marsh St.
John A. iButner, 536 E. Henderson
St., Salisbury, N. C.
Charles M. Campbell, 121 S. Long
St., Salisbury, N. C.
Melton Hueh Campbell, Spencer,
N. C.
Thomas Melvin Casey, 201 1-2 S.
Main St., Salisbury, N. C.
Luther Casper, Gold Hill, N. C,
Route 1.
James W. Donaldson, 1103 W. Hor
ah St., Salisbury, N. C.
Emanuel L. G. -Eagle, Gold Hill,
N. C, Route 1.
MarthL. Elliott, Barber, N. C,
iwuwrrrrzr: " "
Luther A. Fesperman, Salisbury,
N. C, Route 3.
Charlie Robert Fowler, 630 S. Main
St., Salisbury, N. C.
Arthur Leonard Frick, Salisbury,
N. C, Route 9.
John H. A. Gardner, Salisbury, N.
C, Route 3.
Vestle Garrett, 52C N. Caldwell
St., Salisbury, N. C.
Kade Gentry, Granite Quarry, N.C.
David E. Gibson, Salisbury, N. C,
Route 5.
Frank T: Gill, 806 W. Horah St.,
Salisbury, N. C.
Clyde M. Gillespie, China Grove,
N. C, Route 2.
Ross Graham, Union Hill, Salis
bury, N. C. '
William U. Graham, 528 N. Shaver
St., Salisbury, N. C.
John Allen Grasty, 323 E. Horah
St., Salisbury, N. C.
Wm. Oddie Hannah, Salisbury, N.
C, Route 1.
John Richard Koon, Henderson St.,
East Spencer, N. C.
John Quincy Kenerly, 311 Salisbury
Ave., Spencer, N. C.
John Lewis Kepley, Salisbury, N.
C, Route 4.
William Fred Kluttz, Rockwell, N.
C, Route 2.
Walter Martin Kluttz, Barber, N.
C, Route 1.
Robert Strange Latta, 215 S. Long
St., Salisbury, N. C.
John H. Lippard, Cleveland, N. C,
Route 1.
William Graham Lloyd, 402 Yad-
FAILED TO PREVENT.
den of Illinois hurried troops to the
scene, bu the meeting had long ad
journed before their arrival.
I
AustriansfAre Being . Subjected
to Unrelentless Pressure But
Are Using Fresh Troops.
THE GERMANS FORCED TO
ABANDON THEIR ASSAULT
German Advance in the Riga Re-
gion Is Definitely Halted, Ac
cording to Current Reports.
(By Associated Press.)
The great battle which General Ca
dorna is waging for Monte San Ga
briele is continuing uninterrupted
despite inclement weather. The Aus
trians are being subjected to unre
lentless pressure but by means of
heavy concentration of fresh troops
has beerl able to keep the Italians
from achieveing jiotable success
which the completion of the campaign
for the mount constitutes. The Ital
ians captured 145 guns from the Aus
trians since the beginning of the of
fensive. General Petain's -troops last night
clinched the success won northeast
of Verdun ,J3autrday when they push
ed their lines ahead materially in the
Fosse and Caurieres wood sector. The
Germans were obilged to abandon
their ferocious assault tactics because
of heavy losses sustained in the at
tacks, leaving the French lines un
shaken. Paris chaacterizes the re
pulse sustained by the Grown Prince's
forces here as "important" and dwells
upon the extremely serious extent of
the casualties inflicted by French
fire.
There was only raiding operations
on the remainder of the Freeh army
front, and only similar activity of . a
major sort along the British lines.
General Haig reports that he put in
a busy night in successful ctmsili
dation of positions taken by them yes:
terday northwest of .St. -'Quint en in
njejgj&orhped
don announces. Berliit however, de
clares this ground was retaken by
the Germans arly today.
Macedonian fighting is again as
suming importance. On the extreme
western front the French apparently
have miassed a considerable force.
Yesterday they were reported as oc
cupying several villages in the Malik
lake region and the German war of
fice today admits the tentonic forces
there were obliged to retreat before
superior French prssure.
The German advance in the Riga
region is definitely halted, according
to indications in current reports. The
only event reported there today by
Berlin are clashes between Russian
raiding parties and German reserves.
Armay Horses Fed at Spencer.
One train stopped at Spencer today
for six or eight hours in order that
stock aboard might be fed and wat
ered and rested in compliance with
the law. This gave the men with the
train an opportunity to come up to
Salisbury on street cars and spend
some time here and they took advan
tage of the lay over to do so.
kin Ave., Spencer, N. C.
William E. Ludwig, 418 N. Long
St., Salisbury, N. C.
Elsie Clifford May, Railroad Ave.,
Salisbury, N. C.
John E. Melton, East Spencer, N.C.
J. K. Millikin, Salisbury, N. C.
Allie A. Misenheimer, Salisbury, N.
C, iRoute 3.
William W. McSwain, N. Main St.,
Salisbury, N. C.
Shuford Parks, Thomas St., Salis
bury, N. C.
John A. Peacock, Salisbury, N. C,
Route 4.
Clarence Wilbur Peeler, Salisbury,
N. C.', Route 6.
Jacob V. Reid, East Spencer, N. C.
Joseph Henry Robertson, Kress
Bid.-?. Salisbury, N. C.
John Linker Shaver, Richfield, N.
C, Route 2.
'Fate Smith, Rowan-' county, N. C.
Henry Smith, China Grove, N. C,
Route 1.
John H. Smith, 205 Mocksville Ave.,
Salisbury, N. C.
William Julius Snipes, Salisbury,
N. C.
Charlie Frank Sowers, Salisbury,
N. C, Route 7.
Noah Franklin Stokes, Richfield, N.
C, (Route 2.
Clarence H. Summers, 603 E. La
fayette St.. Salisbury, N. C.
Joseph Alexander Suther, China
Grove, N. C.
Lonnie F. Swicegood, Woodleaf,
N. C.
Walter Taylor, Granite Quarry,
N. C.
Other C. Upright, Mooresville, N.
C.
A. B. Waynick, 511 Yadkin Ave.,
Spencer, N. C.
Mack Wiyatt, Gold Hill, N. C,
Route 1.
CADORNAS
GREA
BATTLE CONTINUES
SPENCER
SCHOOLS
ARE OVERFLOWING
Opened This Morning With More
Than 700 Pupils Presenting
Themselves.
IMPRESSIVE EXERCISES
'MARKED OPENING OF SAME
j Mr. J. E. Redfern the New Cup
erintendenV Mayor Burton,
C. L. Bunch and Others Talk.
(By W, A. Hicks.)
Spencer, Sept. 10. With seven
hundred pupils in line the Spencer
The auditorium was packed to ov
erowing at the opening hour and
many were turned away by the
newly elected superintendent, - Prof.
J E. Redfern. In a brfef but stir
ring address Prof. Redfern laid down
the basic principles upon which the
school will operate this year and de
clared a deep feeling of responsibi
lity in assuming the principalship of
the school. He said that to make the
school a success the superintendent
must have the love, co-operation and
respect of the patrons, the teachers,
the school board and the pupils. A
policy of fair treatment to all and
special privileges to none will be
followed. The child from the hum
blest home will have the same at
tention as one from the richest and
if there is to be a difference it must
be in favor of the former.
It is found that the school and es
pecially the lower grades, are great
ly crowded. Prof. (Redfern explain
ed that the school board has done
all that is possible with the rreans
at hand to give the school the bestj
teaching force to be had. He ask
ed the co-operation of both pupils
and patrons in making the school a
success. He declared that there
must be order, that corrections will
be -made regardless of who the pu-
r. c. h. Hunch, chairmanof the
school board was called upon and
made a short talk stating that more
desks have been ordered to increase
the facilities of the school, that all
children becoming six years of age
in September may enter school now,
that outsiders coming to Spencer
just for the school privileges will be
required to pay a tuitidn of $2 per
month, and asked that in the event
of making a complaint during tlhe
year that it must be signed and sent
to Prof. Redfefn.
Mayor W. H. Burton who is a
member of'' the school board made a
strong talk in which he explained
that the school will be run in accord
ance with the State laws, that the
books used were selected by the
State Text Book Commission, that
all pupils must present a vaccination
certificate before being enrolled, and
that there will be ten medals offered
this year for proficiency in various
lines.
Th school will soon distribute new
1917 catalogs containing much in
rules, books, etc.
The teaching force this year is
composed of the following:
First grade, Mrs. Eva IB. Harris,
assistant, Miss Helen Dorton; sec
ond, Miss Maude Tate; third, Mrs.
Lizzie B. Carrick; fourth, Miss Fer
rie Dorton; fifth, Miss Estelle
Brown; sixth, Miss Oera Lyerly;
seventh, Miss Ida Whitley supply
teacher, Miss Alma Swicegood. High
school department teachers include
Misses Annie Graber, Sophia Lef
ler, Ada Worsham and Prof. J. E.
Redfern. Recitations will begin at
8.45 a. m., and the first seven grades
will get out at 2.45 p. m., while the
High school will dismiss at 3.15.
PRESIDENT AND MRS. WILSON.
The President and His Wife Are On
a lCruise Aboard the Mayflower
and Were off Massachusetts Coast
This Morning.
Glouchester, Mass. Sept. 10.-J-The
President's yachts Mayflower, with
its convoy, is 'still in .the harbor this
morning, but is preparing to leave
for sea and continue the cruise
which "President and Mrs. Wilson are
now . enjoying. Many people, learn
ing that the presidential party would
come ashore went to the wharf, but
were disappointed when it was an
nounced that the President did not
wish any demonstration whatever. '
French Gain on the Meuse.
Paris; Sept. The French troops
made gains today on the right bank
of the Meuse, Verdun sector, oc
cupying important positions and cap
turing more than 500 prisoners, ac
cording to the announcement of the
war office tonight.
The ontimist is maenetic. The pes
simist draws onrv his own con-
4 elusions.
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