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VOL. XIII J B SHERRILL, Editor and Publisher CONCORD, N. O, FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 1914 40 Cents a Month 5 Cents a Copy. NO, 516 I - t at: 1 A- L, 7 1 LiSULTED D HISSED - ' . j ARRIVED AT 'VESA CRUZ THIS - " k- urtmrnw , 1 - " - naf w Posted today and . . .. MOBHDrO. ; , , J read with interest by ths Mexiess ' ... ' ''".-. inhabits n tit. . . . , ' One Hundred and Fifty, Indudiai ' p Tke proclamation was issued b T v': Rr Admirsl Fletcher addressed to - Americans, Germans and British the ")'pk.of Vers Crux" and read: 8objectt.-Ei.-lit Hundred :Amsri:'.,'TVi!ie P'0. f Ter C ' ' . on . w i - "The naval forces of the United , cans Stall in Mexico In Greatest j States that. are under my command Danger. Ssrions "AnU-Amerioaa1 hv """Pied temporarily the city of -" n.mnrfJ.w. . I 'r CrB to supervise the public ad- Demonstration.-American Oonsu- ministration on account o ! th. dis- lata Attacked., Cost of . Arms' - t . Torn Pro in Door. V:' er crus,- April 24. After a tunning trip from Mexico Uty. dur- ing which they were repeatedly held ! P by Federal troops, hissed st an 1 insulted one hundred and fifty Anier iian,'. British and German refugees arrived tere. v-. ' . -.-' Eight hundred Americans still in Mexico in greatest danger, During the past three days serious anti-American demonstrations . have ' occurred. The American consulate was attacked stoned and the coat of arms was tora from Ahe dopr. . - TRANSPORT KTLPATRICK . - , TO LEAVE AT 0NCE4 For Mexican Waters With Fifth Brig- --. ,s ada and Sixth Cavalry. Galveston, Tex., April 24, Early today soldiers of the fifth brigade be pnn boarding the transport Kilpatriek which will be,Uie first to leave here. .When orders eame last night none of ' the transports had full head of steam up, but by' the time all men, horses, wagons an dequiptnent are on- boar.i they will be ready Jo sail. The Kilpat . rick will probably leave thin nfter :, noon, others following r about' mid night. With the fifth brigade will go the sixth cavalry, fourth field artii lery and battalion engineers. -. ; Party Yesterday. - - - Mrs! C. L, Smith and Miss Slarga . ret Lentz delightfully ' entertained ' yesterday afternoon at their 'home on . North Union street in honor of Mro. J. Lindsay Boss, of Shelby, and Mrs. E.. S. Fitzgerald, of Richmond, Va. "Rum" was played and following the game the guests of honor prizes, hat pins, were presented to the honorees. ; A salad courses and ices were, served. . About sixty guests were present. -.' - The reinstatement of Doo Scanlan, ' who refused to report to the Quakers last season, yill strengthen Charley : Doom's wobbly pitching corps. SAVE YOUR HONEY BY TAKING Citizens Building & Loan Association 25c per week per I:are.- Series open" now. C.Tice ia C3 J TL:i r-- Jciih r A PROCLAMATION IS - ISSUED AT VERA CRUZ Star Admiral Fhrtcfcer Posts k Ketlcs to All Oitixena of ths City, ' Vers Cms, April 23. Ths lint oro". cUmation issued since .the war be- tb t'nt4" Stati sod Mexico tnrbod conditions which at present ......... : I r . ... . fc"Cntl Itt UVJUCO, I , "All employes of the municipality lof this port are invited to coutinuj m f'e 'discharge of their offices ss they bare done up to the present, VThe military authorities will not intervene in civil and administrative affair so long as good order and rente iu the town are not impaired. ' All peaceful eitisens way confi dently continue-in their usual 'occu pations certain that they will bo pro tected. ;.' .; v.----"' ' . ,: The coiflinander sijrmng pives as surances that there will be noninter ferences" with the civil authorities, except ill eases of absolute necessitv and guided always by tlic observnmf of tie law and order. . . " .- .-"The taxes due and the use of tbem will continue being made in tin: same form as up to the present tim'i and in-conformity with law. ; "Rear Admiral F. F. Fletcher."--. The proclamation was printod 'i Spanish and iwsted throughout the town. : v ': : . , : T -. .- School Concert. The following istlie programme of the primary eoncert of Central rchool to be held tonight : " -, Sonz: "My Mate And TV-Third grade. Our llagi Roys of fiirst grade. Japanese scng --Oirls of Biicond grade. - ; A. B. Cs Boys of firet grade. . i Bq Peep Drill Second jrradc - ; Twenty - FrogKies First grade." Dutch Ghildren Third grade. Making Biead First grade. Doll Drill Girts, of flr-t crrftdc . Piano Solo Doiinie Uuioot. 1 Spring's Ca'l Second grade. y Song: "A - llainy Day" Girls of first grade. " , Birds Gir!'i of first grade. - Mistress M.iry'a Garden Second grade. Sunflower Prill Thirdrrade. Song: . " International Rag" Third grade. . ' . Admission 10 and 15 cents. . - f HARES IN CiiizessBanK i ' i I ,o : ! i . i I i 'I rjh critr for yoa to Lave ' i ysu can Jo wiih I 'J jzu can only tUft 1 i n i s ' ; i. I m rOCR DIV0SCE8 GRANTED, At the Afternooa Session of Court Yesterday. 8 prtnkls round Guilty ef Bixamy. . A largs number of court cases wco disposed of at the afternoon session of court yesterdsy and the morning session this morning. The afternoon session was taken up largely witn divorce rases, the divorce mill run ning at a Reno gait and ground ant four esses. Divorces were granted :n the following cases: : Robert A. Stirewalt vs. R. V. Stire walt. " - Mabel Willace Ts. J. Will Wallaw. ; James L. Miller vs. Vernhi M. Mil ler. - - .- ' ' . Jane Penninger vs. Shober Pennin- Luther Wslker plead guilty of as sault with deadly weapon and was sentenced to four months on the roads. Tin Boger was found guilty of lar ceny and sentenced to four months on the roads. " '. . - . Sam Alexander was sentenced to the roads for four months for steal ing cotton seed. . ' . Ed. Sprinkle, of Kannapolis, was sentenced to the chain gang for big amy. Sprinkle came to Kannapolio about two years ago and soon after his arrival , married a young lady there. About nine months after hi marriage he was arrested on a war rant from WinsQn-Salem chargiu? him with abandonment. It then devel oped that he had a wife in Winsoi- Salero. He was sentenced to the chain gang in Winston-Salejn and on the completion of his term, was brought here on the charge bigamy. , Both of bis wives were in court .yesterday and testified in the case. ." FLORA-CASTOS. Pretty Home Weddig of Popular Young Couple. Aathe home of Mr. W. A. Castor, in No. 4 township, on Wednesday af ternoon, April 22, at 3:30.o'clock ofi- enrred a wedding, which will interest largo- number of friends, when his daughter, Miss Ollie Mayo, became tbe bride of Mr; Herbert Flora. Only- few, friends witnessed the " cere- nony, which was beautiful in its sim plicity. - The guests were met at the oor by : Miss Mary lineman ' ami fhered into, tbe sitting room which ss bountifully 'decorated, ui green.' tt 9:30' o clock; to -the strains ol Mendelsshon's wedding , march, the bride and groom entered the parlor, where the-ceremony was performed by Rev. C. A.- Brown.- . The bride was beautifully gowned in a going sway suit -of blue, with bat , and gloves to match. : Immediately, after the ceremony the guests were invited into the dining room where a aalad course was served.. The color scheme here was pink and green, and .was artistically carried Out with cut flow ers -and ferns. . . - . Mr. and Mrs. Flora left for Con cord in an automobile, where they boarded No.. 12 for Richmond. They will spend several weeks there and at Norfolk. lf-: Mrs. Flora is one of Cabarrus' most DODular voune ladies, having taught in the graded senooi at .annapons for four years wneru sue made a nost of friends. Mr. Flora is a son of Mrs. Wdliam Flora, of Norfolk, Va, and is now holding a responsible position with the' Carolina Construction Company. The voung rjeople of the cdmmwuty regret very much to. lose . Mr. and Mrs. Flora from their circle, but wish them every possible happiness CONSTITUTIONALISTS WILL r i NOT SIDE WITH HUERTA. Troops Hurrying to Texas Border, President Taking Carranza - and Villa at Word. - - ' v Washington, April 24. The admin istration refuses to admit that the constitutionalists ' will . side :; .with Huerta. Although troops are hurry, rying to the Texas border, President Wilson emphasised that the quarrel is directed against Huerta alone.' The suirsrestion came' from- the President himself that he is taking Carranxa's and Villa's promises at face value. Nevertheless the situation along the border is admittedly serious. Several Texas cities fear Mexican invasions. Why Ha Improved. - "Jack," said the young wife after she had just danced with her husband; "you've certainly improved wonder fully in your dancing. Don't you re member how frightfully-you used to tear ray dressf"-." , 1 , .' ., "Yes,", replied Jack, "1, wasn' buying them then," .;-.- , ; .'-3 Artillery lien Boarding Transport J New York, April 24. Nine hun dred coast artillery men are boarding the army transport Sumner, which, after collecting more artillerymen from jiosts near New York, will pro ceed to Mexico. - Tro rcNignation of A .M. Stack a?; nlieitor for the 13th district reached invemur Craig Vi'cdnodnv, and is to Ev e July 1. y? i'i-' i .0 re i r IHUERTA Via UOT- MSI RIOTERS IN TRONT Or AMERICAN CLUBS AND CONSULATE. Americans on Streets- Ev Been - Stoned. Guns at American Em bassy is Mexico City Prepared for Action. Women, Assisting, Show No Signs of Fear. Mrs. O'Shangh nessy Vsry Hi Mr. O'Shanghnes ay Will Leave Secretly for Mansan- .. anlo on West Coast Embassy Sur- ' rounded By Hoottng and Jesrinj. Anti-American Sentiment Allowed Everywhere. Hnerta Making Pa- : per Money Qalora. ; Vera Crux,. April iJ4. Huena has instructed the police and soldiers not to molest rioters in front of the American Club and Consulate. Amer icans on the streets have been stoned. Since Vera Crux' was captured the Americans in the Mexico l ily embas- sy nave prepared macuine -uns ami nues tur acnon, uuu.iiie wuciii-ii iiesisi- 6'Shaughnessy is very'ill. Charge O'Shanghnessy has announced Unit Le would leave for Vera Crux, but bis intention is to leave secretly for Mjinzananlo on the west const. Throughout Tuesday2 and Wcdnes- dnv nights the embassy was surround ec. by hooting and jeering crowds. Five hundred Americans in Guadaln Jar ire also in great "danger, 11111'! Americnn sentiment, being permitted to run rampant, everywhere. HuertS is going to extreme meas ures to raise funds,, and is milking paper money galore. Extra editions of the newspapers are inflaming the crowds about the capture of Vera Cruse. . ORDERS FOR TROOrS . MAY BE GIVEN Hundreds of Letters, F.eceived From North Carolinians Wanting to' En list. 1 '. " r4" V iuiiiinlr.il Aoril Ol Winnii fliff'.. oa i .' :, i,.,i:...,j ..i m,V "X." " 7." will be sent to Governor Craig asking for tbe Servicer of .the State militia iu the Mexican cribis. In fact it is - stated upon mien amnoruy. l0-ng. . , , . .... . 1 'i . VUak WUWO UOIB .iuiu o.fc.v aid o fthe militia of their Slates and they may be flashed to the; governors betore morning. , - Hundreds -or icuers nave neen re ceived here from patriotic North Cafolinians asking that tboy.be a!-' lowed to enlist to help out in Mexico. All of these requests have been turn ed over to tbe Wat fiepartment and according to the present v outlook quite a number may be; 'allowed ' to serve. Dor unless all signs-rail we are in for a much hgiger seige than was expected when Vera Crux-.was taken over by the Amcriean marines. The following Mexican war surviv ors, a list of whom were given out by the' pension'' office tonight,-reside in North Carolina. They are: ' - E. Riley Blackwe'.der, China Grove; James N. Brown. Concord ; Samuel B; Davis, Hillsboro ; John Curtis, Birdtown; Benjamin Pritchett, "Sen- ecca; Ancill Bogers, .uurpqy, -oauies M. Sweat, Waxhaw. - , TO CHARTER STEAMSHTPS.v To Be tXsed as Transports Out of Gal- . " ' veston. ' . ' Wasbineton. April 24. Secretary of War Garrison gave orders for char tering two steamers to be .used a? transnorts out of Galveston. In wsu- inr the order for the movement oi Heneral . i'unstoli s nrigaue m errt . , 4 '.' ' ' l. l'. IT Orn it was found that the gover.i' ment' transports at Galveston could not accommodate ti c aruuery. Lost Gold ring with big green jade i stone. Retum to Tribune otiice. , X: . ' 0 EN VILLA WILL NOT ! MONMUMENT PRESENTED. FIGHT UNITED STATES . Mr. Morrison H. Caldwell Presents "AU Europe Would Langa at Us if Monument Marking Location rt We Went to War With United First Church to Rocky River. States." J At the meeting of the Concord El Psso, Tex, April -.M.-General . Vlvh t Rocky River Church Francisco VUla, head of the re M Jterday monmument was present military forces informed George C.ed to the lresbytery to mark ths Carothers, special aent of the Sta'o department, that be will decline to be dragged into a war with the I'nit- ed States by anybody. Why, ' he smiled as lie threw an arm about the broad shoulders of the government representative, "all Ku mpe would laugh nt us if we went to war with you. They would say that 'little drunkard liuerta has drawn them into a tangle at lmt.' " Villa said he was not consulted in the drafting of the Carranza note transmitted to Secretary Bryan last night which was regarded as some what hostile in tone. The rebel leader told Curothers, who represented the interview for .the Slate Department, Hint one of the chief reasons he came to Juarez w as to show the Ameri- an jieople that his attitude was friendly and that he did not fear to txnst himself on the bor der without a military escort behind him. Honest, said tlie rebel yenera between mouthfuls, "I hope theAmec- icang will botti0 up Vera Cnu 80 tight they can t even "et wilier even get wnter into it. Your admiral is doing something it would have taken us a Ions time to accomplish if we could have accom plished it at all." The general brought with him a hundred woven rugs ol the softest ,amb-9 wooj a3 a prescnt for Genera Scott, who recently left Fort Bliss te become assistnnt chief of staff at Washington. Carothers promised to forward it along with' Villa's con gratulations to the recipient of the promotion. Villa said he had arranged with all. foreigners, except Spaniards, to ship out their cotton from Torreon 011 paying a war tax to which the for eigners Jiad agreed. He said Spanish coiion was noi mcinaen in ine ar rangement, having been confiscated. There are 75,000 bales there, valued nt $450,000. I Rogerto V . Pesquiera, Carranza's confidential agent here, insisted todav that the note of his chief to Secre tary. Bryan. S'asnot Jmstile. but wh 1 ;iAA .s . !..: .. p...,ii... . .. . . "-: " "-i". setting forth the views of the St..t. Department. The rebel position is that the .Vine OU llw 10 nil.ru ll if." IMII11111MI !l AAn trMa nhmi M 1... .1-1 I ..1 1... .- from Jf j sflj, (.,,.rani!a m.(! , , f,,,.( ,a , tlt r- ( least as ; belligerent, and the nunish- ..f th., ;,,.i;, i it, ,.,,.i ..i ,t (,ther imlivi(lua, t)t(!ttAorn Mi ,', Stanly County News. Albemarle Enterprise. The merchants of Albemarle have agreed to close their places of busi ness at the hour of 0:30 p. m., ex cepting Saturday, beginning Monday, May 4, and continuing until Septem ber 15. Amos Biles is moving his brick plant from the southern part of th. city to a location near the Southbound station. It will be situated bctwee i the Southbound and Southern rail road tracks. All the Confederate veterans going from Albemarle to Jacksonville, Fla., for the reunion will leave Albemarle cn May 5, the Enterprise learn-. Tbey will 'go by way of the South bound. Deputy Sheriff Earnhardt weut ti Rockingham Sunday and brought Jack Nixon, a negro, who is wantel here for the alleged murder of Tout Nesbit. Nesbit, also a negro, was shot and killed at the camps on the Yad kin, Saturday night, April 11. . A pretty home wedding was xolein nized Saturday afternoon at the homi of the bride's parents, when Miss Ida Herlocker, daughter of, Mr. and Mm. D. J. Herlocker,' became the" bride of Delta Etlrd, the ceremony being per formed by Rev. W. T. Fogleman of the Baptist church.' Miss Herlocker comes of one of the best known fami lies of the county. Mr. Eflrd is of fine character and -good business ability, ! They will make their home about three miles south of Albemarle. Editor of Columbia Record Charged v With Slandering Cole Blease. Columbia, S. C, April 23. James 1L Moore, editor if the Columbia Re cord, was arrested today On two war rants, sworn out before! a local magis trate by Frank W. Blackburn charg ed him with "wilfully and maliciously originating, tittering, circulating and publishing certain false ' statements Governor Cole L. Blease." Mr, Moore was released under a $3,000 bond to await trial. ;r' : ' '' '. , There are two sjiecific instances of leged libelous. statements appear iul in the Record. Each of the fir- titles referred to was published in the editoiial columns of the RecoM and Were in regard to the proposed encampment of the National Guard at Charleston,- .'. ITount Vesuvlai and Mount Etna ' Active. . 1,'ome, April 21. ""lint Vesnviu : t ? , I .-..,. r.'l' 'spot where the first church was built hctwpfu the Yadkin and Catawba rivers by any denomination. The church was erected near where the present chiiri li is lo.-nted in 1751. Tho monument aUu aiarkt. the sput wLere they lirst cemetery in this ueciion of the state was naile. The monument is about four feet high an J i. of white marble. The presentation of the monu ment was made by Mr. Morrison II. Caldwell, of the Concord bar, a na tive of Rocky River and former mem ber of the church there. It was ac cepted on "behalf of the Iresbyter by Dr. Walter L. Lingle, president ol the Union Theological Seminary, of Richmond. Va. Dr. Lingle is a mem ber of the Concord Presbytery and also a member of Thyatira Presby tenan Church in Rowan eountv, which was built a year later than Rocky River. The land where the monument is located was deeded voluntarily to th:. trustees of Rocky River Church by Mrs. Sarah Plott,"of Rocky River. Mr. Sam Black was elected a dele gate and Dr. D. G. Caldwell an alter nate to the Presb.vtery which meets in Kansas Citv this summer. VAN WALTER IN BATTLE. Concord Boy a Gunner on the Prairie Which Led in the Battle of Vera Cruz.. In the battle at Vera Crux Tuesday Concord furnished a representative in Mr. an alter, who is a giiniie on the Prairie. No work has been I heahi from Mr. Walter since the luft- -1 1. ..A 1 .. .. P 1 ' . . ' J . ue, oui uy reason ol .ns position ain the fact that he has been in Mexican waters for several weeks there is lit tle doubt but that he was in the bat-; tie. The guns from the Prairie wery the ones that did the most serious! damage to the Mexicans. It was the shells from tlio Praires gnus th'at destroyed the light house where the1 Mexican sharpshooters were located.' It took only five shots to destroy the1 tower-and it may be-tbsf "fViiNfrd In y fired the shots. K Better Order at Badin. Albemarle Knterprise. Last week a report went t: c rounds I the newspapers that drinking wa the order of the dnv at fiadiii and Whitney Sunday, April 12. Deputy Sheriff Earnhardt informs the Enter prise tltft actually there was less di inking on that Sunday thau at any Sunday for the last few weeks. As a mailer of fact the law is well en forced at Badin. Conditions there nre little worse than In the ordinary eity. There are two or three thous and negro workmen nbout the camps and f course some drinking is ine vitable. Newspaper men ought to be more careful nbout reports of doubt lul correctness being printed. H. L PARKS MO. "BOSTONI A NS" nn n n J Lo j AEROPLANES FLYL"G OVffi VERA CRUZ GEN. MA AS' TROOPS FIFTEEN MILES AWAY. " " Expected to Attack City. Probably Waiting for Reinforcements City Comparatively Quiet All Night. Blue Jackets Busy Making Arrests. Fourteen Americans Havs Been Killed. Vera Cruz, April 24. Aeroplanes ' living over the citv And surmnndinT , territory on scout duty was the possi bility with the arrival of the battle ship Mississippi, carrying aeroplane corps, (icneral Maas' troops are still repotted to be fifteen miles outside the city. An attack on Vera Cms U txpei ted, but American officers ' do not believe it will be attempted until Gen. Maas is re-inforced by troops from Mexieo City. Vera Crux was comparatively quiet all night. , Occa sional sniping continued heavier, and marines and bluejackets were kept busy making arrests for raiding hous- oil houses. v ',':. The crowded refugee ship Esper- anza left for Galveston this morning. A total or fourteen Americans have been killed. Eight wounded are aboard the hospital ship Solace. FOREIGN MEDIATION WILL ;;. NOT BE CONSIDERED Between United States and Mexico. The Offer of Such Will Be Resent ed and Flatly Refused. Washington, April 24 Foreign ! mediation between the United States , M . , .;iW( i.i,: .T,,..,,,m,f c.i, ... ii ' j ....... iiini.1111 i.'ni u u uiloi will I be resented nnd flatly- refused. This was clearly and most emphatically in- hacted by Secretary Bryan. who pointed out the diplomatic impossi bility to have any power to act as a mediator, aud doubted if they would even tender fi'iendly offers. This is because of the fact that this country v ripes not recognize Hnerta ' admiuts- r (ration. : It 'is said that several of our most proirinent countrymen had neglected to pay their poll tax for the last year until reminded a few days ago by the sheriff. And strange to say two of them are candidates for the Demo cratic nomination. If they had neg--J lotted a few days longer they would have deprived themselves of 1 the privilege of voting at the election at which they hoped to be elected to office. Messrs. M. F. Ritchie, B. M. Gillou, E. II. Brown and II. G. Gibson at tended the Charlotte Gun Club meet in Charlotte yesterday afternoon. Messrs. bjitchie and Gillon participat ed in the meet and made good scores. 1 ; Comfort should be the chief con sideration - in i purchasing foot- ' -wear. ' , ' ' ' You can neither work nor play at your best if your feet are nn- comfortably shod. ' - .' B0ST0NIANS, FAMOUS SHOES FOR MEN , are designed and built out of. an ' intimate "scientific knowledge of , the human foot. ' - And the best if it is, all otber desirable features that go to mak satisfactory footwear are built in ,to them also. - ,i : " v Vj" ;. '; ' '-' . r. '"''' ; ; ' ,, Drop in and let us demonstrale our Bostonian service. ' .,',.. , , . . . , ..' v,..' . .. ., Prices: $3.60, $4.00, $4.50 and $5. n
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