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Robert McNeeley. American Consul
' at Aden, Wu a Passenger. Pour
.Boate Got Clear Before taeJVeasel
Cak. Tie Veaiel Til Ea Rente
Te' Bombay Prom London. - Twe
Other Aaericaaa Were n Bfiaxd.-
Tae Peraia Waa Sunk' la tbe Bast
era llediterraneaa Off tba Zaad af
Crete. Hr. lIcNeeley'i Hon Was
at' Monroe, U StateV''; . ;;fi;
tendon Jan. J. Te British liner
t. Persia- was sunk Thursday and most
J of the passengers and crew were lost.
. :.si Robert McNeeUy, American consui
at 'Aden, was a passenger on tht
-1 PersjU'A'' T';.v-'':'.";''"v;
Foof ' boata ; got 'dear: before the
vessel sank., The ;Pers:a ' waa t
pronto to. Bombay from London. Ad-
vices .to: Lloyds, said she was sunk
" at 1 o'clock Thursday Afternoon. ? -"
? la addition to McNeeley, two
other. Amcricaos are known to' navi
; been pasengers- on-the Persia when
i she left London.- Charles H. Grant
v ' v was' on. bis way to .Bombay Edwaro
' Rose a-school boy, was on the way
' front Denver to Gibraltar. Rose prob
A jably ianded at Gibraltar and was no'
' m board the boat: at the time she
'Waa.snnL;- r''i-v4''v
" i - In addition' to tbe passengers wbc ;
luled fro London la iMWberl.
. ; number booked itbesi points was
23L Of 4hej?6T -were women and
if250ldren.'i ''S'-','
Lord Montague was on the passen
Mr. list.
s The Peninsular and Oriental linp
estimates 160 or 161 passengers sailed
. '' from London on the Persia. A num.
" her of these landed at Gibraltar Mar-'-Seilles
or Malta. No official figures
are available.
' The Persia was sunk in the eastern
' 31 editerrenan, off the Island of Crete.
The Persia was steamer mf 974
tons gross.'. She was owned by the
t peninsular and Oriental Steam Navi-
. getion Company of London. She sail
' ed -from "Bombay November 14 for
J. London and was last reported as leav
.' inp Gibraltar on December 2. ' f :
- v Bobert N McNeeley was appointed
as consul at Aden, Arabia, in. October,
- 1915. He is a native of North Car-
olina. ; 'V,''i'y:''-'
i,'- ''s-McBeeiey'' of : Monroe. .
C'Washineton, Jan. l.-i-Offidal dis
Tf patches from London today said the
v;Iuie Persi was torpedoed and sunk
' "while approachjng Alexandria,'
T and thef ?hearly J! perished.V
; Robert Nef McNeeley was maVincr
. his first trip io a consular post ; for
s Jh United States Government, hav
. - s . injr been appointed October 18. last.
S, .and assigned at Aden.'" His home as
1 " t Monroe, N. Cn and'be was a mem
l' ber of the North Carolina Legislature
iir- 91KH i 32 years old..' - .- .
,.,,t, ! laa lersU Wsa Torpedoed;
1 K ' London, Jan. l.-A message from
. tW Amiraltv trt the . Peninsula and
Oriental Company makes the definite
announcement that the Persia - was
orpedoed, , v
TWELVE INJURED ' V?
, w: A' COLLISION.
Train Wo," 31 Collides With Freight
I- Train. Charlotte Man Among the
fcBjr .Tke Aesertaeai r) '1''f :
Washington,' Jan. 1. Twelve! pefr
sons were injured, none seriously, in
t a collision-between the southbound
"Augusta epeeiai' " ana a- - ireigw
v twHnn -the-Southern Railway-j at
5 6hipmti,-Va.just before midnight
? last hieht: The aoeident, as report-
l ed tovheadquarters herer'was-dua to'j
a switch operators mista j; f
' ' , Among the injured, were: NomiS
. Hill, Catawba N. -d,V and Rio Hick
man, Charlotte, N. C.
t -it I
" Tn save amateur rohotoexaphers the
- bother of earrvin tripods a . New"
York man has inventeda, damp, by
which a camera 'ean be attatfbed to
. $ tree,, petit c otherr convenient JoV,
.feet:- jj-;';?
C holine motor cars oft a railroad I
in Hungary ara equipped with roof iaukee punned to 8taein-f ebra-i evening uew.nome.anlDou un- ger, ot jivwm . vnp
t ooolin the water usedUry 22. has been declared 4ft?.- ionv-street.w,Jion-,o;the;. operators , pelleiof- High Point, and Mr. and
S kelrthri tom ' " '
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i St James Lotbena Cbnrk; Sanday
After Ke Tear. - V-
a.;;tief
aeroonk f't hri-
tian Suffering." Teofiy Men '. Bible
Claaa at 2 p. m.; Sunday ScHool at
3 p..m.; Lather Leasne, 6 JO, p.
Ur. Caear F. Blackwelder, leader.
Vespers, 7 p. m. Sermon, first in
a ' eerie, 4 ' Christ ' to .the Beven
Chnrehee in Asia." "The Cbolf will
repeat some of its Chris tas ntnsie.
All cordially innted to these, service,
which' will be conducted by the pas
tor.. V--Oc-;i.. I
' ; ' ' Torest BUI Itetaodlst i
Preachin? at 11 a. m. and 7 p, m.,
Thy the pastor, Ber. C. M. Short.' Spn-
dar school at 9:30 a, m., Mr. W.-IJ.
Qdcll. iuper'ntendent. Viagra and
strangers will receire a hearty', wei-
'iCtateal ttsta41aV. -f ;
Sunday School at 9:45 a, m. Sac
rament of the Lord's Supper at 1J
a. .a " - . " j
A service of especial interest' will
be held at 7 p. m. t Mr. B. Col,
trane, who is a member' of the Exec
utive Committee of "The ." Pederal
Council of Churches of Christ:, in
America," will make an address on
'.'The Work of tbe Federal Council
of Churches of Christ in America.!'
Mr. Coltrane hat just returned from
a great meeting of , the - Executive
Committee held at Columbus, Ohio,
and is full of "good things- to tell.
Come out and bear hinu. ' i
4 :, -sy jr. -Sw: . i
Calvary; Lntheran. 4 '
"Sunday school at .9;45.;s Commun
ion service, at 11 a. m. by pastor, Rev.
B. S- Dasher. The public ta eofdialhr
iaviteA'. : v' t' :
" ' i ' '
' 8tLadrews Liitheraa. .:
'Sunday school at 5. Service at
t pivm.,'by. the. pastor.' AH iatf jfjar--linllv
invited to ttu'i(ervieea. ;
Services at 11 : a. m. and 7
"olfija? ted 'Sy $e . pa'stor,: . Theme for
he morning hour,' "A Qreat-Doctrnc
deduced to Practi.'! JEvenin? "The
Snperscription.'' Stransrers, and . vis
uors are cordially invited to worship
with us. ' '
- Associate Bofortted. :
Services af 11 a. ni.' and 7; p; m.
hv, the pastor. ReVi1 J, R. Hooten
Sabbath school at 9:45: "All are cor
dially, invited" to worship with us,
PEOPLE OF PRUSSU 4 ;
'MUST BEAD NEWSPAPERS
taws Passed and Fnblished in .News-.
papers Must B Read. Ignorance
Does Not Excuse Them. - " . .
(Br Th IwririitfMta)
Osnabruck. Prussia, " via -'London.
Dee. 31. The court here haa decided
that .the perusal of newspapers is
now a .duty of citizens, ' ;
Resident in. a . neighboring village
sold a small quantity of wool, . con
traryi to regulations and pleaded iu
defense , that ; the particular regular
tion was not placarded in the village
as has. been customary and appeared
bnly-iu the newspapers which . they
did not read. , ; .;- :, Vj'.C"' H'-i
The, court ruled that "persons ho
now ad -no; newspaper ; act culpablj
and cannot plead ignorance!, vof war
time regulations as justification.' ,
';' The defendants were .sentenced to
a daiy .in. jaiU,. -
Canada. Win Baisa: Another Quarter
itf Miui04 Soldiara,
V Ottawa Ont., Dec Tl-Canada
will celebrate the comimi f the New
Year by. increasing the iniimber of
men ' authorized for overseas aervioe
from 250,000 to, 500,0000. premier
Robert LJ Borden anbouueed this to
"YesterdavJ the -Premier's states
ment said, 'the authorized forces of
Canada numbered .250,000 and- the
number enlisted :'waV rapidly, ap
proaching that limit, today. The first
of the-Uew year our authorised force
will be 500,000. . This, announcement
is made in token ot. Canada's un'-
niching' resolve ' to -crown the 'justice
abiding peace." '';,;; 3 -: r,..;,
The number of men thus far en
listed inCaqsda ia 21280 while 18,
000' have been sent to Europe, 50,-
000 of whom are on the ..firm; line;
Only one soldier has been- tost in the
transportation of -Canadians - across
the, Atlantic P::-rrf;ft at-
Winard-Hndsoa:1Ticht Caaeeljed. :
- (Br k Mmmmtmtf Pnmpi yt
Chicago, Jan, 4:-rTh" round
contest : between . Jesr Willard and
Fred Fultonvsf -RoehesteryaK Minn-,
which Thomas S; Andreway-of Mil
i'1916 V.TLC0::ED BY;:
" BECEPTION, : . COMPACT
L'9 AND PARTIES, t
Many Parties Mark the Birth-of the
New- Yew. EOaj Anntial.V-Dance
and "Reception Largely - - Attended.
; . Musie It Johnson's- Orchestra
r of VRock W jkVa--inany Visl-
: tors Present. Company L Fires Its
..Annual Salute. . and Church .Bells
wi4 "Whistles JJoin,.ln the f Merry
Welcome to the New Year, Var-
- ions New Year Faroes. -7 ' .
y he tf the most elaborately plan
ned -and . largely attended . - social
events of its' kind ever given in Con
cord was- the Elks1 annual dance
and reception af - the Elks' Home
last evening. Scores of -members of
the order and then mends' attended
and '-the club rooms 'were the scene
of a festive oeasion from. 9 to 2. The
club rooms- were decorated -in ferns
and cut flowers und . the-? attractive
lodge room brilliantly lighted and
fetchingly decorated with festoons
of white apd purple, . presented a
particularly - striking scene. The
guests numbered about 200 and' in
cluded numerous visitors. '-' :
Welcoming the guests at the front
door were: Miss Shjrley Montgomery
and Mr. Fred Correll.: The recempg
line, which was in the front room,
included officers of the lodge and
members of the : reception xomittee'.i
MT. : and . Mrart;ari aLrown, Mr.
'"rn MrsE, Gt Baxnb ardt. "Mr. "awl
Iftttjr.nvofflWe' Miss Marfruerite'f
Brown, and Mr. jEJ;tG Earnhardt,-Jr.,
Miss Alma- Hamiick of Gaffney -and
Mr. r red. M.-. Vow Miss Sadie Lips-
somp()f .Gaffney, and Mr. John iM..
Uglesby. -
. In. Jthe center of the room was a
huge punch bowl from which- punch
was poured bv Mrs, 8.- J. Lowe.. "
- Music was furnished.-by- Johnson s
orchestra of Rock Hill S. C. As had
been anticipated the music was a
feature, that - added -unusual' pleasure
to the ocoasionfi the appropriateness
of. the- selections and excellence of
rendition, appealing-with favor ' not
only' to ,the. dancers but to' the entire
assemblage. V'.. 'j ,
Members' of the orchestra were:
Mr J.! Russell McElwee, first violin;
Mr. ' A - Graham, second -violin ; Mr.
Bnce.T.i ; Dickson, cornet;- Mr. C.
Farris, trombone ; " Mr.1; Julian B.
Johnson clarinet; ' Mrs. Julian VB.
Johnson, piano; Mr. Cecil Simmons,
drums and. traps. . .
.. Among the .visiting young ladies
present were; ; Misses Alma Ham-
rick andjSadie Lipscomb, Gaffney, S.
r-I,... vv i r - nrl
W' JW Cannon- Miaa MftWie'a Poland, this point not being
Yorke-;. Houston,' Monroe, guest Vol i
Mrs. A. Jones Yorke; Miss Jean
Moody,-Charlotte ; Miss Clarite Eliott,
Austin,i Texas, guest of Miss Frances
Ridenhour ; Miss Janie Fetner, Char
lotte, guest of Miss Johnsie Sims, and
Miss Ann Burton, of Rleigb. . -
-v, '- .4 ..f. ,-:, ... , , . j-,-f
''-''. ' ':?, y '""t"T.-"- i' ;
n : ? - Company L. i - -1
Oomnany . L as usual entertained
its members and assisted in giving a
. m a. '. -v. .11 ''-.it ' . -WT
series of "salutes tohe New Year,
At 12. 0'ploch ' the members of the;
Company,, clad in their - khaikt3-uni-i
forms,,.lined up on Union street and
fired volley alter volley as a salute
to the usnenng in 01 tne jrear ivxo.-
Joining in With Company L'scan -
honade'were a number of-bells and
whistles, Concord paying; a spirited
Welcome to Father Time's infant.
After ,the cannonade the members of
the Company gathered at the armory,
where a. Dutch supper -.was served. .,
1 New Year Party.
' Miss. Gladys' Coffey, of "Morgan-
ton; who. is the. guest iof her , sister,
Misa Louise Coffey, was the honoree
at a jdelightful New . Year party given
last' evening by Mrs. T.. N.- Spencer
at her. home on West Depot street.
Rnmmv ..was paved and there were
five tables of six. handj each. The
hours were from 8:30 to 12. f During!
the. evening' refreshments ere serv--
tt.v-s 'j-a.---: -- e,JX
Telephone, Farty.
Mr,i W B. Morebead, Superinten
dent of ' the Concor4 Telephone joom-
panyi-and Mrs. -J.Iorehead --were hosts
at sr delightful ew Kear party last
' ' ' ; KILLEn TITS GERMANS.
:
- Mile. Emilii ime Morean. ,
-. Mile. Emillienne Moreatt has been
decorated with theNCroix de Guerre
as the. heroine, jf Loos ' During the
German, attack on that city she kill
ed three Germans with band gren
ades and two-more with a pistol she
wrenched from a British, officer. , f
13 GEEKANT I 'ADT
- , : -T TO I LAKE PEACE?
. ' -
Tonnion 7mtkSTS)- waTAccept
.Feace Stated.
. ; HB Tk Auwclatnl Picw)
Berlin, Jan. l.--Tlie. article in the
Nued Zeitung, purposJig to-give Ger
many's peace conditions, a summary
of which was circulated by the Wolf
News Agency to German papers, at
tracted much commend. - :
t The terms upon which Germany,
according , to the Nuer Zeitung, la
ready, to consider peace, is as follows.
.' . Restoration of Belgium ' sover
eignty .under certain conditions.
-"No annexation of French terri
tory. ;,,..;.' 'J ':.-.; - " .'.:
-'Separation of Poland from Rus
sia under a German province. v-.-.
"Restoration of all German colon
ies. . :V'?y .v.-'-:-"-' : " '
; '-'Payment of an Indemnity which
wenuu tissuine the form of a transfer
to Fermany of Russia's indebtedness
to France. amounting to, 18,000,000
franks, and the payment for a term
of years annual contribution by Bel-
gium,
equal to the amount hitherto
spetn annually on the Belgium mili -
tary establishment.
"A similar contribution from Rus
made clear,
made clear."
" The Wolf Bureau was careful to
disavow that the author of the arti
cle' was interpolate as ' a German
peace feeler.
. A Concert.
i. On Monday evening December 27,
at th home of Mr. C. W. Alexander,
musical -concert was given by the
Messrs. Allen of KannaDohs and Mr,
ana Mrsi Adolphus Dayvault, of No.
J,r J.ater in the evening refreshments
were fierved. '-:s ''' &.cy?-'
;r: Quite a number of boys and girls
;were present and all enjoyed a pleas
ftnj evening. On Thursday -evening
1 the same concert was given at
home of Mr. J. A.- Brantley.
the
ONE PRESENT.
; The library is observing a holiday
today New Year's Day.
v Billie Ritchie at the Pastime, j
Hill Ethel Johnson,' . - Mini Utley,
Mary : Belle White and .Velma Lyles.
The -hours were from 8:30 to 12 and
a delightful luncheon was served.;
Guests in addition to the honorees
included Miss ? Martha Barringern
Miss nendren Miss ' Vinson, Miss
Thompson, Miss GriffiiuMu Bam
hardt. Miss Freese, Of ' Kahnapolis,
Miss Livengood, of Salisbury, and
.Messrs, IA C. Barringer, Sam Wed
dington, .Milliard Alexandep Mar
cus Chanew. Charlie Graeber, Gilbert
Hendrix. , George Graeber, . Walter
Furr. .Sidney ,Troy, Vernon Brum
ley.-- Doctor. Holland- Doctor 'Krue-
11 Cfn:EFmELV
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NEW ELEMENT- WILL FURTHER
COMPLICATE AFFAIRS.
isnuuiruui!!
it ia Generally Presumed in Official
-firdes that th Austrian Admjral
ad tha Yleana Foreign Ofilcs
"ja ; Working . at Cross Furposes.
-Trobablt that tha Snbsurlna Far
I' From Homo, Bad Not Been ' In
structed it the Policy of the Ans
r trian Ofreriimmit - Agencies of the
American . Government- Set in Or
der to Gather Facts. ' '
The AwHt4 Praaa) . -
Washington. J anL-e destrnc
tion of be British liner Persiawith
possible loss of American lives puts
relations between the United, States
and the Teutonic powers into a new
danger. : '
Coming almost at the hour when
a satisfactory adjustment of the del
icate situation was at hand by i Aus
tria's acceptance of the cardinal
points ei tne American demand
the Aneona ease; this new element
reckons to complicate affairs -. - with
Austria as thoroughly as the destruc
tion of .the Arabic, following - so
elosely - the Lusitania. exchanges
brought on a renewed crisis ' With
Germany. ; . , .'. " "
From such incomplete information
as was at hand, it was generally pre
sumed in official circles that as war
the case; in the crisis with Germany,
the Austrian admiralty and tbe Vien
na foreign offlee are. working at eross
nrwBesi,-.-ftFJwe Teeacded-WkiMS-
sibility that while the foreign' office.
is ready to accede to the contention
of the United States, the admiralty
has no yet been brought into ' line.
There is however, the added possibil
ity that the submarine, which sank
tbe Persia), being far from home; had
not been instructed in the new policy
of the: Austrian Government. -,
All tbe agencies of the American
Government have been set in motion
to gather facts on the newest "dis
aster. : . ' - t f -
The general view in official quar
ters was that the position': of ':, the
United States was sufficiently well
known to Austria and the Aneona
negotiations have been underway- a
sufficient time to permit instructions
to reach the submarine fleet. i s
On 'every hand the news was re
ceived with astonishment. '
As in' similar eases the. policy of
the American Government will be to
wait for full and complete informa
tion before moving. V
Severance of diplomatic relations
1 with all its possibilities looms up as
one of the eventnalties.
Although the nationality . of -.the
submarine which sunk the Persia re
mains unestabhsned- generally - the
assumption is that it was an Aus
trian boat because Counf -von Bern
stoff. the German ambassador,' re
cently declared that no German ; or
Turkish submarines -were operating
in the Mediterranean,,
UNKNOWN. VESSEL TOWING
THESSALONIE2 TO HARBOR.
80 Bays Messare Received at Wire
less Station at Newport, R. t To
day.
Newport, R. I., Jan. 1. A message
from an unidentified steamer,; picked
up by the radio station here - early
today stated that she had taken the
disabled Greek steamer Thessaloniki
in tow and was proceeding to New
York. - Because of weather: .condi
tions the name of the vessel aqd her
position could not be learned. -
Maj. Gen. James I. Metta - eom-
mander of the North Carolina divis
ion of United States Confederate
Veterans," has announced his person
al staff. Col; Henry A. London, 01
Pittsboro is continued as Adjutant
general and chief of staff. - Lieut.
Cot, Cyrus Watson of .Winston-Sa
lem,' is judge advocate general and
Lieut. Col. A. H. Boydan, of Salis
bury is quartermaster general. 5 '
, 11. , 11 1 1..
Happy New Year! . V' , ;
And a prosperous year! - , .
And" even a peaceful one!
' And we hope we ret 'em all.'
- And bow for another year of un-
uncivuisation. -
Many a sickly smfle hides i .mii'.ty
healthy je , . ' 1
' " .M2.aL,Ef7IN-'
Well Known Citlxen Died Last Night
-;r; at i ll O'clock. ',' ' ; ;
Mr. C. Linn Ervin died last night
at 11 o'ctoek at his home on East
Corbin street. His death -fallowed
ah -xllneBaof several-weeka due to a
complication of diseases.
. - Mr. ' Ervin was one of the .most
widely known men of the town and
eonnty. He waa born in No. 1 town
ship and spent his life there and ia
Concord. When quite a young man
be moved here and engaged in deal
ing in stock, a business be continued
until his death. . Ia connection .with
his activity in the live stock ararket
Mr. Ervin conducted his farm at the
Ervin place in No. 1 township. -
Mr. -Ervin would have been 65
years of age next ' March. He was
twree married. . His first wife was a
Mis Ciwa of Mecklenburg county,
who died 4 short time1 after their
marriage. About three years ago he
married Miss Hartsell, of No. 10 town
ship, who with one sister, Mrs. C. W.
Swink, and one -brother, Mr. John
Ervin, survive.
Possessing an affable, 'courteous,
kindly nature Mr. Ervin attracted a
wide acquaintance among whom he
numbered many personal friends, both
in this county and throughout this
section of the State, t He always man
ifested a live interest in the affairs
of the county government and served
one term as chairman of the board of
county commissioners and one term
as superintendent of roads 'i
Xne funeral wilt be Held : at 2
o'clock tomorrow .afternoon at the
home of the deceased's sister, Mrs.
C. W. Swink, on East Corbin street.
Tbe service will bo conducted V by
Rev. M. F. Moores and the interment
will be at Oakwoodi
t--, ' . '.' " v
Alabama Democrats Endorse. Presi-
:f!.-.-i--:' dent Wflsoa. v s
t Birmingham, Ala., Dee. 31. Pres
i Jent Wilson and his , administration
were endorsed by a rising Vote, and
the primary method of naming dele
.tee"tohefioflaf eonvenfk)it",was
adopted at a meeting: of the ' State
Democratic, Executive Committee here
today. ''The meeting we s the. shortest
and most harmonious held by the eom
mitte in recent years;
A. Unique Divorce Case.
- Atlanta. Ga., Jan.' 1. A unique di
vorce suit has been. filed by. James
Fonville, a telegraph operator, against
his wife. ; He says she made him
work while he was recovering from
typhoid feveiv and threatened to
poison him unless he went and work
ed, full hours every day, though he
was so weak he could hardly get eut
of the bed."" : t-- ; . ''r
A French aviator has succeeded in
flying with an aeroplane that is driv
en by flapping wings instead of a pro
peller. . .. , . -y :-;,r,
U- J
yTsmEKr amir
sjCJ ifv you tjoin
CHRISTMAS BANKIHG C
- YOU CAN ALSO BEGIN WITH 1 OR 2 CZiiTi
WEEK OR 10 CTS, UND INCREASE YOUR EZ7C:iT
AMOUNT EACH WEEK. YOU WILL THEN I'.AVS 1
1-CENT CLU3 PAYS $ .7S
- " ' 2-CENT CLU3 PAYS S3.M
6-CrNTCLU3PAYS : C3.7S .
- :.V.-!V .-,..'. 10-CENT CLU3 PAYS V U7.C3 .
' YOU CAN ALSO DEPCIT LTTHER 13 C7. C 3 C
ERCH-WEEK,.".-i-'-- X
YOU WILL HAVE ALL THIS UC'JIY t i: 7 f
1 ' COME IN-WE WILL TELL Y: 5 " T I T.
CCnE.IN AN3 GET h c.o.Ti.;..: :
Vimi, An
race m :
TOLL STILL
EXTENDS ACROSS CtZZZZ
DER INTO ALABAIli.
HIE MB CI'D u
Early County, Where YC . '
White Overseer. Wu Mar
the Riot StartedBorders c
bams and lies About" zi
JXoiik of the Florida Line A
ing to Sheriff Howell Five 1"
' Are Known to Be Dead A: I
Probably Fatally. 'Wound.. I
eral Negro Lodge Buildings I
f ed, Two Within limits of I
(By Tha laickMI Ppm)
BlakelyGa., Jan. l.--TLie is
for the negroes connected .'with 1
assassination ; of John Villipigtse,
white overseer on an Early ,cou
plantationr-had extended into 1 '
bamav on the west, and ', FloriUa, e
the south, according to reports r.
ing here today. Outwardly, ho i
Blakely and Early county are
after three days of clashes bet,
whites and negroes. Accordiu
Sheriff, T. J. Howell,' of .Early c
iy, five negroes are , known to L
been killed and one probably fe!
wounded. ' , -
. Early county borders on Alal
and lies about 30 miles north .of 1
Florida line.;'. ;:y-,- y J1.
According to reports reeeiveJ !
late last night, Mike and U'
Goolaby, two young ngtoes, ae
ot t killing ViUipigue,s.had goije, .
er into Alabama insking tbeir
toward Motmeyof-had f '
toward reenw6od,' Fla, 'X
whites was said to haye'sUff
w?ard Greenwood last ! "night wlLi :
era crossed into Alabama.: v
Last night's outbreak had icr
'in, (ha death of Ed rLbwe and
adopted son, both of whom,, it -clainied,
had aided he young jk
to escape. Several negro lode I
ings were burned, two w'thin the
limits of Blakely,f while another
gro .lodge in Blakely w.as. tora T
by negroes to prevent flames e;
ing to negro houses should it I
According to reports, reaching -i 1
.today not a negro lodge haa. been
standing in the county and the j
said they knew five had been
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