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, .... Ttdtt State UbT ' VoLXVL J. & SHERRILL, Editor and Publisher. CONCORD, N. C, TUESDAY, JULY 18, 1916. Member The AssocLattd Press. No. 263 DAMAGE FAR IN EXCESS OF THAT FIRST REPORTED APPEAL OF SIR ROGER DOUBLE TRACK BRIDGE NEAR SPENCER SAFE T The CONCORD Daily TJNE J SITUATION AROUND A8HE- VTLLE GREATLY IMPROVED urn m m w Rescue Parties Searched the Swollen Catawba All Night , for the Ten ' Construction Hen Who Went Down in Bridie Crash, But in Vain. Ten Others Taken From Tree Tops. Conditions Greatly Improved at Asheville. Damage Far in Excess of That at Tint Re ported. Several Weeks Before Train Service Can be Restored. (Br Th Associate Press) The flood waters throughout the western district o North Carolina, South Carolina, Ten nessee and Virginia were re ceding today, the latest reports increased the death list from lj to 19. The property loss continues to grow, and when the towns and counties now cut off from communication, are heard from, the first esti mate of 10,000.000 to .fl-v 000,000 will probably will be increased. Railroads, apparently, have ' suffered far more than was at first realized. Reports from Western North Carolina are that some lines there will have to lie almost entirely rebuilt, while many bridges were carried away at many points in all four States, and serious washouts and land slides occurred along the roads. Is 7K KJK 'r 51s wl i Hx -T s Atlanta, Oa.. July 18. The djsth list from the high waters in the Ave southern states today stood at 15, with 13 or more niissimr. The property loss is put at $15,000,00. Rescue parties searched the swollen Catawba river all night near Bel mont. N. C, for the 10 construction men who went down with the South ern Railway bridge there Sunday. Ten others were taken from tree tops late yesterday, but the missing men are believed to have been drowned. Atlanta. Ga., July 18. Whilf the situation is very greatly im proved in the region around Ashe ville and Biltmore. where six per sons lost their lives, reports from other districts show that the damage is far in excess of the first reported $3,000,000 damage done to property. , In Yadkin county, N. C. a food shortage is reported. Railway com munication destroyed, many manu facturing plants demolished, some ; ruined, and the population described , a being in need of immediate help. The flooded power plants in the in ' undated areas caused a great loss to . textile and other industries. In Char lotte alone, 1,000,000 spindles weS J snade idle. Rivers in eastern Tennessee today , are at the highest stages they have been in 40 years, and are still rising. Great quantities of debris floated down from the mountain district. The railroads throughout the district are heavy sufferers and the Joss in ' bridges alone probably will reach ir.ore than $1,000,000. - Greatly improved conditions are reported in Virginia and West Vir ginia. The stream are falling, and normal conditions arc being restored. The New ' River Valley suffered an estimated property damage of ap- tfoximately $2,000,000. The Norfolk Western sustained about one-half this amount of damage.' The Giles o. is said to have been damaged to the extent of . about $2,000,000. Pert-burg is entirely inundated Holston and Clinch Rivers are re ceding after causing damage "that will probable-reach $1,000,000. Railroad officials believe that will be several weeks before normal train service will be restored. . BeTer-Harkey. Married at St. John's parsonage, Julv 15. 19l6f by Rev. Geo. H. Cox, D. D., Mr. George L. Beaver and Miss Stella Harkey. Mr. Beaver is a son of Mr. Reuben Beaver, e- the m, Olive neighborhood, and is a. fine. promising young .man. The bride is the accomplished daughters of Mr. Walter Harkey, -a' prominent - and successful farmers of No. 8. The wiarriaee was a quiet affair, only few friends beinst present The newly married couple" will reside for the -. present 'in the old Henry ; Beaver . ' t. - . unnl ' stsnTB VUluQ Willi lUO giuuua ytuvuva LETTER FROM RAT BELL. Writes Interestingly from McAllen, Texas, Where He is in Camp With His Regiment. Mr. Ray Bell, who went to the bor der with Co. F, 7th N. Y. Infantry, is now stationed at McAllen. Texas. He writes aa followes to his parents here, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Bell : There is a rumor here that we are shortly to go on patrol duty along the Kio Grande by battalions and soon after to return to New York and be discharged. The sooner the time ar rives for us to go back the better pleased will be most of the fellows. Of course there are some Are eaters who want to go right in and lick the Mex icans but most of us realize that such action would mean two or three years service with nothing gained for the country or ourselves after it was all over. Se we are anxiously, awaiting news that we are to go back. e have had a good fill of soldiers' life and with two or three 'weeks more will be able to iialify as officers of vol unteers should any future occasion require. We have built up a peach of a camp and although there was a most severe storm last evening all our tents are standing anil our streets look good this morning. We were vaccinated for smallpox several days ago and my arm is a bit sore. This has incapacitated me for hard labor and I 'm not so sorry. Most of our hard work is done, however, and we wonly have routine work of policing the streets, and the tents, and drills several times a day. The tar antulas and scorpions do not bother us so much now since we have learn ed that they are not poisonous. It has been raining all morning, and we have had no drill at all. just a lazy time lying around on our blankets and fixing up the company street. Played some auction bridge last night and this morning, and was lucky. Auc tion and singing in the evening arc our chief forms of amusement for they only permit us to go' to town from 10:30 to 12 in the morn ng and 1 :30 to 3 in the afternoon. Fortun ately we have a good squad, one of the best in the whole regiment. Both llownrd and Ellis are here. Jim oblcr, my roommate, is now mess ser geant of the company and lives in nother tent. We have had a number of changes but T am still rear rank private. You see, I have been in only a short time compared with most qf the fellows, and point of service counts a lot here. Our first sergeant in June, was made lieutenant of the machine gun com pany before we left the armory, and was announced yesterday that our present first sergeant had been com missioned a lieutenant. We had one sergeant, a corporal and two privates to accept commissions as lieutenants in the 69th N. G. Inf. We are making a tennis court and t is rumored that we shall soon have shower baths. I ?iope so, for they are badly needed. I believe that they will make this a permanent Concen tration camp for the border in view of the substantial arrangements that are being made. We get New York newspapers about four days late and letters from there in about the same time. Letters are a great boon and I wish all of you would write as often as you cat. THE STATESVTLLE MEETING POSTPONED On Account of the Floods. No Chance to Reach Statesville From North or West. Mr. R. D. Goodman, our County Demonstration Agent, has received the following from Mr. E. S. Mill- saps, District Agent at Statesville : Those Agents who expected to come to Statesville for the meeting the 21st will take notice that on ac count of the great storm the meeting has been culled off. Nearly all the bridges around Statesville are gone, even the railroad bridges. There is no chance "to reach Statesville from the north or west. I am very sorry of this, Jiecause the meeting promised to be the big gest one we have ever held. I hope we shall be able to undertake it again some other time. Yours truly, E. L. MILLSAPS, District Agent, v Generally Fair Weather. (Br Tli AmmIiM Ptcas) Washington, July .,. 18. Generally fair weather in North Carolina South Carolina,' Tennessee and Vir ginia was forecasted for today and tomorrow by the 'Weather Bureau. SEE FRANCIS FORD AND GRACE CUNARD IN PEG O THE RING, AT PASTIME TODAYT. CONCORD OFTICERS HADE SPLENDID SHOWING. Ml GlID I BOYS' BE1BIS Brought With Them a Trunk Full of Good Things From the Folks "Back Home." Had to Get a Big Trunk, Too Blight of Illiteracy Brought to Light. Rifle Practice a Part of the Day's Programme. Practically No Rain at Camp Glenn, Only One Shower Having Fallen. The Con dition of Captain Brown is Im proved. By Jno. M. Oglesby. Camp Glenn, July 17. Lieutenant Thornhurg and Sergeant Caldwell re turned today from Concord, where they have been detailed for ten days on recruiting duty. Other ollicers of the regiment detailed to their respec tive home stations also returned to day. The Concord oflfcers made a splendid showing, securing 22 recruits. Lieutenant Thornburg and Sergeant Caldwell also brought a trunk tilled with packages for the members of the company. Before leaving Con cord they published a notice stating that if any one having packages to send the members of the company wonld leave them at the armory fhew would be delivered. The result was that they had to secure a large trunk to bring all that vere left. Most of the packages contained eatables and today Concord del eaeies replaced the "government straight'' at the noon meal. North Carolina's blight of illiteracy is eviden' here as in other places where it is necessary to read and write. However, it was brought to light in this -particular case in a man ner different from the usual failure to sign a name or read letters in the examinaton of a recruit's eyes. Lieu tenant Thornhurg was making out an enlistment paper for a would-be-battler for the Stars and S'ripes. "Is your father an American citi zen t" the lieutenant asked. "No, sir. he is a Georgian," the "rookie" answered and stood appar ently unconscious of the reason for the laughter that followed. Several days ago officers and mem bers of the coast artillery companies at Charlotte and other points wptc ordered to Camp Glenn for recruiting duty at various points in the State, the object be'incr to recruit the First Regiment to full war strength. 1-12 men to the company. Among those who reported were Sergeant John W. Hutchison and Private Clifford New ell, of Newells. They were assigned to duty at North Wilkesrhoro, but or ders-arrived todav to hold the artil lerymen Were until further notice. Rifle practice will form a" part of the day's programme before the week is over if present plans are fulfilled. A b"g squad is at work cleaning off the rifle range, clearing out the trenches., etc. Company L has quite a few members, who are ambitious to wear an Expert Rifleman and Marks tranship badge. To read of the heavy rains in Con- ord and other points in tlile western part of the State is about like stand- ng in the scorch'ng rays of the sun down here and thinking of icebergs in the frigid zone. Only once since the troops pitched camp here has rain fallen and that, was such a light swow- r that evidence of it was hardly per ceptible on the torrid sands of this section. Never before since the camp was established here Hi'as there been such a prolonged drought, according to officers and men who have been mat na annual visits to Camp Glenn. The condition of Captain L. A. Brown, who has been- undergoing treatment at a Morehead City hos pital. is verv mucilv improved and he moved to the Atlant c Hotel tins morning. Mrs. Brown anu masters Alex and Clarkson Brown also are stopping there. STORM WARNING. Storm Moving Northward From Ba hama Islands With Considerable Intensity. (Br T Assselate- Press. Washington, July 18. An advisory storm warning issued, by the Weath er Bureau today for a tropica dis turbance Nneax the Bahama Islands. The storm is moving northward, ap parently with considerable intensity, and this morning it was reported off the northern coast of Florida, but well out to sea. PEG 0' THE RING AT PASTIME TODAY. FURTHER APPEAL FROM SENT ENCE NOT LIKELY. A Further Appeal is Possible Only if Attorney General Gives Certificate That the Decision of the' Court of Criminal Appeals is So Important That It is Desirable in the. Public Interest That a Still Higher Court Deal With It. This Has Been Done Only Twice Since the Court of Criiminal Appeals Was Estab lished. (Br The Associated Press) London, July 18. Without hear ing the attorney fur the Crown the Court of Criminal Appeals today dismissed the appeal of Sir Roger Casement from the lower court, which counted him guilty of treason, for which he was sentenced to death. A further appeal is possible, only if the attorney-general gives a certifi cate that the decision of the court of Criminal Appeals in point of law is so exceptionally important that it is desirable in the public interest that a still higher court deal with it. This has been done only twice since the court of Criminal Appeals was es tablished eicht years ago. THE STATE FIREMEN Morning Session Given Over to Wel coming Delegates and Appointing Committees. (fly The Associated Press) Raleigh, July 18 The State Fire men began here today with delegates from all parts of the state in attend ance. The morning session was given over to welcoming the delegates and appointing committees. he business session was held this evening while visiting ladies tender ed auto sightseeing tours of the city. The night session will be devoted to addresses on technical subjects of in terest to firemen. The equipments of the companies from various-points are here for the tournament, which begins tomor row, and the firemen are puftting in thc;r spare time practieinvr. A groat deal of rivalry is in evidence, an l it is predicted that numerous records will be broken by the contesting teams. THE COTTON MARKET. Traders Sell Rather Freely Today. Net Declines 5 to 7 Points. (By The Associated Pres New York, July 18. Relieving. the weather conditions improved and the worst known as to the damage in the eastern states s the result of the recent floods, traders sold cotton rather freely and after opening steady at a two to four points ad vance to two points decline, the list eased off to three or four points un der yesterday's close. Nothing defi nite was learned as to the tropical storm which seems to remain almost stationary in the Carribean Sea and selling increased after the opening with October off to 1.95, December to 13.13 and January to 13.17, repre senting net declines of 5 to 7 points. Cotton futures opened steady: July, 12.85; October, 13 00; Decem ber. 13.19; January, 13.23; March. 13.41. , ' THE BRITISH CARRY OUT NEW THRUST Threaten Seriously Stronghold of Ger man Position at Pozieres. 4 By The Associated Prenst Following up their successes near Bflzentine-Le Petit and Longueval where they have driven most of the third line of Herman defense over the Albert Platea, the firitish now have carried out a new thrust for ward, north of Ovillers, making sub stantial protrress along a front of more than 1-2 a mile. The British drive, launched" near the left flank of the line is active in the present offensive, southeast o Thiepval and if followed up, seems hkelv to threaten senouslv the strongly held Gprrann position at Pozieres to the east. Construction Paro gramme of BUI Adopted. Naval Washington, July 18. The Sennt today adopted the building constru--tion program of the naval bill. It provides for the construction within three years of 157 war vessels in all four dreadnaughts and four battle cruisers td be built next year, KANNAPOLIS WON. Clemens Wins Game With Clout Over Left Field Fence. Bad baseball, punk baseball, bone head baseball and good baseball all were crowded into the game at Kan naHilis yesterday afternoon, which Kannapolis finally won 4 to 2. The game was featured by a real "Won in flip inp' innmtr -l.fn i lunmnfl . - "HI . I, uiuo, the now catcher, of KannaHIi, (oled one over the lelt held fence, with Gordon resting on first. The gume was the first of a series of two games to be played between Statesville and Kannapolis. The second game will be played today. Rowe and Hines were the opxsng twirlers and honors in the department of the gatre were nearly even, Hines allowing four hits to Rowe's five and striking out nine to Rowe's six. With men on base, however, both, pitchers were at their best, and errors played an important part in most of the runs scored. Roth and Massey played the best ball defens vely for Statesville, while Whitener and Irby were in the game at all times for Kannapolis. White ner made two catches of fouls that bordered on the sensational. Massey accepted five chances in left without an error. Clemens, the new catcher secured by Manager Johnson, was the big star with the stick. He scored two of the runs for Kannapolis.. and ilrove in another with Ins dr.ve over le fence. Lefler was the best sticker for Statesville. Roth- teams made errors errors hat were whollv unnecessary. The rst two runs scored by Kannapolis were due to an error and a poor plav hv Second Baseman Patterson, of Statesville. After Statesville had arned a run in the first on Roth and Lefler 's single. Patterson's sacrifice and Peal 's lone fly. KannaiKIis even ed things up when Lindsay was hit by p tched ball, sacrificed by lounger nd scored when Patterson crrored Irby's easy grounder and threw wild to first. Statesville broke the tie in the sixth. Lefler singled, Patterson was hit and Darlington doubled, scor- ing Lefler. In the eighth Kannapolis tied the score. Clemens was safe on Lancaster's error, sacrificed bv Gor- or, 'went to third on Lindsay's hit. and scored when Patterson made a poor play of Irby's grounder, allow- ng him to beat the throw to first. Gordon walked to start the ninth for Kannapolis. The next two men struck out, and then Clemens broke up the old game with his circuit smash. R. H. E. Kannapolis 4 4 5 Statesville 2 5 2 Ratteries: Rowe and Clemens; Hines nd Honevcutt. Summary Two base its, Younger and Darlington; home run, llemens; stolen oases. lnasay, Trby. Lefler. Iincastor, Roth.; srucy otu, by Hines 9; Rowe 6. Umpire, Mr. Stuart. RESPITE GIVEN AT THE LAST MOMENT John Savage Respited One Hour Be fore He Was to Have Been Elec trocuted. (Br The Associated Press) Raleigh, Julv 18. One hour this morning before John Savage, a nesro was to have been electrocuted here for killing a man in Washington county, a telegram granting a re spite of two weeks was received from Governor Craig in Asheville. Savacre was given a respite in order to pre pare a petition for his commutation from the death sentence. Further respite was also given Melvin Home, of Wilmington, a white man. under the dent1' penal t?. An invest iet ion into the s-T-ty of Home was being held today, but be cause of the flood conditions in the , . ii. ii i western pan in ioc hihic u numm-i of commissioners rrom morganron were unable to be present. The meetmc win he neld r rulay nnd un- less further interference takes p'acc',, , . '7.f ti, ,,r ,i..iinr h Savage will be executed on August THE WHEAT MARKET.- Uneasiness Over Black Rust Harden- i ed Prices of Wheat Today. (Br The Associated Press) ! Chicago, July 18. Uneai-inoss ov black rust danger tended today ! Tiarden the price of wheat. Open tr' prices" which varied from Monday s figures to 1-2 more with Julv At 11 to 111 1-8 and September at iU2V to 112 followed by moderate gains all around. SEE FRANCIS FORD AND GRACE CUNARD IN PEG 0' THE RING, AT PASTIME TODAY. PEG 0' THE RING AT PASTIME TODAT. YADKIN RIVER AT THAT POINT IS RECEDING. in ii m Usui! Considerable Damags Has Been Done to the Plant of the Aluminum Company of America at Badin. One Bridge Was Washed Away and the Hardaway Construction Co. Lost a Work Train, Derricks and Other Equipment, The Loss Is Estimated at 4l00,000. The Wat ers of the Catawba Are Falling Fast Today. (Br The Associated Press.) Salisbury, July 18. Considerable damage has been done at Badin, where the Aluminum Company of America are building the big dam and plant, on t'ie Yadkin river, seven miles from Albemarle, and 30 miles from Salis bury. ljte in the afternoon Monday the river was rushing in torrents through the narrow channel where the dam is beni'.' constructed. One bridge was washed away and the llardaiway Company lost a work train, derricks and other equipment. The loss is es timated at close to $100,000. The Yadkin river at Salisbury reached the crest of strength about 5 o'clock Monday afternoon, and to day the waters had receded consider ably. The big steel toll bridge aul th: double track railroad bridge a e con sidered safe. Catawba Falling Fast. Charlotte, N. C, July 18 The wa ters of Catawba river is falling fast today. Railroads, telegraph, telephone and K)wer companies are gathering all available forces for making tempor ary repairs at the earliest moment. Electric iower that was cut off from 11113 .('ltv last night is working today. Jt. wU1 oe veeks before railroad trains will be making schedules in Piedmont and Western North Carolina, and hun dreds of thousands cotton spindles will be idle for months. Weeks from now reports will be coming is as to property damage from floods. MILLS CLOSE. 1any of the Mills Here Close For Lack of Electric Power. Hundreds .of the employes of the cotton mills here and Kannapolis are out of work today and will probably ontiniie to be for several days, on account of the closing down of a big portion of all the mills, owing to the inability to secure electric power. The managers of the mills here are not able now to say just when the mills will begin operations on full timo -gain. Yesterday morning tlie big Cannon mills at Kananpolis laid off more than half of their employes, and to day many of the mills here have fol lowed suit. At Kannapolis only part of mill No. 4 and the Bleachery are running. The Cannon mills here are running today, using their own steam olant. AH of the nulls here that.are running at nil are doing so only with the power from their own plants. The sower from the Southern Power Com pany was in no way strong enough to run the mills and many motors in -the manufacturing plants were burned out by the low current. Today the Cabarrus, Brown, Gibson, Franklin and Cannon mills are run ning only paH of teir mills, while the Loi ke mill has dosed all opcra 'ions. The Your. Martsell mill is niiinitiL' n full t using her steam ilant. Concord and Kannai olis have suf- 1 f01.4M reenter loss f'n m this source , , .. ......nnnt of the Is'oriu. All of the ills have been I :,, fi nn.1 it will mn !mnnul'acturing plants and to the em- I'lovecs to have 1,1 clon down tndeft nitelv. FOUR MORE ADDED TO ASHEVILLE DEATTI TOLL These Died at Brevard From Injuries RjceiTed in Their Home?. (Itr The iso.-lated rr-) Ashevillc, July 18. Four more 'U.'iths were i.d,ie! lo the North Car n'ma flood td: toduy. Telephone mes--;: ;os from Brevard says John Heath :u,d his mod er. :md Mrs. Caldwell St.ntelle, and child, died today from injuries received when their homes were cnnghf in a landslide four miles from Brevard.
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