ASSOCIATED PRtSS DISPATCHES - i TODAY"! NEWS TODAY l4 ; The BOTE: 'VM M I I VoL XVII. . J. B, SHKRRILL. Editor and Publisher. CONCORD, N. C, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1917. PRICE FIVE CENTS. No. 279 E I FINAL ACTION ON OKLAHOMA SLACKER ROOT IS RETURNED IS UNDER ARREST Trib (LONCC M A 1TTT From Yesterday WorX of Local Exemption Board. Is Twice the-Number Se cured Monday. THIRTY-ONE WERE PHYSICALLY UNFIT Ninety-Five Passed Physi cal Examination. -The Men Who Were Absent Are Accounted For THE FOOD BILL Adoption of Conference Re port on the Bill is Virtual - y Assured. H (r The Associate Frees) Washington, Aug. 8. Final artioa before night on the sduiinsi'ration food control legislation was forecast when the Senate convened todtv. Th doption of a conference report on food eon'rol bill, and the bill pro. viding forrfood survey and stimula tion of production, vir'unllv was as sored. Both reports already have been adopted bv the House. Debate in the Senate today uro eeeded under agreement to tuke a final vote on the food eon'rol bill at four o'clock. Onlv a few Senaf'" were scheduled to sneak before the vote. 'The local exemption board y enter liny completed its- second day's work toward securing- the quota from Ca barrus county for the uew -national army, and the retiul.s yesterday show quite an improvement over Mouday's results in the uumlter of men secured. YeMterdHjthere were 1211 men ex amind, of whom 31 rer found physi cally defective, of the iKS who passed physical examination, 71 claimed ex emption, and 24 made no claim what ever. With' the 12 men accepted on Mon day who made no claim for exemption, Cabarrus county now has secured 86 men on her quota of 200. . Ho far 244 men have been examined out of the 270 summoned for the first two days. Hie 35 men who have not reported for examination, according to state ments of the local exemption board. are all beard from, and accounted for. Almost without exception they are al ready lu the military service, having enlisted since registration day. In several cases so far, some of the claims for exemption were made lie cause the "man was already In the United States military service, and the total number of claims for exemption does not mean that all of them will not see service. When the claims for exemption are taken up by the local board there will doulttless be many of them that are set aside and the men drafted Into the army. However, Ca barrus county rau now' claim 36 men already drafted into the army, and the number of additional ones who cannot be' exempted on helr claims, remains to be seen. NO FBEB TBAlTStOSt AtlOK For Officials and 'Employees of Ex. press Companies. (Rfr The Associate Pi Washington. Aug. 8. Free trans portation of express packages for of. licials and employees of the express companies was disapproved todav b the Interstate Commerce Comnr.ssio- The Commission interprets the law as prohibiting the companies from ear. rvmg property for anyone. at rs other than those charged the genera! public, '.v : ' . . - : WILL CONCORD HAVE i. CHAUTAUQUA AGAIN? The Question is Up Now for the De cision of Our People. The question of whether or not Con cord wil again have Chautauqua the coming summer will have to lie decided within" the next day or two. At the close of Chautauqua this sum mer many of Concord's progressive cit ixens expressed the desire that it come again next year, and they pledged themselves to take f l. worth of tick ets and dispone of as many of these as they could not use. Others pledged themselves for $10 worth. When the lists had been circulated in the tents on several occasions, the total showed that there were stilt some hundreds of dollars lacking to Insure its return. Miss Grace Hcrshey, who is in the employ of the Chautauqua Association, is attending several days in Concord, and is seeiug the various business men, those interested, to secure, if possible, the pledging of the remainder of the amount necessary to insure Chautau qua's return to Concord, t'p to last evening she reported that there was Still lacking' about $375 In pledges. The decision as to whether or not this community will again enjoy the splendid attractions that have visited us for the past two summers, now rests in ine people or tonoonl. u you ant it hack, it Is time now to speak. Miss Hcrshey cannot see every one in the few days she Is here, and she can not lie everywhere- at once. But it Is ab solutely necessary to know what Con cord wants, so that the Association can make its plans accordingly to the com ing summer. All persons who are willing to sub- serilie for $1.1 worth of tickets, or for $10 worth of them, are asked to call up the chairman -of The gtmrantor At torney I.. T. Hurt sell, and inform him of the fact, so that lie ln.iy report to Miss Hcrshey. Force of .Mounted Rangers Expected to Reach Scene .of Trouble Today. Details of Uprising Not.Known. FOREST FIRES IN - THE MOUNTAINS With Bombardment of Brit ish Guns oDrum Fire In tensely in Spmc Sections of Flanders, t THE BRITISH ATTACK ON BELGIAN COAST THE COTTON MARKET. Stored Renewed Firmness Today, But Prices Eased Off Several Points. ''- '(7 The Associate! Press) New York, Aug. 8. -Cotton market S lowed renewed tirmnes at the open in? todav which was at an advance of 20 to 48 points. This carried October contracts tip to 20.35 and January to 2(1.10. The market later met consid eruble realizing and prices eased off several points before the end of -the first hour. . . - : . To Set Uniform Prices for Coal , (Br The Associate Press) Chicago. Aug. 8,-PracticaHv all the zovernora of 16 states, from Pen n svlvania to Kansas had responded favorably todav to an invitation ex. tended yesterday bv the Illinois ( ouncil of Defense to attend the eon ference in Chicago, on Aus... 10, when they will meet for the purpose of bringing about a uniform regula. tion of the price of coal. - May Give Passes for Families of Em ployeesv . (Br The associate Press) Washington. Aug. 8. The railway ' may want passes to families of em. uolvees who have ioined the army or navy and regarded by the railroad as v1 absent on leave. ' The rulinc to th . rffrct was made bv the Interstate Commerce Commission.. WAR INDUSTBIES BOARD IN SESSION Will Keep Profits to a Minimum and Commandeer Material if Neces sary. . (Br The Associated 1'rru) - Washington, ug. 8. War indus tries Board continues its session to. dav, and was expected to announce a definite policy for making war pur. chases. "It will deal mainly with the priority of manufacturers and the shipment of goods. Officials have indicated that the profits will be kept to a minimum and if the producers and manufacturers are price, eommandeer material will be invoked. Started By Indians: Nine White Men Surrounded By Mob. I. W. W. Men Are Working Among Indians. ' (Br The AiMKtifc4 Prra Globe, Aril.. Aug. 8. A force of mounted rangers was expected to reach the "ene todav of the Apache Indian uprising in Hip mountains jO miles northwest of here, where nine white men, employees of the Asbes tas Mines in that region, were re- 'Kted to be surrounded bv a mob of more than 100 striking' Indians and Mexican miners, while the forest tire set bv the Indians was sweeping thi mountains. Details of the uprising are not vet known here,- but reports nidi. cate that two organizers of the I. ,W. W. one a Mexican, had been working among the men for the last week, and had instigated the strike. Phoenix, Ariz.. Aug. 8. Telephone messages from, Globe and Miami to. dav indiea'ed that the little band of asbestos miners beleaguered in the Sierra Anehas mountains bv the war ring Apaches Indians, and Mexicans still was holding out. although their supplies of airinun-.tion and food are running low. TO FLOAT SECOND LIBERTY BOND ISSIE. Date of Second Loan and Rate of In terest Has Not Been Determined. (Br The Associate Press) New York. Aug. 8. Preparations for the floating of the second Liberty Loan, which will be ottered to the public some time early in the fall, were begun here today by the loan committee of the second federal rserve district. This action MK -take following he request from Secretary MeAdoft that the com mitte reorganise at once for Vhe sec ond campaign. ... Although the date the second loan will be offered to the public and the rate of Interest it will bear have not been definitely determined, it was said it would lie about Septemlier 15, and also said In the financial district that not October 15, as last reported. Successful British Raid in Which a Machine Gun and a Few German Prisoners Were Captured. OPENED IN (By The Associate Press) In Flanders the heavy artillery has opened again with the bombardment of British guns of drum tire intensity In some sectors. sh The German guns are replying spiritedly and the duel appears to be working u to a nojnble preparation. . X Berlin reports S British artack near Belgian coast, which the Germans beat off in a hand-to hand flght. This operaton is recorded in the British oilicinl statement as successful raid in which the British captured a few prisoners and a machine gun. Judg. ing i'ram the German statement there were further raids in force by the Entente troops on other portions of t'e German line n Flanders, front. On the FrencH Iront .in the mam region, new attacks made ov me Crown Prince. IThev were repulsed. There is considerably artillerv activ ity' all along the'Aisne front. The Germ"is who broke into the Russo-Roumanian iines near Foksha on Mondav. extended the gains vesterdav. Berlin Statement todav re. ports. . "t FIRST PHASE OF WAR IS OVER. When the British Ste&mship, Belgian Prince, Was Sunk By a German Submarine, July 3 1 st. THERE WAS ONLY ONE AMERICAN SURVIVOR He Told the American Con sul How the Crew of 38 Men Were Murdered By the U-Boat Commander. London, Aug. 8. Four Americans were lost on the British steamship Belgian Prince, which was sunk July 31. by a German submarine. One American is among the survivors. The sole American survivor is Wil. liam Snell. a negro, from Jackson ville. Fla. The American consul at a British port todav heard from his lips the storv of the murder of the erew. Thirtv-eight of the Trew of the steamer were drowned and three oth ers rescued bv patrol boat and taken to a British port. The survivors say the submarine shelled the vessel after which the c Timander ordered the crew to take to the boats and go alongside the submarine. Accordin" to a survivor the Germans removed the life hells and clo'hing from all the crew but eight, smashed the lift boats with axes, then entered the submarine. Jeaving-the men on deck. After traveling .on the surface sev eral miles, the submarine submerge' MT. PLEASANT NEWS. Held Responsible for Recent Uprising; in Opposition to Federal Draft Laws. (7 The Aasstatr4 Prrssi Muskogee, Okla., Aug. 8. Homer Hpeuce, one of the three men held re sptsisible by federal authorities for the organised uprising In Oklahoma against the selective draft was placed under arrest ill Seminole county Jes terday, according to an aunouiiceuieut made toduy by l ulled States Marshal Kuloe. Speuce was out at the time on $.1,000 bail under Federal Indictment for con spiracy to obstruct operation of the cigtMcription act. JOT RID EN 3- DANGEROUS. To General Public, and Also Keep the Polios Busy. , (Br The Ajweeiatet Press) - Baleish.,Aug. 8. "Jov Riding" in North Carolina on Sunday is not onlv dangerous to the general public. but it keeps the police busy looking tor auto speeders, according to a lot. ter received at Government office to- Aav tMm K fl W'llliamonti nf Aft unwilling to set .a reasonable ciive. Mr. ,WiUiamson asks if sonie . the government's power i) thing cannot be done to put a stop to the practice. ' Sunday "kv ndinf" according to Mr. Williamson, caused 90 per cent of the auto accidents and a source of danger to all. travellers and in addi tion to keeping the police busy is an expenditure of $2o.000 in North Car olina every Sundav for gasolene, oil and repairs. Second Phase Begins Today" Says Gen. ' KernilolT.. (Br The SasinlateS Press) London. Aug. The correspondent of the Times at headuuurters of the southern Khkh1uB army, talked with (Sen. KoriillofT on the eve of his depart ure to tuke over Hie supreme command. (Sen. KoriillofT skid: "The first phHBwot the war Is over. The second phase Itegins today." ' The correspondent says the Russian commander repudiates the possibility of the Russians surrendering. He holds that if Russian coucludes a dis honorable peace to which traitors beeu driving her, she will become a German colony. The new government must realise the necessity of inviting the allies to help iu reorganizing the railway ser vice for warfare. If the Germany de cided, as all signs indicate, to transfer the uiuin pressure to the Russian front would be hopeless. WAR TAX BILL WILL COME UP TOMORROW And Will Be Kept Before the Senate Until Disposed Of. (Br The Associated Press) Washington. Aug. 8. Considers tion of the $S,(MXl,076.0OO war-tax bill Ex-President Taft III, will begin in the Senate tomorrow, .. (Br The Associates Press) and will be kept constantly-before . ciav Center, Kans., Aug. 8. The that body until disposed of. accord- condition of former President W. H ing to the present plans of the lead-1 Taft, who became' suddenly ill here era." Monday night, was Improved today, ac- Senate leaders hope to have the cordimr to physicians who decided. bill in President Wilson's hands for however, it would be advisable for him his signature ear v in September. when it is -wanned to take Congress- lonarrecess of at lear six weeks. to remain in his room again today. He probably will leave for. Lincoln, Ne braska tomorrow. Mr. xait necanie m after an addres shere, Irish Home Rule ConvenwCa Reas sembles. . . : , (Br The Associated' Press) With Our Advertisers A new advertiser today iB Tanen haua Bros., iwho will open uo a new Dublin. Ireland. Aug. 8. Irish I store next to the Citizen's Bank, on Home Rule convention reassembled September 1st. v today.- Since it was adjourned July I See the new ad. of the : Cochord 20, -more sanuume reeling has le-1 Furniture Company on page four to. veloped that the conference , will dav, have (food results. Welch the Opening Kuth Stonehouse in "A Limb Satan." a gold seal feature at the Theatorium theatre todav.. - A Modern Store, in a Modern Way. " . f . Up-to-date Merchandise. ' : OPENS SATURDAY i SEPTEMBER 1st" Tanenhdus Bros;. Some Druggists Fear Qerman Medi cines. So strong is the dislike for the Ger mans in America that some druggists in tins section of the country have smarted a boycott on German drugs handled over the counter. Local druj salesmen report n big decrease in the sale of German medicines and in some esses dru!r"ists have positively refused to buv drugs manufactured hv subiects of t he Kaiser. Aspenn one ot the drugs now held in tear bv some dru"gists. American made tablets of this" nature taking prefer, ence over the German tablet. To Name Peterson's Successor. - (Br The Associated Frees) Raleigh. Aug. 8. The War Depart ment todav renuested Adi. Gen. to name a successor to Mai. George L, Peterson, property and disbursing of fleers, as it is the intention to call Mai. Peterson into Federal service. An immediate recommendation tor th position -was reauested of Gover. nor Bickett now at Hendersonville. bv General Kovster.. Much Interest In Coming Picnic Mr. J. Johnson Taken to Hospital Local And Otherwise. A large crowd Is expected to go from here to St. John's Thursday, August nth, where the annual picnic, known as the old soldiers rcuuion and rarm ers' Institute, will lie held. This prom ises to be one of the greatest and most successful Dicnics ever held there. Speakers of national reputation nave been engaged lor the occasion. A brass hand will furnish music, ami me nsuai good dinner on the grounds promises to lie better than ever. Mr. John Johnson, son of Mr. Konert Johnson, was operated on Tuesday morning at the Concord Hospital for anneudicitis. Mr. Johnsou stood the op eration well, and his many friends wish him a speedy recovery. Mr. Love Niuwmsn. who has been sick for some time with typhoid fever, is able to be up again. Messrs. Jan Proctor, of Rocky Mount. and W. W. Johnson, of the faculty, of Jackson Training School, are spending a few days here. Mr. Ben McAllister, or usstoiua, is vlnlHnr friends here. Mr. Frank Ritcnie is visiting in Mnnresvllle. Misses Bonnie Misenheimer. Mary Beaver and Laura Heilig, who took the summer course at the State ror mat. have returned home. Work on the Institute is still pro ereMHiiur and within a few weeks every thing will be ready ror rne opening September iu. . MttisnL Sam Klndley and Lee Mc Allister who have'lieen In Ohio for some time, are spending a few days ll0H. Mr. H. W. Cox is visiting hts lamuy here. The Tuscarora mill has closed for this week, to give its operatives a restJ Many of them are visiting. Mr. Augustus Starnes spent Sunday here with his family. Mr. Jesse McEachern continues to improve slowly. Prof. McAllister is iu the field look ing for students for the Institute. Mr. P. K. Dry. of Mt. Holly, spent Saturday amTSunday here. Mr. Jesse Cox has gone to Badln, where he expects to work In a barber shop. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. James auiun, H. W. W. MORRIS IS ELECTED COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT Prof. R. S. Proctor Cannot Secure Re lease From Rich Square. The County Board of Education has received notification that Prof. It. S. Proctor could not secure release from Rich Square High School and conse quently could in accept the position of county superintendent to which he was recently elected. Accordingly an other election was held today. Re cently apprised of the availability of a well equipped man of the county, the board chose Mr. W. V. Morris as su perintendent. Mr. Morris has served as a Inenilier of the board and as su Nriiitendcnt and is well qualified by education and exiierienee for the du ties of the ottice. He Is too well known iu the county as a man anil teacher to require any introduction to the pa trons or teachers of Cabarrus schools. The County Board of Education has id but one end ill view, and that is he best interest of the public schools of Cabarrus county. 1'uited action has haracterlzed the proceedings of the board in the discharge of its duties, and it Is confident that the well wish ers of the school children of Cabarrus will heartily co-operate in bringing the schools to the highest degree of effi ciency possible. (Signed) W. li. ODELL, W. F. SMITH. . V. MCALLISTER. County Board of Education of Cabar rus County. TO Will Report to President Wil- son the Results of the Mission's Recent Visit to Russia. WILL HOLD BRIEF CONFERENCE TODAY Arrangements Made For the President to Receive Mr. Root And Members of Mis sion At Conference. TO INVESTI3ATE SITUATION Of the Industrial Workers of the World in Western Labor Trouble. (Br The Associates Press) Washington. Aug. 8. President Wilson todav took cognizance of the Industrial Worker" of the World agitation and labor troubles in - the1 west, bv selecting chie.f Justice Cov ington, of. the District of Columbia, supreme cour. to make a personal in vestigation of the situation. Justice Covington conferred todav with the President and Secretary W Uson ot the Department of Labor before s'iv-' on his work. (Br The Aeseetatee' Press) Washington. Aug. S. The Amer. ican mission to Russia headed bv Eli. h ii Root, returned to Washington to. lav to report to President Wilson on the results of its three-months trip to the w-'d's newest democracy. Delegates of the government offi-i-ials met the party at the railwa- station.- Mai. Gen. Scott, chief of staff ' of the armv. who spent much time at ' the front, will report to Secretary Baker. The General was with th litisinn armv part of the time it was ?n route before the German forces. mid it is expected he brings much val uable mii"rv information. Arrangements were made a White House for President Wilson to receive Mr. Root and all members of the mission accompanying him at 4 o'clock this afternoon. Lter Mr. Root will see Secre'arv Lansing. Itis epetted that Mr. Root will make a partial report at a brief conference t'wlav and fuller report later. Much, if not all of it will be confidential.. The Commission returned filled with optimism over the conditions in . t'-e new Republic, and the chances of : Russia doing her part to end the great war. - Assurances that the United States will remain in the war to the end. and improved railroad facilities were de- . elnred bv different members of the commission to be among the out stan';," needs of Russia. "The situation is verv hopeful. "j Mr. Root said, "America's entrance into the war has had a good effect. The morale of the Russian people is ' od. and altogether I should aav the outlook is encouraging.' Professor at Catawba College Now Drafted. Newton. Aug. 7. Hinton Baxter Cvercash. professor of mathematics . and science in Catawba college, for the past two vears. haB resigned. He will hncnmp a member of the faculty uennan socialist mas.es speecn in, 0f Dscidson college neyt month, frot Intrest of Peace. (Rr The Associate Preset Amsterdam. Aug. 8. Philip Sch eidemann. socialist member of the German Reichstag, in a siieech deliv ered at Mannheim;. linden, before (i,0(K) people, demanded in the inter ests of pence, a speed v subs' itution for the present government of Chan cellor Michnelis. s government reallv representing the will of the people. Davis Nominated for Governor of Virginia. I Br The Aesodateel Press) Richmond. Vs.. Aug. 8. With only 1.4 of the state s'ill to be heard from in vesterdav's primaries, indications were todav that Westmoreland Davis, of Ioiidoun Countv. will win the nomination for Governor of Virginia A nomination for Governor on the Oemerntic ticket in this stale is eoiii valent to election. George C. Warlick. teacher of Greek. nd history in the Catawba . college, was drafted and passed the examination before the Lincoln eoun. exemption ' board. tie did not claim exemption. President Andrew, of Catawba, ssvs tfheir successors have not been secured. '. Death of Mr. C. A. Overeaeh. Mr. C. A. Overcssh, aged 87 years, , died this morning at his home in No. 8 township, his deafh being due to the infirmities of old age. He was a Con- : federate soldiers and was held in the highest esteem by all who knew him. He leaves two daughters aud two sons, as follows : Mrs. Alice Hunter, of Lan dls : Miss Kmma Overcast! and Messrs. (). O. and C. M. Overcash. The funeral will be held tomorrow at 11 o'clock at Oilwood Church, conducted by Rev.K.L. Forbes, assisted by Rev. W. R. Cul berson. Mr. Overcasti was a member - of Shlloh M. R-Church, South. . , Anronos of the debate on Mr, Hnnver nnd' the Food bill, there is a type of congressional mind that can't ) August 7, a son, James, Jr. conceive oi a mina ueing iu me nei ghborhood of a few million dollars without trying to steal some or u. Chicago Herald. BASEBALL GAME AT , KANNAPOLIS SATURDAY Kerenskv. It will be admitted, has a man's sise job on his hands, bnt he will never quit as long as . he breathes. I wortB tne price will be played in Kan- Gibson Mill .And Cooteemee to Meet on KannapolU Diamond. A game of baseball that will be well A report from Copenhagen says the newspapers of Germany are having hard sailing. Must be buying their paper stock from the American paper trust. Winston r ree rress. It can be taken for granted that both (ioeyials and Dehman are more than glad to get rid of a Job that con tinually kept them in hot water. Ashe vllle Citisen. Ashevlllo Cltiion. Partial Street Car Strike in Kansas . City,. - (Br The Associate Press) ); Kansas City. Aug. 8. A partial tie nn nf the street car lines in this flitv and Kansas City, Kans., was caused here todav bv a strike called by the employees who announced thev were seekinir the right to organize and ob tain reinstatement , of several dis charged employees. Elected Superintendent Of Schools. o (Br The Associates press) , . Raleigh. August 8-rE. D. Cox. a member of the House of Represen tatives from carntnejc county,; nas resigned to become Superintendent of Schools of that county, it was, an- nonnced here today. . . A aaanlssn farm has been started la mhto. Of course, the mcu will call it the an cnickeu-iarm: w mineron i AT THE ' THEATORIUM TODAY Ruth Stonehouse ' " 4 I.IMR or SATAN" t A Gold Seal Feature of Fickle society. . NEAL HART " , "MEET MY WIFE A Vfetoc Ceased , napolis gaturday between the Gibson I Mill and uooleemee teams on tne. ivan napolis diamond, as this game will de cide the championship ot this section. These teams are old roes on tne aia- nunond. each team having won two games, .and this will perhaps be the best game oine season, xne Daicer- les will be Uagennardt ana uoonman for Cooleemee, and Wilson and Lewis for Gibson Mill. The price of admission will be 23 cents. ENLISTED MEN! Friday Extraordinary Butterfly Pictures ?N0 PETS" but One ! Pries, to .-v Evmbody .. ,: "., -'..,.... S and ! Tents Work of King's. Dsufhters The Junior Circle of the King's ' Daughters. Miss Elizabeth Black. President went on their annua.1 trip to the Jackson Training School yester day afternoon and treated the boys to eake and cream. : . ' These voung girls bsve slso Disced diirin? the vear a beautiful art glass window in the little chapel which is significant of the greet interest these lyonrujgirjs take in ttus institution Nesl Hari in "Meet Mf Wife." s Victor Comedy, at TbiMtorium then ' 'Wh.ile you are helping to make your country's history, those who stay at home will miss you. Port, of your duty is. to have yoiir portrait made for the home folks, and U is only fair that your loveJPones5 should also have, their 's made for yon to carry awav witlTyou. 1 Their portrait will cheer you, your portrait , will cheer them. "Do not put oft for tomorrow what you can do - .... , t today." We are going to be busy making lots of the "boy's" pictures; let us make yours before the rush begins. Matthew ... ' Studio 1 trs todav, '" - ;