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CONCORD, N. C. SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 1317. H." LCATTLE Ll J liiu'llf WILLNu. IM :?LY ilnd: .f T"lp'ivn !1stofii,s,f::( :ntly -'RETJIITKELlLEfO I, OuLLIDj'ttll To the 1 e Note Sent By t'.e Plan of the .jSh!iiLi;;c,iy Si!,. I'CO, Ii L' 0 Tcr Draft Army This Lc C..!y Jwo- More Jt-.i. to Lz Sccuxei Frora Uatarru County. ; THREE ARE EXEMPTED - BY DISTRICT BOARD Nine Men in ficdr.ont Bat tery Have Not Been Propv . erly Vouched, For Lfy Jheir Oncers.- s " V The local exemption hoard yestenUtfr . --riiinpleted the examination ( the ad- llil lntl l.KI men calledfo appear be ; fore till hi (lurluK the. past three days. l'p uiitij yextenlay 11)7 men had tjeeu vrtifled to the district board. Today Hie local hoard Ik certifying ten more ' wen of thone examined ' venter-flay. v.TTIuw nieu have passed thelr.physical examinations and have liiadtruo claim for exemption :- - v . . " 1070 Alaelicn Griggs.;.. ; , i " , l.is Sum Alexander. ' .'? : i:il William A., Iseuhonr. -, 8SKI8 Burpiic' C Earnhardt, Jr?V ' 25)2 Carl Monroe Heluta. ; . ii.V7 Jauies Wilson. : ' --s , , 7 , 21D2 John H. Dortou. ' ' "; -'. -. 2it7K-E. C Plott. , - .. ', : SmJVJake.Cook. ' -(.-y 172)) K. L. Christy. J " f . This ' bring ,1 he total number j of men an far certllied unt 207, or only - two short, of the quota of 2UU assigned , to Cabarrus County. , The - board Is busy today passing, en the claims al ready, died for exemptions. ' In this mornlng'a reports from -the district hoard at Sflltesvllh?.. It is re- - liortetl that claiias for exemptions made by three of those 'certified from this 3nnty have been allowed. They were: ' MluaTeroy Furr. . : -; ,, ttharles C. Bloop, ' , I. .; ; ' :"' Clyde Alllsou Blackwelder. '-' : Home comment ha, been herad with ' referjwee t0"1he men in the Piedmont . Battery, or Battery F, at Mooresylfle, - who have not been properly certified ". to the local exemption hoard. - 'The chairman of the local board has receiv ed a letter -from. J. J. Mackey,- Jr.,- director of military enrollment -ifor North Carolina, duted August 14th, In . which the director says : The Provost Marshall General has xnlol tlmt all men enlisted in the Na tlonirt (iuard or feKHlar army organ;. , JintmiiB. v hiwe name are called by L vn I bourn... -WUet present an affidavit lgneil liy their coniiuandiug nftlper, to jri'ther with a claim for exemption from lraf on lavmint ot military service. Tills claim and allidavit la to be wade "on form 116, 117, 110 and 111. No ex ception should be made to tha ruling of ' the Frovoat Marshall General that "these affidavits lie furnished your - board." ' , . " '. .' - J No aticji aflidavlts-have been reclv ed by the local boards for the , ne h(H$e nariles have already beeuCHlled, jtnd who are now In the Piedmont' Bat- ' tery. . The nmrter was brought to the ' nttentlnii of the commanding officer There without hrlneiiur forth the affi davit. Therefore, thojocal boardvaa . -rouiuelled to certify for serviepxt" tle -draft army the iimrx-s of-the men lit tlte Piedmont Kattery who have, been . culled to appear before this board. The jueiunirected-hy this order are: Clarence J. M. Blume. It. V. Caldwell, Jr, John ltea Morris, ) " Kmest Irvin Mieliael. -r j Mcl.lml S. Cboate. . I'hyleikster Wllle. " , . Hohert R. Powell. , , Kugene L. Wrenn. .. t "V . V John II. Cruhl). THE COTTON MARKET. Market Opened Steady and Selling Was Very Aetive. - - (By Tk Asiwrlatcd Press.) ' New York. Aug, 18. The Cotton nmrkot opened steady at a decline o o to 9 Points turn niorninsr. selling very active, but there were few buv- ' ers and Cctober eased off - to 24.15 while-January gold at 24.2jr shorllv niter I lie call, makinsr a net loss ot t -Z to 24 points on more active dom tions. Later prices rallied 4' to -points on. covering. , New York, Auur. 18. Cotton fit- - lures opened steady: October, iM 1 )" -i.her, 24.41,; Jiinuarv, 24.4.1 31.n.;ii. 21.GU; Jiav 11. 1 v.. Cotton marker closed sleadv: Ok toiler, 21C,; December. 24.4); Janu nrv, 24.-1-.); March. 24.5.5; Way. 24., I I r. ' . 1 tem : r r i- v I v . l.i pernt O! if! I at' e 'hl!e They Arc. in Carr.p or at the Front. Government Has Appointed Aid Com mittees. " NO CHARGE WILL BE MADE FOR SERVICES The Members Have Accepted Their Appointments 'And v They f ill Serve Tfirough -Patriotism;- ' Some of the men .who are Wue drafted fer. the arm v. now are pro blv wondeerinsr what will become of their : personal affaire, and Who will attend to matters for them while they are in the training canjp' or at the front. Xli is matter has been. pro. vided fot bv the government in the appointment of the --. Boldleniv Busi ness Aid- Committee, which 'iff ap pointed in each count?. V ' For Cabarrus County the commit tee ia composed of. prof.-W. W. Mor ris, chairman. Jos. i Cannon. C. JttT. Swink, L. D. Coltrane. J; Harvev Dorton and W..R. Odel!.: I'rpf. Mor. ris has alread received bia commis sion from . the 4jiovemor of . North Carolina, and 'fb pthua members on the committee have aereed to aoce;t their" appointmehts. - .. - These officer ahall "receive no pav for their services and -it is purely' il tatriotic -motive that .promptt them to-undertake it. It is their dutv tg ::ilTook " after'the, interests of absent soldiers who have no one to look af. ter- the affairs fot thel,Nllnd-to, giveJ such matters the same attention as if the soldiers were, an absent broth er.- A list of some of, their 'duties foflows: .' K 1. To render, without charge, any legal service desired" from time of call to the colors until the end. of- the' war. $. To see that during the absence of the soldier there shall be no lapse in hi insurance policies, no failure to pay taxes on property nor, interest on mortgage indebtedness; aiul to 'make sucfc legal transfers of property as the soldier or bis family may desire. 9i to see tnat no aavantage snail be taken of any soldier 4n legal 'pro ceedings, tn which he may be J party, or in wnicn ne may nave an mterest) 4. To look after and assist iu caring for., all persona who may be, or who may herenfter become,, -dependent tipon a soldier for 'support, S. To aid soldiers in securing em ployment when, they return. . - 6. To arrange for'apecial trahilng or education of soldiers, partially dis abled by wounds or disease. 7To see that all soldiers . wlw are Calleir to the colors are proiwrly regis tered, so that tliey may vote during their absence, , 8. To perform any other service for soldiers when necessity therefor arises during their absence at the front PERSONAL STUDY " ' ' OfBrrtJATION Being Made by President Wilson as (Bjr Tk Aaaaclat4 Prtw.) Waahinirtou. Aug, 18. President Wilson is makins a personal study ot the lubor situation in the -northwest. especially in ' Washinsrton. C-reeon. Montana, and Idaho, where a general atnke of the. I., AV. W. is threatened next Monday. . ; t , - ... The Department of Justice .officials saw little chansce in the situaion. A -3-.: f-:j ... 1 - I recoinmenuHiion saiu ui liiis, uem reached at a- conference yesterday amonif governors, utHer, oi asuiuis ton. the state attorney general, and .. - . - il--.. u: renresentatives of the DepartmenLot Justice, had not been, received her today, ia recommendation, it was reported, was to the effect that all strike leaders should be summarilv arrested when the strike becoiues-f. lective. : . . - ... ' - ..- i ' , . 'Ih the absence of official conftrma turn of the report, the department of. flcialg declined to comment -on the situation. - tx-rr :r,IDL'NT TAFX. I AT N, IA INSTITUTE Is r.'s-r'i d Prci '.u iit of Institution at V . . Ml, .r,., (fcy 1 hi AnaoclMtea PrjMa.) Norfolk, .Vs., Am;. IS Former Pres ident Wm. II. lirt w j -vt , lily suc ceed (lie lute Ir. 1!. !. In 11 as prln elpul of the Nf)l A nHiirul Insti tute at llaiuptou. a. 1 - now elutir man of the. board .( f s of that m-liisil HM("i sni'l to ' 1 " 'nice of , -e o;!n r nient'oei . Ji t i..i k;i"vu wlieu 11 i.ew pi-lne; n i v . 1 i ... - -i. Mr. 'In ft hik-. a the 1, 1:. ieti 11s elni oihii of toe Ii-" 1 -I ii -n 't-.i, ef I . ton - Iiin. .1 11! c i .r Only Light Sea Forces Were Engaged; jwfr German Mine S wepcrs Damaged Attacks Warded Off. SHARP FIGHTING CONTIUES NEAR LENS In Which Germans Are'Ro pulsedCompletely, Qtr-I mans Continiie" to Pound British vWitlv Big Guns, f EfforF was mail early today by the tiermans to capture ground tak. en by the British in .their successful r''ack in. the vicimtv (' Lens, giv ing them ron'rol of the dominant positions. - The Britisii war. office re port sharp nulifinir northwest ol Lens, and once more the attacks of the, German reupulsed , completely. The Germans continue to pound the positions with artillery. In the vi cinity of - Ypres . also .the bis Ger. man eifhs have kept up a lively fire. but - no infantry attacks are report ed. '-. .- ,' . - . ' --,.. ' , -, :- ' A naval battle in German waters between British and German luclit sea forces is 'reported bv he British" ad- ?w iitl . .1.. rr...... . nuraiiy. wiuie ine - oniisn'were scouting- the German bay on Thnr. day'they sighted a ' German, de3 stroyer which was badlv damaged. Two German mine - swwepers also were dajnaged, and two German sub marine attacks, were without result. No British ships were damaged. Another- combinsf raid was cary ried on Thursday night by the British planes on the railroad 'junction at Thoronght western - Flanders. 1 1 miles-from Bruges. -Fires were caus ed anA the British 4 admiralty an nounced an ammunitioa dump is bef lieved have been hit. v. The British aviators JrortHid many tons, of bombs on- their-obiectives, returning sat.!- PROF. W. W. MORRIS RESIGNS "Am County Superintendent 'of Schools. 4. fk. Robertson Elected. i Statement from the County . Board of education. The following is self. explanatory! ; - ., . - V - To the Honorable Board' of Education of Cabarrus County. . Gentlemen : , -I hereby temler my resignation as snnei-iuteiwleiit of the rinhlie schools of K.-uiii-rus euuuty.-ii; faKe ctfect at your earnest convenience, . i n ' , 1 regret the necessity or taking this actUm,-;4mt I must do so in pbedjence to medical advice. J , J - ; - ,. ; -i . w. w." MOKuia . iTIeldliig to the necessity of the situ-v utloiv, the board has accepted the res ign tit ion of Mr. Morris. V ' . To till the vacancy thus jnude, the Inigrd has" uimnimorisly elected Prof. J. 'B. iKobertsou whe bus had success ful experience in public schools, city schools,, Bnu""slx years' experience as connty sinierhttendeirt - of Alamance couiity. ' He comes with highest recom- meudattions. Prof., Robertson will en ter upon his duties. Saturday, August a. Prof. Morris will have charge or the otllce until that time. . .. , - r- -.. PRESIDENT WILSON ' CONFERS WITH HOOTER In Regard to Power He Would As sume to Control Food, (Br Tb AaMclate4 Pkk) Washington.. Aug.' .. 18. President Wilson sent to thesfootl arfmtnistra tion today for a personal conference with Herbert Hoover, and later went to the Federal Trade Commission. It is believed President Wilson discuss ed the coal situation to an extenj. to which he would assume power io con trol the distribution vested in hun by the food bill - ' Under the law, the President trav fix the price ' of-coaU 7 operate- the mines, or commandeer stock and sell to the public. Some decision as to which course he - will pursue is' ex oected as a result of today's confer. ence. which is based on the Federal Trade Commission's complete repor on the coal situation. , President Wilson will taw some action in the eoal situhtioM early nex week, s He- carried . tw the ' White Uouse irora the trane commission mass of statistics on coal product'on costs and will go oyer thpm tomorc row. CONTRIBUTIONS ,T0 BAILORS Must Be Sent Direct Through Bureau of Sunslics. - s- (By ThAaao-lae4 Pr.) ' Washington Axis, 18. Secretary Daniels announced today that women making woolen clothing and other comforts for sailors mnv forward them direct, throuch the Bureau il uiplies of the Navv. inasmuch Kf s iev no longer will be accepted bv the "'.ivy l-i partment,' when tiresented t u'-li the agency of the inavv -. Pnniels yesterday ruled tlierc : ( - - -r recn'.'nition of the rsavv ' ever in viewi of the con- T over the leatnes . i ; -i Biippresscd r. I have been tn i Ad.-:r.Llr:'.:itu - I Br Tk Auwial fl I II.) WashlngtiHi, Amt ' !. The reply of the I'nltiil Hialw tu the Pope's peace note will not In- R-ut ItwIepeudeMly and out tn euiinertitMi with the answer of the other bellerents. . At leant, that ia the plan al this tune, as Indicated by Secretary rinsing. A reply may not be expected until ihe proposal has been carcfuly considered. It la generally taken to he a fact that the Pretrideut IU consider th. atito-1 Ions of the other allies ia making the reply, and that diplomatic represent atives at Waxbintrtoa are txchamrlng tbe -views of their government with the State Department . .., . ;.. , G., A. K.'s BIO E5CAHPME1TT. . Fifty-rirrt Annual ; Encampment to . Be Eeli'in, Boctoa. Boston, llosj., AuV. 18. The wt tangements for' the! fifty-first nat ional - encampment cf the- Grand Army of 'the Kepubhe, with' its, sev eral affiliated bodies, which will open in this sity tomorrow, were complet ed today. Headquarters were opened this afternoon, with.- Commander-in-Chief William J. Patterson of Pitts burgh and other of the national offi cer in charge. -.. i. '; ? -In addition to the meetings of tha Grand Army then will be held tire Woman's Belief Corps, the National Daughters of Veterans, the Nation al buns of ' Veterans, the National Ladies Aid' Society, the National Ladies of. the G. A. It., the National Army Nurses' Association, the Nat ional Association of Naval Veterans, and the National Association of ex- Prisoners pf Wax The meettnga aid reunions of meat various viganiuvuB vau wur tinue tlirouph Jim entire week. The chief feature -of the program will be the parade of the Grand Army men on Tuesday, -when, it is' - expected, veterans varionsiy estimated at-from fifteen tQ twentv-Hve thousand - will be in line. ,:',' . ,"r -". ; The parade " " will be reviewed by I tiovernor McCall at the state House i... v ........ .). i, ri Hall add by lCommander-in-4;hiel Patterson from the official stand do. Boston Common.. Out ofonsidera- Uon for the age and infirmities Of tue w , ox to route of the processionwilL be Ibbs than two miles m length. Antomo-I biles will be furnished, for theold soldiers unable to ni arch, and hos pital attendants a and I ambulances will be on hand to assisCHhose who may be taken sick oa the march. v For ninnv Tavs tTi neoole of BoS- ton-nave ii'eentrepii.-ug. for lue-eii- 1 mnmfinl Urirt wififl.ilVa'.MIW fllll ot relics -of. th civil war. Flags and and. Mr. CteriM. Sappenfleld. Begln: l m..: r .., t.;uJilnitt 8 the Womau Missionary Bo- iu;irtl.rbpstri many ot the homes .n the res.aen - The G. A-R. ponti ud branches!..,, -'.v . tUi .nillllittcu uinumuviwu' u wa and all its suburbs have arranged tot , - Central Methodist - -care" for the visitoTs.The'hotels Willi suuday school at 9:4S a. m. Preach be filled-to their capacity and manyH ihir at 11 a. m. and 8 n. m. by the pas- ot the residents nave arrangea to shelter and feed onfr or more, of thelservices. eterana, Tlie Vxecutive committee of the G. , R. is doing all in its power, to see that the "coming - encampment will prove an influential factor in arous ing the patriotism of the people in the present,, war. ' Numerous patriotic ieatures will mark the daily urogram fne of tha gathering, bpeakers ot will be heard Boston Common omer 01 tne nisionc suww i m In thr great parade he aoldierg nd sailors of today will march side by side with, the gray-haired veterans who fought for the Union more thani half a century ago. . - r- i The encampment wUl be formally fopened-tomorrow afternoon with a n.ln,,l nmiM at I IM KAllth 1 h lll-ltll with addresses "by Commander - in - Chief Patterson, Corporal James t,-T e w.l.imi,n ru tw George A. Gordon ani others. ' ; in patriotic oratory on '"'"i r .S'JV: 7i , in, Fanenil Hall and , ' T"",. . 1 wu oe a rainiimi ai oympnony atH waieaiiuiww- , (. 1 TT.ll i. - L L .U- J-l- gales will De welcomed py governor V. ., . r . . v.i --j rv.- l rt MCtay, Mayor uney ana umibi o. imuny ni - nwninwi, w ri the Department of Massachusetts. At i. : ,i : i, ..,,:.-n t Monday therejrill be . a eampfireH" " " ' ' ' Preaching al allied organizations will be received.!- riiimhrr school at 9 :45 a. m. Services Tuesday will be parade day. and on Wednesday the national delegates j will meet fin routine business and thel iregular tour of duty, Itis - possible! that the election of officers will akelat T:40 p. m. 1 -place on Wednesday alternoon. Al ready there are several active cand idates in the field, tor commander-in- chief and a lively coutest is in pros- ipect. . v"-vi;..'-' a'" ' , -A :; i : Interspersing the business sessions of 'the several rpranitsations there win be numerous rentures or enter- tainment. These will include several 1I1CIUUO - v 1. k..i.. limine reraimim. uumiutria, a uaiuui aa.l awA Yial. Hiiinnr Kiilnmnhi a nriM about the eity and excursions to Con cord. Lexington. Plymouth, and num erous other place of bisloria. inter- ' bond issr- r crcsAL of Secretary K,;" fore Owe (By Th A Washington, A W.'ivg and to Come Ee. T ' y. .. 1 T-r 0 I . , i.-e b-1 V . " -o 'S . i t' r ,t interest. As Leading Batters in Their Leagues. Chapman And Carey Are Still Leading Base Stealers. -. U OWNIE BUSH LEADS . "'. IN RUNS SCORED In the American League Hav ing Passed Cobb in jthe Racei-yTie in Both . Lea "gues in Home Runs-. (By Tba AmmKM Trm.) Becorda of leadinz Plavers in the major leagues, including the games of last Wednesday, .follow: - ; LeaJinr hitters: National Leagae. Rousch, Cincinnati. Burr. New York. 7(1: American. Ownu) Bush. Detroit. - - - . . . . - - - Leading' base stealers: -American. Chapman,- Cleveland. 36 i National. Carey. Pittsburg. 32. - Leading home run hitters: National Robertson. , New York. Hornsbv. St. Louis, and Cravatfl, Philadelphia, tied with 8 each;. Amerioan,.Veach,' De troit, and Pipu. New York.- tied with seven ach. w '' '. ; -i-r. ' " Leading pitchers. whj - have ttar-l ticipated in 20 or more games. Alex. seder, Philadelphia.- Nationals, won 19. -lost 11 ; Cicotte,- Chicago Amer. lean, won 18. lost B. - t Cincinnati leads ' the AmerA-an r-l: k :. .n, 260; ; WITH THE CHURCHES. First Presbyterian. There win be no preaching services either morning or v. night. Sunday school ar 9 :4a a. m. collection for orphans. ) Men's Bible Class in 10 a. m ' airnMUH. ' SPeichl,nit1J',, LLKual 7rtvx Sunday school at 0 M a. m. The pub- c lnvlted t0 ,',4 aU these ., Vmin men nor ftiemhera of.any any school will be gladly welcomed to the Baraea class at 9 :30, - c -St. James Lutheraiu BiWe scliool at 10 a. in. Chief service at 11. Sermon Subject, "The Grace of Uie IIWWI. ,:.juiu cmwnut. Leaders. Miss Annie Belle lswuiour Kive a programme, dealing " - ;; - 0w'"-Tne offering is 1 - . 'i -r . -r -.. . tor. - Public cordially invttea to iirese - Farest HiU Methodist. Riindav school at 0:IW a. m., Mr. W. It. OdelL superintendent. Preaching at.ll a. m. by Ray,. Jacob. Simpson. - Trlnltv Kxfarnvd Church. . Siinilnv school tomorrow at 10 o'clock. Church service at U and 8. The pas- I aarvi.-, ill am welcome ylw. ; ,1 arejswome. I ' . ':" ig Concord Baptist . ThBr wil, b. nrettchine at 11 a. m - d , g m. bythe pastor. Morning hi.t "r eHrnlin? How to Pray." Ev- I enlng subject, "What Think Y of Christ." Sabhath school at 0:45. Come I mid n'OI-MlllD WILD US. : IMK. V. I , J Helms,- pastor. ,. ' TH'l.i. I. .' - Kerr Street Methodist. ; , Sunday school U :80 a m. Preach- , - , K .u. tneh ln at , - m D, the pastor. The third i I HtT I'M t'J ",-r, The third quarUl : m tu. hirf at R n lerij ciiiuan. ... ". t the churcn toiught. .Ail ate Uivlteu I to these service. j ;, .i : .' I , , . .-r , i - - - I , a. n , . t 11,- . , , " - - KL Andrew Lutheran, Sunday school at 9:45 a. m. Service Aasodata Reformedreabyteriao. KahW.h Snhnol at 10 a. m. Preach ing at 11 a. to. bv the pastor. Rev. S W H ml. Inn At this service the mem. bers of Company L will worship with us. and the.puhlie i cordiauv in- vited. Ther W1" M P venmlt. ."i"5'" Arv. . ' " rn ".v. : tua "?, tatlta J.. I " -,' . , ira:nnlV artemoon at tne iai:".- """ i - - , nuiui'ii Cannonvllle Pwbj terlan Sunday school at 9:45 a. m. Preach .1 it a. m and T:S0 p. m. Rev. T. W. Smith wiU preach at 11 a. m. Key. W. Ii. Latham, the pastor, will be at Kannapolis. by order or tne rresnyiei .y i Tt t I Will tr&VltUUKC uiuyitn -. " ' .-VV-r.:.'-rv at 11 o'clock, on a commiuee io nmnn Kev Nell Mclnnis. But he will preach nt fiinuonvllle at T:30 p. nr. All are invited. Visitor and strangers are welcome. " ' ' '. V ..ion rre--' vt '" f iindny si iiool at 9-A a. m. rreach Ir.g at 8 p. m. 1 - Expected That the . Arrest Will Be Followed By the . Detention of Numerous Other Men at Once. ; WILL BE INTERNED : , UNTIL AFTR' WAR Ficke's HomeJ Located On ; 5tateri Island, is only Short Distance From Fort Wads-worth.-ees All Ships. New York. -Aug.- 18. The. arrest of H. S. Ficke. the auditor in this eity, 'of the North German Lloyd steamship company, as an alien en en my was expected to . be followed today" by the detention of numerous other men. all of whom, probably will be-interned until the end of the' war. - Kieke was arrested last Bight bv United. States Marshal Power., who said today that "thru his arrest and. ut hers to be made soon, the leak Co Germany mQl be stopped. ' - The Flcke home, ou Staten Island is only a short distance from Fort Wasworth, one of the main fortifi cation guarding the harbor ap proach to New York City. From the house, it was - said, al ships leaving New - York during the, day csn tie seen. While government officials declined , to go. ;" details regard ing the arrest, it was said (to be a :eet result of an jnvestigntim to ie-n how Germany obtained infor mation regarding, the sailing; and rou of ships leavin for European port with troops,, and also' the - se cret destination of rne destroyers otilla. which is taking part in the defensive against the 'German subma rines. '.,-. , THE COl'NTV Sl'NDAV a- v ' SCHOOL CONVENTION ' -: - f 1-.- .., , Interesting Programme Second I)a- Next Convention at St, John's. ' The second day's programme of the Cuharrus County uuday Hcnooi tn ventlon proved to he even more Inter esting than the first; although more in fhe.nxture of an instlMte than a con vention. Nt only was the attendance large, but the personnel was nue ana seemed to represent the very best in terests of the work in the various Perhaus the biggest thing for which the convention "struck during tne aay was a whole-time superintendent for the Hiiudav. school work of the county The subject was ably presented by C. E. Boger. who. in addition to mating a Hti-oha- olea for the"ofBce, suggested that such an office could oe easily nnanceu when' its importance was unoerscoou and appreciated bjr the progressive cit- iiens of the county. ' y: y e--'T;" v Other sneakers and conference lead- era who took part to yesterday a pro gramme were: . Rev. Paul Kennett, rof. U. .. McAllister jars. - J. - r , Hitchle. Mrs. H. S. Williams, - Mr. Chasi Jt Van Noppen, Miss Flossie Har-J ris, Mr. H. 8. Williams, Mr. j. J. Barn hardt and Mrs. S. A. Wolff. , i The . following oflScers were" elected for the eusulng year:t F. X.,NHlock, president; H, S. Williams, vice presi dent ; C. K. Andrews, secretary , ana treasurer, and. J. . J. Bernhardt,, superr lutendent of adult division, 'v- s ' - The next convention will be held witn Ht. John's Church in JJo 8 township. V; ;- .;. A-:X:, Reichstag to Discuss Peace Proposal - (Br Th Aaaaelate hw.) London, Aug? i8. Pope Benedict' peace proposals and -general political situation will be discussed by the main committee of the German. Reichstag when it convene August 21, according to a Berlin dispute!!, ' transmitted through Copenhagen to the Exchange Telegraph Company. - To Beliey Maj. Generals in the Bex - nlar Army. By The AaMciatea Ptcm.) . . Washington. Aug. 18. General offi cers to command departments of the, remilar army, relieving Mai. Generals detailed to service with the regular troops, announced today, included W, P. Duvall. 8. E. Department. Briga dier General Ruekman. southern de. Qfirtment., ,. t 4 ENMSTE i:2m . : " : While yon, are helpinjt to make your ppuntry' 1." who stay at borne wiU miss you. Part of your (' ,'yeur portrait made for the home folks, and i -.'....,-' your loved ones should also have t' :i " - .-way with you. - Their portrait wi'.l ' wilt cheer them. "'Do t t put oJf t r ' m today."- We are coii.z to be pictures, let ns "male yours bcT Involving Half of the . neers and Fircr.cn I ployed on the British P roads. EIGHT-HOUR DAY IS . PRINCIPLE AT ST. About 40,000 Men Concerr: . Who Belong, to the A" -" ciated Society of Engine : r : And Firemen. . . v:- " " (r Vkm rimtm Frk) London. Aug. 18. There is con siderable 'danger of an immedia'e strike, involving about one-half of the engineer and firemen employe ! on the British railroads, the n 1 point at issue being the rteotiov : of the principle of the 8-hour do. although the demand does not nee. sarily include the nrinerole effective during the war. The men eoncerm ) number about 40.000 and belone t the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and rireme. w Lin li s distinct from the much larger I ional Union of Railway Hen. whe 1 is not inyilved. -The government re. ai -. 1 . 1 . I. T I . ceuur HLawni -in ine uuuh 01. vom mons that the, society 's claims were inadmissiable. and at a meeting of the execative committee of the So eietv,vesterday,.it waa decided to or der strike because of demands not granted. The executive committee; despite the decision o strike, auree.l to submit a .proposal of President Stanley, vt thevBoard of Trade, to a conference of delegates convoked lor MRS. HATTTE MILLER DEAD Milliner at J. Feldman ' Son. 'Dies at St Led Hospital. Greensboro. Salisbury-Post. .-, Word Waa received here by rela tives this afternoon of .the death at St. Leo's hospital. Greensboro, of Mrs. Hattie Miller, of this crtv. The re- , mains will be broueht to Salisbury -and the interment will be here; " Mrs. Miller, was, a milliner, at J. Feldman & Son$ and had a large cir cle of friends in this eitv who will be pained to learn of her death, ihe entered St. Leo's homital some davs ago for treatment. " - v . .-'(The above will be of interest in CnncordTis Mrs. Miller formeely lie. iii uti jjt-i.ti .-if a i t. H". -Cook, Mrs. Millo-was a sister dl Mr. Herbert Cookv who lives on Mc Gill Street Editor.l 250 KILLED TN A V .. POWDER PLANT EXPLOSIC-T Plant Covered Area, of , Five Square Miles. V r The AaMCiatc4 Prck . ' Montreal. Canada. Aug. 18. A ter. i-rilic explosion at the powder plant of the Curtis Harvev Ltd. at rii- v goud, Quebec, - todav is believed to have caused a heavy loss of lite, r ivc thousand men and -women awu em ployed at the plant, which covers an area -of five square miles. . Pftfisenifcrs on the Canadian I in'i- fie railroad train which passed the scene of disaster placed the number of dead at 20.. . 1 - ' Ottawa. Auir: 18.-The first rewirts received ' here from the 'scene of the powder explosion-today at Kiga, wne befl, state that in the neighborhood of 250 persons have been killed. ReDorts received today soon au ?r the explosion of said plant neatlv all in flames. , ; V: - I ,-' From points near Kigaud it -wtm learned that three "explosions t . k place The first was heard .20 n s away, and was ioiioweu oy two n 1- ers. .Telephone end teiegrann 1 s were J, interrupted bv the explo n. Traffic on the Ottawa-Montreal line, which passes close to the plant l as been suspended. Trainmen who got awav from tint-pen of the explosion reported t' lii 40 houses at Uragoon, a village 1 r the powder plant, were razed bv t ; force of the explosion. . Ricaud is 45 . miles southwest !' Montreal. Prior to' the war it 'hn ' a population of 1.000. - lloctors and nurses left by snee train for the scene. bn- -y , t it today ! 1 for a b . to "bear 'lioct on' v " r profi . he pre to pr t-nl I nt . - :i 1 i . snper 1 piolits r .1 at ;-. i reacliiiig fit 11 a. m. 1 T
The Concord Daily Tribune (Concord, N.C.)
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