North Carolina Newspapers

ASSOCIATED PRESS CIS PATCHES TODAY'S NE w iw- ongokjd 'Daily Tribume ..The V IEFEIISE Is Underway Along a Front ; . of 160 Miles Along Taglia ' raento And Also in Dolo- - mite And Carnic Alps. THE PIAVE NEXT STOPPING PLACE ' SaneaSfceeaeeaaeeeeeBaeeeaa Italians Are Now Falling Back Steadily, And Their Rear Guard is in Touch With German Scouts. 0r The ImcUH Prml bow official and unofileUU dispatches xroin Italy today reflected a tons of in creasing confidence althougn the situa tion ia auji admittedly crave. General Cadorna's withdrawal from , the Tagliamento . line and from the - mountainous districts In north Vcnetla ia proceeding In an orderly way, Home assert. Dispatches from the field seem to bear this out German offldal statements claims the capture of a number of prisoners, bnt Joe not men tion any gun taken or lndlente any demoralisation in Italian rank as during the precipitate withdrawal from the Isonso line. ' General Cadorna In hi report men tions the present withdrawal a being conducted In the direction of the Lirensa river. Incidentally a semi official statement " from Rome, declares the AiiKtro-;er- man lnvastlon has foiled of the poll- neat e ii eci anumssumeaty tno break ing of the Italian will to resist, and thtf forcing of a separate peace while there .'s trong conviction that the serii.ne militaiy problems created by tbi drive will be solved. On the Flanders front the Briflsn spent the night consolidating gains made by them yesterday, which in cluded notable the village o ,Pnss chendaele crowing ridge, whence clear fields streches awav to Roulera five miles distance, commanded already bv the British guns. . A retirement Ur the Italians to a shorter defense Uiic is underway along a front of 10 miles. Not only from the Carnic Alps ti the Adriatic along the Tagliamento are General Cadorna's men retreating beforetlie Xustro Ger mans, bnt also In the Dolomite annd Curnlc Alps. ; The river Pinvc appears to be the next stopping place of the Iallans, but there are Indications that even the northern reaches of the river have been abandoned by the enemy. General Cadorna probably is retiring upfU the Sngana valley, which lies ent of -Trent, and upon the lower Plave, con necting the two natural positions by a line from the rfrcnta which flows through the SugRna valley to the Plave at a point south of Feltre. It Is improhnblo that the Italian com mander would retreat to the line of the Hrenta nlong Its entire length as this would leave Venice in the hands of the Invaders. Rasing the new defensive p.).ltionn'oit the upper Bronta aad the l'wer Plnve, Gen. Cadorna' would have the line about a. 100 miles shorter than that of the Taglla'mento and upon It he apparently will give battle to the .Anrtro-Germans for the possession of Venice. Behind this position the Ital lin would hive better lines of com liiiinlcation and easier access to the rrett mauuracturiiig cities of northern Itnlv. . ' . .. The retreat from the Tagliamento ap parently Is not so rushed as. thotfrora tbe Isonso end the Italians arc report ed to be falling back steadily, their rearguard in constant touch with the' advancing Austro-Germsn - scouts. - Italian concentration along a new de fense line is progressing systematically. Roulers. an Important railway cen ter northwest of V'pres is now domina ted by British guns. 'The Canadian troops yesterday completed ths enpture rf au Important pirt of . the Passehen-dwele-Gheluvelt ridge by taking Pa.s sonchendsole, fJoeborg, mid Mouse! roarkt, ,Tlu Germans suffered : with heavy losses and a number of prisoners fell into the British hnnd3. Each successful effort by the British bring nearer the inevitable Gonnnn re tirement from the position directly af fected by the ever-widening Ypres sa lient A retreat,, however. Is a menace to sub-banes of Osteml and Zecbruggo, ' and the city of Bruges, the base of the German operations In Flanders, and It Is apparently , that the Crown Prince Rnpprecht of, Bavaria, Is doing his ut most to retain tbo positions now held, rather than to retire and v strengthen his lines. , ; . . '.- Lutheran Church Have Gala Day in Salisbury.' 7fiallsbury, Nov. 6. Sunday St John's Lutheran church celebrated the ISOtn anniversary of the establishment of -the congregation. ,The begluuing- o the congregation which grew intd the . full organized church1 runs back to a date- as early as 1747. But for some years the, German Lutherans who rameJ ro mis community from Pennsylvania " in 1747 held worship more or Jess re gularly but were not concerned about an organisation. In 178T. howovcr, a well organized congregation existed. For almost two decades St. Joints wa . tne only church in Salisbury. It is . tne oldest Lutheran churciv in thn '.state. v - ... ,' v. During Its 150 years this' church, has , naa zo different pastors. The first one, ev. Adolph Nu8sman, V canio . here direct from the fatherland. The present TO SHORTER C pastor. Dr. M. M. Kinard. has beeniS"""" -."TT"'!" "SS here fnr 11 tk " - wiiHicfiuui has erected four church ; buildinra. ranging from a log house to the pre- oeiit uiouern cnurcn eainee, Will Not Resort to Armed Force. (Br The Aseele4 Preee) Petrograd, Nor. 7. The government has decided not to resort to armed force for tbo present aaalnst tha mili tary committee of the Soldiers' and Workmen's delegate, but has ordered in uiuusirr or justice to -prosecute mrabr of the committed, FIRST DETrSDEXT TO RECEIVE COMTENSATIO.Y. Wldew ( KeUWv KHV4 a rraae . Win Get W a Mania. (r The IwtoM Preee) ' Washington, Nor. T. The Brat de- pendest of ao American soldier killed in the trench warfare to receive com-. penes t loo. nnder thai government ayo- trra will b Mrs. Alio Dodd. of Krajis- vtUe, ImL, widowed mother of private James H. areaoam. one of lha victims of a Germain raid on tb American trenches la franca, oa November. She will receive at least $4S per month, -O of which la regular allow aac. and $23 the Inaorance payment pro- yioea oy the government lire insurance. for which private Oreahaa may hare applied. THE AMERICAN "PATROL BOAT ALCEDO IS SINK Terpedoed by L'-Boe4 in War Zone; One Officer and 29 Men Miaalng. Washington, Nor. L The American patrol boat Alcedo was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine in the war aooe early Monday morning, and one officer and 20 enlisted men are missing. The Alcedo waa a converted yacht, carried a crew of seven officers and 83 men. , - , The Alcedo Is the first American war vessel to go down In the war. The destroyer Cassln on patrol duty was torpedoed recently, but she made port safely with the loss of only one man. ISo details of the engagement were given in the brief dispatch announcing tne yatcn'a loss. -- . COTTON WAREHOUSES PLACES VS. THREE GROUPS BegnUtiona Soon to Be Issued By the . Secretary of Agriculture. (By Tka AukIHH Press) Washington. Nov. 7. The classi fication of the cotton warehouses in three croups under the Federal Ware house law, Instead of four as indicated in the proposed rules and regulations upon which a heann? has been held R the South and at Washington, has been determined upon and other changes making clearer the phrase oolgv and providing greater elastici. tv has been asrreed upon from the re putations soon to be promulgated by the Secretary of Agriculture. CONFISCATION OP COAL DENOUNCED. In Some Places Railroad Tracks Have Been Torn l'p to Prevent Coal Being Hauled Away, (By The AMOclate4 Press) ' t Washington, Nov. 7. The wholesale confiscation of coal by Ohio mayors and city olllcials was denounced today by the Fuel Administration which is considering immediate Action unless tills action ' ia -discontinued. The In vestigators have nsportedln some places that railroad tracks were torn up to prevent whole train loads of coal from boink moved away. Andrew D. White Is C5. IUica; N. Y., Nov. 7. Many mes sages of greeting were received today at the home of Dr. Andrew 1). White to remiut the eminent scholar and diplomatist of bis 85th birthday anni versary. Among those from whom con gratulations aud good wishes were re ceived were President Wilson and a unnilM'r of other of the foremost men ,if the natlou. Oother greetings were received from societies of Cornell alum ni in all parts of the country."1 Dr. White was the first president of Cor nell and for half a century ha been closely associated with the affairs of the uuiversit At The Theatres. Pe;rgy Ilyland with Marc McDermot in "The Sixteenth Wife," at The New .Pastime today. This is a Blue Kibbon feature and a delightful story. Neal Hart la "The Ninth Day," at The Theatorium today, . with Janet Kastmau, Joe Kickson and Howard Crumpton.' 'Also Kuth Stouehpuse In "A Walloping Time." , A big sensational photo drama, at The Strand today entitled, "The Yel low Trattfc."- Also sight seeing of Greater New York, A big double bill today. ' - ... . North Carolina D. A. R. WhiHtou-Salcm, N. C, Nov. 7. Win, ston-Salem is entertaining for two days a large' gathering of distinguished women wbone proudest boast it is that I heir forefathers fought in the strug gle for. American independence. The occasion of the gathering is the annual conference of the North Carolina so ciety. Daughters of the : American Revolution. Woman s war work oc cupies first place om the. list of sub jects scheduled for discussion at the conference. . ' s Teachers Show Patriotism. ' Omaha; Neb., Nov. 7. With "Pat Holism'! as its theme and "Loyalty" as its password, the annual convention of the Nebraska State Teachers' Asso ciation was opened in Omaha today with a large attendance of visiting pedagogues. Much of the time of the convention will be dovated to the con slderation of modifications in the school program because of the war, and the part that the teachers and children can do toward winning the struggle lor democracy. The sessions will continue three days. , y . To Guard Soldier's Morals.: Louisville, Ky., Nov. 7. Plans to protect the morals of the -American fighting men and for a renewed war fare against the social evil are to be discussed by representatives of many countries, .who have gathered in this ciiy w ia pari in tne renin inter national Purity congress. The regular sessions of the congress will begin to morrow ana continue for six days. luB.u J? uuuureu PS W1U be heard -Including well known re formers, sociologists, medical experts, ana punnc otnciais. - To Issue , a 13-oent Stamp. (By The Aeaeeate Iteee) - : Washington, Nov. z. The I Post unice ieimrunem is planning to issut a 13-cent Hostage stamo for twi.ter d and special delivery letters. Here tofore a 12-cent stamn faaa heon in luso, but the new increase in postage new denointion, , j ssmtso roR bed cross AA Appeal Freai the Mt4 Cress Katt- dnt Cs Utm of Center. .u ot as sometimes) sronder Just hat the Hcd Cross la doing these resoii or tM generosity of rv ta sola wMoey and services. Uere are a few thlnn th w i. i.-. Heading aaore than $100,000 worth of "o" aoppuee to Europe each month. ' Bending TOO tons of food to France rmrm wee for refugeea. Providing- CMO.ouo foe immediate re- " won in It oman la, and a like amount for the same purpose In Italy. Maintaining two hospital ships for the United States Navy. . Operating a motor transport service in r ranee, IDQI reaudna? the Mum. ons strain on the weakened railroads of France, , - It haa raised and ennlrmMt m hmmm uwpiiais, ia ot wnicn are already on we ueiu or en route. The following ia ez-Presldent Tft' appeal : "The answer Is. moat mnhatlmiiv KXIT1 Any doubt there may have been as to the value of knitting In this war haa been completely dispelled by the appeal sent to Waahinrtmi h tha American nea cross mission In France. The followlnr Hat la whaf the mission cabled the Red Cross to send oeiore snow niea If possible: -une minion mnfflers. "One million pairs of socks. "One million sleeveless sweaters. "One million pairs of wristlets. Any woman, anywhere, can knit any or all these articles. The Red Cross will send them to France as fast as received. To help you to knit these articles and others, too Mm RoH Cross Woman'a Bureau has Just pre- im.cu, wuu uie am or Knitting experts, new knitting instructions, comnletn In every detail. It has also arranged for one million pounds of wool yarn. You can buy it through your Red Cross chapter. But, before you buy yarn, get from your chapter the new knitting bulletin, with complete Instructions for making these garments.', Your local chanter haa rewired thJ ouueuns ana the wool and some nee dles. All' can be secured by calling at headquarters from 3 to S p. m., Tuesdays or Fridays. An Instructor will be there to give any infnrmnMnn also to teach asy one desiring to learn. As you know Cabarrus Chapter was asked to furnish 300 each of sweaters, mufflers, wristlets and socks. That Is a big order and every one will have to help If we meet this demand. It Is the desire of .the chanter that everv one who can will buy the wool from the committee, Dut it will be glad to give the wool where people feel unable to purchase It On the other hand there may be some one who cannot knit, but wants to do her "bit" in this line of work. In this case the committee will be very glad to receive contribution und will find some one to do the knit- ung. Ihe following are the size nf naniimi required : For the sweaters and muf flers, No. 7; for the wristlets, No. 3; for socks, four larse steel noiviioo four double pointed bone needles No. During the absence nf Mr w a Moss, chairman of the knitting com mittee, Mrs. J. F. Cannon will hm charge of this department and she will be glad to answer questions, give in structions or aid any one In any way BedCross Knitting Committee. PREFERRED DEATH TO GOING BACK TO ARMY John Cox, Selectman, Commits Suicide In His Room In High Point After Runaway. . High Point NOV. fi. Preferring death to a return to Camp Sevier and his company, John Cox committed suicide this afternoon. He blew the front of his head off with a shot-gun, the load striking his chin ana destroy- "s ww tie icit camp sevter without leave, making the trin from Greenville, S..O, to High Point In an automobile with a afellow soldier. He told acquaintances here that he had rather die than to go back, but they had not taken his assertions seriously. Cox was 29 years of age and was among the first of the High Point se lectmen. He had a good appearance and was regarded- as sound. He had uvea for a number of years in this city, employed in a furniture factory. He married here, but his wife died about two years ago and It was not oenevea mat ne claimed exemption from service in the army.- He has no relatives her, except his father-in-law and mother-in-law, the parents of Mrs. Cox, . who died '. without ohiMro,. Friends tonight were unable to locate reiauvea nere except his father-in-law when his clothes were examined, an envelope irom a sister, in Virginia, it wag thought. The letter, itself, was missing. , ,.. ... The suicide was assigned to company 120, infantry. When he arrived yes terday he discussed bis return with friends and said he disliked going back worse than the idea of death. He said he would prove that if someone would kki mm some laudanum or strychnine, The trip in the auto from Greenville uau cost tne two soldiers 00. . I ! II .' ..-.' nation. Wide Campaign Launched v - . Against Rats. W ashinfeton. Nov.' A-JtTanink it reduce the tremendous annnal loan in urouenv oestrnvAd -raariv . - . . , ' "j. m.f cava cuu mice in the United States, the- de partment oi agriculture has begun a new campaign to eliminate thsaa creatures which . biologists declare re tne worst animal pests in the world. Besides .being carriers of . dis ease, rats and mice destroy each Trear in nome, lactones, stores, warehouses, ships and farm property equivalent in. value to the earnings of an imv of 200,000 men. They are parasites without a single redeeming charac teristic, the expert State. Grain and wasted by them on many farms, nuuia pay au me larmer's taxes. jimuoiH ay wnicn states. com tminitiea and . lnditiduaU can help oiminote tne pests are Outlined by the biologists and 'stens in ant tka wwucBiins: measures in motion are ceing taiten, ill the Senate slows such men to hold their seats after making treason able speeches, the public will loose respect for our august legislative body. Prof, and. Mrs, W. W. Morris, Mrs. G. H, Richmond and Urs. R. K. niack j spent resierqar in tatsvills, CONCORD, N. C, WEDNE SPAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1917" 11 ill WORK -: : GIVEN SUFFRAGE The Majority for Woman's Suffrage in New York is -Expected Now to Reach More than 100,000. VOE OF 1915 IS REVERSED Incomplete Vote, in New York CitysShows 289,724 For Suffrage, And 209,127 Against, -r (Br The Aaeerlateil Preae) New Tork, Nov. 7. Women cltlsens of New York Utate were given unlim ited suffrage In yesterday's election by majority which Is expected to reach 100,000 when all the election district have completed tabulations. Early to day with 1,348 out of 5,772 election dis tricts missing, the vote stood 633,519 for the amendment and 440.701 against it. In the greater city, which revers ed its stand of 1915. the suffrage lead ers predicted that the missing 272 elec tion districts would greatly increase already the large majority. The in-' complete vote for the city was 289,724 for suffrage, as against 209,127 oppos ed. x New York. NOV; 7. Returns frnm 4.876 election districts out of 5,772 in the state on woman's suffrage gives: yes, 601,637; no, 594,402. TAMMANY HALL AGAIN RETURNED TO POWER Judge Hylan Elected by Largest Plu rality Ever Given a New York May oralty Candidate. (By Tke Aaaoclnted Prena) New York, Nov: 7. Tammany Hull returned to power as a result of yes terday's morality election. Not only was judge John F. Hylan swept into olBce by a large plurality but ever given to a mayoralty candidate in New ork City, but there was elected with him the entire Democratic . ticket J giving the new administration all of the IB voters on the board of estimate which controls all city expenditures. Those elected with Judge Hylan, were Charles L. Craig, controller ; Alfred E. Smith, president ob the board of alder men; and the presidents of the live buroughs of the city. Judge Hymn's plurality based ou vir tual complete returns early tbda was IMS.178. Mayor Mitchell's plurality four years ago was 121,209. MAJ. GEO. L. PETERSON - PUT UNrJEB HEAVY BOND. Late Property and Disbursing Officer Charged With Embezzlement of $7, 600 Arrested Yesterday. Raleigh, Nov. 6. Mai. George L. Pe terson, charged with the embezzlement of $7,600 while assistant adjutant gen eral and property and rlsbursing offi cer, is held under $10,000 bond. Major Peterson at 11 o'clock raised his bond and was released tonight. He til return to Camp Sevter. Major Peterson was arrested on a warrant sworn out by the assistant at torney general, R. II, Sykes. Governor Blckett and Judge Sykes had con ferred wltb Peterson yesterday and to day, but Dually being unable to accept Peterson's explanation, followed by his declaration that his camp at Greenville calls him back, Governor Bickett and Judge gykes decided detention was the only thing left and put him under heavy bond. A WAITING COMPLETE REPORT. Of the Torpedoing of the American Patrol Vessel Alcedo. By The Associated Preae) Washington, Nov. 7. 'The Navy. De partment today was awaiting from vice admiral Sims a complete report of the torpedoing of the American patrol vessel Alcedo, which went down in the war zone early'Monilay morning, with probable loss' of one officer and twenty men. The Alcedo, Is n con verted yacht, apparently It was hit. in vital spot, as only four nunutes elapsed before the plunge below. The Department early todr.y gave out a list of those unacc runted for and announced eimultantt msly that a vessel was combing the water, In the vicinity of the sinking for possible sur vivors. .,: y.'. '- - Fusion Ticket Elected in Chicago, - (By The Aaaodated Press) Chicago. Nov.. T.--Democrats and Republicans uT Chicago and Cook County today expressed gratification at the results of judicial election yes terdav. in which a fusion ticket carry me seven candidates ' from each ol these parties was , swept into office over the socialists and Independent tickets by a plurality of approximately 75.000 out of a total vote of 244,913, The election was held to choose twelve .ludges of Superior Court, and two judges of v!ireuit court. The Old Prices and the New. . Monroe Journal. . Two men recently went to a Monroe livery stable ; one to buy a horse, the other to buy a cow. ' For a mare, ten years old, the former paid 175. while the latter paid that much and two dollars more for a cow. Stockmen say there Is a greater demand for cattle thee days than for horses and mules, as beef Is bringing fancy prices, This is one of the flrst instanced on record of where a common cow was worth more than a good mare. . For the Relief of Colored Soldiers. Washington, Nov. 7. Th Colored Soldiers Comfort Committee, a na tional organization for tne relief of negro soldier and their dependents. has just been organized here . and wilti seek to raise f.000,000 for the pro. posed work. Too many totjchae will harden the easy mars, - ACCIDENTAL DEATH ntOM GUNSHOT WOUND Mr. Jack linker If Yean OU. f s I Tewaasda, Met Death La StH. Mr Jackson Linker, mm of Mr. Dan iel Unkw. who Uvea on Mr. D. & Col trane'e farm In No. a towejahtn. waa accidentally klUed last nbrht .i2w u o'clock, while hunting with hla brother ami a xriaoa, near hla home. Hl brother, Lester, while hanriln. ik to Mr. William Uuiuucker. accident ally struck the hammer oa a rock and the gun was discharged. The whole load struck Mr. Linker In th. .... death resulted almost Immediately Coroner Carl H pears went to the scene ami held an lnqoeat over the body. The verdict of tha in -- death waa accidental. Ihe body will be Interred tl.l. .f.,. aoou at 3 o'clock at the Pooler Tont cemetery. LOOKS LIKE OHIO ' j HAS GONE WET, latest fcVport Shows Vote for Pre, hibltion is 466,794 and Arainst It fin.!..., ... I ... .mi a Li, .iur, I. -inA rernma ru prohibition from 4.921 niwli.ct. , ni-w in 'mo gives: or prohlblUon, 441,488. Against prohibition 447.744. These figures ' iclude the total of Carroll County which was missing rrom earner tabulations. A Later Report. Cincinnati. Nov. 7. With koj n.. ..Ill . . , a .. .. Y uuu, am u uear rrom tne dries had cut the majority of the wets to 4,101, a large majority of the precincts still to come being from districts reputed to be dry. Keturns from 5,232 precincts give: For prohibition 455.794 : llirfi.net- nm. hibitlon 470,895. HYLAND IS ELECTED MAYOR OF NEW YORK. Mitchell Was a Poor Second. Demo crats to Control Expenditures. New York, Nov. 6. John F. Hvlan. a couuty judge of King's county, was elected mayor of New York today by a plurality of more than 140.000 H curried with him the entire Democratic ticket, including Charles L. Craig, for i-uuiinroiicr ; AllreU K. Smith, now sheriff of New York county, for presi dent of the board of aldermen, and Ed ward Swnlm, for district attorney. The indications are that the Demo crats will have a majority in the bourd of estimate, which controls the expen diture of the city funds. Mayor John P. Mitchel, who sought re-election as a fusion cundiate, al though not formally nominated by any party, was a poor second in the race. BRYAN'S LIFE IS SAVED AS WILD BULL PURSUES After Desperate Chase on Arizona Desert Commoner Finds Safety in Mesquite Tree, Chandler, Ariz., Nov. . William J. Bryan, former secretary of state, was saved from a wild bull-by the presence of a mesquite tree on the reserve near nere yesterday. Mr Bryau and It. A. Hayward, superintendent of the Pima Indian reservation, were duck hunthig when they were chased by the bull and succeeded In reaching the mesoulte tree. Other members of the hunting party shot and killed the bull. Mr. Bryan was unhurt, but lost Dart of his hunting suit in the nieht from the animal. Honor Roll for Central School. First Grade: Walcnn Crooks. Irene Chllders, Harry Hiuiuiel. Frank Atkin son, James Almond, italnh Fisher. Frances Boger. Rufus Brown. M. ('. Cannon, Jr., Mabel Henry. Luchetla Heglar, Ruth Dayvault, Alvis Under wood, Elic Underwood, Alexander McFayden, Lester Parish, L. O. Stone. Jr., Thomas Tarlton, William Trout man, Bessie Webb, Elizabeth Scoggins, r ran mil eai, Jonn Parish, George Patterson, -Charles Query, Wallace Helms, Hubert Turner. Ruth Helms. Askln Dry, Carrie Mills, Emily Pounds, spencer Morro, Mildred Moores. Second Grade: James Parker. Ed ward Martin, -Alex Brown, William Morgan, Roscoe Morrison, Lee Thomas, .cina xorke, Evelyn Wldenhous, Thelma Claton, Ceola Chaney, Annie May Saddler, Adelaide Propst, Mary Wallace, Mary Orchard Boger, Thelma uurrls, Ollle May Fink, Nett Flem- ming Harris, Ruth Kluttz. Bernlce Miller, Blandina Moose, Mary Noss man, Virginia Reed, John Brown, Richard DeVane. Jason Gaskell. Mel- cln Linker, Brlson McGinnls, Oswald r nilllps, Leenard Richie, Frank Sap penfleld, Mary Alexander Mamie Aired, Lather Barrier, Elizabeth Caton, Catherine Linker, Edgar Melchor, Wil liam Moore, James Utley. Third Grade: Martha Bost. Hnzh Corzlne, Neoma. Cress, Blanche Ste wart, Jay Joyner, Charlie Williams. Albert Cook. Charles Gillou. Annie Dayvault, Elizabeth McFadyen, Theo Morrison, , Dorothy Norman, Mary Parks, Cornelia Strlbbllng, Irene Su- . I. ftl I m . luer, guinea Mrouunan, ijaura v, Yorke, Louise Webb, Muriel Wolfe, Moultrie Alexander, Eugene Hoover. Fourth Grade i Ruth Killian. Catherine McKarrell, Mary Penelooe Cannon,- Louise Morris, Catherine Stlrewalt, Dan Ritchie, Ruth Black welder, SalUe Blackwelder, Dora Lee Castor, Clarence Simpson. Mary Rlden- hour. Fifth Grade: Helen Stuart Brown. Helen Fox, Edna Phillips, Sarah Mc CalL Sixth Grade : Marry E. Blackwelder Catherine Goodman, Sarah E. Linker, Mary Donnell Smoot Seventh Grade: Pearl Bernhardt. Rosa Caldwell, Elizabeth Habn. Mav Kluttz, Adellna Viola, Kathertne Wolfe John M. Cook, Tom Gay Coltrane. A. B. WEBB, Superintendent. 1 V INDICATIONS OF THE , FARMERS' PROSPERITY. Texaa Farmers Received Enough from This Year's Crop to Pay Off In debtedness, -. j (By Tke Asseelatee' Preee) Washington Nov. 7. One of the most striking Indications of the far mers' prosperity under war prices rescuing ine suerai rarm loan board waa reported today from a Houston Texas, band that many farmers had abandoned plane to take loans because tbey received enough t from this year's rrop to pay en ne uinDienes, Price Five Cents. WEDDING THIS rVEMNG. Mart Breera U Wed Mr Baraliardl Many " " i l Far BrtaV Elect, Oa of Cemwrer SecfaU Fararttea. This owning at T JO o'clock Mlas Marguerite Brown, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Maera L. Browa aad Mr. E. Barn he nit. Jr, aoa of Mr. and Mrs. E. C Barnhardt, will be aurrted at All Haluts Episcopal Church. Marked tn tereet craters in the ceresaoay oa ac count of the aortal prominence) of the joung couple and the well known ram Ilk they represent The wedding march will be slaved by Mlas Nell Herring, one of Concord's most gifted muslcUna, and the cere mony will be performed by Rev. Mr. Hampff. rector of All Malnta Chnrch aud Archdeacon Harding, of Salisbury, and a life-long friend of the bride-elect and her family. Miss Brown will be given in marriage by her brother, Mr. Karl H. Brown, and she will have only one attendant, her lister, Mrs. Martin Luther Cannon, one of North Caro lina s most charming young hostesses. Mrs. Fletcher F. Smith, of New York, will sing "Entreat Me Not to Leave Thee," by Gounod. The groom wiU have as his best man, Mr. Alex It Howard of New York, and ushers, Mr. John M. Oglesby, of Chattanooga, Tenn., Mr. Luther Brown, Mr. Martin L. Cannon and Mr. Eugene T. Cannon. From the time the- bride's engage ment was announced she has been the rectipient of numerous social atten tions. Beginning with the announce ment party, given her by her sister, Mrs. James W. Cannon, Jr., when the engagement was announced in the unique and- attractive manner cf hav, Ing the dates engraved in gold Upon little silver slippers, bearing the letters "M. L. B.-E. C. B., November 7, 1917," a round of social affairs started in ber honor. Mrs. James P. Cook and Mrs. R Morrison King honored her with an elegantly appointed reception. Next on the social program was a nruige luncheon by Mrs. William H. Wadsworth, aud this was followed by a bridge and knitting party by Mrs. Eugeue T. Cannon. The Misses Col trane honored Miss Brown by a good wishes party and Mrs. Gordon A. Car ver and Miss Shirley Montgomery com plimented her with a bridge party. Monday night Mr. and Mrs. Eusene T Cannon entertained the bridal party ut their elegant and commodious new home on North Main street. Climaxing the many en lovable events was the reception last evenlne- bv Mr. and Mrs. Martin L. Cannon at their ele gant home on North Union street The reception followed a rehearsal at the church and, in addition to the members of the wedding party, was attended by about 100 guests. Mr. Cannon and Mrs. cannon, wearing pink tull trimmed In pearls, were assisted In receiving by the bridegroom and the bride-elect, In white heliotrope crepe exquisitely em broidered; Mr. E. C. Barnhardt and Mrs. Barnhardt, white georgette crepe ; Mr M. u. urown'anu Mrs. Brown. cream brocade satin with-overdress of uiacK tune. Punch was poured bv Misses Alice. Brown, Shirley Montgomery and Elizabeth Coltrane, Refreshments were served In" the dining room, - - which was most attractively decorated, after which the bridal cake was cut by mem bers of the wedding party, the ancient and ever-lnterestlug custom evoking much merriment. There was dancinar and music was furnished by a military orchestra from Camp Green. The bride elect Is the third daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Moses L. Brown. She was born and reared In Concord and, after completing the high school here, finished her education at St. Mary's, Raleigh. She is a young woman of un usual personal charms and beauty, which combined with her many noble qualities of mind and heart have won for her a host of admirers throughout North Carolina's social centers. She is a devout member of All Saints Church, I where this evening she will pKeht her troth with Mr. Barnhardt and its en nobling agencies have always felt the force of elevating and helpful In fluences since she attained young worn- autioou. The Ked Cross, day nursery and other civic and humanitarian forces have also profited by her helpful touch but with all of her efforts In be half of these agencies she has main tained and developed the noble traits of gentleness and love of home that have characterized southern woman hood and which still have fire place in her life. Mr. Barnhardt is a son of Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Barnhardt. Like his bride- elect ho was born and reared in Con- corn. At an eurly age he entered Flsh- hurne military Institute and after fin ishing the course there entered the University of North Carolina, which intitutlon he attended several years. since imisuing his education he has been engaged in the manufacture of textiles, holding first a position with au Albcrmarle mill but for recent years has been secretary of the Gibson Man ufacturing Company. He is well known In the social as well as business circles of the city and also Is well connected in fraternal organizations, being a mem' ber of the Kappa Sigma fraternity and Shrine. Following, the wedding this evening the bridegroom and bride will go to New York for a two weeks' honey moon. . The Hog Pen and The War. Salisbury Post. The hog has the chance of his life. Driven out of town he now haa chance to ring in necessity and -pa triotism on his side and get his pen reinstated from whence he haa been legally driven. Those who advocate the hog now have, the strongest ar irnment in their favor time and con tliticns ever gave them, and if there ever was a time when the hoe ontrht to have full reign and be permitted to live and fatten anywhere his own er sees fit to establishing pen. that l ime is now. Food is needed. Meats trow scarcer " with . every passing month and it is a condition a sen. mg condition not a theory, that faces us. If there ever was a time to reopen the question now is the time. but if it is re-opened it oturht to be with the distinct understanding that only the-exigencies of the1 day per mit it. that the hog neri will be eon aidered only as a war measure and fiurroundd by the ' strictest sort of regulations. But it looks like the war is bringing the hoar to the place where he ean get a snootb hold once more. . . v., :.;;.., r T - I , 1. - Ll -.1- II I 1- uaBi jwr iuv nriuau nation spent nearly 40,000,000 on tobacco, . NO. A3. nrTrnnnii IteU library JWKES STATEMEIiT Admits That There Is tn Ap parent Shortage in His Ac counts, as Paymaster-General of National Guard. DID NOT TAKE VOUCHER RECEIPTS Was Arrested in Raleigh Last Night on Warrant Charg ing Him With Embezzle ment of $7,000. (y Tke Aeeeeteted Preee) Raleigh. Nor. 7. "I admit that there is an apparent shortage in my account as paymaster general of the North Car olina .National Guard, but it ia due to disbursements properly made, for -which no vouchers were issued by the adjutant general," declared Major George L. Peterson, quartermaster on tne stan" or the 30th division, Camp Sevier, Greenville. 8. C. in a aimed statement given to The Associated Press here today. Major Peterson waa arrested here last night on a warrant charging the embezzlement of 17.000 or tne state funds .during the four years he held the office of paymaster general of the North Carolina Guards. He was released on $10,000 bond, and expects to leave for Greenville this af ternoon. Major Peterson explained that while' the National Guard was in camp, and he was there on official duty, he from .. time to time would draw out of the general fund several hundred dollars to meet the current expenses without obtaining receipts for which the mon ey was expended. In this way, during : the progress of an encampment, he says, be would draw out a considers ble sum for expenses as they arose,' without taking receipts or vouchers. ' The Major declares that in no way will he admit that any funds were us- . ed for his personal benefit, and aaya the apparent shortage is due entirely ' to his failure to require at the time of V expenditure a proper receipt and voucher. He exonerates every one con- ' nected with his former office of any blame, and state "If it should turn out that I am unable to recall and lo cate persons to whom the money was paid and secure receipts from them, I will reimburse the State for any abort age apparent In my account" Major Peterson when arrested last night, waived a preliminary hearing and was bound over to the next term of the Wake County Court, beginning . November 26. THE COTTON MARKET Nervous and Irregular Today. Ac tive Months 11 to 15 Points Lower. (By The Aeaoetated Preee) New York. Nov. 7. The cotton ' market' showed renewed nervousness and irregular at the the opening to day. Easy tone of the market and the news from Italy contributed to the unsettled rulinsr of sentiment, while the buyiug for Wall street and west- rn accounts which has been largely responsible for the rally of Monday was not evident. The first prices were two points higher on Decern ber, but generally unchanged to nine points lower, and active months sold about 11 to 15 points under Monday's closing figures during the first few minutes. . r: . The cotton futures opened steady. December 27.35, January 26.65, March 26.30, May 26.20, July 25.95. . r ITALIANS RETIRE , IN GOOD ORDER Make Good the Retreat From the Tag- liamento Toward the Livenrav v (By The Aaaodated Preee) Rome, Nov.'T. ' The, Italians have withdrawn in good order from - the Tagliamento river toward the Livenxa, it is announced officially. The Livenza is the next river line behind the Tagliamento. Its mouth is twelve miles below that of the Taglia mento. Its course is tortuous, and it has been generally assumed that Gen. Cadorna would undertake . nothing more than delaying action there, mak ing a stand along a more favorable Hue, such as that of the Plave river. Marines Claim They Can Outshoot AU Other Corps. , . Washlngon, Nov. - 5. That the Marine Corps as a whole is the best shooting arm in Uncle Sam's military establishment is the latest claim made for the "soldierf the sea." i Annual report made to General Bar- nett, head of the corps, state that 61.8 per cent of the entire force have qualified as marksmen or better. In the expert rifleman class, he highest rating obtainable, are listed 2,744 offi cers and men ; in the - sharpshooter class, 4.203. and In the - marksman class, 12,070. ' Apply for Increase of Rate on Sugai (Br The Asseelated Preee) Washington, Nov. 7. The Rallroai' today applied to the Interstate Coi merce Commission for the authority i Increase their rates on sugar in r loads about 20 per cent, from t eastern soa board points and New ( leans to the interior cities. 1 . AT THE ' ' NEW PASTIME ''V ; , w ' FRIDAY ' FLORENCE LA BAT HI . l . IN . - . ""THEW0MAIT . XX WHITE"