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patc::j s--x 1MBUNE : VOLUME XVI 1 1. CONCORD, N. O. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1917. TO DISCUSS PEJDE " : : OFFER OF LEIUUE Independent Socialists Re ' quest President toCon l voice Immediate Session of - Reichstag for this Purpose PROGRAMME CALLS : FOR AN ARMISTICE Understood, However, That : It is the Purpose to Ad ; dress the Proposal to All , - Belligerents Alike. , (Br TIM AHMlatW Pnh) London, Not. 16. The Independent Socialist btoud in the German Reich stag has requested Xhe president to convoke an immediate session 01 me Reichstag to discuss tbe peace offer t Nikolai Lenine, leader of tbe Bol- thevlki, the Amsterdam correspondent ul the Central News agency cables. " The Independent Socialists also ask that tbe Reichstag take np the consid eration of the new state of affairs kJourland, Lithuania and Poland. - . - - No word has reached this country of a peace offer by the Bolshevik! to Ger many, although telegraphic communi cation has been interrupted for nearly n week. " The programme of the aoi tthevlkl calls for 'an armistice, bat it is understood that their purpose is to iiddress their proposals to all the bel Ugerents and not to arrange a separate peace with Germany. . AMERICANS IN SECOND TRENCH FORCES. MAD ALL .THROUGH, intra series or dsiuuiods now ui , Front Others Anxious to Kepljr -. Foes for Loss of Comrades. With the Ainericuu Army in France, . Tuesday, Nov 13. ( delayed j. Ihe - third series of American battalions is uow occupying the Urst line and the " second Anierican detachments to enter the trenches have returned to their billets. The relief was accomplished on a brilliant starlight night without l he knowledge of the Germans. r Included among the returning troops . is the company which bore the brunt i f the recent raid on - the American, trenches. At retreat this evening this ' . company lined up in a little muddy itreet In a village, nestling under hill some miles from .the front Iheli , clothes were caked with mud and the roofs and; fences nearby . were .buuk with wet blankets aud equipment j.' . . . , . . .. , i '-. upenuigs nere ana mere in isus rannia , wounded and made .. prisoners In ' tb trench. - After -the company was dls- ' missed, an' officer of the battalloi . watched the men splash off through tb mud, and said: "there goes the scrappiest bunch oJ soldiers in t rance. They are mad ui through and are just biding their vim till -they get a - chance, to repay t hi Germans for what happened to thel . "comrades. They will -get their reveng- -v before thli war ii over. You cau le pend on tint." 'J he second return battalions tads' were going, through the same scrle of hathiu? anl c'.ennlug as the. fir detachment.. Th men are to enV veral rtavs' ret before tiklug up till training w-k THS PVRPOFS OF TKS MESCXULVry ASSOCIATION. It Takes a Baas' la Every Geel Msee- MBSV-raJUs Reports. ) Wt publish tba foUowint by request at the oOcers of ths Merchants As sociation: . .- -The Merchant's AssocUUon of North Carolina of which ths Concord Associ Uoo Is unit, conAoes itself by no mean to tbe operation of credit bureau. It plays its psrt'la general community betterment, taking a hand in every good movement. Bo it a booster movement for the City, good roads movement liberty Loan Cam paign or any other worthy thing, r will find tbe members or ins Mer chants' Association la tbe front ranks. Seventy five per cent of oar Merchants bought Liberty Loan Bonds, Bo many people hare the wrong conception of this organisation. It has been charged since the general advance in prices, that the Merchants' Association is res ponsible that we meet together and agree to raise prices. People who hate too audacity to make socn ansura charges are ignorant of the Sherman anti-trust law, as it Is designed to cover such cases. The Concord As sociation and no other Association in the State has ever considered price Axing and no such suggestion has ever been made at the meetings of the organisation. Usually It la some dead beat who has been forced to go to work for his living Instead of beating it off the merchants of the City y shifting his account from place rrto nla who Is trvinr to discredit our work. Honest people like our organisa tion because we srive tnem credit ror their honesty, while the man or woman who Is dishonest hate us because ire expose their Idshonesty. This Associa tion is here for the best interests or the Community ks well as the people at large." BIO SAVING Or MEAT AND FLOUR Hotels and Restaurants Report on "Meatless" and "WheaUess" Days. Introduction of "meatless Tuesdays" in hotels and restaurants has resulted In the saving by one great chain of restaurants of seven tons of meat weekly, reports yesterday to the food administration show, mis mciuo.es ebout 3.500 pounds of hog meat and 8.300 nounds of beer. One New York notei reports imu during October 1t curtailed Its - con sumption of flour by fourteen barrels ss tbe result of "wbeatiess Wednes days." . : :-; W W- v : The: Bolshevik! Are Still In Control of Petrograd,: and Kerensky's Troops Are Re ported to Be in Flight. German Navy Expert Admits U-Boats ' Are Failures. Washington. Nov. lo.-r-'i'he failure of the U-uoac campaign is reported 1U a uixnatch from ui'icu whlcu says Cautaiu feraius pubiisnes in tne Buriui lauebiatt a sensational article, u wuich, alter uavmg conf reiwed that the German peup.e are begiuntugti-w have tneir doubts ss to- the results jt oirucv without mercy. htiiiuiaeJU re cognises tnat am uermau Aumiraiu was grossly mistaken w its caicuuf- OFEIiFLCZDQTES OF THE TWO RfERS Hope Thus to Prevent Any Enemy Movement to Flank the Right Wing of Italian Army on the Piave. . ';" - .. - CHECK ATTACKS AT VARIOUS POINTS IXTBEXAN COSnXESCK Ssntfcer Csnfereso of N. C. BynoJ Im Biiilin Hrrs. The Southern Coaf erenos of the North (art-Una Synod, awt ia Calvary E. U Cbarch Tharsdsy st 11 'cleric s. nu, whoa tba president. Kev, N. U. Bodle. preached a torccful and iuplf tng sersMsa. - J At 2 30 . m. in, ooorerence conven ed and tbs following officers were elect ed for tbs coming year: President, Rev. N. 11. Bodle. Vice President, Rev. v. C Rlden- bour. " Secretary, O. Av Cook. Treasurer, J. CI tingle. After tbe Installation of the officers, Rev. U. U Btlrewalt addressed the conference on "Biblical Doctrine of Coaversion," after which short speech es were made on the above subject by several pastors. Tbe meeting closed at 4 "JO p. to. with benediction. . Embattled for protection of Venice and Lombardy. tbe Italians have open ed the flood gates of the Piave and Bile rivers, northeast of Venice to keep in check the A astro-German forces which have crossed, the Piave near Crtsalera. In attempting to inundate the triangle. whose spex is near the son vona ui Piave, the Italians hope to prevent any enemy movement to flank the right wing on the Italian army along tbe mam. -. ." " . Near the Adriatic the Piave and sue rivers are canals running through land at or below sea level, and which for mnnv miles extends along the Adriatic from, Venetian lagoon, witn uie nvers allowed to flow unchecked, . it would appear to make the Austro-German ef forts m this region Darren ox results. The Austro-German pressure oetween tbe Sugana valley and the Piave .is very strong, but the Italians have been able to check the violent atacks at va rious points along the sector. - ' Fresh Austro-German attempts to cross the Piave have been rendered fu tile bv the Italian defense. Tbe Italians are holding in check those troops which crossed near Zenson ana in tne marsn land near the Piave, tbe invaders have been unable to make any progress in the face of the Italian counterattacks, and artillery fire previous to the open-' big of the flood gates. The greater por tion of tbe populace of Venice has left that city, from which all portable art treasures also have been removed.-The city which is now scant IT miles from tbe battle line may not be defended In event of an attack, hi Ordes ta spare monuments and art treasures which remain there. ' - Communication with Petrograd has been. restored,- but nq direct news has been received from the Russian capi tal. Bolshevikl troops are still In con trol of Petrograd. while Premier Ret ensky's troops are reported to be. In flishr. and aealn to be marching on Bolsheviki'e - stronghold. Tbe efforts TWO CAROLINA ARE f ) NOT CP TO SCHEDULE With Three Days Gone By They Rave Taken But Fifth of If. M. C, A. Fond Charlote, Nov. 314. Reports at the close of the third day of the Y. M. C A. war work campaign in the two Caro lines show a totar of 101,082 subscri bed In North Carolina and approxima tely $50,000 in South Carolina, a little more than one-fifth the half million the two States are asked for. How ever, tbe reports . are not complete, many points not having yet reported. Durham leads all points in the two States with a total of $11,272.66 sub scribed, ' all casbA Charlotte and Charleston are next With a little more than $10,000 each. Rock Hill asked for $2,800,- has already raised $3,400. As but four days of the campaign re main Campaign Director C. W. Dietrich urges all the workers to make tnose days count and also emphasizes the necessity of getting in reports prompt ly. uinucuce of the submarine war, as was the esse last February, when tue.Saost optimistic forceast was published. Cap tain l'erslus wilL uot permit of sup posing that the supply of foodstuff, in Great' Britain will be .threatened by the submarine warfare before , the second half of the year 1918." S&32?ttfl and forces. WOULDHT LET HFR HUSBAHD PAY FINE Mrs. Wm. Kent, a Suffragist, Whose Husband Had Paid, Refuses to Accept the Settlement. PREFERS WORK. , HOUSE TERM Mrs. Harvey W, Wiley, Wife of Food Expert, also Insist ed "On Taking a Term in Workhouse. Meeting on Coal Saving. New Haven, Conn., Nov. 16. The New .Haven Chamber of Commerce has called a confenence for this even ing to consider how to get coal, how to get the greatest Ipower out of what coal is used, and npw to neip conserve the general supply of rueu The prin cipal speaker will be Prof. L. P. Breck- enridge of xaie, one ot tne country s eminent fuel authorities wno naa oeen hi conference with the governmental board charged with this problem In Washington, . , ' - Freedom Pageant at run inego. San Diego. CaL. Nov. 16.--Elaborate arrangements have been concluded for . 1 L 1 . . . CujlnM ..1 1A I lie rreat, x aKtmiM jui. w held here tomorrow, Numerous patrio tic and civic societies nave co-operatea in the arrangements. Three thousand persons, exclusive of bands and choirs, are to take part tu the pageant, which will be given in the Stadium or tne Ban Diego high school, xne perior mance will Include eight historical pan tomimic pictures, each illustrative of some phase of the struggle for . free dom, and eocb jyltli special music. (By Ths taMtatef Pmss) Washington. Nov. 16. When the trials of the womsn's party militants for picketing the White House came up in the police court toaay Mrs. m. Kent, of Kentneld. Cel., sentenced to s line of $30,00 or 15 days in the work- bouse, found that ber husband, a mem. ber of the tariff commission, had paid her fine. Mrs. Kent protested to the court, refusing to accept that settle ment of the judgment against her, re fusing to accept that settlement of the Judgment against her, and demanding that she be permitted to go to the workhouse. The court sepcifled that the issue should be. settled in four days. When Mrs. Harvey W. Wiley, wife of the pure food expert, was called for sentence, she insisted on taking a worhouse term, but an attorney, en gaged by her husband, insisted on the court granting an appeal. The court announced that It could not do both, and advised the lawer to get his client to agree on some coure, and agree la ter. The woman party headquarters announced later that Mrs. Wiley re fused to permit the filing of a bond necessary for an appeal, and would be gin a 15-day sentence in id work . house at once. All the other militants recalled fot sentence were given the usual short term in the workhouse. Price Five Cents. zZtirrr i -mtsU U" METU0D1ST BOD1V -i ? OVERMAN ON THE WAR Dr. W. r. Few. Dr. E. & Chappd ana Dr. J, W. Long Confer Speakers. Aahevllle. Nov. 15. Senator Lee 8. Overman and Dr. W. P. Few. president of Trinity College, were the chief speakers tonight st the Triuity slumnl banquet, which featured tbe evening session of tbe Western North Carolina Methodist conference. Senator Overman made a ringing pa triotic talk on tbe csuses leading up to the wsr, and said thst he wss called to order when he stated on the Senate floor that there are 100,00 paid Ger man syie In America. HI nee that time there are over 000.000. Dr. Few made a One talk regarding the work of Trinity and the success ful young men it has produced. The anniversary of the Bnnday school board was beld tonight with Dr. E. B. Chappell as the principal speaker, the doctor making an exceptionally inter esting address. Dr. J. W. Long, of Greensboro, a major in the United States army, told of the work the -church and State is doing among the soldier boys, and the necessity ror the best efforts of both in winning tbe war. Applicants for admission will be re ceived by the conference tomorrow morning, and delegates to the general conference will be elected. Rev. J. H. Bennett, former pnstor of Centenary Methodist Church at Greens boro, was formally expelled rrom the conference and from the church this morning. Itev. I,. T. Mann, commissioner ol Emory University, was called, and T. F. Marr, Ids presiding elder, announce- ed Unit Mr. Maun desired to withdraw from the conference without the pass age of his churacter. This request was granted and termlnutes his relation with the university, the conference and the church. After some Interesting remarks by the bishop, the presiding elders made their reports. The reports of the pas tors showd great gains along ull lines of church work. Rev. D. M. Lltuker, of the First Church, Lenoir, reported that his new church, a $37,000 structure, will be ready for occupancy in about two weeks, and that $30,000 of the money bus been raised. NO. 54 HMPERFOID II IGMBE001 Had in It an Article Attack ing President Wilson for Not Prohibiting theJSale of Munitions. " PAPER SENT TO GENERAL PERSHING Balloon Came Down This Morning in the French Town Occupied By Ameri can Division Headquarters Fl'RTHER ENCOUNTERS WITH THE GERMANS ' Broadway's Brl-ht L'ghts Dimmed for . - First .Time. -, New York, Nov. Id: War's neces -': sltiuj dimmed Broadway's bright light tonight.' For nearly th.ee hou.s afte. : : duxK thtrt. famous th roughfare was In " seiui-ecltp e because of the fedetal fue, udmiultitiator n decree that the com , which 'has supplied currant for huge electric signs can lie ued to better ad ' vantage. 'I he homegoing throngs o . the rush hours did not need lantern to find their way about for the re ' - guinr street lumps were' lighted as usual, but the gloom was in marked ; contrast to the usual glare, .; Promptly at 7.43. h:nvever the mil- lions of electric bulbs which hive m ide The Great White Way" household . words on Ave continents, flashed Into North Carolina Woman Say Prisoners Are Too WeU Fed. Ashevllle. N, C. Nov. l-fc Charging chut uermau prisoners in thu uitet-n-jwut camp at riot bprings are "living ,u the tut of the lanu , women ol uot p.ings and of Madisun County reluse e-(iute.y to slgu the Hoover food pledges. , . , , , '"ihose Germans uo not ooserve any meatiess or wbeatiess duys. . wny should we sign a card to conserve fool when tbey are allowed everything tne market' affords? Stop them from get with Bolshevikl and to bring about a new coalition sovernment have" failed. Other reports say that the Maximalists leaders, Lenine and TrotiKy, are losing their nonnlarity. The Bolshevikl in Moscow are report ed completely defeated In the street fighting which claimed 2,000 lives. Hency ngntlng nas occurred at ruev where the Cossacks were said to have arrived several days ago. " There hns been little-lighting ol mo- tnen on the eastern aim western fronts. , ' - - Lord Northcllffft newspaper proprie tor and head of the British war mis sion to the United States, has declin ed to become head of the new air Northwest to Express Loyalty. St Paul, Minn., Nov. 15.Patriotlc speeches that will leave no room for doubt as to where this section of the country stands with regard to the war will feature the greut Ail-JNortnwest Loyalty convention, which is to be en tertained in the Twin Cities during the ensuing two days. Hundreds of cities and towns in Minnesota, Wis consin Iowa and the Dakotas have resnonded to the invitation to send representatives to the convention, which will voice the loyalty "of the big farming region and serve as a celebra tion for the suceess of the. second Liberty Loan. Several speakers or NEGRO SCHOOL IK ASHEV1LLE BURNED. Several of the Pupils Were Seriously Injured. (By The AsMdateA Press) Ashevllle, Nov. 16. A Ore which is believed was caused by boiler explo sion in the basement at noon today des troyed one of the largest negro public school buildings in the city, and several of the pupils were seriously burnedi v Seven or thetssu students 'were in lured from burns, some seriously, and six were nflgsmg at l :au ociqck.- 'me boy fractured his leg In jumping from a window. Fireman L, W. Jeanneret has a sli ghtly burned hand, mid firemen ,T. C, Fitzgerald suffered minor injuries from falling brick when .the wans caved in. A report that a bursting boiler caused the fire was unconlirunied. io explosion wss heard by tho teachers. The nre drill had been neid nan on hour before the connagatiou and ex cellent discipline in most grades was believed to have prevented large cas ualty list. , ' . , The building was an old one ana was insured for the sum of $8,800. , Anierican Patrols Have a Number of ClashesNo Casualties. (By The Associated !) With the American Army iu France, Nov. 15. There have been further en counters between the American patrols aud the (iermaus In No Man's Land Last night there was a number of clashes, but the night was dark and showery and firing was at a distance. There were no American casualties. ine ueriuuiiN yiucuu wniiuie guns in several craters and sprayed streams of bullets oil our communlcatlug Frenches. The American artillery hurled, shells from 75's at the posi tions and silenced the enemy. The American patrols have worked I ov.'ta the iWrtoutt wire iituj!leiueirt The artillery tired' day and night, con tinues lively. ministry in the British cabinet This national prominence will be heard ... , , ,l .1 k.. 1 .Ll. ) I.I.I I . .. , ,. Us refusal, he explained in a letter to Premier Lloyd George, is due to dis satisfaction.: with some ,of the meth ods of the Premier's administration. Lord Northcllff Is dissatisfied, he said, the initial session tomorrow is to be beld ln the St. Paul Auditorium nnd Saturday's sessions will be held in Min neapolis. ting the best of -everithUig to be had with regard to the present relations " . . . . t 111. At. fttsJ mhlAh AnimfMr ma then talk to us about signing up to save food." This is the general tenor of the reply received by the women who are trying Co obtain food pledges In western .N'orth Carolina. With Our Advertisers. ' Tuneuhuus Bros, have a big ad on the third page today. 1 hey handle both men's and women's clothing, and sen on the installment plan $1.00 down and $1.00 a week. They have a large varies tv in all models. Tbe world-tamed accordionist, nes- with the United States, which country, be intimates, may have to take control of the allied war Interests. - ' School for Shipyard Workers. Government's 'first school for training clerks and longshoremen of all lines ALL SHIPPING TIED UP. AT NORFOLK fstike of. Railway Clerks and Long- - shoremen the Cause. iRv The Auoelated Pra Norfolk, Nov, lfi. The striitine of shipyard, workers is to be opened to- day at Newport News,, according to official announcement made s by tne ShiDDing Board. Two hundred picked workmen from steel building yards In many Tjarts of the country, the first pupils, will be given a six weeks' in tensive course iu modern snipouiiuing. All the men will attend the school Hun will ha at the Pastime all next life' and they were greeted with cheer 1 week, and will appear each day at the , oy tne crowds, lend of the regular run or pictures. Mis xne big signed blasted until 11 o'clock selections will be changed each day. THE COTTON MARKET Disposition to Take Profits Over the week ma. ,. By The Aaasdates1 Press) ' : New York. Nov. , 16. The cotton mnt-in nraa norvnila and ICmnilar dUr Ing . today's early trading. After the tne expense or tueir employers. -iue hi. ".v.na. . thcM. was evl. I school will be conducted by the Ship- dently a disposition to take the profits ping Board's industrial department, ht bead. and then -were snuffed out Just as the theatre throngs were pouring Into tbe ; streets, ; Gossard Corsets will be shown on living models at the New Pastime-to-1 day from 1 to 0 lor women oniy, . .- HherlfT Caldwell elves notice In an- show at -sister Susie" and Knitting other column that taxes are now due. Hysteria-. , Washington Post Here's a blow for Sister Susie. The War and Navy department yes - terday punctured the knitting hysteria , which has been sweeping the feminine part of the nation, bo intense had this hysteria become that women and their organisations Were accusing other -women and other women's organisa tions oi neiug -slackers" and "traitors' If they . did. not knit sweaters - for soldiers and sailors. 'the reason was that "the govern menu can't supply sweaters, and If Berkshire Show at Plnehurst Raleigh, N. a' Nov. 16. Arrange-1 most interesting meeting was beld. over the week end, and.1 tbe opening fnlrlv steadr at 1 to 18 points lower. The cotton rutures openea xairiy steady. December 28.35, January 27.00 March 27,30 May zJ.i Jury z(,w Meeting of D. A R's. " .Miss lanln Patterson was hostess yesterday afternoon to the Cabarrus Black Boys" cnapierf i a.' nz ms c home on North Union street- , Miss Jenn Coltrane, regent, prestdeoT and, a entering Norfolk with the exception ff the Seaboard Air Line Railway has practically tied up all shipping in this harbor today. Much freigl.it neneesarv for government use is in volved, and while the men at the head of the strike savs the only way to settle it and get the employees' back tis work is for all the lines involved to recognize the clerks union, and reinstate each man discharged by the Atlantic Coast Line because it is said lie' "carried a brotherhood card. Transportation ofheials seem conti dent there will be a way of adjust ing the situation before tonight. That it is serious now, tney win aa mit. . The strike of the longsnoremen British Denies She Offered Peace Co !, . . Austria. Amsterdam, Nov. M.-Unlty of aims and operations is what has enabled the Centrul Powers to defeat efforts of the rest of the world in aims to subdue them, Kmperor Karl of Austria ' IM quoted as saying in the Cologne Vol kszeltung. ... The Kmperor was referring to the Austro-German alliance. , "Several times during the war," sold he, "French and British states men offered' Austria handsome compen sations if he would make separate peace." ' . London, Nov. 14.Reuter's is offici ally authorized to issue , a categorical denial thnt British statesmen have ap proached Austria with a promise of compensations if she would make a separate peace. , , , Japanese Warned to Meet Situation! Caused by Russia. Toklo, Nov. 18. "The Japanese peo ple must be ready for an emergency; the government must prepare for any eventuality," said the Tokyo" Uichi to day, voicing the general view of the Japanese press on the latest develop ments iu Russia. . The newspapers maintain the allied situation is dark uud agree that Russia is no longer of the slightest military value although they do not rear a separate peace.' with American Army, Nor. 18. A . German balloon used to distribute pro paganda behind hostile lines, came, down this morning in the town occu pied by American division utu marters with copies of a newspaper -which is published in French in Char levtlle attached. The leading articte attacked President vvuson ror m. leired Dre-war attitude, and for not prohibiting the sale of munitions to Germany s enemies. iu ""," TiT. v to convey an idea of reliability, the Daoer also printed the British official .... . M A.V. A nhl M AT statement telling oi iub w-" , 1.000 Germans in Flanders. The copy of the paper was sent to uenenu rw- shing. FARED WORST OF ALL ON HIS THIKU IKUUh T. E. Scniggs, of Alta Vista, Va, Gets Ten I'ears In Penitentiary. . (By Tfce AMolte4 Pe Richmond, Va., Nov. 166.-Thos. B. Scruggs, former chief of police of Al ts Vista, fared worse In his third trial for the murder of his wife than In either of the two previous hearings of . the case, a jury at Rustburg yesterday afternoon giving him ten years In tne penitentiary. A verdict in the second trial, giving him eight years In the -penitentiary had been set aside, Scruggs contending he was awakened one night by a revolver shot, and ln making a light found his wife beside him in bed, dead from a bullet wound. PRICE OF MEAT ANIMALS IS 63 PER CENT. HIGHER Hogs, Cattle, Sheep and Chickens 88 Per Cent. Higher Than Average for Several Years. (Br Tke Associated Press) - n-i,t(.r,n vnv. ifl. The nrlce of , kneat animals hogs, cattle, sheep and chickens were 02 per cent, mguer u OCTobcf "IMhawa yeT-gerf. cent, higher than two years ago, and 88.1 per cent higher than the average of the last 7 years on that date, the Department of Agriculture announced today. ... Prices increased 1.0 per cent from September to October 15, compared with an increase of 1.4 per cent in the same period in the last seven years. Whale Hits Roc ka way and Dies While Big Throng Watches. New York Journal. A An. ivwnitlnff a lmtv tha' mil at In Uo,h t . hafitHnv th on in tohiph tn I In Kvmnathv with that of the clerks. - ""-, r . - . . . .m,i.l ith Hta a tim.tnnt whale vmtnrdaV selected TheV recenuy oeeunie ; uuuBira Belle ; Harbor, Itockaway Beach, tne cierks union wura rrorHiij Having reached this decision. It drifted zed here. In nliAMi as ns an TVUMllhlA SktlH vlaiffaH I: .i.rh . RAILRO.VD CONGESTION The death of tne whale was wit- iv da iliie.ve'U nessed by a large, throng which bad muni, mrm twiw hulntf mulMMt iit PllM-.l ' iTKa MunmlttM flnnnlntfld tO receive ..." r. -- i w .-- uMui. hi, a lnro-p thmnir niin nnn i , . preparatory to tne uerksnire uongrwss i wno win cau at tne nomes vs, iw viij Show and Bale which the American I for late magaslnes and other suitable RerkBhlm Association will hold Nol iurlure. It is hoped tnat no recent nmlwr 22nd. 23rd and 24th.' In snito msnslnM will be thoughtlessly des- of the. fact that breeders are Just now atroyed, as the need for theseJa keenly nnnh mm anxiona to buy Dreeding feif mon tne soldiers ai noine auu stock than to sell It, over fifty hogs abroad. A house-to-house canvass will have already been entered for show and be made also for Jelly and preserves sale at this congress; These animals which wUl be sent to the base hospital we don t knit them tbe soldiers and rm m.nr nt the best herds In nf hnr own camn. Any amount con If At- . I.. . . . ' - . . W,. . . ,,. h.. ilw' .MtMAtahkl sailors will suffer.1 Secretary Baker said! "The army equipment does not Include sweaters. but there is plenty of warm clothing for the expeditionary forces. Every man. will -be warm, whether he has a sweater or not although the sweater the country. trihuted will be greatly appreciated. and no doubt every lady. In Concord will consider It a privilege to contn- The oarcas was removed' on a truck by -agents of the Department of Health. Third Amerlean Unit Relieves Troops In Trenches. With the, American-Army in France, Nor; 14. The second contingent of American troops In - the first line trenches was relieved today by a third unit The released soldiers returned to the camp. Tbe men were in goon conui- tlon and as enthusiastic over tneir ex Siberia Proclaims Nicholas Its to peror Says Finland Report. 1 Conenhageh, Nov.; 14 The , Bert- higske Tldende's Haparanda correspon- is a useful garment and appreciated by dent in a dispatch received nere sayss njjttee Is very encouraging. A num- . Mrk Drops to 10 1-8 Cents.' Mv men, .:)'., - .... "''',' . I vu v , - I Der OT OUr UWIIlie uaia - uiuuivuivu , . T , w.ir buite in this small way to the welfare I pertences and as eager to go back as of "our boys" wno are sacnuciug u were tnose of tne urst unit sent to tne much for us. . I fighting line, Tne report oi me swra. uuu wm- . lnn. I - . . - . .. ... . I NM. VOH.. HOTt. It. MB 11 Ornnlzlnir for Hn-nnallnn nf . tnat "ioeri nas " generously to tnis tuna, Ui prowiwis i 'C.l. V. ..M lli ..L1!!!. . dence and proclaimed former Emperor Jf which go' towards purchasing choc- "k" J?. " f "i1?, 'J1 . . v -hnlsM emneror. - ' - ' mnA th awoAts tnr wnnnded " "v....i,o Copenhagen, Nov, ' 16.-Austro-Hun- ', gorlans and Germans are taking steps , to organise a business bureau fur oc- . . eupled regions of Italy, Their Intention ' Is to lose no time in arranging for :y t planting early vegetables on a large . i . scalo to meet the expected spring food . . srisis. t ,.; - . J.. !.;-, , For Armistice and Speedy Peace. . 7, IBr Tks A rimsePrs "openhageii, Nor. 16. Gorman joa loritv soclulists . sre to to be out- ; done by radical socialists. They have , li-micd en spwal urging the greatest -' . s''liy In hf'iipg i.it-!'i t to i Kw-'niin ; ' v 1 1 ! " r i 1 1 s Nicholas as emneror. "Cossacks have occupied wet." Cadorna Gives Consent te Represent Italy en the Interallied Committee. Paris. . Not. 1L According 'to the correspondent of the Temps on the Italian .front. It IS SOW KtatfU IMHl Gen. Cadorna, who was said to have dartlned the offer to represent Italy on the Interallied military committee, has yielded to pressure aim cuunouieu act as itaiy s rep".' , The people of Asbevli are buying vnnri. whoever need It, i .a I l "n- I,-'l wootlyard at 13.50 ford, Js liv- T ,,o I statins Duties auu wiuot w, I mfr , ilU.nM .nA Hnrltwr. .I.lln. . - j ' I " A most Interesting- report oi tne re. hind market has recently dropped to I the equivalent of about. 10 1-3 cents. The mint valuation of one German mark Is 23.8 cents. Last March when German exchanges was last traded in on the New York market 4 marks were Quoted at 60 1-3 cents, or about IT cents a mark. 1 . . American Steamer Lest at Sea. (Br Tka Assedatei Press) Washington. Noy, 16. The Ameri can steamer Kanas City Is believed to have been lost at sea. Nothing having One wsv 4o nire rflrula'v is to been hesrd of her since she was s. to t r- ; jour tnntu g J j y r, fr 'Aa frem a towj on fcrpiembero cent Htate D. A. K. conference, held in Winston-Salem, -was given , oy miss Coltrane. At this conference Miss Col trane was elected recording secretary. of the State organisation. That one of the State officers wss chosen rrom our own 1- A. R. chapter is a source of especial gratification to each mem ber of the Cabarrus mack Boys cnap- tnr. ' - " - The December meeting will be held with Mrs. T. V. Maness. a. Essentials te Public Needs or Con duct of the War. , (By The AssMlateA Press). '. Washington, Nov. 16. Substontjal relief from war time railroad conges tion loomed as a possibility as a result of of the recommendation of the rail road war board to the government that all transportation be denied to more than 000 jion. essential commodities, ,- Although the list of arycies,; propos mi to enmtt. under, the bfln, was not made public, it was said today an ef fort would be made to bar from rail road privileges any articles not neces sary to the conduct of the war, or vital to every day needs oi tne puonc. , Three Killed for Buying Liberty Bonds, , i (By Tka AssMtats Press) . Virginia Mhin., Nov. 16. Three per sons. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Alar and boarder, Peter , Trepicn, were kiiiea last night by an axe. The bodies were found today in tbe home nere witn a note warning all other Austrian fami lies In Virginia ho "bought , Liberty bonds or subscribed to the Red Cross! Full Fare for Soldiers Taking Christ mas Trips. Washington. Nov. 14. Soldiers re ceiving furloughs to go home over the Christmas holidays will not -De. row to got reduced rates: over the railroads. They have uniformly declined to make a reduced holiday rate on the ground that they are too 'busy transporting war freight aud troops. ; At The Theatres. Gladys Huctte in "The' Cigarette flirl," at The New Pastime today, in live parts; This picture will be run in connection with Fisher's picture,- "The Social Key." Ladies only admitted from 1 to 6 p. m. After 6 all admitted. Harry Carey with Molly Maione in Jack Ford's marvelous out-wesf pro duction. "Straight Shooting," at The Theatorlum. today.. This is a Mutter fly feature, ' - . Germans Claim Town of Cismon. ) ' . (By The-Assoctstca Pnss) ' i ' Berlin. Nov, 16. The town of Cis mon. on the northern Italian front has been captured, the war office announc ed today. Near the Adriatic, on the western bank of the Piave, Hungarls Pig Peanut Crop This Yead. Weldon, Nov, 15. The largest pea nut crop ever' grown lit this- country will be harvested -within the next rew weeks. Whether it can be saved In its entirlety for food and feed will depend Upon the care with which it is harves ted and stored. . Peanuts are- bringing good prices and on last Thursday about $8,000 was paid out here for peanuts. Sixty-five Cents a Pound Is Paid for Texas Cotton. ClaksVille, Tex., Nov. 13. All pre vious record prices for long staple cot ton on this market; were broken today when a bale was sold" for 65 cents a yound. The bale brought 1338,- exclu sive' of the seed, which la 'valued at 3 per bnshel. - - . ' . ' BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS FILED AGAINST DWIGGINS He Had Been Arrested for Swindling People on the Second Liberty Loan. (By The Associated Press)- New York, Nov. 16. An involuntary -pettion in bankruptcy was filed in the ' Federal Court against Elmer Dwlggins, promoter of the United States Govern men Liberty Loan Club, through -which it is charged thousands of dol-' lars were collected from small invest ors on l a week plan for the second eovermnent loan. Dwigglns was ar- - rested yesterday in Montgomery, Aia., on charge of misuse of the malls. SUBMARINE MENACE NOT A THING OF. THE PAST So Said the English First Lord of Ad miralty Today.' (By The Associates Tress) London, Nov. 16. In reply to a ouestion in the House of Commons to- day the r irst imvu ui " Sa'"The good return of tonnage sinking by enemy submarines last week, and indeed the comparatively favorable re suits of the hist few-months, ought not be taken as indicating that the subma rine menace is a thing oi tne paa defeated." ' Newspaper Comment on Lord North-. eliffe's Letter. London, Nov. 16. The newspapers' comment extensively in tioru nun." cllffe's letter to Premier Lloyd George, In which it criticises tne 8in on the ground that It was : dallying with such prooiems as umy --v control, eradication of sedition, mobil isation of man power ana mirwim-v. of compulsory food rationing. The Globe says tne gravest im.v Northcllffe's warning Is that concern ing the temper of the American nation, that the American-peopw ly that Great Britain's rulers have muddled tne war. , iiu Clares the letter was addressed to the prime minister, but is in truth written to the nation snd asksi "If we do not heed It, we shsU de serve any fate that shall befall ns. On the second Sunday in December Dr..H. A.' Brown, who h" served the First Baptist church: of Whiston Salem as pastor for 40 years. wM for- troops advanced and re pttirtd 1,000 mally tender his resignation, as be rtv Italians, ' ' " ' ' ! pirss to reure irom uie nnuisiry, Red Cross Appeals For Knitted Ar , . . ticlee. " Nov. 15.-An urgent .n,.i tn thn women of the country for more knitted sweaters, socks and wrist lets for the soldiers ana sanurs nn issued tonight by the Red Cross war council in a statement disclosing that the Red Cross ss been obliged to buy half a million machine-made sweaters to meet Immediate demands. . "It is Imperative that all of tl sweaters, wristlets and socks that cn possibly be made oy toe women i i " country should be turned Into the s -ply department at the earliest pons date. (Witn tne com wmmer w" on, the demand, for sweaters espec.'.!. ly, has been beyond the capacity ot a i our resources to supply,'; says it statement. "'' ' Mnv a i'h mnn is ininlUi lo snvtliin5! better t!wn i P'X't" ' :! 0" 1