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I..; .. , disp Aiturs T. ncomb Daily Tribune ii iiiimit TODAY'S ' TODAT Go IB VOLUME XVIII. HEATLESS T'ODAYS SUSPEKDED STATES SOUTH Of VIRGHIIA, EFFECTIVE AT OHCE Improved Weather and Trtf- fic Conditions Made'Furth " : er Enforcement in These States Unnecessary. : FIRST SECTION OF ' a ORDER STANDS This Establishes a Preferen tial List in Coal Distribu tion and a Penalty for Non Compliance v (By tk AaaoeUto Fraa ... . Washington, Feb. 8. Heatlesa Mon dan have teen impended in all State south of Virginia. In announcing thla today. Fuel , Administrator - Garfield aald the improved weather and traffic conditions myle farther enforcement - in the Sooth unnecessary. The States affected are North Caro lina,' South Carolina, Tennessee, Geor- - tela, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana. The first sectlonof the clos ing ordeif establishing a preferential ' list in coal distribution and section ten. providing a penalty for non-ocmpliance will contiriue to stand. ' It was announced also that In all oth er States in which the order is opera tive, fuel may be furnished on future Mondays to heat and light lofts and workships occupied by members of the International Allied Garment Work ers Union..1 J With the total abandonment of heat . less Mondays throughout all States south of Virginia today, fuel adminis tration officials were hopeful that con tinued warmer weather1 and -improvement In railroad' traffid Wouud permit relaxation of the. order all over the United States after next Monday. '..--As Saturday will be observed, gen erally as a half holiday, and as next Tuesday is Lincoln's birthday annivers ary, there will be a three and a half day shut down. Officials believe this will go far toward relieving the situ ation. The original program called for. The original programme called for the last heat lead Monday on .March 25. ; THE COTTON MARKET. Opened Steady at a Decline of to 11 v. -,- Points, v C"; ?.'""?,-;. . (Br The Awwclalca' PrM , ' New York Feb. The cotton mar . ket opcued steady today at a decline of from 6 to 41 points tinder Liver . pool Belling pud scattered .liquidation.. The trade interests were good buyers of July and . the market soon rallied. back to about last nights ciose,' while , May advanced to 20.82 and July to 20.21 before' the end of the first half hour, or 3 to 7 point net higher. ' Cotton futures opened steady. March, 30.34; May,: 20.65; July, 2SU0; Octo ber, 27.73. ' " . W. S. B. - - WILSON POLICEMAN SHOT AND SERIOUSLY WOUNDED. Was Shot by Negro Who Got Off Train - With Whiskey in His Posession. (Br Tbl Asaoelata PWM) . Wilson, Feb. 8. Policeman J. N. Herndon, of this city,-was shot and .seriously wounded last night by negro who was getting off Coast Line train suspected of having whiskey in his posession. When the officer flashed his light in the man's face, the negro drew his pistol and shot Herndon in the hip. As the officer fell, he shot the negro -and Inflicting a slight flesh - wound. -The' negro was arrested. It ; Is believed the officer will recover. . n-ha nniioo av thnt 15 Dints of whis key were found in the suit case being! carred by the negro. . : South Carolna Senate Kills Drastic Whiskey Bill. (By Tke Aaaadai! rS ' Columbia, B. C Feb. a The 8outh j Carolina Senate at midnight last night v killed by a majority of three votes a bill which had passed the House of Representatives, prohibiting - the- ship ment of any whiskey or other alcoholic drink into South Carolina for - any purpose The measure was a very drastic one. L - ' - - ' ' J At The Theaters. ; Ben Wilson and ' Neva" Gerber in : "Adrift," the third ' esisode of "The - .Mystery Ship," at the New Pastime to iiu Moutnr mtnedv. '"Secret -Servants," featuring the great laugh mnvtiis William Franey r and ? Gale aienry. -v-'. y'-' " , .. Wn, Hfnwoii with Helen Gibson and Betty 'schade,' in "Fighting Mad." at the Theatonum toaay. inw w -terfly and is a gripping drama feature. " Mrs! P. M. Furr and Mrs. S. L. Boat n.wiinn tJin fa In Charlotte with Mrs. R. O, Lltaker at the Presbyterian Hospital. ' i ti. a.nnui tu a irnnd time to include the sheep-killing dog in the meatless days.' o NEGRO DRAFTED f . . , . . ' W ' :' .MEN.' - CraCE LUTKEKAN Cia'KCH ; E. CciLin Street. : " Ir.vitriYcub r .J K I 4 W. 4 i.::;;t: J. E. KimiEIIX, EdUaraad rnMUhrt ENROLL FOB WORK IN THE SUP YARDS Twe Hundred and Fifty Theuaaad - Men Are Needed at Once. (Surtal to The Trlbut) . . Washington. Feb. 8. Ton-ran m,. der a great patriotic service to the iDirea (States Shipping Board by get ting a dally local story on the Four Minute Men drive for enrolling two nunarea ana nny thousand United States shipyard volunteers. The men should enroll now and then wait until called to work at the shipyards. It is important that yon mention the local office of the United States nubile m vice reserve of the Department of La bor and also the office of the State Council of Defense where the men should go in person to be enrolled. If there is no local enrollment office. nlMM narr thA nwi in ah baw that men desiring to enroll can write direct to me at Washington, giving tneir name ana address ana occupa tion , I will advise every man who writes me how to enroll. EDWARD N. HURLEY, . j. Chairman U. S. Shipping Board. - - . W.I.S, DISCREPANCY TN NUMBER OF LIVES THAT WERE LOST. Figures Did Not Include Missing, of , Which There Were Many. - Br Thm AaMdaM rrm) Loudon, Feb. 8. Reports received at the American embassy yesterday, in dicated the loss of 101 lives, while the British admiralty estimate was 210. ' ' This discrepancy now appears to have been due to the fact that the figures supplied to the ambassy eviden tly did not-. Include the missing of which there are stiti many. It was announced today that ar rangements were being made by the British and American officials jolntlj for a -great military funeral for the Tuscan ta dead. . DR. ROBERT L. PAYNE DROPPED DEAD TODAY. Former Lexington Physiean Died at a Hotel in Durham.. , " (Br The Auoelatea Prcw) ' Durham, Feb. 8. Dr. R. L. Payne, a prominent naval surgeon of Norfolk, Virginia, dropped dead at a local, hotel this morning. He has spent the night in Durham and was preparing to go to Ualeigh to be a witness in court there. Dr. Payne formerly lived in iiexuigton, N. C. N. ..-J- : W.8.B. ' Maryland ; Ratifies the Prohibition A..i.nrwHu' Mil Fell 7 Tllfi MflTV- land tegtslatpre has practically ratified the federal prohibition constitutional amendment. By a' vote :of 58 to 42 the house Jolnetl the senate this evening in committee In favor of ratlncatlon. An amendment providing lor a rerereuuum tothe people to vote on the question wsa defeated in both nouse. The rati fication resolution is advanced -to a third reading In the house by this even ing's vote and its passage is assured. The Anti-Saloon league has a bill de claring the state bone-dry Immediately upon Its enactment, and It Is under stood the pasage of this measure will be urged at ah early date. , Mardl Gras Visitors at New Orleans. New Orleans, La Feb. 8. The hotels of New Orleans are flllelng. with visi tors for the annual Mardl Gras carn vaL The large number of early ar rivals' from the Nortn and other sec tions of the country Indicates that the war has caused llttje diminution of in terestin the celebrated carnival, which has been held annually almost with out intermission since before the civil war. In one important respect, how- .i. ,titriHoa-thlii vear are to ever, uic --- - - - present a decided innovation. By order of Mayor Behrman there is to be no masking on Mardi Gras Day, which wUlbe next Tuesday. . It will be the first time in more than w years ium wnouiav will see no masking on the streets of the Crescent City. , mm n Ik i Southern Baptists Seek Three Million - Dollars. i i.'lil nvn. Veh ft Pinna of .i UnnHuf nntnmistiion OU .i.t...i .w1iaf mnde nubile today, IUUUBIC1HU . . . - propose 3,uuu,uou as m b"- betamVed at Two millions of dollars -1. v., in k. nmii ii Bvnornl endow- ox w" " " ! i ii. ment fund to provide reuet iur i.r. nf mr aee who are sick, broken down or ni need. The otir million a li tie ca uuvivuo annuity syste mfor mlnfsters who arc x.ni.iKnta tn tnnt end mrom n.Minnd nn . wninn 10 ijuiiu cut their earnings, the annuity to begin at the g ol i, at aisa-jiiny v. ueaia.' aim ...""V t . - -the Southern -Baptist co.ivonil. n which meets in LttUi Kock in way. ., Rowan County atUena W Insure Sol- iw 9 n VpIi. B. A Darty of cltliens of Rowan county,. N. C, today authorised a local attorney w """"B" nfflmr . at camp Willi wro hidui"w . . . Sevier for a date on which they might at wa rtt0 W1I II llliu 1UI w i . n LmiirntlAA tClT Bll TOL OI their county m iw x" . I. who are unable to purcuauo v tecHon of themselves. ' , . mu. tva ien notified to co.ue and day before February jo. . . -w. a. ! Rorvirii Flaa of 1,500 Stars. t xri, voh 7 niicfttlon of service flag of 1,600 stars, represent ... .... of Inral members of 1I1K vc ' the Knignts .oi iaiiuiuuuo , lolned the colors, win pe a p--"i i .!! h mtiil mllltarr hall to ST 5 "ta r MadtoSn Square' Garden tomorrow mgni uy mo : ' ' n vnmvn Catholic orgaul- r.nvonior .Whitman, Bishop Unyes and a number of Prominent "rmy and naval officers have accepted nvttatlons to attenu. . One of the best 'examples of natural . id ..miuiiiui hv the aenra, MHmum: ........ - v- ;.uh: wir,g to Us rtripw. tade W a t i , , whore it rftrcata from 1 HEROIC'DEATHS OF- AMERICAN SOLDIERS To Their Calm Behavior and Skillful Work of British Destroyers is Due the Small Loss of Life. BODIES OF 44 HAVE BEEN WASHED UP AH Will Be Buried in One Grave. Tuscania Remain ed Afloat 2 Hours. Sub marine Probably Destroyed (Br Tke AawctaM Praaa) . . Washington, Feb. 8. Physical dif ficulties in preparing lists of survivors of the Tuscania wag said today at the War Department may greatly, delay the publication or an accurate list of the lost. ,'.., Survivors have been lauded at va rious points. Until officers manage to get into- touch with them and check them off, or until a complete list of the names of the survivors can be as sembled and checked, there is no way to determine who are missing, although the number may be known. The War Department officials - are unable to account for the statement In the news dispatches that blank Identification tags were found on the bodies of 42 dead American soldiers that were washed ashore. Even If the men had not been assign ed to an organization the army regu lations require that the tag shall bear on one side the full name of the wear- The organization commander is held responsible by military regulations for the completion of these tags, the pur pose of which his to prevent Just such situation as is described in the dis patches from abroad: Story of a Survivor.. London, iFeb. 8. A Correspondent of the Press Association at an Irish port says the survivors of the Tuscania were greatly relieved to hear of the safe arrival elsewhere of Major Ben jamin F. Wade, of Washington, com mander of the contingent on the Bteam er. and hundreds of other troops. The only two women aboard, Mrs. Collins and Mrs. Parsons, went down a rope into a lifeboat. The former said that when their boat left the Tuscania many of the troops had been thrown out in lowering the next boat. - "We . were immediately surrounded by men In the icy water, wearing life belts," she said. "We had only two ! men in otHf '-oat 'wl-;jcodTnangej their oars. They did thcir-best. and i as we came across a swimming or floating man we took him in the boat, j Soon the boat was run. we witness ed many distressing -scenes. -Eventu ally, we got aboard a destroyer." .- A soldier who nearo Mrs. uoiuus, a stewardess, said "Yes, and you djd as much as the best jnan In the world could do. I was in your boat and saw you." A young officer, answering questions as to what soldiers did while waiting for -destroyers said : ' "O. we soon steadied down, loungeu about and smoked, but we didn't ven ture below to gather up our belongings for fear the ship would suddenly mnaaize. We talked about tne mis fortune of crossing Atlantic only to be caught In the last" lap. We cheered the first destroyed that came along side, and they cheered us. Their worn was magnificent, and oniy wnen mey say they could save no more lives did they leave the scene. They thought it best to make ror, uinereui pons. List of Men on Board Was Lost. . An Irish Port. Feb. 8. as the list of Americans on boardthe Tuscania was lost when the vessel went aown, u wm be impossible to ascertain names of those lost until the names om the sur vivors has been cabled to tne uuueu States. MRS. F. X. BUSHMAN SUES. Movie Start Wife Aska Partial Di- voree in Court at Towson, Md. , n.iMmnn, Md.." F . 7.--Francis - X. n.i.hmin. the movie Btar. " was "iato Tuesday sued for a partial divorce by his wife, Josephine F. Bushman, In the . . . m M.i . . rrhA Kill circuit couri at xowouu,, ,7 " 8tated that Mr. uusnman w.uuw i .n anflrtment In New York city with a certain woman member of his "com pany, whom-he has also ..at times brought to tneir urceu oi"6 ', home near here, and that for her self ,.nt thrf wife says, she cannont con- ilnue to live with her husband, v.f: Judge McLane lmmeumwijr mu order requiring Mr. Bushman to pay 1.1- .i a-jftft weekly for her support and that of her five children, and also granted $5,000 for counsel fees. Pend ing final adjudication of the suit The kn .., thnt Mr. Bushman's income is between- SBU.uuu - ana nually. Charges or eroeiiy are made In the petition, i - ; : nr.ii.aua Phwmr Comnany Increases iwwwm ; 1 - 'v Wages.--. - v 4 fSMclat ( Tfce THbaae) Baiuhnrv.- Feb. & The Tallassee r-,. nnimmv at Badlntoday an nounced an increase of 25 cents per day . .11 nmnlovees. auiiui affected. This includes carbon plant, machinists, pipe Utters, electricians and otner woramcu. ' t.. h mnt mvto-date hospitals the surgeons and attendant are required to wash their hands lour umvn m performing an operation. Each wash ins itinit inst five mtnutes. ' In the first ftwo processeswarm .water, and.-aoap are useii' Tne tniro. -wnimm with alcohol and the fourttt wun cor rosive sublimate, the last named be ing for thO purpose or sterinsauon, . i niilt were written , on their foreheads they would never re movo tla-lr hats. ' ; ' ' - , w. a. . r iivHtr 'an ounce of today tban a pound of tomorrow. , , . CX)NCORD, N. C, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1918. THE TIMES AND TRIBVNK - TO GIVE TIOUFT STAMPS The Tunes and Tribune of- ' fers aa nnusnal opportunity to IK : the boys and girls of Concord. Cabarrus County and this amo tion generally, whereby they can come Into the possession of Thrift Stamps by securing new subscribers for na. Jfot every $1.00 brought in on 'new sub- script tons to either The Tribune or The Times, or both. v will ' tira one 23 cent Thrift 8 tarn n. All subscriptions must be new. The Times is f 1.S0 a year, and 'the rates of subscription for The Tribune are aa follows : tn the city, $4.50 a Jar, $2.25 for six months, $1.13. for three months. By mall the rates are : $4.00 a year, $2.00 for six X months, $1.00 for three months. , This offer is open to erery- body. Come to the office and get K a receipt book and "go to it" EXACTLY WHAT THE SAMMIES MAY WEAR Requests for Information Have Cove . From Red Cress Chapters of South, -Your local chapter of the Red Cross have just secured some my niee gray wool which they are willing to sell you at a very low figure at cost, in fact at 60 cents per hank. This wool is very desirable for socks and sweat ers. Same can be gottenifrom Mrs. J. F. Cannon. The following article may correct any confusion at to what a soldier may wear: j Requests for. Information 011 this subject have come, to southern divis ion headquarters, as many lied Cross chapters have spent ' large sums of money for wool and much time has been given to knitting, if Accordingly," Z. Bennett Phelps, director of the bu reau oi military-relief, .wishes to make public certain sections of a memoran dum sent out from, the headquarters of the Thirtieth division,' U. 8. A., at Camp Sevier which is based on infor mation sent out by the adjutant gen eral by order of the secretary of war. Knitted woolen helmets, mufflers and wristlets of olive drab color may be worn when, In the opinion of the immediate commanding officer concern ed, climatic conditions and lack of sufficient other warm clothing make it necessary. But when ;the knit hel met is authorised to be worn, the uni form hat will in every case lie worn in addition to the helmet 'Woolen helmets and muffles of oth er colors than olive drab are absolute ly prohibited. "The wearing of the knitted helmet muffler, and wristlets is particularly applicable, when necessary and advis able, in the case of the guard, drivers of wagons, ' trucks, automobiles, etc., prisoners at 'work, fatigue details, working parties and , ' commands , ' on practice 'and other marches. ..: ' r 'Hu formal ceramonlostalope at thaoai.. articles of clothing- will be -worn. - "Sweaters will not be worn " as out er' garments. . There is no objection to sweaters, especially those of olive drab materiaL. being worn under tne snirt or blouse." It is suggested by division headquart ers that Bed Cross" chapters having on hand a supply of grey wool should make it Into sweaters and socks, and save the olive drab wool which Is very hard to get for knittilig helmets, muf flers and wristlets. x , ' ' W.8.8. - U-BOAT TtAVAGES BEYOND OUR ""COMPREHENSION." Bainbridge Colby Says Their Toll of Tonnage for a Month Equals IV 8. Production for a Year. V-v- -Chicago, Feb.j 7. German ' subma rines during a single month destroyed as much ocean-going tonnage as the United States turned out in one year prior to the war, and their ravages are beyond our comprenension. - This wasthe statement made In an address before the Iroquois club today by Bainbridge Colby, of New York, member of the United States shipping board. More shins were the weapon .he Suggested to combat the submarine,, which he termed a "devil s weapon, wielded by a devil's crew.'" - i ; i "Although the Increased emciency or the destroyer since America's entrance Into the war has checked tne sm marlne's ravages somewhat it is not an exaggeration to say wu . pro bably will destroy in the present year as much tonnage as England- ; and America together . can Dunn anu launch," he added. Summary of War News From Various TJMaiers. -.- Oneratlons on the western front con-. tluue to be .marked by heavy artillery exchanges In conjunction with raiding attacks on the opposing trenches. Paris reports active cannonades on tne Aisne and Verdun fronts and in Alsace, and a half-dozen forays of . the Germans were repulsed in which tne enemy iosi men and material. Assordlng to Ber lin, the Germans captured prisoners in a raid in Flanders and in engage ment in Artois, and a rrencn aitacK in the Champagne broken oown. r Rome reports slight artillery ac rwitv on all the Italian front but that hostlle aircraft weonesaay moruuig renewed their bombardments or itai inn' tnviu. The number of enemy ma- ohinea broueht down by the entente air men on the Italian front rrom January l tn Februarv .0. was 6U ' ' As indicating the cnaotic Bituauou In Russia under the Bolshevlkl rule, a Potnurrml advice reaching London says that lnntinii occurred Tuesday and Wednesday In the Russian capital when wine rellnra were SBCKeu Dy moos, iub luthorltles used armored cars to op pose the pillagers, many of whom were . ... a . ..AA ' 'J KUieu or wniuiuuu. ; W,.a-i '-'v-i Miss Maggie Lucas Is Victim ef ',, Paralysis. ' ;,: : Charlotte. Feb. 6. Miss Maggie Ln pas. one of the best known and oldest women of Charlotte, died this afternoon at a local hospital after an illness or four months. Miss Lucas was 80 years nt tt. She suffered a stroke of par alysls in Sepiemln-r and never ralllod from the effects. ' nmlvard KlDllns la probably the bst fald ol H fhort olory writers. Ills prUns Is five .Mildred dollars per- tboiiS' ana wor-' .. . FAVORABLE REPORT L Is Expected From House In terstate Commerce Com mittee. Rate Fixing Pow er With President. TO PROTECT SHORT LINE RAILROADS The Bill Limits the Period of Government Control of the Railroads to Two Years After the War. (By Tfca AaaacUtwi rrm) Washington, Feb. 8. The House In terstate Commerce Committee today expected to-order a favorable report on the administration railroad hill bill Aside from testing the rate fix ing powers in the President, and lim iting the period of government control to two years after the war, the House bill, carried an amendment, drafted by Representatives Webb and Kltch In. of North Carolina, to protect the short line railroads which are not tak en over by the government It pro vides where government freight Is di verted from those railroads, unroutcd freight shall be given to those short lines to compensate them for losses incurred by diversion to government controlled lines. Favorable Report on Selective Draft , Law. Washington.. Feb. 8. A favorable re port on the War Department's bill amending the selective draft law to re quire the registration of men as they reach the age of 21 years, and basing the quotas on the number of men in Class I Instead of on state populations was unanimously ordered today by the Senate Military Commltteee. The proposal to exempt men as they reach the age of 3L years if they have not been drafted, which was opposed by Provost Marshal General Crowder, was not Included In the bill. An amendment proposed by Senator Newman, of Indiana, to require the registration of youths of 19 and over, also was rejected. Another bill favorably reported. which affects the draft, would author ize the President In any. emergency to call Into- immediate service skilled ex perts in industry or agrculture, regard less of classification, residence, or quota. - , ; '. ; w.s.8. - THE REGISTRANTS IN ijy 4s CLAgS - , JCTAM1NED Only Five Failed to Appear Here Yes terday. The local exemption board yesterday mined the registrants in Claw 1 who had been called to appear before them for phys'cal examination. Only five of the 45 men notified failed to appt-ar, as follows: Luther Kush, Kast Depot street. Concord ; Walter W. Woflord, Concord ; Isaiah Howie, South Union streer. Con- covd ; Garland H. Humphries, route 0. Concord: Caldwell Smith, 100 Young s'lCet. Concord. The following men were disqualified on physical examination : Join: MurUn u-muloy, Cluude W. White, 'aiduty V. Austin, Samuel J. Gwyn and 'Fran cis Bailey. , The following were pased as quali fied for military service : Bill Sechler. Robert H. Patterson. Ernest E. Starnes, Floyd M. Faggart, Leonard Fisher. John Stouch, Eher- Edward Barrier, Martin Luther Cline, William J. Kennedy,' John Solesby, J. William Parnell, Fred W. Bennick, John -C Wallace, Charles A. look, Eugene B. : Brooks, Jesse Brown H011 evcutt, .Vadry, Pharr, 'Torn Weeks. Jr,- 'Martin Boger, Eugene Gray Bost. Howard Gray Lynn, Reuben E. Black welder, 'Floyd Gibson, James F. Pe- trea, Jesse 11. Ferguson, wiiiiam p. Blackwelder, Galther M. Gray, P. Ernest Stallings,. and Robert V. Bos Inger. ' . - . Colored." ' v:v: v ' 1 W.S.8.- ' CONDITION OF COLONEL' ' ROOSEVELT UNCHANGED. Slept alt Night and .Rested Comfor- . tably. , (By Tha 'Associate Praaa) New Y6rk', Feb. 8. The condition of Col. Theodore Roosevelt ( who was operated on Wednesday for fistula and abscesses hi both ears, was pronounceu .ir "unchanged" by Dr. Harold Keyes, f o Roose hospital today. Dr. Keyes, added that Col. Roosevelt slept all night and rested conmfortably. 1 , ... , Col." Roosevelt's temperature and pulse were normal, a bulletin Issued this morning said. ' M ! t 1 ' Condition at 1:30 Satisf aetory. New York, Feb.' 8. The condition of Colonel Roosevelt at 1 :30 today was declared to be satisfactory lu a bulletin issued at the hospital - , . 1 1 President Wilson Wires Sympathy. WHBhinsrton. Feb. 8. President Wil son today sent Mrs. noose ven me io- lowing: "May I not express my warm est sympathy and sincere nope tnat co-i Roosevelt s condition .win improve. , v Kaiser Sees Great Tasks After Victory In "Altered World." : . v Amsterdam, Feb. 6. Replying to the hirthdnv greetings sent him- by the presideut of the upper, nouse or tne Prussian diet, Emperor William sent the following by teiegrapn : ."The Intimate union of the crown and the neonle. which I received as a sacred heritage from my fathers, dates from the hard times by which Prussia was trained for its world-historic mis sion. May these hard years of stren uousness, which I feel more deeply hi couscauoncc of the responsibility plac ed nion me by God, strengthen and deenen. this Intimate relationship jso that it may stand the tet in the bat til's which still lie before us and in the Kveot taf-as which, .-.after-a. vlcrc-riou neiiee, we elm 11 have to fulfill In n l twoa woriu.-' ON RAILROAD eiL Prfce Five Cents. LOSS OF LIFE GREATER THAN LAST REPORTED Bcbiel That It Will Reach Nearer 204 Than 1st. (The Associated Preas.) London. Keb. 8 Revised fig ures Indicate the loss of life ou the Tuaeauia waa probably lu excess of yesterday's esti mates of 1UL It is now believ ed that the complete returns will show the number of dead to be nearer 200 than 100. A SERIOUS SriXATION AS TO SUPPLY OF FLOUR. Only 71 Per Cent, ef Amount Used . Last Year is Available Now. To the People of Cabarrus: A serious situation has arisen in this country with resnect to the snnnlv of Hour. Only 70 per cent of the amount of wheat we used last vear I atuilible now. If cvervbodv contlii- ins to eat wtenf l.n-ad as they did liiit jear, by May I, or sooiur there will tie no flour left lor any one excect a few hoarders and the man who raises his own wheat.- If we nermlt hoarding the most of onr people will be without flour by April 1. Onr problem tp to be gin using 30 per cent, more meal or other cereals, so as to make the flour last until the next wheat harvest. We can all have some wheat -bread all the (... l'..ll I.. !,, ,! mm- 11 mi mr wuiie win realize their obligation to support the United States food administration. I appeal, with confidence, to the people of Ca burrus county to rally to my support in this cause. I am giving a great deal of my time free of charge to tills cause, which is, after all, for the bene fit of the people to whom I appeal.. Men are risking their lives for lis. Shall we refuse to deny our apietites when thereby we know others must suffer great privation? I am persuaded that we have very few people who will re fuse me their co-operation now that I have permission to tell you frankly the story of 1'ncle Ham's urgent need, and you are warned how near you are face to face to an absolute lack of flour. In the name of our country, I ap peal for self-dental and courage and liiitriotic co-operation. Yours to serve. MORRISON II. CALDWELL. IT. S. Food Administrator. February 8, 1018. -w.s. s.- MR. GREENE IN FAVOR OF HOGS Does Not Agree With the Article in the Monroe Enquirer. Mr. Editor : I have Just finished read ing ail article from' the Monroe En quirer. I differ with' the writter on the question of keeping hogs lu town. Ou July 20. 1017. I bought a pig from Mr. Pink Morrison, paid $6.50 for It, bought all the feed I fed except a little dish water. When I killed the pig I figured what it- cost me Just 10 Cents a ponmlv The. pig weibe4A6& pounds dressinl. I sold the same day ; I killed for 23 cents a pound, a gain of 13 cents. Does this pay? . At the same time the market dealer was sell ing pork for 30 and 35 cents a pound. As to the health question of hog pens, we must keep them clean, just as we keep our privies, just clean out .and use lime.. I have a porker now, that has cost me less than the oneI-liave Just mentioned, and It Is not for sale either. JOK M. GREENE. ' ii i TfT. 6. fj. RICH GERMAN INTERNED, A. K. Fischer, ef Philadelphia, Held as Dangerous Alien - Philadelphia, Feb. ($. A.K. Fischer, a wealthy German, long a resident of this city, was arrested today at his place of business and subsequently or dered Interned for the period of the war. ' " Fischer was president of a machine manufacturing corporation said to have had important German connections, which for a time made parts of en gines for United States warships. Last spring he was acquitted of charges of conspiracy and smuggling connection with Capt. Max Thierichens. comman der of the German raider, Pi-inn Elthel Friedrlch.'. Thierichens was convicted and is now serving sentence In Atlanta. Fischer is described as a dangerous enemy alien. Hte arrest Is said to have been the result of an Investigation . ... . . i iv necret service agenis oi urn tlvitics. - ' W.S.B. , . A CRAZY TELEGRAPH ' OPERATOR SHOOTS THREE Killed Another Operator and Wound ed His Wife And An Engineer. (Br Tke Aaaoetataf Preaa) Birmingham. Ala.: Feb. 8. A de mented telegraph operator, Grady Parrish, workings at Mlnoopa, today shot and killed H. E. Krini, : another onerator. wounded his wife and E. A Hobbs, an engineer, both probably fa- tally. --VV- i.a.rc'M;.- ',';; ...-'v" Hobbs bad stopped ms tram at su nnoka. a station on the Louisville & Nashville, 25 miles south of Birming ham, to Investigate. . Parrish was overpowered and piac ed in jaU at Clanton. , ... llames Disaster on Baker "Inquisition" Raleieh. Feb 7. Governor Blckett sent a telegram today to the New York Wnrlrt eharsluir that the present sen atorial inquisition Into the amnrs or the war department is directly respon sible for he torpedoing of thJ United States troop transport reported in 4)ie wrnirg rapars. The Telegram read: "Yon are In the habit or orarnng mv oninlon on nubile questions. For once I am going to volunteer one. - In mv oninlon the senatorial inquisition of the war department is directly ro- snonslble for the sinkuig of the uus- eania. They nut Baker on the rack and tortured out of Win a confession of the glgant'c movement of our troops across the seas. Then the enemy knew what was happening and the enemy linked for their prey. .This whole lnnulsltlon is bottomed on the Inordi nate vanity of a few senators, who seek to Dose as the saviors or tno nation. Their bill has no more chance to keep ont of the eongresHlonal trash pile than a food grafted has to keep out of hoir. Ami they know It. Yet the inquisition continues,- vny, vvnyT , . : U Is about time NU'K lUmH whs escaping fiuin, NO. 121 LIST OF OT Survfvors of Tuscania Disas ter Landed at Different Points. Officers Must Get in Touch With Them. WAR OFFICIALS . ARE MYSTIFIED At Statement That 42 Dead American Soldiers . Had Blank Identification Tags On Them When Found. ' (Mr Th Aaaariatai Fnaa) , .-. , American soldiers,, as their .-trans port the Tuscania, wounded mortally . fty a German torpedo, sank beneath the waves .faced death berofaally. To1 their calm U-havior and skillful work of the British destroyers and trawlers is due to the fact that aU but 101 of the passengers and crew were saved. Of those lost, the latest reports Indi- ' cate many were memliers of the erew. The bodies of 44 of the missing v American soldiers already have beeu ' wushed up on the coast of north Ire- " land. Postive iudentification, however, -is lieliveil remote, reports say, because the tags the soldiers wore had not been ' nrovided with numhera of other infor- '- mation. All will -be burled In one grave. When the Tuscania was sunk by a - German torpedo the American soldiers ': went calmly to their posts. .Aa they lined up ou one side of the deck, with ' the crew, uli Britishers, on the other ' side, the national anthems were sung.: - . The lack of panic facilitated the work -of the British destroyers, who braved danger by coming up to the side of the liner, and taking off soldiers. The Tus cania remained afloat two hours, due probably to the action of the second engineer who stopped the engines when - , the vessel received her wound, ' Reports of some of the survivors, that the submarine fell a victim to the swift vengeance of the British destroy- -, . ers, lack official confirmation.. One American officer has related that the ? U-boat attempted to sink , the rescuing . -destroyers and : that one pursued the ' submarine and dropped depth bombs -silencing it, probably for all time, Ou the American sector in France , the artillery is endeavoring to even the score with the enemy, by. bombarding; heavily the German batteries, trenches f and other military targets. The Ger man guns were silenced when they at--'.' tempted- to reply; The- American gun ners succeeded' in dispersing av large -body of -Germans, estimated at two detachment. . J,. ; ' ' j Gerinau efforts agafnst the Frendi .. line at Verdun and at Alsace are grow- " big stronger. Infantry .attacks have taken place of raids but latest Ger- . man atempts were repulsed with, loss . by the French northeast Of Verdun in Alsace. Small raids and usual artillery action have occurred on the .British y. front In Italy the artillery action la ' slight . - - .-. ; -v . - , . Petrograd Is again the scene of grave disorders and It Is reported there has beeu much shooting and robbing os 1 snnnlv stores. : One v hundred and twenty persons Were said to have been killed in clashes between troops ana . Inters hi three days. The Bolshevlkl government, aecord- ing; to an unconfirmed . dispatch, re ceived in Stockholm, has expelled from Russia, the entente missions to that . country. It is added " the members of the mission have left Petrograd.. ALLIED MISSIONS DRIVEN , FROM PETROGRADT" . Report to This Effect RcceiveeTat tba' - - State Department.- ' ' ' i ' Br The Asaodata Fnaa Washinirton. Feb. 8. An unconfirmed ; rtmnrt that nil allied missions at Petro grad had beeu -driven' off by the Bol--uiii.vii.-i nn-ei-nment and are on their way to the Swedish border was receiv- y ed today at the State Department, ;. through American minister, wortia, oi. Stocgbolui. , , . The Department lias not heard from Minister Francis at Petrograd, since February 2. ' - , f ' . Austrian Premier Resigns. (Br Te AuoclateS Fmss) i.nt..ninm. Feb: 8. Or.- von Bey- dle'r, the Austrian premier has tendered. his resignation ,ot nis euuro "" to Emperor Charles, accoruiun w dispatch f rom -Vienua. , t t-o M,.r.iiUe claims to be the only humorist who never wrote a mother-In-law: Joke. Has Luke a mother-in-law, and is. she so rormiuanie aa au wi O O AT .THE NEW PASTC.3 . TODAY. BEN WILSON - with ; , , : , , Helen Gibson arid E;tiy .- Schade , , "ADRIFT 1 Third'. Episode of JThe jt.: Ship." Also a fine Neslor C If Wn. IV ' , - V : itf ' t I 1 T . . In i 1