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iiiiiiinaiK ii m DWAituES " m m IIII1IX1II1I VOLUME XVII I. BEQWPHCE , uerroanys Efforts on East . - cm rroni now Centres in Effort to open up Frontier So She Can Get Food RESULTS REMAIN YET TO BE SEEN v' JLtl' Latest figures Show That J47 American ; Soldiers Lost Their Lives on Tus- Cania. the TorDedoed Llnir 01b"on' Hu Hunter, Sam W. Black vua, uic I orpcaoea Liner Uelder, Luther L. Jarvis, Eddie Law- , Bf Tk AaaMtat4 Fraas) Germany a efforts for peace on the eastern rront now centers apparently In , an effort to open np fxonlters through ' - which she may secure sumilea of f.w-i , for hungry people, have progressed so - rar as singing separate peace agree ment with the Ukrainian rada, accord ing to semi-official advices from Berlin. This peace, important or otherwise, as events will show, is the first to be signed ny any belllgrent. A now rar Teuton plans may prove .. success seems to depend on the amount of control the rada had pver the so called Ukrain republic, which Included the rich grain growing lands. Such - control is hotly disputed by the Bol ' shevikl who recently disowned the rail s delegates' they were found treating secretly with Central powers and named delegates of their own, Germany and Austria, however, continued to treat with the rada a representatives. Both the Bolshevik! and rada navel Deen claiming - miutary successes against each other in the Ukraine. Ap parently the Germans feel none to sure that the rada will triumph unassisted, however, as a suggestion has recently come from German sources that the Roumanians would do well to Join forces with the Ukrainians against toe - BoisnevlKl. Koumanla, it was pointed out, could obtain compensa tion for the loss of Dobrudja to the Bulgarians,, by taking over Bessara- blan territory from the Russians. Although the early advices . regard ing the signing of the agreement, said nothing about the terms, it had been I previously reported that the Ukrain. lans were offered a section from Rus- san Poland as an Iiiilticenient for. them to make peace. . it ,X , With but scant hone that 'addition al survivors of the . torpedoed liner, Tnscanla will, lie found, latest complla- , tlons show that, 147, American soldiers loet Uieir Uvw-JTue4u.v Jjlsht-off the ivkiu vuant fi aiyiuiru. tiiiupH auiuii- alty figures, glv total casaultles as 100, the losses among the crew ud pas- sengers being ia ; Trawlers have travelled over, the 1 waters where the Tnscanla went down. and have cruised along the Irish coast without finding any trace of men, other than those already reported res cued. Tnscanla' survivors bureau in an Irish port, estimates the Americans missing at 101. Official reports on the,l circumstances surronnumg me sinKing of the liner by a' German submarine have not yet wen received in wbsh . lngton.- i-i : In Irish seaport towns the Ameri can's have been received whole-heartedly by the populace, anil everything possible has been done' for their com fort Two large , detachments of sol diers, aggregated more than 1,700 men, are on their way to a concentration camp In northern Ireland, after a period oi vawm J" H,r". L W, W, on Pwifle Cast Plotting Sys giual destination, despite the U-boats I : . . K,o. efforts. t Approximately 100 American sol diers are In hospitals 'in IriBh towns. On the fighting fronts there has Germain Again Raid American Lines VHf.; '' and Take Prisonera. ;. r- . , m.A rfAwn.no hall aaatn M AoA Ka Alio uciiuaim ujtiv axasaas aaaavawa av American lines in Lorraine, and taken prisoners. " : i - n Thenrst announcement or tne rata DUIICUR7UI V 'JrVtlaHUI HVU1UIH W W staff. It reported the taking of "some American prisoners'' north of Xlvray. This point ou the line is along the i southern edgerortlie Ht. Miniel salient about 10 miles east ot JBtiMiblel itself. The announcejnent fixes definitely for the first time the, location of the sector held by, tiav Amteans. The. statement previously made by the i5? ?V!L,ZZ that the Americans were established. northeast of Tout, ; From this their position somewhere along the line of of Verdun, was assumed. - - W.S.S. , - . Forecast for Next Week's Weather. ' (By The AaaoeJataa Frssa) " i Washington, " Feb. 9. Cloudy ' and somewhat colder weather for the first half of next week and scatered local rains andjseasonable temperature the last half Is forecast for the South At lantic and Eastern Gulf states during the week beginning tomorrow. - - w.aa v Peace Signed at A. M. Today. (Dy The Associate Press) V . Berlin, via Loudon. Feb; 9. Peace lietween the Central powers and Cksa? "ine was slgued at 2 oclock a. m. accord-, Idr to an official statement issued to rts y. not ; EVz:.:rc:2iT3c;aTH On jo. The honor of being a member of tbe Red Cross be- ; lis uss born goes to John r of this city, I rrt c i CV:,' 1'" i r t a : ' i I i :,;iitl'l E: t ! e I f V., . i i ..r H l ! & B. KHPUtnX Editor aad PubUtbet MORE MEN ARE CALLED "7--- rOB EXAMINATION Ml Mare la CbkaiTte Appear m Next Monday And Tuesday. accordance with Instructions re ceived recently, the local -irtnptlou board has Issued notices for lnft mo. SBMl 1ft Dim ff ... -. - . I 7-."' "nrr iut pnysieaj - I, on Moody d Tuesday I " . : uu7 me ooara ,umwwJ twenty of them I at 10 a dock. ts-Mitv 11 I J! B0"-. TbMe c"led t0 "Pir M- Erneat Howie. Blnr M Bmitn Lacu,-Mace Harris, John- W rieas, Harrev n. Melton. John w ruacn, Albert C. Bar. Vanderbllt Mn. ley, John Fasxart Uonrn nimn Ii"?1 Gotn- William E. Harrison,' I Plnlrrv. R,t. tl. -.... w7.11.J-T - " "1 Mwuyivu it iiiuuru, John Phlfer, Baford O . CorL Claude r.xceu Kaurora. Ira & White. Rohrt Goodman, Cleoter Roberta. Clvde Am. 01a, wuiie at. Tucker, Wade T. Thrift, Clifton Tucker, Frank I Davis, Allen II. Ltales, Joe E. Heglar. Hueh O. Me- aay. wuiK u. Bernhardt 'Rupley rence, Karl W. Broome, Zebulon Teet er, Archie Lee Earnhardt, Claude Lil ly, wunra jr Torrence. Wm. O. Cllne, Henry Ellis. W. Baxter Hartsell. Jul ius Gibson. Fred K. Ledford, Frank A. Steward. Louis Figging, William Mitchell, James H. Reader, Jim Bailey, Burrell S. Lefler, Tom Grant, Halls Rennie, Zeb Scott E. I,. Chllders. Earl Alexander, John F. Chllders, Leonard Bell, Charlie Cruse. - On Tuesday forty-five men are to come In the (following order: Carl O. Wolff, R. A. McKindley. E. A. ,'Starnes, Luther Bullabough, Bost a Green, John Willis Plyler, John M. Oglesby, Jacob R. Barnhardt, Clarence C. Younger, Marvin C. Gray, Mack Forney, LUlington E. Stewart, Andrew W. Perkins, Hunter A. Falls, Fred W. Terrell, Oris Leach, Ira T. Linker, Henry McNeill. Charles B. Simpson. W. Frank McLaughlin, Edward F. Hill, William A. Laws, Lonnle Carver, Samuel E. Cook, John M. McBrlde. Lewis Hawkins, Sam W.. Wilson, Cle- Ketntr, M. Luther Boger. John W. Morris, jmes Thos. Yates, Eugenei D. Caldwe Clarence Gabriel, John Goodman, Monroe Ferrell, Wm. Era est Safrit, James L. Benton, Walter 0. Dry, John M. Holshouser, Martin A. Blackwelder, Roy M. Long, John 8. 'Means, George Alexander, William Ira Edwards, T. Ralph Black.. V MORE MEN EXAMINED 1 immmmmmmmm Threr Failed to Appear. Seven Are Disqualified for Service. lhe local exemption board yetiter- day examined the men called to ap- pear before them at that time, with the exception of only tbree( who failed to appear. They were: W. ;V.' Klrkpatrlck, James R. Bar- rliiRcr and Victor H. lost ; The following men were disqualified, and referred to the,' district. medical art visor v board : . Leoh Barnhardt. jay t. Eudy, Harry A. Klutta, George o. Flshexl Robert L, Barnett, Charles forxer, anU rTU' J.. OuilS he men qualified for service were ag follows: .J..;. ; . Shirley Alexander. Arthur 'A Tay- i0r Henrv Drv. James Jackson Bost. r. Bentley, Pink Garland, Hal P- Gannon. John H. Flowe, John y W. Carter, Price Biggers Eugene r. Rogers, Lonnle L. Holdbvooks, Reece C Overcash, Cornelius. DeMarcus, Kenneth A Shlnn, John P Cochrane, pMrlie E Seism. Taylor L. Meslmer. Walter Gibson, Rufus A. Earnhardt, Frederick Propst, Caleb C. iLelfer, Joseph L. Hathcock, Marvin A. Petrea, Tim L. Boger, Fred Hawkins, Ray Franklin Cllne, Gerald Dorton, Adorn Miller, John L. Lyerly, Willie . A. Price, Walter P. Smith. Colored. ' ' W.S.S. ' ;.V WHOLESALE DESTRUCTION X , OF INDUSTRIES PLANNED. WWaiHi IMWVWU . . . Washington, Fob. & Imlustrial AVor kers of the World on the Pacific coast have planned wholesale destruction of Industries and shipping, and otner in terference with prosecution of the war, It was said today at the department of Justice. The Indictments today of 65 at Sacramento by a federal grand Jury Is the result of recent Investigations by the government agents who discovered Tho investigation was direct re sult of the-recent attempt to blow up the governor's residence at Sacramen to. Agents discovered a nest oi plot ters, whose activities extended through out the Pacific coast territory. - In addition to blowing up factories. plotters in that section of the country . ""v. .naaeed In war Industries. dWesSnotfru?t S&S, to a lesser extent the destruction, of ships being' built in yards along the ""T i 1 1 BODIES OF 126 AMERICAN , SOLDIERS RECOVERED. War Department Unable to Relieve Anxiety of Those on Board. . London. Feb. 8. The British, ad- n"ytn't Informed the Assted Press that the latest figures. available on the Tuscanla disaster Showed that 2,235 persons had been saved and. that about 106 were missing. : The saved. It was added, Included 113 American officers, 1,917 men, 10 Officers and 183 men of tjie crew and six pas sengers. The bodies of 120 American troops have been recovered. Of the 148 survivors landed on the Scottish coast. 134 belonged to the United States army, including seven of ficers, Of those one oincer ana zo men are remaining where they landed to at tend to the funeral arrangements, ror the American dead. - , . ; Armored Cars Ffe':t Looters In Petro- ' London, Feb. 7. looting has sgaln broken out In Petrograd, and on Tues day and Wednewlny many wine cellars Were sacked by mobs, according to dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph Company. - ' Armored cars were used by the au- thmlties aKlnt the plUaKcrs, many of whom vere kllird or injured. W, S t. " " i, r fun fro- Concord washingtovs bibthdat thkut day. Over M,M Bchaal CUdrea Win Leara htmm f Thrift. War Bar- , Inn BUaps WtQ Be S4d. Sacietks Orgaalied. Waithlncton's Blrthdar. Mrwrt 99 will be celebrated this nr In tH. schools of North Carolina as War-Bar- .inga uay. ine usual program of patriotic songs and speeches will be turned into a program of nmt patriotic service and definite action. At very school on that day will be a re presentative of the Bute War-Havings Committee not only to explain the War Savings plan, but to sen Thrift Htamn. and War-Savings Certificate. Ano ther feature of the program will be organlaing War-Saving Sodetlea botn la the schools and In the school com munities. r Superintendent J.. T. Joyner an Joyner nounces that Thrift Day in the achooi. (. J 1. . V"," " " fer'" 01 -jaaxe, eave," Serve." Days that will be observed nn a month for thejemaiuder of the term. The public school army enrolled - la 649,2-Mi children commanded by 14,560 leacners. to teacn thia number of North Carolinians the lesson of Thrift and Economy, Dr. Joyner believes, will he a long step toward saving the State TZZZZl KTy.A thls work he has called all suoerluten- dents' principals and teachers In the name of their country and for the lite of freedom. His request to his co workers 1st i - Superintendents, prutcipals and tea chers, in the name of your country. I call upon you, one and all, to respond to her call in this hour of need, and to marshall and to lead your forces in a vigorous campaign for the purpose and sale of War-Savings Stamps and Certificates. Follow it up unremitting ly until North Carolina's Quota of fifty million dollars has been sold. In time like this, every scbaol should ue immune .mwuiwu, reu, meat for such service as it can render. If we lose this war, Government of the people, by the people and for the peo ple will perish from the earth. If Democracy dies, who lives! If Dem ocracy lives, who dies!" . ' ' w.s.s. : -DOCTORS RAISE RATES. ' After Next Tuesday the Cost of Each Visit Will Re 60 Cento More. At its last regular meeting the Ca barrus County Medical Society held its annual election of officers, the follow ing, physicians being chosen : Presi dent, Dr. 8. W. Rankin ; vice presi dent, Dr. W. D, Pemberton ; secretary and treasurer. Dr., J. A. Patterson ; delegate to the State Society, Dr. P. R. McFadyen k alternate, Dr. J. A. Patterson. After a discussion. It was voted by the Society that they rase the fees now charged by physicians in ' this county, to keep pace with the increas ed cost' of everything iu the surgical lines, the new rates to go Into effect on next Tuesday, February. 12th. After Tuesday, the cost of a visit by physician willbe increased "50- cents. Iii other words, calls Jri the City Which now cost $1.00 will be increased to $2 each ; and In the country calls which formerly cost from ?2 to $2.30 will be increased to $2.50 and $3 respectively, i The price charged in obstetrical cases will remain at $15, when the case is natural aud not corapllcatetV Cash will lie required for all such tasea in the future, however. . " ,.... -W.S.S. '.. . THE COTTON MARKET. Scattering Liauidation Prices from - ..; 10 to 17 Points Lower , ' , (By The Awwctatcd Fnn) New York, Feb. 9. There was con siderable scattered liquidation at the Opening of the cotton market today, first prices were 7 to 12 points lower and active months sold about 10 to 17 points under last nights closing after the call. The failure of Washington advices to , confirm -yesterday's report that cotton was to be dropped from the prize fixing bill probably a counted for some of this selling,, while there was also realizing for over holidays. The decline was checked by bullish average of the southern, spot news,-' however, and after selling at 29.70 May rallied to 29.77 on covering and trade buying. r Cotton futures opened steady. March 30.35 May 20.70, July 29.15, October 27.87, December 27.70. Cotton closed steady. March, au.zts May, 29.71, July, 29.15; October, 27.90; December, 27.00. . w. a a DRASTIC ACTION TO COPE , WITH THE GOOD SHORTAGE. Senator Smoot Urges Monthly Fast Day to Conserve Food Supply . . Washington, FeW 8. Drastic action in mm with the food shortage was urged today in the Senate debate. Sen ator Smoot urged a monthly fast day to conserve to conserve tne rooa supply. Senator Borah declared the situation was due to transportation and labor sltuuatlons. nations. V. t.'u If this draft law 18 executed as It a. the last time." said he "WO are going to see a breakdown In farm yroi ductlon." . s . . - . . Seimtor Jones, of Washington, asxea If every person should not be drafted to do the work best situated to them. "Ittha war keepts oh, ttmt twrtatoly will haVe to be, done,", said Senator Smoot -w.aa- Messrs. E. C, Robinson and R. P. Harris, who have been in Concord for several day In the interest of the In come tax returns, will leave this after noon for Union county to assist the taxpayers In that county in rnaxng out the returns. These gentlemen will return to Concord on the 25th ,and will remalrf here until the 28th of the '.r , ihT rirftTn who "V'. " pJ::r,o?T ".i" their expense and call on them early in the wek beginning February 25th, and they will be glad to give all the assistance necessary. ; Injured In Action In France. 4 Hy The Aaaalat4 Fma.) ' Washington, Feb. 9, Gen. Pershing toilsy reported that ' Private Dave Goldlrrg, Infantry, was sliuhtly In jured in action February 3, His broth er lives' In I'litwo. ' - Ths iVath l ! f-'ulrr'l! t,t d IVIvsle V(h r K,Vmll 3, Maui, ' ;UU - Daii C0NCX)RD, N. C, SATURDAY, STILL AT.PETROGRAD All Fear' That Mr. Francis Had RrPn' Frnpl!rf Ri naaDeen tXpelleaBythe Bolsheviki Was Dispelled Today. ' BETTER FEELING TOWARD HIM lD O,.. C -L A r if I "vu ' ua ouuui.ca rvctCIUiy.l I Landed in Rikki'i Hsva Ar lanUCU m ItUSSlI nave Af - rived in Petroerad With - 4 o " 1111 out Delay. ? Tfca assi ! Praa.) FrsncU mght have been ex- pelled from Petrograd by BoUhevlki, was uispeiiea toaay Tn receipt of a cablegram from the ambassador dated February 0. The rumor that he aud other diplomats had been sent out of the country began to circulate prior to that date. In the message the am-1 bassador made no reference to con flict with the Petrograd authorities. Sonie indications . exist of slightly Improved relations between the Le-nine-Trotsky government and the em bassy. Red Cross supplies recently landed in Russia. have arrived at Petrograd without , any delay, . aud without any charge having been made for their transportation. Until recent ly every move of the Red Cross alii was looked upon with suspicion by the Bolsheviki. SEVEN TAR HEELS ON BOARD TORPEDOED SHIP. Three Officers and Four Enlisted Men Front This State On, Tuseaiua." Washington, D. C, Feb. 8. The fol lowing North Carolinian are shown ou the list of commissioned officers on board the Ill-fated , army transport Tuscanla : ' ' t Second Lieutenant Jpuies Osborn Bigger; wife, Mrs. J. Ci Bigger, 37 S. Front street, Ne Bern, N. V. Lieuten ant Bigger waa not atajebed to a re gular unit , First Lteuteuaiit Milton Plttman; wfie, Lillian C. I'lttuian; 210 N, .Ninth street, Wilmington, N. C Co. D, Sixth rtattaiion, Twentietn isngineers, U. 8. A. -; :- i First Lieutenant William C. Buh mnnn ; wife, Mrs. N'annie B. Buhmann, Greensboro, N. C Co. Fi Sixth Battal ion, Twentieth Engineer, S.: N. A. -. There were only four, ANorth Caro linians in the private ranks of. the 111- CB ted HhtBv 3Ur MIWy'J Lacy E. Evans, brother of , Perry Evans,' of route 21 Stem. Granville county He was before enlisting eu- engaged In. marketing cross-ties to the Southern Railway. .: v' Jamos W. Logan, son of John F. Logan, of Route 1, I' roe, N. C , Corporal Loorois M Hales, a brother f Mrs. Blanche Turner, of Clayton. Corporal Wesley Shell, son of John W. 8hell, of Route 1. Sugar Grove. .' Their fate will not be known until the list df survivors Is completed and checked up, when a list-of those lost will be given- out by the War Depart ment, vf, ;.';. ':-..-. REPORT ON ILLNESS AT CAMP GREENE FEB. L 217 IU in Third Division 464 In Fqurth Only Two Meningitis Cases. Washington, Feb. 8. A detailed re port on health ' conditions at the re gular army camps in the United States for the week ending February 1, was made public here today. The report on Camp Greene says: -si In the Third division there are 247 men sick, that being 26.0 per cent per thousand, three with pneumonia, eight with veueral diseases, 11 with meas les, one with meningitis, and 224, with other diseases. " '-. In the Fourth division 404 men are sick,"' 37.8 per cent per thousand nine with pneumonia,-12 with veneral diseases; 28 with measles, one with meningitis, 413 with other diseases. There were only two cases of men ingitis at the campt at that time. RED GUARDS MAKE - - . . FRIGHTFUL SLAUGHTER. Unable to Control the People ; and Anarchy la Increasing. .. V. Br Tke Aaagclattd rreaa) " London, Feb; 1 9. According to an Exchange Telegragh dispatch from Co penhagen, a special correspondent oi a Copenhagen newspaper who succeeded mBcapng from Helslngfors sent to Ki . . l,nW, renort In which he. Guards have made , a frightful slauehter of great masses of Flnnlgn people. Theatres and a large BnmbM of publlc buildings In Helslng- hsve becn destroyed. Tle - Bed Quard however, has been unable to tro, the anarchy Is in- I creasing. -W.S.S.- SWEDISH STEAMER TORPEDOED, Waa Loaded with Grain and Bound for Rotterdam. " f Br Ths'Aaaadatca Preaa) ' Amsterdam, Feb. 9. The steamship Frieula (Frleilland?) loaded, with eraln from an American port and pre- sumably bound for, Rotterdam, was Ing to the HandelsWd. Twenty nine survivors were landed at Tetschllng this morning. ; , The Swedish steamer Friedland of 4.960 tons, arrived In an Atlantic Kort January 13. .- She was owned hi Goth enburg. . . . . - w.s.s. ' . gpanlch Steamer Torpedoed, . , (Br Tk Aaaoolatad Fraaa) v Madrid, Spain, Feb. . (By The As sociated Press) Oiltcial announce ment w made twlay lhat the'Spanlh ., ., m-IiIb HftMtNtwe, ct 4,n;'ki lort lm!t(1ieil wlills n a voyag n K8W nt CW WM wretlt : .; ' .1 FEBRUARY Q...Q18' NO CH CsCE FOB VTAB CABEVET,' g.13 MURPHV. SsJJsknrT Mm Talks f WlU-a an Washaattsw fa Race far Cangrew Charlotte Observer. Hon. Walter, Murohr. of Salbdiar m visitor or Bote and Inisrvat yesterday. He came on It-gal busiuew. penuiug an Hour or so with Cameron Momma. Mr. Murphy is candid I tor Congress W the eighth dUtrlct. op- pod,,, Congresman J. U UwMhtZ. of Alleghany. Mr. Murohv the legislature times with number a. a mend or his said yesterday, "He Just Uvea there." He haa been speaker a number of times, and at present holds that high position. , Mr. Murphy spends In Waiihington the greater part of the time between sessions of the legislature. Hcmaklnv nf affair 1n ,i, ,,.,i...t ror . mM. 7 Z7 Z. I . .. ' U K I wnue Wilson is President WUson is I tho rrut ,. .k. .ki . i" 1 0,8 worW. He"' " mor en"e tbn I anr man I avnr aa w nr haarH I doean t matter what subject you ap- praacn mm a Dour, no can tell you all about M, and .then some.' I am a WU son man from the top of my bead to the soles of my feet There are two elements In the country, one that doesn't know anything about tne war; the other, that knows but is willing for the other fellow to do the fighting. "Wilson has the whole situation in the hollow of his hand. As Lamar said of Cleveland. 'Where the old man sits Is the bead of the table.' He will never permit the establishment of a war cabinet , "Washington thinks nothing, talks nothing, but war." In speaking of his candidacy for Congress. Mr. Murphy said, "I am in the, race to the finish, and feel confident of the result" Mr. Murphy was given quite an ovation by his many Charlotte friends. In former days he was frequently in nariotte. aud was as well known here as In Salisbury. Few men command more friends throughout the state than "Pete" Murphy. W.S.S. LETTER ACKNOWLEDGING A CHRISTMAS BOX. Member of Class 18 at Forest Hill Methodist Church Writes. United States Ship Kearsurge. . January 20th, 1918. Class Eighteen, Forest Hill M. E. Church South. Concord, North Carolina. Dear Brothers: Tour Christmas box came duly to me and I wish to thank each and every one of you for your kind remembrance, among lots of other presents I consider yours of more value and I appreciate it beyond expression. If my wish could have lieen full filled I would have been with yon on that day, .the day among days for us all, but you can well realize the predi cament that each man Is in thut swears his allegiance to his country at this particular time, 1 assure you my prayers were with Class 18 on that day. v Notice' came to-me through thot cord Times that our faithful and be loved teacher, Mr. Frank Kl Petrea had gone to another field. I can well realize how much you miss him. but his absence- should Inspire all of you to a greater effort during the coming year to make Class 18 a baner class, to make him feel upon Ids returo that his many years of labor were not spent in" vain. ' . is . " Once more thanking, you for the re membrance and at this late day I take much pleasure In wishing each of you a- prosperous New Year and I enjoin all of you to pray each day - to nr merciful Father to life o rugreat coun try out of the throes of this terrible war. ere we leave the new year behind;'- ' . With best wishes to all, I am, , ; , Very sincerely, i CHARLES E. SMITH. COL. ROOSEVELT'S CONDITION ; IS rSOMEWHAT IMPROVED." Underwent Two Operations Wednes . day ai Roosevelt Hospital. . (Br The Aaaoeiaiaa Vraaa) , New York, Feb. 9, The condition of Colonel Theodore Roosevelt who under went two operations last Wednesday was-reported at the Kooseveit nospitai early today as "somewhat Improved. : Drs. Martin and uuei, ' specialists, saw the Colonel durin the forenoon and reported "progressive Improvement" during the lot 24 hours. - ? f A Later DispatchiStill Very Sick s-r 4-'iA!:;'t Man. .? ' . S' New York, Feb. 9 Friends of Col. Roosevelt have been anxiously watch ing the progress of the affection of his ears, which required an operation at the Roosevelt Hospital, and expressed the belief today that the turning point had been reached in his condition, and that the noted patient was now on the way to recovery. ' For the first time since Thursday afternoon when the Colonel's condition was declared to be serious, the attend' Ing physicians today fixed the probable date for his release from the hospital three weeks hence. This, Is Interpret ed to mean that the danger poiut has been passed. His temperature and pulse Is described as normal, and the symptoms of inflammation ' of the In ner ear Is declared to have further sub sided; Colonel- Roosevelt was said, however, to be still a "sick mau" aud that his malady needed the closest watching. ' , ' , W.B.S. ' - REPUBLICANS WILL ' GIVE CORDIAL SUPPORT. To Necessary legislation for Vigorous Prosecution of the War. -V - (By The AJuMcfsteS Press). Washington,. Feb. . Senate Repub licans today held their first conference lnce the United States entered war, and dlscnssel various administration administration measures, especially the bill to clothe the President with broad power to coordinate the government departments. " --'.?"-'-:vi AMt the conference Republican lea der Gullinffcr Issued a statement pro mising the support of .Republicans to necessary to war legislation as iouows: 1 "The conference was not called for tiro tHir.pose of eecnrlng party action, and no such action was taken, , The !epubllcnii senators as heretofore will give riirdltfl 'sui'vort le the nmswirT litflslldH for lli vlgonxi irtisront,in of r-f 'Wltr M "iV:'i!l iHSHSi": BUNE! Price Five Cents. vrmr the chtbchfa - - AO SaiaU EpUrsaaL Sunday Schoul at 10 a. m Prayer and senaon at 11 o'clock. Erea ing prayer and seruon at 7 o'clock. i-uoiic coruiaiiy UirlieU to all of jerrlrra. N Mftiatdlat rrattataiat Sunday Schoul aud IUr- ru .( ,7 1 at 11 a. m. aud lm . m ducted by the paor nev. c. u. Lowdermllk. ChrlMiaa budeavor meeting every Wadmafla uigui ai i im o ciocx. Public cordially Invited to all of these services. Every uruiuer or i ae iwraca class Is ex pected to be In the class room 8unday wurauig. Kerr Street Method Ut Cbureh. sundsy School, :3). Preaching 111 a. m. and 7 p. m. Prayer meeting I Wednesday 7:30 p. m. J. W. Strlder. Associate Reformed. Sabbath School at 10 a. m. Preachlnc I jc ii a. m. anu i p. m, by the pastor n.. u iv u.,i,u.. I ..v.. . ... ... UflUUUU, First Baptist. Services at 11 a. m. and 7 n. m. con- ducted by the pastor. Rev. George V. niiey. nunject of the morning sermon, . ijt-oii,iiiii-B ui w uunmuiii, - jitvea. ing, "An Impertinent Question aud a Practical Answer," Hudday school at v:4.. a. m. A cordial tuvltation to all MeGill Street Baptist. Services conducted by the oastor. 8. W. Bennett Morning Subject. "Re ligion Tested at the Church Treasury." Evening subject. "The Chief Mission of the Humnn Body." 9:30 Sunday School with organized classes. C p. m. meet ing of B. Y. P. II. and Junior B. T. P. I'. A cordial Invitation is extended to all to worship with us. Epworth Methodist. Sunday School at 9:30 a. m. Preach ing at 11 a. m. and 7 p m. by the pas tor. Rev. A. H. Roper. Everybody in vited to attend these services. Forest Hill Methodist. Sunday School at 9 :30 a. in. Preach ing at 11 a. m. and 7 p. m. by the pas tor, huhject for the morning service. "Redemption for Those That Repent." Public Invited to attend these services. St. James Lutheran. Graded Bible School At 10 a. in. Chief service at 11. Sermon subject, "The Cost of the Spritnal." Children's Mis sionary Society it 1 a m. Luther League at 6. Leaders, Miss Margaret Miller aud Mr. Eugene Graeber. Ves pers at 7. Sermon subject, "God". Mid week Lenten services will begin on Wednesday of next week which is Ash Wednesday. All are welconle at all services. First Presbyterian. Sunday School at 9 :45 a. in. Men's Bible class at 10 a. ui. Preaching, by the pastor at 11 a. m. . Regular night. rvice at 7 p,m. tr, ; . . ; .kc.airal MettMdiat.' v niinuu.v scuooi u;n a. m, flir..,, ij,. (Vowell. sup'rlntendent. Preaching at 11 a. m. aud 7 p. m.. by the pastor: All are cordially invited. Trinity Reformed. Sunday school at 10 a. m. At 11 a. iu. Foreign Missionary Day will be observed, consisting of responsive readings and, songs. The Mission Band will meet at 3 p. in. A cordial wel come to all to attend these Services. Cannonville Presbyterian. Sunday school at 9:45 a. m. Preach ing by the pastor at 11 a. m. and 7 p. m. " - v i ; Bayless Memorial. .Sunday school at 9:30. Preaching at 11 a. m. and 7 p, m. by Rev. C. C. Myers, of Charlotte.' AH Invited. McKinnon Presbyterian Sunday school at 9 :45. Preaching at 11 a. m. and 7 p. m. Young People's I Society at 0 p. m. w. 8. fc.- FRENCH OFFICER FROM CAMP GREEN TO BE HERE Will Speak at Central School on Night of t ebruary zz. ? Captaiu Dupont a French officer. stationed-at Camp' Greene, will1 ad dress the people of Concord : at . 8 1 o'clock, February 22, at the Central school building. The Daughters of the American Revolution have asked h:m to tell us about France, nd what we can do to help 4u this war. . This Is also a celebration of George Wash ington's birthday. Everybody is urg ed to attend. ': A "silver offering will be taken to be used in the Thlrdetaoluu taken to be used for the third Liberty Loan. ' " " " PUBLICITY COMMITTEE. - w.aa Haitheock-Plgg ' '' Tuesday evening at' 3 o'clock Miss Elsie Plgg became the bride of Mr. R. L. Halthcook, the ceremony taking Place at the home of the bride in No ton tnwnshln. with Elder Samuel Mc- Mlllon, of High Point officiating. Mrs.' Plgg Is the pretty; , and t attractive daughter of Mrs. W. T. Black, and has won manv fi ienda by her lovely dispo sition. - Mr. , : Huithcock Is a promi nent young man of Stanly county, and haa. man, friends who are coiurratu- lating hlm.v Those taking part in fhe ceremony were Mr. and Mrs. J. W, Dees, of Albemarle, sister of the groom, Miss Ethel Klutts and M. McAnulty. Others present were: Misses Bessie and Connie Barret, Miss McAnulty and Miss Klutta. ' ' - . ; The bride wore a. dress, of navy blue taffeta and whlto crepe de chine silk. Immediately after the ceremony, they left for their home in western Stanly, where a sumptuous-dinner, was served. - , :.' . friend. ' " Senator Goff Veart Old.' Washington, D! C, Feb. 9. Senator Nathan B". Goff Of West Virginia whose public career dates back farther than that of almost any of his collea gues iu either house of Congress, re ceived. flpot? of good wishes today on the occasion of his 75th birthday an niversary. Senator Golf Is in the en joyment of good health and vigor tor a .man of his years and Is ns active and prominent In the debate and coun cils of the senate a aiiy other, niembef of that bly, v : . Nlhlrt fit'mr'' hume to a 'maij- r ftUU'lj M " I) ';. I l l'li '' '" ' J' lllllllii N B W S TODAT IllllXlltXS. NO. 122 Federal Agents Maintain Sil ence Atyjut Reported Cap ture of German Ship and Incriminating Evidence. ' 39 PEOPLE HFr.n UNDER GUARD Spy Qught Confessed He Came to Establish Connec tion Between Spy System Here and Teutons. ' :. By T AamtaM Preaa) ' ' ' An Atlantic Port, Feb. 9. With" the Federal agents still maintaining silence concerning the reported capture of a German ship, and Incriminating evi dence on board the Dutch liner Nleuw Amsterdam here yesterday, the sensa tional "spy hunt" ou board the steamer continued with unabated seal today. Thirty-six men and three women, first and second class passengers who were taken from the liner yesterday were still detained uuder guard, and the work of searching the 1,000, steerage' passengers was begun. , , . , . Tlie spy who was reported caught dald to be a naturalized American, bad twelve sheets covered with code worda aud numbers reported found on his person. -, According to unofficial reports, ' the spy is said to have confessed he came to America to establish com ! munlcation lM?tween' the , spy ' system here and the Teutonic government Code experts are said to have been summoned here from Washington to examine the seized papers. w. aa ' I PROSPECT FOR HIGHER ii PRICES FOR NEWS PRINT. Jobbers Want Increase in Commissions Allowed by Federal Trade Cenrnhv slon. ' v - (By The AwMlata FltHl ' i Washington, Feb, 9. Increase in the commisisou margins allowed wholesale paper dealers in an agrement made last March with the Federal Trade Coinmisison was asked today by the National Paper Trade .Association In the price fixing hearing, devoted to the pobbers part In the trad- The Association. also asked tnrougn President George Olmsted, of Chicago. : that the Federal Trade Commission re . cognize the jobber as an, economic nec essity in the distribution. Mr. . Olmsted .said . the paper mer chants were willing to continue hand- ' iiiiK iunrlnt hi carond lots at for- - OUT- margin oi o vtr reui nuic-u w -basis of present 8 per cent price would make the ost $3,15 per hundred, for roll-paper, and $3.65 for sheet Tne Association asked, however, that the 12 iter cent, margin for less than car loads but more than one ton, be In creased to 15 per cent ! It would make the price $3.40 for roll, and $3.uu for. sheet In less than one ton lots, the association wants a $25. per cont com mission instead of 20 tier cent - the -prices to be $3.75 and $435. , In fixing nrices, tne commission was asked to establish resale prices In dot- . lars and cents, rather than a per cent to lie added, to merchants' base cost. w.aa - , ; I At The Theatres Today. ; . 1 Marlel Walcamp In "A . Voice From the Dead," the ninth episode of "The Red Act,'' at The New. Pastime to day. This Is a thrilling serial and . Increases In interest with each chap-,, ter. Also the Inimitable Charlie Chap lin In "The Rink." - Wm. H. Hart and Clara Wlllisma in' "The Hand That Won," at The Theatoriuui today- Also an L-Ko com edy "Torpetlo. Pirates", starring tno popular Hughie Mack. W.S.S. "i i" . - The latest "crisis" in Russia ustea over night.-. '. " , - :' . AT THE NEW PASTES TODAY.. ,.'-( . " t.... : . .-1-,,i -; ' .1 --'' MARIE WALCAMP. "' ' ' in ; ; ; ' A Voice From the Dead , Ninth episode of the great serial "THE RED ACE." '- , '- ALSO CHARLIE CHAPLUJ The Inimitable -"THE RINK' . victim cfc:; s ekustsi::: Chicago. Miss A tyke, whose home v when the Vn' i's i Bilum and v ' s GermHn bon;' Chicago, Is i her war br' ! i r the Heil Cr ITer nioi;-r ' ! -hcrt0'! " : I" ' Dili SENSATIONAL SPY miHTnimiTfiK'H . , .VII Wtlll
The Concord Daily Tribune (Concord, N.C.)
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