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VOL XXXIV
ARMY COMMANDER ON
BORDER DIES OF ACUTE
INDIGESTION
(ieinral Funston Saw Service in the
MKinish-American War and Won
uinald0.
if an Antonio, Tex., Feb. 19. Gen.
Frederick Funston, commander of the
southern department of the United
States army, died here tonight a few
minutes after he collapsed while in
a local hotel where he had gone with
a party of friends. Attending physi
cians say the cause of death was
aaite indigestion.
General Funston had just finished
dinner and was playing with a small
child when he fell unconscious. He
was taken to a room, but the physi
cians were unable to revive him.
Not until 1896. when the Cuban in
surrection was at its height did
Frederick Funston become known
throughout the United States as a
first-class fighting man, but his
friends in Kansas where he spent
his early manhood long had so clas
sined him.
As a student at the University
of Kansas, when he weighed less
than a hundred pounds, he conquer
ed a 200-pound "bad man" who
threatened him with a razor. To add
to the giants -humiliation, Funston
marched him tkrough the streets of
Lawrence, Kans., at the point of a
revolver, to a police station.
A few years later, while city edi
tor of a paper in Fort Smith', Ark.,
young Funston stirred f intense
feeling by attacking editorially fr"
publication's own political party
leaders during the absence of his
editor-in-chief. Many threats are
said to have been made against Fun
ston and the newspaper property,
but he remained, on guard until his
superior returned and then turned
over the plant unharmed. Incident
ally, Funston also resigned.
Alorig the Sante Fe railroad they
-till recall how Funston, as a pas
ienger train conductor, threw a
drunken cowboy off the train and la
ter, when he hurled a rock through
a coach window, pursued him sever
al miles on foot while the train wait
ed. Funstons first experience on the
firing line came in Cuba, where he
commanded General Gomez's artil
lery with remarkable,j-esults. After
engaging in 22 battles and being
wounded three times, he resigned
his command -because 50 guerrillas
who had aided the Spaniards were
executed against his wishes. Cap
tured by the Spaniards on "his way
swallowing a letter to the Presi
dent of Cuba which would have prov
ed his identity.
While a colonel of the famous 20th
Kansas volunteer infantry in the
Philippine war, Funston performed
feats of bravery that brought him
the title of brigadier general. , His
capture of Aguinaldo and his ford
ing the Rio Grande river at Colum
pit under fire featured his work.
Ever Ready to plunge into danger,
he cared little whether his force
equalled that of his opponent. One
day, the story goes, when it appear
ed certain that the Filipinos would
destroy three companies under Fun
ston's command, General Harrison
Gray Otis, inquired of the colonel
how long he could hold his position.
'Until I am mustered out! Fun-J
ston replied; and he made good by
repulsing the Filipinos. I
When the volunteers were dischar- I
?ed Funston retained his rank as a
member of the regular army. As a
regular he made a mark by maintain
ing order in San Francisco during the
disaster of 1906. Temporarily in
charge of the troops at the Presido,
when the disturbance came, he quick
ly declared martial law and set about
obtaining accommodations for the
homeless, keeping down the cost of
food and arresting trouble makers.
It was while he was in command of
the troops at Vera Cruz in 1914 that
he was raised to the rank of major
general. He was then 49 years old.
The ambition of Funston's youth
was to go to West Point" but he fail
e in an entrance examination. In
later years he repeatedly outranked
West Pointers who were in school
when he failed of admission' v;"
Physicially Funston was one " of
the smallest men in the UnitedSta?
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WHILE PLAYING WITH
CHILD GEN. FIIIISTON
Mm UNTO DEATH
ROXBORQ,
FROM AIXENSVIL.E
Account of Good Roads Meeting
The,-Good Roads Committee met
at Allensville on Feb. 17th. An
organization was effected. J. E.
Montague, chairman; S. T. Slaugh
ter secretary. Plans for campaign
was ably and fairly discussed and
seemed to be agreeable to all present.
The following appointments were
made for meetings and speakings:
Caltolma School House, Friday af
ter school Feb. 23rd, W. T. Calton
as committee; Clayton Satterfield
Store Surl, Feb. 24th. 7;P. M., W. AT
:Mooncy committee; Trilby School
House on Feb. 24th at 7 P.. M. with
W. T. Buchanan as committee; Cen
ter Grove cShool House, March 2nd
after school, W. T. Calton committee;
Blagum School House Feb. 24th at
7 o'clock, S. T. Slaughter, committee.
Every voter and tax payer 4 in Al
lensville Township is earnestly re
quested to attend these meetings and
especially to meet the committee at
Allensville on the 3rd of March at
1 P. M., to have their rights in'nom
inating our township commissioner.
This is the most important thing in
case we get the road bill and it looks
much like we are to get it. I don't
see how we can afford to miss so
much for so little. If we list a horse
or a mule at one hundred dollars, the
tax on that horse is already one
dollar then according to the road.
law it cannot exceed 50 cents per
hundred dollars worth of 'property.
And who is he who would not pay
50cts a year on a $100 horse to save
even one mile of 12-inch red mud,
of course other property would bear
the same rule. Now some- one is
going to say that this writer has am
automobile, it is true he has but he
does not run it for a living for he
has more money in horses and wa
gons than in automobiles. The Rox
feoro Township folks made a road for
me and I have seen and do testify
to the good of it and am glad now to
pay tax and help some one else to
have a good road. Now, fellow vo
ters if we miss this good chance of
getting a system that will give us a
chance of getting good roads and per
manent locations some of our heads
will be as bald as a cabbage and
grey as a rat before we have another
chance to get them on easy terms.
Will be glad for any friend to Good
Roads meeting to be with the com
mittee at the above namsci places
and dates.
S. T. Slaughter, Sec'y Good Roads
Asso.
GERMAN
CASUALTIES
OVER FOUR
MILLION
LONDON, Feb. 19. Casualties in
the German army, exclusive of colo
nial troops, reported in the German
casualty lists in the monthfcf Janu
ary, 1917, totalled 77,534 officers and
men killed, wounded or missing. The
total compiled from the list follows:
Killed and died, 15,906.
Prisoners, 1,645. !
Missing, 11,874.
Wounded, 48,109. ';
Total, 77,534.
These casualties
brin gthe total
and those who
of
Germans killed
died of wounds or sickness to 988,
329, and the total casualties since the
,war began to 4,087,692. ,
Stable ano Four Horses Burned
Last Wednesday night Mr. I. G.
Stephens .of the Concord section had
the misfortune to loose four good
horses and stable by fire. The fire
was discovered by Mr. Stephens too
late to save his horses or anything
eise jn the stable. Only a short time
Mr j g Winstead of near Con-
cord lost hjs Darn filled with
is best tobaccos by fire. It is
,n110.uf fire was incendiary and
every effort is -being made to locate
vtiv mO "
or find the fire bug.
Re-new For The Courier
The following have dome in and re
newed for The Courier in the past
few dayjs: Miss Lottie E. Rimmer,
W. M. King, J. J. H. Perikns, R. E;
Wade, Jasper Pettiford, A. A. Har
ris, W. T, King, W. M. Whitfield, J.
A. Snow, A. U Boyd, H. T. Bowles,
H. J. Daniel, Jf. JVIac Long, J. B. Wal
ker, W.( B. .Humphries; N T.Huff,
Jamesllfioyster, X B.:a4tt;fOJ.
Bailey, R. L. Hester, C. t. Gregory,
J A: A Hall, Anderson Torian, W.
W. Harris, ,W. S. Stephens, C. A.
Wrenn, R. E. Dixon.
fps Vmv. He was'barely.'fiye feet
weighed' less than 120 pounds.; In
ciyii life he was modest ana retiring,
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NORTH GAROLINIdneay-lEveni
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED A&ACT SUPPLEMENTAL TO
AN AMENDATORY OF H. B. 14, k B. 223 PASSED A THIS
SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY THE SAME BEING
ENTITLED "AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE COMMISSIONERS
IN PERSON COUNTY TO SUBMIT TO THE VOTERS OF SAID
COUNTY THE QUESTION OF ISSUING BONDS TO BUILD
AND IMPROVE THE PUBLIC ROADS THEREOF AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES".
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA DO
ENACT:
Section 1. That H. B: 14, S. Bl 223, passed at this session of
the General Assembly, the same being entitled "An act to author
ize the Commissioners of Person bounty to submit to the voters
of said county the question of issuing bonds to build and improve
the public roads (thereof , and for other purposes", be and the same
is hereby supplemented and amended by adding a section follow-
ing Section 13 thereof, the said new 'Section to read as follows:
"Section 14. That in the event the provisions of this act are
adopted by the voters of Person County in the manner provided
by said act, then all laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this
act and all laws, and clauses of laws enacted prior to this session
of the General Assembly providing for the levying of any taxes
for the building or maintenance of public roads in the County
of Person, or in any of the townships thereof, are hereby repeal
ed, it being the purpose of this act to make uniform taxation for
public roads in all the townships of said county of Person, and to
limit suet taxation to the rates ancl amounts herein provided for ni
case the provisions of this act &re adopted in the manner pro-
vided for in said act". 1 v
Section 2. That this act shall be in force and effect from and
after its ratification.
GOVERNOR'S CROP
LIEN REFORM BILL
PASSED BY SENATE
Senator Person scored another vic
tory iriHhe Senate when the crop lien
bill urged by Governor Bickett pass
ed its second and third reading - an
was sent to the House for the con
sideration of that body. The vote
by which it passed its third reading
was 33 to 11.
The bill was taken up immediately
after a message had been read from
the Governor asking for the passage
of the measure. While it was quite
evident that the Senators who fav
ored the bill were largely in the ma
jority there was much speaking on
the bill.
More Trustees For University
The bill for an increase in the num
ber of trustees of the University of
North Carolina has for its purpose,
It was explained, to give other coun
ties representation. There are now
80 trustees who reside in 46 counties.
The bill provides for 0 more.
Representative ClarK's bill to en
courage road building in North Caro
lina by State aid passed third read
ing. This is one of the most im
portant pieces of legislation passed
at this session.
The Revenue Act was nade a spec
ial order for Thursday on motion of
Senator Gray. G
Governor Bickett transmitted a
communication from Commissioner of
Labor and Printing Shipman, sug
gesting1 that the Legislature take
some action to secure State inspec
tion in order to supplant . Federal
inspection in regard to child labor
products. f The communication was
referred to the committee on manu
factures. To Our Customers, and the Public
Generally :
We have decided to dissolve the
partnership heretofore existing be
tween US. This you can see from the
notice appearing elsewhere in this
issue of The Courier. We wish to
notify all parties who aTe in debt
to this company, that it is import
ant that they make settlement of
their accounts and notes within thirty
tjays.
. This business must be speedily set
tled. The present manager, Isaac
O. Abbitt, will endeavor to serve you
in the future in the same capacity
to the best of his 1 ability at the
same old stand. We thank you in
advance for acting promptly in set
tling up with us at Oncer for' we know
you will show your appreciation in
this ' way. ' Your favors of the jpass
we .gratefull acknowledge. -'
Viccellio,' Abbitt & Harris.
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$6m WEEKS UNTIL LAST
RETURN OF GUARDSMEN
Plan Announced For Return of
r i National Guards From the Border.
SAN, ANTONIO, Texas, Feb. 19.
eneral plan to be followed in send-
? all national guard organizations
evXfrom the- border for muster
out '$vas Announced today.
The 50,000 troops to be moved have
b3en divided into two contingents
each including approximately 25,000
men, and units embraced in the first
contingent have been arranged in
four groups.
It is estimated that four weeks will
be required for the movement of
these four groups. It is said the
idea isto dispatch each group at
the interval of one week. Jfhen the
home going of troops in tne second
contingent will be commenced. The
first ' contingent of the group will
get away this week. The fourth
Illinois infantry at Camp Wilson,
probably will inaugurate the move
ment by leaving February 22. The
first group includes the second North
Carolina nifantry and brigade headi
quarters, and second South Carolina
infantry.
The second group includes the
First North Carolina infantry ambu
lance company No. 1, field hospital
No. 1 and troops A and fl cavalry.
Conference Notice
Our first Quarterly Conference for
1917 will be at Brooksdale Saturday
Feb. 24th. Preaching by Presiding
Elder, at eleven o'clock. Business
session after lunch. This is the be
ginning of my last year with you
good people and I am going t make
a desperate' effort to make this year
the best of my four years with you.
Therefore I am asking every church
lover and worker to meet with us
I Saturday and take part in our first
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Dusmess session ior tne jew.
Let every J-eader of the Raleigh
Christian Advocate pay up and re
new in advance4or another year be
tween this and the first of March.
After March the first the Advocate
will cost you $2.00, while the old
price is $1.50. Let every reader of
the Advocate persuade his neighbor
to take his church paper. Your
pastor, J. J. Boone.
Presbyterian Announcements
A specially interesting: and impor
tant subject will be discussed at the
mid-week prayer service Wednesday
evening at 7 :30. Fathers and moth
ers be sure to attend - Your nation
is involved, your- child "is involved.
The , kmgdom.oi-God- is interested.
Rev. Carlton- E.rWfiitewill preach
at. Bushy Pork; High School next
Sunday, FebT 2& at 3 0 in the after
noon. - !
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SUBMARINE. SITUATION
SEEMINGLY AT A
STANDSTILL
United States Adheres To Plan Of
Protecting ? American Rights When
the Moment Arrives; Submarine
Campaign $fey Increase in Intens
ity With the Coming of Warm
Weather;
Washington, Feb. 19. Tne subma
rine situation seemed at a standstill
today with the Government apparent
ly watching developments, and pre
paring itself for eventualties, and
adhering to is; plan -of taking action
to protect American rights when the
moment arrives. .
The . slackening of the ruthless
campaigWin'the last tiree or four
days is regarded as reducing the
chance of an attack on an American
ship or the loss of American lives, i
but wjth the coming of Warm weath
er, it is believed it will increase in
intensity. I
The -President plans going before
Congress- to ask additional" authori-
iy. - -'
Through the Spanish Minister the
Department has been nqjtified that
many on the prize ship, Yarrowdale,
would be released shortly.
The Statf enartment through the
Swiss minis'rV . forwarded to Ber
lin. Saturday a request for their im
mediate release. A previous, mes
sage inquired the reason of keeping
the men prisoners and insisting on
their. . release..
Because of the uncertain and slow
communications between Washington
and Berlin, the State Department of
ficials were unable to decide whether
today's was an answer to the last re
quest or the previous one. The
State Department officials are wat
ching the situation with sbhe impa
tience..' .
Austria's real attitude f perpes.
officials here, and there is Hope that
Ambassador Penfe!d will "find sipme
way to influence the Vienna govern
ment to not formally sanction -the ex
treme position taken by Germany.
iir.ext;anquJwhthe
tendsto follow Germany.
It was authoTitativelv said at the
State Department today that so far
nothing had--been heard from the
Central powers as to what course
they would take in event the United
States authorized the arming of the
American merchant ships.
It was statpd definitely that Presi
dent Wilsoftija made no plans thus
far for going before Congress, but
at the present is considering the ad
visability of such a step. In some
quarters it was said it was possible
he might conclude not to go to Con
gress at present.
Off icialsvgenerally said, however,
that some means must be found for
many American and other vessels to
presume sailings. While considera
tion was given to various sugges
tions for arming and convoying mer
chantmen, it was thought possible
that before long ,the vessels may
sail of their own accord.
Although officials maintain silence
there has been an unmistakable less
ening in tension within the last two
or three days.
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NOTICE
ROXBORO, N. C, Jan. 11th, 1917.
It is mutually agreed by the un
dersigned members of the firm ' of
Viccellio, Abbitt and Harris, that
the firm be and hereby is dissolved.
This company has been conducting
an implement, vehicle and machinery
business at Roxboro, N. C. All mat
ters of business, of the company will
be in the hands of I. O. Abbitt, the
present manager, for settlement.
Signed Isaac O. Abbitt.
Signed H. Viccellio.
Signed Asa Viccellio.
Signed J. L. Harris.
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REPUBLICAN IS NEW
GOVERNOR IN NEW MEXICO
Succeeds Debaca, Deceased, Who
Was A Democrat.
SANTA v'-ifc, Feb. 19. William
Lindsey, Tepublican'lieijtenant gover
nor, assumed the executive chair to
day owing the "death yesterday of
GovernorDe Beca, a democrat Mr.
De Bacawasr ill when nominated for
the governorship early last fall and
took practically no part in the cam
paign. , v.
, Mr. nfevCIayton left last week
for 'ffifii";Va." where he has
accpted a position.' . ,
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MAY VISIT CONGRESS
EARLY NEXT WEEK
Assumed That He Will Seek Au-j "
thority To Deal With Any Situa- ,
tion That May Arise as a Result
of Submarine Campaign Which ,
Goes Ruthlessly 4nead
. Washington, Feb, 20. Another
Cabinet meeting passed today with-.
out an announcement concerning; the
crisis with Germany. - .
High officials said after the meet
ing that- there had been no develops
fment of importance, and indicated
that the President had not made
known his decision as to when his
next step would be taken.
Members of the Senate who talk
ed with administration officials dur
ing the day . gained the impression
that arrangements for the Presi
dent's appearance before Congress
probably would bet made early next
week. Apparently only the Presi-,
dent, knows just what he will ask of
Congress, but it is generally assum
med that with the session about to
end he will seek authority . to deal '
with any situation which may arise
as a result of the unrestricted sub
marine campaign.
; jt the State Department it was
said that situation, continued to be as
serious as it could be short ; of
war. . The department received "after
the cabinet meeting a dispatch from
Consul Frost of Queenstowh, announ
cing the sinking by shell fire of the
Norwegian steamer Dalbeattie, with
:twi native Americans in her crew
?The Consn said the Dalbeattie stop
ped at ote first shot, but jthaJthe
submarine continued shellmg - while
the ship wasrbeing abandoned and,,
offeredno assitance to the crew. Af-'
ter i being onithesea in their boats, ' ,
SI1III JEI1I5 ;
SERIOUS AS POSSIBLE
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were rescued. : ' .'.:Ti'V '
This is one of a number of in
stances in which reports to the de
partment tells of violations of neu
tral rights and endangering or taking
of neutral 'life. All available infor
mation about such cases is being as
sembled for the President.
Secretary Lansing would not dis
cuss the situation with Austria
either before or after the cabinet
meeting. He would not comment on
the aide memoire handed to the the
Vienna government by Ambassador
Penfield asking specifically whether
Austria had repudiated her pledges
given the United States .after the
sinking of the Ancona aijdrthe Per
sia. Card of Thanks
We take this method to express our
deepest appreciation and gratitude
to all our friends and neighbors of
Roxboro and surrounding community
for their many kindnesses shown us
in the death of our dear brother,
John Pointer. May : every blessing
rest upon each of you. Brothers
and sisters. .
Misses Annie E. Stanfiel4 and
Lena- Gill- of Roxboro route four
were visitors to The Courier office
today.
Canning Club Organized
Another Canning Club was organ
ized at Allensville last week by Miss
Spurgeon. A meeting of the differ
ent clubs were held last week at
Concord and Bethel Hill.
It is the plan of each member of
these clubs to plant 1-10 of an acre
of land in tomatoes this season, and
much interest is being shown by the
members.
Miss Spurgeon reports that the
members of the clubs under her su
pervision are taking real interest, and,
work of the clubs under her super
vision are taking real interest, -and
much interest is being shown by' the
parents of the members of the clubs.
. On th Northern Markets
Mrs. Palley Yancey Pass left
Monday night for New Yorkwhere
she will make her spring jrawhases
in millinery and ladies notions. The
high prices, of course, have affected ,
everything, but Mrs. Pass says if . -there
is any way to get , around them
she will do so, and will certainly '
give her customers .the benefit, of
the savings . Watch .. these columns -
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