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XAT1IZR a!r tojay. Probably showers Thursday afternoon or night Variable wind. r FsVJaits tie sews is tl J cu Eiy rtl it la t- t If has for Mi sewtjr. ( w :P M h t Mil II II tl ( a 6 U VOL24. No. 165. HIGH POINT, NORTH CAROLLN, WXDNESDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 30, 1917. Member Associated Fret. i i i ! I I M ! ! I 'r i 4vr MOD LULL ltl THE FIGHTING OH ALL FRONTS ' EXCEPT AUSTItO-ITALIAll GERMAII ATTACKS ViRTUALLY CEASE Indications Multiplying That Ger mans Are Looking for New Developments Allies May Be Planning New Offensives. Franco-British Attack May Be on Larger Scale Than Ever Before Attempted Fighting Being of a Local Character. Bring Influence To Bear To Increase Postal Rates . . There it such a pronounced lull in the major activities in the great war a to give the impression that preparations for a new phase of 'development in the con flict may be in progress. Only on the Austro-Itarian front Cadorna is deter minedly pushing his campaign for Trieit. The great battles which developed last month on the .front in northern France have come to a halt. Attacks by the Germans have virtually ceased along the British front and or the French front they have lesttvncd in number and vio lence. Vhen the next blow Is to be delivered can only be summed. Indications are multiplying that the Germans are look ing for new development. They have mentioned the Russian front as the place of next attack. Washington, May 30 Administrative ntfluence was brought to bear today in , favor of amendingcthe war Ox bill to increase postage rates of newspapers, magazines and other publications enjoy ing the cent s-pound rate. Postmaster General Burleson conferred with Chairman Simmons, of the senate finance committee, revising the bill, and urged the committee to adopt Senator 'llardwicks amendment to increase the second class postage rates. The second class rate tax would range from1 three cents to 5 cents a pound upon the ad vertising proposition of publications, re taining present rate only on news stuff. Support to the Hard wick plan by the pogtmasU-r-general follows the recent endorsement before the committee of two of Mr. Burleson's chief aids. It was un derstood that Simmons told the! post master general that sentiment is not strong for the passage of the Hard wick amendment. The question will be brought up by the committee when it resumes its revision tomorrok. ADJOURNMENT OF THE STATE SUPREME COURT UNEXPECTEDLY HALTED NON RESIDENTS REGISTER FOR THE DRAFT TOMORROW Tomorrow morning, from 9:30 ts 1 a o'clock, Mason W. Cast, clerk of Superior court, will be in the city to register an non-reddest between the ages of ai and 30 for the selective draft. Mr. Gaat will be stationed at the city court room on Jordan street and it la absolutely necessary that all bob residents register daring his stay in the city. Citiiena will register next Tuesday when the places of registration will be open from 7 a. m. to 9 p. m. PROTEST THE IMPORTATION OF NEGROES SCHOOL TEACHERS GET SALARY RAISE City Council Elects All, Old Teachers, Each Getting Advance in Salary. To Have Advisory Board Riot of Protest Agains Importa tion of Negro Laborers From the South Reaches Climax in East St. Louis, 111. Three White Men and Two Ne groes Wounded and Six Negro Homes Burned When the Two Mobs Clash. Raleigh, May 30. Expected adjourn ment of the present term of the state News from the Supreme court today was held up by a enten side, however, is such as to lead request uf Attorney General Mann for to the belief that an effective attu an opinion of the legal status of the can be delivered upon the two lines at Clark road law and the duties and ob- present. ligations of the state treasurer and Emperor William in addressing lm county treasurers in relation thereto. troops has exhorted them to stand fast. J The law was enacted at the recent s s Appareitrry a1 FranCd-BrWRh attack' oh I ion of the general amwrobly. The court, after hearing Judge Manning's petition reset' 'until June 9 'in order ta' consider (he case m detail and render' a decision. Apparently a' FraUCd-Bfitisli attack a 1 large? scale' than' eveir before Is'an ticipated 1 As foPNlorhetlme recently, tiie fighting on the western .front yesterday and hist night wa' bf a" local character. Paris announces the repulse of a Ger- tnl harrow front! Cf Vie ft ;"'uy, mam Chami attack tibji iphiin. j I FAVORABLE REPORT . ON VESSEL SUNK IS ISSUED BY FRENCH Italians Continue Advance, Rome, via London, May .10. further submarines will advances by the Italians o nthe Triest when issued today. front is announced in today's olTieialj ami u,e j,,U!, fayi favor warfare, and I: r ij , - ... London, May 30 The weekly report of French merchant vessels utk by how a favorable report Summer weather statement. The Italian lines have been extended along the west coast of Ma- deza. MEXICAN SOLDIERS FLEE ACROSS LINE , WHEN VILLA COMES the administration is taking full ad vantage of this condition. It is the be lief if naval men that since these con ditions prevail there is little likelihood that the submarines will make any bet ter showing than in past months. PESSIMISTIC PREDICTIONS INDULGED IN BY SHIPPERS East St. Louis, 111., Ma 30. The sec ond night of anti-negro rioting here reached its ctimav when three white men and two negroes had been wounded by bullets and several negroes beaten and half a dozen negTO homes burned. At midnight the city was comparatively quiet. The rioting started shortly after a committee from the labor union met with members of the city council to protest against further importation of negroes from the south to work in the stpvk, yards and packing plants. Small mobs formed qiUekly last night but wore quickly t dispersed by officers. Disturbances began) about 1 o'clock in the puttying districts and were confined to this .section. Nix companies of national guardsme formed a cordon about the negro dis trict and" dispersed mobs of mrn when ever sighted, but in spite of their vigi lance small mobs .formed and clashed with the negroes. At midnight the sit uation was under control and by that time the streets were cleared. Every old teacher of the High Point schools was last night re-elected for an other year and in addition each one wa voted an increase la salary. The action of the council was unanimous and came after the report of Superintendent W. M. Marr had been read and his recommen dations considered. In his report Mr. Marr stated that he realized that the city school fund might not permit any mark ed advances In teachers' salaries but that he did think the council should grant such advances aa recommended. In some cases the raises should be more, it was stated, and the council, be it said, was heartily in accord with the superintendent. There waa very little argument about the matter between the councilmen.0 They at first stated that the budget for the year was not yet prepared and that it would be necessary to know how much this amount would be before the teach ers' salaries could be raised. Then the stand was taken that the teaching force of the local schools should be completed as soon as possible and that several ol the more experienced teachers might not return unless given aa advance in salary. The fact that teachers are poorly paid for doing an all Important work was then stressed and if there was any oppo sition to the advances looming on the horizon it faded into the air then. The superintendent ind principals were elected more than a week ago and the teachers who were elected last night were: Main Street School Miss Jessie Thompson, Miss Rosalind Howell, Miss Isla Marshall, Mrs. Kcllie Cahal, Miss Hazel Briggs, Miss Flossie Stout, Miss Ethel Davis, Miss , Mare Goley, Miss Helen Johnson, Mies -Slanche Burgess, Miss Cletus rgeea, Hiss Eileen- Par- nellri Miss Allie Strickland, Mrs. B. F. lolinson. 1 High School Prof. A. A. Taytoe, Miss Vera Idol, Mb Polly Heitmaa : Miss Irma Tapp, Jfiss Mary Wilson, Mrs. A- A. Tavlor. C. R. (Justafso. Then are two vacancim in the faculty ol tb high school. Elm Street School Mrs. C- A. Barber, Miss Annie Johnson, Miss Catherine MANY AU VERS Preseido, Tex. May 30.r-The Villa fnrno attnrkvd Oiinaua. Mexico, near her earlv todav. surprising the. Mexican Washington, May 30. pessimistic ' I A At iW A. oldiera in te garrlon there and causing predictions by shippers a to xn euwi An a 4t,tha Amnran IflfV InftV I IIDOTI COnUltlUUB II IMC iniiiuuurs tllCWil IU c J 1 i imr theic arms in Mexico. The. women granted a 15 per cent freight rate in and children. at Oiinaga fled across the crease, continued yesterday before. .the interstate commerce commission Representatives of southern fruit and lumber Interests, . paving brick manu factureri and fertilizer makers, were unanimous in declaring that their in-J dustrieB, would be appreciably affected and in some cases, forced out of business if the raise were granted, line to Texas when the stack started. SISTER OF LOCAL MAN DIED TUESDAY MORNING AT RALEIGH TO DR1 START IN BIG RACE , , ' a ,., , , . Memorial Day Dashes on Cincin nati Speedway Attract Many of the Greatest Drivers. Johnson, Miss Gertrude Hughes, Mrs. R. T. Chappell, Miss Luna Cox, Miss Elsie Mae Dillon, Miss Effie Booe, Miss Rose Elizabeth Lewis, Mrs. L. W. McFarland, Mrs. A. E. Frazier and Prof. C. A. Smith, also principal. Grimes Street School Miss Nellie Dundas, Miss Carrie Lowe, Miss Anna belle King, Miss Edith Bradshaw, Miss Edith Hill, Miss Ada Blair, also princi pal. Park Street School Mrs. W. T. Saun ders, Miss Mary Walker, Miss Carrie Kewlin and Miss Emma Blair, also prin cipal. Fairview Street School Oasie Davis, principal and teacher third grade; Ophe lia Robinson, Jessie Johnson. Another action o fthe council that will be of interest to the people of the city was the passing of a resolution to create an advisory board of not less than five citizens to co-operate with the council and the school heads to make the schools more efficient and to work out a proper selection of text books. In addition the board will be consulted in other matters, always working in co-operation with the council and Superintendent Marr. This was the commission mentioned by Mayor Ragan during the first meeting of the council and which was recalled last night by Councilman Stanton. The members of the commission will be named later. This advisory board will be called to meet with council ond superintendent when the special meetings are held in the HT.ie of the superintendent at the srhool builning on South Main street. At other times it can call upon the su perintendent or the council and make recommendations. Superintendent Marr heartily favored the suggestion. The board will serve without salary. The recommendations of Mr. Marr which the council approved anl holed upon lat night were as follow; Ydu will find enclosed' a list of my recommendations of teachers for the year 1!)17-'1R.' In case you hove become familiar with the teaching force of the year just-closed you will find, with but a single exception, that this is the entire old teaching force. In answer to a EXPECT ALL TO REGISTER Oil TUESDAY Despite Anti-Conscription Agita tion in Many States, Which is Attributed to German Propa ganda, All Men Will Register. mm is DAY OF VISIT OFfFK To Assist in Recruiting Company M to War Strength, General Young, Colonel Gardner and Major Howell Are Coming. To Insure Registration Steps Are Taken Looking to Criminal Prosecution of All Persons Seeking to Hinder Plans. Washington, May 30. Despite, anti conscription agitation in many states, which is being attributed to German propaganda in this country, the depart ment expects virtually all men between the agea of 21 and 30 inclusive, to regis ter for the war draft next Tuesday. To insure this, further steps were ta ken today looking to the prosecution of persons seeking to hinder registration plans. Criminal action is likely to be taken against Kuch persons. The department has given instructions to watch closely for indications of anti-registration and to insure the protection of registrars. COMPANIES IRE (Continued on Page Eight.) WAR CLOUDS MAKE EYiOLDS COMPANY E XERCISES GRAV E President Wilson and Many High .U Officials Participate in Exer- ."cises at Washington. R INCREASES CAPITAL Additional $5,000,000 Issued in 50.000 Shares of Preferred Stock. C. S. Carroll went to Stokes county today to attend the funeral of his sis ter. Mrs. Lillie Thornsbury, who died late vesterday in a Raleigh hospital. No information was received by Mr. Carroll relative to the time or cause of death, ir 4h toWnim merely ststinc that his V sister was dead and that she would be tniripd near the old home in Stokes county Thursday morwingf. on AMERICANS Issue Paper Money. Nice, Franc, May 30 The depart ment of the Alpes Maritimes, which was the only department in France, except ing the department of the Seine, that had not issued paper money during the war, is now to have to have factional pa per currency. "The chamber of commerce of Nice has decided to issue 3,000,000 francs in paper. - ' 1 1 11 1 "'j'' Called to Colors. ' London, May 30. Melbourne Inman, English billiard champion, has been call ed up to join the British army and has been granted fourteen days in which to arrange his affairs. The call notice was Federal Of ficert On Texas Border I received while the champion was in the . 'i "l midst 01 a close-matcn witn a local ex- Discover inai many- uauyuo . w .? " . Into Mexico, V . m:V c,-. T: A Tift h a! viyi t a DA Tt. .t,.m. . . - - i 1 1 t91 I 11U UD UUIICItUa Mt OVi AUV VIIIU- Laredo, Texas, May au.-reaorai 01.1 - ... .. . cers here today discovered the fact that unanimoug,v MgBe(i iU biH .uthor a in AwnAvimna satflth lillt I " 1 rrom jo w you..B -u... . . nvoc.tim ot Brazil's neutralitr but carrying pk-flty or 1 " . . was amended so as to authorize the gov eminent to utilize uerman ships now in Brazilian ports. Cincinnati, May 30 Twenty-eight of the best automobile race drivers of America were on the progfam to start on the 250-mile international "automobile race at the Cincinnati speedway this aft ernoon. The sum of $29,000 has been put up in prizes for this event. The winners' share is to be $12,500, second $6,000, third $3,000, and fourth $1,750. Automobile men from throughout the country had arrived today and a great crowd was expected. In addition to the sweepstake event there will be, a contest for Ford cars over distance" of 20 miles and a free-for-all at 30 miles.. 110 MEXICO 'litis bacsnge -' money and apparently of good families, were crossiiig into Mexico daily, lney go south ostensibly to mine oil or pur sue other professions for which they ap parently are. not trained and officials be . lieve that they are really trying to avoid registration. Most ofr the young men are from eastern states. A full record A u Ukeat.adJUwsuaaJmtagiue country for future Hentiflcatiott, : Swiss Minister Coming. ' Berne, Switzerland, via Paris, May 30. The Swisa minister to the. United States is leaving for WasWngton,- his appoiuUaeat- having -beon-approved- by the American government Washington, May 30 War clouds cast a special gravity over Memorial day exercises hera today in which President Wilson, Cardnial Gibbons, Chief Justice White and many other high government officials participate. Down Pennsylvania avenue and across the Potomac to Arlington National cem ry marched veterans of the two past . . a .l E Tk,T wars at the neaa m a coiumn 01 tional guardsmen arid regulars who may see service this year. Mingled with American flags adorning buildings along the way a number of Confederate flats ere flying for the Confederate reunion here next week. President Wilson arranged to attend the exercises at Arlington this afternoon but did not expect to make an address DAVIDSON BANKERS TO FORM CLUB TO SELL LIBERTY BONLSj J. Elwood Cox went to Lexington this afternooii where tonight he will meet with the bankers of Davidson county and assist them in the formation of a Liberty Loan club for the purpose of furthering the sale of Liberty Loan bonds in that county. Mri Cox is president of the Guil . . - . ' t i ford coufttyorganization which ta pushing the sale of tho Liberty Loan bonds and was one of the leading spirits in the formation of the club. UNITED STATES COMMISSION HAS ARRIVED IN FRANCE i, Paris. May 30. The United States commission calledoon United States Am basador Sharpt', who made arrangement! for its reception by the Ministry of War today. r Baseball ; . National League: Boston 4, Brooklyn 0. Philadelphia 0. New York 6, (morn ing games.) - Ameriean--Leagnr-CteTehind 17 New York 4. RAILROAD INCREASES PAY OF SHOPMEN AND FOREMEN OF SYSTEM WinstonSah'm, May 30 R. J. Rey nolds Tobacco company today issued no lice to stockholders announcing an in crease, of $5,000,000 in capital stock of new issue to be 50,000 shares of $100 each of 7 per cent cumulative preferred stock of the company. All of the new stoek is offered to holders of stock. This will give the company a capital of $20 000,000, half of the amount being com mon and half preferred. MAKES REPORT ON CUMBERLAND SITE FOR TRAINING CAMP Louisville, May 30 -lncrease4 wages involving approximately fl,920 year have been granted to over 8,000 shop men and foremen in the employment of the Louisville and Nashville railroad. Nine-hour day was reduced to eight, ac cording 1 to , announcement today. ; The pay of the machinery and boiler men was Increased from 42 to 48 cents an Tiour. Car reoair men. helpers and apprentices share in the creast, which ranees from 2 cents an hour to four cents. Fayetteville, May 3O.-C0I. II. J. Hunt United States army officer, who has been insnectinff sites for camps in North s " Carolina in connection with plans I training new men for the army, has made a report on the site neiween rayenevme and Manchester, according to a tele gram to John Underwood from Col. Hunt. The site includes 17,000 acres of land. HOW DOM E S Huge Companies Are Granted Charters by the Secretary of State Today. Ruleigh, May 30. Three business con cerns, with capital aggregating $230,000, 000 will have become domesticated in North Carolina by the e,nd of this week through Hing applications with the see retary of state, t The General Electric Co. of New York capitalized at $30,000,000 filed its char ter today. The main office of the con corn in this state .wiU be j loaded, at, Charlotte. .... ,. , , Armour and company of Chicago, cap Utilized at $li0,0(H),000 filed a charter arlier In the week and will locate head quarters in Wilmington. The United States Cigar Co. of New York, capitalized at $50,000,000 will file a charter tomorrow and locate headsuar ters in Durham. The three concerns have been operat ing in the state a number of years but previously under charters of other states. - Local Company, Crack of the First Regiment is in Need of 49 Men to Reach War Strength Now Required. To assist Lieutenant J. W. Welch, li recruiting Company M, First North Car olina regiment, up to the required war strength of 143 men, General Lawrence W. Young, of Raleigh; CoL J. T. Card, ner, of Shelby, and Major J. IL Howell, of Waynesville, will spend tomorrow in the city. The officers wlH come to this city direct from Mlunt Airy, where they are today assisting the commander of the company to recruit sufficient men to give him the strehgtn required In wsr time. Strenuous effort! are to be made in this city to induce the young men who are eligible to join, ss 49 recruits art needed to give the company the strength required. Lieutenant Welch, has a re- iroiting oiine at the stort of the Clements Cigar company but not many applicants are calling, this despite the, fact that the date for conscription is drawing near when young men will be drafted and assigned to commands in all parts of the country and possibly In Europe. The advantages to be derived froif ''going with s company composed of residents of a person's horns city sre many and Lieutenant Welch and the three higher officers will . not fail to mention these differences. General Young, Colaae Gardner, a4 Major Howell will arrive in the. city on ,,. an, early train and will be here through ,, . , ,., out the day. ,A11 young men. who, srs ,t anticipating joining the colors are urged to meet these officers and be informed,. lUii'.f' J;'!: CITY COUNCIL HAD VERY BUSY SESSIQ! Many Matters Considered by tho Council During Meeting of Last Evening. A'..' A k cm .it LOCAL MAN IS TAXED WITH COSTS IN CASE TRIED AT LEXINGTON (Special to The Enterprise.) Lexington, May 30 G. U. Cheney, of High Point, who was charged with dnv ing an automobile while, intoxicated and causing the death of Mrs. Maria Weath erman, was allowed to plead guilty to tho technical charge of assault with deadly weapon in court here yesterday and went free upon payment of costs Cheney came into court and stated that he had paid out between $300 and $00 in hospital bills for the, injured and burial expenses of the deceased. The accident occurred on the Davidson county road 3'2 miles from this city, on Sunday, December 2, as the party was en route to Lexington. BASE HOSPITAL HAS ARRIVED SAFELY IN ENGLAND IS REPORT ESTABLISH BRANCH BANKS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY 7 Washington, May 30. Establishment of branch Federal Reserve banks through out th ecountry is contemplated by the Federal Reserve, board by the passage of the amendment of the Reserve act now pending' by congress. The first of the branch" bankr TjrDbsblrwlllbr1ofito4 at Baltimore, Louisville and Denver. VETERANS TO GET HATS AT A CALLED MEETING SATURDAY The members of the High Point camp United Confederate Veterans are called to met at headquarters Saturday after noon at 3 o'clock at which time the um form hats will be delivered, The hats have arrived in the city and when the veterans receive them they will be com pletely uniformed to attend the reunion next week at ashingtona V CONSIDER MEASURE TO SAFEGUARD ALL SHIPPING Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin E. Moore have received information from Washington that a cablegram has ken received from bass hospital No. 10 which sailed for Europe some, time ago an nouncing the safe arrival of the party in England. The base hospital is composed ,.f units from the Philadelphia ana M. Iiiiis hosnitals. Miss Edith Moore daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Moore, is member of the unit from the, I'hiladel Dliia hospital. The health of the entire ... party is reported to be ercellent. Rio Janeiro, May 30. The foreign minister received a representative of the Lloyd Steamship company yesterday for the purpose of considering the measures omafc-gflardlng Bralt nWppltigrntrrrTe ported that ships will be armed. MANY HIGH POINTERS ATTENDED GUILFORD COLLEGE EXERCISES During the meeting of the, city eoun cil'last night it waa voted to have the city manager, Thomas. J. Murphy, give liond through a bonding company in the slim of $10,000. The city collector, R. ' 0. Soyars win give a $5,000 bond ' through a company. j . ' '. ' The council unanimously voted to grant license to conduct billiard parlors to our different firms, Eugene Parrish, Holder and Moser, Palace Billiard Par lor, Inc., and William F. Clegg. The lb censes will go into effect June 1.' ' The chief of the fire department was authorized to name the assistant chief, the council declaring itself out of any argument that might arise from the se lection. Homer wheeler appeared before, the council and asked that a committee be named to select names for several streets in the northern part of the city. Ae cording to Mr. Wheeler there sre. a num ber of thoroughfares that have two and three different names and examples were m. . en cited. He was in favor ol numDertng aa cross streets, those running east and " west, in the city and Mayor Ragan and other member of the eouncil - seemea favorable. City Manager Murphy, Coun cilman Snwo and Engineer Taplin were appointed members of the eommitteS .to study the street naming prowem ana report to the council. Chief of Police McGhee recommended the following men for patrolmen: J. Gv Wood, Dolph Hancock, L B, French, George Jones, C. W. Haney E. M. Yates and E. W. Noah. The matter 01 selecting the members of the fores was deferred until Thursday afternoon at f o'clock and City Manager Murphy is to investigate the men recommended by tho chief. - . ' Quite a number of High Pointers at; tended the commencement exercises at Guilford college yesterday and heard S most instructive and inspiring address delivered by Rer. Rufus Jones, of Hav erford college, Ha verford, Fa. The exer cises at Guilford college have been un usually interesting this year, it is stated, stidthrittendancehHr been remarkably . ...',., THE NORWEGIAN AND SWEDISH STEAMERS - GIVEN SAFE PASSAGE London, May 30.-Ths Stockholm Pis., patch to Renter 'sssys that las ucr man government has aanoumvd thai Swedish sad Norwegian steamers tw hrBrttlKh-portririn hsr fife p--;- hime from July L
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