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j V p TH V.XATIIHI Generally lair tonitt and probably Wednesday; light va liabb winds.' - t - "V y. S ,l ii J 21. No. 213. ' HIGH POINT, NORTH CARO UNA, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 28, 1917. Member Associated Press. ", I'.. 31 C -t , 1 to a j:tal ttn 3 i l it will fce p'actl ia tin i ( J. S. soldiers a.ij sailors, . 2oo ad-l.iss. ' r 7 mil " 111 IT. - . .MUIUI w S III TtnSBlSTRICT 1 1 S Passenger Trains Have Been Cut Already b the Southeast ern District, the Railways' War Coard Announces, ' !emova) of 30 More Train Would Relieve Many Engines ' tri Men to Be Used For the i Troop Movement. ' i ' A'tV ' - " - . Norfolk Vs., Aug. 28.-W. J. Hara an. president of tba Seaboard Air in railway and chairman ; the ' lutheastern department of th ' war uara, announced vjumj lum.uit tu 'v bis department up to August 15 id eliminated 118 ' passenger train hedule as a part of the movement , Yr rs. efficiency in handling troops, itlon. auDDlie sad food. This Released. 91 engine and 42fl men other servke and will result' in a r; servJc uji wi al saying of 833,754 ions and a Sav ' K of 1,557,182 train, milea yearly. Permission , has1 been .asked of t, the rporatlon commission of the! states ' t 'authority to discontinue 30 add! ' onar ; passenger . trains, wh kh would lease 17 engiaet and At men for other rviee and aava 308fl tons of coal, ''40,000 gallons of fuel oil and 120,000 J Ions of gasoline yearly, as well as .8,002 train miles. Seaboard Petitions. Raleigh, Aug. 28,Ths Seaboard Air in railway today petitioned the state rporation commission to discontinue i operation of trains.31 and 34 be veen Raleigh and Charlotte because of i congested condition of traffic due to 'oop movement. ' A hearing will be i-ld September 6. . ' i I, DUTY loyd McGhee White. Tried for Failing to Register Today Was Not About Age. Floyd McGhee, white, was arraigned fore United States Commissioner own this morning under a charge of ding, to register for the, selective draft Vjun A. , The young man was willing , 'register and put hi name and ad je oil the regulation card, whicji was I according witi tbi desire of the com- issione and Deputy Marshal Ken-. We. of Greensboro, who has been de Itiijg considerably Of , hi time to dig npr up those not registered in this cc ' of the. natorf After registering Me- waa recognized for his appearance . tederat court "' ' - j Deputy Marshal Kennette stated aft- th trial that he was of the opinion xrniijuV failure, to reeiatel was faused by a' misunderstanding a t his e; the young man not bejng certain Mil a day or o ago, that he wa oey "As won a be learned this, it ated, he appered before Commission- J- JSrown and offered to register but the )mmiaiorrar 'could not act until after he warrant had been returned. - v CLDIERS EAT ALL C , TI IE LOT LAST HICK The." watermwlon feat tendered the prober of Company M by the Mer .ants' association last evening wa ' rv iniovablo affair. Mora than 60 elon wer consumed by ,(the soldier, was stated afterwards by a man with I statistical turn of mind, and not one Mlu soldiers failed to get urTicien y. The affair w held at the. South iMain street acnooi omuiing u pi "iilly every member of the company at jended. , - ' ' - . . t i 1 1JI- 2 11 :any university men , SERVING THEIR COUNTRY Chapel Hill, Aug. 27. Two hundred ,i,id thirteen student and farmer stu ! 1 n?s of the University bave been made j.Utt and second lieutenant r.nd 13 ii. nilprs of the faculty have - received f commission according to an announce ment today by the president of the unl i vtrHity'who Iihs just finiahed war roster s ( f the student. " , , - ... . 1 . ' ' lien Steal ..$8,100. "' Chicago, (.Aug. 28. Two men carrying ?1 1: '. the navroll of the Winslow Bros iron works, were shot to death in front cf - 5 plant today byjfjve, .bandit who ( ,,'d with the money in an automo- DM0 REGISTER 1 ILITARY maj.-gln. Leonard wood. 0x: 1 JrLAJ. wUi. V EON AJ3D WOOD Major-Generai Leonard, A.' Wood, now In command of : tb department of the southeast, with headquarters at Char leston, 8.i C, w a formerly . in com mand of th department M the east, with ; headquarter t New "jYork. He waa St Winchester, N. H., Octo ber 0,. 1800, H first distinguished himself when in command of the First United StaW VotlmeeriCkValry,' bet ter hnown as the "Rough Riders," at San Juan Hill, at which time Theodore Roosevelt was lieutenant-colonel. He served ai military governor of Cuba until the transfer of : the - government to the republic of Cuba, in 1902, then saw aerVict n thr Philippines as a line officer I and a governor - of the Moro prvonce. On hi return from the Phil ippine he went to the Argentine re public a special, ambassador of the United Statea. In 1010 he via made chief of staff , of the United States army, after wtjeh he took command of this department of the east. He originated and 7 ade a success of the Plattshurgh training camp idea, in the face of much opposition. CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR LEADERS TO MEET HERE NEXT WEEK The executive committee of the North Carolina Christian Endeavor union will meet in tbis city next Monday evening for the purpose of outlining next year's work. The session will be hehl at the home of the state president, R. C. Boyd, on Beat street, and it ,1s expected that a large, number of the officers will be in attendance a this, will be the first meeting; of the. new a board, which was elected during the recent convention held in High Point' 1 High Point I represented or the board I byVR, O. Boyd, president; Mrs. L. W. MoFarland, junior superintendent, and L. C' jfurgurson, pTe auperintendent. Eli " P. Barker, of Greenbrtro, ia vice president; Malcom Jones, Greensboro, treasurer MJbb Eunice tohg, Greens boro secretary. The other: members of th board constat of the, superintendent of the various departments and districts of the state. FOUR CASES TRIED IN THE, CtTY COURT v AT T0DAys SESSION ' Four cases constituted the docket for this . morning's session -of municipal court , John Stone, white, charged with trespass and after hearing" the evidence, the attorney' -motion for a non suit was granted.!: William Burton, charged with riding 'a bicycle on the sidewalk, sub mitted and, paid the coats in the, case. Sam Howerton, chauffeur of a wagon ngaged in . hauling crushed stone for one of the pavlnir contractors, was charged with permitting rock to fall on the , paved streets, H -was adjudged guilty nd ordered to pay the coat. No tice of an appeal was filed and bond in the Bum. of 25 was named.. . The samo state of, affairs ana , attendant Teuua concerned Ralph Rhlpwash. . ' -. fksk GREAT WAR BILL I BY END OF TEE WEEK Washington, Aug. . 28. Passag by Saturdays night, of the $1138,000,000 war bond and certificate bill now before the way and means committee wa pre dicted today by Leader Kitchen., . Every effqrt would be made, he said, to report it Thursday and 4 day or two would be devoted to debate. The bous adjourned until Thursday. ' ' V ' -ii n . , Virghita May Abandon Activities. Charlottesville, f.'Aug.,28.At meeting of the athletic council of the University of Virginia it was voted to recommend the abandonment of all In tercollegiate athletics at . the university for the coming year, except , for p the freshmen, clas. This would mean' the cancellation of the football schedule for this fall a well as the spring basebp Beason.,; No further definite action haj been taken jiendingthe decision of Pres j ident Ei A. Alderman, who u in the WINS PARDON WHEN BE PERFECTS AN INVENTION t Carson City, Nev, Augv 28. The discovery of a new process for extracting oil from shale ha won ' a pardon for A. H. Crane, who was serving a term in the state prison ; for burglarly.' Crane waa granted 'a pardon by the parole board yes terday so he may perfect his pro. : cess and superintend the erection of a plant. . v . A federal expert sent here to ex-' " amine the process informed the ' board that Crane's method wbuld be of almost incalculable value. . IS HELD F Ford G-.- vt.:- Held for His Appearance Federal Court ; Under Bond of $150. Ford Gentry a young white num. was arraigned he fore United States Commis sioner Warren G. Brown this wiorning at 11 o'clock to answer to the charge of giving whiky to a United State nldier in uniform The offense aga!n. i'ction 12 of the war bill signed by President Wilson on May 18 was allegedly com mitted last Saturday afternoon in the presence of a provoet who waa patrolling the street According to the evidence of the provost, Gentry had been warned not tb give the .soldier whisky but did so, taking two members of the local com pany to the telegraph office at the lowtr end of the railroad station platform, where he gave each a drink. After hear ing the evidence Commissioner Brown ordered Gentry held under a bond of $150 for his appearance at Federal court; Gentry testified that he was under the influence of whisky at the time the vio lation occurred and that, insofar as he knew, no real violation of the law was committed, inasmuch as he did, not re member anything of the occurrence. The defendant further stated that he had submitted to the charge of being drunk In the municipal court yesterday morn ing and that the knowledge that he was drunk was all he had of the entire afternoon of Saturday. m It is Promised in the Develop ments in lbs Inquiry Started Today. Houston, Tex., Aug. 28. Th city to day was scheduled to begin what Act ing Mayor Moody termed the develop ment of the "real story" of the horror of last week when 100 negro soldiers of the 24th infantry shot down IS whites. The board of inquiry appointed by Moody was to hold ith first session late today. Appeals have been sent out for every peraon with information to report to the board of inquiry. Calvin Culpepper Not Killed. PIataburgh, N. Y, Aug. 28.-Calvui Culpepper of Pelhaoi, Ga.j a member of Battery D, first New York artillery, was erroneously reported killed Sunday while fighting a fire at the Catholic sum mer school, "ClifThaven, near here. He was injured but his back was not broken, as at, first thought. -It was stated at the hospital that he probably will re cover. . , ; Another Italian Mission. An Atlantic Port, Aug. 28. An au thorlzed commission of 20 Italian, army officers headed by Captain Carlo Tappi arrived ber today on a French steamer. Captain Tappi said he could not name Its object but it is understood to be to purchase aircraft. - ' Morrison Tskes Command. Greenville, Aug. 28.Major General J. F. Morrison today assumed command at Camp Sevier relieving Col, J. Van B. MetU of North Carolina of the execu tive details of the camp, l " . i : Wemea Hold Conference. ' Stockholm, Aug. 28.- An- International conference of women from belligerents and neutral will be held here Sept. 16 to 18. , The observance wil be of a semi private, nature. ' ' , , ' . Russian General Killed. - . ( London, Aug. 2S. General Poyoaoski, commanding a Russian division, fell va! liantly amidst his soldiers, whom he was encouraging by his example during fighting on the 8ereth Tiver, Moldavia, sayr fn of f.ciar"Rumahian-war"nlte- OR GIVING BODZE 10 SOLDIERS HORROR AT HOUSTQII UUSS DO L3T TO RETREAT As Soon As An Offensive Was .Started Russian Troops Began to Retire in Bukowinv-Eng-- lish and French Gain. Italians Are MaJang Further Headway Against the Aus trians in Their Campaign for Triest, SUtement Say. Petrograd, Aug." 2a Ruasiaa Infantry left its trenches before an enemy at tack in the Boyany region and is retir ing eastward, the war office says. . The retirement waa occasioned by the beginning of an offensive, east of Czer nowitx, Bukowina, by the (Jerowns and Austrians. The troops retreated with out waiting for the attack. London, Aug. 28. As a result of a British attack on the Flanders front yesterday the, British line bave been advanced along .a front of more than 2,000 yards. Berlin, Aug. 28. Th Russians in the region of Ccernowiu have been thrown back behind the Rakkna river sector, say today' announcement from army headquarters. The Russian resistance! was broken in the hills nort wet of bolzok. The captures total more than 1,000 prisoners and six gun. ' Rome, Aug. 28. (British admiralty per Wireless Press.) The Italians made further gains Vesterdav on th Banaizza plateau on the front north of Gorizla, the war office reports! The Austriuns made violent counter attacks but failed I o recover positions, r (In Flanders the British 'effected a considerable local, improvement in their positions yesterday in the attack eaat of Lombaertzyde. They advanced their line on a front of more than 2,000 yards establishing themselves further in the third line of the Germans on both sides of the St Juliend-Poelcapelle road. ' Berlin concedes the British "insignifi cant gains." The Germans were foiled, London say, in two efforts to drive the British from their position in the Infer, neaa Copse on the Ypres-Menine road. The French on the Verdun front have reached a pause, in their forward move ment. Apparently they re preparing for more attacks in the region of their latest success on the edge of Beaumont village east of the Meuse : for consid erable artillery activity is reported to day from that sector. In the, Aisne Gen. era! Petain' gun stopped short two at tack by the Germans. ' Further new of Cardorna'a success ful operation against the Austrians along the Iaonwi and Carso front is be ing awaited. The, report of yestcday covering Sunday which Indicated th successful progress of the campaign for Triest have not been supplemented. ALLIED TRAIN U. S. SOL This Will Bring Them Into Close Touch With the Actual Condi tions. . 1 Washington,, Ang. 28. A group j of British1 army offir specialist in -de tails of trench warfare, will be ttched to ite army camps under plans; worked ot by the war department' to expedite training troops for conditions , they will meet :.. . French and , British governments have been asked to detail officer and prob ably eight or 10 will be assigned to each of he 22 camps,. , ' ... : i The foreign officers will not come in 4. . . .- writ ' f ' direct touch witn tne troops, jne uu ng will be done by ttn, American offi cers but the American officer will hv the chance of consulting with their for eign associates who bave - had expe rience. , .,: MAT ADVANCE PAYMENT TO ARMY CONTRACTORS Washington, Aug Zk-Advance pay ment for supplies for the army , and navy a yet undelivered have been' ask ed by contractor and the,- treasury i considering making such to enable the contractor to go ahead with the work. - In most cases contractor are operat ing on sufficient capital to enable them to turn out supplies in the - volume needed. - f ' . t , ' . ! j MEETING TONIGHT The regular meeting of the Order of 1 theTfrstern fjtar wilt be tteld.thl even SOLDIERS TO DIERS THE MOST POPULAR NOTE AT CAMP I x . . - . '1 1 r v x , A .1 t X, ; y vv k t -o. i i j 4 I w xa39 ine mess can on ine ougie is me smmi welcome note that cuts tiie air at thuuh. admitting they could 8-arecly b Fort Myer, Va., where a number of our bet younj; Americans are' learning to be I called friendly. The policy f extend of fleers in the training camp. The photograph kIiows the.bivler bl- i,io the I in? aid to the countries fb'htina'Ger: meat cali. A megaphone carries the bugli - STILL III SEARCH OF BIGJIUILDING C. M. Hickerson, of Asheville, Has Not Yet Found Factory Suitable for Plant. In an interview with C. M. Hickerson, who is in the city seeking a location 4'or an ariimipum plant, he stated this morn ing that a number of buildings have been inspected but no definite action has been taken toward leasing one. Mr. Hickerson further stated that it may be possible and feasible to buy a lot and build the kind of building needed with the necenaarity variety of floor for the machinery. "However," stated Mr. Hick erson, "we prefer' to lease a building suitable for uses aa a factory as it would require a large part of the capital, which ! will be from StiS.OOO to I75.(KI, to! operate thtt plant." j The size of the building desired by Mr, Hickerson and associates is 50 by f50 feet if two stories in heightli, and 100 by 150 feet if a single story at rue -ture. The plans are to manufacture a complete line of aluminum ware. BELGIAN SOCIALISTS VOTE AGAINST STOCKHOLM MEETING London, Aug. 28. -The press bureau announces that the Germans occupying Belgium have been for considerable time urging ithe, Belgian socialist sto partici pate in the Stockholm conference. M. Bertrand, the Belgian swialist ' leader, pointed out that delegates could no.; at tend the, conferences wiliout a mandae from the party and that a mandate could not be obtained because the Ger man authorities would not permit a meetin ad which the speakers -would be free to express tjieir views. The tier man, after much delay, consented t such a meeting,, which was held a few day ago, between four hundred nnd five hundred delegates ; attended and, it was decided, with only Jwo dlnsenting votesf not to go to Stockholm, even though British French and Italian soeialitiU were represented there. JAMES J. C0RBETT NAMED ! ON ATLETIC COMMITTEE ; Princeton, Nf J., Aug. 28, Jamett .1 Corbett, formejr heavyweight champion of the world, receiveHl an appointment from the United States government to. be chairman of .the .war department committee on athletic insruction. Serv ing also, in the body will be Sergeant Norman Selby 1 (Kid McCoy),- Mike. Don ovan, physical director of the New York Athletic club: Prof. Richard 1 Nelligan, of Amherst College, and Robert Edgren sport editor Of the NeX York Lvejiing World. : 1 Episcopal Picnic ; Mr. Snd" Mrs, J. H.;Mellichampe have invited, the Sunday school of the Epis copal church to have their annual pic nic at F. M. Pickett's farm, where they are jending the summer. - Some of the children are to be at. the church at I o'clock 'Thursday, August, 30, and at J.'ftf UmbertVornw-itt-North ..Main CtOif 's on II to Hit farthest points the cimp. STRIKE OUT 1 CENT LETTER POSTAGE Senate Decides on No Increase For Carrying Letter Mail Early Today. Washington, Aug. 2S. In reauiuing consideration today of postage eliois of the war tax bill, the, senate by a vut of atl to 2'.) struck oiitt the provision Uny inq; a wie cent tax on letters ami post cards designed to raise $.'i0,(lt)O.Utlll in revenue. A provision giving American soldiers and sailors iihe privilege of mail ing letter tree wan retained. Debate on the postal sections of the war tax bill continued in (In. ;t-natc o day while the leaders sought to'coinpro mine differences over the war profits and :,,,'"ln" l,lw t"'ciMln.ent the war tax bill jloviding fur levies on war prolit-i rang ng from "ii to per reit wei intro duced by Senator LaKollctte. Senator JiaFollefte- said he would lirst. iffer the amendment for the 7I per cent rate and if it was rejected would i k consideration of the next in order until ne was accepted. The bill as it now lands would make an average tax of .'(1 per cent. ROCMAC GOING DOWN BUT WILL IT STAY ? Tn Some Places the Stones Stick Out Through the Romac Binder is Neces sary is the General Belief. Itocmne is being put down on Wasli- ingt.on s-trcet and while the progress is slow, some, headway "m be;ng mad'' The i street has nearly been completed from ! the railroad to Centennial nenue tin I some grading ban been dun.' on the ave- ; me. , It has not been indie tle.l if there is to j be a binder put down on Hie l.oi nuie, mil the general opinion is, if :' is not don" i the street will not bear up. unU-r the traffic The apparent !y comjileted sec tion of the street is f 1 1 1 1 of loose stories and in many places the tone base can be seen protruding through the Roomac. The stones kick up esily and the lbc mac crumbleR. FIRST AMERICAN OFFICER HAS MET HIS DEATH New York, Aug. 28. Word of the. first casualty to an officer in General lVTshings forces was received today by the marine corps in, a cable announc ing the death in a motor accident of Second Lieutenant tredenck Walsh- torn, of the marine corps. -No detjiik of the nature of tlie wr - Vice the officer was in when he met death were given. ASHEVILLE AND RALEIGH , , TROOPS AT CAMP SEVIER - ' ' . ' ; Greenville, S. C, Aut?. 27.-TIe first 1 Cotton. .-- r North -Carolina motor truck company,! ; ..-.York. Aug. 28.-Jhere wa re No. fiS, from Raleigh, under the com-ncwed commit In cotton today and sf marid" of Lieut W. N. Bovlan,, arrived ; ter opening one point lower to It) higher at Camp Sevier yesterday. The com pany is 'composed, of (12 men. -A field j last night's eloHing figure, with Octo hoRpital corps from Asheville, N. C vi;'i her toiu'hmg 22 2t., ; 87 "men', commanded 1v Maj. Francis J.' Cotton future, opened stesdyj (Vlo- lC1ciengeriswgaj;bjMl the eamn yen no mm TO FIGHT II. 8. Possible That Austria and Other Allies of Germany May De clare War on United States Be cause of Aid to Italy. United States WH1 Not Take the Initiative Put a Delicate Situa tion May Arse ori Account of the Existing Conditions. Washington, Aug. 28. The possibil ty thnt'Aiwtria ami perbaps other al lies of (iermany niuy declare War against the United States because of the ftnan- cirtl aid )iven Italy h recognized by of fl lials ! ,.;. It was carefully explained today that llicre in nothing in the situation, diplo matic or military, that would cause the I nked KlatoB to tuke the initiative, but tliat an anuinoloiw stute of aflairs may result. " : ' ( : Itetations of the United State with Germany a allies were deOned as' still a; state of broken mint lilllH itill(. t(, (I(,sori,)e tlieni Blt ullfrien(IjT tf. many a allies Without having declared war agRinat (Jermany will' be continued and it wast said that" "Austria or any other ally might not improbably con stnie such assistance a a warlike act. THE BOAD MEETING LARGELY; ATJEHDEO Large , Number of Good Roads Enthusiasts Attending Meeting at Lynchburg Yesterday: -S. ('. ( lark and F. J. Siwmore return d to the city last nigh after having attended a meeting of the Bankhead :' -Sj'hway, ns-rtK-iation as representatives rum tlie t'ouimercml club at Lynchburg, ,'n., jisierday. The meeting- was held ii the assembly room of the Virginia ln!el with a giHd delegation present ''rom the towns mid cities through which he central route" runs; A permanent oreaniution and jilana were perfected for bringing the highway through, the ntr.il put ot North Carolina. The advantages (tic cetitral" route has iver the otbern advocated will be stress ed at the proper tiniie; when ha , gov t.rnmeiit appropriations 'to- be. Used in 'milding he coast to couHt highway. ' Mr. Clark stated this morning that; here win a good crowd and a good meeting, two sciiil cars being rciiireC tit carry the delegates from the differ- cut cities along the central route to the unieting. ... .. . ' SOCIALISTS BEGIN THEIRJONFERENCE Consulting in London .Today Over Views to Be Put Forward At Stockholm. Lnndon, Aug. iS.-Tbo inter-allied so 1 ciaiist and labor conference was opened today uniler the presidency of , Arthur ! Henderson, member of the house of commons and former minister without portfolio. Some 70 delegates, represent ing Great Britain,- Hcrgium, 7 Russia, France. Portusjal. Greece. Mouth Africa , aml jtav aro present. More than haV of them are British, representing vari ous '.sections of tha purtie, - " . u rri.A ti ..t t:Ai.. ,.:...c.AM,. j l lie Kir ui iitLit; . Kiiiilicitiivi conference is not ta vote buL t consult and agree to the-policy tj b ! f0jl(WlHj j,, ri.ar(i 0 the eonferenc at j Stockholm. ' If it prove ' possible t agree the various sections will put fo '.vird their own view at Stockholm. " - et've months sold 17 to 3 point alwve - 4 brviK.ttt; iJePemner, fi.Ui - January, All TCIITA HLLILUIU ; J. n i. tt. Adiroridack, ment received her,- .. ing at the halL important.' , -v j tret and Bain avenue, . . ' terday
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