PRINTER'S INK Will ieU what the best of sale, mei fail to dispose of. Advertise la TEE ENTERPRISE AND GET RESULTS. t Weather Fair " tonight execpt win In southeast portion, colder; Wed nesday fair, moderate northeast to north winds. mm m I I VOL 25. Nor 57. HIGH -POINT, NORTH CARP UNA, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 29, 1918. Member Associated Press. SURPRISE 18 DM TIIEITILilS They Break Usual Stillness of the ' . Winter by Launching An At- ' ' tack of Considerable Force on . Mountain Front Blow Similar to That Struck by French When Austro-German Line Was Penetrated to Some Distance East of Brenta. ; Italy has furnished a military surprise by launching an attack of apparently considerable force on her mountain front in mid-winter. ' The blow came on the Asiago frontier. ; where the Austro-German invaders were halted earlier in the winter in their efforts to push down to the Italian plains west of the Brenta. - , Berlin heralded the sttack yesterday morning in reporting the breaking out , of violent artillery duels In the Asiago sector. Ua force was reported to bave reached a climax al'dawn on Monday In the vicinity of Col, del Rosso, whibeb height is about midway between Asiago and the Brenta. : , The supplementary German official re port of ;iast night, which was not re ceived until today, announces the open Inf of the assault in this region, de scribing it as a vklenf sttack. There were no accompanying details. In the lack of more definite jiews, the possibility suggests itself that the ItaU that of the French some weeks ago east of the Brenta which renulted in the pene tration of the Austro-Oerraan line for a considerable distance, and the supple mentary withdrawal of the enemy from a rather extended area, improving the entente positions notably. The Italians may now be endeavoring to strengthen . their line with a view to making more difficult any more attempts of the ene my to advance. Contradictory advices from Pctrogrnd throw doubt on the Russian attitude to , wards the continuance of tlie lirest-Lito-zsk peace negotiation. A semi-official statement says that Leon Trotzky has not returned to Brest-Lltozsk and aid ed that M. Tadeim, one of the Russian delegates, was going to Stockholm, Lon don arid Paris to lay before the entente governments the progreess of the pi-ace pourparlers. Another pircumstancial report frm Pctrogrnd wan to the effect that Trotzky had returned to Brest-Litozsk armed itb a vote of confidence from thj .;ol diers' and workmens' congress, a the attitude of the Russian government. London was raided last night by Cer man airplanes, no more than a half dozen reaching the city, however, on, of some ?5 machines which made the at tempt. Cno raider was brought down in flames from a height of 10,000 feet its three occupants being burned to flenth. Unrest among the working people of Germany has not been quieted down nor I has tlie political conference between the pan -Germans and the militarists lessen, ed appreciably. Concern over the inter nal security of the empire appears in the message sent by Emperor William iri answer to birthday congratulations from the reichstag. To Herr Kempf, of the reichstag, the emperer expressed his ardent daily wish that the German people may "preserve their union" until the "final victory of our arms," The emperor declared that he entered upon a "serious and decisive year." ( The reichstag, however, Is re ported to havexefused to vote eonfl . dence in the government mainly because of socialist opposition and Chancellor von ITertling may appear before it again In a few days to discuss the question of Belgium'. , . S) Efforts to agitate a general strike in ' Berlin on Monday Are declared to have tailed according to Information reaching - . Amsterdam. - Leaflets calling for such a Strike' were distributed widely in the German capi tal, bnt it is said that workmen in only .. . : a few factories were idle. Lack of cen tral direction of the strike agitation is """"teported to'Iui've'Xro'itghratouf; the""faiT ure. ' .. Patrol Boat on Rock.. Wn liii'!'on, Jan. 20. An American ' ' ' ' v ' - -f.1 on ENEMY TAKES HEAVY TOLL tN AIR SAID OVER LONDON Ixmdon, Jan. 29. Forty -seven persons were killed and 10! in jured in last night's air raid, it is announced officially, Government Must Return Roads Within One Year After War Ends AVashintgon, Jan. The senate in terstate commerce cofmittec by a vote of 7 to 6 today decided to amend the administration bill to provide that the government shall relinquish control over the railroads within one year after the end of the war. Koine committeemen who oppoaed this change announced later they would en deavor to have the committee rescind iits action and if they bailed, they would submit minority reports. Votes to Resist Any More Calls on Country's Man Power Liverpool,' Jan. 20.-r-The Murphy branch of shipbuilding and engineering trades, at a meeting attended by 4,000 members last night adopted a resolution calling for all possible resistance of any further calls upon the country's man power, unless the government immedi ately declares its willingness to adopt the labor parly war ajma; promises to facilitate an international workers' con ference and agrees to the conscription of wealth. There were only two dis snting votes. Soldiers Are Implicated In Attempt To Wreck Southern Train I Birmingham, Ah., Ja. 29r49ttth- - - j - vestigating an attempt to wreck a train last night near AnniUon, in connection with which 11 soldiers from Camp MeClellan have been ar rested. It is alleged the soldiers placed cross ties on the track, lliinking t In trnjn would stop and tlms afford thorn an opportunity to board it. The enginer saw the tie in time to stop. The aoldiers are said to be members of Xew Jersey and Maryland units. TOO LOW. MAY. SAW Tells Trade Commission Five Big Packers Took Their Turn Cut ting Prices. 1 Washington, Jan. 2!). Charles II. May. nanagcr oft he Fanners' Cooperative issociation, testified today at the, Fed ral Trade commission's hearing that tfie 1ve big packers took turns in cutting rices on meat ami porks in tlieir terri tories ho that their prices were reduced onsiderably. He snjd he knew from vears of experience with Swift and !ompany that, the packers' prices were lelow marketing cost. Difficulties which flic independent packers find in marketing their products wer edescribed by Mr. May. He said this was particularly true to selling ides, due, U cbeljeved, to interests which '.he packers hold in many tanneries. He ieclared the stock of hides on hand in the United States at the present time is the largest in history so that the 'niyers are out of the market and prices high. He was unable to explain why the cost of shoes and other leather goods ire abnormally high. AMERICAN AIRMAN IS KILLED BY GERMANS Highland Park, Ills.; Boy Shot Down . While Returning from Patrol Duty Across German Lines. Paris, Jan. 20. Stephen Spencer, of Highland Park, Ills., a member of the American flying squadron, was killed a few days agoOwhile returning from pa trol duty across the German lines near Bclfort. Spencer was 21 years old and a graduate of .Yale. He was about to be commissioned in the naval air ser vice. V '" JUmd onao'A-JLiiU nicirce wjh ich attacked the. Germans In the Col del Ross and in the Francellio ravine and the Brent river on the Northern Italian front were thrown back by the Aua-t'-ians, the Gerninn official statement Miss SearsA Character 7 r A- MI5 XJJtAiTOStA SCARS Miss Kleanora R. Scar's' latest claim to publicity was in riding her horse on the sidewalk in Hale street. She is known as motorist, equestrian, ten nis and golf player, and aviator. When a Beverly motorcycle police man called her attention to the fact that her horse was on the sidewalk she said the road was slippery. What made him so mad was she kept right on over the idrwalk at a canter. He said lie would snmmAn. her to court for violation of a city, ordnance. MANY TO HEAR THE ! T Bickett to Speak at Greensboro This Evening Under Auspices of War Stamp Movement When Governor T. W. Bickett speaks at Greensboro this evening on the gov nient war savings stamps quite a num ber of High Pointers, notably those in terested ia the sale of the government stamps which promote thrift, will' be srrfMf tnoSt 1ft the adVnce?? tidvernor Bckctt is to speak at the Municipal 'beater at 8 o'clock under the auspices of the county organization to promote the sale of thrift and war savings ttamps and it i expected a huge crowd will greet the executive. The governor is without a doubt one f the most brilliant orators in the entire southern portion of the United States and wtih a subject like that assigned him this evening he is sure to make a wonderful effort. In addition to the govrenor. Col. F. H. Fries, of Winston-Sal'-in, stale di- i ector of the war savings stamps cam oHign, will also deliver a short address while the singing will be conducted by Prof. Wade It. Hrown, of the State Nor mal and Industrial college. SEVEN ARE DEAD FROM EGGNOG PARTY Denatured Alcohol Used by Mis take at Little Social Gathering in Oklahoma Last Sunday. . . Muskogee, Okla., Ja.n. 29. Seven per sons are dead, two others are expected to die and nearly a score are ill as a result of an eggnog party Sunday at Francis, Okla., at which denatured alco hol was used by mistake, according to word reaching here. RED GUARD HAS FULL CONTROL OF HELSINGFOR Problematical-Whether Officials of the Finnish Government Escaped the Rev olutionary Forces. ' Copenhagen, Jan. 2!). The Red Guard has won complete control of Helsingfor, the capital of Finland, n dispatch re ports. It is not known whether the Finnish government ogieials escaped from the revolutionary. SHIPPING AT NEWPORT NEWS AT STANDSTILL Newport News, Va., Jan. 2f. Ship ping here, retarded by bad weather dur jnsr the past few weeks, ia at si stand still as the result of one of the heaviest fogs of the year. Few steamers are attempting to move about the harbor ftnd those which do so are constantly sounding fog horns and fog bells. TURKISH CRUISER AGAIN r FLOATEDr IN -DARDANELLES Berlin, (via London) ,Ian. 2f. It is officially announced that the Turkish cruiser Sultan Yawn Sclim (formerly the Gorman cruiser Onehcn) , has been 1 L GOVERNOR 111 POLICE ARE NOW LOOKING FOR DELINQUENT DRAFT REGISTRNTS Local Board Places 126 Delinquent in Division A of Gass One and Immediately Turns Names and Other Information Over to the Chief of. the Police Force.' For failure to answer and return their questionnaires 12(1 men of High Point township were yesterday afternoon placed in division A of class one and their names given to Chief of Police-Mcfthee for the purpose of taking steps to pro duce therri. Many of the men had failed to notify the local board as to change of address as required by law while others failed to return their questionnaires which the local board and other military through the usual channels. To Chief of Police MHIhee the local board forwarded the following not U-$ today : "There is hereby certified the following list of names of persons who have been duly notified Iff tile, with the hs'al board the questionnaire required by the regulations promulgated by the President of the I nitel States under authority granted by act of Congress approved May IX. 1M7, and who have failed to rile Mieh questionnaire "I'nder authontj .of section six of the act of May is. 1017. and by section 49 of the selective Jterv ice regulations, you are required immediately to visit in eron or through djrtities each person whose name apepars on this list, to locate such persons if possible and bring them before this local Ixtard. If you are un able to produce ft'ueW"-persons within five days of the date hereof, exclusive of Sundays and legal holidays, you shall report to this local Imard nil information you may have nbtsiivd concerning such delinquent registrants: "Further Infornujtion and descripton concerning these persons is available in the records of thia Virol board." Otis Archibald f Charley McKnigiit fjti JolB 8plsae;i vj James Hampton f Sloan B. Evans y k' Charge Maxwell T. G Dillingham vjt Coleman Hill f ThomM t Stout -Adam F. HedrVk O. A. Meredith ' ' Mck MaUas ' Willis Boston nenry Jackson f ' H. C. Browe Evans Bethea William Sawyer Lee Rush Floyd Freeman W. W. Hines George Adams O. E. Ingram Orange Uorton Craig Kearns JolTn Caple Harold J. Mais Homer C. Bruton Edward Webster Renzia Morgan Eli Moffitt Hermon Sent on Hal H. Ingram John Champion V. M. Hnney Ix'e Massey Tom Hutchins Charlie B. Woodar-l Clarence Thompson Libber Alison Post ell Watts McKinlcy Steele Glenn P. Rawley SAD WEATHER FAILS TO STOP COALING Bunker Situation Now Organized So As to Prevent Any More Serious Delays. New York, Jan. I'.l - Severe weathei j yesterday did not prevent the coaling) of many vessels for the allies in thei harlior here most in need of coal. j J. E. Parsons in charge of ship bunk ering for the United States shipping board, said today that while only six' ships were bunkered those still lacking ! coal numbering including yestei-J day's arrivals-were not in readiness to sail for other reasons. j Organization of the bunkering sitna-j tion had now reached a stage, be fiaid.j that there would be no further delays I such as have held up ships for the past mouth. BOLSHEVIK! HAVE SPLIT ON QUESTION OF PEACE London, Jan. 20. The Uojshevic ha split on the qnestion of peace, a ma jority being against the conclusion of peace on part of the ""German terms and in favor of a Holy War, an Ex change Telegraph from Petrograd says. THROUGH TRAINS FROM WEST ARE EIGHT TO 18 HOURS LATE , 8 ... Philadelphia, Jan. 29. Although traf. fie conditions on the . railroads were j much improved today, snow in many parts of the state waa responsible for many of the delays from eight to IS h(nrtir-inhmvt-f-Hhrugh--trin from the west. Passed $5,000,000,000 Mark. , . Washington, Jan., 2!). Total applica tions for government soldiers insurance 4 .1-1-1 tinq.uift ' onn, ononilfl Tinrt-. authorities are certain v. ere delivered H. J. Woodstone I .lobn Cunnnghnm KIlie Cairum P. f. I-. Graves Randolph Anderson ; William Hicks V. B. Stanley Robert Iseley William It. Hendrcn Walter Craven Claude Rippey lee Cowan John Archibald William H. I'pton William Robersnn i Robert Coins Willie !. Turner Walter Murray James Hobbs Charlie Dobson Julius Rudd Bnrre Short Cleveland Coggins 1). C. Williamson Ezee Bost Amos Gregory E. K. Brower Walter C. Seward Prophet McMickle Pear Tyson Ernest Williams irant R. Hayes Roscoc Wiggin Fletcher Morris Dewey A. Harris E. R, Stevenson James Tyler V. . Grant Emmett Teagne (ieorge H. Allied Fletcher L. Siler Chester (ireen Lewis Vooner Will Smith James Williams (iurnie K. Hilton JamesE. E. Porter Henry Gilmer James Steele Dewey .1. Williams Dann Hall Rumlcy Johnson Lucius Leighter Joseph Joyce Nelson Jordan C. M. Kephart Arthur Kennington J. Clyde Cummings Douglas Colt rane , R. Irby Brown Edwanl Cippe Thomas Luther Proctor Paul li. Scott .Mills S. Peel William Richardson Enest Morgan Trussie L. Marsh Booker T. Reid Otho Johnson Early Edward Cecil James Wilson . Hudic Hicks Joseph F. McGhee John L. Reynolds Henry liamrnoiis Charlie McCorkle Arv C. Moss Walter Shuford (ieorge Allen John (!illey Charlie Holt on Charles Walter Bain John Stuart Fred E. McSwaim. jRETAIL MERCHANTS WAIT SHORTER DAIS ! j Tell Garfield Seven-Hour Day, Six Days a Week Would Do More Good Than Closedown. Washington, Jan. !!'.- Delegations ol retail merchants from a number of east ern and middle western cities protested to the fuel administration today against the heat less Monday, Thev ask ed Fuel Administrator Gartield to re ijiiire soinuiercial establishments not to operate more than six or seven hours six days in the week, instead of closing 011 Monday. If this is done a greatct saving of food would Is- affected while the economic loss would be less than a one day shut down would cause. Mr. Garlleld appearet to bp very re luctant to change the closing order. COTTON MARKET WEAK AND UNSETTLED TODAY Opened Steady at a Decline of Two Points, but Broke Sharply After Some Little Irregularity. Xew York, Jan. 2!t. The cotton mar ket wag weak and unsettled during to day's ear'y trading. The market opened steady at a decline of two to 10 points under Wall Street and local selling and after some little irregularity broke ahorply. May sold off to 2!t.f0 and Octo ber to '27,H5, or 35 points net lower. Cotton future opened steady: March, 30.31; May, 2!.80; . July. 20.30; Octo ber, 28.00; December, 27 .SO. GERMANY IS CHARGED WITH VIOLATING RUSSIAN TRUCE Washington, Jan. Cliargea thaT Germany is violating the terms of the Russian truce by, withdrawnig troops from the eastern front and transferring them to the western battle lines, were rnnrfe today hv the war department. Will RECALL 1. BIER TO FXAMINFD Senator Chamberlain Expects to Make Public Names of Neglect ed Dead Soldiers and Refer Them for Investigation. Head of Aircraft Board and His Assistants Told the Committee of Liberty Motors and Other Affairs Today. Washington, Jan. 20. Secretary Ba ker wjll soon have an opportunity to exemplify his statement of America's war prepartions given yesterday to the senate military committe. hi which he announced that more than n half mil lion men will be in France early this year and a million more would be ready before the end of the year. liecall of Secretary Baker for cross ex amination before the end of the week was decided today by the committee. Howard Cotton, head of the aircraft board and his assistants were called be fore the committee today to tell of the Liberty motor and other aviation af fairs. In reply to Secretary Baker's request for the identities of persons named in letters produced by Senator Chamber lain charging army officers with neg lect of the sick and dead Mr. Chamber lain said today be would probably make the names public and also refer them to Secretary Baker for investigation. ICE FLOES ENTAIL A A Dozen or More Boats Are Torn From Moorings and Car ried Down the Ohio. Pudneah, ,Ky., Jan. 20. Ice floes in the Tennessee and.Ohvi rivers converging here today swept the' winter fleet of packets and other craft from their mooring at up river points and in the Piufiicuh har bor and carried it on down the Hhio. Appeals for help from persons ma rooned in the ice bound craft plainly were heard as tliey passed this city. A report from Metropolis, Ills., says that s:'ern! packets were seen standing on end in the ice as the floe passed that place. The mini -ber of boats caught in the torrent has not been determined. It is said they probably would reach more than 11 dozen. A preliminary esti mate of the damage, if a'l wen lost, places it at $200,000. SHOVELS WILL BE TAGGEDJOMORROW School Children Wili See to it That All Shovels Bear Caution to "Save a Little." Tomorrow the school children in prac tically every town of over '2,1(00 popula tion in North Carolina will observe na tional "Tag-Vour-Shovel Day," accord ing to a statement issued today by State Fuel Administrator A. V. McAlister. Over a hundred thousand tags were sent out recently from the fuel adminis tration office to the school superintend ents throughout the state, and the pur pose of 'Tag-Your-Shovel Day" is to gel a tag tied to every coal shovel so that, the people will have before them an every day reminder of the vital ne cessity of saving every shovelful of coal that can be saved. The imperative need for such an endeavor us this lies in the fact that in spite of the utmost ef fort there is still a shortage 'of 50.000,- 1 ons of coal which must be made tip in every way possible. The national fuel administration es timates that over 20,000,000 schcWiiychil dren throughout the country will, take part in the "Flag-Ypur-Shoyel" . cam paign. As Mr. McAlister; saidt i "The government is placing a trust In- the hands of the school boys and ' school girls. It is relying upon them, is, an missionaries of thrift, to carry, to their own homes the message, 'Save eoat,' and to be the.consecratora of the family eoal shovel to the world wide, cause of bu SERIOUS DAMAGE unexplained iBiIloss Explosion Precedes Flames Which Destroy Alcohol Refinery! Pri mary Plant and Other Build ings This Morning. Part of Plant Used for Manufac turing Alcohol and Chemicals for U. S. and Allied Nations Police Blame Incendiary. Marquette, Mich., Jan. 0. An ex plosion followed by a fire early to day destroyed the alcohol refining plant, the primary building and a series of condensers of the Pioneer , ' Iron Furnace company owned by the Cleveland Cliffa Iron. company, of Cleveland, causing damage estimated nt 100,000. For a time the tire threatened to destroy the entire plant, a portion of which is employed in manufacturing alcohol and ground chemicals of ex plosives for the United States and the allied government!, but after a two-hour fight the flames were brought under control. The plant which covered several acres of ground is situated one and a half miles from this city. The police lwljev the explosion was caused by an incendiary, but officials of the company declared to officials 01 the company declined to express an opinion as to the cause. THE APPEAL AGENT MAKES HIS VISIT Cases of Men Married Since May 18, 1917, Are Appealed to the District Board. The government appeal agent for High Point ownship. Dr. Dred Peacock, yesterday visited the office of the local exemption iHianl and filed notice of ap peal on behalf of the government in all cases whree deferred classification has ben granted, or recommended, men who have been married since May 18, 1017, and where single man are claiming de ferred classification because of connec tion with some industrial or agricultural enterprise. The number of cases ap pealed was not large, it was stated to day. The local board vesterdav practically 'completed the work of classifying the draft registrants, the few remaining yiscs that presented problems being carefully gone over and classed during the sessions of Blue Monday. HANDSOME RESIDENCE IS DAMAGED BY FIRE Flames in Furnace Room of Handsome New Home of J. H. Adami Wroujht Slight Damage Early Today. The handsome new residence of .T. If. Adorns, which is rapidly neawng comple tion on North Main street, was slightly damaged by fire, which was discovered this morning shortly, before 8 o'clock. The fire was found in the furnace room by the members of the fire department who answered the alarm. A fire had been kept in the furnace during the cold period so that the workmen might com plete the home, and it is thought that carelessness in starting the lire this nu rning resulted in the damage, At least that was the opiuion of the chief ! of the fire department, A. B. Ilorney. Nesrrc Charged With Murder is Held For Jury Without Bail Theodore '.Matthews, negro, was hA without bail for trial before a grand jury for the murder of Jesse James, ne gro, by Judge J.AHea Austin. In muni, cipal court yesterday afternoon aflr all tiny hearing. 'I"h preliminary hear ing consumed practically all of t c slon; fore and; afternoon. The kil'iMif oecurred,' la Congregation Town but Ykin(lf"iy lfc4.4W Uttu U I tbew. IH 1 likely thst io-.ro ' get a hearing during (be j -- t of Superior court for C if',.! ' ' ' jiuil en ,' ! li l'i "