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VOL 25. Nor 57.
HIGH -POINT, NORTH CARP UNA, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 29, 1918.
Member Associated Press.
SURPRISE 18
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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
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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-
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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
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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
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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
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GOVERNOR
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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',.! ' ' '
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