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TRY A WANT AD If 70a have anything to icH or desire to purchase anything. Eat 1 cent per word per insertion. Minimum charge 15c Telephone them to No. ia. V. . 0 t 1 r ' - - wc.... ; Generally fair (on !.t r ! day; ,eeqt raia anl r extreme west portion. I . : and variable win da. c A t 1A t" r - 7 - V Ji! I H ll in ! VOL. 25. No. 84. HIGH POINT, NORTH CARP UNA, THURSDAY AFTERNO ON, FEBRUARY 28, 1918. Member Associated Press. .svv,w. b mi sen m IlllllSIOtl Resistance Offered by Russians Crows Stronger as German Advance Into Demoralized Russia Continues- Twenty -Seven German Airplanes Crossed American Lines Wed nesday Americans Subjected - to Another Gas Atack. Loudon, Feb. ;!&. The etiruifloy army has received orders to stop its advance into Russia, according to the Petrograd correspondent of the Exchange Telegraph company, who ha , received information to thin effect, which he regard as reliable. Jn their advance into Russia the Ger mans are meeting with more resistance and apparently they have been unable to-make much headway towards Petrograd- from Pskov. Petrograd la declared to be the Teu ton objective in the north. Tuesday the Germans made no pro ' gresa there, or at least Berlin report none, while in the south the greatest ains were made in the Ukrain. A German attempt t,o take Vitibsk near the center of the front failed be fore Russian resistance, which forced the enemy to retire, Petrograd say The American aector in France on Wednesday ,a again subjected to an attack by gaa shells which had little effect. Tuesday's two gas attacks caused five death and the poisoning of about 60 Atnericaa . aoldera. The. majority of those affected y t,ke gas are not in a aeiious condition. , .. , German airplane are atill active over the American front, 27 having crossed -"-"the Hner Wertpenday, v4v;. .. V-C. Aerial and artillery fighting,' on the ." British nd' French fronts U most se vere. Eighteen German airplane 1 were brought down by the French and Brit - ish airmen and guna, while Berlin claims to have accounted for 13 entente machines.: German airdromes, railway junction and,.other military-, targets eontnuejtd) jdjned Jyjllfed; ajrmeij. v Britfon Jhippltij. fbsjftjiH the; week show an increase over the previous pe riod. Kighteen merchantmen, 14 of more ' than 1,J00 tona, "were sunk by subma rines or mine as compared with 15, in cluding 12 or the larger tonnage the wek before. France and Italy lost no ... ships .of the large tonnage and France only one vessel of less than 1, fits') tons. TODAY THE FINAL F On Tomorrow and Throughout War Savings Stamps Will Be , One Cent Higher in Price. Toda'y is the last day on which war aavings atamps may be bought at the February price, $4.13. After midnight Thursday and during the month of March war aavings stamps increase in price ope cent. The price for the month of March ia $4:14. : . Thrift stamps remain '-at the name price throughout the campaign, 25 cents, and were devised aa a means for 'the small wage earners to save a little at a time in order that the purchase of war aavings stamps would be made eas ier, and to help spread tho gospel of thrift among the people of every walk of life. '''. ' .'' ' 1-1 An Explosion At Honolulu .Instantly. Rills' Young- , 3 South-Carciiaiaa OR 114.13 STAMPS Honolulu, T.i Jii Feb. 28.-orporal : ' John Simmons, of Piedmont, 8. C, was instantly killed, Captain 'Peter Soren . son and Lieut. V.. Hanna were injured r seriously and ' three , other officera re ceived alight injuries from the explo . sion ofa grenade at the. school of lire, Koliofield barrack! today, ' , The explosino was said to be due to the presence of a live bomb in a box upposled to contain dummies. Washington, Feb. 28.rresident Wil- oi --toilajr nominated William--'C. Slammer,' of Auhboro, N. C, to be United Stnts district attorney for the western district of North Carolina. :. ' ' AMERICAN SENTKYS ARE r CAUGHT ASLEEP ON DUTV Washington, ; Feb. s8. rout American soldiers ' canght asleep while doing sentry dir.y in - the first line trenches hava been sen tenced to death. General Persh ing, although he has authority to carry ont the sentences hut . re. f erred ther cases to the war de partment for review. Japan Proposes Joint Military Operations Against Invading German Forces. Washington, Feb. . 28. Japan's move to develop the feelings of the allies to ward proposal fr joint military op erations in Liberia to keep the vast stores at ' ValdivoKtok and also the Trans-Siberian railway from falling in to ithe hands of the German invaders of Russia was widely disi-uned today among diplomats and olfiHais, but all were reluctant to give opinions for publication. Opinion in London that the declara tion by the Japanese foreign minister in the Japanese diet could only be inter. !rcted as a declaration that Japan was about to intervene was regarded as further evidviieCo f ihc negotiations now proceeding among the co-belilgerents to make the action en international char acter, probably including the partici pation of the American forces. Russian representatives here oppose action by the Japanese in Siberia, while the co-belligerents are thoroughly alurmed less the vast quantities of sun- plies piled up at Valdivostok, nought and paid for with American cash, should fallint o the. hands of the Germans, !M MASSACHUSETTS Another Attempt to Have Viola : tor of Mann Act Returned to ; ' West Virginia Fails. Boston, Feb. 28. The request of fed eral authorities of West Virginia for tlte return to that state of John John son, a negro, indicted for violating the Mann act, was denied by Commissioner Hayes today. The government an nounced that the case would be ap pealed to the district .court. Johnson was arrested some months ago as a fugitive charged with as sault ona white girl at Charleston. Gov ernor MeCall declined to honor a requi sition asked by Governor Cormvell, of West Virginia, and he was released. Federal indictments on which the ne gro was arrested later set forth that he had transported Edith Godbey, a white- woman, from Charleston to Cat iettsburg, Ky., for immoral purposes. HAMMER RENOMINATED BY PRESIDENT TODAY President Wilson Today Sent to Sen ate Nomination of W. C. Hammer, of Ashboro, to Succeed Himself. (By PARKER R. ANDERSON.) . Washington, Feb. 23. The President today sent to the senate the nomina tion of W. C. Hammer, of Asheboro, to be district attorney Tor the western district of North Carolina. Mr. Ilammer is the present incumb ent and the nomination la for a second term. : " - , ' ', -. CADET AVIATOR KILLED . IN FALL FROM PLANE ! ' Lake Charles, La., Feb. 28. Lieut. Wi'Jiam L, McGUl, of the army aviation corpH, wa fatally injured and Lie'ut T. I Coleman, of the marine corps, was slightly hurt when an airplane fell near here late yesterday, according" to in formation , obtained today from. Ger stener fie'd. Lieut. McGill died in the field hospital. Ilia borne was in Jersey City. " - r HARDWICK TO MAKE FLIGHT IN AEROPLANE Washington, Feb. 2H. Representative Hard w iik, of Oergia, today arranged for a niglut next Wednesday in the British airpkuia-beiag -demonstrated- herev At a member of the senate's postoffiee com. mittce, he desires to study the utility of airplanes for male service, t . AI CAI I PROT C OD SOCIALISTS BLAMED FOR "May the Blood Spilled in This Unequal Struggle Fall on the . Heads of German Socialists," Says Russian Proclamation. Germans Are Shooting Captured Red Guards and Arming Aus trian and German Prisoners m Ukrain- Call to Arms Issued. I ondon, Feb. 28.- The council of peo ple's couimiRsaires, according to a Keu er's dispatch from Petrograd, has is sued another call to arms, in the course of which it is declared that the German invaders are arresting members of the workmen's ami soldiers council, shoot ing, captured Hed Guards and arming German and Austrian prisoners in Ihe Ukrain. The proclamation asserts that the troops at the front have pulled themselves together and are resisting. It concludes; "May the blood spilled in this un equal struggle fall on the heads of the German aocailists who are allowing the German workmen to be ranked among the Cains and Judases." Enrollment of the new army is pro cessing successfully, an Exanche Tele graph dispatch says. Cossack regiments in Petrograd are being- sent in the di rection of Pskov and other regiments formed of mixed detachments ire marching to the front. i ; ; 1 Senator 1 !umbrU.Writes Police He Has Been Placed in False , Light by French Government Paris, Feb. 28. Senator ; Charles Humbert, owner of Lc Journal, who was arrested last week in connection with the investigation of German pro pspamla in France, nad written to Cap tain Bouchardon, of. the Paris military court, a letter saying he has been plac ed in a false light by cable dispatches from New York regarding funds on de posit to his credit with J. P. Morgan and Company. An investigation made at the reqest of the French government b y Attorney (Jeneral lwiR, of New York state, showed that Senator Hum bert had cash and bonds valued at $324, 000 to his credit.) The senator asked for a hearing on this subject promising to produce doc umentary proof of his assertions. Part of the money in question, he writes, came from his personal fortune, being deposited in August, 1015, for the purpose of purchasing print paper for Le Journal. Absence of Rains in Southwest Helps to Steady Cotton Market New York, Feb. 28. The eotton mar ket was somewhat irregular during to day's early: trading, but after opening six points higher to one , point lower, firmed up on the failure of the weather map to show expected rains in the southwest, the vontinued firmness of Liverpool and renewed trade buying. ' March sold up to 30.62, making new high ground for the movement v on talk of further reductoine in the local stock, while May advanced to 30.24 and July to 30,80, or about 11 to 25 points net higher on the general list. Cotton futures opened steady: March, 31.45; May, 31.20; July, 30.70; Octo ber, 29.61; December, 29.40. . ; DEPARTMENT STILL HAS NO WORD FROM FRANCIS ! Washington, Feb. 28. No : further word from Ambassador ' Francis as to his plans .for leaving Petrograd had been received , here arly , today, and Secretary Lansing, when asked about unoilcial reports that the ambassador and some of the other embassies had departed, declared the state department had no, information whatever. ; Washington, Feb. 28,-rPorklcss Sat urdays are affecting a vast savings of pork. Coh) storage holdings' ow all classes 1 Hk-reae4"-doriflJnuaryr-'tlie department of', agriculture announced t(;day, Iard stocks ' were Increased about 10 per cent. " SENATOR SS 00 HEARING W PAVE BLOCK OF STREET Section I of High Street From Hamilton to North Main, May ;. " Be Paved. 1 A7--'' -, :;- . h i, ' . . Following the nmferenr lxtween rail. road and city oftVials yesterday after noon when it wa decided that West Broad street, from 'North Main . street to the city liuiita. iwwld be paved with asphalt, tlw Stiuthern Pailroad com pany and the property Owner along the north side of the v. thoroughfare each paying one-fourth the costs and the city the other half, the 'Subject of Hixh stret, from a point just to the rear ot the Elwood hotel... tot .Hamilton street, was discussed. A portion of this street is at ''present jwved, from South Main to a point even with Hhe hotel, leaving jiiHt a little more than one block that needs the work. .1 j i . v The city officials ttook the stand that if High street is pajd It will give the manufacturing district an outlet that is badly needed, in addition to greatly beautifying the section of the city adja cent to the lines of the Southern. While the representatives Of the railroad com pany did not either agree or refuse to share in paying for this proposed work, the city officials vert encouraged . to such an extent that they are practically sure of seeing the paving put down. The other section of High street, west ot the main thoroughfare, cannot be paved as it was not included in the list of streets ordiaanced prior to the authorization of the hist batch of bonds. DEPUTY WAGNER IS --' ' ' 'Tf . - - . ' 1111 l Local Representative of Sheriff Stafford i Man VM10 Arrested the Army DeseAef.'' Deputy ' Sheriff J. E. Wagnet stated this morning that he arrested Otis Wods, theivhite man carried to An nistort, Ala yesterday morning, under a charge of having deserted from the United States army instead of mem bers of the police force aa had previous ly been reported. Mr. agnar asserts that he lodged the deserter m ail and that Chief Moftnee telegraphed the mil itary authorities that the man had been apprehended. The deputy further says that he djd not knOw anything about th egovernment sending for the man un til informed yesterday by the chief. Mr. Wagner expected to gat the re ward of .$50 offered by th government for the capture of deserters but Chief McGhee merely secured a receipt for the man. Woods had been heid for three weeks, lacking one day, when the soldier from Anniston arrived to tak him in custody. , Woman In Blackmail Case Will Not Be Tried This Week Atlanta, (ia., Feb. 28. Mfs. Mar garet Hirsch, indicted jointly with J. W. Cook, convicted yesterday of attempted blackmail of Asa ft. Candler, millionaire mayor of At lanta, will not be tried this week. This announcement was made to day by Solicitor General Boy kin, who also stated that attorneys for the prosecution and defense will meet next week to decide when the case shall be set for trial. Coun sel for Mrs, Hirsch are urging that the case be heard in April, but the ' prosecution: will not agree. Cook still remained in jail at noon today but his attorney stated arrangements for his bond of $3, 000 pending hearing of his appeal, would be made Inter in the day. Shoe Sale Continues ; For A'Few More Days At Blair-HoskLns Co. The annual sale of shoes at the pop ular store of the Blair-Hoskins company has hue a few more days to run and the people of the city and section who have not availed themselves of the rare op portunity offered ' to secure dependable footwear at the lowest price in months and months are advised to see about their buying at this' store tomorrow and Saturday. During the sale price are lower than they will be , fore year to eom-nd the-ehanee are tbnMhenhe sold are of a higher quality than any that will be offered on the market until the war is ended. HIGH S MA nn n n I'fnDi 1MU UIU HIM Photographing the World's Greatest Drama ? j" -ii'iii 1 ii.-r-iT-MMiiii im i.1k ' "" . I I . r ! 1 . -J! i w K i i v - kV I -r 4. i i Wa"; 'A i & s : t s s 1 r ' i j?W;ri . .ill. : h ;i Hit :H : 1 a. ''U J $ , Y i jl f: Ju-j . ;;. I V V 1 la ( i ' : y.. .. v - I ::,:? lis f ' ' I - t v s v 1 'Ti 11 Tf ' v W a f Sergeant J.eon H. Caverly, Ignited States marine eorps, one of the "movie" .camera men of Uncle Sam 'fighting force ni France, photographing our par ticipation in the great war, for the-.natum's archives. '- These men daily risk their lives recording the world's greatest drama for future generations. Knemy soldiers pot him with powerful glasses and because they fear his records, train -their guns of him. ' i THREAT OF SCARLET; WW Several Units of Aviation Depot at Camp Sevier, Which Have Been Quarantined, Relased. Camp Sevier, (ireenvillc, S. t'., Feb 28. Threat of an epidemic of scarlet fever tame apparently to an end yes terday when several units of the ava tion depot which had been placed under strict quarantine because cases had d velepod in their ranks, were released. The last case developed February Hi. The total disease late for the division i still high, but more, than half of the eases of disease are mumps, and in cluding all oilier diseases except tlih comparatively harmless malady the di vision is extremely healthy. Pneumo nia and measles have almost disap peared. The aviation depot, in, which all tlm .eases of scarlet fever occurred, is the newest oranizat ion of the camp, and already one of the largest, containing about ;l,')00 men. It is composed of 23 units in all, It constructing compa nies, six detachments, and three pro visional service squadrons REPUBLICAN CHIEF MEETS WITH LEADERS Chairman of G. O. P. National Committee Begins Series of Conferemes at Washington. Washington, Feb. 28. Chairman Hays of the Republican national committee began a seres of conferences here uwiv with party leaders at national iiead ouarters after a formal call at tl' e.ip itol on Senator Qallinger, of New Hampshire, 1'epiiUlienn leader in the senate, and on Keorwentative-t Woods, of Iowa,: chairman of the... Kcpuhl icon congressional ..campaign committee. Mr. Hays was a jjucst of Indiana Republican representatives at a lunch eon Later he went to tli-f office ol th;1 lit ion a 1 committed. His ,-tntement' lust night that he desired to meet all Re publicans who would call on him, re gardless of their 1012 or subsequent al liances in the : party, resulted : in his having a busy day. ' The national election of 1020, it was .paid, will be for the time, lost sight of, and the; efforts of Chairman Hays and the Republican organization will lie devoted to the coming house and senate- frmtrstsv "": " 1 While here Chairman Hays will meet Senator .Johnson, of California, and other progressives. ' ' - " NEW CAMP LIBRARY S IIU lUll Dough Boys at Camp Sevier Are Certain "to 'Take to' Newly v.ompieiea Camp Sevier, (!ronevilhv8. C Feb. 2S. t dice the soldiers have; found' it out, the newly completed building of the American Library ' association i will be one oft lie most frequented buildings in camp. The association already Iia 10,000 volumes in camp, any of which may he taken out by any soldier with out charge. Alsurt half this number arc distributed throughout the camp in snip 11 collections located in Y. M. C. A. buildings, the Hostess house, Knights of Columbus hall, chaplains1 tents, etc., but there will finally be at least that number in the main building alone. The stock of boiks covers every con ceivable leld. from fiction to sciences slid fro,(I philosophy to the comic sIipcI The large numbers of technical publica tions and text books supplied are in great demand, and are proving immense ly useful by giving the soldier a chance to train himself in his particular line or to continue the work in which be was engaged in civil life. The library building itself has inten tionaliy been made more comfortable than the average camp building, and in fact affords practically the only place where a soldier may find a quiet even ing with a good book for company. TIh: building ' is roomy, well lighted and heated, and plentifully equipped with comfortable chairs and with tables. Unconfirmed Reports Say Another Spanish Ship Has Been Sunk Madrid, Feb. 2S. The Spanish press -tniionuccs today without official con firmation the ;orM'doin; of the Spanish 'hip Sarniero. Klforts to ootjin offi cial continual ion. elicited this com- ' U boats were obtaining hotter re sults against Spanish shipping than Against Italian and French tonnage ast week." Available rdiippiif records coil tain no information- regarding a Spanish ship named Sarniero. LENROOT TO RUN ON PLATFORM OF LOYALTY Washington, Feb 28, -Representative Iirin 1 Lenroot, Republican, of "k consin, today autlioripd his' friends to file his nomination papers ' for the I "wited-'Watea setiatorship io succeed I'aul Husting, who died last Octolcr. He announced the sole issue would be loyalty to tho government. ni BOOK ASIt SPECIAL LAW TO DEftL 111 PAIS Trade Commission Believes Filet , of Packers Will Lay Bare Plans to Take Complete Control of ; the Meat Industry, , . - ' Charges Packers' Counsel With Being Custodian of - Papers Ut cd as Instrumentalities for Commission of Felonies. ' ' ' " Wash ington.v Feb. 2H.-Rpeciat -and speedy legislation to lay bare the oon fldentkl files, of. the. great meat pack- ' era and disclose what government In- vestigator believe will show plans to ' take complete control ot the, mat In- -dustry, was asked xtf Conoress today br ? the Federal Trade commission, " ()n recommeudntion ,'of Francis ' J ; ' Hency, special connaej conducting ; tho commisilon'a investigation, 'who has i 1hu restrainetl by' court order' from , using those already seized by his agtnta, the commisson laid the facta ' before ' i Cliarging that Henry VeederiotmscI ; for tho packers, is" still the" custodian of many papers which ave been nsed ' ' aa instrumentalities In the commiwi'in of felonies, Mr. Heney asked for sup plements tp the espionage law to fa'. ' cilitate the government's inquiry into ' the industry. , , .... . -. v.ji.-.. --i..t- : After Federal Judge Landis, of ; Chi- - ' eago, had Issued a search warrant au- t lii.rirjin,. ltn ..lu... - J a marshal from removing or examining , any papers m Veedera vault ami fur viwi uuiu ubiiig n, any way papers al- ready seiei by the "government., . .The actios of. tbe, appellate court in Wstjlg.tlu?.biJi.wlii Heney, pre.yenteiL the goverjimeat , f ronj even . examining . ..... ni4 liip. Bi,ui v u -vvrtftin aoe' omenta in possession of )Jr. : Veeder, the federal court" of appeal restrained '." papers already in. its fossesskm- and "N which the federal distrct ' court ' founj -had been used "aa the mean of rom- 1 mitting felonies" by Swift and Com pany and other corporations, '' t 'V L iiiifftkff.if POLICFMEri SHOU LD E Certain Resident is of Opinion That Cars Left Standing Should Be Watched. ' During 'the speaking at the auritorl uni by Captain Richmond Pearson Hob ; n last weekone citizen suffered the oss -of n. tailed laprobe, stolen ront-' hlu mtliilinin Ai'1,1., l,,,niA 41. .k I Ik SOM GUARDING -i asef tcd that no effort was made 40 protect the property owners of.tha machines left in them when they en. f terenl the Auditorium and it was.ugX nested this morning that in the future when gatheiings are held and tauo niohiles left standing outside the place of meeting that one or more members of the po ice force be detailed to watch ' the machines and prevent the theft of ' irtich's and equipment from them as v well as the machines themselves. ' A lady, in speaking of the occurence ' of last week, stated that three poliie. , men were but a short distance from me mat nine wneu sn leu tne auuito rium hut that the thief made sway " with the robe, prized because it was a at if t. She augeated, casua'ly, that when persons go to attend the Red ( toss eutertainmet tomorrow evening -that ol icemen be stationed so thievea "n:init prevent car owners from en ;cving themselves. , , , . Postoffiee Official at Pcrts- mouth Is Short Urge Suia of Money , rortsmmith,'. Va., Febj 2S. Charged with . being between $l0 000 and I-V 000 short In hi accounts at tbe local postofnee, Assihtant Pout master fU phen Pace was, arrested by potof!l Inspectnra late yesterday afternmm, He was taken Iw'fore I'nited 8Ufe Onnmissioner SteplumHon at jjSorfidk and ailinitted to bail, , v : lnpectr are rontinuing the work of checkng up at JiepoetoffJce, .The e. art a mrmntof the-- Khnrts t f.t known, hut It was said by l' inn r S. T. Montajiue titday to I I ' (It).fHi(t and II.": !.