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ia Daily MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PUSS TOT1 WEALTH js $2,375t749, Ranks 7th is . tat state. A treat county for farmer aad investor. -'; ETTE ing aa Increase of 3S.3 per cent, a sain unequalled by any other county is State. GASTONIA, N. C, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 25, 1920 SINGLE COPY 5 CZlTRi yOL. XLI. NO. 204. Oaz Oaston r 7-P iOUNDARY LINE VEXING BOTH RUSSIANS ALIKE Must be Fixed by Arbitration, Military Men Claim - Victorious Armies Not to be Allowed to Cross Boundary Lines-Poles Bitter Against Germans. . ' (By The Associated Press,) THORN, West Prussia, Aug. 23. Older officers in the Polish army expressed the opinion here today that in the event of a decisive victory over soviet Russia Along the entire front it would be inad visable to i pursue the bolsheviki beyond fas bounds of ethnographic Poland. One declared, however, that war between Po land and aoviet Russia, would be "inevita ble" until an arbitration board fixed Po land's boundaries, which, he believed, Jjoth the Russians and Poles would re spect He suggested that there should be ' American, British and French members of ueh a board. "This is a war of women," said a young Polish officer today. "They are driving the men to fight and are doing U the farm work while the men are .sway. They have even engaged to go to ha front to fight We feel there is no longer any question of victory, but are aineertain only as to our policy as to the invasion of Russia. Our women may help to settle this too." Military officials variously estimate the dumber of bolsheviki caught in the Polish corridor by the capture of Mlawa at be tween 10,000 and 15,000. Most of these fcavebeen operating in one body, but there are .catered groups of 200 men or less .operating in that district, but chiefly for wopaganaa purposes. These groups are xpeeted to surrender, but heavy Polish reinforcements are being sent to the neighborhood of Mlawa to anticipate ef forts by the bolsheviki to break through to the eastward. The Poles say the Rus sians are not equipped for a winter cam paign, and draw attention to prisoners -who have been arriving barefoot and in wery scant attire. There are reports, However, that the Russians are well sup plied with gold, and it is suggested that the prisoners are- divested of most of their garments by their Polish captors. The Poles appear to be extremely bitter toward Germans, particularly East Prus sians, who, they say, have Ven friendly to the bolsheviki. The Germans are charged with seeking to aid the soviet forces by giving them supplies, ammunition and arms. Confidence that the Poles are able to handle the situation was evidenced by Patrick Verdon, head of the American relief administration, today in his return to Warsaw. He was here en route to Danzig with large quantities of supplies, fcut said he would go back to the Polish apital and resume work, especially in re gions devastated by the Russians, where tie believed 500.000 persons were virtually destitute. There has been a universal pirit of great friendliness toward Ameri cans in Poland, and the hope that Amen cans would help rehabilitate the country tiave been expressed by many citizens of the new republic. BOLSHEVIKI inVED IN DEMANDS TO POUND Miliary Sucsses of Their Op- portents Hawe Not Caused Soviet Peace Delegates to Recede From This Posuon. WARSAW, Aug. 24 Polish victories vr soviet armies which invaded Poland apparently have not affected the bol hevik delegates at the peace conference -being neld in Minsk. A wireless dis tAtcn received from Minsk today by Toreign Minister Sapieha asserted: "The Twlsheviki at today's meeting continued to retain their sureness of manner. " This was the fifth message sent by the Toliah delegation at Minsk, but one of them has not aa yet arrived. Tfce message received today declared, -according to the foreign offiee announce ment, that M. Danisbevaky, chief of the or!et delegation, in hia reply to the Pol - Toliah representative's declarations said, -among other things: "The Polish front Is guarded by France aa a part of the . -general front against soviet Russia. " "Soviet Russia," is quoted as adding, V'eannot abandon Ha point of view upon " nhe question of Polish disarmament until Poland proves she ia acting asa sov ereign atate. ; " Regarding the position taken by the ; bolsheviki, the message stated the Pole lad maintained their attitude, aad, that mt the next meeting the detailed, Russian . -reply would be received. ; "We shall send the minute ' '.of th ,j xneetiniri??;H ; continued - courier ; frmn Warsaw has passed the lines and f las boarded a railway train for .. this ' "' '.11 2 f:rc'r office announcement said POLES AND .the soviet delegates are continuing to put difficulties in the way of Polish com munications with Warsaw. The third wireless message sent to this city from Minsk is missing and it is said this would be necessary for Polish officials here to understand and form an opinion relative to the negotiations. POLES FLATLY REJECT SOVIET RUSSIA'S DEMANDS English Newspapers Skeptical as to Russia's Promises - A Stern Hand Necessary. LONDON, Aug. 25. Poland's reply to the peace terms presented by the Russian soviet delegation at Minsk amounts to a flat rejection, says the Manchester Guar dian 's Minsk correspondent in a wireless dispatch filed in that city on Monday. "Out of the 15 Russian demands," he continues, ' ' only one, that relative to de mobilization, is accepted, and that only on condition that Russia will take a simi lar course that is to to say, Russia must demobilize at the same time Poland dis bands her forces. "The terms relative to disarmament, the closing of munitions plants and the delivery of munitions to Russia by Poland are indignantly rejected. "Bolshevik terms relative to a Polish workers' militia and control by the Rus sians of the railway line from Bialystok southward are declared beyond discussion. The boundary line between Poland and Russia, as laid down by Earl Curzon, Brit ish secretary of state for foreign affairs, is declared unacceptable, as it involves a third partition of Poland. "Demands for distribution of land to Polish victims of war and the return of cattle and horses driven away by Polish land owners from white Ruthenia and Lithuania are rejected as interfering with the internal affairs of Poland, and a vio lation of Polish sovereignty. "Other terms are rejected without qualification, and Poland demands a line of demarcation between Polish and Rus sian territory based on strategic consid erations and the idea of buffer states." 10,000 PRISONERS TAKEN DY POLES WARSAW, Aug. 24. Kolno, an impor tant town near the East Prussian frontier north of Lorna, has been taken by Polish forces which have been sweeping rapidly northward in pursuit of the retiring bol sheviki. More than 10,000 prisoners, who were cut off from the main body of the soviet army, have been captured in this region. Reports from various fronts, particular ly the northern sectors of the line, indi cate the bolsheviki are demoralized and -nat 'japiosip iBaiJJ u; a.wqMAJAa 8iiioiy eral Solnokowsky, minister of war, has is sued a statement to Polish newspapers declaring that the soviet armies have been decisively beaten everywhere, adding that of 250,000 bolshevik troops participating in the offensive for the capture of War saw, more than 140,000 have been ac counted for, and that" nearly all other de tachments have been shot to pieces. He estimates the number of prisoners at 50r 000, and the number of other bolshevik casualties at 40,000. Military observers assert the Polish victory and the suc cesses in the, campaign now being carried out form one of the most interesting mili tary strategic problems of recent years. Two Cossack regiments have crossed into East Prussia northwest of Mlawa to escape capture, according to announce ment by military authorities, and there are indications that soviet infantry units numbering many thousands of men have also taken flight across the frontier at various points. The remnant of the fourth bolshevik army ia surrounded near Mlawa, and while disorganized, it endeav oring to fight its way eastward. It at tacked a Polish Siberian brigade near Chontele, about 20 miles north of Prtasyny, but was repulsed, losing many prisoners. PREPARING TO SURRENDER. PARIS, Aug. 25. Negotiations look ing to surrender to the Poles have been begun by the northern Russian bolshevik army, according to a Vienna dispatch re ceived here. - Latest information from Warsaw indicates the advance of the Polish armies continues rapidly and that the bolsheviki seem anxious only to lose contact with the Poles. The number of prisoners captured by the Poles is said to : SUFFRAGIST'S HOPE ! : FOR PROCLAMATION WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 Suffragists today were nopeful that before evening the stats de- partment would issue a proclama- tion formally announcing ratifica- tion of the federal suffrage amend- ment by enough states to make it effective. ' Official notification that the' amendment has been ratified by the Tennessee legislature was ex- pected to reach Secretary Colby during the day, dispatches from Nashville having reported that Governor Roberta mailed the certi- fi cation notice to Washington at noon yesterday. Secretary Colby recently announced he was prepar- ed to issue the suffrage proda- ma tion as soon as he received of- t ficial word of Tennessee's action. In soma quarters it was predict- ed that anti-suffragists, having failed to prevent by court action certification of Tennessee's ratifi- cation, would apply to the District of Columbia supreme court for an order restraining Secretary Colby from issuing the proclamation. PRESS UPHOLDS POLICY OF LLOYD 6E0R6E (By The Associated Press.) LONDON, Aug. 25 London news papers, in commenting on the decision reached at Lucerne by Premiers Lloyd George and Giolottf, and the resulting British note to the Russian soviet gov ernment, strongly commend the position taken by the two statesmen. "The British and Italian premiers," says the Chronicle, "are very anxious to come to an agreement with Russia but no agreement is possible unless the Russian government removes the pre sumption it will not keep such agree ment in good faith , ' ' Quoting President Wilson 's note to the Italian ambassador in Washington ou the Russian situation, the Morning Post declares: "Mr. Lloyd George will now subscribe to these .weighty words, after his experience with Kameneff, alias Rosen field, for the Britisli government, it is quite clear, has to choose between the entente and an accomodation with the ruffians of Moscow. " After warmly commending the British premier's stand, the Times says the policy announced a Lucerne "ives prom ise of more' vigorous action." "Only the wilfully blind can fail to discern the crafty intentions of tin soviet leaders," the newspaper continues. "Their pious resognition of Polish in dependence was and is a sham. They would set up bolshevik rule in Warsaw and spread ruin over the land. " The labor organ, The Daily Herald, breaks in on the chorus of praise with an outcry against Premier Lloyd George. ' ' Everybody, ' ' it asserts, ' ' knows the real reason for this new ultimatum and the renewal of the threat of disastrous war against soviet Russia. It isn't a question of terms at all, but a question simply and solely of fact. The Poles have won a military victory and have thus revived the hojes of the I'rench and British capitalist governments that they may be able to overthrow the Russian socialist republic. The menace of war is as grave as ever, and action by the labor council is the only power that can stop it . " COX GETS WARM WELCOME IN INDIANA TODAY EVANSVILLE, Ind., Aug. 25. Gov ernor Cox arrived here early today to open another campaign tour with an afternoon address at Princeton, Ind., and an eve ning speech here tonight. Another was scheduled to deal exten sively with the charges of the democratic presidential candidate that a campaign fund of 115,000,000 was Mv.g collected by the republicans, this subject being left for the Governor's Pittsburgh, address to morrow. A large crowd welcomed the governor here. He was escorted to a hotel for breakfast and an informal reception pre ceding his departure in a special train engaged by the Cox-Roosevelt club for Princeton, the county seat of Gibson, about 30 miles away, where he was to speak at the Gibson county fair grounds. Many Indiana democratic leaders, head ed by Mayor Bosse, of Evansville, state committee chairman, and Tom Taggart, national committeeman, met Governor Cox here. CONSIDER MINERS' INCREASE. KANBA8 CITY, Mo Aug. 25. Offi cials of the United Mine Workers of America from Kansas, Missouri and Ar kansas met here today to decide the amount of a wage increase which they plan to ask. According to Afexander Howat, president of , the Kansas district, an increase of approximately $1.50 a day, bringing the wage for day x and month workers to $7.50 a day, will be asked. EUGENE LEROY ARRESTED AT RIO JANEIRO Detroit Man is Wanted For Murder of His Wife. (By The Associated Press.) RIO JANEIRO, Aug. 24 Eugene Le roy, wanted by the police of Detroit. Mich., in connection with the murder of a woman supposed to be his wife, was arrested on board the British freighter Dryden, which arrived here late this af ternoon. Leroy was a member of the crew. Leroy was placed under arrest at the request of United States authorities here, and while Dryden is in port will be guarded by four members of the mari time police. The ship will later proceed to Buenos Aires, and from that port will sail for New York, where Leroy will be turned over to Detroit officers. The British freighter Dryden, upon which Eugene Leroy was arrested yester day at Rio Janerio in connection with the ' ' trunk murder' ' mystery, sailed from New York on August 3 ten days af ter the body of his supposed wife was found jammed in a trunk in a local ware house. The authorities learned a week aftei the Dryden sailed, that a man answering Leroy 's description was on board, and the freighter's eaptain was requested by wireless to hold the suspect for the Rio Janeiro police. Simultaneously, Detroit police officials filed with the state de partment at Washington an applica tion for Leroy 's arrest and extradition, should he attempt to land in Brazil or any country en route. HARDING MADE ONE FRONT PORCH SPEECH TODAY MARION, O., Aug. 25 Republicans of Wyandotte country, Ohio, came to Marion today to hear a front' porch speech by Senator Harding, the second to be made by the republican nominee this week. Only a brief address had been prepared touching in a general way on several is sues of the campaign . Much of the sen ator 's day was taken up with., political conferences, one of his callers being Fred M. Alger, of Detroit, who was one of the leaders of the Wood campaign in Michigan . Confidence that Senator Harding would secure the establishment of an accep tance international tribunal, was ex pressed in a .statement mode public here today by Charles Evans Hughes, the 1916 republican presidential candidate, who came to Marion yesterday to talk over campaign issues with the senator and his advisers. "It is hardly necessary for me to say that I shall earnestly support Senator Harding," the statement said. "He is a man of rare poise, high minded and sincere . No one can meet him without i being impressed by his exceptional capacity and his integrity' of purpose-. J ' ' We cannot afford to have a Tam munyized federal government. The nomi nation of Governor Cox was brought about by the skillful and determined ef fort of local democratic bosses who re present the most baneful influences in our political life. There is one' sure I way to defeat their effort to capture' the government at Washington and that is to beat their candidates. ' ' I believe also that Senator Harding 's election will afford the surest way of se curing our proper relation to interna tional co-operation . This country must do its part, but it must reserve the right to act in any future contingency accord ing to its duty as that contingency re veals fit . " ZAMORA OFFERS TO SURRENDER? WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 The Amer ican embassy at Mexico City advised the state department today that the Mex ican foreign office had confirmed a report that Pedro Zamora, the bandit leader who kidnapped a number of Americans and a British subject at Cuale, state of Jalisco, had offered to surrender. Nego tiations to that end are to begin at once, the embassy was informed. The Mexican foreign office said this action should remove apprehension as to the safety of the captives. OIL STOCKS LAG. NEW YORK. Aug. 25. Oil shares, especially the Mexican group, were.. the only laggards in the general advance of prices at the opening of today's stock market. Yesterday 's late rally made f iX ther substantial headway, the shorts again being driven to cover, particularly in rails, steels and equipments. Preliminary quotations for foreign ex change made no material response to the more favorable character of advices from abroad. WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 Louie Brownlow, a commissioner of the District of Columbia since February, 1915, re signed today, to accept an appointment aa city manager of Petersburg, Vs. SAN DIEGO. Calif., Aug. 25 A proposal to bar from membership Jap anese who served in the world war was voted down by the state convention of the American 'Legion here today. , . Mr. 6. E. Tucker, of Bessemer City was among the- visitors la the eity on business this morning. WACO BUSINESS MEN GREATLY IMPRESSED BY OUR Live Citizens From Lone Star State Delighted With Reception Accorded Them Here and Praise Progressiveness of Piedmont's Pearl Guests of Rotary Club Today. 6. A. R. AT INDIANAPOLIS SEPTEMBER 19TH TO 25TH Indiana City Planning to En tertain 100,000 Visitors Met in That City 27 Years , Ago. (By The Associated Press.) INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Aug. 25. Af ter a lapse of 27 years Indianapolis will again entertain the annual encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic. For the first time since 1893 the national meeting of the Grand Army will be held this year in the Hoosier capital, Septem ber 19 to 25. Civic committees are now planning to entertain 100,000 visitors during the week of the encampment. A list of homes which will accommodate one or more of the Civil War heroes is being compiled and committee members say comfortable quarters will be available for everyone. Numerous entertainment' features are being prepared. There will be airplane rides for veterans who may retain some of their wartime courage. Automobile trips have been arranged for others. Hotel headquarters have been assigned to the 3.1-state department of the G. A. R. Arrangements for the gathering are being made by a committee of 500 business men who are working under the dirrection of an executive committee of five members. TODAY'S COTTON MARKET NEW YORK COTTON. NEW YORK, Aug. 25. Cotton futures opened barely steady. October 27.40; December, 26.10; January, 25..'!8; March, 25.00; Mav, 24.70. N. 0. COTTON. NEW ORLKANS, Aug. 25 Open ing: October 26:20 a 21; December 25:24; January 24:87; March 24:68; bid; May 24:38; Htady. RENEWED WEAKNESS IN COTTON MARKET TODAY NEW YORK, Aug. 25 Yesterday 's recovery was followed by renewed weak ness in the cotton market today. Liver pool cables made a favorable showing, but 110 improvement was reported in the goods trade. The weather in the South was better, and a private crop report mak ing the condition 70.9 compared with 75.:i a month ago, placed the crop indi cation at 13,400,000 bales, or 900,000 ibales above the official end-July figures. The opening was barely steady at un changed prices to a decline of 15 points and after the execution of overnight buy ing orders, the market sold off to 26.68 for October and 25.48 for December, or about 50 to 60 points U'low last night's closing. The weakness of New Orleans was a factor on the decline here, and there was a good deal of southern selling. DAVIS MAY RESIGN POST AT LONDON Ambassador to Court of St. Lmi ArriwMl Todnw KU- mor Has it He Wont Go Back (By the Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 Reports that John W. Davis, American ambaa nador to Great Britain, who arrived o- day at New York, would not return to the Court of St. Jamee were current here todav. At the state department, how- ever, ia was said that there was no of ficial information aa to hia plans. Borne of the ambassador 'a friends cred ited the rewort that he had decided to resign. The post at London is known as the most expensive of all the Ameri can diplomatic stations and in the past has been a drain on the private resources of the men who held it. If Mr. Davis haa determined to resign his friends said this probably was bis chief reason for wishing to retire to private life. Mr. Da via was appointed ambassador in November, 1918, to succeed the late Dr. Walter nines Page and this is his first trip home since that time. 1 11 1 in Mr. Albert Riddle, of York, 8 .C., was among the callers in Gastonia on business Tuesday afternoon ; ' t , Mr. and Mrs. -B. L- Bishop are spending a week's Tacation ' with" home folks at Spartanburg, S. C, this week PROGRESS VENESS ' ' We certainly are impressed with, the whole hearted spirit and progressive at mosphere that seems to pervade the town," H. L. Williams, president of the Williams Dry Goods company, one of tho largest concerns of its kind in Texas, said, following the inspection trip of the twenty-one Waco, Texas, business men through the Gastonia mills. "And I want to tell you that every man in the party feels the same way. I am merely expressing the sentiment of 'the entire crowd when I make this state ment. " J; J. Powers, president of Beherns Drug company, was also profuse in praJs- . ing the representative Gastonians who ac companied them on their tour, greeted them at the Armington Hotel last night and dined with them today. ' ' 'Tis no wonder you have such a -good town," said Mr. Powers, "with such progressive men here. " These expressions were uttered follow ing a trip of inspection of a number of the textile mills this morning. Other mills will be inspected this afternoon. These trips are being made under the di rection of a committee from the Chamber of Commerce of which Mr. C. D. Gray is chairman. Gastonia 's industrial life, its growth and progress, was pictured to this party of Texas business men by local speakers at the regular luncheon of the Gastonia. Rotary Club today. The Texans were honor guests of the club and a special program was provided for their benefit. The party will leave Gastonia in its special car which will be attached tor No. 12 this afternoon. They will visit Charlotte and Winston-Salem. Before reaching Gastonia they had -visited Greenville and 8partanburg. The men. comprising this party are live wire business men and withal a aet of splen did good fellows whose visit is being greatly enjoyed by Gastonians. The party is composed of the follow ing: G. H. Penland, attorney. H. L. Williams, president Williams Dry Goods Company. E. W. Marshall, president E, W. Max- shall Co., insurance. J. J. Powers, president Behrena Drag Co., wholesale drugs. W. G. Lacy, president Citizens National Bank. H. B. Mist rot, president Southern Union Life Imancv Co. J. F. Massey, president Amicable Life Insurance Company of Texas.. C. H. Reubeck, president C. H. Reu beck & Co., wholesale builders supplies. , Judge W. N. Sleeper, attorney. W. V. Crawford, president Texaa Cot ton 1'alace Association. J. H. Milam, president Cooper Grocery Co., wholesale grocers. J. M. Penland, president Waco Drug Co., wholesale drugs. W. D. Barton, president the Dyanshine Co., manufacturers of shoe dressings. W. H. McCuilough, president Central Texas National Bank. A. J. Bush, general manager Texas Traction Co., interurban lines. W. L. Edmond, president Edmond-Pen-land Motor Co. , - H. E. Chiles, president First National Bank of Itasca, Texas. Harold Shear, president Shear Co, wholesale grocers. Martin Anderson, staff of the Morning News-Tribune. F. A. Leffingwell, secretary-manager Waco Chamber of Commerce. George W. MoLendon, president MeLen don Hardware Co. W. C. Clark, of the Lock wood -Green Engineering Co., Atlanta, Ga. STORM FORMING OFF THE CAROLINA COAST WASHINGTON, Aug. 25. A disturb ance is forming off the North Carolina. coast and it will move northeastward at tended by strong northerly winds off th middle Atlantic and southern New Eng land coasts this afternoon and tonight the weather bureau said today. MacSWENEY STILL LIVING. LONDON, Aug. 25 Terence lanoSvn- , ney, lord mayor of Cork, who has been on . a hunger strike is prison hers sines being removed to this city from Cork, and whose) , condition haa given rise to grave appre hension, waa still conscious this morning. Apparently, however,' his condition was considered ; critical, as Father "Dominica, his private chaplain, administered the Ia't icrameai." " t
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