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AGAINST ITALY
jzalion of the Italian Army
d Navy Has jnow iseen
Completed.
hNSTRATIONS IN
AUSTRIA AND ITALY
ted Germany, in Facing
Will Have to hhorten
Western Battle Line. ,
Ion, May 24.-After being vlr-
in a state of war tor several
ith Austria, her former part
the triple alliance, Italy, be-
k today, ratifies this condition
ormal declaration or nostmtiea
stria.
any has Indicated her support
. . I .1 1 .. I . A
tria DV a luriliui uttittiauuu ul
ainst Italy.
ration ot tne Italian army ana
aa open lommi-u-u mm a Duiie
declared in the northern prev
ia law has been declared in
rth nrovinces ot Trento. me
It tor military service nas oeen
o 50 years ana stringent meas-
ken to control tne Italian popu-
of the dual monarchy.
onstratlons enthusiastically ap-
the war arc reported from ali
Italy.
atest Petrocrad official an-
ment is the most optimistic in
nlclit. it indicates a pause In
slrofierman advance alone the
nt c aims the Russians have
counter offensive operations
ome success.
not confirmed reports are pub-
Germany, In facing Italy, will
shorten her western line and
panne 10 wiumraw irom ian-
The reported re-evacuatlon of
is said to be a part of that
ent.
ack Bv Austrian Aeronlanes.
May 21. Official announce-
as made tnnav that. Austrian
anes nave attacked thn covern-
arsena at Venice. Tha aura-
were driven off.
Corsinl, Anrona, Barlctta and
Iso were at tnrkr.il
monstrations Reach r.llmav
terdam. via I.nnrlnn Msv 24
tic Tnanifesl.'itinn rounhoH a nit-
Vienna last night, according
from the capital.
declaration of war and Fran
ce's manifesto were niihlinherl
HPWSIianpra ahmit Q nt1nnV
fathered in all parts ot the
and thnliannriR naf-Qilarl . iho
were no attacks on Italians.
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New York, May 24.--A package of
diamonds, valued at $13,600, supposed
Ho have been lost with the Lusitanla,
has foeen picked up by fishermen and
turned over to the British postal au
thorities. ?, -
The gemg were sent by William H.
McOee & Co. of " 77 Beaver street,
packed in a small box. They gave
the package up and were amazed to
receive a cablegram from the London
office of the American Express Com
pany telling of the find.
All the Identification marks on the
package had been washed off, but as
it was the only package of diamonds
that had been shipped on the liner
the underwriters are positive it is the
package they insured.
iProbably some one in the purser s
office endeavored to save the box, but
released It when he was drowned. ;
TURKISH GUNBOAT SUNK
BY HOSTILE SUBMARINE
A CALL TO ITALIANS
IN U. S. TO ENROLL FOR
SERVICE IN THE ARMY
New York, May 24. A call to Ital
ian citizens and American citizens ot
Italian birth to enroll here for service
in the Italian army was published In
the newspapers here today. It was
signed by G. Fara Forne, Italian con
sul general, and was addressed to
men between 19 and 29 inclusive.
: Italian military laws hold all men
of Italian birth In this country sub
Ject to call for service regardless of
whether they have taken out citizen
ship papers In this country. Penalty
is Imprisonment in event of a later
return to Italy. . .
It was estimated there are 125.000
Italians of military age In this city.
Over 4,000 have already enrolled.
DIAMONDS LOST ON
LUSITANIA ARE FOUND
RUSSIAN
PY
A
POINT IN ASIATIC
1
Tlflis, May 23, via London, May 24.
A Russian detachment has occu
pied San in Asiatic Turkey, bringing
relief to the Armenians. The Turks
retreated toward Ditlis.
San has been the scene ot persocu
tlons . ot - Armenians for several
months. - The situation has been very
serious.
SMALL REDUCTION
IN TOBACCO CROP
Constantinople, May 24. An official
statement last night by the Turkish
general staff, says:
'The 25 years old gunboat Pelenk-
I-Deria was sunk this afternoon by
hostile submarine. Two members
of the crew were killed. All the oth
ers escaped."
WOMAN, 102, RIDES A I
SKITTISH HORSE
' Weaverville, Cal., May 24. To cele
brate her 102nd birthday, Mrs. A. Mc
Kay saddled a skittish horse and gal
loped five miles over the trail toward
Hayford, where she met her daughter,
Mrs. J. W. Paffit, arriving from Red
ding.
WOMEN APPLAUDED
ROAST OF ROOSEVELT
Portland, Ore., May 24. When to-
sesslons of the National Congress of
Mothers and Parent Teachers' Asso
ciations' convention began, it seemed
assured that strong resolutions for
nniversal peace would be adopted. The
women cheered Dr. W. T. Foster,
president of Reed College, Portland,
when he characterized war as wanton
slaughter and utterly useless.
Some of Dr. Foster's most forcetui
declarations were:
Every war is primarily a war on
women.
When Lieutenant General Wood
Bald that war is made by the people,
he stated an infernal falsehood. War
is made by individuals.
Preparation for war as a means
of keeping peace Is a fallacy. It you
want anything you prepare lor it.
"Theodore Roosevelt is one or me
most pernicious advocates of war."
SLAVE HOLDERS IN
NORTH CAROLINA IN 1860
For Instance, in the I860 census it
appears that the siave-noiaors hi
North Carolina at that time number
ed 34.700. They owned 331.000 slaves.
Nine-tenths of the white population.
21 years of age and older, and nearly
three-fourths of the white farm own
ers held no slaves. Altogether 13,500
slave-holders had from one to thre-3
slaves each, mainly as household sei
vants, cooks, maids, butlers, drivers,
rardeners. and the like. Only eleven
owned from 200 to 300 each: and only
four owned from 300 to 600 eacr,.
These four largest slave-holdings
were In Bladen. Chowan, Orange, and
9tokes. Nobody In Vorth Carolina
owned more than 500 slaves. Only
one planter in the entire South own
ed a thousand or more slaves.
There were some slave-holders in
every one of the 86 counties; fewest
In Watauga, 31: and most in Wake,
10,195. . Nearly one-halt of the slaves
in w.bo 4.7BS. were owned or hefd
In Raleigh. The largest number of
planters owning slaves lived In Gran
ville county, 1,006.
Ktnston, May 24. Local tobaccon
ists say the 1915 crop in the East
Carolina bright leaf belt will be very
little reduced from that of last year.
The chances are that the acreage Is
cut a little, but the "stand" is better,
and the crop in the ground is gener
ally in r better condition than last
year's at this time. The local ware
houses. will have very little increased
floor space, minor repairs being th?
only alterations In all instances save
one. The Central Warehouse, famous
sales place for many years past, haa
been razed and a modern brick build
ing is going up in its stead, to cost
the Central's owners vhen completed
nbout 30 days from now more than
$25,000. This lullding, one story.has
a front of 1 10 feet and a depth of
300 feet. The floor epace will e In
excess of .30,000 feet, with the equip
ment embracing every facility for ex
pediting sales and the comfort of the
planters who patronize it. Last year
alterations to ail the warehouses were
made, almost doubling the total floor
space.
DISTILLERY CAPTURED
IN COUNTY OF WILKES
North Wllkesboro, May 24. Special
Employe Charlie Greer, Archie Rous
seau and Chas. M. Cranor, of the Uni
ted States government, . captured a
steam distillery In the east edge of
Wilkes Wednesday night.
The. officers went to the location
Wednesday evening near what is
known as Temple Hill, and found
three or more men present, having
arrested and brought back to town Mc
Klnley Chambers, 2c b Segraves and
Rome Chambers.
The seizure consisted of one three
or four horse-power steam boiler and
two copper stills and other such ap
paratus.' No whiskey was seized and
brought In. .
The .defendants were given a hear
ing before United States Commission
er J. W. Dula, in Wilkesboro, and
bound over to federal court. Each
gave bonds for their appearance.
This makes five steam distillery
plants captured in this section within
the last 60 or 90 days.
FRENCH AND OVER $25,000 IS
BRITISH f AT THE RAISED AT WEST
DARDANELLES END M E CHURCH
Constantinople, May 23 (Via Berlin
and London.) The number of Brit
ish and French troops landed along
the Dardanelles has been increased to
90,000 by debarkation. , . r
' Of troops on shore about 4,000 are
incapacitated by Illness. The original
landing force was sixty thousand.
AN HISTORIC STRETCH
OF RAILROAD TRACK
Greensboro, May 24. Among thp
lines now being double tracked by
Southern railway, one stretch 36 miles
in length, between Greensboro and
Pelham, was originally constructed
under the direction of the Confederate
government and has remained as per
haps the most permanent monument of
any work done by the Confederacy.
Veterans from states south of Vir
ginia, who go to the retinfon at Rich
mond over the Southern will have an
opportunity to travel over this line
and to see the work ot double track
ing now In progress.
The entire line from Greensboro to
Danville, Va., wah constructed by the
Richmond and Danville for the Con
federate government as a war meas
ure. Some years ago this line was
double tracked from Danville to Pel
ham, 9 miles. Despite the many ira
provemenls that have been made, the
location of this line, as determined
by the war-time engineers, has never
been changed and so well did they
do their work that "when the double
tracking was undertaken very few
changes were found necessary and,
in the main, the work has been simply
the construction of a parallel track
Sunday Is Indeed a Notable Day
m an i iihi rrogressive
Congregation.
TWO GREAT SERMONS
BY BISHOP K1LGO
COMMITS SUICIDE BY
DROWNING IN LAKE
Wilmington, May 24. 'John J. Fow
ler, former mayor and chief of police
of this city, committed suicide by
drowning in a lake in a city park here
last night. The body was found early
today.
Fowler was under indictment on
charges of immorality. He had been
despondent for several days. He was
last seen alive at 10 o'clock last night
His wife lives in Sumter, S. C.
TEUTONIC ALLIES ON
DEFENSIVE, SAYS:
PETROGRAD
Pctrograd (Via London), May 21.
The Austro-Gwnnan forces In Galicia
are now on the offensive and their act
ive operations consist of counter at
tacks, according to' an official state
ment of the Russian general staff.
Slight Russian progress is claimed
on the left tank of the lower San, and
It is said all Austro-Cermaa assaults
in the southeastern theatre were re
pulsed . . , . ; .
DEATH AND FUNERAL
OF , MRS. W. W. McBRIDE
Mrs. Addle Rosina McBrlde, wife
of Mr. W. W. MoBride, died Sunday
afternoon at the City Hospital at the
age of 36 years. On last Thursday
she was taken suddenly ill and early-
Friday morning she was removed to
the City hospital ,-tiere an. operation
was performed Friday afternoon, tout
she grew steadily worse until Sunday
afternoon at 1:35 when she was call
ed to her eternal rest. ,
Mrs. McBrlde possessed a beautiful
Christian character. Since child
hood she wm a member of Frlndburg
Moravian church and on moving to
this city, about five years ago, shc
moved her membership to the Cal
vary'Moravlan church where she had
been a faithful member since.
Surviving are her husband and two
little girls, also her mother, Mrs.
Jane Spaugh, two sisters. Miss Mar
tha Spaugh, and Mrs. Hego, thre-i
brothers, Charles, John, and Berma
nia Spaugh, all of this county.
Mrs. MdRride numbered herfrlends
by the score, ( all of whom will bo
pained to learn of her death, and
extend to the hcreaved family their
deepest sympathy in this sad horn.
The funeral was conducted Monday
afternoon from the home, 304 Green
street, at four o'clock by her pas
tor. Rev. E. 8. ('rosland, and tho
Interment followed in the Moravian
graveyard. .;-'".
COLLEGES AT CHARLOTTE AND
ROANOKE, VA., CONSOLIDATED
Charlotte, May 24. Announcement
is made here that Elizabeth College
and the Elizabeth Conservatory of
Music are to be united with the Roan
oke Woman's College at Salem, Va.,
the standard to be advanced to an A.
college,- with a liberal endowment,
and the college term to begin Septem
ber 20.
Tbe consolidated college will bear
the name "Elizabeth College and Con
servatory of Music" and will be under
the control of the United Synod of the
Lutheran church. South, and the Lu
theran churches of the states of Mary
land and Pennsylvania. The mater
ial equipment wilt be transferred to
Salem.
'Elizabeth College was founded in
1897 by Rev. Dr. C. B. King, who has
been Its president ever since. Ho
will not be connected in an official
way.
"UNNATURALIZED NEGROES
COULD NOT VOTE
Los Angeles, May 24. John Latl
more, a negro elected officer who pre
vented ninety-nine men of his race
from voting In the recent city elec
tion because they had not been nat
uralized, was dismissed by the Super
ior court, on condition that he resign
from the election board and revise
his conception of the "fifteenth amend
ment to the Constitution of the United
States."
Latiroore said he understood the
amendment to mean that - negroes
could not vote unless they had been
naturalized. He demanded a fee from
each negro In bis precinct to get them
naturalized.
They all declined to pay and report
ed the case to the district attorney.
Old-Time Mlnlrtrel Dead.
Chicago. May 24. Joe Lang, one of
the last old-time minstrels, la dead at
his home here after an Illness of 3
yean.
Second Anniversary of Opening
of New Church Edifice Ap
propriately Observed.
Sunday, marking the second anni
versary of the beginning of worship
in the handsome new ettfice of the
West End Mothodist church, was a
great nay wiin tnat congregation.
A 1 I. - , ,
fii um murium: service, annr a
forceful and eloquent sormon by Bish
op John C. Kllgo, over $25,000 was
raised for tho limildation ot the
church s indebtedness, in comment
ing upon this excellent achievement.
Bishop Kilgo said he had never before
seen such a largo amount raised at a
service from a congregation of that
size and that the collection was nota
ble also in that the amount secured
as raised in such a quiet way. with
practically no urging and without the
necessity for a groat deal of talking.
It was an achievement of which tho
popular pastor of the church, Rev. R.
M. Courtney, and the membership have
good reason to bo proud.
Morning Service.
Bishop Kilgo preached a sermon of
great power ot the morning service,
the discourse being based on tho text
found in Matthew, 15:22, "And, bo
hold, a woman of Canaan came out
ot the same coasts, and criod unto him
saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord,
thou ion of David; my daughter te
grievously vexed with a devil." It wrb
a masterful plea against Indifference
on the part of Christians to human
sufferings and evils in the world about
us, tho speaker concluding with an
eloquent appeal to those who are
professed followers of Christ to adopt
the attitude ot vicarious suffering with
reference to Buch matters, an atti
tude that will cause men to suffer
with others and for others.
There are several attitudes of In
difference. First, there is the attitude
that merely Ignores suffering. Those
in this position see suffering and sin
but merely pass on without attempt
ing to relieve it. .
Then there Is the philosophical at
titude. It Is based on the theory that
sin and suffering are inevitable; that
they always have existed and always
will; that the only wise thing to do
Is to make the best of the situation.
One of the leading schools of philoso
phy of ancient times was based on
this Idea.
The third attitude of Indifference
and the most despicable of all, said
Bishop Kilgo, is that which commer
cializes suffering and feeds on grief.
In this connection, he scored a ten
dency often noticeable in so-called
works of literature, papular novels, to
exploit Buffering and unhappiness and
deplored the tendency of so many
readers to devour such stuff with
relish. '
Some men adopt what may be call
ed the academic attitude toward sin
and suffering. They approach the
matter with a feeling largely of cu
riosity; thoy want to investigate; but
that is all. Instead of helping, they
simply look on. In this connection,
the speaker referred to the present
day craze for Investigations of one
kind and another, stating that they
resulted in the compiling of many
facts and figures hut seldom accom
plished valuable results.
The correct attitude, said Bishop
Kilgo, towards human suffering, and
the only correct attitude, Is that of
the woman in the text She not only
suffered becaune of the condition of
her daughter; she suffered with her
and for her. And that is the wayj
Christians should approach tne sin
and misery of the world. They should
be so worried by It and suffer so with
those who suffer that they cannot
rest, without doing something to re
lieve the situation.
That was Paul's attitude. When he
went to Athens for the first time he
was so overcome by the conditions
he saw that, stranger tho he was, he
suffered such anguish that he had to
raise his voice in an eloquent oopeal
to the people of Ihat great city to
turn to the living $H1.
It'may be said that! In these present
days we are actually drunk with suc
cess and prosperity, and that we pay
too little attention to sin and suffer
ing. We have developed too great a
capacity to ignore such things. We
want a cheerful, happy religion and
re In danger of placing too little em
phasis on the more serious side. In
conclusion he made a powerful ap
peal to his hearers to take an Interest
in human suffering and do all pos
sible to relieve It instead of indiffer
ently looking upon it as a matter of no
particular concern,
testifying at his gifts, and by It he be
ing dead yet speaketh." - 1
The discourse wa a powerful ex
position ot the subject of faith as ex
emplified in tha words of tbe text and
an appeal to those present to hold to
tbe faith of the fathers that has tus-
BERLIN
WILL
SEND
LENGTHY' REPLY
TO WASHINGTON
Berlin, via London. Mav 4. Work
is progressing slowly on Germany's
answer to the American note, which
Is a bigger job than was first thought.
Many drafts already havo been made
and the work Is stilt In the hands
or the legal division ot the foreign of
flee, whose exports are going over It
again ana again, chocking up the cl
tatlona of international law involved
It is taking the combined work of
about twelve experts this time to an
swer President Wilson. t
Men who are actually engaged In
formulating the answer, give the Im
pression that the answer will be one
of tho longest notes of the world, war,
covering the ground of International
law Involved with typical German
thoroughness.
Among other authorities It may
quote "Wilson on Mexico," and among
the ipw features the answer will
probably contain an interesting sug
gestion on tho following:
If America Is unwilling to accept
Germany's declaration of a war zone,
America at least will agree tnat it Is
a danger sone, in which rase it could
advise American citizens to avoid the
danger sone, as was done in tho Mexl
can troubles.
Another probable proposition is that
America certify that passenger ships
are not carrying ammunition.
The German answer is not being
held up to see what the new note It
is reported President Wilson will send
to England may read like, Tho For
elgn Office official expressed regret
at their inability to get the answer
off thiB week as they had hoped to do.
Americans here are now trying to
convince one another that they were
not panicky, and many ot them are
looking for tho joker who started the
report that Ambassador Gerard had
packed up everything, including his
household silver, had discharged the
German personnel at the Embassy and
was advising Americans to leave Ger
many at once. -s j i . i .
Under the headline, "Milch Ado
About Nothing," a Berlin afternoon
newspaper prints a soothing Interview
with Mr. Gerard by Aubrey Stanhope,
who quotes Mr. Gerard as denying
that he is calling upon Americans to
leave Germany at once.
Reports circulated in the United
States recently that Germany bad
proposed arbitration are denied au
thoritatively here.
Regarding the case of the steam
ship Gulfllght which is Included In
President Wilson s representations on
the alleged submarine, Illegalities, the
admiralty has reason to believe, It Is
stated, that this vessel was not dam
aged by a submarine but from some
other cause. None of the submarine
commanders has reported the damag
ing of the Gulfilght, and so much time
has elapsed that all underwater craft
which might possibly have torpedoed
the vessel now have returned to their
bases. -. ' '
ALL ITALY
Thousand! of Volunteers Ilavr
Already Made Offer of
. Tfeclr Services.
STUDENTS WANT TO FIGHT
Volunteers of 18 and Up Are to
Be Accepted by the
Government.'
TO CONSIDER ROUTES
FOR TWO GOOD ROADS
The Forsyth highway commission
er are to meet In regular session on
Thursday of this week at the court
house and It is understood that repre
sentatives from Davidson county will
he present to discuss with the Forsyth
board the question ot routes ot the
proposed good roads between this city
and Thomasvllle, also between this
city and Iexlngton. ..
There have been several routes sug
gested and the commissioners of the
two counties are greatly interested In
securing the best 'road to serve the
greatest number. The improvement
ot these roads will mean a big thing
for the merchants ot Wlnston-Saloro,
as well as the Davidson cities, for ft
will open up a territory heretofore a!-,
most Impassable in many months 0
the year. It Is hoped to have the im
provement completed this summer.
On the. Kalian Fro.itlor, May
23. Via Paris, May 24. Th long
expected declaration ;ol , (war ' -against
Austria has found all Italy
eager for the fray, f ' ; ? ; -
Thousands of' volunteer! bar
proffered their services to fht - 5
. cause. Students anxious to an- .
tlst are besieging the - authori
ties. " j
Announcement has boon mads
that volunteers of 18 and up will
bo accepted by the government, '.
Members at yacht olubs and
boat clubs tn all parts ot tha coun
try havo offered the government
their services and the use ot -tholr
craft. Persons in all walks
of ilfo hava tendored their , umi
. Ices.
- Attack Itaflsn Coast.;,
' Paris, May 24,. 'Austrian warships
have attacked the eastern coast1 of
Italy. ." Official : communication rora
the Italian war office transmitted here
says the Austrian fleet was . force 1
later to withdraw. . :' , t
Concentrated n Frontier.
Tbo Hague, May 24. (Information
reaching here Indicates that Germany
and Austria have concentrated 680,.
000 men on the Italian frontier, , All
but ten of tbe divisions are Germans.
BODIES OF NINE ARE
LANDED AT NEW YORK
New York, May 24. "Nln of ths
Lusltania's dead were landed hers to
day. Among thora was the body of
Charles Frohman. - - .
X)r. Carl E. Foss, of Harlem Mou
a surveyor who came on ths New
York today; gave-detatls Of. ths de
struction of the Lnsltania, lis says
he saw a lifeboat fall from its davits
under the bl ship's propeller blades.
The blades ripped the boat to pieces.
One of the men was cut to pieces bo-
fore ha could get away, -
FORDS ARE IN OREAT . .....
- DEMAND IN THIS SECTION
P. N. Montague, distributor for tbe
Ford cars in this city,. Is expecting
six new Fords to arrive on .Wednes
day of this .week, all of which have
been sold. He has delivered over SO
Fords this year, whlon Is very good
evidence that time are not as bard
as people think throughout this sec
tion. ' . y- v -'-;
talned men in tho past and will do so
In tho future.
Too often people seem to be looking
for something new In religion and oth
er lines. They are not satisfied with
the old way. They think it is anti
quated and necessarily out ot date.
There is a craze for so-called "mod
ern" Ideas. People who adopt that
view are seemingly forgetful ot his
tory and of the lessons of the past.
Very often the expression "conser
vatiam" is used as a term ot reproach.
It should not be. Conservatism Is a
highly desirable trait. It is simply
holding to the things of the past and
adjusting them to the present and
the future.
It Is often said that the South Is
conservative. It Is, said Bishop Kil
go, and we should be proud of It We
in this section are not always looking
for something new. Things aro not
constantly in a ferment We hold to
our ideals regarding women and in
other respect and tbey are Ideals or
which we are proud.
This thing of going after all kinds
of new ideas In religion is worthless
and foolish. Nothing better than tbe
".old-time religion" has ever been
found. That religion, based on the
faith that sustained our fathers and
grandfathers. Is good enough for us
today. In conclusion, the speaker
made an eloquent plea to the, congre
gation to hold to that faith constantly
and to be guided by It turnout lite. .
RIGID
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DEGREE
ISSUED
Rotne.May 2.1. via Paris, May -24,
Details concerning Italy's declaration
of war, against 'Austria were given by
Foreign Minister' Sonnlno this after
noon at a three hour cabinet coun
cil. Diplomatic relations between ths
Vatican and tbe . belligerents .. were
discussed. ,
Baron Sonnlno expressed the ba
llet that Germany would declare war
on Italy. - The council did not con
sider military questions as they are
entrusted to the general staff which
will work In harmony witb ths com
manders of the allied forces.
Financial matters were considered!
and a war loan -will soon tie floated.
A rigid censorship decree has been
promulgated, giving authority to run.
sor, all letters, telegrams, ,otc Ths
decree also restricts . personal liber
ties especially as regards publto
meetings. Ths measures' resemble
those already adopted in other coun
tries. . .r v t -.
Good Rain. Tbls section- was visit-
ed by a heavy rain 8unday night It
extended over practically ths sntlrs
Piedmont section and -was welcomed
by the farmers. .