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V THIS IS NATIONAL GUARD WEEK; ANSWER YOUR COUNTRY'S CALL ENLIST TODAY GASTONIA G PUBLISHED EVERY' MOXDAY, WEDXESDAT AND FRIDAY. VOL.. XXXXY1U. XO. 61. GASTOXIA. N. On WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, JULY, 4, 1917. 92.00 A YEAR IN ADYANCK. THE AZETTE HEWS OF JE COUNTY LATEST FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS Mount. Holly Matters. Correspondence of The Gazette. MT. HOLLY, July 3. The Mount Holly baseball team will play the strong team of Tuckaseege Saturday at the latter place. Keever will do the pitching for Mt. Holly and the boys expect to keep up their excel lent record by administering a de feat to our rivals. The Mt. Holly team has not lost a game this sea son. Special services will be held at tne Presbyterian church beginning with Thursday preceeding the third Sat urday. Pastor Drennan will be as sisted by Rev. F. W. Gregg, of the First Church of Rock Hill, S. C. Mrs. E. V. Guy and daughter, Miss Louise, of Lowryville, S. C, spent yesterday with Rev. F. A. Drennan. Miss Gertrude Kohn spent last week visiting friends in Charlotte. Mr. and Mrs. Reid Tull, of Spar tanburg, is. C, spent last 'Friday with Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Costner. They were accompanied home by Master Held Tull, who had spent several weeks here. Mrs. J. C. Puett and daughter, Miss Anna, of Dallas, spent die week-end with Capt. Holland. Mr. and Mrs. V. G. Moore return ed from their bridal tour Monaay. !jAMi-:i:s chapel ixmals. Correspondence of The Gazette. LINCOLXTOX, Route 5, July 2. There was an ice cream supper Sat urday night at the Beaverdam roller mill. There was a large crowd pres ent and all reported a nice time. The infant daughter of Mr. D. A. Kiser died Thursday and was buried Friday at Salem Baptist church. Clot, the Mttle ten-yeur-old daugh ter oi -Ir. and Mrs. Adolphus i ar pe.iter died Thursday and was buried Friday. Her death was caused by eatlnp cucumbers. Four otiier chil dren and the father, mother and grandmother were all very sick from the sauio caii3e but are getting some better. Mrs. Essie Reynolds is also very si"k from the same cause. The djmestic science ciub met witn Miss Annie May Alexander last Thursday. Mrs. Stella Hietle was prt : t to demonstrate canning. A very 'nteresti!1.'-' and helpful meeting w-. ; held. "Greed" third of Mcdure's Seven I'cadlr Sins Ideul Thursday. Metro feature with Mabel Talifcr rt Cov today. NO MORE DISORDER IN RIOT DISTRICT A.-T ST. I .OI IS. July 4. The bullet-riddled body of another negro was found hanging from a railroad trestle today. Another was found burned to a crisp in the ruins of his home. A total of 30 negroes and four whites are known to be dead. Three hundred and ten homes or negroes, covering an area of sixteen acres, have been razed to the ground. Two thousand State militia are guarding the city. There were no further disorders last night. EIGHT WEEKS CLUR MKT FRIDAY NIGHT. There was a meeting of the Eight Weeks Club last Friday evening. Af ter the business part of the meeting was over, and since the programme committee had not been able to sup ply entertainment for the first regu lar meeting, the normal girls, eleven In nunrber, gave an impromptu affair. Mixed in with various songs and stunts was a debate which caused lots of fun. The question was: Re solved that "Little Jack Horner" has more literary value than "Little Baby Blue". The affirmative was upheld by Misses Mary Bradley and Emma Glenn, the negative by Misses Sue R. Johnston and Rebekah McLean. After many deft arguments, mental pictures, and severe strains upon the imagination, it was decided that the affirmative had won. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Shackleford and little son, Harry, of Darlington, S. C, are spending a few days here with Mr. D R. LaFar's family. From here they go to their summer Home at Pendleton, S. C. Mr. Shackleford is a nephew of Mr. LaFar. THE GAZETTE AT GROVES. The Gazette has established a carrier system at Groves sta- tion, the new route covering the territory occupied by the Flint and Groves Mills operatives. Master Lee Ritchey Is the car- tier boy and is authorized to col- lect for subscriptions and re- celpt for same. The Gazette will be delivered at your door every Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons at about the same time It Is delivered to up- town patrons Subscriptions will be taken for one month or more and are payable strict- ly in advance. - Ifi BULLETINS G KKM A X S I X CREASING SIZE OK SUBMARINES. (By International Xews Service.) AMSTERDAM, July 4. A Berlin report says that the Germans are In creasing the size of their dread naught submarines. The newest sub marine boats now under construction are over 4 00 feet log and have en gines which can develop 18,000 horsepower. They have three times as many torpedo tubes as the old submarines and can travel' 30 miles an hour on the surface. ANOTHER AIR RAID. (By International' Xews Service.) -LONDON, July 4. German avia tors made a new air raid over Eng land today. . Today's attack was over Essex and occurred at 7 o'clock this morning. British anti-aircraft guns bombarded the. Invaders. A large number of bombs was dropped, but no details have been received of the damage done. VIOLENT ARTILLERY ATTACK. (By International Xews Service.) ROME, July 4. (Official). Vio lent artillery duels are reported to day along the Trentino and on tne Carso plateau. It is believed that, the Teutons are preparing for a new infantry thrust at the Italian lines. GOT TWO GERMAN SI I1MAU1XKS. (By International News Service. ASiIING'UjN, July it was ol'Rially announced today that re ported British naval lo.ces have ac counted for two German submarines within the past week. One was de stroyed and the other captured. ADMIT RUSSIANS .MADE GAINS. ( By International News Service.) BERLIN, July 3. The German W ar Office admits that the Russians penetrated the German lines on the western bank of the Stripa river and that they are widening the gap. IN PERMANENT QUARTERS NOW. (By International Xews Service.) AMERICAN HEADQCARTERS IN FRANCE, July 3. Battalions of American troops have occupied per manent quarters behind the western battle front. Other forces will leave the ports at which they recent ly arrived within a short time and take up positions behind the line Tor final initiative training preparatory to going into the trenches. It is un known when the Americans u ill par ticipate in actual attack. Horses and munitions landed safely today. ALU KM CELEBRATE GLORIOl'S FOURTH. (By International News Service.) PARIS, July 3. Arrangements were completed today for tlie ergat est celebration of the Fourth of July in Paris that was ever seen in Eu rope. American troops will marcn through the streets headed by Gen eral Persian? while many "oands will play American airs. There will be duplications on smal ler scale in London, Rome and Pet l ograd. Metro feature with Mabel Talif'er ! Cozy today. William H. Vanderbilt, a son of Alfred G. Vanderbilt, who perished on the Lusitania. has joined trie I'nited States naval reserves and Is stationed at Newport, R. I. few 4 h fei ' SISHT5Etiy fib Vfe S--' , p .H9JC f . -w " A f . At a yon suiuvo utric in . tauvc , ,,v.u..u . - NeWS SnapSbOtS sirt .rrlvea. convoyed by warship, amid acclamation of the rreiicb inwple. who vrere Of the Week VI 1UC HCW her, wbo weeus? ,a . spee.-h he made Colo tereat of the $100,000,000 Red Cros thirty -one hours. MAY ABANDON MONROE DOCTRINE WASHINGTON, July 4. .The question whether the United States should abandon the Monroe doctrine rls coming sharply to the front as the result of America's entrance into the gerat European war. President Wilson, Secretary Lan sing and all other principals are vitally concerned with the problem and consider that Americans have, come to divergent pathways. The present tendency of the administra tion is towards the abandonment of the doctrine. This action is now favored by probably a majority of the most influential officials and contem plates extensive participation in tne ordering of the destinies of the European states and their depend encies. In practically all of the principal communications and utterances of th state of the world President Wilson firmly takes the stand that the I'nited States no longer can hold aloft from world affairs but there must be one concert of nations and extend its arm to any point where the influence of this nation can as sist in establishing constitutional liberty or aid in keeping the world safe ior democracy. Students and economists have come to the conclu sion that trade isolation of the I'nited States cannot longer endure. The nation is now feverishly organizing lor vastly extended foreign trade. AIR RAID MADE ON CITY OF JERUSALEM (By International News Service.) JERUSALEM, July 4. The head quarters of the fourth Turkish army in the suburbs of Jerusalem were at tacked by a squad of airmen today. Many bombs were dropped, but no details have been learned. GERMANS LOSE MORE AIRPLANES (By International Xews Service. l LONDON, July 4. The Times says that 2S:.' German aeroplanes were shot down during the month of June, compared with a loss of only 1 1 1 by the Entente allies. IS STUDYING IX CHICAGO. Friends of Miss Mabel Little, for several years teacher of piano In trie city public schools, will be interested to know that she is spending the summer in Chicago, where she is do ing special work at the Chicago Mu sical College. She is taking the nor mal course under Julia I.ois Caru thers and piano lessons from Alex ander Raab. Sole Agents 'for Glole-Vcrnickic llook Cases and Filing Cabinets. tJas touia Furniture Co. GENERAL PERSHING ... i.-, .i,..,wuni! .it surf it arnTeti. cuuvujeu ij waioui, hwbu - . sioen w"' t ,tiniui rrived. but were rendt for ih tasen compieieiy vj - : followed.. General lmhlnic will nave 1 g fund Katherine stinewi. rwenij year. - MANY KILLED IN RACE RIOTS (By International News Service.) EAST ST. LOUIS. ILLS.. July 3 A mob of negroes moving toward the center of the city broke and dls persed when National Guardsmen met them. All approaches to the city are closely guarded. A negro woman in a crowd of 500 refugees quarter ed in the city hall developed small pox and it is reported that other cas es were found. About 20 negroes were spirited out of the city in clos ed automobiles. Eleven hundred mi litiamen and 100 extra policemen are patrolling the city this afternoon A mob attacked a crowd or oo ne groes who were fleeing to BellvlUere and one negress was killed. The mi litia came to their rescue. A ne gress fired on the guardsmen and a pitched battle followed but the ne groes were finally quieted. The com mander of the guardsmen ordered his men to "shoot to kill" when they came in contact with more rioters. The Governor wired the commander of the troops here to restore order at any cost and to show no partiality be tween the races. Mayor Holman de clared today that the heavy importa tion of black laborers from tne South, overcrowding the black beit and forcing negroes into the, white sections of the city, was the cause or the trouble. A prominent packing house manager of the city today re ceived a letter threatening him with death if he imported any more ne groes. Shortly after 1 o'clock this after noon three more negroes were shot down. At noon a number of negro houses had been burned and scores of huts are now ablaze. EAST ST. LOI IS. ILL.. July 3. Race riots continued here today. A report received at 10:30 this morn ing was that SOU armed negroes were marching toward East St. Louis In tending to secure revenge for tne slaughter of last night. It is now known that 20 negroes and two white men were killed. Over 200 negro houses were burned with ad jacent property caused a loss of half a million. It is estimated that 70 to 100 have been killed. Seventy-three were ne groes, some shot, others beaten, many burnd are in hospitals today. A ion militiamen with orders to shoot to kill have been sent out to meet the negroes reported on their way for revenge. The Governor re fused to proclaim martial law though a state of martial law prevailed since midnight. Twenty-three negroes are known to be dead and six business blocKs have been burned. "Greed'" third of McClure's Seven Deadly Sins Ideal Thursday. Metro fenture with Mabel Talifer r Cozy today. ICE ('REAM SUFFER IS msTPOXEl). The ice cream supper which was announced to be given Thursday ev ening on the lawn at the Franklin Hotel by the Altar Guild of St. Mark's Episcopal church, nas been postponed until a later date. An nouncement of the date will be made through the columns of The Gazette probably next Monday. MAJOP 6ENCSAL SlBEBT - OUKtDWST American regulars under iaJr:tteneri . . . . r. . ... , ..... . r. 1.,.,, .1. ois neu ... .uru. ....... .Vfh. .u. ur GERMAN U-BOAT SUNK AMERICAN TRANSPORTS WERE ATTACKED Following Safe Arrival Yesterday of ljt of American TranwportM at French Tort Government Gives Out Statement Telling of Attack Encountered from Submarines One U-Iloat Sunk Xot a Life Wa-i Lost. Washington, July 3. American destroyers convoying transports with troops for France fought off two sub marine attacks. The first news of the fights was given out late today by the committee on public Informa tion, with formal announcement of the safe arrival of the last of the transports with their convoys. At least one submarine was sunk. Both of the attacks were made in force, showing that the Germans had information of the coming of the transports and planned to get them. This announcement was Issued: "The navy department at five o'clock this afternoon received word of the safe arrival at a French port of the last contingent of General Pershing's expeditionary force.' At the same time information was re leased that the transports were twice attacked by submarines on the way across. "No ship was hit, not an American life was lost, and while the navy sun ners report the sinking of one sub marine only there is reason to believe that others were destroyed in the first night attck." Secretary Daniels made this state ment: "It Is with the Joy of a j;reat re lief that I announce to the people of the I'nited States the safe arrival in France of every man and every fight ing ship. "Now that the last vessel has reached port, it is safe to disclose the dangers that were encountered and to tell the complete story of peril and courage. "The transports bearing our troops were twice attacked by German sub marines on the way across. On both occasions, the U-boats were beaten off with every appearance of loss. One was certainly sunk, and there is reason to believe that the accurate tire of our gunners sent others to the bottom. "For purposes of convenience, the expedition was divided into contin gents, each contingent including troop ships and naval escort design ed to keep off such German raiders as might bo met. "An ocean rendezvoux - had also been arranged with the American de stroyers now operating in European waters in order that the passage of the danger zone might be attended by every possible precaution. First l -Roat Attack. "The first attack took place at lo.:;t on the night of June 21'. What tives it peculiar and disturbing sig nificance is that our ships were set upon at a point well this side of tin- rendezvous and In that part of tlie Atlantic presumably free from sub marines. "The attack was made in force. although the night made impossible any exact count of the ('-boats garn ered for what they deemeu a slaugh ter. "The high seas convoy, circling with their searchlights, answered with -heavy gun lire, and its accura cy stands proved by the fact that tto torpedo discharge became Increasing ly scattered and Inaccurate. It is not known how many torpedoes were launched but live were counted as they sped by bow and stern. "A second attack was launched a few days later against another con tingent. The point of assault was beyond the rendezvous, and our de stroyers were sailing as a screen be tween the transports and all harm. The results of the battle were in fa vor of American gunnery. "Not alone did the destroyers hold the I'-boats at a safe distance, but their speed also resulted in the sink ing of one submarine at least. Gren ades were used in tiring a depth charge explosive timed to go off at a certain distance under the water. In one instance oil and wreckage cov ered the surface of the sea arter a shot from a destroyer at a periscope, and the reports make claim of sink ing. "Protected by our high sea con voys, by our destroyers and Oy French war vessels, the contingent proceeded and joined the others In a French port. Joyous Fourth of July Xews. "The whole nation will rejoice that so great a peril is passed for tne vanguard of the men who will fight our battles in France. No more thrilling Fourth of July celebration could have been arranged than this glad news that lifts the shadow of dread from the heart of America." Secretary Baker wrote the fol lowing letter to Secretary Daniels, conveying the army's thanks to the navy: "Word, has Just come to the war department that the last ships con veying General Pershing's expedi tionary force to France arrived safe today. As you know, the navy as sumed the responsibility for the safe ty of these ships on the sea " and through the danger cone. The ships themselves and their convoys were in the hands, of the navy, and now that they hare arrived, and carried, without the loss of a man, our sold iers who are the first to represent America in the battle for democra- AUTOISTS Jpll TlfJE TO PAY LICENSE TAX BY COUNTY BOO County Commissioners In Session Monday Decide to Give An to Own ers Until July IS to Pay License Action Taken When Message Came from Secretary of State and a Number of Arrests Were Made Xew Farm Demonstrator Elected Vouchers Issued. Autoists were treated kindly Mon- day by the county commissioners in- regular monthly session, and all au tomobile, owners who cannot show new auto, numbers on their machines will not be subject to fine until after , July lp. , The commissioners took this ac tion when advice was received from the Secretary of State J. Bryan Grimes at Raleigh stating that the new license law would be waived un til that time when, it was hoped, enough license numbers will be se cured to furnish one to every auto mobile owner in Gaston county. Until the information was recelv- . ed here Monday In a telegram telling that the State had failed to purchase ' enough auto numbers for the auto mobiles in North Carolina, arrests . numbering more than a dozen had -been made by Sheriff W. N. Davis and his deputies. The automobile owners, of course, didn't like It. They had sent the money to Raleigh sever al weeks ago but had not been given their license numbers. The fault was not theirs, they said, but rather some one s In the ecretap- of State's or ricc. and they were not pleased with the idea of being hailed into court. To them it was a manifest injustice. 4 and they hesitated not a bit in say- ' Ing it. Peace reigned again, though, about noon when the telegram was receiv ed although the owners of the ma chines without numbers are still wondering how they are going to get the court records expunged. County Farm Demonstrator J, M. ' (I ray's resignation was accetped by the commissioners and Mr. John B. Steele, a native of Catawba county, was chosen as his successor at a sala ry of $65 per month. The commissioners appointed a committee, headed by Commissioner J. Frank McArver, to erect signs and mile posts along the highways of Gaston county. Jurors for the August term of Gas ton Superior Court were drawn. They are: W Conley Thompson, G C Car penter, W 11 Pasour, V B Bolton, U A Beam, R S Smith, H D Hanna, J B Summey, W F Pearson, R B Hoff man. W II Bellinger. J A Plyler, T B Black. B F Newton, F W Brawley, B A Ballard, G C Moss, Fred E Carpen ter. J T Oates, J A Hager. P H Mc Arver. J E Page, T E Veitch, I. A Rarbee. W L Cannon, E B Ratchford, R K Bablngton, J H Rutledge, J S Hart. M B Jenkins, L F Ewlng, A F Henry, Charles Ford. R L Fisher, J T Henderson, Frank L Rankin, ( has. K Clemmer, John D Stroup, Henry M Carpenter, E L Jenkins, R M Rhyne. Vouchers were Issued as follows: SALARIES. I j. E. Rankin, auditor, $100; Carl Finger, treasurer, $100; O. B. Car penter, register of deeds and clerk hire, $241.C7; J. H. Craig. Jailer, $.".0; W. N. Davis, sheriff, $12."); J. M. Gray, $62.50; C. C. Cornwell, cleric of court and clerk hire. $241.67; W. M. Nolen, $50; C. C. Craig, $368.77; : I.. N. Glenn, $41.67; Lloyd Ross, en gineer, $15; T. L. Ware, salary and supplies. $ 1 2 7 . 0 . BRIDGE AND ROAD WORK. C. W. Heiuarth, $2,300; R. F. Lay, $6i7.0.'.; T. L. Ware. $46.31; Vir ginia Bridse & Iron Works, $84.59; T. L. Ware, road work. $304.40; T. L. Ware, road work. $337.34; T. Ware, road work, $228.;;t; T. Ware, road work. $230.20; V. Harkey, road work, $5.63; T. Ware, road work. $218.20;" T. Ware, road work, $553.51; T. Ware. "road work, $590.99: C. L. P. U I A. L. W. Costncr, road work, 1897.1 1. MISCELLANEOUS. Ida Rumfelt. burial expenses, $20; S. S. Morris, court cost3. 90 cents; W. N. Davis, auto hire, $4.50; J. M. Kendrick, conveying prisoners to chain gang, $8; Star Grocery Compa ny, supplies, $5; O. B. Carpenter, supplies, $19.95; A. B. Hord, cap- ; turing convict,,$10; Carl Finger, in-.' terest and commission of bonds, $751.88; Carl Finger, interest and commission on bonds, $2,380.94; Carl Finger, supplies for J. H. Craig, $19; C. C. Cornwell, supplies. $77. 46; Dr. R. H. Parker, services ren- -dered. $38.25; J. H. Craig, supplies for Jail. $95.53; L. E. Rankin, post age and freight. $2.16; Imperial B. Co.. merchandise. $7.85; Rankin- , Armstrong Co., table, $1.75; Adams . Drug Co., medicine for stock, $7.10; T. L. Ware, chain gang, $1,248.74; T. A. Wilkins, dental work, $1; Mo ses Stroup, pension board, $2; O. B. Carpenter, certified copies, $4.25; WT j. C. Abernethy, pension board, $2. ,t; , Misses Vera and Louise Tor- rence. of Greenville, S. C, who have been visiting their uncle, Dr. R. E. -Rhyne, and Mrs. Rhyne, in Hoi ' ly for some time, will arrive In Gas tonia tomorrow to be the guests for several weeks of Mrs.' J. Flay Bess -at her home on South Chester street. cy, I beg leave to tender to you, to the admiral, and to the navy, the hearty thanks of the war department and of the army. This splendid a chievement is an auspicious begin ning, and it has been characterized throughout by the most cordial ana effective co-operation, between the two military services." . , 1 - V '.;
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