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GASTON I A GAZ PUBLISHED EVERY MONDAY, WE DXESDAY AVD FRIDAY. VOL. XXXVIII. XO. 67. GASTOXIA. N. C, WEDNESDAY AFTERXOOX, JCLY 18, 1017. $3-00 A YEAR IX ADVAXCW. THE ETTE TOR NATIONAL DEFENSE GASTON WOMEN TO ORGANIZE ON 24TH Mrs. Rufus M. Johnston, Temporal County Chairman, Calls Meeting of AU Women of County to He Held Here to Organize County Unit of Women's Committee of the Council of Xational Defense Something About the Organiza tion. Mrs. Rufus M. Johnston, who was recently appointed temporary chair man for Gaston county of the North Carolina Division of the Woman-s Committee of the Council of Nation al Defense, yesterday issued the fol lowing letter to the women of the county: "Dear Madam: "At the request of the State chair man of the Woman's Committee of Council of National Defense, I am calling the women of Gaston county to meet in the assembly room of the Gastonia Chamber of Commerce Tuesday afternoon, July 2 4th, at 3 o'clock tor the purpose of forming a Gaston county Woman's Committee of Council of National Defense. May we expect you to come and will you see that this invitation is extended to each woman's organization ( Hed Cross Chapters, church societies, so cial clubs, etc.), in- your town that they may be represented in this pa triotic work. "Please let us hear at your earliest convenience that we can depend on you to secure a large delegation from your town to attend this meet ing. State officers will be present to mako addresses." It is expected that a large number of women from the various towns, villages and rural communities or the county will attend this meeting and join heartily in the work or perfecting the county unit of this State and Nation-wide organization. The North Carolina Division of the council was organized at Ral eigh on June 8 th with the following officers: Mrs. Eugene Keiley, of Charlotte, chairman; Mrs. Palmer Jerman, first vice-ehairiiiani Mrs. William N. Reynolds, second vice chairman; Miss Mary Milliard Hln ton, secretary; Mrs. Eugene Stern berger, treasurer; Mrs. Thomas W. Bickett and Mrs. Robert R. Cotten, honorary chairmen. The Raleigh meeting consumed two full days dur ing which time the proposed work or the organization was gone into thor oughly with the result that it was decided to group the work into elev en divisions, viz: Registration, food production, food conservation and home economics, women in industry, child welfare, social service (mainte nance of existing social agencies), public health, education (by means of schools, literature, speakers, and training classes for women). Liberty Loan, home and foreign relief, safe guarding of moral and spiritual -forces. Each of these departments is to be under a committee chairman. A circular sent out by the National Council says that the object of the plan of organization proposed is to co-ordinate women's organizations and their working forces in order to enlist at once the greatest possible number in the service which the na tional crisis demands. It is also most desirable that no defense work of any kind already done shall be lost. Each State Division will be expected to investigate the work under way and so to co-ordinate activities as to eliminate duplication and over-lapping. Each State and city will find problems peculiar to itself but the good judgment of all women in charge of organized work will so clearly realize the importance of unification that the solution should readily be found. It should be re membered that the Woman's Com mittee of the Council of National De fense desires to conserve everything useful in the way of work and organ ization and advises centralization m the interest of higher efficiency. Mary Pick ford Cozy Friday. Are you Patriotic? If so see "The Birth of Patriotism" at The Broad way today, only 5 and 10 cents. CherryviUe Chat. Correspondence of The Gazette. CHERRY VILLE, July 17. Miss Cloe Beam, of this place, underwent an operation for appendicitis at the City Hospital. Gastonia. today. She has had several attacks and this seemed to be a serious, one, but she stood the operation well and it seems will soon recover. Rev. J. W. Whitley, of Gastonia, is assisting the pastor of the Baptist church in a protracted meeting this week. Mr. Whitley makes a good Impression on the people. . There were several additions to the church the first day. There has been a change la the Miller & Carpenter garage, T. J. Mds teller acquiring the interest of Ern est Miller. The business will here after be run in the name of the City Garage of "CherryviUe. Mr. Miller, one' of the finest machinists in this section, has not announced what bus . iness he will enter. Mary Plckf ord Cozy Friday. ' Mrs. 'B. H. WInget Is seriously 111 at her home od South street. Her friends will be glad to know that there Is a slight inyu-pvement in her 'condition - today.- - - K WAR BULLETINS COMMITTEE APPROVES AVIATION HILL. (By International News Service.) WASHINGTON, July 17. The Senate committee today recommend ed the immediate passage of the six hundred and forty million dollar avi ation bill which has already passed tho House. FINAL PREPAItATIOXS XOW UXDKi: WAY. (By International News Service.) AMERICAN HEADQUARTERS, July 17. The final intensive drills before going to the firing line are now under way at the American camp. The American officers and troops are closely co-operating with a French division in the last stages of this preparation. CAPTl'HEI) FOl GERMfAN STEAMERS. (By International News Service.) LONDON, July 17. In a brusn with armed German steamers Brit ish light vessels captured four of the German steamers and sent two others to the Dutch coast badly dam aged. KKl'lM WORKS AGAIN RAIDED. (By International News Service.) AMSTERDAM. July 17. Essex, Germany, where the Krupp sun works are located was raided by Allied aviators Saturday nixht. Tiie bombardment was followed by tre mendous explosions. (illlfi ROOKIE BACK HOME. (By International News Service.) AN AMERICAN PORT, July 17. Mrs. Hazel Blauser Carter, aged 2Z, who disguised herself as a soldier and sailed for France on a transport with her husband, arrived here today on her way to her home In Arizona. She laughed at her experience and said it was dead easy to pass herself off as a rookie. Five days out an or ticer became suspicious of her voice and her discovery followed. BRITISH MAKE PROGRESS. (By International News Service.) LONDON. July 17. Tho British in an attack last night made prog ress northeast of Warneton, the War Office announces. Great battles have developed in the Russian thea ter and an increasing activity on the Italian front indicates a renewal of the drive against Trieste. DRAWING MAY BE MADE THIS WEEK. (By International News Service.) WASHINGTON, July 17. Author ities in the War Department expect all to be ready for the draft by to morrow night. It is thought posst blevthat the drawing may take place this week. Details will probably De announced tomorrow. MOKE TROUBLE OVER KHU -Bl ILDIXG. (By International News Service.) WASHINGTON, July 17. Furth er trouble between Gen. Goethals and Chairman Denman, of the ship ping board, is imminent as a result of the chairman's request for the de tails of Goethal s program to spend $7.0, 000,(100 of the public money for ships. General Goethal s reply is said to have "been a hot one. The directors of the emergency fleet cor poration are to meet this afternoon to consider the situation. NEW CHANCELLOR'S FIRST SPEECH. (By International News Service.) AMSTERDAM. July 16! Chancel lor Mlchaells will make the first speech in tho Reichstag Thursoav. He is expected to announce his pro gram this afternoon. AT THE MOVIES BROADWAY. WEDNESDAY: Big feature pict ure "The Birth of Patriotism,,' with Irma Hunt in the leading role. IDEAL. WEDNESDAY: "Kitty McKay." drama, and "Captain Jinks, Hus band", a rattling good comedy. THURSDAY: Fifth showing of "Passion", of McClure's Seven Dead ly Sins. Also Ford Weekly. COZY WEDNESDAY: A Mutual special feature, Mary Miles Mlnter in "The Gentle Intruder." THURSDAY: Jlmmle Dale, alias "The Grey Seal", featuring E. K. Lincoln and Paul Panzer. v FRIDAY: Extraordinary attrac tion. Mary Pick ford in "The Uttle American." "The Little American." In undoubtedly the most gripping and thrilling photodrama In which she has ever .appeared, the nation's sweetheart, Mary PIckford, will be seen at the Cozy Theatre Friday in her newest Artcraft picture, "The Little American." A vital story by Cecil B. De Mille and Jeanie Mac phefson and produced under the per sonal direction of - Mr. De Mille, whose many creations, have made him one of the foremost masters of photoplay technique, this film offers a particularly timely subject of pa triotic theme. Fl li ELEVEN ARE TO BE HELD THIS MONTH Institutes Held Last Summer Were mo Successful That a Large N'um lxr Has Been Scheduled for This Summer :First Held at lender's Chapel Yesterday Pull list of ApiKintinentH Large Attendance at Each Gathering is Expected. The first of a series of eleven far mers institutes was held at Landers Chapel yesterday and was largely at tended. Addresses were made by Prof. S. J. Kirby, principal of the Farm Life School; Mr. J. B. Steel, the new county demonstrator, and Mr. J. M. Holland, secretary of the Gaston County Fair Association. Topics of vital interest to the farm ers and housewives were discussed by Prof. Kirby and Mr. Steel while Mr. Holland talked on the communi ty and county fairs. A similar Institute Is being held today at Mount Olivet. In addition to those named above Miss Ella Belle Copeland talked to the women on the subject of canning and dryltfg. Miss Marion Thompson, domestic science teacher in the farm lire school, will arrive tonight from Vir ginia and will attend the remaining nine institutes to talk on drying and canning. The following is a copy of a letter iecently sent to the farmers of the county by County Demonstration Agent J. M. Gray and is self-explanatory: "The farmers' meetings held last summer in different parts of the county were so successful that it has been decided to hold another series this year. At these meetings there will be discussions of Soil Fertility. Soil Improvement, Farm Crops and Live i-'tock for men and boys. At the same time there will be a pro grain for the women and girls that will cover some of the most import ant problems of the home. "Every family is expected to bring a basket filled with the "Fruits of. the Land" and at noon there will De a good old-fashioned dinner served in picnic style. Also, let every one come with a list of the problems that are worrying them so that they may be discussed at the meetings. "Talk the meeting up with every one you meet and try to make the attendance at your meeting the best in the county. The places and dates of the meetings are given below. All meetings will -etart at 10 o'clock ex cept those at Alexis and Hickory Grove which will start at S p. m. Union school house, Thursday, July 1!. 1917. PisKah school house, Friday, July 20. 1917. Panhandle school house, Saturday. July 21. 1917. Alexis, school house, S p. m. Mon day. July 23. 1917. New Hope, school house, Tuesday, July 24, 1917. South Point, school house, Wed nesday. July 2.'.. 1917. Lucia, school house, Thursday, July 2ti, 1917. Hickory Grove, school house, s p. m., (River Bend township ) .Friday, July 27. 1917. Sunnvside. school house, Satur day, July 28, 1917. "Among the speakers at these meetings will be Mr. S. .1. Kirby. or the Farm-Life School, and Mr. John It. Steele, county agent for Gaston county. Mr. Kirby needs no intro duction to you as you know him Tor the. energetic, capable man that he is. Mr. Steele is succeeding me in this work. You will find him a fine, able man, one who is worthy of your confidence. With your hearty co operation he will be of great service to you and to the whole people of Gaston county. I bespeak for him your loyal support. "Let old and young do their part in making these meetings a success by advertising them and attending them. The leaders will try to do their part by having something wortn while to say. Begin to talk it now and when the time comes let all lay aside the cares of the farm and home for a few hours and mingle with their neighbors for their mutual good and for the good of the community. "Respectfully. "J. M. GRAY, "County Agent of Gaston County." Mary PIckford Cozy Friday. At The Broadway today "The Birth of Patriotism" or "The Call to ArW" GOETHALS MAY BE REMOVED (By International News Service.) WASHINGTON; July 18. There are indications that President Wilson will be asked to remove both Gen eral Goethals and Chairman Den man if they do not immediately rec oncile their differences. Both men are being bitterly attacked in Con gressional and official circles today. Their quarrel is holding up the con struction of shipping which is badly needed by the American troops. Chairman Denman told the Presi dent that General Goethals had pub licly discussed plans for Tfending six hundred million dollars. butas yet had submitted no plans to the shipping board and had apparently determined to assume all the power and responsibility of 'the board. The retirement Of Gen. Goethals would not be a surprise to official circles' in Washington. ' .'' 16 HERS T LOCAL ITEMS Mrs. H. J. Floyd has recently returned from Meridian Miss. Mr. J. H. Ramseur was here from Bessemer City Monday. Rev. Neal Williams, of Stanley, was a visitor in Gastonia Monday. Mr. A. Q. Kale was down Tues day from High Shoals. Mr. Ed Campbell, of Kings Mountain, was here Tuesday. Mr. Jake Burgln, of Lincolnton, was in town yesterday. Mr. F. A. Henderson, of Hicko ry, was a visitor in town yesterday. Miss Millicent Blanton, of Shel by, is visiting Miss Mary LaFar. Miss Ruth Seabock, of Hickory, is spending a few days here with her sister, Mrs. James A. Estridge. David P. Dellinger, Esq., or CherryviUe, was in the city Tuesday on business. y Mrs. Mattie S. Anderson will leave tomorrow for Chattanooga, Tenn., to visit relatives. Mrs. G. W. Falls, of Crowders reek, was the guest yesterday of Dr. P. R. Falls' family. Mr. E. N. King, of Charlott?, was a business visitor in the city yesterday. Mr. C. .1. Muss, of Bessemer City, was a business visitor In town Monday. Mr. J. W. Fletcher, of Chester, S. C. was here, on business yesterday, tei .lay. Mr. L. T. Nichols, of Chester, S. C, general manager of the Carolina & Northwestern Railway, was In the city on business yesterday. Miss Mary Hildebrand, of Mc Neely's sales force, has gone to Mor ganton where she will spend two weeks or more with relatives. Mr. Fred M. Arrowood, former ly of Bessemer City, is now with Bat terv D. Sth Field Artillery, Fori Sill, Oklahoma. j The city hall is being "dressed up" by the painters, paper hangers and furnishers. The Interior is be ing made to look quite attractive. Mr. Warren Gardner and Misses Myrtle and Lottie Warren went to Shelby this morning to spend a week with relatives and friends. Rev. Dr. S. B. Turrentine, pres ident of Greensboro College for Wcr men. was in town yesterday in tbe interest of that institution. y Mr. D. R. LaFar and family have just returned from Columbia, S. C. They made the trip in their machine. Mrs. .lames Campbell, of Rock Hill, S. ('., is spending the week here with Mr. and Mrs. I. A. Camp bell. Mr. Campbell spent Sunday hero with her. Miss Cloe Beam, daughter of Mr. John L. Beam, of CherryviUe, was brought to the City Hospital yesterday for an operation for ap pendicitis. Miss Mary Emma Pursley fell Saturday at the home of Mr. Joe Riddle in Crowders Creek and broke her collar bone. She is petting along very well today. Mrs. Rufus M. Johnston will en tertain the S. and O. Club Thursday morning at 9:30 at the Red Cross work shop. Some time will be de voted to the study of surgical dress ing. Miss Margaret Williams, or Glade Springs, Va., arrived last night to visit Miss Lillian Atkins. She came from Chattanooga, Tenn., where she had been visiting rela tives. Misses Sarah Grist, Ella Roda Mackorel, Sarah Carroll and Ida Mil ler Quinn, of York. S. C, are attend ing a house party given by Miss Mat tie Mae Brown at her home, 502 Chester street. Mr. John Edwards, who has been In feeble health for many months, has been very critically ill at the home of his son, Mr. R. W. Edwards on East Main avenue, for the past two weeks. There is no improvement in his condition today- Mrs. H. G. Love, of Anderson S. C, formerly Miss Rebecca Adams, of Gastonia, is the guest for a few days of Mrs. E. W. Gilliam and Mrs. J. Lean Adams. Mr. Love will join her here In a few days and they will go to Rock Hill for a visit to friends. Mrs. G. H. Marvin, Mrs. R. W. Langford and the latter's two chil dren, Ralph and Elizabeth, are spending a fortnight at the Isother mal Inn, Rutherfordton. Mr. Mar vin took them up in his car Sunday, and will go for them at the expira tion of their two weeks visit. Rev. G. C. Hedgepeth. of Gro ver. will deliver his lecture, "The Man Without a Country," at the au ditorium of the West Gastonia grad ed school next Tuesday night at 8 o'clock under the auspices of the Woman's Betterment Association. An admission fee of 10 and 15 cents will be charged-. Mr. R. B. Babington made a fly ing business trip last week to Col umbia, S. C. and several Georgia towns. At Columbia he visited the army cantonment in course of con struction and was impressed with the 'magnitude of the camp. Hundreds of workmen are employed and the buildings, he says, are being rushed to completion. Are yon Patriotic? If so see MThe Birth of Patriotism" at The Broad way today, only S and 10 rente. - Mary Miles Mlnter Coxy today. SHO GASTON WILL COLLECT TAXES The board of county commission ers is in session again today working on the tax books. The board is as sessing taxes against all the proper ty owners and citizens in the disput ed territory in the Western part of the county. It is recalled that this territory was voted Into Cleveland county but when the surveyors went to run the lines it was discovered that the men who drew the bill that the General Assembly passed calling for this election fell down some where and it was impossible for the surveyors to run the lines without giving Gaston some Cleveland terri tory that was not contemplated tn the bill. Hence the territory, ac cording to Gaston's commissioners, is still In Gaston county and this county will collect the taxes for the current year. MISS FERGUSON HAS RESIGNED Miss Lillian A. Ferguson, for the past two months secretary of tne Gastonia Chamber of Commerce, tendered her resignation to to the board of directors of the chamber this morning to take effect August I. It is understood that Miss Ferguson gives up this position to take up an other line of work. It is understood that the board of directors will fill this position with a man and arrangements will be made to have the work of the chamber go on uninterruptedly whether aperma nent secretary has been engaged by that time or not. TOMORROW MAY BE DATE OF DRAFT ( liy International News Service.) WASHINGTON, July 1 S. Draft ing the national army is expected to take place tomorrow evening. All states have completed their exemp tion boards except New York, Illi nois, Kentucky, Missouri, Michigan, Mississippi and Pennsylvania. Re ports from these states are expected today or tomorrow, and the draft will begin within a few hours after the receipt of the last report REPORTED KAISER'S HEALTH IS BAD (By International News Service.) ROME, July 18. Unconfirmed re ports that have reached here from Swiss sources indicate that the Kai ser's health is again bad. Doth bis physical and mental condition are said to be unsatisfactory. U. S. MAY DECIDE WAR IN THE AIR (By International News Service.) WASHINGTON, July 18. Ameri can genius is developing a new aero plane engine that surpasses the British and French engines and may wrest the control of the air from all other nations, according to r. state ment made today by Major Reese, a member of the British air commis sion now helping tho war depart ment perfect aviation plans. Major Reese also declared that American college men make ideal aviators. The climatic conditions for training are excellent and the British may send their aviators to Texas to train. The war will end in the air and America will very probably be the deciding factor, thinks Major Reese BRITISH GAIN FURTHER GROUND (By International News Service.) LONDON, July 18. The British renewed their attacks in the Monchy Le Preux sector of the Arras front last night, gaining further ground. The7 British also carried out success ful raids west of Flanders. Mary Miles Mlnter Cozy today. At The Broadway ; today "The Birth of Patriotism" or "The Call to Ann. -. - WANT TEDDY TO HUNT THE LION (By International News Service.) MONTICELLO, Ills.. July 18..- . After several days of fruitless search for an escaped carnival lion that has . been terrorizing the countryside since it escaped from its cage, local citizens have wired Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, of Oyster Bay, aslkng him to come to Montlcello and hunt the beast. LIBERALS DEMAND PEACE PROGRAM oy luieruauonai .xei service. AMSTERDAM. July 18. The opinion that Chancellor Michaelis may be succeeded by a military die tator if tho Liberal element continues to defy the government is strengthen ed today. If the Kaiser decides on such a drastic move as this it is be lieved that Field Marshal Von Hln denburg or General Ludendorff will n. T , . J X ' r a be appointed dictator. The Liberal element of the Reichstag are still on a strike and declare that they will push their peace resolution calling for a peace with no annexations and no indemnities. All Germany is on tip-toe with eager expectation for the new chan cellor's speech to be delivered in the Reichstag Thursday. It is believed' here that he will appeal to all fac tions to support the government for patriotic reasons, and .will demand the immediate passage of the war credit. It the latter demand Is re fused a military dictatorship Is al most certain to follow. "SAMMIES" FEEL AT HOME (By International News Service.) AMERICAN CAMP IN FRANCE, Julv 18. "Sammy", as the Amer ican soldier Is now everywhere Known, is enjoying the touch of domesticity which the French system of billeting gives to army life. The French families with whom the American soldiers are quartered are enthusiastic over their guests. They love the sunny dispositions of the boys and their eagerness to help about the house. They keep the Americans supplied with delicacies and have much fun over their at tempts to learn the French language. The Americans feel to some extent Isolated, and wonder If the folks at home know where they are and what they are doing. The liberty of the press correspondents Is very limited. Mary Miles Mlnter Cozy today. TROOPS ORDERED TO ATLANTIC PORT (Hv- International News Service.) CHICAGO, July 18. The thir teenth regiment. United States en gineers, received orders today to Jeave for an American port. GERMAN TROOPS CROSS L0MNICA (By International News Service.) GENEVA. JnHr 1 Arrnriilnar to unofficial reports from Vienna re ceived here today, the Austro-Ger-man troops have forced the passage of the Loninica river near La Kalucz. TODAY'S COTTON MARKET. (By International News Service.) NEW YORK, July 18. Cotton market opened today with October selling at( 25.20, January 25 cents. A Big Fish Catch. Newton Enterprise. On last Friday several of o'ur townsmen weni on a nsning inp.,io the Catawba river at the Green-Ab-ernethy place, near Mount Holly. They caught that afternoon 422 nice size fish .some of them were large size. Exercised Good Jadgmeut. Greensboro Dally News. - Statesville. July 17. Miss Esther Home, Mocksvllle, passenger on the wrecked train No. 26, was congratu-. lated bv railroad officials upon her wnicn sne was riaing was completely -overturned. Miss Horne, who was unhurt, immediately, extinguished the lights to prevent a conflagration, and assisted In extricating passengers and attending the injured , Argentina has instructed her mln- ( i . - J a - . uier to ueoiana an niwer io ,nr note relative to the sinking of the steamer Toro. The reply of Ger many will determine the action of Argentina.
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