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MOXDAY, AUGUST, 13, Ml 7.
WANTED TO C1XCII HIS JOB.
- New York World.
; I should like day's shore leave
to attend to Some personal business
of. you please, sir," said a junior
. lieutenant, saluting, to Capt. James
G. Balllnger of the Naval Coast De-
' fense reserve recently. ,
v " Your private, worries are of
minor importance now, as you are in
the nary however, fill out an ap-
' plication, replied the captain.'
"I worked sefenteen years to get
the Job I now old," said the lieten-
. ant. "It means a good deal to me a
I want to get things straightened out
beforecolng ot sea. I would like to
-hare the job again in case I come
"back after the war, as it Is a fair one,
If you say so, sir, I will withdraw the
request." He was turning away
when Captain Balllnger asked:
. "What's your name and Job?"
: "William K. Vanderbllt, Jr., vlce-
, president of the New York Central
" railroad." -
- In due course of time his one day's
shore leave will be granted. Lieu
tenant Vanderbllt having filled out
. the application.
. . THE END OP A U-BOAT.
: 5V,'J (From L 'Illustration.)
Germany's submarines . seem to
v hare fallen oh evil days, for lately
: they hare been much hampered by
the gun crews on merchant ships,
and have had losses which ought to
' make the German naval ad minis tra-
, tion nervous.
' Only recently a fight between a
French coaster and a German sub
marine took 'place on the coast of
Brittany, In which the coaster had
the good luck to send -the U-boat to
. the bottom. For some time before
the incident- the local fishing fleet
bad been preyed on by a German
' submarine, which had hounded the
fishing grounds for some time. To
' make an end to this continuous
menace of the fishing fleet the ad
miralty decided that the coaster
should be specially commissioned and
armed for the attack. The boat was
manned by experienced and picked
fishermen who had all seen war ser
vice. The coaster sailed with the
fishing fleet, and. as expected, was
J promptly attacked by the U-boat,
which closed on her, firing hard to
within three hundred meters.
7 Then, just after the coaster had
been, mortally wounded, ' so Jo speak,
by a hit be!6w the water line, one of
the French shells planted at the base
of the U-boat's conning, tower seemed
to have given the German the death
blow. The U-boat lowered its deck
gnn, closed the hatches and tried to
submerge. It managed only to dip its
: bows steeply under and there remain
ed Immovable with half the hull
helplessly tilted up in the air. The
"Freuchcoaster neared It and pumped
shell after shell into the tin steel hull
for fully five minutes. Then, abrupt
ly -as though it had suddenly filled,
. the U-boat slid down perpendicular
ly and disappeared in the deep water.
It was not seen nor heard of again.
'A few minutes later the little coaster
foundered, owing to the many shells
It, had received. The coaster was
lost and the fishing fleet drew near to
rescue' the men, who had jumped In
to the water.
, Quite a Contrast.
Charlotte Observer.
J. Ogden Armour, a rich man of
Chicago, said the Government could
have him, his company and his men.-
Klngdon Gould, a rich young man of
New York, begged to be excused from
going Into the Army because he had
a wife to support. The one exempli
fies the highest spirit of American
patriotism; the other seems to be a
disciple of a school which appears to
have a small following in North Car
olina, and it is not hard to conclude
which is the better citizen.
" G. W. Lash ley, superintendent of
the Lakeside Cotton Mills of Burling
ton, was arrested and held to the
federal court under $1,000 bond,
'which' be promtly gave. It seems
' ' that he was guilty of making unpa
triotic remarks.
General Leonard Wood, who re
cently visited Wilmington states
that he finds the facilities there
. suitable for several military purpos
es. He la expected to recommend
Wilmington for the infantry training
camp. , " ; '.-
' ooTJUB vi uie aruKsisia in mis coun
try have started a boycott on Ger--man
drugs. A great decrease has
been noticed in the sale of German
medicines, The American made med
icines in manr instances are taking
' the preference over the German
'.. drugs... .
At a meeting of a special commis
sion of the Southern Baptist Conven
tion with the food administration, It
was decided to direct food conserva
tion among the 3,200,000 members
of the Baptist churches in the South.
Some of the leading men will be re
quested to carry on an educational
rairpaign on food conservation. The
rresbyterian church has already for
Vjulated plans to help conserve food.,
SHORT LOCAL-1 T E fTS
Mr. Major V. Whltesides was ac
cepted for the second training camp
at Fort Oglethorpe. ' ";
Col. T. L. Craig Is confined to
his home today by slight attack ol
illness.
Mr. E. G. McClurd returned Sun
day from a week's trip to Blacs
Mountain and Chimney Rock.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Y. Warren re
turned Saturday from Hiddenlte
where they have been spending
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Babing
ton and, little daughter, Ann, spent
the week-end with relatives in Ruth
erford county making the trip by au
to.
Mrs. Annio F. Reld, or Green
ville, S. C, Is spending a few days
hero with her 'sons, Mr. J. P. Held
and Dr. R. M. Reid. The lav.ei. who
has been quite ill for ten day past
is improving slowly.
Rev. and Mrs. J. H. Henderllte
and children, Rachel, Virginia and
James, Mrs. E. C. Wilson and Miss
Lillian A. Ferguson will return to
the city Wednesday from Hiddenlte
where they have been spending
souplo of weeks. i
Prof, and Mrs, H. CI SIsk arnv
ed Sunday from Wave, Cleveland
county, where theyfre spending the
summer with Prof. Sisk's parents.
and will be here for several days
Mr. SIsk is engaged this week in tak
ing a school census of East Gastonia
He is principal of the East Gastonia
public school.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas Ford had as
their guests yesterday Mr. and Mrs
Fred E. Garvin and daughters, Miss
es Alleen, Marjorie and Elfreda, and
Mrs. E. M, Deal and son, Everett,
who motored down from Newton
Mrs. Garvin and Mrs. Deal are sis
ters of Mrs. Ford. Miss Alleen Gar
vin remained, over for a day or two
sne win return Dome tomorrow ac
companied by her sister. Miss Geneva
Garvin, who has been spending sev
eral weeks here with Mr. and Mrs
Ford.
Union Picnic Friday.
The Sunday school of the Union
Presbyterian church will hold its an
nual picnic on Friday of this week,
August 17th. Everybody is cordially
Invited to attend.
Who's Who Behind
the Scenes in the
War? Army
JBy George Garvin,"
Staff Correspondent Internationa
News Service
MAJOR BENJAMIN D. FOULOIS,
Junior Military Aviator.
Born in Connecticut, November 9,
1879, and after serving as an enlist
ed man in the United States Army
for a number of years, was appoint
ed a second leiutenant in 1901 and
assigned to the Seventeenth Infant
ry. He graduated from the Infantry
and Cavalry School In 1906 and
graduated from the Army Signal
School In 1908.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9. Major
Foulois is declared by his fellow of
fleers to be one of the most exception
al men in the United States armv
His career Is a unique one and one of
which his country should be justly
proud. As an enlisted man he stood
out from other privates in his com
pany and likewise as a non-commis
stoned officer his ability made itself
known to his superiors in rank.
For this remarkable ability he
was commissioned. When serving in
the Philippine Islands General Wood
formed a number of provisional com
panies from the troops under his
command, choosing the best men in
the respective ranks for these com
panies. Foulois was selected as be
ing the best second lieutenant and In
the campaign which was waged
against Datto All his work demon
strated that General Wood had made
no mistake in selecting his second
lieutenant.
Foulois can Justly be called the
original "bird-man" of the army.
When attending the Signal School in
1907 and 1908 flying, which had nev
er been seen in the United States,
was his hobby and his graduating ad
dress was on that subject, and men
here today who heard that address
state that each of his predictions
have come about with but little vari
ation from his prognostications.
He has been on aviation duty from
its beginning in the United States
Army. In July, 1909, he operated
the Government dirigible at Fort
Mjer. St. Joseph, Mo., and Omaha.
January. 1910, to July, 1911. he op
erated the first army aeroplane at
San Antonio and engaged in recon
naissance duty on the Mexican bor
der in 1911, after which he was re
lieved from aviation service until
1915, when he was ordered back into
the service and ordered to the Mexi
can border, where he served up to
the time that the American troops
were withdrawn from Mexico.
He was in command of the aero
squadron with Major-General John
J. Pershing in Mexico and was highly
commended for his services.
uhen the United States entered
the war against Germany, Major Fou
lois was brought to Washington and
placed in charge of the organization,
tralnfnsr and mmnlTlnir nf thn now
Aerial forces of the United States
P"M-my. ,
Major Foulois. like Major Milling
and Major Arnold, has demonstrated
a superior executive ability which
will have a wonderfully beneficial ef
fect upon the American aerial forces
when pitted against their foes on the
European battle fronts.
Westmoreland Davis, who ran as
the "farmers" candidate for govern
or of Virginia in the Democrtlc pri
mary, was nominated by a plurality
of 8,000. The Republican conven
tion win "be held in Roanoke on An
gust 30, at which time it will decide
whether a state ticket will be put la
the field.
INTRODUCED
-.' RESOLUTION
(By International -News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Aug. II LaFal-
lette introduced a resolution in the
Senate this afternoon, in which he
called for a public re-statement ot
the Allied peace terms and he de
clared that the inKed states is un
willing to participate further in this
war for annexation or indemnities,
PRESIDES AT
PEACE MEETING
(By Agence Radio to I. N. S.)
BALSE, Aug. 11. The German
newspapers regard it highly signifi
cant that the Kaiser, accept the res
ignation of Secrteray of Interior Hel
fferlch, but requested him to retain
the post of Vice Chancellor. Some
regard that it indicates that Helffer
ich will be called upon to preside
over the committee to carry out work
preliminary to a peace treaty.
BRITISHHURL
GERMANS BACK
(By International News Service.)
LONDON, Aug. 11. In th,e savage
fighting in West Flanders last night
the Germans hurled phalanxes a
gainst the British' six times and were
hurled back by the terrific artillery,
batteries and machine guns. The
British lines are being strengthened
and extended. The British gained
ground in powerful counter attacks
southeast of Yprea,.
PLANS TO
BURN TOWN
(By International News Service.)
MCALLISTER, OKLA., Aug.
A lone man, who is believed to have
been sent by draft rioters, attempted
to burn the McAllister grain eleva
tor this morning after having terrifi
ed the county for one week. He was
driven away with shots. The follow
ing warning was found tacked on a
box car: "Turn our boys loose or
we will burn your town." Scores of
tho resisters have been jailed.
TO HELP SOLDIERS
TO SAVE
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Aug. lOSecre
tary McAdoo's plan for compulsory
thrift for soldiers was introduced to
day in the Senate and House and was
referred to committees. This plan
provides for a minimum allotment of
1 15 per month by each soldier with
$5 additional for each child. In ad
dition to this allotment out of the
soldier's pay the government will
give allowances ranging from $5 to
$50 monthly according to the extent
of the soldier's allotment and the
number of children dependent upon
him. A private making an allotment
of $15 a month to his family will be
further aided by a further allowance
of $32.50 monthly from the govern
ment, making $47.50 per month for
the dependent family. Allotments
and allowances scale upward in pro
portion. Tho plan Includes a com
pensation system In the event of to
tal disability of $40 to $75 monthly
according to the size of the family or
a private soldier and up to $200 for
officers. A partial disability compen
sation system will be worked out on
a percentage basis, tensions for
dependents are also provided for In
this bill. It has the President's ap
proval.
Gaton Men Given Rank
Several young men fronf Gastonia
and vicinity were successful in the
training camp at Fort Oglethorpe.
They have been selected tor commis
sions in the national and the regular
armies. Their commissions will date
from August 15. The following were
successful: First company Baxter
C. Riddle, first lieutenant, infantry
section, officers, reserve corps; Flth
company, Thomas Lee Wilson, sec
ond lieutenant. Infantry section, re
serve corps; Ninth company, James
W. McArver, second lieutenant, in
fantry section, officers reserve corps;
First battery, David T. Ouzts, first
lieutenant, field artillery section, of
fleers reserve corps; Third battery,
Clayton Carpenter, first lieutenant
field artillery section officers reserve
corps; Quartermaster corps, Francis
Whitesides, second lieutenant,
quartermaster corps, national army,
Mrs. Flay Davis, Mr. William
Davis and Miss Lola Efeyis reurned
this morning from a" 'vareK-jetfd trip
to Blowing Rock and Boone. At the
latter place they visited Dr. McG. An
ders and family.
CANNING NOTICE.
The canning work of the Gas
tonia Clubs will close the eighteenth
of August. All of the members of
the different clubs please report to
secretary of their clubs how much
they have canned and the secretaries
report to the demonstrator for their
memberships by the seventeenth of
August. Some clubs have sent In re
ports that show they have been very
energetic regardless of the heat.
ELLA BELLE COPELAND.
Demonstrator.
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mule, 11 years old, 1100 pounds.
$175 or exchange for Ford car. Ad
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Tfie American Girl"
WESTERN WITH
MARIN SAIS
Hearst Pathe News
SHOWING
U. S. TROOPS AT THE FRONT
Scenes of the American Camp
in France. Old Glory now files
at the Front and the first Con
tingent of U. S. Troops Pre
pares for the firing line. ::
TUESDAY
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL
OF
STARS
EMMYWEHLEN
IN
"THE DUCHESS 0F DOUBT"
A 5-Act Metro Wonderplay of
a "rich" poor girl and a "poor"
rich youth ;: , : : : :
WEDNESDAY
MARY MILES MINTER
IN ;
"MELISSA OF THE HILLS"
Exceptionally Good 5-Afct
Feature
WILL DEFEAT
SUBMARINES
(By Internatial News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 11. Fast
ships well armed with expert gun
ners, modern destroyers patrolling
the beat as methodically as police
men at night, and the mercnant fleet
to follow different courses on each
trip, are the only real remedies to the
submarine menace, says Vice Admir
al Sims in a lengthy report to the
navy. Details of the report are
withheld. The work of the destroy
ers are highly complimented, against
submarines. A number have been
sunk and others have been driven
DacK to the Belgian coast. Many
American and entente vessels have
been rescued from the attacks.
GARY FIRE
SUSPICIOUS
(By International News Service.)
GARY, INC. Aug. 11. A fire of
suspicious origin today swept the gun
cotton plant of the Aetna Explosive
Company, which caused a temporary
shut down and the damage amounted
to $100,000. It was strongly guard
ed until last Sunday when the
guards were removed.
Later examinations have revealed
that the loss will reach nearly $1,-
000,000 and the rebuilding began
immediately.
MOVING SOLDIERS
BIG TASK
(By International Xews Service.)
WASHINGTON, Aug. ll. The
American railroads, between Sep
tember the 1 and 5, must move 229-,
000 of the national army fro 3,800
cities and towns to 16 cantonments.
The troop trains must have right of
way and the government material
must be moved without halt. Fifty
tramc experts, representing the ex
ecutives of 28 railway systems are
working today on the greatest task
they have ever been called upon to
perform. Day coaches will be used
and possibly a number of Pullmans
for the officers. The routes and ex
act time of departure will be kept a
secret.
Horn.
To Mr. and Mrs. George G. Willis,
Friday, August 10, 1917, a son,
George Gravatt, Jr
JUDGE FOR YOURSELF
Which is Better Try an Experi
ment or Profit by a Gastonia Cltl
. zen's Experience.
Something new is an experiment.
Must be proved to be as represent
ed. The statement of a manufacturer
is not convincing proof of meritr
But the endorsement of friends is.
Now supposing you had a bad
back,
A lame, weak, or aching one,
Woajd you experiment on it?
You will read of many so-called
cures.
Endorsed by strangers from far
away places.
It's different when the endorse
ment cornea from home.
Easy to prove local testimony.
Read this Gastonia case:
Miss Llllie Gardner, 117 S. High
land St., says: "I have Taken Doan's
Kidney Pills on several occasions for
kidney disorders and have always
found them beneficial. I consider
Doan's Kidney Pills an excellent kid
ney medicine."
Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy
get Doan's Kidney Pills the same
that Miss Gardner had. Foster-Mil-
burn Co., Props., Buffalo. N. Y. ,- t
"UR wide experience with cars oPdifferent
makes, combined with our thorough know
ledge of auto machanitm can be of great value
to you. v
We can probably locate any car trouble and
remedy it in a fraction of the time it would
take you to get staited on it. '
We are auto specialists and
consult with us.
1 1
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Is the Ideal Place for
Your New Home
All Modern Conveniences
Close In
For Prices and Terms See
GASTONIA INSURANCE
& REALTY CO.
Telephone 89
Office Realty Building
Announcement!
ON AND AFTER AUGUST 1ST. ALL
PENNY ADS
WILL BE STRICTLY CASH
IN ADVANCE : : :
Except where the advertiser has a regular monthly ac
count with us. Please do not ask us to charge them.
GAZETTE PUBLISHING CO.
SAFEST DRUGGISTS SELL E-RU-SA PILE CURE
BECAUSE It contains no opiates, no lead, no belladonna, no poi
sonous drug. All other Pile medicines containing injurious
narcotics and other poisons cause constipation and damage all
who use them.: E-RU-SA cures or $50 paid.
TORRENCE DRUG CO. AND J. L ADAMS DRUG STORE
Personals and Locals.
Misses Jennie and Xell Wilson,
of route three, have returned from a
visit to friends in South Carolina.
Mr. W. L. Xoles. of the W. L.
Xoles Co., Mount Holly, is spending
a ten days vacation at Blowing Rock.
Messrs. M. and Joe Holland
and J. W. Atkins spent Sunday witn
Prof. H. C. Sisk's family near Waco,
Cleveland county.
' Mr. and Mrs. James A. Estrldge
left yesterday, in their car on a
week's trip to Hendersonville, Ashe
vllle and other points in the moun
tains. Mr. G. E. Ford, who has been
located at Badln for several months,
returned to that place to Jay after a
visit to his father, Mr. D. H. Ford, of
Lowell.
Miss Bessie Robinson, who has
a position with the Ford Motor Com
pany at . Charlotte, is spending a
weed's vacation at her home on
route two.
Mrs. O. O. Baber and children.
Rnth and Rebecca, will leave tuts
afternoon for Kings Mountain to he
the guests for a week ot her mother.
Mrs. C. P. Ormand.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Ripple and lit
tle child, of Welcome, and Mrs. A.
M. Honeycutt, of Wlnsion-Salem,
Dassed through the city Saturdav en
route. to Fort Spain, Alabama, . by
automobile. -
,
'twill pay you to
Mr. D. H. Ford, of Lowell, was
in the city on business this morning.
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