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GASTON I A GAZETTE PUBLISHED EVERY MONDAY, WE DXESDAY AND FRIDAY. TOL. XXXVIII. NO. 93. OABTONIA. N. CMOXDAY, SEPTEMBER, 17, 1917.MOXDAY, SEPTEMBER, 17, 1917. $2.00 A YEAR IN ADVANGB. WAR BULLETINS SENATE PASSES $11,000,000,000 BOND BILL. (By International News Service.) WASHINGTON, Sept. 15. The Senate this afternoon passed the $11,00.0,000,000 bond bill. AMERICAN TROOPS GETTING BAYONET INSTRUCTION. (By International News SerTice.) AMERICAN HEADQUARTERS IN FRANCE, Sept. 15. Beginning Mon day American trodps will be given bayonet Instruction by American of ficers who have been flgting with the Canadians. Among them will be a major from Oregon and a lieutenant from Florida. These Instructors bring word that the British and Ca nadians are expecting great things or the American forces. ANOTHER BIG REVENUE BILL MAY BE NECESSARY. (By International News Service.) WASHINGTON, Sept. 15. Con gressional leaders stated today that another big revenue bill, probably as large as $2,500,000,000 and increas ing the levies on wealth and war profits by one billion at least, is cer tain unless the war ends within the next three months. The naeasi-re will be Introduced soon after Congress convenes in December. The present bill is considered entirely inadequate as the credit of the United States and her allies is based on American tax ation. The expenditure Tor the first year of the war, including loans tb the allies, is now estimated at $25, 000,000,000. SWEDISH FOREIGN MINISTER EXPECTED TO RESIGN. (By International News Service.) COPENHAGEN, Sept 15. Swed ish Foreign Minister Lindman is ex pected to resign as a result of the ex posures made by Secretary Lansing, of the American State Department. The conservatives are greatly wor ried over the effect of his resigna tion on the approaching general election. BUREAU OF ENGRAVING UNDER INVESTIGATION. (By International News Service.) WASHINGTON, Sept. 15. A thor ough investigation of the Bureau of Printing and Engraving is being made following sensational reports regarding labor conditions .and the misuse of currency and stamp papers and inks. The preliminary report or the investigators, which has already been presented to Secretary of the Trtasury McAdoo, is said to recom mend sweeping changes in personnel and methods. BRITISH IMPROVE THEIR POSI TIONS. (By International News Service.) IjONDON. Sept. 1,5. The British positions east of 'esthoek improved during last night, the war office an nounces. German counter attacks north of St. Juljen broke down. North of Langmar the German artil lery was extremely active. HEAVY GERMAN ASSAULT WAS THROWN BACK. (By International News Service.) PARIS, Sept. 14. After an all nlght bombardment the Germans launched a heavy assault against the French on the Casemates Plateau. At dawn they were thrown' back with heavy losses. GERMAN REPLY TO POPE DISPATCHED FRIDAY. (By International News Service.) ILjONDON, Sept. 14. The German reply to the Pope was dispatched last night from Berlin. It is said to contain the terms by which Germany hopes to establish "an enduring peace." FAIR MEETINGS To explain selecting entries and filling out entry blanks a public meeting wlU be held at the school bouse in each commu nity two weeks prior to their community fair at 8 o'clock. Many other Important -matters will be discussed. Mr. J no. B. Steele, County Agent, and Mr. J. M. Holland, Secretary of the County Fair, will attend each of these meetings. SUNNYSIDH SATURDAY, SEPT. 15TH. UNION FRIDAY. SEPT. 14TH. SOUTH POINT t MONDAY, SEPT, 17TH. LANDER'S CHAPEL TUESDAY, SEPT. 18TH. DONT FORGET YOUR DATE OF MEETING AND The Big Gaston County Fair Oct 9-10-11-12,13; 1917 ' '. . . . J. M. HOLLAND, Executire Secretary NEWS OF JE COUNTY LATEST FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS Cherryville Chat. Correspondence of The Gazette. CHERRYVILLE, Sept. 17. Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Rudisill left Sunday evening for Boston and Springfield. Mass. While in Boston they will be the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. P. Carpenter, who formerly lived here. They will be away about ten days and on their return will stop over in New York, Philadelphia and Wash ington. Mr. and Mrs. George Falls and Mr. and Mrs. Vernon ilarrelsun spent Sunday in Newton. The Kings Mountain Baptist As sociation will meet Wednesday, tne 19th instant, with the Fallston church in Fallston. The delegates from the local church here are Messrs. J. W. Kendrick, A. B. Hom esley, H. Lee Dellinger, L. C. Mc Dowell, M. A. Stroup, J. H. Trott, B. P. Dellinger and W. J. T. Styers. Mr. V. P. Styers has purchased a five-passenger Oakland touring car. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ford and Mrs. J. M. Harrelson spent Sunday in Kings Mountain. The Lutheran congregation elect ed Sunday Mr. S. S. Mauney as a delegate from the local church to the Synod which meets in Tinibervflle, Va., the 26th of this month. Miss Annie Lee Craft has gone to Wadesboro to spend the winter and will teach expression In the city schools. The members of the firm compos ing the Cherryville Roller Mills, which operated the flour and corn mill, saw mill and planing mill and a cotton gin, have divided the busi ness, Mr. VV. G. Stroup taking tne roller mill, Mr. Stephen Stroup the planing machine and saw mill and Mr. R. F. Putnam the cotton gins. Mr. Putnam has sold the ginnery to the Farmers Union and has gone to Gastonla and is engaged in the in surance business. Miss Beadle Vandyke has accept ed a position with the Kendrick Mer cantile Co. in the dress goods depart ment. Mr. Wllkie McGinnls, who has been In the employ of the Hobbs De Barynent Store, has accepted a posi tion witfi'T. M. Belk Co., Gastonla. and entered upon his work today. The Mauney family reunion was held Saturday on the site of the old Tryon court house, midway between Cherryville and Bessemer City. A good-sized crowd was in attendance and addresses were delivered by Messrs. George W. Wilson and Ar thur M. Dixon, of Gastonla. BELMONT BUDGET. Correspondence of The Gazette. BELMONT, Sept. 13. Work on the temporary toll bridge at Sloan s ferry is progressing rapidly and it is thought the bridge will te replaced and ready for traffic Sunday. Ititti. Misses Lottie Hand, Klsio John son and Helen West left today for Flora MacDonald College, Red Springs. Misses Mamie Leeper, Mary Gas ton, Lyda Rankin and Jessie McKee left Thursday for the State Normal. MORE GERMAN INTRIGUES MAY BE UNEARTHED. (By International News Service.) WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 4. -"-Officials of the State Department made it plain today that the United States has hardly scrached the surface in its revelations of German intrigues through Sweden and other neutral countries. If a sample copy of The Gazette falls Into your hands It Is an invita tion to subscribe. It's Gaston coun ty's great home newspaper. PANHANDLE WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 19TH. COSTNER THURSDAY, SEPT. 20TH. CHERRYVILLE FRIDAY, SEPT. 2 1ST. DALLAS SATURDAY, SEPT. 2 2ND. RUSSIAN GENERAL COMMITS SUICIDE (By International News Service.) COPENHAGEN, Sept. 17. Gener al Alexleff, chief of staff in the Rus sian army, has suicided by shooting himself, accordingVoa Petrograd dispatch to the Dagblad. The trage dy followed an interview Detween Alexleff and Premier Kerensky. It was Alexleff who went to Korniloff's headquarters last week and placed him under arrest. CONGRESS MAY ADJOURN SOON (By International News Service.) WASHINGTON, Sept. 17. Con gress will adjourn within tbe next three weeks unless unforeseen Ge velopments block the Administra tion's program. The chier obstacle to an early adjournment Is the-sold-ier'g insurance measure, Din this nas already passed the House and is in the hands of the Senate committee today. The passage of all important measures will bo rushed. GERMAN REPLY IS ONLY FENC ING. (By International News Service.) WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 If out lines of the Central powers' reply lo the Pope's peace proposals are cor rect, and officials assume that they are, the whole note may ("oe cliarac terlzed as fencing, which will In no way make for peace. The testimony of the German government to Its own Ideal, while in the same breatn it says that the allies must Jointly discuss peace as an evidence of their sincerity, excited the risibilities of diplomatic Washington. The out standing feature of the reply Is Us failure to make any concession to the German Liberals. This Is expect ed to lead to a life and death strug gle between the Pan-Germanlsts and the Liberals when the Reichstag meets. Important military drives by the Allies are expected to be made at that time. BRITISH AIRMEN BOMBARDED GERMAN LINKS. (By International News Service.) LONSON. Sept. 14 There is a complete lulr on the British front. British airmen dropped explosives on the German lines last night. AMERICAN AVIATOR KILLED IX ACCIDENT. (By International News Service.) CAMBRIDGE, Sept. 1 4 .Corporal William Meeker, of the IaFayette escadrill, has been killed in an aero plane accident in France. iik: steei, firm increased its capital. (By International News Service.) NEWARK, Sept. 14. The Bethle hem Steel Company has increased its capital stock $00. OOO.OdO, half or which is preferred, bearing 8 per cent interest. SUBMARINE OFF X AXTl CKETT? (By International News Service.) AN ATLANTIC PORT. Fept. 1",. An incoming steamer thaay reported the receiving of S. O. S. calls from a steamer which gave her location as 65 miles off Nantuckett and stated she was being shelled by a suDina rine. IXSANE MAX FIRED AT TROOP TRAIN. (By International News Service.) STEUBENVILLE, O., Sept. 15. The police this morning are working on the theory that the man who fired on a troop train yesterday was in sane. His arrest is expected before night. GASTON'S FIRST COXTIXGENT- TO THE DRAFTED ARMY". The above rut slums the eleven Oaston county men, representing the county's first contingent of 5 per cent of the full quota of 212 men, who left It Wednesday for Camp Jackson, Columbia, H. C. Thomas Mitchell, tbe first man in tlie Imttom row at the left, flid not go he'being present as an alternate. Tiie men are: Top row. reading from left to right William P. Gnye. , Kafus H. Hamrick, Leonard IL" N effl, Edwin", R. Petty, rturh A, Query; Norman J McGill; lower row, reading , from left to riTht Thomas Mitchell, Wade launders, Robert C. Dixon, Millard Price, Charles H. Kelley, WiU W. Hoffman. , ' TALKED CpBATIOH PARENT-TEACHERS MEETINGS ARE HELD Delightful and Instructive Meeting) Held at the Ka4 aiul West iiiwio nLa raIec Schools I nder Auspi ces of the GantnU Woman's Bet - torment Association Teachers and Parents Meet and Hear Words of Welcome and Practical Talks on Cooperation. Friday night at the East Gastonla public school a reception was tender ed by the Womaji's Betterment As sociation to the teachers of that school, this' being one of a series of parent-teacher meetings held at eacn of the public schools mainly for the purpose of making the patrons of the schools and tne teachers ac quainted with each other. Principal H. C. Sisk presided and an excellent program was carried out. Mrs. R. C. Warren, president of the Gastonla Woman's Betterment Association, and Mrs. T. C. Quickel, chairman or the educational committee of that organization, each delivered an ad dress, bidding the new teachers wel come to the town and explaining tne plana and purposes of the better ment association with reference to the schools. Their talks were both Instructive and entertaining. Mayor A. M. Dixon welcomed the teachers On behalf of the city in a brief ad dress sparkling with wit and humor. Rev. O. J. Jones, pastor or the OzarK Methodist church, spoke on the re lation between the parents and the schoqls, delivering a most practical address. Supt. J. S. Wray spoke of the development of the schools dur ing his 16 years as superintendent and asked for the co-operation or the patrons with the teachers in making this year the most successful yet. The program was interspersed with musical selections rendered by Misses Carrie Morris, Lucy Jordan and Lillian Atkins. At the conclu sion of the program punch was serv ed and the teachers and patrons en joyed a social hour together. A meeting similar to tne one a bove described was held on Saturday night at the West Gastonla public school of which Mr. B. M. Weir is principal. Notwithstanding the fact that the time was Saturday night there was present a good audience composed of the patrons and friends of the school and the teacners. At the entrance to the main auditorium, where the exercises were held, the teachers formed a receiving line and as they entered the patrons were In troduced to them. Principal" Weir acted as master of ceremonies, Intro ducing the several speakers. Rev. (1. P. Abernethy offered tne opening prayer. Mrs. Warren and Mrs. Quickel were the first speakers and they were given a hearty reception and an attentfve hearing. Mrs. War ren extended a warm welcome to the teachers and Mrs. Quickel outlin ed briefly the plans through which the betterment association expects to co-operate with the teachers. She explained that this meeting was t ho first of a series of parent-teacher npctinps to be held during the year which it was hoped would prove or creat benefit to the pupils, the teach ers and the schools generally. Kev. K. P. stabler, pastor of West End Methodist church, made a most prac tical tall; in which he suggested how parents could effectively co-operate with teachers in training the chil dren. He was followed by Rev. W. .1. Roach, pastor of the Ioray Pres byterian church, who also made a most interesting and practical talk along the same line. Supt. Wray was the last speaker. He pleaded for a closer co-operation between parents and teachers. At the close of the program the teachers, assist ed by ladies of the community, serv ed punch and a most enjoyable social timo was had. The Cnrcito poes all over Gaston nnd then some. Onlv thrloe-a-M-pek paper In the State. Two dollars the. year, nnd cheap at that. SUBMARINES ADOPT NEW DEVICES (By International News Service.) AN ATLANTIC PORT, Sept. 17. Ships arriving be?e report that Ger man submarines have adopted two new devices to avoid detection. First is a smoke screen to hide the dis cbarge of a torpedo and the sun merging of the boat and the second is a silver-prated periscope which mirrors the sea waves and Is there fore practically invisible. WE MUST FURNISH ALLIES SUGAR (By International News Service.) WASHINGTON, Sept. 17. Ameri ca's sweet tooth may suffer as a re sult of submarine warfare. England and France and Italy must draw heavily on the United States for their supply of sugar. There are enormous supplies on hand In tne Philippines, Hawaii and Java, but these are not available on account of shipping difficulties. Experts of the food department state that the Allies can be supplied if Americans will eliminate waste. EMPEROR CHARLES IS AT THE FRONT (By International News Service.) LONDON, Sept. 17. Emperor Charles, of Austria, has gone to the Trentino front. GERMAN NOTE TO SWEDEN (By International News Service.) STOCKHOLM, Sept. 17. Germany has sent a note to Sweden express ing regret for the disagreeable Issue resulting from the Lansing expos ures. The note thanks the Swedish government for Its services and ex pressed regret that the Swedish min ister at Buenos Aires "did not know the contents of the message ne was transmitting." The communication says that Germany ha instructed her diplomats not to resist the ef forts of Sweden to learn the contents of messages which they are 'asked lo transmit. BRITISH DAILY WAR REPORT (By International News Service.) IjONDON, Sept. 17. Only raiding and cannonading are reported In to day's official announcement of the War Office. East of Kspy the British penetrated German positions and captured two machine guns and sev eral prisoners and destroyed the dug outs. East of Ypres the Germans bombarded the British trenches all night. STORY NOT CREDITED.. (By Internationa) News Service.) WASHINGTON. Sept. 15. In the absence of reports from any of the numerous naval patrols officials scout the Btory of a submarine off Nan tuckett and declared that some na val vessel would have been sure to hear the calls for help had they been made. OLD TIME SINGING Tuesday Evening, October 9th at 7 oXIock 200 In Chorus .from all parts of Gaston County, large number have sent in their names, and others coming in every day. Will Be Worth Coming Miles To Hear The Big Gaston County Fair October 9, 10,11, 12,13,1917 Gaston County School Children Free - Wednesday, October 10th J. M. HOLLAND, Executive Secretary WILL REORGANIZE RUSSIAN CABINET (By International News Serrice.) COPENHAGEN, Sept. 17. Reor ganization of the Russian cabinet a long strictly Republican lines is ex acted within the next 10 days, ac cording to advices received here from Petrograd. It is reported that Premier Kerensky will be formally proclaimed President pro tempore. A constitutional convention is expect ed to be called to meet witbin a short tjme either at Moscow or Petrograd. EIGHT KILLED IN R. R. COLLISION (By International News Service.) AURORA, ILL., Sept. 17.--Elfht persona were killed and 12 injured in a rear-end collision on the Bur lington railroad here; today. FRENCH USING MONSTER GUNS (By International News Service.)' PARIS, Sept. 17. The monster French guns which make the famous German "4 2-Centlmeters" look like pigmies, are being used on the Ver dun front. Their actual size is with held by the censorship, but the mon sters tore great gaps in Dead Man's Hill and Hill 304. Tbe crews hare to wear a sort of steel braced armor and breathe through air tubes wnen firing. Soldiers who approach the guns too closely are hurled to the ground by the concussion. RUSSIAN SITUATION MUCH IMPROVED (By International News Serrice.) WASHINGTON, Sept. 17. The Russian republic is stronger than ever, according to advices from Pet rograd which have reached the Rus sian embassy and the United States Department of State. The Cossack movement is not serious. Since the arrest of Kornlloff the Russian army has advanced seven miles In fire days in the Riga sector. New gen erals have been placed In the war of fice to restore confidence. Premier Kerensky is in complete control of tho situation. TODAY'S COTTOX MARKET. (By International News Service.) NEW YORK, Sept. 17. The cot market opened this morning with October contracts selling at 20.30, January 20.10. The local barber shops hare fallen In line and have raised the price of a shave to 13 cents. Miss Iena Howell, of Bethel, has been visiting her brother, Mr. F. M. Howell, for the past few days. Mr. Kenneth Bahington, of the Piedmont Telephone & Telegrapn Company, Is confined to his home on Lee street by illness. A free demonstration of Max well House coffee is being conducted today, tomorrow and Wednesday at McNeely's, 216 West Main avenue. See advertisement on page three. Mrs. M. A. Carpenter nas as he guests Mrs. Rannie Sease and two daughters. Misses Lilly Pope and Ro sa Bell, of Charleston, S. C. They are -going to Shelby tomorrow to vis it friends.
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