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GASTON I A GAZETTE ' PUBLISHED EVERY MONDAY, WE DNESDAY AXP FRIDAY. vouxxxvin. XO! 96t GASTONIA, N. C, MONDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER SM, 1017. f2.00 A YEAR TH ADVANCES, 14 I tit II! S 0 G I AJLG E R G LE S LATEST EVENTS 111 ROUTS WORLD PHILATHEA SOCIAL MEETING TONIGHT. The regular monthly social meet ing of the Phllathea class of Main Street Methodist Sunday school will be held In the League room tonight at 7:30. All the members are to bring the articles they are working on for the Parcel Post bootn. '. BLAKE-INGRAM WEDDING AT ASHEVILLK. The following from The Ashevllle Citizen of last Wednesday will be of interest to many of our readers. The groom Is a son of Mrs. C. V. Blake, of this city. A beautiful but quiet wedding was solemnized yesterday morning at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Hines, No. 60 Vance street, when their niece, Mrs. Iola Kelly Ingram, and Mr. James Heath Blake, of this city, were -married. The ceremony was per formed by Dr. William Byrd, pastor of the Central Methodist churcn, who used the impressive ring service. The bride wore a modish traveling suit of African brown satin and a large picture hat to match. Imme diately after the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Blake left for a Southern trip and after October 1, will be at home to their friends at No. BO Vance street. Mrs. Blake is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Kelly, of Tim tnonsvllle, S. C, and possesses a charming personality. She had been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Hines for some time. Mr. Blake Is well known and prominently connected in both North and South Carolina. He Is a gradu ate of pharmacy at the University of Maryland and is now with the Goode Drug Company of this city. ROMANTIC WEDDING AT NASHVILLE. V The many friends here and else where of Mr. John L. Page, cashier of the Bank of Gastonia, will be sur prised to learn of his marriage in Nashville, Tenn., Friday to Miss Ninalelgh Boland, of Little Moun tain, S. C. The ceremony was per formed in the First Presbyterian church there at 6:30 o'clock Friday evening, the pastor, Rev. Dr. Cald well, officiating. They left soon af ter the ceremony for the bride's home at Little Mountain. S. C, and are ex pected to reach Gastonia this after noon. . The wedding of Mr. Page and Miss Boland was quite romantic;. On Sep tember 1st Mr. Page was in Nash ville to attend the marriage of his brother, Mr. Grover C. Page; car toonist on The Nashville Tennessean, to Miss Gertrude Miller Boland. There he met the bride's sister, Miss Ninalelgh Boland, and Cupid, the lit tle God of Love, got busy at once. Miss Boland Was to leave Nashville Saturday, the 15th, for her home. Mr. Page left Gastonia for Nashville with the intention of accompanying her from Nashville to Little Moun tain. Soon after reaching Nashville, however, the young couple decided to get married and come to Gastonia instead. The groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Page, of Gastonia. and is cashier of the new Bank of Gastonia, having been with the First National Bank-for several years prior to the organization of the institution with which he is now connected. He and his bride will be welcomed back to Gastonia this evening by many friends who will wish for them a happy life-voyage. LAFOLLETTE'S ANTI-WAR SPEECH UNPOPULAR. (By International News Service.) ST. PAUL, Sept. 21. A massmeet ing of citizens is being arranged to repudiate the anti-war speech made here last night by Senator LaFol lette. A verbatim copy of the speech has been sent to Washington for possible action by the Government. Gaston County Leads State Community Fairs GoinglOn LUCIA Monday, Sept. 24 th MOUNT OLIVET Tuesday, Sept. 25 th NEW HOPE , Wednesday, Sept. 26th PISGAH Thursday .Sept. 27th UNION Friday, Sept. 28 th 8UNNYBIDE Saturday, Sept. 29 th SEE COLLECTIVE' EXHIBITS AT The Big Gaston County; Fair October 9; 10, 11, 12, 13, 1917 J; M.' HOLLAND, G. B. MEIHS IS ARRESTED CHAHGED WITH OF IRS, KiC Prominent Concord Man, Much in the Limelight Alnce Mysterious Death of Chicago Millionaire's Widow, Was Anfested Saturday Night HeaHn Scheduled for Today Secorf Coroner's Inquest Will Not Tak Concord, Stpt. 22. Gaston B. Means at 11 o'clock tonight- was lodged in, the Cabarrus county Jail charged with the murder of Mrs. Maude A. King, who was killed near here August 29. ' Before being car ried to the jail his counsel held a long conference, at which Means was present. After this meeting his law yers left on a late train for Char lotte. Means who was formerly business manager of Mrs. King, who was mysteriously killed near here on Au gust 29, was arrested late today op a warrant charging him with the murder. The warrant for the arrest of Means was issued after an all-day conference between Solicitor Hayden Clement, of this district, and repre sentatives of the office of District At torney' Swann, of New York, at which, it is said, enough evidence was brought out to establish what officials believe to be a motive for the killing. The warrant which charges Means with the murder of Mrs. King is re turnable at 10 o'clock on Monday morning before A. B. Palmer, police justice of Concord. Solicitor Clement announced to night that the coroner's Inquest into tht death of Mrs. King, which had been scheduled to be re-opened on Monday morning, will not be held. The solicitor explained as his reason for cancelling the inquest that he had been informed by the court that a second Inquest might be held illegal. At the Broadway today: Miriam Cooper in "The Innocent Sinner." It's a Pox. POPE MAY MAKE ANOTHER PEACE MOVE. (By International News Service.) WASHINGTON, Sept. 22. The Pope's next peace move Is expected to be initiated within the next two weeks, according to Catholic i politi cal circles. The nature of the next step is not known. Ever since Pres ident Wilson sent his reply to tne Pope, the latter has been in constant communication with Germany and Austria, his chief concern being President Wilson's flat statement that peace could not .. be discussed with the present German govern ment. The replies of the Central Powers have not greatly impressed officials here, except that Austria be trays her growing anxiety for peace. GERMAN INFLUENCE SEEN IN AUSTRIA'S REPLY. (By Internation News Service.) LONDON, Sept. 2 2. The powerful influence of Germany is plainly to be seen in Austria's reply to the Pope's peace proposals. The feverish de sire of Austria for peace can easily be read between the lines, bt Ger man influence succeeded in present ing her from making specif! t rms or promising restoration. SATURDAY'S COTTON MARKET. NEW YORK, Sept. 22. Cotton market closed one cent higher after a wild market In which shorts, spot houses and bulls bought furious ly. October closed at 24.50, January 24.20. SOUTH POINT Monday, Oct. 1st LANDER'S CHAPEL Tuesday, Oct. 2nd panhandle' ' Wednesday, Oct. 3rd COSTNEB Thursday, Oct. 4th. CHEKKYVTLLE Friday., Oct. 6th Saturday, Oct 6 th Executive Secretary TWELVE MORE MEN TO COLUMBIA The following 12 men were sent to Camp Jackson, Columbia, S. C, Fri day to complete Gaston county's sec ond contingent of men for the draft ed army, making a total of 85 or 40 per cent of the total quota of 212 men: John Hoyle Wallace. Horace Cleveland Ross. Miley Burnett. Anderson Bryant Brown. Russell S. (Jlonlnger. Neely Craig Hanna. Dennis Ross Fite. James Floyd Reneau. George Edward Cherry. Will Rufus Clemmer. Calvin Lee Hayes. William Burt Groner. AUSTRIAN PAPERS PRAISE THE PRESIDENT. (By International News Service.) GENEVA, Sept. 22. Austrian pa pers received he, re show that the ef forts of the Pan-Germans to extend the anti-Wilson propaganda to Aus tria have faUed. Some papers praise the President. Swiss travelers have been warned to keep out of Germa ny on account of an epidemic or cholera in the Rhine valley. WILL CO-OPEItATE WITH THE ALLIES. (By International News Service.) WASHINGTON, Sept. 21. Ameri can participation in the Allied par liamentary conference and the send ing of a congressional delegation to the war front was practically decid ed on at a Joint meeting of the House and Senate foreign commit tees this afternoon. WASH WOMEN FORM UNION; RAISE PRICES. (By International News Service.) CHICAGO, Sept. 22. Last, but not least, in the never ceasing march toward ultimate unionism comes the washerwoman. She arose in the very midst of paciflstc, crticlsms of Mayor Thomp son, murders and murder systeries, and, unmindful of ( the wary Chink,, informed Miss Chicago that hence forth she would be forced to pay $2.50 for the weekly family wash! Expostulations were in vain, milady of the tub, clothesline and wringer was adamant. Further, she informed the 'leddy of the house' that she was not alone in her demands. "We have formed a union," sue explained, "and what is more, we'll not touch your wash for less tnan $2.50. Pay me or you'll not get your clothes.' DESERTS TWICE, BUT RETURNS FROM HUNGER. (By International News Service.) NASHVILLE, Tenn.. Sept. 22. Lincoln Burkhardt, private in the First Tennessee Infantry, after twice deserting, faces court-martial. He de serted several months ago, was cap tured and returned to his command. He was given, a light sentence in the guardhouse. Recently he de serted for the second time. He made his way into the hills with his uni form, gun and ammunition and de fled his pursuers. When he got hungry he hung out the white flag. SOLDIERS OPPOSED SUFFRAGE IN MAINE. (By International News Service.) WESTFIELD. Me.. Sept. 22. That soldiers are not very strong for woman suffrage is indicated in the vote against equal suffrage taken among the Maine soldiers at Camp Bartlett. The vote stood, in favor, 291; against, 610. WOMEN TO KNIT FOR "RAINBOW" DIVISION, (By International News Service.) NEW YORK, Sept. 22. The Na tional League for Women's Service has begun a campaign of knitting to help equip the men of the "Rain bow" Division at Mineola with warm garments. The women will make sleeveless sweaters, scarfs, wristlets and other garments. DESTROYED ORCHARDS WITH "INSECTICIDE." (By International News Service.) MERIDIAN, Miss., Sept. 22. In France when the Germans retreated they cut down fruit trees. In Miss issippi, it is charged, German sym pathizers have found an easier means of blasting the fruit producers. Two men were arrested near here charged with selling: to fruit-growers and farmers insecticide, which, when ap plied to the trees, killed them. One orchard of 500 peach trees is a total loss, One of 400 trees, three of 300 and two of 500 trees have been bady damaged. The farmers believe Ger man 'sympathizers are responsible. NO MORE SCHOOL BOOKS FOR GERMAN CHILDREN. (By International News Service.) AMSTERDAM, Sept- 22. Schools without books! That is the rlatesr thing with which Germany is threat tned. ' - . ' . - , According to the Vossische Zei tung, publishers of school books -rhave been Informed that they may nse what stocks of paper they have for. printing such volumes, bat that when those supplies are exhausted no more paper may be used for this purpose. r---'" v .Toward the beginning of next year the Vossische declares no more school books will be available. Even at present it - generally takes two nwf yt-r4t plff O f WILL DRAFT 5000 f,JE!i TO SERVE AS HoiTilARDS IN STATE Governor BIrkett, Acting Under Pow er Given Him by Last Legislature, Jssnes Proclamation Calling for 5,000 Men, to Serve as State Mili tiaAges Between 31 and 45. Charlotte Observer, 24th. , Raleigh, Sept. 23. In a proclama tion issued tonight Governor Bickett invokes . the active service of the "unorganized militia," as constituted by an act of the last General Assem bly, ratified March 6 and consisting of all male citizens of the Slate be tween the ages of 18 and. 45, the call Including those 31 to 45. The governor proposes to draft 5, 000 men from this unorganized mili tia with not less than 25 men to any county and bigger companies for tne larger counties. The regulations for the selective draft are to be immedi ately framed and the draft accom plished with the least possible delay in all the counties. Conditions now prevailing in the State,' the governor declares, make this move necessary at this time. The plan is one that was worked out by direction of the governor some days ago and approv ed by the state council of defense. Among the conditions that are speed ing up the formation of the militia companies are the crimes committed the past few days in Wake, Vance, Harnett and Durham counties, all of which stirred hundreds of people to mob violence. The state's prison here is . the "place of safety" to which criminals are brought to keep mobs from them and a particularly large special mili tary force is contemplated for Ral eigh and Wake on that account, to deter combinations of mob move-' ments from different counties to force even the state's prison under some circumstances. Already there 1b formed a formid able special company of selected citi zenry here for service of this sort to be ready for any emergency. The or ganization was perfected tonight tn the state house with Adjutant Gen eral Laurence W. Young and MaJ. W. F. Moody directing the movement. The men were called to the service through special letters - and tele phones the past few hours and they are understood to be ready for any emergency. The proclamation of Governor Bickett follows: "Whereas, it has been made to ap pear to me that conditions now pre vail within the state calling for the use and service of an effective force for the maintenance of peace ana or der; "Whereas, the companies compos ing the organized state guard are now absent from the state, having been duly called into the national service, and, "Whereas, by an act by the last general assembly entitled 'An act to revise the military laws oT the state and Increase the efficiency of the mi litia,' ratified March 6, 1917, all able bodied male citizens of the state and all able bodied male residents there in, who have signified their purpose to become citizens, between the ages of 18 and 45, unless excepted by spe cial law, or constituted and declared to be the unorganized militia of the state and made subject to the call or, the governor for the purpose indi cated; "Now, therefore, I, Thomas W. Bickett, governor, by virtue of au thority vested in me by the general laws and more especially by theVro visions of said act, do make this my proclamation and call Into the active service of the state the said unorgan- I ized militia as described and desig nated in said act between the ages or 31 and 45 to the number of 5,000, not less than 25 in any one county and the remainder to be apportioned to the larger counties as the gover nor may designate, to be selected by draft and forthwith organized ana equipped as provided by said statute and the regulations to be immediate ly framed and published." V At the Broadway today: Miriam Cooper in "The Innocent Sinner." It's a Fox. LEAKING TANK CAUSED TROUBLE (By International News Service.) WASHINGTON, Sept. 24. It is announced that the torpedo boat which was disabled off the Virginia capes was disabled by a leaking tank. TRAINING CAMPS ARE CONTINUED (By International News Service.) CAMBRIDGE, Sept. 24. Officers' reserve training camps will continue indefinitely. ' The second. . aor in progress, will . be followed - by the third, and possibly there wilt be a fourth, according to a statement by Secretary Baker to the Harvard Crimson. . " -.-. -: TODAY'S COTTON MARKET. NEW YORK. Fent 24. T1a" rnt. I J ton market onened tnrtav with Dnn. rT enrntTurtn poller et ? .J"'- ACCUSE KERENSKY OF DUPLICITY (By International News Service.) COPENHAGEN, Sept. 24. The mysterious absence of Premier Ker ens ky from Petrograd is regarded as significant in view of the imminence of a new political crisis, says a dis patch from Petrograd dated Sunday, The Bolshevlkl group is becoming bolder in its fight for power, accusing Kerensky of duplicity in the Kornll off revolt and demanding a full ex planation. MARTIAL LAW IN BUENOS AIRES (By International News Service.) BUENOS AIRES, Sept. 24. A virtual state of martial law is In ef fect here today as the result of a railway strike. All lines are tied up. Heavily armed forces of soldier po lice are maintaining order. A break with Germany Is regarded less likely in view of Germany's repudiation of Luxburg. RUSSIA WILL CARRY OUT PROGRAM (By International News Service.) PETROGRAD, Sept. 24. All am bassadors of the allied countries call ed today on the vice-president and the foreign minister and were assur ed that the action of tne radicals would not deter the government from carrying out the war program. GERMAN BONDS HARD TO SELL (By International News Service.) AMSTERDAM, 8ept. 24. Germa ny is meeting serious -difficulty in floating her new war loan. Special inducements have been offered the German people and strong efforts are being made to sell the bonds In Switserland, Denmark, Sweden, and Holland, where an extensive adver tising campaign is in progress. TO CONTROL COAL MINES (By International News Service.) LEXINGTON, Sept. 24. Govern ment control of the coal mines of Kentucky and Tennessee may be a reality within a week. Replying to an appeal from the people of Central Kentucky, where a coal famine Is threatened. Fuel Administrator Gar field telegraphed that the situation will have his immediate attention. COURT MARTIAL FOR NEGRO MUTINEERS (By International News Service.) EL PASA, Sept. 24. A court mar tial for the trial of the 156 negro mu tineers will commence here next Monday. If found guilty they may get the death penalty. Subscribe to The Gazette. J11T2I1I1CO f THE BIG WILD ANIMAL SHOW nr. Ill II III luiso, iviCKing isonicey This Alone Is Worth A Trip To See At The Big Gaston County Fair October 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 1917 Gastonia, N. C. Gaston County School Children Freer Wednesday, October 10, 1917 J. M. HOLLAND, TORPEDO BOAT DISABLED (By International News Service.) WASHINGTON, Sept. S. - Tfe " American torpedo boat which sent ," 1 distress signals from somewhere off r , -the United 8tates coast last night , has been found and towed into port, ' the Navy Department announces. Be- -yond the statement that the accident which disabled the boat was "Inter i nal", no details were announced. , THE STATE FORESTER 1 . ' . A LISTING OfTOCEIUV . The State Forester, Mr. Si' B. Holmes, who Is also Acting Director of the North Carolina Geological and ' Economic Survey during : the ah- -sence of Major Joseph Hyde Pratt-' with the 105th Regiment of Engtn- ' eers, has Just been appointed a list-' lng officer for the Second Forestry Tf ACT tan An IrnAWn eta tha fflrn e?rv. glneers (Forest) Regiment, by Mr. William L. Hall, Assistant Forester, , Washington, D. C. who hat been re- . quested by the War 'Department to ' organize this regiment. Two other listing officers have been appdinted s by Mr. Hall In this State,'! e.. Mr. Verne Rhoadee, Ashevllle. and A, T. Gerrans, Newbern. ''' -. The enlistment of ten battalions has been authorized, and two battal- " Ions or, 1,500 men, are called for at, i. once. The enlisted men will be ' picked woodsmen and saw mill work- ' . , era. Service In these units will give such men to take tho part in the war ,' ' for which their life and training , have peculiarly fitted them. For the'' logging crews, skilled, axmen, woods- . sawyers, crosscut-saw fliers, tie hew ers, skldders, teamsters, and black- . smiths are wanted. Mill-wrlghts, mill sawyers, circular-saw filers, en gineers, and experienced mill hands .. are needed to operate the' sawmills . " which will form part of the equip ment; crapenters, machinists, char coal burners and logging teamsters are wanted, and helpers are requir ed for the various activities connect ed with woods and the maintenance of large camps. To Join a forest battalion, appli cants can first be listed by a listing officer appointed by the Forest Serv ice or go direct to any U. S. Army re cruiting officer. Applicants must have reached their 18th birthday and not have passed their 41st birthday. They will be subject to the same physical examin ations as required for the regular, army. Men of draft age whose names have been posted by the "Local Board" for service in the National Army are not eligible for enlistment. Enlistments will be for the period of the war. All recruits will be enlisted as prl- ' vates. Warrants for noncommisslon- ed officers are issued If a man- fs found qualified by the regimental commander after joining the battal ion to which he is assigned. Furth er information can be secured by ap plying to the State Forester, Chapel V Hill, N. C. Mr. Holmes is particularly anxious that North Carolina be adequately represented. He says that at the present time this State probably leads in the number of small saw mills being operated, and in the num ber of hardwood crdsstles produced. We, therefore, probably have mote men engaged in these two Industries than any other State in the Union. It might also be said that we are all skilled axmen, for North Carolina leads all the states la the value of the forest products sold from the farm. Under these circumstances we ought to be able to furnish more skilled woodsmen than any other State. This is a great opportunity to show our patriotism by offering ourselves and Our skill to our coun- 1 try as members of this Forest Regiment. The Gazette kocs ail over Gaston and then some. Only thriee-a-week paer in the State. Two dollars the year, and cheap at that. LIONS, TIGERS, GOATS, ELEPHANTS Executive Secretary,
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