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GAflTONIA. H. C- MOXDAY AFTERXOOX, OCTOBER 1, 1917.
92.00 A TEAJ IK ADVA2ICO.
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IN' SOCIAL CIRCLES
UTEST 1 EYEHTS ''tf VOWS'
tAyloiwordan exoagemext
ANNOUNCED. ' : i
-Rey. and Mrs. Henry H. .Jordan
announce the engagement ot their
danKhter. MIbs Lucy Jordan, to Mr
James Oscar Taylor, of Mount Crog
han. South Carolina. The wedding
will take place early in November.
WEDDING INVITATIONS
RECALLED.
'.Owin to the serious Illness of
Mrs. S. J. Hand, mother of Mrs
Sloan McLean Robinson, the. invlta
tions to the wedding of Miss Kate
Robinson and Mr. Laurence Hamlett
Wilkinson, of Charlotte,, wnlch Is to
take Dlace at the bride's home in
Lowell on Thursday evening of this
week, October fourth, have been re
called. The ceremony, however, wiu
take nlace in the presence of ' mem'
bers of the Immediate families of
the bride and groom.
KEPT MARRIAGE SECRET
FOR TWO MONTHS.
Miss Pearl Rhyne, daughter of Mr.
J. C. Rhyne, and Mr. Eugene Bell, i
son of Mrs. -Kate Bell, both of Gas
tonia. were secretly married over
two months ago but guarded their
secret so well thai members of their
families did not learn of It until last
Monday. The ceremony was per
formed by Rev. E. P. Stabler, pastor
of West End Methodist church, .at
bis home. The day following the
discovery of their relatives of the
marriage Mr. and Mrs. Bell went to
Knoxville, Tenn., on a wedding trip
And returned to Gaatonia ' Saturday
The groom is in the employ of the
Southern 'Railway. The bride is
popular saleslady at ESrds and Is a
young woman of charming personal
ity. Both have many friends whose
best wishes will go with them
through life.
PUBLIC DEMANDS THAT
LA FOLLETTE BE EXPELLED.
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON. Sept. 23. Senator
La Follette must show cause why be
should not be expelled from the Sen
ate. A petition reciting alleged tre-
sonable utterances made by the Sen
ator reached the Senate today. It
was suggested by Governor Burn
julst, John Lind and other members
of the Minnesota public safety com
mittee, and asked that Senator La
Follette be expelled from member
ship in the Senate. The petition was
' Introduced by Senator Kellogg, of
Minnesota. It was' referred to the
committee on privileges and elec
tions. The leaders of the ' Senate
Characterized the charges as most
.serious. A copy of the LaFollette
speech before the nonpartisan league
at Minneapolis accompanied the pe
tition, which declared the senator's
utterances were disloyal and sedi
tious. At the same time Vice-President
Marshall referred to the samo
committee hundreds of letters, and
telegrams from all over the country
demanding LaFollette's expulsion.
Senator LaFollette was not In the
- Senate chamber at the time, but
'came In shortly afterwards and made
no comment on the matter. ' --'
EGGS IX LIVERPOOL
- 60 CENTS A DOZEX.
1 (By International News Service.)
LIVERPOOL, Sept. 29. Fresh
eggs have increased to 60 cents per
dozen.
SOURCEf OF I V.
MONEY DISCOVERED.
(By International. News Service.)
CHICAGO, Sept. 29.r-The source
of the I. W. W. money has been dis
covered, the Federal authorities an-,
nounced today. iThey refuse to dis
close the source but state that, as a
result of their discovery, a great deal
of the American propaganda will be
stopped. Between 40 and SO'I.'W.
W, leaders were arrested yesterday.
ADMISSION TO
The Big Gaston County Fair
October 9, 10, 11,. 12, 13, 1917
Add
Gtpton County School Children Free October 10.
r No Extra Charge For Autos and. Buggies.'
- 15c Round Trip '
Square to Fair Ground or Fair Ground to Square
Buy Your Ticket and Avoid Rush. Up
lown Ticket Office,7 Corner Marietta
and Main.:
J. II. H0I1MID, fcccclivo Sccrctiy
UNION FAIR
; A BIG SUCCESS
Union's community fair held last
Friday was a splendid one and re
flected much credit upon the wide
awake people of that thirrlng sec
tion. It was largely attended. The
rainy weather didn't Interfere a bit
with the excellence and variety or
the exhibits. Canning, fancy work.
field crops, all were of high-class.
Enthusiastic was the unanimous vote
to hold another community fair
there next year. -
Mr. S. J. Kirby and Miss Thomp
son, of the FarmTJfe School, Mr. W.
K. Scott and Miss Penny Were the
judges. County . Agent John B.
fsteele was of much assistance during
the day in selecting exhibits.
Secretary J. M. Holland, of the
Gaston County Fair, was present
and sppke la the afternoon. Miss
Georgia Copeland and Mr. C. F.
Thbmasson were in charge of the
entering work.
The many attending, not only
from the neighborhood, but also
from Gastonla and other sections of
Gaston county, were strong in their
praise of the good work done in
planning and carrying out, the com
munity fair.
The officers of the fair were: Mr.
Thomas Sparrow, president; Mr.
Reese Patrick, vice-president; Miss
Mildred Henderson, secretary; Miss
Ethel Kendrlck, treasurer. Chair
men of committees: Mr. Thomas
Sparrow, live stock; Mr. G. R. Pat
rick, agriculture; Miss Ha Craig, fan
cy work; Mrs. John 'Robinson, can
ning; Mrs. L. B. Hendereon, cook
ing.
SUNNYSIDE FAIR
HELD SATURDAY
Sunnyside's community fair held
Saturday was more than up to the
standard set by the others held dur
ing the week and the rainy weather
apparently didn t make bit of dif
ference. There were good-sized
crowds present and all were delight
ed with the excellence of the exhib
its shown. When Secretary J. M.
Holland of the Gaston County Fair
asked 11 the community fair should
be held again next year the vote was
strong and without a single negative.
The canning, cooking and fancy
work exhibits were all splendid. The
field crops exhibit was high-class and
there was some good live stock
shown. There were some splendid
brood mares and colts featuring the
live stock exhibit. County Agent W.
Smarr, of Lincoln county, Mr. 6.
J. Kirby and Mr. W. K. Scott had
charge of the judging. County Agent
John B. Steele rendered valuable as
sistance in selecting entries.
The enterprising officers of the
Sunnyslde fair Include Mr. Waldon
Weaver, president; Mrs. L. G. Ram
sey, vice-president; Mr. D. A. Stroup,
secretary and treasurer; Mr. F. S.
Hager, assistant secretary; chairmen
of committees, Mr. Adam P. Deck,
livestock; Mrs. D. A. Stroup, fancy
work; Miss Blanche Morrow, can
ning; Miss Ferra Kiser, cooking and
home industries.
PANDEMONIUM REIGNED
IX HALL OF yOXGRKSS
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 28. T h e
report of the Heflin Investigation
committee this afternoon caused an
uproar in the House. Representative
Norton, of North Dakota, walked
over to Heflin and spoke to him In
an undertone. Heflin struck at Nor
ton. They clinched and fell to the
floor. Pandemonium reigned for a
few moments. Several members
rushed to separate the combatants.
1
BULLETINS
GERMANS LOST HEAVILY.
(By International News Service.)
PARIS. Sept. 28. Three German
assaults In .the Argonne and on the
Aisne today were repulsed. The
Germans lost heavily.
STATES WILL ORGANIZE
NEW GUARD UNITS.
(By International News Service.)
-WASHINGTON, Sept. 29. Au
thority was today given to Florida,
New Jersey, Minnesota, Oregon, Vir
ginia, Maine and California to or
ganize additional national guard
units.
DENVER PREPARES FOR
FIRST -WINTER OF WAR,
(By International News Service.)
DENVER, COLO., Sept. 30. To
day was observed as Harvest Home
Sunday In the Denver churches
with many edifices adorned with bas
kets of fruit, canned vegetables of
all kinds, tomatoes, corn and pota
toes. The products will be conse
crated to Denver's poor and will be
distributed among the needy during
the coming Winter America s first
Winter at war.
The offerings today represent the
tithing that Denver's housewives
have been doing In their kitchens
this past Summer. - Nearly 10,000
church-women have followed the
Bioiicai tune Dy dotting aside one-
tenth of their food supplies for, the
oenent or me less fortunate of Den
ver's population.
Sermons of gratitude for the boun
tiful crops were delivered from
practically all pulpits.
COMMUNICATION CUT OFF.
(By International News Service.)
NEW YORK, Sept. 29. The In
ternational News Service was notifl
ed today that cable communication
with Buenos Aires has been cut off
No explanation was given. The last
dispatch from there stated that the
strike had spread to bakers and
chauffeurs but that the situation in
volving Germany is unchanged.
GRAVE DISORDERS IN GERMANY.
(By International News Service.)
AMSTERDAM, Sept. 29. Reports
of grave disorders in Germany fol
lowed the action of the German au
thorities in refusing to permit Ger
man newspapers to cross the border
LARGE BELGIAN TERRITORY
RECOVERED.
(By International News Service.)
PARIS, Sept. 29. Nearly 500
square miles of Belgian territory has
been recaptured by the Allies this
week. The battle line now runs
southeasterly from Nieuport ' past'
Dlxmude to the east of Zonnebeke
and thence Into France.
TWO GERMAN PLANES DESTROY-
ED.
(By International News Service.)
LONDON, Sept. 29. Two German
airplanes which attempted an attacK
on London last night were destroyed.
No British casualties are reported.
U. 8. WARSHIP
WAS NOT DAMAGED.
(By international News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 28. The
Navy Department bas confirmed the
grounding of an American Dread
naught In home waters. The vessel
Is expected to be floated without
damage. Newspapers were warned
not to print the name or location.
The Rules Committee of the
House this afternoon reported that
no action would be taken regarding
the investigation of the Heflin cnar-
ges. A nation-wide probe by the De
partment of Justice already, under
way Is deemed sufficient.
Two hundred Indictments against
I. W. W. leaders have been returned
in Chicago and other cities, it be
came known this afternoon. Tne
charge against them is conspiracy.
GERMANY'S PEACE TERMS
NOT YET DIVULGED.
(By International News Service.)
THE HAGUE, Sept. 29. The be
lief that Germany would make her
peace terms known to the Reichstag
Is dispelled by Chancellor Michaells'
statement to the main committee
that he- has nothing to add to the
note to the. Pope. It is reported that
the verbal message about Belgium is
denied. . .The German government
believes that Its hand would be
weakened by making known Its
terms before peace negotiations are
actually under way.
FEDERAL TROOPS
T - TO END STRIKE.
,' (By International New Service.)
LEXINGTON, Oct. 1. President
Wilson will be asked to send Federal
troops to preserve order In the coal
strike district. State officials de
clare that there la no prospect or set
tling the strike and doubt their own
ability to hold the miners in check.
WAR TO END BY SPRING.
(By International News Service.)
CHICAGO, Oct. 1 .A prediction
that the war will end by spring and
that business conditions ' will then
become normal vu made by Ogden
. Armour today. .
-. community fair dates, t
Monday, Oct. I 8onth Point.'
, Tuesday, Oct. &nd Lander's
ChapeL,
Wednesday, Oct. S Panhandle.
' Thnrdjy, Oct. 4th Oostnrr. -
Frly Sat unlay, Oct. Cth
and CUtCherryviae. v
YOUNG MAN
DROWNED
Wilburn Barnett. aged 17. 16st bis
life yesterday afternoon in the pond
at the Anna Cotton Mills, commonly
known, as Baker s Mill, while at
tempting to swim across. In compa
Jny with three other boys Barnett
was taxing a swim. The other boys
were on the bank when Barnett de
cided he .would Bwlm across to the
opposite side. When about half way
across he went down, whether from
exhaustion or cramp is not known
The water at the point where he dis
appeared is 1 S feet or" more deep and
the attempts of his companions to
rescue him were in vain.
Early this morning the water was
let off the pond and the body was re
covered.
Barnett was an operative in the
Anna Mill. He was a son of R. C
Barnett. The family had been at this
mill only about six weeks, having
come from Rutherford county, to
which place the body will probably
be taken for burial.
STRANDED BATTLESHIP
RE.
FLOATED.
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1. The
Navy Department authorizes the
statement that the battleship which
went ashore last week has been re
floated.
MITCHELL WILL RUN
AS AN INDEPENDENT,
(By International News Service.)
NEW YORK, Sept. 29. Mayor
Mitchell announces that he will be
an independent candidate for may
or. The recount shows that Bennett
won the Republican nomination by
611 votes.
FEELING STILL STRONG
AGAINST HEFLIN,
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29. - Not
satisfied with the action of the rules
committee in squelching the Heflin
investigation, a large element In the
House Is planning some new move- to
punish the Alabama representative
It will probably take the form of
resolution of rebuke. The matter Is
still at fever heat. -
HURRICANE RENDERS MANY
HOMELESS.
(By International News Service.)
Havana, sept. 9. Jfrooerty on
the lsle of Pine has been almost
wholly wiped out by the hurricane.
Appeals lor the homeless, who are
mostly Americans, have been direct
ed to the Cuban president and Am
ericans here.
Valeska Surratt in the Great New
York Stage Success, "Wife Number
Two", Broadway Today. It's m Fox
Feature.
EGGS REACH 80 CENTS
IN NEW YORK.
(By International News Service.)
NEW YORK. Sept. 29, Fresh
eggs are selling today at 80 cents
per dozen.
CORN AS A FOOD.
Use of Oorn Products as Substitute
for Wheat Is More General In the
South Than Elsewhere.
Special to The Gazette. I
RALEIGH, September 30. That
the Southern people are profiting, as
well as rendering a patriotic service
by their extensive use of corn muf
fins, corn bread and other corn pro
ducts is attested by a recent survey
of 50 staple articles of food. This
survey showed that in actual nutri
tive value 47.4 cents worth of corn
meal now equals $1 worth of wheat
flour.
Extensive Investigations also
show that corn products are certain
ly no less wholesome or desirable for
foods than wheat flour. The use of
corn meal as a staple food product
has been much more general in the
South for years than it has been in
any other section of the country,
and the present campaign of tne
Food Administration for the substi
tution of corn and other grains for
wheat products Is probably having a
more perceptible and Immediate ef
fect in this section than elsewnere in
the United States. Certain it Is that
the people of North Carolina are re
sponding readily and cheerfully to
the suggestion.
Ethel Clayton in "The Stolen Par
adlse' Broadway Tuesday. It's
World Feature.
DEATHS
WAYNE CLONDaGE
At his home In Dallas Saturday
afternoon Wayne Clonlnger, a young
man employed In one of the Dallas
mills, died from typhoid fever fol
lowing an - Illness of about three
weeks. He was a son of -Robert A.
Clonlnger and was It years old.
Besides his father he Is survived by
his widow, who has also been 111 with
the same disease. --
Funeral services were held yester
day at noon In the Lutheran church
at Dallas. Rr . V I. rnlmur Af
Newton, conducting the services. In
terment was in the Clonlnger family
burying ground in the country near
Dallas.' Deceased was A' young man
ot Sterling qualities ani his death Is .
the source of sorrow to a large nun-.
ber cf friends and relatives. - ,
6AST0F A
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GAS II
LATE EVENTS IN TOWN 1ND COUNT!
Scout Meeting Postponed.
The meeting of Boy Scout Troop
No. 3, which had been called for
Monday night, has been postponed
on account of Scoutmaster Kenneth
Bablngton having been called out of
town. Notice of the meeting will be
posted on the troop flag and display
ed at the telephone building prior to
the meeting.
Ratchford Reunion.
The annual reunion of th
le Ratcn-
ford family will be held tomorrow
at the home of Mr. R. A. Ratchford
in the South Point section. Rev. W
w. Ratchford, pastor of a group of
Presbyterian churches near Waxbaw
and who Is very active at the age of
87, will be the guest of honor. The
Ratchford connection In the county
Is large and tomorrow's reunion
promises to be a most delightful af
fair.
Was Shot by Father-ln-Law.
veorge uraaiey, a young man
whose home Is at Gaffney, 8. ., and
who was shot a few days aico oy an
irate father-in-law, was brought to
the City Hospital here the latter
par of the week. An examination
disclosed a bullet lodged In his spine
but the physicians decided that It
was Inadvisable to operate on him at
this time. Bradley, It is understood,
ran away with a young lady and
marnea ner. un returning he was
met with a gun instead of the unusu
al parental forgiveness. As a result
both he and his father-in-law were
shot.
Services at New Hope.
ivext Sunday, October 7th. Is
Communion Day at New Hope Pres
byterian church. It Is also the day
wnen tne pastor and people cordial
ly Invite friends and former mem
bers to worship with them. Rev. T.
D. Bateman, of Shelby, will preacn
for the pastor, ev. R. 8. Burwell,
beginning Wednesday night, of this
week. He will also preach next Sun
day and after the morning service
and a short intermission and lunch
the communion will be held. You
are inviteM to attend, especially if
you have been either directly or In
directly identified with New Hope
church. Services during the week
at 10 a. m. and 7 p. m.
GERMANY'S LOSSES IX
BELGIUM TERRIFIC.
(By International News Service.)
PARIS, Oct. 1. -German losses In
Flanders have been so heavy in re
cent fighting that 10 divisions of
50,000 men had to be withdrawn
for complete re-organization. 8even
of these . divisions were almost com
pletely wiped out by British attacks.
acoordlng to captured officers. Nine
thousand men were lost in making
one counter-attack.
DROPPED BOMBS
OX GERMAN CITY.
(By International News Service.)
PARIS, Oct. 1. Two French air
men dropped bombs in Stuttgart Sat
urday night in retaliation for Ger
man raids.
SUBSCRIBED 5 MILLIONS.
(By International News service.)
NEW. YORK, Oct. 1. The Union
Pacific Railroad this inorninK sub
scribed $5,000,000 to the second
Liberty loan.
ERMANY TRYING TO
BUY UP MEXICO.
(By International News Service.)
PORTLAND, ORE.. Oct. 1. Warn
ing that Germany has been trying to
buy up Mexico, and that unless de
feated she will become even more
dangerous than ever, was sounded by
Ambassador Gerard today. Kalser
lsm must be defeated by force of
arms, said he, as starvation will be
impossible.
TODAY'S COTTON MARKET.
(By International N'ews Service.)
NEW YORK, Oct. 1. The cotton
market opened with October con
tracts selling at 24.20, January 23.-
THE SHAWMUT MALE
QUARTET
of Boston
First Lyceum Attraction of the Season
Auspices Gastonla Public library' X
Central School Auditorium
Season tickets or single admission tickets
on sale at Kennedy's .Wednesday ";
PUSHING SECOND
LIBERTY LOAN
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 . Thw
American drive for $5,000,000,000
and ten million subscribers to the?
second Liberty loan began at ; tea
o'clock this morning. Dispatches in
dicate that every local committee
throughout the country im at work at
top speed and the responses are grat
ifying. Secretary McAdoo set the '
minimum at $3,000,000,000 and re
served the tight to allot SO per cent
of any oversubscription..':? , ;
MASONS MAKE
A STItOW PROTE8T.
(By International News Service.)
ATLANTA, Oct. 1. The entire
Masonic fraternity of the United
States will appeal to Congress to
over-ride Secretary ; Baker's ruling
that no secret order buildings except '
those of the Knights of Columbus are
to be permitted at . National canton-
ments. Congress will be asked to
enact what Masons term "such legis
lation as will forever bar a repetition
of such outrageous discrimination."
The matter will also be mads an is- N
sue in the next general election.
These facts became known ' when -Grand
Master Mill of Georgia' made
public the correspondence which had ',
passed between the Masonic officials
and the Secretary of War, In whica
Mr. Baker personally upheld the rul
ing and intimated that President
Wilson upheld the War Department.
The entire matter will be placed in .
the hands ot a committee of the
Georgia Grand Lodge, which meet
in about 30 dayi, ;
Pythian War Relief Fund. ,
Mr. O. L. Rawlings, keener of rec
ords and seal of Gastonla Lodge No.
oj Knights of mnlai. mailed out
this morning to each member of the
lodge a circular letter asking each
to make a voluntary contribution to
the $500,000. war relief fund which
the Pythian order is raising. This
fund Is to be uied .for the benefit of
the Pythians who are at the front
and for their families who remain be
hind. Many call for assistance from
Pythians and their dependents are
anticipated and this fund will ' no -
doubt relieve much suffering. One
dollar per member is the amount
asked for by the Supreme Lodge.
though the amount each man eon
tributes is left to his own discretion.
GERMAN MONEY IS
STILL AT WORK.
(By International New Service.)
ATLANTIC CITY. Sent. M.That -
German money left in the United
States by Von Bernstorff Is still fi
nancing a German propaganda ' fn
this country. Is what Secretary of
the Treasury McAdoo told the Amer
can Bankers Association In a ringing '
speech here this afternoon. He de
clared that the United States was
iorcea into mis war to preserve her -self-respect
and to keep her citizens
and commerce from being driven off
tne sea. He added that the United
States must finance her Allies as
well as provide for herself. . ''
TORRENTIAL R4IN8 DO
DAMAGE IX ALABAMA.
(By International Newsservice.) .
MONTGOMERY, Sept. 29. The
street car system, and 1.500 tele
phones are out of commission as a
result of torrential rains
miss uuve ADernetny, of Mon
r, of Moi
roe, arrived in the city Saturday to
be the guest for a week or more of
Miss Willie Jenkins.
Mrs. C. C. Kennedy, of Char
lotte, Is spending a few days in the
city as the guest of Mrs. O. B. Car
penter and Mrs. Harry Jenkins.
Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Craver and
children spent Sunday in the city as
the guests of Mrs. Craver's parents.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Jenkins.
Mr. Charlie Jenkins, who bas
been spending a brief furlough with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Jen
kins, left this morning for his post of
duty at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
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